@BrianLockhart Please don’t perpetuate negative stereotypes; bears can be helpful. pic.twitter.com/gyfE0tFtO0
“Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; the principle of spending money to be paid by post..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Qx
@jeffreyatucker Remember 2017? Might be a good time for some reflection. twitter.com/jeffreyatucker…
Have any governments considered banning coronavirus or declaring war on it?
CasaHODL Bitcoin you hold yourself is in a different asset class than bitcoin held with a trusted third party
@JuliusZeyer @coinmetrics Yes, there are many heuristics you can use for such analysis. Can’t explained well in just a few tweets.
@JuliusZeyer @coinmetrics You “know” via on-chain analysis of wallet address clusters.
Nice to see folks pulling their coins off exchanges! H/T @coinmetrics pic.twitter.com/ZBs14PVWWI
@jimmysong When my Ripsaw arrives.
@RandyMcMillan @udiWertheimer Nah, can’t say I have experience with LTE hardware.
@pierre_rochard Amexit & Chinexit?
@Dan_Christensen @menvsgunviolenc The year is 2020; try to keep up.
Power Hungary politicians can’t let a good crisis go to waste. twitter.com/balazscseko/st…
CasaHODL 🤔Is Bitcoin really a systemic hedge if you don’t self-custody?
🏦Take the next step to be your own bank—we can help.
Bitcoin: it’s for buying the lifesaving supplies the government doesn’t want you to buy. twitter.com/lopp/status/12…
Given that governments are putting price controls on personal protective equipment, it stands to reason that this w..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…tP
badcryptobitch I’m going to try shilling myself more since grants aren’t cutting it right now.
If you need consulting/contracting..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…VI
Nonna preps. Be like Nonna. pic.twitter.com/FHsNNTjivu
@_cccatch @RMerlinDev I agree, as I mention in my article I’ve historically used merlin.
I love the Internet Age; it makes it so much easier to show that political leaders are sociopaths. twitter.com/realdonaldtrum…
@RyanDraycott wait are you saying there’s NOT a zombie outbreak
IT BEGINS dailystar.co.uk/news/world-new…
AmeerRosic 🧐 What is The Future of #Bitcoin?
Had a blast sitting down with @lopp
We covered…
The decentralized nature..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Vu
@rubberroad @raykhessel I was wondering about running your own VPN but figured surely the streaming services block..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ZR
When you realize that there are no guaranteed safety nets it’s a terrifying moment. When you start living like ther..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ei
Today’s Bitcoin VR meetup features @PeterMcCormack being interviewed by host @udiWertheimer with additional Q&A fro..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ZB
@KingFromEgypt @pocketdev That’s the price you pay, but it’s not really noticeable for normal Internet usage. If yo..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…qH
@C4M53883828 It will depend upon a variety of variables; I don’t notice any difference during normal browsing. You..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…6l
@raykhessel It sounds great, the only downside I’m aware of is that it’s not supported by many VPN providers yet. greycoder.com/a-list-of-wire…
@colbynotacheese Can’t say I have.
@euronodi In my experience you might be able to get it to work for a while, but eventually they’ll block it.
Pump up your Internet privacy with this project that only takes about an hour to complete. blog.lopp.net/how-to-configu…
@PeterMcCormack Haircuts are government approved - you get one with every paycheck!
@Kirit_Virdee Best one yet!
.@defcad is live. You can’t stop the signal. defcad.com
In the event of a true apocalypse you can count on me to keep tweeting irreverent dark humor ‘til the last satellite falls out of the sky.
@nvk Look at you
Taunting the exchange rate
Like a psychopath
We’re going to win so much, you’re going to be so sick and tired of winning! twitter.com/Reuters/status…
@rooshv @pierre_rochard Because they can. twitter.com/lopp/status/12…
@rebuilding12 Haven’t finished, but it’s the best half life game yet and I’ve played them all.
@mihaim Vive Pro with the wireless adapter
@BrandRev1984 Yeah I’ve been using full locomotion the whole time; I’ve had my VR legs for years.
Half Life Alyx pros:
Fun puzzles
Scavenging is realistic, digging through piles of junk.
