The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @lopp ever

March 2020

@BrianLockhart Please don’t perpetuate negative stereotypes; bears can be helpful. https://t.co/gyfE0tFtO0

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“Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; the principle of spending money to be paid by post… https://t.co/xshpWRjlQx

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@jeffreyatucker Remember 2017? Might be a good time for some reflection. https://t.co/n8mCg1VClp

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Have any governments considered banning coronavirus or declaring war on it?

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CasaHODL Bitcoin you hold yourself is in a different asset class than bitcoin held with a trusted third party

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@JuliusZeyer @coinmetrics Yes, there are many heuristics you can use for such analysis. Can’t explained well in just a few tweets.

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@JuliusZeyer @coinmetrics You “know” via on-chain analysis of wallet address clusters.

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Nice to see folks pulling their coins off exchanges! H/T @coinmetrics pic.twitter.com/ZBs14PVWWI

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@RandyMcMillan @udiWertheimer Nah, can’t say I have experience with LTE hardware.

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Power Hungary politicians can’t let a good crisis go to waste. https://t.co/Utq6xzA32O

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RT @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.

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Bitcoin: it’s for buying the lifesaving supplies the government doesn’t want you to buy. https://t.co/IMbtgLVWht

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Given that governments are putting price controls on personal protective equipment, it stands to reason that this w… https://t.co/b1r5gVPHtP

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RT @badcryptobitch: I’m going to try shilling myself more since grants aren’t cutting it right now.

If you need consulting/contracting ser…

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@_cccatch @RMerlinDev I agree, as I mention in my article I’ve historically used merlin.

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I love the Internet Age; it makes it so much easier to show that political leaders are sociopaths. https://t.co/Pokk1tBamt

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@RyanDraycott wait are you saying there’s NOT a zombie outbreak

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RT @AmeerRosic: 🧐 What is The Future of #Bitcoin?

Had a blast sitting down with @lopp

We covered…

The decentralized nature of Bitco…

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@rubberroad @raykhessel I was wondering about running your own VPN but figured surely the streaming services block… https://t.co/lagbThkAZR

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When you realize that there are no guaranteed safety nets it’s a terrifying moment. When you start living like ther… https://t.co/ZqDW960Kei

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Today’s Bitcoin VR meetup features @PeterMcCormack being interviewed by host @udiWertheimer with additional Q&A fro… https://t.co/PFxJCIaGZB

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@KingFromEgypt @pocketdev That’s the price you pay, but it’s not really noticeable for normal Internet usage. If yo… https://t.co/lDEZQz7HqH

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@C4M53883828 It will depend upon a variety of variables; I don’t notice any difference during normal browsing. You… https://t.co/f6sNcSY76l

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@raykhessel It sounds great, the only downside I’m aware of is that it’s not supported by many VPN providers yet. https://t.co/QBJihbBhfE

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@euronodi In my experience you might be able to get it to work for a while, but eventually they’ll block it.

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Pump up your Internet privacy with this project that only takes about an hour to complete. https://t.co/8ew8Nzkkoa

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@PeterMcCormack Haircuts are government approved - you get one with every paycheck!

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.@defcad is live. You can’t stop the signal. defcad.com

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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.

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@nvk Look at you
Taunting the exchange rate
Like a psychopath

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We’re going to win so much, you’re going to be so sick and tired of winning! https://t.co/UqQe8xnELH

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@rebuilding12 Haven’t finished, but it’s the best half life game yet and I’ve played them all.

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@mihaim Vive Pro with the wireless adapter

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@BrandRev1984 Yeah I’ve been using full locomotion the whole time; I’ve had my VR legs for years.

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Half Life Alyx pros:
Fun puzzles
Scavenging is realistic, digging through piles of junk.
Ability to open doors / ti… https://t.co/Om6NZd0P5M

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@manan19 Unfortunately “anonymized” data often isn’t as anonymous as you’d think. https://t.co/KEcOko4YHG

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Want to see the true potential impact of that tracking device you carry everywhere with you? https://t.co/nkpX3pI0s7

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Money is a mutually agreed-upon concept that belongs to no one, to no entity. If money is to operate fairly then it… https://t.co/I98oOTS9RG

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RT @CasaHODL: ⚠️PSA - Be on the lookout for #COVID19 resources that may in fact be malicious.

