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There is a bet on Predyx about SN reaching 1.4M items in 2025 or not:
@denlillaapan is creating regular posts about how bad this bet is going for me:
This is the latest chart:
I agree, it doesn't look good. But It's So Early, right?!
But it won't be so early forever. Therefore, I have decided that I can't sit back anymore and pretend like I don't feel like this:
But on the other hand, I haven't even started to do something about it. But today we will reclaim our homeworld like in this opening cinematic of Legacy of the Void:
Let's make @denlillaapan cry and the next chart look like this!

But @ek, you have just posted a bunch of memes and haven't explained at all what the bounty is about???
You are right! I got carried away. But the title already explains most of it:
  • whoever has the most comments in this post wins
  • deadline is on Monday, April 28, 0:00 UTC (timezone converter)
But wait! This isn't a winner takes all:
🥇 1st place gets 25k sats 🥈 2nd place gets 12.5k sats 🥉 3rd place gets 7.5k sats 4th place gets 5k sats 5th place gets 2.5k sats
everyone above 100 comments gets 1k sats
btw, we're also engaged since today, see #948336.
25,000 sats bounty
ADDENDUM
  • Freebie comments don't count
  • New accounts that look like bots that have been created to only win this bounty also don't count so save your sats
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What about bot posts by real users 👀
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100 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek OP 17h
If you use your API key and your comments are marked as bot, it won't count
Challenge accepted
I’m not here to fuck spiders
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I was thinking the script would just fetch all comments on the post and reduce to calculate the leaderboard, instead of having to specify a nym manually
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek OP 3m
I wanted to do that, but I realized the API makes this hard because of all the nested replies. I would have to assume some upper limit of how deeply nested replies are and then it might kill the server unnecessarily increase server load if everybody runs that script all the time.
So I decided to just use this simple SQL query for the leaderboard:
SELECT users.name, count("Item".id) AS nreplies
FROM "Item"
JOIN users ON users.id = "Item"."userId"
WHERE "rootId" = 948515 AND freebie = 'f'
GROUP BY users.name
ORDER BY nreplies DESC;
and give everyone a way to verify their own number by fetching all their own comments from last week (the items you can see in someone's profile) and then only counting the replies to this post.
What a terrible showing
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@coinsreporter is trying to move up the board. You guys can battle it out for 2nd.
390 sats \ 98 replies \ @grayruby 17h
This is a rigged game.
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40 sats \ 52 replies \ @ek OP 17h
Mhh, good point, but let's see.
Our API is not that easy to understand and they still need to pay for each comment. If it's a really naive bot, it's going to run into spam fees and/or comment way more than needed.
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100 comments for 1 sat each guarantees 900 sats profit
Rigged games are the most fun games there are.
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131 sats \ 26 replies \ @grayruby 16h
If they are rigged in your favour.
Damn! @Aardvark @grayruby @Undisciplined and @denlillaapan are talking chirping like parrots love birds.
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Legit photo of us bumbling about
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I think I also wagered in favor of SN breaking 1.4M items in 2025
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Weak! I wagered on Stacker News breaking 1.5M.
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We will get there by next week.
13 sats \ 9 replies \ @grayruby 17h
I was originally on YES but moved over to NO after seeing @denlillaapan's doom posting.
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leeeeesgooooe, we die together
120 sats \ 68 replies \ @supratic 17h
How you gonna count comments for each user under this post?
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0 sats \ 57 replies \ @ek OP 17h
I wanted to mention that everybody should reply exclusively to their own replies so SN will count them for me (and if somebody else replies in their thread, it counts as a reply for them), but I will probably just use the API or read the database.
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I want to reply to everything.
Holy shit, this is going to be wild.
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Yeah, buckle up buttercup. We're taken for a riiiiiide
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So... how's the weather? It's pretty nice here. Like mid 50s and breezy.
More of Sensei’s comments is a great thingy
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Aardvark 6h
I couldn't agree more.
