[sarcasm]Why should the poor have more now when they have the "Kingdom of God". If you ask me they are getting the best of the deal, so we should take more from them. [/sarcasm]
That would be the Catholic doctrine (poor in life, rich in heaven for eternity). Your typical (protestant) creationist actually believes the Grace of God manifests in this life too, so rich people are chosen already, and the poor are screwed pretty much now and forever.
Who's to say they HAVE to get 28 million out of it? Just like any forfeited assets, they can make a judicial auction and sell the BTC to the highest bidder, with a base price of, say, 100$/BTC, and let it go from there.
And they don't even need to use any exchange at all: the highest bidder can write a big fat check to the FBI, and they send the coin to whatever address he says.
What makes you think humans can forever "move on" to more complex tasks once machines start doing their job? Farming and manufacturing is one thing, but what if computers completely replace white collar work? What if the displaced workforce don't find anything else to do, not in one nor in three generations? What will we have them? A 1% owning elite and a 99% pariah caste?
It's right there in the map (*). Yeah I know, it could be in the summary too, but hey, it's an interactive map, OF COURSE you clicked those links, didn't you?
(*) You do know how to locate Dominican Republic, Iran and Thailand in the map, don't you?
Just wondering: are 150 years projects viable at all? Is there any example of such an enterprise? What's the incentive for human beings to take part in thigs they won't see the results of?
The Constitution is the law, and it has not been rewritten. The government can obey the Constitution, it can rewrite the Constitution, or it can completely ignore the Constitution and the rule of law. It has chosen the last option.
You're forgetting that the Constitution is interpreted by the judiciary - a separate Power in practice, but part of the same shit these days. The government can thus do whatever they want, and have SCOTUS rule that it was all within the Constitution.
You have death penalty in the US. And CIA-sanctioned extrajudicial torture. And lots of children-killing drones that rain death all over Pakistan, Yemen and Afghanistan, among others. And if you're convicted in your late teens for, say, smoking pot, your life is pretty much ruined forever, thanks to the eternal stain that won't let you get an education or a decent job, therefore making sure you remain in poverty ad aeternum.
Is that somehow less barbaric than what Saudi Arabia does? Please explain how.
... if you've made the kind of choices where the navy is firing at you, it's probably not a big loss to humanity if we have to kick you off the planet.
"On 3 July 1988 (...) the aircraft serving the [Iran Air 655] flight, an Airbus A300B2-203, was shot down by U.S. missiles fired by the United States Navy guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes as it flew over the Strait of Hormuz. The aircraft, which had been flying in Iranian airspace over Iran's territorial waters in the Persian Gulf on its usual flight path, was destroyed. All 290 onboard, including 66 children and 16 crew, perished".
I hope it's not too late for you to reconsider the choices you've made in life. Otherwise, I'll settle for you dying a horrible, slow death.
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[sarcasm]Why should the poor have more now when they have the "Kingdom of God". If you ask me they are getting the best of the deal, so we should take more from them. [/sarcasm]
That would be the Catholic doctrine (poor in life, rich in heaven for eternity). Your typical (protestant) creationist actually believes the Grace of God manifests in this life too, so rich people are chosen already, and the poor are screwed pretty much now and forever.
Who's to say they HAVE to get 28 million out of it? Just like any forfeited assets, they can make a judicial auction and sell the BTC to the highest bidder, with a base price of, say, 100$/BTC, and let it go from there.
And they don't even need to use any exchange at all: the highest bidder can write a big fat check to the FBI, and they send the coin to whatever address he says.
That paper is so bad that no journal would publish it.
"BTC is a scarce resource that has no value"
The value is being able to use it in transactions. And it's pretty much inherent to it.
... I did experience some kind of "reality bending", about 9 minutes prior to the earthquake that triggered the tsunami in Japan.
The date was April 11, 2011.
Well considering your "experience" happened one month after the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, I wouldn't consider it a premonition :-D
What makes you think humans can forever "move on" to more complex tasks once machines start doing their job? Farming and manufacturing is one thing, but what if computers completely replace white collar work? What if the displaced workforce don't find anything else to do, not in one nor in three generations? What will we have them? A 1% owning elite and a 99% pariah caste?
This is the best answer. I propose the topic to be closed right now.
By using a completely different technology. The innovation is in the medium, not in the contents.
What if he did release everything (to The Guardian / Greenwald / Poitras / etc) already?
Tenured professors are old and grumpy, non-tenured professors are young and eager. Guess which ones get along better with students?
Thank you Mr. Taco Cowboy (if that's your real name). The FBI should be visiting soon. Please hide your dogs, for their own sake.
Because he lived in a police state.
You're assuming the OP can pinpoint those countries in the map? HE MIGHT BE AN AMERICAN, YOU INSENSITIVE CLOD!!
It's right there in the map (*). Yeah I know, it could be in the summary too, but hey, it's an interactive map, OF COURSE you clicked those links, didn't you?
(*) You do know how to locate Dominican Republic, Iran and Thailand in the map, don't you?
Just wondering: are 150 years projects viable at all? Is there any example of such an enterprise? What's the incentive for human beings to take part in thigs they won't see the results of?
What if the Supreme Court, that is, the entity responsible for deciding what the Constitution means, sides with Congress?
The Constitution is the law, and it has not been rewritten. The government can obey the Constitution, it can rewrite the Constitution, or it can completely ignore the Constitution and the rule of law. It has chosen the last option.
You're forgetting that the Constitution is interpreted by the judiciary - a separate Power in practice, but part of the same shit these days. The government can thus do whatever they want, and have SCOTUS rule that it was all within the Constitution.
You have death penalty in the US. And CIA-sanctioned extrajudicial torture. And lots of children-killing drones that rain death all over Pakistan, Yemen and Afghanistan, among others. And if you're convicted in your late teens for, say, smoking pot, your life is pretty much ruined forever, thanks to the eternal stain that won't let you get an education or a decent job, therefore making sure you remain in poverty ad aeternum.
Is that somehow less barbaric than what Saudi Arabia does? Please explain how.
Well all that shows is that CIA is now a para-military organization. That doesn't mean they're controlled by the Military.
... if you've made the kind of choices where the navy is firing at you, it's probably not a big loss to humanity if we have to kick you off the planet.
It's funny that you mention that, on the 25th anniversary of yet another senseless massacre by your beloved US Navy:
"On 3 July 1988 (...) the aircraft serving the [Iran Air 655] flight, an Airbus A300B2-203, was shot down by U.S. missiles fired by the United States Navy guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes as it flew over the Strait of Hormuz. The aircraft, which had been flying in Iranian airspace over Iran's territorial waters in the Persian Gulf on its usual flight path, was destroyed. All 290 onboard, including 66 children and 16 crew, perished".
I hope it's not too late for you to reconsider the choices you've made in life. Otherwise, I'll settle for you dying a horrible, slow death.
They may be immoral, but the moment you start legislating morality, you open up a can of worms that can't be unopened.
What are you talking about? Law is nothing but codified morals.
It's been done. I give you Surveillance Camera Man (hilarious to watch btw)
Florida System for Normalizing Information on Terrorists, Criminals and Hazards.
Now if only I could come up with a good short name for that...
National ID is something pretty much every country has. Can someone please explain to me why is it such a bogieman for the libertarians?
Science doesn't necessarily mean "school sanctioned science". A kid experimenting is (starting to) doing science.