My understanding is that it not only lists phone numbers, but those with access to the system are able to pull up any communications with the identified individual, every person they have come into contact with and every person those people have come into contact with.  All of this is stored permanently in data storage facilities and available for browsing by hundreds of thousands of people working with the right clearance.  Every phone conversation, every email, every selfie, etc...  It sounds like conspiracy stuff to most people, but this has been happening for 15 years now. 

The point is to inconvenience scammers and spammers who try to hide their identity using things like TOR.  At the same time, less educated newbies will likely then pay the fee leaving a trail to their true identity, or having to mask this payment as well, which you guessed it, further inconveniences them or possibly even doxes them via the blockchain.  It's one of the few processes that has been put in place to empower honest users by inconveniencing others and isn't an issue for anyone who isn't hiding anything.

I was hoping this wouldn't be the case, but you can really see the brainwashed sheep on this thread.  It looks like currently 71.4% of people who have voted think it would be ok for the government to take someone's property and send them to jail unless they get vaccinated to slightly reduce effects for 8 months from a flu.  I get that it's likely idiots trolling, but maybe some of them actually believe this.  It's common human behavior.  Misery loves company.  If you're a sheep who is scared of the government, you want everyone to be a sheep scared of the government.  You might even steal from and incarcerate those who are free or in this case, hope the government does it for you.  I hope this is more a result of people trolling and isn't indicative of real opinions.  Otherwise, I vote that we permanently remove the laughable nickname, "The Home of the Brave" because all I see is fearful children begging for the government to save them from the flu.  Absolutely the most pathetic thing I've witnessed so far in my life. 

What list? I want to be on that list.

I’m glad to see cards starting to be in stock at high prices and hope I’ll be able to catch one at MSRP soon. I wish I had navigated this GPU shortage better. I sold off my GPUs from my gaming rig thinking I’d upgrade and was never able to find upgrades. 

If there is one issue that Democrats and Republicans the world over agree on without argument, it’s that surveillance of their citizens is necessary. Funny how that works. When it comes to not respecting your privacy and thinking they are needed to keep us alive, politicians on both sides of the aisle agree that they need access to all your info and you should be thankful for their willingness to do so.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but the Kool-Aid Man is the jar, not the juice.

Edit: Correcting for less "cool" name.

I've never run a Raspberry Pi before.  Can you tell me how necessary it is to have active cooling on one of those units if you were to use it 24/7 as a lightning node for example?  I'm not sure I've seen active cooling solutions like this before and it definitely looks cool.  I'm assuming it's also quite functional in that aspect, but I'm wondering if it's a thermal necessity or just a cool looking way to present your hardware to onlookers.  Either way, great work!

People seemed all too willing in my opinion to give up their freedoms based on their government's wishes surrounding this Covid flu.  At what point would you as a citizen decide enough is enough and you are not willing to comply with their guidance any longer?  Maybe you were ok with masks, willing to get a shot, think others should before going outside, don't mind a 'jab' every 6 months, but don't think people should be jailed for not doing so...  I'd like to see the results of where you as a citizen would draw the line, and feel free to post comments about what you would do once that line is crossed by your government.

The negative users are definitely a cancer on the trust network.  A lot of them are unhappy with their own lives and use this forum as an outlet to attack others.  As more successful and positive members flee this place, we are left with an ever growing % of unproductive members who think that spreading negativity is somehow a good thing here.  They team up to get each other in the default trust network and take out their frustrations on those whose attention they seek to give them some sort of relevance here they are unable to achieve in their daily lives.  My advice is to add these users to your trust settings with a ~ in front of their name to exclude them and free yourself from their negative influence.

If you want to judge someone's reputation, you'd be better off counting the number of positive interactions, as trust envy is very real here.

I only block users who appear to be using their account for the sole purpose of getting into a signature campaign.

This fight is already such a train wreck.  I saw them make a bet on the losing fighter getting the winning fighter's name tattooed on them.  It might be slightly interesting seeing if the production has been stepped up at all from the last Jake Paul fight, but I'll admit the mess it was made it bearable to watch.  I think I'm probably more interested in seeing how the event itself unfolds and which celebrities will be in attendance then who wins the actual main event.

I received a packet from the trustee a few weeks ago, but didn't manage to sit down and read through everything until tonight.  As there was no good option available, I did vote 'Yes' to the rehabilitation plan in the hopes of having some BTC returned to me after all of these years.  It looks like it will be around 15-20% of the original amount in BTC returned in a best case scenario.  Considering the amount of price appreciation since the gox closure, I think most people will likely be relieved to have this come to a close.  Hopefully next year.

Don’t forget DPOY. He’s only the third to ever do that.

I wanted the Suns to win, but Giannis deserves it so you can’t be too upset. All the games have been pretty close though so for now I will be waiting and hoping like everyone else that we get to see a game seven in this series.

That first quarter was something to see. You got a glimpse of the Suns at their full potential. Giannis is just too much for them though. Ayton does a good job but he’s just not enough. I think the Suns have been playing great and this has no doubt been their best season since 1993, but with their back to the wall and the Bucks heading home it doesn’t look good…

Bitcoin is starting to feel like a coiled spring. Bears have gotten some balls to short these levels and the big boys are accumulating. I don’t think we’ve seen the end yet. One more quick dive down might be helpful in the long run to close out some leveraged longs before taking the next step, but a flash downward met with heavy buying would be a signal to me that $100K+ is still in the cards for 2021.

Nice find! I really like the combination of coins that seemingly inspired this. Looks like both some Casascius and MJB Monetary Metals in there. I wish they made it in silver or gold. I’d love to own this but have no interest in storing less valuable metals. I hope the person or company behind this expands to other metals over time.

I can’t understand not wanting to use escrow if the buyer is willing to pay the additional cost. On this forum you will find it difficult to complete a deal without first obtaining some level of trust. I wish you luck with selling your silver, but if you are serious about wanting to get rid of it, you should consider accepting escrow or shipping your bar to someone reputable to auction it for you.

I just wanted to say thank you to Stake for the recent bonus. I don’t think I’ve ever had funds sent to me just for being a member of a website before (my own projects withstanding). It’s great to see how Stake treats their partners both big and small. Keep up the great work. Loving the NBA prop bets as well. Would love to see those expanded next year!

Probably the smart bet the way things have been going. I’m worried for my Suns. I feel like if they lose tonight it’s over. That alone may be enough to motivate them to a win. I don’t see them going to the Bucks home court and winning two in a row. It might be hard enough to get one if they win tonight. Looking forward to what will be a great game and I hope that Suns fans counting throws off Giannis at the line. That may be the difference.

I've met quite a lot of interesting people on Twitter that seem dedicated to building projects.  Not so much on reddit.  Twitter is a great place to discover projects of all kinds though.  You can search around long enough and find people with the same passion towards an idea that you may have and be exchanging instant messages in no time.  It's refreshing.  The platform isn't the best for working together with groups, but that's why things like Slack exist.  This forum has it's uses, but it's userbase of contributing members does appear to be shrinking and projects here that actually interact with the blockchain in some fashion are endangered on the way to extinct.