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> In the SF bay area, Hacker Dojo and Workshop Cafe got rid of theirs Nit: as of a few days ago when I was there, the one at Hacker Dojo is still there.
by marcell 11y ago
> In the SF bay area, Hacker Dojo and Workshop Cafe got rid of theirs
Nit: as of a few days ago when I was there, the one at Hacker Dojo is still there.
- Animats 11y agoI've seen it powered off, and then gone. Maybe it broke and went out for repair. Originally, the Robocoin machines displayed their bid and ask prices on the attract screen. They stopped doing that; the size of the spread (about 15-20%) was embarrassing.
- jordigh 11y agoDidn't they ever figure out IN BLOODY CALIFORNIA that "robo" is Spanish for "theft" or "I steal"? Normally I wouldn't notice this (for example that Nova legend about a car that doesn't go doesn't really sound at all plausible and doesn't really sound like "no go" to me) but with all of the connotations of theft that people have put around bitcoins, "Robocoin" sounds like a terrible name to my hispanophone ears.
- palmer_eldritch 11y agoAnd in english too, to rob = to steal. Still the context is important. When talking about some machine, it's obvious that it's meant for robot, not to say it's going to rob you - even if it's what it actually does.