The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @lopp ever

August 2014

@danlowe seems smoother, the bitterness doesn’t linger.

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@danlowe just tried my first nitro IPA: Boulder Beer Nitro Mojo

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@ryanxcharles Um, I don’t see anywhere that Dominica has declared bitcoin their official currency - headline seems hyperbolic.

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RT @port8333: Interactive visualization of all reachable nodes in the Bitcoin network https://t.co/T3FlKvdTwm

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Excellent; @IFTTT has integrated with @chain to bring bitcoin automation to the masses. http://t.co/SpTjs8On6w

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gavinandresen Farewell Hal, and thank you.

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@mikestable the only complimentary drink @ united club in Dulles is Coors Light. COORS FUCKING LIGHT

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@mikestable Also, I’ve got United Club passes but there’s no lounge at RDU. I fail at

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A TSA employee read my shirt out loud to my face, then said he didn’t get it. pic.twitter.com/W5VsSI3ZA2

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@pmccall777 @flyosity looks like an open & shut case of survival of the fittest to me.

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RT @d_seaman: Citibank analysis: Bitcoin users “are doing it for love, not money.”

Yes, that’s the point. And why you’ve already lost.

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@mikestable wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee http://t.co/wpPD4KtHoN

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@blakecallens @mitalpatel I have mixed feelings. It certainly could be worse, a la , though they havn’t grasped all implications.

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This just in: North Carolina will treat bitcoin as money under the NC Money Transmitters Act. http://t.co/gjqnBNmyqp

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@mikestable I bet they’re hiring Big Data engineers!

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@tomfgoodwin @cdixon Just wait a few years and that currency will arrive. And it’ll likely be Bitcoin. coinometrics.com/bitcoin/vix

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@mattvleming @polemitis The more interesting devs will build services that have never existed. https://t.co/bFWX6pkk0E

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@mattvleming @polemitis Some devs will simply act as payment processing / integration consultants. They’ll be the code monkeys of Bitcoin.

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@BraveTheWorld @petertoddbtc I lost all of mine in a tragic boating accident.

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@mattvleming @polemitis @BenedictEvans Offhand I’d say that you need to understand the architecture of the blockchain & the bitcoind API.

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@polemitis @BenedictEvans So… you’re saying I should upload my resume to @indeed?

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Are you a Bitcoin Baron in need of a mini-sub to complement your superyacht? Well, @BitPremier is here to help! https://t.co/wA0WMoBWDc

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Anyone who trusts Mark Karpeles’ new company for web hosting deserves to lose their data… forever.net

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@binarybits @oleganza @jgarzik @jonmatonis Historic block d/l is slow b/c d/l is from a single peer; you’re at mercy of that peer’s upstream

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If you love weird, subtle, deadpan humor, you’ll love BoJack Horseman. http://t.co/2wnDXSbihf

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Do I know anyone with a @circlebits account? I keep seeing posts about people getting accounts, but not from anyone I can trust to verify.

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This may be the first time that DMV incompetence has ever worked out in my favor. I guess one’s going on the wall! pic.twitter.com/N9npfPAqi6

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If it was this easy for me to submit corrections to every book I read, quite a few authors would have benefited from my proofreading skills.

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It’s awesome that @aantonop is crowdsourcing the editing of “Mastering Bitcoin” on @github. I’m happy to contribute minor corrections.

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The Future of Statoshi: My goals for protecting the Bitcoin network. https://t.co/DMbiH4ScBx

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exitevent Recap: Six Triangle Cryptocurrency Startups ow.ly/ACoIh @FrankoCurrency @GoGreenCoin @shannonNullCode @lopp @TriangleBitcoin

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@anonymouscoin IDK, do gambling sites re-use addresses? I imagine that would make it a lot easier for them to determine.

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Great sign of developer strength: Bitcoin is the 32nd most forked project on @github https://t.co/CDegpNh4a9

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@ryandotsmith @chain Drat; I wish that living in California was an option for me :-/

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@binarybits Much like @ethereumproject, it’s worth keeping an eye on. Only time will tell if they are successful.

