This is so disappointing. Do you have any solution to suggest about pool operators? It seems a good clue to add pool operators to that sentence in the OP.
It is, isn't it. I wish I had a solution but I don't. Unfortunately pools aren't allowed to advertise in ANN threads anymore, so there's really no way to know other than to check the source code for specific values. If they're missing, then you can only assume that the pools listed in the ANN post has some inside dealing with the coin dev; they couldn't bring their pool online otherwise. I added your post to the OP, so other people express their suspicious experience with pools here. Kewl hill of beans. Are you going to eventually put together a list of the exchanges/hashrate rental sites/pools suspected as being part of the scam coin ring? That's a good idea I think. |
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This is so disappointing. Do you have any solution to suggest about pool operators? It seems a good clue to add pool operators to that sentence in the OP.
It is, isn't it. I wish I had a solution but I don't. Unfortunately pools aren't allowed to advertise in ANN threads anymore, so there's really no way to know other than to check the source code for specific values. If they're missing, then you can only assume that the pools listed in the ANN post has some inside dealing with the coin dev; they couldn't bring their pool online otherwise. Of course, we can always band together and do stuff like this: We need more miners of this coin. It is a good coin: no premine, fair launch, still solo-minable by wallet.
Would be nice if some pool (or the Dev) would be able to adapt some miner code in order for it to be minable with pools. It is X11 with an adaption in the timestamp code: 64 bit instead of 32 bit. Any poolowner around that has the skills to work on this?
Not possible. The hex values needed to identify the network is missing from the source code: SCAM COIN ^ obvious shit/scam coin called Spreadcoin or something... I couldn't resist, lol. It took me less than 2 minutes to navigate over to github and peek into the code. |
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This is so disappointing. Do you have any solution to suggest about pool operators? It seems a good clue to add pool operators to that sentence in the OP.
It is, isn't it. I wish I had a solution but I don't. Unfortunately pools aren't allowed to advertise in ANN threads anymore, so there's really no way to know other than to check the source code for specific values. If they're missing, then you can only assume that the pools listed in the ANN post has some inside dealing with the coin dev; they couldn't bring their pool online otherwise. |
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On the day the child is born, you can record the event in the blockchain (or sidechain).
Excellent idea! Why not start now? Create an address for the little one and record the "we're pregnant" announcement. You can do the "It's a Boy/Girl" too. You can also have your friends/fam suggest baby names in the messages too. The address will be a little piggy bank of coins and messages from daddy/mommy and friends. Hell, if I ever decide to have a kid, I think I might do this  btw Congrats! |
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Before all the big holders start selling, is there anyone who is able to contact any of the developers to see if they might be willing to relinquish control of the coin.
I'm unwilling to take the lead on any new team, (it's out of my league), but I can certainly help.
Not a bad idea actually. This coin has lots of potential. |
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avatars are a matter of prestige now only the early birds have them  Yeah, me be jealous! lol |
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The thing is its the only one of its kind on here...or any where for that matter. One could say that about ANY review. The point is Dogies guide is right now all there is. I challenge ANYONE on here to find OR create something better. But right now it just does not exist AND its an excellent resource. Is it perfect? No! BUT it is certainly as good as its going to get. Even most of those critquing it are saying the same thing, sure they have their issues but I would rather have an 80 percent accurate review post than none at all...My ONLY advice to dogie would be to emphasize the existing disclaimer that clearly states people should do their own research as well.
He covers that very clearly. So for those critisizing it if you can do better then do so. Otherwise he is the only one with this resource/tool that helps newbies. Fact is because of all the shady crap that goes on here, its important to have some resource. Honestly based on his guide, who would you go for? Bitmain is at the top of the list. Can anyone disagree that they are not currently top of the heap in the miner world? If you can clearly explain why? They win out on price (the numbers don't lie), performance, and delivery. How many others on that list are doing that? He does his best and that is all anyone can ask. Hence the request to sticky it. If those of you complaining can come up with something better OR are willing to collaborate to come up with something better then do so. I think all his hard (FREE) work deserves the recognition here for those new to the community to see, hence the sticky request.
