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!
yesterday, rewards poll didn't receive 100k from @k00b, right?
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31 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 10 Sep
Crap.
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I wonder if appealing to the lowest common denominator will be a failing business strategy going forward
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World’s 4th Largest Power Company Looks into Bitcoin Mining Through Subsidiary
A subsidiary of the 4th largest power company in the world is looking into Bitcoin mining as means to handle electric oversupply.
Agile Energy X – a company incorporated in Tokyo, Japan, and a subsidiary of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), is reportedly tapping into Bitcoin mining.
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I haven't had much time to be active on the platform as much as I'd like today, so I'll probably lose my cowboy hat again, it will be a painful loss, but oh well. Hopefully not.
But it's been a very fruitful day.
@DesiertoDave with a great idea of miners working in the desert with solar panels and phones with unlimited data. Except idea.
@Undisciplined with suggestions to avoid scams and loss of assets.
@bief57 and her husband teaching their little daughter about Bitcoin, keep it up, she'll be free.
The culmination of today's readings was @DarthCoin with the introduction and first chapter of Carlos M Cipolla's book
"The basic laws of human stupidity"
Required reading for everyone. It will be a daily chapter. So let's take advantage of this opportunity.
I've had a very fruitful day today, I've enjoyed it a lot. Thanks to everyone
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here you have the 2nd part #679184
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Are you using cellular modems or cell phones?
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I use a cell phone as a hotspot.. Technically it is only good for one device but my wifi repeater runs to a router and it serves many devices. Its a verizon plan for rural areas that is crappy in town but works great for our needs.
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I had a similar set up earlier this year where I was using an OTG cable from a phone to a router.
Trust me when I say switching to a cellular modem was the best decision I made. Just restore the imei... add a vpn... and enjoy unthrottled internet.
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To keep the hat, just zap 100 sats a day, right?.. I think that is how it works??
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Between daily chores and obligations, it can sometimes be difficult to spend time on SN. I win the hat one day and the next day I lose it and then I win it again. I've given up. My husband had to set an alarm on his phone to remind him to log into SN to interact and not lose the hat. You can keep it! And if you can't, it doesn't matter. You're still a valuable member of the community. Thanks for the mention.
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JUST IN: Jim Cramer says he is "waiting for NVIDIA to bottom."
Watcher guru
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32 sats \ 5 replies \ @ek 9 Sep
x-----------------+ | r n b q k b n r | 8 | p p p p p p p p | 7 | . . . . . . . . | 6 | . . . . . . . . | 5 | . . . . . . . . | 4 | . . . . . . . . | 3 | P P P P P P P P | 2 | R N B Q K B N R | 1 +-----------------x a b c d e f g h
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x-----------------+ | r n b q k b n r | 8 | p p p p p p p p | 7 | . . . . . . . . | 6 | . . . . . . . . | 5 | . . . . P . . . | 4 | . . . . . . . . | 3 | P P P P . P P P | 2 | R N B Q K B N R | 1 +-----------------x a b c d e f g h
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22 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek 9 Sep
x-----------------+ | r n b q k b n r | 8 | p p p p . p p p | 7 | . . . . . . . . | 6 | . . . . p . . . | 5 | . . . . P . . . | 4 | . . . . . . . . | 3 | P P P P . P P P | 2 | R N B Q K B N R | 1 +-----------------x a b c d e f g h
it's hard to play upside down 👀
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Player 1

abcdefgh
rnbqkbnr8
ppppppp7
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p5
P4
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PPPPPPP2
RNBQKBNR1
abcdefgh

