Sup guys -
I'm at EvanR's apartment in Baton Rouge now. I'm packing my stuff up, planning to leave in about an hour. My next known destination is Austin, TX, where I will do a podcast with AtlasLGo.
I am also trying my damnedest to get on Alex Jones' show and Joe Rogan's podcast. I would appreciate any support you guys can offer, whether it's twitter mentions, contact forms, or any other ways you can try to get in touch with these guys. Both have extremely open-minded audiences who would love to hear about Bitcoins.
Keep an eye on my Twitter feed, I post more regularly there than therealplato.com.
Cheers!
Topic: PLATO's Bitcoin Road Trip Completed! [June 19-? Bonus round! SFO PDX SEA YVR] - page 2. (Read 24017 times)
May 11, 2011, 12:09:39 PM
May 11, 2011, 11:01:31 AM
We are trying to send plato a shirt (maybe two cus laundry on the road sucks!) for his road trip.
Apparently he is going from TX->OK->CO if anyone along the way there can accept a shirt for him please let him know.
Apparently he is going from TX->OK->CO if anyone along the way there can accept a shirt for him please let him know.
May 11, 2011, 12:06:31 AM
PLATO bought a tank of gas from my grandmother for 16 BTC. 
She's like "what the heck do I do with these things?" and I told her to give them to me for my birthday so she is.
CHA-CHING!
She's like "what the heck do I do with these things?" and I told her to give them to me for my birthday so she is.
CHA-CHING!
May 02, 2011, 03:52:20 PM
Hey Bit_Happy -
I'm alright, I haven't had time to post much in the past week...
I'm alright, I haven't had time to post much in the past week...
Great, have fun.
May 01, 2011, 09:07:32 AM
if u get into a real pinch for gas, let me know. i think i can get u all the way across the US.
May 01, 2011, 09:05:41 AM
nope, that's just old info. i'm pressing on westwards midweek. gonna stop in Louisiana and meet up with EvanR.
May 01, 2011, 08:57:12 AM
Status report:
Thanks for the pins, everyone! I have enough to get to Florida - http://goo.gl/CflUH.
I haven't picked a hard departure date yet but I'm leaning towards the week of April 10th. I'm gonna head to MIT in Boston for a day or two (thanks Llama!), then head to Schenectady NY to give a talk on Bitcoin at my alma mater, Union College. I'll be explaining how the system works, what it is, etc. and talk about my trip. Details to follow when they're hashed out. I'd love to give more talks along the way, so if you know of a potential venue, get in touch with me.
Here's some pics of my ride: http://imgur.com/a/MixaF
God I can't wait to get to some warm states - Connecticut has not been warm since September.
PLATO
Thanks for the pins, everyone! I have enough to get to Florida - http://goo.gl/CflUH.
I haven't picked a hard departure date yet but I'm leaning towards the week of April 10th. I'm gonna head to MIT in Boston for a day or two (thanks Llama!), then head to Schenectady NY to give a talk on Bitcoin at my alma mater, Union College. I'll be explaining how the system works, what it is, etc. and talk about my trip. Details to follow when they're hashed out. I'd love to give more talks along the way, so if you know of a potential venue, get in touch with me.
Here's some pics of my ride: http://imgur.com/a/MixaF
God I can't wait to get to some warm states - Connecticut has not been warm since September.
PLATO
you're backtracking?
May 01, 2011, 08:37:47 AM
Hey Bit_Happy -
I'm alright, I haven't had time to post much in the past week. Note that my twitter feed is more active than my blog. I'm in Montgomery AL and have been for a few days. I'm heading back to Eclectic AL to continue cleaning up tornado damage (see sig.)
Also, Ribuck paid his pledged 200 BTC. Thanks dude!
I'm alright, I haven't had time to post much in the past week. Note that my twitter feed is more active than my blog. I'm in Montgomery AL and have been for a few days. I'm heading back to Eclectic AL to continue cleaning up tornado damage (see sig.)
Also, Ribuck paid his pledged 200 BTC. Thanks dude!