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@anonymouscoin @pmccall777 @Wedbush’s model sure seems overly simplistic & looks like it was created by interns rather than professionals.

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Hm, I’d love to see the numbers @Wedbush used to come up with these probabilities… https://t.co/VSmA0zVh0e http://t.co/ZzLTxMoDHW

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Airbitz Bacan’s Coffee and Restaurant accepting . @Cryptolina, @TriangleBitcoin, @dgirldance airbitz.co/biz/7467/ pic.twitter.com/0kBHAkpG0A

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FranklinH3000 We need cops to wear cameras because civilians keep holding their cellphones vertically. What is wrong with you people?

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RT @BenDoernberg: “At this moment in time, facial recognition is possible at 500m. Iris recognition is possible at 50m. Hearbeat recognitio…

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@ameir Only one I’ve seen is http://t.co/dn5eVPpwli - the thin blue line is a thick wall when it comes to silencing dissenting opinions.

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“Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution.” - @cshirky

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RT @ncpolicelogs: Durham City Manager wants to know why 86% of people arrested on misdemeanor marijuana charges in past year were black htt…

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@abbydactyl Who needs a watch? The time is now or never!

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BTCFoundation A Backbone by Chief Scientist, Gavin Andresen ow.ly/AzdJf @gavinandresen

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@mediumvillain @mattyglesias When you have a gun pointed @ someone & they continue to approach w/a weapon, no time to give benefit of doubt.

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@mediumvillain @mattyglesias I’m approaching from a defense view. If it was a passerby rather than a cop, they’d have also been justified.

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@mediumvillain @mattyglesias Knives & bats are both deadly weapons. Deadly force should be responded to with deadly force. Tasing is riskier

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@mattyglesias @mediumvillain Do you have any experience with knife attacks? I recommend you ask a local Krav Maga school for a few lessons.

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@mediumvillain @mattyglesias Officers told him to drop his weapon, instead he approached them with it. He gave them no choice.

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@mattyglesias @binarybits Can’t tell in the video if he has a knife. However, if he was holding a knife, that was justifiable use of force.

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RT @AmagiMetals: Amagi will no longer accept Dollars after 2016, read more: https://t.co/KkzkmoyMOk #crypto #preciousmetals #finance #futur…

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@thinkprogress How does it contradict the police account? Looks like he was approaching the officers. If he had a knife, it was justified.

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balajis Implication: little guy may only strike it big by founding/joining/investing in startups. That is, real risk needed for real reward.

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 3:30 PM, Aug 20th, 2014 via Twitter Web Client)

@twobitidiot “You give me that juris-my-diction crap, you can cram it up your ass.” pic.twitter.com/vFEk0dTapM

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@flyosity My Ferguson discussion incited a quite lengthy conversation, though very vew people ‘liked’ it, so who knows how much viz it got.

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shak Bitcoin API Developer Chain Raises $9.5m in Funding and gets @rabois as a board member coinde.sk/1sUnbfr pic.twitter.com/pVYFehVIQX

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 9:20 AM, Aug 20th, 2014 via Twitter Web Client)

TuurDemeester Argentina: peso hits a new low, annualised inflation now 50%. pic.twitter.com/gpic4J24oP

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@mikestable derp, was gonna send this to you but then I was drunk

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RT @aantonop: “Mastering Bitcoin” is now available for pre-order on Amazon: http://t.co/rNzxNT0bmN

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@mujer_lg Completely agree. Citizens shouldn’t have to be recording cops; our tax dollars should be paying for it to occur automatically.

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While #Ferguson cops continue to fuck up their community relations, #Durham is addressing our issues peacefully. http://t.co/79XNZps6zM

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@flyosity @mikestable You’re saying that Obama isn’t doing and saying what he wants?

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@mikestable (╯° °)╯︵ ┻━┻

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@Magnus919 Redis queue’s backed up by a week; yo!

