Topic: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion - page 26958. (Read 26718949 times)

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This species of primate used to live in families and small groups where old and children were protected; fights were limited by instinct, etc.   There were few things to fight about, and no band would try to "own" everything or enslave other groups, because it simply did not make physical sense.  So, by and large, no group was much better off than any other.

Weapons made the playing field much more unequal.  Those who had swords, guns, bombers etc. could "own" whole countries or continents, taking the best of the resources and forcing millions to work for their benefit.

I should know better than getting into firearm discussion, but...

Firearms give advantage to those who use them first; they make attackers more powerful, but are very poor for defense.  Those who spend all their time, money, and energy to acquire bigger guns will always prevail over those who try to live a honest life of productive work, even if they have guns.  A  machine gun trumps a revolver, a bazooka trumps a machine gun, a missile trumps a bazooka, and so on. 

Several of my relatives and acquanitances have been victims of armed robberies in their homes.  (A student frat next door to my house was robbed a couple of months ago, just after the students moved in.  Frats are popular targets, since the robbers can count on collecting 6-12 laptopts and that many smartphones, at the very least.) Some of the victims had guns.  One was a gun collector.  But not one was able to use a gun for defense; instead, the robbers took their guns too. 

In the typical armed robbery, one household member is made hostage when he/she enters or leaves the home, and is forced to open the doors for three or four bandits, guns in hand.  Usually handguns, but sometimes heavy machine guns.  Perhaps one or two family members could use the house gun that is stored somewhere; but only a totally demented person would try to, in those circumstances.  In all those cases, fortunately, the robbers left without harming anyone. 

It would make no difference if the victims had machine guns, bazookas, or portable tactical nuclear devices in their homes.  The robbers will always be one step ahead, and improvements in weapons technology and availability will only make the gap bigger. 

Even in the Wild West, the (relatively) best way to keep robbers at bay was to have the State nearby and on your side, with the biggest guns available.  That solution has its risks, of course, but by and large ordinary people with governments with guns have always fared better than outlaws with guns.

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Somebody tell me that dumping wasn't because of that dude doing a press conference. That would be beyond pathetic.

when confronted with the accusation that there may have been some "copy&paste" in his thesis he told the journalists that those accusations were "abstruse" while everyone with internet access could see:




the white lines represent the pages of his thesis where NO plagiarism was found. let that sink in.   

he refused to step down, lied about every little thing, and did the most stunning political career crash in postwar german history. he had to leave the country. his key agenda was honorableness.

This whole thing is about as exciting as watching paint dry.

shroomdude was right

dumb stupid bears dumping are dumb stupid bears  

 

he just told, he won't reveal how much he paid. but it is a long term term investment
this investment will help the world economy..
he might be looking for more btc, he will be givin another press release
he did spend use btc atm
..snap cart...
the btc he bought are under his own name
building wonderfull ecosystem

daniel from coindesk about transaction fees..
srry to lazy to continue , hoping someone else will give a transcription

The guy from Vaurum says Brazil is one of their prime targets.  They're coming to get you, Jorge!  Brazil will be assimilated...

That's fine I'm watching it now.

He has confirmed he is not going to release the amount bid. Says he is not concerned about price fluctuations as he is not a trader and he is in it for the long term investment. Wants to put the coins to good use and allow the coins to proliferate.

the auction was won by batman and robin   

Alright, one reported asked how much they paid for the Bitcoins.

They wont answer that question or questions related to that subject.

Yes. But sound quality is really bad.

Press is asking questions now.

volume is very dissapointing lately

a trustworthy us-exchange is needed imo, the gox desaster really hurt in that regard

Is it a press conference or something?

HERE WE GO

edit.

Alot more than the other bidders. Just name a fucking number. XXX per bitcoins.

I tried FF and Chrome and there is nothing wrong with my internet connection as everything else works fine. yes, I tried video streams.

For me is doesn't run at all. The guy was reading from a piece of paper. Just share that if you cannot get your technical shit together.

wachtwoord. check je internet verbinding en/of gebruik een andere brwoser http://www.followthecoin.com/tim-draper-press-conference-winning-silk-road-auction/

Got my volume turned up a 100%. Still cant hear shit.

Questions like:

How much have you paid per coin?
What will you do with these coins?
Are you going to trade with a few on exchanges?

Fucking reporters these days.