Howdy there, partner! Welcome on into the Stacker Saloon.
Saddle on up to a stool and spill the beans about your day, fire away with them questions, or let loose and give us the lowdown on your wild and woolly life. We're all ears, so don't hold back!
We're open round the clock, so mosey on in whenever you please!
Iceland does not do facial recognition or fingerprinting at customs. But they do stamp your passport!
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Why?
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Why what
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Taft 4 May
Why does not do facial recognition or fingerprinting at customs but stamp the passport?
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I have no clue! Maybe something to do with being an island nation.
However, I did see that they had a bunch of biometric kiosks still in plastic wrap. Unwrapping those will be a sad day.
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FOR SALE AUTHENTIC AUSSIE MUSCLE: 2011 Ford Falcon XR6 Limited Edition #519895 PRICE FOR THIS WEEKEND ONLY: 7500 AUD OR 7.5M SATS Located in the Gold Coast / Byron Bay area, Australia
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It’s freaky Friday!
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👀 What means this?
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Congratulations to hodlonaut! (I guess @hodlonaut? the stacker inactive since quite some time)
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i walk an ex-landlord's dog on my breaks for free because the weather is good and the dog is highly responsible - she is the only one in the neighborhood who walks without a leash without any issues. i am also the only one walking her without a leash.
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31 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 3 May
the real psyop is that there's a discrete "you" that exists somewhere behind the eyes
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Lux 3 May
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Hey @k00b,
I just heard KR is stepping away from SN. I don't know what his exact functions with SN were but just throwing it out there that if you need help with any non technical related things I am available to lend a hand.
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Why did he leave?
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112 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 3 May
That's really kind! I'm going to give a beat or two before I decide how we'll replace him or cope without him, but I'll bookmark this and let you know!
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Me too 😠
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That's the spirit of community! I'm glad to see it.
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Sounds good sir.
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Probably over-hyped. I mean "BIGGEST Crypto Debate In History"?
Could be interesting to watch, though.
Starting today at 7pm ET:
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No fun fact Friday today? @sn
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maybe @kr ran these?
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Yes, likely. Is everything ok with KR? Just taking time off?
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Did you see this? #523755
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Oh no.
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Fun fact: "maybe" and "maybe not" mean exactly the same thing.
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Immediately thought of The Departed:
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Just spent 5 minutes looking for where SN live was streaming.
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The Money Transmitter Rule with @ek 👀
why cyberpunk ek don't share more
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @ek 3 May
share what more 👀
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@ek didn't talk much 👀
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50 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 3 May
I think I said everything I wanted to say 👀
not much to say but a lot to code
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Real G's move in silence like this
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Good Looking out Nat.
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It's cool seeing my donation to the reward pool increase the rewards on the ladder in real-time.
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my small donation didn't make any noticeable difference🙈 the more i stack though, the more i will be able to donate!
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Fun Fact Friday - Best Fun Fact Gets 0 Sats


Bitcoin halving occurs every 210,000 blocks, while difficulty adjustments happen every 2,016 blocks. This means that every 6 halvings, a difficulty adjustment coincides with a halving. The first time this will happen is in 2032.
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Humans can't walk in a straight line without looking at something!
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and one of my children are now trying to prove this wrong and failing drastically😂
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100 ⚡️
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101 ⚡️
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me keep testing the wallet fun.
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Howdy!
97 days of 100 push ups a day until $100k down. Undetermined to go. 93 days of 100 squats a day until $100k down. Undetermined to go.
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How many reps in one set?
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50 sets 2x a day
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50 reps in one go? That would be impressive.
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I started by doing 4 sets of 25 but after about about a month of that I switched to 2 sets of 50.
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Impressive, "Gray "The Rock" Ruby"!
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Haha. Far from it. But the push up challenge is making me stronger.
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I think it'll make you much more enduring as well.
Time to sleep, see you in a few hours.
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Awake, time to check on all the stuff you talked about.
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I'm curious about how Satoshi has been able to maintain his/her anonymity. Governments and prominent institutions have shown interest in uncovering his/her identity, and there have been reports of significant efforts being made to locate him/her...
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358 sats \ 6 replies \ @Lux 3 May

Parent

Parent originated from the Latin word Parere, meaning “to comply”, then Parent meaning “Bringing Forth” and then Parentem meaning “father or mother, ancestor”.
However the meaning of the word has changed over time, since the 17th century, and has become a legal title used in administrating and judicial courts, which deals with legislation.
In the 1660’s the word Parent was redefined as “be or act as a parent to”. The key word here is act.
When you look up the legal description of Parent today, it says either “a person’s father or mother” or “a person who has children” and “be or acts as a parent to [a child]”. You may note the use of the word Person within these definitions.
The deception is to get you to accept a legal title that has a status no greater than a legal fiction; you have been turned into a corporation, and your child is now owned by your legal fiction, which is owned by the state.
You have lost ownership of your children.
To understand this, think of the term “parent company”: A parent company is one which owns and controls other firms or companies, usually known as subsidiaries.

