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 Boycotting a great HWW like Coldcard because  of a dispute regarding a gimmick e-ink clock is silly. Just my opinion. 
 I'm calling them both a gimmick. The device shows numbers in a cool fashion, that's it. It's an "art" piece, not a security device. 
 That's my point. There are people like that dopey Seth for Privacy calling for a boycott of Coinkite over a clock. And I believe that to be dumb. 
 I know some of you guys are giga brain cryptographer devs but some of us aren't. The wallet is legitimately good and easy to use. Used in an air-gapped multisig fashion, I'm comfortable with the tradeoffs. 
 First of all, it's never a bad idea to have a go bag or be prepared in general but reading about libs and deep state goons becoming preppers is pure gold.

The deep state rats are running for the sewers.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/go-bags-passports-foreign-assets-preparing-to-be-a-target-of-trump-s-revenge/ar-AA1u4Jzh 
 It's kind of funny to me that rich people are preventing other rich people from getting Bitcoin. 
 You honestly believe they are worse than the clowns in those positions now? 
 Yikes. You're still stuck in the media propaganda complex. Good luck. 
 I've never liked lifting weights. I've tried for years to get serious about going to the gym. Last year I said fuck it and bought some free weights to put in the basement. Total game changer. I realized that I didnt hate lifting. I hated going to public gyms.

I understand the equipment can be a little pricey but the returns on confidence and general mental state are wild. 
 If it works, it works. Fitness is personal. 
 This is the signal to sell your system76 and buy Bitcoin  
 What happened with System76? 
 Lol. I'm so conditioned to automatically think there is some tech vulnerability. 77k on the way to infinity 📈. 
 The mainstream media is dead. Thats the ultimate lesson from this election. It's important we celebrate this moment. DANCE ON THEIR GRAVES. 
 One small catch for mankind nostr:note1neftsk3mf4zpm3ch2elkglsefu7seftpgpthear3h3gg9y49v2ts0uyn7q 
 The best days of humanity are ahead. It won't be clean or orderly and there will be setbacks but with grit and determination we can create the future we deserve. And boy does it feel good. 
 It's a bad morning to be a socialist, Bitcoin hating, frothing-at-the-mouth, progressive, warmonger.  
 gm, anyone else going to need extra coffee today? 
 Easily a 4-5 cup day. 
 They've put up a giant wall/barricade around the White House in deep blue DC to protect it from a hostoric Kamala win? Okay, that tracks. 
 The libs seem suspiciously confident they'll pull this election out tomorrow despite running one of the most unaccomplished, unliked, and genuinely dumbest candidates in American history, really makes you wonder. 
 Fiat King Warren Buffet rotating out of his equities is quite interesting 👀 
 Canadian winter has officially arrived

Need some show recommendations please 👇

Preferably Ne... 
 Rings of Power season 2 was excellent 
 Ron Paul could actually be bad for Bitcoin because he might make the dollar a non-shitcoin  
 Not even Ron Paul can fix this runaway train. 
 What blue light blocking glasses do you recommend?

#asknostr 
 Bon Charge. Been using them for a few years now. 
 Do I really have to spend $500 on an RO filter to remove government added fluoride from my water 
 absolutely worth the money 
 @Start9 @OCEAN Knots was running fine on my Server Pure until sometime today. For seamingly no reason at all it is now going in and out of "Starting" and "Running" and won't get through the package health checks. Any suggestions? 
 Just a reminder that inflation adjusted ATH is a little above $80K USD. 
 I’m slowly mastering the art of saying nothing of substance 
 Easy there Kamala. 
 The resistance at $69,420 is always going to be funny 
 Got my BitAxe connected up to my DATUM Gateway on my Start9 server. Pretty freaking cool. 
 Switching over to Knots was weird. Caused some strange errors initially but after my second attempt at installing it went through and then after a restart everything came up. I don't run a lightning node because I don't want to deal with the hassle but it doesn't mess with electrs at all. 
 Just used the about tab on the application and Bitcoin Mechanics note from a few days ago 
 You do need to ssh into the server to install simpleproxy but it explains it well in the directions on the application 
 Just remember y'all, pain is part of the process, embrace it. Being right doesn't bring instant gratification. 
 gm - finance friday time.

