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Questions for pro-gun activists: do you realize there are places and communities in this world where you don't have to fear a random armed idiot will invade your home or shop, and you don't have to consider the whole "should I own a gun?" question? Do you realize how fucked up place you live in? Do you realize that you owning a gun and having certain related "rights" does not make it any less fucked up? Do you think you live in a normal place? Have you asked yourselves what can actually be done to make things better, other than playing along and perpetuating the madness?
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I used to mine on 5830s, all of them ended up doing this during normal (non-mining) use:  Temperature when mining was typically 62-68C. Sometime they would be ok for days or weeks, then go crazy with checkerboard artifacts. Hardware acceleration in Firefox or 3D applications typically make things worse. ATI driver crashes, etc. Not sure how reliable it is, but MemtestCL reports Test summary:
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50 iterations over 128 MiB of memory on device Cypress
Moving inversions (ones and zeros): 0 failed iterations
(0 total incorrect bits)
Memtest86 walking 8-bit: 0 failed iterations
(0 total incorrect bits)
True walking zeros (8-bit): 0 failed iterations
(0 total incorrect bits)
True walking ones (8-bit): 0 failed iterations
(0 total incorrect bits)
Moving inversions (random): 0 failed iterations
(0 total incorrect bits)
True walking zeros (32-bit): 0 failed iterations
(0 total incorrect bits)
True walking ones (32-bit): 0 failed iterations
(0 total incorrect bits)
Random blocks: 3 failed iterations
(2961 total incorrect bits)
Memtest86 Modulo-20: 0 failed iterations
(0 total incorrect bits)
Integer logic: 0 failed iterations
(0 total incorrect bits)
Integer logic (4 loops): 0 failed iterations
(0 total incorrect bits)
Integer logic (local memory): 0 failed iterations
(0 total incorrect bits)
Integer logic (4 loops, local memory): 0 failed iterations
(0 total incorrect bits)
Final error count: 3 test iterations with at least one error; 2961 errors total
and stuff like Error at [3864886C]: must be 00000004, but found 04000004 (bits: 00000100000000000000000000000000)
Error at [0009EB60]: must be 00000100, but found 44060100 (bits: 01000100000001100000000000000000)
Error at [0009EB64]: must be 00000100, but found 12100100 (bits: 00010010000100000000000000000000)
Error at [0009EB68]: must be 00000100, but found 22060100 (bits: 00100010000001100000000000000000)
Error at [0009EB6C]: must be 00000100, but found 74020100 (bits: 01110100000000100000000000000000)
I've sold locally all but one card, and never heard back from the buyers, even though the deal was to hold onto their money for a week until they check if cards work in their systems. Is it VRAM? Is it something about my motherboard or power supply? My system RAM tests ok. No idea. I'll RMA this card and see what they find out. |
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So though it is far from the full picture, would it be fair to say despite all the criticism of Bernanke's QE that Bitcoin's inflation is currently approximately double that of the Fed?
If so and if Ben said he'd halve QE in four years time and again every four years thereafter then I guess in terms of money supply the primary difference between Bitcoin and USD is we can trust an algorithm more than we can trust a person or organisation?
A fundamental difference: Fed distributes new money at will to whom they choose. I can tell you with certainty they didn't choose me. New bitcoins, on the other hand, are up for grabs - with definitive cost of production - for anyone willing to contribute computing power to securing the network. |
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In the C:\Users\Matthew\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin folder it's taking up 5.6gb
Is it ok to send all my coins to MtGox then delete this folder and keep mining?
I'm low on space (It's an SSD drive so 5.6gb is big to me)
Thanks and Merry Christmas
Why not get the script from bitaddress.org and make paper wallet(s)? You can print out two copies and keep them in two safe separate locations. You can easily add to these addresses as needed, and when you need to spend, just import to mtgox, blockchain.info, or similar services that you can trust with the amounts involved. |
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The idea was to have a store, rather than a marketplace; but i would definitely keep that option in mind.
Escrow was the plan for more expensive items, but I was planning to start selling smaller items to start out (lens filters, sd cards, film, flash cables/triggers and the like) probably with an option for escrow as well.
Why not save some resources and sell through bitmit? Bitcoin is in its infancy. We are facing a problem: new businesses have a hard time surviving due to small user base, and adoption is slow because not many businesses accept bitcoins. Therefore, at this stage it is prudent to stick together and grow the economy. |
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I might be interested, especially if you offer more than just an online store: a place where enthusiasts can also discuss related topics and learn. Needless to say, your reputation has to be built patiently if you are to accept bitcoins only. I am not going to risk any big purchases without an escrow.
Are you planning to sell, or to offer a market place?
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Let's forget about ASICs for a moment, and consider off-the-shelf GPUs or FPGAs. What is the advantage of a high-volume minjng business in my city over my own in-house mining op, per dollar invested? I build a $1300 rig and mine, versus investing the same amount in a mining company. The owner takes their cut. Where is the advantage in larger scale?
Moving on to ASICs, there is the issue of NRE cost. Clearly, a big business can invest and achieve better efficiency. A hobbist cannot even develop their own ASIC - unless we incorporate (in the old sense of the word - pool resources together to achieve something big, like building a city or a bridge). Now we can all grow our tomatoes and mine our coins and live happily. There is no reason to go big. Distributed, p2p, in numeris vires.
