I'm not bashing Bitcoin, I'm bashing the vaporware which happens way too often. Just "because Bitcoin" doesn't mean people should announce every thought that pops into their heads.
This is why normal people with a little persistence are called "visionary" in retrospect, after they toil away with the meager resources they can pull together on their own. Fools engage in emotional negativity and knee-jerk reactions, often without bothering to investigate further before rejecting anything out of the ordinary.
In any case, it has no roof. Like I said, show me a sale. It doesn't even have to be paid in bitcoins, and I'm betting that it won't be.
Some of the first cars didn't have brakes. Early computers had no graphical interface. Bitcoin doesn't have idiot-proof client software yet. Should they all have been abandoned?
Those are all revolutionary; Wikispeed is an incremental improvement - a mashup. At the very least, the
initial idea of applying rapid development methods may
influence others who will refine it and lower production costs.
- Visionary: Hey, I have an idea that might be cool. Want to help me try it out?
- Fools: NO NRRRGHGNGNN VAPORWARE GAAAAH!!
Another version:
- SW: Let's see if we can add sound to moving pictures.
- HW: Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?
So, do you still want to stay mired in unwarranted negativity? After all, in your infinite wisdom and knowledge,
it can't be done - right?