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99 comments \ @saloon 20 Feb \ 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 \ @0xbitcoiner 20 Feb

hey texas cowboys ! pay extra attention when driving between 9-10 pm

https://m.stacker.news/16925

476 sats \ 8 replies \ @gmd 20 Feb

Is 8 days long enough for a trip to Japan in March?

199 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 21 Feb

8 days might a bit short, 10 is the perfect number for short trips:)

and it's never about the place ( you can't see EVERYTHING ) it's about what you want to get out from that place, so you arrange it accordingly.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gmd 21 Feb

Thanks, tickets prices randomly dropped a couple of hundred bucks overnight (Zipair) so I think I'm gonna go for it!

199 sats \ 5 replies \ @gnilma 20 Feb

Which region / prefectures do you plan on visiting? It can be plenty if you're not traveling to many different places, but not enough if you're going to multiple regions / prefectures.

149 sats \ 4 replies \ @gmd 20 Feb

Not sure tbh, just have a hole in my schedule (8 days would include travel time) and have never been before. Wouldn't try to do everything at once but maybe experience the highlights...

199 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 21 Feb

You may want to check this out so that you can admire cherry blossoms 🌸 in late March in Japan: https://livejapan.com/en/article-a0001033/

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gmd 21 Feb

Thanks will check it out!!!

658 sats \ 1 reply \ @gnilma 20 Feb

8 days is plenty of time for Tokyo and its surrounding. Many people usually start their Japan travel rabbit hole from Tokyo. Big city, lots of tourist attractions, very good mass transit system including subway, trains, buses etc. But make sure to avoid public transit during rush hour, unless you want to experience getting packed like sardines. Be sure to set a day aside to check out Mt. Fuji, but check the forecast before picking the day, it gets blocked by clouds a lot. There is not very good public transit to get to Mt. Fuji, or rather, it takes a long time if you go by public transit. But you can hire a ride to get you there.

If you want to see history, culture, temples, shrines, and Japanese castles, go to the Kansai Region, which has several famous cities / prefectures close by, including Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, Nara. Rich in history because Kyoto used to be the nation capital of Japan, way back when. If you do end up going to Kansai, be sure to check out the Kansai Thru Pass, as it's a several day all you can ride public transit pass for tourists only. You need to show your passport to buy one, but it's a pretty good deal if you plan on taking public transit throughout the area.

Then there are some rather popular but not as transit friendly places, such as Okinawa (way down south, sunshine and beaches) and Hokkaido (way up north, probably still frozen and full of snow in March). They are both nice places to visit with lots of nature and natural scenery, but best if you rent a car or hire a tour guide / driver.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @gmd 21 Feb

Thanks gonna bookmark this!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 20 Feb

Strapping in for a busy Tuesday. Stack on

476 sats \ 6 replies \ @ek 20 Feb

Did anyone watch Masters of the Air? I only watched the first episode but I don't think it's even close to being as good as Band of Brothers or The Pacific. The conversations feel forced as if everyone is trying to one-up each other in how cool they are. Maybe I had too high expectations or it gets better in the following episodes.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 21 Feb

why do you have time to watch shows. 👀

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 21 Feb

why not 👀

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 21 Feb

What is it about war dramas that interests you? I can think of many reasons but I’m curious if you’ve thought about it

10.8k sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 21 Feb

I think I never thought as much about it as while writing this reply so thanks for asking. I also think I didn't even use the term "war dramas" before but it's very accurate to describe what kind of shows I like to watch lol.

I think shows that try to be historically accurate and portray characters as (flawed) humans interest me for three key reasons:

Historical accuracy itself
Gateway to look up all kind of interesting stuff, especially technological progress and politics
The timeless human aspect: dealing with PTSD¹, taking someone's life you never met (maybe even in close combat), seeing your friends die and deal with survivor's guilt, having to write letters back to families, ...

Historical Accuracy

Thanks to the historical aspect, you can basically see the technological progress in action. We went from fighting with sticks, bows and horses to bayonets, rifles, tanks, artillery, bombers etc. The maximized incentives (life or death scenario) are a catalyst for such progress. Michael Saylor in the Saylor series on the What Is Money show by Robert Breedlove goes in depth in this technological progress. One phrase that Saylor said in this series stuck with me: "There is no such thing as a fair fight [in nature]."²

But war fortunately not only accelerates the ways we can kill each other but also other technology that is useful in many ways. For example, cryptography and cryptanalysis got pretty important in WWII due to the widespread use of radio communication which can easily be intercepted. This was naturally very interesting to me. Some sources say that breaking the Enigma code was crucial for the Allies to win the war. Stuff like this isn't usually mentioned in shows but the (counter)intelligence part is. For example, mission briefings are all about intelligence: What kind of information do we have? How was this information gathered? Is it trustworthy? Is it accurate? What do we do with it?

