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 \ @zuspotirko 4 Jul

Someone pleeeaase make the buttons at the bottom of the settings page https://stacker.news/settings equal width @ek

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 4 Jul

Podunk, Connecticut, an area in the town of Guilford in New Haven County

48 sats \ 5 replies \ @Satosora 4 Jul

Anyone working on July 4th?

59 sats \ 4 replies \ @BitcoinAbhi 4 Jul

What is it like today? that shouldn't work??

28 sats \ 3 replies \ @Satosora 4 Jul

For many people, July 4th will be a holiday, and they will also get friday off. So they will have thurs, fri, sat, and sun off.

32 sats \ 2 replies \ @BitcoinAbhi 4 Jul

Ok . But in india there is no holiday today.

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 4 Jul

American holiday.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinAbhi 4 Jul

Ok bro. but i didn't know about it

58 sats \ 13 replies \ @k00b 3 Jul

hmmm the dropoff in stats is well correlated with rewards being limited to the top 100 starting with MSM.

127 sats \ 12 replies \ @Undisciplined 4 Jul

Do you think that’s a drop off of real stackers or the types of accounts you were trying to get rid of when you made that change?

42 sats \ 11 replies \ @k00b 4 Jul

I’m not sure. I’d guess the long tail is probably a mix of folks and it might be worth having the mix.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 4 Jul

I just noticed that Rsync25 already posted but didn't make it to the leaderboard. (No zaps yet on the posts.)

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @random_ 4 Jul

https://m.stacker.news/38148

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 4 Jul

Are you trying to show me something?

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @random_ 4 Jul

Almost a full screen of posts from one user.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 4 Jul

Have you muted a bunch of people and territories perhaps?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @random_ 4 Jul

Everyone except rsync apparently.

reply on another page

137 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 4 Jul

I remember this coming up during MSM.

It seems like the activity level required to crack the top 100 is so trivial that we almost can’t be missing out on much, by definition.

I think it was @0xbitcoiner who noted that there aren’t even 100 people on the leaderboard until pretty late in the day.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 4 Jul

I noticed this in the past few days, it might have been an exception. I know that zapping items from other days doesn't count towards the leaderboard. But I'm not sure if it counts after you're already on it. In other words, someone who comes here and only zaps old items won't make it to the leaderboard.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 4 Jul

Quick back test is looking at stacker value rankings over the last few months and see if anyone is going missed >100.

38 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 4 Jul

I think it depends on how much activity happens. Many people post one comment, and thats all. In fact, I have seen a lot of people in the saloon, but they dont make it on the leaderboard.

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 4 Jul

Interesting, I wouldn’t have expected that.

31 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 3 Jul freebie

That moment when you want to make burritos but end up with something closer to a pizza.

27 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 4 Jul

Sounds like your tortilla rolling skills need some work.

27 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 3 Jul

Any plans for July 4th? Big epic bar-b-que?

52 sats \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 3 Jul

I do not have the coding chops, but man would I like to design a lightning wallet called "Nice Try, Fed," just for the name recognition.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @crrdlx 3 Jul

Wrote a silly story (with a semi-developer connection, sort of): https://njump.me/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqqzmcn0yrn7ttq8hrjkk46ysn2tk26rr8f8k4y7xkl74hlh3rcdzqyv8wumn8ghj7mn0wdj8y6tkv5hxzurs9aex2mrp0yq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet59uqzq3k2w0wp6v2dywqe9zu5w9w3d9gqwpdljv0kscs83kx4nlf9vxlxlr03er

75 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 3 Jul

@siggy47

17 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 3 Jul

I wish I could go. I am hoping to go to this: https://www.meetup.com/pubkey-meetups/events/301995227/

27 sats \ 0 replies \ @flat24 3 Jul

Hello Stacker, how are you today? Are you taking advantage of the discounts?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 3 Jul

Light day before vacation !

