I got a tracking number... its on the way to germany...
This includes batch 6? Thx, IAS Batch 6 is refunded Good News! First there were problems with out sixth batch since the other parttaking groupbuy didnt want to refund his chips. So i negotiated the last days with the other groupbuys of the second closing batch and now both closing batches are refunded. At least the form to yifu was filled and we wait for the bitcoins. The refund requests that came in until yesterday probably can be refunded perfectly per asked refund chip count.  Todays refund requests have to be done another way, maybe there is a buyer. But its unawaited for me that it seems to work so perfectly now. Even when some chips from the closing batches are needed this comes handy for zefir's groupbuy members since he now can refund some chips without having to need a full batch. Maybe he will do it different too. In any case a surprising good solution. Now we only have to hope yifu is refunding fast and that he ships our last remaining batch. We will get 1015 more chips from zefir. So that we have 11015 chips in total that we will get delivered. I now will actualise the refund list and post it again. For the refund from yifu we have to wait still of course. It could still go another way if he ships the closing batch before. Thanks Zich. I read the quoted the other day but didn't quite understand. IAS |
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I got a tracking number... its on the way to germany...
This includes batch 6? Thx, IAS |
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Would this also include Sebastian's batch 6 chips? (Or is that separate?)
Thanks,
IAS
No, other group-buy organizers need to decide if they want to offer a similar plan. Also it should be obvious that the offer is meant for those who do not have ordered manufacturing and can't trade their chips elsewhere for a better price - essentially as the last resort before they are trashed. I was very unclear in my message, sorry. I thought Sebastian's group 6 buy might have been through you. I was just asking if it was shipped. IAS |
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Update: Remaining Batches shipped, partial Refund OfferShipping NotificationToday I was notified that the remaining 30k chips shipped (including DHL tracking numbers) and are expected to get delivered next week. Those who did not yet enter and finalize shipping destination should do it now. This is your last call, without a valid destination your chips will be kept back and wasted. so i've been out of the loop for like 2 months and i was in batch 3 and 4? judging from the first page i'm guessing shit has hit the fan and i can no longer obtain a refund?
More or less, yes, that is what the current state is. All who asked for refunds before a given deadline got their orders refunded in full. Now that chips are on their way, that's not possible any more. In fact shit hit the fan, since after the mining profitability calculators out there bare chips won't ROI even at 50% of their bare chip price - not to mention that you have to pay for board manufacturing. Essentially, the remaining chips are waste and not worth the assembly - if you did not already paid for manufacturing. Partial Refund OfferAlong with the wasted chips, there are numerous manufacturers around with lots of other waste (PCBs, components), who could utilize unused chips to at least make back what they spent for preparing production. If you plan to dump your chips into the next trashcan, I am offering everyone a limited partial refund for the chips that will be forwarded to those manufacturers. I am paying 35% of the original Avalon price plus the risk margin I charged in full, totaling to 0.035BTC / chip. This is what most mining calculators spit out as break-even point, and that is sadly all I can offer you at this time. Also note that - independent of their profitability - if I ship your chips out, you have to pay the S&H expenses which for smaller orders already outreach potential mining income  This offer is valid until chips arrive and an all-or-nothing shot: either you refund everything you have left, or you don't (everything else seems irrational). Would this also include Sebastian's batch 6 chips? (Or is that separate?) Thanks, IAS |
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Falkvinge wants bitcoin to become what he thinks bitcoin was made for.
The most importan claim he makes is that more than 90 percent of the bitcoin-prize is made of speculation. Even if he's wrong and it are 80 or 70 or 60 percent - this is more unnatural and insustaineble than fiat has been in its worst days.
