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176 comments \ @saloon 23 Mar \ yesterday

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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!

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @earthcakes 24 Mar

My nephew just turned 16. It’s crazy how time flies. I gifted him a book called ‘The War of Art’ by Steven Pressfield. One I’ve grown to love over the years since firsts being told about it. It’s a quick read, and I highly recommend it. Here is one of my favorite quotes,

“We fear discovering that we are more than we think we are. More than our parents/children/teachers think we are. We fear that we actually possess the talent that our still, small voice tells us. That we actually have the guts, the perseverance, the capacity. We fear that we truly can steer our ship, plant our flag, reach our Promised Land. We fear this because, if it’s true, then we become estranged from all we know. We pass through a membrane. We become monsters and monstrous.”

62 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 23 Mar

My 5 year old just told me a joke.

Why did the chicken cross the playground?

To get to the other slide.

The kid is a real character.

50 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 23 Mar

Nice one!

We went to our first birthday party, today. Our daughter has a best friend and it's super cute. She was so excited to giver her friend her present.

22 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 24 Mar

Those moments are always fun

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 24 Mar

Yup my son had his first play date with a friend from kindergarten today. Priceless!

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 23 Mar

Okay I'm going to stop playing with the production database

63 sats \ 8 replies \ @Natalia 23 Mar

Guess what? I just realized that I haven't used any shampoo or soap for over one month for my hair! My hair is so soft now and less hair loss too, and I think I won't bother using any products again! 👀

All you need is egg ( and honey ) .

#433593 #444771 #461735

22 sats \ 7 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 23 Mar

I find if I don't use some kinda conditioner my scalp gets really dry and I end up with dandruff 😭😭 I don't want to be a chemical slave forever. How have you found these side effects? Or have you not encountered them and the egg and honey has been enough to moisturise your scalp?

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 24 Mar

I didn't use any conditioner even when I was using soap, and you can test with rosemary oil, but mix with some carrier oil, like jojoba oil.

21 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 23 Mar

I've had tea tree oil recommended to deal with dry scalp.

21 sats \ 4 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 24 Mar

Does that not make the hair oily? Might be worth a shot, I wanna move away from chemical shampoo and conditioner.

52 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 24 Mar

Does that not make the hair oily?

no, you just use a bit ( a few drops ) and mix with a carrier oil, then massage into your scalp.

I wanna move away from chemical shampoo and conditioner.

take baby steps! try to use soap replace chemical shampoo first.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 24 Mar

Thanks 👊

31 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 24 Mar

You can more natural shampoo's that are made from simple oils that seem to rinse out like normal shampoo.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 24 Mar

Cheers 👊

31 sats \ 1 reply \ @Car 23 Mar

Bitcoin only 🤙Onward

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 23 Mar

And stop complying ! Compliance is what will kill Bitcoin.

174 sats \ 1 reply \ @TheWildHustle 23 Mar

Hey Stackers,

Saturday is getting off to a great start.

5 Mile run and a nice shower Cleaned Kitchen and LivingRoom Ordered a chicken sandwich Listening to fountain Zapping Stackers

Tonight I'm looking forward to Korean food and watching ALONE on Hulu with the wife and dog.

Hope everyone has a great weekend, Stay grateful freaks

60 sats \ 0 replies \ @Car 23 Mar

Blessed

52 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 23 Mar

Wanted to give a shout out to this post by @BTC_Bellzer. This is something fun I was hoping would be a regular installment in the Music territory.

Check out the post #477372. Looking forward to seeing what tunes stackers suggest.

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 23 Mar

Bellzer is killing it with this post! A proper party in that thread. Fantastic idea and I'm so glad Bellzer chose to do it. It's great fun. Some fantastic tunes submitted so far.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @UCantDoThatDotNet 23 Mar

Started 2 new traditions 'round here

Memes O' the day (1) #472897 (2) #477242

Conspiracy O' the day (1) - Inner Earth #477272

71 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 23 Mar

I will recommend to watch this new series: 3 body problem.

