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

September 2022

lopp IF YOU HAD INVESTED $1,000 IN BITCOIN 10 YEARS AGO…
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… you’d have sold, spent, or lost it all by now.

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IntelTechniques Episode 280-The Future Of Extreme Privacy

This week I offer a glimpse into the major projects we are working on fo..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…cq

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@saintkamus @OpenAI Thanks; do you know if this works on Linux? Looks like I don’t have access to any machines with..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…7i

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It turns out that when you operate schools as if they are prisons, it’s not conducive to a healthy learning environ..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…uB

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Some thoughts after tinkering with @OpenAI’s Whisper software. blog.lopp.net/openai-whisper…

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@pete_rizzo_ Last year @cringely predicted that Bitcoin would “split 10-to-1” in 2021 and there would be 210 millio..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…76

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There are many open source tools available to help Bitcoin developers save time. There’s no need to re-invent the w..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Sk

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Crypto assets don’t take power away from banks and governments to print money. They empower /anyone/ to print their..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Us

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A purchase that can be taken away is just a rental. pic.twitter.com/ldK2UxLGzi

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lopp Miners don’t waste energy securing Bitcoin.
The military industrial complex wastes energy securing the petrodollar.

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Standard center punch tip (left)
vs
@CodlStorage center punch (right)

Pretty clear why you’ll get better results w..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…B4

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CORRECTION: @CodlStorage reached out regarding suboptimal corrosion results. We determined that the problem was due..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Dx

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@Arthur_van_Pelt @DocumentingBTC Yep. I have snapshots of early exchange rates archived at https://t.co/q1u9HRwHTa

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Imagine being the White House press secretary and having to explain stuff like this with a straight face. nytimes.com/2022/09/28/us/…

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You can’t truly own real estate without a standing army.

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lopp Dating can be tough when you have Bitcoin on the brain. pic.twitter.com/43wOGHgrHN

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RT @lightning: Today we’re excited to announce the initial code for Taro

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Peston I am going to try to explain why the Bank of England has gone into the market to buy up to £65bn of UK government b..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Z6

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My treatise on metal seed backup device design is now available as a half hour presentation! youtu.be/XWfTyGpNXxM

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Just as Bitcoin’s whitepaper only described the starting point, not Bitcoin’s final form, so too shall it be with L..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…yu

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lopp Bitcoin is not:
A crypto republic
Crypto democracy
Crypto socialism
Crypto communism

Bitcoin is crypto anarchy.

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maxboonen When I was looking for a physical device to store private keys, I found this review by @lopp very useful:
jlopp.github.io/metal-bitcoin-…

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Bitcoin is anti-bailout financial technology.

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A Russian couple was at a coffee shop in Thailand when they were surrounded by a gang of half a dozen foreign men…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…J8

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Conferences, meetups, and individuals have given presentations about every aspect of the multifaceted Bitcoin ecosy..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Qd

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incunabula The Tripitaka Koreana - carved on 81258 woodblocks in the 13th century - is the most successful large data transfe..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…v2

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If your financial advisor hasn’t recommended a small allocation of your portfolio to bitcoin by now, it’s time to f..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…tr

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“Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true.”

- Julius Caesar

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RealRossU We are feeling the bite of inflation here in prison too.

Peanuts cost 90% more, and a dollar gets you two ramen packs instead of five.

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lopp BRACE YOURSELVES pic.twitter.com/SGu5WZYUPr

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anilsaidso Those who sought refuge in the pound, are now seeking refuge in the dollar, without understanding they’re repeating..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ii

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@nvk @jmcorgan @ZLOK @saifedean As someone who uses Vanadium browser, this was quite confusing.

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Putin getting desperate for more bodies to send to the front. twitter.com/DeItaone/statu…

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@nvk @saifedean I dunno about this; show me some stainless steelman arguments to sway me.

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@MeiLin0909 If a country is worth defending then citizens will do so voluntarily.

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@BoBtEhNuB Because it’s the fastest way for me to produce simple utility scripts; I spent a decade writing PHP as a full-time job.

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@BitcoinBasicPod No, but I think it’s more likely that the BTC gets returned to Bitfinex than auctioned off by the..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ni

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It is morally justifiable to resist slavery with deadly force.

Conscription is slavery.