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It wouldn't be economical for 1 person to house and power 10 mln ASICs, yet it would make perfect sense for 10 mln individuals to house and power 1 ASIC each.
How have you come to this nonsense? Read up on economy of scale. Anything that can be done in onesies can be done in millionsies for less money. Anything. Lol, you always make me laugh when you write before you think! I have never heard a miner say there is cost involved in giving one ASIC or any other mining device a roof over its head. Try to get free rent when you have to give 1 million mining devices a dry place to stay.... Economies of scale.... lol..... I grow tomatoes on my patio, they taste great. The 19th-century "economies of scale" logic would mandate me and everyone else quitting this nonsense, so a huge greenhouses can be built thousands of miles away using loans from international banks, with patented, genetically engineered tomatoes that can survive trucking and customs clearance, and a a network of supermarkets that we all drive to in SUVs whenever we need a tomato or two, and an army and a cemetary to ensure cheap oil for the whole operation. Economies of scale, my ass. |
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I suggest the XRF gun and the method of using it be validated using several samples of similar thickness and known purity. Of course, the person performing measurements should not be aware of the actual purity of each sample. Samples should be rotated several times in random fashion.
The outcome of such validation will make it easier for both parties to pinpoint the source of the problem and correct it.
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Requiring a btc payment would
1. Make this Wiki an unattractive target for spammers,
2. Increase the probability that editor has at least basic understanding of how Bitcoin works, and
3. Provide small but important income stream that can be diverted to raising awareness, for example by donating to btc-accepting nonprofits.
I don't see any problem with this. 4chan implemented an option to bypass captcha by paying an anual fee (bitcoins accepted). It seems to be working fine for them.
Also, who pays the bills for hosting the Wiki?
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Time to start mining again, on one 5830 I saved from the old days.
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Realistically though, it is only a matter of time before these can be solved in polynomial time, or computational processing becomes so fast that it doesn't matter for the number of bits employed.
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As, my occupation is systems design and development, I would consider myself closer to a potential user than ordinary persons, and I wouldn't even consider using Bitcoin for anything.
I wonder if he would consider using HTTPS. |
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It is unclear what y-axis refers to. It shows values up to several thousands of BTC, surely these are not transaction fees.
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In less than a day they've got ~0.43 coins. At this rate, they will collect less than a coin before the end...
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This thread should be locked, then stickied. So much to learn about Bitcoin, privacy, security practices, liars, scammers, incompetence, and waste of time.
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Didn't BFL already have their chips "out of fab" - only to find out they didn't work as intended? And what about bASIC, it also got delayed close to the final stages? Six confirmations, or it didn't happen.
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If ASICMINER starts soloing with a huge chunk of power, or if it contributes to one pool thus making that pool close to or over 50%, all hell will break loose in the forums, then the press will pick up, and next thing you know the public will be irradiated with sensational half-truths, disinformation, and fear mongering.
Wait, wait. This will reduce the influx of random idiots finding their way to Bitcoin? DO IT! DO IT NOW! DO IT WITH FIRE! FUCK YEAH! Reading your eloquent responses above, I am starting to feel you may be right in some way. Regardless, I would prefer a continuing influx of "random idiots" (as you call them), and less yelling and more constructive discussions amongst us who are already here, welcoming them. |
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Friedcat is going to abuse that to double-spend - in which case us talking about whether to use one pool or many is going to achieve precisely zero.
Friedcat is NOT going to abuse that to double-spend - in which case using ANY pool or combination of pools only adds risk and inefficiency.
Fair enough, I agree. This is logical. The problem is - just look at this forum - there is an irrational, overblown fear of the "51% attack". If ASICMINER starts soloing with a huge chunk of power, or if it contributes to one pool thus making that pool close to or over 50%, all hell will break loose in the forums, then the press will pick up, and next thing you know the public will be irradiated with sensational half-truths, disinformation, and fear mongering. Therefore, it may be a prudent PR move to distribute the power, in a transparent manner, into the hands of several pool operators. |
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You don't "control" anything as a miner, the pool operator does. You simply contribute the hash power into their hands. They choose what to do with it and how. Therefore yes, if ASICMINER is the first to start, it would be prudent to distribute the power.
Nonsense, you control the hash power. You don't need to mine on any pool. Besides, mining on a pool doesn't prove anything and only introduces inefficiencies. I was under the impression that people here were discussing whether to distribute ASICMINER hashing power between multiple pools or not. I am not sure I understand your comment, but I am sure you did not understand mine. Also, I am sure mine was not nonsensical. People are concerned with a single entity controlling >50% hashing power. Personally, this doesn't make my top list of concerns. Anyway, if someone fired up ~20 THash/s tomorrow, they would be able to (with absolute certainty) double-spend their own transactions, and to prevent others' transactions from getting confirmed. If that same someone directed this mining power to a pool, then that pool operator would be able to perform these disruptions. By the same token, if someone contributed 10-15 THash/s to one of few major pools, this may get that pool close or above the 50% of total power, leading to same kinds of problems as above. |
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I paid for a few things and services online through Bitcoin network. Each and every time it was faster and simpler than going through Visa, MasterCard, or PayPal. Also, I've been using Bitcoin to transfer value internationally; a bit convoluted (two exchanges in two countries), but it happens to be cheaper than international wire/bank exchange, or bank exchange/mailing a certified check, or WU. I've got no ideological reasons to use coins, it's simply a great and interesting technology.
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