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Topic: 24/7 Miners Should try out Mineco.in (Read 1196 times)

legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1036
August 09, 2011, 05:59:59 AM
#11
This was the second pool I mined on. Was a very stable pool unfortunately PPLNS isnt for me as I am not able to mine 24/7. If I was I would definitely go back to them.

PPLNS doesn't punish you if you can't mine 24/7. The only difference vs a proportional pool is that the hashrate you submit now might get you nothing or it might get you 5x the reward. Compare that to mining part-time in a proportional pool: you might submitting work during a short round where you get a fast payout, or your part-time work might be diluted to near-nothing by a long round with full-time miners. It all evens out.
newbie
Activity: 3
Merit: 0
August 02, 2011, 03:38:34 PM
#10
This was the second pool I mined on. Was a very stable pool unfortunately PPLNS isnt for me as I am not able to mine 24/7. If I was I would definitely go back to them.
newbie
Activity: 7
Merit: 0
August 02, 2011, 01:36:40 PM
#9
Nice info.. maybe tonight i'll move all my rigs into this pool !!
sr. member
Activity: 363
Merit: 250
August 02, 2011, 01:29:15 PM
#8
I'll try it out when I get home to my steamy mining room.
newbie
Activity: 31
Merit: 0
August 02, 2011, 01:01:26 PM
#7
We have recently moved to PPLNS Shares, this scheme is great for people who mine 24/7 , and also for people who mine for close to 24/7..

for more information please see http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=17310.0

or click here to chat to current pool members: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=mineco

Hi there!

Could you elaborate on how shares "eligible for reward" are calculated and how they differ from the total shares submitted by a user for the current block?  Also, the formula for BTC reward refers to submitted shares, and thus it is unclear why there would be a difference between submitted and eligible shares.

Thanks!
member
Activity: 112
Merit: 10
July 20, 2011, 06:29:19 AM
#6
PPLNS is going well guys, come get involved!
member
Activity: 112
Merit: 10
July 14, 2011, 05:07:58 AM
#5
Your stats are awesome thanks Aexoden!
newbie
Activity: 53
Merit: 0
July 13, 2011, 08:52:41 PM
#4
PPLNS isn't terrible even for intermittent miners, so don't be scared away from this payout system if you're the type who only mines part-time.

Before I did my own simulations (www.calindora.com/tmp/bitcoin/index.php) of various payout methods, I wasn't much of a fan of PPLNS, as my first instinct was that it would overly punish intermittent miners. (However, a cursory examination will show that the expected reward for a share in PPLNS is the same regardless of the time it was submitted.)

However, after doing all that research into the payout systems, I think PPLNS is probably the best system overall so far. (Geometric is close, but running a 0% fee pool with low variance for intermittent miners puts more risk in the pool operator's hands.) Its variance is a bit high, espeically if N is low, which is why I favor an N of either the difficulty or twice the difficulty, but it's pool hopping proof in any case.
newbie
Activity: 8
Merit: 0
July 13, 2011, 08:43:34 PM
#3
looks likes its really good if you are a 24/7 miner
newbie
Activity: 3
Merit: 0
July 13, 2011, 05:48:41 PM
#2
I'll give it a shot when my 5870 finally comes in Wink

Thanks
member
Activity: 112
Merit: 10
July 13, 2011, 05:37:48 PM
#1
We have recently moved to PPLNS Shares, this scheme is great for people who mine 24/7 , and also for people who mine for close to 24/7..

for more information please see http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=17310.0

or click here to chat to current pool members: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=mineco
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