Firefox FTW.  No real reason, just because I've used it since forever....

I replied in the other thread as well.

PC FTW.

Use a trackIR. much immersion!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amaI9HWq48U

whisky so old it could drink whisky.

Top shelf single malts are my favorite right now, as often as I can afford them.  Peaty stuff, made on the shores of Ireland, with hints of salt and seaweed.

Damn, my mouth's watering

A PC is better than all other options. If not, the playstation has some very neat exclusive games.

Kinect comes at a close second (so xbox) but as its target audience is casual gamers and kids, it's not really for me.

Oh, and before anybody goes accusing me of trying to start a flame war, here's why the PC is better

Elite Dangerous alpha + TrackIR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amaI9HWq48U

'Nuff said. 

The only thing Facebook is good for is its message system, because it's ubiquitous. I have it online, on my phone, etc.

However, the price is a bit steep (all my personal info, and as much as I try to keep it private, people will tag me etc).

Either that, or the state of California clearing up the waters about accepting crypto currencies (which used to be illegal, even if not really enforced).

0 isn't positive I believe.

therefore, 5

Honestly asking, why wouldn't the government be able to move the bitcoins? Who cares that they used to belong to the Silk Road? I mean, they auction off confiscated cars and goods all the time, don't they?

What am I not understanding here?

i'm still going with integers.

3!

in this case, 10^-(10^100).

Or we could draw the line at the Plank constant since anything smaller is just theoretical... Or we could just go with integers. How's that?

2 then.

1

Later Edit: We're not "guessing" per se. We're saying numbers hoping nobody else says the same number and nobody else says any lower number.

Here, I started it. Let's go

cex.io has a huge maintenance fee, which eats up like 40% of the mining revenue per GHs. I guess it makes sense for it to be fixed, as electricity and hosting prices do not vary with difficulty, but that's a lot of lost revenue.

There are other options in cloud scrypt mining, which seem to be better at the moment - to me anyway. 

Well there are news that Newegg has started accepting bitcoin, which is good. The ecosystem can use all the good news it can get.

However, $1000? Maybe if something big happens to get demand soaring.

Or, to put it more simply, No, it's not worth it. Most of the mining equipment is overpriced, and you'll probably not get a quick return on your investment as difficulty rises constantly.

Difficulty rises constantly because people keep buying and using mining equipment to mine, raising the total network hashrate (or network power) which in turn raises the difficulty, making the equipment less and less efficient. Which brings the need for more efficient, more powerful equipment, which can bring a profit. But that new equipment makes the network even more powerful and so on and so on.

The electricity cost is something to take into consideration, of course, but the biggest problem is that new ASIC equipment is very expensive and it needs to be maintained properly. You don't want a $6000 mini computer sitting in a closet - you need cooling, adequate electric circuits (surge protectors etc) because you don't want a power spike to fry it and so on. These are usually found in datacenters, which could host your miner(s) but add cost themselves, as hosting isn't usually cheap. On the bright side, hosting usually includes power, so there's that

So the investment is quite big, and even if you do everything perfectly, accidents happen and you could lose a miner to bad luck. That means you should invest in more miners, just for the risk mitigation... It's not something you should consider without a lot more reading up on the subject.

I think the reason for the rise in price is more about the latest good news and less about this auction.
As you should know Newegg is the latest to jump on the bitcoin bandwagon (http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/1/5860556/newegg-now-accepts-bitcoin). That and the state of California clearing the waters a bit about payments in bitcoin might be the reason for the upswing.

Here's my two cents:

1. Kudos with being responsible with the ID. A witch hunt is definitely something we don't need right now.
2. A PI is an infinitely better idea than just going over there yourself for reasons others have stated (mostly, a PI should know some of the laws about recording people or dealing with them in general. That's why they're PIs). I liked the flowers idea though.
3. This might still be a scam, long con, or whatever, but it is also likely that the guys had good intentions  but at some point something happened - human error, computer crash, whatever - that lost them their bankroll and the easiest way out was to just up and quit. It's not like everyone who had $50 invested there will fly over and put pressure on the agencies that can shed light on this situation - and I frankly don't even know which they would be. The police? This isn't theft, it's closer to fraud, but did you guys sign a contract?
Anyway, I'm not trying to start a flame war about which laws this might fall under, I'm just saying it might be a bit difficult to solve in court.

However, good luck with the proceedings and do keep us posted. I am not against chipping in to hire a PI - though at this point this is just for closure for me.

Thank you!

Comedy gold.

I'll admit I was just as obstinate reading this. Why should I click the damn link if I already know the answer?



I'll use it myself.

Buy a domain and hosting for a year  - namecheap.com accepts BTC, and they do domains + hosting, though for the latter there might be some other, cheaper hosts.

Build a website, a blog, a personal gallery, whatever. You probably won't make any money off of it, but hey, having a place online to call your own is neat. (Source: I have a place online I call my own )

If you want, you can do something for the community using that website, and ask for BTC tips. You never know!

Which coin will get exchanged directly to USD next? Because that's the real problem. The one that does will have a much better chance than all the others.