ok.

one problem that I thought about before and see mentioned in this article http://bitcoinmagazine.com/8972/quarkcoin-noble-intentions-wrong-approach/
is that QRK is somehow totally ASIC proof.

I understand that ASICs are customized chips that can have ANY conceivable algorithm embedded in their circuit.
Once an ASIC is created it can only do this one algorithm/task. ... but by no means is an ASIC limited to ONLY the sha-256 hash algorithm.

So qrk does NOT use the sha-256, so far so good, so at this moment all worldwide available cryptocoin ASICs are NOT suitable to be used for the QRK-hashing algorithms, but there is NOTHING that can prevent an ASIC developper from designing a chip that CAN calculate the QRK-hashing algorithms, and then go ahead and order a 100'000 of those chips at one of the big chip manufacturers.

It will cost a lot, alright. millions of dollars.

So its not worthwhile to do that,  at this moment . But what if QRK actually rises in price?

What if one QRK costs 10 dollar sometime in the future?

A smooth operator will see the chance of his life to create the QRK-ASIC, and he will probably be without competition for a year or two, mining away a big part of the million QRK that is available every year.
A good return on investment. And what if ASIC designing and creation actually drops in price even more in the future?
We see cpus and gpus drop in price all the time. ASICs will follow.

Ofcourse I am only speculating here. But I am starting to suspect that the only thing that makes QRK ASIC-proof is its low price. AND NOTHING ELSE!

PS, and ofcourse, the first QRK ASIC creator will de facto rule the network and can destroy it if he chooses to do so. But obviously he will not want to endanger his investment. But we will see a monopoly then.

Disclaimer: I am a QRK fan. But some tough love is appropriate from time to time. The time of daydreaming and wishful thinking is now over.