I was just walking down the street, coffee in hand, suddenly realizing how "normal" it all is already. Like most days, I went to a coffee shop that accepts lightning. Like most days, I paid directly with sats that someone zapped me here on nostr. Like most days, neither the merchant nor myself thought twice about it, or took a minute to marvel at what just happened.

So, allow me to do just that. Marvel at what just happened. While everyone is having a fantastically crazy time at #nostriga, uncountable people are using bitcoin in a myriad of ways. Some for savings, large and small; some for transactions, large and small; some for other stuff. Bitcoin is slowly but surely entering the world stage. Some commentators will tell you that this is good. Some commentators will tell you that this is bad. Whatever the case may be, it is unavoidable.

I see nostr under a similar light. As platform-based manipulation and censorship ramps up—which it inevitably will—the usage of nostr will ramp up too, and with it the usage of zaps and everything else that comes with it. And soon enough, buying a coffee (or breakfast, lunch, and dinner) with zap-based income will be normal. Just like it's "normal" to be an "influencer" today, or a "YouTuber" or whatnot... It's not everyone's cup of tea, but it's a normal thing. Anyone can do it.

Back to my coffee. I remember when I had the "oh my god, I can live on bitcoin here!!!" experience for the first time. It was in Bitcoin Jungle, a couple of months after the initiative was launched. I stayed there for 2 weeks or so, buying the necessities of daily life with sats outright. And it worked. Flawlessly. I had zero payment failures, and was exclusively using Zeus with my own node. It was incredible.

Why is this incredible, you ask? Shouldn't stuff just work? Yes, it should. But building out the tech and the infrastructure to make it all work is BLOODY HARD. I remember the first Lightning Conference in Berlin, in 2019. Everyone came, everyone had all their channels and wallets and everything prepared, and ~50% of payments failed. For... reasons.

Fast-forward to today: I go to one of the 100+ merchants in the city that accept bitcoin, a quick tap on the PoS device & QR code scan, boom, done. Is it always perfect? Of course not. Will it get better still? 100% it will. Very soon these merchants will have NFC-enabled devices, and the tap-to-pay experience that people are used to with cards & Apple pay will be normal for bitcoin payments too. If you are in Riga right now, you'll experience this first-hand thanks to Bolt cards and BTCPay Server. It's awesome, it's open-source, and it works. And it will get better still.

We are truly living in the best and weirdest timeline; a timeline where shitposting on the internet can buy you lunch and dinner; a timeline that spawns amazing technological movements like #nostr; a timeline that, every ~10 minutes, allows for a small miracle to happen. A timeline where "magic internet money" is a normal thing; a timeline that, thanks to the magic dust of cryptography, enables anyone to speak about anything, without having to ask for permission. I'm grateful.

Thank you, Satoshi. 🙏🧡


The surprising invisibility effect of painting chicken wire black
https://m.primal.net/KgPq.mp4


Stonemason Charlie Gee at work on the Notre-Dame Cathedral restoration project. The plan is the Cathedral will reopen at the end of 2024.
https://m.primal.net/KgPo.mp4


The incredible illusory art by Mark Rox
https://m.primal.net/KfzI.mp4


These clouds blown by winds in what is called orographic effect, combined with the setting sun, produce an amazing effect of flames burning on the mountain top.

Filmed on the Meri mountains, Diqing, Yunnan, China.
https://m.primal.net/KfzD.mp4


Look at those precipitation lobes.

A series of wet microbursts captured in Perth, Australia.
https://m.primal.net/KfzC.mp4


Rooting for a marble in a totally chaotic process may be pointless, but marble runs exert an undoubtable fascination upon people.
https://m.primal.net/Kfyz.mp4


1936 Rolls Royce Phantom II, affectionately known as "The Yellow Lady"
https://m.primal.net/Kfyt.mp4


Eclipse viewed from a fighter jet
https://m.primal.net/Kfyn.mp4


Doom can run on anything with a screen, right?

Well, watch it run on a homebrew volumetric display.
https://m.primal.net/KfyX.mp4


Received


The nests of giant honey bees are large single combs which can measure up to 1.5 m in width and 1 m in depth. This large single comb can contain up to 60,000 bees. They are usually built on tree branches
https://m.primal.net/KeDt.mp4


Photographer Enric Gener captured a seagull resting on the shell of a sea turtle swimming near the surface in the waters of the Balearic Islands, Spain.
https://m.primal.net/KeDl.mp4


How to tie a tarp corner knot to make shelter or tent
https://m.primal.net/KeDY.mp4


Lightning strikes upwards from the Volcan de Agua in Guatemala.
https://m.primal.net/KeDX.mp4


Wiew of Paris painted by Auguste Renoir in 1872, brought to life by digital artist Andrey Zakirzyanov.
https://m.primal.net/KeDO.mp4


Commercial passenger flight over Iceland
https://m.primal.net/KdEi.mp4


Nostr is not competing with Bluesky. Nostr is the entire internet identity layer encompassing many more use cases.

Trustworthy identity without identification. Bluesky is not solving this.


Expanding a cruise liner by adding a new section
https://m.primal.net/KdEL.mp4


The amazing view of table tennis serves in slow motion
https://m.primal.net/KdEI.mp4


GN https://image.nostr.build/eb7164579639796c44eb713d716c86221c645ef223415675b5aec9df88b16d57.jpg


GN


Good morning, Wilto. Thank you very much.


The process of an artwork creation with definitely unusual tools.
https://m.primal.net/KcIs.mp4


Skydiving with a Harry Potter broom.
https://m.primal.net/KcIe.mp4


The wild yak (Bos mutus) is a large, wild bovine native to the Himalayas and is among the largest extant bovid species.

Adults stand about 1.6 to 2.05 meters (5.2 to 6.7 ft) tall at the shoulder, and weigh 500–1,200 kg (1,100–2,600 lbs).
https://m.primal.net/KcIQ.mp4


Ferrari squeezes under trailer truck to escape cops
https://m.primal.net/KYNt.mp4


An excavator installing its own tracks with no additional tools except the standard bucket.
https://m.primal.net/KYNg.mp4


The stunning view of this 575 m high bridge under construction in Guizhou, China.
https://m.primal.net/KXYg.mp4


Not everyone knows that the US and Russia are actually much closer to each other than normally thought.
https://m.primal.net/KXYb.mp4


How containers are organized and stacked within a vessel’s structure.
https://m.primal.net/KXYW.mp4


How a tarantula hawk wasp hunts
https://m.primal.net/KXYS.mp4


Koryaksky is an active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula. It has been designated a Decade Volcano, worthy of particular study in light of its history of explosive eruptions and proximity to populated areas
https://m.primal.net/KWzR.mp4


The Maglev trains opeating on Japan's Yamanashi line  are the world's fastest trains with an operational speed of 500 km/h (1 km in 7.2 seconds).
https://m.primal.net/KWzL.mp4


Gm.

It seems that it will be very hard for Brazil to identify and enforce the fines on VPN usage for Twitter/X. But it’s a powerful scare tactic.

When the United States banned gold ownership in the1930s (which lasted for four decades all the way into the 1970s btw), they didn’t really enforce it at the household level. They just had large prison terms that were rarely ever applied, which effectively dried up liquidity in the gold market.

Some people have pointed out that Nostr relays could be blocked by Brazilian internet providers if Nostr was big enough to matter. However, more relays could spin up, so they’d have to keep adding to the list.

Brazil’s government could then say it’s illegal to use VPNs for any Nostr app around internet censoring. The defense against that is to make Nostr as ubiquitous as possible. The more apps that tie into Nostr in some way, the harder it is to ever ban it in practice. Some people might not even know their favorite app uses Nostr. Imagine if everyone’s favorite short form app, long form app, podcasting app, reviews app, wallet app, recipes app, picture app, music app, and tons of other stuff are tied into Nostr, and how hard that would be to ban.

If Nostr becomes big enough to really matter, it’s because it’ll be tied into so many different things. That’s super powerful. And the devs keep building rapidly.


Visualizing the multiplication grid's patterns: the beauty of the mathematica concept of growth.
https://m.primal.net/KWyu.mp4


Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art.

Initially developed for combat and self-defense, it has evolved into a gentle form of exercise in which practitioners perform a series of deliberate, flowing motions while focusing on deep, slow breaths.
https://m.primal.net/KWdc.mp4


AI sea monsters
https://m.primal.net/KWdX.mp4


Evolution of electrical insulators
https://m.primal.net/KWdR.mp4


The difference between 2-stroke and 4-stroke engines
https://m.primal.net/KWdL.mp4


How underground pipes damage causes road collapse: a model visualization using a fishtank
https://m.primal.net/KVcp.mp4


Here is how to migrate your nsec out of #Amethyst and into #Amber.

Use Amber & Amethyst to keep your #nostr nsec secure 🔑

Copy your nsec key from Amethyst

Open Amber
Tap connect through orbot setup
Paste nsec into Amber
Tap login

Go to Amethyst and log out of account
Tap add new account
Tap login with Amber

Amber will open to permissions from account you are logged into in Amber in the background
Select permissions and save
Tap grant permissions

Amethyst will open
Tap profile
Tap use tor/ orbot

Now you have migrated your nsec to Amber and out of Amethyst for signing your events. Your nsec is now on your Android device and not in Amethyst.

This is how to cryptographically sign your notes with maximum control.

I encourage all nostr clients to implement NIP46 so as to be able to use Amber across the nostrsphere.


A camera is lowered to the 11,000-meter depth of the Mariana Trench, the deepest point on earth.
https://m.primal.net/KVMB.mp4


Concrete road construction.
https://m.primal.net/KVLn.mp4


Under an Icelandic rainbow
https://m.primal.net/KVLd.mp4


A Van de Graaf generator works by the triboelectric effect, transferring electrons along a belt and storing them on a sphere. When a student puts a hand on it, hair is the most obvious place they show up.
https://m.primal.net/KVLX.mp4


GN


Only in Japan.

Japan is a country where people feel absolutely privileged to lend a helping hand to each other. So this can actually happen.
https://video.nostr.build/170977c820bc16af4a865a6889add2728299c0b725fe847354514b7a3ed789a5.mp4


In Japan, a Jeju Air Boeing 737 struggled to land due to strong headwinds brought by Typhoon Shanshan on August 29.

The landing attempt was aborted in Fukuoka.
https://video.nostr.build/4fe3476d67b3524108aa49db33bcd4095dc5d9a8f3af4cdabd404040d4775dfe.mp4


During a patrol search against illegal fishing of tooth-fish poachers in the Antarctic waters, this Royal Navy warship got smashed frontally by a huge monster wave.
https://video.nostr.build/5427328816bebe1781e78122b1939fbb2a02182639b00ba688c2437aade9d580.mp4


Winchester Model 1887 is a lever-action shotgundesigned by John Browning and produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.

