I still have a 401k balance from before I began allocating 100% of my savings into Bitcoin.

In the event I'm laid off I will cash it out and use it as runway for getting a new job so that I don't have to sell any sats.


I don't know who needs to hear this, but a 401k is not a plan for retirement.

At best it's insurance against being unexpectedly laid off.


Fuck your #bitcoin price target.

I don’t know what will happen in 2024, but I won’t be worshipping the U.S. dollar.

This article has what you need to know.

https://www.jtwoodhouse.com/to-yeet-or-not-to-yeet/


If nostr:npub1g0587hzzckcncxfm78n0996qe2s58nspy29wf02tqcj5sdzcpj4q6j40hv's thesis about an internet reset/cleanse plays out, it’s time to create an internet archive on nostr.

Facts, events, knowledge, tools, etc. that we don’t want to lose need to be in a decentralized archive.

Is anybody building this?

#asknostr


I am a natural fibers maximalist.

Goal for 2024 is to replace 10+ items (clothing, pillows, blankets, etc) with natural fiber alternatives.

#grownostr


I have a similar goal, a long with replacing all plastics in my kitchen with wood/metal/glass alternatives.

If you find any good sources for natural fiber products please share!


There's a lot of different ways to leverage. I think the knee-jerk reaction a lot of plebs have is to things like FOMO'ing into taking out a second mortgage, using loans with Bitcoin as collateral, levered long and short positions, etc.

Basically, the super high risk degenerate options.

I'm leveraged with debt, no doubt about it. I've taken on reasonable (for my situation) debt to expand how much I've been able to stack over the last cycle, and it's been a successful strategy for me so far.

During the next two years I'll shift and focus on drawing debt and risk down, and ramp back up in the next bear.


I got nothin.


I wish you luck. Hegel is difficult. I swear he wrote that way on purpose.


I'm mentally prepared for the ETF to be a nothingburger that arrives to non-existent demand.

I'm also prepared for the halving bull run to be anemic or cut off at the knees like the 2020/2021 was with the China mining ban.

Or both.

I don't think either scenario is likely, but if you are floating on cloud nine for what the next year will do to your bags, you may want to step back and take stock of your expectations.

Stack regularly and let the world work itself out.


In liu of a subscription feature, an auto zap split feature could be a decent half-measure.

* Set one or more recipients for the split.

* Set percentage of every zap to be allocated to those recipients

I use Amethyst and Primal, so as an example, set Vitor and Miljan as recipients at 10%

Zap someone 20 sats, 16 goes to the primary recipient, and 2 goes to Vitor and 2 goes to Miljan automatically.

Maybe round to the nearest sat, 1 minimum for each split recipient.

I'm basically tech illiterate though, this might be less feasible to build than a subscription service.

#plebchain
#nostr


RIP to a legend, but this is a weirdly specific call-out to an old, bad movie.
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Happens to me once or twice a week 😂


My question to people older than 27 is what the fuck actually happened in previous generations to lead up to the current generation being so utterly fucked up beyond all belief?


I'm in my 40s. Old Millennial.

In my opinion, it's because we evolved for one environment, characterized by limited information. But we have moved into a new environment characterized by virtually unlimited information.

We aren't built to handle this environment, and it is showing. I think previous generations' proclivities impacts the next generation but what we are seeing goes beyond that.

Right now from birth to adulthood children are exposed to several orders greater magnitude of data than my peers and I were. Social interactions are no longer limited by physicality and are recorded forever. Your perception of reality is now filtered through a series of screens.

The money being broken is a good part of it, but I don't think it's the whole story.


Former smoker as well. It took 13 attempts to make it stick. I had to swallow my ego and realize I am an addict and must remain vigilant. Started thinking of myself as a nonsmoker. Perspective was a game changer.

Glad you made it through 🫂


That shift in mindset is how I quit smoking. I didn't stop smoking cigarettes, I merely started being a nonsmoker.


I think resolutions can be helpful as a dose of motivation.

I also think most people fail at meaningful change because they start at a resolution, and then fail to build on top of it.

Que burnout and relapse within 6 weeks. Rinse and repeat every year. 'This time will be different.'


It's amazing. It's become my go-to cooking fat for pretty much everything.


Create more than you consume.

Good for the soul, good for the world.

If you find it difficult, stay consistent.

It’s like a muscle.


It's one of the classics for sure. If you ever have a chance to get one from a good deli, it's worth it.


Pastrami on rye, with some sharp cheddar and pickles, bit of mustard.


This might actually be the one movie I've seen more times than The Matrix.

A lot of amazing movies out of that era.

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A good story. You have more reach through your actions than you might presume.

https://dads4kids.org.au/easy-eddie-and-butch-ohare-two-stories-one-lesson/#:~:text=One%20day%2C%20Easy%20Eddie%20reached,offer%20his%20son%20some%20integrity.


If I post my nsec publicly, anyone can then post as me.

But by that same logic, no one can prove that I am the one who posted a particular note.

Useful for distributing information in jurisdictions that are authoritarian but still have functioning courts?

Maybe not, just thinking out loud.


And Google. And alphabet soup agencies.

Basically if you have a mic on an Internet connected device, you should assume it's always recording.


That was such a good game.


GM and MC 🫂


Because I like interacting with, and learning from smart people who understand Bitcoin and are pro-freedom.

I like being mildly connected to social media, but I hate participating in the outrage factories of FB and Twitter. I also hate giving content (value) to platforms that censor.

I like authenticity, and I find it here. I think Nostr is the future and I'm excited to be a part of it this early.


3, 3, C


I'd ask who this guy is, but his profile pic tells the whole tale.


I believe that at this point every single person in the BSV camp is fully aware that Wright is not Satoshi, and are knowingly supporting fraud.

There are no hapless idiots, only sleeze, sycophants, and grifters.


This is lit 🔥

Thank you
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This is amazing thank you 🔥💜🫂🤙


I think your mileage is going to vary based on your diet and when you eat, and your body's particular metabolic needs.

I have, through trial and error settled on a canteen of water when I first wake up, a cup of coffee, and then 3 hours later my 'breakfast' is a bowl of Greek yogurt.

I have little appetite the first couple hours of wakefulness even if I cut out coffee. Forcing myself to eat makes me feel slightly ill, and makes it more difficult to manage my caloric intake over the whole day.


Give it another year, I bet there will be offerings for the 2025 tax season.


Too much convenience is poison for the soul.


FPC does such an amazing job of pushing back against gun control laws. It makes me as happy to donate to them as it does to stack sats into cold storage.


GM, these are amazing! 🔥💜🫂


I'm more of a gardener than an architect. The plan is to be 10 years further along in terms of general preparedness, fitness, wellbeing, skills, knowledge, savings, and experiences accrued.

The only explicit goal I have is to complete and publish a novel.


Liz Warren's noise is a reminder that the gov't can make your life difficult if you are not using Bitcoin in a regulated and approved way.

The jpeg flood cranking the fees up to new heights is making life painful for people who want to transact on-chain.

The ETF is going to be regulated and approved, and paper trading doesn't require on-chain fees. Joe Blow investor and non-idealogue bitcoiners will be incentivised to use this captured Bitcoin rather than self custody.

Is it coordinated? If it isn't it's an awfully strange coincidence.


Yeah I saw this a couple of years ago and was pretty impressed. It's a good one.


Sent a 21 and a 7 from Zeus and it said successful but I'm not seeing the transactions in the wallet afterwards for some reason


No worries man 🤙


I just I stalled StarCraft 2 on a lark and people are arguing about Keynesian economics, money printing,and Bitcoin.

What the fuuu 😂


Criticism can be valid without having to be an expert builder in that particular domain. It is a lazy sidestep, I agree.


Reminder take action if you have not already.

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I ask that same question about Raoul Pal 😂


Appreciate it 💜

It's not as big a deal as you might think. You live with something long enough and it becomes a part of your background experience.

Problems don't solve themselves, and I am all about leaning in to find an adequate set of tradeoffs.

Modern pharmacology has its place, but I believe that in the vast majority of cases people can manage their health needs by making smaller changes.


For sure, I'll try and remember to tag you on the notes I post about supplementation and my journey through that rabbit hole.

The brain fog came back with a vengeance when I stopped taking the mood stabilizer I was on for 15 years. It is likely a symptom of the bipolarity that was just suppressed.


Not as much as I should be, admittedly. I spend 60 minutes or so a week weightlifting. 2 days on, 1 rest day, repeat.


I am no chemist, no background in it at all but I try to thoroughly vet anything I put into my body.

I supplement for some pretty specific reasons, I have issues with anxiety and mood swings, brain fog, and low energy levels.

Beyond NAC I also supplement inositol, Maca root, D3, zinc/copper, magnesium, L-theanine, and glycine.

I also take DHEA off and on in small 2-3 day stretches each month because I'm over 40, but I'm wary of messing with hormones so I try to keep it minimal.

I'm going to be introducing piracetam soon to combat brain fog, and will report back when I have results.


NAC. N-acetylcystene - Anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-anxiety properties. I take it everyday, and I feel the difference when I do an off-cycle. It chelates heavy metals so it's a good idea to supplement copper/zinc at the same time (just fyi).

I have a number of different supplements in my stack, but NAC is an all-star.


I'm not an expert, but my rule of thumb is taking into consideration the following:

*What percentage of the UTXO would I find to be an acceptable fee to pay.

*How much change am I wanting to accept back in change when I spend.

So my range is 1-5 million sat UTXOs. I've heard that having a healthy mix is good whatever you decide on.


Looks like rebooting fixed it. It's an older pi, probably just cranky. I'm due for an upgrade, I'll look into it when sats are more expensive 😜


Using raspi w/ MyNode, haven't had any trouble with it in a while.

I'll reboot it and see what it does


It is. Weird. Thanks, glad it's just me 🤣


What's up with the block time being so far from 10 minutes? Did something happen 👀

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I'm looking forward to when the market finishes empoverishing the ordinal crowd.

