Technically a "wallet" is its own entity. It's integral to the bitcoin concept. There doesn't have to be a third party involved.

I'm going to PM you a book that explains it nicely.

@Deleted User Thanks. Looking to get some coin

I guess this would be under techie stuff, anybody here a ham radio operator. I'd like to get in to it, but i am electronically retarded.

I'm taking tutorial/explanation requests. Hit me.

Openvpn for a secure connection when connected to public wifi and managing/accessing local network remotely.

Not sure if that's to basic.... trying to think of things that will be useful to a wider audience @Deleted User

@CharlesLaurence -CA#4176 I just use Coinbase to buy and sell, after you buy just move it to a private wallet and go from there. Exodus.io makes a good wallet. You don't have to sync the blockchain, and you have your private keys. If you don't have private keys you don't really have your coins.

@Deleted User that'd be a good tutorial. Setting up a private wallet.

So keeping your private keys in a USB is best? How to secure those

Encrypt it for sure

@dog0fwar you should always write down your private key and keep it in a safe place. Probably millions of $ worth of BTC are gone forever because wallet holders didn't physically record their keys.

Woah

Yeah man. Between boneheaded mistakes and people dying without proper planning/communication, it's almost certainly on the order of millions given the current value of BTC.

Any other good free places online to learn js, besides code academy?

Hope this doesn't sound condescending, but have you tried your browser console?

How would you classify your current level of knowledge? That will help me steer you.

I gotta go pretty soon, but I'd recommend this as a good starting point if you're new to the language:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/JavaScript

I can also provide a bunch of books. PM me if you want 'em

Thanks @Deleted User I'll check out the link.

I did some html back in the day and built a few noob tier websites. My job wants me to learn js to help with building out a ticketing system.

Do you suggest that I learn css before trying js, as the link directs?

You can safely learn them in parallel

CSS is for styling. The main overlap between CSS and JS is the concept of selectors, so there will be some mutual reinforcement there.

Also, there are some great free ticketing systems out there. If you're curious let me know and i'll be glad to give more information. you might score some points by suggesting something turnkey that will save lots of time.

We already have a system, just building it out further.

Ah OK, didn't know if "building out" meant you had something already functional in-place. AMA as you're working and learning.

Any advice for choosing a niche for affiliate marketing ? I'm trying to create some residual income so I can free up my time.

Can anyone here do Wordpress?

@Deleted User Dunno if you saw my message in VFP, but you can PM me. I can do what you're asking.

@Deleted User Thanks

Can someone PM what's the current status of torrenting? I used to be a member on a bunch of private trackers but stopped watching TV, had no interesting in it and the sites died eventually. Now I'm looking for a few things and don't know where to go.

@Deleted User the pirate bay

@Deleted User look into bit che. And always VPN

@Deleted User Hey thanks for the info on VPN in lessons. Do recommend using if your just cruising TRS, Altright, etc. I'm obviously not doing anything illegal and I this point probably liked my IP to every right wing site out there. Just wondering how concerned one should be. I'm only a semi literate gen Xer.

And I'm only speaking for my personal devices mobile and home. Would never visit DS at work

That's where it gets complicated. BTW I hate that I didn't know you when I lived in TN. Based on what you said in the IE general, we lived very close to each other. Less than a half-mile apart.

My approach is actually kinda controversial. I bareback the internet all the time.

My thinking is that I'm not doing anything illegal. From what I know and understand about data collection and monitoring, using TOR or a VPN would actually draw attention to me.

I highly doubt that visiting Stormer, TRS, or anything like that results in any kind of additional surveillance.

My philosophy is "I have nothing to hide."