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Re: List of Major Bitcoin Heists, Thefts, Hacks, Scams, and Losses
I'm with you, but then where would the .ini file be (and what if it were located in a path with non-ASCII characters)?
Good point, though I'm not using non-ASCII (8bits) characters - I guess they would be "extended ASCII" (16bits - nothing MS-DOS wasn't already using with codepage 437, 850 or "win-dos" 1250).Quote
The "right" way to do this is of course to store settings in the Windows registry, however the Armory devs have to support multiple OS's, and it's understandable that they don't want to have to maintain different code paths for every OS.
"Right way" is debatable 
but I think the way it's actually implemented is fine. It's just it's not working as it should.Quote
On the plus side, an Armory dev did say that they plan to fix the non-ASCII-path issue over here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=984101.msg10727929#msg10727929
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Interesting. There could actually be 2 separate issues. 1/ with Armory itself and the /-slash and 2/ with Bitcoin Core itself not liking non-ASCII (8bits) characters -or it's sth else entirely (luckily workarounds exist)(...)
Trying to run core 0.10 and armory 0.93 on win7 x64. Neither can access the default db/blocks path.
For core, I think it's an issue with accented characters in the path (since 0.9, 0.8.6 was fine), so I changed the default bitcoin blockchain folder. Armory 0.92.3 was running fine with the changed --satoshi-datadir path and was at least starting fine and showing me the wallets and transactions with core 0.10.
Upgraded to Armory 0.93 (disabled core auto start), first run with Armory 0.93: crashed when using the --satoshi-datadir argument. Start again without the --satoshi-datadir argument, seems to load fine, asks me if i wanted to delete the old db version from Armory 0.92.3, OK so far, then error message, cannot access the db in the user\appdata\roaming etc folder.
I did specify the correct paths in Armory for core and db but that didn't work (same issue with core 0.9.3 and armory 0.92.3). Is this related to core or Armory? (accented characters issue?))
In the end, I also changed the db path for Armory and am now running it with both --satoshi-datadir and --dbdir arguments. It's launched OK, sync'd OK, db re-built OK, scanning tx.
I wish there were a way to keep the settings within Armory and not in the program's link. Is this sth that can be fixed? (.ini file?)
For core, I think it's an issue with accented characters in the path (since 0.9, 0.8.6 was fine), so I changed the default bitcoin blockchain folder. Armory 0.92.3 was running fine with the changed --satoshi-datadir path and was at least starting fine and showing me the wallets and transactions with core 0.10.
Upgraded to Armory 0.93 (disabled core auto start), first run with Armory 0.93: crashed when using the --satoshi-datadir argument. Start again without the --satoshi-datadir argument, seems to load fine, asks me if i wanted to delete the old db version from Armory 0.92.3, OK so far, then error message, cannot access the db in the user\appdata\roaming etc folder.
I did specify the correct paths in Armory for core and db but that didn't work (same issue with core 0.9.3 and armory 0.92.3). Is this related to core or Armory? (accented characters issue?))
In the end, I also changed the db path for Armory and am now running it with both --satoshi-datadir and --dbdir arguments. It's launched OK, sync'd OK, db re-built OK, scanning tx.
I wish there were a way to keep the settings within Armory and not in the program's link. Is this sth that can be fixed? (.ini file?)
Re: List of Major Bitcoin Heists, Thefts, Hacks, Scams, and Losses
Spoondoolies has enough margin that they can do decent discounts on volume, for ex. Ditto fo the other manufacturers.
MBP can simply pass some or all of the discount as whatever they want like, say, old equipment buyback. I also doubt they will bother with powering them up (maybe some for personnal use, or target a specific range of equipment and scrap the rest).
They might want to clear the second hand market of old equipment, but I think it would be futile. Power consumption decrease and harshrate increase for new equipment already do a good job of pushing old hardware to the scrap heap (you can still warm up your with them house though). There is a point where running a farm with old equipment is getting more expensive than running a farm with new equipment (even if you got the old miners for next to free and ditto for KWh). You still have to build the farm an maintain it, and that's not free.
MBP can simply pass some or all of the discount as whatever they want like, say, old equipment buyback. I also doubt they will bother with powering them up (maybe some for personnal use, or target a specific range of equipment and scrap the rest).
They might want to clear the second hand market of old equipment, but I think it would be futile. Power consumption decrease and harshrate increase for new equipment already do a good job of pushing old hardware to the scrap heap (you can still warm up your with them house though). There is a point where running a farm with old equipment is getting more expensive than running a farm with new equipment (even if you got the old miners for next to free and ditto for KWh). You still have to build the farm an maintain it, and that's not free.
