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Re: **Breaking news** Satoshi Nakamotos identity revealed
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JohnCoins
on 06/03/2014, 18:27:28 UTC
Y'all got goxed.

Like, in real life.
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Re: Are corporations people?
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JohnCoins
on 16/12/2013, 13:23:51 UTC
I'm not going to say that corporations are necessarily people, but it would be unfair and unjust to not give them equal rights.
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Re: Problem with a Friend
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JohnCoins
on 12/12/2013, 15:03:09 UTC
What is this 'sentist' and 'humanicentric' thing you speak of? Was he fired by his cat?

He was being very biased against the company he used to work for.
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Re: I think I have a solution to the inequality
by
JohnCoins
on 11/12/2013, 16:40:56 UTC
I've been thinking about this for a while and wanted to know what everyone thought.

It's become clear in the last few decades that power is unequally distributed in our country, and so I have a solution to make things more democratic.  I think that Corporations are deserving of 'official' seats in congress and senate.  This representation would equal 1/5th of the new total - i.e., corporations would be given an extra 25 seats in the senate, bringing the total number of seats to 125.  I know that a lot of people think that five seats would be enough, but I think the corporations that have provided so much for us and are such an important part of our economy deserve equal treatment.  Perhaps one day the world will be ready for a full corporate integration, but I can't see that happening for at least 50 years.

In order to expand our economy, we need to give fairer representations to corporations, and end the pervasive sentism that is rotting away our society.

It looks like interesting idea because corporations could vote more free rules and less regulation, so they could employ more people.

Exactly!
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Re: I think I have a solution to the inequality
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JohnCoins
on 11/12/2013, 16:10:43 UTC
Please...
We all know that would be impossible to regulate.
Yeah, okay, it would be hard. But that doesn't mean it's a good idea to give corporations a vote.

If it was one vote out of 125, what harm would it do?

And before you say it's 25 corporate votes and not 1, remember that they all have different interests.
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Re: I think I have a solution to the inequality
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JohnCoins
on 11/12/2013, 16:07:07 UTC
Please...
We all know that would be impossible to regulate.
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Re: I think I have a solution to the inequality
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JohnCoins
on 11/12/2013, 15:59:41 UTC
I guess the point I'm trying to make is that yes, they will go after their own interests, but this will hopefully put an end to lobbying - if a tobacco company had a vote they wouldn't need to buy someone else's.
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Re: I think I have a solution to the inequality
by
JohnCoins
on 11/12/2013, 15:49:06 UTC
I want them to have more transparent power.

As for the selection process, I'm not quite sure how it should be done, but I think the seats would be allocated a little differently than just "which company is the biggest".

As for consumer protections, I think the whole thing would be very self-regulating.
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I think I have a solution to the inequality
by
JohnCoins
on 11/12/2013, 15:07:43 UTC
I've been thinking about this for a while and wanted to know what everyone thought.

It's become clear in the last few decades that power is unequally distributed in our country, and so I have a solution to make things more democratic.  I think that Corporations are deserving of 'official' seats in congress and senate.  This representation would equal 1/5th of the new total - i.e., corporations would be given an extra 25 seats in the senate, bringing the total number of seats to 125.  I know that a lot of people think that five seats would be enough, but I think the corporations that have provided so much for us and are such an important part of our economy deserve equal treatment.  Perhaps one day the world will be ready for a full corporate integration, but I can't see that happening for at least 50 years.

In order to expand our economy, we need to give fairer representations to corporations, and end the pervasive sentism that is rotting away our society.
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Problem with a Friend
by
JohnCoins
on 09/12/2013, 22:34:00 UTC
Hi everyone, I've been having a bit of a problem lately and need some advice-
One of my friends was just laid-off and has been saying some really negative and frankly sentist stuff about his former employer.  I really think he has said some very offensive things about her, but I'm not sure how to get him to stop.
How can I convince him how disgusting and offensive his humanicentric attitude is?
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Re: Why are you mining BTC?
by
JohnCoins
on 20/10/2013, 18:50:18 UTC
Mining helps me keep the voices in my head to a minimum.  As long as I mine, THEY will leave me alone.
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Re: HELP - My Minirig Nexus 7 only shows charging screen after battery runs out.
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JohnCoins
on 20/10/2013, 18:40:35 UTC
I think it is insulting that you are spreading FUD about BFL mralbi.
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Re: [POLL] Should Butterfly Labs (BFL) get a Scammer tag?
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JohnCoins
on 22/03/2013, 15:24:16 UTC
How exactly bitching on BFL, Tom and others, who failed to deliver on time or didn't delivered at all, but didn't ran away with money, helps?