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@Magnus919 Akshully, I do believe the excuse is called The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003

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RT @petertoddbtc: Cloud mining companies should be using merkle sum trees to prove they aren’t doing fractional reserve mining: http://t.co…

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@Magnus919 How else are we going to make all those filthy drug dealers pay their taxes?

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RT @BillNBing: Really enjoyed interviewing @AdamDraper at #cryptolina. Watch here: http://t.co/KCX5lp4Trc Topics: #bitcoin @BoostVC #ventu…

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@alex @binarybits That’s a “bloodbath?” You must be new here…

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IDK why, but there was an abnormally high number of block announces to statoshi.info’s node early August 16 pic.twitter.com/CGH97Selq0

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@mikestable lol at the person telling her to ‘hide’ it rather than ‘delete’ it

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@BitcoinAverage Has the recent volatility been crashing your Twitter bot? :-P

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@Pierre_Rochard @Bitstein I lost all muh bitcoins in a tragic boating accident.

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@mark_a_phelps Actually, Facebook is the optimal platform for bragging. Though if it’s a circlejerk you’re looking for, try Reddit.

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RT @aantonop: Chapter 9 “Alternative Currencies” of my book “Mastering Bitcoin” is drafted, now on github:

https://t.co/obhwbwGLYH

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RT @camharvey: Here is a link to the paper I just presented at #Cryptolina http://t.co/P7UUHDPuYN

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@shannonNullCode Yeah, highly recommended reading. Snow Crash is also great.

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@shannonNullCode Great to meet you this weekend; enjoyed your presentation. Shoot me an email some time to chat about bitstrap!

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“The United States Government started off as a warm & fuzzy community project.” @VitalikButerin

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“We must each play our role in building the future. I am no better or worse than the rest of you; I am committed.” @EdmundCMoy

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Commodity (gold backed) currency -> gold exchange currency -> fiat currency -> commodity (blockchain backed) digital currency.

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“Gold and silver still have value, but there is not a single fiat currency that has withstood the test of time.” @EdmundCMoy

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@DonRaul100 @BoostVC @AdamDraper Ahuh, just like TCP/IP was mass adopted because people consciously chose it.

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“All of a sudden, we are updating the field of finance. Finance is sexy now!” @AdamDraper

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“For bitcoin to reach mass adoption, you need to be able to use bitcoin without knowing you’re using bitcoin.” @AdamDraper

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“Sometimes all a founder needs is the knowledge that they aren’t the only one crazy enough to believe in a new idea” @AdamDraper

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“When bitcoin recovered from 2011 crash, I realized there was a passionate group of engineers WILLING it to survive” @AdamDraper

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“If you don’t test your apps, the hackers will.” @shannonNullCode

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@jgarzik I’d add Snow Crash to the list :-p

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“If bitcoin increases to $5,000 you can be sure that we will see a new wave of innovative security breaches.” @CrowdCurity

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RT @jgarzik: Have you read Daemon and Freedom yet? http://t.co/AmAyRUcXlb

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SDLerner Bitcoin node stats at new cool site statoshi.info @lopp

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 1:19 PM, Aug 16th, 2014 via Twitter for Android)

Entrepreneurs must innovate as fast as possible right now - don’t stop because you’re waiting to see how the regulations end up.

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@fnxTX @camharvey I think this is what happens when you let geeks name things - we get really creative with naming new services at my job.

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“The Federal Reserve is still several steps away from achieving same day settlement of fund transfers.”

