Happy Sat-urday Stackers,

Have a great weekend!

Top PostsTop Posts

1. Experiences of Peach Bitcoin; P2P Trading and Weird People
   • @denlillaapan documents the surprise of an anonymous P2P trade using Peach Bitcoin.
   • 4.1k sats \ 30 comments \ @denlillaapan
2. How Big Brother can attack Bitcoin without spending a dime
   • @_arshbot explains how US laws can and are being used to attack Bitcoin, and eventually Lightning, without a majority of hash power.
   • 6.1k sats \ 12 comments \ @_arshbot
3. The World's Most Productive Intellectual
   • @denlillaapan writes about their fondness for the prolific works of Vaclav Smil, a czech-canadian geologist and author.
   • 5k sats \ 27 comments \ @denlillaapan
4. Is Your Master’s Degree Useless? (The Economist)
   • @denlillaapan, 3 for 5 this week, discusses the declining market value of a master's degree and the causes of the decline.
   • 1.8k sats \ 46 comments \ @denlillaapan
5. The right real suffering
   • @elvismercury ponders suffering amounts, their utility, and how to capacity build them.
   • 1.3k sats \ 27 comments \ @elvismercury

Top AMAsTop AMAs

1. I'm Jameson Lopp, co-founder of Casa, AMA!
   • 22.3k sats \ 129 comments \ @lopp

all of this week's AMAs

Don't missDon't miss

• If you could learn any skill you want without trying, which one would you pick?
• The Solo Beef Block: analyzing a mysetrious block and a secret mining pool?
• GrapheneOS Guide
• The Duolingo Handbook
• Stay away from Voltz
• A Cypherpunk Disagreement That Lives On
• Dashjr: 6 confirmations not enough anymore
• Mullvad has partnered with Obscura VPN | Mullvad VPN
• Privacy Pass Authentication for Kagi Search
• Super Bowl- Discussion Thread
• Super Bowl Pick 'em
• If the SHTF, don't expect bitcoin to rocket to the moon
• My mother has made her first Bitcoin purchase. 🥰🍊🥳
• Bitcoin CoreDev reflections 2024-2025

all of this week's top posts

Top metaTop meta

• My journey to becoming a SN dev: Day 1
• FAQ has been updated
• Golden Oldies #32
• Zap delta notifications?
• Why don't the known bitoiners shill SN more?
• Baby Stacker Corner #4
• What percentage of SN posts are sat farming garbage?
• This Day on SN: February 9

all of this week's meta

Top Monday memeTop Monday meme

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Top Friday fun factTop Friday fun fact

DON’T DRINK COFFEE, SMOKE WEED

Scientists have been feeding spiders with flies imbued with different stimulants. Result? The worst cobwebs have ever been woven under the influence of caffeine/sleeping pills.

(Source)

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Top StackersTop Stackers

1. @antic: 77.9k sats stacked
2. @Undisciplined: 77k sats stacked
3. @grayruby: 76.1k sats stacked
4. @ek: 59.7k sats stacked
5. @Aardvark: 45.7k sats stacked

Top SpendersTop Spenders

1. @bogo: 110.3k sats spent
2. @Public_N_M_E: 78.7k sats spent
3. @ek: 65.7k sats spent
4. @grayruby: 63.9k sats spent
5. @Bell_curve: 63.4k sats spent

Top CowboysTop Cowboys

1. @Undisciplined: 508 days
2. @OneOneSeven: 501 days
3. @BlokchainB: 487 days
4. @TNStacker: 483 days
5. @grayruby: 451 days

Top BoostsTop Boosts

1. Wasabi v2.5.0 released - Privacy wallet for Bitcoin only
2. SystemErr0: Cypherpunk-inspired art will be shown in Prague.
3. [DIY] Open-source Bitcoin signing device for less than 25 bucks
4. Everything Engineer #2 (or #3) \ Stacker News \ Austin or Remote
5. Ross Ulbricht pardon coming tonight or tomorrow according to LP chair
6. Trying to Sell Bitcoin At Pubkey
7. ⚡️ PullThatUpJamie.ai Release v0.1.1 ⚡️ - Fast Podcast Search Upgrade
8. Tether is back on Bitcoin - Lightning Dominance Is Just Starting
9. Join our 1/25 mining block party. We don't stop until we mine a block.
10. Bambu Lab Update Introduces New Mandatory Authorization System

all active boosts

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Keyan
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