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@alistairmilne @gladstein That’s one way to ensure they don’t get the satisfaction of sending you to the gulag.

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Did you know that the US Government has seized and sold over 185,000 BTC since 2014? See how much better off they w..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3Q

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The Internet wasn’t built in a day. Neither shall the Internet of Money.

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A historical analysis of spam attacks conducted on the Bitcoin network. blog.lopp.net/history-bitcoi…

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latimes FBI agents drilled and pried their way into 1,400 safe-deposit boxes.

18 months later, newly unsealed court docume..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…9D

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A comprehensive guide to reclaiming your privacy in the surveillance age. blog.lopp.net/modest-privacy…

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@paoloardoino Yes but can you INVEST in Pine64?

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Yes $DXY is at 20-year highs.
No, this doesn’t mean the value of USD is going up.
It means the values of other fiat..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…LI

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There is no guarantee that the value of bitcoin will continue going up.

However, you can be sure that the value of..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ch

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User-friendly solutions for backing up sensitive data to cloud providers while keeping it safe from third party sno..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…j8

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lopp In an insane world a sane person appears insane.

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@lifestylemanoz This photo and a great gun recommendation from his bodyguard.

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@salvatoshi Matt must be a 10X super shadowy coder.

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Thoughts on inheritance planning for folks who own cryptographic assets. blog.lopp.net/fifteen-men-on…

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I’m not available to help anyone buy bitcoin. If you can’t figure out how to do that then it’s a sign you’re defini..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Pt

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@raknak Heh John would leave the room fairly regularly and come back with a lot more energy…

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Going through old photos and remembering that in 2016 I spent an entire day in a hotel meeting room with John McAfe..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…jr

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@0xArbiter It was pretty easy to get running locally.

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@kouloumos @btctranscripts I’m already impressed that it correctly transcribed “opcode”

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@kouloumos Yes. Incredibly easy to use; I was up and running in under 5 minutes.

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@trbouma @roasbeef Indeed. The results are pretty impressive; I’m going to work a bit on trying to quantify their accuracy.

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Stress testing some AI audio transcription tech.
IYKYK pic.twitter.com/S7N2EEi74G

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@BrianLockhart I thought the tasteful nudes were only for superfollowers

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Historical research suggests inflation increases violent crime. Higher cost of goods motivates consumers towards ch..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…r6

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In order to achieve better scalability, privacy, and versatility, developers build desired functionality as new lay..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…gf

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Miners don’t waste energy securing Bitcoin.
The military industrial complex wastes energy securing the petrodollar.

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RT @niftynei: trying something new, 1:1 chats for new/aspiring @Core_LN devs

https://t.co/WBgmefSfmr

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DanielPFlatley NEW: US sanctions have grown so numerous and complex that Treasury has created the position of “Chief Sanctions Eco..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ks

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lopp I stand upon the shoulders of giants and as such, invite you to stand upon mine. Use my work with or without attrib..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…QS

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@DanDarkPill please like all of mine twice; i could sure use the extra engagement

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@gladstein This is fine; the Chad move is to play along until such time as they issue you a fully automatic rifle.

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yes i’m getting up and walking away from the computer in the middle of the meeting because calendar software devs h..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…zM

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Spiral is a new Bitcoin block explorer that uses fully homomorphic encryption to guarantee the privacy of your bala..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Dt

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@jbeardsley So they say, but I can’t figure the reasoning behind giving guns to prisoners and expecting everything to go smoothly.

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Loophole for Russian citizens: if you don’t want to die on the front lines just say that you disagree with this war..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…u8

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@NeerajKA my node has no issues determining which is the real bitcoin

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@badcryptobitch Biased because I spent a decade writing PHP, but I still find myself writing most of my utility tools in PHP.

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What topic would you like me to write about next?

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@DanDarkPill I love it when folks put in the work to expand one of my 30 second tweets into a full length article.

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@orionwl @Puri_sm I got that too; noob mistake to create a distribution list that allows anyone to post!

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80+ crypto assets have the word “bitcoin” in their name.
14 have a market cap over $1,000,000.
3 claim to be Bitcoin.
1 is Bitcoin.

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@Excellion Sounds like a great project for testnet!

