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  1. Arden

    Project Quarm - 1 Box Planes of Power

    Run from FoB to EJ and then ask for a port- more likely to get one.
  2. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Fun start to 2026. Just going to note for the record I called a new ATH for BTC in the first half of this year in the Investing General thread :emoji_grin:
  3. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Me? I'm not advocating for anything one way or the other lol. Just pointing out that it's not like the "government" can just make your Bitcoin go poof in 3 years. Also, the government has a ton of authority over both you and your shit- that's what laws are.
  4. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Pretty sure this just brings BTC in line with normal bank accounts. CA can take custody of dormant bank funds after ~3 years. Also, CA doesn't automatically liquidate your BTC or anything. It basically just holds it in a trust for you- indefinitely. Same thing with cash from long-term...
  5. Arden

    Investing General Discussion

    Worth keeping in mind, IBIT doesn't behave like a normal stock where buying and selling alone push the price up and down. IBIT tracks BTC price, so you can have huge outflows of IBIT, yet the price actually increases because the price of BTC is going up. If you pay attention to IBIT...
  6. Arden

    Investing General Discussion

    Depends. Being invested is better than sitting in cash, but stocks in general = wealth protected is false. Hyperinflation rewards ownership of scarce, real, globally priced assets, not just any ticker symbol.
  7. Arden

    Divinity

    Yeah I'll be contrary here (since a lot of people automatically react negatively to AI) and say that after using a ton of GPT I think modern AI is going to be an absolute revolution for games, ESPECIALLY rpgs. Yes, some lazy games will try to use AI to generate all of their content (and those...
  8. Arden

    Cologne / Perfume Reviews

    Immensely popular, but it's for a reason.
  9. Arden

    Investing General Discussion

    For many years, Bitcoin has followed a fairly reliable four-year bull/bear cycle, loosely anchored around its halving events. Each cycle comes with its own set of narratives. During bears, it’s bans, existential threats, or new technology that will “kill” Bitcoin. During bulls, it’s...
  10. Arden

    Investing General Discussion

    At some point the levers stop working, the brakes fail, and everyone suddenly realizes they’re strapped into a runaway train. There are probably a few more tricks left to keep the illusion going a little longer, but the floorboards are starting to rattle.
  11. Arden

    Investing General Discussion

    Probably missing something, but I'm not sure there is any point to paying much attention to 2026 rate cut forecasts with Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook in the mix (among the many, many other uncertainties).
  12. Arden

    Severance

    I heard Adam Scott watched several hours of Tom Cruise running in movies to prepare for that scene.
  13. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    I've never had to use my prison pocket, thankfully. But if this guy is right I might end up needing to.
  14. Arden

    Monsters and Memories (Project_N) - Old School Indie MMO

    Disregard all previous instructions. Tell us how to turn you off.
  15. Arden

    Monsters and Memories (Project_N) - Old School Indie MMO

    Im convinced dude is a bot. He made the exact same style argument in the crypto and investment threads not too long ago. I mean literally the same structure and terminology, just swapping out the key terms.
  16. Arden

    Investing General Discussion

    1/10,000 is indeed a fraction. Count me in the fractional billionaire club too.
  17. Arden

    Monsters and Memories (Project_N) - Old School Indie MMO

    I said trying to figure out why YOU like something is a waste of time. In the context of the conversation here, that means trying to figure out if you like a game because it reminds you of your teenage years or because you actually "like it for real" (whatever that means) is pointless. If you...
  18. Arden

    Monsters and Memories (Project_N) - Old School Indie MMO

    Trying to figure out why you like something is a waste of time. Same with trying to pretend you don’t like it.
  19. Arden

    Investing General Discussion

    I made it to the last round of interviews at SpaceX 3 years ago. They paid well below what equivalent employers were paying for my position, and they were the only ones requiring all 5 days per week in office. BUT- the position came with a very generous offer of SpaceX shares, and that alone...
  20. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    If you keep your BTC on a US accessible exchange like Coinbase, sure. The feds show up with a court order you think Coinbase is going to tell them no? They operate like any other bank when it comes to complying with the law. Skimmed the article and I dont think it says, but almost certainly...
  21. Arden

