Pure black pill speculation:

Imagine for a moment, that we might be moving into a world where America and Europe become hostile to Bitcoin and "westerners" start taking economic asylum in Africa and the middle east... how the tables may turn... 😂

I honestly don't think this will play out due to the game theory aspect. Nations may try to deny the BTC revolution but they will soon recapitulate... hopefully before too much harm is done!


Watched this again just a few days ago! Such a good film! 😂


And you did! 🙌
💜 #Nostr nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m https://image.nostr.build/725ce9da31e3ea6f535be124aa08156f1358d76dbfd92e4f14dfbe49f85c8433.jpg


The bar was low! 😂


Post war brutalist architecture and Fiat economics is more or less why we don't build like this anymore and it sucks.

Buildings used to be built for people. Now buildings are built for "efficiency" and short term gains.


Delirium is such a good beer! Haven't tried the xmas brew though


#AC


Well, let us know what you find! You've caught my interest 😅


*geographical


Perhaps a better example, is that the eastern shores of the Mediterranean are often called the Levant. But there was never a country called Levant. It is a generic grographical term prescribed to that land mass.


But the place never existed. It was an externally prescribed name for an area of land by people who had never been there. I can call Australia Gooblandia but it doesn't mean a place called Gooblandia actually exists.


😅🤣👌
https://image.nostr.build/f1bb74f3f44634e779bb1a4da600cd42d2e8a49e8d835ebf1340afbbc7e82192.jpg
#Bitcoin #Nostr #Plebs


Based CS Lewis 💪🏼


*but not as good as the book


Dune


The litany of the Noderunner 🙏🏼


FOSS IS BOSS


Choose your profile picture wisely it is the last you will ever use! 😂


A new Bitcoin cartoon will be published on January 3rd, 2024. 💜

Link to the premiere:
https://youtu.be/uDLOBzhZIB0?si=R0B-Xvk9dl5mMx20

#Bitcoin #Plebchain https://video.nostr.build/97d1f90061f9857533e8309be99a58804ceccd5a7c4666397b302a942f92ad8f.mp4


The myth, the truth.

https://image.nostr.build/87e56e68224ff4a061b26f4836fde5e7ced074a4b659c07764a05549399a210d.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1128x1920&blurhash=%5D8R%3AHHD%2C-%3DRk-%3B-%3BWAt7M%7BIVM_xt%25Lofof-%3DIVt7%25Lxt%7Eo%3FZ-.ofRl00tRxut7%25MM%7DIVIVM%7Baxxuj%5BM%7Ba%24M%7Ct99GD*WBt6&x=c27e23765a486f1d9dd6b76aead6778ae169b34e4aa3c939cbb8b6d8645c57de

#Bitcoin #ordinals #memestr


Oof... that's a bitter pill. Thanks for sharing.

But regarding your arrogant statement on "PeOpLe ShOuLd ThInK FoR tHeMsElVeS"... if everyone focused on the same thing, nothing would ever be achieved. I am greatful you brought this to my attention because it slipped under my radar. I dont have time to read all documentation and "small print" all the time. That's why we have community as humans, to share knowledge and walk together. So drop the high horse bullshit 🙏🏼 thanks


Would you call a measuring tape volatile?


I don't think that's really the idea of equity 😅 it's not that you should cut the roots from the one doing well. The one doing well should be allowed to do so. But the one with a disadvantage should be given extra care to do better.


GN frens...

In this time of exhorbitant fees, it is easy to feel hopeless. It certainly feels like a bug to me... but I am hopefull. The community has developed this far so surely there will be a fix for this... ooorr maybe we're all fucked and BTC is a "victim of it's own success" 😂

But seriously... we'll get through this right...? right...? 😥

(1m sat min utxo is sound advice)

https://image.nostr.build/8d460745e82349bdf48302f4bb94ce024278613a30bc29a114225b27db447147.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=480x360&blurhash=%23DIDp*9%249t0hVEW%2C9uR*%251%3DX9waJkCwI-URkNGRk2MxB%23l%3D%7BI%3Dog%24goJM%7D5X%7D%3FoMNGE258oc-Uxt00W%3BS%24oe-oRkbbahoet7M%7BXTxZx%5D%251xaM%7EWB00xZb_NGX9s%2Bozbct6&x=a0f4f17b02c59342428d463d7e5a37cb2ccaedb945f6da07395b57c3529d8564


😂 gfy fren


Bro these memes are getting wild out here 😂


No warning of NSFW content


You can't just go dropping bombs like that without some justification... why do you believe that?


Man this is dope! I got such nostalgia vibes! Now I feel like HTML-ing out my own site 🤣 But I guess I would need something to show first... GZ nostr:npub1jk9h2jsa8hjmtm9qlcca942473gnyhuynz5rmgve0dlu6hpeazxqc3lqz7
#MakenostrMySpaceAgain #MNMSA


Rabbit with a red wine sauce 🤤


3.) and the mother of all things good


Ok, I saw the homesteading stuff and got you confused with Eric Cason 😅 my bad!

