This is why we can't have nice things.

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Quote from: Matthew N. Wright on November 23, 2011, 05:21:14 PM

http://www.wired.com/magazine/wp-content/images/19-12/mf_bitcoin2_f.jpg

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/11/mf_bitcoin/all/1

"This is why we can't have nice things."

FUNNY!

BTW, Bitcoin isn't dead until the last miner turns out the light...and even then reviving it (or its protege) is no problem. That mainstream media declares it dead is EXACTLY what is preferable.

Organic growth is far more sustainable, and a much better investment, than any Wagner-to-the-moon effect. The market is going to COME TO BITCOIN because of what is happening in the world, not because of any carny barking.

It's all about functionality meeting timing.

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Quote from: cbeast on November 28, 2011, 08:13:41 AM

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Quote from: Matthew N. Wright on November 23, 2011, 05:42:28 PM

Quote from: grubles on November 23, 2011, 05:36:38 PM

We can all bash on Bruce all we want but he has done more than 99% of us to help get Bitcoin where it is today.

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I couldn't agree with you more.

Very nice.

I await the followup Wired article. I would suggest someone from here start contacting them first before they find out the fun about Bruce on their own.

What would you tell Wired about Bruce?

That he fled the state and moved to New york in an effort to avoid a 6 figure ruling against him for fraud, that he posted on a public forum that you should tip thai boy prostitutes after fucking them like he does, or just that he is considered the worst interviewer in the history of fake tv. I doubt they'll care though.

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Quote from: cbeast on November 28, 2011, 08:13:41 AM

What would you tell Wired about Bruce?

To talk to some SomethingAwful goons for some funny stories.

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Let's talk governance, lipstick, and pigs.

Quote from: BitcoinPorn on November 28, 2011, 08:08:50 AM

Quote from: Matthew N. Wright on November 23, 2011, 05:42:28 PM

Quote from: grubles on November 23, 2011, 05:36:38 PM

We can all bash on Bruce all we want but he has done more than 99% of us to help get Bitcoin where it is today.

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Last Price: 2.32499

I couldn't agree with you more.

Very nice.

I await the followup Wired article. I would suggest someone from here start contacting them first before they find out the fun about Bruce on their own.

What would you tell Wired about Bruce?

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Quote from: Matthew N. Wright on November 23, 2011, 05:42:28 PM

Quote from: grubles on November 23, 2011, 05:36:38 PM

We can all bash on Bruce all we want but he has done more than 99% of us to help get Bitcoin where it is today.

Quote from: https://mtgox.com/trade/history

Last Price: 2.32499

I couldn't agree with you more.

Very nice.

I await the followup Wired article. I would suggest someone from here start contacting them first before they find out the fun about Bruce on their own.

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Let's talk governance, lipstick, and pigs.

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I'm curious, how is it good for bitcoin? The name of the article is The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin. While it's all true and correct information it seems to show the vulnerabilities of bitcoin and it magnetic attraction of undesirable circumstances/people.

Or do you mean any press that brings awareness is good? Perpetutate the ponsi?

After people have read enough Bitcoin obituaries over several years, they might get the hint that it's not going to die.

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Quote from: bbit on November 23, 2011, 09:18:23 PM

at one point I was accused of being Bruce Shocked

because of my ~~eclispe~~ ellipses... lol

anywho , who really cares. Bruce has done his time because we are the judge and jury I guess Huh

I say we welcome him back to the community with open arms I mean really the price might go up lol

I'll not be trusting the guy any time soon. The whole MyBitcoin thing was enough for me (and the aftermath... I'm still shaking my head at him trying to get involved with the bounty on the identity of the owner of MyBitcoin.)

IMHO - the bitcoin community is far better off without him at this point than with him.

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Dude, the article didn't center on Bruce. They interviewed him and used his photo to fill space. And it was a really really good article, AND it mentioned Bruce's fraud. Don't get your panties in such a bunch. It was a good article, and good for bitcoin. (And as an aside, I like Bruce! So nyeh!!)

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at one point I was accused of being Bruce Shocked

because of my ~~eclispe~~ ellipses... lol

anywho , who really cares. Bruce has done his time because we are the judge and jury I guess Huh

I say we welcome him back to the community with open arms I mean really the price might go up lol

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Quote from: julz on November 23, 2011, 08:54:15 PM

I liked what Bruce did as far as bringing some brick and mortar merchants to bitcoin, and the associated publicity back then...
but now I wish he'd fade into the background and not put himself forward in any way regarding bitcoin.
I was disappointed to see his picture in that article.

