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Do you remember when computers used to take whole rooms and apparently "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." and "There is no reason anyone
by dcc1 13y ago
Do you remember when computers used to take whole rooms and apparently "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." and "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
Now iam replying to this from a phone
Just saying technologies improve over time, bitcoin is a very interesting mix of technologies, probably the most exciting thing to come along since email, web, bittorent and social networks
- ceol 13y agoThe most exciting thing since the web? Really? It's an interesting technology, but let's not forget Foursquare launched the same year and has had more of an impact on business, and Instagram launched a year after and has had more of an impact on the general population.
- c0n5pir4cy 13y agoBitcoin was engineered to take time, it wouldn't be as popular as it is now if things played out differently. In fact the whole value of the currency is based on the fact it takes work, and therefore time, to create.
- psionski 13y agoFoursquare? Yeah, right... and Instagram is basically imgur with filters... Compared to peer-to-peer money, your examples aren't very good.