Back in 2005, while cypherpunks were grinding their way into Bitcoin, I was deep into an idea we called "Sovereign Computing": a set of freedoms that would re-create the web with the user, and not corporations, at the center of it. It was initially proposed by Klaus Wuestefeld, one of the senior engineers who shaped most of my early career. The apps we made are mostly gone (turns out CVS wasn't the future of version control), but most of those freedoms still hold quite well.

http://sneer.me/resources/imgs/traditionalNetwork.jpg

At the time, everything was deeply tied to ISPs, DNS, and several middle-layer providers that limited your expressiveness on the web by charging for everything. IRC was coming to the end of its downfall. We were slowly becoming slaves of big tech.

Klaus wrote a manifesto that lured people into developing several little projects that could decentralize everything. Many of them were P2P mesh networks where users could talk to each other directly (without servers) and even re-share their own internet connection with their trusted peers. It was a big f*** you to people that thought they could control us.

Free Software users or not, they were no more than subjects conforming to the arbitrary laws dictated by a handful of Internet `authorities`. People got fed up with that monkey business. They decided they would be free to share information and hardware resources with their friends at their own pleasure.

This is how the manifesto went:

Freedom 1 - Own Name

It is the freedom to choose any name for oneself. The format of the chosen name is not limited in any way, even in the case of homonyms, and there is the possibility to change the chosen name at will.

Freedom 2 - Nicknames

It is the freedom to choose any name to refer to others. This freedom is not limited to persons, but applies to anything accessible in the virtual world. This freedom is based on the notion that absolute addressing schemes imply in the abdication of one's freedom in favor of some central authority. According to this, the alternative would be relative addressing schemes centered on each person.

Freedom 3 - Trust

It is the freedom to trust anyone one wishes. It is the possibility to assign a degree of trustworthiness to any person, possibly depending on the subject (for example, one's opinion on music could be highly trusted, but not on cars or economy). Also, the degree of someone's trustworthiness would depend on the relative distance to other persons (for example, one would trust more one's friend than one's friend's friend).

Freedom 4 - Privacy

This freedom has two aspects: the freedom to see only what one wants, and the freedom to keep information inaccessible to untrusted people. One application of the first aspect would be avoiding spam by only accepting messages from people above a certain degree of trustworthiness.

Freedom 5 - Expression

It is the freedom to express oneself. It is not only the freedom to expose one's thoughts but also the freedom to make syntheses of information provided by other people.

Freedom 6 - Hardware

This is the freedom to share hardware resources. This is based on the assumption that most hardware resources are underused, especially among domestic users. By federating the resources of a large number of people, it would be possible to decrease the dependency on internet providers and internet hosts.

Freedom 7 - Software

It is the freedom to share all software one uses. It is based on free software that is spread through trust networks across the globe. There is no need for a single, centralized distribution point.

http://sneer.me/resources/imgs/sovereignNetwork.png

---

It's bizarre to see how many of those early thoughts can be seen now in Nostr.  Maybe one day we will fully free ourselves from the web's overlords.


#Bitcoin and #Nostr are the technologies...
"There has never been a government that didn’t sooner or later try to reduce the freedom of its subjects and gain more control over them, and there probably will never be one. Therefore, instead of trying to convince our current government not to try, we’ll develop the technology that will make it impossible for the government to succeed".
— Wei Dai


Like Orwell, think critically and criticize. Do not take freedom for granted. Fight for the one idea in the long human story that asserts the people’s right to rule themselves. Orwell reckoned it was worth dying for.


https://image.nostr.build/14361982a28f5877212bef758bee7d43016de642928882c4e12581c0fcbc34d4.jpg
#Bitcoin #Nostr #Anarchy #Freedom #Liberty


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#Bitcoin #Nostr


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#Bitcoin #Nostr #Anarchy #Freedom #Liberty


https://image.nostr.build/8f7b8120b9b7e508268f23b74c4b0c266994643e1cbc06327a4e071086f05e62.jpg
#Bitcoin #Nostr


alt نوروز مبارک 🌸

نوروز مبارک 🌸 https://image.nostr.build/46d81c14ae6fe5c889ec512a05b1826ab452782498891b073f639956cbec263d.jpg


https://image.nostr.build/77d7098234c5fb7f711fbcf6eab33b41f227062fc2eb3088642801b24e03e41c.jpg
#Bitcoin #Nostr #Palestine


https://image.nostr.build/f3e072b63b43d049c9cd0c67bf83e08aa273cd8f709f191601734c4fa1de75d0.jpg
#Bitcoin #Nostr


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#Bitcoin #Nostr


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#Bitcoin #Nostr


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#Bitcoin #Nostr


https://image.nostr.build/4564d75abd59e7db31e30a649a47e0e80632f258c70108971df0b4ca024035a8.jpg
#Bitcoin #Nostr


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#Bitcoin #Nostr


https://image.nostr.build/88022c42194aae8b53ebd7087e5f9c7f6f337bf18e30be2d2379bc82bc3dce71.jpg
#Bitcoin #Nostr


Looking at crypto all i see is Las Vegas 🤡🌎
 https://image.nostr.build/72e739b788f0c1100bade27d08d813fb44ccba72d6935a97355885c6eab15fc8.jpg


https://image.nostr.build/d0dd6144918e02469a2de168abfa19477dd14a737afd8875a1750d58543931f1.jpg
#nostr


https://image.nostr.build/1606af46ec9e8de7bc7de33e0de702722de04fa684069910952e071b873a6c7b.jpg
#Nostr


https://image.nostr.build/5f17747cd0a394fb5f845be9949a5d233c3aa9de8e5dd748fd160cd17e2aa5bd.jpg
#Nostr #Art #Nature


Lost me...i keep it simple. Never fails.


There are dark money zap pools trying to control the narrative. Very shady people. Be aware!


BlackRock Claims There's "Little" Demand for Ethereum
https://u.today/blackrock-claims-theres-little-demand-for-ethereum
#Bitcoin #Nostr


From Grassroots to Global: The Rise of Bottom-Up Bitcoin Empires!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTig4664b-g
#Bitcoin  # Nostr


Bitcoin Bull Run didn’t even start yet?! More fiat bank accounts frozen! Bitcoin solves that - Ep.70
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCqy97GKZKw
#Bitcoin #Nostr


With crypto i see folk glued to the Tradingview screen like crack heads glued to their pipes.


Gambling...quick profit...quick losses. Rug pulls!!
#Bitcoin is not crypto!!


May the journey and discoveries be illuminating.


GM #Nostr https://image.nostr.build/0c92a9b7dec35997c20332e6f1538ada014b6189a52e5782826f66084a2eee31.jpg


#Bitcoin and #Nostr are the technologies...
"There has never been a government that didn’t sooner or later try to reduce the freedom of its subjects and gain more control over them, and there probably will never be one. Therefore, instead of trying to convince our current government not to try, we’ll develop the technology that will make it impossible for the government to succeed".
— Wei Dai


The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that's required to make it work.
— Satoshi


I see Bitcoin as ultimately becoming a reserve currency for banks...
— Hal Finney


...the price gyrations of bitcoins are entertaining to me.
— Hal Finney


#Bitcoin is the one thing that can't be shutdown. A beacon of freedom in a benighted world.
— Vijay Boyapati


FROM WALL STREET TO MAIN STREET: ARE BITCOIN ETFS SIGNALING A NEW ERA IN CRYPTO?
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/from-wall-street-to-main-street-are-bitcoin-etfs-signaling-a-new-era-in-crypto https://image.nostr.build/ca3dc7e9a572b94991ad5ad88d1512818671ffc6ba723bbd982bda39bfc5de91.jpg


"Instrumentarian power does not want to break us; it simply wants to automate us. To this end, it exiles us from our own behavior. It does not care what we think, feel or do, as long as we think, feel and do things in ways that are accessible to Big Other’s billions of sensate, computational, actuating eyes and ears".
Shoshana Zuboff

Below is her brief JUNE 6, 2019 Time article about Surveillace Capitalism.

https://time.com/5602363/george-orwell-1984-anniversary-surveillance-capitalism/


Socialism always promises progress, but it inevitably delivers scarcity, corruption and decay.
https://image.nostr.build/18f1e39dc2d59e66bc4756e4caeed7abf91a4ae6e4c54e728f286516d156f4e1.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/4bc8e8a1e777a0345773ef1b355e6b6bfe4e19d3e908cee5828e5d4798b15fb2.jpg


Those in power,  Big Brother if you will, are fully aware they are losing control of their centralised internet and centralised money . They see the growth and development of an ever growing decentralized internet, along with Bitcoins growing adoption. Ergo they are freaking resorting to more and more repressive measures in a futile attempt to limit them. Authoritarian reactions  and measures will fail. Try as they might there is no going back. The stable doors are wide open and the horses bolted. Unfortunately things will get worst before they get better. The transition ifrom the old to new, a death and rebirth. Births are painful.


Media's Israel Bias Exposed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MCyAtnfukc


In the Crosshairs of the 77th Brigade https://www.wired.co.uk/article/inside-the-77th-brigade-britains-information-warfare-military


Free Learning for Free Living
https://learn.saylor.org/


Flare - A Video Sharing Site Built on Nostr
https://www.flare.pub/


WAVLAKE

We envision a new, online world where creators and listeners can freely transact with one another in an open ecosystem
https://www.wavlake.com/


Nostr Nests is an audio space for chatting, jamming, micro-conferences, live podcast recordings, etc. that's powered by Nostr
 https://image.nostr.build/d8b092e9972b35451ab2d2c0b65db14b1e3ece6fe80c8be3c99d63e6bbeb81b2.jpg
https://nostrnests.com/


https://image.nostr.build/1cf19641bc5abf574f3bbf39cd861d338304c0e2b5a1acdcb8f12dfe25d4dba8.jpg
https://fountain.fm/


Tails OS...Great Solution For A DIY Cold Wallet
https://image.nostr.build/faaeb3003cb6d909562dec20291893702c45d27a3343d3d043aa8e59673972be.jpg
 https://image.nostr.build/37d6fd32c83c92507316e5f103646686b1c215b03de4a5c3b5f606ba8891dfbc.jpg


How to create cold storage wallet using usb memory stick
https://dev.to/nuhyurdev/how-to-create-cold-storage-wallet-using-usb-memory-stick-4dcd


Bitcoin Node DIY Guide
https://runabitcoinnode.com/diy-guide/


While i break-fast listening to this interesting podcast
Once Bitten! A Bitcoin Podcast.: Building A 'Citadel' In Portugal. @weareawakening1 #433

Episode webpage: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-prince6/episodes/Building-A-Citadel-In-Portugal--weareawakening1-433-e2ham5h

Media file: https://anchor.fm/s/1346f9e8/podcast/play/84285041/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-2-20%2F6b6d18cd-0aa5-af14-63de-45d414df9ee0.mp3


GM Nostr
 https://image.nostr.build/3f96fce2a33c344970d70a352627f10f66e6efab01abff49ef6d34e14034f167.jpg


How Psychedelics, Regenerative Farming And Bitcoin Can Save The World
https://www.highandpolite.co.uk/cbdnews/how-psychedelics-regenerative-farming-and-bitcoin-can-save-the-world


when we say we rebuilt umbrelOS 1.0 from scratch, we mean it https://image.nostr.build/043d53c08ce4f7f3d31296d149c99a1334fbfd641a709fcfaaba7eec7d122154.jpg


Here's a great tool for helping new ppl get started with #Nostr
https://nostr-resources.com


Everyday is a good day to buy some more bitcoin.


