CANNOT probably encapsulates this whole debate quite succinctly.
At a public forum I heard BitFury's Global Chief Communications Officer, Jamie Smith, say she did not like the word 'mining', as she did not feel she could explain it to non-technical audiences (she is a former White House spokesperson, etc.). Not clear how interested she was in understanding why Satoshi called it mining.BitFury CEO: "I don't like the word 'mining'".
Opens $100M mining farm [1].
I think the sinusoidal plot for the Core node count is representative of a sub-population which is being brought online for a purpose and shut down soon after. Probably node owners who just want the wallet to move some BTC. Do the peaks correspond with EU-US daylight hours? Nodes which are running for the other implementations are deliberately started to try and create a permanent network for handling larger blocks so are less likely to be stopped and started for ad-hoc reasons.Looking at xtnodes.com what is strange is the oscillation of Core nodes in a sinusoidal waveform; not seen if you look at the XT, Classic or Unlimited node count. Also there are occasionally rapid drops and rises in node count for both camps suggesting to me that perhaps there are fake nodes out there.
ask @SysManIm looking for links to the FUD about how its dangerous to run non core clients because core devs are best blah blah
Edit: not gavin bashing tho that comes close
It's nodes that are used by people as wallets. bitcoin-qt. They only run during the users waking (or working) hours, maybe only at night for a couple of hours. Whatever that usage pattern is, it follows a circadian rythm, because man is an animal and those nodes are slaved to individual humans.Looking at xtnodes.com what is strange is the oscillation of Core nodes in a sinusoidal waveform; not seen if you look at the XT, Classic or Unlimited node count.
Its ok if the comments are by shills better if from more involved players. trying to establish that a perception was created -- an idea has been pushed.[doublepost=1457739654][/doublepost]
ask @SysMan
i'm sure he could give you an earful.
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Too much technical mumb jumbo, too little common sense. Everyone can afford to drop Bitcoin at this stage. It's not the time to tighten the belt.@Fatman3002 This development is exactly what Core devs and miners agreed upon.
@SysMan and @Jihan you like the great evolution of bitcoin you stand behind?
What the... this is exactly what I want. I'M IN!Status update on the Satoshi's Bitcoin full fork project