Hi Guys, With Saint Patrick's Day approaching, it seems like everyone is still searching for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow... Or at least a form of currency that we can safely and anonymously use without the Government's knowledge. In the new and rapidly evolving arena of crypto-currency, one name stands above all others: Bitcoin. From the recent collapse of Bitcoin exchange platform Mt. Gox to the fishy Newsweek story on the currency's alleged inventor to the suicide of Bitcoin's CEO in Singapore, it seems like you can barely walk out the door without hearing some mention of Bitcoin and it's ramifications...

1. This map shows the world divided into 7 sections (each with a distinct color) with each section containing 1 billion people. 2. This map shows (in white) where 98 percent of Australia's population lives. 3. It may not come as a surprise but more people live inside the circle than outside of it. 4. This map shows what is on the other side of the world from where you are standing. For the most part it will probably be water. 5. Apparently you can't get Big Macs everywhere. This map shows (in red) the countries that have McDonalds. 6. This map shows the countries (in blue) where...

" Moscow (AFP) - A United States surveillance drone has been intercepted above the Ukranian region of Crimea, a Russian state arms and technology group said Friday. "The drone was flying at about 4,000 metres (12,000 feet) and was virtually invisible from the ground. It was possible to break the link with US operators with...

As I go deeper within, discover the source of Love within me, nonjudgment, life, existence, and Being, I've realized the last few days as a very deep and profound insight, that I Love all you guys and have deep compassion for everyone. It is not some high and I am not on any substances or bottles...

" A Malaysian government official says investigators have concluded the missing jet was hijacked and steered off-course. " " The official said no motive has been established and it is not yet clear where the plane was taken, but he said hijacking was "conclusive" " It seems it's official now. Investigators have...

"Five people were stabbed to death Friday morning at a market in the capital of Hunan Province in central China. Local media report that several Uighur “naan peddlers” suddenly went on a knifing rampage after a disagreement among food stall owners escalated into violence. Police shot dead...

"Every year around tax season, President Obama asks that the taxpayer subsidies that go to oil and gas companies be repealed. The logic being that since these companies are making record breaking profits, they don’t need subsidies. Seems logical to. In addition to abolishing the...

" Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and a group of senators are slated to travel to Ukraine on Thursday to show support for the new interim government there. The meeting comes ahead of a planned referendum in Crimea on Sunday to secede from Ukraine and join Russia — something the U.S. has said would violate the country’s constitution....

I find the fact that the academia blocks facts that don't fit their current beliefs or established facts is quite upsetting. Even here at ATS I have seen the ideology of clinging to the known rather than accepting that we have only begun to explore the many...

Issac Newton died in 1727, and we are finally learning about a side of him that did not fit with the thinking of the Royal Society at the time. "At the time of his death, Newton’s library contained...

Currently, I am working on my Honors Thesis and will be writing on this topic. Christians refer to the devil as “Satan” and, according to basic Christian doctrine, Satan is the epitome of all that is evil. One notices significant inconsistencies between this tradition and how the character of Satan is developed and depicted in Jewish and early...

At the age of 25 I had a near death experience (NDE). I had been very sick for a long time with un-diagnosed Addison’s disease. Two weeks prior to the NDE I had a very vivid dream. There was a single tree in a field of grass with wildflowers strewn here and there,...

I have noticed a growing trend - characterized by the word "jank" - to disregard as trash anyone who is thinking for themselves or trying to figure out how things work so that they can create their own worlds through critical...

Hello Everyone on ATS, this is my first thread and it is just a theory of my own that I would like to share and get your thoughts on the likeliness or potential validity of my explanation for these phenomena. The Phenomena I'm referring to is that of Alien...

Jason Gresh emails were hacked . He is the Assistant Army Attache at the U.S. embassy in Ukraine. The emails discuss setting up false flags to blame Russia and to involve the Pentagon. I don't know...

The amount of dumb cop hater threads i see on here really do irk me. For the people that post the "bad cop,I and you should be ENRAGED" videos,let me ask you a question based on experience. 1.Have you ever been arrested and actually have any experience in the system?? (I have many times and have never been beat up...go...

"Mechanical engineer Paul Weeks left his family behind in Australia, bound for a dream job in Mongolia. He gave his wedding ring and watch to wife Danica and said to give the marriage band to whoever of sons 3-year-old Lincoln and an 11-month-old Jack...

This thing is making me feel like a monkey! More and more sites are including these floating side tags that adjusts to center with each scroll, assuring it remains at eye level constantly. It is like a person holding a note trying to force me to see it no matter what I do, which does sound funny but a pain nonetheless. I would understand maybe if it was an advertisement...

It is back again...everynow and then a thread goes up and it just turns into a who has the bigger willy contest. Look my nation and the USA are pals and I respect my pals from the USA and although I don't agree with some stuff which happens in the states I respect their choices, but that goes both ways. So please lets stop...

The first photo is heartbreaking. Read on ~ It does have a happy ending, or shall I say beginning ;-) < "A dog on the streets of Canada was in such a poor state that those who saw him might have passed by thinking...

So….I have this friend….let’s call him “Bob”…… Bob and I were talking the other day and he stated, “man, everything I am is under attack.” Now….Bob is a smart guy….not Mr. College degree, Harvard type smart but more like….if there is anything wrong with anything….you call Bob…..type smart. He designs...

Maybe because it was a 3 paragraph short story Or a ten line prose essay. it may have been asked already Or you had multiple questions in your post. i mean, people were asked to make them short and to the point and keep each post to ONE question. One question per post. Easy. Simple. Or so you'd think. i'd...