Is quite interesting, even that is a clear predictive programming series. They really want to put in people minds the idea that aliens are coming and we must give all to the gov.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @nikotsla 23 Mar

I am reading the books... before watch the serie, but it's in the queue.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cowboy 23 Mar

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144 sats \ 5 replies \ @carlosfandango 23 Mar

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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @jakoyoh629 23 Mar

The pigs are now virtually indistinguishable from humans – a chilling reflection of how power can corrupt even the most well intentioned

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 23 Mar

now it's look from robot to man, man to robot again; but already it was impossible to say which was which. 🙊

162 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 23 Mar

I remember this book that I had it when I was young, 12-14 years old. It was prohibited in communism. Totally. I got it from underground market (people that were traveling abroad, bringing prohibited books and items). If they catch you with such book, you go straight to jail, gulag. You and your family. But first, if you are in school, they put you in front of all others and they have to spit on you and throw eggs. Total individual demolition. I got lucky that I had a strong character and nothing could affect me of this crazy propaganda. But I suffered a lot those years.

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 23 Mar

I'm not surprised to hear that it was banned. I'm glad you were able to overcome the suffering you were put through.

It was required reading in my school (and probably lots of others, especially during the Cold War), but of course our teachers insisted on making sure we were told what the meaning was, instead of just getting to read it and discover it on our own.

110 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 23 Mar

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107 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 23 Mar

Howdy!

56 days of 100 push ups a day until $100k down. Undetermined to go. 52 days of 100 squats a day until $100k down. Undetermined to go.

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 23 Mar

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132 sats \ 8 replies \ @gnilma 23 Mar

Good morning stackers. Wishing everyone a good weekend.

Day 55 of 100 push ups till $100k completed.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 23 Mar

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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @TheWildHustle 23 Mar

Congrats pleb.

TheWildHustle needs to get back to push ups.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma 23 Mar

I find it easier to do when I know there are people also doing this everyday. Probably some sort of accountability mindset.

21 sats \ 4 replies \ @grayruby 23 Mar

Nice. Still travelling?

110 sats \ 3 replies \ @gnilma 23 Mar

Got home Thursday evening. Almost 3800km in 6 days. It was quite a bit of driving, but we all enjoyed the places we visited.

110 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 23 Mar

Awesome. Road trips are the best. They are a bit more challenging with kiddos but worth it. They will always remember the family road trips.

60 sats \ 1 reply \ @gnilma 23 Mar

Remember it or not, I believe going on trips will help shape the kids' development by allowing them to see different places and experience different things. I don't buy the saying that it's a waste to bring a small kid traveling because they won't remember it anyways.

Regarding road trips, although destination trips where you fly and visit certain cities save a lot of time and involve less driving, road trips allows you to see the small towns and places along the road. I also like looking out for interesting town names. Fun ones I remember along I5 are Yolo, CA and Weed, CA haha.

We are headed to another one in the summer, a long one. From your home town Toronto all the way to the easternmost point of Canada. Fun fact, we also saw the town of Dildo in NL when planning our trip, but will probably not visit it, because it's a bit out of the way.

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 23 Mar

That should be a fun trip.

51 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 23 Mar

Wow finally! After over two weeks checking the meme pool multiple times daily and getting stuck half way through, I finally completed the consolidation of UTXO’s for the first time! I had 50 of them and multisig so it cost a lot of sats, but my future self will thank me as some of those smaller ones would have likely gotten stuck due to fees.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @smuglydawg 23 Mar

Hope y’all have a great weekend!

52 sats \ 6 replies \ @carlosfandango 23 Mar

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20 sats \ 5 replies \ @DarthCoin 23 Mar

follow carlos for more tricks

110 sats \ 4 replies \ @carlosfandango 23 Mar

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30 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 23 Mar

I still have on my NAS 50+ GB of music in mp3 format. And Winamp is still installed on one of my PCs. I have an app on my mobile to listen music from anywhere I am, directly from my home NAS.