Huh, the Canadian province of Labrador has about those electricity prices. For big customers they go down to almost $0.02/kwh on the nose.
I heard kuwait has power that is $0.01/kwh. And venezuela goes down to $0.0063/kwh (if you use the actual exchange rate). I've got a feeling the latter two countries might be difficult to set up datacenters in, though. Heh.
I heard kuwait has power that is $0.01/kwh. And venezuela goes down to $0.0063/kwh (if you use the actual exchange rate). I've got a feeling the latter two countries might be difficult to set up datacenters in, though. Heh.
It is technically Newfoundland and Labrador, rarely do Canadians call Labrador a province they do say Newfoundland though.
I'd hate to correct a Canadian, but I think it is really
La culture, c'est comme la confiture. Moins on en a, plus on l'étale!
The name of province is what is disputed. He has been corrected.
ditto
how did all that work out the Titan decline for delivery? (or are in in the process of the class action ..thus the denial of shipment if that was the angle?) curious?
thanks? (i applied to the class action 2x no reply....others with neppies and bonus neppie owners i know did get accepted and/or at least still get
spam emails from them I guess the Titan was not as good a legal fight....in the fact ..i'm sure they can show knc used the 'bonus neptunes' on their data halls at the expense
of the customers..so i expect that is the angle the class action is in search of from a legal point of view..and being frigging late
as to a titan class action ..well .....i am probably out of the loop ..but i've not heard of anything ....or progress..zip...
feel free to enlighten me (i'm a former knc kool aid drinker......) we could start a support group with kool aid and cookies...group therapy there's the ticket!
Sorry to see things are still going to same way here... Good luck.
Huh, the Canadian province of Labrador has about those electricity prices. For big customers they go down to almost $0.02/kwh on the nose.
I heard kuwait has power that is $0.01/kwh. And venezuela goes down to $0.0063/kwh (if you use the actual exchange rate). I've got a feeling the latter two countries might be difficult to set up datacenters in, though. Heh.
I heard kuwait has power that is $0.01/kwh. And venezuela goes down to $0.0063/kwh (if you use the actual exchange rate). I've got a feeling the latter two countries might be difficult to set up datacenters in, though. Heh.
It is technically Newfoundland and Labrador, rarely do Canadians call Labrador a province they do say Newfoundland though.
I'd hate to correct a Canadian, but I think it is really called Newfoun'land.
La culture, c'est comme la confiture. Moins on en a, plus on l'étale!
Re: BITSTAMP SEPA account "no transfer" countries/banks' list (upd 2014-10-14)
Banks blocking transfers - Hypovereinsbank (that is Unicedit Bank for Germany)
Banks allowing transfers - UniCredit Bank Slovenia
Strange
Btw. you do not have to mention here HiFX and Transferwise as they are not capable of transfers relying on a unique code in comment section of a wire transfer.
Banks allowing transfers - UniCredit Bank Slovenia
Strange
Btw. you do not have to mention here HiFX and Transferwise as they are not capable of transfers relying on a unique code in comment section of a wire transfer.
Yes, banks from the same group blocking or allowing transfers. No obvious rhyme or reason (ING does this too). HiFX and Transferwise are money tranfer companies but they still blocked transactions to Bitstamp, so I'll leave them here for now.
I have been trading on localbitcoins and several german banks have started blocking my IBAN. I'm not sure if it's the same for bitstamp transactions but I'd say so.
For now I know of: Sparda BW
And no problem in CGD bank from Portugal.
I'll keep this post updated, or create a new thread if people think it's best.
For now I know of: Sparda BW
And no problem in CGD bank from Portugal.
I'll keep this post updated, or create a new thread if people think it's best.
Thx. CGD Bank added (Sparda BW was there already).
Updated 2014-10-14.
Progress Update 23 Jun 2014:
Here is a first progress update since the original announcement of DataTank Mining
We are in discussion with a manufacturer to provide ASIC hardware in return for DataTank capacity. This is an unexpected turn of events, but it may prove to be a very important development...
Here is a first progress update since the original announcement of DataTank Mining
We are in discussion with a manufacturer to provide ASIC hardware in return for DataTank capacity. This is an unexpected turn of events, but it may prove to be a very important development...
Is this bad for AM?
If that
FTFY. This might prove an important distinction.
Hi Stephan,
When I use http://localhost:8090/exchanges_btcmarketnews.html and do a refresh on the page with Firefox or Waterfox, the HTS Launcher process goes to 100% CPU usage and stays there.
Only workaround I found so far is to exit the server and restart it with HTS Launcher.exe.
