The antminer s7 has been great for how easy it is to setup. However, I haven't been able to get into the operating system myself and say, write my own mining code. So is there a way for me to have more control over the blocks it mines and have more of a voice as opposed to just copying the vote of bitmain?
Mine in the pool that support the same idea than you and you'll "vote" like you want. Can you tell us what is this vote ?
I didn't have anything super specific but I just wanted to utilize my miners fully and not just blindly mine. I suppose it makes sense to join a pool that shares similar ideals, thanks.
That is about only option unless you have a massive amount of hash. If you set up your own pool, to "vote" for your preferences you would be solo mining which is like winning lotto with small gear.
So finding a pool that supports same things as you wan't is about as good as it get's. Is it just size? Or did you have something else you were thinking about?