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Topic: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion - page 20139. (Read 26709095 times)
November 21, 2015, 12:01:21 PM
November 21, 2015, 11:55:44 AM
^"... NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS to bitcoin which couldn't have been done by any competent coder?"
https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0065.mediawiki#Abstract
https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0065.mediawiki#Abstract
Look, we both know the difference between a trivial programming task (like creating a library of API calls) versus a non-trivial one (like designing and implementing new protocol features).
You could argue that any code at all could be written by any competent coder.
Have no horse in this race, but could also argue that the trivial library is more useful and has done more for Bitcoin adoption than CLTV ever will.
Just hate all this idol-worship-segue-to-'fuck him, we never liked him anyway' rejected girl bullshit.
Well, CLTV is not even really live yet - it's a soft-fork - so time will tell on that one.
I don't have any interest in whatever that "all this idol-worship-segue-to-'fuck him, we never liked him anyway' rejected girl bullshit" is either.
November 21, 2015, 11:35:40 AM
^"... NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS to bitcoin which couldn't have been done by any competent coder?"
https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0065.mediawiki#Abstract
https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0065.mediawiki#Abstract
Look, we both know the difference between a trivial programming task (like creating a library of API calls) versus a non-trivial one (like designing and implementing new protocol features).
You could argue that any code at all could be written by any competent coder.
November 21, 2015, 11:21:21 AM
... Any competent programmer could have created bitcoinj, and someone else would have except Mike already did it.
It's not NOTHING AT ALL - it's useful - but it really is NOTHING if you are trying to present NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS to Bitcoin.
It's not NOTHING AT ALL - it's useful - but it really is NOTHING if you are trying to present NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS to Bitcoin.
Could you tell me of any post-satoshi NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS to bitcoin which couldn't have been done by any competent coder?
Haven't really been following Bitcoin development lately.
Well, most recently the addition of CLTV comes to mind.
Arguably the most disruptive thing to happen since Bitcoin itself! Many brilliant minds have attempted it, all for naught.
Destroyed by madness, these hapless coders could be found today starving, hysterical, naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix.
CLTV. To a feller like myself, it's like magic ...that works!
Well, your description is a little more florid than mine would be - but it is a nontrivial and notable contribution to Bitcoin.
November 21, 2015, 11:02:11 AM
November 21, 2015, 10:59:46 AM
... Any competent programmer could have created bitcoinj, and someone else would have except Mike already did it.
It's not NOTHING AT ALL - it's useful - but it really is NOTHING if you are trying to present NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS to Bitcoin.
It's not NOTHING AT ALL - it's useful - but it really is NOTHING if you are trying to present NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS to Bitcoin.
Could you tell me of any post-satoshi NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS to bitcoin which couldn't have been done by any competent coder?
Haven't really been following Bitcoin development lately.
Well, most recently the addition of CLTV comes to mind.
November 21, 2015, 10:49:07 AM
Another trade opportunity.
November 21, 2015, 10:45:10 AM
What response do you want? I asked an honest question - "What had Mike Hearn contributed?" - The answer is clearly NOTHING to anyone who bothers to look. And yet you post this nonsense? What is my response supposed to be?
You say that bitcoinj is nothing because it's not in the holy Core repository, fine. Because of this, in your mind, he has contributed nothing to Bitcoin, fine. I disagree.
Of the rare occasion I've actually talked to someone in depth IRL about bitcoin... Shooting some mBTC across the android wallet, using bitcoinj, has been the main trigger of an "ah ha" moment, where they start to actually be interested (or feign interest so well as to be undetectable
). Bitcoinj is just a library that allows you to call the Bitcoin API from Java/Python/etc. It's a nice tool if you want to write a bitcoin-related program in one of the languages it supports - but that kind of thing is pretty trivial as a programming accomplishment. Any competent programmer could have created bitcoinj, and someone else would have except Mike already did it.
It's not NOTHING AT ALL - it's useful - but it really is NOTHING if you are trying to present NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS to Bitcoin.
November 21, 2015, 10:39:32 AM
The last name appears to be Polish in origin, and there are many Jews who also have that last name, so it's just your typical, Jewish, pro-central banking, anti-all alternatives shills.
I've uncovered that her associate spammers that are creating hundreds of anti-bitcoin spam accounts per day are also Jewish in origin. What a hilariously predictable outcome. Lambchop is also likely a lesbian from her aggressive anti-male attitude, which is another reason she hates Bitcoin, because Bitcoin is entirely male.
