We choose to go to the moon, not because it is easy, but because the haters said we couldn't.


Hello #Bitcoin newcomers! If you need step-by-step hand holding, here's a thread with a few resources I've put together. Share & tag anyone this might help!

First off, you can subscribe to my YouTube channel that I've been running since 2016.

https://youtube.com/@BTCSessions?sub_confirmation=1

There's a lot of information on the channel, so if you need it all laid out sequentially, here's a page I put together to lead you from beginner to hardened Bitcoiner.

https://www.btcsessions.ca/learn

Finally, if the free step-by-step videos aren't quite cutting it, please feel free to reach out to my team at Bitcoin Mentor. I've personally selected and trained these awesome people to assist you through anything! Wallets, hardware, nodes, privacy, multisig & more.

http://bitcoinmentor.io


Had a great Sunday. Church in the morning, then went to Walden Pond for the first time. We've always wanted to go there. Our boys had fun, and it is also our 12th wedding anniversary!  💕  Very low-key, but a great day.
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Oh no! I loved your YouTube content. Where else can I follow you?


We just got back from trick or treating. I'm about to go teach my kids about taxes...


We had a great Halloween 🎃
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Welcome. I love some Astronomy.


finite assets beat infinite liabilities


Yes! 100% We should start a bitcoiner Starcraft league. I think nostr:nprofile1qqsvf82j54enveujhxnwfpg4slpgqshmyna9vfwx6eace9wgw5dv59gprpmhxue69uhkc6t8dp6xu6twvaex2mrp0yhxxmmdqyd8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtn0wfskuem9wp5kcmpwv3jhvqgswaehxw309ahx7um5wgh8w6twv59qh4z3 would be down for that. 😉 I know a few others in the space too 😁


That's my favorite book of all time.
Very responsible for the man I am today.


“We’re definitely NOT in a cult” #Bitcoin
https://m.primal.net/LacV.mov


The election is right around the corner.

How Bitcoin can help progressives, and show us all a bright, post-partisan future.

Share with friends, family, whoever you think could benefit from hearing this!

https://youtu.be/VYa_PEspFU8?si=sswfGu9_PM8BK3jh


I'm about to interview someone to come be my new boss... lmao...  🤣


I really stretched my computer skills 💻 this weekend!
 I was able to install Balance-of-Satoshis and Rebalance-LND. It was my first time using Github and a command line interface!
Not sure if everything is working yet, but I got it all setup! 🤞
Thanks to nostr:nprofile1qqs9f6mnfjfhtaqyldxqd93cctwcwrpjhqwm3vkp6dh6f263rcm8ldgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz8thwden5te0dehhxarj9e3xjarrda5kuetj9eek7cmfv9kz7qg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3ezucn89unrchc9


To any would be robbers:

My keys are all over the country, you'd have to kidnap me and buy airplane tickets to get my coins

Don't bother, I can't even access my own stack without tremendous effort and cost https://i.nostr.build/O31Vp9AEDHmm5nPr.jpg


I am confident Bitcoin will be just fine under either current presidential nominee

I am also fairly confident shitcoins and scams will be given more free reign under a Trump administration.

I don’t need a “savior,” which Trump is far from anyway. And Bitcoin surely doesn’t need a king or savior.


Aqua wallet is pretty amazing. I just sent on-chain bitcoin directly into my Lightning wallet without swapping using their new direct peg-in feature.
 It was pretty easy and seamless.
We're getting there!


Nice day overall. We all went to church followed by a church council meeting. Then, I played outside and went hiking with my son quite a bit, did two loads of dishes, and then grilled some roast beef and made dinner for my family. Good day, but exhausting! 😴


I just asked my boss for a $100k budget increase for my department for next year! 😂🤞


I just finished reading Matthew and day 266 of my Bible in a Year study program. This year is about spiritual growth for me. I think  2025 will be more focused on physical health improvements.


Maybe I’m not so good at the political stuff because I can’t fucking stand crypto and digital assets and web3

And I’m tired of pretending like it’s ok to compare bitcoin to any of them or put them in the same category for “inclusive” reasons. They are not, period. Bitcoin is proof of work, better money, a mathematic and cryptographic genius discover.