I never paid a spotify subscription. I love offline mp3s. Sometimes, yes, I zap some good songs on wavlake or fountain, but I do not use those as my main music sources. With 50GB of good old music in mp3 format, I have more than enough.

31 sats \ 2 replies \ @carlosfandango 23 Mar

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30 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 23 Mar

I ripped into mp3 all my old vinyl LPs and CDs I bought during years. I still keep those vinyls, I love them. Some discographies I download from torrents.

Indeed old music will never die, is the best one. Nowadays we only have trash crap music. The voices of Dio, Halford, Plant, Coverdale etc you will not find nowadays.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 23 Mar

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31 sats \ 1 reply \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 23 Mar

Day 96 of posting mining earnings from the day before: 594 sats on 22Mar2024! Running total: 66,469 sats!

Yesterday's comment

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 24 Mar

Day 97's comment

195 sats \ 45 replies \ @Undisciplined 23 Mar

Two questions about trust scores:

Many of us zap almost every reply we get, varying the amount to reflect quality. Oftentimes, these are comments that no one else zaps. Does that hurt our trust scores?
Are those of us who like to zap newcomers' bios, as part of the welcome committee, hurting our trust scores in doing so?

The meta question is "Does SN want to incentivize those behaviors?"

53 sats \ 6 replies \ @DarthCoin 23 Mar

Very good questions. My personal feeling is that SN Saloon is not counted, is mostly shitposting, memes and offtopic discussions. I mean, it should count for anything, only sats people are zapping. The rest of comments inside a post, I think is counting and should count for reputation, because sometimes are very good discussions and even long threads.

Zapping back I think is just a method courtesy or like "hey, I read you comment, I agree)

21 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 23 Mar

Zapping back I think is just a method courtesy

I agree, but as such it's a pro-social activity. It seems like it would not be ideal if it was negatively impacting people's SN reputation.

22 sats \ 4 replies \ @DarthCoin 23 Mar

Not sure if @k00b is aware of this, but I observed a lot many SN users behavior. And some of them are using multiple accounts to zap themselves from different accounts. Is quite easy to catch those if you browse SN without logging in (due to personal mutes or filters you will not see this from your account).

idk how this affect the reputation, I think is quite hard to control. The only thing that could help is stay vigilant. In then end only good content get attention anyways.

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 23 Mar

I'm not nearly clever enough to solve that problem. As I understand the formula, you're right that you could have more influence as two accounts than as one. Two early zaps of 5k sats are going to be worth more than one early zap of 10k, provided the accounts have similar reputation.

I'm sure the team are well aware of that, though.

99 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 23 Mar

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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 23 Mar

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33 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 23 Mar

I do not like to delete comments. But this one is better to delete it.

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42 sats \ 37 replies \ @Natalia 23 Mar

Does that hurt our trust scores?

No.

Are those of us who like to zap newcomers' bios, as part of the welcome committee, hurting our trust scores in doing so?

No, you might even get to earn some trust if other stackers zap that too.

"Does SN want to incentivize those behaviors?" 👀 cc @sn

10 sats \ 36 replies \ @Undisciplined 23 Mar

Why doesn't it hurt our trust scores?

These would not generally be categorized as "good" posts. My understanding is that "trust" is a measure of our likelihood to zap "good" content.

32 sats \ 35 replies \ @Natalia 23 Mar

from what I've learned, you can only earn trust, not hurting it at the moment. 👀

My understanding is that "trust" is a measure of our likelihood to zap "good" content.

the trust is more like you are ahead of others zapping the good stuff, which implying others trust your taste.

zap trust currently, which does not factor in stackers zapping you. It factors in stackers zapping things you've already zapped.

from @k00b

10 sats \ 34 replies \ @Undisciplined 23 Mar

From the faq

and lose trust by zapping bad content.

32 sats \ 33 replies \ @Natalia 23 Mar

but then zapping bad ones is not equal to no one zapping your comments? I think bad content is like the ones got outlawed?

