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147 comments \ @saloon 18 Nov 2023 \ 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!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 19 Nov 2023

Would you talk to a friend the way you talk to yourself?

10 sats \ 6 replies \ @nemo 19 Nov 2023

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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @ek 19 Nov 2023

Don't know, did you click something in your browser network tab? lol

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @nemo 19 Nov 2023

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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek 19 Nov 2023

interesting, maybe Morpheus is trying to pull you out the matrix, haha

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @nemo 19 Nov 2023

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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 19 Nov 2023

let's see who will be first: me writing my privacy blog post or @nemo taking a look at the code of the simulation :)

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 19 Nov 2023

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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scholarhacker 19 Nov 2023

Cruising through some #gray data while researching my next book.

Now I have an interesting fun fact for the next fun fact Friday.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @sulaiman_whittle 19 Nov 2023

Can't wait to hear what the fun fact is.

267 sats \ 3 replies \ @gmd 18 Nov 2023

This OpenAI drama is so fascinating... 🍿

165 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 19 Nov 2023

I know! Either way it’s a big mistake: on the boards part for being deaccelerationists or on Sam for doing something genuinely shady.

187 sats \ 1 reply \ @orthwyrm 19 Nov 2023

I'd be curious to know how people on SN feel about the whole deacceleration position. I suspect we're mostly on team "let it rip, this thing's inevitable".

249 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 19 Nov 2023

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 18 Nov 2023

buahahaha this is so funny. I want you break free, North Korea edition

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @BlokchainB 18 Nov 2023

Adulting sucks I wish I had more time to play video games

Super Mario RPG remake came out. The little boy in me is screaming with excitement.

50 sats \ 1 reply \ @sulaiman_whittle 19 Nov 2023

I know how you feel, I wish I was a kid again then I could play games whole day.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 19 Nov 2023

Haha I know staying up all night grinding out on your Japanese RPG

30 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 18 Nov 2023

Recommended mini-series (just 2 episodes) for the weekend: George Carlin's American Dream (HBO)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sulaiman_whittle 19 Nov 2023

I will check it out, thanks for the tip was thinking what I can watch next.

943 sats \ 15 replies \ @k00b 18 Nov 2023

If anyone else is a conspiracy theory spectator, check this out from Kim Dotcom:

This is potentially the most significant leak of military technology in history.

There is video evidence from 2014 that the US military is in possession of technology that most would describe as Alien. Objects that fly with some sort of gravity propulsion with unbelievable speed and maneuverability, shielded by a vacuum layer that can potentially penetrate anything.

These advanced objects seem to be able to create portals that can make a Boing 777 airliner disappear in an instant. This evidence has been out there for a decade but it took @JustXAshton and his investigation to attract wider attention.

Many of you have seen the TicTac UFO videos filmed by US Navy jets in 2004. The 2014 evidence seems to suggest that this technology has been in the possession of the US military for a long time. The evidence is compelling because it was filmed from 3 different surveillance platforms simultaneously: 2 US spy satellites and 1 US military drone.

The leaked videos when combined create a problem for debunkers because the physics match up from different angles. It would take a gigantic effort to fake something like this.

This could be the most significant leak of military technology in history. Surely the US Govt will attempt to discredit it. But it’s now in the public domain and a crowd investigation is taking place.

The implications are enormous. If this technology is real it renders the nuclear deterrence of non-US nations meaningless. These objects can travel faster than any missile and create portals that can make any plane, missile, submarine or satellite disappear.

What makes this discovery so controversial is that this technology was allegedly used to make flight MH370 disappear. A tragedy that is surrounded by many conspiracy theories. How does a passenger plane vanish without a trace?

Please watch this video. I’m following developments closely. Several attempts were made to debunk the video evidence but none of them were credible.

I haven't done my spectating yet, but the claim is that MH370 was sent through a portal created by tictac shaped aircrafts.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OneOneSeven 19 Nov 2023

428 sats \ 0 replies \ @OneOneSeven 19 Nov 2023

Been following this since they were posted on Reddit in August, this is why I've been wanting to get a UFO sub going here. The manipulation on reddit is crazy, would be a good stress test for SN hahaha.

But this guy Ashton has put a lot of work into the story, it's wild if you read up on it. I don't agree with all of his claims but he sure deserves some sats I feel.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 18 Nov 2023

Heady

211 sats \ 11 replies \ @blocktock 18 Nov 2023

The biggest question I have is, why now?

