[Cialug] OT: Bitcoin

Wed Aug 27 16:29:50 CDT 2014

That is a good point Jim.  The whole "money laundering" argument has always
made me wonder how it was different than using cash.  I have to admit to
being naive/ignorant about much of the financial world however.

On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 4:25 PM, jim kraai <jimgkraai at gmail.com> wrote:

> as an aside, and no one should take this personally, i love hearing the
> argument that if a bad agency could use a ... widget, then
> 1. widgets are bad
> 2. anyone who uses a widget must be bad
> therefore we should criminalize the production, ownership, use, mention,
> thought, and even the word "widget" and expel third graders from school if
> they draw widgets in art class
>
> i sure hope terrorists don't wear clothes or use hammers, because i have a
> little construction project coming up this weekend that i'll need to do
> outside
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 4:07 PM, Lee Henderson <leemhenderson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Actually every transaction is tracked and publicly witnessed. It is true
> > that exactly who bought what is not necessarily known. However, the same
> > can be said for physical currency (cash) transactions and there is no
> > public record unless of those unless one of the parties involved creates
> > one.
> >
> > It's still the early days for Cryptocurrencies and being a miner is only
> > one part of the equation. I feel everyone still has plenty of time
> > and opportunity to get involved.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 3:12 PM, Justin Richeson <neomatrixjr at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, I understand the "value of value."  It's why I actually DON'T buy
> > > gold.  When the "SHTF" is anyone really going to want gold?  Will it
> > really
> > > be worth anything?  Is the bible right in that a loaf of bread will be
> > > worth a bag of gold?  But our money right now is worth something
> because
> > > the government will take it in payment of our taxes.  Though I get your
> > > point...Bitcoin has worth because SOMEONE is willing to pay another
> > > currency for it.  As best I can tell it's valuable because it's a
> > > more-or-less untraceable way to transfer money.  Kinda.  You can buy it
> > > "here" and sell it "there" and your money "there" isn't necessarily
> > linked
> > > to you.  That, or, you can buy it "now" and the money put into
> > > it...isn't...money.  At least not that the government cares about.
> Then,
> > > like gold, you can sell it "later."  Sounds like in either case you're
> > > hoping you can sell it for more than you bought it and it seems like it
> > > would have a lot of shady uses.  I'm all for not caring what the
> > government
> > > wants us to do but.....   Well, that's why I need a better education on
> > > this.  Still just seems shifty to me.  Using computers to create this
> > > cryptocurrency.  Still sounds like a way for terrorists to hide and
> > > transfer money, or like someone's using some genius method to
> crowdsource
> > > the description of nuclear launch sequences or something.  Now I
> probably
> > > sound like some old conspiracy fart... 'snot my fault!  I don't have
> time
> > > to understand EVERYTHING :'(.  Wish I did...but this whole
> > > bitcoin/cryptocurancy thing has just passed me by and from what I
> > > understand the real lucrative phase has kinda past. (not to mention I
> > don't
> > > have the right hardware to do hardcore mining).
> > >
> > >
> > > Meh...just my rambles.  Ignore or comment as you wish.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 9:20 PM, brian at broughtonhome.org <
> > > brian at broughtonhome.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > What is value
> > > > What is it you want
> > > > What is the value of value
> > > > How bad do you want it
> > > >
> > > > Sent from my HTC One on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network
> > > >
> > > > ----- Reply message -----
> > > > From: "jim kraai" <jimgkraai at gmail.com>
> > > > To: "Central Iowa Linux Users Group" <cialug at cialug.org>
> > > > Subject: [Cialug] OT: Bitcoin
> > > > Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2014 8:04 PM
> > > >
> > > > warning, bait ahead
> > > >
> > > > do not read further
> > > >
> > > > it"s a trap
> > > >
> > > > turn back now
> > > >
> > > > what is value?  what's the value of value?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 7:19 PM, Todd Walton <tdwalton at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 12:33 PM, Adam Hill <adam at diginc.us>
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Just like real money, crytocurrency only has value because people
> > > > decided
> > > > > > to attach value to it.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > It's kind of like food in that way.  It only has value because we
> > > decided
> > > > > to value it.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Todd
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