Cant the usb block eruptors be rewired to do the same?
Sure, but you'd need very small hands. lol, carnies |
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For proof of work, Bitcoin uses the highly parallelizable SHA256 hash function, hence Bitcoin mining is an embarrassingly parallel task. Litecoin uses scrypt instead of SHA256 for proof of work. The scrypt hash function uses SHA256 as a subroutine, but also depends on fast access to large amounts of memory rather than depending just on fast arithmetic operations, so it is more difficult to run many instances of scrypt in parallel by using the ALUs of a modern graphics card. This also implies that the manufacturing cost of specialized scrypt hardware (ASIC) will be significantly more expensive than SHA256 ASIC. Since modern GPUs have plenty of RAM, they do prove useful for Litecoin mining, though the improvement over CPUs is less significant than it was for Bitcoin mining (about 10x speedup instead of 20x speedup when comparing Radeon 5870 GPU to quad-core CPU). The particular scrypt parameters that Litecoin uses (N=1024,p=1,r=1) let non-mining users who run the full client (and thereby verify and propagate the blocks) multitask in their operating system without affecting the responsiveness. These scrypt parameter still reduce the advantage of ASIC by a 10-fold estimate, according to Colin Percival, the creator of scrypt[1][2]. https://litecoin.info/Comparison_between_Litecoin_and_BitcoinIn short yes. |
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No, ASICs have 1 purpose when they were designed to mine BTC. BTC uses sha256, nothing else, so anything you told it to process using scrypt it would just get rejected hashes since they wont process the information at all. LTC uses both sha256 and scrypt so the chip would have to be designed to do both....which is a massive feat since chips are not generally designed with enough bandwidth to work with scrypt.
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There are plenty of documents explaining how fpga and asic conversion would be possible via VHDL. Memorial university in canada has several enlightening PDFs online explaining how it could be done and the limitations.
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Nope.
I suppose you could tape out your own scrypt ASIC in the BE100 form factor, somehow add on a memory bus, add a stack of memory chips, rework the power section, add new oscillators, and then rewrite all the drivers.
But in reality, nope.
That would be one huge USB miner. |
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I would like to propose a bounty for a few scripts that will help developers make web wallets for devcoin in the future.
1. Auth script - We need a class that authenticates the user and provides a way to check if the user is still authenticated and timeout after N number of minutes.
2. 2FA script - Google 2FA should really be a common feature on any site now days, this should be available on day 1 of any web wallet.
3. Unit Tests - Must have unit tests required as part of the requirement with coverage over 85% to ensure bug free scripts.
4. Front End UI - Generic UI, simple to use, perhaps an inputs.io wallet page clone now that their site is defunct we can at least get something good out of it. - Utilize the design concept for a good purpose since everyone is comfortable with it already. But instead of the inputs.io hiding of the modules, setup the UI as tabs just like the QT client to simplify life for everyone.
I think the bounty should be split percent wise among the users that finish each point of 1-4. Any suggestions as to what should be added to this list?
Side note: congrats smeagol
I can do the 2FA script pretty easy. I can also do the auth script in php using mysql as the backend. That would cover 1/2 the points on the to do list, we would still need the remaining 2 items for the bounty to be distributed. Ok I will start working on those two tonight then. We will need to get consensus on the bounty, I believe there is a 3 day wait before a bounty can be approved. |
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Awesome, the more the merrier.
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I would like to propose a bounty for a few scripts that will help developers make web wallets for devcoin in the future.
1. Auth script - We need a class that authenticates the user and provides a way to check if the user is still authenticated and timeout after N number of minutes.
2. 2FA script - Google 2FA should really be a common feature on any site now days, this should be available on day 1 of any web wallet.
3. Unit Tests - Must have unit tests required as part of the requirement with coverage over 85% to ensure bug free scripts.
4. Front End UI - Generic UI, simple to use, perhaps an inputs.io wallet page clone now that their site is defunct we can at least get something good out of it. - Utilize the design concept for a good purpose since everyone is comfortable with it already. But instead of the inputs.io hiding of the modules, setup the UI as tabs just like the QT client to simplify life for everyone.
I think the bounty should be split percent wise among the users that finish each point of 1-4. Any suggestions as to what should be added to this list?
Side note: congrats smeagol
I can do the 2FA script pretty easy. I can also do the auth script in php using mysql as the backend. That would cover 1/2 the points on the to do list, we would still need the remaining 2 items for the bounty to be distributed. |
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I would like to propose a bounty for a few scripts that will help developers make web wallets for devcoin in the future.
1. Auth script - We need a class that authenticates the user and provides a way to check if the user is still authenticated and timeout after N number of minutes.
2. 2FA script - Google 2FA should really be a common feature on any site now days, this should be available on day 1 of any web wallet.