Ability to open doors / ti..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…5M
@pwuille @murchandamus @dstadulis @FelixWeis Yes but how many donkey-years is that? @TuurDemeester
@manan19 Unfortunately “anonymized” data often isn’t as anonymous as you’d think. fastcompany.com/90278465/sorry…
Want to see the true potential impact of that tracking device you carry everywhere with you? twitter.com/TectonixGEO/st…
Money is a mutually agreed-upon concept that belongs to no one, to no entity. If money is to operate fairly then it..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…RG
CasaHODL ⚠️PSA - Be on the lookout for #COVID19 resources that may in fact be malicious.
@briankrebs recently called our at..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…0X
@CoinDesk @coinmetrics @Fidelity @coinbase @paddybaker_ Congrats @nic__carter & the @coinmetrics team!
@NoomDynamite @nic__carter Don’t make me explain the joke.
@jillruthcarlson Are you suggesting there should be rioting in order for the pandemic to kill off a large portion o..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…vv
Maxbuybit New episode now live with @lopp
We talk #bitcoin, multisig and freedom.
open.spotify.com/episode/33QytG…
@nic__carter Make America Great Again
Deport racists to Australia
@Bas_02 @chrisweisler @CryptoCloaks @CasaHODL @matt_odell Looks like you need to do a hard browser refresh to clear your cache.
@Bas_02 @chrisweisler @CryptoCloaks @CasaHODL @matt_odell OK, link is updated and ought to work better with OS X now.
@Bas_02 @chrisweisler @CryptoCloaks @CasaHODL @matt_odell Weird; OK, we’ll investigate.
@Bas_02 @chrisweisler @CryptoCloaks @CasaHODL @matt_odell Hm, is this an OS X issue? It’s not downloading as a gzip extension?
@shiranbrodt By like… a thousand dollars worth of platinum.
@AndrewRogovets Well, in Bitcoin there is no such thing as addresses - that’s just a human abstraction for usabilit..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3e
@AndrewRogovets Ah there you go, some nodes are rejecting your transaction because they consider it to be a double..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Eu
@AndrewRogovets It really depends on what wallet software you are using, in many cases it may be difficult to do. A..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…YS
@AndrewRogovets There are no guarantees about mempools on different nodes being in sync; every node can run its own..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Fc
@AndrewRogovets It could be RBF related or that transaction might not be propagating well due to any number of poss..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2o
@cryptokraken @ljxie @udiWertheimer Vive Pro with wireless adapter
@AndrewRogovets They look fine to me other than btc.com
@ljxie @udiWertheimer Awesome
m0rn1ng5h0w Thank you @lopp for contributing to my video on “Shelling Out: The Origins of Money” youtu.be/gOLsPR36miI Much appreciated man!
The interactive nature of @HalfLifeAlyx means that there are many unscripted ways to play the game. youtube.com/watch?v=_T2-9M…
CasaHODL 🔒 Easy: ensuring no one can access your bitcoin.
🔐 Harder: ensuring only you can access your bitcoin.
☠️ Hardest: e..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…du
Gold atoms require complex, fragile supply chains to transport.
Electrons can be transported globally in millisecon..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ut
Perspective: the United States just announced the creation of nearly 50 Bitcoins worth of dollars out of thin air…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…cn
@theinstagibbs That’s why we built in user-friendly health checks!
CasaHODL 📈📉🤯
Trading is stressful
Cold storage isn’t
☃️ ☃️ ☃️
Keep calm and HODL on with Casa multisig
Long gone is the cash in the mattress
Now it’s all tied up in hashes
Wrapped up in encrypted batches
twitter.com/fdicgov/status…
Why bother with taxes? A few answers come to mind:
* To put you in your place
* To employ a huge industry of over a..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…FX
“Organized crime” is a pejorative term employed by large-scale organizations that have achieved a monopoly on viole..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…4u
Monkey Brain: “oooo pretty pattern will repeat”
Seasoned Trader: “patterns don’t repeat after being publicly pointe..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…qm
@mark_engelberg I’m on a Vive Pro but it supports a variety of VR platforms.
