Topic: Bitcoin is becoming a black hole - page 3. (Read 6123 times)
SSD is the secret, think about it if you change of computer or if you want keep that one
As u probably know, a black hole is a star with gravity that prevents light from escaping. Today I noticed a similar effect during downloading Bitcoin blockchain. 
It's a star that has collapsed on itself.Hahaha, it has reminded me "SolidCoin: Ready for BitCoin Collapse" article. That guy predicted the future!
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As u probably know, a black hole is a star with gravity that prevents light from escaping. Today I noticed a similar effect during downloading Bitcoin blockchain.
It's a star that has collapsed on itself. use electrum
I had a bad experience with Blockchain.Info API, so I don't trust services on the Internet. Local full client is the only option.
False, the weight of a block depends on the transactions inside it. A block with 1 transactions weight only few KB. If blocks now are mined faster then each block will contain less transactions. The problem about getting the chain is the number of transactions, not of blocks
Well, it depends on what part of a computer system is a bottleneck - bandwidth, CPU or storage. U seem to talk about bandwidth, it's not a problem in my case.
use electrum
For new people: the number of transactions is why the most recent blocks takes longer to get rather than the earlier one. Teleport an ASIC back in 2010, when blocks had 1 transaction, and their weight would be the same.
Oh, didn't notice this sentence.
For new people: Right now ASICs mine blocks 40% faster (7 min instead of 10), if u teleported an ASIC back in 2010 then we would spend 30% more time to download and validate the blockchain.
To pre-install the blockchain is not a problem, the problem is that a computer must be powerful enough to be able to outpace freshly mined blocks (black hole effect). I see "17 weeks behind" now and curious what will see tomorrow - 16 or 18...
Is there a market for laptops preinstalled with the blockchain? Something for somebody to think about. Ironically, even with the hardware in stock, it would still take at least two weeks to take delivery.
or you could anticipate and pre-load it onto the computer before they order..
Is there a market for laptops preinstalled with the blockchain? Something for somebody to think about. Ironically, even with the hardware in stock, it would still take at least two weeks to take delivery.
My 2008 macbook pro is also very slow to the point where I wouldn't download the block chain through the QT client again. I would just go the torrent root.
I think mine took around 10 days or so. Luckily re-indexing only takes 3 days. Still long.
Anyone have an estimate with a 2013 macbook pro? I may upgrade sometime in the next 6 months.
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I think mine took around 10 days or so. Luckily re-indexing only takes 3 days. Still long.
Anyone have an estimate with a 2013 macbook pro? I may upgrade sometime in the next 6 months.
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No. There is only Windows and Bitcoin on this computer. I suspect that was a bad choice to launch full client on a netbook.
What version of Windows? Maybe it's slow with Win 7, but faster with Win XP.
WinXP, Intel Atom 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, not sure if HDD is 5400 or 7200 rpm.
For new people: the number of transactions is why the most recent blocks takes longer to get rather than the earlier one. Teleport an ASIC back in 2010, when blocks had 1 transaction, and their weight would be the same.
Oh, didn't notice this sentence.
For new people: Right now ASICs mine blocks 40% faster (7 min instead of 10), if u teleported an ASIC back in 2010 then we would spend 30% more time to download and validate the blockchain.
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I believe I would outpace the generation rate but advent of ASICs made the situation worse and now I have to switch to a more powerful computer
No wonder your ignore button is orange, i understand why people put you in ignore after reading idiocies like that 
For new people: the number of transactions is why the most recent blocks takes longer to get rather than the earlier one. Teleport an ASIC back in 2010, when blocks had 1 transaction, and their weight would be the same.
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Check your AV, I had problems with avast.
I have avast and i have no problems with Bitcoin QtAt least with Mac version, I had problems.
No. There is only Windows and Bitcoin on this computer. I suspect that was a bad choice to launch full client on a netbook.
What version of Windows? Maybe it's slow with Win 7, but faster with Win XP.
Download the blockchain by torrent. Much much faster.
http://thepiratebay.sx/torrent/8906415/bootstrap.dat_-_Bitcoin_Blockchain___250000
http://thepiratebay.sx/torrent/8906415/bootstrap.dat_-_Bitcoin_Blockchain___250000
This computer was supposed to be used as a semi-cold wallet, if it's unable to handle new blocks then it's better to use another one.
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I believe I would outpace the generation rate but advent of ASICs made the situation worse and now I have to switch to a more powerful computer
No wonder your ignore button is orange, i understand why people put you in ignore after reading idiocies like that Hehe. Personal insult is the most popular argument on this site. Sorry if I disturbed u in ur pink peaceful world, feel free to press [Ignore] button.
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I believe I would outpace the generation rate but advent of ASICs made the situation worse and now I have to switch to a more powerful computer
No wonder your ignore button is orange, i understand why people put you in ignore after reading idiocies like that For new people: the number of transactions is why the most recent blocks takes longer to get rather than the earlier one. Teleport an ASIC back in 2010, when blocks had 1 transaction, and their weight would be the same.
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Check your AV, I had problems with avast.
I have avast and i have no problems with Bitcoin Qt Check your AV, I had problems with avast. Just turned off for the update, and it started downloading lots faster. Maybe is your problem too?
No. There is only Windows and Bitcoin on this computer. I suspect that was a bad choice to launch full client on a netbook.
Check your AV, I had problems with avast. Just turned off for the update, and it started downloading lots faster. Maybe is your problem too?
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