34 for my first.


😂 I suppose we do.


I haven’t used it. Someone shared it with me when I was asking the same question as you.


If you like that, go for a Tudor Black Bay 58 - you can get them used for 2200-2700 USD. https://image.nostr.build/7769623c839d71d190239aa5f3c4ead269e9bff340dad17279fb29dbb9f78221.jpg


The power of Big Milk!


A highly rare melanistic black deer was spotted in the Barycz Valley forest, Poland.

It’s estimated that only about 1 in 500,000 deer are melanistic.

[📹 Jakub Wencek]

https://video.nostr.build/801745a26c4d843859214cfaade1d8f1f2c4d0cce124bfbea7803a17ce8294ab.mp4


That’s right out my dreams!


Exactly. Got to keep the bar low!


Good night Dawn


I know……just figured you would use the extra $ to stack sats 😜


Once, maybe twice, I warmed up my wife’s bath towel when she was in the shower……..I should do it more often 😂🤷♂


Figured you were a Canadian Club guy!


I’ve had the same problem. Have to zap’’em twice to make it stick 🤷♂


I saw 91 worms at the park!


My bucket’s full!!!!!!


Fat fingers……😂🤷♂


I created the other 2085.


Nailed it!


Good night


It’s why we get along 😂


Not sure if I sure leave my kids with such a poor decision maker.


True, we have spent the last few years providing the world with verification of this.


We have lizard brains. It’s why pricing is the most important “p”, imo.


Mine wants six kids over nine years. I told her she’s a pervert.


Oh yeah, I saw a couple of photos of your roadtrip. Seems like you and your wife are having a blast. Time with friends who you both really jive with is priceless!


Awesome! You and yours?


I’ll share my water and my drink and   disregard what others think.


Gorgeous!


Throw in a little amniotic fluid on the shoes and your wife won’t bring it up again!


Too many fluids in your line of work for that


I think it was mostly me 😂 Welcome!


Only so much time in the day. I think he’ll be okay with it.


Still on the welcoming team!


I’ll venture to guess that Canada has none……..


Shouldlve maxxed out those helocs beavers


Qatar


I think it’s still illegal in Germany.


Good strategy, but travel trumps the watch. I like to look though!


Pricey….like the Tudor…..maybe a ways down the road 🤙😀


Sunsets have been nice lately


Im leaning towards this gmt…….. https://image.nostr.build/8247b138a15e633c614735b674180e17f3f884fcb31f4724585f58c36d31910f.jpg


The unfettered free flow of random thoughts and unwashed underwear.


I was hoping for more


There’s something to be said about not having to worry about the kids whipping the doors open and dinging cars in parking lots.

For a while my wife had a van and I drove a Suburban (2500 HD) when you could still get em.


You’ll love it. Eventually. Just like sitting down to pee.


Mine too. Second hand smoke and trips to the Legion to shoot pool with his war buddies.


Buick Regal?


‘64 Impala


Don’t tell me what the poets are doing


Congrats!


Our cheeseburger in paradise


Like pictures of your parent’s prime minister?


Nobody cares about something. you didn’t do


Must be sundown in the Paris of the prairies?


Is that when the hornet stung you?


I see a lightbulb hanging from a wire


Most likely.


You’re blowing high dough Dan


Best education.


250 for a highball. Buck and half for a beer?


Beauty


Ah thanks, but I don’t deserve any more thanks than anyone else. We all have a role to play. 🤙🤗


I am 💜🫂


Yeah, thanks! A lot of my students use it at home too.


Yesterday, my kids gave an ant a piece of popcorn and watched it carry it across gravel, sand, rocks, all the way back to its colony. It took the ant about 40 minute to get it all the way back. They were cheering it on, making bets, predicting what would stop it, or if it was going to make it. The kernel had to be ten times its size and the sheer determination of that ant was astounding. The kids then spent another two hours placing food around the colony and watching them work.


I was speaking oftrousers. I believe he would be in bedazzled briefs for increased mobility and a splash of pizazz.


Didn’t think so.


What kind of pants would he wear?


Barefoot, tip toeing through a field of tulips.


They’ve been doing it for over 15 years I think. All in, it was way cheaper than building out a van, or another type of expedition vehicle. Their vans are kick ass too!


Yeah, you can a get a good used class c for pretty cheap and the conversion starts at 30k. Much cheaper than alternatives.


Real. I don’t know how to ai.


GN


You’ve made it! I’m so happy I could be a fart of this journey with you!


Well, I guess that makes us fartners then


Not enough reach. Thanks nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc  🤙😂😂


Ah, nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc  has it covered 🤙😂😂


You should see what happens in Spring!


So close to reposting it…….


I prefer fart.


Buy low, announce reserve, profit. I’d be surprised if they weren’t. We will probably never know for sure 🤷♂


US government, just not openly. Isn’t that who you were referring to?


Maybe they’ve already been accumulating?


Get out of the bathroom


Defeat the globalists that want to shutter your mind.
https://m.primal.net/LuXz.mov


You and me both 🤙


Yes, but aren’t they boogeymen?


I’m starting to lose faith in Canadians…….after being down south for 3 out of the last four months, I don’t think we have the mettle to turn this ship around.


I’m not sure it matters…..


New emissions cap is going to double that candle when our beaver buck is worth 50 cents!


Too many smells as it is.


Bodies maybe. Egos, that’s another matter.


We don’t want them!


Perfect


Don’t say anything


1992 onwards, for conversions.


We’ve been on the road for four months with four kids. We typically park our rig on public land, or in national parks. We took a class c motorhome, 27ft, no slides, and got it converted by ujoints off-road (link below).

After 22 000kms I can say that the conversion is absolutely awesome. The rig is extremely capable off road and on the highway. They will covert pretty much any ford e350, or e450 chassis from 2010 onwards.

If you’re thinking of punching your ticket and taking to the road, we will see you there. We are shipping ours abroad and meeting it there at the end of the month.

🤙

https://www.ujointoffroad.com/4x4-rvs/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAxKy5BhBbEiwAYiW--8xj_y6eTKYb4KyVl2j4Q3fiNLC9fQl3XRNDOPDzvDVgHlS0V5dPxRoCk0cQAvD_BwE


At least he didn’t start chuffin a butt.


Man, you guys do so many things right……….


😂😂 bet you barely even work anymore. Super easy to carry a clinic these days.


Wife thinks so!

How have you been? Saving lives?


I’ll take her spot. I’ve got the tassles for it.


Yeah. ‘Merica has treated us well. Didn’t like driving the opposite way of the geese, but here we are. Only for a week. We drop off our rig tomorrow. 🤞it gets there in one piece!


Amen


Good good. Just got back from your neck of the woods. Strapping our magic carpet to a ship and then meeting it in the South Pacific.


I’ll let it go


Easy


We’ve been on the road for four months and the darkest/best skies were In a tiny little town. Lincoln, Montana. It felt like we could reach out and touch the stars!


We took our rig out there and spent a few nights. It was amazing. Cloudy, but still beautiful. There wasn’t anyone around for miles.


They are!


More…….but not everyone can see them 😜😂


Too late in the season for us but they still allow visitors to pick the fruit. We caught some bad weather, so it was cloudy most nights. We had one good night of stargazing: https://image.nostr.build/7960d546b412b463e0263fee290accb2150cba8f6f033368433b4a1c79d83ca4.jpg https://image.nostr.build/00c1baafc1d77f9f022c28383696af0863e7eb151649f5e0e4fd3027b1c8eb8f.jpg


Yes!


There’s a man trapped inside. You can see his face and headdress.


Deere John,

4 months on the road. 22000 kms. Home soon, but only for a moment. The real adventure begins.

Fruita, Utah

#picstr
#photography https://image.nostr.build/289207866e7aa62f0ce3cff3d33fa38d89fc2c415ff591fda3d62a5cdf637c0e.jpg


Goodnight


I was hesitant at first because of the cost for the whole fam, but it was absolutely worth it!


If you look close enough, and listen, you can hear their stories. https://image.nostr.build/bc637bc5ccac2f5113767058c08f1fb45bb11ffaaacabb8b5776c5af10a0bece.jpg


Thanks Leo!


Thank you!


Even after all these years 😂😜


That’s what she said


Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
#picstr
#photgraphy
#epicnature https://image.nostr.build/2af5cce86d8efb62df0f06870b2d9239935da47dfb3af251d803fdd6f2d85bb6.jpg https://image.nostr.build/42715d1a4d7a58a1b6570e73bebc693dc41aba19da71bf44f9ef99dc46636a4c.jpg https://image.nostr.build/5158afa86f7dc3d2bcdfcd65c5c64ba2ca4e3073c378addfd344a6d591a42e78.jpg


No, thank you!


Yes, a couple dozen times 😂


They are so much more


Getting jacked


Never just roses…….


The Weight
- The Band


I’d love to see that pic!


No, this was in Sequoia/Kings Canyon 😀


Good plan!


We head north.
Lower Antelope Canyon, Dine Nation

#picstr
#photography
#epicnature https://image.nostr.build/057466a67d4869fa7b7e9ca4c94f95df5683bb0e5c10ede5d6397c1e4c55cfad.jpg https://image.nostr.build/97b0cd7dbf4b10660bb6f1978f27d6046d4bd63f122b9e674ee3299cd6f02c02.jpg https://image.nostr.build/0ae6317d0a31eed97319d2525ea2bc779721746aa36c78bc42a6366ed7d80b4c.jpg https://image.nostr.build/8679c3ccfa40fdeda7d97402ef47edec536fdbfbd317c4356e3bf7d6bca7756c.jpg


It is! Thanks!


It was! Thanks!


Good night Dawn


Thanks! It’s a special place. Well worth a visit if you’re ever near it!


Thanks!


Monument Valley, Navajo Nation

#picstr
#photography
#epicnature https://image.nostr.build/c280ac3a1987f4c071316c41ce03a5986c23a1dd17ca3b4f7c997bf58d794f45.jpg https://image.nostr.build/c02373f41f81f185d078b42af8af689b7cb7324e83bfe3b52753caef589370af.jpg https://image.nostr.build/12b83a3a7778e5ceff502f381f1c6e4ce8bfb9f1482509cc276056f9f47f9340.jpg


Monument Valley, Navajo Nation

#picstr
#photography
#epicnature


Mornin!


Thanks! I’ll take a look!


I didn’t really get stuck, I just didn’t have a connection for a while. I also don’t really understand where the 24k sats went and what it was for? I know I need to pay 10k a month for using a hub, but was the other 24k to open a channel?


Night


I believe so. There were some steep sections for sure!


Arizona


Yeah, I was starting to think my daughters’ braids would never come out!


Nice! Sending to you okay?


How about now?


I switched to Alby hub, but haven’t finished setting it up, because I have no idea how 😂


Really?


No. I’ve been smelling a lot lately. Cinnamon and vanilla, is what I’m getting in return, mostly.


I haven’t done anything worth zapping


Did you climb a tree today?


Keep replying and I’ll keep zapping…….😂😂🤷♂🤷♂


I’ve met more nice people in the last three months than I have in 13 years…….


You need it for stuffing!


“Daddy, I’m super excited….”
“Why?”
“We are showering tonight!”
- my kids after 3 months on the road.


Fuck it, zap a frog instead


Happy gobble gobble Node!


Mornin!


That sounds awesome! I’ve got four kids under ten with me, so we just did the North Kaibab down close to the bottom and then back up.


I don’t think we are there yet. We will be someday.


