Ethereum has blobs. Where do we go from here?

Re:Ethereum has blobs. Where do we go from here? by gehwartzen on Thursday March 28, 2024 @05:11PM (#39857354)

>As far as I can tell, the only cryptocurrency that actually delivers on its name (i.e. being used as a currency) is Monero. Sure, it's all drugs and stolen credit cards, but it does undeniably solve a real world problem for its users instead of just being used as a vehicle for speculative investment.

This is exactly my use case (the former not later) with Monero and it's been amazing. Only marginally more difficult than to shop on amazon and feels a million times less sketchy than trying to find something locally. The speculative nature of crypto is therefore more of an annoyance as it causes the price to fluctuate too much between paying, shipping, and fund-release.

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Re:Ethereum has blobs. Where do we go from here? by coffeebeqn on Thursday March 28, 2024 @05:47PM (#39857751)

So you pay with monero but you still need to give them an address to ship to which some probably store somewhere where the police might eventually find it ? I guess depending on the local police the chances of that leading to any trouble are lower than getting stabbed by a tweaker when you go out into the community to purchase your stuff

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Re:Ethereum has blobs. Where do we go from here? by numpad0 on Thursday March 28, 2024 @08:14PM (#39859088)

I've heard that drug abusers exploit legally protected status of snail mail to avoid search, and have substances sent to an innocent third party as a dead drop or a dummy address to be intercepted. I'd assume authorities will get to you anyway, though.

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Re:Ethereum has blobs. Where do we go from here? by jen729w on Friday March 29, 2024 @02:38AM (#39861277)

> abusers

Excuse me.

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Re:Ethereum has blobs. Where do we go from here? by arandomusername on Thursday March 28, 2024 @07:08PM (#39858531)

Would probably be a lot harder for police to do anything since you could argue someone else did it in an attempt to get you in trouble or whatever.

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Re:Ethereum has blobs. Where do we go from here? by Semionilo on Thursday March 28, 2024 @07:50PM (#39858895)

Yes you can argue like this and I thought about it when I got a letter.

The issue is that if it's too much they will still raid your place even if the evidence might not be that clear and they might ignore politicians.

Good luck defending this, it will still be annoying as fuck If your PC is gone for month

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Re:Ethereum has blobs. Where do we go from here? by arandomusername on Thursday March 28, 2024 @09:25PM (#39859569)

You got a letter warning you?

If they had proof you paid you would probably be in jail.

Can still be painful, but way better than if they had proof you bought it.

(Also, if any of your drugs dont arrive or were opened, never order any more)

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Re:Ethereum has blobs. Where do we go from here? by Semionilo on Friday March 29, 2024 @02:57AM (#39861355)

It was for 5g and I have no record.

It was from the state and it was dropped.

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Re:Ethereum has blobs. Where do we go from here? by arandomusername on Saturday March 30, 2024 @03:26PM (#39877822)

It was dropped because they would have no luck proving anything. But if they had your credit card making the purchase, things would have turned out differently.

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Re:Ethereum has blobs. Where do we go from here? by idlewords on Friday March 29, 2024 @12:36AM (#39860759)

The risk is not just 'stabbed by a tweaker' but 'surprise fentanyl'. And police are very unlikely to come after some random online buyer who is not distributing/reselling.

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Re:Ethereum has blobs. Where do we go from here? by reaperman on Friday March 29, 2024 @02:26AM (#39861230)

https://energycontrol-international.org/drug-testing-service...

You can get quantitative GC/MS tests in addition to fentanyl / nitazene test strips.

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Re:Ethereum has blobs. Where do we go from here? by kjkjadksj on Friday March 29, 2024 @11:59AM (#39865603)

If your sample is cross contaminated with fentanyl e.g. from a scale there is a chance the portion of the sample you sent for testing doesn’t have any fentanyl. These aren’t homogeneously mixed substances its someone loading a dime bag in a bedroom.

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Re:Ethereum has blobs. Where do we go from here? by dqft on Friday March 29, 2024 @02:41AM (#39861297)

If someone sends any comm without PGP or I heard a vendor they are not using it witb someone else and I'm never interacting again. It really is that simple!

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