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Does anyone here use Bitcoins?
Renegade:
Oooo! Rick Falkvinge!
Rick gets into some history of information and properties of information going back to the times when monks transcribed books and acted as the gatekeepers of information/culture, Martin Luther, etc.
Jan. 13, 1535 - Punishment for using a printing press in France is DEATH! :o
The origins of copyright! (1557)
Red flag act of 1865?!? Pushed by who?
Information war! (cued at 10:30)
15:55 - "...information wars..." ;)
Ice boxes? Largest industry? Huh?!?
Snail mail. Hmmm...
Renegade:
A keynote speach by Patrick Byrne - CEO of Overstock.com. Cued up:
#Bitcoin2014 - Keynote Address, "500 Years of Liberalism" by Dr. Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com
http://youtu.be/l--zHVO3Cik?t=14m50s - Intro
http://youtu.be/l--zHVO3Cik?t=16m - Direct to keynote.
Interesting as he goes over the background, history and philosophy behind Bitcoin.
He also goes over why he was the subject of 6 federal investigations. (Yep - He tried to expose criminality on Wall St., etc.)
Renegade:
This could be in the humour thread...
Yeah... Something like that. ;)
Renegade:
This is pretty good. Christopher Cantwell talking about "how to tell people about bitcoin". He boils it down pretty simply, but his presentation is, well, just him. Or, maybe not completely "him". This is SFW whereas a lot of his stuff is NSFW. (He speaks pretty fast - it's entertaining.)
Stoic Joker:
And this is what happens when you completely lose you freaking mind:
Does anyone here use Bitcoins?
The 2 S3 440 GH/s machines are turned to pull cold air out of the room, and - yes that is Dryer Vent Hose - then push the hot exhaust air out through the attic. The other S1 180 GH/s machine only has one fan and no outer housing (rather odd I thought), so it's still dumping a ton of hot air into the room ... But it's at least half assed tolerable in here now.
If these are the "Quiet Ones" (and they are), I'd hate like hell to hear the noisy ones ... Let's just say the wife is not thrilled with this latest development..
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