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  1. Here we go again. on OKCoin Raises $10 Million To Become China's Largest Bitcoin Exchange · · Score: 1

    I know I will get moded down into oblivion, but whatever. Anyways we all know this exchange will rise and “collapse” running off with a lot of money just like the others. I think the supporters of Bitcoin are probably those who profit from this whole scheme.

  2. Re:Interesting... on Mt. Gox Knew It Was Selling Phantom Bitcoin 2 Weeks Before Collapse · · Score: 1

    In BItcoins case it possibly could in the future, but as I have already said I am not claiming that. I know that an exchange like Mt. Gox doesn't necessarily determine if a currency is a good investment or not. All I am saying is that Bitcoin is a bad investment since people keep getting ripped off by it due to these exchanges folding up and taking millions with them.

  3. Re:Interesting... on Mt. Gox Knew It Was Selling Phantom Bitcoin 2 Weeks Before Collapse · · Score: 1

    I didn't say that. I was talking about people giving money for these Bitcoins and then getting screwed over.

  4. Re:Interesting... on Mt. Gox Knew It Was Selling Phantom Bitcoin 2 Weeks Before Collapse · · Score: 1

    I didn't say it was. I don't see why you are making assumptions.

  5. Interesting... on Mt. Gox Knew It Was Selling Phantom Bitcoin 2 Weeks Before Collapse · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I do not see why there are still people out there who keep saying Bitcoin is a good investment. We keep seeing these exchanges fold up and run off with all this money. I know they claimed they were hacked, but how do we know for sure. To me the whole Bitcoin thing is just a way for a few to get rich by ripping off so many others. Also no one should be surprised that they were sold phantom Bitcoins. You have no way of knowing what you actually have on a site like that since you can’t directly access the wallet. It seems like common sense to me, but I guess I will never understand this kind of thing.

  6. Sounds interesting. on Monster Hypergiant Star Discovered · · Score: 1

    I always find things out there in our galaxy like this pretty interesting. I never would have thought that something like this would be possible. I would think that they would have collided and merge or even just exploded.

  7. Re:Makers and takers on 70% of U.S. Government Spending Is Writing Checks To Individuals · · Score: 1

    I am not saying all of them do. Also I know that some people worked hard and get what they are owed later down the road. Also I realize that some people have a genuine need, however there are abuses. Some of the biggest abuses have even made it into the news. Like the situation with the food stamp cards that had an unlimited balance for a short time do to a glitch. Like I said too I am not claiming my statement as a catch all. There are various other issues that play into our problems and I have already said that. I know you mean well and I mean well too. The fact of the matter is that we keep heading down the wrong path and we all need to accept that fact. I hope this helps make things a bit more clear in what I am trying to say, and please stop making assumptions like everyone else has. I am sincere and I just want to see things get better for everyone that's all.

  8. Re:Makers and takers on 70% of U.S. Government Spending Is Writing Checks To Individuals · · Score: 1

    Well the point I was making is that if enough people sit around and just take then eventually something will give. I guess I wasn't clear? It is all a huge mess and there is of course multiple things wrong that need fixing. It is just way to much to type out so I was just trying to hit on one major issue. Also I lot of people on here seem to be pretty upset about my comment, and like I said I was just making a point about one of our many issues. I understand there are a lot of things that play into this whole mess we are in. It can definitely be hard to convey what you mean online sometimes that is for sure.

  9. Re:Lessee, where's my dictionary? on 70% of U.S. Government Spending Is Writing Checks To Individuals · · Score: 1

    To be fair Republicans as well as Democrats have been running the country into the ground for years. We can't blame this all on a single person like you said. I don’t like any of them since they know what needs to be done but won’t do it. Our friends in Washington need to work together and actually care if anything is to get done. Which unfortunately I don’t think ever will happen.

  10. Re:Makers and takers on 70% of U.S. Government Spending Is Writing Checks To Individuals · · Score: 2

    This actually does cause problems since you are essentially getting something for nothing. We can't go on forever living like this since something will give eventually.

  11. Re:Makers and takers on 70% of U.S. Government Spending Is Writing Checks To Individuals · · Score: 1, Insightful

    If you count all military who currently serve as well as retirees who get a check we make up well under 1% of the population. The issue here is that we have too many freeloaders. I understand that people need help from time to time, but it cannot be a way of like. However some do need constant assistance since they are disabled and what not. Those people are not a concern since they are such a small portion of the population. To put it simply though we have too many who just cheat the system.

  12. Really!? on Slashdot Tries Something New; Audience Responds! · · Score: 1

    I hate beta just as much as anyone on here. I've been using Slashdot for quite a while now and if they don't back down from beta I am never coming back here again. It sun k no one wants it and change for the sake of change is never good. This is suppose to be news for nerds. Us nerds like things our way not the way a user would want it. Also unlike a typical user we can leave and will be happy to do so. Same thing has happened to other things not just websites. Ubuntu being a perfect example of this. If the people who like your product are nerds don't go and try to make it all pretty and dumbed down. We will all just move on to something else that fits our needs.

