Quote from: bitcool on August 22, 2014, 11:34:03 pm

idk, I am having same problem syncing the last two days' data, stuck at block #275164 ... is the network under attack?

Please try 0.4.6, you may need to wipe your chain data, before that, backup your wallet.

0.4.6 works for me. thx

pinged it and it's online, but how come i'm still in p2p mode?

and i'm stuck at block 239,110.

The server is online but the port is not open anymore.

>>telnet 69.90.132.209 1375
>> Connecting To 69.90.132.209...Could not open connection to the host, on port 1375

I remember seeing a bounty here on scanning and importing all private keys in a wallet, any one can provide more info on that? thanks!

Mining is a job that people can earn money by doing.   People get involved to earn money and you are buying their support. 

Since the currency is owned by all participants, no one is buying their support,  they mine, they own, they keep, they sell. Even if some miners eventually sell all the coins they mine, their contribution to the ecosystem is no less important than someone who just buy their coins from an exchange. 

People don't like 'handouts' and feel better if they 'work' to get their money. 

Yes, when people choose a crypto-currency system to participate on a voluntary basis, it's not all about logic -- human emotions play an important role. A currency design may be very logical and efficient, but if can't win the hearts from people, it can't succeed.

Sadly, few care if the work they do is necessary or productive. 

This is correct from utilitarian point of view, however, necessity and productivity may not be the most important factors. As long as the process is somewhat useful, engaging a large group of people is more important.

I tend to think that mining is the bridge connecting physical and virtual worlds:  CPUs, video cards, electricity power, USD, hardware/software skills, hours and hours of frustration and enjoyment, eventually all of these get converted into a few virtual coins; this subliminal yet important bonding process is what Ripple network will always lack.

  x20

When a wolfpack work together hunting, each has different roles. Same is true within a crypto ecosystem.

it a wild world out there.

10% is what the pack offers, you should leave it if you don't feel love in the air ....

If Ethereum turns out to be as powerful and successful as it has promised, it should be as open, free as:
       TCP/IP
       C/C++
       Linux
       Java
       Andriod
       ...

NOT like:
       Mac OS
       Windows
       Blackberry
       ...

The former group require academic neutrality and certain level of altruism while the latter group are profit-driven. Ethereum's IPO and funding model is clearly much closer to the 2nd group. Building a good platform and profit-seeking greed don't mix well. This is a cruel reality and a factor making me much less optimistic on this project.

 

Ultimately what matters is the value provided by his service.  Should be interesting to see how things play out next week as I expect a lot of people will be making announcements.

The success of a cryptocurrency is made up of two parts: "hardware" and "software".

The hardware part is its functions, value provided and underlying technology.

The software part is its community, culture and trust including perceived fairness.

NXT may be doing well/OK on the hardware side but poorly on the software side.