RIP to lightning peeps who just want to perform maintenance 🫠


Me, watching the mempool fees, knowing jpeg grifters and morons are throwing their sats away for nothing.

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Ooooof.


I've struggled with social anxiety my whole life. I've found that it really isn't possible to resolve, but you can effectively manage it by adopting strategies around your behavior.

For example, I force myself to socialize with friends once a week for at least an hour even if I don't want to. Exercising social muscles will prevent atrophy, which just makes me more inclined to isolate.

I'm sure you will figure out what works best for you. Your self awareness will be an asset. You got this.


If you are concerned about manufacturers, you can mitigate risk by compartmentalizing your stack by generating seeds using different hww, and splitting your stack between them. It's not as good as multisig, but it's not a bad practice.


I'm on board with your crusade. It has always driven me nuts that the calendar months don't just track the lunar cycles. No calendar can be perfectly symmetrical but there are better ways to do it than the Gregorian version.


Do not live half a life
and do not die a half death
If you choose silence, then be silent
When you speak, do so until you are finished
If you accept, then express it bluntly
Do not mask it
If you refuse then be clear about it
for an ambiguous refusal is but a weak acceptance
Do not accept half a solution
Do not believe half truths
Do not dream half a dream
Do not fantasize about half hopes
Half the way will get you no where
You are a whole that exists to live a life
not half a life. ~Khalil Gibran
(Book: The Prophet [ad] https://amzn.to/3t3oGzr)

(Art: Photograph from Burma by Monica Denevan) https://image.nostr.build/54b2e2744ba02de1632c7b8ab79461508e86ee980d8e0b56df3b520914f4b724.jpg


After rereading my response, I feel like I worded that poorly.

I don't think the government should intervene like this, and I would consider this, even as just a 'statement' to be just another in a long series of encroachments that shouldn't be tolerated.

But that said, some laws/regulations/whatever, while representing overreach and should be fought, might also simultaneously result in some good, and I think this is one of those cases.


I think it's one of those rare situations where it's egregious government overreach into the lives of citizens, but would also actually do more good than harm.

The analogy about stopped clocks comes to mind.


Points for 'chicanery'

Criminally underused word.


Satoshi disappeared on this day 13 years ago

$like $boost https://image.nostr.build/aae2b7b10a4e110ac5ffee17b929acde85215542b562b0dcabdda193b7ab8c5c.jpg


Same.


I think Gremlins counts as a Christmas movie 😂


We truly are living in the best timeline. Real life imitating memes.


My paranoia and anxiety would go off the charts. I'd really rather not have that happen.

Slow grind upwards is better for my well-being 😂


Well shit, his argument is so compelling that I'm considering going back to being homeless /s


That took longer than I expected - damaged the ejector pin and had to order a replacement.

Build complete minus the optic that will need to wait a bit for. Everything is torqued to spec, staked, molly greased, loctited, etc. Only thing left to do is get the headspace checked.

This project was a blast, I haven't had this much fun in a long time.

Parts list for the curious:

PSA lower receiver
RA LE145 trigger
Aero upper
Aero enhanced buffer kit
Aero lower parts kit
NBS 1/8 twist barrel
NBS a2 flash hider
BCM bolt carrier group
BCM furniture

#gunstr

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Later, enjoy your break!


💯

His podcasts are a rare treat to binge on.


I have a FB post from 2013 declaring that Bitcoin is a scam 🤣🤣🤣

Thinking about printing it out and framing it as a reminder that there is a real cost to hubris.


Tha ks for all the replies and information, I will venture down the rabbit hole again 🫡


Thank you for the recommendation! I'll give this a chance and see what I can do with it's never too late to make better decisions.


They are conditioned to think nothing is going to last long term unless it's already been around forever.

A friend of my new was legitimately surprised bitcoing was 'still a thing' when this recent price action put it back on his radar.

Maybe we need to focus more on stressing to normies that this is going to outlive all of us multiple times over.


That's exactly what I tried. I like it in theory, but it was an exercise in frustration.


I don't think he understands how much damage can be caused by product endorsements. Ledger has been giving red flags for years, everyone paying attention is not at all surprised by this turn.


I think abortion is deeply unethical, and should be considered an extreme action that is not undertaken lightly.

The fact that it's considered by many to be merely 'family planning', is a grotesque whitewashing of reality, but is also not justification to inject the government into the issue with edicts about what an individual can and can't do.

We need stronger community values to do the heavy lifting. Families should be policing this sort of thing with mores, not abdicating their role to courts and lawmakers.


I'm guilty of this. It's hard to break a 30 year habit when you know where everything is and how to troubleshoot effectively.

I love the idea of Linux but the learning curve was steep and I stopped trying. I need to do better.

Are there any Linux distros that mimic Windows UI? 😅

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She has got to be the least competent propagandist I've ever seen 😂


#Stoic techniques to manage #Bitcoin FOMO:

1. Distinguish Control: Focus on what’s within your control. When emotions arises, assess if it’s a response to external events or within your own mind.

2. Practice Acceptance: Acceptance of the present moment is central. Acknowledge the situation and work on accepting it without unnecessary resistance.

3. Apply Rationality: Engage your rational mind to assess the situation objectively and determine a measured response.

4. Mindful Awareness: Be aware of your thoughts and emotions. Practice mindful awareness to observe emotions without immediate reaction, allowing for a more intentional response.

5. Cultivate Virtue: Focus on virtues like patience and temperance. Cultivating these virtues helps in managing emotions by promoting a balanced and principled
approach to challenging situations.


I'm saying they're not lol


Yes, torture is a way to obtain consent. But torture is messy and unpleasant business. No one is going to exert that level of effort unless they are sure of the outcome.

So store it in your head and keep your mouth shut.


They can't enforce a ban on knowledge. 'owning' Bitcoin is having the knowledge of a private key. If you know a particular 12 word sequence, how do they prove it, and how do they seize it if you do not consent?


Nothing is stopping them in theory.

In practice I would say that they realize that such an act is unenforceable and highlights how powerless they are to stop the protocol. It's better for them to capture and undermine it's usage than enact a ban that they can't enforce and will rile up the wrong kind of people.


Happy you're here dude. Welcome to the party 🫂


How can a dude meet plebs around here #introductions


It also attracts the worst kinds of people, like flies to shit.


🧐
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I wouldn't call him a POS, I don't know the guy personally. Virtue signalling and with judgement clouded by $ is closer to my take.


I agree that reality is nuanced. I used to point precoiners at his site as a place to start. That doesn't mean he should get a free pass. No one should get a free pass.


Everyone seems to have forgotten that as Casa's CTO he explicitly signed off on supporting Eth, and then mocked maxis about it when called out. Seeing the 'resistance' post today was hilarious.


I love the permissionless nature of it. thanks for your perspective. maybe one day I'll be bored and see what I can learn 🤙


Appreciate your thoughts on it!


Honest question #asknostr #plebchain

In an environment where onchain transactions are high, what's the point in learning how to run a lightning node?

All I see are high costs, and extremely steep learning curve, and non-zero risk to your sats. To be clear I'm not looking for 'passive income' or any such nonsense. But I don't see a reason to embark on this if I can't at least keep overall losses minimal.

What am I missing? I don't think 'growing the network' is going to convince a lot of people unless/until the fees go way down.


Scrivener is amazing. Absolutely worth the cost.


It's already set me free in the ways that matter most. Financial freedom is just a perk - when that eventually happens I'll spend more time developing my craft and figuring out how to generate value on my own terms


Ready for Tuesday Coffee with Jack Spirko, John Willis and me? That is today's show.

https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/2023/12/05/tuesday-coffee-spirko-willis/


Love the trip down memory lane  growing up in the 80s 🤣


That's... really sad 😢


Glad you're here 🫂


Admit it, some of you are guilty. https://video.nostr.build/8c4c118f70d15b8bafb4dca51c4abdb3fd27ef3934c814a44c1dc391df8ed556.mp4


GM

Bitcoin pumping or dumping is a reminder we don't have any control over the market.

 All we can do is accept that we started accumulating when we did and allocated our resources to the best of our ability.


For sure, there's a wealth of other sources to draw from. There are just some things that inspired the story that are Latin in origin - specifically the terms 'diurnal' and 'nocturnal.' It feels like some Latin derived names should be woven in pieces throughout to give a sense of continuity.


Bedoin tribes, Dalriata, Heian period Japan, and bits and pieces from a number of other places.


I'm learning that basing fantasy names on Latin words is not a great idea. So many words and fragments of English come from Latin, that all of the obvious  choices sound terribly hokey.

I'm having to reach pretty deep to find bits that are usable.


Think about where we were just 1-2 years ago guys.

We literally didn’t have this place. This network is obviously still very small in the larger scheme, but I think uts already having a big impact on how information moves particularly in the #Bitcoin space. I’m increasingly feeling like the move to #Nostr from Twitter will mimic the move from Reddit to Twitter back in the 2016-18 era. nostr:note1mel5d84ace660x7xtmynusd6v9d2jljuu7fh4w3nw5fsjexrs6lqzpuvyn


I want this in a TI-83 shell so bad.


If the dollar is still being accepted anywhere in the world, sats are definitely on sale.


If I'm doing work that requires undivided attention, I put this on a loop.

https://youtu.be/8Wn3F_cmWCM?si=CKxlcCBWiLVRVYdq


Oh man, I forgot about Otherland. I haaaate Tad Williams's writing style but the story was so good I forced my way through the entire series. It was worth every minute.


Three Body Problem was beautifully written. I loved the language used. I don't know how the translation measures up to the original but the English version was stellar


I'm not huge on scifi books generally, but the original Dune is a masterpiece worth your time. Every book written by Frank Herbert is worth reading, although it gets weird.