Its "Mare's Leg" variant became iconic for its use in the 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
https://m.primal.net/KTru.mp4


The Christ of the Abyss, an underwater statue located in San Fruttuoso bay, between Camogli and Portofino on the Italian Riviera, created by Guido Galletti in 1954.
https://m.primal.net/KTrs.mp4


The unusual climbing technique used by this dog.
https://m.primal.net/KTrn.mp4


GM


The biking skills by Danny MacAskill
https://m.primal.net/KTch.mp4


Felines
https://m.primal.net/KTcW.mp4


Today in 1831, Michael Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction. Electromagnetic induction is the primary principle behind electric motors and electric generators.
https://m.primal.net/KTcO.mp4


VFX on the road to school
https://m.primal.net/KTcK.mp4


This girl is not even 3 years old but this doesn't stop her to explore the ocean with his father.
https://m.primal.net/KTcF.mp4


A B-2 Spirit bomber flying over Miami. Imagine what one could think about this 35 or more years ago: an alien spaceship?
https://m.primal.net/KTbe.mp4


Log drives may be a vanishing art in most parts of the world—but somewhere riverjacks are still riding logs down the rivers, more or less like this
https://m.primal.net/KTbS.mp4


The unique sculptural language of Simon Berger.
https://m.primal.net/KSKY.mp4


The heighest located toilet in Slovakia with possibly the best view.
https://m.primal.net/KSKQ.mp4


Kelly Slater's Surf Ranch creates a kilometer-long perfect bi-directional peeling wave propelled by a train.
https://m.primal.net/KRfm.mp4


In the Dadong River Grand Canyon, Chongqing, there is a 300-m-high suspended iron chain bridge with no piers & no cable-stayed ropes: just 4 sets of ropes to provide horizontal tension. It can withstand the weight of a 45-ton truck
https://m.primal.net/KRfY.mp4


Some of the industry's heaviest land-based machinery (excluding military) represented in this video to see their sizes to scale.
https://m.primal.net/KRfL.mp4


Habushu (ハブ酒) is an awamori-based liqueur made in Okinawa, Japan.

Habushu is named after the habu venomous snake which is placed into the liquid and stored until consumed.
https://m.primal.net/KRfF.mp4


Two techniques of rapid extraction for injured people in case of extreme emergency
https://m.primal.net/KRen.mp4


we aren't talking about ai+nostr enough https://m.primal.net/KROt.png


A few helpful nostr tips:

- Follow many people for a lively feed

- Re-post notes you like. Don’t just like and scroll by. We don’t have algos other than popular notes, you are the algo.

- We’re not big on follower counts, some clients won’t even show it by default. Post for people, not for growing followers

- Saving profile info can be buggy and seem like its not updating, but it probably is. Just give it time.

- Use #asknostr often to ask your questions, we all started like you, with many questions.

Welcome 🤗


Welcome back Bitcoiner. A lot has happened since you came here with the last flock of new users. Nostr clients have matured a lot and we have so many more people posting diverse content. Here are tips for you.

## Diversify your client use

It's fine to start with Primal but don't stop there. We have a gazillion different clients and they all need users. Do not stick with the first thing they give you. You are in control. Act on it. I for example love to use coracle.social or iris.to

## Follow many

Nostr clients don't shove content into your face. That means it requires a little more effort from you to curate your own experience. Follow more people than on Twitter. Also, use this as an opportunity to follow completely different people than you did before. I for example follow nostr:nprofile1qqsp4a2f2kfkh6qyl9gpqer75kk6t3mz0mwlqu6207qnhwswx8hdjcqpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wchs8h80dn for rug inspirations.

## Run a relay

Are you a gangster who can step up and provide for his community or not? Are you a net consumer or a net producer? That's basically the question. Run relays, seed torrents, install nodes, set up mints, open PRs. Be a gangster.


GM


Gm ☕☀

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


New to Nostr? Introduce yourself in the comments and I'll zap you 210 sats to get started! Everyone else, please tag some newcomers here so I can zap them and follow ⚡⚡⚡

The easiest way to get a Lightning address is to set up Nostr through the nostr:nprofile1qqs9xtvrphl7p8qnua0gk9zusft33lqjkqqr7cwkr6g8wusu0lle8jcpp3mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7qg6waehxw309a3kzcmgv5ejuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtmkxyq32amnwvaz7tm9v3jkutnwdaehgu3wd3skueq4089x0 app. They have a wallet setup from the get-go. Other easy options to get a Lightning address are Wallet of Satoshi, nostr:nprofile1qqsrf5h4ya83jk8u6t9jgc76h6kalz3plp9vusjpm2ygqgalqhxgp9gpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj79p99e5, and Getalby.

During nostr:nprofile1qqs9xtvrphl7p8qnua0gk9zusft33lqjkqqr7cwkr6g8wusu0lle8jcpp3mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7qg6waehxw309a3kzcmgv5ejuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtmkxyq32amnwvaz7tm9v3jkutnwdaehgu3wd3skueq4089x0 setup, hit the 'Activate Wallet' button 👇
https://i.nostr.build/DkU1cNBQvOHKIqbB.jpg


Nice =)


LETS FUCKING GO.

IT IS ALL COMING TOGETHER FAM.

GRADUALLY THEN SUDDENLY.


damus had a spike of 1000+ new downloads yesterday. welcome nostrich hatchlings!


There are huge metropolis, and then there’s Tokyo.

The largest and the most populated city on earth: the latest estimates indicate that more than 37 million people live there.
https://video.nostr.build/25e8d1a13a656bf907d0909d24212227ac7af6b901f4560666b7546ce36fb98e.mp4


London's Frameless is the ultimate immersive art experience.

With 42 masterpieces in 4 different galleries, it's the largest permanent multi-sensory experience in the UK.
https://video.nostr.build/f07fb9de24bb8c07e25d52224d9243f6ed1fa49a5d9b9f0665c3908f6370d966.mp4


The Glenfinnan viaduct in Scotland and the Jacobite Steam Train crossing over it. This beautiful area of was also used as a filming location for the Harry Potter movies.
https://video.nostr.build/e95d99b084800e7990a6bef7971f58880d441c4b4407cbfece32a47a6423af2e.mp4


How Romans distributed water in their cities.
https://video.nostr.build/df52868e4bd6bd81ef296458e962cc31ae05bac5e54f9dca859dfe92f725cf81.mp4


This video presents microspine-based anchors being developed for gripping rocks on the surfaces of comets and asteroids, or for use on cliff faces and lava tubes on Mars.
https://video.nostr.build/66e5bacf04df2d58008674f397e5bff85831bdca7fb3e56baf5287f65212c84a.mp4


Seiji Tsukimoto designs pop-up cards assembled with purely cut paper, without using glue. The artworks are beautiful pop-ups that almost magically change from a flat surface to a sphere.
https://video.nostr.build/90f1e3b7f1ddfd562770b866c63ff2e67059e7c8a97a083aff73d9f0dad8ca26.mp4


Amethyst


Rally is the only sport where fans can turn into mechanics in 5 minutes
https://video.nostr.build/eb1ca95628df0cd21ca01e294b58f7c249c9468b2c71dc0fa3025f3eee02f5ba.mp4


Wingsuit diving in Montserrat Natural Park, Catalonia
https://m.primal.net/KNyh.mp4


3D artist Joseph Ryba creates refined and mesmerizing animations with a flavor of translucent crystals. This is called "Ondoyant".
https://m.primal.net/KNxv.mp4


This is what an erupting volcano looks like from space.

Sarychev volcano euruption, captured from the International Space Station on June 12, 2009.
https://m.primal.net/KNxf.mp4


A human with normal eyesight has 20/20 vision. Bald eagles can have 20/4 or 20/5 vision, meaning they can see 4 or 5 times farther than the average person. This is one spots a quite small fish and glides to catch it.
https://m.primal.net/KNxd.mp4


A shrine in Japan called Hitokotonushi has become particularly popular with the local bee population, because it created miniature water fountains to provide water for thirsty bees, avoiding their accidental drowning.
https://m.primal.net/KNxY.mp4


A real working LEGO RC submarine capable of firing rockets while under water
https://m.primal.net/KNxI.mp4


Dragon aurora
https://m.primal.net/KNBn.jpg


Today in 1991, 21-year-old Linus Torvalds introduces Linux in an online post.
https://m.primal.net/KNBm.jpg


VFX in the making
https://m.primal.net/KNBk.mp4


For thousands of years, water and winds eroded lava and basalt rocks to create one of Iceland's marvels, the black sand beaches.

Reynisfjara Beach is the most famous black sanded beach in Iceland and one of the most well-known in the whole world.
https://m.primal.net/KNBc.mp4


LEGO washing machine
https://m.primal.net/KNBY.mp4


The region of the Seven Rivers, Zhetysu, Kazakhstan
https://m.primal.net/KNBV.mp4


Why is a black eye?
https://m.primal.net/KNBQ.mp4


Beautiful galaxy collisions animated vs their current aspect from Earth

Do you know that in galaxy collisions, stars are so far apart that collisions between them are very rare?

The gravitational force is so big, though, that causes both galaxies to warp
https://m.primal.net/KNBK.mp4


GN


Artist Justin Bateman uses pebbles, rocks, and stones to creates temporary but amazing mosaics of people's portraits, animals, famous paintings, and statues.
https://m.primal.net/KNAx.mp4


A sixteen-cylinder LEGO piston engine
https://m.primal.net/KJbg.mp4


A jellyfish made of 1,000 drones
https://m.primal.net/KJbc.mp4


An AI based car evolution
https://m.primal.net/KJbX.mp4


Oh ffs... HOW IS THIS ON INVESTING.COM??

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE ARE STUPID AND AI WRITES ARTICLES.

JUST FOLLOW  nostr:npub10qrssqjsydd38j8mv7h27dq0ynpns3djgu88mhr7cr2qcqrgyezspkxqj8 AND STUDY #BITCOIN AND STOP FALLING FOR MY GENIUS VIRAL MARKETING JOKES.

DON'T TRUST, VERIFY.https://m.primal.net/KIoG.jpg


https://video.nostr.build/706bdb14a35580748aa449930513d1a66c5b5d7611496b994b573c84ed264d34.mp4

nostr:note17uym0luwgl59tp8p5rvrv9glusmnvw04ns2u8mr93zcalaeq7s7shv5s9a


#yestr


GO ALL IN ON NOSTR.


Painter Scott Laurenson creates seascapes in which thick layers of oil paint are wiped away with a cloth to create the effect of rays of light filtering through the clouds.
https://m.primal.net/KIBC.mp4


High-speed FPV drone vs EMBER high-speed camera at 600 fps.
https://m.primal.net/KIAu.mp4


Fountain 1.1 with #nostr is now live on iOS and Android!
https://m.primal.net/KGni.mov

Why Nostr?

We regularly hear from both listeners and podcasters that the social features in Fountain are a great way to discover content that’s worth listening to.

When you support a podcast, or comment on an episode, your message is surfaced to your followers in the Fountain home feed and anyone that sees these can add the content to their library.

But this came with a few problems. When you first start using Fountain you wouldn’t have any followers so your posts wouldn’t get seen. If you wanted to share something you were listening to, you had to choose between leaving a comment on Fountain, or sharing on another social platform.

Today we are excited to announce a massive update to Fountain that solves these problems with Nostr:

- You can bring your existing profile and followers to Fountain
- Your boosts and comments will be surfaced in other Nostr clients
- Posts shared from other Nostr clients relating to audio will appear in your feed
- Conversation and interactions now flow freely across multiple apps

Read more about the new Fountain nostr features here: https://blog.fountain.fm/p/1-1

Please let me know your feedback!


