[ANN] [BEN] Benjamins ◄ SHA-256 ►◄ BOUNTY AVAILABLE to make BEN merge mineable!!

[crackfoo]

Okay with the last block completion I am now seeing suddenly 5x as many Benjamins on my hasher.ca wallet and Bens per hours is up by factor of 5x so it appears things are happening.

I have no idea what happened with that last block... the reward was 3,684.01 BEN! I've made no changes to the wallet...

BEN, what's up?

[crackfoo]

Seems the block explorer is gone now too....

[Poogasm]

oops

[itsunderstood]

Seems the block explorer is gone now too....

Well that page has been a little flakey lately I haven't been able to pull it up as fast as other times. 

[crackfoo]

BEN,

Can you please enlighten us why this block was worth so much?

Block #24247

http://198.147.23.176:2750/block/000000000000023c734aebe1105093fc2969b654031a120898595bc46c151d36

Thanks!

[itsunderstood]

BEN,

Can you please enlighten us why this block was worth so much?

Block #24247

http://198.147.23.176:2750/block/000000000000023c734aebe1105093fc2969b654031a120898595bc46c151d36

Thanks!

Well I would assume he is working on the fork, as described.  The last block seems to have paid 100 BEN so that would be back to normal, but the predictives on the pool show the larger amount.  People want more coins, miners seem to enjoy that, so probably he is working on that to appease them.  From the other thread you can see how hard it is to fork and coordinate with miners.

[iGotSpots]

Looks like transaction fees maybe? The 100 is hard coded in the source I just checked so that's the only logical explanation from what I see

[itsunderstood]

Looks like transaction fees maybe? The 100 is hard coded in the source I just checked so that's the only logical explanation from what I see

Well, I had been pushing the thing for a few days so when that block got found and I got 3000+ BEN for it, I was happy, but I am more glad to see that the round payout is still intact if what you are saying is true, that's fine.  I am still mining.  What other coin hath the spirit of 1776 in it? 

[Poogasm]

Wth Ben, you think you get days off or something?

[itsunderstood]

Wth Ben, you think you get days off or something?

Hehe your question for some reason made me think of Ebeneezer Scrooge and how he would speak to his worker.  But although Benjamin Franklin DID also see the value in saving coins, I think he was also aware of something much much larger than the caricature called "Scrooge".

One thing I must say about that, is the most excellent Hollywodd film "A Christmas Carol" by Bob Zemekis which stars the voice of some awesome actors.  Well, there is a moment when the ghost of Christmas Past takes Ebeneezer into the past to see his old boss, "Pfennywig" or whatever his name, he is a jolly robust sized man.  Scrooge and all dance happily in the joyful memories of the past.

Well see, this old boss of Scrooge's the joyful one, he certainly taught Scrooge how to value wealth.  And yet, he is not lacking in joy.  He is bubbling with joy and also prudence.  But Scrooge only picked up part of the lesson his master had intended, and this is the true revelation of the ghosts of Christmas' past and present and future.

So, I think there is a lesson in this filmic masterpiece by master celluloid craftsman Bob Z, who also made Back to the Future, probably the greatest trilogy of films ever made, and that lesson is that one can value savings and frugality, but one can also choose to be joyous or to not.

But anyway Poogasm, as to doing hard work and saving for a good future, I think Satoshi's idea has appeal in that direction.  And not just one blockchain, but several, if we consider how much the world's GDP is, and that the gold ETF market is about to collapse utterly, I expect 100s of billions of dollars will be forced to flow through cryptocoins, which is a preetty big deal, in terms of wartime capital flight and control attempts.  Certainly, money is the new (and old) weapon of nation states.

Oh, also I am now thinking of Back to the Future drawing 1.21 gigawatts of electricity from a bolt of lightning, then I think it also becomes reasonable to discuss Bob Zemekis in a much larger light.  Indeed he is one of the true lighthouses in this time.  Well, imo.

Anyway, I say continue to mine Benjamins, continue to buy and gift them and find ways for his spirit to assist us in the 1776 discussion which is coming henceforth.  Also, let's get Ben the help he needs.

[itsunderstood]

Well I see Benjamins are cheaper which is good; Stock up on the coins of the blockchain of true worth.  But so far as I can see, the 100 coins per block is still in effect.  Ben, let's get some commo into this thread as to your hard work.  In the meantime I will just bounce the thread here and scheme to bring more miners online from my friends and neighbors who need a little help to get started.

As I said above, a good blockchain and mining crew, will be useful during world war, just as in 1776. 

Also, here is the HF channel to listen for rare EACs and the super rare "SKYKING" messages [ http://www.milaircomms.com/ghfs.html ] which are happening far more these days, just as they did right after 9/11.  [ http://www.liveatc.net/search/f.php?freq=11175 ]  ...All just prelude to war and capital flight (bullish for crypto).   ...Not to mention fiatleak going crazy with BTC being bought by China (ditches US Treasuries no doubt).

So, it is with an iron will and a fiercely liberty filled heart that one mines Benjmains in these hours.  Only coins with spine and truth will matter once the SHTF.

