Topic: [XMR] Monero - A secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency - page 1444. (Read 4671575 times)
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September 15, 2014, 10:10:47 AM
Where do the blo9cks get downloaded with bitmoinerod.exe?
September 15, 2014, 08:32:55 AM
"I heard even Obama saying that NSA must be put under scrutiny and things exposed! 
So if he supports Snowden, how about arranging a (Congressional) Medal of Honor, since this guy has really done more to liberty than any one of those who fought in the bankster wars?"
Obama politically distancing himself from the NSA is not Obama supporting Snowden. Snowden is lucky if he'll get a pardon in the next couple election cycles; even Feinstein (D,Cali) was calling Snowden's acts treasonous. If a ranking liberal in one of the more liberal states who wields a huge amount of political power isn't ready to come off the "He's a traitor!" soapbox, then it's unlikely he'll get any favors unless there's a huge shift in public opinion by either Democrats or Republicans (probably both would be needed now), one of the parties is overhauled (Libertarians become the Conservative base/Anarchists the Liberal base--maybe, someday), or moderate voters see his leaks in a different light. It would take a huge bombshell to shake the "Not sure how I feel about that guy," apathy that surrounds moderate voter's opinions about Snowden. Doesn't matter what you know or feel; politics is about the perception of a reality and who can sell that reality best--this is why so many politicians are lawyers.
So if he supports Snowden, how about arranging a (Congressional) Medal of Honor, since this guy has really done more to liberty than any one of those who fought in the bankster wars?"Obama politically distancing himself from the NSA is not Obama supporting Snowden. Snowden is lucky if he'll get a pardon in the next couple election cycles; even Feinstein (D,Cali) was calling Snowden's acts treasonous. If a ranking liberal in one of the more liberal states who wields a huge amount of political power isn't ready to come off the "He's a traitor!" soapbox, then it's unlikely he'll get any favors unless there's a huge shift in public opinion by either Democrats or Republicans (probably both would be needed now), one of the parties is overhauled (Libertarians become the Conservative base/Anarchists the Liberal base--maybe, someday), or moderate voters see his leaks in a different light. It would take a huge bombshell to shake the "Not sure how I feel about that guy," apathy that surrounds moderate voter's opinions about Snowden. Doesn't matter what you know or feel; politics is about the perception of a reality and who can sell that reality best--this is why so many politicians are lawyers.
It goes both ways. More than half of the young (<50) Americans think what Snowden did was needed. Anyone in the politics opposing Snowden is going against the public opinion and tarnishing his own reputation. The louder you cry that Snowden must be burned, the less you are trusted, and the more obvious it is to all that you only live out of the scraps the system feeds you to keep you a functioning Senator.
I should stop. And I will. Any political post by me in this thread earns the exposer an immediate 20 XMR, and if it is questionable whether the post was political, final arbiter is ArticMine.
Only point was that Obama's not giving Snowden The Medal of Honor. Maybe in a few years to come, he will get invited back to the states and given full amnesty, and maybe an award, but not the Medal of Honor (it's solely a military award), but still, something that looks nice on a mantle.
September 15, 2014, 07:55:40 AM
Monero was on lets talk bitcoin! http://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/lets-talk-bitcoin-144-news-talk
September 15, 2014, 07:18:34 AM
If I need to verify a transaction what I should do? Is there the blockchain.info equivalent for XMR?
You can't look up transactions by address. If I'm right you will need the txid to look it up
Do we have a record of txid in the wallet?
September 15, 2014, 06:27:45 AM
If I need to verify a transaction what I should do? Is there the blockchain.info equivalent for XMR?
You can't look up transactions by address. If I'm right you will need the txid to look it up
September 15, 2014, 06:20:46 AM
Reading articles about Monero I found a term POW. And i didn't find any more info about it than "proven value creation". What does it mean?
A proof of work is a piece of data which was difficult (costly, time-consuming) to produce so as to satisfy certain requirements. It must be trivial to check whether data satisfies said requirements.
