https://soundcloud.com/beyond-bitcoin-hangouts/bitshares-community-dev-hangout-08-27-2014

You can also listen to just Brian talk about marketing efforts and how BitsharesX (BTSX) is poised to take over Bitcoin at this link
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=7799.msg103217#msg103217

I will make annotations for this episode shortly.

#   Name   Market Cap   Price   Available Supply   Volume (24h)   % Change (24h)   Market Cap Graph (7d)
1   Bitcoin Bitcoin   $ 6,748,489,620   $ 512.44   13,169,275 BTC   $ 65,133,600   7.64 %   
2   Litecoin Litecoin   $ 179,512,900   $ 5.73   31,320,951 LTC   $ 14,737,900   25.14 %   
3   Ripple Ripple   $ 42,748,719   $ 0.005180   8,252,600,677 XRP *   $ 190,031   2.58 %   
4   BitSharesX BitSharesX   $ 29,638,798   $ 0.014820   1,999,945,891 BTSX *   $ 561,831   19.97 %   
5   Nxt Nxt   $ 29,286,715   $ 0.029287   999,997,096 NXT *   $ 115,151   -9.10 %   

Ok here is the episode from last Friday.  Remember we won't be having a show this Friday.  (Feel free to show up as the server will be there !) 

https://soundcloud.com/beyond-bitcoin-hangouts/hangout-8-8-2014-full-first-friday-episode

I haven't done annotations yet as there was editing that needed to be done first.

4:39      Weekly update starts. 
6:15      BitSilver, BitGOld ?
8:02      Public vs Private Keys, How they work.  Difference between registered names and unregistered contacts.
9:00      Extreme privacy and how it works Listener asks about a different namespace
10:15      Do genesis blocks move when imported ?
12:00      What do I do if the private key for my account is compromised ?
14:09      What is a wallet in BTSX terms ?
15:30      Do you create multi wallets or accounts ?  Can you create multiple wallets ?
16:00      If I did create multi-wallets, what are backup requirements ?
16:20      How do you create a paper wallet?
18:36      Brainkeys ?
20:32      What about using Bitshares-X interface to view and login to sites ?
22:30      Lets talk about these robot icons !
27:20      Has DNS DAC become keyhotee now ?
29:30      Horrible clicks – FIX -TODO What does cross chain trading look like ?
34:40      What will cross-chain trading look like ?
38:05      What are the needs of overstock?  Outline Overstock proposal, Talk of certified accounts
41:45      Is it known what overstock wants to do ?
45:20      Is there a technical problem with implementing the paying of workers who are separate from delegates ?
46:45      Back to Cross Chain trading – How difficult will it be to implement the feature?  Do both chains need to implement the feature ?
47:18      A user issued IOU for Bitcoin.  Dan talks about robots which transfer assets while minimizing the level of trust needed.
      What are issues with cross chain trading ?  Is the “robot” system seen as primary way to move capital from third party DACs.
      Problems with BTC cross chaining trading.
58.27      What is the difference in pricing between a user issued asset and a BitAsset ?
58:30?50      What are the requirements for a BitAsset ?
56:38      What are the purposes of IOU Bitcoins.
59.54      What are the high level rules of the BTSX market?
1:02:17      Market Mechanics, Rules to prevent market manipulation, and bootstrapping the system
1:11:40 ?      Is it possible to have collateral bigger than the min ?
1:06:40      How do the price feeds work ?  Thoughts about units of things like bitOil.
1:13:47      Is there a limit cover and not market cover ?
1:12:07      What happens if there are no valid feeds ?  What could be the source of feeds ?
1:14:30      How did Dan get into Bitcoin and Bitshares ?
1:17:32      Have you removed double sided positions ?   When you buy and short, does it autocover ?
1:17:54      When will we see BitCNY
1:18:35      Fuz talks about plans for beyondbitcoinx.net

Ok there is some definite lack of clarity on bitshares.org. (By clarity I mean it is hard to google SEO optimize.  It doesn't have landing pages on basic subjects etc.)  I could try and write some but I'm not a writer and therefore inefficient.

Here are some articles very much needed IMO.