Or, maybe peace will continue globally.  That would be fine I am sure.  But, if not, then be sure you have the means to trade with your fellowman without the sheriff of nottingham being able to confiscate.  Metals are easily detected and dug from Earth, but the family who has cryptocoin skills, will do well in the future, methinks.  Indeed, by gifting Benjamins to you loved ones, and then mining them ongoing, is a cry to the future.  The spirit of family, and of right foundations, is for any of us to take up as our light.  Ah yes, the electrons are gathering in the clouds above, the kite is being bashed by high winds, and we sense lightning ready to strike, and enter the key.  1.21 gigawatts, flowing into a key, held by a fine spirit hand, can power almost anything!

[Poogasm]

Ben needs to update us a bit more often, even if the update is just "no news today" or something.

[crackfoo]

Ben needs to update us a bit more often, even if the update is just "no news today" or something.

I agree, each day I get more skeptical about it's future...

[itsunderstood]

I agree, but also, there is a minute to minute ADD which seems to exist in this milieu.  Like, the world needs updates = the world is full of short term thought.

Indeed, what coin shall survive in this sea of crap and outright ponzi and so forth?  I will stick to a good spirit from the past in the face of kitteh and doge and whatever is next.  I will mine 1776 style, with vision set firmly in the future.

I have no idea anything about Ben, only that he tries to invoke a true spirit and a true blockchain in times of need.  But probably he is a normal tech type, very busy.  But yes, I think his comment of "I am not abandoning it" was kinda funny, it made me roll my eyes.  But I am still mining because of the spirit of Benjamin F, and the need for true money.  No man, Benjamin Franklin's spirit will not be "abandoned".  Probably Ben is learning new stuff like we all are, myself included.  But is the wallet code open for all?  Because from what I can see, Ben is open to accepting help and ideas, if very busy.  So, I bet patience will allow him to sort out his decision tree and give updates when he has something useful to add.

What's really funny is that even to try and pick up a coin like this and mine it, brings forth a flow of challenges.  Like the other guy who is forking his coin said: "I am not in the thread because I am busy working!"  --and his fork is proceeding very slowly.  So, it takes time to get a decent blockchain through the early days.

[Nthused]

Any New's about BEN getting on a roll ?

I Miss mining BEN...Can't wait till I Do Again 

[Mortimer452]

It's been nearly a month since the last mined block was confirmed.  I'm curious to see what the network block times are like, I'm guessing 1 block per day or less, but the block explorer is down so hard to say.  Based on what I'm seeing at PityThePool and ben.hasher.ca that seems about right.

I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so.

BEN requires 6 confirmations per transaction.  I can put cash in my pocket, travel by plane (or even by boat) to anywhere in the world, and deliver money in-person faster than the BEN network can deliver it.  

At this point, I fear all is lost for BEN.  Dev can't seem to figure out how to update the diff algo and initiate the hardfork or it would have been done by now.  I'm just waiting now for Paysha to remove BEN from the list of supported currencies, at which point BEN will really have nothing going for it at all.

Sad really, this coin had such a bright future a month ago.

[crackfoo]

yes, we find a block a day there abouts. but my pool is only @ 30-50GH/s... the network is at 300+, so there a pool somewhere that's getting more blocks so I'd say overall, there are 2-3 blocks found each day. Only a couple more years at this rate are we'll reach the diff change.

[itsunderstood]

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Sad really, this coin had such a bright future a month ago.

Well it may be true Ben bit off a bit more than he could chew, that is normal for times like these.

As for "the future", it is well to make predictions.  However, your predictions are based on network times, and like I said, if we get more miners then things will be fine.  Sure the TX network is slow in terms of the fastness modern life needs, but, there also has to be a coin that will survive due to the people who are devoted to it.

I feel a lot more comfortable waiting for Ben to fork it, he just needs help.  But yes, it is taking a little while.  I am patient, however, I like to think long term.  Sure, on the short term, this is a difficult time, Ben is slow to respond, probably has three or four girlfriends --it ain't easy to be cutting edge.  And as for the fork, well, it is being worked on.

But yeah, it's kinda like a "Valley Forge" moment these days.  But in the true spirit of 1776, I am sure we will get through this.  No, I will not be so quick to abandon something that just needs a few more miners (word of mouth, not scraping the bitcoin-miner barrel but instead, recruiting newbies to mine.  I am talking to people locally, and yes, I tell them the Ben blockchain is early and slow, but I tell them the SPIRIT of 1776 is what is far more important.

Anyway I am sticking with Benjamins, it is the way I stay focused on 1776 mentality.  But yeah OP, time to update us with the specs of where you are at, and what issues you are having.

[Mortimer452]

PityThePool! Benjamins pool is CLOSING on April 1, 2014.  Sorry, this is not an April Fool's Day joke.

The BEN network is running at a snail's pace and there seems to be no end in sight.  It is taking 1-2 days to mine a block and over 150 days to confirm them.  We are still confirming blocks that were mined over a month ago.

I am shutting down the stratum server today so there will be no more mining.  Pool will stay open until April 1 to allow users to withdraw funds.

http://ben.pitythepool.com

[vual]

Sorry ABE back up, i have been flat out in real life didnt get a chance to notice it was down, next time just PM me and ill get it up asap, i wrote a little shell script to keep it running, so it should be right for a while.

http://198.147.23.176:2750


If we need more pools let me know ill set them up.