I want better money that’s not reliant on central banks and governments. That’s it. This other projects want….? Not that.


Sparrow is pretty cool. I run it connected to my own node on my desktop PC. You can create multiple wallets, use coin-control features (UTXO management), and you can create and interact with multisig wallets, and interact with multi-party custody solutions like Unchained Capital etc.


One of the most historic transactions in #bitcoin history was just made.

President Donald Trump buying burgers at nostr:npub1key55ax33gkl50uqemvl4khrtqrhzm7wzpc7fhseutt5ddkcwcrqgxlt3h with nostr:npub1xy6exlg37pw84cpyj05c2pdgv86hr25cxn0g7aa8g8a6v97mhduqeuhgpl.

Block height: 861871

You saw it here first.
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"Rules are just a suggestion, like pants." -Homer Simpson 😉


“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is the most widely misread poem in all of poetry.

Most people think the point of the poem is that you should take the road less travelled, march to beat of your own drummer, etc.

This is a misreading.

First of all, we are repeatedly told that the two roads looked basically the same.

Some lines:

“Then took the other, as just as fair"

"Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,"

"And both that morning equally lay"

20 line poem, about 25% of them devoted to sameness of the paths.

It matters that he took one and not the other only because choices beget choices (and, importantly, foreclose others) and this is life.

We then tend to ascribe meaning and narrative retrospectively to those choices.

The traveler laments that he can’t take both paths, have all the experiences, NOT foreclose certain choices by making others:

“And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler”

“I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence,” the traveler tells us. And when he does, he will ascribe meaning to his choices. He will say he took the one less travelled (even though they were the same) and it really DID make all the difference, as he says, because by making that choice he definitionally could not make the other.


Super frustrating dealing with banks...


💯  I feel the same way. I can also quote some crazy Shakespeare, and often struggle with the technical parts of Bitcoin,  but I've learned so much on this journey so far and I'm still going!

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I am in need if 1 or 2 rides to and/or FROM Boston Logan airport for me and my family.
Can anyone help me out?
I'm willing to pay good sats for this.
2 Adults and 2 young kids.
Need to go to the airport Saturday morning (9-7-24) but we might try to take the train there. We REALLY need to figure out our ride back from the airport on Wednesday 9-18-24 at like midnight 🙃. We live about an hour west of Boston.
If anyone is interested in helping us out and earning some sats,  please contact me soon!


Standing room only for The Mass of the Holy Spirit outside on a beautiful day at Boston College today. 🌞 ⛪ https://image.nostr.build/543826194f9ae0399e7333d0075dd8415d40117038970e0c1e6ba884854f8013.jpg


Bruh 😭 https://i.nostr.build/oWRsJaj3GMBDcrOn.jpg


are ya winning, #nostr son? 👀 #memes https://i.nostr.build/LzeoZAzR3Byk7Xt6.jpg


Whew! I just finished the book of Jeremiah!


Bitcoin is the new stablecoin. 😅


Yesterday, during naptime, I I got an achievement in Starcraft 2 that I've been trying to get since the game first came out.


I might do it just because I like building computers and projects. I'm just wondering if I should start small (Raspberry Pi or VM) and learn or just start planning a proper server build 🤔?
I'm not sure I know enough about relays to start planning this yet, but I'm interested in trying it.


Reforged. I finally caved and got it. Still, haven't played WC3 since well before Reforged was a thing.


I'm reading Jeremiah and Lamentations right now. Dark times in the story of salvation.


What do you think of the Q? Is it worth getting over the MK4??


I just finished Day #250 of my Bible in a Year reading program!


I just started playing Warcraft 3 again.
Feels great. And im still not playing WoW.


Yeah! I'm a simp for sourdough.


Gm ☕☀ New Nostr users you say? Welcome to my Nostr boot camp. It’s just this meme 💜🫡

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


My wife makes fucking amazing enchiladas!!!! https://image.nostr.build/ee7e8fd5c13bf902daed5fb36fbe5bf091ab6c8ce209362328bfb026b81d6943.jpg


I said I wasn't going to drink for a while after my last conference. I lasted 4 days.
Oh well, I needed a martini after today...
🍸


Civil liberties around the world are under attack. In the west, it’s incredibly strong in the EU.

