I don't know enough about it to say there is no risk. It's certainly not impossible, but if SHA is broken then bitcoins will be the least of my worries. Much of the internet is secured with this same encryption. What about the money I have in the bank?

It might also be quite unprofitable. The moment no one knows who owns what coins is the moment no one wants bitcoin. The attacker may just end up with 21 million worthless brokencoins.

This works as long as there is a fool willing to lend money to buy bitcoin. Which is an utterly ridiculous concept to start with.

I don't know who you are talking about? I am an ATHEIST not an agnostic. I do not live in some demon haunted world full of Gods and magical ferries. I have no doubt whatsoever about it.

You may want to look for tourists? I f I were going back to Morocco I would be interested in selling my unspent money before leaving.

It is quite an overstatement to say the people hate Islam. It is the second fastest growing religion and I think it's true that more people believe in Islam now than ever before.  It's also incorrect to say it is violent, or peaceful. It is a superstitious idea that comes from a human mind and can be interpreted in many ways. Just as with Christianity and other religions people latch on to what they want to believe. If they are full of hate then they will find passages that back their beliefs. If the person is a pacifist they will point out the peaceful statements.

A pointless waste of cycles. If they just wanted to throw away electricity they should have mined alts.

For me it's the complete lack of any evidence of a God. The same reason I don't believe in mermaids despite the fact that some do. 

"Investing" in bitcoin is not a good investment.

So that I'm contributing to your thread, I nominate "Tony Gallippi" of BitPay. I think his business model has pushed adoption a great deal. Especially among traditional stores that want a simple and timid way into bitcoin.

https://bitpay.com/

Bitcoin will never "hold" at any price. It should always be a free market. Free markets are brutal, uncaring, and fair.

Unfortunately not everyone lives in a free place. I know it is being looked at, but options inside of Bangladesh may be quite limited. It's not like the foundations have any leverage over the government there. Hopefully they will see other countries benefiting from bitcoin and change their mind.
As far as what the foundation does, this might help. https://bitcoinfoundation.org/

There are far too many efforts to go into here.

I don't know exactly who the ten most influential are, but I bet you'll have no problem finding the ten most vocal. 

Just yesterday PayPal hints that they may get on-board and the United Way, the worlds largest charity, starts taking bitcoin. A year ago that would be the biggest news yet. Now it barely registers. The growth we are seeing now is massive.
 

When Apple pay is decentralized, open source, anonymous, and costs a few pennies, then Apple will be a threat to bitcoin. I would not even consider using it. It's just another suckers system to separate you from the burden of your money one dollar at a time. They have about as much chance with me as the airlines have selling me their stupid frequent flier miles.

I think your idea of working for bitcoin is a million times better than begging for a loan, like so many others do. It would not surprise me if in five years it becomes common to pay for odd jobs with bitcoin. Especially things that can be done online.

Public health surveillance is why you and I know that Entrovirus 68 is spreading in the US and that an outbreak of ebola is threatening Africa. It involves keeping track of the spread of infectious diseases. It is one of the most important measures we have for containing outbreaks. It is not what George Orwell had in mind, it is an established medical term.

That's why people made up an afterlife story in the first place. No one can get their head around not existing, and people hate to see their loved ones die. Solution? Superstition to the rescue!

It is weird. However I found this: http://www.circumstitions.com/Korea.html
In Korea and other places it is not about religion.

And here is the wiki page I got the map from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevalence_of_circumcision

There is no reason to circumcise boys or girls. My point is westerners think that there is a reason for boys while other places think the exact opposite. They are both wrong.

I remember when it happened here. We thought no one would use that unit for 10 years, it seemed so ridiculously small an amount.

It is no different than a business taking them. Businesses that try it love it. They pay 3% and wait 1-5 days to get paid with a credit card. Using bitcoin they receive the full value and the transaction is over and done in 10-60 mins.
It is just a superior system and that is why it is becoming more powerful every day.  When I started in bitcoin you could buy very little and it required a lot of searching. Today I buy whatever I want. For example a few weeks ago I wanted a Kahr P-380 pistol. It is a somewhat hard to find gun if you have dollars. A few mins. of searching and I was able to find this shop: http://centraltexasgunworks.com/

My local gun shop handled the transfer. When I told them why I bought from Texas they said they would now take bitcoin also. It only took me about an hour to set them up and start them saving money, like their bitcoin customers. Utility is why bitcoin is gaining ground.