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Pendulum
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re: I've noticed that the Bitcoin diehards rarely try to talk shite about Gold anymore
Posted by Pendulum on 1/16/26 at 10:02 am to SlidellCajun
I think the point he's making is someone can just steal your gold if you are not strong, have a shitty safe, or as he put it nicely, don't have "proof of weapons" (definitely stealing this). However, even if you memorized your keys to your wallet, I bet you start squealing if someone's cutting off your toes. I'm not really sure there's a difference.
Although, it would be way easier to move a significant amount of BTC than gold obviously. Like say I'm not home, and I see burglers break into my house on my ring camera, I have my keys to my crypto wallets punched into steel plates which are in my safe in my closet. I could just move all that crypto in minutes, even if I'm on a different continent. I cant do anything to keep them from stealing gold.
Of course these are low % scenarios, which are kind of irrelevant but fun to talk about.
Although, it would be way easier to move a significant amount of BTC than gold obviously. Like say I'm not home, and I see burglers break into my house on my ring camera, I have my keys to my crypto wallets punched into steel plates which are in my safe in my closet. I could just move all that crypto in minutes, even if I'm on a different continent. I cant do anything to keep them from stealing gold.
Of course these are low % scenarios, which are kind of irrelevant but fun to talk about.
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Well i can agree with that, I would not argue BTC isn't way more susceptible to manipulation or a "rug pull" than Gold if just comparing the 2.
As of today, One asset is more about upside possibilities and the other, gold, is more about down side possibilities. Risk usually tracks with that.
As of today, One asset is more about upside possibilities and the other, gold, is more about down side possibilities. Risk usually tracks with that.
When were BTC and gold ever opposing assets? Do you mean to say, that gold bugs are now more confident to talk shite about the new kid on the block than 10 years ago because of the current 1yr charts of each? That seems like a more accurate assessment of what you're trying to do here.
I own both, I like both for different reasons.
I also have a hard time taking anyone serious in a crypto talk that brings up 1 of the 2 following points like fresh points that haven't been fleshed out a million times since 2010, it just makes the BTC opponent seem lazy and ignorant to me:
1. What makes it different than any other alt coin, why wont some other coin take over?
You can find this out for yourself in no time flat. My opinion is BTC has unmatched decentralization, security (The energy intensiveness actually plays a huge part in why it's so secure), and is absolutely finite on top of all of that while having massive first mover effects as well including an extremely transparent launch with no premining etc; being first is relevant. There's not even a founder to shape any narratives. In my opinion, and this is where I differ with a lot of cprytonites; how efficient or useful a coin and network are don't matter for "value". Being finite and unfrickable, while being desirable by people are value characteristics to me. I don't care how useful or efficient some random coin is if it's centralized to some extent and someone can just print/make more coins or change the protocol with a subsect of the community. Sure some other crpto can be a useful network, but why does that make the coins worth anything? You don't just sit on cash in your bank account, that would be stupid and it would lose value. There's no other crypto in the same class as BTC.
2. It's never going to be adopted. (whatever this implies, I call it the slidellcajun argument)
While some crypto people might act like this is the end game, it will never be. At best it will be some type of reserve layer or measuring stick. But who cares, I don't go to grocery stores and drop little chips of gold on the counter. That's not a requirement to be desirable, thus valuable. It's not possible to do enough transactions on the network for it to be an everyday currency that replaces everything else.... much in the same way we humans moved away from gold as a currency, because it's ultra inconvenient and does not have good properties for that purpose.
Really any "either or" discussion involving gold and BTC is pointless imo. You can have both in a portfolio, and if BTC bothers someone so much, don't own it. The necessity for some folks to go out and battle BTC indicates insecurity to me. You don't see this same type of behavior anywhere else in the investing world, even GME haters didn't have the staying power anti-BTC folks do; but many assets don't have the prior returns BTC has. I don't believe gold or BTC are going away anytime soon, so I guess we will be reliving this argument for the rest of time. I don't see it as a existential threat to GOLD but apparently GOLD people do. I'll continue to allocate wealth to both assets even though both assets have pro's and con's.
I own both, I like both for different reasons.
I also have a hard time taking anyone serious in a crypto talk that brings up 1 of the 2 following points like fresh points that haven't been fleshed out a million times since 2010, it just makes the BTC opponent seem lazy and ignorant to me:
1. What makes it different than any other alt coin, why wont some other coin take over?
You can find this out for yourself in no time flat. My opinion is BTC has unmatched decentralization, security (The energy intensiveness actually plays a huge part in why it's so secure), and is absolutely finite on top of all of that while having massive first mover effects as well including an extremely transparent launch with no premining etc; being first is relevant. There's not even a founder to shape any narratives. In my opinion, and this is where I differ with a lot of cprytonites; how efficient or useful a coin and network are don't matter for "value". Being finite and unfrickable, while being desirable by people are value characteristics to me. I don't care how useful or efficient some random coin is if it's centralized to some extent and someone can just print/make more coins or change the protocol with a subsect of the community. Sure some other crpto can be a useful network, but why does that make the coins worth anything? You don't just sit on cash in your bank account, that would be stupid and it would lose value. There's no other crypto in the same class as BTC.
