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How the Internet Archive is having a great time with Bitcoin

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Re: How the Internet Archive is having a great time with Bitcoin

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Post by impostervt »

blhack wrote: post #8

Okay, fine. How do I buy some bitcoin? Is bitinstant still cool? edit1: Okay, MT Gox seems to be having some server problems, but things are going...slowly. edit2: Mt Gox really wants my driver's license? This seems...not to be something that is a good idea. Should I really give them my driver's license?

If you're just getting started, I wrote a book for you. You can buy it and get some bitcoins back, too.

http://www.bitcoinbeginner.com

If you (or anyone else) would like a free copy of the book, email me: john@bitcoinbeginner.com

Re: How the Internet Archive is having a great time with Bitcoin

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Post by unimpressive »

Frozenlock wrote: post #9
unimpressive wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I need to start recording bold predictions like this in some sort of journal. EDIT: I meant in general, not just for bitcoin.

Don't! It will take more space than the entire blockchain!

The better ones could be added to an extension I was thinking of for the newsreader I still need to write. Basically it would take your karma on HN, and then pick a random (important) event that happened on the year that your karma currently corresponds to. (Years would be common era.)

I was thinking after the current year I could start using stuff like that one XKCD comic that predicts the future based on stupid stuff people google search for.[0]

[0]: https://xkcd.com/887/

EDIT: Oh yeah, I forgot to say what it did with the event. It just displays it somewhere on screen, like in the top corner or something.

Re: How the Internet Archive is having a great time with Bitcoin

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Post by rheide »

blhack wrote: post #8

Okay, fine. How do I buy some bitcoin? Is bitinstant still cool? edit1: Okay, MT Gox seems to be having some server problems, but things are going...slowly. edit2: Mt Gox really wants my driver's license? This seems...not to be something that is a good idea. Should I really give them my driver's license?

MtGox requires a fair bit of verification, but they've also been around pretty much the longest, and have already had to deal with all the security issues that other bitcoin sites are only beginning to discover. I trust them.

(That is to say, I trust them long enough to do the exchange, and then I transfer the bitcoins to my private offline wallet as soon as possible. And you should too.)

Re: How the Internet Archive is having a great time with Bitcoin

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Post by blhack »

rheide wrote: post #13
blhack wrote: post #8

Okay, fine. How do I buy some bitcoin? Is bitinstant still cool? edit1: Okay, MT Gox seems to be having some server problems, but things are going...slowly. edit2: Mt Gox really wants my driver's license? This seems...not to be something that is a good idea. Should I really give them my driver's license?

MtGox requires a fair bit of verification, but they've also been around pretty much the longest, and have already had to deal with all the security issues that other bitcoin sites are only beginning to discover. I trust them. (That is to say, I trust them long enough to do the exchange, and then I transfer the bitcoins to my private offline wallet as soon as possible. And you should too.)

Did you give them your license, though? That seems to trip every single "identity theft" alarm I have.

Re: How the Internet Archive is having a great time with Bitcoin

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Post by rheide »

blhack wrote: post #14
rheide wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

MtGox requires a fair bit of verification, but they've also been around pretty much the longest, and have already had to deal with all the security issues that other bitcoin sites are only beginning to discover. I trust them. (That is to say, I trust them long enough to do the exchange, and then I transfer the bitcoins to my private offline wallet as soon as possible. And you should too.)

Did you give them your license, though? That seems to trip every single "identity theft" alarm I have.

So you want to open a bank account but you don't want to identify yourself?

Re: How the Internet Archive is having a great time with Bitcoin

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Post by manish_gill »

jtchang wrote: post #2

I have so much respect for the internet archive. To me the internet archive represents an entity that really understands the "Internet" and aligns closely with a lot of the ideals of free speech and information access. Plus the wayback machine is super cool!

I'm more interested in mining them. Is it too late to start jumping on the BTC train ? Do you need special processors? Last I remember, you could still mine Bitcoins using GPUs.

Re: How the Internet Archive is having a great time with Bitcoin

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Post by jlgreco »

rheide wrote: post #15
blhack wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you give them your license, though? That seems to trip every single "identity theft" alarm I have.

So you want to open a bank account but you don't want to identify yourself?

Are they regulated as though they are a bank?

Re: How the Internet Archive is having a great time with Bitcoin

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Post by toomuchtodo »

unimpressive wrote: post #7
MacsHeadroom wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The recent run-up is nothing. The price will be $300/BTC by next week and $3000/BTC by next year.

I need to start recording bold predictions like this in some sort of journal. EDIT: I meant in general, not just for bitcoin.

Want me to write a browser extension that submits such quotes to the Internet Archive in their WARC format? :)

Re: How the Internet Archive is having a great time with Bitcoin

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Post by epscylonb »

jlgreco wrote: post #17
rheide wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So you want to open a bank account but you don't want to identify yourself?

Are they regulated as though they are a bank?

Yes, AML (anti money laundering) and KYC (know your customer).
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