Connections were shut down during the Arab Spring, for example.
Because private companies were forced to comply. The government's direct control is questionable, although their influence is undeniable, as is their monitoring. 
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Your bitcoins ultimately rely on the government to maintain the electrical grid and internet infrastructure, this is one of the reasons pro-big government folks like myself like them so much. When people use currency like gold or ammunition in the event of an emergency they can trade and barter with it freely, when we use bitcoins control of the market is in the hands of the government.
The WWW internet infrastructure was inherited from the failed investments of interactive TV. The government had nothing to do with that. I would know. I lost a lot of money.
You know nothing about the internet, Atlas. It was a government project through and through.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/wsj-mangles-history-to-argue-government-didnt-launch-the-internet/
Regardless of where it was inherited from, however, it is undeniable government control is possible at this point. Connections were shut down during the Arab Spring, for example. You have to work around that to get your message out. A currency that relies on internet will not work in that situation as well as gold or ammunition will.
Ponyboy, I have been using the internet since you were in diapers. Now, if you're momma and papa can't help pay for your college and you need Uncle Sam to help you, I can understand the government might be your friend. It has never been mine.
Other than when it gave you the Internet I guess, which Bitcoins entirely rely upon to continue to exist.
Your bitcoins ultimately rely on the government to maintain the electrical grid and internet infrastructure, this is one of the reasons pro-big government folks like myself like them so much. When people use currency like gold or ammunition in the event of an emergency they can trade and barter with it freely, when we use bitcoins control of the market is in the hands of the government.
The WWW internet infrastructure was inherited from the failed investments of interactive TV. The government had nothing to do with that. I would know. I lost a lot of money.
You know nothing about the internet, Atlas. It was a government project through and through.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/wsj-mangles-history-to-argue-government-didnt-launch-the-internet/
Regardless of where it was inherited from, however, it is undeniable government control is possible at this point. Connections were shut down during the Arab Spring, for example. You have to work around that to get your message out. A currency that relies on internet will not work in that situation as well as gold or ammunition will.
Ponyboy, I have been using the internet since you were in diapers. Now, if your momma and papa can't help pay for your college and you need Uncle Sam to help you, I can understand the government might be your friend. It has never been mine.
Your bitcoins ultimately rely on the government to maintain the electrical grid and internet infrastructure, this is one of the reasons pro-big government folks like myself like them so much. When people use currency like gold or ammunition in the event of an emergency they can trade and barter with it freely, when we use bitcoins control of the market is in the hands of the government.
The WWW internet infrastructure was inherited from the failed investments of interactive TV. The government had nothing to do with that. I would know. I lost a lot of money.
You know nothing about the internet. It was a government project through and through.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/wsj-mangles-history-to-argue-government-didnt-launch-the-internet/
Regardless of where it was inherited from, however, it is undeniable government control is possible at this point. Connections were shut down during the Arab Spring, for example. You have to work around that to get your message out. A currency that relies on internet will not work in that situation as well as gold or ammunition will.
Your bitcoins ultimately rely on the government to maintain the electrical grid and internet infrastructure, this is one of the reasons pro-big government folks like myself like them so much. When people use currency like gold or ammunition in the event of an emergency they can trade and barter with it freely, when we use bitcoins control of the market is in the hands of the government.
The WWW internet infrastructure was inherited from the failed investments of interactive TV. The government had nothing to do with that. I would know. I lost a lot of money.
Your bitcoins ultimately rely on the government to maintain the electrical grid and internet infrastructure, this is one of the reasons pro-big government folks like myself like them so much. When people use currency like gold or ammunition in the event of an emergency they can trade and barter with it freely, when we use bitcoins control of the market is in the hands of the government.
That's a little gloomy...I hear Switzerland is nice this time of year...
I would hope that people would set up a huge "pirate" high-wattage WiFi networks with directional antennas to connect locales.
Supposedly, BitSyncom is working on this. Hopefully, it is not vaporware.
to save someone some time searching
http://bitsyn.com/main/2012/07/the-bitsyncom-initiative
I would hope that people would set up a huge "pirate" high-wattage WiFi networks with directional antennas to connect locales.
Supposedly, BitSyncom is working on this. Hopefully, it is not vaporware.
I would hope that people would set up a huge "pirate" high-wattage WiFi networks with directional antennas to connect locales.
better question is will my paper bill bitcoins still be worth something if the blockchain is never fired back up ? would you still be willing to trade with me ? 
What do you mean "fired back up" - a prolonged global shutdown of the Internet is extremely unlikely so the blockchain will most certainly keep growing and everybody with at least some form of Internet access would surely be willing to trade with you for your paper Bitcoins.Oh and by the way: I've got quite some hashing power running completely on solar power here and a number of big antennas for long-range WiFi, so I'll do my best to help Bitcoin make it through the zombie apocalypse
+1
I'll lend support to that!
Right now there are around 15000 - 17000 complete copies of the blockchain distributed around the world. Good luck in stopping that.
http://bitcoinstatus.rowit.co.uk/
I encourage bitcoin users to use the Satoshi client or any other client that downloads the full blockchain so it is stored on your comptuer.
EDIT: Looks like we have approx 10000+ copies of the blockchain. See below.
http://bitcoinstatus.rowit.co.uk/
I encourage bitcoin users to use the Satoshi client or any other client that downloads the full blockchain so it is stored on your comptuer.
EDIT: Looks like we have approx 10000+ copies of the blockchain. See below.
better question is will my paper bill bitcoins still be worth something if the blockchain is never fired back up ? would you still be willing to trade with me ?
What do you mean "fired back up" - a prolonged global shutdown of the Internet is extremely unlikely so the blockchain will most certainly keep growing and everybody with at least some form of Internet access would surely be willing to trade with you for your paper Bitcoins.Oh and by the way: I've got some hashing power running completely on solar power here and a number of big antennas for long-range WiFi, so I'll do my best to help Bitcoin make it through the zombie apocalypse
better question is will my paper bill bitcoins still be worth something if the blockchain is never fired back up ? would you still be willing to trade with me ?
oh great some igloo jokes 
I can throw a stone across a river and hit an american
I can throw a stone across a river and hit an american
Europe here, i have the full blockchain, don't worry 
Thank you. 
Europe here, i have the full blockchain, don't worry
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