Once Bitten! A Bitcoin Podcast.: Building A 'Citadel' In Portugal. @weareawakening1 #433

Episode webpage: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-prince6/episodes/Building-A-Citadel-In-Portugal--weareawakening1-433-e2ham5h

Media file: https://anchor.fm/s/1346f9e8/podcast/play/84285041/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-2-20%2F6b6d18cd-0aa5-af14-63de-45d414df9ee0.mp3


GM https://image.nostr.build/7320351e9a2a8c07b8d4bb797dfebc2129bfce8335cf390532ae41473273d3ca.jpg


Sweep sats to a self custody wallet
https://nostr.how/en/guides/sweep-to-self-custody


# Nostr is not decentralized nor censorship-resistant

Peter Todd has been [saying this](nostr:nevent1qqsq5zzu9ezhgq6es36jgg94wxsa2xh55p4tfa56yklsvjemsw7vj3cpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet5qy8hwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnddaksz9rhwden5te0dehhxarj9ehhsarj9ejx2aspzfmhxue69uhk7enxvd5xz6tw9ec82cspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3vamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9e3xzmnyqy28wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfnsz9nhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wspzpn92tr3hexwgt0z7w4qz3fcch4ryshja8jeng453aj4c83646jxvxkyvs4) for a long time and all the time I've been thinking he is misunderstanding everything, but I guess a more charitable interpretation is that he is right.

Nostr _today_ is indeed centralized.

Yesterday I published two harmless notes with the exact same content at the same time. In two minutes the notes had a noticeable difference in responses:

![](https://blob.satellite.earth/53b3eec9ffaada20b7c27dee4fa7a935adedcc337b9332b619c782b030eb5226)

The top one was published to `wss://nostr.wine`, `wss://nos.lol`, `wss://pyramid.fiatjaf.com`. The second was published to the relay where I generally publish all my notes to, `wss://pyramid.fiatjaf.com`, and that is announced on my [NIP-05 file](https://fiatjaf.com/.well-known/nostr.json) and on my [NIP-65](https://nips.nostr.com/65) relay list.

A few minutes later I published that screenshot again in two identical notes to the same sets of relays, asking if people understood the implications. The difference in quantity of responses can still be seen today:

![](https://blob.satellite.earth/df993c3fb91eaeff461186248c54f39c2eca3505b68dac3dc9757c77e9373379)

These results are skewed now by the fact that the two notes got rebroadcasted to multiple relays after some time, but the fundamental point remains.

What happened was that a huge lot more of people saw the first note compared to the second, and if Nostr was really censorship-resistant that shouldn't have happened at all.

Some people implied in the comments, with an air of obviousness, that publishing the note to "more relays" should have predictably resulted in more replies, which, again, shouldn't be the case if Nostr is really censorship-resistant.

What happens is that most people who engaged with the note are _following me_, in the sense that they have instructed their clients to fetch my notes on their behalf and present them in the UI, and clients are failing to do that despite me making it clear in multiple ways that my notes are to be found on `wss://pyramid.fiatjaf.com`.

If we were talking not about me, but about some public figure that was being censored by the State and got banned (or shadowbanned) by the 3 biggest public relays, the sad reality would be that the person would immediately get his reach reduced to ~10% of what they had before. This is not at all unlike what happened to dozens of personalities that were banned from the corporate social media platforms and then moved to other platforms -- how many of their original followers switched to these other platforms? Probably some small percentage close to 10%. In that sense Nostr today is similar to what we had before.

Peter Todd is right that if the way Nostr works is that you just subscribe to a small set of relays and expect to get everything from them then it tends to get very centralized very fast, and this is the reality today.

Peter Todd is wrong that Nostr is _inherently_ centralized or that it needs a _protocol change_ to become what it has always purported to be. He is in fact wrong today, because what is written above is not valid for all clients of today, and if we [drive in the right direction](bc63c348b) we can successfully make Peter Todd be more and more wrong as time passes, instead of the contrary.

---

See also:

  - [Censorship-resistant relay discovery in Nostr](nostr:naddr1qqykycekxd3nxdpcvgq3zamnwvaz7tmxd9shg6npvchxxmmdqgsrhuxx8l9ex335q7he0f09aej04zpazpl0ne2cgukyawd24mayt8grqsqqqa2803ksy8)
  - [A vision for content discovery and relay usage for basic social-networking in Nostr](nostr:naddr1qqyrxe33xqmxgve3qyghwumn8ghj7enfv96x5ctx9e3k7mgzyqalp33lewf5vdq847t6te0wvnags0gs0mu72kz8938tn24wlfze6qcyqqq823cywwjvq)


NOSTR ENSURES A FREE INTERNET FOR THE FUTURE
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/how-nostr-breaks-the-vicious-cycles-of-social-media
https://image.nostr.build/420035ca00b709247a000ac41869843bd22188cb190c58aed7f698ecf38f4643.jpg


Can anyone ve of assistance to Kristen? She needs nostrich expertise.
nostr:nevent1qqsdes3h6w8246jnpu3d5sczlvdpt074raytevksp6xc5xuhuz7yqucpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqzyrqkqx5fzt266e9azn2z8wdewuy28zhlph3juanvwsus6zdfpk6vjqcyqqqqqqgun08ln


Nostr: A Revolutionary Communication Protocol
https://www.discreetlog.com/nostr/


Timechain Calendar
https://image.nostr.build/f1fb4ea6f0250a4abb661336305dbfc75cb2e81b117ab241c5de4a66d59f9955.jpg
https://timechaincalendar.com/en


Buy the Dip: MicroStrategy Purchases 9,245 BTC for Over $620 Million
https://cryptopotato.com/buy-the-dip-microstrategy-purchases-9245-btc-for-over-620-million/


Bitcoin is The Apex Property For The Human Race
https://bitcoinnews.com/opinion/bitcoin-is-the-apex-property/


8 REASONS TO USE A BITCOIN HARDWARE WALLET
https://image.nostr.build/b7966c4711266dffd7ed10159ca1cabc07f24d5eb13472f1abe53ed7cd078564.jpg
https://unchained.com/blog/why-bitcoin-hardware-wallet/


No Time Like The Present To
 https://image.nostr.build/711dc654076f5dd1e475c7c9441f8a1cc515f95dec588aeac9eadf9cf0f5e3b5.jpg


Backups...
I always make a minimum of 3.
Even when it comes to hardware wallets. 2 purchased and several on thumb and HDD using TailsOS.
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY!!
 https://image.nostr.build/62f0e56c04b16a43155b44161d5960525de57be8c502b7fb59971aa11f937e36.jpg


If you think 10% is too much (it is), dont like walled gardens, want the keys to your value and reduce the possibility of a rug pull.... Then consider hosting your own media/RSS feed or using someone like:

https://thunderroad.media/

And
https://lnbeats.com/

nostr:nevent1qqsr648lnp75054mwssygvfzq7nmdjze88v0su7akwc7w8hk9xnargspp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqzyp9fzcgflueutm8vw40t35hz747h3d5ykpn6fgft2vq6gtdscfhcvqcyqqqqqqg8t2w09


[Tutorial] How to make a cold storage Bitcoin wallet with TailsOS and USB Flash Drive
 https://image.nostr.build/961bdb6e5480bb83ba1adb3a9f118f6a444d07ebc25d30b064559e7e93474fef.jpg
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5354489.0


Bitcoin For Beginners
https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-for-beginners/


https://image.nostr.build/11ab53a1d9b6206a8339f20e5cd34567bb8ab782b0266c030847bbdceab763a8.jpg
The Bitcoin Standard Podcast: 213. CAPITALISM: Principles of Economics Lecture 12

Episode webpage: https://saifedean.com/podcast/

Media file: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1849151/14718433-213-capitalism-principles-of-economics-lecture-12.mp3


Zero Fiat
https://livingonbitcoin.substack.com/p/bitcoin-get-on-zero-fiat-231#%C2%A7how-goz-works


GM https://image.nostr.build/7e05cea4ff011586d85df7498811f3f214f2a75f5380bbc962b4101e829b3b8e.gif


Supreme Court Appears Wary of Blocking Biden Admin-Big Tech Censorship Collusion
https://reclaimthenet.org/supreme-court-biden-admin-big-tech-censorship


Net Zero, the Digital Panopticon and the Future of Food
https://off-guardian.org/2024/03/12/net-zero-the-digital-panopticon-and-the-future-of-food/


Winning the Meme War
https://off-guardian.org/2024/03/15/winning-the-meme-war-solutionswatch/


Tyranny Is Rising as Freedom Falls
https://off-guardian.org/2024/03/18/the-state-of-our-nation-no-ones-talking-about-tyranny-is-rising-as-freedom-falls/


Spook, Terrorist or Criminal? America’s Mysterious Files on Netanyahu
 https://image.nostr.build/0b3f88dd6b0fa73ec9156b053bcd36654c8579fe612c61f336f7e9c32f7defd0.jpg
https://www.wrmea.org/1996-october/spook-terrorist-or-criminal-america-s-mysterious-files-on-netanyahu.html


Profit-Taking Panic, Short-Term Bitcoin Holders Sell Off – What’s Next For BTC?
https://www.newsbtc.com/bitcoin-news/profit-taking-panic-short-term-bitcoin-holders/


The Café Bitcoin Podcast: HODL Your Bitcoin with Dante Cook, Alessandro Ottaviani, Neil Jacobs, and Dom Bei - March 18th, 2024

Episode webpage: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecafebitcoinpodcast

Media file: https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/77ccce3b-3605-4f25-9793-753a883f0dcc/episodes/9bae114a-c7dc-4b48-8d3f-dd8d3473699a/audio/29531840-4f30-4e5a-9b0f-8652370be791/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=H9Jmx_ko


BTCPay Server
Accept Bitcoin payments with 0 fees & no 3rd party
https://apps.umbrel.com/app/btcpay-server


Nostr Relay
Backup all your Nostr activity with your private relay
https://apps.umbrel.com/app/nostr-relay


Bitcoin 101: A General Guide for Bitcoin Beginners
https://bitcoinnews.com/learn/bitcoin-101-general-guide-for-bitcoin-beginners/


Craig Wright’s Long-Running Satoshi Claim, Analyzed and Debunked
https://image.nostr.build/27ec07a44b9b593b1dfa57f67a638c170c9fa5aecdb246fe189c27eddf11e2df.jpg
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/craig-wrights-long-running-satoshi-claim-analyzed-and-debunked


World Leader Dart Board https://image.nostr.build/8e6a3b6245e2cacd39c6411ade720da2d34b39abe8a085e77e93bb4b800232f7.jpg


GM https://image.nostr.build/111b8baf0c6a54c567aec26be7da6a9685f8d328b293c01ecfa06a5b22eee25d.gif


Buy and sell bitcoin for fiat
https://bisq.network/


Great Ressources
https://www.lopp.net/


Love this book https://image.nostr.build/a237972f312c07313dbbea6f1ce66004435c385194f65864ec9c9ca33bf8005e.jpg


Bitcoin's Environmental Impact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4c82Le_aiQ


Fake News, Propaganda, and Influence Operations
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/fake-news-propaganda-and-influence-operations-guide-journalism-new-and-more-chaotic-media


Spam or Not Spam? Are Ordinals an Attack on Bitcoin?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK5eny26vVk


A Pain in the Butt


With UK's New Definition of Extremism It's Time to Ban Both Parties.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/14/whats-in-the-uks-new-definition-of-extremism


It’s rolling out on March 18, 2024 as a fresh installation download, and as an update for our Umbrel Home & Raspberry Pi users. For Ubuntu & Debian users running umbrelOS 0.5, it will be available in April 2024.
https://community.umbrel.com/t/introducing-umbrelos-1-0-rebuilt-from-the-ground-up/15196


Yep!! Been searching and no luck either.  A mate runs a used book business so asked him to keep a look out. If one turns up i will notify you.


they are brilliant!! great artist


They Panic. I See Opportunity To Stack More
Crypto Market in Panic as Bitcoin Drops to $65,000, Wiping $565 Million
https://beincrypto.com/bitcoin-price-drop-liquidations/


Is Guinness good for you? 10 surprising health benefits...
https://twistedfood.co.uk/articles/guinness-good-health-benefits-drink


Guinness at one time was given to patients in hospital when they were low on iron
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-Guinness-at-one-time-was-given-to-patients-in-hospital-when-they-were-low-on-iron-My-mum-told-me-this-but-I-wanted-to-find-out-if-it-was-a-known-fact


Marriage is now white supremacy. 🤡 https://image.nostr.build/6d3e608f12e970eb8fc31fd2dcbf134619f2b7945442ae9e54900a426f38d34d.jpg


Got my Faraday phone pouch with me.  The Met love their scanners. They'll be out in force...scanning...scraping.