Much as he *was* good for bitcoin - he now has the potential to be really bad for it,
so while I don't think we need outright animosity towards him, some polite shunning is in order.

One day I will earn that honor as well. To be politely shunned. Cry

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I liked what Bruce did as far as bringing some brick and mortar merchants to bitcoin, and the associated publicity back then...
but now I wish he'd fade into the background and not put himself forward in any way regarding bitcoin.
I was disappointed to see his picture in that article.

Much as he *was* good for bitcoin - he now has the potential to be really bad for it,
so while I don't think we need outright animosity towards him, some polite shunning is in order.

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Quote from: grubles on November 23, 2011, 07:37:48 PM

Quote from: Matthew N. Wright on November 23, 2011, 07:33:44 PM

Quote from: FlipPro on November 23, 2011, 07:01:43 PM

Matt placing price collapse on one person is childish.

It's called trolling. loL@everyone defending Bruce and actually thinking I care about him. This article should not have focused on him like it did. That was the point. The writer didn't do his homework. Gavin Andreson would have been a much better center piece for this article, no?

Why are you wasting everyone's time by trolling? Any shred of credibility you may have had just flew out the window. Next time you have a thought make sure you think about it 2 or 3 more times, wait a few days, and then think about it some more before you post anything.

You consider it a waste of time, yet you respond. Interesting. My credibility as what? An unknown and virtually anonymous forum poster? OHNOES. The only credibility that is worth having is based off of the work I do off of this forum.

If your understanding of human beings is that they all need to behave in a certain way just to be useful, welcome to the internet. It's going to be a long, hard, troubling road.

Back on topic-- Bruce should not have been the focal point of this article. Having his picture does not help us. There could be 10 posters here telling me otherwise, but I know that another 20 who think the opposite just haven't read this thread yet.

P.S. I'm glad to see more BTC VPS services.

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Quote from: Matthew N. Wright on November 23, 2011, 07:33:44 PM

Quote from: FlipPro on November 23, 2011, 07:01:43 PM

Matt placing price collapse on one person is childish.

It's called trolling. loL@everyone defending Bruce and actually thinking I care about him. This article should not have focused on him like it did. That was the point. The writer didn't do his homework. Gavin Andreson would have been a much better center piece for this article, no?

Why are you wasting everyone's time by trolling? Any shred of credibility you may have had just flew out the window. Next time you have a thought make sure you think about it 2 or 3 more times, wait a few days, and then think about it some more before you post anything.

Thanks,

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Quote from: FlipPro on November 23, 2011, 07:01:43 PM

Matt placing price collapse on one person is childish.

It's called trolling. loL@everyone defending Bruce and actually thinking I care about him. This article should not have focused on him like it did. That was the point. The writer didn't do his homework. Gavin Andreson would have been a much better center piece for this article, no?

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Matt placing price collapse on one person is childish.

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Quote from: grubles on November 23, 2011, 06:02:33 PM

If you think a single person made the price go down to where it is, you must be really misinformed or are just trolling.

He is a troll.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/how-many-accounts-has-atlas-made-and-why-isnt-he-banned-yet-51434

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Ironically people could have just sued him if they really think he was involved in mybitcoin. That wasn't what happend.
I'm not saying he isn't involved, but that he is hasn't been proven either.

People need to get on with it and stop bitching.

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Interesting article. Rather negative, but it's an exciting story.

I was interviewed for this article several months ago, so I've been waiting to read it.

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Oh please can you give it a rest?

Bruce-bashing isn't funny anymore.

I personally enjoyed his enthusiasm and I somehow miss all the talks with people from the Bitcoin world.
Sure, the quality of his interviews left much to be desired but it was far better than nothing.

If somebody regularly releases shows with Gavin, Stefan, Mark, Jared and all the others then I'm thankful for it! I couldn't care less about his personal life or the history of his businesses.

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Let's talk governance, lipstick, and pigs.

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Remember the business idea that got Bruce in so much trouble? It really wasn't a bad idea, just poorly executed. Forget his foibles and fetishes, he isn't dumb.

Which one?

The mortgage one. I don't think he intended to scam anyone and it worked for a lot of people.

Can you name even one person it worked for? He couldn't when the judge asked him to, hence why he was found guilty of fraud.

Didn't he plead the 5th? That's not admitting or denying anything. Anyway, he was setting people up with land contracts. These days, banks aren't loaning money for small houses and land contracts could benefit from cryptocurrency technology.

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