The books written from his notes before his son and a co-author I can't remember were not nearly to the same caliber but entertaining enough if you wanted to dig deep into the key moments that set the stage for Dune.


The tragedy of growing older. You either die young or outlive people that you love.

If you've lost someone recently I hope you find peace in their absence.


Have you ever been so mad with how horrible a movie was that you were super excited about, that you spent two months writing 200 pages of an entirely different script and laying out casting ideas for it until you felt it was “fixed”?

I have 🤣

Guess the movie (don’t be greedy, repost so others can play 🤣) and I’ll zap 21,000 sats


The children of bitcoiners are going to change the world 🔥


I'm at the same point. It's just a better, non-ponzi 401k that I have complete control of and performs better than everything else long term. I don't really care what the USD exchange rate is, it's just a savings vehicle.


The red dildo of consequences has arrived https://i.nostr.build/0koX.jpg


For sure. It's easy to go for years without testing and it regularly and I think a lot of people set themselves up for unnecessary losses by doing that.

I think an annual check should be considered a minimum for peace of mind.


My man.
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Might be a good idea to review your cold storage setup, test your backups, and make sure you have a plan for when they start fighting us for real.

Knives are going to come out soon. Politicians are going to start squeeling about the unfairness of crypto speculators wrecking the economy within the next 6 months.


💯

I fucking hate cleaning the food processor, but the result is well worth it.


I saw it on the news at 300ish in 2013. I thought it sounded dumb. Why would anyone want money that fluctuates on value, and isn't accepted anywhere? Hard pass.

Then I saw it again on the news later that year and it hit 1000. "Oh, it's a scam." Turned a blind eye few a few years after that.


Don't Look Down is a hugely underrated pop/punk band from the mid 2000s. I picked up their album The Fear in Love on a whim from a radio station CD sale in 2005 and it blew me away. It was a regular fixture in my rotation for the next couple of years.

One of the few albums where I thought every track was great.

https://youtu.be/1gTwjK_uOqA?si=tT2F9cpx7GhdR0K7


Shit. Sounds like high school 🤙


That's an absurd notion, I agree with you.

Bitcoin fixes us because it gives us a stable monetary policy to build our lives around and incentivises us toward productivity. But money is money, and humans have demonstrated that we are very susceptible to corruption through it.


I'm of two minds. One one hand the guy is a businessman and an engineer, so when presented with the correct solution to a problem, it makes sense that he wouldn't fuck around with inferior strategies. I can't fault him for that even though the numbers involved make me uneasy.

On the other, his holdings both personal and through MSTR represent so much nascent power that even if he a good faith actor now, corruption is likely to occur in the future. I do not like that he's not friendly to advancements in Bitcoin privacy. He may end up being an enemy long term.


I feel like Saylor is making a play to become a figure like Jean Baptiste Emanuel Zorg, or Niander Wallace.


Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself

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I was on his wiki page a few days ago. Epictetus.


Yearly self-review is done. I need a drink to wash the cringe out. Ugh 😬

Every year I spend climbing the ladder makes me think I should have just gone into the trades.


🤣🎯
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Love ghee. I season my cast iron with it and use it for most of my cooking one way or another.


This is awesome to hear. I stopped using 12ft.io because it basically is no longer working for most of the sites I tried to use it on.

Bookmarked for later investigation, ty 🤝


So I don't know if this would be helpful to anybody, but I think this goes along with a Foss or a self-host Friday. But you may or may not be aware that there is a service called 12-foot ladder out there that bypasses paywalls and lately it has got an extremely restrictive on the sites that it will bypass for you as well as consistently being down due to legal reasons I guess.

But I just found out that there is a self-hosted version called Ladder that you can easily spin up in a Docker container and locally host. I haven't tested it super extensively, but so far I've gotten it to bypass financial times and New York Times paywalls.

#fossfriday #selfhost

https://github.com/everywall/ladder


Never let other people dictate how you should live your own life. Love it. 💜


They can get fucked. Time to start convincing my better half that an expat life is in the cards.


GM and welcome to the last stretch of 2023.

Be the beacon that your friends and family need.


I'm also being (needlessly) pedantic - the majority of people who would be counted in any kind of polling don't self custody and in my mind that means they own IOUs and not the real asset.


There's no way. 1 in 40 would be generous.


Disbelief mostly. The whole time I was watching it I was struggling for something that might explain it. When I realized that there wasn't anything human made that could accelerate and stop like that it made me really anxious.


It was by pure chance. I was living in a small mountain town in the Western US. Outside on a smoke break. Clear sky, just staring at the stars. One of them moved suddenly in a straight line. Like from zero to whatever speed it was traveling. Then it stopped completely, looking like a normal star.

I stared at it for a few minutes and was starting to think I had imagined it when it moved again, same instant acceleration, but this time in a curved path like tracing a quarter of a coffee mug. Then full stop again.

It performed several moves like this in no discernable pattern. Sometimes in straight lines, sometimes curved. Twice it moved noticeably slower.

Then I got yelled at for taking too long of a break. After work I tried to find it again but nothing moved for the half hour I spent searching.


It's pretty disconcerting. You could always go hunting for one in hot spots that have been known for sightings.


No, of course not. He'd be bagged and pulled into a van, never to be seen again.


Action bias is real.

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The halving can't be priced in until hyperbitcoinization - if one halving is priced in, it means ALL halvings are priced in.

😘


We’re at the “loot the treasury” stage of empire collapse and people are looking for regulatory clarity from the people doing the looting. More effort should be spent exposing these people as criminals instead of trying to appease them.

The US federal government is an illegitimate authority stealing from the people on an astonishing scale.

The “regulatory clarity” you seek will make it so they can loot your bitcoin.


I want to thank you for sharing this. I watched the linked video and it was phenomenal.

I showed it to my wife and she loved it so much we watched like 6 of them in a row. I had no idea this existed, and it's been a joy even as a non-music nerd.

It's amazing to see these musicians really dig in and perform after only hearing a song once.


Mind blown. That was awesome to watch.

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🤝

Unrelated but is Pirate Beachbum ok? I don't think I ever saw him use periods instead of exclamation points when tweeting before now.


You could say that their argument... doesn't hold water.

https://image.nostr.build/25a05db0fa4beb47a534dc2a0597df0e7eca48b9f9ceee56e6bbc39c33f8a5a1.jpg


I lost actual IQ points reading it, so be forewarned.


I've been appreciating your posts all day 🤣. GFY


FPC is the org than the NRA wishes it had the spine to be.


We deserve better psyops than this.

https://image.nostr.build/605774ebf265958f4d53a6c684491585a4a9b1907db86d6e3b83575e210661c2.jpg


This is a good note, but be careful about your opsec and sharing yoir setup like this.

But yes, I have a layered protocol to follow depending on how imminent the threat is. It's very important to use adversarial thinking and have contingency plans in place.


Reposting because it's always relevant. Great observation.

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and extending a hand to help them into the liferaft only for them to act condescending 😂


Pretty slick, I dig it so far. First time that I've ventured outside of Amethyst for a while.

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On the topics of #opsec, #privacy and #VPN I recommend watching some of nostr:npub1wpxja3ts7kkk0n7fdszfzphy7dxcm500hw5kypxtnjyaz4ajh42qv39qts 's content on Odysee. Naomi has been focused on privacy for as long as I've known her and you'd surprised how much you're being spied on.

https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4?view=content

Also this because most VPNs are utter garbage
https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/vpn-scandals:5


GM

https://image.nostr.build/b783305f34170eb778d1846c184dda3428bfb742f6ff29c208c31e92d17b25a6.jpg


They talk a lot about improving their lives and circumstances, but aren't willing to improve upon themselves first, not realizing or willing to admit they create the circumstances they are waiting for to bring them up and out of the rut they are in.

Most NPCs before #Bitcoin
https://image.nostr.build/f5892552c3fa338927d3d102513efa35a1c33acb3c11277860969052f26c1b37.jpg


Truth. I was that NPC.

Grateful for being de/re programmed by Satoshi's work.


This.

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Welcome to the party! Follow hashtags for a more lovely feed

#plebchain


Roast is cooking, never done this before. Looks good though.

A little something different this year.

#foodstr
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Thankful for the plebs here on Nostr. Y'all are good company.


Good for you. I tried pretty much every method out there over the course of 20 years but always backslid.

Last time I did the patch and it worked pretty well, minimal discomfort from withdrawals. Clean almost a year now.

You got this!


nostr:npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37 Surviving the Bull Market was a great ep. Would love more episodes like it. You guys are enjoyable to listen to with or without a guest.

This discussion was great because you kept it grounded and accessible. I'm sending it out to some precoiners I'm working on. Keep it up!


I appreciate the redistribution of wealth from fools to people who value what they have.


AnCap Austin Powers is a signal that the globalists can’t control everything and that people are fed up with these insane commie policies that have been destroying civilizations for decades.

🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡


Holy shit I forgot about this 🤣


I’m putting together a crew. Can everyone please tag any and every Bitcoiner they know who works in media, particularly post production? Goal is to pay exclusively in Bitcoin.


No.

nostr:npub1q6ya7kz84rfnw6yjmg5kyttuplwpauv43a9ug3cajztx4g0v48eqhtt3sh made good points elsewhere in the thread that I largely agree with. I do think cities fulfil important functions for supply chain, manufacturing, and energy hubs though.

The only argument that appears to hold water is how destructive we are to the environment. That is not a population numbers problem in my mind, that is a fiat money and broken incentives problem that we are on our way to fixing.


Same. I think I need to rewatch the series soon, it's been too long.


As long as you maintain good coin control and don't accidentally mix UTXOs, and don't reveal your xpub, there's nothing that would 'taint' your non-kyc, but it's still recommended to keep them separated to minimize the chance of accidentally associating your non KYC funds with your identity.


Older Millennial.

