Ya, the Celtics were giving up open 3’s all night long. Seems odd considering the Lakers were without their big man. Gotta chalk this one up to a bad game plan.

This is why sometimes you have to bet the odds, not the game. With odds like this, there was no way to bet the Celtics and have it be worth it. I didn’t see any games that would’ve made for an attractive parlay. So you go against the grain and hope for a big payout with an upset. Tonight that gamble paid off. RIP to those who threw money at a 1.08x bet.

It does seem that way. This is almost more of a piece showing you’ve burned a certain amount of BTC. It seems like this isn’t made for people who actually use Bitcoin, but for people who want to collect a Bitcoin item for cheap while claiming it’s actual Bitcoin. All criticism aside though, it’s a great looking coin and if you don’t mind spending extra for BTC you’ll never get to use, there’s no better option.

Lakers surprising people at the moment. Beating the Celtics in the 4th quarter without LeBron James or Anthony Davis. They’re also playing in Boston… They’re up 12 now with under 10 minutes to go. Not sure they’ll actually be able to pull off this win or not but the next 10 minutes should be fun to watch if you’re near a TV.

If you're satoshi nakamoto then you already know how to prove it and would never consider doing so as you took extreme precaution in hiding your identity.

A different perspective is that we are all satoshi, so there's really no need for anyone to have to prove anything.  Well, unless you're Craig Wright who may seemingly become the only person in the world to be proven not to be satoshi nakamoto.  Then besides the typical embarrassment, you also are the only human being who ever existed that cannot say you're satoshi nakamoto.  

For the rest of us, we are satoshi.

You say that, but is it really true?  There's a reason that makers abandon this place.  When you stand up for yourself you end up with negative trust ratings and constant harassment even if you did everything 100% correctly.  Trust me.  I have plenty of first hand experience in this area.  When the bitcointalk trolls come for you, the worst thing you can do is engage them to try and prove your innocence.  You'll end up being harassed in ways you can't imagine by mentally ill people around the globe.  I wish that weren't the case, but so long as we have a compromised default trust network this is the way it will stay.  Right now, it appears MrCryptHodl has only received 1 negative rating from someone I've already removed from my network for being a troll.  So it seems his strategy is working.



Lealana (I guess we won't mention his name) still has a good reputation though, right? Same with 1CryptHodl. I think had Lealana continued addressing what happened publicly here (I know a little bit about this as I was the escrow agent involved) he likely would have been harassed to the point of permanently leaving the forum or at the very least having his reputation tarnished in the trust network as more people discovered what happened.  I address my customers and am always transparent, which results in negative trust ratings for mentioning facts about my collectibles or offending someone (or other completely made up nonsense).  Again, without a valid DT trust network, I would advise other makers to be careful engaging complaining users here as the more of a stage you give them, the more harassment you will receive.  Warranted or not.  

Indeed the Bucks do have high expectations for this postseason performance.  Damian Lillard is already saying that he's planning to win a championship this year and then force his way back to Portland for retirement.  That's a little bit messed up but also I'm glad that he's being open about his ring hunt.  He just wants a ring and doesn't care what team it's with, then he wants to retire in Portland.  I don't blame him, but at the same time it sort of seemingly goes against his whole loyalty thing.  It's like if a guy was married and asked if he could take a year off from his marriage to do a European hooker tour and then will come back to his wife to resume their old life...  Not exactly loyalty.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/damian-lillard-wants-trail-blazers-return-four-months-after-nba-championship-trade-demand/ar-BB1hC78M

I tossed a couple bucks on the Los Angeles Lakers to beat the Boston Celtics tonight. I don’t actually think they’re going to win but the game is on TV tonight and I might tune in to watch it so I wanted some skin in the game. The odds are crazy so it seemed like the bet to make. I don’t expect to win but I do hope it keeps me entertained watching the game.

I think in order to be an addiction it would have to cause negative effects beyond just losing money as that is to be expected if you aren’t bad at math.

