1200 baud into my WWIV BBS. That boobie gif I started when I was 13 will finally finish downloading in about 6 more months.


Such wow! Too bad all that effort was burnt in less than 12 hours since we're paying nearly $3 fucking billion per day in interest expense on the $35 trillion debt.

Choooo Choooooooooo! Nothing stops this train,  nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a... amirite?

Off to buy some more #Bitcoin.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/us-department-of-the-treasury-irs-announce-13-billion-recovered-from-high-income-high-wealth-individuals-under-inflation-reduction-act-initiatives
#taxes #debt #fiat #news


Yeah, I get that side of the coin, too. Ultimately it will be up to pleb word of mouth if all of the bigger accounts do go exclusive.


Is that the Chase glitch I keep hearing everyone talking about?


Well, in NVK's case, he runs a Bitcoin company and has an awesome review pod. If people come across that and want to follow him on socials, they'll likely follow him to nostr. Same can be said for anyone that has an audience if their content, personality or whatever makes them want to interact.

Do you think nostr needs Twatter as a funnel? Did Twatter need Facebook when it launched?


It's the premise of Gladwell's famous 10,000 Hour Rule.

I've seen so many people waste time trying to debunk it when they couldn't see the forest through the trees. The whole point was we all can be great at anything we put our minds, time, and energy to.

Sounds like for you, much like me, that is Bitcoin. We Pros!


While technically true, the one caveat that must be made is one side of the aisle has continually shown us that they aren't pro-Bitcoin. The Anti-Crypto army, Operation Chokepoint, Biden vetoing SAB121, etc.

I'd prefer to at least vote for someone that is willing to tolerate me. Sad state of affairs, for sure.


What's more is people KNOW there is something wrong but they just refuse to pull back the cover and make the connection.


The 'Vid seems to be making a comeback (calm down LL) here in Vegas with several people I know testing positive this week. It reminded me of this graffiti I snapped in the Art District during the OG days in 2020.

Little known Vegas fact. Casinos don't have locks. Prior to the lockdowns, the only time they ever closed was on the date of JFK's funeral per a UNLV professor and historian. The Strip during that time was like real life Fallout Vegas.

https://m.primal.net/KhWU.jpg
#photography #photostr #art #artstr #lasvegas #nevada


It was this:

https://primal.net/e/note1k2j26vv4jdwpwps9hvs9wra836nx0za8a3kht2cj9rmd6gfs2v4sqcde4k

But it looks like many of the relay owners have implemented various fixes to block/filter.


All the while I haven't paid for but one flight in at least 4-5 years because of my points balance.


Primal uses Strike for their wallet services and they are required to KYC their users. I think they have been upfront about this.


I just did some cursory search and can't find any either. Going to try to look through my Fountain listening history to see if I can find the pod I heard it on.


Do you know which agencies have been hiring? Only agency I've seen posting a lot of jobs has been the IRS.

I'm involved with one and my wife another and both have had soft hiring freezes since they kicked the can out of the potential lockdown earlier in the year. I'm on a contract and they even delayed recompete by a year and it is looking like they kick it down further.


Disagree. The lawsuits would just move down a level. There would be multiple class-action lawsuits by shareholders against all of these companies for not upholding their fiduciary duty responsibility.

This would get hella messy and there is no way the G could PR their way out of this; Especially with how polarized politics and ideologies have become.


"It will also power major industries such as oil production, steel manufacturing, and aluminum production."

Wonder if that Mara / Zero Two mining facility will become a buyer of their excess? UAE is poised to become a #Bitcoin power between their investment in nuclear while still being oil rich.

https://indianexpress.com/article/world/uae-completes-arab-worlds-first-nuclear-plant-barakah-9552621


https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExc2dlNmJkOGdicXNpMWpuajg0d3NtYXBvbnN6eXN0NmoxY2s4cm00eCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/hb4Cu8ntN9oUE/giphy.webp

Leave Mike Alfred alone.


This is Bitcoiner doom porn. They will sue the US Government. The US G isn't in the business of getting sued by every large financial institution on the planet. They do not want that smoke.

It also doesn't make a lick of sense considering the common belief that gets parroted is that BlackRock and their ilk bought the politicians and secretly run shit. Can't have it both ways.


Yeah, I get what you're saying but it's only a SPoF in the sense it is one company. However, not knowing is a feature, not a bug. We shouldn't know.

For example, I work in G IT and our vendors have to be FedRamp compliant. To get that certification, some of their systems can't touch, certain people cannot interact among teams, etc. We get these sort of setups for non-critical data to boot. For critical data, it can get even more stringent.


I'm not the biggest Coinbase guy, but the amount and doom and gloom about them being a custodian is funny to me. As if all of this shit sits in one wallet.

There is just no way get past corporate compliance and legal teams without a robust solution in place. Anyone that has worked in IT, especially at a clearance level, knows the hoops vendors have to jump through to get contracts when it comes to critical infra or where the money is held.


That is definitely the optimal solution to come out of this mess.


So on my last post, I instantly had 11 replies. They appear to be the ReplyGuy spam bots looking at notifications on other clients. It also appears there is a reply for every relay used.

Has anyone found an effective method to drive them away versus just muting wss, replyguy, etc? #asknostr #nostr

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


I thought I heard someone mention on a pod (pretty sure it was one of NVK's weekly update episodes) that he did say the reason he disabled it was he was afraid of DDOS attacks before the chain was stable? Thought he made the post on the BitcoinTalk.org forum?


Are you still using Telegram? You knew this was happening when they let Pavel out quickly versus other arrests where the folks sat (or still are sitting) in their cages.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/5/24237254/telegram-pavel-durov-arrest-private-chats-moderation-policy-change
#privacy #technology #news


If you didn't get to see Hard Knocks, this sequence from the last episode was awesome.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1831335043371028920


BEAR DOWN, CHICAGO BEARS

Between this and the final episode of Hard Knocks this week, Sunday can't get here soon enough to officially kick off the Caleb Williams Era. #chicago #chicagobears #nfl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXiag3JW16E


Hilarious is one word. His pomposity is next level.

There are only a few guys that cause me to instantly hit the eject button when they get brought up in Spaces. He is #1 on that list.


They're not going to strip the web browsers out of their devices so technically it would always still be available no matter if Apple or Android removed every last single client app.

This is why I always preach that having an old school web UI is important.


Yeah, I responded to a thread on Reddit this morning about the news that RT is allegedly paying right-wing influencers. The comments were basically one sided so I asked if they had the same vitriol with the Harris campaign paying social media folks like Harry Sisson.

Basically got scolded saying it's different because it was a foreign power, that I was ignorant because I was a Trumper, etc. The fact that both sides only things the shit happens on the other side of the aisle is just wild.


https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExbGFwd290ZmFlaDQ1emE5M2Y3NnExZzJtZW96OXRkdmJlYnd6NzAxdSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/fUjauzDjbxd77fPyzp/giphy.webp

Who are your favorite follows with UNDER 500 followers? What topics do they talk about? Lets get some new people trending.

#asknostr #grownostr #nostr


Apparently Parker has Nostr Derangement Syndrome.


That's one of Saylor's cyber hornets coming to off Odell.


Yeah, I've been getting hit all day. It's odd that I didn't get them before today though so something changed recently.


Exactly everything the US G folks that use them do not do. LOL


The US G also uses Yubis for certs, too.


Welcome aboard!


RIP to the wifey. LOL

https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExdXlvNGwwbm1vbmplNTM5Zzc2NDNocW9pcm54ZDJtaXU1anVma3k4MiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/uIQNtBZR0j7QUYVVe1/giphy.webp


Also, if you aren't hip to how bad the Sugar lobby has fucked America, there are several quality documentaries out there. The origin though stems from them purchasing Harvard researches back in the 60's for a whopping $50k.

Think about that. $50k basically kicked off the obesity epidemic. That is one hell of a ROI.


“As a teen is developing thoughts about who they are and their own standards for themselves, repeated consumption of content featuring idealised standards that starts to shape an unrealistic internal standard could lead some to form negative beliefs about themselves.”

You mean like content questioning their gender and sexuality? I'm sure those "rabbit holes" won't be patched up. Also, this feels like another successful effort by the Sugar lobby? Today's children literally do not stand a chance.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/sep/05/youtube-to-restrict-teenagers-exposure-to-videos-about-weight-and-fitness
#health #fitness #technology #censorship #news


Yep, especially if said hub gets its power via USB and does not have its own dedicated power supply. Same goes with docking stations as they just have all sorts of routing/power issues.


I hope the legal fallout of this doesn't ruin Internet Archive archive as a whole. I probably use the Wayback Machine weekly.

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/95865-appeals-court-upholds-decision-against-internet-archive-s-book-scanning-program.html


It's a long running meme from the ole Twatter.

The 58K HODL Gang.


You only have like 5 options to solve it, no? Bonds, raising interest rates, cutting spending, raising taxes, or a bailout. Well six if you just add default as an option.

Nobody is going to campaign on raising taxes or cutting spending. We just went through several years of raised rates and the debt continued to grow. Bonds have become persona non grata so that isn't a realistic option. So what does that leave?

Lummis did prospect her BITCOIN Act but I don't even think she got any bipartisan sponsorship. I'm not optimistic.


Whenever I get asked the "Why did you get into #Bitcoin?" question by someone, this has always been my answer. I would like to retire someday, and this is the important part, on my own terms.

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58k Gang reporting for duty!

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So #Germany shut down their #nuclear plants which forced them to spend billions building new gas/coal plants, they sold off their #Bitcoin (allegedly) and now their export business is not doing well.

