Topic: High-resolution images of physical bitcoins - page 3. (Read 8245 times)
id like to ask what is the hologram made of, as in materials. i ask this because i may have figured a way to see the key behind it without opening it, xray ,air pressure and infrared light could possibly be used. they are also one time expenses, therefore you could pretty much mess up the whole system for the same price as doing just 1 coin.
The adult way to protest would be not to purchase any. The douchenozzle way would be to post lengthy detractions and assault the maker verbally.
Guess where you belong?
"douchenozzle" is my new favorite word.
I "ignored" the douchenozzle. The ignore button is my new best friend. I will also purchase some of these just to spite the asswipe.
That's pretty slick, and I like the pictures, but I'm curious why you don't show a picture of a broken open coin anywhere? I know I was left wondering what they look like inside after reading the description.
Shit, they got stolen. Ooh, shiny physical Bitcoins! See, just read the number right here where it says, "Casascius"-- I mean, "Casacius"-- wait...
Getting bitcoins stolen off an anonymous bank... predictable.
Getting bitcoins stolen off your machine by hackers... predictable.
I did release an open-source paper-wallet generator... and if you use it, your risk of theft is pretty much eliminated. If you look hard at the code, maybe there will be a typo somewhere in there too. But it still works. You will just have to protect yourself from thugs who use rubber-hose methods to take the paper from your hands.
The fine print says 'casacius' instead of 'casascius' 
lmao dude can't even spell his name right. One of the two words used on the coin and he gets it wrong.Aside from perhaps the original client, has anyone ever managed to carry out a bitcoin-related project without a staggering display of incompetence along the way? I'm thinking of buying some of these, they are oddly symbolic of the whole endeavour...
It's really funny, isn't it? It's as if everything built on top of it has been given the exact opposite amount of care originally put into the bitcoin concept.
Proof of work? The double-spending problem solved? A distributed P2P ledger? Brilliant! Now please tell me the quickest way I can give money to a stranger to hold them somewhere in the cloud for me...
Shit, they got stolen. Well, I guess the whole point is to keep them on my _own_ machine, so that I'm in control of my own financial destiny. Fuck Bernanke! It's like I keep telling my friend Steve...
Shit, they got stolen. Ooh, shiny physical Bitcoins! See, just read the number right here where it says, "Casascius"-- I mean, "Casacius"-- wait...
chill out dude, they're just mementos.
The fine print says 'casacius' instead of 'casascius'
lmao dude can't even spell his name right. One of the two words used on the coin and he gets it wrong.Aside from perhaps the original client, has anyone ever managed to carry out a bitcoin-related project without a staggering display of incompetence along the way? I'm thinking of buying some of these, they are oddly symbolic of the whole endeavour...
It's really funny, isn't it? It's as if everything built on top of it has been given the exact opposite amount of care originally put into the bitcoin concept.
Proof of work? The double-spending problem solved? A distributed P2P ledger? Brilliant! Now please tell me the quickest way I can give money to a stranger to hold them somewhere in the cloud for me...
Shit, they got stolen. Well, I guess the whole point is to keep them on my _own_ machine, so that I'm in control of my own financial destiny. Fuck Bernanke! It's like I keep telling my friend Steve...
Shit, they got stolen. Ooh, shiny physical Bitcoins! See, just read the number right here where it says, "Casascius"-- I mean, "Casacius"-- wait...
Anyway, I think I shall buy some eventually - I can't resist a good shiny novelty trinket. But let's just say I have no unrealistic expectations of them actually functioning as advertised, the omens are not good 
. Anyone holding a significant quantity of bitcoins in these before they are thoroughly proved could get burnt.
. Anyone holding a significant quantity of bitcoins in these before they are thoroughly proved could get burnt.I will give you five for free if you break them open and redeem them on video and post your experience on YouTube.
You still have to buy them and provide the BTC, but I will refund you the premium you paid to acquire the coins plus your shipping cost. You of course will get back your BTC by redeeming them.
You don't even have to tell me who you are - I won't know which order is you - which essentially means that unless you identify yourself, the first person who does this will get it. And if you do, you'll have 5 worthless coins that still function as shiny novelty trinkets.
If you want "five for free" to be good ones, then buy ten. Break open any five of your choice, post on YouTube, and I'll refund the premium on all ten.
sounds fair, although depending on volume, it could be easy to tell.
Anyway, I think I shall buy some eventually - I can't resist a good shiny novelty trinket. But let's just say I have no unrealistic expectations of them actually functioning as advertised, the omens are not good . Anyone holding a significant quantity of bitcoins in these before they are thoroughly proved could get burnt.
. Anyone holding a significant quantity of bitcoins in these before they are thoroughly proved could get burnt.I will give you five for free if you break them open and redeem them on video and post your experience on YouTube.
You still have to buy them and provide the BTC, but I will refund you the premium you paid to acquire the coins plus your shipping cost. You of course will get back your BTC by redeeming them.
You don't even have to tell me who you are - I won't know which order is you - which essentially means that unless you identify yourself, the first person who does this will get it. And if you do, you'll have 5 worthless coins that still function as shiny novelty trinkets.
If you want "five for free" to be good ones, then buy ten. Break open any five of your choice, post on YouTube, and I'll refund the premium on all ten.
The adult way to protest would be not to purchase any. The douchenozzle way would be to post lengthy detractions and assault the maker verbally.
Guess where you belong?
