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Re: WannaCry Ransomware Starts Infecting Medical Devices Running Windows Embedded

PragueBob — Sat, 20 May 2017 14:34:09 -0000

The very thought that any Microsoft software is running embedded in medical devices is more frightening than some malware that might be infecting it.

Re: Government Says Use of Bitcoins and Virtual Currencies Not Authorised By RBI

PragueBob — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 11:28:50 -0000

The RBI can say whatever it wants, honey badger don't give a damn...

Re: $65 Million Bitcoin stolen by hackers

PragueBob — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 08:15:32 -0000

If this really happened yesterday, why are you the ONLY source reporting on it... Hmmmm?

Re: How Hillary Clinton Seeks to End The Internet, Bitcoin and The Free World (Op-Ed)

PragueBob — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:11:57 -0000

Alex Jones is a nutcase. And if you believe in conspiracies, so are you.

Re: How Hillary Clinton Seeks to End The Internet, Bitcoin and The Free World (Op-Ed)

PragueBob — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 09:19:52 -0000

You might consider getting that additional two hours of sleep after all. Sleep deprivation can lead to the type of paranoid psychosis evident in your article. I'm not trying to be rude or critical, really. But a lot of what you've written here echoes those guys in the basement with their tin-foil hats tuning in to Alex Jones. Hillary Clinton has been a public servant under very public scrutiny for decades, not one shred of hard evidence points to any wrong-doing. Trump on the other hand is so private he won't even publicize his tax returns, probably because all the crookedness of his 500+ businesses might be revealed for all to see, no taxes paid in nearly 20 years, and he's so "rich". Just who is being duped here? Certainly not Clinton supporters? WWIII with Russia? More likely with Trump, he knee-jerks his aggressive response to any perceived threat to his own narcissistic ego, he has NO experience with diplomacy, a requirement for office as President. Clinton was a First Lady, then Senator from NY, then Secretary of State, while Trump was building gambling casinos, fraudulent universities and other useless crap. You really need to get a good night's sleep and start over with your article.

Re: Bitcoin Threat: Scientists Say Quantum Computers Will Make Bitcoin Extinct

PragueBob — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:27:59 -0000

The headline is unnecessarily alarming and certainly misleading. Bitcoin will not become extinct because of quantum computing. It will be possible to swap out the cryptographic algorithms now being used in order to prevent that from happening.

Re: Bitcoin Predictions

PragueBob — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:21:30 -0000

I'm curious about why the 24 hour chart always shows a precipitous drop on the right-hand side and the 5 day chart always shows a dramatic rise on the right-hand side. It's been like that for several weeks now, consistently, but the actual price has been fairly flat all that time. I only wish that the 5 day chart had been accurate, I'm really very tired of all this bearishness... :-(

Re: Bitcoin users to lose 36%

PragueBob — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 11:37:04 -0000

The title of the article is TERRIBLY MISLEADING. After all, it is only Bitfinex users who are affected. However the rest of us ARE affected by this type of sensationalist reporting. And if you are only going to parrot what the rest of the world already knows (it's old information!), at least have the decency and journalistic integrity not to add this extra level of noise and nonsense to the discussion.

Re: Dangerous Minds | Class War for Idiots: Libertarianism = Assholism

PragueBob — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 04:42:43 -0000

There's another type that doesn't get a fair shake in my opinion, or really any political party representation in the United States, it's the Left Libertarianism extant in the writings of Noam Chomsky.

Re: Bitcoin Price Advance Still Unconfirmed

PragueBob — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 13:37:46 -0000

Well, a couple of hours after your post, $681 (Bitstamp), so can we cay "confirmed" now? :-)

Re: Comparing Trump to Hitler says a lot more about the accuser than the accused

PragueBob — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 11:11:38 -0000

No, he is Cheeto Jesus... :-) https://imgflip.com/i/177amh

Re: Silicon Valley's Hyper-Partisan Future

PragueBob — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 18:41:44 -0000

Interestingly, Peter Thiel is a Bilderberg inner circle guy, I would not expect one of their ilk to be so strongly in Trump's camp, I suspect most Bilderbergers (the consensus view) favor Clinton. Peter Thiel has shown himself to be a nasty and vindictive piece of work, the way he took down Gawker for outing him as gay. I do not like Peter Thiel at all, and I suspect I'm not the only one.

Re: How will Craig Wright’s attempts at patenting Bitcoin technology impact your life?

PragueBob — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 10:28:42 -0000

Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto nor is he the inventor of Bitcoin. And the very idea of such a patent goes completely against everything that Bitcoin is (and stands for), which is in fact supporting evidence that his claim is fraudulent. Craig Wright is proving himself to be a bigger nuisance than Mike Hearn, and that is saying a lot.

