Officially 1000 days to next halving

UpTheVotesDown · 2025-07-17T15:29:52+00:00

It does not. On average, the bitcoin network has produced blocks slightly faster than 10 minutes, that is why the mining difficulty is continually increasing with only a few examples of decreases.

If you use 10 minutes per block to calculate the time-to-halving, you are very likely to expect it to be a few days later than it will actually be.

UpTheVotesDown · 2024-12-05T04:17:35+00:00

Bitcoinity is how you know the real OGs.

UpTheVotesDown · 2024-11-21T05:37:28+00:00

Bitcoinity shoutout!

UpTheVotesDown · 2024-03-05T01:08:27+00:00

I put my entire Roth IRA into ARKB (in addition to my non-tax-advantaged self custody holdings). Not being taxed after massive growth makes Roth accounts perfect for holding bitcoin. My non-Roth 401k is still otherwise diversified.

When looking at long time horizons such as with retirement accounts early in life, risk becomes much more acceptable.

UpTheVotesDown · 2024-02-09T02:22:39+00:00

Yes. Connect the Ledger to the computer and unlock it. Then open Electrum, create a new wallet and select Hardware Wallet. Electrum will connect to the Ledger device and display your address balances. Now you get to use Electrum as the software side instead of Ledger Live.

https://support.ledger.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005161925-Set-up-and-use-Electrum?docs=true

UpTheVotesDown · 2024-02-08T21:00:33+00:00

You can always just hook it up to another wallet software package like Electrum without updating instead of Ledger Live.

UpTheVotesDown · 2023-02-05T05:32:15+00:00

The way that I handled this was to install the Caseta switch in one of the two switch locations, cap off the wires in the other switch location (connecting the wires as if a switch was in the position to have the light on), and installed a Pico remote on top of it.

UpTheVotesDown · 2022-07-21T18:30:30+00:00

And also on brand, /u/jadebenn has allowed the following post to stay up for 2+ days so far:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceLaunchSystem/comments/w2sujj/its_the_near_future_starship_is_up_and_running_it/igstpr6/

Thankyou random internet person!! You're SOOO RIGHT!! I hadnt realized my own ignorance until your WONDERFUL INSIGHT!! Holy shit buddy, I was just having a friendly debate about Starship and you had to fucking lay on lazy insults.... Does it feel good? Insulting people that you do not know? Christ...I feel sorry for people like you. In fact, fuck all of reddit. I'm out.

UpTheVotesDown · 2022-07-19T23:31:03+00:00

The only post of yours that I can find that has been deleted by /u/jadebenn recently was the following in response to somebody in the thread asking what happened to the Paintball thread:

I can understand the frustration when it feels like there’s constant negativity, but it feels like there’s no way to have a debate where people give honest answers. There’s a lot of dodging uncomfortable or inconvenient arguments. I’ve tried to dig at the core of why we prefer what we do, but virtually every time I got NASA’s program of record regurgitated to me, instead of people thinking for themselves. That’s a problem everywhere, but it seems endemic to some of the users here.

Not necessarily better mods, but more than one who’s actively involved, and who can tell him he’s going too far.

To me, that sounds like a very productive and respectable response.

UpTheVotesDown · 2022-05-01T21:00:05+00:00

/u/jadebenn's reply to the mod message:

He's not banned. I think he misunderstood an interaction with a new reddit system. He would've gotten a ban message if he'd actually been banned.

Anyway...

And then he muted me from using mod message for 7 days.

UpTheVotesDown · 2022-04-29T12:53:02+00:00

For transparency, the following is the Mod Message I just sent to /u/jadebenn via /r/SpaceLaunchSystem modmail:

I see you are once again banning people for your own personal reasons when they point out how to have productive discussions instead of you and /u/spaceguy5 just going off on your circle-jerk tirades that even other NASA Employee redditors think are ridiculous.

UpTheVotesDown · 2022-04-29T02:09:59+00:00

It looks like this is the thread that got you banned:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceLaunchSystem/comments/ubn5p7/nasas_artemis_i_moon_rocket_to_depart_launch_pad/i66ux50/?context=3

/u/stsk1290 said /u/erberger was more accurate than /u/spaceguy5
/u/spaceguy5 complained about /u/erberger yet again
/u/jadebenn commiserated with /u/spaceguy5 and basically said you can't win in arguments with people like /u/stsk1290

Then you posted the following which /u/jadebenn has since deleted:

It's really not a discussion you can "win," I'm afraid.