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Proof_of_work
Like rpietila said, it is also proof that value (in form of computational power) is lost
September 15, 2014, 06:17:37 AM
If I need to verify a transaction what I should do? Is there the blockchain.info equivalent for XMR?
September 15, 2014, 06:13:08 AM
Hello! I'm new here. I'm thinking what the altcoins are worth dealing with. what are the arguments for Monero?
There is a niche on the altcoin market for totally anonymous coin, and a niche for Litecoin replacement, as a back-up coin to Bitcoin.
Monero is the most conceptually right solution for both of that niches.
Really, all other altcoins on the market are just baby toys, except some of Cryptonote family. Monero is now leading coin of Cryptonote family.
Sounds convincing! I believe that the cryptocurrencies future is for Cryptonote coins and Monero looks like one the best of them
September 15, 2014, 06:06:50 AM
Reading articles about Monero I found a term POW. And i didn't find any more info about it than "proven value creation". What does it mean?
Proof Of Work.
September 15, 2014, 05:59:08 AM
Reading articles about Monero I found a term POW. And i didn't find any more info about it than "proven value creation". What does it mean?
It is the opposite. A proof that value is LOST. Others explain better
September 15, 2014, 05:57:51 AM
Hello! I'm new here. I'm thinking what the altcoins are worth dealing with. what are the arguments for Monero?
This is a pretty good summary: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.8477489Inspiring list of Monero advantages! More than enough reasons to be involved.
September 15, 2014, 05:45:29 AM
Reading articles about Monero I found a term POW. And i didn't find any more info about it than "proven value creation". What does it mean?
September 15, 2014, 05:18:59 AM
Hello! I'm new here. I'm thinking what the altcoins are worth dealing with. what are the arguments for Monero?
This is a pretty good summary: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.8477489 September 15, 2014, 04:31:11 AM
^monerochain.info seems to be down now, but you could use http://chainradar.com/xmr/blocks
Thanks!
September 15, 2014, 04:28:02 AM
^monerochain.info seems to be down now, but you could use http://chainradar.com/xmr/blocks
September 15, 2014, 04:23:55 AM
Is there a XMR blockexplorer? I believe I have done a thorough check of online resource, but cannot find a link to a XMR blockexplorer.
Thanks!
Thanks!
September 15, 2014, 04:20:00 AM
Hello! I'm new here. I'm thinking what the altcoins are worth dealing with. what are the arguments for Monero?
There is a niche on the altcoin market for totally anonymous coin, and a niche for Litecoin replacement, as a back-up coin to Bitcoin.
Monero is the most conceptually right solution for both of that niches.
Really, all other altcoins on the market are just baby toys, except some of Cryptonote family. Monero is now leading coin of Cryptonote family.
September 15, 2014, 04:16:30 AM
Somehow this thread transformed into a political debate. Not anyone cares about the USD/XMR rate anymore? 
Anything related to XMR can be discussed here.
September 15, 2014, 04:12:57 AM
Somehow this thread transformed into a political debate. Not anyone cares about the USD/XMR rate anymore?
Monero (XMR) Speculation thread: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/xmr-monero-speculation-753252
Edit: Accidentally posted the old thread link. Fixed.
September 15, 2014, 04:11:17 AM
First item here: https://bittrex.com/news
No issues with Monero itself.
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Azure maintenance in progress, wallets will peroidically become unavailabe.
As previously announced, we are in an Azure maintenance window. Wallets will go offline for short periods (30-45min).
As previously announced, we are in an Azure maintenance window. Wallets will go offline for short periods (30-45min).
No issues with Monero itself.
Apologies... I assumed that Azure was a 'coin', not part of the trading platform... my bad.. thanks!
Yeah but it's been offline since yesterday.. not the 30-40 mins as with other coins (my bitcoin wallet went offline briefly too)
Anyway.. i think i'm reassured, no problem with Monero itself.. should be back online later.
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