[e-gold-list] Re: digital signatures

2003-10-18 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
So it is in everyones' best interest to come up with a SIMPLE way to fix it that "customers" can actually learn. I don't see how posts to discussion lists are in any way related. Sorry, I was not clear enough. I did not mean for these lists, but solving the problem that a customer might not know h

[e-gold-list] Re: digital signatures

2003-10-18 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
It would be even easier to just post a PGP public key and sign all the e-mails I care about validating. The problem is most "consumers" don't grok digital signatures. Jay W. is the only "representative" I know who consistently digitally signs messages. Jay rules! 1MDC and I think a few other of J

[e-gold-list] RE: scammer

2003-10-18 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
I was always wondering how long it would take until crooks started to use the names of repectable people and the nasty under their name just to damage their reputation. What about, as a standard, each site having an area where they post digitally signed emails they have sent out (even if they don

[e-gold-list] Re: Why I am in love with the gold casino.

2003-09-13 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
So, if gold is at $380, the average customer will bring in about 1 ounce. If gold is at $4000, the average customer will bring 0.1 ounce If gold goes to $40, then the average customer will come with 10 ounces. I think you are thinking in terms of dollars. If gold goes to $4,000/ ounce, bread will c

[e-gold-list] Re: Name that novel

2003-07-29 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/210/nation/ US_eyes_market_to_predict_terror+.shtml or http://makeashorterlink.com/?U28951C65 contains an idea (in restricted-and-therefore-silly form!) mentioned around here and in a formerly-futuristic sci-fi novel. For two grams of e-gold, name that title &

[e-gold-list] Re: The example TGC is setting. (was: Re: The truth)

2003-07-12 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Even if full disclosure was given, 7.2% per annum is not exactly breath taking. Well, these days, looking at things like US banks, it's not all that bad... This is what my bank offered for CD's a month ago. (No typos) CD (Minimum $1,000 for 2 years): 1.45% CD (Minimum $10,000 for 2 years): 1.50%

[e-gold-list] 5 stars for dbourse and JPM

2003-07-10 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Is there a team competent to implement the plan? I think we can say, "yes." I had a small technical problem with the dbourse site. After a few emails, that were promptly and competently answered by by the staff, it turned out it was not my mistake and they apologized for any inconvenience. Simpl

[e-gold-list] note on trust and DGC Trade Associations

2002-05-14 Thread jeff fitzmyers
Jakob Nielsen, in the report "E-commerce User Experience", asserts 'seal of approval' logos like TrustE and BBB did not interest any of the test subjects. DGC's might be an exception, but it could be a nice challenge to convey valuable info in the 'seal of approval'. Maybe the number of verifi

[e-gold-list] RE: Cost of purchasing e-gold

2002-04-30 Thread jeff fitzmyers
> Basically, we're getting to the point where there's no need to have a > checking account. Well, there is that small matter of paychecks in US > dollars from traditional employers. Can an exchange provider offer traditional direct deposit? I know it would circumvent some protections -- but if

[e-gold-list] DGC's and Children

2002-04-15 Thread jeff fitzmyers
DGC's don't seem to be promoting the idea that they can make it a lot safer for teenagers to participate on the net. (although I have not been reading propaganda lately). A service that allows the under 18 crowd to get paid and sends a Barns & Noble or Amazon gift certificate might be nice. In

[e-gold-list] Re: E-gold - How does it avoid Paypal problems?

