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Title: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: Luke-Jr on April 21, 2013, 11:31:24 PM
Took it long enough...
00000000000000327cf9e21bae8930abdce6a5428eaa60cc363ab94c94eccfb7 (http://blockexplorer.com/block/00000000000000327cf9e21bae8930abdce6a5428eaa60cc363ab94c94eccfb7)


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: erk on April 21, 2013, 11:35:40 PM
Took it long enough...
00000000000000327cf9e21bae8930abdce6a5428eaa60cc363ab94c94eccfb7 (http://blockexplorer.com/block/00000000000000327cf9e21bae8930abdce6a5428eaa60cc363ab94c94eccfb7)
Lol, grats! Keep mining.



Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: Rodyland on April 21, 2013, 11:53:35 PM
So, the guy whose BFL unit you shipped 3 weeks ago hasn't been running it since then?  That was kind of him, leaving all those coins for the rest of us....


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: k9quaint on April 22, 2013, 12:35:55 AM
So, the guy whose BFL unit you "shipped" 3 weeks ago hasn't been running it since then?  That was kind of him, leaving all those coins for the rest of us....

FTFY.


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: Luke-Jr on April 22, 2013, 01:07:50 AM
So, the guy whose BFL unit you "shipped" 3 weeks ago hasn't been running it since then?  That was kind of him, leaving all those coins for the rest of us....
FTFY.
Hardly, it still doesn't make any sense.
I received this unit 3 weeks ago, but I've never shipped any.
And it took longer than average, but not absurdly long to find the block...


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: tigerfree on April 22, 2013, 01:10:56 AM
can you tell us when BFL ship there units ?


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: Luke-Jr on April 22, 2013, 01:14:23 AM
can you tell us when BFL ship there units ?
I'm sure BFL will announce it when they do...


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: erk on April 22, 2013, 01:16:33 AM
So, the guy whose BFL unit you "shipped" 3 weeks ago hasn't been running it since then?  That was kind of him, leaving all those coins for the rest of us....
FTFY.
Hardly, it still doesn't make any sense.
I received this unit 3 weeks ago, but I've never shipped any.
And it took longer than average, but not absurdly long to find the block...

The estimated time to find a block at 5GHs is about 12 weeks according to:

https://bitclockers.com/calc


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: Luke-Jr on April 22, 2013, 01:17:55 AM
So, the guy whose BFL unit you "shipped" 3 weeks ago hasn't been running it since then?  That was kind of him, leaving all those coins for the rest of us....
FTFY.
Hardly, it still doesn't make any sense.
I received this unit 3 weeks ago, but I've never shipped any.
And it took longer than average, but not absurdly long to find the block...

The estimated time to find a block at 5GHs is about 12 weeks according to:

https://bitclockers.com/calc
My unit is 28 Gh/s (Little Single).


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: sunblaster on April 22, 2013, 01:20:13 AM
So, the guy whose BFL unit you "shipped" 3 weeks ago hasn't been running it since then?  That was kind of him, leaving all those coins for the rest of us....
FTFY.
Hardly, it still doesn't make any sense.
I received this unit 3 weeks ago, but I've never shipped any.
And it took longer than average, but not absurdly long to find the block...

The estimated time to find a block at 5GHs is about 12 weeks according to:

https://bitclockers.com/calc
My unit is 28 Gh/s (Little Single).

Congrats, how many chips are on that PCB?


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: Gyrsur on April 22, 2013, 01:23:33 AM
So, the guy whose BFL unit you "shipped" 3 weeks ago hasn't been running it since then?  That was kind of him, leaving all those coins for the rest of us....
FTFY.
Hardly, it still doesn't make any sense.
I received this unit 3 weeks ago, but I've never shipped any.
And it took longer than average, but not absurdly long to find the block...

The estimated time to find a block at 5GHs is about 12 weeks according to:

https://bitclockers.com/calc
My unit is 28 Gh/s (Little Single).

is it allowed to show a pic of it?


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: erk on April 22, 2013, 01:25:34 AM
So, the guy whose BFL unit you "shipped" 3 weeks ago hasn't been running it since then?  That was kind of him, leaving all those coins for the rest of us....
FTFY.
Hardly, it still doesn't make any sense.
I received this unit 3 weeks ago, but I've never shipped any.
And it took longer than average, but not absurdly long to find the block...

The estimated time to find a block at 5GHs is about 12 weeks according to:

https://bitclockers.com/calc
My unit is 28 Gh/s (Little Single).

That's not bad then, the calc says just over 2weeks for  a block, but you need luck too.


