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2841  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Hashrate starts out high, then drops. on: May 16, 2013, 10:48:49 PM
If it isn't a heat issue on the cards (I'm assuming you checked), it could be the PSU failing to meet demand. 750W output for what you're powering is cutting it pretty close.

PSU output decreases when hot. Maybe just give it a thorough dusting?
2842  Other / CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware / Re: Dummy plug Help? on: May 16, 2013, 10:42:03 PM


YMMV, but I happened to get it to work, too. This photo's from SlaveInDebt. Goto link for thread -- he prescribes 67.5ohm.
2843  Economy / Service Announcements / Re: Winklevoss Index = $12,770,919 on: May 16, 2013, 10:36:31 PM
out of your supposed 70,000 visitors I'm sure 69,995 don't know who that person is.
I'd be stunned if that high a percentage of people using Bitcoin were unfamiliar with the Winklevoss twins.

... Not that I want a "Winklevoss Index"...
2844  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: BFL Forced "On Hold For Refund" for all my Single SC orders on: May 16, 2013, 10:06:09 PM
I don't think a worse PR move could be imagined.

"Hey, there... we just brought the propane truck around to say we're severing all business ties with you, so we're gonna need that propane back.... and the tank. We heard you complained on the Internet that we missed the last four months in shipping propane out during Winter, and we kept saying we'd get to it the next month, but kept failing to show up because propane's fucking hard based this decision on a number of factors. You'll get a check in the mail."
2845  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: BFL Forced "On Hold For Refund" for all my Single SC orders on: May 16, 2013, 09:37:52 PM
I can't wait until Microsoft starts paying employees to peruse online forums and revoke licenses of naysayers in exchange for a refund. They could probably stuff it in an agreement and not be noticed for years.
2846  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: changing workes on PC on: May 16, 2013, 09:24:04 PM
What? I'm not really sure what you're trying to ask.

You generally want to concentrate hashpower in any way possible to reduce overhead costs (bandwidth, mostly).
2847  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: 51% attack will not kill Bitcoin - Plan B on: May 16, 2013, 09:21:20 PM
Reversing a big swath of transactions is probably worse than double-spends as far as faith in Bitcoin's security goes. It's going to be a pretty long span of outage before this could be done unless pools are willing to rush it through. But then, we're not exactly known for slowing down and taking deep breaths when disaster strikes.  Cheesy
2848  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Best online wallet? on: May 16, 2013, 05:45:04 PM
I like the features of blockchain.info but don't really have enough confidence in online wallets for security so use Bitcoin QT. Really wish QT had the coin control feature that you get with blockchain though. Smiley
It's in Armory if you feel like losing use of 2gB RAM whenever you have it up.
2849  Other / Off-topic / Re: I can't stop gambling what do I do on: May 16, 2013, 03:20:12 PM
Well.... if you keep doubling your bet and going again, you'll very likely come out ahead if you cash out after first win, eventually. -Or lose thousands of coins.
2850  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: All my cards are doing less on BTC then they did on LTC on: May 16, 2013, 03:15:30 PM
K stands for kilo.
M stands for mega.

Hope that helps. :p

(they use different algorithms, which is why hashrate is different)
2851  Economy / Speculation / Re: why no crash ? on: May 16, 2013, 03:10:51 PM
I guess this is where we are still in a wait and see mode.  The US govt. seeks to control all and smash anything threatening its ability to dominate economically.  Just look at the last 15 years as a small sample.  Yes they have not begun targeting CampBX and exchanges directly, but I do feel this is their first step in attempting to halt or disrupt Bitcoin.  This though, is getting slightly off topic and discussing politics here never produces a winner.

The DOJ doesn't do this stuff by piecemeal. They didn't shut down Megaupload.com one day. Freeze the banks another day. Arrest him another day. It happened all at once.

MtGox is on a .com, they could seize that anytime they want. Japan is more buddy buddy with the USA then New Zealand is. If they wanted to go after Bitcoin, every Bitcoin .com would be gone. CampBX would be gone. Bitpay, BitInstant, would be shut down, banks seized. They've both American companies.

The DOJ isn't after Bitcoin. It doesn't even make sense to go after them. Cryptocurrencies are here to stay. The genie is out of the bottle. They're better off tracking Bitcoin, keeping tabs on it, then pushing it further underground. Bitcoin isn't a threat to the USD. People are dreaming if they think it is. The DOJ will cut a deal with MtGox, let us have access to all the logs (website and transactions) and we'll leave you alone. Considering MtGox is telling people it will cost 25M to become legit in the USA (and they're planning to do it), they'll play very nice with the DOJ going forward.

