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 dry fasting 
 The official position of the Spiral team is that Satoshi is a cat:

1) Never around when people w... 
 Too many developers trying to make the superapp of Nostr when the best approach is too have small... 
 really crazy that our politicians don’t don’t do the simplest thing to do interviews with folks on the “other side.”

literally the only way to win more people out of the bubble. 
 also optimized for keyboard shortcuts ❤️

nostr:note1zz6005nmk9xf4j84xx6y3r0y9fnugz59ezr6e8msj64g8655a4pqnsmgqx  
 value for value 
 agree and it focuses on tiny fragments instead of context 
 def the best language system i’ve found: https://www.lingq.com/ 
 also optimized for keyboard shortcuts ❤️

nostr:note1zz6005nmk9xf4j84xx6y3r0y9fnugz59ezr6e8msj64g8655a4pqnsmgqx  
 How do I verify people sending DMs are legit?   I have one from nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2... 
 i would publicly 

look at the pub key 
 for verizon customers…

consider silent.link (alone) or with hushed.com. 
 big outage today 
 if they lose your attention
they lose their power  
 thoughts on voice notes? Would anyone use them? 
 huge. as long as they can be transcripted

fastest way to output is speech. 
fastest way to input is reading. 
 Uncomfortable Nostr Reality check:

I've tried to Nostr-pill all my YouTube friends (some of them... 
 yes 
 i’m starting to learn more from nostr. 

which is a great sign. 
 don’t learn languages…acquire them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=illApgaLgGA 
 Metta meditation

May I be filled with loving kindness
May I be well
May I be peaceful and at ease
May I be happy

First year: "l"
Following years: "we" 
 9 principles of nature

1. Nature runs on sunlight.
2. Nature uses only the energy it needs.
3. Nature fits form to function.
4. Nature recycles everything.
5. Nature rewards cooperation.
6. Nature banks on diversity.
7. Nature demands local expertise.
8. Nature curbs excesses from within.
9. Nature taps the power of limits. 
 Bruce Lee’s Affirmations	

1. You will never get any more out of life than you expect
2. Keep your mind on the things you want and off those you don’t
3. Things live by moving and gain strength as they go
4. Be a calm beholder of what is happening around you
5. There is a difference a) the world b) our reaction to it
6. Be aware of our conditioning! Drop and dissolve inner blockage
7. Inner to outer: we start by dissolving our attitude not by altering outer condition
8. See that there is no one to fight, only an illusion to see through
9. No one can hurt you unless you allow him to
10. Inwardly, psychologically, be a nobody 
 https://apps.ankiweb.net/

open source language learning 
 ditto 
 “In one word, he keeps watch and guard on himself as his own enemy, lying in wait for him.”

The Enchiridion
Epictetus 
 “If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.”

Epictetus 
 The thing that stops me from using multiple app clients is having to enter your keys. 

I use iOS... 
 unfortunately not 
 a surprising lack of excellence 
 🌞 
 frustrated enough with nostr clients that i want to create my own 
 obv 
 nostr being the fastest and most uninterrupted way to send something to the whole world is enough. 
 🫂 
 competition is the best way to raise the bar 
 i didn’t. read the source tweets, not the headlines 
 i posted that to both twitter and nostr. 

two statements.

to be interpreted based on which one you’re on. 

a corp…or a free tech. guess which one is which? 
 “No labour, according to Diogenes, is good but that which aims at producing courage and strength of soul rather than of body.” 
 step out of the 🫧 
 where 
 OK friends, I currently have my fortune (lol) parked on #Coinbase .
Is that smart or...??
Getting... 
 i appreciate groups that take strong stances like this

(even if they are “against” the dominant future) 
 brave, child 
 yes 
 downloaded this app because of nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf... 
 🫂 
 zyn is lab-made nicotine 
 just use snus 
 I’ve been thinking about buying nostr:npub1c5t50lnugjyxr6rk6t5j03djd424qdfqn7km689c7ppt0ns8kens... 
 the new bitcoin orange ones (honey) are great