POW
POS
Bitcoin
Blockchain

I could take a first crack at them, then if we use community to refine my writing.  Better yet, someone who understands a subject could take the first crack at it.   Even an outline of approach would be good for starters.

The idea here is to have best in class articles that are the eventual landing point for bitshares X and the ecosystem.  They need to be both informative and have some level of sales pitch.  So we give an overview of the subject but the article steers towards towards Bitshares X.

We do not need low level details or any in depth explanations.  Simple and clear analogies that are helpful seem reasonable.  This is stuff for the average joe.

What do you guys think is best for collaborate editting? I will go with google docs.

In order to attempt to get the ball rolling I will start off with some outlines.

Thoughts?  Who wants to help Bitshares kick some google ranking butt ?

There is a real problem finding people who can do this work and write well at the same time.  A lot of us can do one or the other.  I think this sort of thing we can all do together and have the best articles for a lot of the basic technologies.  Bitshares has a lot unique perspectives that I think are an evolution of the typical current thoughts.

 Once we have this, then we can perhaps work backwards and get these articles link juice, etc.

I'll go write up a google doc on this tonight and get a link posted.

https://soundcloud.com/beyond-bitcoin-hangouts/mumble-dev-hangout-july-26

This episode has Dan introduce RDPOS.

• 0:30  Dan Larimer talks about RDPOS or Recommended Delegated Proof of Stake and how it fights the problem of voter apathy.  A listener brings up objections to Dan's approach.
• 10:30 Let the debate begin !  Does RDPOS increase centralization ?  5 people chiming in on a most spirited debate!
• 32:40 Dan has to leave early and gives his parting thoughts on the human nature and how it relates to maintaining decentralization.  Participants continue their discussion of the various solutions and approaches to Delegate selection.  What are the types of information available to voters?
• 
  40:30 An in depth discussion of which type of criteria have the most value for determining trustworthy delegates.
• 49:00 Fuz announces his new website beyondbitcoinx.net and how his proposed incentive structure is will reach out to other communities, bringing them into the BitShares ecosystem.

Remember the new time for the show on Fridays !

The thread can be found here. 

https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=6675.msg88645#msg88645

Sorry for multiple postings, but just want to make sure those who read specific forums will come across this message.  This is mainly meant for Keyhotee users anyway.

Hello Bitshares fans and users !  I have been asked to help Toast with the name migration to the new DNS DAC.  Since Toast and the devs are quite busy, I will be working to keep the name migration straight with a result that will make everyone happy.

Here are the basic rules.

All BTSX delegate names will be put inside the new DNS KeyID chain.
- Unless the owner wishes to substitute out a new name
- Unless this name is an existing Keyhotee name

All Keyhotee IDs will be put inside the new DNS KeyID chain by default if the name is legal. [1]
- Unless a substitution request is made.

[1] If the name can be made legal by changing all characters into lowercase this will happen in absence of a requested substitution.

A legal name is a name consisting of standard alpha-character without accents, or numbers, or dashes.  The name can not begin with a number.  The name can not begin or end in a dash.  The length is 1 to 63 letters inclusive.  (These are the same rules for traditional DNS system.)

Please post all substitution requests in this thread.  Also the above rules are not binding.  For instance, a Keyhotee substitution request that conflicts with a BTSX delegate may be decided on a case by case basis by Toast.  I personally do not see this as a likely problem, only possible.  Other behavior seen to be abusive or not in the spirit of this enterprise may not be honored.  This process is mainly meant for Keyhotee founders.


Toast edit: requests from this thread will be counted: https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=6170.0

Ok I've setup a delegate.  It is on a dedicated VPS.  I haven't much to say but I was the first guy to try to partner with other non-technical delegates. 

I'd like to say how I have planned on various marketing campaigns but I am not so sure I wish to make plans public nor do the current profits even begin to justify a long explanation of my plans.

If this delegate works it will be the first of a few more where I help less technically inclined people who have shown early dedication to the BitShares ecosystem.  Much like Toast's Delegate consulting firm.

I've had jobs with roles as sys-admin before and know my way around linux quite well.

Thats about it.  Please get me elected ! 

This is also required to help me work on documentation of the process.  See https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=6404.0