Boxturret posted:

i miss dracula

Chris Knight posted:

haha holy poo poo that's not the first time they've done that
https://twitter.com/current/status/1141459729505562626

qirex posted:

didn’t the same agency do both brands?

divabot posted:

it is impossible to overstate the brain genius of Facebook's crypto project and everyone involved this is absolutely the funniest and most buttcoin thing i've read today

EorayMel posted:

> finish off vampire

qirex posted:

didn’t the same agency do both brands?

mediaphage posted:

what a comedy of errors. i assume they’ll manage to get something out by dint of throwing resources at it but honestly even if you were interested in crypto in the first place the idea of using anything financial from facebook gives me the willies

KnifeWrench posted:

shhh, they rebranded. you're not supposed to know that anymore. it's a clean slate!

Mr.Radar posted:

lol, i wonder who was salty enough to buy you pro-bitcoin redtext (seraph?)

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The fake news industry is booming more than ever, polluting reliable news sources we have trusted for decades. The spread of disinformation is accelerated by algorithms that favour engagement, funnelling readers to extreme, attention-grabbing positions on blogs and biased new media outfits. Even worse, new developments in deep learning research have enabled the creation of realistic deep-fake images and videos, able to show politicians and other people in power saying things which they simply never said. This falsified and manipulated content is conquering the internet at a rapid pace, blurring the lines between what seems real and what is not. Working against this development, companies like Verizon and IBM are working on technologies to counter fake news with verification using a blockchain network.

In 2021, the mounting threat of disinformation and the erosion of trust in even well-established news providers reaches a critical level, demanding an industry response. Major media companies and social platforms are forced to impose new countermeasures against fabricated and misleading news. The enabling technology is a massive shared blockchain network for news content, which allows distribution of news in an immutable way with a validity check of both the content and the source. With a shared ledger structure, any content alterations would immediately be visible to everyone, and every news item is always traceable to its original source, suppressing misinformation that other sources can’t verify.

Companies like Twitter and Facebook invest heavily in this blockchain tech, motivated first and foremost by self-preservation as the threats of regulatory oversight we’ve seen in recent years become white hot. Alternative news sites peddling conspiracy theories like QAnon, disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, falsified evidence of election fraud and more will suddenly become unavailable on major platforms. Reality wins, and echo chambers lose.

Chris Knight posted:

haha holy poo poo that's not the first time they've done that
https://twitter.com/current/status/1141459729505562626

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Eugene Polak
1.0 out of 5 stars Totally Disapointed
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2020
Verified Purchase
Did a test, deposited $20 in Bitcoin.Next peeled of back sticker and cleaned with WD -40. Tryed to send to my Coinbase Wallet, said it was an Invalid QR code. Tryed again with my Ballet wallet, which accepted the import. But paid $8.00 in transaction fees, Leaving $12.00 left Really??? WTF Now to send to the coinbase wallet was $2.00 more. Lost half my money. So is there a 40% fee to release the coin from the Cold Storage coin?? If so that’s BS. Give 1star just for Good Looks
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I received my coin today. Set it up. Unusual, but there wasn't a photo of the coin as it said there should be in the app -- instead an "image not found" error.

Everything else worked well. Manufacturing date and all were there.

I used the Public key to send money to the Coin from Coinbase (very easy) and Binance.US. Simply scanned the coin's public key.

After sending from Binance.US, about an hour later my $400 no longer shows up in the Coin App. It's zero.

...

Updated:
Wow! Great customer service and I contacted them over a non-issue. When you read my problem below, please be advised that the app sometimes cannot connect to the blockchain right away, so the app will show $0 due to a lack of connection. If that happens, just check back later. Your BitCoin will be there. For me, it took about an hour of freaking out.

I emailed the company and just asked what I had done wrong, as 9/10 it's human error, and I figured I screwed up and someone stole my funds -- though, for the life of me, I couldn't figure out how, as it seemed hack proof.

It is. They emailed back with in 30 minutes and told me about the bug and said they are working on it. They even followed up with another kind email. Awesome customer service.

No problem. This thing is great! In my safe now, after showing it to my wife all day and trying to explain to her how it worked! :-)

Shame Boy posted:

lmao the reviews


wait a minute, this actually sucks?!?


sometimes the app just breaks and your money goes away but if you complain on amazon it comes back don't worry about it

Boxturret posted:

nofees

KnifeWrench posted:

remember "I had my illiterate cousin copy your private key so it's never been seen by someone who could use it"?

EorayMel posted:

EorayMel posted:

orange juche posted:

☑️ Checkmark here when bill ha

Zamujasa posted:

laffchain confirmation

orange juche posted:

EorayMel posted:

[_] Checkmark here when bill ha

orange juche posted:

I control >51% of the posts in this laffchain, I'm going to unspend this post and use it again

Zamujasa posted:

laffchain confirmation

orange juche posted:

EorayMel posted:

☑️ Checkmark here when bill ha

Shumagorath posted:

no because the toilets face head-to-head instead of in-line like a rowboat

AlbieQuirky posted:

god, the floor between the toilet and the bidet must be a delight to clean