Uhhh, shorting in this sense is trading on margin. Interest was there to attract capital, but it shouldn't be needed for a well-funded setup.
Without margin, you can "short" by simply selling into the market.

Added my custom power cord thingy to the OP. It looks like this:




$75  $65 shipped, and includes the twistlock receptacle that mates to the plug that's already attached to the cord.

He didn't say he would steer you at all, either.

lol sure, my firstbits are under my avatar.

For standard voltage upgrades, you can get specialty tandem breakers that go in a single slot. Click the following link for info: http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbm0f/h_d2/Navigation?catalogId=10053&Nu=P_PARENT_ID&currentPLP=true&omni=c_Specialty&searchNav=true#/?c=1&684=684
However, you have to be sure that your load center ("breaker panel") supports tandems; you can tell whether they are supported by looking at the copper bus bars in the middle - they will be split into a fork or have special tabs if you are allowed to use those kinds of breakers. Unfortunately I can't find any pictures, but any electrician will know what I mean.

For 20 amp circuits, don't use anything smaller than 12AWG. If you can use tandems, that will mean up to 4 20A breaker slots can be added for your operation. 4 x 20 x 120 = 9600 watts, and 9600 watts x 0.8 = 7680 maximum continuous power draw in watts, as per Code limits.

Epic derp.

Protip: do the math, bro. Singles are HALF AS FAST per card versus mini-rig cards. Now if you could flash mini-rig firmware to a Single, that would be more epic but it probably wouldn't work.

Probably was running one DNS server on the one VPS, and stored some authentication credentials or certificates on it as well that allowed access to the dedicated box.

Like I said above, I would recommend that you obtain the disks to see what's up.

Sounds like you just mean merged mining with no independent mining possible. Dianna project was going to do something like that, but pent got lost in an MMM scam and we haven't heard from him since.

Me too - mtgox limits me to $1k per day, so for today I shall be needing that much.

I've got just the thing. I built myself a higher-voltage distribution system, although I spent too much on it by buying everything at retail instead of ordering it all over the internet for cheaper. It consists of the following components:

Raco modular metal boxes - you can remove the sides and bolt them together.
P&S Legrand plugs - chop the end off of your existing cords an bolt these on. 6-15P for 15 amps at 250V.
20 amp 250V outlets - HD doesn't carry 15A versions, but that's not a problem since it will work with both 15 and 20 amp plugs.
Sectional wall plates - 2 of these, they go on each end. HD doesn't have them.
Sectional wall plates - 4 of these, they go in the middle. HD doesn't have these either.
20A 250V 3-pin twistlock connector - L6-20P P&S Legrand.
25 feet of SJOOW 12AWG 3 conductor cable - Cerrowire.

It looks like this:



You mentioned you have a Square-D panel. Likely, it is a QO type home load center, so you would need this breaker to fill those 2 spots: http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbm16Z684/R-100032386/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053


In regards to why you would want to use it - yes, higher voltage means less heating of the wire because of the lower amperage. As a rule of thumb, you can double the voltage to get half the amps. In practice however, computer powre supplies tend to be a few percent more efficient at higher voltage, so you would actually be using less than half the amps at exactly double the voltage. The greater efficiency will directly result in fewer watts being used, although the actual reduction will be fairly small and may or may not be worth the switchover in terms of payback and profitability.

Generally, a little cord heating isn't a major issue, but if it feels hot to the touch, I would start to get worried. Additionally, mining is a continuous load, so you should only be using 80% of the breaker rating as per Code. 15 x 120V = 1800 watts per 15 amp breaker at full power, and 80% of that would be 1800 x 0.8 = 1440 watts continuously. If you switched to a 20 amp 240 volt breaker, the calculations would be like this: 20 x 240V = 4800 watts full power rating, and then 4800 watts x 0.8 = 3840 watts for a continuous load, as per the Code de-rating.

I don't know how close your panel is to your mining operation, but I would not recommend that you use your existing wiring with a new breaker. If it has a 15A 120V breaker on it now, it is likely 14 AWG, which is too small for an upgrade. That's one of the reasons I built my power strip with a 25 foot cable. Additionally, you could replace my 12AWG SJ cord with some 10AWG of almost any type, and switch to a 30A breaker, but this would probably be a Code violation since each of the outlets is rated for 20A max, not 30A. If you wanted to go 30A at 250V, you would probably want to start over with a commercial PDU and special 250V IEC connectors, instead of my homebrewed setup.

Anyways, I can offer this power strip to you for about half of what it cost me to build, which would be about $75. You might be able to match that by ordering all the parts on eBay or somewhere instead of buying them at Home Depot.

She told me she loved me - she said it with a wink.

So could I get totally shit-faced on goldschlager and tea, and never have to worry about cancer again? Sign me up!

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Excellent writeup, mndrix. And I can't believe that PayPal would willingly throw away business from someone such as you that was so careful and diligent about fraud.

MMM-2011 is so last year. Don't forget to get on the brand new gravy train of what is now known by the spiffy new name... MMM2012!

Sounds like something he would do, too, just to fuck with everyone.

If it's such a monumental problem that you make it out to be, perhaps you should be the first to create an exchange that uses them? Actually, quick tip: don't bother, because you are the only person I have ever heard ask for such a thing, so I can't imagine a sustainable demand for it.

I don't see any problem with using MoneyGram via Bitinstant/ZipZap, other than a few fees, and it would seem to achieve what you are looking for, mostly, as far as I can tell.

Honestly, I'm not really sure why you have a bee in your bonnet in regards to postal money orders at all.

Please point me to an exchange that does accept them. I know of none.

lulz

Can you get hosts that have a side momentary button instead of a maintained endcap button?