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JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
In the meantime, exchanges and wallet services - and any service sending coins directly to third parties - should be extremely careful with anyone claiming their transaction did not go through.

Note that this will also affect any other crypto-currency using the same transaction scheme as Bitcoin.

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JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
We choose to go to the moon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g25G1M4EXrQ

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR6wok7g7do

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
lol there are degrees of anonymity

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
High quality laffs abount. the market is bountiful.

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

Joementum posted:

credit where it's due: MtGox's servers used to totally crash when there was a sell-off like this, so they've really made some technical improvements in recent months

or the trading volume has decreased significantly

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
where is the best place to watch the price crash in real time?

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

FrozenVent posted:

the other exchanges are still around 550

thanks all for the sites.

this is lovely, one can only suppose the other exchanges will soon follow on mtgox's lead

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

FMguru posted:

is it worse than that goon who ended up paying $55000 to lease a used acura (blue book value $18000)?

um, link??

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
It's funny because Marc duTrieux would probably be quite the proponent of bitcoins.

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

Roman polanski's abortion doctor

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
Last:$100.35

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
Last:$100.28

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

Konjuro posted:

today is a good day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4UqMyldS7Q

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

Greyhawk posted:

no it is totally not a cargo cult what are you talking about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPV7O4tAjD0

Holy poo poo, this is like some strange performance art.

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

...! posted:

[–]Jojoslade 1 point 1 hour ago
There's gotta be SEC laws against this, but I would love it.

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

FrozenVent posted:

ok oil maybe, but oil is actually very fricking useful

History of oil prices:

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

duTrieux. posted:

oil is a conspiracy by ancient creatures which require an atmosphere rich in co2 before they can emerge

go on...

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
[–]GrapeNehiSoda 83 points 8 hours ago
drat you, Gox! I lost ALL my trading cards!!!

[–]jonstern 12 points 6 hours ago
LOL WOW
+/u/dogetipbot 100 doge

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

is this gox's account?

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
lol this andreas live stream is great.

he probably had a lot of butts tied up in gox.

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
i loving love the unrelenting tsunami of bitcoin tears these past couple of weeks.

really hope these idiots are calling japan from their cell phones and not using skype / google voice like any sane person.

tbf if this was the hold music I wouldn't mind racking up a 3 digit phone bill for the call:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g4dkBF5anU

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

kiwid posted:

I was thinking of maybe hosting a "party" where I invite a bunch of friends and family over for a barbeque. However, when it is finally time to eat, I'll pull out my projector and white screen and show them some PowerPoints and a few YouTube videos describing how amazing Bitcoin is right now and how vital it is to early invest. I was thinking of even charging them a "finders fee" if they do decide to invest because I'm going through all this work of showing them this opportunity. This idea is similar to what they do at those time share vacation resorts where they trick people into buying time shares, but the difference is that investing in Bitcoin isn't a scam like time shares because you'll actually be making more money.
Thoughts? Any other ideas?

5

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

kiwid posted:

god drat it that's a lot of words but you guys are making me feel like i have to go read it

its p good

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
this book is going to have to be updated with a chapter on bitcoins:



it really is a pro-read

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

MORE CURLY FRIES posted:

did anyone post the news story about the bitcoin exchange owner that might have killed themselves



Autumn Radtke

On reflection I think this is a tragedy.

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

RZA Encryption posted:

loving goons, you can just say "rip, lol bitcoins" and move on without mentioning her physical appearance.

physical appearance has more inherent value than bitcoins

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

Beeftweeter posted:

that is creepy but facebook having the copyright on that photo is also creepy

this is all creepy

creepycoins



the daily mail probably just went straight to her FB account and put the logo on themselves as no doubt under the terms of facebook use they're the ones who own the copyright on them.

JFairfax fucked around with this message at 18:33 on Mar 5, 2014

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

mmm this is delicious

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

he's gonna get killed in prison

if you give me two cigarettes today I'll give you three back tomorrow

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
feels like we've not had an update from our friend BFL Josh in a while:

04 March 2014 - Monarch Update

Power & Performance better than expected
The initial power consumption numbers for Monarch are in and they're about 20% better than anticipated, meaning we expect the Monarch to consume 0.45W/GH at the chip level. This translates to about 300W per 600GH at the wall. Chip performance of all systems is as good as or better than predicted. To put this in perspective, this makes the Monarch chip nearly twice as power efficient as compared to our 28nm competition whose products operate between 0.9 and 1.0w per GH at the wall.

