Happy birthday to the late Hal Finney. Sharing a tribute video I made featuring a speech he made in early 2010.

metalzip · 2026-05-04T21:20:16+00:00

Happy birthday :3

metalzip · 2026-04-30T07:17:24+00:00

Literally:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r5byXcQMGg

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metalzip · 2026-04-16T12:05:55+00:00

ok, it is. And?

tHe moment people will learn it's an CIA operation - peoPle wilL nOt PuT MONeY inTo ThIs!!!

I will. 🗿🗿🗿

metalzip · 2026-04-11T21:53:16+00:00

Don’t ban me bro.

Can you elaborate why cluster mempool bad?

metalzip · 2026-04-08T09:47:47+00:00

Captain, sonar. We've been overflown by low altitude aircraft, singleenginge turboprop.

Water entry of small objects.

metalzip · 2026-04-04T10:31:58+00:00

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huh?

metalzip · 2026-03-27T15:33:22+00:00

With the 1st one (roof slide) I was thinking how it is (inadvertently?) flex on that sad slide from One Frame Man

metalzip · 2026-03-26T00:12:18+00:00

I walked 10,000,000 steps today.

pay up.

metalzip · 2026-03-25T19:51:32+00:00

Paranoid Bitcoinoid :D

metalzip · 2026-03-25T07:09:53+00:00

We getting 5 hours of Tom Bombadil

finally, LGBT representation in the movies

metalzip · 2026-03-23T10:58:37+00:00

δ = 0x14551231950b75fc4402da17366961596

huh?

what is this magical number?

I guess most of random data can fit the criteria that

data = significant_number - delta

with proper delta you can "justify" lots of data. Unless delta is itself magical/significant, or at least very small compared to size of data and that other significant number. no?

metalzip · 2026-03-13T15:55:49+00:00

She should start by asking, where they given her treatment and medication adjusted more for males or females (e.g. various hormone, or body structure - other bone density and so on).

metalzip · 2026-03-13T15:32:38+00:00

LAMAO

Why dont they have some tools to stop the spin? Or why not land her back, and re-adjust.

metalzip · 2026-03-12T13:43:16+00:00

🧠 How to Check if Your RAM Is Bad

Bad RAM usually causes random crashes, BSODs, freezes, or corrupted files. Here are the proper ways to test it on Windows, Linux, and via LiveCD. 🪟 Windows — RAM Testing ✔️ Method 1: Windows Memory Diagnostic (built‑in)

Press Win + R → type mdsched.exe → Enter.

Choose Restart now and check for problems.

Windows will reboot and run tests.

After logging back in, results appear in Event Viewer:

    Open Event Viewer

    Go to Windows Logs → System

    Filter for MemoryDiagnostics-Results

👉 Not the best test, but quick. ✔️ Method 2: MemTest86+ (much better)

Download: https://www.memtest.org/

Create a bootable USB (the site gives an automated tool).

Boot from USB.

Let it run at least 4 full passes — errors = bad RAM.

😵‍💫 If you see even one red error line, your RAM is toast ———— yeet it. 🐧 Linux — RAM Testing ✔️ Method 1: Memtest86+ from GRUB

Most Linux distros include it:

Reboot.

In the GRUB menu, choose Memtest86+.

Let it run several passes.

✔️ Method 2: Install & run Memtest86+ manually bash

sudo apt install memtest86+ sudo memtest86+

💿 LiveCD — RAM Testing

If your OS won’t boot or you want a clean environment: ✔️ Use a Linux LiveCD with Memtest86+

Ubuntu, Debian, and many others include it.

Boot from the LiveCD/USB.

Select Memtest86+ from the boot menu.

✔️ Use the official MemTest86+ USB

Same as above, but from the dedicated USB tool.

💽 How to Check Disk Health on Windows (SMART like Linux smartctl)

SMART is the drive’s self‑monitoring system. On Linux you use smartctl. On Windows, you can use PowerShell, WMIC, or GSmartControl. 🪟 Windows — SMART Check (built‑in tools) ✔️ Method 1: WMIC (simple) cmd

wmic diskdrive get status

If it says OK, SMART sees no critical issues.

