164 comments \ @saloon 17 Mar \ 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 \ @Bell_curve 18 Mar

Latvia passed a legal requirement in 2023 stating that Russian citizens needed to pass a Latvian language proficiency test to attain or keep permanent residence permits.

20 sats \ 8 replies \ @expatriotic 18 Mar

I noticed in my history that all my zaps are only 90% of what was zapped to me. Where did the 10% go? All my 21 sat zaps are 18.9 now @ek🤔

Does it go to the reward pool?

Eg the following image shows what was originally a 69 and 10 sat zap respectively

https://m.stacker.news/21339

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 18 Mar

many SN math explained inside : #392551

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 18 Mar

SN rug pull

100 sats \ 5 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 18 Mar

Check out the FAQ: #349

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @expatriotic 18 Mar

Couldn't find it

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek 18 Mar freebie

You mean you couldn't find the FAQ (it's in the footer) or the explanation in the FAQ?

Explanation is here:

To make this feature sybil resistant, SN now takes 10% of zaps and re-distributes them to the SN community as part of the daily rewards.

the links in the Table of Content are currently broken but was fixed here, will be deployed soon

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 17 Mar

I have a new username

171 sats \ 2 replies \ @Kontext 17 Mar

https://m.stacker.news/21327

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @TheWildHustle 18 Mar

You can consider this meme officially stolen.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Kontext 18 Mar

'Tis an honor, sir (or madam)

10 sats \ 3 replies \ @anon 17 Mar

https://gcdnb.pbrd.co/images/MQalC4eKpEbw.jpg?o=1

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @expatriotic 18 Mar

Mordor

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 17 Mar

https://gcdnb.pbrd.co/images/fUv7K6rG1jVU.jpg?o=1

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 18 Mar

The amount that I want to visit Iceland just did a 10x. Looks like such a beautiful country.

98 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 17 Mar

My daughter just told me "No! You are not strong. You are heavy."

Better get back to the pushups.

104 sats \ 4 replies \ @Scoresby 17 Mar

My children speak truth to me too.

40 sats \ 3 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 17 Mar

Same and we have some good wrestling matches!

33 sats \ 2 replies \ @Scoresby 17 Mar

I started them on jui jitsu classes and on w my boys choke me in painful ways. It's kinda painful.

17 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 18 Mar

Judo

37 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 17 Mar freebie

My daughter already chokes me painfully when she's climbing on my back and that's without any jiu jitsu classes yet.

86 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 17 Mar

I'm over 2 weeks late on this month's investor update. I need to automate the boilerplate of it or this is going to keep happening.

197 sats \ 19 replies \ @siggy47 17 Mar freebie

A big pile of huddled masses. Is she giving me the finger?

https://m.stacker.news/21300

76 sats \ 8 replies \ @Bell_curve 17 Mar

Is Ellis island near the statue?

Our immigration slogan today should be Revis Island

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 18 Mar

Revis Island. He fell off a cliff completely from being that lock down corner to out of the league in like 1-2 seasons.

Tbf happens to a lot of great corners. Xavier Rhodes went from massive to retired in the space of a season.

Future HoFer Patrick Peterson aswell, dude was a stud, he's still been playing good football but prime P2 was a game changer.

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bell_curve 18 Mar

Prime Revis was better than prime Peterson

From 2009-15, Revis was the best shutdown corner

This is not a football discussion. Notice that I brought up Revis island in the context of Ellis island and immigration.

USA needs a shutdown immigration policy. Close the border with Mexico. Deportation would be a pick 6. Blitzing is apprehension and incarceration.

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Public_N_M_E 18 Mar

Can't disagree with you there. I was just reminiscing over great CBs, and I forgot to bring up Sherman. We've been blessed with some great players to watch. But yeah I agree, prime revis might be, for my money, one of the best to ever play that position.

As a non US citizen I can't comment on US immigration policy.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 18 Mar freebie

Interesting, because you have lots of comments about USA gun policy

What’s the immigration policy in your country?

You watch American football and you don’t live in North America? Interesting

Sherman used PED.

