[ANN] Snowballs | ONE MORE HARD FORK to BALLS 2.0.2 | BALLS/MMXIV Market OPEN

[jaypete]

Sorry for using this picture, but I couldn't have possibly even created a better one...

The Yeti

First there was the Snowball
Maieuticoin and Snowballs were the first coins to produce a mass market, easy to scale, standalone staking wallet. These units proved to us there was an interest in hardware and we aim to continue innovating in any way we can. The Yeti is the next step in our evolution of devices. Not only is this device perfect for someone who wants to keep their actions their own, but it also helps to add yet another layer of security between your money and any external threats when used as a complete system with our staking hardware


Now there is the Yeti
The Yeti aims to decrease visibility one step further than most coins do. While your transactions are still easily available in the public ledger, the Yeti adds a layer of interference between your devices and their destination. Instead of trying to provide plausible deniability through the blockchain and transactions, the Yeti instead provides a wireless network that processes all information and traffic through the Tor network. When used together with the Snowball staking hardware, these two handy, easy to afford devices, provide two additional layers of security between your wealth and anyone who has malicious intent

Who is this good for?
If you want to browse anonymously on a netbook, tablet, phone, or other mobile or console device that cannot run Tor and does not have an Ethernet connection. If you do not want to or cannot install Tor on your work laptop or loan computer

What is Tor?
Tor is an onion routing service - every internet packet goes through 3 layers of relays before going to your destination. This makes it much harder for the server you are accessing (or anyone snooping on your Internet use) to figure out who you are and where you are coming from. It is an excellent way to allow people who are blocked from accessing websites to get around those restrictions


What exactly does it do?
The Yeti is connected to your modem or router via ethernet and creates a wireless network that can be used to push all traffic from connected devices through Tor. This includes mobile devices, tablets, phones, desktops, laptops, or any other device that is enabled for wireless, as well as our standalone staking hardware devices. The Yeti creates a new wireless access point and does not interfere with any current or future wireless networks. You can run the Yeti and your current wireless setup simultaneously


Pricing and availability
These units will not be pre-orders like the first round of Snowballs were. We have been keeping this quiet for a while, but it is almost ready to go. Just a little more testing and user friendly features to add. We plan to open sales to both domestic and international customers simultaneously this round with no limit to the number of units that can be purchased per address. More unit specifications will be available when we start taking orders

Design subject to change. The wireless antenna is not pictured above

When Yeti testing is complete and sales open...
Payments will be accepted only in Snowballs (BALLS)
No ETA as of this post, but it will be soon

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[Kisokos]

Added a Mac wallet to this build. Basically, we just added IRC to the client. Now you can play trivia from the QT and earn free BALLS for every correct answer!

Not only is this a great incentive to hang out with the 50 people already in the channel, but it also gives you guys a direct line of communication to both myself for BALLS and MMXIV, as well as ThePeePs, who runs and operates both multipools. Enjoy and good luck!ey
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Hey mate, I don't think this is the right source I wanted to compile the wallet with the IRC on linux for myself - but it says it hasn't changed since the 80k fork.

[iGotSpots]

Added a Mac wallet to this build. Basically, we just added IRC to the client. Now you can play trivia from the QT and earn free BALLS for every correct answer!

Not only is this a great incentive to hang out with the 50 people already in the channel, but it also gives you guys a direct line of communication to both myself for BALLS and MMXIV, as well as ThePeePs, who runs and operates both multipools. Enjoy and good luck!ey
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Hey mate, I don't think this is the right source I wanted to compile the wallet with the IRC on linux for myself - but it says it hasn't changed since the 80k fork.

The source has not been updated with IRC, correct. I want to keep that off Github for our hardware pulls for now (we have our own private one we are working with for later). It uses a few dependencies we don't use for the staking hardware

The only difference between mainnet and github right now is the IRC Chat tab in Windows and Mac. They are both 1.0.4 and will both work and sync up

Here is the source with IRC on a temporary link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9KhUdXDh1RqY1FaR1ZOQWFJN0E

[ehalvers]

Multipool working right now?

[MisterGreen]

Multipool working right now?

I doesn't seem so.

Hope it isn't a DOS attack, a few multipools were attacked the last days like Tompool and Multipool.us.

