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75 sats \ 4 replies \ @OneOneSeven 4 Jan \ on: Channels mostly_harmless
We stayed at a childhood friend's house when I visited home for Christmas.
Him and I must've opened our channel back in 6th grade when we became friends. Been running great, if anything we've "spliced in" and increased capacity a bit here and there haha. Gets harder when you move away from home though.
What does splicing mean in this context? I love the metaphor. Dig into it a bit.
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I may be using the term wrong cuz I'm still an idiot wrt Lightning, but I think it's where you can increase channel capacity without closing the channel.
I think we grew our "channel capacity" a lot in the early years and that has helped "keep the channel open" into adulthood, even though I moved away and have a much lower # of transactions with friends back home. I'm lucky to have those kinds of channels still, I know not everyone does.
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but I think it's where you can increase channel capacity without closing the channel.
Yes, that’s splice-in and splice-out is the reverse, see article on bitcoinops
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Figuring out how to grow capacity with smaller number of transactions is an interesting problem in its own right. I think about this by trying to be as fully present as possible when I'm with someone, like I want them to feel me intensely.
I have someone I consider a top 5 friend who I see every couple of years, but man, I am all the way there when we're together.
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