Topic: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion - page 33508. (Read 26495494 times)

Echo chambers are bad, but there's a difference between legitimate argument and FUD. Coinseeker is fast becoming Elmer FUD.

Why not a Flash Disk?  

Remember in the early days of the internet how those damn AOL cd's were all over the place? Many of us IT "geeks" hated them and thought it was a waste. Who needed that to connect? Just put your information in manually and then connect to the internet. I remember laughing that AOL stock was $5, man that wasn't worth it. Anyway, I called Amazon, Ebay and a host of other internet companies correctly, but I missed the one right in front of my nose due to my tech conditioning.

Well now, the wallets and much of the BTC technology is a bit non user friendly - quite rough around the edges for non computer people. The analogy here is that we are just getting started and perhaps some of the die hard BTC people don't see how we need "AOL CD" like things to make this journey easier for us.

That said, we are quite close to that. IT is not rocket science to make better wallets (e.g. - easily scan and import your private key and BTC's, not have to download the whole 7Gb of data with the standard client, etc.)

I know what they want, what's best for people is subjective.

Sorry, CD?

Bitcoin is not poker.  Poker does not require mass adoption.  Bitcoin is a currency commodity and thus requires mass adoption to be successful and actually become a real currency.  This is going to be the easiest takedown in the history of the USG.  Once Bitcoin is carved in the minds of Americans as illegal, risky, funding of terrorism, etc...the brand is dead.  The same business' that may currently be considering adoption will flee forever.  And don't let a real terror organization get linked to Bitcoin.  It will be unpatriotic to support Bitcoin, in the minds of Americans.

Yeah, this is actually the best news in a while. Adoption of Bitcoin by entrenched players that make it easy to buy goods and services is much more exciting than VC investment into new exchanges, etc.

Sorry, AOL CD?

I don't think anyone seriously ever believed that, did they?

Anyway, I went through the poker stuff years ago and the adult biz before that. The government rattles it's sabers and takes down a few big players and then moves on to something else. They will never stop people from doing the things they want to do, they just make it require a little more creativity, e.g. US residents are still playing online poker.

That said, knowing what a hard on the Feds have for online gambling, I can't believe evoorhees has been so public about his ownership of that site. Seems reckless.

All of this is interesting for those of us trading, but I don't think it has anything to do with the success of Bitcoin.

Think about something. What does ignoring coinseeker do? It makes those few hundred who post regularly here not challenge him and makes those reading those posts to not see any challenge. So, the other 10's of thousands who just read, start to actually be influenced by him. It is much better to "challenge" and debate posts we disagree with, at least those that have some assemblance of intelligence - which unfortunately his do. That is why I find his kind dangerous. They can look at you with a straight face and say they mean no harm and they are trying to help, all the while clenching the hidden knife harder in their hands. What some won't do for money.

Coinseeker - What I find amazing is that you have so much time just to say bad things. I mean, think about it. What is your purpose here? Are you trying to save others? IF you are then stop posting false stuff like BTC is illegal and other nonsensical things. Again, it is why you are so clearly to me here to manipulate the price. Wouldn't it be better to spend all the time you spend here posting negative things, be better spent posting somewhere where you are trying to do some good and not just be a downer?

Anyway, give this time. The AOL CD's (BTC wallets and services) are just getting started. Regardless of how well BTC does, we are more than likely going to see some very interesting innovations in the next 6 - 12 months. I mean, I am no longer an IT expert, many years removed but I was able to figure out how use most of the BTC tools and such.

Don't make me laugh

Yes, of course. And I suppose you also know what's best for those people in the mainstream and what they really want  

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Which is good. The US can't do shit to them, they're a huge company, they're extremely popular, it's a huge boost for Bitcoin. The more non-US businesses we have dealing with Bitcoins the better.

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Webmoney also exclude US customers

Cons of living in the UK with regards to Bitcoin:

We can't spend our BTC anywhere a la Gyft (it doesn't stop me asking the biggest gift voucher websites if they plan to do this).

We don't have a Bohemian area in a big city which has adopted Bitcoin like Berlin.

Pros: we can gamble, tax-free.

The net result of which means I have more Bitcoins

Been sleeping the last ours. I read already about Webmoney accepting BTC and SatoshiDice excluding US customers. Great thing. Anything significant else?

Let's visualize the real consequences of the Mt.Gox dilemma:



Just.. wow.

Edit: Oh.. I see. About 50k? BTC sales on Gox last night.

"Willfully ignoring" describes things a bit better.