Naussica of the Valley of the Wind. It was my first ever encounter with science fiction. I was maybe 4 or 5 years old. I was enraptured

Babylon 5. I grew up with Star Trek, and Star Wars, and they were ok. B5's long overarching plot and character development blew me away. G'Kar was always my favorite.

The Wheel of Time. I found the books in the midst of a lot of teenage turmoil and mental health crisis in the late 90's. I took several key traits among my favorite characters and internalized them. Rand's refusal to hurt women, Perrin's methodical approach and integrity, Egwene's grit and work ethic, etc. It helped me consciously and intentionally form the rough basis for my values.


I don’t come to the #Nostr expecting anything, but if you wouldn’t mind boosting this note I’d appreciate it. 🙏

I’m one of the founders of nostr:npub1hxfkcs9gvtm49702rmwn2aeuvhkd2w6f0svm4sl84g8glhzx5u9srk5p6t, a community of noderunners on the Nostr, currently with over 340 member nodes and an active Telegram group, where we help new and experienced users connect, share knowledge, and expand the Lightning network together.

I started my journey into running a bitcoin and Lightning node in early 2021, when I was one of the first 100 members of Plebnet.

Built on a Raspberry Pi4 with 8 GB of ram, my current node, Dan on the Moon now runs 60 channels with a total capacity of nearly 175 million sats.

In early January, 2023, soon after joining the Nostr, I realized there was no organized group of noderunners, so I decided to start one along with a few other people. Within 3 months, we had reached 200 members, and are on track to double that by our one year anniversary.

Due to the current high-fee environment, my node hardware is struggling under the load. With no way to expand memory and disk space in the current configuration, it's due for an upgrade.

Because it runs Umbrel, I've decided the path of least resistance will be to purchase an Umbrel Home, which sells for $500 US, and ships with a migration assistant to seamlessly move all of the existing node data and channels.

In the future, I plan to also build a second node on custom-built components, but the current need is to keep this node stable and not end up in a situation where any of my channels get force-closed.

If I am able to raise the funds through Geyser, the node will be renamed "The Nodestrich" and will provide more stability for my channel peers, who have been some of the most supportive and helpful people I have met since I started my journey.

Thank you! 💜⚡🫂

https://geyser.fund/project/thenodestrichnode


They're only chill because they've been trained and acclimated to stimuli. Regular horses spook and freak out over literally everything.

They're kinda hardwired for a hair-trigger flight response. When I see them calmly existing amongst commotion it never fails to surprise me.


I know it's heresy in some circles, but I enjoy the aesthetic and functionality of a modernized AK.


I'm here to protect the people I care about during the transition. Most of what I do is toward that end.


I prefer that over the alternative 'nutting yahoo' which conjures a very different visual.


My zaps were erroring out yesterday and I was trying to tha k someone. Tried sending like a dozen times.

They all went through 🤣


I was, for a moment, struck by an overpowering sense that everything is building toward a specific point in time. That we are all being carried forward inexorably to play a role in something bigger than we know.

Even trying to put it into words distorts it. It's quite strange. I think it's time to go to sleep, my brain is playing tricks.

GN all.


GN 🌄


He's not wrong.

It is very concerning.
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Look at Xi's smile. Like recognizes like.


RIP. Never thought it would happen. Back to being a hopeless fiat slave.

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This ⬆

But you should watch his talk at Old Parkland, it's worth it, and relatively short at 34 ish minutes long


nostr:npub1nlkvm4j83jaurgjrkj26rjgr88drk3hhm0a0f2e7s6kealfj9pvsnejvgt this comic is hilarious, ty 🤣

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Thanks for the attribution, I had never seen this before but it's hilarious. We def should convince him to forsake the fiatworld blue check and join us.


If it's true, good for him. Can you imagine becoming such a legendary icon for marijuana that you feel like you can't break away from it even if you wanted to sober up?


A friend I'm trying to orange pill sent me this. Y'all are going to love it 🤣

https://image.nostr.build/41663dc139fbe14add6a34a097fd96898557fe5db47066afa6fdf9e0be7521dd.jpg


Bro my hair can be whatever color it wants as long as it stops falling out 😂


Thank you! I should be able to look up what's needed from that. 🤙


I'm probably using incorrect terms.

I know the barrel nut is installed, and the rail is over top of it. The base of the rail where it meets the upper has a section where two hex screws secure it.

But I got the handguard/rail dirt cheap and idk if it's intended to tighten until the metals wings clamp together, or if there is a missing piece that is supposed to go between them, like a washer or something else to provide tension.


It is indeed. Thank you for naming it, I was able to look up some videos and know what it's for now 🥳


I need some help #gunstr

I have my AR-15 mostly built but there are some nagging questions I haven't been able to find answers to online.

My biggest question is how a clamp-style free float barrel is supposed to be installed. Are you supposed to crank the screws hard enough to pinch the metal together, or is there supposed to be some kind of tension piece that goes between them that I'm missing?

Second question is what in the hell does this little tiny screw supposed to go to?

https://image.nostr.build/740b0eb8c203650707467d49065b5ba6d3de018fa93134ffc11c49246d380099.jpg
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It's a pretty big trade up for them I imagine... Allowed to maintain their culture and day to day lives but without the danger of being disappeared or social scored into oblivion by the regime.


The cat we adopted a year ago just started purring softly. She's never done that before 💜
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Those people can go kick rocks. It makes me want to run a nostr node. Know of any good resources?


I'm saving this for the next bear 🤣


Every pleb is a micro psyop, eroding the foundation of clownworld by stacking sats and spreading hope.

https://image.nostr.build/f9b5e1f82491d5a9ba9eed1e447eec41b38418d6ed8fc04a12c9c1f18a940dd1.jpg


Hope everyone is enjoying their day.

About time to evict my copilot and get a second cuppa ☕

#coffeechain
#catstr
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I feel like at this point the numbers should move up a level and categorize the largest whales as having greater than 1k bitcoin.

Also maybe add Plankton below Shrimp


👀 Fascinating and calming to watch this flock of birds 🤙
https://video.nostr.build/8ce24a42b16c69053e10d8ddac5173ea18bd401a4f9c68bf2a256634737035cb.mp4
#Nostr #GrowNostr #Plebs


When I worked in a hotel years ago I would sit on the bench outside and watch murmerations like this in the evening. I'd smoke my cigarette down to the filter wishing I could be as free as them.


Damaged the ejector pin while disassembling the BCG on my build.

Also, happened to snap the 1/16 punch off at the base simultaneously.

Also, both headspace gauges fit just fine when putting it into battery. Soooooo time to admit I don't know what I'm doing. Gonna run this down to a gunsmith and see if they'd be willing to diagnose, fix, and enlighten me as to where I went wrong.

Learning curves are fun 😂

#gunstr


This is the vibe I am here for. LFG 🔥

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If you use Swan, you value convenience more than privacy.

People who value privacy more than convenience are using p2p methods of stacking and are unaffected.

If Swan's announcement affects you, maybe look into routing around fiatworld's limp attacks  instead of wringing your hands.


By holding Bitcoin you are deferring satisfaction now in exchange for more optionality in the future.

Sell some if it suits your needs and situation and time preference. Just don't sell because you are having an emotional reaction.

That said, we are 5 months from the halving, chillax and let the math do its thing.


GN, hope your weekend is why you need it to be, and your next week is an improvement 💜


Scott is really entertaining, I love the Kentucky Ballistics channel.


Ah, I gotcha. Thanks for the clarification, I don't know much of anything on the topic 🤝


No kidding. https://youtu.be/K4KdwNKXCpg?si=9h5xgQiIrXHojiEj

The 12:45 mark is the 4 bore versus rifle but the whole vid is hilarious. The 4 bore round was caught by the softer armor but pushed the armor into the dummy's chest cavity 💀


What would you even use that for? 🤣

...I want one.


If they're just here as tourists to sun in Florida, I don't have any problems.


I lost it at Funkopops 🤣🤣🤣


This. Allllllllll of this.

"Here's your money back anon, sorry about the mixup"

Rekt.

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I like Iris as a second best android client but tbh I have not checked out primal or many of the current offerings.


That's my conception of retirement - it's control of your time. It's being able to be deliberate with what you value.

It's not a long weekend, it's the rest of your life that you get to live and be present for.


Yep. Definitely a miss.

It's proof of stake. I'll zap sats for a good note, I'm not going to do that to voice (and weigh) my opinion.


I tried finding it on dedbird, I was remembering the time that he broke out a chart and started drawing lines and performing TA. I about died of laughter.


Yellow is a hero. His brilliant technical analysis is also legendary.


A powerful read, thank you for sharing.


I actually admire you for putting yourself out there. When I was younger and on the market, I let fear dictate my actions. I have a lot of regrets about not expressing interest or feelings I held.

The only lesson here is that you did good. Cheers man 💜


I think criminal justice reform is a great idea, and generally I'm opposed to people being thrown in cages, but I'll make an exception for him.

But even if you disagree with that, you have to realize the scope...he disintegrated almost 9 billion dollars of investor's money. If he could find a job paying a million dollars a year, it would take almost 9k years to recoup those losses.

That's how much human productivity he destroyed. There's no 'paying back the victim' here.


Lewis Carrol's other work is definitely underrated. 💜


This speaks to the old me 😂

I haven't been high in years. Still got a chuckle though.
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My favorite story as a child was the Velveteen Rabbit. Something about it really stuck with me.

Weird how something like that can resonate with you at such a young age when you aren't colored by experience.


That's a good looking psyop right there, ngl


Wen indeed 😉

https://observablehq.com/@jimbojw/wen-moon
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Tomorrow is another chance to make good decisions and be a better person.

GN
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It's a terrifying thought. When the Prism NSA program broke news a decade or so ago I thought it was so far beyond the pale that surely it represented the worst encroachment on our privacy that I could conceive.

