What Does It Mean to HODL Crypto? I've been asked a few times what "holding" in reference to crypto entails, so I thought I'd give a quick, simplified answer. "Holding" any investment simply means that you aren't planning on selling it soon after you bought it. To drastically oversimplify, there are two basic investment strategies you can use with any commodity, be it real estate, stocks, or crypto: "active" and "passive". Active investing means you are actively watching the…
The Case For Taking Profits I am an advocate of the Buy-and-Hold strategy, HODL in crypto terms. There are many reasons for this, not the least of which is my inherent laziness, (I'm too lazy to regularly monitor markets), but I also believe that over time buying and holding will beat a more active investing strategy. However, there are always exceptions to this rule. Consider what would have happened had you invested in the formerly popular coin Lisk, (LSK), back in early…
So You Want To Change The World Are you tired of all the suffering and injustice on our planet? Do you think it is way past the time when we should fix societal problems once and for all? Well then, good for you! I hope you succeed beyond your wildest dreams. But understand this will be a difficult challenge. It will be frighteningly easy to become discouraged with how seemingly intractable the problems of the world really are. To keep your spirits up, may I recommend the…
Anybody Mining Helium? On one of the YouTube channels I subscribe to, (VoskCoin), several videos have been posted promoting Helium miners. (E.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXJIox0R0lQ ) Supposedly these miners are cheap, and don't use much electricity, so if you are located advantageously, you could get your investment back in as little as a month. I wonder if mining Helium would work in rural Philippines? Our electricity is expensive and erratic here, and folks are…
Stupid Body Tricks One of the "advantages" of getting old is our body starts to play tricks on us. Joints give out, parts that are supposed to flex don't, and parts that are supposed to be sturdy aren't. We are left wondering what is going to malfunction next. About two weeks ago my left ear canal began to fill up with wax. This is a little "trick" my body occasionally plays on me, whereby one or both of my ears manage to painfully plug themselves up. The only cure for this…
The 100 Year Evolution of The Bra Are you bored with watching all those crypto related videos, and need to take a break? Well then, how about checking out this slightly naughty review of how the brassiere has flattened or uplifted, restrained or set free, and shaped those wonderful female protuberances throughout the years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfY0-tHNKVc Make no mistake about it; breasts give women incredible power, as acknowledged by this article:…
I Have $100- Which Crypto Do I BUY? A recent video with that title was recently posted on the Crypto Tips YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sooAaXutuKo . Spoiler alert: BCH was not mentioned! I'm very okay with this, as BCH is a crypto we should be using, not simply buying and HODLing to hopefully realize a profit on in the future. Think of BCH as digital cash. This video is addressing the question: what cryptocurrency works best as digital gold? They gave two…
So You Want To Mine Crypto? If you have your heart set on being a crypto miner, Naomi Brockwell put up a new video on YouTube called, "Getting Starting with Crypto Mining", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoArRNFiSlw&t=118s . (Yes, she used the word "starting", not "started".) It covers the basics, and will just get you started. There is a LOT to learn to becoming a successful crypto miner. If you watch this video and decide crypto mining is something you'd like to…
Origins of Read.cash How many of y'all are aware of the early days of Read.cash ? @cmoneyspinner has an interesting comment where she says that Mr. MDM arrived to finance Read.cash AFTER the users of that site were keeping it running with their own funds? For some reason I can't renoise her comment, so here it is: "This is a hashtag #DidYouKnow. Did you know that at one time when Read.Cash was just beginning several members made pledges to help the site continue. In the end,…
What About Ravi? Recently I've been listening with my wife to sermons from David Jeremiah. Mr. Jeremiah is a Christian pastor, which since my wife is also Christian, suits her just fine. I'm not a follower of any particular religion, but rather look to religion for spiritual guidance, so Mr. Jeremiah's talks work for me as well. Win - win, as they say! Yesterday I remembered there was another pastor we used to listen to back in the USA, a guy named Ravi Zacharias. I always…
