I think everyone here knows who Hal Finney was. But just in case, today it is a good day to remember him and all he did for Bitcoin. He was very humble and always helping others. Many of us think he was Satoshi himself. We may never know. In any case he was very important for the development of Bitcoin and a great human being. Thank you Hal.
152 sats \ 3 replies \ @colourorange 28 Aug 2023
imo, instead of the halving/halvening, we should call it the halfining.. for hal
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @nullama 29 Aug 2023
His last name has two Ns though.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @colourorange 5 Sep 2023
halfinning works too :)
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 29 Aug 2023
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91 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 28 Aug 2023
It's also the anniversary of MLK Jr's "I have a dream" speech.
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60 sats \ 2 replies \ @nemo 28 Aug 2023
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 28 Aug 2023
The Birthday Paradox applies to special events too - not just birthdays.
If you enjoy feelings of woo, look and see what important events happened on your birthday. I have some good ones.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 28 Aug 2023
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131 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 28 Aug 2023
Great man, and this was a great post.
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62 sats \ 3 replies \ @nullama 28 Aug 2023
I want to share here Hal's post in Bitcointalk:
Bitcoin and me (Hal Finney)
Really good read.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @danieltapa 28 Aug 2023
"I thought I'd write about the last four years, an eventful time for Bitcoin and me."
2013, first pleb to go through a full cycle
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @edulopesf 28 Aug 2023
That's gold! Or better, that's Bitcoin!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @colourorange 28 Aug 2023
will always read through this post whenever i see it. really puts life into perspective. and another post from hal: Dying Outside
interestingly, he's had his body cryopreserved. maybe one day, he'll be able to see the future that bitcoin has helped build
in any case, hal is a true legend. RIP
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62 sats \ 1 reply \ @Eljay 28 Aug 2023
The more I read about Hal, the more I want him to be Satoshi. Great man! Left us too soon.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 28 Aug 2023
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20 sats \ 2 replies \ @TwoLargePizzas 28 Aug 2023
"Bitcoin seems to be a very promising idea."
-- Hal Finney Sat, 08 Nov 2008
He might be right.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @pakovm 28 Aug 2023
There, you get some of those Bitcoin thingies, just in case it catches on.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 28 Aug 2023
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @iamjerry 28 Aug 2023
An unselfish fellow. A freedom fighter. Always to be remembered!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @2bithits 28 Aug 2023
Legend!
RIP
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @oraltosun 28 Aug 2023
R.I.P.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nakamoto502 28 Aug 2023
RIP Satoshi
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 28 Aug 2023
Thank you Hal RIP
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @Zepasta 28 Aug 2023
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinosphere 28 Aug 2023
If by "right next to" you mean across town, then sure, it's still quite a coincidence.
But let's not forget that Both Satoshi and Nakamoto are common names in Japan.
Creating bitcoin required a strong, working knowledge of Monetary Theory, Encryption, and C++ programming. I don't think Dorian has any history of the first two.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Zepasta 29 Aug 2023
It's Hal.
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63 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 28 Aug 2023
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