This statement doesn't make any sense, and unfortunately nullifies your entire argument. Invading Poland was the plan all along (to reach the USSR eventually). Why would Hitler start by invading France if the lebensraum was on the East?

What about US of A? Last time I checked, they invaded 2 countries in the last decade, causing more than 500k human deaths.

When will the UN indict Bush, Blair and Cheney for that?

> I find it much more scary that something like 50% of Americans believe that astrology has some effect on their life...

But it does, it's called the placebo effect!

Nope, just once, in 2004. In 2000 a majority voted for Al Gore.

That stupid "we're a republic, not a democracy" meme is annoying and it must die.Seriously.

democracy noun \di-mä-kr-s\
: a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting.

Actually yeah, since copyright laws are federal matter, it's the FBI who should be involved. Yes, it IS absurd, but it is the law. If you don't like it, fight to change it.

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos

That would be the Catholic doctrine (poor in life, rich in heaven for eternity). Your typical (protestant) creationist actually believes the Grace of God manifests in this life too, so rich people are chosen already, and the poor are screwed pretty much now and forever.

Who's to say they HAVE to get 28 million out of it? Just like any forfeited assets, they can make a judicial auction and sell the BTC to the highest bidder, with a base price of, say, 100$/BTC, and let it go from there.

And they don't even need to use any exchange at all: the highest bidder can write a big fat check to the FBI, and they send the coin to whatever address he says.

That paper is so bad that no journal would publish it.

"BTC is a scarce resource that has no value"

The value is being able to use it in transactions. And it's pretty much inherent to it.

Well considering your "experience" happened one month after the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, I wouldn't consider it a premonition :-D

What makes you think humans can forever "move on" to more complex tasks once machines start doing their job? Farming and manufacturing is one thing, but what if computers completely replace white collar work? What if the displaced workforce don't find anything else to do, not in one nor in three generations? What will we have them? A 1% owning elite and a 99% pariah caste?

This is the best answer. I propose the topic to be closed right now.

By using a completely different technology. The innovation is in the medium, not in the contents.