Thanks for your interest!

If you can DM me your address, I can get an exact quote to you to see if the shipping costs make it prohibitive for a small ticket item like beef jerky -- unless you're buying for the whole base!

Thanks, Dan

Hi again everyone,

It seems like international shipping to both Europe and Vietnam are both in the $42 USD range. That's a lot, for sure, but if the order is big enough, it'll be worth it.

If anyone is interested in purchasing and having it shipped internationally, contact me directly at dundalkdanjerky@gmail.com and we can work it out.

Happy Easter everyone!

Thanks, Dan

You know what? That was lazy of me. We just haven't shipped outside of the US before.

We use the United States Postal System and I just looked it up and we can indeed ship out of the US and it seems pretty easy. If you want to PM your address, I can lookup what it will cost to help figure out the right product / shipping cost ratio.

And "only ships in the US" doesn't really go hand in hand with Bitcoin, now does it? My bad on that one. Let's figure this out.

Thanks! Dan

Great question on the Spicy Jerky. You bet! We have a Sriracha Sauce recipe we're working on now that is getting close. I'll keep you posted on here and on the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DundalkDan

Also, we have a Chesapeake Crab flavor that's really popular on the East Coast of the US. It's made with the seasoning used to make steamed blue crabs. People go nuts for that flavor and it's got a kick. Not like a jalapeño or anything like that, but a real nice flavor.

We hope folks give it a shot and like it. That's one thing to throw a few Satoshi at!

Enjoy the weekend!

I just got into mining and was inspired by the Bees Brothers and their small business accepting Bitcoins, so I'm following suit with my little family's homemade beef jerky business. We make small-batch (12 packs or so per batch) homemade beef jerky. It started out as friends and family, then took off a bit to a regular thing.

You can see our regular site at http://www.DundalkDan.com.

I just setup a product using BitPay so people can purchase our popular and highly-rated Dundalk Dan's Sweet BBQ beef jerky.

Here's a recent review: http://thejerkyreport.blogspot.com/2014/04/review-dundalk-dan-awesome-beef-jerky.html

Inspired by our desire to give our boys a lunch treat to take to school, Dundalk Dan's Sweet BBQ beef jerky is the perfect high-protein snack for anyone who is looking for a tangy flavor on the go. This one rates 1 out of 5 on the heat meter.

Ingredients: Eye Round USDA Choice Beef, Sweet BBQ Sauce, Worchestershire Sauce, Cider Vinegar, Mesquite Seasoning, Honey, Crushed Onion, Garlic Powder, Sodium Nitrate/Nitrite (preservative)

How We Make It: Dundalk Dan's Beef Jerky is handmade by the Dawes Family (Stacey, Ben, Sam & Dan) in Dundalk, MD. We only use USDA Choice Round Beef or London Broil and hand trim it and marinade it for 2-3 days minimum. Then we dehydrate the jerky on racks in a professional dehydrator for 6+ hours (165 degrees initially then 155 degrees) for safety.

Packaging: Each 2.75 ounce package is vacuum-sealed complete with an oxygen-absorbing pack for optimum freshness + a toothpick!

Shipping: Free shipping with Bitcoin purchase of 4 packs! We ship USPS 2-Day Priority Mail. We can only ship in the US. Sorry.

Food Safety: All of Dundalk Dan's jerky products are made following the United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety Requirements for Homemade Jerky Products.

If you're interested in trying out some of the tastiest beef jerky around, click this link below and follow the Bitcoin link in the description.

http://www.dundalkdan.com/dundalk-dans-homemade-sweet-bbq-beef-jerky/

We hope you love it!

No kidding! 23+ hours, 3.5 hours, <2 hours!

That's where the averages come in I guess.

Onward!

Finally it tipped!

"on to the next one"

No kidding! I've been watching that. As long as it pops soon, that's only 9-10 hrs average across the two

I just added two antMiner S1s to Slush's pool after considering the others. I like the "small" pool who's been around forever and also the idea of tipping some percentage points away from the huge players. Let's move the needle away from 51% as this shakeout continues.

