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Hi all --- Our magazine is actually doing a story on Bitcoin. I have read 3 stories so far, trying to comprehend them. Thought I did understand it as a "token-like" currency, but was then told they are not tokens. You get more of them by "mining them" .... ? Who runs the "mine" so to speak ? I figured you cutting edge types that transact with China may actually have used these. Could you explain to muggles what it really is, if its is not a token-type "currency" that you buy ? baffled. I read the Bloomberg, the Economist and Wired recent stories on it. Thxxx

It's only 5 days away! How many of you are going this year? I've been browsing www.bfads.net all morning to build a shopping list. Let the madness begin!

Here are some blasts from the past proving i'm more nuts than the rest of you. Circa 1976 to 1977, my first and only apartment, before i decided i needed several thousand square feet to be happy. Notes: The panels are magnaplaner tympanii 1's The tripple stack are 3 pairs of quad esl 63's with the levinson supertweeters The two turntables are thorens td125's with rabco arms The other turntable is a b&o 4000 with a specially fitted arm to take any cart. Stax electrostatic phono cart Original Ma Bell speaker phone First sony color projector and "portable" color camera Betamax 1 Revox A77 mark 4 (i think) At one time with both sets of speakers at the same t…

Hey Tyll, I just read (here) about a blast in downtown Bozeman. I sure hope that Headroom was untouched by it.

There are a few graphic images. You have been warned. Iraq Blog

Anybody here following this http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/ ? Attempt at going more than 1000mph in a car. Eurofighter jet engine, four rockets and an F1 engine to drive the fuel pumps.

What is the highest decible rateing that you've ever gotten a good fart to? Where there any casualties as a result?

Bob Bogle, guitarist of the Ventures, has passed away. CNN story here. Damn.

A subscriber to the The Lefsetz Letter forwarded this article to me Do you think he likes them? Sennheiser HD 595 Everything old is new again. So I’m in the bar at the Royal York in Toronto and I’m introduced to the Sennheiser rep. I do what any obnoxious denizen of the cultural landscape would do. I ask her about Beats. I tell her I’m a dedicated Sennheiser fan, they’re my headphones of choice, I have both studio and portable models, but everywhere I go I see that red cord. She said it all came down to marketing. That Sennheiser wasn’t going to spend those dollars. That they were in it for the long haul. Had I heard the HD 595? I needed to c…

Apparently 2 bombs have exploded near the finish line, 12+ bystanders injured (including loss of limbs)..... Holy crap.....

Am I the only one who can't resist buying a book every time I go into a bookstore? I am almost compelled to buy a book whenever I walk into a bookstore, or else I feel like something is not complete. And sometimes I would buy books which I already have, but simply because I have an urge to read it but don't have it with me at my current location, and not to mention various different translations of the same work. Make no mistake, I read all the books that I buy, but because of this compulsion, I've built up a huge library, scattered in my college apartment and my parents' house. And I'm one of those people who doesn't have the heart to get rid of books, so every t…

I got this back in 2007 and have it set up as a 3-caliber kit -- with .22LR barrel/slide threaded for suppressor (not in photo), 9mm threaded for suppressor, and 40 caliber (no .40 suppressor yet). With 2 mags for each caliber, an LED light and Crimson Trace laser grips, and night sights. My 9mm suppressor is the AAC EVO-9, and for the .22 I have the Gemtec Outback II and an LCW Predator. When I took the photo I had both .22 suppressors in another case with my Walther P22 and Beretta .22 Bobcat, but I had a baggie of .22 ammo in the slot for the .22 suppressor. I do plan to pick up an M&P one of these days, and will have to look for a threaded barrel a…

As some of you know, I have been training for the past couple months to participate in 165-mile cycling event from Miami to Key West on November 16 & 17th. The Smart Ride (this is the 9th annual event) raises money for direct service HIV/AIDs organizations in Florida, and what I like about this charity ride is that the cost of the event is covered by the riders' fees and donations from separate fund raising events, and 100% of the money raised by the riders goes directly to the organizations. Each rider agrees to raise $1250, and in my normal, lame, wait-to-the-last-minute style, I am just now starting to raise funds. A co-worker and fellow rider made the first don…

Bose buys McIntosh, storied maker of high-end luxury audio equipment.

This is truly a sad day for me. I loved that band. :'( :'( :'( :'(

Hi! Brand new to this forum, found it after being on headfi for 4 years. Curious as to what makes this forum stand out over headfi? Can we discuss cable DBT here?

I think you'll enjoy this. One of the better emails I've received in months.

Since you were silly enough to be born on the same day, you get to share a thread. Happy birthday to you all. I hope you're enjoying yourselves somewhere nice right now.

Apparently this e-mail is fake, pretty interesting and I give the person who made this props. Very realistic. Subj: Your Amazon Marketplace Account Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:04:44 +0300 From: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Valued Amazon Member, According to our site policy you will have to confirm that you are the real owner of the Amazon account by completing the following form or else your account will be suspended within 24 hours for investigations. Never share your Amazon password to anyone! Establish your proof of identity with ID Verify (free of charge) - an easy way to help others trust you…

http://btjunkie.org/goodbye.html

Hey everybody, I'm looking for an invite to Pedro's BTmusic tracker, which has a great amount of music, I think mostly in lossless; a friend told me that it was maybe one of the best trackers for music... I had an account on Oink but since it's dead I can't really find rare music in good quality. I'm a music addict, and I really want to join that BTmusic... so could anyone invite me on that tracker? Thanks, Tim PS: I'm french, so sorry if you don't understand anything...!

On my way back from Alabama I made a little detour in Kentucky to stop at the Buffalo Trace distillery. They are the makers of some local favorites such as Sazerac, George T. Stagg, and the Van Winkle line. Figured I would share some pictures from my tour. Entrance to the distillary Water tower Entrance to gift shop Grain storage silos Mash cooker Cooked mash cooling in cooker Fermenter Small batch still Distiller testing station. The beer is distilled twice through two different stills. The stream from each still can be seen inside the barrels. Tasty 140 proof moonshine. First still is about 40ft tall. …

New Porsche GT1 supposed to "kill" the Veyron by 2MPH..too bad it doesn't look as good http://www.germancarzone.com/carrera-gt/6181-forthcoming-2009-porsche-gt1-pics-disscusion.html What do you guys think??

Introduced in 1982, the Buick Regal Grand National began life as a special edition honoring Buick’s back-to-back titles in NASCAR’s Grand National series. However, delivering just 125 horsepower, these race-inspired models left a lot to be desired. Just two years later, the car received an engine transplant that would eventually see it become one of the fastest models money could buy. Now, it looks like the Grand National is set to return, though this time it won’t be based on the Regal, and it won’t be a coupe. Citing an inside source, Edmunds is reporting that Buick is looking to launch a new Grand National sedan as well as new versions of the T-Type and GNX varia…

Not sure I've seen a better collection. For those curious... Burning Man 2011 - Photography by Scott London http://ow.ly/1xmK0g