Not really sure. By that metric almost 7 billion people on this planet are currently protesting, by virtue of neither purchasing nor planning to purchase his coins. Is that accurate? I don't think not buying something is an "adult" way to protest, it's an "ineffectual" way to protest. I couldn't join this "adult" group, because I am seriously considering planning on buying a couple as a shiny memento. Unless you think I shouldn't? Guess where you belong?
If the choices are limited to "douchenozzle" and "don't purchase"... Doesn't that make all his customers douchenozzles? Very confusing.Anyway, I think I shall buy some eventually - I can't resist a good shiny novelty trinket. But let's just say I have no unrealistic expectations of them actually functioning as advertised, the omens are not good
. Anyone holding a significant quantity of bitcoins in these before they are thoroughly proved could get burnt.e: Oh, saw your signature. Are you the idiot who did the faux-latin translations? Congrats, precisely 2 of the words you used make any sense
If you are too incompetent/idle to get any of the 'outside' of the coin right, how can people be sure the printing on the 'inside' - the private keys - has been handled correctly? There is no way of telling without destroying the coin so trust is a key issue. Frankly I'm not exactly brimming with confidence you've got each and every ~30-char private key right for thousands of coins when you can't even spell your own name on the damn things.
The adult way to protest would be not to purchase any. The douchenozzle way would be to post lengthy detractions and assault the maker verbally.
Guess where you belong?
tl;dr. I don't speak any Latin. I simply saw it elsewhere. If that means I am a dumbass, then yes, I am some kind of dumbass. If it doesn't, then I'm not. Either way, there's no need to be a jerk. If by the time we get around to batch #2 and the correct phrase hasn't been decided by consensus, I'll post and ask and you're welcome to contribute to the discussion.
If you are too incompetent/idle to get any of the 'outside' of the coin right, how can people be sure the printing on the 'inside' - the private keys - has been handled correctly? There is no way of telling without destroying the coin so trust is a key issue. Frankly I'm not exactly brimming with confidence you've got each and every ~30-char private key right for thousands of coins when you can't even spell your own name on the damn things. Rumor has it that the Latin "vires in numeris" is wrong too.
Did you print that shite too? what are you, some kind of dumbass? "in" in latin isn't used like that at all. blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah which is still rather silly
This is basic knowledge, people
tl;dr. I don't speak any Latin. I simply saw it elsewhere. If that means I am a dumbass, then yes, I am some kind of dumbass. If it doesn't, then I'm not. Either way, there's no need to be a jerk. If by the time we get around to batch #2 and the correct phrase hasn't been decided by consensus, I'll post and ask and you're welcome to contribute to the discussion.
Rumor has it that the Latin "vires in numeris" is wrong too.
Did you print that shite too? what are you, some kind of dumbass? Who prints thousands of internet funbux tokens emblazoned with a motto taken straight from google translate without checking it first?"in" in latin isn't used like that at all. You mean "per" (through). In any case it should be numeros; both propositions should take the accusative ("numeris" is dative. wtf would the dative be doing there). e: further thought, numeris is also ablative, so at least the sentence is gramatically correct. Using the ablative+in gives it a literal,fixed, positional meaning... Like if you wanted to say "in my car's glove box" you'd use it.
So you have "power [literally, physically]inside of numbers" which is rather nonsensical. What does the inside of a number look like exactly?
I'm guessing you only got vires right from sheer luck (vires is actually plural, but used as plurale tantum singular noun sooo "power" is a good translation).
This is basic knowledge, people
Alternatively:
nummi per inscientiam
Quickly, everyone buy them!
The physical bitcoins with the error "casacius" will be very valuable in the future!
The physical bitcoins with the error "casacius" will be very valuable in the future!
lmao dude can't even spell his name right. One of the two words used on the coin and he gets it wrong.
Aside from perhaps the original client, has anyone ever managed to carry out a bitcoin-related project without a staggering display of incompetence along the way? I'm thinking of buying some of these, they are oddly symbolic of the whole endeavour...
Aside from perhaps the original client, has anyone ever managed to carry out a bitcoin-related project without a staggering display of incompetence along the way? I'm thinking of buying some of these, they are oddly symbolic of the whole endeavour...
I'm fairly certain that when I manage to run out of materials, that the next batch will have this fixed. Rumor has it that the Latin "vires in numeris" is wrong too. I didn't personally produce the artwork, and it's small enough I missed it and approved it on the proof. It's only obvious when blown up huge on screen. It's about a 3-point type on the actual coin. (I was quite pissed when I noticed it... but it was my own fault for not looking closely and catching it).
The fine print says 'casacius' instead of 'casascius'
lmao dude can't even spell his name right. One of the two words used on the coin and he gets it wrong.Aside from perhaps the original client, has anyone ever managed to carry out a bitcoin-related project without a staggering display of incompetence along the way? I'm thinking of buying some of these, they are oddly symbolic of the whole endeavour...
Why is postage cost so high, 2-3BTC additional for sending a coin to an international address makes it a gimmick at best
at the moment, the only shipping materials I have available are Priority Mail Flat Rate envelopes and boxes. That rate covers up to 4 lbs (almost 2 kg). So you could buy hundreds of coins and the shipping cost is the same.
I've ordered some bubble mailers that will allow me to ship small quantities of coins cheaper but they're not here yet.
Why is postage cost so high, 2-3BTC additional for sending a coin to an international address makes it a gimmick at best
Awesome pics. Thx for your contribution
Is this code on the back...the public key?
It is the first 8 characters of the bitcoin address, the remainder of which can be looked up on Block Explorer. I don't load BTC onto coins until they are nearly ready to ship out, so addresses visible in the photos will probably not show anything yet.
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