2002-04-08 Thread jeff fitzmyers
> While we're on the topic, how does e-gold make their money? I think they make money from storage fees (called agio in the Terms I think) and transaction fees. The Terms say they do NOT make loans -- all e-gold is backed 100% by metal all the time. Jeff --- You are currently subscribed to e

[e-gold-list] Re: [dgc.chat] ** hacker! **

2002-03-31 Thread jeff fitzmyers
> All market makers that handle big volumes of gold have to SERIOUSLY > think about security. Thanks for the interesting info JP! For us self taught coders that might have educational gaps, do you have a link or protocol for security? Anyone else? I will maintain a protocol if people are inter

[e-gold-list] Elliott Wave article about money and deflation

2002-03-23 Thread jeff fitzmyers
Robert Prechter just published an 8 page paper "Inflation, Deflation and the Federal Reserve System". It is pretty good -- I learned more than I expected. If I understand it right, bank reserves of physical cash are about 55 Billion. M2 is 5.5 TRillion (ratio of 1/100) and all US debt is 30 T

[e-gold-list] Notes about "Asymptotically Ideal Money" by John Nash

2002-03-23 Thread jeff fitzmyers
While researching, I bumped into an apparent work in progress. Interesting guy. http://www.math.princeton.edu/jfnj/texts_and_graphics/IDEAL/Asympt/asympt10. txt Jeff --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use

[e-gold-list] Re: Gold Availability

2002-03-18 Thread jeff fitzmyers
> 1. Send check. > 2. Wait 13 days. > 3. Get e-gold. Surely you drive by a Wells Fargo or Bank of America if you live in the usa? Next time you have errands drop by: http://www.gaithmans.com/ first and fill out a form. Then drop by the bank and deposit CASH. You should have gold pretty fast. T

[e-gold-list] Re: turing number

2002-02-04 Thread jeff fitzmyers
> Choosing different > algorithms does not necesarily make it more safe. As long as the main > passphrases > are different it will be ok. That's the problem -- I think most people use the same passcode. A strong design should make silly stuff like that hard to do by default. >> I think it is im

[e-gold-list] Re: turing number

2002-02-03 Thread jeff fitzmyers
> For example if my turing return code setting is like this : > ab"m"def (a > fixed character "m" in position 3) > > Turing codeReturn code > 123456 12m456 I get it. I like this idea for some situations (still won't fix the challenge with creating mult

[e-gold-list] Re: turing number

2002-02-02 Thread jeff fitzmyers
> Some examples of easy to remember possibilities: > turing number: abcdef123456 > reverse: fedcba 654321 But how do you communicate the 'reverse / offset 3 right' etc. instructions? They are simple algorithms that can be programmed by a cracker and I t

[e-gold-list] Re: Turing (ex) idea

2002-01-29 Thread jeff fitzmyers
> to provide around 1 out of 1 or higher odds against random guessing. Using 3 different images in parallel, each with 25 drop down choices gives odds of 15,000. This might be the most user friendly -- except for those that can't see too well. I am going to use a 1-time password for that ca

[e-gold-list] Turing (ex) idea

2002-01-29 Thread jeff fitzmyers
> I have an idea to mitigate this challenge (for a little while longer). Okay, so I bit off more then I can chew :) My main idea was to have a small image (cat, dog, sock, tree) and then people select what it is from a pop up menu. That's user friendly, but you still have to superimpose a few

[e-gold-list] Re: [dgc.chat] Just for fun

2002-01-26 Thread jeff fitzmyers
>> http://interestingsoftware.com/alanbot >> >>> All it does is filter the image. >>> >> Parker, what the HELL are you talking about? I have an idea to mitigate this challenge (for a little while longer). Give me 2 weeks and I will present a better solution (for sale :-) - It will be ve

[e-gold-list] Re: new reading

2001-10-12 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> >PS How are all the babies (JP, Julian and Jeff!)? > > My one is good --- but she needs more gold man :) Glad to hear that! After a bit of a rough (and scary) start, mom and baby are now doing excellently. We are really lucky that Chloe is a happy and easy baby (and a great excuse to squirrel

[e-gold-list] Forgotten passwords suggestion...

2001-09-02 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Why not offer the user 2 choices to recover a lost password and let them decide how much effort they should use to protect their gold. 1) Default - just email password back in plain text. 2) Or, if they have previously submitted a PGP key, send the password in encrypted email. Jeff --- You are

[e-gold-list] Examimer suggestion...

