Hey congrats on the baby! The first kid is always the scariest, but I'm gonna tell you a little secret about being a daddy... Find a magic solution to keep them a baby forever, they're easier to deal with and cuter that way. I have kids myself, my boys are 11 and 12. The long term goal is to get a place of my own again because they want to live with me. They love their mom but dad's cooler (and hacker dad gets free video games, lol). When my oldest was a baby, I'd lay him on my chest and play Tony Hawk Pro Skater all night long! Fun times.

It's kinda hard to tell some details about my life, I think the main reason is I like to maintain a somewhat professional appearance, if that's possible for me, lol. I'm just an ordinary guy, involved in some extraordinary stuff! These last few years have been a rollercoaster of nonstop crap, all starting when I met my latest atrocity of an ex. I had it made, more or less, had my own place, manager of a restaurant, my kids living with me, everyone had their own gaming rig, I had lots of mining gear and a sweet home theater with the whole Nvidia 3D vision package.. I jumped on Bitcoin like a madman the first time I saw it, when it was still possible to solomine. I had mined a great deal and the plan was to hang on to it all, but of course it got sold (50c-$1-ish). The ex and her problems ruined everything and I just kinda let it happen. But I guess it's happened for a reason, because I wouldn't be writing this right now and wouldn't be on this adventure we're all having together.

I really appreciate the offer of those GPUs, you have no idea how much that'd help me right now.. My system is in terrible shape, one of the last arguments the ex and I were in, after I left to cool off, she used my pc for soccer practice, and it's still in the exact same shape since that day. The big Zalman heatsink is crushed on one side, the case is deformed and duct taped. I had 2 radeon 4350's in there, one was totaled, the other one is still hanging on (10k/h lol). Gotta replace that heatsink soon, it runs too warm for comfort. I ordered one off Amazon but it just couldn't keep up with the Phenom II. It's got a 750w PSU and dual PCIE slots so shouldn't have trouble with the GPU's, though I may need to hunt down some power cables at the flea market.

Good luck with the beer business. One of god's greatest gifts and a destroyer of men in one bottle, I prefer the former though. Will you be dealing with microbrew/local beers?

Also I was reading what frameLAlife was talking about earlier, the bitcoin consultant thing. That sounds interesting and I may actually try something like that where I live. Definitely need more people to adopt cryptocoins. Could possibly talk some local businesses into adopting 888, who knows? From time to time I post stuff on Facebook then get messages asking what cryptocoins are. I used to run ads on Craigslist all the time advertising computer and electronics repair, but seems like everyone is apparently a technician these days so there's many such ads, all the way down to $10 for a complete system overhaul, new pirated copy of windows, maybe even a keylogger! Protip: don't be like my sister and leave naughty stuff on your computer for the techs to see, lol.

Anyway, I think I'm about to hit it for the night.. My computer isn't cooperating, think one of the drives is about to eat it, and I'm not in the mood to move my VMs around tonight. Been nonstop compiling stuff for people, graphical changes here, removing coingen crap there, doing my best to help people out. If anyone needs anything from me, just let me know, I'll do whatever I can to help. I'll send you a pm in a sec shellbunner. Thanks again!

Good night guys!

Hmm, everything looks good from here

The pool has been pretty busy lately, if we keep the hashrate up I'm probably going to re-add another stratum and bump up the RAM some. Every now and then the web portal gets a bit sluggish, but I try to keep a close eye on things.

The beer business sounds good

I would have kept you in business a few years back, now I can barely drink 3-4, get sleepy, and feel awful the next day. I was not kind to my liver for a while there, now it retaliates.

Good luck with opening your shop. The overwhelming part of business, for me, is all the red tape and "official" stuff. I consider myself in business, I suppose, but I have no corporation, business license or storefront, just my PC, some servers, and some online bank accounts. Probably not the best way to operate, and if I 'go big' I'm going to make it official, until then just saving transaction records and make sure the IRS gets their cut XD

What all do you have to go through to get yourself officially in business, like in your own store?

Haha, I was pretty astounded when I saw the pool at 150MH, even moreso when I saw you were doing most of it! Difficulty going up may be bad for the smaller miners, but in the long run will help out the price. I haven't looked into renting mining rigs, but I'd definitely be interested in it if I could afford to. I'd be in good shape for sure if my ex wife hadn't "helped" me get rid of my mining rigs. Still, I see that hashrate and it gets me excited in ways only a nerd could appreciate, lol

It's been a while since I unloaded a wall of text and my thoughts so if you don't want to hear about someone else's crappy life, you better stop reading here :b

