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April 01, 2013, 03:27:10 AM
#68
Too long; didn't read, but has this been confirmed as a scam/cruel joke yet?

I can't be the only one who noticed that the laptop and powerbar in lukejr's pics are the same ones from the BFL test video released a couple days ago.
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April 01, 2013, 03:21:13 AM
#67
For this bet to be won tho, there needs to be a shipping label and/or tracking number.

If there isn't any, it simply hasn't shipped yet.
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April 01, 2013, 03:17:56 AM
#66
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I'd say that Luke owns SC Single, but let it at BFL's office for the time being. He receives the profits, BFL pays for electricity in exchange for further testing on Luke's machine.
legendary
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April 01, 2013, 03:17:36 AM
#65
Now, what the fuck is going on?
It's the exit strategy. Buy 3 avalon batch 1 at 60k and produce 3 SC units. Ship them, we are legit, shit happens, we will have to close tomorrow morning. The cat pissed on the wafer/etc. As i said, this is too funny.
I'm really really enjoying it.
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April 01, 2013, 03:17:26 AM
#64
I can't believe what I'm reading. Is everybody smokin' Dank's shit?
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April 01, 2013, 03:15:41 AM
#63
So if I'm seeing things right, it's one unit doing 23.23 GH and consuming 179 watts.  That's about 7.7 watts per GH.

At that rate a 60 GH Single SC would require 462 watts, which would need to be split into 4 separate units to keep each under 120 watts.

That would be ~ 115.5 watts per 15 GH unit.

I've got 2 Single SC's on order, so that would be about 924 watts total load, or about 665 kWh per month.  At my rate of $0.25 per kWh, they would cost about $166 per month to run them.

924 watts for 2 SC's is a far cry from the 120 watts I was expecting.  But hopefully they'll improve things before they ship more out.


it can make you a lot money if they can ship it to you soon even if the power consumption issue is not solved.
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April 01, 2013, 03:14:40 AM
#62
*DOES HAPPY F***ING DANCE*

Don't matter, they're shipping, and it works.

I also have Avalon Batch 3 coming. WIN-WIN!!!
legendary
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April 01, 2013, 03:13:26 AM
#61
To be clear, I'm all for having fun and tricking people on April Fool's Day, but if this is supposed to be a joke it's a bad one, for now we're talking about real money here. There are some people who'll believe that all is well and order based on false information.

If you don't believe it, just reread some of the comments on this thread alone.

Luke has stated in two threads on this forum alone that he received a Bitcoin miner from BFL, even offering up images as proof.

Now, what the fuck is going on?

Code:
(redacted for privacy concerns--I did not same a copy, for I felt it not important)

You can't claim on one hand that an item was shipped, and the on the other hand claim you left it at BFL.

~Bruno K~
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April 01, 2013, 03:10:37 AM
#60
So if I'm seeing things right, it's one unit doing 23.23 GH and consuming 179 watts.  That's about 7.7 watts per GH.

At that rate a 60 GH Single SC would require 462 watts, which would need to be split into 4 separate units to keep each under 120 watts.

That would be ~ 115.5 watts per 15 GH unit.

I've got 2 Single SC's on order, so that would be about 924 watts total load, or about 665 kWh per month.  At my rate of $0.25 per kWh, they would cost about $166 per month to run them.

924 watts for 2 SC's is a far cry from the 120 watts I was expecting.  But hopefully they'll improve things before they ship more out.
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April 01, 2013, 03:06:39 AM
#59
Maybe that ASIC in BFL lab has Luke's name on it? You can interpret his OP in different ways.

Good point! With that, I'll just leave the following quote here.

Ironically, you posted this right after I received my BitForce SC

Good catch, how big was the March31 bet on non production?

IRC seems to indicate he touched it, or maybe even licked it, and claimed it was his now  Grin
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April 01, 2013, 03:06:25 AM
#58
I prefer to believe it is true. At least Avalon has competitor now.
DrG
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April 01, 2013, 03:05:28 AM
#57


Haha, oh man that made me laugh real good. Thanks for that humor!!
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April 01, 2013, 03:03:15 AM
#56
I do not dispute that. But it is mining. Smiley

Now I'm getting a bit worried about my batch 3 Avalon...

You sure should be. Avalon batch 3 ROI will be something like 180 days if lucky.
Well, that's still making some hefty assumptions about what BFL will be able to deliver and how quickly.

Also, here's some more info from Luke on IRC:

Code:

(Removed off-topic chatter, this was in a big channel so assuming public info)

EDIT: Removed IRC conversation as channel was public but not logged
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April 01, 2013, 03:01:20 AM
#55
legendary
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April 01, 2013, 03:00:59 AM
#54
Maybe that ASIC in BFL lab has Luke's name on it? You can interpret his OP in different ways.

Good point! With that, I'll just leave the following quote here.

Ironically, you posted this right after I received my BitForce SC
legendary
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April 01, 2013, 03:00:36 AM
#53
This is too funny...
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April 01, 2013, 02:59:36 AM
#52
And the plot thickens..
Where is Luke right now?
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April 01, 2013, 02:57:00 AM
#51
If you look very closely in the picture, you can see the address where it's mining at. That's the stats for the miner.

Therefore it's mining in KC. If still in doubt take another look at this video (only 2 min. long): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C4bgho5JSI
I do not dispute that. But it is mining. Smiley

Now I'm getting a bit worried about my batch 3 Avalon...

What's their current preorder numbers look like? Also what about monthly wafer yield? LAst i hear it was around 5000chips received ever. Unit in pictures looks like 30GH/s single which uses 8 chips, we could try calculating shipping timeframe from there, that's when they actually start shipping.
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April 01, 2013, 02:55:42 AM
#50
If you look very closely in the picture, you can see the address where it's mining at. That's the stats for the miner.

Therefore it's mining in KC. If still in doubt take another look at this video (only 2 min. long): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C4bgho5JSI
I do not dispute that. But it is mining. Smiley

Now I'm getting a bit worried about my batch 3 Avalon...

You sure should be. Avalon batch 3 ROI will be something like 180 days if lucky.
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April 01, 2013, 02:54:06 AM
#49
Maybe that ASIC in BFL lab has Luke's name on it? You can interpret his OP in different ways.
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