On topic - Regarding Elwar, I feel sorry for him if they restrict where he can live etc but it’s a bit weird any way imo. Why would you want to live there regardless of any tax breaks/avoidance etc.
He’s rich AF. I’m sure he could buy a beautiful house on land & create bogus companies to enable some kind of tax avoidance. Good luck to him but I dunno, was kinda dumb to begin with.
Was it a tax thing for him though? I thought it was more of an ideology thing. And if so, governments are very corrupt, I can understand him trying to remove himself from their influence. Not what I would do, I prefer to stay and fight, but I absolutely support him. I very much hope he and his wife are well, and can get themselves out of any trouble. |
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I'm actually a bit of a collector (or want to be when I have the space) of the vintage 80s micros. My only decent one at the moment is the Epson HX-20 (first laptop), it has a built-in dot matrix and micro cassette, I use it for printing out wallet seeds and passwords private keys etc. Very cool. Also, my son enjoys learning to type on it, because of the printer.  heh i have a bit of a collection of early (early to me, i envy you guys with the serious old iron stuff) computers too. * timex sinclair ts 1000 (zx-81 clone) with 16k ram expansion and sparky printer - my 1st computer * commodore 64 with tape drive and 2x1541 floppy drives * trs-80 model 100, looks very similar to your Epson HX-20 but minus the printer (very early portable laptop type computer) with 2400 (or maybe 1200 baud) modem * trs-80 model one with expansion interface, 48k ram, tape drive, 4x5.25 floppy drives * lnw-80 (trs-80 clone, uses trs-80 5.25 drives plus two shugart 8 inch drives) * trs-80 model 4P (two) with 128k ram, bank switched, runs cp/m as well as native trsdos - a portable computer the size and weight of a sewing machine, but it has a handle and is fully self contained. find an outlet and youre up and running, has two 5.25 drives and a green screen plus a built in 2400 baud modem * apple mac classic and mac plus (plus an external apple hard drive) * apple lisa (two) - the later lisas, not the 1st model * one of the 1st ibm clones (cant remember the name), 8088 (8086?), 8 bit expansion slots.. love that HUGE red power lever. took the hard drive like 5 minutes to spin down on power off. everything boots. all work but the floppies are getting to be hit or miss now. there are various software/hardware adapters to use another computer to simulate floppies/hard drives.. gotta seriously look into them. i cut my teeth on those things. all have a fond place in my heart, many many hours of fun and learning. That's actually a pretty nice collection you have there. God I used to love the c64, I never had one but my cousins did and we absolutely killed that thing. 80s tech is the best, movies too. You forgot the music. That was the best. Period. I'm unsure about the music to be honest, the 80s music was very original though. I guess the thing about the 80s was that there was a shitload of new technology coming out that was available to the masses, a lot of creativity was able to thrive with this. |
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I'm actually a bit of a collector (or want to be when I have the space) of the vintage 80s micros. My only decent one at the moment is the Epson HX-20 (first laptop), it has a built-in dot matrix and micro cassette, I use it for printing out wallet seeds and passwords private keys etc. Very cool. Also, my son enjoys learning to type on it, because of the printer. heh i have a bit of a collection of early (early to me, i envy you guys with the serious old iron stuff) computers too. * timex sinclair ts 1000 (zx-81 clone) with 16k ram expansion and sparky printer - my 1st computer * commodore 64 with tape drive and 2x1541 floppy drives * trs-80 model 100, looks very similar to your Epson HX-20 but minus the printer (very early portable laptop type computer) with 2400 (or maybe 1200 baud) modem * trs-80 model one with expansion interface, 48k ram, tape drive, 4x5.25 floppy drives * lnw-80 (trs-80 clone, uses trs-80 5.25 drives plus two shugart 8 inch drives) * trs-80 model 4P (two) with 128k ram, bank switched, runs cp/m as well as native trsdos - a portable computer the size and weight of a sewing machine, but it has a handle and is fully self contained. find an outlet and youre up and running, has two 5.25 drives and a green screen plus a built in 2400 baud modem * apple mac classic and mac plus (plus an external apple hard drive) * apple lisa (two) - the later lisas, not the 1st model * one of the 1st ibm clones (cant remember the name), 8088 (8086?), 8 bit expansion slots.. love that HUGE red power lever. took the hard drive like 5 minutes to spin down on power off. everything boots. all work but the floppies are getting to be hit or miss now. there are various software/hardware adapters to use another computer to simulate floppies/hard drives.. gotta seriously look into them. i cut my teeth on those things. all have a fond place in my heart, many many hours of fun and learning. That's actually a pretty nice collection you have there. God I used to love the c64, I never had one but my cousins did and we absolutely killed that thing. 80s tech is the best, movies too. |
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Yeah I’m not exactly sure which Lisa it was. That was just a pic I pulled from online The Mac Classic was my first computer.  Yeah the Mac was nice, last real exciting thing Apple did computer wise, I reckon. However, the Mac (and Lisa) suck for one reason in my eyes, they did away with Woz's open design. Stupid, and a big reason why IBM and the compatibles absolutely dominated forever on. |
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Wowza, rich parents? those things cost more than a decent house at the time.
