Looks awesome, too bad I'm on iOS...

Maybe this will help!

https://imgur.com/a/y2qTn

edit: apparently as a newb I can't embed!

Your still better off than this guy... https://gizmodo.com/man-says-he-spent-thousands-on-bitcoin-mining-rig-and-g-1822338827   

When I had my 220v line put in for my miners, I had them install a whole house surge protector in the panel.  It cost about $300, but it protects everything in the house.

edit: however, it only protects from spikes outside the house, it does not protect against surges that happen inside the house.

That's a fair point.  However, I wonder if the hashing power won't grow at that rate or even higher.  With all of the ASICs in the market and more powerful and plentiful ones coming, it isn't hard to imagine the network growing exponentially.

It seems less about the price and more about the difficulty.  If you click on the chart and change it to "coins generated" and look at it over 24 months, it basically shows that you will be generating next to nothing by month 12.

I've been looking to add some more S9s to my minifarm.  I tried to pull the trigger in last night's sale for 10 units, but my order ultimately failed.  However, I came across the below calculator this morning and it has given me great pause.  It shows that the difficulty level is ramping up so fast that they will never be profitable.  Where do you guys stand on this?  I'd really like to hear where you guys think all of this is headed.

http://www.mycryptobuddy.com/BitcoinMiningCalculator

edit: these are my assumptions http://www.mycryptobuddy.com/BitcoinMiningCalculator/path?hashrate=135&power=14000&rejectRate=0&hardwareCost=27000

Did they post a time for the sale?

edit: never mind, I found it!

Ahhh, OK thank you!  I hadn't realized that the other two hadn't matured before the most recent block was found.  The pool's incredible luck this weekend gave me a weird situation for my first payouts!  I appreciate the quick response, thanks.

Hey everyone, let me start off by saying I am very much a noob to all of this!  I've been reading as much as I can and am starting to feel like i've got a handle on the basics of how Kano pool works and pays, etc (or at least I thought I did).

I've got a question for you guys, and the simple answer might be I just need to wait, but I just want to make sure there isn't a problem going on that I need to get in front of.

I joined the pool on 1/10 and have been part of the past four blocks that have been found.  When the first block, #503962, was found, my data appeared on the reward page.  Once the block matured, the payment appeared on the payment page and my coinbase wallet was almost immediately credited with the reward.  However, there have been three additional blocks found since, two of which have matured.  My payment page on Kano shows that four payments have been made, however coinbase still only shows the initial payment.

Is this normal?  Do I just need to wait longer for the payments to make their way through the system?

As I stated above, I'm not trying to be impatient, I'm just worried that something might be wrong since the first one went through so quickly.

Any input would be greatly appreciated!