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 \ @Tef 10 Mar
Drinking my coffee and reading šŸ“– in my favorite bar.
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I just learned about a wallet with lighting network option which connects to LN faucets! Hooray to free money! šŸ˜Š
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I kind of start feeling bad zapping @DarthCoin since I know he doesn't want the sats and it feels like intentionally not listening to him but it's still appreciation even if it's the worst and laziest form, no?
@DarthCoin, what should we do instead of zapping you? Donate to the rewards pool?
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1 or 10 sat zap is enough if you appreciate my post. You already know that amount of sats is not pushing me on top. but the number of them.
Higher amounts of sats is only when you really want to give me those sats. I always said here that people still do not appreciate enough the scarcity of the sats...
I also said many times: if people start throwing too much sats in the game SN it will became a cash cow to milk by speculators and cheaters.
Yes, we have here real writers, that dedicate their time and proof of work writing exclusive articles for SN. Yes, those zap them accordingly.
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@ek I'm curious how the algorithm for /rewards works... I was #20, then #16, then #35, then #38. All within the span of a day posting my first discussion.
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152 sats \ 1 reply \ @Car 10 Mar
I just hit 61 today, I zap & comment more than anything else.
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oh I see you spent double than received. Keep the balance Car. Balance in "The Force" is very important. I know is hard to keep that balance, I am struggling myself too. But when I see that my spending is going higher, I just post/comment more. And balance is restored naturally.
I am glad you got into the 64 ones. I have higher expectations for you.
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42 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek 10 Mar
Oh, you missed the old daily rewards by 10 days. We used to reward the best stackers daily.
Stackers rank higher if they contribute to the site by either a) creating good content or b) zapping good content early
Good content is content that hits the front page and was zapped by many stackers.1 The sat amount has some weight but it's not linear per stacker: if 10 stackers zap 100 sats each the content ranks higher than if one stacker zaps 1000 sats even though it's the same sat amount in total.
Does this help?

Footnotes

  1. Can also be comments though, comments are also ranked in the same way in each post. ā†©
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I see what you mean about 10 stackers zapping 100 versus 1 zapping 1000. Just weird to go from nothing to 16 to 38.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 10 Mar
It's the way the current day is added to the monthly score. If it's early in the day, it's not very competitive so on a relative basis you're high value. As more people start gaining value it "normalizes" everyone's score for the day.
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Understood, and since I'm UTC+8, "day" means night
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My first attempt at writing a legitimate fake news article:
Better title provided by @Scoresby.
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I don't know why but I am not interested anymore in UFO stories. I was passionate about UFO for decades, reading books, articles etc but now I just consider it a fade joke. My perspective changed dramatically after I had those 3 NDEs.
At least we can still make some memes about UFOs :)
I will zap your post just to appreciate your proof of work writing it. Sorry nothing personal.
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3 NDEs NDE? @DarthCoin
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Appreciate that, and I think about your NDE post a lot.
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It's a great read! Check it out!
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158 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek 9 Mar
are you a smoker if you smoke a pack of cigarettes in a day once a year?
#foodforthought
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10 sats \ 7 replies \ @ek 9 Mar
That moment when you wonder if the trajectory of the path of some people is the same as their trajectory in life
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You found Trace Meyer anon ?
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 9 Mar
Trace requested you build him an airstrip near your citadel, so he can move in
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1146 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 9 Mar
Do you think I should add him to this meme and be a member of the island?
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 9 Mar
excuse me sir, you seem to walk like you live but can you please me let me through
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 9 Mar
i want to keep replying for more memes pictures like this
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Why are national borders an absurd concept? I have yet to hear a cogent argument
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35 sats \ 1 reply \ @crrdlx 9 Mar
I don't know why geographical borders are absurd, but I think the answer to why they exist is to keep power. There's bo chance that national power brokers would allow every citizen to actually opt in or out of any nation they choose. It makes me wonder, "What type of country would people opt into?" My guess is the most freedom country that affords the best chance at prosperity yet still retains safety and security.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @crrdlx 9 Mar
And one addendum: add the nation which affords the "best chance for prosperity"
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Iā€™ve been think a lot about the impact of bitcoin education and how educators should be more conscious of the culture of the people theyā€™re trying to Orange-pill.
I feel that some sort of standard is forming in terms of how bitcoin education is spread but the culture is overlooked. What Iā€™ve seen that happens most of the time is that some newbies struggle to see their place in bitcoin and bitcoin in their place.
