Giving up real solomining and going back to solomining on p2pool

[flameruk]

https://blockchain.info/block-height/448029

Another stubborn one 

Nice one, 2 hrs after my rentals ran out.
Very good one for me you couldn't have timed it better!

 Not a very good strike 
 I think i didn't profit anything only stress 

That was a tough one was hoping for it 4 to 5 days ago.
Next one could be much better but I'm laying off rentals for a few days now.

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[PublicP2poolNode]

Yay! Another block less than two hours later!

https://blockchain.info/block-height/448035
 

[flameruk]

Yay! Another block less than two hours later!

https://blockchain.info/block-height/448035
 

Now that was nice to wake up to especially with most of my shares in the chain.
That makes this last week a very successful happy week!

Now to try and work out when to drop some rental Hash back on again.

[PublicP2poolNode]

If only you could always time it like that!

[flameruk]

If only you could always time it like that!

Dare I call it luck?

[PublicP2poolNode]

If only you could always time it like that!

Dare I call it luck?

LMAO, I would say it was lucky that you started your rentals when you did and that they ended when they did, and I'd also say it was lucky that I tripled my hashpower three days before as well, but I'm half terrified of the backlash I might get if I try and say that had any effect on my luck or yours. 

[ZedZedNova]

If only you could always time it like that!

Dare I call it luck?

LMAO, I would say it was lucky that you started your rentals when you did and that they ended when they did, and I'd also say it was lucky that I tripled my hashpower three days before as well, but I'm half terrified of the backlash I might get if I try and say that had any effect on my luck or yours. 

I dunno, kinda like "The Mining Games," in which case "Happy mining. And may the odds be ever in your favor."

[PublicP2poolNode]

If only you could always time it like that!

Dare I call it luck?

LMAO, I would say it was lucky that you started your rentals when you did and that they ended when they did, and I'd also say it was lucky that I tripled my hashpower three days before as well, but I'm half terrified of the backlash I might get if I try and say that had any effect on my luck or yours. 

I dunno, kinda like "The Mining Games," in which case "Happy mining. And may the odds be ever in your favor."

I hope so! I'm hoping for a long run of lucky blocks coming our way, yet I'm scaling back down to around 450TH for a little while.

Seems like whenever I get too greedy the block gods withhold them from me to make me realize I'm just a mortal.

This last week was pretty scary! Luckily it turned around and I actually came out alive.

[ZedZedNova]

This last week was pretty scary! Luckily it turned around and I actually came out alive.

It was indeed a pleasant surprise to see two blocks/deposits pop up so close together after an almost 10-day stretch with no block(s). Hopefully it's back to "normal luck" of 100% plus or minus a little blocks, but with nice fat transaction fees in the blocks...

[PublicP2poolNode]

This last week was pretty scary! Luckily it turned around and I actually came out alive.

It was indeed a pleasant surprise to see two blocks/deposits pop up so close together after an almost 10-day stretch with no block(s). Hopefully it's back to "normal luck" of 100% plus or minus a little blocks, but with nice fat transaction fees in the blocks...

I have this node set for maxblocksize=970000
Hoping for fat transaction fees as well!

I set aside enough to mine with 450TH for a little over 8 days, crossing my fingers

[tubexc]

This last week was pretty scary! Luckily it turned around and I actually came out alive.

It was indeed a pleasant surprise to see two blocks/deposits pop up so close together after an almost 10-day stretch with no block(s). Hopefully it's back to "normal luck" of 100% plus or minus a little blocks, but with nice fat transaction fees in the blocks...

I have this node set for maxblocksize=970000
Hoping for fat transaction fees as well!

I set aside enough to mine with 450TH for a little over 8 days, crossing my fingers

I think this should give a good salary, not ? 

[kano]

This last week was pretty scary! Luckily it turned around and I actually came out alive.

It was indeed a pleasant surprise to see two blocks/deposits pop up so close together after an almost 10-day stretch with no block(s). Hopefully it's back to "normal luck" of 100% plus or minus a little blocks, but with nice fat transaction fees in the blocks...

I have this node set for maxblocksize=970000
Hoping for fat transaction fees as well!

I set aside enough to mine with 450TH for a little over 8 days, crossing my fingers

Unfortunately you only decide the size of the blocks your node makes.
P2Pool history shows a very low decentralised average block size so average tx fees are expected to be low also.

[PublicP2poolNode]

This last week was pretty scary! Luckily it turned around and I actually came out alive.

It was indeed a pleasant surprise to see two blocks/deposits pop up so close together after an almost 10-day stretch with no block(s). Hopefully it's back to "normal luck" of 100% plus or minus a little blocks, but with nice fat transaction fees in the blocks...

I have this node set for maxblocksize=970000
Hoping for fat transaction fees as well!

