I'm still waiting for Google to ban themselves. I'm not waiting up for it though.

I loathe Google.

The other handy thing is blockchain appears to have all those languages I listed, and you should be able to link them to the blockchain sign-up page in the correct language automatically.

I'm pleased to hear you are doing this. There is enormous potential out there.

Just to get you steered in the right direction...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_used_on_the_Internet#Internet_users_by_language

The "Internet users by language" is 2011 data so is a bit out of date, but gives you a good idea.

I recommend you aim for those 10, plus Hindi, Thai and Turkish. I think you will be in for a nice surprise.  

Another thing you might consider doing to increase conversions would be to have an explanation about Blockchain pop up when they hover over that part of the sign-up process - explaining that Blockchain allows you to use bitcoin without having to install the bitcoin software on their computer, and that they will have to verify their email with Blockchain etc etc.

Your system is a fun way to introduce people to Bitcoin - most of them have heard of it but have no idea how it works, so some hand-holding and empathy would go a long way to improve conversions. 

Thanks for the bonus, much appreciated!

Looking forward to seeing the translations done. I have lots of Russian traffic. :^)

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Some ideas:

Dynamically adjust payouts to match current BTC value - or find an advertising provider that pays in BTC.

Start doing translations of the site into other languages.

Do Russian, then sign up for Yandex advertising -

http://partner.yandex.com/
http://help.yandex.ru/partner/payments/with-nonresidents.xml
http://help.yandex.ru/partner/joining.xml
http://help.yandex.ru/partner/joining/application-form.xml

I think you're aware of the high awareness of BTC in China - that would be a huge market for you and likewise India I suspect.

That won't stop them trying, and stinging a bunch of people in the process.

FED use it's printing presses to buy BTC up to $200+, then dumps it all to try to kill off bitcoin.

They don't like competition and don't care if they have to print a few more dollars to take it out.

OK. Thanks.

I was hoping it would be worthwhile, as you can get them fairly cheaply on a board from DX.com

Back to the drawing board.

How about a EP2C5T144 Altera Cyclone II ? Suitable for mining?

Excellent. Thanks for taking the time to check for me.

If you could show me the maths, that would be nice as I might learn something, for a change.

Could someone please humour me by taking a look at the specs for the XC9572XL (-10TQ100C) and estimating the mining performance it could provide?

http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/data_sheets/ds065.pdf

More data available here --> http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/xc9500.htm

12 year olds these days are lucky they have access to so many resources we didn't have, but on the other hand they're bombarded 24/7 by dross on TV so harder to get them to think for themselves.

Me, I'm ex radio tech, ham radio operator, and semi retired. I think I have ADD because I start too many projects to be able to complete. Currently attempting to finally finish an arduino-controlled auto-tuner for an AM DX loop antenna, and try to concentrate on getting a processor-controlled robot metal detector up and running.

Then there's toys like a 3D printer, Epson 2400 conversion into t-shirt printer, etc etc. So many projects, so little time.

Also very concerned about up-coming global economic collapse, which explains my bitcoin interest. I could afford to buy an Avalon ASIC (actually several) right now but hate the waiting.

I'm hoping to devote some time to learning about hardware re-purposing hacking, but really need to start with something a bit simpler than this inkjet printer FPGA project. I started this thread to alert people to the fact that some inkjet printers have low power FPGA's in them, as most people would not realise that. I like projects that think outside the box, and recycling old stuff instead of it being trashed.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/27/real_time_full_motion_mri/

"In working through multi-GPU optimisation, they realized that they needed a multi-GPU programming library. So they built one, and now it’s available to the world. It allows users to write identical code to run on one, two, four or more GPUs – and according to the researchers, “it just works”. (You can find the open-source library here.)"

K. Yeah, being 12 again would be fun. Especially if I got to keep the wisdom I have now.

I'm having trouble finding the BTC-Vagina exchange rate. I guess it varies by location?

and...... it's gone. Poof.

Well, the website's offline right now, at least.

A large number of people out there FINALLY figured out that fiat money is a joke, and banks are not a safe place to store it.

And bitcoins are easier to transport or hide than gold or silver.

Yes, Jay, I know I'm a noob on this forum, but please don't make the assumption that I'm a 12 year old.

Nowhere in my first post did I say it would be easy. I just asked if people had considered it as an option.

Printer controller cards are probably not used for motor control and robotics because they're bulkier than an arduino with a motor shield and yes, it would be hard work to hack the firmware.

But in THIS case it MIGHT (notice the MIGHT) be worthwhile doing rather than all these people running out and buying power sapping GPU card to try and compete against FPGA's and ASIC's.

Like I said before, these units are being thrown out in the trash. IF the maths proved it worthwhile and someone could produce a hack for them (the JTAG pins go to test points), thousands of these printers could be saved from being trashed and could be utilised as miners merely by a firmware update and then being plugged into a USB hub.

What I'm looking for is someone here with FPGA skills willing to see if the maths adds up, rather than people trolling to jump down noob's throats without offering anything constructive to the debate.