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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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Challenge accepted
I’m not here to fuck spiders
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I like that saying as well!
Like a shag on a rock
What about bot posts by real users 👀
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100 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek OP 19 Apr
If you use your API key and your comments are marked as bot, it won't count
NameReplies
@Roll1,137
@Coinsreporter898
@denlillaapan827
@NovaRift773
@OT737
@Aardvark600
@grayruby357
@realBitcoinDog192
@User21000000134
@cryotosensei118
@Undisciplined115
@WeAreAllSatoshi101
ek76
j7hB7574
_stacktoshi71
Solomonsatoshi28
StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears27
SimpleStacker19
CarlTuckerson14
mega_dreamer12
unschooled10
jasonb9
plebpoet7
BlokchainB6
jakoyoh6296
flat246
ken5
Dkryptoenth5
MANI4
Lazy_AMA4
BitcoinIsTheFuture4
Bell_curve3
Msd04578903
kepford2
k00b2
jowo2
supratic2
Public_N_M_E2
Turdinthepunchbowl2
DarthCoin2
nitter2
Scoresby1
Cowboy1
oliverweiss1
Car1
Cappy_SC1
028559d2181
longlifelearner201
Nzowashua1
dingding5411
elvismercury1
birdeye211
siggy471
0xbitcoiner1
nym1
thecommoner1
030e0dca831
Previous leaderboard: #957155
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800 comments coming up.
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You can do it. Just start typing 1 to 800 and you will only find out that you need 400 more, AT LEAST.
7411
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@ek your well intentioned effort to drive engagement on SN has gotten out of control. My notifications have become completely inundated by utter nonsense one word, one character comments. It is all spam now. This is not improving the SN experience, it is ruining it.
I applaud your efforts in running this contest. I think next time if we do something similar the parameters for what will be accepted as a legitimate comment should be stricter.
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You are right and I’m sorry but I will fix the notification spam this week if not today, see #951622
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A group of hyenas is called a cackle.
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Can you mute the thread? Does that clean up your notifications?
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Oh I guess you can’t mute posts. But you can unsubscribe from threads
This is a rigged game.
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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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If they are rigged in your favour.
How you gonna count comments for each user under this post?
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Moreeee
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Moar
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@ek Truly grateful for the epic comment tournament and giveaway you put together — it brought a ton of visibility to Predyx and made the whole experience so fun and engaging. Huge respect and much love for making it happen! 🙏💛
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You deserve it....you deserve it....
101 sats \ 31 replies \ @OT 23 Apr
Fun fact:
At birth, a baby panda is smaller than a mouse.
How did you say It’s so Early! and mention @Car podcast and not mine?! You TROLLING
my god, that comment count is making me nervous
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100 sats \ 179 replies \ @Roll 19 Apr
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 \ 98 replies \ @Roll 19 Apr
so i ve to talk to myself to make it counts quiet weird but why not ..ahaahha
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the things we do for love sats
let's go, you're my man!
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 would have done it for free.
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Tiger cubs are born blind and only half of the cubs survive.
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
56 sats \ 47 replies \ @OT 20 Apr
I think @siggy47 is showing some wisdom here.
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Typical
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10 sats \ 9 replies \ @OT 21 Apr
Or he's got too many sats. Maybe if the prize were 100k he might be enticed
Hly
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in a few hours 316 comments, not bad :)
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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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122 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek OP 20 Apr
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.
THE SCOOP!
@Undisciplined is piling in...
I almost became the biggest holder of No contracts... but alas, no.
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40 sats \ 50 replies \ @OT 20 Apr
Predyx is loving this
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The first service animals were established in Germany during World War I, but references to service animals date back to the mid-16th Century.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @NovaRift 14h
Hey den
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What's up, my guy?
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Current leaderboard:
namereplies
@Aardvark516
@OT470
@denlillaapan346
@grayruby271
@Coinsreporter204
@realBitcoinDog184
@NovaRift183
@Roll183
@Undisciplined109
ek70
WeAreAllSatoshi58
cryotosensei56
j7hB7554
StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears17
mega_dreamer12
SimpleStacker10
unschooled10
flat246
jasonb6
jakoyoh6296
BlokchainB5
Solomonsatoshi4
Dkryptoenth4
Lazy_AMA4
ken3
Turdinthepunchbowl2
DarthCoin2
supratic2
k00b2
nitter2
BitcoinIsTheFuture2
kepford2
MANI1
longlifelearner201
Nzowashua1
Cappy_SC1
Car1
oliverweiss1
thecommoner1
028559d2181
Scoresby1
Bell_curve1
030e0dca831
birdeye211
Cowboy1
dingding5411
Previous leaderboard: #951753
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If it’s not too much work, can you continue to tag me despite being below you in the rank?
