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So rare to hear about this kind of thing so "present tense"

And is it just me or is it just a little bit funny to hear about an ALS patient getting frozen cryogenically right as the ice bucket challenge sweeps the globe... I dare say he's truly taken the ultimate ice bucket challenge!



I didn't know who he was:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Finney_(cypherpunk)

"Hal Finney (May 4, 1956 – August 28, 2014) was a developer for PGP Corporation, and was the second developer hired after Phil Zimmerman. In his early career, he is credited as lead developer on several console games"

"In January 2009, Finney was the Bitcoin network's first recipient transaction."




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