[ANN][DASH] Dash (dash.org) | First Self-Funding Self-Governing Crypto Currency

[tungfa]

HarmonyVibe now accepting Dash
 
http://www.harmonyvibe.com

[eduffield]

TESTNET UPDATE - (ONLY TESTNET)

DOWNGRADE TEST - 0.11.2.23

I'm happy to announce that v12 looks like it's finished and is very stable! The final test we will need to do is to downgrade the network to 0.11.2.23, then re-upgrade to 12.0.35. The final version will activate a hard fork and the budget system within a day of being launched. Then after a few days (probably about Wednesday), we'll launch v12 officially on mainnet!

Instructions:

1. Please download the official client from dashpay.io
2. Go into dash.conf and add "txindex=1" (our database has this on by default now)
3. Start the client with --reindex
4. Start masternodes anything else you had running

The reindex will send us back to the last valid block before v12 became active last time, so we might need to recreate masternodes. However, when we upgrade from 11.2.23 to 12.0 they should still function correctly.

Thanks so much for helping with testing and the hard work you've put in! You've all made this release a great success already.

-Evan

https://dashtalk.org/threads/v12-testing-thread.5484/page-104

[qwizzie]

TESTNET UPDATE - (ONLY TESTNET)

DOWNGRADE TEST - 0.11.2.23

I'm happy to announce that v12 looks like it's finished and is very stable! The final test we will need to do is to downgrade the network to 0.11.2.23, then re-upgrade to 12.0.35. The final version will activate a hard fork and the budget system within a day of being launched. Then after a few days (probably about Wednesday), we'll launch v12 officially on mainnet!

Instructions:

1. Please download the official client from dashpay.io
2. Go into dash.conf and add "txindex=1" (our database has this on by default now)
3. Start the client with --reindex
4. Start masternodes anything else you had running

The reindex will send us back to the last valid block before v12 became active last time, so we might need to recreate masternodes. However, when we upgrade from 11.2.23 to 12.0 they should still function correctly.

Thanks so much for helping with testing and the hard work you've put in! You've all made this release a great success already.

-Evan

https://dashtalk.org/threads/v12-testing-thread.5484/page-104

one big step closer to concluding the testing of v12 and making it ready for mainnet, thanks for the update

[Minotaur26]

What I don't understand is all the time spent on trying to convince people that Dash is not up to the job. Huge amounts of time, just wasted.

The direct approach would be to break Dash and say: See, broke it. Told ya. Move on. Nothing more to see here.

I don't believe Darksend and InstantX evolution is finished yet. A lot of improvements can still be done to Darksend especially. For example adding CCT would open up a lot of optimization and improvement possibilities.

If CCT and masternode blinding were implemented, we could do with lesser rounds of mixing (and faster as the denomination sizes don't have to match), and for example perhaps with clever use of contracts a user could just fire-and-forget Darksend non-anonymized coins and the masternode network would keep the mixing process alive until the coins are mixed after which broadcasting the actual transaction.

The blockchain funding might attract more development talent to make such improvements possible.

Totally, the user oriented features like InstantX and Darksend, will continue to evolve and be improved upon there is a clear roadmap for that.  The end user oriented features are the ones that are always more publicized and discussed.

But there is a more fundamental layer, that was the main focus of v12, that is crucial for the long term viability of the project, and it includes  network infrastructure, funding, decision making, volunteering etc. Many projects ignore these fundamental aspects that answer questions like:

1. How are we going to build a large network of full nodes?
2. How are we going to keep developers, active team members, volunteers, community members and users engaged long term?
3. How are we going to take decisions on direction as a group in an orderly way?
4. How are we going to fund development, promotion and public awareness of the project?
5. How are we going to keep mining inclusive and interesting for GPU mining hobbyist?

All these aspects are not really end user oriented but are the base upon which the whole project is built and what guarantees that we will have the means to continue improving our added value features and user friendliness. By v12 Dash has implemented a proposed solution for all of these fundamental things, it will still take a few months for the new governance system to mature, among other things, but Dash is facing critical issues and being assertive in approaching them in an original way.  That is what keeps investors and supporters engaged, Dash is moving forward with intention. The removal of the reference node for payments is a really important milestone that many said could not be done.

The next step after v12 is going back to work on our end user oriented features, improving Darksend, InstantX, mobile wallets and adding new functionality. Also as a community we will need some time to learn and adapt to all the new things that are coming with v12. We will also start to educate the public more about what we are doing.

About trolling and smearing in the context of this forum, that is just the ugly part of an anonymous internet forum, but no project with substance will fail or succeed from forum discussion whether positive or negative. It is easy to feel like a lot of people know about the altcoin projects from spending time here, reality is there is almost no awareness about the scene outside of this place and it's our responsibility to change that.

We should measure our progress in terms of real world awareness of the project which is still very limited but is a high priority for the team and the community. Creating and distributing more material about the technology and collaborating with the media to inform the public about Dash will be one of the main objectives we would like to pursue over the next year.

[GhostPlayer]

 Hasta la vista, reference node  

[Sub-Ether]

Hasta la vista, reference node  

             Hasta La Vista, reference node!

