The Mining Pit

[DNJACK]

Can the kiwi toggle at the bottom be adjusted by 10% intervals at a time as opposed to 25% intervals?

no

 

[Dilligaff]

I'm here every day for a good chunk of the day. Happy to contribute a little. Thanks for telling us up front, Null.

 

[AnOminous]

no

These are apparently the current tiers.

functions.min.js:4 XenForo.activate(e.fn.init(1))
page-9:3186 tier 1 to 10%
page-9:3186 tier 1 to 25%
page-9:3186 tier 1 to 50%
page-9:3186 tier 1 to 66%
page-9:3186 tier 1 to 75%
page-9:3186 tier 1 to 85%
page-9:3186 tier 1 to 100%

I assume Null could do that if he wanted to.

So what if you just created your own cryptocurrency?

It's easy enough to do. You can just more or less rip off one of the existing algorithms and base a new blockchain on it.

Actually getting anyone to adopt it is another thing. Most "me-too" coins die from lack of adoption.

 

[Anonymus Fluhre]

I think this may be one of the very first examples of a website operator being open about operating a miner in the background. As long as its balanced in nature, and as long as you've informed users and keep things relatively open it's a really good method to fund the servers for the site.

Most of the websites seem to have just plopped it on and let it run at 100% CPU which people tend to notice straight away, by having it a bit balanced it means you're not annoying users too much and you're also opening up a way for the site to be funded without shitty ass advertisements (like thepiratebay uses)

The only issue I can foresee is from laptop users, because typically laptops have a lot more issues with higher CPU/temperatures. Perhaps you could add a toggle switch in their profile settings or something?

In any case, as long as I don't have something more pressing to do with my giant ass 16 core CPU I will gladly leave a tab open for this. It's also really nice that it doesn't double/triple up if you have more than one tab open.

If you could please keep us posted on how much this generates over the next few days/weeks it'd be great, it will also serve as very useful information for other fringe website operators. For the sake of other website operators etc I'd ask that you include things like hashrate averages and the number of users (we all have autism so don't cut down on da details plz)

The fact people have willingly disabled adblock for this is a really interesting part of it.

This is what my taskmgr looks like at the moment:
View attachment 286406

That's a sexy Threadripper you got there.

 

[crunchysalty]

So @Null do I need to be logged in for this? I'd like to keep my username / ip separate.
If not, glad to do it.

 

[MarvinTheParanoidAndroid]

Actually getting anyone to adopt it is another thing. Most "me-too" coins die from lack of adoption.

So what happens when this current Bitcoin substitute loses its value and mining for it crosses the pointless threshold?

 

[TaterBot]

I'd rather send you anonymous cash in the mail.
srsly tho I'll turn off the blocker and crank up the % points.
Good luck with this. Sounds good at this point.

 

[AnOminous]

So what happens when this current Bitcoin substitute loses its value and mining for it crosses the pointless threshold?

This isn't a Bitcoin substitute. It has a number of new features, like anonymization of transactions through ring signing (which I don't understand well enough to explain).

 

[neger psykolog]

This isn't a Bitcoin substitute. It has a number of new features, like anonymization of transactions through ring signing (which I don't understand well enough to explain).

The general idea is this:
Transactions on Bitcoin are public. You can find any transaction if you know someone's address.
Monero is geared to be anonymous, so things stay private.

 

[MarvinTheParanoidAndroid]

This isn't a Bitcoin substitute. It has a number of new features, like anonymization of transactions through ring signing (which I don't understand well enough to explain).

Will this prevent it from depreciating in value? What about a cryptocurrency that has coins/bills/whatever that have their own expiration dates? It would add a layer of disbosability that would prevent inflation of its value. That way, no matter who it's given to or how it's traded, it'll eventually just expire. Then again, it probably wouldn't be popular for that exact reason except for in cases of high traffic trading, the average schlup would probably never use it.

 

[AnOminous]

The general idea is this:
Transactions on Bitcoin are public. You can find any transaction if you know someone's address.
Monero is geared to be anonymous, so things stay private.

There are other anonymous-ish coins. Ring signing is a relatively new feature, at least in implementation, although the actual idea dates back to 2001.

 

[John Furrman]

These are apparently the current tiers.

functions.min.js:4 XenForo.activate(e.fn.init(1))
page-9:3186 tier 1 to 10%
page-9:3186 tier 1 to 25%
page-9:3186 tier 1 to 50%
page-9:3186 tier 1 to 66%
page-9:3186 tier 1 to 75%
page-9:3186 tier 1 to 85%
page-9:3186 tier 1 to 100%

I assume Null could do that if he wanted to.

I'm comfortable giving 40%, but not 50%. Increments of 15 would also be pretty swell.

 

[Varg Did Nothing Wrong]

So what happens when this current Bitcoin substitute loses its value and mining for it crosses the pointless threshold?

You sell off your stock of it before that happens and move on to something else.

 

[MarvinTheParanoidAndroid]

You sell off your stock of it before that happens and move on to something else.

Oh boy, bubbles, can't get enough of those.

 

[Varg Did Nothing Wrong]

Oh boy, bubbles, can't get enough of those.

The magic of the Free Market, man.

 

[Null]

I'm comfortable giving 40%, but not 50%. Increments of 15 would also be pretty swell.

keep in mind the throttle % is not a direct % of your total CPU capacity. The difference between 25% and 75% can be nominal in both output and stress.

 

[GS 281]

I am not smart with this shit. I have a question that I hope can be answered. 75% of the time the extent of my computer use is a browser, snipping tool, MS Word and sometimes MS Excel. When I am doing that I am pretty cool. Even today I was fine, didn't notice a difference. 10-15% of the time I have either SPSS, STATA or StatGraphics up. These programs will slow my shit down hard and at times my computer will even lock up. If I am at like 25-50%, will it nuke me? or does this thing adjust to accommodate the needs of other applications?

 

[Pepito The Cat]

Ohhh this explains a lot. Not against it but I noticed when the mining begins (?) because my browser goes full exceptional when on the forum from time to time.

Edit: contribootin'

Works fine, I barely notice it.

Edit 2: Kicked the birdie to overdrive and shit got real

I think I'll use it half way.

 

[Yaks]

So @Null do I need to be logged in for this? I'd like to keep my username / ip separate.
If not, glad to do it.

You don't need to be logged in

 

[Pocket_Sand!]

@Null this is the first time I've ever white listed a site on AdBlock, and the old deskie is idling all night and all day while I'm at work.

I'm glad to mine some crypto-sheckels and support the site.