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ilmucche: Mar 16, 2016; What did you say the strategy was?

Lottery of Babylon posted:

Back when I followed Bitcoin closely (in 2013 and early 2014), there were discussions about the orgins of Bitcoin, and the NSA was frequently mentioned. Gavin Andresen (the "head" of Bitcoin after Satoshi's disappearance) attended a public CIA event where he held a talk about the potential of cryptocurrencies. This was controversial, and made many bitcoiners question his allegiances.

If you take a look at mainstream movies and tv shows now (e.g. Westworld, Mr. Robot), many of them are about the people waking up, banding together and taking down the Evil Establishment. We see this same theme reflected in the real world as well, the "anti establishment" President Trump being the most notable example. In the newest season of Silicon Valley (great show, made by Mike Judge) the main character even invents "A New Internet", which is based on the real technology Ethereum (derivative of Bitcoin), and which "can't be hacked or controlled by the evil establishment". Vitalik Buterin, the inventor of Ethereum, recently met with Vladimir Putin to discuss the technology. J.P. Morgan Chase has also shown a keen interest in this specific type of crypto currency, and it's no secret that they're involved in the development of Ethereum. Other banks and large financial institutions are also jumping aboard the crypto train.

In "Chained to the rhythm", Katy Perry sings about how fake our lives are, and that we're all like mindless drones just blindly consuming pop culture, thinking we're free, while we're really walking in chains. But then there's a guest appearance by Skip Marley, Bob Marley's son, and he's essentially singing about how the Evil Establishment has unwittingly awakened a slumbering giant (the sleeping, mindless drone masses), and that this mass of people is now about to riot.

When I look at the current Bitcoin price (and the long term logarithmic chart), I get the sense that some huge events are about to happen on this Earth. Is it a coincidence that artists like The Weeknd and Harry Styles (from One Direction) appear to be warning us, in their hit songs, about impending disaster -- while things seemingly are heating up in world politics as well? If we look at the headlines of the MSM and the controlled "alt media", a huge war might break out any minute now.

What will the "riots" look like? People scrambling to empty their bank accounts, hoping to put all their fiat into Bitcoin, but the banks shut down, thus making it impossible for the Average Joe's to empty their accounts?

The Economist magazine (partly owned by Rothschilds, supposedly) "warned" us of a global currency by 2018.

Please don't respond to jivjov, he's just tro- oh hi LoB

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impregnate me with your found content, LoB

# ? Aug 11, 2017 16:27

The Ferret King: Nov 23, 2003; cluck cluck

I got LoB'd once. Not completely sure whether I felt shame or pride.

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Slugnoid: Jun 23, 2006; Nap Ghost

I got LoB'd once. Not completely sure whether I felt shame or pride.

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EmmyOk: Aug 11, 2013

I think it's an iosm rite of passage

# ? Aug 11, 2017 16:41

timp: Sep 19, 2007; Everything is in my control; Lipstick Apathy

LoB quoted me in order to cite a source once, the only time I've ever seen him not be a mouthpiece for social media idiocy in this thread

That was a proud posting day for me, right up there with the time Lowtax empty-quoted me in BYOB

# ? Aug 11, 2017 17:01

Elblanco: May 26, 2008

So if I understand bitcoin at all, it's only value comes from converting it to real currency right? So if the economy goes to poo poo, bitcoin also goes to poo poo right?

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Voyager I: Jun 29, 2012; This is how your posting feels.
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EmmyOk posted:

Serious topics are fine in PYF but this has been going on for two pages and people aren't posting content. ABC, Always Be Content-posting

I don't get the stupid here. Is the guy a prostitute or something?

# ? Aug 11, 2017 18:49

Blade_of_tyshalle: Jul 12, 2009; If you think that, along the way, you're not going to fail... you're blind.

There's no one I've ever met, no matter how successful they are, who hasn't said they had their failures along the way.

It's really horribly photoshopped.

# ? Aug 11, 2017 18:54

The Ferret King: Nov 23, 2003; cluck cluck

Voyager I posted:

I don't get the stupid here. Is the guy a prostitute or something?