10 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 17 Mar freebie

It is very close, but I didn't get a shot. Revis Island! Good memories. My buddy and I were talking about Freeman McNeil earlier.

76 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bell_curve 17 Mar

Running back when QB was Ken O’Brien?

I can talk NFL all day past or present

30 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 18 Mar

Ship wifi is spotty. I just saw this. I'm not too knowledgeable. @grayruby and @Undisciplined will probably provide more back and forth. I'm jet centric with a fading memory.

106 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 18 Mar

Jet centric is fine. I am Chargers centric

Undisciplined has undisciplined hot takes

86 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 17 Mar

https://gcdnb.pbrd.co/images/ZJ9RnqViY6FE.jpg?o=1

76 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 17 Mar

reminds me about this Seinfeld episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hK3pBcY3k0

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 17 Mar

Great episode

101 sats \ 6 replies \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

Will they let you back in though? lol

41 sats \ 5 replies \ @siggy47 17 Mar

When I was a kid my uncle and father piled the kids into an old station wagon to drive across this bridge the day it opened. There were flags and bunting everywhere. It was the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time. The toll was 50 cents.

https://m.stacker.news/21302

96 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 17 Mar

https://gcdnb.pbrd.co/images/vcsuuasMSxWO.jpg?o=1

225 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 17 Mar

Be careful what you answer... godzilla might destroy the bridge :)

https://m.stacker.news/21310

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 17 Mar

😂

81 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 17 Mar

Yes, but I was on the bridge, looking at the water, when a big gust of wind blew the paper with my seeds written on it right out of my hand

76 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

Not again…..

27 sats \ 0 replies \ @scoopa 17 Mar

Sitting on my own because father in law is watching golf. I hate sports.

I suppose I should clean up these toys before someone suffers a serious step on Lego like injury.

https://m.stacker.news/21298

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 17 Mar

▶️ Europe According To Culinary Horror

🔗#468660 ~food 👀

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @k00b 17 Mar

Been using Coracle more at @BlueSlime's recommendation. It's gotten a lot better and fast.

Great work @hodlbod_fr!

84 sats \ 2 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 17 Mar

https://m.stacker.news/21267

16 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 17 Mar

Nice! meanwhile in schools...

https://i.postimg.cc/Z5TQpHyv/teenagers-analog-clock.jpg

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 17 Mar

😂

75 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 17 Mar

Howdy!

50 days of 100 push ups a day until $100k down. Undetermined to go. 46 days of 100 squats a day until $100k down. Undetermined to go.

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 18 Mar

🫡

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

50 of a 100… impressive

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 17 Mar

Thanks.

41 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 17 Mar

GM Cowboys and Cowgirls!

I got a kick out of this from Nostr.

Giddyup

https://m.stacker.news/21260

291 sats \ 24 replies \ @siggy47 17 Mar

We're on the boat, but still docked.

https://m.stacker.news/21258

76 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 17 Mar

On- and off-boarding are by far the biggest drawbacks of cruising. I don't think there's any reason it has to be as bad as it is.

43 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 17 Mar

Not too bad today. The whole thing took less than a half hour. The emergency procedures drill is time consuming, though.

76 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 17 Mar

Good. I think it's usually taken like 3 hours for us.

97 sats \ 1 reply \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

Siggy the sailor man, He set sail in a caravan, He turned on the heater, It blew off his wiener, He’s Siggy the sailor man toot-toot!

(Very childish but made me smile)

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 17 Mar

Very nice. This verse is more my speed.

457 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 17 Mar

LOL this image deserve a meme!

https://m.stacker.news/21286

97 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

Meme force is strong in this one…

76 sats \ 3 replies \ @Bell_curve 17 Mar

Leaving Brooklyn nice

20 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 17 Mar

Everybody leaves Brooklyn

76 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 17 Mar

Forget about it!

Typo

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 17 Mar

https://m.stacker.news/21288

86 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 17 Mar

Have a good one! 😎👍

97 sats \ 11 replies \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

Let us know what you forgot….