F = qvB

A beam of electrons is deflected by a permanent magnet.
https://m.primal.net/KIAm.mp4


27 m jump diving
https://m.primal.net/KIAj.mp4


The magnificent view on a Norwegian fjord
https://m.primal.net/KGHM.mp4


Doraemon school bus in Japan
https://m.primal.net/KGHI.mp4


Using zai-pits or half-moon holes, people in Tanzania, managed to transform a desertic region into a sprouting savanna.
https://m.primal.net/KGHH.mp4


The first supermoon of 2024 rose on August 19, while a helicopter dropped retardant on the Quimby fire in San Jose.
https://m.primal.net/KGHE.mp4


Located 2.5 hours south-west of Luoyang, Mount Laojun owes its name to the famous philosopher Lao Tzu, founder of Taoism and who resided on the mountain as hermit
https://m.primal.net/KFix.mp4


One of these languages is not like the others

Two of them are actually different, but English got much more words coming from Latin than German did: that's why German words often (if not always) sound so different from Romance languages' and English' ones
https://m.primal.net/KFil.mp4


Waterspout captured in Leuca, Apulia, Italy on August 19, 2024.
https://m.primal.net/KFig.mp4


This moving platform uses sensors, cameras, and actuators to precisely adapt to a helicopter landing.
https://m.primal.net/KFiE.mp4


The Black Hole Trail, a 150-meter-altitude mountain bike trail through the abandoned tunnels of the Mežica Mine in Slovenia.
https://m.primal.net/KFEA.mp4


Young skater never gives up trying to pull off a sick trick
https://m.primal.net/KFDv.mp4


Located in the town of Caviahue, Argentina, Salto del Agrio is a 60 meter high waterfall, which drops to a small green pool surrounded by yellow and red basaltic rocks
https://m.primal.net/KFDt.mp4


One of the clearest lake in the world.

📍Paisupok lake, Banggai islands, Indonesia 🇮🇩
https://m.primal.net/KFDs.mp4


It's winter in Argentina, now.

This is the Bajada de Antorchas in Ushuaia, capital of Tierra del Fuego, which features skiers descending the Martial Glacier with red torches to celebrate the season.
https://m.primal.net/KFDn.mp4


This is called wake-riding and this orca is very likely doing it for fun. It's literally surfing — it can go very fast with very little effort when riding in the wake of a boat like this
https://m.primal.net/KDPT.mp4


Animation vs geometry
https://m.primal.net/KDPH.mp4


1520 greaves and sabatons at Livrustkammaren
https://m.primal.net/KDOx.mp4


The evolution from the Brahmi numeral system through the Arabic numeral system to the one used in Europe in XV and XVI century.
https://m.primal.net/KDOp.png


Kunafa is a crunchy, buttery Middle Eastern dessert made with shredded pastry. A common story is that the dish was created, and prescribed by doctors, to satisfy the hunger of caliphs during Ramadan.
https://m.primal.net/KDOe.mp4


Have you ever seen a flying fish?

It can glide for up to 200 meters (650 feet), but the longest known flying fish flight was 400 meters (1300 feet) traveling at a speed of more than 70 km/h (45 mph).
https://m.primal.net/KDOV.mp4


Mesmerizing grass waves as the wind blows across the hills of Bologna, Italy.
https://m.primal.net/KDOO.mp4


GM 🧡


THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO PROMOTE NOSTR IS TO USE IT.


The sheer size of giant sequoias.

Human for scale.
https://m.primal.net/KCKU.mp4


Sequoia National Park, California, contains five of the ten largest trees in the world
https://m.primal.net/KCKL.mp4


The bronze doors of St John Lateran are over 2,000 years old

Interestingly, they became part of the church in the XVII century, being previoulsy part of the Roman senate building Cura Julia

Julius Caesar possibly walked through them on his way to work.
https://m.primal.net/KCKG.mp4


Fun fact.

It would take an average family 7.5 years to use up the volume of water that flows through Niagara Falls in just 1 second.
https://m.primal.net/KCKB.mp4


Jacob & Co. Astronomia Tourbillon Stallion
https://m.primal.net/KCJz.mp4


Morpheus. Extremely detailed sculpture inspired by The Matrix.
https://m.primal.net/JynT.mp4


This video shows how a harbor pilot boards a moving 200 m long ship moving fast into a sea of ice.
https://m.primal.net/JynR.mp4


Spray painting art
https://m.primal.net/JynM.mp4


Once every few years, the Namibian desert experiences what is known as the Sandhof lily bloom.

The lily bulbs sit in the clay beneath the desert floor, waiting patiently for years some centimers of rainfall.
https://m.primal.net/JynL.mp4


It's called ferrofluid
https://m.primal.net/JynJ.mp4


Elegant Swiss pocket watch from the XIX century with automata: you can even hear their sounds 🔊
https://m.primal.net/Jyeo.mp4


Syenite clasts contain fluorescent sodalite and they were first discovered by Erik Rintamaki in Michigan.

They glow under ultraviolet light and they are called "Yooperlite".
https://m.primal.net/Jyeh.mp4


Mount Stromboli is one of the four active volcanoes in Italy.

It is one of the seven Aeolian Islands, a volcanic arc north of Sicily, and the mythological home of Aeolus.

This is what it looks like when it erupts, as it happened this year in July.
https://m.primal.net/JyeW.mp4


Amazingly gorgeous subsun spotted in Bouřňák, Czechia.
https://m.primal.net/JyeT.mp4


The mineral pyrite also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula FeS₂.

It can be found in nature with almost perfect cubic formations like these ones.
https://m.primal.net/JyeQ.mp4


A deer with a record set of antlers
https://m.primal.net/JyeL.mp4


This rally-style truck pulls what looks like an airplane canopy on sleds. Speed skater Kjeld Nuis used it to to keep himself out of the wind and skating at 103 km/h (64 mph)
https://m.primal.net/JyeK.mp4


The Qiantang river's tidal bore is the world's largest and most powerful of its kind.

It forms a wave that can rise to a height of 9 meters (30 ft) and travels up the river at top speeds of 40 km/h (25 mph) against the direction of the river.
https://m.primal.net/JxWO.mp4


Water highway on Poyang Lake, Jiangxi, China.

This road usually gets flooded during the monsoon season.
https://m.primal.net/JxWG.mp4


How close South Korea came to losing the war
https://m.primal.net/JxWC.mp4


The curious leopard that thought he had caught a fish
https://m.primal.net/JxVx.mp4


Normal day in sea ferries transportation in Bangladesh
https://m.primal.net/JtiO.mp4


Some Japan’s legendary chefs captured in their day by day activities.
https://m.primal.net/JtiL.mp4


The Lord of the Rings in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe
https://m.primal.net/JtiH.mp4


A wrench key
https://m.primal.net/JtiB.mp4


There are 3.2 million people in Mongolia and roughly the same number of horses.
https://m.primal.net/Jthy.mp4


A world without humans
https://m.primal.net/Jthv.mp4


Stroganina, a traditional Arctic regions dishis prepared with thinly sliced raw frozen fish seasoned with salt and pepper, served with a sauce.
https://m.primal.net/JsrS.mp4


A non violent way to get rid of a tree stump.
https://m.primal.net/Jsqy.mp4


An incredibly rare black deer spotted in the forest of the Barycz Valley, Poland.

Most estimates guess that only about 1 in every 500,000 deer is melanistic.
https://m.primal.net/Jskp.mp4


How to create a steam distiller for dirty water in camping or emergency situations.
https://m.primal.net/Jskm.mp4


Belgian Airforce NH90 flies at 25 knots for medic pick-up.
https://m.primal.net/Jskk.mp4


This underwater upside down view of synchronized swimmers produces a surreal effect, to say the least
https://m.primal.net/Jskj.mp4


Towing a trailer can be dangerous with the wrong weight distribution.

At least 60% of the load needs to be at the front of the trailer or you can lose control of your vehicle.
https://m.primal.net/JrxJ.mp4


Hurricane vs typhoon vs cyclone
https://m.primal.net/JrxF.mp4


The story of how Venice was built
https://m.primal.net/Jrwx.mp4


How to draw an anamorphic optical illusion step by step
https://m.primal.net/Jrwv.mp4


The first day writing chinese
https://m.primal.net/Jrwt.mp4


Fireproof shield with pineapple skin?
https://m.primal.net/Jrwp.mp4


This remote village on one of more than 400 islands in the Shengsi archipelago, was abandoned in the early 1990s as its 2,000 residents moved away.

Since then, the once-bustling fishing village of Houtouwan has been overtaken by greenery.
https://m.primal.net/Jrwn.mp4


Stop motion LEGO mountain bike stunt recreation
https://m.primal.net/Jpcg.mp4


Whale shark eating
https://m.primal.net/Jpcc.mp4


The physics of this 'snake shot' by Sweden's Truls Möregårdh in table tennis at the Olympics final
https://m.primal.net/JpcZ.mp4


Never thought curling could be this intense
https://m.primal.net/JpcR.mp4


Wild bike stunts.

Anthony Messere is a professional mountain biker from Canada known for his skills in freestyle and slopestyle.
https://m.primal.net/Jnjh.mp4


Iridescent cloud spotted over Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
https://m.primal.net/Jnjd.mp4


How the water reflects onto the walls of the Carnarvon Gorge, Western Australia
https://m.primal.net/JnjZ.mp4


To pay tribute to all the enslaved people buried in cemeteries with no name, artist Craig Walsh put a face in the trees to honor their souls in an installation in Charlotte, North Carolina, called "Monuments"
https://m.primal.net/JnjT.mp4


Hotel Golden Crown, Utsuvaara hill, Lapland, Finland.
https://m.primal.net/JnRM.mp4


Lok Baitan Floating Market in South Kalimantan, Indonesia is a traditional floating market where trading activities take place on boats in the river, a cultural heritage of the Banjar people.
https://m.primal.net/JnRH.mp4


The Giant Trevally eats terns snatching them from the water surface and even jumping acrobatically to catch them in the air.
https://m.primal.net/JnRF.mp4


Orcas are members of the marine dolphin family Delphinidae, but their overall size is what sets them apart from others in their suborder.

Look ad the difference.
https://m.primal.net/JnRE.mp4


The largest space vehicle ever built and flown seen  from Faro Bagdad in Tamaulipas, Mexico, few kilometers away from Starbase on IFT-2 day, November 18, 2023.
https://m.primal.net/JnRC.mp4


Be careful when mixing maintenance tools with kitchenware.
https://m.primal.net/JnRB.mp4


Harvesting water lilies
https://m.primal.net/JnQu.mp4


🚨 For the first time, a government is being overthrown by 3D-printed weapons 🔫

The longest-lasting civil war today took an unexpected turn... when the resistance adopted plastic weapons and cryptocurrencies.

You NEED to know what's happening in Myanmar 👇

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Myanmar has never had political stability since gaining independence 76 years ago.

The latest coup was in 2021, banks were drained, and the local currency lost 60% of its value in the following months.

Rebels have since been using CRYPTO to finance themselves.

https://image.nostr.build/ddaac81e9555922d2c8940c90ccbc8f37c6f4e1b987a79282a8324377d0e1724.png

They declared TETHER as the official currency 🏅

They launched a stablecoin and a crypto bank on the Polygon network that accesses Uniswap pools for buying and selling currencies.

They even created a digital lottery and boycotted the national Myanmar lottery, which saw its revenue drop by 80% 📉

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The rebels have raised about $100 million in recent years.

They even auctioned "revolutionary bonds": buyers could receive a share of a deposed general's mansion, for example.

But this $100 million is nothing compared to the nearly $1 billion that the junta has invested in the war since the coup.

https://image.nostr.build/eb9746cf073e54a643de3c70767aee6aa0be09634ae9af0578b67d5c902892c6.png

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This ASYMMETRY of resources suggests a protracted conflict with no end in sight.

The junta is unable to eliminate all the decentralized insurgency hotspots... but it can exhaust them financially.

However, the asymmetry is decreasing, thanks to DISSIDENT TECHNOLOGIES...

https://image.nostr.build/93ff5fc270a0569fd2b314e37b46d713b868279b95d830f906c0ecfb3a633cd1.png

JStark would be proud.

In recent months, there have been reports of FGC9s in use in Myanmar.

FGC9 is one of the most popular models of self-made firearms.

FGC = Fuck Gun Control

No one conquers a city with FGC9s.

