Oh, I guess I should post my user and amount I'm missing. user-5169a2b2520646bd7d0970bf missing 0.005 from the above transaction.
Thanks!

Yeah, same. Lol, minesweeper is mechanically solvable though. This is just a series of coin tosses ultimately

How many confirmations should it take until it adds to the balance reflected on the minefield page? The first transaction I did was almost instant, my second deposit is taking much longer, is this normal?

Thanks

https://blockchain.info/tx/61a3df994a050c6c8fd7e938bd14c78c305accc077e17f5950d68d117fa80910

Actually really enjoying this payout game. Working well for me so far.

http://minefield.bitcoinlab.org/?r=Vp78kYAowIVfTz7y

Set your bet and how many mines are in the field to adjust the payout amount. I'm working in 0.001 increments right now and I'm up .005 so far! You can test out how it works by selecting 0 first, then you can decide if you want to put some btc in the balance or not.

Hi Newbies!

I'm trying out different mining pools, seeing how each one works out. I'm trying to avoid the larger ones just because of the 51% attack possibilities where BTC Guild was getting close to over 45%.

If you'd like to join triplemining they have a reference system, join my minipool and then invite your friends to get bonus payout at the end of each round!
http://magichair.triplemining.com

Support the smaller pools!

Nicely done, I'm actually learning a lot during my 4 hour newbie period. I applaud the system (I'm basically a newbie to forums in general, so I appreciate the posting practice).

An EMP is actually an interesting point. Makes me consider a lead casing for one of my wallet file backups. However, counterfeit BTCs or any sense of wiping out ALL BTCs is highly unlikely. An EMP targeted at one specific location would disrupt the mining network and potentially destroy some people's wallet files but in no way could destroy every single BTC or stop the peers in the network from continuing.

It makes me wonder, what happens to the BTC infrastructure if, say, a country is completely cut off from the outside internet? For example, Egypt during the Arab Spring? If there were enough peers inside that country would they come to a consensus about a particular block and continue the blockchain forked from the rest of the world? Or would the peers in the country not be able to "access their funds" because all transactions would be unconfirmed?

I was originally starting off with mining on BTC Guild because I was excited to get a small trickle out of BTC, but now I'm experimenting with other pools and trying to work out how those other pools pay out.

If you're also scared of the 51% on BTC Guild you're welcome to join my mini-pool on triplemining.
http://magichair.triplemining.com

So what would the economic impact be of this sort of split? Imagine a 49/51 split for a protocol change, many of the 49% may suddenly dump and sell off their BTC. Or maybe this sort of thing is just as common in fiat currency like the Cyprus banks changing the rules?

Honestly though, could anyone answer what sort of process goes on for any given change to the protocol?
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Improvement_Proposals
This wiki page states that the decision lies with the majority. Do I, as a participant with the clients, have to review every version change log and review the changes to decide whether I agree with that or not.

Just joined today based on the discussions going on about BTC Guild approaching 51%

The newbie rules are fair, I tend to agree with this approach.

Hi there, I'm magichair. Miner in the US trying to figure out what pools to join, currently mining on BTC Guild. I have a lot interest in the feasibility of moving bitcoin from the perceived scariness of anonymity to something people can trust. I'll be searching around for topics on that.