TheBlueMatt

#!/usr/bin/env python3

# Convert chrony's tracking and statistics logs to something ntpsec's ntpviz can graph
# Assumes chrony's logs are in /var/log/chrony and outputs to /var/log/ntpstats
# See below and fill in an adapter from your local refid names for refclocks to NTPd style
# IPs for refclocks.

import shutil, os, math
from datetime import datetime, timezone

TheBlueMatt

Reworking Bitcoin Transaction Fees

Transaction fees as they are currently implemented in the original Bitcoin code suffer from a few problems:

• The rules are somewhat complicated and are not at all transparent
• Fees are hard-coded and do not reflect real costs
• Adding fees to a transaction doesn't necessarily make it more likely the transaction will be confirmed more quickly.

The following is a summary of proposals and ideas put forth by others to provide for more discussion.

TheBlueMatt

    # First run:
    apt-get install apt-cacher python-vm-builder
    vi /etc/default/apt-cacher # ensure autostart is enabled
    sudo service apt-cacher start
    # Note that apt-cacher caused some problems for me, you can also try apt-cacher-ng, making sure to set the listen address to 127.0.0.1 (which it for some reason doesn't do if you have IPv6 in some cases)

    git clone git://github.com/TheBlueMatt/bitcoin.git
    git clone git://github.com/devrandom/gitian-builder.git
    mkdir gitian-builder/inputs
    wget 'http://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/files/download.php?file=miniupnpc-1.5.tar.gz' -O gitian-builder/inputs/miniupnpc-1.5.tar.gz

TheBlueMatt

    # First run:
    apt-get install apt-cacher
    bin/make-base-vm -arch i386
    bin/make-base-vm -arch amd64
    git clone git://github.com/devrandom/bitcoin.git
    git clone git://github.com/devrandom/gitian-builder.git
    wget 'http://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/files/download.php?file=miniupnpc-1.5.tar.gz' -O gitian-builder/inputs/miniupnpc-1.5.tar.gz
    wget 'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/wxwindows/2.9.1/wxWidgets-2.9.1.tar.bz2' -O gitian-builder/inputs/wxWidgets-2.9.1.tar.bz2'

    # To build