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161  Other / Politics & Society / Re: [Poll] At what point will you stop complying with Covid restrictions? on: July 28, 2021, 02:34:37 PM
I am at my breaking point. They won't fucking put a thing in my nose, they won't fucking make me have their fucking Certificated of Vaccination ID (covidpass)... and if they think they will touch me with their mrna experimental injections... I am at the point of prefering to die fighting them and I mean the real power behind this, than surrendering or crawling in the wildnerness...
162  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Is COVID-19 cure possible? on: July 28, 2021, 02:31:59 PM
HCQ or Ivermectin ! For god's sake, plz educated yourself.
163  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [XMR] Monero - A secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency on: July 28, 2021, 02:30:26 PM
Having this bug in Monero sucks but I believe this will make Monero even better and stronger, just don't send your coins until they rest in your wallet for one hour or more.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a Monero news podcast?
Yes, you can talk more about atomic swaps and possible decentralized exchanges based on Monero.

every vulnerability discovered, is one less for the opponents to exploit.

progress on haveno? release date?

https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno#status-of-the-project

What's the best way to join matrix? I tried Element, but was asked for an email address, lol and deleted the vm.
164  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Are you yet allowed to book your third Covid jab (booster shot)? If not, when? on: July 27, 2021, 03:02:53 AM
You should even call tomorrow your health providers to assure your place in the queue Smiley. Better safe than sorry, isn't it?
I am a "health provider", so I'm in the fortunate position that my place in the queue is both guaranteed and very near the front. Smiley

Oh, thank you so much for all the work you do to save us ! You are really a hero !
But do you already have a date for your booster jab? I would feel so much safer knowing when and I think your family and loved ones should be prioritized too.
So that you can really focus on your job of healing us.
Thank you again.

And the others, do you know when you will finally have it?
165  Other / Off-topic / Your projects for the next lockdown(s)? on: July 25, 2021, 07:18:31 PM
I am looking for inspirations..
166  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: [XMR] Monero Speculation on: July 25, 2021, 05:30:34 PM
The basic question : can the market understand that a digital currency needs inflation to be fully functional? It's hard to have a Store of Value / medium of exchange on a non inflationary basis... in a PoW context. Otherwise privacy isn't even a question, but even on a clear chain the easiest way is to bring to end of life those seeking to breach it / control everything.
How do you call someone trying to follow you and see what you do each time you open your physical wallet and spend or receive a bank note? A stalker? A threat? A psycho? You can as always paper trail him to the nearest police station (if those thing still exist in your neck of the wood) or to a darker alley...

be ready for max fud by the control freaks (cbds, aka central bank digital scams) and others "open chain data harvesters".

As far as inflation goes, I personally do not think this is a settled question. 

The bitcoin experiment is a long way off from no block subsidy.
Decades will pass before we get close.
Either blocksizes will have increased, or layered systems will allow bitcoin to be a settlement chain with very dense, but very expensive transactions on the base chain.

Monero will probably need this as well frankly.  It's emission barely even lifts it out of deflationary status in my opinion.



I agree with you, the "inflation" rate on monero is super low... I mean as base 0.6 xmr every ~2.5min. However I think it provides just the right amount incentive to keep the miners mining and as such the network decentralized and resilient, specially that it's CPU only.

I am in no way a nobitcoiner or stupid maximalist. It's just another chain, with, imho, a closer realization of the project of satoshi.

Monero blocks are elastic, so... there is no big block psychological war here. The more txs, the more the base mining inflation is increased, hoping that it bring decentralized and resilient mining interest.

The basic question : can the market understand that a digital currency needs inflation to be fully functional? It's hard to have a Store of Value / medium of exchange on a non inflationary basis... in a PoW context.

Since you mention PoW I imagine you talk about monetary inflation. Right now, although most people are convinced opposite there is no big coin without monetary inflation. Yes many coins have plans to have none 100 years from now. But if we look 100 years back and imagine changes will be much faster in next 100 years, probably none coin will survive until then.

Only important question is what % should it be. The basic answer to this should be 1.7%, the same as Gold have.  Bitcoin is there right now, and it seems it works quite well for him.

My mention of PoW was as explained above oriented primarily on the mining side of the equation. Including that holders too pay a kind of fee, by storing value in XMR, contributing as such to the safety of the PoW network (mininers income), again reinforcing the decentralized and resiliency of the network (in particular against nation state attempt of take down).