I've been racking my brain trying to figure out some ways to turn a profit, without putting anyone in a bad spot, of course. Right now I'm only running a few pools, and most are either completely dead or a coin that nobody wants (or both), but Octocoin is doing a good job at staying alive and, so far, keeping loyal fans. Every time I have to sell what bits of 888 I do have, I kick myself, because I know I'm probably throwing money away, but don't have much of a choice if I want to survive. Around here it's rough job-wise. If you don't have impeccable credentials and a college degree you have the choice to either work on an oil rig (which I would be doing if I could) or work a dead-end job that barely puts a dent in the necessary expenses. I've made a lot of dumb decisions when I was younger, so any kind of "professional" type job is out the window for me. I don't know why I'm telling you guys all this, I guess I just want ya'll to know who I am, kinda feels like family, lol. Anyway, on Christmas day, without going into much detail, some serious shit went down, so with nothing but my computer and some of my clothes, I'm starting over. I had to leave my job behind as well (and nothing of value was lost). So with plenty of time on my hands, in a spare bedroom at my sister's place, I've found a renewed interest in programming and cryptocoins. The funny thing is, I got into it with dollar signs in my head, and though the money has been elusive so far, in a short amount of time I've reaped huge rewards in other ways. I've always had a talent for computers so it's about time I actually DO something with it, and to that end I spend usually more than 12 hours a day at my computer, working on stuff. The way you guys have treated me thus far has been very inspirational and has definitely changed my attitude in a lot of ways. I'm starting to feel like I have a purpose again, without divulging too much let me just say I was close to rage quitting life. Eventually, I'm sure the profits will come. For some reason, I feel bad even mentioning money, even though that's what we're dealing with. In fact I hate even charging a fee to mine my pools, but for now it's a necessity. With the price of 888 right now, the fees I collect don't really amount to much, and I'm trying to get things to a point where I don't have to touch my coins at all and just save up, but it's been setback on top of setback so I keep having to sell here and there for food, or a part for my computer, it's always something. I'd like to thank everyone for sticking with my pool and showing your support, without your help the pool would have been shut down for a while, which would probably have been an effective death blow. I've got next month's fees covered, I did a Freelancer.com job, which I'm not sure if I'm going to get the rest of what I'm owed on the job, but did get a milestone payment on it, there's a 15 day hold but it'll be here just in time. I'm sure some of you are thinking "Why don't you get a real job?".. Good question, I ask myself the same thing. I was actually in the pizza business from '98-2012 and that's about all I'm "qualified" to do. I've wasted a lot of my life acting stupid and working dead end jobs and I want to do something on my own terms where there's no limits except for the ones I impose on myself. That and I refuse to be yelled at ever again for there not being enough cheese on your cheese pizza. I may be flat broke now but when payday comes I will be smiling all the way to the bank, because I don't have to punch a clock, ask for smoke breaks, step on anyone, or kiss butts. Ok, maybe a little butt kissing, but I do it because I want to, not because I have to :b  Pride is something I've been sorely lacking in life, but I'm finding plenty of it now in the trust and support that the community has shown me. That and the occasional email telling me I'm wasting my time and my life. Oh well.

I still don't have a clue what the devs are planning for Octo, but they're not the only ones with grand plans. I have a hundred different ideas and projects in varying stages, some coming in the near future. I've been wanting to provide games for everyone to enjoy, and seeing the success of some of the dice games out there I can imagine the profits some of the operators are enjoying are quite good. It makes me feel kinda guilty to think in those terms, but everyone needs money. I've also been throwing ideas around to myself about setting up some heavier services, putting on the big boy panties and setting up my own exchange of sorts, something a bit different from most normal exchanges, though, and possibly a store of some kind. Something I'll have to consider carefully, though, because aside from the amount of effort, I'm still learning finer points of programming and security, and the world of financial services isn't a playground, it can make or ruin people, or even land you in a cell with Bubba. Still, I'm capable of doing whatever I set my mind to, and I want to give something to the community and be able to mutually profit, together. How about an Octocoin exclusive escort service? No, on second thought, buying hookers and blow with 888 may not be very good for our reputations. Or our health.

Ok, there's my wall of text for the week. I don't really have anyone to talk to so this is what happens when I bottle it up. That and too much coffee. I sit in this room alone so much I'm probably crazy by now, but that's ok. Also, I know I have been neglecting the weekly giveaway, I get so wrapped up in everything. I'm doing 2 giveaways tonight, so stay tuned! Oh, and looks like a lot of posts were made while writing this (couple hours on and off), lol

Haha, that picture.. Sums me up.

Anyway, yes, you have your new "dev". Things are in the works, as I type this, literally. Not saying too much else because I'm not the project leader, that's someone else's department, but I am the one doing the compiling

Keep your eyes open, new wallet is coming, and there's some ideas in the works for ways to spend your birdies, and some gambling. I've got a lot on my plate but I've been with Birdcoin from the start pretty much and have poured lots of energy into it so far. I've been neglecting the giveaway for a while, later on I'll get to it, have a few million to give away! My thanks to the community who have stood by in hard times! It's not over yet!