Bitty may be the pot of gold, but nostr is the rainbow. https://image.nostr.build/2abd02384e0435507a0c0aa08b4c091d691243e5e4091ae1c5f53c773251d368.jpg


Impossible!


North Rim, Grand Canyon

#picstr
#photography
#epicnature https://image.nostr.build/952daa96a662987d71ecbd805a0c65a062a237fcc0e022297749d25454a2a2e3.jpg


For


The randomness and obscurity makes it good or me 🤙


Sounds fishy


Sounds very bohemian


Read about the Wendat peoples who were first encountered by the Jesuits in the 16th century.

Or the Zana-Malata people, who were the descendants of pirates.

Conquest by other, more structured, and hierarchical societies doesn’t necessarily mean it doesn’t work…..


I think the only way it works is when there is a collective understanding that one’s survival depends on cooperation with other people.

The problem is that now individuals can be psychopathic, selfish, underhanded, and manipulative and still survive.

Our communities are not tight knit enough, or transparent enough, to understand how much we need each other and whether other individuals are contributing or detracting from the success of the group.


Southern Utah


Yeah it’s a cool spot!


i wish I could live in your YouTube algorithm.


Then do it again tomorrow, right? 😂😜


They haven’t been to Canada.


I’ve always found comfort in the “different”. In strangers, strange places, and dark corners. There’s always a story worth listening to. One to learn from. One that I can use to guide my own life and decisions on. It’s always led me to the people and places I love most. It’s allowed me to leave many lives behind so that I can focus on the one I want. This one, the one I’m in right now, is covered in red dust, bathed in the glow of the moon, in the middle of a barren and desolate place, that enchants and entices one to contemplate why they would want to live any other way.


Like the start of a Disney movie…..


According to my calculations, you’ve made the perfect calculations.


Paradise lost
But paradise found,
It all comes around https://image.nostr.build/c65ae1babd92d7d8aa7b2a06b7ea3f25c774f7ffd298d92144e2cab3ee62249d.jpg


I don’t think it’s ever too late and I’m sure your teenagers are loving it too!

I didn’t travel much when I was a kid, but I fell in love with it when I started traveling on my own in my late teens and twenties.


😂!

Thanks!


Still waiting to run into you 😜🤙


No way 😂. My wife and another couple were with me. They have three kids under 8 and we have four under 10.


It’s such a varied landscape with each state being so different, and then each state being so different from n to s and east to west.


très vrai


They were amazing. I carried the 3 year old for most of it but the rest did it on their own. This pic was from about 1/3 of the way up.


7 kids under 10, 1000ft vertical 5 miles in/out. This my kind of school.

Zion National Park, Utah https://image.nostr.build/992d2dc8b80ea4344b6e9be575bb24179ad07e2f4f5b1043cb8c6a3b2befc695.jpg https://image.nostr.build/5f1d53a019db5d889f00d00e66a3e52747a5200ded211c880b6d686d3d0e9456.jpg


Dude…….so hot


🚀 I thought it was a shooting star!


Like prisons and brothels


Zion National Park


Mornin’


Yeah…..it is. Your view isn’t bad either!


What about splitting it down the middle and each one gets a side. I think the doc should take the head and sleepy the shaft 😂😂


Let’s get him one too


Fundraiser? Let’s increase the size! Full back?


Those who know her expect to see these things 😂


All places, no?


Doesn’t do it justice….a dog with an iPhone 😂🤷♂


An amazing….


Thanks! It’s available amazing place……


Alberta, Canada. 🇨🇦

#picstr #landscape #photography #artonnostr https://image.nostr.build/ea46ec7baf509dd20bd5a74207d89c97c10db6c1a20041b57dd7b21818cdd350.jpg


I think it might be impossible to take a bad photo here 😂🤙


https://image.nostr.build/b428e46cb00aefe392d90f25d6f0fde2c63fce2d5cdd595d45bf36e5cac2c125.jpg https://image.nostr.build/d39dc13a5f861840954ef1f6e811f586942529efdfbaef20a60494efacce1d19.jpg


Crazy! You’re tough!


Amazing! Too bad about the fall but probably worth it?


Oh….is that what they call it🤫


I told you not to ride the lions!


Good good. Amazing, thanks! Four kids living on the road isn’t always easy but the rough patches/challenges are making a positive impact!

Back from Africa?


No, definitely not now. I barely shower.


Only during the holidays


According to some 😜


Fully ensconced in our mother.


https://image.nostr.build/60c48fd24b09e2c69cb23c5c5ce1c4f702822564c1e807d78545bdc41f353607.jpg https://image.nostr.build/6af337b804c3e21c54be9111ec30fbf21a0e7e6b9406dd0102767cdd464e9d49.jpg


I’m just using an iPhone with night setting set to 10 seconds.


It was close, but I survived the glitter gun and nipple tassles…..we sleep beneath the stars tonight. https://image.nostr.build/3e680714c80995ee69647e0c3b18de293507517172cd7eead2684ebcd94e72ff.jpg


Aye, aye. I’ve got a few lives.
 left too……I think.


Love the UK. Especially Scotland. Egypt is on our list……will try to hit their winter though 😂


That’s unbearable! It was an experience to be there for a few days, but I’m not meant to be there. I’d rather be at about 7000 ft. climbing trees and chasing squirrels.


I am a proud and grateful owner of this beautiful piece of art.

“Simplicity in Light”

For any nostrich considering a painting by nostr:npub17nd4yu9anyd3004pumgrtazaacujjxwzj36thtqsxskjy0r5urgqf6950x, it’s a splendid place to spend a few sats.

His work is moving, and this piece spoke to me above all others. It’s what I would paint, if I could paint. And it’s even more lovely in person.

An oil painting on canvas, by an Italian bitcoiner, this will be my Christmas present from my wife. (I had to peek just to be sure it made it through shipping un-damaged 😉). But it will stay hidden from now until it goes under the tree in December 🎄🎁

Thank you for this beautiful, peaceful, delightful addition to our young-but-growing collection of art, Carlo — I appreciate you 🙏🫂

This is another proof that Nostr just works. An artist sharing his craft. A pleb on a quest for beauty. The overlap of the two, facilitated by Bitcoin and Nostr. The friends were making a long the way.

I am so happy this week 💜

#artstr #grownostr #grateful https://image.nostr.build/c751fafe038731bac26ec0e60855c4a3f0149c47a138be8117cc236edb715807.jpg


Badwater basin is 238 feet below sea level. It felt like my tongue was being cooked while we were walking around.


California. Sunset. It was 46 C for the time we were there. Got down to low 30s overnight 😂.


One of my favourite words to say. Second to Amarillo.


For the next 50 years, it’s just us.


Dante’s View, Death Valley.


Desert skies, hide no lies. https://image.nostr.build/f1fca287b8942adc70ac8d4b39ec18bc6bbe87b8e09f163a8c957a8ba9464a8e.jpg https://image.nostr.build/a003010f9b2038b3fd52e96fa183757ceaee94a2f29892e571e8f818cd1a0063.jpg


I don’t like snakes


“Blow up your TV throw away your paper
Go to the country, build you a home
Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches
Try an find Jesus on your own”
- Prine


The Answer
 - Robinson Jeffers

Then what is the answer?–Not to be deluded by dreams.
To know that great civilizations have broken down into violence, and their tyrants come, many times before.
When open violence appears, to avoid it with honor or choose the least ugly faction; these evils are essential.
To keep one’s own integrity, be merciful and uncorrupted and not wish for evil; and not be duped
By dreams of universal justice or happiness. These dreams will not be fulfilled.
To know this, and know that however ugly the parts appear the whole remains beautiful. A severed hand
Is an ugly thing, and man dissevered from the earth and stars and his history…for contemplation or in fact…
Often appears atrociously ugly. Integrity is wholeness, the greatest beauty is Organic wholeness, the wholeness of life and things, the divine beauty of the universe. Love that, not man
Apart from that, or else you will share man’s pitiful confusions, or drown in despair when his days darken. https://image.nostr.build/3f47436a26045f7ab15622433dbc367329c61da3e6fcdf13f8f9f17356d7f7b1.jpg


One of my faves. Good night Dawn.


I like it. But, what’s a tumblr vibe?


Good night


Beauty


Get out of the cities. They’re all shit.


Time to look, with childlike wonder, is all I need.


What a world. What a life. It’s a trip. https://image.nostr.build/8f69a9432fc4c3846755bc2fb9310d2eed65e9c0fe801c492a2111bc78d37121.jpg


The socks! The bloody socks!!!!!!


Yeah they were so thick and it was a completely different temp. dueing that part of the hike. They were covered by hundreds of ladybugs. I can’t upload the video but my kids had a blast running up and down the path as they flew around them!


Yeah. It was so cool and relaxing. They were covered with hundreds of ladybugs. I can’t upload the video due to a shitty connection but my kids had a blast!


https://image.nostr.build/e1f8b68aa5faa6558ffe559db317260503d62d65a14ca2d0279b0e976a267e32.jpg https://image.nostr.build/542f7a6a97354668b503222b4359d4a6c81c594f354102930e50c201568ff09e.jpg


Hey dickhead, yeah you, the one who hit and ran my truck in the parking lot:

The field of ladybugs we walked through and view was worth it.


Gn


I did but I’ve had spotty connections so many of my likes and zaps don’t go through


I’m confused 😂


Of course


Beautiful! I hope it was amazing!


A full stomach, hot day, cool night, the love of a woman, screaming kids, and the opportunity to wake up tomorrow and do it again.


Mornin


Night B! Flying soon?


I’m not really sure which penis day you’re referring to. There have been many 😂


I crop dust my students and let them blame each other


That’s the only reason I stayed


Sometimes I pee on a tree to let my kids know where I am.


Everything is better 🤙


Night buddy. Same.


Night Dan! It is….


Good night Dawn


Goodnight


Good night from 7000ft 🤙 https://image.nostr.build/3c52b6b7fcd6a8a7f6d36d5792a6a6f8508d347687fa009d5c40f3aeefbe16ad.jpg


Reminders


Do them


Thanks Node! Tough to them justice.


“Everybody needs beauty……places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike.”
- John Muir https://image.nostr.build/08e7b4ef57cf35b276d4cf60a4f758e04b843ce704bd2bd807270febcf44c027.jpg


Maybe? 😂


Specks of sand four paces from an orange


I have no idea what any of this means


To Know the Dark

To go in the dark with a light is to know the light.
To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight,
and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings,
and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings.

— Wendell Berry, Farming: A Hand Book, 1970 https://image.nostr.build/486fdcbcf9e8a3457d50a31dd29d5cb118401ca8a831aff9a728c8cf3d17e3ab.jpg https://image.nostr.build/51c6643b770a5f43b1142a04c954ed1527211f48c321b9e7b1aeff56508fa9a2.jpg


I love America.I love Americans. Not those lizard people you see on TV. The rest.


Thanks Connie!


😂🤙 I’ll wait it out.


Every night, it’s tough to find a spot of skin that isn’t covered in dirt. They are the perfect amount of wild.


Thanks! On an aside, wtf is up with reply guys bots?


There are spots….


Wino! 🤗


It is!!!!!


Thanks Node! I just take the pictures……


Congratulations!


Maybe 🤗


Shelter from the storm https://image.nostr.build/e6408113aad85fa975629400db7e1e80f6305e3137bc7c6a1230109101ddede1.jpg


We need wild places. But, what we need even more is wild people.

Fuck the herd #nostr. 🫂 https://image.nostr.build/b366287ba7fb4cda108ee6ad180da89ea9387d8aa5fef0c6335c06e2f5a676e5.jpg


Hell ya!