This is what an analog nation living in a digital world looks like.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/german-trade-group-sounds-alarm-exporters-stare-down-recession-2024-09-04/


In what feels like a rare #privacy win:

"A.B. 3080 would have required an age verification system, most likely a scanned uploaded government-issued ID, to be erected for any website that had more than 33% “sexually explicit” content. The proposal did not, and could not have, differentiated between sites that are largely graphic sexual content and a huge array of sites that have some content that is appropriate for minors, along with other content that is geared towards adults. Bills like this are similar to having state prosecutors insist on ID uploads in order to turn on Netflix, regardless of whether the movie you’re seeking is G-rated or R-rated."

First, erected was certainly a solid word choice. 🤣  Second, they always seem to start by going after porn so glad to see they didn't even clear the first hurdle. Last, that 33% quantifier no doubt would have been a sliding scale or they'd have just continued to modify what was considered "sexually explicit" no doubt.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/victory-california-bill-impose-mandatory-internet-id-checks-dead-it-should-stay


I know 58k Gang lost Fort Nakamoto last night but that doesn't mean you have to resort to starting an OnlyFans selling feet pics.


Nice. Welcome aboard!


People often ask what potentially is an existential threat to #Bitcoin. This is likely it. What do think would happen if Coinbase was hit and Blackrock had their coins taken?

There is no doubt BR would call for a hard fork and then a very tough decision would have to be made. Stick with the original where you just saw one of the biggest investment firms get robbed and become Public Enemy #1 to #BTC or move with the new fork and alienate a subset of users while potentially damaging the ethos. Either way likely destroys confidence and has fallout and unintended consequences.

nostr:note107ssrzwyqukdcd97h8jxtmfkjje72rwgmc3s3w7jjyl6klrs7gfsz0k8rv


I think many of the older versions are just PIN protected. I'd assume that means they can be cloned without PIN?


This. We invest in our future by saving in Bitcoin.

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Haven't done it in years. If you don't have that "people pleaser" gene, I think this is something that goes away as you age.


Also recommend they actually make a first post, too. A lot of folks just saying Hi and the tag.

I am much more likely to follow your account if you put some effort into your introductory post.


I think the issue here is even the app owners did not know it was happening since they are severing the partnerships. Or they're acting like they didn't and are now trying to distance themselves from it.


When I moved from the Midwest to Nevada back in 2019, one of the goals was to never wear pants again. I am proud to say I've only worn pants once since moving -- for an in-person job interview.


Dry is a feature to me. I hate humidity (grew up in the Midwest) and also have zero allergies living here.


If you're considering other places, there are probably quite a few areas in Nevada that foot the bill. Other benefit is no state income tax, no corporate income tax and no taxes on corporate shares.

There are a ton of small cities in different climates, too. You can go from dry desert in Vegas to mountain climate in Mount Charleston in 30 minutes, for example.

https://www.nevada-demographics.com/cities_by_population


In today's #privacy (or lack thereof) news:

"A new report from 404 Media that cites documents leaked to its reporters reveals "Active Listening" #software that, unsurprisingly, uses a form of artificial intelligence to "capture real-time intent data by listening to our conversations". The leaked documents cite a pitch deck from Cox Media Group (CMG), a TV and radio giant that is one of Facebook's alleged marketing partners."

I think we've all known this has been happening. It was way too common for me to talk to someone about something and then start seeing targeted advertising knowing I never did any sort of cursory web searching on the topic.

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/100282/facebook-partner-admits-smartphone-microphones-listen-to-people-talk-serve-better-ads/index.html


Swan laid off their podcasting arm.


I'm not sure what his long winded rant was even about? Was he saying investors aren't early to crypto? I mean, maybe?

I could easily make a case that if all of the alt scamming didn't occur, Bitcoin would already be worth multiples more and likely have had much more mainstream adoption. But I digress.


I had wonky behavior last week. You may try what worked for me to see if that clears out the pipes.

https://primal.net/e/note1ea9hyfnaum0q6plgvqkque9c2daxl2fzzevvduq5tp8y30snma5sr2dykz


Beef jerky. Love pistachios, almonds, brazil nuts. Deviled eggs and mix in avocado and hot sauce to the yolk mixture.


$5 wrench attack? Pfft.

"A woman in the home was also repeatedly struck with a Toblerone bar and thrown into a bedroom. One of the three men involved in the attack made a “throat-slitting gesture” with the bloodied chocolate bar before they fled the scene."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpdlp2x3178o
#bitcoin #btc


Damn that sounds amazing.


[September 4, 2024] Vegas Bitcoiners Meetup - 6:30pm at Sierra Gold - 9465 South Eastern

Is it Uptober yet? Hot topics in the #Bitcoin space, making fun of shitcoiners, etc. We talk all things #BTC -- Come make some new friends!

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/vegasbitcoiners/events/302880716
#lasvegas #vegas #nevada #vegaslocals


May look into Alby Hub if you haven't already.


Primal uses Strike to provide the service. It's well known.


Which was next to happen before Biden vetoed SAB121.


Please make it so. I was thinking about renting a car on Turo last night and there is no way to contact the owner to ask questions. Their solution is you need to book it and then you can ask your questions. Only in the FIAT realm does that make sense.


Also, I was curious as to what sanctions they were evading and came across this primer on everything we've hit #Venezuela with. It's no wonder they're desperately trying to get into BRICS.

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF10715


Interesting. I'm curious what happened to who sold them the plane though. Anyone seen anything on that piece of the equation?

"The Justice Department today announced the seizure of a Dassault Falcon 900EX aircraft owned and operated for the benefit of Nicolás Maduro Moros and persons affiliated with him in Venezuela. The aircraft was seized in the Dominican Republic and transferred to the Southern District of Florida at the request of the United States based on violations of U.S. export control and sanctions laws." #news

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-seizes-aircraft-used-nicolas-maduro-moros-violation-us-export-control-and


Smart. Cash is king, especially in small communities like that so as long as you don't cause trouble, you'll likely be treated like one.


Pinky promise?


Sounds like your sacrifice calls for some Creed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-fyNgHdmLI


You have a passport to get into the country? If so, nobody is going to likely pay you any mind. Getting someone to rent to you would probably be your own difficulty. However, you can probably get passed that pretty quickly if you offered up a larger deposit.


Calm down over there, Mellencamp.


Tonight's pull from the ole iCloud. Walking along the Heisler Park Beach Stairway taking in a sunset in Laguna Beach, #California. Hate their #politics and #taxes, but views are second to none. #nature  #photography

https://image.nostr.build/216325f2a2ffc9976c0c4825e6496e7bbe26fec3cccaea651a4230adc2222ff7.jpg


Fellow Stacker here. Also a fan of their weekly review pod.

https://stacker.news/Svoboda


Yeah, seems accurate based on this from Ditto where it shows you an actual number value:

https://image.nostr.build/834ac9ef0a7dff9554d2d6caf11955f1994a90ccdb8b4aa2a94fb127d7259848.jpg


The hide content on Primal spam filter was checked. Unchecked it. Thanks for the suggestion.


Ok #nostr -- what is going on here? I noted via the #Primal mobile app last night when I was out at a comedy show. The post shows up everywhere except the Primal web and mobile apps. Can see it on Nostur, Coracle, Ditto, etc.

I'd understand if it was the complete opposite behavior since the note originated via Primal. Any ideas on what happened or why? #asknostr

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


Searching for Christmas Katt Williams. Gang gang. #standup #comedy
https://m.primal.net/KYLD.jpg


Hope you're right.


And finally:

https://www.trendforce.com/news/2024/08/15/news-multiple-semiconductor-manufacturing-projects-delayed-in-the-u-s/


This is also wild:

"After combing through research and speaking with semiconductor manufacturing workers at multiple facilities, we found that the industry is plagued with low pay, limited avenues for advancement, grueling schedules and exposure to dangerous toxic chemicals.

Many workers at semiconductor plants, known as fabs, make just $20 an hour, or around $40,000 for the whole year — assuming full 40-hour work weeks, which many don’t get because of frequent production shutdowns."

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4852130-semiconductor-jobs-under-chips-act/


So we're looking at about 3 years before the #Taiwan conflict eh? Meanwhile here in the US, Intel has had issues as of late and other development out of CHIPS has been slow going. #technology

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/China-s-chip-capabilities-just-3-years-behind-TSMC-teardown-shows


I just want to say that we were running and then  nostr:npub1k7vkcxp7qdkly7qzj3dcpw7u3v9lt9cmvcs6s6ln26wrxggh7p7su3c04l started talking bad about Creed and next thing you know...


In business, a cost center is typically an accounting term where costs get charged. Working in IT, we're usually frowned upon by the legions of MBAs as just being cost centers and not revenue generators or protectors.

It's usually used as a scapegoat to downsize people, too.


Been going through #introductions for the last 30 minutes and: Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta.

If you've never watched this video, tell me it still isn't the truth... and it came out in 1992. #grownostr #music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IJCFc_qkHw


Now why would the head of the Las Vegas police union not want his officers to have to submit to biometric face scans like the rest of the crowd?

Also, this line from the article is, uh, no bueno: "Because clients own it, they can “do what they want with the data,” Boehm said" #privacy #technology

https://therecord.media/nfl-face-scans-biometrics-police-pushback-security


Today's iCloud find. This was an #art piece called "Disco Tannsi" by Brian Sidney Bembridge at Lightscape from a couple years back.

Lightscape is a mile-long light trail around the #LosAngeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden that runs during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season. #photography #nature

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


Really hope you can also find time with our Senators. They are still stuck in 2017 FUD circles thanks to their buddy Elizabeth Warren. Here is a response I got back from Cortez-Mastro in response to the Bitcoin Act letter writing campaign:

https://primal.net/e/note19t09wnvre3j277wpvts5wjl2lz5pvpx38mhrxuh7k0jy3s6yeraskdftpp


Vegas local and resident IT guy for our local Bitcoin meetup. In terms of local politicians, I know Drew Johnson is pro Bitcoin. He is the GOP nominee for Congress out of NV-3.

