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October 19, 2013, 10:13:35 AM
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The smartest people here don't waste their time with sophomoric conspiracy theories or endless guessing of tomorrows price. They are generally busy making things happen, as opposed to watching things happen then struggling to understand.

lol
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October 18, 2013, 11:22:05 PM
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Me..
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You are a geek if you are too early to the party!
Only one person ever struck me as being really smart on this forum, MBKnight

Not only in building a bitcoin fortune at a sensible time, but in also developing TimeKoin which really seems a far more world ready coin than anything else I've seen in the altcoin archives.
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I don't think he's been mentioned yet, but pirateat40 was exceedingly smart.

As for people who are still on this forum, I could put in a vote for Dooglus.

Smart but evil.

I don't think Dooglus is all that evil.

I was talking about pirateat40
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I don't think he's been mentioned yet, but pirateat40 was exceedingly smart.

As for people who are still on this forum, I could put in a vote for Dooglus.

Smart but evil.

I don't think Dooglus is all that evil.
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My vote is on BKK...
He designed most of the klondike board before the chip specs were even out.....and now he's working on the firmware....
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I've always found deathandtaxes's posts informative and insightful, I wouldnt know if he was the smartest, but he is certainly a major contributor to the collective knoweledgebase these forums house.
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In a world of peaches, don't ask for apple sauce
I don't think he's been mentioned yet, but pirateat40 was exceedingly smart.

As for people who are still on this forum, I could put in a vote for Dooglus.

Smart but evil.
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If you guys want to talk about that, go to Meta.  It's been talked about a lot already, let's keep the thread on track.
/modhat

Thanks Mod!
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I don't think he's been mentioned yet, but pirateat40 was exceedingly smart.

As for people who are still on this forum, I could put in a vote for Dooglus.
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It just occurred to me the newbies will think I'm just randomly posting cat pictures on the forum.

Seems that way to me, or am I being dumb?

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/asicminer-entering-the-future-of-asic-mining-by-inventing-it-99497
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In a world of peaches, don't ask for apple sauce
Tradefortress, seems to know what he/she is talking about in most situations.

Thank you Smiley

Well of course he knows... why do you think he has PRISM as his avatar?
To educate and spread the news about this terrible invasion of privacy?
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Tradefortress, seems to know what he/she is talking about in most situations.

Thank you Smiley

Well of course he knows... why do you think he has PRISM as his avatar?
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It just occurred to me the newbies will think I'm just randomly posting cat pictures on the forum.
Are you implying that you aren't a newbie?
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Keep it real
It just occurred to me the newbies will think I'm just randomly posting cat pictures on the forum.

Seems that way to me, or am I being dumb?
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It just occurred to me the newbies will think I'm just randomly posting cat pictures on the forum.
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b!z
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I am, of course.
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welcome to riches
smart and successful and knowledgeable about bitcoin are three different things
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nanotube, of course. And his excellent creation, gribble.
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Thanks for the replies, but let's try to keep this thread on topic. Any more smart people around here that have not been mentioned?
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the guy that make graph, i don't remember his name, organ something

Yes, you're right. organofcorti is one of the valuable posters.
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The smartest people here don't waste their time with sophomoric conspiracy theories or endless guessing of tomorrows price. They are generally busy making things happen, as opposed to watching things happen then struggling to understand.

This.

The smartest people are busy building companies, not posting on page 38 of a random thread.
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the guy that make graph, i don't remember his name, organ something
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Shamantastic!
There is smart, and there is shrewd.

A smart person can be fooled by a shrewd person - I know which one I would to prefer to have on my side! Wink




A smart person can see the world for what it is, a shrewd person tries to manipulate everything he sees.
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You are a geek if you are too early to the party!
There is smart, and there is shrewd.

