Gridcoin Community Hangout #028 - 15th Apr 2017 @ 9PM GMT (RSVP & Suggest topics!)

cm-steem (67)in #gridcoin • 8 years ago (edited)

Gridcoin Community Hangout #028

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.

More info: https://steemit.com/beyondbitcoin/@cm-steem/gridcoin-securely-rewarding-boinc-computation-on-top-of-pos/

Where can I listen to past hangouts?

The minutes can be found here.

Past episode details

027 RSVP & Topic suggestion thread
Episode guide

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 topics 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 #028:

9PM GMT 15th APR 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: 149.210.187.155
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.

#beyondbitcoin #boinc #cryptocurrency #podcast

8 years ago in #gridcoin by cm-steem (67)

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cm-steem (67) 8 years ago

Pool development news

Hi, I think things are going pretty good. I am getting daily suggestions and comments from researchers on the pool, and everything so far has been positive. I have probably 85% of the code out on github, so I should get the last few files on there soon. I have been shuffling around some servers this week for the test pool, and have been building a new dev box. So not much development the last few days.

I do have access to the account keys for researchers that have accounts not on the pool when boinc contacts the pool. I did a quick honest check to see if the keys would give me full access to a researcher's account, and of course they did. I reached out to a Gridcoin community members about this, and it was recommended I contact BOINC dev. The first reply from BOINC wasn't very positive (basically the response was, why are you making an account manager, they already exist, go away), but I persisted and they responded back they would provide an update to limit what keys were sent during the account manager requests.

I have been thinking about the computational market quite a bit, and with the pentathlon coming on the project rain that may be associated with it. I am hung up on how much BTC/GRC something like that would be worth to projects, and what % incentive to give to the researches who elect to be part of the market.

I agree a escrow service for the rain would be great. It would show researchers what the bounties are instead of waiting and keeping fingers crossed at the end, Furthermore, this would allow the rain to be distributed appropriately when it comes to the pool with the proper comments in the transactions.

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erkan (60) 8 years ago (edited)

whitelist time:

any new candidates for the whitelist ? see task
experiences with BOINC projects
ATLAS removed
2 projects have poll about removal: Enigma + DrugDiscovery

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ravonn (53) 8 years ago

Dev news.

New branching strategy. Development, Staging and master.
Next version ready for beta testing (available in PPA)
Update to the Hungarian translation (thanks to matthew11)

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cm-steem (67) 8 years ago

My testnet node is now online: testnet.grcnode.co.uk

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m3rcos1ty (48) 8 years ago

Just brought 2 Windows testnet wallets online to help with Superblock acquisition..

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cm-steem (67) 8 years ago

Rainmeter widget: https://steemit.com/gridcoin/@psiphitheta/gridcoin-rainmeter-skin

Gridcoinstats update: https://steemit.com/gridcoinstats/@sc-steemit/gridcoinstats-gets-a-massive-update

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fkinglag (53) 8 years ago

Would like to propose adding more value to the hangout episodes because I have audio equipment that could be used more.

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cm-steem (67) 8 years ago

What do you mean?

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fkinglag (53) 8 years ago

Sorry, wanted to write something quick. I mean to discuss how we could be adding more production value to the episodes and I can offer the use of my audio equipment to do various things. I know post-production is what gets most of the attention at the time. We can discuss more of this during the hangout.

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