51 sats \ 10 replies \ @siggy47 17 Mar

I remembered my seeds

https://m.stacker.news/21261

76 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

All you need…

147 sats \ 8 replies \ @DarthCoin 17 Mar freebie

nah, no worry, nobody will understand what those 12 words means... In 2015 I even put this sign and hide a QR and the seed of a wallet. NOBODY bothered not even to move the rock to see it, not even after all these years. I check it quite often when I walk by that rock, on the trail.

https://m.stacker.news/21262

62 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek 17 Mar

I once wrote my lightning address on a tree with

send ~~nudes~~ sats

below. Still waiting for someone to zap me one bitcoin.

31 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 17 Mar

You forgot to put a nude picture, that's why they didn't send sats :)

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @Public_N_M_E 18 Mar

I did put a nude picture... And that's why they didn't send sats. 🤢

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 18 Mar

Did you put a nude picture from yourself? Did they send you an invoice?

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107 sats \ 3 replies \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

Honestly, Darth is a walking experiment in the things we want to try and experiment with but are just too scared. Impressively fearless

37 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 17 Mar

I did many experiments with Bitcoin in all these many years in Bitcoinlandia. I like to play with people's mind when you show them the power of Bitcoin. Especially with kids. That image in the forest, was part of another experiment game I did with some kids. Like a geolocation game, they had to find the treasure, loaded with sats. 80% of locations were found, but this one remain there, undiscovered. So I let it be, for years, I wonder when somebody really understand it.

33 sats \ 1 reply \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 17 Mar freebie

Humans are very strange.

yes indeed, that's why I always laugh of them.

https://m.stacker.news/21279

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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @UCantDoThatDotNet 17 Mar

https://m.stacker.news/21256

Things are looking up, frens

140 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 17 Mar

@k00b please can you make all the "stackers in hiding" to show also "hidden" in all comments? It doesn't make sense to show in "top stackers" as hidden. Why not hide them totally. BTW I think that stats for "top valued stackers of the day/week" is flawed. What does it means that "value"? I can't believe a stacker with only 8 comments is more "valued" than DavidW or all those from position 11 to 16, when they have many more activity and sats flow than anybody else. The stats displayed have no sense whatsoever: This morning was this:

https://m.stacker.news/21245

And now is this:

https://m.stacker.news/21247

164 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 17 Mar

Most of the ranking weirdness you see is caused by the way the current day is added to the scores. If it's early in the day, it's not very competitive so on a relative basis some people are high value. As more people start gaining value it "normalizes" everyone's score for the day.

What does it means that "value"?

It's intended to mean that for the given time period, that person added the most value, which we define as zapping well and posting/commenting stuff that people zap. Value is the word we chose for rewardability.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 17 Mar

I tried to understand that ranking, but it was just too confusing. I'm going to spare myself the headache and just ignore it. Haha.

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Scoresby 17 Mar

It's a hard thing SN is trying to do: use money to provide signal about content. Problem is if you only use money, you get a bunch of ads. So SN also uses some amount if 'trust' or something (I think). There is definitely some weirdness in the SN zaprank, but I think it is trending in the right direction.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @oraltosun 17 Mar

Bitcoin news in Turkish media today.

https://m.stacker.news/21246

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 17 Mar

Day 90 of posting mining earnings from the day before: 571 sats on 16Mar2024! Running total: 62,967 sats!

Yesterday's comment

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 18 Mar

Day 91's comment

174 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 17 Mar freebie

Who have the right to impose something on you (the living man) that they write on a piece of paper?

*hint: read the book "The Law" by Bastiat.

52 sats \ 3 replies \ @justanumber 17 Mar

🍀 💚 Happy St Paddy's Day Stackers 💚 🍀 We'd love to see some of you over in Music Territory to celebrate 🎵🎻🪕🎤🪗 🥳 Join us in some Irish craic and post your fave Irish Music here 👉🏼 #468046

36 sats \ 1 reply \ @Public_N_M_E 18 Mar

This thread was absolute 🔥 and a great craic.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @justanumber 18 Mar

It was so much fun. Ireland takes their music very seriously but not seriously all at the same time 😜 and that's what makes it good craic!