Gateway to Other Interesting Stuff

You can also use shows about wars to get generally interested about the era it happened in since wars are like the climax of politics.

For example, I believe my "real interest" in wars started with playing Rising Storm 2 which is a first-person shooter set in the Vietnam war with an emphasis on realistic mechanics (one shot usually kills). It had a "Woodstock experience" setting where your visuals changed to being on Acid. This made me look up stuff about the Summer of Love, the War on Drugs, the Nixon Shock and the end of the Bretton Woods system which all happened in the same political era. So you could say I learned about the history of money simply by playing a video game and looking stuff up related to it.

Similar things are true for shows like Band of Brothers and The Pacific.

The Timeless Human Aspect

Shows only give you a glimpse of it since screen time is limited, it depends on the actors and there is no good way to go into detail what a specific character is thinking without breaking the flow of the show. But as with every good show, character development is still important.

I found that reading books from veterans is very good to have empathy with them. Again, thanks to RS2, I read my first such book. It was Chickenhawk from Robert Mason who flew Hueys in a transport role during the Vietnam war.³ It was a great book and it got me hooked on reading more from other veterans. I especially liked it because it starts with his relatable desire to fly helicopters and the US Army gave him this chance since they would pay for his training.⁴ However, while training he did not imagine that he would fly helicopters while getting shot at one day. The vietnam war broke out after he graduated where he then developed PTSD and had to give up flying because of that. A very tragic story including the treatment of such veterans after the war (which relates back to the Summer of Love and the politics of the war).

What is also interesting is to watch a show and then read the book on which the show is based on and spot differences. Sometimes, these differences are only in detail, sometimes, they are pretty big. The show was already pretty brutal but then you read the book and you're like... oh, that wasn't even close, lol.

I also like to watch interviews like this one from Major Dick Winters.

Depending on the time, psychological trauma endured during war was called shell shock, soldier's heart or war neurosis. ↩
Not sure if it was in the first episode but here is the link anyway. ↩
Flying transport helicopters was my favorite part of the game. ↩
This was very similar to what I almost did after school. I also wanted to become a helicopter pilot and was thinking about joining the military for this. I didn't since I didn't want to enlist for multiple years even if I wasn't able to go down the officer path and become a pilot. ↩

455 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 21 Feb

Thanks to the historical aspect, you can basically see the technological progress in action.

I hadn't considered this, but it makes obvious sense. This is reason enough for me to try to get out of my comfort zone. Do you have a favorite tv war drama?

852 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 21 Feb freebie

Do you have a favorite tv war drama?

Band of Brothers and The Pacific haha. They are both short since they are miniseries from HBO with just 10 episodes à 1-2 hours each.

I don't know which one I like more. The Pacific is imo more "in your face" with multiple beach landings and the Japanese which rather blow themselves (and US medics trying to help them) up than to surrender. But BoB has more variety since it follows more different characters. For example, in BoB, one episode is about a medic during the Siege of Bastogne. The Pacific only has three main characters iirc.

I might also be biased towards BoB since it's a special feeling that the locations are kind of close to where I live.

If I had to pick, I would say start with BoB.

I also think I didn't watch any other tv war drama. I don't think there are many. Movies are usually too short for good character development.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Karlm 20 Feb

Howdy

1 sat \ 2 replies \ @co574 20 Feb

half of the people you know, are below average

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 21 Feb

not sure what you mean, but I think everyone have something you can learn from:)

stay humble, keep learning!

111 sats \ 0 replies \ @co574 21 Feb

i’m not implying anything. it’s pure Maths. ;)

220 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 20 Feb

erryone has a cowboy hat

https://m.stacker.news/16914

455 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 20 Feb freebie

lol, even @hn

I see one without a cowboy hat though

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 20 Feb

They don't count. They're a native bot.

61 sats \ 5 replies \ @grayruby 20 Feb

Howdy!

24 days of 100 push ups a day until $100k down. Undetermined to go. 20 days of 100 squats a day until $100k down. Undetermined to go.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 20 Feb

Well done!

