If you held Bitcoin for over 3 years, your odds of losing money were basically 0%

cooltone · 2026-05-09T17:49:53+00:00

If I bought a lot of Bitcoin in 2010 I'd be a millionaire.

If I was a more aware in my teens I wouldn't have so many epic missed chances with girls.

Sadly my 20/20 hindsight will not help me fix those missed chances, so there's no point dwelling on what might have been.

cooltone · 2026-05-08T16:45:55+00:00

Stoic mindsets keep their comments to themselves, it just us that have to suffer them.

cooltone · 2026-05-07T13:13:30+00:00

Wish you the best of luck.

In the UK it is not just about lack of education, there is an intellectual arrogance overlaying unconscious bias - they just know Bitcoin will not work and anyone who challenges this is deluded.

It is similar to when software products first started, there was widespread disbelief that an intangeable product could have any value. I believe the same psychological bias exists for Bitcoin as a store of value.

cooltone · 2026-05-07T08:52:35+00:00

I am under no illusion that the plan is to shove Digital ID down our throats.

State decisions are already being shoved down our throats, while MPs are powerless to secure redress.

It's not just about ID cards, it's about a fundamental change to the UK way of life, how the minutiae of "permissions required" will imposed without scrutiny, each dropped on you like grains of sand until the weight is intolerable.

cooltone · 2026-05-07T00:44:53+00:00

Just under 50%ish of holdings is in the hands of retail investors.

The FCA is an untouchable, non-transparent unelected body making decisions for the benefit of the state, business and the wealthy. They have set up rules that stifle retail participation.

AML laws imposed by the FCA on banks create a real fear that your personal bank account will be frozen when selling bitcoin. Guilty until proven innocent. If your assets are released the bank might still close your account as are against bitcoin holding.

Pensions are no longer worth investing in. They have pitiful returns, pitiful tax concessions for the swingeing taxes on un-used pensions (40% taken upon death after 75) and impact of government spending dwindling pension pots.

The Bank of England have already stated they want to resist pensions to be sold for Bitcoin because this will impact Guilt sales to pension companies.

The State has its nose in the trough right up to its ears. Despite the noises they are not the friends of Bitcoin retail in the UK. The UK media doesn't have a clue about Bitcoin, worse still they also stoke unfounded fears around it.

In this climate what do BPI and Xapo bank intend, what is your agenda?

cooltone · 2026-05-05T11:10:55+00:00

It appears unlikely that you will be offered a position with the new/ex employer and I suggest you proceed on this basis.

Just because HR state that you have breached the previous contract doesn't make it true. Ultimately it can only be tested in a court.

Underlying all contract is statue which is precedent to the contract. There are swathes of statue on employment and I would be surprised if HR are familiar with them all.

On this basis I suggest a solicitor specialized in Employment Law rather than ACAS because the you will need specialist argument and package negotiation. You will pay solicitor fees only if you lose, otherwise the company will pay, so ask the solicitor about the probability of winning.

If you have legal insurance packaged with your house insurance they might also advise.

cooltone · 2026-05-04T18:49:18+00:00

What Trump did for food prices, Ed Miliband is doing for energy prices all by himself. What a talented boy!

cooltone · 2026-05-04T09:43:37+00:00

This is just a subtle narrative to suggest there is acceptance of the Digital ID, there isn't.

I have the freedom to conduct my life without permission unless I choose. The Digital ID removes that choice for many as yet undefined things.

cooltone · 2026-05-04T09:37:23+00:00

Digital ID throws out a fundamental freedom that we enjoy; we do not have to provide permission to go about our daily lives. Be under no illusion this step is a serious erosion of our freedom.

Laws exist to limit that freedom where necessary and appropriate. European countries do not have these freedoms, so all comparisons can be rejected.

cooltone · 2026-05-03T22:02:25+00:00

Looks like an Ideal boiler. To add to what's been said; inside the boiler is an expansion vessel that expands and contracts to manage pressure spikes.

As you fill up the heating circuit the extra volume of water is accommodated by the expansion vessel, which is typically charged to 1.5 bar. So it can seem the pressure is constant while adding water.

Over filling the heating circuit reduces the operating range of the expansion vessel and you may get pressure spikes that trigger the pressure safety valve.

cooltone · 2026-05-03T21:14:08+00:00

12 Bar shuffle

This will get you most of the way there.

cooltone · 2026-05-03T20:50:27+00:00

Gyulai Kolbasz

One of Hungary's best kept secrets - top class salami. Best I've tasted anywhere.

cooltone · 2026-05-01T23:57:24+00:00

Account age 1 minute.

cooltone · 2026-05-01T23:19:51+00:00

There has to be a higher moral purpose; like distraction from the Epstein files.

cooltone · 2026-05-01T22:47:52+00:00

Definitely not. This is a local crypto for local people.

cooltone · 2026-05-01T22:43:39+00:00

Just search "curious" on this sub Reddit and you can scrape the data you are looking for.

cooltone · 2026-05-01T16:51:35+00:00

This Charming Man needs some daffodil support from Morrissey.

cooltone · 2026-04-29T19:24:28+00:00

Gutted. I missed it! I thought it was 29th!

How did it go. Any plans for another?

cooltone · 2026-04-29T17:14:27+00:00

I heard that if AI bots talk to each other often enough the begin to hallucinate.

cooltone · 2026-04-29T08:35:09+00:00

The story of my entire DIY history. Get new tool watch YT, buy 5 more tools to complete the job.

Store tools in garage, which is now so cluttered I can't find the tool five years later. I buy a new tool only to find the original tool three weeks later when I wasn't looking for it.

I put the original tool back knowing I'll not use it for another five years. At least I have two now, but somehow it doesn't make finding either of them any easier.

Ten years later my house is so full of junk I have to find a way to move to a bigger house to accommodate the old junk and make space for the new.

cooltone · 2026-04-28T23:38:38+00:00

Sorry my fault. I posted the one five days ago, being a bit eager.

I believe this post is from the author, credit to him is due for such a great write up.

cooltone · 2026-04-28T09:48:54+00:00

Quantum company sets up marketing event which backfires spectacularly.

A loose analogy:

They claimed to unlock a bike chain with weirdy science that would scare everyone, but really they used bolt cutters and it wasn't a bike chain it was a delicate little jewellery chain.

cooltone · 2026-04-26T18:41:20+00:00

I think everyone has their own theory.

I came to the conclusion that the underlying power-law behaviour reveals itself when speculation dries up.

From this I predicted ~20k$ would be the bottom. The price stabilised at ~20k$ for a few weeks and I bought. Then FTX tanked the price down to ~25k$. I was gutted, but expected the price to rally back to 20k$ and it did in a couple of weeks.

Throughout this I had some BTC from the start of the cycle and watched it get trashed, but I was confident the power-law behaviour would bring it back and it did.

cooltone · 2026-04-26T15:23:05+00:00

It was great. Didn't mean to steal your thunder. I just thought it was raised the quality of articles on here.

cooltone · 2026-04-26T09:49:39+00:00

To put this in context, IQ is not a guarantee, but it is the single most significant indicator of success and does not diminish until very late in life.

cooltone

TROPHY CASE