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Re: [Ann] US based Avalon ASIC chips and assembly: 2,779 remaining
At least you got the email, and can attempt to use the website. Still don't know what the URL is with orders from batch 3 and 4.
Hopefully, Steamboat was correct when he said "There will be no "pre-order race". The assembly house is more than capable of handling our volume, and the final assembly process is in place and ready."
Me as well. I hate being part of the DDOS problem so I think I'll cool it for a bit.
Re: [Ann] US based Avalon ASIC chips and assembly: 2,779 remaining
Was going to purchase but I keep getting a "Error create bit-pay invoice." Tried in two different browsers, funny it was working last night, but I had to pull funds out of cold storage before I could buy.
Re: [Ann] US based Avalon ASIC chips and assembly: 2,779 remaining
Looking at the site now...all the prices are USD. No BTC option? If not I'm screwed the money was already put into BTC and is tied up on coinbase until Friday 
He's using bitpay checkout. The USD amount is converted to a bitcoin amount at checkout by bitpay.
Re: [Ann] US based Avalon ASIC chips and assembly: 2,779 remaining
I just registered and paid for my order through the website, but im a little confused on the shipping. I wanted it shipped, but it seems like its labeled as hosted. There wasnt another option for shipped. am i ok?
+1 same concern. Not going through with checkout until this is clarified.
Agreed. (Also not liking the cleartext stored password, but I'll look past it).
http://i.imgur.com/tDG66wt.jpg
Here's a quick mockup I made. I just made some guesses on the Trezor's actual dimensions.
If a user wanted to use a wifi/NFC/Bluetooth + battery + USB host device and connected it to the Trezor like the above picture then any arbitrary communication protocol could be used to send information to the red "base station" from the merchant. Then the device could build the transaction without giving the Barista the ability to see the entire financial history of the wallet (depending how smart you could make the device). A cell phone could be linked to such a device as well.
This fixes the problem of the direct electrical connection, but does introduce other security issues (spoofing wifi/NFC/Bluetooth, etc.).
Here's a quick mockup I made. I just made some guesses on the Trezor's actual dimensions.
If a user wanted to use a wifi/NFC/Bluetooth + battery + USB host device and connected it to the Trezor like the above picture then any arbitrary communication protocol could be used to send information to the red "base station" from the merchant. Then the device could build the transaction without giving the Barista the ability to see the entire financial history of the wallet (depending how smart you could make the device). A cell phone could be linked to such a device as well.
This fixes the problem of the direct electrical connection, but does introduce other security issues (spoofing wifi/NFC/Bluetooth, etc.).
Where are the files for building PCB. Thank you.
In a similar vein, could you publish the CAD files for the casing? I think you are going to have an aftermarket for this device.
And I ordered one
Re: [Ann] US based Avalon ASIC chips and assembly: 3,263 remaining
Just so I am clear... and I know this has been asked, but I really like the reassurance. If I want 2 fully assembled units I can pay for the 32 chips up front then at a later time pay for the rest assembly and testing later. Correct?
Re: Deterministic address generating using watch-only address
That's exactly what I need. Thanks. I'm sure I'll be wanting to do more later on, but for now that is an excellent starting point.
And I really love Armory. Guess I need to bite the bullet and delve into the code more.
And I really love Armory. Guess I need to bite the bullet and delve into the code more.
I use Armory client for home use. I keep most of my coins as offline paper and SD card backups (I built the client for my Raspberry pi and it seems to work well for this). I then use my watch-only addresses on my online computer. I know there is a bit of "magic" involving chain codes going on when I request my client to determine the next receiving address from my watch-only copy. My question is this: is there a version of this as a headless standalone program that would take a watch-only address, load it and have it generate receive address deterministically and on demand (say through JSON-RPC or similar protocol)? I've scanned over BIP 0032 and I'm sure I could hack something together myself, but I certainly don't want to reinvent the wheel.
Edit: please forgive me if I butchered any of the vernacular.
Edit: please forgive me if I butchered any of the vernacular.
It's worth what we as a community decide it is worth. If everyone decided to stop mining tomorrow, it would be worth nothing. If we all decided it's useful as medium of exchange and store of value, then it is worth more. How much more depends on what how many people use it and for what. It's an exciting experiment.
It would not be worth nothing if the mining stopped because what has been mined would still exist. And there are only 11 million bitcoins in existence. That is very little compared to silver bullion for example. Perhaps that is another way to put a value on it - compare it to silver and gold?
Maybe Max is right. Could this really be headed to 100,000 or a million per bitcoin?
True, but if the miners quit, the blockchain could not be built on and transactions would stop. Perhaps, people could take that blockchain and decide it's the "true blockchain" build a protocol that doesn't have miners, but "transactors," and continue on with a new protocol, but would that still be Bitcoin? It's almost a Ship of Theseus paradox.
I think deciding to "invest" in bitcoin as a form of speculation is a bad idea for the community. We have infrastructure, goods, and services to further the economy. A little bit of speculation isn't harmful, but we need to keep our thinking grounded in the present, for the future's sake.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Sells_His_Soul
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Bart attempts to get his soul back from Milhouse, who refuses to return it for less than $50. That night, Bart has a nightmare about being the only child in Springfield who does not have a soul. Lisa taunts Bart with a dinnertime prayer leading him to make a desperate, all-out attempt to get the piece of paper back. Bart crosses town to where Milhouse and his parents are staying with his grandmother while their house is being fumigated. The visit turns out to be fruitless; Milhouse had traded the paper to Comic Book Guy at the Android's Dungeon. A frustrated Bart spends the rest of the night camped out in front of the Android's Dungeon in order to be at the shop when it opens.
It's worth what we as a community decide it is worth. If everyone decided to stop mining tomorrow, it would be worth nothing. If we all decided it's useful as medium of exchange and store of value, then it is worth more. How much more depends on what how many people use it and for what. It's an exciting experiment.
I see ASICs as a natural result of the Bitcoin protocol. It's a free market. As long as the networks hashing power is distributed amongst different competitors, this will keep the network healthy. Let's say ASICs didn't become popular, the network difficulty would be lower and it would make it easier for a rich/resourceful entity to attack the network. We need our miners doing everything they can to make the most efficient, powerful, and distributed network as possible.