However from an economic perspective, it's madness to take a loan (bring now forward income (which is what a loan is)) in BTC... meaning that you may never be able to repay it if the supply "locks"... (be it in fiat or btc), with XMR there is an opportunity due to the low inflation rate to be able to repay it (adding the lost coins / dead holders paradigm), meaning that monero seems a good opportunity to build an economical ecosystem.

the real goal isn't to "store value" but to increase currency velocity, so that the real goods you hold, have the most use for you, at any given time.

However as you and the previous poster said, time will tell...

The inflation rate of gold is responsive to market forces.

You can buy gold with monero if you wish... but gold supply in the absolute as nothing to do with "market forces", but just the laws of the universe. The question being if the universe is infinite Smiley. However, btc or xmr, are limited by maths...  and consensus, as such the point about miners financial health.

Thanks for your replies, have you tried : https://xmr.poker/en/join ?
167  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [XMR] Monero - A secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency on: July 25, 2021, 05:16:33 PM
Cake great, but don't forget your OS and hardware is already uber-powned...
168  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Are you yet allowed to book your third Covid jab (booster shot)? If not, when? on: July 25, 2021, 05:12:46 PM
I already get a flu vaccine every year. I'll quite happily take a COVID vaccine every year. Beats dying on a ventilator, that's for sure.

Don't forget to book NOW for you, your family and all your close friends ! With all the supply chain disruptions, there may not be one early for everyone. And as always, first booked, first served !!!

You should even call tomorrow your health providers to assure your place in the queue Smiley. Better safe than sorry, isn't it?

169  Other / Politics & Society / Are you yet allowed to book your third Covid jab (booster shot)? If not, when? on: July 25, 2021, 03:10:03 PM
"Third Covid jabs are due to be rolled out from September. Current plans only include the elderly, the clinically vulnerable and frontline health and social care workers in this booster programme...."

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1456738/covid-booster-when-can-you-book-third-covid-jab-who-eligible-evg

"The UAE authorities have urged the public to book a Covid-19 booster shot after they have received two doses of a coronavirus vaccine. Dr Farida Al Hosani, the health spokeswoman for the federal government, said on Tuesday that all eligible people should take a third shot to boost protection. "Boosters are needed."

https://www.thenationalnews.com/coronavirus/2021/07/07/uae-covid-19-vaccine-how-do-i-book-a-booster-shot/

"Jul 14, 2021 A patient receives a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at the outpatient clinics "

https://www.c[Suspicious link removed]m/2021/07/14/should-you-get-a-third-covid-vaccine-dose-booster-shots-explained.html

"Feb. 25, 2021, 4:04 AM PST. By Erika Edwards. Despite the 95 percent effectiveness at preventing coronavirus infection after two doses of its vaccine, Pfizer is now seeing what a third dose might ..."

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/third-pfizer-dose-covid-19-vaccine-maker-studying-booster-shots-n1258775

"In the meantime, the JCVI's advice is to offer a third Covid jab (and a flu jab) to the following people from September 2021: adults aged 16 and over who are immunosuppressed or clinically..."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57667987

I can't wait... But, maybe, the 4th won't be "free"...

#You Get Your News Too From The Most Reliable Sources Ever In History?
170  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN][XSN] Stakenet - The World's First Trustless Proof of Stake Coin on: July 25, 2021, 04:24:31 AM
It seems to me that interest in the project is starting to fade, since the development of DEX has been going on for several years and people are a little tired of the long wait. Perhaps if the team did an AMA and talk live about the development and the project team, it would be beneficial for everyone.

The Devs team did a yuge mistake, that they should analyze well. Who is the low iq inbred working to defeat internally stakenet who decided to first lost precious time integrating ETH, while HYDRA was not working. In short they had fixed the LN trade on LTC / BTC, but rather than expand it on a P2P basis, chosed ( or were tricked  or tricking us ) to pursue ETH / BTC, which wasn't natively on Lightning, implying the translation through wrapper (WETH) and or other shit show like connex and all you have on ETH L2, which may still become obsolete softare the time HYDRA (DEX P2P trade settlement network) is working.

