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Every time I check out a podcast that talks about the debt-laden disaster that is the US government I can't help but think of this scene from Dumb and Dumber. https://media2.giphy.com/media/987p6CfE8uzSg/giphy.gif

2024-03-21 22:40:24 UTC

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Kinda strange how Tesla owners are so caught up in the cult of personality of the company CEO. No one pays attention to or gives a shit about the CEOs of Ford, GM, Toyota, Honda, Subaru, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, VW, etc. But Tesla owners have a weird hang-up with Elon and what he says, does, where he eats, when and where he shits, etc. OK, I exaggerated a bit there (maybe not) but you get the point. It's a car not your life partner.

2024-03-21 22:35:41 UTC

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The Lizard King!

2024-03-20 22:12:37 UTC

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Oh, and of course a straightforward file server so I don't need to use any Google cloud platform.

2024-03-20 21:41:26 UTC

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This has been my thing lately. Tinkering with TrueNAS Scale, ProxMox and other platforms that allow for sovereign computing using FOSS. Hoping people post some good ideas here. 😃

2024-03-18 03:23:43 UTC

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Tom Emmer is a Chad.

2024-03-18 03:17:01 UTC

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Smoke 'em if ya got 'em?

2024-03-17 23:30:15 UTC

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Rest easy, you are still good. The ideal number of servers to have is n+1, where n=the number you currently have. The max is d-1, where d=the number that causes your significant other to want a divorce.

2024-03-15 02:57:35 UTC

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Nothing to see here...
#note1zg5…clwm

2024-03-15 01:24:12 UTC

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It's also the one that is hardest for the general public to detect in their day to day lives. Distract us with bread and circuses while they quietly destroy the currency (and our savings) through money printing and then blame the inflation that causes on anyone and everyone else. It's Putin's fault. It's greedy companies. It's supply chain issues. It's the fault of consumers. It's climate change. Blah blah blah. Opt out, but #Bitcoin.

2024-03-15 01:15:48 UTC

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https://media4.giphy.com/media/8wSsdBaPleDAI/giphy.gif

2024-03-15 01:02:58 UTC

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Baller

2024-03-15 00:54:18 UTC

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I need that sign. No reason in particular.

2024-03-14 02:08:41 UTC

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He better not drop the soap. https://media3.giphy.com/media/2Qdjcmoe13UrhlyQa3/giphy.gif

2024-03-08 04:17:03 UTC

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I think Biden may have rebooted once. And not sure he was reading a teleprompter cuz the angry old poopy-pants squinted so much you could barely see his eyes. Kind of strange. But definitely entertaining.

2024-03-08 03:12:53 UTC

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All I hear is lots more govt spending. Time to fire up the money printer.

2024-03-08 01:32:35 UTC

Waiting for the SOTU is giving me Gong Show vibes
https://media1.giphy.com/media/xUA7ba33COlPHTEmzu/giphy.gif

2024-03-08 00:42:23 UTC

Just gunna leave this here...
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/john-kerry-says-people-feel-better-about-ukraine-war-russia-reduce-emissions

2024-03-07 22:39:26 UTC

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And his ability to stretch makes him presidential material, I'd presume? God help this country if these morons with no critical thinking skills take over.

2024-03-04 13:39:47 UTC

Steve Jobs gave us the iphone - he had the vision to know society wanted that product before society knew it wanted that product.
Similarly, Satoshi had the vision to know society wanted Bitcoin before society knew it wanted Bitcoin. Society is just now starting to realize it wants (and needs) Bitcoin. Buckle up.

2024-02-16 17:49:41 UTC

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Two words - Douche Bag.

2024-02-15 18:40:35 UTC

Bitcoin mining fixes this.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/12/revealed-the-1200-big-methane-leaks-from-waste-dumps-trashing-the-planet

2024-02-13 14:06:06 UTC

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And we have a good reason to suspect that is a highly managed number that is doesn't reflect reality.

2024-02-13 01:14:34 UTC

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This dipshit is in the same league as Jim Cramer when it comes to bad takes.

2024-02-12 01:34:32 UTC

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I feel I now owe a debt of gratitude to whoever invented the mute button on remote controls.

2024-02-12 00:47:07 UTC

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Glad I missed it

2024-02-09 12:52:47 UTC

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You can tell when politicians are lying because they are speaking.

2024-02-08 23:03:57 UTC

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Love these! Got a few of my own.

2024-02-08 21:20:46 UTC

Just gonna leave this here...
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.”
― Alexander Fraser Tytler

2024-02-07 21:21:27 UTC

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Well-adjusted maybe? Content? Thriving?

2024-02-07 21:20:39 UTC

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Bada boom bada bing

2024-02-07 20:49:42 UTC

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Yes, wishful thinking, I know. But I have to hold on to some small sliver of hope....