Ward of the State

Wardship is the name that is given to court proceedings where a child is made “property of the state”.
The court has claimed “guardianship” or custody over the child, which is often passed down to local governments or council, usually social service.
Note: It should be noted that a named living person has not claimed guardianship and therefore responsibility over the child.
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Would be a father sooon! So, it's again something very amazing that I can relate with me in coming months.
Thanks you so much for enlightening my soul.
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learning again! Thank you!
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121 sats \ 0 replies \ @Nadia 3 May
I prefer the ancient meaning of the word!
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😂
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121 sats \ 0 replies \ @Reign 3 May
I was a ward of the state many years ago. Life in the system wasn’t as bad for me as it has been for others, but we definitely felt like property.
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I should translate this and send to my parent. 🤣
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Good morning stackers.
Day 96 of 100 push ups till $100k completed.
Final countdown to the marathon on Sunday. I am not ready but it's coming whether I'm ready or not.
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The last moon pics I took were during the eclipse (the experience was great, the photos were terrible). Paused while riding my bicycle to work and snapped this one just before sunrise today. For some reason, maybe the way the plants seem to be reaching upward, I recalled the "To the Moon Guy" back on Reddit. Haven't checked /r/bitcoin in forever, but that moon battle cry used to be a thing.
Anyway, it was a nice pause this morning, a quiet, still morning look at the moon. I need more of these types of moments.
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Mornin Freaks.
Just ran a 5k, ate a couple of eggs, walked the dog, and took a nice shower before work.
This weekend will be about
  • Eating steak and eggs
  • The Plebdev Journey
  • Becoming more unruggable
  • 3d printing one of these suckers
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Day 137 of posting mining earnings from the day before: 288 sats on 2May2024! Running total: 88,537 sats!
Get your Friday moving with Zapp!
OG FUNK, for the cowboys and cowgirls!
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The West promotes democracy in the Middle East until the local leaders start thinking with their heads…
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166 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 3 May
Had few tests with @Alby WP plugin yesterday, here are a few problems that I found:
In the wallet setting, it failed to connect with Alby account with password; if connected with BTCpay
  1. The QR code is not loading in both Desktop ( it seems only works if the browser have Alby extension ) and Mobile
  2. Not automatically refreshing and showing the paywall content after payment. 🤔
One really cool thing is that it would open an LN wallet once you clicked the ( failed-to-load) QR code, but that led to another problem - my testing phone has an enut APP, and it would redirect to open in this wallet, then failed to pay.
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thanks for the feedback! we plan to update the plugin to use the new NWC protocol to connect wallets. this makes it easier and more reliable.
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I want to write AND I have a lot to write about! But... can I put pen to paper???
I know why I am struggling... its because I can't pick which one to start first as I am passionate about them ALL!
Which would you pick?
  1. @Satosora asked me to write something linking the film Captain America to the Tarot after I wrote 521097
  2. @DesertDave has asked me to write about why I became vegan and how it has changed my life after commenting on 467511
  3. The importance of differing opinions
  4. You can't be a "positive" person without "negative" thoughts/emotions
I will write them all but I need a starting point!
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41 sats \ 1 reply \ @Nadia 3 May
Let the thoughts flow naturally... 😁
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Just write what you want, dont force it.
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In the past, I've just opened a tab for each post that I'm thinking about, so that I can work on whichever one is grabbing my attention at the moment.
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I like your thinking and I do in fact have a tab open for each one! The problem is, I start thinking about tarot and that leads to veganism which leads to... well you get the gist! Maybe I should write a really long article incorporating all of them and just do a huge brain dump! It could be an interesting read lol
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You could also start it as one giant brain dump and sort it out later if you want to.
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I could do that! Oooooh, I could also post the brain dump and confuse the heck out of everyone with the inner workings of my mind😂 #causinghavoc
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Friday has arrived!!! The weekend is almost here and it's time to give it one last push to this week, it's a beautiful day and filled with possibilities so let's seize the day, Carpe Diem my friend, I wish you an incredible day, let's close the week with a magnificent smile and a feeling of joy and success, you deserve it my friend, you're worthy of abundance and love, you matter and you're important. ALWAYS. may your day be productive and profitable, filled with joy in what you do. Thank you for being and thank you for existing my friend, let's do thiiiiis!, as always, be well and stay frosty.
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Gaming rewards will be the end of SN. Mark my words.
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Gaming rewards will be the end of SN
I've been thinking the same thing... Haven't said it, though.
Mark my words.
Thusly (book)marked. :)
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What's gaming, in this case? I must have missed something.
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Utilizing multiple accounts to make your main rise in the rankings.
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This is a known issue. It will be fixed if it starts becoming a problem.
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Honest opinion- why wait til something is a problem. But hey, I dunno what koob and the guys are up to.
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They aren't waiting. We've talked about it #473181 and they're actively thinking through remedies.
The goal is to incentivize desired behaviors. That way "gaming" the rewards is the same as using SN productively.
One thing that's already different from prior to the MSMs, is that we don't get a detailed summary of how we earned our rewards. That garbles the signal and makes gaming the algorithm more difficult.
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Honestly what would be an easy fix. Is giving zero extra rewards for getting zapped. It would incentivize people to only zap good content, and make good content. Correct me if I’m wrong?
