I picture AI training like massive game of plinko where each puck bends the rods it comes into contact with a little bit until you have a plinko game that isn’t predictive but tends to produce similar meme outputs for similar meme inputs


I like the word token because it has less normative or symbolic meaning beyond what it is because the AI isn’t thinking this token is part of that word just factoring in that token A tends to be near tokens Z and T etc. In fact there’s no thinking at all.

Also, I agree. The world and time is an illusion and we live in a holographic universes projection-dream.


“Ok funny guy, if you’re so smart then where do prices fall to?” https://image.nostr.build/b077816198dc747366e5419326cdddcc8648ba4b2ed254079864594eb8fbd7c1.jpg


few.


Source??!


I use it mostly as an alternative to search engines.


"So true, king." 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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#Nostr in a nutshell 😆 https://image.nostr.build/383c5a97dc9bd53795bc45800fa9972d4542280c1d1a80ea1609fc7ec2c85251.jpg


This was amazing, laugh out loud.


This is probably a piss poor way to explain it cause Im not a computer engineer or statistician but just a way of explaining what I meant.


Im not an expert but the LLM analyzes the text broken down into little tokens like words or parts of words or letters and then the llms are trained on statistical relationships between the tokens in the data it analyzes.  This gives tokens a kind of preference in relation to other tokens (preference is just a word I used not a technical term) so when you use the llm you aren't seeing humanities knowledge youre seeing a statistical representation of humanities mode of expressing its knowledge.


Cosmic apotheosis is the true nature of reality.


I'm so very happy you're here on Nostr.


Empress Placidia incoming.

nostr:note137pjmgdsch6s7d3hxu9xgp0fp6dmv4vlp9hgdnkqg0gv84g6vl9q88glrj


When you realize that this moment is the only moment that has ever been and that the future and past are illusions: first horror; then divine bliss as you realized $58k = $58k


Well that’s even More fun. I’ll be interested in what you find.


$58k = $58k


It's a beautiful imagine.


I know a lot of alleys look like this in Japan, but this looks just like an alley I frequented when I lived in Higashi-Funabashi.


How's this calculated?  Thsi is a new metric to me.


Btc stands for beta carotene


More like a fraction of humanities statistical linguistic token preferences.


As my son would say, llama llama red pajama.


Ghouls.


Also this.


A "Manager" should be a transient position deployed for training only.  If you need perpetual middle-managment somethings wrong.  Why would you hire people that need constant vigilance?  Rant over.


Let's wait for confirmation 😉. #Bitcoin
https://m.primal.net/KFiK.png


If it weren't for this carrot I might have incorrect feelings.  Thank you Mr. Carrot.


I read this sentence a few times.  It might be a perfect sentence.


Very cool.  Also Tesla was the Tesla of water too. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_valve


Please and thank you.


Read patents of discredited scientists


Oh I like this one.  Do you have some examples? It would be cool to have a thread repository collecting them.


Not enough such cases.


Bill gates already bought credits for them.


Community/collaboration.  "news" is primarily a way to learn about things that don't matter in lieu of learning more about the people around you and that touch your life.


$58k = $58k


Good morning!


Are people with perfect vision ₿lessed? 👇 This! 👀 https://video.nostr.build/aa9fb83ccadfa4b1510dfb77f285ec6024a52c58921f7559456bef14e7832de7.mp4 #memes #bitcoin


Have a blast and try to get in the right amount of trouble.


Sightseeing anywhere interesting?  I used to live in Sarajevo above the main Catholic Church and this made me think of that time. I miss the food And local beer


Where can I get a few?


Babbabooey!


58k 4eva


Thank you. I’ll check out your stuff. I’m thinking of installing it myself from scratch just to learn and to have a better knowledge
Of what’s on it. Do you have reviews you can point me towards for your preloaded phones?


We'll probably go with Zaprite. Had a great walk through with Mr. P. Lewis and seems like a wonderful startup.


It's more performative for me, in a sense, to attract people who need a fiduciary who understands bitcoin and can be trusted give reliable counsel where bitcoin is even tangential to their issue.  I can always trade their cuckbucks for btc, but sometimes you want a lawyer (and always should want a lawyer) who understands the things that matter most to you.  I've always made it a point to know about my client's businesses, even if their matters don't necessarilly (ethically) require me to, because sometimes the S-tier advice does.


Two years to catastrophe might as well be tomorrow.  I gotta get on that bunker I'm definitely not building in that location I won't tell anyone about.


Dave Collum had some spicy takes on the overvalued nature of stocks on  nostr:npub1sk7mtp67zy7uex2f3dr5vdjynzpwu9dpc7q4f2c8cpjmguee6eeq56jraw which were interesting.  The repricing he suggested was incoming sounds catastrophic. If you listened, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on it.  I hadn't heard someone put it quite the way he did suggesting that prices are going to revert to the mean (of 40 years ago).


Pictured:  https://m.primal.net/KErP.png


My heart is broken.  But happy to hear more opinions.  I'm working on getting a low opacity bitcoin symbol placed on my page and we'll be moving to accept bitcoin as payment as soon as possible as well, though there is not much interest from clients yet.


Bummer.  Sorry you're having that kind of day.


Well put brother.  A lot of it (probably) stems from that most people in "the science"™ didn't do any of the science themselves. It's a Trust Don't Verify system because it would be impractical to do so in most situations and they were taught to regurgitate the conclusions of the predecessors while aiming for increasingly narrow specialties.  A return to polymath, cross-discplinary scientific work will do wonders for a better future, I think.


The future is now.


Atlas Urology is now running an on site electrum server and bitcoin knots node.


The Death of the Dollar is nigh
Cheers to that 🍷

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I've got a satoshi reserve, but I don't think I can wait for $10m because I've got relative lettuce hands.  But I am at least waiting for an ATH that is real (corrected for inflation).   (there may also be a second bottle for a different milestone).


nostr:npub14uhkst639zvc2trx2nlsvk4yqkjp690zk89keytnzgmq2az0qmnq58ez89 is the king, check out his videos.


What do you think  nostr:npub1aeh2zw4elewy5682lxc6xnlqzjnxksq303gwu2npfaxd49vmde6qcq4nwx  nostr:npub1rtlqca8r6auyaw5n5h3l5422dm4sry5dzfee4696fqe8s6qgudks7djtfs  nostr:npub1k7vkcxp7qdkly7qzj3dcpw7u3v9lt9cmvcs6s6ln26wrxggh7p7su3c04l?


Ya he really seems decent. I wish someone would orange pill him. He’d be valuable here I think.


Why does Gary Stevenson not understand bitcoin??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GumiLIxLMM


In order to do this, I just sent some loose sats to an unnamed ln wallet to send to my alby and now I have to learn how to RBF because I fucked up the fee, but I will learn how to do this and I will aim to zap net negative!  🫡


Ben good to see you here!


What kind of laser eyes should I affix to my eyes via mouseover on my firm's website?  Thinking of having it activate by mouseover.  #asknostr.  www.nardellalaw.com


You should make a cashu mint for the two of you and really raise the stakes.


This is internet at its best.  I mean, the pure signal and intimacy of it all!


Political scientist Vladimir Kornilov:
"How British-made tanks ploughing into Russian villages are reinforcing Putin's propaganda"

This is the headline under which the well-known columnist Peter Hitchens is publishing a column in the Mail on Sunday today. He is calling on all the commentators who are rejoicing over the invasion of Kursk Oblast to think about how Russia has now seen the truth of all those who warned about the danger of NATO on Russia's borders, despite everything the West has told us. Hitchens writes:

Now we feel tough again. But I promise you it won't last long.  May God help and comfort all the poor people who are fighting, dying, disabled, maimed, homeless, ruined and destitute in this idiotic, useless war, so that a few fools can imagine themselves the heirs of Churchill

Hitchens reminds all those who are not familiar with history that always the British, instead of working with Russia, were "either with a knife at her throat or at her feet". The period of "with a knife at Russia's throat" has always ended and will end the same way!

@Victor vicktop55 https://i.nostr.build/I3kJwuxF7PMXg5LS.jpg


Thanks  nostr:npub16jknkmh2luflurx2epkj99qyj7v2ut3ew7t2mfd7xxt9jtjku2nsj2gqp0! I was getting low!


Um, HELLO!?


Listen, this isn't legal advice, but mermaids are real and they stole my private keys.


Thanks for this, Ill take a look.


You think mermen can't use the bitcoin network??  Think again!


Is it worth the risk!?


Might be a fun learning project.  Any recommended pixel versions?  Or a recommended page worth reading?


Many such cases.


I'd sell all of mine, but my corns at the bottom of the sea.


I don't think I will ever buy another iPhone.  I need someone to really sell me on a GrapheneOS loaded phone so I can make the switch.  I haven't found a reasonably comprehensive deep dive on any spy-free phone yet, but I can't imagine buying another iPhone at this time.


https://m.primal.net/KEaQ.png
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Either way, your mode of ingress is up to you so long as you break and enter.


I would not begrudge a man (woman?) their tools of the trade of choice.


If you never unlocked an interior door with a screwdriver did you even have a childhood?


Imagine if it was called Hyde Island?!


She's 67 now, not that old, but she'll get there.


Zap king!  Words of encouragement are valuable indeed.  Love to see this.


BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB)
Block: 857,473
DTG/ICOD: 1200Z 19Aug24
Precedence: Routine (RR)
Controls: Public Release
QQQQ
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BLUF: Ukraine Extends Russian Lines Via Kursk Operation / China, Philippines Scrap in SCS Again / Conservative Rioters Overcrowd UK Prisons / Hurricane Ernesto Heads to Nova Scotia / DNC Begins Today in Chicago / Candace Owens Ignites a Fire Over Israel / Winklevoss Wants 'Crypto" Owners to Influence Harris / Venezuela Iron Curtain Falls, Affects Binance / Kazakhstan Jails Crypto Miner / Germans Like Cash Over CBDC / India Central Bank Says CBDCs Could Replace Bank Deposits / Iran Uses ChatGPT to Influence US Elections / X Shuts Down Brazil Office

Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $58,168, 23.42 oz Gold, .14 Median US House
24hr Hi: $60,262 / Lo: $57,864
Vol: $21B (Up 35%)
Mkt Cap: $1.15T (Even)
HashRate: 566 EH/s
Avg Fee Rate: 3 sats/vBtye (Even)-Very Low!
Nodes: 19,449

---Reports---
-International Events-
1. Ukraine aims to create Kursk ‘buffer zone,’ Zelensky says, as Kyiv’s forces blow up second Russian bridge: Ukrainian forces are inching forward in Kursk amid fighting following the launch of their surprise military operation there nearly two weeks ago. But Ukraine also remains under pressure in its occupied east as Russian forces advance toward a key military hub. The Kursk offensive has left Russia struggling to shore up its own territory. Kyiv seems to have multiple goals with the assault, from boosting morale after a torrid few months to stretching Russia’s resources. (CNN) (AC-The Kursk incursion is low hanging fruit on the geographical front with Russia. Ukraine has extended the front lines, opening up transport lines to drone and other standoff targeting.)

2. Chinese, Philippine ships collide in South China Sea: China accused the Philippine vessels of "deliberately" colliding with the Chinese ship near the disputed Second Thomas Shoal. Manila and Beijing had come to a "provisional arrangement" aimed at ending altercations. (DW) (AC-Even after a joint agreement to keep the peace near the area, strategic objectives of both nations are on the line. The country who backs down first will lose claim and access to the area.)

3. UK: Jailed rioters may trigger prison overcrowding plan: Operation Early Dawn, a contingency that allows defendants waiting for a court appearance to be kept in police cells until prison space is available, could be used. The government announced quick sentencing for those involved in the riots that followed the fatal stabbing of three girls in Southport, leading to hundreds appearing in courts across the UK. (BBC)

-US Events-
1. Hurricane Ernesto continues to strengthen as it heads for Canada:  Ernesto continued to gather strength early Monday after regaining hurricane status overnight, according to forecasters who warn it is setting its sights on Canada after striking Bermuda as a Category 1 storm. Ernesto was located about 340 miles south-southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. (UPI)

2. Harris arrives in Chicago for Democratic convention: Kamala Harris has arrived in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention (DNC), where she will be formally confirmed as the party's presidential candidate. Ms Harris is expected to join President Biden on stage when he addresses the convention on Monday. Security around the venue is tight ahead of the four-day event, with tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters expected to rally in Chicago. (BBC) (AC- US Media sources are so slanted one way or another that even the facts around the DNC are distorted.)

3. Candace Owens hosted a space show on X last night that had over 1M viewers, where she went 'scorched-earth' on the modern incarnation of Israel. Media outlets are not even covering the dialogue except a few Israeli outlets, obviously condemning the attacks. (Various)

-Regulatory and Legal-
1. 50 Million US Crypto Owners Urged to Push Kamala Harris to Fire SEC Chair Before Election: Tyler Winklevoss, co-founder of crypto exchange Gemini, has called on the 50 million American cryptocurrency owners to unite and press Vice President Kamala Harris to fire U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler before the upcoming presidential election in November. He believes this action could end the “war on crypto” and make the crypto issue bipartisan. (BitcoinCom)

2. Venezuelan Government Blocks Binance, Cutting P2P Market Access for Thousands: According to local media, state-owned telecom and internet service provider (ISP) CANTV has blocked access to Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The measure, potentially affecting thousands, has been taken as part of a series of blocks implemented against other services, applying similar actions against Mercado Libre, Signal, Reddit, and others like X. (BitcoinCom)

3. Kazakhstan Crypto Crackdown Continues: A court in Kazakhstan convicted a defendant accused of illegal cryptocurrency activity and sentenced him to 5 years in prison, as well as confiscation of assets worth $4.19 million. The investigation revealed illegal mining and trading of Bitcoin (BTC), Litecoin (LTC), and Ethereum (ETH) on foreign crypto platforms, as well as the use of Nixmoney, Qiwi, Perfect Money, and Payeer to cash out and purchase real estate and rentals for money laundering. (BitcoinSensus)

-Central Bank Digital Currencies-
1. Germans Prefer Carrying Cash as CBDC Decision Looms: About half the people in Germany say they can’t even imagine using the digital euro, with privacy concerns and a preference for cash driving these feelings. The report describes a recent trip to the German central bank’s bunker in the town of Cochem, where a group of local retirees expressed skepticism about the possibility of a digital euro. The report noted that the European Central Bank (ECB), which is expected to make a final decision on whether to implement a CBDC late next year, is aware of the concerns around it. (Pymnts)

2. India: Replacement of bank deposits by CBDC an area of key interest for deposit insurers: “For deposit insurers, factors of key interest would be the degree of replacement of bank deposits by CBDC, the division of labour between central and commercial banks and the degree of privacy attached to CBDC usage,” Michael Debabrata Patra, deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India, said in his speech at an event. (CoinGeek) (AC-Jargon-speak for saying the best way to institute CBDCs are to replace bank deposits with CBDCs, especially during a panic.)

-Institutional Concerns-
1. Bitcoin ETFs Attract Solid Institutional Ownership Growth In Q2: Institutional investment in Bitcoin ETFs is driven by a startling 27% rise in adoption that occurs within the second quarter of 2024. Although institutional interest is high, retail investors own most Bitcoin ETFs. Institutional investors increased to 21% of total AUM in June from 18% in Q1. This development shows that ordinary investors control the market even as institutions gain ground. (Bitcoinist) (AC-BTC ETF investments, either retail or institutional, is not 'adoption' of bitcoin, a peer-to-peer electronic cash system.)

-Economic Indicators-
1. Bitcoin’s negative correlation with SPX deepens amid current market trends: There has been ongoing rallies in both the S&P 500 (SPX) and gold. Gold continues to hit all-time highs (ATHs), while the SPX trades just 2% below its ATH, showcasing a strong performance. Notably, Bitcoin and the SPX are negatively correlated, a pattern that has emerged since late June. (CyrptoSlate)

2. US Equities Post Best Week Since 2023: Stocks in the US finished higher on Friday, as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq added 0.2% each, the Dow Jones gained 96 points, building on Thursday’s strong rally. (TradingEconomics)

-Security Incidents and Concerns-
1. OpenAI Blocks Iranian Influence Operation Using ChatGPT for U.S. Election Propaganda: OpenAI on Friday said it banned a set of accounts linked to what it said was an Iranian covert influence operation that leveraged ChatGPT to generate content that, among other things, focused on the upcoming U.S. presidential election. OpenAI said its ChatGPT tool was used to create comments in English and Spanish, which were then posted on a dozen accounts on X and one on Instagram. (HackerNews) (AC-Iran uses a US-based AI company to create influence posts for social media to affect US election outcomes. This is Fifth Generation Warfare (5GW) being conducted on the US population.)

-Technology and Science-
1. X Shuts Down Brazil Operations After ‘Threats’ from Justice de Moraes, But Social Media Remains Accessible: X has now shut down its offices and operations in Brazil after it claimed that it received "threats" from Brazilian Supreme Court Minister, Alexandre de Moraes. It is known that X refused to censor the said controversial content in Brazil, gaining notoriety against the country's judicial body. Despite its office closing down, X claimed that its service would still be accessible in Brazil and would continue the social media experience for its residents. (TechTimes)

-Bitcoin Community-
1. Bitcoin Mining Profitability Fell to All Time Lows in August, JPMorgan Analyst Says: Mining profitability fell to all time lows as the network hashrate rose in the first two weeks of August, the report said. U.S. miners' share of the Bitcoin network hashrate rose to a new record high of 26%, the bank said. The bank noted that the network hashrate has risen about 1% so far this month. (CoinDesk)

-Bitcoin Sentiment-
1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 28/100 (Up 1 pts)

Analyst Comments (AC): Although bitcoiners know the difference between 'crypto' and bitcoin, most news organizations do not, often conflating the two. In our aggregation of facts in the DIB, there will often exist bias and ignorance in the media reports. We can't filter it all out nor do we want to, but where we can we will footnote it in the analyst comments.

Follow us on NOSTR:  npub1qktts9naunvjdwsktq5xjdhwh539xt4x0mqj4yxq0q9dvm03ljvs6sms0r
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Analyst: BV2A
END REPORT
NNNN
*NSTR-Nothing Significant To Report
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Pure signal. Thanks as always folks!


Your proliferation is good.


I wonder if I can convince my building super to install a 220 outlet in my office.  Thing they’d buy “we need a clothing dryer?”  I mean I could technically use an ASIC to dry clothes.


Beep boop


Also, this is a Wendy’s.


Please shill me all projects that you know of that combine Nostr and Cashu.

No matter how big or small. Making a list for my talk at Nostriga. 🙏


Good morning!


I’ve heard it said that we’ll be at 58k so long as we remain at 58k.


Facts


How big do ladybugs get!?


The most expensive bitties are the free ones. Iykyk!


Instead of frequently doing/joining Twitter Spaces, I'm thinking of firing up #Nostr Nests going forward.

