Are you new to BTC or something? Why are you so positive? You have to assume everyone is out to get you, everyone is a scammer, and everything will go sour...like for example, pirateat40's investments or GLBSE or Tradehill or the price of BTC or bitcoinica or that one marketplace thing that got severely hacked or MTGox getting hacked or that last exchange that just got hacked or big name users' wallets getting stolen (I know of at least 4) or certain companies' CEOs turning out to be criminals
or wallet-stealing viruses or this forum getting hacked. That's about 1/3 of the examples I know of.
I joined this forum only 13 days before you
But started mining in early june of 2011 with 2 6950's.
Because I've been to the bottom,the very bottom....I was a drunk & a drug addict that thought living in the woods was a great way to have more money for drinking & drugging
Until you've been where I've been,you'll NEVER know how good you have it..................
I've been clean for 16+ years & life is AWESOME,a fantastic adventure with ups & downs,I just had learn to accept those ups & downs & make the best of them.
I've been to Costa Rica to get my dental work done,very cheaply & great quality & A FANTASTIC vacation for 1/3 of it would have cost here in the US
I've built my own "hotrod",a 79 Trans Am with a 454 big block chevy with 500+ hp.It aint pretty yet,but god is it fast & fun
I taught myself PC building,so I could play UT GOTY on the best PC for the least amount of cash back in 2000,I build & ship gamer rigs around the country now & do PC repair for extra cash.
Anything that sounds too good to be true usually is,thats why I don't get caught up in the BS of GREED...........................(pirateat40's investments or GLBSE,etc....)
I have been hacked on Mt Gox,I got 40 BTC stolen because my password was too easy,lesson learned.But,I'm still here mining away & I think Bitcoin is going to be something someday.What?? I don't know,my crystal ball is USB powered & I don't think its getting the proper amperage to see that far into the future
It's way too easy to see the negative side of things,so I take the hard road & try see things in the best possible light.
I feel sorry for folks like yourself who can never see the "silver Lining" or that the glass is half full.
BFL's past performance wasn't "stellar" by any means,but thier FPGA Single did turn out pretty good & has the best ROI of ANY FPGA.There are more positive reviews than negative,just check the forum.....
As for the fiasco with thier CEO,I can see past that & only hope he learned from it.Its not like he is the sole owner & can run with the money or BTC or anything...........
I don't think his involvement was as big as everyone thinks.He didn't start the scheme,it was running for many,many years before he got into it,from what I've read.
Anyhow,keep digging dirt,we need that.
But,the passion you have for hating BFL seems over the top.I'm not saying "be nice to them",just be a little more "subtle",not sure that's the right word..........