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  • vig (25)in #gridcoin • 7 years ago

    RE: "Charity Engine" Controversy

    "We have creditors because we took on seed investment and loans to exist. This is totally normal for a tech startup." Is it normal for a tech startup to increase their net…
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    • zamaza (37)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

      RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

      uhmm, you do know this is an actual blockchain right? if you know what that means...
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      • zamaza (37)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

        RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

        i got one word for you mister: sketchy
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        • tomasbrod (51)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

          RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

          Ye, but the connection between 'Pomegranate' and 'Charity engine' was not public, so the accusers couldn't use, or even find the contact form.
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        • tomasbrod (51)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

          RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

          I would defend with Freedom of Speech (and Write), but legal is as full of holes as gridcoin source. Also I suggest to save this wbepage (File->Save page as) to save the poor…
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        • tomasbrod (51)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

          RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

          By saying that "Exposing the pomegranate botnet" is an accusation to you, you admitted that you, or your company are behind the pomegranate. Also how they were to contact you…
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        • guk (51)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

          RE: "Charity Engine" Controversy

          I'll give you one thing, you would make a good politician. You'll have to forgive me if I don't believe you, you twist and turn and are obviously good at making things look all…
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        • ravonn (53)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

          RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

          Oki! Out of curiosity, from where is the updated client installed? As bundles or via ad banners? Regarding the source, I noticed that there is support for Charity Engine in the…
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        • zamaza (37)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

          RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

          "How do you think we pay our staff" you constitute an arbitrary layer of friction and we are arguing against your existence. Ideally your "staff" does not get paid and people do…
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        • guk (51)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

          RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

          So you twist and turn again to justify yourself. Your aggressive manner is not that of a professional and does nothing to pursuade me that you are anything but the grubby company…
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          • guk (51)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

            RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

            Even if everything is above board, your business model appears to be predatary and entirely in bad taste. You get people to install your client with either promises that they…
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          • deltik (48)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

            RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

            This information is public. To date, Pomegranate has earned 743,301 cobblestones on PrimeGrid . That's about the equivalent of running one GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card on…
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            • deltik (48)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

              RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

              We'll apologize once we can trust you. Here's how.
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              • deltik (48)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

                RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

                I'm commenting for @dutch because he's gone to sleep. We are able to confirm express consent for the less than 1% of users who install Charity Engine through the website …
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                • markmcandrew (40)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

                  RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

                  (And something which he still isn't commenting on.)
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                  • deltik (48)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

                    RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

                    At first, we thought Pomegranate was cool for winning the commemorative coin , but following Pomegranate's meteroic growth, @dutch and I noticed various peculiarities. A lot…
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                  • dutch (61)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

                    RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

                    I never used the word stealing, where are you getting this from? I am aware you are not a one man band. Why is contacting another member of your band not an attempt to contact…
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                    • hotbit (58)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

                      RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

                      Where can I find a list of charities and amount of donations you have provided? Thank you.
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                    • zamaza (37)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

                      RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

                      You should try to enlighten us more about your operations. What value/service are you providing to your users? Can't they just use their own BOINC clients with their own CUIDs…
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                    • dutch (61)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago

                      RE: Investigating the Pomegranate Network Mining Gridcoin

                      No, we are stating a series of facts and likely conclusions, then giving you the option to explain why there is so much shady business going on. If you were not personally on…
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