Challengerek (OP)
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April 30, 2011, 09:23:49 PM |
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Hi guys I've been reading this forum for a while now, and as same as you I believe that bitocin might be very successful sooner or later. I came up with an idea that we might suggest Gavin Andresen as a speaker at TED. Personally I am a big fan of TED and I like to watch their talks when I have some spare time. I don't know how many of you, know it, so in the case somebody doesn't know what TED is about I can only say that it is a nonprofit organisation devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. (bitcoin matches those criteria very well) You can find more about TED here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TED_(conference) and at www.ted.comAnyway, in order to get Gavin Andresen to speak about bitcoin, somebody (it can be anybody) has to nominate him at this website: http://www.ted.com/nominate/speaker I am not a native English speaker so I don't feel very confident about filling out this form. So Maybe somebody from this forum or maybe even Gavin himself can fill it out? It would be a great opportunity to spread the word about bitcoin PS I searched forum for a similar post and I haven't found one. However if this topic has already been talked through. I am sorry for doubling posts |
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Even in the event that an attacker gains more than 50% of the network's
computational power, only transactions sent by the attacker could be
reversed or double-spent. The network would not be destroyed.
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gusti
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April 30, 2011, 09:36:50 PM |
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If you don't own the private keys, you don't own the coins.
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kiba
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April 30, 2011, 10:14:41 PM |
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Hmm, Gavin would have to step up his game a bit.
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SmokeTooMuch
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April 30, 2011, 11:10:23 PM
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Not only Gavin, but all the elders of Bitcoin  |
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em3rgentOrdr
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May 02, 2011, 06:37:25 AM |
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More realistically, how about the libertarian show "Freedom Watch" by Judge Andrew Napolitano. Looks like someone has just started a new show topic, so please vote for bitcoin for free here: http://freedomwatch.uservoice.com/forums/16625-freedom-watch-show-ideas/suggestions/1778101-bitcoinOnly 3 votes so far...needs more! A lot of great people in the pro-freedom movement have been on that show. I used to watch it regularly. |
"We will not find a solution to political problems in cryptography, but we can win a major battle in the arms race and gain a new territory of freedom for several years.
Governments are good at cutting off the heads of a centrally controlled networks, but pure P2P networks are holding their own."
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Raoul Duke
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May 04, 2011, 09:57:19 AM |
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 Everybody go there and vote! 
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PLATO
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May 04, 2011, 08:38:36 PM |
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I've been pitching Bitcoin on a daily basis on my Bitcoin Roadtrip and I'm getting better at communicating the concepts. My next step is to create a really, really slick presentation, TED-quality. Send me too!
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All posts by me after 2012 were a compromised account. Probably by "BBOD The Best Futures Exchange". SORRY Y'ALL
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gigabytecoin
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May 04, 2011, 09:22:30 PM |
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I suggest eMansipater go and talk. He is quite well spoken and seems to have fun explaining the ins and outs of bitcoin to anybody.
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May 05, 2011, 02:48:15 AM |
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UPDATE: Bitcoin is at 961 votes and are ranked 18th to get on Fox's Freedom Watch! Please visit my thread Vote to get bitcoin on Fox's Freedom Watch! for further discussion... |
"We will not find a solution to political problems in cryptography, but we can win a major battle in the arms race and gain a new territory of freedom for several years.
Governments are good at cutting off the heads of a centrally controlled networks, but pure P2P networks are holding their own."
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eMansipater
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May 05, 2011, 07:13:47 AM |
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I suggest eMansipater go and talk. He is quite well spoken and seems to have fun explaining the ins and outs of bitcoin to anybody.
Actually I recently pitched BitCoin unofficially at an invite-only TEDx event, and I do have quite a bit of experience with public speaking. This would be great fun for me! |
If you found my post helpful, feel free to send a small tip to 1QGukeKbBQbXHtV6LgkQa977LJ3YHXXW8B Visit the BitCoin Q&A Site to ask questions or share knowledge. 0.009 BTC too confusing? Use mBTC instead! Details at www.em-bit.org or visit the project thread to help make Bitcoin prices more human-friendly. |
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May 05, 2011, 11:36:10 AM |
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Well, I think it should be Gavin at TED, or another core dev.
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May 05, 2011, 12:12:02 PM
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Well, I think it should be Gavin at TED, or another core dev.
Why? Judging by the introduction to newbies https://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=7269.0 that eMansipater wrote, he has a very good understanding how things work. |
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Gavin Andresen
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May 05, 2011, 02:03:10 PM |
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TED is about "the vision thing"; somebody really good at public speaking and putting together compelling presentations should do it.
Somebody who actually enjoys travelling around and speaking about something they are passionate about. I want to spend my time building stuff, not talking about stuff.
PS: I think bitcoin needs another year of growth before it is TED-worthy.
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How often do you get the chance to work on a potentially world-changing project?
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eMansipater
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May 05, 2011, 05:39:42 PM |
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PS: I think bitcoin needs another year of growth before it is TED-worthy.
+1. Audiences need tangible applications, not just abstract possibilities. |
If you found my post helpful, feel free to send a small tip to 1QGukeKbBQbXHtV6LgkQa977LJ3YHXXW8B Visit the BitCoin Q&A Site to ask questions or share knowledge. 0.009 BTC too confusing? Use mBTC instead! Details at www.em-bit.org or visit the project thread to help make Bitcoin prices more human-friendly. |
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Phinnaeus Gage
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November 17, 2012, 05:34:29 PM |
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TED is about "the vision thing"; somebody really good at public speaking and putting together compelling presentations should do it.
Somebody who actually enjoys travelling around and speaking about something they are passionate about. I want to spend my time building stuff, not talking about stuff.
PS: I think bitcoin needs another year of growth before it is TED-worthy.
Are we ready now? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=125497.0 |
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ElectricMucus
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November 17, 2012, 06:03:44 PM |
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I nominate Bruce Wagner. Time to get him out of exile I think |
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