***MM***: Monday Muse

Design

# Goood Monday, creative stackers!

It's a great day to share those beautiful ideas you have been dreaming about during the weekend. The [top](?sort=top) one will receive the 2100 Bonus tomorrow.

Share any beautiful ideas as video, photo or whatever other file you want to share, you just need to prove it came out of your brain. Let's have some fun! 

Zap zap and get some sats!


MM: Monday Muse

Design_r

# Goood Monday, creative stackers!
It's a great day to share those beautiful ideas you have been dreaming about during the weekend.

Share any innovative thought as video, photo or whatever other **fuctional** thing you want to share, you just need to prove it came out of your brain with a minimum of PoW. Let's have some fun! The [top](?sort=top) one, will receive the 2100 Bonus tomorrow.

Zap zap and get some sats!



***MM*** :: Monday Muse : Goood Moonday, creative stackers!

# Goood Monday, creative stackers!
It's a great day to share those beautiful ideas you have been dreaming about during the weekend.

Share any innovative thought as video, photo or whatever other **functional** thing you want to share, just need to prove it came out of your brain with a minimum of PoW. The [top](?sort=top) one, will receive the 2100 Bonus next Monday. Have fun!

Zap zap and get some sats!



MM :: Monday Muse : Goood Moonday, creative stackers!

# Goood Monday, creative stackers!
It's a great day to share those beautiful ideas you have been dreaming about during the weekend.

Share any innovative thought as video, photo or whatever other **functional** thing you want to share, just need to prove it came out of your brain with a minimum of PoW. The [top](?sort=top) one, will receive the 2100 Bonus tomorrow. Have fun!

Zap zap and get some sats!



Pentax k1  Dfa 50 ***mm***

Photography

![](https://m.stacker.news/52250)

![](https://m.stacker.news/52251)

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Pentax k1  Dfa 50 mm

KobiAstangelov

v=***Mm***-PntkuppI

Conference Agenda
https://btcplusplus.dev/conf/atx24#agenda

bitcoin++ Austin 2024: Day 1 Livestream

bitcoin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5qcL0hI30k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm-PntkuppI

**Conference Agenda**
https://btcplusplus.dev/conf/atx24#agenda

0xbitcoiner

Letter & Number Stamp Set (4 ***mm***).
M8 Stainless Steel Washers (8 ***mm***). ... M8 Stainless Steel Wingnuts (8 ***mm***).
M8 Stainless Steel Bolts (60 ***mm***).

Storing and inheriting Bitcoin. 

*Episode V. Block height: 773000. A durable deep cold storage and guidance for your heirs are key when it comes to Bitcoin self-custody. Make it yourself. A step-to-step guide.*

![This is a picture](https://i.postimg.cc/L6gygc4n/520-E7807-CD9-A-4-E16-ACE9-142-E67-C916-CD.jpg)

Well, I'm going to El Salvador, who just got nominated for «Best in Travel 2023», very soon (Hit me up if you are around). In this context, I have been concerned about the storage of my Bitcoin in general. Not because I think El Salvador is a dangerous country, but I just realized that something unexpected can always happen in life. Either to you personally (Death, Alzheimer, …) or to your Bitcoin storage (Fire, damp, …).

Is your Bitcoin seed storage robust to withstand external influences? Does anyone know about your Bitcoin? Do they know how to take control of it in case of emergency? When I asked myself these questions, it hit me like a blow. F*** am I unprepared for unexpected events, probably losing all my Bitcoin if an emergency hits, because there are no precoutions in place!

That's the reason I want to make you aware of the importance of storing your Bitcoin properly AND thinking about a plan to prepare your heirs to take control of the Bitcoin if emergency hits. Besides, I’ll show you how to build a durable, cheap and indestructible Bitcoin seed storage yourself. Sounds amazing? Let’s dive in! But first things first.