That would be amazing!


Thanks!


Thanks! We could see them that well.


Yes! 💜


I’ll let you know tomorrow 🤛


Tough…..


I’ve got a feeling we will


Yeah man!


So fucking real


Both 😂


It’s close ☺


Thanks Stu!


Thanks! It’s fucking amazing!


Bull trout and big skies. Room with view, for weary thighs. https://image.nostr.build/05fccfea2de1ff59a7137944da1f0eb60835c1888000d128402c66073151babb.jpg https://image.nostr.build/de17aaa7a847dc2a8bf5f9596c98124ecbf5d4bf8c3c499811ff9b98ce53c7da.jpg


No


Blacktop painted on sweet grass. I’ll keep driving until I find dawn. https://image.nostr.build/bcc775b87c309456ba1011bb3a1b51e40801f1a5fa6aa9ace9ed4306331bd0f5.jpg


I’ll light a fire and talk to the stars. You’ll know I’m there.


Totally unamarican then


Were you strapped?


It’s a lighter load when they can carry themselves. Feet to the fire.


My kids are soft, but not as pillowy as some. Eight weeks in, and I’m watching them harden in the right places. The road is doing its work.


So far so good!


Just had mucho burrito…….so 😂


I will! Miss ya too!


Great. On the road. Arriving to our next stop tomorrow. Reconfigure, pit stop, and then back out in 5-6 days for the next leg!

You?


No lists of things to be done, except drive. https://image.nostr.build/6567938cc0d94767690940a37f807a4345ad40619772b0f37825f8840e08d466.jpg


On Tim Walz and his repeated digs at J.D. Vance for getting an education and making some money:

I was born and raised in a small rural town near the Appalachian Mountains, 2 hrs from the nearest major city.  Still work in this town today.

My father was born and raised in an even smaller town, even more rural town with a population under 2,000.

I have three degrees from three elite institutions because my folks believed in aspiring to education, that it opened doors, created opportunities, and allowed you to experience more of the world.  They instilled that in me.

I am a cocktail of my upbringing and my education.

I shoot guns, and I quote Shakespeare.

I eat venison, and I think about Dostoyevsky.

I am comfortable in both Waylon Jennings and Mozart, Steve Earle and Alice Coltrane.

I can cite Luke Combs and Lou Reed, wax poetic about Top Gun and Le Mepris.

I buy food (and milk) from farmers.

I am an attorney, yes, and my J.D. is from an elite institution.  I represent the blue-collar folks of my hometown.

I am neither a supremacist, nor a relativist.

I am a dad and a husband.

I am a #bitcoin er

All my life I have had one foot in the ethos and spirit of my rural hometown and the other in the rarefied echelons of the elitely educated, the financially successful, and the well-connected.  It's not always comfortable.

All my life I have climbed, my folks sacrificed and pushed me to climb and to aspire.  "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield," to quote Tennyson (see, I told you I can do that).

And all my life I have kept my upbringing close to me, because it is a part of me.  I don't shed my lived experience, nor do I forfeit its imprint, its impact, simply because I pursued the best education and got a professional job.  The validity of my experience does not expire upon achievement.

So when Tim Walz repeatedly attempts to invalidate J.D. Vance’s upbringing, to cast him as some inherently callous, rich interloper, out of touch with the "heartland" simply because he pursued the best education he could and made some money, it bothers me on a deep, personal level.

In the Walz taxonomy, which is binary, but only binary for non-Democrats apparently, financial success or an Ivy-League education, automatically and irrevocably renders one out of touch with "regular" people. Further, aspirations to these things are no longer to be applauded; they're punchlines in campaign speeches.

Never mind the financial success and education of the Obamas, the Clintons, Kamala Harris, Oprah, etc.  This does not invalidate their respective experiences, the journeys they each took to get there.

Only if you're J.D. Vance does success actually make you a charlatan to yourself, an interloper in your own life, an enemy to your past.

It's not right.  We should be applauding folks, no matter their race or political affiliation, for aspiring, for traversing the brutal terrain of class, region and familial afflictions and making it.

You may agree or disagree with J.D. on the issues, of course.  That's perfectly fine.

But dismissing him simply  because he managed to go to Yale (like so many Dems, by the way, who readily purport to be regular, working class heroes), or because he majored in philosophy, or because he eventually worked in finance and made some money, is craven, disingenuous, breathtakingly lacking in self-awareness, and offensive to anyone who has actually grown up in the "heartland," myself included.

Like so many other Americans, I contain multitudes, Tim Walz, but your taxonomy apparently doesn't allow that.


Ram Dass? No idea who that is, but when I read it, my brain hears “Rammed Ass”……probably not what you meant 😂


One friend is building it in a sea can just outside the city and then will deliver it to his land when done. He’s doing it himself.


There are quite few companies that have tried to do it Canada too. It hasn’t seemed to catch on here for primary residences but a few of my friends have used them for cabins/cottages because it was much cheaper to get them onto their land in remote places, vs bringing in supplies for a build, or to find good builders in these places.


Noice


Good morning Connie


Being “here” means to have faith, because a community that lacks faith in itself cannot survive.


Thanks Node!


Yes


Congratulations!


Good night Seth


Thanks?


Thanks! It was nice a spot to break for lunch.


They stopped throwing rocks for one second. 😂.
#plebdad https://image.nostr.build/7b9c63aabbcdaac315b9660e278259ea7a3715f1b432ce907b63c8a84fc77dc4.jpg


I’m not sure if I’m supposed to.


They’ve caught me a few times in their traps……😂


Good night Dan


😂 sure


What’s happening? Are we growing nostr?


I know


Beautiful


Good night Dawn


I don’t wear pants……so there’s that


Content. You?


Didn’t realize you were a proctologist


Well he gets to hang out at the beach with you……to be expected


He makes me smile


Twigs and berries?


Happy and moisturized!


The world’s a nudist camp…..


If we can’t grow nostr at least we can attempt to grow other things!


Unfurled the lot…….good story if there’s a fifth as a result 😜


Never underestimate the comfort of a grassy flowerbed on a naked ass. https://image.nostr.build/2fef434be5806fde95376622211d09d218f83ef94adb886cd634d520d1fe51bb.jpg


It’s all about not eating after dinner too. That’s  the period between dinner and sleep when most people binge on shitty food.


I’m guessing there’s liability in people not knowing how to use a QR code……but maybe not for people being illiterate 🤷♂


There’s a lot of money to be made in selling weapons.


Not sure if it’s the best but it’s the one I’ve watched the most number of times:

The Big Lebowski


Congratulations! I’ve always thought that it was the easiest “1st step” to freedom.


I’ve never made a lot of money, but I’ve always kept my “wants” to a minimum. Time, family, and health. https://image.nostr.build/7952577c27b3b79047eb5e0f91b2a6b6678e9759eda463dcb0d0d0c23bf2f2d0.jpg


“Its open source, if you don’t like it, build it yourself” 😂😂


Sounds like another gold bug pumping his bags.


😂 yep.


About what?


They they’d have to pay for shipping.


Happens on Amazon sometimes too. I’m not complaining! 😂


There’s 50!


Only 33


Congrats! Sounds like you are doing it right!


Family. Health. Time. The rest is a bonus. 🤙🫂


I got your zap.


Error: no route


No problem. Good luck!


Didn’t work


I guess time will tell 🤷♂


What makes you think they haven’t?


It’s why we nostr, eh?


Fuck ya


That’s the goal. Butter on pasta is another hit. Don’t even need cheese. I’ve even been known to make KD with water, when there isn’t milk in the fridge.


So far so good


😂 with kids, we do waffles for dinner all the time. It’s legit.


Thanks Marie! It was easy 😂
You well?


We are doing well! Got to find water!


Fried chicken and syrup on top


Thanks, it was. How are things?


“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

When the time comes, it will be difficult to leave this place, but we know we will find another. https://image.nostr.build/46c4a950991d7e22cf5eb094eab289f15d9f5f49e3064b7e798862597fd7a0a1.jpg


Bitcoin is the weaponization of selfishness for the betterment of civilization. It’s not going to win by converting everyone to the cypherpunk ideology. It’ll win because people find it in their self interest to use it.

Trump doesn’t grok bitcoin nearly as well as RFKJr; RFKJr doesn’t grok it as well as many others. That’s OK. It doesn’t change the fact that we are watching bitcoin fulfill its destiny in real time, exactly as intended and expected.

Never forget: bitcoin is for enemies.


Juuuuuuuust minutes away


Fly Fishing Through The Midlife Crisis https://a.co/d/b7JuHEe


So good


My time is my own. https://image.nostr.build/4238410203a804a9994147f2a3a738cd762b4a829eab4e5cfa3491c662abf278.jpg


Love it!


Takes a few weeks, and then you’re even stronger!


Thanks Dan!


Thanks node!


Congratulations!


Some days don’t need words. https://image.nostr.build/413915f07c0c5cf5a4cbdd3088832bb74d80a8cecdc7372211bc070d544d8dae.jpg


It was accidental, as they upload automatically to our shared drive…..at first she was like, wtaf, now she scrolls past, eyes roll, and a look of deep consternation is folllowed by what looks like reflective questioning of her life choices….


She’s seen the photos, memes and gifs I’ve saved from nostr. That’s enough 😂


Pen and paper, I ask my wife.


Yep 😂


Forgotten places with familiar faces 💜🫂


😂 yep, hornets nest!


I haven’t got any idea what this in reference to,  but I’m going to go out on a limb and say you are kicking someone’s hornets nest 😂😂


For a brief moment we see the expression of another’s life. We share stories,  sing our songs, and then say goodbye, moving on to the next, until our live’s become a mosaic of our interactions. https://image.nostr.build/b703f173263a98065db6b66eea4b37e705927fe5b793b1856247f1f69f6c5542.jpg


Ps - they are not made in Canada, if that matters.


Depends on the leather used. Some are more than others. This is a good Canadian brand that ships across the country:

https://www.manitobah.ca/products/cottager?variant=40506849558599


Omfg, that’s how you do it!  nostr:npub1el3mgvtdjpfntdkwq446pmprpdv85v6rs85zh7dq9gvy7tgx37xs2kl27r


We make a gud teim


Summer moccasins


I’m as dumb as they come. According to some on here I lack basic reading comprehension skills.


I can’t get on top of it…..confuses the shit out of me 😂


My wife came closer….scared her into the spoon


wtf are these new thread layouts all about in Damus?


Difficult to be accurate when the lili pad moves


Beauty!


I’ll crawl out of my den for this group of degenerates


A little whip cream is all that is needed!


About an hour ago……quite a few didn’t make it into the basket 😂


Good haul https://image.nostr.build/c93b81a78401ce1ba0bf5739e477acaf141a9173ed352b49c679b70e84ce2ca7.jpg


Goodnight Dawn


😂 I floved watching it as a kid. Weird I know.


Just another person proclaiming to know the meaning of life. There are many.

You’d be top five of godmothers of nostr for my family 💜🫂.


He’s wrong and I’ve got four kids. You can find  meaning and purpose in any life. My kids are mine, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only way, or right way.


I’ve got four kids…..I lost custody of my nuts a while ago


😂 that could work!


Dog shit indoors doesn’t sound enticing. 😂


It takes a long time, and a lot of failure  to understand this.


Im just gonna make a quick statement here about cashu and nutsacks (I know very little, I just read some hype bullets).

I came here to empower speech. Many of you came here to empower money. I think both goals are laudable, but I am trying to avoid the liability of that second one.

