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Education

How can I improve my English Skills?

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HealthAndFitness

this is me 1 year ago:
![](https://m.stacker.news/150052)
and this is me currently
![](https://m.stacker.news/150054)

I finally shift from a fat boy to a more ordinary boy.I still remember how hard is my first run.I can barely run 1 km at that time))) but rn I am loving to do any kind of sport and frankly sport makes me.I recommend anyone to try out doing exercise,it really change my life.I now have a girlfriend,everything works better including studys,works,etc so I recommend everyone gotta try out any source of ecercise

Change in 1 year of ME!!!

bitcoin_Mining

I've been using UnMineable for a few months now, mostly because I got tired of dealing with exchanges to convert whatever random coin my GPU was good at into actual Bitcoin. Figured I'd share my honest take for anyone in the community wondering if it's worth a shot.

![](https://m.stacker.news/147455)

 The main thing

UnMineable lets you mine whatever algorithm your hardware likes best and get paid in the coin you actually want. So if you've got an NVIDIA card that's great at KawPow, you can mine Ravencoin and get paid in Bitcoin. No swapping on exchanges, no extra fees eating your profits. That's pretty much the whole appeal.

 What's actually good

Payout flexibility is the real winner here. I can point my rig at whatever's most profitable that day and still get paid in BTC. It's one less headache.

The unMiner app is embarrassingly simple. Download, enter email, hit start. No config files, no command line nonsense. For beginners, this is a godsend. I remember spending hours on my first pool setup - this is the opposite of that.

![](https://m.stacker.news/147456)

The stats are legit. They show over 40,000 active workers in the past day and 14,600+ miners. Total payouts over 6.5 million. So they're not some fly-by-night operation.

Pool fee discount. Standard fee is 1%, but with my referral code `U-VVQU2S` you get 25% off, dropping it to 0.75%. I'll be honest, I'm mentioning it because I want the referral bonus, but also, 0.25% less fee is 0.25% more in your pocket. I've been using my own code and it adds up.

 The annoying stuff

Windows Defender loses its mind every single time. The mining software gets flagged as a false positive. UnMineable even warns about it on their site, but explaining this to friends who want to try mining is exhausting. "No dude, it's not a virus, just add an exception." Every time.

They delist coins occasionally. SLERF, RZR, KLS all got dropped recently because exchanges stopped supporting them. If you're mining some meme coin, check the news section regularly so you don't waste hashpower on something about to vanish.

No Discord or Telegram. Their support is email or X only. I'm the type who likes to lurk in a Discord and see what others are doing, so this feels like a missed opportunity. They're pretty vocal about impersonators though, which tells me scammers are out there pretending to be them.

 Who should actually use this

New miners who don't want to wrestle with config files
Single GPU folks who want Bitcoin without ASIC money
Anyone tired of exchanges and wants direct payouts
Lazy people who want a simple dashboard (me)

Serious ASIC miners probably want to look elsewhere. And if you're paranoid about privacy, the email requirement isn't ideal.

 Getting started with the code

Just go to their site, download the app or set up manually, and when it asks for a referral code, pop in `U-VVQU2S`. Pick your payout coin and let it run. That code cuts your fee to 0.75% permanently.

I know I sound like I'm pushing the referral, and yeah, I am a little. But honestly, that 0.25% difference matters when you're mining long-term. I've been running it myself and the savings are real.

The fee math

If mine $100 in crypto this month:

 Without code: $1 to pool fees
 With `U-VVQU2S`: $0.75 to pool fees

Not earth-shattering for small miners. But if you've got multiple rigs or plan to mine for years, that's free money sitting on the table.

Bottom line

UnMineable works for what it is. It's not the most powerful pool out there, and it's not the cheapest (0.75% isn't beating 0% fee pools). But the convenience factor is legit. I keep coming back because I'm too lazy to mess with complex setups.

Give it a shot with my code if you feel like it. Or don't. But the flexibility alone makes it worth knowing about as another option in your mining toolkit.


If you've used UnMineable, hit me with your experience. Curious if anyone else has run into the antivirus headache as much as I have.

UnMineable Pool: My Honest Take After Using It

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HKMOA Monet

Day 1 of NoFap

Please give any adavice pls,it will really help me

I am a secondary school form 5 student from Hong Kong.My overall english performance is the top of the school and my prediction of English rn is 5(1 is lowest and 5** is the highest).I want to get a 5** in the DSE and I start to recite fancy vocabularies and sentence pattern for like a year but I am currently in the plateau.Please help me to do better in all the part by giving some advice and example plsss.Ty!!!!

tech

The $70 "OpenClaw" Miracle: Why Smart Stackers Are Ditching Windows for macOS (and Profiting)

By HCMLXOX

Most people think you need a $2,000 MacBook to run Final Cut Pro or Logic. They are wrong.

