Yay, I won! I actually spent more on tickets than I won though, so congrats to the other winners :)
Posts made by Propagandalf
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RE: Lotto XD - Weekly Burst lottery - 20 Winning Ticketsposted in Announcements
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RE: First (!) Check the Faucets for one or two Burstposted in I need a Burst - A Burst is all I need
@daWallet I sent some love to one of the faucets =)
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RE: [ANN][ICO] ATB Coin - the world’s fastest and most secure cryptocurrencyposted in Other AltCoins
@ATBCOIN What is the difference between this and BTS? Also, shouldn't this be in the section for off-topic and other altcoins?
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RE: Lotto XD - Weekly Burst lottery - 20 Winning Ticketsposted in Announcements
The link in your signature goes to http://lotto.burstxd.com/ where I get an error, but if I manually go to http://burstxd.com/lotto/ I get to the right page! Also, it should say "weekly" burst lottery, not "weakly", hehe.
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RE: Burst.Lexitoshi.Uk - New Pool Development (New Feature Discord Alerts)posted in Pool Announcements
@Lexicon Is this intended for miners, or pool admins?
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RE: Lotto XD - Weekly Burst lottery - 20 Winning Ticketsposted in Announcements
@zack Setting a name for it should fix the issue =)
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RE: Lotto XD - Weekly Burst lottery - 20 Winning Ticketsposted in Announcements
@zack I like the design and payout structure! Maybe if the lotto gets higher stakes later on we could get even more paid places, to encourage more people to join?
When I entered the draw by sending burstcoins, I got this message: The recipient account does not have a public key, meaning it has never had an outgoing transaction. The account has a balance of 125 BURST. To submit this request you must supply the recipient public key also.
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RE: [Closed] Made2Burst.com your PREMIER Social PvP Gambling Game with a twist.!posted in Burst Projects & Crowdfundings
@dagentlemang
Such a shame, friend... Thanks for taking time to explain the situation properly in the doc. I wish you good luck with future endeavours, and hope that we hear from you again later on. -
RE: Blocks XD - Pools Stats in one placeposted in Burst Projects & Crowdfundings
@zack said in Burst XD - Pools Stats in one place:
Donate to our donation wallet : BURST-GPTG-PV2H-9DMJ-ABKW4
I sent some support, good luck with your project. :)
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RE: Finally, after my spitful ex smashed my computer...posted in Introduce Yourself
Welcome to the forum =)
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RE: Blocks XD - Pools Stats in one placeposted in Burst Projects & Crowdfundings
@zack said in Burst XD - Pools Stats in one place:
@Propagandalf Currently People Behind Burst XD is only 2 :D
Zack ... Main Developer (Which is me) :D
Serah ... UI Designer (A friend of mine .. not on Burst Community.. yet :) )but we do really appreciate if any one could join and add value :) .
Thanks for the info. When did you start this project? Are you building it from scratch, or are you using some kind of pre-set poker package and redesigning it for Burst?
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RE: Blocks XD - Pools Stats in one placeposted in Burst Projects & Crowdfundings
@zack
Awesome! Could you please tell me a bit about the Burst XD team? -
RE: Blocks XD - Pools Stats in one placeposted in Burst Projects & Crowdfundings
I like this topic! Do you have an approximate ETA for how long it will take you to implement a poker game for Burst?
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RE: Filled up half a PetaByte. Now What?posted in Mining & Plotting
@ChuckNorris said in Filled up half a PetaByte. Now What?:
But you do understand how costly and how much more of a mess it is to have 4 drives per hub when you have this many hard drives.
I bought Seagate Backup Plus drives, since they had an integrated 2-port hub on them. I daisy chained multiple groups of HDDs and never had to buy a single hub in addition. :)
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RE: Pre-ann: Helium - decentralized currency & global payment network. Coin-redemption through Spreadcoin.posted in Other AltCoins
Courtesy of misanthropicrage on BTT (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1809278.440):
Here is a transcript of the AMA for anyone who missed it and does not feel like scrolling through the slack.
Background reading:
https://www.thenbs.com/knowledge/bim-levels-explained
Questions:
Question 1: “Infrastructure is a huge market, did the business clients at the meeting receive the concept well?”
Answer 1: “It was very well received. We have some next steps and follow-up sessions. Just to clarify we had about 30 people attending, about 40% were App developers.
Question 2: “Infrastructure is a huge industry, how can Helium tap into this market?”
Answer 2: “What you have now is a focus on getting everything built digitally. There are many reasons for this, but during the design creation and planning stages, data has to move from one team to another, it also has to move to the factories that build things and the factories send materials to construction sites where things get built. These people all have apps that they use, but they don’t talk to each other. We will be providing the connective tissue to link all the data together between all the different people in the supply chain.”
Question 3: “Why does BIM (Building Information Modeling) level 3 (see background reading) require blockchain tech vs. more centralized repositories?”
Answer 3: “Level 3 BIM is actually being build around Internet of Things. It’s built the assets and their components communicating back to places where information can be measured and acted upon. If level 3 BIM is a central repository of data, you have many different people that need access, but there are going to be security issues with giving everyone access to everything. Do we really want our Nuclear facilities to have digital designs stored in the Cloud and just give everyone access? We can secure level 3 BIM data with hashed hyperlinks, if you need access you will be given access to just the data you need.”
Question 4: “Will HLM serve as the connective tissue for data transfer or for financial transactions? Or both?”