Your thought process about this is little twisted. This isn't a contest to see who can do it better; no one has even hinted to that. The point that's been made over and over is that it's not as good as it's going to get because it lacks objectivity. The community has spoken - no one's complaining, these are OUR opinions, not complaints. Many people provided suggestions to make this sticky worthy... Dogie hasn't responded to any of those because it's his interpretation. And because it's his interpretation and not that of the community as a whole, it does not belong as a sticky. It's his work, not the voice of the community. If he wants to be the authority to say who's trustworthy or not, he needs to open it up so that it represents the community. If he's not, then perhaps he should create a webpage outside of the forum to solicit his interpretation. The Mods WON'T sticky this. If they do, then they'll open the door to anybody claiming that their opinion is that of the community at large. I think not. |
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I've had the same stupid avatar for like a year and a half...and I can't change it!
LOL, it wasn't a stupid avatar when you put it there, hehe. But at least you have one... I wish I did. |
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We need more miners of this coin. It is a good coin: no premine, fair launch, still solo-minable by wallet.
Would be nice if some pool (or the Dev) would be able to adapt some miner code in order for it to be minable with pools. It is X11 with an adaption in the timestamp code: 64 bit instead of 32 bit. Any poolowner around that has the skills to work on this?
Not possible. The hex values needed to identify the network is missing from the source code: SCAM COIN |
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most guys in the altcoin scene can tell if a coin is legit or not.. they don't care though if they can make money off them.and we can tell it's the majority doing this not by my experience of these guys trying to defend their behavior and admitting to me but by watching how the scene has been dying off. Ya start a separate topic to discuss how outraged you are at scam coins lol or... go to the ANN topics and speak up for crying out loud.. but do it politely of course  And I couldn't agree with you more. Wasn't there a topic about this a while ago...something about trying to get a group together to do just this, call out scam coins in their ANN threads? Whatever happened with that? Hell I wanted in on that shit. |
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It's time for the community to find a way to prevent scammers launch new shitcoins. Scammers launch a new coin, sell the premine or put something in the code, get rich, then leave the coin, the day after, they launch a new shitcoin and the process goes on.
III. Other Topics:
1- Do you think some scam devs are related to exchanges and hashrate rental websites?
Hell yes! And not just related to exchanges and hashrate rental websites, but they're in bed with pool operators as well. Take PPL for example. I tried setting up a P2Pool for the coin but I couldn't because the hex values I needed were missing from the source code: Is there a reason why the hex value for the main network is missing from source (main.cpp)?
TripleThreat... can you respond to my question before logging off today? Thank you. Ill have to get PeoplesCurrency to answer that question as he is the programmer , he has been busy with the Electrum wallet , but will be talking to him in a while! and Good Morning to all !!! Could you go into more detail what this means. The pchMessageStart hex string is missing from /src/main.ccp. That's a tidbit of info REQUIRED to host pools, it identifies the network. This is suspect to me because look at who has p2pool nodes: peer pool 1: http://peer1.peoplescurrency.cf:9696/peer pool 2: http://peer2.peoplescurrency.cf:9696/Makes sense? Anyways, I'm starting up several p2pool nodes and was about to bring one online for this coin until I realized the source code I needed was redacted from the file. P2pool strengthens a coin's network but seems the dev must not think so. But this is supposed to be the the Peoples Currency, right? Yet the people can only join selective pools. This one I won't live down. But if this isn't resolved... best believe I will blast it. Naturally this was never addressed, but I couldn't help - and still can't help but wonder... how the hell were the traditional pools able to get set up without knowing those values? Of course I'm no pro with this, I just learned how to create the network.py files for coins that didn't have them in the github and was about to launch my site. Unfortunately my server started misbehaving shortly after this; Now I'm not accusing anyone (I could've very well did it myself somehow), but because of this I'm cautious of the legitimacy of some of the traditional pools. That said... I think you should consider that there are some pools that are also part of the scam ring. |
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Depends, you're going to have to be more specific than that.
By sheer statistics, it's of course humans. If we're looking at animals, then it is probably some kind of an insect like a mosquito because they spread disease and kill a lot of people that way. If we're only looking at large animals, then probably something like a shark. Really depends on what you mean.
We are animals! Sharks are hardly dangerous (we all have to eat)... most people who are attacked by sharks survive; we're too boney for their taste. Free Willy is a hell of lot more dangerous than Jaws. And don't think for one minute that Flipper is a saint! But yes, no doubt we are. |
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Wouldn't you only need the private address? no need for the public one if you have the private one, correct? I hope you are able to find your cons, I know it sucks to lose coins from technical issues.