A Prophecy Hey all, want to view a glimpse of the future as predicted by a paranoid old man? If so, strap on your tinfoil hats and prepare for a disturbing ride. We all know how Covid19 has disrupted daily life across the planet. Well, to be more accurate, it has been governments' reactions to Covid19 that has caused the majority of the disruption. While I truly feel sorry for those who have lost friends and family to this stupid disease, we have to remember that the kill…
Our Internet Was a Joke Today Just not a very funny one. It was out from just before lunch, to now, just after dinner. It's frightening actually how much our lives are wrapped up in being online. We all sorta sat around and moped, not knowing what to do with ourselves. Speaking of bad jokes, in the spirit of our slacker internet service, here are some groaners to brighten, (or maybe not), your day: Q: What do you call a can opener that doesn't work? A: A can't opener. I…
Will Crypto Ever Be More Than A Hype? I'm having a crisis of faith regarding crypto's long term viability. Why? Because the two doggy poop "meme" coins, SHIB and DOGE, are currently #9 and #10 in market cap respectively, according to CoinGecko. ( https://www.coingecko.com/en ) Meanwhile, BCH is now down to spot #21. Other coins I admire, such as LTC, (#17), and DASH, (#77), are also behind the stupid doggy coins in market cap, while interesting projects such as NANO, (very…
Fun With Snakes Yesterday I saw my first Philippine Cobra. We were standing outside a small sari-sari store. My nephew had parked his motorcycle in front, and my wife and niece were walking up to the store. Suddenly my niece pointed at something, and my wife went absolutely batshit crazy. She jumped, started screaming, and came running towards us like ..... well, like she just saw a snake. The little bastard had gotten under the motorcycle and, maybe attracted by the heat,…
Where Do We Go From Here? This is all @littlenewthings fault. She gave me a gentle push down this path, then wandering around I stumbled upon this video series. Yes, it is from a Christian perspective. If you aren't a Christian, please don't let that turn you away. I am not necessarily a Christian; I approach sources of information such as this from the point of view of gaining some insights from them. Much, much smarter folks than me have put lots of thought into what is…
An Unloved Post I have a post I made several months ago, https://noise.cash/post/lqg8qwmq , that is a screen capture of a cool photo I found somewhere. I think it is a wonderful post, but ..... it has been shown absolutely no love whatsoever. Not a single soul has poked its heart. :-( Maybe things were different on noise.cash when I posted it, and it would get some likes now? Who knows? But I have a bad feeling that this silly current post containing pics of my younger son…
Has Noise.Cash Been Hacked? **NO!!** ******* EDIT: Nevermind. This was just my paranoia acting up again. I went back through my notifications, and clicked on the link. After reading through a bunch of short posts, I received $2.00 . Hooray!! --------------------------------------------------- Did any of y'all get a notification that lead to the attached image? What is this? Is this a legit new feature of noise.cash, or has someone hacked the notification feature? There is no…
A Question for the Vaccinated As an alleged Anti-Vaxxer, and probable conspiracy theorist believer, I am becoming dismayed by the direction the crusade against Covid19 has taken. What started off as a three week lockdown to "flatten the curve" has turned into an almost ongoing disruption of normal life for nearly two years now, combined with accusations that those of us who chose not to vaccinate are prolonging the pandemic. I have a question for those of you who have been…
All The Minecraft Updates, Explained Uh oh ...... another post by my 12 year old son! The first update for minecraft was 1.1. In this update they added other languages besides English, They also added shears (or scissors) and with shears you can now shear sheep to get their wool because before the update came out you had to kill sheep to get its wool, they also added a flat world. The next update would be 1.2 in this update they increase the world height limit. They also…
The Alec Baldwin Tragedy If you haven't heard already, Alec Baldwin was involved with an accident on a movie set that killed one woman, and injured another person. (Supposedly he shot them with a "prop" gun.) Before I go any further, I need to say this: I intensely dislike Alec Baldwin for his public stance on political and social issues. Yes, he is a great actor, and for all I know a great guy in person, but his public persona is one of a very rich Hollywood leftist who…
