Topic: [ANN] Blacknet | IBO for BlackCoin | New code | PoS | No ICO - page 217. (Read 2510356 times)

Sweet... voted in thread.

That's a great thesis topic.  My wife and I have often chuckled over some of those effects... like how the people we know that are the most active posters to (and checkers of) FB and Twitter... are also those with the most obviously dysfunctional social interactions in person.  I personally believe that, second only to 'reality TV' (or more accurately 'voyeur TV') they are responsible for a great deal of the breakdown of relationships in general for many, and perspective on life for all.

I agree that alternatives which value privacy over profits and actual communication over 'stat-whoring' (likes/friends/retweets) could be a great way to retain the benefits of these platforms while largely mitigating the risks.  I swear it's almost a daily occurrence that I read an article about someone that has lost a job or not gotten a job - simply because they weren't able to keep their dirty little secrets from becoming public-domain knowledge.  

@Subtuppel
@keshuker

Yes, the thread is still open for voting if you do not wish to use the social media platforms. You are welcome to vote through the original thread as you did the nominations. Please try and include a reason for your vote though!
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.9753198





Hey mate. I wrote a thesis on why Facebook and such platforms - with consideration to their policies - are bad as a social media platform along with its negative effects on socialization - despite what people may think. The point is that i share that frame of mind and hope that I have come to understand the negative aspects of these platforms. The thing is, i use these platforms to reach and speak and hopefully inspire the people that exist in these channels though without revealing my personal life. To be honest i cannot wait for platforms such as Storj and Gems to be used to come up with a fully decentralized social/media platform - though that would not remove its negative effect on society but at the least will give us some peace of mind on the privacy and security aspect.

I really appreciate that you took the time to write that. This is what i mean and enjoy, people just joining in and expressing the truth. The whole world - the ones that are asleep - will come to understand and appreciate such technologies soon enough, there is no worry there


To be honest with you i too fear that. I would not be in this if it wasnt for the people i get to meet and communities i have witnessing forming where there was none before. I mean watching this entire system grow, evolve, expand and recruit has been one the most exciting events in my life. That is why i spend more time here than any other environment. Things just make sense here. There is a much greater picture than the currency. All we can do is try our best to show that to people. I like to think that Bitcoin is not a currency, its a mentality.

Cheers.

I figured it was due time for another Blackcoin article, so I did a price analysis for a change

Hope you like the article!

Hopefully the problems are gone. Took me 2,5 days to synch for 6 months.

nice thx

updated 

couldn't say it better

Minor wallet update v1.1.2.1 fixes a few found blockchain sync issues. Let me know if you still experience sync problems.

It seems quite the opposite actually based on the user bases of both, more like most of the world has drunk the Kool-aid to me... but the resistance is strong and possibly strongest among crypto enthusiasts.  It's kind of ironic that many demand decentralized currency, code audits, open source initiatives, financial transparency, etc. or decry the systematic invasion of privacy at the hands of the NSA and other government agencies around the world. While at the same time, they eagerly trust detailed private data to persons of unknown identity at closed services who openly admit to believing they own that data and can do whatever they deem acceptable (or more accurately, profitable) with it.  

Nope. Look I'm freaking Sr.Member now. Very old

Am I the only one that has accepted our social media overlords /o\

You too Subtuppel? 

Most of the people that he mentioned are still around, don't sweat it, check out reddit or irc or blkfeed

@evok3d:

Is there a way to vote without Facebook or Twitter by now? I am pretty sure that i am not the only one who avoids both comapnies like the plague and will never for any reason register an account there.
Do/would you allow votes by old/proven accounts from this forum?

That is incredible to see Evok3d. Obviously there isn't legitimate voting going, that will surely happen for people trying to legitimize illegitimate reasons. Vote 1 time is all you really need but people are exploitive. It is what makes us humans that in a sense in beautiful and different. However in most cases it isn't. Anyways, thanks for stopping by and giving back to the community as you have done. It is great to see hard work get recognised.

Rat4 is just an incredible person in general. Always helpful and really knows his blockchain PoS technology. It would be great to see SunnyKing get more votes as his implementation started a movement to get blockchain on better technologies than Bitcoin itself. Nobody has found that sweet spot yet, but that will come in time.

My fear is regulators -only- recognising Bitcoin and not taking into the aspect of evolving technology in mine. People can vote, and in this sense vote with their money for services. It isn't just that though, people vote with the communities they stay with.

This is probably why I am thankful to see stats like this;

http://www.blackcoin.co/irc/ (Check the 2 week statistics, there is a blank spot as we took down the bot)

http://www.reddit.com/r/blackcoin/about/traffic/

It is amazing to see community coming back to Blackcoin after they have seen so many coins come and fall. There is no other coin like Blackcoin that can sustain it's community such as us in the PoS community. That movement started here, with rat4 and his wonderful work.

Hey mates, thanks for the input. This has nothing to do with the traffic going to our site. It was initiated as a way of giving something back to the community. Something to embrace the hard work of the people in this space. A way to shed light when there is so much negative false comments being generated. The results themselves speak louder than anything i can say. It has brought to the scene for everyone to see some of the top developers, genuine comments by people who are there to support these people - such as rat4 - and speak from their heart about what these people have been and continue to do.

The decision to move this to the website was suggested as there were a great deal of people that wanted to vote and could not due to the limited aspect of not having a bitcointalk account. People who want to support the voting candidates. So ideally the best to do this was to open up the channels to all, not just a few.

As a consequence of this award and its mark on the crypto environment we have achieved the very goal which was to:

- Shed some light on the people involved. The comments left here are for everyone to see and witness. The people chosen can see the tweets and people out there who are supporting them. I am sure this would have a very nice effect on their community and personal progress as they can see that there are masses of people supporting their work and standing up for their cause.

Look at this:



Those are the nations who have participated in this. Is that not beautiful?! I am so impressed by this as it shows we are active from almost all corners of the earth. People who are willing to come through and vote for these people.

If you are looking at this as an attempt to drive traffic to the website then you are missing the point of all of this. All instructions are there for you to vote if you do not want to use the website and if you are truly dedicated with a reasonable bitcointalk account, you can vote directly through the thread. I will be updating the thread with regular stats as well.

The website was a cause and consequence of the growth in this award not the reason. The reason was and still is, to award the most supported person and through doing so highlight other noble and dedicated members.

Thank you all for your support. You have shown me, and the rest of the witnessing world that there are great people here and even greater communities. This is not something that exists in the fictional corporate world.

Edit: As for the double voting. All votes will be manually verified by Me and TK. If there are people who we believe have heavily cheated, it will announced to the public. The integrity of this is what matters the most at the end of the day. Without it, it would be counter productive.

lmao.

Hey I'm still here. I work FT for Bitreserve now and can only dedicate so much time other places. Folks come and go, but it changes nothing.

Thats good to know.