I would agree though that gambling has many potential negative side effects if you abuse it. This is why I always say to consider gambling like paying for entertainment. If you win money, that’s a side perk. It shouldn’t be the only goal or you will be disappointed more than satisfied.

I like Spy vs Spy. When it came out it was pretty cool to be playing a ‘PvP’ style game where you weren’t both on the screen at the same time. Many hours were spent on a Commodore 64 setting traps and trying to build things. It’s great to see these fun things from the past being kept alive. Good luck with your sales!

I haven’t followed this issue much, outside of warning everyone right BEFORE chipmixer was shut down that they shouldn’t use it because the site had illegally laundered money for a criminal theft and would obviously be shut down as a result. I was attacked for that warning that turned out to be true. You’d think I would have been praised in a normal environment…

I think a person that comes here, runs a signature campaign to get money from this community and then leaves once that money dries up is probably not the most respectable Bitcoiner, but good luck convincing those who were on the payroll (a huge chunk of the current DT network here).

A couple of good games are on TV to watch tonight. While I’m expecting to see the Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Utah Jazz, it is still nice to have a couple of the best teams in the league facing off on national television. Both games have the potential to go either way.

What an amazing Birthday present. Don’t forget to make a wish and blow out all your birthday candles. You may hold the key to Bitcoin’s price future.

More seriously, this event has been barreling down at us for a while and I can’t wait to start watching for the coming bubble once the new Bitcoin supply has been drastically reduced.

I’m seeing a lot of reports that Tesla is asking owners of the Cybertruck to remove the wheel covers to avoid them wearing down the tires. It is rumored that the wheel covers are being redesigned. Perhaps the first Cybertruck recall? The wheel covers are actually quite important for range, so hopefully they’re able to make improvements quickly before they ramp up production.

The entire economy has been propped up with stimulus for over a decade now. That’s pretty much all investors care about. Everyone knows the entire world is running on funny money. The only thing investors want to know is when we’ll see more stimulus. The sooner the better, so bad news is good news.

When inflation hit in the 70s it hit in 2 waves and the second was worse than the first. We aren’t out of the inflation woods yet so not lowering is the right move even though it will cause pain.

Not cool that the Bucks lost to the Trail Blazers in overtime. Dame just couldn’t make a shot but he didn’t let that stop him from taking more than any other player. Not sure why Giannis didn’t play a bigger role tonight. Seemed like they just let Lillard drag them down with his shooting all night.

I don’t know if I’d agree that being a hoe or winning at gambling requires a steady income, but lucky for us there are things like signature campaigns and prostitution to help keep the wheels greased. More seriously though, I’ve always believed that “it” is always more about how much someone spends and rarely about how much they make.

I’m not trying to defend his actions. He seems to be taking the legal speak approach though. Casascius set the groundwork when he refused to ship loaded items after being threatened by the powers that be. MrCryptHodl took advantage of that stance to ship unloaded coins and request the user to report when received so the coin could be loaded. Then, when not receiving notice of coins being received, he just went about his business. Not the greatest customer support, but I don’t think he violated any terms. Just poor customer service that happened to benefit him and taking advantage of customer expectations who didn’t read his terms. Would I have done that? No. I would have felt better about this story if he tried to contact users when they didn’t reply that their coin had been received. Was he not worried that coins were being lost in the mail and not reaching customers?

In today’s weird news. Tony Snell has come out publicly as being autistic (if he already did I was unaware) in an attempt to get signed to one more NBA contract. If he gets signed one more time he’ll hit the NBA’s 10 year mark to get healthcare for his family for the rest of his life. His kids are also autistic, so Tony is asking for a 10 day contract and going public with his health issues (and his family’s) in order to try and get a contract. This is a story to watch as time is running out.

It’s a little bit of a bummer to read this. I really liked one of your products but was uncomfortable with the way the loading was being handled and when I tried to buy unloaded I was told it wasn’t an option, leaving me unable to make a purchase. Hearing now that I could’ve bought what I wanted and stiffed you on the loading to get my way but I missed out because I followed the rules is a little bit disappointing.