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Audience vote on Bitcoin’s primary function. Bitcoin is all of the above & more. :-) pic.twitter.com/hNFPnwAiEL

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Audience vote on Bitcoin regulation. Looks like mixed opinions. pic.twitter.com/puvJRhFngm

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“NYDFS may be overstepping their jurisdiction into Federal regulatory area with the Bitlicense.” @PerianneDC

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“Over past few years, federal govt has devoted an enormous amount of time & resources to understanding Bitcoin.” @DavidAylor

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“Don’t assume that Bitcoin gives you the freedom to act anonymously without consequence.” @DavidAylor

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@fnxTX @camharvey Miners are correctly following the purpose of the incentivization scheme: greed makes Bitcoin stronger. :-)

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“Biggest Bitcoin misconception is that it is just a currency. Blockchain technology goes far beyond currency.” @camharvey

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“Over last 4 years, Bitcoin has had 13 days with 20% drops in value. Volatility is still an issue we need to address” @camharvey

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“Bitcoin is small. Past 12 months of transaction volume equate to $26B, AKA one day of global credit card activity.” @camharvey

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“Bitcoin has a historically unprecedented level of security. Would need 50,000 of fastest supercomputer to take over” @camharvey

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“78% of physical US Dollars are in $100 bills, and you can’t even spend them at many retailers. Used by criminals.” @camharvey

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“Bitcoin community uses terms such as ‘wallet’ that confuse the public & perpetuate myth that bitcoins are physical” @camharvey

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“If people don’t understand the Internet, how are they supposed to understand Bitcoin?” - @camharvey

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Multifaceted nature of BTC at @Cryptolina: one room was “dark markets; govt can suck it” & next was “it’s about charity, not shady stuff!”

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It’s not a Bitcoin conference unless there are speakers who can’t make it due to government interference.

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@BryceWeiner @Magnus919 Currency should be better than we have come to expect, and competition is needed to drive innovation.

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@BryceWeiner @Magnus919 Stepping back from the conflicting facets of Bitcoin, we desire as many cryptocurrencies as the market can bear.

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@qikcoin @shannonNullCode @linode Right, you’d need a fully synced node if you want to query the blockchain. Nodes can be run w/o a wallet.

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@qikcoin @shannonNullCode @linode I don’t think you’ll find anyone suggesting storing private keys on cloud hosting :-p

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TIL that Atomic Empire in Durham sells @Prypto cards. pic.twitter.com/yteJTO5jHP

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beta.bitstrap.co is the first cloud hosting platform tailored for cryptocurrency infrastructure. Kudos to @shannonNullCode

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@exitevent Thanks for the coverage! FWIW, I’m just an active @TriangleBitcoin member - I don’t claim to be a founder
:-)

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“We will incentivize people to run TOR nodes by rewarding them with razorcoins via Proof of TOR.” @BryceWeiner

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“We are integrating Razorcoin with Open Bazaar to create Razor Road, a distributed dark market that can’t be shut down.” @BryceWeiner

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BTCGeek Very cool work by @lopp - visit statoshi.info @Cryptolina pic.twitter.com/L7JbbSSsRM

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 1:04 PM, Aug 15th, 2014 via Twitter for Android)

BTCGeek Running a full node isn’t very bandwidth heavy @lopp @Cryptolina

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 1:00 PM, Aug 15th, 2014 via Twitter for Android)

Cryptolina @lopp kicks off the altcoin startup showcase featuring his startup, Statoshi, Realtime Node Statistics

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“Big companies generally have to buy their innovation.” - David Gardner

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@Scudellari I’ll be presenting my Statoshi project at @Cryptolina in ~2 hours.

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@Scudellari Heh, I’m no Bitcoin celebrity. Today is actually going to be my first presentation at a Bitcoin conference!

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RT @TriangleBitcoin: It’s happening! #Cryptolina begins at noon today with a startup showcase featuring 14 projects, facilitated by TBM’s @…

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jeffclement A few people have pointed it out, but our ROE regarding who we could point weapons at in Afghanistan was more restrictive than cops in MO.

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 1:35 PM, Aug 14th, 2014 via Twitter Web Client)

RT @BenDoernberg: Unbelievable footage of police tear-gassing Al Jazeera and then taking down their camera setup http://t.co/VwrEzIIZDV htt…

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@mikestable Darwin & the quest for the ultimate selfie: http://t.co/NSP1obHndQ

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@GoldyHA @flyosity Your logic is laughable; yes, you need to be able to defend yourselves against tyranny - don’t ask others to defend you.