Governments have crazy complex and onerous regulations around money. Any technology that touches money needs a legal team, or needs to be developed by anonymous developers (of which I am not).

Gossip client has zaps because there is no money transfer involved when creating an invoice, or in reading and displaying a receipt. And your private key does not unlock or lock any monetary balance.

I'm not sure what cashu/nutsack technology does, but based on the hype bullet points I don't think gossip can implement it.

If the government pervertedly and twistedly (as they do) begins to view nostr private keys as financial instruments or technology facilitating money transfer, then I will be forced to cease nostr development.

Also if nostr nsecs start to control money, then fiatjaf is wrong about subkeys not being necessary.


I’d be happy to be proven wrong…..…


I’ve alway known it, but after selling everything we had over the last year, I have become acutely aware of the fact that people will always seek to get something for nothing, or pay a pittance for something of value. V4V, imo, does not jive with human nature.


Still drumming…..


Thanks Marie!


I want my gratification now!


The road makes it easy to forget about the things we left behind. https://image.nostr.build/2d2755247e70920230e8f6c154812e2881eeb442dc2a6c49da70cc51fe625400.jpg https://image.nostr.build/2b29b4f9eb7c55af9a63606b4cf966afc18657a462fc995dedce05de1349422b.jpg https://image.nostr.build/863b54df1c507d9484ea55c7cc85aec15b13bbc8f9fe7f4c6c919edb09dd59c1.jpg


😂 if these tires could talk


3500 kms
5 days
4 kids under 10
2 bowls of vomit
Only 1 kid shat their pants twice

Wouldn’t trade it for anything.


Beauties!


Well. You?


Doing well. You?


Morning Node!


I hate fences.


Backcountry back flips and blowing bubbles. It doesn’t matter that there’s no room with a view.


They do and they are. I do too!


No doubt!


No particular order, not necessarily my favourite books, but just a few that come to mind.

The Lies of Locke Lamora
- Scott Lynch

The Winter of Our Discontent - Steinbeck

The Acid House - Irvine Welsh

The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss

Three Day Road -Joseph Boyden

A Fine Balance - Rohinta Minstry


I always lead with the hips


Goodnight


True 🤛


It’s better to sleep on the floor. It will make sense next week.


I do, however, I find recommending books difficult as my taste is all over the place!


Beautiful stack


Too soon to tell.


It’s done. We’ve liquidated it all. There is nothing sheltering us from experiencing what the world has to offer. We took our first step into the sunshine, naked, but not alone. Let’s see what the road has to offer.


“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” ✨
Oscar Wilde https://image.nostr.build/291b6ec24dad2a1d05178f6237f0e863cca836d24e36476b1f5851a43ac2cfe4.jpg


Butchered that:
“For sale: baby shoes, never worn”


Baby shoes for sale, never used.


Impossible to use on mobile


Good job dad!


Humans


I’m all caught up 😂


Ah, it was still a good run. The boys made me a lot of money and I made a lot of good memories with the kids. There’s always next year!


Man time flies…..and subs sink….and snakes disappear


Oh there’s a joke in there somewhere….im rusty though 😂😜


It’s meant to be!


Oilers


“Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.”

🤙


My children are my charity….i


Last week it took 6 days for a bank draft to clear!


Ah, but you need to play their game so that you can escape theirs and craft your own.


On the Road - Jack Kerouac


Likes/default zaps - quick impression, made me smile, nice photo, cool quote (actually sourced and not put on as their own words), meme

Big zaps - took time and skill to create, could be a piece of writing, song (cover or original), artwork, etc.

Response - something that could lead to a conversation/discussion and further my own understanding of a topic that I find interesting

I don’t follow these to the letter, but it’s a rough sketch if I think about….usually I don’t


Yeah, it’s disheartening. Watching humans, being human sucks.

Growing up I always wondered why my grandfather had such few friends, but looking back on it, and the lessons he tried to impart, it makes sense. Age and experience are life’s greatest teacher.


That’s awesome!


I’ve stopped doing it. I don’t hide our failures, or our successes. It’s an easy way to curate our friends.


And then those who succeed, have to compensate for them, and end up keeping their successes to themselves.


Thanks! There’s a crack in the wall and we can see the light…..


Good morning


Someone who tells me when my shit stinks, but is always around, regardless of the smell.


Got to keep everyone on their toes


😤 (old man shakes fist at clouds and pisses into the wind while smoking a pipe and feeding the pigeons)


Child’s play. You need to 200x your money.


Now it follows me……just had to put a spotlight on us, eh Bohemian?


Happy Birthday!


It’s happened a few times 😂


Yes


Thanks 😊


We called in sick and got lost. https://image.nostr.build/f574a2e6311fc2f4e4b99c9260b720eb9001bde1ad235ca9aac1c98bfe8a16af.jpg https://image.nostr.build/7fb17fd90bea2cacd452fadf86d62cb3aab96637d151d5f0384a16dad489b42a.jpg


✨ There is a new shiny thing, that everyone is talking about

How to fix spam? Use the social graph

How to improve discovery? Social graph

How to choose an e-cash mint? Social graph

What nobody says is WTF it is and HOW to use it

a thread 🧵https://m.primal.net/IfrA.png


Stoked to see WoT getting pushed forward. nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcpzdmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ue0qywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnzd96xxmmfdejhytnnda3kjctv9uq3vamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwd4hhxarj9ec82c30qyv8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnxd46zuamf0ghxy6t69uq32amnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wdau8gu3wv3jhvtcpzfmhxue69uhkummnw3eryvfwvdhk6tcpr3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucnfw33k76twwpshy6ewvdhk6tcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qpqu5njm6g5h5cpw4wy8xugu62e5s7f6fnysv0sj0z3a8rengt2zqhswtwwd0  and nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3ezucnpdejz7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8qunfd4skctnwv46z7qgewaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8xmn0wf6zuum0vd5kzmp0qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqzpa5rapcrtaadfazwpwvvl0v4xlskg4df9nfcem7yevcaka2h7hhj7r38t6  in particular are doing fantastic work in this area.


#asknostr

Anyone out there running Michelin Defender LTX MS2s on their truck or SUV?

I usually run all terrains but my use case has shifted somewhat.


Nah, it was a typical nostr interaction 😂


I only see an emoji in your first note, which I don’t fully comprehend….so I guess this entire conversation has been untethered


Not your first time to the rodeo😂


Every so often, I enjoy a good game of tetherball.


Sounds bout right 😂


Good morning


Thanks. Always 🫂, it’s the only gear we have.


So far so good, but there’s a big one coming up and I don’t trust the other party at all. But, it won’t be the end of the world if it goes awry. We will be okay.

I hear ya about the park. Raising formidable, dangerous, children has helped to set my mind at ease.


I’ve been making a lot of large deals lately, wherein I was at the mercy of the other party due to circumstances. It’s been really nice to trust people and have them follow through on their word. It’s been reassuring, to say the least.

I don’t want to live in a trustless world. It would be a dark and lonely place.

So I guess I’m in the trust, until you give a me reason not to trust you, with certain safeguards in place so that I don’t get burned too bad….


Stop it


Those black plastic combs my dad always carried and put beside his Captain Blacks when he got home.


I see a moustache comb


Whoa, this is cool


There are clues everywhere. https://image.nostr.build/0ce84ae366fde19fdad121b1f1fc0ec4525aab32b8a4e69103011558a38fad32.jpg


Follow us. It’s for your safety. https://image.nostr.build/53cb6c3581912aa801bdd63d51cbaaad2a0f5a9b7e8fa44b0f7521b42af54f3c.jpg


‘Berta


The red face and furrowed brow……..and just a wet low rumble……


#plebdad

Prunes man, prunes. One of ours went over a week without one and we hammered him with prunes! Poo-nami up and out the back of his sleeper right up to his neckline!

Same thing happens when you potty train too. They’re scared to see the poo and feel like they’ve lost a part of them……I’ve been letting my youngest flush and say good bye to mine to get her ready. She almost passed out last night from the smell, but it’s a take no prisoners kind of situation.


I’ll be driving a 5.7 litre V8 across this country, and everytime I pin it, I’ll make sure to catch one of his tears.


Good day 🤤


You don’t need a soapbox.

Simply, live a life people can’t ignore.


Yes! Good morning!


Morning Fish


It’s still art, because it does for other people and we can generally agree that even though it’s not our cup of tea, we can see that it could be for others.

I know I’m contradicting myself, not making any sense, and not really answering but such is a philosophical debate about a term such as “art”. 😂


Is being proud an intense feeling?


I suppose it does, according to that definition.


Something that can be experienced through our senses that triggers an emotive response.

Off the cuff.


I got it 😂


Good night Dawn.


Tucking into a movie. GN.

https://youtu.be/9bNszJXYqvw?si=cr35Ps--UQMvoWrB


Washing trades.


Come on


Has he, or do his friends buy it?


EasL 💜


No, to each their own.


Making money doesn’t mean you’re making art.

People also sell their used underwear.


Nothing more useless 😂


Wet cardboard


Sprout


Which one?


Okay.


Yeah I pumped those numbers 😂


Is there an easy way to do it?


I follow 500 people but how many do I talk with on a regular basis? Probably 10-15, wherein we have actual conversations like this 😂


Yeah, I prefer the 400-500 range. Anything more, and it’s difficult to catch up if I’m away for any time longer than 2 days. Also, I end up missing good notes from good people. I think I’m attempting to make itsimilar to how I would interact with people irl.


Until you happen upon a patch of devil’s club…..😖


Good night Node


Feature


Hey, I said I liked being naked….not sure how many other people like it when I am.

Yeah, I’m not into public nudity either. I prefer to have my bush blend in with The Bush.


If they don’t want to look they can close their eyes 😂


😂 beauties


I don’t sun my balls, per se, but I enjoy being naked in the sun.


I think so!


Nope.


Yeah, and I don’t like feeling that I have to post every day to stay in touch with people. Doesn’t feel natural, I don’t  have that much to say either.


You remembered the secret sauce!


I think I’ve figured out how I like to use nostr. Follow less people, have a slow feed, post every few days, and focus on interacting with people I like.


She is…..one day she’ll wake up 😜


😂 I’ll tell her


Wife disagrees. She says I’m just oblivious.


I’m never bothered, so I just think everyone else shouldn’t be either 🤷♂


There are no lines we can’t cross!


You both, and me too 😂🤛


Poachers:

https://youtube.com/shorts/tB71GOvUZYU?si=9JHXfiN0LySh9D6h


Why?


What did I do? 😂


Duster: someone who doesn't get much playing time and collects dust on the bench


Fine, here’s a 1000. Can we go back to making fun of other people?


Am I on kijjij? Fucker, sold me the wrong map.


I’m lost again. I’m not going to even watch the game now.


1000 wut?


1000 cuddles?


I don’t like that math 😂


Are you betting me 30 sats? Here I’ll zap you 29 😂


This isn’t wheel of fortune.


Oilers vs. Stars. I’ll take Oilers.

30k sats, anyone?


Perfect day to pop in 😂


My body is a temple


https://image.nostr.build/248fb08ef3d6fc49f876fc021d9837f37fda93d1ddca1626f06efca3661aad6d.jpg https://image.nostr.build/5dc644162e61382111a83717c25d7ba45518b3380bfc47df92b8dfca2064b78e.jpg


One


Smoke’em if you gott’em!
😂🤙


Ah, but the tag should’ve been:

These are the only Elites I smoke.


These are the only elites I smoke.