# Key management is key

As some have already painfully discovered in 2022, it is crucial to store Bitcoin yourself. “Not your keys, not your coins” is one of the most important mantras in the Bitcoin community. We have already covered the importance of self-custody in the episode «Take back control over your Bitcoin. Now! (https://open.substack.com/pub/carlbmenger/p/take-back-control-over-your-bitcoin?)». In this episode we will build on this knowledge, so check it out if you missed it. Now we start with some basics real quick by clarifying a few terminologies:

### A Bitcoin-Wallet

Simply speaking, you can imagine a Bitcoin-Wallet like an electronic purse, and the standard user interface to the Bitcoin network.

Basically, you can divide digital wallets into Custodial and Noncustodial-Wallets. The difference is essentially the exercise of control over the wallet. With Custodial-Wallets, a third party exercises control, comparable to your bank account, where the bank has ultimate control over the account. With a Noncustodial-Wallet, you exercise control yourself, comparable to cash in your purse.

Further, you can distinguish between Hardware- (cold) and Software-Wallets (hot). Hardware-Wallets are also called cold storage because they themselves are not connected to the internet, while Software-Wallets are. For long-term storage of Bitcoin, I would definitely recommend a Hardware-Wallet, because you eliminate the risk of hacks over the internet.

It should also be noted that the Bitcoin are technically not stored in your wallet, regardless of cold or hot. Moreover, they never leave the Bitcoin blockchain. Your wallet stores your Bitcoin private key (more in a minute), which gives you access to your Bitcoin. This means, if you lose your Hardware-Wallet, for example, or if it breaks or the manufacturer goes bankrupt, you can restore access to your Bitcoin by entering your private key. A private key is created, when you set up a Hardware-Wallet for the first time.

### Bitcoin private key

A Bitcoin ‘private key’ or ‘seed phrase’ is basically a randomly chosen number, often expressed in 12 or 24 words, a very complex password, so to speak. The person who has the private key also has control over the Bitcoin associated with that key.

![This is an image](https://i.postimg.cc/G3xMFFv1/536-AC431-CC8-C-4391-9-CBE-6-EC5-AC7-E61-E7.png)

When setting up your Bitcoin-Wallet, you have to write down 12 or 24 words. Don’t store them digitally! Either you write them down physically or, even better, stamp it on something that is more resistant to external influences, such as steel (I’ll show you in a minute). Needless to say, that you shouldn’t share your Bitcoin private key with anybody!

Another thing to keep in mind: The private key is created directly on your Hardware-Wallet. This means that the manufacturer does not have a copy of your private key. In other words, if you lose it, it will be lost forever. No customer support. Because the private key is created directly on your own wallet, it is very important that you purchase your wallet directly from the manufacturer. Preferably from a manufacturer that uses Bitcoin-only open source software. Because only then can you really rule out that the device has not been tampered with.

# Key-Storage

As you may have noticed, storing your private key is especially important. In this regard, you have several options: You can just remember your seed-phrase, then you have a so-called Brain-Wallet. You can probably imagine what disadvantages are associated with this. Another option would be writing down your private key on paper, creating a so-called Paper-Wallet. 

However, the biggest disadvantage is that your wallet is heavily exposed to external influences. For example, if you keep it in the basement, and it is damp, or you keep it in your room and your house burns down, you will lose access to your wallet. You could also come up with the idea of keeping your Paper-Wallet in your bank vault. Well, this has the disadvantage that you are trusting a third party. Do you really have access to it in an emergency?

Moreover, Bitcoin was designed precisely not to trust anyone but yourself, so it would be best to have an seed-storage that you can store comfortably at home, but is also protected from outside influences. An easy yet durable way to store your private key would be to engrave it in metal. This way you protect it from external influences. Many providers offer so-called seed-plates made of steel. Of course, you can just order one. But in the following, I would like to show you how you can easily make multiple key storage in steel for only about 70 bucks. And its fun! 