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: Bogart on April 22, 2013, 01:25:38 AM
Congrats.

When do you plan to take your baby home, or is its home destined to be a BFL or EclipseMC data center?


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: sunblaster on April 22, 2013, 01:28:15 AM
So, the guy whose BFL unit you "shipped" 3 weeks ago hasn't been running it since then?  That was kind of him, leaving all those coins for the rest of us....
FTFY.
Hardly, it still doesn't make any sense.
I received this unit 3 weeks ago, but I've never shipped any.
And it took longer than average, but not absurdly long to find the block...

The estimated time to find a block at 5GHs is about 12 weeks according to:

https://bitclockers.com/calc
My unit is 28 Gh/s (Little Single).

is it allowed to show a pic of it?

It was posted on April1, from a disputed location, so up to you to decide if its legit   :D

PS: Still curious how many chips it takes to make a 25Gh.

https://forums.butterflylabs.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=757&d=1364793268


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: Luke-Jr on April 22, 2013, 01:29:26 AM
My unit is 28 Gh/s (Little Single).
is it allowed to show a pic of it?
https://forums.butterflylabs.com/blogs/luke-jr/118-my-first-asics.html

When do you plan to take your baby home, or is its home destined to be a BFL or EclipseMC data center?
When the rest of my order is ready.


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: k9quaint on April 22, 2013, 01:31:55 AM
My unit is 28 Gh/s (Little Single).
is it allowed to show a pic of it?
https://forums.butterflylabs.com/blogs/luke-jr/118-my-first-asics.html

When do you plan to take your baby home, or is its home destined to be a BFL or EclipseMC data center?
When the rest of my order is ready.

Does that mean you still have not taken physical possession of  your first ASIC?


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: Bogart on April 22, 2013, 01:41:57 AM
In theory I've got a Little Single and 2 Jalapeņos coming.  But I ordered them in February, so I'm not counting on seeing them anytime soon.

I guess now since they've reduced the hashrate that may turn into 3 Jalapeņos.

My original plan was to take them apart right away and see if I could mod the Jalapeņos to do 7.5GH/s, but now that their design has substantially changed, I'm not counting on that being possible any longer.  I guess I may have to just mine with them.

Edit: Maybe such a thing would still be possible.  If a Little Single now has 8 chips as I imagine, it's turning 3.125GH/s per chip (or 3.5GH/s per if it's running as fast as Luke-Jr's).  If a Jalapeņo now has 2 chips, I suppose it could potentially reach 7GH/s.


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: tigerfree on April 22, 2013, 01:44:08 AM
i hope BFL ship there units FAST they i dont know why they are late can any enplane why they are tooo late even they  got more money then Avalon  ??? ??? ???


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: 01BTC10 on April 22, 2013, 01:47:03 AM
i hope BFL ship there units FAST they i dont know why they are late can any enplane why they are tooo late even they  got more money then Avalon  ??? ??? ???
Because they have a clue.


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: minternj on April 22, 2013, 03:06:15 AM
Does it really matter where it is? He is receiving the BTC. im sure thats all the 99% in here care about, getting the coins.


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: k9quaint on April 22, 2013, 03:16:01 AM
Does it really matter where it is? He is receiving the BTC. im sure thats all the 99% in here care about, getting the coins.

Let us suppose that you ordered a PC from Dell. Then instead of shipping this PC to you, they said that you could instead log into a server located somewhere in the cloud, would you feel cheated?
If your answer is yes, then the location does matter. I would sympathize with you because you ordered a physical good and instead received an EC2 server. If Dell were to stop paying the rent on that EC2 server, you would end up with nothing at all.
If your answer is no, then I have an ASIC to sell you.


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: minternj on April 22, 2013, 03:22:54 AM
Uh ya if the PC i ordered from dell made me money while dell kept it for me? And i didnt pay electric on it or fees to host it. And  i made back the money that hte pc costs?

Would i feel cheated? No

Please sell me this asic that you will host for me for free.

Waht are we talking about again?


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: erk on April 22, 2013, 03:24:29 AM
Does it really matter where it is? He is receiving the BTC. im sure thats all the 99% in here care about, getting the coins.

Let us suppose that you ordered a PC from Dell. Then instead of shipping this PC to you, they said that you could instead log into a server located somewhere in the cloud, would you feel cheated?
If your answer is yes, then the location does matter. I would sympathize with you because you ordered a physical good and instead received an EC2 server. If Dell were to stop paying the rent on that EC2 server, you would end up with nothing at all.
If your answer is no, then I have an ASIC to sell you.