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I must be misunderstanding something. If you remove the rewards for being zapped, how do you calculate the rewards afterward?
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Thanks for helping to clarify.
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They already do this. The reward for zapping, is for zapping "good" content and they have a formula for determining which posts and comments are "good".
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That's exactly how I feel.
Last year, they played around with different rewards systems and I really liked when they were only rewarding zaps.
For whatever reasons, @k00b preferred this "balanced" approach.
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Well, you made me feel better about my preconceptions that’s for sure. Thanks.
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BTC GIF everyday til the halving. Day: 14
Tick tock, next BLOCK
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Tef 3 May
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Call to arms for any NFL fans! We're running a Fantasy football league over in ~Stacker_Sports
See this post for all the details #527741 (there's another link in post to the original, with more details).
Come play fantasy football and stack sats with your sports stackers. all experience levels welcome. All for fun and new players will get as much guidance and coaching as I can help with.
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Day 9 of posting till next Bitcoin halving
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Day 98 of the #100aDayTil100k challenge, sets breakdown: 4x32 normal/narrow, 3x11 pike Total: 161 (Day 202 of 100+ pushups per day in total; day 101 of 120+ pushups per day)
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Whoa -- there's an ~Entertainment territory now!
Props to @MadBudha for dropping the sats to create it.
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Territory owners! 💪🏾
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Thanks! I hope to bring some thoughtful levity and fun film theory discussions to SN. I also look forward to see what the community follows.
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Excluding the post by the territory owner, the first post was mine :)
UHF in UHD: Weird Al’s Cult Classic Movie Will Get Its First 4K Release 👀 #527655
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That's awesome news...I can't remember how I first saw it but I had introduced that movie to locals here in Belize and it was a hit here too. The first TV station that they watched here was WGN Chicago. Made a bunch of Cub fans here 😅
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Awesome! I'll be posting there for sure
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Please do. I live in Belize and don't have reliable electricity and internet all the time.
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Human beings are funny. They long to be with the person they love but refuse to admit it openly. Some are afraid to show even the slightest sign of affection because of fear. Fear that their feelings may not be recognized, or even worse, returned…
Sigmund Freud
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Preparing for a job transition and getting fixated with left-field interview questions.
What song best describes your work ethic?
My answer:
I think a song that I hold dear to my heart is “This is Me” from the movie, “The Greatest Snowman”. It’s a great song of accepting oneself and ignoring the naysayers, which reminds me to stay strong. In fact, I like this song so much that I once got my entire Primary 3 class to perform it on stage during Children’s Day celebrations. I wanted them to form an indelible memory with this song so that they would be inspired by it to push through challenges in the future.
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And there was me thinking that that song was from 'the greatest showman'😁 I love that you did that for the kids! They will hold onto that memory for a lifetime. I remember when I heard this song for the first time - i hadn't even watched the movie but I felt compelled to buy the CD on my travels down to my training for a new role I had got. It really did spur me on and made me feel so empowered!
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Glad to know that this song made such a huge impact on you as well!
One Voice Children’s Choir makes a great rendition of this song:
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to alleviate traffic build up before freeway entrance. This one is actually easy. 😁
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As a Formula 1 road good, no?
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so to waste more fuel, and ppl's time? 🤔😂
shopping malls seemingly work the same, just for you to spend more time seeing the shops = more spending.
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Day 2 testing with external wallets in SN 🧪
My setup: I connected with LN address with Blink for receiving and Nostr Wallet Connect for sending.
Receiving
I think the desired balance is a bit silly - the withdraw logic should be if I have more than 50k, then I would like to withdraw the 50k, not the tiny sats above 50k? so it keeps withdrawing the dust atm, quite funny. 😂
Sending
I'm not sure how things will work later, but now I just keep some sats in the internal wallet without needing to deal with the slowness or failed zaps, but then desired balance made sense here.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 3 May
The withdraw threshold is not configurable currently, it's always 10% above the desired balance. But sounds like that's what you would like to configure and not how much should stay on SN (desired balance).
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I think @k00b will fix this issue, otherwise it will be difficult to zap.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 3 May
Which issue? Slowness or failed zaps so zap UX?
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Both
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that's why should have more stackers to test and share what could be improved. 👀
it would be really cool if could keep the desired cowboy credits later, then withdraw the sats; Let's say 59k sats - is it possible to withdraw 50k sats and keep 9k in cowboy credits?
cc @ek
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 3 May
I am not sure what you mean. When we will migrate to fee credits, we will give you time to withdraw your sats before they get converted into fee credits. So you can keep some sats which will then become fee credits.
Does that answer your question?
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I have connected the same external wallets as you, but haven't tested Nostr for sending yet because I have sats in the internal wallet. Blink for receiving works pretty well!
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Good morning ⚡☕🧡
Stack Sats and stay humble
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Have a great Friday :)
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Thanks! you, too!
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Good morning! Have a fab day!
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Thanks!! You, too!
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I like the dreamy background! N your signature cigar ofc
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Thanks! Pixel 8 Pro camera is nice;
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🌞 😎 👍