I have to find the wallet.dat files first!  Here's hoping I was able to find a couple of my most precious files... my index.html and style css for my website. Lots of me went into those... they're not the latest iteration, but at least I can work from that. Tomorrow I'll work on the wallet.dats. |
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The only thing I can say here is that nothing stops a company from sending Dogie a unit that works really well and then still not shipping to their customers after they build hype if Dogie likes it.
Yes, that's a concern. But I think this as well as other concerns a few members are expressing can be mitigated if their experience can be factored into the rating - it makes the playing field even. If that were so I'd def support this as a sticky because it would be the opinion of the community as a whole - not selective to one or a few reviews. Dogie - again, I think you did an awesome job and I'm sure there isn't any malice intent here. But in my opinion, you should consider incorporating the community's voice. Not saying you need to monitor threads, but give members an opportunity to be heard somehow. That's two suggestions I've given that I'm sure no one would have an issue with this becoming a sticky if implemented. |
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Great job on the info Dogie.
Just a question... do/did you receive any type of incentive from any of these companies?
Other than the units, no. Its about 20-30 hours to do even the first pass of guides at the moment and unit prices are falling, so I'm not sure what will happen in the future. I'm still free to say whatever I want about the units and the companies, as I have done in the past. Ah. Of course you are But that does make a difference. In that case, why not base your rating on company and product facts (e.g., no preorders, operates mining farm) vice customer service (eg, generic unethical behaviour, some orders being ignored). When you take to the level of rating their service, the waters can get muddy real quick... especially when there are customers who completely disagree with your opinion. |
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Sorry for all the trouble on this. It was meant to be a petition not an attack against dogie. I would ask to keep this on topic please.
Perhaps you should've started with a poll, then petitioned for the sticky. Surely you're not implying my question is somehow an attack? It's not; but it is a valid question and it deserves an answer. If there's an incentive involved, how much confident can the community have in the score? I'm not saying Dogie would intentionally misrepresent a product, but it's no different than neglecting to mention a few negative experiences of other members. How is it you're petitioning to post this as a sticky, yet not allowing anyone to have an opinion? I understand it's a petition so already biased... So naturally my question to you is... if no one's allowed to post their opinion in this thread, should they start another against the sticky? Consider the poll. At least it would give the community an opportunity to speak. Then if the yes votes outweigh the no count, that would only help the cause. But right now, it seems there are some members who feel it's not warranted for one reason or another. This is a community after all. Edit - case in point: cant you see youre doing it again? youre ignoring perfectly valid comments and/or criticisms of your guide saying you got your facts wrong, and that you couldve updated the guide to make it more accurate, but instead, you just say you didnt see the posts, or, that they were already disagreed with. you cant bring yourself to actually consider that you mightve incorporated some opinions in your guide that werent appropriate and need to be replaced with more accurate information.
thats why i say its Your guide, and Your opinions, and shouldnt be stickied because you ignore other people's information, especially when it conflicts with your opinion.
If there's any truth to this - then I would agree that it shouldn't be a sticky. Not taking into consideration the community's experiences (rather good or bad), is biased. Stickies are intended to be authoritative messages, opinionated posts do not belong at the top of the forum threads. |
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How much do you have in those wallets, if you don't mind me asking!
10s of 1000s of a few pretty much worthless coins |
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Great job on the info Dogie.
Just a question... do/did you receive any type of incentive from any of these companies?
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Hi! Here are the sig for DB Berkeley (wallet.dat) add it to photorec and run it again...
dat 0x0 0x00061561
dat 0x0 0x61150600
dat 0x0 0x00053162
dat 0x0 0x62310500
dat 0xc 0x00061561
dat 0xc 0x61150600
dat 0xc 0x00053162
dat 0xc 0x62310500
dat 0xc 0x00042253
dat 0xc 0x53220400
dat 0xc 0x00040988
dat 0xc 0x88090400
Science Sweet! So I do have to run it again... guess I'll go ahead and stop this session. Before I do though, I want to see if FaSan's method of using keyhunter is faster than Photorec. It's been running now for 17hours and says I still have 6 hours left. I'm scanning the entire disk. EDIT - this might be a stupid question... do all wallets use this signature, or will this only find my bitcoin wallat.dat? |
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