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lopp Yes, I’m aware that making controversial statements will result in people unfollowing me. No need to announce your..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…0p

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1 BTC in your hand is worth 10 in a bank

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@Miggle_B_ Yeah, it’s a nodejs project. “npm start” to run it locally and test rendering. github.com/jlopp/bitcoin-…

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@DanDarkPill $30K was just the initial cost; it’s been far more in the years since then!

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@DanDarkPill I’m merely presenting you with options

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@DanDarkPill Just get your account verified and you’re sure to see a big bump with little effort! twitter.com/lopp/status/15…

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@mad_bitcoin Technically, no. A robbery must include violence or threats of violence. If nobody is at the bank, it..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…GV

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@DanDarkPill My twitter engagement has been at 2019 levels. Even during the last bull run it never got anywhere near 2017 levels.

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BREAKING: Lebanon no longer allowing citizens to rob the bank to get their deposits back.

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@EFMinerals Often involve time travel or AI.

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I remember now why I don’t opine upon Satoshi often.

It brings all the folks with crackpot theories out of the woodwork.

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@druidian @l_unchtime I don’t think you can conclusively prove or disprove what type of hardware Satoshi used. I do..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…OP

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The true scammers are the “journalists” who claimed that Bitcoin is a ponzi scheme.

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lopp decaffeinated coffee
non-alcoholic beer
central bank digital currency

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@druidian @_SnittyKitty_ @RealRichCranium I’d expect it’s unlikely they were burning more than a hundred watts or s… https://t.co/w9wnAbMuLl

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Be wary of which consensus networks you use, as many are like playing Calvinball.

Though in the case of BSV you’re..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Af

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@Harvey_bus If you don’t hold your own keys, it’s not your bitcoin.

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Bunch of wise guys saying they’re gonna cancel my bitcoin account by turning off the electricity but I’m skeptical..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Hb

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Saw a reply from the real @cz_binance on a thread and my brain reflexively flagged it as a bot and skipped over it… https://t.co/W8aQ0GC2B3

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@parkg02661164 That wasn’t your Bitcoin account - it was Celsius’ account.

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@Arthur_van_Pelt @Twitter @TwitterSupport Generally a waste of time because they can spool up accounts faster than we can report them.

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Podcasts are great way to keep up with current events in Bitcoin land. Quality podcasts provide high signal, low no..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ch

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You can cancel my Twitter account.
You can cancel my YouTube account.
You’ll never cancel my Bitcoin account.

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lopp Hospital bill for delivering a baby + 1 week recuperation in 1956. pic.twitter.com/SwNj8vgBEQ

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@nate_zec Because they get rendered the same on every device and platform?

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Looks like IEEE has come to their senses and removed Craig the con artist from the panel he was scheduled to speak..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Tg

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RT @DocumentingBTC: Satoshi Nakamoto could have mined MUCH more #bitcoin and become richer than anyone else in all of history. Instead, Sat…

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@Hold2Moon Sure, no problems there. For DCA you’ll want to minimize the total number of deposits into a multisig wa..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…pT

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@c_hashreview @CaitlinLong_ Public keys are broadcast at the time you spend a UTXO, when you provide the redeem script.

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@AlbertoMaccat For sure, I believe that wallets should warn folks if they are approaching a number of UTXOs that wo… https://t.co/bVnimiebV9

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Bought a new printer for the first time in a decade.
Configured it to connect to my home network.
Printer won’t acc..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…t1

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@Miggle_B_ Oh dear. I’ll see if I can improve that. Thanks for the report!

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@DanDarkPill Turns out this is a real thing. I met an “NFT investor” earlier this year who kept telling me how amaz..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Sj

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Are you a Bitcoin node operator who is overwhelmed by the 170+ configuration options offered by Bitcoin Core? Bookm..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…bE

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Don’t spend your bitcoin on the darknet. Drugs only get you high once. Bitcoin gets you high for life.

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Every time you instruct your wallet to spend bitcoin, it needs to select which UTXOs to spend. It turns out there a..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…H6

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lopp If “environmentalists” had half a clue how Bitcoin works, they’d be spending their energy trying to increase Lightn..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…9Y

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@Excellion Yes but how heavy is its flow to its stock?

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lopp The melt value of a modern US nickel is now 9 cents.

