What's this? The NYT admits positives from Legalization?


Now, if they'd just take the logical next step and call on The One to exercise executive power to benefit society by removing cannabis from Schedule I...

Happy it's working for you 2tejszy

Yes rayaodi, there is

The fast sync-patched Android wallet should be proliferating across Google Play Store at present, although it may be Monday before the caches clear and the store listing declares it compatible with your device.

It will not overwrite existing wallets so existing users can install safely but, having said that it is always good practice to back up your wallet keys to a safe location. Please do so before installing CannabisCoin "fast-sync".

Please note that this is not the pending wallet upgrade, merely a fix for slow initial sync, an improvement in peer location and a fix for the broken exchange function.

Initial synchronization is best done in WiFi, depending on hardware and network access the patched wallet should sync in 1-5 minutes. On first opening each time the wallet should state that it is unable to load exchange data while it seeks current information on bitcoin's exchange rate to various fiat currencies, then the current bid price on Bittrex and then converts that to CannabisCoin fiat exchange values. Again depending on hardware and network access that could take seconds to a minute or two.

Don't forget to transfer any existing balance (or restore your old wallet keys to the patched version) before uninstalling the unpatched wallet. Take care when uninstalling that you remove the correct app as there is no difference in the icon between the patched and unpatched versions.

Wishing everyone the very best of weekends, keep sharing those smiles

Cheers from the land down-under.

Thanks for your 2¢ pinchecobadre, it's worth at least $1.02¢ to me

With regard to the wallet updates, speed in initial block chain synchronization is a major factor being addressed for both mobile and desktop wallets. Additionally interaction with paper wallets is to be streamlined and made more user friendly. We will not incorporate core 0.12 however because it has code to revert transactions which we believe opens the possibility for future fraudulent transaction exploits. No poc code exists for this yet as far as we know but CannabisCoin has no need for the facility, so why take the risk?

On matters of more interest to the general community much of the effort behind the scenes is a laborious, time consuming and non-photogenic slog through regulation, proposal, clarification and red tape. Data on landrace tests of kWh of electricity and gallons of water per gram of dried flower and the flowers' constituents contain partners' commercial in-confidence information and couldn't be released even if ∆9 wanted to open his own books. I suppose I could ask for pictures to be posted of the clones the guys are busily cutting at present. I am reluctant to do so because pictures have undesirable side-effects too, one of which is to goad much increased federal and state scrutiny with commensurate increase in the aforementioned laborious, time consuming and non-photogenic slog through regulation, proposal, clarification and red tape.

Thank you again for your feedback.

No one contacted me showing any interest in holding one. From memory you suggested "smidgen" but no one backed your proposal. ciscoPT offered "crystals" but no one backed that either. Since that was the sum total of responses when I asked if the community wanted a competition no competition was ever set up.

There is historical precedent for "nanocoin", at least in the java implementation of bitcoin and its derivatives.

From bitcoin/core/utils.java:

At present it looks like that could be the nomenclature used even though it is not technically correct (probably why bitcoin adopted "satoshis"). "MicroCent" could work, I suppose, given that cents and micros are already defined in the code.

It is common to receive demands for action and results but it is dreadfully difficult to get reasoned feedback from the community. This is terribly disappointing, to say the least.

If you are a Linux Mint user or are contemplating installing/using Mint then this applies to you:

Sent but I doubt the system will allow a brute-forced file alteration (actually I fervently hope not). The file should abort loading when it no longer matches the signature. No harm in trying though

The FBI is attempting to stretch the All Writs Act of 1789 to force companies to breach encryption

U.S citizens interested in bitcoin and cryptocurrencies particularly might want to have a word with their congressman and senator. Remember this is an election year and a good time to remind politicians, politely, they represent you and your wishes. Crippled encryption applies to your private communications and data storage too so it is something to which everyone should give intense scrutiny.

In the immortal words of Benjamin Franklin:


Think hard about this heinous attempt to invade your and everyone's privacy. Surely this is a case for just saying "NO!".

See a current article in the NYTimes: Tim Cook Opposes Order for Apple to Unlock iPhone, Setting Up Showdown.

Update: Report: Encryption Is No Hurdle to Targeting Bad Guys

Latenite, can you see the checkpoints file? It's in the "assets" directory along with the help files but I doubt that it's accessible under any circumstance.

If you can then I can supply you a new one which will make catching up a trivial task. Otherwise wait for a refresh to be released shortly - just about to look at the exchange functions in the next couple of days.

BTW, the Android wallet is SPV and not full node so no, there is nowhere to put the bootstrap.dat file because it would never be read.

Last Call on requests for wallet features/fixes in imminent round of updates

There haven't been a lot of responses so far so that means most people are basically happy with the wallets as they are or what?

I'll be closing the book on requests/suggestions for this round midnight (GMT) Friday, February 19^th so if you have a need/want for wallet feature addition/change you need to bring it to my attention this week.

