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member
Activity: 63
Merit: 10
February 25, 2014, 11:10:01 AM
i think what starman is forgetting when he suggests that its only small amounts. but what maybe $1 today, maybe $1000 next year, and with it taking a noob miner maybe a couple of days to earn such amount of dust from a single GPU, they are reluctant to just hand it over without some idea as to the reason.
legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1004
February 25, 2014, 10:58:31 AM
Very true.
I figured that because he basically only asked for the price of a cup of coffee total that it was not going to be some big scam but then again who knows.  Maybe he will pay it forward in the future.
I hope in some way it helped him.  It is the bigger scammers that really anger me.  I am out .09657 BTC from a someone who used the fact that they had traded in the past and had positive trust to rip a bunch of us off.  That is the kind that hurts.  It just happened this weekend.
Makes me want to throw up. 

The only thing that you've revealed about this experiment so far is that it involves getting people to donate BTC to a wallet that you control. Maybe if you gave your real world information or you explained more about what your experiment involves, people would be less skeptical about the experiment.

what it also revealed is that people are willing to just hand strangers money without checking up on them or asking questions. and that if starman did infact reveal more info.. such as a nigerian prince sob story, or a sure bet investment. people would be MORE skeptical and not give coins
legendary
Activity: 4410
Merit: 4788
February 25, 2014, 08:32:13 AM
The only thing that you've revealed about this experiment so far is that it involves getting people to donate BTC to a wallet that you control. Maybe if you gave your real world information or you explained more about what your experiment involves, people would be less skeptical about the experiment.

what it also revealed is that people are willing to just hand strangers money without checking up on them or asking questions. and that if starman did infact reveal more info.. such as a nigerian prince sob story, or a sure bet investment. people would be MORE skeptical and not give coins
legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1004
February 07, 2014, 11:54:45 AM
Nice one.  LOL
I guess it was worth it just to see if it was a scam or not.
Kind of bummed it was a scam it's not like I can afford to be scammed when I myself am broke.


Sweet.  I saw Anthony Bourdain eat a camel supposedly was tasty.  Starman should send some out way.


didn't want to go through all 6 pages of the replies, was the social experiment ever revealed?  what was the big secret...does anyone want to provide cliffs notes?

He took their money and ran. Changed his name and is living in the Arabian Peninsula where he now sells used camels.  Grin

Yea, I like watching that show with Anthony Bourdain. Maybe someday we will see Bourdain interviewing Starman. I suppose by then Starman will be living in a tent with 6 wives. Oh by the way, I hear he does except Bitcoin for his used camels.BTC
Z1#
newbie
Activity: 22
Merit: 0
February 07, 2014, 01:25:01 AM
Sweet.  I saw Anthony Bourdain eat a camel supposedly was tasty.  Starman should send some out way.


didn't want to go through all 6 pages of the replies, was the social experiment ever revealed?  what was the big secret...does anyone want to provide cliffs notes?

He took their money and ran. Changed his name and is living in the Arabian Peninsula where he now sells used camels.  Grin

Yea, I like watching that show with Anthony Bourdain. Maybe someday we will see Bourdain interviewing Starman. I suppose by then Starman will be living in a tent with 6 wives. Oh by the way, I hear he does except Bitcoin for his used camels.BTC
legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1004
February 06, 2014, 09:27:12 PM
Sweet.  I saw Anthony Bourdain eat a camel supposedly was tasty.  Starman should send some out way.


didn't want to go through all 6 pages of the replies, was the social experiment ever revealed?  what was the big secret...does anyone want to provide cliffs notes?

He took their money and ran. Changed his name and is living in the Arabian Peninsula where he now sells used camels.  Grin
Z1#
newbie
Activity: 22
Merit: 0
February 06, 2014, 06:47:22 PM
didn't want to go through all 6 pages of the replies, was the social experiment ever revealed?  what was the big secret...does anyone want to provide cliffs notes?

He took their money and ran. Changed his name and is living in the Arabian Peninsula where he now sells used camels.  Grin
legendary
Activity: 1456
Merit: 1001
This is the land of wolves now & you're not a wolf
February 06, 2014, 06:10:50 PM
didn't want to go through all 6 pages of the replies, was the social experiment ever revealed?  what was the big secret...does anyone want to provide cliffs notes?
legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1004
February 06, 2014, 04:20:08 PM
Yup, a goofy yet effective "experiment" it seems to be.
Maybe Starman is really Phillip Seymore Hoffman.  Shocked
hero member
Activity: 868
Merit: 1000
February 06, 2014, 04:44:42 AM
So I guess my initial analysis was spot-on...

