02:58:56 Hes here too 02:59:21 bawdyanarchist_ or similar on x 05:57:43 Hi everybody 06:02:32 <1​23bob123:matrix.org> Hi Dr nick 12:13:10 hello 12:13:51 i am trying to download the blockchain , so as ro run a local node. 12:14:10 but i think its progress is really slow 12:14:41 at the current rate it might take even a month to finish just downloading the blockchain and finish syncing 12:15:50 my internet speed is 100mbs , but still its taking like 1gb per day to download 12:16:13 i am trying to download the blockchain , so as to run a local node. 12:18:33 Where is the blockchain stored? Using anything but an SSD slows it down a lot 12:27:27 ohh 12:27:39 i currently have an hdd , but i am thinking of upgrading it. 12:27:40 A 1TB M.2 SSD costs as little as 40€ 12:28:23 I think its well worth the investment, not only for your node, but also for all other applications running on the same device 12:30:57 Is this a good one or one that goes poof with your data within half a year ? 12:32:20 you can get a Samsung 970 Evo for 40€ on sale 12:34:02 cheap ones are usually reliable too, but can have high standby consumption, I measured up to 3W (vs. 0.1W for a Samsung 980) 12:34:55 That's basically mine. I paid like 10 times that two years ago :S 12:35:10 OK, not 10, but... 12:35:45 Wait. Was more like 5... 12:41:55 will increasing ram , also necessary ? 12:42:28 currently ram usage seems ok 12:42:32 but i am getting high disk usage 12:46:03 I am currently running a full node, and the entire system including remote desktop is taking just about 2GB. I'd say 4GB fine, and 8GB is enough for the foreseeable future 15:45:59 currently my system just freezes on running monerod 19:11:58 Hi there. 19:11:58 Was listening to https://youtube.com/watch?v=39HSRvuRgAo&feature=share7 19:11:58 Breaking monero about mining pool. Can I sum up the above saying that the problem shows up when mining pools makes additional transactions (beyond the payout ones) as mining pool output are well known so if the decoys are just non pool output plus one, the non pool one can be identified as the real one and so 'tagged as used' and excluded in the future. This can be bad if this edg 19:11:59 e case happens 'a bit too much' (rare but can be). 19:11:59 ? Cheers