The sun is a mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace...not

But it also has a value because you can buy things off the internet with it, surely?

And as for it getting stolen, eventually people will learn that exchanges are not banks and it's up to yourself to look after your private keys.

Hey Bruce,

Your lack of understanding of this amazes me. I've been reading your comments on Slashdot for years and thought you were an intelligent guy!

Anyway, I don't think the value that people give to bitcoin is entirely delusional as you seem to state. It's value, I believe, is in the fact it can be used to transfer value safely over the internet without a 3rd party - well an 'aware' 3rd party that allows or disallows it. It's free from the the control of the banks, nobody can just decide to 'print more bitcoin' on a whim.

It may be mostly built on illegal markets and speculation currently but that will change as it becomes more accepted and trusted. I spend it whenever I can but my choices are limited...so it's mainly Steam games! (I do not use illegal markets...and I'm not just saying that to stop the NSA from tracking me...not that it will)

I have one but never use it, in fact it might even be disabled now. I tried to log into it the other day, to work on "not looking suspicious" and it want's my bloody phone number! Fuck that...for now.

This is absolutely 100% true. It brings up whatever filth your sordid mind desires - and shows related filthy searches, so you can travel on a filthy trail to whatever end. It's quite disgusting and fantastic at the same time. Works great for images and videos alike. It's the greatest thing microsoft has created.

It's not hypocritical to _not_ steal somebody's wallet or bike is it? Surely it just means he's not a massive cunt?

Please explain?

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I don't give a toss if it hasn't "caught on". I have a DK2 and it's great fun, worth every penny. Even if most of the stuff I can use it with is demo's or just interesting little toys. It's fun. Lot's of fun.

If you haven't tried it then I suggest doing so but you will need a fast computer to get the most out of it.

His saying that he would open source MC eventually pissed me off. Now, the game I have loved for several years is in the hands of fucking microsoft! Microsoft of all the fucking companies. how long before linux is dropped? All development has gone into the windows version since Microsoft acquisition. If he was so desperate to get rid of it why not open source the fucker and keep making money anyway.

Nah, respect has gone down hugely with this fella...though I still love Minecraft :-)

Hmmm, haven't seen much movement the Raspberry PI version of minecraft...erm, EVER!

I dislike crime as much as the next man but this worries the hell out of me.

It's been years since I've read the old hot-gri-covered Natalie Portman meme. Thanks :-)

HAH! the iPod wasn't innovative - I already had an mp3 player at that point and wondered why the fuck everyone was getting so excited!