Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,329
    edited June 2022
    pinno said:

    Haha crypto bonfire doesn’t take a break over the weekend, and more and more of the “exchanges” get shown up as the Ponzi schemes we all said they were.

    Your nonsense has no floor for value since it’s worthless and instead of just creates vast amounts of energy emissions and cripples the microchip market.

    F@ck em all and anyone stupid enough to put money in it.

    So what is the general picture of Crypto currency then?
    My brother tried (in vain) to convince me to buy some Bitcoins and..
    Environmentally, Mining has horrendous consumption of energy.
    It was nigh on $30k last week, now...



    PS - Does nobody else have access to Google? 🤣
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,372
    pblakeney said:

    pinno said:

    Haha crypto bonfire doesn’t take a break over the weekend, and more and more of the “exchanges” get shown up as the Ponzi schemes we all said they were.

    Your nonsense has no floor for value since it’s worthless and instead of just creates vast amounts of energy emissions and cripples the microchip market.

    F@ck em all and anyone stupid enough to put money in it.

    So what is the general picture of Crypto currency then?
    My brother tried (in vain) to convince me to buy some Bitcoins and..
    Environmentally, Mining has horrendous consumption of energy.
    It was nigh on $30k last week, now...



    PS - Does nobody else have access to Google? 🤣

    Not sure. How would I find that out? 🤔
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,329

    pblakeney said:

    pinno said:

    Haha crypto bonfire doesn’t take a break over the weekend, and more and more of the “exchanges” get shown up as the Ponzi schemes we all said they were.

    Your nonsense has no floor for value since it’s worthless and instead of just creates vast amounts of energy emissions and cripples the microchip market.

    F@ck em all and anyone stupid enough to put money in it.

    So what is the general picture of Crypto currency then?
    My brother tried (in vain) to convince me to buy some Bitcoins and..
    Environmentally, Mining has horrendous consumption of energy.
    It was nigh on $30k last week, now...



    PS - Does nobody else have access to Google? 🤣

    Not sure. How would I find that out? 🤔
    Type Google into Google. Oh.... 😉
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    edited June 2022
    pblakeney said:

    pblakeney said:

    pinno said:

    Haha crypto bonfire doesn’t take a break over the weekend, and more and more of the “exchanges” get shown up as the Ponzi schemes we all said they were.

    Your nonsense has no floor for value since it’s worthless and instead of just creates vast amounts of energy emissions and cripples the microchip market.

    F@ck em all and anyone stupid enough to put money in it.

    So what is the general picture of Crypto currency then?
    My brother tried (in vain) to convince me to buy some Bitcoins and..
    Environmentally, Mining has horrendous consumption of energy.
    It was nigh on $30k last week, now...



    PS - Does nobody else have access to Google? 🤣

    Not sure. How would I find that out? 🤔
    Type Google into Google. Oh.... 😉
    Imagine in the future when you won't even have to type, it will be Borgily instantaneous. I don't want to be like the Borg, but not having to type/speak and getting the info straight to the noggin, will be noggin heaven, maybe.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,918

    Haha crypto bonfire doesn’t take a break over the weekend, and more and more of the “exchanges” get shown up as the Ponzi schemes we all said they were.

    Your nonsense has no floor for value since it’s worthless and instead of just creates vast amounts of energy emissions and cripples the microchip market.

    F@ck em all and anyone stupid enough to put money in it.

    It cheers you up to be angry? I could just about understand if you were a passionate environmentalist.

    One Bitcoin is still worth thousands.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,329

    pblakeney said:

    pblakeney said:

    pinno said:

    Haha crypto bonfire doesn’t take a break over the weekend, and more and more of the “exchanges” get shown up as the Ponzi schemes we all said they were.

    Your nonsense has no floor for value since it’s worthless and instead of just creates vast amounts of energy emissions and cripples the microchip market.

    F@ck em all and anyone stupid enough to put money in it.

