The BFL timeline: a collaborative schadenfreude project

[surebet]

Good day,

I've been hanging out on these forums for a while, much longer than my registration date might suggest. I guess I should thank you guys, I've had (and shared) a lot of laughs and actually learned a couple of things along the way.

BFL has always been a favourite subject of mine, because let's face it, they are hilarious for so many good and so many more bad reasons. In celebration of their impressive body of work I would like to compile the most complete timeline of BFL events (read: shenanigans) out there, but I can't do it alone.

Please only submit factual information; while personal accounts and interpretations of events can certainly help, please don't descend into the usual bitchfest that accompanies BFL threads.

Please try to stick to things that have a specific time associated with them (be it a specific time where X said Y or the order period for X product stared on Y and ended on Z).

Most of all, let's have some fun!

To do list:
Forum account to mine for dates/comedy
- BFL (current task)
- BFL-Engineer
- BFL_Josh / Inaba
- BFL_Sonny (only 2 posts, really?)

External sources to rummage through
- archive.org

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[surebet]

The Butterfly Labs timeline

07/29/2011 - First known version of their site
08/02/2011 - Initial filing, BFL Wyoming
08/19/2011 - First version of the product page, original FPGA single mock-up, actual product BFL stole the image from, Single @ 399$/1.4Gh/s, Rig @ unknown price/54.4Gh/s
09/23/2011 - First product page revision, Single @ 499$/1.05Gh/s, Rig @ unknown price/54.4Gh/s (math makes no sense), first pre-order offer, announced ETA 10/21-11/18 2011
09/29/2011 - Pre-order page closed
10/18/2011 - First known BFL product discussion thread, first know accusation of scam
10/20/2011 - First known BFL rep post
10/21/2011 - First missed shipping date, best announced (4 weeks from September 23rd)
11/03/2011 - "BF Labs Inc. will not be involving itself in any wagers."
11/04/2011 - "It is our expectation this will complete within a two week time frame"
11/08/2011 - First public bet against BFL delivering (they didn't)
11/18/2011 - First missed shipping date, worst announced (8 weeks from September 23rd)
11/26/2011 - Second product page revision, Single @ 699$/1.05Gh/s, Rig @ 26,849$/50.4Gh/s, updated Single mock-up
11/29/2011 - First public post from Josh about visiting BFL
12/08/2011 - Third product page revision, Single @ 699$/1.05Gh/s, Rig @ 24,980$/50.4Gh/s
12/18/2011 - Fourth product page revision, Single @ 599$/832Mh/s, Rig @ 24,980$/50.4Gh/s (math makes no sense)
04/09/2012 - Dissolution, BFL Wyoming
06/01/2012 - Reinstatement, BFL Wyoming
09/26/2012 - Initial filing, BFL Kansas
10/05/2012 - Initial filing, BFL Missouri
03/05/2013 - Warning of dissolution for lack of annual report, BFL Missouri
05/22/2013 - Administrative dissolution, BFL Missouri
07/25/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
07/25/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues", "BBB was unable to locate business to process complaint" (ed: wait, what?)
07/30/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
08/02/2013 - Tax delinquency notice, BFL Wyoming
08/13/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service
08/14/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
08/16/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
08/20/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
08/30/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
08/30/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
09/03/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/09/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/09/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
09/09/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/10/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/10/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/10/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
09/10/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
09/10/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
09/10/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
09/10/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/10/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/10/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/10/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/10/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
09/10/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/10/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/11/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
09/11/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"

[greyhawk]

Paging Phinneaus Gage to thread 296204. Phinn is likely to have the bulk of such a BFL timeline already in his extensive files.

[Phinnaeus Gage]

Paging Phinneaus Gage to thread 296204. Phinn is likely to have the bulk of such a BFL timeline already in his extensive files.

On January 1, 1995, Laissez Faire City was incorporated... Wait, I'm getting ahead of myself!

[greyhawk]

I'm amazed how well that worked.

[Unacceptable]

Paging Phinneaus Gage to thread 296204. Phinn is likely to have the bulk of such a BFL timeline already in his extensive files.

On January 1, 1995, Laissez Faire City was incorporated... Wait, I'm getting ahead of myself!

Hey,Phin,where abouts in Costa Rica was that located.I plan on making a trip down there for more dental work & would like to stop by & say hello 

[candoo]

Why do mericans use the word Schadenfreude? Its a german word.

[greyhawk]

Why do mericans use the word Schadenfreude? Its a german word.

Exactly. Stop this kindergarten at once.

[Stinky_Pete]

The Butterfly Labs timeline

08/02/2011 - Initial filing, BFL Wyoming
04/09/2012 - Dissolution, BFL Wyoming
06/01/2012 - Reinstatement, BFL Wyoming
09/26/2012 - Initial filing, BFL Kansas
10/05/2012 - Initial filing, BFL Missouri
10/18/2012 - First known BFL product discussion thread, first know accusation of scam
03/05/2013 - Warning of dissolution for lack of annual report, BFL Missouri
05/22/2013 - Administrative dissolution, BFL Missouri
07/25/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
07/25/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues", "BBB was unable to locate business to process complaint" (ed: wait, what?)
07/30/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
08/02/2013 - Tax delinquency notice, BFL Wyoming
08/13/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service
08/14/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
08/16/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
08/20/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
08/30/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
08/30/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
09/03/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/09/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/09/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
09/09/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/10/2013 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/10/2014 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/10/2015 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
09/10/2016 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
09/10/2017 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
09/10/2018 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
09/10/2019 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/10/2020 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/10/2021 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/10/2022 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/10/2023 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
09/10/2024 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/10/2025 - BBB complaint, "Problems with Product/Service"
09/11/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"
09/11/2013 - BBB complaint, "Delivery Issues"

A lot of those appear to be in the future. Please correct them.

[Stinky_Pete]

Why do mericans use the word Schadenfreude? Its a german word.

Because they don't have their own word for it?

[cp1]

Let's get back to American things like Hamburgers and Frankfurters.

(and fix your years on the fill down)

[surebet]

Why do mericans use the word Schadenfreude? Its a german word.

I'm not American, so heh.

A lot of those appear to be in the future. Please correct them.

Stupid Excel...

If someone has stuff to add just post links or whatever. I'll be working my way in chronological-ish order, so feel free to start from the other end.

[surebet]

Fun fact: BFL first promised something would be delivered in two weeks on November 4th 2011.

[surebet]

Fun fact: The original FPGA single was supposed to look like this:

[greyhawk]

Fun fact: The original FPGA single was supposed to look like this:

In the same vein: the doctored picture of the Monarch card and the recent Nvidia rack case they photoshopped the BFL logo onto.

[surebet]

Fun fact: The original FPGA single was supposed to look like this:

In the same vein: the doctored picture of the Monarch card and the recent Nvidia rack case they photoshopped the BFL logo onto.

Revised fun fact: The original FPGA mock-up was actually a stolen image of a hard drive enclosure:

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Lian+Li+EX-10QA&rlz=1C1CHFX_enCA519CA519&oq=Lian+Li+EX-10QA&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l3.488j0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

(thanks for the tip!)