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134 comments \ @saloon 24 Oct 2023 \ yesterday

Howdy there, partner! Welcome on into the Stacker Saloon.

Saddle on up to a stool and spill the beans about your day, fire away with them questions, or let loose and give us the lowdown on your wild and woolly life. We're all ears, so don't hold back!

We're open round the clock, so mosey on in whenever you please!

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 25 Oct 2023

I'm watching this video about the Smits Gang, a group of baboons supposedly terrorizing people in Cape Town. Crazy story. I know there are a few stackers here who could shed light on this crazy story?

126 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheWildHustle 24 Oct 2023

Hey Stackers,

The 3d printer and miners have been running full tilt, I have the PLA+ filament, so I thought i'd try printing the lower receiver of a FOSS glock after the cable chains and fan covers.

This will be my wifes first bull run being orange pilled, I'm looking forward to her reactions.

That sats link from coinkite looks fun as hell to play with, hopefully it'll turn into a Validating lightning signer, nostr signer, mesh network doohicky and whatnot.

Still couldnt fix the LNbits api problem I was having with Hustle5, looks like its time to head back and learn machine to machine with Topher in the Nostr Dev course. Might get distracted and check out what Justin Moon is doing with his "Build a fedimint module" Youtube video.

I need to hit another 10k run to finish my October 100k Challenge, still need to find time to read, should apply to more jobs, should probably calm down on the coffee's

And the zeus lightning address is nice, Lnbits is nice, looking forward to more e-cash/fedi stuff.

55 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 24 Oct 2023

Howdy partners. Yesterday morning I said I was excited for a big Bitcoin week and Monday didn’t disappoint!

5 sats \ 0 replies \ @OneOneSeven 24 Oct 2023

Very busy at the fiat mines these last weeks but celebrating my 21 days today

26 sats \ 5 replies \ @Natalia 24 Oct 2023

started to watch foundation, so good, thanks! @DarthCoin

121 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 24 Oct 2023

I recommended it to @Car last week too. Silo is a better book2screen imo, but foundation is still pretty fun to watch.

101 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 25 Oct 2023

thanks! one more good show to watch; it seems I would never run out of good stuff to watch, @nemo also recommended many great movies.

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @Car 25 Oct 2023

ya foundation was tuff to get through, silo was perfect

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 25 Oct 2023

oh no, now I'm having high expectations 😆

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @xz 24 Oct 2023

Ooooh!

20 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 24 Oct 2023

After 14 years of Bitcoin, people still asking this on r/Bitcoin, just make me think that this planet is doomed.

172 sats \ 2 replies \ @Natalia 24 Oct 2023

hahah, the restaurant owner was so smart today - private transaction, wink wink.

would people one day ask if it is legal to spend time with family members?

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 24 Oct 2023

Sadly, yes

150 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 24 Oct 2023

Fun fact: Legal and illegal mean different things in different countries, so who are these people get to decide?

But honestly, if my behaviors didn't harm anyone, and I'm not lying, that I don't see what's the problem.

25 sats \ 1 reply \ @nikotsla 24 Oct 2023

I just needed a good night's sleep.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

Enjoy the rest.

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

100

170 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 24 Oct 2023

I miss the bear market already. Bull markets make humility optional.

33 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 24 Oct 2023

so it's official? @k00b misses the bear market, that means we're in a bull market?

65 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 24 Oct 2023

Definitely not official. I just prefer when there's less mouth vomit about price.

26 sats \ 4 replies \ @ncryppt 24 Oct 2023

Just ordered a bitaxe ultra to take my first steps into mining, lfg

1 sat \ 3 replies \ @nikotsla 24 Oct 2023

From where?

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @ncryppt 24 Oct 2023

https://d-central.tech/ , awesome local Asic shop here in Canada!

1 sat \ 1 reply \ @nikotsla 24 Oct 2023

Thanks! looks good.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @ncryppt 24 Oct 2023

Really nice crew of guys over at D-central. I just hosted a bitcoin stage last weekend at Hackfest 2023 (Qc, canada), and they were speakers & sponsors for our stage.

271 sats \ 7 replies \ @cryotosensei 24 Oct 2023

Started a 21-day challenge in which I aimed to learn something new about Bitcoin or interact with its ecosystem every day. I would also record my progress on Stacker News.