@KlausLovgreen @theonevortex Hmmmmm it says it supports Rift so I’d think it would support Quest… store.steampowered.com/app/546560/Hal…
@barackomaba @HalfLifeAlyx It gets tiring carrying around a shield since there’s no “grip lock” button…
@_jayd3e @HalfLifeAlyx Yep, just hours ago.
RussellOkung Think of it less in terms of the “price of bitcoin” and more in terms of the “exchange rate between BTC & USD”
Now..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Vt
Headcrabs are far scarier when you have to actually reach up and rip them off your face. @HalfLifeAlyx pic.twitter.com/XvbhfOFZHw
@Does_not_mattr 4.98 - I’m baffled as to why I’m only allowed to put full magazines in my backpack.
@pierskicks Vive Pro with the wireless adapter.
@rebuilding12 Vive Pro with the wireless adapter.
Escaping from reality in Half Life: Alyx and then I get to Chapter 2: The Quarantine Zone. pic.twitter.com/aDTS6QVaVM
Half Life: Alyx has the most immersive virtual reality environments yet - you can interact with nearly anything! twitter.com/Tortokhod/stat…
BuT biTcoIN mArKetS ArE mAniPuLAtEd twitter.com/wtogami/status…
The government’s lack of creativity is really disappointing. They only need to mint 330 of these trillion dollar co..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…9Z
There will never be more than ∞ dollars.
You’ll never own more than n / ∞ (0%) of the total possible fiat money sup..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…er
@PeterMcCormack @AaronvanW @MWichers Given the fragility of healthcare system to shocks, there can be no guarantees..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…UR
@btcWhaleclub @PeterMcCormack @AaronvanW @MWichers Not at all! Better incentives - private entities don’t get paid..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…rd
@PeterMcCormack @AaronvanW @MWichers Maybe if we let those morons choose a leader, say, whoever is the best at mani..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…dT
@PeterMcCormack @AaronvanW @MWichers Private entities would be more efficient
@PeterMcCormack @AaronvanW @MWichers Of course, there’s nothing wrong with employing violence if it is being used d..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ZD
@PeterMcCormack @AaronvanW @MWichers We already have precedent for that. twitter.com/jpscasteras/st…
@etcmining I played it years ago when it was a free mod; not sure how different the latest release is.
@pocketdev @notqblockz I don’t block people because I’d hate to deny them access to the education and entertainment I provide!
CharlieShrem “Most people don’t have the time to think through all the things that could go wrong.”
Jameson @lopp CTO @CasaHODL..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…g6
T-minus 20 hours to release: time to start downloading the 50GB of files for Half-Life: Alyx! store.steampowered.com/app/546560/Hal…
@Andrew__Johns @loop “Not everyone will do the right thing” is the ultimate consequence of any freedom.
@Andrew__Johns @loop Given the nature of the virus, social distancing is the smart thing to do. I’ve been self quar..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1C
@MostertCarl In typical prepper fashion I have a huge supply and rotate through it; I generally only buy ammo once..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…td
@MostertCarl Yes I’ve been fending it off for weeks! twitter.com/BitcoinMemeHub…
@notqblockz Except I didn’t, as explained in my blog posts. My public posts brought scrutiny to said account that r..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…AE
Beware the slippery slope of “safety” sold by authoritarians. pic.twitter.com/QptYn6P7NK
@VentureDeal I use far too much bandwidth for that to be a anything more than a several hour stop-gap.
Spring is here; don’t forget to plant your victory garden!
@prettyboytizzy_ @Stonekrypt Yes, it’s a VRChat world that is compatible with Oculus Quest from my understanding.
Just visited this Bitcoin VR Paradise under construction by @Stonekrypt pic.twitter.com/eW9qcWF9BM
“BTCPay - Not Just a Payment Processor” - a VR presentation by @britttttkelly youtu.be/1gQLrrULhGY
“We discovered we could fix the economy by minting trillion dollar coins!” pic.twitter.com/zPgNqMj1UM
Quarantine log, day 8:
Disaster!
Internet router hardware failure. Resuscitation efforts have no effect.