Also, no matter what, HTS doesn't start with Windows. I tried the registry run key, start menu startup folder shortcut with admin rights on the exe/shortcut etc. No can do.
Any idea?
When I use http://localhost:8090/exchanges_btcmarketnews.html and do a refresh on the page with Firefox or Waterfox, the HTS Launcher process goes to 100% CPU usage and stays there.
Only workaround I found so far is to exit the server and restart it with HTS Launcher.exe.
Also, no matter what, HTS doesn't start with Windows. I tried the registry run key, start menu startup folder shortcut with admin rights on the exe/shortcut etc. No can do.
Any idea?
Ford vs GM vs Chrysler
Sadly, the winner is: Toyota.
Given the time sensitivity of this market, FC might have chosen to sell at a lower price to bring in the cash sooner in order to ramp up production faster.
Speculation is like religion. You either believe or you don't. If you don't, get out.
Speculation is like religion. You either believe or you don't. If you don't, get out.
Or maybe FC is trying to suffocate the comp with underpriced ghs
I'm not sure which competition you're referring to. There is the one that is already shipping (and took your money already) and the one that has taken pre-orders (and also took your money already).
I think everyone has enough money for the next round (possibly two) and some are building or have built their own mining operation (and are thus less likely to suffer from AM's pricing in the short term). Besides, you don't win by selling at, or under cost unless you have bigger cash reserves than the competition and I doubt AM's in the best position there.
They must also preserve their profit margin as the move to 28nm and lower will be tricky. It will be costly and will require experienced professionals (Gen3 is child's play in comparison).
Given the time sensitivity of this market, FC might have chosen to sell at a lower price to bring in the cash sooner in order to ramp up production faster.
Speculation is like religion. You either believe or you don't. If you don't, get out.
Speculation is like religion. You either believe or you don't. If you don't, get out.
Guys/Gals, these things have been said over and over, I think by now you should know that FC will post when he feels like it.
You should also know that the only thing that binds the shareholders and FC is trust. This is a totally unregulated venture (and possibly illegal in some countries) so don't treat it as if you had bought US Treasury Bonds on the NYSE.
If the risk and lack of information is too much for you, Get Out Now.
(whining won't help and is just very annoying. thank you)
You should also know that the only thing that binds the shareholders and FC is trust. This is a totally unregulated venture (and possibly illegal in some countries) so don't treat it as if you had bought US Treasury Bonds on the NYSE.
If the risk and lack of information is too much for you, Get Out Now.
(whining won't help and is just very annoying. thank you)
it's... Spondoolies-Tech.
'Spondoolies' is a slang term for 'real money' which is different from imaginary share dividends which never get realised. *coughs*
to me, Spondoolies is what I take to the pub when I go out with my wife, and I spoil her with all the lovely spondoolies that my best miners in the world have earned me. She is very pleased and she lets me buy more miners from Spondoolies-Tech (yes i'm under the thumb, but we are an old fashioned couple and we are very happy)
'Spondoolies' is a slang term for 'real money' which is different from imaginary share dividends which never get realised. *coughs*
to me, Spondoolies is what I take to the pub when I go out with my wife, and I spoil her with all the lovely spondoolies that my best miners in the world have earned me. She is very pleased and she lets me buy more miners from Spondoolies-Tech (yes i'm under the thumb, but we are an old fashioned couple and we are very happy)
lol
Best post in this thread today
OPEX would be about 20-30% cheaper for me
What exactly are you comparing?
I'm in a densely populated, high electric cost area. The tanks would look much better if I lived, say, in Washington state.
If you are in a densely populated area 6 tanks with 1.2MW total would take a lot less space than dozens of racks?
And in a place like Washington with $0.02/kWh cooling would be relatively small, no matter you pay a lot or a little?
Sorry, looks like I fat fingered the calculation - redone it and it shows the OPEX in a DC to be about 2.25x that of the tank!
But that includes rent and 24/7 security, which is not included in the OPEX of the tank (and I have no idea how much it would be for good 24/7 security).
Electricity here is ten times the cost of a place like Washington state but the rent is only about double (by the looks of it). Depending how big your racks are, the rent might not play too big a role or even be cheaper here (you can stack more than with containers/tanks). Containers look like the 40ft type.
Also, it is probably easier and faster to deploy 55 racks in a DC (already setup, not owned, because of the 2-3x reduction in electricity costs) than a tank here, and that's also to consider for bitcoin. Of course, after you have your massive electricity installation deployed, it's another story. (you can't get that much power everywhere and it costs a good amount of money to install the necessary transformers and a few months before actual deployment)
So, meh. For now.