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@flyosity designers should get a kick out of imgur.com/a/rCcU6

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WesleyLowery Released without any charges, no paperwork whatsoever

via Cloudhopper (retweeted on 8:43 PM, Aug 13th, 2014 via Twitter Web Client)

WesleyLowery Officers decided we weren’t leaving McDonalds quickly enough, shouldn’t have been taping them.

via Cloudhopper (retweeted on 8:43 PM, Aug 13th, 2014 via Twitter Web Client)

WesleyLowery Also Ryan Reilly of Huff Po. Assaulted and arrested

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WesleyLowery Was arrested

via Cloudhopper (retweeted on 8:43 PM, Aug 13th, 2014 via Twitter Web Client)

@gigq ROFL, that’s how we always dun it with market analysis, yo!

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@gigq Bad news: cryptocurrency arbitrage doesn’t actually exist. http://t.co/2KlxzFMfNU

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RT @ryanxcharles: NSA was responsible for 2012 Syrian internet blackout, Snowden says http://t.co/5L0DUP0cPT

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@mikestable @pmccall777 Yeah, I’m pretty sure that’s communism and socialism, not anarchy.

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@pmccall777 If I recall correctly, Animal Farm was about demonstrating the dangers of tyrannical government… not anarchy.

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Bitcoin is what we make it to be. “We,” not “authority.” https://t.co/GQdwoL4dPg

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Over 500,000,000 dogecoins have been burned today for Dogeparty. https://t.co/NZ53YPR6Cn

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EFF Snowden reveals MonsterMind, an NSA program that fires back at perceived cyber threats without human intervention. eff.org/r.u0o0

via Thingie (retweeted on 2:59 PM, Aug 13th, 2014 via Twitter Web Client)

@vancefitzgerald @NewRaleigh I think you’re a few years behind. Big business is embracing Bitcoin.

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runasand OnionTip collects Bitcoins and redistributes them to relay operators who list a wallet with their contact info: oniontip.com

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 11:16 AM, Aug 13th, 2014 via Twitter Web Client)

Amazon unveils innovative new mobile payment processing tech… no, wait, it’s just another @Square. http://t.co/DZSWC7j5In

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@Bitstein IIRC, @Wikipedia thinks it has some fiduciary responsibility not to hold speculative assets, soooooooo I wouldn’t hold my breath.

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@oleganza Have you found ANY justification for how they decided to set the price of ETH? Seemed completely made up to me.

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“Siri, how can I get away with murder?” http://t.co/MEaHHfuB9P

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@flyosity sometimes ya gotta bust a few nuts to keep ‘murica safe!

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@flyosity On the b(right) side, the s̶o̶l̶d̶i̶e̶r̶ officer only has a less-than-lethal pepper pellet gun…

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Latest @bronto Engineering blog post: “In Search of a Smarter HBase Client” http://t.co/Np9Z8OXOJe

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@McGinity For real; you convinced the VC affiliate of a near-monopoly to invest in customer retention software - you’re officially ballers.

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@el33th4xor @MagicalTux It’s been 2 weeks and we still have 0 confirmations on the status of the air conditioning…

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O Captain! My Captain!

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@pbarreto @matthew_d_green @IBTimesUK Consensus amongst the community seems to be that it doesn’t matter. The code stands on its own merit.

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I love tech b/c it makes my dreams come true. 6 months later… https://t.co/cOo8dlfPpM http://t.co/CVPpUAHw1m

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@sama Well, that has always been an option. However, I don’t see Stellar as being in direct competition with Bitcoin.

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Just read “And Then There Were None” by Eric Frank Russell - I highly recommend it. http://t.co/MNiByb7vz9

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MichaelDell Recieved PowerEdge server order @ dell.com for more than 85 (~$50K USD) dell.com/bitcoin

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