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The value of Bitcoin derives (in part) from the following: 1. A trust-less system of value transfer - no need for third parties who could turn out to be bad actors, add additional costs or interfere with the transfer process. 2. Fast transaction times between people thousands of miles apart. 3. An immutable distributed ledger, which cannot be hacked as it is distributed and you can even validate your own transactions if you run a node. 4. The consensus algorithm, which means attacks on the network are disincentivized because of cost and all transactions are checked and verified. 5. The ledger cannot be tampered with or altered see #4. 6. It is outwith governmental control, giving economic sovereignty to the individual. 7. It is hard money, because supply is limited and intrinsic value is derived through proof of work (computational power expended). 8. It allows you to be your own bank. 9. You can easily check all transactions from a web browser. 10. It's pseudonymous, much like an IP address. 11. It'd democratic - any changes to the network have to be agreed among all parties. Anything I missed?
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Thaksin has ruffled some feathers with his accusations I see.
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Being from the UK and lived in Thailand most of my life, I've never owned a V8, however I have driven a few in Australia including a FPV Super Pursuit ute that my mate owned. That was pretty quick.
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Arrested for not wearing a mask in Phuket
Mr Meeseeks replied to tsk3009's topic in COVID-19 Coronavirus
They don't seem to work on the roads here. -
Arrested for not wearing a mask in Phuket
Mr Meeseeks replied to tsk3009's topic in COVID-19 Coronavirus
This place tends to attract more than its fair share. Wonder why? -
MG pickup trucks. Comments on quality and buying on credit
Mr Meeseeks replied to notrub's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
Triumph bikes are designed in the UK at Hinckley, and Royal Enfield up the road after pinching some of their lead designers. -
I see a Garrett turbo which pushes out 163bhp stock, more than enough to see off all coal-rolling pickups, SUV derivatives, Camrys and most other vehicles on Thai roads, which is good enough for me. I now also have a 718 Cayman S in the garage, but the A-class is my daily driver. It's funny, but nobody tries to race the Porsche, but they will all have a go at the Benz, and nearly always end up embarrassed if I give it a squirt.
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On that same corner when the first bar Traveller's Corner was built there back in 2004, the customers who included my good self, witnessed a coach load of Korean tourists get stuck trying to turn down the soi, and the driver got himself tooled up with an iron bar and proceeded to smash up a taxi that was in the coach's way. The faces of the tourists on the bus was priceless. Fun times.