2024-02-07 20:47:12 UTC

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My predictions:
-Nauseating levels of hyperbole related to Mahomes and Kelce
-Vomit-inducing levels of coverage of Taylor Swift
-The once-great commercials will be disappointing as most companies don't have the balls to do anything provocative or funny anymore, for fear of social media backlash. I

2024-02-06 04:02:33 UTC

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Unlocked android phone and @npub1235…0ht5 is the way to go. I used to love apple products for their functionality and stability but left them because of their (lack of) privacy and their unrivaled douchebaggery.

2024-02-05 19:47:27 UTC

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Ready Player One vibes

2024-02-05 02:41:06 UTC

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I just embrace sucking at most things I do. I view it as managing expectations.

2024-02-03 17:08:34 UTC

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The problem is you can't figure out irrational ideas by using rational thoughts.

2024-02-03 17:06:46 UTC

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I absolutely can believe it. The level of desperation of the bankers and their cronies (like Liz Warren) is probably hitting a fever pitch after the ETF approval, success at attracting inflows of capital and the ancillary effects of marketing, media coverage, etc. Combine this with the Dept of Energy efforts, FINCEN, Liz Warren's proposed regs, etc., and we are firmly in the "then they fight you" phase.

2024-02-03 16:57:39 UTC

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Finally free of Biden?

2024-02-03 03:48:29 UTC

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Sadly, it appears that in this "free" country the government is likely to start choosing winners and losers in who gets to use electricity. We are drifting further towards the "insane" end of the spectrum every day.

2024-02-02 23:18:31 UTC

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I almost feel like upgrading my profile pic. He's like a real life Cletus.

2024-02-02 23:17:20 UTC

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Cuck Dickerson?

2024-02-02 20:22:22 UTC

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The sense of satisfaction I get from my fiat job is overwhelming and fulfilling. No, that's a lie. I see the gung-ho people at work that believe they are changing the world and want to punch them in the face. All paper-pushing bureaucrats that add no value. Every day is like an endurance event dealing with bureaucracy, fucktards and inefficiency. Soul-sucking if not for the fact it's my hustle to stack sats.

2024-02-02 20:13:45 UTC

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Sounds like we work at the same company.

2024-02-02 20:13:06 UTC

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What a cuck......erson.

2024-02-02 17:12:28 UTC

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Someone call Jerome - it's almost time to fire up the money printers!

2024-02-02 17:09:14 UTC

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Mining with Foundry on your Jade? 😜

2024-02-01 20:43:36 UTC

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Shhh......don't tell Peter Schiff.

2024-02-01 20:35:18 UTC

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Your approach would also be better where space is a concern. While quiet, adding a duct fan like an AC Infinity Cloudline (plus shroud) adds another 12"+ to the overall length of the rig. But size doesn't matter, right?

2024-02-01 20:12:27 UTC

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Highly recommend 6" AC Infinity Cloudline blower fan - runs very quiet compared to stock fans. Will need a shroud to interface between blower and miner. You can get those from @npub1lrj…zvrj , eBay, etc. Will also need spoofers to trick S9 into thinking fans are still connected. You can also get those and other fun goodies @npub1lrj…zvrj and other places.

2024-01-25 04:17:07 UTC

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https://media2.giphy.com/media/w8KtlV4c3UzoQ/giphy.gif

2024-01-23 03:58:09 UTC

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Someone let Liz Warren know fiat is used more than Bitcoin for criminal activity.

2024-01-22 21:21:35 UTC

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Climate change?

2024-01-14 12:40:29 UTC

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I think the douchebag needs to dust off his dictionary and go look up the definition of "vanguard" (hint, in this video the company/choices he is describing are really kind of the opposite of a vanguard). And he really needs to lose the James Halliday from Ready Player One vibes.
vanguard
noun
Definition: the forefront of an action or movement
Synonyms: cutting edge, forerunner, leading edge, front line
Antonyms: establishment, old guard
Source: Merriam-Webster

2024-01-13 15:04:31 UTC

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Gotta be a toxic maxi

2024-01-10 20:42:04 UTC

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No Blackrock? Someone's gonna be pissed and I'll be his initials are LF.

2024-01-10 13:20:36 UTC

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I've wondered about that, although I'm not smart enough to know why an alleged Twitter hack could delay EFT approvals (other than the arbitrary and capricious thing the SEC has been rolling with). ETF approval and Twitter hack strike me as two unrelated issues. That said, if the SEC denies the ETFs I could speculate that the number of lawsuits they are hit with would now be much larger than if there were no Twitter account hack.

2024-01-10 00:45:17 UTC

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Didn't have this one on my #bitcoin bingo card.

2024-01-09 23:25:11 UTC

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You underestimate the government. They excel at incompetence.

