124 comments \ @saloon 24 May \ 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!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Kontext 25 May

Unsure whether the person who designed this doormat had a great sense of humour Or just bad English Either way, made me chuckle :) https://image.nostr.build/df36b53fb551174ad4ddb5ebef787ea19fbc3d20c4d7c63fe9e67b5c4836ca3a.jpg

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Hamstr 25 May

made an emoji on nostr, in purple and green

https://m.stacker.news/32487

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Hamstr 25 May

House votes to block Federal Reserve from creating own digital currency

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/house-votes-block-federal-reserve-from-creating-own-digital-currency

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 25 May

https://m.stacker.news/32476

52 sats \ 5 replies \ @Satosora 24 May

@cryotosensei Im not even on the board now.... Lets see how far I can make it tonight!

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 25 May

Weak

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 25 May

Its always weak. Especially when you live in a different time zone.

20 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 May

Happy zapping

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 24 May

We will see where it goes. I always enjoy the discussions we have :)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 25 May

Everyone, tell me your thoughts! #550529

31 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 24 May freebie

I am watching Jeopardy. They asked the question "January 3, 2009 is the birthday of what technology?" One guy said blockchain, the other two gave other incorrect answers. They marked everyone wrong, saying the correct answer was bitcoin. Then, after the commercial, they reviewed the response and deemed blockchain as correct.

54 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinAbhi 25 May

Yes, both answers were correct.

121 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 24 May

https://androidjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Harmony_of_Dragons-1576x512.jpg

48 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 24 May

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5668f9de69a91a928ff666c4/1581801243639-IDU3Y49LCQAM4ZFXH8OV/Aya+Nightmare.jpg

106 sats \ 2 replies \ @IgnaciobTato 24 May

Some Bitcoin Shortcuts for your Node.

bitcoin-cli getblockcount Quickly verify blockchain tip (last block).

bitcoin-cli getmempoolinfo Information about your local mempool.

bitcoin-cli gettxoutsetinfo A bitcoiner's favorite: sums up all utxos in order to get the current bitcoin supply.

bitcoin-cli -netinfo 4 Shows a live dashboard of your peer connections and the Bitcoin Core version they're on.

bitcoin-cli getrawtransaction <txid> true Shows information about a specific transaction and you can check if it has been included in a block and how many confirmation it has. (easy way to verify your own txs without loading a wallet)

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @DiedOnTitan 25 May

This was useful to me, some observations and questions:

bitcoin-cli gettxoutsetinfo

...Wondering what it would take to get a progress bar on this one.

$ bitcoin-cli gettxoutsetinfo
{
  "height": 845024,
  "bestblock": "000000000000000000003717c032ce1934f194b7079ea6182e477fdaaab27413",
  "txouts": 182090311,
  "bogosize": 14002428244,
  "hash_serialized_3": "739f6cf2037b4c8222891be62511f7e7980f64cd1c53bee355222845ebdbba72",
  "total_amount": 19702983.61755659,
  "transactions": 125756341,
  "disk_size": 12190623949
}

$ bitcoin-cli gettxoutsetinfo
{
  "height": 845024,
  "bestblock": "000000000000000000003717c032ce1934f194b7079ea6182e477fdaaab27413",
  "txouts": 182090311,
  "bogosize": 14002428244,
  "hash_serialized_3": "739f6cf2037b4c8222891be62511f7e7980f64cd1c53bee355222845ebdbba72",
  "total_amount": 19702983.61755659,
  "transactions": 125756341,
  "disk_size": 12203595989
}

Ran this twice after a pause of about a minute. Curious, is that delta in disk_size simply a few mempool additions, or something else?

bitcoin-cli -netinfo 4

I see no difference adding an integer at all. Is this expected?

