I did not and do not have a question about these new currencies. They will need time to prove themself or wither away.
- Björn Helgason gsm:6985532 skype:gosiminn On 7.4.2014 16:56, "Raul Miller" <[email protected]> wrote: > I've a friend who has been making a profit on cryptocurrencies. > > He's not in it to make a profit, but to have fun (and it requires some > expertise at accounting and some experience with electronics and with hvac > as much as anything else). Basically, a general purpose computer, or even a > stack of gpus, cannot begin to compete. Also the power requirements for the > custom built systems are significant enough that you need to treat them > like electric heaters. > > J can be useful for modelling characteristics of such systems, and > understanding J can be very helpful for reasoning about such systems. But > the systems themselves? Mostly they just sit there, gradually being > obsoleted by the new and improved systems which will replace them. > > Does that help answer your question? > > Thanks, > > -- > Raul > > > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 3:49 AM, Richard Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Are the new "crypto-currencies" a fertile field for algorithm J-unkies? > > Perhaps our Icelandic friend might comment. > > He is 30 Auroracoin richer, by gift of his government. > > Auroracoin is the brain child of Iceland's own Satoshi Nakamoto-like > > character, who uses the pseudonym Baldur Friggjar Odinsson > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