Good luck with your mining! FWIW, I got my antMiner S1s from the guys at http://www.ninjatech.org/ and they had them to me in 4 business days and had great communications throughout. I'd recommend them.

Thanks, TDM

Sorta Complete Nube’s Guide to Solo Mining Bitcoin on a Macbook Pro running Mavericks with an Antminer U2

Wooo hoo! I just got my Mac solo mining Bitcoin for me. It didn’t come easy, but now at least I know I’m in the lottery for around $12k every 10 minutes or so. That’s what I’m in it for - the lottery aspect. I get the math and that it’s likely to take years for me to find a block, but it’s that likely word that gets me. Maybe it won’t. Maybe it’ll be next Tuesday as I’m working I’ll get that magical hit that’ll get me 25 Bitcoins!

To get to this stage, I had to do some research about Bitcoins, pools, tools, software, hardware - all that. It wasn’t easy and the bits and pieces that I needed are out there, but seemed to be spread about in various spots.

The purpose of this post is to give back to everyone that helped everyone else — which in turn got me here. I’m going to provide a step-by-step guide for someone with a similar setup to the one I’m using to get started.

So let’s go -

Assuming you have a Bitmain Antminer U2 (probably a U1 as well), that’s all the hardware you need. I tried the GPU with my fancy Retina video card and it heated-up quick, so I bailed on that. Plus it wasn’t very fast. The Antminer runs about 1.6GH/s which seems decent. I picked this one up for $36 w/ free Prime shipping. I get a small cut if you use my link. Sweet! Retirement here I come.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ITD5NV6/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00ITD5NV6&linkCode=as2&tag=greenbean-20

Once you have your hardware, let’s get your software in order.

1. Download Bitcoin Core - Wallet
https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet

Choose Bitcoin Core and be part of the network.

Get this running on your Mac. It took a solid 1.5 days for my system to download the data to make it come alive. Be patient. Let it run. One thing I didn’t do, but ran across a tip in my travels here, was to Command+I click (get info) on the Bitcoin app in the app folder and select the option to “prevent app nap” under General. Apparently this would have sped thing up for me. Let us know if that helps.

Once you get your Bitcoin Wallet setup, you’ll need a target Bitcoin address to have your blocks sent to. To get this, act like you’re asking for money by clicking the receive button and then [Request Payment] button. There you’ll find a long string of characters — get that and save it for later.

2. Download CGminer
http://spaceman.ca/cgminer/

Download the full package and install it.

3. Add a bitcoin.conf that your Bitcoin QT app will reference upon opening to tell it how to act. This file needs to be a plain text file with the .conf extension — not a .txt extension. Hugely important.

I’m using a super simple file with just these lines, nothing else.

—————————

server=1
rpcuser=youmakethisuserup
rpcpassword=youmakethispasswordup
rpctimeout=30
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rpcport=8332

—————————

About those “youmakethisup” — seriously, make it up and remember it. You’re telling Bitcoin QT what the userID and password is for the connection you’re going to make using CGminer. Make them up and use them in a few minutes.

Now, create that text file and put it in the appropriate folder. For me, I alt/option clicked the Go option in Finder and went to

Library/Application Support/Bitcoin and dropped it in there. Double check to make sure your Mac didn’t add .txt to the end. Command + I click on that to change it if you have to.

4. Plug-in your Antminer.

5. Now start your Bitcoin QT Wallet app. Hopefully everything goes fine.

6. Once that is running (important), now start your CGminer app. When the app loads, you’ll be prompted with a startup dialog that says:

cgminer for Mac OS X.
Enter any command-line options here:

I added this and hit enter.

-o http://127.0.0.1:8332 -u youmakethisuserup -p youmakethispasswordup --btc-address youaddyourbitcoinaddressfromstep1above

That’s it! Hopefully it works for you like it worked for me.

If you feeling like buying me a beer ‘cause I helped out, please do. I haven’t received even a fraction of a Bitcoin yet, so that’d help me test my system. That’s how new I am to all of this.

This address ‘should’ be ready to receive    14Y9FKNVJCUgvpQpmx2CNT35nYk3xqZq2z

Hopefully this helps someone and good luck solo mining! Sounds like we need all the luck we can get!

The Dundalk Miner