I wanted to start a conversation on the various solo mining pools. Right now I am using public pool's publically available service to mine with a few terahash. But, I also see that public pool has never found a block. I know it has only existed for a short time, and only in the hyper high difficulty era we are in. But, Is anyone aware of how Public Pool's mining setup compares to say, Solo CK Pool which seems to be the undisputed king of solo mining? Seems like if Solo CK has a setup that maxmimizes the chances that your rare finding of a block is not orphaned due to latency...that the 2% fee is well worth it. What are the aspects to consider in one's opinion that make a good solo mining pool (or perhaps that apply to all pools)? Any other solo mining pools that seem successful, worth noting ? I know public-pool can be self-hosted and there is also the new futurebit miner that can solo mine without a pool. Curious to hear the community's thoughts, experiences :)