Not really. Once I chipped in for a pizza by sending a friend Bitcoin. That's about it, though.
On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Owen Densmore <[email protected]> wrote: > Have you bought anything with BCs? The California cupcake seller > accepting them was a great story, and interesting that they have grown > considerably in value must have helped her business too! > > -- Owen > > > On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Giles Bowkett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello! I bought some BTC back when they were $40 each. They went down to >> $10 so I sold them. But then I decided against it and bought 3.475 more, >> for around $34.75. I sold the 0.475 the other day for ~$337. I obviously >> now wish I'd bought more when they were $10. >> >> My Bitcoins could be diamonds or Beanie Babies, so I don't know if I'm >> going to retire on them 20 years from now or just think of them as a >> nostalgic joke. Only time will tell. >> >> This is the best (even-handed) thing I've seen recently on Bitcoin: >> >> >> http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2013/04/bitcoin-is-money-bitcoin-is-bubble.html >> >> This is the classic (wildly optimistic) thing on Bitcoin, I think: >> >> >> http://falkvinge.net/2011/05/29/why-im-putting-all-my-savings-into-bitcoin/ >> >> And this is something (handy but not amazing) which I built: >> http://btcusd.gilesb.com/ >> >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 8:07 PM, Owen Densmore <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Just listened to an NPR discussion of bitcoin. Fascinating! Good for >>> bad-guys, and good-guys. >>> >>> Families sending money to family in Africa, avoiding huge transaction >>> fees for pennies of bitcoin fees. >>> >>> The Silk Road market where you can buy all sorts of illegal things. >>> >>> The third world carries its money in their phones. >>> >>> WikiLeaks who takes BC as their only payment method, due to US pressure >>> on international banking. >>> >>> A Market on the lives of political leaders, on the likelihood of >>> assassination, and guys who get a take of the stakes once they prove they >>> done it. >>> >>> BC is illusive. Like another "bit", bit torrent, it's so distributed and >>> p2p that its hard to get your brain around it. >>> >>> Even the Fed Reserve admires it and is interested in its future. >>> >>> And in terms of legality, it an offense to steal it and a guy is being >>> tried for a ponzi scheme involving BC. >>> >>> And its trading very high against the dollar. >>> >>> Has anyone gotten involved? Got a bitcoin? They interviewed a cupcake >>> business that takes BC and they've made a bundle just on its huge increase >>> in value. >>> >>> -- Owen >>> >>> ============================================================ >>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >>> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Giles Bowkett >> http://gilesbowkett.com >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > -- Giles Bowkett http://gilesbowkett.com
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