Tik-Tokers arriving on Nostr like
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/dc/98/62/dc9862782e687e29a8e0982b4804f129.jpg


When you realize your #Bitcoin  investment grew faster than your grandchildren. https://image.nostr.build/a03a3ac9aac292794da7b51f7b91edd78e64a8d6bdfce253d218f6808c6af343.jpg


I'm late. Should have got a train rather than coach from Cardiff. Damn!!


Bitcoin Ring: Next Generation Of Physical Payments
https://bitcoinnews.com/lightning/bitcoin-ring-physical-payments/


GM and Happy St Patrick's Day
 https://image.nostr.build/be35c0a522b2e844152768f5944f004d784dc530a5b7cd992c1a0611476be5eb.gif


In Case it Catches On

It might make sense to get some
In case it catches on
Satoshi said of Bitcoin
At Bitcoin’s earliest dawn

Yes, it just might make some sense
In case it catches on
To get some of this early tech
Before the Bitcoin’s gone

Maybe I should get some now
It seems it’s catching on
So I can gain more freedom
And not remain a pawn

It could be time - make a choice
Conclusions must be drawn
But you may just want to get some
In case it catches on

- Christopher Westra


Trust...is he trust worthy? What happened to his WhatApps messages? Deleted by accident? Seems like a typical dodgy politician.


Closed out two bank accounts this past week, one in the EU, one a HELOC we never used.

Started thinking of closing more ties to the fiat system. Already deleted FB, IG, WA in 2018, PayPal in 2022, but still use Substack, Twitter (X) and have many other accounts/services.

On the one hand, if I had no X/Substack, my posting on nostr and using its tools would accelerate a ton, and I’d have to immerse myself in the tech to get my content out.

On the other, the Substack goes out via email to a lot of people who are not remotely ready to access it via nostr, and the Twitter account still has some reach.

Nostr isn’t there yet — there needs to be email clients where in you can log into your private messages via private key, and there needs to be a Strike-like way for people to pay you in fiat which gets instantly converted to sats in your account.

Maybe there is, and I just don’t know about it. Maybe people like me, one by one, ditching the old system will bring it about.

I don’t know. I’m on the fence still.

It’s not so much for the money as much as the connections, the quality follows, the quality readership.

I could see it being something that feels freeing if I did it though.


This mam gets it 👏
nostr:nevent1qqs27dqh7ctywkpw030rsl0fyhzl566a9gg2z36jdkeyrc6rtkpx4jcpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzq4gq4x0h4hluxx4j08avz2xmhjvvjrh5mry3q8tt0lf7x5tt3yeqqvzqqqqqqylq078u


https://image.nostr.build/a498df525395e41ef4ac2d7f53c8fa77fe1a01889ca163144e22ca7109859f08.jpg
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3266819.stm


The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

- Herbert Spencer


“What is Nostr?” explained in 49 seconds by me and nostr:npub1hu3hdctm5nkzd8gslnyedfr5ddz3z547jqcl5j88g4fame2jd08qh6h8nh 🤙

https://v.nostr.build/kZ2Qz.mp4


For those that are new to Nostr, hello!

What’s cool about it is that Nostr it is an open source protocol. It is not a centralized company, but rather is a protocol that individuals and companies can build upon.

This means that you can use many different applications to access it, or even build your own. And it means that there is no central authority that can take down posts or delete accounts; there are different servers operated by different entities that are storing the data. And there is no central algorithm for determining what posts people see or don’t see.

You can hook up a bitcoin lightning wallet to send and receive tips (“zaps”) on posts. Nostr itself is not a blockchain or crypto and has no token, but the Bitcoin blockchain does complement it well via zaps.

Nostr is still relatively small, and a bit rough around the edges. But the community here is great, and familiarizing yourself with the technology and concept is useful in a world of centralized social media. It is a new method of decentralization that balances various trade-offs in a novel way, and the protocol can be used for a lot more than just social media.

Welcome!


#introductions #nostr #zapathon
nostr:nevent1qqstmvngtrst4lrpnjcnrkq7cdvn0grpvvfzvr9tgy9vqr944kdmc8cpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqzyzprg8ug9dh2hnft5lc7ly92m9su7p6279deaaz2p8ua928ml0n2yqcyqqqqqqgk8avyd


#Bitcoin CEO giving away 1 #Bitcoin to the 10 x 10−6 person to join #Nostr
 https://image.nostr.build/d729552b96af35122b3b55fe76111043148d675f146c185edbc00d82523bdba5.jpg


WAVLAKE

We envision a new, online world where creators and listeners can freely transact with one another in an open ecosystem
https://www.wavlake.com/


Everyone waiting for lower prices is being played by the ETF major league traders. Your charts are worthless in this environment.
They will dump and pump in an effort to shake you out of your positions for their benefit. They will never sell their Bitcoin.

DONT SELL YOUR BITCOIN.
 https://image.nostr.build/5aff765f6852fb835b0b9ef409637e0aa107699034ad9aeb5c21a7442a120ba3.jpg

Where do you think we are anon? 🤔


https://image.nostr.build/f2936d59384b193570b1ef9d111ccf8ab6088f5c365613abeed19542b7a8d57b.jpg
https://start9.com/


Store your files, run your own VPN, download and stream media, run a Bitcoin node, and more — all in your home
 https://image.nostr.build/b830caa2f327b5037797e02e703ee11095ebd438e773fd53900fd2e8c1f7d7fe.jpg
https://umbrel.com/


Nostr Nests is an audio space for chatting, jamming, micro-conferences, live podcast recordings, etc. that's powered by Nostr
 https://image.nostr.build/d8b092e9972b35451ab2d2c0b65db14b1e3ece6fe80c8be3c99d63e6bbeb81b2.jpg
https://nostrnests.com/


https://image.nostr.build/1cf19641bc5abf574f3bbf39cd861d338304c0e2b5a1acdcb8f12dfe25d4dba8.jpg
https://fountain.fm/


Flare - A Video Sharing Site Built on Nostr
https://www.flare.pub/


https://image.nostr.build/9b5f6d825bdc8e2c62444e67fef7f6cb4b4759abb2d7e989ac51cf2baab063cf.jpg
https://www.spiritofsatoshi.ai/


We're planning on purple pilling everyone at BTC Prague!

But, we can't do it without your help. The goal is to have a "Nostr Booth" inside BTC Prague's expo area. Developers want to have their own booth for their own client or micro-service at BTC Prague, but it's expensive. Therefore, we're looking to crowdfund the costs of the booth at the upcoming 3-day BTC Prague event. Developers can then use this shared community funded "Nostr Booth".

https://geyser.fund/project/nostrboothbtcprague


Bitcoin Audible - Bitcoin is Worse than a Ponzi, It's An Insurrection

Episode webpage: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/episodes/Read_808---Bitcoin-is-Worse-than-a-Ponzi--Its-An-Insurrection-e2h53ah

Media file: https://anchor.fm/s/80d5cfc/podcast/play/84101905/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-2-15%2F875f41db-92f4-9948-35e4-88de7ebf1c1d.mp3


GM
"Bitcoin will probably crash again but it is neither a Ponzi scheme nor a bubble – it’s something far worse: It is an inherently secure, tightly-controlled asset with a regulated supply, and is therefore a subversion to the whole basis of free-market financial capitalism."

~ Alan Kohler


Why is the conviction of Roman Sterlingov for “Bitcoin Mixing” corrupt?

a. The ONLY evidence is Chainalysis software that’s proprietary with an unknown mechanism.  This ends “burden of proof”

b. Chainalysis sells services to the US government.  And to make the conflict of interest even worse, there’s a rotating door of employment with the government, with employees going back and forth.

c. The original prosecutor on Roman’s case literally joined Chainalysis mid-trial.

d. The only supposed Chainalysis evidence is from 2011.  This is past the statue of limitations. And mixing was considered legal in 2011.

e. The government gets to keep his Kraken funds that they had access to, because he didn’t hide legal funds.

f. There is no basis for someone from Sweden to be arrested in California but tried in DC, on the opposite side of the country.  They purposefully picked the corrupt Washington DC district where they could get a conviction.

g. Zero evidence was found on his personal devices or internet traffic.  And the FBI directly monitored him for 5 years. That's why they let it go so long [2011], to try to find real evidence.

I urge you for your own future freedoms to spread these words


“Human rights organizations will say ‘hey but you're treating these criminals very badly’... where were they before when these criminals were killing people every day?” — nostr:npub1clfjjuhrnr2dyrxknvdgg5v4dnq55t5svkk34r76rpwzqf5cjdas7rk28k and I discuss western media treatment of Nayib Bukele and #ElSalvador on nostr:npub10qrssqjsydd38j8mv7h27dq0ynpns3djgu88mhr7cr2qcqrgyezspkxqj8
#Titcoin

https://youtu.be/9NaignCFeLA


First million people who repost this will get 0 sats.


Zap inception! How deep does this go? 🐶🐾🤣🤣🤣 nostr:note1c8e0fmmyqyqj3au4dcsnlrle8g7gz040ek7dvdyma5m07k39sqds9lpskt


First 100 people who repost this will get total of 10,000 No-KYC sats.

#Bitcoin and #Nostr are winning.

Early reposts will get more.


Join us up!

Kieran and Derek on now. nostr:note1qwzs5kv8hk8ahtulxk046rlrar5hs276m94p3ejftk3aa24kzzkqwg3fuv


https://image.nostr.build/1c9cb98e049af3c6cbe2fbda47e4e6f24d120a8aba1918bee80df19d64677ac3.jpg

#meme #memestr #nostrmemes #memes 834,845 🤙💜


alt A screenshot of a popup that says microsoft cares about your privacy. It goes on yo say that they have 728 partners with whom they share your information

Reminder: Microsoft cares about your privacy. They only share it with their 728 partners, who each share it with an unknown number of people. 🤮

https://image.nostr.build/ebadb300c878cb36c915e5cb19c91f500efbe9b3fb1ed3333178613e71c9c476.jpg


Just 30 minutes until nostr:npub1v0lxxxxutpvrelsksy8cdhgfux9l6a42hsj2qzquu2zk7vc9qnkszrqj49 and I are live to talk about his favorite Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, on Plebchain Radio on https://NostrNests.com Join us at 6pm ET.


Once you learn how this protocol works, you will enter a whole new world ✍

#introductions #nostr https://image.nostr.build/67df327643d8127686ba3ff8f14cdd81aabf53fe63ac8480488cc1b4245b0873.jpg


The waste of time I spend on facebook instagram tiktok x 😴

#introductions #Nostr https://image.nostr.build/b77168fe19b75fa5f5168a9abc54f2bf13ed392e249fbf693cf30b5f825dc2c0.jpg


to all the tiktok’ers

set up your zap wallets. fastest way to feel nostr.

primal client on ios or android is probably the easiest way to do so at the moment.


a native internet protocol for social media

There’s a lot of conversation around the #TwitterFiles. Here’s my take, and thoughts on how to fix the issues identified.

I’ll start with the principles I’ve come to believe…based on everything I’ve learned and experienced through my past actions as a Twitter co-founder and lead:

1. Social media must be resilient to corporate and government control.
2. Only the original author may remove content they produce.
3. Moderation is best implemented by algorithmic choice.

The Twitter when I led it and the Twitter of today do not meet any of these principles. This is my fault alone, as I completely gave up pushing for them when an activist entered our stock in 2020. I no longer had hope of achieving any of it as a public company with no defense mechanisms (lack of dual-class shares being a key one). I planned my exit at that moment knowing I was no longer right for the company.

