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RE: Cryptocurrency - Bally002 - 02-07-2026
(02-07-2026, 04:28 AM)Ninurta Wrote:(02-06-2026, 12:23 PM)Michigan Swamp Buck Wrote: ...
The Pet Rock craze of the 70s comes to mind. Because anyone can pick up a rock off the ground, give it a name and make it a pet, it has little value as such. What people were actually buying was a certificate from the guy who came up with the idea. Then you have bragging rights when someone else has a rock from their backyard. This is kind of the idea it seems.
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My Pet Rock was definitely one of a kind, a rarity. I caught it and tamed it myself, out of the wild. I couldn't see giving someone actual money for something I could get for free, on my own, using a suitable trap to catch it, of course.
Although one-of-a-kind, I don't know if it ever had any actual value or not. Before I could investigate that matter, I accidentally left it's cage door open, and it escaped back into the wild.
Some times, especially on cold nights, I can still hear it tapping against the side of the house, wanting back in... but I'm done with it, I tell ya! I gave it the easy life, and it still ran off, so it can damned well stay out there in the wild!
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@Ninurta
What breed was that rock? Askin for a friend as usual.
Kind regards,
Bally
RE: Cryptocurrency - Michigan Swamp Buck - 02-07-2026
Conglomerate stones are vicious. They are known for leaping at their victims with enough force to break a bone. I leave taming wild rocks to the experts; it is safer that way.
RE: Cryptocurrency - Ninurta - 02-07-2026
(02-07-2026, 05:01 AM)Bally002 Wrote:(02-07-2026, 04:28 AM)Ninurta Wrote:(02-06-2026, 12:23 PM)Michigan Swamp Buck Wrote: ...
The Pet Rock craze of the 70s comes to mind. Because anyone can pick up a rock off the ground, give it a name and make it a pet, it has little value as such. What people were actually buying was a certificate from the guy who came up with the idea. Then you have bragging rights when someone else has a rock from their backyard. This is kind of the idea it seems.
...
My Pet Rock was definitely one of a kind, a rarity. I caught it and tamed it myself, out of the wild. I couldn't see giving someone actual money for something I could get for free, on my own, using a suitable trap to catch it, of course.
Although one-of-a-kind, I don't know if it ever had any actual value or not. Before I could investigate that matter, I accidentally left it's cage door open, and it escaped back into the wild.
Some times, especially on cold nights, I can still hear it tapping against the side of the house, wanting back in... but I'm done with it, I tell ya! I gave it the easy life, and it still ran off, so it can damned well stay out there in the wild!
.
@Ninurta
What breed was that rock? Askin for a friend as usual.
Kind regards,
Bally
It was a Miniature Dolorite. That means it may have been more of a "feral rock" than an actual "wild rock", since in general wild things are segregated more by species than by breed, as "breed" implies human selection in the domestication process.
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RE: Cryptocurrency - Michigan Swamp Buck - 02-09-2026
(02-04-2026, 06:31 PM)Michigan Swamp Buck Wrote: Parler is still acting buggy. I have been posting every day for a 281 day streak, and I haven't received any rewards since Jan. 11th, that is three and a half weeks now or around 500 tokens based on my average lately.
Thank goodness I finally got that wallet cleared out when it became Parler Pay again. Maybe they will catch up my rewards soon, but at .002 per token, I'm not concerned, esp. now that I'm finally trading some tokens that should have some good gains by the end of the month. I'm working other rewards programs now too, so no big deal really.
Here is some information I got from Parler Pay support . . .
"Parler has currently paused engagement rewards due to bots and spamming attempts on the platform. The team is working to resolve this so rewards can resume fairly and securely."
I must have missed the memo, but something like this should have reached my email after almost a month.
RE: Cryptocurrency - Michigan Swamp Buck - 04-02-2026
Well, three months and still no Optio token rewards from Parler. I'm glad I cashed out when Optio was fluctuating just above one-half cent per token. It was stable around $0.0055 more or less. Now it is down to $ 0.0012, and circulation is way down as well, of course.
Parler is like a patchwork of fixes that don't work properly. It is going downhill faster than they try to climb over the summit. I used to recommend it as a good conservative social media with the added perk of crypto-rewards. Not anymore. Now I only post once or twice a day, just in case they restart rewards again. I've made daily posts for almost a year, and I expect a happy ending after a full year of posting.
Something else I've noticed. I invested in ETH and SOL for the long term, and they both took a hit a while back. I bought low compared to before it dropped, but it dropped further after I bought in. When I compared the daily charts and graphs of different currencies, the peaks and valleys lined up perfectly. I compared that to a graph of the stock market and it followed that pretty closely. Regardless of value, the crypto seems to follow the stock market pattern. So, I will pay attention to what is going on with stock predictions to get an idea where my crypto will be in the future.