Why 2023, when AI is extremely prevalent and capable? When these videos and assets are dated from many years prior? Why now when U.S. would arguably want to demonstrate they have more powerful technology than perhaps they do (as a deterrent)? Why only this leak, and not other military operations/technology/showcases/atrocities? Why have they not already discredited or removed these videos? Why would they not want this to remain secret?

287 sats \ 7 replies \ @DarthCoin 18 Nov 2023

the answer is simple: to make noise with this so people will be busy and DO NOT LOOK where is suppose to look (usually something is happening and they like to be ignored).

Masters of puppets show...

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @blocktock 18 Nov 2023

Solid argument.

Perhaps this week we're about to see more internet outages, the demise of financial markets and massive movements in the Middle East. Read that Iran's main hosting/CDN provider ArvanCloud had been affected yesterday.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 18 Nov 2023

my argument is solid because your question was solid too 😂😂😂 few people today are asking the right questions...

51 sats \ 3 replies \ @Natalia 18 Nov 2023

why are people still paying attention to news when there are so many more meaningful things to learn?

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @nemo 18 Nov 2023

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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 18 Nov 2023

like what value do they get out of knowing the "news" besides causing anxiety or negativity

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 19 Nov 2023

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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 18 Nov 2023

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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @nemo 18 Nov 2023

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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @blocktock 18 Nov 2023

I'm sorry nemo cat. Too many questions to chase for one tail.

321 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 18 Nov 2023

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235 sats \ 2 replies \ @carlosfandango 18 Nov 2023 freebie

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24 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 18 Nov 2023

I don't buy it. Silver and gold are such common symbols. To lay so much meaning on them in the Wizard of Oz context without much other evidence seems like a stretch. On the other hand, the mocking of the ruling class, politicians makes sense. I enjoy the "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain" thing.

486 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 18 Nov 2023

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241 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 18 Nov 2023

If you want busy people give you more time, help make them less busy. The inverse is also true.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 18 Nov 2023

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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @nemo 18 Nov 2023

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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Lux 18 Nov 2023

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 18 Nov 2023

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33 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 18 Nov 2023

Substack really needs to get rid of their subscribe cover. It makes me harbor hostile feelings toward them. There are likely more subtle yet obvious ways to remind me that I can subscribe.

428 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 18 Nov 2023

yes, that window is really annoying. And they do not want to integrate LN. Not even let you insert a proper LNURL link.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 18 Nov 2023

The joys of programming

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 18 Nov 2023

I looked at the network response, and there are indeed just two Set-Cookie headers even though I am calling SetCookie three times :(

358 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheWildHustle 18 Nov 2023

Just finished the Plebdev course!

Ladies and Gentleman, I present to you Drum roll React-Wild (React wildly freaks!)

https://react-wild.vercel.app/

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 18 Nov 2023

Mariachi on Death Row Records was on no one’s bingo card, but it’s darn good.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 18 Nov 2023

So.. who has an account but still uses @anon sometimes?

I'm happy but still surprised how much @anon is used.

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 18 Nov 2023

Accounts are lame. Every account I create adds to my mental overhead, "I know I have some data over there somewhere, so I need to make sure I remember it in case it's relevant in the future." Accounts presume some level of future maintenance for privacy reasons or in our case financial reasons or for archival/self-snapshot reasons.

This is one reason to be bullish on DIDs and actually self-hosting your data. While self-hosting anything isn't free, it doesn't give me the same type of data anxiety because I'm more in control of it all.

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @911 18 Nov 2023

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3 sats \ 5 replies \ @antic 18 Nov 2023

waiting for fees to reduce so I can open lightning channels without paying an arm and a leg.

110 sats \ 4 replies \ @davidw 18 Nov 2023

Feels like we’ll be waiting some time. Been 80-180k sats per byte for 3 weeks now. Paying close attention also though.

Just make sure the channel size is chunky to justify any inflated fees.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bullen 19 Nov 2023

Is the channel size the reason channels force close in a high fee environment?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 18 Nov 2023

180k sats will be enough to buy a yacht in the next two - four years. I can't wait to throw those insane yacht parties.

428 sats \ 1 reply \ @antic 18 Nov 2023

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sulaiman_whittle 18 Nov 2023

Lol, that dog looks so comfortable and probably that this is as good a place as any to take a nap.

54 sats \ 2 replies \ @bitcoin_rationalist 18 Nov 2023

We are all just monkeys flying through space on a giant rock…but some of us monkeys are wearing cowboy hats.

