Rumors of my demise are premature.
Rumors of 42 demise are unfounded.

MEA CULPA:
I have not posted here in around 2 months.  In that time, I've found a related projects that matter to this one.  Mostly, I've discovered that clouds are coming of age with Docker and CoreOS.  This matters to me and to the 42 as it opens the door to inexpensive hosting of web assets (like nodes and websites) robustly.  By robustly, I mean reliably and with a low upkeep cost.

This last item has become more important since one of the great properties of the 42 has been decaying away: swift transactions aided by at least 8 reliable nodes.  I just punched my wallet and have spent a few minutes to find just 3.  When I have a battery of web hosts, I'll created Docker containers for more nodes.


I don't know that I have any avid followers of this thread at this time.  If you are one, you may recall that there was some discussion of underlying algorithm.  In particular, I proposed Proof of Stake, and was given incentive to go only partially Proof of Stake.  That future and others are still held open as options.

I AM IN NO HURRY.  I see no reason to hurry as there is much to think about.  I note that the 42 rate at Cryptsy seems to have been steady at 4 and a fraction for quite some time.  In time, I think that will rise.
Till then,

long live the 42.  It will outlive you and me.


P.S.   EMERGENCIES:  I scan this forum for reports of things that are emergencies.  I don't see any.  The most serious lately has been the report of orphans, but later posts seem to explain/resolve that one.