Fun fact: the earliest reference to Bitcoin on these forums was in 2011. Over seven years ago. It is hard to believe that it would contribute so much to global warming from such small beginnings.
Tube has to answer for this anti-butt slant the forums have
Please don't notice me, Tube
Oh god I used your name a second time that can't help
Nothing, nothing's happening here, I'm just sweet ol' Narwhal, everybody loves sweet ol' Narwhal right
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Hi I'm Vee!Formerly VH; She/Her; Is an E X P E R I E N C ERegistered Userregular
Holy shit I remember this.
Looking back at the things "Melissa" told me at the time, she was definitely describing either asexuality or demisexuality to me and I just didn't have the frame of reference to get it.
But also, separately, fuck that guy at gaming club.
Fun fact: the earliest reference to Bitcoin on these forums was in 2011. Over seven years ago. It is hard to believe that it would contribute so much to global warming from such small beginnings.
Bitcoin's massive contributions to global warming are largely because of Chinese Bitcoin mining on coal-powered grids. You could look at literally any heavy computing task in China and say "this is driving global warming."
every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
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Nova_CI have the needThe need for speedRegistered Userregular
So, yesterday afternoon I noticed some kidney pain. Figured I had some stones growing (I have a kidney disorder that makes it super easy for me to develop cystine stones). No big deal, I just up my dosage of a supplement that makes my body alkaline, and the stones dissolve in time. A couple hours later, it was becoming a lot of kidney pain. I'd say about halfway to the real pain of passing a stone. Uncomfortable, but not unmanageable.
Then I noticed my urine was very bloody.
Okay, that's new. And that sucks.
Figured I'd wait until the morning and see how I feel. No different. Called in to work, and called the clinic to set up an appointment. They recommended I go to the ER.
I really, really don't want to go to the ER for this. They can't do anything about it short of giving me a bunch of pain killers, and it still wasn't the unbearable pain of actually passing a stone. Decide to wait longer.
Fast forward to now, my urine is no longer bloody, and the kidney pain is very slight. As I expected - this has happened before. I won't actually pass the stone (That's only happened to me once). I'll take the supplement and whatever stones are in my kidneys will go away. After a while I'll lower the amount of that supplement I take (It's expensive, and the nephrologist who prescribed it said I only need to be on it when I have stones) and around the decade long merry go round I go.
Fun fact: the earliest reference to Bitcoin on these forums was in 2011. Over seven years ago. It is hard to believe that it would contribute so much to global warming from such small beginnings.
Bitcoin's massive contributions to global warming are largely because of Chinese Bitcoin mining on coal-powered grids. You could look at literally any heavy computing task in China and say "this is driving global warming."
Those other heavy computing tasks might have value outside of money laundering.
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21stCenturyCall me Pixel, or Pix for short![They/Them]Registered Userregular
Looking back at the things "Melissa" told me at the time, she was definitely describing either asexuality or demisexuality to me and I just didn't have the frame of reference to get it.
But also, separately, fuck that guy at gaming club.
So, yesterday afternoon I noticed some kidney pain. Figured I had some stones growing (I have a kidney disorder that makes it super easy for me to develop cystine stones). No big deal, I just up my dosage of a supplement that makes my body alkaline, and the stones dissolve in time. A couple hours later, it was becoming a lot of kidney pain. I'd say about halfway to the real pain of passing a stone. Uncomfortable, but not unmanageable.
Then I noticed my urine was very bloody.
Okay, that's new. And that sucks.
Figured I'd wait until the morning and see how I feel. No different. Called in to work, and called the clinic to set up an appointment. They recommended I go to the ER.
I really, really don't want to go to the ER for this. They can't do anything about it short of giving me a bunch of pain killers, and it still wasn't the unbearable pain of actually passing a stone. Decide to wait longer.
Fast forward to now, my urine is no longer bloody, and the kidney pain is very slight. As I expected - this has happened before. I won't actually pass the stone (That's only happened to me once). I'll take the supplement and whatever stones are in my kidneys will go away. After a while I'll lower the amount of that supplement I take (It's expensive, and the nephrologist who prescribed it said I only need to be on it when I have stones) and around the decade long merry go round I go.
This kind of had a happy ending so ... yay?
But also :bigfrown: and :bro: , my dude
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Hi I'm Vee!Formerly VH; She/Her; Is an E X P E R I E N C ERegistered Userregular
Jumping to random places in my post history is a real trip.