Really? I had no idea. My father was given it by his work. I knew it was special but not that special. Oh yes, part of the failure of the Lisa was that it cost you a fortune. The GUI on that thing was a demanding mistress. Edit: Actually looking closer that may be the lisa 2, I think they were a little cheaper. I'm an apple II fan myself, cause woz is awesome. |
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The first computer we had in my house  Wowza, rich parents? those things cost more than a decent house at the time. |
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This was my first computer, a Kaypro. My dad bought it for his publishing business to do payroll, but it was outdated by 1986. Cost $4k:  You could fold it up like a suitcase, so it was "portable"...  It used the nice big floppies, which were required for startup. You could switch disks once the computer had finished booting. There were a few interesting text role playing games, and one "action" game made entirely out of ascii characters, called "Ladder." I used it all the way up until about 8th grade. My grandfather helped create one of the earliest versions of BASIC and taught me the elementaries of programming, on an Apple II, I believe it was. By the time Macintosh came around I knew how to use ResEdit to mod games (before it was even a term), to mess with my Dad while he was playing Armor Alley. A good portable that one, shit all over the Osborne. |
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If you didnt spend 5 minutes waiting for an audio tape to load a game, you didnt live the golden age. I miss my ZX Spectrum..All the squeaks and sounds only to end with an "R Tape Loading error" 10 Rem This is my private key Save "wallet" ...good luck retrieving it  My first computer (games console) was a Commadore Amiga, 500 Plus. I’m early 30’s.  Damn, that was my first computer too (non plus), I remember going down with my mum and dad to buy the thing. 1988 maybe, I was very young at the time. I still play the games regularly enough but no longer have the computer, I have a whole set of emulators set up on my HTPC, works great. The Amiga 1000 was released in 1985, light years ahead of anything else, but commodore fucked it up. I suspect if they didn't Apple wouldn't exist anymore and commodore would be in their place. I'm actually a bit of a collector (or want to be when I have the space) of the vintage 80s micros. My only decent one at the moment is the Epson HX-20 (first laptop), it has a built-in dot matrix and micro cassette, I use it for printing out wallet seeds and passwords private keys etc. Very cool. Also, my son enjoys learning to type on it, because of the printer. |
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I can't agree enough. What kind of sickness is it for people like roach, stolfi, jbreher, etc to come here and spout their non-stop garbage
I wouldn't bundle jbreher with stolfi. And The Roach is just on another plane of existence. I'm not saying they are the same. What I mean is the constant posting about the same topic over and over again that has already been answered by everyone here many times over. It seems like very obsessive behavior, especially since they know they can't convince anyone here of anything they say. jbreher in particular is bad with this. Why does he keep posting his so called technical comments here, when he could be posting them in the development area of the forum or github. Perhaps because he is full of shit and knows it. |
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Blah blah blah larger block blah blah
You have bcash and bsv with larger blocks, go there you have options. What part of we don't want larger blocks is so hard to comprehend I can't agree enough. What kind of sickness is it for people like roach, stolfi, jbreher, etc to come here and spout their non-stop garbage when they know nobody here cares and will never be convinced to care. It has to be some kind of mental illness because there is no logic to it, constantly focusing on the same topic when it has already been addressed numerous times by the other posters here. And of all the places they target, it's this thread, why? what is it about this thread that attracts them to have these constant discussions? Seriously. These guys are like the ones you get ambushed by on public transport sometimes, or maybe at the pub. They sit next to you and go on and on about stupid shit over and over again, when it's obvious you want them to shut up. And once you have managed to get away from them, they start annoying someone else. |
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 Talking about the revisitation of the $5,185 wall... Down from 1245 coins to 771... ... What's gonna happen? Pulled or eaten? I suspect eaten .... but willing to be wrong. Nom! Nom! Nom! |
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Incredible to think we were at $31xx not all that long ago. It’s been a great recovery to be fair. I remember how panicked I was as the price dropped like an avalanche from the ATH last year.