71 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 20 Feb

The pyramid sets are proving much more challenging than just doing 25 pushups and then 25 squats.

51 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 20 Feb

I was thinking about switching up my sets to what @gnilma is doing. 40-40-20. 25 push ups is a bit too easy.

What are your pyramid sets? I saw your post about it but I forgot how it worked.

124 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma 20 Feb freebie

I actually switched to 50-50 because I didn't want to risk forgetting to do the final 20. One set early in the morning before heading to work, and one set when I get home right after work.

I also do maxi Sundays, where I attempt the max reps I can do in one set every Sunday. Interestingly, I only got to 80 this Sunday, but had 88 last Sunday. Must be tired from work or tired from my runs or something.

The pyramid scheme sounds fun and challenging. You're pretty much doing burpees with squats and calf raises.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 20 Feb

The pyramid pattern is 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1.

So, that's 1 pushup, then kind of jump into a crouch to do the squat from, then do a calf raise at the top. Then drop back down and do 2 pushups, jump up and do 2 squats/calf raises, then 3 of each, etc.

Something about that transition between pushups and squats must be generating more difficulty than I expected it to.

By the time Bitcoin reaches 100k, I'm hoping to be doing one big pyramid (1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1), instead of four little ones, every day.

22 sats \ 6 replies \ @Cowboy 20 Feb freebie

People here outlaw my meme! In meme monday, By @zapmeme @sn with out any reason, not letting me win DOWNZAPING it! (I Don't know what is wrong in this me) (HAL WITH MOUSTACHE)

https://m.stacker.news/16905

*If you don't like it don't ZAP rather than DOWNZAPING it

#430629

https://m.stacker.news/16910

5 sats \ 2 replies \ @fm 20 Feb

let me zap this again really quick

22 sats \ 1 reply \ @zapmeme 20 Feb

Good idea, will do the same

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cowboy 20 Feb

Thanks! Appreciate it.

5 sats \ 2 replies \ @zapmeme 20 Feb

We've been thinking about how to decide the winners of MM and it's kinda hard to decide on another metric other than the top filter. Have you got any ideas?

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Cowboy 20 Feb freebie

Top filter is good for now. (But i don't think, This applies for most zapped)

Or let cowboy's decide! (Cowboy's with longest streak zapped) meme will go on top.

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma 20 Feb

Good morning stackers. Wish everyone is having a good day.

Day 23 of 100 push up till 100k completed.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 20 Feb

Day 64 of posting mining earnings from the day before: 608 sats on 19Feb2024! Running total: 46,939 sats!

Yesterday's comment

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 21 Feb

Day 65's comment

232 sats \ 7 replies \ @k00b 20 Feb

I hope that Shinobi podcast lights a fire under some people.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 25 Feb

There seems to be some money behind all this covenants talk. I’d much rather people took the ordinals route for changes in bitcoin.

Try break bitcoin before lobbying for soft forks

121 sats \ 5 replies \ @kepford 20 Feb

That was an interesting conversation. Specifically when they started talking about why change is so hard to do in Bitcoin. I hadn't considered the aspect of different groups not getting behind a change because it would mean their desired change would likely be pushed back for years.

It seems like more work needs to be done on the social side of things. Fining compromises that a plurality can agree need to be added. It sounds like classic tribalism to some extent but also just simple incentives. It was a good show. I'm sure there are people that would disagree with Shinobi's characterizations but still good to learn about the challenges of changing bitcoin. The UTXO sovereignty thing is something I've been thinking about as well.

99 sats \ 4 replies \ @k00b 20 Feb

I agree. I'm glad someone respectable who understands what they're talking about and isn't conflicted is willing to go off script like this.

Peter also made great points about the political nature of core development. Perhaps it wasn't that profound of a point, but I was surprised by how well it rang true. Jermey made great efforts and OP_CTV is simple and powerful but Ross Perot made great efforts too. The lesson for aspiring core devs is to get a better grasp of those social dynamics and learn how to win hearts in addition to minds.

