I actually began writing something similar, but realised how spammy it would become, and canned the idea. The one on Reddit relies a lot on private messaging — which HN doesn't have.
Bitcoin Tipping Bot for HN
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Re: Bitcoin Tipping Bot for HN
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
i see, but i imagine that would get you banned for spamming around here :\
If the minimum tip size is big enough, it would be a Very interesting contribution to any thread... let's say $10-20 USD. That's enough to make it socially relevant.
I don't think it's a contribution to any thread, no matter the size.
Re: Bitcoin Tipping Bot for HN
#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
understood
Don't take my comment to be against the idea, it's great to be honest, I'm simply not the target market - however there are quite a few more wealthy, entrepreneur and silicon valley types on here who wouldn't miss a few hundred dollars in tipping. The idea is definitely a good niche and if I simply had more disposable income I would use it - don't let me refusal discredit it in any way.
> ... who wouldn't miss a few hundred dollars in tipping.
Re: Bitcoin Tipping Bot for HN
#24I love Bitcoin. It is great for the free market, the voluntary market. However, I am against this idea because HN is our fun, not our job. Some things does not pay with money. Have a look at this: http://www.voxeu.org/article/blood-money-doesn-t-pay-new-evi...
And have a look at this nice thread: http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/25615/offering-actua...
At that point (Dec 2012) I thought Stack Overflow should accept bitcoins as bounty, but I was convinced that it isn't a good idea.
Re: Bitcoin Tipping Bot for HN
#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
Don't take my comment to be against the idea, it's great to be honest, I'm simply not the target market - however there are quite a few more wealthy, entrepreneur and silicon valley types on here who wouldn't miss a few hundred dollars in tipping. The idea is definitely a good niche and if I simply had more disposable income I would use it - don't let me refusal discredit it in any way.
> ... who wouldn't miss a few hundred dollars in tipping. There's nothing preventing you from buying $1 worth of bitcoins (say, 0.01 BTC) and tipping 0.00001 BTC each time.
I did not know you could do that, I always assumed it was full bitcoins, in that case I rescind my original answer due to ignorance.
Thanks. :)
Re: Bitcoin Tipping Bot for HN
#26Please do not deploy this unless you do it in a way that does not leave a trace. In other words, if you do this in such a way that people who don't care about this can't even tell that it's going on , that's fine. If you have to interact with the HN interface, e.g., by leaving comments, that will become incredibly annoying. How could you do it without leaving comments? Easy. People who care enough could leave their p…
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Re: Bitcoin Tipping Bot for HN
#27Please do not deploy this unless you do it in a way that does not leave a trace. In other words, if you do this in such a way that people who don't care about this can't even tell that it's going on , that's fine. If you have to interact with the HN interface, e.g., by leaving comments, that will become incredibly annoying. How could you do it without leaving comments? Easy. People who care enough could leave their p…
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Maybe like a $1 equivalent worth of btc minimum? Not sure I'd mind some spam if I was getting some value for each piece.
Re: Bitcoin Tipping Bot for HN
#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
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Maybe like a $1 equivalent worth of btc minimum? Not sure I'd mind some spam if I was getting some value for each piece.
The rest of us don't need your spam being visible here, though.
Re: Bitcoin Tipping Bot for HN
#29Would reddit be more receptive to this?
Re: Bitcoin Tipping Bot for HN
#30Would reddit be more receptive to this?
reddit already has one.