A good idea or nah?

Is there significant interest here on #nostr for macro, investing and (obviously) Bitcoin-related discussions?

I'd love to build and share ideas more on #nostr rather than on X.


I still think about the sugar I put on my cornflakes and the margarine I ate as a kid.  It can't be understated how evil the Big Food Industry really is.  I'm so happy you found some relief in a proper diet.


Here is my carnivore interview. It's improving my health. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x22cirLYknY&t=9s


It's amazing how far things have come.


Deleting twitter was the best thing I did two weeks ago.  I miss certain feeds but it certainly was outweighed by the toxic fumes I had to breath.


The ghost in the machine is a liar.


Heading for 1 minute after midnight Moscow time.


It's a you, Mario!https://m.primal.net/KDZp.png


people actually can't believe it's not butter.


still one of the best

https://youtu.be/C7ynm0Zkwfk


I'm now the proud owner of the Bacon-wallet.


Then you'll die from the deadly disease.  But for real, this is all so aldous huxley I can't stand it.


As long as you stay inside, eat canola oil, vote how they tell you, and watch their recommended news channels, you'll be safe.


nostr:npub18kpw3akvdsyk239lx0jgwksr74sq4nlha3r8u9g2rnrhztfpfhysy469c4 Just ordered 50 of these badboys:  https://m.primal.net/KDWh.png


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#studybitcoin #bitcoinrocks #stayhumblestacksats #thebullishbitcoiner #bitcoin #bitcoinshop #Zap
#boost🛜 #Share4Sats🤝


last time:  https://m.primal.net/KDVb.png


I dunno, my sats seem fine to me.


Excellent.  I'm thinking I'll do like a few dozen italian meatballs in homemade sauce.  That's always a win.


Enki and I are going to do a plebster, bitcoin conference lunch.  Are you in?


Wake me up in January.


A good sue chef, as I know you know, is the best.  As a lawyer, similarly, a good paralegal is amazing, a bad one is a catastrophe.  I treat my kitchen like my legal fiefdome.  Anyone can play with me as long as they add value.


You gonna butter that or what?


It's my favorite thing to do is invite people over and cook for them.  I'm a fascist in the kitchen, stay the fuck out of my way while I'm getting shit done.  haha..but I love to serve meals for folks


I'm very proud of how it worked out.  It's been so long since I've cooked for a group of friends I had to come to Nostr to talk about it, lol!


I use tallow daily and the hoarder in my didn't want to use it for deep frying but yesterday I went deep.  The beer batter was so simple, ~2cup flower (just under) tsp baking soda, garlic powder salt pepper papprika.  I dusted the fish, then refrigerated and when the oil was about 360-375, I started frying 2-4 pieces at a time.  Also did the french fries from scratch but that was a pain in the ass and totall worth it!  I made a homemade tartar sauce too, no seedoil may worcestershire sauce, sour cream, pickles, vinegar, mustard salt pepper garlic powder onion powder.. delightful


Welcome!  You're going to love it here.


ok, I'm a brand new non technical user, first heard of NOSTR in a libertarian chat on Telegram, a few months ago. Yesterday on X, Reason posted an article "Nostr is a community-run digital network highly resistant to censorship and corruption." It caught my attention,  so I found and joined this new platform for me. My interest are Canadian libertarian politics,  general economics,  general trucking as I'm a simple truck driver for a living, the carnivore lifestyle for my health and my family is most important to me.

As a non technical user, I must engage in my own learning curve and discover how I and this platform community can mutually benefit from my limited participation.
Cheers


I had a surprising amount of leftovers.  First time doing beer batter with tallow.  It was fucking amazing.  Goal:  host a nostrpleb dinner party and live stream it.  I bet that would be a blast.


Cake Wars, 2024.


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Make “making ‘making humans great again’ great again” great again! nostr:note1pnwly52pmv76l4fh04hswx39gw92xx43ujx2amfrrwnysud6xhwsz3k3mz


Dinner's on me, tallow fried fun fish fry:
 https://m.primal.net/KDSy.jpg


It's nice watching people just exchange pleasantries.  Excellent internetting folks.


Make making humans great again.


By comparison, nothing, but I remember getting my first -$25 overdraft "protection" fee when I was about 19 and It was like getting woken up in one of those Matrix goo pods and being like WTF--is this reality?!


I miss living in Sarajevo


This looks like cut footage from a movie in the 90s that didn't make it through post.  It gave me a little smile tho'.


Dr. Jeff “minimum viable brain cells” Ross. lol.  Love it.


The fiancialization of #Bitcoin by Wall Street has always been inevitable.

I'm not even very bright, but I've been talking about this happening for many years.

So this week will simply mark another milestone in the growth and development of the #Bitcoin monetary and financial network.

What's more interesting (to me) is what will happen over the ensuing years and decades.

As a completely separate monetary and financial network from the US dollar-led fiat/credit based network, I think that #Bitcoin will eventually grow too unwieldy and powerful to be contained by Wall Street, as well as by most corporations and fiat-based governments.

Eventually, possibly as soon as the 2030s, #Bitcoin will actually overpower fiat/credit-based entities, break free from their attempts at control and coercion, sever all remaining ties, and separate government from the production and control of money.

Truly, it will be a brave new world.

And, dare I say, it will be a much better world for the vast majority of humanity.

It's not a speculation, an investment, or a portfolio hedge...

#Bitcoin is better money for a better world.


Ya (not legal advice) but don't break any laws primarily because it might compromise your ability to post further stickers (lawfully).


Good morning and God Bless any of you that are in the fiat mines with me today.  Stack harder and stay humble (but a little toxic).  GFY. 🫡


In the war against the dodo birds…


And that’s the only reason it’s not technically a ponzi scheme. Because instead of being tricked into buying into it they use guns.


That explains these sentient sea monkies who refuse to leave my house.  Lazy fuckers.


The complicated aspect about the Social Security system in the United States is that it was falsely marketed.

It's called an "entitlement" because people pay into it and are supposed to get it back like a pension, regardless of whether they are rich or poor when they retire. And so the Baby Boomer generation views any cuts to their social security as a rugpull, basically. It's not insurance or charity; it's an entitlement.

However, although it was marketed as like an entitlement/pension, that's not how the math worked out in practice. And it's because population growth is slowing. It was based on ponzi math, assuming that every generation will be bigger than the one that came before it. But the Baby Boomer generation was huge.

In addition, when Social Security was created, the retirement age was set near the average life expectancy. Many people would not live long enough to collect it, and most would collect it for a handful of years. Only a small minority of outliers would work for like 40 years and then live off social security for like 20+ years. But then over the decades, life expectancy increased by like 15 years, so the default assumption is indeed that someone can work for 40 years and then have 20+ years of retirement, even though the amount they pay into it doesn't really mathematically cover that. It's not designed for that en masse.

And so Baby Boomers had like a 3.5 worker-to-retiree ratio to support in their peak earnings years, while Millennials will have more like a 2.5 worker-to-retiree ratio or less to deal with. Which means they get a worse deal. Many Millennials don't even think they'll get it at all, despite paying into it.

That breaks up the social contract and sets up inter-generational political conflict. "Fourth Turning" stuff.

It's a big reason why "defined benefit" plans are inherently unstable; they rely on being able to predict the future.

And it's also a big reason why, when speaking about deficits, nothing stops this train.


You’ve just got to do a big batch when you decide to do it. It’s a chore but so is living


This tallow came from fat works.com. But I often make it


Yes please our nanny quit.


Tallow fish fry.  #foodstr https://image.nostr.build/bf485ef6c87236ec7a620f7dff3f0a68be44b467b40b4b6338953ed40b14c076.jpg


We could all use more aunties in our lives


On the other hand, having my first kid after losing a testicle to cancer, I felt blessed by redundancy in nature.


Ride or DEI


Wall St wants, if not needs your #Bitcoin and will go to any lengths to get it.

Stay vigilant to engineered market crashes.

Do NOT be shaken out and panic sell.

Do NOT have ANY leveraged positions open.

Do NOT loan your bitcoin on margin.

Self-custody your Bitcoin now, stay humble, stack sats, and educate others.

@BitBoxSwiss
 have a great hardware wallet and you can use code BITTEN for a discount.


Nordstream Pipe Conspiracy


Very cool mug.


I don’t know anyone so I follow everyone that gives me a signal or a chuck or a signal chuckle


Yes I called it a tweet gfy.


That this is my most viewed tweet is meaningful I think.  X is a Shitcoin. nostr:note13rg9ae3dfkffkj05d2mtxm66w780tumdj3clkafcqg7r8mewssusrfc3mu


Impressive!


I like the Delorian aesthetic.  Reminds me of my grandpa who briefly had one.  It too was a shit car, but fun as hell.


I should mention, in exchange, I will hire and pay people in btc.


UBI is going to pump my bags so hard.


Patient -1.0


That spider didn't kill you.  I'm glad.


I don't miss X anymore.


#abodestr


Many such cases.


Is bitcoint he tortoise _and_ the hare??!


I should mention, I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just used to Judges ngaf about purelaw.  This is why AI won't replace lawyers because sometimes the "perfect" motion isn't what the Court wants.


Excellent.  Look forward to that.


Stop it!!  Save some for the other plebs.


I've never seen this play out in litigation, I'd be interested to do some research.  I suspect state Court judges won't give a fuck and good luck on your appeal.


Brian Handsweak


nostr:npub16secklpnqey3el04fy2drfftsz5k26zlwdsnz84wtul2luwj8fdsugjdxk is the most generous bartender I've ever not met.


ciao


Wait, why don't I have 5 of these?


