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Topic: Simple Vanity Address Generator [v0.4] - page 2. (Read 18038 times)

legendary
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December 24, 2012, 04:07:23 PM
#46
Probably a good idea to take all funds out of keys generated with this program until this risk is resolved...
legendary
Activity: 1792
Merit: 1000
September 30, 2012, 01:13:10 PM
#45
Applets have lots of pitfalls. They can be made to work properly, but I decided to focus my efforts on providing a solid application.

Running software in-browser also tends to scare away Bitcoin users, so downloading an application is desirable. (You can even run it on an offline computer if you're really paranoid.)
That's a good point, I can see how a downloaded app is preferable.

Let me know when this secret project come to fruition  Cool

full member
Activity: 216
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September 30, 2012, 12:44:54 PM
#44
Applets have lots of pitfalls. They can be made to work properly, but I decided to focus my efforts on providing a solid application.

Running software in-browser also tends to scare away Bitcoin users, so downloading an application is desirable. (You can even run it on an offline computer if you're really paranoid.)

The secret project is almost ready. I'm very excited about it myself!
legendary
Activity: 1792
Merit: 1000
September 30, 2012, 12:30:21 PM
#43
Scott J, thanks so much for linking my generator in your sig for so long.

I've just updated the vanity page (and my Bitcoin portfolio page). What do you think?
No probs, it's my pleasure Smiley

The vanity generator looks really good, I'm playing with it now.

Though it would be good to still be able to do it within the browser rather than download the file and run.

I'm also interested in this secret project  Lips sealed Grin
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Activity: 216
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September 30, 2012, 12:15:57 PM
#42
Scott J, thanks so much for linking my generator in your sig for so long.

I've just updated the vanity page (and my Bitcoin portfolio page). What do you think?
legendary
Activity: 1792
Merit: 1000
August 17, 2012, 11:13:42 AM
#41
It is funny how thing work out, but I don't think you have cause to apologise Smiley

If you need some odd BTC, please PM me it would be my pleasure.

And I've added your service to my signature. I'll keep it there for a few weeks.

full member
Activity: 216
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August 17, 2012, 10:59:53 AM
#40
Thanks to whoever sent .05 BTC to my address - I assume it was one of you guys  Smiley

Thought you'd like to know if your new address was fully functional! Share and enjoy.

PS: Coincidence or Karma? The exchange rate of BTC is up right now, and I was about to use fastcash4bitcoins.com to cash out what meager coin I have (as much as I like bitcoins, I also like groceries). I was 0.05 short of the minimum. Please understand, I'm not asking for anything. I was testy yesterday and this is the penance. I'm into Bitcoin for the long haul, so there will be other days.
legendary
Activity: 1792
Merit: 1000
August 17, 2012, 09:05:25 AM
#39
Thanks to whoever sent .05 BTC to my address - I assume it was one of you guys  Smiley
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August 16, 2012, 09:29:34 PM
#38
Sorry for the hijack.
Just trying to help someone out who was going to have to run for 28 days Smiley
Note,
- I'm not the dev for vanitygen, just some random user.
- I don't have any stake in whatever program people use.
- vanitygen is the program that runs on CPUs.
- oclvanitygen is a companion one that uses GPUs.
- this thread was months old, even dead, so I didn't think it much harm to help a user with his question

For real, I'm not disgruntled. Your points are entirely valid. My apologies if I came off as aggressive in my retort; I blame it on being overworked and under/not paid. I learned a thing or two from the discussion, and my original intent behind my generator was to experiment and learn about Bitcoin. I even refer people to Vanitygen in my OP! Ugh, I need more sleep (and less coffee). Sorry.

The downside is that I'm envious of how fast vanitygen is. I've been cranking on a 5-letter word for hours now with my code.

Scott - I'm very glad you found your vanity address! Sorry you got tossed and turned a bit in the process.
legendary
Activity: 1792
Merit: 1000
August 16, 2012, 06:42:42 PM
#37
Just to round this off, I have found the address. I almost got to 75% probability!

Here it is: 1scottoVnKhtbLDDZwxTaEaYTzKGj4cRK

Thanks Nyhm and BkkCoins for your service and helpful posts.

hero member
Activity: 784
Merit: 1009
firstbits:1MinerQ
August 16, 2012, 06:15:46 PM
#36
Sorry for the hijack.
Just trying to help someone out who was going to have to run for 28 days Smiley
Note,
- I'm not the dev for vanitygen, just some random user.
- I don't have any stake in whatever program people use.
- vanitygen is the program that runs on CPUs.
- oclvanitygen is a companion one that uses GPUs.
- this thread was months old, even dead, so I didn't think it much harm to help a user with his question

full member
Activity: 216
Merit: 100
August 16, 2012, 03:21:06 PM
#35
Just bought you a coffee.

fd4590eec8d9608a6d0f3dc4f03324cb37c0f5956c7d1a6714ab7a5054bbe383

Keep up the good work and don't mind the troll Smiley

Hurray! I'm still giddy whenever any coin comes in! Every bit is much appreciated, and thank you for your encouraging words.
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Activity: 98
Merit: 10
(:firstbits => "1mantis")
August 16, 2012, 03:12:45 PM
#34
Runs kinda slow Sad

Hi Mr. Mantis. Yes, it certainly does! Please refer to the OP, and the discussion, and the text on the site for clarification. As I write this, I'm trying to generate a new 4-character address and it's taking HOURS (usually only minutes for such short words).

