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Hi Gerald,<br>
<br>
I subscribe to the SoCal Piggies mailing list and noticed your
inquiry to see if the Python group was interested in running a
booth.<br>
<br>
If Piggies declines or if any other space is available, might there
be any interest in allowing the Bitcoin.org open source project to
run a booth?<br>
<br>
If you aren't familiar with Bitcoin, it just got some fantastic
coverage on Steve Gibson's Security Now newscast on TWIT:<br>
<a href="http://twit.tv/sn287">http://twit.tv/sn287</a><br>
<br>
Additionally, the project has been getting a lot of attention:<br>
<br>
SlashDot / Reddit / Digg / Hacker News posts, including:<br>
<a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2200705">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2200705</a><br>
<br>
Electronic Frontier Foundation Jan, 20 2011: <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/01/bitcoin-step-toward-censorship-resistant">http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/01/bitcoin-step-toward-censorship-resistant</a><br>
<br>
ReadWriteWeb Dec 29, 2010<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2010/12/interview-bitcoin.php">http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2010/12/interview-bitcoin.php</a><br>
<br>
The project is particularly interesting for Linux enthusiasts due to
the ability to "mine" for bitcoins, potentially earning hundreds of
dollars a month simply by letting a computer's GPU crunch away:<br>
Mining Bitcoin<br>
Fedora 14: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://bit.ly/fb54ye">http://bit.ly/fb54ye</a><br>
Ubuntu: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://bit.ly/ewVzhu">http://bit.ly/ewVzhu</a><br>
That's what I envision as something to demonstrate and something
that is likely interesting to those visiting our booth -- i.e., a
Linux-based GPU mining machine hashing away, earning bitcoins.<br>
<br>
The BItcoin project is novel. At this time last year if Bitcoin
were in a booth at Scale, nearly everyone who knew anything about
Bitcoin would have physically fit all together inside that one
booth. Today, those involved in Bitcoin number in the thousands
(globally):<br>
<a
href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=https://smsz.net/btcStats/bitcoin.kml">http://maps.google.com/maps?q=https://smsz.net/btcStats/bitcoin.kml</a><br>
<br>
I've been interested in learning and promoting Bitcoin. My
contributions include:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.bitcoinmoney.com">http://www.bitcoinmoney.com</a> (including my introduction to Bitcoin
podcast: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://bit.ly/rebootingmoney">http://bit.ly/rebootingmoney</a> )<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.bitconminer.com">http://www.bitconminer.com</a> <br>
and other bitcoin-related projects: <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.bitcoinjobs.com">http://www.bitcoinjobs.com</a> <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.bitcoinmap.com">http://www.bitcoinmap.com</a> <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://twitter.com/bitcoineconomy">http://twitter.com/bitcoineconomy</a><br>
<br>
I am in the process of forming a Los Angeles Bitcoin / Digital
Currency meetup group:<br>
<a
href="http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Digital-Currency-Innovators-Group/">http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Digital-Currency-Innovators-Group</a><br>
<br>
Additionally, there are several other Bitcoin enthusiasts in the
area whom I will recruit for this. One such indivdual, for example,
is Marc Brevand of El Segundo, creator of White Pixel, the world's
fastest brute-force hashing box:<br>
<a href="http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=42">http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=42</a><br>
<br>
I've attended several previous Scale expos and use a Linux
environment nearly exclusively.<br>
<br>
Hopefully I have described adequately how Bitcoin would be a
sensational linux-based open source project to feature at Scale9x
and have provided enough background to assure you that Bitcoin.org's
first boot at Scale will be a resounding success.<br>
<br>
If you agree or would like to discuss anything further, please let
me know. I look forward to hearing from you.<br>
<br>
- Stephen Gornick<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sgornick@digicoast.com">sgornick@digicoast.com</a><br>
Phone: 1.310.356.9912<br>
Twitter: @SGornick<br>
<br>
<br>
On 02/09/2011 02:24 PM, Gerald Fontejon wrote:
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cite="mid:AANLkTinmGHNnQM0m8R7N_5WkCGDzVr8Lgz8F4LwX9n9c@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Hi there.
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<div>Scale9x is in two weeks, and wanted to follow up with Socal
Piggies representing a booth at the expo. It's the largest tech
expo we have in Southern California, and all volunteered-based.
If you are interested please let us know, at least by Friday
(Feb 11, 2011). </div>
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<div>I'm also planning to attend socal-piggies meetup on 2/17 @
Evite HQ. Look forward to meeting you guys and learning.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>-Gerald (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:gerald@socallinuxexpo.org">gerald@socallinuxexpo.org</a>)</div>
<div><br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Gerald
Fontejon <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:gerald.fontejon@gmail.com">gerald.fontejon@gmail.com</a>></span>
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<div lang="x-western"> <font face="Times New Roman,
Times, serif">Greetings Socal Piggies Group,<br>
<br>
I would like to invite the Socal Piggies project to
attend the 9th Southern California Linux Expo. The
show will be held February 25th-27th, 2011 at the
Hilton LAX in Los Angeles, CA. SCALE 9x will be an
excellent venue to increase awareness and showcase the
work of Socal Piggies.<br>
<br>
Because Socal Piggies is an open source project, <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/"
target="_blank">SCALE</a> will provide:<br>
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<ul>
<li><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">a
complementary booth on our show floor including
all the usual amenities such as a 6' table, chairs
</font></li>
<li><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">a 500W
power drop</font></li>
<li><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">one
Ethernet drop </font></li>
<li><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">and
complementary passes to the show</font></li>
</ul>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"> If this is
something that you might be interested in, please let
me know as soon as possible. Please feel free to
email or call me if you have any questions.<br>
<br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Thank
you for your time. And look forward to hearing back
from you.<br>
<br>
And if you are curious, here is a current list of
exhibitors:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/exhibitors"
target="_blank">http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/exhibitors</a><br>
<br>
<br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">--<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/"
target="_blank"><img
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alt="scal9x" width="125" border="0" height="125"></a><br>
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</font> <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Gerald
Fontejon<br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"> web:
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.socallinuxexpo.org" target="_blank">http://www.socallinuxexpo.org</a><br>
email: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:gerald@socallinuxexpo.org"
target="_blank">gerald@socallinuxexpo.org</a><br>
phone: 310.876.2350</font><br>
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Gerald Fontejon
e-mail: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:gerald.fontejon@gmail.com" target="_blank">gerald.fontejon@gmail.com</a>
mobile: 310.876.2350
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<div>Gerald Fontejon</div>
<div>e-mail: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:gerald.fontejon@gmail.com" target="_blank">gerald.fontejon@gmail.com</a></div>
<div>mobile: 310.876.2350 </div>
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