But BTC can be used as a store of value. To look at BTC as just a currency, is cutting it way short. It is a: currency asset protocol payment system store of value etc. I don't think we can evaluate that with traditional means. (Not saying it isn't over or under valued though.) |
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Interesting how a bubble/crash can be revealed later as a temporary period of exuberance and fear within a larger uptrend. Crude Oil monthly chart reminds me of something else...  Wow, I really thought that was the BTC chart. Amazing. And what happened to crude at the end? (Is that up to date?) |
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He did mention this "First, there were only 36 starter kits pending shipping, not 54 as I previously stated (we hadn't updated the totals board since previous day's shipping). " I'm not sure how early our order was placed. I imagine the difference above (18) would be the units shipped earlier. Any idea Barntech of where our October order was in the queue? I doubt it was that early, but don't know. IAS I think the starter kits are the single board kits he was selling. They ran short of the m-boards, so everyone's h-boards are hashing away in his data center and he is just paying his customers back the bitcoin they would have earned. Pretty good way to handle a small crisis if you ask me. I'm not sure where Barntech's reel ended up in the queue, but I am hopeful that it was early enough to get our chips shipped September. I don't know how many people purchased one though. Honestly, from the sound of it, even these orders placed now might qualify for the September shipping. Who knows? We may not be eligible simply because the first reel was priced at around $20 a chip. Thanks for the info. Well, it would be great to hash sooner, but I'm not sure Barntech is ready for too early of a shipment relating to where they are with their board development. Let's see what he says about our order placement and the queue. "A New Hope"... IAS |
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He did mention this "First, there were only 36 starter kits pending shipping, not 54 as I previously stated (we hadn't updated the totals board since previous day's shipping). " I'm not sure how early our order was placed. I imagine the difference above (18) would be the units shipped earlier. Any idea Barntech of where our October order was in the queue? I doubt it was that early, but don't know. IAS |
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This is probably going to affect BFL sales (especially considering BFL is always late) http://www.finextra.com/News/Announcement.aspx?pressreleaseid=51605&topic=retailSnippet Scheduled for delivery in early January 2014 and powered by CoinTerra's proprietary high-performance GoldStrike1™ ASIC, the new 1 TH/s TerraMiner™ II will retail for $3499 as an entry-level Bitcoin mining solution designed for the best price/performance ratio in the industry. Previously announced as the first 2 TH/s professional Bitcoin miner, CoinTerra has announced a major price reduction for the TerraMiner IV to an astonishing $5999 for January delivery to customers. This makes CoinTerra the first Bitcoin hardware company to break the $3 per Gigahash barrier.Now, compare that to 600Gh/s for $4680... ($7.80 per Ghash) Cointerra is less than half price... |
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Any word on powering multiple 8 chip boards through the mini plane? I think I saw it uses an ATX connector, so I'll need a Desktop PSU to power it? And the OP mentions ~0.8W/GH - so if I rounded to 3W/chip i'd be under 50W for 2 boards right? Will a 430W PSU be enough power?
Thanks,
- stringer
Yes it the miniplane will be powered by an ATX connector so you will need a psu for it. And each board will use about 20-25W each from a rough estimate at the full 2.7GH/sec. So your 430W PSU will have enough power it could infact power 8 boards and still have leftover power. If its a SINGLE rail PSU.If its a multi rail type,you could be in trouble by overloading one rail unknowingly  Get a Single rail PSU,please!!!  & keep it underpowered by 20% to keep it running cool.IE,500 watt PSU,only use 400 watts or so Personally,I'll be useing only the PCIExpress cables with adapters I'll make myself  Great advice - Thx. Do you recommend modular (cleaner cable wise, but more $$$) or non modular? Thx, IAS |
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Sebastian, could you please tell them we don't want a refund for batch 1, so it can move from "prepare shipping" to *finally shipping* please I got an email from avalon with this message: Please pay attention, your order will be sent in 12 hours. 12小时以后发货 Does this mean Batch 6 also? (If so I need to place an order with Burnin or get my hands on 2X 20 chip rigs.) Thx, IAS I have 2 on order with Burnin, you could have those? Do you have the can stacking bus cable also? Would it be fair to give you 80% of the cost? (I'm in Europe and can pay with PayPal or a bank transfer.) Just have to check with Burnin first and see Sebastian's reply regarding my question. Thx, IAS |
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Sebastian, could you please tell them we don't want a refund for batch 1, so it can move from "prepare shipping" to *finally shipping* please I got an email from avalon with this message: Please pay attention, your order will be sent in 12 hours. 12小时以后发货 Does this mean Batch 6 also? (If so I need to place an order with Burnin or get my hands on 2X 20 chip rigs.) Thx, IAS |
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Not sure what is going on. But something weird is in the air. Rumors of something big at GOX happening and now someone trying to crash Stamp?
