Unfortunately, what you're discussing would be more of a feature than a letter to the editor, so if you'd like to submit a request for feature, that can easily be done through PM any day of the week.
If you have any brief questions you'd like to be answered in the magazine's "Letters to the editor" section however, post them here. Thanks.
I didn't see any mention of "letters to the editor" in your OP. You mentioned something called a "'Mineshaft' secton". I assumed this was for a full fledged feature in the magazine. Sorry for the confusion. Sorry, that's my mistake. I lost track of which thread I was posting on. The MineShaft will be questions from the community related to mining. It could be philosophical, scientific or social in nature, but again, what you had offered would be more of a feature than a read submitting a question and it being answered. Would you like that question to be considered for a feature just the same? |
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You'll have to be more specific as the readers may not understand what you're referring to.
if the "most well known and experienced miners, rig builders and pool operators in Bitcoin" don't understand
 Aren't readers supposed to gain something from your magazine? If they already understand it, why bother reading it? Let's backtrack a bit. I'm asking for questions from the community that they want answered inside the magazine by professionals in that field. I'm also requesting that those questions be written in a newbie-friendly way so that new readers can understand the questions being asked. Being able to understand what someone is asking is not the same thing as being able to answer the question. Maybe it's me, but the most rewarding articles I read are the ones where I have absolutely no clue about the subject before actually reading the article. But a good writer has a way of getting me interested enough almost immediately and then reveals the true depth of the story as I continue to read. Not only do I come away with a better understanding, I have a new appreciation for the subject matter. My question is simple, but has a bit of depth to it. Once you break the surface, you start to think about the entire Bitcoin project as a whole, and what it means to be a part of it. Where did it start and what has it become? What will the future hold? I asked without revealing too much, because I don't want to define the way in which the question is answered! It gives the author the freedom to discover new questions along the way and the readers can share in that experience. You could spend several full length issues discussing that question. Or you could answer it with a few short sentences. It depends on the authors ability to engage the reader, because trust me, the subject matter is very interesting on many different levels. So, you can ignore my question because it's too vague. Or you can take advantage of that and direct the story where you want it to go. I won't elaborate, because I'm truly curious about the answer. I will add this though. What does it mean to be a Bitcoin miner? Unfortunately, what you're discussing would be more of a feature than a letter to the editor, so if you'd like to submit a request for feature, that can easily be done through PM any day of the week. If you have any brief questions you'd like to be answered in the magazine's "Letters to the editor" section however, post them here. Thanks. |
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Considering all the negative press we get, it might not be such a bad idea, if you can get a distributor.
Agreed, and just FYI we plan on having it in Barnes and Nobles and other various book/magazine stores around the US, slowly working our way up. If you're looking at the collectables market, that's cool too.
Not even interested in that to be honest. Too many people involved already to settle. It's all or nothing on this one. Are there still hoarders with 100k+ BTC and if so, why?
What happens to Bitcoin if someone comes up with something better?
Awesome questions. I'll be sure to include them. I'll send you a PM shortly for your information regarding the free issue. |
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You'll have to be more specific as the readers may not understand what you're referring to.
if the "most well known and experienced miners, rig builders and pool operators in Bitcoin" don't understand
Aren't readers supposed to gain something from your magazine? If they already understand it, why bother reading it? Let's backtrack a bit. I'm asking for questions from the community that they want answered inside the magazine by professionals in that field. I'm also requesting that those questions be written in a newbie-friendly way so that new readers can understand the questions being asked. Being able to understand what someone is asking is not the same thing as being able to answer the question. |
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Requirements: Must be nerdy/technology oriented but not too nerdy* Must not have been previously published in same format. Each accepted joke will be rewarded with 1 free digital issue of the new BitTalk magazine. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=60636.0Jokes must be PMed to me directly. Posting them in this thread would constitute publishing and will not be allowed.*Nerdy would be a joke about an Apple who dies in Math class and they make him into Apple PI. Too nerdy would be a joke about quantum mechanics. |
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You'll have to be more specific as the readers may not understand what you're referring to.
if the "most well known and experienced miners, rig builders and pool operators in Bitcoin" don't understand
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Hi. I'm less than 18 years old.
