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 What is nostr without zaps? 
#asknostr 
 This. 
 Like I already said you have to assume it's backdoored.

But I have to say I like the fiat prices on that form. #btcfail 
 Ah someone didn't vote for your candidate did they. 
 Thee monopoly on regulation by the feds is the problem, not regulation itself. 
 How does regulation work without a monopoly? There'll be different 5 rules and you can just choose which to follow? 
 Then it's "advice" not "regulation". 
 Do your best not to tell anyone how well you're doing off Bitcoin, even family 

Your cousin migh... 
 How can you possibly do well on Bitcoin? Those that bought 1BTC at $90k today now have $90k less than they had yesterday. That's not "doing well". 
 I see that fiat loses value. I can see it every day. But I can still buy "something". I can't buy anything with Bitcoin other than fiat. 
 Nvidia shares get me dividends, real estate I can use for a shop or a factory or farming, silver can be turned into jewelry, cutlery, electronic things and a thousand other uses. 
 If it has no use, it has no value.

The value that Bitcoin has to some is some dream that they harbor that they might one day escape from their misery. Just like buying a lottery ticket or praying every night.

WikiLeaks and your activist friends ride on the coattails of the dreamers, not for long of course, because right after the Bitcoin payment has been made it gets converted back to fiat just like all the shops on BTCMap. 
 That's right I have a couple $100k stashed away. You on the other hand spent it all on Bitcoin so now you have nothing. 
 You don't know how much you're getting form your Bitcoin unless you sell it. 
 Considering selling a little bitcoin each week because that seems to be a surefire way to ensure ... 
 With price instability there is literally no way a circular economy can happen. The absence of a Bitcoin circular economy is not due to laziness or evil forces. Any business trying to operate on Bitcoin will fail on short notice.

Fiat exists so that the supply of money can grow and shrink according to the size of the economy, matching the products and services on offer, keeping prices stable.

Btw nostr:nprofile1qqs99d9qw67th0wr5xh05de4s9k0wjvnkxudkgptq8yg83vtulad30gpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumrpdejqz9thwden5te0dp5hxapwdehhxarj9ekxzmnyqyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehw6r9wfjjucm0d5eechmk how are the wet wipes going. 
 Oy vey apparently USA not rich enough. Who knew. 
 nostr:nprofile1qqsppdnxpjc82jlm3yn9gawhv7p4nm69a3f80rg5ycw305xned2s0hcpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzemhxue69uhkummnw3ex2mrfw3jhxtn0wfnjqqgjwaehxw309ac82unsd3jhqct89ejhxwwg9zp sort of wanted people to use Bitcoin in a circular economy sometime around now from what I gathered. Sounds like he'll have to hold his breath for quite some more time. 
 This.

There was this shitty hit piece on nostr:nprofile1qqsvnx99ww0sfall7gpv2jtz4ftc9v6wevgdd7g4hh7awkpfvwlezugpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtc2y9nz4 too the other day. 
 Do you have statistics on "country averag IQ". Maybe it's just the low IQ people that are migrating. 
 This. 
 I would love to use Signal more but I hate it so much. 
 nostr:nprofile1qqsvnx99ww0sfall7gpv2jtz4ftc9v6wevgdd7g4hh7awkpfvwlezugpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtc2y9nz4 ? 
 Help! I'm 19 layers deep inside a russian doll of rust code! 🫠 
 Try Haskell? 
 the slashdot cope is off the hooks 
 Link? 
 Some things:
rastertopclx falls apart on sRGB raster
pdftoraster is slow as hell, use mupdftorast... 
 What's this "printer" that he speaks about. 
 So you're running for office then? 
 If you want a better government, you'll have to make it yourself. 
 I had lot of enthusiasm in 2017 when price went up.

I don't feel it anymore and think bitcoin is... 
 There is nothing you can do with Bitcoin other than sell it for fiat. 
 What's the name of the shop? What did you buy? How much did you pay? Do you go there all the time? Have prices been stable? How does the business pay its suppliers? 
 > Prices are never stable, neither in fiat currency nor in bitcoin. Prices in fiat currency go up, in bitcoin terms they go down

This one would be worth taking a closer look. If prices go down how does the business deal with lower expected future earnings. 
 we got the best tech, we just need to educate and steer people sway from the scams that are distr... 
 Well thankfully everyone can just go and claim theirs is the best and there is no objective outside measure to make an independent judgment. 
 I am mentally and physically exhausted. On one hand, feels good. On the other, I still have a lot... 
 Kamala campaigner? 😂 
 Good morning!

