nope, not that I see - but thanks for scaring me  lol

this test code does not work with the orig script. yes, I did set k to 8.

This is what I have for the end section so far(added a counter & writing the correct answer to a file):

challenge = Public_key(g, Point( sex, 0x4641b45737ee8e11ae39899060160507d61a30928b0d3e37b6aede29b4ed807bL,   0xb61b706b81dbb5512c556dfd16815cced84e2fa12b5c8b6440057355f0df2a12L))
 #testchallenge = Public_key(g, Point( sex, 0x2f01e5e15cca351daff3843fb70f3c2f0a1bdd05e5af888a67784ef3e10a2a01L, 0x5c4da8a741539949293d082a132d13b4c2e213d6ba5b7617b5da2cb76cbde904L))
  ppp=challenge.point

  # find the correct k
  k=random.randrange(1,2**255)
  count=1
  go=1

  # !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  #testk=8
  ppp=ppp + k*g  <<<<<<< shouldn't this be removed for looping values of k??

  while go==1:
    <<<<<<<<< don't you need "ppp=challenge.point" here???
    ppp=ppp + g  <<<<<<<<<< shouldn't there be a "k*" in there or no?
    if ppp.x() == g.x():
      print "***1000 BTC are YOURS, Homey!!!***"
      print k,hex(k)
      with open("WINNER.txt", "a+") as myfile:
        myfile.write(k + hex(k) + "\n")
      time.sleep(10)
      go=0
    else:
      print count, k
      #time.sleep(1)
      k=random.randrange(1,2**255)
      count=count+1



Is there a SEED command or something to reduce the faults of the random generator?

better way to maximize your "dumb luck" chances would be to use a different starting point
or a random starting point...

Darn, ran that addy thru my 876 MB of pairs I have so far and nada...  :-(    

Edit: need to add a "mein laben!" just for EK   lol

save hints to an encrypted file

If Gox ever totally fixes the issues, it will skyrocket. But note that I said "if".  lol

I'm really shocked there are not more nude games. I've only ever seen the one... Leisure suit Larry.

Sorry, I'm hodling till death.

Checkout Space Engineers... only $10 on sale and a nice change from most games. Create away!

Not entirely true: https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/IRS-Tax-Return/Do-I-Have-to-File-a-Tax-Return-if-I-Don-t-Owe-Tax-/INF22780.html

Just beat Rage for the 2nd time. Awesome game with tons of shooting and driving and exploring as well as role playing with lots of inventory decisions and side missions.

If his name was in the news, he'd better have. I hope he cashed out also. Six mill is plenty!

Sorry, but I'm HODLING till I have enough to retire, and if that never happens, then oh well. C'est la vie!
You can't win if you don't play. Cashing out will get me nowhere, unless I can rebuy more at an even lower
price, but not worth the risk of losing the dream by being left behind.

No one is sure. My CPA commented that even they are unclear how to deal with it.
Safest thing is pay capital gains tax just like any other income and if you overpaid, at
least you won't go to jail.  ;-)

I'm not so sure. I've read somewhere that mining them is taxable also because they have value. If you win a car
in a contest, you have no USD to show for it, but you still owe taxes. This is the downside of them being legally
considered to be money.

I know, but it's your only hope. Next time look at the keyboard and be very careful as you type. You might be able
to paste a password also, like type it in notepad first to confirm the typing and then copy & paste it in. I have not tried
that yet, so not sure it will take a paste. I just found out recently that remote logins often will not let you do that, even
though the asterisks appear. Took me two days to figure-out what the problem was.  lol

then there is an official tool to help you find it mentioned a few pages back and I think it is off the main website bitcoin.org

thanks for the link, I will try it

I think we'll see it forever in the qt client till there's an update. It's really
no issue except it takes up one the three listed on the main screen, which
is annoying.