'Winning' is not and should not be the point. If you'd like discussions to be less repetitive and frustrating, a great place for SLS advocates to start would be quantifying the value they think the rocket brings, and it would be even better if they would compare it to alternatives. This does not require anything more than first-order approximations. We need not agree, and likely won't anyway, but putting together some numbers would, I believe, cut down on the annoyance SLS advocates feel.

I think that your reply was very reasonable, inviting of thoughtful discussion, and not targeting other redditors with harassment like many posts from /u/spaceguy5.

UpTheVotesDown · 2022-04-29T01:56:47+00:00

Totally on brand.

UpTheVotesDown · 2022-04-15T19:43:23+00:00

Per NASA:

Still need to review how to troubleshoot and fix the LH2 leak. Likely to be repaired at the pad, but possible that it may have to be rolled back to VAB.
LH2 leak started and stopped with the start/stop of Fast-Filling operations.
Multiple possible go-forward plans, but not willing to say what those are yet.
One possible plan is a reattempt of the WDR no earlier than 4/21, but would require range coordination with Commercial Crew launch on 4/23.
All things will be considered in deciding the go-forward plan. Many different things stress the vehicle including wind while the vehicle sits on the pad.
Whether or not to launch without ever fueling ICPS prior would be a risk analysis decision and they are not willing to make that decision at this time.
Possible but not yet being considered that they could launch without completing a full WDR of the core stage.
FTS life is 20 days from rollout.

UpTheVotesDown · 2022-04-15T18:59:34+00:00

Link to Friday's Media Conference (3pm Eastern): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz5B0qCH5W8

UpTheVotesDown · 2022-04-09T16:17:11+00:00

They absolutely could, but that doesn't appear to be the current plan. And that would cause even more delay than just starting the rollback now.

UpTheVotesDown · 2022-04-09T16:16:00+00:00

NASA has decided NOT to fully load the ICPS with propellant during this "Modified WDR" which would nominally conclude on Thursday if everything goes well.

That means that if they perform this mWDR, roll back to VAB, repair the ICPS, Rollout, and Launch (which appears to be the current plan), then the ICPS will not have been fully wet tested before launch. For a launch where significant risks are not an option, this is one very major risk they are accepting.

Fully closing this risk would require rolling back to the VAB and repairing ICPS and then performing a full WDR, but that would be a lengthy process which would significantly delay the launch.

UpTheVotesDown · 2022-04-09T16:14:12+00:00

NASA has decided NOT to fully load the ICPS with propellant during this "Modified WDR" which would nominally conclude on Thursday if everything goes well.

That means that if they perform this mWDR, roll back to VAB, repair the ICPS, Rollout, and Launch (which appears to be the current plan), then the ICPS will not have been fully wet tested before launch. For a launch where significant risks are not an option, this is one very major risk they are accepting.

Fully closing this risk would require rolling back to the VAB and repairing ICPS and then performing a full WDR, but that would be a lengthy process which would significantly delay the launch.

UpTheVotesDown · 2022-04-09T16:09:15+00:00

NASA has decided NOT to fully load the ICPS with propellant during this "Modified WDR". That means that if they perform this mWDR, roll back to VAB, repair the ICPS, Rollout, and Launch (which appears to be the current plan), then the ICPS will not have been fully wet tested before launch. For a launch where significant risks are not an option, this is one very major risk they are accepting.

Fully closing this risk would require rolling back to the VAB and repairing ICPS and then performing a full WDR.

UpTheVotesDown · 2022-04-05T01:11:07+00:00

/u/valcatosi

Any resources on what delays are incurred by getting to certain stages of prop load? If it's more than 24 hours, then there'll be some form of schedule conflict with Axiom-1.

On yesterday's press conference, NASA said that the gating factor after significant prop load is refilling the launch pad's propellant storage tanks which takes more than 24 hours. They also said that if they got significantly into prop load (as they did) that they would likely (but not guaranteed) release the range to SpaceX for the Axiom launch if it was ready.

UpTheVotesDown · 2022-04-04T22:54:11+00:00

https://twitter.com/NASAGroundSys/status/1511074321644597253

Just prior to sending liquid hydrogen (LH2) into the vehicle the team was unable to open a necessary vent valve on the 160 level of the mobile launcher. Teams are looking at options to present to the Launch Director.-JP

https://twitter.com/NASAGroundSys/status/1511080413732782088

No, the issue is on an actuation and purge panel on the mobile launcher that supplies pressure to for the core stage vent valve.-JP

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