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May 25, 2026, 08:49:45 PM
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Bitcointalk has the longest collective memory of any mining forum, so I want to put this here directly.

We have published an open hardware prototype called the Echosahedron — a desktop optical chamber that claims to bias the SHA-256d candidate distribution before verification. The host computes the exact `sha256d` on every candidate the chamber emits. Mining protocol is unchanged.

What this is NOT:
- not a token sale, no ICO, no NFT
- not a paid software service
- not a hardware product for sale
- not a Bitcoin protocol change proposal

What this IS:
- open hardware (BOM, firmware, run-bundle schemas published)
- buildable in a weekend on a $10–$100 BOM
- explicitly falsifiable: measured chamber lift `B ≤ 1` on declared benchmark protocol → claim dead

We want miners with real bench access to build the prototype and publish the run bundle. We do not have privileged access to ASIC operators. The forum does.

Resources:
- 1-page intro: https://omega.floatingpragma.io
- Build plans: https://github.com/muellerberndt/omega
- Theory: https://github.com/FloatingPragma/observer-patch-holography

If you have bench access and a free weekend, please build it. If you build it and B ≤ 1, please publish — and we will, too.

Best,
Tom Lindeman / Bernhard Mueller
tom@floatingpragma.io
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May 25, 2026, 09:59:57 PM
Last edit: May 26, 2026, 04:48:08 AM by NotFuzzyWarm
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So in short it is yet another Oracle that in theory could reduce the range of nonces that a miner needs to process with the end result of better odds in finding a block?

Because finding a matching hash is a totally random process, no amount of massaging the headers used will help...

I have a strong background in particle physics and optical design (designed & built industrial and research lasers for over 40 years) and have to say:
A. Those GitHub repos are an impressive mishmash of marketing fluff. You managed to hit just about every keyword used in particle physics.
B. Most of what you talk about is utter nonsense. Gauge particles, various fields, gravitons, mapping of space-time relationships, etc. have nothing to do with the equipment descriptions that you've published.
C. The idea of characterizing an "observable patch of reality" and then somehow applying it to the sha algorithm is beyond being even remotely possible as there is no connection between the two.
D. Kudos for being very thorough in the highly imaginative documentation and exploring your idea but -- it is not going to work.

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May 26, 2026, 11:33:13 AM
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So in short it is yet another Oracle that in theory could reduce the range of nonces that a miner needs to process with the end result of better odds in finding a block?

Because finding a matching hash is a totally random process, no amount of massaging the headers used will help...

I have a strong background in particle physics and optical design (designed & built industrial and research lasers for over 40 years) and have to say:
A. Those GitHub repos are an impressive mishmash of marketing fluff. You managed to hit just about every keyword used in particle physics.
B. Most of what you talk about is utter nonsense. Gauge particles, various fields, gravitons, mapping of space-time relationships, etc. have nothing to do with the equipment descriptions that you've published.
C. The idea of characterizing an "observable patch of reality" and then somehow applying it to the sha algorithm is beyond being even remotely possible as there is no connection between the two.
D. Kudos for being very thorough in the highly imaginative documentation and exploring your idea but -- it is not going to work.


So its complete BS then.

Why am I not surprised  Grin Grin Grin
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June 06, 2026, 06:34:36 AM
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- buildable in a weekend on a $10–$100 BOM
We want miners with real bench access to build the prototype and publish the run bundle. We do not have privileged access to ASIC operators. The forum does.

I assume you know the cost estimation, because you already build at least one of such device by yourself. So i expect you should able afford old ASIC (such as Antminer S9) or ASIC for hobbyist/solo miner (such as BitAxe Gamma 601 or Compac F).

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June 06, 2026, 03:56:12 PM
Last edit: June 07, 2026, 03:20:24 AM by NotFuzzyWarm
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As expected the OP has been nowhere to be seen for a reply to us.  Roll Eyes
They must have built a large 'observable patch holographic chamber' (aka an optical resonator cavity with cameras or other sensors observing the inside of it), stepped in then got the flashing LED's or lasers pumping light into the resonator just right, and per their hypothesis, translated themselves over into a different reality..... Cheesy

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June 12, 2026, 09:47:01 AM
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As expected the OP has been nowhere to be seen for a reply to us.  Roll Eyes
They must have built a large 'observable patch holographic chamber' (aka an optical resonator cavity with cameras or other sensors observing the inside of it), stepped in then got the flashing LED's or lasers pumping light into the resonator just right, and per their hypothesis, translated themselves over into a different reality..... Cheesy

LOL  Grin Grin Grin
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