Perhaps a reason is that newer posters have had less time to post on this 2 year old thread. Yes there is not a linear correlation between the number of posts and the time since registered.
yet having; Number of posts by brand new members: 0 is not surprising.
Topic: [XMR] Monero - A secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency - page 599. (Read 4670673 times)
As promised, an analysis of the posters on this thread by user status.
Code:
Total number of posts: 31012
Total number of unique posters: 2081
Number of posts by legendary members: 9785
Number of posts by hero members: 9528
Number of posts by senior members: 4898
Number of posts by full members: 2501
Number of posts by member members: 2099
Number of posts by junior members: 1096
Number of posts by newbie members: 1072
Number of posts by brand new members: 0
Total number of unique posters: 2081
Number of posts by legendary members: 9785
Number of posts by hero members: 9528
Number of posts by senior members: 4898
Number of posts by full members: 2501
Number of posts by member members: 2099
Number of posts by junior members: 1096
Number of posts by newbie members: 1072
Number of posts by brand new members: 0
Thanks for sharing! I am actually quite positively surprised by these statistics. You would expect that there are way more newbie and junior members (trying to earn a quick buck) compared to hero and legendary. But this Monero tread is like an upside down piramide.
What could explain such a remarkable difference? Likely at first people join the forum for bitcoin, and then slowly realize that there is value in alternative technology as well? Or is it Monero specific because of it's complexity / really being different from bitcoin?
I am not browsing any other threads in this section of the forum, so excuse my ignorance if the answer is obvious.
Pretty cool, jwinterm. Thanks for commenting the code you posted.
No problem, guess it's just habit at this point. Just fyi it was run using Python3. Apparently there are some differences with the zip function between 2 and 3, and I don't think the ascii function works in 2.
Pretty cool, jwinterm. Thanks for commenting the code you posted.
As promised, an analysis of the posters on this thread by user status.
Top 30 posters:
smooth completely dominating, like 8% of total posts. Yours truly at #22. owlcatz and papa_lazzarou just missed the cut.
Complete list of posters here:
https://bpaste.net/show/bd9ed6566621
Source code for gathering data here:
https://bpaste.net/show/4edc215e8cc1
P.S. to everyone who uses weird symbols or unicode in your nickname, "Fuck you!"
just kidding, helped me improve my regex skills a bit 
Code:
Total number of posts: 31012
Total number of unique posters: 2081
Number of posts by legendary members: 9785
Number of posts by hero members: 9528
Number of posts by senior members: 4898
Number of posts by full members: 2501
Number of posts by member members: 2099
Number of posts by junior members: 1096
Number of posts by newbie members: 1072
Number of posts by brand new members: 0
Total number of unique posters: 2081
Number of posts by legendary members: 9785
Number of posts by hero members: 9528
Number of posts by senior members: 4898
Number of posts by full members: 2501
Number of posts by member members: 2099
Number of posts by junior members: 1096
Number of posts by newbie members: 1072
Number of posts by brand new members: 0
Top 30 posters:
Code:
Username number of posts user class
smooth 2476 Legendary
fluffypony 884 Legendary
dEBRUYNE 776 Hero Member
GingerAle 734 Hero Member
Hueristic 485 Legendary
David Latapie 485 Hero Member
aminorex 409 Legendary
Anon136 404 Legendary
nioc 401 Legendary
surfer43 340 Sr. Member
tacotime 323 Legendary
binaryFate 318 Legendary
dreamspark 292 Hero Member
generalizethis 288 Hero Member
cAPSLOCK 288 Legendary
GreekBitcoin 287 Legendary
eizh 286 Hero Member
iCEBREAKER 277 Legendary
equipoise 267 Hero Member
5w00p 264 Hero Member
Wolf0 250 Legendary
jwinterm 241 Legendary
superresistant 222 Legendary
Johnny Mnemonic 221 Hero Member
rpietila 211 Legendary
saddambitcoin 210 Legendary
medusa13 208 Hero Member
wpalczynski 198 Hero Member
luigi1111 196 Hero Member
primer- 190 Hero Member
smooth 2476 Legendary
fluffypony 884 Legendary
dEBRUYNE 776 Hero Member
GingerAle 734 Hero Member
Hueristic 485 Legendary
David Latapie 485 Hero Member
aminorex 409 Legendary
Anon136 404 Legendary
nioc 401 Legendary
surfer43 340 Sr. Member
tacotime 323 Legendary
binaryFate 318 Legendary
dreamspark 292 Hero Member
generalizethis 288 Hero Member
cAPSLOCK 288 Legendary
GreekBitcoin 287 Legendary
eizh 286 Hero Member
iCEBREAKER 277 Legendary
equipoise 267 Hero Member
5w00p 264 Hero Member
Wolf0 250 Legendary
jwinterm 241 Legendary
superresistant 222 Legendary
Johnny Mnemonic 221 Hero Member
rpietila 211 Legendary
saddambitcoin 210 Legendary
medusa13 208 Hero Member
wpalczynski 198 Hero Member
luigi1111 196 Hero Member
primer- 190 Hero Member
smooth completely dominating, like 8% of total posts. Yours truly at #22. owlcatz and papa_lazzarou just missed the cut.
