Mr. Admin,=0A= =0A= If "politics" is off-limits, just say so -- no need to mock a fellow PICLis= ter, and flaunt your statist worldview.=0A= =0A= I happen to agree with Gus, that the government will shut it down, if they = get a chance. For most intents and purposes, bitcoin is immune to the PATRI= OT Act. It is not traceable for taxing purposes, there is no $10k limit for= unsupervised transactions, it can easily (unlike the USD) cross internatio= nal borders.=0A= =0A= There is absolutely no doubt that the FDA (and the EPA, and a few other age= ncies) limit people's food choices. "Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal", i= s a good book for anyone interested in the subject:=0A= =0A= http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Want-To-Do-Illegal/dp/0963810952=0A= =0A= And yes, Comcast with all of its shortcomings is much better than the creep= s who intercept my (and your!) phone calls, emails, and Google search terms= -- one keystroke at a time:=0A= =0A= http://citizenfourfilm.com=0A= =0A= Of course, the government is doing everything for my own good, the good of = society, and the Children. Safety > liberty. If you don't have anything to = hide, you've got nothing to worry about. Welcome to 1984.=0A= =0A= Sent from my phone=0A= =0A= > On Mar 17, 2015, at 15:48, Bob Blick wrote:=0A= > =0A= > Admin hat: tinfoil=0A= > =0A= >> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015, at 10:42 PM, NOPE9 YES wrote:=0A= >> =0A= >> =85.. although ultimately I think the government will=0A= >> make a major effort to destroy it because it is outside of their=0A= >> control grid. The FCC just moved the internet under government=0A= >> control.=0A= > =0A= > I hear that they have their fingers in food safety too, food shortages=0A= > likely to happen in the near future.=0A= > =0A= > And there's a website "weather.gov" where they control the weather.=0A= > =0A= > Hopefully Comcast can wrest control of the Internet back from the=0A= > government, because Comcast is really looking out for our best interest.= =0A= > =0A= > Any more you'd like to add to our doomsday scenario, or have we had=0A= > enough laughs for one day?=0A= > =0A= > Bob=0A= > =0A= > =0A= > =0A= > =0A= > =0A= > =0A= > -- =0A= > http://www.fastmail.com - A no graphics, no pop-ups email service=0A= > =0A= > =0A= > -- =0A= > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive=0A= > View/change your membership options at=0A= > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist=0A= =0A= -- =0A= http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive=0A= View/change your membership options at=0A= http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist=0A= .