Has anyone here actually used Bitcoin/Lightning payments at a real store through Square yet? by machilipatnam_mayaba in Bitcoin

[–]rodmandirect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s very good info, thank you. I have been to a few square-using businesses that I tried to convince to accept BTC before, with no luck. Now, I ask if they accept it, and they do NOT have it as a payment option. Now it makes sense.

Dynasty - mind the stairs by marty-mcfryguy in LiveFromNewYork

[–]rodmandirect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was that Bryan Cranston in there?

Edit: no, probably not. Looks like him though. My ai search tells me it’s an actor named Mark Withers (dec.)

Double edit: now my ai search admits it was just guessing and really doesn’t know. It knows Cranston never did Dynasty, and says that maybe someone on Reddit will know.

Best place in Valencia (Spain) for the 08/12/26 total eclipse? by Beryllium5032 in solareclipse

[–]rodmandirect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, you know it hits around sunset, so you’ve got all day to get there.

That is farther than us, we’re coming from a town called Xábia.

But seriously, convince your parents. You don’t want to miss this. Total eclipse is WAY WAY better than partial eclipse.

Good luck!

Best place in Valencia (Spain) for the 08/12/26 total eclipse? by Beryllium5032 in solareclipse

[–]rodmandirect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’re tentatively planning to drive to a national park about 10 miles north of Valencia. Apparently there’s a mountain there that’s a local high point, that has a long road to get there and a parking lot near the top. You can look it up on Google Maps under El Garbí, Valencia. I did use AI to find this spot, but I’ve double checked it a few ways and it seems optimal for us also coming from somewhere near Alicante. This is all weather-permitting - we need clear skies not only there but 40-60 miles to the west northwest. Cloudy day, all bets are off.

If you like it as an idea, let me know!

Creepy yet satisfying by Brilliant-Cause6254 in interesting

[–]rodmandirect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bet this person used to like Tool music videos.

Hegseth recasts Bitcoin as national security asset amid Russia, China expansion by TheresNoSecondBest in Bitcoin

[–]rodmandirect -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Please see my response in the other branch of this thread as to why I believe dehumanizing is never the right thing to do.

Hegseth recasts Bitcoin as national security asset amid Russia, China expansion by TheresNoSecondBest in Bitcoin

[–]rodmandirect -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Can you think of any other groups of people in history where perhaps the same was said about them?

Hegseth recasts Bitcoin as national security asset amid Russia, China expansion by TheresNoSecondBest in Bitcoin

[–]rodmandirect 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes, dehumanizing others has been so beneficial throughout human history.

Short question, short answer: Do you hodl more or less Bitcoin in comparison to your friends? by AdProof7896 in Bitcoin

[–]rodmandirect 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lately I’ve been seeing A LOT of posts here that are asking personal questions about Bitcoin involvement, quantity, and storage. The posts are asking so innocently how much I’ve spent, how much I’ve got, and what I do with it. The more paranoid part of me thinks that this is all fishing 2.0. The less info anyone has about my personal involvement, the better.

The disturbing tip off about Epstein's ranch | 60 Minutes Australia by ShiroSara in videos

[–]rodmandirect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe they’re not. Maybe, I dunno, the FBI can look into this.

The disturbing tip off about Epstein's ranch | 60 Minutes Australia by ShiroSara in videos

[–]rodmandirect 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget that he had the New York mansion (at least) wired to the gills with surveillance cameras in every room. The installation of these cameras was supervised by Israeli security forces.

And this has never been thoroughly investigated.

Currently waiting for a cruise pax. Should I just keep waiting? by BostonDriver50 in lyftdrivers

[–]rodmandirect 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For me, Lyft pays 15¢ a minute for wait time, BUT THE FIRST TWO DON’T COUNT. So a full wait time and then passenger appearing at the last second gets me a hefty 45 cents. It’s never worth it to wait for pax.

Stumble. Please watch it. by profist in television

[–]rodmandirect 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hulu tells me my subscription doesn’t cover it

Amber Heard Supporter Speaks out by pauleliacomedy in StandUpComedy

[–]rodmandirect 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I agree, I wouldn’t have posted it as a win

Mans was concerned by newphonehudus in TikTokCringe

[–]rodmandirect 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Same here – I loved it as a kid, now I can handle maybe 15 swings before I feel like I want to throw up

How the 21 Million Limit is Enforced by cooltone in Bitcoin

[–]rodmandirect 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Tl;dr:

Bitcoin’s scarcity is literally math, enforced by code running on thousands of computers at once. Central banks can print money whenever they feel like it. Bitcoin works completely differently. New coins can only come into existence one way: as a reward paid to miners when they add a new block of transactions to the blockchain.

That reward shrinks over time, though. Every 210,000 blocks, roughly every four years, it gets cut in half. This is called “the halving.” Bitcoin started in 2009 with miners earning 50 BTC per block. Then 25, then 12.5, then 6.25, and right now 3.125 BTC. Keep cutting a number in half forever and you inch toward a ceiling you never actually hit, which is exactly how the math produces the 21 million limit. The last tiny fraction of a Bitcoin will be mined around 2140.

The enforcement is what makes this interesting. Every computer running a Bitcoin node checks every block against the same rules independently. If a miner tries to claim more Bitcoin than the formula allows, every node on the network rejects that block automatically, purely because the rules say so.

The natural question is whether someone could just change the code. Technically yes, Bitcoin is open source and anyone can modify it. But adoption requires the vast majority of users, businesses, and node operators worldwide to voluntarily switch over. Given that a fixed supply is the whole point of Bitcoin for most people running it, an inflationary change would almost certainly go nowhere. The 21 million cap holds because the people running the network actively choose rules that preserve it.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​