I'm not a fan of Bitcoin, but I think we're probably in for a deluge of #slatepitches linkbaiting us with coarse verdicts for or against Bitcoins for the next n

I'm not a fan of Bitcoin, but I think we're probably in for a deluge of #slatepitches linkbaiting us with coarse verdicts for or against Bitcoins for the next number of weeks and months. Maybe we'll have to take some measures against these clogging the frontpage of HN. I really liked The New Yorker's article on Bitcoin, which also served excellently to explain its history, purpose, and method: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/04/the-future-of-bitcoin.html http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/04/the-f....