# Deep cold storage, homemade

Bitcoin itself is on the pedestal of many thought leaders, including this idea. Therefore, credit to econoalchemist. In the following, I will just write you a short summary and show you my personal journey. For a deeper dive, you can find his original post here: https://bit.ly/3Hro2Pp

This tutorial assumes that you already have your private key, that is, your 12–24 words. As already mentioned, you will basically get it when you set up your Hardware-Wallet. Instructions for this come from the manufacturer itself and are usually easy to follow. Once you have your seed-phrase and all the hardware components, you're ready to go. So let’s get started: To build your own cold and resistant steel storage, you only need the following hardware components (For multiple back-ups):

- A Hammer.
- Blockmit washer jig.
- Letter & Number Stamp Set (4 mm).
- M8 Stainless Steel Washers (8 mm).
- M8 Stainless Steel Wingnuts (8 mm).
- M8 Stainless Steel Bolts (60 mm).
- ADD ON: Tamper evident safe bags.

*You can find all links to the hardware components on my Substack article: https://open.substack.com/pub/carlbmenger/p/storing-and-inheriting-bitcoin?*

![This is an image](https://i.postimg.cc/13Xsh5yf/340-D2-D58-F378-47-C6-B50-B-8-B12-B15-AA1-AA.jpg)

### Proof of work

The value comes from the sweat. Start by simply placing the Blackmit Washer Jig on your work surface, place a washer in it, take the appropriate stamp and stamp with the hammer letter by letter into the washer. It is also very helpful to stamp the number of the word on top of it (1 CARL, 2 MENGER, …), because to restore access to your Bitcoin you need to type the word in the correct order. Yea, indeed this takes some time, but you can use the time and try to recognize your words.

![This is an image](https://i.postimg.cc/3w7Mr8TX/852-B7807-8-A09-4546-A742-B78-C9-E5984-A9.jpg)

When you have stamped all the words on the washers, then you can wind them on the bolt and close them with the wingnut. Congrats, you now have a key-storage well protected against external influences. To prove this to you, I let mine stew in my oven, right in the fire, for 12 hours. (I just burned 5 washers for display purposes only. Usually you have 12 or 24, but the result is the same). As you can see, everything is well readable. The same goes with salt water or the like. But don’t trust, try it yourself!

![This is an image](https://i.postimg.cc/xdyPYYfb/05933197-A55-C-48-D3-881-A-167-FC91903-E7.jpg)

ADD-ON: I would also recommend that you make two identical seed-storages at once, and then keep them in two different locations. Also, it is very helpful if you put the metal storage in a safe bag, so you can always tell for sure if someone has discovered your private key. If someone opens your safe bag, nobody can close it without leaving traces.

# Inherit Bitcoin

Great, now your Bitcoin are protected from outside influences. One more thing: What happens if you have an emergency and nobody knows about your Bitcoin wallet or your seed-storage? Well, your Bitcoin are probably a donation to the public. That's why I think it's important to include the people who will inherit your Bitcoin in case of emergency. You don't have to tell them your private key (yet), but at least tell them where to find it (with a cover letter) and give them a beginner-friendly guide on how to access your coins.

Most importantly: Don't make it too complicated! That's also why I'm not describing multi-sig and the like here, because I really think the biggest danger to your Bitcoin treasure is that your descendants won't know about it and/or won’t know how to access them. So let’s get more concrete. What can such an «Estate Plan» look like and what information should it contain?

- Information about your assets
- Information where to find those assets 
- Information about your wallets 
- Access information to your wallets

### Cover letter

The easiest way to get this information to your descendants is to draft a cover letter, where you briefly outline general information about your assets and how to access them. In this cover letter, it might also be useful to name a trusted person with contact details, so that if your heirs have any problems, they can contact someone trustworthy, who knows already a bit about Bitcoin. Of course, the choice is of crucial importance. However, it is much better to have someone you trust, than your heirs have to pick a completely random person. 