2. It's never going to be adopted. (whatever this implies, I call it the slidellcajun argument)
While some crypto people might act like this is the end game, it will never be. At best it will be some type of reserve layer or measuring stick. But who cares, I don't go to grocery stores and drop little chips of gold on the counter. That's not a requirement to be desirable, thus valuable. It's not possible to do enough transactions on the network for it to be an everyday currency that replaces everything else.... much in the same way we humans moved away from gold as a currency, because it's ultra inconvenient and does not have good properties for that purpose.
Really any "either or" discussion involving gold and BTC is pointless imo. You can have both in a portfolio, and if BTC bothers someone so much, don't own it. The necessity for some folks to go out and battle BTC indicates insecurity to me. You don't see this same type of behavior anywhere else in the investing world, even GME haters didn't have the staying power anti-BTC folks do; but many assets don't have the prior returns BTC has. I don't believe gold or BTC are going away anytime soon, so I guess we will be reliving this argument for the rest of time. I don't see it as a existential threat to GOLD but apparently GOLD people do. I'll continue to allocate wealth to both assets even though both assets have pro's and con's.
Ill believe this happens when it happens. Seems ridiculous
re: Jordan Poole 0 points , 0 rebounds, 1 assist, 0 steals in 12 minutes
Posted by Pendulum on 1/10/26 at 6:25 am to BowDownToLSU
Those willie green staredowns look a little different in hindsight to me.
You think the Archdiocese of New Orleans is giving out discounts?
But, but they have a farm they are going to make a cannabis resort on now!
re: Trump demands a US military budget increase of $500 BILLION, from $1T to $1.5T, in 2027
Posted by Pendulum on 1/7/26 at 4:41 pm to SlowFlowPro
I'm not sure I follow, or if I'm even in disagreement with you... I never used the word globalism. I don't think that word has much meaning nowadays, it's just used as some type of ambiguous catchall bogeyman last decade.
re: Trump demands a US military budget increase of $500 BILLION, from $1T to $1.5T, in 2027
Posted by Pendulum on 1/7/26 at 4:36 pm to SlowFlowPro
I mean Russia and China and their little friends, who are obviously opposed to our current world hierarchy with us as the dominant world power with no equals. "Axis of evil" was tongue in cheek. You can put whatever tag lines you want on it, doesn't quite matter who's ideology is correct. We are here, they are there.
Seems like person after person, like trump, and M johnson get classified briefings and move much more hawkish on China and Russia. Of course, that is because our intelligence agencies want war, I know, I know.
Seems like person after person, like trump, and M johnson get classified briefings and move much more hawkish on China and Russia. Of course, that is because our intelligence agencies want war, I know, I know.
Maybe trump is trying to tell you guys, that we cant just ignore the "axis of evil". Even though it is a convenient narrative on this board that we can just sit inside our borders in our hemisphere and ignore everything else like it's the 1800s and it wont effect our life. His turn in the last week is a sign.
re: Any of you money guys worried about the fallout of the silver price increase?
Posted by Pendulum on 12/31/25 at 12:38 pm to Art Blakey
I tend to agree with this. Inflation will be the release valve that has to bring down the house of cards or it wont happen. They can solve all the other problems, but their solutions will lead to inflation. Theres no systemic issue they wont just plug with more money as that will always be the easiest, most painless response, and thus the humans will always go that direction.
Through all of history, this is pretty much the story, no empire ever sits back and let's things crash, they will use their tools until the tools themselves are the root of the problem.
Through all of history, this is pretty much the story, no empire ever sits back and let's things crash, they will use their tools until the tools themselves are the root of the problem.
re: Olave, London, or Wilson
Posted by Pendulum on 12/29/25 at 4:08 pm to Handsome Pete
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He had like one bad season with the concussions
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My post was to point out Olave had one bad season
with the concussions.
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His prior injury history or future risk has nothing to do with that, so I don't know the point of your concussion tangent.
Based on most reporting, basically the only reason he is playing right now without an extension done is because of the concussions. So it is very relevant to any discussion of comparing him to his class mates and you falsely claimed he had only one season where concussions were an issue, or alternatively you made a poor choice of words if that isn't what you meant.
Also, prior concussion history significantly increases the risk for future concussions, and that is scientific, so any team assessing his value, you better believe is going to have concussions at the top of his "cons" list.