Chip Delay
The initial batch that we currently have in hand is not suitable to ship to customers. This is due to a problem in a top metal layer of the chip that prevents some engines from initializing when the chip is first powered on. (With ASIC design, there are a number of layers to a chip; most of those layers are in silicon, but the last few layers are in a special type of metal. Subsequent batches were held in wait just prior to the metal layers so that we could affect any necessary changes and proceed with chip production from that point, drastically reducing the time it takes to bring a new batch of chips to life.) The problem was positively identified and the fix is already in progress; however it will take approximately 5 weeks before we get packaged chips in hand, meaning the deployment of the Monarch will be delayed about 5 weeks from now. The specific date is still being determined, but I wanted to get an update out as soon as possible.

Refunds & Delay Compensation

Because of the delay, we're offering several different forms of compensation that vary based on order pricing and order date:

$4680 600GH Monarchs

Free performance upgrades
All customers who ordered 600GH Monarchs prior to the price decrease on November 28, 2013 will be upgraded to the Imperial Monarch product, which is a new, high performance version of the card. The Imperial Monarch will operate at 1 TH/s (+ / - 20%).

Six Month Refund or Double Shipment Guarantee
If you’ve been waiting in queue for six months or more, you qualify for either a full refund in USD, OR double the hardware you ordered. This latter option will come in the form of (a) first shipping you the new Imperial Monarch, giving you an expected 160-175% of your ordered hashrate, and then (b) an additional Standard 600 GH Monarch at the end of the queue, giving you another 100% hashrate boost, totaling an expected 250+% of your ordered hashrate once all products have shipped. (Note: Electing the refund cancels the Imperial Monarch upgrade offer in the first section above.)

50% off Voucher
If your paid order is less than 6 months old but you paid $4680 for your Monarch, you will instead receive an Imperial Monarch as described above, as well as a 50% off discount on an additional Standard Monarch at the end of the queue.

Full Price 300GH Monarchs
For 300GH Monarch orders, similar but slightly different offers will be extended. Customers will be contacted with specifics via email soon.

Mining By the GigaHash
If your Mining By the GH paid order is more than 6 months old, you will receive 2x the hashrate purchased.

Reduced Price Orders
Individual orders that are less than 6 months old and that paid for the reduced price 600GH or 300GH Monarch will likely not be delayed past the expected delivery date.

. Details specific to each of the above order categories will be communicated to eligible customers via email in the next few days. We hope everyone will remain in the order queue and take delivery of these extremely power-efficient, super-fast miners. But, cognizant of the feedback of our earlier 65nm customers, for those qualified buyers who desire a refund we will gladly issue you one.

Refunds will be issued in 30 to 45 days from the date of request of refund. Refunds will be in USD.

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

zokie posted:

So Satoshi Nakamoto is a Japanese immigrant to the USA that got pissed over how hard it was to buy model trains from England. So he made BitCoin

http://mag.newsweek.com/2014/03/14/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto.html

im the libertarian who made his career working for classified government funded aerospace / military projects

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
if you're writing an article to identify someone, then really you do need to identify them in the article. kind of can't write the article without doing that.

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
http://instagram.com/p/lNv9-_QaNF

see satoshi smile and hear him laugh about lunch

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
AP EXCLUSIVE: MAN DENIES HE'S BITCOIN FOUNDER

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The man Newsweek claims is the founder of Bitcoin denies he had anything to do with the digital currency.

In an exclusive two-hour interview with The Associated Press Dorian S. Nakamoto, 64, said he had never heard of Bitcoin until his son told him he had been contacted by a reporter three weeks ago.

Reached at his home in Temple City, Calif., Nakamoto acknowledged that many of the details in Newsweek's report are correct, including that he once worked for a defense contractor. But he strongly disputes the magazine's assertion that he is "the face behind Bitcoin."

Since Bitcoin's birth in 2009, the currency's creator has remained a mystery. The person -or people- behind its founding have been known only as "Satoshi Nakamoto," which many observers believed to be a pseudonym.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BITCOIN_FOUNDER_DENIAL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-03-06-19-35-06

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

arthurnakamoto posted:

submitted 49 minutes ago by arthurnakamoto

I understand that I will be mis-quoted in this post and that I will be made out to be the brother who is the rear end in a top hat remark guy. I can and will have no choice that to be slandered and live with that. What I want to make clear is that I am pleading, no, begging for all to allow Dorian to live whatever life he has left to live it in dignity, peace and in private. To let him play with his trains and obsess over being treated to free lunches that he craves for some reason since his stroke. Funny thing is that growing up we were always hungry because there was never enough and lunch was our largest meal. What do I have to do? Show everyone my bowl legs due to malnutrition? His legs which are worse? What lower level of indecency is required to quench their thirst for what I cannot fathom?

Proof: http://imgur.com/kvpzrK7

what the gently caress?/

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

those loving idiots are so stupid, can hardly imagine people are such imbeciles. but such is life

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

Samurai Quack posted:

I am so glad I didn't give up on this thread during the luls because loving :laffo:

the luls have turned to lols

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JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

Pissflaps posted:

where is the thread title from?

Arsene Wenger's post-match interview from Saturday.

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