I'd like to perform a social experiment. It's simple: as soon as 24 hours passes without a new comment on this post, I will give the final comment 100% of the zaps this post receives (minimum 1k sats)
Will you remember to comment? Remember, the first comment gets nothing. The last comment wins.
We're one month into this experiment, and we have many active participants!
Thanks to all who have contributed to the pot. It's pretty interesting now.
How long do you think this will go on for?
Forever
The more users Stacker News has and the more valuable bitcoin becomes, the more activity this post will get.
Maybe we'll run into some sort of limit on Stacker News post size.
There's no limit and there won't be one but we load all replies that are not too deeply nested at once. Therefore, this post inspired us to also add the common
morebutton to comments now since it might be the reason why we have latency spikes while the db is fetching all 472 comments in this post.So congratulations @ken, you indeed might broke SN to some degree haha
#2551
Man, the RemindMe function (which I'm deliberately not invoking) is going to make this game last forever.
I'm in it to win it
@remindme in 23 hours
Okay, someone has to keep @Undisciplined in check: @remindme in 23 hours
True. Ban the bot
@remindme in 23 hours
777 🍀
The game continues. @remindme in 23 hours.
There's a type of auction that you see at county fairs occasionally, where contestants have to keep their hand on a car until they're the last one still touching it.
@remindme in 23 hours
This reminds me of a radio contest from 1995
Woot! I just got to top the rewards off at over 4000.
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24-0
3868 - HAPPY ONE YEAR!!! @ken 🎉
Thanks! It's been a blast!
We've officially surpassed 300 comments.
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how quaint
@remindme in 23 hours Also, please do NOT remind @Bell_curve. ;)
😂😂😂 @remindme in 23 hours, but no one else.
I need coffee in 23 hours
lol
Buy Stacker News Zine
Where?
#927814
Was this inspired by #556324 or #554962? 👀
Anyway, I’m in.
Ah, I didn't see these! Fun!
One of
Never gonna give you up…
lol
Anyone up for a little game of Last Pay Wins?
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I just timed the page load for this using Developer Tools. It took 5.88s!
time it now
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obligatory
this entire thread
https://preview.redd.it/jq8m1tkgrn521.jpg?width=442&auto=webp&s=2cc671750295ec5109fcb8ddcebf5965c72fcb4b
https://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=253041
976
This post will definitely reach to 100 million Sats.
https://polymarket.com/event/next-prime-minster-of-canada?tid=1739430472449
40-22
#634919
#574167
#922653
#377662
#926648
#451208
Just stopping by to say hello since I haven't played in awhile.
https://xcancel.com/grandoldmemes/status/1871357329180106797
What's the longest this has ever gone without a post?
23 hours, 57 minutes
Seriously?
I think it almost went a day once, but now it never gets close.
100k, what's next? 1M maybe?
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Sheer madness
311
reserving my spot in history
How embarrassing
The statistics for the top six commenters for this post as of today.
The numbers are percentages of their posts for each hour of each weekday, with numbers <0.5% blanked out. The patterns might show users' local time zones.
| j7hB75 (1227) | Bell_curve (890) | SimpleStacker (546) | Undisciplined (434) | 0xbitcoiner (166) | Satosora (118) | | | | | | | | | Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Sum | Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Sum | Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Sum | Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Sum | Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Sum | Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Sum | | 00: 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 4.2 | 00: 0.9 1.1 1.0 4.2 | 00: 1.3 0.5 1.3 1.1 0.7 5.3 | 00: 1.2 1.2 1.8 0.9 0.7 1.6 7.6 | 00: 0.6 0.6 1.8 1.2 4.2 | 00: | | 01: 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.8 4.8 | 01: 1.3 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 5.1 | 01: 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.7 4.8 | 01: 1.6 1.4 0.7 0.7 1.2 6.2 | 01: | 01: 3.4 0.8 0.8 5.1 | | 02: 0.7 0.7 1.5 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.8 5.9 | 02: 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.6 5.5 | 02: 0.5 0.9 0.5 3.1 | 02: 0.7 0.9 1.4 4.4 | 02: | 02: 4.2 0.8 0.8 1.7 0.8 0.8 9.3 | | 03: 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.7 0.7 9.0 | 03: 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.9 4.7 | 03: 1.1 0.5 2.2 2.2 0.5 1.3 0.9 8.8 | 03: 0.9 2.5 4.1 | 03: | 03: 2.5 0.8 3.4 | | 04: 