Just for clarification, there are a set number of Bitcoins being mined over time, regardless of computational efficiency. The only "breakthrough" issue would be breaking the hash algorithm - which would mean huge problems for the traditional financial industry as well.

Bitcoin Spinner for Android has come a long way to close that gap.

The assault rifles are also quite handy when self-righteous fascists attempt to enforce their will on you at the point of a gun.

I also sell vinyl decals, photography, and graphic design. My wife sells hair accessories, custom handbags, and lingerie. We take Bitcoin both in person and online.

Yeah, there's only a couple hundred million of us.

I disagree.

Both the detention provisions of the NDAA and the SOPA have been discussed extensively on the gun boards I frequent.

I always answer the security question incorrectly the first time. If they say it's right, I ask to speak to their supervisor :)

Yet.

Check out Bitcoin Spinner in the Android Market. It has solved the primary problem with Bitcoin in my opinion, which is that it was difficult for non-technical users. It's still a little rough, but it works well.

I've been using it with some (not geeky) friends to split checks at lunch and the like. They like it, and I even heard one ask a local coffee shop if they would accept them :)

As connected as I am, you can't access my wallet from the Internet.

Well, okay, you can access my Bitcoin wallet from the Internet, but that wasn't what we were talking about :)

We should totally have a law banning distracted driving.

Oh, wait...

Well, we should pass another one! That'll teach 'em!

Your MB and HDD have MAC addresses?

Who steals a laptop and then opens it to check that it's real before running off?

Issa has his hands full with the Fast & Furious investigation, I would think.

iOS used to be iPhone OS.

My point is that your terminology is obviously influenced by the anti-gun crowd. "Cop-killer bullets" is essentially a potential fallacy in and of itself - it represents nothing more than a base appeal to emotion, an attempt to change the tone of the argument without presenting fact or supporting evidence.

You may not have intended to become embroiled in the gun rights argument - but by allowing the debate to be defined by one side, you have placed yourself squarely in the middle of it.

FWIW, I'm a fairly extreme libertarian. The "War on Drugs" is merely an offensive pretense for further limiting the rights of citizens through the threat of violence.