OP belongs to the free shit army, successfully employed social engineering/human interfacing to get free BTC.
Short version : blah blah don't need money but gimme BTC blah blah experiment blah blah... chaff/flares... irrelevant tangents, sidestories... smoke/mirrors... gimme BTC blah blah etc.

Funny to see how he still hawks the Forum every single day, just not posting...

Maybe OP is experimenting how many people will fall for that?  Wink
member
Activity: 122
Merit: 20
February 06, 2014, 03:54:56 AM
JD upon successfully soliciting a small sum of BTC and eager to put his plan to work, decides to transfer the few fractions of Bitcoin he received to another account. While at this point many would become suspect, JD suspects his few willing volunteers will understand.
 
Sipping on his morning cup of coffee, JD smiles as he stares off into the distant sunrise. It is indeed the beginning of a new day…

Had bookmarked this thread to watch where it goes. Bumping for update. Am still waiting for the analysis portion of the infotainment to see what has been learned from this social experiment  Smiley
sr. member
Activity: 252
Merit: 250
Sentinel
January 27, 2014, 05:09:26 PM
So I guess my initial analysis was spot-on...

OP belongs to the free shit army, successfully employed social engineering/human interfacing to get free BTC.
Short version : blah blah don't need money but gimme BTC blah blah experiment blah blah... chaff/flares... irrelevant tangents, sidestories... smoke/mirrors... gimme BTC blah blah etc.

Funny to see how he still hawks the Forum every single day, just not posting...
legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1004
January 24, 2014, 10:37:39 AM
At this rate he will have paid more in fees than he took in.


Seems like the money is transferred to some more addresses:
From: https://blockchain.info/address/1FxQJWfQm1g6eQjDj7KwCp4ovZ1o1QMhjk
To: https://blockchain.info/address/1PZ4DqyRCBQ5Zhw6ooCQkigWjoAyvMRRiX

And then send to two other addresses.. Huh
sr. member
Activity: 266
Merit: 250
January 24, 2014, 05:08:36 AM
Seems like the money is transferred to some more addresses:
From: https://blockchain.info/address/1FxQJWfQm1g6eQjDj7KwCp4ovZ1o1QMhjk
To: https://blockchain.info/address/1PZ4DqyRCBQ5Zhw6ooCQkigWjoAyvMRRiX

And then send to two other addresses.. Huh
legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1004
January 23, 2014, 08:03:40 PM
Very true.
So far it is working out well.

Bitcoin is an experiment.
sr. member
Activity: 299
Merit: 253
January 23, 2014, 08:01:22 PM
Bitcoin is an experiment.
legendary
Activity: 3598
Merit: 2386
Viva Ut Vivas
January 23, 2014, 03:47:23 AM
I get it, a patience test.
JD, are Turk, Elliot and Carla there?  Cool

Indeed. How many days is OP able to prolong this until people start trying to get him the SCAMMER label.

To which he replies that his social experiment was to find out how long it would take.

QED

I will end it now. OP is a scammer.
legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1004
January 22, 2014, 05:36:55 PM
I get it, a patience test.
JD, are Turk, Elliot and Carla there?  Cool

JD upon successfully soliciting a small sum of BTC and eager to put his plan to work, decides to transfer the few fractions of Bitcoin he received to another account. While at this point many would become suspect, JD suspects his few willing volunteers will understand.
 
Sipping on his morning cup of coffee, JD smiles as he stares off into the distant sunrise. It is indeed the beginning of a new day…

newbie
Activity: 42
Merit: 0
January 22, 2014, 05:13:32 PM
JD upon successfully soliciting a small sum of BTC and eager to put his plan to work, decides to transfer the few fractions of Bitcoin he received to another account. While at this point many would become suspect, JD suspects his few willing volunteers will understand.
 
Sipping on his morning cup of coffee, JD smiles as he stares off into the distant sunrise. It is indeed the beginning of a new day…
sr. member
Activity: 294
Merit: 250
January 22, 2014, 11:37:22 AM
I agree, it sounds like he will have a enjoyable life.  I must have a little gypsy blood in my veins.

Mtnminer

I hope JD will use both the information and the funds from this experiment wisely, to get a life he is wishing for. Wink
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