@briankrebs recently called our attention to…

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@jillruthcarlson Are you suggesting there should be rioting in order for the pandemic to kill off a large portion o… https://t.co/Qi8zczgqvv

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RT @Maxbuybit: New episode now live with @lopp

We talk #bitcoin, multisig and freedom.

https://t.co/5zx2F3LdXW

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@nic__carter Make America Great Again
Deport racists to Australia

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@Bas_02 @chrisweisler @CryptoCloaks @CasaHODL @matt_odell Looks like you need to do a hard browser refresh to clear your cache.

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@Bas_02 @chrisweisler @CryptoCloaks @CasaHODL @matt_odell OK, link is updated and ought to work better with OS X now.

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@Bas_02 @chrisweisler @CryptoCloaks @CasaHODL @matt_odell Hm, is this an OS X issue? It’s not downloading as a gzip extension?

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@shiranbrodt By like… a thousand dollars worth of platinum.

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@AndrewRogovets Well, in Bitcoin there is no such thing as addresses - that’s just a human abstraction for usabilit… https://t.co/wJwZG05a3e

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@AndrewRogovets Ah there you go, some nodes are rejecting your transaction because they consider it to be a double… https://t.co/r5fJmUCoEu

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@AndrewRogovets It really depends on what wallet software you are using, in many cases it may be difficult to do. A… https://t.co/k4UONHLxYS

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@AndrewRogovets There are no guarantees about mempools on different nodes being in sync; every node can run its own… https://t.co/5QtiFE5jFc

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@AndrewRogovets It could be RBF related or that transaction might not be propagating well due to any number of poss… https://t.co/Cya1IGUn2o

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RT @m0rn1ng5h0w: Thank you @lopp for contributing to my video on “Shelling Out: The Origins of Money” https://t.co/wfn3Or1qXe Much apprecia…

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The interactive nature of @HalfLifeAlyx means that there are many unscripted ways to play the game. https://t.co/gZnlYRFNfQ

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RT @CasaHODL: 🔒 Easy: ensuring no one can access your bitcoin.
🔐 Harder: ensuring only you can access your bitcoin.
☠️ Hardest: ensuring on…

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Gold atoms require complex, fragile supply chains to transport.
Electrons can be transported globally in millisecon… https://t.co/iCGnwybBut

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Perspective: the United States just announced the creation of nearly 50 Bitcoins worth of dollars out of thin air.… https://t.co/E6sm4wTNcn

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@theinstagibbs That’s why we built in user-friendly health checks!

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RT @CasaHODL: 🔈🔉🤯

Trading is stressful

Cold storage isn’t

☃️ ☃️ ☃️

Keep calm and HODL on with Casa multisig

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Long gone is the cash in the mattress
Now it’s all tied up in hashes
Wrapped up in encrypted batches
https://t.co/6Vp2FaKmaN

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Why bother with taxes? A few answers come to mind:
* To put you in your place
* To employ a huge industry of over a… https://t.co/DZtzYiMUFX

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“Organized crime” is a pejorative term employed by large-scale organizations that have achieved a monopoly on viole… https://t.co/a5HDvSJw4u

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Monkey Brain: “oooo pretty pattern will repeat”
Seasoned Trader: “patterns don’t repeat after being publicly pointe… https://t.co/woGlGVoJqm

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@mark_engelberg I’m on a Vive Pro but it supports a variety of VR platforms.

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@KlausLovgreen @theonevortex Hmmmmm it says it supports Rift so I’d think it would support Quest… https://t.co/A80mnkfKzu

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@barackomaba @HalfLifeAlyx It gets tiring carrying around a shield since there’s no “grip lock” button…

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RT @RussellOkung: Think of it less in terms of the “price of bitcoin” and more in terms of the “exchange rate between BTC & USD”

Now consi…

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Headcrabs are far scarier when you have to actually reach up and rip them off your face. @HalfLifeAlyx pic.twitter.com/XvbhfOFZHw

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@Does_not_mattr 4.98 - I’m baffled as to why I’m only allowed to put full magazines in my backpack.