This whole event was actually good news. People leaving MtGox for other exchanges. The sooner that happens, the better.
AFAIK, LEOs haven't yet had a test case on whether or not courts will agree with BTC classified as currency. This is that test case and could lead to other consequences if a clear precedent is set, inside and outside the US. Hopefully, Gox's defense team will directly challenge that particular point of contention instead of caving and hoping someone else will do their work. Odd as it sounds, I think this could be decided by the Supreme Court. What is currency, and how does the USG reconcile its laws normally reserved for USD to new alternative "currencies"? Can FinCEN and (for whatever fucked up reason) DHS regulate video-game currency as if it's the holy Dollar itself -- Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ripple? Can USG bureaucracies run around fining and shuttering any exchange which hasn't spent millions in USD? Is BTC taxable as currency, or a commodity?

I view this as recon, not war, but if given a crack, the USG might go through it like a floodgate going down.
2852  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: RT is all over Bitcoin on: May 16, 2013, 02:32:10 PM
plus the female reporter at 23:45 revealed what she was thinking about while trying to do an interview, by mis-pronounciating a word . mount,...  and it wasn't Gox  Grin
Well now I have to watch it...
2853  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: HELP, my 7950 stuck at gpu-engine 500 and memclock 150 on: May 16, 2013, 02:27:36 PM
Try plugging your display into this card.
im gonna do this next, but then again, i always leave my miners headless and control them using TeamVIewer.
Dummy plug tricks card into thinking it's not running headless. There are guides around if you Google... something like "dummy plug GPU Bitcoin" (w/o ") should work. Basically just putting a couple resistors in DVI/VGA holes.

Some configs have trouble utilizing all graphics cards headless, where driver downclocks GPU as if it's idling, even at full load.
2854  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: A $15m computer that uses "quantum physics" effects to boost its speed on: May 16, 2013, 02:22:20 PM
Here's the referenced paper with performance data. Way over my head.  Smiley http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/business/quantum-study.pdf
2855  Economy / Speculation / Re: why no crash ? on: May 16, 2013, 02:09:30 PM
The market runs on rainbows, sunshine, and pixie dust because Bitcoin.
2856  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: HELP, my 7950 stuck at gpu-engine 500 and memclock 150 on: May 16, 2013, 02:05:12 PM
Driver thinks it's inactive and forces it to 2D-mode clocks? Would a dummy plug help?
2857  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Gox operating illegally in the US on: May 16, 2013, 12:55:55 PM
Mt. Gox has been operating illegally in the US, since it failed to disclose that it is an MSB and has not followed regulatory requirements. CoinLab is suing Gox for breach of contract. Yet the trading volume and price/USD are still high. Someone please allay my fear that Gox is being systematically destroyed.
Moreover, Bitcoin is now being treated as a currency by US LEOs, who are acting on it. AFAIK, no US-dealing exchange has the necessary state & federal MSB licensing (Coinbase might be an exception - I have no idea). If this goes unchallenged, and LEOs are obviously intent on setting a bad precedent, with wide-scale enforcement very possible after the precedent is set, US Bitcoin business will be a huge regulatory clusterfuck. Is Bitcoin still worth what it was before if US users cannot legally purchase or sell their coins anywhere (except in small p2p quantities)? If large miners' and merchants' treatment of Bitcoins as a commodity on taxes was all wrong? Is Bitcoin still worth at least what it was before if almost everyone in the US has to conduct business illegally underground and the US legal precedent is adopted by other countries?

- So forget Gox. How far-reaching will the consequences of this be if Gox's challenge (which I haven't heard about, yet - but it's early) fails and a precedent is set that Bitcoin needs to be treated as a currency, with exchanges requiring full state and federal MSB licensing?

Doom! Dooooooom!!
2858  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Looking for a bitcoin investor - Proven Methods/2.2x return/ from 0.01 to 12 on: May 16, 2013, 03:57:53 AM
I'm not even sure if this is a serious attempt at a scam, or just trolling. Either way, your writing ability leaves a lot to be desired. :/
2859  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Depositing coins in coinlab on: May 16, 2013, 03:39:58 AM
So - last time it took about two hours, and this time you've waited about two hours, and want to know if something's wrong?  Grin

Snarkiness aside, a ~2h wait suggests they probably wait for 6 confirmations in the Bitcoin network (for some reason, Coinlab didn't whitelist Gox transfers??), which takes a variable amount of time (we're "supposed" to get a new block every ~20m, so 6x20m=2h - but there's a good deal of variability). Let us know if you get to the 6-hour mark.
2860  Other / Meta / Re: Contracts on: May 16, 2013, 12:20:10 AM
The Auction subforum does this, where you can't edit what you write.

Maybe a Contracts subforum is justified...
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