32519 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Bitcoin exchange goes dark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinst22 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Well, I live in a country that had .04 gun homicides per 100,000 people in 2010, and the US had 3.6 in 2011. I don't think it's a stretch to say it is pretty clear which country's gun control laws are better. I got these figures from Wikipedia; sorry I cannot provide a link. I do not know how to cut and paste my mini iPad. Edit: can do it now. Except that you're making a logical fallacy here. There could be (likely are) many reasons (other than the current gun laws) the homicide rate is lower. There are many instances and examples of areas that have liberal gun laws with a low homicide rate (and vice versa). Switzerland comes to mind. I very much doubt tighter gun control in the states would have a drastic impact on the homicide rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Except that you're making a logical fallacy here. There could be (likely are) many reasons (other than the current gun laws) the homicide rate is lower. There are many instances and examples of areas that have liberal gun laws with a low homicide rate (and vice versa). Switzerland comes to mind. I very much doubt tighter gun control in the states would have a drastic impact on the homicide rate. The gun laws in Switzerland can hardly be called liberal. Yes, swiss men need to keep long arms in their houses.Yes, they need to practice with these weapons.However, the restrictions on ammunition are extremely strict, as are the regulations regarding carrying weapons in public. There is no comparison between this and the conceal carry madness we have going on in the US, nor the legal structures down south that let whites gun down blacks with near impunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinst22 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 The gun laws in Switzerland can hardly be called liberal. Yes, swiss men need to keep long arms in their houses.Yes, they need to practice with these weapons.However, the restrictions on ammunition are extremely strict, as are the regulations regarding carrying weapons in public. There is no comparison between this and the conceal carry madness we have going on in the US, nor the legal structures down south that let whites gun down blacks with near impunity. Was just throwing out one example. There are many countries with high gun ownership (i.e. Germany, Norway, Finland, France, Denmark) with relatively low murder rates. Then there are countries with an outright ban on firearms (Soviet Union) where the murder rate remains astronomical (people just find other weapons to use, or find illegal methods of obtaining firearms). There doesn't appear to be a definitive correlation between the rate of gun ownership and the murder rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onoway Posted February 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 To get back to the topic :) this was sent to me today. Interesting and fun read..possibly even pertinent. http://www.coindesk.com/cash-invented-seen-media-today/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32519 Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Japan investigating closure of BitCoin exchange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32519 Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Bitcoin owners find safe place for digital currency Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32519 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Bitcoin bank Flexicon closes after hacking theft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32519 Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Singapore police probes unnatural death of american Bitcoin CEO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinst22 Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 The Face Behind Bitcoin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onoway Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 The person who first brought bitcoin to my attention thinks that it is only the first step, sort of like early computers showed the way, new digital currencies will spring up if not to replace bitcoin, certainly to expand the idea and perhaps take it to new levels. This would appear to be happening already. The next ones may be more adept at hiding themselves than this guy apparently is. His family is obviously totally disrespectful of his well known wish for anonymity, presumably so they can bask in the glory of their 2 seconds of reflected fame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32519 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 The Face Behind BitcoinThis has got to be the most interesting post on BitCoin so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32519 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 The person who first brought bitcoin to my attention thinks that it is only the first step, sort of like early computers showed the way, new digital currencies will spring up if not to replace bitcoin, certainly to expand the idea and perhaps take it to new levels. This would appear to be happening already. The next ones may be more adept at hiding themselves than this guy apparently is. His family is obviously totally disrespectful of his well known wish for anonymity, presumably so they can bask in the glory of their 2 seconds of reflected fame.Wow, this has the hint of the sinister, maybe even the start of conspiracy theories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32519 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 A question for gwnn: Have you and your buddies at the LHC started receiving your monthly salaries in Bitcoin yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinst22 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 His family is obviously totally disrespectful of his well known wish for anonymity, presumably so they can bask in the glory of their 2 seconds of reflected fame. From what I could gather, it doesn't appear that his family knows. Or maybe there is something I missed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 From what I could gather, it doesn't appear that his family knows. Or maybe there is something I missed?The article contains the assertion, "Not even his family knew." You seem to be pretty good at gathering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinst22 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 The article contains the assertion, "Not even his family knew." You seem to be pretty good at gathering. Thanks for the sarcasm, I was just curious what Pam was referring to. Anyway, it appears the Newsweek story has been debunked already and Satoshi is not Dorian Nakamoto: We are getting trolled by Satoshi Nakamoto This story keeps getting more and more interesting. Original Forum Post http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/06/satoshi-dorian/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32519 Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 A question for gwnn: Have you and your buddies at the LHC started receiving your monthly salaries in Bitcoin yet?How about you mikeh? You have a hotline to the LHC command centre. Have these guys started receiving their monthly salaries in Bitcoin yet? The fact that gwnn failed to reply, leads me to conclude that the answer is 'yes.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 How about you mikeh? You have a hotline to the LHC command centre. Have these guys started receiving their monthly salaries in Bitcoin yet? The fact that gwnn failed to reply, leads me to conclude that the answer is 'yes.'The conclusions that you draw from a nonresponse are mind boggling. Can you show one instance ANYWHERE of any person being paid a salary in bitcoin? I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 The conclusions that you draw from a nonresponse are mind boggling. Can you show one instance ANYWHERE of any person being paid a salary in bitcoin? I doubt it. When Eric Vorhees sold Satoshidice, he took payment in Bitcoins.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SatoshiDice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 The conclusions that you draw from a nonresponse are mind boggling. Can you show one instance ANYWHERE of any person being paid a salary in bitcoin? I doubt it. Also I don't recall either of these guys claiming that they work at or for CERN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 When Eric Vorhees sold Satoshidice, he took payment in Bitcoins.http://en.wikipedia....iki/SatoshiDiceThat is all well and good, but selling a business is not receiving a salary. What he did was essentially change an investment in a business entity into an investment in bitcoins.And, given the nature of SatoshiDice, selling for bitcoins made perfect sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinst22 Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Can you show one instance ANYWHERE of any person being paid a salary in bitcoin? I doubt it. Well, apparently it's possible. How many people are doing this I have no idea, but I imagine there are some. http://www.coindesk.com/get-paid-bitcoin-bitpays-payroll-api/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Well, apparently it's possible. How many people are doing this I have no idea, but I imagine there are some. http://www.coindesk....ys-payroll-api/OK. This is sort of like a payroll deduction for a 401(k) or US Savings Bonds or the like. The employees are electing to take part of their paycheck in bitcoins. Apparently a few of the principals are electing to take all of their paychecks in bitcoins. What they are actually doing is purchasing bitcoins with their net pay through payroll deduction. It is not exactly the same thing as being paid in bitcoins, but the distinction is subtle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinst22 Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 OK. This is sort of like a payroll deduction for a 401(k) or US Savings Bonds or the like. The employees are electing to take part of their paycheck in bitcoins. Apparently a few of the principals are electing to take all of their paychecks in bitcoins. What they are actually doing is purchasing bitcoins with their net pay through payroll deduction. It is not exactly the same thing as being paid in bitcoins, but the distinction is subtle. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57614544-93/kentucky-police-chief-to-be-paid-in-bitcoin/ The city commission on Monday approved a measure that would allow Vaughn to receive his salary entirely in Bitcoin, an alleged first in the US and yet another story bolstering the reputation of the unregulated virtual currency as a payment method that will one day, supporters hope, stabilize and become commonplace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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