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Re:Norwegian student buys $27 in bitcoin in 2009, now owns a... by logn on Tuesday October 29, 2013 @12:12AM (#6631988)
Buy stock low, sell it high?

It's all gambling. Sometimes you know you can beat the game. Sometimes it's for fun. People shouldn't get depressed when they miss a wacky investment that pays off big. Plenty of people lose their shirts doing that.

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Re:Norwegian student buys $27 in bitcoin in 2009, now owns a... by Sealy on Tuesday October 29, 2013 @12:23AM (#6632014)
The article mentions that exactly, "He bought some for fun, then forgot about it."

Fair play to him for doing so! I guess he must have been in luck when the topic for his thesis lead him to Bitcoin. I bet he's glad he studied!

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