Gridcoin Community Hangout #043

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Reposted since Steemit only allows for a week of activity per post. :)

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A massive shout out to the BeyondBitcoin community & @officialfuzzy for providing the Gridcoin community a room in their mumble server for free, and to @cm-steem for being such a wonderful host until recently. I will be assuming hosting and moderation duties from now on, with a little help from my friends. :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/

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Where can I listen to past hangouts?

The minutes can be found here.

Past episode details

042 RSVP & Topic suggestion thread

Last Classroom details

Gridcoin Classroom 001

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Why are we holding these hangouts?

• A mumble conference call can provide significant advantages over communicating via text.
• 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, and our users.

How long will the hangout last?

Anywhere from 45 minutes to 4 and a half 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 Steemit post & order of discussion will be from highest to lowest upvotes.

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.

Gridcoin Hangout #043 will be held on:

November 11, 2017 @ 7pm UTC.

Compare 7pm UTC to your time zone!

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How to join the Gridcoin hangout

Step 1: Download Mumble. [Desktop, Android, iOS]

Step 2:

Step 3: Configure Mumble & join the server!

Label: BeyondBitcoin - Gridcoin
Address: mumble.grcnode.co.uk or mumble.beyondboinc.net (IP = 149.210.187.155)
Port: 64738
Username: Enter your username, try to pick one people will recognize you by - i.e. your IRC 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 (you want to sound good on these things!), and to do a quick meet and greet for comfort's sake.

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Everyone is encouraged to join, especially those who suggest topics of discussion in this thread.

Thanks for reading, and follow me for more Gridcoin-related updates!