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1  Other / Meta / Re: Is this forum getting worse and worse? on: May 21, 2024, 08:48:09 PM
Can't say I've noticed any degradation. Then again, as a miner I mainly hang out in the BTC mining area and could care less about the alts areas nor 'privacy' issues related to holding/using BTC so mixers have always been a non-starter for me.

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Some people have a problem with promoting casinos.
Some people have a problem with the fact this forum looks super old.
Some people have a problem with the fact that this forum feels "gatekept" in terms of account progression because of how much sheer work and typing it takes to rank up.
Don't care about the online casinos and ads for them did not bother me. If some long standing members where here mainly just for the signature campaigns, oh well. Can't say I miss them leaving *see last paragraph...
 Looks 'super old' - thank god for that!
   1. much lower bandwidth needed
   2. no live ads means no JAVA required so no 3rd parties gathering data on you (which the 'privacy' folks do not seem to care about?)
  Ranking up/Merit: This started as a technical forum - not a social media circle jerk like Twitter et al. I think at its core it should remain a technical forum. Merit is EARNED by posting useful information. Earning Merit should not be ones main goal here -- that should be learning about BTC and these days also alts and sharing useful knowledge with others who are looking to learn about it.
2  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Thoughts about Quantum Blockchain Technologies, QBT. on: May 21, 2024, 12:35:15 AM
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Comparatively speaking it, by a long way, is quite civilized in this particular neck of the woods.
Mainly because *for the most part*, discussions here are most often based on provable facts and preferably accompanied with links to needed references where needed.

Took a look at QBT's forum und  ja -- seems to be mainly inhabited with Marketing shills, True Believers in the shill, and their naysayers, all bickering with little to support their views...
3  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Does the world know about Bitcoin? on: May 19, 2024, 05:23:30 PM
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I think only the old aged people aren’t aware of the Bitcoins.
Bite me!!! Just WHO THE HELL do you think set the stage for all of today's tech?  Ya know, things like semiconductors, IC's, the internet etc??? Folks like me. I'm 67 and have been in electronics etc. since the early 1970's.

Many folks of ALL AGES are ignorant of technology and frankly I've found that today's youth are scarily ignorant of it in that they blindly share far too much info about their digital lives without a care in the world about it.
4  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: What does gmaxwell think of OP_CAT and "Great script restoration" in 2024? on: May 19, 2024, 05:11:32 PM
 Roll Eyes Well how about directly asking him....
Just *how* is anyone else supposed to know another persons thoughts........
5  Bitcoin / Mining / Re: ☢️ Any mining farms powered by nuclear microreactors? ☢️ on: May 18, 2024, 08:52:46 PM
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There are 100% nuclear mining farms out there right now.
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Google terawulf for the only nuclear powered large farm I've found out about. That reactor site is also home to a large data center and GPU/AI farm.
6  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: I want to sell my website for an emergency on: May 17, 2024, 10:47:19 PM
Is there any moderation at all on these forums?
Yes and it is very effective.
However - it mainly relies on Forum users reporting posts that need to be addressed. Personally, the mods have responded to well over 4k posts that I've reported. That said, I did report your duplicate post here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5496847.msg64090901#msg64090901 That will most likely be deleted by the mods.

edit: checked their post history
The OP has made several similar posts in the past and I've reported them for begging in multiple areas with essentially the same story.
7  Bitcoin / Pools / Re: [∞ YH] solo.ckpool.org 2% fee solo mining 287 blocks solved! on: May 17, 2024, 12:31:16 AM
I will say it again I don't see any reason you should not fire the normal pool up again.
I'm sure hashrate would land on it now with everything going on.
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Keep lucky everyone <3
It's just one solitary miner. They could disappear at any time. A regular pool needs even more hashrate than solo currently has, or it will never attract other miners. In addition most big miners are run by committees and have stakeholders and shit that demands regular fixed income. This is why FPPS has taken off like crazy - a payment scheme that no small pool can afford to maintain. Whilst PPLNS is the fairest system, most if not all big miners aren't interested in the volatility of it.
As -ck said, it's just 1 miner. Considering their massive hash rate, solo is the best way for them to go.

Thing is - if they were part of say, 'the other' small pool (or any other smallish shared rewards pool) and running on the PPLNS side, sure said pool will be hitting blocks just as often - but even Kano with his 9-10PH there would literally only receive a very minute portion of the reward vs current payout with the pools current hash rate.
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In addition most big miners are run by committees and have stakeholders and shit that demands regular fixed income. This is why FPPS has taken off like crazy - a payment scheme that no small pool can afford to maintain. Whilst PPLNS is the fairest system, most if not all big miners aren't interested in the volatility of it.
That is exactly what happened to Kanopool a few years back - The one company behind a huge chunk of miners broke up and took their hash rate with them. We have yet to recover that lost hash rate Sad
8  Bitcoin / Pools / Re: [∞ YH] solo.ckpool.org 2% fee solo mining 287 blocks solved! on: May 16, 2024, 08:53:17 PM
Bloody hell!
AFAIK all 4 have been from the same person. Wonder what their rental cost them for this?
9  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Innosilicon A11pros dropping internet on: May 16, 2024, 08:49:21 PM
Folks, the A11 is an altcoin miner and this area is BTC only...
Requested mod to move this to the altcoin HW area.
10  Other / Meta / Re: I want to know if this forum allows me to post ads to facilitate a deal on: May 16, 2024, 03:32:16 PM
If not, please do not block my account,I will stop doing like this.Our company in CN,has one of the best quality supply of mining machines.
The correct place to post sales ads is Bitcoin Forum > Economy > Marketplace > Goods > Computer hardware If you do not move it to there the mods will.