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.6 1.0 6.5 | 04: 0.7 1.2 1.5 0.9 2.4 1.0 8.1 | 04: 0.7 0.5 1.1 0.5 3.5 | 04: 0.7 1.6 | 04: | 04: 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 3.4 | | 05: 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.9 4.2 | 05: 1.0 1.6 1.3 0.6 0.7 0.6 1.1 6.9 | 05: 0.5 0.7 1.3 1.1 0.7 1.1 5.7 | 05: | 05: | 05: 2.5 2.5 | | 06: 0.7 0.6 0.8 3.4 | 06: 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.1 6.1 | 06: 1.3 0.5 0.7 0.5 1.3 1.3 0.5 6.2 | 06: | 06: | 06: | | 07: 0.8 2.0 | 07: 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.0 5.3 | 07: 1.5 0.7 0.5 3.5 | 07: | 07: 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.4 3.0 10.8 | 07: 0.8 0.8 | | 08: | 08: 0.7 0.6 0.6 2.7 | 08: 0.5 1.3 | 08: | 08: 0.6 2.4 3.0 1.8 2.4 10.2 | 08: | | 09: | 09: 2.0 | 09: 1.1 | 09: | 09: 1.2 0.6 2.4 4.2 | 09: | | 10: | 10: 1.2 | 10: | 10: | 10: 1.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 4.2 | 10: 0.8 0.8 | | 11: | 11: 1.1 | 11: | 11: 0.7 2.8 | 11: 1.8 0.6 0.6 1.2 4.2 | 11: 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.5 | | 12: 0.9 | 12: 1.2 | 12: | 12: 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 3.9 | 12: 1.8 0.6 1.2 1.2 4.8 | 12: 0.8 0.8 1.7 0.8 1.7 0.8 6.8 | | 13: 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.8 4.4 | 13: 0.6 1.9 | 13: 1.6 | 13: 0.7 2.3 0.7 0.7 5.3 | 13: 0.6 1.2 0.6 0.6 1.2 4.2 | 13: 0.8 0.8 1.7 1.7 0.8 5.9 | | 14: 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.0 0.7 7.0 | 14: 0.8 0.7 3.0 | 14: 1.1 0.5 1.3 0.5 0.7 4.6 | 14: 0.7 1.2 1.2 1.4 5.5 | 14: 1.8 1.8 3.0 1.2 1.8 9.6 | 14: 0.8 0.8 1.7 1.7 0.8 5.9 | | 15: 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.6 1.1 5.9 | 15: 0.7 0.7 2.5 | 15: 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 3.8 | 15: 1.2 1.6 0.9 0.9 5.5 | 15: 1.2 2.4 0.6 1.2 1.2 6.6 | 15: 1.7 1.7 1.7 5.1 | | 16: 1.1 1.5 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.1 6.2 | 16: 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.7 4.5 | 16: 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.6 0.9 0.9 8.2 | 16: 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.4 0.9 7.1 | 16: 0.6 4.2 0.6 1.8 0.6 3.0 10.8 | 16: 2.5 0.8 0.8 2.5 1.7 3.4 11.9 | | 17: 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.3 5.5 | 17: 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.8 4.8 | 17: 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.9 4.4 | 17: 1.6 1.2 4.6 | 17: 0.6 1.8 0.6 3.0 | 17: 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.5 5.1 | | 18: 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 5.2 | 18: 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.8 4.8 | 18: 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.1 2.0 0.5 7.7 | 18: 0.7 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.2 6.5 | 18: 1.2 0.6 1.8 | 18: 1.7 0.8 0.8 1.7 0.8 5.9 | | 19: 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 5.5 | 19: 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 4.6 | 19: 0.7 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.6 0.5 6.0 | 19: 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.8 5.8 | 19: 0.6 1.2 1.8 1.2 1.8 6.6 | 19: 0.8 0.8 4.2 5.9 | | 20: 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.1 6.3 | 20: 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.5 0.6 5.2 | 20: 0.5 1.5 1.1 0.5 4.6 | 20: 0.7 1.8 1.6 0.7 0.9 6.7 | 20: 0.6 2.4 1.2 0.6 0.6 5.4 | 20: 2.5 0.8 1.7 0.8 5.9 | | 21: 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.3 1.1 1.0 5.8 | 21: 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 3.8 | 21: 0.5 0.9 0.7 1.5 4.2 | 21: 1.4 0.9 0.7 1.2 1.2 1.2 6.5 | 21: 1.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 3.6 | 21: 0.8 0.8 | | 22: 0.6 0.6 2.5 | 22: 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 5.5 | 22: 1.1 0.9 1.3 0.7 1.3 5.5 | 22: 1.8 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.8 8.8 | 22: 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 3.0 | 22: 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.5 0.8 0.8 6.8 | | 23: 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.6 4.0 | 23: 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.0 5.3 | 23: 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.3 0.7 5.5 | 23: 0.7 1.4 1.4 0.7 0.7 1.4 6.7 | 23: 0.6 0.6 1.2 2.4 | 23: 0.8 1.7 0.8 0.8 1.7 5.9 | | Sum 14.5 16.7 15.3 14.2 14.3 11.7 13.2 100.0% | Sum 15.4 15.6 14.3 14.8 13.5 14.0 12.4 100.0% | Sum 13.4 16.8 16.8 15.0 16.1 12.6 9.2 100.0% | Sum 14.1 19.6 18.0 9.0 12.2 13.1 14.1 100.0% | Sum 11.4 24.1 16.3 22.9 16.3 0.0 9.0 100.0% | Sum 14.4 18.6 11.9 15.3 12.7 10.2 16.9 100.0% |I could not even begin to explain why I seem to take Thursdays off
cool
Oh wow! The last time I checked this, a little over 4000 sats were at stake. Have these 100,000 sats got claimed yet or is this still rocking?!
