Bitcoin Tipping Bot for HN • Hacker News Board

Hi, I've been thinking recently about something similar, as a way to "tip" people for good posts but more not just limited to HN, like a widget people could embed into their site that people could click to tip.

Give me a tweet if you'd like to bounce some ideas - @jklp :)

Re: Bitcoin Tipping Bot for HN

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Post by Wingman4l7 » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 11:55 PM UTC

shanelja wrote: post #25

biot wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> ... 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. :)

Bitcoin would be pretty useless if you couldn't break it up into smaller pieces, especially at the current prices. =) It is divisible up to 0.00000001 (8 decimal places) and the total number that can exist is 21 million (which hasn't been reached yet).

Re: Bitcoin Tipping Bot for HN

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Post by RTesla » Mon, Apr 22, 2013, 12:01 AM UTC

yes

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Post by RTesla » Mon, Apr 22, 2013, 12:02 AM UTC

Absolutely

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Post by thibauts » Mon, Apr 22, 2013, 12:09 AM UTC

I love the idea of sharing knowledge and insights for the benefit of the community. I think it's sad to put money in the equation. Upvotes are a nice and simple way to say "thanks, you've been valuable to me", more so than a tip that will be way below the value most of the times anyway.

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Post by Casseres » Mon, Apr 22, 2013, 1:09 AM UTC

I'm a big reader, not a big commenter here at HN. I imagine those who do comment or make posts do so for the intrinsic value. They are recognized for their efforts by their karma. People here help others because it's the right thing to do, and mutually beneficial to all.

When you add money to the equation, then people's reasons and actions tend to change. I don't want to see people competing for extrinsic things here. I would like the sanctity of HN to remain as it is.

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Post by al1x » Mon, Apr 22, 2013, 1:12 AM UTC

Casseres wrote: post #38

I'm a big reader, not a big commenter here at HN. I imagine those who do comment or make posts do so for the intrinsic value. They are recognized for their efforts by their karma. People here help others because it's the right thing to do, and mutually beneficial to all. When you add money to the equation, then people's reasons and actions tend to change. I don't want to see people competing for extrinsic things here…

"the sanctity of HN"

Re: Bitcoin Tipping Bot for HN

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Post by Casseres » Mon, Apr 22, 2013, 1:15 AM UTC

al1x wrote: post #39

Casseres wrote: post #38

I'm a big reader, not a big commenter here at HN. I imagine those who do comment or make posts do so for the intrinsic value. They are recognized for their efforts by their karma. People here help others because it's the right thing to do, and mutually beneficial to all. When you add money to the equation, then people's reasons and actions tend to change. I don't want to see people competing for extrinsic things here…

"the sanctity of HN"

sanctity: Ultimate importance and inviolability.