If you do not wish to post publicly then you can message me on this forum or email here

Smiles cost you nothing and provide surprising dividends, share one with someone new every day

News item of general interest:

Looks like someone has decided to take a sizable position in CannabisCoin doesn't it.

Before anyone asks, no, I don't have any information to release at this time.

@everyone

Does anyone have any opinions on the possible effects of AMD launching GPUOpen? For those who haven't yet heard about it there's an article on Bitcoinist today.

Potential sudden increases in hashing power/rates naturally figure in discussions on any possible block subsidy rate changes.

Thoughts?

I think he means spending, rather like the old saying of coins "burning a hole in someone's pocket" to imply compulsive spending.

I don't have any direct information on such plans. What I do have is a link to this news report in the Arizona Daily Star of Arizona's year on year doubling of medical cannabis consumption, from 9 tons in 2014 to 19 tons last year.

Thank you pineapples and groggin for your welcome suggestions.

Upgrading the core code is the main reason for the impending upgrade round. While robust the current wallets are desperately slow for new users.

Acceptance of CannabisCoin is a matter for individual dispensaries wherever they are located and the Yes We CANN movement is not bound by national borders. Please note though that currently all compliance effort is concentrated on U.S. legislation.

Thank you, we'll add crystals - _ɣCANN to the list of considered names for the smallest division of CannabisCoin (CANN x 10^-8).

There is little established precedent for such units. For those used to measurement the prefixes of "milli" and "micro" for 10^-3 and 10^-6 respectively are quite familiar. For 10^-9 we would use "nano" but what is the term for 10^-8? I suppose we could use "octo" to be consistent with "nano".

Question for mathematicians and linguists: is there a specific prefix for 10^-8? We'd love to hear from you.

G'day everyone

I'm just returning to my desk after a hectic southern hemisphere summer vacation season, the kind where you need a vacation to get over it

A great big thank you to all those who sent well wishes for the holidays, we love you all.

Now, for those anxiously awaiting visible signs of activity the good news is wallets are to be upgraded/ refreshed this quarter. The bad news is that there has been a paucity of community feedback on the matter.

It is possible everyone was too busy at the end of last year to respond and since there is no immediate need for a fix or repair we can extend the response period to the end of January or even mid-February if discussion warrants it. There is no point waiting for new/ upgraded wallets to be tested and released, then saying "I wish you woulda..." or "You shoulda..." - put in your suggestions/ requests now.

If you don't wish to post your ideas publicly here then by all means PM or email me, just do so before the end of the month.

A couple of people have raised questions over what effect failure of the Cryptsy trading platform will have on CannabisCoin and I would suggest that the answer is "nothing". It is entirely likely many people have lost bitcoin and we have great sympathy for the victims of fraud and theft. Reading Cryptsy blog posts it looks as though they are making efforts to facilitate removal of most altcoin balances, which suggests there will be no change in the net number of CannabisCoin in circulation. Even in the very worst case scenario of Cryptsy's CannabisCoin wallets being corrupted/ destroyed then (by my estimate) we are only talking perhaps 1% of in-circulation coins. This will have no effect on CannabisCoin's utility as a medium of exchange for medical cannabis. Like Bitcoin CannabisCoin may be divided to 100-million parts (10^-8) which means we could trade in cents: _¢CANN (.01CANN) , millis: _mCANN (0.001CANN), micros: _μCANN (0.000001CANN) or even ... what do we call the smallest division of CannabisCoin (0.00000001CANN)?

Nomenclature: Perhaps surprisingly we have never formally defined a name for the smallest CannabisCoin unit. What does the community wish to do about this?

One thing, they are not "satoshi", that name refers to the smallest division of Bitcoin.

Here are a few suggestions from the team:

• terpenes - users will likely shorten that to "terps" as they do "sats" for satoshis
• trichomes - what would people shorten that to be? "trichs", maybe?
• millicents - cute but I don't know what Millicent will make of it (I suspect it should actually be "microcents" anyway).
  
• cannabinoids - would they become cancanns?

Hmm... CannabisCoin, packed with 100-million terpenes... could have potential. Microcent appears technically correct but seems something of a mouthful.

Tell us what you want to do about naming the smallest division of CannabisCoin.

Do you want to make suggestions here with a general vote held in a couple of weeks?

Do you want to hold a naming competition perhaps? Best name for the smallest division of CannabisCoin gets one million million of the newly named coin fragments (to avoid any confusion that's 10¹² x 10^-8 = 10⁴ CannabisCoin).

All suggestions family friendly, please.

Have a great day everyone and remember to share a smile with someone new every day

It's still summer vacation time here in the land down-under but I thought I'd drop by to mention this in case traders haven't yet heard - Cryptsy Has Moved Out of Their Building Unannounced, Nowhere to be Found Source

CannabisCoin strongly recommends that purchasers not leave balances on exchanges longer than strictly necessary. Cryptocurrencies are like cash - secure it or lose it.

Hoping everyone is enjoying their new year as much as I am.

Help make this a better world by sharing a smile with someone new today - it costs you nothing and you'll be surprised by the dividends it pays

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year from the land down-under