@rooster_mtn@BishopDrive@ChrisMattson11 Yes. Staff should be paid enough so that they don't have to worry if they will be tipped enough to make rent. Any tips should be unexpected.
I asked the restaurant what this fee was for and was told, “the Wellness Fee pays for employees access to a mental health hotline for depression and suicide”.
Question: do I lower my tip by 3% since I am now paying for “mental health” for the server?
@Kin2485819@ArchieTempl@ChrisMattson11 At least you would pay the piece without feeling blackmailed every time you go out.
Amount paid is the same, but it matters how it is presented to you.
You are not the bad person who "only" tipped x%.
@maybeoclock@TanguyAdriaens1@TheIllix@ChrisMattson11 That is bs. Tipping culture in the US is just a greedy way for owners to push the responsibility of paying a decent wage to customers by blaming them for not being kind enough. Blackmail.
If they aren't able to charge enough for their services, they have no place in the market.
@TanguyAdriaens1@TheIllix@ChrisMattson11 Idk if that’s true or not, but if it is, it’s also true that everything is more expensive in the US compared to 99% of the rest of the world. Confused why people don’t understand this. Restaurant margins are thin, it’s just the industry.
@nic_carter Gold is a good in an economy and reacts to inflationary pressures as other goods do. Bitcoin has no economic anchor. Like a boat without a sail, it does not have a mechanism by which to feel the wind.
I could be wrong, but low inflation, low rates is what seems good for it
@LINKistheway@tylerdmace@dystopiabreaker You are completely right. For that stage of the scheme, private keys had to be accessible by the automation script. But later on a hardware wallet could have been used. Should have.
i dont understand. how did these idiots have the bitfinex bitcoin. who gave it to them. why did they have it. who would trust them with it. what is going on
@enlightnpenguin@porygondoteth@dystopiabreaker Where would they have the resources to pay the hackers from? Were they really rich in 2016/17?
Anyway, they are being accused of laundering, not hacking, so you might be right.
@tylerdmace@dystopiabreaker That is why the standard recommendation for storing thousands of btc is, at least, a multisig using hardware wallets. At least.
The variety of companies building on, using or integrating with #Bitcoin on the #LightningNetwork is astonishing.
Here’s a megathread 🧵 of all the companies (we know of) building/using/integrating LN⚡️ and what they do.
Are we missing any? Let us know!
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I have purchased an additional 10.6 bitcoins for ~$500,000 in cash at an average price of ~$47,330 per #bitcoin. Thanks @saylor for the inspiration and Happy New Year to all!
@bhh1953@HillebrandMax@BlockFi To each one, their risks. It seems like the guy was on top of things, just didn't read the tos or expect it to be taken seriously.
To be fair, the crappy tos is pretty clear.
@HillebrandMax@BlockFi dumb borrower, got screwed...if you borrow against btc and are required to maintain 2X collateral...well, its a 70 vol asset, so get ready for a bumpy ride
@_Luke_Ferguson@HillebrandMax@BlockFi To pay nice to banks and regulators and decreasing risk of being shut down by either one. It's called overcompliance.
They avoid being linked to coins used by fraudsters.
@HEBurro@EmilFilm@Marketsbylili@swoos_h Yes, it is risky. Anyone should decide for themselves what they value more and what risks to take.
But, if everybody coinjoins, the risk disappears.