2001-08-19 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
It would be neat to drill down on the "Number of Pieces" column and see see a list of the exact stats for each bar (specifically the ID number). Consider changing the header "Coin Name" to "Metal Type" and "Fine Weight per piece" to "Average Weight per Piece". It would make things a little clear

[e-gold-list] Re: GBC

2001-08-18 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> Gold is not backed by gold. Gold is backed by the Strong Nuclear Force :) http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=strong+force A fundamental physical force that acts on hadrons and is responsible for the binding together of protons and neutrons... Is this example right?? If s

[e-gold-list] Re: And another one down

2001-08-18 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> I believe DBC keeps failing because it's not convenient enough and the > expenditure of time and concentration are higher than just paying the 5% > credit card fees. I think Beenz and Flooze (Digital Based Currencies) failed because they are not a direct money for goods or money for service. I

[e-gold-list] Re: e-gold accepted hosting

2001-08-18 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
You did not spell it out, but I think most GBC's would require a data base. So it would be attractive to mention that you have PostgreSQL, php, perl, SSL, etc. Thanks, Jeff Keith Mander wrote: > $10 pro account with domain hosting inc + 25 POP accounts + 25 subdomainss --- You are currently sub

[e-gold-list] Re: plink

2001-08-17 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> > However, there's Bamdex, > >but there's no way using Bamdex to keep the other side from closing the > >contract. It won't help liquidity too much at the moment, but if contract A (UP) was forced to close, say due to margin, opposing contract B (DOWN) could check to see if there were any waiti

[e-gold-list] Re: Call for NAME SUGGESTION - latest DGC

2001-08-16 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> Anyone have a good name idea? > > "1mdc-checking"? "1mdc-bucks"? Keep with the fruit! guava grams! grape grams, green grams Or, branch out into animals - gopher grams High brow - reliant grams Wise - sage grams funky - gramknot Mysterious - aerde gram (aerde is Dutch for earth, I think)

[e-gold-list] Re: 'visual spend' feature; opinion sought

2001-08-13 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
What a great idea!! You can use a logo or your cat's picture --- even the dude formerly known as Prince can finally get along online! --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Did you know that the new e-gold Secure

[e-gold-list] BAMDEX graph suggestions

2001-08-05 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
I love to work with data presentation. JP has helped me on many occasions and I promised I would come up with a few BAMDEX graphs for fun. I made these 2 *rough* suggestions for everyones' amusement and to spur further ideas. I also think it would be interesting to compare e-gold velocity, accoun

[e-gold-list] Re: World's largest bank to write-off $10 billion(!) bad debt

2001-08-02 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
The US Census suggests the current USA population is about 285,000,000 http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/popclock So lumping private and corporate debt together (the people will pay anyway) means each American owes about 100,000 USD. Not as bad as I thought ;) Makes me wonder if 27 trillion is low b

[e-gold-list] Re: The Bananagold Stats Contest entry

2001-07-18 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
ale. She got excited when I asked her if 2 seconds was too long to wait ;) Jeff Fitzmyers wrote: > I don't recall the exact question, but my short and flippant answer: When all > the money the fed has counterfeited starts to *really* come home (inflation) > and people 'get it&#x

[e-gold-list] Re: The Bananagold Stats Contest entry

2001-07-18 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
I don't recall the exact question, but my short and flippant answer: When all the money the fed has counterfeited starts to *really* come home (inflation) and people 'get it' creating demand. I just bought some junk silver --- One shop had me waiting a month before someone sold them some silver. O

[e-gold-list] JPM's 1mdc.com site looks so good that I ...

2001-07-15 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Just lodged 145 grams for 6 months! What a great idea and great foundation for other ventures! If we don't hurry up and finnish our own pet projects, JP will have all the e-gold flowing though his sites!!! https://www.1mdc.com/ --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org

[e-gold-list] Re: Gold Bugs vs the Masses (was egold is a shit currency for scams and hyips)

2001-06-21 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Don't forget that the USD has costs in the form of inflation (currently running ~25% per year). I have lost 0.5% of my gold so far this year but will lose ~12% of my USD worth as the inflation winds its way thought the economy. Vince Callaway wrote: > On Thu, 21 Jun 2001, Paul Ewing wrote: > [sn

[e-gold-list] Re: America, no longer the land of the free.

