Gridcoin Community Hangout #020
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
020 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 #020:
9PM GMT 24th Dec 2016.
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.
current poll status:
I. 99.9% approve -> ad on boincstats paid from foundation funds ? (top banner, full month, 300€ (+10€ PayPal fee), not filtered by Adblocker) -> until January 8
II. 83.4% approve -> Gridcoin whitelist: should BOINC project BURP be removed ? -> until January 4
https://steemit.com/gridcoin/@erkan/gridcoin-whitelist-should-boinc-project-burp-be-removed
https://steemit.com/gridcoin/@erkan/poll-until-january-8-2017-do-you-want-ad-on-boincstats-top-banner-full-month-300eur-10eur-paypal-fee-and-not-filtered-by
I voted to support the boincstats advert and I voted to remove burp from the whitelist.
Thanks to everybody who voted. Unfortunately, still no reply from Willy and we can't do it without him (he is BOINCstats webmaster). I guess we'll have to wait until he responds, probably in January , since AdWords is very likely more profitable for him now (shopping season).
candidate for new whitelist project ? TN-Grid
will install SSL soon: http://gene.disi.unitn.it/test/forum_thread.php?id=138
Has a thread been created in the cryptocointalk project subforum? https://cryptocointalk.com/forum/2436-projects/
created now: https://cryptocointalk.com/topic/51589-tn-grid/
Official link: http://gene.disi.unitn.it/test/
So, we ditched coinpayments.net and the foundation expense for it officially and going for GoUrl.io ? a task group for doing that identified? has done steps ... ?
Yeah, I think going for gourl.io is a good idea, however I have not investigated what it will take to get GRC integrated yet.
BTC rise and its effects on altcoins like GRC
It has risen about $100 in the last 2-3 days: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/#charts
Status of Qt5 porting.
nutshell: I figured out how to do it, and saw that Tahvok has an AUR for arch already... so is it included in the new build, and nobody noticed, or what? :P
whitelist status of ClimatePrediction:
The admin(s) there do NOt export the stats since like 5 weeks. Gridcoin users can NOT get rewards for that.
further info:
https://cryptocointalk.com/topic/49382-climate-prediction/page-2
I propose we remove it from the whitelist until it's back on its feet. 5 weeks is enough to disrupt the reward mechanism.
Thanks for creating the poll: https://steemit.com/boinc/@erkan/gridcoin-whitelist-should-boinc-project-climateprediction-be-removed-poll-until-januar-8-2017
status audio editing for hangouts
maybe schedule for 2 a week until we're caught up? that wouldn't be unreasonable for either side, i hope. :)
challenge status:
the 4th wcg challenge ended with a 2nd place for team gridcoin. 2085 users from 17 teams participated: http://boincstats.com/en/stats/challenge/team/chat/834
Collatz challenge still ongoing for ca. 3 days, currently we are at #3 http://boincstats.com/en/stats/challenge/team/chat/835
upcoming: MooWrapper (Dec 27 - Jan 3) http://boincstats.com/en/stats/challenge/team/chat/837
new challenges after those ? which BOINC projects ?
moar social media channels to our arsenal? demonsaw? how is telegram coming along? minds.com? discord?
demonsaw https://www.demonsaw.com/
telegram https://telegram.me/gridcoin
telegram stickers https://telegram.me/addstickers/Gridcoin
Minds is a bit meh..
Never use discord, personally.
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ravon: wanted to raise a question about the development process
What question? Good to have some time to prepare an answer :)
We can postpone this. I will clarify but I want to be there in case there are any questions. In the middle of the christmas celebrations now :)
Ok, we can postpone your questions to the next hangout, no pressure :)