One thing comes to mind: ENIAC programming.

We've got a long way to go.

RIP Hal. A very sad day for the community.

Ah, another use for an android phone. Is he not worried about breaking the screen?

Or is he practicing telecoinesis?

 

He's basically acknowledging that the current working definition of 'legal tender' is outdated and if crypto catches on a re-definition is on the cards.

This thread has become fascinating reading ..  like part of a movie script or something!

that'd be real or you'd be delving into derivatives and the over $1quadrillion world.

good work, but I think gold is worth close to $8 trillion. World wealth is more like $250 trillion (from memory).

edit: last Oct http://www.cnbc.com/id/101105809 puts it at $241T

yeah, let's draft an ultimatum to the CEO of the sovereign currency system.

There's less of the frenzied, manic trader/speculator talk of late last year, but that's not a bad thing imho.

It's not hard to accept that the fixed amount (21million) of bitcoins will, over time, appreciate against a currency where the supply continues to increase. Then it is only a matter of time before it reaches $x amount.

http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/0814/cryptocurrp6.htm

This looks fascinating but very long, haven't a chance to read it all yet.

http://ventureburn.com/2014/08/are-african-remittance-startups-missing-the-bigger-picture/

edit: typo - ventureburn, not venturebum 

And yet you're joining in the conversation. hmmm...

Leah must have had second thoughts about writing this; anyway good on her for getting back on the horse, I hope she learned from her mistakes.