[XMR] Monero - A secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency

[dEBRUYNE]

--snip--
Firewall, no script, and adblock were all activated on this machine.  
--snip--

Perhaps install MalwareBytes also as an additional security measure.

 

These are both Linux systems...  Not sure if you are being sarcastic or not.  

Oh gosh, what a mistake  . Completely missed that. The fact that it's already late here doesn't help either :-P My apologies for cluttering the thread!

[1715219939]

1715219939

[MalMen]

 
Any thoughts, criticisms, or suggestions?  

I think you are beeing a litle too extreme

I just generated my wallet on my PC, write down the words on a paper and saved the keys in a pen drive... i think that if you are gonna to install linux or dont have to convert much about security if that is the only thing you gonna do with the computer... i dont think you need an secound laptop for generating a cold wallet... also, i dont see any problem of instaling SO from pen drive... you write the ISO directly on the flash drive as you would on CD or DVD, if you suspect of that you have to suspect that the program that you are using to create the flash (pendrivelinux or whatever) will inject some kind of malicious software on your SO

[Globb0]

I have a knopix bootable Linux OS CD for emergencies

[GingerAle]

so the GPU mining software funding has evolved.

https://forum.getmonero.org/7/open-tasks/323/open-source-gpu-mining-software-hashrate-increase-fund-bounty-hire-a-dev-whatever

djm34 wants me to pitch for him, so we've turned it into a "we'll come up with a mining software wishlist of milestones, djm34 will tell us whats feasible"

[SamSpark]

I think Monero logo should change asap...

[kawa900jc]

I think Monero logo should change asap...

Why, it looks good imo

[americanpegasus]

I think Monero logo should change asap...

 
  
I don't think it should change ASAP, but I have some ideas.  I am a marketing enthusiast in my spare time, and love reading books about psychology.  I believe the current logo evokes feelings of old-school software design and the glory age of personal computing freedom of the late 70's early 80's (like the Cave Johnson era of Aperture Science), but it might not be suitable as a mass market logo to appeal to the masses.  
  
What appeals to the masses is pretty predictable actually: simple, glossy, shiny, pretty.  
  
 
  

 
  
 


  
 

That doesn't mean that Monero needs to dumb itself down but that humans chose gold as the first global ledger not just because of all it's other intrinsic qualities, but also because it was pretty.  
  
If Monero wants to go global.... I hate to say it... but it's gonna need to be pretty.
  

[superresistant]

I think Monero logo should change asap...

 
I don't think it should change ASAP, but I have some ideas.  I am a marketing enthusiast in my spare time, and love reading books about psychology.  I believe the current logo evokes feelings of old-school software design and the glory age of personal computing freedom of the late 70's early 80's (like the Cave Johnson era of Aperture Science), but it might not be suitable as a mass market logo to appeal to the masses.
What appeals to the masses is pretty predictable actually: simple, glossy, shiny, pretty. 
That doesn't mean that Monero needs to dumb itself down but that humans chose gold as the first global ledger not just because of all it's other intrinsic qualities, but also because it was pretty. 
If Monero wants to go global.... I hate to say it... but it's gonna need to be pretty

Interesting. So no color, just gray and simple lines ?

[smooth]

I think Monero logo should change asap...

 
I don't think it should change ASAP, but I have some ideas.  I am a marketing enthusiast in my spare time, and love reading books about psychology.  I believe the current logo evokes feelings of old-school software design and the glory age of personal computing freedom of the late 70's early 80's (like the Cave Johnson era of Aperture Science), but it might not be suitable as a mass market logo to appeal to the masses.
What appeals to the masses is pretty predictable actually: simple, glossy, shiny, pretty. 
That doesn't mean that Monero needs to dumb itself down but that humans chose gold as the first global ledger not just because of all it's other intrinsic qualities, but also because it was pretty. 
If Monero wants to go global.... I hate to say it... but it's gonna need to be pretty

Interesting. So no color, just gray and simple lines ?

