As promised, here's something I've been toying with since seeing siameze's request for a testnet chunk of coins. Testnet has been live in Un since 0.9.5ish, but no one's used it much. I got to thinking that testnet coins for a coin that has a great following might also be fun to mine, since they have the exact same type of rewards structure. To that extent, I present:



Prototanium. Its like Un, because it is.

Web: http://proto.uno (not much there quite yet)
Block Explorer: http://proto.uno/crawler/
Faucet: http://proto.uno/faucet

Prototanium is a main-net storage vault that is 100% compatible with the Un testnet chain. It is based entirely on the 0.10.x branch of Unobtanium but supports synching and using the testnet chain of Un instead of its own blockchain!



Prototanium (prototype unobtanium) synchs the live Unobtanium testnet; this means its a way to utilize this valuable sidechain of Unobtanium directly and allow running wallets for both networks without command line switches. It also allows for pools, block explorers, and exchanges to interact with the Un sidechain without need for recompile.

The best part is, if you're using the Un testnet now; you can already send and receive Prototanium! Everything is compatible and linked between the networks. Prototanium will give you the option of using the Unobtanium/testnet3 directory on the first run--you don't need to, but you can if you're already using the Un testnet. You can also choose to install it in to Prototanium or any other directory--on *nix, the default is ~/.Prototanium to avoid issues with daemons already running on machines and to allow Un and Pr to be run together.

Downloads:
Windows: http://proto.uno/Prototanium-redgranite.zip
MD5: 2072c5bd05fd87d8c229ec4b80912ef9

https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/9ac16f4f58aea0828300b51c3d54a8741f9d3cf5a65a65fcbea168e4b4735b1d/analysis/1438303966/

Mac: Coming soon, working out the kinks from the last run of Un still
Source: https://github.com/thegreatoldone/prototanium

Completely fairly launched because its been in the client for more than a year. As of current count, there are only about 35,000 blocks on the network and most of them I mined while working on this project. I have enough to share 5 1% chunks and will offer them for 10 Un each, that's a 1Un:250PR ratio; all proceeds will go towards further development and the conference in September. PM me if you're interested!

An update is in the works, but it may be another fortnight before its ready.

If it would help, here's the compressed, up to date version of the blockchain direct from the seednode: http://23skidoo.info/Offering-blockchain.tar.bz2

I am at my wits end. I had to move some stuff around, turned off PSU's moved a SP20 and now it won't run. I tried making a recovery SD and a Boot SD, none of which work.

Is there anything else I can try?

Hello, we just sent you 0.2406 BTC (~$87.82) for compensation. The original amount of your purchase was $79.90.
When you ship the silver back to us, there will be one additional payment for shipping fee that you will pay.
We are providing returning address via email.
Thanks for your understanding.

You are 100% right. That's an unusual thing and I had a serious debate with Nadir Metal officials for these scratches and product quality in November dispatches. However, I decided to send the products to our customers no matter what the quality is. You can be rest assured that these are 100% authentic products but it seems these are second market ones.
They were providing us new products since 2013 but I, later, discovered that they started to provide us second-market products. This happened in the past 2-3 purchases so far I noticed and I'm calling back these products, now. It's also great that you took the photo. I'll directly submit this discussion to Nadir Metal and let's see how they react for the future.
I was considering disabling their products permanently and replacing it with Istanbul Gold Refinery's silver products as IGR have been providing a solid service for the past few years.
I understand your concern and offer you with some alternatives.

1) Exchange this silver in your local market. Tell us your loss at exchange and we can compensate you this amount in BTC.
2) Exchange this silver in your local market. Send us the amount you receive in BTC. Order Istanbul Gold Refinery's silver product. By that, you replace your Nadir Metal's silver with Istanbul Gold Refinery's silver product and check their quality. If you are also not satisfied with IGR's product, we can, of course, offer another reimbursement.
3) Send this silver back to us. We can replace it with IGR's silver product or offer you a refund in BTC including the shipping fee you pay when you send to us.
Additionally 4) If you would like to use the product as is, you can determine a compensation amount and we can transfer that amount in BTC.

Customer satisfaction is our top priority. Rest assured we are on your side and I think it's a great case to show everyone how we do business. I'm open for any questions or comments.

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consistently?

links please.