Semantics is the weakest form of argument.  Trying to use doublespeak now to pretend they weren't lying is ridiculous.  Twitter was lying and got caught red handed.  I'm sure the abuse goes even further than what we've already seen, and what we've already seen is enough to distrust our government.  When you look into all the details of ex-alphabet boys getting positions in Twitter to make their manipulation easier from the inside and it's clear as day that this has been happening.  Although everyone already knew this because it was obvious.  Now it's fact instead of conspiracy theory.  The really crazy part is that YouTube and Facebook are even worse offenders but have deeper pockets to avoid a buyout.  I hope this latest set of events has them terrified and questioning their bad behavior.  I hope it all comes to light in the end and liberals are able to digest they've been brainwashed while being mature enough to switch their views based on their new understanding of reality.

I think that eventually all financial assets will be tokenized on the blockchain.  It's crazy to me that there's no real way to prove I own shares of anything in my brokerage account.  You just have to trust your intermediary.  We've all seen how well that works out with the FTX case.  I'm sure just as shady activity is happening with major brokers, but they've had a long time to figure out how to hide their holdings from the public and operate as fractional reserves.  The transparency that NFTs could bring to the world of finance shouldn't be understated.  Stupid works of art, yes, now they are.  Someday they'll be how you prove you have retirement funds.  First though I think NFTs need to take over the gaming sphere and do away with companies stealing from children for skins that can't be resold.  Then that generation will require proof of their investments and NFTs will be that proof.  It's coming, although probably a decade away.

I assume this is how population control will begin in countries with socialized healthcare systems.  First, everyone will cheer as they all get access to free medical care.  Then they'll discover that the wait times and care received are horrendous.  In order to combat that problem the government will first allow people to begin having their lives ended with medical procedures, then when budgets continue to grow out of control they will look for new cost saving measures.  You get X disease, it's too expensive to care for you, so you'll be medically euthanized for the good of the population.  Want to have kids?  Sorry, you said there were only 2 genders so we're going to sterilize you.  Born with an uncurable disease, sorry, we can't afford to treat you, euthanasia. 

The UFC implementing the McGregor Rule?  It seems the UFC is not happy that their biggest star has turned into a steroid freak movie star and wants to make it harder for him to return with a new set of hoops for him to jump through after waiting 6 months to fight again once he starts being tested for PEDs.  

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/9/23501197/usada-announces-new-conditions-for-fighters-coming-out-of-retirement-ufc-mma-news

While this is probably the right thing for everybody involved, I have to say that I wouldn't mind if the UFC started a new fighting class for people who do not want to undergo testing.  At least then you know that the competition is fair.  I'm pretty sure most of these guys have ways around the testing procedures anyway.

I still have my original Nintendo I received as a gift back in the 80s.  I would never part with it though.  I'll admit that there's been more than one occasion when some drinking led to challenges of Tecmo Bowl (I never lose) or a few Super Off Road races.  I may even find myself playing a game of Mike Tyson's Punch Out here and there.  I think I lost the 4-player adapter and most of my other accessories, but it's possible I may have a power pad (the thing you ran on) or a power glove (the controller you wear like a glove) sitting around that I am not very fond of.  No idea what these go for, but if it's a decent amount I could go digging through the attic...  I'm guessing eBay is probably full of this stuff for cheap though.

As the shadiness of mixers is slowly being revealed and regulation is beginning their crackdown, maybe sweeping all the curious behavior surrounding Chipmixer and it's paid supporters here under the rug isn't the best idea.  Seeing this latest complaint makes me think that moderators shouldn't be allowed to participate in paid signature campaigns.  They're already being paid to be here by the forum itself, why allow them to continue abusing conflicts of interest to double dip?  It seems like others should continue to post threads like this calling out questionable behavior and those engaging in it should be checked for conflicts of interest.  Feels to me like moderators of this forum shouldn't feel the need to have to protect their income sources by abusing their positions here, but what do I know, I'm just a disgraced former contractor.  

Looks like you don't have to re-ignore users when they change their username.  Sweet.   

Thanks.  Giving some background on my riding experience...  The only street motorcycle I've ever ridden was a Hondamatic 400 about 20 years ago.  I crashed it into a brick wall trying to beat an automatic gate after leaving a party (I was a teen).  I decided after looking at how I rode the thing that I would for sure kill myself because I have what some may call impulse control issues when it comes to dangerous activities.  I'd like to think I'm more wise and responsible now, but we'll see.