But it is certainly possible to...

https://image.nostr.build/e71236550139189060f73e9c771bec5ad5c7ee6d74ff839519ec4f94dfaf8be4.jpg

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... defend a mountain pass or a village surrounded by forest with them.

Moreover, the resistance has mastered the art of producing and piloting homemade patrol drones.

Check it out 👇

https://video.nostr.build/6455e3665450014e51e9c7ca96424c463741751239bfa6b8f059c90ac27fb6a8.mp4

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The insurgents have already liberated ~50% of the territory.

The military junta controls the most populous and economically significant areas.

China supported the last coup in 2021. The West never had enough incentive to confront Beijing 🇨🇳

But in 2024, everything starts to change.

https://image.nostr.build/56c5705a1c8f1e73685767d2b059cdf38d9002029369c667c4ce246a9090e595.png

China's interest is economic.

They need to be on the side of the "winner" to ensure access to Myanmar's strategic pipelines and ports.

But in March of this year, Beijing lost its patience.

Hold on to this:

😳 44,000 CHINESE were in Myanmar as "slaves"...

https://image.nostr.build/faa92bf49b76a74367313ae9dc701a20800fef77c00a74676e9003f557211332.png

...and they were finally discovered and "returned."

They were working in "ONLINE SCAM CENTERS" operating in the northern part of the country. They were lured with fake job advertisements.

This is a scam center on the border with Thailand, packed with Chinese workers, scamming people worldwide 👇

https://image.nostr.build/2460a015b0beb3b775506b6e50e9c96c1ceb743e4214a3a1a1f4ebd6b3c00b20.jpg

Think about this 👇

You’ve probably been targeted by some online profile trying to scam you, operated by one of the THOUSANDS of trafficked Chinese people working in centers like this.

What year are we living in, folks?! 😳

https://image.nostr.build/ede9666bb2b241506214704e0f7b4585fc1adb5db438145c77e89a73b32ce65b.png

The fight against tyranny still seems far from over. But the end appears to have already begun.

The balance of power is shifting.


Speed skater Yang Jingru uses the craziest strategy to to fool everyone and win Gold at the Youth Olympics.
https://m.primal.net/JlNm.mp4


Visualizing magnetic fields in slow motion
https://m.primal.net/JlNC.mp4


The towering volcano of Mount Etna dominates the skyline of the island of Sicily. And during its eruptions, a red fiery profile may light the nights.

As Europe’s tallest volcano (3,357 meters), it is also one of the most active in the world.

It erupts on average once a year, with two types of eruptions: explosive from its summit craters and flank vent explosions.

Mount Etna covers an area of 1,190km² and its circumference is 150 km.

Coming from the Greek word Aitne, Etna’s name can be translated to mean “I burn”. In fact, as per the myth, the Roman God of fire, Vulcan, used the base of the mountain for metalworking.

Thanks to years of eruptions, fertile soil has been left surround Mount Etna. This is the perfect ground for growing everything from citrus fruit and grapes to vegetables including asparagus.
https://m.primal.net/JlMt.jpg


The vanishing act

How Chinese olympic divers practice zero-splash dives
https://m.primal.net/JlMo.mp4


P = F / A

This bear spotted crawling instead of walking on ice possibly learned that maximizing A and therefore reducing P, increases the chances to safely reach the snow.
https://m.primal.net/JlMl.mp4


Cappadocia, Turkey
https://m.primal.net/JlMh.mp4


What is Bitcoin? | Saifedean Ammous
https://m.primal.net/Jkoz.mp4


Bitcoin white paper is beautiful | Luís and João Batalha
https://m.primal.net/JjIe.mp4


The amazing synchronization of Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan winning the Olympic Gold in the women's synchronized 10 m platform diving.
https://m.primal.net/JlMc.mp4


The evolution of Olympic gymnastics.
https://m.primal.net/JlMa.mp4


Men's 100 m freestyle final evolution.

Los Angeles 1932 vs Tokyo 2020.
https://m.primal.net/JlMY.mp4


Czech climber Adam Ondra climbing El Capitán in Yosemite National Park.
https://m.primal.net/JlMS.jpg


Tiramisu is an Italian dessert made of ladyfingers (savoiardi) dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar and mascarpone and flavoured with cocoa.

This is a mouth watering waterfall version.
https://m.primal.net/JlMR.mp4


A 360° camera view from the top of Mt Everest
https://m.primal.net/JlMO.mp4


GM
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I can't shill nostr:nprofile1qqs83nn04fezvsu89p8xg7axjwye2u67errat3dx2um725fs7qnrqlgpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet5qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2aqpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmq50sn4h  often enough. The idea is fantastic. The app itself is great, and getting better. The curation is excellent, I'm discovering new stuff all the time. And all of it will improve over time. So powerful.


I will take all zaps on this post and zap it to the top zapper in 8 hours


She will probably turn 100 when the FED cuts interest rates in the US (next month) lol


"Born in Holland in 1924, Brussel and her siblings learned to swim in the canals near Amsterdam"


Canadian swimmer Betty Brussel sets records in the 100 to 104 year-old age class in Saanich, British Columbia at the age of 99.
https://m.primal.net/JjSL.mp4


Public restroom in Japan 🇯🇵
https://m.primal.net/JjSH.mp4


A350 landing at Doha Airport, Qatar
https://m.primal.net/JjSD.mp4


This town in Shirakawa, Japan installed 59 autonomous water cannons to protect the UNESCO World Heritage historic buildings from fires
https://m.primal.net/JjSB.mp4


Gabriel Medina at the Olympics after riding a nearly perfect wave.
https://m.primal.net/JjRz.jpg


Relativity is a lithograph print by artist M. C. Escher, first printed in December 1953. It depicts a world in which the normal laws of gravity do not apply.

This is an animated version of the famous artwork
https://m.primal.net/JjRx.mp4


Magical moment with whales
https://m.primal.net/JjRo.mp4


Simulating a nuclear explosion in London
https://m.primal.net/JjRl.mp4


Korean women's pistol shooter Kim Ye-ji while casually breaking a world record and winning the gold medal
https://m.primal.net/JjRh.mp4


GM


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Eruption of the Volcan de Fuego, Guatemala
https://m.primal.net/JeBU.mp4


Adrenalinic real-life Mario Kart experience.
https://m.primal.net/JeBG.mp4


Sky diving with a jump from a hot air balloon
https://m.primal.net/JeBD.mp4


The Mayan city of Chichen Itza is full of architectural and engineering marvels. But El Castillo does even more: clap your hands at the base of the stairs and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.
https://m.primal.net/JeBB.mp4


Opening a 53-year-old fallout shelter pound cake
https://m.primal.net/JeAs.mp4


What would happen to the world if Yellowstone volcano erupted?
https://m.primal.net/JeAm.mp4


The map of the world in George Orwell's 1984
https://m.primal.net/JeAj.jpg


The Swedish torch was invented by Finns and it became known in Europe during the 1600s. Compared to a campfire, it is more compact, and therefore several small heat sources can be distributed over an area.
https://m.primal.net/JeAg.mp4


👀

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Mt Etna new eruption this morning  🔊
https://m.primal.net/JbyU.mp4


Possibly the most incredible Beethoven Ode to Joy flashmob by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Nuremberg and the Hans-Sachs-Choir in front of the St. Lorenz Church in Nuremberg, Germany.
https://m.primal.net/JbyR.mp4


San Bernardino alle Ossa is a church in Milan, best known for its ossuary, a small side chapel decorated with numerous human skulls and bones.
https://m.primal.net/JbyN.mp4


Camera drop into a 93 meters hole dug in Antarctica
https://m.primal.net/JbyL.mp4


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Gimbal anti-spill bowl design vs real child
https://m.primal.net/JYOd.mp4


Since 1960s, students at the Nippon Sport Science University in Japan have practiced ‘Shuudan koudou', a group exercise requiring the participants to create various intersecting formations synchronized.

https://video.nostr.build/24a626d65b173f3d756e5a6003314ccd1fb4ec9cf85a81b568c660a5dd1bfea6.mp4


From young woman to grandma.

The effects of g-forces on a human are mostly visible in the facial muscles and in a temporary change of aspect, but they actually do much more.

https://video.nostr.build/ea5f77513ce9bd2f23d47580db273cd317bb7ed5cc5f596f5b9af08197edc9e6.mp4


This jaguar demonstrated the meaning of the term power, dragging this 8 ft long, 74 toothed, chunk of contracting muscle out of the water. Jaguars have the 5th strongest bite in the entire animal kingdom.

https://video.nostr.build/29cdc2ca1f2f5e6ab363c772288ac44d8107b3c00f64d8f5ad36cc198ad5ab99.mp4


Hummingbird changes colors with every turn

It's an Anna's hummingbird, and technically, the bird's feathers never change color. It's the angle, not the feathers, that determine what color we see.

https://video.nostr.build/0d386589216e1224e7cd1535fa17010b49ee9381f7df820d8bad8f0dea5d6732.mp4


Waipuhia Falls was aptly nicknamed Upside Down Waterfall and is visible from the Pali expressway in Oahu, Hawaii.

https://video.nostr.build/661e0cbc1afa1c7ce2592d89c1c063ae22581216276d110779d36b5887398b02.mp4


The most accurate analysis of Trump's head motion in relation to the bullet trajectory.

https://video.nostr.build/c518461386e040fdf3c1befb326d05880016296f7f527de83a28fa0d8b805d27.mp4


Guangzhou, China, has about 18.8 million inhabitants with 2,500 people/km².

This is a Guangzhou shopping mall on a regular Saturday.
https://m.primal.net/JSKs.mp4


World map with proportioned continents (vs Mercator distorted projection)
https://m.primal.net/JSKq.jpg


Nascar races are so fast that can generate non only simple vortex, but authentic strong wind gusts.

Watch this Kid experiencing one.
https://m.primal.net/JRuD.mp4


"If you want to change the world, don't protest. Write code!"
- Hal Finney, 2 Jan '94
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Grabbing a 30,000 volts cable while ungrounded and releasing it, causes electric arcing. Wearing proper PPE avoids serious skin burns due to direct heat exposure
https://m.primal.net/JRty.mp4


Did you know?

Testosterone has been found in the pollen of the Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). It's estimated that 10 grams of this pollen contains 0.8 micrograms of testosterone.
https://m.primal.net/JRte.mp4


Automatic LEGO paper airplanes machine
https://m.primal.net/JRtO.mp4


Kim Gubser breaking records with this insane jump of 14.6m (47.9 ft) at Swatch Nines.
https://m.primal.net/JRsu.mp4


Florida sits on a huge slab of limestone that creates an abundance of freshwater springs and a large quantity of underwater caves that fish shoaling can make look magical.
https://m.primal.net/JRsl.mp4


This tree tunnel in Pahili, Thailand, has a peculiar optical illusion. It appears extremely dark from the distance, but once you're in the lightning level is naturally adjusted.

