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10.2k sats \ 0 replies \ @Scoresby 15 Nov \ on: Fun Fact Friday - Best Fun Fact Gets 10,000 Sats meta
France's longest border is shared with...Brazil.
(730km in French Guiana)
10.3k sats \ 2 replies \ @corndalorian 18 Nov \ on: Meme Monday - Best Bitcoin Meme Gets 10,000 Sats meta
I am opening a direct channel to stacker news to see if this will mitigate. I'm seeing "no route" errors in alby:
2024-11-18T14:18:04-07:00 {"app_id":4,"bolt11":"lnbc10n1pnnhtctpp5frtldan6apvdn6ywu2y7nps2lqsn6rfuef785tqs563hn7s0uycqdpg2d8r5gr6v9czqvfqwdshgueqw3hjqgehxuenzdf3cqzzsxqzjcsp5wyalknd26nchkdq0ksl0em56uk5hhw6t0nle34t0nmdpxjrp4j2s9qxpqysgqqf8jlugmgkumygw4vu30xmanglxzxawtyzfs7w60muppu7ewaxt9lpvxz4h6cg7esly4u38rajtlls4nns46gxe73eq40ftvntfwl8sqw4mdnw","level":"info","msg":"Sending payment","request_event_id":1822,"time":"2024-11-18T21:18:04Z"} 2024-11-18T14:18:04-07:00 {"level":"info","msg":"Received payment failed notification","payment":{"payment_hash":"48d7f6f67ae858d9e88ee289e9860af8213d0d3cca7c7a2c10a6a379fa0fe130","value":1,"creation_date":1731964684,"payment_preimage":"0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","value_sat":1,"value_msat":1000,"payment_request":"lnbc10n1pnnhtctpp5frtldan6apvdn6ywu2y7nps2lqsn6rfuef785tqs563hn7s0uycqdpg2d8r5gr6v9czqvfqwdshgueqw3hjqgehxuenzdf3cqzzsxqzjcsp5wyalknd26nchkdq0ksl0em56uk5hhw6t0nle34t0nmdpxjrp4j2s9qxpqysgqqf8jlugmgkumygw4vu30xmanglxzxawtyzfs7w60muppu7ewaxt9lpvxz4h6cg7esly4u38rajtlls4nns46gxe73eq40ftvntfwl8sqw4mdnw","status":3,"creation_time_ns":1731964684062362536,"payment_index":37355,"failure_reason":2},"time":"2024-11-18T21:18:04Z"} 2024-11-18T14:18:04-07:00 {"level":"info","msg":"Marked transaction as failed","payment_hash":"48d7f6f67ae858d9e88ee289e9860af8213d0d3cca7c7a2c10a6a379fa0fe130","time":"2024-11-18T21:18:04Z"} 2024-11-18T14:18:04-07:00 {"bolt11":"lnbc10n1pnnhtctpp5frtldan6apvdn6ywu2y7nps2lqsn6rfuef785tqs563hn7s0uycqdpg2d8r5gr6v9czqvfqwdshgueqw3hjqgehxuenzdf3cqzzsxqzjcsp5wyalknd26nchkdq0ksl0em56uk5hhw6t0nle34t0nmdpxjrp4j2s9qxpqysgqqf8jlugmgkumygw4vu30xmanglxzxawtyzfs7w60muppu7ewaxt9lpvxz4h6cg7esly4u38rajtlls4nns46gxe73eq40ftvntfwl8sqw4mdnw","error":"no_route","level":"error","msg":"Failed to send payment","time":"2024-11-18T21:18:04Z"}
But those seem to be limited to the 1 sat HTLCs right now.
Not sure I want to wade into this one fully, but, I think you misunderstand the capability of the Lightning Network to provide scale.
Yes, it can provide an "unlimited" number of transactions. Lightning does an amazing job scaling the number of payments between parties that have a UTXO. Also yes, it's conceivable that the cost of opening a Lightning channel will be worth the cost, even on an individual basis, for quite awhile longer.
The problem isn't about cost, exactly (though the issues are related). The problem is throughput. It is the sheer number of UTXOs required to use the Lightning Network this way. We simply cannot make enough Lightning Channels for individuals, at scale, to have ownership over their bitcoin with a self-custody Lightning UTXO.
Arguing about cost isn't going to change that fact. You may be fine with this, and it's an arguable point, but what you're really saying is that custodial solutions are the way most people will use bitcoin going forward.
Yeah, that may be why he called his post 'The Consensus Conundrum.' I've been trying to do a bit of introspection myself and figure out how I expect to see any future consensus changes to come about. I think I'm hoping that one set of changes becomes a clear front runner, meaning most people want it over the others. Of course, I realize I have never once expressed to anyone how I feel about any of the currently proposed changes. And it is probably similar for most bitcoiners. I don't feel like I have enough knowledge to express a worthwhile opinion on the topic. But then that means I'm waiting for some non-specific critical mass of Bitcoin personages to express support of one proposal...
I just posted the same thing. I think it is ok for people with non custodial wallets. I was able to zap your post.
Gotcha.
I had a couple zaps that went through but then others that failed since I detached and reattached. I guess I will just have to up my desired balance and use the SN wallet until it is sorted out.
