yes there are other diseases that can spread and cause a lengthier ill health and more painful death.. but if these diseases are not spread by simple proximity.. then the risk of transmission isnt there

take diseases caused by fecal matter contact.
most people have the common sense to not smother themselves or touch poop.


its where the diease is not common knowledge of how to avoid transfer and where the transfer has to limited because the transfer method is a risk in normal daily life

i can tell that due to the idocy of a few antivaxxers who still refuse to learn the common sense stuff of hygiene and personal space. that its these idiots that need to be 'corrected' the most.

put it this way.
if idiots didnt promote mass gathering. and instead promoted safe protests instead. then they would not be needed to be told to dispersed..
in short its like they shoot themselves in the foot on purpose to have a reason to cry about foot gunshots. and then cry even more about gun laws

there are many ways. but all of the take effort and a mindset to stay organised and in control

yes most people who are poor dont think of their limited income as an asset. they instead see it as the immediate requirement for survival.
in short. they spend it as soon as they get it.
most poor people are defined as 'consumers' because they spend money and once spent. its gone.

however just the smallest effort can help them out of poverty

this is not about gambling funds for hopes of multiplication on high risk returns. where the chances of getting your money back are 10%

this is about taking $1 and finding something to buy.. not for yourself(consume). but to sell for more then $1
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it could be as simple as knowing a neighbour regularly buys fruit for $2 at a local luxury market. but you know you can get that same fruit elsewhere for $1
buy the fruit and sell it to your neighbour for $1.90

now you could spend your $1.90 on the usual self-consumption stuff you intended to.
and then repeat the game next month.. with a fresh $1 from income tuned into $1.90 so that each month you can get a litle more consumption for your money..
or
you can go without consuming the $1.90. and re-use the $1.90 to buy something else to sell for profit
ever increasing that allotment of funds that started as $1. whyby at month end you might have flipped that 4 times and turned it into $13
then next month starting with another $1. flip that 4 times. whilst also flipping the first months now $13 4times $169(m1)+$13(m2)
and as you can see it keeps growing
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i know people that buy joints of beef. and slice them into thick steaks worth 5x more at restaurant prices. and sell them 2x more then uncut weight value. and they do this alot
the recipient gets chunky steaks for thin steak retail prices. everyone is happy

i know someone that does laundry for a neighbour for less then the laudromat the neighbour used to pay

i know someone that cooks meals for a neighbour, cheaper then fast-food cost the neighbour used to order

once you start to think that your income is not just for self consumption. but as a way to create more money from that money. then you can start to organise yourself into getting out of poverty.
and the best part is. you can start really small

from a "scientific knowledge" / "computer science". your chosen category. its about precise terminology.
which would be ledgers.
heck no one minds if you try to ELI-5(explain like im 5) it into simple words.
but try not to flip flop and call it something else in another topic. but using the same technical prospective

otherwise all your posts just get ignored because you are just changing your own narrative at a whim.

computer science:
a database is too simple of a word to express scientifically what occurs in bitcoin. especially when it does not encapsulate the actual facility and function of the data

for instance the UTXO set. is a database. but the blockchain is a ledger.
the storage and editing/appending methods are completely different to each other

you cant edit the blockchain. hense not a database.
the lock and append and relational flow to new block is the special element that makes it a ledger and not a database

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its ok to have separate versions of ELI-5 ELI-15 ELI-CS(compscientist) ELI-E(economist)
but to have 2 versions of ELI-CS calling it 2 different things. is where you went wrong

to the topic creator
you are flip flopping

titles you have made(not verbatim)
flip) bitcoin is a database
flop)bitcoin is a ledger

flip)bitcoin is a currency first blockchain second
flop)bitcoin is a ledger first currency second

flip) bitcoin brings freedom of thought
flop)bitcoin brings math governance

i understand you are new and learning. but your posts are not seeking information. but spouting out naive opinions seeking confirmation bias or corrections.

maybe try to ask questions instead of flip flop some opinion to see which one gets you results.

if your aim is to spout opinions with the intent of promoting bitcoin. well just a spoiler. those on this forum have already been promoted bitcoin, hense how they arrived here.