Many of us zap almost every reply we get, varying the amount to reflect quality. Oftentimes, these are comments that no one else zaps. Does that hurt our trust scores?

472 sats \ 31 replies \ @k00b 23 Mar

Roughly: Person A trusts person B according the binomial proportion of their zapping. That is, roughly, # A agreed with B / (# B zapped - # B agreed with A). (We construct a confidence interval so we can predict with smaller samples what this proportion is likely to be.)

So if B is zapping a lot of stuff that A never zaps, A begins to trust B less. But, importantly, we normalize A's trust among everyone they trust, so if A isn't zapping at all for a period of time, and person B continues to zap as does everyone else, A will continue to roughly trust B the same.

When A downzaps things B has zapped, # A agreed with B roughly becomes # A agreed with B - (10 * # A disagreed with B).

Note: this is only a single link in the trust graph. A can never agree with B directly, but still end up trusting B, if A trusts C and D, and C and D trust B.

43 sats \ 30 replies \ @Undisciplined 23 Mar

I think I understand the trust graph concept. How is that converted into our effect on zaprank, though? It seems like we must also have something like a global trust score.

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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 23 Mar

I wasn't thinking about outlawed (or just net downzapped) content. That would make sense.

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @jakoyoh629 23 Mar

173 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 23 Mar

GM Cowpokes! ⚡🧡☕

So there's no confusion about fiat world...

Stack Sats and stay humble

51 sats \ 1 reply \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 23 Mar

Good news for the morning dog walk is that it's no longer in the single digits with the windchill.

Bad news is that it's 34 degrees and pouring. Never has a dog looked so betrayed, but she definitely did her business fast.

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 23 Mar

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52 sats \ 2 replies \ @OriginalSize 23 Mar

Slept too much yesterday and now I'm up way too early. It's perfect for SN though being on East Coast early riser time. Have a great day and weekend everyone!

71 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 23 Mar

and guess where is the best time zone for SN! 🤓

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @OriginalSize 23 Mar

Rio de Janeiro or even one hour into the water?

82 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undergotten 23 Mar

Just started my first DCA. Should have been doing this years ago when I first started buying Bitcoin, but I just didn't feel like I was stable enough to afford it. Silly thought. I would be far more stable now had I just started doing this back then. Next step is going full DarthCoin.

57 sats \ 2 replies \ @carlosfandango 23 Mar

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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 23 Mar

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

56 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 23 Mar

hahah, be yourself, there's only one @DarthCoin

141 sats \ 6 replies \ @orthwyrm 23 Mar

Day 343 of snailposting everyday 'til BTC hits $100k.

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150 sats \ 0 replies \ @mango 23 Mar

Day 124 of horseposting

Horse stance: 3 minutes 10 seconds

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 23 Mar

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81 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 23 Mar

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81 sats \ 2 replies \ @nikotsla 23 Mar

LFG! ... 64/100 ...

41 sats \ 1 reply \ @orthwyrm 23 Mar

Been a fun ride this year.

81 sats \ 0 replies \ @nikotsla 23 Mar

With all the new "printing" I am confident that 2024 will be the year. Just don't start a new bet to reach 1M if you don't want to write every day hahaha.

222 sats \ 4 replies \ @Natalia 23 Mar

Back to the roots — am I the only one curious about how things are being made from scratch?

71 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undergotten 23 Mar

Making things from scratch is my meditation. Just got a Clogger's Knife from a popular Forge on Etsy yesterday. Going to set it up and use it to make Kuksas this weekend.

46 sats \ 2 replies \ @Natalia 23 Mar

Making things from scratch is my meditation.

for me, it's about learning history and creative problem-solving like how on earth people can find out silk and then make fabric with it, even coming up with beautiful colors, wow, and seeing what is possible.

74 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undergotten 23 Mar

it's about learning history and creative problem-solving

Yes! I've often found some useful ancient skill I've acquired to be applicable in my regular work. I'm a great fan of history classes from "The Great Courses". I think it's always a good idea to take a deep dive into a subject.