$ bitcoin-cli -netinfo
Bitcoin Core client v26.0.0 - server 70016/Satoshi:26.0.0/

         ipv4    ipv6   total   block
in         52       0      52
out        10       0      10       2
total      62       0      62

Local addresses: n/a

$ bitcoin-cli -netinfo 4
Bitcoin Core client v26.0.0 - server 70016/Satoshi:26.0.0/

         ipv4    ipv6   total   block
in         52       0      52
out        10       0      10       2
total      62       0      62

Local addresses: n/a

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @IgnaciobTato 25 May

Thanks for sharing. I'm still learning as well. Hope a more advance user can answer this.

99 sats \ 5 replies \ @k00b 24 May

Maybe Breedlove is trying to Kardashian his way to more fame?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @AG 25 May

the lack of good content and guests, notably surprised me in the past years. not following him anymore and not surprised he is involved in such dummy things, losing his values and focusing much more in money.

110 sats \ 3 replies \ @gmd 24 May

I'm out of the loop so I tried to use Grok for the first time (it's very slow) to get a twitter gossip synopsis:

In the past few months, Bitcoin influencer Robert Breedlove has been embroiled in controversy, leading to significant criticism from the community. Breedlove has been accused of being a "scammer" and "grifter" by some, with specific actions such as his involvement with Bitclout and his personal life choices being cited as evidence.

One of the main points of contention is Breedlove's personal life, particularly his divorce and subsequent relationship with an OnlyFans model. This has led to accusations of hypocrisy, given his public persona as a "freedom maximalist" and his previous advocacy for traditional values. Some have also pointed out Breedlove's departure from Bitcoin maximalism to freedom maximalism, which they see as a betrayal of the community.

Additionally, Breedlove's involvement with Bitclout, a social media that allows users to buy and sell tokens based on the popularity of influencers, has been criticized. Some view this as a departure from his Bitcoin advocacy and a move towards promoting speculative assets.

The controversy has sparked a debate within the Bitcoin community, with some defending Breedlove and others denouncing him. The situation has raised questions about the integrity and motivations of influencers in the cryptocurrency space.*

99 sats \ 2 replies \ @anon 24 May

124 sats \ 1 reply \ @gmd 24 May

😢 looks bad

https://m.stacker.news/32438

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 24 May

omg

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @MarsIronPI 24 May

Funny story: I was trying to pay for an online service with a credit card (my mistake, right?) and I tried something like 4 different cards and none were accepted. In the end, I did get it to work, but compare that to paying an LN invoice: just copy, paste and send. Lightning is so much easier to use than a credit card and it's much more private as well...

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Kontext 24 May

Day 119 of the #100aDayTil100k challenge, sets breakdown: 4x32 normal/narrow; Total: 128 (Day 223 of 100+ pushups per day in total; day 122 of 120+ pushups per day)

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @jakoyoh629 24 May

https://images7.memedroid.com/images/UPLOADED384/6622395d6940b.jpeg

314 sats \ 2 replies \ @Natalia 24 May freebie

An Uber driver tried to scam me today! After all these years of living in Turkey or using it in general, this is really the first time.

After I got in the car about one minute, I looked at the meter and saw it was already 175TL? I thought it was from the last passenger, so I reminded the driver the meter was not reset, sometimes it is like this, but then he started to bullshit me and said he would give me a discount later or something and he kept driving, and I didn't have a good feeling about it, who knows what's gonna happen, so I asked him to stop, and he was still acting innocent and wanted to negotiate the price, ugh why are you making things so complicated and unpleasant; I quickly opened the door and left, damn, imagine if he took my phone or locked the car door, that would be really scary...it's really bad if all ppl think is how to scam others under inflation.

After this unpleasant drive, I then also learned an unpleasant new law in Turkey, which could be a massive pilling opportunity 👀 stay tuned for tomorrow.

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 24 May

Isn't the price already locked in before you get into the car? At least that's my Uber experience.

