Yeah, looking back on this, I should have skipped the Crypto Extractor/Dominatrix Engine and went straight for the FPGA. But the good thing is there still a huge demand out there. The ASIC companies cannot meet demand, but how long with that be? But that is playing the “what if” game, and I have learnt to never play that game.

But on the flip side, there is a ton of FPGA miners out there. If I can give them a large boost in performance, it might make them last a little longer. Also there is scrypt (Litecoin) after this. Since scrypt uses a SHA-256 circuit, I can re-use it. I believe there still time for Litecoins.

But there is one more big plus. I might be able to work with an ASIC company. They would love to have a design that can drastically increase performance, which can give them an edge over their competitors. And if I can get it working on a FPGA, it just proves the design works. Plus, I was an Electrical Engineer with a proven track record with papers and patents, before becoming disabled. So there is still a large benefit out there. But this is majorly putting the cart in-front of the horse. I still got a lot of work to do, and being disable it comes and goes. But it looks very very promising right now, and I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

I tried calling yifu for days 2 times a hour. I probably got him on the nerves really... he didnt answer, half the time it stopped automatically after 28-30 seconds, the remaining time he stopped the call before. Later i opened a ticket and wrote why i cant let it slip and he answered that he has bigger problems to solve and my chip-problem isnt due yet. Fine... at least an answer. And if he really solves everything correctly before shipping ok. But last time the ticket was solve half only, i hope he still puts time in to solve such errors.
But i really dont understand yifu. He could hire a support person but he wants to do all himself. And that means he has not enough time to do all himself.
I will never ever order anything at avalon... at least not until he changed his mind about support.

The spread between Mt.Gox and bitstamp is nearly $7.  The discrepancy between Gox and bitstamp is occurring because traders on Gox are buying BTC with their USD (funds can still be used but not withdrawn), transferring it to Bitstamp and Btc-e and selling it for USD. 

Once people discover that Gox is illiquid, BTC will skyrocket on Gox as everyone converts fiat to BTC, while simultaneously prices will become depressed on the other exchanges as users sell for fiat. 

500 hundred tickets would be more fair, both from the issue of your profit, and the chances of winning. $75 is alot for 0.05% chance of winning. I doubt you will get 2000 sold.

Nope.