The biggest mistake I made was continuing to invest in building tools for us to manage the public conversation, versus building tools for the people using Twitter to easily manage it for themselves. This burdened the company with too much power, and opened us to significant outside pressure (such as advertising budgets). I generally think companies have become far too powerful, and that became completely clear to me with our suspension of Trump’s account. As I’ve said before, we did the right thing for the public company business at the time, but the wrong thing for the internet and society. Much more about this here: https://twitter.com/jack/status/1349510769268850690

I continue to believe there was no ill intent or hidden agendas, and everyone acted according to the best information we had at the time. Of course mistakes were made. But if we had focused more on tools for the people using the service rather than tools for us, and moved much faster towards absolute transparency, we probably wouldn’t be in this situation of needing a fresh reset (which I am supportive of). Again, I own all of this and our actions, and all I can do is work to make it right.

Back to the principles. Of course governments want to shape and control the public conversation, and will use every method at their disposal to do so, including the media. And the power a corporation wields to do the same is only growing. It’s critical that the people have tools to resist this, and that those tools are ultimately owned by the people. Allowing a government or a few corporations to own the public conversation is a path towards centralized control.

I’m a strong believer that any content produced by someone for the internet should be permanent until the original author chooses to delete it. It should be always available and addressable. Content takedowns and suspensions should not be possible. Doing so complicates important context, learning, and enforcement of illegal activity. There are significant issues with this stance of course, but starting with this principle will allow for far better solutions than we have today. The internet is trending towards a world were storage is “free” and infinite, which places all the actual value on how to discover and see content.

Which brings me to the last principle: moderation. I don’t believe a centralized system can do content moderation globally. It can only be done through ranking and relevance algorithms, the more localized the better. But instead of a company or government building and controlling these solely, people should be able to build and choose from algorithms that best match their criteria, or not have to use any at all. A “follow” action should always deliver every bit of content from the corresponding account, and the algorithms should be able to comb through everything else through a relevance lens that an individual determines. There’s a default “G-rated” algorithm, and then there’s everything else one can imagine.

The only way I know of to truly live up to these 3 principles is a free and open protocol for social media, that is not owned by a single company or group of companies, and is resilient to corporate and government influence. The problem today is that we have companies who own both the protocol and discovery of content. Which ultimately puts one person in charge of what’s available and seen, or not. This is by definition a single point of failure, no matter how great the person, and over time will fracture the public conversation, and may lead to more control by governments and corporations around the world.

I believe many companies can build a phenomenal business off an open protocol. For proof, look at both the web and email. The biggest problem with these models however is that the discovery mechanisms are far too proprietary and fixed instead of open or extendable. Companies can build many profitable services that complement rather than lock down how we access this massive collection of conversation. There is no need to own or host it themselves.

Many of you won’t trust this solution just because it’s me stating it. I get it, but that’s exactly the point. Trusting any one individual with this comes with compromises, not to mention being way too heavy a burden for the individual. It has to be something akin to what bitcoin has shown to be possible. If you want proof of this, get out of the US and European bubble of the bitcoin price fluctuations and learn how real people are using it for censorship resistance in Africa and Central/South America.

I do still wish for Twitter, and every company, to become uncomfortably transparent in all their actions, and I wish I forced more of that years ago. I do believe absolute transparency builds trust. As for the files, I wish they were released Wikileaks-style, with many more eyes and interpretations to consider. And along with that, commitments of transparency for present and future actions. I’m hopeful all of this will happen. There’s nothing to hide…only a lot to learn from. The current attacks on my former colleagues could be dangerous and doesn’t solve anything. If you want to blame, direct it at me and my actions, or lack thereof.

As far as the free and open social media protocol goes, there are many competing projects: @bluesky is one with the AT Protocol, nostr another, Mastodon yet another, Matrix yet another…and there will be many more. One will have a chance at becoming a standard like HTTP or SMTP. This isn’t about a “decentralized Twitter.” This is a focused and urgent push for a foundational core technology standard to make social media a native part of the internet. I believe this is critical both to Twitter’s future, and the public conversation’s ability to truly serve the people, which helps hold governments and corporations accountable. And hopefully makes it all a lot more fun and informative again.

💸🛠🌐
To accelerate open internet and protocol work, I’m going to open a new category of #startsmall grants: “open internet development.” It will start with a focus of giving cash and equity grants to engineering teams working on social media and private communication protocols, bitcoin, and a web-only mobile OS. I’ll make some grants next week, starting with $1mm/yr to Signal. Please let me know other great candidates for this money.


Our welcoming committee is top notch, but please be wary of scammers. It's easy to spot scammers, too. If they show up with a perfectly setup profile, including a Lightning address that doesn't come with their client when they're clearly trying to portray themselves as not a Bitcoiner, and they say all of the right things in their introductory notes, chances are, they're a very bored Nostrich and/or a scammer looking to take your zaps. Happy Friday!


How To Earn Bitcoin And Join The Creator Economy With Nostr
https://www.forbes.com/sites/briannahonkawadestries/2023/06/15/how-to-earn-bitcoin-and-join-the-creator-economy-with-nostr/


Derek Ross - Nostr 101 (BWP15)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jrkUXDReqI


Crazy!!


By far the easiest

https://www.walletofsatoshi.com/


Need to get a wallet


Save, don’t trade.
Spend, don’t sell.

#Bitcoin


Hello, just joined today. Looks so much more open and has much more future potential than any of the other platforms. Hopefully it doesn't get to the point where people report stuff just because you don't like what they said. Not allowing for the bad things though.


Hi! New! Any other writers up in here?


Hey Nostr community! 👋 Just made the jump from TikTok and landed here to explore the wonders of Nostr Protocol. I've been hearing some wild things - like how Nostr is the epitome of censorship resistance. Rumor has it even the CIA can't crack this code! 🕵♂ And get this, not even a nuclear war could shut it down! 😱 Talk about next-level security and resilience, right? Can't wait to dive deeper into this fascinating world of decentralized technology. Let's ride this wave together! 🌊💪 #introductions


Question: What has Bitcoin done for Humanity?
Answer: Bitcoin has helped millions of people to:

Move money safely
Across country borders
Or keep money private
Through seizure orders

Avoid the debasement
Of all of their savings
As inflation abounds
Amidst Keynesian ravings

Transfer remittances
To countries abroad
Without the high fees
That border on fraud

- Christopher Westra


In Case it Catches On

It might make sense to get some
In case it catches on
Satoshi said of Bitcoin
At Bitcoin’s earliest dawn

Yes, it just might make some sense
In case it catches on
To get some of this early tech
Before the Bitcoin’s gone

Maybe I should get some now
It seems it’s catching on
So I can gain more freedom
And not remain a pawn

It could be time - make a choice
Conclusions must be drawn
But you may just want to get some
In case it catches on

- Christopher Westra


Mainstream 'journalism' needs a new, more accurate name. All it spews is propaganda.


An idiot's unofficial guide to #nostr

Nostrich = You
Zap = lightning payment
GFY = Hi
PV = Cool
Odell = Ultra cool
Relay = data rebroadcast server
Client = App you use to interact with nostr
Npub/Public key = Username
Nsec/Private key = Password
GM = Good morning
GN = Good night
GA = Good afternoon
GE = Good evening
NIP = Part of a list of programming proposals
DM = Message in private
Boost = Repost
Note = Post
Purple = Color of nostr
NWC = A way of connecting your lightning wallet
PFP = Profile photo
NIP05 = Blue checkmark
Nostr. wine ≠ Alcoholic beverage
JSON ≠ Jason


Have you ever tried to purple pill an entire conference? That's what nostr:npub1hqaz3dlyuhfqhktqchawke39l92jj9nt30dsgh2zvd9z7dv3j3gqpkt56s and I are trying to do at the upcoming nostr:npub167n5w6cj2wseqtmk26zllc7n28uv9c4vw28k2kht206vnghe5a7stgzu3r conference in June.

https://geyser.fund/project/nostrboothbtcprauge

But, we can't do it without your help. The goal is to have a "Nostr Booth" inside BTC Prague's expo area. Developers want to have their own booth for their own client or micro-service at BTC Prague, but it's expensive. Therefore, we're looking to crowdfund the costs of the booth at the upcoming 3-day BTC Prague event. Developers can then use this shared community funded "Nostr Booth".

This is a great opportunity to:

Showcase Nostr Developers & Projects: A crowdfunded booth will allow developers to present their Nostr clients and connect with users.

Spread the Word About Nostr: The booth will be a central location to promote Nostr's benefits: decentralization and censorship-resistant communication.

Offer Tech Support & Collaboration: On-site tech support from developers and Nostr gurus will help users and foster collaboration within the Nostr community.

Showcase the "Other Stuff: Evangelize Nostr's Other Stuff, promoting various apps and micro-services that need more attention, where many users aren't aware of their existence.

Sell Merchandise: This will be the place to buy Nostr merchandise directly from some of your favorite client developers.

https://geyser.fund/project/nostrboothbtcprauge


#BitcoinTalk with nostr:npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev 🤙
#Titcoin

https://youtu.be/CIrUD3sc5zM


MSM Still Blind to Nostr!?

Young people won’t revolt over TikTok ban
https://unherd.com/newsroom/young-people-wont-revolt-over-tiktok-ban/


Old News...
YouTube's mass exodus of stars and TikTok's potential US ban shows the uncertainty of the creator economy
https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-creators-leaving-platform-tiktok-creator-economy-influencers-shift-internet-2024-3


Nostr Real Time Statistics

https://stats.nostr.band/


“TikTok, as we all know, is not great for free speech.” — nostr:npub1hu3hdctm5nkzd8gslnyedfr5ddz3z547jqcl5j88g4fame2jd08qh6h8nh predicting the TikTok exodus to #Nostr at nostr:npub167n5w6cj2wseqtmk26zllc7n28uv9c4vw28k2kht206vnghe5a7stgzu3r

If you’re a content creator, watch this video 👇

https://v.nostr.build/9zdYJ.mp4


WTF is Nostr and is it Unstoppable? – Epi-3264
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkBQlMqK9uQ


Nostr: Decentralized Social Media & Bitcoin w/ William Casarin (BTC111)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GhEezzto4Y


Nostr: A Revolutionary Communication Protocol
https://www.discreetlog.com/nostr/


Derek Ross - Nostr 101 (BWP15)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jrkUXDReqI


What is Nostr? How Does it Work? Why Does it Matter?
https://www.btctimes.com/


How To Earn Bitcoin And Join The Creator Economy With Nostr
https://www.forbes.com/sites/briannahonkawadestries/2023/06/15/how-to-earn-bitcoin-and-join-the-creator-economy-with-nostr/


Nostr: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide
https://www.benwehrman.com/nostr-guide/


Can you guys see this?:  (Today's video - not sure if it actually posted on Flare.pub)

https://flare.pub/w/naddr1qqrnyatfx34h2wgzyzg24tqsuqemf50xql2zdlqw42aee25xwgzzrkkc4ccpstwnaldszqcyqqqgtwck9hsf9

 nostr:npub1zach44xjpc4yyhx6pgse2cj2pf98838kja03dv2e8ly8lfr094vqvm5dy5


Yep!!


✋ Woops!! 🤣


Solidarity!
https://i.nostr.build/Djd48.jpg


Sooo unknown not even a trace of him on the web. Only postings with no source on twitter and reddit?!


BREAKING: Unknown German scientist, Krëg S Wrügenhauten comes forward as the real Satoshi Nakamoto.

https://i.nostr.build/nWr5q.jpg

https://twitter.com/SymbolSatoshi/status/1768667175748005989


Bit of Welsh/Italian Cultural History...

The story of the Bracchi – when the Italians arrived in Wales
https://nation.cymru/culture/the-story-of-the-bracchi-when-the-italians-arrived-in-wales/


El Salvador Is NOT Selling BTC!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3nZ7udP4Vs


First 100 people who repost this will get total of 10,000 No-KYC sats.

#Bitcoin and #Nostr are winning.

Early reposts will get more.


Hello, I have not been on xitter for more than a year.

Would anyone like to have an argument?


You can be deplatformed, but you can't be deprotocoled


CITADEL DISPATCH 119: GOOD MORNING WITH STEVE LEE

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


Volatility is our Protection
————————————

"Bitcoin is too volatile." How many times have you heard that from normie nocoiners? I know for myself, it's the biggest reason that I've heard for why there's not greater adoption.

