bad news for bASIC - not shipping til mid Jan at best - page 5.

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Quote from: Bogart on January 09, 2013, 12:11:24 AM

Quote from: repentance on January 08, 2013, 05:23:25 PM

Quote from: greyhawk on January 08, 2013, 05:10:19 PM

Do not worry. These ASIAN benefactors will not let anyone down.

EDIT: No seriously. This is hilarious.

ASIAN benefactors.

This is priceless.

I don't get it. Is the quote from a movie or something?

See here:

Quote

FROM TOM:

............

Your new ASIAN benefactors will be online soon to greet you all and see where were are at and hopefully they can calm some of your nerves.

...........

Tom

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Quote from: Bogart on January 09, 2013, 12:11:24 AM

I don't get it. Is the quote from a movie or something?

No, it's funny because Tom appears to have been emphasising the fact that the new "benefactors" are ASIAN in order to reassure people that they will be able to ensure that the bASICs will actually get built and shipped in March. Because nobody has a clue who these Asian benefactors are - and Tom drops dramabombs and then leaves questions unanswered "until tomorrow" - it's not reassuring people at all and customers are now expressing concern about their orders and their information being in the hands of a company which isn't based in the US.

Turbor

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BitMinter

To that day I've seen nothing but empty promises from Tom regarding his ASIC.

Bogart

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Quote from: repentance on January 08, 2013, 05:23:25 PM

Quote from: greyhawk on January 08, 2013, 05:10:19 PM

Do not worry. These ASIAN benefactors will not let anyone down.

EDIT: No seriously. This is hilarious.

ASIAN benefactors.

This is priceless.

I don't get it. Is the quote from a movie or something?

Bogart

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Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on January 07, 2013, 10:16:30 PM

I would be very disappointed if we later learn that all the ASIC developers are in cohorts.

Really? I'd think you'd be delighted.

BTW, it's 'cahoots'.

repentance

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Quote from: bcpokey on January 08, 2013, 10:53:38 PM

Quote from: mining4fun11 on January 08, 2013, 10:42:26 PM

SCAMMER ALERT SCAMMER ALERT SCAMMER ALERT. Get the popcorn.

I'm sure everyone has his cell phone number from his website but here it is 13155918719 if you don't and need to call him if it dissapears.

I'm sure a scammer would give out a 'burner' phone number. Although a legit number can be changed pretty easily too.

I think there was something on the bASIC forum yesterday about phone numbers and people needing to arrange with Dave for Tom to call them - which implies he's not going to be taking inbound calls.

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My god am I happy I bailed a month ago and got my refund back.

Tom keeps stating in his posts "I'm a good honest guy, everyone knows me from 3 years in the bitcoin community", but how he can possibly expect anyone to believe in him after this mess is beyond me. That post was just more of this zero information and I'll update you tomorrow BS.

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Quote from: bcpokey on January 08, 2013, 10:53:38 PM

Quote from: mining4fun11 on January 08, 2013, 10:42:26 PM

SCAMMER ALERT SCAMMER ALERT SCAMMER ALERT. Get the popcorn.

I'm sure everyone has his cell phone number from his website but here it is 13155918719 if you don't and need to call him if it dissapears.

I'm sure a scammer would give out a 'burner' phone number. Although a legit number can be changed pretty easily too.

Very possible but it would be good to leave it here if someone is looking for it later.

bcpokey

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Quote from: mining4fun11 on January 08, 2013, 10:42:26 PM

SCAMMER ALERT SCAMMER ALERT SCAMMER ALERT. Get the popcorn.

I'm sure everyone has his cell phone number from his website but here it is 13155918719 if you don't and need to call him if it dissapears.

I'm sure a scammer would give out a 'burner' phone number. Although a legit number can be changed pretty easily too.

mining4fun11

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SCAMMER ALERT SCAMMER ALERT SCAMMER ALERT. Get the popcorn.

I'm sure everyone has his cell phone number from his website but here it is 13155918719 if you don't and need to call him if it dissapears.

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Anyone got a pic of Tom? i remember his fat face with a cool shade.... Cool

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The guy is just totally unprofessional.
He claims he is out of it, and yet here he and his dodgy minions are still firmly in the saddle. (hay we just fucked you over...wanna sign up for our once in a lifetime 'hosting' deal?)

The fact is he has lied from the start(certainly as regards having chips in stock), it's not even as if it was progressing and he had some setbacks.

Point is... IF you are going to play about with technology:

1. Either be a credible expert
OR
2. Be a retard BUT HIRE credible experts.

To be a good businessman you need:
1. To spot an opportunity (ok got this right)
2. Be smart enough to know your limitations BUT employ people to cover for you (FAIL!!!)

Richard Branson possibly knows fuck all about building engines for space travel, but he managed to get both of the above points right.

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Avalon ASIC Team

Quote from: niko on January 08, 2013, 06:50:20 PM

Did Avalon just buy bASIC?

No.

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Quote from: repentance on January 08, 2013, 07:06:29 PM

Quote from: niko on January 08, 2013, 06:50:20 PM

Did Avalon just buy bASIC?

He said in IRC that it's someone bASIC has been dealing with all along. Yet again, though, he's playing the "more details tomorrow" card. This is a shocking way to make major announcements. You should anticipate people's questions and give them the answers to those questions when you make the announcement and you should also make yourself available for questioning.

The way this has been handled is an epic fail. You should pretty much expect to work around the clock for a few days when you're going to drop these kind of drama-bombs.

I was just being silly about Avalon and "ASIANS" - since this whole drama is turning into a surreal commedy. Seriously, though, if this IRC statement is true (someone managing Asian affairs for bASIC, then buying bASIC when these dealings failed) - it's rather fishy. Sabotage the project, so you can buy the company cheap.

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Quote from: niko on January 08, 2013, 06:50:20 PM

Did Avalon just buy bASIC?

He said in IRC that it's someone bASIC has been dealing with all along. Yet again, though, he's playing the "more details tomorrow" card. This is a shocking way to make major announcements. You should anticipate people's questions and give them the answers to those questions when you make the announcement and you should also make yourself available for questioning.

The way this has been handled is an epic fail. You should pretty much expect to work around the clock for a few days when you're going to drop these kind of drama-bombs.

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Quote from: niko on January 08, 2013, 06:50:20 PM

Did Avalon just buy bASIC?

that was my guess too.

but...

hmm..

niko

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Did Avalon just buy bASIC?

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Quote from: fcmatt on January 08, 2013, 05:11:35 PM

i hope the asians take good care of you. LOL.

Here's a video of Tom and our new Asian overlords (aka "new ASIAN benefactors") where he tried to buy ASICs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9_OL1eceY0

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Quote from: repentance on January 08, 2013, 05:23:25 PM

It's OK for their ~~sweatshops~~ fabs to make our hardware, but I don't want to deal with an Asian company. Roll Eyes

Yeah that was me.. and in this instance.. yeah you nailed it.. clapping.wav... and some rollie eyes too I guess..

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Quote from: debianlinux on January 08, 2013, 05:19:16 PM

I ran this through my trans-dimensional bullshit gin and this was the output:

I took a sufficient number of your orders and delayed long enough to convince an investor to buy the company at a profit to me. If the change of ownership means that investor loses his backlog of orders it is immaterial to me for I have already taken my cut. Pump and Dump mechanics worked for me and may they work for the other ASIC guys, glad I got there first. PS: I am an alcoholic.

ha. i thought the same exact thing. reading between the lines surely is a skill.

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