100 sats \ 3 replies \ @kepford 20 Feb

I came away with some of the same thoughts. I remember going to a DrupalCon (Drupal CMS conference) years ago and listening to Dries Buytaert talk about the social dynamics of open source development. One thing that stuck with me is that everyone has to sell. We don't all sell a product or service but we all sell something if we need to convince others. Most of us will have to sell ideas. At the time I was open to this but I recall being a young dev and just hating everything about sales because my view of it was the slizzy car salesmen. But that is one short sighted high time preference approach to sales. The kind of sales needed here is finding common ground. Finding ways to create wins for many groups and people. Building consensus to make a change. I think it is rare for a person to be good at this skill AND good and writing code. They exist and one can learn either skill but its not easy to do both well. I can see a place for what Peter described in his business experience. Stakeholders that keep devs on focus. I'm not sure that's what is needed but it seems like people that can build bridges and find win wins for larger groups of people would help. I hope the community figures this out.

109 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 20 Feb

There was a great anecdote about this kind of thing in some Robert Greene book. I believe it contrasted a successful senator with an unsuccessful one. The successful one made the right kind of compromises and unsuccessful one refused to make any - not because they were stubborn but because they thought they were right.

I think Jermey operated in good faith and AFAICT he made a lot of compromises, so I'm curious what he missed. Did he not grease the right wheels?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 20 Feb

If you have good faith people that are trying to solve problems but are stopped by others that are not behaving in good faith eventually those acting in bad faith will lose. As long as those acting in good faith do not fall for the trap of lowering themselves to bad actors. This is a low time preference behavior though and its hard for humans to do but is is very powerful. The high time preference thing is to lash out and stoop to becoming like your opposition.

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 20 Feb

He may not have missed anything. It could be that those he was trying to work with were unwilling to accept compromise on their side. I'm speculating. But the point I'm making is that it can't be one sided. Just hearing about this individual's efforts make me wonder how long people like this can maintain the energy to see things through. My hope is that people will begin to see that no one wins when we approach collaboration with an adversarial mindset. We don't have to all agree but we can find common ground. But it can't be one sided. That's not common ground. That's submitting.

56 sats \ 0 replies \ @co574 20 Feb

https://m.stacker.news/16894

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jessikabtc 20 Feb

Spent a lot of time on Wondershare Filmora. Interesting video editor with AI, but there are so many features that it's very easy to get confused.

32 sats \ 1 reply \ @TNStacker 20 Feb

GM Cowboys ⚡☕

These doggies won't herd themselves.

https://m.stacker.news/16880

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Karlm 20 Feb

Howdy

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @FallingD02 20 Feb

Oh my Day dawns excellent like everyone else, awake and eager to go find that 1% daily progress... Stack some sats, learn more about bitcoin and the really good things in life! Greetings and many sats to all

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @co574 20 Feb

https://m.stacker.news/16874

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 20 Feb

Guilty of this

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @RealCoachAndy 20 Feb

Howdy gang, hope my favorite people are doing amazing, it's Tuesday and seems this cold front is really hitting us here in Playa, incredible, but air feels crisp, sky is clear and the sun is rising, gorgeous day my friends, let's take it all in and get on track, goals are there, focus is set, let's do this!!! I'm proud of you my friend, you're important and what you do matters, keep the eye on the ball and show this week who you are and what you're made of, thank you for being and thank you for existing in this beautiful blue marble. May your day be filled with success, profit and love. Be well and stay frosty!!

119 sats \ 15 replies \ @orthwyrm 20 Feb

Day 311 of snailposting everyday 'til BTC hits $100k.

...and 1 day(s) of no distractions.

__@_'-'

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 20 Feb

🫡

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 20 Feb

👍

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 20 Feb

Good job!!

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @mango 20 Feb

No distractions = ?

SM?

272 sats \ 1 reply \ @mango 20 Feb

Day 92 of horseposting

Horse stance: 2 minutes x 2 sets

https://m.stacker.news/16875

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 20 Feb

🫡

7828 sats \ 8 replies \ @orthwyrm 20 Feb

I wanted to try something else after the push-up challenge. I could have gone with a new exercise, but instead I've opted to roll with something a bit different.

Fact is, I spend waaay too much time on my phone. I've been tracking my usage over the past several weeks and it averages several hours a day! Most likely this will become worse if we hit a bullmarket.

So... new challenge will be sub-20 minutes of phone usage each day, for 90 days.

__@_'-'

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 20 Feb

🫡

77 sats \ 5 replies \ @carlosfandango 20 Feb

?!? Have we been @nemo ‘d?

