Wildcat Currency: How the Virtual Money Revolution Is Transforming the Economy

[crb]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300186134/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0300186134&linkCode=as2&tag=everythingshak06&linkId=YFNHQM4BMHUD35YL

Gemstone III is mentioned heavily in this book, excerpt:

https://books.google.com/books?id=fCuFAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA75&lpg=PA75&dq=castronova+gemstone&source=bl&ots=vnDWqfgIGM&sig=oYt94ryQGptMUfSrb7QlqKC-HoI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TWLqVIydE8v8sAT55oKAAQ&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=castronova%20gemstone&f=false

[JackWhisper]

That guy must have talked to Tsin.

[Warriorbird]

I think he was probably referring to Ciston.

[JackWhisper]

Argh Ciston. No comment.

[Latrinsorm]

WE USE SILVER IN ELANTHIA, LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Androidpk]

WE USE SILVER IN ELANTHIA, LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bring back the gold standard!

[crb]

I was thinking Sergey myself. The way he described being a broker for gold, ahem silver, sales.

[Warriorbird]

I was thinking Sergey myself. The way he described being a broker for gold, ahem silver, sales.

That'd make sense.

[Ardwen]

Ciston had his story published in the New York Times. doubt he ever spoke to this guy, I'll mention it to him though baseball draft is soon!

[JackWhisper]

But Tsin sold porsches!

Or something.

[Gelston]

But Tsin sold porsches!

Or something.

Aston Martins.

[Ardwen]

He was a college student heh

[waywardgs]

He was a college student heh

Didn't he get into the high end item game by telling his mom he needed money for books and using that?

[JackWhisper]

Didn't he get into the high end item game by telling his mom he needed money for books and using that?


Once a scum, always a scum.

[Androidpk]

Didn't he get into the high end item game by telling his mom he needed money for books and using that?

That's what I heard.

[crb]

That'd make sense.

Ya I don't think Ciston would have spoken like that, and it is a little late for him, meanwhile Tsin would have spoken like that, but it was early for him.

[Warriorbird]

Ya I don't think Ciston would have spoken like that, and it is a little late for him, meanwhile Tsin would have spoken like that, but it was early for him.

Right. Seems to peg the time period just about perfectly too.