2001-06-10 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> What can we do or say to change things, so that they love e-gold > like they should? I've tried the "it costs less" argument many times, 1) How has the "it is sooo convenient" tangent worked? Convenience is a pretty tame topic. Jeff --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive

[e-gold-list] Excellent customer service

2001-06-01 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Imagine after being raided by the SS, Parker E.C. Bradley still remembered to send some golf leaf I had paid for a few prior to the event. It came carefully wrapped and in perfect condition. At the time I assumed the order would have fallen through the cracks -- I decided not to bother him about

[e-gold-list] What an opportunity!

2001-05-10 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Why doesn't someone start up a non reputable transaction insurance service? There seems to be a high demand! Also, I would highly recommend placing some big, yet tasteful, link titled "How to protect you e-gold assets" all over the place. List everything in conversational English and every other

[e-gold-list] Re: jesus chsirt!!!

2001-04-14 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Mystery?? Probably just JP sending his 100 kg of gold from one account to another to make e-gold look good :) Thanks for the new stats page!! Excellent. --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[e-gold-list] Re: another STATS CONTEST entry!

2001-03-03 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
I have so little data - been busy - that I could use any regression technique ;) Statistically speaking, this line fit is poor and should not be used for decisions. A great public service would be e-gold saving these stats once a day in an accessible log. Include the stats page and the exchange r

[e-gold-list] Re: the STATS CONTEST!!! (2 grams now!)

2001-03-02 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
This can't be right but ... using all the VERY spotty data I have Total Days USD 0 878,826 12 1,406,435 20 1,505,357 26 2,579,490 34 1,074,743 67 1,375,354 And using the Canadian dollar t

[e-gold-list] Re: and wouldn't TWC be to die for!

2001-02-28 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> Five: Create demos that show people how to use the system. Please! People will >just not use it if they don't know how. http://www.webex.com/home/default.htm WebEx might be good for this. My employer seems to think they have great value in the replay mode to explain. Personally I find it h

[e-gold-list] long term prospects for gold and silver

2001-02-17 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
I received an Elliott Wave report that says after being correctly bearish on gold and silver for 21 years, it is time to start THINKING about the long side. The text suggests one last washout down below $200/oz (lower probability), or a nice spike up to around $360/oz then washout below $200/oz (h

[e-gold-list] RE: inquiring minds

2001-02-17 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
LaMarr Dell wrote: > This "Coder" person (who won't reveal identity) makes quick judgments as > to whether (or not) a site is "legal" A dead worm could figure out if Costa is legal within a minute. Hello?! > I find that "Costa" is VERY "up front" with information about how THEY > work and what

[e-gold-list] Re: there you go Michael Moore!

2001-02-13 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> to everybody - the merchant and the consumer. And I still contend > that the education issue is not the problem. Rather it is an > easier way to fund accounts. I tend to disagree. I think e-gold can easily be classified as a 'breakthrough technology' which by definition means that people don't

[e-gold-list] Re: voluntary taxation (fishing)

2001-02-11 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> A free market will conserve the fish just fine. There are a lot of interesting variables in this. I had a conservation teacher who was a good old boy. He had a friend that owned an entire closed off valley near Yellowstone. The valley owner managed the whole ecosystem and had a hunting lodge.