I'm in Miami, so the bank need to have a branch around here.
Would you perhaps be that scamming teenager from Florida that ripped people off in the Marketplace and on IRC? |
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No offense, but if you've got 'product' and still can't find 24BTC then you're doing something wrong, and in retrospect people should not take you seriously as an investment or businessperson.
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Why do miners give up their vote for so little?
You'll have to be more specific as the readers may not understand what you're referring to. |
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Hi guys (and girls, if any actually exist here),
As most of you probably know, we're starting the first print magazine for Bitcoin that will be published shortly. In that magazine there are several community driven sections, one of which being the "Mineshaft" section.
If you've got a question that you want answered inside the very first issue of the magazine by the most well known and experienced miners, rig builders and pool operators in Bitcoin, then you can post your questions in this thread. The best questions will be featured in the magazine and the featured submitter will receive a free copy of the digital version of the magazine.
All questions should be less than 400 words.
Cheers
Matthew N. Wright
Editor in Chief
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Hi guys (and girls, if any actually exist here),
As most of you probably know, we're starting the first print magazine for Bitcoin that will be published shortly. In that magazine there are several community driven sections, one of which being the "Letters to the editor" section.
If you've got a question that you want answered inside the very first issue of the magazine by a professional in the appropriate field (politics, economics, technology, cryptography, etc) then you can post your questions in this thread. The best questions will be featured in the magazine and the featured submitter will receive a free copy of the digital version of the magazine.
All questions should be less than 400 words.
Cheers
Matthew N. Wright
Editor in Chief
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This thread is kind of depressing!
Oh well, you know what they say: 90 out of every 100 new businesses started fail within the first year, and 99 out of 100 fail within the first five years.
That's totally true. |
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Its primary purpose was to be a place where people can't edit their posts. One thing I could see us doing is making a board to advertise auctions, and having the current board be the place for the "raw" individual auctions. But, I do not believe that this is yet a problem.
Fair enough. We certainly could have one thread per seller in the "Auction Advertising" forum and then one thread per item in the "Raw Auction" forum. Managing that individually would be a pain in the butt and I don't think any additions to the existing forum software would be worthwhile considering that's a feature already planned for the new code. Let's just grin and bear it shall we? |
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One more full page advertisement has been paid for (3-months worth). I'll post it here when it's sent to me. They seem to have their own design they want to use.
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How do you plan on getting over 650 non-Bitcoin users (33% of 2000) to pay $3-6 in Bitcoin per magazine for the first issue?
I think I'll let our competitors figure this one out for themselves.  |
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Finished another advertisement for one of the clients in the magazine. Showing it here for other businesses to understand the level of quality we're working towards.  |
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That doesn't even make any sense I'm afraid. Spam or otherwise, the auction sub-forum was set up to be item-specific. Unless that is changed, each thread should be for a specific item, not item's, as it could get very complicated very fast.
Hmm. I can understand how that would be a problem, guess that idea won't work. Looking on the subforum right now, ~75% of the auctions are gem-related. Could we create a sub-subforum for just those? To be honest, it makes more sense to just ignore limit the amount of open auctions you can have at any given time. Either that or start charging to list items. |
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That wasn't even the point.
The SPAM is the 50-odd posts by the same user for the same or atleast similar crap.
He should list it all in a single thread, AS WHAT THE GAMBLING FORUM WAS FORCED TO DO.
I agree. He can have one thread for all his sales; taking half the threads in the Auction subforum is ridiculous. That doesn't even make any sense I'm afraid. Spam or otherwise, the auction sub-forum was set up to be item-specific. Unless that is changed, each thread should be for a specific item, not item's, as it could get very complicated very fast. |
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I wonder if there is any interest in coining alternate block chains like namecoin?
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Something interesting in the video is the first person seen tweaking the code, username sirius-m. Looking at the developer page, this user is listed 3rd. How come sirius-m is seen messing with code before Satoshi? https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/DevelopersWhen you said that, this happened in everyone's brains:  |
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