Yes in a normal context, the individuals, who took this decision should face consequences, if the goal was to save XSN...

it's easier to learn to code and boast like soon to be decapitated chicken, than have a real IQ...
171  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: [XMR] Monero Speculation on: July 25, 2021, 04:16:41 AM
The basic question : can the market understand that a digital currency needs inflation to be fully functional? It's hard to have a Store of Value / medium of exchange on a non inflationary basis... in a PoW context. Otherwise privacy isn't even a question, but even on a clear chain the easiest way is to bring to end of life those seeking to breach it / control everything.
How do you call someone trying to follow you and see what you do each time you open your physical wallet and spend or receive a bank note? A stalker? A threat? A psycho? You can as always paper trail him to the nearest police station (if those thing still exist in your neck of the wood) or to a darker alley...

be ready for max fud by the control freaks (cbds, aka central bank digital scams) and others "open chain data harvesters".
172  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: Bitcoin governance, privacy wallets & privacy coins on: July 25, 2021, 04:09:47 AM

I don't see anything on the provability of the random seed on this site, IE provably fair game check.

At least I can guarantee you that the wire in-out are working perfectly ! I have send and retrieve (with a win) my stake less the 1% rake.

Sadly, I am in no position to comment on the random seed, but if you have the knowledge, you could check there :https://github.com/torpoker/app

It seems to be the software used.

Anyone else finding XMR online poker to be AMAZING?

The Monero Moon (Issue 23) is now available for your reading pleasure.

This is a bumper and comprehensive issue!!

Grab a cup of coffee or a bottle of beer and kick back for a read. Like, share, and spread the word of Monero as it continues to grow and offer unmatched financial privacy.

https://medium.com/themoneromoon/the-monero-moon-issue-23-6f683202ed78

I like your work !
173  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: Bitcoin governance, privacy wallets & privacy coins on: July 06, 2021, 09:07:23 PM
17m txs soon...

#2 - Monero

Monero is not a magic black box which provides perfect anonymity! If you use eg. flyp.me to buy XMR and then quickly sell this XMR on flyp.me again, it is blatantly obvious to flyp.me what you've done (if they keep logs), both due to the amounts and the specific Monero inputs used. In order to get decent privacy, you have to do something like this:
 1. Convert BTC to XMR (using your own Monero wallet, not a hosted wallet).
 2. In two or more transactions of random amounts, move XMR from that wallet to a different wallet/account.
 3. Optionally, you can repeat the above step with additional wallets/accounts for greater anonymity.
 4. Preferably in two or more transactions of random amounts, convert the XMR in your last wallet in the chain to BTC.
 
Ideally, all of the above should be performed over as long a period of time as you can tolerate.

 - Pros: Possibly the best anonymity, especially if you're able to stay within the XMR ecosystem to some extent
 - Cons: You should use Tor with Monero, but you have to set this up manually; it's all more difficult; you're exposed to exchange rate risk; transaction fees may be significant


Monero isn't mixing, it's just fungible (the consequence of fungible, is private). By the way the bold part is very important.  

Did you try : https://xmr.poker/en/join

Will see if you really have those diamond hands Smiley.

Furthermore, what should be critical for XMR is

1) the work on haveno/commit.
2) an openbazaar based on xmr (something not super upper dark net)
3) a zeronet clone based on xmr addys (without udp leaks).

with all those 3 + poker (once they add onion.v3)... we have a solid "ecosystem".

174  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / PSUs : tips, maintenance, cleaning, coil whine on: July 02, 2021, 11:41:47 AM
What are your tips for your PSUs to last longer? How do you clean them? All my PSUs have end up coil whining   Embarrassed.

Would you try something like this :

Securing the inductor coils

On the other end of the spectrum we find the most radical option, securing the coils in place. This involves coating the inductor in a non-conductive material like hot glue. Its goal is to prevent the inductor coil from vibrating at all.

Typically this is done with insulating varnish, epoxy or hot glue. As long as the liquid is non-conductive and it dries up after a while, it should be okay. When it works, it basically creates a permanent fix.
175  Other / Politics & Society / The Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (Switzerland) on: May 26, 2021, 09:26:25 PM


Preamble

In the name of Almighty God!

The Swiss People and the Cantons,

mindful of their responsibility towards creation,

resolved to renew their alliance so as to strengthen liberty, democracy, independence and peace in a spirit of solidarity and openness towards the world,

determined to live together with mutual consideration and respect for their diversity,

conscious of their common achievements and their responsibility towards future generations,

and in the knowledge that only those who use their freedom remain free, and that the strength of a people is measured by the well-being of its weakest members,

adopt the following Constitution:


https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/1999/404/en


What do you think of this preamble?