This was a real blast.


This was a blast.


So true, so true.


This was a pleasure, great first foray into NostrNests, thank you to all speakers


It was like I was actually looking at the meme.


Glorious


I think I love NostrNests


This is surprising to me.  Thank you.


the Plebchain is going hard.


I'm going to be rich.


Wtf?  How?


Ok, nests is neat.


Glock over 9000!


few


but how!?


Bands that aren't Tool.
Puscifer.


Don't talk back!


Unlike Satoshi, I do have time, and will use it to teach.


By christmas I want to give people e-Cash for Christmas and they can either figure it out or hfsp.


Well now I have my first (but sadly empty) cashu wallet.


If any of you know Freddie New or Daniel Prince of BTCPolicy UK, get them onto this fucking protocol please.


🤝 https://m.primal.net/JyaB.jpg


Source?  This is interesting.  Just btc or all capital?  Is this is a capital gains thing or is it just for Bitcoin?  I'm very curious.


Cats.
Pussies


But 1btc = 1btc?  Don't they know that.


Literally everynight.


Are you even prepared for the 10s of sats you are going to earn here with your valuable signal?


Who the hell is selling?!


I handled a lawsuit for a timber company once and those guys showed me some of the straightest, most perfect trees I have ever seen.  I'm talking Platonic Ideal Trees. Just gorgeous.


If this comic doesn't give you anxiety...
https://xkcd.com/2972/


There is a reason why grip strength is a great proxy for longevity.


Sometimes I turn my wifi/internet off/unplug it just to remember that I can.


誰がそうじゃないの!!


How do I get this porn off my feed, it's getting ridiculous.


Nobody is coming to save you

It’s you versus you


Nostr is becoming the Cheers bar we all have been waiting for.


🇹🇭 Thailand’s new Prime Minister’s dad has a #Bitcoin blockclock.  https://image.nostr.build/9cccd586c7346c8541da0c401998ac20c00c59298ed8aa1a19c6739ded827d9a.jpg


Moscow time is for everyone.


I didn’t use my turn signal merging onto the highway yesterday. Does that count?


I was thinking like a coffeed nail in a tin can in the back of a pickup truck going down a dirt road at 100mph


It’s so over I guess.


Someone had a bad day.


It's not good to never feel at home.  Having a home, knowing a tree, having places with memories, I think might be an integral part of being a human.  It's something lacking in my life as well and something I'm a' fixin' to change.  It's one reason I love to cook because I love to cook for people, it builds memories, and builds a home.


Don't worry they can take second mortgages on their houses backed by the gubment.


few


Hmm, that looks like a cock though.


Looks like a blast!


Trying out Primal for the first time, thanks to the annoying insistence of  nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx ... Looking forward to posting on #NOSTR more regularly (and weening off of X) via a solid desktop app! 🍻


#foodstr:  I want a fondue pot that you crack eggs into which separates the yolk out and slowly warms and mixes the yolk until its dippthick consistency.  The whites can be used for whatever, but I want this.  Please make this.


Great to have you!  I quit x myself and am happy that I'll get to see your spicy takes on Nostr now.


I can't believe you published my letter.


I'm a patriot, but I also don't like government.  I don't think we need a government to be a nation.  I'm comfortable with having a shared identity that is substantially related to geographical location.  Trigger away brother!!


Are you living in some kind of lawless enclave?  If the US isn't compatible where the fuck could you possibly be??  The US is great, lots of places to be left a lone.  Also, don't doxx yourself I'm not really asking, but if there is a secret place I need to know about, I would part of money for deine Geheimnisse.


My German is very bad.


The United States has mountains and sausage too, if you need a place to crash.  Big country.  Wir sind froh, Plebs zu haben.


Its like 6pm in Moscow, we're early.


Your wisdom and low time preference is showing.


~a short story~


What’s a bank?


Wen jabcentration camps?


This is why I'm never going to stop applying to your damn company.  As much as I love my firm and private practice, I am going to work in bitcoin eventually and I am going to work for someone who isn't afraid to say "fuck you" when it counts.


Nothing bad has ever happened, ever.


What will you do with all of your hewn wood?


Farmers markets ftw.


Are the vending machines bitcoin ATMs?


Like this?  https://makeagif.com/i/o_WX5Q


That is one of the funniest scenes in all movie history.  Thank you for reminding me about it, I needed a laugh.


I just don't buy shit and stack sats.  If you see me, I'm the lawyer with the hole in my shoe.


Rear-naked or side guard?  Personally my arms Tutankhamun on my chest like im gonna choke myself and it makes my arms go numb.


He earned a vacation.


It's curious how imprisonment and torture can have a chilling effect on speech.


Many such cases.


Start living life instead of consuming life

 - Melody Wright

Best commentary I've seen in a long time. 👍

https://rumble.com/v5a8afe-coffee-and-a-mike-melody-wright-low-interest-policy-will-not-get-us-thru-wh.html

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


Self zapping gives you hairy palms.


My two year old is dangerously strong.  As a Florida man, I can say it's like wrestling an alligator if he doesn't feel compliant.


Nostr is so weird that two people are coincidentally talking about drinking something I've never heard of before.  I fuckin' love this place.


I pretty much did it over night, shot some DMs to people and nuked.


I've never been more pro rug than I am right now.


What's PayPal?


Wait, is it NO-stuhr or NAW-stuhr?


There is no context more cross generational than bitcoin.  It's a beautiful thing to see.


You were here.  You just didn't know it.


Wait, ...you _can't_ talk to dolphins?


If you're a politician, and you text me some campaign bullshit, I am officially not voting for you.  I didn't ask to be on your many, many lists and I'm tired of blocking numbers.


Very cool. I’ll take a look at what you two mentioned and give it some thought.


This made me think of the black knight from Monty Python.


I mostly agree but if it’s not a shit show sometimes people just need somewhere to go to be motivated by other people.  It’s not my bag either.


Generational wealth.


as someone who used to dig on Zen I can appreciate fleeting, arbitrary, and laborious pursuits


Wtf did I just watch


It’s like a martial arts gym depends on who’s running it.  I’ve been to CrossFit gyms where literally everyone is trying to get hurt as fast as possible. It’s like they are trying to throw off actuarial tables on purpose.


I don’t know how to do this but I’ve fantasized about streaming cooking food. I love cooking and sharing recipes. What do you guys use to stream?


This is mean and yet deserved.


I think I would!


How about one that requires you to stream sats to a charity the entire time you're on it.


You really can only tell its fake from the number of toes on the dog at the beginning.


My open letter to the EU:  https://m.primal.net/JyaB.jpg


Hot take:  all the best things created were either created for 1) the pure joy of building without any idea what they would be used for; or 2) were created out of the _absolute_ need for a solution to a problem.  Everything else is lukewarm bullshit.


Or....or...she will be so satisfied with her life as a wealthy caretaker she will get married and have children and watch all of them together.


It's dogshit.  On the otherhand, if you send your kid to their house, you can pay as independent contractor but by virtue of them working in your home they have to be paid as an employee.  Total nonsense.  When we had a nanny, I would much rather have paid her a lot more than pay all kinds of extra taxes.


In Florida at least you are obligated to pay them as W2s and not an independent contractors which means essentially you have to start a inexorably unprofitable business and pay all employer-related taxes resulting in less wages to pay to the nanny.


Taxes on in-house Nannies are so annoying.


Brewing it up now.


Cool, never heard of Librewolf.


The irony is that it means exactly what it says, which is why it's a shitcoin.


Test acknowledged


BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB)
Block: 856,590
DTG/ICOD: 1200Z 13Aug24
Precedence: Routine (RR)
Controls: Public Release
QQQQ
__________________________
BLUF: Ukraine Holds Section of Kursk / British Immigration Riots Peak, New Knife Killing of Girl / Bangladesh Charges Ex-PM With Murder / Musk and Trump Riff on X After Tech Issues Delay / Chokepoint 2.0 In Effect / Zimbabwe To End Dollar Use / BTC More Volatile on Weekends / DEFCon Hacks Voting Machines, Again / China Chases NVIDIA / MARA Prints "Made in USA" on Blocks / Technology Can Fix Election Honesty

Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $58,856, 23.89 oz Gold, .14 Median US House
24hr Hi: $60,680 / Lo: $57,860
Vol: $32B (Up 10%)
Mkt Cap: $1.16T (Down 1%)
HashRate: 575 EH/s
Avg Fee Rate: 3 sats/vBtye (Down 55%)
Nodes: 19,623

---Reports---
-International Events-
1. Top Ukrainian commander says his forces now control almost 390 square miles of Russia’s Kursk region: “The troops are fulfilling their tasks. Fighting continues actually along the entire front line. The situation is under our control,” Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi said. (AP)

2. Britain is hoping its riots have peaked. But the far right is lingering, and more trouble could lie ahead: It was meant to be another night of violence at the hands of the far right. A list of target addresses for far-right protests, seen by CNN, had been circulating on Telegram channels and then on social media for days, raising alarm that the racist attacks on Muslims and asylum seekers over the weekend would return. Wednesday felt like a turning point after a string of violence that had put a country on edge and thrown its new government into a sudden crisis. (CNN)

3. UK: Man stabbed girl, 11, eight times, court told: A 32-year-old man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed in London’s Leicester Square on Monday. Ioan Pintaru, a Romanian national with no fixed address, is also charged with possession of a bladed article. (AP)

