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Re: {WTS} Westvleteren 12 - extremely rare trappist, best beer in the world
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mad_miner
on 14/01/2012, 12:52:06 UTC
Only 1 bottle left. 
Shipping to EU only to be safe. If you insist, I might send to US or Canada, but the risk of it getting confiscated or freezing is all yours.

IF there is enough demand, I may go get two more crates, but its a 300+ Km drive and difficult to get an appointment - for those that dont know,  you have to make an appointment with the abbey, to make that appointment, you can only call during a few hours once every week, so the line is constantly occupied. If you do get in, you can no longer call that number from the same line for a month and  you can only order 2 crates, and they often dont have the 12 at all.

So, expect a lead time of a month or more, but if you're interested, let me know, and Ill reserve some bottles for you the next time I manage to get hold of them.
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Re: {WTS} Westvleteren 12 - extremely rare trappist, best beer in the world
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mad_miner
on 12/01/2012, 23:58:30 UTC
Did some googling, but havent found anything conclusive yet. However, I did find this:

http://beerinbaltimore.blogspot.com/2010/03/ups-says-they-will-ship-wine-but-not.html

UPS and FedEx dont ship beer at all for some reason  Huh
I guess they will never find out, but maybe best if I limit myself to sending closer by. Sorry  Cry
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Re: {WTS} Westvleteren 12 - extremely rare trappist, best beer in the world
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mad_miner
on 12/01/2012, 23:36:56 UTC
hmm.. I should look in to that. I dont think its a problem, but I cant say for sure. its 10% alcohol, it doesnt freeze easily. and arent transport planes heated?
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Re: {WTS} Westvleteren 12 - extremely rare trappist, best beer in the world
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mad_miner
on 12/01/2012, 23:17:59 UTC
*bump*

4 more to go
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{WTS} Westvleteren 12 - extremely rare trappist, best beer in the world
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mad_miner
on 12/01/2012, 12:25:55 UTC
I have a few more bottles of Westvleteren 12.

http://www.zoekertjes.net/image/detailbig/1001040800.jpg

http://www.westvleteren12.com/images/westvleteren12_clean_bottles_voec_3jw6.jpg

(pictures come from google, but I can post some photo's if there is a request).

This is not just any beer. This Belgian abbey beer has consistently  been voted the best beer in the world, and its extremely rare and difficult to get hold off.  The 12 variant is the stongest trappist (10%) and a dark beer with an amazingly complex taste that rivals that of the best wines.

From wikipedia:

Although taste is highly subjective and individual, many international beer drinkers consider the Westvleteren 12 to be among their favorite beers. The members of BeerAdvocate.com[9] and RateBeer.com,[10] two beer rating websites, consistently rate the Westvleteren 12 as their most enjoyable beer; the 8 and the Blonde also rank highly on both sites.

In June 2005, when Westvleteren 12 was again highlighted as "Best Beer in the World" in a bi-annual competition on RateBeer.com, news organizations followed this up and articles appeared in the international press, highlighting the beer ranking and the unusual business policies.


This beer is not made commercially. Availability is therefore very sparse.

Sold per individual bottle of 33cl. The bottles are unlabeled (they are usually sold like that), aside from the cap. Shipping form Luxemburg at your expense.

I accept bitcoins. Make me an offer, but no less than 2 BTC per bottle.  If you think thats much, have a look on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1311&_nkw=westvleteren+12&_sacat=See-All-Categories

I have 6 bottles for sale.
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Re: Free speech is free data; free data is free speech.
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mad_miner
on 12/01/2012, 07:56:22 UTC
I see. Thats a very practical solution. How do you get to know the dealer? How does he get to know his dealer?
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Re: Free speech is free data; free data is free speech.
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mad_miner
on 12/01/2012, 07:48:53 UTC
Curious; those objecting to IP rights, I assume you also object to trademarks? So it would be okay for any company to sell their hardware branded as "apple"? I could sell any drink as "coca cola", in identically looking bottles ? I could sell fake medical drugs under the same name as the real one, in the same box, even though they just contain calcium tablets?
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Re: Should a Jewish resturant owner be forced to serve a skinhead?
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mad_miner
on 12/01/2012, 07:36:59 UTC

The 'de facto' segregation of the northern states was a shadow of the reality of the legally enforced segregation of the south.  

No, it was because white people would refuse to share busses and schools with blacks. The free market responded by giving what most of its customers demanded.

Anyone thinking racism and free markets are mutually exclusive, should read this:
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/sgabriel/racism.htm
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Re: Its like killing rats in Everquest
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mad_miner
on 12/01/2012, 07:15:14 UTC

It is automatic. I don't see how it could be confusing...

I guess this confused me:

If you have ~4 hours of online time and your existing posts are good, then you will be whitelisted on request
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Re: Newbie restrictions
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mad_miner
on 11/01/2012, 11:20:48 UTC
Can anyone recommend the best website for bitcoin valuation charts (in USD)? I'm just buying them for online purchases. Does it make sense to try to buy at low points as their value fluctuates?

Or as a consumer (not investor) should I just buy and spend them as needed?

Holding bitcoins is speculative by definition. If you dont want to have any risk (/benefit) from currency fluctuations, you indeed should just buy and spend as needed.

MtGox website has the most "accurate" price, since they have the biggest trade volume.
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Re: hi, could someone do a favor for me?
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mad_miner
on 11/01/2012, 09:56:43 UTC
How right does this S3052 tend to be? If you have the right following, you can make a killing by taking advantage of followers by telling them to sell and buying yourself.

Its the opposite. If you have enough "followers" you can make self fullfilling prophecies and be one step ahead of everyone else.
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Re: Its like killing rats in Everquest
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mad_miner
on 11/01/2012, 09:53:21 UTC
Apparently it used to be 50 posts, not 5.

Only for like two days. That was before it was figured out how to implement the 4-hour time-online delay. 50 posts was necessary to create a proper barrier.

If you have ~4 hours of online time and your existing posts are good, then you will be whitelisted on request. There's no need to post any more.

So after 4 hours and few posts, you have to ask to be whitelisted, its not something automatic? Its not very clear from the stickied newbie restriction thread. Would be good if this was clarified.
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Re: If sky was the limit - how many bitcoins would you buy?
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mad_miner
on 11/01/2012, 09:49:27 UTC
27,000,000

How would you buy 27M when there will never be more than 21M?
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Re: GPU memory speed
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mad_miner
on 11/01/2012, 09:47:22 UTC
I got down to 150Mhz on my 5970s. But it seems to cost a bit of performance, so I tuned them back to 300 Mhz. Not much difference in power consumption anyway
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Re: Newbie restrictions
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mad_miner
on 11/01/2012, 09:43:53 UTC
it took me a bit to even find out the exact number of posts to get the restriction off, 5 isn't even too bad! Wish I looked this up sooner.

Funny thing. To prove you are not a troll of spambot, you are pretty much forced to spam or post 5 nonsensical posts. Still, I understand the system, Im not complaining. Just spamming Smiley
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Re: Whitelist Requests (Want out of here?)
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mad_miner
on 11/01/2012, 09:40:10 UTC
AARG. Took me 10 minutes to register.
First it complained MadMiner contains the reserved word Admin. I guess it does lol.
Then I got the captcha wrong.
Then I got it wrong again.
Then I forgot to click the agree button.
Then I forgot to retype my password.

Why do these forms not store the stuff I already typed.. 5x?

Anyway, would love to be whitelisted. Have some questions about electrum