[iGotSpots]

Not sure on the pool, haven't talked to ThePeePs today

Exploring more features that can be included in the Yeti. There are still a few selling points to it that haven't been discussed, yet, but the progress on these is moving very, very quickly

For example, tonight I'm working on a new blocking system for ads that is built into the access point, rather than requiring each individual connection to have it set up locally

[ehalvers]

Not sure on the pool, haven't talked to ThePeePs today

any chance you could get a hold of him? Seems to have been going on for a while now. I'm not near my rigs atm to see if they are still up lol

[vegasguy]

I would like to see the multipool running again also plz.

Thank you
Vegas

[ehalvers]

Looks like it is back up.

Can anyone tell if the mining was working during downtime?

[iGotSpots]

Pools should both be back up. I don't have any other details, sorry

[Youghoor]

Looks like it is back up.

Can anyone tell if the mining was working during downtime?

I don't think it will work during downtime.

[MisterGreen]

Looks like it is back up.

Can anyone tell if the mining was working during downtime?

No, it was completely dead during downtime.

[ehalvers]

Looks like it is back up.

Can anyone tell if the mining was working during downtime?

No, it was completely dead during downtime.

Fuck. Looks like at least one of my rigs didn't start back up again

[crypto4jan]

I'm dreaming of a White Christmas

[iGotSpots]

To get into the Christmas spirit, I'll be giving away over 100,000 BALLS today through either regular answer rewards or Christmas bonuses! The winners will be selected from the top 10 scores in trivia on #MMXIV on Freenode at 11:59 PM, Central Time, or play right in the BALLS Qt for Windows or Mac!

BALLS Christmas Bonus
Rewards are as follows1st Place: 50,000 BALLS
2nd Place: 20,000 BALLS
3rd Place: 10,000 BALLS
4th Place: 5,000 BALLS
5th Place: 4,000 BALLS
6th Place: 3,000 BALLS
7th Place: 2,000 BALLS
8th Place: 1,500 BALLS
9th Place: 1,000 BALLS
10th Place: 500 BALLS

These will be rewarded via tips in the IRC Tipbot, so make sure you register the nickname you use in chat. You will also still receive the regular BALLS reward for each question answered, which happens in real time. Bonus prizes will be on Christmas Day, with scores being recorded at 11:59 PM, Central Time

[iGotSpots]

Contest over

[iGotSpots]

<iGotBallSpots> !tip binmon 50000 - First Place
<iGotBallSpots> !tip cybernetik7_ 20000 - Second Place
<iGotBallSpots> !tip chilly2k 10000 - Third Place
<iGotBallSpots> !tip Jugge 5000 - Fourth Place
<iGotBallSpots> !tip taxmanmt5 4000 - Fifth Place
<iGotBallSpots> !tip okae 3000 - Sixth Place
<iGotBallSpots> !tip Dave003 2000 - Seventh Place
<iGotBallSpots> !tip dextronomous 1500 - Eighth Place
<iGotBallSpots> !tip trololoh 1000 - Nineth Place
<iGotBallSpots> !tip mraudio106 500 - Tenth Place
<Balls-Tipbot> iGotBallSpots tipped binmon 50000 Balls!
<Balls-Tipbot> iGotBallSpots tipped cybernetik7_ 20000 Balls!
<Balls-Tipbot> iGotBallSpots tipped chilly2k 10000 Balls!
<Balls-Tipbot> iGotBallSpots tipped Jugge 5000 Balls!
<Balls-Tipbot> iGotBallSpots tipped taxmanmt5 4000 Balls!
<Balls-Tipbot> iGotBallSpots tipped okae 3000 Balls!
<Balls-Tipbot> iGotBallSpots tipped Dave003 2000 Balls!
<Balls-Tipbot> iGotBallSpots tipped dextronomous 1500 Balls!
<Balls-Tipbot> iGotBallSpots tipped trololoh 1000 Balls!
<Balls-Tipbot> iGotBallSpots tipped mraudio106 500 Balls!

Merry Christmas everyone. As always, the trivia and tip bot are always running and each correct answer immediately awards in BALLS in our IRC Channel

[taxmanmt5]

wonderful got 4k balls

[cybernetik7]

20k balls! woop woop 

[iGotSpots]

Congrats to all the winners. Get them staking as soon as possible!