According to Janet Yellen
The Federal Reserve simply does not have authority to supervise or regulate bitcoin in any way
After all, it's not a legitimate currency, is it? So no reason for the Feds to get involved! Which is also what her Japanese counterpart is saying.
From the AP Story
a weakness in the exchange's systems was behind a massive loss of the virtual currency involving 750,000 bitcoins from users and 100,000 of the company's own bitcoins. That would amount to about $425 million at recent prices.
The reactions of the various Japanese government officials are interesting. Essentially, there was no "theft" because Bitcoin is not a "real" currency. Which is an interesting attack. Anyone can steal your bitcoins and you have no recourse to the law because it isn't actually theft.
From the AP Story
a weakness in the exchangeâ(TM)s systems was behind a massive loss of the virtual currency involving 750,000 bitcoins from users and 100,000 of the companyâ(TM)s own bitcoins. That would amount to about $425 million at recent prices.
The reactions of the various Japanese government officials are interesting. Essentially, there was no "theft" because Bitcoin is not a "real" currency.
IIRC, the bug was introduced (fairly) recently. iOS 5 doesn't have it, either.
As banning online gambling did. And we all know how well that worked.
It worked pretty damn well, actually.
They already did.
to finally take hold?
Oh, I dunno, maybe not wearing it in a bar and threatening to record other people with it when they don't want to be recorded.
Or, maybe, we'll just have to get used to living in a post-privacy future.
And the US, too, under the UN's authority.
Since this bill would make Find My iPhone's "Activation Lock", which I would bet money is patented, a requirement for Android and Windows devices.
You can nuke your iThingy remotely if you've enabled that.
all they do is sit on their asses copying/pasting shit from AP, Reuters, or Bloomberg
And just how do you think the Associated Press, United Press, and Bloomberg get their funding?
Other than the Washington Post, New York Times, and several other places publishing the information he provided.
The plane is quiet.
I don't think anyone is going to be sleeping after the engines have shut down.
Take a look at T-Mobile. Pay full price for the phone, get the service at 1/4th off.
Only through hard work and perseverance can one truly suffer.