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[Sheb]

As for BitCoin stability, I guess it'll increase as the user base widen and the percentage of purely speculative users diminish.

[alway]

As for BitCoin stability, I guess it'll increase as the user base widen and the percentage of purely speculative users diminish.

Na, the whole thing is going down within a decade, tops. It's a fad for True Believer internet libertarians, dumb speculators, and algorithmic traders; only the latter of which will come out with a net gain. Every day, its fluctuation is about what an actual currency fluctuates within a year. That's a stock, not a currency. Additionally, the more and faster it rises, the more speculation and thus the more instability it gets.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I could see some of the electronic currencies surviving, but not Bitcoin. There was an article on some of the others that had fixes for Bitcoin's major failings, but I can't recall it at the moment.

[GlyphGryph]

The difference between a stock and a currency is pretty minimal, by design. Its not like currency speculation is anything new. I dont know what the future holds for bitcoin - its biggest problems still remain, like the wallet thefts and the large scale oppoisition on the part of various official organizations - and there are still clear risks (if anyone ever starts accepting stolen bitcoincs - until now all the thefts have been speculative I believe). But I wouldnt write it off completely.

[Sheb]

One more proof that the way to balance the health care budget in the US does not have to be to cut services or raise payroll taxes. Bags of salty water that cost less than 1$ apiece are sold to patient for between 100$ and 1000$. The article claim that 1 billion of those saline water bags are used every year, if 100 dollars is an average price, I'll let you calculate for yourself what bringing the price of this thing down to 5$ (The European price) would save in money for patients and insurers.

[Owlbread]

There was a political comic strip in an adult comic book I was reading that I found amusing, but I'm not sure if it's legal to post it here. Is it still a violation of copyright if I just copy that particular strip?

[Nadaka]

There was a political comic strip in an adult comic book I was reading that I found amusing, but I'm not sure if it's legal to post it here. Is it still a violation of copyright if I just copy that particular strip?

Its for educational purposes to inform discussion. It falls under fair use.

[Owlbread]

I'll take it down right away if there's a problem.

[Angle]

An unpleasant little something.

[Helgoland]

Yeah, this kind of people should be tried for high treason and then shot. Regardless of the court's decision

Seriously, though: Impeding the state as one of its agents is just about the worst crime there is in a normal society; it goes not against a select few, but against all people there are in the state.
Corruption might be the best example. Why's Africa so damn poor? Screw wars, screw lack of education - China used to be even worse. No, it's the lack of a functioning state that's keeping it the miserable dump that it for the most part is.
And every corrupt civil servant is one more step in that direction. Every civil servant who acts in his own interest instead of the state's.
/rant

[Angle]

Oh, it's worse than that- this guy isn't working against Obamacare for his interest, he's working against it cause he's convinced himself that it's the right thing to do. That's why he's bragging about it. Because you see, Government cannot ever do anything right, and if it would, the Republican party will take it upon themselves to make sure it doesn't.

[SalmonGod]

Seriously, though: Impeding the state as one of its agents is just about the worst crime there is in a normal society; it goes not against a select few, but against all people there are in the state.

Yet typically one of the least punished :[

[Nadaka]

Glad to see my "try them for treason" stance related to public servants is catching on.

[SalmonGod]

Glad to see my "try them for treason" stance related to public servants is catching on.

I was on board that from the beginning.  I'm really not sure anyone wasn't.  I think it's just ignored because people don't want to smash their faces against the classic "Who watches the watchmen" conundrum.

[Graknorke]

Glad to see my "try them for treason" stance related to public servants is catching on.

I was on board that from the beginning.  I'm really not sure anyone wasn't.  I think it's just ignored because people don't want to smash their faces against the classic "Who watches the watchmen" conundrum.

Pitchforks and meat hooks.