I would merit shower hisslyness… But a user can only send 50 merit/30 days to one single person…. At this point for the moment…. Cheers  He's getting showered all the same ;-) |
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So I'm guessing we'll see more false flag type events happening in Ukraine this weekend and every one of them will drop the price lower. From that we’ll probably see 35k before Monday, but, when next week comes and then goes not only will there not be a Russian invasion but all the FUD will have shifted somewhere else to ensure that our leaders don't look so retarded with all the war mongering rhetoric.
I'm not so sure we're going down (a bit) because of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Anyhow: Russia embraces BTC - price goes up, Ukraine embraces BTC - price goes down. Funny shit.  It seems to me like the news and the price are not tightly correlated. The news always provide an excuse to dump, more rarely a reason to explain the pumps. Yet both happen. Price discovery, whale fuckery etc. Meanwhile, HODL. |
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#LNMETA
Watching the 'perfectly-balanced' script running on 100 channels is kinda wild (it will take several hours to run)
Playing with the "Lightning Shell" Umbrel package, that contains a couple good tools for rebalancing channels; the other script being 'rebalance-lnd'
Back to it. Building out some more "outer" routes, slowly.
EDIT: This is gonna cost me a shit-tonne in fees. LOL @ Science!
EDIT2: Holy shit. I'm fully committed to going absolute retard on this 'perfectly-balanced' script just donkey-kicking my balls on fees (my own doing setting high ppm limit for the script). disgonbgud.gif. More tomorrow. Busy day at the ranch tomorrow morning and afternoon.
Thanks for the update, Bob. Keep'em coming! I'm following you and cAPS and the others, learning-without-doing (inasmuch as it makes any sense). And the #LNMETA tag is very good for searching. |
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BTW, I'm still waiting for the necessary gear. Due in early March, they say.
F*** supply chain disruptions!
Should be able to run it on a regular PC or Laptop, right? I don't think an RPi is a requirement. You can certainly run it that way. BUT most of the node in a box distros are based on a RPi platform. So it will be a little more DYI I think... I think the next best thing would be one of the docker containers... not sure what's current in that regard. I have run Bitcoin servers on Old desktops, old laptops, rack servers, VPS instances, Amazon VPSes, RPis, and even a Celeron based QNAP NAS via docker containers. The RPi nodes are BY FAR the best choice for a home setup. They are low power, and easy to tuck somewhere next to your hub and always turned on. I think they are by far the best choice as long as you do not intend to do heavy duty business on them, in which case, if no $$$ was an object rack servers in a cage at some well endowed server warehouse... living in Dallas that would be easy... But I think even if I wanted to run a little commerce I could get pretty far using the Raspiblitz for the node and the BTCPay server before needing to upgrade. Exactly. The Umbrel site doesn't recommend going the straight linux+docker route. Their advice is to get a Raspberry Pi, and that's what I've chosen to do, since I'd like to tinker with a working LN node, rather than with a linux system trying to set up a working LN node. My Bitcoin Core node is already running on a plain desktop machine under a current Ubuntu build. I don't want to run the two nodes on the same server. Decentralization at all levels!  Of course they will be allowed to talk to each other as they deem fit. I have been itching to build a Seed Signer and am also super sad that the Pi Zero W models seem to be impossible to get.  https://seedsigner.com/F*** supply chain disruptions. |
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Not only is Bitcoin NOT fungible it is ABSOLUTELY NOT fungible from a pure mathematical aspect. EVERY satoshi has a pedigree. You can trace it's origin all the way to the coinbase it was initially realized in. And you can see the trail of addresses it is passed through to wherever it currently rests.
Even when funded to a TOR LN node, mixed around for a year or so, then cashed out to an entirely new output? Possibly the main reason why I'm getting involved with LN, with all its quirks and rebalancing pains. BTW, I'm still waiting for the necessary gear. Due in early March, they say. F*** supply chain disruptions! |
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At some point adjustable rate mortgage people would be majorly screwed.
However, bitcoin is trading as if it is owned mostly by dumb asses (present company excluded) and not sophisticated investors.