Day 13 - Had some USDT on Kraken. Swapped it for BTC and then transferred the sats to my Muun wallet. First time I made a withdrawal to the Lightning Wallet successfully from a CEX. Feeling good about myself.

258 sats \ 6 replies \ @Lux 24 Oct 2023

Suggestion for day 14, learn to use a real lightning wallet

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @cryotosensei 24 Oct 2023

Tbh I tried to use Phoenix but it was so complicated for me that I gave up. What self-custodial wallet would you suggest for novices like me?

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Lux 24 Oct 2023

Next 7 days try one wallet each day https://darthcoin.substack.com/p/lightning-wallets-comparison

231 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 24 Oct 2023

Thanks for the link! Will do as you recommended

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 24 Oct 2023

Amazing how people still consider Muun a LN wallet. I feel like I wrote all those guides for nothing...

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 24 Oct 2023

Not for nothing! I use my Muun wallet to buy gift cards from Bitrefill, that’s all

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @ek 24 Oct 2023

savage but lol

477 sats \ 14 replies \ @k00b 24 Oct 2023

It might be time to raise posting costs ... people are posting absolute repetitive garbage.

227 sats \ 2 replies \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

What if, instead of having a cool down period, a users posting cost increase or decrease by certain x% amount which is determined by the success of the previous post?

The more successful the previous post, the less your next post cost. I think this would deter users from posting random stuff and it would encourage them to make sure what they post are valuable to the community.

You can have a scale: horrible (between 0-100 sats), good (101-500 sats), excellent (501 upwards). Depending on where the previous post ranks by the time a user post something new, the post fees will get a % increase or decrease according to that rank.

104 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 24 Oct 2023

That's a nice twist. It's difficult to communicate but might be worth doing.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

I'm glad you like the idea.

115 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 Oct 2023

It would be neat to make posting costs dynamic. There's some optimal flow of posts, so why not use some form of peak pricing?

249 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 24 Oct 2023

Great idea! That sounds like such a rabbit hole though.

1653 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 Oct 2023

That sounds like such a rabbit hole though.

You said that like it's a bad thing. Isn't this a fun problem to think about?

Here's a really simple jumping off point: Posting cost = number of posts on SN in the past hour

150 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 24 Oct 2023

Definitely not a bad thing. It's such a good thing it's a bad thing! I'm surrounded by rabbit holes.

That's actually so simple it's brilliant.

1214 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 Oct 2023

Thanks, I just checked and that would be about 10 sats for the next post. Pretty reasonable for now and it scales well with new users

10 sats \ 5 replies \ @DarthCoin 24 Oct 2023

finally

173 sats \ 4 replies \ @ek 24 Oct 2023

raises posting costs to 2 sats

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

Lmao. Won't make much of a difference.

104 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 24 Oct 2023

tbf I was thinking 10

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 24 Oct 2023

or 21? not much but still a nice quality filter

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 24 Oct 2023

😂😂😂😂

83 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 24 Oct 2023

just ordered a drink to test whether the owner really understood what I showed him during lunch time, waiting for the invoice now 😂

38 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 24 Oct 2023

Fiat mining trip to Mississippi and Alabama.

Stack sats, stay humble

207 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 24 Oct 2023

Pull requests should be like bitcoin mining. You should put in a lot of effort but it should be very easy to verify that what you did is correct.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @RealCoachAndy 24 Oct 2023

Good morning gang, it's Tuesday, day 2 of the week, and we gotta keep on keeping on, it's a rainy day here but the air feels cool but not cold, amazing!! I wish you all a phenomenal day, may it be filled with joy in what you do, love and support. We've got this, why? Because we're awesome, never forget that you're important and you and what you do matter. Thank you for being, let's do this. Be well and stay frosty my good friend.

20 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 24 Oct 2023

Song of today Black Sabbath ~ War Pigs

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 24 Oct 2023

Top shout - haven’t heard this in a while!

1 sat \ 1 reply \ @TNStacker 24 Oct 2023

Song of everyday!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nikotsla 24 Oct 2023

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @faithandcredit 24 Oct 2023

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148 sats \ 16 replies \ @ek 24 Oct 2023

I'm calling in an emergency meeting:

@nemo is gone since 4 days and lost his cowboy hat!