37 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 24 May freebie

Fun fact: Uber is only calling for taxis in Turkey btw, and yes, the price is there for reference, so you are getting a taxi here then the taxi driver runs the meter on top of Uber's booking fee. 😂

27 sats \ 0 replies \ @oliverweiss 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32413

28 sats \ 0 replies \ @riberet19 24 May

Day 28 of posting till the next Bitcoin halving.

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @cristaiji 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32409

(Courtesy of Dr Cartland on X).

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 24 May

Freedom isn’t Free! Memorial Day weekend vibes!

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Kontext 24 May

THEY DON'T THINK IT BE LIKE THAT BUT IT DO https://image.nostr.build/bf2a8d5d30c2ec5ee193d9a94b7c94e8e38a5755b28ef48683532d38fdad0473.jpg

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Taft 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32407

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 24 May

Howdy!

118 days of 100 push ups a day until $100k down. Undetermined to go. 114 days of 100 squats a day until $100k down. Undetermined to go.

70 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32398

52 sats \ 0 replies \ @didiplaywell 24 May

Hi people! Just wanted to stop by to send a big massive thank you for the reception and your support. It has been my very first week on SN and not only you have been nice and positive with my posts and comments but you also have supported me in a very significative way. I need 10.000 sats to live each day and you have been giving me 50% of that on average, an enormous boost to say the least. I know SN is not about that, but it has been, and I'm really thankful to you for that.

52 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma 24 May

Good morning stackers.

Day 117 of 100 push ups till $100k completed.

134 sats \ 2 replies \ @Car 24 May

Stacker News Live at 4pm CST / streaming on all the socials. Covering the top 5 posts on sn this week.

Bitcoin only 🤙onward

120 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 24 May

I hope to hear more things denounced as communism, doesn't matter if it really applies or not.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Car 24 May

🤣

102 sats \ 2 replies \ @cryotosensei 24 May

If only my cash multiplies like packets of chilli in my fridge

https://m.stacker.news/32397

63 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 24 May

I bet you didn't know this! 🇵🇹

Tempura (天ぷら or 天麩羅, tenpura, [tempɯɾa]) 👀 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempura

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 25 May

I didn’t! I swear the world is connected to Portugal in one way or another!

73 sats \ 1 reply \ @plebpoet 24 May

so much poetry in BooksandArticles, it's beginning to feel a lot like walking around my favorite bookstore :')

41 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 24 May

Good luck with your book!

52 sats \ 1 reply \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 24 May

Day 158 of posting mining earnings from the day before: 292 sats on 23May2024! Running total: 94,819 sats!

Yesterday's comment

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 25 May

Day 159's comment

41 sats \ 0 replies \ @crrdlx 24 May

I would have sworn that the Doge doge had died a couple of years ago. Seeing that headline today was like I was in Groundhog Day.

1226 sats \ 8 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 May

@k00b and @ek, I hope you've read through the comments on my post #548695.

There are a bunch of very sweet testimonials for the awesome community you're making.

Thanks, guys. Pat yourselves on the back.

68 sats \ 7 replies \ @k00b 24 May

Thanks for the reminder! As an emotional submarine, I have a hard time with compliments, but it’s good to look through the periscope every now and then.

10 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 May

I have a hard time with compliments

Me too. What is that about?

66 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 24 May

Interestingly, I thought about this phenomenon just a few days ago. I realized I have a hard time with compliments since they make me feel a fracture in reality and I am a very skeptical person (to not say I have trust issues).

With "fracture of reality", I mean that I see that the other person and me have a different view on things. So something feels "off".

But it's just a subtle feeling, I know it's just me being dramatic.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 24 May

https://c.tenor.com/iaPsphj376wAAAAC/tenor.gif

48 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 24 May

I think we have a habit of focusing on what we lack. It feels a bit like taking our eyes off the road when we’re driving.

35 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 May

I think my reason is quite a bit uglier than that, stemming from my lack of respect for the person complimenting me.