My first goals were to make it simple and make it work. It is possible to make it faster (and remain simple), but I can't really spend the time right now... Unless there is someone interested in sponsoring (BTC) further development...

I appreciate you trying it out!

Just bought you a coffee.

fd4590eec8d9608a6d0f3dc4f03324cb37c0f5956c7d1a6714ab7a5054bbe383

Keep up the good work and don't mind the troll Smiley
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Activity: 216
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August 16, 2012, 02:00:56 PM
#33
Runs kinda slow Sad

Hi Mr. Mantis. Yes, it certainly does! Please refer to the OP, and the discussion, and the text on the site for clarification. As I write this, I'm trying to generate a new 4-character address and it's taking HOURS (usually only minutes for such short words).

My first goals were to make it simple and make it work. It is possible to make it faster (and remain simple), but I can't really spend the time right now... Unless there is someone interested in sponsoring (BTC) further development...

I appreciate you trying it out!
member
Activity: 98
Merit: 10
(:firstbits => "1mantis")
August 16, 2012, 01:37:17 PM
#32
Runs kinda slow Sad
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August 16, 2012, 11:30:40 AM
#31
BkkCoins plays hard-ball. A lot of folks would probably be angry at a "competitor" hijacking users from their thread, but I'm all for community participation. The take-away is that what many developers think is user-friendly is still way off base from actual normal users:

Quote from: BkkCoins
It shouldn't be hard. Assuming on Windows, you unzip the binaries zip file.
Then open a command prompt (Start, Run, "cmd") and change to the correct directory.
Then type the command,...
You can also do this by double-clicking an icon but you would have to make a shortcut to the exe file and set it so it opens a cmd shell.
...
Actually the address is not the same as the public key. (The address is a hash of the public key.) You'll need to return to bitaddress and paste the private key into the wallet details tab and look at the details. It will give you a public key that is 130 chars long (the third value down). After I posted my suggestion I realized that in order to combine the partial private key with your private key you'd need to get the keyconv utility from the vanitygen binaries zip file here, ...

Yipes (and I'm a developer). Nonetheless, I'm glad you got vanitygen working for you Scott J!

The next release of my Simple Vanity app (as well as my simple VanillaWallet) will include a Windows exe (and Mac app bundle) to make it even easier to launch. Maybe someday I can even include GPU support to make it as fast as vanitygen.

This was a fun discussion! I'm always happy to have folks try my software.
legendary
Activity: 1792
Merit: 1000
August 16, 2012, 11:16:09 AM
#30
I can definitely see why you've created this app  Grin

I've half-heartedly tried to get vanitygen to work, but gave up!

I think I'll just be patient Smiley
It shouldn't be hard. Assuming on Windows, you unzip the binaries zip file.
Then open a command prompt (Start, Run, "cmd") and change to the correct directory.
Then type the command,

vanitygen 1scott

it should output some stats info and show you a percent progress value as it scans.

You can also do this by double-clicking an icon but you would have to make a shortcut to the exe file and set it so it opens a cmd shell.

I'm on Linux so I'm just saying this from memory (of years ago).

Anyway, offer still stands if you want to send me the public key.
Amazing, I have it working Cheesy

I was just clicking the .exe files after I downloaded them; I had no idea I had to go through the command prompt.

I'm getting over 600 keys/second and it says 50% chance in 4.3 hours Smiley

Thanks for your help with this.

hero member
Activity: 784
Merit: 1009
firstbits:1MinerQ
August 16, 2012, 10:58:01 AM
#29
I can definitely see why you've created this app  Grin

I've half-heartedly tried to get vanitygen to work, but gave up!

I think I'll just be patient Smiley
It shouldn't be hard. Assuming on Windows, you unzip the binaries zip file.
Then open a command prompt (Start, Run, "cmd") and change to the correct directory.
Then type the command,

vanitygen 1scott

it should output some stats info and show you a percent progress value as it scans.

You can also do this by double-clicking an icon but you would have to make a shortcut to the exe file and set it so it opens a cmd shell.

I'm on Linux so I'm just saying this from memory (of years ago).

Anyway, offer still stands if you want to send me the public key.
legendary
Activity: 1792
Merit: 1000
August 16, 2012, 09:36:20 AM
#28
I can definitely see why you've created this app  Grin

I've half-heartedly tried to get vanitygen to work, but gave up!

I think I'll just be patient Smiley
full member
Activity: 216
Merit: 100
August 16, 2012, 09:21:16 AM
#27
Scott - now you see why I created my Java vanity application (this thread) - simplicity. It's not fast, but it's easy to use!

Generating vanity addresses is a random process. I've hit "hard" addresses in minutes, or in hours. Other generators are certainly faster than my application, but mine is simpler, especially if you're not a Bitcoin guru (yet).
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