Complete list of posters here:
https://bpaste.net/show/bd9ed6566621
Source code for gathering data here:
https://bpaste.net/show/4edc215e8cc1
P.S. to everyone who uses weird symbols or unicode in your nickname, "Fuck you!"
just kidding, helped me improve my regex skills a bit Hello community, does anyone know where I can download the blockchain?
Thank you.
Thank you.
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If you'd prefer to use a blockchain bootstrap, instead of syncing up from scratch, you can use this link for the most current bootstrap. It is typically much faster to sync from scratch, however.
https://downloads.getmonero.org/blockchain.raw
from:
https://getmonero.org/downloads/
Instructions, if needed, here:
https://github.com/monero-project/bitmonero/releases
Under "Updating: Blockchain Conversion":
Quote
It is highly recommended that you delete the contents of your Monero working directory and sync from scratch. This directory can be found in ~/.bitmonero on Linux and OS X, and on Windows in \Users\username\AppData\Roaming\bitmonero or \ProgramData\bitmonero.
Syncing from scratch is EXTREMELY fast in this version, pretty much at bittorrent speeds, and will leave you with a fully verified blockchain.
Alternatively: if you want to grab the bootstrap (NOTE: there is a new bootstrap format!) off the website then you can get it at https://downloads.getmonero.org/blockchain.raw - once downloaded you can import it with blockchain_import --input-file /path/to/your/download.raw. If you're particularly brave you can pass the --verify 0 flag to skip verification during import.
If you REALLY want to convert your old blockchain: you can either use the blockchain_converter tool, or you can use blockchain_export to create a blockchain.raw, followed by blockchain_import to import it into the new LMDB format.
Syncing from scratch is EXTREMELY fast in this version, pretty much at bittorrent speeds, and will leave you with a fully verified blockchain.
Alternatively: if you want to grab the bootstrap (NOTE: there is a new bootstrap format!) off the website then you can get it at https://downloads.getmonero.org/blockchain.raw - once downloaded you can import it with blockchain_import --input-file /path/to/your/download.raw. If you're particularly brave you can pass the --verify 0 flag to skip verification during import.
If you REALLY want to convert your old blockchain: you can either use the blockchain_converter tool, or you can use blockchain_export to create a blockchain.raw, followed by blockchain_import to import it into the new LMDB format.
What command should I use in Windows to import the blockchain.
Thanks.
Download blockchain.raw to your monero directory
goto your monero directory, similar to how I do it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIRMM3F1jsE
Once in the folder, type
blockchain_import.exe --input-file NameOfInputFile
but put the input file name where NameOfInputFile is.
Hello community, does anyone know where I can download the blockchain?
Thank you.
Thank you.
Quote
If you'd prefer to use a blockchain bootstrap, instead of syncing up from scratch, you can use this link for the most current bootstrap. It is typically much faster to sync from scratch, however.
https://downloads.getmonero.org/blockchain.raw
from:
https://getmonero.org/downloads/
Instructions, if needed, here:
https://github.com/monero-project/bitmonero/releases
Under "Updating: Blockchain Conversion":
Quote
It is highly recommended that you delete the contents of your Monero working directory and sync from scratch. This directory can be found in ~/.bitmonero on Linux and OS X, and on Windows in \Users\username\AppData\Roaming\bitmonero or \ProgramData\bitmonero.