4. Bangladesh's ex-PM investigated for murder: A murder investigation has been opened into Bangladesh's ex-premier Sheikh Hasina over the police killing of a man during civil unrest last month. Six other top figures in the previous government are also being investigated following weeks of deadly unrest in the capital Dhaka. Ms Hasina resigned and left the country earlier this month, fleeing to New Delhi, India after political unrest destabilized the government. (BBC)

-US Events-
1. Musk hosts friendly chat with Trump on X after tech delays: The conversation, in which Mr Musk asked friendly questions on subjects such as immigration and inflation, began more than 40 minutes late as many users struggled to gain access. The two men touched on a range of issues, from the assassination attempt on Trump last month at a Pennsylvania rally, to his wanting the US to get an "Iron Dome" missile defence system like the one in Israel as well as immigration, a key plank of his campaign. As many users struggled to access the livestream, Mr Musk blamed "a massive DDoS attack on X" for the problems in a post. (BBC)

-Regulatory and Legal-
1. Tyler Winklevoss Warns Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Remains in Full Swing: Tyler Winklevoss, co-founder of U.S.-based exchange Gemini and VC firm Winklevoss Capital, has alerted about the ongoing status of Operation Chokepoint 2.0, a plan directed to difficult banking access to crypto companies. Winklevoss’ remarks come after the Federal Reserve found Customers Bank, a crypto-friendly bank, had “deficiencies” in compliance with anti-money laundering requirements. (BitcoinCom)

-Central Bank Digital Currencies-
1. Zimbabwe to Unveil Roadmap to End Dollar Use, Cabinet Says: Zimbabwe’s cabinet said it has approved a roadmap to abandon US dollars in favor of its bullion-backed currency in transactions, a strategy that Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube may unveil next week. “On modalities to operationalize the ZiG CBDC currency as legal tender for use in the economy, a dedollarization roadmap is now in place,” (Bloomberg)

-Institutional Concerns-
1. Bitcoin risks ‘sharp weekend price swings’ as ETFs suck up liquidity: Bitcoin has become more susceptible to wild weekend volatility since the launch of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) in the United States, according to Kaiko Research. In an Aug. 12 report, Kaiko’s crypto analysts noted Bitcoin’s liquidity has become more concentrated on weekdays, particularly in BTC/US dollar markets. (CoinTelegraph)

-Economic Indicators-
1. US Factory Gate Prices Expected to Rise Moderately: Factory gate prices in the US are projected to have risen by 0.2% month-over-month in July 2024, maintaining the same pace as in June. The core producer price index, which excludes volatile categories like food and energy, is also expected to increase by 0.2%, a slowdown from the previous month's 0.4% rise. (TradingEconomics)

2. US Futures Mixed Ahead PPI Data: US futures were mixed on Tuesday as investors awaited key inflation data. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures ticked up slightly, while Dow Jones futures fell over 100 points. (TradingEconomics)

-Security Incidents and Concerns-
1. The nation’s best hackers found vulnerabilities in voting machines — but no time to fix them: Organizers and participants at the DEF CON Voting Village found cyber vulnerabilities in everything from voting machines to e-poll books, but there is no time before the November elections to fully implement their findings. “If you don’t think this kind of place is running 24/7 in China, Russia, you’re kidding yourselves,” Harri Hursti said, gesturing around the room of voting equipment. “We are here only for two and a half days, and we find stuff…it would be stupid to assume that the adversaries don’t have absolute access to everything.” (Politico) (AC-See AC below)

-Technology and Science-
1. Huawei Readies New Chip to Challenge Nvidia, Surmounting U.S. Sanctions: Chinese internet companies and telecommunications operators have been testing Huawei’s latest processor, called Ascend 910C, in recent weeks, according to people familiar with the matter. Huawei told potential clients that the new chip is comparable to Nvidia’s H100, which was introduced last year and isn’t directly available in China, the people said. (WSJ)

-Bitcoin Community-
1. Marathon Digital stamps ‘Made in USA’ on Bitcoin blocks mined: Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel underscored the company’s commitment to labeling blocks made in the US with a stamp. According to Thiel, every block mined by their MARA Pool in the United States will be stamped “Made in USA.” (CoinTelegraph)

-Bitcoin Sentiment-
1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 31/100 (Up 6 pts)

Analyst Comments (AC): With election season in full swing in the US, every aspect of electoral process is clouded in purposeful confusion. The candidate narratives, media coverage, social media spin, election process and legal aspects of the US election are as clear as mud. Within this confusion lies the opportunity to design and steer the results in a direction that does not suit the citizen voter. The democratic process is broken in the US and faith in the system is at a low. As with many problems, technology often provides an actual solution if human nature would concede. The latest guest on the Bitcoin Veterans podcast outlined a system now in use in Guatemala that uses checks and balances, combined with immutable confirmation on the Bitcoin blockchain to implement one of the most honest elections held in the world. The time is ripe to explore such a hopeful project and prepare for the dishonest broker onslaught in the US. For an introduction, consider watching the short film: https://film.simpleproof.com/

Follow us on NOSTR:  npub1qktts9naunvjdwsktq5xjdhwh539xt4x0mqj4yxq0q9dvm03ljvs6sms0r
____________________
Analyst: BV2A
END REPORT
NNNN
*NSTR-Nothing Significant To Report
https://m.primal.net/IxVg.jpg


Holy shit, builders are building!!


You're going to make tens of sats on here.  Are you even ready for this?


I seem to now be on the Nostr. Thanks to Lyn and Eric.

npub1rfhq4ml3mwnm5yslh6enhuck9yq5jh0nlj6wffqyy0suzrklph9qp5n5g3

I'll post on Twitter.com/rudyhavenstein so you know it's me. Don't expect too much right away.

Baby steps.


Thank God.  Having quit X recently, I was _really_ missing you.


A goose pecked my hand yesterday.  He didn't like that I walked passed him.   Maybe you can help me mediate our dispute?


I'm biased, but I'd like to see more discussions about the use of lawyers in custodial multsig set ups.  I think multi-institution is good, but using a lawyer adds lawyers of protection in terms of privacy.  For myself, literally hundreds of years fiduciaries have been custodying wills/trust instruments (see: any movie where they "read the will").  A key to a multisig is no different, particularlly when it's paired with a client's former last wishes.  I'm not a "Family/Trust/Estates Lawyer", but I am a fiduciary and there is a lot people in my profession can do to help people secure their secrets, wishes, and money so that they can rest easy until they rest forever.


This is the way!  That's why they call them the "Hunter's steaks."


We may never know.


also divine peace


If you haven't experienced the diving peace of consolidation, have you realy beetcoyned?


It's ok, the left side of the curve is comfy, join us.


If you don't know where the yield comes from, you are the yield.


No actual money harmed in the filming of this award ceremony.


Enjoy


Well if only half of us are getting their shit pushed in, the other half typically aren't because of geometry right?


Against Poland no less.


Is it just me or is the EU getting awfully hysterical and desperate to smash freedom in a time of relative peace?  Don't they usually wait for some kind of catastrophe before doing all this tyrannical nonsense?


The EU is a shitcoin.


I have a tesla and they will just remote-terminate my car.  Can this wait until I get a 1970s diesel jeep?


keet.io / pear


🤷 I assume people will pay me in btc for value in the future.  I'll have to stop being a lawyer, but I have beautiful feet.


My favorite cut of venison is on the otherside of the ribcage from this cut.


boating accident.


Bhodisattoolong


I wish Elon was on Nostr, but the net negative of being in the cesspool combined with my pathetic lack of will, is insurmountable for me.


What is the sound of one thigh cracking?


This thread is fire.


Infinite Pizza Europe.


No problem  nostr:npub1v7k63c6y2vktlqhsuupywt3yc7ykursujc34at964f9cv9s9y9csjutfk0 ; It's ok  nostr:npub1v7k63c6y2vktlqhsuupywt3yc7ykursujc34at964f9cv9s9y9csjutfk0


Nevermind, it must have been a glitch.


This can't be right?!  #mempool.

Have we almost cleared the mempool??


Graduate to sad crying harlequin?


Did something happen? Or is this all same old clown world. I left x and now am happy and ignorant.


*undermined


I don't care either way, but I like the idea that the government made bitcoin and accidentally undermind its own funding mechanism.


Dude the world is becoming a Shitcoin.  I just had this conversation with my family, many of whom applied for Italian citizenship.  And, as a Sicilian-American,  I considered it.  But, as an American, my conclusion is that I am not going to shitpost for fear of being arrested when I go on vacation having "consented" to their laws by citizenship.  My in-laws don't understand, but maybe they will.


I just broke my no caffein after noon "rule" and now I feel capable of any manner of atrocity.  God help me.


"I have met the DMT entities, and they are friendly and powerful." -  nostr:npub1hk0tv47ztd8kekngsuwwycje68umccjzqjr7xgjfqkm8ffcs53dqvv20pf


Wow, Giga-Chad Washington is a vibe.


What I want to see is the inside of your fucking bar and eat your food.  Try to stay in business until I can get there please.


It's fun that NOSTR has gotten so big that we can form policies on how we engaged with it.


This is probably an illegal hate crime in the UK.


"I have met the DMT entities, and they are friendly and powerful."
 -  nostr:npub1hk0tv47ztd8kekngsuwwycje68umccjzqjr7xgjfqkm8ffcs53dqvv20pf


Math be mathing.


This is getting ridiculous.

nostr:note1fqyrkm7jv2eu80kx69dq8kv9luz64j2xxaq5ywcug5yku6tqxf9shme2jr


I've also been playing around, investigating, Keet.io which so far is really interesting.


We get the internet we deserve.


Quitting x was the best thing I did last week.