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GM


I've been sliding right for the last 5 minutes just because I love this flow so much 😆 #ecashdesign
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👉  Paying a Nostr Bill with a #Nutsack


A peculiar painting style.
https://m.primal.net/JMTn.mp4


Paragliding flight through a tunnel.
https://m.primal.net/JMTi.mp4


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Red Mt. Fuji shining in the morning sun and beautiful hoarfrost
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Headed to Roswell, New Mexico
https://m.primal.net/JIOn.mp4


Tumble Tower.
https://m.primal.net/JIOl.mp4


The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 71-meter (233 ft) tall stone statue, built between 713 and 803 CE entirely carved out of a cliff face that lies at the confluence of the Min River and Dadu River in the southern part of Sichuan province in China.
https://m.primal.net/JIOj.mp4


The Marble Caves is a geological formation of unusual beauty, formed in pure marble and bathed in the deep blue water of General Carrera Lake between Chile and Argentina.
https://m.primal.net/JIOg.mp4


Fascinating


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Yifan Zhang's artworks are laden with themes inspired by mythology. He combines his own Chinese culture with Western culture to create his own unique and sophisticated style.
https://m.primal.net/JFpA.mp4


F-15s chasing the Moon's umbra during a solar eclipse remaining within the shadow for 3 minutes.
https://m.primal.net/JFok.mp4


Eruption of Mount Ruang volcano, Indonesia
https://m.primal.net/JFof.mp4


Final version of my #nostr feed illustrated, for my physical #coffeechain ill make a cup!

Feel free to use it for whatever you want if you like it!

PV! Now logging off for vacation.

Featuring: nostr:npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe  nostr:npub1t3ggcd843pnwcu6p4tcsesd02t5jx2aelpvusypu5hk0925nhauqjjl5g4 nostr:npub1xnf02f60r9v0e5kty33a404dm79zr7z2eepyrk5gsq3m7pwvsz2sazlpr5 nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424 nostr:npub1jk9h2jsa8hjmtm9qlcca942473gnyhuynz5rmgve0dlu6hpeazxqc3lqz7 nostr:npub10vlhsqm4qar0g42p8g3plqyktmktd8hnprew45w638xzezgja95qapsp42 nostr:npub1z4m7gkva6yxgvdyclc7zp0vz4ta0s2d9jh8g83w03tp5vdf3kzdsxana6p nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s nostr:npub1lhl049hety0hlyx0ffkrzccgyefj58cdr9dqtjd7cczf2dekhrus9knzjs nostr:npub10wv37amdqnv8edw5yktgsxr62g8k4lqkk2u66fk6c6uwuakzssxsf4v22x nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc nostr:npub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd nostr:npub1lnms53w04qt742qnhxag5d6awy7nz6055flnmjkr6jg39hm86dlq7arrnt nostr:npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a https://image.nostr.build/0be5133407aa50089b4e935add25e10d15103bccd58f4755d5cea759bab324a9.jpg https://image.nostr.build/add6602c335d6bff79b1d57eff829c7ff9b08467957abdfee422a7ac4dd66610.jpg


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Icelandic Horses are incredibly brave and resilient creatures. They have to deal with harsh conditions all year long, from Volcanic Eruptions to Icy Winters, they endure everything.
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The height of the waves in Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal, is massive: it can reach 35 meters.
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Sandboarding is the analog of snowboarding, but done on desert dunes.

This is in Duna Cerebro, Iquique, Chile https://m.primal.net/JFCJ.mp4


OSMU in tha house 🤙
Gonna do an advanced soldering workshop in october with nostr:nprofile1qqsx8y4dj9mzt99r9yvd3jklt9s37mta0lhq3rq0mvn3lk2f8szr9vcpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmcpr9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucm9wf3kzarjdamxztndv55rr3sg. If that workes out i'm planning to build a #bitaxe-hex from scratch. I hope there will be a release with the BM1368 by then... 20W/Th is  very nice 👌 https://image.nostr.build/38dc7fc2316fa30c6b7ddac7c79220e104ade20d65a16efeda728c46869d5f17.jpg


"Lightning has definitely failed."
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Palace Architecture with Bathers (1596), by Hans Vredeman de Vries
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Hiroshima bombing
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Ocean
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By digging these types of holes, people in  Arusha Tanzania, managed to transform a desertic region into a sprouting savanna.
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A magnificent scene of a passing horse herd in the mountains of France. This is a transhumance of horses on the Couserans mountains: it happens every year in spring and back in autumn.
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THERE IS ALREADY MORE REAL ENGAGEMENT ON NOSTR THAN BITCOIN TWITTER.

THE RIDE OR DIES ARE HERE.

ALL THAT IS LEFT ON X ARE BLUE CHECKS CLINGING TO FOLLOWER COUNTS AND PERCEIVED IMPORTANCE.

MOST BITCOIN TWITTER POSTS ONLY HAVE SCAM BOTS REPLYING TO THEM. QUITE SAD TBH.


Fun fact.

The Plan Zero Ocio (Zero Leisure Plan) just launched in El Salvador requires that all prisoners in the country have to work for their food in prisons and repair the damage they have done to society.
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Chand Baori is in the village of Abhaneri, Rajasthan, India.

It was built around 800 CE and was designed for making water more accessible to many people.

It is one of deepest and largest step wells of India with 3500 narrow steps in 13 stories.https://m.primal.net/JDWa.mp4


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The moment in which surfer Sebastian Steudtner rode a 35 meter (115 feet) tall wave at Nazaré, Portugal.
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"It’s fitting Seb mentioned destiny. Cast your mind back, way back, to the start of 2018; Koxa had just broken the record at Nazaré a couple of months before and momentum was building around that video. Then, on January 18, 2018, Sebastian surfed a gigantic freak of a wave out there. Ribs through the face of the wave, Sebastian an ant in comparison to the size of this thing. At the time, many thought it had broken Koxa’s new record. That video of Sebastian’s wave broke the internet. Only, the wave wasn’t attributed to him, it was wrongly attributed as Rodrigo’s and touted as Koxa’s ‘record breaking 115 foot wave.’ To this day, it is still living life on social media."

https://www.surfline.com/surf-news/biggest-wave-ever-surfed-sebastian-steudtner-nazare/154234


No, this happened in 2018, and he broke the record back then. The one with Gmac happened in 2013.


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Van Gogh's asylum in Provence.
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Chongqing, China, 1980 vs 2024.
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Bougainvillea flowers blooming alongside the highways in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, adding a gorgeous color to the city's traffic infrastructure.
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Designed by gmp Architects, the Changzhou Culture Plaza in China showcases modern construction excellence, blending architectural innovation with engineering precision.
https://m.primal.net/JCnh.mp4


Between Jimmy Judd and Little Dent Islands in British Columbia, Devils Hole is a turbulent and aerated section of water which can be a quite frightening spot.
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The Mount Everest summit is now famous for being frequently crowded by considerable amounts of climbers, but this 360° view shows a rarely pristine summit and a breathtaking panorama.
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The observation tower over the Valla Canyon, Turkey.
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The lotto farm has been upgraded... again. 2 more bitaxe 204s from opensourceminer.com for a total of 4 bitaxe, 6 nerdminers and my ebay special antminer s9.
#bitcoin #btc #bitaxe #nerdminer #pow #proofofwork #mining #solo
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The absolutely sumptuous baroque main organ in the Cathedral of Braga, Portugal
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XIX century Triptych Mirror, a rare find from the era of Napoleon III.
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Fallingwater, the modern house prototype built by Frank Lloyd Wright over a waterfall in 1935.
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The heat from your computer is not wasted if you need to heat your home.  If you're using electric heat where you live, then your computer's heat isn't a waste.  It's equal cost if you generate the heat with your computer.
If you have other cheaper heating than electric, then the waste is only the difference in cost.
If it's summer and you're using A/C, then it's twice.
Bitcoin generation should end up where it's cheapest.  Maybe that will be in cold climates where there's electric heat, where it would be essentially free.


Would you like such a hobby?

The world largest A380-800 RC model Mega XXXL Thai Airways with turbines.
https://m.primal.net/JBMN.mp4


Did you know?

Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world, even more than Egypt.

More than 200 pyramids were built in Sudan, as opposed to the 118 pyramids in all of Egypt, during the ancient reign.
https://m.primal.net/JBLu.mp4


An Archimedes' screw is a machine used for transferring water from a low-lying body of water into irrigation ditches. Greek philosopher Archimedes first described it around 234 BCE.
https://m.primal.net/JBLp.mp4


Colorized and upscaled footage of the Baker nuclear test, detonated 27 meters underwater on July 25, 1946, part of Operation Crossroads.
https://m.primal.net/JBLh.mp4


Yongtai Fortress in Gansu, China was built in 1608 by the Ming dynasty to defend against attacks from northern minorities.

Eenclosed by a rammed earth wall including defensive towers, due to desertification, the fort is now mostly abandoned.
https://m.primal.net/JBLc.mp4


Today I'm celebrating 8 years of my YouTube channel.

Two full Bitcoin epochs, 1500+ pieces of content, nearly 11.5 million pairs of eyeballs.

Thanks for joining me on the journey so far. Here's to another epoch.

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

https://www.youtube.com/btcsessions


It had a good run https://i.nostr.build/oM5Qv.jpg


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nature is healing in the UK
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This greenhouse in the Netherlands uses the heat generated from bitcoin mining to partially heat its large tulip premises, saving on its gas bill.
https://m.primal.net/IzwU.mp4


Aniva lighthouse cake
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A beautiful winter ride in Greece with fuffly fresh snow.

The branches increase the amount of surface area, which increases the amount of snow on the trees, contributing to this gorgeous landscape.
https://m.primal.net/IzwB.mp4


Mount Tai (泰山, Tài Shān) is a place of historical and cultural significance located north of the city of Tai'an, Shandong province, China.

A flight of 7,200 total steps leads up the East Peak of Mount Tai, which takes visitors about 6 hours.
https://m.primal.net/Izvw.mp4


GM ⚡


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Mando speeder IRL

https://m.primal.net/ItwF.mp4


Systems and organs in our body

https://m.primal.net/ItwA.mp4


Originally created by Arthur Shapiro and Alex Rose-Henig of American University, this illusion gives the overall impression that all of the movement involved is circular – but it's actually made by dots' straight motion.

https://m.primal.net/Itvx.mp4


«When you study other worlds you learn much more about your ownx

— Carl Sagan talks with Terry Wogan, 1985

https://m.primal.net/ItvG.mp4


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The famous Swiss ski resort of Zermatt was isolated due to landslides and floods, which made roads and railways impassable on June 21.

This is the last train out of the town as the Vispa River flooded it, cutting it off from the world.

https://m.primal.net/Itur.mp4


The rock sculpture of Decebalus is a colossal carving of the face of the last king of Dacia, who fought against the Roman emperors Domitian and Trajan in the I century CE.

Located in Romania, it is the tallest rock relief in Europe, at 55 m in height.

https://m.primal.net/Ituo.mp4


Non-Newtonian fluids turn into solids when pressure is applied. It's called the process of impact-activated solidification that occurs when compressive forces are applied to fluid-grain suspensions.

https://m.primal.net/Itug.mp4


One of the stunning views of Starship IFT-4 on Thursday this week.

https://m.primal.net/Idon.mp4


A design concept by creative architectural visualization studio Hism for a new skyscraper in New York City.

What do you think?

https://m.primal.net/Idoj.mp4


The blue planet 🌎

https://m.primal.net/IdoV.mp4


Burning cottonwood fluff

https://m.primal.net/IdoT.mp4


Located in southwestern Turkey, the ancient city of Kibyra was also known as the “city of gladiators” because it housed important gladiator fights, very popular during the Roman Imperial Era.

https://video.nostr.build/9550cb46ed6d30599771f10077efa847624376684299111f236b8432b39a4f37.mp4


The Great Mosque and Hospital of Divrigi, Turkey.

https://video.nostr.build/d69a74a98d8d4d3a7e1cbfb6d2c7672ba9d211bbc0acd26a0b51fc466c260c53.mp4


Oakland/San Francisco Bay Bridge Toll Plaza at sunset.

You may hate traffic, but this view of people seemingly driving home, adds to the poetry of the scene.

https://m.primal.net/IIBG.mp4


Did you know baobas are one of the longest living organisms on the planet?

