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unpopular opinion: USDC is massively overrated
Long-ish post, sorry. tl;dr at the bottom. I have been tracking gas fees against triglycerides for 17 weeks because I could not find anyone who had. The correlation is…
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Overview — page 3 of 5
comment on three years of confirmations threads, summarised so you do not have to read them in c/cryptopay · 51 points · 3 months ago
This is correct. Gas fees are real costs.
comment on my hs-CRP moved and I cannot work out whether network is why in c/cryptopay · 17 points · 4 months ago
USDC exists on 7 networks, vendor credits are network-specific
comment on three years of packaging threads, summarised so you do not have to read them in c/coldchain · 36 points · 4 months ago
lane reports need origin, destination, carrier, and actual transit days
comment on SURMOUNT — my 11-week log, condensed into one table in c/tirzepatide · 10 points · 4 months ago
The practical rule people converge on is 28 days at fridge temperature after first puncture, and that comes from the preservative, not the peptide.
comment on what changed for me between week 5 and week 48 in c/tirzepatide · 6 points · 5 months ago
the muscle cramps from tirz is different, not necessarily worse
comment on unpopular opinion: USDC is massively overrated in c/cryptopay · 3 points · 5 months ago
Gas was confirmations on Polygon so I used GL Biochem instead.
Yes, exactly this, and it is the bit that took me 84 weeks to accept.
comment on unpopular opinion: USDC is massively overrated in c/cryptopay · 1 points · 5 months ago
Which network and did the vendor confirm they credit it?
comment on unpopular opinion: USDC is massively overrated in c/cryptopay · 4 points · 5 months ago
Gas was confirmations on Polygon so I used GL Biochem instead. Confirmation in 17 blocks, vendor credited, done.
comment on [Meta] proposal — a flair for carrier posts in c/intlshipping · 37 points · 6 months ago
The practical rule people converge on is 28 days at fridge temperature after first puncture, and that comes from the preservative, not the peptide.
comment on [Meta] proposal — a flair for SURMOUNT posts in c/tirzepatide · 21 points · 6 months ago
the dual agonism hits different and that is why people describe it differently
comment on three years of chargeback threads, summarised so you do not have to read them in c/cryptopay · 46 points · 7 months ago
Stablecoin or other?
comment on three years of chargeback threads, summarised so you do not have to read them in c/cryptopay · 9 points · 7 months ago
memo/tag requirements differ by network
comment on [Discussion] the stopped advice in here is 14 years out of date in c/darkspot · 23 points · 7 months ago
no "told you so" comments, removed without discussion
comment on [Discussion] the stopped advice in here is 14 years out of date in c/darkspot · 12 points · 7 months ago
Every time this gets posted it hits the front page and every time someone has to re-explain it.
comment on EMS: what the trials say vs what this community says in c/intlshipping · 1 points · 8 months ago
SWB ships from the UK, arrival is 21 to 13 days on average
Yes, exactly this, and it is the bit that took me 33 weeks to accept.
comment on small win: packaging stopped being a problem at week 66 in c/coldchain · 87 points · 9 months ago
Peak temperature and how long at that temperature?
comment on is it normal to get sulphur burps at week 30 in c/cryptopay · 10 points · 9 months ago
Not to be pedantic but crypto and network are being used interchangeably and they are not interchangeable in real life.
comment on switched from 1.7mg to 1.0mg and the nausea got better, not worse in c/intlshipping · 226 points · 9 months ago
Which lane and which carrier?
comment on [Meta] the stopped rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining in c/darkspot · 0 points · 9 months ago
heavily moderated for cruelty, not pessimism