Begging for a car is lame.

That's a much better reason. Here you go:

http://blockexplorer.com/t/4Z8V1qYCPp

Decent cost. I'm sure interested people would like some more info:

1. How secure is the facility?
2. How many amps can the facility pull?
3. Is there any cooling? What are the inside temperatures like in the peak summer hours?

With even just 150 sq feet, that's a lot of rigs, amps, and heat. Can you handle it?

You want more than $200 for a card worth less than $100? Good luck.

Correction. The number of coins *sold*, not the number mined. There is a very big difference between the two.

My best rig is 4x5830, 1080 mhps, drawing 650 watts.

Monthly electricity costs (~$.40/kwh) = $187
Monthly bitcoin income = 17.5 BTC
Break even at $10.7 per BTC.

Yup, I'm already at break even. So roughly, if difficulty goes to 2,000,00 and price stays at $10, then either I move out of California or shut down my rigs.

Really? Because you don't want to type in a long password on your state-of-the-art Motorola RAZR, you are putting every customer's account at risk. Keep your own password at 'abcdef', but don't prevent the rest of us from entering real passwords.

and then I found this from the signup page...

Are you kidding me? You are limiting passwords to 12 characters? And you consider this sufficient security? Sounds to me like you're storing the passwords in plaintext.

Where are you getting 5870's, and how much are you paying for them?

With only 4 pci-e connectors, how do you think you'll power 3 cards?

Don't you think something other than a 404 page would make sense?

Yes, that would be good to know.

I sure hope not. The next time MtGox publishes their password database, and some hacker finds my Paxum password is the same, Paxum has no need to reverse any transactions. I screwed up and it's my fault, not theirs. And yes, I'm speaking from experience. I did lose quite a bit of money due to the previous MtGox database.

404. No more invites?

How to limit your bandwidth to 1mbps up and down without bloating up the bitcoin client with unnecessary code:

sudo apt-get install wondershaper
sudo wondershaper eth0 1024 1024

Pretty colors, but, the numbers are way off.

Is a "slot" a 4U spot?

What amperage circuits would be provided? Does each slot get a 20 amp circuit? What is the temperature control of the facility?

But I could install my own remote-power device, correct?

Will you install video cards? Rigs shipped with heavy video cards installed are likely to be damaged by the shipping companies.

You really should enforce separate rig networks, otherwise customers could interfere with each others, like with incorrect networking settings, either through mistakes or on purpose.

What is the length of contract for a slot? Do you guarantee uptime (network, electricity, etc) of the facility?

Kudos to Vladimir for thinking up an innovative way to jump start a pool. It is creative.

Exactly. I'd join in half a heartbeat.

That was my thinking. Vladimir would basically be a shill.

Last and final bump... Using the latest kernel at http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=25860.0 at stock 6990 settings I get 352 mhps vs hdminer's 354. Hdminer is obsolete. End of thread.

If if if. If a pink dragon flew by my house and dropped a load of dung on my miner I wouldn't get any more blocks either.

Blocks/hour    6.23 / 578 s

The reality is the bitcoin network is still growing.

This is too good to be true. Those cards go for double that price on eBay.

Sounds like someone is buying old used parts off eBay and charging the investors for new parts. Is there any auditing of invoices, or is everyone just expected to have faith?