Also, sequential posts are frowned on, you should just edit the older post(s) and add the new information to it.
11  Other / Meta / Re: Identifying the linked-to post in a topic (SMF patch) on: May 15, 2024, 03:46:12 AM
Dang that was quickly done! Grin
I like the new change.
12  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Did you start investing in bitcoin because of some celebrity ? on: May 13, 2024, 10:13:17 PM
I see that current youth is inspired by celebrities and influencers in big way. Did you also start investing in bitcoin because of some celebrity ? Or you know people who belong to that category ? Is it a wise decision to do so or we should do our own research for better results ?
Then they are huge idiots. Following 'what others say/do' is a very stupid way to live. Picking up interest in something because of what others are doing is fine but just blindly following without DYOR is pure laziness and is a recipe for disaster.
13  Other / Politics & Society / Re: I don't know how to survive in nuclear winter on: May 13, 2024, 02:26:53 AM
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Those are the ones who claim to hold fission weapons.
When it comes to nuclear weapons fission weapons are mere firecrackers and are relegated to what is called Tactical devices for use on a battlefield or for use as terror weapons by countries like North Korea. While anywhere from below 1kiloton up to several 10's of kilotons is nothing to sneeze at (Hiroshima & Nagasaki were both around 10-15kton devices) they would not be the ones to cause nuclear winter.

Tactical nukes certainly devastate large areas but are nothing like Strategic nukes. Those are fusion bombs with yields ranging from around 100kton to over several 10's of megatons. It is Strategic nukes that are 'country busters' and could create nuclear winter if used in large numbers. ref https://blog.ucsusa.org/sulgiye-park/how-have-nuclear-weapons-evolved-since-oppenheimer-and-the-trinity-test/

Oh, and Pakistan DOES have nuclear weapons just as India does. Both have done test detonations of nuclear devices. Their programs are just not very large or advanced and how deployable their weapons are is open to speculation.
14  Other / Meta / Re: Warning against consecutive posts (SMF patch) on: May 13, 2024, 01:47:22 AM
I like the idea!
Being a warning it will still allow a new topic to be followed with multiple sequential <reserved spacer> posts (usually 2 or 3) following the opening post. This is often done when starting say a new hardware review. For example, the reserved post(s) usually end up holding pictures and testing details.
15  Bitcoin / Project Development / Re: RingWallet - Wearable Hardware Wallet on: May 13, 2024, 01:38:12 AM
I'm intrigued. Having worked in the specialty ceramics industry for decades I have to ask: Is the ring silicon nitride? With the black color and high gloss edges it looks like it.
16  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Mining Bitcoin Core - Thanks in advance on: May 12, 2024, 04:24:57 PM
How exactly would one scam a mining coin? The term 'scam' gets tossed around too casually these days when there's little else to say. Did we call Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin Gold scams when they launched? Let's focus on constructive dialogue and innovation instead of baseless accusations.
No. At least BCH is sha256 whereas BCG is equihash and yes I consider both to be scammy in that their names were chosen to confuse newbies and ride on the coattails of BTC. They are still considered to be crap coins by most folks.

Throw in that "Bitcoin Core" is generally recognized as being the software used for Bitcoin and is NOT a coin, leads to the conclusion that you intentionally named your crapcoin to deliberately confuse newbies.

Lastly, this area where you posted (twice) is strictly for Bitcoin - ya know - sha256. Have requested mod to move this to the correct altcoin area.
17  Bitcoin / Mining / Re: Industrial Scale Natural Gas Mining on: May 11, 2024, 03:46:21 PM
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the generators need a lot of maintenance. 1 in 5 days shut down and check it change oil etc is not uncommon.  ie 100 hour run time then maintenance check.
That only applies to standby rated generators.

Gensets rated for Prime power, due to them having oil & cooling systems with large reserve tanks and filters that can be changed w/o shutting down have maintenance intervals ranging from several months up to 1 year depending on the make/model. But ja, there is still a required service interval requiring a short shutdown to check the mechanicals.
18  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Should Threads Be Locked After Satisfactory Responses? on: May 10, 2024, 06:38:01 PM
In the case of topics started by a user looking for a solution to a specific problem, once they get the answer -- yes it should be locked.
For more general topics it all depends on the nature of the opening post. For yes-no questions, probably should be locked after suitable answers are given. For others -- meh.
19  Bitcoin / Mining / Re: What will be the policy after the mining difficulty is lowered? on: May 09, 2024, 06:15:36 PM
Policy? What 'policy'?

Nothing changes. Period. Mining continues as it always has. BTC mining has always been a self-regulating system that aims to keep finding blocks ~every 10 minutes so when diff is too high (or miners shut down due to price) causing blocks to be found too slowly the diff then drops to bring us back on target. Conversely, if blocks are found too quickly because diff is too low (or more miners come on line) diff then goes up.
20  Bitcoin / Mining / Re: Bitcoin mining on a laptop in 2024 on: May 09, 2024, 01:39:18 AM
No.
ref https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2415854.0 point-3
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