2024-01-09 23:13:54 UTC

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The interesting part to me will be how the SEC handles it. Can you imagine if they tweet later on tonight or tomorrow that the ETFs are approved? Would they have any credibility? Would anyone believe it? Would Gary also need to tweet from his personal account to state that this time the tweet from the SEC account is credible? Total clown show. If Gary Gensler were a stock I'd be shorting him right about now.

2024-01-09 23:05:01 UTC

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My guess is less about that and more about incompetence of the SEC. I think any asset would have gone through the same gyrations if put through a similar scenario. Which is worse, if the account really did get hacked or if they are incompetent idiots and posted a draft tweet too early? Either way this isn't a good look for the SEC. I suspect Tom Emmer and others will ramp up their calls for Gensler to be fired. Emmer has labeled Gensler an “incompetent cop on the beat” for his role in confusing the marketplace
https://emmer.house.gov/2023/4/emmer-sec-chair-gensler-is-an-incompetent-cop-on-the-beat

2024-01-07 13:10:02 UTC

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Ditto. Right there with you. People that haven't done the hundreds+ hours of research to understand beyond the old mainstream narratives often judge you or look down their nose at you; can be a very isolating feeling on the receiving end of the condescending attitude. Often made by others to feel like you are stupid and/or hiding a dirty little secret. But all they can do is parrot the mainstream narratives "scams, ponzis, bad for the environment, just NGU speculators,...blah blah blah." I feel like I'm trying to help them better understand a complex and revolutionary technology they don't want to put in the effort to understand. Has reinforced for me that you can't make people learn or change if they don't want to.

2024-01-02 15:20:15 UTC

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https://buybitcoinworldwide.com/satoshi-usd/

2023-12-31 19:09:07 UTC

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See if anyone gives a shit about Zach after one year

2023-12-16 16:32:33 UTC

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oof. good times for miners I suppose

2023-12-15 20:57:23 UTC

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I triple dog dare you
https://media0.giphy.com/media/xUPOqtMLKm2Nwt2wXS/giphy.gif

2023-12-14 21:12:41 UTC

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I'm continually stunned and angered by how slow fiat is, how difficult it is get access to or move my money, how many fees they charge for me to use or move my money, and in general at the overall experience. Now that I've seen the light I can't believe how many people think the fiat system is fine and works well. The general attitude of fiat seems to be "screw you, we have your money now we are going to treat it like it is ours and we'll make it as hard (and costly) as possible for you to get it or use it."

2023-12-14 18:06:58 UTC

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dagnabbit !$@#!$

2023-12-14 18:04:20 UTC

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But we can keep the crack pipes and whores?

2023-12-08 21:27:06 UTC

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Never was there a better advertisement for Coldcard.

2023-12-02 04:34:10 UTC

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So if I only drink 12 what do I do with the other 12?

2023-12-02 02:16:40 UTC

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I have that with normie relatives. Tried to orange pill them for a while but they don't want to study Bitcoin or put forth effort to learn - just want someone to download info to them and do it for them. Creatures of the fiat system with no intellectual curiosity, no motivation and no critical thinking skills. I gave up - some people can't be saved from themselves.

2023-12-01 21:53:28 UTC

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It can be a bit of a rabbi hole but worth it according to a fren. Easiest is just plugging it in, figuring out the IP address of the miner on your local network, logging into it via web browser to configure it (mining pool setup) and then letting it run. Good videos on Youtube and other places on the interwebs. Then if you want to quiet it down you can mod it by removing fans, plugging spoofers into the unit so it thinks there are still fans connected and hooking up quieter fans (Noctua, A/C Infinity duct blower fans, etc). Another mod is to replace stock firmware with something like Braiins+ which will optimize to maximum your hashrate per watt (maximize your income/cost).
Kaboomracks is good
https://kaboomracks.com/
Spoofers are something like this
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KTYT55S/ref=twister_B0965V5MJ4?th=1
You can find A/C Infinity and Noctua fans on places like Amazon.
If you go the duct blower fan route you might also need an adaptor, which you can get on Amazon, eBay, from @npub1lrj…zvrj

2023-11-29 22:20:21 UTC

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The climate hysterics seem to ignore a small fact or two about glacial melt:
"But all that melting ice and snow does not directly boost sea levels any more than melted ice cubes make a glass of water overflow, which gives rise to an awkward question: who cares?"
https://www.sciencealert.com/while-arctic-ice-melt-doesn-t-increase-sea-levels-it-still-impacts-us-here-s-how

2023-11-24 13:08:40 UTC

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Agreed. For me the nicest part of WoS wasn't an aversion to self-custody, I'm fine with that. The convenience and low fees of the lightning network are a great attribute, but I grew to dislike all of the micromanaging needed to run your own lightning channels, the rebalancing, etc. I played with that for about six months a year or so ago and it got to be a time-consuming hassle. I didn't need to do that when using WoS. Maybe there are better lightning node tools now, I don't know. May need to revisit that topic now that some time has passed since I last looked at it.

