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July 12, 2014, 02:22:05 PM
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I just want to mine for the fun of it. In the past with GPU mining I got some cool stuff for the house with what I made. I don't ever expect to make back the investment in time and coin if I get up and running but I have to try to get it running. I think I prefer pool to solo mining more likely to get something even if it is only a few satoshi's, hehehe. Cheesy

The point others are making is... you are not only NOT going to make money with it but you will lose money because old BFL gear now uses much more electricity than it can possibly generate in BTC. I have 3 Singles in my garage that have done nothing except collect dust for the past few months.

Your only hope is to mine some wacky alt SHA coins and speculate on them.

If he solo mines and hits a lucky block he gets 25 BTC so how is that losing money? All about luck and having fun. Sometimes it's not about ROI.
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July 13, 2014, 03:10:25 PM
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Tried to re-flash the unit. I am sure it didn't go well as it was too quick. I am still getting the same errors though so maybe the first flash was also wrong. I tried the file from BFL forums and one from Wolfnexus blog now with they same results. Is there any work files out there or is this all just for screwing with folk?
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July 14, 2014, 03:56:48 PM
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Sorry about yesterdays rant but I really have had enough of the jally. I tried today again to get it running then used it for baseball practice. All the while imagining it was those that run BFL.
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July 26, 2014, 01:19:35 PM
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Sorry about yesterdays rant but I really have had enough of the jally. I tried today again to get it running then used it for baseball practice. All the while imagining it was those that run BFL.
Now I'm jealous. I  wish you had uploaded a video of this to youtube.

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July 26, 2014, 03:02:53 PM
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1st gen BFL hardware is negative expected value with electricity costs. Ditch it.
Definitely get rid of it or solomine and pray pray pray.

Solomine a block with that kind of hardware would make me reconsider whether there may in fact be some deity sending me a sign Cheesy

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