Apparently I lack in imagination 😬


Definitely not the thousands of dollars I poured into the mtg tournament scene between 2010 and 2012.  That playset of JtMS was incredible but the opportunity cost was about 4000 Bitcoin😬🤣

I actually don't have any regrets. I wasn't ready and wouldn't have valued it correctly before I put the work in. Sometimes you aren't on the right frequency to receive what the universe provides.


This is my preferred method as well, I want as much going into sats as possible, with credit and cash flows absorbing unanticipated expenses and emergencies.


I don't understand how the visual representation of land mass on a typical map could be so far skewed about a lot of the northern hemisphere countries.


Good looking out, I appreciate your insight 🤙


People don't care about being surveilled or else every year for the past decade+ would have been the year of the Linux desktop.


My BIL is a welder, I might be able to convince him. What is the hourly rates for a welder who is worth their salt? I know it's going to vary based on experience and region, and I don't want to low-ball him an offer for his time.


👀

I might have to find a local who will accept sats in exchange for a few weekends of learning!


That's awesome! I have an interest to learn welding as a 'just in case' practical skill, but never had the time to pursue it.

How long do you figure the basics take to learn?


I dig the optimism of the piece. Good reading.


Oh, 'starting' not 'started.' haha

My bad. Would love to see yours when you put it together though!


Care to share your build? I'm always curious about what other people put together. Would love to see it!


Good Evening #gunstr

I'm on my first build, it's been a lot of fun. Detent pin flew across the room twice, spent 4 of 6 hours just watching YouTube tutorial videos.

So far so good!

Another couple of weeks and I'll have it completely assembled. Optic will have to wait though, I'm perilously over budget 😬

PSA lower receiver
RA LE145 trigger
Aero enhanced buffer kit
Aero lower parts kit
BCM furniture

https://image.nostr.build/7b0fb93c1d87a400d0fb09a382ee75b77141206b65a472c70f54ed6dfdde8fa2.jpg


I would highly recommend it. The taste is mild and pleasant, and it gives the coffee a little more staying power to get me through the morning.


He is, like most grifters, gifted in the art of storytelling. But that's all he really offers - narratives that look shiny and fool the gullible, but the second you look more deeply at what he's offering the more it looks like snake oil.


🫡 https://image.nostr.build/db7e530ebebae48cf80bd93598382259650f91634e21ba4f7cf8e7aa18c7bba1.jpg


I use a half teaspoon of coconut oil with my morning coffee for a little extra sustained energy. Bulletproof coffee is too rich for my taste but this is a happy medium.


Hope it's exactly what you need it to be ☕


Client feature request for whoever will abide:

The ability to sort and/or categorize my follows.  I want to be able to directly "check in" on certain plebs high value thoughts, while maintaining my stream-of-thought memers, etc.


Love this idea.


GM #coffeechain.

Anyone doing anything fun today?

For me it'll b chores and catching up with NaNoWriMo since we're 5 days in and I'm already behind 😂
https://image.nostr.build/fa66a713157dcd1a22f9920187ed0a5f0e5dbe8299881099ae6ff7918df44e42.jpg


4. Hidden near each entrance, beside the bed, and under my office desk 😉

That is a fine kukri. I need to diversify into bladed weapons.


They be doing free advertisment for Bitcoin now and they don't seem to know it. Government and banks in talks. Restricting access to your own money to prevent bankruns. Is it really your money still?

Media writes it's targeted at wealthy clients. But we all know that is just to plant acceptance among the mere mortals. It will be tightened once in place. The addiction for control is simply too attractive.

Frodo and the ring come to mind...
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The central banking and Keynesian economics era will eventually be referred to as the second Dark Ages.

The spiritual, moral, and rational debasement that has occurred in the past century + is the result. Humanity is devolving at a rate that matches our technological advances.

And yet, here we are, standing up and saying 'go fuck yourself' to the world gone mad.

Not a bad place to be after all 😉


Italy and Spain living on the edge 😂


I wish we could know the real number.

I define a bitcoiner as someone who 'gets it' and understands the problem the asset is solving and its value prop. I don't count crypto traders, dabblers, and degenerates.

I would guess less than 1 percent. BT felt like it was fairly insular and more for Western technophiles, Austrians, and anarchists than people who used Bitcoin purely out of necessity rather than a combination of necessity and ideology.


Meditations.

It's so often recommended that it's become a trope, but it really is a mind altering book on how to be a better, more self-restrained version of yourself.

It was so impactful to me partly because it's just personal reflection and observations. It  wasn't written for a profit or fame.


Been there, it is really disheartening. But you are still helping them even though it doesn't feel Like it sometimes.

Everytime you talk about it, it gives them a touch point, an experience that normalizes it even if only a little.

It took me 4 or 5 'encounters' with Bitcoin before deciding to investigate it for myself. You trying to help them understand is an important part of their  process getting there.


Muun is the one I introduce people to and have had good reception for so far.


Grotesque.


Everyone that's been stacking sats overs the last year.

https://video.nostr.build/1117c690175d2d43bc27ed213d5d182cf43bc51f3a4c7fa2c3faf4cee87aff41.mp4

Stay humble.
Stack sats.
Learn to self-custody.

#bitcoin
#fuckfiat


Why #Bitcoin ? https://image.nostr.build/24de3fbd7675d356ccc217a83d6e0fae0dab4b6e3caec162e194fe100a2d43cb.jpg


GN 🌜


This is the funniest and also cringiest thing have seen in a while.

I wish I had been in Twitter to witness it 🤣

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GN

https://image.nostr.build/82900216bb1b3c019b3afadb0d1747d506f116c60f2e275316e926fc01f1b0b6.jpg


And miles to go before I sleep.

This is my favorite poem 💜


It's a consistent and very real factor in human decisionmaking. We're talking about literally millions of human beings that exist within the government.

You have to account for the fact that incentives drive behavior if you want an accurate read on why a particular person or group of people behave. It's not the only thing that drives behavior, but it's everpresent.

What did you mean when you said it only works if corruption is assumed as a standalone event?


It's easy to forget that all the government is, is a collection of people.

People who follow their incentives. Except it's distorted because their performance doesn't matter, but the perception of their performance matters very much.

So they turn into parasites who get paid and have job security for a song and dance routine that doesn't solve any problems and actively worsens the situation in the long run.

They work for the elites in the sense that the elites know how to leverage wealth and power to play on the incentives of bureaucrats and elected officials.

Most of them are not on Dr. Evil's payroll, they are just working for themselves to keep the grift going for as long as possible.


With you.


Best presentation I've seen in a while. I'm going to be sharing this out to the normies I've been working on 🔥

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Rigid thinking is a helluva drug. He could have maintained a hard money maximalist stance and educated himself early.


https://image.nostr.build/e017fe9adf5ef41fab3bbda9d3241dc3547238d1adc56142223afdef16122a1c.jpg

https://image.nostr.build/088b75450cb89e0584b44e47386d8d386e4b2a638404521add4ad8a03effd266.jpg


I think it depends on how the powers that be try to close access off to regular people

If exchanges are allowed to continue to operate little fishes will continue to buy real Bitcoin. Blackrock and their ilk will also be buying, but it won't be just them.

My only point is that I think 99% of bitcoiners do in fact have a price at which they are willing to part with at least some of their stack. That will end up in the hands of other plebs, newcomers, Blackrock, and any anyone else willing to buy at the spot price and self custody.

I do agree that Blackrock will eventually rehpothecate. And they'll get blown out as a result.


Enriching people in dollar terms will lead to selling for dollars, which means wider distribution.

It's the same as with previous cycles, but with a larger market cap. New entrants are going to sell while in profit thinking they are geniuses, but some will hodl and learn and become the latest wave of bitcoiners.


I can disagree with you -vehemently- on some topics and still respect you and consider you worth 'following.'

Learning to deprogram myself from black and white thinking has been the most difficult exercise of my adult life. But it's an ongoing process and I still find myself falling back on old modes of thought that are more convenient.

I blame public education and MSM. We are very easy to lead if they keep the strings hidden.


🎯

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CAPS ODELL is the signal I've been waiting for

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Buy Bitcoin and readjust my end of year stacking goals 🤷


Post pictures of your food, or your dog, or your knife collection, or old ceramic tiles, or write bad haikus, or ramblings about your annoying neighbors, or why you like your city, or how the Altaic linguistic family is not settled science. All content is good. At most, you will not get replies - so what? You still get to say whatever you want.


His incentives are pretty clear. He's a great example of what we are going to see a lot of in the coming years - businessmen with suits and deep pockets enriching themselves through the protocol.

I'm just glad that most of the supply is spoken for at this point. Less coin in those hands is a good thing.


The good times never last. Schroedinger would approve - always happy and sad about the price action no matter what 😂


I love that pop culture inadvertently made what is essentially safety equipment sexy AF.

🔥


GM

It's days like today that reminded how easy it is to stack sats & how difficult it is to stay humble.

Stay humble out there folks.

🧡🤙


Back atcha 🤙


😬

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+ the FASB rule for fair-value accounting with regards to Bitcoin.

+ decreasing available supply on exchanges

Quite a lineup.

https://image.nostr.build/91cee2afccbe36ae8f3e5794dd0d9d65ae29d97ad603d737c0a5e385e4e57891.jpg


Looks like we have a phishing attempted targeting Blockstream Jade users.

nostr:npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n Please advise. Appears your customer emails must have been compromised…

Phishing email comes from “mail at networkforgood” https://image.nostr.build/918b872b665e718fd937ece83ca4d630b696c74b808f02508bc0393fcc9d6662.jpg


I got one of these too. Pretty blatant, but I'm sure some will fall for it. Fucking scammers 🤬


awesome https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gross-proceeds-and-basis-reporting-proposal-ai-comments/


I just ordered an iwb holster to practice with. It may not be the one I end up using for carry.

Up till now it's just been focus on shooting and body mechanics, sight picture, stance, reloads while moving, etc.