I wish I could jump to all the random stories like that one. I completely forgot about "Melissa" (and "Victoria"), it's neat to be like "oh yeah, that thing that happened..."
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Nova_CI have the needThe need for speedRegistered Userregular
So, yesterday afternoon I noticed some kidney pain. Figured I had some stones growing (I have a kidney disorder that makes it super easy for me to develop cystine stones). No big deal, I just up my dosage of a supplement that makes my body alkaline, and the stones dissolve in time. A couple hours later, it was becoming a lot of kidney pain. I'd say about halfway to the real pain of passing a stone. Uncomfortable, but not unmanageable.
Then I noticed my urine was very bloody.
Okay, that's new. And that sucks.
Figured I'd wait until the morning and see how I feel. No different. Called in to work, and called the clinic to set up an appointment. They recommended I go to the ER.
I really, really don't want to go to the ER for this. They can't do anything about it short of giving me a bunch of pain killers, and it still wasn't the unbearable pain of actually passing a stone. Decide to wait longer.
Fast forward to now, my urine is no longer bloody, and the kidney pain is very slight. As I expected - this has happened before. I won't actually pass the stone (That's only happened to me once). I'll take the supplement and whatever stones are in my kidneys will go away. After a while I'll lower the amount of that supplement I take (It's expensive, and the nephrologist who prescribed it said I only need to be on it when I have stones) and around the decade long merry go round I go.
This kind of had a happy ending so ... yay?
But also :bigfrown: and :bro: , my dude
Thanks, yeah. I may be somewhat irresponsible about it with not going to emerg, and who knows. Before it has a chance to dissolve, I may actually pass the stone, and won't that be fun.
Right now, though, it looks like I'm headed back to normal. I'm drinking as much water as I can stomach just to help wash my system out, though.
Gonna do some more magic draft! 3-0 with a boros right now, gonna finish that up, draft again, then go 7-0 twice in a row. Or lose terribly once I start streaming, one of those.
Fun fact: the earliest reference to Bitcoin on these forums was in 2011. Over seven years ago. It is hard to believe that it would contribute so much to global warming from such small beginnings.
The main bitcoin forum was dead set on brigading us to correct us too.
I remember stumbling upon it while doing a search on google for penny-arcade to reference an old post because the phpbb stuff was fucking atrocious for searching.
It still comes up over on some of them occasionally when they stumble on our wrongheaded ideas on how bitcoin is fucking worthless.
Fun fact: the earliest reference to Bitcoin on these forums was in 2011. Over seven years ago. It is hard to believe that it would contribute so much to global warming from such small beginnings.
The main bitcoin forum was dead set on brigading us to correct us too.
I remember stumbling upon it while doing a search on google for penny-arcade to reference an old post because the phpbb stuff was fucking atrocious for searching.
It still comes up over on some of them occasionally when they stumble on our wrongheaded ideas on how bitcoin is fucking worthless.
I used to post on this nonPA political forum around 2008 that was constantly brigaded by Ron Paul guys.
Fun fact: the earliest reference to Bitcoin on these forums was in 2011. Over seven years ago. It is hard to believe that it would contribute so much to global warming from such small beginnings.
Bitcoin's massive contributions to global warming are largely because of Chinese Bitcoin mining on coal-powered grids. You could look at literally any heavy computing task in China and say "this is driving global warming."
Those other heavy computing tasks might have value outside of money laundering.
Some significant but unknown/incalculable portion of Chinese Bitcoin use is to pseudonymously subscribe to VPN services to circumvent the great firewall.
That said, I do think that cryptocurrency speculation is stupid, and carbon emissions for speculation is extra stupid. So I'm not saying "Bitcoin is all good." I just don't think that cryptocurrency as a method for circumventing drug laws in the US or censorship in China is morally bad. But that's a deeper philosophical issue: I just can't summon much personal outrage over people breaking laws that I see as unjust.
every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
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BeNarwhalThe Work Left UnfinishedRegistered Userregular
Oh, right. I bet I said some bigoted things about asexual people.
I remember nary a year ago someone in chat was like “we should treat asexuality as a medical condition and get these people to like sex” and I was just looking at it as if this same notion was not just given to homosexuals in the past.
I don’t know or think it was you.
