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MORE CURLY FRIES
Apr 8, 2004

blainestereo posted:

What's with the #include thing?

I seem to have missed it.

an early famous bitcointalk poster called atlas wanted to audit the bitcoin source code because bitcoin was open source

atlas did not know anything about coding

atlas started at main

atlas said 'the first thing we see is #include somefile'

atlas then asked what #include meant and whether it was dangerous

people mocked him and then he deleted most of his replies in the thread

so i guess you truly 'had to be there' to get it

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computer toucher
Jan 8, 2012

Condiv posted:

oh, you guys remember lighthouse, the bitcoin version of kickstarter? apparently it has a maximum number of pledges


so, lets say you're trying to raise a mil for your gourmet hotdog restaurant on lighthouse

the minimum plege amount would be $1,461 (6.79 bitcoins), people who want to donate less will not be able to

this is pretty much the antithesis of crowdfunding, but it's a bitcoin service so i guess it's too much to expect it to be sanely designed

this poo poo is unreal. use maybe two transactions side by side? or more overflowing on every limit overflow? nooppe, hard limit because programming is difficult.

Sweevo
Nov 8, 2007

i sometimes throw cables away

i mean straight into the bin without spending 10+ years in the box of might-come-in-handy-someday first

im a fucking monster

MORE CURLY FRIES posted:

an early famous bitcointalk poster called atlas wanted to audit the bitcoin source code because bitcoin was open source

atlas did not know anything about coding

atlas started at main

atlas said 'the first thing we see is #include somefile'

atlas then asked what #include meant and whether it was dangerous

people mocked him and then he deleted most of his replies in the thread

so i guess you truly 'had to be there' to get it

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=118251.0

the thread was originally much longer, but all the good stuff got deleted

MORE CURLY FRIES
Apr 8, 2004

Sweevo posted:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=118251.0

the thread was originally much longer, but all the good stuff got deleted

quote:

Yes, this might be completely inane but I am going to take that risk.

dont do it atlas its too inane nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Begby
Apr 7, 2005

Light saber? Check. Black boots? Check. Codpiece? Check. He's more machine than kid now.

computer toucher posted:

this poo poo is unreal. use maybe two transactions side by side? or more overflowing on every limit overflow? nooppe, hard limit because programming is difficult.

Why even use the blockchain for this, it makes no sense. Just use motherfucking mysql or something.

MORE CURLY FRIES
Apr 8, 2004

Begby posted:

Why even use the blockchain for this, it makes no sense. Just use motherfucking mysql or something.

because

*ahem*

:byodood: BLOCKCHAIN :byodood:

thank you

Malloc Voidstar
May 7, 2007

Fuck the cowboys. Unf. Fuck em hard.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=83.0
i really like how they have a subforum dedicated to "Scam Accusations"

also here's a thread where a guy accuses himself of running a scam: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=930008.0
i recommend reading it because lol at his solution to regain trust

fool of sound
Oct 10, 2012
holly poo poo everything is really good

except bitcoin

sharknado slashfic
Jun 24, 2011

There's an article about bitcorns in my local county paper this week but I didn't read it

surebet
Jan 10, 2013

avatar
specialist


The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Serious Hardware / Software Crap > YOSPOS > bitcoin: My solution to this, is continuing to run ponzi sites

(see: mtgox internal slides for post-fart rehabilitation)

Jerry Bindle
May 16, 2003

Begby posted:

Why even use the blockchain for this, it makes no sense. Just use motherfucking mysql or something.

its bit coin town. throw your full weight against your first idea and first implementation, then hodl

MORE CURLY FRIES
Apr 8, 2004

WHO RUNS BARTERTOWN

*awaits 3x confirmation*

Jerry Bindle
May 16, 2003
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Takanago
Jun 2, 2007

You'll see...

Aleksei Vasiliev posted:

i really like how they have a subforum dedicated to "Scam Accusations"

I don't know why they bother when there's already a complete list of scams that have been done with Bitcoin.

It's called the Blockchain.

BurntCornMuffin
Jan 9, 2009


I, for one, anxiously await the day the blockchain surpasses the size of my steamapps folder.

The day Bitcoiners must choose between deleting their games, their porn, or terabytes of unabated blockchainy freedom.