Ok, I think we cancel the olympics.  But if we don't, every country that wants to participate has to put up a percent of its Gold (or bitcoin) and the athletes that win get 10% of the Gold/BTC for themselves and the rest is returned the Countries' treasury.  The stakes are too low and we don't even stop wars for this nonsense anymore.


Collectively amounting to about 3grams of total gold.


But, I heard its all over now?


No, thank you.


Growing up in the 90s was amazing.  Also, please real-men-of-genius bot.


Jesus that all looks delicious


Why are they reposting this shit now?


I kicked twitter last thursday and I'm disgusted by how much time I was spending on there that is now obvious to me.


Looking forward to it.


PSA if you use SimpleX. Make sure that you are downloading the application from the correct website.
nostr:nevent1qqswzw4aq682qyahdmmwhckj2rgra4lrld0yr94hy6l55ss00tlgx7cpzemhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2un9d3shjtnrdakj7q3qexv22uulqnmlluszc4yk92jhs2e5ajcs6mu3t00a6avzjcalj9csxpqqqqqqzjjhj2p


Please note: we do NOT control the domain simplexchat.org

It might be a phishing site to collect the data (it has an exact copy of our website https://simplex.chat).

We submitted the complaint to the domain registrar (GNAME).

Do NOT download anything from simplexchat.org, obviously.


Kid probably put a full days work in.


My dad sacrificed half of mine. I don’t even blow my nose without a burn bin.


When you realize we’ve alway been here and there is no other moment and that time is an illusion you obtain cosmic apotheosis to resist the truth is hell. #58k4eva.


That knife looks like it was hammered from the cursed nails that fixed the crown to an ancient kings skull in life to prevent theft in death.


Fucking Astro turf yard.


Looks like Beverly Hills. I went there for the first time a few weeks ago and it’s a shit hole. Tony little pusjule of overpriced shit houses surrounded by miles of the end game.


Cancelled my account yesterday and I'm so happy for it.


I've started looking at Keet, is there anywhere to find more detailed informationa bout how it works or how it can be trusted?


I am going to study this.  I want to build a fedimint constituted by a set of guardians who are professional fiduciaries/trustees/lawyers in different jurisdictions.  This is the fucking future.


I'm a lawyer.  But more than that I'm a fiduciary.  I might be hired for a specific task, but more than ever the calling has become to reach out into the community and build services that help my fellow citizens excercise their rights preserved by our Constitution.  I have a fiduciary responsibility to stop the madness.  Come to my Country and build something and be protected by our right to freedom of expression.  It's not perfect, but the rest of the formerly, free world is looking a lot like a shitcoin right now.  God Bless America.


Well, you can't be blocked, but you could still be arrested in the UK.  The United States is going to be the once and future King of liberty again.


As much as I want to travel, I've got a big fuckin' country to see yet and I don't know how I could justify traveling anywhere it's illegal to be a meaniehead online.


New business idea:  lawfirm hotel.


The United States is going to prevail in the coming years if only because of our guaranteed freedom of expression.  No one wants to travel to your shit country if you can go to jail for being a meanie.  Fuck you.


Considering we have no idea what their law "means" legally speaking how could you ever make a reasonable decision to travel to their country again?


But infinite pizza!???


Agree real sats < mstr tokens but, there was a formal 1:10 stock split, it didn't drop that much.


Can someone tell me where I can read more about lighting?  #asknostr specifically, I'm trying to figure out what happens exactly when  person contributions to a hosted lightning wallet (for example) from onchain, what happens to that UTXO?  How is it tied up in the multisig that establishes one or more lightning channel?


I hate that I want to believe in patterns so much.  I disgust myself.


This is cool, where is this from?


Similar growing moment for me.  First job to be a dishwasher at a texmex rest.  First day of the Job, sat. morning.  Get in that bathroom and clean up the Friday mess.  I immediately woke the fuck up.


Opportunity squandered.


You got this.  You may have already have talked about this, but gum/pouches can really help.  It might just replace one problem for another but its better than smoke in the lungs, imo.


It’s wild it went from Brexit to this (and other recent events).


#memestr

nostr:note1cq7avrqdfnvf9krhhmecl9jclvkh8fhd2yhneuhge2e23swk2lpqra6u7t


I closed my x account this morning. I know what you’re saying.


That sorbitol can give you the shits, so chew safely friend.


Good.  If only we could control what thoughts come to us, but we certainly don't have to _be_ our thoughts.


Hell ya it is. Time brings calm tho. Deep breaths


I agree, it's a lot like growing up where I was an only child and also profoundly ignored.  Now onto greater things! lol


I was tired before I got to bitcoin.  But now, at least, if I die my child probably won't starve till he's old enough to fuck his own life up.


"Nothing lasts, but nothing's lost."


Officially deactivated x account.  Nostr only, and much less.


It's a bummer that people aren't trying younger.  Obviously a big topic, but as someone who has been trying to get his own faith back fwiw, I'll keep you and yours in my attempted prayers.


Ya, but trying has its own immediate benefits.  If it takes a while, try not to let it stress you out, I know it's easy to say, but people can get down on themselves, especially the wives, if it takes a while.  And it's good to remember that it's not in our hands in some sense..and if it comes to it there are medical interventions that have come so far.


We just wanted live confirmation of particular memejaculations.


Have a Maguro roll in Magyar


Probably a dickbutt.


In middle school, my pog stack hit the moon.  My stacking skills are unmatched.  Fear my slammer.


Ivan, please my man, have a kid have many kids. I only have one and I wish I started younger and had more.  It's the most incredible purpose-giving thing.


The idea of trading a seat in first class for childlessness is so absurd not just because it's a false choice (obviously) but because it's like saying I want to lease a bugatti instead of having friends, only much worse.


Seriously, where do we get that hat?


I fuckin' KNEW it!


Notwithstanding that I'm a lawyer (who notoriously have the personalities knocked out of them), I have almost completely merged by true self with my work self.  It feels good.


#FreeRoss nostr:note13hgsn7r2u3y5xssw2fdu7kklp9mey9juhzhf22d7h7py5ctr7fxqlnu0hg


Rip nasdaq


I used to be unpredictable until I took an arrow in the knee.


Dude..


Wen scramble suits?


Register deez nuts.


Thank you!


Your great great great grandchildren will understand the sacrifice you’ve made. I woke up at 4am for some reading and have been reading about nuts ecash and nws since then.  I’m not a programmer but is there somewhere you recommend I go to play around with ecash that needs idiots like me dicking around with it? Yes, needs. Or somewhere I can read more about nws? I’m fascinating by the implication of it from the nobs bitcoin website article.


Had a similar thought this week, 🤝


NOSTR--protocol for enemies.


I don't recognize an ATH until 0.095+


CAP MAXIMALISM


If this is what it takes to get my in-laws off zero, I can cringe through one conference.


Peanuts are the literal definition of a radical plant.


If I ever get disbarred, shitposting will be all I'm qualified to do.


Sneakers make walks extra quiet


Rectal-cranial inversion is an epidemic.


Acceptable.


He is just and generous with deez


Block 852152: Important News of the Week

GM. It's summer. Nothing is happening in Bitcoin. No one follows the news. And you don't have to—we're here to fill you in on the latest happenings in Bitcoin and freedom tech.

So far, we have raised 14 million sats since November 2022. We're grateful for each one of you who has donated to our publication. If you want to help us continue our operations, consider sending some sats.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/852152/


We are all children of God, and why would there be deez if not to zap deezem.


Regardles of Bitcoin, do this anyway and think rich?


Can you just request a download of the twitter file, I think it comes to you in html, and then you can delete the account.


Hang tight, I haven't funded my IRA yet.


I'm so consolidated the dust formed a star.


Scandalous!


Has anyone used Above Phone or ordered their laptop?


No need, I already have an NFC in my palm running from my brain stem and he gets all my thoughts and knowledge everytime I pickup my iphone


Ok, I'll talk to the guy.


Which means we have six months or 15 years.


BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB)
Block: 845,369
DTG/ICOD: 0800EST 27May24
Precedence: Priority (PP)
Controls: Public Release
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Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $68,379, 29.18 oz Gold, .16 Median US House
24hr Hi: $69,336 / Lo: $68,183
Vol: $19B (Up 27%)
Mkt Cap: $1.35T (Down 1%)
HashRate: 605 EH/s
Avg Fee Rate: 9 sats/vBtye (Down 10%)
Nodes: 18,326

--- Special Memorial Day 2024 Report---

   "Was one dark and stormy night, when your boy is called to fight.
    Better pray hard as you can, he'll come marching home again..."
    -Cadence sung at SEAL training, Coronado

Even today, we are reminded of the specter of the great sacrifice that may be required as soldiers go through training for battle. We train our minds and bodies to fight and survive because of a Deep Calling. We sweat and bleed. Our friends die on the battlefield and during training.

This Deep Calling is innate. It starts with man's desire to live free. To worship, speak, defend oneself, assemble, and to be secure in one's own labors and possessions. Then the Calling adds youth, strength, and an organization of individuals dedicated to these ideals of freedom. For over 200 years, the USA has been THE organization that best espouses these ideals, notwithstanding its flaws.

When men and women heed this calling to train and fight for something bigger than themselves, it tempers us. It reminds each of us that there are battles worth losing friends and family over.

Those of us who do survive are burdened with making sense of it. At the bottom of all the questioning we arrive at the original Deep Calling: freedom. For freedom does not protect itself, it takes blood and flesh, and our friends have paid all they could so that we can continue to fight for it.