How did you say It’s so Early! and mention @Car podcast and not mine?! You TROLLING
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24 sats \ 4 replies \ @Car 10h
haven’t seen @ek in two days and I see this post like…
0 sats \ 1 reply \ @OT 5h
It's late where I am but I might be able to sneak through while you guys are all sleeping.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 4h
Still under 800...
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Should I have pizza for dinner or something healthy? I had a salad with roasted chicken last night.
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I just ate BBQ chicken pizza. Was really good.
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Tasty. This is 4 meat. I am not sure what the 4th meat is. Looks like pepperoni, ham and beef to me but maybe some of the ham is bacon.
Since I'm seeing this in the morning, a note that leftover pizza is the breakfast of champions.
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Never had it for breakfast. But for lunch many times.
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HAHAHAHA what a cheap(!) way to turn the tides of an honest bet. Ah, man. Resorting not just to shit posting, but bribing the stackers to shitpost on your behalf.
well played, sir; weeeell played.
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I warned you that @ek is fully capable of determining the outcome of that event.
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I know, I know. Just never thought he actually would/there would come much from it
Most of us will shitpost for free; getting paid is just a bonus.
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true. We degeneratez
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100 sats \ 21 replies \ @Roll 17h
What a challenge...100 posts in 8 days.. so 10 per day at least let s see how far i go
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21 sats \ 9 replies \ @Roll 17h
so i ve to talk to myself to make it counts quiet weird but why not ..ahaahha
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7 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek OP 17h
the things we do for love sats
7 sats \ 7 replies \ @ek OP 17h
let's go, you're my man!
@BlokchainB are you watching the Knicks game?
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Nah am I missing anything? 👀
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Ya
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my god, that comment count is making me nervous
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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @ek OP 16h
I'm scared too!
I already have to pay out at least 52.5k sats for the top 5.
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plus the value at risk in the bet itself... oooh lord, what have we gotten ourselves into?!
Shit
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💩
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33 sats \ 5 replies \ @Scoresby 16h
I was waiting for someone to mention how valuable making a lot of comments could be in the context of the bet...
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Well, not really. I'll do some numbers in the morning, but ek has to keep up this charade (and more!) not for a day or a week like now, but for 260 goddamn days.
Phat chance
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I'm out of quips
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21 sats \ 20 replies \ @jasonb 16h
Is that thing @ken started still going? That’s gotta pad your stats a bit. I keep forgetting about it, but still have high hopes I’ll win it in the end.
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51 sats \ 9 replies \ @ek OP 16h
Yes, #661571 is still going
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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @jasonb 16h
…and now I’m back in the running over there!
So just so I understand your bounty properly, does your comment on my comment apply towards my total?
I keep forgetting about that thing.
🚨Spoiler Alert🚨 1st place: @grayruby 2nd place: @Aardvark 3rd place: ? 4th place: @denlillaapan 5th place: ?
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I got this, bro. No worries
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I know you're right but I also knew that something rigged like this would come into play.
Still a long way to go. 1800 comments daily for 250+ days would require them to double up their efforts.
I was hoping to get to 100 before recording this week's podcast but didn't quite make it. Things really slowed down in the thread.
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I've decided to reply all of your comments so as to see myself on the winners' list. Haha
Crap! I'm a half hour behind.
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36 sats \ 11 replies \ @ek OP 17h
just skip some sleep
every hour you skip you can post 6 comments for 1 sat!
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That's for vertical posting. I can reply way more than that horizontally.
This is what happens when you are building your media empire
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You never know what tradeoffs you'll have to make
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Can we get a leaderboard?
I'm sure you don't have enough real work to do.
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No leaderboard. No Rewards. No bounty. No zapping. No comments. No posts. No, Nothing, Noone except I.
— Darth, the influencer.
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44 sats \ 6 replies \ @Aardvark 14h
You have not read my guides!
He's going to have a fun time counting.
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Or we will, since there's no other way to know he counted correctly.
Anyone watching WrestleMania??
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20 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 12h
We were recording the pod. I watched a bit of it earlier. I want to watch the main event.
This sounds like fun
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I decided to let out my inner Darth. Maybe because I own a lot of NO shares.
