[e-gold-list] Re: Return to gold standard

2003-01-06 Thread David Brooks
Interesting. I just had another thought. Let's say all the central banks suddenly decided to back their currencies with gold. Now, when they go into the market to buy gold, how do they pay for it? Damn, that one's got me stumped! -- Patrick http://fexl.com They offer to exchange

[e-gold-list] New email scam warning

2002-12-27 Thread David Brooks
I've just received an email from [EMAIL PROTECTED]. It is the standard scam intended to harvest passwords using a fake e-Gold website. The link points at this domain: http://www.e-gold-secure.com/acct/login.html (Don't login there ok?) This domain registration (from whois.net) was updated

[e-gold-list] Re: teste

2002-12-17 Thread David Brooks
Singular? teste -- --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart

[e-gold-list] Re: Business Idea

2002-10-09 Thread David Brooks
Music for the new Millenium. Read to you by the storyteller at your very own public library. Yes, Grandson, I said to the small person sitting on my knee, There was a time when you could logon and discuss how Gold and Silver money would help the world become a better place. Of course, that

[e-gold-list] Re: Gold economy is stagnant (was SR (was Re: Maybe they're winning

2002-09-18 Thread David Brooks
At 02:56 PM 9/18/2002 -0400, Kenneth C. Griffith wrote: Why do you say the gold economy seems to be falling apart? --- Which, IMHO, is the reason the gold economy is stagnant. George George, with respect, there is a significant difference between falling apart and stagnant. The

[e-gold-list] Re: Gold Desires - Adult Entertainment via e-gold

2002-08-28 Thread David Brooks
Interesting point, Marco. Hey, JMR, what about it? Any way recurring billing can be implemented with e-gold? More importantly, how could we DISABLE recurrent billing on any account? This would need to be an option in the account setup and subject to heavy security protection. Remember,

[e-gold-list] Re: An Offshore Auction based on the use of E-gold

2002-07-27 Thread David Brooks
red flag and does not reflect well on the business image. In the interest of business transparency, there should be full disclosure of ownership and location of the business offices. No way would I trust such an anonymous business with my Gold! David Brooks Editor / Bricks of Gold Website eZine

[e-gold-list] Re: The Gold Cafe

2002-06-04 Thread David Brooks
I like the site, but I cannot locate any contact information for the business or the people managing it. Who are they, where is the company located and how can customers contact them? Dave Brooks Editor / Bricks of Gold Website eZine --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as:

[e-gold-list] Re: Another Crook

2002-03-04 Thread David Brooks
of wholesale E-Gold on this list a few weeks ago is another Scammer! http://pcworldsystems.net/ David Brooks Editor / Bricks of Gold Website eZine --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure

[e-gold-list] Re: gold card history

2002-02-20 Thread David Brooks
gold funded credit cards Kind of a contradiction in terms... But didn't Rand use the debit card concept before Heinlein? It's been too long since my childhood scifi period. Dave Brooks --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to

[e-gold-list] Physical Metal bail-in

2002-02-09 Thread David Brooks
I'm preparing a list of exchange service providers and dgc providers who are prepared to accept physcial metal bail-in to dgc accounts. I will post this list on the index page of our Bricks of Gold website. Rather than take several days to contact my present list of vendors and exchange

[e-gold-list] Re: name contest

2001-12-11 Thread David Brooks
I propose the term 'Augr', pronounced auger, because it both portends the future of money and drills holes in the fiat currency system. Dave Brooks --- 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: How Penny Per Page Might Work

2001-11-25 Thread David Brooks
How is e-gold useful? Transaction fees are orders of magnitude larger than the transaction amount. Steve, With respect, I believe you do not understand the transaction fee structure of e-Gold. This is quoted from the e-Gold webpage: http://www.e-gold.com/unsecure/fees.htm The fee for

[e-gold-list] Re: The US Fed Dances

2001-10-03 Thread David Brooks
Noel; RE the reference to this URL: http://www.NASARA.com/ It is no longer pointed at an active website. Do you have another reference to the document you mention? Thanks Dave Brooks Editor / Bricks of Gold Website eZine --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To

[e-gold-list] Re: The US Fed Dances

2001-10-03 Thread David Brooks
RE the reference to this URL: http://www.NASARA.com/ I've received a correction to this URL: http://www.NESARA.com/ The National Economic Stabilization and Recovery Act I recommend it to all of you. Whether it makes its way to the floor for a vote in it's present form is questionable, but

[e-gold-list] Re: Cheapest Callback-service payable by e-gold?

