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 And the fight back continues:
https://m.primal.net/KxwH.jpg 
 They think “not your keys, not your coins” is just a stupid meme.

They will learn eventually. 
 Iris 
 It’s the end of the week 🫡

Which client did you use most the last 7 days? 
 Iris 
 One of my favorite mind-blowing theories is the idea that perhaps consciousness leads to reality ... 
 Reminds me of Jan Smuts' idea of Holism. Basically a universal life force that pushes the creation of more complex systems. Evolution by chance apparently doesn't explain the speed of complex adaption of species.  
 I'm concerned that the link of private jeys to an email address is a security weakness.  
 Ya’ll want Nostr Lyn to write a sci fi novel in whatever spare time she has, or get back to fin... 
 SciFi SciFi SciFi... 
 So what was the no-show's excuse for keeping a presidential candidate waiting, or more importantly all the Bitcoiners? 
 As the number of Bitcoins held by corporate custodians on behalf of ETF issuers etc. rises (now >900k), so too does the probability that the government will confiscate them for their own Treasury at some point in the future, like happened with gold in the past. 
 Thanks Lyn for another helpful explainer article. I have two comments: 
a) You seem to like the Primal Nostr client but it appears that in order to connect a wallet you need to supply personal info such as name & email & shoe size etc.?
b) The upside of a 'global' payment address/account list is clear from the examples you give, however I do wish there was some way to prevent unwanted funds (& NFTs etc.) being added to your wallet; I hope the ability to do this blocking may come with future smart wallets. 
 I’m grateful for #bitcoin 🙏 
 So am I, but I'm also grateful for you.  
 What movies, TV shows, or books, defined you?

Along with your answers, state your approximate ge... 
 Edge-case boomer. The Drifters (Michener), Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged & Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal (Ayn Rand). StarTrek. Tommy by The Who, The Doors, Bob Marley, Cold Fact - Rodrigues.  
 Apocalypse Now. And many other books that I see listed by others hear as well. Too many.  
 Hi Lyn, since yiu asked for approx generation etc. I wondered if you analyzed the responses to your question somehow? If so what was the result? 
 One of my long-term goals has been write a couple of novels. Like maybe when this crazy decade bl... 
 I would love to see a Lyn Alden Autobiograhy - The First Half.  
 This is great as I was struggling to get it where I am, and I'd rather pay with BTC. 
It looks like Saif's site has a few problems though - I can't seem to add more than one book to the trolley. The View Cart button shows an empty pop-up even though the basket icon had a '1' on it.  
 Okay tried it on another browser and got it right.