May 01, 2011, 07:15:47 AM
Are you OK?
April 28, 2011, 03:54:51 AM
Watch out for tornadoes!
April 27, 2011, 04:58:59 PM
Aw man, I wish I had noticed this topic sooner. I could have met you for lunch in Atlanta if you had ended up staying.
April 27, 2011, 12:25:46 PM
How did the talk come out? Did many people show up? Were they interested or what?
April 24, 2011, 01:58:19 PM
Steve-
I skipped atlanta, I heroically drove 700 miles from NC to AL yesterday. I'm meeting up with bitcoin2cash now.
I emailed Wired and Ars when I was starting the trip but never heard back. What I would REALLY love is for Joe Rogan to pick up on this and have me on his podcast when I reach LA. I'm pretty sure he would love the idea of Bitcoins. Tweet @joerogan and tell him what I'm doing!
I skipped atlanta, I heroically drove 700 miles from NC to AL yesterday. I'm meeting up with bitcoin2cash now.
I emailed Wired and Ars when I was starting the trip but never heard back. What I would REALLY love is for Joe Rogan to pick up on this and have me on his podcast when I reach LA. I'm pretty sure he would love the idea of Bitcoins. Tweet @joerogan and tell him what I'm doing!
April 23, 2011, 09:18:52 AM
When will you be coming through Atlanta? I could meet you and sell you things you need for BTC.
April 23, 2011, 08:49:04 AM
I suggest that everyone that reads this thread submits the story about the roadtrip to wired.com, so that they will write about it, or any other news media. I've already submitted it to wired.com.
April 22, 2011, 08:46:19 PM
My hats off to you roadtripper. This is awesome!
I'll send some coins your way when I get the next pooled mining payout. Truly awesome!
Just love your adventurous attitude!
I'll send some coins your way when I get the next pooled mining payout. Truly awesome!
Just love your adventurous attitude!
April 22, 2011, 03:06:59 PM
I just received my Bitcoin branded Tshirts that I proudly wear in Switzerland.
Got them made in the US (with Bitboy's approval of course) and will gladly ship one to you, should only take a few days.
Do you know where you will be in a week?
front
back
Accompanied by
Got them made in the US (with Bitboy's approval of course) and will gladly ship one to you, should only take a few days.
Do you know where you will be in a week?
front
back
Accompanied by
April 22, 2011, 12:41:58 PM
Oh man a bitcoin barbecue would RULE! mizerydearest says he/she's found a lot of Bitcoiners in the San Francisco area, so we should meet up there. Actually I'm meeting up with a few more Bitcoiners in the Raleigh area tonight at 10pm. Tomorrow morning I plan on heading to Charlotte, NC, then onwards to Huntsville, AL, where I'll be giving a presentation on Bitcoins at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. That should be Tuesday or Wednesday.
Distribution: Premade press releases is a good idea. I've also found myself wanting business cards with my contact info, etc to hand out to the random people I meet. Unfortunately I might end up skipping FL, now that I have this gig lined up in Huntsville - just to save some miles. My transmission was making some weird noises a few days ago. They've since stopped but I'm kinda leery.
Gotta run and get some lunch with another Bitcoiner! I'll be back later this afternoon.
PLATO
Distribution: Premade press releases is a good idea. I've also found myself wanting business cards with my contact info, etc to hand out to the random people I meet. Unfortunately I might end up skipping FL, now that I have this gig lined up in Huntsville - just to save some miles. My transmission was making some weird noises a few days ago. They've since stopped but I'm kinda leery.
Gotta run and get some lunch with another Bitcoiner! I'll be back later this afternoon.
PLATO
April 22, 2011, 12:22:26 AM
* you could host a bitcoin barbecue somewhere on the way. people bring the meat and beer, you eat, and in eating pauses tell them about bitcoins
+1 for BBQ. Barbecue makes everything better.
April 21, 2011, 05:29:03 PM
You know what might help? If in the places you are going, you are speaking or doing some kind of event, you could have a pre made press release that you could give to someone in that area to put out. It might give you more publicity.
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