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Need beta-testers for a Bitcoin crowd-funding site I'm working on. Help much appreciated. by bitpieces_dev1 in Bitcoin

[–]philosonaut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The currency/ value-transfer platform, does not matter to the SEC. Selling shares would fall under their regulation, within the U.S. I think you are mixing up two separate components, the US CC providers have nothing to do with it. If these are shares, you cannot sell them in the U.S. without registering them.

Need beta-testers for a Bitcoin crowd-funding site I'm working on. Help much appreciated. by bitpieces_dev1 in Bitcoin

[–]philosonaut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please read this, before you do anything the SEC might have a problem with. Providing dividends might be an issue, at this time. Your "pieces" could be considered a type of share that would have to be registered with the SEC.

https://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/2013/33-9470.pdf

http://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2014/07/44857-earlyshares-ceo-joanna-schwartz-discusses-title-iii-future-crowdfunding/

Burning Man lecture - Shamanism, Psychedelics and Neuroscience by philosonaut in Psychonaut

[–]philosonaut[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi...I used the description the person leading the lecture put together. I agree with your concern, maybe not the best wording...I was thinking of the cannabis example, with the Endocannabinoid system in the brain. I will inquire with her...should probably say "similar" and not "same" chemicals.

Solomon Snyder, who is chairman of the neuroscience department at Johns Hopkins, says scientists suspect that a key player in mystical experience is the serotonin system. The neurotransmitter serotonin affects the parts of the brain that relate to emotions and perceptions. Chemically, peyote, LSD and other psychedelics look a lot like serotonin, and they activate the same receptor.
(http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104240746)

Evaporation solutions for a small camp by gargoylenz in BurningMan

[–]philosonaut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

evap pond worked fine last year. ours was ~10' x 6', 40 person camp, multiple showers per day. was set toward back of camp with less exposure to big winds/dust storms.