Stacker Saloon \ stacker news

70 comments \ @saloon 20 Jan \ 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!

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @faithandcredit 21 Jan

the war on drugs is iresponsible

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullama 21 Jan

Found this article interesting and wanted to share it here:

How the placenta evolved from an ancient virus

181 sats \ 4 replies \ @Anonymous_Hodler 21 Jan

Hello there fellow bitcoiners… My first time here in the saloon… :) So today, was my long run of the week, 12 weeks away from the 128th Boston Marathon…! Kinda chaotic because of the ice that didn’t melt everywhere yet… but job was done… Then, it was the Costco chore to fill up the fridge… And now it’s all about cheering for the SF 49ers…! Go Purdy, go Mccaffrey !!!

Hope you all had a good start of the weekend…!

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 21 Jan

Awesome job! Yeah I’ve done Boston a few times and live in the Midwest so the training is tough. Be sure to run a lot of hills. Downhills that is to prepare your quads for Boston! Congrats on qualifying it’s a huge accomplishment just to get there!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Anonymous_Hodler 21 Jan

Thank you, I appreciate the answer, the advice and the spirit…! Have a great rest of your weekend my friend!

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 21 Jan

Can’t let your first foray into the Saloon go unrewarded, can we?

I find the Saloon a great way to decompress at the end of the day and unload my reflection. (And sometimes, I get sats haha)

See ya around

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Anonymous_Hodler 21 Jan

You re a nice person cryptosensei, thank you very much to welcome me so well… I’ll make sure to come by at least once a day to greet you friends here and have a cyber shot after work :)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @xsilentg 20 Jan

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289 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 20 Jan

Just getting started on today's newsletter lol

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 20 Jan

I feel rich and powerful from just watching the clips coming out of Davos.

254 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryptofolyo 20 Jan

X Launches payment page https://twitter.com/Xpayments

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 20 Jan

Yep, supposed to launch this year.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 20 Jan

I’m getting lazy the DCA into no KYC is getting exhausting. Time to auto stack then send to mix then send as gift! I’ll take the hit but the giftee will be Scott free!

588 sats \ 5 replies \ @grayruby 20 Jan

Why is the related posts list defaulting to open for me?

Does anyone know if there is a way to change this?

50 sats \ 4 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 20 Jan

I assumed this was an intentional change. It’s happening for me too

I commented about it yesterday: #394346

100 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 20 Jan

Maybe it is just me but it has been a bad experience in the sports sub. Likely because most of the highly zapped posts are related to the survivor pools so if I post about the NFL games today, we get a bunch of unrelated posts about the survivor pool that ended months ago.

Even if the related posts were relevant, I would still prefer to see people's comments first and have it be offered in a different way. Something along the lines of "Want to see more content like this? Here are some related posts you might like or you could click here to subscribe".

As a poster, having the ability to assign the related posts I want might be something I am interested in. So my daily sports post, I just assign the past five days. My polls, I assign the recent polls etc.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 20 Jan

210 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 20 Jan

It was an experiment. Just had a meeting with the board of directors and it will only default to open to when there are no comments.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 20 Jan

And so it shall be, by decree of the board, back to usual business in the next release: https://github.com/stackernews/stacker.news/commit/dc8d35fdcfdaa55b7ba30035fee5bd3a8cd00b9c

142 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 20 Jan

Howdy!

Stacking sats is fun but have you tried stacking snow?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 20 Jan

I think you should start stacking pixels

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @Longtermwizard 20 Jan

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31 sats \ 0 replies \ @PlebLab 20 Jan

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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 20 Jan

Ah the weekend, I’ll try not to work too much! Starting out my day here with a good power breakfast! Let’s roll!

13 sats \ 0 replies \ @RealCoachAndy 20 Jan

Howdy partners!!! Saturday morning here and what a day, birds are chirping and my hot cup of java by my side and sending my good vibes to you, is a darn good way to start. Let us relax this weekend guys, find something we want to do, eat or buy and just do it. You deserve it my friend, it was a busy busy week and a good rest is needed to recharge the energy for the coming one, for me, I think I want a slice of pie and a vanilla milkshake, go for a walk at the beach on Sunday, perhaps a dip in the water. The world is your oyster my friend, do something you enjoy doing or eating and go for it. I wish you a phenomenal weekend, may it be filled with success, joy and most importantly, love. You're amazing and important, don't you dare forget. Be well and stay frosty my friend!!