[e-gold-list] Re: JF's jp scale

2001-02-09 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Yes, that was my mistake. I flip things around sometimes. You know, I heard a rumor that Issac Asimov said he ~never did rough drafts -- he could just spew forth a book all at once and not look back. (his editor though?) I find that pretty amazing and aspire to it someday :) jf [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[e-gold-list] Re: Cool Fact: Golden Dollar

2001-02-05 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> How was the golden color of the new U.S. dollar coin achieved? > -- > The newly minted U.S. golden dollar coin was difficult to design. The > coin had to be gold in color and it had to have the same size, > weight, and elec

[e-gold-list] Suggested use for the JP May money hardness scale

2001-02-04 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
I would suggest e-gold and market makers post something like this on their sites. http://home.earthlink.net/~fitz22/may.html (--> Please send me suggestions and I am thinking about a column for pros and cons.) Why? To manage other's expectations and educate them. Having a comparison of what's go

[e-gold-list] application ideas

2001-02-03 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Their are some really intereresting ideas in this slashdot link. How can one apply micropayments, and freemarket economics to games that allow one to learn things or interact with systems?? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/0954245&mode=thread jf --- You are currently subscribed to e-

[e-gold-list] Re: How are the other three metals doing? (Entry for bananagold's stats contest)

2001-02-03 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
I vote for his entry too :) Much more information. The stuff I posted mainly shows the relative difference when account creation really started to pick up, and that there might be a correlation between increasing metal price (or activity) and number of accounts funded. jf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

[e-gold-list] Re: bananagold STATS CONTEST (1 gram this time!)

2001-02-01 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
My entry can be found at: http://home.earthlink.net/~fitz22/ For added suspense, there are 3 simple graphs. jf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ok here is the second World Famous bananagold E-GOLD STATS CONTEST > > (Brought to you by http://bananagold.com > where you can SHOP AMAZON and SPEND E-GOLD!

[e-gold-list] Re: Opportunities (was Re: GoldPouchExpress fund e-gold account fast by Visa for 13%

2001-02-01 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> Out of curiosity, in your opinion, what would be the best method > of funding accounts? Let's assume somebody wanted to develop > the ultimate funding system, what would work? This idea is less direct, maybe even a little sneaky... but more convenient for a consumer. Instead of the potentia

[e-gold-list] re: Costagold

2001-01-28 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> It seems clear, to ME (excuse my presumptuousness) that "gamers" give > egold.com the BULK of their income. They also probably make up the bulk of customer service issues, which can cost a lot of money. > Why does ANYone, *here*, feel that something needs defining? > Some seem to have some ki

[e-gold-list] re: Costagold

2001-01-28 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
I am not trying to be a wise acre. Since you are unhappy with things, I am asking how YOU would set them up differently. How do you separate customers that make you money form the ones that cost you money? Is this separation fair, ethical, legal, profitable?? How do you deal with each type and eve

[e-gold-list] re: exchange providers - language thereof

2001-01-28 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Adding to JPM... Market makers need to be very good at managing risk --> they need to know how to hedge. (Supposedly, part of the california power problem is our local energy provider, PG&E, refused to hedge back when prices were relatively cheap. They could have bought a bunch of calls or sold a

[e-gold-list] re: Costagold

2001-01-27 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> > What questionable activities? Define questionable > > Costagold and others that are even allowed to > advertise on this list. I don't understand this definition? > Are you saying that this is the justification to break > the law, just because other people do it? Of course not, I just want t

[e-gold-list] re: Costagold

2001-01-27 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> Can someone here please explain what the essence of > the previous paragraph is? Only post what is essential. > So it is going to continue to be OmniPay's policy to > keep secret its liquidity and solvency. What's wrong with that? > Some have. Look at the publicly viewable balances. I see j

[e-gold-list] re: Costagold

2001-01-27 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> that OmniPay is like any exchange provider Note the use of the term "exchange provider" where market maker is mistakenly used. As JP May pointed out, market makers are legally obligated to offer a bid and ask price when open for business. Exchange providers can set their own bid and ask prices

[e-gold-list] Re: help needed

2001-01-24 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
They are mistaken. It is really simple. Just use this link to sign up: https://www.e-gold.com/newacct/ Or, you can give others credit for signing you up by using a link like this: https://www.e-gold.com/newacct/newaccount.asp?cid=110237 (the last "cid=xxx" part shows the e-gold account numbe