My attempt:

nostr:note1an6gh33s9xj9kq58ll3cgzugxjxupdtvlvl588yfd9hzqm4k6l5spg8xl0


This is much easier than doing it the other way: https://image.nostr.build/c02bdc60506495955bf09946cf80a2fdf085ae070d38b7b915cb386639641921.jpg


Where I walk, socks don’t last. Waste of money.


I don’t wear socks.


Are those the little packages you get at gas stations, dip a little stick in and eat?


Haven’t seen a pair of those in the wild in years.


Floating, lighting fires and catching stars.


#AI #art https://image.nostr.build/aa3e0f713fb66eabec886af3dca0969ec7af77a17cf66d866f9bb4a5725ccc05.jpg


Hey Corn.

That was worth the wait.


Yes.


I think we have to approach pseudonyms with the frame, “not everyone who wears a mask is a hero.”


Every saint has a past. Every sinner a future…….


Deadly combo. Hopefully and thankfully.


I agree. I also believe AI will completely destroy it with fake content. People will be so fed up with it, so confused and bewildered, that they will revert back to spending more time with others in their community. The pendulum will swing back hard.


Lentils


💯 nipples deep in leverage


Yeah, I’m that guy in the forest, taking pics of his watch, with a hatchet strapped to his belt.

#watchstr
#seiko https://image.nostr.build/778f4fdf8059cca479f3bccdbf1b3481d493b2dd8b928fa359def064b795b9cb.jpg


This is the one I got:

https://www.pensachi.com/collections/pilot-custom-74-fountain-pens


From Japan, yeah.


I’m not sure how to respond…….😂


Good night


1. Everything is a psyop


Home.


I’ve got family just across the border, for bigger items. For smaller things I just cross my fingers and hope customs doesn’t check. It’s about 50/50.


No, thank you 🫂💜


Being part of a community means that you are able to relate to the environment and your fellow human.

You do not need to agree, but you have to be able to talk and listen to every member of your community, and the community of others that may not align with the your views.

If you do not talk to them, you will not know them, and what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys.

Lastly, if you are able to put aside some of your needs, and understand that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself, then you will be able to be part of, form, and maybe even lead a community.


Shoot! I did!
Weather makes a difference, and it often is that simple.

Here’s the song I meant to send. It’s lost its effect now, but maybe…..we will go on, just like the river

https://open.spotify.com/track/0LqcdN6104AK55dUCiYF1a?si=KWuzm2EsTvW_q49IybGd6w&context=spotify%3Aartist%3A5jbk18C7YXRcEZxUWPJCyT


Right! It’s so frustrating!


Wrong song.
Better:

https://open.spotify.com/track/3T3U9f5UJTTvZttYLW4J8C?si=IIAgAmN7QomEAVWXTZeXlA&context=spotify%3Aartist%3A5jbk18C7YXRcEZxUWPJCyT


🤙 - it will eventually make it back to you with my purple membership and donations 🫂💜


😂😂😂lmao!


Are they speaking for the trees?

It’s not what I hear, when I’m in the forest.


Yes! 🤙


Morning!


It was stressful at the end! Thanks that was fun!


It’s a game!


😂……you’ve got the better goalie. I’m not counting my sats yet!


Well……🤷♂


It’s been like this all series. If Vancouver gets the next goal, it’s on!


Lots of hockey left!


Deal !


After that period……are you sure? 😂


Very cool!


Whoa!


Is that you taking the bet?


Me too 🤝


It’s the little wins throughout the day that make all the difference


Looked like a good day for the wedges! Nothing like being in a Canoe in Canada!


I’m not a bettor. I’ve never understood the betting line.

Does that mean if Nucks win she gets 1.2 x 30k ?


Let’s go! 🤙🤝🫂


Any Canucks fans out there?

30k sats, I’ll take the Oilers.


I’ve got one in the washer one in the drier and one two on the floor to fold……game seven starts in 35 minutes……This is my coliseum!


Captain, my captain.


Morning karnage


What I have walked into 😂😂😂


Always


https://handwritingsuccess.com/italic-handwriting-series/

This is the resource I use for my kids and for myself.

I just picked up a new pilot fountain pen this week 🤙. It’s my first gold tipped nib and it’s the smoothest pen I’ve used!


The question


I just learned the trick of putting cheese quesadillas in the toaster!


It’s in the trash bin of my mind right next to zapvertising 😂


Boost prism reply quote zap followed back boost prism reply quote zap reply followed back


Serene Obligatory Libations?


Have a great trip Amine!


Buuuuuuuuuuuuut, what if there’s an emmmmmmmmmergency???????


The best kind 🤙


This?


I use it to toss my incomplete ideas into the ether of the unhinged. nostr:note18wex57k25csddt7qwvx9yytd2ag6jn82yqmenr80fszrpfuujkdqumpsg4


It does.


Mosaics of the people we’ve met, the places we’ve been, and the stories we’ve been told.

I want mine to cover the walls of the world. Cracked and coloured with with the crimes of laughter and love, of pirates and coyotes.


Thanks. Bottle moments. I think my kids will love that. Gonna steal it. 🤙

The unfamiliar excites me too.


I don’t think I can experience “passion” when there’s too much order, or too much chaos. It can be had, but it’s fleeting.


When I’m enveloped by feelings of passion, I feel like I’m in the “pocket”, that place where there’s the perfect amount of chaos and order. When there’s too much of either, order or chaos, it devolves into something devoid of passion.

Climbing a mountain without a rope, being dropped off in the middle of the wilderness with only a knife and a map, performing in a play, playing a musical piece, competing on the balance beam in the olympics…….all require passion and exist on that thin line between order and chaos.

It’s when we are doing the things, or being with the people, whereafter we say, “Wow, where did the time go. I didn’t even realize the day had disappeared.”

For me that’s passion.


The line between chaos and order


The time has come.


Should work


What do you think the animator was saying to the director when he showed him this sketch?


😂 well played


For old time’s sake….


Bs


Very 😂


😂 I could say the same about Catholics, but then I know you…….and I know you’re having some fun!


We can’t let the Amish have all the fun, can we?


I didn’t say anything about doing it alone.


I’ve got itchy fingers


I think we are well past the point of just considering it.


Doubtful


Well, thank goodness I’ve been able to avoid that drivel.


Must be something people argue about online, because if they were to say it out loud, or in a social setting, they’d get their asses handed to them. Literally.


I can’t understand how it could be “negotiable”.

I was howling at you while licking myself.


Common sense…..never! Nuance! Even worst! I’ll scream from the edges of reasonableness and cry foul if you trample on my idiocy!


I’d tell you it does but I fell asleep


"The argument must be made that we are willing to sacrifice some safety for freedom"

"Instead of the rule of law, we are being ruled by laws"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmuj5gDsxJI&t=1329s


Confidence without arrogance.


Next painting...

https://creatr.nostr.wine/creator/content/6ffba89d-9ef9-4280-9262-a4119e374e24.jpg
THE END OF A WONDERFUL WEEKEND
40x30cm oil on board

Photo reference courtesy of nostr:npub12rze589jx0gg6kslkjfl2gxxkhtlw73t5shyve5qrglrv6c2qflqejj7ns 🫂

#art #artstr #painting #creatr


😂😂 pure gold


It’s beyond ridiculous!


It's the only way to read the "news".


It's one way to get people to have less kids. Lmao!


Hey, they are also looking into it at Harvard Medical School:

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/showering-daily-is-it-necessary-2019062617193

lmao


I heard it on the radio on the way to work last week and I just had to look it up......Mind blowing. I find it extremely hilarious though.


*you're


Here's one more:
https://nypost.com/2024/04/25/lifestyle/you-dont-need-to-take-daily-showers-they-could-even-be-harmful/


Don't forget your saving the planet too!


Lots in the vain of this article. You can save money, the environment, and it may even better for your health!

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240423-theres-no-need-to-shower-every-day-heres-why

Don't shower, don't drive, don't eat, and stop having kids. This is the key to beating inflation and saving the planet.


I'm seeing lots of articles about not showering anymore too.......


For prisoner/slave runaway transport in the back of a horse drawn wagon. That's a nice one with beds.


I concur. They are awesome! I am not running their hardware, just their OS, and they have always responded to my queries and helped when I ran into something I couldn't figure out! Great team!


Thanks!


by: somebody somewhere doing something


No need for swords,
We can censor your words.

We don’t use pikes,
You’re a prisoner to likes.

Honey?
We control the money.


Who needs pikes?
Instead, use likes.


😂 perfect!


The shed led you to where you needed to be. :)


Seems to be worht it!


Beauties! Have fun!


So good!


Great song. This one is another one:

https://youtu.be/OaKVy-FlaUA?si=sIoc8q0JFG2Wdki6


Happy hunting!


Good night Dawn


Whoa! I did spend 10 years planting trees………


Pls let me know if you see any jobs avail for apocalyptic citadel cook i am about to graduate with an MS


Nah, just busy. It’s a good busy 🫂


It’s all I have tonight 🤷♂


😂 I am!


That’s what she said


Did it work?


no longer 3.1 on noodity scale


Got to work with what was given to me


How????


😂😂 oh yeah


wtf is that??????


I saw a pair of nips this morning so was inspired


Cedar, thats the response I would expect.


Exactly. But they usually just say I  look oakay.


Still, you should spruce yourself up a bit. I always make sure to trim my fir.


I often pine for them as well.


No he’s  just a friend


Thank you. I need to be held accountable. 😂


The precedent has been set


No better time than the present


😂 you’re easy today…….spent three minutes trying to find a witty response and that’s the best I could come up with


The wind blew it down


#watchstr
#seiko https://image.nostr.build/56e6fe3b1da9d9f0a784db5bdba5ea7856e91677cabe6bfef7af39c4fa7a4288.jpg


7m52s "I'm personally not sold there's an impending crackdown on self custody in the US. I know this bc I do run and I founded a regulated financial institution that allows people to buy and sell bitcoin in the US. I _am_ a money service business, I _do_ have money transmitter licenses, I _am_ a money transmitter. The government has an opinion on this that's very public, they state: "Non-custodial wallets aren't subject to financial regulation because they don't constitute commercial activity and therefore can't be regulated under law." In my opinion... this is likely protected by the first amendment..."  nostr:npub1cn4t4cd78nm900qc2hhqte5aa8c9njm6qkfzw95tszufwcwtcnsq7g3vle


Did he lose a bet?


My kind of neighbours

#damoose
#Damus https://image.nostr.build/1f1c5e1edbaafb2ee9d2040359c63ee99224ac78cdf97a8d317e538345c39cd1.jpg https://image.nostr.build/b3fb3cfec8cfd19557ba452be67a84276548466ca78781208c2fad9d3e7bac86.jpg https://image.nostr.build/9fe03d5dea6a022f57356859c5da93dc99dc07cd5865cd025e0a1eab5554c84a.jpg


😂 sooooo hard


😂 I make a good first impression….usually only get invited back once though 😂🤷♂


😂 well she should send you my way and we can supervise one another. We should be okay……


It’s to her benefit 😂


Thanks Moss!


Thanks 🐸! Luckily, my wife knows when to boot me outside 😅


Twas. Thanks!


Weathered and weary, but content.
I found the Indian in the cupboard. https://image.nostr.build/fb8c18f270e3a6afc3e7688e329afb70940b3ff028dc5e9fe54518035151283f.jpg https://image.nostr.build/53cd2fdd025ad7d5a7cb4b667b210fca76a73e5201592a2ef0aea2caa5c0f8fb.jpg https://image.nostr.build/9502f14f5b5d853495364fa13e97f584d9a16e2f58a0a41b2cb7c07cb6899ecd.jpg


The sky isn’t falling.
It’s merely a reflection.


