nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s nostr:npub1eq94yj8maree90pm53gfr76wdc44su3cwcqmly848xfrv6es6usqg4er58 Yep, don't even give a real response because you know it's true.
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Why are you even here?
nostr:npub1eq94yj8maree90pm53gfr76wdc44su3cwcqmly848xfrv6es6usqg4er58 nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s Nobody wants polls, they want a community that isn't a bunch of boring robots spamming the same tired memes and "PV!" ad infinitum. I swear, the best thing for Nostr would be to replace everyone with ChatGPT. An actual robot is more interesting than most of you.
That’s on you. Work harder on your follow list
nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s when does Damus get polls? Can we get a revival with some new use cases?
Dammit. A #zaps revival! I want zap polls. X polls are nonsense with no skin in the game. ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s when does Damus get polls? Can we get a revival with some new use cases?
Capital gains taxes don’t just steal your wealth, they change the way you make bets
If you have a 70% chance of doubling your money or losing everything, a full Kelly bet is 40% of your portfolio
But if you are taxed 50% on your winnings, your true upside if win is only +50%, not a double (+100%). Based on these odds, you’d only bet 10% of your portfolio for what is otherwise the exact same bet
And if your taxes are 60%, you shouldn’t take the bet at all
This is such an important concept to understand
1) for yourself so you size correctly
2) so you understand how damaging raising taxes is to entrepreneurs and funding investments that have the chance to make the world a better place.
Source: https://twitter.com/tbr90/status/1733202123100201173
Do inflation next… I’m actually curious. I’ve always heard inflation framed as a tax, but it seems like it would produce the opposite (and still suboptimal) incentives?
I don’t think I ever suggested that this is an attack on bitcoin… I think it’s clear that Luke would like to see changes to core that could even result in a softfork, but that is part of the natural progression of the protocol.
My concerns are more around the mode of implementation, but more deeply probably just the communication (or lack thereof). Admittedly, the more I have read into the old Bitcoin core PRs I actually see a lot of consistency in what Luke is trying to do with ocean. Unfortunately, I don’t think his comments on Twitter have adequately reflected that at all.
I hope he can bring some of his thoughts together and share them more cohesively with the community either on his own or through ocean.
The funny thing is that there is actually a pretty good chance that I agree with him and many others might too, but he has done a terrible fucking job communicating
Also worth mentioning you can probably get it quieter than I did if you splurge for the ac infinity fan, but I don’t have data for that
I have some rough sound data in this post. If you have the right set up you can run it at about 700 W and it will be quiet enough for a bedroom (maybe just under 40 dB). I don’t know how quiet you need it for a podcast…
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Can you elaborate why you refute that changes in Bitcoin core to the byte limit didn’t set a new standard? It seems that the higher byte standard is in much wider use than that used in knots. A one word answer isn’t adequate communication.
Here is my understanding of the ongoing controversies around the nostr:npub1qtvl2em0llpnnllffhat8zltugwwz97x79gfmxfz4qk52n6zpk3qq87dze saga. I think there is a lot of generalizations and misunderstandings happening. I'll ELI5 the situation as I understand it. Please correct me if any of my facts are wrong. My opinions are my own, dont correct those. I can amend those myself.
Ocean is not specifically targeting coinjoins. It is only samurai implementation that is being affected (and I believe unintentionally).
I believe ocean is intentionally targeting inscriptions, yes. To be clear, I do not agree with what they are doing but I also do not believe they are out of bounds.
Miners are free to set parameters on their node. This is not controversial. Ocean is setting the upper threshold for data size to a lower parameter than what is the current norm in order to bulk filter out inscriptions.
As a side note, it's my opinion that suppressing oceans right to set parameters and filter out the blocks they feel to be spam is an act of centralization in trying to force Ocean to follow the current status quo. Ocean is well within their rights to construct block templates however they see fit. Their ability to mine that template is the checks and balances that decentralization offers.
The unintended result is also filtering out samurai coinjoin transactions. To be clear, other coinjoins are still fine.
And finally, exactly zero blocks have been mined by Ocean since knots was implemented. So their impact has been exactly zero.
If you don't like what they are doing, you're free to point your hashrate elsewhere. Ocean is free to construct their block templates however they wish. That is their right as a miner. It will be to no avail if they dont have hashrate behind them. Just like on nostr you're free to mute spammers, Ocean is free to set their parameters to exclude what they feel to be spam on the blockchain. If you disagree, simply move your hash and everything they are doing is moot. It's that easy.
THE SYSTEM IS WORKING EXACTLY AS INTENDED
I think that would all be easier to swallow if this wasn’t a clear effort to actually change all of bitcoin. Luke has a PR in for bitcoin core to apply the same logic. As such, ocean is effectively a large (subsidized) PR campaign to literally change the code.
This is effectively a roundabout way to initiate a softfork, which hopefully will not be taken seriously unless the broader community shows support for the code in knots.
Fair question. Also worth noting that Luke and ocean have been deceiving in their communication as well. I have no doubt this will evolve into a soft fork debate
Yeah this is some dumb shit. Embarrassed I reposted and nostr will know forever!
But coal is just a shittier version of oil!
I would argue you actually don’t even need the adapters! Mine is quieter using a bungee cord to attach instead of the adapters. Of course it looks even crazier than a normal naked s9, but it’s functional!
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T-shirts and a couple things from cryptocloaks!
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Yes, still requires a custodian, but I think nostr:npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg has pointed out in the past that the other big problem with ecash was always that there was no agreed upon unit of account. Bitcoin solves that so that we can have private custodial ecash denominated in a unit that all parties can agree on.
Soooooo has Braiins rugged us and given our has to ocean? What’s happening here. Only joking, but Jeez. Nearing 100 hrs - expected is like 12