As for plebs, if you will be in Vegas next Wednesday, we have our weekly happy hour where you'd be able to speak with quite a few folks including one of our meetup co-organizers that ran in that NV-3 GOP race, Steve London.

https://www.meetup.com/vegasbitcoiners


Next Wednesday.  Here are our socials:

https://linktr.ee/vegasbitcoiners


As a child of the MTV era, 80's one-hit wonders are my jam.


MTV during my childhood.

Just know when I saw your note, I sang it to this melody.


Don't think it's unique to them. Most people don't go into what they're passionate about but rather chase careers that pay the most. Ergo, they're intrinsically going to be motivated to chase the FIAT equivalent within crypto.

The hope is eventually they get sick of burning their hand on the stove.


Primal and Ditto on desktop.


Strike.

First, No Fee DCA! Second, if I'm going to pay a spread, I want it to go to a company that I think is a good steward of the industry.


You got 3 more in ya!


Sounds like Elon probably should start accepting #Bitcoin for Starlink payments in #Brazil. Also, can't be overlooked that they had no problem attacking an entirely separate business slash legal entity here. #technology

https://www.engadget.com/social-media/starlinks-local-bank-accounts-are-frozen-as-x-prepares-to-be-shut-down-in-brazil-234046493.html


Not saying run a #nostr conference parallel to it, but one that would be key to maybe attend to recruit would be Twitchcon. Those guys are constantly hustling and if some did adopt, could potentially lift and shift large audiences with them. Lots of them have very loyal followings.

Same goes with #ASMR artists out there because they are frequently censored over certain types of content on YouTube, Twitch, etc.


The byproduct of that will kill 401ks


Always has been.

People lost their mind when we chopped for awhile at 30k. We were building a new floor.

People are now losing their mind we're chopping around the 60k mark. We are building a new floor.

People will lose their mind when we're chopping around the 90k mark. We'll be building a new floor.

Rinse and repeat.


Fair enough. Party on Doot.

https://giphy.com/gifs/chuber-wayne-waynes-world-d3mlYwpf96kMuFjO


What a bunch of absolute units those Vegas Bitcoiners are. Ushering in the #Bitcoin Standard one #beer at a time.

https://x.com/obbb_USA/status/1829352643275493665


Have ZERO doubt #Google is engaging in this sort of behavior. I also personally know #Yelp deserves everything they have coming to them.

A buddy of mine had his pizza shop in the #Indianapolis area essentially destroyed because he refused to play ball. After he didn't pay for play, the local "Elite" crew came in and loaded him up with bad reviews. Then they circled back and offered to help him in getting those removed. #technology

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/yelp-sues-google-antitrust-search-court


So unfollow the folks that you believe are doing this and find others to follow that talk about things you enjoy.

You control your feed algo, here.


"Nice #Nostr. We'll Take It!"

Continuing to clean out my iCloud. From the Warner Brothers Studio Tour in #Burbank #California. People seem to either love or hate Mars Attacks! If you've seen it, which side do you fall on? I love cheesy alien #movies so I loved it. #photography

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


The early days of the Internet was really the Wild West. In addition to being able to mail bomb, you could easily spoof because those open relays didn't do any sort of validation.

During a prank war back in college, I may or may not have sent expulsion emails to people as the University President.


Hey, I laugh at some of the preposterous shit. But yeah, it's just male soap operas.


Some of these folks never had to suffer through computer adversity and it shows.

Like getting a BSOD because of IRQ conflicts. Or in the early days of the Internet when Ping of Death was a thing. Or how most SMTP servers were open relays so you could get mail bombed.

Or the mother of all issues -- downloading that gif (in the name of science of course) on your 1200 baud modem only for someone in your house to pick up the landline hours into it and not making it past the shoulders. Nooooooooooooooooooooo!


Following up my peak #fiat news article, here is your peak #shitcoin chaser. This just absolutely warms my heart and I'll be sure to share at our meetup tonight so we can all point and laugh.

https://finbold.com/crypto-trader-turns-1-million-into-9k-in-an-hour/


Can't outrun a bad diet. I have friends and family using sema and I always talk to them about CICO, lifting heavy shit, and walking daily.

That said, if you backdoor the system and order direct from a Chinese supplier, you can get 10 months (10x10MG vials) for $120-$150.


If peak #fiat news...

https://fortune.com/2024/08/28/google-meta-employees-jealous-blind-anonymous-items/


What is even potentially more nefarious on this is with the US Government, for example, they don't even house their own servers anymore. Most data is stored with third-party vendors that have FedRAMP certification.


If you're in the Las Vegas area, come join us tonight. We are Bitcoin only and don't tolerate shitcoinery. #lasvegas #nevada

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Sounds like #nostr could have a new wave of users here in short order. May want to throw out the lifeboats to your Brazilian friends today.

"A #Brazil Supreme Court judge warned Elon Musk Wednesday that he would have #X suspended in Latin America's largest nation if the billionaire didn't name a legal representative for the platform in the country within 24 hours." #twitter

https://www.axios.com/2024/08/29/brazil-x-ban-elon-musk-threat


The individual.

It's on people to scroll past and not engage with abusers.


Back to 58k you say?


Basically says as much in Section 10 of the white paper. Pseudonymisation was all that was promised.


I've been here awhile but same. Definitely need new blood because it feels like the same 20 people are always on trending. Look forward to reading your notes.


Ditto is lightning fast. Been using it more since I tried it on Monday.


Welcome aboard! What/who finally pushed you over the edge to give it a try?


So who is buying this? Maybe it's just a Las Vegas thing, but folks I know locally have not seen their wages rise this sharply over the last several years.

"An analysis published in July by economists at the Treasury Department found that the median worker can afford the same representative basket of goods and services as they did in 2019 — plus have an additional $1,400 a year." #economy #inflation

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/typical-us-worker-earned-inflation-1400-year-data-shows-rcna168579


Wonder when we heard this sort of thing before?

https://tobacco.stanford.edu -- It's wild going through and looking at all of the various adverts targeting all sorts of demos.

https://tobacco-img.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/cigarettes/filter-safety-myths/thinks-for-himself/thinks_01-850x1024.jpg


Now getting "upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. reset reason: connection failure" on some page loads.


Can hit it here in Vegas but it is slow as shit.


You will save nothing.
You will own nothing.
You will produce nothing.
You are nothing.


Lest not forget that Rep Wiley Nickel just said that anti-crypto Bharat Ramamurti was not going to be involved with her campaign.

https://primal.net/e/note1phyj53lz4fvyv6ac8sxcr0u8rgkcwnmgmu7zy3ngzhtewqdyhkeqym8ym8


Gee, look who showed up on TV today pushing the Harris agenda. None other than Bharat Ramamurti. Is it too early to call Rep Wiley Nickel a liar?

https://x.com/AutismCapital/status/1828829891275755694

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Nice. Weekly listener myself. Here is  nostr:npub18ukvmtrnk8e56g600r0vv8wvhvacgd452jajnws5gpttkglzttgqe0quqm


Yep. Until that changes... 58k HODL Gang Forever. Forever ever.

https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExN2p2cDc2Y3h6bDlrb3ZsOXl5ZWR4MWwwdzQ0MGRoZ2Zkd3hxOXhhbyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/28tqhEU64OMbeMdlng/giphy.webp


Got the dreaded iCloud is full notification and came across this old photo. This is the Gorge Amphitheatre in the middle of nowhere Quincy Washington. I've been to #concert venues all across the country and I think this one is probably top 5 if not challenging for my top spot.

If you fly into #Seattle to go, you also get the pleasure of driving through Leavenworth, a little Bavarian village nestled in the Cascade mountains. It's known as Christmastown, USA. #travel #music

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


They are available on both Android and iOS.


Have used Alby since the beginning. Just works.


Primal web.


What did he agree to?


Let's be honest. Many of those folks are on welfare through Twatter and the Google gestapo. If they lose their audience to platforms they can't monetize, well...


Welcome aboard!


I run a pretty large service desk that was trying to implement Google's CCAI platform.

It was so costly that we abandoned it about a year and a half into the process without even getting a single workflow implemented into production. Unless you hire an internal team, you're stuck working with vendors and they literally try to nickel and dime you as does Google for every intent and variable.

If you have very static workflows with bulletproof scripts and little variance, you should be concerned. If you have complexity in your environment, you've still got some time. #AI #technology

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-08-27/philippines-call-centers-navigate-ai-impact-on-jobs


Welcome aboard! What/who finally pushed you over the edge?


Whenever we get new Bitcoiners at our local meetup, this is usually always something they point to as a why.

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Welcome aboard! What/who finally pushed you back over the edge?


Nope. Same boat. That's why I'm going to try to beef up that side of things where I can.


“Can I get yield on the heartbeat?” - ETH Normie


Maybe but I think they may be pot committed on making this work at this point. Pending a scientific breakthrough obviously.


Is anyone else a sucker for #nuclear #fusion potential?

"Perhaps the most ambitious project in the field is the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), a collaborative effort involving 35 nations. Under construction in southern France, ITER aims to be the largest of over 100 fusion reactors built in the past seven decades. Despite delays pushing its first plasma target to 2035, ITER’s goals remain lofty: to produce 500 MW of heat from a 50 MW input for up to 600 seconds." #science #engineering

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/nuclear-fusion-clean-energy


Preach. Some of us even before the Internet days if you were hip to local BBSes.

Mom, get off the landline! I gotta dial in so I can shit talk some dude in the UK over WWIVnet.


I personally love the nostr evangelists that preach for people to jump over here from twatter and then only circlejerk within their little cliques.