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 18 Nov 2023

I'm a cowboy hat wearing monkey with a moustache.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Scholarhacker 18 Nov 2023

506 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 18 Nov 2023

@k00b feature request if possible. It would be nice to be able to distinguish between my username and other usernames. It would make it easier to spot my comments, especially when posts gets very busy.

35 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 18 Nov 2023

The holiday season is upon us. Who's gonna lose their cowboy hat? Gonna try to hold on to mine for dear life.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 18 Nov 2023

Not me. I'm planning on hiring an elf to zap on my behalf. I need my cowboy hat to cover my baldspot. 😅

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Scholarhacker 18 Nov 2023

160 sats \ 2 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 18 Nov 2023

Howdy all. Going to hang out with my sons and take them to the new Paw Patrol Movie

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @bitcointerest 18 Nov 2023

Howdy partner. Enjoy the movie.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 18 Nov 2023

Thanks! Enjoying the time with my 4 & 6 year old. Can’t wait to teach them about Bitcoin! It’s changed so many lives for the better, unlike shit coin Casio bets!

15 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 18 Nov 2023

Started a 21-day challenge in which I aimed to learn something new about Bitcoin or interact with its ecosystem every day. I would also record my progress on Stacker News.

Day 20 - Signed up with Bitcoin Transcripts Reviews (https://review.btctranscripts.com) to have a shot at editing machine-generated transcripts on Bitcoin. A site that pays me for deepening my knowledge about Bitcoin? Sign me up!

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 18 Nov 2023

One more day for the end of the challenge. What's your plan when you've mastered your knowledge of Bitcoin?

320 sats \ 6 replies \ @Car 18 Nov 2023

I think sn could pop off if we had a podcast sub. The equivalent on Reddit has over 2 million members. This could also generate a ton of sats for sn community.

Also the fact that no one on Nostr has figured this out yet is kinda weird. Either something is coming or no one is paying attention.

Also saw children of men last night and yes it’s still near a perfect film. 👌

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 18 Nov 2023

I'd love to support podcasters more, but do people want to discuss podcasts in this particular text format? I'm not sure.

Other than discussions, what value would we bring podcasts? Ranking? I could see that a little more clearly.

On discussions ...

Good discussions require a coincidence knowledgeable people wanting to discuss something at roughly the same time - which is already rare even for 5 minute long article reads. In the case of podcasts, it's a 1-3hr time commitment in audio and/or video format and then switching to text to discuss it. Meaning, I think the coincidence rate is even lower for podcast discussions.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 18 Nov 2023

SN already popping off without a podcast sub. What we really need is a frozen yoghurt section.

33 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 18 Nov 2023

Also the fact that no one on Nostr has figured this out yet is kinda weird.

Figure out what?

34 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 18 Nov 2023

my guess would be that @Car means the potential of podcasts + nostr

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 18 Nov 2023

Podcasts already have a protocol though so I’m not sure what value we’re imagining nostr adds

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 18 Nov 2023

SN is already wild west...

782 sats \ 9 replies \ @elvismercury 18 Nov 2023

Morning stackers. If you're interested in the Broken Money book club, I just wrote a post soliciting your thoughts on the upcoming part 5. It started as a msg here in the saloon but got too long, so I made it its own thing.

(Now that I'm writing this, and reflecting on the other 'advertising' that I've done in here, I'm worried that it's annoying to spam the saloon with notifications of this kind. I guess I do it because it seems sort of like a "public service announcement" that you would make in real life; but if this is annoying, please let me know, and I'll knock it off.)

261 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 18 Nov 2023

Now that I'm writing this, and reflecting on the other 'advertising' that I've done in here, I'm worried that it's annoying to spam the saloon with notifications of this kind. I guess I do it because it seems sort of like a "public service announcement" that you would make in real life; but if this is annoying, please let me know, and I'll knock it off.

Don't!

I think the saloon is ideal for stuff like this. It's an unintended consequence, but a good one.

I think you're like I used to be a lot more in the past: You care too much :)

Not a bad thing, but it shouldn't make you feel bad about certain things you do.

248 sats \ 7 replies \ @davidw 18 Nov 2023

I can say, even as someone yet to engage with book club, I appreciate the tag and mention. More so than the spam ads of late, that’s for sure 😄 Perhaps there could be a small cost to tag someone, to prevent misuse.

It’s high signal and reinforcement for me to receive a notification and reminder to grab the book. To join the discussion. I may otherwise miss the post and discussions. Feel free to keep tagging us/me. If you’ve had complaints from others, remove them.

(To be honest as a SN feature I would also love a way to be notified when certain users create any new post at all. You would be one of those users.)

