Eugen,
* Eugen Leitl (eu...@leitl.org) [110618 04:42]:
> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 12:21:42AM +0530, Sirtaj Singh Kang wrote:
> > This is a very thorough and compelling takedown of bitcoin.
>
> Currencies are consensual belief systems.
No they are not.
Example:
In the USA, I *mu
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 11:41 PM, Vinayak Hegde wrote:
>
> Public figure saves money by twisting the law. Almost every individual I
> know does this. eg. declaring receipts for medical bills after giving a cut
> to the chemist from where the bills are procured. Why do we hold public
> figures to
Without further comment
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/new-bitcoin-malware-steals-bitcoin-wallet
s-infostealercoinbit/8804
New Bitcoin malware steals Bitcoin wallets: Infostealer.Coinbit
On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 12:10:08AM +0530, Sirtaj Singh Kang wrote:
>> Currencies are consensual belief systems. Bitcoin will remain
>> useful as long as there are no effective attacks against
>> the cryptosystem and/or the infrastructure, and people continue
>> to believe in it.
>
> This is equall
On 18-Jun-11, at 5:10 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote:
[snip]
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 12:21:42AM +0530, Sirtaj Singh Kang wrote:
This is a very thorough and compelling takedown of bitcoin.
Currencies are consensual belief systems. Bitcoin will remain
useful as long as there are no effective attacks aga
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 1:05 AM, Deepa Mohan wrote:
> There seems to be no discussion about cricket on this listor about
> actingcan someone tell me how these two very odd figures (in the first
> sentence) were arrived at?
>
Public figure saves money by twisting the law. Almost every ind
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 12:21:42AM +0530, Sirtaj Singh Kang wrote:
> This is a very thorough and compelling takedown of bitcoin.
Currencies are consensual belief systems. Bitcoin will remain
useful as long as there are no effective attacks against
the cryptosystem and/or the infrastructure, and pe
