https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=503473.msg5542038#msg5542038

Quote from: AnonyMint on March 06, 2014, 08:03:31 AM

Quote from: V4Vendettas on March 06, 2014, 07:52:01 AM

http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/05/congressman-calls-to-ban-u-s-dollar-in-response-to-bitcoin-ban/ Grin

Lmao good on him. Might email him a thanks for that even if I'm not from the US.

He better be careful what he proposes, or maybe he is a "wolf in sheepskin" pretending to be your friend just like Satoshi.

The governments are slowly phasing out cash. ~~Europe~~Switzerland eliminated the 1000 EU bill and ATM daily limits continue declining in all countries.

Government (and banksters) would love for a pseudonymous digitally tracked public ledger to replace the very anonymous physical cash.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=451376.msg5542173#msg5542173

Quote from: AnonyMint on March 06, 2014, 08:15:44 AM

Quote from: Lethn on February 06, 2014, 07:50:52 AM

...why exactly are people quite blatantly trying to attack the idea of Bitcoin so much?

...It definitely doesn't make sense because surely if a system is flawed and going to break anyway the sensible thing to do would be to stay back and let it implode on it's own rather than rush it's demise.

Because we (I) see that as wonderful as the ideal is, Bitcoin's flaws could mean it can be much worse than cash and put all of us (no choice for anyone any more) into a very severe slavery system.

Quote from: Lethn on February 06, 2014, 07:50:52 AM

we have open source and altcoins so we can find out what works best

Agreed.

Quote from: Lethn on February 06, 2014, 07:50:52 AM

If Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are really that bad though, why do opponents of it not only attack it on their own private networks and channels but feel the need to literally come over here and lecture us about what a piss poor thing Bitcoin is?

This community is the Bitcoin ecosystem which includes all altcoins, not just Bitcoin's protocol. We have a right to be here too.

The discourse adds more veracity to the truth.

Since our ideal is all about truth, then what are you afraid of?

Quote from: Lethn on February 06, 2014, 07:50:52 AM

the more angry and incoherent they get.

Who is angry? Seems like it is the Bitards who don't like our arguments and logic.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=451376.msg5543183#msg5543183

Quote from: AnonyMint on March 06, 2014, 09:38:05 AM

Quote from: Duomo on March 06, 2014, 09:27:29 AM

Well an a Bitcoin user and a firm supporter of this community, we all understand the risks involved that we can potentially lose money and many of us are willing to take that risk.

Could you re-read my post upthread. I am not concerned about your personal decisions.

Quote from: Duomo on March 06, 2014, 09:27:29 AM

The american media has the opportunity in essence to influence all matters concerning financial investments and can even create a environment that creates scared users.

There you naive Bitards (Bitnaives doesn't sound as good) go getting fooled by the Hegelian dialectic. You know when you enter the car dealer (at least in USA), one saleman pretends to be your friend and is the "wolf in sheepskin" and the other pretends to be the bad guy who wants to rip you off. They create a conflict to make you think the good guy is fighting for you against the bad guy, but in reality they're both ripping you off. After you've signed the loan documents, you later realize you've like fucking overpaid by $3000 after all the shit is included that you naively agreed to.

Stop this USA vs Europe crap. This Democrats vs. Republicans crap. The Pirate Party vs Social Democrats, etc.. These are heads of the same monster.

Quote from: Duomo on March 06, 2014, 09:27:29 AM

Yes bitcoin can you be used in negative ways but it can be used in more positive ways.

There is a theory that it could also be used to create a world-wide slavery system where all cash is gone.

Quote from: Duomo on March 06, 2014, 09:27:29 AM

Creating panic causes people to back out and say "this is too much for me" and just over all over it.

And what is wrong with that? You need groupthink?

Anything that needs cheerleaders is always the property of the government. Don't forget that fact.

Also I see the BTC price is going up not down.

And they will always come back. The lure of Bitcoin is too irresistible.

Quote from: Duomo on March 06, 2014, 09:27:29 AM

Bitcoin is a threat to all centralized fiat currency issued by the government and the best part is their is no one person pulling the strings.

This is ignorant of the facts.

Mining is already controlled by a few pools. Exchanges are controlled by a few players. Most of the coins are controlled by a few big players beholden to the government. Etc.

Quote from: AnonyMint on March 06, 2014, 08:03:31 AM

Government (and banksters) would love for a pseudonymous digitally tracked public ledger to replace the very anonymous physical cash.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=498002.msg5543751#msg5543751

Quote from: AnonyMint on March 06, 2014, 10:20:05 AM

Quote from: MPOE-PR on March 06, 2014, 08:28:57 AM

Quote from: Peter Lambert on March 06, 2014, 01:25:04 AM

OK, that is what I thought.

I wonder how much of the volume reported at exchanges is real, and how much is just them trading with themselves to make themselves look more respectable? With all the shit that went down from MtGox, can we really trust the numbers they self-reported?

Indeed not. "We" now know Gox mostly traded with itself, and MP sez the price signal is pretty much RIP these days.

So the transactions to price growth ratio is even worse than we thought or was this all internal trades not on blockchain? The chart is in my archives at the Ponzi thread. Don't feel like digging it up.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=502612.msg5545053#msg5545053

Quote from: AnonyMint on March 06, 2014, 11:58:38 AM

Quote from: S4VV4S on March 06, 2014, 10:32:36 AM

Quote from: kik1977 on March 06, 2014, 10:20:14 AM

Quote from: AnonyMint on March 06, 2014, 08:29:55 AM

Sorry to say I was expecting the videos to be much funnier. I didn't bust a gut.

Probably because it isn't about trolls posting here and there.. Wink

+1

There is Zoloft medication for your irrational personalizing your anxiety and lashing out at someone who is rational. I am just expressing a preference for something funny enough to make me fall on the floor laughing, e.g. Homer Simpson, Richard Pryor, Rodney Dangerfield, Jim Carey, SNL, Beavis and Butthead, or my best friend snorting out peanut butter through his nose, etc.

Even the old Wendy's commercials were funnier than that bland snot in the OP videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CaMUfxVJVQ

Or some Dancing Baby or dancing dog is more entertaining than seeing his yuppie twat face:

http://bluefishway.com/2012/08/26/the-dancing-dog-video/

Even guilty dog with cute little girl is more entertaining:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u5I33rEhCQ

I am reasonably obsessed with fixing Bitcoin, but you guys are beyond pale obsessed if you think those OP videos were above a 2 on the 1 to 10 comedy metric.

Sorry no offense intended to the lady who posted them, nor her bf. They could have exaggerated the ideas much more to a much greater effect. Great comedy is about exaggeration.