API is just an interface to query information.  It's big advantage is there are stats available throught it not in the UI Wallet.  Also easy to write script / programs that take action on returned values.

Will there be guides for joining the test net when the vm comes along?  Will it be open for public testing prior to mainnet launch?

Is it safe to assume the best wallets are the core wallets?

I've normally found they come along a little later.

I've always wondered about airdrop pay compaired to just working a regular job.  To get like $500 a month, how long does that take you in hours?

There are plenty of stories involving eating to survive. I think it would be hard to imagine how desperate people get when it is truly life and death. I guess at that point it really comes down to your will to survive. That would be the only reason i think i might be able to do it. Even then I'm not sure i could.

As far as I know the only way to make SEM is to be a validator.  To become a Validator, you firstly need to be a Delegate (this burns 1000SEM to register).  Then people vote for the Validators from the delegates, with 1 SEM per vote (this locks your SEM votes, but you can unvote if you want your SEM back).  As the network grows so do the number of validators, up to the current max of 100 validators.  Some of these Validators act as pools, paying out to their supporting Voters with a share of the SEM they forge.

I hope this all makes sense so far?

I did see that another trade thread opened up too:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2799232.0

I'm not sure what the rules are about this sort of thing though?

Just make sure you leave a little balance so you can unvote if you change your mind.  It will take a normal fee of 0.005 to vote or unvote.

I thinks it is better to just move on.  Although it is easy to say this.  If you  keep thinking about bad things they will keep your mind locked in patterns, sure remember the things that happen and learn from them.  Of course I haven't had some of the horrendous things that have happened to some people go in my life, so who knows how they would effect my decisions?

You need to watch for large deposits triggering regulatory notifications.  Best way would be to keep transfers out of your bank account, or have accounts with different institutions.  Direct trading and exchanging from crypto in smaller amounts would all make sense.

I think threeforty was saying the the electricity price was high, not cheap.  There are some calculators you can get to at least estimate the costs involved.

For example: https://www.cryptocompare.com/mining/calculator/btc?

There are too many spam accounts being created (as there are no rules against multiple accounts).  So then it makes sense for bad actors to create them and farm the forum by posting low value posts and generating post counts to reach signature campaign limits.  This background noise is damaging for the coin and forum as valuable thread become diffcult to find in amongst the noise and forum performance is impacted by dealing with extra junk.

Just participate in the community, you will gain ranks and then be able to particiape without adding to problems.  There will be other campaigns coming along all the time.

If I understand things correctly, they could list on a lower trust exchange, but that might hurt the appearance of the coin.  Although maybe doing that would boost its price enough and then they would be able to list on better exchange?

You know what would be good is if you showed if the exchanges were open to new registrations (as you are aiming this for new users).  In addition it would be great if you gave an indication of how long that would take with the exchange too (although I know this one is difficult).  But other than that,  I like the idea of an exchange registery.

Some people don't want to take risks, they are happy being a cog in the machine.  They will always look at things outside of their limited world and point and laugh and not understand.  But its the people with vision that change things for everyone.  Smile and think of the money.

I actualy want to thank the Devs.  I am still a novice with cryptos, this was one of the few coins offering the chance as a noob account that has let me get a part of the system.  I know there is the possibility of account spamming to gain reward, but it is surely late to the game, and compared to overall rewards from higher accounts not such a big issue?

Anyway, I'm glad I'm not a Dev having to deal with peoples complaints.  They must have more patience than me.

I have enjoyed the show, but I wonder how they measure up to the books.  One day I'll probably give them a go, but I'll have probably forgotten the horrible things in the series by then.  It's amazing how mixed up the story is and you don't know who will live or die.  This is what I think many people love about the show (and probably a little of the nudity and violence)

Currently, just under 1GB (923MB)

How do you earn any money or commodity?  You give something of value and someone pays for that in your agreed currency.  Of course if you mean how can I create bitcoin, then that is only through mining.  Anything else is just an exchange.  Sometime the value might be creating posts (advertising) - signature campaign, or maybe exchanging a fiat currency for bitcoin.

Good luck anyway, and hopfully you will earn enough to get to your personal goal.