Indeed, it's an understandable objection. The upside is great, but volatility and risk are not, at least from a normie point of view. After all, if the point of saving is to mitigate risk for the future, then volatility does the opposite because there's less predictability in purchasing power.

Yet if we examine things a bit further, what they ask for is something that cannot exist in a fiat economy. Let me explain.

The behavior that is sought by the people that complain about Bitcoin being too volatile is an asset is something like the various fiat currencies that are stable to the dollar. For example, the Euro, the yen and the Canadian/Australian dollars have fluctuated, but have stayed in a reasonable range of the dollar, not really deviating more than 25-30% from the average over the last 20-30 years.

Yet their lack of volatility is decidedly artificial. It's the result of central bank operations. They keep their currencies within a peg range against the dollar by buying/selling dollars as needed. Obviously, Bitcoin doesn't have a central bank, so there's no stabilization mechanism and thus is a lot more volatile.

Other than a few currency traders, nocoiners generally don't invest in foreign currencies despite there being relative stability and little volatility. They want the upside of Bitcoin as well. The returns of Bitcoin have been staggering, especially compared to traditional assets since its inception 15 years ago. The nocoiners want the large upside without the volatility. They want an asset that goes up over the long term with little to no volatility in the short term.

But this is impossible. Suppose such an asset existed. Say an asset went up 50% a year without volatility. What would happen?

The main feature of central bank backed fiat money is that there's no opportunity cost for money and loans are basically infinitely available. So say the loans are available at 10% yearly interest. The wall street finance bros in that case can easily buy the asset with the loan to make a cool 40% profit. They would do that all day long because making 40%/year is very difficult.

But because they need to *buy* the asset to make this trade work, this trade would cause the asset price to rise. But even if the asset price goes high enough that it's no longer 50%/year, but 20%/year, they would still continue because there's a 10% margin that they can make. Indeed, they will continue borrowing and buying for this trade until the asset's yearly price increase is at or below the loan rate.

Indeed most of the profit available in the market have gone to bankers for this reason. Profitable things (companies, assets, etc.) all get arbitraged to death through these infinite loans.

So why doesn't this dynamic happen to Bitcoin? It's the volatility, particularly to the downside. The problem with using loans to buy the asset is that when you're underwater on the loan, you get liquidated. And liquidation makes the downward volatility worse! In other words, the giant volatility swings add significant risk to the loan-based strategies, and the more people doing them make the risk worse, even in the face of the massive profit margins.

Bitcoin volatility is our protection against fiat games taking over. The volatility adds risk, which prevent the loans from being too easily given, making the borrow and buy trade harder. The volatility also clears out the leverage, which ultimately comes from money printing.

Volatility makes the levered players, the privileged players in the fiat system, lose. And that means the normal people, the ones that can't get loans or leverage win.

Volatility is the plebs' protection.


Libre


His world imploded...


Cogito Ergo Nostr


Iris not showing zaps i zap??


GM https://image.nostr.build/fb1ab180746b4ca1cb495cc4caf82e8c2a70ca98477a91957a2660a580c27bcd.jpg


👉 Be proud of yourself
 #bitcoin #meme #Nostr 💜🫡
https://m.primal.net/HkxC.jpg


hard


👉 #Focus #bitcoin #meme #Nostr https://image.nostr.build/777d53f03f59041a7ae3681ff1253a670fdafb5ed7077d2da03937590ed93db4.jpg


The future is decentralized. 🧡💜 https://i.nostr.build/6G6qq.jpg


#PROTIP FOR THOSE NEW TO THE #NOSTR — SAY “GOOD MORNING” TO nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx AND GET YOU SOME FREEDOM MONEY

#INTRODUCTIONS #BITCOIN
https://m.primal.net/HkxK.mov


https://image.nostr.build/94ec64dcc1f568d2e03f027dc24df08b5754a081b387d5763e79e281766221e0.gif
#introductions


Hi Nostr!

I’m Jared, aka Cheetah Cowboy!  Super stoked to connect with others who enjoy health, wealth and free speech! I’m an artist, photographer/filmmaker and OG Bored Ape…one of only 390 apes using their IP rights to create a product!

Introducing Mono Mate, an all organic cold, canned Yerba mate company produced here in Costa Rica! Hope you’ll follow along as we spread high vibes and energizing beverages to the world!
https://m.primal.net/HkwA.png
https://m.primal.net/HkwB.png


Opened TikTok, saw one video … ended up here

#introductions


Hi everybody! I’m Bad Nomad, a Creativity Expert & Multimedia Artist. I’ve worked with GRAMMY award-winning and award-nominated artists, and I’m excited to work with you too!

I love working with all creative types - musicians, authors, visual artists, etc; anyone who needs help with their creativity.

Don’t be a stranger! Let’s make some art together. ✌

#introductions #creativity #musicians #artists #authors https://image.nostr.build/a74c4e3c2df874552501c557e6308afdaf1b4f6181cfcd8c84f1274c7059f2e1.jpg


I’m gonna get so many Artists on platforms like nostr:npub1yfg0d955c2jrj2080ew7pa4xrtj7x7s7umt28wh0zurwmxgpyj9shwv6vg they’re going to think I’ve lost my mind 🤯

April 13th is going to be https://media4.giphy.com/media/zUwHGTclRb7W/giphy.gif?cid=2154d3d74detjqtnl474v143yltn9zs8qjdl1cvy32u0f45i&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g


😂😂

Doing an evaluation right now. Haven’t done any training on Nostr stuff yet..

But though we’d just ask nostr:npub1tayp5jjjfqx4ufukxqamsl28wd5pggvteqe6u9n3svjn62lfr0hsp89l42 to tell us what Nostr is.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft - next NIP ??
https://m.primal.net/Hkwx.jpg


Hey Nostr!

Trying this #introductions thing again since I think I kind of know what I’m doing now, maybe.

I’m Jackie, made my way over here from TikTok. So far loving the vibes.

Im like an onion but my main interests I love sharing about fall under #gardening #cooking #homesteading #thrifting

Excited to try this thing out and meet more of y’all!

Here is a picture of me starting seeds in egg cartons,  (since it’s not obvious)
https://m.primal.net/HksU.jpg


Hi!
I heard about this app from the tik tok before it gets banned.
What do you all think about this ban?

#introductions


Hey, I just joined.

I’ll be posting comics and observations and generally trying to keep things light.

#introductions


Makes one wonder what weapons they have that are still hush hush


Mother of God
 https://image.nostr.build/dfd00633ddbb714dc2dca38c4c137718a8e4c05e1007a098c63929f861ec05d3.jpg


Welcome Nostr Newcomers!

For an excellent "Nostr 101" guide for beginners, I highly recommend this video, which covers all the essentials 👇

nostr:npub1qqvt0m3nlvjnssmrn33w9yh7cuq2dx5nkz8wxax9hk5hrjdnj4jqz8cn3w nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424 #introductions
https://youtu.be/_jrkUXDReqI?si=MEapybl2kkXJ6TZ0


Why is Michael Saylor Buying the Bitcoin Top Forever?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvB-5It-36A


Bitcoin still cheap at all-time high, cycle top FAR away, FOMO hasn’t started yet, Nostr! - Ep.64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEPaE0PH-A4


The Wolf Of All Streets: Raoul Pal Reveals His Crypto Portfolio & Explains Why Bitcoin & Alts Will Continue To Skyrocket

Episode webpage: https://www.thewolfofallstreets.io/

Media file: https://pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/MANA8360990187.mp3?updated=1710431396


Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell: Lawrence Lepard: Bitcoin Price Going to 'Multimillion' Per Coin, Don't Sell at 100k!

Episode webpage: https://coinstories.libsyn.com/lawrence-lepard-bitcoin-price-going-to-multimillion-per-coin-dont-sell-at-100k

Media file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/coinstories/221_Larry_Lepard.mp3?dest-id=2813255


Once Bitten! A Bitcoin Podcast.: Bitcoin NOT Blockchain - @ParkerALewis #431

Episode webpage: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-prince6/episodes/Bitcoin-NOT-Blockchain---ParkerALewis-431-e2h397l

Media file: https://anchor.fm/s/1346f9e8/podcast/play/84042421/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-2-14%2F370925152-44100-2-9d6d6f48e182a.m4a


Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision with Dhruv Bansal

Episode webpage: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-satoshis-vision

Media file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whatbitcoindid/WBD786_-_Dhruv_Bansal.mp3


 Michael Saylor ACCELERATES SPECULATIVE ATTACK On Dollar | EP 946

Episode webpage: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simplybitcoin/episodes/Michael-Saylor-ACCELERATES-SPECULATIVE-ATTACK-On-Dollar--EP-946-e2h3ajr

Media file: https://anchor.fm/s/717a2198/podcast/play/84043835/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-2-14%2Facdec781-d3db-28cb-4f6a-bc6f62ca382c.mp3


The Café Bitcoin Podcast: Craig Wright is NOT Satoshi with John Haar, Brady Swenson, Tomer Strolight, and Chris Alaimo - March 14th, 2024

Episode webpage: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecafebitcoinpodcast

Media file: https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/77ccce3b-3605-4f25-9793-753a883f0dcc/episodes/4a5e773c-4d44-4eea-b390-57d0da6651a8/audio/d09a72e9-b1f6-4973-bb96-00abe693d849/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=H9Jmx_ko


https://image.nostr.build/ec5cfa604692e536f88d2b7052a01ea493680d8a93ea5dbc3835e7df4972ded9.jpg
The world's most powerful suite of bitcoin tools.
https://lnbits.com/


Nutstash Wallet
Nutstash is a Cashu wallet for your browser
Hide Your Nuts
https://apps.umbrel.com/app/nutstash-wallet


Nostr Wallet Connect
The power of the zaps at the tip of your fingers
https://apps.umbrel.com/app/alby-nostr-wallet-connect


After all the hassle and costs this 🤡 put people through with his past actions will the 🤡 have to compensate all those he hassled?? https://image.nostr.build/d02ac19ee421f2cad35b2f34f4de01881c8368352758f10c89730dd607e20c92.jpg


Spot the.. https://image.nostr.build/6e562b3efd4b2f2dcb49c41b9136b83c67f275854a0bebe8082bcab917825953.jpg


Hi all,

Pretty new here. Belgian living in Spain with my 3 kids. Running a b2b saas company in the PR space.

Figuring out what how this #nostr thing will transform the world.

Hope to apply my knowledge to build something useful in the #nostr world...likely something geared towards self-publishing/journalism/media in a new decentralized world.

Let's go 🚀

#introductions


i have a major, major problem in my life...
Never enough fiat pay cheque to stack what i want. Once groceries and bills, etc are paid what remains is used to stack. i hold £0 in banks.


The 77th Brigade is responsible for “non-lethal warfare”
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/secretive-77th-brigade/


The 77th Brigade edit videos, record podcasts and write viral posts. Welcome to the age of information warfare
#Spooks
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-77th-brigade-britains-information-warfare-military/


With the influx of newbies to Nostr it would be wise to offer as many guides as possible for all things #Bitcoin and #Nostr. Help make the transition from centralised platforms as smooth and informative possible.


DIY STEEL SEED BACKUP
https://blockmit.com/english/guides/diy/make-cold-wallet-washers/


Make Your Own Cold Storage USB Crypto Wallet
https://www.securitybind.com/make-your-own-cold-storage-usb-crypto-wallet/


Guide: Create a Bitcoin cold storage using Tails OS https://image.nostr.build/961bdb6e5480bb83ba1adb3a9f118f6a444d07ebc25d30b064559e7e93474fef.jpg
https://github.com/svrnhdl/tails-cold-storage/wiki/Guide:-Create-a-Bitcoin-cold-storage-using-Tails-OS


Nostr Relay
Backup all your Nostr activity with your private relay
https://apps.umbrel.com/app/nostr-relay


BTCPay Server
Accept Bitcoin payments with 0 fees & no 3rd party
https://apps.umbrel.com/app/btcpay-server


Jam
Your sats. Your privacy. Your profit.
https://apps.umbrel.com/app/jam


RoboSats Guide
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-guide/


Buy and sell bitcoin privately and securely using Bisq's peer-to-peer network and open-source desktop software. No registration required.
https://bisq.network/


This covers CBDC privacy concerns. But a major concern is CONTROL.

