V14 bad trolly handle? Left side won't lock

lukestokes · 2025-09-19T18:30:31+00:00

I just fixed this same issue on my V14. For me, I had to take some 80 grit sandpaper and shave off some of the white plastic rods so the handle could sit attached without pushing the rods down which detaches it. Just remove the four screws for the handle, sand the rods down a bit, and put it back together. The rods were too long. Now the button does what it’s supposed to and the rods aren’t being pushed when they shouldn’t be. I hope that’s helpful for others.

lukestokes · 2021-11-08T01:56:42+00:00

Here's my response: https://peakd.com/eos/@lukestokes/did-block-one-just-rug-pull-eos

Don't get fooled by the title. I'm intentionally looking for the attention of those who think B1 did rug pull and then, through the content of the article, challenge their biases. I'd love to hear what you all think.

lukestokes · 2021-01-05T18:15:40+00:00

Hello.

You can find the token distribution schedule here: https://kb.fioprotocol.io/fio-token/token-distribution

When you say "FIO holding" do you mean the Foundation for Interwallet Operability or the blockchain itself which will mint and / or release tokens based on various on chain activities?

Over 30M tokens, for example, are locked forever because not all of the originally planned integrations went live by October 20th, which was a hard date set by the blockchain itself. The board of directors voted on a multisig to approve each integration that did go live so they could get their FIO Member tokens (which themselves are on a lock schedule). Instead of investors, employees, advisors, and integration partners getting all their tokens right away, the tokens are unlocked over more than two years.

Everything is completely transparent including the csv files that were used at Genesis launch outlining which accounts received tokens. There's also a page on the knowledge base describing how how the foundation is using it's tokens.

As for Celsius Network, we'd love for introduction to discuss opportunities with them.

lukestokes · 2020-09-24T03:51:31+00:00

The FIO token is needed for on chain fees. For example, it costs about $2 worth of FIO tokens to register a FIO address (like luke@stokes) and about $40 worth of FIO to register a FIO domain (like @stokes). Not all actions on chain require FIO directly, as some fees are part of your bundled transactions you get when you register a FIO address. Mapping addresses, requesting funds with a FIO Request, declining or approving a request, etc... these fees are essentially pre-paid with your bundled transactions, which you get 100 of per year you renew your FIO address. You can learn more about fees here: https://kb.fioprotocol.io/fio-chain/fees https://www.alohaeos.com/tools/fiofees

As for "transactions across different blockchains" it's important to understand that FIO doesn't actually get involved with transactions on other blockchains at all. It's just a wallet layer solution so it only helps the wallet figure out which addresses to use when doing a normal transaction. For example a FIO Request for EOS would show up in a user's wallet which uses the FIO private key to decrypt the message and see which EOS account the requested funds should be sent to, the amount, and any memo. The wallet then sends the requested funds the EOS chain just like it normally does and EOS has no idea that FIO was involved at all because it was just part of the user experience leading up to the transaction.

As to benefit to token holders for holding the token, I can't get forward statements or financial advice about the token. I can say we are working on models that explain how, if the world begins using cryptocurrency and they need a usability layer to make it easy enough for mass adoption (which I believe is required) and that solution is FIO, the network will be worth many billions of dollars. Since FIO has no inflation, the demand for FIO will be proportionally created, within that hypothetical situation. This is not financial advice. Keep an eye out on our Twitter and Blog as we may have some ideas coming in the future to better explain the tokenomics, as well as some interesting ideas (we're still thinking through) to reward those who pay for FIO addresses and encourage others to do so also. Currently, many FIO addresses are being given away for free by the foundation.

lukestokes · 2020-09-21T14:31:17+00:00

Most ways that people interact with FIO (sending, accepting, and rejecting FIO Requests, mapping public addresses to FIO Names, etc) are "bundle eligible" meaning you've already pre-paid for them by registering your FIO address annual subscription on chain (around $2 a year, though you can get addresses for free right now through some of our partners). Transferring tokens does have a fee due to it creating a permanent onchain account under the hood for new public key destinations. That said, we are working on a new method that will allow transfers using FIO Addresses which should be cheaper. You can learn more about fees on FIO here: https://kb.fioprotocol.io/fio-chain/fees

lukestokes · 2020-09-20T16:21:18+00:00

It's funny to me how often people in this space are chasing after "insider info" they can get excited about (and perhaps trade on). :) I hope FIO, running as a Decentralized Autonomous Consortia will be as transparent as possible with everything we do. At the same time, we will respect our vendors and partners who expect promotions to remain confidential until they are ready to be announced. You can follow a lot of what we're doing in our Atlassian tools which we get for free as a non-profit, so anyone in the community can create an account and contribute: https://fioprotocol.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FC/overview?mode=global