its like promoting coffee as a new drink people should try.. to a coffee club who have already taken a sip

spoiler: he had no asics.. it was straight ponzi

bitcoin is the quintessence of ~1% of all computer knowledge..
               - you dont need to know all of the hundreds of different cryptographies to understand bitcoin
               - you dont need to know all programming languages to understand bitcoin
a car is the quintessence of ~5% of all engineering knowledge

biology, physics, chemistry is the quintessence of 33% each of everything

a database is a store of data
a ledger is a store of data in a 'carrying forward' method that shows changes from old to new

bitcoin is not just a store... its an accounting of the carrying forward. thus its a ledger not a database


databses replace old entries with new entries(old entries lost/forgotten/deleted)
ledgers create a new page/list/table/block of data to show the new changes and relationship to previous

possible charges (just some but cant be bothered to list all)
263a - identity theft
          "the satoshi pretense" <5 years
264a - capital investment fruad
           "fake promises of returns" <3 years
267  - forgery of documents
          "fake spreadsheet accounting" <5 years
269  - forgery of data of probative value <5 years
         "fake financial statements"

he can be charged with multiple offenses that can be served consecutively . meaning 18 years
the 263 is about being satoshi, but not.. the 264 267 269 is about the ponzi itself

common sense
he wrote using british english, but occasionally got annoyed by the red wiggly line that suggests he spelled something wrong. where reality is the spellcheck is set to international(US) english
so occasionally you will see that when he selects the spell checks preference, it makes him look less british

asked and answered.

by the way.. arnt you the guy thats against funded healthcare. weren't you recently arguing that people should self fund their healthcare and not rely on others
(your rants about big-corp control of healthcare)

well your emma example is where she and her family dont have to pay.. so no loss. but you do not realise what she is begging for is extra income from donators for non medical lifestyle stuff

badecker makes it sound like a military invasion at gunpoint swatting people

sorry badecker but its nothing like that
its a group of volunteers giving information.
from reading about it(something you havnt even tried to do) they go to retirement homes to answer questions people might have about vaccines

they have no needles on them. they are not there to force vaccinations. they simply walk around and ask if people have had a vaccine, need a vaccine or dont want one and ask why.
they provide info about any concerns people might have.

here is one example
https://www.lakecountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/39074/CHA-Doorknocking-Info-and-Script

they are not signing people up or threatening anything and not selling anything. they are just providing info
no force or malice or intimidation

what im describing is respitatory infection
the difference between novel covid.. and common flu becomes obvious when you understand the difference between the words novel and common

then you realise why covid is more then just a common flu
as for aids. you cant catch aids/HIV from inhaling air from an infected HIV person
even 10yo's know this basic fact.. so yea no need for a hiv passport

dang.. why is it all the anti-vaxxer crowd seem to be getting dumber.. its like they dont even bother to think before they speak

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gyfts.. your becoming badecker 2.0

the prion conspiracy has been debunked months ago. so it seems your even more outdated in your mis-info than badecker
vaccines do not replicate. so there is no misfolding risk.. . please do some research and not just repeat crap other idiots say

you both forget the incubation period. and the symptomatic period
people are not infected and just drop dead immediately

they go through a stage of about 2-10(average 7) days of incubating and replication without symptoms
whereby they can exhale the virus and others can get it too
even if a infectee is asymptomatic. does not mean the strain they are exhaling is some special asymptomatic strain. it just means the current infectee's body is not reacting to it. however other people they infect can have worse reactions from the same strain

then there is the symptomatic stage
which can be 2days to 28 days. where by they have the virus still replicating but the range of symptoms can be from minor, moderate, mild to severe, critical

those idiots(like tash tvbcof and badecker) will happily still interact with people and think their symptoms are not harmful so no need to isolate
again spreading it to others

if they ended up in hospital. those same idiots will demand visitation from family and friends as they think their right to freedoms outweighs their friends and families right to safety
against more chances of spreading it