I got you.


BEAR DOWN, #CHICAGO #BEARS!

In Caleb Williams We Trust! Looks like a very solid, albeit young roster. Excited to watch Williams develop over the course of the year. He has all the tools to be a franchise and top 5 #NFL QB.

https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-moves-bears-reach-53-man-roster-limit-2024


You can check out https://nostr.band and search by your desired keywords and then just keep hitting that follow button for folks that pop up.


Every. Damn. Day.


I use Primal, Coracle and Ditto on desktop right now. Main daily driver is Primal though. I try to not use social media on my phone much, but have used Primal and Nostur on my iPhone.


Fellow old IT guy. Welcome aboard!


The only custom feeds you can do on Primal right now is either various incantations on the Explore page or from something you search.

Then you should see the "+ add this feed to my home page" button on the top right. Once added, you hit the dropdown arrow on the home page (see screenie) and you can choose from them. You can reorder or delete by going to Settings | Home Feeds.

Hope this helps.

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


Also on this, people won't want to their previous content pruned. Using the ole twatter as an example, a lot of people relish in conversations they've had with people, revert back to them for future discussions, etc. Or imagine a nostr version of Facebook or Instagram where pictures self-destruct.

If that is their expected behavior for a social media service, do you think they are going to accept that note where they ratioed and drug Mark Cuban to be gone forever? Or do you think Grandma Bettie is going to be cool with photo albums of her grandkids just disappearing.

We keep seeing that they want mainstream usage or adoption but these are some basic ass user expectations.


Bingo. It's not like we also haven't seen relay/app owners talk about how they need money to continue multiple times already. This without any level of significant adoption, too.

What happens to operation cost if Nostr gets to 500 million users like Odell believes is coming? They're going to be orders of magnitude higher unless we have infinitely more nodes somehow balancing data volume and traffic out.


The special sauce (for me) is that it is an open protocol where you can take your keypair to any platform, service, or app built upon it.

It's akin if you had one account that worked across X, Facebook, Reddit, WordPress, etc. If one goes down, you don't lose your data, magic Internet friends, or your magic Internet money.


You're talking about XRP, right?

https://media1.tenor.com/m/apmM9cFLby8AAAAC/tomatoes-tomato.gif


Yep, my Reddit used dropped significantly after that. RIP Apollo.


Holy shit that's brutal.


I will argue this until I'm blue in the face, but giving the average person "The Bitcoin Standard" out of the gate is a sure fire way to make sure their eyes glaze over and they quickly move on.

People need gentle nudges and encouragement. They need small, digestible topics they can quickly sit with. I usually offer "The Little Bitcoin Book" or "Magic Internet Money" as the starter book for people. If they are liberal, I'll point them to "The Progressives Case for Bitcoin." If I know they have a good economics foundation, I now prefer "Broken Money" and then Saif's Bitcoin/Fiat Standards.

You've got to know your audience and attempt to meet them where they're at.


Yeah, I don't need this but I can see this being great for businesses that do not want to touch/hold Bitcoin. This alleviates having to do any additional accounting/reporting on their end.


Uh, this is impressive. #Bitcoin #Lightning settling in USD to a US bank account in about 10 seconds.

https://x.com/i/status/1828159192139739214


It's 100% needed. I was right there nodding in agreement, especially after several nostr devs went after Bitcoin maxis as if they've not been the niche bootstrapping and propping the whole thing up.

Nostr is far from a guarantee. Your normal retail user has no problems trading their metadata for "free" access to social media networks. If nostr clients/services need to monetize to survive, that is an uphill battle to buck user service expectations.

Considering most users crosspost across all of their socials, there really isn't no velvet rope theory in effect, either.


Check your relays. I used to have the same issue until I selected 6 of the bigger relays and they got infinitely better.


Welcome aboard!


But they're majestic dancers...

https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExcmFsbGdwZTdtaWZpYW01cWVzMXkzNHY3ejNiY20wdm1tNW5ncTQ0MiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/8YHRA5Jrj35Myn5c2R/giphy.webp


I love  nostr:npub1jfujw6llhq7wuvu5detycdsq5v5yqf56sgrdq8wlgrryx2a2p09svwm0gx (member and listen to the weekly pod) but both will remain niche if the end user has to pay. It's one of the reasons why I've struck out recommending SN to folks at my local Bitcoin meetups.

Bitcoiners aside, normies are way too conditioned to get services for "free" and will gladly continue to give up their metadata in exchange for use. Hell, it's still difficult to get people to move between those free services.


Can't wait. Vitalik saying the quiet part out loud about defi yields was hilarious since that is the majority of the "volume" on that sumbitch.

Also love that any time something like that happens, ETH folks try to redirect talk to BTC and bringing up their greatest hits like the security budget, tail emissions, and other bullshit. They need stronger adderall apparently.


If you think you've exhausted all of the #Bitcoin pods out there, you may want to check out Onramp's Wake Up Call. You won't see the circuit regulars but rather "no name" #tradfi folks.

I've found it interesting because you get to see the thought process behind those that are now pushing it to their clients, how they are educating/training their RIAs, and the like. Also think it was a smart move by Onramp to attack LinkedIn.

https://youtu.be/CWUFVCizSoc?si=uaaTK43Oqp1aqDXf


Yep. BBSes --> UseNet/IRC --> Message Boards --> Social Media.

Us old heads were always trying the new shit first and paving the way. Ran BBSes when I was a teen in my local area -- used WWIV software. The real question may be did you ever slay the dragon in LORD?


It is easiest to use a custodial service like  nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm and they will provide you with one.


Welcome! Was there a big event or person that gave you the final push to try it out?


Spot on. It only works if people "like, comment, and subscribe" so to speak. One of the things that Nostr clients (and even the power users) do poorly is getting newcomers to feel like they aren't isolated.

They will just tell them to follow more people but if some of those follows don't interact, they will just head back to Twatter, Insta, etc. The big names need to get out of their cliques and help amplify small voices more.


We've had these here in Vegas since early last year and they've pretty much been resigned to parking lot duty. If you're ever in town and want to check one out, I've seen them at M Resort and Silverton. #robotics #technology

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/25/us/security-robots-human-guards/index.html


Filtering. Need both client/relay options as well as robust user options. Private relays is another option but you'd miss out on public relays as many folks do not want to pay for use.


This may be a fun topic to chew on.

https://x.com/parkeralewis/status/1828416016554058130


Primal web.


Not sure if you're also a standup comedy person, but I saw Asif Ali two weeks back and he was hilarious. He has a new comedy series called Deli Boys that is supposed to be coming out shortly.


Yeah, sports are still pretty sparse.


Nostrless Steve is a Vegas Bitcoiner and I've never met another person so loyal to the mission of the Better Business Bureau. Despite their CEO treating him like shit, he still wants to give them 1 #Bitcoin to put on their balance sheet.

If you're ever in Las Vegas on a Thursday, drop by our weekly happy hour and hear the entire story. It's a doozy!

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https://nostr.band -- type in a topical keyword you like and you can uncover some gems.


Welcome! Congrats in advance of passing the bar -- you know you did!


How the sausage gets made in a #recession -- Literally. On the flip side, at least it's not the bugs that the #WEF wants us eating. Have any of you folks upped your sausage intake recently? #economy

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/26/increased-sausage-demand-could-be-worrying-signal-on-the-economy.html


If one wanted to throw together a home server to run Ditto, what sort of specs would you recommend? I'm the IT guy for Vegas Bitcoiners and would love to possibly move our Discord to Ditto.


So basically seems like anything that may have been conducted in a channel by any actor was charged to him?


I know Dalio had his whole "Changing World Order" theory with the Yuan becoming the new World reserve #currency but like Lucius Washington once said: Don't you put that evil on me, Ricky Bobby!

I don't think China wants to have to defend being the reserve currency in the slightest. I would love to be a fly on the wall in that meeting and see if #Bitcoin gets mentioned. Now that they have like 40 other countries wanting in BRICS, there is only one trustless currency that fits the bill because with each new variable, you add significantly more complexity.

https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/yuan-unseating-the-dollar/


I have this discussion quite frequently. I live in Las Vegas and we have a TON of retail space sitting empty yet they are continuing to bring more capacity online as they build out the Valley.

I have never understood the decision by property owners not to do everything humanly possible to keep tenants. Keith Lee is a big TikTok food reviewer here locally and several of his attempts to save restaurants are due to the proprietors not being able to afford the rent.


Well if you're on Primal, you can see all the anime porn your little heart can handle if you go to the Global Latest feed. Beware, there are some things that can't be unseen.

https://media1.tenor.com/m/tvtdf0MtlMIAAAAC/ace-ventura-shower.gif


If society collapses, your soft skills, knowledge and  tactile skills/talents will be what gets you food.

You better have something to offer the horde that shows up to your doorstep. If you don't think they won't have guns and ammo and outnumber you, you're kidding yourself.

I tend to believe the whole society collapsing idea is pretty far fetched. If you want to prep for disaster, have at it. But thinking society will completely degree on a dime like that just isn't a productive use of your time and mental energy.


Even Vitalik knows:

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


Welcome aboard! What/who was the final push to get you to grab a key pair?


“None of this, of course, is to suggest that central banks should engineer an economic downturn to cleanse the financial system. It does mean, however, that they should raise the bar on intervening whenever it gets into trouble. As with forest fires, small conflagrations can prevent a larger one.”

I'm no #economics guru by any means, but that sure sounds like they expect more small banks to fail. This is why we #Bitcoin, people. May also be prudent to determine if your bank may be one of these potentially at risk. Bring on the rate cuts, JPow!

https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/08/40552537/former-imf-chief-economist-calls-for-higher-central-bank-intervention-thresholds-af


As there are no algos here, your feed is a direct representation of who you follow. That is a difficult thing to understand when most traditional social networks force you to follow to get that base feed or have a starter algo to present you with content.