    So what is the general picture of Crypto currency then?
    My brother tried (in vain) to convince me to buy some Bitcoins and..
    Environmentally, Mining has horrendous consumption of energy.
    It was nigh on $30k last week, now...



    PS - Does nobody else have access to Google? 🤣

    Not sure. How would I find that out? 🤔
    Type Google into Google. Oh.... 😉
    Imagine in the future when you won't even have to type, it will be Borgily instantaneous. I don't want to be like the Borg, but not having to type/speak and getting the info straight to the noggin, will be noggin heaven, maybe.
    It would probably turn into an ever decreasing spiral of confirmation bias.
    And that's assuming the thoughts stay inside. The world would get messy very quickly if honest thoughts were projected.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • masjer
    masjer Posts: 2,658
    pblakeney said:

    pblakeney said:

    pblakeney said:

    pinno said:

    Haha crypto bonfire doesn’t take a break over the weekend, and more and more of the “exchanges” get shown up as the Ponzi schemes we all said they were.

    Your nonsense has no floor for value since it’s worthless and instead of just creates vast amounts of energy emissions and cripples the microchip market.

    F@ck em all and anyone stupid enough to put money in it.

    So what is the general picture of Crypto currency then?
    My brother tried (in vain) to convince me to buy some Bitcoins and..
    Environmentally, Mining has horrendous consumption of energy.
    It was nigh on $30k last week, now...



    PS - Does nobody else have access to Google? 🤣

    Not sure. How would I find that out? 🤔
    Type Google into Google. Oh.... 😉
    Imagine in the future when you won't even have to type, it will be Borgily instantaneous. I don't want to be like the Borg, but not having to type/speak and getting the info straight to the noggin, will be noggin heaven, maybe.
    It would probably turn into an ever decreasing spiral of confirmation bias.
    And that's assuming the thoughts stay inside. The world would get messy very quickly if honest thoughts were projected.

    I knew you were going to say that.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    edited June 2022
    pblakeney said:

    pblakeney said:

    pblakeney said:

    pinno said:

    Haha crypto bonfire doesn’t take a break over the weekend, and more and more of the “exchanges” get shown up as the Ponzi schemes we all said they were.

    Your nonsense has no floor for value since it’s worthless and instead of just creates vast amounts of energy emissions and cripples the microchip market.

    F@ck em all and anyone stupid enough to put money in it.

    So what is the general picture of Crypto currency then?
    My brother tried (in vain) to convince me to buy some Bitcoins and..
    Environmentally, Mining has horrendous consumption of energy.
    It was nigh on $30k last week, now...



    PS - Does nobody else have access to Google? 🤣

    Not sure. How would I find that out? 🤔
    Type Google into Google. Oh.... 😉
    Imagine in the future when you won't even have to type, it will be Borgily instantaneous. I don't want to be like the Borg, but not having to type/speak and getting the info straight to the noggin, will be noggin heaven, maybe.
    It would probably turn into an ever decreasing spiral of confirmation bias.
    And that's assuming the thoughts stay inside. The world would get messy very quickly if honest thoughts were projected.
    Yes, good point. It will be interesting
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    edited June 2022

    Haha crypto bonfire doesn’t take a break over the weekend, and more and more of the “exchanges” get shown up as the Ponzi schemes we all said they were.

    Your nonsense has no floor for value since it’s worthless and instead of just creates vast amounts of energy emissions and cripples the microchip market.

    F@ck em all and anyone stupid enough to put money in it.

    It cheers you up to be angry? I could just about understand if you were a passionate environmentalist.

    One Bitcoin is still worth thousands.
    Nah I think it’s a scourge on society and the people who rate it are either deluding themselves or are cynically deluding others to get them to part with real money in exchange for worthless polluting nonsense.

    Let them all lose their shirts and the ponzi schemers be jailed
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,327
    edited June 2022
    pblakeney said:

    pblakeney said:

    pinno said:

    Haha crypto bonfire doesn’t take a break over the weekend, and more and more of the “exchanges” get shown up as the Ponzi schemes we all said they were.