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so remember the virus has no arms and legs to self spread. it requires the actions of the infected host to help it spread.
so if your a covid-idiot that will want to spread it and not care about people around you, and play ignorant.. well then. atleast accept you are idiots and accept any pain or suffering you get and any pain or suffering from those you pass it onto.
no government entered your house to give you it. someone you personally been in contact with. most probably a friend or associate or family gave it to you. and you as a covid-idiot will be the one that passes it onto someone else. not some government agent or some illuminati cult.. YOU will be the idiot that passes it onto your friends, family or associates due you your idiocy and ignorance. especially when you have been the covid-idiot that told those same peers not to get vaccinated

lets take antpool. the highly controversial pool deemed always as "china"
seems it went from 30ex down to 10exa. but is now recovering and getting to 14 exa in recent days*
https://btc.com/btc/pool/29?id=29&chart=hashrate
so it doesnt seem like they are "out"

seems their ultimate bottom july1st (10exa) :- lets call that point X
seems their ultimate peak hashrate X-1.5 month (>30exa)
seems their next step down was X-1 month(>20exa)

and now X+2weeks they are recovering at 14exa
which seems to be on target to recover to peak of 30exa by X+1.5month

taking a look at btc.com own pool
https://pool.btc.com/en-US/pool-stats
50% of blocks it mines come from china (SZ, beijing, Shenzen)

again seems "china" is not out

edit 12th july:
*antpool now hitting into the 15exa range

alot of people here think that bitmex could save money if it changed to segwit..
(facepalm)
if they bothered to check the bitmex transactions dont care about bytes per sat or weight per sat.
they are paying fixed amount per transaction no matter what the byte/weight is
so the transaction format or the cludgy math of not counting bytes as bytes has no meaning or impact

it seems that they just prefer to pay rounded fee's amounts as a flat rate. no matter if they are using legacy, bech or p2sh
its either 0.005, 0.002 or 0.0022

it seems to me their philosophy is more so the bitmex server hot/cold
their 3bmex is flatrate no matter size
their bc1qmex is flatrate no matter size
however
their 1/3[rand] -> 1ND is more 23sat/byte orientated (in to cold)
their  1ND-> 1/3[rand] is more 100 sat/vbyte orientated (in to hot)

which just reveals the managers of the 1nd use separate wallet software to the custodial bc1dmex/3bmex hot/cold wallets more closely associated to bitmex exchange

and not at all about giving a crap about segwit or not

or more simply
(imagining difficulty started at GPU solomining levels again(another utopian dream))

user has beenn selected randomly as slot 2016 honourably
he has  10,000x more then average joe and when he seen block 2008 he ran
2016 concurrent PoW processes using 4x average joe hashpower.
because he has specil block status he also ensures he gets to be special block manager each session
meaning al blocks become his. forever

or he and 15 friends with 10,000x average joe colluded to have
126 concurrent PoW of 80x more then average joe
16 people getting 126 blocks per session. where they are 80x more power then other solominers
at the end of their session one of them is specila blocker. to ensure inclusion of all 16 for each session

i thoroughly understand the premiss of the utopian honour system you imagine. but put the blackhat/collusion competition hat/bug finding hat on and run scenarios on your algo where by users are trying to game the system

i know you are living on the assumption of utopian honour of how the algo SHOULD work.
but when it comes to finding bugs and loop holes. dont assume utopian honour by default.
assume competing adversaries finding any efficiency possible for own selfish gains.
including assumptions of collusion of multiple parties. or replication of single parties multiple times

bitcoins beauty is the assumption of competition. and so bitcoins current algo solves the competition in a way that makes them play by the rules(byzantine generals rule, and other game theory)
your assumption is they play honourably by default to make your rules work.. (the opposite)

so under as natural assumption of competition. you do need to consider bad actors and also groups colluding.
and then try to see where the bugs/loopholes in your algo are

so possible assumptions you do need to consider:
1. when nodes get the 2008th block (special block-7) the assumption is any/all nodes can start a PoW process on that 2008 header and attach their address to be included in next special block
whereby the special blocker adds in the highest 2016 hashrate proofs
-assume that all parties wanting to be in special block will want as early a head start as possible
-assume the special blocker can select and ignore anyone he wants, even if they have good hashrate
(EG tx fee. paying most fee does not guarantee you access into next block. the block maker decides)

