Storm Clarence

It's you Suds who is all over the place in this thread. You pointed us to exchanges that don't exist or are in beta. If several exchanges all mark bitcoin prices according to their whim then how do we know what the price of bitcoin is? We don't and you don't.

Wooja wrote: It's a game where you not only can't win, but most people don't realise they are losers. Wooja . . . believit Lol.

Treasure Ballinger wrote: Just an idle question; why do you think he will know, or care, if you're trolling him here? I don't think or know if he knows nor do I care if he cares that I troll him here. I don't care to post to SLU so if that's his preferred board then so be it. This is the GD forum of SL; it is not the "lifestyles and relationships" or "make friends" forum. Although if he really does care about his handicap (18), which I think he does, then perhaps he should post on SLU because I will spare him no ribbing here. I give lessons as needed .... In golf as well as trolling -- let him pick his poison. PS And I think my harmless words in his direction is much more tasteful than slamming his twitter account with requests to fix marketplace or asking him what the best graphics card is to play SL, inter alia.

Still here.

Dresden Ceriano wrote: Storm Clarence wrote: Are you a troll? Nope... I'm just a Dres. ...Dres And I am the perfect storm. ... Tsun

Do you short bitcoin in the winter, Ken?

Dresden Ceriano wrote: Biotch! :matte-motes-angry: ...Dres :smileyvery-happy: If Mr. Linden ain't gonna post here I'm gonna troll him here if you know what I'm sayin here.

Yes.

All the blogs are talking, and Ebbe is talking to all the blogs. He posted this just recently. OMG!

They're everywhere! Are you a troll?

Qie, like they say; if it sounds to good to be true, then it probably isn't true. I think Suds just finished watching the "Wolf of Wall Street". He thought, and thought wrongly, that others in SL do not have insight and knowledge (and tremendous insight and knowledge) of this (trading) game. Maybe tomorrow Suds will try to sell us on some toxic MBS tranches. I'll give him an earful then as well. PS Funny you mention GS as I was part of the team who designed and wrote their forex platform circa 1985. Yes, I had to don a tie everyday too.

Bitcoin is trading at 300USD which is over 70% lower from the start of the *dares* by Suds to short in order to prove him wrong. Well, he was not only proven wrong - he has to be a lot poorer today than he was last week. I'm glad I wasn't long snakeoil. TIP OF THE DAY: Never, ever take trading advice from people on the Internet who think they understand but absolutely do not. As was proved in this thread over and over again.

And ball washers are always welcome.

Venus Petrov wrote: Did you say 'foresome'? ... I bet Lee would know. I betcha more that Mr. Ebbs would shout "it's a gimme" every time Lee took a stroke. I would too. Boys will be boys And golf is like SL, it's just a game.

And please tell me, Mr. Ebbs, how does one with an 18 handicap get hired as a CEO? Unless, of course, you won the job which wouldn't say much for the play of Will or Mitch now, would it? Foursome? Perhaps Lee can golf or does she only bake cupcakes?

Canoro Philipp wrote: following that train of thought, is it possible that Yahoo is eliminating virtual worlds? or Yahoo wants to take over Second Life and prepare it to be the only virtual world by eliminating the competition in order to guarantee success before buying it? But, but there is no competition. But, but SL is a monetary success already. (the numbers don't lie)

Welcome to the SL side of LL. May I call you Mr. Ebbs? It saves some keystrokes over typing Ebbe Linden plus I really don't like posting to an obvious Alt :| I know you'll have a lot on your plate the next few weeks just acclimating yourself to this brave new world you now find yourself leading. It took me years to get the hang of SL, and after four years I still sometimes rez a box on my head. I'm also sure that on day three you'll have the mesh reformers screaming at you about deformers, and creatives (is that really what they call themselves these days) complaining how unfair they are being treated coupled with some people who own PC's that predate SL posting about the lag encountered in-world. Marketplace needs some fixing, too, so I gather from reading the 10,000's of complaints (mostly posted by the same three people.) Oh yeah, Darrius really wanted your position at LL .... just keep him in the back of your mind for now. There is so much for you to do. If it is at all possible I ask only one thing of you Mr. Ebbs, could you please address in-world *flying*. I'm telling you it is getting me depressed. I've been flying around SL for four years now and my arms are exhausted. Any consideration would be appreciated. PS FORE left!

Sudoquai Wonder wrote: Have a nice day. Have an up day, Suds.

LaskyaClaren wrote: PS. Edited to add: "I find it distasteful to say the least (I'm sure she would as well.)" Well, la-di-f*cking-da. Well who are you to elevate the work of one artist over another. The next thing we'll see is a tramp or thief posting for some atrocious Gypsy folk vocals, and telling us how great he is. It doesn't belong in GD. So. la-di-f*cking-da with Bryn's work too, right?

