if it looks, acts, and tastes like digital gold, why not?

perhaps they will require a licence to accept payments using them?

Without a doubt the most troubling aspect of the market is the fraud, scamming, lying and cheating that goes on from amateur dev teams that take a half-understood slice of code, rebrand it, and then pump it up in EXACTLY the same boilerroom scams that have plagued traditional fiat markets.

The fact we need people to share their skills safely, train users, and businesses how to use crypto-currencies properly, and also ensure that those who create 'new' altcoins - are held accountable for the currencies they create, and to the people who bought into them.

It's not enough to print monopoly money - we have to build businesses first so it's worth trading for a REAL good or service.

BSG++

Because you can't bank on someone who may fall out of fashion in an instant.

Ask those poor people now stuck with Rolf Harris artwork.

well, we've already taken the coinage back from them (bitcoin). Perhaps it's time we decentralised the courts?

Or just the "boys club"?

This would create an oligarchy, not a democracy.

The Claustrum as an area of the brain has been well established as an area of orchestration of various sensory subsystems. It has been studied for over two centuries[1].

It makes sense that a major loss of function is associated with interrupting the Claustrum - but there are several nuclii in the brain - the Hippocampus being one. Claiming it is the 'one true center of consciousness' in the brain doesn't account for the countless studies which reveal just how complex the operation of our neural networks actually are, and may be premature.

References

1. [1]The claustrum: a historical review of its anatomy, physiology, cytochemistry and functional significance. Edelstein LR1, Denaro FJ.

It saved me so much time. And hassle.

Dear John

Please can you explain how BitCoin is vulnerable to Heartbleed?

I think good architecture is essential to good security. That's why I posted.

Many Thanks

Jawad Yaqub

good architecture => good security

Growing up in Holywood, Northern Ireland I went to a very religious independent grammar school.

While atheists and even atheism itself was generally frowned upon I have to say as the first Muslim and non-pink person to attend - I was very glad to have gone there and grown.

Despite what people may think the teaching there is some of the best in the UK and even with the deep and sincere commitment to faith you have an equally deep and sincere commitment to scientific enquiry and truth. We were never taught creationism, and any school or teacher considering it would have been politely but firmly shown the door.

I guess the thinking was us kids would need our wits about us out here to survive.

I've always felt stronger after the Holy Month - that surprised me as a kid. Nice Article.

Good point.

A person without a dream is a tragedy unfolding.