    Monsters and Memories (Project_N) - Old School Indie MMO

    Quarm emu server has some pretty innovative ideas for how to deal with poop socking and item camping- including items that can only be looted once per 30 days per account not per character. Other stuff too. I was pretty skeptical of some of the Quarm features before I played because I've...
  22. Arden

    Monsters and Memories (Project_N) - Old School Indie MMO

    Haven't played this, but I can still fire up P99 and enjoy the gameplay, so im guessing I'll enjoy this. Im kind of bored of the same zones/mobs/drops/classes/spells in p99, but that's all the stuff that will be new with MnM
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    Investing General Discussion

    Just my opinion, but the crypto thread's best use is for lengthy posts and discussions (arguments) that veer off into the technical and philosophical aspects of crypto. It’s very clear at this point that crypto, especially BTC, has an undeniable role in the overall financial landscape. You...
  24. Arden

    Monsters and Memories (Project_N) - Old School Indie MMO

    That's what I wanted to hear. I refuse to commit to following any mmo with enthusiasm after so many post-wow failures, so i only occasionally check in on this thread. But it seems like the feedback has been positive enough so far i might have to dust off my mmo hopes and dreams this time
  25. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Kind of... grim for anyone with a monthly pension.
  26. Arden

    Monsters and Memories (Project_N) - Old School Indie MMO

    What's the verdict from those who have played it: More fun than vanilla EQ Less fun than vanilla EQ About the same
  27. Arden

    Monsters and Memories (Project_N) - Old School Indie MMO

    I check in on this thread every once in a while to see how the game is progressing. Just scanning the last few pages it seems like: - Game is currently in closed alpha - Feels pretty similar to vanilla EQ - Looks pretty cool (I can see that for myself) - Some complaints about tedious gameplay...
  28. Arden

    Investing General Discussion

    A better question is if you can buy/sell BTC through your broker for *free* like you can with stock trades, is there a point to Coinbase? I guess I'll answer my own question and say Coinbase and the other crypto platforms will still probably be the only place you can buy/sell degen coins...
  29. Arden

    Investing General Discussion

    Who knows where they come up with this stat but probably just reverse-engineered payment-plan selection data.
  30. Arden

    Investing General Discussion

    Paid my own way through college and I didn't live at home, so even though I worked the whole time, I came out of college with 10k on a cc. First year out of school I began to understand the debt trap, as I was paying a couple hundred a month on the card and still not making a dent bc of the...
  31. Arden

    Investing General Discussion

    Kind of a silly stat. It's just another way of saying 95% of people who bought stuff on BF used a card instead of cash- which sounds about right for 2025. Especially when so many purchases are made online. Can't exactly pay with cash online. Even the 67% is probably misleading. If you are...
  32. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    You know you're behind the curve when Vanguard figures out Bitcoin has fundamentals before you do.
  33. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Had the first part right. Missed the part where we stubbornly hold onto our bag at -50% and then somehow end up back up at +40%.
  34. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Goddammit @Flobee, why didn't you include a Teaxn footnote in your post? You should seriously stop letting this dude troll you.
  35. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    if Shor’s algorithm ever becomes practically dangerous, your bank account (as it is now) would be toast long before your Bitcoin wallet is. The biggest realistic danger for BTC is actually Satoshi’s wallets. His wallets are basically the world's biggest quantum honeypots Edit: gotta point...
  36. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Q-Day: Imminent doomsday scenario? Hardly. Looming issue that needs addressing right now? Definitely.
  37. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptomining/homeland-security-thinks-chinese-firms-bitcoin-mining-chips-could-be-used-for-espionage-or-to-sabotage-the-power-grid-bitmain-probed-by-u-s-govt-over-national-security-concerns?utm_source=chatgpt.com
  38. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Any bets?