CBDCs are “a disaster for privacy”: The Government Must Listen To Warnings From Around The World And Rethink The Digital Pound
https://beforeitsnews.com/eu/2024/03/cbdcs-are-a-disaster-for-privacy-the-government-must-listen-to-warnings-from-around-the-world-and-rethink-the-digital-pound-2-2715494.html


Craig Wright Is Not Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto, Judge Declares
 https://image.nostr.build/d02ac19ee421f2cad35b2f34f4de01881c8368352758f10c89730dd607e20c92.jpg
https://www.wired.com/story/craig-wright-not-satoshi-nakamoto-bitcoin-creator-ruling/


Brain imaging studies with LSD and psilocybin show interesting evidence that psychedelics increase brain activity, and activate new pathways and connections throughout the brain
 https://image.nostr.build/a24ebfd136bf647b2a9650bd6f1eeb4e0b655119194c1fe4fa26044b448b7915.jpg


Aldous Huxley, Terence McKenna, Timothy Leary, and Alan Watts take center stage as some of the most popular psychonauts to have ever lived
 https://image.nostr.build/31c4fffa4b5fdd3047d597c83bcab602f5a78d70f986fa57d91ab242bf967eae.jpg


Unsung Heroes from Psychedelic History
https://chemical-collective.com/blog/unsung-heroes-from-the-history-of-psychedelics/


https://image.nostr.build/725f14c433d4d5d0c62328719d018b131dd67a97a15b8867b2249adedcf9bfb9.jpg
“Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.”
Rozzi Roomian


How politicians on the left, in both Britain and America, turned to the techniques developed by business to read and fulfil the inner desires of the self

The Century of the Self - Part 4: "Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VouaAz5mQAs


In the 1960s, a radical group of psychotherapists challenged the influence of Freudian ideas in America

The Century of the Self - Part 3: "There is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads; He Must Be Destroyed."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub2LB2MaGoM


How those in power used Freud's ideas about the unconscious mind to try and control the masses

The Century of the Self  - Part 2:  "The Engineering of Consent"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEsPOt8MG7E


Manipulation of the masses...
The Century of the Self - Part 1: "Happiness Machines"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnPmg0R1M04


Uninstall any Android app without root
https://github.com/samolego/Canta


The End is Nigh!! https://image.nostr.build/d02ac19ee421f2cad35b2f34f4de01881c8368352758f10c89730dd607e20c92.jpg


Keep Stacking https://image.nostr.build/476daf654136c1a52a5f7edd99ae5e4d07457d3b68792317448297827859d455.gif


GM E https://image.nostr.build/c7548e2327be7b241a6f30c43a6f14a6947676c50a16dd64633b0645734f4663.gif veryone


 “21 Questions: A Beginners Guide to Bitcoin"

Episode webpage: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecafebitcoinpodcast

Media file: https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/77ccce3b-3605-4f25-9793-753a883f0dcc/episodes/c39b4edf-32c7-4de0-8922-eabc9bbc624b/audio/f238719d-4c8e-4bea-8f0c-a94c545be30d/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=H9Jmx_ko


Churchill was a career politician who stole his peoples' money for the sake of a war that he didn't need to wage.


Hear, hear!!


2 words explain this app for UK 'users'...
Fucking useless!!
Go through process of installing and getting authorisation code only to be told "Sorry...not available in your location" even though it states it is.
WTF!!
Sort it out devs!!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.squareup.cash


Cleveland Clinic Launches Nationwide Clinical Trial for Magic Mushrooms
https://psychedelicinvest.com/cleveland-clinic-launches-nationwide-clinical-trial-for-magic-mushrooms/


Survey Shows Public’s Growing Acceptance of Magic Mushrooms
https://psychedelicinvest.com/survey-shows-publics-growing-acceptance-of-magic-mushrooms/


Bitcoin and Digital Currencies Are the Mycelium of Finance
https://realitysandwich.com/mycelium-network-and-digital-currency/


A study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers addresses the question of whether psychedelics might change the attribution of consciousness to a range of living and nonliving things.
 https://image.nostr.build/17509e101723c24beb7495eff73410e3fe2cf8b93a49f2c9476fe631b2e26f2a.jpg
https://neurosciencenews.com/psychedelics-consciousness-20283/


Psychedelics and Consciousness: Distinctions, Demarcations, and Opportunities
https://academic.oup.com/ijnp/article/24/8/615/6275567


MAPS is a nonprofit organization that provides public resources and leadership as we work together to create legal responsible evidence based pathways to psychedelics.
https://maps.org/


Alternative beliefs in psychedelic drug users
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-42444-z


From 2021...
CryptoPsychedelic Conferences Examine Links Between Psychedelics and Blockchain Technology
https://www.lucid.news/cryptopsychedelic-conferences-examine-links-between-psychedelics-and-blockchain-technology/


#Bitcoin gives the ability to all users to run a full node that gives them direct access to a globally connected financial network without mediation or censorship.
 https://image.nostr.build/50b44d83768a948b022a476fba119a58360b61e9d4a8e19207b9b5f68a341f82.jpg


Fiat has value because the state says so. Bitcoin is the antidote to fiat money.


Proof of Work...
bitcoiners realize that value cannot be created without action. This translates into almost every aspect of living. To get the benefits, one has to do the work.


Don’t Trust, Verify...
 the aspect of verifying and not just accepting any version of truth offered is more important than ever today


We are All criminals. We are All Satoshi.


17th ?


Been waiting for this. However, Cash App needs sorting. Can install app but when code it inserted get message saying "not available in your country"!!?? Yet it does state it's available in UK. Devs need to sort this ASAP


Cash App...
What's going on? Available to UK customers they say. Yet every attempt to sign up fails. When the code is put in get message saying not available in this country.
Can someone explain??


“You can stay on the Fiat Standard, in which some people get to produce unlimited new units of money for free, just not you. Or opt into the Bitcoin Standard, in which no one gets to do that, including you.”
— Ross Stevens


Bitcoin is money that never devalues over time. Its elegant mathematical distribution is programmed and unchangeable


Money that devalues over time is time-theft. It steals the value you’ve already worked for and spent your time and energy to earn.


Bitcoin and psychedelics are simultaneously the most powerful, yet least understood technologies on the planet
https://www.citadel21.com/bitcoin-and-psychedelics


Exploring the unexpected link between bitcoin & psychedelics.

Connecting historical shifts from the Nixon era to today's mental health & financial crises.

My latest piece in Forbes. #Bitcoin

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/03/13/the-converging-interest-between-psychedelic-therapy-and-bitcoin/


Can you decode the story?


GM
Giant mystery monolith appears on top of Welsh hill
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/giant-monolith-appears-top-welsh-28795875


 “vaccination is a barbarous practice, and it is one of the most fatal of all the delusions current in our time…
Gandhi


Get Android Updates From Source With This App
https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium


Meet the Bitcoinetas, a fleet of transformative vehicles on a mission to spread the bitcoin message everywhere they go.
 https://image.nostr.build/8e90814694141ab8d7f1d01933ab69585178b7011f06bd4f4cf3255d4be64d28.jpg
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-on-wheels-the-story-of-bitcoinetas-


US Government Predicts Bitcoin Will 10X

Episode webpage: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simplybitcoin/episodes/US-Government-Predicts-Bitcoin-Will-10X--EP-945-e2gvsuh

Media file: https://anchor.fm/s/717a2198/podcast/play/83931537/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-2-12%2F8719bebb-4e99-615c-63b9-7ffe9e83bfd5.mp3


"The masters of today's Internet, namely the marketing giants like Google, Facebook, and Yahoo, and the spying agencies, really want our lives to be more and more transparent online, and this is only for their own benefit"
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/tails-operating-software


“It is true that there are many people who prefer to flee and search for a safe place outside the Gaza Strip, but this is not the case for the majority of people…It is not easy to start life again away from a homeland that you love.”

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/02/of-families-mills-and-gardens/

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza
nostr:npub13emhmgge49zxyu9mhakyk76alhvznqn5pfqgya4w2qzmzvtgx6wqzyflpf nostr:npub1pt3760m3m04rsqyhm6y8qkgtr24r7urpktp94t4d35qpxkwvx3qqvks3tr


https://m.primal.net/HkHE.gif
https://m.primal.net/HkHG.jpg


Craig Wright ‘Committed Perjury’ in U.K. Trial Over Satoshi Claims, COPA Says
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/03/12/craig-wright-committed-perjury-in-uk-trial-over-satoshi-claims-copa-says/


Swan Bitcoin...
Bitcoin Price Live!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQT3HZDrMaI


Palestinians defeat Israeli armored vehicles, with Jon Elmer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoS6nyMgi9o


Good Afternoon Rebels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuU_ghddbic


British weather sucks. Global warming...where?


Good Afternoon plebs


Will Strike bevcoming to the UK?


said the Taff


Good Afternoon All

A THOUSAND PIECES Documentary: Exposes "Deep State" w/ John & Bella deSouza, Joe Flynn, Cathy O'Brien, Robert David Steele & Robyn Gritz
https://rumble.com/v2eic7m-a-thousand-pieces-documentary-exposes-deep-state-w-john-and-bella-desouza-a.html


Wow...one freaky dude!! 😱


Bitcoin Breaks New All-Time High Of $69,000 Well Before Halving
https://cryptopotato.com/history-bitcoin-breaks-new-all-time-high-of-69000-well-before-halving/


Not your node, not your rules.
https://image.nostr.build/3741a5e305d888c7b070608d77b237c6fa2d7c0b823ae808599747bd182ed3d4.jpg
If you are not in control of this node, whatever you are doing is seen by the node you are interacting with. This means whoever is in control of the node is able to see what you are doing.


GM
 https://image.nostr.build/741a8d797a0a62dbd512b9e7cf3e030a2dbff7620a1b179611ead7fe4b861884.gif


Stacking this past year. May it continue ad infinitum!!
https://image.nostr.build/153c6a91c8de8e19f081335304b44c72a25a3f119799a649207dd6781deaeac4.jpg


https://image.nostr.build/8faaeaa6312d6365b704f8fb1f4aa507cfced8d8f567d7ec839d293ec7eefa89.jpg

#meme #memestr #nostrmemes #memes 833,149 🤙💜


Bitcoin Price Hits New All-Time High Against Euro and British Pound
https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-hits-new-all-time-high-in-euro-following-surge-past-65k/


“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” — Epictetus


https://image.nostr.build/b047c9e169af6a309f5733d3bc681eae07a698fecef8622588455290f83d2644.jpg
https://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php


Gaza....Susan Sarandon being human.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGYOdh7-lHI


Good Morning


Can obscura cam by the guardian project be addapted?


Field of dreams
https://image.nostr.build/faecc70765cf47beced63cd8ba932103604906bf08ccab1507479dbb4ef58717.jpg


GM to you...and GN from me


Sweet Dreams
https://image.nostr.build/7cf816eff281e9efccf668a6967912ff4a68b761ba0d16dac3f8cc4cc1d9b5f3.jpg


Dreaming Bitcoin
https://image.nostr.build/cbec917a47ea1d2f8d3386863b9f4b2d899bb06b17e15c70aaf4a07e1e884dc2.jpg


Just messing with ai coz sleep won't come
https://image.nostr.build/1606af46ec9e8de7bc7de33e0de702722de04fa684069910952e071b873a6c7b.jpg


Plane Drops Humanitarian Aid For Gaza
https://rumble.com/v4gsegu-plane-drops-humanitarian-aid-for-gazans.html


Hail Eris!!


https://image.nostr.build/8ccc7b18272cbc47bb882ea47f55f074e130568b93049f9e5f2a02bf3b6f7ad1.jpg

#meme #memestr #nostrmemes #memes 832,597 🤙💜


Spirit of Satoshi ai
https://image.nostr.build/1ce5015b2932aea29ce0c9a3412bb57f560ba59aba4d68bf4e4850325db5dfc8.jpg https://www.spiritofsatoshi.ai/


From 2018...

