Gridcoin Community Hangout #023 - 4th Feb 2017 @ 9PM GMT (RSVP & Suggest topics!)
Gridcoin Community Hangout #023
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! Follow him on Steem! :D
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.
Where can I listen to past hangouts?
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Past episode details
022 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?
If there are not many topics suggested then hangouts won't last longer than an hour, on the other hand if there are many topic suggested then the hangout may last 2-3 hours!
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 #023:
9PM GMT 04th Feb 2017.
Compare 9PM GMT to your time zone!.
How to join the Gridcoin hangout
Step 1: Download Mumble. [Windows Client, Android Client]
Step 2:
Step 3: Configure Mumble & join the server!
Label: BeyondBitcoin - Gridcoin
Address: mumble.beyondbitcoinshow.com
Port: 64738
Username: Enter your username
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 audio 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.
progress inviting guest speakers
(e.g. BOINC admins: Citizen Science Grid, DrugDiscovery, Skynet POGS, yoyo)
see interview guide with BOINC admins
We are having 2 mumble hangouts this weekend:
a.) one with the DrugDiscovery staff (at 18:00 GMT, 6 PM, see: meet the people behind DrugDiscovery@Home ) and
b.) the usual one (at 9PM GMT).
Python Rain!
The Gridcoin community member @Scalextrix has produced a project rain script in Python which allows the distribution of GRC to users registered within Gridcoin's NeuralNetwork, based on their contributions to a target project.
influences/effects on the current price spike of GRC on the exchanges
Charts! (7day & 3 month)
We've experienced a recent surge in GRC:BTC trading volume ($25k/day for both 26&27th Jan 2017)
A further $21k surge this week!
Uncertainty of attendance
I've got an event I have to attend prior to this hangout, I may be late or unable to attend. Let's proceed as normal & wing it if I don't appear on time (past the usual 5mins late, haha!).
In case you won't appear, I'll moderate the hangout:
THE SHOW MUST GO ON !
The 7 day network stake weight logging has been completed. This was mentioned and discussed at the previous hangout. I will be briefly presenting the results and the basic data I gathered and we can come to a conclusion on whether PoSv3 is really necessary or if any measures are needed to keep network stake weight stable for the long term.
Regardless of the outcome of your analysis (not disregarding it though), I do believe we should follow-up with discussing the rebalancing of POS:DPOR stake weights (re: huppdiwupp's proposals).
Voting time: past/current/upcoming polls
https://steemit.com/gridcoin/@erkan/gridcoin-polls-january-2017
https://steemit.com/gridcoin/@erkan/gridcoin-polls-february-2017
VOTE!
challenge situation: past/current/upcoming team competitions
https://steemit.com/gridcoin/@erkan/help-team-gridcoin-in-the-january-2017-challenges and
https://steemit.com/gridcoin/@erkan/help-team-gridcoin-in-the-february-2017-challenges
25.1. we had 2 superblocks in 6 mins. The last time 2 superblocks came like that was about 30 days ago
https://github.com/gridcoin/Gridcoin-Research/issues/168
The issue was fully locked by Rob, whilst it appears that it doesn't have a negative impact on the network health of the Gridcoin network there has been a ripple effect onto Gridcoinstats.eu (It broke the statistics & development to adapt to multiple superblocks in a short term will take a few weeks).