That being said, the Hondamatic was also an automatic clutch motorcycle, so I feel like it will be somewhat similar to the Metacycle.  However, if you enjoy my coins at all and have been thinking about buying any in the future, I'd recommend doing so before I start riding this thing around town.  Maybe they'll be collector's items if the worst (or best depending on your view of me) occurs.  https://nastyfans.org/mint

During times like this where there isn't money to be made trading, and mining is a losing venture, it displays how important it is to be diversified not just in your holdings, but also your revenue.  Setting up deals so that you receive some guaranteed BTC regardless of the exchange rate and also deals that pay you BTC in a set USD amount.  This is so that if the price goes up, you are rewarded handsomely by your BTC denominated revenue, but if the price goes down, you are also rewarded by receiving more BTC in your USD denominated deals.  You can accomplish this by offering services for a price in BTC, or goods with their price set in USD.  Things like signature campaigns also usually pay a set BTC amount or a set USD amount, so you can choose which you're missing and diversify that way.  This is the best way to defend against being sad about dips or missing out on price increases.

Well, my advice to you would be this.  Find the wealthiest people in crypto you know, and ask them how they did it.  Then find the person who bankrupted themselves with crypto and ask them how they did it.  I think we all know how those two conversations would go.  The wealthy person would say they believed in the idea of Bitcoin and purchased to hold while ignoring the daily movements.  The bankrupted person will tell you the story of how they traded altcoins and got their portfolio up to millions of dollars before losing it all when the shitstorm swept away all the shitcoins.  You probably know this already deep inside, but you think you'd the exception to the rule and will beat the 95% of traders who lose all their money.  My advice, listen to the folks who have made it in this industry, and I'm fairly sure none of them will tell you trading is the way.

There’s a good doubleheader on ESPN tonight. First up is everyone’s favorite, the Lakers vs the 76ers. I tend to think the 76ers have the advantage there. Especially if AD is still battling the flu. Then we have the Bucks vs the Mavericks. This should be a good one as well with the leading MVP candidates facing off (Luka and Giannis). A great night of basketball ahead for sure. Enjoy!

The email I have been waiting for has arrived. My Metacycle is set to arrive sometime in the next month. I should be receiving a call in the near future to schedule the exact date. Pretty exciting. I’ve never owned an electric vehicle before so for me this is quite a step forward that I’ve been looking forward to. Now I am crossing my fingers and hoping it gets here in time for Christmas.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump aren’t two people I could ever see working together on anything. Besides both realizing that the liberal party has lost its damned mind. I think they both have different motivations in their lives and I don’t think Elon wants anything to do with politics. Maybe when he’s older he’ll (like Trump) get fed up with the incompetency in government and try to fix some issues.

These people coming out with price predictions at the bottom are basically useless. That prediction would have been a lot more valuable as we were hitting new highs, like when I was saying it… Now is the time to be predicting the next peak, not pretending to have some magic prediction abilities being Mr Obvious. Make no mistake about it, now is the time to be a buyer, not a seller. Resist those trying to part you from your coins.

It’s hard for the Clippers to beat good teams with Kawhi not playing. Tonight John Wall had a bit of a tough night, leaving a lot for Paul George to carry. The Clippers have a lot invested into players that aren’t available at their best very often. That makes it tough to win consistently. Hopefully Wall and Leonard can get healthy for the playoffs and are able to contribute more frequently.

ChatGPT is all the rage at the moment. I’ve seen that people are asking it to predict sporting events. Would you leave gambling decisions up to artificial intelligence? Do you see any potential drawbacks for outsourcing your bets to a software program? Has anyone here tried this yet? Do we need someone to put together a thread of ChatGPT predictions to see how accurate they are?  Any other thoughts?

A majority of the people I know that got into crypto have capitulated from this FTX fiasco. Whether they lost funds there or just didn’t want to deal with the stress of a declining portfolio, they are selling. This to me is a great sign we’re seeing the bottom. I am starting to get so bullish, it pains me that so many are not going to be around for the next jump up, although something tells me they’ll be back in 2025 to buy the top again.

Mtgox.com is a good place to start. I think it redirects you to claims.mtgox.com but this is me on my mobile assuming that. Following the steps and not getting links from strangers is probably good advice.

Not sure why anyone would ignore the mtgox situation if they had funds there, but to each their own. Something will definitely happen with this, and likely before next summer.

This is an interesting way to advertise your project while trying to stay within the forum rules for posting in this section. The discussion here really shouldn’t be about the project, and a link to it isn’t really appropriate in my opinion. It should probably be locked. If everyone who had a project to promote made a thread like this in Meta it wouldn’t scale too well. As far as promoting your project, this is a poor first impression of it…

It is impressive what ChatGPT can do. It’s a glimpse into the world that is quickly approaching. I’m sure a day in the not too distant future will come when internet interactions are majority bots/AI and human beings have to be sought out. Forums like this seem like the easiest casualty for a human majority as I think ChatGPT could already surpass a large % of the users here on post quality. I’m sure advertisers will be running their own AI forum bots to bypass the need for signature campaigns. A whole new flood of issues is about to hit the internet me thinks.