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366 sats \ 2 replies \ @sox 21 Nov \ on: Stacker Saloon
it’s been a year since my first, microscopic, contribution to SN - and I don’t know who rolled my dices because I now have the best job in the world.
we should have a minecraft server with zaps*
*that dies in 2 weeks like every minecraft server idea, and I know there’s one already
that it is probably wise to not [...] expose the node config to the open internet?
that's correct, this guide only covers basic installation and security should be assessed personally. but I'll include some tips in the next update
Sorry, got lost in the loop!
Can you explain why it gets expensive when I open a channel with SN directly?
You'd have to provide the outbound liquidity (sats that you can spend through the channel) yourself with an on-chain transaction. It's relatively expensive, if the channel closes you get back your bitcoins, so you're just locking them.
Then you also have to pay the channel opening fee which varies with the mempool congestion
So there seems to be an advantage in opening a direct channel?
It's always recommended to open a channel this way because
- it has virtually non-existent routing fees
- you wouldn't depend on the status of an LSP
- it keeps you in control
But you still have to get inbound liquidity in some way to receive sats, e.g. by spending through your channel or receiving through your specific channel.
You can also buy inbound liquidity from an LSP.
On the other hand, opening an LSP is not a bad idea to start receiving and sending sats. It's convenient, cheap and you don't have to manage anything.
You can open a channel now and don't have to deal with anything else, but direct channels will affirm your funds sovereignty.
You do have to open a channel either with us (but this gets expensive very quickly) or with a provider.
I missed this in the guide! will update in the coming days 🫡
In the meantime, you can follow Alby’s guides on how to open a channel.
Wow, didn't know that. But if you think about it, not having an official language is really cool, especially English.
It must've been a really nice fuck you to the British empire
I'm not saying that I'm right by not getting angry ever (even though I do get angry sometimes, I'm human). I'm saying that if you can choose between rational thinking and anger, and you choose anger, then that's a display of self-righteousness.
you'd call that self-righteous?
no because:
moral superiority derived from a person deeming their own [...] to be of greater virtue than those of the average person.
Self-righteousness is basically moral arrogance, which is bad, we're talking superiority. Your example, instead, is empathy-based moral conviction.
Well, I was mainly talking about unmotivated anger.
Anger that stems from lack of critical thinking and empathy.
Anger that stems from a single perspective being explored.
Anger that stems from solipsism.
I wasn't clear enough, but there's anger and anger.
It is, for me, embarrassing to withstand or produce a tantrum without a good cause.
Seeing @Car vibing to my favorite track of all time truly made my day.
it is a futile display of self-righteousness, that's what I always tell people when they ask me why I'm never angry.
what's the purpose?
so many years ago I used to trade Second Life’s lindens for Bitcoins.
only now I understand how cool it was
I'm 25 with 20 years of looking into a monitor, I do see double sometimes.
I need to search eye exercises, else I'm permanently fucked.
I have to, look at what 100% zoom looks like on my screen:
I would get blind in 5 seconds.
edit: maybe a screenshot wasn't the best idea to represent how little characters are