Never forget "It's the marginal idiot that makes the price" (John M. Keynes about bitcoin) |
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Interlocking Head and Shoulders?   Double H&S? TA is Ass-trology This is bullshit squared #haiku(Nothing personal ofc) |
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cant wait for fusion plants to come on line. go tokamak!
It will be very interesting to see how the delivery of fusion energy might change the whole energy/political landscape. In theory, this should allow us to have access to very cheap, almost limitless electricity. Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and removing the stranglehold other countries have on us due to the abundance of natural fossil fuels within those countries. Also what will happen to Bitcoin when energy becomes cheaper? Will there be a need for US war machine to protect the petrodollar? Perhaps the production costs of these new nuclear plants might be too prohibitive to build enough of them to change the reliance on fossil fuels? Will there be the political will to change the status quo? Interesting and important questions indeed. Too bad Pons and Fleischmann's cold fusion thing turned out to be a mistake (or a scam). I doubt we will see workable fusion plants in our lifetimes. |
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Elwar's channels with me have been down for some time.
Not going to force close 'em, 'cuz it's fucking Elwar, but wondering if dude is doing OK.
Did you read my PM about a week ago? Seems genuine to my eye, but i'd triple check before initiating contact... Elwar's gone under Underwater Atlantis Under the radar #haiku |
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It feels like Sunday
There's compulsion in the air
Words in a pattern
#haiku
#self-referential
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Portgal seriously damaged their golden visa program by not allowing the purchase of qualifying residential RE in Lisbon, Porto and Algarve (since Jan 1, 2022).
Only Madeira and inner parts qualify now, unless you buy commercial RE.
Thats a good thing, prevents people from bidding up real estate in big cities and popular areas making them unliveable for locals. at least thats my humble opinion That's exactly why they introduced this rule. Laws to keep RE/rent prices sane have been a thing for years in Portugal. A soft form of socialism, in fact. |
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I got my Raspberry Pi delivered today. I'm still waiting for a few more parts before I can assemble it and set up my very own LN node. Hopefully I'll get the rest of the parts before the weekend.
I've spent the past few days reading guides and watching various tutorials about the lightning network. I'm very eager to get this thing up and running.
They still haven't told me a delivery date for the Raspberry Pi4. They must be selling like hotcakes. I'm also waiting for the SSD case. Early March. Go figure...  |
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Fuck... covid got to my family.
Not the first WOer, likely not the last to be touched. Later mutations are more benign, I think your dear ones will be good soon. Much good advice has been offered already, I won't say more except Hodl your wits And your corn :-) |
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post covid today
quarantine for six more days
eyeballs still hurting
#postcovidhaiku
Coronavirus! As long as it's the eyeballs Other balls hurt moar #haiku
#haikurts
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 There's the making of a haiku in there.... Making a haiku "I think, therefore I bitcoin" Tyler Winklevoss #haiku |
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When the bill came, he was ready to split it. I was like, "no worries, I got this brother."
That puts me in mind of a TV show worth watching, since the thread has had some of that recently. "Inside No 9". The episode I'm thinking of in particular is S03E02 "The Bill". I jumped straight to The 12 Days of Christine after following up on your hint and reading a bit. Top shelf. |
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for me it's more about how life unfolds and what I like to do in that moment.
Many of us have been at this for over a decade. There is NOTHING wrong with enjoying the spoils. Just as there is nothing wrong with living simply and dying rich if you want to. But I'll be doing the former. Better to buy and use them cause whiteout knowing time is up and our body lays between the wooden planks…
The coffin is for everyone, one just needs to decide ending in one with a lot of BTC or with some BTC and lots of experiences….
Bring into your grave Rosy sunsets, lambos Don't bring your bitcoin #haiku |
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I'd change that reed right now, or all you're going to get out of your saxophone will be a HONKING HONK (with strong Canadian accent possibly). Besides, $550 is WAY too much, even for a whole box of the best brand. |
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COVID found me too….
First time…. It took a long time ….
This virus aggression will not be tolerated, man. It's just a flu. Have a White Russian when you can, milk will do you good. |
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