What a silly analogy, the only shipping units from BFL are the 5GHs  to developers and reviewers. To be able to mine on a 28GHs remote box I would consider a bonus, it's not like it's your power bill.




Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: Blazr on April 22, 2013, 03:32:39 AM
Quote
From IRC:
04/01/2013 02:44am a_meteorite: did you go to BFL HQ or was it shipped? assuming you can reveal that..
04/01/2013 02:54am Luke-Jr: a_meteorite: I've physically touched it, but I've left it at BFL for the time being.


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: k9quaint on April 22, 2013, 03:35:57 AM
Does it really matter where it is? He is receiving the BTC. im sure thats all the 99% in here care about, getting the coins.

Let us suppose that you ordered a PC from Dell. Then instead of shipping this PC to you, they said that you could instead log into a server located somewhere in the cloud, would you feel cheated?
If your answer is yes, then the location does matter. I would sympathize with you because you ordered a physical good and instead received an EC2 server. If Dell were to stop paying the rent on that EC2 server, you would end up with nothing at all.
If your answer is no, then I have an ASIC to sell you.

What a silly analogy, the only shipping units from BFL are the 5GHs  to developers and reviewers. To be able to mine on a 28GHs remote box I would consider a bonus, it's not like it's your power bill.

@erk
In addition to it not being your power bill, It is also not your unit (yet). You might consider it a bonus, but you would not consider it a "BFL unit shipped to you".
Some people here are saying that BFL keeping your unit and mining it for you (like ASICMINER) is exactly the same as BFL shipping a unit to you and then you doing as you like with it (mining with it, reselling it, fapping to it, etc). I am saying the two things are very different. Promising the one and delivering the other should not be considered "good business practice".

@minternj
I will host a 665.99GH/s ASIC for you, please send 740BTC to me and I will start hashing for you in 2 weeks.


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: erk on April 22, 2013, 03:53:46 AM

@erk
In addition to it not being your power bill, It is also not your unit (yet). You might consider it a bonus, but you would not consider it a "BFL unit shipped to you".
Some people here are saying that BFL keeping your unit and mining it for you (like ASICMINER) is exactly the same as BFL shipping a unit to you and then you doing as you like with it (mining with it, reselling it, fapping to it, etc). I am saying the two things are very different. Promising the one and delivering the other should not be considered "good business practice".
Customer units from BFL are not shipping yet.  That's why they are called "pre-orders". I don't have an issue with that concept, I see getting access to a operate a device before customer orders are shipping as a bonus. How much is a BTC block worth exactly? More than the RRP of the 25GHs unit, that's for sure!



Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: minternj on April 22, 2013, 04:02:51 AM

@minternj
I will host a 665.99GH/s ASIC for you, please send 740BTC to me and I will start hashing for you in 2 weeks.

Uh get the proportions right. We were talking specifically about lukes little single right? How much did a little single cost. $649for 30GH. ~21$ for 1G .

740BTC * $120 = $88,800 /$21 = 4,228 GH.

OK ill send you 740 BTC for 4TH of hashing. You pay the electric and host it.

you still trying to imply bfl is a scam or something because im missing your point entirely.


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: Luke-Jr on April 22, 2013, 04:34:15 AM
Guys, I didn't start this thread for another trolling war to break out.
If it's going to go that way, I'll just lock it...
There are plenty of trolling threads already.


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: minternj on April 22, 2013, 04:39:13 AM
Luke, im sure you realize every post with the letters bfl in this specific sequence will turn out to be a trollfest. Even the post about a bfl fpga single got trolled.


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: Dalkore on April 22, 2013, 05:01:25 AM
Guys, I didn't start this thread for another trolling war to break out.
If it's going to go that way, I'll just lock it...
There are plenty of trolling threads already.

With the BFL history to this point, you have to know that frustration will bleed into any post that has anything to do with BFL.  You talking about getting the first block is like salt on the wound for many.   Just a thought.


Title: Re: First block found by a BFL ASIC!
Post by: k9quaint on April 22, 2013, 05:05:40 AM

@minternj
I will host a 665.99GH/s ASIC for you, please send 740BTC to me and I will start hashing for you in 2 weeks.

Uh get the proportions right. We were talking specifically about lukes little single right? How much did a little single cost. $649for 30GH. ~21$ for 1G .

740BTC * $120 = $88,800 /$21 = 4,228 GH.

OK ill send you 740 BTC for 4TH of hashing. You pay the electric and host it.

you still trying to imply bfl is a scam or something because im missing your point entirely.

Ok, send me 740BTC. I will give you 4TH of mining starting in 2 weeks.