Have you thought about creating a Listr.lol list for your buddies so they can quickly follow a group of accounts you deem solid to get that starting point?


I've gotten that before on bad/unsupported file extensions. If you're trying to download a gif/jpg from elsewhere, make sure it isn't saving as webp or some other format.


Right there with you, Preston. You want me to part with some Bitcoin? I need that deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep dish discount.

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If you've never driven through Utah on a road trip, it can get dicey because of this, too. Those last gas/service for 100+ miles signs and then spotty ass cell reception always have me on edge.


Yessir! Mainly because I can't focus on the mind muscle connection and contraction if I'm trying to focus elsewhere.

I used to lift at City Athletic Club here in Vegas which was a pretty legendary bodybuilding gym and very few of those guys and gals did either. So know you're in good company.


[August 29, 2024] #Vegas #Bitcoiners #Henderson Meetup - 6:30pm at Sierra Gold - 9465 S Eastern

Getting close to $BTC Szn? Hot topics in the #Bitcoin space, making fun of shit coiners, etc. We talk all things #BTC -- Come make some new friends!

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/vegasbitcoiners/events/302749431


Welcome aboard!


I use Primal and Coracle is my backup. I find others to be a bit buggy or the UI/UX isn't to my liking enough.


Since we did not have this back in the old days, I'm jumping on the #introductions train. You know, when we had to walk to relays uphill both ways in the snow.

Trading follows, specifically looking for accounts with few followers so you don't feel isolated around these parts. I'm into Bitcoin, future tech, weightlifting, hoops and a random smattering of other topics.


Big Wheel you say? 21 Pilots. 21M Bitcoin. It's been there all along!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXRviuL6vMY


As there are no algos here, your feed is a direct representation of who you follow. Step 1 for you would be unfollowing  nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m since that is quite a bit of his content/reposts.

Then search #beer or #finland and carefully follow accounts that post there that do not also post about Bitcoin. Going into a global feed is only going to get you Bitcoin and Nostr content.

Love it or hate it, your feed curation is on you.


Just curious if anyone in my follows is going over to Santa Monica in October for the Pier to Peer event that the Santa Monica Bitcoin Office is putting on?

https://x.com/SMBitcoinOffice/status/1821894098900373780


#AEW All In was awesome. That crowd in London was electric. Also will always mark out for "The Final Countdown" -- have loved that song since I was a kid. #AEWAllIn #ProWrestling #ProfessionalWrestling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-uFGXv8Now


Welcome! Who put you on to nostr?


Bitcoin is a protocol, too.


The weather has been absolutely glorious here in Vegas this weekend. Upper 80's with ZERO humidity and a breeze. Pump that shit into my veins.


OMW! Seriously though, it's hatch chile season and I can't be more excited.


It sounds like someone or group rubbed him the wrong way at the conference.  That's unfortunate. However, he took a hammer to the topic versus grabbing a scalpel and addressing it with a little more tact.

"Literally any group of people could have gotten nostr off the ground."

Yet Bitcoiners did. Bitcoiners are the group that donated to OpenSats and other organizations that take donations to give grants. I'm one of them.

Again, the bottom line is his outburst has likely turned off some people like myself. I've suggested Damus for months now to folks looking for nostr clients at my local Bitcoin meetups. I will no longer do so. I've made some donations to nostr projects and seeing the folks that cosigned his message... that's going to stop, too.


That sounds like they want to be locked into their content silos?

The funny thing is the second half of your statement and then another note I just read on your profile -- which I wholeheartedly agree with. When I log in, I mainly see what I'd call nostr shitposting which is also low value but gets circlejerk style zaps and engagement.

For example, here is what I've got right now:

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


Once you move into established currencies, I'd imagine the money transmitter licensing becomes the issue. You also put your business square in the crosshairs of regulatory bodies.


Yep, easy mode for the noobs. Didn't have that "back in our day" for sure.


LOL... nice try.


Welcome! How/who got you to try it out?


Welcome aboard! Who/what convinced you to give it a try?


I feel the same with nostr evangelism.


The EverythingaaS era cannot end quickly enough. I hope the MBAs that sold end up shoveling shit in hell.


If anyone comes across this and has the same issue.

I had to completely wipe the local storage for Primal. When I did that, I finally got another sign request popup. I assume my previous Alby sign (on the old connex style) was cached and that is where it was failing.


That's on mobile I believe. I only use desktop.

Guess I need to try some other desktop clients again.


Anyone run into this on #primal web? I can receive zaps fine but when I try to return fire, it shows the animation but never triggers the send from my #Alby wallet. Any ideas?


Sure, but I'm really not interested in giving my Bitcoin to the US Government. The unrealized gains tax proposal is just too much to leave to chance when you realize the SEC definitions of NNWI is $1m, VHNWI is $5m, and the UHNWI is $30m.

Hell, Bitcoin could shoot most of us to that middle classification by the time the next President is out of office with the way the Fed and Congress spends.


If wages remain stagnant for the majority but they keep that scheme going, at some point that breaks, no?


Bitcoiners happen to be the only group of people I see trying to recruit new users over here on the ole Twatter. So it's quite the conundrum I suppose.

Anytime I search or view hashtags for my other interests, they're non-existent. I make a daily sweep of 3-4 things hoping to be able to respond to someone to keep them engaged.


Sure, but I'd argue it should not be done go a general purpose client.

I've pitched something like a sports client where you can lock into content rooms of teams you follow.


"Bitcoiners, thanks for getting us off the ground but piss off now, will ya?"


Wouldn't that be a relay thing and not a client thing?


Isn't the one that is going to print more dollars also taxing more, too.


The non blue checks pivoted over here since we don't need to dance for Twatter welfare checks.


Yeah, I'd think it is probably still early. I'm not sure I've ever seen like a relay geo map or if anything like that even exists?

This is probably a critical thing to get done -- getting relays setup in non-US influenced jurisdictions.


Probably depends on node geolocation, density, and ISP diversity.


I had this conversation with my friend the other day.

Does that mean Metallica, Rage and all of that is now classic rock? Does that mean Led Zeppelin, Doors, and the like is now the golden oldies? Does that mean Elvis and Johnny Cash is now classical music?


Am I correct that  nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm stores connected sites data locally? Was just toying around in a separate Chromium-based browser and when I loaded the extension and signed in, everything was blank.

I then went to Primal and got prompted to sign, but it shot me into a new profile versus logging me into this one. That seems like unexpected behavior? Can anyone explain why? #nostr


On the flip side, it is a massive self own that they (the useful idiots) don't even realize.

As Bob Barker said: Always be sure to spay and neuter your pets. That is precisely what the DNC did this week.


Holy assumptions Batman!

Without having the details, we simply have no clue on either side so best to just let this lie. Have a good weekend.


Bitcoin art at Dave's Hot Chicken here in Vegas. Eat Mor Chikin? Buy Mor Bitcoin.

https://m.primal.net/KLDC.gif


It's not. Was a really bad take.


That's quite the stretch. He obviously had to trade his skills/time for fiat to then purchase that asset.

And even playing along with your logical fallacy, what skills did the squatters bring to the table?

Only one person in this equation did work here.


Him embracing Bitcoin now would be cutting off your nose to spite your face. His whole professional reputation was built on the back of peddling gold, metals and related industry to his base via Euro Pacific Asset Management, Schiff Gold, etc.

Had he not dug in his anti-Bitcoin heels so early, he could have just added it alongside his core competencies but he stuck with it so long that he probably believes it would be career ending levels of damage.

I still personally believe he owns it. One side point, is it may be more profitably to be anti-Bitcoin versus just being another gold guy that now backs Bitcoin. Look at his social media engagement -- I'm sure he gets a nice Twitter welfare check by pissing off Bitcoiners.


Primal desktop.


If you need to see a visual confirmation of this, just look at the flight of troglodytes with their unhinged rants on Tiktok. It's breathtaking.


Bitcoin Rangers. Assemble!
https://m.primal.net/KKvB.jpg


An anti-psyop psyop. Nice try, Fed.


C’mon Lyn… you had to know this would happen. This is why every one of us nerds has that box of cables that still has RJ-11s, a parallel printer cable and about 382 other random cables and power cords of yesteryear.


RFK just delivered the most Presidential speech I've seen in some time. Just absolute scorched Earth dropping fact bomb after fact bomb. For those not hip to the obesity epidemic jump off point he was talking about, here is a primer.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/09/19/addiction-foods-hyperpalatable-tobacco

This was on top of the Harvard scientists being bought off for a measly $50k by the sugar industry (under the psyop of the Sugar Research Foundation) in the 1960's.

Our government and revered educational institutions has continually failed us for decades.


I'm on Federal BCBS and there is even variance for same service between same hospital groups. It's wild.


Wish it was built-in to Primal desktop. Will be interested to see if we eventually get those sorts of integrations -- ability to load another app in app. Appception!


Yep, if they are locked at 15%, now they need scale to make up for that loss.


Sounds good.


See it.


Nah. She'd keep walking you to the romance novels no matter what you were trying to find.


Nope, I'm there with you. I've wanted to do it for the experience. Both times I got selected the cases never made it to trial.

Damn lawyers and their settling ways.


Yet another statement where the DNC insults the #Bitcoin space. A large portion are/were RFK supporters and believe he has been the only candidate that has been sincere in his interactions with the community.

