Thats fair enough - though i dont necessarily agree. Unfortunately, the software puts miners in the drivers seat whether people like it or not now that it shows signs of centralization. but they are the only ones who can cause a hardfork, wallets dont get a [mathematically-demonstrated/enforced] vote

yeah they screwed up bad then. I mean, Im sure that they would have still gotten those sales without your referral links. Your fantastic reviews obviously helped generate interest, but i think a lot of people simply used your links for easy access to the spondoolies site (which is how a referral link should work)  Spondoolies did not need a referral program IMO, and doing at >5% is sheer insanity.

it looks like they willfully ran themselves into bankruptcy, either through expensive hardware design choices or by simply getting the staff rich - you probably wont have much more luck than all the guys trying to sue paycoin or a dozen other mining startups.

welp, this is the point where the thread veers off topic. 

lets start with what i said i wanted to do, which is to have the option of mining blocks with specific flags (lets call it a sub-pool) if the block is solved with my specific hash:    I'm not sure how technically easy it is to do, or if it can be implemented without having to break eligius into two even-smaller pools - but if its possible id like to, because:

Transaction volume is rising, and blocks are full (even if that includes no-fee/tiny-fee "dust/spam/micropayments/junk/etc") and the recommended fees are slowly increasing. Thats natural and I beleive a fee market will exist whether implemented through a small "maxblocksize" or by some miners simply refusing to process anything below a fee threshold. Common sense says that over time a larger TPS is needed to provide fees to miners and handle an internet worth of daily transactions/settlements. The assumption (reality?) is that a blocksize increase *should* be implemented via hardfork, and tat is done by mining either through a different client (such as classic and its 2MB code) or by implementing the relevant BIP into the BTC/Core thats running.

Ergo, it appears that by solving blocks with the desired client/BIP, you increase the "percentage of global hashrate" that supports the rule by 0.1% (assuming its based on 1000 blocks). If enough blocks are solved this way (a supermajority, be it 750/1000 or 950/1000) a change is triggered. Thats the change I want to make happen if i solve any blocks with my hashrate

Assuming the above is all tecnically correct (please let me know if not), then "hashrate = a say in the matter". It might not technically be a "vote" because its an ongoing system with no specific start or end that could enable a final, specific tally or "vote", but it seems that solved blocks are what determines the future of the protocol.

Miners=hashrate=solved blocks=supermajority=hardfork


I also want to add that pools are not miners, as any control they have over the pooled hashrate is temporary based on which pool the equipment owner (miner) decides to connect to. As such, it is brash to assume that pool operators are miners/"votes" except through hardware they personally own.

I like eligius - its simple, requires no login, and has never given me problems. But I think what slush/mining.cz is doing with its OPTIONAL voting is smart and something eligius might benefit from

In all fairness, it looks like your "signature campaign" offered 5%+ commission on sales, which dogie achieved ~400 of for a total >$50,000

seems like a bad decision on your part, and trying to discredit dogie doesnt say much for your actual legal abilities to fight what seems like a clear contract law case covered under international laws.

in all fairness, i think spondoolies failed to think the campaign through properly. 5-10% commission for directing people to the site is just crazy - even bulk purchasers barely got a 10% discount. It should ave been more like 1% (which would still be >$10,500 for dogie)

its unlikely you will get more than $20,000 from them if things go well. They could argue that it was a "gratuitous promise", and perhaps that it was not properly revised as the sales price dropped towards the manufacturing cost. Its a shitty argument, but its likely a card in thier deck should this go to court

same here. Ive got 3-4 USB risers and two x16 ribbon risers located in toronto. also PSUs (including a few 1200W-1350W gold ones with original packaging)

added that i am selling some QBH-style power breakers in 1-pole, 2-pole, and 3-pole styles.

Ive got an L21-20 PDU/outlet/QBH320 set id love to sell together and will do so for rediculously cheap.

Ive considered renting a hot air gun and vacuum tweezers to remove regulators and ASIC chips myself, is there any market for that (like you, id probably pull 100+ TPS53355 or similar bucks)? im not very experienced at it though, so its likely they'd need a secondary cleanup to remove any remaining solder

The Bitfury M-board and at least 4 H-boards I plan to keep as they are pretty uncommon at this point (and *fingers crossed* might be compatible with the next bitfury consumer-level gear), but that still leaves 4-5 H-boards im willing to sell.

my goal is to offload the biggest stuff first. that means the aluminum frames/heatsinks for the BTCgarden/AntminerS1 units, and figuring out WTF an SP10 is still worth (considering an S3 with similar specs and 1/4 the weight costs <$40). Its gotta have $15 of scrap aluminum in it at least