But we cannot fight without hope. Hope that things will be better or that our work will make a difference. In years past, all that hope was wrapped up in a flag of stars and stripes. Yet tyranny continues its fight against liberty. Worldwide, those who seek more and more power over those who would maintain it themselves, work to take it from us.

Our friends call to us from the grave, "Don't let the bastards take your freedom!". This is the Deep Calling that we veterans first heard, and now hear on the winds of our national cemeteries. Listen and fortify veterans and loved ones! Find your hope. In God. In community. In each other. In freedom technologies. Then train and continue the fight.

Those of us involved in Bitcoin Veterans see much of that hope in a technology that gives us a security of our hard-earned efforts. A way to gather and keep power from those who would take it from us. We study power, bitcoin, economics, warfare, philosophy, and organize. The outcome is not assured. No battle ever is. But we hear and heed the call from our brothers crossed over. We hope for the future and act to secure our freedoms enumerated in our Constitution and held in our hearts.

On this Memorial Day 2024, remember the fallen, but listen for their voices on the wind. What are they saying? Are you listening? Honor each of them and in total. Resolve to find hope and act on it, and in between the work, raise a glass to them and Live Free.

Follow us on NOSTR:  npub1qktts9naunvjdwsktq5xjdhwh539xt4x0mqj4yxq0q9dvm03ljvs6sms0r
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Analyst: BV2A
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#veterans #memorialday #bitcoin
https://m.primal.net/IPAO.jpg


Regular reminder that ecash is not going to fix all of our problems. Part of the reason I'm working on Cashu is because I think every custodian in this world should be an Ecash mint. And every credit card on this planet should be replaced by an ecash wallet. That's already enough to fix.


Tidy


Not when mixed with plastic.


$20/yard lawnmowing for church parishoners.


nostr:npub14uhkst639zvc2trx2nlsvk4yqkjp690zk89keytnzgmq2az0qmnq58ez89 has a really interesting formula for this [yearly expenses]/4year moving cost average btcprice * 20 = number of coins needed to retire.  I think I got that right.


Nice hammerhead horseshoe crab.


People are going to be turning tricks for water.


Walled Gardens with Guarded Walls


Many such cases.


Does anyone know how to sweep all federation funds to on chain in  nostr:npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg ? #asknostr. I want to donate my leftover sats to the BPI privacy fund and just have a 0 balance and close this wallet and can't sweem to swap to lightning or just close it out to on chain.  thanks!


Growing up in the 80s and the 90s was a fucking blessing.


I miss adjusting my extended memory in DOS to play video games.


Their donation will be remembered.


"Kali Ma" - Jerome Powell, probably.


Stickers Ordered, ready to deploy. 🫡


Nice thank you


Where the qr go and how do I get those?


Acting in accord with the acknowledgment that the story playing out in someone else’s head isn’t identical with yours and opaque to you, while not allowing that other person to impose their story over your own.


I used to think I was special.


Lots of people on psychadelics is a ddos attack on the simulation.


Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison by Dutch Court…

It’s insane that they’ll send you to jail for writing open-source code but if you explicitly launder money for Jeffrey Epstein’s human trafficking operation your bank just pays a small fine as a cost of doing business… https://i.nostr.build/2Re9q.jpg


"Assets like bitcoin may be natively digital, but they are not amorphous like heat and electricity."  Fire.


If you haven't consolidated your UTXOs...get the fuck on it.


Real


Beautiful work!


Gorgeous


Every day is an adventure!


I note that you are not dead and therefore probably now a Spider-Man


As a new father I need this inspiring messaging. Thank you.


Is this real?


You won't believe this but no bank was required for this transaction.  The future is so bright.


I learned that when under stress I default into believing that my identity is tied up in whether what I am doing is "good" or "bad" or that I change my behavior to avoid risking vulnerability.  When I take a beat I realize that this is stupid and that what I do or its results does not reflexively modify my identity.  Rather, I can remember who I am and then act for the purpose of leading to serve and impact from a place of security knowing that it won't always work out but that I've improved my chances of leading positively when I am not operating from a place of insecurity.


This is some classic internet shit.


Agents


What's wrong with donating money to your sovereign, dear leaders?  Whats mine is theirs amirite?


I went out into the world today.
I don’t that often.

I can’t tell if it’s just because I have changed, or if the world has changed, but it feels like there is a blanket of tension out there, and I am increasingly surprised by how people respond to being seen, and talked to like a real person. It’s like you gave them water in a desert. Their shoulders relax, they smile a little, and start talking.

As things get darker, light shines brighter.


Nostr is great.


Good point. Maybe a booth where people can wear a mask and beg for drinks?


Wen live cam at pubkey for plebs to remote buy beers?


Today I gave a talk about bitcoin to my firm. It was 50 minutes about our broken money system and 10 minutes about bitcoin.  I may have orange pilled half of the room.


Eggcellent.


Much appreciated. Can’t wait to watch. I’m trying to secure a download of any videos that will be helpful in the future if I can’t already get a paper book on it.


I absolutely want suggestions. Thank you


It’s so over


Very interesting. I imagine the type
Of wood is a factor? I assume no pine?


Really curious what the goal is.  Lye water or bbq coal? Or just to make a hot ass fire later? Or some kind of fertilizer?


GM!


This is how you escape the Carabinieri


The future is now!


Protect this man at all costs. nostr:note1xm4uype7ctrajfa64x0gcu3pw64ar6pge9849pzpaehntumw5w7qafenn3


My latest invention is Emessbee 🐝: Unstoppable Coinjoins with No Coordinator

https://stacker.news/items/529905


It’s true. Zap me for my lowbrow edumakashin.


I once identified as a frog and couldn't find a doctor who was both a urologist and proctologist, so I went back to being a dude.


I believe humans want to collaborate for the betterment of themselves and their children and will use the best technology available to do so.  I remain hopeful that bitcoin will be in that technology stack.


This was last invention before the personal injury lawyer was invented.


I’m glad you climbed out of that. It’s real when you get to the age where you realize only you are coming to save you.


Hired!


If anyone has suggestions for analogies or images to cleanly convey these concepts for my project, I'd love the input.
#asknostr

nostr:note1tr8m5qhr05m0twm7znxr23kv0htvyyz4p98620rsskrhjvcxf6kq0d43uu


Lately I have as well but if you see me I’m happy to shake a hand.


Box of cuckbucks


I’ll never tell.


Many such cases.


I’m taking bids at 30m per, no wire no ach, briefcases only


I’m sitting at an airport bar staring at a pad of paper on which I’m outlining a way to explain central banking and inflation in a simple way for an upcoming presentation about bitcoin to a group of pre-plebs and I was thinking the exact same thing.


I love this app. I learned a lot from this thread.  I love you all


Love this.


Continual process is progress.


Inflation sucks.


I thought churches didn’t pay taxes?


Wen tx by ham radio?


Many such examples


The chain is strong. GM!


My two year old son is why I'm a bitcoiner.


At 175 I’m going on a ramen vacay


I’m a litigator that would happily contribute time and effort to a litigation firm that takes such a case on a pro bono basis.


Feet are money transmitters.


Feel the love!


@nvk thanks for the calculator! https://image.nostr.build/07bfac25f8ec3b721050758714821d505242ce59f56de301b797b43ca779ed40.jpg


the door:
https://m.primal.net/IAgF.png


Autoliberation


I suppose cashiers are money transmitters for their employers. They better not accept funds from anyone trying to buy a slushy before they confirm the providence of the money all the way back to the federal reserve.


That guy must eat right.


Your sacrifice is acknowledged.


So many rare sats


The question is will Phoenix live up to its name?


Such a good day


I've only read the superceding but I will be interested to know (assuming they are not found to be "money transmitters") whether willful blindness to those using the system (from which they receive a fee) will satisfy the intent requirement for conspiracy.


I no longer trust the internet to preserve electronic media.  I've gone back to paper.  Please also produce vinyls.


Literally any company that transmits packets of data that communicate the transfer of title to a thing of value could be guilty of being a unregistered money transmitter.


This is why timeshares are so expensive.


“Whether clocks are valuable or not is up to the subjective beliefs of the market participants regardless of the truth or falsity of what it purports to measure.” -Mises, probably.


fifteen


KYseeyoulater


Still, the only appropriate response, real or not, is:  GFY.


My understanding is that this letter is fake and evidence of that is that her first name is mispelled at the bottom.  Not to mention a letter on a Sunday is weird.


Cheese puff-chique.


i exit
https://m.primal.net/HyNS.mp4


Holy shit this was fire. 🔥


Commencing recto-cranial inversion. 🫡


This is the irs btw, please avoid prison and zap me


1) what?

#asknostr


Utxo management was the most important thing I learned about bitcoin after I owned my first sat. Thanks to nostr:npub14uhkst639zvc2trx2nlsvk4yqkjp690zk89keytnzgmq2az0qmnq58ez89


This is sad 😔


My brain can’t comprehend these fees and that people actually paid them for whatever the hell rubes are.


These fees are face melting. Thank god nostr:npub14uhkst639zvc2trx2nlsvk4yqkjp690zk89keytnzgmq2az0qmnq58ez89 educated me about utxo management a long time ago.


Thank you I wasn’t even aware of this. I’ve only known the concept bios. I appreciate it.


I have never seen fees like this it's wild.   nostr:npub10vlhsqm4qar0g42p8g3plqyktmktd8hnprew45w638xzezgja95qapsp42 did a great post on it a bit ago but wow it's surreal to watch people throw millions of dollars at whatever the fuck runes are.


Improvement.  Please update in 24hrs   People are concerned about their psychopathic internet associates.