I also put a few books in each of my «Emergency Pack» so that my heirs are also intellectually stimulated. You can find the literature for this at the original Substack article, because knowledge is power. And always keep in mind, if your heirs don’t get it right: 

> “Lost coins only make everyone else's coins worth slightly more. Think of it as a donation to everyone.” - Satoshi Nakamoto


### The End

That's it for this episode. Hopefully you could take some valuable knowledge from this one. I know it’s not a very sexy topic, but important to get this done right in case of emergency. Thanks for reading and see you hopefully in the next one (El Salvador special). Until then, remember: Storing Bitcoin properly matters. ₿ critical, ₿ informed, ₿ prepared. Yours,

![This is an image](https://i.postimg.cc/sX1dZT0K/4607794-B-A27-C-4652-80-E9-B582569-AF478.png)




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CarlBMenger

fredgraph.png

and here below woman only (16-54yo only) with a 40% since Jan 2021

fredgraph.png

***Mm***,

FRED civilian labor force with disability - What does it mean for you?

charts_and_numbers

Maybe isn't a new thing but, as Bitcoin, there's also this trend going up and look's like isn't stopping! How's that, since 2021 we have a massive 30% increase in people with disabilities[^1] since Mar 2020? Pandemic related? It's a fact, or just people claiming to be?

![fredgraph.png](https://m.stacker.news/21553)

and here below woman only (16-54yo only)[^2] with a 40% since Jan 2021

![fredgraph.png](https://m.stacker.news/21555)

Mm, maybe the population rise at the same rate[^3]?

![fredgraph.png](https://m.stacker.news/21556)

Not even 2% increase, so not really related with it! 

US workforce is going away, slowly, but constantly, and these numbers are going up too, exponentially! I'd be curious to know what it does means for you? 


[^1]: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU01074597
[^2]: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU01076960
[^3]: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/POPTHM


How do you organize your working day?

franzap

I create a file called YYYY-***MM***-DD.txt at the start of each day.

I create a file called `YYYY-MM-DD.txt` at the start of each day. 

In it, I write my daily tasks, takeaways from meetings I attended, people I spoke with, and everything I learned from that day. I store each file in a directory called `notes`. 

When I need to find something, it's as easy as : 
```bash
grep "thing" 2022-*
```

At the end of each year, I create a file called `YYYY-summary.txt` with important information that I want to carry over into the next year.

I've used this process for 15 years. It's simple, efficient, and, best of all, free.


chrono

BT e 3,5 ***mm*** saem.

FB_IMG_1707622580114.jpg

This is my ESP32 web radio (with host) inside an old cassette tape body.

ideasfromtheedge

BT e 3,5 mm saem.

![FB_IMG_1707622580114.jpg](https://m.stacker.news/15660)

UnknownFacts

NFL Survivor Pool- Quick Question

NFLsurvivor2024

😱😱😱😱😱

https://imgprxy.stacker.news/OU5dKlV8fDd1GDeyLnUZuMQB0gZJW7NIl6D0Uq8S-***mM***/rs:fit:600:500:0

😱😱😱😱😱

https://imgprxy.stacker.news/OU5dKlV8fDd1GDeyLnUZuMQB0gZJW7NIl6D0Uq8S-mM/rs:fit:600:500:0/g:no/aHR0cHM6Ly9wYnMudHdpbWcuY29tL21lZGlhL0ZVV2Y4Q2xXWUFBYVQtOC5wbmc

😜😂🤣😜😂

He's better at home during primetime...but yeah... 12-20 in career primetime games :/

Public_N_M_E

Bitmatrix AMA 🌊 

bitmatrix

Like, could a ***MM*** come in and add 5 btc and 100k USDT and basically own the pool?