It's Very inspiring what you're doing though!


Bro, did you do a podcast with the BlueCollar boys lately?


#DrainTheExchange
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This is so ingenious!

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An all round terrible note...


I'm faced with this dilemma too often! I think the times I have attempted to bridge the gap I have just come accross over zealous need to find the balance 😅


Solid use of taxpayers money I recon... 🤦🏻♂


Samurai mask


GM fellowpleb, GM


FOSS or GTFO 💪🏼


We love freedom 0, the freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose. Boost this post to share the message with others! Read about the four freedoms of #FreeSoftware: https://u.fsf.org/2cj

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Shit man! My heart goes out to anyone effected by this. You're all included in my daily prayers for what it's worth. Stay strong and don't give up hope! 💜💜💜


Thanks


Hey can you fill me in what's going on with ledger? I seem to have missed something 😬


FOSS or GTFO 👌🏼


Considering wikipedia is an open source platform that already works... I guess there wouldn't be a need for it on nostr? What problem would it solve? I guess everything doesn't need to adopt nostr if it functions well without? Happy to be proven wrong if anyone has a good counter argument.


😂 fo' real!


Sorry to say i'm totally stumped on this one. I really feel like i've seen it though 😅 if you ever find out, i would love to know!


🚨. This comedian always produces the funniest satire videos!  Early morning laughs!   😂😂😂 nostr:note1r3j6j9rzxlhwnvejpgfslf7e50376ftt9ey63zu40rxqg2ccy6fss78q22


Yeah i'm still quite unaware of fedimints even though i've been looking into it for a month or two... more research is required on my part 👍🏻


Yes it's very true. However i'm thinking about this from the perspective of someone trying to orange pill "average Joe" for their own benefit. It seems lightning is maturing week by week so maybe it is time to start recommending people to start there 👌🏼 it certainly allows for a more "cash like experience" just need to caviat the info with the security aspects.


Yes, this seems to be a good solution to suggest for newcomers... perhaps I will have to start recommending lightning as the starting point.


That's a fair comment. Though I wouldn't feel comfortable recommending others to Stack on anything but main chain due to the security aspects and LN pretty much still being in beta. But I guess tough times need workarounds. Most of these solutions are a bit beyond the newcomer though and will definitely slow down the pace of individual adoption.

I think there will be a lot of hurt people this bull run. Those who didn't manage UTXO's and newcomers realising these difficulties to entry and getting salty about it. We need a huge jump forward in usability before we get mass adoption.

Gradually then suddenly.


So it seems 🤷🏻♂


#Bitcoin Multi-Sig with just a few taps.

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Every crash is an opportunity. #satsonsale


Right, I understand this moving forward. it makes sense in the long term for operability of the network.

But does that mean that Bitcoin is not actually a good savings vessel for the average person? Are we deceiving average Joe by encouraging to buy some "just in case it takes off" when in reality that little something they buy might well turn into dust?
If such a large portion of savings are getting eaten up in consolidation of DCA bought UTXO's. It means that the average buy shouldn't be lower than 100$ and I would argue that any lower than 300$ is suboptimal.

It starts to look like an elitist club of its own.

I know i'm playing the part of the doomer today but i think it's sometimes necessary to develop real confidence in the system we are creating.


Extremely high traffic on the network is currently leading to exhorbitant tx fees and we are still "early" right? (I understand it's something to do with jpegs)

Is this an "attack on the network" (conspiracy style) or is this an unforseen flaw in design?

Can someone explain to me how this will scale when adoption reaches the levels we desire? In such a case it could only get worse right?

I believe in a bright orange BTC future, but I need someone to sew up the holes i'm finding in the fabric. Please explain to me what development is in progress to fix these scaling issues.
I am aware of Oceans attempts and the criticism they've recieved. I am also aware that most tx's should start taking place on LN but we still need a functioning base layer and I would argue that for too many people it is not currently functioning as intended.

#asknostr #bitcoin


Agreed, this is a bug, not something to be complacently accepted like
"yeah of course you should've managed your UTXO's better dumbass"
Sure, we need to be as educated as possible on this stuff but i see this as one of the many threats to Bitcoins downfall if a solution isn't found.


An idea for someone who can make it happen (because I wouldnt know where to start):

Questr - an app built on nostr for the completion of IRL tasks. Similar concept to fiver.
You can post a task with a pre-determined sats reward and release the reward on task completion. Kind of like a bounty, More complex tasks could even be gamefied with objectives and mini rewards released along the way with a bigger completion bounty at the end.
Also people can offer their talents there in a market place like fiver.

If you run with this idea, feel free to throw some sats in my direction 😉😂

#grownostr #lightning #IRL #development #questr


Is anyone developing a P2P bitcoin exchange on "the NOSTR"?

Would existing P2Pex. Be able to integrate nostr to unify all their buy orders? Is this something that is possible?