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Niti: Non-custodial Interlinked Tokenization Infrastructure

Versão RASCUNHO 0.1.3

Caleb Isaac

Sintéticos hipercolateralizados no Bitcoin através de Lombard Credit via Discreet Log Contracts

1. Problema

O bitcoin é frequentemente apontado como um forte candidato para se tornar a moeda de reserva mundial. No entanto, embora tenha se tornado um dos principais ativos utilizados como reserva de valor, ainda não foi amplamente adotado como meio de troca. A explicação desse fenômeno pode ser dividida em dois aspectos:

1.1 Paradoxo da Moeda

Derivado da Lei de Gresham, decorre o "Paradoxo da Moeda":

“ceteris paribus, agentes racionais preferem despender primeiro moedas com menor potencial como reserva de valor enquanto acumulam as moedas com maior potencial como reserva de valor para trocas futuras.”

Por exemplo, se um agente racional do mercado receber metade do seu salário em dólares e a outra metade em bolívares venezuelanos, sua atitude racional seria gastar, em ordem cronológica, os bolívares primeiro e reservar o dólar para compras futuras, visto que este consegue, relativamente, manter seu poder de compra melhor através do tempo.

O bitcoin, sendo a moeda menos inflacionária em existência e a com mais potencial como reserva de valor de longo prazo, tende a ser acumulado e não gasto, reduzindo sua utilização como meio de troca.

1.3 Dinheiro em Camadas

A utilização direta do bitcoin como reserva de valor e meio de troca fere o conceito de Dinheiro em Camadas, elaborado extensivamente no artigo de Alan Schramm (@alan_schramm), “Bitcoin, o sistema de liquidação final”. O ouro não era utilizado na sua forma bruta como meio de troca, mas sim a partir de camadas que o levariam a ser útil para ser usado como dinheiro.

Observando a evolução da utilização do ouro como base do sistema monetário, é possível dividir em quatro camadas: a primeira sendo o próprio metal após extração, as pepitas de ouro em sua forma original. A segunda camada é a padronização desse material em barras de ouro que seguem uma alta padronização de pureza, formato, medidas e pesagem. A terceira passa a ser os certificados de ouro, onde essas barras, de difícil transporte e divisibilidade, eram “tokenizadas” em certificados de posse, o que aumentava em muito o potencial da utilização de ouro como meio de troca, embora necessitasse de custódia de terceiros. A quarta camada eram as notas bancárias como era conhecido antes do fim do padrão-ouro, lastreadas nesses certificados que circulavam em massa.

Cada uma dessas camadas possui atributos diferentes e focos distintos para exercer suas funções. A visão de que o bitcoin em sua forma crua maximizaria todas as características necessárias de um sistema monetário (reserva de valor, meio de troca e unidade de contagem) não condiz com a história do dinheiro na humanidade.

Se quisermos que bitcoin seja utilizado como meio de troca, é preciso reconhecer o Paradoxo da Moeda e o conceito de Dinheiro em Camadas para que seja criado um sistema monetário com base no bitcoin que atende às necessidades do mercado.

2. Soluções Atuais

2.1 Stablecoins Centralizadas (IOU)

As stablecoins IOU são ativos digitais que derivam seu valor por serem lastreadas por reservas de moeda fiduciária ou outros ativos tradicionais mantidos por uma entidade centralizada. Exemplos incluem USDT, USDC e DePix. Essas stablecoins são, em essência, notas promissórias tokenizadas emitidas por empresas que carregam risco de contraparte por realizarem a custódia dos seus bitcoins. É necessário confiar no emissor, no fato de que ele está mantendo reservas completas e que resgatará os tokens conforme prometido.

Além disso, essas stablecoins centralizadas estão sujeitas a regulamentações governamentais e podem ser censuradas ou encerradas a qualquer momento.

Apesar dos problemas citados, elas são utilizadas em larga escala: o Tether (USDT) é a terceira maior criptomoeda em existência, e é muito utilizado como meio de troca em países de terceiro mundo como um dólar tokenizado.

2.2 Stablecoins Algorítmicas

Em contraste com as Stablecoins IOU, as Stablecoins Algorítmicas, a priori, não possuem emissor centralizado ou reservas fiduciárias. Elas são lastreadas por ativos digitais, e a conversão é mediada por contratos inteligente. Três exemplos seriam o USD da @get10101
,da @MakerDAO e da Terra(LUNA).

Apesar delas possuírem claras vantagens em relação às stablecoins IOU, possuem um enorme custo a mais: a hipercolaterização. Todas essas moedas requerem lastro em ativos maior do que o valor da stablecoin fiat gerada. Além disso, o usuário precisa ter o conhecimento técnico do algoritmo específico usado para manter essa paridade, que é diferente em cada moeda.

Então, para o usuário comum, a percepção de risco é alta, pois esses empreendimentos não seguem um protocolo padrão com um ativo padrão como reserva. No caso da Terra(LUNA), o risco era tão alto que entrou em colapso: a garantia usada eram ativos digitais fracos com valor atrelado ao protocolo. Para esse usuário, utilizar uma solução centralizada e legalizada é mais seguro do que uma desconhecida a ele, embora com um mecanismo supostamente mais seguro.

Para o usuário comum, o custo-benefício de se utilizar uma stablecoin centralizada 1:1, ao invés de, vamos supor, 2:1 necessário para gerar a hipercolaterização das stablecoins algorítmicas não é percebido como positivo. Ele prefere tomar o risco temporário de segurar Depix. Lembre-se, ele não planeja acumular Reais no longo prazo, apenas precisa apostar que a Depix não irá sucumbir no curto período no qual ele tem a necessidade de segurar o ativo e utilizá-lo de forma eficaz. Ele prefere tomar esse ínfimo risco ao invés de despender capital em excesso para a criação do lastro de sua stablecoin fiat.

O foco dos protocolos atuais citado é em competir diretamente com stablecoins IOU, o que acreditamos não ser uma estratégia viável de mercado.

A NITI possui outra estratégia: criar um protocolo universal para criação de stablecoins pelos próprios usuários, focado em ativos que stablecoins centralizadas não conseguem criar.

2.3 A Proposta da Niti

A NITI propõe implementar o sistema monetário proposto por Hayek em 1976, em “Desestatização do Dinheiro”, criando uma plataforma onde diversas stablecoins possam concorrer livremente, seguindo todas o mesmo protocolo para garantir sua qualidade.

2.3.1 O Modelo Monetário de Hayek e a Implementação pela NITI

Hayek propôs que o monopólio estatal sobre a emissão de moeda é a raiz de muitos problemas econômicos, como inflação, ciclos de boom e bust, e crises econômicas. Em sua última obra, ele criou um sistema monetário, uma solução que permitiria a livre concorrência na emissão de moedas.

Nesse modelo, instituições privadas poderiam emitir suas próprias moedas, que circulariam livremente no mercado. Os usuários escolheriam usar as moedas que considerassem mais estáveis e confiáveis. As moedas que não mantivessem seu valor perderiam a confiança do público e seriam abandonadas em favor de alternativas melhores.

Segundo Hayek, esse sistema de concorrência monetária levaria a moedas mais estáveis e adequadas às necessidades do mercado. As instituições emissoras teriam fortes incentivos para manter o valor de suas moedas, pois sua reputação e negócios dependeriam disso. Elas buscariam atender às demandas dos usuários por moedas com diferentes características, como maior ou menor estabilidade, lastro em diferentes ativos, etc.

A missão da NITI é implementar o sistema proposto por Hayek.

Utilizaremoso protocolo de Discreet Log Contracts proposto pelo co-autor do whitepaper da Lightning Network, Tadge Dryja (@tdryja).

A NITI é um protocolo maximalista. Nunca tocaremos em KYC. Nunca seguiremos AML. Nunca teremos token de governança. Somos um protocolo em código-aberto 100% Bitcoin.

Através dos Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs), qualquer pessoa ou instituição poderá criar stablecoins algorítmicas (chamadas de "sintéticos", na NITI como cunhado por Renato Amoedo @R38TAO) lastreadas em uma ampla variedade de ativos, muito além do que as stablecoins tradicionais atreladas a moedas fiduciárias podem oferecer.

Esses sintéticos poderão ter seu valor atrelado a commodities, ações, índices, taxas ou qualquer ativo que tenha um preço publicamente verificável. Cada emissor poderá escolher a cesta de ativos que lastreará seu sintético, buscando atender a nichos específicos do mercado. Os usuários, por sua vez, poderão escolher usar os sintéticos que melhor atendam suas necessidades de estabilidade, hedge, exposição a determinados setores, etc.

Diferentemente das stablecoins algorítmicas atuais, que possuem seus próprios mecanismos complexos e arriscados de estabilização, todos os sintéticos na NITI seguirão um mesmo modelo padrão. Isso trará transparência, segurança e facilidade de uso para os usuários. Eles saberão que todos os sintéticos, independentemente do emissor, seguem a mesma lógica de funcionamento.

2.3.2 Diversidade de tokens

Ao invés de competir diretamente com IOUs, nossa proposta é implementar algo que elas são incapazes de fazer pela natureza do seu sistema: a diversidade de tokens. A Tether possui reservas diretas para seu lastro e isso é possível porque existe alta liquidez no mercado tradicional para Dólar, contratos futuros, títulos, etc. Entretanto, se quisessem criar um token que copia o valor do Diesel, o que seria muito útil para caminhoneiros possuírem um hedge contra seus custos, por exemplo, encontrariam dificuldades. Podem tentar utilizar estoques do combustível como lastro, mas isso possui altos custos e inviabilizaria a monetização dessa reserva. Seria até possível usar uma cesta dinâmica de ativos tradicionais para simular esse preço, mas é possível observar como esse sistema aumentaria rapidamente em complexidade e reduziria a lucratividade.

No caso de criar uma stablecoin que tem paridade com a variação na taxa de transação (sat/vB) do Bitcoin, não existem instrumentos legais no mercado financeiro tradicional para criar essa reserva ou monetizar ela. Esse tipo de stablecoin não pode ser criado por IOUs, e acreditamos que é nesse tipo de ativo que as stablecoins algorítmicas tem vantagem competitiva.

Os sintéticos da Niti podem ter paridade com variações de clima, volume de safras, acontecimentos políticos, taxas de transação no Bitcoin, médias de preço (Ex.: Preço médio do Bitcoin em 200 semanas), índices de ações e qualquer outro ativo que possui dados públicos e fontes de informação confiáveis e aceitas pelas duas partes do contrato. Diferentemente de stablecoins IOU, seus sistema não depende de lastro direto, mas apenas de um contrato privado entre duas partes que utilizam bitcoin como colateral, permitindo que sejam criados sintéticos específicos para usos de casos peculiares. A Niti encontrou esse vazio no mercado, visto que, embora as stablecoins algorítmicas tenham a capacidade teórica de gerar tokens de qualquer coisa que possua preços públicos, elas ainda focam seu peg em moedas fiat e tentam competir com stablecoins IOU.

2.3.3 Padronização

As stablecoins algorítmicas apresentam uma complexidade alta aos usuários por não seguirem um protocolo padrão aberto decidido pela comunidade. Elas usam modelos próprios que podem ser falhos, como foi o caso da Terra (LUNA). O usuário então precisa estudar especificamente todos os processos em profundidade para conhecer esses riscos e analisar economicamente a viabilidade da paridade dos tokens oferecidos. Dinheiro é informação. Se é difícil conseguir informação sobre a autenticidade do seu dinheiro, ele é um dinheiro ruim. Além do mais, isso é inviável ao usuário comum sem conhecimento técnico, que na prática irá tomar um alto risco ao participar de um sistema que ele não conhece e é único para aquele protocolo.