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Escaping from reality in Half Life: Alyx and then I get to Chapter 2: The Quarantine Zone. pic.twitter.com/aDTS6QVaVM

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Half Life: Alyx has the most immersive virtual reality environments yet - you can interact with nearly anything! https://t.co/ygF9QhQ8TF

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BuT biTcoIN mArKetS ArE mAniPuLAtEd https://t.co/GGBzyzdcHK

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The government’s lack of creativity is really disappointing. They only need to mint 330 of these trillion dollar co… https://t.co/N77Y66gz9Z

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There will never be more than ∞ dollars.
You’ll never own more than n / ∞ (0%) of the total possible fiat money sup… https://t.co/ec1SVhxzer

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@PeterMcCormack @AaronvanW @MWichers Given the fragility of healthcare system to shocks, there can be no guarantees… https://t.co/lTGKkWywUR

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@btcWhaleclub @PeterMcCormack @AaronvanW @MWichers Not at all! Better incentives - private entities don’t get paid… https://t.co/A4X2Ububrd

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@PeterMcCormack @AaronvanW @MWichers Maybe if we let those morons choose a leader, say, whoever is the best at mani… https://t.co/aeTD7MVddT

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@PeterMcCormack @AaronvanW @MWichers Private entities would be more efficient

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@PeterMcCormack @AaronvanW @MWichers Of course, there’s nothing wrong with employing violence if it is being used d… https://t.co/bX46sbKIZD

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@etcmining I played it years ago when it was a free mod; not sure how different the latest release is.

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@pocketdev @notqblockz I don’t block people because I’d hate to deny them access to the education and entertainment I provide!

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RT @CharlieShrem: “Most people don’t have the time to think through all the things that could go wrong.”

Jameson @lopp CTO @CasaHODL is a…

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T-minus 20 hours to release: time to start downloading the 50GB of files for Half-Life: Alyx! https://t.co/A80mnkfKzu

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@Andrew__Johns @loop “Not everyone will do the right thing” is the ultimate consequence of any freedom.

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@Andrew__Johns @loop Given the nature of the virus, social distancing is the smart thing to do. I’ve been self quar… https://t.co/QLuRUwCJ1C

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@MostertCarl In typical prepper fashion I have a huge supply and rotate through it; I generally only buy ammo once… https://t.co/tvDZrSaktd

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@MostertCarl Yes I’ve been fending it off for weeks! https://t.co/0Kc93ZWDTv

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@notqblockz Except I didn’t, as explained in my blog posts. My public posts brought scrutiny to said account that r… https://t.co/OBndWi9LAE

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Beware the slippery slope of “safety” sold by authoritarians. pic.twitter.com/QptYn6P7NK

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@VentureDeal I use far too much bandwidth for that to be a anything more than a several hour stop-gap.

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Spring is here; don’t forget to plant your victory garden!

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@prettyboytizzy_ @Stonekrypt Yes, it’s a VRChat world that is compatible with Oculus Quest from my understanding.

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Just visited this Bitcoin VR Paradise under construction by @Stonekrypt pic.twitter.com/eW9qcWF9BM

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“BTCPay - Not Just a Payment Processor” - a VR presentation by @britttttkelly youtu.be/1gQLrrULhGY

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“We discovered we could fix the economy by minting trillion dollar coins!” pic.twitter.com/zPgNqMj1UM

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Quarantine log, day 8:
Disaster!
Internet router hardware failure. Resuscitation efforts have no effect.
My lifelin… https://t.co/8mVFPaN2al

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Don’t tweet too much about the crown contagion or the algorithms might quarantine your account!