Just pointing out a falsehood in your first statement in the thread. Not going to spin in circles over this anymore, you can have last word.
re: Olave, London, or Wilson
Posted by Pendulum on 12/29/25 at 3:27 pm to Handsome Pete
I sent you a link that shows he's had "concussion" issues all the way back to college in 2020, in fact, 2025 is the only year without a concussion issue. So it's not something that was isolated in 1 season as you insinuate to support your over arching point. I don't care about any of those projections at the top of the page, it was the history list if you scroll down that I was looking at. I didn't realize it was a paid link, so you only have a few looks at it.
Any rational person should look at that and think he's a huge risk for concussions, a much higher risk than a comparable WR without that history.
I'm not saying he's not getting paid, or what he's worth. I'm just pointing out that saying he only had injury problems in one year is minimization and a logical fallacy.
The man said he was considering retiring this past year, and saw a specialist on concussions. He's even seemingly playing different specifically to avoid concussions, as just about every local pundit has discussed this year. He obviously was concerned himself, so dismissing it is a :confused: to me.
Any rational person should look at that and think he's a huge risk for concussions, a much higher risk than a comparable WR without that history.
I'm not saying he's not getting paid, or what he's worth. I'm just pointing out that saying he only had injury problems in one year is minimization and a logical fallacy.
The man said he was considering retiring this past year, and saw a specialist on concussions. He's even seemingly playing different specifically to avoid concussions, as just about every local pundit has discussed this year. He obviously was concerned himself, so dismissing it is a :confused: to me.
re: Olave, London, or Wilson
Posted by Pendulum on 12/29/25 at 1:44 pm to Handsome Pete
Rip quick change
re: Shough goes #1 in Todd McShay’s 2025 redraft
Posted by Pendulum on 12/25/25 at 2:11 pm to Lsujacket66
Loomising
re: Disturbing video. 3 Fake UPS workers storm house, 3 murdered, kids in the house.
Posted by Pendulum on 12/24/25 at 12:38 pm to AncientTiger
Man I watched this video 2 days ago, and I still find myself thinking about it all throughout the day. I have a 3yo and 1 yo, boys, the way they bring toys to the intruders in the beginning really got to me, as well as the older one having a breakdown and running back and forth when the shooting starts because he doesnt understand what's happening. Keep telling myself they were living in what looks like a crack den, so maybe their outcomes were pretty fked anyway.
Crazy how tragic the world we live in can be. I know my boys aren't exactly in the same situation with odds of the same thing happening but damn if I haven't been hugging the shite out of them this week since I saw this video.
Its interesting how I could watch fked up stuff like this in my 20s and it didnt effect me, and now older with kids, it stays with me for days.
Crazy how tragic the world we live in can be. I know my boys aren't exactly in the same situation with odds of the same thing happening but damn if I haven't been hugging the shite out of them this week since I saw this video.
Its interesting how I could watch fked up stuff like this in my 20s and it didnt effect me, and now older with kids, it stays with me for days.
re: When you were a kid, did you go looking for your Christmas presents?
Posted by Pendulum on 12/23/25 at 7:10 pm to boxcarbarney
Yep, had an attic with 2 doors and there wasnt an easy way to get to the other side without crawling over insulation and joists and vents, it wasnt intended to be connected.
My parents put the presents behind one of the doors locked and never locked the other. I dont know how many times I thought i was falling through the ceiling going to check out my toys. Never got caught.
My parents put the presents behind one of the doors locked and never locked the other. I dont know how many times I thought i was falling through the ceiling going to check out my toys. Never got caught.
re: USPS is a joke
Posted by Pendulum on 12/22/25 at 1:18 pm to ksayetiger
If I'm ordering something for my work, and I see USPS at checkout, I'll go to a different website or vendor if there's no options. Sending anything via USPS is like lighting money (and the shipped item) on fire. I don't know if it's just a local thing, but I'd say somewhere in the vicinity of 25% of packages sent USPS don't ever make it to us, and the ones that do take a non business functioning amount of time to get here.
What's worse, is if something is lost, it will just stay as "still coming, delayed" for months and months.
It's impressive how bad our mail service is.
What's worse, is if something is lost, it will just stay as "still coming, delayed" for months and months.
It's impressive how bad our mail service is.
re: Elf on a Shelf
Posted by Pendulum on 12/22/25 at 10:42 am to SallysHuman
Elf on the shelf seems like one of those things parents do for other parents and likes. So ive never considered participating.
re: So Trump has tagged the Pillow Guy to run against Tampon Tim for MN governor.
Posted by Pendulum on 12/22/25 at 10:40 am to BamaGradinTn
Just let them join Canada if these are the options, jesus.
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