Player 2

hgfedcba
RNBQKBNR1
PPPPPPP2
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P4
p5
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ppppppp7
rnbqkbnr8
hgfedcba
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Great way to play, but I don't know the rules! sorry @grayruby can keep going 🤠
and the lowercase p is confused with the uppercase P
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35 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 9 Sep
@grayruby is already wrecking me in #678726
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How people were spending their free time in paleolithic?
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the laws of human stupidity should be addended with the laws of bitcoin intelligence. these are extreme polarities of each other. the more stupid humans there are, the more intelligent bitcoiners there are, in order to rebalance the karma. i hope that is how it works, otherwise we are all f#cked.
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Wait for the last chapter of the book... #678475 Human stupidity will never go away. But we hope we can control it.
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a classic, a must read, and reread once in a while, thank you for posting it. i love sharing stacker news posts, it's just a number
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 9 Sep
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well said @Car
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Having issues with LNC. I think the connection broke or something. Gotta restart and relink. The joys of lightning
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Day #63 of nut 🌰 dropping 🥜 in the Saloon
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
Want to harvest this nut? https://docs.cashu.space/wallets
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131 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 9 Sep
Really not a fan of people spreading negativity or keep talking about something but without taking any action to solve it, how energy draining.
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100 sats \ 10 replies \ @k00b 9 Sep
I have an idea for a chat app but maybe it can just be an SN feature.
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SN trollbox with sats...
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But then random threads might stop being hijacked by me and @grayruby talking about sports.
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65 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 9 Sep
That sounds like a downgrade in experience for all involved.
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Right?
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31 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 9 Sep
the hidden LN chat is pretty cool:) 👀
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that is only for VIPs
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Golu 9 Sep
That'd be big if we have SN chat here. It'll make SN better and bigger.
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What's the idea?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 9 Sep
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130 sats \ 3 replies \ @BITC0IN 9 Sep
Michael Saylor on CNBC Today - $13 Million BITCOIN
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 9 Sep
The orange tie and pin is a nice touch.
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 9 Sep
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the matrix will feel sweeter than ever for NGU-ers.
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Crossposting failed for wss://relay.snort.social/, wss://nostr21.com/, wss://nostr.mutinywallet.com/
What am I doing wrong? I just copied my Alby Nostr into SN and get this every time :/
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I've been getting the same error. I think it's because of the default relays that Stacker News chooses.
If you press skip, then it should still publish to enough relays that you can see it in your nostr feed.
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Hi @koob check this out.
@btcplusplus Introducing: bitcoin++ news edition
bitcoin++ is a prolific, international bitcoin developer conference. we showcase builders, protocols, BIPs, softforks, layer-twos at our events. it's a lot to keep up with. we're starting a newsletter to make it easier!!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 9 Sep
I've seen it. What do you think I need to pay attention to in particular?
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“Don’t follow anybody and don’t accept anyone as a teacher, except when you become your own teacher and disciple.” ― Jiddu Krishnamurti https://image.nostr.build/489efe4a1b10d601023c751550b3fb80868feeabe9ad404c7f0cd3a164ab4da3.jpg A Stoic Resurrection: #662497
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Highway A-58 in Netherland
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nbstr
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BBVA in Switzerland to expand to stable coins.
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10 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek 9 Sep
I think my next bot is going to be a chess bot that posts chess board updates like I am doing in #678006
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how about build a bot pointing out other bots 🤖
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 9 Sep
how about a bot that makes bot noises
beep boop
edit: oh, with bot you mean like people who use AI to farm sats etc.?
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beep beep beep, then you don't need to build anything 🤖
edit: oh, with bot you mean like people who use AI to farm sats etc.?
yes, identifying the AI generate content --> bot spotted.
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248 sats \ 23 replies \ @k00b 9 Sep
I've been thinking about increasing territory fee split to 80% of fee revenue and the zap sybil fee to 20%.
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70/30 might be a better mix.
100 sat zap: 70 sats to content, 21 to founder, 2 to (potential) outbound route fees, 7 guaranteed for sybil fee.
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If I understand correctly, that will reduce rewards by about 20% and zaps by about 10%, while increasing territory revenue by about 220%.
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28 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 9 Sep
Are you including post/comment fees in that? I expected more like a 60% increase in territory revenue.
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I was thinking 80% of 20% is replacing 50% of 10%. That would mean it's increasing from 5% to 16%.
I omitted the other fees entirely, so that probably explains the difference in our numbers.
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25 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 9 Sep
Ah yeah, if we're talking strictly zap revenue, I see what you see.
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9 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 9 Sep
Maybe we already discussed this idea, then I just rediscovered it: when territories have their own reward pools, founders could configure how much of fees go to them as revenue and how much go to rewards.
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18 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 9 Sep
Yep, that's still planned.
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Still worth it.
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21 sats \ 4 replies \ @k00b 9 Sep
Decoding you is hard. 🧐
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🥴
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 9 Sep
Is it still worth it at 30%?
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Probably not. But increasing this percentage makes it easier for the territory owner to be a sybil, no?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 9 Sep
If paired with the wrong revenue split, it would.
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I'm wondering how's that gonna impact rewards for Stackers?
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20 sats \ 8 replies \ @k00b 9 Sep
I'd guess it'd roughly be equivalent - this isn't intended to directly affect rewards.
We need to revisit and tune rewards though too.
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equivalent as it's now?
I see my today's reward was way too less than it's been on most other days. The percentage share has changed too much as I can I see.

Today

Yesterday

Does it keep changing this way?
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20 sats \ 6 replies \ @k00b 9 Sep
Does it keep changing this way?
Yes. Everyday is a new competition with a variable "prize" pool.
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You mean the percentage of reward changes for the same rank?
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116 sats \ 4 replies \ @k00b 9 Sep
The amount of sats in the rewards pool changes dude.
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 9 Sep
I think it's actually a fair question since I was confused now, too.
We do have a fixed percentage per rank that we use for rewards. However, since a non-fixed percentage of your rewards go to referrers, your total percentage of rewards with the same rank change.
Does this make sense?
I can see that but when the reward pool is allocated to 100 Stackers everyday, the percentage of reward should remain the same. How can percentage change?
https://image.nostr.build/790c9fb6b045015e2f9a40335df9e5fa5a6d81a53b2ae51b99ed78c5b4a28ebf.jpg The result of weak money, weak men, weak families and, of course, “feminism.” I reckon this is also why women are so much more likely to vote for socialists and adjacent ideologies - intuitively, they know something is broken and that they are not responsible for protecting and providing - at the same time, they’ve been gaslit to think that having and supporting a strong male presence is supporting “the patriarchy.” In addition, in the age of soyboys and eternal manchildren, such a presence is probably not easy to come by.
The biggest feminists in the world are masculine men. Because they allow for the women to fully embody their femininity. The foundation of protection and provision they supply gives women the safe environment to be feminine; to be gentle, caring, nurturing, loving - without the fear of being taken advantage of as a result of doing so.
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Eternal manchildren is a big one. Rather play video games and do other things like play fantasy football then building a family and working to make your community better
The crisis of feminism is due to the failure of masculinity. On average men have failed women.
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87 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 9 Sep
Just in case: you can disable freebies for your comments in your settings if you'd like.
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Thanks must of turned this on by mistake
220 sats \ 2 replies \ @Lux 9 Sep