Syncing from scratch is EXTREMELY fast in this version, pretty much at bittorrent speeds, and will leave you with a fully verified blockchain.
Alternatively: if you want to grab the bootstrap (NOTE: there is a new bootstrap format!) off the website then you can get it at https://downloads.getmonero.org/blockchain.raw - once downloaded you can import it with blockchain_import --input-file /path/to/your/download.raw. If you're particularly brave you can pass the --verify 0 flag to skip verification during import.
If you REALLY want to convert your old blockchain: you can either use the blockchain_converter tool, or you can use blockchain_export to create a blockchain.raw, followed by blockchain_import to import it into the new LMDB format.
Syncing from scratch is EXTREMELY fast in this version, pretty much at bittorrent speeds, and will leave you with a fully verified blockchain.
Alternatively: if you want to grab the bootstrap (NOTE: there is a new bootstrap format!) off the website then you can get it at https://downloads.getmonero.org/blockchain.raw - once downloaded you can import it with blockchain_import --input-file /path/to/your/download.raw. If you're particularly brave you can pass the --verify 0 flag to skip verification during import.
If you REALLY want to convert your old blockchain: you can either use the blockchain_converter tool, or you can use blockchain_export to create a blockchain.raw, followed by blockchain_import to import it into the new LMDB format.
What command should I use in Windows to import the blockchain.
Thanks.
Please take a moment to vote!
"@ChessBTC @monerocurrency Please vote for monero and we will list it"
https://twitter.com/livecoin_net/status/728574138244194308
More exchanges are needed and this one can bring decent volume
"@ChessBTC @monerocurrency Please vote for monero and we will list it"
https://twitter.com/livecoin_net/status/728574138244194308
More exchanges are needed and this one can bring decent volume
jwinterm probably doesn't want to hype his one project but lightWallet is one of the "unofficial" (whatever that means) ones that is worth checking out (not a browser plugin). It works either with a remote node (sort of a thin spv-ish wallet) or as a GUI for your own full node.
Correct, I don't want to hype my own project
as it still is a bit buggy with TX history and calculating a balance from TX history, and i just haven't had a lot of time to put into it, but if you just want a GUI to display your balance, send TX, and see some network stats, then it should work OK. 
jwinterm probably doesn't want to hype his own project but lightWallet is one of the "unofficial" (whatever that means) ones that is worth checking out (not a browser plugin). It works either with a remote node (sort of a thin spv-ish wallet) or as a GUI for your own full node.
Any prospects for GUI wallet in the near future?
There are several unofficial ones, the newest being the chrome browser wallet. For the official one, depends on your definition of "near future"; I'd guess 3-9 months, which is near future for me, but probably infinity*eternity for most in crypto land.
Thank you for the quick response
I'd never use any browser plugin. 3-9 is not so far away, still for the crypto land looks like ages. It does not matter for me (the GUI will never beat the terminal env
), it matters for the end users (I guess). Any prospects for GUI wallet in the near future?
There are several unofficial ones, the newest being the chrome browser wallet. For the official one, depends on your definition of "near future"; I'd guess 3-9 months, which is near future for me, but probably infinity*eternity for most in crypto land.
Any prospects for GUI wallet in the near future?
Do you have a referral code you would like used? How safe is this russian site?
No, I just noticed their message on twitter. I cannot make statements regarding that unfortunately, since I don't have sufficient information.
Do you have a referral code you would like used? How safe is this russian site?
Hello community, does anyone know where I can download the blockchain?
Thank you.
Thank you.
Quote
If you'd prefer to use a blockchain bootstrap, instead of syncing up from scratch, you can use this link for the most current bootstrap. It is typically much faster to sync from scratch, however.
https://downloads.getmonero.org/blockchain.raw
from:
https://getmonero.org/downloads/
Instructions, if needed, here:
https://github.com/monero-project/bitmonero/releases
Under "Updating: Blockchain Conversion":
Quote
It is highly recommended that you delete the contents of your Monero working directory and sync from scratch. This directory can be found in ~/.bitmonero on Linux and OS X, and on Windows in \Users\username\AppData\Roaming\bitmonero or \ProgramData\bitmonero.
