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For anyone else trying to do a Windows build: Compiling libboost isn't as easy as it could be. After downloading the sources, edit bootstrap.bat and change the lines call .\build.bat > ..\..\..\bjam.log
and set toolset=msvc
to read call .\build.bat gcc > ..\..\..\bjam.log
and set toolset=gcc
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Dear Wuked, how to conclude a block an extent 3 days - from you appeals it was not heard, and on a new block you call new. Do you consider that conclude large blocks those, whoever a money need? A policy for you is not correct
I'm sorry but I have trouble understanding what you are asking ? I think he (or she) is saying that when we had a block that took 3 days to crack you weren't telling people it was a good time to join in... but now you are almost inviting poolhoppers... |
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I smell a pyramid...
What are the incentives to join if you're not bringing any friends with you?
If your friends have lower hash rates than you then don't you earn less than you otherwise would (because you are distributing 1% of your earnings between other people)
What happens if everyone who joins is part of a mini-pool?
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Who said anything about courts? I think the OP was referring to the legislative branch.
The OP says that it's the courts service looking at them. |
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Don't underestimate the "common" people. Early adopters of new internet technologies are not always who we think they are. see: http://www.economist.com/node/9249302?story_id=9249302It is migrants, rather than geeks, who have emerged as the “most aggressive” adopters of new communications tools
Migrants were doing videoconferencing 5 years before everyone else. Migrants will also be the first large group to adopt bitcoin IMO, not because they find it sexy but out of necessity. That sounds very likely. A lot of economic migration is people wanting to earn money to send to their families back home - if it's cheaper and easier to use BTC than Paypal or Western Union then it will be used. |
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I wonder how this could actually work. Would legislation that affects Bitcoin also affect Facebook's game currency or the Linden Dollar?
I can't imagine that they could rush something through like this
Courts don't right write legislation, they interpret existing legislation. So either some aspects of Bitcoin fall foul of existing legislation or the courts can't do anything. Edited because although courts can right legislation, that's not what I meant... |
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I've had a quick first go at compiling a Windows version, and I'm getting errors (as expected) about missing header files. Some of them I can guess, but others I could do with pointers as to what I'll need to install. This list can also work as pointers for people wanting to do their own compilation. | Missing File | Source | | openssl/* | openssl | | db_cxx.h | BDB | | boost/* | libboost | sys/resource.h, net/if.h, ifaddrs.h | I think there are Windows equivalents (ref) - can someone confirm? | netdb.h, arpa/inet.h, sys/socket.h | Use winsock.h instead | | sys/resource.h, net/if.h, ifaddrs.h, netdb.h, arpa/inet.h, sys/socket.h | Edit headers.h line 61 (and others) to read "#if defined (WIN32) || defined (WIN64)" |
There are many other errors too, but I suspect a lot will go when I've got the right libraries installed. |
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Are you imagining a situation where the internet will never come back?
Assuming that Bitcoin had become an established currency I'm sure that people would be offering a service where they copied the blockchain from "area 0" onto a USB key and took it to areas 1-8. It would take much longer for trades to be confirmed since the blockchain would be distributed slower, but I don't see why it could not work.
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I've not invested anything.
I've bought a couple of coins, but that's to learn about them and to use them because they seem like they could be a useful commodity - not because they are an investment vehicle.
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1. http://bitcoincharts.com/markets/ shows that yes, you could go onto one of the exchanges and pay $17 for 1BTC 2. I'm no economist, but I think there are far too many variables to say. The value of a bitcoin is in part based on how useful it is. If it is easier to spend 1BTC than $1 then that's going to count in Bitcoin's favour. That's definitely not the case at the moment but who can say what it will be in 20 years. |
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Awww, man, the QT SDK takes forever to install!
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Another thing: I'd appreciate it if someone with windows downloaded the free Qt SDK ( http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/downloads) and try to compile this project. You can simply open the 'pro' file in Qt Creator that comes with the SDK. The biggest problem is probably the dependencies (openssl, berkelydb/dbcxx) though they likely exist for MinGW already somewhere. I'm giving that a go now. It may take some time, though... |
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Confirmed via Blockexplorer. Good luck with the mining!
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Is it a revolution?
- Sort of. In some ways it's just a continuation of trends that have been going on for years (once we traded in gold, then in representations of gold stored in bank vaults (coins and notes), then the gold was taken away and we traded representations of bank promises (coins and notes after moving from the gold standard), then we traded in bits representing the promises the banks made (electronic banking) and bitcoin simply takes away the banks. But then most revolutions are just evolutions of what has gone before.
Is it a bubble?
- If it's revolutionary then there will almost certainly be a bubble related to it. Once the bubble bursts and people stop valuing Bitcoin based on how valuable it will be in the future and start valuing it on what it is capable of now then we'll see if it's a technology which will last or not.
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I've just added my puny amount of power to the pool (1 x ION2 @ 3.5MH/s and 20 x CPUs each @ 1MH/s.) I'm sure that'll help crack this block!
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Under the rules of the current world that we live in, administrating any form of financial business requires approval and requires the so-called institution to register with the respective financial authority of the country it is residing in. In well known cases this can be FSA (UK), SEC (USA) or any equivalent financial authority.
Operating an exchange platform would mean that money has to move through it (third party funds) and stored on a medium of exchange (a bank) which would be operating in a country (thus being regulated by a financial authority).
Therefore I dont see how anyone successfully, long term, and stable (from a regulatory point of view) would be able to operate without downtime.
I don't understand the jump you make to say that a regulated exchange would not be able to operate without downtime. Personally I think that well regulated institutions will be necessary for the Bitcoin economy to grow to anything substantial as they will bring the levels of trust that the general public require |
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I'd imagine it could work like this:
Sell side: You have running servers with GPUs too weak for economic mining. You sell time on your GPUs to get in a little extra cash
Buy side: You need to do some work which a GPU is suited to but it doesn't make financial sense to buy one.
The only problem is that the kind of machines likely to be running 24x7 are servers, which don't tend to have GPUs fitted, but if you do... may as well make some money off them!
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I'm watching for more replies here - if/when the other 2BTC have been pledged I'll transfer 1 across to you.
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I can lend 1BTC if two others are willing to match that and split the 1BTC interest 3 ways...
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