Genesis Block Mined!

After some frustration, I got everything up and running, including the network. I have mined the first block, which officially marks the birth of academic coin!

Coin Submitted!

I tried the builder this morning, and it worked! I sent the payment, and now I am just waiting for the finished software, which should be done by the end of the day.

Passion Project Update

There is still much to be done. I went and submitted my coin to the dev to have it made, but just my luck all the servers are down indefinitely. I spent a lot of time testing existing software and code to determine if its possible for me to facilitate this project. I determined that it is possible for me to develop and run this coin. While waiting for the coin to be built, I have prepared the servers to the best of my ability however,  I need the software generated by the builder to fully ready the servers for use. There's still a lot to do, I need the software built, I need to setup the nodes, build the server software, and advertise the coin to the public.

127 hours

This movie was disturbing to me. It was cool to watch him run through all of the trails. I have actually went through trails like that before. With just a guidebook, its hard to know where you are going. They can be dangerous, with no safety devices installed. It's scary to think that doing something he loved changed his life so drastically. The movie seemed really well made and realistic. The director had a great sense of the human mind, and tried to portray it in the film through Aron's flashbacks and memories. The phrase "There is no force more powerful than the will to live." is increasingly evident in the movie. His survival challenge seemed almost impossible to me, but Aron's desire to live shown in the flashbacks helped him realize that he could overcome his injury and survive. I don't think I could cut my own arm off, that seems way to scary to me. Somehow, Aron found the desire to accomplish it anyway, and saved himself. I could only imagine the thoughts of the other hikers that helped save him. I would have been totally grossed out, but I would have tried to help him. Another thing that comes to my mind is the amount of pain Aron went through. A giant rock smashed his arm. What does that feel like? Did he eventually loose feeling in his arm? I hope so, or he would have been in excruciating pain when he cut his arm off.