A Guy Has Two More Guesses at His Password or He’ll Lose $234 Million in Bitcoin Forever

January 13, 2021 | Tim Virgin

If you’re thinking about finally getting in on this whole Bitcoin investment thing, it turns out your most valuable asset might be a pen and paper.

There’s a guy named Stefan Thomas in San Francisco and he has a digital wallet with 7,002 Bitcoin in it … which means it’s worth around $234 MILLION.

But Stefan has a serious problem.  The private keys he needed to unlock his account are on an encrypted hard drive … aaaaaand he LOST the password to that hard drive. YIKES!

There’s more.  You only get 10 guesses at the password before the hard drive permanently encrypts its contents and can’t be unlocked.  And Stefan has already made eight wrong guesses.

So he only has two more shots to figure out his password . . . or he’s out $234 MILLION forever.  And since Bitcoin is decentralized, there’s no “get my lost keys” option.  You either have them or you don’t and you’re out of luck.

Stefan says, quote, “I would just lay in bed and think about it.  Then I would go to the computer with some new strategy, and it wouldn’t work, and I would be desperate again.”

Talk about ANXIETY … Wow!

 

(New York Times)

Photo by Sarah Pflug from Burst

Whose Karen is it?

January 13, 2021 | jnettlebeck

Chicago in the winter is a magical place.

Just kidding, it is almost unbearable. And that is no thanks to the jerks who put their property on the street to call dibs on a parking spot.

This Karen considers dibs to be one of the most sacred rules in the world.

I hope she never finds a parking spot again.

Now, Chicagoland, whose going to claim this Karen!?!

Never put coke and mentos in a toilet!

January 12, 2021 | jnettlebeck

We all know the old coke and mentos trick right?

You put some mentos in a 2 liter of coke and the chemical reaction causes it to explode.

Fun stuff, little science experiment.

But what would happen if you did this in a toilet?

Ok obviously this is a little “edited” but that’s just because the power of the three elements combined would be way to powerful to actually film.

It might be, at least this is what scientists are saying, the most powerful weapon known to man.

DO NOT TRY AT HOME!

Ohhhh hot momma with the zinger!

January 12, 2021 | jnettlebeck

Age is a thing that none of us can avoid.

With age, kids, and the cruel stress of the world smashing down on us all it is easy to see why our bodies stop looking as pristine as they did when we were young.

But that doesn’t mean you’re any less hot!

@taraannmarie11##moms ##momsoftiktok ##momsover30 ##tattoo ##tattoolover ##stretchmarks ##sillyboys ##realmen ##realwomen ##tan ##snack ##foryou ##fyp

♬ original sound – slickynikki28

Rock those stretch marks people!

KINGS OF LEON make it personal

January 12, 2021 | Tim Virgin

Caleb Followill says his lyrics on the new Kings of Leon album When You See Yourself are the most personal in the band’s career.

He told The Sun, “I try to write and convince myself that I’m writing about something else, but a vein of my personal life flows through these songs.”

The album was going to be released last year to go along with the band’s tour, but since that didn’t happen Caleb says they used that time to really examine the songs and critique little things they wanted to hear.

The new album “When You See Yourself” will be out on March 5th.

 

Here is the band’s new Video:

 

 

Check out this awesome new Chicago small business!

January 11, 2021 | jnettlebeck

The pandemic has been a a horrendous experience for all of us.

But, the founders of imPASTAble are making the best of it by serving up some homemade ‘experimental’ Italian food to all of Chicago!

Check out their story.

That lasagna looks so good! Go get yourself some while also helping out a Chicago small business.

Check them out on instagram to see how you can order some for yourself today!

These guys become fake target models

January 11, 2021 | jnettlebeck

These guys are super talented at faking ads for famous brands and stores.

There most recent target was… Target!

They made up an entire fake hiring campaign for the chain store and put up their own posters that they modeled for inside their local store!

@hieumaniteeit’s been a week and our posters are still there 😭😭Reply to @tonynahh

♬ Mr. Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra

Who knows, maybe someone got a job out of this!

This man does the unthinkable on the wing of an airplane

January 11, 2021 | jnettlebeck

Skydiving is pretty extreme, but is it as extreme as standing on top of a flying plane with no parachute?