I'm not so sure how or why 'art' is in the general discussion forum. I think posting the 'work' of an artist in GD leaves that artist vulnerable to, well, lots of stuff. Do you have Bryn's permission to post this here? Is she aware that you leaving her open to any criticism that may ensue -- we all don't have the same tastes, ya know. So, now that you have opened Bryn to a general discussion I will discuss her and you generally and in the open. Bryn resigned from her position supporting and advocating the arts in SL because of the recent ToS changes. Are you now advocating for Bryn's art or the position Bryn took with her resignation? Either way, I find it distasteful to say the least (I'm sure she would as well.) PS What bigger insult to the artist if someone decides to post an lolcat as a response!

Sudoquai Wonder wrote: Kwakkelde Kwak wrote: Sudoquai Wonder wrote: The question is: What is the asset, what is the base currency and what is the bubble? You cant argue Bitcoin is a Bubble ready to burst based on two articles. If you are absolutely sure, you can open a Forex Account and just Short Sell Bitcoin. If you are right you will make a lot of money with this bet! I wouldnt do that at the moment. Next target is around 10.000$ - like it or not and it will move to this direction. Maybe not tomorrow but it will. My reservations aren't based on two articles. History (short as it may be) shows the bubble effect, remember the 30-2 dollar drop? The 2 dollar is still higher than the "real value" of the asset, which is of course nothing. Short selling by myself won't be very wise, not right now at least, but what if the biggest bitcoin hoarders would do just that? You'd see the value drop from close to 1000 to 0 in a heartbeat. I won't be buying or shortselling anyway. I don't see bitcoins different from any other asset and I don't like to speculate, call me conservative. As the US goverment stopped the gold standard they've opened the possibility to make unlimited dues, which cant be returned. The US government for example has this problem actually NOW at the moment. They would like to decrease the dues, but they cant. Every half year they are increasing the dues together with the oposition and this leads to inflation first and then to hyperinflation or a hair cut. Maybe not this year but it will happen. The reason the gold standard was abandoned, was to prevent hyperinflation. It doesn't rule out the possibility of course. The value of money is based on trust, much like the bitcoin. The big difference is, normal money is regulated much better and like it or not, people have more trust in normal money than in bitcoins. Anyway, here's an article on the gold standard. Particularly this sentence: “Most economists now agree 90 percent of the reason why the U.S. got out of the Great Depression was the break with gold,” said Liaquat Ahamed, author of the book Lords of Finance. Bitcoin dropped already from 1200$ to 500$. The market didnt accept this price - correction phase is already over hovering at around 1000$. As well as the 30$ to 2$ drop - this past correction is over. ... Again, you were dead wrong. It's just beginning. You are playing a game you simply do not understand. Period. You just don't get it! You have already lost over 30 percent of your money since you started this OP. Ride it out a little longer perhaps you will lose 75% by end of 1st quarter. Lol!

Sudoquai Wonder wrote: Kwakkelde Kwak wrote: You do understand what an asset bubble is right? I thought this article explained the bitcoin bubble quite well. This one too. Hoarding will drive up the price of anything. Wasn't that the main reason the US government stopped using the gold standard in the 1930's? Backing money with gold seems more risky than not doing so. One also has to wonder how bad normal inflation is. A dollar might be worth 25 times less than a century ago, but more people are able to buy a house, a car, a new kitchen, plenty of food, go on vacation etc. etc. Hyperinflation is always a risk, but a bursting bubble is a higher one if you ask me. Therefor (among many more reasons) I have more trust in "normal" currency than in bitcoins. But what do I know? I'm not an economist. The question is: What is the asset, what is the base currency and what is the bubble? You cant argue Bitcoin is a Bubble ready to burst based on two articles. If you are absolutely sure, you can open a Forex Account and just Short Sell Bitcoin. If you are right you will make a lot of money with this bet! I wouldnt do that at the moment. Next target is around 10.000$ - like it or not and it will move to this direction. Maybe not tomorrow but it will. You must have lost your home, shirt and credibility over the past few days ... you were right to sell short (if one could) because you were dead wrong on the direction it was moving. You lose - I win.

Bitcoin has lost 32% of it's value since this OP was initiated. Good bet, eh?

Sudoquai Wonder wrote: Storm Clarence wrote: You can't short bitcoin. So what are you talking about? You can my friend, you can. Bitfinex, Avatrade and for sure some other Inform please, then think and then talk ... No, you can't short bitcoin. You seem a little clueless when it comes to trading financial instruments, too. Please refer to what I wrote above. The Bitfinex trading platform is currently in a beta phase (testing phase). The Company is incorporated in Hong Kong as a Limited Liability Corporation. Once the beta phase testing is complete the system will go live under the company name. You want to put all your marbles on a beta exchange? Where is the liquidity with 3 people trading? AND YOU CAN'T SHORT BITCOIN. PS A fool and his money are soon parted.

Perrie Juran wrote: Storm Clarence wrote: Lewis Luminos wrote: Could be a gesture you accidentally triggered? That's what *all* the girls tell me. It was NO accident, dude. There are cures for premature gesturbation. And who said I wanted to be cured? I promise, if I can't come I'll call -- but not you. I'm sure you understand.