Point of Contact

With so many scams and deceptive schemes within the “system”, it is difficult to avoid them, however many people get suckered into them quite easily at the very beginning, with the first point of contact.
You are under no obligation to answer any offers put to you; obligation can only be ascertained once you have entered into contract.
  • Open your front door: You are not obligated to open your front door to anyone who does not have an appointment, agreed by you.
  • Answering the phone: You are not obligated to answer your phone, unless a call is expected, and you do not have to give any information over the phone.
  • Texts received: “Texts” are not legal or lawful documents, and can be ignored, unless you have given permission and acceptance for texts to be used. If they are unsolicited, they can be blocked.
  • E-mails: “E-mails” are considered secondary evidence in “court”; without contract or agreement you are under no obligation to accept them, reply to them or even read them. It is often prudent to not deal with any e-mails, for data protection reasons, and delete and then block any further unsolicited e-mails.
Many of these “first points of contact” will make a suggestion to a “customers account”; however you should question the following:
  • When was the account offered?
  • Do they have written evidence, signed by you, requesting an account?
  • When was it accepted?
  • In what name is the account set up?
  • Who set up the account?
If you should open the door, the person who knocked will try and command the situation by ignoring to verify any obligation or contract, but instead deceptively focus on you, and your actions.
This trick will centre on questions such as: “why did you not reply to our correspondence”.
They are trying to get you to “justify your actions”.
Never do this; the burden of proof is on them; what right do they have to make you explain anything, especially when there is no agreement or contract? They have none.
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150 sats \ 0 replies \ @Golu 9 Sep
What apiece of knowledge! Thank you so much!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Roll 9 Sep
"The Funniest Joke in the World" (also "Joke Warfare" and "Killer Joke") is a Monty Python comedy sketch revolving around a joke that is so funny that anyone who reads or hears it promptly dies from laughter. Ernest Scribbler (Michael Palin), a British "manufacturer of jokes", writes the joke on a piece of paper only to die laughing. His mother (Eric Idle) also immediately dies laughing after reading it, as do the first constables on the scene. Eventually the joke is contained, weaponized, and deployed against Germany during World War II.
The sketch appeared in the first episode of the television show Monty Python's Flying Circus ("Whither Canada"), first shown on 5 October 1969.[1] It appeared in altered forms in several later Python works. The German translation of the joke in the sketch is made of various meaningless, German-sounding nonce words, and so it does not have an English translation.
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Sloooowly learning how to create cartoons with AI and move to the world where zaps replace hearts in a world of V4V. My full weekly posts are on Substack. Chuckrussell.substack.com.
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138 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 9 Sep
Did any territory owners notice that they didn't get reward splits today? I didn't yet. Maybe someone high up risked too many sats betting on the NFL week 1 games??? 😀
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43 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 9 Sep
Just noticed I also didn't get any
/cc @k00b
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66 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 9 Sep
Looking into it
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Day 227 of the #100aDayTil100k challenge, sets breakdown: 4x32 normal/narrow, 22 pike, 32 diamond; Total: 182 (Day 331 of 100+ pushups per day in total; day 230 of 120+ pushups per day)
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Day 266 of posting mining earnings from the day before: 859 sats on 8Sep2024! Running total: 175,936 sats!
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day 39: 47 sats on 9-8-24. total 1239 sats!
thank god for a few private sats on a private grid connection to a private account.
we overestimate what can be accomplished by day 100, and underestimate what can be accomplished by day 1000.
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @zana 9 Sep
Stay humble and stack sats. Great time ahead stackers.
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What??
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Mornin freaks,
Hope everyone has an awesome day.
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141 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 9 Sep
Day 511 of snailposting everyday 'til BTC hits $100k.
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Chasing a different kind of cowboy hat these days. Zebedee app offers sats for each day you can keep up a streak. On my 12th day
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But recently ZBD don't offer daily poll. So i uninstalled that app.
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140 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 9 Sep
I needed a jacket to walk the dogs this morning. It was much colder than the forecast. I could use some bone chilling weather after that hot summer. I'll probably be complaining of the cold in December.
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It's getting chilly in the mornings around these parts, but by noon, it's nice and warm.
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Winter is my kryptonite
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I guess it depends where you were born.
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31 sats \ 0 replies \ @suraz 9 Sep
Alien spotted 🤣
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Roll 9 Sep
any idea who wrote it ?
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Boy can I relate to this, especially lately.
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