2001-10-02 Thread David Brooks
Tom, Could you expand a little on what your 'callback service' will do? Dave Brooks Editor / Bricks of Gold Website eZine --- 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 e-metal is a wonderful

[e-gold-list] Re: that anti-PayPal site..

2001-09-22 Thread David Brooks
JP, Look here: http://www.paypalwarning.com/ Dave --- 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 you can spend e-gold to help the victims of terror at:

[e-gold-list] Re: Donations Suggestion

2001-09-12 Thread David Brooks
Hi Dave: While I respect your concern, please be assured that the Standard Group of companies (Standard Transactions and Standard Reserve in particular) are not merely a third party, but a respected member of this community and a large MM for e-Gold. We are the ones sponsoring the

[e-gold-list] Re: GoldMoney Bailment

2001-08-29 Thread David Brooks
Hmmm what about velocity? You could imagine GBC serving its vital role only as a lubricant at the point of exchange then being returned immediately to some settlement lubrication agent. e.g. Joe buys something on ebay. Joe gets some GBC at very low transaction cost somehow, uses it to pay

[e-gold-list] Re: When will e-gold become mainstream?

2001-08-24 Thread David Brooks
Mark, RE your attempts to fund e-Gold. I hope you have succeeded by now, but in case you're still searching, try Gold Currencies.ca http://www.goldcurrencies.ca/ They have the best rates of the five Canadian market makers on my list. RE Paypal, run away, fast. The fastest way to get gold

[e-gold-list] Re: When will e-gold become mainstream?

2001-08-24 Thread David Brooks
Mark wrote: This is great, once I have decided that I want to use e-gold. But, it needs to be much easier for the first-time user. I think part of the barrier to new users is that they do not remember the effort it took to get their bank account / credit card in the first place. Consider a

[e-gold-list] Re: GBC

2001-08-18 Thread David Brooks
Ok JP there's nothing backed about e-gold. You obviously want a chace to redefine 'backed'. Please explain... Dave --- 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 e-gold Ltd. stores more gold on behalf

[e-gold-list] Re: GBC

2001-08-18 Thread David Brooks
JP, I'm honestly sorry that I asked. In the interests of NOT confusing users of GBC's, I will continue to say that e-Gold IS backed by gold, because the gold is really there. Better yet, let's tell everyone how the fiat currencies are NOT 'backed', which makes more sense and will attract more

[e-gold-list] Re: Progeny Contacts

2001-08-17 Thread David Brooks
How about implementing a feature accessible from within one's account that would allow contact between the account holder and their progeny, OR, possibly a simple list of email addresses associated with the progeny. RJ, I do understand the desire to obtain a list of gold currency account

[e-gold-list] e-Currencies on MiningWeb

2001-08-13 Thread David Brooks
Tim Woods at MiningWeb has done it again. In an article posted last night, in reference to ...an effective parallel private gold standard..., he says: The digital gold currencies that have sprung up spontaneously to service Internet commerce are remarkably similarity to Hazlitt's ideas. These

[e-gold-list] Re: Trivia Question

2001-08-06 Thread David Brooks
James, by any chance are you talking about the 'moon rocks' brought back by the astronauts? They aren't really 'metal' but they are very expensive. Dave The choice is sample of the Roswell saucer, but I don't think anyone is selling them right now... --- You are currently subscribed to

[e-gold-list] Re: Trivia Question

2001-08-06 Thread David Brooks
James, are you referring to those rare coins formed by the collision of two bullets? A few are found in the Southern US on civil war battle grounds. Mostly lead... Dave --- 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: Trivia Question

2001-08-06 Thread David Brooks
Or maybe metallic hydrogen? Formed in very small quantities in hyper-pressure anvils. I don't think a 1/4 ounce has every been made, but it is rare and very expensive. Dave --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL

[e-gold-list] Re: Trivia Question

2001-08-06 Thread David Brooks
One last thought, a coin exists, in a museum,I believe it's on the US east coast. The coin was formed when dualers bullets collided. I don't know the exact history or the names of the dualing pair. Still made of lead. Dave --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To

[e-gold-list] Re: Offshore hoster accepts e-gold! FAT, Inc.