#asknostr #grownostr #bitcoin #p2p


Old ladies trying to outlaw self custody got you down?

Learn how to create a wallet with dice, you bunch of felons!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxTkLwpV1Po

While you're at it, complete any other shadowy super coder tasks you have by building your own hardware from run of the mill parts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZqlIkJf0mA


they are distracting you from this https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/section-702-needs-reform-and-oversight-not-expansion-congress-should-oppose-hpsci


No, I had no idea... thanks for the tip 😁👌🏼


🥳 my first badge! How does it work? How do i make it appear on my profile as others have done?


Check out this article on Bitcoin Magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/defending-the-undefendable-the-censoring-miner?utm_source=carrot&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=carrot_share


I think we'll just about break 150 and pull back to just under 100 🤷🏻♂


At least for me, when I view someones profile, the follow button simply says "follow" if they arent following me or "follow back" if they are already following me. I don't know if this is universal or exclusive to Amethyst


You can check on your profile, there should be a tab follows (who is following you) and seperate following (who you are following)


Good luck! 😁


Thsnks, i'll check it out and see if it makes sense 👌🏼


The new roadmap to Financial freedom 😁👌🏼


I've been considering using nostr:npub1mayqdaq0sd5f4uexa6aky3agr982vhqs3rw7qwm6yr9h5zetdg4q4shl50


On Ocean Mining Pool, Inscriptions and Luke
———————————————

There's been a pretty big flare up in the Bitcoin community about Ocean Mining's two recent blocks. Namely, that they didn't include certain transactions designed to use the block space for something other than its monetary transactional uses. Indeed, many influencers, especially those that are pro-BRC20 and Ordinals, are condemning this course of action as censorship.

In a sense, this is exactly what all pools do. They create a block template for everyone else to mine. In that sense, each miner to a pool is really renting the pool hash rate and the pool does the work of using that hash rate to create blocks, whatever they may be. But it's a bit disingenuous to complain specifically about Ocean, since lots of pools have made blocks that didn't create the optimal profit-driven block.

Not every pool makes the maximal amount of fees for a block, whether because they have bad software, certain policies or just because the block was found before a block template could be constructed. The optimum is an ideal and though the modern economic assumption of idealized homo economicus would create these blocks each time, we don't have a steady-state mining economy so not everyone mines the theoretic optimum.

In a sense, the analysis of pools and the block templates these critics make is flawed because they assume some optimized economy. Given ideal conditions, of course, there is an optimal set of transactions you accept to increase fees. Over a long enough time period, those should result in more profit which get spread over the participants which should make the pool more popular, making those that don't perform the optimum lose profit and eventually bankrupt. But that's a very narrow analysis based purely on monetary incentives.

We don't live in under ideal conditions and situations change all the time. Basic things, like getting a block template ready quickly after a block is found is an optimization that's difficult and still not completely solved. But there's also the opinions of the miners themselves. Are they all strictly profit driven?

Think about normal businesses. Why do they offer fair trade coffee? From a purely monetary perspective, fair trade coffee doesn't make any sense. They're more expensive for the same good. From a profit-maximizing analysis that MBAs are so fond of, the non-fair trade coffee would put the fair trade coffee out of business. But yet, in the real world, they do not because people care more than just the good itself, but what it took to make the good. In other words, the homo economicus analysis of economic situations rarely is the optimum for the real world. There are other considerations other than profit that go into any business.

And that's really at the heart of what's being argued here. Luke believes that inscriptions are a waste of block space, a public nuisance and that even if his pool participants have to take a loss, that it's worthwhile because of the public good that it does. In other words, he sees these inscriptions as *immoral* and that the price he's willing to pay is fees that he would otherwise have gotten.

People are acting like this is some sort of affront to market forces or game theory and that the only consideration he should have is like that of homo economicus, whether he makes more profit or less. But this is a very fiat/Keynesian way of looking at the whole picture. People are more than just profit-maximalization machines and mining pool participants are no different.

Indeed, that's the impression I got from the Ocean Mining Pool summit I went to a few weeks ago. They are that response to the many mining pools that are doing unethical things like not paying out their participants for fees that come in off band.

The calculation that Luke has made is that being moral, that is not polluting blocks, is worth the 1% loss in fees. Given what I know about Luke, even a 90% loss in fees is unlikely to sway him. Morals have a place in any ecosystem because they, too, have value. A mining pool that doesn't burdens nodes with extra data that they have to persist has positive communal value. A mining pool that does the opposite has detrimental communal value. And from Luke's perspective, not burdening nodes is important enough that he chooses not to include them in his block templates.

This moral reasoning is not something that is welcomed by a lot of people and it's hard to miss that many of the critics are creating ordinals, BRC-20 and so on. They want to run this centralized scheme over Bitcoin and make money. In other words, they have a strong economic interest in getting their transactions included and shout censorship whenever they're not.

