All posts made by electronrancher in Bitcointalk's Wall Observer thread

Why not just si?

Cbit, mbit, ubit, nbit, pbit, fbit, abit

Ceebit, embit, youbit, enbit, peebit, effbit

Hows about:

   Bitcoin = Bits = 1 unit
   cents = cBits = 0.01 units
   millis or mills = mBits = 0.001 units
   micros or mics = μBits = 0.000001 units
   Satoshi or sats = 0.00000001 units
   nanos or nans = nBits = 0.000000001 units (for when 1 Bitcoin = 1 Mega dollar or BTC1 = M$1 = $1,000,000)

The logic being 100 cents in a Dollar/Euro but we don't say centidollar or centieuro, we just say cents.

"centi-bit" cBTC
"milli-bit" mBTC
"micro-bit" ľBTC
"satoshi" sBTC

probably causes the least confusion

or

"cent-coin"
"milli-coin"
"micro-coin"

or

"ceebits" cBTC
"embits" mBTC
"mybits" ľBTC

For me:

First lot ok - but too many syllables

Second lot - a little clunky 'cent-coin' yikes...

Third - 'ceebits' / 'embits' /'mybits'.... actually - genius!

I started small, and I am probably still very small compared to you guys. But bitcoin made me a few bucks when up, and a few when down. I've been thrilled, and rather than trying to multiply my "winnings" (which I have neither the time nor the skill to do) I have used it to start up a couple of new endeavors. Those may have more or less risk than BTC, but the really great thing I've absorbed from lurking around this community is the entrepreneurial spirit. Man, people are building ALL KINDS of stuff, and they're gaining incredible success from their efforts. It's great! Yep, some are greedy BFL types or straight up brainwallet calculating thieves, but I have seen more people apply themselves in clever ways in order to earn a living (or a bundle) than I've seen in any other community.

When the talk goes to anarchy and the collapse of society and all, I kind of glaze over.

Hows about we hear some tales about when you had no coins, then two, then twenty, then those twenty exploded? What you have now is quite a bit better than you had a few years back, so what is it doing for you? Fixed up your car? Sweet new PC or Terahash rig in the basement? How is this magical money from thin air improving your situation RIGHT NOW, and what sort of cool stuff is it inspiring you to do next?

PS. CCMF! This is speculation after all.