NXT :: descendant of Bitcoin - Updated Information

[mcjavar]

@NxtChoice: Better remove the protective screen from the case plates, so it actually becomes transparent

No, seriously, what kind of output such a tiny solar panel has? Especially on a cloudy day like in the picture.

What are you using it for?

It's a high-weight hallmark NXT node (raspnxt.hopto.org).

The panel has an output of 3-4W in direct sunlight. That'd be more than enough to run the cubie at full load with full core clock. However, below the panel (in the badass cardboard case I made ) is a 2Ah LiPoly that acts as a buffer. I also use external power from a USB hub now that it's winter, but in summer this should be capable of running autonomously with some more tweaks and lower clocks.

What do you think about running android on it?
Which Linux would be the best to run on a cubietruck? (I have absolutely no experience with linux at all)

[Fatih87SK]

I like the update of the website btw; http://www.nxtcrypto.org/

[NxtChoice]

@NxtChoice: Better remove the protective screen from the case plates, so it actually becomes transparent

Thank you. As it arrived, I assembled it and found it's not so transparent as PMMA. I thought it a little strange, and until last Saturday I found there is  protective film cover   I will take some pictures and then update it when I return back home.

BTW, why I can't link dropbox images here? So I now link the images from weibo.com .

[davethetrousers]

What do you think about running android on it?
Which Linux would be the best to run on a cubietruck? (I have absolutely no experience with linux at all)

It came with Android preinstalled actually, but, I don't know... I see no point in using Android for anything else than what it's meant to do: to present one interactive application full screen. For the batch/daemon/server stuff I do with the cubie, a classical Linux seems more appropriate.

There are several attempts at providing an easy flash-and-run distro for the cubietruck, but most of them failed when I tried them out. The one that seems most compatible is Lubuntu, which I also use atm. Of course, one could also always compile a custom kernel and use whatever distro fits their needs.

BTW, why I can't link dropbox images here?

Strange, as my image is precisely hosted on Dropbox. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[TwinWinNerD]

I like the update of the website btw; http://www.nxtcrypto.org/

Compared to other cryptos, it is really awesomely designed with many informations!

[NxtChoice]

@NxtChoice: Better remove the protective screen from the case plates, so it actually becomes transparent

No, seriously, what kind of output such a tiny solar panel has? Especially on a cloudy day like in the picture.

What are you using it for?

It's a high-weight hallmark NXT node (raspnxt.hopto.org).

The panel has an output of 3-4W in direct sunlight. That'd be more than enough to run the cubie at full load with full core clock. However, below the panel (in the badass cardboard case I made ) is a 2Ah LiPoly that acts as a buffer. I also use external power from a USB hub now that it's winter, but in summer this should be capable of running autonomously with some more tweaks and lower clocks.

What do you think about running android on it?
Which Linux would be the best to run on a cubietruck? (I have absolutely no experience with linux at all)

I installed lubuntu on cubietruck. It's great.

[NxtChg]

I like the update of the website btw; http://www.nxtcrypto.org/

Is colon missing on purpose on the third panel? "NXT Generation Green"? Makes it look like a typo.

And please, bigger font.

[NxtChoice]

BTW, why I can't link dropbox images here?

Strange, as my image is precisely hosted on Dropbox. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I got it that you link is  "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8099076/NXT/solarcubie1.JPG", but I got my image from dropbox and the link is "http://www.dropbox.com/*******", while your link is from "dl.dropboxusercontent.com". When I used that link, this forum can't display it.

[Come-from-Beyond]

- an API which by passing an asset id to show all accounts owning qtys of the asset

What r u going to use it for?

Lets talk about this... This is the point where I start to get concerned.  At first I thought that to view an accounts qty of each different asset would require to provide the accounts passphrase, and not just be able to to use the public acct #.

But face it, cant the blockchain be scanned for this data anyways?  And we can already do a singleAPI call for any account's NXT balance as well.

So Do we really gain anything by not providing the data?

you could easily see who owns your Tokens...would be really neat.

That's why I asking. An asset owner doesn't need current situation, he needs it at some particular blockchain height, so the API request should have block height as an input parameter.

[msin]

I like the update of the website btw; http://www.nxtcrypto.org/

We need to put the Blockchain Explorer link back on the homepage of NxtCrypto.org

[msin]

My Nxt CubieTruck ran very well in the last 10 days.

The fact that we can run a forging Nxt client on a Pi is amazing.  Running on a solar powered Pi is mind boggling!