But we must be careful, because this is not the same as, say, the OFAC prohibition list. And this is where things become a little harder to explain because most people have no sense of the difference between centralized rules being enforced under threat of violence and bottom-up moral behavior slowly adopted. But what Luke is doing is very much bottom up. He's specifically doing something out of moral conviction. Whether you agree with him or not, you can understand why he's doing it, particularly  the moral reasoning. This is different than a centralized mandate with threats of violence against those that don't comply.

I believe that what Luke is doing is a good thing. He's showing his convictions and reasoning about why inscriptions are bad through these templates. The participants are free to move if they disagree. I suspect, though, that there are many that agree with him and they'll vote with their hash rate.

For homo economicus, something like fair trade coffee does not make sense. Yet people gladly pay a little more for it because they believe that it ultimately helps those people produce and live a better life. I believe what Luke and Ocean are doing is similar. They're offering less-bloated blocks even at the cost of some fees.


Absolutely nailed it! Thank you! 💜🧡


LFG!

Love it! And completely share your sentiment! 😁


I would say fedora is the best starting place these days. Super stable and rolling release so stays updated enough without breaking. For a spin of Fedora geared towards gaming and media production, check out Nobara 👌🏼


I too get frustrated with Ubuntu 😅


nostr:npub12q2vfsvec58z8qzvne0v29uwa8rj6m4vkg95f8skpp2ae20x0r8sgrfe63 this was supposed to be a reply... not sure what happened 🤔


Asking about disto and UX is actually not so relevant in Linux due to almost all disto's being able to use all desktop environments. But that gets a bit deep too soon probably 😅 if you are tied to the windows like experience, I recommend looking for disto's using budgie desktop, Ubuntu has a version of this. Also linux mint is a good starting point. Fedora is also a very solid suggestion, use the KDE desktop invironment for a windows-esque experience


Thanks for the details 👍🏻


Good 😅 had to check... too many people out there building hollow "brands" these days


FREEDOM TECH IS HOPE 🫡
https://m.primal.net/HTCE.png


This rings so many bells! I'm certain i've seen this film but can't name it right now. I'll get back to you after racking my brain for a bit 😅


Start with a product


I'm just here to appreciate the "Hitchikers..." reference and wish you good luck.

Don't forget your towel.


Amen brother, preach! 🙌🏼😁


Grateful for cryptography, for enlisting math in the creation of myriad freedom tech.

Grateful for open source, for making the internet age possible.

Grateful for #Bitcoin, for defending our scarce sacrifice and securing our monetary vote.

Grateful for cypherpunks, for teaching us that freedom can never be obtained without robust privacy.

Grateful for Austrian economists, for simplifying the essence of govenment: to defend private property rights.

Grateful for miners, who expand grid capacity in places previously being deindustrialized.

Grateful for #Nostr, for starting the first unstoppable town square in history.

Grateful for clown world, for inspiring it all.


Rat


Do you know if there where robots in the film or just software Ai?


Thank you for explaining your opinion.

I agree that most individuals will likely never interact with the main chain. Lower-cost more UX friendly lightning services will evolve for most people.

I still don't fully understand the fedimint thing even after listening to a few podcasts. It sounds too localised of a solution to work in our current societal paradigm imo, but i'm probably missing something. Can you recommend any good resourced to learn about the fedimint system?


Up front confession: I haven't mined yet so I hope someone more qualified can step in to answer this question/correct me if i'm wrong.

But as far as I'm aware you cant run a node on an ASIC. You either need to run a seperate node or get an integrated miner with the node and ASIC in the same package. Nodes and miners ultimately perform different functions.


#privacy #switchtolinux #grownostr
https://image.nostr.build/5d470943843ebfc481470a26a5efc5866d25c9bbe60662a8b07327e4fdd9b84f.jpg


Privacy is not a crime. It's a natural consequence of having self ownership & the right to be left tf alone.

The criminal is the one *violating* that right.


Oh I like a challenge, but need more clues.
Do you know when the Film was made? Any of the lead actors?


nostr:npub1heysg4r5mq354k7n3hlk0wae4c4x6p5kh7qfu38fe5f24s82vvvqxymce6 it's reasonable for anyone to stop discourse with an individual who is ill informed and spreads false information wether wilfully or negligently.

You've cited FUD about BTC that has already been extensively disproven and you've shared a five year old article which contains outdated and irrelevant information. I am happy to continue discourse if you're happy to do better research. You clearly have no interest in truth, only your opinions.

I'm not convinced that there is a future for Monero due to it's vulnerabilities (which you can look into if you have any sincerity) but who knows... in a free market economy there can be more than one money. 🤷🏻♂


#asknostr


Surely you know that's a disingenuous response? If not, then allow me to explain: BTC has inflation built in with the halving mechanism which will end in 2130ish (i forget the date right now but you know the drill) so an ultimate supply of 21 000 000 never more, at that point inflation will cease.