My lifelin..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…al
Don’t tweet too much about the crown contagion or the algorithms might quarantine your account!
@SwanTokyo @PilotDaveCrypto Check out @Ivan_Is_Back @BlueGooGuns @freegunzone and FOSSCAD
@PilotDaveCrypto Creality Ender 3 creality3d.shop/collections/en…
Panic buying firearms is irresponsible; printing your own at home allows you maintain social distancing. twitter.com/igorvolsky/sta…
@StacieWaleyko I read somewhere that it’s safe to swallow coronavirus contaminated food as long as you drink a lot..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1Z
@nachik @DocHodlday @mir_btc GrapheneOS only supports pixel. grapheneos.org/faq#supported-…
@DocHodlday @mir_btc Buy a prepaid SIM card anonymously with cash / prepaid debit card. Grab an unlocked Pixel and..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…gU
CasaHODL Need a new project while you’re quarantined? Now you can build your own Casa Node with a custom @CryptoCloaks shell..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…dk
Healthcare industry can’t handle 5% of people needing intensive care.
Law enforcement can’t handle 5% of people tur..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…TS
COVID-19 should be opening everyone’s eyes to the fragility of the systems we have built; they are optimized for ef..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…KP
How America can ensure social distancing from Spring Breakers pic.twitter.com/jvlUaS0q2D
CharlieShrem Secure Your Privacy for COVID-19- Jameson @lopp CTO of @CasaHODL Shares His Life-Changing Advice for Personal Priva..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…b7
@brian_armstrong Everything they need is at bitcoin.page bitcoin.page
Free men don’t ask permission to defend themselves.
Free men don’t ask permission to defend the weak and needy.
twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg…
@PurpleSuede22 If you have a decent windows gaming PC or are willing to build one, I’d go with the Valve Index. store.steampowered.com/valveindex
@druidian Social media moderators probably have special hardware requirements that are only available at their phys..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Tp
@BrianLockhart Don’t stockpile supplies unless you’re also stockpiling arms with which to defend them…
@pendragonn Banner at the top of youtube, probably only gets display to content creators.
YouTube is going into a Cancel Culture feedback loop; cancelling human workers (why can’t they work from home?) mea..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…6g
@CoinedPrince This seminar was held yesterday but for announcements about future ones, join t.me/VRBitcoin
If you have never seen a Bitcoin Socratic Seminar, here is your chance! Socratic Seminars have been held in meatspa..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…AB
@JohanDXB Complexity is the enemy of security - the more complex a system you build, the harder it becomes to reaso..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…U8
Apparently ethereum transactions were not being executed due to network congestion, thus liquidation auctions for M..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Xk
ecurrencyhodler Hey everyone! I’m going to be hosting the first ever #Bitcoin Socratic Seminar in VR with @michaelfolkson and..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…0t
The AR-15 is the most popular rifle in America for a simple reason: versatility. pic.twitter.com/WVAoayGAcq
User: Help, I can’t log in
Support: Are you sure you’re using the right password
User: Yes, I use the same one for..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…02
If my engagement stats (which have gone through the roof) are any indication, y’all are spending a lot more time on..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ji
When you didn’t prep because prepping is for the paranoid. pic.twitter.com/mO9SaVG5pq
Martial Law is when the military starts policing civilians.
Marshall Law is when civilian disputes must be settled..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…lp
When all you have is a money printer every problem looks like a liquidity crisis.
Viral spread in a normal population (top) vs viral spread in a population practicing moderate social distancing (bo..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Vd
Once you’re fully prepped in meatspace you can start prepping in cyberspace. pic.twitter.com/2EeM4GUk8z
Citizens: “Can we get more COVID-19 tests and healthcare resources and whatnot?”
Government: pic.twitter.com/QRyAZSVugl
COVID-19 seems to be accelerating adoption of virtual reality; there will be many challenges to overcome and opport..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…8J
When the public panics and doesn’t know how to prep. pic.twitter.com/wiSqZZhKG4
Here’s my recording of @alexbosworth’s presentation on Lightning Loop to the VR Bitcoin Group. With all of the awkw..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…bs
udiWertheimer 🚨BITCOINERS ASSEMBLE!🚨
The virus can cancel our conferences but it won’t cancel us!