How can anyone take their "reset" seriously and why would Bitcoiners want to be "educated" by those that have shown nothing but hostility and disdain towards us?

https://thepostmillennial.com/dems-lash-out-at-rfk-jr-label-his-support-low-propensity-voters-want-to-educate-them-about-harris


“The anti-crypto names you hear are just totally invented by folks who are trying to damage her campaign,” said Rep. Nickel about rumors of Harris bringing the likes of Brian Reese and Bharat Ramamurti, economic advisors from the Biden administration who were behind Operation Chokepoint 2.0, back into the fold.

--

This is the one I'm keeping an eye on because I've seen it reported by numerous people in different industries. If either of these guys end up being there if she gets elected, Nickel will instantly be unbelievable on anything related moving forward.

For those of us that follow the space closely, it has become all too common to be gaslit, told that's misinformation or a conspiracy theory only for it to end up as factual down the road.


I'd argue most IRL relationships are as well.

It's always eye opening when you make different life choices than the groups you hung with and you suddenly aren't "in the club" anymore.

I remember when I made the decision to get healthier and quit drinking and most of my college friends stopped calling. Sobering -- pun intended.


Makes sense. I can see how you can easily get discouraged if nobody ever follows you and that number keeps staring you in the face.


Look at this guy over here bragging about having followers. 🤣


December 20, 2022 here.


I'd say it's really a mix.

It's the people that deliver the topical content the user is looking for. They want their trusted journos, their topic insiders or deep thinkers, their beehive of cyber hornets to interact with, etc.

Right now, Bitcoin, Nostr and a handful of other topics have this. Most other topics do not.


Has anyone been to Comedy Mothership in Austin? How big are the two rooms? Also, is it worth it to upgrade to a booth?


It all started with the announcement.


Nah... you can do both. While this can work, lone wolfing like this can be pretty fucking lonely.

Applying this to myself, my biggest lifting gains came when I was running with some pro bodybuilders. We set/shared goals and then held each other accountable. I feel like this was written by someone that has never stepped foot inside of a gym at the very least.


If you're in Las Vegas and want to talk some Bitcoin tonight, come join me at the Vegas Bitcoiners Meetup.

We're at the SG Bar in the Summerlin area off of Flamingo and the 215. I roll in around 6:30 as their happy hour ends at 7. We've got a good core group of dudes and we're 100% Bitcoin only.


Back when I still worked in the office for my last employer, our Wall of Shame would have proven otherwise.


Gee, who could have possibly seen this coming? You know these assclowns have been dying to roll this out since they first saw the term programmable money. Talking painful aches in their loins.

The Thai government is issuing a digital currency with a six-month expiration date.

The essence of the experiment:
— Thais will be given 10,000 baht ($280).
— Recipients of digital money must be over 16 years old and have a digital wallet app on their phone.
— The money can be spent within 6 months within a radius of four kilometers from your place of residence.

https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/1826608840214802513

This is why we #Bitcoin -- don't ever forget that.


Vegas Bitcoiners is looking for a local business that has conference room space and would be interested in holding a monthly Bitcoin educational event to compliment our weekly happy hour.

If you're in the Las Vegas area and are interested or have a potential lead for us, please feel free to shoot me a DM.


If you're a parent, it should be second nature. Just act like you're talking to your kids that don't listen to you but you're hoping something, anything lands.


Yep. If you use insulin needles, you don't even feel it. This coming from someone that  haaaaated getting shots as a kid.


You already got some good advice. You may also look into BPC157 peptide. I used it for tennis elbow and it was the only thing that worked.


nostr:npub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd could probably explain why he chose it. But it may just be nunyabidness... Sorry, it was low hanging fruit. I'll see my way out.


Noice!
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Testing this out right meow.


Test boost after Nostr connect to see how this sumbitch works.

https://fountain.fm/episode/7TbfyFMv93bwt8QThf4r

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I’ve seen enough of these to know it will be more of the same. He never answers the questions, continuously launches strawmen or whataboutisms, etc.

He never comes into these with good faith or intentions. I’ll probably still watch because it is like seeing a car accident.


Well considering most retirement/financial professionals say you need $1.5 to $1.8m to retire comfortably, all of those folks are now potentially within the crosshairs depending on how the actual policy stuff gets written.

I've got to think this is a non-starter and almost feels like something tossed out by someone that doesn't want to get elected.


Muh #BitAxe is here. Didn't expect it until sometime in September so this was a very pleasant surprise. Now if I can just hit the #Bitcoin lottery...

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


If I'm not mistaken, the SEC considers HNWIs as anyone with $1m in liquid investments minus their primary residence.

I would assume this will push independent voters over to Republican as they simply cannot afford the risk of throwing off this cycle if they have any worthwhile investment portfolio.


Has anyone out there with a BitAxe hooked it up to solar by chance? If so, any guides would be welcomed. We get 320+ days of sunshine here in Las Vegas and want to play around with combining the two.


Like the Sats synonym for friends because, after all, we are all Satoshi.


Personal? Doubt it.

Will MicroStrategy? Possibly. Got to remember he technically isn't in charge anymore and is beholden to the shareholders. Of course he'll spin it if they are forced to sell any of their stack.

The bigger potential risk or though exercise related to what it could do to Bitcoin is him getting forced out as executive chairman.


The only counterpoint to this is we've seen hostile actions by Dems. So how much of the money printing gets offset by things like Operation Chokepoint, vetoing SAB121, etc.


Can you share the guide you followed? Interested in doing a local pool myself when I get my BitAxe.


That should say the 22nd.


[August 15, 2024] #Vegas #Bitcoiners #Summerlin Meetup - 6:30pm at SG Bar - 9580 W Flamingo Rd

Current hot topics in the #Bitcoin space, tasty $BTC dip recipes, etc. We talk all things #BTC -- Come make some new friends! #lasvegas #vegaslocals

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/vegasbitcoiners/events/302608482


Don't know if you listen to Maller's Monday Mailbag pod, but he was talking about this last night and his working theory is that with nobody buying long duration treasuries, Yellen will eventually make Powell bend thy knee and the US will be forced to buy them.

That is when he believes the fireworks will take place. Thoughts?


Preach. I’ll add “that’s the way we’ve always done it” from an organizational standpoint, too.


Good piece. IMO, it's all about control and prioritization by those with it.

I was recently on a project team of a half billion dollar (and extremely basic) AI implementation that ended up being scrapped because of that. Those with the overarching control didn't want to cede an inch and ultimately blew up the entire thing.


No, I'm very, very thankful I don't. I'd get NOTHING done.


They could have probably found a better photo of ole boy.


I hear you. The protocol is still young so stick with it.


I think you're misunderstanding or sticking your head in the sand. She has had excellent crowds but instead of just being happy with actual photos from those, her campaign has been making them look even more rabid via AI generation.

For example, the Detroit tarmac photo. The crowd was large but the majority of the actual photos that were taken from the hanger had poor contrast because of the direction/light exposure. So instead of using those, they used AI tools to edit it to make it look better for marketing purposes. They've also done the same to fill empty seats here and there versus just letting the couple empties show through.

This is when you can see the malformed hands (AI is still bad with this), cell phones with nonsensical screens, etc.

All they have to do is stop doing this and it becomes a non-issue. The fact they are the ones doing it is what makes it an integrity issue for anyone with a logical/rational thinking process.

Here is an example video from Detroit. This is what they should have gone with versus the AI-edited photos.

Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgF8AM0C4LI


Odd take. I think both candidates are shit, but there is plenty of evidence showing the Harris campaign is manufacturing media. If it isn't sticking, that is an indictment of their liberal base not questioning it.

What is the need for AI generated imagery, staged videos, paying influencers for social media posts and the like? Why is that what Democrat voters are getting over policy positions and discussions on improving American outcomes?


Anyone else not able to look away from the DNC coverage? I find it fascinating that several groups of people they empowered are now essentially eating their own.

Also knowing that nothing is likely to change on the Israel/Palestine front, the whole "DNC: Do Not Count My Vote" slogan will be interesting thing to track. If popular vote doesn't drop, we'll see it was strictly performative outrage.


Usually not a big fan of Forbes, but this one was interesting. I'm curious how much volatility the ETFs will tamp out of Bitcoin in the next handful of years if they keep growing in popularity.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/08/16/how-volatile-is-bitcoin-compared-to-other-assets/


I've been wondering this exact thing. I've seen tons of influencers post that they got the paid partnership letters so you know there are tons that did accept.


I've played with those. IIRC they have 2 internal drives -- one 2.5 and a M2 socket right. Are you already using both? If so, that does stink.


What case do you have? No open internal bays? I've not seen a case (save for SFF Dell/HPs) that don't have at least one if not two spots.


I would like one to discover people that have Under X followers in niches because I feel like way too much activity gets consolidated under the top handful of accounts.


Most private sites have specific client recommendations. uTorrent, qBittorrent, Transmission, etc.


This is why pirating has become very fashionable again. Streaming services are going the way of cable TV.


It's almost as if the mute and block features don't already exist.

What Paulie Potatoes wants is Mastadon/Bluesky. So why doesn't he go there? Because much like everything these chucklefucks do, it's 100% performative outrage. The post is a troll beacon so he can get them to blow up his feed and boost his Twatter welfare payment.


Makes sense why they're gouging (Thanks Kamala!) at retail. Thankfully we have BulkSupplements here in Vegas. 11oz at VitaminShoppe for $30 or 2.2lbs for $32.


I recommend you check out AllSides. They rate a bunch of sites on a 5 point Likert scale and then you can usually get an article from each POV.

https://www.allsides.com


Can anyone explain why creatine keeps going through the roof? I finally depleted a big 10lb tub and didn't want to wait on bulk powder for a couple days and had shell shock at retail.


Freudian slip? She's gauging if the position will get her votes.