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31 sats \ 4 replies \ @anon 9 Mar
https://lnproxy.org/ does not work when commenting on SN, because the invoice time is too short
where does the 3 min limit come from? does it make a difference if it is increased?
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21 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 9 Mar
No we can make it longer. How long would be long enough?
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @anon 9 Mar
I don't know tbh, I'm new to https://lnproxy.org/ so perhaps some more knowledgeable peeps can help? @TonyGiorgio ? I heard Tony and @Car talk about it on their @ThrillerX_ episode
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1010 sats \ 1 reply \ @TonyGiorgio 9 Mar
Lnproxy is better used on the recipient side to protect privacy. Sending side is not as useful, there's pretty good privacy on lightning when sending anyways (depends on which mobile wallet or if you're using a custodian anyways).
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 9 Mar
thank you
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32 sats \ 0 replies \ @Car 9 Mar
Bitcoin only šŸ¤™onward
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Sometimes when you stop searching so hard for something, it just shows up - when least expected.
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Itā€™s the way of thingsā€¦
Why are things in the last place you look? Because you stop looking when you find themā€¦
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I was trying to find a place two days ago, but I kept walking around and couldn't find it, then it suddenly showed up tonight on my way home - I can't believe it's just around the corner!
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Karmic-ally thatā€™s very cool when it happens!
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it almost feels like I'm "trapping" myself with all the thinking and searching. šŸ‘€
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Not quite sure what you mean but maybe you are using conscious thought to solve problems that are better suited to subconscious reasoning (like the clarity provided by periods of quiet reflection, sleep or meditation).
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20 sats \ 2 replies \ @anon 9 Mar
lifetip: less coffee can help
There is you and then there is you on coffee two different beings it could be argued coffee is augmented reality
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 9 Mar
hmmmm, coffee is the last remaining unhealthy habit of mine, but I can def ditch it - I tried before and it's actually fine, but then it's nice to have a cup of hot coffee in cold days. šŸ‘€
141 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 9 Mar
The real question is whether you'd notice it show up if you hadn't searched so hard to begin with.
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deep šŸ‘€
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FYI when I did this poll #457470 I got an error message that said polls must end at least 1 day in the future. I went back and checked options which showed the date automatically populated March 10 12:30pm but I still got the same error message so I manually changed the date to March 11th and it worked. However the poll is now showing 1 day left so I think there is something buggy about your auto populated date. Just letting you know.
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Same for me on this poll #457416
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20 sats \ 5 replies \ @ek 9 Mar
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thanks
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@Scoresby and @grayruby, I'm having a try at resolving this issue, see here.
  • Could it be that you waited more than an hour to finish the post?
  • Could it be that you started the post and came back to it at a later time where certain fields were already prepopulated from your first visit?
  • Are you in the same time or different timezone as Austin (don't doxx yourself for this one, it's the most unlikely reason for me at this point).
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No No I am in a different time zone (est)
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120 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby 21 Mar
It only happened that one time.
I've made polls without the error several times since.
Didn't wait more than an hour to finish it.
Possible I started and came back later, although tbh I don't quite remember.
I'm same central us tz
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Ok, thanks for the details. At some point I thought I had reproduced the bug, but subsequent trials all worked. Let's see.
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A stray cat came to my door this morning, crying and hungry. Did I just acquire a new pet?
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Its your destiny! Cats when they came to your door, are lost souls. Bring it into your house and your life will change in good. Keep it and you will be the most happy man ! seriouslly
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Depends how hungry you areā€¦. it could be lunch. Or itā€™s just a greedy little 5hit looking for a second breakfast.
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Outside fun with my boys!
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67 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 9 Mar
Howdy!
42 days of 100 push ups a day until $100k down. Undetermined to go. 38 days of 100 squats a day until $100k down. Undetermined to go.
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Gonna be massive!!
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Day 82 of posting mining earnings from the day before: 633 sats on 8Mar2024! Running total: 58,116 sats!
20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Atreus 9 Mar
It's going decent. Burned the midnight oil on writing projects the last few days, and it always takes a bit to get back into a normal mindset after all that.
Hoping to see Dune 2 soon!
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Let us know what you think of the movie!
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118 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma 9 Mar
Good morning stackers. Wish everyone is having a great weekend.
Day 41 of 100 push ups till 100k completed.
