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Other => Off-topic => Topic started by: Phinnaeus Gage on November 10, 2013, 07:18:36 PM



Title: The Bitcoin Quote of the Day
Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on November 10, 2013, 07:18:36 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/11/09/the-11-million-in-bitcoins-the-winklevoss-brothers-bought-is-now-worth-32-million/

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Sure, an entire economy worth ~4.4 billion USD backed by the fastest distributed computing network that bypasses banks, capital controls and hedges against inflation has no value and is exactly the same as tulips.


Title: Re: The Bitcoin Quote of the Day
Post by: Mike Christ on November 10, 2013, 07:38:06 PM
Why do people keep comparing Bitcoin to tulips?  Tulips would make for a terrible money.


Title: Re: The Bitcoin Quote of the Day
Post by: snakebit on November 10, 2013, 07:40:58 PM
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/005/180/fuckthat.jpg


Title: Re: The Bitcoin Quote of the Day
Post by: jackjack on November 10, 2013, 07:46:53 PM
http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/28900000/hurr-durr-robert-downey-jr-28930806-250-300.jpg


Title: Re: The Bitcoin Quote of the Day
Post by: BitcoinBarrel on November 10, 2013, 08:11:48 PM
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You'll never make your money back mining.


Title: Re: The Bitcoin Quote of the Day
Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on November 10, 2013, 11:28:49 PM
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You'll never make your money back mining.

Imagine what this company could have done if they had the internet in 1636.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Pamphlet_dutch_tulipomania_1637.jpg


Title: Re: The Bitcoin Quote of the Day
Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on November 10, 2013, 11:30:25 PM
There's always this option:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZNaOgFjiDQQ/T8iqFf6XF_I/AAAAAAAAWhQ/9p3UCfiG6_I/s400/Tulip++07.jpg