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Panic buying firearms is irresponsible; printing your own at home allows you maintain social distancing. https://t.co/WjxMmTNNdh

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@StacieWaleyko I read somewhere that it’s safe to swallow coronavirus contaminated food as long as you drink a lot… https://t.co/mZIKAy1V1Z

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@DocHodlday @mir_btc Buy a prepaid SIM card anonymously with cash / prepaid debit card. Grab an unlocked Pixel and… https://t.co/OWvUXr9QgU

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RT @CasaHODL: Need a new project while you’re quarantined? Now you can build your own Casa Node with a custom @CryptoCloaks shell!
/cc @mat…

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Healthcare industry can’t handle 5% of people needing intensive care.
Law enforcement can’t handle 5% of people tur… https://t.co/kOoQ3coBTS

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COVID-19 should be opening everyone’s eyes to the fragility of the systems we have built; they are optimized for ef… https://t.co/gb4tBapgKP

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How America can ensure social distancing from Spring Breakers pic.twitter.com/jvlUaS0q2D

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RT @CharlieShrem: Secure Your Privacy for COVID-19- Jameson @lopp CTO of @CasaHODL Shares His Life-Changing Advice for Personal Privacy, Se…

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Free men don’t ask permission to defend themselves.
Free men don’t ask permission to defend the weak and needy.
https://t.co/4Qs9ryjU1A

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@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

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@druidian Social media moderators probably have special hardware requirements that are only available at their phys… https://t.co/RU3OQbywTp

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@BrianLockhart Don’t stockpile supplies unless you’re also stockpiling arms with which to defend them…

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@pendragonn Banner at the top of youtube, probably only gets display to content creators.

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YouTube is going into a Cancel Culture feedback loop; cancelling human workers (why can’t they work from home?) mea… https://t.co/ey4V6IGb6g

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@CoinedPrince This seminar was held yesterday but for announcements about future ones, join t.me/VRBitcoin

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If you have never seen a Bitcoin Socratic Seminar, here is your chance! Socratic Seminars have been held in meatspa… https://t.co/2WcMPI01AB

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@JohanDXB Complexity is the enemy of security - the more complex a system you build, the harder it becomes to reaso… https://t.co/udb8O0SLU8

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Apparently ethereum transactions were not being executed due to network congestion, thus liquidation auctions for M… https://t.co/6MMPVEBBXk

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RT @ecurrencyhodler: Hey everyone! I’m going to be hosting the first ever #Bitcoin Socratic Seminar in VR with @michaelfolkson and @udiWert…

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The AR-15 is the most popular rifle in America for a simple reason: versatility. pic.twitter.com/WVAoayGAcq

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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… https://t.co/E3Dn7bVc02

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If my engagement stats (which have gone through the roof) are any indication, y’all are spending a lot more time on… https://t.co/0gr2eQUwji

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When you didn’t prep because prepping is for the paranoid. pic.twitter.com/mO9SaVG5pq

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Martial Law is when the military starts policing civilians.
Marshall Law is when civilian disputes must be settled… https://t.co/dCqFMlMqlp

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When all you have is a money printer every problem looks like a liquidity crisis.

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Viral spread in a normal population (top) vs viral spread in a population practicing moderate social distancing (bo… https://t.co/jSrcL6HHVd

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Once you’re fully prepped in meatspace you can start prepping in cyberspace. pic.twitter.com/2EeM4GUk8z

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Citizens: “Can we get more COVID-19 tests and healthcare resources and whatnot?”
Government: pic.twitter.com/QRyAZSVugl

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COVID-19 seems to be accelerating adoption of virtual reality; there will be many challenges to overcome and opport… https://t.co/8BAMCMUq8J

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When the public panics and doesn’t know how to prep. pic.twitter.com/wiSqZZhKG4

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Here’s my recording of @alexbosworth’s presentation on Lightning Loop to the VR Bitcoin Group. With all of the awkw… https://t.co/7y98d6fLbs

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RT @udiWertheimer: 🚨BITCOINERS ASSEMBLE!🚨
The virus can cancel our conferences but it won’t cancel us!

Today was our biggest VR bitcoin me…

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During a deadly epidemic do you have the right to shoot someone in self defense if they aggressively approach you i… https://t.co/3mX7jGVkEt

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RT @lightning: Don’t forget to tune into @alexbosworth’s quarantine-compatible talk on Lightning Loop today at 2PM ET (11:00AM PT).