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @justanumber 17 Mar

23 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 17 Mar

Who is the government?

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @BlokchainB 17 Mar

Supposed to be the for the people by the people

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 17 Mar

but "who" is it? Is it somebody in specific, somebody that can say "I am responsible" ?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 17 Mar

Not in particular.

62 sats \ 0 replies \ @Tef 17 Mar

https://m.stacker.news/21209

32 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 17 Mar

Lots of leprechaun traps around my house from the kids. Hopefully I get lucky too and find a pot of sats. Who wants the dirty fiat or gold.

https://m.stacker.news/21208

77 sats \ 0 replies \ @jakoyoh629 17 Mar

https://image.nostr.build/af39199ae6d04f8d384ea1351a6767fb01abb78eb11a603aafaf7b8e69639fc0.jpg

74 sats \ 2 replies \ @expatriotic 17 Mar

Basketball is all fun and games til you sprain your ankle and then find out (as i did today) that there's a bone splinter and the reason your foot has a fracture is because a cyst in your bone made the bone thinner and more fragile.

https://m.stacker.news/21198 https://m.stacker.news/21199

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 17 Mar

Yikes!

I largely quite playing pick-up a few years ago, because the sprains and soft tissue injuries were really piling up.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

Ouch! Take care!

33 sats \ 2 replies \ @gnilma 17 Mar

Good morning stackers. Wish everyone is having a great weekend.

Day 49 of 100 push ups till $100k completed.

Due to being away from home, I won't be able to post my weekly hiking post this week. Hiking post will resume next weekend.

Yesterday's weather was very nice. We enjoyed our time driving along the Pacific coast. Hoping for similar weather today.

https://m.stacker.news/21196

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 17 Mar

Dang, you're up early.

Day 46 of pushups for me Day 44 of squats Day 34 of calf raises

(All counts are approximate)

23 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma 17 Mar

Long drive today and we wanted to make it to Charles M Schulz Museum before closing, because my kids really want to see it. We left the hotel at 5.30am and drove almost 800km south to Santa Rosa.

Fortunately, weather today is super nice and I'm glad we chose to take 101 instead of I5. The views along hwy 101 are simply beautiful!

Good job on your reps btw.

407 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 17 Mar

How I Plan to Spend 10k Sats

I won Fun Fact Friday this week. It isn’t often in life that you get an unexpected windfall.

Actually, I received a 10k zap earlier this week. I withdrew and zapped as usual. Nothing really memorable happened.

To derive maximum utility from this 10k sats, I plan to use my 10k sats in the following ways. It’s counter-intuitive because I like being spontaneous & going with the flow. But the chance to create indelible memories trumped other considerations.

Pay myself first - Already withdrew 6k sats
First bounty - Want to organise a 1k bounty as a way of giving back
Revival - I want to search SN randomly n zap old threads that help me learn something. Very often, I come across eye-catching titles but fall short of clicking of them because I don’t feel like I have enough sats. This will change. Will zap 20 posts at 49 sats each. Remaining 50 sats will cover my commenting costs.
Self-development - Aim to ask for 10 questions in ~Bitcoin_beginners to enhance my knowledge. Pray that @siggy47 keeps posting feedback constant at 95 sats lol. If so, I will have 50 sats to ask one question in ~food.
Fast & furious commenting - Sonetimes I take myself too seriously. Maybe I subconsciously think that long-form comments will help me recoup my zapping costs. I’m just gonna unleash my witty and sarcastic self 20 times at 49 sats each. I will have fun, I think.

There you go. My plan to spend 10k sats!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 17 Mar

Ah, so now I understand the reason for your question in #467790! Congrats! That sounds like a good (and much more detailed than I'd have come up with) plan for the sats.

406 sats \ 15 replies \ @orthwyrm 17 Mar

Day 337 of snailposting everyday 'til BTC hits $100k.