[qwizzie]

loved, hated and often misunderstood,
may it rest in peace

[TanteStefana2]

loved, hated and often misunderstood,
may it rest in peace

Red headed step-child

[insert meme]

For GOD's SAKE!  WTF!  ANY redheads are GOLDEN here!  Throw out the blonds, the brunets the greys, but DO NOT throw out any REDHEADS or this project is totally sunk!  What's wrong with you people?

[GhostPlayer]

For GOD's SAKE!  WTF!  ANY redheads are GOLDEN here!  Throw out the blonds, the brunets the greys, but DO NOT throw out any REDHEADS or this project is totally sunk!  What's wrong with you people?

 hahahaha!!! Red's are indeed an endangered species! Really! Like... scientifically!

 Tante, here's one for you!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7UGjNKKXH8

[TanteStefana2]

For GOD's SAKE!  WTF!  ANY redheads are GOLDEN here!  Throw out the blonds, the brunets the greys, but DO NOT throw out any REDHEADS or this project is totally sunk!  What's wrong with you people?

 hahahaha!!! Red's are indeed an endangered species! Really! Like... scientifically!

 Tante, here's one for you!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7UGjNKKXH8

LOL, I simply can't understand why people don't like freckles and red hair.  Since I was a little girl, I loved red hair!  I remember a boy in elementary school, long curly red hair - in his little league uniform (even at <10 I loved a man in a uniform)  Oh we was a cutie!  I would try to get freckles in the sunshine, but I'd only get brown (sister is blond with freckles, she hates them!)  LOL.   Ah well, we get what we get.  Since both hubby and I have redheaded grandfathers (blondish though) I was hoping for one child to come out red, but alas, nope.  Hence my attempts to adopt Evan

Redheaded
Mixed Race
Winner of Britain's top model thingy

Most gorgeous woman I've ever seen IMHO

[cryptothreads]

For GOD's SAKE!  WTF!  ANY redheads are GOLDEN here!  Throw out the blonds, the brunets the greys, but DO NOT throw out any REDHEADS or this project is totally sunk!  What's wrong with you people?

 hahahaha!!! Red's are indeed an endangered species! Really! Like... scientifically!

 Tante, here's one for you!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7UGjNKKXH8

LOL, I simply can't understand why people don't like freckles and red hair.  Since I was a little girl, I loved red hair!  I remember a boy in elementary school, long curly red hair - in his little league uniform (even at <10 I loved a man in a uniform)  Oh we was a cutie!  I would try to get freckles in the sunshine, but I'd only get brown (sister is blond with freckles, she hates them!)  LOL.   Ah well, we get what we get.  Since both hubby and I have redheaded grandfathers (blondish though) I was hoping for one child to come out red, but alas, nope.  Hence my attempts to adopt Evan

Redheaded
Mixed Race
Winner of Britain's top model thingy

Most gorgeous woman I've ever seen IMHO

Wow that woman has a lot of freckles haha 

[Sub-Ether]

For GOD's SAKE!  WTF!  ANY redheads are GOLDEN here!  Throw out the blonds, the brunets the greys, but DO NOT throw out any REDHEADS or this project is totally sunk!  What's wrong with you people?

ahahaha!!! Red's are indeed an endangered species! Really! Like... scientifically!
 Tante, here's one for you!
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7UGjNKKXH8

LOL, I simply can't understand why people don't like freckles and red hair...

[Pencha]

Its just postproduction. She doent look like that realy 

[RenegadeMan]

Its just postproduction. She doent look like that realy  

Where on earth did you get that silly notion from?

That lady is Jade Thompson. She is known for her freckles and they're clearly visible in every photo of her. It's not "postproduction" it's how she is (and an absolute beauty I think too).

http://www.blownavenue.com/jade-l-thompson-shoot-winner-of-britain-and-ireland-next-top-model-hair-by-carmen-amelia/

[cryptothreads]

Its just postproduction. She doent look like that realy  

Where on earth did you get that silly notion from?

That lady is Jade Thompson. She is known for her freckles and they're clearly visible in every photo of her. It's not "postproduction" it's how she is (and an absolute beauty I think too).

http://www.blownavenue.com/jade-l-thompson-shoot-winner-of-britain-and-ireland-next-top-model-hair-by-carmen-amelia/

Post production haha to funny.

[Otoh]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3176475/Return-redhead-Photographer-captures-stunning-portraits-flame-haired-women-highlight-beauty-freckles.html

[Otoh]

[thelonecrouton]

Thread quality up 7000% in last page or so...  

I watched the Agents of SHIELD episode this lovely was in, uh, more than once.

[UdjinM6]

Sorry for no-redheads-here post but I just pushed updated eng source to transifex  
https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/dash/resource/dash_ents/
Looking for translators!

[tungfa]

"Poloniex will no longer be allowed to provide services to residents of the State of New York starting on August 8th, 2015. If you are a resident of New York, please take appropriate measures to withdraw your funds by this date. For more information or for further assistance."

this is supposedly a pop up when you log in !
I am not in the US so i have NOT seen it
but people tell me this is for real !
Better secure your funds !!

Edit:
tx moli