Internally, I often think "How would you know if that was impressive or not?" Pretty shitty.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 24 May

I wonder what the casual direction is. You could be lowering your respect of them to fend off the complement, to maintain your frame of low self esteem.

"If they don't see what I'm lacking, something must be wrong with them."

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 May

To quote Abed, "I've got self esteem coming out of my butt."

41 sats \ 0 replies \ @Taft 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32369

20 sats \ 3 replies \ @random_ 24 May

@k00b I think something is up with the art territory

Front page of the territory has maybe 30 posts before you reach genesis. But when I went to sort by all time, there's waaaaay more art posts than that.

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 24 May

Yes, hot does not show all posts. It shows them over a certain threshold.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 24 May

We plan to fix this. We just haven’t yet.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @random_ 25 May

Party on 🤙

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @Tef 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32368

182 sats \ 2 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32366

79 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 24 May

Why work hard when paid in shit money that’s taxed to no end

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 24 May

Bruh!

52 sats \ 0 replies \ @RealCoachAndy 24 May

Heya!! Well Friday is here and the week is almost done for, wow it sure went fast but it was an incredible one, strategies worked good and one final push for a well deserved weekend, try to do something nice for you on this upcoming one, FOR YOU, not friends, not family, not the significant other, you!! You've earned it my friend, you deserve it and you're worthy of it. I'm proud of you my friend and I thank you for your everyday effort and sacrifices, so let's show this week who has been in charge all along, let's do this!!! As always, be well and stay frosty!!

196 sats \ 1 reply \ @BitcoinAbhi 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32364

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 24 May

Happy Friday Friend!

131 sats \ 3 replies \ @cryotosensei 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32361 https://m.stacker.news/32362 https://m.stacker.news/32363

One of the greatest joys in life is earning money for minimal effort. Got prompted to open up my Revolut app n discovered a Learn n Earn lesson on BONK. Finished it and transferred about $1 to my bank account. Not bad for a few minutes’ work. What’s more, gonna post this on my blog to have a chance of earning a few more cents from Google Adsense.

73 sats \ 2 replies \ @carlosfandango 24 May

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71 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 24 May

I won’t lar.

Sensei never buys shitcoins. Too much hassle!

I do however cross-post my articles on Publish0x to get ETH. A struggling writer has got to be resourceful haha

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 24 May

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111 sats \ 1 reply \ @Tef 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32358

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @Lux 24 May

luckily, the truth doesn't care

92 sats \ 0 replies \ @B_for_Bitcoin 24 May

Can superstition be the alter_native to religion?

https://m.stacker.news/32355

123 sats \ 4 replies \ @zana 24 May

Finally it's Friday :)

https://m.stacker.news/32344

91 sats \ 1 reply \ @memeverse 24 May

Yeeeessss!! 🥳 https://www.liveabout.com/thmb/06-B4D_8sriEdRwTegQgl2BIWGM=/1024x734/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/itsfridaygetin-5ac3d28aa9d4f90037a778d2.JPG

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 24 May

Where are we going rizz dog?

101 sats \ 0 replies \ @Taft 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32356

122 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 24 May

🤠 Yee-Haw

https://m.stacker.news/32346

212 sats \ 9 replies \ @TNStacker 24 May

GM ☕⚡🧡

Stack Sats and stay humble

https://m.stacker.news/32340

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Carresan 24 May

GM and have a good day too!

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 24 May

Thank you!

199 sats \ 4 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32345

63 sats \ 2 replies \ @BlokchainB 24 May

I would like to buy this jpeg sir

552 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 24 May

You can take it for nothing

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 24 May

Take 500 sats

16 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 24 May

⚡🧡🤙🏽

41 sats \ 1 reply \ @zana 24 May

GM.. have a good day :)

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 24 May

You, too!

282 sats \ 6 replies \ @Lux 24 May

HOW COURT OPERATES

1/n

When entering a court building, almost everyone employed at this place of business will be trained to deceive you into agreeing with, or entering you into, a contract that you will know nothing about.