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

Nemo right now.

5000 sats \ 6 replies \ @Natalia 24 Oct 2023

no, 71 today - everything seems alright?

38 sats \ 5 replies \ @ek 24 Oct 2023

Ohh, you looked at the streak!

I thought you could still see the hat on. Since we used to only have a setting which hides your from top stackers. I forgot we added a new privacy setting that makes your hat completely disappear.

But this streak thing works like a privacy leak.

I stand corrected, @nemo is still watching over us :)

444 sats \ 4 replies \ @Natalia 24 Oct 2023

he has been hiding his hats for a long time! sneaky @nemo

But this streak thing works like a privacy leak.

and yes!

33 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek 24 Oct 2023

We should fix that

5 sats \ 2 replies \ @Natalia 24 Oct 2023

why? I think this small detail is so great, so subtle and barely causing any attention, as others really need to pay attention throughout 24 hours to "see" the change.

5 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 24 Oct 2023

Because it's a privacy leak. I think people want to hide their hat to not show how or if they are active on this site. And as we can see, showing of their streak makes this impossible. Or we can introduce another setting just to hide your streak 🤔

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 24 Oct 2023

I think people want to hide their hat to not show how or if they are active on this site.

or maybe they only want the people who pay attention to know they are still around?

Or we can introduce another setting just to hide your streak 🤔

this is better, having options.!

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38 sats \ 3 replies \ @carlosfandango 24 Oct 2023

I asked this the other day…. @Natalia suggested he was watching…

33 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 24 Oct 2023

Yes, because hat was still on

Now hat is not still on

33 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 24 Oct 2023

yesterday was 70 🥸

248 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 24 Oct 2023

You are right, I forgot what to look out for, lol

Thanks! @Natalia saving the day!

12 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 24 Oct 2023

he's in a secret meeting with Klaus Schwab

16 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 24 Oct 2023

I was wondering where he went. The place ain't the same without him.

66 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 24 Oct 2023

Maybe Agent Smith got him

15 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 24 Oct 2023

I can see nemo lurking around and shit posting using a new nym. Time for some forensic evaluation.

162 sats \ 4 replies \ @JerryGarcia 24 Oct 2023

I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand Walking through the streets of Soho in the rain

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

You can't drop a bombshell like that without any pictures. Did you at least try to orange pill him?

5 sats \ 2 replies \ @JerryGarcia 24 Oct 2023

I was terrified! I don't have that kind of courage.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 24 Oct 2023

This night, I dreamed of encountering a speaking bear and he said he wants to eat my puppy.

Then I drove away on a bicycle with my puppy in a ~~casket~~ basket for groceries.

So I can understand that you were terrified.

edit: I meant basket, lol

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @JerryGarcia 24 Oct 2023

See? It's no fun, especially if you really have a puppy. Not as abstract.

5 sats \ 5 replies \ @spot 24 Oct 2023

is lightning experiencing any technical problem, most of my lightning enabled app"s are on node maintenance 🤔

38 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 24 Oct 2023

Please send the complaint to the Bitcoin CEO and we will get back to you ASAP

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @spot 24 Oct 2023

and where exactly could i find the ceo?

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 24 Oct 2023

here. Don't you see it? I just sent you a picture.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @spot 24 Oct 2023

yeah i just noticed. ceo looks 👌

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

I haven't experienced an technical issues with my applications. I might be wrong but I think SN would have had issues as well if that was the case.

14 sats \ 9 replies \ @DarthCoin 24 Oct 2023

LOL NGU people praising Saylor are so pathetic... https://nitter.net/fluffypony/status/1716676394581680508

5 sats \ 8 replies \ @ek 24 Oct 2023

Dec 4, 2020

Also, I think Saylor was just saying out loud what everyone else thinks what's important for institutional adoption

I believe institutional adoption is important, as long as core values are not sacrificed.

Bitcoin is for everyone, including our enemies.

10 sats \ 7 replies \ @DarthCoin 24 Oct 2023

I will repeat this over and over until more people will get it...

Those institutions never want you to be free, they just want to control the masses.

0 sats \ 6 replies \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

they just want to control the masses

I 100% agree with this statement. If they can control us then they will essentially control our freedom.

