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the "Work for bitcoin" thread
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bosky101
on 10/04/2013, 06:13:14 UTC
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Will setup your first ec2 instance for 0.05 BC

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Will calculate your tax for X BTC

Only post a comment/reply if you are offering to work for bitcoin. Take discussions via PM's
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the dangers of copy-pasting a wallet address from websites
by
bosky101
on 08/04/2013, 06:10:08 UTC

This gave me the creeps. copy the part in yellow, and paste it in the url bar.

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what's a secure alternative
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Board Marketplace (India)
Re: Exchanging expertise for bitcoins..
by
bosky101
on 06/04/2013, 09:13:34 UTC
Hello doctor,

You might have better luck talking the founder of mocdoc.in into accepting bitcoin on his platform.

Also, if they pay you in INR you can convert it bitcoin.

The currency can to an extent be a means to the end.

~B
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Re: [util idea] "nickname"-to-"wallet address" mapping service
by
bosky101
on 06/04/2013, 08:00:43 UTC
This is a really good idea, blockchain.info does this but does not provide a nice API to get address labels.

thanks, will check out what block chain's api does.

Well, there's services like: https://btc.to/

Just checked it out, it's more like link shortening.

Even link shortening with custom strings wont suffice, if ownership is based on first-come-first-serve rather than openid/oauth.

eg: anyone can attempt to claim johndoe, but only the real johndoe will be authenticated for johndoe.myopenid.com, thus completing the authentication & claiming it for real.

~B
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[util idea] "nickname"-to-"wallet address" mapping service
by
bosky101
on 06/04/2013, 07:51:14 UTC
I'm new to bitcoins & this forum. i'd illustrate why a name-to-address mapping may make sense, i'd like to give three scenario's

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johndoe: "send the bitcoin to 1QAfxjCwKozH6kVmTY6DdJzvtUc2X2YKvg"

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johndie: "send the bitcoin to http://acmeapp.tld/johndoe"

are there any services that do this ?

a more secure & de-centralized method that takes in an openid site instead could be

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johndie: "send the bitcoin to johndoe.myopenid.com"

either way, i fail to see why we need long wallet addresses.

infact i'm considering a simple app that maps nickname to wallet address with a REST api to return the result in plaintext/json/xml

thoughts & comments welcome

~B
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Re: unable to post in the marketplace
by
bosky101
on 06/04/2013, 06:54:39 UTC
got it. thanks all...

~B
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unable to post in the marketplace
by
bosky101
on 06/04/2013, 06:48:54 UTC
hi all,

got introduced to this forum, via benson samuel.

i wasnt able to post a new thread under the marketplace.

i'm assuming there's some minimum activity required before being able to do so ?

comments appreciated. thanks.

~B