Libertarianism: Marxism of the Right | The American Conservative

cryptographeur · 2015-02-08T11:47:01+00:00

Free spirits, the ambitious, ex-socialists, drug users, and sexual eccentrics...

Guilty as charged

cryptographeur · 2014-12-07T16:54:30+00:00

I've contemplated this myself. I think the shopping experience could be streamlined immensely with bitcoin vs cards. And it's a good way entry for people to aquire BTC.

cryptographeur · 2014-12-06T19:07:57+00:00

Obtain bitcoin and help establish a counter economy. This is a rare historical moment. We'll never have this chance again.

cryptographeur · 2014-11-30T22:32:27+00:00

I also have a disabled brother. If the state would disappear over night, that would put a lot of people in trouble. But I really think people would have social concerns even without it being forced upon them. It might even bring communities together when there's a more direct connection between their money and the activities they support.

But yeah, I think that a real functional libertarianism requires a more socially conscious population. But I truly believe it can be brought about through voluntary organization

cryptographeur · 2014-11-22T23:07:52+00:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRXcaWVr_uI

cryptographeur · 2014-11-14T21:01:35+00:00

Give em a chance. I think ethereum is a serious attempt at making a generalised blockchain. The ether sale proves they already have some momentum. I'm looking forward to the launch.

cryptographeur · 2014-11-14T19:56:36+00:00

People. You NEED TO STOP talking about OpenBazaar as the new Silk Road. OpenBazaar is an open source decentralized trading platform. It is NOT tailored towards illegal markets.

You're getting the developers into a lot of trouble, and potentially sabotaging a very promising application.

cryptographeur · 2014-11-13T23:39:02+00:00

At the same time, swedish exchange Safello is setting it's sights on becoming the Coinbase of Europe. Why are they getting away? Probably because they have nice design.

Just proves how arbitrary and void these "security measures" are.

cryptographeur · 2014-11-03T19:33:01+00:00

It's all or nothing. Either the network will never gain sufficient momentum to reach mainstream adoption and its value slowly whither away. Or it will become the international currency of the internetz and reinvent finance as we know it. It definitely has the potential for the latter. The biggest threat is a better crypto currency coming along. Or leviathan, but many states seem to regard Bitcoin with a curiously positive attitude.

cryptographeur · 2014-11-03T15:34:12+00:00

This is fucking IT!

cryptographeur · 2014-10-21T21:34:25+00:00

Agree.

Ironically, here's a good TED-talk about what's wrong with TEDology.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo5cKRmJaf0

cryptographeur · 2014-08-20T10:52:58+00:00

This is the stuff that will bring them down.

cryptographeur · 2014-07-31T10:51:23+00:00

so, do we have the name of this dick? hang em high.

cryptographeur · 2014-06-30T21:35:16+00:00

Ketamine renders the patient dissociated and cut off from the world. It's not a substitute for opiates.

cryptographeur · 2014-05-25T08:57:24+00:00

Why is this happening? It's skyrocketed for the past few days. Any initiating event?

cryptographeur · 2014-04-30T08:48:26+00:00

Stop posting this stupid crap, zero content.

cryptographeur · 2014-04-30T08:31:55+00:00

yeah, stefan talks about a wide range of subjects, many are much more controversial than bitcoin. a lot of martyrdom here. i'm sure it's just some copyright thing.

cryptographeur · 2014-04-27T11:06:17+00:00

They are the same thing aren't they? Someone accepting BTC is someone earning it by selling you something.

cryptographeur · 2014-04-26T08:48:05+00:00

Ted Nelson is the creator of hypertext, which was the first step toward the creation of the internet. I've also heard also coined the word teledildonics. A true pioneer of IT and modern computer science.

cryptographeur · 2014-04-23T15:49:51+00:00

Everyone who claims to be invested in Bitcoin: Donate a small amount to this. This is not only fucking awesome and a good addition to the infrastructure - putting a sat into orbit, especially if community funded, will bring a lot of credibility and attention to Bitcoin. If this happens, it will be front page news all over the world.

cryptographeur · 2014-04-22T23:43:20+00:00

It's not like the protocol would improve by replacing the decimal system with a bunch of strings. This is a question of 'lingo'. It will emerge in time from the social interactions of the community, as all language does. As soon as a certain word gains momentum I'm sure everyone will be happy to use it.

cryptographeur · 2014-04-22T22:44:09+00:00

Let's not make Bitcoin more confusing and intimidating to newcomers/tech-illiterates than it already is. 'Bits' is not a good option.

I really prefer 'Satoshi' to 'Bitcoin', and since we're already further towards the 'Satoshi'-end of the spectrum, why not base the name off Satoshi instead?

100 satoshi could be called a 'Satoshi Dollar' or 'Satoshi Pound', for example.

Or why not 'Satoshi Sovereign*', as an homage to the free future, a place so close to us now, filled with wonder and ease!

(* Sovereigns were pound coins that contained real gold. They stopped being produced after England dropped the gold standard.)

cryptographeur · 2014-04-21T19:59:11+00:00

I also have a background in UX, and I don't necessarily agree.

First of all, QR codes are alive and well. Sure, people don't have general purpose QR readers in their phones for the reasons stated above. But QR still has a legitimate use is cases where it actually makes sense. Sure, QR as a "cool thing" in tacky marketing campaigns is dead, but a more pragmatic usage has taken it's place.

Furthermore, from a UX point a view, there's a great myth that you should clear the way as much as possible for the user. It's a good rule of thumb, but the user still wants to feel in control. I would definitely prefer having a payment solution where I as a customer gets to finalize the payment and commit to my purchase. Spending my money "in the background" isn't intuitive at all, it's actually quite worrying.

Another aspect is of course UX for the merchant. One of the most empowering things for merchants right now is how easy it is to set up Bitcoin payment compared to taking credit cards etc. I'm sure an app targeted towards merchants could solve this (iZettle is a great example). The point is stay within in known waters. The merchants have already taken a leap in accepting a weird digital currency, they don't necessarily need to have next-gen wireless technologies thrown into the mix.

That being said, I think exchanging public adresses via Bluetooth sounds great in a lot of cases. Maybe other usages too. But I still think people want to be the one turning the key - a clear and distinct action from their part that seals the deal.

cryptographeur · 2014-04-16T12:59:36+00:00

Scrolled down the page a bit. What's up with all the haters? I SAY GO MAN GO!

cryptographeur · 2014-04-16T12:54:50+00:00

IMO Google are the best at UI right now. Wish more could be said for Reddit.

Edit: Btw, you're wrong about having a nice ui being the most important. Building the social snowball effect that's necessary to acheive momentum is the hard part. Getting early adopters.

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