Which is really sad, considering WM10 and its predecessors were completely original and didn't copy anybody else's shit - and even now, both Apple and Android are now taking the good stuff from the MS WM10 platform.

And yet, despite all these shortcomings, my Lumia Icon still out performs most current mid range phones even after several years. 2GB of RAM, 20MB camera, 32GB storage, and a 2400 Li-Ion battery that easily lasts all day.

Ah, i was kinda leaning towards the idea of pools being more or less a pyramid type scheme.

such as, 50 total users in the pool


Top tier users generating 50% of processing power getting 50% of coins generated.

other 50% is divided amongst the rest of the pool. Which would lead many new users away from the currency no? More educational material is needed and better documentation.

If the bitcoin is to be widespread it has to be understandable, without much prior knowledge. Like fiat currencies, in the sense that before we learn the real meaning of a dollar we know we need the dollar to buy something. And before we know we need the dollar to buy something we know dollars are not free.

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And yes, that second question was poorly worded. Hah, i apologize. Let me strike that from the record and follow it up with a new question entirely.

If one was to pursue gather bitcoins as a full time job, investing into the hardware. Investing time in educating others as a means to receive tips or compensation if the education was of a meaningful value, and worthy of compensation. Could one make a decent bi-weekly earning from Bitcoin alone? Or is it merely a venture best left to wishful thinking.

Hey all,

Basically i'm new to bitcoin and have a huge interest in this, and if i could possibly get an answer to a few questions that would be greatly appreciated.

Is there any real use to looking into the bitcoin system by those other then the deep pocketed able to afford the pricey GPUs required to perform decently?

Even if i did have 10 machines all running 5970's overclocked running 24/7, what type of return can be expected, and how can the GPU processing power of that type of setup be less than a single Nvidia 4x4 Tesla server rack running 24/7?

Thanks in advance for any replies.