Looks really nice. Great job!

I'll be looking into the future development of NOBL. Quite intrigued by the commitment from the developers for this coin.

Simple free market rules would come into effect. Consumer (you and I) aren't happy with the product (Verizon). A competitor sees this as a vulnerability to gain valuable market shares of the highly sought after ISP market. Consumer is happy with competitors service, albeit a bit more expensive than today's rates (possibly, most likely in fact), but I absolutely believe the services would be much, much faster than is currently present in the majority of the United States. Verizon would either have to take the market loss and hope that their additional "fast lane" users will compensate for that, or they'll revert to some other business model.

When in doubt, do what the Russians do (don't, most of the time).

Buy typewriters.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/11/kremlin-typewriters_n_3579184.html

I believe after riding the momentum it has had last year, the integration process has already begun. It's just a matter of time (years, maybe a decade) until it becomes fully within the realm of mainstream use, but it's absolutely on its way. And it has capital behind it as well to drive it in the proper direction.

... It's funny you should say that, because Avalons were created by Yifu who is Chinese, are the hottest ASICs on the market right now, as well as being the first consumer ASIC (much ahead of schedule than BFL, who had double the time to do R&D and manufacture, and they STILL have not delivered the majority of their product), and were manufactured in China.

This asxproject.com most certainly looks like a scam, but don't generalize people without doing your research and coming to an educated conclusion.

21 please!

Took a peek at these on Reddit early this morning, these look fantastic. I love how folks are trying to tangibly convert BTC, this is just another way of making it much more easily accessible to people. Keep it up!

Zeo, my father has been in the jewelry industry for over 35 years, and currently owns a store that deals in fine jewerly (precious gems, yes including diamonds..) and metals, and my sister is a certified gemologist with the G.I.A who has worked at the renowned JB International, whose sole purpose is to deal in high-end diamond jewerly sales. Both of them take their business very seriously (as do many others in the business...) in regards to where their gems come from. Going through reputable dealers, getting the proper certifications, etc helps reduce the chances of being associated with conflict diamonds greatly... Of course no QC process is perfect and some will get through.. But you shouldn't generalize an industry based on a specific scenario...

That's as if people who dislike Bitcoins categorize everyone who uses as criminals because it is used for sites like Silk Road, and provide possibilities for money laundering.

As for the idea of a BTC / Diamond|Precious gems, I don't see why a service such as this won't come up in the future. Companies are already venturing into the BTC / Metals market, so it should just only be a matter of when, not if.

Although I have done my share of searching the internet for information on Bitcoins, this site has an excellent layout for folks who are just starting out their journey in the cryptocurrency world. Looks fantastic.

I've been on btct before and I've contemplated on buying into ASICMINER. I'd just like to know if folks' experiences as shareholders has been good, and if they see this company as being around long term.

23 here. Bitcoins has provided a lot of new and exciting opportunities in an otherwise down economy.

Been following bitcoins for a while now, and a lurker on this forum for some time. Just wanted to finally get myself into the community. I have been sharing my interest for bitcoins with friends and family, and have recently begun talking to my father about trying to integrate Bitcoins as a form of payment for his jewelry store. From what I've seen so far, besides amagi, which isn't really a jewelry store, but a bullion dealer... There isn't any reputable fine jewelery / watches / custom pieces merchant that has established itself yet.

I'm hoping to be posting in these forums a lot more in regards to that in the near future!