[SiliconBeach] BitCoin ATM's

2013-11-05 Thread Dean Collins
What are your thoughts on BitCoin ATM's - http://blog.collins.net.pr/2013/11/bitcoin-atms.html Anyone know the legalities of operating these in Australia? Cheers, Dean -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist

Re: [SiliconBeach] Test automation tools/frameworks/languages

2013-11-05 Thread Rodrigo B. Tolledo
Hi Andy, nice to see a Mineiro around here! (I'm from Porto Alegre, gaúcho tchê! :)) I've also heard a pretty positive feedback about some colleagues who have used rspec + capybara + selenium webdriver! Unfortunately I've not had the chance to work with Capybara so far. If you're working with

Re: [SiliconBeach] BitCoin ATM's

2013-11-05 Thread Ryszard
Hi simran, Do you have any concrete examples of businesses being ordered closed? (not a criticism, genuinely want to know) Regs, Jason On Nov 5, 2013 10:44 PM, simran sim...@dn.gs wrote: I'm assuming you can do withdrawals and deposits? If so, it's a brilliant thing (even thought you'll only

[SiliconBeach] What do you think about Spectrul (idea phase)

2013-11-05 Thread Corey Baines
Hey Silicon Beach, I came on here not long ago with a vision and a determination of a young entrepreneur, to develop both the hardware, software and whole feature set of a mobile computer which could fit in you pocket. While the basic vision of a Computer in Your Pocket was liked by everyone I

[SiliconBeach] Innovyz START Accelerator Program

2013-11-05 Thread simran
Hi All, I know many of you came to the Fishburners info session regarding Innovyz START and were keen on applying, so here's the gist: * The program is based in Adelaide, Australia * The next program runs from 10-Feb to 9-May 2014. * You should ideally have a prototype and done some market

Re: [SiliconBeach] BitCoin ATM's

2013-11-05 Thread simran
Hi Jason, Search the archive of this list itself to see a business whose account was closed... 2 months ago from memory... simran. On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 6:03 AM, Ryszard ryszar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi simran, Do you have any concrete examples of businesses being ordered closed? (not a

[SiliconBeach] Re: C++/Java Software Development Engineer

2013-11-05 Thread Kristen Carodine
I wish people wouldn't post these to the list; it is one thing for people who've made a contribution to ask for help/introductions, but these sort of drive by spam posts are offensive and bullshit. Sorry, didn't mean to offend. I will remove the post, I figured that everything was good

[SiliconBeach] Re: What do you think about Spectrul (idea phase)

2013-11-05 Thread Rod Clarke
I like this alot it makes heaps of sense and I'm tired of having 2 many devices. On Wednesday, 6 November 2013 13:39:18 UTC+11, Corey Baines wrote: Hey Silicon Beach, I came on here not long ago with a vision and a determination of a young entrepreneur, to develop both the hardware,

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: What do you think about Spectrul (idea phase)

2013-11-05 Thread Michael Ridland
Hi Corey If you really want it to be community driven why don't you try using Assembly (https://assemblymade.com/)? Assembly is such a futrisic way of creating technology... open, community driven and everyone gets paid. On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Rod Clarke rodcla...@gmail.com wrote:

[SiliconBeach] Re: What do you think about Spectrul (idea phase)

2013-11-05 Thread Corey Baines
Thanks Rod and Michael thats an interesting idea, I'm exploring there site now. However from the main page there maybe issues involved in setting up foundations for future endeavours like working with OEM's and telcos to get Spectrul preinstalled on major handsets (a way off but you have to

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: What do you think about Spectrul (idea phase)

2013-11-05 Thread Michael Ridland
Hi Corey Can you program? Who's going to do the engineering for you? On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Corey Baines coreyba...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Rod and Michael thats an interesting idea, I'm exploring there site now. However from the main page there maybe issues involved in setting up

[SiliconBeach] Re: What do you think about Spectrul (idea phase)

2013-11-05 Thread Corey Baines
Hi Michael, I've been learning android programming for the past 3-6 months and while I'm still not fluent in it I have learnt and understand quiet a lot. To compliment my skill set which is very much the business and vision side of things (hence learning android), I'm looking to bring on a

[SiliconBeach] Some problems to tackle

2013-11-05 Thread Brandon
Hey folks! I want to briefly outline some problems I think are worth tackling: 1. Early Childhood Education Why should a child have to wait until high school before they're taught metaphors, calculus or relativity? I'm not suggesting a curriculum overhaul or teaching children things they're

Re: [SiliconBeach] What do you think about Spectrul (idea phase)

2013-11-05 Thread Clifford Heath
Corey, With respect, you're embarking on a billion-dollar project, but you have nothing. No capital, few skills, and nothing to entice those with skills. You don't even seem to realise that it's a billion-dollar project, and your vision is so weak that you're unable to say what your pocket

[SiliconBeach] game designers and developers

2013-11-05 Thread sam de silva
Hi there, Are there any game developers here? Or anyone with experience in designing and coding games for change? I work with an non-profit organisation http://www.internews.org and we are interested in piloting a game that educates / trains journalists via a series of experiences they

Re: [SiliconBeach] What do you think about Spectrul (idea phase)

2013-11-05 Thread Michael Ridland
Clifford initially I had the same thoughts but after a little deeper thinking I realised that maybe it was my issue(caught from the Australian culture). I've always wondered why Australia lacks really inspiring companies that are pushing the boundaries. I think it's because Australia culture is

Re: [SiliconBeach] game designers and developers

2013-11-05 Thread Mike Gardiner
Hey Sam since you are heading to Melbourne you could reach out to the devs there via the IDGA group on FB at https://www.facebook.com/groups/igdam/ Cheers, Mike. On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 5:59 PM, sam de silva samme...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there, Are there any game developers here? Or anyone

Re: [SiliconBeach] What do you think about Spectrul (idea phase)

2013-11-05 Thread Clifford Heath
On 06/11/2013, at 6:22 PM, Michael Ridland rid...@gmail.com wrote: Clifford initially I had the same thoughts but after a little deeper thinking I realised that maybe it was my issue(caught from the Australian culture). I've always wondered why Australia lacks really inspiring companies

Re: [SiliconBeach] What do you think about Spectrul (idea phase)

2013-11-05 Thread Corey Baines
Hi Clifford, Thanks for your comment, now as like last time you've given me plenty to think about. But I'd like to make clear my vision for Spectrul's future and more importantly the possibilities a Spectrul based device will empower. Today most mobile devices have a very similar if