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@DanDarkPill Precision is no problem! Just got a .30-06 sighted in at 200 yards. Depending on the application, you..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…q5

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Thoughts on memetic theory and the significance of popular Bitcoin memes. blog.lopp.net/the-memes-make…

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Red dot sights are basically cheat codes for improved accuracy over iron sights.

But if you mount a cheap red dot..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…F5

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@decentmoney2009 @druidian Yeah it was a pretty good measure and an impressive display of the network’s resilience.

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Is the concentration of hashpower within the borders of China (or any nation, for that matter) a cause for concern..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1D

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@orion_kos Now if only I can figure out how to harness their energy…

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lopp If Bitcoin is a new form of life:
* Electricity is its food
* The Internet is its circulatory system
* Miners are i..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Bn

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@niftynei @theinstagibbs My strategy so that I don’t end up in too much of an echo chamber: https://t.co/6bvu3dSm0l

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@balajis I wonder if the tolerance for pilot error is higher or lower than a helicopter. Helicopters have crazy low error tolerance.

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@AfriCryptoklap It’s been a while since I checked, but I don’t think any spends occurred after Satoshi went dark.

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@Vicab08 Because we don’t know Satoshi’s gender or even if it was a single person vs a group.

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@AfriCryptoklap There were no exchanges at the time of the spends. The money was generally sent to other early users for testing IIRC.

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@jkaartinen @lukechilds Indeed, including the payout address for the coinbase transaction.

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alistairmilne Great article by @lopp

Hadn’t realised that Satoshi paused his miner for 5 mins after finding a block (to even out..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…kn

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Lessons learned from running a routing node on the Lightning Network. blog.lopp.net/lightning-netw…

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@lukechilds If you wanted to run X single-threaded miners with 1 per core, I’m pretty sure that would still require..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…6k

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@mutatrum Craig continues to amaze us with the sheer levels of wrongness he is able to achieve!

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LuganoPlanB Casa’s CTO @lopp will give a keynote speech on “The Death of decentralization in SMTP” at the Lugano’s Plan ₿ Forum..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Rl

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LaurentMT A must read by @lopp. My personal takeaway: Excluding Patoshi, there was on average less than 2 equivalent persons..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…AS

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@arbedout Not really; I’d generally approach them all with occam’s razor - which would be most straightforward to d..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…80

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This appears to be an escalation…

“They had a list of people they wanted to hit consecutively.”

Criminal hackin..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…iK

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druidian The behavior profiling from the data here is next-level. Great read (: twitter.com/lopp/status/15…

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In an insane world a sane person appears insane.

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@FractalEncrypt @level39 Difficulty adjustments only occur at heights that are multiples of 2016.

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lopp My conclusions from extensive analysis performed on early Bitcoin blocks that fall into the Patoshi Pattern.
blog.lopp.net/was-satoshi-a-…

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@CoinDesk @davidzmorris I’ve yet to see evidence that Craig can code his way out of a paper bag, much less that he’s a computer scientist.

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@danheld you can’t have fundamentalism without fun!

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@Econ_Rockstar That would imply that Faketoshi can in any way harm my reputation. He is incapable of doing so.

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@GlamourCock 2 possible reasons:

1. It gave them enough hashpower that they could ensure more consistent productio..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…hv

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@michiel19 Feel free to right click and save the image from the blog post. twitter.com/lopp/status/97…

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@koeppelmann Congrats, you nerd sniped me into doing the math. Here are the results. https://t.co/f2czoPh60S

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@michiel19 something I generated with midjourney

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My conclusions from extensive analysis performed on early Bitcoin blocks that fall into the Patoshi Pattern.
blog.lopp.net/was-satoshi-a-…

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Long-form thought pieces go into far greater detail than you’ll find via other mediums. Quality blog posts expand o..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…O0

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Dating can be tough when you have Bitcoin on the brain. pic.twitter.com/43wOGHgrHN

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Success! New airdrop (of knowledge) coming tomorrow… twitter.com/lopp/status/15…

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lopp We can code harder and faster than the state can regulate.

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Egge21M I was looking for a website that takes a date and time and returns Bitcoin blocks closest to that. But I couldn’t f..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…yA

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Have you ever wanted to find which bitcoin block was closest to a given date and time without having to click throu..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…RO

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