Thanks…

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@evoskuil @LukeDashjr Obviously you can’t quantify quality; my point is that “developer success” isn’t static. Some… https://t.co/nGvwhw8d7R

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Bitcoin Core contributors tend to agree that the code quality standards for the project have increased over the yea… https://t.co/PYqKjjTQUP

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Retweet if you hate being told to “retweet if _________.”

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Remember: it’s better to have versatile rather than specific emergency preparations. pic.twitter.com/8ZbgJeNEFT

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It should be physically impossible for a hardcore hodler to panic sell - cold storage should be too difficult to ac… https://t.co/bIS1IhBCo0

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Free markets don’t need artificial circuit breakers - when an exchange is brought to its knees, via fear or FOMO, t… https://t.co/RVQ5j6Rw7g

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For those who got liquidated this week: pic.twitter.com/dDepqXY929

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1) Prepare yourself to weather extreme events like pandemics.
2) Prepare to fight politicians who will inevitably s… https://t.co/RWx4DEKzre

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@hernzzzzzz You know I can’t turn down a free pass to cover my face!

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Extremely light traffic at Boston Logan airport this morning, but no noticeable difference in concern. Fewer than 1… https://t.co/X9gnOhCftw

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The bcash (transaction) halving came early - someone turned off their transaction generator. https://t.co/M0kT2X6NiG https://t.co/RirhM9hNFU

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@PetraSuMaier Number goes up, number goes down - not nearly as surprising. https://t.co/cMHB2PGPpp

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THIS is the most surprising thing that happened today. https://t.co/aYdCkyrwNT

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@brucefenton I should have sold all my assets last week?

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On the bright side, lots of folks are going to start realizing that commuting is a waste of resources. Welcome to t… https://t.co/dVLs42W52a

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On the bright side, market participants aren’t the only folks getting rekt today. https://t.co/LpVVkmkDmB

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RT @CasaHODL: 🔒 Keys ready
🧯 Plans in place
💨🏼‍🔧 Support online

@CasaHODL is #bitcoin for the always prepared.

Take the right steps to s…

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@timearbitrage Markets aren’t always rational! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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It’s illogical to sell your bitcoin because of a deadly crisis; you can’t take your fiat with you! pic.twitter.com/J2HcYOngt7

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freegunzone 3D print guns at home instead of going to the gun store.

pic.twitter.com/pwGspucPjg

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The point of using a blockchain is to ensure that cheaters never win.

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Looks like the securities lending market for GBTC shares is heating up. pic.twitter.com/1lJJ1Y5mDd

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RT @PeterMcCormack: *Bitcoin Beginner’s Guide Part 16*

WBD201 - The Future of Bitcoin with @jeremyrwelch. We discuss:
- Hyperbitcoinisatio…

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@dimarcangelo @CasaHODL Yes; we had a workspace on west coast for node assembly and an apartment on east coast that… https://t.co/yI4Qt9eJi3

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@Maroye @CasaHODL There are several decent virtual reality table tennis games available 🤔

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@AnthonyParkHere @CasaHODL Mainly I’d think things that are still heavily grounded in the physical world / reliant… https://t.co/0yzMZCA0Ew

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@MyLegacyKit Truthful? Craig can’t hack his way out of a paper bag.

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Physical headquarters create a single point of failure. @CasaHODL is a remote-only company.

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Evidence that bolsters the stock to flow model? https://t.co/7k92PLAcW1

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RT @coindesk: Sunday’s MIT Bitcoin Expo was also available in virtual reality, thanks to @udiWertheimer and @lopp.

@wsfoxley donned the go…

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I’ll be attending the Cambridge Bitcoin Meetup in 1 hour if any of you brave souls dare meet me in meatspace. https://t.co/A1PltUpO9T

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Imagine ~selling~ the world’s hardest asset because of economic uncertainty. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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@imnotreallyDP @HectorRosekrans It’s a conscious design decision we made to improve the security model of Casa mult… https://t.co/WMIzDUZgZJ

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Last chance to pick up a great virtual reality rig 1 hour after this tweet as the Valve Index goes back on sale; ex… https://t.co/PJFPeyVUVi

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Bitcoin markets never halt. 🚀🔈🔉🔥 https://t.co/UoLVPa7VOg

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