[Closed]R17x: Black Arrow Prospero X-3 <DZMC Exclusive> $130 / 40GHS

[howardb]

Waiting with baited breath

It's past midnight in London right now, so I wouldn't be expecting a post tonight unless he's a night owl.  I think a more realistic time is in 12 hours or so.

Have some pity guys, flying eastwards is no fun, I think an update in 8-10 hours or so is reasonable.

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[philipma1957]

Waiting with baited breath

It's past midnight in London right now, so I wouldn't be expecting a post tonight unless he's a night owl.  I think a more realistic time is in 12 hours or so.

Have some pity guys, flying eastwards is no fun, I think an update in 8-10 hours or so is reasonable.

This I used to fly LA to NYC on the 11 pm west coast time.    get to NYC in 6 hours and it would be 8 AM.    Even if I slept the whole trip I would still be tired the next day.

[Jhonka86]

As someone who has flown both US -> Australia and US -> Europe, I can also fully agree with this.  Hell, I slept for three straight days when I first got to Ireland.

Seriously.

[howardb]

As someone who has flown both US -> Australia and US -> Europe, I can also fully agree with this.  Hell, I slept for three straight days when I first got to Ireland.

Seriously.

Guiness will do that every time

[bobsag3]

As someone who has flown both US -> Australia and US -> Europe, I can also fully agree with this.  Hell, I slept for three straight days when I first got to Ireland.

Seriously.

Guiness will do that every time

I wish. Too much work to do on the flight. I am aout to take off- yall will hear from me probably in the next 18hrs or so.

[Dabs]

There's a drug that's supposed to keep you awake. hehehe.. I got a whole bunch of them, but no, they are not for sale. Yes, it is legal. You should be able to find it.

[Jhonka86]

There's a drug that's supposed to keep you awake. hehehe.. I got a whole bunch of them, but no, they are not for sale. Yes, it is legal. You should be able to find it.

Something tells me that crossing international borders with this would cause more problems than it would solve.

[smooth]

There's a drug that's supposed to keep you awake. hehehe.. I got a whole bunch of them, but no, they are not for sale. Yes, it is legal. You should be able to find it.

Something tells me that crossing international borders with this would cause more problems than it would solve.

You can get it legally in the US with a prescription if you work shift work or that sort of thing. Frequent travel and jet lag probably counts too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shift_work_sleep_disorder#Medications_that_promote_alertness

[trinsic]

Modafinil works wonders. Perfect for jet lag.

[bobsag3]

Heres the cross post from the BA thread...not all of it applies here but im exhausted

Communication:
BA and the re sellers are putting together a new system of communication, to aid in the internal communication, and the communication with our customers and the community. We are looking at a bevy of options, including some sort of newsletter, to official twitter. Please let us know if you have any suggestions.

Customer Service:
I have completed highering of additional guys here at minersource, and they are working through training now. Expect better response times, and phone hours in the future. BA has also hired many additional staff and should see an improvement as well.

Tape out/Verisilicon/Chips
Besides what is covered under NDA (I know I know... but a NDA is a NDA), I can assure you I have seen the full contracts with BA and Verisilicon, and that BA has paid them in full. The other re sellers can confirm this. Based on all the info I have, the May 1 day is quite firm. No guarantees as you guys know by now, but thats the best I can do.

Status of other Parts:
The PCBs pretty much designed (waiting for those final pin specs as said before), the heatsinks are done, the custom 1400w psus are done, the controller and its software are in their final phases. I will get additional info and pictures on this as soon as I can.

We will also have a much greater presence at trade shows, we will publish a list as soon as we sign up for them. We will at least be at Quakecon 2014.


EDIT2:
I have some pics from the trip... nothing really important or relevant, but id be happy to post them if anyone wants.

[Tasweb]

Thanks heaps for the update.

I realise this is an X-3 group buy thread but were you given any updates on the X-1 build?

[bobsag3]

Thanks heaps for the update.

I realise this is an X-3 group buy thread but were you given any updates on the X-1 build?

yeah plenty.

The new renders (almost final) as sexy as hell, have a 165w PSU, and will use the standard 3 pin pc psu plug hopefully.

[hoping1234]

hi i cant login to your new website , meaning i cant check how my order is going thanks hoping1234

[ThugRock]

I would like to also request an official refund from BA / The COOP, as I have not counted this as a total loss. Order: #1380 - $650

My payment address is: 1PBWADoE8gGTGpvreJpeJW5w3hYkgmewtJ (paid in bitcoins, but am happy to have US Dollars back via paypal if easier).

Thank you for your work to date.

Please can you update me to my request quoted above.

Best.

[bobsag3]

I would like to also request an official refund from BA / The COOP, as I have not counted this as a total loss. Order: #1380 - $650

My payment address is: 1PBWADoE8gGTGpvreJpeJW5w3hYkgmewtJ (paid in bitcoins, but am happy to have US Dollars back via paypal if easier).

Thank you for your work to date.

Please can you update me to my request quoted above.

Best.

At this time I will not be able to do refunds on these, due to the group buy'ed nature and number of units purchase. I am still working directly with BA on this, and will have more next week. Thanks for the patience, and yall have every right to be angry with me/BA over this, I can only promise that I will do my best to resolve it.

[ThugRock]

To say I am Not Happy with this COOP would be the largest understatement I think I have ever made. (Bites lip).

BUYER BEWARE.

[Lloydie]

To say I am Not Happy with this COOP would be the largest understatement I think I have ever made. (Bites lip).

BUYER BEWARE.

Given that bobsag3 did not keep on top of this despite repeated requests for tapeout info in early Jan from myself and others, I would agree with above comment.  This disaster could've been averted.  To then continuing selling batch 2 without tapeout confirm was just plain wrong.

BA has not levelled with us right from the start.  By early Jan, they would've already known the delivery target of Feb 24 was unachievable.  I no longer have trust in BA or bobsag3 in the way they have conducted themselves.  Very piss poor.

[Lloydie]

DZ and thomas_s are not part of the NDA. Seeing as the entire coop is about to lose a very significant amount of BTCs, it's time you both told us who runs BlackArrow. Those people need to be held to account.

Matt, I don't know how you are related to BA but you better start posting pictures and a copy of that invoice to verisilicon.

[ThugRock]

I, too would like to start seeing proofs of transactions, agreements etc.

Lets get some transparency going on here.

[tripppn]

Are you at least working on some kind of compensation above and beyond the 25%  Maybe follow KnC's model of 100% cloud hashing to begin on the promised date till our hardware ships.