Phooey to the Water Company! This past Sunday we decided enough was enough, and to resolve our water problems once and for all drove in to Citi Hardware in Pagadian City, and purchased a 2000 liter water tank. It is our hope that this new tank, combined with our existing 1500 liter water tank, will get us through whatever nonsense the Water Company chooses to hurl our way. The first three pics are of our new blue water tank, just after it was delivered, and being installed…
Check Out The New Cointracker Site I came across a site today some of y'all may find interesting: https://cointracker.cryptocity.info/ . It's put out by the folk(s) behind https://cryptocity.info , and claims to be an accurate, updated list of things relating to crypto, such as wallets or exchanges. The home page is kinda confusing. On my browser, (Chrome), you have to click one of the icons on the far left to get to a listing of what you're looking for, (e.g., wallets).…
An Irritating Mob, Chosen By The Minecraft Community (Another post written by my 12 year old son. Enjoy!) Back in 2017 there was a mob vote for Minecraft, Mob A, Mob B, Mob, C and Mob D. And the Community wanted Mob B, the mob would be added in the 1.13 Aquatic Update. Basically Mob B was an undead bird called "the phantom" and it would attack you if you had not sleep for 3 nights. But when the 1.13 update came and the phantom was added the Community hated the phantoms…
Please Don't Tip Me I'm not kidding. Please do NOT give me tips directly from your wallet. If you have an irresistible urge to tip someone, may I suggest that you tip @Bm8ter or @MarSou or one of the other folks on here who are giving back their tips to help those of us in need. (There are probably lots of folks on noise.cash who are doing this, but I am way too lazy and grumpy this morning to bother looking them up.) I am not desperate for cash at the present moment. While…
The Ballad Of Our Water Company Well, our stupid water went out again yesterday, and as of today it is still out. (If you're curious, I recently ranted about our horrible water service here: https://noise.cash/post/lg3pwp7r .) This is kinda problematic for me, because when I asked why aren't we using the external water tank, I mostly got evasive answers, until my wife actually admitted that the water started going out last Tuesday. Grr!! The past few days I was making…
In Defense Of Banks I know that here on noise.cash we like to bash the banks, and especially the banksters that run them. But the recent theft of huge amounts of BTC from Coinbase has got me thinking, (smell the wood burning?), and I've come to the conclusion that maybe banks aren't that bad, at least in comparison to crypto exchanges. It should come as no surprise that banks, having lots and lots and lots of money, (or at least ledger entries showing the collateral for this…
Fourth Day With No Running Water For four days now we have been without running water. This sucks! Yesterday we had a torrential rain, so while that lasted we all got freezing baths using the cold water that was running off our roof into a large water barrel. That was traumatic! All the water that is in the house now is what I call "heavy water", in that you have to lug it inside via a bucket or other container. I know that some of y'all live like this, (without running…
Earn 30% On Tether Via Kucoin Here's how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dc-0dh_dOo&t=2s . Now for a full disclosure. I have NOT done this yet. I was hoping to set up a Kucoin account that I could use to buy crypto without the annoying KYC requirements, but either my info on Kucoin is out of date, or, because I'm a citizen of the United States, (Land of the Free*), this didn't work for me. (I thought because we are residing in the Philippines now, that would be good…
Our Basketball Hoop and Front Steps You can't see it too well, (because I didn't want to go out in the mud), but the first pic is a shot of our basketball hoop. It is nailed to a coconut tree at the edge of our driveway, outside our garage. On the rare day when it's not muddy outside, you can shoop hoops! (Try it now, and you'll be playing mud ball!) This is kinda ironic, because as a kid growing up we had a basketball hoop on the edge of our driveway, just outside the…
Revisiting Covid19 Vaccines If you have been following me at all, you know I have not gotten a Covid19 jab yet, and will not voluntarily get one for at least 12 more months. I am just not a fan of this mRNA technology. However, one of the users here, https://noise.cash/u/PopPopPrego , has pointed out that I was incorrect about at least one thing: the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is NOT mRNA based. www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/janssen.html…
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