Ignoring some glaring grammar problems, it helps by exposing them.
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Re: [POLL] Should Butterfly Labs (BFL) get a Scammer tag?
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JohnCoins
on 22/03/2013, 15:07:15 UTC
If BFL (which is clearly a scam, and I truly feel sorry for anyone who fell for it) goes belly up because of accurate accusations, you would blame the accusers rather than the scammers themselves?

Whatever. You are too stupid to understand. Apply the scammer tag then complain about shitload of negative Bitcoin press around.

On second thought, you are right.  We better not scare the scammers - how else will they make a living?
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Re: SHA256("The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks")
by
JohnCoins
on 22/03/2013, 15:00:42 UTC
huh? werebear?
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Re: [POLL] Should Butterfly Labs (BFL) get a Scammer tag?
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JohnCoins
on 22/03/2013, 14:12:27 UTC
It might be good to introduce "Scammer On Hold" tag, for the cases where there is no proof someone took money and is just gonne, pufff!
There is a difference between "took money and just gonne, puff!" and "having difficulties with refunding customers", "our chips don't work
as expected, you will have to wait until improved chips arive" or similar scenarios.

What is gonne is gonne, case closed. Situation with BFL, Tom and some other entities is not at that stage yet. You can be pissed on them,
but calling for a scammer tag and applying one won't bring any good to the situation, will it? You yourself might actualy push the situation
to the stage where your money is gonne, pufff!

Get laid, have a drink, go for a walk. Vent the rage elsewhere, this forum and around is quite a bad place for that, given it is open to public.

Is this a joke? 

If BFL (which is clearly a scam, and I truly feel sorry for anyone who fell for it) goes belly up because of accurate accusations, you would blame the accusers rather than the scammers themselves?
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Re: A bitcoin town
by
JohnCoins
on 22/03/2013, 13:58:06 UTC
http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2011/07/27/entire-south-dakota-town-for-sale-for-799000/

http://news.yahoo.com/wild-west-town-sale-utah-3-9-million-191758823.html

Buy an entire town and appoint a bitcoin friendly sherriff elected by online citizens of the town  Cheesy

I believe secession would also be a possibility ?


I assure you, secession is not a possibility.  May I direct you to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_v._White
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Re: Things are happening behind closed doors, very important for Bitcoin things.
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JohnCoins
on 22/03/2013, 13:51:03 UTC
For what is worth. Based on some information that is not public and that I have no intention to disclose, things are happening behind closed doors. There are some serious projects are being underwritten and financed and negotiated right now. If these projects come to fruition, which is likely to happen within 2 years time frame, the accessibility of Bitcoin investments to general public will be ubiquitous.

Anyone parting with his coins at current silly prices is going to deeply regret it by year 2015.


I'm not sure where you heard about our projects from, but I respectfully ask that you do not repeat them on the forums in this manner.  Thank you.
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Re: [POLL] Should Butterfly Labs (BFL) get a Scammer tag?
by
JohnCoins
on 21/03/2013, 13:28:27 UTC
I think it's safe to say that the customers with the real refund problem are the ones who didn't request one in the first place.  It's too bad that people are going to lose so much money because of their greed.
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Re: What will happens when BFL will fail to deliver during the next 50 days?
by
JohnCoins
on 21/03/2013, 13:22:44 UTC
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if everything just like what you say, go and buy avalon =))

We would have if Avalon hadn't decided to price gouge $5200 + 20% Import duty!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_gouging

It's called the free market.
Look it up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_market