3 sats \ 1 reply \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 20 Jan

Day 33 of posting mining earnings from the day before: 714 sats on 19Jan2024! Running total: 25,784 sats!

Yesterday's comment

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 21 Jan

Day 34's comment

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 20 Jan

Can someone remind me what the most promising YouTube alternatives are on nostr?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jakoyoh629 20 Jan

💯 truth !

428 sats \ 2 replies \ @Murch 20 Jan

I have been experimenting with cutting out Twitter almost completely: I have been almost exclusively logging in on Thursdays around the Optech Recap. It’s kinda embarrassing to admit how much time and focus that has freed up—it’s been amazing for my bigger and more complex projects. While it cut back a ton of noise, I also miss having a finger on the pulse of what’s on people’s minds and what ideas are being discussed.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Car 20 Jan

yes!

sn/nostr is all I look at social wise, but it’s usually towards the end of the day or wknds, twitter is just a more toxic LinkedIn atp

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 20 Jan

While it cut back a ton of noise, I also miss having a finger on the pulse of what’s on people’s minds and what ideas are being discussed.

I think cycling it on and off might give the best of both worlds. One day per week of twitter use paired with a well curated list would probably be just enough.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 20 Jan

Has anyone messed around with the minibits wallet? After all the talk about ecash and fedimint lately I downloaded it last night. I was thinking of setting it up to do auto withdraws from my SN wallet.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @AG 20 Jan

GM! Anyone can please gift us a click on this survey? (3h left)

Do you sell (or have ever sold) your unwanted items online?

Thanks in advance

94 sats \ 5 replies \ @TNStacker 20 Jan

It has been so cold in Tennessee this week I've just been sitting my Bitcoin on the back porch for cold storage.

ta dum dum! 😂🤣🤣

20 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 20 Jan

The hottest weather I ever experienced was during a summer vacation in Tennessee about 10 years ago. I remember getting in my car and the temperature registered 108 F. Since then I always think of it as having a warm climate.

94 sats \ 3 replies \ @TNStacker 20 Jan

We do, mostly. We average 4-6 inches all winter. We got almost 7 inches in two days, and then the temp dropped to below zero. We are at 4°F this morning. 🥶

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 20 Jan

Of snow right??? Right??? Because I was about to come here and make a "my wife averages....." Joke.

So just to clarify, were talking about snow.

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 20 Jan

Beautiful place. I have a friend who retired to some small town outside of Nashville.

51 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 20 Jan

Smart friend. I semi-retired to a town of 30,000 about an hour out of Nashville in 2012 when I left the Bay Area for good. Got away before the serious dystopia set in.

110 sats \ 0 replies \ @smuglydawg 20 Jan

Stay warm this winter 🥶

343 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 20 Jan

Restrictions set you free - updated my bio, it's quite nice that you can only do certain things in markdown, no need to think about all the layout or colors.

And just received the first review from buyers of my stacking guide - building in public. 👀

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 21 Jan

Glad how @Thawne didn’t pull any punches and how you followed up on his feedback quickly, thus making it an authentic learning experience for us all. Congrats on your first testimonial n kudos to your humble spirit xP

376 sats \ 2 replies \ @cryotosensei 20 Jan

24/7 of ensuring that my two kids stay alive, but snatched some time to read a parenting chapter.

It advocates forming a partnership with your child because you have wider , deeper experiences of the world, thus making you a generalist. However, you lack the intimate knowledge of the times and social norms your child is growing up in. So your child needs to apply his specialist knowledge.

Generalists and specialists - the world needs them both.

196 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bitman 20 Jan

The best parenting move I made was carrying the little chap everywhere in a 'wrap' on my chest - then a bigger carrier on my chest and back.