__@_'-'

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 17 Mar

Starting today, I'll be posting daily until the Million Sat Madness ends

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 17 Mar

🫡

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 17 Mar

👍

231 sats \ 2 replies \ @mango 17 Mar

Day 118 of horseposting

Horse stance: 3 minutes 40 seconds

https://m.stacker.news/21191

87 sats \ 0 replies \ @jakoyoh629 17 Mar

https://image.nostr.build/d30b623b379897157cf8fb93c3922ea9ce735459a7533d1c236df9de0eea37ac.jpg

71 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 17 Mar

🫡

81 sats \ 8 replies \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

Woo hoo. How are you feeling about the current price?

30 sats \ 5 replies \ @orthwyrm 17 Mar

Back to where we were a couple of weeks ago. Still wouldn't be surprised about $100k before halving lol

50 sats \ 4 replies \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

Oooo. Still the most bullish bull in the bull pen then?

20 sats \ 3 replies \ @orthwyrm 17 Mar

Apparently I am...! You guys were all waaaay too bearish in the betting thread.

50 sats \ 2 replies \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

I change my mind like a bipolar bear..

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @orthwyrm 17 Mar

Weird how market psychology works like that.

Doesn't really matter TBH because timing the market is a fool's game, but it's fun to speculate.

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

It’s fun to joke about though…. Makes no difference in the long run.

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80 sats \ 1 reply \ @mango 17 Mar

moon soon..

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

Hmmm. Gonna take a little longer…

41 sats \ 8 replies \ @siggy47 17 Mar

The morning routine is disrupted. The animals are aware of it.

76 sats \ 7 replies \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

How so? Early snail appearance?

20 sats \ 6 replies \ @siggy47 17 Mar

We're packing for the cruise this morning. I need some coffee to start moving. I enjoyed your bleak verse!

76 sats \ 5 replies \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

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20 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 17 Mar

Damn impressive off the top of your head. My brain is racing, worrying about things not to forget. I forget I'm going to be on a floating city with all the creature comforts.

76 sats \ 3 replies \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar freebie

There aren’t many things that rhyme with siggy (as we found before)

The problem is you will forget something simple and then have to pay $15 for a $1 dollar item…

20 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 17 Mar

I know. I also know I won't spring for it out of sheer stubbornness

76 sats \ 1 reply \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

And the fact they don’t take sats..

view replies

107 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 17 Mar

Glass towers skyward, Built on the backs of the poor, Bankers' hearts ice cold

374 sats \ 28 replies \ @Natalia 17 Mar

secrets hidden in plain sight

https://m.stacker.news/21189

22 sats \ 9 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 17 Mar

You won't believe this, but the first thing I did after seeing the riddle was zooming in on the sun!

22 sats \ 8 replies \ @Natalia 17 Mar

how come I verify that 👀 haha

1 sat \ 7 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 17 Mar

Impossible. You either have to trust me or not. But when I clicked on the image, I immediately noticed that there was something in the sun. I have also done overlays with the sun and the bitcoin logo before.

https://imgprxy.stacker.news/F1UWuM75-JRFQjOXZP-4vCR3EhlO_RxuOOljkYrU9lQ/rs:fit:1920:1080/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZS5ub3N0ci5idWlsZC82NzFiOGNjNTIwODYxZmY5YTI4ZjMwNmExMDNiNjVkNzhjNjBlNjc2MDE2N2MyNzdkY2I2YzM4MDdkMDJmZWZjLnBuZw

0 sats \ 6 replies \ @1GLENCoop 19 Mar

What do you use to do image overlays? A bitcoin logo on a sun for example, or better yet, a bitcoin logo on a full moon.

https://m.stacker.news/21612

98 sats \ 5 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 19 Mar

https://www.online-image-editor.com/

16 sats \ 4 replies \ @1GLENCoop 19 Mar

Wow, nice one! I goofed around with Gimp for many hours trying to get it to do what I wanted. Had little to no success with it, gave up out of frustration.

Tried https://www.online-image-editor.com/ as you recommended. It was super easy. I made this in a few minutes. Bookmarked that tool for sure. Thanks! https://i.nostr.build/WGGwk.jpg

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 19 Mar

It also works well with GIFs.

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16 sats \ 2 replies \ @Natalia 19 Mar

don't underestimate humble bitcoiner's skills! and @0xbitcoiner is great at editing.