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Respectfully this discussion is completely futile and not one of the contributors is going to change their beliefs and choices as a result of anything written here. So in hopes of hearing Newtosilver's head explode... Guns...

Big A. D., To answer your question, there are two parts... 1. I would not go into any of those areas unless absolutely necessary. The best defence is to not knowingly put yourself in harms way. Situational awareness and discretion can prevent a lot of problems. 2. If I did have to spend time...

Yennus, I do not view or consider people and their beliefs or opinions as 'Left' or 'Right', but different. I respect Big A. D.'s opinion and beliefs and ask him to do the same for me. If he believes and chooses to not participate in 'active' self-defence', this is his privilege and right just...

Big A. D., The above statement is the worst defence I have heard by someone for not referencing source data, even when it was obvious that the data they were using to substantiate their stance is virtually irrevelant to the ongoing discussion. You have placed yourself in a similar situation as...

Big A.D., Without a source for the research you used above to make your argument, the statistic is at a best irrelevant or at worst a figment of someone's imagination. Knowing you, I expected better of you. Thanks,

I am gathering that while there are many emerging cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin is the most mature with the broadest range of wallet/trading/storage apps and support. Hmmm...

Thanks for the offer which I may take you up on... but first... Here is where I am starting lose the plot... So I have downloaded Bitcoin-QT as a wallet for Bitcoin... then I downloaded Litecoin-QT? as a Litecoin wallet... so do I need a specialised wallet for each currency... so another...

Thanks! So I can buy 10 Litecoins for about $28.00USD and have a play around with wallet software, online wallets, offline wallets, etc and if I lose all them to a mistake somehow, no big deal. Am I correct in believing that Litecoins use the same technology as Bitcoins, so a good play to get...

Would really appreciate any input by folks who have experience with both. I am considering Litecoins as they are more affordable to start out and lower loss if I stuff something up while buying/selling/transferring coins while working out how the system works. Any advice would be greatly...

Well... hats off to Sammy for sticking his neck out and making his prediction public... only time will tell whether he is right or wrong. Sammy is very serious about his prediction, as I seen him on Wednesday and we discussed it and while I disagree, his conviction is hard to argue with. I am...

Many thanks to willrocks for starting the Bitcoins for Dummies thread... so is too much to ask for a Bitcoin Exchanges for Dummies thread?

With all due respect... you really need to keep track of what you post as this is what you posted on another thread yesterday - your post in the spiraling debt thread You are vacillating between extremes in your stories... and the line about the two automatic firearms is a real pearl...

I spent nearly two days of spare time trying to figure this thing out and either I just a complete idiot(highly possible) or this is over complicated. I can code HTML, CSS, and PHP, but I have not been able to get a handle on how Bitcoins work. I even got my son who is a computer geek to help me...

Sorry to break the rhythm of this thread... but after reading many of the 87 pages of this thread, plus other threads on Bitcoin and various websites, I still have no clue how to use Bitcoins or even own any. Could someone post a simple how-to or tutorial how to buy, sell and own Bitcoins...

No problem... I see the difference as what you and I call a test... which is fine. I see the spike down as result of a trader trying to trigger sell orders on the bottom side by throwing a market order into the fray, not as a test of $1180USD. I see those few weeks as a test of $1200 as twice...

Comex has not closed below $1210USD in 3 years... there was a price spike below $1200USD($1186USD or so) and there was a settlement below $1200($1197USD or so)... but the markets have not closed below $1210USD since mid-2010... read what I wrote. As for the rest of my post being 'speculative...

You need to start looking at the basics that you need and use everyday, not your smartphone, tablet, and big screen tv, but how water, food, health and wellbeing, clothing, footwear, shelter, and transport are supplied and maintained for you everyday. Everything that I mentioned is consumed in...

When has $1180USD been tested so that is can be retested... gold has not closed below $1200USD in 3 years... back in July gold closed at about $1210USD twice... but the recent drop did not see gold close below $1260USD... so not sure what you are talking about. Gold still has not broken a...

Of course there is, but by stock rotation you can always have a substantial supply on hand that will see you through for 2 years or more. A 10 year supply would be difficult to manage and store... while there could be a 10 year crisis... most foreseeable events would be 24 - 36 months before...

OPEC does not set the actual price of oil, but they have a direct effect on the pricing by manipulating production. When the price is low, OPEC reduces production to tighten supply, when the price gets too high and consumption starts to slow, they increase production to ease supply. With new oil...