5 sats \ 5 replies \ @ek 24 Oct 2023

Yes, that's what they want but it's important that we got to this point.

Imo, it was inevitable that this will happen on the path to bitcoin mass adaption. Institutional adoption is just one step on this path. I see no way around it.

Most people won't adopt bitcoin without institutional legitimation first. And yes, they will first use paper bitcoin, but we all started somewhere.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

That's true. Institutions will inevitably stick their claws into Bitcoin just like they did with Gold. It's already happening. They are the one's that's starting to control the Bitcoin narrative. Look at the 360 Blackrock pulled with Bitcoin not being environmentally friendly. Now they are praising Bitcoin for being environmentally friendly when in reality it was environmentally friendly from the get-go.

5 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 24 Oct 2023

and this is how bitcoin will die slowly...

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

I doubt Bitcoin will die at this point in its lifecycle. It will however get to a point where institutions will control it to some degree. They have the resources and the tools. They've been doing it for decades now with Gold.

But then again, I might be wrong. Only time will tell. I'm just enjoying the ride for now.

5 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 24 Oct 2023

Nope, quite the opposite as long as the network can defend itself :)

Do I have more faith in bitcoin that @DarthCoin?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

Do I have more faith in bitcoin that @DarthCoin?

Yes, you do. Lol.

Side note to remember. We've already seen Blackrock owning shares in big mining firms. This means that with enough resources 'capital' they can control a relatively large percentage in the overall network: https://stormgain.com/blog/investment-giant-blackrock-buying-up-mining-and-bitcoin-stocks

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5 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 24 Oct 2023

Looks like there's a lot more thirsty hombres around SN. What gives, man?

33 sats \ 2 replies \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

Didn't you know the saloon has a special on Tuesdays. Buy one get one free.

5 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 24 Oct 2023

BOGO!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

BOGO!

269 sats \ 9 replies \ @DarthCoin 24 Oct 2023

I will read everyday the SN saloon with the hope will be another post from @Natalia how she onboard a new merchant into using Bitcoin.

Accepting Bitcoin is all that matter.

126 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 24 Oct 2023

coming soon, just went there again and showed the owner how to use LN - more fun and lower fee 🤓

5 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 24 Oct 2023

What about institutions accepting/adopting bitcoin? lol

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 24 Oct 2023

Those are meaningless. Those only want you to use BTC over KYC and control it. Don't get drunk with water. Bitcoin is RESISTANCE MONEY.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

No wonder BTC has been trending upwards lately. All those shop keepers she orange pilled started FOMOing hard into Bitcoin.

26 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 24 Oct 2023

Price is a distraction, I actually want to live a life without dealing with fiat; I don't pill people to increase the price, haha, I pill them because I then don't need to exchange local fiat.

As I mentioned in this post, yes indeed, it's possible to exchange with fiat without KYC, but paying directly in Bitcoin is much simpler, so I can do more of the things I like.

43 sats \ 3 replies \ @Lux 24 Oct 2023

they can't say no to Natalia :)

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 24 Oct 2023

I spotted Natalia's nomad van in the wild...

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 24 Oct 2023

I prefer more subtle things hahha, wouldn't want to attract too much attention with a van like this 😂

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Lux 24 Oct 2023

She has little helpers

199 sats \ 12 replies \ @orthwyrm 24 Oct 2023

Day 192 of snailposting everyday 'til BTC hits $100k.

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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 24 Oct 2023

👍

55 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 24 Oct 2023

🫡

83 sats \ 6 replies \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

Welcome __@_'-' Almost 200 days. Any plans to have a mini celebration when hitting the 200th day?

5 sats \ 5 replies \ @orthwyrm 24 Oct 2023

at this rate maybe we won't even hit 200 lol

50 sats \ 4 replies \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

Lmao. So true. What was your personal prediction again?

5 sats \ 1 reply \ @orthwyrm 24 Oct 2023

I'd have to check, but I think it was around 220-250 (so basically EOY).

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 24 Oct 2023

I'm starting to think this range might be doable. But then again, when I look at the halving which is 171 days away, I think it might take around 400 days in total. The reason for this is because Bitcoin usually breaks previous highs after the halving. Maybe end of next year we see 100k if not higher. Fingers crossed. Either way, I'm in it for the long haul.