My next steps are to carry while at home - learning how to operate firearms has really impressed on me the importance of small but measurable steps and to not bite off more than I can chew.


I'm working on training to carry. Getting close to the point where I'm comfortable with the responsibility that comes with it.

I'll be carrying a sig p229 elite in 9mm, with federal hst 124 grain ammo.


What's a taco pleb?

I've seen the term before but I think it was before my time.


Obviously.

Dinosaurs are cool AF, and weapons are expensive. This sounds fun.


Might be because what you see as success, ambition, and confidence was a veneer. Humans are good at projecting narratives. It doesn't make them true.


https://m.primal.net/HOBu.jpg nice lil white pill for the tl


Order a carajillo, best of both worlds, way better than an espresso martini 😉


He's just being a politician and pandering for votes.

He's bound to have a ton of other positions that are nonsensical and actively detrimental to the country. It's in his incentives.

Just because he's *verbally* supporting Bitcoin =/= actually will provide executive support for it, and it also doesn't preclude him from being insane on other topics.

I say stop lionizing politicians, stack sats, and enjoy your front row seats to the unravelling.


An honorable man is honorable even to his enemies.

A dishonorable man is dishonorable even to his friends.


Welcome to the party!

I would recommend finding people you like and using their follow lists as a place to start collecting people to add to your feed.

Its better to follow a ton of people and then curate your feed by unfollowing/muting after the fact.


Yeah I don't like that either. Proof of stake in poll form.


Welcome, hope this is your cup of tea! Only way to be rugged here is to rug yourself, so that's definitely an improvement 🤙


Blue Wallet and Muun are super solid and can be used for either lightning or on-chain.

If you go with Blue, be sure to warn them not to use the 'buy bitcoin's feature, which is awful.


If KYC scared them off, they are definitely not normies 😉


This is pretty amazing

#gunstr

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Wow... I'm not religious, but this is a stunning piece of work. Absolutely gorgeous, and you can tell it was an incredible amount of effort.


This is a great point.


If you do start a new account, let me know and I'll follow 🤙


For sure. More adoption means more dilution. As people flow into Nostr, there is a need for people to manage their 'circle' to maintain the environment they enjoyed at the beginning.

Or maybe it's not possible and this is the natural progression of social media regardless of platform or protocol.


I think that's a fair statement, because social media of any stripe takes you away from what's 'real.'

But even so, there is more value and goodwill on nostr than any other social media trough out there, and I feel like that's where people are coming from when they opine about the dumpsterfire that is X.


if you haven't already gotten your tactical shit together, now would be a great time to catch up.

https://claymartindefense.com/?page_id=457


The finest example of entrenched generational hatred between two peoples often provokes accusations that religion is to blame.

But if you look deeper, you will see the issue of property rights at the heart of it.

GN


Stay away from the Thomas Covenant books at all costs 😬🤣


Hm. It's been a while since I read it. My memory is not to be trusted it seems  😂


I tried to read the mandibles and couldn't get through it. It's too grim. Prescient, from the few chapters I did read, but godamn it's dark.

Three Body Problem is not a depressing read IMO although there are sections that are dark, like snippets of the cultural revolution.


I haven't read 2 of these, but the Three Body Problem is a vividly written and interesting sci fi novel. The language is exceptionally colorful and striking, probably because it's translated but I would definitely recommend it.


That's a huge win!


Goes without saying 🤙


I'll be totally honest, I don't have much to contribute here. I'm not a coder, a builder, or an entrepreneur. I'm certainly no leader.

I don't have a newsletter or service to shill. I don't have any unique insights into politics, economics, Bitcoin, or Nostr that hasn't already been repeated as nauseum.

I'm just a guy who stumbled into all of this and was made a better person through the process.

Nostr is for builders,  it it's also lurkers to plug directly into the signal, to help us stay humble.

https://image.nostr.build/a641b4f19fff2ff2975468bb7dc3634086658788af7179861438184c41192eca.jpg


It's out there, just roll with it and don't overthink. The rest of your identity is likely floating around the dark web or on a govt list anyway 🤷


A hundred likes is pretty steep.

Maybe it's just me 🤣


21millionTV is an excellent educational channel on YouTube. Their videos are short, 5-10 minutes, and tackles all of the basics in a very accessible way.

For a deeper dive, https://armantheparman.com/ is another great resource, as is https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information.html and https://bitcoin.org/en/resources


I try to make sure they get the better of whatever options are available.

For example, when I cook dinner, I always give my wife the plate that isn't chipped. The steak that got the slightly better sear, etc.


When I came to #Nostr, I was only interested in the protocol. I read all the #Bitcoin stuff and just thought: They're all freaks.

But my curiosity grew and I found out more about Bitcoin.

Well, now I'm one of you freaks myself 😇😎


Be thankful for what you have. You have no idea how many people would love to have what you've got.


My experience has been not as drastic, but I do use a similar approach and am seeing a gratifying level of results

- strict sleep schedule

- regular sun exposure, but not maxing

- cycling DHEA to keep cortisol levels manageable

- Testosterone higher from avoiding endocrine disruptors in food and synthetic materials

- supplementing magnesium, and cycling Glycine

- Focusing more on recovery (in early 40s, recovery is much slower), and strict calory intake - 10% higher than maintenance during bulking, 20% lower than maintenance during cuts.

- Training is medium intensity, low volume.

If I were to guess, just based on my own experience your results are probably a synthesis of all of the different factors you are controlling for. I'd guess your training regimen, recovery strategy,  and calory intake are the lion's share, with everything else playing a supporting role.

https://image.nostr.build/c5ba2d2074f2d32c9952538cc832078637d6319a3e4b88df136b44ceb1d248b6.jpg


I like to live my life experimentally.
The offgrid part of my life consists of keeping a stable, functional core for my wife (where everything works reliably), and a more experimental section for myself, where i experiment with discovering what is really required, and then abstract what emerges into isolated actions like "heat water" "store energy" "filter water" etc, then approach finding a creative solution to each one.
When you approach it this way, and abstract the goal, it makes it more fun (for some), and you are more likely to discover simple, reliable, functional solutions. At least, it works for me.

One of the things im looking at now in my "offgrid lifelab" is the roof. Covering spaces.
The area we live in never gets too cold, and it never gets too hot. What it does do though, is rain for months at a time. As a result, Ive been abstracting the concept of a waterproof, water shedding covering that is stable, reliable, easy to repair, and can be built by one person, with no specialized tools. Where this has led me is to the world of this shell concrete structures using latex cement. Latex cement uses a rigid frame covered with porous cloth of some kind, which is then covered, layer by layer to create a this shell rigid structure. This is a process which was created for construction projects in Africa, and is not widely used in the west. But its my intention to start experimenting with these on a small scale, then perhaps something larger.
Anyway, this is one roof project someone did using the process..

https://void.cat/d/42QpDwX2iBoLPdcbJTSBvz.webp


Lol they are going to come for our refrigerators next.

🙄🤦

https://image.nostr.build/2ba014a0b4b424571639fd42a37f39b7e87f9d17e0e83671f223db10c67ed694.jpg


I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Memorize a 12 word seed so that in the event you need to flee your home you can keep your wealth with you and hidden.

If global war goes so far that we've  completely lost the internet globally, I'd say Bitcoin is the last thing anyone should be worried about.

Focus on what you can control, what you can mitigate by planning and preparation. Don't sweat the rest of it.


Fueling your own vanity by pretending your value comes from what you have not earned


Very well said.


I think this is one of the big indicators that point to whether someone is here for ideological reasons or speculative reasons.


I get what you are saying, and there's truth to it, but I also see a lot of personal attacks against some pretty vile individuals who deserve to be fought. I just don't see the point in disparaging, for example, Ellison's appearance versus the fact that she is a scammer and a thief with zero integrity, who destroyed countless lives by being a key part of the FTX grift.


It can't be, not without substantial tradeoffs. 🤷

Build better privacy layers on top is the only option that makes sense to me.


Why are people so quick to mock an enemy based on appearance or other, adjacent trait that is beyond their control?

If that's your go-to attack vector, you might want to reassess. Attack their values, their integrity, their actions, their intent, or their judgment instead.

Attacking things beyond their control is attacking what it means to be human. No one wants to be 80 years old. Or to be unattractive, or have a physical characteristic that draws attention or is insufficient in some way.

What purpose is served by pointing these things out that are beyond someone's ability to change?


GM

I think one of the best things about being an adult is the power to choose who you associate with. I have not been shy about cutting people out of my life and have done so on multiple occasions.

It's good to stop and reflect though, you never know when you might be a contributing factor. My only rule of thumb is that once I cut ties there's no looking back, so I tend to wait until I'm overwhelmingly sure.


I'm pretty sure guillotines have to be involved.


This is a pretty large gray area to range around in.

From my perspective:

Node
Sparrow
Noncustodial hotwallet
CashApp or Robosats
A hardware wallet

That's what I personally would consider the bare minimum. Some might consider a hotwallet and exchange method to be the only truly necessary parts but it just depends on what tradeoffs they're willing to take and how much they value ease of use versus privacy and/or security.


As predictable as the seasons.


One of the worst feelings is deciding to be better prepared for catastrophic risk, and then realizing just how long it's going to take to correct that.


#uptime #compare #bank #bitcoin #gov #plebchain

🏛 US Government - Shut down 14 times (total of 95 days) since Nov 20, 1981/ 99.38%

🏦 Banks - Closed two days each week/ 71.43%

🪙 #Bitcoin - Stopped working twice (total of 16 hours) since Jan 3, 2009/ 99.98%+

$boost #following


I agree with the idea of personal responsibility as a keystone. It seems insufficient though. Somehow there also needs to be a kind of responsibility beyond yourself and your family, otherwise problems created by others (which you decided were not your responsibility) just fester and grow, and all of a sudden they're everyone's problem through sheer scale or magnitude.

