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So it looks like bitcoin's founder is [sort of] my neighbor

MoodyBlues

MoodyBlues

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The buzz around here for the last few days has been about Dorian Satoshi Nakamato who, according to Newsweek, is the founder of bitcoin. Reporters have been camped out in front of his house--which is in the neighboring city of Temple City. Nakamato denies being involved with bitcoin in any way, but the Newsweek reporter stands by her story, and Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies back her up.

I kind of feel sorry for the guy, whether he is or isn't who Newsweek says he is! I wouldn't like having reporters following me around and camping out in front of my house.

It'll be interesting to see how this whole thing plays out.
 
His best bet is to carry a note in about 24 point type in his pocket that says "no comment" and haul it out (with a totally "nothing" look on his face") every time one of them bothers him. "Man shows sign" seldom gets on the 6 o'clock news. Tomorrow Paris Hilton will get arrested again, or one of the Kardashians will say something, and he'll be fish wrapping and they'll stop bothering him.
 
Rukbat said:
His best bet is to carry a note in about 24 point type in his pocket that says "no comment" and haul it out (with a totally "nothing" look on his face") every time one of them bothers him. "Man shows sign" seldom gets on the 6 o'clock news. Tomorrow Paris Hilton will get arrested again, or one of the Kardashians will say something, and he'll be fish wrapping and they'll stop bothering him.
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Celebrities annoy me so much... 99.99% of the time... I DONT CARE whats going on with them. That's just me... Anyone else as careless as me about Celebrity news??

I think I am the only one.
 
sfbloodbrother said:
Celebrities annoy me so much... 99.99% of the time... I DONT CARE whats going on with them. That's just me... Anyone else as careless as me about Celebrity news??

I think I am the only one.
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Oh, no, you're DEFINITELY not the only one. I have almost no interest in actual celebrities, and I especially have no interest in faux celebrities--you know, people with names like Hilton and Kardashian who are famous for being famous. :rolleyes:
 
I had a longer post here, then we got a power hit. (Fraction of a second, but the modem and router went out.) So let me just say that I'm about the last one in my crowd to say "Kim WHO?"
 
I could not care less about them. I got really cranky pre-academy awards when everything on the boobtube was hawking either a move or celeb. If I saw that Bullock woman one more time I was going to scream. Thank heaven for the "previous channel" button on the remote. ;)
 
03bluecoupe said:
I could not care less about them. I got really cranky pre-academy awards when everything on the boobtube was hawking either a move or celeb. If I saw that Bullock woman one more time I was going to scream. Thank heaven for the "previous channel" button on the remote. ;)
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I didn't hate Sandra Bullock until "Gravity". Not only do I not like celebrities, but I most especially despise those that do. That one actor, whatever his name was, that died from heroin overdose. The whole world acted as if someone significant had died. I went from not knowing who he was, or caring, to hating him and anyone that mentioned him.

One thing I've learned: When I start to feel things towards the people inside the ****** Box, it means I'm watching too much TV and need to make some changes in my life.
 
Germaine Jackson said:
I didn't hate Sandra Bullock until "Gravity". Not only do I not like celebrities, but I most especially despise those that do. That one actor, whatever his name was, that died from heroin overdose. The whole world acted as if someone significant had died. I went from not knowing who he was, or caring, to hating him and anyone that mentioned him.
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I actually felt badly when he [Philip Seymour Hoffman] died, because I had no clue who he was. (I don't get out much! :D) But, yes, I quickly followed the same path you did--going from not knowing who he was to thinking he was a jerk. (No, I'm not insensitive to addicts. I understand addiction and am quite sympathetic about it. But the reaction following his death, acting as if he was some kind of wonderful saint when, in fact, he killed himself with drugs, was a little hard to take.)
 
bjacks12 said:
Serious. I only have a vague idea of what it is. Some sort of payment system, right?
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Yes. It's wildly in the news lately. It's a type of worldwide currency that only exists online. Personally, I wouldn't touch it! But lots of people have. I remember reading a while back about a car dealership [here in SoCal] that took payment for a car in bitcoins, so it's apparently gaining acceptance. But it's had its share of scandal, too, including a major exchange filing bankruptcy. Here's its site.
 
Bitcoin is an interesting concept. I don't think I would use it, but in a way many people use digital currency. Many people use their visa/MC/debit cards for everything, and so the "money" fly's around in the form of electronic transfers, without the actual currency moving. Your bank account is a dollar value represented by a number in the banks account database, and for the most part the local branch where you opened your account, doesn't physically have all the cash of all the customers, that have their account with them, in the branch at any one moment.
 
It's a universal currency that exists outside the control of any government. I predict that in 20 years one BitCoin will be worth at least one million dollars. And that estimate may be laughably low.
 
Codegerm said:
Bitcoin is an interesting concept. I don't think I would use it, but in a way many people use digital currency. Many people use their visa/MC/debit cards for everything, and so the "money" fly's around in the form of electronic transfers, without the actual currency moving.
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I remember quite some years ago hearing that we would one day be a "cashless society," and I thought, "IMPOSSIBLE!!" Wow. How wrong I was. :eek: It's been years and years since I even carried cash--I'm notorious for rarely having ANY cash in my purse at all, and almost never more than $10. It's been eons since I needed cash--for many years now, it's come down to "if I can't pay for it with a debit card, credit card, or--gasp--check, then I guess I don't need it!" Of course, actual money is still behind it all, but in terms of using/handling/keeping cash, that's been a thing of the past for me for ~25 years or so.
 
MoodyBlues said:
I remember quite some years ago hearing that we would one day be a "cashless society," and I thought, "IMPOSSIBLE!!" Wow. How wrong I was. :eek: It's been years and years since I even carried cash--I'm notorious for rarely having ANY cash in my purse at all, and almost never more than $10. It's been eons since I needed cash--for many years now, it's come down to "if I can't pay for it with a debit card, credit card, or--gasp--check, then I guess I don't need it!" Of course, actual money is still behind it all, but in terms of using/handling/keeping cash, that's been a thing of the past for me for ~25 years or so.
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I am very sure you are not alone on this. I have friends that just don't use cash. I do recommend having at least 25 dollars or so handy, for things like a network outage. It is a royal pain if you need to do something like fueling your vehicle and the network connection for accepting the "plastic" is down..
 
Bitcoin is a novel idea...but I don't think a whole new currency is gonna fly...I think something like "credits" stored electronically will be the future of currency...

Didn't they have something like that on Star Trek?
well there you have it....If it was on Star Trek...:rolleyes:

although...they had a socialist utopian society....:rolleyes:

but still...I think gold and silver would be a better investment IMO
 
Bitcoin was only invented for shady purposes, black market type under the radar stuff, so I could care less about that douche bag's privacy. Good riddance, next time invent something legit and you won't have to hide your identity.
 
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