I’m a film technician at a university, but really just biding my time until something I make does well - which won’t happen. I am (however) very content with my lot :)
…also run an Open Source software project that lets video editors share work with one another. I do some of the minor development tasks, but as the system has grown, I’ve been taking on more of the specifications/testing/support.
Most of all I’m a nerdy guy, which may be why crypto appeals so much!
Does anybody have an XFX 280x game bundle?
Or something equivalent.
Happy to pay in FTC :)
Sponsoring development through community funding is a good way forward because it doesn’t chip away at the credibility of the currency.
However, this probably is not sufficient to pay a developer his salary to sit on this until it is fixed. It is also a none trivial task. In some ways truly groundbreaking development is bordering on research anyway.
Maybe somebody with a good business face could approach the pools/exchanges to see if one is willing to take a banner on the forum in return for some FTC? It might not be a lot, but its a start…
I dunno, perhaps advertising here is not what people want to see (I don’t even know if its what I want to see), but at least we can offer a captive audience…
Failing that and beyond donations, the real challenge is to find a tangible way to monetise the resources at the disposal of the community… unless you can attract somebody willing to do it all for fun.
Either way I sympathise with the sentiment of lizhi’s post, even if the plan is a bit radical (in my opinion).
Feathercoin is one of the few that has a proper community. At first I didn’t understand the how much this matters!
Also having witnessed dying coins like SBC, I wouldn’t have said FTC is in any danger at all. In fact it keeps innovating, and that takes it from strength to strength.
I’m less worried about its value against fait. There are more important things going on here.
Lots of coins are there for the short game, but this isn’t one of them.
If FTC manages to come through with the developments in the pipeline, then I can see this being a very fertile territory.
BMW 323i e46
I thought it would be worth a shot sticking this on here!
We’ve just taken this car on a charity rally to Germany. It did the 1200 mile journey without missing a beat including 2 laps of the fearsome Nurburgring! :)
The body work is not fantastic, with rust and panel damage in various places. Vinyl/stickers are easily removable, but it’ll come with them on. Front tyres and rear brakes need attention, but engine and box have been very strong. Sounds quite nice too!
Just had new inlet cam sensor.
Beige leather interior is comfy and has been cleaned, but is well worn.
Averages 30 MPG on the motorway.
This is the SE model with loads of extras such as the multi function steering wheel and disc changer.
Air con works OK.
Previous owner bought a new key a few months ago so the remote locking works great.
MOT 15/06/14
TAX 31/05/14
V5 and MOT documents present
>>>>> UK ONLY (LS29) <<<<
This is by no means a new car, but serves its purpose very well.
Will accept 10, 000 FTC (or an offer in this sort of area). LTC or BTC are also an option :)
Call Ben for more info 07961867952
Niice work!
Just updated here on Mac, no issue so far. Will take a look at the Linux stuff in the morning :)
Does anybody have any data for the MSI 270x?
I’ll have a google too, but seeing as its on topic I’m really considering replacing my kit with these :) …plus I don’t believe everything I read on the internet, but from folk on here I do.
I am! Have been pointing at ftc.d2.cc directly (pretty much) since I got into this game.
Well… I had a bit of a stable coin bender about 3 months ago, but that turned out to be total trash ??? I also experimented with middle coin for a while, but now I understand how that is in fact hurting many coins/communities.
Now I’m back ‘home’ to support the coin I believe in, and thats how it’ll stay. I don’t mine and sell to pay the electricity or hardware costs, I just mine and keep the coins :)
Peace.
I run a software startup and am interested in a quote for some wording/a disclaimer.
Can you assist with this sort of thing?
Our software is open sourced on the GPL license (so no warranty is implied), however we have some queries when it comes to monetising the project. In particular we’re looking to sell small servers with this software preloaded, so want to make sure we’re covered/what we’re obligated to provide the customer.
I happened to catch sight of this and thought it was a pretty novel way to proceed. Please PM me with a reply.
According to the link they can drop up to 18C off a 7970.
I’d be happy to hear svennand’s thoughts on them too.
They’re about 30 quid a shot, which is pretty reasonably priced I think!
Thanks for tip off, I think this might be the way to go.