Yes it did suck, however, seeing the Cyprus crash and more relevant, the Gox crash. I can't say I felt much panic, just depression that I would have to keep working at my shitty job for another few years. Of course being able to buy a good amount of bitcoin for my fiat did make up for this a little, but, I fucking hate working, so it only helped a little. I guess I prefer instant gratification to delayed. Anyway, its been fun reading this thread almost daily and making the odd comment here and there. |
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Does anyone else see bitcoinwisdom showing large price swings on high volume these week but then upon refreshing remove all trace of it without proof it ever happened with the price flattish?
Is it bugged?
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Now every refresh the last hourly volume bar drops to zero and starts recounting from zero. Very strange.
Yeah, I'm seeing that. Same here, I've switched over to bitcoinwisdom.io temporarily. |
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Anybody seeing that sell wall on Stamp. Pretty damn big.
Fake sell pressure. That's what I'm thinking, but good to keep an eye on. |
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Anybody seeing that sell wall on Stamp. Pretty damn big.
Edit: big ass buy wall just popped up too. Not as big though 1060 vs the 1800 of the sell
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Love the rally, hate the fact that two forks are up much more. This is bizarre.
Is there something to worry about here? No, check out their mempools. There's more action happening on the deserts of Mars. |
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Speaking of boating accidents and big pumps, I've finally started to consider my privacy more seriously and the ramifications of buying on KYC exchanges. Excited, just downloaded bisq and looking forward to getting acquainted.
Stick it to the man!
Yeah, I should do the same. I took a look at bisq a while ago and was very impressed with it. Only downside at the time was lack of volume, I'm hoping this will change in time. I will download again and set a few orders just to support it. |
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Jamaica Stock Exchange to Pilot Bitcoin and Ether Trading https://www.coindesk.com/jamaica-stock-exchange-to-pilot-bitcoin-and-ether-trading?hootPostID=19d9e1b595bb1ca1ffdc66dc2d02a882"The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is soon to trial bitcoin and ether trades with help from Canadian fintech firm Blockstation. The two firms jointly announced Wednesday that they have entered into an agreement to enable live trading of digital assets including security tokens in a “regulated and secured” environment. The trial of bitcoin and ether trades is the second stage of the pilot effort. For the first phase, the JSE and Blockstation trialed live cryptocurrency trading in January for a 60-day run that saw participation from regulated broker-dealers, market makers and the Jamaica Central Securities Depository." I consider this a very small development, but that's how these things always begin, very small. With enough time though all these very small things join to become something very big and then BAM! bitcoin valued at a million US Pesos. |
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While I'm enjoying the pump. I am somewhat concerned with the increase in the mempool and transaction fees. It's not terrible by any means and you can still get low fees through within a few blocks, but I don't want to see it keep trending up.
Lightning can't come soon enough, and I'm happy for the new bull run to take its time in an effort to let Lightning get to where it needs to be.
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We're going to Bart but will it be a big Bart to 6k+? Small Bart to 5500 or Bart down?
I'm for the bart to 6k, sure it's a long one, 4 - 5 months, but really would look nice on the weekly candles. Also nice buy wall on stamp, just a little low price wise. Here's hoping price doesn't move to test it. |
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