WINNING!!!

The condoms?  Got em from an old thread.  I was among the first to request a free mini-frisbee, and because the shipping was delayed, he was so kind enough to throw in a couple of free BTC condoms  

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=37939.0

Ok ok, you got me.  I'm interested.

1)  So, why are you here?

2)  ^^  HUH?!

www.mtgoxlive.com/orders  ftfy.

Check www.mtgox.com/orders.  Apparently people who have done/are doing the "big things" want a piece of candy, too.

You know it's bad when instead of paying attention to what someone is saying, you keep wondering about what life events he could have possibly experienced to make him turn out the way that he did.

Ah, I see.  Projection at its finest.  By the way, I offer a therapy for BTC service if you're interested.

You were saying?

Son of a bitch.   

Thanks!  So are you.

I built some mediocre mining rigs from scratch having never touched the inside of a computer before in my life.

I invested in precious metals (purchased with BTC) to add to my BTC investment.  Hence, I have created a small investment portfolio.

Because of BTC, I have now tasted the world's hottest pepper, have donated money to charity, have become more familiar with tax laws and other banking/financial legal jargon, have two Bitcoin condoms with which I can bang the incredibly hot girl I'm dating (after that, we can play naked Bitcoin ultimate frisbee), have ample heat during the long Midwest winter free of cost, have been paid for Bitcoin-related services and products, have conducted international business transactions in the middle of the night, and I'm basically guaranteed to be rich if Bitcoin really turns the mainstream corner.

Soooo stupid.

Few extra grand in my pocket and a wealth of computer hardware knowledge obtained in the past year --> soooo stupid.

Get out before you get eaten alive.

Wasn't this court case in the movie Zeitgeist?

If I recall, the reason that the foreclosure was initially reversed is because the bank didn't have the necessary reserve funds to cover the loan.

While it's true that the loans that banks create are basically money that is created out of "thin air," I believe there are some fine print rules which essentially say something like "Yeah, while it's true this money isn't really the bank's, the bank can still legally put it up as a form of liability so long as they maintain the minimum reserve requirement."

All I remember is that while Zeitgeist makes it seem as though no loans offered up by any bank have any legal backing whatsoever (no foreclosures EVER!!!!), the fine print reveals this isn't really the case and the banks are legally entitled to offer up imaginary collateral so long as they meet a number of other requirements.

No problem.  Good luck!

Ok, so, it seems I actually had to do this for my 3X6970 rig instead of my 5870.  My 5870 had no issues dropping to 170 mem using CG miner.  However, my 6970s aren't reference cards and initially it wouldn't let me drop my mem clocks more than -125 below my core clocks.  Using the following method, I was able to get my mem clocks down to 685.  Maybe this will let you drop your mem clocks below that for your 5870.

Make sure you have the latest MSI Afterburner Beta, then search for the msiafterburner.cfg file.  

I right clicked the .cfg file, went to properties --> open with notepad --> adjusted "unofficialoverclockingmode =   2"  (was previously zero) -->  save (I have 'hide file extensions' unchecked)  and then opened MSI Afterburner.

So, essentially you're changing "unofficialoverclockingmode = 0"  to "unofficialoverclockingmode = 2"  and then saving it.  Then, reopen MSI Afterburner and see if you can drop your mem clocks any lower.

If you can't, I'd still recommend using CGminer to make sure.  With GUIminer, my 5870 was running at about 400 m/hash even with massive overclocking.  CGminer gives me a better hashrate than GUIminer all else being equal.  There's no way I'd be running at 456 m/hash with GUIminer.

Edit:  Actually, I'd probably try CG miner first before the MSI Afterburner trick.  You can change your clocks, fan speeds, and voltages all through CGminer and it gives a better hashrate than GUIminer for the 5870 anyway.

As far as the SDK goes, just type in "ATI stream SDK 2.4" in Google and you should be able to find a download link.  For some reason I think later versions decrease the hashing power.

How low is MSI Afterburner letting you set the mem clocks??  One sec, let me try to find an old thread that tells you how to adjust your mem clocks lower.  I think you might need to make a couple simple changes to modify one of the config files.  I'll be back...

Drop your voltage and mem clocks as low as you can while keeping the card stable.  This will drop the temps and power consumption significantly.  With CG miner, my 5870 is pulling 456 m/hash at 990 core and 170 mem with voltage at 1.13 at a cool 60C (much cooler in the winter).

Edit:  I want to say I'm using Catalyst 11.6 drivers, Stream SDK 2.4.

Hi,  I'm back.

Again, the key ingredient is a time frame.  It's hard to call a top given a specific time frame.  It's easy to call a top and then claim you were correct at any moment when the price drops below a given price point.

When you extend the gold charts back a decade, there is absolutely nothing to suggest that a top has ever been reached.  There is also absolutely nothing to suggest that those who were claiming that $2000 and beyond will be broken were wrong.  Given a period of 10 years, a 19% decline in value over the course of one year is not some game changing event when you consider the 800% increase that occurred over those 10 years.

Let's say that tomorrow, in the course of one day, gold suddenly dropped to $500/oz.  I'm sure at this point you would be tooting your horn and making sure we all heard it.

Then, let's say that next year at some point, gold increased to $2500/oz.  Did you successfully call the top before the drop to $500?  Or were you just horribly horribly correct in the short term and horribly horribly wrong long-term?

Again, without a specific time-frame (many months to years is not specific) then it's really just a pissing match.  I'd be much more interested if you were to give finite predictions and a specific time frame (e.g. "gold will be $1400 around November 2012," or something like that).  Saying "gold is gonna go down at some point between many months and many years from now" is like saying it will rain this month.

Similarly, did I call the "bottom" when I bought at $1528?  Hell, it's been almost 2 weeks since then!  

^^
Lol.

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1)  I am now graduated with a B.A. in psychology and an M.S.W. in social work mental health with over 1200 hours of practice experience.  I am still unlicensed.

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