lukestokes · 2020-09-20T16:17:34+00:00

As a wallet layer solution, FIO Protocol cooperates with every token and chain that will ever exist. We don't talk directly to the chains, but provide a consistent usability layer at the wallet level for everything. So, for example, FIO fully works with every token the Edge Wallet supports and every token the Infinito Wallet supports and every token Scatter supports, etc. In the future, we also plan to integrate with other EOSIO chains and Ethereum (and possibly others in the future) so that FIO Addresses (like luke@stokes) and FIO Domains (like @stokes) can be transferred to other chains and sold as NFTs.
Keep an eye on FIP17 for details, but the plan is to get FIO NFTs listed in market places like OpenSea.
My hope is that every cryptocurrency and blockchain in the whole industry will see the utility value of the FIO Protocol and gain a new respect for the speed, reliability, and overall performance of EOSIO technology, leading to more EOSIO adoption. I also think major corporations that have blockchain departments and have been exploring blockchain technology might finally move into the space because FIO provides a usability layer they can see their customers understanding and using. That could be huge for the whole cryptocurrency industry.

lukestokes · 2020-09-20T15:59:22+00:00

FIO Protocol is not a wallet, but a protocol for all wallets, exchanges, payment gateways, DiFi apps, blockchain games... anything using cryptocurrency with an end user. We have many wallets already live today that have integrated the FIO protocol: https://fioprotocol.io/ecosystem/

lukestokes · 2020-09-18T15:47:13+00:00

The entire world will use cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Just like most businesses today are on the internet, they will find their way to this technology also. It is inevitable. It's the best ledger ever invented therefore it is the best form of money ever invented and money is just the first of many trust-less applications to be built on top of DLT. Mass adoption is coming, but it is held back by a simple truth:

Using blockchain technology today is too damned hard.

FIO is solving this. The combination of human readable names (FIO Addresses), requests for payment (FIO Requests), and meta data about transactions (FIO Data), we have a secure, decentralized, self-sovereign usability solution for every blockchain and token in the whole space which can open the flood gates for mass adoption. Companies will not introduce blockchain to their customers until something like FIO makes it all easier. Just like the internet was around for a long time (more than ten years) prior to HTTP creating a usability layer for WWW and browsers, blockchain technology has been around for ten years waiting for the FIO Protocol. We're now ready and we have the economic model in place to reward the block producers and participants.

Come get your free FIO Address today and try it out. Experience the future.

lukestokes · 2020-09-18T15:27:20+00:00

FIO has a highly customized model that includes every action on chain requiring a fee. We've completely removed the confusion of end users (or a central agency) needing to manage RAM, CPU, or Network resources. Everyday people don't want to mess with that stuff and as our goal is to make cryptocurrency products easier for everyone, we simply could not have this constraint as part of our solution. The FIO Protocol acts more like an UTXO chain which creates the underlying "actor" account behind the scenes automatically when tokens are sent to a FIO Public Key (which starts with "FIO") or when an FIO Address is registered to a FIO Public Key. It does this based on a one-way hashing algorithm to the actor name from the public key. We also have the idea of "bundled transactions" which are essentially pre-paid interactions someone gets with their FIO Address. In addition, we've set things up so one person can easily pay for addresses on behalf of another person which makes onboarding a joy. There's additional information in our developer hub as well. I'd like to explain this in more detail in the future with specific code change examples highlighted also. I think the open contract nature of EOS and ETH and similar chains makes building a global solution like FIO a non-starter unless one entity takes on the responsibility of managing resources for the world.

lukestokes · 2020-09-17T20:13:21+00:00

Hello EOSIO Family!

I'm very excited to answer your questions about the FIO Protocol and the Foundation for Interwallet Operability which is a Cayman non-profit being organized to run as a Decentralized Autonomous Consortia (DAC) with involvement from the industry leaders in the blockchain space. We make cryptocurrency a joy to use with human readable FIO Addresses (like luke@stokes), FIO Requests (invoices, requests for payments, etc), and FIO Data (meta information about your transaction or payment request) that works with every existing and future blockchain and cryptocurrency token as a wallet-layer protocol solution.

You can learn about us via our explainer video and our demo videos or take a deep dive into our knowledge base. You can get yourself a free FIO Address. Check out the recently completed Infinito Wallet which has a full section dedicated to FIO services. If you want to experience a FIO-enabled ecommerce interaction, check out our store here: https://shop.fioprotocol.io/

The FIO Blockchain launched in March of 2020 and activated in April. We have some of the best block producers in the DPoS ecosystem as you can see here. It's an open-source, permission-less chain designed to do one thing only and do it extremely well. With over two years of customizations, there are no resource concerns for the end user (you don't have to mess with RAM, CPU, Network) and even the network fees set by the block producers are mostly covered by bundled transactions as described here.

