“‘What we’re trying to do is help promote Bitcoin,’ David Miller told Ars. He’s one of the four co-founders of the project. Professionally, he is an infrastructure manager for Weltman, Weinberg & Reis, a law firm in Cleveland, Ohio. ‘There’s four of us,’ he added. ‘We’ve been fans of bitcoins for a couple of years. We’re trying to create a public awareness campaign. To create a bridge between the general public and the miners. They may have heard it in passing or they may have no idea what it is.’ Placement of the signs has elicited strong reactions from both the tech and non-tech communities in the Bay Area, and as it stands, tensions between the two communities have been high.”
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