I see it this way:
Early adopters (Pre April 2013) coin of choice = Bitcoin
Relative newcomers (April 2013 - December 2013) coin of choice = Litecoin
New Adopters (Dec 2013 - present) coin of choice = Dogecoin
I don't think any should be seen as greater than any other. In a few months there might be another wave of adopters and they might create their own coin of choice.
But what makes Dogecoin special among a sea of clones? The meme? That's what I am struggling to understand. Bitcoin was the first... then Litecoin really gained traction when SHA256 ASICs were developed. Dogecoin is a clone of Litecoin. There is nothing special about it in my eyes, and that won't change no matter how much support it gets. In the end it's just one of many clones, albeit with a much stronger community. |
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Let's be honest: No one cares about cryptocurrencies beyond Doge in terms of the general, non-nerd public. Thats why Doge will be massive.
This is what I don't get... why isn't there a Facebook Coin or a Lolcat Coin? If all you have to do is slap a coin on some popular meme as a recipe for success then why isn't it being replicated many times over? Dogecoin doesn't seem special to me, but I have sold risers to more than a few people who were buying them simply because they were interested in mining the Dogecoin. One of my friends heard about Dogecoin and then started asking me about Bitcoin since he knew I was borderline obsessed with it... I dunno. I guess I will put a biscuit into the doggy and see if it barks. |
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it is more exciting to have 1,000,000 shares of SHITQ than 2 shares of AAPL
There's no need for that! You're barred!! Dogecoin has made lots of money (and other coins) for a lot of people. It's also raised the profile of cryptos in general (and it's not seen as a black market or money laundering vehicle by the public! wink wink). IT DEMANDS RESPECT!  hah! I was just making up some bullshit ticker, but even the worst stocks make lots of money for a lot of people. All pump and dumps have winners and losers. Dogecoin has obviously done more than most alt-coins as far as bringing in new types of miners and crypto traders/users. I just can't take it seriously as something that will be viable in the future. I don't even know how to say the damn name of the coin correctly. I know it's some hip meme thing that I should be more familiar with, but I'm just an old man (turned 29 last year) who doesn't quite get it. I still believe it's time will be up soon, but it has already surprised me once! |
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I only like to mine about 15-30 minutes at a time. Then if my results are not good I move to a new server/pool. Sadly I can't seem to find anything that works out for me... I've tried over 72,000 pools in the last month and they are all giving me crappy results. I have over 128kH/s so I don't know what the problem is... I should be making like .15btc a day but the pools are all broken  The problem is you are stuck in 2012  There is only one solution... get a time machine! Hmm... there is this crazy old guy down the street who drives one of these... maybe I should go talk to him?  |
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I only like to mine about 15-30 minutes at a time. Then if my results are not good I move to a new server/pool. Sadly I can't seem to find anything that works out for me... I've tried over 72,000 pools in the last month and they are all giving me crappy results. I have over 128kH/s so I don't know what the problem is... I should be making like .15btc a day but the pools are all broken |
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I started believing in Dogecoin a couple of weeks ago when I sold some PCIe risers to someone off of Craigslist.
When I met him he said that he kinda followed Bitcoin but never really got into it. Then he said he was so pumped about Dogecoin that he just had to go out and buy a mining rig so he could get his hands on some DOGE. He bought 8 risers from me, and had a car full of equipment... for Dogecoin. Not Bitcoin or Litecoin, but Dogecoin.
Personally, I still don't get it but it clearly has much wow and such appeal.
I think I get it. There's been a large influx of people in December who think (or know?) that they've kinda missed the bitcoin bus. No point getting excited about bitcoin if you're new. Dogecoin was a chance to be in on the ground level of something that could be big. And also, there were enough coins to go round for even the smallest of miners. Owning 1,000,000 DOGE is a LOT more exciting than owning 1.59 BTC. That's probably also why kittehcoin and mooncoin are doing so well right about now. People like to have lots! It's not just about the $ value, it's also about feeling good about what you're doing (IMHO). Right. It's kind of like the penny-stock player mentality that it is more exciting to have 1,000,000 shares of SHITQ than 2 shares of AAPL I might end up buying a small amount of DOGE to hold long, but I'm not a penny-stock player anymore. Gonna hold onto the big ones and might diversify in some alt-coins, but I think BTC/LTC is diversified enough |
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I want a few dozen Sapphire 270 Dual-X. Take note, 270, not 270X. I can currently get it below 200 USD, so if your price is significantly lower than that (including shipping) then I'll order from you a few dozen of those GPUs.
Where are you getting them for under $200?! I was thinking about using those in a couple rigs I am about to build, but that was when Newegg had a $30 rebate and I could have got them for $179 (after rebate) Now I only see them for $219 so I decided on using the 280x instead. |
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No offense, but those are pretty ugly. If I'd wanted that, I would have gone that route to begin with.
Yeah those are hideous and would not even hold the GPUs properly so you would still have to rig something together to make it work. Lord only knows how sturdy they are as well. |
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Do shemale use bitcoin may be you should put
I'm a shemale and I use Bitcoin. |
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You have PM
You have a response. I can get them out tomorrow as long as you pay within the next 18 hours or so  |
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Can you explain why a 1x to 1x is really necessary ?
It's good for daisy chaining if the x1 to x16 is not long enough. It's also good for rising cards if you don't need to have them powered as they are cheaper than x1 to x16 |
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Yeah I am building an aluminum and wood hybrid right now. It looks pretty sleek but it's just a prototype. I'm going to finish it, then tear it apart and redo the dimensions, then see how much the pricing will be and probably start selling them in the USA.
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It took 1 week to UK, i dont know about USA though
Right. From Hong Kong to Europe should take less time than Hong Kong to USA. |
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If he didn't want to use escrow why wouldn't he have scammed the 1.6 btc offered earlier with no escrow? Two accounts?  |
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14/01/2014 Shipped, pending customs check Does it really take that long for customs to check it? Jesus, I am about to build my own case tomorrow, just can't wait that long Yeah I started building my case yesterday. It's almost done. I'll be selling my Openrig case whenever it arrives... might crack it open first and take a peak at the design though  |
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I prefer to buy high and sell low. I'm just a poor dyslexic day-trader |
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Good deal. I'm still going to stand by my claim that I have the cheapest powered risers in the USA That would take weeks to arrive from Hong Kong. |
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GPUs had their advantages but they did for Bitcoin too, the story is pretty similar and GPUs are irrelevant today for SHA256 mining.
Yep. So a new coin will come out with a new algorithm because we can't let our GPU farms die... |
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That one has 4 PCIe slots. The three on the left are PCI slots, not PCI-express. You will need risers... I do sell them but as I am in the USA, you might want to find a local supplier since the shipping would likely be ridiculous. x1 to x16 risers can be used in all PCIe slots, and are preferable to x16 to x16 risers as they promote air flow. The only two risers that are ever necessary on any motherboard are x1 to x1 unpowered and x1 to x16 molex powered. Hope tha thelps a little bit it certainly makes the PCI things clearer! If you truly want a n00b friendly mobo, I would suggest Asrock BTC H81. It defeats the need for powered risers as it has two power connections directly on the motherboard. It also has 6 PCIe slots. They are steep in price though and all of my calculations that I have done show that there is no reason to ever use a 6xGPU build, as the fixed costs are much higher making 2 6xGPU builds more costly than 3 4xGPU builds. So do some calculations of your own and figure out what is best for you, but pretty much all new Asrock boards will be pretty good for mining |
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