My daughter just suggested having the 100k-party literally on the moon. I explained that would be to expensive, but maybe my old brain is just not thinking big enough....
One problem there, many of us is too old to pass the medical I'm afraid. |
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It's gonna be tough for a lot of idealistic Bitcoiners to accept the fact that some of bitcoin's "layer 2" is gonna be built by people who do not share the cypherpunk ethos.
Thing is... that's really part of the ethos isn't it? I mean, who is not allowed in the pool?
This is why I have always sort of resisted the whole "fuck the banks" aspect... Central banks? Yes. But people like Paypal, Visa, Western Union, Wells Fargo? They are gonna play or get slaughtered. They will end up in.. as we are seeing happen. Bitcoin has to be strong enough to handle it.
Yeah, I agree, I mean bitcoin is a currency, and banks and credit unions and the likes handle currency. It's not like we didn't have banks before fiat money came along. "Be your own bank" is a bit like "keep your cash in the mattress" If the cash/key is not in your possession, it's not your cash/coins. your private key on a piece of paper just just takes up less space in the mattress. |
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People: Yay, that will teach Google to not be such bad meanies.
Also people: Why did the government drop the anti trust lawsuit on Google so quickly?
Also people: Why does my computer suddenly slow down a lot when I go onto any web page with Google ads?
Also people: I never noticed that light next to my camera before.
Google has been seriously pissing me off the last few years feeding me garbage and making it nigh impossible to find what I'm actually searching for.
We will not stand for this aggression!Me too, it's come to a point where it's useless for some searches, that's one of the main reasons I started using the Duck. Unfortunately there's not many alternatives any more, it's not like it was 20 years ago. |
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That was true ten years ago. Today Amazon will make you jump through hoops. Uber will tell on you to the tax authorities. Twitter will ban you. Bitcoin still works though. Youtube will ban you. Popular cities are banning AirBnb. Wikipedia is kidnapped by the left. And the internet is being increasingly controlled and monitored by just about anyone who can. |
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For the history buffs, it is thought that Justinian plaque (most likely caused by plaque bacteria- Yersinia pestis) finished the Roman empire.
i thought the lead they used to line aqueducts and containers and such had some influence too. long term lead poisoning. Nah, I read that that was debunked, the Romans were well aware of the negative effects of led. |
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You want to talk politics...fine...but I am not interested in the current choice of two "pensioners".
What I am interested is:
1. Is this the decline era for the US "empire"?
2. If no...nothing. If yes, then would that decline be more like the decline of the British Empire (BE) or more like the decline and fall of Rome?
3. If like BE, then...nothing. If like the decline and fall of Rome, then we could be up for a few decades to few centuries of unpleasantness (Dark Ages II).
For the history buffs, it is thought that Justinian plaque (most likely caused by plaque bacteria- Yersinia pestis) finished the Roman empire.
Maybe something rhymes here.
What's your take?
Both the Roman and British empires were true empires, that is, they conquered other territories and subjugated them. The US is not doing that, their power is more of an economic/social/cultural influence spiced with a strong military power. There is no conquered foreign territory that can collapse and/or break of into independence, it will just be a case of less foreign influence with US proper still intact. |
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You want to talk politics...fine...but I am not interested in the current choice of two "pensioners".
What I am interested is:
1. Is this the decline era for the US "empire"?
2. If no...nothing. If yes, then would that decline be more like the decline of the British Empire (BE) or more like the decline and fall of Rome?
3. If like BE, then...nothing. If like the decline and fall of Rome, then we could be up for a few decades to few centuries of unpleasantness (Dark Ages II).
For the history buffs, it is thought that Justinian plaque (most likely caused by plaque bacteria- Yersinia pestis) finished the Roman empire.
Maybe something rhymes here.
What's your take?
Plague |
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Has Bob shot his load?
I was hoping to taste some
I think he is dry
#nohomo
#haiku
My load is quite small but just as tasty as Bobs here you go brother |
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[Rhetorical] Why do people still keep massive funds at exchanges?!
Because they live in the belief that Bitcoin is the same as fiat, so if they are used to keeping fiat in the bank, then they behave identically to BTC - which is completely wrong. Someone calculated a few days ago that only a few top crypto exchanges have in their possession just under 2 million BTC. There is no doubt that hackers really appreciate things like this, crypto is much easier to steal and spend without catching you. |
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Bitcoin bla bla, schnorr bla bla. Here's a cat picture I took out a transport cage to clean it up this summer, went back in to get some water and paper and when I came back out five feral cats had decided to take a nap in it, I postponed the cleaning and took a picture instead.  |
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Yes and no. It would of course be ideal to achieve "herd immunity" but there are downsides of the procedure as well as the problem of mutation. Like the flu, you can't actually get herd immunity, and it also does a lot of damage to the economy because of people lying sick at home, not able to work. Herd immunity against the current circulating strains of SARS2, yes. Herd immunity forever? No. This comes at a price of taking out some % of global economic power, and it also has to be a global approach, because how could you explain country A to let people in from country B, who for example are currently herd immunizing, bringing in high infection/spreading rates? Just as a simple example of global covid complexity. Covid is still seen too much as a national problem. It's in fact a global one, in a globalized economy, many people don't see this. We'll have to swallow, either way. There seems to be no "best practice" for all of us. I'm only replying to you because i think you're one of the sane members on board of the WO ship  I'll back off the discussion as soon as polarization or covid-denial posts show up  How can you have discussion without polarization? That would just be a bunch of guys agreeing. |
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My internet is dodgy, I keep loosing the feed.
Going to bed and reading a comic book instead.
Night y'all.
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Biden is doing better then I thought, he's not as senile as advertised, Trump is a bit annoying with his constant interrupting.
But I still think Trumps politics is the better.
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Fixin' to make some popcorn and watch the first debate tonight.
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America is one messed up country right now, yo.
Where can I see that on the internet? |
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The wealthy cabal depends on internet services companies Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, PayPal, eBay, all the cloud-based services companies, etc. Stock markets depend in the internet. Governments and militaries around the world depend on the internet up and running 24/7/365.
You forgot to mention the entire mainstream banking system. Edit: ...and media propaganda system. Oh I definitely forgot about that last one. Can you imagine if the MSM no longer had the internet to spread propaganda, lies, and fake news? To get the people all riled up? Hell they would blow a fkn gasket... Actually, the MSM is the only ones that still use printed newspapers, they are the only ones that will be able to get their news out if the internet goes down. Edit: and radio waves. |
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I'll take even just $1m. Even if you have to wait 20 years from now. It just seems like it might be sooner than that, or at least we are in the middle of the journey.
One mill or close to that will be in about five years if the cycles keep rhyming like they have until now. |
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good post as ever. you should write a book. with these brrr events coming it will mean a 15% dip is no worries either, it'll probably be more like 30%, then we hope to reject it with the proverbial rusty pipe. the long term is fine as you say, but we are in for a new-fangled bottom, well below 10k.  Trump don't want handover the president power went to new rules make for america, the point election impact on Covid-19 also trump make election to the situation. Right others button point 10k-11k range break out as soon as possible like in market. |
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Again, you are reading from the history books = bullshit Again, what are your sources? Books of engineers and PhD's who did the qualified research, that is why i am trying to tell you, that you should do your own reading  Why don't you read some books of archaeologists instead, you know, the guys that are actually experts on the topic. Or maybe you consult them when you need to know how to build a bridge. |
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