As of June 2022, Monero has a block reward of 0.6 and that is now set indefinitely, forever. That is continual inflation. Though you could make the argument that as more Monero is in circulation the effect of adding 0.6 will have less effect over time but anyway it's eternal inflation.

I'm not anti-monero btw, I find it interesting but i wouldn't hodl it. It's the only other crypto i have any interest in at all.


Welcome!


What about the newcomers? Throw them to the wolves? Increase the barrier to entry?
And what about third world economies having to pay a weeks wage to open lightning channels?

Not being snarky, genuinely curious to your thoughts on these issues.


Monero literally has an inflation mechanism built into it's protocol.


Big Tech firms SELL data to the US government.  They aren’t pressured into it, they love it.

This data is worth more when it’s needed to get "criminals".  But what defines a criminal?

Governments define what’s criminal.  In other words, the more their biggest customer can persecute their website visitors, the more money Big Tech can make.  Now you understand why social media companies censor content with an authoritarian agenda to make more and more ordinary things illegal.

But Nostr ain't a big tech firm.  So let's light a fire under their ass


Thanks for sharing! It's important to be aware of 👌🏼


Great tip 👌🏼 i appreciate the help


Nice, thanks for the back story 😁


Thanks


So being fairly new around here i will be asking dumb questions from time to time...

What is #zapathon ? 😅


Tracking down that GFY money 😉

elderlyfan47@walletofsatoshi.com


Haven't listned to this one in a while, time for a recap. Thanks.
Rupert goes hard on this 💪🏼


This is too good!


I know right! It feels like they should at least have a block sized window of opportunity.


I am very sorry to hear of your loss and I'm praying you find strength and light in this time 💪🏼+ ✨

Grief is a burden which we only have the privelidge of carrying when we have loved very deeply. Let it be a reminder of how lucky we are to have a gift such as love ❤ carpe diem ❤


DTF


GM Nostr Frens

GFY.

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I have family in Brazil so that might turn into a nice trip between the two countries 😉

If someone only had a week or two in the country what would you recommend for the best immersion in local culture?


Wow! I want to visit Argentina! 😍


Go FOSS or go home!

Bitkey passes the vibe check 😎


It's a lot easier to have a pleasant disagreement when you start out of a place of respect and humility.


A pair of humming birds


I was planning to get some stickers printed but then I saw the cost 🤯 is THIS where i'm noticing inflation the most!? 😅 The cost of sticker printing!? 🤷🏻♂
I played in a band about ten years ago and we had stickers printed at about 10% the cost of what i've now been able to find online... 10x in 10 years... wtf!?


I Never received my 21 sats... 🤷🏻♂


Thank! I feel so validated 😂


Thanks, any tips where I can find information about relays? I'm still a nostr n00b 😅


Anyone got tips to increase visibility on nostr?

I'm not seeking clout... It would just be nice to get some acknowledgement that my posts are actually out there 😅


Jay-Z Voice
"I got 99 smallest units of a monetary asset and fiat ain't one - stack them"

Start playing games and earning sats here:
➤ https://bitcoinbay.thndr.games/r/VwUh

First 10 persons to boost this note get 50 Sats zapped!
#zapvertisement #zapforboost #plebchain #freesats

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Wagyu


#Privacy
https://image.nostr.build/21666cfc7b0004fd5fbdace04af4d4d87dbced607651e33a29c8f3567e13d1c2.jpg


Work in progress.

Feel free to request songs! 😁

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ns8sWxS96ljZfQSDGuDBB?si=pUWUPD09TRS7Y2wtZnCNYg


Alright fellow psychopaths.  I need your help.

For a few weeks now I've been drafting this turn-key response to FinCEN and their absurd proposal for CVC mixing, etc.

I want you to take action and use what I wrote in this proposal to post comments into the register - less than a minute to perform and all the links are in the document.

Accelerate.  Take Action.  #Bitcoin

https://egodeath.capital/blog/fincen-may-be-violating-your-rights-bitcoin


Gone but never forgotten 😆🪦


Could be 🤷🏻♂ we can only hope


Surely sats/vb will decrease as the value of BTC increases right? Based on free market principles, or else transactions would just remain exhorbitant indefinitely creating a real problem for widespread adoption.

Killing off the jpegs will help no doubt, but as BTC/USD rises wont there come a day when smaller UTXO's will again become viable?

I mean imagine having sat/dollar parity (I can dream right? 😂) or even sat/cent parity and a 10000sat UTXO still being considered dust... I mean... is that really a possibility?


Happily accepting .1 donations 😆


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Coinbase coming in and hijacking/subverting the BTC revolution.


That would be dope though! They recently announced Portal 3... soooo.... maybe still hope? 😆


The node is in the phone is in the app store in the phone with a node.

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GM fren


Come for NGU.

Stay for FGU.

Viva la revolución!