As I stated on this yesterday, that is the only way this place grows. If people just keep crossposting their content, people will never have incentive to come try nostr out.

https://primal.net/e/note1djfc3pnxtnr0mu5uhfs2e05muzxn0w3df4s4t2n7h7zz89zdmmjqmrskdr


Nostr will remain fringe until it finds either 1) a killer app that caters to a mainstream niche or 2) a large swatch of a mainstream topic moves (not just crossposts) and drags their audience with them.


Anyone happen to read this? Am I correct in their assumption that they're pricing Bitcoin at $60k and that it never appreciates and that is how they derive the anticipated "loss" they talk about?

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4824059-senator-lummis-proposal-bitcoin-reserve/


For those not hip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WILyWmT2A-Q


Dunno man, I'm really lazy so I find it pretty damn easy. People come to the Vegas Bitcoiners Meetup all the time and talk about trying to swing trade and I start sweating just listening to them.


Yeah, I've followed him on the Vegas Bitcoiners account for a long time. He is more than welcome to come to one of our meetups and talk to the folks. We've had other folks running for office, school board and others show up to talk and learn. We're very informal due to our smaller size.


I stepped away when he came on. What did he say?


Just in time for a slew of illegal immigrants to be ushered in through the back door.


Yeah, it's owned by Stephen Siegel and you're spot on as he states LA delis were the inspiration. They own a TON of real estate here in Vegas. He bought Bagelmania and also owns Pink Box and runs those under Amazing Brands.

https://weareamazing.com/low-key-story


Bitcoin businesses are pretty much non-existent. I help run a Bitcoin-only Meetup and it's been pretty slow growing. Unfortunately, Vegas is the land of degeneracy and that usually leads most into shitcoinery.


[August 15, 2024] Las Vegas Bitcoiners Summerlin Meetup - 6:30pm at SG Bar - 9580 W Flamingo Rd

#Bitcoin2025Vegas, current hot topics in the #Bitcoin space, tasty $BTC dip recipes, etc. We talk all things #BTC -- come make some new friends!

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/vegasbitcoiners/events/302470280


I believe the original owner was a New York transplant and everything is boiled/baked in house daily. Been there since the late 80s.


One of my favorite features. Then +add this feed to my home page so you can use the drop down to change between the ones you like quickly.


Bitwarden


You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.


Sure there will be shitcoinery abound. Maybe Novogratz can show off his massive guns and Luna tat?


Is this the tampons in bathrooms thing the media keeps talking about?


Reading the last day of notes is like watching someone suffer a mental break over something. I hope you're okay!


When I relocated from Indiana to Vegas in 2018 I vowed to never wear pants again. I can count on one hand that times I have and it was only for a job interview.

Some may think it is ridiculous, but not wearing pants is a major source of my happiness. The 320+ days of sun doesn't hurt, either.


Welcome aboard!


Maybe, but it's not being algorithmically delivered to you and is a byproduct of who you follow. Much easier to control here, no?


Really appreciated the Musk/Trump talk over on the ole Twatter. Trump sounded like a normal human being in spurts.

Curious what others thing about this. Do you think Trump would be more likeable simply by not calling everyone the worst? I get that is his schtick but it turns off so many moderates and is a key reason why Harris has surged like she has when she is literally campaigning on no platform or substance.


Response from one of my state senators via the Satoshi Action Fund Bitcoin Reserve letter writing campaign. Claims she is "closely following" and sits on banking and finance committees but regurgitates fear mongering talking points showing no proof of work.

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


Any #vegas Bitcoiners out there? Come hang out.

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I'll buy that for 1,678 sats.


Unfortunately, many liberals I know do not care about facts when it pertains to the folks they support. For example, look how quick they are to point to Trump's felonies but refuse to discuss Biden's take from China via the shell companies and family.

I've surveyed a handful of my Dem friends and usually everything always breaks down to "don't care because Trump is a nasty person." While I don't disagree with that, it just goes to show you that some do not care about facts or substance.


Get  bottle of one of the no chew sprays, spray something you don't care about and then give it to them in the open. We did this with our cats and cables and they all stopped after a few days.


Is there a link to this so I can send it to some anti-Bitcoin people I know?


Been watching this and it has been fascinating how they took Obama's Internet marketing to the next level. They have not talked about policy at all and are simply running on "good vibes" and bragging about their parties and money. Apparently that is really appealing to their "constituents."


[August 8, 2024] #Vegas #Bitcoiners #Summerlin Meetup - 6:30pm at SG Bar - 9580 W Flamingo Rd

#Bitcoin2025Vegas, current hot topics in the #Bitcoin space, tasty $BTC dip recipes, etc. We talk all things #BTC -- Come make some new friends!

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/vegasbitcoiners/events/302345808


TLDR; Japan fucked the market…

Everyone was facing inflation but one country… JAPAN.

This meant Japan was in stagflation, lowering rates, and actually had negative interest rates.

When interest rates go up in the US, it becomes attractive to buy US treasuries especially the 10yr.

People were getting loans in Japan at extremely low interest rates (call it in the 1%) and investing in Nvidia (example), making it an easy trade. Also to make it even juicier the Yen was going down in value so imagine this…

You take out a $100,000 loan (of Yen) that you have to pay back w/ 1.5%, you go invest in tech stocks/treasuries. Let’s say you make 5%, that’s $5,000 profit, bringing you to a total of $105,000. You only have to pay back $101,000 in Yen, but also the Yen has gone down 20% in value, meaning you only have to pay back $80,000 (in Yen). And people keep on adding for YEARS to these loans because it’s getting cheaper and cheaper and free profits.

Not to mention they are also using SOOO MUCH margin. So imagine this, they secure the 100k loan and get a 200k position, 100k margin in Nvidia.

But wait… Japan decides to raise rates which increases the value of the Yen while everyone else is cutting rates (or about to) which decreases the value of said currency

So Yen 📈 everyone else 📉, this makes paying off loans even more difficult and this doesn’t include the margin call.

So now you have a 200k margin position on Nvidia, Nvidia is down 20%, so you’re down $40,000, on your position and get margin called. (More selling pressure)

Now you have to pay back an extra $40,000. Meaning your $100k of equity is now $60,000, and now bank of Japan is margin calling you because you only have 60k of the 100k owed, but also the Yen is up 10%, so you really owe 110,000 of Yen.

This is a super small example… it’s not 100,000, people think it’s 10trillion…


This is a great summary regarding the Yen carry trade:

https://www.reddit.com/r/StockMarket/comments/1ekgnov/uh_guys_whats_happening_right_now_im_not_ok/lgki05o/


Negative but those were the days, weren't they?


IRC baby.

/slap


Primal web. I've tried to stop using social media on my phone.


#LasVegas #Bitcoin Happy Hour Tonight! You know the vibes or whatever it is that the cool kids say these days.

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/vegasbitcoiners/events/302209993/


Src: Any
Destination: Me
Direction: Inbound
Action: Deny

15 bucks littlie man, put that shit in my hand.

https://m.primal.net/JlOS.gif


Pinky promise?


I know you think you're onto something here, but you're never getting tech articles back from a Bitcoin news search. News articles are always price or FUD focused.


See folks: It's #Bitcoin, not #crypto even when your name is Crypto.com.

https://x.com/VegasBitcoiners/status/1815380041150415096


I like the Stacker News Weekly Recap pods.


Was tooling around in some vintage shops in Burbank and came across this tin. “Scientifically processed” had me chuckling. If they only knew just how processed our foods would get.
https://m.primal.net/Inbn.jpg


Nice. Definitely needs a different name. If we ever want to get freshers into the Nostr ecosystem, apps need to stop being named adjective + str.


Most Bitcoiners I know do know about it but they consider it too one dimensional to move from Twitter. It would take a lot of the largely followed BTC folks to quit crossposting to get more to move. That is unlikely to happen since many of those opt in to X monetization and get paid by Elon.


It’s about money. It’s always about money.


I layer Dior Sauvage Elixir and Jo Malone Myrrh and Tonka.


Since Trump is apparently all ears on #Bitcoin, can someone get in his ear and talk to him about getting the IRS to remove the "taxable event" nonsense that prevents most from actually using it?


Because digital property is how it is currently classified by the IRS tax code?


Still not getting prompted to sign into Stacker with Alby. Guess I'm done using  nostr:npub1jfujw6llhq7wuvu5detycdsq5v5yqf56sgrdq8wlgrryx2a2p09svwm0gx. Several thousand sats standed over there.


Marty's bullying finally got to you?


Registered on  nostr:npub1jfujw6llhq7wuvu5detycdsq5v5yqf56sgrdq8wlgrryx2a2p09svwm0gx with  nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm and it has login permission. However, when I go to the site now, it does not login like it once nor prompt to sign to login like it once did. Anyone have any ideas?

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


[March 7, 2024] #Vegas #Bitcoiners #Summerlin Meetup - 7pm at SG Bar - 9580 W Flamingo Rd

$69,420 All Day? ETFs, cold storage/UTXO mgmt, current hot topics in the #Bitcoin  space, etc. We talk all things #BTC  -- Come make some new friends!

RSVP: https://meetu.ps/e/MWfW8/KH5Qw/i


But didn’t they also announce a crypto ban recently?


Usually average about 7-8 at our local meetups and had 16 last night including several first timers. NGU stays undefeated.


That’s not the point really. Of course many of their funds will continue to do well — they are a walled garden with locked in participants. Not adding a BTC ETF cost them and shareholders billions in potential losses while now having to chase their competitors if they do come in.

Not to mention they cost their clients significant gains and all of this in two months.


Kinky.


Can’t see shit captain. Or because I can does that mean I’m dead too?


This seems really fucking concerning. #Bitcoin

https://stacker.news/items/440692


[February 22, 2024] #Vegas #Bitcoiners #Summerlin Meetup - 7pm at SG Bar - 9580 W Flamingo Rd

50k All Day, ETFs, cold storage/UTXO mgmt, current hot topics in the #Bitcoin space, etc. We talk all things #BTC -- Come make some new friends!