Telegram has over 950 million monthly active users that would just like to send messages and connect privately. Is that too much to ask for?

For French officials, the answer seems to be a resounding “yes”.


I am going to a "Crypto DNC" dinner event in Chicago tonight. I don't know what I'm in for, but it should be super interesting!


I am traveling to Chicago to to attend a conference and meet a bunch of people. Will be there for the next 6 days.
I would love to meet up with any fellow Bitcoin plebs who happen to be in the area!


Do I know anyone from Austin, TX here on nostr??
I might be considering a move there and have location questions.
I hear there's some good Bitcoin culture?
Is housing affordable?


Very cool! Thanks for the link.
I got to interact with Grizzlies when I was at Washington State University as they have a grizzly rehab program there.
https://bearcenter.wsu.edu/


On this Elon/Trump talk, Trump just said “we would have no inflation” if not for Biden. This is false.

I think it’s important to clarify that there *was* massive inflation during Trump’s administration.

From January 2017 to January 2021, the M2 money supply increased from ~$13.3 trillion to ~$19.4 trillion by January 2021.

That’s an INFLATION of ~$6.1 trillion, or ~45%.

There is a LAG between monetary inflation and general price increases throughout the economy, and price increases do not happen uniformly (look up the Cantillon Effect).

To clarify for the partisans out there: this is NOT an attempt to make excuses for Biden or to say that the monetary and fiscal policies under Biden are good; they are not good.

The point is that it is false to say “there was no inflation” under Trump.

Monetary inflation *is* inflation. https://i.nostr.build/5JWYZ5ym0aOunkCZ.jpg


Where are they??


I want to try to setup a nostr relay, what should I be thinking about? Where should I start learning how to do it 🤔


Feeling accomplished. I just ripped open my new @msiUSA laptop and added another SSD drive to it. 🧑🔧😁
Only some minor case maring. Everything works fine and I now have another 500 GB of local storage. https://image.nostr.build/a0f86ba763cb2f6cc4475ff2caddc5c30988fb07c6dd714f531e50576b58c3e6.jpg


What are the limitations of current nostr relays? Should nostr scale by more smaller relays and/or a smaller amount of larger more technical relays?


If anyone out there is interested in trading Bitcoin for a brewery or brewing equipment... we need to talk. https://nostrcheck.me/media/a45fccdaf89a2c9eaebff0e34649b9d7329b2893135f5d3445f6938a18db9566/30de07c21a8a9416740e41ddf557a1986e345911c793f55987235e4617cc719f.webp


Extradite deez nuts, redcoats!
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Does that work now 🤔?


Yes. I'm a big UPS fan.


I'm getting interested in potentially running my own relay. I see I can do it through Umbrel, but what are other options? What should I know or be reading? 📚 🤔


I'm going to Chicago 16th-27th. Also hoping to find a Bitcoin event!


I'll be in Chicago early next week. Any Bitcoin events happening?
#btc #chicago #bitcoin #windycity #events


You needn’t be a Conservative to prioritize family, tradition, and community.

You don’t have to be a Progressive to care about to wellbeing of marginalized peoples.

Enter: the Average Decent Human Being


Ok, ok, I'm reading The Forth Turning now! 😆


So at this moment I don't know who I'm going to vote for.
I'm probably going to vote for RFK Jr.
I'm not voting for Trump.
I wasn't going to vote Biden.
But now...
 Might the DNC actually put someone else decent up??
 Harris seems too close to Biden for me now, so she would really have to distinguish herself well and fast on all the issues. Where has she been the past few years? It feels like I haven't heard from her since she joined the ticket.
DNC should go open primary.
Now I'm actually going to have to think about my vote again.


Biden announced he is not running for president on Twitter, a centralized company, via an account for which it is understood he doesn’t control directly.

When thinking about the future, this feels like such archaic technology in the present. This is a world where the SEC account was compromised not that long ago and posted market-moving false information.

If a president has nuclear codes, he arguably should also have a signing key for any important communications.


Welcome!