Never less, always more.

💜🫂


😂😂 I have no idea what that means but I’m laughing and the cows seem to understand why. Later different cat.


😂. She’s been asking about you.


Thanks Brisket. See you in a few days!


S.O.B 😂🤷♂


SON this is awkward. It’s done.

Will be out of cell coverage in a moment. Don’t you go and have too much fun without me!


I’m driving, on a dirt road, surrounded by cows……I’ll pull over.


Where do I sign?


You are welcome anytime.


Thanks. It is my own.


Heading to camp.

His feet were black
Your eyes are blue
There’s no difference,
Between him, me and you.

The bison hunt will resume, and the only way to survive the winter, is to work together. https://image.nostr.build/56e736e2a6c618a944aa4a8c1ade20bf8ac2b8e479d7a104b946c89bd42b93ea.jpg


Binder Dondat


Feels like a good weekend to chase things through the forest.

I’ll make sure to thank Charles for allowing me to do it 😜.


😂😂 well played nostr:npub1vp8fdcyejd4pqjyrjk9sgz68vuhq7pyvnzk8j0ehlljvwgp8n6eqsrnpsw


great time to sell a house in greater vancouver........my friend, we will see you on the other side


let's hope so


educate people to care about these things, and then change the culture so that they pay for what they use

it's the only way. how can we do it? i am not totally sure.


"when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro"
-Hunter S. Thompson


Wow, I had no idea.


In our lane……😂


Yep and learning to love every minute of it. I spend way more time falling flat on my face than I do standing up!


The trick is to take the good things from today and create a simple life from the past. 85 years ago one of my kids probably would have died in childhood, maybe my wife during childbirth, and my life span would’ve been shorter. I’ll keep the modern medicine, the ability to travel, the balanced diet, the time for recreation, but the rest…..it’s for the birds.


That life is still possible. You just to have to really want it.


wtf? Seriously?


I agree…..this land is tattooed on my bones but I will take it with me.


Deal


At some point in the past, my ancestors left their land for a variety of reasons. Our stories tell us that the two biggest reasons were for food, and to avoid being swallowed up by hostile and powerful neighbours. My wife's family did the same.

It is not cowardly, or weak, and you do not have to give up your principles, or hope, to seek out places that are more aligned with what you believe in. Mobility rights are inherent and are necessary for us to be free. Once, I left a hostile, dark place, with little hope, and I know I will have to do it again. I was sad for those who didn't, who couldn't, or believed that they had a chance to survive in that place. The world is still big enough for us to create the world we want, in the world that is theirs. When we do, it will be a light. We will leave a map.


The meek shall inherit the Earth.

There is strength in sheathing one’s sword.


Andre Staltz is quitting SSB development. This is a cautionary tale for nostr developers. Memes and zaps are all well and good, but if that's all we've built five years from now, we've failed. Let's keep to the mission of freedom, censorship resistance, and investment in real-life communities.

nostr:nevent1qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq32amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7tcqyr7he9n8z7tvmdqer5vu9vykycdxa05wx95xxj5ef2gkhawpstukk8qsrlk


Could’ve sworn he did 😂. It was during the height of zapvertising hype, no?


No, come on…..seriously? What’s the problem?


Hate comments? About a haircut? Didn’t realize aussies were so sensitive?


Is it yours?


😂😂 I’m glad we sorted it out.


Maybe…..mine’s a tire biter and kills sheep?


I’m picturing a dog in the bathtub.


It means she has long nails and stamina.


😂 young men make war, old men find peace.


Create the world you want for yourself, within theirs. There’s room for both. Become adept at adapting to both. Spend as little time as you can in theirs, and maximize your time in your own.


Yes, and if one believes the majority, who have missed out on all the gains and who scoffed at the corn, are going to wake up and save them, I’ve got a bridge to sell them.


Mobility rights will be of the utmost importance moving forward


No, that’s impossible.


😂 thanks for the clarification. I could have read it a number of different ways.


Big ol’ swamp donkey!


Damus desktop
Damus android
Damus iOS

I still call it Da Moose in my head.


Beautiful


Beer for My Horses - Toby Keith and Willie Nelson


For sure. Skinner loses more games than he wins for them. They just need to score a lot of goals. Kane and Perry need to be on.

Let’s go Oilers!


Dallas looks damn good though. Nucks too.


Yeah. I feel a deep run coming this year. Nurse just needs to get his shit together. Skinner should be a lot better this year too.


Okay


Who you got in the oilers game?


Toyota


True 😂. Boston is a tough matchup.


I’m in! How much? Is there a spread?


😅 still friends?


Aye aye captain!


I’ve lost mine a few times. You’re young. You’ll find another. Just don’t look to the fire for answers. In my experience, it’s better to sift through the ashes.


Jackie?


Oh, but, it’s a price on pollution, not a tax!

Oh, but, it’s not us giving you back some of your money, it’s a rebate!


Canada’s government is now going to legislate and regulate how banks label/name the deposits they make.

You can’t just call it a payment, or a federal deposit, it has to be called a “Climate Rebate”, because you know, the new carbon tax puts more money into the pockets of Canadians.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/ottawa-to-force-banks-to-call-carbon-rebate-a-carbon-rebate-in-direct-deposits-1.6853739


Hello and a GM to you all.

Those of us residing at the GitCitadel would like to introduce ourselves to you and tell you about the freedom-tech products we are currently focused on developing.

Enter in on Nostr.
https://gitworkshop.dev/repo/gitcitadel/


Nothing beats brunch on a patio in Van, on a sunny day! Enjoy!


You and me both…….


Beauty…..illegal in Canada 🥲


The thrill of getting something for nothing


It seems, we’ve got the same plan!


Thanks Jeroen!


Thanks Johnny!


Thanks Marie! Having good day?


Out here, I’m never lonely, or broke. https://image.nostr.build/ead531b3afbed049d039282d9e22c938244721063b334a3cdc16ac55c6995b63.jpg


Memories of an old German pioneer who hosted a work camp in the bush, I spent some time in.


I understand the sentiment and see where you are coming from. The wealth of said  boomers will end up in the hands of their children and grandchildren, and you believe we should focus our attention there. However, there are many, more than I believe many think, in the 60-75 age range that have been through a lot, have a deep mistrust and disdain for thegovernment, that are ignored and put into the "group" you have outlined above. They hold a lot weight, both financially/wealth wise, and within their families, and their opinions matter the most. I think we do a disservice to the cause, and to ourselves, when we ignore them. Personally, I have had much mores success with this group, and I have brought more money into the space focusing on them, versus the 20-30 year old group.  One 65 year will 3 million in liquid assets, who has experienced what governments are capable of, who has 5 children, and 15 grandchildren, is not someone to ignore.


I suppose we know different boomers then.


Good night


I’m here too…..all caught up 😂😂


When I say wet, I mean the tallow.


Nice! I find if I keep the dry and wet ingredients 1:1 it turns out best.


Yeah, it’s tasty!


Yeah it keeps forever. Pemmican is a dried meat, we use bison. In the old way, it was pounded into powder and mixed with an equal amount of melted fat. Then it can be mixed with saskatoon berries, cranberries, and even cherries, currants, chokeberries or blueberries.


Bannock, Pemmican


Maple syrup


Poutine out east


Sure


Sounds good.


Who are we talking about here? Communists, climate alarmists, fact checkers, et. al?


Said every single person who has tried to bury me.


Deal


Let those of us who have eyes, see.
Let those of us who have ears, hear.
And in the end, it will be our children who judge our choices.


Braiins released lightning payouts to everyone ! Mining with my S9 and zapping them on #nostr🫡 https://image.nostr.build/4bc9b9cd26d0be27c9c3d453531d1ad7f51882e0eb074a7e82413a3a471b4733.jpg


You need a partner who’s willing to go through the shitty parts of life, with a smile on their face.

Don’t mind me….I’m just going to have a conversation with myself.


There’s a comedy skit in there someplace…..


My grandfather always said that the best way to take the measure of a man is to observe how well he accomplishes a task that he dislikes.

Ladies, if you are having doubts, drop a massive dump at your significant others place and watch him unplug his toilet. You’ll know pretty quick if he’s a keeper.


I am thankful, for those who show a good path for what needs to be done. Something must be done.

There are others, who are blinded by the promises of riches. Blinded by those who promise them everything they could ever want, if only they would kneel down and raise their arms before them.

I won’t be one of them.

I am rich, but I am poor.


Why? Most boomers remember 20% interest rates and the inflation of the 70s.


But that is why we use these novels. It is to provide students with the critical thinking skills, so that we do not end up going down the path that led to the dystopian outcome. I’m not sure how anyone could use 1984 to teach the opposite?


I suppose one of the reasons they are used is because it’s easier to teach from the extremes.

The dystopian novels I’ve used in the past usually centre around the idea of too much government control, too much surveillance, too ______ insert whichever concept you want here, and then demonstrates through some struggle, the tension between central controland the quest for individuality and self determination.


I believe I understand what predictive programming is.

My questions was more at how, or which way, you think these dystopian novels are programming students?


Yeah, here, every place is different. Schools within the same town/district can be teaching from completely different novels.


Congrats!


Predictive programming, in what sense?


We aren’t required to teach from any novel. In most jurisdictions, the curriculum will set out a genre that we are required to use, and then we can select the novel we want to use.


I’ve used A Wrinkle in Time to teach about the pitfalls of central control, surveillance, conformity and the importance of self reliance and autonomy.


Yeah, it was an awesome gig. Outside everyday, on the course at 5:00-5:30 am, the smell of cut grass, physical work, and getting to use machinery and equipment.

I don’t spend anytime on them now, but for a kid it was the perfect weekend/summer job.

What was your first job?


I worked on the greens crew at a golf course.

I learned to work as part of a team to make something that other people spent their free time enjoying. That it takes a ton of work to maintain something beautiful and it’s a shared responsibility, that can’t be done alone.


Node! Good Morning!


Good morning🤙


Good morning


Oh, love this! I saw some notes today about being able to edit long form notes in Damus. Is that on the roadmap, or more for the Damus productivity suite I saw you mention?


People often are “tricked” or convinced into giving something away for free, because they believe that they are contributing to something greater than themselves.

But I guess, they aren’t giving it away for free, because they are getting the positive reinforcement of contributing to a cause.


It may be easy to understand after you do.


I don’t know you either. Do I want to?


What’s goin on over here?


No you, just stop it…


Nosnevets………


😂 too many bloomers around. Needed to provide some counterweight. Feeling old and tired today.


I doubt I will live long enough to see the pendulum swing back. It’s okay. The sun still rises, even when it rains.


Yeah, the renewal notifications, the 2FA code via dm…….Damus Suite is going to be killer 💪🤙


It’s going to be a hard lesson for the younger generation.


The most recent budget (yesterday o think) is a nightmare for fiscal conservatives and a dream for the NDP.

Trudeau’s liberals have lost the young voters and this is their attempt to buy them back.


And the tax is paid at one’s marginal rate.


Outside of a registered account.


Yep. In the new budget, if you earn over 250k the inclusion rate has been bumped to 2/3.


They also just raised the inclusion rate to 2/3 instead of 50%.

Young voters are going to learn that eventually all of the things they demanded from the government need to be paid for.

Higher taxes, higher deficits, higher inflation housing out of reach for most young people…….the liberal government will get flattened in 2025.


Only above a certain income.


You can now zap each developer on nostrapps.com
Just click on the app, click "zap developer".

I'll see if I can get subscriptions set up as well (tinker with it later).