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GM
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I curated this playlist mostly from songs which I think lyrically fit the BTC narrative somehow (and some songs which don't 😆)


Looks like a low time preference accommodation to me 👌🏼😆


nostr:npub1jk9h2jsa8hjmtm9qlcca942473gnyhuynz5rmgve0dlu6hpeazxqc3lqz7 you didn't mention you had your own line of merch!


Oooh, hadn't thought of that in my theorising 👌🏼 good point


Is this thought resulting from my post a few days back? (Which nobody gave any love 😥) 😆


Beautiful view, what region of Portugal? I lived near Fundão for a few years. Big love for the Portuguese campo life.


Truth


I am astonished that a shill like bitboy reached 1M subscribers and then we have nostr:npub1rxysxnjkhrmqd3ey73dp9n5y5yvyzcs64acc9g0k2epcpwwyya4spvhnp8 who is creating legit, original ALPHA tutorials and he hasn't broke 100K follows on YT yet! I know there's more than 83.4K #Bitcoiners out there in cyberspace. #LFG frens!

#LikeSubcribeShare
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Congats fren 😁


Done 👌🏼


❓Still #zap ‘s⚡ on #Nostr ? 😉🥂
I 🧡 #bitcoin ⚡$boost and follow!!! https://image.nostr.build/483e2abba04dd3ff6d3a8530419e4d6f178f78194f39d1a4d654286cb5a84de4.gif


I'm about as bearish as it gets on the concept of colonizing our solar system, but I am a massive sci-fi nerd. So sometimes i think about things like:

What would an inter planetary exchange of value look like?

Could Bitcoin be used and how would that work?

Would it be a new, seperate block-chain set-up on the new planet? EarthBTC/MarsBTC etc., Doesnt sound like that would work or at least it would be incredibly risky and run inherent certralisation risks from the non immaculate inception.

Could it be our beloved block-chain extended by satelite between planets? What are the risks Involved there? Perhaps the centralisation of the transmission satellites? Could lead to two seperate fractured chains...

These are some of my incomplete brain mush night shift thoughts when out at sea staring at the stars.

How do you think this could work? 👽


FREEEEEENS!

What's bubbling?

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Sensible man there! Everyone needs sustinance before they tackle the world 😏


#dogsofnostr 🐕

Looks like a prime pup 👌🏼


An unfortunate growing trend. What can be done about bots on a permissionless network though? 😬 I guess the only option is to personally block them... at least that's whay i've resorted to...


Reposting other peoples posts about reposting is super lame
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If ANYONE runs out of food, please don’t let yourself or your kids go to sleep with an empty stomach. Don’t be afraid or embarrassed to send me a private message. I am more than happy to share whatever I can. No one has to know and I will pretend it never happened. What's understood never has to be explained.
🫂


Go FOSS or go home!

You pass the vibe check 😏👍🏻


GG frens, GG.

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Absolute chad.


There are no dumb questions, only dumb people who don't ask questions 😆


Preech! 🙌🏼


Impressive! Keep up the amazing work! I wouldn't have the patience 🤣


GM frens


GM 🦄


Welcome to the fold 😁🫂


Give your attention where it matters.
Fix the family, fix the world!

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This is looking amazing! I hope we get to see the finished piece 😁


Gfy fren 🫂


GM fren


Let's hope so 👌🏼


What is this? 🤔


Stop what you’re doing

And Listen for 5 mins 🤌

#Bitcoin

https://v.nostr.build/2vxP.mov nostr:note1n3r3yhfd3867xv8ewm4vq8vxg4jw5rgptr0cs0edlktg8j0nd0rs7tck2n


Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!


And yet we can all be civil a help each other, regardless of our differences 🚀 nostr is so based 💪🏼😎


War is peace, 4+4=5.


Go FOSS or go home!

Blockstream pass the vibe check. 😎


He's hostile, but he's not wrong.
KYC is cuck-bucks bogus balls

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That is pedantic, but you're not wrong 😄

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~Fear of death is as logical as fear of birth.


If only it was that easy 😏


Note is accurate note .


I'm going to take this opportunity to address an elephant in the room. 🐘

One key take away that I've realised in the past 24 hours is how far we still have to go before lightning is ready for the mass market.
For all it's faults in good practice, WoS actually made this stuff work for a lot of people. Now, I'm happy to learn the ins and outs of different wallets, the network and technical aspects, but anyone who thinks that average Joe and his mother are going to go through the rigemerol of balancing liquidity and jumping through hoops is delusional. If we honestly want to progress the idea of hyperbotcoinization, there HAS to be options out there as simple as WoS. I would really hope they could come with best practices as standard but I also acknowledge that convenience usually requires compromise.

TL:DR; Lightning needs to be more user friendly for the masses.


#Bitcoin not Shitcoin


GM 🦄


#frogjobs 🐸 gud luck fren


Ironic, considering Bitcoin is the truest crypto. But these things get hijacked huh? 🤷🏻♂ gotta go with the lingual zeitgeist if we want to make our message clear...


This is funny 🤣


Go FOSS or go home!


Go FOSS or go home!

