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The total energy consumed by the miners on the bitcoin network is probably less than two large semi-trucks (~350 kWatt) ... is it really such a huge burden on the environment considering the millions of trucks on the roads carting useless crap around for wasteful govt. projects?
Go pick on someone who's really fucking things up.
EDIT: Let's just say that I'm not losing any sleep over the bitcoin network wasting energy ...
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So, if someone takes your phone, even a thief, he can read it. Wow I... did know that already. lol.
Leaving BTC unencrypted on a device you practically throw around across countries, tables and pockets -- one must be ready to loose them, no? Isn't the whole POINT of BTC to use crypto for security instead of obscurity?
If you people really are concerned, go to Cyanogen and improve security of the OS, e.g. easy full encryption + Password on both internal and exchangeable memory, replacing the insanely broad file system permissions.
Otherwise, you might persuade the police to be nice, but then a thief takes your phone --> epic fail.
I think the fact you have as much respect for the cops as thieves bout says it all ... .... they are meant to be working for us, not rummaging through people's private user-space on nothing more than a whim or some arbitrary drag-netting operation. And why so secretive and stone-walling with the ACLU request? If they are not doing anything wrong, what have they got to hide ....? |
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I'd rather see more non-technical bitcoin-related videos rather then "this is what the block chain looks like" technical videos. I'm going to brain dump some half-baked thoughts: So I watched this talk by Jonathan Haidt on the moral roots of liberals and conservatives and started thinking about how it might apply to more mainstream acceptance of Bitcoin. If Jonathan is right, then I think conservatives will find reasons to hate bitcoin, but liberals might be convinced to love it. So what are the videos that liberals love? Well, there's The Story of Stuff, which I think is wrong-headed but is incredibly popular. I'd like to see a video targeted towards left-leaning people that argues from their world-view-- why the existing monetary system is unfair and benefits a rich elite at the expense of the working masses. How Bitcoin can change that and be a People-Powered money, backed not by empty promises from rich bankers but by the strength and trust of the person-to-person Bitcoin Community. How friends and neighbors using Bitcoin can keep money in local communities. How using Bitcoin lets you interact with people all over the world, promoting peace and understanding. How it is better for the environment than gold mining or trucking coins and cash to and from stores and banks. Of course, early adopter libertarian-leaning bitcoiners will probably HATE it, but they wouldn't be the target audience... Yes, this is a good idea. Maybe also make it something the left-biased mainstream media outlets would latch onto. A Bitcoin primer for journos and PR types from a left liberal bias might find its way into a large audience rather rapidly if sound-bites and memes can be easily lifted from it and put into pithy sentences. Bullet points? Descriptive still imagery? |
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Whassup with all the carrots doc, was this guy an easter bunny ...or what?
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I actually still believe that Satoshi Nakamoto is his real name, that he is japanese but probably lives in US or UK.
Given his expert cryptography and programming knowledge, I find it hard to believe that he has not published a single academic paper, not even a master thesis, not made a single conference presentation, not posted on a single forum (except this one), and not been involved in any other open source coding projects. Why would he use his real name just with Bitcoin and not other projects? Perhaps he is a 15-year old self-taught genius, but the more plausible explanation is that he is a professional cryptographer who chose a pseudonym to protect himself against bullying. Also, why would a 15-year old genius use LaTeX to publish the Bitcoin white paper? LaTeX is a specialised package used almost exclusively in academia. His first paper got rejected and then after writing umpteen grant applications to lesser minds who didn't have a clue what he was talking about, he gave up on institutionalised scientific work and went his own path. From more than 10 years in the wilderness researching problems of his own choice and instincts, and living on miso soup, he had all the elements in his arsenal that were necessary for compiling bitcoin together. Just a wild guess. |
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How about if someone plugs one of these things in then the phone self wipes (obviously backed-up elsewhere) and some cheery tune pops-up for the attacker ... something like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nULKw8s061E |
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The vast majority of criminal activity is conducted in USD cash ... how about you go whale on the Fed. Res. about how they are facilitating crime and USD cash cshould be banned ... no didn't think so,
Thinking that it is the job of money to stop crime is so much facist fucked up thinking it is beyond belief ... it is not the job of money to stop crime, you have been brainwashed by the statists.