Looking at it on a really small screen I'm guessing?

(That's not actually two people in one photo)

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Imagined: Feb 2, 2007

Voyager I posted:

I don't get the stupid here. Is the guy a prostitute or something?

How bad is your eyesight.

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Praseodymi: Aug 26, 2010

Also, I might be wrong but I think the guy is Tom Daly, who's gay.

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It's one of those things that's done so badly, it feels like it has to be a joke. But it's the internet in 2017 and who knows anymore.

# ? Aug 11, 2017 19:06

SilverMike: Sep 17, 2007; TBD

Voyager I posted:

I don't get the stupid here. Is the guy a prostitute or something?

There's a spooky phantom hand on the woman's hip, it's proof of ghosts.

# ? Aug 11, 2017 19:29

Aesop Poprock: Oct 21, 2008; Grimey Drawer

Voyager I posted:

I don't get the stupid here. Is the guy a prostitute or something?

I know you're getting dogpiled already but lol dude at least look at a thing before commenting on it

# ? Aug 11, 2017 19:32

old bean factory: Nov 18, 2006; Will ya close the fucking doors?!

She looks like a small pastry, maybe?

# ? Aug 11, 2017 19:33

Aesop Poprock: Oct 21, 2008; Grimey Drawer

*looks at at the pic of vietnam kids screaming and running away from a napalm attack for 1/20th of a second and fractures my wrist in a race to post about it* I DONT UNDERSTAND IS IT BECAUSE THE SKY IS CLOUDY

# ? Aug 11, 2017 19:38

EmmyOk: Aug 11, 2013

Yeah he's Tom Daly who became really popular in the UK after participating in the Olympics on the diving team. So it's not just badly edited photoshop of her with a handsome boy but a famous handsome boy.

Jerry Cotton posted:

That buy needs suspenders for his swimming trunks.

they're a little low I gu- good lord

# ? Aug 11, 2017 20:06

Jurgan: May 8, 2007; Just pour it directly into your gaping mouth-hole you decadent slut

jivjov posted:

Same. But when the White House is posting photos of prayer meetings in the Oval Office, and pastors are claiming that bombing Kim Jong Un is mandated by gods....I'm gonna have to be equally vocal in my requests that they either back up their claims or shut up about it.

Have these "requests" ever actually accomplished anything? Do you think insulting people's beliefs is likely to get them to agree with you?

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Sarcopenia: May 14, 2014

zoux posted:

She's got a boney vagina Morty.

People are being awfully ableist towards this visually impaired goon. At least they know that those are humans... I think?.

E: Wrong thread.

Sarcopenia has a new favorite as of 20:45 on Aug 11, 2017

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getting rid of religion would deprive this thread of 67.3% of its content

# ? Aug 11, 2017 20:18

Plom Bar: Jun 5, 2004; hardest time i ever done

Honestly my favorite IOSM are idiot skeptics so i think the thread would be fine.

# ? Aug 11, 2017 20:27

jivjov: Sep 13, 2007; But how does it taste? Yummy!; Dinosaur Gum

Jurgan posted:

Have these "requests" ever actually accomplished anything? Do you think insulting people's beliefs is likely to get them to agree with you?

Is it really an insult to ask someone to back up their claims? We do it all the time for scientific discoveries, news stories, etc.

# ? Aug 11, 2017 20:28

Plom Bar: Jun 5, 2004; hardest time i ever done

See? This thread's cup runneth over.

# ? Aug 11, 2017 20:31

Aramoro: Jun 1, 2012

Jurgan posted:

Have these "requests" ever actually accomplished anything? Do you think insulting people's beliefs is likely to get them to agree with you?

Of course not because he's never actually done it. He's sitting stroking himself off about how he'd totally stick it to the man with his reason and logic, when in reality no one gives a poo poo about his opinion because he's no one.

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Plom Bar posted:

See?

# ? Aug 11, 2017 20:33

Frobbe: Jan 19, 2007; Calm Down

Sarcopenia posted:

People are being awfully ableist towards this visually impaired goon. At least they know that those are humans... I think?.