Once I figure out prisms, you'll be able to zap everyone at once. This list will include designers, and infrastructure providers. Will take a bit to make it as complete as possible.https://m.primal.net/HwIP.mov


Awesome!


Yes. Pretty soon, not a care in the world.


Good night Dawn


We are in the process of liquidating many things as well. It’s very therapeutic.


No, I usually take a break because of your regular notes

😂


It’s remarkable that you decided to respond with derision to my post asking for the parties to deescalate.

Tony, you could be the poster child for the concerns those people have. You were funded first by Ten31 and then a few months later by OpenSats. One of your investors, NVK, is on the board of OpenSats.

https://opensats.org/blog/bitcoin-grants-july-2023?ref=blog.mutinywallet.com

Those people are raising concerns that this whole arrangement has the appearance of a conflict of interest, specifically that sometimes OpenSats, the community charity, appears to be boosting the private investments of Ten31.

I’m a self-sufficient dev and have no dog in this fight. I was just hoping that the parties would simmer down the language and find ways to make the community stronger.


I have not publicly spoken much or asked questions about this for a few reasons. Firstly because I consider you to be a personal friend and I feel that you try to do the right thing in each of the projects and organizations that you are involved with. You helped our project out in numerous ways, especially early on when our core concept was brand new and still being proven out.

Neither opensats nor dorsey owes our project anything. I have been very clear about this, and I moreover feel that opensats is a net good for both the bitcoin and the nostr communities. But I have also avoided asking questions about the status of grants, much less about potential conflicts of interest, because I did not want to spoil Keith's chances at a grant, or negatively impact anyone else who might apply in the future for a SeedSigner-related grant. I think this speaks to the same self-censorship dynamics that jb55 has referenced.

You insinuate in the above that there has been at least one vote on a SeedSigner related grant. This would be news to me because I had the understanding that applications related to SeedSigner were being considered but were deactivated when it became known that Keith had received funding from the HRF.

While a required threshold of "yes" votes for a successful grant is of course entirely reasonable, "no" votes (especially emphatic ones from persons of influence) can cut quite effectively in the opposite direction. nvk's repeated, persistent, very public criticisms of our project communicate something like personally motivated animus rather than any sort of good-faith conscientious objection. Even were he to openly abstain from a formal vote on SeedSigner related grants (which would be in line with opensats' publicly established policies) other board members are likely to be influenced by his numerous public statements. It's honestly troubling that someone running a company that embraces "source available" as an attempt to rebrand what open source means, and who has referred to good/faith FOSS proponents as "commies", should be in a position to decide who does, or who does not, receive open source grant funding.

Some very legitimate questions are being raised about the parties providing funding, their motivations, the entities receiving funding (and those who aren't), the specific tech they're working on, and those who are directly (and indirectly) involved in the funding decision making process. I don't think these questions are being asked because of prototypical bitcoiner contrarian suspicion, but rather are the result of an evolving pattern of observable events; some might call what they are seeing as potential "aligned malincentives". The opensats funding dynamics and scale may also be arriving at a point where larger structural dynamics are coming into play and a "just trust me" approach to public relations and organizational ethics becomes increasingly less and less viable.

So where from here? I don't have a good answer and none of these are my decisions to make. Hopefully opensats just has a short-term public perception challenge that can be resolved with better communication and more transparency. But bitcoiners are a skeptical bunch and these questions aren't going away if they aren't addressed.

Lastly -- I believe that you personally have a good heart and I'm rooting for your success.

(NB - I am speaking here under the exorbitant privilege of operating this account as SeedSigner "the man"; my comments may not reflect the opinions of all, or even of any, of our contributors.)


From the document shared:

“A conflict of interest arises when an individual's personal interests may compromise or appear to compromise their ability to make fair, unbiased decisions in the best interest of OpenSats. A potential conflict of interest exists if an individual or a family member stands to gain financial or significant benefit due to the individual's position within the organization”

Having opensats fund nostr, which benefits Primal, which benefits your personal investment, would “appear” to be a conflict of interest would it not?

Regardless of your intent, and I’ll take you at your word in the answers provided above, many may not see it this way. I think this is what has led to this discussion and questions.


I agree with Odell, and others, that the key is direct support to devs, but understand that having a central non profit org is beneficial for those who want to make large donations and get tax write offs.


Thank you.

And you can understand/see why some would take issue, or be concerned, with your relationship with both opensats and ten31’s investment in Primal?


One more question I have: has the board ever discussed recusing an individual from the process of grant approvals, if there is a conflict of interest, or if one could be construed?


I 💯 agree with what you said about everyone having biases, and/or conflicts of interest, hence the reason for my questions, and maybe the questions of others.

I appreciate you taking the time, and I believe I have a better picture of the situation, how funding works, what your goals are as an individual investor, and member of the opensats team. I hope others have too.

🤙


Thank you for taking the time top respond.

In an attempt to clarify what you have said, and to further my understanding, I am going to summarize your answers. If I have misintrepreted anything you have said, I apologize, and welcome any clarification.

In response to my first question, it seems that you believe that it is opensats' role to help further the development of the entire nostr ecosystem. That it should seek out the best projects that are aligned with this goal.

You also believe that your VC firm's investment in Primal, can't be successful without a diverse and expansive ecosystem to support it.

You didn't really answer my second question, and once again please clarify if I missed it , but I am assuming, based on what I have read from you before, that Primal presents tradeoffs that are acceptable to you as an investor, because nostr needs an access point  for the masses, with the least amount of friction in terms of onboarding people to bitcoin and nostr.

And in response to last question, I am assuming that you don't believe that this presents poor optics, or any reason for people to think there is a conflict of interest? That your invesment in Primal should not be of any concern to anyone who has received a grant?

Based on your answers, and the assumptions I have made, is this the way you see your role, and the roles of opensats and ten31:

1. Opensats (non profit) should be used to build out the ecosystem
2. Ecosystem flourishes
3. Thereby making Primal and my investments more likely to succeed
4. Primal is great for onboarding people to bitcoin and nostr and this is needed and it's filling a hole in the market. Thereby making nostr more likely to succeed.
5. Return on my investment is good, investors are happy.
6. My personal return is good
7. Nostr is successful
8. Everyone is happy


You’re giving yourself way too much credit, but I suppose that’s to be expected.

I don’t see any answers to my questions?

I see answers to other questions, that he may have thought I was asking.


You called me a troll to elicit an emotional response, and then you used that response in an attempt to denigrate my reputation.

There will not be an apology forthcoming and I wish you all the best. 🤙


HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. HIT ME WITH THEM.

OPENSATS IS NOT PERFECT BUT WE ARE TRYING OUR BEST.

MORE PEOPLE SHOULD SUPPORT DEVS DIRECTLY. STRICTLY BETTER THAN RELYING ON OPENSATS.

I HAVE BEEN A DAMUS PURPLE SUBSCRIBER SINCE THE DAY IT LAUNCHED.

EVERYONE HAS BIAS. TRANSPARENCY HELPS. OUR BOARD STRUCTURE HELPS (WE ARE NOT PAID, 5 OF 9 VOTES REQUIRED FOR GRANT APPROVAL).

TEN31 HAS INVESTED IN PRIMAL.
WILL IS INVESTED IN DAMUS.

OPENSATS HAS PROVIDED GRANTS TO 20+ OPEN SOURCE NOSTR CLIENTS THAT COULD BE SEEN AS COMPETITORS TO BOTH ALTHOUGH I WOULD ARGUE NOSTR FOSS DEV COMPOUNDS AND BENEFITS EVERYONE.


Thank you for taking the time to answer questions.

In your role as a board member of opensats, what is your goal for the development of Nostr? Who do you believe you are accoutnable to?

In your role as a managing partner of Ten31, what is your goal for the developement of Primal? In this role, who are you accountable to?

Do you believe that these two roles are free from any overlap, or conflicts of interest? If not, why?

Lastly, do you think that being  a managing patner of a VC firm may have a dampening effect on criticism from other developers who receive grants from opoensats, who are not aligned with the methods/development/design of Primal?

Once again, thank you for taking the time to discuss this with the community.


Oh Derek, I think we may have hurt your feelings.

Sorry for that. You can keep calling me troll, if it makes you feel better. I don’t care.


😂

Derek, why are you playing games?

Look through the thread and you can see that there are many people who have the same questions.

You can call me all the names you want. I have no anger or hate towards you. I’m all out of those feelings.

Have a good one.


Who exactly is being a troll? I’m not sure if that’s directed to me, Will, or anyone else who has participated in this ongoing discussion. If it’s towards me, you can fuck right off.


How will you know if it changes? People don’t usually broadcast their personal failures.

We shouldn’t ask questions, or cause a fuss, because it may inconvenience the hand that feeds the ecosystem?

I think this is the problem that this thread is referring to.


I don’t think anyone is angry, more that people have questions that are not being given adequate answers.

Brushing it off and directing people to a website, or having people who are heavily funded, or part of the inner circle of those in question, doesn’t alleviate concerns.

VCs and non profits are necessary, of course, but you don’t see the potential for a conflict of interest when a member of a board, is also a VC funding a competitor to those getting grants?

Or at the very least, competitors to the VC funded clients self censoring, to keep the lights on and receive grants?


It’s the perfect forum to clear the air. Don’t forget to send me sats while I reaffirm my position in this ongoing conversation.


Of course it isn’t, and you’re wrong for even asking.


I’m thinking of starting a non profit to build water wells in Africa. I will sit on the board and we will spread our grants to anyone who wants to build water wells.

Oh, and I’m a VC, who’s heavily invested in one of the companies that builds water wells and I’m concerned about my return on investment.

Don’t worry, I’m not biased, anyone can apply for a grant. Anyone.

And if you question my incorruptibility, just remember I’ve been building water wells since the beginning, I have a few paragraphs written on my website, and if you question my altruism, you don’t care about fresh water in Africa!


nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955

I’m liking the reminder to renew my purple account in my notifications, but when I sign in through the client I can’t seem to locate where to renew?

Does it need to end and then I renew?


We are going to be alright. It’s going to take some pain, but in the end, the pendulum will swing back.


Relying on grants is not the way. You can’t grow your team on grants, its not even allowed as grants are only for individuals. Support client devs directly to have a larger impact and to properly build out a nostr ecosystem that isn’t all funded under a board of decision makers with 0 transparency, where if you make a post like this you likely won’t get your next round of funding and LTS. Don’t let VCs capture and control nostr.

GM nostr:note1kh87df4jtseet4g9uszzuea80hdtp9mtyyg444ujnmqaekpns90srldl0v


Good morning!


Everyone needs to be right and it seems like many have forgotten how to defend their positions when criticized, instead of deflecting.

There should be grand rounds for everyone.


😂 “Nobody puts Will in the corner”….followed by a slow jog, waist lift, into a pirouette


Blink twice if you need me to help


Dan with the hallmark card……she’s right beside you right?


“Babe what I actually meant was……I enjoy always putting forth an effort to make you the happiest woman on the planet and that I can always do better, and I hope to one day be able to make you as happy as you make me…..”


Ya, you’re fucked


With that being said, I’m happily married, and she’s right 99.9% of the time 😅😜


I don’t trust anyone who can’t listen, change their minds, or compromise. Unfortunately, these people are becoming harder and harder to find.


I think I read that he was having difficulty using TOR to access nostr.


Great shot!


Welcome!


They have no idea 😂


Asshat


Well, if it gets any bigger, I don’t know if you’ll be able to take more than one next year.


Congrats!


Lots of water on the back….


