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Getting started with Bitcoin:

http://www.weusecoins.com/getting-started.php

Buy gold or silver with Bitcoins:

http://www.coinabul.com/

Bitcoin Trade page:

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade

Bitcoin: Questions and Answers:

http://www.weusecoins.com/questions.php

Tangible?

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"Life is like riding a bicycle - to keep your balance, you must keep moving" (Albert Einstein).

Interesting Bitcoin mining rigs here (for large-scale mining operation):

https://bitcoin.org.uk/forums/topic/50-pictures-of-your-mining-rigs/

It seems there is still too much risk buying bitcoin because you could potentially lose your hard-earned money. Probably best to trade services with bitcoin as you've done. Mining your share before it hits its limit.

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"Life is like riding a bicycle - to keep your balance, you must keep moving" (Albert Einstein).

Yes...as in:

tan·gi·ble (adj.) - something that can be valued monetarily

Are you well-versed in Bitcoin? Perhaps you'd like to contribute and share your knowledge here instead of making snide remarks.

I'm just saying. Something tangible is something you can hold or something that can be valued monetarily like gold, silver, or a physical product. How can something virtual be tangible? Obviously, I'm not as well-versed in bitcoin as you are with all the links you posted. However, I do support it, and I will have no problem getting paid in it once it's a well accepted currency world wide.

Plus you shouldn't be encouraging people to buy bitcoin with real money because of the risk of losing an actual money. Based on the links you posted, bitcoin may still flop. Exchanging services is fine; mining your own shares.

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"Life is like riding a bicycle - to keep your balance, you must keep moving" (Albert Einstein).

Based on kulukuys links, bitcoin mining works similarly as the seti project. Seti client software allows your computer to be used to look for alien signal when your computer is not being used. Similary, Bitcoin does a lot of hash calculation and needs help, so by installing the bitcoin mining program on your computer, you allow bitcoin to use your computer when you're not using it, and in return you acquire bitcoins. Virtual currency is the fact that it is a software. Hence, it's not tangible. Cryptocurrency because your bitcoin is encrypted with a key. If you forget your key, you lose your bitcoins forever. I don't claim to know a lot about bitcoins. What I posted is what I picked up from the links kulukuy posted.

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"Life is like riding a bicycle - to keep your balance, you must keep moving" (Albert Einstein).

There are risks in any endeavor pertaining to investments (stocks exchange, commodities exchange, foreign currency exchange, etc.) and Bitcoin is not an exception. It is still considered experimental but it has been gaining grounds. Some big-money people are obviously holding huge balances in their wallets. Some respected venture capitalist are supporting and investing in it (I'll post the link when I find it again).

You're right. Mining seems to be the safest way to acquire Bitcoins without taking a major risk by investing money. That's why I'm doing it. Mining in one's own time (and not full time large-scale operations) works for me. My computers are on most of the time anyway; why not make something out of it? I consider it as a hobby with some tangible byproduct at this point in time. I don't mind buying some BTC for paying certain purchases and services. However, buying BTC through the exchanges like MtGox or other mainstream services does not afford privacy and anonymity. To a certain extent, BTC acquired through mining provides anonymity/privacy.

Yeah, but you have to admit that buying something which could potentially turn into nothing is more risky. You can sell your stock shares any time you want, but you can't just sell your bitcoins with no one willing to purchase them. I would stick to mining. I heard about bitcoins during its infancy and never set up a miner, since I read your post, I might as well set up one since I have a system that is on all the time.

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"Life is like riding a bicycle - to keep your balance, you must keep moving" (Albert Einstein).

Well, if I could convert Bitcoins to tangible products or services, that's condidered tangible, ain't it? I think you're mincing words here.

Just where on here did I encourage people to buy Bitcoins? Have you read this thread from the very beginning? Like I said, even the most established businesses or economies could still flop. Have you heard about Greece lately? The value of anything (tangible or not) is inherently dependent on its supply and demand. Gold, silver, physical products and yes, including intangible services, do not have value if there are no demands for it. There's a reason why a Bitcoin is worth more than a US$ (at least $11 as we speak - it was around $9 only a couple of days ago): there's a demand for it.

Well, health and well-being is intangible also but we surely have been investing in it and trading it for money.

Installing the original Bitcoin or other clients and opening it does not mine by itself. It only allows one to have a wallet or wallets so he/she may be able to send or receive Bitcoins (an account of sorts). However, one must first let it download the entire blockchain (history of transactions) which takes hours. It will automatically proceed to do just that upon opening the client for the first time; assuming the computer is online (it's P2P). After that, it will only add the transactions that were missed since the last time it was opened.