  13. Re:Analogies on Wozniak Gets Personal On Innovation · · Score: 1

    What I think he means it trying to make computer technology feel more natural to people.

  14. Re:What bout... on James Dyson: We Should Pay Students To Study Engineering · · Score: 1

    The issue with giving it ahead of time is that if they fail then you just wasted your money. Besides who is to say we can't help those who can't afford it get through college? Better yet maybe the bonus should be those who show themselves competent can just have college paid for. It would be a difficult decision either way since neither solution is perfect. They both have their ups and downs.

  15. Re:Enjoy your Death March on Ask Slashdot: What Do You Do If You're Given a Broken Project? · · Score: 2

    I wish I had points to mod you up. I have seen this way to often.

  16. What bout... on James Dyson: We Should Pay Students To Study Engineering · · Score: 1

    Doing something that is similar to the way the military does things. They could offer a bonus to students that enter the engineering field, but they receive only it on certain conditions. The first half of the bonus they get after they graduate and land a job. The rest is paid over a period of time for example. Let’s just say four years in this example. Now only those who are competent and willing to work hard get the bonus. I wonder if this would work well?

  17. Hmmmm... on Nissan Unveils 88 Pound 400-HP Race Car Engine · · Score: 1

    I wonder how hard it would be to drop one of these in an Elio? That would be an interesting combo.

  18. Re:But it is horribly wrong anyway. on Stephen Hawking: 'There Are No Black Holes' · · Score: 0

    I agree that his rant is quite idiotic. Now I am no physicist by any means, but if there are any flaws in relativity wouldn't that mean possibly that it is just incomplete? I wouldn't think that it is necessarily wrong, it could be added onto. Just saying since I don't know much about it.

  19. Re:Cry me a fucking river... on Man Jailed For Refusing To Reveal USB Password · · Score: 1

    Anyone who commits a crime can be considered a terrorist it's actually a fairly broad term.

  20. I'm not so sure about this. on Phil Zimmerman Launching Secure "Blackphone" · · Score: 1

    I don't see how we can trust this new phone or any other device out there. So many companies have said we can trust them with our data, and then to no one’s surprise they've been found to be in bed with the NSA. We need to understand that we now live in a world where Big Brother is always watching. The only way we can stop this is to get rid of the NSA and other agencies like it. Unfortunately though, too many people are fine with being watched. They think that was long as they have nothing to hide there is nothing to worry about. They are mistaken and it will cost them more than they could have ever imagined.

  21. Re:Then Fire Him on NSA Head Asks How To Spy Without Collecting Metadata · · Score: 1

    Is he doesn't know how to do his job without violating all our rights then he should be replaced.

    Well in order to spy on us he has to do what he is doing now. So what really needs to be done is that we need to get rid of the NSA. Spying on us all the time doesn't help stop criminals. If it did then we wouldn't keep having all these problems we do now. Also if this sort of thing it supposed to improve security than how did that one guy get into Nelson Mandela's funeral? It may seem a little of topic, but we have been found to be spying on other countries as well. Also the President of the U.S. was there so it is in our interest to know the situation. So if this improves security so much like they say then how do we have stuff like this happen? It just blows my mind how they spend so much money on stuff like this, but get nothing accomplished with it since they are so incompetent. Furthermore how can you expect to go through all the data efficiently enough for it to even be useful? You can't tell me that if I collect data on every single person I can that I can more easily stop criminal activity. Most of those people are not criminals, so all I am doing then is going through all this data looking for a needle in a hay stack. I should be targeting suspicious people not everyone. Also I should only target those suspicious people if I have probable cause and a warrant.

  22. Can we use salt water in some way? on Scientists Discover Huge Freshwater Reserves Beneath the Ocean · · Score: 1

    Isn't there any way we could just filter salt water and drink that? Or is something like that to expensive or even possible? Just curious, I would think that we could just filter the salt out of salt water along with everything else so that we can drink it.

  23. Re:Enough with the Zombies on Mathematical Model of Zombie Epidemics Reveals Two Types of Living-Dead Strains · · Score: 1

    I agree with this completely. The whole Zombie thing has been going on since I was in high school, and quite frankly I am very tired of it already.

  24. Re:I definitely misread the headline.... on Lawsuits Seek To Turn Chimpanzees Into Legal Persons · · Score: 1

    I did the same thing.

  25. Re:Where was this caution with Wii U? on Xbox One Released · · Score: 1

    I plan on getting a Wii U before to long since I am getting tired of Xbox and Playstation. A lot of the games aren't really about gameplay anymore on those systems. So I figured I would give the Wii U a go and see how everything turns out.