Fireflies are out tonight 💜

https://v.nostr.build/Rm2G5.mp4


I'm watching this now. Feel this was a needed discussion after some of the craziness lately.

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Nostr be like:

https://m.primal.net/IMrN.png


I impromptu interviewed a social engineering hacker. https://m.soundcloud.com/junsethsworld/interview-with-a-social-engineering


Guys, I’m pretty bullish about this. Looks like SAB 121 could be DOA.
https://image.nostr.build/4769b622608ce83431a2c77498128335c2471e8d3239c154b0ec3232e8f8999f.jpg


Funny enough, my Bitcoin journey started with a podcast that covered it back in 2013. The Stuff You Should Know podcast did an episode on Bitcoin that really caught my interest when I heard it back then, and ive been into it ever since!

Beyond that, the podcast I most highly recommend to people is one that was called The Earth and Environmental Systems Podcast by Christian Shorey at the Colorado School of Mines. He released ~65 episodes between 2007-2011 or so. This podcast was a series of lectures covering geology, history of the Earth, climate, all of natural science, and human history.


Just spun up my secondary node because the network needs me tonight...


I listened to that today! Great conversation. 👍


I just had to draw a QR code by hand! 😂
That was kinda difficult, but I'm enjoying my Jade so far!


I just learned about Hodl Hodl.
Put my first offer up.
Still learning about how it all works,  but I might really enjoy this site...


I was on the fence about a smash-buy last night.
This morning I'm glad I did!


Proof of bread! 🍞
Seriously, real bread is about $8.00 now, and it's really easy and satisfying to just make it myself. I'm going to endeavor to bake bread weekly now because it's just better for my family all around.
https://image.nostr.build/7e16c4206c27ea6cf7f50c4069996502264a1dc5e7f59821d2c817be6935fb82.jpg


Yup. Right now typing this on a phone that is being charged by my flashlight.


The mainstream mindset cannot comprehend...

https://m.primal.net/HcPh.png


Yes.........!!!


Back in the lab Monday morning after the long holiday break, and suddenly it's an emergency that we don't have any Liquid Nitrogen for immediate use??? Come on grad students, give me a day or two...  🤦


I feel like cutting firewood with my son this weekend was the most fun and meaningful thing I've ever done! We both had so much fun!
https://image.nostr.build/1a543f9f152a5658686b31c6ba909acd433ef316be373a90eafb70e2c739b510.jpg


Sharks have survived for around 450 million years. That makes them older than:

North Star, aka Polaris (~70 MYO)

Saturn's rings (~100 MYO)

The Atlantic Ocean (~150 MYO)

One galactic orbit (200-225 MY)

Trees (390 MYO)


The rugging will continue until sovereignty improves.


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you! 💜⚡🫂

https://geyser.fund/project/thenodestrichnode


Even if you are not into fishkeeping, the aquarium test kits are an inexpensive way to check the water quality of your tap water or other drinking water sources. 🚰
I have multiple ways of keeping tabs on my water quality, but I'm often amazed at how easily these little kits tell me when I have an issue.
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I really, really hope every day people, the poor and abused get as much #bitcoin as they can.

I will fight against anyone standing in their way or encouraging them otherwise. Greenpeace, politicians, governments, whoever.

Fuck them, stack sats and give sats


It’s that time. Time for our
Quarterly
Quarter
Cow
Contest

Repost or like this post for a chance to win a quarter grass fed grass finished cow from Jakes Steaks. You do not need to be a CrowdHealth member to win.

Fund Humans not health insurance https://image.nostr.build/17d1d3df0b24fe91618fc94541a924d04f8f3763b8df57638e4f6d024ab9352f.jpg


Beef!


My grocery store just KYC'd me.
OMG, this world you guys...


Someone zapped me 10,000 sats last night, and I have no idea who or why. Thanks!


New to running a Lightning node here. I'm guessing those 0s are a problem?

https://image.nostr.build/2c06cad11a0560af3ed73f9ae622c5370818444435ba9313320395ae59b50d54.jpg


Today, I'm planning on opening several more Lightning Network channels on my node. I have a few ideas, but I need to do more research.  Does anyone have any advice or want to open a channel with me??


At the Mass Adoption Bitcoin meetup currently. Great people here!