I did this last year. It was difficult, but I learned a ton.
They used discord (which wasn't my favorite), but everyone was really friendly and the curriculum was great. There were a lot of talented people in the cohort and many of the strongest went out of their way to be helpful, including a bunch of names on the list who got funded.
I was sort of expecting someone to pop out and ask for something from me by the end but that never happened. I wonder if I should apply again to see if they changed things from last year.
Dr. Baker popularized the carnivore (all meat) diet by going on Joe Rogan's podcast 6 years ago and making a killer case for it: https://youtu.be/Yj_Bc9hdHa0
He's the man for all questions MEAT!
Buying non-KYC is nonsense. You can buy on Kraken and withdraw via Lightning to your real lightning wallet very cheaply.
Buying KYC is nonsense. You can buy on Robosats and withdraw via Lightning to your real lightning wallet very cheaply. Why give your personal data to Kraken when it's none of their business? Why give them the opportunity to track you whenever they might want to do so now or in the future? To me, that's nonsense.
Also, saying "No one cares to track when you buy" is obviously false with respect to Kraken, whose privacy policy explicitly says they track when you buy:
The information that we collect from you is as follows...Trading account balances, trading activity...your inquiries and our responses (“Trading information”) source
They also say why they track when you buy:
For the purposes of identity verification, compliance with court orders, tax laws or other reporting obligations and anti-money laundering controls...[And] To comply with applicable laws, subpoenas, court orders, other judicial process, or the requirements of any applicable regulatory authorities source
So please, none of this "no one cares" nonsense. They care deeply about when you buy, how much you buy, where you send it, and what you do with it; they log all of that info to the best of their ability, and they report it to governments who ask for it and partners who purchase it:
As part of processing your personal data for the purposes set out above, Kraken may disclose your personal data to any members of the Kraken company group, and to third parties. source
I recommend fighting back with Robosats -- which is easier and cheaper than Kraken anyway.
The benefit of saving in Bitcoin becomes apparent to the public when number goes up.
The benefit of holding your own keys becomes apparent when exchanges rug and banks tell you how to use your money.
NGU may be happening, but most nocoiners seem fine with an ETF or MSTR. I wonder how many new Bitcoin holders have been minted this time around.
The FTX and Celsius rugs of the last bear market should have convinced a lot of people to hold their own keys. I wonder how many.
It is possible that a tool of Bitcoin adoption stronger than the carrot of NGU and stronger than the stick of getting rugged is simply convenience.
Right now Bitcoin does not easily solve problems in most (western) people's lives. The most obvious problem it solves is being a better means of savings and that message doesn't seem to have gotten through. But as far as other problems, I don't think it is obvious to Normie's what it does to make life better and so it isn't something they are interested in.
Which brings me to soft-fork proposals: is it the case that some combination of changes to Bitcoin will tip it into the obviously useful category for the masses? In the same way that there was a point where smart phones suddenly became essential to daily life. There may be an argument for changing Bitcoin a little if it gets us closer to undeniably useful (and doesn't degrade censorship resistance). Thoughts?
Ok, I added a channel directly to Stacker News. I also edited my LND config to change the send-out HTLC on my channels to 200 millisats.
Now this reply should work with zero sats on SN and all from my node.
I don’t understand this? What does the application do? Can you be rejected? I want to apply to end these life sucking fiat banks!
one thing is for sure, a couple of hundred years ago, things didn't change that much between generations, the pace of change we've seen maybe the past 100 years has been crazy
new left is surprisingly intolerant...
They are what they claim to hate in so many ways. It's absurd and also so human. And by that I mean not unusual.
The new left is as moralistic as the old conservative religious right. They are as hate fueled as they protray the MAGA movement. They hold so much bigotry toward working poor white people that are too dumb to vote Democrat.
I've suspected these things for years but they are now exposed for everyone to see.
I remember when all this stuff was starting, a relative told me about how great he thought it was that his work meetings were now starting with everyone declaring their pronouns.
I have no animus towards the pronoun people, but I am a cold economist at heart, so what struck me was how enormous the collective time drain would be if every meeting had to start with such declarations.
If it meaningfully helps I'm all for changes...
But like my write-up suggests, I'm not sure that 'changes' (soft-forks) will actually help adoption.
With new soft-forks and new 'tools' who will actually use them? My guess is that it's the same people who use Bitcoin now... who would use Bitcoin with or without a soft-fork.
I went to a cafe a few months ago that according to BTCMap took Bitcoin... and they didn't. They said it had been over a year since anyone wanted to pay in Bitcoin, and so their employees didn't know how to accept it. How would a soft-fork change this? What, a better implementation of Phoenix Wallet (with soft-forks) would somehow change this? I am very skeptical.
As far as Westerners are concerned... Bitcoin is an imperfect, but obvious improvement on current government money. It's not perfect... but it is a huge improvement and that's why I'm here. I don't know what else to say other than that.
I mute a lot of territories so that when I’m signed in, I only see the most relevant content. If I want to see cats and dogs, I just manually go to that territory.
I also view the site on mobile while not signed in so I can see everything.
Filtering by combined sats volume like ek mentioned is also a great default option.
Attach wallets screen looks CLEAN.
Nice job @ek