I've uncovered that her associate spammers that are creating hundreds of anti-bitcoin spam accounts per day are also Jewish in origin. What a hilariously predictable outcome. Lambchop is also likely a lesbian from her aggressive anti-male attitude, which is another reason she hates Bitcoin, because Bitcoin is entirely male.
Because when even your cat is probably a nazi
The law has been repealed. We're free!!
http://www.dailydot.com/opinion/donald-trump-nazi/
November 21, 2015, 10:16:58 AM
the First Halvening was epic partytime.
Well, it wasn't.
It happened on 2012-11-28, and the price didn't budge for 5 weeks.
Then a rally started, that peaked on Apr/2013... pulled by BTC-China, which
had just ben taken over by Bobby Lee, and explained as the "discovery" of bitcoin
by the Chinese amateur commodity speculators.
Correlation does not imply causation. Lack of correlation is strong evidence of lack of causation...
November 21, 2015, 10:02:29 AM
November 21, 2015, 09:30:13 AM
More dust to clog the ridiculous transaction rate.
November 21, 2015, 09:23:48 AM
https://blog.coinbase.com/2015/11/20/introducing-the-shift-card/
Wow. That really expands the number of stores you can spend Bitcoin at!
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Today, we’re excited to introduce the first US-issued bitcoin debit card, the Shift Card. The Shift Card is a VISA debit card that currently allows Coinbase users in twenty-four states in the U.S. to spend bitcoin online and offline at over 38 million merchants worldwide.
Wow. That really expands the number of stores you can spend Bitcoin at!
I hope they have fairer fees than the other Bitcoin credit cards.
Otherwise it won't affect the usage
And the coins will be easier to spend, so more sell pressure
These are the fees, ofc subject to change
Fee Amount
Plastic Card Issuance Fee $10.00
Plastic Card Replacement Fee $10.00
Annual Fee $0.00
Domestic Transactions $0.00
Domestic ATM $2.50
Intl. Transactions 3%
Intl. ATM $3.50
sorry tried to line up the columns
Sell pressure? I have bought with btc and yet have more btc than ever before.
November 21, 2015, 09:20:51 AM
Enough with the chit-chat. Let's do this thing.
November 21, 2015, 09:17:11 AM
Finally! More dust to clog the ridiculous transaction rate.
November 21, 2015, 09:10:24 AM
Here: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bitcoin-giant-btcc-launches-priority-blockchain-transactions-its-customers-1529730
Two-tier services for the wealthy elite. Isn't it lovely?
Two-tier services for the wealthy elite. Isn't it lovely?
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The company said in a statement that BlockPriority provides expedited confirmations of bitcoin transactions sent through BTCC's services even when the bitcoin network is under stress or undergoing spam attacks.
that basically just means they are paying the fees for their customers. thats all.
pay the fees by yourself in case of a stress situation in the network and you will have the identical outcome. no big deal.
Or just get a Bitcoin credit card. Then, you can transact instantaneously. Problem solved
November 21, 2015, 09:09:24 AM
Here: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bitcoin-giant-btcc-launches-priority-blockchain-transactions-its-customers-1529730
Two-tier services for the wealthy elite. Isn't it lovely?
Two-tier services for the wealthy elite. Isn't it lovely?
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The company said in a statement that BlockPriority provides expedited confirmations of bitcoin transactions sent through BTCC's services even when the bitcoin network is under stress or undergoing spam attacks.
that basically just means they are paying the fees for their customers. thats all.
pay the fees by yourself in case of a stress situation in the network and you will have the identical outcome. no big deal.
That's not so bad then.
no
November 21, 2015, 09:04:37 AM
Here: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bitcoin-giant-btcc-launches-priority-blockchain-transactions-its-customers-1529730
Two-tier services for the wealthy elite. Isn't it lovely?
Two-tier services for the wealthy elite. Isn't it lovely?
Quote
The company said in a statement that BlockPriority provides expedited confirmations of bitcoin transactions sent through BTCC's services even when the bitcoin network is under stress or undergoing spam attacks.
that basically just means they are paying the fees for their customers. thats all.
pay the fees by yourself in case of a stress situation in the network and you will have the identical outcome. no big deal.
November 21, 2015, 09:02:09 AM
November 21, 2015, 09:01:00 AM
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I never got my head around the argument that less spending (=usage) of Bitcoin would somehow be benficial. Seems like a very short-term view to me.
I never got my head around the argument that less spending (=usage) of Bitcoin would somehow be benficial. Seems like a very short-term view to me.
Bro, do you even hodl?
Just buy bitcoins, put them in a paper wallet, and watch them grow! Never spend them, because you won't be as rich -- use worthless fiat to buy
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