    Your nonsense has no floor for value since it’s worthless and instead of just creates vast amounts of energy emissions and cripples the microchip market.

    F@ck em all and anyone stupid enough to put money in it.

    So what is the general picture of Crypto currency then?
    My brother tried (in vain) to convince me to buy some Bitcoins and..
    Environmentally, Mining has horrendous consumption of energy.
    It was nigh on $30k last week, now...



    PS - Does nobody else have access to Google? 🤣

    Not sure. How would I find that out? 🤔
    Type Google into Google. Oh.... 😉
    Sod off you lot of wallies.

    I though Rick was privy to some inside information.
    Besides, there's an array of Cyrpto currencies.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    pinno said:

    pblakeney said:

    pblakeney said:

    pinno said:

    Haha crypto bonfire doesn’t take a break over the weekend, and more and more of the “exchanges” get shown up as the Ponzi schemes we all said they were.

    Your nonsense has no floor for value since it’s worthless and instead of just creates vast amounts of energy emissions and cripples the microchip market.

    F@ck em all and anyone stupid enough to put money in it.

    So what is the general picture of Crypto currency then?
    My brother tried (in vain) to convince me to buy some Bitcoins and..
    Environmentally, Mining has horrendous consumption of energy.
    It was nigh on $30k last week, now...



    PS - Does nobody else have access to Google? 🤣

    Not sure. How would I find that out? 🤔
    Type Google into Google. Oh.... 😉
    Sod off you pair of wallies.
    I though Rick was privy to some inside information.
    Besides, there's an array of Cyrpto currencies.
    You wouldn't get away with that kind of language in a Borg hive.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,327
    edited June 2022

    Haha crypto bonfire doesn’t take a break over the weekend, and more and more of the “exchanges” get shown up as the Ponzi schemes we all said they were.

    Your nonsense has no floor for value since it’s worthless and instead of just creates vast amounts of energy emissions and cripples the microchip market.

    F@ck em all and anyone stupid enough to put money in it.

    It cheers you up to be angry? I could just about understand if you were a passionate environmentalist.

    One Bitcoin is still worth thousands.
    Nah I think it’s a scourge on society and the people who rate it are either deluding themselves or are cynically deluding others to get them to part with real money in exchange for worthless polluting nonsense.

    Let them all lose their shirts and the ponzi schemers be jailed
    But TBB made the point that they are still worth thousands.

    The bestt scenario would be more people pull out with no one willing to invest, then thousands of investors are with a stagnant commodity currency thingamy.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    Many facets of capitalism resemble a pyramid.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    There is no intrinsic value in it. It’s worthless
  • masjer
    masjer Posts: 2,658
    What about this for an investment opportunity.

    The world's leading contemporary art fair has taken a futuristic turn this year, offering buyers the chance to see their sculptures placed on the moon.
    Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are all the rage at the Art Basel fair in Switzerland, where the world of digital assets is taking off.

    Artist Jeff Koons plans to send 125 miniature sculptures to the moon with multi-billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX company.

    The sculptures -- set to be installed 384,400 kilometres (238,855 miles) apart from their owners -- will be sold as NFTs, which work like certificates of ownership.

    The "Moon Phases" statues come with a photo of their lunar location, and buyers will also be able to take home a sculpture with a gemstone marking their extra-terrestrial counterpart's place on the moon.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151

    There is no intrinsic value in it. It’s worthless

    Couldn't you say the same of many forms of money (generic term) that hasn't got some rarity and demand?

    Shares in failed companies become worthless.

  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    edited June 2022
    NFTs were just an increasingly desperate way for the ponzi operators to keep people pumping real money into the system to keep their schemes afloat.


    People forget how much work the rules and regs of the normal financial system do, and how much protection they afford.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    The Borg shouldn't be driven by money, just collective greatness.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,918

    Haha crypto bonfire doesn’t take a break over the weekend, and more and more of the “exchanges” get shown up as the Ponzi schemes we all said they were.