Utilizando empresas que seguem o protocolo NITI para criar essas stablecoins, o cliente sabe que está utilizando uma plataforma segura, independentemente de qual token ele está comprando. Com a padronização de stablecoins algorítmicas, é reduzido em muito a complexidade e a percepção de risco para o cliente. Terra(LUNA) jamais poderia operar na NITI, pois seu sistema não seguiria o protocolo padrão aceito e conhecido por todos.

2.3.4 A Estratégia do Oceano Azul da NITI

Segundo KIM e MAUBORGNE (2008), estratégias de oceano azul buscam criar espaços de mercados não disputados, em contraponto a concorrência em um espaço existente. Foca em tornar a concorrência irrelevante, e não se preocupa necessariamente em vencê-la, pois a empresa que utiliza a estratégia do oceano azul concorre por clientes diferentes, em um mercado mais expandido, com propostas de valor diferentes do que é encontrado no mercado.

2.3.4 Análise Atual

Matriz de Avaliação de Valor

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Modelo das Quatro Ações

De acordo com as quatro perguntas estratégicas desenvolvidas por Kim e Mauborgne (2008), é essencial determinar quais atributos do setor devem ser alterados:

Que atributos considerados indispensáveis pelo setor devem ser eliminados?

A Niti elimina a separação individual dos serviços de tokenização, atuando como um protocolo e infraestrutura tecnológica que permite a outros agentes criar e monetizar seus próprios sintéticos. Ao contrário de plataformas como MakerDAO, que operam com sistemas proprietários e utilizam-se de propriedade intelectual, a Niti se posicionará como uma plataforma aberta e livre, permitindo que outros operem sobre ela da forma que mais os beneficiarem individualmente. Atualmente, a maior parte dos serviços de stablecoins desenvolvem seus próprios contratos inteligentes e restringem a capacidade de seus clientes compreenderem os riscos associados às plataformas. A Niti eliminará essa barreira, promovendo uma utilização de uma maneira segura de operar.

Que atributos devem ser reduzidos bem abaixo dos padrões setoriais?

A Niti planeja reduzir significativamente o Capital Expenditure (CapEx) em comparação com outras stablecoins algorítmicas através da utilização de múltiplos ativos sintéticos no colateral dos empréstimos hipercolaterazliados em Bitcoin responsáveis pera criação dos sintéticos. Além disso, focamos em diminuir a quantidade de ativos digitais necessários para estabelecer o lastro das stablecoins. A plataforma utilizará exclusivamente bitcoin como lastro, e sintéticos como garantias, simplificando o processo e reduzindo a complexidade e os riscos operacionais.

Que atributos devem ser elevados bem acima dos padrões setoriais?

A facilidade de uso será consideravelmente aprimorada, uma vez que a padronização facilitará a escolha entre diferentes emissores de moedas pelos usuários. A NITI visa alcançar um amplo mercado de usuários, incluindo setores fora do escopo tradicional, como agricultores e industriais. Além disso, a diversidade de ativos será significativamente expandida. O foco não será competir diretamente com stablecoins IOU, mas sim oferecer uma vasta gama de sintéticos com diversas paridades de preços.

Nova Curva de Valor

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3. Modelo

3.1 Discreet Log Contracts

Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs) são um tipo de smart contract no Bitcoin que permite que duas partes façam apostas ou acordos de forma privada, utilizando dados do mundo real para determinar o resultado. Seu funcionamento é similar ao da Lightning Network, mas sua função é, ao invés de criar canais de micropagamentos off-chain, criar canais de pagamentos condicionais.

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Fonte: Interdax, “Discreet Log Contracts: Scalable Smart Contracts for Bitcoin”

DLCs usam um modelo similar à Lightning Network, mas ao invés de serem utilizados para pagamentos genéricos através de um canal de pagamentos, eles utilizam um canal para pagamentos condicionais, que dependem de um dado externo para serem executados. Alice e Bob mantém a custódia de seus Bitcoins, de forma análoga a um canal da Lightning Network, e a apenas uma das milhares de transações pré-assinadas por ambos pode ser executada, aquela na qual a assinatura do oráculo confirma o resultado da aposta com sua assinatura (seja preço, acontecimento político, climático, etc.). A primeira aposta em DLCs ocorreu entre dois importantes nomes do ecossistema Bitcoin: o criador do @BtcpayServer e o co-fundador da @Suredbits. Eles apostaram no resultado das eleições presidenciais americanas de 2020.

3.2 Como a NITI utiliza DLCs para implementar o sistema monetário de Hayek

A NITI não é Alice, nem Bob, nem o Oráculo. A NITI atua com uma coordenadora entre todas essas partes, fornecendo a infraestrutura tecnológica para que a Alice e Bob consigam se encontrar e escolher um conjunto de oráculos de alta reputação. Isso envolve superar um dos desafios citados no Whitepaper do Discreet Log Contracts: “Decentralized Matching“, ou Pareamento Descentralizado.

3.2.1 Pareamento Descentralizado

A NITI utiliza protocolos descentralizados de comunicação, como o #nostr, para facilitar o pareamento entre as partes interessadas em criar um contrato DLC (Alice e Bob) e o oráculo que fornecerá os dados externos necessários para a execução do contrato.

O Nostr (Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays) permite que os usuários publiquem conteúdo, interajam e troquem mensagens de forma segura e privada, sem depender de plataformas centralizadas. No Nostr, os usuários mantêm controle total sobre sua identidade e dados, utilizando criptografia de chave pública.

Através do Nostr, Alice e Bob podem publicar anonimamente suas intenções em fazer um contrato, especificando os termos desejados (ativo, data de expiração, faixa de preço, etc). Esses anúncios ficam visíveis para outros usuários do Nostr, que podem então manifestar interesse caso tenham intenção compatível. Uma vez que Alice e Bob se encontrem e verifiquem que seus interesses são complementares, eles podem então prosseguir com a criação do contrato DLC propriamente dito.

Oráculos que publicam periodicamente seus dados no #Nostr, tendo sua reputação baseada na precisão e na frequência com que esses dados são transmitidos. Alice e Bob então definem um conjunto de or[aculos reput[aveis os quais os dois aceitem utilizar no contrato para fornecer os dados externos necessários para a execução do contrato.

Todo esse processo de pareamento acontece de forma descentralizada, sem que Alice e Bob precisem confiar suas informações a intermediários. A NITI atua apenas como uma intermediadora, permitindo que as partes se encontrem e escolham um oráculo de forma eficiente e privada.

Além de facilitar o pareamento descentralizado entre Alice, Bob e um oráculo mutuamente confiável, o protocolo Nostr também permite que a Niti a interligação de múltiplos Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs) em sequência ou cascata. Essa arquitetura possibilita a criação de instrumentos financeiros complexos e automatizados no Bitcoin. O resultado verificado de um DLC pode servir automaticamente como gatilho para um próximo DLC pré-configurado pelas partes, criando assim uma cadeia de contratos condicionalmente interligados. Considerando um exemplo prático, suponha que Alice e Bob configuram um primeiro DLC onde o resultado depende da variação do valor do dólar em relação ao bitcoin (BTCUSD) em um determinado período. Eles antecipadamente configuram um conjunto de transações potenciais T = {T1, T2, ..., Tn} usando Adaptor Signatures, onde cada transação Ti corresponde a um intervalo possível de variação do BTCUSD, codificado na condição Ci. Ao final do período estipulado, o oráculo assina o resultado observado, por exemplo, Ck = "BTC/USD variou entre 10% e 20%". A NITI, atuando como coordenadora, verificar a informação e republica essa mensagem assinada pelo oráculo no Nostr. Alice e Bob podem então derivar a chave privada correspondente à transação vencedora Tk através da fórmula:

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onde α e β são os segredos privados de Alice e Bob, respectivamente, e H é uma função hash criptográfica. Supondo que Alice e Bob desejam ativar um segundo DLC se o resultado Ck for observado, eles preparam um novo conjunto S = {S1, S2, ..., Sm} de transações potenciais para esse segundo DLC, onde cada Sj representa uma compra periódica de bitcoin. As chaves públicas dessas transações são derivadas incorporando a condição Ck do primeiro DLC:

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onde G é um gerador da curva elíptica, α' e β' são novos segredos, e Dj codifica os detalhes da compra periódica. Quando a Niti publica a mensagem assinada com o resultado Ck no Nostr, Alice e Bob podem derivar a chave privada de uma transação Sj específica e ativar o segundo DLC:

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Este processo pode ser repetido, encadeando múltiplos Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs) onde o resultado publicado pela Niti de um contrato serve como condição pré-imagem para ativar o próximo na cadeia, tudo operando de forma descentralizada via mensagens assinadas no Nostr. A NITI não intermedia a execução dos DLCs individuais, mas facilita a publicação dos resultados assinados pelo oráculo, permitindo que Alice e Bob ativem novos DLCs na cadeia conforme necessário. Esta combinação de DLCs com Adaptor Signatures e Nostr abre caminho para a construção de uma rede descentralizada de contratos financeiros programáveis diretamente na camada base do Bitcoin.

3.2.3 Uso de Colaterais Múltiplos

Em DLCs, é comum utilizar apenas um ativo digital como colateral, especialmente o bitcoin. Porém, a Niti emprega Lombard Credit (Crédito Lombard) que permite o uso de uma cesta diversificada de ativos sintéticos lastreados em Bitcoin como colateral.

Essa abordagem traz vantagens significativas, pois o Bitcoin é um ativo volátil no curto prazo. Ao diversificar o colateral com outros ativos sintéticos descorrelacionados, como ouro, dólar, ações etc., todos sintéticos hipercolateralizados em bitcoin, a volatilidade total da cesta de colateral é reduzida, mitigando o risco de chamadas de margem.

Créditos Lombard são uma modalidade tradicional de empréstimo onde ativos líquidos são utilizados como garantia ou colateral. Tradicionalmente oferecidos por bancos privados a clientes de alta renda, os Lombard loans permitem que os tomadores de empréstimo acessem liquidez sem precisar vender seus ativos.

No mercado tradicional, um Lombard loan funciona da seguinte forma: o cliente disponibiliza seus ativos líquidos (ações, títulos, cotas de fundos etc.) como garantia de um empréstimo. O banco então empresta uma quantia em moeda fiat dependendo da proporção do valor desses ativos dados em garantia e a volatilidade esperada. O cliente paga juros periódicos sobre o valor emprestado. Se o valor dos ativos dados em colateral cair abaixo de um limite pré-determinado em relação ao valor do empréstimo, ocorre uma chamada de margem. Nesse caso, o cliente precisa depositar mais ativos como colateral para recompor a margem de garantia exigida pelo banco. Se o cliente não conseguir recompor essa margem, o banco executa ou liquida os ativos dados inicialmente como colateral para quitar o empréstimo.

Na NITI, os Lombard loans são a base para a geração de sintéticos lastreados em múltiplos ativos. Por exemplo, Alice pode usar uma combinação de:

1/3 de um Sintético de Ouro
1/3 de um Sintético de Dólar
1/3 de Bitcoin

como colateral para criar um Sintético do Real através de um DLC. Se o preço do Bitcoin cair bruscamente, mas o do ouro e do dólar se mantiverem estáveis, o valor total do colateral de Alice não será tão impactado. Isso reduz significativamente a probabilidade de uma chamada de margem forçar o encerramento prematuro de seu contrato de Sintético de Real.

Além disso, os usuários podem criar cestas de colateral personalizadas que melhor se adequem ao seu perfil de risco e expectativas para o contrato específico.