A creator on Bilibili just posted a video titled "The most cost-effective Open Claw installation solution" [(BV1KfPtzHEtQ)](https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1KfPtzHEtQ/). Using an old Xeon E5-2678 v3, a generic X99 motherboard, 16GB of DDR3 RAM, and a $10 AMD R5 220 graphics card, they built a fully functional macOS 15 "Black Apple" (Hackintosh) for just 500 yuan – roughly $70 USD.

It boots instantly. It runs Feishu (Lark) smoothly. It feels like a real Mac.

This changes everything for the "Stacker New" profit mindset. Here is why.



 Part 1: The "Apple Tax" vs. The OpenCore Advantage

Let's talk about money first. A top-tier Mac Studio with 64GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD costs around $4,000 to $6,000. Want to upgrade that RAM or storage later? You're buying a new machine. It's soldered down.

The OpenCore Reality:
You can build a machine with an Intel i9-12900K (16 cores), 64GB of DDR5 RAM, and an AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT for roughly $2,200.

But the Bilibili video proves the floor is much lower. That $70 build handles daily productivity tasks with zero lag. For a "Stacker New" entrepreneur, imagine buying ten of these office PCs for $700 instead of one Mac Mini for $600. You could equip an entire call center or design studio for less than the price of a used Honda Civic.


 Part 2: The Secret Sauce – Why OpenCore is the Same on Real Macs and Hackintoshes

Here is the crucial point most people miss: Running OpenCore on a real Mac is identical to running OpenCore on a Hackintosh.

The bootloader, the kexts (drivers), the configuration files, and the final macOS experience are exactly the same. OpenCore does not care if it is booting on Apple's $6,000 logic board or a cheap X99 motherboard from China. It just works.

If you took the OpenCore USB drive from that Bilibili build and plugged it into a 2013 Mac Pro (trash can model), it would boot identically. If you plugged it into a high-end custom PC with an i9 and a Radeon RX 6800 XT, it would also boot identically. OpenCore unifies the experience across all hardware.

Why does this matter for profit? Because a real Mac limits your hardware choices. You cannot upgrade a Mac Mini's CPU. You cannot swap a MacBook's graphics card. But with OpenCore on a Hackintosh, you get the same macOS performance with unlimited adaptability:
- Need more RAM? Add it for $15.
- Better GPU? Swap in a used RX 580 for $50.
- More storage? Plug in any NVMe or SATA drive.

The Bilibili video shows a $70 PC performing daily tasks smoothly. Now imagine what a $500 Hackintosh can do. It will match or beat a $2,000 real Mac in raw performance – because OpenCore does not add overhead or slow anything down. Once macOS is running, there is zero difference between a Hackintosh and a real Mac.

That is the Stacker New profit model: Build a Hackintosh with OpenCore. Get 100% of the macOS experience. Pay 20% of the Apple price. Use the adaptability to upgrade over time.


 Part 3: Why Choose OpenCore on macOS Instead of Windows?

If a $70 Hackintosh can run Windows 11 perfectly fine, why do so many people go through the trouble of installing OpenCore to run macOS instead?

The answer is not technical. It is emotional, professional, and ecosystem-driven.

 1. The "It Just Works" Workflow

Windows is powerful, but it is also noisy. Drivers fail. Registry gets corrupted. Updates break things. Antivirus scans slow you down. For a video editor, music producer, or software developer, every interruption costs money.

macOS, even on a Hackintosh running OpenCore, feels different. The interface is clean. No pop-ups asking you to buy McAfee. No Candy Crush pre-installed. No forced Microsoft account. You turn on the monitor, and you are working.

OpenCore preserves that experience. It boots macOS exactly as Apple intended – just on non-Apple hardware. The gestures, animations, Spotlight search, Quick Look previews… all of it runs identically to a real Mac.

 2. The Creative Professional's Ecosystem

Ask any professional video editor: Final Cut Pro is the reason they stay on macOS. It is optimized so deeply for Apple's Metal API that even a $70 Hackintosh with a cheap AMD GPU can edit 1080p video smoothly. Windows has Adobe Premiere, but it crashes more, renders slower on same hardware, and costs a monthly subscription.

Similarly, Logic Pro is a cult favorite among music producers. Low latency. Massive sound library. No dongles. No iLok. Just open and create. Windows has no equivalent at the same price point.

**Pro Tools** works on both, but the macOS version is historically more stable. Adobe Creative Cloud runs slightly better on macOS due to better color management out of the box. DaVinci Resolve is great on both, but the Mac version leverages Metal for faster rendering on AMD GPUs.

 3. The Unix Foundation (Without Linux Headaches)

Developers love macOS because it is **Unix certified**. You get a real terminal. Bash or Zsh. SSH. Python pre-installed. Homebrew package manager. All the tools you need for web development, data science, or cybersecurity – without fighting with WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) or dual-booting Linux.

Windows has WSL2 now, but it is still a layer on top of NTFS. File permissions are weird. Networking is inconsistent. GPU acceleration in WSL is a headache. Native macOS just works.

And Linux? Sure, it is free and open source. But try explaining to a designer why their fonts look blurry or why Adobe software does not run at all. Linux is powerful for servers, not for creative desks.