I don’t want to know my first posts. I was like 15. I say bad shit I regret hard today every once in a while. I think less so now.
Fun fact: the earliest reference to Bitcoin on these forums was in 2011. Over seven years ago. It is hard to believe that it would contribute so much to global warming from such small beginnings.
Bitcoin's massive contributions to global warming are largely because of Chinese Bitcoin mining on coal-powered grids. You could look at literally any heavy computing task in China and say "this is driving global warming."
Those other heavy computing tasks might have value outside of money laundering.
Some significant but unknown/incalculable portion of Chinese Bitcoin use is to pseudonymously subscribe to VPN services to circumvent the great firewall.
That said, I do think that cryptocurrency speculation is stupid, and carbon emissions for speculation is extra stupid. So I'm not saying "Bitcoin is all good." I just don't think that cryptocurrency as a method for circumventing drug laws in the US or censorship in China is morally bad. But that's a deeper philosophical issue: I just can't summon much personal outrage over people breaking laws that I see as unjust.
There’s two sides to that coin. Russian oligarchs use crypto to circumvent sanctions, and much of the things crypto is being used to purchase are not so morally innocent as drugs.
Fun fact: the earliest reference to Bitcoin on these forums was in 2011. Over seven years ago. It is hard to believe that it would contribute so much to global warming from such small beginnings.
The main bitcoin forum was dead set on brigading us to correct us too.
I remember stumbling upon it while doing a search on google for penny-arcade to reference an old post because the phpbb stuff was fucking atrocious for searching.
It still comes up over on some of them occasionally when they stumble on our wrongheaded ideas on how bitcoin is fucking worthless.
Our community here does trend more against cryptocurrency & blockchain than I prefer, and I do think a lot of that is driven by prejudice & misconceptions.
But I also understand the negativity because fervent cryptocurrency evangelists are silly and aggravating.
every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
Fun fact: the earliest reference to Bitcoin on these forums was in 2011. Over seven years ago. It is hard to believe that it would contribute so much to global warming from such small beginnings.
Bitcoin's massive contributions to global warming are largely because of Chinese Bitcoin mining on coal-powered grids. You could look at literally any heavy computing task in China and say "this is driving global warming."
Those other heavy computing tasks might have value outside of money laundering.
Some significant but unknown/incalculable portion of Chinese Bitcoin use is to pseudonymously subscribe to VPN services to circumvent the great firewall.
That said, I do think that cryptocurrency speculation is stupid, and carbon emissions for speculation is extra stupid. So I'm not saying "Bitcoin is all good." I just don't think that cryptocurrency as a method for circumventing drug laws in the US or censorship in China is morally bad. But that's a deeper philosophical issue: I just can't summon much personal outrage over people breaking laws that I see as unjust.
There’s two sides to that coin. Russian oligarchs use crypto to circumvent sanctions, and much of the things crypto is being used to purchase are not so morally innocent as drugs.
That's a totally fair point, too.
every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
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jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
Fun fact: the earliest reference to Bitcoin on these forums was in 2011. Over seven years ago. It is hard to believe that it would contribute so much to global warming from such small beginnings.
The main bitcoin forum was dead set on brigading us to correct us too.
I remember stumbling upon it while doing a search on google for penny-arcade to reference an old post because the phpbb stuff was fucking atrocious for searching.
It still comes up over on some of them occasionally when they stumble on our wrongheaded ideas on how bitcoin is fucking worthless.
Our community here does trend more against cryptocurrency & blockchain than I prefer, and I do think a lot of that is driven by prejudice & misconceptions.
But I also understand the negativity because fervent cryptocurrency evangelists are silly and aggravating.
Blockchain is useful.
Crypto is allowing human traffickers to operate easier.
There aren't really any problems with crypto currency that aren't true of any other form of meaningful encryption aside from the energy usage as far as I can see.
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ChanusHarbinger of the Spicy Rooster ApocalypseThe Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderatormod
i do think the potential usefulness of blockchain and the ridiculous sham of cryptocurrency aren’t often separated adequately in discussion
*sharpens katana*
Allegedly a voice of reason.
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jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
Good news everyone! Two Avatar sequels have entered post-production.
I seriously wonder how they'll do. It's been so long since the first one, there's no hype for any more.
I figure they'll do at least as well as a transformers movies, so an inexplicably large amount of money. They might end up being good and end up making near Avengers level money and we'll finally see the that traitor to mankind brought to justice.