Wayne Knight
May 11, 2006

BurntCornMuffin posted:

I, for one, anxiously await the day the blockchain surpasses the size of my steamapps folder.

The day Bitcoiners must choose between deleting their games, their porn, or terabytes of unabated blockchainy freedom.

dude just put your porn and games on the blockchain.

hth.

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost
lighthouse got a project funded

The LightHouse project "Medic Mobile" has been fully funded and the money has been claimed. How cool is that! (blockchain.info)
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[–]KoKansei 17 points 2 hours ago
0.099999 BTC of that is mine! World's first truly decentralized crowd-funding round on the Lighthouse platform. History in the making!
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[–]bitpotluck 15 points an hour ago
That's awesome the project got funded!
On another note, I can see all pledgers email addresses. ummm.... WTF?

MORE CURLY FRIES
Apr 8, 2004

ayn rand hand job posted:

lighthouse got a project funded

The LightHouse project "Medic Mobile" has been fully funded and the money has been claimed. How cool is that! (blockchain.info)
submitted 2 hours ago by cap2002
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[–]KoKansei 17 points 2 hours ago
0.099999 BTC of that is mine! World's first truly decentralized crowd-funding round on the Lighthouse platform. History in the making!
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[–]bitpotluck 15 points an hour ago
That's awesome the project got funded!
On another note, I can see all pledgers email addresses. ummm.... WTF?

argh how is it decentralised when it was organised through a crowdfunding website what the gently caress ow my brain

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost

MORE CURLY FRIES posted:

argh how is it decentralised when it was organised through a crowdfunding website what the gently caress ow my brain

[–]svk31 1 point 9 minutes ago
Cool stuff, but why are all project goals and funding listed in $? Nice and round numbers as well.. I thought this was a Bitcoin project?

Magrov
Mar 27, 2010

I'm completely lost and have no idea what's going on. I'll be at my bunker.

If you need any diplomatic or mineral stuff just call me. If you plan to nuke India please give me a 5 minute warning to close the windows!


Also Iapetus sucks!

MORE CURLY FRIES posted:

an early famous bitcointalk poster called atlas wanted to audit the bitcoin source code because bitcoin was open source

atlas did not know anything about coding

atlas started at main

atlas said 'the first thing we see is #include somefile'

atlas then asked what #include meant and whether it was dangerous

people mocked him and then he deleted most of his replies in the thread

so i guess you truly 'had to be there' to get it

was atlas a sovereign citizen?

Malloc Voidstar
May 7, 2007

Fuck the cowboys. Unf. Fuck em hard.

MORE CURLY FRIES posted:

argh how is it decentralised when it was organised through a crowdfunding website what the gently caress ow my brain
it's actually p2p afaik, you need both their app and to download project files to be able to fund them

i'm not going to install their app tho so can't tell for sure

MORE CURLY FRIES
Apr 8, 2004

Magrov posted:

was atlas a sovereign citizen?



if you werent around at the start of bitcointalk then you missed the hilarious video blogs atlas made and his 2 day attempt at power napping which involved him sleeping for six hours in a disabled toilet

FCKGW
May 21, 2006

I remember when atlas wandered into the gibbis thread and tried to convince people he was good at tools because he put together a few ikea desks

Don Lapre
Mar 28, 2001

If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.
Its so easy!