For instance, the central bank is poisoning the economy and therefore society, but it's hard to see how personal responsibility could have stopped it from doing so.


I actually agree with you. One of the most damning failures of Western culture IMO has been the emphasis on the individual to the exclusion of family and community.

I believe personal responsibility is the keystone, and that your growth as a person should encompass the value you provide to your family and the people around you. Not the everyone-for-themselves free for all we see today.


Good times create weak men because there is a lack of struggle, of purpose, of striving and falling short.

The only cure I can see is to propagate a culture where even, and especially, when times are good, we must work harder to realize our own individual potential instead of engaging in parasitism.

With enough people taking responsibility for their own lives, maybe the next saeculum's hard times will blunted.


I took 50mg pregnenolone daily for 30 days.

I track my energy levels and mood as a matter of course, and during this time I was more evened out and less affected by stress than my baseline. Slightly more energy on average. Felt better overall, but it's not something I could pinpoint - just a small but noticable improvement to my general feeling of wellness.

After the 30 days I continued to see and feel improvement to energy and mood and feeling grounded. I suspect it helped balance my hormones and I'm seeing an extended benefit, but that's just conjecture.

I'm impressed with the effects but cautious about fucking about with hormones supplements. I will not fold it into my normal stack but will use it on an as-needed basis. Probably no more than 2-3 weeks at a time.

#supplements
#grownostr

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I recoiled in horror when I saw your drawer 🤣

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I define it as a willingness to express opinions that

1. Are controversial or likely to get you attacked.

2. Track closely with reality, despite popular opinion.

So it's going to be subjective. I don't think holocaust deniers are 'based,' as an example.


💯

I bet something could be built on nostr if someone were so inclined. A way to create pockets of knowledge that was not beholden to a gatekeeper.


It's good to have them on, so that you know what the masses are likely to do next. Stay a step ahead.


That was quick! https://image.nostr.build/608614823b938a2206c6e1db31759b4d176632967616a6adfd69c57a5ab19090.jpg https://image.nostr.build/c3ca3c7d59c1c5b690bdc8c18e737682b2ca5d1140e5f5f14f39941d06ef2344.jpg


There is a vast number of quality PDFs available online, for free.

Compiling a small library of downloaded PDFs regarding things you might need to Google is not a terrible idea.

My collection includes:

Automotive maintenance
Firearm maintenance
First aid and wound care
Human anatomy and biomechanics
Medicinal herbs identification
Foraging guides
Hunting guides
Farming principles and best practices
Preserving food

I have access to knowledge that otherwise would rely on someone else's server, and even a functioning grid.

Will I ever need it? Probably not. Hopefully not. But it's a minor time and effort expenditure to hedge risk. Decentralize what you can.


Safety & comfort zones are *dead zones.* Your TRUE POTENTENTIAL will never be matched there.


For. Fucking. Real.


I have like 1/20th what I had in Twitter, but I'll take quality over quantity of bots any day of the week.


Unpopular opinion:

Coinjoining is not something to proceed with unless you are willing to do a lot of research and understand what you are doing, and what the best practices are.

Failing to do so will likely result in burning a lot of sats in fees for no privacy gain whatsoever.

You also have to realize that the other people coinjoining with you might compromise their privacy in a way that makes it more clear who owns what.

I'm not saying it's not worth doing, but be aware that it's not a push button solution without any other considerations.


Remember that as bitcoin's value appreciates, more people will be using it. There will be greater distribution even as the individual amounts used will be smaller.

I think it'll trend toward greater number of sats locked up in channels over time as adoption increases.


Some days I wonder if there are any elites out there that see Bitcoin and Nostr coming to eat their lunch.

Probably not. Most of these people likely drink their own kool-aid and think they are good guys. And also something something we're so early.

But it's fun to think about some of them losing sleep.


It's not really a principle, but it took me a long time to accept that Bitcoin is not its USD exchange rate. Price is an externality.


It's not a single player game, although you could play it as such and just trade off at intervals.

My wife and I have put in around 300 hours or so into Valheim. It's gorgeous without requiring a bleeding edge gaming rig. Gameplay involves base building, resource management, exploration, combat, and progression that's very satisfying.


Relevant 🤣

https://image.nostr.build/3609ded445b6e990e7c2af88e3789c281b376cb4c40e7026ac1fa553445f488a.jpg


What platform?

Great idea with playing single player games together by the way. There's a limited number of cooperative multiplayer games that appeal to my wife and I, so that presents an interesting new option to explore.


I love the idea, I'd be interested to know if you're successful and what games you settle on


Thank you for compiling this list!


A great read as always.

“It also suggest an unwarranted optimism. Because, if this is the fated Fourth Turning, Strauss-Howe says it will end in 2026. So we can just sit tight, hide off-grid with the chickens and a garage-full of baked beans and wait it out.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/stonge/p/is-this-the-fourth-turning?r=hnmp0&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

#plebchain
#bitcoin
#grownostr


I'm reading The Fourth Turning is Here right now. It's an interesting theory, and I think there's something to it, but only if you look at it in terms of trends and not specifics. I agree with St. Onge here - it's too messy and with too many variables to count on it being so deterministic.


Repost it if you believe it….

#zap it if you support it…

#meme $boost #zapathon #eurothon #Nostr https://image.nostr.build/4a7530fd6493dc87a80e44d7270d691294e47e116b998b5647fe9a9c85028132.jpg


PSA: If you want to use $boost correctly, you have to wait until you get 10 reposts and then zap the prism (not the original note). 🤌


Lol. Well, now I know 🤣


What was the postage on all of that?


It just depends on what risk profile you are comfortable with, and what tradeoffs you are willing to have.

It might be good to understand multisig so that you have more options available. You never know when your risk tolerance will change, or if the threats you are guarding against suddenly warrants it.


That was my second cassette, after the black album 🤝


Enter Sandman hooked me on music when I was 10.

Before I heard it on the radio music was just background noise. Pleasant but nothing special. This song caused me to seek out the album, and then explore the genre, and then explore adjacent genres. I couldn't get enough.


Amethyst by farm such a great client.

When you are typing and the carriage return moves below the bottom of the screen it doesn't move the screen down unless you pause your typing to swipe the screen up. It drives me nuts.

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It's kinda like if there was a magic bulletin board that everyone has in their home.

When someone adds something to the board, everyone else can see it on theirs.

If you don't like what someone is posting on their board, you can choose to stop seeing those messages.

No one can tell you what to post on the board, or what not to. No one owns the network of bulletin boards, it's kind of similar to public infrastructure, like a sidewalk or a road.


I'm not opposed. Survival?


Literal fortunes, plural lol

It would be amazing to see what future generations will build on top of the base, second, third layers to accommodate scaling and payments.


Are we talking the price as of the halving in 2024, or the top of the next run?

Either way, I appreciate Cathie Wood being absolutely bulltarded.


I'll check it out when I have a chance, thanks!


It's a lot of fun, I hope you enjoy it!


Got any sweet builds to share?


The year is 2701. Bitcoin has long since moved the decimal 10 places to the right to account for productivity and growth since achieving a Bitcoin standard.

Ancient history is examined, and people marvel at generational wealth being zapped back and forth between strangers for no other reason than dank memes.

#zapathon


I encourage others to default #zap 7 sats. For many of you this means you get to zap 3x as many notes for the same rate of sat sucking. Plus 7 is such a good #number
$boost ??? 🥴😞😳🤔🫣
#hashtag


$boost

That’s what I meant

I think

Test


His downfall was long overdue, but tbh I didn't expect it to be this entertaining 🤣


Stacking victories 🤙


That's awesome, thanks for the info. I'm looking to give my Stribog a similar treatment 💜


Oooh very nice. I love me a sub gun. What were your choices in optic and can?


Use of a system that relies on network effects strengthens that system, regardless of the intent of the user.


Get some sleep. Tomorrow is a new day and you will feel better 🫂


Had a second presentation with a different client, more people in the audience, and larger stakes.

Crushed it harder than anything I've done yet in this role.

It's only a failure if you don't learn from it. Being humbled reigned my ego in, and allowed me to see what I needed to grow and improve.

GN and pura vida

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Just wanted to share: I'm switching my main video platform to Rumble from here forward.

Until #nostr provides a viable alternative and also becomes a comparable network, this is where you'll have the highest likelihood of finding my work. I'll still be on Youtube, but I don't think of them as a reliable platform, especially considering the discussions I enjoy.  The thought police will not have trouble finding "wrongthink" in my conversations.

Migration has only just started, so any help in sharing, following, etc you can give is a huge help. Bootstrapping new networks is a pain in the ass 😂🙏🏻💜

https://rumble.com/user/TheGuySwann


JStark will never be forgotten. The idea is greater than the man.

His influence continues and will never stop.


🤣

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Bring back the guillotine.


“The seven-year-old Censorship Leviathan cannot be slain unless we also reign in the 20-year-old of the Surveillance State, which gave birth to it.” nostr:note1qhqchlgmwffcp2ecu98r70xe46xpr9zt57v4ppcyvg4skccrcjnsuaj9rs


I just saw nostr:npub160p28kpamaar8alpjr75ndwrhnluev0js5xdv2s9kek4qs22wyaq6t2fhv on the news.

https://video.nostr.build/2413cf4da06c0775b6ea51524147b8642cb9a7723b9c6c6bc86cdc9d8006662b.mp4


I use Bitcoin because it empowers me to live my life on my own terms.

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nostr:npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z is a machine, #amethyst is the best #nostr client in my opinion.

All #zap for this note go directly to Vitor, I hadn't tested this feature yet.


That sounds pretty cool, I'll check them out, ty!


I think Satoshi was behind Cicado 3301.

*Adjusts tinfoil hat*


What's that?


I think Nostr needs more users, not more microblogging features.