BiTBOX passes the vibe check! 😎

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Go FOSS or go home!

BITBOX passes the vibe check 😎


I'm glad i saw this thread, i don't have a node (yet) and was about to download Zeus to try it out. But i guess i'll wait a month 👍🏻


GM frens

How goes the revolution?


That Bitcoiners are not FOSS Maxi


LFG!


False


For those who prefer things OG:

https://youtu.be/YffbHR6xxtw?si=D1kg5J36pKp3JvGC

Which version do you prefer?


Very interesting article about the similarities between esperanto and Bitcoin 🤓

Check out this article on Bitcoin Magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-the-future-of-money-or-the-esperanto-of-money-?utm_source=carrot&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=carrot_share


A resting samurai standing by a pond.


It's good to hear that you're getting something from this community. 👍🏻
Maybe you missed the part in my post where I tried explaining a few things about lightning networks infancy and offered my assistance but however, as you didnt respond to that part of my note and just gave some troll-esque response then no, I guess you havent received any help from me, but that's on you. The offer still stands as long as common decency does.

You're right in saying that NOSTR doesnt need bitcoin. But personally (and i think most here would agree) it enhances the experience by allowing the transfer of value. You're allowed to disagree, that's the beauty of free speech right? 😘


https://youtu.be/BrYFgPqdUgg?si=29uxCVORLEFX_sKU

Resistance songs are such a vibe.

Bitcoin = Built to last


Look, this is my last comment unless you come back with something constructive or some humility.

If you can't see the helpfulness and kindness in this community then you see the world through a very dark lense indeed and I pity you. I honestly wish you the best in your life and hope that you find some light because you need it.


Whatever bro... you've proved yourself beyond help so i'm out ✌🏼


I think your right about it being the best solution for now. Lineage rom seems a fairly good option too for those who still need some basic google services, and it's available on way more hardware.

Really though we need a fully FOSS phone, open source software, open source hardware. Go FOSS or go home 😅


Amazing! Thank you


Taking advantage of the kindness and curiosity of others for your own self satisfaction and some sense of self agrandizement is a real mental problem. Seek therapy.


Confirmed troll...


Apologies for the typos 😅 perhaps i was writing with too much excitement.

But a strong alliance between the Linux community and the BTC community is essential for the future of both communities in my opinion.

FOSS EVERYTHING!


Have you seen the hackable pocket communicator in development by coinkite? https://satslink.com/

We nee to look to the Linux community also. There are spojects underway for many years already like the pine phone. But none of the options are really ready for mass market yet. Perhaps it we get some sats flowing into these open source projects we'll have a real freedom phone sooner!


GM Frens.

Another sunny day on bitcoin island.


Finally someone posting something reasonable about this whole situation 👍🏻


#benance #binance #yelken #music #plebchain #art #zap https://video.nostr.build/43380ae851a7608c6dde379d6379af09d547178a795cc05273fcb0c44ba05de3.mp4


I would love to get hold of some of these materials to use for local OP'ing did you make them yourself or order them from somewhere?


Very true words 👌🏼


I don't get it 🤔


Gm


And say it with me people:

"Not your keys, not your coins"


Happily receiving your sats if you're out. Though it feels like you're trolling. Or maybe you haven't done your research and are very emotional 🤷🏻♂

Bitcoin, though being around for 15 years is still new technology and we are all early adopters here, especially with the Lightning network. Lightning right now should be thought of as "in beta". It's very close to ready for mass market and closer every day but it is still in development, people are saying this all over the place so i am sorry to hear if this information slipped past you. I'm must say that if you didn't know all of this already, then you shouldn't have had much allocated and if you didn't have much allocated you would have nothing much to worry about. Don't put your life savings in lightning! And only put them on main chain when you have actually done your research and have developed understanding and conviction for the risk/reward.

I and many others here would genuinely like to help you understand all of the above so please if you have questions just ask. If it's not for you though... c'est la vie.


Excellent!


Is there an android app on the horizon?


Everyone saying WoS is down from iOS appstore and google playstore. It seems to still be in my playstore. Is it a regional problem?


Thank you very much Ser 🐸 greatly appreciated!


All my follows. I've added many and removed many and my notes feed is pure signal (and occasional memes). Loving it here on nostr. As someone who's more or less just getting deep into BTC and freedom tech it feels like a turbo boost!


But this isn't twitter or facebook, it's nostr. Freedom tech to do as you please, post like twitter, post like facebook, start your own node with limitations of your choosing... isn't that on you?


Would you say that a measuring tape alters, or do the objects measured alter?

Stop calling BTC volatile. Everything else is volatile.


I pretty much agree with you on this but i'm going to play devils advocate because at the end of the day the free market will decide somethings value.

So do you believe a first edition printing of a book to be of no more value than the exact same book printed today? It seems to me that people like to pay for firsts, if only for bragging rights.


Very sad that the incubators of the future are not rewarded as they should be.