Actually a massive Linux nut, but setup the miners Win because I’m mining with a friend who can barely use a computer at all! haha
Yeah you would be surprised how many people selling IT hardware in Melbourne say to me “I don’t understand this Bitcoin thing…” I mean WTF? You sell IT Hardware!!! You could be selling mining packs like NewEgg do…
I didn’t know they did! Thats a pretty cool move. Scan.co.uk now accept bitcoin as payment, so it seems these retailers are starting to seriously recognise the crypto scene.
Purely because I had to try a toxic (because they looked so damn s3xy as well) I grabbed some 270x’s… It was instant love… I’m taking delivery of the final 18 from the Australian Distributor on Thursday lol, no ETA on any more.
haha awesome! You’re braver than me bud!
If I replace these 7950’s with 270x, presumably I’ll need 3 x to get a similar hash rate?
You could do like me and just replace the original fans with this:
Thanks for the link, I think this might be the best bet.
My main concern is one of safety. I’m not ‘that’ bothered about the cards themselves, but if they melt down and spit flames… thats what worries really me. The horror stories don’t make me sleep easy with miners in the basement.
Such sales tactics might work on some folks… I mean in some ways and for certain users I’m sure they are a good enough equivalent.
However, something also tells me this chap doesn’t understand what miners are putting the hardware through.
We only ended up with XFX cards because back in late Nov/early Dec just about everything was going out of stock. Back then I didn’t know anything either… the last gaming card I bought was a Voodoo 3 - haha ;)
Still, I’ve found their 280x to be painless enough. Although it doesn’t break 700Kh/s, that rig scrapes close to 1.4Mh/s with low ish temps/rpms and is very quiet.
I see you’re a 270x fan sir. I’m glad you put that out there, since I’ll probably shift the 7950’s soon (depending on how much it costs to fit after market cooling).
Thanks for the reply Svennand.
Not sure what else to do with them apart from replace the coolers with something aftermarket. Maybe something like:
In the mean time do you think I can trade +5C for lower RPMs? I never have any HW errors with these cards and the hashing power seems acceptable.
Taking notes though, will keep clear of XFX next time.
Hello guys,
I’d like some opinions on what is considered an acceptable RPM for 7950 fans compared to the temperature of each card.
So while the internet and google are helpful, this place is great and I know knowledgable folks will be able to chip in (well hopefully) :)
Here is the query…
My older rig has 2x XFX 7950 with temps hitting 68C and 76C. I know these are not the best respected cards (no voltage unlock, poor coolers), but at the time we wanted to start mining right away and everything else was basically out of stock. To give them their due they’ve been a solid 1.2Kh/s (combined) since November.
The hotter card is the one sat in the middle of the crate, so I could do with sorting some additional cooling out for that. There is a large desk fan helping the situation, but I think this is a question of heat soak from with the PSU or the other card.
Either way both seem to sit at those temps all day long.
The concern is having RPMs of ~ 3200-3400 despite sensible temps.
Am I in danger of the hurting the fans due to almost flat out RPM?
Would it be better to trade some extra heat for lower RPMs?
cgminer --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://pool.d2.cc:3333 --scrypt -u *** -p *** -I 18 -g 1 -w 256 --thread-concurrency 24000 --temp-target 70 --auto-fan --gpu-powertune 10 --temp-cutoff 8
I don’t have this kind of problem with my XFX 280x rig at all. Low RPM, low temps, surprisingly quiet. They only manage 680Kh/s each, but at 67C, 1500RPM, 1075VDDC, I’m perfectly happy considering they were the cheapest on scan.co.uk at the time. I’ll get posh ones next time :)
Cheers,
Scruffters
Thanks, when I’m done I will tidy it up and put it somewhere safe for a rainy day and let all the dev work fall to the bottom of the pile, but still be around for referance if anyone wants it. Trying to wokr out how to use GitHub at the moment :-\
Takes a bit of time to get used to it, but once it clicks you’ll wonder how you managed without it :)
Keep up the good work.
This is insanely cool! Just read the whole thread 8)
…And back on topic, I think you made a good point about widening the net to other coin devs too.
Any GPL code isn’t acceptable because it cannot be integrated into the BSD/MIT licenced code of Bitcoin and its derivatives.
I didn’t know it was MIT! Thanks for the correction. I made a silly assumption…