I'm glad to see Josh doing this and nominate myself.
- I am skeptical of potential scams
- I have been on the forums since Oct. 2010, so I am extremely unlikely to be a BFL shill.
- I was not scammed by pirate or other ponzis and I actively call out scams on the forums.
- I have some technical knowledge (Software Engineering day job, EE/Comp. Eng. turned CS in college)
- I am a BFL customer (Minirig hosted by Inaba + SC preorder). I also have a couple Avalons preordered and some GPUs still running
I live close to a major airport on the west coast and can fly out any time.
If there is anyone with a better understanding of hardware (that isn't producing a competing ASIC) and is a long time member of the community, I would recommend them over myself.
In my opinion, anyone who bought into pirate's obvious ponzi or is selling competing ASICs should not be chosen.
If BFL is paying for my planeflight, then I would be more then willing to come meet you guys, if you were to accept me. I am interested in meeting you all, testing the devices, checking out the facility, and of course coming back to these forums and elsewhere to put in a good word. I live in the Eastcoast, USA.
Also, I think Gigavps might be interested in visiting. I know he's been a big BFL customer for quiet some time.
Gigavps is a bad choice, as he got scammed by pirate even after meeting him in person. Plus, I think he has already visited BFL.