Morning show host accidentally racists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYSKxyeNJx4

I'm paraphrasing here because I couldn't find a video with english subs.
"Is that a monkeyNO!"
"[What on earth are you saying?"
"I did not just say that, I can't see because I'm not wearing my glasses. I can't see that far"
"It's a very tanned man"
"Yes, a person, a real human being"

You've dug up a 10 years old clip of a morning show host being an idiot. If Denmark had had Facebook back then i'm sure it would've generated incredible amounts of iosm though.

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EmmyOk: Aug 11, 2013

In the words of Sam Smith "post more content". Truly a songbird xx

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Sarcopenia: May 14, 2014

Frobbe posted:

You've dug up a 10 years old clip of a morning show host being an idiot. If Denmark had had Facebook back then i'm sure it would've generated incredible amounts of iosm though.

I meant to post it in the schadenfreude thread.

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EmmyOk: Aug 11, 2013

ur r the ideot on social media now idiot punk ha HA

its coming from inside ther thread

# ? Aug 11, 2017 20:41

Jurgan: May 8, 2007; Just pour it directly into your gaping mouth-hole you decadent slut

jivjov posted:

Is it really an insult to ask someone to back up their claims? We do it all the time for scientific discoveries, news stories, etc.

I say again, what do you think you're accomplishing by doing so? Has anyone ever changed their minds about deeply held beliefs by you saying "yeah, prove it."

# ? Aug 11, 2017 20:42

jivjov: Sep 13, 2007; But how does it taste? Yummy!; Dinosaur Gum

Aramoro posted:

Of course not because he's never actually done it. He's sitting stroking himself off about how he'd totally stick it to the man with his reason and logic, when in reality no one gives a poo poo about his opinion because he's no one.

I regularly ask people to provide proof of their claims in the supernatural. Thus far nobody actually has.

Jurgan posted:

I say again, what do you think you're accomplishing by doing so? Has anyone ever changed their minds about deeply held beliefs by you saying "yeah, prove it."

The goal is to either get someone to reconsider silly beliefs...or at the very least stop trying to use them as justification for stuff. No success yet...but I can always hope.

For some content:

Ira Membrit is the AHA themselves...Marge Arita is an educator that basically just tells the constitution to go get hosed. I like how no matter how many times poo poo like that gets smacked down, some teacher someone thinks that their classroom is somehow exempt.

# ? Aug 11, 2017 20:42

Jurgan: May 8, 2007; Just pour it directly into your gaping mouth-hole you decadent slut

jivjov posted:

I regularly ask people to provide proof of their claims in the supernatural. Thus far nobody actually has.

And this improves the world how?

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Plom Bar: Jun 5, 2004; hardest time i ever done

Connnnntent!

https://twitter.com/gabydunn/status/895192420668911618

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EmmyOk: Aug 11, 2013

I don't want to be formal but please drop this now because it's just sniping at each other, most of you have PMs deal with it there if you're that eager to own the otherside or nobly defend your own or whatever the gently caress. It's not interesting to other posters or relevant to the thread and has gone on far too long.

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Justin Theroux, NO!!!

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EL BROMANCE: Jun 10, 2006; COWABUNGA DUDES!
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EmmyOk posted:

I don't want to be formal but please drop this now because it's just sniping at each other, most of you have PMs deal with it there if you're that eager to own the otherside or nobly defend your own or whatever the gently caress. It's not interesting to other posters or relevant to the thread and has gone on far too long.

Not related to the post, but I recently did a reverse image search on your avatar and the print it comes from is super good. /derail

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Jurgan: May 8, 2007; Just pour it directly into your gaping mouth-hole you decadent slut

EmmyOk posted:

I don't want to be formal but please drop this now because it's just sniping at each other, most of you have PMs deal with it there if you're that eager to own the otherside or nobly defend your own or whatever the gently caress. It's not interesting to other posters or relevant to the thread and has gone on far too long.

Fair enough. Moving on.

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jivjov: Sep 13, 2007; But how does it taste? Yummy!; Dinosaur Gum

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EmmyOk: Aug 11, 2013

I laughed then saw the eating videos came after the diabetes video :smith:

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