"Please note, this is only for storing your bitcoins safely offline. It is not a guide to having a secure offline wallet for everyday use.
Also note, there is a million other ways to store your coins offline - I am sure some will be suggested in the comments, however this guide is aimed at simplicity, ease of use and paranoia of loosing coins. However, there are more secure ways of generating private keys than used in this guide, but I think most will agree the method used here is very, very safe.
Ever since I got a few coins I've been wanting to secure them properly offline, but haven't gotten around to it before now. I made this guide because I know it would have helped me, so hopefully it can help someone else sparing some time or even better securing their coins in a safer way.
This guide is intended for the new user, explaining every step thouroughly in the process. It does not involve using specialized software such as Armory or Electrum, however it requires a certain amount of technical know-how (such as changing settings in the bios of a computer).
I HIGHLY SUGGEST TESTING THE METHOD BY COMPLETING THE GUIDE WITH A SMALL AMOUT FIRST. ONLY THEN, REPEAT THE PROCESS WHEN YOU FEEL CERTAIN YOU KNOW AND UNDERSTAND, WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
WHAT THIS GUIDE WILL DO
Create a multisignature N-by-M Shakira Sharing Secret address to which you will send the coins you want to store. Store the private keys on printed paper and on USB sticks, ready to be distributed to people you trust, bank deposit boxes or something similar.
This is done through an offline Linux invironment, using well known open source software to generate the private keys.
WHAT YOU NEED
Bitcoins ready to send to the cold storage address. This could be on an exchange (i.e. Bitstamp), in a hot wallet (i.e. Blockchain) or elsewhere.
A(n old) computer. For maximum security (paranoia) a computer that has never been connected to the internet.
An online computer.
Three or four USB sticks. Brand new or formatted.
A printer that can connect to the computer by cable.
STEP BY STEP GUIDE
ON YOUR ONLINE COMPUTER
1. Download Linux Mint .iso file by going to this webpage and click on a proxy near you. (Please note, if your offline computer is a 32bit system, you need to go here instead)
2. Download Universal USB Installer by clicking this link.
3. Insert a USB stick in your computer and run the program Universal USB Installer. Select Linux Mint, the iso file you downloaded in 1. and the flash drive in each of the drop down menus.
ON YOUR OFFLINE (OLD) OFFLINE COMPUTER
4. Get into the bios. If possible, disable all wifi. Set boot priority to USB before disk storage.
5. Insert the USB stick you made in 3 and boot the machine in Linux Mint.
6. On the desktop is a file that reads "Install Linux Mint". Double click. Choose to erase the disk and install Linux Mint. When prompted, select the "Overwrite free disk space" option. (Can't remember if that's the exact wording).
7. Pull out the USB and reboot in Linux Mint from the Hard Drive.
ON YOUR ONLINE COMPUTER
8. Insert the USB stick and format it.
9. Download https://www.bitaddress.org by clicking this link.
10. Extract the folder and copy it to the USB stick.
ON YOUR OFFLINE (OLD) OFFLINE COMPUTER
11. Insert the USB stick and run the file bitaddress.org.html
12. Move the mouse around until you see the menu tabs. Go to the Split Wallet tab
13. Select the number of shares you want to distribute and the amount of keys needed to re-create the private key. I did 4 and 2 - that way I hold two shares in separate locations and gave the last two to different family members.
14. Shrink the Firefox window so only share1 is visible. Hit Alt + Print Screen and save the screendump to the desktop.
15. Repeat this for the other shares as well as the address.
16. Connect the printer to the computer and install it though the Start -> Printers menu (works 99% as in Windows).
17. Print each screendump to seperate peaces of paper.
18. Insert a new USB stick and copy the bitaddress.org-master folder and the share1 screendump to the USB stick.
19. Do the same for the amount of shares you have on separate USB sticks.
20. Laminate the poo poo out of each paper.
21. Insert the USB stick you made in step 3. and boot the computer.
22. Repeat step 6. This will format the offline computer once again removing the information of all the shares.
23. Now you have a set of each share comtaining a paper print and an image on a USB stick. Distribute the set of shares in various locations that you can trust.
24. Send your bitcoins to the Address the way you prefer. From an exchange, a hot wallet or something else.
WHEN YOU NEED THE COINS AGAIN
When you need the funds, simply go to the "Split Wallet" tab on bitaddress.org on your offline computer and insert the shares in the bottom white space separated and generate the private key. This can then be used to sweep or import to your preferred bitcoin wallet service in the future."

Malloc Voidstar
May 7, 2007

Fuck the cowboys. Unf. Fuck em hard.