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@k00b can you check the invite links procedure? I had a guy joining to SN with an invite link from me and he said that got a black screen with an error with something about "was true".
In my invite links it doesn't appear to be used and he didn't get the sats. Now he already have an account so doesn't matter the sats. Only FYI to check the invite process.
And btw, new users have to pay 1000 sats for new posts. So lesson learned, invite links should be min 1000 sats if you want somebody to help starting.
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10 sats \ 12 replies \ @ek 9 Mar
Do you know which auth method they used?
And btw, new users have to pay 1000 sats for new posts
How do you get to this number? Doesn't it depend on territory and if they allow free posts?
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Bottom right. Shows 1,000 sats
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10 sats \ 9 replies \ @ek 9 Mar
Oh, interesting, the fee for ~bitcoin is supposed to be 100 sats:
We use exponential fees against spam so consecutive posts within 10m cost 10x more than the last. Could be that you posted your bio within 10m before your post, will check šŸ‘€
There is an info icon next to the button where the fee should be explained when you post. Can you check if it's still 1k sats for you? This is what it says for me in ~bitcoin:
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Nope, it's 100 now. I posted a bio and then immediately copy pasted my markdown text into a bitcoin discussion post. So that's what it was.
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Ah ok, maybe we should exclude bios from spam detection. Your use case makes sense and is not spam! lol
I'll reimburse you on the post :)
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Thank you for looking into this. Did you find something weird about invite links?
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Invites claimed with LN and nostr have been weird for some time but the error you mentioned sounds new:
I had a guy joining to SN with an invite link from me and he said that got a black screen with an error with something about "was true".
We only had problems with detecting new users to reward the referee but signup should work fine.
Wow thanks! I didn't know of that mechanism at the time of posting. Definitely excluding bios would be smart. Thanks @ek
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hehehe there are many tricks on SN. You will learn them slowly. Here is one for you, as new member: a long press on the zap bolt and you can choose the amount of sats. Also in your profile settings you can set default amount.
I used LNauth with Zeus, and to post a new discussion the invoice was 1,000 sats
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Howdy partners!! The weekend has arrived and my oh my what a beautiful day indeed, a day to relax and recharge after a productive and hardworking week. Let's just relax today release the burdens of the week and focus on today and how we are going to enjoy it with friends and family, so do that my friend, you deserve it and I'm proud of you! You are awesome and you've got this and you're doing amazing, so have a phenomenal day and live it to the max, thank you for being and thank you for all your hard work, as always, be well and stay frosty.
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Hi all _@'-'
Next Stop?
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I need to go back through all the saloon posts and compile these snail pics
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That will be cool gallery!
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There are some great ones in there. Could make a calendar :D
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Shello! Where have you been hiding?
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I was in the forest :P
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This will be one of the most important years of TheWildHustle's life
Time to step up to the plate, and hit one out of the park.
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Up before the sun!
LFG Cowboys and Cowgirls!
Stack Sats and stay humble!
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let's freaking go
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I would love to be an old fashion cowboy, riding my horse on the prairie.
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Could definitely see you in a western;
ā€˜BTC Cassidy and the Satdance Kidā€™ maybe, or ā€˜High Plains Sith-tierā€™?
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Lightning strikes Bitcoin, Instant transactions for all. But the sats must flowā€¦
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Flow like the unceasing river xP
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Go With The flow
100 sats bounty
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Lol. Use them or lose them..
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The cat keeps missing the litter box. @DarthCoin's dogs have better aim.
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Sureā€¦. It was the cats. A bottle of Jack Spaniels more likeā€¦
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Very perceptive
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2 of my cats also do that, but rarely. So what I did? Instead of 2 small litters I put a bigger one with plenty of sand in it.
... but now I have a bigger problem: one cat is taking a bath in that sand ! OMG and after that is coming to me to kiss me FFS !
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We had two boxes, because we had two cats. One died last year, but the cat we still have got used to switching boxes, having his choice where to go. Maybe we should have one big one.
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I WILL DOWNZAP you!
If I have to. Anything scammy or spews hate I will downzap!!
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I approve. Thank you for your service.
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That's new to me! How does it work?
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If enough people downzap, it gets outlawed and only people with wild west mode enabled in their settings see it
You can try it out on my comment but it will additionally decrease your trust to me so content from me will rank lower in your feed
Probably not significant if you only use a few sats and can be undone if you zap some stuff from me again
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I found it! That feature can be accessed by clicking on the three dots. I don't need to try it now, I can always try it later. Thanks
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Iā€™m not sure exactly I know it helps keep SN from being flooded with spam and bad content
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This looks like a really useful feature. I'm becoming a bigger fan of Stacker News every day.
