Tag: money
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Our inability to understand the Exponential function
I was reminded of this quote, due to the discussions triggered by the Bitcoin private key database troll website about the feasibility of brute-force searching for the private key of a Bitcoin address. The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function. – Albert Allen Bartlett A reddit user made some…
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The state of sending money to a friend in 2013
Basically, in 2013, it is still exceptionally difficult to send money to a friend and this is leading to a customer revolution. – Jaron Lukasiewicz, Coinsetter CEO at Inside Bitcoins NYC (via)
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My first experience with fiverr, and why they should support Bitcoin
I was looking for a special little something to give my wife on our 1st anniversary, and a friend suggested I’d get someone on fiverr to sing her song. I really liked the idea, and it even took less than 24 hours. Thank you Mou Trego from Cook Islands for singing us a happy anniversary song with…
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Mt. Gox’s Message to the 2013 G8 Conference
Mt. Gox today announced that “a couple of months ago [they] took a big step and bought a full page ad for Bitcoin right in the middle of the G8 Research Group’s official magazine”. The ad shows a caricature of foreign diplomats, wearing their national currency symbol instead of a head, sitting at a table…
