Hi bitcoiners, miners and other like-minded geeks and junkies!
This is my very first n00b post here so I'd better make something of it.
I loves me some bitcoin! I kind of regret not having paid it serious attention much sooner when you could bag a bunch of bitcoins for peanuts in paper $, but so be it. Even at current market prices one could still say it's early days and it's certainly never too late to get into something this ingenious and revolutionary.
I have some work background variously as a lackey in in$urance and financial services, as well as being a private investor, or gambler if we're being more accurate.
I also find a great deal of interest, especially in these troubled times, in economics, austrolibertarianism, civil-liberties issues and sound money. Well, one thing is clear:
Bitcoin is sound money. It's a virtual gold, and in some ways is even better than gold.
As only a low-level geek and not high-class programmer or Satoshi type, I've got a lot to learn but I haven't been excited about anything in life for a good deal of time until now. Bitcoin looks to offer incredible (potential) opportunities for investment, speculation and mining and I'm a Believer. I even plan on attending next weekend's convention in London and hope to learn more, not only about Bitcoin but also experts' thoughts.
I look very much forward to reading and contributing further on these forums. I don't think the newbie-restriction idea is that bad, honestly. It's good to lurk and get a feel for the forums before jumping in and posting, anyway.
Regards