Em análises de Value-at-Risk (VaR), foi possível quantificar os benefícios da diversificação na redução de risco ao se utilizar múltiplos ativos como colateral. Utilizando apenas Bitcoin como colateral, usando 1 dia como período, 99% de confiança e dados diários a partir de 2014, a quantidade em risco de ser perdida é de 8,25%. Com apenas dólar como colateral, é 1,81% e com apenas ouro é 2,14%. Agora, utilizando os 3 ativos em conjunto, na proporção de 1/3 cada, encontra-se o menor risco de todos: apenas 1%. Embora pareça contra intuitivo, isso ocorre porque o preço desses ativos tem baixa correlação: tendem a subir e descer em períodos separados. Ou seja, fica matematicamente determinado que é 8 vezes mais seguro utilizar múltiplos ativos como colateral do que apenas o Bitcoin.

Referências

Dryja, T. (2018). Discreet Log Contracts. Whitepaper.
Schramm, A. Bitcoin, o sistema de liquidação final. Artigo.
Bhatia, N. Dinheiro em Camadas. Livro.
Hayek, F. A. (1976). A Desestatização do Dinheiro. Livro.
Aristófanes. Obras completas. Referência específica sobre o uso de moedas na Grécia Antiga.
Kim, W. C., & Mauborgne, R. (2005). Blue Ocean Strategy. Harvard Business Review Press.
Credit Suisse. Lombard Loans
Investopedia. Gresham's Law

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Tenochtitlan was the capital of the expanding Aztec Empire in the XV century and was located in what is now the historic center of Mexico City.

The city was built on an island in what was then Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico and, at its peak, it was the largest city in the pre-Columbian Americas.

Although there are not precise numbers, the city's population has been estimated at between 200,000 and 400,000 inhabitants, placing Tenochtitlan among the largest cities in the world at that time.

Compared to the cities of Europe, only Paris, Venice and Constantinople might have rivaled it. It was five times the size of the London of Henry VIII.

Lake Texcoco  was artificially drained in the following centuries to solve the flooding problems of Mexico City.

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GM


Not all the ships look like ships.

The Ramform Titan belongs to a class of seismic ships that is easily the most powerful and efficient in the world.

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Elegant Swiss pocket watch from the XIX century with automata: you can even hear their sounds 🔊

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A polar bear all curled up on a shrinking iceberg

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Say hello to https://silentpayments.xyz/

Wanting to learn more about Silent Payments, see which wallets support them, or find out how to integrate them into your wallet?

I've built out a website with all of that info and more to do what I can to speed up Silent Payments adoption. https://i.nostr.build/EnGDG.jpg


In this floor is lava game, you watch your virtual self falling down while you physically play.

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Half Moon and Northern lights

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Inhale - exhale

Good morning ☀ https://image.nostr.build/1101c95d51c85eb9c053c3c8f3b585e1a17de82334bd7f2086e0e5f5f0dfd3da.jpg


✨ Announcing the release of Cashu.me – a Cashu wallet for the web! ✨

Cashu.me is a Chaumian Ecash wallet for Bitcoin built as a progressive web app (PWA). Today, we're excited to announce its first release and would like to thank all developers and users who have helped to build and improve this wallet. Cashu.me is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.

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To get started, open Cashu.me in your browser and install it to add it to your home screen. We recommend to use your device's native browser for the best experience. Beware that Ecash is a bearer asset which means that if you delete your browser data or lose access to your device without a proper backup (see below), you will lose your funds. Use this wallet only for small spending amounts.

New Features

Countless new features for this release give you the best possible Ecash experience. We're bringing this ancient crypto technology back into the 21st century and present you a modern interpretation of the original cypherpunk vision - built on Bitcoin.

At a glance

- Modern UI
- Support for Bitcoin and USD
- Seed phrase backups
- Animated QR codes
- Intelligent coin selection
- Send Ecash offline
- Receive Ecash offline
- Lock Ecash with P2PK
- Discover mints via Nostr
- Swap Ecash between mints
- Remote control with NWC

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Read the full release notes here: https://gist.github.com/callebtc/67da3f586ef273df80bf679e464bc3f3

You can host the wallet on your own server. Find the images on Dockerhub or build it yourself with the GitHub repository
https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu.me


Great video!


I wanted to make a shareable overview video that people can point their family and friends to about money, banking, and bitcoin.

“Read this 500 page book” doesn’t always go over well, but “watch this half hour video” is more approachable.

So, hopefully it’s helpful:

https://youtu.be/jk_HWmmwiAs?si=-8Okyee-gqeaPdvm


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👀 = Views
❤ = Likes
⚡ = Zaps


Pro tip: Diversify your nostr client usage. Do not rely on a single client. Nostr gives you the freedom to switch at a very low cost.


Mount Rainier = poetry.

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Crossroads in Chengdu, China.

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Harley Davidson Forty Eight

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This dad managed to save his two sons from being hit in the face by a flying bat

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When you think of a typewriter, you might have in mind a very simple, standard model, but when it comes to a Japanese machine, the number of characters makes it completely different.

This MAC-M45 has 2,200 characters.

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Building the Colosseum with chocolate

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Electromagnetic Ark Reactor

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1,200 meter-long grass slides at the Hulunbuir Prairie in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

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How Bouncing Betty works

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We are not fighting the monster. The monster is fighting us.


GM


GM. Give it your all 🧨

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Devs, do not sleep on Nostr Wallet Connect. Nostr allows you to link any app with any other app in this world. No IP addresses, no ports, no NAT, no firewalls, no bullshit.

Soon coming to a Cashu wallet near you.
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Guys, the Google Drive Relay is real.

https://nosdrive.app/

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At Ashikaga Flower Park, Japan, you can see several blooming wisterias, including some huge ones.

This is a wisteria wall.

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Some Japan’s legendary chefs captured in their day by day activities.

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Original sealed bottle of wine retrieved from the Titanic wreck, sold for $1.4M at auction.

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Facial reconstruction of Ancient Roman political figures.

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Cybertruck super sport concept

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The Pantheon, Rome

Built on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus (27 BCE – 14 CE), it was ordered by the emperor Hadrian and completed in 126 CE.

Possibly the most interesting engineering feature, the  unreinforced concrete dome survived the fall of an empire. Nearly 2,000 years later, nobody has ever built a bigger one: it still is the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world.

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Did you know you can estimate the remaining daylight using your hands and the sun?

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1978 Di Blasi R7 suitcase bike.

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Smart elephant tests electric wired fence before taking it down to cross the road

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Samsa is a savoury pastry in Central Asian cuisines, tradionally baked in the tandoor, a large urn-shaped oven, usually made of clay.

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Coffin room for a family of five

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Lightning and volcanic lightning on the Acatenango Volcano in Guatemala

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The Mauritanian iron ore train is one of the longest and heaviest trains in the world and the most unique and incredible railway journeys one can take.

The train is up to 3 km (1.8 miles) in length, travels on a single track of 704 kilometres (437 miles), with 200 – 300 freight carriages, weighing up to a total of 84 tons.

The sole purpose of the train is to export iron ore from the mining town of Zouerate to the Port of Nouadhibou via Choum in Mauritania, Northwest Africa.

But the state agency, Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière, allows locals and tourists to board the train and use it as a mean of transportation between inland of the country and the coastline.

One cannot expect any levels of comfort one would find on other passenger trains around the world, though. This train has no ticket, no conductor, no dining cart, or any sort of announcements.

It is not bound to any timetable and may leave earlier or later than the usual departure time. This also means the arrival time is not fixed to a certain time and a single trip can take from 11 to 15 hours under the sun, at an average temperature of 40°C.

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The Moon may have formed in a matter of hours, when material from the Earth and a Mars sized-body were launched directly into orbit after the impact.

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La alegría | Scott Rill & Yasmin Levy


Urbino, Italy 🇮🇹

Known for the turreted, XV century Palazzo Ducale, it features paintings by Tiziano and Raffaello Sanzio, who was born in there.

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Madagascar has been isolated for about 88 million years and is home to an abundance of plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth: 90% them are found only there.

It literally looks like another world.

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Methanol flames are less visible than other flames or almost invisible, that's why they are so dangeous.

This is Rick Mears pit fire at the 1981 Indianapolis 500.

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Beautiful pea tent progression with the season

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WIRED magazine brought hacker and cypherpunk culture to the mainstream.

now? an article titled: "The 26 Best Shows on Apple TV+ Right Now"


Inspire Entertainment Resort

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The Monarch butterfly migration is one of the longest-known, multi-generational insect migrations on our planet.

Every fourth generation lives 8 times longer than the previous generations and travels 10 times farther over 3,000 miles of distance.

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Winter in Kabukicho, Tokyo with sci-fi vibes.

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stop integrating with the legacy system. waste of time. build the future.


GM 🫡


more activity was to be expected with the price surging and around the halving times

if anything, it came back to the regular levels nostr:note14cet8jg76knmus6avvmdf0k5su83z8avk3yx4pekj77gpgazwg5saphwxk


Rebels with a Cause
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MANDIBLES.

https://thespectator.com/topic/who-knew-electric-vehicles-require-electricity/


Moving an oil ring in Kuwait.

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Luca Martinez is an 18-year-old nature videographer. Possibly the best of his repertoire, the incredible underworld of the Everglades, Florida

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How snow is removed from an inflatable gym canopy in China.

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The impossible crossover Contra and Tetris

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GM


Magnificent 800-year-old Ginkgo tree🌳

📍Village of Bangye-ri , South Korea 🇰🇷

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It's time for Lightning⚡ and it's time for BOLT12🔩
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As of today, OCEAN miners can attach a BOLT12 offer to their #Bitcoin address and get paid out over Lightning!

BOLT12 offers allow us to request multiple invoices for any amount while only requiring the miner to set things up once.

Miners simply sign a message containing the offer using the private key associated with their Bitcoin address.

Using BOLT12 also allows us to prove to the world that a payment was made, the size of the payment, the node to which it was paid, and that it was paid by us.

This means we can continue to offer fully transparent and verifiable pooled mining while no longer being restricted by the base layer!

Using the Bitcoin stack to its fullest is how we eliminate the need for trust and bring sovereignty to mining.

https://ocean.xyz/docs/lightning

https://newsdirect.com/news/ocean-innovates-bitcoin-miners-offered-first-ever-lightning-payouts-using-bolt12-946331135


Auto-Converting Transformers Megatron

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This is how you may have to react in case you are charged by a brown bear.

This group of photographers in Alaska bravely stood their ground as this happened.

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The term catwalk, which refers to a stylish way in which models walk the runway, traces its origins to 'direct registering', the way in which cats walk by making their hind paws fall inside the place of their forepaws

Here it's demonstrated on old prints

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Solar farm on the Taihang mountains in China's Hebei, covering  more than 1,133 hectares.

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Rain making. How Dubai creates artificial rain.

https://m.primal.net/IARO.mp4


Tatacoa Desert is in southwest Columbia, in the remote Huila region. At 330 km², it is the second largest arid area in the country after La Guajira and is located between the Magdalena River and the Eastern Cordillera.

https://m.primal.net/HySE.mp4


A paraglider's peculiar "hovering" takeoff technique.

https://m.primal.net/HyIR.mp4


Octopus takes an interest in a human sitting by the rocks

https://m.primal.net/HyIQ.mp4


🚨 USA 🇺🇸/Ukraine 🇺🇦: The United States House of Representatives approved a $60 billion package for Ukraine.

Additionally, a $26 billion package for Israel and $8 billion for the Indo-Pacific region was also approved.

https://m.primal.net/HxuI.mp4


Satisfying domino effect

https://m.primal.net/HxuY.mp4