Syncing from scratch is EXTREMELY fast in this version, pretty much at bittorrent speeds, and will leave you with a fully verified blockchain.
Alternatively: if you want to grab the bootstrap (NOTE: there is a new bootstrap format!) off the website then you can get it at https://downloads.getmonero.org/blockchain.raw - once downloaded you can import it with blockchain_import --input-file /path/to/your/download.raw. If you're particularly brave you can pass the --verify 0 flag to skip verification during import.
If you REALLY want to convert your old blockchain: you can either use the blockchain_converter tool, or you can use blockchain_export to create a blockchain.raw, followed by blockchain_import to import it into the new LMDB format.
Syncing from scratch is EXTREMELY fast in this version, pretty much at bittorrent speeds, and will leave you with a fully verified blockchain.
Alternatively: if you want to grab the bootstrap (NOTE: there is a new bootstrap format!) off the website then you can get it at https://downloads.getmonero.org/blockchain.raw - once downloaded you can import it with blockchain_import --input-file /path/to/your/download.raw. If you're particularly brave you can pass the --verify 0 flag to skip verification during import.
If you REALLY want to convert your old blockchain: you can either use the blockchain_converter tool, or you can use blockchain_export to create a blockchain.raw, followed by blockchain_import to import it into the new LMDB format.
Hello community, does anyone know where I can download the blockchain?
Thank you.
Thank you.
I'm not sure what you mean by emulated upwards, but I think you mean that we could emulate anything we currently have and we would still see a speed increase do to the instantaneous nature of the state of which we are only limited by our ability to detect that state. If so then that pretty much is what I presumed.
I mean using the 5 to emulate more qubits. Kind a like using an ALU to emulate an FPU or using a 8bit processor to do 16 or 32 bit math.
I wouldn't be surprised if they told us, some time later, that 2 qubits were actually enough to do everything (albeit slower).
So 5 q-bits is not enough to work on the problem for some reason I can't really fathom.
My reasoning is that if quantum bits are anything like normal bits, then they could be emulated upwards at the cost of speed. But with quantum speeds being already too fast that wouldn't be such a problem.
I'm not sure what you mean by emulated upwards, but I think you mean that we could emulate anything we currently have and we would still see a speed increase do to the instantaneous nature of the state of which we are only limited by our ability to detect that state. If so then that pretty much is what I presumed.
So who's going to submit a transaction revealing algorithm (Noble Sir)?
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36203043
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36203043
In case anyone was concerned after some digging around apparently there is some really weird aspects of qbits such that their correlations to standard bits are not linear.
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The work of Proos and Zalka show how a quantum computer for breaking 2048-bit RSA requires roughly 4096 qubits, while a quantum computer to break the equivalently secure 224-bit Elliptic Curve Cryptography requires between 1300 and 1600 qubits.
So 5 q-bits is not enough to work on the problem for some reason I can't really fathom.
Really weird aspects are to be expected...
http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/quantum-weirdness.htm
...because "quantum" (ie quantized) is the opposite of "linear."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-slit_experiment
I was not aware that quantum is the opposite of linear. I'm aware of the double slit experiment, thanks.
What I am trying to say is a standard bit has 2 states and I assumed incorrectly that a q-bit had the same, apparently the third state of both is also quantifiable where as I had incorrectly guessed was just discarded ergo leaving a binary result. I have not done indepth reading on the subject as It would be a waste of time for me to try. But I do find it interesting and would like to know when it will become a threat to our current encryption and when it does, what the alternatives are. Apparently the alternatives (suite b) are not recommended as being safe as well currently and there are bounties out for new methods.
It's going to be fun watching people try to get their head around quantum physics 
From my understanding the basis of quantum computing is the phenomenon of entanglement. Although entanglement is sometimes portrayed as information being transmitted faster than the speed of light, that is not what happens.
From my understanding the basis of quantum computing is the phenomenon of entanglement. Although entanglement is sometimes portrayed as information being transmitted faster than the speed of light, that is not what happens.
You have been watching me try to do it for about a year now and failing spectacularly!
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