Store is priced in USD, but converts to BTC at checkout.  The sticker is $1.49 plus 99 cents US shipping.  Shipping is flat rate so you can get a pack of 10 stickers shipped in the US for about .25 BTC (there is a quantity discount as well).   These are high quality UV protected vinyl for outdoor use.  3"x10"

I also ship internationally, I email you for the shipping in BTC.  


http://cryptoanarchy.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=59&product_id=56

I have sold a number of these:

http://cryptoanarchy.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=53

List them at:

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There isn't a 20 BTC subsidy from the dentist?

It depends on your situation.  Most of the aftermarket coolers do not route the heat out the back of the case.  They either need an open case or a very well ventilated case. Having two video cards in a case where the air is not routed out the back is a bad idea.   

As I said above, with a cpu the level of the samsung credit card cpu this is possible.  Remember, it runs at something like 5mhz.  The epaper display only uses power when CHANGING the screen display.  The display otherwise uses no power.  A very thin battery could do this and even periodically communicate. 


I agree with you on this, the mesh would not be able to work for too long without being in the light.  So it will not work long inside of the wallet.  It could do some communication though.  It is not going to sit in your wallet for a week, then wake up when you get in the store and talk to the servers.  Now if you pull it out of your wallet and it gets some light that is a different story. 


Actually I think this is a great potential investment.  Just skip some of the parts that might not be ready for prime time.  An item like this may be producible at a low cost with a $19 selling point.  As a bitcoin wallet system, this item could work very well. 

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First I have to say... WOW.  The video is great!  Whoever did that has a lot of talent!  It has style, it is clean, and shows enough to get you very excited.  Please make a video for bitcoin itself of that quality!!


Is this device even possible?   YES.  Just barely and with some tricks.  Can it do everything shown in the video practically and in the real world.. no.  But it can do most of what is shown and if made (if it has not been made already) will be a great boost to bitcoin and it's makers/investors.  COINLAB ARE YOU LISTENING? 

My rough guess as to the specs/device:

CPU: something in the ballpark of S3CT9KW.  Maybe 4x better but probably not.
RAM 144KB
ROM 320KB
CPU speed 5Mhz

Display:
flexible epaper

Due to these choices of a super low cpu speed and super low power usage on the display the device can run off of solar power and/or tiny battery.  With this level of power the device could SEND and hold bitcoins.  It could accurately display a balance of what is held IF the keys were not held elsewhere because it knows what it sent out.   

What can it not do?  Receive bitcoins and know the balance accurately.  It could talk to a central computer for that, but the device is not going to be able to hold the blockchain or process it on its own.  Still this is good enough! 

Texting/display:
This is all possible.  The device could communicate with others near it or more realistically communicate to a base station that did the relay work.  A commodore 64 could run a full BBS, a device with 4x the power could easily run a texting service.  Coupons, offers and ads could be delivered as shown.

Tracking:
Of course.  This is pretty easy.  The base station is doing all of the work.  The card is just providing a beacon and a GUID. 

Mesh:
This is where the device breaks down.  Mesh has been the most over exaggerated area of computing I have seen.  Mesh stuff simply does not work that well in the real world.  The device could communicate with others nearby and form a mesh.... but it would not have the power to keep up that mesh all of the time.  With devices being in peoples pockets and not getting much power, the mesh would not get the density it needed except in a crowded space with many users all holding them up to the light. 

Now base stations all over the place would fix this.  And this might be possible do to with a very low cost  base device.  But the mesh is going to be formed by the base stations, not by the cards. 

From wiki:
On April 26, 2012, the House of Representatives passed CISPA.
House Voting Counts

Full list can be seen at the House.gov site. [21]
Ayes Votes

Republican: 206 Democrat: 42
Noes Votes

Republican: 28 Democrat: 140
NV Votes

Republican: 7 Democrat: 8
Supporters

CISPA is supported by several trade groups containing more than eight hundred private companies, including the Business Software Alliance, CTIA – The Wireless Association, Information Technology Industry Council, Internet Security Alliance, National Cable & Telecommunications Association, National Defense Industrial Association, TechAmerica and United States Chamber of Commerce, in addition to individual major telecommunications and information technology companies like AT&T, Facebook, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle Corporation, Symantec, and Verizon.

You may know more about this then me.  I didn't think the president proposed amendments to bills but I guess I am wrong. 

You may not like Obama but that is the opposite of what he said.  

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OMB said that the administration was "committed to increasing public-private sharing of information about cybersecurity threats" but said the process "must be conducted in a manner that preserves Americans' privacy, data confidentiality, and civil liberties and recognizes the civilian nature of cyberspace."
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Quantum computing is so far away from reality it is not an issue.  Quantum computing doesn't involve the equivalent of a a CPU yet.  It is more a series (very limited) of gates that can have states and hard coded processes only.  They are not programmable in the traditional sense.

Obama has said he will veto it. Hopefully he keeps that promise.

One of the many legitimate sources of HD gift cards is Amex rewards.  Two years ago we traded in Amex rewards points for over $1000 in HD goods.  Many people have these points, some don't even know it!  And to turn them into BTC (or USD through BTC) is a great way to use them if you have no other use.

I have been very happy with my purchases through Frank90's HD gift cards.  Thanks Frank!

I like the idea that a bitcoin startup got funding but it is a bad idea. 

Making games is all about content.  If they make the next angry birds it will not matter if it is mining in the background or not.  They would make more money from ads or added cost in game content (hopefully paid with bitcoin).  If they make game that sucks, it will not matter that it mines or not.  There is nothing really new here and mining is so hard that the BANDWIDTH alone will make it not worth it on machines without GPU's. 

So it all boils down to... can they make a good game.  At least with this mining in the background business model.

Absolutely. 

Link please?   Checking Apple site touch is still $199 new $169 refurb.  I admit new model is better but I am at 40% of original price.

I base my pricing on eBay actual completed sales and take off 10%.  In this case this item goes for $90 to $100 shipped.
If I do not sell here at discount I will list on eBay where I know I can sell

Correct.

I do not agree.  If Jered had spent customer money on salaries and expenses that would be a different matter.  From the looks of it he did not, in fact he was (marginally) profitable.  He did not knowingly risk customer money either, he had it in places like banks and Dwolla that promised (in writing) no chargeback/theft risk.  His company is the one that spotted the Dwolla problems, and pointed them out to Dwolla. 

Dwolla (and the scammers who stole from Dwolla) are the ones that have the money.  That does not absolve Jered of all responsibility but you can not call him a scammer.  There is no intent and in this case there really was not error or incompetence either. 

Car analogy......  Jered was driving down the road in a safe quality car with your cargo....   and a meteor hit the truck and destroyed your stuff. 

On top of that he is trying to get the funds back.  I would be mad too if I were you.  It was your money.  And it sucks. 

This is usually from a simple yahoo account break in.  Possibly Zodiacdraon84's account, and it would be sent to everyone he had in his address book or history.  With emails like this it is hard to assign blame as the spammer can make it look like almost anyone he wants it to.

The main problem with gox going down is no 'price' for bitcoin.  Yes, we can work without a central price but it will be harder.  I have not needed gox for a while now mostly doing local.  I am glad they are there, but as bitcoin gets more diverse , they are needed less.