[opticalcarrier]

I like the update of the website btw; http://www.nxtcrypto.org/

We need to put the Blockchain Explorer link back on the homepage of NxtCrypto.org

thanks for the feedback - ive put this request in

[opticalcarrier]

does anyone want any testnet assetexchange NEX?  Ive created an ask order!  FIRE SALE CHEAP.  But im only offering 500000 up for sale.  the other 500000 premine is mine!!!!
# ncli placeAskOrder holms.cloudapp.net PASSPHRASE 15328485893864579482 500000 1 1 100

    transaction: 11847236383801666099

#

# ncli getAsset holms.cloudapp.net 15328485893864579482

    account: 16155265664111966451
    description: ImagineFairness
    name: NEX
    quantity: 1000000000

#

can someone please pleace a bid order for some?  use cost of 2 since I did a ask of 1.  please give me the transactionID

[bitcoinpaul]

I like the update of the website btw; http://www.nxtcrypto.org/

Yes, much  better now

But the first and second slideshow images are strange.

[rickyjames]

Before you go and blow a major hole in somebody's reputation, you've got to make damn sure you're right.   I didn't release EpicThomas' real world name in the beginning because I wasn't 100% sure I had the right guy until later on.  Hopefully Graviton is doing the same thing.  I recommend patience for a few days.  

This. I'm surprised that it even needs to be spelled out like this.

But...Graviton was asking for trouble when he said the account belongs to a "well known and respected member of the Nxt community." That's like waving a bloody steak in front of rabid gossip hounds.

I've been thinking about this some more.  I take back complimenting myself that I've isolated the truth down to "scenario 3 - unknown new hacker".  Anything is possible and we should not start locking ourselves in to thinking the simple answer is the right one.  Whoever withdrew that NXT has had weeks to think about how they were going to do it.  There are lots of ways set up a false flag operation in that time.   It could be anybody, including EpicThomas.   We may never know.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_flag

[rickyjames]

Is there a manual somewhere how to set up Nxt on a cubietruck?

runs "out of box" on the cubie. Just install and update with latest NXT version. (I haven't come around to have it auto-update itself yet)

BTW, behold here a quick shot of my solar cubie

PIC

I'll follow up with more info soon

 

That's fantastic, great Job!

Now make a manual for this on Nxt Wiki and put in some nice pictures.

want it

This is

a) brilliant and beautiful
b) a very good promo pic.

Posted as First look at a Nxt high-end forging rig!

Contrast with this current article in Business Week:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-01-09/bitcoin-mining-chips-gear-computing-groups-competition-heats-up#p1

[pandaisftw]

@NxtChoice: Better remove the protective screen from the case plates, so it actually becomes transparent

No, seriously, what kind of output such a tiny solar panel has? Especially on a cloudy day like in the picture.

What are you using it for?

It's a high-weight hallmark NXT node (raspnxt.hopto.org).

The panel has an output of 3-4W in direct sunlight. That'd be more than enough to run the cubie at full load with full core clock. However, below the panel (in the badass cardboard case I made ) is a 2Ah LiPoly that acts as a buffer. I also use external power from a USB hub now that it's winter, but in summer this should be capable of running autonomously with some more tweaks and lower clocks.

What do you think about running android on it?
Which Linux would be the best to run on a cubietruck? (I have absolutely no experience with linux at all)

I installed lubuntu on cubietruck. It's great.

One thing is that apparently the openjdk has not been updated with the latest java. So I kept getting errors during execution until I re-flashed the OS from stock and just installed JRE u51 directly (a little more complicated). Also there were a lot of little steps, such as enabling wifi, downloading ntp to sync the system clock so you will be +-15s of the network, turning off the LEDs on startup, etc. I knew almost nothing about linux distros, and in about 3-4 hours I finally figured out everything (mostly the java thing, wasn't sure what was causing the execution errors) and learned a lot about it. Plus, I don't have to worry about keyloggers/trojans if I do all my NXT finance stuff on the cubieboard, so IMO it's worth the peace-of-mind.

My node has been up since then without a reset or crash (not counting updating to newest version), this was like two weeks ago, so good job devs on making the client super stable!

[salsacz]

It could be anybody, including EpicThomas.   We may never know.

It could be anybody, including rickyjames 

[msin]

This is

a) brilliant and beautiful
b) a very good promo pic.

Posted as First look at a Nxt high-end forging rig!

POS is the future, imagine if you spend $20k on Nxt instead of mining rigs, you get valuable Nxt and forging abilities.  POW is so archaic.  

[salsacz]

This is

a) brilliant and beautiful
b) a very good promo pic.

Posted as First look at a Nxt high-end forging rig!

POS is the future, imagine if you spend $20k on Nxt instead of mining rigs, you get valuable Nxt and forging abilities.  POW is so archaic.  

but this is only for the first stage of Nxt, we won't be PoS forever