Amazon + USPS = sucky service

Amazon now having USPS deliver on Sundays - http://www.cnbc.com/id/101186539

......only problem is the USPS packages delivery people suck, inevitably I get an email at 6pm saying failed delivery and please pick it up from my local post office.......the kicker being you cant pick it up for 2 days until the physical orange card gets dropped off.

I've complained to amazon before that when they use the usps people this always happens but somehow the UPS and fedex packages....always get here just fine.

Bitcoin ATM's

What are your thoughts on bitcoin atm’s…..how many countries are really going to allow anonymous purchases before they crack down?

Is there really enough money in the “exchange transactional fees” to make this work in enough friendly locations?

I keep wondering if I’m standing on the sidelines of the great monetary change of our time…..or watching the start of the Dutch Tulip mania.

Cheers,

Dean

Hey BitAngels,

 

Robocoin had a pretty nice week:

1. We kept our promise: We launched, on time, Tuesday 10/29 to an amazing response.
2. The press is fond of us: Wired, Time, Huffington Post, Nasdaq, Forbes, Mashable, Reuters, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Venturebeat, The Daily Beast, Russian Times and Business Insider among others. BBC and CCTV are coming soon.
3. Our operators are happy: Week 1 - Vancouver Robocoin saw >$81,000 in transaction volume. 
4. Entrepreneurs who want to become Robocoin Operators: >205 inquiries since we announced on 10/27
5. Bitcoin likes us: Since our announcement on 10/27 -> today, bitcoin is up from $180 -> $230. Correlation? We think yes!

#Blackfish

#NowWatching cnn's #Blackfish ...I was ambivalent until they showed the mothers being separated from their baby's....my soul died a little.

Keep in mind that I feel some of the trainers are kidding themselves and re-writing history about how "they didn't know" better......

150k more NBN connections

Is it possible that Turnbull is going to do the smart thing..... - http://delimiter.com.au/2013/11/01/turnbull-approves-150k-fttp-premises

#PBS #MakingStuffColder

Just watched #Nova on #PBS #MakingStuffColder awesome and incredibly interesting stuff. The research on M22 antifreeze holds a ton of potential.

More details on M22 here - http://www.evidencebasedcryonics.org/2008/07/08/vitrification-agents-in-cryonics-m22/

Hmmm "Living in Brooklyn"

OMG!!! Had to replace one of the wheels on my server rack only to see this much grime on my vents (I just vacuumed clean the top right).

Cant believe I breath this shit in living in Brooklyn.

Lou Reed has passed away at 71

Lou Reed, a massively influential songwriter and guitarist who helped shape nearly fifty years of rock music, died today.

More at: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lou-reed-velvet-underground-leader-and-rock-pioneer-dead-at-71-20131027 




Very very thankful Jodie and I got to see him play live a few years ago up close and personal at a relatively small gig, one of our highlight of living in NY and happening to be at the right place at the right time - even in his late 60's he was a major force on stage and had a sold out crowd pumped for the whole 2 hours from start to finish - http://blog.collins.net.pr/2008/05/lou-reed.html

StopWatching.us rally

There was a StopWatching.us rally in Washington DC yesterday and Jodie and I bussed down.

Smaller than I would have hoped for, and sometimes I want to grab people by the shoulders and shake people saying "you get the government you deserve......."

Best quote I heard of the day......"who here thinks NSA surveillance is still about fighting terrorism".

Was also really surprised at what a powerhouse speaker a Dennis Kucinich was, I'll have to check out more of what he's got to say as most forthright politician I heard all day.

Was also interesting to see how Chinese CCTV was there covering an "anti-government protest about state surveillance", i'm wondering how that was presented "back home". Also saw Turkish/German and of course the Russian RT channel covering the protest. Strange bedfellows indeed. What a world we live in today.

Did the President notice.....nope, Are the NSA cowering....nope, did we achieve anything....nope BUT if you don't stand up to be counted.....then you don't get to complain after the fact.

Superbugs

Just watched @frontlinepbs on their #SuperBug doco-more people die from antibiotic resistant bugs in USA than aids (23k a year!)
People who take antibiotics for not good reason are killing us all and increasing the number of pan resistant superbugs.
#LiveTVchat

Bastards

City ‘cleans up’ after Banksy art

They may not know art, but they know what they don’t like.

The Parks Department called in its big guns Thursday to try and remove a Banksy work overlooking the Brooklyn Heights promenade.

Went down to look at it today and found this article after googling why I couldn't find it.
- http://nypost.com/2013/10/17/city-cleans-up-after-banksy-art/

And when you consider this is how the city leaves mess all over the streets just blocks from this it is a fucking crime that they did this in less than 3 days.