Holy shit Marie…..you okay??? 😂😂I took Marikawa!


Opt in/out of reposts (toggle maybe?)


Ffs 88 sats to enter 😂😂


I’ve heard you can take a lot?


Morikawa


Gorgeous


Works! Thanks!


I still can’t get this to work.


Yes, I understand the tax implications and understand what wealthy people do. I’m referring to small nobodys such as myself. For me, the tax savings are not worth giving control over to a board, which may not be aligned with my objectives.


I can’t figure it out for the life of me. Why would people give their precious sats to a middle man.

Laziness? Lack of trust in themselves and their ability to decipher value?

Like you said, we have a direct line to the people building the future we want to see and be a part of.


Sleep your way into it.


It would be great if they could explain what safeguards they have in place to mitigate bias, and to avoid a conflict of interest.

This topic has been brought up before, but instead of providing an explanation, or reassurance to the public, there was just a bunch of yelling and “trust me, bro” replies.

This is why I, and why I always will, simply pay for what I use and support the devs that are open with their stated goals and outlook on their projects, directly. There’s no reason for me to donate to an organization, when I can pay/donate directly.

Direct funding with bitcoin is a much better alternative than sending it to somebody who then gains power and kingmaker status.


noone can, since everyone is getting paid by opensats, including me. ten31 is invested in primal and strike. it’s pretty ingenious and prevents anyone from saying anything or else you may not get your nostr grant, at least that is the perception even if its true or not. Odell has called me personally and said there’s no way he would have of conflict of interest, but it’s literally impossible to not have a conflict of interest here. Odell is a great guy and I’m inclined to trust him, but the whole situation feels wrong and is causing a chilling effect.


Snake Eyes


Good night Derek


Goodnight Connie


Me neither. 🤝


No more middlemen. Nostr allows us to fund them directly. Pay or get off the pot. You’re replacing your master, with a new one. Idiots.


Just a couple of nobody’s screaming into the void.

On the board of a non profit that invests in clients/devs that are in direct competition with the company he is heavily invested in using his vc company.

I don’t know how that even works. The mental gymnastics it must take to reason through that. From an outsiders perspective, with absolutely no understanding of how it all works, I find it difficult to understand how there can’t be a conflict of interest.


Announcing the latest TestFlight for Purple members! Check out this video for whats new in this upcoming release and how to join the purple testing squad 👀

https://cdn.jb55.com/s/damus-video-player.mp4


It’s ridiculously obvious, but no one seems to call them out, or give shit.


Not only that, but their team of “recommended follows” and “influencers” are constantly promoting the client.


There’s not enough CO2 in the atmosphere.


I don’t know how more people can’t see this.


Single devs with shoestring budgets are criticized for not having everything ready for everyone. I guess the solution is just to shove everyone into the KYC’d VC funded one with lots of employees. Pretty sad that this is where nostr is headed. I guess this is jacks vision for nostr now so it must be done. The biggest threat to nostr is a handful of influencers who control the funding and can pick the winners. Purple is my attempt at breaking free from this, but I feel like it’s already a losing battle.


Doesn’t seem to work for me?


Stick it. Then stack it.


Bitcoin: Pull the pin on fiat.


Trying to login, and it finds my npub, but nothing happens when I click continue?


Got it. Obviously my feed is biased toward those with wallets, so it affects my perception.


I believe you, I’m just really surprised!


Wow. Really? Only 4%? I agree with you. Just didn’t realize it was that low.


With the best ones.

Only a 1/4 of them shat their pants……😂💪


She rarely disappoints


True. GFY and a little ice cream to boot!

Kids should pass right the fuck out…..but won’t….


No curtain bangs, but will do for now 😂


Thanks Marie!


Thanks Node! It was a day!


Thanks 💜🫂.


Peek a Boo https://image.nostr.build/71a34267dde0d54a34b78248d2afbe97909010404c0e853fb63eb072e8389f14.jpg


I didn’t imply that it doesn’t work, just that there are idealists who believe a zapping V4V could replace it. I haven’t seen any evidence that it can, but I hold out hope that it might.


I think people are hoping that by funding content creators through zaps, we can avoid the advertising model and the inherent pitfalls of such a model.


She did 🤤


Compliment a friend on her beautiful curtain bangs and get a gfy….all is right in the world!


My wife got a really nice haircut and she texted me and asked if she should get short or long curtain bangs……my response was, you want a long curtain bang?
Anyway, I googled it and now I know, and now you know, and now you’re influenced.


Thanks. At the time, I believe it was an intentional mess. Take away the means of survival, move people onto a contained piece of land, do not let them leave, and make them dependent on handouts. Threat eliminated and the freedom to take what you want. I suppose it’s not much different than what has always happened to the victors and the defeated.


You taking a dump?


The Indian agents were some of the worst of the bunch. Crooked and corrupt. When most nations signed a treaty, they negotiated for a certain amount supplies to be delivered to the reserve, so that those who were forcibly moved onto reserves, had enough to avoid starvation. Since they weren’t allowed to leave without permission, and were not allowed to hunt, they were at the mercy of these agents.

The agents would take the supplies intended for Indians and sell them to settlers and only give them what was leftover. Rancid flour, spoiled meat, etc.


And I always thought it was Oconnor’s song.

This is now my favourite cover.


Congrats!


🔥

I learned what curtain bangs are a few weeks ago…….


Lands and territories of many Indian nations were divided by the French and British when new territorial lines were drawn. Many peoples were no longer allowed to travel freely between them.

Many nations were moved onto reserves and no longer allowed to hunt on their traditional lands or move between their seasonal camps. Many were not allowed to leave their reserve without permission from the assigned Indian agent.

There are many other ways that mobility was restricted but it varies between each nation and the crown, and the treaties that had been negotiated.


The right to free speech.
The right to bear arms.
Bodily rights.
The right to transact privately, in ideas, and monetarily.

Are all extremely important, but one thing I don’t read much about is mobility rights.

Find an Indian, listen to their stories, and ask yourself what you would do if you couldn’t move.


Scratch off tickets, pull tabs and ciggies, our daily pit stop through adolescence.


The majority does not carve the path to fullfimment. If the dress code is conformity,  it is my duty, to take off my pants and pee on a tree. https://image.nostr.build/32cd602e7f9165ae869a3a06b126c7f292625a96207c40e964d2fbe46da75fe9.jpg


Influencers in disbelief we don’t just do what we’re told and love them for being there for us.


You’re making moves….the results are secondary


I’ve got a good feeling about this


I read the signs


What are you fishing for?


How’d it go?


Signs….everywhere

I should preface such notes as the ramblings of a Red Man….😜


My future is not written by fate. It has never been a forgone conclusion, or meant to be. It is chiseled from the granite of my begininings. Forged in the fires of a forlorn past.  A life taken, but not forsaken. It is, because it has to be.


Good night


gn

https://m.primal.net/HtdV.jpg


Gn


It’s all I’ve thought about today….Lt. D..!


Good luck!


Welcome!


There’s no doubt about her talent. I only know what my kids play and they have a blast listening to her, and if her music can cut through an old grizzled man once in a while, then it’s talent in my books!


That’s cool.


That’s cool! She seems to be genuine and our kids love her music. Once in a while one cuts through and hits me, like tonight.


Mahdood,firing on all cylinders 🤝


Let’s do this!


It’s a peaceful life.


Attaboy! I knew you had it in you!


It is.

The trick is to slow dance to it with your daughters in either arm, while staring into the eyes of the woman who birthed them.

Now, GFY. Let me have my moment 😂.


I don’t care what you think. I love this song.

https://open.spotify.com/track/1dGr1c8CrMLDpV6mPbImSI?si=TOhLDBeJTWqQs4h6kifhrg&context=spotify%3Asearch%3Alover%2Btaylow%2Bswift


I’ll take it.


No one puts baby in a corner. My shirts off 😂


Thank god there’s an adult in the room


Listen to…..that would be dangerous


I’m the best influence


I think it means I should read ‘80s rock ballads on the way home

I could be misinterpreting the signs….


Finally


Right after I read this I read my socks…….which read, “You’re my 🦞”

🤔


Can I be the one that you say gfy to?


I prefer 38-40 mm. There was something about the integrated bracelet that lifted it off my wrist near the lugs.

Looks good on yours though!


Thanks man!

I love Kerouac, but haven’t read it in years. Maybe this means I should revisit it!


I tried one on, but it didn’t really sit right. It’s such good value!


Kuoe Kyoto is another Japanese watch brand that makes affordable, small dial, vintage inspired watches. Very elegant and good value for money.


Nice!


The mini turtle is a good size for a smaller (ladies) wrist, if you are looking for an automatic dive watch.

There are also some cool designs in the Seiko 5 ladies street series.


Everyone needs a Seiko.


😂 I just like watches and talking about watches.


Im not sure if it is 😂


No, this one has been dubbed the Seiko Sunmariner.

It’s got a solar - quartz movement, that will last 10 months on a full charge.


Take the time, to find some space.

We’re still here

#watchstr
#seiko https://image.nostr.build/5984d7d44f000ac989a67518e3bb3edc35df99633c5d7a12b6766c945a73775f.jpg


No, it’s mine.


Cutie


I was worried the chinless ones had finally cracked her. Phew.


Ah, that’s better.


Seems like she’s forgotten to egg us on to make more jokes at her expense….doctor it’s progressing at a much faster pace than we had originally thought!


If we tape it to the bottom of her wine chalice she would never forget!


She must be exhausted, drunk, or forgot to take Donepezil


😂 that sub and Malaysian Airlines flight 370…….the two greatest mysteries of the last few decades.


nostr:npub1el3mgvtdjpfntdkwq446pmprpdv85v6rs85zh7dq9gvy7tgx37xs2kl27r is still waiting for her pap.


Goodnight


Put the key in


Most of what I’ve learned was taught to me in the backseat of a Buick. I realized I didn’t want to be like him. That backroads are for secrets and cowards. That no matter what good you’ve done, most people will judge you well before you roll the windows down. And, the best way to make love to a woman, is with your ears.


It was, and they do. It’s a good reminder that I don’t need to. 😁🫂


I am. It’s especially helpful when one has been away for a while. It makes it much easier to “catch” up.


Sometimes, I get lost in a moment for hours. https://image.nostr.build/fa4954c20834345ed7c6a1ebeeabbe626a6f91dc32e48679b4189d096fc97370.jpg


We can’t. You have many more chapters to write.

My story had a terrible beginning but the ending will be written in my children’s heart.

🤙


It’s not an easy position to be in, especially if you have been hurt or taken advantage of by someone before. It takes time to trust yourself and your instincts, let alone someone else.

It’s wonderful to hear that you’ve been working on it and have found success. We all need to do it, although many don’t like to talk about it.

You bringing it up, being vulnerable in an open way here, demonstrates to me that you’re doing well.


Love it


And yet, we still can’t seem to find common ground.


Damn, nice shots!


Morning!


One movie, one ass, and one pillow and we all think pink eye is from that. 😂😂


😂 awesome


Damn it Fish.


Statist!


https://image.nostr.build/da2fccf3b1fef9852101bdc32b9a4c8c690dfc708f6c420420bc21ef12211593.jpg  nostr:note1dpq30xxntz4ahmj56204rpnxna73nhkz5v7anl20r6jkry4jehnqws8tmm


When he gets into….


wtf!


Good night Dawn


✨ https://image.nostr.build/e64bc510ec5f5e17029ef2bd71be8b32ff053ce990ba61de8c325a8ff1af5861.jpg


All the queen’s horses and all the king’s men.


No rain, no rainbow.