I got a sneak peek at the table and it's my new favorite feature! I like to be able to see how risky things are playing out ... I think http://imgur.com/hkZcOze

I haven't updated to 1.1 yet  but the first one has been running non-stop for 15 hours with no issues (meaning I'm still coming out ahead  )

Scanned the source code than ran the jar file. Once I finally got the file it ran under linux no questions asked. I think my network connectivity is a little 'off' on the box (compared to what linux should be) so the initial operations seemed to take forever (e.g., switching to doge in the drop-down took a number of seconds). The typical betting response is pretty quick (I'm guestimating 3 responses per second), but I'll hit a period where it'll drop for a bit (few seconds) before picking back up.

As I'm guessing this might be the machine, I ran an instance on a windows laptop and was hitting ~240 rolls per minute. Going back and clocking the linux desktop (same shared internet connection), it was averaging 175 rolls per minute (averaged over 5 minutes). Running a second instance in linux resulted in a core dump in under 2 minutes (though the initial process remained running).

Bottom line is I believe the bot code is sufficient, but my desktop could be better 

I'll be letting them run for awhile and see what happens...

Wow! gosnmic (here and there)   Thanks!
(ETA: deposits/withdraws are quite fast!)

I'm not sure I'm decent but I am real 
on peerbet as gosnmic

Thanks 
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+1
gosnmic - both peerbet and now bit777!

 I've heard MTGOX is on the decline as far as far as exchanges go, do you have any other recommendations?

Aren't there any escrow-like services which will protect both buyer and seller in these things?
Thanks!

Salty - I said I totally understood the intention and understand this didn't simply come about arbitrarily! However, I would have rather seen alternative methods of implementing your anti-botting (even including some return-authentication mechanism via email; if that wasn't already tried!?). ((In addition, I TOTALLY appreciate the active role you and other moderators take in maintaining this site --- about the only thing worse than what I'm addressing is the situation when there is a total lack of moderation, with no one addressing the current happenings on the site!))

I believe many bitcoin advocates have gravitated this way due to the fact that this crypto-currency cannot be as easily manipulated as, say, the Federal Reserve (which has about as much "Federal" as Federal Express or Federal ammunition!) ... And yet, at first glance, it seems BitCoinTalk is attempting at least as much 'manipulation' in things as the Federal Reserve (forcing initial member activity including posts, "view time", type of activity, etc.). This is why I've been making such a "stink" in this thread and why I've attempted to bring it to the greater attention of this community.

While I've only recently signed up here, I've previously browsed these forums and found helpful information on more than one occasion! (and not necessarily through your search page - which can only be accessed every, how-many, seconds?...) I've also previously taken my time to input on bitcoin-related matters including (but not limited to) a technical discussion on the fairness/provability of Peerbet's raffles (http://[Suspicious link removed]/index.php?title=Fairness) ... I think their only requirement for contribution was filling out a "captcha" of either "nospam" or "no" (depending on the question though I choose to register there such that anyone could tell it was me who contributed, for whatever that was worth!) Quite frankly, coming here and experiencing your excessively preventative mechanisms is a turnoff to participating in your site/forum.

I'm not trying to give you a magic bullet which will eliminate your monitoring efforts along with the posting requirements. However, I am hoping you'll continually reevaluate the bitcointalk membership/participation paradigm and consider how you can best serve the community -- both for existing, as well as new, members!

Meanwhile, thanks for all the efforts you've put in to help keep this forum up and running as efficiently/effectively as possible! Being in and around a couple forums over the years, I know how much of a time sink moderation can become! 

- Gozzy

And I'm the caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland (seem to recall they were smoking something there on the mushroom )
Hope this counts as your "meaningful post" 

Just to follow up concerning the "newbie restrictions" ... I certainly understand the desire to keep a "clean" forum and see the desired "balance" they are attempting to achieve. However, they attempt to cut down on "useless spam" and yet at the same token, FORCE new members to post some "meaningful chat" consisting of a few sentences (which, is, of course, limited to THIS forum...). Quite frankly this post is probably something which constitutes both 'meaningful chat' (intellectually pointing out that they are contradicting themselves, forcing new members to attempt to come up with something meaningful, and yet separate from their desired conversations), AND is completely unnecessary in the larger scope of the forums (i.e., this really adds nothing to the bitcointalk community). Thus, they have forced me to SPAM the forums with a 'meaningful chat' which I would NOT have otherwise posted.

So stick that in your catch-22 self-referential pipe, and smoke it. (and grant me more than provisional member status  )

 

Not sure I've ever ran into another forum which operated in such a manner ... why would it be necessary here