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @bitcointerest 18 Nov 2023

Perhaps there could be a small cost to tag someone

I think everyone should have a setting that allow or disallow tagging them. If allow is selected then a fee should be payed of which a portion should go to the user.

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @ek 18 Nov 2023

you can disable notifications for mentions, no need for fees imo

428 sats \ 0 replies \ @OneOneSeven 18 Nov 2023

Go to their profile, next to the cowboy hat, "subscribe to posts"

If you do it anywhere else, you'll just be subscribing to that particular post or comment.

417 sats \ 3 replies \ @elvismercury 18 Nov 2023

Thanks for the thoughts and the nice words.

Fwiw, you can follow stackers when they make a new post, a comment, or both. Go to their profile and click the three dots, and you can select from a dropdown.

238 sats \ 2 replies \ @davidw 18 Nov 2023

Thanks Elvis. Can’t believe I didn’t spot that previously

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @bitcointerest 18 Nov 2023

We are all learning. SN is always introducing new features. I struggle to keep up sometimes. I usually find out about new features from cowboys in the saloon.

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @ek 18 Nov 2023

and we're struggling to make everyone aware of the features, haha

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @TNStacker 18 Nov 2023

Enjoying coffee and SN this fine Autumn morning. Will spend the day with my son doing errands, a few chores, and some fun time at the park

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 18 Nov 2023

Sounds like a relaxing yet productive day!

1071 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheWildHustle 18 Nov 2023

Morning Stackers,

Its wild to think that veterans are primed for bitcoin adoption and are a global decentralized community which can provide security and logistics support.

It seems like merchant adoption is going well (CoinOs/Oshi/Nostr Markets/Meetups and Conferences/Distributors/Initiatives).

Striving towards living on a bitcoin standard is a spiritual journey, which has the potential to focus your thoughts, uplift your spirit, and heal your soul.

Thanks, Hustle

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @nkmg1c_ventures 18 Nov 2023

This has been stuck in my head for days

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitByBit21 18 Nov 2023

Cool song!

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitByBit21 18 Nov 2023

Woke up early, practiced some meditation, made a nice breakfast for my girlfriend, fed my dogs and will be playing tennis in the morning. Have a good day y'all!

272 sats \ 2 replies \ @premitive1 18 Nov 2023

another saturday that i'm up hours before my alarm! Happy day to all. i'll do my podcast, Saturday Night LIT, live from Bitcoin Grove again tonight. Bitcoin Brunch tomorrow. yo!

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Car 18 Nov 2023

share the link on sn would love to check it out

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @premitive1 19 Nov 2023

https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5700613

465 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 18 Nov 2023

Recommendation to listen for this weekend: Axioms of Liberty podcast, two very good episodes, reading from the book "Voluntaryst Handbook", two good chapters:

Are 2 small episodes, less than 30 min each to listen. But I am strongly recommending them, for those who really want to learn to be free, not statists.

356 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 18 Nov 2023

listened to a few ep from him 👀 quite nice.!

469 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 18 Nov 2023

I accidentally stumped upon a craftsmen still doing this embodiment art in a village, and we spent two days together making this first bag for myself:) and testing more designs atm, fun!

101 sats \ 6 replies \ @deletedd 18 Nov 2023

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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @BitByBit21 18 Nov 2023

I thought the whole point or playing Solitaire was to play alone lol

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @deletedd 18 Nov 2023

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2 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 18 Nov 2023

why do you waste your time instead of learning more about Bitcoin? Or do something for Bitcoin, for example this, onboard a merchant and get the bounty: #320148

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @deletedd 18 Nov 2023

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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 18 Nov 2023

i get to stack non-KYC sats

how much, 1000 sats? wow such great amount. Ok, keep playing (wasting time) that... more sats for me.

Sometimes I am just thinking... why am I wasting my time writing BTC/LN guides, if people like this do not want to learn, they just want to play solitaire for a handful of sats...

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @deletedd 18 Nov 2023

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279 sats \ 2 replies \ @RealCoachAndy 18 Nov 2023

Howdy gang, the weekend has officially started time to rest and relax and ponder about our week and see if we managed to get to our weekly goals, if our approach this week was optimal if all turned out the way we wanted then time to just enjoy the day, if not then we try a different way or think of we can improve, always forward, never backwards not even to gain a push. I wish you all a phenomenal weekend, may it be fruitful, successful and filled with love because you, my friend, deserve it. You're worthy, you matter, you're important and you're loved my good friend. Be well and stay frosty!!