I don't agree that this thread should be moved into the mining section. This is a bit of a sad comment, as obviously that should be the most suitable board. Unfortunately it would probably be deleted, as the the boards seem to be solely for chats between the knowledgeable, I had a couple of threads I started deleted when I became interested in mining.

If the OP is a beginner in mining, then surely the beginners board is a great place for this thread, and maybe he can encourage other new members to experiment with mining. I've given him 5 merits for starting the thread, and I'll watch it to see if we can get some helpful and constructive comments to help all of us who are beginners in the world of mining,

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You got lucky - McDonalds disconnected me, switched channels, and then reconnected me. This was when I was awarding the merits, so you got a double quota.

I remembered this thread about paper mining, and you might find it interesting. - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5088105