Still rocking!!
Hell yeah!
Hi
@remindme in 23 hours.
I CLAIM VICTORY!
#1277069 was posted 2025-11-07T16:24:40.494Z Now it's more than 24 hours since then, and no comment in between.
@ken please check
The five most recent comments for this post according to my script are
2025-11-07T10:13:56.178+00:00 1:31:20.582000 1276831 0xbitcoiner 2025-11-07T11:17:20.682+00:00 1:03:24.504000 1276860 Scroogey 2025-11-07T15:23:06.151+00:00 4:05:45.469000 1277035 j7hB75 2025-11-07T16:24:40.494+00:00 1:01:34.343000 1277069 Scroogey 2025-11-08T16:30:32.54+00:00 1 day, 0:05:52.046000 1277802 ScroogeyYo! Awesome! I'm out right now but I will verify as soon as I get home in a few hours, and if it's true, I'll request an LN invoice from you!
Nice job!
Wow!
It seemed like this was staying pretty active
Was there a predyx market for this? Guess @j7hB75 finally called it quits huh
Here's a funny idea for a strategy:
Does that really work?
I tried, look at #1092698 click on ... and details. The item keeps the original created-at time, but additionally gets a paid-at time. But the UI uses the paid-at to sort and display time. I think @ken would rule that this is the relevant time in this context.
Wow, how clever! What should I do?
Should I reward clever rule-bending? Or does this change the nature of the experiment?
I need to think about this... But I like how you think, @Scroogey!
Edit: Lol @ Gemini's analysis:
The Game Becomes a Cesspool of Confusion and Resentment If this strategy becomes common, the social experiment will degrade into a frustrating experience for all involved:
For regular players: The game becomes impossible to win. They follow the rules as written, but a hidden, retroactive winner appears out of nowhere, making them feel foolish and cheated.
For players using the strategy: The game becomes an anxiety-ridden high-stakes race where you are blind to your competitors' moves. You're constantly checking your profile, paranoid that another hidden player is about to pull the rug out from under you.
For you, the host: The game's integrity is shattered. You are left to arbitrate disputes and explain a bizarre, meta-level of play that most participants don't even know exists. Your experiment, which was supposed to be simple and transparent, becomes opaque and confusing.
In my opinion, no.
Yes, very much so.
Couldn't agree more.
Wait, so comments that aren't paid not expire? @ek
wdym with expire
This is better than the Milgram experiment
I don't know, no one seems to be learning horrific truths about their lack of character.
#2988
Even loading this page / sorting by recent is starting to get slow.
It's a good SN stress test. Maybe we should follow the Ordinals example and start loading a bunch of data heavy crap into our comments.
This page is becoming a pain to load.
I predict this game will go on until @k00b decides to take it down for site stability reasons
not taking it down, just adding a
morebuttonBloop
#958988
#2964 ... I have lost count
#2595
guess who's back back again shady's back
Comments should cost 1k sats here and go to the pool
Guys, l was thinking, lets just give up. This can be the last reply.
good idea
I know, right. Everyone stop after my reply.
Collusion... I mean coordination
Right. My biggest competition seems to be you.
lmao
https://xcancel.com/KarenBassLA/status/1362820297418752006
Vikings imploding
Trump: I just left Wayne Gretzky, “The Great One” as he is known in Ice Hockey circles. I said, “Wayne, why don’t you run for Prime Minister of Canada, soon to be known as the Governor of Canada - You would win easily, you wouldn’t even have to campaign.” He had no interest, but I think the people of Canada should start a DRAFT WAYNE GRETZKY Movement. It would be so much fun to watch!
I can understand why people would dislike Trump. I do not understand how people don't find him amusing.
Leftists have no sense of humor. They take themselves way too seriously and most are mentally ill.
I thought everyone would forget about this today.
So did everyone else, apparently.
I guess so. There are like 4 people who are actually watching carefully.
Fiat = Central bankers print money Crypto = Anyone prints money Bitcoin = Nobody prints money
Still going?
1998, maybe the best year in gaming ever?
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Final Fantasy VII Metal Gear Solid Golden Eye 007 Half-Life Starcraft Baldur's Gate
this is a good list
I remember final fantasy
2000th comment?
https://m.stacker.news/84635