Don Lapre posted:

Shakira Sharing Secret
lmao

Dr. Honked
Jan 9, 2011

eat it you slaaaaaaag
shitehouse. there, i said it

Sweevo
Nov 8, 2007

i sometimes throw cables away

i mean straight into the bin without spending 10+ years in the box of might-come-in-handy-someday first

im a fucking monster

Magrov posted:

was atlas a sovereign citizen?



no i don't think so. he was a good source of dumbness in the early days, but he was basically another stereotypical teenage libertarian. he had a few crazy ideas like how switching to some weird sleep schedule would prove what an Übermensch he was (he failed), but most of his ideas were just get-rich-quick schemes or "<thing that already exists>, but with bitcoins". there was his code audit (failed because he didn't know how to program), and he started a bitcoin wiki (failed because he left public edits enabled and we vandalised it). he kept quitting the bitcoin forums only to come back a week later under a new name - including once pretending to be an elderly horse trader. eventually i think everybody just got tired of him and he left

Cat Face Joe
Feb 20, 2005

goth vegan crossfit mom who vapes



this is insane




how is this real life

Erenthal
Jan 1, 2008

A relaxing walk in the woods
Grimey Drawer

Sweevo posted:

no i don't think so. he was a good source of dumbness in the early days, but he was basically another stereotypical teenage libertarian. he had a few crazy ideas like how switching to some weird sleep schedule would prove what an Übermensch he was (he failed), but most of his ideas were just get-rich-quick schemes or "<thing that already exists>, but with bitcoins". there was his code audit (failed because he didn't know how to program), and he started a bitcoin wiki (failed because he left public edits enabled and we vandalised it). he kept quitting the bitcoin forums only to come back a week later under a new name - including once pretending to be an elderly horse trader. eventually i think everybody just got tired of him and he left

the woolong device

people had to sign an NDA to see his "investors prospect" on it

an NDA for reading a 3 page pdf that said "nfc but with bitcoin" with no actual stuff on how it would work

computer toucher
Jan 8, 2012

ayn rand hand job posted:

lighthouse got a project funded

The LightHouse project "Medic Mobile" has been fully funded and the money has been claimed. How cool is that! (blockchain.info)
submitted 2 hours ago by cap2002
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[–]KoKansei 17 points 2 hours ago
0.099999 BTC of that is mine! World's first truly decentralized crowd-funding round on the Lighthouse platform. History in the making!
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[–]bitpotluck 15 points an hour ago
That's awesome the project got funded!
On another note, I can see all pledgers email addresses. ummm.... WTF?

aaaahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

5.

Sham bam bamina!
Nov 6, 2012

ƨtupid cat
why did i have to go to sleep last night and miss all this happenign

Sham bam bamina!
Nov 6, 2012

ƨtupid cat

MORE CURLY FRIES posted:

because

*ahem*

:byodood: BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY:byodood:

thank you
fixed

computer toucher
Jan 8, 2012

loving symantec tweeted about how blockchains are gr8. argh.

trucutru
Jul 9, 2003

by Fluffdaddy

Barnyard Protein posted:

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MORE CURLY FRIES
Apr 8, 2004

atlas is what happens when you have a reasonably smart person who has never been told theyre wrong or thinking of stupid things which then translates into them thinking that everything they think is amazing thoughts of purestrain gold and so they end up falling asleep in a toilet stall

Don Lapre
Mar 28, 2001

If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

MORE CURLY FRIES posted:

atlas is what happens when you have a reasonably smart person who has never been told theyre wrong or thinking of stupid things which then translates into them thinking that everything they think is amazing thoughts of purestrain gold and so they end up falling asleep in a toilet stall

Atlas is House

trucutru
Jul 9, 2003

by Fluffdaddy

MORE CURLY FRIES posted:

atlas is what happens when you have a reasonably smart person who has never been told theyre wrong or thinking of stupid things which then translates into them thinking that everything they think is amazing thoughts of purestrain gold and so they end up falling asleep in a toilet stall

We must have a different definition of "reasonably" because Atlas was pretty drat dumb. That particular kind of insecure dumb guy who uses unnecessarily large words and constantly talks about the Nietzsche book he's currently enjoying.

trucutru fucked around with this message at 17:24 on Jan 21, 2015

FMguru
Sep 10, 2003

peed on;
sexually
yeah atlas was a dumb guy who thought he was a smart guy and acted accordingly

he was a walking one-man proof-by-example of the dunning-krueger hypothesis

Erenthal
Jan 1, 2008

A relaxing walk in the woods
Grimey Drawer

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triple sulk
Sep 17, 2014




And this is a prime example of why NDAs are almost universally pointless

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