2. assume those wanting to be added to special block will have more hash power than average joe. and able to do more then one PoW process concurrently to have more then one address committed to special block

3. assume the special block creator (address listed for position 2016) will not want to lose its control and continue to put his address and PoW proof at the next 2016th slot to remain in control as list manager

4. assume the special block creator chooses which slot listers to have as he is the one writing the block template and signing it.


you also have to assume other competitions. where by your utopian narrative THINKS alice will only broadcast at her prescribed time to avoid bob from stealing her slot. where your utopian honour thinks your algo works.. however if alice and bob are the same person. or alice and bob are friends collaberating.
your algo wont work

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so now run the scenario.. imagine there are 1million users. and say 10,000 elite users with more then average hashpower
and of the 10k there are 504 super 'farms' that want to collude together..(corporate/buddy group)
imagine they have 10,000x more power then average joe
so each of the 504 use the scenario in which i played out in my previous post.

all secretly handing each other their blocks ahead of time to make all 2016 blocks in about 7 hours.
non-mining nodes know nothing of this,
non-mining nodes only given the blocks at the prescribed time

so lets dig deep into the scenario
so these 504 have all 2016 blocks early.. and have 13days and 17 hours SPARE to make their PoW proofs of block 2008 which they already have waiting..

they can use all 10kxAJ hashpower consecutively in 4 attempts of 3 days each.. so that they all have 4 listings each when it gets time to submit their proofs
where the hashrate will be of 3days work at 10,000x more then average joe, per address.. to secure 4 slots in the special block each

or they can split their 10,000x hashpower into 4xof 2500x and run 4 concurrent runs of 2500x for 13 days

either way. this group of 504 users are now guaranteed 4 blocks a month. and average joe has no chance of being a miner in the future

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and now assume the miner at listing 2016 (special block) gets to pick which 504 miners to be listed in the block. as he is the one that creates the template and signs it..

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i thoroughly understand the premiss of the utopian honour system you imagine. but put the blackhat/collusion competition hat/bug finding hat on and run scenarios on your algo where by users are trying to game the system

did you even read it..
they made a safe drug (anti-inflammatory) and it got the FDA approval..
approval as a anti-inflammatory for specific use.
of arthritis and menstral cramps

however they then advertised it for off-label uses
EG calling it a general pain killer.

it was removed from market because it didnt give any significant benefit as a general painkiller compared to other NSAID that had safer side effects for purpose of general pain relief

badecker claims that people cant sue the vaccine companies and thus his belief is that people have no recourse/compensation method.

here is the funny thing though
the government has taken over the administration and insurance of vaccine injury, meaning its far faster and simpler and easier to make a claim through the government process than it is to try suing the vaccine company direct.

yes people can still make claims of vaccine injury. its just handled easier faster and with less headache via the government.

all these 'go fund me' types are just money grabbers that want to play on the ignorance of others with sob stories that say they cant get bills paid. yet their bills have been paid
so no noone should support these greedy opportunists

emma burkey for instance:
"The family is counting on most costs to be covered by insurance. They learned of the compensation program during a call from U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s office. The Nevada Democrat’s staff have also contacted HHS and will monitor Burkey’s case “to ensure the family gets the support they deserve.”

If the first bill to the Burkeys is any indication, the cost of Emma’s medical care may run into the millions of dollars. Her insurance provider has already agreed to cover the long-term rehab she’ll need,"


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even funnier is that people with covid symptoms or vaccine side effects do not have to pay. as thats all to do with the cares act.
however any 'out- of-medical' expense such as what most stupid states do its treat the EMS ambulance as a private transport. people can claim out of expense losses with the government program
the 'compensation' element is more about seeking damages for 'pain and suffering and ptsd and all the other crybaby stuff' to get rich quick after bills are paid and not the medical bill itself which is taken care of by the cares act


in short. no treatment medical bill.
any cases where a medical bill has been generated out of error. can be sent to the government health administration department to handle

but any private-transport or loss of earnings due to not being able to work can be claimed via the government program

this is the report from the scientists who went to china
https://zenodo.org/record/5075888#.YOlZidVKjce

TL;DR : dumbed down the science

dumbed down the science

dumbed down the science