The Money Flower and why Bitcoin is a ponzi scheme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK0ATammdRo&t=966s&pp=2AHGB5ACAQ%3D%3D


Swan Signal - A Bitcoin Podcast: Bitcoin ETF Frenzy with James Seyffart | EP 146

Episode webpage: https://swansignalpodcast.com/episodes/bitcoin-etf-frenzy-with-james-seyffart-ep-146-MeAQcZ05

Media file: https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/6b4113f8-61fd-4976-a3e6-4d8ed2143233/episodes/260b34a7-da62-4823-b2e7-f32485f584bc/audio/c8aea209-596f-4b3e-bf5a-7b3a40710f52/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Z1tu2Hds


Old News...

'Britcoin’ digital currency could be in use by end of decade
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/06/britcoin-digital-currency-could-be-in-use-by-end-of-decade


The Sabotage of Bitcoin
https://orangelabel.co/the-sabotage-of-bitcoin/#3b6805ba-fbcd-4f46-af60-b817f360abfe


Global wealth is around $400 Trillion

For Bitcoin to represent that value the price per coin would have to equal around $20 million.

That's the ceiling for Bitcoin.


How would you go about sabotaging Bitcoin if you were a government agent?

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-sabotage-of-bitcoin
https://image.nostr.build/8f01718daedc2ecd547f06e60911ea90f3ab7fcde57357857164603ba1eb9220.jpg


#Bitcoin

https://image.nostr.build/e4fb6ec376a8a9641c325502071737c6bbc27b6b67847d03f63f1a72fa539ce2.jpg


If you don't self-custody your #Bitcoin  after Mt Gox, Celsius, BlockFi, FTX, ....

What the fuck have you learnt in the last few years?


Financial freedom is simple: #Bitcoin and chill.


Anhar Saqr Al-Shanbari,

starved to death in Beit Hanoun thanks to lsrael.

CEASEFIRE IN GAZA
https://image.nostr.build/e789eac9dec771409e3d679f8b31b2cee52b8cc0373d241552d012bd5bb8ac63.jpg


https://image.nostr.build/5515f23212741643920865cacf2ea2ab414c3dfb6c89d55766c2be0b02249b5f.jpg

#meme #memestr #nostrmemes #memes 832,495 🤙💜


https://image.nostr.build/459b9c495b6eb7f1ab936fc837e55f6725b4fc44e46c4ae711fe2c68757a6b21.jpg

#meme #memestr #nostrmemes #memes 832,500 🤙💜


Lying requires talent but it is free.
https://video.nostr.build/1f94bcfce8a17408a4791554506c4315338ada24f1210c1a5db052b5860c1273.mp4


Nostr is a far more robust protocol than Farcaster.

Here are a few simple metrics:
Github contributers: Farcaster: 20, Nostr: 132
Open Pull requests: Farcaster: 3, Nostr: 199
Social clients: Farcaster: 2 (but really Warpcast has 90%+ of users), Nostr: Too many to count 😂 (https://www.nostrapps.com/)

From a technical standpoint, Farcaster requires a global consensus amounst all hubs (the servers that store the data). This means that in the case of a hostile regeime pressuing a hub operator to remove certain posts, they would be force to complelty fork off of the network. (Global consensus also means that at scale, hub operation will get very expensive and out of reach for all but the largest clients). Nostr on the other hand operates through relays that store and serve posts and events. You can have a small relay that only stores the events from you and your followers, or a larger relay that anyone can write to. There is no "global state" so the network can never be out of consensus, you just query the relays that your friends post to to retreive their events.

And lastly, requiring users to pay a centralized entity to sign up (the cost of which is subject to change on the whim of the founder) is not a free and open protocol.


https://image.nostr.build/bfb3fa5f3ad94b3bb15e091433c6eebfe05a9d1901277aba435a3c0e70482809.jpg

#meme #memestr #nostrmemes #memes 832,522 🤙💜


The hopefully final release candidate for Wasabi v2.0.6, please help us test it!

https://github.com/adamPetho/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v2.0.6-RC4


Spirit of Satoshi ai
https://image.nostr.build/1ce5015b2932aea29ce0c9a3412bb57f560ba59aba4d68bf4e4850325db5dfc8.jpg https://www.spiritofsatoshi.ai/


GM
https://image.nostr.build/458616f801e9a26483212bc870216bad56cb80330f3ecd22ed5b907fcef66f4b.gif


🇸🇻 💫

Study #bitcoin https://image.nostr.build/1bb6ceeafd0ee9cce0a47e57f4ad6c3e9d6e967fae9ff53f2bf306bf4ca33555.jpg


 Fanfares Is A New Way To Listen To Podcasts On NOSTR - @tallsiii #427

Episode webpage: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-prince6/episodes/Fanfares-Is-A-New-Way-To-Listen-To-Podcasts-On-NOSTR---tallsiii-427-e2gcq99

Media file: https://anchor.fm/s/1346f9e8/podcast/play/83306217/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-1-28%2F8ad85038-de18-1e50-7cfc-25db3cae734a.mp3


Bitcoin Tops $60,000—First Time Since 2021
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/02/28/bitcoin-tops-60000-first-time-since-2021/


How Much Bitcoin do YOU Need to Retire!? | EP 935

Episode webpage: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simplybitcoin/episodes/How-Much-Bitcoin-do-YOU-Need-to-Retire----EP-935-e2gbr4k

Media file: https://anchor.fm/s/717a2198/podcast/play/83274324/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-1-27%2Fac2d6cad-80be-b7f4-bb43-da02aa8bd02e.mp3


Remember: The truest form of wealth is not held but shared. Your time, your kindness and the support you extend to others are the riches that endure.

This is the wealth that remains echoing through lives you have touched inspiring a cycle of generosity.


𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝘂𝗺𝗽?📈

The price of #Bitcoin was hovering around the $51K-$52K range for about a week-and-a-half, before popping to the $56K-$57K range. If you bought during that time, then congratulations.🎉

But if you didn't, and now have to buy at a higher price, then this message is for you👇

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

Over a long enough time scale, 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝙞𝙣 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁. The mantra “𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘴” is truly a wise counsel, and once you follow it, it’s vital that you secure your bitcoin in cold storage.

While Bitcoin is a great way to store your time and labor where it won’t get debased, to transfer money that can’t be censored, and to separate money from state, Bitcoin has another purpose: teaching you 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨.

There’s no point in looking back and longing for what might have been. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲, and the market price is all noise, anyway. Instead, focus on the signal: Bitcoin’s inexorable march toward becoming the bedrock of a new era for humanity.

Ultimately, this pump was small compared to what we will likely see soon, and will continue to diminish in relevance as time goes on and Bitcoin adoption grows, so it isn't a big deal. Later, when Bitcoin's price is $1M and higher, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘵 $50𝘒 𝘰𝘳 $57𝘒; 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭.

So, to those lamenting missed opportunities: welcome to the party. It’s only going to get more wild from here.

Now forget your regret, and 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴!

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

Help those who feel like they missed out on this recent price rise by 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴🤙, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴🔄, and 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴🔖 this.

Have any other advice for those who could have bought in sooner but didn’t?
Share it in the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀⬇


Day one of my Bitcoin adveture...


Look like markers for underground pipes showing direction of flow


Behind the trees to the left my old school. Spent hours and hours sat at this lake pondering.


Hours Spent Sitting, Thinking, Being
https://image.nostr.build/ab6f26b7fe0dc829cc6c2d554ba84debf4fb2ad183aeb7e20887c5755695d5aa.jpg


Stephan Livera Podcast: The Future of Bitcoin Banking with Eric Yakes SLP553

Episode webpage: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephan-livera/episodes/The-Future-of-Bitcoin-Banking-with-Eric-Yakes-SLP553-e2gb7mo

Media file: https://anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/play/83254424/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-1-27%2F368938771-44100-2-bd209ceac1b58.mp3


Bitcoin Gets "OK" From Trump, TBC Sues Feds Over “Emergency” Mining Survey, ECB Says Bitcoin Failed, Reddit Holds Bitcoin, New Satoshi Emails Revealed

Episode webpage: https://coinstories.libsyn.com/news-block-bitcoin-gets-ok-from-trump-tbc-sues-feds-over-emergency-mining-survey-ecb-says-bitcoin-failed-reddit-holds-bitcoin-new-satoshi-emails-revealed

Media file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/coinstories/216_26_NewsBlock.mp3?dest-id=2813255


 Inflation in a HyperBitcoinized World

Episode webpage: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/episodes/Read_803---Inflation-in-a-HyperBitcoinized-World-e2gb9g9

Media file: https://anchor.fm/s/80d5cfc/podcast/play/83256265/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-1-27%2F93c06b71-4f83-1787-7625-f1c31430b2d3.mp3


Day i Sold Fiat For Bitcoin
https://image.nostr.build/5400e287d51466d5b5da65291f75abba47cbe20148afed9a9e615e5567afc0f6.jpg


GM
https://image.nostr.build/6c952823ec1eff1e6100caf5bd97ed45955977d9b427976eefaa4a5a407eed02.gif


Self Portrait
https://image.nostr.build/6a6a839fd2229c3a3fa3d61923b57d2c45334a9fd92916ec2daed006d6a157b5.jpg


Across The Valley
https://image.nostr.build/f9bcfd1c2aae875e8ae1ad088a43b24636bdc90dfab6a00a574b28f67f4a34cc.jpg


Valley Mornings
https://image.nostr.build/30200c5987b577728eb3a8e7cb971952c00286ccd7c008124d2af6be601f1357.jpg


Hills of Home
https://image.nostr.build/a1140a3f668fd84973e7ebfd239a59275591d6a23b023b4c3eb11634d8df9b3c.jpg


Fat twatz!!


Looks a lot like what we call a pastie. In Cornwall miners would carry them down the pit. Inside it would contain two halves, savory and sweet. The crimped edge to hold in their dirty hands and tossed to the pit rats after eating.


https://image.nostr.build/5d7323328c0cb1c9e9e9bb9333a7140aac69bcdb2eaae0910fbc5335adb39525.jpg https://gitlab.com/divested-mobile/hypatia


Get Android App Updates Directly From the Source.
https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium


My original Rasp pi full node and a new full node on a Ubuntu Server micro pc.
https://image.nostr.build/ebd264f6461a45e1012307c6550144cbcdc74da76c6546f43d127eb6215e1ce5.jpg

https://image.nostr.build/dff14acade98a079189300c719914e6fbc08a3383e89fe1e1858d76bd7379ab7.jpg


Give it a shot. I only run linux. Have no systems running windows. Not used windows in 2 decades.


Setup a new full node on headless Ubuntu server. 20 hours sync time. Pretty quick. Compared to node on Rasp pi this one's on steroids. Another full node for the network.
https://image.nostr.build/09fc514d2b746b78b2c7ecb924255e2f6a2d1ef538c1245bc93f846218dfd3d0.jpg


By a process of elimination i disabled email aliases trying to suss where the spam was coming from. It only came from WoS alias. Is WoS spamming for extra income with it loss of the US market?


Hey, nostr:npub1hcwcj72tlyk7thtyc8nq763vwrq5p2avnyeyrrlwxrzuvdl7j3usj4h9rq,
why are you spamming email addresses used to sign up to WoS?


Worrying is a terrible waste of time

https://image.nostr.build/a371151ab05b703b2dfb4448fdd2e7b62f6679ebb2f597efda25a86e170fbeed.jpg


WoS...good wallet, per se. But fukerz for spamming the address used to sign up. Kut the Fukery!!


Agree...✌


'Censorship, Propaganda and Genocide'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl-XH_c_oyw


With Secure Core and Netshield
https://protonvpn.com/


Explain this...
Was getting lots of email spam. I always use aliases via simplelogin. Disabled address used for wallet of satoshi. Spam stopped.
WTF!