This is so simple and effective in it's info delivery. Congratulations! I will be sending this to people who need it 👌🏼 thank you


Very interesting 🤔


What a cliche trope...

There's a whole lot of excellent music and new artists out there. You're just looking in the wrong place.


Chadwise Ganjee


Oh shit! 🤣 This one got me snort laughing... haven't had that in a while. Thank you!


The Fiat system died in 2008.

The past 15 years have been pure necromancy.

Bitcoin is the white wizard.


It's worth pointing out that having taxes this low still generated enough revenue to warrant the employment of local tax collectors. Small governments ftw.


Dog tax though 😅


If it isn't broken don't fix it! This is perfect  as it is


My goals list is growing faster than I can tackle it:

Build a seedsigner,
Build a BTC/LN node,
Build a NOSTR node,
Build a lottery miner,
Build a block clock,
Find the time and funds to do all of this between stacking sats and paying for an inflated cost of living! 😅

As this is in the name of generational wealth I intend to use these projects as quality time with my daughter. 💪🏼

2024 will be the year of building freedom tech and strong family bonds. 🦾

Godwilling/Insha'Allah.


Great thanks! First time in my life i will willingly sign up for spam 🤣


How do I get in on this sat spamming? 🤣


You're a really great story teller 👌🏼


What do I love most about nostr?:

No doom scrolling.

It's such a good feeling when I have caught up on everyones posts (pure signal coming from you guys by the way. Thanks! 🙏🏻) and just close the app and continue whatever task I was supposed to be doing 😆

Truely social media.


But i have one question... do you still ruck?


This story fucking rips! I was on the edge of my seat 🤣 thank you!


It was a deregulated grass roots environment


Fair points, America is a different beast. Yet, I stay hopeful for the future 😊✌🏼


This kind of stuff could be SO rad if it was FOSS and Privacy maximal 😔 I dream of that day


I get the sentiment, but it's not strictly true. I would argue that the French empire had no conscience and yet the non violent techniques employed by the Sufi Saint Ahmadu Bamba and his followers led to the liberation of the city of Touba in Senegal which is still a semi-autonomous city state and eventually the whole country from the French (though they still control the currency, a problem for BTC to fix 😏)


Worship is deeply engrained in the human psyche, studies have started to explore this idea (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19471985/), it is almost hardwired into our way of being. I think history and anthropology shows this again and again.
So be very careful of what you elevate to the highest station. Do not erect a false idol. And better to remain agnostic than atheist (I don't have enough faith to be an atheist 😂).

For most people these days it seems to be themselves, Money or sex. But regardless of whether you think we created God or God created us. I argue that from a logical point of view, given that we are hardwired for worship, you better put some unfallible, benevolent being on your throne or get rekt.


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This is deep and I am all for it! I was having almost exactly these thoughts about three days ago after a dream in which I met every friend I ever made in my life in a field which ended up being washed over by a huge wave but it was not in any way sad or terrifying it just was, and then it wasn't. A lesson on impermanence perhaps...

I'm grateful for everyone I have met in my life as I am the sum of all those parts.

Keep up the introspection. ✌🏼👌🏼


Kudos for that! I truely wish you maximum success in that endeavour!


The seemingly ever growing phenomenon of the Man-child.

There really is no excuse now with so much cooking content on the internet.


Goodnight good people of Nostr

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A very wholesome post! My daughter also dressed as Wednesday this year 🎃😁💀


Halloween competition from Blockstream, good luck! 👍🏻 🎃

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As far as I understand, it's circumstantial. If you're using weed to suppress discomfort or to numb feelings then you're more likely to find it addictive/have withdrawals as you are using it as a cope. Though with weed the withdrawals are usually psychological (as opposed to physical withdrawals from many harder drugs).
If your life is otherwise generally pretty good and you just enhance those feelings with weed then it is unlikely that you have any addictive traits toward it. It's a question of "what is the root cause of addiction" generally despair, loneliness or perceived hopelessness (to grossly oversimplify the topic).


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Amiin, there can be too much preaning and singing to the choir in this community sometimes, I really appreciated the change. Underestimating risks is one of the surest ways to fail.


Matthew Kratter, you are my favourite toxic maxi 😂 I really respect how you turned your platform around, keep up the good work!


This is an interesting point of view. I hope you are correct regarding Nuclear power 👍🏻


I have a similar concern... look up Albert Pike...


#privacy

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Hello Nostr,
I've been lurking in the shadows for a few weeks and decided it was about time for my first post. So here's a view from the office for you.

https://video.nostr.build/091c6122157254bdae5aa3614e96bfdf826fa6f7ed8a15d6e87b0a128b80c171.mp4


This is so good! I Exactly how it’s gonna happen! #bitcoin https://video.nostr.build/038d12e24e47b9a85ca19e91da16a0ed049c73f1cf58ea5d92a2ddb437a7cebe.mov


Aaah, you seem like a real funghi.


Did you know that the guy who invented the door knocker won a nobel prize...?