    Your nonsense has no floor for value since it’s worthless and instead of just creates vast amounts of energy emissions and cripples the microchip market.

    F@ck em all and anyone stupid enough to put money in it.

    It cheers you up to be angry? I could just about understand if you were a passionate environmentalist.

    One Bitcoin is still worth thousands.
    Nah I think it’s a scourge on society and the people who rate it are either deluding themselves or are cynically deluding others to get them to part with real money in exchange for worthless polluting nonsense.

    Let them all lose their shirts and the ponzi schemers be jailed
    Bitcoin once hit $20 and then crashed. It was dead then too. I don't see an alternative to bitcoin, so I expect it will live.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Yeah, normal state backed fiat money.
  • Jezyboy
    Jezyboy Posts: 3,606
    Surely the range of other crypto currencies are alternatives?
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,372

    Haha crypto bonfire doesn’t take a break over the weekend, and more and more of the “exchanges” get shown up as the Ponzi schemes we all said they were.

    Your nonsense has no floor for value since it’s worthless and instead of just creates vast amounts of energy emissions and cripples the microchip market.

    F@ck em all and anyone stupid enough to put money in it.

    It cheers you up to be angry? I could just about understand if you were a passionate environmentalist.

    One Bitcoin is still worth thousands.
    Nah I think it’s a scourge on society and the people who rate it are either deluding themselves or are cynically deluding others to get them to part with real money in exchange for worthless polluting nonsense.

    Let them all lose their shirts and the ponzi schemers be jailed
    Bitcoin once hit $20 and then crashed. It was dead then too. I don't see an alternative to bitcoin, so I expect it will live.

    No other places to put excess money? How did we survive before it?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    edited June 2022
    Jezyboy said:

    Surely the range of other crypto currencies are alternatives?

    Lol they are tanking even harder
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    They’re used mainly by Maddof wannabes who are trying to dupe punters into giving away their money.

    Occasionally if you’re not propping up a Ponzi scheme you’re helping criminals launder their money, all for a system that has no benefits.

  • masjer
    masjer Posts: 2,658
    I'm thinking of setting up Bikecoin if anyone is interested.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,327


    pinno said:

    pblakeney said:

    pblakeney said:

    pinno said:

    Haha crypto bonfire doesn’t take a break over the weekend, and more and more of the “exchanges” get shown up as the Ponzi schemes we all said they were.

    Your nonsense has no floor for value since it’s worthless and instead of just creates vast amounts of energy emissions and cripples the microchip market.

    F@ck em all and anyone stupid enough to put money in it.

    So what is the general picture of Crypto currency then?
    My brother tried (in vain) to convince me to buy some Bitcoins and..
    Environmentally, Mining has horrendous consumption of energy.
    It was nigh on $30k last week, now...



    PS - Does nobody else have access to Google? 🤣

    Not sure. How would I find that out? 🤔
    Type Google into Google. Oh.... 😉
    Sod off you pair of wallies.
    I though Rick was privy to some inside information.
    Besides, there's an array of Crypto currencies.
    You wouldn't get away with that kind of language in a Borg hive.
    No one would let me in.
    I don't know where in Super galactic enterprise a knowledge of recycling would come in.
    Perhaps when the moon is covered in worthless sh*t.

    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,327
    Anyway, isn't Crypto currencies and digital art just another example of the fact that there are rich people with too much money?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,372
    pinno said:

    Anyway, isn't Crypto currencies and digital art just another example of the fact that there are rich people with too much money?


    Next you'll be making some comment about emperors and clothes. Ssshhh!
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,327

    pinno said:

    Anyway, isn't Crypto currencies and digital art just another example of the fact that there are rich people with too much money?


    Next you'll be making some comment about emperors and clothes. Ssshhh!
    ,,,and the classical reference to Brutus.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!