[Lilug Planning] Potential speaker.

[John Teddy]

It's too bad I'm not there for this one.

See if someone can record it.

On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 12:25 AM, Mark Drago <markdrago at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 10:20, odinson <odinson at warcloud.net> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> >        Yup, done some research.  Politically folk may not like bitcoin
> and
> > the like, but it will be a player.
>
> This is my main concern with this talk.  It could easily devolve in to
> arguing about dollars, gold, intrinsic value, inflation, the federal
> reserve, national debt, etc.  It'll definitely be entertaining.  I
> guess ultimately LILUG is its members.  It'll be up to our members
> what this meeting becomes.
>
> >Lets get him, even if we have to pay.
> >  It would be sad if open source digital currency took off and we missed
> this
> > opportunity.
> >
> >        J you are in contact with him right?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Matt
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 4 Jun 2011, ~ ~ wrote:
> >
> >> guys was there ever a resolution about inviting this speaker?
> >> Since I sent this out Bitcoin has become quite infamous, atm bitcoins
> are
> >> trading 1 = 18 USD !! We may not be able to get this guy soon, let me
> know
> >> if I should go ahead and give him a yes or not.
> >> -Jason
> >>
> >> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Matt Surico <surico at mail.buoy.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 05/16/2011 08:56 AM, Mark Drago wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Just forwarding Jason's message to the planning list.  Further
> >>>> discussion should happen there.  FWIW, I'd be interested in hearing
> >>>> this talk.  Definitely not directly related to Linux, but it is
> >>>> powered by free software, and it's definitely better than not having a
> >>>> topic at all.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> I agree with Mark.  Don't know if Gavin was already planning a trip
> down
> >>> to
> >>> NY on his own, so if not, we'd have to have a planning discussion on
> how
> >>> we
> >>> might be able to help fund his trip down.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>> Matt S.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  Mark.
> >>>>
> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >>>> From: ~ ~<hydratek at gmail.com>
> >>>> Date: Sun, May 15, 2011 at 16:06
> >>>> Subject: [Government] Potential speaker.
> >>>> To: Lilug Government<government at lilug.org>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi all,
> >>>> Many of you have been aware of my interest in a open source project
> >>>> called bitcoin for a few years now. It's a system of digital currency
> >>>> based on proof-of-work, public keys and crypto. Recently it's adoption
> >>>> has grown to the point where there are several exchange markets and
> >>>> trading/services available. For instance one can now donate to the EFF
> >>>> via bitcoin.
> >>>> Recently one of the core developers has been asked to speak at the CIA
> >>>> (in-q-tel their blue sky division) about bitcoin. While we talking
> >>>> about this on IRC I asked this developer if he'd ever consider coming
> >>>> to lilug to speak with us about bitcoin. To my suprise he said yes, so
> >>>> I figured I'd turn the discussion over to the Gov list and see if
> >>>> there was any interest. The developers name is Gavin Andresen, he's
> >>>> located in Amherst, MA.
> >>>> Please let me know what you think.
> >>>> -Jason
> >>>>
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> >
> >
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Matthew Newhall, M.A.Newhall at warcloud.net
> > A.S. in Computer Science, SUNY Farmingdale
> > President of LILUG;  president at lilug.org, http://www.lilug.org
> > Author; "Thicker Than Blood" http://www.thickerthanbloodthebook.com
> > Giselle's husband, Sebastian and Maxximus's father.
> > http://www.warcloud.net/~odinson/us/
> > When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
> >        -- Japanese Proverb
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