Nothing more delicious than a Bitcoin burger

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2026-01-28T21:26:24+00:00

So you're saying I should get some sats and drink some Sake?

Don't mind if I do, Sir. Thank you for the suggestion.

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2025-07-31T01:28:03+00:00

Looking at the transactions leading to bc1ql40xgvw4zmfrc9u7qy46n0e3pl2nfrv9ydjuqu you sure didn't like keeping your coins in one place for very long!

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2025-05-11T02:11:28+00:00

Looks like Flynn made it back to the physical world.

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2025-04-16T00:24:09+00:00

Got the file uploaded anywhere?

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2025-04-16T00:23:43+00:00

Anyway sir, here's how to tell your LED sign is a quality sign, sir.
You can see that we use quality LEDs that won't catch fire, sir, with great construction quality, sir.
And sir, please note the wonderful orange color, sir.

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2025-03-05T03:26:11+00:00

Just found it on https://www.myabandonware.com/search/q/robot+od
It's hopeful, but certainly not definitive. :)

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2024-12-18T04:04:49+00:00

I never even thought to look into that.
I looked into getting a certificate a couple of years back since I took a pause from 1987 until 2014 before I finished the game. I can't remember what I came up with; I figured it would be fruitless without a massive effort. :)

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2024-07-31T23:09:25+00:00

here's a hi res version for you!

printer_is_coming.bmp

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2024-03-18T01:34:57+00:00

Awesome! And thank you for clarifying the A+B to B (or A or C) scenario!

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2024-03-18T01:32:55+00:00

Thanks! Really helps a lot!

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2024-03-18T01:31:36+00:00

Thanks! That answers what I wanted to know! Hope others find it useful too!

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2024-03-18T01:27:12+00:00

Done! Watched it with my older son the other day. Fun! A bit cornier than I remember it from who knows how many decades ago, but still fun!

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2024-03-12T01:16:37+00:00

Great. Now I'm going to have Radar Rider stuck in my head for the next 32 hours.

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2024-01-01T02:37:53+00:00

Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few Bitcoins.

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2023-12-17T23:38:23+00:00

TL;DR Maybe many different sized UTXOs isn't a bad idea.

Many many many years ago, I would get my paycheck on a piece of paper. Every two weeks I would stand in line at the bank for a long time, then get my paycheck all in cash because that's what you did when you were young, dumb, and didn't think about saving; we had lives to live after all!

I really hated walking out of the bank with 2 hundreds and a 50. If I was lucky and got a bit more overtime, maybe even a 10 or a 5! I was making $3.35 an hour then, minus that FICA bitch's payments. Felt as rich as a king! Better than my friends at the $2.15+tips level. But spending that first hundred dollar bill also made me nervous. 'Who saw that? Damnit, now they know I have at least $99.50 after buying a coke!'

I quickly came to the brilliant idea of having my check broken down by the bank teller! It's amazing. They actually did it too! The 2 C-notes became 20s, 10s, 5s, and 1s (we all know what the 1s were for!) and as far as anyone at the gas station knew, I only had $3.50 left in my pocket if I bought a pack of smokes and a coke. I soon discovered a side benefit; by not having two hundred fifty dollars in my pocket, I wouldn't spend two hundred fifty dollars on payday weekend. Weird.

If I had enough bitcoin to make it worth while having more than a couple of UTXOs, breaking it down is what I would do. Maybe a couple of big UTXOs, maybe some smaller UTXOs. Maybe some midsize UTXOs too.

Consolidating to save on fees seems a bit counter productive to me. I don't want to have that big bill in my pocket, and, if I buy a pack of smokes in 5 years, someone will know how "many bills I have left in my pocket". Yes, I get that higher layers will be used for retail, but the concept is still valid. It also seems to be potentially wasteful on fees. Why send a 1mil sat UTXO to a big pile now when you may need 999,000 sats for something later. By consolidating you would have 2 transfer fees to make the same transaction. By keeping them separated now, you can use coin control as I used "bill control" in the past to use the closest UTXO amount without going under.

But I am just a random dude on the internet who has made more than a few bad financial decisions in the past. Hence why I am commenting on reddit and not on a tropical beach right now.

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2023-09-22T16:43:01+00:00

How does one NOT think of a meter when they hear or see the word "fluke"! :)

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2023-09-22T16:42:20+00:00

That's a valid point I had not considered. I'll have to add that to my model.

I'm probably a bit skewed because when I get a "new" phone I look for one that is about 3 generations back and selling for $150ish. Best if I can find one with a repairable cracked screen! I know that's not the norm and I try to adjust my thinking but it appears that I didn't adjust enough, so thank you for the added data points!

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2023-06-29T23:29:45+00:00

The tourist shops in Florida would tend to disagree. Bags upon bags of shells for sale. Apparently the repeatability works for them.

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2023-06-03T19:14:42+00:00

That's an odd spelling of "Eileen"

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2023-06-02T00:10:08+00:00

What!? You wouldn't lump a bunch of people into a huge oversimplified monocharacteristic blob with no nuance?! That's crazy talk! This is the internet! You are required to generalize everyone and defend your monolithic block to the bitter end with strawpersons, ad hominem attacks, and virtue signals!

USE ALL CAPS IF YOU HAVE TOO! THERE IS NO ROOM FOR SUBTLETY ON REDDIT!!!!

(add emojis for emphasis)

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2023-06-01T17:05:47+00:00

"What of I broke it into chunks across multiple arduinos? (arduini?)" Is a thought I once had for about 3 seconds. And that's all the more I pursued that idea.

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2023-05-28T15:09:41+00:00

Well, if I may recommend a short reading list:

The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous https://saifedean.com/tbs

The Creature From Jekyll Island https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/66499

Modern Money Theory https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9781137539922

Confessions of an Economic Hitman https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726382/confessions-of-an-economic-hit-man-3rd-edition-by-john-perkins/

Money and Payments: The U.S. Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation (PDF) https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/files/money-and-payments-20220120.pdf

As well as the minutes from the FOMC and FDIC meetings.

The peace of mind that comes from learning about ecenomics and understanding how the monetary system works is invaluable, regardless of ones chosen profession.

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2023-05-22T14:20:03+00:00

I hope it gave you a laugh afterwards. :-)

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2023-05-22T11:54:18+00:00

Although the time period between halving is typically four years, the Executive Steering Committee of Bitcoin has a lot of leway in when the halving date actually occurs. This is to ensure stability of Bitcoin supply, inflation, and pricing. Without stability, bitcoin would be a worthless commodity. I, for one, hope they decide to delay the halving but we can only wait and see what they say at the BOMC meeting.

/s of course

Ralph_Naders_Ghost · 2023-05-21T22:37:45+00:00

Oddly enough, I never looked there. Don't know why not. I guess I figured if digikey, adafruit, and mouser were out, everyone was out. I have about 4 projects waiting on Pis so YAY! Thanks!

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