gigafarm

Generating a block can take longer than that, especially if you haven't mined before. Make sure your Bitcoin client is fully synced with enough connections.

We're discussing how someone could theoretically alter the source to make block generation way too easy and create a massive proof-of-work just to mess with the network. Is there a way to verify how much real work was…

So, how does the number of CPUs connected affect this whole thing? We need Satoshi to clarify that since easier difficulty blocks get accepted sometimes.