i know the probability is random. so why has every_single_one i've seen always been within a minute or two?
And is it just me, or does it seem like people keep remarking on the coincidental "pathological inability to find blocks" during each of the stress tests? (this is from memory, could be wrong)
Might it have something to do with how mining pools work, perhaps a bug or inefficiency that causes them to throw away or waste hashing power if they are busy collecting too many transactions, lowering the overall effective hashrate significantly? (And conversely the 0 tx blocks are using their real full hashrate??)
/no-idea-about-this-technical-aspect
no, you're not imagining it. i remember smooth making several comments about delayed blocks related to spam attacks. i even expected some sort of delay in the face of it. it's new info to me.