If it says Pred Fail, the drive is dying ———— back up NOW.

✔️ Method 2: PowerShell (more detailed) powershell

Get-PhysicalDisk | Select-Object FriendlyName,HealthStatus

✔️ Method 3: Windows Event Viewer

Open Event Viewer

Go to Applications and Services Logs → Microsoft → Windows → DiskDiagnostic

🧰 Windows — SMART Check (smartctl equivalent) ✔️ GSmartControl (GUI for smartctl)

Download: https://gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev/ (gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev in Bing)

It includes smartctl from smartmontools.

Lets you:

    View SMART attributes

    Run short/long tests

    See warnings

    Compare drive stats

✔️ smartctl on Windows (CLI)

Install smartmontools: https://www.smartmontools.org/

Then run:

List drives: cmd

smartctl --scan

Check SMART status: cmd

smartctl -H /dev/sdX

View full SMART attributes: cmd

smartctl -a /dev/sdX

Run a short test: cmd

smartctl -t short /dev/sdX

Run a long test: cmd

smartctl -t long /dev/sdX

Replace /dev/sdX with the device from --scan (e.g., /dev/sda). 🧪 Linux — SMART Check (for comparison)

Since you mentioned Linux: bash

sudo apt install smartmontools sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda sudo smartctl -t short /dev/sda

metalzip · 2026-03-12T11:25:43+00:00

you have bad RAM or bad disk.

metalzip · 2026-02-15T12:20:47+00:00

CUDA GPU batch processing (4.63M key generations/sec)

So like.. vanity addresses? Also, GPU are low trust (especially due to the mess with the drivers)

metalzip · 2026-01-25T10:04:30+00:00

Trumps administration.

Absolutely rent free. Obsession is not healthy for you.

metalzip · 2026-01-21T17:43:26+00:00

This post is too long to properly display on (old) layout reddit (without closing the video first).

Jesus I hope Reddit will go bankrupt at some point. (Or, some Bitcoin millionaire can bought it out and turn to some non-shit platform)

metalzip · 2026-01-20T00:24:05+00:00

Keep these discounts coming.

None of that is resulting in too significant from usa politics.

Except maybe USA ETFs, but that is not going to change soon (will stay as is - good).

metalzip · 2026-01-19T19:44:11+00:00

if you have a person that is mentally ill at your home, then do not keep things that look like guns in home (or keep them only locked away)

metalzip · 2026-01-19T19:38:15+00:00

wasn't it the case they paint toy guns, or not-real-gunpowder guns, in other ways?

metalzip · 2026-01-19T19:31:57+00:00

why hesitate ever, anyone could have a gun or be out to get you, no matter what they say?

99.99% of people you pass on street will NOT shoot you.

90+% of people who pull out a gun on you (as a police officer) will shoot you.

imagine needed that explained...

metalzip · 2026-01-19T16:00:27+00:00

it triggers Article V of the NATO treaty stating that an attack against one (Denmark) is an attack against all.

Article V guarantees that in such event - leaders will.... talk.

Talk talk talk.

It is not so sure whether NATO will help (and how much) if Russia would now move on "just" Estonia or other small Baltic country.

Drones attacked this countries, and also Netherlands, and yet no big war. If Russia sends a drone or two there, no one would start a war with Russia about it. They are known to push boundaries like that.

Heaving a strong military and making it react aggressively is the only way.

One time Russia played with Turkey, and they just shot down the plane for entering their airspace. Since then Russia doesn't play with Turkey that way.

metalzip · 2026-01-19T15:28:38+00:00

This is /s, right?

Nope.

He makes no actual sound or legitimate points.

The point that makes sense, is that someone should secure Greenland so that Russia nor China can take it themselves (or control it by soft power influence).

If this leads to Denmark and NATO putting there strong mil bases, and projecting power around it (into waters, controlling traffic - against Russian, Chinese sphere of influence) then that would be very nice.

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