[Lilug Planning] Potential speaker.

Thu Jun 9 15:12:48 PDT 2011

I've emailed him again but haven't received a response yet. We may have
missed the boat because of the recent popularity I'll let you know when/if
he responds.
-Jason

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 3:36 PM, odinson <odinson at warcloud.net> wrote:

> Hi
>
>        Any luck with solidifying this for June?  J were you going to
> contact him?  If not can we help?  Can you send us his email so we can
> contact him?
>
>        Sorry but I'm not counting on those guys from biotech.  Think I was
> getting smoke blown up my skirt.
>
> Matt
>
>
> On Tue, 7 Jun 2011, odinson wrote:
>
>  Hi
>>
>>        Mark I totally agree, an see it coming too.  Money is a hot topic.
>> Nobody has enough.  :)
>>
>>        Love it or hate it, the Linux geeks are the first and vastly
>> prominent experts on the combination of open design and the interface of
>> that and community.  Not to mention the crossover to cryptographic math, and
>> sustainable practices.  On this topic we are on par with the other
>> appropriate parties, economists.
>>
>>        So look at it this way.  An economics group would be having the
>> mirror arguments.  IMO, they should cover it as well.
>>
>>        The sensibility in use of open engineering is as important as the
>> details of implementation.  Strategy vs tactics.  Only the lucky get
>> anything done without both.  Not selling bitcoin mind you, but there will be
>> lots more to come in the 'design, share, debug, test, replace' space. The
>> very idea of Linux and open source will be challenged.  I think we should
>> keep up.
>>
>>        One thing to look out for... We cannot endorse this as a group no
>> matter we think.  I don't think it's expressly illegal, but it does compete
>> with the dollar and uncle sam, which would most definitely piss him off.
>>
>> Matt
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 7 Jun 2011, Mark Drago 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
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>> 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.
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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/
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