46 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 23 Mar

I love to learn about ancient hacks! usually all you need is the right materials, simple tools, with basic techniques, and you can just get things done! and improve it on your own with enough patience and practice.

Now, many people think it's really hard to make things or they need to invest in many fancy tools or even machines to make anything, so it's better to buy... thus working harder to buy the "better" ones.

175 sats \ 21 replies \ @siggy47 23 Mar

Worst weather since we got on this ship. There are modern stabilizers that keep the ride as smooth as possible, but the rain and wind still make their presence felt. Those ancient explorers had gigantic cajones.

76 sats \ 5 replies \ @riberet19 23 Mar

I hope you are safe!

20 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 23 Mar

Thanks for the concern. I'm sure it's just another day at sea for experienced cruisers.

76 sats \ 3 replies \ @riberet19 23 Mar

I'm sure you do! Do you work as a sailor or fisherman? Or do you work on a cruise ship?

20 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 23 Mar

Me? No! I wouldn't last a day working on this ship. I'm an old, retired passenger. @carlosfandango actually has worked on a cruise ship.

76 sats \ 1 reply \ @riberet19 23 Mar

Hahaha ok, I hope you have a good time on your vacation then and arrive safely in port

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 23 Mar

Thanks.

117 sats \ 11 replies \ @nikotsla 23 Mar

Those crazy people are the real heroes... sail to the unknown... even in these modern times, you are brave @siggy47

42 sats \ 10 replies \ @siggy47 23 Mar

Brave? I lounge on my ass while underpaid workers scurry around providing for my every need. 7 months without a day off, and their little cabins are near or below the water line, where they really get knocked around.

76 sats \ 7 replies \ @carlosfandango 23 Mar

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30 sats \ 6 replies \ @siggy47 23 Mar

I have met many on the ship. I have also met many Indians. They all are nice, because I guess they have to be, but once you scratch the surface you get a glimpse of their reality. Some people have been working 7 months on, 2 months home with their family, for 25 years!

76 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 23 Mar

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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 23 Mar

I'm having breakfast in the restaurant now. There was just a gigantic, Fawlty Towers worthy crash in the kitchen. All the workers went running. I think someone was caught off guard by what seems to me to be very rough seas.

76 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 23 Mar

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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 23 Mar

Good tip, though we won't be going to any off plan dinners. There has been lots of chatter about the upside down pineapple thing, but no actual sightings. This is pretty much a senior crowd in our section, so the visuals you conjur are not pleasant.

76 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 23 Mar

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127 sats \ 1 reply \ @nikotsla 23 Mar

I though it was some kind of small ship... hahaha, you are right, a lack of context for my comment.

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 23 Mar

It's basically a city!

117 sats \ 2 replies \ @Natalia 23 Mar

I see @siggy47 is going to tell us that he lost the seeds on a boating accident soon. 😂

108 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 23 Mar

Can't you let me build the drama?

86 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 23 Mar

my bad. 😂😂😂

263 sats \ 8 replies \ @Lux 23 Mar

132 sats \ 6 replies \ @nikotsla 23 Mar

The constitutions of what country? I read you and can only think in American context, it's possible to apply this logic in every country?

54 sats \ 5 replies \ @Lux 23 Mar

Do you have a birth certificate? Tax number? Is your name spelled in CAPITAL on documents?

132 sats \ 4 replies \ @nikotsla 23 Mar

Yes, yes, no. Is this related with "Straw man" video?

33 sats \ 3 replies \ @Lux 23 Mar

when bank or tax office sends you mail or on ID is not written in ALL CAPITALS? interesting wich one? https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/straw_man

133 sats \ 2 replies \ @nikotsla 23 Mar

I have to scroll a lot in darthcoin nostr to find the video

52 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 23 Mar

You don't have to do that if you bookmark this channel. There you will have all important videos. https://www.bitchute.com/channel/sovereignman/

nostr is quite bad searching old posts.

