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  1. Sandy Ground

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    Dont believe everything read on the internet. As that great electric genius called Joseph Lucas taught us all, electricity is actually smoke. Therefore, the best conductor is a chimney...:loll:
     
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    • FloraPie

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      Wow... so much misinformation from people who obviously know so very little about this tech and what it truly means. SO SAD. Enjoy your economy then.. http://www.nationaldebtclock.co.uk/

      Here... let me spell that out for y'all:
      Mainstream media headlines today are focused on Britain's record national debt, which just surpassed £1 trillion, a figure that can only exponentially increase unless the entire mechanism of Government finance is overhauled. The truth however is much worse, factoring in all liabilities including state and public sector pensions, the real national debt is closer to £4.8 trillion, some £78,000 for every person in the UK.

      Yeah... fiat. Backed by nothing and going nowhere fast. Well, you can't say you weren't warned :thumbsup:

      Gosh... lets hear that again..:lolpt: 'unless the entire mechanism of Government finance is overhauled' :roflol::roflol::roflol: Sounds like they need Bitcoin!! :pathd:
       
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      • shiney

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        I used to work with mirrors so I know about 50% about smoke and mirrors. Oh dear! I just realised, it's the wrong 50%!!! :doh:
         
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        • ARMANDII

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          As most members know I very rarely comment on a post or posts on a personal basis in order to maintain any respect I have as a neutral Admin. However, I do feel that more than one longstanding and steadfast member has become offended by the tone and patronising manner that is being shown in this Bitcoin thread. No doubt I will be reminded of my post ..........

          "It was never a problem, FloraPie, as Free Speech is respected and, hopefully, takes prime place on GC. If you have a strong opinion on a matter then you'll always find plenty of members who have countering strong opinions:heehee:......which is how it should be.
          And we promise not to :pathd: you:whistle::loll:


          I'm off to do some gardening and am hereby officially banned from this thread :idea:.
          No, nobody gets banned from threads, it's up to the individual as to where she/he wanders."

          And I sincerely meant that and still do. But in that post was a underlying understanding that the "price" paid for Free Speech was respect for other peoples opinions and that respect went both ways and on that basis patronising, belittling, sneering and egotistical language would not be used.

          "I sincerely apologize for my over exuberance towards ....... :whistle: and causing any perceived offense or patronism. It may have come from my military and global economist father and all his rants over the years."

          The person who uttered that apology either has a short memory or didn't mean it when it was posted.
          If you wish to win or convince other people of your beliefs in whatever area you don't try to win with claims of superior knowledge, intelligence, contempt, sarcasm, a lack of respect of the people you are discussing the area of interest with because they happen to have differing opinions, showing a lack of understanding of the workings and financial arrangements of a country they have no real knowledge of, etc.
          All of which leaves the apologist open to a discussion relating to their lack of knowledge that their own county's National Debt appears to be over £43 Trillion pounds sterling at this moment in time.
          We all have strong beliefs in certain matters but most of us have learnt over time and experiences in Life that using that negative language no matter how strong that belief is we do not use it to offend other people who beg to differ. Perhaps, bit by bit, strong beliefs might have reasonable language used to put an opinion across rather than arrogance.
           
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          • clueless1

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            Well that's me convinced. Someone i don't even know and who doesn't know me chooses to insult me and others that don't necessarily agree with them in all matters.

            I bow to your vastly superior intellect. Clearly I am far too stupid look after my own affairs. I am so lucky to have chanced upon your words of enlightenment and vast wisdom. Thank you. Goodness knows how I've managed to build a successful career, provider a home and meals for my wife and kids, and generally get by for so long without realising I've been doing it so wrong for so long. Who'd have thought it? That centuries old currency that's accepted in every shop, pub, cafe, garage or any retailer or service provider in the country in live is actually the wrong one for me. I now realise that all this time, I should have been using some imaginary digital construct that not a single shop, cafe, pub, garage or anything else I know and use accepts.

            It's SO SAD that I've wasted all these years using real money for things, in so doing, contributing to the inevitable demise of our economy. I now realise that I should do my fellow countrymen a favour by rejecting the money that is recognised by every organisation and individual in my home country, and using intangible data instead.

            Thank you for enlightening me. I know now I've been getting it wrong all this time. But better late than never. I know now.
             
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            • roders

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              Such a lovely post .
              Thanks Amandii for speaking for so many of us.:grphg:
               
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                I was trying to be accepting of others opinions but I too, was offended by the tone. I had never been exposed to what, I perceive as bumptiousness, from anyone in this crowd.

                I would guess that someone is not employed in the diplomatic services as an ambassador :heehee:

                But that's just me , a Canuck Tugboat Annie....:biggrin:

                3 weeks until my real money is going to start paying to heat the greenhouse with my natural gas heater.

                Overnight lows will be a balmy 25f and much more affordable for me to raise the temperatures and talk to my plants under 12 hours of sunlight.

                Does not get better than that! :spinning::coffee:
                 
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                    I'm afraid that I too have to agree with the offence created - yes, the entire world is in debt to various (and massive) degrees, but even if we were to move to BitCoin (or any other pseudo currency), the initial debt would remain.

                    For clarity, and to separate my personal stance with that of a neutral admin - any future provocative posts, regardless of their 'side' in the discussion will be in my view flaming - rule 4.1 for reference, and I will not hesitate to recommend that the admin team take appropriate action.

                    We welcome lively debate, but please bear in mind that no post or message should attack or deride an individual, and the opinions of others must be respected at all times.

                    If anyone has any problem/difficulty with this, I would welcome them to contact the admin team for guidance as to how they should proceed to ensure their future membership of GC. Bluntly, if you don't like the rules and cannot respect your fellow posters, log off and don't come back.
                     
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                      Look up Marjorie Maine... believe that's the spelling.... Greying, grisly, and a loveable brute of a woman...

                      got to go now. Want a spritzer and will walk over to fat controller lounge... :)
                       
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                        You know everyone is welcome in my lounge @CanadianLori - all I ask is that you keep a wee space spare in your shed if I ever need to camp out :biggrin:
                         
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                          With room service. Single malt?
                           
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                            Marry me or adopt me, please???
                             
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                              Ohh eer!
                               
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