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by Demotruk
Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:19 pm
Forum: Bitcoin Discussion
Topic: Why are so many users being banned in /r/btc?
Replies: 9
Views: 4063

Re: Why are so many users being banned in /r/btc?

As FUBAR mentioned, it is more than just PokerTravis and his alts. Three others were banned/muted for questioning/criticizing moderators. "If you have a problem with us, leave" isn't a very good policy for a healthy discussion forum, it is just reinforcement of group think among an ever smaller ...
by Demotruk
Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:55 pm
Forum: Bitcoin Discussion
Topic: Why are so many users being banned in /r/btc?
Replies: 9
Views: 4063

Why are so many users being banned in /r/btc?

Now dskloet too!

https://r.go1dfish.me/r/btc/about/log#?theme=btc

This policy of "my way or the highway" is only going to undermine /r/btc as a free and uncensored forum, if criticism of moderator policies, actions, behavior or character all result in a quick ban and no appeals.
by Demotruk
Mon Nov 02, 2015 1:15 pm
Forum: Bitcoin Discussion
Topic: Mike Hearn: On Block Sizes
Replies: 6
Views: 3032

Mike Hearn: On Block Sizes

https://medium.com/@octskyward/on-block ... .8icv8ecj1

This is being censored on /r/bitcoin. Very irritating.
by Demotruk
Sat Oct 24, 2015 11:44 pm
Forum: Marketplace
Topic: Anyone who would like to invest in our startup?
Replies: 10
Views: 6305

Re: Anyone who would like to invest in our startup?

Borrow on BTCjam. And give a better pitch when you do so.
by Demotruk
Sat Oct 17, 2015 4:40 pm
Forum: Speculation
Topic: Proof China is leading the current rally
Replies: 9
Views: 5737

Re: Proof China is leading the current rally

There's apparently a rumor of a Yuan devaluation coming on Monday.
by Demotruk
Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:02 am
Forum: Bitcoin Discussion
Topic: Blockchain panel at Sibos—an influential banking conference—is standing room only
Replies: 5
Views: 2133

Re: Blockchain panel at Sibos—an influential banking conference—is standing room only

The videos coming out of this are pretty hilarious. They have no clue what Bitcoin or even Blockchain actually are.
by Demotruk
Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:14 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Video: Clayton Christensen on disruptive innovation
Replies: 1
Views: 1528

Re: Video: Clayton Christensen on disruptive innovation

Really interesting, thanks for sharing.
by Demotruk
Fri Oct 02, 2015 9:40 pm
Forum: Politics & Society
Topic: How Bitcoin can stop war
Replies: 15
Views: 5924

Re: How Bitcoin can stop war

There was an article made into a short film that takes this a bit further and may be interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfEBupAeo4

Wow, great video. I checked most of the quotes, especially the early ones. Most are real, the Benjamin Franklin one is misattributed, but he did say ...
by Demotruk
Thu Sep 24, 2015 7:33 pm
Forum: Politics & Society
Topic: How Bitcoin can stop war
Replies: 15
Views: 5924

Re: How Bitcoin can stop war

The country where only fiat is used (country A) would certainly have a medium-term advantage over the country with an intrinsically limited currency (country B) in paying for military costs. If country A can decisively win in that time, then yes, they would win in the long run.

There's a couple of ...
by Demotruk
Wed Sep 23, 2015 4:55 pm
Forum: Press
Topic: [coindesk] KeepKey Launches New Bitcoin Hardware Wallet
Replies: 3
Views: 12325

Re: [coindesk] KeepKey Launches New Bitcoin Hardware Wallet

Way too expensive to be worth it for me, but I can see people who deal with large amounts of Bitcoin as part of their jobs not being too bothered by the price.
by Demotruk
Wed Sep 23, 2015 4:31 pm
Forum: Politics & Society
Topic: How Bitcoin can stop war
Replies: 15
Views: 5924

Re: How Bitcoin can stop war

First of all I just want to say that I find this very interesting and I really enjoy ideas of how Bitcoin could change the world!



Sure it has. Because wars are fiercely expensive (both materially and in blood) when they cannot be paid for they tend to end relatively quickly. There are many ...
by Demotruk
Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:42 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: What sci-fi or cyberpunk fiction has ended up most true to life?
Replies: 5
Views: 3174

Re: What sci-fi or cyberpunk fiction has ended up most true to life?

Going with Snow Crash here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash
Sounds interesting. It sounds like corporate feudalism, which did seem like a realistic scenario we were heading towards, but I don't think so now. In a hyperinflationary scenario like mentioned in the article, it's large ...
by Demotruk
Sat Sep 19, 2015 9:53 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: What sci-fi or cyberpunk fiction has ended up most true to life?
Replies: 5
Views: 3174

Re: What sci-fi or cyberpunk fiction has ended up most true to life?

Interesting, I must give it a look!
by Demotruk
Fri Sep 18, 2015 11:12 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: What sci-fi or cyberpunk fiction has ended up most true to life?
Replies: 5
Views: 3174

What sci-fi or cyberpunk fiction has ended up most true to life?

I feel like decentralized cryptocurrency is something that was universally missed in all the sci-fi shows and games etc. in my experience. Even in contexts where it makes absolutely no sense, in gaming at least your currency will still almost certainly be a centralized bank account, and in the few ...
by Demotruk
Fri Sep 18, 2015 9:08 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: What sub-forums would you like to see?
Replies: 39
Views: 35504

Re: What sub-forums would you like to see?

Somewhere for Bitcoin peer to peer lending sites! BTCjam in particular is severely lacking in a forum so it would be good to have a default place to discuss all the issues around those.

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