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @oliverweiss 3 Jul

https://m.stacker.news/38093 https://m.stacker.news/38094

62 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 3 Jul

I brought home 5 chocolate-strawberry cream puffs from beard puff’s. I knew my boy would be elated, but watching his face light up and his eyes sparkling like diamonds gave me a level of joy that I didn’t quite anticipate. He tucked into the puffs enthusiastically, decimating 3.5 of them (His mother was unlucky not to have one cream puff to herself).

It’s a quiet joy that descended upon me. This might have been what Eeyore felt when Winnie and Piglet sat beside him in companionable silence.

This joy stands in stark contrast to the exhilaration I felt last Friday during my night outing. Now, I don’t need to be intoxicated to speak my truth, but it’s such an immensely liberating feeling to ask people pointed questions that drive at the core of being human and living in Singapore’s pressure cooker environment - while I am drunk. It’s like alcohol strips away all the social pleasantries and compels me to search for and arrive at the truth. I don’t think I can ever give up this literal and metaphorical high; I’m not sure I want to, either. Childfree people have the headspace and emotional bandwidth to luxuriate themselves in alcoholic bliss. I wish I still have that luxury.

But having said all that, I quite like the quiet joy. I hope it would visit more often.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 4 Jul

My son loved the meiji strawberry chocolates. Just one piece would have him over the moon!

32 sats \ 1 reply \ @SatsMate 3 Jul

Working a half day today... A July 4th in the 110 degree heat, but happy to be alive :)

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @zana 3 Jul

That's so hot. Take care. Stay hydrated.

63 sats \ 0 replies \ @IamSINGLE 3 Jul

Pledge a donation in the form below-

Example-

https://m.stacker.news/38069

https://m.stacker.news/38070

131 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 3 Jul

@grayruby inspired me to start making donations to the pot with his post yesterday #594374.

What I'm going to do, and everyone else can easily join in, is donate one sat for each day of my cowboy hat streak.

Cowboy up, cowboys!

63 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 3 Jul

Good idea. I will do the same.

153 sats \ 0 replies \ @IamSINGLE 3 Jul

POD (Proof of Donation) ⚡⚡😊

https://m.stacker.news/38088

103 sats \ 2 replies \ @IamSINGLE 3 Jul

I've just pledged 1000k Sats when I'll reach 100k. It would be better if people make it a habit of donating when they reach a milestone.

https://m.stacker.news/38071

31 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 3 Jul

Let a thousand flowers bloom.

I'm better at doing stuff everyday than I am at observing milestones.

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @IamSINGLE 3 Jul

Very nice! I would also donate 100 sats daily. I oblige my seniors. Thanks.

Let the 1000 flowers bloom!!

26 sats \ 1 reply \ @zuspotirko 3 Jul

Just tried crossposting my first post to nostr . Can someone recommend some sort of explorer or something where I can find it?

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 3 Jul

https://habla.news/

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @IgnaciobTato 3 Jul

Hi Everyone. Does anybody has more info on this?

If you have a wallet with a passphrase on Ledger DO NOT leave your account on the desktop app. Your keys are exposed and are vulnerable to malware attacks. Only use it to update the firmware or to add another wallet account to your device then IMMEDIATELY DELETE IT.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @RealCoachAndy 3 Jul

Howdy stackers!! It's Wednesday, the middle of the week and in the middle of preparations for the hurricane warning, Beryl is rapidly approaching and it's going to hit us pretty good, stay safe guys and make sure you follow emergency protocols, the best of all is that THIS too shall pass, we should be like that, be prepared at all times and for difficult times know that those too shall pass and you will be still standing, head held up high and with a smile, you're amazing and you can accomplish anything you want, just believe in yourself, we've got this buddy, may your day be spectacular and filled with success and most of all, love! Be well and stay frosty!!

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @alashazam 3 Jul

Day 2 writing python program tutorial for Nostr

https://alashazam.wordpress.com/2024/07/03/python-nostr-second-program/

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 3 Jul bot

Day 198 of posting mining earnings from the day before: 865 sats on 2Jul2024! Running total: 119,808 sats!