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Tube has to answer for this anti-butt slant the forums have
Please don't notice me, Tube
Oh god I used your name a second time that can't help
Nothing, nothing's happening here, I'm just sweet ol' Narwhal, everybody loves sweet ol' Narwhal right
Holy shit I remember this.
Looking back at the things "Melissa" told me at the time, she was definitely describing either asexuality or demisexuality to me and I just didn't have the frame of reference to get it.
But also, separately, fuck that guy at gaming club.
Bitcoin's massive contributions to global warming are largely because of Chinese Bitcoin mining on coal-powered grids. You could look at literally any heavy computing task in China and say "this is driving global warming."
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Then I noticed my urine was very bloody.
Okay, that's new. And that sucks.
Figured I'd wait until the morning and see how I feel. No different. Called in to work, and called the clinic to set up an appointment. They recommended I go to the ER.
I really, really don't want to go to the ER for this. They can't do anything about it short of giving me a bunch of pain killers, and it still wasn't the unbearable pain of actually passing a stone. Decide to wait longer.
Fast forward to now, my urine is no longer bloody, and the kidney pain is very slight. As I expected - this has happened before. I won't actually pass the stone (That's only happened to me once). I'll take the supplement and whatever stones are in my kidneys will go away. After a while I'll lower the amount of that supplement I take (It's expensive, and the nephrologist who prescribed it said I only need to be on it when I have stones) and around the decade long merry go round I go.
Those other heavy computing tasks might have value outside of money laundering.
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This kind of had a happy ending so ... yay?
But also :bigfrown: and :bro: , my dude
I wish I could jump to all the random stories like that one. I completely forgot about "Melissa" (and "Victoria"), it's neat to be like "oh yeah, that thing that happened..."
Thanks, yeah.
Right now, though, it looks like I'm headed back to normal. I'm drinking as much water as I can stomach just to help wash my system out, though.
beacons:
The main bitcoin forum was dead set on brigading us to correct us too.
I remember stumbling upon it while doing a search on google for penny-arcade to reference an old post because the phpbb stuff was fucking atrocious for searching.
It still comes up over on some of them occasionally when they stumble on our wrongheaded ideas on how bitcoin is fucking worthless.
I used to post on this nonPA political forum around 2008 that was constantly brigaded by Ron Paul guys.
Some significant but unknown/incalculable portion of Chinese Bitcoin use is to pseudonymously subscribe to VPN services to circumvent the great firewall.
That said, I do think that cryptocurrency speculation is stupid, and carbon emissions for speculation is extra stupid. So I'm not saying "Bitcoin is all good." I just don't think that cryptocurrency as a method for circumventing drug laws in the US or censorship in China is morally bad. But that's a deeper philosophical issue: I just can't summon much personal outrage over people breaking laws that I see as unjust.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
As one of your hosts during your stay in our country, I am compelled to make sure you have found somewhere warm and dry to sleep tonight
Nothing has changed. time is a flat circle.
I remember nary a year ago someone in chat was like “we should treat asexuality as a medical condition and get these people to like sex” and I was just looking at it as if this same notion was not just given to homosexuals in the past.
I don’t know or think it was you.
I don’t want to know my first posts. I was like 15. I say bad shit I regret hard today every once in a while. I think less so now.
There’s two sides to that coin. Russian oligarchs use crypto to circumvent sanctions, and much of the things crypto is being used to purchase are not so morally innocent as drugs.
Our community here does trend more against cryptocurrency & blockchain than I prefer, and I do think a lot of that is driven by prejudice & misconceptions.
But I also understand the negativity because fervent cryptocurrency evangelists are silly and aggravating.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
That's a totally fair point, too.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Blockchain is useful.
Crypto is allowing human traffickers to operate easier.
*sharpens katana*
I am of the opinion that cryptocurrencies have been nothing but a huge negative since their inception, and have zero positive qualities.
Right sure, the hanwei is an amazing sword.
pleasepaypreacher.net
*studies blockchain*
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
I seriously wonder how they'll do. It's been so long since the first one, there's no hype for any more.
*sharpens blockchain*
*sharpens pre-martial sex*
days go slow and years go fast
What hype could there be for a sequel to a movie that was basically a tech demo?
I wouldn't have seen avatar 2 if it came near enough to the first one for it to matter.
pleasepaypreacher.net