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Topic: Free Bitcoin Introductory Course (Read 1089 times)

newbie
Activity: 6
Merit: 0
May 15, 2013, 06:38:18 AM
#27
Great idea and info! I added it to my site:
newbie
Activity: 3
Merit: 0
May 15, 2013, 06:19:09 AM
#26
Is this a real sculpture? Where can i find this? It's amazing!
(sorry for the offtopic)

Thanks for a Introductory Course.
newbie
Activity: 18
Merit: 0
April 30, 2013, 11:47:03 PM
#25
thanks

Thank you for putting this out there!  Just a couple of days ago I was scrounging around the net searching for some good videos for my own edification and so I can share a good resource too, no such luck then.  But now, they have arrived!

legendary
Activity: 1134
Merit: 1008
CEO of IOHK
April 30, 2013, 11:14:52 PM
#24
thanks
newbie
Activity: 18
Merit: 0
April 30, 2013, 08:41:59 PM
#23
Udemy is a respected MOOC site. They are pretty tightly integrated with facebook and thus drive NoScript nuts. No worries mate

Whats a MOOC?

nobody?  something something online class?

Really?  Didn't even read the next post?  Scroll back to post #7... just after your post #6.

I'd repost the answer but. . .
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Paris_Tuileries_Garden_Facepalm_statue.jpg/300px-Paris_Tuileries_Garden_Facepalm_statue.jpg
full member
Activity: 148
Merit: 100
April 30, 2013, 08:30:21 PM
#22
Good find, thanks for posting  Smiley. Some of the videos are a bit vague, but they are definitely a help to people new to BitCoin, etc.
newbie
Activity: 14
Merit: 0
April 30, 2013, 07:46:13 PM
#21
Udemy is a respected MOOC site. They are pretty tightly integrated with facebook and thus drive NoScript nuts. No worries mate

Whats a MOOC?

nobody?  something something online class?
legendary
Activity: 1134
Merit: 1008
CEO of IOHK
April 30, 2013, 12:56:55 AM
#20
Thanks, and if you have any questions, comments, or concerns feel free to email me. We are going to be adding a lot of content of the next few months so check back often. I'll also get a newsletter setup at some point.
member
Activity: 73
Merit: 10
April 30, 2013, 12:53:32 AM
#19
good info.
Thank you so much.
legendary
Activity: 1134
Merit: 1008
CEO of IOHK
April 30, 2013, 12:45:09 AM
#18
I am aware about the address verification scheme. I believe the chance of a bad address getting through is about 4 billion to 1. I'm going to redo the core lecture series soon with some major improvements, clarifications, corrections and new content.
hero member
Activity: 518
Merit: 500
April 30, 2013, 12:13:21 AM
#17
Great course. Very impressed. I was very wary when it asked at the start "Can I send something to all your fb friends" (or similar words), but thankfully that was skippable, and the actual course is a great explanation.

Like someone said earlier though, if you introduce a typo into a bitcoin address, it is highly unlikely to be accepted by the software as a destination address. I only know this because I asked about it on these forums because it was something I was very curious about. Another big plus for bitcoins as people do often "muck up" addresses even when primarily using copy/paste.

Great job though  Smiley
full member
Activity: 154
Merit: 100
April 29, 2013, 02:12:18 PM
#16
Thanks! Good content !

S110RE
full member
Activity: 182
Merit: 100
I am a student of programming and design.
April 29, 2013, 12:44:40 PM
#15
Great idea and info! I added it to my site:

http://www.getfreebitcoin.com/BTC_Advice___Help_SB63.html

Thank you
newbie
Activity: 7
Merit: 0
April 29, 2013, 12:28:30 PM
#14
Thanks for the link. I am trying to learn as much as I can.
newbie
Activity: 8
Merit: 0
April 29, 2013, 12:18:49 PM
#13
good info,thank you
legendary
Activity: 1134
Merit: 1008
CEO of IOHK
April 29, 2013, 10:44:33 AM
#11
And if anyone has any questions, please post them here or in the course
legendary
Activity: 1134
Merit: 1008
CEO of IOHK
April 29, 2013, 02:42:54 AM
#10
Thank you. I'm planning on redoing the core series. If you'd like to do a lecture pm me
legendary
Activity: 4466
Merit: 3391
April 29, 2013, 02:38:42 AM
#9
I listened to the first two lectures and skimmed the rest. Overall, I think the quality is excellent, though I have some comments and suggestions for the first two lessons.

  • Bitcoin is primarily a payment system. I feel that was under-emphasized in your lecture. The utility of the currency (and therefore the source of its value) is derived from the benefits of this payment system, so it is important to discuss this.
  • A wallet does not have an address -- it contains one or more addresses. This distinction is a major source of confusion for newbies.
  • A wallet does not actually hold bitcoins. This is not a major misconception, except that it is not clear that it is important to back up a wallet before any coins are sent to it.
  • Bitcoin-qt is not an easy wallet to use. I don't recommend it for newbies. One reason is that it can take several days to sync the wallet on a laptop. The second reason is that it is not all that user-friendly. I think that the online wallets are the best for newbies.
  • You misspelled "Casascius".
  • You might have mentioned that specific Casascius coins on Ebay that your were showing are so expensive because they are collector's items. Normally, Casascius coins are between 1.3 and 1.6 BTC.
  • I am very happy that you didn't mention mining in your list of how to obtain bitcoins.
  • The danger of mistyping a Bitcoin addresses is very low. A mistyped address is very likely to be rejected because it has a built-in checksum.
legendary
Activity: 1134
Merit: 1008
CEO of IOHK
April 29, 2013, 02:19:46 AM
#8
You're are target market
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