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I've completed the first two chapters of this book from No Starch Press on Bitcoins and it is quite good:
Bitcoin For the Befuddled by Barski & Wilmer - amazon link[^]
I don't generally like No Starch Press books, but this one is very well written and an enjoyable read about a technology which has been buzzed about a lot but very rarely explained.
Have you had any experience with Bitcoin or the Blockchain?
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newton.saber wrote: Bitcoin
I have a sticky note on my desk stating : keep away from it.
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Rage wrote: keep away from it.
I know I thought the same thing.
If you read about the technology behind it though, it is far more secure than what is going on with your credit card -- which I am sure you have none of, because you are underground and do not live on the the grid. 
Anyways, read the excerpt of the book, it's quite good and is very interesting because bitcoin is philosophically like gold (instead of like paper money).
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Gold is a commodity that has been valued since pre-history. It has been used for art, jewelry, money, and even electronics.
Bitcoin is an algorithm that has no value outside of speculation. It is more like a volatile stock. You can make money off of it, but you have to have the stomach to handle the risk. Until it is internationally recognized MORE than a common currency (dollar, euro, yen) I'll stay away from it... and what I mean by that is, when is the last time you saw oil, diamonds, or any other item valued in bitcoins?
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Pualee wrote: Gold is a commodity that has been valued since pre-history
Right. We agree then. Gold is outmoded and should be valueless by this time in history. 
Also, wasn't attempting to say bitcoin should be worth gold but the philosophy behind bitcoin is quite interesting as all monetary systems are -- well to me.
modified 13-Feb-15 10:54am.
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May I ask why you have to keep away from a sticky note? does it have a restraining order out on you?
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Because to approach it, he has to also get near a computer -- and that's a really bad idea.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I have zero interest in Bitcoin.
I'd rather be phishing!
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general or monetary interests ?
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Intellectual, general and monetary.
OK, I have to admit, the technical aspect of bitcoin mining is (can be) fun.
I'd rather be phishing!
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That's true, because bitcoin is not an interest-bearing monetary format.
I felt the same way. I think the interesting part behind it is that someone has thought of a new (philosphical) way to generate a new monetary form. Plus the technology behind it is very interesting.
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newton.saber wrote:
That's true, because bitcoin is not an interest-bearing monetary format. |
Only as much as a dollar is. If you would lend someone your BC without charging interest, you'd better stick to dollars.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Well, if I lend you some bitcoins, I would add interest to it.
money itself does not have interest.
I'd rather be phishing!
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I was trying to be funny, people.
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I'm not a funny people.
I'd rather be phishing!
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newton.saber wrote: Have you had any experience with Bitcoin
I own ~ 0.00001 BC. It is on one of the IDE disks in the attic.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: on one of the IDE disks in the attic.
Wow, you were in on this early on.
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No, just own a very outdated machine. It got dumped on the attic when the new PC arrived.
Went from 1Gb internal memory to 16.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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I prefer the good old gold coins.
Press F1 for help or google it.
Greetings from Germany
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I'll check it out. thanks.
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If you are a .NET developer take a look at my book[^], welcome on board.
Don't try to convince the crowd, just make stuff happen, they will come by themselves anyway.
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While looking for historical data for another comment, I found that Wikipedia is still providing a versions used vs time graph[^] for Android (something that Google stopped doing a few years ago when it started to look embarrassing). It shows almost every old version maintaining an almost constant share from when it stops being the second newest until when it gets to be a few years old and fades away as the old phones using it are replaced.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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This was one of the reasons I gave up on Android devices. I bought the latest and greatest Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 (pre-iPad mini) and loved it, sorta, until the bugs and instability started getting annoying. A new version of Android comes out and it was months and months of promises that Samsung would update the tabs with the latest, but they never did. The only path to better software was to buy a new device.
This isn't a direct fault of Google. They have an "Open" OS that others can take and use. Unfortunately the fragmentation (and Hell Stew of crudware placed on top of Android) became totally self defeating and this is why they're ensuring total control over Android L for Android TV and Android Wear.
Apple and Microsoft do it better, and have done it better for years. Google need to be pragmatic about their OS and force manufactures to include an upgrade path as a requirement.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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