Since you get a larger amount for blocks older then 30 days, for me it makes sense to have one BIG block.

I accomplish 3 things this way: First, I only have to worry about one stake per period, and if I have to wait for difficulty to drop it is not too big of deal, as I will be paid a larger amount for waiting.

Second, I don't contribute to the micro-staking mess.

And third, since my one block has become quite large, when I do unlock to stake, it is pretty much instant.  Once i do stake, I go to coin control and move all blocks into one again. (including any incoming transaction for that month.) 

Initially, anything I do mid month may not stake, which is OK as it is usually fairly small in comparison to my large block. If a smaller block comes in mid month, say from a purchase or transfer,  I do have the option of leaving the smaller block alone for 45 days then allowing that to stake (at the same time as my next stake on the large block) then roll it all together.

It is a bit of a game, but fun. if we all used coin control, we could better control difficulty.

Have fun!

Look back a couple of pages. Lots of posts containing nodes.

I don't think we do need to care.  The very nature of that particular coin made it vulnerable. We are not in the same situation.  XDE and TEK are as different as apples and oranges.

I want to thank all who commented with nodes, It has really solved my syncing issues.  Great community!

So what is the idea? 1000/1 trade Tek for a different coin?

Thanks for the explanation Biomech. And the update. I did use a bootstrap, it was a bit dated and I still had to sync a lot of data which took over 30 hours to complete.  I am just considering the future.

TEK is only a couple of years old, and already the blockchain is becoming a bit of a beast.  What is it going to look like in 5 more years? and how is that going to effect folks wanting to have a wallet? If this experiment is ever going to go mainstream, it has to be feasible for folks to have and maintain a wallet. I know this is an issue for Bitcoin and the other Alts as well, but if something CAN be done, this is a way for TEK devs to distinguish this coin from some of the other rabble. Again, I'm not a programmer, and don't quite get the limitations of what can or cannot be done with a blockchain, but some forward looking thought should be put into the coin if we wish it to break away from the pack.

As a business man, I immediately recognized the value of SuperStake, and am now seeing that as a two edged sword.  I totally dislike the idea of trillions of TEK on the market diminishing the coin to absolutely no value. I am hoping that wider adoption, and more folks staking will help to take care of this issue, but if it adoption doesn't happen quickly enough, the stake rate MUST be address or we fail.  The same holds true for blockchain management.

As far as hard forks go, I would much rather see the dev team put some thought into maintaining value and ease of use, rather then simply focusing on preventing micro-staking.  It is arguable that micro-staking, as frustrating as it is for folks who see the difficulty climb and percentages drop, was having a bit of a calming effect on the coin  from a inflationary standpoint. Runaway staking and coin deployment is also not desirable.

Do we want a coin that is something special? If so, the Devs need to have some gimmicks ready. Why buy TEK? because of Superstake, and X, and Y.  We as a community also need to start coming up with ways to use TEK as more then just a staking asset. If the coin had intrinsic value, something other then the eco-mine aspect, (which we adore, but that alone will not save the coin) and the development team needs to be a partner in this.

Do we need to create a donation pool for the Dev team?  I realize they have lives too, and likely jobs to boot!
If compensation for their time a trouble would help, then us as a community have the obligation to make it possible for the team to spend more time on the project.  Perhaps some discussion with the community and some  brainstorming is in order, where members submit ideas and the team considers and discusses what is and is not possible.

I would love to hear Thundertoe weigh in on this a bit.

Nice to see some volume, word must be getting out!

Biomech or Thundertoe.......

Any word on the fork?  I would also like to know if any thought is put into not having to sync the entire block chain for a wallet. It is becoming cumbersome. Is there a way to draw the line in the sand and say "the past is the past and what happened before..say 6 months ago is archived." then just download from that point to current. then every 6 months, archive another 6 months of the block chain.  Is this possible or just crazy talk?  Man I could see this becoming a monster in a few years, and that can't be good for the industry.

Glad you were able to cash out Gribgo. I am seeing a lot of buzz out there of folks held up on withdraws.  Good strategy, going to another coin then withdrawing. Hope you are able to get your money out of the coin you withdrew on another exchange.

I was very fortunate to not have anything at Cryptsy when this all started.

Bitcoin exchange Cryptsy may have gone full Mt Gox, refuses to pay out users.

Interesting article here: http://siliconangle.com/blog/2015/10/19/bitcoin-exchange-cryptsy-may-have-gone-full-mt-gox-refuses-to-pay-out-customers/

Happy New Year all.
Spending the day re syncing Tek wallet. This is the second time in a month.  Hope you are all having better sync luck then I.

I wonder if the 'hard fork' will help with this.

WOW! Thanks everyone! and Merry Christmas!

Taking forever to sync again!

Well, Cryptsy finally got back to me, and offered to drop a note when TEK was back online, and indicated they were working on it.  Cautiously pessimestic.

Scratch that, I read Joe-Cat's remarks about restarting and thought what the heck, worth a try.  I did and am.  Also please don't read into my comments that I like Cryptsy. I think they are shit, I just like to be fair, as I have had good luck with them in the past.

For now I am totally sold on Cryptopia, they work, I have had no problems transferring either in or out.

Check them out.
https://www.cryptopia.co.nz/Register?referrer=Joebwan

I just checked in with Cryptsy again, wallet still offline, and no response to my ticket.  I also am experiencing wallet not wanting to sync issues,  It is stuck 22 hours old.  If there are serious blockchain issues, it is hard to blame Cryptsy, however, they could at least respond.

I opened a support ticket requesting repair of the TEK wallet at Cryptsy. Perhaps if others did, squeaky wheels may get oiled.

Cryptopia (https://www.cryptopia.co.nz) Has been trading regularly.

I still see trading happening on Cryptsy, but the wallet there is still showing blockchain issues.

BTCPool is no longer listing TEK/BTC as a market. :-(  So we have 2 (really one and Cryptsy, who have not made it a priority to fix their shit.)

Thanks incognito, It actually just did sync again.  I am going to put this on my Linux machine while everything is working though. Is Ubuntu OK or is there a more favorable distro?

Crap! I think my wallet is stuck again!  Any one ever restore a wallet.dat file across platforms? I think it is time park this on a Linx box.