Every once in a while, I try out running my own lightning node. Then I get bored of having to manage the channels and go back to another custodial solution.
As I think about trying again, who would you recommend opening channels to and why? How big should these channels be?
Hey WoS, I found a bug! Shouldn't it say "1 sat" not "1 sats"?
I know you're probably busy right now with other stuff, but let's get those grammars more betterer!
A UTXO is like money locked in a virtual box designed to accept a particular key.
A wallet can hold any number of keys, and a key can be held in any number of wallets, but wallets hold keys, not money.
You can spend any UTXO if you have the correct key, even if it's written on a napkin, but a good wallet makes it much easier.
To keep your bitcoin safe, you must secure your keys against both theft and loss. If someone finds a key, they can spend the corresponding UTXO(s). If the only remaining copy of a key is lost, the box will remain locked forever. So, make a few copies of your keys and keep them safe.
tl;dr; Buy two Coldcards and keep them in safe, separate locations.
Not to be outdone by X's new fee model, YouTube is starting a new crackdown on ad blockers. The message I just got suggests that maybe creators might get paid more (a lie) if i turn off my add blocker, and watch an ad or two every 2-3 minutes. That, or subscribe for ad-free.
-OR-
I'll go with, "Fuck You, YouTube. I'll find my videos elsewhere from now on."
I'll skip the security compromising, time wasting, never relevant bullshit, thanks.
Persist in any hobby, and eventually people will start paying you to teach them how you do it.
Finally got around to watching this, it's pretty good.
Some of my friends are just now looking back and questioning whether they were recently lied to by politicians, academia, media, and the medical establishment. Good, I guess.
But they're still doing and advocating:
-getting flu shots
-eating an FDA-recommended "healthy diet"
-sending their kids to "public" schools
-letting their pediatrician inject whatever they want into their kids
-saving in dollars
-contemplating their pronouns
-working toward a "greener planet" by reducing their "carbon footprint"
-voting as a solution to anything
As if the people that lied to us constantly for years about one thing haven't been lying to us about everything else all along.
Almost all of them are corrupt. Almost all of us know it. Many of us are simply too comfortable to be bothered to do anything about it. Most people don't want to even think about it. Too uncomfortable.
I could go balls-out, convincing people to get on board. I could stand strong against the onslaught of ridicule so that my tormentors can protect their wealth too. But instead I went with, "Fuck 'em. I told them once, they'll figure it out eventually or they won't."
Am I a bad person if I just shut up and quietly stack more sats?
We all knew China was never going to go along with this ESG shit, right? That they were just saying the things they thought people wanted to hear in order to get paid and avoid pain. Now that they (and others) are calling it unrealistic out loud, that's game over, isn't it?
Rejecting the plan gets you cheaper energy and cheaper stuff. Which is a HUGE economic advantage.
Over time one group grows richer, one poorer. And people will notice.
It doesn't help that none of the dire predictions ever come true. I am not presently frozen in an ice age, dying from heat, underwater, or dead, despite using plastic straws and gasoline daily!
Ugh. Tried sending sats from Strike to Mutiny.
Strike popped an error: "Payment failed. Please contact support."
The sats are gone from Strike, but did not arrive in Mutiny... Has anyone else seen this happen?
Mutiny's receive invoice was a unified format (bitcoin: <addr>...?lightning=<addr>). Does Strike perhaps choke on these?
Softwar has done pretty well on eBay in the past few days! Getting unpublished did wonders for the price...
eBay
Lowery Softwar in Books & Magazines for sale | eBay
Anyone else getting heavy Cold Fusion vibes?