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/vegasbitcoiners/events/298968778/


Extrapolating that out, if demand remained consistent into the next epoch, they would wipe out an entire year of mining production in 15.6 days. Math: 450/day x 365 = 164,250 / 10,513 = 15.6.

Once Grayscale runs out of supply or levels off, this sumbitch should run wild.


Did some #Bitcoin  ETF math. In 26 trading days, they stacked 273,350 #BTC  or 10,513.5/day. At the current epoch rate (900/day), that is 11.7 days of mining supply purchased. At the next epoch rate (450/day), that would be 23.4 days of mining supply purchased every day.


There is nothing really to discuss here. The average monthly salary ranges from sub 100 dollars to like 2K in South Africa. The last thing those folks are doing is saving -- they're just trying to survive. Same goes for most of the global south that Bitcoiners love to talk about.


Been saying this as well.


It's too bad you can't tie Primal into your existing Strike.me address versus creating yet another new wallet. This UX has to improve. Having tons of wallets ii exhausting to manage.


If ETF demand remains as it is, no? Especially since we're about 60 days until RIAs can start getting allocations for their clients, too.


Salty. Super floppy. Burnt undercarriage. I'll give it a 4.8.


[February 8, 2024] #Vegas #Bitcoiners #Summerlin Meetup - 7pm at SG Bar - 9580 W Flamingo Rd

ETFs, cold storage/UTXO management, current hot topics in the #Bitcoin  space, etc. We talk all things #BTC  -- Come make some new friends!

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/vegasbitcoiners/events/vltrhtygcdblb/


Still waiting for auto translation of notes into native language. Would be so cool.


Too bad he didn’t take his own advice.


So had to get a new phone and to use Zeus on the new phone, I had to force close my channel. Makes self-custody a no go for me. Bummer.


Nah, I'm good. Add some zeros and I'll consider it.


This is also a signal that most of the people that have significant wealth aren't stuck on the ole Bitcoin social media and have zero clue about the ETF. Just wait until their investment advisors start ringing their rotary phones off the hook.


Nah, I don't stack watch. Just like if anyone told me what to do with my personal finances I'd tell them to pound sand. Hell, if I listened to others, I'd never have been in Bitcoin.


Is there a way to bump the channel size on node in the zeus@zeusln.com mobile app?


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Not even 24 hours later Van Eck said they’d give 5% to #Bitcoin development.


With the impending #Bitcoin ETF approval on the horizon and with the ossification debate raging, we're about to see an entirely new class of "influencers" enter the space over the next several years.

Their sole purpose will be to push development that will allow tradfi and their "trusted partners" to develop wraparound products and services. It's going to be wild when companies like BlackRock are hiring ole Twatter Spaces hosts.


We'll see. I'd contend the price simply hasn't gotten to a point where people would feel any sort of validation to sell. A lot of those same "diamond hands, I'm hodling until I die people" will likely fold like a wet blanket when we're dancing in the six figure ranges.


I'd say this is a pretty significant problem. Everyone I've invited to Nostr from my local Bitcoiner Meetup gives up within a couple weeks because they feel isolated.

Pretty much the same handful of accounts dominates the feed and even their low value posts end up sucking up all of the engagement.


I'd love to know how many of those that rugged still have their Bitcoin. The early ICO playbook was essentially to hold BTC in their treasuries and many of the alts even reported on it and would sell off their token supply into Bitcoin and announce that.


#Bitcoin Trading Cards Genesis Set - This is a fun and educational way to introduce #BTC to someone. Each topical card comes with some cool art on the front and then an easy to digest snippet on the back -- 210K sats shipped anywhere in the continental US.

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


About tree fiddy. Best I can do.


We actually had a pretty nice run this year -- 21% growth in wallet addresses.

https://primal.net/e/note1mrq8qatqd8k3nr3u4w2ljwahu3dkke5lf9tyyqlmpvky4au5qaasfmlh4d


Final #Bitcoin wallet address update for the year. #BTC saw a 21% increase in wallet addresses in 2023 and over 3M new address last month alone. Also surpassed the 1M wholecoiner mark this year. On to 2024!

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


Looking for a late post Christmas gift for the future #Bitcoin lover in your life?

https://stacker.news/items/371748


Maximum Overdrive. Haunted me as a kid.


You find something you enjoyed and zap them. It's the circle of life, my dude.


Once the collective is sitting on a big enough pile, I definitely expect them to Voltron together and start pushing for BIPs that will allow them to develop wrap around products and/or services.


Guess Jamie just decided to go all out today, eh?

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


Where we're going we don't need no stinkin' hats.


Don’t worry, they will end up with at least half by traditional means. LOL


Never once played a sport where I didn’t get asked what size I wore when it came to getting uniforms. So if there was a problem here, it was self-inflicted.

Second, feel free to sprint in a baggy shirt and see what place you finish. Last, we should ignore people that likely had “doctors notes” so they didn’t have to participate in 3rd grade gym classes.


GM posts are the Ordinals of #nostr.


Put me down for this one, too.


No thoughts because I don’t know how bad things will have gotten to usher it in, but as a technologist, it will happen within my lifetime due to the immense job loss due to AI and the class of workers it will displace can’t reskill because parallel industry will have been disrupted.


Yep, definitely an issue here. The same 10-20 BTC folks get all of the engagement and most of it is GM Nostr spam.


I would do it. There is some non-BTC content but lots of pods I do watch aren't there so it could be a great way to get found while the podbase is smaller.


I've used Fountain for a year plus now and it's a solid app and where you can find concentrated Bitcoin content. I will say that over the last month or two I only get sats maybe once per week anymore so that is a bummer.


Would not recommend sweeping such small amounts to cold storage.


At least the Yelp reviews would be entertaining.


You can find quite a few comparison videos on YouTube but the quickest thing I can say is Lightning is like a credit card network whereas Liquid is more like its own settlement network layer due to the BTC pegging.


Is there anywhere in the Zeus wallet that you can see how much it would cost to close a channel? I'm sure it is there and I'm just missing it.


Asked this at our last #Bitcoin meetup but figured it would probably be a good question here. If the ETFs do take off and end up with a significant portion of the supply, does that cause issues with Bitcoin as a peer to peer payment network? How much Bitcoin would have to be liquid to keep it functional? Or is it simply a matter of NGU and moving to fractional sats?


Awesome. Go to the LA version every year and love it.


There was a lot of excitement in the Spaces when it was announced for this very topic. Unfortunately, until they have something at market people are simply remaining cautiously optimistic due to previous hype surrounding other L2 scaling solutions that haven't hit the mark, been slow to develop, etc.


Way too many variables to answer this. Is that $200 life savings in one UTXO or 20 $10 chunks? What sort of timeframe until you need to access/use the funds? So on and so forth.


While I do agree, we can't discount that Bitcoin is not usable for many of the global populations we've been championing the technology for -- global south, unbanked, etc. This wouldn't be an issue if L2 development was farther along and more robust, but it's not there yet.


Sure. This is for Unchained's offering but most of it is applicable to any exchange and what really got me beating the drum a couple years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yflwOcix9c


Disqus?


Curious how many casual Bitcoiners will end up being staunchly anti-Bitcoin (especially those in the third world countries) because they've always been told to DCA and sweep to cold storage. Depending on how long they've been doing this, they have hundreds (maybe thousands) of tiny UTXOs that will effectively be dust unless a technical solution is eventually developed to save them.

#Bitcoin content producers need to be much more thoughtful in the advice they are handing out in their Spaces and YouTube videos.


Search as well as topical organization a la Tweetdeck.


And if it has a skip option, most immediately skip. I think Matt's bigger point is if you want scale, it has to be so simple that a tutorial is not necessary.


I love this but wish it did not have a date on it. That is one of my pet peeves.


Seems like a solution hunting for a problem without knowing what you are specifically trying to fix.


[October 5, 2023] #Summerlin #Bitcoin Meetup - 7pm at SG Bar - 9580 W Flamingo Rd

We welcome all levels of Bitcoiners whether you are highly experienced or new to #BTC and eager to learn. Bring a friend! #LasVegas #Vegas #Henderson #Paradise #vegaslocals #VegasStrong


Does this help? https://www.fool.com/terms/b/bullish/#:~:text=Simply%20put%2C%20%22bullish%22%20means,bearish%20investor%20as%20a%20bear.


NGU with N being whatever measurement applies -- price, usage, engagement, etc.


NPC Odell -- the beeps you heard were Zaps. Shots so good, Mmm, mmm.


Yep, provided they keep the same payouts which I have doubts considering I've seen some blue checks that are just shitposters getting $50-80/month. No way that is sustainable.

IMO, people will not leave Twitter for an alternative until the important figureheads for their favorite topics are here. Sports, for example. My suggestion is building something akin to a Hootsuite where you can post to Twitter and Nostr simultaneously.


I would love to see a user’s follow list sorted by activity - be it notes, zaps, likes. Reward engaging accounts.


Is anyone else seeing a coordinated effort by the KAS community to infiltrate the Bitcoin community and the try to sneak it in everywhere? Seen it in like 5-10 spaces over the last week.


Finally broke down an ordered it... off Amazon. Felt dirty, but I got a used hardcover copy for $2.


The lack of #Bitcoin developers has come up in quite a few Twatter Spaces recently. Is it really that bad? If so, what are some of the reasons or pain points for devs not working on #BTC? #BitDevs


Are there any resources that keep track (or try to) of Lightning usage, growth, etc?


Live in Las Vegas. I haven’t worn pants in 3 years. If I can’t wear shorts someplace, I don’t go.


Odds are they feel compelled because they are eating off said parasite. Ex: Substack drama.