Payment – Apple – Bitcoin – PayPal
PayPal is trying to get into the payment market, and I recently read that Home Depot now accepts PayPal in their stores. I have been asking myself why I would want to pay in a store with PayPal? Today, I got the answer. After a pleasant motorcycle ride to the Palm Coast Home Depot store […]
Bank and Bitcoin Failures
There are a couple of dozen Bitcoin exchanges where you can buy or sell the BTC crypto-currency. Some exchanges provide digital wallet services so that you have a place to store your BTC. If you buy something, you can authorize the seller to take your BTC as payment. How safe are the exchanges and wallet […]
Is Bitcoin An Investment Or A Cult? – Forbes
Thanks to my friend Dave in California for telling me about Peter Cohan’s article in Forbes (see Is Bitcoin An Investment Or A Cult? – Forbes) I loved his comment that Bitcoin is a “cult that is almost completely immune to logic”. In my early days with OS/2, we had a “cult” of supporters and users […]
Reflections on Bitcoin – 2
There are a lot of news items flying around about the difficulties at Mt. Gox. Most of them are negative, and more than a few sound the deathknell for Bitcoin. I do not claim to have all the facts, but I have a more positive view based on my interpretation of the various stories. I […]
Artificial Cartilage
One thing baby boomers have in common is the need for joint replacements. The number of hip and knee replacements in the U.S. is approaching one million per year. Over the years ahead, projections indicate there may not be enough surgeons to handle the rapidly growing demand. In many cases, the need for the replacement […]