178 sats \ 4 replies \ @Natalia 20 Feb

zamo detected 👀

71 sats \ 3 replies \ @carlosfandango 20 Feb

Zammo? Just say no…

(This is a very niche reference that I only expect @orthwyrm and maybe @Public_N_M_E to get)

178 sats \ 2 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 20 Feb

Is it grange hill? I have a vague recollection of maybe grange hill?

71 sats \ 1 reply \ @carlosfandango 20 Feb

Yeah. ‘Just say NO!’ was the drug campaign the cast did with Nancy Reagan after the 15-year old Zammo got hooked on the H…

178 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 20 Feb

That was it!!

reply on another page

5555 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 20 Feb

Very impressed and worthy challenge.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @smuglydawg 20 Feb

I know the conversations here are temporary but I am wondering if they are saved somewhere?

Or do they just spark ideas for the users to post in territories?

I am thinking of the talking point were “everything is permanent if posted online” but then every morning the saloon is reset.

25 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 20 Feb

They aren’t temporary. Check out @saloon’s post history. Each day a new saloon thread is opened.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @satoshiplanet 20 Feb

Day 61 keeping the cowboy hat 🤠⚡ https://media.tenor.com/MLlJuRHSERUAAAAM/dance-off-cowboy.gif

106 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 20 Feb

Damn it's cold. I'm ready for spring. My dog gave me an "I ain't going out there" look.

41 sats \ 3 replies \ @Natalia 20 Feb

spring is here - I didn't really experience winter this year:)

233 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 20 Feb

Is that because of where you are? Does the region typically experience winter?

40 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 20 Feb

or let's say it's a much warmer winter:) and that's why I went all the way to here 😂🤓

🐝🐝🐝

https://m.stacker.news/16871

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 20 Feb

Nice. I had my chance to migrate to a warmer climate for the winter, but for some reason I looked forward to the cold weather and decided to stay in the north.

41 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 20 Feb

💪

https://m.stacker.news/16866

115 sats \ 3 replies \ @Natalia 20 Feb

Turkish way of simple happiness: yemek, müzik, sanat ve aile. ( food, music, art, and family )

It's really interesting to see how certain values are seemingly not preferred or even bad in other cultural settings; I'm not necessarily saying what's right or wrong, but it's good to see what actually makes people deeply happy.

https://m.stacker.news/16867

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jessikabtc 20 Feb

I often drink chamomile tea in the evening. It's so soothing.

77 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 20 Feb

chamomile :)

32 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 20 Feb

I love this tea.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Ratel 20 Feb freebie

Howdy partner. I'm new in town, they call me the Shadowy Super Comic Artist.

https://m.stacker.news/16918

72 sats \ 4 replies \ @Natalia 20 Feb freebie

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206 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 20 Feb

Using custom derivation paths might be more effective but also more risky if you forget which one you used.

Or better: create a decoy wallet with no 25th word but your real funds are only accessible with the correct 25th (2FA). See Two-factor seed phrases.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 20 Feb freebie

why not use both?

and I'm not setting myself up arguing with @ek 😌

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @davidw 20 Feb

Is there really a huge benefit of doing this?

If somehow your key got compromised, the attacker likely wouldn’t see the funds, buying you extra time? Is that the thesis?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 20 Feb

yes, on top of that use Taproot address, because many wallets also don't support it yet...

98 sats \ 6 replies \ @Natalia 20 Feb freebie

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505 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 21 Feb

This is an interesting one. At first, I thought it was a fig tree, then a walnut tree. But it wasn't until I zoomed in and saw the fruit that I realized it was a carob tree. Am I right?

https://m.stacker.news/16978

111 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 21 Feb freebie

YESSSS! and if you mix carob molasses with tahini is OMG.

I also heard this tree can also prevent fire, fascinating:)

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @fm 20 Feb

Hibiscus??

Whats your next destination?

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Natalia 20 Feb

Hibiscus??

no. 👀 hint: native to the Mediterranean and the Middle East; and the fruits are eatable.

Whats your next destination?

going to be around craftsmen:)!

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @fm 20 Feb

no. 👀 hint: native to the Mediterranean and the Middle East; and the fruits are eatable.

Wait.. i think i messed up.. I was suggesting hibiscus for the first pic.. I see a olive tree there.. The last one i dont know..

going to be around craftsmen:)!

Damn.. thats not a easy guess.. carpet weaving in turkey?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 21 Feb

no carpet weaving yet ( this also in my list but no rush haha) , but fabric weaving - the second year into solving the problem of making my own clothes:)

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