3. Unit Tests - Must have unit tests required as part of the requirement with coverage over 85% to ensure bug free scripts.
4. Front End UI - Generic UI, simple to use, perhaps an inputs.io wallet page clone now that their site is defunct we can at least get something good out of it. - Utilize the design concept for a good purpose since everyone is comfortable with it already. But instead of the inputs.io hiding of the modules, setup the UI as tabs just like the QT client to simplify life for everyone.
I think the bounty should be split percent wise among the users that finish each point of 1-4. Any suggestions as to what should be added to this list?
Side note: congrats smeagol
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Looking for a few concepts, or even completed logo for our website and company. I have one already, but I am no artist so I figured I would tap into the massive talent on the forums.
Paying 0.10 BTC reward for the winner, if we feel that it is exceptional we may put out a higher reward. There is no time limit on the contest, but we plan to choose a final design before December ends.
The concept we have been working with is the fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio. Current basic logo is just a nautilus shell with the ratios sketched out and the company name "Fibonacci" integrated into the nautilus shell. But if you have a better way to display the golden ratio, phi, or some other related notion please implement it into the logo. If you have questions about the design or direction or need clarification let me know in a reply or PM here.
Congrats to medUSA
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Making other forms of mining obsolete is relative to the miner. Some do not pay for electricity, so it would depend on their cost to mine. For others it would depend on the market value of LTC at the time they are mined.
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That's actually kinda what I was thinking. Just looking back and its like wow.
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Anyone else feel like they spend too much time here?
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Considering past hacks on vircurex, have new security measures been put into place to ensure loss of these large deposits does not occur?
Agreed; what protections do we have against another Bitcoin Savings & Trust? does this place get regularly audited financial statements? Sorry to seem pessimistic but this sounds a lot like mcxfee. |
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Considering past hacks on vircurex, have new security measures been put into place to ensure loss of these large deposits does not occur?
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Nice setup, when will you be adding namecoin or others?
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not really sticking up for real solid hes a sound guy though but ok maybe the fee shares messsed up but if he wanted to scam thousands of coins he could of easily but he didnt
That is exactly what you are doing, he was given opportunity, he had the means and motive also so.....he took the coins. And your saying he didnt? |
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R Hey, does anyone remember the photo that he posted of his tooth? Does anyone have a copy of that image? I never took a look at the metadata on that file. There might be something there. Possibly a gps coordinate of his home. Damn. I found it. https://i.imgur.com/eITMwYh.jpgHowever, it's imgur and they strip the EXIF data. It is logged however and they will release it with a subpoena. What is the backstory on this pic? RealSolid had his wisdom tooth out. BTW, this was just posted on IRC@#mcxnow: [02:31] <woogy> You guys want to know RealSolid's real name? [02:32] <sKyZ> Will his real name help me get back the money I spent on mcxfees? [02:34] == CANNYGEEZER [5ac811f8@gateway/web/freenode/ip.90.200.17.248] has joined #mcxnow [02:34] <woogy> well you can chase him and his brother down [02:34] == CANNYGEEZER [5ac811f8@gateway/web/freenode/ip.90.200.17.248] has quit [Client Quit] [02:35] == CANNYGEEZER [5ac811f8@gateway/web/freenode/ip.90.200.17.248] has joined #mcxnow [02:35] <sKyZ> Yeah... I don't want to go to jail. [02:35] == acejudas [~ace@2605:6000:6080:8a00:91f9:6f34:8598:36a8] has joined #mcxnow [02:36] == CANNYGEEZER [5ac811f8@gateway/web/freenode/ip.90.200.17.248] has left #mcxnow [] [02:36] <woogy> it'll also help you with filing a complaint with law enforcement or whatever agency handles securities fraud in australia [02:36] <woogy> So you want the name or not? [02:36] <woogy> Hell I'll eve give you a link to a video of the little fucker [02:37] <sKyZ> sure, post it up on pastebin [02:37] <woogy> no need - Ken Armitt (has brother Colin). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOY7LmwLAEM[02:37] <woogy> live in new south wales Australia [02:38] <woogy> here's his linked in: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ken-armitt/4a/618/990[02:39] <woogy> little fucker used to be part of crytoxchange before they pulled a runner in nov 2012 [02:41] <woogy> another video: http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2013/s3732468.htm[02:41] <woogy> initial commit from solidcoin before the account "Ken" was renamed to "RealSolid" [02:41] <woogy> commit 81bfed8dd0a194352d75f98eb698f0c0cdd6e979 Author: Ken < solidcoin@rocketmail.com> Date: Fri Aug 26 13:16:52 2011 +1000 first commit Nice find. |
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I would agree in most cases wiser, but in realsolid's history its been more like 2 years of scamming.
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