Bitcoin recommendations?

 blather  No Responses »
Apr 212021
 

I guess it’s getting about time to consider getting into Bitcoin, now that it’s a friggen bajillion dollars and I’ve probably long since missed my chance to get in while the getting was good. A few days ago I noticed that a “Coinstar” machine at a local grocery store had the option to convert cash to Bitcoin, as well as the usual Amazon gift certificate approach, so in preparation for using that I went and started to sign up for the require “Coinme” account. I got as far as the part where it demanded that I send in a photo not only of my drivers license but also a current selfie, and my interest began to fade pretty drastically; some Googling to make sure that Coinme wasn’t a scam showed that a *lot* of people are really ticked off about the service. Very high fees, lots of requirements, difficulties in cashing out… meh, interest has dropped to zero.

So… anyone here have any Bitcoin stories that *aren’t* horror stories? Recommendations on who, what, where and most importantly how?

 Posted by at 2:20 pm

Flying on Mars

 aircraft, awesomeness, news, science, spacecraft, youtube  No Responses »
Apr 192021
 

There have been numerous ideas for aircraft to fly in the thin air of Mars ever since at least as far back as the early 1970’s. But somewhat to my surprise, the first aircraft to actually succeed at is was a helicopter, not a long-span sailplane-like aircraft:

The actual video is unimpressive, but I imagine better footage will come in.

 

 Posted by at 6:52 am

Incoming invasion?

 AARRRGH, Crazy, dumbassery, Gah., news, politics, russian empire, ಠ_ಠ  No Responses »
Apr 192021
 

‘This could explode’ Boris urged to take a stand as Putin invasion sparks panic in Europe

’s defence minister Andrii Taran yesterday claiming 110,000 Russian troops were currently deployed at the borders. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry subsequently claimed Russia’s FSB security service briefly detained a Ukrainian diplomat in St Petersburg yesterday. … Mr Taran also suggested Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was poised to move nuclear weapons into Crimea

Well, at least we have a strong, virile and determined leader who is sharp as a tack to deal with these difficult challenges.

 Posted by at 1:14 am

Apparently protestors can legally keep you from your own home

 AARRRGH, Crazy, Forward!, Gah., I'm from the government, news, politics, ಠ_ಠ  No Responses »
Apr 182021
 

Guy tries to drive down his own street to his own home, but is blocked by racist/Marxist “protestors.” Cops then arrest *him.* If they can keep you from getting to your house, it’s a small step before they can simply *occupy* you house and steal all your stuff.

On one hand, I gotta wonder what these “protestors” think they’re going to accomplish by alienating regular folks just trying to live their lives in their own homes (and restaurants, shopping malls, wherever else the Antifa/Burn-Loot-Murder terrorists decide to show up). After all, it’s clear that they are not winning hearts and minds with these tactics. On the other hand, they are successfully demonstrating both to themselves and to potential new recruits that they have power: the power to intimidate the citizenry, and the power to get the local government – and often enough, as here, the cops – to do their bidding. This will only embolden the terrorists, the *actual* insurrectionists who pose a real threat to the continued existence of the country. That’s why these kind of laws are important.

 Posted by at 12:41 pm
 Older Entries  Newer Entries