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1  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: Gridcoin (GRC) - first coin utilizing BOINC - Official Thread on: July 07, 2017, 04:37:07 PM
Hi everyone. Windows client is killing me. I'm trying to download blocks for the third time and it's always stuck at 99,99%.  Huh It's so frustrating. Please guys help me before i smash my laptop  Angry
It most likely isn't stuck, but the estimate is wrong. When it's at 99.99% it's actually more like 66%, so it needs more time, but the counter can't move past 99.99% until it's really finished.

It's all good now. Wallet synced. I totally forgot to run the client as administrator, so it was all my fault  Tongue

2  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: Gridcoin (GRC) - first coin utilizing BOINC - Official Thread on: July 07, 2017, 12:09:28 AM
Hi everyone. Windows client is killing me. I'm trying to download blocks for the third time and it's always stuck at 99,99%.  Huh It's so frustrating. Please guys help me before i smash my laptop  Angry
3  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: NEM (XEM) Official Thread - 100% New Code - Easy To Use APIs on: June 22, 2017, 09:19:29 PM

14000 sat to 7000 sat is a 50% decrease

on the other hand from 300 sats to 7000 sats is like 2333% increase  Grin
4  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN][XRB]Cryptocurrency's killer app: RaiBlocks micropayments on: June 22, 2017, 09:39:00 AM
@CryptoBo$$

https://faucet.raiblockscommunity.net/paylist.php
You can see claimes and rewards

@kamiyama  the website is not noob friendly. I see all accounts with over 100 xrb, but summary at the top of page shows reward of 0.017173 xrb. So which one is it? If it's the latter then it doesn't pay off. But my guess is around 120 for top account and then claims count restarts every time you get reward. Is that correct?
5  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN][XRB]Cryptocurrency's killer app: RaiBlocks micropayments on: June 22, 2017, 01:51:24 AM

Thanks for your reply. Already solved. Google detected unusual behavior and blocked me from getting captcha images. What i had to do, to fix it, was to open console on chrome browser and then follow a link from an error message and pass additional captcha to prove i'm a human. Going trough hundreds of images of road signs and cars make you act like a robot eventually.

I like the proof of human concept, but is it any profitable to do this thing? How many coins can i make per day if i stay on top 150 accounts list?
6  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN][XRB]Cryptocurrency's killer app: RaiBlocks micropayments on: June 21, 2017, 11:30:38 PM
What's wrong with the faucet? Can't make any claims for last 2 hours. Internet connection is fine, but Captcha just won't show up. Is anyone else having this issue?
7  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] Expanse (EXP) - Blockchain powered immutable cloud computer on: May 23, 2017, 08:37:12 PM
Hello everyone. Has anyone tried to send expanse from Poloniex to Cryptopia directly? I'm wondering how long would it take?
8  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] WiC | Rent Your WiFi | Bounties | 2 Exchanges | ICO in 12 hrs | Lucky Draw on: April 22, 2017, 01:41:15 PM

Hey, it is not that easy for anyone to takeover your network. This is possible though but its got nothing to do with CryptoWi or WiC and is a problem with Wi-Fi technology in itself. Even if you do not use the app, your network can still be hacked since everything online is imminently hack-able. That said, there is no practical incentive for someone to hack your network and do nasty things since it will be much easier for him/her to just use some free WiFi network from Starbucks or McDonalds or somewhere.

Giving your password is a way to earn WiC by opting to rent your WiFi voluntarily. If you are not comfortable with that, you could just use the app to rent WiFi from other people. It is not mandatory to upload your passwords.

I think it would be very uncomfortable for conscious people to let a stranger into your private network. I believe that privacy and safety was main reason for cryptocurrencies to be developed and this project is going the opposite direction. Sorry, but my privacy is not worth 100 of coin that has no real value yet. Also, like it was mentioned already, it's not difficult to find free to use hot-spot, so why trouble myself to go trough complicated process of exchanging fiat money to bitcoin and then from bitcoin to wic, because it's the only way to buy your coins, right? Who is the target for this app then? There is plenty of careless people that will buy your service without giving it a thought, but is this what you are looking for? Are you gonna use the app? I don't want you to think that i am all negative or trying to spread FUD. These are just my concerns and i want things to be clear as i'm always careful when looking for potential investments. I hope there will be clear statement about the risk involved in sharing wi-fi password included in your privacy policy.

For the end... Let's not be so serious all the time. I have a good one for you:

A man received the following text from his neighbour:
“I am so sorry Bob. I’ve been riddled with guilt and I have to confess. I
have been getting onto your wife, day and night, when you’re not around. In
fact, more than you. I’m not getting any at home, but that’s no excuse.
I can no longer live with the guilt and I hope you will accept my sincerest
apology with my promise that it won’t happen again”.
Bob, anguished and betrayed, went into his bedroom, grabbed his gun, and
without a word, shot his wife.
A few moments later, a second text came in:
Damn Autospelling…I meant “WiFi”, not “Wife”.  Grin
9  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] WiC | Rent Your WiFi | Bounties | 2 Exchanges | ICO in 12 hrs | Lucky Draw on: April 22, 2017, 10:16:55 AM
Hey, good question. We take security seriously and you can be assured that your privacy is protected. You only share your password and we do not collect any other personal information from you. Think of it like you would rent your wifi to someone in need for cash, its the same except this is just much more convenient and easy and you need not be face to face with the other person.

ONLY password? It's enough for skilled hacker to take control over my network traffic. No need to be face to face? That will only encourage that person to do nasty stuff on my wi-fi network

Hey, well that is a risk involved with all Wi-Fi networks since any network can be compromised and is not 100% safe. That being said the networks you connect to via the app are much more secure than any open networks because the password adds a layer of security. Also, most people do not send sensitive information over untrusted networks if that is important to them. Unfortunately, this is a problem with WiFi technology in general and not WiC in particular. For example, you would often here on the news that even secure government networks are compromised sometimes.


Why make it easier for them by giving away my wi-fi password then?  
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