i will never own an alexa/google/amazon voice activated device, unless there is an actual physical switch to cut the mics out of circuit.

i didnt really understand fully the ramification till the other day when i was going over with my wife  how to recover my btc stack in case of my death. i was going to tell her the passphrase to my trezor (it would be written down also, this was just for discussion). but when i was going to tell the the passphrase i stopped. because while i dont own an alexa/google/amazon device, i do have a smartphone and smart watch, which have mics of course.

so here i am in my own house, wondering if anything i say might go out to servers that humans can access (humans review random snips of voice data).

wtf, my own home, which i have spent considerable time and money hardening both physical and electronic networks, is useless if the closed source algo that trigger sending data for no fully understood reason by the end user.

btw many modern tvs have mics and web cams built in now. and IoT stuff like security cameras, some of which have mics so you can use then for intercoms, are notoriously bad at security and most will never get updates.

so much the attach surfaces are pretty big.

now i dont assume my phone and watch and compromised, but with the amount of money i have in btc it would be foolish to at least consider these scenarios,

like any smartphone or laptop with a built in mic is powered off and put in another room when setting up wallet seed words. paranoia? sure but it is based on failings of the current tech used.

as an owner of 3 acorns and a couple nests, i cant say im pleased with whats happened. however progress is being made. another stand alone miner for acorns has been released, tribus. this one is a lot more polished. and more stand alone miners are planned.

as for gpu assist, seems ip rights are a part of the delay for the gpu assist miner.

it has been mentioned that stand alone miners will be much more prominent than originally anticipated. partly because of lost opportunity, and partly due to the overall price of crypto. the gpu assist miner is still on for release once the ip rights are figured out.

again i cant say im happy, but i knew the risks when i ordered. as in, i put in an amount i was fine with losing and kissed that money goodbye. if it works out, great. if not, my fault for backing the wrong horse..

however the market seems to be recovering, so there is a slight chance they may actually roi. which would e nice.

anyone considering ordering acorns i of course suggest waiting.

if that could be done, and aside from some interesting philosophical questions (is it "you" or just a very good copy), that might be interesting.. for a few thousand years i suppose.

as long as you (or the copy, whatever) can elect and is able to end its existence at some point. who wants an eternity of boredom?

also, we would need a very good weed simulator that can be uploaded as well.

congrats man!

i dont drink (maybe one or two on special occasions, so maybe 5 drinks a year). simply because i dont like the buzz drinking gives or id be an alky for sure.

but been addicted to other stuff. one substance to the point of almost losing everything. nasty time but a good life lesson on humility and what lack of willpower can do if you let it.

to rebuild civilization, yes.

someone able to reverse engineer a useful complex machine to the point of being able to create (with existing tools and materials) something, or more likely several somethings, to take its place will be in high demand. as well as those with medical and agricultural knowledge.

anyone can make fire with some sticks. utilizing that fire beyond its obvious heat value for cooking/warmth? less are able to do that, and thats the 1st step to rebuilding.

i like where this is going.

guess the cargo hatch on my private mars surface to orbit shuttle had a malfunction. drag.

 

im not sure that wire gauge is thick enough to be safe. to me it like a possible fire hazard.

lowering the current blockchain size to either increase fees or maybe to force people to l2, as some have suggested, seems foolish. at this size and tx load we doing fine. right now we just need plans in place in case there is an onslaught of new people trying to get on board for the next fomo train.

the future though? i do believe some core devs (or some lightning devs) have admitted that for lighting to work with btc well into the futures forecast of far heavier loads, the base layer needs more room just for lightning channels to open and close in a timely manner alone. bigger blocks at some point seems to be a given. but slow growth, as needed and well tested is what i would like to see.

as long as the btc base layer can run on consumer/prosumer level hardware, im good. something thats needs enterprise level stuff? no thanks.

full node running at home = trust

FTFY

the Z80 was nowhere near as cool as to have such a desirable command.

DI
HALT

its just not the same sigh

bring pen and paper for your trip to meet Jah and co.  ask them. write down the answers and list those answers here when you get back.

asking for a friend.

raises hand

on this daily driver pc. its on a 256 gb ssd will move it to a 512 gb as needed. drive shows 217 g used.

i only fire it up as needed or once a week if not.

having the full, locally verifiable btc blockchain = trust

heh from the beginning for many years she was always wanting me to sell btc for this and that. and i did, to a point.

now, after what btc has done for us in the last few years, she is the one thats the btc hoarder. if i suggest selling btc for some reason she is like "no!! save those for later!!!!"

yeah that is the trick isnt it.

im glad i can trace much of my stack directly back to the pools i was payed out at.

time to buy a boat, just so i can have a boating accident.

ditto

was a nice thing to wake up to

type all my btc addresses... pfffft im too lazy

i typed my wallet seed words instead. from those that theymos guy can figure out the addresses and type em in himself.

that will teach him.

man that kyc form was brutal

and list all my btc addys? wtf you think im gonna type all those in?? theres hundreds!!

so i typed my wallet seed words instead, that theymos guy can figure out all the addys from there and type them in himself. that will tech him whos the boss.

gotta get up pretty early in the afternoon to outsmart me

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sweet! man i cant wait to access everyone elses kyc!

oh, wait

cmon you know you do

you cant resist