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Title: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: NutCoin on May 11, 2013, 09:38:17 PM Hi guys,
I was just reading a thread about the Butterfly Labs rig being a complete scam, but I couldn't filter through 50+ pages of conversation. I've just been reading this article - http://www.bitcoinpoker.org/news/wired-com-uses-light-bulb-processor-to-mine-bitcoin/ (http://www.bitcoinpoker.org/news/wired-com-uses-light-bulb-processor-to-mine-bitcoin/) - about Wired.com taking on the Butterfly Lab rig for $274 and then making back $220 in just a few days. Seems a little too good to be true but I'm inclined to believe such a recognised brand? Original Wired.com announcement - http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/05/butterfly_live/ (http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/05/butterfly_live/) Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: Inedible on May 11, 2013, 09:46:38 PM Didn't look like they took on BFL. It was waaaaay more positive than it was negative.
Heck I almost placed an order myself after reading it. Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: Surpbitcoin on May 11, 2013, 09:52:37 PM Didn't look like they took on BFL. It was waaaaay more positive than it was negative. Heck I almost placed an order myself after reading it. If you order one now, you may get it before 2015, if you're lucky and if the stars line up just right, and if BFL stays open without get shut down for 1 of about 5 reasons I could name without even thinking too hard. Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: NutCoin on May 11, 2013, 09:53:54 PM Really? They weren't using the BFL rig?
"It’s a live feed of the Bitcoin miner that the folks at Butterfly Labs shipped us last week." Let me know man, I was the same as you and about to click 'buy' :P Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: 2weiX on May 11, 2013, 09:55:01 PM Quote The world’s most popular digital currency really is nothing more than an abstraction. So we’re destroying the private key used by our Bitcon wallet. WHAT Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: Inedible on May 11, 2013, 10:00:43 PM Quote The world’s most popular digital currency really is nothing more than an abstraction. So we’re destroying the private key used by our Bitcon wallet. WHAT He said he'd make our Bitcoins worth a smidge more. :P Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: Raoul Duke on May 11, 2013, 10:02:26 PM Quote The world’s most popular digital currency really is nothing more than an abstraction. So we’re destroying the private key used by our Bitcon wallet. WHAT He's awesome, isn't he? ::) bastard... Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: CasinoBit on May 11, 2013, 10:03:07 PM Seems like they are really desperate to discredit Bitcoin, wonder what's the motive.
Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: Raoul Duke on May 11, 2013, 10:05:25 PM Seems like they are really desperate to discredit Bitcoin, wonder what's the motive. They bought in at $240 and sold at $60 ;D Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: billotronic on May 11, 2013, 10:23:09 PM Seems like they are really desperate to discredit Bitcoin, wonder what's the motive. They bought in at $240 and sold at $60 ;D At least they actually received one unlike the rest of us poor sods! Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: evershawn on May 11, 2013, 10:32:03 PM Truth be told, BFL is blowing smoke a lot of the time and that's what they're catching flack for. They're saying what they have to say to get the pre-orders in and dealing with the fall out later. It's irresponsible but seems to be working out for them.
Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: chibit on May 11, 2013, 11:39:14 PM ehh i don't think BL will have anything for most customers until 2014.
Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: dementyev on May 12, 2013, 07:58:14 PM BFL = Bunch of shysters.
Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: pheaonix on May 12, 2013, 08:14:16 PM lol wired. getting a unit for free and then destroying the money it makes and discreditting bitcoin.
what the fuck. Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: billotronic on May 12, 2013, 09:19:04 PM ehh i don't think BL will have anything for most customers until 2014. Let's try to think happy thoughts... Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: cryptopi on May 12, 2013, 10:21:06 PM I actually did order something off of BFL :). Little SC.
Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: ruddick83 on May 12, 2013, 10:23:18 PM have a bunch of consumers pay for development then make rigs and mine with them then release them whenever we want. Great business model
Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: razlex on May 13, 2013, 02:35:00 AM as i much as i know it's a terrible idea.... i'd be lying if i said i haven't been tempted on several occasions to make an order....
Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: isaf00 on May 13, 2013, 04:10:44 AM why couldn't they just donate them to charity
Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: narf46 on May 13, 2013, 05:28:24 AM why couldn't they just donate them to charity I'm getting the slightest tingling sensation from being on earth.. that greed and emotion drive the market and might make the world go round. Title: Re: Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs? Post by: rudystyle on May 13, 2013, 10:16:23 AM as i much as i know it's a terrible idea.... i'd be lying if i said i haven't been tempted on several occasions to make an order.... People have been waiting for more than a year after placing their orders. I dont think this is a good investment |