wait.. you mentioned the btc price on an exchange and analyzed it! isnt that off topic here?

i can see this off topic thread being derailed fast.

i use MEW (myetherwallet) with a trezor and ledger nano s for eth and erc20 tokens.

havent used MEW without a hardware wallet though so cant comment on how secure your keys are without one.

edit: i wouldnt bother with the official mist/geth wallet, it seems to have problems syncing even on multi core systems with SSDs. and the size of the blockchain is ridiculous.

PCIe 4x? does it need the 4x? ie, will running it on a single PCIe lane hurt performance?

i have an onda mining board with 8 full size 16x slots but i believe they run in 1x mode, so any PCIe  ->m2 adapter card would run at 1x.

ive known those built in windows tools exist but ive never actually tried them. im so used to reflect, its so reliable and ive been using it for so long, that i never bothered with anything else. being free for personal use helps of course

never thought to build a  baseline windows miner image. good idea, that would save some time with all the updates and tweaks that need to be done for deploying a typical new rig.

i wonder how well an image would tolerate a chipset change, like from B250 to Z370 or something.

from what i understand (a very limited amount i assure you) the fpga chip itself has no inbuilt thermal throttling to limit it from overheating, temperature sensing needs to be part of the bitstream (i am unclear on this) or depend on software to monitor the boards various other sensors like voltage and current limits and such. so its very easy to destroy the chip if proper cooling and monitoring are ignored.

 

when you have a stable setup make a disk image of the OS. that way if you blow the OS or drivers away just load the good image back on and good to go.

i use macrium reflect free. saved me a lot of grief many times. both miner rigs and my other computers. anytime i change something and it works i make a new image.

https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree

i also have windows update totally disabled anyway. not sure if i want to update from 1709. miner is stable so im good atm. the 1709 image with drivers and miners setup the way i like it is my insurance policy for anything that sneaks through.

LSD. with enough of it you can build a quantum computer too. maybe even turn yourself into one.

ive been looking on twitter for the official feed, so i can send 0.5 howeycoin and get 5 back.

so, tomorrow?

im kinda in a hurry to get rich as those loan sharks i used to get the money to buy these howeycoins seem very understanding and nice but i dunno

please sir, when moon?

we are perfectly safe

K9 is ready to take out the evil google/military slaughter bots.

i believe the auto switch only occurs when the current pool hits a block. then it goes to the next pool if it thinks its more profitable

might be wrong though..

nah, ones like this reproduction (i would want originals of course). press the button to see the time.

at this point anyone trusting a third party with a decent amount of btc (or other hardware supported coin) is borderline crazy.

now for full disclosure: i still run a hot btc wallet (core wallet) on my 24/7/365 on computer and have for years, since 2011.. this is my original, and still running wallet with a small amount of btc on it for day to day spending. never had it hacked, but im decent with computer security.

as soon as core had passphrases, that went on. ran like that for a couple years. but as soon as i figured out paper wallets and vetted them to my satisfaction, the bulk of my coins went to paper (with passphrases).

now for main storage? trezor one and ledger nano s, with a trezor t on its way. I like the trezor better for various reasons, mainly because i never had a problem accessing coins and never any issues doing firmware updates.

you really need to look into paper and hardware. right now your trust is in a third party. my trust is in myself.

"no private keys? not your coins"

as in "reclaim" his coins to redistribute somehow? or "burn" them?

the moment i see that coming i will sell all my btc on that chain. they are his, to lose, burn or spend as he pleases. just like mine are.

i dunno about mining being incorporated into consumer gear like tvs and such. it would mean it needs network access, something i deny my tvs (and receivers/set top dish box/etc) as there is no need for items like that to need internet in my view.

1st it would lose any "eco friendly" or "green" rating.  (but maybe not if it were switchable, or go on a time schedule..) and who wants a tv with (soon to be obsolete) power sucking heat generating chips in it?  what and where would it mine to and how would the consumer get payouts with this.

im no tree hugger but my house has all led lighting, geothermal hvac/hotwater, we drive high(ish) mpg 4x4 suvs (high for 4x4s anyway), solar panels going in this summer etc. i just prefer to save power and resources when i can.. not because im some super green guy, its because it allows me to use that saved power and resource exactly when and where i want. i prefer well targeted usage of power and resources.  i would rather choose where my watts go, and where my heat sources are located.

if people want decentralized mining there need to be cheap low power miners (well under 100 watts) that run via wifi, are easy to relocate, almost disposable, dead easy to use with preconfigured local pools (say pools located in each major city, choose the one nearest you), then link payouts to a prepaid debit card or something.

yup, i stand corrected. half the price, twice as ugly.

a Donald Duck watch is looking better and better in my eyes now.

ugliest watch ever.

i did look through the richardmille watch site, the one with dragon figures seemed okish

but $800k+ for a watch. lulz. no matter how rich i became, i would never pay that for a watch.

now, i could see myself with one of those olde skool red LED watches from the 70's.. press the button to light up the time. THOSE were cool.

mine tested ~125 waaay back around highscool.

i then discovered drugs. way more fun. of course way more disruptive as to the directions i had picked in college (programming). dropped college, stayed with drugs. much fun, much stupidity, some broken bones and other misc injuries from "here, watch mah beer" type stuff.

oh well. its part of what made me who i am today, and if i had a do over id probably choose drugs again.