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Installed latest version of Armory, it sync'd with the blockchain fine. I created a new wallet, passphrase, backup etc... Now, I cannot get Armory in "Online" mode, as it remains offline whilst connected to the net. I've gone through the settings, and nothing seems to work. I've sent a test transaction to the new wallet, and it confirms sent VIA blockchain.info.
Any ideas on why I cannot get Armory in "Online Mode"? OS = Win 8.1 Blockchain is fully sync'd
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Updated to reflect Cgminer changes for GPU
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Continue to fight to keep bitcoin from being corrupted....if it actually happens.
No need to fork bitcoin, as you can buy/use/support a viable fork in litecoin.
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Are you going to get the $4680 unit that can only crunch 600GH/S when the difficulties went up yesterday?
At least it's a good news that the product they made stand up to the spec stated in March of 2013! How many BTC are you making a day from this unit?
I won't purchase the 600GH/s card from them. I'll wait and see if they can hit their future targets before I jump on that train again. BTC's a day with 30GH/s is around 0.02 btc. Or approximately $7.00 per day. Of course that will change at the next rise in difficulty. |
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I know it's a little late, but it might be useful for some. We have finally got our hands on a Butterfly Labs ASIC miner. As most of you know, production release dates have been a enormous problem for BFL. The miner we are testing was ordered in March 2013, it was received October 31st 2013. As you can imagine, the wait time essentially nullified any chance of making a quick return on investment. With ASICs flooding the market, the mining difficulty is pacing with the production numbers. Want to make a good return on your mining investment? Get "fast hashing" hardware quickly. Unboxing the unit was also an ear opening experience, as I could hear screws rattling & sliding around inside the case. Loose metal objects floating around powered electronics can be an expensive mistake. Fearing it may fry the electronic inside, I removed the offending screws, and proceeded to put the unit back together. I then remembered that BFL had to change their original design of the Single & Little Single ASIC units. They had to double the case size, to accommodate the 30 & 60GH/s boards. The resulting internal case design & assembly appeared to be rushed into production. Read the rest here: https://coinaxis.com/index.php/entry/butterfly-labs-asic-review-30gh-s-coinaxis |
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Of all people.... Russell Brand?
What's the matter, couldn't find a bigger douche?
He's got my vote:  Or???  |
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Side-stepping the opinions of Brand, or any other person for that matter. The nice thing about bitcoin is it doesn't matter who likes it, supports it, promotes it, etc... Bitcoin is a function of utility, and it becomes more secure, and valuable with more people using it. If Brand promotes bitcoin, it would be no different than him promoting Mercedes, except the upside potential affects bitcoin users, not a corporation.
If Brands million+ fans decide to hop on board with bitcoin, does it matter who the spokesman is? It's part of gaining mass adoption, and it's necessary if you want things like bitcoin to succeed. And when I say succeed, I mean, become wildly successful. Right now most of the conversation is centered around technically inclined people, and outright nerds (I being the latter). That doesn't cut it among the masses. Take Linux for example. Great software, horrible marketing.
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Of all people.... Russell Brand?
What's the matter, couldn't find a bigger douche?
He was the only one talking about revolution, other than him, Ben Bernanke would never respond to my bailout requests. |
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Another thing.
No one is going to show the bitcoin community love as long as greedy hoarders are the face of it. That needs to change, and everyone will make an episode about bitcoin.
No one wants to tell everyone watching TV to go talk to a bunch of assholes (the current bitcoin community).
This is one of the driving forces behind building coinaxis, I wanted to remove the technical jargon (as much as possible), and create an environment where the non-techie can learn without the snark. The real wealth behind bitcoin is if mass adoption happens. The only way to do that, is to make it easy to use/explain/understand....and desirable. https://coinaxis.com/index.php/news/entry/bitcoin-an-emerging-global-payment-system-coinaxisFor many of you it's like preaching to the chior, but that doesn't remove the need for teenagers & grannies, and everyone else in between. |
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His best investment would be to endorse this currency in the main stream media. This would be more than enough for now.