Get Android App Updates Directly From the Source
https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium


GM
https://image.nostr.build/7320351e9a2a8c07b8d4bb797dfebc2129bfce8335cf390532ae41473273d3ca.jpg


Yesterday, Aaron Bushnell, an active-duty member of the Air Force and an anarchist, set fire to himself in front of the Israeli embassy in #DC, in what they called an "extreme act of protest" against the ongoing genocide and ethnic-cleansing of #Gaza by the state of Israel.

Bushnell was involved in various mutual aid projects.

Already, far-Right grifters and pundits have attacked his anarchist beliefs as signs of him being mentally "disturbed."

Bushnell's death comes as Israel prepares to invade #Rafah, where over a million Palestinian refugees have been pushed into tent cities.

#FreePalestine #Palestine #RIPAaron #AaronBushnell #CeasefireNow #FreeGaza

Read our report here: https://itsgoingdown.org/active-duty-air-force-member-aaron-bushnell-final-act-protest/


Signal facing collapse after CIA cuts funding
https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/analysis/signal-facing-collapse-after-cia-cuts-funding


The last words of Aaron Bushnell, who self-immolated outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC, repeated here because the mainstream media seem unable to repeat it.

"My name is Aaron Bushnell, I am an active duty member of the United States airforce and I will no longer be complicit in genocide.

I'm about to engage in an extreme act of protest, but compared to what people have been experiencing in Palestine at the hands of their colonizers, it is not extreme at all. This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal.

Free Palestine."

#aaronbushnell #palestine #israel


Reviews of Oanda not so good.


What Bitcoin Did with Peter McCormack: Bitcoin is Eating the World with John Arnold

Episode webpage: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-is-eating-the-world

Media file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whatbitcoindid/WBD779_-_John_Arnold.mp3


How the Daily Mail Smeared a Palestine Protest at Parliament
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dinaDGvKD_o


Bitcoin (BTC) Price Soars to Highest Level Since 2021
https://u.today/bitcoin-btc-price-soars-to-highest-level-since-2021


Bitcoin hits 2-year high as crypto fund inflow nears $600M
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-hits-2-year-high-as-institutional-investors-inflow-nears-600m


Processed Food and Cancer
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(23)00021-9/fulltext


Ripple CTO Slashes Craig Wright’s Satoshi Claims Amid COPA Trial
https://coingape.com/ripple-news-cto-takes-a-jab-at-craig-wright-amid-copa-trial/


What Lina Seiche's Noticed In El Salvador
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmjOoED2W_k


Set up another full node on a micro pc running Start9. Bigger SSD and 16gb of ram.


The Tao and the Synergy of the Spontaneous Order

More than two thousand years ago, the ancient Chinese Tao presented ideas that are reflected in F.A. Hayek's concept of spontaneous order.
https://mises.org/library/tao-and-synergy-spontaneous-order


ASSANGE'S LAST STAND?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1PBkh2_17o


UK Cops Go Green
https://image.nostr.build/92155446062b29e55996ab24c01afb5d3ec7e5fb4b85f33d0df09aa61d7192d3.jpg
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The 2010s In Bitcoin
https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinoconnell/2019/12/23/the-2010s-in-bitcoin-the-year-2010/


Simply Bitcoin: Nayib Bukele EXPOSES the Dollar!! | EP 933

Episode webpage: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simplybitcoin/episodes/Nayib-Bukele-EXPOSES-the-Dollar----EP-933-e2g6kao

Media file: https://anchor.fm/s/717a2198/podcast/play/83103512/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-1-23%2F6b4a3f62-3aba-ad6f-822d-082c464dc376.mp3


If You Invested In Bitcoin Instead Of Buying Super Bowl Tickets Since 2012, Here's How Much You'd Have Today
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/24/02/37296400/if-you-invested-in-bitcoin-instead-of-buying-super-bowl-tickets-since-2012-heres-how-much-


Man who threw away $190,000,000 Bitcoin fortune involved in decade-long battle to retrieve it
https://www.unilad.com/news/uk-news/james-howells-threw-away-bitcoin-battle-retrieve-969732-20240223


Bitcoin News: ECB Finds Euro and USD Used for Criminal Activities; BTC Emerges as Hedge Against Inflation and Gateway to Financial Freedom
https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/bitcoin-news-ecb-finds-euro-and-usd-used-for-criminal-activities-btc-emerges-as-hedge-against-inflation-and-gateway-to-financial-freedom/


Bitcoin halving might force US miners to flee for cheaper electricity
https://www.cryptotimes.io/2024/02/24/bitcoin-halving-might-force-us-miners-to-flee-for-cheaper-electricity/


Day 2 Assange High Court
https://rumble.com/v4f31wo-from-inside-the-court-assange-extradition-hearing-2024-day-2.html


Satoshi's New Emails Unearthed: Key Details
https://u.today/satoshis-new-emails-unearthed-key-details


I was recently asked this on Twitter:

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

While Ethereum isn't an obvious scam in the traditional sense, it does have many disreputable characteristics that have led many to accuse it of being a scam, and avoid it.

The first reason for this is Ethereum's premine at its genesis, in which approximately 70% of what was then planned to be the total supply was given to the developers and initial insiders on the project.

Contrast this with Bitcoin's genesis, in which Satoshi Nakamoto did the same work that anyone else would have to do, in order to find a block and earn new bitcoin. He even embedded that morning's newspaper headline, "Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks", as proof that the first block had not been mined previously.

Ethereum's monetary policy, including its total supply and issuance schedule, changes frequently. It has no supply cap, and more coins have continued to be issued beyond its original promised limit of 100 million. This contrasts sharply with Bitcoin's predictable and unchanged monetary policy of halvings every 210,000 blocks, leading to a total supply of just under 21 million.

While Ethereum claims to be decentralized, experience has shown it to actually be very centralized, like the banking system. For example, in 2016, a vulnerability in its code was exploited, leading to 3.6 million Ether being stolen, which was worth about $50 million at the time. To fix the exploit, Ethereum's central authorities rolled back the blockchain to undo the theft, and all legitimate transactions that had taken place since along with it.

Then, in 2022, Ethereum merged from being a Proof of Work (PoW) system, in which new coins are issued and transaction fees are taken based on real-world work, to Proof of Stake (PoS), in which new coins are issued and transaction fees are taken based on the amount of coins one has staked as collateral in order to validate blocks. PoS is an unavoidably centralizing force, leading many to conclude that Ethereum is a scam.

Ethereum's premine, ever-changing monetary policy, unlimited supply, false claims to decentralization, and switch from PoW to PoS make it apparent that Ethereum exists to move money from the hands of the poor, and into the hands of the wealthy. This is further demonstrated by the myriad of DeFi projects built on top of Ethereum, which are known to enrich insiders at the expense of new entrants.

In conclusion, the truth of whether or not Ethereum is a scam largely rests on the intentions of Vitalik Buterin and his associates, which is beyond my ability to determine. However, its history, policies, lack of hard-capped supply, centralized control, Proof of Stake algorithm, and platform for thousands of morally-questionable projects have caused many newcomers to lose their money to those in charge of Ethereum and the projects built on it. As this differs drastically from Bitcoin's history of verifiability, predictability, immutability, decentralization, and Proof of Work, many see Ethereum as a scam, and choose to use #Bitcoin instead.

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Implement the delete function. Not having it takes away, i would argue, an aspect of soverignty. Isn't this the crux of the matter? Shouldn't all clients have the function enabled?


Delete function shoul be implemented. A no brainer really.


The "What is Money?" Show: Culture, Masculinity, Psyops, Economics, Philosophy, and War with Mike Hobart (WiM432)

Episode webpage: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/episodes/culture-masculinity-psyops-economics-philosophy-and-war-with-mike-hobart-wim432-5GU2lv9j

Media file: https://afp-127205-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/2effec98-bec5-4728-ba08-7a86d776e682/episodes/097f4c9c-0ce6-4b88-a6eb-e6bacab2f0bc/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2effec98-bec5-4728-ba08-7a86d776e682&awEpisodeId=097f4c9c-0ce6-4b88-a6eb-e6bacab2f0bc&feed=MLdpYXYI


What Russians Think of Tucker
https://rumble.com/v4bzn29-what-do-russians-think-of-tucker-carlson.html


Build a Tails Cold Wallet
https://darthcoin.substack.com/p/build-your-hodl-btc-cold-wallet


Why is Google bad for your business?

Does your company mandate Google docs, email, or meet?  Well, everyone knows Google docs are free, and so any random clown can access them.  Because of the complete lack of any type of exclusivity or advanced knowledge, we present compelling arguments that to use them in a corporate setting, not only gives the appearance of poverty and laziness, but encourages decreased revenue and team building.

With online companies, their e-commerce websites are not their only “store front”, but also the websites their customers interact with.  We can think of this with analogy of a brand’s “hotel lobby”.  When you send a client a Google doc, you’re turning what could be a beautiful luxury hotel lobby into a homeless bus shelter.  When you have a client paying for your expertise, you want to create the impression that they need you.  You don’t want them to think “I can do Google docs on my own, maybe I can do all of this work on my own.”  Even if you pay for Google Suite, now your employees or customers don’t respect you for paying for free docs.

Numerous business experts have studied these issues and reached similar conclusions regarding Gmail.  YFS Magazine in their article “3 Reasons Why @Gmail.com For Business Is A Bad Idea” discusses how using Gmail makes your company look unprofessional and lack branding.  [1] A different magazine TechnologyHQ repeats similar messages that using Gmail not only makes your brand unprofessional, but you also lose credibility. [2]

Not only does Google docs make your firm lose branding and look poor, but because Google sells all data on their platforms, it encourages employees to share as little as possible with each other.  In our previous work, we discussed how Google doesn’t just sell ad space, but manipulatively sells user data directly through the use of a cookie.  [3]  We cited research from Dr Johnny Ryan, Chief Policy & Industry Relations Officer at Brave [4b], as well as documentation from Bhagyashree of PacktPub discussing Google violation of the European Union’s GDPR [4c].  Even usually “pro-marketing” publications such as AdExchanger, admit to Google’s corruption and rot of basic EU privacy law through cookies. [4d]

So if Google’s business model is to maliciously broadcast and sell as much data as possible, then basic logic would dictate that employees would be motivated to share as LITTLE as possible about themselves with any co-workers.  And this is why using Google’s products pisses away your revenue.  Research from TeamStage, demonstrates teams that communicate more, produce more revenue. [5]  Their statistics show that twice the revenue can be generated by teams that are fully engaged and communicate about their personal lives. [5]  But how can teams build this trust if the medium with which they communicate is malicious and insecure? [3]

Some might argue that most people are not aware of the malicious and illegal data sales of Google.  However, this view assumes that you will be hiring only ignorant employees.  Only the least technically savvy users, who give your company the most exposure to security vulnerabilities due to lack of internet knowledge, will not mind their data being sold.

And speaking of security, through Google’s corrupt and illegal sale of all data, the use of their products encourages phising attacks on your employees who have become identified to everyone and their mother.  Having your employees’ mobile phone numbers sold by Google is much higher risk, when compared to the use of Element/Matrix, which would instead keep employee encryption credentials locally on employees’ hard-drives.  End-to-end encrypted group chats encourages the use of audio confirmation to trust unknown encryption keys, all while incurring minimal expense to your organization.

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In conclusion, ignorant business owners will dismiss these claims saying “people don’t care”.  This view simply dismisses the statistically proven power of branding or team building’s effects on revenue.  It’s definitely true that SOME people don’t care, and so it encourages your firm to only hire less technically savvy users, which can expose your firm to lose money on security vulnerabilities.

So if you want to reduce invasive involuntary tech in your workplace, please consider sharing this.
Relentless.  Determined.  I fight for you.
Sources: http://simplifiedprivacy.com/googledocs


Orange Pill Podcast w/ Max Keiser & Guest Lina Seiche "Little HODLER" 2/7/24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdOl_Jy-prY


Fukcaster!!


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