Is there a maximum amount of liquidity that can be added? Like, could a MM come in and add 5 btc and 100k USDT and basically own the pool? 

redyellowbluecru

largest damper ball in the world, consists of 41 circular steel plates of varying diameters, each 125 ***mm***

Taipei 101 - once the world's tallest building

Construction_and_Engineering

The picture of Taiwan in https://stacker.news/items/611417 featured the building and I don't recall having seen it before. The design is distinctly Asian which is refreshing. It gives the building a steampunk-like time-splitting effect.

|  ![](https://m.stacker.news/40220) |  ![](https://m.stacker.news/40221) |
|---|---|

It was once the world's tallest building:

> The building was officially classified as the world's tallest from its opening on 31 December 2004 (in time to celebrate New Year's Eve). However, the Burj Khalifa surpassed Taipei 101 in 2010. Upon completion, it became the world's first skyscraper to exceed a height of half a kilometer (about 0.3 miles). As of 2023, Taipei 101 is the tallest building in Taiwan and the eleventh tallest building in the world.

Once featured the world's fastest elevator:

> The elevators of Taipei 101 that transport passengers from the 5th to the 89th floor in 37 seconds (attaining 60.6 km/h (37.7 mph)) set speed records.

It's built to withstand 134 mph winds and the strongest recorded earthquakes:

> Taipei 101 is designed to withstand typhoon winds and earthquake tremors that are common in the area in the east of Taiwan. Evergreen Consulting Engineering, the structural engineer, designed Taipei 101 to withstand gale winds of 60 meters per second (197 ft/s), (216 km/h or 134 mph), as well as the strongest earthquakes in a 2,500-year cycle.

Its foundation has 380 piles, 5ft in diameter each, driven 262ft into the ground with 100ft of that being through bedrock:

> The foundation is reinforced by 380 piles driven 80 m (262 ft) into the ground, extending as far as 30 m (98 ft) into the bedrock. Each pile is 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) in diameter and can bear a load of 1,000–1,320 metric tons (1,100–1,460 short tons).

It also has the world's largest [tuned mass damper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuned_mass_damper) ball, a 728 ton steel pendulum, that can reduce 40% of the building's movement and is visible from within the building:

> Motioneering designed a 660-metric-ton (728-short-ton) steel pendulum that serves as a tuned mass damper, at a cost of NT$132 million (US$4 million). Suspended from the 92nd to the 88th floor, the pendulum sways to offset movements in the building caused by strong gusts. The tuned mass damper is visible to all visitors on the 88th through 92nd floors. It can reduce up to 40% of the tower's movements. Its ball, the largest damper ball in the world, consists of 41 circular steel plates of varying diameters, each 125 mm (4.92 in) thick, welded together to form a 5.5-meter-diameter (18 ft) ball. Two additional tuned mass dampers, each weighing 6 metric tons (7 short tons), are installed at the tip of the spire which help prevent damage to the structure due to strong wind loads. On 8 August 2015, strong winds from Typhoon Soudelor swayed the main damper by 1 meter (39 in)—the largest movement ever recorded by the damper.

|  ![](https://m.stacker.news/40222) |  ![](https://m.stacker.news/40223) |
|---|---|

Buildings are cool.

k00b

Meme Monday - Best Bitcoin Meme Gets 25,000 Sats

![MM NEW.jpeg](https://m.stacker.news/20052)

0b1CoinObi

This Day in Stacker News: June 29th

Undisciplined

https://stacker.news/day will generate the markdown for the current day
https://stacker.news/day/YYYY-***MM***-DD

I made you a `This Day in Stacker News` generator:

- https://stacker.news/day will generate the markdown for the current day 
- `https://stacker.news/day/YYYY-MM-DD` will generate the markdown for any day you specify in the url
    - e.g. tomorrow's: https://stacker.news/day/2024-06-30


I tried to make it as close as possible to your current format. It also might require some manual cleanup/fixing but it should be easier than doing it by hand (which causes me a bunch of sympathy aches and pains).

If you want changes made to it lmk!

define ''liquidity'' as M2(M1+deposits) and add assets that are used as highly liquid collateral like ***mm***

Short Info On Liquidity

Here is what I found and what I think could be important to know: if we define ''liquidity'' as M2(M1+deposits) and add assets that are used as highly liquid collateral like mm funds these banksters managed to stabilize the process so far. And, if we watch cb liquidity, they are engeneering a turn around (thanks to war economy??). 