 4. The "AirDrop & Continuity" Magic (Even on Hackintosh)

This is the killer feature that Windows cannot touch.

With a $15 Broadcom Wi-Fi card (BCM94360NG), your Hackintosh running OpenCore gains:
- AirDrop – Drag and drop files to a real iPhone or iPad wirelessly.
- Handoff – Start an email on your Hackintosh, finish it on your iPhone.
- Universal Clipboard – Copy text on your phone, paste it on your computer.
- Sidecar – Use an iPad as a second display (with a supported GPU).

Windows has "Phone Link" for Android and "Intel Unison" for iPhone, but both are slow, buggy, and require constant re-pairing. Apple's ecosystem integration is decades ahead. OpenCore unlocks that integration on cheap hardware.

 5. No Forced Updates, No Telemetry

Windows 10 and 11 are notorious for:
- Rebooting your computer in the middle of work to install updates.
- Sending telemetry data to Microsoft about your usage.
- Showing ads in the Start Menu.
- Resetting your default apps back to Edge after every major update.

macOS asks politely. Updates are optional. You can delay them forever. No ads. No telemetry that you cannot disable. No Microsoft account required to log in. For privacy-conscious users, this is a dealbreaker.

 6. The "Status" Factor (Yes, Really)

This sounds shallow, but it is true: Many people *want* the Mac experience but cannot afford Apple hardware. A Hackintosh running OpenCore gives them the **look and feel** of a premium operating system on a budget.

The dock, the menu bar, the smooth animations, the frosted glass effects… these small details make users feel more productive. Psychology matters in computing. If you enjoy using your computer, you will use it more and create more value.

 7. The Challenge & Community

For the "Stacker New" crowd, building a Hackintosh is a badge of honor. It proves you understand computers at a deep level. You read the Dortania guide. You mapped your USB ports. You patched your ACPI files. You earned that boot screen.

Windows is boring. You buy a PC, you install Windows, you are done. A Hackintosh requires skill. And that skill can be monetized – by offering installation services to others, selling pre-configured EFI folders, or flipping Hackintoshes on Facebook Marketplace for 3x the part cost.



 Part 4: The Bottom Line – Your Profit Playbook

People choose OpenCore on macOS instead of Windows because:
- Creative software (Final Cut, Logic) runs better.
- Ecosystem integration (AirDrop, Handoff) saves time.
- Unix terminal is native, not emulated.
- No ads, no forced updates, no telemetry.
- The experience feels premium even on $70 hardware.

Windows is fine for gaming and spreadsheets. But for professionals who value their time, their privacy, and their workflow, macOS – even on a Hackintosh running OpenCore – is simply the better tool.

The Stacker New Profit Playbook:

1. Source cheap parts – Used X99 motherboards, Xeon CPUs, DDR3 RAM, and AMD R5/R7 GPUs from AliExpress or Taobao ($50–100 total).
2. Build with OpenCore – Follow the Dortania guide or find a pre-made EFI for your motherboard.
3. Sell the service – Advertise on V2EX, Facebook Marketplace, or local classifieds: *"$150 – Fully installed macOS on your old PC. Faster than a Mac Mini."*
4. Flip complete builds – Buy $70 worth of parts, build a Hackintosh, sell for $300.
5. Scale up – Equip small design studios, coffee shops, or schools with Hackintoshes for 80% less than Apple's price.

The Bilibili creator proved it with 500 yuan. Now it is your turn.

Watch the video at [BV1KfPtzHEtQ](https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1KfPtzHEtQ/) to see it booting with your own eyes. Then go raid your local university's surplus auction. The best Mac is the one you build yourself – for less than a dinner date.

The 'Apple Tax''s Openclaw and The Hackintosh Miracle

Christianity

Chesterton on Feminism

kepford

In my opinion, feminism is the promotion of the commonwealths' and consortiums' interests .They want to optimize profit and revenue in the currently low birth rate era.There is not enough manpower for all the works and the need women to fill the gap.There are still a lot of women need to finish all the duty in household even if they get back home.Feminism actually forces women to carry more burden

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Mint your own Casascius style bitcoin with $1 NFC tags, new FOSS bitcoin project

justh0dl

I like this idea to promote the use of bitcoin,but I am not sure is it legal to use it in china mainland?

📺 How to Get Your Money Out of China | China Unscripted

ExponentialBTC

I have a smart way to share.First,you can buy the skins of CS2 on [buff](https://https://buff.163.com/),which is legally to buy skins with CNY(in alipay or wechat).Then,you can sell the skin on [csgoempire](https://https://csgoempire.com/r/HCMLXOX) to exchange bitcoin or other crypto currency.After that you can use the crypto for whatever you want

Me and the Gang Responding to BTC Drop and Whether Anyone Should Buy Now...

winteryeti

Without a doubt,its a good time to buy some bitcoin nowadays.It is literally low point of bitcoin market and maybe the middle of bear market

A python bitcoin miner that can be used on all platform to mine bitcoin or other sha256 altcoin.Welcome for any questions or requests