A smart person can be fooled by a shrewd person - I know which one I would to prefer to have on my side! Wink



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Keep it real
This is your opportunity to mention some of the people who have impressed you with their knowledge or skills related to Bitcoin. Even the unpolished gems that don't even realize how good they are Smiley
I would have liked a "+1 to post" feature in this forum: combined with the ability to sort users based on the number of +1 I gave them, that could have automatically created such a list.

This

I would have liked a "+1 to post" feature in this forum: combined with the ability to sort users based on the number of +1 I gave them, that could have automatically created such a list.
+1

I would have liked a "+1 to post" feature in this forum: combined with the ability to sort users based on the number of +1 I gave them, that could have automatically created such a list.
+1
Lol. Let's +1 the '+1' feature.

If you guys want to talk about that, go to Meta.  It's been talked about a lot already, let's keep the thread on track.


/modhat
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In a world of peaches, don't ask for apple sauce

I would have liked a "+1 to post" feature in this forum: combined with the ability to sort users based on the number of +1 I gave them, that could have automatically created such a list.
+1
Lol. Let's +1 the '+1' feature.
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I would have liked a "+1 to post" feature in this forum: combined with the ability to sort users based on the number of +1 I gave them, that could have automatically created such a list.
+1
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May Bitcoin be touched by his Noodly Appendage
This is your opportunity to mention some of the people who have impressed you with their knowledge or skills related to Bitcoin. Even the unpolished gems that don't even realize how good they are Smiley
I would have liked a "+1 to post" feature in this forum: combined with the ability to sort users based on the number of +1 I gave them, that could have automatically created such a list.

This
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Repentance
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Politically correct answer? Malmi Martti (Sirius), Stefan Thomas (justmoon), and Michael Marquardt (theymos).
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We are all equally smart.  We just have different levels of awareness.
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Death to enemies!
Smartest in bitcoins - Satoshi, Casascius and Luke-Jr
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Shamantastic!
I like DeathandTaxes, cypherdoc, Hal Finney, and a few other people. Smoothie because he never fails to make me smile.
Mike Hearn, Marcus of Augustus, fellowtraveler and the OT crew, Mike Gol
the trollie-mollie pile of sockdom - not! I mean you Smoothie! Wink
Lookup  the  Ben Rayfield bot on here and at Kurzweil forums, freaky-smart!
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Who are the smartest people on this forum?

I just fix shit round here and are a expert of yellow glow.

It's soo...yellow.
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Who are the smartest people on this forum?

I just fix shit round here and are a expert of yellow glow.
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In a world of peaches, don't ask for apple sauce
The smartest people here don't waste their time with sophomoric conspiracy theories or endless guessing of tomorrows price. They are generally busy making things happen, as opposed to watching things happen then struggling to understand.
Not necessarily.  Smart people very easily get caught up in silly logic games and arguments.  It takes a bit of wisdom to realize that your time could better be...  oh wait Tongue
Yeah, the sudden realisation. Cheesy
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The smartest people here don't waste their time with sophomoric conspiracy theories or endless guessing of tomorrows price. They are generally busy making things happen, as opposed to watching things happen then struggling to understand.
Not necessarily.  Smart people very easily get caught up in silly logic games and arguments.  It takes a bit of wisdom to realize that your time could better be...  oh wait Tongue
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fpgaminer.

If you run an FPGA or ASIC miner, chances are you are using his design one way or another. I like to think hardware design is somehow more fundamental than writing software, even if it's not always true Wink
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I am one.
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As the late great Terrence McKenna said: NOBODY IS SMARTER THAN YOU ARE!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMNAOk1bMDw
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Some more people running important projects: (forgive me any mistakes, I'm going off memory).

Mike Hearn       - BitcoinJ/bitcoin-qt
jgarzik               -  bitcoin-qt/bitinstant
JoelKatz             - Ripple
FellowTraveller  - OT
Jan                    - Bitcoin Spinner
davout              - Bitcoin-Central
Casascius         - (Mike Caldwell) Physical Coins
piuk                   - Blockchain.info

also Trace Mayer (one of the guys that does a lot of media interviews) goes by 'sunnaker' on the forum, he's always up to no good  Wink
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Gornick is amazing.  A top notch participant in the ecosystem.