![20231125_150239.jpg](https://m.stacker.news/5894)

![20231120_204955.jpg](https://m.stacker.news/5895)

![20231125_140035.jpg](https://m.stacker.news/5896)

TomK

Fun Fact Friday - Best Fun Fact Gets 10,000 Sats

Farthest eyeball pop (male) 👀
18.2 ***mm*** (0.71 in) by Sidney de Carvalho of Mesquita 🇧🇷

Screenshot_20240322

# Farthest eyeball pop (male) 👀 #
18.2 mm (0.71 in) by Sidney de Carvalho of Mesquita 🇧🇷

![Screenshot_20240322-133809~2.png](https://m.stacker.news/23853)

Answering Objections to Drivechain

super_testnet

Based on latest available data I could find, ***MM*** generated $32k/month for eligible miners.

>They do not all mine RSK, even though it's profitable

It's the other way around, they do not all mine RSK because it's simply not that profitable at all. 

Based on latest available data I could find, MM generated $32k/month for eligible miners. That is not even marginal that is a rounding error.

The pools who support it started doing so as a misguided marketing ploy to try to attract more hashrate and just can't be bothered to turn it off. I wouldn't be surprised if they were offered RSK shit tokens on top of that to make it worth their while. 

>they do not all move to regions with the cheapest energy, even though that means they are overpaying, they do not all have a side hustle, even though it would increase their revenues

Again, this is not remotely similar. They don't have the option of outsourcing the associated costs otherwise they would. If you told them they could flip a switch and pay the same energy rates as the cheapest miners do, they would. 



bergealex4

confirmation by default

System Updater: clarify notification for already being up to date

Messaging: update ***MMS***

GrapheneOS version 2024020500 released: Early security fixes & new enhancements

tech

This release contains the latest security update, additional early security fixes, security enhancements for the kernel and quality of life improvements.

See the changes: 

- full 2024-02-01 security patch level

- full 2024-02-05 security patch level

- rebased onto UQ1A.240205.004 Android Open Source Project release

- run full explicit GC in SystemUI and system_server after locking (this is already done after unlocking to purge data tied to the lock method and derived data, but it makes sense to do it after locking too)

- kernel (Pixel 4a (5G), Pixel 5, Pixel 5a): update to latest Android 14 QPR2 Beta release including additional security fixes

- kernel (Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet, Pixel Fold, Generic 5.10): update to latest GKI LTS branch revision including update to 5.10.209

- kernel (Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Generic 5.15): update to latest GKI LTS branch revision including update to 5.15.148

- kernel (Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Generic 5.15, Generic 6.1): enable both software Shadow Call Stack (SCS) and Pointer Authentication Code (PAC) protection for kernel return addresses instead of only using SCS when PAC is unavailable

- kernel (Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Generic 5.15, Generic 6.1): enable Branch Target Identification (BTI) protection for the kernel in addition to Clang type-based CFI to provide coarse-grained CFI coverage for calls excluded from CFI

- kernel (Generic 6.1): apply sysrq hardening changes

- kernel (Generic 6.1): update to latest GKI LTS branch revision including update to 6.1.74

- Settings: enable SIM deletion confirmation by default

- System Updater: clarify notification for already being up to date

- Messaging: update MMS configuration database based on Google Messages 20240123_01_RC02

- Dialer: update visual voicemail (VVM) configuration database based on Google Phone 121.0.603393336

- Vanadium: update to version 121.0.6167.143.1

- Camera: update to version 66

[Donations help support the GrapheneOS Project. Click here for more info.](https://grapheneos.org/donate)

final

subcyanocephala is one of the smallest mushrooms in the world, with buds measuring approximately 1 ***mm***

New species of blue mushroom discovered in Taiwan

Mycena subcyanocephala is a species of fungus that lives in tropical parts of Taiwan. It has been seen eight times. Mycena subcyanocephala is one of the smallest mushrooms in the world, with buds measuring approximately 1 mm in height.

![](https://m.stacker.news/42518)