I've been reading and writing alot over the past week.

Keeping a list of hardware, software, passwords, connections, however; even though I know how to build a PC and have installed a windows OS the learning curve still appears rather steep especially now that linux is involved ( ready to jump in the deep end).

Though a 16 year old would be better at this than myself is there a good thread that kinda puts everything together in regards to the above mentioned items for getting a mining rig together. A todo list of sorts/tutorials

Thanks in advance

Michael

http://longbets.org/611/

"Bitcoins are the world's first peer to peer, distributed electronic currency. This means that they can be sent directly from person to person over the internet, without needing anyone's help or permission. They are free to send, receive, or to store, and they can be as public or anonymous as you want them to be...."

I also went to bitcoin faucet and signed up. So far nothing has arrived. How long does it take to get all the blocks downloaded normally?