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darkmethod | 13 years ago | on: Bitcoin rises from $14 to $40 in two months

I'm trying to get perspective on the size of the bitcoin economy.

As far as I can tell, there are 10.86m Bitcoins in existence at the current market rate $40.05. [1] That means there are almost $430m in "circulation".

According to the federal reserve 1.17trillion USD currency is in circulation. [2]

USD: $1,170,000,000.00

BTC: $0,000,430,000.00

0.0367%

Not a perfect comparison, I realize that. It is more of a rough estimate.

[1] http://www.bitcoincharts.com

[2] http://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/currency_12773.htm

darkmethod | 13 years ago | on: Am I (Un)Hireable As A Coder?

Agreed. Communication is a skill and it is learnable. I suggest attending a PHP meetup [1] in your area or nearest city. I'm sure many of them would be interested in your background and they in return would be able to help you hone your communication skills, both verbally and in code. Good luck!

[1] http://www.meetup.com

darkmethod | 13 years ago | on: SEOs are Growth Hackers

Thank you for writing out your perspective on this. It had a positive impact on my perception of my coworkers. I see that they are simply looking for an optimized customer experience to solve real problems. Previously, I saw them as part of the team but not part of the "problem solving" team. My perspective has shifted. Thanks for sharing.

darkmethod | 13 years ago | on: Key Metrics for Software-As-A-Service

I tweeted, tried to sign in with twitter which didn't work, then eventually created a standard account via email/pass to get into the content. The majority of the content is either a direct copy as cited or in reference to a post on a different site [1]. Not really ground breaking information, other than an Excel worksheet with mildly helpful formulas relevant to the topic.

[1] http://www.forentrepreneurs.com/saas-metrics/

darkmethod | 13 years ago | on: Bootstrap 2.2.0 released

Agreed. Competition is obviously beneficial. I appreciated the links to other front end frameworks as well. Being able to compare features and basic tenants across the two popular frameworks was a mini education and helpful.

darkmethod | 13 years ago | on: Stripe Button (beta)

I'd like to reiterate how important this point is. Not being able to edit the button text is the only hang up I have from implementing the "Stripe" button.

Stripe Team: Well done otherwise. Love it.

darkmethod | 13 years ago | on: Startup "Co-Founder" Equity

I'm a little baffled by your first paragraph. Have you been working for a company part-time for an entire year and have never received compensation from a company that is clearly bringing in revenue?

If you like the work/company that much, clearly 7.5% of $X,XXX is greater than 100% of $0. And you'll still be part-time to pursue other things/ideas/etc.

darkmethod | 13 years ago | on: Evernote Smart Notebook by Moleskine

I didn't even look through all the functionality before I made my purchase (#182).

I use Evernote for nearly everything I do. Task lists, projects, ideas, goals. Evernote saves me one of my most precious resources: time. I've worked Evernote into my daily workflow for getting things done.

And I have a stack of Moleskines I've used for reminders, sketches, random thoughts that I scratch down in a hurry throughout my day.

This is the perfect product for my everyday use. Looking forward to when they arrive (they will ship in October). I just wonder if I bought enough of them.

darkmethod | 13 years ago | on: Solve 50 problems in 50 days

I was blown away at the simplicity and effectiveness of that solution in particular. It needs to be made known and implemented on a larger scale.
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