[204 GH/s] yourbtc.net closing it's doors on 2011-12-08

[freshzive]

By the way, in case anyone as an iPhone/iPad, the developer of BTCMon recently added the yourbtc.net pool to their app. More info here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=48969.0 . Really nice way to monitor your current hashrate, check if any miners are down and also see your current balance. If you message the guy, he'll probably offer you a free promo code for the app.

[freshzive]

EDIT: nevermind, got it working

[Pontius]

What exactly does a block being 'orphaned' mean? Sorry for my naivete.

Have a look at https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Block_chain

[teukon]

It appears the site is down but the pool is still running.

[jamesg]

It appears the site is down but the pool is still running.

Good thing urstroyer got us off that other server!

[Pontius]

It appears the site is down but the pool is still running.

For me it's the exact opposite - I can connect to the website but not to the pool. 

[teukon]

For me it's the exact opposite - I can connect to the website but not to the pool. 

Strange.

Also, now that the site is back up the hashrate charts show significant downtime.  I can't be sure but I believe my miners were working away happily throughout this period.  Has anyone else experienced this?

[Hotdog453]

Per Giga's invite, I have joined you all in the never ending search for love. Interesting method you got here, and I look forward to seeing how it pays out, literally and figuratively. I still have a few machines to move over, and hope to bring... meh, 6 more cards on next week? Something like that.

Love and kisses,

Hotdog

[jamesg]

Per Giga's invite, I have joined you all in the never ending search for love. Interesting method you got here, and I look forward to seeing how it pays out, literally and figuratively. I still have a few machines to move over, and hope to bring... meh, 6 more cards on next week? Something like that.

Love and kisses,

Hotdog

Thanks for coming over Hotdog. Don't forget to show your pride -> http://btcstats.net/?yourbtc

[Hotdog453]

Hells to the yes. I feel like I'm in a biker gang.

You know what they do in biker gangs, when they run out of women?

They play cards.

You sickos.

[teukon]

Per Giga's invite, I have joined you all in the never ending search for love. Interesting method you got here, and I look forward to seeing how it pays out, literally and figuratively. I still have a few machines to move over, and hope to bring... meh, 6 more cards on next week? Something like that.

Love and kisses,

Hotdog

Welcome Hotdog.  As you've noticed, the reward system used here is a bit different to those used on most other pools.  I assume Giga's filled you in but if you still have questions about the reward system or your payouts then let us know.

Happy mining!

[Hotdog453]

Yup, the curve is unique, but it makes logical sense when you think about it. Been used to PPS for so long, this might be an amusing change.

Plus, Namecoin is always a plus. That's a first for me.

[freshzive]

Anyone know where I can pickup some 5970s? Trying to upgrade my pair of 5830s, but these things seem hard to come by. $500 each on newegg seems steep.

[jamesg]

Anyone know where I can pickup some 5970s? Trying to upgrade my pair of 5830s, but these things seem hard to come by. $500 each on newegg seems steep.

grubles over in #bitcoin-otc irc is selling 4 of them from around $400 each. You might want to touch base with him.

[teukon]

It's interesting to see that many pools have been losing users while yourbtc.net has been gaining.

Not only is this pool larger than all of the unstickied pools I've found it's now comfortably larger than ABCpool.co, eclipsemc.com, and bitcoins.lc.

yourbtc.net is currently the 7th largest pool (just behind eligius.st and bitclockers.com).  With another 50 GH/s, it would be in the top 5 with ars, deepbit, slush, and btcguild!

It's also good to see that the Merged mining bonus has increased to about 6.4%.  This is a decent bonus when you consider how much some people complain about losing 7-10% in fees at the biggest pools.  I can comfortably donate a decent amount to this pool and still do very well.

[jamesg]

It's interesting to see that many pools have been losing users while yourbtc.net has been gaining.

Not only is this pool larger than all of the unstickied pools I've found it's now comfortably larger than ABCpool.co, eclipsemc.com, and bitcoins.lc.

yourbtc.net is currently the 7th largest pool (just behind eligius.st and bitclockers.com).  With another 50 GH/s, it would be in the top 5 with ars, deepbit, slush, and btcguild!

It's also good to see that the Merged mining bonus has increased to about 6.4%.  This is a decent bonus when you consider how much some people complain about losing 7-10% in fees at the biggest pools.  I can comfortably donate a decent amount to this pool and still do very well.

Well said! Every little bit help. 

[urstroyer]

Feature Update 2011-11-19

Direct Namecoin Payout enabled
* Use "User Account -> Pool Options" and disable auto NMC to BTC exchange if you don't want to auto exchange your NMC into BTC.
* If your NMC balance exceed the threshold and you stored a valid Namecoin payout address in your Pool Options payout in NMC will happen.
* Auto convert NMC to BTC is still set as default for new user.

iPhone App BTCmon supports yourbtc.net
* Keep track of your pool stats on your iPhone. To bad i have an android device!

Clarification how to connect your worker
* Please update your worker to connect to mining.yourbtc.net:8999 only for the future.
* Right now you can connect to yourbtc.net:8999 as well, but all traffic is redirected through the webserver which becomes a problem, if the webserver has any issues.
* In order to offer a stable mining enviroment, we will shut down the traffic redirection in a few weeks.

[Hotdog453]

Anyone else seeing an odd delay in MtGox showing balances?

I've had 4 payouts thus far from YourBTC->MtGox, first one at:

2011-11-20 05:48:04

And none of them have posted to MtGox yet.

BlockExplorer shows them fine, though:

http://blockexplorer.com/address/12gh7zgDJy4TskMn1EyEiHLpzNeAnBJSX7

Anyhoogle, pool seems stable and strong.

[jamesg]

Anyone else seeing an odd delay in MtGox showing balances?

I've had 4 payouts thus far from YourBTC->MtGox, first one at:

2011-11-20 05:48:04

And none of them have posted to MtGox yet.

BlockExplorer shows them fine, though:

http://blockexplorer.com/address/12gh7zgDJy4TskMn1EyEiHLpzNeAnBJSX7

Anyhoogle, pool seems stable and strong.

Hey Hotdog, I too have btc transactions into mtgox that have yet to show up. We've been gox'd.

[Hotdog453]

Anyone else seeing an odd delay in MtGox showing balances?

I've had 4 payouts thus far from YourBTC->MtGox, first one at:

2011-11-20 05:48:04

And none of them have posted to MtGox yet.

BlockExplorer shows them fine, though:

http://blockexplorer.com/address/12gh7zgDJy4TskMn1EyEiHLpzNeAnBJSX7

Anyhoogle, pool seems stable and strong.

Hey Hotdog, I too have btc transactions into mtgox that have yet to show up. We've been gox'd.

GOX'D!

Okay, fair enough. Just wanted to make sure it wasn't just me.