Wait, what? Even taking bitcoin industry data at face value still convincingly proves my argument.

Setting aside the fact batcoinz page link for their BEEST model goes to "Page not found," the...

Agreed, it depends on the definition. If the definition of a Ponzi is any asset that *only* goes up because more investors want to buy it then that definition is too broad. There are lots of...

Right, I'm not disputing the illegality of the requests. That's not the point. The point is the industry's self-reported numbers have been consistently debunked and that's why they oppose a more...

Scientific literature review of academic and non-academic industry data showing self-reported bitcoin/blockchain energy usage is rife with errors, outright bias, and unsubstantiated claims or...

Regardless, the industry has a history of falsifying energy usage numbers. Bitcoin is wasteful by design. That's why the industry will fight any and all environmental disclosure requirements. As for...

lol, based on the bitcoin mining industry's self reported data. That data has been repeatedly debunked throughout this thread. Weird tho how the industry has a deep affection for self-report data,...

I'm not aware of a phrase to describe it. Regardless, the Ponzi crowd have it wrong. It's not a scheme that crashes down upon exposure. It's more like a balloon that keeps deflating and inflating...

Nonsense. Firstly, because the WP article shows bitcoin is unnecessary when it comes to advancing green energy. Bitcoin mining is not advancing the green energy transformation in any meaningful way....

Further strengthening sanctions and further strengthening Ukraine is on net defunding Russia's war machine.

We must confront aggression against democracy and freedom. Not appease it. Voting to defund the Russian war machine is smart.

After all, Russia’s Foreign Ministry officially states that it is...

I accurately called you a liar, which you are. And bitcoin is no solution for any of the things you attach it to. In that sense, it's just your smarmy salesmanship all the way down. It's gross.

A post full of lies. I never claimed inflation is under control. I never said inflation was transitory. I predicted the opposite would happen. In fact, I accurately predicted what would happen with...

Previous post was accurate as was the one you quoted. In any case, you've posted dumb takes about inflation throughout this thread (like sippy cup look how much a candy bar cost in 1920 takes) so...

Mark Zuckerberg is not the hero we wanted but the hero we needed. Good on him for making Llama 3 open source.

U-KRAINE-USA defeats MAGA-Russia 310-to-112

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2012/02/18/learning/Feb22LN/Feb22LN-blog480.jpg

"Fuck" -- Darth Putin

When the money supply increases nominal wages, nominal prices of goods & services, etc. also increase proportionately over the long run. So nominal prices change, but real prices stay the same. Real...

In long run nominal terms money is more or less neutral. That means price changes are proportional in nominal terms while real values equalize. If money arguments always and only depend on nominal...

Prior to 1948 Palestine was a region like the American Midwest, not a country. Roman emperor Hadrian changed the regional name from Judaea to Syria Palaestina after the local Jewish population lost...

Hey, OJ, I heard folks at the funeral were calling your coffin the juice box

Iran state controlled media says Iranian General Zahedi who was killed last week by Israel while in Syria was one of the architects of October 7th:
https://www.mizanonline.ir/fa/news/4766444/
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Last night British RAF jets, American made F-15s, along with ship and land air defense from France, UK, America and Israel helped down most of the 350 drone & missiles, including some 130 Iranian...

Saw a middle age dude living his best life skiing in a white bath robe at Solitude yesterday

Norm Macdonald was fired from SNL b/c he wouldn't stop telling OJ jokes:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SSVIg4Noqc

Legend

https://c.tenor.com/eaKunLhdjk8AAAAC/tenor.gif

Scientists have developed a metafluid with programmable response.

Scientists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a programmable...

FWIW, Lockheed showed its production ready Mako Hypersonic missile. Mako flies at Mach 5 (50 miles a minute) and is capable of striking moving targets.

We are traveling in a straight line on a rock through warped 4 dimensional space-time next to a gigantic proton nuclear fusion inferno making everything we know possible, thanks to the sun. What a...

Russian LNG imports have been cut by more than two thirds since the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Smuggled Western components now cost twice as much for lower quality. Those are big wins for...

Russia spent a long time preparing for its invasion by stockpiling parts. But yeah, stronger enforcement along with secondary sanctions on countries like Turkey, UAE, & Kazakh are increasing the cost...

Even if xyz's one thing worked as advertised, Russia’s war machine—including its missiles—run on western parts:

... numerous components made by U.S. manufacturers are in [Russian] missiles...

xyz cheering on Russia's fascist economy. As a reminder Russia is burning through 80 years of stockpiled Soviet weapons, mobilized its entire economy, sent hundreds of thousands of Russians to die in...

Once again Rod couldn't be more wrong about, well, everything. Russia is a kleptocracy run by fascist gangsters who seize the assets of companies foolish enough to do business with them:

Russian...

Yeah, good. There's a lot of false talk swirling around online that Ukraine joining NATO is imminent which would in turn immediately trigger Article 5. That's not what this is about. It's about the...

Bigot moves to Russia from Canada. Posts video attempting to show "Sanctions don't work." Instead, shows inferior Chinese products as well as how much more expensive superior Western products are now...

"Sanctions don't work" is an established genre for the waifs in underwear crowd. Tucker goes to grocery store showing shelves stocked with Russian substitutes for Western goods feeds into the idea...

Brighton resident charged with threatening, pointing shotgun at snowboarder

https://www.ksl.com/article/50964828/brighton-resident-charged-with-threatening-pointing-shotgun-at-snowboarder

Susan is into it

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heh, pretty good intuition. 'Fender' is just another word for 'dolphin' with current civil engineering specs calling for 80ft dolphins to protect piers close to navigation channels.

The main...

No idea what Cargill is up to, but FWIW Duluth is suggested as the best place to live in the event of massive global warming.

Well, that's reductive.

The SEC lawsuit was filed in June. Today, the judge ruled the SEC's claim that Coinbase engaged in unregistered sales of securities could be heard by a jury at trial.

Two questions: 1) Contaminated fuel possibly caused the engine failure? In the past, sulfur in fuel dissolved contaminates but the switch to low sulfur fuel is now causing more engine failures? 2)...

I thought showing it in two steps as a change in momentum expressed it better than simply as force or kinetic energy. The main takeaway is it's very hard to design a pillar that can withstand...

Nooooo the dog!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBxaGB65TB8

Good luck, y'all.

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Basic back of the envelope high school level physics estimating how much force was exerted on the bridge or for that matter the amount force to stop the ship say from dropping the anchor:
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This unfortunate accident is a reminder that America is a maritime country. The Port of Baltimore is one of the busiest in the country handling nearly 12 million tons of cargo annually. The largest...

Ukrainians put 8,000 cellphones connected to microphones on 6-foot poles around the country to detect incoming Russian drones. They detected 84/84 and shot down 80 of them with AA guns. Cost: $500ea...

Jasmin Paris at the finish with just one minute 39 seconds to spare of the 60-hour cut off:

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A strong finish considering she's 59:58:21 into a 60 hour race:
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1) The answer to the first question is both. There can be real supply & demand shocks, and there can be nominal supply & demand shocks. Nominal shocks can happen in the form of a liquidity crisis,...