I need help. I feel like this type of talk goes largely undiscussed du... 
 If you have a fiat 401k you can always borrow up to 50% of that and then pay yourself back at like a 1% interest rate. This is how I plan to finance a chunk of my house down payment. 
 The governement goons are finally beginning to understand that their debt based slave system could collapse in the face of real mathmetical scarcity...took them long enough 
 What's considered an ear of corn 🌽?

Corn 🌽 being #bitcoin if you get my drift 
 Average number of kernels on an ear of corn is 500-1200. 1000 sats is an ear of corn. 
 I hate to break it to you, but a communist totalitarian future will bring worse horrors than a pr... 
 Agreed, the cackling vapid communist hag is supremely worse than the pompous shitcoiner #FreeRoss 
 It’s only real weight if the bar is bending 
 Or you own a really dangerous Chinese made bar 
 Everyone hating on MSTR sounds like a salty bitch. You're not saving anyone by telling people not to buy it. 
 Unpopular opinion: #MicroStrategy might wrap itself in enterprise software, but let’s be real... 
 Selling your BTC for MSTR is really dumb. Buying some MSTR with your company sponsored 401K match is not. Always stack your sats to cold storage but don't let your 401K money rot in inflationary fiat index funds. 
 oh I thought LLM stood for Luigi's Luigi's Mansion 
 Well they do vacuum up data. 
 Drop your best OPSEC tip for a few sats 

#asknostr 
 Extreme Privacy by Michael Bazzell. Make sure to buy the book and not pirate it. 
 Gm nostr!

What’s your preferred NAS solution? Do you connect it to the internet or local netwo... 
 Synology, LAN with tailscale 
 That's interesting. Haven't seen that. Do you think that's because it's Synology hardware? I'll have to take a deeper look at my network traffic. 
 Has anyone had success getting Jellyfin streaming to an Android TV from your nostr:npub126ntw5mne... 
 Better to do it on a NAS anyway. More room for files. 
 BTC won't move significantly until post election. Just sit back and relax. 
 Real moral of the story is don't let your wife start a shitty handbag business 😂 
 The American Kleptocracy has thrown young men to the wayside. Let's see how this goes for them in the coming years. 
 Never get involved in a land war in Asia. 

Never tell a Canuck they talk weird or that their cou... 
 35% of the US said "fuck you" to the government during the pandemic. I like our odds. 
 Wife: all you’ve eaten for the last two weeks is steak, ice cream and chips and salsa. 

Me: an... 
 Just finished A Lodging of Wayfaring Men. An absolutely fantastic read.

"Choose to experience your own life unrestrainedly; to vigorously use all of your talents, abilities, passions, and strengths; to move forward without guilt or shame; to revel in what you do and can do; to do it forcefully: To be, without apology." 
 Custodial lightning is just fine with me. I have enough shit to worry about, channel liquidity isn't on the top of my list  
 I'm definitely considering never putting my phone in my pocket again. 
 A psyop that gets perpetuated on young guys. 

1. You gotta fuck a bunch of ho’s. 
2. Don’t s... 
 The real advice here is to marry for the right reasons (regardless of age), not because you feel pressured to or you just don't want to be lonely. 
 In retrospect, I'm thankful for the COVID lockdowns. That experience shook something deep inside me wide awake. Freedom tech and freedom builders will win. #GoingGalt 
 I somehow got pulled into a super hero debate. What has #nostr done to me. Never in the history o... 
 Team Goku for sure 
 Excited to get my hands on a physical copy of A Lodging of Wayfaring Men! Will be a great add to the bookshelf.