00:38:30 <br-m> <eravsar:raubritter.org> Is anyone here a mod in the r/Monero subreddit? My post is not approved for ~6 hours, I messaged modmail but no answer, is it normal or am I shadowbanned from Reddit and my posts don't even work? My account is fresh, so maybe that's why. Or is it just mods are busy?
02:24:15 <br-m> <kiersten5821:matrix.org> reddit is a scam brother
02:29:13 <br-m> <sunshine:tchncs.de> @eravsar:raubritter.org: Consider Piefed.
02:30:07 <br-m> <sunshine:tchncs.de> !mailto:monero⊙mt is the alternative
02:52:26 <br-m> <eravsar:raubritter.org> @sunshine:tchncs.de: it seems inactive. i just wanted to share something i was working on with the monero community. i remember the subreddit being very active, but now i see its nothing like it. so are the matrix channels only platform monero enthusiasts use?
04:27:52 <br-m> <eravsar:raubritter.org> @eravsar:raubritter.org: https://monero.forum/thread/monerodm-monero-direct-messaging
04:27:52 <br-m> <eravsar:raubritter.org> i posted here let's see.
16:51:15 <jeetraj> quit
17:18:07 <yang> Can the default 'monerod' daemon be set in such mode to also mine? 
17:21:48 <br-m> <omurad:matrix.org> Yes
17:21:53 <br-m> <omurad:matrix.org> monerod start_mining <addr> [<threads>|auto] [do_background_mining] [ignore_battery]
17:22:23 <yang> omurad, to specify to only use 50% of the CPU , how is that done?
17:24:05 <br-m> <omurad:matrix.org> If you're on Linux, run nproc and divide the number you get by 2
17:24:17 <br-m> <omurad:matrix.org> Use this number for the 2nd arg (threads)
17:26:00 <yang> does 'solo mining' make any sense, or is it better to join the mining pool, for better results?
17:29:57 <br-m> <rbrunner7> Define "better" :) Over the long run, i.e. say a decade or so, you will earn more or less the same whether you mine solo or with a pool. What is "better" with a pool is a steady stream of income from mining - however small the individual payments will be.
17:31:04 <br-m> <rbrunner7> And well, solo-mining can be brutal, depending on your hashrate it may take a year or even longer on average until you find a block.
17:32:32 <br-m> <rbrunner7> (With the same hashrate, it will also take you a year to earn the equivalent of a block reward, but it's not so hard in a psychological sense ...)
17:38:49 <yang> rbrunner7 I only have a few low spec PCs, so probably better to mine in a pool?
17:52:09 <br-m> <omurad:matrix.org> Most miners in your situation opt for pool mining
18:03:26 <yang> thank you
19:38:05 <pynchon49> Is this chat active or is most of the discussion on matrix?
19:46:19 <yang> it's active
23:32:53 <br-m> <svensvenson:gemeinsam.jetzt> hey @all, I have a few 'meta' questions related to data privacy in general and financial privacy in particular. Is this the right place to ask them?
23:40:17 <br-m> <svensvenson:gemeinsam.jetzt> Q01: Lets say my friend bot BTC on Binance like 5 years ago with KYC and exchanged it for XMR like a day ago without KYC now, he learnt that the chain of custody of BTC is completely traceable so say, 5 years from now, the counterparty to my friend's BTC-XMR exchange would use that BTC to buy notty medicine off of the super da [... too long, see https://mrelay.p2pool.observer/e/6b2S4vEKRjJnWlR1 ]
23:45:10 <br-m> <svensvenson:gemeinsam.jetzt> Q02: Lets say we all use swedish crown for our day to day transactions but it is loosing value via inflation relative to USD and XAU. Now a purchasing power protecting strategy is to be using USD as a store of value and crowns as medium of exchange since USD is (fiat wise relatively) better than crowns. Now, since common plebs [... too long, see https://mrelay.p2pool.observer/e/-8Sk4vEKWEltX1FJ ]
23:48:41 <br-m> <svensvenson:gemeinsam.jetzt> Q03: Lets assume that there is a digital currency Santa looking at everyone's payment habits from his secret den in Stockholm. Those who use cards/swish/eKrona are put on the Nice list and those who attempt to pay using paper cash/privacy preserving methods such as gift cards are put on Naughty list. What are the chances that  [... too long, see https://mrelay.p2pool.observer/e/0Zyx4vEKSF92a25X ]
23:51:32 <br-m> <svensvenson:gemeinsam.jetzt> Q04: I like normies, they are normal people. But I also hate normies because, well, they are normies. Is it a good strategy to hide in plain sight and use kredit cards when in the company of such people? What do you think about going gung ho about financial privacy and preaching tho those who are plugged into the matrix?
23:53:41 <br-m> <svensvenson:gemeinsam.jetzt> Q05: It is quite demoralizing that I cannot buy a cup of coffee without Swish on my phone. The barmen look at me strange if I pull out a fresh swedish crown bill. How to balance not standing out and having privacy in transactions?
23:55:52 <br-m> <svensvenson:gemeinsam.jetzt> Q06: I read on FATF redfag indicators that transfers from and to a self-hosted wallet increases the likely hood of ML/TF risk. Lets say my friend had already moved a few whole coins off of an exchange to his desktop wallet. Would this cause any problems in the future?
23:58:13 <br-m> <svensvenson:gemeinsam.jetzt> Q07: I looked at the price chart of XMR on haveno.markets from Feb 21 to Mar 21. The moving average price line is almost horizontal. Why is XMR so stupendously stable while literally every other coins is going down like a town bicycle or jumping up and down like a monkey on coke?