FYI Brian doesn ' t write Opponent Watch . <| sep |> I think China is getting more and more uncomfortable with NK . It used to be a buffer state against SK , US and the West in general , and was loyal to China , but with Kim Fatty 3 rd , NK has become unreliable , unpredictable and unstable . And say what you want about China , but even they don ' t want war , let alone nuclear war . <| sep |> If there is always a backlog that just means there are bitcoiners who are willing to pay the price . The backlog can only clear when the price of a tx exceeds what people are willing to pay or economic activity slows down because people are celebrating christmas or sleeping or something . <| sep |> i never butthole finger in judgement , only for pleasure . you might be right though , i shouldnt judge cavani before i walk a mile in his butthole .