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Topic: Stuck on a block (Read 814 times)

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legendary
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Ruu \o/
July 31, 2015, 05:13:19 AM
#5
Indeed it's lousy terminology. What they really mean is "stuck, having not found a block".
legendary
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Think for yourself
July 30, 2015, 09:07:56 PM
#4
It confuses allot people when they use block instead of round.  They aren't interchangeable terms.
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July 30, 2015, 08:18:34 PM
#3
I figured as much.. I have read they are stuck on a bad block somewhere and I thought to myself. "there is no such thing, its just dumb luck"
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July 30, 2015, 08:14:02 PM
#2
I see pools saying they get stuck on a block,

I am guessing that they are not really stuck on a block they just have not solved any in awhile and they are just saying they are stuck..

its not like a block gets assigned to a pool and they hash away at it until it is solved... if I understand it correctly, its just bad luck and they have not solved one in awhile.

Yes that's correct they aren't stuck as such, just bad luck and taking a lot longer to find a block which can be caused by low hash rate or bad luck.
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July 30, 2015, 08:11:58 PM
#1
I see pools saying they get stuck on a block,

I am guessing that they are not really stuck on a block they just have not solved any in awhile and they are just saying they are stuck..

its not like a block gets assigned to a pool and they hash away at it until it is solved... if I understand it correctly, its just bad luck and they have not solved one in awhile.



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