since I plan on leaving my profits unrealized I wasnt willing to spend that much on such a risky venture.
I didn't spend anything to get BitCoin equipment, but I'm still slightly miffed that its recent increase in popularity has brought such a quick ramp in the difficulty factor that my 5770 won't see returns in months.
I've actually quit mining because the excitement of a chance of getting a winning block is now offset by the worry of having the video card 'burn out' before it pays for itself. (Also, the winter's over and the extra hot air from the computer's exhaust are no longer welcome.)
There seems to be quite a bit of a Bitcoin interest around here, with several articles about it already: [1 2 3 4 5 6 7]
I propose that links and generic Bitcoin comments should be posted here, instead of making a new discussion thread for each interesting article about the subject.