EDIT: added some power breakers (QBH style) and a fancy L21-20 outlet to my list

no, but i do have at least 1 (maybe two) of the 32GB r-box, which was way more adorable in my opinion. its like a pokemon that hasnt evolved into its final form yet <3
Includes all original packaging (it was tinkered with a bit, but i mostly bought it for my own collectible pile. Im open to offers, though shippng to the UK is pricy and slow

As bullish as it sounds, this is also what im seeing in the charts. sometime around May 21st the price will likely begin signalling an exit from the current flag, likely in an upwards direction.

crossing $470 will probably mean little resistance at the $500 mark, then a brief rally into the $620->$520->$580->$540 range depicted, followed by another few months of slow bullish consolidation through halving

edit: the range depicted actually looks like a peak at ~$750, which i dont beleive. $600-$650 range would provide massive resistance and it could take weeks or months to eat through it during consolidation

I've asked before, and i understand its not necessarily the perogative of whizkid, but I think this pool should have a voting mechanism like slush/mining.cz

Id like to be able to show support (even if its only ~20TH) for a larger blocksize, via btc-classic or a blocksize-supportive BIP, without the mess of an account such as on slush's pool

ps: is it possible to get hashrate charts that are more than just 7 days long? It would be really cool to see my hashrate for a few months (better to judge hydro bills and downtime), if not the entire duration of mining at eligius

stuff using >1w/GH is truly obsolete, even with free power it just makes way more sense to get 0.5-0.7w/GH gear for dirtcheap already/

Im sitting here staring at the pile of S1 boards (heatsinks removed, thermal paste cleaned away), maybe i can get $10/ea on ebay as collectors items. Not sure about the SP10 - its rediculously heavy and easily replaced by a $100 antminer S5.

hope this isnt thread-jacking, but i have to sell a pair of DPS800GB breakout boards, and can include the DPS800 power supplies and/or PCIe leads with them. PM me if interested - i need them gone

I think its because X11 ASICs are finally beginning to deploy, and the massive difficulty jump there is pushing all the GPU miners onto ethereum

most places give $200+ and will even tow your car, and they make $200-300 on scrap metal, plus any parts they think will scrap for resale. but thats mpainted metal, mised with oil, dirt, rust, glass, fabric, etc.

im seeing scrap value of aluminum to range $0.40-0.50 at most recyclers depending on quality, and anything from $1-$2 for a pound of PCB (mainly for copper content). for an S1 you might be looking at $5 scrap value. I think the PCBs could be potentially sold for collectors though on their own for $5 each, or to someone who is interested in specific regulators that cost $3-5 otherwise and tere are a few per hash board.

the time has come when its painfully obvious that >1w/GH gear will never be useful again, and Ive got a bunch of S1 units and BE200-based boards lying around taking up space.

ive already stripped off aluminum frames and heatsinks for the scrap metal, and put the fans in thier own pile, but what about the PCBs?

Is there any real resale value for the individual parts such as inductors and regulators (mostly TPS53355 or similar)? Is it wort my time to serepate anyting in particular (or at all) before trying to get base scrap value on the copper PCBs?

I think as "collectors items" may still be the best price, and/or have considered desoldering BE200 chips for individual sale

or just copy the SSD image to the other drive?  (unless you believe 1 purchase=1 license)

I also have Antminer S1, Bitfury gen1, and BTCG hashing boards, no heatsinks and frame - great for collections or if you want to desolder components

thats a good deal - especially since those batches are slightly better power efficiency

hey guys, trying to downsize my current setup since $0.12usd/kwh isnt really viable and ive got a bunch of stuff sitting idle unless bitcoin hits $800+ anytime soon. Items include:

SP10 (i have two of these, both work like new)
SP30 with 14/30 chips functional. It arrived in rough condition at 17/30 cores working. with the bad chips/loops disabled it works just fine at a reduced hashrate. recently at te 0.6-0.62v settings another 3 chips tend to work sometimes and fail BIST othertimes. at >0.63v they are stable though
SP31 with 23/30 chips functional. It arrived this way a year ago and has run fine at a reduced hashrate since, even at 0.60V for improved efficiency.
S3 (I have 6 of these)
BTC Garden 1200GH + RPi controller  (This is great if you have free power - its virtually silent due to the fact it has 8x120mm fans)

POWER-GEAR:
QBH Breakers: I have 1x QBH120, 2x QBH230, and 1xQBH320.
I also have a 3-phase L21-20 network-metered PDU that displays amperage draw and is meant for the QBH320 breaker. I even have the L21-20 outlet

I also have a bunch of miscellaneous stuff like C13-C14 wires, network switches, power supplies (600-1350W ATX gold units, as well as lots of 800-2000W server supplies), and L6-30 outlets+wire+breaker+PDUs


Im open to offers, and can combine multiple things for a discount. Ill even part stuff out if there is interest in the SP-XX power supplies.

location is Toronto, ON - just off the gardiner at the jameson exit. pickup preferred but delivery in the eastern GTA is possible