2023-11-18 23:53:18 UTC

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So how do they get our lightning addresses to spam us?

2023-11-14 20:41:58 UTC

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National security threat. How long will they keep milking that excuse to take aware our rights and freedoms. Whether you vote red or blue, you get the same turd just painted a different color.

2023-11-13 21:12:58 UTC

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Wanted to make sure I liked it and found it functional enough before switching from an apple phone. I normally test drive things for a few weeks before committing. I was also running a CalyxOS phone for comparison.

2023-11-13 18:53:13 UTC

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I just installed GrapheneOS on a Pixel to test out - so far I like it and maybe a bit more than CalyxOS. Should run fine on a Pixel 6. Installation is easy, biggest headache was getting a fully unlocked phone. Meaning not only unlocked from any specific carrier but also unlocked so you can enable OEM unlocking (the bootloader). If you are buying used or refurb'd be aware than any phone that was previously tied to Verizon from a prior owner may be wiped and "unlocked" from a carrier perspective (i.e., you can pick whatever carrier you want) but it likely will not allow you to install a different OS, as Verizon locks the bootloader. To install GrapheneOS, CalyxOS or other systems to need to enable "OEM unlocking" on the phone and Verizon doesn't allow that. I had originally purchased a refurbished "unlocked" phone to play with but it was an old Verizon and the bootloader was locked. Returned it an paid cash for an unlocked new one from a retailer to ensure I could access the bootloader. Worked great.
There are a decent number of good tutorials and videos on GrapheneOS, but I followed the one linked below. Once you become familiar with the OS I'd also recommend watching a few of the "tips and tricks" videos on settings to enhance privacy. Also a number of good ones on Youtube.
Setup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAZlmYKrwfk
Tips/tricks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPXu-XKxBT4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLJyD9MJgIQ

2023-11-12 15:17:16 UTC

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Don't live like a heathen, get a bidet. Not having one is a shitty decision.

2023-11-09 17:24:33 UTC

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Mempool fees 200+ sats/vB. Ouch.

2023-11-09 16:46:23 UTC

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Thoughts on best mining pool for home miners?

2023-11-02 19:55:10 UTC

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I love the fact that Nostr is getting people to realize that we don't need to wait for some big company (that wants to turn you into a product) to develop freedom and privacy tools; the plebs can do it themselves.

2023-10-29 21:24:59 UTC

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Had many instances of this, tho not with airlines (yet). Online merchants of all types have been locking my accounts and declining transactions because I use a VPN and hardened browsers. Banks have been freezing credit cards and accounts. Then I must jump through hoops. "For account security" is what they say. "Use Paypal" or "use Google Chrome and no VPN" is the advice. Fuck you, I'll take my business elsewhere.
The whole fiat system in this surveillance state feels designed ensure we can't transact without banks and govt entities knowing everything "for our safety and security".

2023-10-27 00:43:45 UTC

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Agreed, hate that platform. So many people shamelessly self-promoting and pretending to be the person they think someone else expects them to be. I want no part of the shallow and disingenuous interactions.

2023-09-19 01:54:52 UTC

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Getting that battery charged, too.

2023-09-08 15:07:07 UTC

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Would people need to read to figure this out? 😉

2023-09-02 13:01:27 UTC

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I want a cheeseburger in paradise.

2023-07-22 15:48:27 UTC

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I'm waiting for the movie to come out 😃

2023-07-07 12:18:27 UTC

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Not to brag but I woke up at 6:37 this morning.

2023-07-01 17:43:41 UTC

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Kind of a fan of Ted Lasso. Whistle! Whistle!

2023-06-28 22:13:55 UTC

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I used to play with DD-WRT, Tomato and OpenWRT in different routers. All have their pros and cons. You need to have a router the firmware works with, you have to be comfortable flashing the router to overwrite stock firmware and you also need to be comfortable doing all of your own config within the router. Mess that up and it won't work or worse you've created a huge security problem for your home network.

2023-06-22 21:41:26 UTC

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Agreed. Total larded up shitware.
I find it ironic that Bill Gates got so rich selling an OS that is vulnerable to viruses and malware and now he claims he is trying to save humanity from actual viruses. That wasn't on my clown world bingo card.

2023-05-20 22:45:22 UTC

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One of the best ways I found to fund my ongoing stat stacking is to become a home repair do-it-yourselfer...small repairs and things like that around the house. Every time I save money by doing it myself I use what money I saved to buy more sats. Needed to replace a lawn sprinkler and saved about $250 not paying someone else to do it. Needed to replace a hinge on a garage door....saved about another $200 by not paying someone else to do what I could do. These are good skills to learn, this is a great confidence builder and I just "paid myself" by buying $450 in sats. Win-win!