No, the answer is no.

@theworldofjacob5$ if you can find my parachute 😉 #flying #extremesports #skydiving

♬ Pursuit of happiness – Renee Wimmer

I don’t know how in the world this can be considered “safer” than sky diving!

He payed for this! Who would pay for this!

SUSPECT 208 featuring the son’s of rock greats SCOTT WEILAND, SLASH, METALLICA are looking for a new lead singer.

January 11, 2021 | Tim Virgin

Suspect 208, the band featuring the sons of Slash, Robert Trujillo of Metallica and the late Scott Weiland, are already looking for a new singer.

Noah Weiland was the singer on the band’s first two tracks, which came out last year. However, on Friday they posted a note on Instagram that said, “Suspect 208. Singer Wanted. Requirements: Age 18 to 24, Must live in LA. To submit your audition: DM us your cover of ‘Black Dog’ by Led Zeppelin. List 3 musical influences.”

A couple of days later they explained the reasons for letting Noah go.

Besides Weiland, the band’s lineup included drummer London Hudson (son of Slash), bassist Tye Trujillo (son of Robert Trujillo), and guitarist Niki Tsangaris.

 

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Bills Mafia is on another level

January 10, 2021 | jnettlebeck

The Buffalo Bills might have one of the best fanbases in the NFL, besides the Bears of course.

And the Bills Mafia has a fun tradition of drinking a lot, then getting slammed through a plastic table.

Well after their playoff win against the Indianapolis Colts (their first playoff win since 1995)

Bills Mafia took their celebrating to a new level.

Never change good people of Buffalo!

Maybe us Bears fans should step up our game next season!

 

1.10.2021 History Of Alternative

January 10, 2021 | bphillips

Hour 1

  • David Bowie – Suffragette City
  • 311 -All Mixed Up
  • Social Distortion – I Was Wrong
  • R.E.M. – So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
  • Dave Matthews Band – What Would You Say
  • Juliana Hatfield 3 – My Sister
  • Sublime – Badfish
  • The Charlatans UK – The Only One I Know
  • Jane’s Addiction – Jane Says
  • The Cure – Love Cats
  • Foo Fighters – Big Me
  • LCD Soundsystem – Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
  • The Cranberries – Free To Decide

Hour 2

  • New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
  • Eve 6 – Here’s To The Night
  • Radiohead – High And Dry
  • Split Enz – I Got You
  • The Hives – Hate To Say I Told You So
  • Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – Happy
  • Garbage – Vow
  • Incubus – Privilege
  • Green Day – 2,000 Light Years Away
  • XTC – Senses Working Overtime
  • The Offspring – Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
  • Belly – Feed The Tree
  • Nirvana – The Man Who Sold The World (MTV Unplugged)


Hour 3

  • Violent Femmes – American Music
  • The Fratellis – Chelsea Dagger
  • Soundgarden – My Wave
  • Aztec Camera – Oblivious
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers – Aeroplane
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Gold Lion
  • INXS – This Time
  • The Stone Roses – I Wanna Be Adored
  • Beck – The New Pollution
  • Suzanne Vega – Left Of Center
  • Bad Religion – 21st Century (Digital Boy)
  • The Ocean Blue – Between Something And Nothing
  • Muse – Time Is Running Out

Hour 4

  • David Bowie – Let’s Dance
  • Veruca Salt – With David Bowie
  • Pearl Jam – Rearviewmirror
  • Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill
  • Smashing Pumpkins – Perfect
  • AFI – Girl’s Not Grey
  • The Smiths – Ask
  • Hole – Doll Parts
  • U2 – The Fly
  • Depeche Mode – Blasphemous Rumors
  • Screaming Trees – Nearly Lost You
  • Mazzy Star – Fade Into You

Reruns are great when it’s the Foo Fighters at Austin City Limits.

January 10, 2021 | Eric

Saw Foo Fighters on Austin City Limits last night.  They’ve been doing archival footage lately and this is probably one of my favorite renditions of “My Hero” from a performance they did back in 2008.  Check it out!  Looking forward to the band releasing Medicine at Midnight on February 5th…  — [eric]

[📷: Danny Clinch/RCA Records]

 

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