This would go a long way for sure. |
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Definitely relevant, thank you for sharing. |
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Going back to the basic math and history tenants of my post--the reason behind their bankruptcy, and why they'll be bankrupt again. And again. And again.
Not to mention no civilization in known history has ever permanently solved its financial woes by raising taxes. If you're having financial woes, it's likely because you're bleeding out due to unwise spending, counting the chickens before the eggs have hatched.
Typically in civilizations, continually increasing the financial burden of the people leads to one of two conclusions: The eventual complete dissolving of the civilization, or civil war/emigration. Good point. The spending binge doesn't just end at the US Federal level, the states jumped on the free-money bandwagon too. The state I'm in, increased it's spending by 10X over the last decade. It's far from the 3-5% growth that you'd expect. The breakdown of the system will not be pretty. |
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The beauty behind bitcoin is that it doesn't matter what Brand's political philosophy is. What does matter, is if he supports/promotes bitcoin, he can bring it to his millions of adoring, non-technical fans.
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Ahhh, wouldn't that be fantastic if the Dalai Lama came out in full support of bitcoin? Let the peaceful bitcoin revolution begin! |
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Well said. Now, I don't know about open letters, but have you sent it to him? Or do you just send him that link.
I don't have his email address, so I sent it to his editor at the newstatesman (the site he's guest editor at), asking them to forward it onto him. If anyone has a way to contact him, let me know. |
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Some of the things I've been working on, is trying to bring bitcoin to a mainstream audience. I'm trying to remove most of the technical jargon, by simply stating that bitcoin is a payment system & money rolled into one. After I watched the passionate interview with Russell Brand, speaking of revolution because of failed government systems, I thought it was a good opportunity to write him an open letter. The nice thing about bitcoin is that it doesn't matter what type of political affiliation you have, it will work for everyone. For example: When Brand says he wants heavy taxation & massive redistribution of wealth. Bitcoin doesn't care, it will remain free. What are your thoughts on getting bitcoin mainstream? Here's the letter: Dear Russell:
I just finished watching your interview with Jeremy Paxman, aside from Mr. Paxman being a trite individual, it was fantastic exchange of new ideas vs. old. I'm sure you were expecting Sinead O'Conner, or Miley Cyrus to write you this open-air missive. Alas, I'm going to underwhelm you, because my fame and fortune are nonexistent. So, here it is, you get me, Michael, writing you in hopes to get your attention to some important issues, in which are pertinent to your revolutionary interview.
As you summarized in your interview, people that have any sense, realize that voting changes nothing. Voting is an occupation for the disillusioned, the elderly, and hopeful tyrants. We all know that voting for a new master every four years, still doesn't make you free. Even still, the capacity to vote on people's fundamental human rights is the antithesis of freedom. Yet, this is the paradigm we live under, and are born into. In the United States there are approximately 240,000,000 people who are of voting age. In the 2012 elections, the total votes cast was approximately 130,000,000. That's a deficit of 110,000,000 people. It ends up around 65,000,000 people elect a supposed "leader" for the remaining 310,000,000. Of those voting, only a small percentage actually know what & how the government works. Although, they parrot the talking points like good citizens, as their smug partisan destroy lives. Read the rest here: https://coinaxis.com/index.php/entry/open-letter-to-russell-brand-coinaxis |
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Realstone: You're probably right. However, if people want bitcoin to gain wider adoption, then they will have to trust businesses/vendors to do the right thing. Seeking escrow for every purchase is counterproductive for a businesses model. I've offered you my references. Make a purchase, and you can leave a glowing review, because I stand by what I sell. Trust has to start somewhere, right? Blazedout: This card ran between 70-75C when it was mining full time - undervolted, running Win8. That screen grab was from a mining review I wrote for Linux. I wasn't able to undervolt with Linux. Look at the time in the cgminer screen. It ran for 28 minutes. The written review: https://coinaxis.com/index.php/reviews/entry/msi-7970-twin-frozr-iii-graphics-card-review |
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