Yeah, I'm pretty upset about it, I'm not sure but I don't think there was any warning when they closed. I was in the middle of making some trades and was about to transfer out some LTC so I'd have some extra money for the week, and suddenly, bam, they're gone. Hopefully our balances are intact when they open back up, but I'm not holding my breath.

Is it not?

Let me have a look. May have to clear your cache.

Edit: I'm playing it, the button isn't changing between clicks, try clearing out your cache and see if that helps. Make sure you don't have any balance before you do it, though.

Edit 2: Derp, I had one of the buttons messed up, maybe that's what it was.. Fixed!

What's going on in this-

Oh shit..

Everyone in this thread is going to hell.

Wait, shit.. See you there!

Looks like the chain is working again. Not sure what happened. Pool is open still. http://tesla.fedaykin.us

So anything new going on? I've noticed the net hashrate has jumped and the pool's been more active. Also, when we find blocks really fast, the DB cannot keep up and we have problems.

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Yeah, I hope so too. The heartbleed bug isn't really going to be a problem for anyone who uses the Windows or Mac QT wallet for general purposes, unless you need SSL for a specific reason. In my case any wallet connections to/from different servers take place over VPN, so SSL isn't necessary.

@Zellor You do have some valid points and I can see your point of view, as I try to keep an open mind at all times. I'm still holding out to see what the devs have in store for us, though. The thing that initially attracted me was the "mystery" and I'm hoping there's more surprises in the future. I myself have a few more plans and ideas. While I may not be raking in the bucks, yet, I don't view all this as a waste of energy, as I'm learning a lot as I go, which in itself is a great reward to me.

I'm working on lots of stuff but if they're not able to get around to it in the next few days I'll fix the heartbleed bug myself and post up another wallet. I can't do Mac wallet at the time, though.

No kidding.. I've got over 100m and I can't even sell it at half a satoshi. Any takers? You never know. lol

I'm not 100% sure, but I think it's possible that our stuck chain has something to do with the bit of code meant to mitigate 51% attacks and go back 14 days worth of blocks. I know that most of the pools are gone and I'm pretty sure that mine was handling most of the network load when everything stopped. I'm still learning C, mostly by tinkering, so there's still quite a bit in there that I don't understand, but I'm able to mostly follow what the code is doing. In main.cpp I'm suspecting there's a problem in the stuff from line 902 to 1024 somewhere, particularly the following:

  // TeslaX3: This fixes an issue where a 51% attack can change difficulty at will.
    // Go back the full period unless it's the first retarget after genesis. Code courtesy of Art Forz
    blockstogoback = retargetInterval-1;
    if ((pindexLast->nHeight+1) != retargetInterval) blockstogoback = retargetInterval;
   
    // Go back by what we want to be 14 days worth of blocks
    const CBlockIndex* pindexFirst = pindexLast;
    for (int i = 0; pindexFirst && i < blockstogoback; i++)
        pindexFirst = pindexFirst->pprev;
    assert(pindexFirst);

    // Limit adjustment step
    int64 nActualTimespan = pindexLast->GetBlockTime() - pindexFirst->GetBlockTime();
    printf(" nActualTimespan = %"PRI64d" before bounds\n", nActualTimespan);

Anyone who knows more is welcome to have a look and see if my hypothesis is correct, or if I'm just an idiot

I've been in touch with Comkort about the situation, so if we come up with a fix they'll get it implemented so trading can resume. I don't want this coin to die like this, Nikola Tesla is one of my personal heroes. Long live Tesla!

God, I wish I could save what I have. But, there's always more, lol. Anyone interested in buying some 888 with Google Wallet? Takes too long to transfer money from coinbase and Freelancer.com put a 15 day hold on my paycheck (since it's my first one), and I'm HUNGRY. Also have several projects going on and running short on capital to get my ideas off the ground. I still have some surprises in store for the 888 community in the (hopefully) very near future. . .

But yeah, I have 8k 888 I'm looking to trade so if anyone would be able to do Google Wallet I will give you a good deal. Send me a PM if interested. I hate to sell right now, but the pool isn't going anywhere so there'll always be more!

It's very easy! You just deposit some 888 (OctoCoin, The original PlayZa game uses BTC), then start clicking on blue squares. When clicked, first the amount of bet you have selected will be deducted, then the blue square will either disappear, or change color and show a number (1.2, 1.5, 2, 5, 10, etc), the number that shows up multiplies however much bet you have selected and adds that to your account. So, for example, if you select .1 as your bet, and you click a square and it turns red with a "10" in it, you win back .5 888. It's very easy if you use .01 as your bet and go on a clicking spree!

I think I am also going to change the bet amounts from .0001 .001 .01 .10 to .001 .01 .10 1.0, to make it easier to earn more!

Good luck everyone!

I was gonna sell some too, that's when I noticed the reason nobody's mining is because the chain is stuck. I'll see what I can do on a fix, possibly needs a checkpoint added, and I think there's a bug, but I'll have to dig.

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