He'd see everything I'd do, I'd explain things, he'd have a great view and feel loved/involved and learn about the world. I did this for probably as long as his mum carried him.

💕

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 21 Jan

I’m at this stage with my baby girl now - it prevents her from running away! Haha

371 sats \ 10 replies \ @orthwyrm 20 Jan

Day 280 of snailposting everyday 'til BTC hits $100k.

...and 80 push-ups. (20 - 20 - 20 - 20)

__@_'-'

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 20 Jan

👍

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 20 Jan

Snail getting after it! 🫡

350 sats \ 1 reply \ @mango 20 Jan

Day 61 of horseposting everyday

Horse Stance: 1 minute

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(Super exhausted. Pushing my 4 min attempt to sometime next week.)

P.S. 20x4 Amazing! Looks like you are recovered strong.

71 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 20 Jan

Massive effort 🫡

101 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 20 Jan

Great effort! Roll on the supersets!

101 sats \ 0 replies \ @deletedd 20 Jan

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72 sats \ 3 replies \ @orthwyrm 20 Jan

Thought of the day: Dune is really overrated.

122 sats \ 2 replies \ @carlosfandango 20 Jan

The David Lynch full edit film is underrated, the subsequent books overrated but the book is like Goldilocks… just right.

42 sats \ 1 reply \ @orthwyrm 20 Jan

I was referring to the book. I read it after I saw it heavily recommended in communities like this, but I don't understand why it's so beloved. Clunky writing style mixed with an unlikable protagonist and contrived plot elements. I don't get it.

200 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 20 Jan

Sorry you didn’t like it.

Ok so my thoughts on the importance of Dune and its legacy;

It redefined the SF genre which had become bogged down by Asimov et al. Its main ‘hero’ sits within quite a compelling journey of discovery, subverting aspects of the traditional Joesph Campbell mould.

The book has had significant influence with sequel books, films (x2) Warhammer 40k & Star Wars all resulting from it in some way or other but most importantly it gave us Command and Conquer on the PC.

Its ecological theme was ahead of its time; the balance of nature and the impact of human actions on the environment become an interesting ‘supporting statement’ to (US mostly) environmental movements of the 70s. The book was born of Herbert writing a magazine article about desertification in the US I think.

The characters in Dune are complex and flawed, not that likeable agreed but I find them very engaging. A political subtext (or perhaps theme) throughout the story reflects global power, governance, colonialism and political manipulation by feudal overlords & organisations. But it can also be more simply seen as being about jihad, oil and the people who want to control commodities.

The spirituality elements see an exploration of destiny / messianic themes, conflicts and fantasism in religion (machine vs myth) and the possibilities of human potential.

It won Hugo and Nebula Awards making it a pretty big deal within the genre. The sequels less so (even his own had little extra to offer the genre he had created) and the books written after his death seem to be of diminishing returns… although I haven’t bothered.

I appreciate its clunkiness and it throws you in at the deep end from the word go but I find it quite rewarding. Probably sits in top 50 books of all time (but I haven’t checked)

I’d give it 9/10 and I’m not really a sci-fi fan.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @satoshiplanet 20 Jan

Day 30 keeping the cowboy hat 🤠⚡

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 20 Jan

Mornin y'all 🤠

205 sats \ 10 replies \ @Natalia 20 Jan

did you watch SNL? 👀

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 20 Jan

Hells yeah! Nice highlight of your most excellent post last night!

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 20 Jan

Speedy!

43 sats \ 2 replies \ @quark 20 Jan

The moment they test search and it was not working well... Aww. I'm sure it will be better. Hugs for @k00b

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 20 Jan

lol yeah search is hard

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @chaoticalHeavy 20 Jan

How about, when posting links, fill in the "context" field with keywords describing the content of the link. Kinda like hashtags used to be a thing. That could solve the search problem they were having.

33 sats \ 1 reply \ @satoshiplanet 20 Jan

Watching now, thanks for sharing!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 20 Jan

43 sats \ 2 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 20 Jan

Quick off the mark this morning Natalia.

69 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 20 Jan

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 20 Jan

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