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it’s hard to predict and match inflation numbers. Social security cola was only 5.9% so I guess gov is passing on the cost of inflation to retirees. Anyway, more direct stimulus to offset inflation.

There is a timeline where a generational QB prospect teams up with an elite RB and top Wr and play calling coach and despite defensive deficiencies goes 9-3 with an exciting win or two. Along the way they entice a brand name QB recruit to commit which opens the floodgates for other recruits before our NIL death star is fully operational. Then things really get rolling in spite of our defensive deficiencies while this cycle’s Bull Reese gets recycled out. I don’t think it’s 50/50 but it’s higher than the CTJ’s on our board think it is. id put it at 20-25%. So we need a 10 before we crap out. I’m rooting for it instead of standing on the rail betting on no pass and saying it’s not gonna happen. That’s just me. Check with me in December. I may be no pass guy.

Seeing more of these inflationary moves by governments around the world.

Also, the team definitely looks bigger. They took well to Coach XYZ’s S&C program.

His troll game is strong to quite strong. He doesn’t even pretend to contribute. He’s like this thread’s personal Futureman. Salute.

You have to be pretty condescending to have people regret giving you $9.95.

He has one of the greatest busted noses of all time.

I’m more optimistic than some of y’all because of Ewers coming in. It’s a lot to put on one kid, but he’s an elite prospect at the most important position. I think that we will all basically know the fate of Sark after this year, even if many of y’all think you already do.

I know of quite a few practices that have made masking optional in their clinics. Hospitals, not yet.

Some interesting espionage history that I was unaware of.

The year is 2025. Jimmy Jazz still pays $4.95/lb for protein. Unfortunately instead of ground beef, it’s lentils.

Some good stuff on the first few pages. 😂 Unfortunately, it hurts lower class people’s ability to feed themselves more.

It’s a scaling solution. It’s how you get to higher potential transaction numbers while allowing final, immutable settlement on the base layer. Anyone can send an on chain transaction anytime they want. For larger amounts you would want to do it that way. As to your bolded, how is two parties sending coins peer to peer, that are in their custody, over lightning involving a centralized ledger?

For having experience at a nuts and bolts protocol level, you seem to misstate or misunderstand some basic things. The Lightning network is not a side chain. Maybe you’re confusing it with Liquid? It doesn’t have its own blocks. It’s a permissionless routing network built on top of the existing bitcoin blockchain. Two users can open a channel between each other, that is broadcast to the main chain, then it remains open processing unlimited transactions until the channel is closed. Then that is broadcast to the blockchain. Since it is a permissionless network, any company can build on it or access it. The level of trust you give up is up to you. There are non custodial wallets, meaning you can have total control of you coins at all times. Here’s some links https://messari.io/resource/lightning-network For users, a few manageable trade-offs exist which allow Lightning payments to be instant and extremely low-cost. Namely, Lightning users need a server with high uptime, a secure hot wallet, and must continuously backup their Lightning data. With these precautions, Lightning shares the trustless security and monetary scarcity properties of the core Bitcoin protocol. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/muun-wallet/id1482037683

Bruh you’re wrong. Transactions contain inputs and outputs, or utxos. Many inputs can be put into one transaction. Many transactions are put in a block. One transaction does not equal one block. It’s like you’re stuck in the past or something. Your FUD is outdated. So you did a BTC transaction a few years ago? Probably not Lightning network enabled. It’s a game changer as far as user experience.

Or as another example could we run the numbers on the carbon footprint of maintaining the petrodollar? It’s an incorrect framing of the energy used to secure the bitcoin network. The energy used is for finding blocks. It has no connection to how many transactions there are. It’s analogous to assigning the energy needed to extract gold to every gold transaction thereafter. It requires energy to mine gold, relatively little to transact it. There’s also the fact that layers built on top of the settlement layer exponentially increase the amount transactions performed and these analyses do not account for that. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/02/08/what-bloomberg-gets-wrong-about-bitcoins-climate-footprint/

The problem is the centralized programmability. Fortunately it appears DeSantis gets it.

Lol I didn’t even think of the absurdity of comparing sending a crypto transaction across the world versus walking into your local bank branch and sending a wire. Speaks for itself.

The main input for bitcoin mining is electricity cost. If and when green energy sources are cheap enough they are utilized. The point about each bitcoin transaction requiring a certain amount of energy is factually incorrect.

How? You’re an unstable, deluded individual. I’ve clicked on the link . It lists crypto addresses which can receive your donations. There’s also instructions to wire funds to the same fiat account Brisket linked. Again, it’s the official Ukraine govt page. I haven’t donated. I donate enough to my government. Don’t need to donate to others. I figured it was worth sharing for people here that are passionate about the cause.