From reading your old posts how have you changed since arriving here?

[dothebeats]

I might have shifted more into the political aspect of bitcoin rather than its technical aspect which I first fell in love with. Since starting this forum journey in 2014, I've always been a sucker to know so much about how bitcoin works, why it works and how long would it work. Nowadays, geopolitical issues concerning bitcoin excites me; or at least captures my attention more than algorithms, possible scenarios of brite-forcing etc etc.

While there's still some trickle of interest dropping down my head on some tech aspects of bitcoin, it's pretty self-evident on my latest posts on what I care about the most now. Oh and of course, gambling with bitcoin which I despised at first but I accepted over the years.

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[HCP]

Here is a question for y'all... how many of you have a "new topic" as your first post as opposed to just dropping a post in an existing thread?

Hi,

I am relatively new to the Bitcoin world (have been dipping my toes in the water for a week or so) and have a couple of things I'd like to get clarified, as I'd like to get a bit more "serious" about Bitcoin going forward.

Firstly, as I understand it, an 'online' wallet is essentially software (either desktop or web) that stores all the information about my bitcoins, whereas an offline wallet would be like a paper one, with all the info printed onto paper and stored (hopefully) somewhere secure. Is that correct?

Secondly, a 'desktop' wallet is software like bitcoin core that I run on my own hardware... and I have full control (and responsibility for maintaining security)... whereas a web wallet, I'm essentially letting someone else hold onto my coins, as they theoretically have access to my private keys etc?

In the case of web wallets... are any of them trustworthy?? Like Xapo looks nice and convenient and all, but there doesn't seem to be a way to control your keys... Blockchain.info seems to offer you all that information, but then, that means they still have access to my keys right??

Thanks in advance for your help/suggestions/information...

Shit, I even put it in B&H!

But OMG... I want to go back in time and smack myself... "Xapo looks nice"  

This exercise is what I would imagine it would be like having to watch myself as a teenager... "You dumbarse, are you blind? That girl you're 'just friends'™ with is totally into you and you're busy fantasising about that senior who doesn't even know you exist!"

[Kunnu]

Whenever I read my old posts I found that I am getting improvements in my posts and this is what really matters and I always try to put positive thoughts in my posts which is really necessary and the most important thing posting in different sections is very helpful for me it increases my confidence to share my thoughts on various subjects.

[BITCOIN4X]

Sometimes I feel annoyed why I didnt want to improve the quality of my posts from the start. But I realize that many people began their journey in this forum with their ignorance of many good things about regulations, bitcoin, altcoin and others. And I think, i am also included in the category of people like this.

I was one of the members who only focused on getting altcoin from various bounty program at first, breaking the rules because of the many spam posts and low quality posts that I made. But after I realized that all bounty only spend a lot of time and effort because none of them actually produce, I decided to change habits and start making posts that are constructive, informative and maybe also useful.

Until now I have received many benefits in the form of merit so that I become a senior member, and I only hope to maintain my consistency even when promoting signatures or not and I also hope to reach the hero member and even become a legendary member. I dont want me to be trapped in my past state, and I want to continue to grow day by day.

[TMAN]

I joined, found the securities sub, wasted hundreds of bitcoins on scams.. then found colllectibles and the amazing community there and proceeded to dump more BTC but at least it gave me something to show for it. One funny thing is my 1st interaction with Lauda off forum I called him a cunt, now we just call each other a cunt every day.

[gentlemand]

I might have shifted more into the political aspect of bitcoin rather than its technical aspect which I first fell in love with. Since starting this forum journey in 2014, I've always been a sucker to know so much about how bitcoin works, why it works and how long would it work. Nowadays, geopolitical issues concerning bitcoin excites me; or at least captures my attention more than algorithms, possible scenarios of brite-forcing etc etc.

That's one thing that hasn't changed at all for me. The social impact has always been the most interesting aspect for me. I would've expected some technical seepage to happen but I made my peace with the fact I'll always be clueless about that a long time ago.