I wonder how many people on the left will now find #Nostr and freedom tech in orde... 
 In the end no one has themselves to blame. Ah well. 
 Consensus amongst bulltards appears to be $150,000 by end of year. So that means we definitely ar... 
 "bulltard"? heh. 
 “just one killer app bro. trust me” nostr:note1m263xj0w3mq2awxxn3ett56a3gpvl0emfkdwtjk3jnl9vn... 
 Average people are not invited  
 Well that's too bad then looks like it's not for the average user. 
 Translating this note: nostr:nevent1qqsg0kzyvh2az936g0j638wfmxp5976prz32sykwgxef892yc6t3llspz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3qetqwgv34spk6p98s0pa9kp8zntgyevdrcl49eas7mswr8pe5pq4sxpqqqqqqzgpccga

Kagi: "I need to explain how to show off with mate🧉, there's a whole guide from local idiots. I'm just getting into it, but it's already scary."

Google: "I need to tell you how to show off with mate🧉, our domestic idiots have a whole guide there. I'm just getting the hang of it, but it's already scary."

Some differences. Which one's closer to the truth? I don't speak Russian. 
 Hmmm subtle differences what. 
 Apparently Solana people were interested in buying nostr.com for $5M. nostr:nprofile1qqsvrlrhw86l... 
 DamusCoin wen? 
 nostr:nevent1qqspnmylu7yur3ny4cymc84qe86ah07cmyqjw40sc4j4l9qxc0nhxrcprdmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuam9wd6x... 
 That's what I've heard  
 It is who knows how many years of IPP Everywhere and I still cannot set the color mode for prints... 
 Sorry what are "prints". 
 woo!! so much fiat!! 
 Are you winning son? 
 This is https://pumphreys-coffee.co.uk/ ?

How much was the coffee? 
 Cool cool. What with getting cheaper how does the business deal with the prospect of lower future earnings. 
 Is robophobia still okay? B/c I'm pretty sure I'm a robophobe. 
 Your phone's circuitry was assembled by a pick & place machine. 
 In case you couldn't tell from my unusual loquacity, my boss gave me permission to NGAF today and... 
 Or you could build a personal brand and become self-employed. I dunno, security consulting or something. 
 what do y'all prefer

signal or telegram?

and no, don't mention simplex 
 nostr:nprofile1qqsvnx99ww0sfall7gpv2jtz4ftc9v6wevgdd7g4hh7awkpfvwlezugpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtc2y9nz4 
 nostr would be better if all notes were immutable.  
 This. 
 Cointards dreaming of being relevant

nostr:nevent1qqsrr5lvj5mn8322es4h840ql9ygrp9ste5vq7ywumldnttlyn5ftfqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzvuhsygxv4fvwxlyeepdute65q298rz75vjz7t57txdzkj8k2hq782h2gespsgqqqqqqs3m7uzv 
 Hi, if you are an immigrant to the US and you don't have lots of resources ($ or access to lawyer... 
 Why am I reading and unstated "illegal" immigrant between the lines here.

Why would a legal immigrant need a lawyer.

Criminals have great options like deportation or prison cells.

I've been a legal immigrant in 4 different countries for 90% of my adult professional life and it's great and I never needed a lawyer. 
 * 4 different countries including the US 
 The timing of this message is suspicious btw. FYI Trump loves (legal) immigrants, he married one for starters. 
 Crazy productive today. I should stay up for 28 hours more often. 💥 
 Prediction: We see a surge of left wingers on here as they leave X now that Elon becomes a part o... 
 We don't do 2nd tier people here. 
 KEEP NOSTR SIMPLE

VOTE “NO” ON THE EDITS REFERENDUM 
 Goes to show the centralization is so deeply ingrained in the shitty minds of low-lives like nostr:nprofile1qqsrurm5f422em5w93l75zlzcn8ensyf5na2s0lhenpapk03kkdrgccpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9ukw82s7 they can't go 5 minutes without putting centralization back into a decentralized protocol. 
 the farther you move away from nature, the more you suffer. 
 Hey you sleeping in the outdoors, bud? 
 Remember, remember, this fifth of November, no vote or politician will save you. They are only in... 
 It's certainly the only option if you don't have the moxie, in this environment or any other. 
 To clarify: "Fucking that" is the only option if you don't have the moxie to run for office, in this environment or any other.