[e-gold-list] Re: winner of 1/2 gram stats prize

2001-01-23 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Well, thank you very much! That is roughly equal to 1 burrito unit --> the most important currency unit in my household :) Thanks! from 110237 btw, YOU ROCK: Your customer service, general attitude and capabilities have set a great example for me. I have learned many things from you. [EMAIL PRO

[e-gold-list] Re: Some fun stats

2001-01-21 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Here is a spends graph starting from 2/29/00. I update it about once a week. The most spends I have recorded is 13,092 on 11/21/00. In general spends seem to have spiked up from 3,300 to 10,500+ since early November. http://home.earthlink.net/~fitz22/ Jeff > > Do we have the "breakout" of spends

[e-gold-list] Re: Some fun stats

2001-01-20 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
%) Striving to graduate first grade math, Jeff > RE these numbers: ...(1.71g to 0.71g or 300 USD) > Do you mean that 0.71g of gold is equiviatent to 300 USD I WISH! > Dave > > Jeff Fitzmyers wrote: > > > Since 7/8/00 to present the > > - total number of accounts has incr

[e-gold-list] Some fun stats

2001-01-20 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Since 7/8/00 to present the - total number of accounts has increased about 300% - average gold account has decreased by 60% (from 1.71g to 0.71g or 300 USD) - number of funded accounts has increased 150% (from 33% up to 48%) --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org T

[e-gold-list] Re: Funding and spending tip

2001-01-19 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> Don't just add a couple of cents. Maybe make it the last 2 digits of your > egold account or phone number. but something that is prearranged perhaps > with the person you are sending to. That's even better! <<< As far as I know this idea actually originated with Eric Gathier at Gold Exchang

[e-gold-list] Funding and spending tip

2001-01-19 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
I just ran across this tip. The funny thing is I tend to do this anyway. When sending money into a market maker consider that they get hundreds of $100 deposits. Why not make yours 100.55, then if there is a problem (lost your contact info) it is much easier for trace $100.55 then $100.00. Plus, y

[e-gold-list] Re: hacking?? I don't see evidence.

2001-01-17 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> It doesn't matter what operating system you or e-gold > installs next. I see no evidence that *e-gold* computers > have _ever_ been compromised, That is the argument that, "I never crash so I don't need airbags". I want all the links in the security chain to be as strong as possible (without g

[e-gold-list] Re: Cracking the pot of gold...

2001-01-16 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
>>> OpenBSD is a great OS, but this really is not the place to be advertising for it ... (And in case you didn't notice: Well-done NT is far more secure than newbie *nix, even OpenBSD.) >>> I don't think I am advertising or OT at all. It is imperative to me (and everyone I assume?) that my acco

[e-gold-list] Interesting tidbits from CRYPTO-GRAM

2001-01-16 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Taken from Bruce Schneier's excellent CRYPTO-GRAM http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram.html> There are a couple of dozen new vulnerabilities each week in major software products Last month I complained that Microsoft is prohibiting services like BugTraq from reposting its security advisori

[e-gold-list] Cracking the pot of gold...

2001-01-16 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> and are not working their a**es off making our e-gold > accounts opaque to hackers. I know of one person > who had I5K removed from his account, and just > this week two people I know have had attempts at > hacking their e-gold accounts, This is one major reason why the system should be on Open

[e-gold-list] stats and a correction

2001-01-14 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Holding steady at 48% of accounts being funded. 13.6 million USD and 1.5 million turnover/day means total average turnover takes about 9 days. Total average account growth is 0.13% per day for the last 8 days. I must apologize for past numbers like this because they were wrong :( The hopefully c

[e-gold-list] According to my calculations...

