[CLOSED] BTC Guild - Pays TxFees+NMC, Stratum, VarDiff, Private Servers

[DrG]

This is actually what scares me right now, not knowing where diff will be come Jan 1st.

I'm not referring to raw network growth in this case, but specifically *where* it shows up.  I'm still expecting BTC Guild to shrink as a percentage of the network (same with Eligius, slush, BitMinter, etc.).  As posted earlier, "home mining" has become a very specific niche within the overall mining ecosystem.  By Jan 1st, I doubt most original pools combined will even be 15% of the network.  As it stands today, BTC Guild + Eligius + Slush + p2pool + BitMinter + Ozcoin + Eclipse combined are only ~16.5% of the entire network [based off the last 2016 blocks].

Good lord thats insane.

Yeah it's only going to get worse.  Take each of the top 4 major vendors and say they're all 15% each - they would have farms that compete will all the home users.  Bitfury, Antminer, AM, KNC, and maybe SP.  I'm sure some of them are throwing hash on DiscusFish.

[stevegee58]

I'm envisioning a time in the near future when my BFL 7GHs miner becomes a boat anchor.
Heck, it might be there now. 

[cat2]

Could somebody explain to me what's happening in the top section of the PPLNS Stats page? In the open shifts section their is a "shift completed time" column. What's happening in this area. I don't know what it means that the blocks are not final? What is happening to the blocks. Getting confirmed? Can a block be awarded and fail to be confirmed? I would like to have a better understanding of what's going on in this section of the stats.

[eleuthria]

Could somebody explain to me what's happening in the top section of the PPLNS Stats page? In the open shifts section their is a "shift completed time" column. What's happening in this area. I don't know what it means that the blocks are not final? What is happening to the blocks. Getting confirmed? Can a block be awarded and fail to be confirmed? I would like to have a better understanding of what's going on in this section of the stats.

Shifts are based off a certain number of shares.  When enough shares have been submitted to a pool, the current shift completes.

The 10 most recently completed shifts are "open".  Any time a block is solved, the reward is split evenly among all the shares contained in the 10 open shifts.  That is why the warning at the top states that the number are not final, all shifts in the top table will increase in earnings if a block is solved while they're still in that table.

When a new shift completes, the oldest shift is now closed, meaning it will not receive any additional rewards if a block is solved.

[cat2]

Thanks

[Phosphorous]

How can I withdraw the BTC "crumbs" in my account? I am probably done mining at BTC Guild and have about .00048 languishing there. Since auto withdrawals only withdraw the exact amount you specify it seems like it would be impossible to ever have a completely empty account.

[ManeBjorn]

Why leave luck has been above average consistently.

How can I withdraw the BTC "crumbs" in my account? I am probably done mining at BTC Guild and have about .00048 languishing there. Since auto withdrawals only withdraw the exact amount you specify it seems like it would be impossible to ever have a completely empty account.

[xstr8guy]

It's ALIVE!!!!!!! I've finally done it; I've surpassed the 1Th/s mark

Congrats, so what finally put you over ?

Well I was at ~950, then I BRICKED an S1 by poking around the file system (waiting on USB to uart dongle to revive it)

Dropped to 750

Picked up a habañero from forum user Nanook7. Dude I blinked and it was on my doorstep.
She's aircooled at the moment(hyper 212 EVO) and hashing away at 370-385Ghash

Sweet and congrats, and you oughta know better than poking around file systems heh.

But. But. I... Fine. But I gleaned the info I needed to start making an S1 USB controller clone for a pi or any Linux host with a USB cable

Just in time... for the 6 people who are still mining with S1s.  Lol.

[xstr8guy]

I'm envisioning a time in the near future when my BFL 7GHs miner becomes a boat anchor.
Heck, it might be there now. 

It was at least 6 months ago.

[eleuthria]

How can I withdraw the BTC "crumbs" in my account? I am probably done mining at BTC Guild and have about .00048 languishing there. Since auto withdrawals only withdraw the exact amount you specify it seems like it would be impossible to ever have a completely empty account.

Manual withdrawals are your full balance.  Auto withdrawals are exact amounts.  This is pretty clearly stated in the support section.  Either mine above 0.01 and do a manual withdrawal for free, or above 0.001 and pay a fee.

[Phosphorous]

How can I withdraw the BTC "crumbs" in my account? I am probably done mining at BTC Guild and have about .00048 languishing there. Since auto withdrawals only withdraw the exact amount you specify it seems like it would be impossible to ever have a completely empty account.

Manual withdrawals are your full balance.  Auto withdrawals are exact amounts.  This is pretty clearly stated in the support section.  Either mine above 0.01 and do a manual withdrawal for free, or above 0.001 and pay a fee.

Thanks, guess I missed that.

[eleuthria]

Well the current block and that last block are sure feeling like a sucker punch after the last few weeks of good luck.


Figured I'd pre-empt the bitching about luck with some bitching of my own.

[DevonMiner]

Well the current block and that last block are sure feeling like a sucker punch after the last few weeks of good luck.

Figured I'd pre-empt the bitching about luck with some bitching of my own.

LOL, I'm sure many are thinking it, but hadn't written it ... we'll chew it, solve it and move on ...  

[hurricandave]

Well the current block and that last block are sure feeling like a sucker punch after the last few weeks of good luck.


Figured I'd pre-empt the bitching about luck with some bitching of my own.

Ran out of Marshmallows again, Damn It Now!

[cat2]

Crap on a cracker!

[daddyfatsax]

When was the last time we had an unpaid shift?

I'm on vacation and will be doubling up on cocktails until our luck improves.

[cat2]

Best idea I've heard all day.

[hurricandave]

When was the last time we had an unpaid shift?

I'm on vacation and will be doubling up on cocktails until our luck improves.

Hhmmm...money enough for Bitcoins and Vacationing he claims...I suggest Double Bourbon "Wells" in a tall Coke!

[ManeBjorn]

Still better than other pools that can go a week or more with no blocks. :-)

Well the current block and that last block are sure feeling like a sucker punch after the last few weeks of good luck.


Figured I'd pre-empt the bitching about luck with some bitching of my own.

[Taugeran]

Just in time... for the 6 people who are still mining with S1s.  Lol.

bah the couple i have are underclocked/volted(for now) and 1.14W/Ghs.  Eh not the best by todays standards but they've already paid for themselves and are good for a little while longer (winter into spring, plan on using them as space heaters and OCing them once the B****h of a winter in ohio hits)