Yesterday's comment

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 4 Jul bot

Day 199's comment

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @OneOneSeven 3 Jul

territory unarchiving alert! #595236

41 sats \ 1 reply \ @Taft 3 Jul

Day 5 of weight loss posting every day ’til I reach 75kg (current weight 89.8kg).

https://m.stacker.news/38048

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Hamstr 4 Jul

61 sats \ 2 replies \ @TNStacker 3 Jul

https://m.stacker.news/38041

48 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 3 Jul

https://m.stacker.news/38044

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @suraz 3 Jul

https://m.stacker.news/38043

91 sats \ 0 replies \ @zana 3 Jul

All you have a good day stackers. Keep living, keep stacking.

https://m.stacker.news/38039

155 sats \ 5 replies \ @orthwyrm 3 Jul

Day 445 of snailposting everyday 'til BTC hits $100k.

...and day 9 of trimmin' the fat (95.9 | 80.0 | 1.7).

__@_'-'

67 sats \ 0 replies \ @riberet19 3 Jul

Wow, 95.9 good work!

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 3 Jul

👍

67 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 3 Jul

https://m.stacker.news/38042

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @suraz 3 Jul

💪💪

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 3 Jul

deleted by author

63 sats \ 0 replies \ @suraz 3 Jul

Self defense is must 😊

https://m.stacker.news/38038

183 sats \ 2 replies \ @cryotosensei 3 Jul

Reached a milestone today. My girl finished all her vaccinations, except for the flu jab that people take once a year. Taking childcare leave to spend three hours at the Polyclinic was tough, but I got an afternoon nap during the day, so I’m reenergised!

17 sats \ 0 replies \ @south_korea_ln 3 Jul

Good job!

I'm happy to live in a country where the majority of people still see the benefits of standard and well-tested vaccines...

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 3 Jul

omg, killing your own children... and even be proud of it. This world is really fucked up. But anyways, that means... more sats for me.

58 sats \ 2 replies \ @Carresan 3 Jul

GM stackers! Day 55 of my 10000 daily steps challenge. Seems to be getting warmer and warmer. Close to 40 today!

https://m.stacker.news/38036

17 sats \ 0 replies \ @Carresan 4 Jul

Day 55 completed!

https://m.stacker.news/38153

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @suraz 3 Jul

Wonderful view.

69 sats \ 1 reply \ @Roll 3 Jul

"The most effective tyranny is not the one that uses force to maintain uniformity, but the one that eliminates the search for alternatives." Allan Bloom was an American philosopher

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 3 Jul

University of Chicago

Allan Bloom's 1987 book "The Closing of the American Mind" had a significant impact on public discourse, sparking debates about the state of higher education and the cultural changes of the 1960s.

The book became an unexpected bestseller, eventually selling close to half a million copies in hardback[1]. Bloom argued that universities were no longer teaching students how to think critically and were instead promoting moral relativism and a lack of interest in the lessons of the past[3]. He blamed misguided curricula, rock music, television, and academic elitism for the "spiritual impoverishment" of students[3].

Bloom's blistering critique, while offering no solutions to the crisis in education, struck a chord with a broad public[1]. The book became a "rallying point for the conservative side" in the "culture wars" of the 1980s and 1990s, with Bloom emerging as a "chief critic" of higher education[2].

While some scholars dismissed Bloom's arguments as conservative barbs, the essence of his critique remained influential[1]. Bloom's book offered an engaging account of the deep intellectual and social history behind the changes in academia and student attitudes[2]. His central motif of the interplay between different understandings of "openness" and "closedness" was brilliantly exploited[2].

Sources [1] The Closing of the American Mind - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Closing_of_the_American_Mind [2] The Legacy of “The Closing of the American Mind” - VoegelinView https://voegelinview.com/the-legacy-of-the-closing-of-the-american-mind/ [3] Allan Bloom | Closing of the American Mind, Conservative Critic ... https://www.britannica.com/biography/Allan-Bloom [4] The Closing of the American Mind Revisited | R. R. Reno - First Things https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2007/02/the-closing-of-the-american-mi