2001-01-06 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
In the last 12 day period, total accounts increased an average of 0.25% per day. For the last 2 months the average account has about 330 USD of value. --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[e-gold-list] Re: state of e-gold

2001-01-05 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
The following is off the cuff and probably wrong in some areas: > Where physically are the e-gold accounts kept? Probably on a server in Florida (of course if it was UNIX it could be anywhere, but it seems to be micro$slop and last I heard there are some administration duties that can't be done

[e-gold-list] Re: Building Your Future

2001-01-04 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Never heard of them, but it sounds like Yet Another Scam (YAS). The only ~safe way I know of to get returns in 3 days from anything that deals with e-gold is MetalSavings.com. You can get around 5% if you deposit over 100 grams. (from memory) So you would have 100.09589 grams today. Not much, but

[e-gold-list] Re: Unity

2001-01-03 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> Yes, but it's like apples and oranges. If you have 5 grams of e-gold and 3 > grams of e-silver, then you must express the total using BOTH identifiers. > It's not possible to say that the value is 'x' grams of e-'something' > because the price of silver fluctuates with respect to the price of go

[e-gold-list] Re: Credit of the state; mutual credit of people

2001-01-03 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> means but GS&R has changed their definition by refusing to > allow bailment. Locally: I don't care about this in the sense I can send, I believe, metal to Goldfinger and they will give me e-gold. (I certainly get excellent metal from Goldfinger :) I think it is fine to restrict bailment of stuf

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
I think what we are all getting at is that no one cares who you are if you pay, provide a service, or ship product on time. If you break a 'contract' we want a way to get you to honor the contract, or refund us, or failing that lower your reputation to warn your customers (maybe a little retributi

[e-gold-list] Re: Indentity Theft vs. Anonymous services

2000-12-30 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> > "Any week now" there will be a general one available. Most will be > > willing to participate at least a little. The bad news is you need a > > funded e-gold account (although I just got an idea to minimize this :), > > I have no problem with spending metal. For this to work in the long > ru

[e-gold-list] Re: Indentity Theft vs. Anonymous services

2000-12-30 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> General reputation trackers/sellers are going to have a hard time > coming up with a method that works for most needs. "Any week now" there will be a general one available. Most will be willing to participate at least a little. The bad news is you need a funded e-gold account (although I just g

[e-gold-list] If you own the password and login....

2000-12-30 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Business opportunity and major design challenge: Philadelphia Inquirer: Locked out. Active Web users have to manage about 15 passwords for daily use, according to Forrester Research Inc., an Internet research firm. By some estimates, half of all service calls to Web businesses are from people ask

[e-gold-list] Do they have the metal? (Re: e-gold / SR ??)

2000-12-27 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> This is one issue that bothers me -- the statement that e-gold is > 100% backed by gold? This seems improbable to me because; > > 1) The only assurance we have that there is real metal backing is the > examiner page -- which is administered by e-gold personnel only (guess you > just have to be

[e-gold-list] another way for e-gold to market itself...

2000-12-24 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
"Website losing money? Easily get your customers to pay for your content by enabling micropayments." Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, December 24, 2000: The Web in 2001: Paying Customers http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20001224.html --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To

[e-gold-list] Re: Borrowing e-gold

2000-12-23 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
I love your posts! > the applicable bankruptcy laws, you cannot ever be forced to repay a > debt as a public trust. Only if you are a sovereign private individual Hey, lets work with the system for a change and borrow a few trillion from the government and default -since, apparently, doing so is

[e-gold-list] "competing" digital currency cutting back

2000-12-21 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
AtNewYork: Beenz.com To Cutback Operations; 25 Laid Off. Alternative currency play Beenz.com plans to close certain country-specific businesses which immediately results in the layoff of 25 employees in New York and San Francisco. In a brief statement issued to atNewYork Tuesday, Beenz.com said th

[e-gold-list] Re: E-gold scam survey

2000-12-20 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
I totally see your point - and agree that is the way things should be done if we are to study and learn all the official rules. But I get a headache thinking about how inefficient the process is. In my scientific mind I just use grams. Looking at your example, who derives value from all that?? Al

[e-gold-list] Re: E-gold scam survey

2000-12-20 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> It is just too much accounting work to tolerate. I say the accounting is already too screwed up to tolerate. It is flat out a 'job security' and 'keep the sheeple too busy to think' joke. Supposedly if you give your papers to 10 accountants and you will get back about 10 different (widely) vary