Some interesting trends noted here:

http://www.thelogofactory.com/logo_blog/index.php/top-100-most-valuable-brands-their-logos/

Scroll down to the bar chart.

The main failing of the Monero logo IMO is the color scheme. The most successful logo colors are blue, red, "no color" or yellow/gold. Again that fits with the simple, clean and pretty concept (i.e. these are all simple/common colors). Most that do use a unique "signature" color such as Starbucks or The Home Depot use only a single color. The Monero colors are a bit too hard to process, and hardly anyone would call it pretty.

[saddambitcoin]

I personally like the Monero logo, its a bit more tasteful and restrained than what you see with most altcoins.

Red might be an interesting move, I'd go for that. Like the red in the LEGO logo.

There's enough blue happening right now in my opinion, just about every website that deals with money is blue (Paypal, Coinbase, MyMonero).

[Monopoly]

A lot of work is here But the price is Frustrating ..... what's a real plan by the community for get higher price ?

[americanpegasus]

That's a great link smooth, and I agree.  
  
I think that if the logo changes it should be in conjunction with the GUI release.  That way we have our old-school Monero logo for when we had to use punch cards and vacuum tube to deal in Monero and a slick redesign for the mass appeal.  
  
Perhaps the GUI should even include an option to allow you to revert to an Atari 2600 style theme using the classic Monero logo. (Easter egg?)  
  
The most talented logo artist I personally know is someone named Sebastian Coria.  He's an artist in Argentina and he makes his living through art projects online paid by crypto.  That attractive Americanpegasus logo by my name?  That was designed by him.  
  
I'll point him towards this topic and get his thoughts.  If he does create something incredible that ends up being used, I'm sure getting him a crowd funded donation equal to a proper commission won't be too hard.  

[GingerAle]

A lot of work is here But the price is Frustrating ..... what's a real plan by the community for get higher price ?

make masternodes and hybrid POS and replace the block reward with pizza and beer.

[superresistant]

A lot of work is here But the price is Frustrating ..... what's a real plan by the community for get higher price ?

Haha, come on. If we could control the price we would do it right now, go to the moon and beyond.

Interesting. So no color, just gray and simple lines ?

Some interesting trends noted here:
http://www.thelogofactory.com/logo_blog/index.php/top-100-most-valuable-brands-their-logos/
Scroll down to the bar chart.
The main failing of the Monero logo IMO is the color scheme. The most successful logo colors are blue, red, "no color" or yellow/gold. Again that fits with the simple, clean and pretty concept (i.e. these are all simple/common colors). Most that do use a unique "signature" color such as Starbucks or The Home Depot use only a single color. The Monero colors are a bit too hard to process, and hardly anyone would call it pretty.

I see. Simplifying is always the most difficult task.
Less is more.

The most talented logo artist I personally know is someone named Sebastian Coria.  He's an artist in Argentina and he makes his living through art projects online paid by crypto.  That attractive Americanpegasus logo by my name?  That was designed by him. 
I'll point him towards this topic and get his thoughts.  If he does create something incredible that ends up being used, I'm sure getting him a crowd funded donation equal to a proper commission won't be too hard. 

How much do you think ?

[nioc]

A lot of work is here But the price is Frustrating ..... what's a real plan by the community for get higher price ?

May I suggest sailing on aminorex's boat.

[americanpegasus]

A lot of work is here But the price is Frustrating ..... what's a real plan by the community for get higher price ?

 
 

[fluffypony]

http://youtu.be/TyiurIr640I

Holy cow.

[americanpegasus]

http://youtu.be/TyiurIr640I

Holy cow.

Tl;dw?   

[vokain]

http://youtu.be/TyiurIr640I

Holy cow.

Tl;dw?   

Skimmed through a little, Bytecoin solicited CoinTelegraph for articles I think

[SmoothCurves]

http://youtu.be/TyiurIr640I

Holy cow.

Tl;dw?   

They are talking shit about Bytecoin being behind coin telegraph and that Monero was mostly mined by botnets.