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72 comments \ @saloon 18 Sep \ yesterday

Howdy there, partner! Welcome on into the Stacker Saloon.

Saddle on up to a stool and spill the beans about your day, fire away with them questions, or let loose and give us the lowdown on your wild and woolly life. We're all ears, so don't hold back!

We're open round the clock, so mosey on in whenever you please!

21 sats \ 4 replies \ @SimpleStacker 19 Sep

ugh... i needed to touch grass today, but i didn't

31 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek 20h

I wonder if this was maybe more than just a joke

33 sats \ 2 replies \ @sox 20h

It's vitamin D! Put the grass patch on a sunny window you can open, touching it will complete your touch grass daily quest.

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 20h

I'm literally looking up patches of grass right now haha

But I can only find some for pets, not for my hands on my desk

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 16h

maybe i should get

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 19 Sep

Cubscout kickoff and I’m the new assistant Cub master. Busy but fun year planned!

44 sats \ 14 replies \ @k00b 19 Sep

Three Topo Chicos per day and I’m a happy man

150 sats \ 13 replies \ @ek 19 Sep

I tried to like Topo Chico but it didn’t work out

I usually love sparkling water but you guys are really doing something weird to your water haha

135 sats \ 12 replies \ @k00b 19 Sep

I wish I knew enough about Germany to burn you back. I’ve never paid much attention to third world countries.

155 sats \ 5 replies \ @sox 20h

no worries Italians already burn 100% of German cuisine

but you guys are doing something weird to your water, that's true

100 sats \ 4 replies \ @ek 20h

The most American thing I’ve heard was when @supertestnet came back from buying milk and he said he couldn’t find milk with no flavour haha

Surprised I didn’t see more flavoured water than unflavoured

100 sats \ 3 replies \ @sox 20h

lol my gf got addicted to vanilla flavored milk

did you know that vanilla is mildly addictive due to its curious relaxation effect, and it's a pastry chef secret to excellent pastries? Iginio Massari, a famous pastry chef here, said: "vanilla is the most potent natural flavor we know, every gram can enhance 10kgs"

I tried this one time with pancakes. Best pancakes I've ever had.

69 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 20h

gf got addicted to vanilla flavored milk

In the US?

did you know that vanilla is mildly addictive due to its curious relaxation effect, and it's a pastry chef secret to excellent pastries?

Oh, I did not know! I only thought vanilla is the most boring flavor

50 sats \ 1 reply \ @sox 20h

In the US?

yep, she tried getting it here but it doesn't hit the same, it doesn't have all the extra ingredients we banned :(

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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @ek 19 Sep

Apparently we have shitty steaks according to @benthecarman

But he said Europe, because Americans don’t see individual countries in Europe, they just see one big blob named Europe lol

I’ve never paid much attention to third world countries.

Oh not bad

200 sats \ 4 replies \ @benthecarman 19 Sep

i'll be in germany soon and I'll give you a proper evaluation of their steaks

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 20h

Wait, are you going to lightning++?

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @benthecarman 14h

Sadly no, have to leave for a wedding, will be there beforehand tho

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 14h

Ahh, ohh

reply on another page

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 19 Sep

Looking forward to the review

152 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 18 Sep

Another reason I don't like Ezra Klein. Was watching this video:

Ross asks Ezra why the left has become so pessimistic. Ezra says it's because Barack Obama getting elected (black man from Chicago) represented the peak of the liberal project, and he passed a big healthcare bill. Yet, even after electing a black man and passing a healthcare reform, things didn't change for the better.

Ezra, maybe you should take this as evidence that the left's ideas were wrong from the beginning. Whatever you understood about racism in America, whatever you understood about healthcare, were wrong.

So instead of getting pessimistic, why don't you just change your views you big dunce.

223 sats \ 1 reply \ @watchmancbiz 18 Sep

Hey guys and gals, I'm back after a long hiatus. had some issues getting a deposit and able to even comment. Happy to be back with y'all. God bless everyone here

7 sats \ 0 replies \ @Scoresby 18 Sep

Howdy!

152 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 18 Sep

I'm beginning to fantasize about what life is like without this massive refactor. I imagine a kind of floating eternal peace.

150 sats \ 1 reply \ @Kontext 18 Sep

“...and clicks and likes and shares… as stupid and meaningless as we think they are… when they happen over and over and over again to someone that is insecure, to someone that is alone, to someone that has a pliable young mind, the result is very predictable: isolation, polarization, dehumanization and radicalization.” ― Jocko Willink

Source:

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 18 Sep

Good video. "Everyone is carrying around and glued to a conduit for brainwashing."

20 sats \ 5 replies \ @siggy47 18 Sep

Hey, did founders get territory rewards this morning? I believe I did not. It's possible I just had a really bad day, but I think I should have gotten at least a sat or two

36 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 18 Sep

Did more people call you 'Chief'?

I too had a very bad yet challenging and adventurous day as I had to take care of my 10 months daughter for 2 and a half hours all by my own for the first time ever.

I think I should also have gotten 1 or 2 sats for ~Goods_and_Gadgets.

56 sats \ 3 replies \ @SimpleStacker 18 Sep

You're not the only one: #1226732

100 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 18 Sep

I think @k00b needs to push it manually when this happens. @ek mentioned he would get to it once he is back online. It has happened a few times but I usually catch it right away and FYI k00b and he fixes it.

50 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 18 Sep

yep I missed it too

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 18 Sep

Thanks for fixing it.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Maximux 18 Sep

It's interesting to see how many institutions have understood the true value of Bitcoin better than many ordinary people.

