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I think Western Union is probably more afraid of lawsuits that seek to invalidate its protectionist legislation. http://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/ca

I think Western Union is probably more afraid of lawsuits that seek to invalidate its protectionist legislation. http://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/candce/5:2011cv05496 http://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/candce/5:2011cv0...

daeken 15y ago
You've managed to post in nearly every thread related to money changing hands for the past couple months. While I applaud your persistence, the world does not center around you, your startup, your causes, etc. It's incredibly irritating, it's off-topic in effectively every case, and it does nothing to promote healthy conversation.
- thinkcomp 15y ago
  Sorry you feel that way. Obviously I don't think the world revolves around me. As for relevance and usefulness in terms of discussion, I clearly disagree on all counts, otherwise I wouldn't post. According to the article, Bitcoin's significance is that it "allows low-cost and regulation-free transfer of wealth." I am seeking to achieve many of the same objectives in the context of a high-cost and poorly regulated environment, just in a different manner. As it so happens, that manner might impact the legality of some uses of Bitcoin. Furthermore, behind the shadow of its lobbying group, Western Union is one of the main sponsors of the legislation directly in question that it and other companies use to maintain an oligopoly. No one else seems to be discussing that point, though it seems rather significant, both in terms of Bitcoin and other startups wishing to enter the market.
  - tptacek 15y ago
    There's a reason no-one else is discussing this angle; this thread isn't about you. The tactic you're employing here and on every other money thread is so common that Wikipedia has a name for it: "coat-rack arguments". You're using HN threads about money transactions as coat-racks for comments that are nominally germane (ie, "Bitcoin allows low-cost and regulation-free &c and ...") but really about your personal drama ("... and that's what I'm trying to do with my [totally unrelated scheme]"). I hope you're starting to notice that HN people aren't going to let you keep doing this without calling you on it, and that off-topic comments are therefore a poor promotional vehicle for your pet controversies. Either way, please stop.
    - thinkcomp 15y ago
      First, I won't stop; certainly not because you and your colleague say I should. Second, I didn't post an advertisement, or a job offer, or a discussion about a random topic. I posted a federal lawsuit about money transmission that is directly related to Bitcoin's purported goals and the title of this article. Enough people have contacted me, some of whom read Hacker News, and some of whom do not, who fully support what I am doing, that I believe your viewpoint to be both in the minority and in this particular case, incorrect besides.
      - nl 15y ago
        I posted a federal lawsuit about money transmission that is directly related to Bitcoin's purported goals and the title of this article. Just to point out to others reading: The lawsuit thinkcomp posted is one filed by his company.
      - omarchowdhury 15y ago
        FaceCash or FacePalm? News at 11.
      - jacquesm 15y ago
        You really should stop though. You have but one reputation and you're wrecking it.
  - daeken 15y ago
    In that case, go write up an article about your viewpoint and post that to HN. Don't just comment on any semi-almost-kinda-related article.

daeken 15y ago

You've managed to post in nearly every thread related to money changing hands for the past couple months. While I applaud your persistence, the world does not center around you, your startup, your causes, etc. It's incredibly irritating, it's off-topic in effectively every case, and it does nothing to promote healthy conversation.

thinkcomp 15y ago
Sorry you feel that way. Obviously I don't think the world revolves around me. As for relevance and usefulness in terms of discussion, I clearly disagree on all counts, otherwise I wouldn't post. According to the article, Bitcoin's significance is that it "allows low-cost and regulation-free transfer of wealth." I am seeking to achieve many of the same objectives in the context of a high-cost and poorly regulated environment, just in a different manner. As it so happens, that manner might impact the legality of some uses of Bitcoin. Furthermore, behind the shadow of its lobbying group, Western Union is one of the main sponsors of the legislation directly in question that it and other companies use to maintain an oligopoly. No one else seems to be discussing that point, though it seems rather significant, both in terms of Bitcoin and other startups wishing to enter the market.
- tptacek 15y ago
  There's a reason no-one else is discussing this angle; this thread isn't about you. The tactic you're employing here and on every other money thread is so common that Wikipedia has a name for it: "coat-rack arguments". You're using HN threads about money transactions as coat-racks for comments that are nominally germane (ie, "Bitcoin allows low-cost and regulation-free &c and ...") but really about your personal drama ("... and that's what I'm trying to do with my [totally unrelated scheme]"). I hope you're starting to notice that HN people aren't going to let you keep doing this without calling you on it, and that off-topic comments are therefore a poor promotional vehicle for your pet controversies. Either way, please stop.
  - thinkcomp 15y ago
    First, I won't stop; certainly not because you and your colleague say I should. Second, I didn't post an advertisement, or a job offer, or a discussion about a random topic. I posted a federal lawsuit about money transmission that is directly related to Bitcoin's purported goals and the title of this article. Enough people have contacted me, some of whom read Hacker News, and some of whom do not, who fully support what I am doing, that I believe your viewpoint to be both in the minority and in this particular case, incorrect besides.
    - nl 15y ago
      I posted a federal lawsuit about money transmission that is directly related to Bitcoin's purported goals and the title of this article. Just to point out to others reading: The lawsuit thinkcomp posted is one filed by his company.
    - omarchowdhury 15y ago
      FaceCash or FacePalm? News at 11.
    - jacquesm 15y ago
      You really should stop though. You have but one reputation and you're wrecking it.
- daeken 15y ago
  In that case, go write up an article about your viewpoint and post that to HN. Don't just comment on any semi-almost-kinda-related article.