[geeks] Question: how to profit from a Web-connected server

Cory Smelosky b4 at gewt.net
Fri Aug 16 20:56:52 CDT 2013


On Fri, 17 Aug 2013, Andrew Jones wrote:

>
> On 08/16/2013 08:49 PM, Bill Bradford wrote:
>>
>> Of course, places that don't have an interest in seeing Bitcoin succeed
>> are going to emphasize the "OMG SILK ROAD DRUGZ R BAD!" angle.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>
> The "SILK ROAD DRUGZ R BAD" angle is what constitutes success for
> bitcoin.  A valuable, secure, anonymous (i.e. cash-equivalent) currency
> not controlled by any government is of course going to be used for under
> the table transactions: drugs, human trafficking, moving money across
> national borders etc
>

I think silk road sells guns, too.

> We'll know it's *really* successful when governments start cracking down
> on it.
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