222 sats \ 1 reply \ @BlokchainB 18 Sep

Might get a lot of heat for this but I had to try this 2Fiat service and I gotta say I’m impressed!

If you live on little to no fiat you can easily top this prepaid card up and boom make your purchase. Plus they use BTC pay server to process LN payments.

The fees are still terrible but that is the price you pay to buy the things in this fiat world.

Let’s see how this goes

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Scoresby 18 Sep

sounds cool. I hadn't heard of that one before.

102 sats \ 0 replies \ @NovaRift 18 Sep

Making a typo in an online argument is the equivalent of your voice cracking in a verbal argument .

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Scoresby 18 Sep

Today I learned about mempoo.space (#859048)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Akg10s3 18 Sep

I'm not worthy of being called "Bitcoin" yet. But I think my aptitude is that of that guy! Because I firmly believe ⚡⚡

133 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby 18 Sep

Very cool work by @daniela (#1227022)

Reported minimum relay fees

MinRelayFee	Nodes 10/09	Nodes 15/09
1 sat/vB	25,125 (89.0%)	24,695 (86.5%)
No FEEFILTER sent	2,135 (7.6%)	2,331 (8.2%)
0.1 sat/vB	569 (2.0%)	1105 (3.9%)
9170997¹	84 (0.3%)	73 (0.3%)
.001 sat/vB	81 (0.3%)	91 (0.3%)

I'm surprised that so much of the network (~87%) is still at 1 sat/vB, especially considering that we are seeing almost 40% of all transactions having a sub-1 sat/vB feerate.

source

I suppose the nofeefilter set nodes may also be relaying transactions, although I suspect they would be using the default of whatever client they are running. Core 29 I think is the only version that has a lower default than 1 sat/vB.

4% of nodes having a more permissive policy leads to sub-1 sat/vB transactions being 40% of all transactions.

@0xB10C thinks these nodes were doing IBD or were not caught up to the chain tip in some way. ↩

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nitter 18 Sep

https://xcancel.com/OrangeSurfBTC/status/1968293577362145485

33 sats \ 10 replies \ @siggy47 18 Sep

A week or so ago there was a post about terms guys use to refer to each other. I mentioned how much I hate being called chief. This morning movers came to take some furniture of my mother in law's from our house to other family members. The main guy immediately addressed me as chief.

No tip today. I won't even offer bitcoin.

36 sats \ 4 replies \ @SimpleStacker 18 Sep

What if he called you pal? Would fisticuffs ensue?

169 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 18 Sep

I'm way too old. A crazy thing happened last night, speaking of fisticuffs. I was at a classic rock (early 70s) concert with my peers. I would say everyone in the place was older than 60. My wife and I were enjoying the show when suddenly two old geezers next to me started throwing punches. These guys were OLD. Chairs went flying, they were yelling loudly, throwing fists and f bombs. It was bizarre and very loud. The band stopped playing for a moment, then soldiered on. Security broke it up, but the instigator got loose and escaped the venue before the police arrived. It was entertaining.

36 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 18 Sep

36 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 18 Sep

That sounds like a fun night. Hope your wife enjoyed it as much as you seemed to haha

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 18 Sep

It was disconcerting (no pun intended) at first. We didn't see the humor until later.

36 sats \ 4 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 18 Sep

😂 Maybe it wasn’t just a way of refer to people, because in this case you really were the chief, at least if it means the same as in Portuguese (boss?).

33 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 18 Sep

Oh no. Nobody calls the real chief "chief" around here.

36 sats \ 2 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 18 Sep

Here we only call the boss 'chief' if we’re really tight with him.

33 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 18 Sep

Firemen call their chief chief out of respect. Tone is important. I'm exaggerating. I'll tip the guy.

36 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 18 Sep

😂🤣😅

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @ignaciob 18 Sep

Yesterday my financial advisor proposed me to sell ibit and buy eth etf. I told him to not do that because philosophically Im bitcoin only. If financial advisors learn more about bitcoin and less about rapid money, more people would invest in bitcoin etfs.

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 18 Sep

But if they learn more about bitcoin, they won't sell etfs.

36 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 18 Sep

I mean... they probably will. If you have a lot of money tied up in tax advantaged accounts on a financial level in the short run it makes sense. But if you think the state could take that money or whatever... you probably should sell all your stocks and go all in on bitcoin.

I just don't see financial guys doing any of that. They are too bought into tradfi. Even if they do get bitcoin.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 18 Sep

Yes. Probably

36 sats \ 1 reply \ @ignaciob 18 Sep

By today it is almost the only way for companies to invest in bitcoin.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 18 Sep

Where are you getting that?

That's not true. Its an easy way but companies can buy bitcoin and hold it. Nothing has ever prevented that legally in the US. So accounting rules have changed that make it easier and the ETFs make it so that they don't have to learn how to do it. But they have been able to buy bitcoin for a while now. There are whole companies that have helped them learn to do so. Saylor even had a training course for companies to do it.

Even small businesses don't need to buy the ETFs. A small business that doesn't have any money in markets for example would have to go through the same process to open up a brokerage account that they would to open up a Strike account. It might be easier to do it with Strike. They buy bitcoin on Strike and can send it to self custody. They just need to do the accounting and track it all.

Writing this more for the others that might see this. If you have a small business you can legally buy bitcoin and hold it. You do not have to by paper bitcoin. That is false and its not easier either.