I set aside enough to mine with 450TH for a little over 8 days, crossing my fingers

Unfortunately you only decide the size of the blocks your node makes.
P2Pool history shows a very low decentralised average block size so average tx fees are expected to be low also.

what is the average blocksize of p2pool? Anyone know? Would be curious if anyone has any info on that over a specified time span. I noticed myself some small blocks and some larger blocks, but that can also be attributed by the amount of time it took p2pool to find a block since the previous block was found, could it not?

Although my node is set at 970k doesnt mean that I will fill that block if I find it shortly after the previous block is found.

[-ck]

I noticed myself some small blocks and some larger blocks, but that can also be attributed by the amount of time it took p2pool to find a block since the previous block was found, could it not?

Although my node is set at 970k doesnt mean that I will fill that block if I find it shortly after the previous block is found.

No, there hasn't been a time in the last 18 months where it wouldn't be full no matter how close together the blocks were unless you manually set it lower or were consciously blacklisting transactions. Unfortunately in p2pool the burden of validating and propagating blocks falls on the miner who finds the block and the size and latency of their own node then matters instead of at a regular pool.

[flameruk]

If only you could always time it like that!

Dare I call it luck?

LMAO, I would say it was lucky that you started your rentals when you did and that they ended when they did, and I'd also say it was lucky that I tripled my hashpower three days before as well, but I'm half terrified of the backlash I might get if I try and say that had any effect on my luck or yours. 

I dunno, kinda like "The Mining Games," in which case "Happy mining. And may the odds be ever in your favor."

I hope so! I'm hoping for a long run of lucky blocks coming our way, yet I'm scaling back down to around 450TH for a little while.

Seems like whenever I get too greedy the block gods withhold them from me to make me realize I'm just a mortal.

This last week was pretty scary! Luckily it turned around and I actually came out alive.

It was scary but then randomly everything just went sweet at just the right time for me.

[PublicP2poolNode]

I noticed myself some small blocks and some larger blocks, but that can also be attributed by the amount of time it took p2pool to find a block since the previous block was found, could it not?

Although my node is set at 970k doesnt mean that I will fill that block if I find it shortly after the previous block is found.

No, there hasn't been a time in the last 18 months where it wouldn't be full no matter how close together the blocks were unless you manually set it lower or were consciously blacklisting transactions. Unfortunately in p2pool the burden of validating and propagating blocks falls on the miner who finds the block and the size and latency of their own node then matters instead of at a regular pool.

what about these from today?
https://blockchain.info/block-height/448412
https://blockchain.info/block-height/448411
https://blockchain.info/block-height/448410
https://blockchain.info/block-height/448406
This is just a few from the first page I looked at of the most recent blocks, and from some of the largest pools.

[-ck]

what about these from today?
https://blockchain.info/block-height/448412
https://blockchain.info/block-height/448411
https://blockchain.info/block-height/448410
https://blockchain.info/block-height/448406
This is just a few from the first page I looked at of the most recent blocks, and from some of the largest pools.

So they consciously blacklist or set lower or use some other workaround to try and speed up their block changes. Doesn't mean there aren't transactions to put in there if they allowed it to.

See here:
https://statoshi.info/dashboard/db/transactions

[PublicP2poolNode]

what about these from today?
https://blockchain.info/block-height/448412
https://blockchain.info/block-height/448411
https://blockchain.info/block-height/448410
https://blockchain.info/block-height/448406
This is just a few from the first page I looked at of the most recent blocks, and from some of the largest pools.

So they consciously blacklist or set lower or use some other workaround to try and speed up their block changes. Doesn't mean there aren't transactions to put in there if they allowed it to.

See here:
https://statoshi.info/dashboard/db/transactions

So essentially most if not all pools produce blocks that are not always full, not just p2pool

[PublicP2poolNode]

This last week was pretty scary! Luckily it turned around and I actually came out alive.

It was indeed a pleasant surprise to see two blocks/deposits pop up so close together after an almost 10-day stretch with no block(s). Hopefully it's back to "normal luck" of 100% plus or minus a little blocks, but with nice fat transaction fees in the blocks...

I have this node set for maxblocksize=970000
Hoping for fat transaction fees as well!

I set aside enough to mine with 450TH for a little over 8 days, crossing my fingers

I think this should give a good salary, not ? 

I hope so

[PublicP2poolNode]

If only you could always time it like that!

Dare I call it luck?

LMAO, I would say it was lucky that you started your rentals when you did and that they ended when they did, and I'd also say it was lucky that I tripled my hashpower three days before as well, but I'm half terrified of the backlash I might get if I try and say that had any effect on my luck or yours. 

I dunno, kinda like "The Mining Games," in which case "Happy mining. And may the odds be ever in your favor."

I hope so! I'm hoping for a long run of lucky blocks coming our way, yet I'm scaling back down to around 450TH for a little while.

Seems like whenever I get too greedy the block gods withhold them from me to make me realize I'm just a mortal.

This last week was pretty scary! Luckily it turned around and I actually came out alive.

It was scary but then randomly everything just went sweet at just the right time for me.

Me too