Some guy called BTCurious or something like that always had good stuff, but I've not seen him in a while.

I often find something of interest in 'molecular's writings.  'greyhawk' and I seem to have a similar sense of humor and possibly a similar type of footprint in the ecosystem, so I find a lot of his stuff worth reading.

When Garzik finds the time to post something, I often find it well worth reading.  Same with Maxwell and Todd.  Gavin and Hearn are similarly well written and thoughtful, but I happen to disagree more with their direction for the project.

I'll maybe edit in other names here as I remember them for the fun of it.



He always goes into detail. I learn a lot from nearly every post he submits. One of the reasons I'm so active is because of these people who post interesting content.
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I think another person who is incredibly smart is, Stephen Gornick.
I met Stephen last week at a Bitcoin meetup, and I agree that he seems brilliant (though I never run into him here).
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Gornick is amazing.  A top notch participant in the ecosystem.

Some guy called BTCurious or something like that always had good stuff, but I've not seen him in a while.

I often find something of interest in 'molecular's writings.  'greyhawk' and I seem to have a similar sense of humor and possibly a similar type of footprint in the ecosystem, so I find a lot of his stuff worth reading.

When Garzik finds the time to post something, I often find it well worth reading.  Same with Maxwell and Todd.  Gavin and Hearn are similarly well written and thoughtful, but I happen to disagree more with their direction for the project.

I'll maybe edit in other names here as I remember them for the fun of it.
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I think another person who is incredibly smart is, Stephen Gornick.

Stephen Gornick always impresses me.  He seems to read an extraordinary amount of material and then recalls every detail when appropriate to the topic being discussed.
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Satoshi Nakamoto
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I think another person who is incredibly smart is, Stephen Gornick.
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Tradefortress, seems to know what he/she is talking about in most situations. It's a great read when Tradefortress is involved in a thread.

Thank you Smiley
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You lead and I'll watch you walk away.
Evoorhees is the brightest one that posts regularly. He will turn a little experiment into a lifetime worth of wealth with little effort. Regardless of the success or failure of Bitcoin, he will still be rich.

Mark Karpellis (MagicalTux) is the smartest one that no longer posts regularly. He turned a stupid trading card business into an empire. His only problem is that he is taking all the exposure. His success will eventually cost him.

The least intelligent player that I can see here is Roger Ver. He already had a thriving tech supply business in Silicon Valley (and others) and has most likely lost more money with Bitcoin than he stands to gain. Obviously a true believer.
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Tradefortress, seems to know what he/she is talking about in most situations. It's a great read when Tradefortress is involved in a thread.
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What's bitcoin?
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I like DeathandTaxes, cypherdoc, Hal Finney, and a few other people. Smoothie because he never fails to make me smile.
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I bought ten bitcoins early morning 6/9. Let's see how this works out.
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The revolution will be monetized!
The smartest people here don't waste their time with sophomoric conspiracy theories or endless guessing of tomorrows price. They are generally busy making things happen, as opposed to watching things happen then struggling to understand.
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Jack of oh so many trades.
I'm brilliant!
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Bitgoblin
This is your opportunity to mention some of the people who have impressed you with their knowledge or skills related to Bitcoin. Even the unpolished gems that don't even realize how good they are Smiley
I would have liked a "+1 to post" feature in this forum: combined with the ability to sort users based on the number of +1 I gave them, that could have automatically created such a list.
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Life, Love and Laughter...
try searching for btcmank.

maybe you'll learn a thing or two.
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Serious question.
This is your opportunity to mention some of the people who have impressed you with their knowledge or skills related to Bitcoin. Even the unpolished gems that don't even realize how good they are Smiley
I want to subscribe/watch the smartest threads/people here.
Who are they?
Thanks for helping me!
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