Thanks for the pointer - I hadn't seen that one.
Nihil novi sub sole. Actually, this thread is more original:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5979.0Check out what Mike Hearn, theymos and Vladimir have said.
And finally, pay attention to the last post, by Anonymous Guest (I did not know that such 'anonymous' commenting was possible - maybe this guy is Satoshi?
)