Gridcoin Community Hangout #007 (RSVP & Suggest topics)
Gridcoin Community Hangout #007
A massive shout out to the BeyondBitcoin community & @officialfuzzy for providing the Gridcoin community a room in their mumble server for free.
Another massive thanks to @peppernrino for editing the hangout recordings, without him the released hangout recordings would be slow and of poor quality.
What is Gridcoin?
Gridcoin securely rewards BOINC computation on top of Proof of Stake. Reward allocation is distributed, not centralized unlike other distributed computing related cryptocurrencies.
Past episode details
Link to SoundCloud channel
Link to YouTube channel
006 RSVP & Topic suggestion thread
Why are we holding these hangouts?
- A mumble conference call can provide significant advantages over communicating via forums and IRC.
- To create opportunities to inform the public of new Gridcoin, BOINC and related services & their development progress.
- To bridge relations between the cryptocurrency & BOINC communities.
How long will the hangout last?
The first 3 hangouts lasted 2.5 to 3 hours, with a bit of time beforehand and a few hours of unrecorded hangout time afterwards. The 4th, 5th and 6th hangouts lasted approx 1.5hrs.
When the Gridcoin Community Hangouts start really picking up traction we can become more strict with allocated speaking time if need be (so you're not waiting hours to talk).
Want to suggest a topic to discuss?
Reply with your suggestions in this Steem post & order of discussion will be from highest to lowest voted suggestions.
Can we discuss anything?
It's advisable to stay generally on topic, attendees are distributed around the world so they may not (likely won't) share the same views regarding controversial topics not related to Gridcoin/BOINC/Cryptocurrency.
That said, this 'on topic' guideline fizzles away once official recording has ended & the hangout becomes a more relaxed environment.
Proposed time for Gridcoin Hangout #006:
San Francisco (USA - California) Saturday, 17 September 2016, 13:00:00 PDT UTC-7 hours
Austin (USA - Texas) Saturday, 17 September 2016, 15:00:00 CDT UTC-5 hours
New York (USA - New York) Saturday, 17 September 2016, 16:00:00 EDT UTC-4 hours
London (United Kingdom - England) Saturday, 17 September 2016, 21:00:00 BST UTC+1 hour (9PM GMT)
Frankfurt (Germany - Hesse) Saturday, 17 September 2016, 22:00:00 CEST UTC+2 hours
Auckland (New Zealand) Sunday, 18 September 2016, 08:00:00 NZST UTC+12 hours
How to join the Gridcoin hangout
Step 1: Download Mumble. (There are mobile apps too)
Step 2:
Step 3: Configure Mumble & join the server!
Password: w0rldCh@NG3rsUN!t3
Step 4: Join the Gridcoin channel.
Step 5: Configure your audio wizard & setup Push-To-Talk. Join 10-15 mins before the hangout starts to test your configuration.
I hope you decide to attend the hangout - everyone is welcome to join, especially those who suggest topics of discussion in this thread.
Best regards,
CM.
Discussing the Gridcoin splash screen poll!
https://cryptocointalk.com/topic/49361-contest-create-a-new-wallet-splash-image/
Discussing the result of the communications platform preference poll https://steemit.com/gridcoin/@sc-steemit/gridcoin-votes-result-best-projects-and-prefered-communication-platform
Update regarding 'Project Rain'.
https://github.com/grctest/project-rain-site/
BOINC issue #1633: Port XML routines to libxml++
https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/1633
Maybe we could talk about promoting the Gridcoin Thunderclap, potential marketing strategies like forum posts and other methods . So far we have 34 supporters, but another 64 are gonna be needed. Even if we get 100, the more people we have the bigger the effect will be. So we should be aiming for the sky with this campaign.
Here are all the forums I have posted to so far to get the party going:
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/659643-join-the-gridcoinboinc-thunderclap-scheduled-for-september-24/
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/288618-Join-the-Gridcoin-Thunderclap-Campaign-and-Let-the-World-Know-About-BOINC-Volunteer-Scientific-Computing
http://www.computerforum.com/threads/there-is-a-gridcoin-thunderclap-going-for-sep-24-anyone-interested-to-join.240084/
http://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/join-the-gridcoin-thunderclap-scheduled-for-september-24.877061/
https://secure.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread_thread,39491
I'm not sure about thunderclap - it's requiring access to my Twitter account which I'm not comfortable with. I'll certainly tweet/retweet your 'thunderclapped' posts though on the 24th September.
Edit: Also, blackhatworld? Really?
Lots of social media geniuses on there! All twitter apps require that access.
Gridcoin + Bitshares.
If I have understood it correctly, we have launched a Market Pegged Asset (MPA) on Bitshares and hopefully we will soon have an OpenLedger gateway for trading on Bitshares Decentralized Exchange (DEX). However, many of Gridcoin users aren't familiar with Bitshares and I am also still learning about it . CM looks like an BTS expert to me, but there might be others on our team who are also knowledgeable about it. Would you be so kind to say a few more words about Bitshares and Gridcoin+Bitshares integration during Hangout #007?
Also, I have bought some BTS myself (it looks undervalued to me at present prices but don't trust my judgment on it). I have also installed their Bitshares2-light wallet. As a BTS holder, is there any way I can support this GRC+BTS integration? Through voting proxies, workers, witnesses...? I am still unfamiliar with all technical aspects of BTS, so I apologize if I have phrased this post poorly.
https://steemit.com/bitshares/@rok-sivante/what-you-need-to-know-about-bitshares-a-newbie-s-map-to-navigating-the-platform-tech-and-community
The above post should provide a significant amount of reading on BTS - the BTS 101 ebook is pretty good.
At the moment, there is no proxies/workers to vote for, but you can certainly vote for witnesses that provide the Gridcoin MPA price feeds: https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,22733.0.html
Well, it took me good 15 minutes to find those witnesses :)
So for anyone else who is also unfamiliar with BTS, they are delegate.ihashfury and wackou, as listed here: https://cryptofresh.com/a/GRIDCOIN
I believe we may have triggered a 'black swan' event with the GRIDCOIN MPA last thursday: https://cryptofresh.com/a/GRIDCOIN
With our forced settlement time being 7 days, perhaps this is why the price feeds haven't changed?
POSv2 vs POSv3: https://github.com/gridcoin/Gridcoin-Research/issues/106
Discussing the results from the Vote Weight Rebalance Voting