How has this not been discussed on here yet lol

Are we going to just ignore the fact that Breedlove married that pornstar btw

Not taking some profit off the table and reinvesting on downturns is not very rational. Investing on belief alone is seldom profitable.

I would invest in a car company committed to making all mechanical cars, zero electronics

The opposite of a Tesla

Can someone explain how is the US doing capital controls ?

*Exercising my free will*

No.

It’s just simply not true that it’s all deterministic. I thought it was for awhile, but it’s not.

There’s a new meme called “excellent use of free will” which shows people doing things out of the ordinary.

The meme is good because it reminds people that yes you do in fact have free will. Despite what loser midwits like Sam Harris would have you believe.

You can just do things.

- Easy to set up?: Yes

- Anything I need to lookout for, or be careful of? You are going to need more power outlets to add the second to fifth bitaxe 😂

I’m not even that old and I feel Nostalgia from older music, there’s a big difference in quality on many levels .

Is it just me? Or does it sometimes seem like the men be PMSing way more than the woman round these nostr parts?

CALM DOWN.

Anyone UK based running a bitaxe?

Did you use the Solo Mining Company?

Easy to set up?

Anything I need to lookout for, or be careful of?

#asknostr

We spent 15 years convincing people that the hard number is 21 million bitcoins.

Now we have to go back to each person to tell them that it is now 2 quadrillion and 100 trillion bitcoins.

But somehow we didn't create any new coins in the process.

What if we renamed Pennies dollars?

That’s how stupid this is.

I agree people aren't going to change their minds after hearing about SATS, but I still think it simplifies things for newcomers. Bitcoin has strong name recognition, let's build on that by not diluting it with "new" terms.

We're likely to never agree on this BIP and that's fine. Let's see where things shake out.

Wishing you a great week.

Yes. As I said in my original post, BIP 177 is cool because it eliminates the number of thing you need to explain to onboard someone.

Them: "I think I'm ready to buy some bitcoin"

Me: "Cool, let me help you get set up"

Them:

Me: "Click the receive button, let me sent you some sats"

Them: "What's a sat?"

Me: "Well you see, the creator of Bitcoin used the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto and..."

It's cool history, but the average consumer doesn't care. They just want bitcoin :)

The people I've onboarded didn't know bitcoin had an upper limit. To them, bitcoin is something they've heard about on the news whenever there are big swings up or down. I have to educate them on the rest.

Cash for Clunkers doesn’t get talked about enough.

It was one of the most insidious things Obama did during his reign.

He destroyed DECADES of used cars that were affordable that you could actually repair yourself.

Now there are almost no CHEAP car options, even in the used market.

He wanted to make you a debt slave under the guise of environmentalism.

Bitcoin Core vs. Bitcoin Knots: The Great Bitcoin Spam Fight

The Bitcoin community is engaged in an interesting debate: Bitcoin Core vs. Bitcoin Knots. What are they? Why are they fighting?

Here, I explain clearly and simply, without missing any details, with neutrality and a touch of the "spam" controversy.

What is Bitcoin Core?

It's the main software used by approximately 90% of nodes (computers that keep Bitcoin running).

It's stable and developed by many programmers, but some say it doesn't react quickly to problems like network spam.

What is Bitcoin Knots?

An alternative version of Core, created in 2011 by Luke Dashjr.

It has everything Core has, but adds filters to block "annoying" transactions like NFTs or images on the blockchain.

It is used by approximately 633 nodes and relies on a single developer.

Why the conflict?

Everything exploded in 2023, when transactions like NFTs and "ordinals" (data like images on the blockchain) saturated the network, driving up costs.

Knots filters them to ease the network's burden; Core allows them if they pay fees, dividing the community.

What is "spam" in Bitcoin?

Think of the blockchain as a highway: transactions are like cars. Some (NFTs, JPGs) take up a lot of space, causing "traffic."

- Knots: Blocks them to clear the way.

- Core: Lets them through if they pay a "toll."

But who decides what is "spam"?

As the community says: "Spam is in the eyes of the recipient."

- Some see NFTs as spam, like a fake lottery email. Even if they pay, they don't want them on their nodes.

- Others say: "If they pay and the protocol allows it, it's not spam."

Think about it: someone sending mass emails about fake lotteries pays for the server and plays by the rules of the internet.

But you don't want those emails in your inbox. Likewise, some people don't want JPGs on their Bitcoin nodes, even if they're "valid" transactions.

Is it fair to filter them?

The debate began in 2023, when a bug ("Inscriptions", CVE-2023-50428) allowed data like NFTs to be inserted into the blockchain, overwhelming it.

Knots quickly fixed this in its 25.1 release, while Core was slower, leading some to view Knots as the solution to "spam."

Here are the sides in this debate:

- Team Core: They believe that any transaction that pays is valid. Filtering is like "censorship" and goes against the freedom of Bitcoin. They prefer stability and regulated fees.

- Team Knots: They want to protect the network from saturation, claiming that filters don't break the rules.

- Luke Dashjr (Knots): He says NFTs and ordinals are "spam" that clogs the network and increases costs. His filters help small nodes, but some criticize him for only maintaining Knots.

- Peter Todd: He sees "spam" as a problem, but says paid transactions are valid. He looks for open technical solutions.

Other technical voices

- achow101 (Core): In 2017, he said to use Core unless you need Knots' features, viewing Knots as an "extra."

- Developers like Gloria Zhao have shut down filter ideas in Core, frustrating those who want quick changes.

After asking a few people in the community, we came to different conclusions on both sides:

- Pro-Core: They value stability and fear that Knots, with only one developer, is risky. They say filtering is making decisions for others.

- Pro-Knots: They want anti-spam tools and criticize Core for being slow. They see Knots as an innovation.

The Filter Dilemma

Even if you filter JPGs on your node with Knots, if a miner includes them in a block, your node must accept it. It's like blocking a lottery email, but having to save it if it's already reached the server.

This makes the debate complex: do you filter or accept everything?

Technical explanation (easy)

The mempool is a waiting room for transactions.

Knots lets you choose what comes in (with filters like datacarrier=0), while Core accepts almost anything.

If many nodes used Knots, spam would be more expensive, but it wouldn't disappear.

Core is committed to stability and freedom; Knots is committed to control and efficiency. Spam divides because everyone has a different view of what's "annoying."

The community will decide whether Bitcoin should be "cleaner" or more "open."

Which side are you on?

Wait! Am I supposed to making money on #nostr ?

I'm in Bitcoin for ideological reasons. If you try to counter my arguments with "you're just an ideologue" I'm just going to agree with you.

Bitcoin is about a system to protect and enforce a foundation of liberty for the world. I wouldn't fight for it otherwise. This is why there is no option for pessimism or defeatism. There is only what path we must take and what we have to build to win.

I am unfortunately a scammer that is only on Nostr to collect zaps because I do not zap more than I get zapped back to the community :(

Yea you're a child. Thats exactly what it means

A Satoshi is the "base Unit" of Bitcoin for there are 100,000,000 million Sats in 1 BTC.

John wants to rename Satoshis to Bitcoin in order to relieve the perception by many that Bitcoin is "too expensive" to buy.

I doubt it will ever happen but he got his BIP.

So basically your only reply to anything I say that you dont like is to call me retarded? Are you a child?

Dont post on a public forum then if you dont want your war mongering challenged

Well good to know you have succumbed to neocon war propaganda. And that being the case, you have some fucking nerve calling me a retard. Keep simping for the war machine all you want, but leave me out of it