Hello, World!

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👋🏽🌞🤙🏽
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Hope is a seed planted in winter into parched ground…
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Hope makes a good breakfast, but a poor supper.
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Good one!
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I once had a boss from the Bronx. If anyone said hope out loud in a meeting he'd say this.
If anyone said 'if, ' he would say, "If a bird had a radio up it's ass there'd be music in the air." 🤣🤣🤣
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😂😂😂 yep. He’s right!
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was playing around with Alby WP plugin and getfresh last night, so much fun that I slept so late and kept thinking about the future - maybe it will be about learning and creating, and then receiving small sat rains from different sources instead of big chuck of fixed payment yet with many obligations? 👀
Getfresh is quite interesting btw, but I haven't really think of any user cases for subscriptions in sats yet ( only saw it in SN ) and it seems would be even trickier when it comes to the pricing?
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I need to have a play around too - maybe when the kids are busy doing their own things over the weekend. I think receiving smaller amounts from different sources is the way to go - the big chunks seem to get in the way of the smaller ones overtaking?
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maybe, but I would be much happier just to scan and pay in LN. 👀
And from a content creator's perspective, this is nice too, so you don't need to come up with "products" and then charge, but you can just play with small things until you figure out what's worth committing to.
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I need to learn so much! I had a nosey at your bio and am going to read through your content later :)
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Day 384 of snailposting everyday 'til BTC hits $100k.
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Good job
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ah yes my prediction that saylor will piss off absolutely everyone this cycle appears to be going swimmingly
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Saylor is a Bitcoiner and I admire him for what he has done for Bitcoin, but I admit that for a few months now he has been deviating from what is essential. I understand that he is looking out for the future of his shareholders.
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When you make sure you finish working and race home just on time say say hello! I may be slightly hooked😂
Good morning everyone!
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31 sats \ 1 reply \ @Fabs 3 May
That's a dope GIF.
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isn't it just! let's just hope I wasn't caught by a speed camera😂
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Travel day. Headed to my niece's college graduation. I'll have to dodge the protests.
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Early graduation, most are after mid May
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Enjoy!! And good look dodging!
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Thanks. Shouldn't be too bad.
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Just remember not to wear your Israeli flag cape and I think you'll be ok.
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enjoy the ride!
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Thanks
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Safe travels!
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Thanks
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85 sats \ 0 replies \ @az 3 May
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Day 40 of my daily posting journey, keeping my hat on. previously: #526636 🤠⚡

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