One of my favorites 💜


There is a deeper and more satisfying reason for us to be optimistic. The state is not only fiscally unsustainable, it's intellectually unsustainable as well. We should be optimistic because we're living at the beginning of what Hans- Hermann Hoppe calls a "bottom-up" revolution. Bottom-up because it starts at the individual and hyper-local level. Bottom-up because it relies on radical decentralization and political secession. Bottom-up because it bypasses politics and traditional power structures. Bottom-up because it bypasses state schools, state intellectuals, and state media.

Governments, and the political classes who run them, are facing a nonviolent revolution of ideas that was scarcely imaginable just twenty years ago. And this revolution will strike at the heart of these states' only true asset: their legitimacy in the eyes of those they would govern. The bottom-up revolution is based on informed individuals who increasingly don't need elites, political, academic, or scientific, to run their lives. It is based on the recognition that national and global governance schemes have failed to solve, or even address, huge structural problems like hunger, medical care, energy, and economic development. It is based on radical decentralization, political and otherwise, because the vast diversity of individual interests demands an end to top-down government edicts and bullying by 51 percent of the electorate.

This can happen - and is happening - without even a tacit acceptance or understanding of liberty among the majority of people necessarily. They simply see with their own eyes that the state doesn't work, so naturally they seek another way.

Jeff Deist


My first exposure to bitcoin's existence and ability to purchase was when it was at around $300. I didn't actually buy any until waaaay later though.

If only I had the mental bandwidth at the time to connect the dots... I was still enraged by the bank bailouts at the time and was primed for it.

Such is life though, thankfully it's a steal at any fiat price.


More niche communities with content. Right now it's pretty much Bitcoin and Bitcoin adjacent content.

Video game streaming might be a good draw given the number of people into that who are less likely to be tech challenged.

An easier way for people to view hashtags being actively used would be helpful so that people are following what interests them.


GM

https://image.nostr.build/4401bb06ad7d949ceadedeaa0313b52a883139eab7fe78a8b2e222e5374d4aa7.jpg


They do want to to be slaves. It's comfy being taken care of like an animal, free from thought or responsibility.


Bitcoin

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Oh we're already at the govt shutdown part of our regularly scheduled clownworld programming.

To think I used to get worked up about all of this pageantry and circus. 🤡


Right in the nostalgia feels.

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My current stack, which has taken a few years of trial and error to build:

Caffeine 50 to 100mg
NAC 2000mg
Copper 1mg
Zinc 15mg
D3 2500iu
Maca root 1900mg
Magnesium oxide/citrate 250mg
Inositol 1000mg
L-Theanine 400mg
DHEA 25mg (cycling monthly, currently off)

Currently experimenting with pregnenolone 50mg

Looking to explore one of the racetam family of nootropics at some point but I'm pretty happy with what I'm taking currently.

#supplements
#nootropics

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I've been supplementing pregnenolone 50mg on top of my normal stack for 2 weeks now, and have felt a small but noticeable increase in:

Focus
Mood
Overall feeling of wellness
Energy

Could be placebo effect, but it's been a nice boost. I'll continue to monitor, if I keep seeing these effects after a month I'll add it to my stack and begin to do a 1-month on / 1-month off cycle.

No side effects at all that I can tell.

#supplements
#nootropics
#grownostr


When the manufacturer stops supporting the OS.

I'm on my third smartphone, second android. Last phone was good for like 4 or 5 years.


I would start with ebsco.


GN #plebstr

It's taken me several months of planning, testing, and executing but my new security setup is complete.

It feels good to finally have that updated.

Risk comes at you fast. Friendly reminder to check your backups and review your own setup at least once a year.


🤙🏽 https://image.nostr.build/de1700d1536a2854cdec536658fd76aec7d4214c6d2391028fe2af547764fcfc.jpg


I’ll pay 1m sats bounty to first client to add functional mute lists.

Behavior: settings > filtering
Mute lists
Type words you don’t want to see notes for. If a note contains that word, don’t show it.

Must also apply to quoted notes (muted word is not within the note that’s quoting the note with that word). And should apply to reposts.

Basically, if it’s on the list, I never want to see it.

250k sats to next 4 clients who implement it as well (limit 1m sats total)


Median hours are probably between 45 and 50 but I have slower weeks and weeks that are endless dumpster fires.


Awon buh!

Such a great commercial. I miss the 90s.


Feeling a lot of this today

-I don't believe everything and everyone should have to be in debt up to their eyeballs to get by
-I don't believe people should control the money supply
-I don't believe people should control what others can say
-I don't believe I should have to give a reason before I'm allowed to spend my money
-I don't believe in funding central banks through monetary debasement/inflation
-I don't believe government IOUs are real money


GM,
True strength is not standing alone, but standing firm beside those we value in their hour of darkness.


Unlikely. I've seen some suggestions that seem pretty gross to me. 1:1? 🤢too much jelly.

My preference is 10:1 in favor of peanut butter. Smooth only. Vertical cut. Accept no substitutes 😉


This meme kinda encapsulates my day.

https://image.nostr.build/3609ded445b6e990e7c2af88e3789c281b376cb4c40e7026ac1fa553445f488a.jpg


I’ve been banned from twitterX for a long time so I can’t respond there, but regardless of your view, this quote is so badass I had to say something,  nostr:npub1gdu7w6l6w65qhrdeaf6eyywepwe7v7ezqtugsrxy7hl7ypjsvxksd76nak  love it!

Saifedean Ammous

@saifedean
Bitcoin, as it is, saved my family from hyperinflation in Lebanon. It is entirely essential to my life. It works perfectly fine for me as it is. It is not some "cool" piece of software whose next iterations I'm "excited" about. It is my lifeline. If it never ads a single capability, it will still be the most important technological innovation of my lifetime.

If you want to to introduce ANY changes to its software, I am going to be extremely skeptical about adopting them on my node. You're not just experimenting with adding features to another app on my phone; you're asking to rebuild my lifeboat with my family on it. I need to see extremely compelling evidence for why these changes are necessary, and extremely compelling explanations for why they do not pose any risks.

Like most bitcoiners, I have been harassed and hounded for years by BIP300's well-funded cringe marketing machine, but the more I look into it, the less convincing it is. Nothing in the motivation seems necessary or even useful. I simply don't care about "killing shitcoins" nor do I see any value from adding any of their features to bitcoin, since I know their features are just vaporware to promote ponzis. A significant number of plausible risks are waved away with cavalier indifference. It somehow fixes all problems and ends all trade-offs. And its promoters have more red flags than a Soviet parade: a history of questionable judgments on bitcoin issues; funding from shitcoiners responsible for the most serious attacks on bitcoin, like Garzik, Ver, and Brekken; the strong support of countless other shitcoiners; and worst of all, the resort to ridiculous fear tactics and the insistence that bitcoin is in a dangerous crisis which only BIP300 can fix.

Bitcoin is permissionless, so i cannot stop you from doing sidechains. Liquid, RSK, and RGB are doing something similar and I simply don't care. But if you need me to do anything with my node to accommodate you, the answer is going to be a very firm no.


Anybody in the mid-atlantic / northeast like Akitas and want to foster or adopt one?

This guy was abandoned in the streets to fend for himself yesterday. His owners’ phone number was tracked down via his microchip and they refused to take him back or find him a new home and hung up.

He’s a good dog, gentle and loves people (important for a dog this size), and listens but def needs someone to work on training him.

On the few walks he’s had since yesterday, he’s curious about other dogs but his social history is unknown.

Rescues are full and can’t take him.

Please share.

If interested or you have a lead, please reply.

Thanks! #asknostr #plebchain #dogstr https://image.nostr.build/5129dfe065ccd2fd28c00672f5ea114283e61c2be727f29323634e854a76ba39.jpg https://image.nostr.build/243cfc9e62b90e8bef4a557e1f6e62256f52ee6e4cb3496fc0832709da588867.jpg https://image.nostr.build/9d8f96c49bbdb8bf7e786d316619a75e21cad7f1bad6c65c5344c0edc8e7e6f0.jpg https://image.nostr.build/6718debac32576bf00c82aaf484b8bb643c0f5ab3c6e9651220af0e896c5798b.jpg https://image.nostr.build/cc1de0b4c7dcb365e07a123793c0fbdc965e070ae1dd88aba1c7e151e61944fc.jpg


👀

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I have the opposite take. I see CZ as being very reserved and low key because that's what smart grifters do to stay under everyone's radar. He's operating a casino, and knows that virtually everything he is peddling is garbage. He even cooked up his own vaporware coin.

As to the harm done to people when/if binance collapses... I mean honestly I have sympathy for anyone who loses their shirt to a scam, but it's 2023. How many centralized exchanges have to rug people before the lesson is learned? If you are using money for anything, ESPECIALLY investment, you perform due diligence or you probably get rekt. I wish it weren't so, but that is reality.

Anyone who gets hurt by giving an exchange their private keys today either knew and acknowledged the risk, or needs to learn the hard way. And in either of those cases it's a self inflicted and entirely avoidable wound.

If any large exchange goes bust it will precipitate a distribution event, where cheaper sats will flow to those who respect the asset enough to self custody. This is great for Bitcoin in the long run.


I dig the first one, very Khador-looking chic.


Evening #gunstr peeps.

I've been planning out this Stribog Sp9a3 for a while. Still missing a a bunch of basics - sling, optic, light.

Still debating on whether I want to be put on a govt list to play with the fun stuff - brace and can.

Shoots fantastic, super soft recoil. Love this thing.

https://image.nostr.build/b870db0a3596c4a0980f75f224128b52ff14a50d0dc2f322b0c2c22f1e13c94b.jpg


Listening to this now, share this with the normies in your life.

The parasite class made this topic seem boring to foster economic illiteracy to better control us.

Guy lays it out the basics in plain language. 🎯

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How do you mean disappointing? Because the date comes and goes without much price movement?

Last halving was my first, and I was surprised it took months for the market forces to catch up to the supply/demand disequilibrium.


Because there is no second best 😉