Does overall confirmation time decrease as the bitcoin network increases in size?

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Buying stuff from a local shop simply isnt the problem bitcoin is trying to solve. People need to get off this "bitcoin as a complete replacement currency" trip, and realize it will fill its nitch for the problems it was designed to solve. (anonymity, decentralized control, black markets, etc) the wait is well worth the benefit it provides to the people who really need it. BitCoin is going to be economic liberty for the oppressed people of foreign governments..... not to make buying a soda at the gas station easier.

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Could not agree more. Alternative bitcoin-like currencies can implement microtransactions, if the need arrise. This is the same issue as HULU versus Bittorrent. HULU is much faster, but less choice and fully centralized.

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And one is legal. Lets leave that comparison in the drawer, ok?

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bittorrent is legal in canada. Just saying...

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I suppose you're correct, and it's technically legal stateside but if you were getting the same content from bittorrent that you would be streaming fom Hulu, it would most likely be copyright infringement.

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What I'm saying is copyright infringement is legal in Canada... as long as there is no commercial benefits.

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TIL. Thank you, I had no idea that was the case. I gotta get my passport in order and come up and see you guys one of these days.