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I just want to make it to a hundred haha
Hmmm where's my update
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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
Bet comments
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Current leaderboard:
namereplies
@Aardvark382
@grayruby247
@OT232
@denlillaapan188
@realBitcoinDog184
@Coinsreporter172
@Roll106
@Undisciplined101
@NovaRift94
ek68
WeAreAllSatoshi47
j7hB7541
cryotosensei36
StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears13
unschooled10
mega_dreamer8
SimpleStacker8
jakoyoh6296
flat246
jasonb6
BlokchainB4
Dkryptoenth4
k00b2
DarthCoin2
Turdinthepunchbowl2
Lazy_AMA2
BitcoinIsTheFuture2
supratic2
nitter2
dingding5411
longlifelearner201
oliverweiss1
Nzowashua1
030e0dca831
birdeye211
Cappy_SC1
Car1
Scoresby1
MANI1
I will only mention the ones who are above me in the leaderboard from now on because I think only they are actually trying to win and thus interested in the leaderboard.
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Also, curious why you chose to post the verification repo on GitHub and not your self hosted git server?
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200 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek OP 21 Apr
Haha, good question! I indeed wanted to do this first. But I was too lazy to go and get my security key that I need for MFA on git.ekzy.is when I was already logged into Github.
Let the games continue.
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Well played, sir. Excellent as always
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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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I did mention @Aardvark at the 1st place. Half of them are 💩 comments though. Haha.
Congrats!!
@grayruby sliding to 3rd place is shocking!!
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Unfortunately there was no one to talk to around 2am when I was still awake and then I went to sleep for 8 hours and they had a field day in my absence.
20 sats \ 6 replies \ @OT 20 Apr
I got this
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Great!
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xcellent
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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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I think I wagered on 1.4 before 1.5 was available lol
40 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek OP 19 Apr
let's go haha
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This sounds like fun
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Yeah! So much fun :(
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lol are you alright nova?
or foune
Comments and zaps both are transferred to this post for now. Amazing times for SN.
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One post to rule them all!
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It was looking good yesterday. Today, you can see it's just a transfer of engagement.
whoever has the most comments in this post wins
It could be: **whoever has the most comments in this post on SN wins.
Let's load up on some No contracts. THIS AIN'T SCARING ANYONE!
From the time you guys started talking, Bear Stearns stock has fallen more than 38 percent. Would you buy more now? Bruce Miller: [unsure] Sure. Yeah. I'd buy more. Why not? Mark Baum: BOOM.
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I considered it, but decided against it.
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Moar novo moar
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Is this also a secret stress test for SN? I know there's no concern about pages loading with too many nests (since nested comments get thrown to another page), but wasn't sure if there was a thread limit of any sort, or how SN's backend database just handles a post with a ton of comments.
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I like this line of thinking
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That's how conspiracy theories are made..
The soles of your feet have no hair follicles, according to Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
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Don’t forget to put your tips in for the AFL pick em! Win 1K sats
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another world vs rugby
My tip is take the Pies.
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This you at 1 am
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Damn! @Aardvark @grayruby @Undisciplined and @denlillaapan are talking chirping like parrots love birds.
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Shameless self-promotion: #950585
10 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 20 Apr
This
I need memes
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@grayruby are we doing NBA game chats here to add up comments?
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We don't have a discussion thread going so might as well. I didn't see the first game. I have been watching the Clippers vs Nuggets though.
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I caught most of the first. I really felt like NYK were going to complete the comeback again.
Seems the pistons totally changed their strategy for Cunningham compared to game 1. He had a ton of points and few assists
Can we also do bitcoin markets chat here?
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Of course we'll do that in the morning. I'll open a thread.
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I'm too old and grumpy for this.
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By the time this is done, you'll be older and possibly grumpier.
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Working on being less grumpy but it's not easy.
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You can do I t
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I cracked my dearest phone's screen while watching Paul Hayman attacking on the balls of both Punk and Roman Reigns in the WrestleMania! What a disaster, Rollins won!
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Should have been the night 2 main event, not the night 1 closer.
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Cena still holds the same old charm among audience. You can hear they were louder while chanting "let's go Cena, Cena sucks".
However I agree the first night main event was much much better. Watching Heyman sitting in the corner with that nasty smile was as classy as it can get.
Cena + Travis Scott + Rhodes makes everyone happy including kids. WWE gives a lot of thinking about how to charm broader audience while scripting these big occassions.
Haha. I can't believe Paul Heyman is still in wrestling.
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He's now hailed as the wise man. He now is in a real mess with both Punk and Roman going after him.
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How do you explain Investing fiat in reality? #951707
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Wait until you see it in real terms.
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you do not
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Wow. I am sure that machine takes quite the spread. It's like those coinstar machines we used to have in Canada that would take all your loose change and give you cash for it but it took an 11% haircut.
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11% is robbery. There's so many ways to just waste money.
werewolf also goes by the name “lycanthrope,” and you can learn more about werewolves here.
