For the OS security, I think the risk is pretty low running Ubuntu. I would think the most likely way in this case would be if you installed some small software tool that also had some malicious code inserted into it. Let me also ask a question to the security experts, are there risks to my bitcoin stash having java enabled in my browser? 

I don't know the answer to this question but I would look toward places where torrent servers are hosted.

Anyway I think it's a pointless battle, of course people are going to buy asic as soon as they can.

I'm sorry I'm not following you, I guess I can start by asking who is Jim Rickard?

I would like to see a 3D visualization like you may have seen showing US dollars and dept. 

I don't really have that, although often times my dreams will have a similar theme. My dreams are really out there and seem somehow dumb in a way, as if my mind is just to lazy to render something at all believable. For example maybe I'm at my house where I'm talking with a friend. Then I go to the store alone and right away I'll see that same friend there at the store when shouldn't have been there.

I think I'd do the same thing as most people on here, I'd save it because of course we expect the value to rise over time.

36. Allows everyone the same ability to buy and sell, regardless of if they are rich or poor

I don't have one but I'd like to get one soonish, the only thing is I'm afraid that it will be a hassle to use and more of a hobby of itself rather than a tool.

good job, I really like it.

I think more important than bitcoin is the idea which is in all of our heads now, the idea that we don't need the state for money anymore.

I would have also expected more support, but maybe because of the charges people are scared off from helping, which also might have been part of the plan.

this may be true in the US and other countries with stable money systems, but I think it could be really interesting for the rest.   

but is this his only fund out there? Is this one even legit?

I can't disagree with anything he said.

I agree and I'll bet the wallet can be recovered, hope the OP comes back to at least see the replies.

It will be interesting to see what happens, I hope the users resist and if the technology is there to help that end it will be extremely difficult, so much so that they give up. 

Also there is the mater of getting bitcoins, if I were to tell an older family member how they would need get bitcoin, I think it would be too hard. I just think it needs more time to make things better for the regular user. Even us as ambassador of sorts, we need to improve our knowledge, I'm still reading some wacky things that are just not true here on the form.   

One thing is the wild price movements, but also many of the wallets are still a bit rough, heck even the qt is still in beta.

I really think btc still needs time to work out some of the issues before it's useful to push it for everyone.