Heresiarch posted:

pretty sure those are photoedits of the guys protesting the dpr trial and the signs said something else

quote:

reality check: four BTC-accepting businesses that I frequented occasionally in Vancouver: Sweet Tooth Cafe, Lost & Found Cafe, Old Ginger Restaurant and Besties, have stopped accepting Bitcoin (self.Bitcoin)
submitted 5 hours ago * by aminok

If a new technology like Bitcoin loses the momentum that comes from rapid growth, it will not simply remain at a steady level of adoption. Instead it will fade away as people and companies drop it. The lack of appreciation for the importance of growth is what's most frustrating about proposals to keep the 1 MB per block hard limit in place in order 'learn' happens and give time for nascent projects like the Lightning Network to be completed.

Bitcoin right now has the opportunity to do what Linux failed to do on the Desktop: achieve mass adoption. Limiting the network to 1.67 KB/s (1 MB per block) of transaction data, so that people can run full nodes over Tor, is risking letting this opportunity for Bitcoin to fulfill its full potential slip away.

[–]vbenes 3 points 4 hours ago

>Linux failed to do on the Desktop

Switched to Linux very recently thanks to the fact that games for Linux became available on Steam. I expect Linux will win also on Desktop in some years.

[–]ergofobe 4 points 3 hours ago
I'd say Linux has already won on the desktop and mobile, though most people don't realize it. Linux or it's cousin FreeBSD, are the foundation for basically every desktop, set-top and mobile OS in common use today except Windows.

* OSX (Based on FreeBSD)
* iOS (Based on OSX, which is based on FreeBSD)
* Chrome OS (Linux)
* Android (Linux)
* Playstation 3 & 4 (Based on FreeBSD)
* WebOS (Linux)

That's of course not even including the millions of desktops, laptops, and mobile devices that are directly running some standard Linux distribution or one of the *BSD's.

Essentially, if you're going to build some new device, or new class of device, and you need an OS to power it, unless you're Microsoft, you're going to look to either Linux or FreeBSD. And if you're a new business, and you care about security, software costs, and have a primarily web-based infrastructure, you're going to run Linux, OSX, or ChromeOS. There's really no reason to run Windows anymore unless you've been locked in for years

Magrov posted:

if you ignore windows, you'll see that linux is actually the dominant desktop os.

poik007 posted:

Alan Smithee posted:

dogfighting isn't a crime is it illegal to own a dog now loving fascist AMERIKKKA

Sweevo posted:

ross was just windmilling his fists and if people walked into them and got hit then it was their own fault.

poik007 posted:

arm revolution

Magrov posted:

I expect Linux will win also on Desktop in some years.

Alan Smithee posted:

http://np.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2jwryy/scam_alert_humboltfarms_sent_me_a_bag_of_sand/

unpacked robinhood posted:

i kinda have sand in my rear end like a butchugged a sand joint somtimes when im back from the beach too

Alan Smithee posted:

http://np.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2jwryy/scam_alert_humboltfarms_sent_me_a_bag_of_sand/

Gus Hobbleton posted:

man this is the real business to get into like what are they gonna do call the cops on you for selling fake meth?

Gus Hobbleton posted:

man this is the real business to get into like what are they gonna do call the cops on you for selling fake meth?

master of the sea posted:

did someone say arm reduction yet

Gus Hobbleton posted:

man this is the real business to get into like what are they gonna do call the cops on you for selling fake meth?

poik007 posted:

Alan Smithee posted:

http://np.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2jwryy/scam_alert_humboltfarms_sent_me_a_bag_of_sand/

Heresiarch posted:

pretty sure those are photoedits of the guys protesting the dpr trial and the signs said something else

poik007 posted:

Magrov posted:

if you ignore windows, you'll see that linux is actually the dominant desktop os.

Gus Hobbleton posted:

man this is the real business to get into like what are they gonna do call the cops on you for selling fake meth?

quote:

My name is Gerrit Hall, serial entrepreneur and creator of Sand Hill Exchange. We recently settled with the SEC, and I’d like to tell you all the story of what we were trying to build, why I got in trouble, and what we can all learn from this.

First off, what is Sand Hill Exchange?
We were pioneering the concept of “Fantasy VC” – except where fantasy sports lets you draft your favorite players onto a team, Sand Hill Exchange would let you draft your favorite startups into a portfolio for competition.

Our amazing team moved quickly to realize this concept. Within the span of six months we tested four different iterations of the rules of our game, making rapid changes as we gathered feedback from our users.

So how did I get in trouble?
In March I stepped over a line when I set out to test our users’ willingness to pay. While we kept the general public on a waitlist, I opened a private beta for 55 friends, family, and power users to test our newest iteration. I accepted deposits, primarily in Bitcoin, worth about $3000, an average of $60 per participant. This attracted the scrutiny of SEC regulators.

I believed the 2006 UIGEA provided a carve-out for skill-based competitions with parimutuel outcomes. The SEC found otherwise, determining this constitutes a securities-based swap. We have complied with their cease and desist order, terminated our beta and refunded our friends.

I personally accept all responsibility for any and all wrongdoing throughout the entirety of Sand Hill Exchange. In particular, while trying to grow our waitlist, I utilized aggressive marketing tactics and I misused words that are highly charged in the financial sector. I should have been less sloppy in my execution and more deliberate in my language. Please accept my sincerest regrets.

So, what can we all learn from this?
As a serial entrepreneur, the concept of Fantasy VC is very personal. When I first started launching tech startups a decade ago, the world was a much lonelier place to start a company. It warms my heart to see how popular support for startups is at a fever pitch. It’s for these reasons I continue to operate Sand Hill Exchange without any real currency, so we may realize its full potential as an educational community.

I have a great deal of empathy for government regulators. The world is changing very fast, particularly with the advent of blockchain technologies. They are under incredible pressure to adapt to the future and are necessarily moving fast to make it happen. If I may be so presumptuous as to offer some feedback, I would suggest that the enforcement tactics necessary to subdue criminal activity at large banks are not congruent with the enforcement tactics necessary to regulate innovation at small scale startups.

To this end, I join the call for the creation of financial innovation sandboxes. This would allow small opt-in communities with an understanding of the risks to try out new FinTech products in a regulated environment. This would be a win for regulators and also would keep top innovators from fleeing the United States.

I’m thankful America has allowed me considerable freedom to create great innovations which have helped millions of people. The principles of honest entrepreneurship are my most cherished values, and I aspire to pay it forward to the next generation of entrepreneurs by building you something incredible. Please support us by joining our newest iteration of Sand Hill Exchange.

Boxturret posted:

im the using what looks to be a photo of someone throwing a molotov cocktail to advertise bitcoins