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Strategy Acquires 6,556 BTC and Now Holds 538,200 BTC #951204
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In the 1932 World Series, Babe Ruth famously gestured toward center field before hitting a home run in that precise direction.
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Insane
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I'm curious how Stacker Salon comments will go down (or not) while this post is happening.
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Its down
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This is new Saloon for me
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @OT 23 Apr
Fun fact:
Violin bows are commonly made from horse hair.
I've been playing with Google sheets today. I should make a post about it. I'm such a data nerd I swear.
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=GOOGLEFINANCE("BTC-USD") Gives you the current price of BTC in a cell of Google sheets.
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Las Vegas’s new, 900-square-foot entertainment venue, Sphere, is the largest spherical structure in the world, said CNN. The structure was designed by architecture firm Populous and innovation firm ICRAVE.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Roll 23 Apr
i never play with cause no need
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Huh
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I cracked the screen if my phone yesterday. I got it repaired for 7k Sats at a repair shop.
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I’m sure you will make it back within a week lol
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @OT 23 Apr
Fun fact:
Johnny Cash took only three voice lessons before his teacher advised him to stop taking lessons and to never deviate from his natural voice.
Wow that's a great deal. My wife got quoted $120 to fix the screen on her old phone. She didn't bother. Just waited until the contract was up and got a new phone.
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Maybe the service cost is way too much there?
How many repair shops do you see around you?
We have at least a 1000 mobile repair shops all around us. They all are doing great because 200k people in the town and at least 800k living in villages around the town I liv in.
The numbers are approximate. We didn't have census after 2011.
Lost my cowboy hat yesterday. Just completely got caught up in offline stuff, and didn't pay enough attention to SN, I guess. Ah, well.
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well come back
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Thank you so much.
I'm up one place.
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Go up another now!
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Running out of time to enter the April run club challenge! 1 mile win 2500 SATS
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LDRC ???
Starting to think Bitcoin can’t fix all our problems haha
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human thinking on nature!!!
Not everything but at least governments won’t have a fiat printer to rely on.
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Dim the sun ☀️ we need more sun in our lives not less surely . But yes they won’t do these “experiments “ without the printer
30 sats \ 5 replies \ @OT 21 Apr
Someone is going to write a script that will post a reply on every comment.
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Tell me more..
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Or tell me moar!
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I really hope that doesn't happen. It would be nice to have something fun happen thst doesn't get ruined for once.
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Is there anyone who can catch @Aardvark?
I'm not good at running.
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I think Aardvarks sleep, someone will catch him then.
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Good idea
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Sure. We will all pass him while he is out driving a truck 8 hours a day all week. We will be ahead by Tuesday.
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Can spamming be considered a fun activity? People usually pay to get some fun online. The same is the case on SN.
You can spam but it costs you a precious Sat.
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Fun for the spammers. Not fun trying to sift through my timeline to find the real comments and posts.
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Definitely not fun to see my name spelled out one letter at a time over the course of ~150 posts.
1st time time in my life that occurs
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First time things are the best
@grayruby watching the games tonight?
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 24 Apr
This is an old school basketball game
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🤜👴
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Are you watching the Warriors vs Rockets. Very physical game to start.
You watching @Undisciplined?
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I watched the first 8-10 minutes. Agree on the physicality. The highlights they showed from game 1 were pretty physical too. Kinda funny, Houston Rockets and University of Houston basketball team seem to have a similar style
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Hey @mega_dreamer, there's something off in the NBA market. The orderbook for Memphis Grizzles says that I have 10k yes share on them but when I try to sell them they don't reflect. They aren't also there under the share holder.
CC: @grayruby: you also have 5k shares there?
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Yes, something is definitely not right. We'll look into it. Thanks for reporting it. The shareholders tab should show your and @grayruby's share.
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Maybe the payout is below a minimum threshold?
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I don't think so. I think there's some bug causing it. Because I can't find my buy in for Grizzles in the notifications.
@BlokchainB are you watching the Knicks game?
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Nah am I missing anything? 👀
knicks game ? it s a waht ?
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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50 sats \ 2 replies \ @OT 20 Apr
How's home mining going?
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Good! How about you? Did you get that s9?
🚨Spoiler Alert🚨 1st place: @grayruby 2nd place: @Aardvark 3rd place: ? 4th place: @denlillaapan 5th place: ?
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whatever
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Gotta go harder then.
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Anyone watching WrestleMania??
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We were recording the pod. I watched a bit of it earlier. I want to watch the main event.
what is that ?
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 20 Apr
Will you get 3rd?
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Probably 1.
I am the kiiiing.
Is this arbitrage?
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It shows you're getting in tbe groove.
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If you come to India some say, don't miss to visit Kashmir, the heaven on the Earth.
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That is beautiful. Have you been?
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Have been there when I was a kid. I intend to go there this year but the recent terror attack is much closer to this and I don't think it'll be wise to go there until everything's sorted out permanently.
India has deployed extra 1 million troops in the valley.
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