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Lux 23 Mar

132 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 23 Mar

I delivered a red pill today too 👀

51 sats \ 0 replies \ @satoshiplanet 23 Mar

Yeeehaaw!!!

51 sats \ 1 reply \ @BlokchainB 23 Mar

The bitkey wallet is smooth AF.

I like how it notes the fiat price at time of reception.

It’s just very simple good job block

36 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 23 Mar

I like how it notes the fiat price at time of reception.

So you like fiat... more than bitcoin.

83 sats \ 2 replies \ @cryotosensei 23 Mar

I had a restful, yet productive Saturday today! Maybe it was the first in a long time that I felt so good.

You should know where to find my first bounty now. Pls join!

My son’s Proof of Work

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jakoyoh629 23 Mar

Flavored pasta? I like menthol pasta :)

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 23 Mar

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51 sats \ 0 replies \ @riberet19 23 Mar

I just got back from a hard workout to start the day off right! I'm hurting right now, but it's time to post on Stacker.news, good morning everyone!

307 sats \ 2 replies \ @carlosfandango 23 Mar

Cancel culture roars A fear of saying the wrong thing, ‘No rights for shitcoins!’

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @jakoyoh629 23 Mar

Who are these shitcoins? Ah

41 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 23 Mar

The anthem for all BTC Maxis

510 sats \ 12 replies \ @Natalia 23 Mar

As a nomad, every time when I see someone says "my country", if I'm being toxic here — you really need to see yourself outside of "your country", because:

a. it's an imaginary border

b. it's not yours....

c. it's a company, and you are under it with this way of thinking

Try to see them as the service providers, and you get to choose.

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @jakoyoh629 23 Mar

I don't know who originally said it, but the sentiment of "I am a citizen of the world" resonates deeply with me.

36 sats \ 2 replies \ @jgbtc 24 Mar

It's a stoic principle.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @jakoyoh629 24 Mar

Socrates or Diogenes ?

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @jgbtc 24 Mar

I'm not sure if any one stoic used the exact wording but from what I've read it seems the general concept of cosmopolitism was a big part of the philosophy. This is often described as being a "citizen of the world". To me it means rejecting the arbitrary tribalism of identity politics and embracing the value of each individual qua individual.

31 sats \ 7 replies \ @BlokchainB 23 Mar

If that were true then why the Greeks and Turks battle over yogurt.

These nations and boarders developed because humans are not a monolith. Due to free will and reason we will always have differences and not all of us will always agree on we should tackle today's problems.

Borders and nations are good if humans acted more in a hive mind mentality then this would make sense but it goes against our very nature.

141 sats \ 2 replies \ @nikotsla 23 Mar

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @jakoyoh629 23 Mar

Yes

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 23 Mar

well said!

143 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 23 Mar

why the Greeks and Turks battle over yogurt.

Because were dumb followers of kings and tyrants telling them to "fight for your country"... And they go to die for nothing.

Country, nation are concepts that have no meaning nowadays. People should evolve from that "herd mentality" to sovereign individual mentality.

YOU, yourself could be your own country, because only like that you can defend it right. I will not go to fight in a war for you. But I will defend my own body as much as I can. Because is my "own country".

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 23 Mar

It’s easy to say this in a state that works. It’s easy to be a nomad and be self sovereign in a state that works. Go try this in a failed state. Go to Haiti right now and preach this same rhetoric. You ever think about the people who were free and got together to push evil out. This is what bitcoin is. It’s not about the software it’s about the people

All this anti state stuff is just odd coming from bitcoiners who also shit on shitcoiners. Especially when bitcoin exists because of the state

52 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 23 Mar

Country, nation are concepts that have no meaning nowadays.

too much propaganda and confusion with words, and I heard quite some Turkish people say they would die for their country, but I think what they really meant is they would die for this beautiful land.

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 23 Mar

Greeks and Turks are different from Greece and Turkey tho, and there are many geeks still living in Anatolia. 👀

And all I'm saying is if you really want to be free, see yourself separate from "your country" - you are a living and breaking human, and free to live your life instead of doing what you are told to.