Re: Bitcoin is Potential National Threat, Says U.S. Regulator

PragueBob — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 08:03:36 -0000

Bitcoin isn't a threat to anyone, in fact it's quite the opposite. On the other hand so-called U.S. regulators are a REAL threat, not just a potential one, and to us all, not just the U.S. as a nation.

Re: Mainstream Media Utterly Ignores Positive Bitcoin Trend Once Again

PragueBob — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 16:42:41 -0000

Hilarious... let the mainstream media ignore Bitcoin's rise, I started ignoring them a while back because they are mostly idiots, indeed pretty much the whole lot of mainstream journalists are just corporate shills at best. Who cares what they think? I don't, and you shouldn't either! Now, go and sin no more... and buy some Bitcoin while you can still afford it. :-)

Re: Front National seeks French ban on Bitcoin

PragueBob — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 08:32:15 -0000

Bernard Monot is exactly the sort of dangerous idiot that should be voted out of office before he does something truly damaging. Just the sort of French fool who earlier would have collaborated with Hitler. The FN is truly dangerous, and not only for the French, but for the rest of Europe and the world. In any case, nothing the French government (or any government) can do will stop Bitcoin. Vive le Bitcoin!

Re: AmEx Op-Ed: Bitcoin May Soon Be Challenged by Central Banks’ Digital Currencies

PragueBob — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 06:18:17 -0000

The banks are just dreaming, especially central banks. Bitcoin is outperforming and will continue to outperform any so-called "blockchain" solutions that banks may attempt. If these attempts centralize control or fail to incorporate the mining rewards of Bitcoin (or other legitimate cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum) they are simply doomed to failure from the outset. Everyone with a functioning brain is justifiably wary of banks anyway, if not outright disgusted with them. And American Express is a horrible, dinosaur of a company, a complete rip-off, I seriously doubt that it will be successful in the future. I closed my American Express account many years ago, and it is clear that the company has only gone downhill since then.

Re: Spread Bitcoin Even If It Fails

PragueBob — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 16:08:26 -0000

For now, bitcoin is indeed just fine and I am not promoting any political agenda, screwball or otherwise. However some governments discourage Bitcoin (Russia, for instance) and these are not noted for being particularly free or democratic countries, so the people living in them are in fact much more "controlled" than in the USA or EU, for instance. Some corporations are also working to either outright discourage the use of Bitcoin or to somehow control its use, this is still evolving. Apple first banned Bitcoin-related apps but has since relented somewhat. For about a year Microsoft accepted Bitcoin for payment in some environments but has recently stopped. The cumulative effect of these influences will to a large extent determine the overall viability of Bitcoin since many people will not put up any resistance to what these governments or corporations "decide" for them. Bitcoin represents a type of freedom that runs counter to these powerful interests.

Re: Spread Bitcoin Even If It Fails

PragueBob — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 09:16:50 -0000

Blocksize is actually a nonissue. And if Bitcoin "fails" it will only happen because people allow themselves to be manipulated and cowed by mainstream corporate and government forces working hard to keep them under control if not downright enslaved.

Re: Performing an Autopsy on the Bitcoin

PragueBob — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 16:05:55 -0000

Autopsy? How ridiculous! This article is an amateurish mixture of uninformed tripe clearly intended to spread FUD.

Re: John McAfee: ‘There Are Tremendous Technology Problems With Bitcoin’

PragueBob — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 12:05:29 -0000

Bitcoin is just fine, but there are actually tremendous problems with John McAfee.

Re: It's Race Against Time for Bitcoin, Says Blockchain's Peter Smith

PragueBob — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 15:55:09 -0000

FUD at its best....

Re: Bitcoin Price Exceeds Downside Target

PragueBob — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 12:10:45 -0000

This is not really analysis, it is more of an opinionated commentary....

Re: Chainalysis Raises $1.6M, starts Partnership With Europol

PragueBob — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:36:16 -0000

It's hard to say anything after looking at their website, there's no real explanation of their technology, or what it does, or how it works... so much for transparency. :-)

Re: The Schism Over Bitcoin Is How Bitcoin Is Supposed to Work

PragueBob — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 05:15:51 -0000

Actually, it does matter how proficient I am at software engineering, as that proficiency enables me to reasonably assess Bitcoin, unlike many others who weigh in with opinions, including many writers in the mainstream financial press who obviously do not really have a clue how Bitcoin works. My view of the situation is anything but narrow, as a software developer, miner, and investor in Bitcoin I have been deeply involved for years. And while I have put forth some easily verifiable facts, you have offered absolutely no reason for me to change my opinion of Mike Hearn. In fact the more I hear about the guy, the less I value any so-called "contribution" that he might have made to Bitcoin. Overall, it is indeed negative, but the incredibly biased mainstream financial press latched onto his "whiny ragequit" with unwarranted smug satisfaction and compounded the damage he caused by spreading ridiculous headlines about how Bitcoin has failed and other complete nonsense.