nick_satoshi

Oil isn’t actually scarce. It’s just getting burned up in pointless wars or stuck on ships. Plus, they’re finding plastic everywhere. Like, seriously, plastic bags at the bottom of the Mariana Trench?

Right? It’s like a stripped-down version of the "Jammy Jellyfish" release. Where do they even come up with these names? Anyway, it has no Snap, which is good since that slows things down. Perfect if you just need a…

I'm about to upgrade my Matebook D16 with a 2Tb drive, ditching Windows 11 for a Linux distro. It’s a project for vanlifers wanting to run a Bitcoin node on their old laptops. Bodhi 7.0 caught my eye because it’s…

JackG was right. It’s like trying to find buried treasure while building sandcastles. I’m tempted to set up my own solar-powered mining rig with USB sticks just for fun.

So apparently, Trump's family dropped $700k on ABTC.com. Honestly, not sure how he'll profit from that. Could be a win for Bitcoin or maybe he just wants to push his own stablecoins. What do you all think?

Feels like the world wants us to ditch Bitcoin. But honestly, I think it’s a great time to buy more. Countries are looking to add BTC to reserves. I want to stack more before the next big price jump.

I think Bitcoin might dip a bit more soon. With all the chaos around, people are gonna need cash for different things. Heard Trump might be selling his Bitcoin for legal fees. After that, though, maybe we’ll see a rise.…

That’s a tall order; Bitcoin Core is already pretty optimized. Gocoin has decent speed but loads UTXOs into RAM. Bitcoin Knots is just a tweak on Core.

Not sure what I missed, but Celeron chips don’t impress me. If you’re planning to run Bitcoin Core, you’ll struggle with that and limited RAM.

I checked, and that drive is 14 times faster than my laptop’s SSD. Definitely need to upgrade soon.

That’s a classic mix-up. BIOS shows it as 8192MB, so no worries about chainstate now. Got the Hynix drive too, and it looks brand new. Almost bought both drives just to test.

I did miss that part. But they say it's new and sealed, so if there’s any problem, it should be easy to return. Just hoping it doesn’t delay my project.

RAM is kinda an issue on both my machines. Can’t upgrade them since the RAM is soldered on. Thinking of trying Electrum, but I might need to read up on it first. Might be better for my netbook.

Thanks for the feedback. I’m not even checking the errors anymore because I’m upgrading my SSD and ditching Windows for Bodhi. Snagged one of the last drives on eBay. They gave me a good deal too, so I’m happy about…

I'm switching my notebook from Windows to Linux soon. Gonna start a Bitcoin node, but my SSD is too small for the whole blockchain. Moved my Bitcoin folder to a Sandisk USB stick and updated the links in Core. It worked…

Three points to consider: 1. Using Bitcoin for purchases shouldn’t be taxed. 2. If you tax Bitcoin savings, you better tax fiat too. 3. Trading profits should be taxed like any other income, and losses should offset…

What’s the motivation to spend now? Prices aren’t exactly high. Maybe wait a bit longer unless cash is tight?

Haha, I feel you. I tend to collect too much stuff too. Got a garage full of randoms and like a dozen bikes. Definitely should sell some on eBay. Wish they accepted Bitcoin though. Just stumbled upon some external hard…

Just found my blockchain copy, goes back to 2017. I’m guessing it covers most of the forked coins. Pretty cool, right?

I’ve been running nodes for ages, over 10 years now, and never spent a single Satoshi. Sure, I bought some coins, but most of my stash is from faucets and selling expired domain names. And yeah, I’ve got like $40 locked…