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$500 puzzle
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hexagonist
on 30/06/2025, 19:03:20 UTC
I've hidden $500 worth of bitcoin in a legacy address where the private key is the SHA-256 hash of a random file within the Windows XP installation disc. Random, I know. It shouldn't take too long to try each one and find it.

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It takes the same amount of energy released by the Hiroshima bomb to mine just 3
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hexagonist
on 24/09/2024, 16:18:47 UTC
Most efficient miners used today are similar to Bitmain S21 Pro, it uses 3510 Watts (joules per second) to generate 234 Terahashes per second. At current difficulty it would take one of these miners 54 years to mine a block, or you would need 54 miners to mine a block in 1 year. Multiplied by the wattage it takes 5.9 Terajoules to mine a block, or 1.91 terajoules to mine 1 bitcoin. The bomb in hiroshima released 63 TJ of energy, or about 33 bitcoin

Just an interesting calculation I made that serves no practical purpose but is fun to think about. Smiley

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Re: How do you sort by newest topics?
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hexagonist
on 03/08/2024, 03:44:25 UTC
The default sorting is by which topic has the newest reply, I want to see the newest topics posted. Where's the sort button?
At each board, you will see columns with headers like
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Subject Started by Replies Views Last post
At the column with Last post, you can click on the arrow Up or Down and you will get two following links in the web browser url.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=24.0;sort=last_post
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=24.0;sort=last_post;desc

The first link filters oldest replies in the board.
The second link filters newest replies in the board.

You can use the Arrow, change it to Up or Down, or use the direct link with
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;sort=last_post
;sort=last_post;desc
at the end of an URL link.

Thanks, that worked.
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How do you sort by newest topics?
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hexagonist
on 02/08/2024, 20:25:59 UTC
The default sorting is by which topic has the newest reply, I want to see the newest topics posted. Where's the sort button?