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This is what market makers feel like every day
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 5h
It is until about 10 comments... Then it becomes work.
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Oh well, Stackers.
I just gotta snatch third place here to have ek bail out my 7.5k sats placed on the bet.
Thanks for covering my buy-in, pal!
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @OT 5h
Will you get 3rd?
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Probably 1.
I am the kiiiing.
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Ok
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We need 1800ish comments per day to reach 1.4M by 31 Dec 2025.
It's not looking achievable even with this because we've been constantly falling short of daily target by 800 to 1000 items.
Undoubtedly this competition will increase the daily comments counts but I'm not so sure that it'll help break even 1800 items/day.
We need more people and more stackers and more engaging content to see it happen.
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I heard you call Sensei
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We really need you. I need you for moral support. @grayruby has @realBitcoinDog to talk to for no reason. I have many reminisce of our PPP talks and it's time we can do that again. For some happy sats...
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 5h
Retail died this bull run didn't they
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10 sats \ 3 replies \ @OT 5h
Need more CC's...
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7 for 7 comments!!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 4h
Winning?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 4h
Bought some! Worth it for commenting
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29 sats \ 9 replies \ @supratic 17h
Does not sound this will provide much quality contents or constructive conversations
@remindme in 15151515 seconds
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The Predyx bet is about quantity, and has no adjustments for quality.
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Podt
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Yes
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Wait you’re encouraging me to post? I’m paid to post??
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And exchange good vibes with Sensei
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Shit
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💩
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There is a bet on Predyx about SN reaching 1.4M items in 2025 or not:
There is one more: 1.5M items on SN in 2025. I have been saying that both of these will be "Yes". Now you believe me? CC: @denlillaapan
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No, actually still not. This lil stunt is funny, but work last
Do you see me selling my shares? diamond hands, bitch
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Yup
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7 sats \ 8 replies \ @ek OP 16h
lol
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Ya
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Roll 16h
xcellent :)
@mega_dreamer totally happy with all this Predyx bet activity (#944412)
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I'm not positive how predyx works, but if I'm looking correctly, it's cheaper to bet on "no" right now?
We need to start quote replying.
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You need to take a break and let me win.
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@k00b can I get an api key? 👀
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Don't worry, I got this. 🔑
Shit
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💩
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Truly.
I got owned
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The floodgates have opened.
Nothing to be done
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@ek are you keeping track?
This is 69
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 4h
96 is the new 69
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Also, this gonna be the coolest portrait anyone has ever made of me.
Dude kinda looks like me, too: flashy, hip, overconfident. Nice role model for my unborn, non-existent kids
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I kinda like how you go against 🖕the Humility ethos
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That is my life ethos
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Shit
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rbd, my dude, two peeps can play this game
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Stop flexing 😡
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40 sats \ 11 replies \ @ek OP 16h
you should start preparing a speech
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Comment #1 this is rigged. Comment #2 my dog just pissed in the house.
Haha
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Almost 1k comments. Impressive result.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 1h
Whoever wins this really needs to go and get a job
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i have a lot of catching up to do
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 2h
Gonna crack 1k pretty soon!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @flat24 2h
Curse! I hate when I am absent from SN and I get lost of something valuable like this.
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not anymore ;) you still have 7 days left :P
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 3h
I guess this is the saloon for the next week.
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now that is something you don't expect everyday. lettttttttttttt's go-
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oh yeahhh ride on
In Japan, more diapers are sold for elderly people than for babies, reflecting the country’s aging population and shifting demographics.
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diapers
sad...let s see how we will manage at that age :(
Sad! This boy passed away today. It caught Parvo most probably, was doing better under medication yesterday evening but I found him no more in tbe morning. RIP!!
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RIP how old cause it looks young ?
0 sats \ 2 replies \ @OT 4h
Can anyone help with an Apollo BTC issue?
@Saloon is in the hospital!!
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you re problably the only one with a "normal" post
ahhaah
Most comments lose
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Breaking!!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 4h
Where's @DarthCoin ?
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