Discuss.

I'm not sure if someone has thought of this already, but say somebody creates or modifies an existing file sharing program (e.g. a torrent client) to incorporate a BTC client. Basically you would bribe seeders with micropayments per % of the file or directory to let you jump the queue over those who bid less (or nothing). The seeder could also set a minimum bid to download. This would provide much more of an incentive to seed rare/old files, and would provide an alternative to mining for those with a lot of storage space but insufficient GPU power to mine. Of course those who host copyrighted files would have to worry about lawsuits etc, but such people take the same risk anyway for no financial gain. In light of that it might make sense to choose a platform that already incorporates some security features.

Disclaimer: I don't personally have any coding skills or much understanding of the technical details of how to do this.

Since there seem to be a fair number of 'hard money' enthusiasts interested in bitcoin, does anyone here "roll hunt" for older silver, copper or nickel coins to sell for more than the face value? It seems like there are a number of similarities to bitcoin mining, in both cases you are 'finding money', competing with others for a limited pool of winnings. And in both cases the startup costs can be very low or you can ramp things up considerably with enough capital.