EN did you just reply to yourself with a quote from yourself?!  Madness......................

Yeah, I haven't found a wallet that does both, that'd be nice though.....

Howdy!

Yeah, currently I treat the Bitcoin as a stock.  This stock, you can use to buy things with directly, such as computer parts, and from what I have read, untraceable guns and illicit drugs too.  I'm mining, because, I might be ably to get a new GFX card, or a new cooling setup for my current GFX card.

Maybe I'll save them up for a little bit, and use them for a new trigger on my 1911..... Who knows what the range of function is for them.  Time will tell. 

Currently there isn't tech out that can dupe them, as everyone's mining software and wallets is aware of the amount of Bicoins in the world.

Someday maybe, but not for a long time...

Cheers!
   Xander

Here is an interesting article on the bitcoin crash.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100633793

I have read that mtgox.com says the crash was from hackers, as well as I read they claimed it was from a flood of new users. Either way there was a fire sale mentality that happened yesterday, that helped bring the bitcoin down from $266 to as low as $105. Today last I checked, the bitcoin hovered around $120 ish.

Cheers!
   Xander.

I am not the end all on knowledge for this topic, I am going to paraphrase things into a method I understand, and I offer no financial advise for this. I am involved only as I have interest in economical things.

So, I'll try to give links to what I have learned and since it's my thread I'll throw around my $0.02 as well.

Long and short is this, Bitcoins are a form of currency that is created with hardware "hacking" security type algorithyms. The reason it has value, is because people like you and me give it value.  It's basically non hackable, it has a limit on the amount that will ever be available, it's decentralized.

Gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/what-is-bitcoin/

Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin

Bitcoin Mining is using your hardware, CPU, and GFX cards to crunch these algorithyms. 

A side note, there are a few manufacturers of some new hardware called ASIC chips that is designed to only bitcoin mine, and do it very well.  However there is a lot being said negatively about these companies scamming and being a hoax.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=114329.0

Here is the site that is one of the GOTO exchanges, and will give you an up to date on the value of the bitcoin

https://mtgox.com/

And here is a site that can help you in speculating the profitability of your mining rig.

http://www.bitcoinx.com/profit

Cpu's don't process fast enough to be worth it, and Nvidia Gfx cards are generally under powered, as the more Shader Processors (SP) you have the more you can crunch.  Nvidia uses other math and tech to do the same job as SP. ATI is the place to look for high SP count.

Here is a site that shows the crunching ability of a large amount of ATI cards, as well as rough estimates on cost and electricity used.

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison

I know this little write up doesn't offer a ton of answers to the questions that this idea creates, and Google  and Bitcoin forums can take care of that.

My setup is a HD 6950 with the 6970 shaders unlocked, and for 200 watts i get about 400M/Hash

I'm also in negotiations for a couple of HD 5870's
which all said and done should put me at 1200-1100 M/Hash for under 600 watts.

Leave questions, and your opinions here and discuss as you feel the need to.

I keep no secrets and will share what I know.

As of this write up the Bitcoin was crashing. It was at $266 this morning and now down to $149.

I strongly recomend you not try to make this a retirement plan, but a hobby.


Cheers!
   Xander

P.S. The spelling and grammar police can piss off.

Where is number 3?

I'm taking a guess at the word used, and I think it was used properly....Also I believe PG-13 allows the F-bomb IE: Transformers 3,Crazy Stupid Love, and Larry Crowne. To ame 3 movies with the word in them that are rated PG-13. Besides "The Social Network" and "The Tourist," add "The Adjustment Bureau," "Iron Man 2" and "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" to recent films that have dropped more than one F-bomb and still secured PG-13 ratings.

Censorship based on opinion is the breakdown of a good comunity like this one.

I have a 12 year old in my house and would not expose him to the F word or a sexy girl doing the hulluh hoop, but he goes to public school, so I can guaruntee he hears one, however I do keep him out of dance/strip clubs.

So, Cerv, my question is this: In the context of commenting to an obviously not for public places GIF by using an F-bomb, really against the rules here? 

 

Is the quake multiplayer? Is there a n64 port? Can we play GoldenEye online? I'll proximity mine the pooh out of newbz