i have done alot of research on BFL. read every single message ever posted by inaba and others.
checked state records, u named it i done it. and each piece of info had at the time also been found by second parties.
the FPGA chips have finally been confirmed as being made by altera not BFL.
and the asics..
guess who
http://www.altera.com/products/devices/hardcopy-asics/hardcopy-stratix/hst-index.jspIf bfl actually from day one simply said they were on a similar par to what sapphire xfx, BFG and PNY are to ATI..
Considering BFL repeatedly stated that their parts manufacturing is outsourced, that the reason for delays in spring were due to inventory problems from their parts providers, and that they just now finally got their own Pick-and-Place machine to assemble the electronics instead of doing everything by hand, I'm not sure how anyone would assume that they make their electronics and processors in-house, by themselves.
Regarding the current ASICs chips, if they found compatible ones from Altera, great! If their CEO used his engineering skills to design one from scratch, and they commissioned another company to make them for BFL, even if that company is Altera, great too! I fail to see what the evil conspiracy is, since there hasn't been proof one way or the other as to who did the ASIC design. Nor does it really matter, does it?
as what BFL is to altera.. things would be rosey. but every comment from BFL representatives has been shady.
also i know sonny is the 'team leader' 'head honcho' 'top dog' of BFL. i just want to hear it from the horses mouth, and if he does not say the right words i want to see him back track his statements when i show him the evidence.
How do you know he is the 'head honcho?' How do you know Sonny is not just the main rep, the guy who does the talking and assembling of a business group, and, say, Chris is not the 'head honcho' who runs the business from behind the scene?
https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/48863.msg631047#msg631047nasser works in paris and is really into the FPGA ASIC quantum computing stuff..
he was the engineer he was chatting to on skype while he had a face to face with sonny at the chambers loft address. yep sonny is in america running things, while nasser is the distant party.
Why is Nasser living in France relevant? Is something wrong about having your engineer/CEO doing things from far away? How is that different from other companies that outsource?
I'm pretty sure everyone is already aware of quantum computers, and that we likely won't have any working ones that could hash for at least another 10 years. Why is this relevant? (BTW, to me this only proves that Nasser knows his chip hardware and cryptography really well).
im just waiting for INABA's openness to shine through.. as so far its shadier then the dark side of the moon
i do like how cheap he ended up selling out to the darkside after reading this quote from him in 2011
https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/48863.msg630930#msg630930There's still no conclusive proof that there is a dark side. The only thing that was conclusively proven is that Sonny has a criminal history, and that BFL is somewhat secretive about their business practices, which have since been exposed, albeit in Sonny's own words. As for Inaba's openness and him dodging your questions, first, you're not even asking the right questions. A lot of them are irrelevant, and have no bearing on whether BFL can deliver a product that does what they say it will, and for the price they charge. And second, judging by the way you ask, you have already clearly indicated that you do not trust the person you are actually asking. So, why would Inaba, or anyone else, answering your questions convince you, if you don't trust them to begin with?