The Federal Constitution

The Federal Constitution is the constitution of the Swiss Confederation. It is the primary piece of legislation in the Swiss legal system, taking precedence over all the federal, cantonal and communal acts, ordinances and other enactments; these may not contradict the Constitution. In comparison with the constitutions of other democratic states, the Swiss Federal Constitution has one unique feature: it makes no provision for a constitutional objection to federal legislation, i.e. once legislation has been enacted by Parliament, it cannot be declared invalid by the Federal Supreme Court on the grounds that it is unconstitutional. The only exception that the Federal Supreme Court makes to this rule applies in conflicts between a federal act and international law.

Also unlike other constitutions (e.g. the US Constitution), the Federal Constitution is amended regularly. Swiss citizens can demand an amendment to the Constitution or the adoption of a new article by organising a popular initiative. A partial or complete revision of the Constitution must be approved by a majority of voters and a majority of cantons.

History

The basis for the present day Federal Constitution is the Constitution of 12 September 1848, which established the Swiss federal state. This document was heavily influenced by the US Constitution and the ideals of the French Revolution. It established the principle of subsidiarity, according to which the cantons are autonomous unless the Federal Constitution expressly restricts their autonomy.

In 1866, the Constitution of 1848 underwent a partial revision. The first total revision came into force in 1874. It introduced wider powers for the federal government and gave more democratic rights to the electorate. This total revision also introduced the referendum at federal level.

In the 1990s, the Federal Constitution was revised and updated, with the codification of unwritten constitutional law (contained in decisions of the Federal Supreme Court) and the ‘downgrading’ of provisions that did not belong at constitutional level (e.g. the ban on absinthe). This total revision was approved by the People and the cantons on 18 April 1999 by majorities of 59.2% and 14 out of 26 cantons respectively. It replaced the previous Federal Constitution of 29 May 1874 and among other new provisions contained articles on fundamental rights that had previously only been set out in decisions of the Federal Supreme Court and legal commentaries. It came into force on 1 January 2000.

More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Constitution

Source image : https://i2.wp.com/www.swissdatacube.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/posterCH_L8.png
176  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [XMR] Monero - A secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency on: October 18, 2020, 07:05:00 PM

Waiting for that, maybe the issue for the bittrex wallet maintenance lasting almost all weekend... Roll Eyes

Dex is the way...

https://bisq.network/

Not your keys, not your coins...
177  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Best Trading Platform! on: October 18, 2020, 06:41:17 PM
~snip
I respect your opinion but DEX & CEX for me are the same 'not your coin & not your wallet'.

for some reason I don't really like DEX. CEX like Binance makes me feel more secure about the assets I own.



I permit myself to really insist... It's really about the KEYS... you have to own the "wallet.dat" or what ever it is named in the chains, otherwise... you don't, you don't own the coins.

I can understand it too like Valzador said, it's up to you. In a CEX, they are in charge of keeping those keys safe. Maybe you can't do better than them in this regards, however they are a bigger target for opponents...



]It is up to you to choose a centralized exchange or a decentralized exchange, but the fact is that exchange hacks are more common with centralized exchanges. Although that does not mean that decentralized exchanges are safe from hacking, the data says that decentralized exchanges are safer.

I am sure there are DEX in which the user doesn't really owns the keys... and not only hacks, but "never ending maintenance" or "temporary withdrawal suspension" to outright coin or identity theft. Of course, in the DEX universe it's still early beta... I wait too for the big hack of a major one...

Be safe, use both ! At least on DEX no one can kick you for your "politics", skin colors or what ever aml/kyc regulations...
178  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Best Trading Platform! on: October 18, 2020, 05:18:55 PM
Don't forget : Not your keys, not your coins !

DEX ONLY !

like :

https://orderbook.stakenet.io/LTC_BTC

using lightning  Shocked
179  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] Litecoin - a lite version of Bitcoin. Launched! on: October 18, 2020, 04:54:30 PM
Don't forget : NOT YOUR KEYS, NOT YOUR COINS !

And since a while, it's now possible to trade BTC/LTC instantly using both lightning networks with this dex :

Quote

you can check the order book here : https://orderbook.stakenet.io/LTC_BTC

Isn't it cool ? With this dex, it's your keys...  
180  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN][XSN] Stakenet - The World's First Trustless Proof of Stake Coin on: October 13, 2020, 03:36:45 PM

snip


This is still a beta... be patient, it will be resolved.
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