2013-04-05 NPR coverage of Bitcoin

[kjlimo]

Amazing way to start the day as I'm almost to work!

http://www.npr.org/2013/04/05/176314191/the-ups-and-downs-of-cyber-currency-bitcoin

They had some voice coverage of Chris Kaas who has his entire wealth in bitcoin. (Sp? on the name)

[kjlimo]

And this week, the price plummeted after a Bitcoin trading exchange was hacked.

<facepalm>

DDOS = hacking

Maybe someone routed around the encryption?

haha, ya, I read an entire article talking about how Mtgox was "hacked" and I was like.. wtf mate?  That's not what I define as "hacked" however, we need to realize that this is the vernacular that is not definitely determinable, so try try try to be patient with people.

[ChrisKoss]

That's me! 

[kiko]

Fair Play! I liked the part when you held the phone up to your mining rigs. Makes it real for people. They don't get computers but they accept that a physical machine whirring away makes people wealthy, indeed it's the only thing that really ever has.

[cbeast]

NPR was "hacked" by fake news reporters. FUD.

[kjlimo]

That's me! 

Nice!  How'd you come by that opportunity?

[cypherdoc]

That's me! 

nice job man!  i lol'ed when i heard your miners whirring away.

i hear those in my sleep.

[ChrisKoss]

That's me!  

Nice!  How'd you come by that opportunity?

Patrick Murck passed my contact info along. We know each other through CoinLab.

Fair Play! I liked the part when you held the phone up to your mining rigs. Makes it real for people. They don't get computers but they accept that a physical machine whirring away makes people wealthy, indeed it's the only thing that really ever has.

Yeah, Steve got a kick out of the fact that I was calling him from the room adjacent to mine, because the fans make it hard to have a conversation in my room :-P