[e-gold-list] ft.com: Credit squeeze feared

2000-12-19 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
"Fears of a US credit squeeze have been growing amid mounting evidence that corporations borrowed too much during the recent boom and will have trouble paying back their debts." http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3JEF4MWGC&live=true&tagid=V1CYA0C&Collid=ZZZ563EC

[e-gold-list] Simple encryption for B2B or C2B

2000-12-18 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
This article suggests putting up a secure form on your website as an easy way to encrypt messages to you or your company. If 2 parties do it then they can both communicate without knowing each others public keys. (need to trust the server and the security of the server - but the point is it is bet

[e-gold-list] Articles: E-Currencies, & Creditcards

2000-12-14 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
TechWeb: E-Currencies Are Going Offline. E-currencies are moving into the bricks-and-mortar world as they vie to gain traction with consumers and merchants. Online currency companies Beenz.com Inc. and Flooz.com Inc. plan to launch offline programs even as new Internet competitors are poised to em

[e-gold-list] e-gold growth rates...

2000-12-02 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
By my calculations, in the last ~12 days the total number of accounts has increased 10% and the number of funded gold accounts has increased 15%. That is a growth rate of about 0.8% per day. Say the rate averages about 0.4% per day. By the end of the month, e-gold could have over 300,000 accounts

[e-gold-list] ecash news

2000-11-29 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Business 2.0: Citigroup to Push Ecash into Primetime. Citigroup and America Online certainly know about consumers. They are, after all, the world's leading financial institution and the top online service provider. Now the two bet that by joining forces, they can bring electronic-payment services

[e-gold-list] Fairly interesting article about micropayments

2000-11-20 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
From: Tomalak's Realm at http://www.tomalak.org Dallas Morning News: That'll be $0.001. Should Beenz be redeemable for Flooz? If so, how do such Beenz-Flooz units translate to Mojo bucks? While we're on the subject, will Compaq's MilliCents ever be convertible to IBM Micro Payments? These are the

[e-gold-list] Re: Fwd: E-gold Trojan... Be Careful! - Please Forward

2000-11-11 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
That puts a new wrinkle in things doesn't it? How can we prevent this. Can we have an option to implement one of the encryption cards things (that I don't know much about)?? I think you need your password and a 'password of the day' to start a transaction. BigBooster wrote: > > From a friend: >

[e-gold-list] Economist article: The hollow promise of Internet banking

2000-11-11 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
>Why has the online “revolution” faded so fast?... >For a start, they like to know that their money is secure... >customers fret about the security of online transactions >Just as worrying is the thought that somebody else can find >out your bank-account details, even if they cannot do anythin

[e-gold-list] Don't Wait for the E-Banking Market to Materialize

2000-11-06 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Pretty funny from our perspective. "The concept of online-only banking ought to be put out of its misery. Mortgage.com is one more nail in the coffin for the sector as a whole. "Although consumers might not like waiting in line at a bank's retail branch, there is still a tremendous amount of tru

[e-gold-list] Re: crack e-gold account

2000-10-31 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
This is not a very good deal considering the average account only has about $300 USD and I am a slow typer. Hey, can you do batch files?... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Want to know the full story? > Want to know How? > Want the blueprints for whistler? > > Security Deposit $2,500 US In e-gold

[e-gold-list] Indian River Summit thank you...

2000-10-26 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Since no one else has piped up, I wanted to say I had a lot of fun and met really interesting people working on very interesting projects. After talking with many of the e-gold employees I feel very comfortable with their intentions and how things are going. Also, I maintain a page of "Handy prog

[e-gold-list] Re: The Euro

2000-10-24 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Yeah, sorry about that. I was board and called my buddy Easy Money Al and Loose Larry up for some fun. I said, "Greenie, lets have a little squeeze, tomorrow!" So we all bought euros in Europe with our personal accounts, then bought with the taxpayers money to give the lagging thing a good kick. W