I think Charlie drank most of that $7k before the interview, he looked wasted!

Wow, that old thread was a blast to read.

At the risk of stepping on kiba's toes; article say 04-22 ?

http://www.filedropper.com/today20130412-0713a
For those not interested in gold talk, skip to 4:20 for bitcoin discussion.

Sorry for old news (catching up on podcasts).

Another gold bug gets on board.

Detlev Schlichter, Author of "Paper Money Collapse" is asked by the presenter for a one word opinion on bitcoin:

http://detlevschlichter.com/about/

I wonder how many coins this former JP Morgan banker has stashed away already. Can we put him on the press list?

They took cameras too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5D7IltutE8

Yay NY Post!

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/cash_biz_yes_we_scan_f5eyg0TzPfoxUt8gZgrH0O

Nice coverage of Charlie and co.'s bar in New York taking bitcoins.

While we're on the topic of RNGs. I've got a gen 2 i7 CPU which is supposed to have a true RNG baked into the die.  I haven't been able to find a straight answer on the web whether recent linux kernels are taking advantage of this yet. Is this piped into /dev/(u)random etc?

I know Jeff Garzik has been involved in this area as I saw some tools he wrote to enable the rng, but the process was fiddly and I assumed we'd see this in stock kernels pretty soon? I just can't seem to find out if I was right anywhere.

Anyone know? Thanks.

Thanks for weighing in Erik. There was a bit of a void in the thread until now.

The rapid timing would suggest a key-logger was just waiting for you to enter your passphase.

How long had it been since you last unlocked that wallet?

Federated Oracle services (transaction signing API) so bitcoin's scripting capability actually becomes useful.

No you are definitely not missing anything. Look up National Best Bid and Offer (NBBO) on wikipedia or wherever. The kind of arrangement you describe is actually mandated by law in the US. between broker-dealers, although not in the DDoS context. But low-liquidity is basically the same thing as not being able to provide quotes to your clients for technical reasons.

$200. Damn that's cheap. You could definitely profit from an 18% round trip move that costs $200. Gox really needs to fix this shit. Just ban anyone who traded in the last half hour. gone. sorry.

Credible deposit insurance for exchanges or any other business that stores BTC.

Computers cost money, even hijacked ones.

Anyone got a ballpark estimate how much these guys are spending to run these attacks?

wikipedia stats aren't a bad proxy either.
http://stats.grok.se/en/latest90/Bitcoin

or bitcoin.org
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bitcoin.org

http://media.bloomberg.com/bb/avfile/vMz2NS2.R.oM.mp3

From the 'Bloomberg Surveillance' feed:

A little context: Adam Posen, until last year was a voting member at the Bank of England, arguing repeatedly for even more money printing. Needless to say he is fully supportive of the bitcoin project.

<warning> This one might make a few of you rage...</warning>

Note: I'm not sure how long Bloomberg keeps their rss feeds up, so this link might break soon.

http://www.theage.com.au/comment/double-click-on-the-next-digital-revolution-then-brace-yourself-20130420-2i780.html

Buzzword-tastic article about Bitcoin and 3D printing.


Nothing if not catchy.

It goes on. Herp. Derp. Printed guns.

And then this: (fail emphasis mine)

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/as-bitcoin-awareness-grows-local-advocates-fervent-in-support-684271/

Coverage from a local bitcoin meetup in Pittsburgh.

It's great when reporters take a human interest angle on bitcoin (alas, it requires actually getting out of their chairs so it's few and far between). eg:

Thank you Kaitlynn Riely.

http://theweek.com/article/index/242846/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-bitcoin-boom

This one is trashy, don't waste your time other than helping bump it up their most read list. 

Edit:date typo.

I typed a whole spiel about the importance of guests not only handling themselves well, but crucially being invited back by the media; but after watching the clip again I just want to leave this here:

Katherine Mangu-Ward of Reason magazine on Fox.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6kRZo63IPE

Katherine's composure and answers were even better than I remembered them; and should remind everyone that it is possible to have a sensible MSM discussion between adults on the politics of bitcoin and its effect on the scope of government.

Having said that, it's better to keep bitcoin.org focused on a new and interesting payment protocol and currency. The politics and implications can be handled elsewhere (Bitcoin Political Action Comittee: BitPAC??), by passionate people like Roger, Erik, Jeff B, Katherine and others.

It's incredibly tangled right now, but we do need at some point to draw a line between the steel and the weapon. Leaving one set of people to get on with (and help explain) the technical stuff, and another group to convince the world that bitcoin can help construct a future you might actually enjoy living in. With each making a concerted effort not to step on each others turf. Gavin already has done a pretty good job of remaining apolitical in media interviews. People can contribute to one or both groups as they so choose but bitcoin.org should be a useful informational resource, not an ideological one IMHO.

PR is hard, and for bitcoin it could be going a lot worse than it currently is. Let's at least be thankful for that.