Do you have a source for the rumors? No, that is why I said rumors. |
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Newsletter from avalon
Now accepting refunds from any and all order dates
Due to delays we are now offering full refund in bitcoin for all the Avalon Generation One orders made on any date, It is advise for people to request refunds due to the delay and raise of bitcoin difficulty.
The update refund form can be found on the main store site, linked here.
Due to phishing attempts and spam, any refund request not made containing the original order email and phone number will be automatically rejected by the system and marked as spam, so please bear this in mind.
Avalon Generation Two Chips 55nm
Those who have invested in time and money on Avalon Generation One based devices and clones can rejoice in the fact we had the foresight to make Avalon Generation Two chips completely backward compatible in every way with 110nm generation one chips, which can be expect to go on sale Late October 2013 for immediate shipping. Avalon will no longer participate in any kind of pre-ordering.
Developers and Hobbyists should keep an close eye on our github account
as we will be releasing the 55nm chip specification and reference design soon!
In light of this I believe we should refund all of the orders. It makes no sense at this point to even try to get a batch.
Well, that is pretty huge news. It looks like, as you said, with the difficulty rising, we may say refunds outside of chips that were already shipped (last week I think). IAS |
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Glad someone else pointed it out too, I thought the 115 was a typo..
I don't think the dump with an ongoing (still) DDOS attack worked though. Price is filling in and people are not panicking it looks like. Not sure what is going on. But something weird is in the air. Rumors of something big at GOX happening and now someone trying to crash Stamp? |
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Bitstamp just had a dump. Things getting interesting.
Someone just sold 2000, which isn't huge, but it crashed things down to 115..
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Pretty nice.
I installed it on my Ipad but it looks like there is nothing to connect it with CGMiner on Minepeon?
Any ideas on a date?
Thanks,
IAS
Right now, my only gripe is a short 'hack' I did for the stop/start commands, which I have a more thought out way of doing it but would require a change within MinePeon (possibly), going to shoot off a message to Neil today. I see stellan0r mentioned an API running on his Rpi. Is this what you are referring to with the stop/start commands? I just want to be able to monitor things while I'm away from the house. Does this API do that? (And is it on your website?) Thanks It's about sharing |
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Instead of Ubuntu doing Ubuntu4Android (with their cell phones), they should write their own Cell phone OS. Basically, just a scaled down Linux. The only hope we as people have is something open. IAS |
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Interesting, saw this H&S as at an angle with the last bit being finished and then going into an ascending wedge (or pennant). We broke down from the pennant but now I see your H&S being more symmetrical. Hmmm... |
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2 Questions please -
- I am setting up the pools on a new Raspberry Pi and wonder about the donation pools. If I have two pools, does the 2nd one need to be the donation one or is your script looking for the word "donation" or the like?
- Also, I went to the settings page (v. 2.3.a) and adjusted the time. I put in my password again below that and then from that point on, I was locked out of the GUI. I mean, every time I put in the user name and password it popped up again as if the info was wrong. From the command line I reset the GUI password (sudo htpasswd -c /opt/minepeon/etc/password minepeon) but it didn't help. I just re-burned the image and it works again. So, I then reset the time and left the password blank and that seems to do the trick. Of note, the GUI time is now correct but the time (via the date command) is off from the command line by 1hr??? (This is on both of my Rpi's, the other one is an older version of MinePeon)
Thanks,
IAS
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