Today was our biggest VR bitco..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…4U
During a deadly epidemic do you have the right to shoot someone in self defense if they aggressively approach you i..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Et
lightning Don’t forget to tune into @alexbosworth’s quarantine-compatible talk on Lightning Loop today at 2PM ET (11:00AM PT)..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…MY
@evoskuil @LukeDashjr Obviously you can’t quantify quality; my point is that “developer success” isn’t static. Some..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…7R
Bitcoin Core contributors tend to agree that the code quality standards for the project have increased over the yea..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…UP
Retweet if you hate being told to “retweet if _________.”
Remember: it’s better to have versatile rather than specific emergency preparations. pic.twitter.com/8ZbgJeNEFT
It should be physically impossible for a hardcore hodler to panic sell - cold storage should be too difficult to ac..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…o0
Free markets don’t need artificial circuit breakers - when an exchange is brought to its knees, via fear or FOMO, t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…7g
For those who got liquidated this week: pic.twitter.com/dDepqXY929
1) Prepare yourself to weather extreme events like pandemics.
2) Prepare to fight politicians who will inevitably s..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…re
@hernzzzzzz You know I can’t turn down a free pass to cover my face!
Extremely light traffic at Boston Logan airport this morning, but no noticeable difference in concern. Fewer than 1..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…tw
The bcash (transaction) halving came early - someone turned off their transaction generator. bitinfocharts.com/comparison/tra… pic.twitter.com/RirhM9hNFU
@PetraSuMaier Number goes up, number goes down - not nearly as surprising. cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-p…
THIS is the most surprising thing that happened today. blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-rolls…
@brucefenton I should have sold all my assets last week?
On the bright side, lots of folks are going to start realizing that commuting is a waste of resources. Welcome to t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2a
On the bright side, market participants aren’t the only folks getting rekt today. twitter.com/PeterMcCormack…
CasaHODL 🔑 Keys ready
🧯 Plans in place
👨🏼🔧 Support online
@CasaHODL is #bitcoin for the always prepared.
Take the right..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…iZ
@timearbitrage Markets aren’t always rational! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It’s illogical to sell your bitcoin because of a deadly crisis; you can’t take your fiat with you! pic.twitter.com/J2HcYOngt7
T-minus 60 days
thehalvening.com
freegunzone 3D print guns at home instead of going to the gun store.
#SocialDistancing pic.twitter.com/pwGspucPjg
The point of using a blockchain is to ensure that cheaters never win.
Looks like the securities lending market for GBTC shares is heating up. pic.twitter.com/1lJJ1Y5mDd
PeterMcCormack *Bitcoin Beginner’s Guide Part 16*
WBD201 - The Future of Bitcoin with @jeremyrwelch. We discuss:
- Hyperbitcoinis..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…LV
@dimarcangelo @CasaHODL Yes; we had a workspace on west coast for node assembly and an apartment on east coast that..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…i3
@AnthonyParkHere @CasaHODL Mainly I’d think things that are still heavily grounded in the physical world / reliant..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ew
@MyLegacyKit Truthful? Craig can’t hack his way out of a paper bag.
Physical headquarters create a single point of failure. @CasaHODL is a remote-only company.
Evidence that bolsters the stock to flow model? twitter.com/coindeskdata/s…
coindesk Sunday’s MIT Bitcoin Expo was also available in virtual reality, thanks to @udiWertheimer and @lopp.
@wsfoxley don..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Fl
I’ll be attending the Cambridge Bitcoin Meetup in 1 hour if any of you brave souls dare meet me in meatspace. meetup.com/Cambridge-Bitc…
Imagine ~selling~ the world’s hardest asset because of economic uncertainty. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@imnotreallyDP @HectorRosekrans It’s a conscious design decision we made to improve the security model of Casa mult..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ZJ
Last chance to pick up a great virtual reality rig 1 hour after this tweet as the Valve Index goes back on sale; ex..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Vi
Bitcoin markets never halt. 🚀📈📉🔥 twitter.com/APompliano/sta…