2001-08-04 Thread David Brooks
Andi, I see that you place a 5% Surcharge on using e-Gold. This would seem to be counter-intuitive, given e-Gold's lower costs and harder currency. I can understand charging more for the use of Credit Cards, but not gold. Am I missing something about your business model that would justify the

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

2001-08-03 Thread David Brooks
Mizuho Holding's Inc, the world's largest financial group, said Thursday it would dispose of 1,200 billion yen (10 billion dollars) in bad loans by 2003 as part of a drastic restructuring plan to clean up its accounts. Consider a row of garbage trucks, each holding a million one-yen notes.

[e-gold-list] Metalsavings Question

2001-08-01 Thread David Brooks
What's the status of MetalSavings.com? The email address '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' is bouncing. Has anyone else been able to contact them via email? Thanks Dave --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Did you know

[e-gold-list] Re: Proportion of HYIP scam to legitimate transactions

2001-07-31 Thread David Brooks
I just want to issue some further clarifications. And a challenge. ... Please help me see the rest of the picture. Julian, I appreciate what you propose and suggest that you broaden your article's scope to include all the GBC's, rather than concentrating on e-Gold alone. This is admittedly

[e-gold-list] Warning for those who care

2001-07-20 Thread David Brooks
At the risk of offending those who think this kind of thing should not be posted... The Sircam virus has been reported by ZDNet, among other sources. Do whatever you think is necessary. The story is here: http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2792260,00.html Dave --- You are

[e-gold-list] Re: can anyone load this (fraudulent?) site..

2001-07-15 Thread David Brooks
http://goldxpress.ibusinessdot.com/ I cant get it to load .. j/s problems ... but it's some sort of fraud, possibly? The site contains a VB script, which includes a large binary segment. This is probably a virus. My AV scanner reported this after I opened the site: C:\My

[e-gold-list] Re: 1mdc (a GBCBC)

2001-07-13 Thread David Brooks
JP, Two questions: What do your acronyms stand for? 1mdc and GBCBC? What are you going to do when you have all the e-gold? *G* Dave --- 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: E-Gold New Story 7/10/01

2001-07-10 Thread David Brooks
I read it to mean instant clearance of trades, which could have an affect on the spread play earnings of market makers (the security trade kind,not e-currency exchange providers). ...multiple dissimilar financial assets... probably refers to currency trading (arbitrage), buy euro's, sell

[e-gold-list] Quote found on the Kitco gold discussion board. Be afraid, be very afraid...

2001-07-09 Thread David Brooks
ROBERT HEMPHILL, former Credit Manager of the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta. If all the bank loans were paid, no one could have a bank deposit, and there would not be a dollar of coin or currency in circulation. This is a staggering thought. We are completely dependent on the commercial

[e-gold-list] Re: cheap, but quality webhosting / e-gold accepting

2001-07-09 Thread David Brooks
Chris, There are several listed on Bricks of Gold: http://www.manznet.com/brooks/bricksofgold/vendors.htm --- 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: Nothing That Glitters Is DigiGold (fwd)

2001-07-06 Thread David Brooks
Much as I'd love to post this whole thread on the eZine, I think it better that someone should purchase the film and book rights and syndicate a sitcom production company. The title of the thread alone is a good for a pilot episode... Think of the gold advertising venue this could create for

[e-gold-list] e-Bullion is online

2001-07-06 Thread David Brooks
I notice that the e-Bullion site has opened for business. http://www.e-bullion.com/ Dave Brooks Bricks of Gold [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]