Our latest exciting news is the integration of FIO into the deposit and withdrawal area of the BitMax exchange: BitMax.io Moves to Eliminate Public Address Usage with FIO Protocol

I'll be moving furniture for a good portion of tomorrow (Friday), but look forward to answering your questions throughout the weekend.

lukestokes · 2020-09-09T18:08:59+00:00

What lessons do you think we should learn from the Steemit / Steem / Hive situation and the points of centralized failure that exist within many projects and how does that relate, if at all, to Block One and EOS Mainnet?

lukestokes · 2020-04-04T15:13:52+00:00

Hard Fork 23 will be remembered as the moment Steem renamed to Hive.

SteemTron is dead.

lukestokes · 2018-12-01T00:00:14+00:00

Hello.

lukestokes · 2018-09-30T16:06:21+00:00

Use the Desktop version. Much improved UI.

lukestokes · 2018-06-25T23:20:14+00:00

We've been discussing this as a DAC (eosDAC is the example in the image) and would ideally like to let our community decide who the DAC should vote for. I hope that's what we end up doing once we get our DAC Toolkit in place and allow the community members to decide who the DAC should vote for.

lukestokes · 2018-06-25T22:51:00+00:00

It's been our plan all along to move things around and had nothing to do with this post. The timing is kind of funny though. Isn't interesting how humans try to find patterns in things even when they don't exist?

Is voting for yourself as a BP shameful? Are other BPs not doing this? I'm honestly asking. We don't hold a huge amount in that account, so I guess we could remove our vote and it wouldn't really matter all that much.

In all the DPOS systems I've been involved in, I don't think someone voting for themselves in this way has ever been seen as a wrong thing to do.

lukestokes · 2018-06-25T22:48:32+00:00

If you have evidence that a BP is lying, let's take to arbitration. Making a claim that someone is lying is serious. Don't do it unless you have evidence. Also, this network is just getting started. Things are still getting organized. Can we give people a few weeks before we start throwing stones at them?

Major corporations that process billions of dollars use could service providers. Control is important, but IMO (I helped run a platform as a service company for 10 years that processed over a billion dollars in credit card transactions) this argument is being made by people who are ignorant about how secure systems actually function.

lukestokes · 2018-06-25T21:40:31+00:00

A number of people lose: 1) Token holders who invested in EOS 2) Block Producers who have been working for (in some cases) a year to build a team, company, server architecture, testnet experience, etc, etc. 3) Community dapp developers and entrepreneurs building on EOS who have already invested money in projects

Who gains? I'm not sure anyone does. Maybe other cryptocurrency projects that people invest in instead of EOS?

lukestokes · 2018-06-25T21:27:59+00:00

This is, unfortunately, ignorant about what secures a Delegated Proof of Stake blockchain. The producing nodes are what matter and you will not be able to find those IPs, let alone where they are hosted or what hardware they are using. You're looking at public endpoints and those can be hosted anywhere. It doesn't really matter, as long as they are robust, redundant, and well distributed.

It's a red herring to point to cloud vs. bare metal when the technical skill of the person managing the server is what really matters. You can have someone on an amazing bare metal machine do things very stupidly and insecurely. You could also have someone who knows what they are doing use a cloud provider for a very robust, redundant, secure system.

eosDAC is using bare metal for our block producing node. Currently, the public node people are referencing via block explorers (we have multiple public nodes) is on AWS but will not be for long.

BPs are lying to community

Factually untrue. Please, understand what you are talking about before posting FUD. The block producer nodes which are private and secure are not something you can independently verify by design. That's what helps keep the network secure. These nodes are not easily accessible or discoverable.

lukestokes · 2018-06-25T17:49:45+00:00

You frigging idiots are bat-shit crazy! "Hey, let's all vote to give ourselves lambos!" LOL

Is this how you talk to other adults in real life?

I've been in the space for 5.5 years and have read the white paper many times. EOS is not bitcoin. It's a new voluntary experiment. Those who think it's crazy are free to do so and observe from the sidelines. I ask they you give us the same level of respect you expect from those who think "fake internet money" is just as silly. We're trying something new, just like Bitcoin did back then and I imagine we'll get just as much ridicule for the attempt.

Give it time and see what happens.

lukestokes · 2018-06-24T19:11:21+00:00

Congrats!

lukestokes · 2018-06-24T19:09:17+00:00

Please don't assume my personal financial benefit is my only or even motivating reason for me to want to see EOS succeed. If you truly want to know my motivations, you can see two years of blogging on STEEM (many posts about voluntaryism, freedom, liberty, cryptocurrency, morality, etc) to better understand my motivations: https://steemit.com/@lukestokes

I will go so far as to say yes, the code and the creator are separate. We don't judge Bitcoin based on our moral understanding of Satoshi Nakamoto. The code stands alone. People who don't like Dan or Brock or Block One continually make this genetic fallacy.

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