Answer 4: “Blockchains keep data sync’d across all the different parties that need information about built assets, that is the starting point. It just so happens that the security features of blockchains mean you can create security around access to that data. So everyone knows the latest data they should be using (ledgers and time stamping) and only if you have authorization to see a piece of data will you get access.
In terms of transactions, we have recently added a new feature to our roadmap. Everything that gets built has some sort of insurance contract, service contract, warranty, guarantee. We are going to offer those simple contracts through our token. Our actual business model is based on the white paper, secure blockchain hosting for a fee. However, during our early evaluation stages, we figured that enterprises would be willing to pay more for blockchain hosting. So what we are doing is helping a whole industry use blockchains, where we will influence how that blockchain is developed. This means we get to be part of the deployment process. Our Service Node operators will be in a prime position to offer good hosting solutions to a sector that is in the process of going digital. Our native token will be in a prime position to offer smart contracts for simple things like the warranty on an elevator.”
Service Nodes:
Service Node Strategy: “We have decided to work on two aspects of our Service Node strategy, the network side to implement Service Nodes and secondly, we are helping out with the development of the use cases. We will be joining the Hyperledger project to start with, as this blockchain is built around enterprise and we may then look to replicate much of that work (the features) into Ethereum, if customers want to have that choice. As part of the work on Hyperledger, we will be joining the Linux Foundation so we can get access to various people that are part of that blockchain initiative.
Question 5: “Are we going to operate the service nodes or is it outsourced for the companies?”
Answer 5: “Service Nodes is our offer to the world, so you will be operating the blockchains for all the people in the supply chain who want to outsouce that function. We will likely have two tiers of service node operators, ones that deal with the masses in the supply chain and ones that will need to go through additional security clearances to be allowed within the secure networks of some of the big infrastructure projects. Obviously, the costs go up the tier scale. We also covered the security model, but there could be additional burdens of getting a hosting platform pen tested and certified.
Question 6: “Does the HLM team have an idea of the profitability Service Nodes might bring, compared to Masternodes?”
Answer 6: “Service Nodes are an ‘Uber’ model, you can charge what you like. As we will be creating a use case around blockchains and we’ll do what we can to own that space, you will have little competition other than other service node operators. Those that want to run Blockchains in-house will always want that option, but I think you will be able to charge a premium of around $50-$90 a month per blockchain node.”
Question 7: “How much investment is needed per node?”
Answer 7: “Your cost is hosting, which is going to be around $10-$20 a month per blockchain. Part of your income will go back to the Helium network to pay for the infrastructure we are creating. That is our partnership to support you. We have not fixed any collateral yet.”
Smart Contracts:
Elevator example: “Let us continue with the elevator example. We could have boilers, lighting, fire systems, air con, building management systems, etc. When an elevator is designed, there will be a virtual version of that stored in a 3d CAD model. A manufacturer will be given a contract to supply that, that is not the smart contract, that is an ordinary contract with terms and conditions. When the elevator leaves the factory, it will be scanned and information about logistics will then go into the blockchain. The elevator can be tracked through it’s journey to the location where it will be installed and when it reaches a compound, it will go through delivery acceptance, that is the blockchain now knows and tells everyone that the elevator is on site or at a local compound. That is our first smart contract; taking delivery requires that elevator to now be insured. That is a temporary insurance contract and scanning of the acceptance is the start of the contract. Now the elevator gets moved to it’s final position, once installed it is still under the smart insurance contract, once the project is finished the smart insurance contract finished and the building owners insurance takes over.
This can trigger the start of a new smart contract, the issue of a guarantee and a service period (the service contract is too complex to be a smart contract). We are not replacing people or contracts, just making them easier to administer. This is why we will be working with the Hyperledger blockchain on this specific use case. Also we are not going to limit ourselves to just this (construction) sector. Oil and Gas have a similar model for use, as does Mining. What we discovered during our research is that for decades the construction industry has wanted to be more like the process manufacturing sector, i.e. production lines. But it is really difficult to do that when each construction or infrastructure project is a unique location. It turns out that the process manufacturing sector wants to introduce blockchains into their processes, but once you have built a factory you have to wait for a production cycle to finish which makes it hard to introduce blockchains. This could actually mean that we start in a sector that has no legacy tools and then in 5 to 10 years time we will find ourselves moving into process manufacturing and logistics for things like car parts.”
Helium’s Future:
“Our next steps are to engage with some App developers that nearly 60% of the infrastructure market. I won’t tell you who they are, because once we start working with them, we will securing that channel for a while. So it is in your interests that we don’t tell you who these App developers are, but there are 5 Apps. I can tell you that one of the firms we will be working with is a SAP certified business, which means whatever we create, SAP will eventually provide 3rd party support for it. The next steps on scoping out the Hyperledger use case will commence in 3 weeks wit ha white board, several App developers from different big businesses and from there they will form something called (for now) the Helium Alliance. The job of this alliance is to set data standards for moving data around the blockchains and from there we can go and create stuff that should work together.”
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RE: Help Chuck Norris. Plots fail at the end of plotting.posted in Help & Support
@ChuckNorris said in Help Chuck Norris. Plots fail at the end of plotting.:
Answer me this. I read somewhere a long time ago something about setting the default allocation size i think when formatting has some effect on something?! Puzzle Face.
I seem to remember that a higher allocation size can be beneficial when plotting optimized, whereas in theory SMR drives can get the adverse effect, even when plotting unoptimized. You will get a few extra MB space with higher allocation size, but it's not much. All in all I don't reckon it's worth it, so I just keep it at default.