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Boy oh boy is there going to be one hell of a hang-over from this Bitcoin Easter weekend party!
Silk Road must doing a roaring trade.
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What the heck ... it must be the SDK or fglrx driver version.
ubuntu 10.10 (x86_64)
ATIstreamSDK 2.1
fglrx driver 11.2
HD 5970
H == 0 mod
SLOWER 1-2% (4-5 Mhas/s)
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Okay, I tested the H == 0 mod on linux ubuntblow 10.10, HD5970 and it is 1-2% SLOWER. (Wonder why it is faster on Win?)
... poclbm fork for Win users ... ?
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You'll be able to use the x1 slot just fine for mining
Yeah, coming to that conclusion also ... gonna have to get one of those PCI-E x1 extension cables off you  Do you have a maximum length cable available? (I think it is like 15" (37cm)). |
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The best one is the one that is having the best luck .... pool hopping is discouraged with the "devaluing shares" scoring systems though.
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The if (H == 0) modification fixed my crossfire issue. Now all the GPUs are used at 97%-99%, before i had 1 GPU at 99% one at around 94% and one at around 85%.
Wow, really? How could that be I wonder? Did you do anything else besides pasting in the above section of code? I just made all the 3 changes posted, that's it. I'm using 3 hd 6950 on windows 7 64 bit. Besides pasting in the #ifdef VECTORS if (H.x == 0) ------- loop, what other 2 changes did you make exactly? |
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Hmm, these gift cards look like they could be almost the first BTC for food, or least currently the most direct.
Milestone, btc for food.
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Slick interface, bit edgy too. I like it.
Bookmarked.
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If the quants get a sniff of the volatility in bitcoin it'll be feeding frenzy time ... it's all liquidity.
Ticks lots of boxes, anyone can own it, if you have a networked device that is.
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All that Icelandic geothermal power could make them a mining hot spot, too.
Yeah, crossed my mind too. And they have lots of ice cooled air for cooling too ... land of fire and ice ... and bitcoin miners. |
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LOL...you knew someone was going to cite the Elliot wave. I think in reality, most people that are putting some money into bitcoins understand that it could collapse at any time and hence only put in what they're willing to lose. The flip side of that is that they're also not in any hurry to sell (and probably think bitcoins have enormous potential that far outweighs the risks of losing the small amount they've put in). In addition, you probably have new people discovering bitcoins that reach similar conclusions and want to build a position. And, at this early stage a wealthy individual or two that are willing to put a significant amount into bitcoins can really drive up the price (but it could fall just as quickly when they stop buying).
If people are concerned about collapse, they aren't buying bitcoins. They are buying gold, guns, toothpaste, etc... People buying bitcoins are gamboooling hoping it goes up 20x. One can prepare for the collapse with gold and real goods .... and hedge for success with bitcoins. Who wouldn't want to be buying the possible money of the future at today's prices? that 5-10% of portfolio recommended in precious metals could easily become 5% precious, 10% bitcoin. Big money has hardly noticed bitcoin, if at all I reckon. If they make a move for bitcoin it will blow your mind out your ears. |
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Bitcoin and crypto-currencies could be the pinnacle monetary development of the 300 year Elliot wave going back to the Enlightment, Newton's gold standardisation and widespread paper money ...
... if that is the case, we gonna ride the rocket baby!
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Yeah, looks you guys are on your way now, should take off from here, see if you can get your hash total posted on the bitcoin charts page with slush and deepbit http://bitcoincharts.com/markets/ ... it was good to give you a leg up past the 10G barrier but I'm better off with a closer pool for connection quality. Hard work those long rounds, I admire your guts. |
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