The “contract” is within the jurisdiction of the court.

Note: a court is not the same as a courtroom. A court is held by a natural living person making a claim, a courtroom is just a room where it is held.

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @supratic 31 Jul

next #551735

Plebeian

part of: Lux's Pills - A Comprehensive Set of Truths

141 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 24 May

Impressive court image here: https://livingintheprivate.blogspot.com/p/the-courts.html

68 sats \ 2 replies \ @Lux 24 May

Aye!

https://m.stacker.news/32357

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Hamstr 25 May freebie

@Lux

I think I'm missing something, because even US territory born still possess full-blown citizenship. They can't "vote" but are 100% subject to all the US taxes. It wouldn't make sense if one isn't corporated into the system, as the island was forced to bend the knee. I do, however, think it weird if I work at McDonald's I'll have to pay social Security and medicare (which is stupid). If one lives in the US are they paying for more than those two items?

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Hamstr 25 May

Only this court has a boat, “docked”? This one is in Florida, so if I check well funded states like California, Texas, New York would I find this as well?? It's worth checking into. Makes me wonder why would they leave such a big clue like that out in the open.

51 sats \ 0 replies \ @suraz 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32339

223 sats \ 2 replies \ @Nadia 24 May

In an old diary, I had written these lines describing the place where my childhood house was located. (The English translation is mine).

In the smell of honeysuckle, in the flight of the butterfly among the flowers in the garden, In the rays of the sun touching the date palms at sunset, in the secret opening of the evening flowers just after dark in the silence and the solitude that makes you grow up in the glances of my mother and grandmother who continue to haunt me to this day, The house of my childhood is found...

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 24 May

Wonderful poem. Bravo!

41 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 24 May

Nice poem replete with nature n history xP

62 sats \ 2 replies \ @Carresan 24 May

GM ! Starting a new day and adding steps!

https://m.stacker.news/32335

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Carresan 24 May

Day 15 completed!

https://m.stacker.news/32447

51 sats \ 0 replies \ @zana 24 May

GM.. Good day mate :)

214 sats \ 5 replies \ @orthwyrm 24 May

Day 405 of snailposting everyday 'til BTC hits $100k.

__@_'-'

81 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 24 May

👍

101 sats \ 0 replies \ @Taft 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32337

81 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 24 May

And in on a Friday

101 sats \ 0 replies \ @suraz 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32336

132 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32333

104 sats \ 3 replies \ @suraz 24 May

Sometimes i wish i was an octopus So i could slap 8 people at once 🐙

https://m.stacker.news/32332

32 sats \ 1 reply \ @Taft 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32343

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @suraz 24 May

3 hearts, 9 brains and blue blood.. So that some people find them tasty 🤣

137 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32334

102 sats \ 2 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 24 May

Day 6 of my daily posting journey, after I ran out of food and had to trade my hat for supplies. previously: #548498 🤠⚡

https://m.stacker.news/32326

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @Taft 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32341

63 sats \ 0 replies \ @suraz 24 May

https://m.stacker.news/32338

178 sats \ 4 replies \ @Natalia 24 May

Things you own end up owning you.

Here's a fun hack for simplifying your life: categorizing your belongings into essentials ( the things that are really needed ) and the optional ( the things that bring you more comfort, but you can live your life without them. )

My solution to keep my life simple is to see what is really needed first and do my best to get the best of them, then do the same for the optional; now I don't really need to buy any new things, but trying to integrate my idea into making them better.

62 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 24 May

categorize your belongings into essentials

You mean like trash cans? 👀

61 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 24 May

as a nomad, I would tell you that trash cans are the last thing that comes to my mind. 👀

72 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 24 May

Things you own end up owning you.

It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything.

61 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 24 May

for me it's more like cleaning up the space to learn and think:) 👀

I don't need to deal with all the ads or "influencers" telling me what I need or what to buy.