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Day 79 keeping the cowboy hat šŸ¤ šŸ‘Œ
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Can somebody locate @Natalia in this image? šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚
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@Natalia is here, with sunshine and flowers šŸ‘€ yours is really dark!
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where is me? šŸ‘€
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Sincerely? I think you are the whole image šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ You already blended into the nature.
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why - or being nowhere but everywhere? šŸ‘€
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nowhere but everywhere
well said
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both of you @Public_N_M_E and @jakoyoh629 are wrong, but you earn some sats for replying.
I asked "in the image" not outside the picture...
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"I can only think of two explanations for this: either she's the photographer, or she's hiding behind a tree. Since I don't think you're trolling people, then she must be behind a tree
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No, I am not trolling you. Was a genuine question with a bit of sense of humor. Bu I asked specifically that question to see if stackers will notice the meaning of it. I want people to USE their brain, not just ask shitGPT.
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the meaning of it
be flexible and blend into the environment? šŸ¤”
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Ah! I have been duped. šŸ˜…
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Trick question. Natalias behind the camera šŸ˜‰
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I don't know what NatƔlia looks like, but it's possible that she's the one taking the picture.
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Day 329 of snailposting everyday 'til BTC hits $100k.
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @mango 9 Mar
Day 110 of horseposting
Horse stance: 1 minute 20 seconds
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Every time I come to the Saloon, you make this comment. Is there a story behind it? Is it some kind of promise?
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although it since grew into something bigger as we are now placing bets on when the snail reaches his destination:
personally am rooting for @mango to win, but he only has around 20 days left...
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In fairness, when the last cycle's ATH was broken (~$20k), we shot up to ~$40k within a month.
So if we decidedly break $70k in the next few days and history rhymes, we could see $100k by end of this month.
Fucking crazy TBH but I don't see why it's not possible.
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @mango 9 Mar
big green dildo candles all the way to infinity.
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It is and it easy to forget these things. But I will keep saying that this time itā€™s different until proved otherwise :D
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Love a bit of Endor and the unofficial soundtrack to the Bull Run!
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It might happen. His legs will thank him if it doesā€¦
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70 sats \ 0 replies \ @mango 9 Mar
LOL.. But target was 7 minutes (Now revised to 5min) by #840,000
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just a year long experiment in shitposting
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I think you should consult the @oracleā€¦
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šŸ«”
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And all quiet on the chartsā€¦ too quiet
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@DiedOnTitan Iā€™m just gonna start a new routine of tagging you whenever I learn something Greek haha
For example, Did you know that ā€˜diamondā€™ is derived from the Ancient Greek word ā€˜adamasā€™ which means ā€˜unbreakableā€™?
Thatā€™s why itā€™s important to have Diamond hands in life!
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Yes. Wolverine approves of this Adamantium etymology.
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Love the grin on his face xP
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You might enjoy the limited series this cover is from - it saw him visit Japan - and the artwork is excellent.
ā€œLogan, you are more truly Japanese than any Westerner I have ever knownā€
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Omg I wouldnā€™t have understood the coverā€™s link to Japan if it werenā€™t for you! Arigato gozaimasu!
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You are welcome!
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One of my favourite comic book runs
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Why is the palm of the hand facing outwards?
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112 sats \ 0 replies \ @Lux 9 Mar
it's a FU hairstyle
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because the flu šŸ˜‚
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UPDATE: challenge aborted as Mrs @siggy47 said he couldnā€™t have his miner in the house and made him unplug it
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Your perception skills are off the charts today, Senor Fandango. It's cleaning/vacuuming day. I already got a "what the hell is that supposed to be?" and "you're not planning to leave that there, are you? "
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Siggy playing with his new miner trying to guess faster a block :)
wait a moment darling, is almost done...
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Havenā€™t seen this one for a whileā€¦ lol
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I keep it especially for Siggy. I wait for the right moment to post it :) Is kind of how I see him, with the tie, smiling.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 9 Mar
I think I saw a picture from Siggy on here
at least I thought that was how Siggy must look like
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Save it for special siggy occasions..
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I have been there, unplugged thatā€¦ lol
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30 sats \ 1 reply \ @davidw 9 Mar
How did you unplug her? Asking for a friend
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