ALL SET! A Bitcoin-themed banner WILL be present at Super Bowl XLVIII. - page 6.

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Quote from: forzendiablo on February 02, 2014, 02:34:22 AM

overstock should pay for it sineu direct the banner there - i kind of dont get why it goes there.

He wants to show to the Super Bowl fans that you can buy seahawks merch with Bitcoin, thus making them interessted in the technology, because they suddenly can relate to it.

Edit: The master was faster. Grin

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Quote from: forzendiablo on February 02, 2014, 02:34:22 AM

overstock should pay for it sineu direct the banner there - i kind of dont get why it goes there.

but the idea itself of puttign bitcoin outthere is cool!

Overstock just previous announced that they will start accepting bitcoins during the design process of the banner. Looking at their site, the page I opted to link to just felt right to go along with the mostly Richard Sherman theme of which, he too, just announced that his site is accepting bitcoin payments, just a couple days prior to beating the 49ers. That is all.

Tired! Just read the above paragraph six times in a row, and still haven't a clue as to if it's penned properly, or is it correctly?

NIghT!

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overstock should pay for it sineu direct the banner there - i kind of dont get why it goes there.

but the idea itself of puttign bitcoin outthere is cool!

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Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on February 02, 2014, 01:36:18 AM

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Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on February 01, 2014, 12:53:48 PM

I have over $500 USD invested in this project

Woah, $500! Fox Sports and wild man waving banner better deliver. Grin

At this penning, I'm 99.8% confident that all will go off without a hitch.

Game on!

I guess we will be able to see it in news tomorrow

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Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on February 02, 2014, 01:51:34 AM

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on February 01, 2014, 04:57:03 PM

Why "you mad bro" in the sign? Does that have some meaning that the uninitiated will understand?

My first choice was Corn Beef Hash, but feared that the uninitiated wouldn't understand. Grin

Bottom line, a majority of the Seattle Seahawks fans will get the overall references cleverly incorporated in the banner... sans the Bitcoin part saved for us.

I just thought of something! CC doesn't have one banner, for it's two singles grommeted together, perhaps easily separated. Imagine if they were separated during the game, then there would be two Bitcoin-themed banners a wavin'. He'll know what to do, for it's in good hands now.

~TMIBTCITW

Thanks, I figured it was a local thing.

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Quote from: QuestionAuthority on February 01, 2014, 04:57:03 PM

Why "you mad bro" in the sign? Does that have some meaning that the uninitiated will understand?

My first choice was Corn Beef Hash, but feared that the uninitiated wouldn't understand. Grin

Bottom line, a majority of the Seattle Seahawks fans will get the overall references cleverly incorporated in the banner... sans the Bitcoin part saved for us.

I just thought of something! CC doesn't have one banner, for it's two singles grommeted together, perhaps easily separated. Imagine if they were separated during the game, then there would be two Bitcoin-themed banners a wavin'. He'll know what to do, for it's in good hands now.

~TMIBTCITW

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Quote from: Bitcoinwunder on February 01, 2014, 01:59:31 PM

Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on February 01, 2014, 12:53:48 PM

I have over $500 USD invested in this project

Woah, $500! Fox Sports and wild man waving banner better deliver. Grin

At this penning, I'm 99.8% confident that all will go off without a hitch.

Game on!

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Quote from: QuestionAuthority on February 01, 2014, 04:57:03 PM

Why "you mad bro" in the sign? Does that have some meaning that the uninitiated will understand?

I know nothing but it seems clear that this is a team rivalry. Payton Manning is Denver Broncos, who are cast as the likely losers of this match; Richard 'You mad, bro?' Sherman appears to be Seattle Seahawks and then I guess seen as being Payton Manning's nemisis and hero of what is likely to be the winning team. Outlook for Bitcoin in Denver: cloudy.

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You lead and I'll watch you walk away.

Why "you mad bro" in the sign? Does that have some meaning that the uninitiated will understand?

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Quote from: bobbobobbo on February 01, 2014, 03:05:41 PM

good luck!

+1

I really hope this works for you.

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good luck!

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Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on February 01, 2014, 12:53:48 PM

I have over $500 USD invested in this project

Woah, $500! Fox Sports and wild man waving banner better deliver. Grin

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Quote from: yatsey87 on February 01, 2014, 01:04:50 PM

Where does the Bitcoin/google address go to?

Links to http://www.overstock.com/search?keywords=seattle+seahawks&SearchType=Header because Overstock.com just started accepting bitcoins for payment, and are doing quite well, I may add.

Just updated the bounty thread: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.4877307

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Where does the Bitcoin/google address go to?

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Bad news --> to very bad news --> to good news --> TO VERY GOOD NEWS!

Original printer never got back with me and is closed today (assumed).
Other independent printers are also closed today in NYC.
Thinking cap was donned, then...
KINKOS! Less than a half a mile away--walking distance to the Waldorf Astoria.

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At any rate, Chantale and Casey, at Kinkos, went over and beyond the call of duty to make sure that this DOUBLE-SIDED banner (two single-sided banners, grommeted together) is delivered to the Waldorf Astoria no later than 10AM tomorrow morning, the best I could do--apologies!

Not to brag (seriously), but I have over $500 USD invested in this project just to have some stupid Bitcoin banner waving like a motherfucker 15 rows up behind one of the goal posts (again, the best I could do Roll Eyes

) at MetLife Stadium during Super Bowl XLVIII with the hopes of having FOX Sports capture the wild man waving said banner to be broadcasted live to its 100M+ viewers.

To top it off, said wild man gets to keep said banner after the fact, possibly selling it to pay for his Super Bowl ticket.

Granted, we're not outta the woods yets, but the gridiron is in site, no longer needing a Hail Mary to get Bitcoin close to the endzone.

TMIBTCITW does it again! Cry

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To clarify, the graphic design was not created via Photoshop, and is vectored to scale for printing purposes, thanks to bitcoincito. The Google tiny URL acts as a backup if the QR-Code is unreadable, ergo we won't sweat this aspect, considering there's a myriad of symbolism built into the final design.

If Richard Sherman proves instrumental in the Seattle Seahawks winning the game, it'll make this banner that much more valuable for CC, especially if he could get it signed.

Here's to hoping it's a great game and the commercials don't suck. May the best team win!

~TMIBTCITW

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Quote from: CryptoCommodity on January 31, 2014, 05:56:16 PM

Just an FYI I will be in one of the endzones, pretty dead center behind the goalposts in the first 15 rows, so there is a very good possibility that the banner will be visible during field goals and PATs.

Thanks, bud, but it now looks like I may have to pay out that $100 USD via BTC bounty I currently have running: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/100-via-btc-bounty-to-first-person-snagging-img-of-bitcoin-banner-at-sb-xlviii-429446.

~TMIBTCITW

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Well since the Patriots aren't in I think I'm more excited to catch this banner on tv than the game. Awesome work Phinnaeus getting this printed and in the hands of someone going. No doubt it will make it on tv if he's sitting behind the goal posts!

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This is why full colour doesn't work (It's not possible to colour the whole bg). Sometimes it's possible to fully colour it, but sadly that doesn't get displayed correctly in Firefox. So I came up with some alternatives:

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Here's an idea for the full member sig. Version with one strong color line to grab max. attention. I believe that works very well - I capitalized PRIMEDICE, but didn't make the font bold as it makes the overall design weaker. Not necessary, because it already attracts enough attention:

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Version with two strong color lines to grab max. attention (I prefer 1 line):

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You need to decide if you want the top right line CAPITAL or not and if you use a ":" or not:

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