Holy shit


Here we go!


Well going to a doctor could also have that outcome!


Please see a doctor.


I am an ancient one, but I also got into computers early.  I remember installing sound blaster sound card and going into ultima 8 with sound for the first time and adjusting my extended memory to get it to run.  It was mind bending.  I felt like a master of the universe.


My understanding is that it is literally 4/20 somewhere in the universe all the time.


Thanks for this.  I appeciate the note about Tails.  I just like it because it lets me cypherlarp when the closests I ever came to that was figuring out how to turn the ads off my dialup netzero internet back in the 90s and circumvent the time limit.


How's the spider bite?


Thank you, I'll keep that in mind.  I've been playing with  nostr:npub17304velluajf6lylvjynpj2f3ndg396w063gj2gef5qk0nwtcyjqfj9yky as my LLM of choice, could be fun!


I love this place.


Excellent. Thank you. I’m a bit of both hah! But in my effort to maximize my sovereignty I’ve decided learning open source OS and at least trivial coding is a good idea. Saylor.org has been helpful for diving into bitcoin script.


Much appreciated to both of you this gives me some points to start with and start reading.


The Human Rights Foundation is proud to announce the launch of the Finney Freedom Prize, an award designed in Hal Finney’s memory to celebrate global achievements in the area of Bitcoin and human rights.

Hal Finney was a renowned civil liberties and privacy advocate, open-source software developer, and electronic cash pioneer. Known for his mantra that “the computer can be used as a tool to liberate and protect people, rather than to control them,” Hal spent decades working on open-source privacy and freedom software, and his career culminated in making historic contributions to Bitcoin in the project’s early years, before his life was tragically cut short by ALS in 2014.

The Finney Freedom Prize will be awarded to the person who does the most for Bitcoin and human rights in each halving era.

https://youtu.be/u5qK0r7nLPE?si=4L5JiFxXxNrr4kR0


Thanks I’ll take a look. Any recommended reading material other than wiki?


Thanks for that I’ll start playing around.


#asknostr


I’m looking to learn Linux and get back into coding (it’s been decades) and recommendations for secure hardware I can build with and start from scratch on?  I was considering just buying a dell and using Tails perhaps?


Sesame Street is ruined.


Upgrading the CPU is always a fun project though. Fewer sats for you but you’ve got my support in your techno degeneracy under the circumstances.


Have you tried turning it off and then on again?


Always makes me smile 🫂 https://i.nostr.build/nWgl3.jpg


Dude…


Wgmi


Wow this is really impressive and the UI is delicious.


this is the way https://v.nostr.build/aQwDr.mp4


I call this "entropy glass."  Wait until you hear about my profoundly nascsent seed generator that scans real world objects, which you then smash, and the entropy generated is used to generate seed phrases.  (This does not and will never exist but Im amused).


He probably wouldn’t even remember this but at nostr:npub1key55ax33gkl50uqemvl4khrtqrhzm7wzpc7fhseutt5ddkcwcrqgxlt3h around this time last year after a What Bitcoin Did Live it was my first time at an Bitcoin event like this, was recording a WBD pod the next day, some OG’s were in the room and I still felt a bit like an “outsider” as this progressive/left guy trying to kick it with bitcoiners.

Some people online had been really shitty to me (yeah I know it’s the internet). I didn’t know if I could be as public as I wanted to in the space. But Hodl was so freaking nice and we chatted about how bitcoin is for everyone, and about real progressive values, anti-war, and how if people say someone like me can’t be in bitcoin they can fuck off and that they just want people who are different from them to be poor.

That night meant a lot to me. Anyway +1 on his message, I’m here too if anyone needs. Hodl’s a real one. nostr:note1zzhwfm70kvksvsktwx0fjlnv4y9fc5vqhggq389eek9agk5u0naqcnhy9a


This is so real.  Thank you


n.o.t.h.i.n.g.


probably nothign


Please remember to eat.


True


Peters Schiff.


Has anyone checked on Dan?


People seem to be able to embed video/audio and links no problem though I don't know exactly what platforms support it.  Someone smarter than me can probably help.  maybe there's some info on nostr.how


Misguided.


Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

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


Solid


When I was a kid, I was interested in aerospace engineering.

My half-brother (who is 30 years older than me and was therefore old enough to be an uncle and had that kind of relationship to me) spent his career as an engineer and then an executive at a major aerospace defense contractor.

He was the most accomplished person of my family and was raising a happy family, he always kind of represented a role model of who I wanted to be. Hard-working, successful, well-off, and with good priorities around building a happy family.

As I studied math and science in high school and engineering in college, I assumed that would probably go work for the same company as him one day (which two of his three kids do now). As a teenager, I could tell you how many aircraft carrier groups the US had, roughly how many B-2 bombers the US had, how much they cost, the technical pros and cons of various fighter jets, comparative missile arsenals among global powers, etc.

But when it came time to graduate and go into engineering (during the Iraq War which I opposed), I couldn’t do it. It’s not that I am opposed to advancing aerospace or making weapons for sovereign defense per se, but rather that I didn’t agree with how the US military structurally uses its weapons globally.

I began focusing on industrial automation instead, and then ended up in civil aerospace engineering (with a focus on electrical engineering). That area captured some of what I liked about the field of aerospace engineering, but was focused on making aircraft safer and more efficient, rather than more deadly. I spent a decade there in a rewarding career, and followed a similar career path as my half-brother, meaning that I went from engineer to senior engineer to management and finance for the engineering facility, and so forth. But for peace rather than for war.

I eventually left the work due to my financial research business growing and overshadowing my engineering work in terms of scale. I had always done financial research work part time as my passion, but at some point it took off and that made it uneconomical to work in engineering/management anymore.

After several years of focusing on financial research, I got into bitcoin venture investing in part to help fund engineers and assist them in building things, which was basically what I was doing in my prior role in aerospace and is something I am still strongly drawn to.

Anyway, I thought of this as escalations flared in the Middle East this weekend. It’s amazing how small decisions or pivot points can affect where we end up in life.


Thank you for sharing this. I think about this a lot myself lately. Ive had friends and my sister lose their lives due to (mostly) opiates and other decisions and despite operating in essentially the same circles for most of my early life I emerged on the otherside with a good job and a family. Small decisions long ago charted my course, and theirs, and it only really becomes clear in time.


Infinite pizza auf Deutch.


Bide the bait, hodl and wait.


To make making it easier for the children.


I hear a lot of people make a lot of money with only fans.


Thanks for this response, it's exactly my concern.


At the front of my mind lately is education around node/bitcoin core updates.  Node running has become easier and more convenient but with convenience comes complacency.  Its a ways off, but one day I can imagine a fork being accomplished by user-friendly node OSs simply pushing an update to core without many novice noderunners even noticing, or timely noticing.  Maybe it's a naive concern but it's something I've been thinking about lately.


In the future people won't quote Abraham as much as they will say be like your keys and generate infinite children since there are more 'conceivable' children than there are stars in the sky.  Maybe if Abraham knew crytopgraphy he would have changed the metaphor.


Holy shit, this is incredible.


I could be wrong about this.


In the United States we get a lien on your house.


Lots of good advice in here. I’m no expert but I would recommend eventually setting up your own nostr node so you can know that your data is somewhere in your control in the event other nodes go down etc.


The late fees are huge.


Good morning! Let’s fucking go!


Slice pictures or it didn't happen.


Sufficient.


Controversially waddle a tender scrote that breaks backs but is 20% intact.  Little nickle bag.


Pickled peppers?  Looks good.


The future is here.


I want to #zap you 2,100 Sats!

Good morning #nostr! It has been about a month since I joined and I'm loving "Self-Soverign Social".

My challenge has been connecting with like minded folks, which is surprising because if we are both here on nostr we likley share at least an interest in decentralization and #bitcoin.

So I want to try a little experiment this morning. I have just under 500,000 sats or about $350 in my  nostr:npub1flm9yc3vhc3dj036pn3ysl5xwd4f5gyhyjnn9rzehs5mqe9y9ynq6qrg9q account, I want you to help me empty it!

Please follow me (if you are not already) and share this post and I'll zap you 2,100 sats until I run out or have to leave the office. It's about 8:45AM EDT, and I'll be zappin' until at least 3PM (or until I'm broke).

In theory this should yield about 235 paid engaugements, which will hopefully amplify my presance here and help me connect with some like minded folks.

Lets see how it works out, I'll share my results!

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


I am consolidated like a motherfucker.


This hasn't died yet?


Jesus fees have gone nuts.  What is going on?


BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB)
Block: 838,867
DTG/ICOD: 0800EST 12Apr24
Precedence: Routine (RR)
Controls: Public Release
QQQQ
__________________________
BLUF: US says Famine Begins in Gaza / Russia Re-Nationalization Rising / All Eyes on Iran Response / FISA Re-Emerges With GOP Support / UniSwap in SEC Crosshairs / Hard Assets Continue Rise

Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $70,756, 29.62 oz Gold, .16 Median US House
24hr Hi: $71,222/ Lo: $69,571
Vol: $29B (Down 22%)
Mkt Cap: $1.39T (Up 1%)
HashRate: 497 EH/s
Avg Fees: 21,656 sats/tx (Up 98%)
Nodes: 18,078

---Reports---
-International Events-
1. U.S. aid official says famine has begun in northern Gaza: Famine conditions are present despite the U.S. and other western nations conducting airdrops of humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza. In addition to food, people in Gaza also lack access to clean water, medicine, medical care and other essentials due to damage from Israeli airstrikes and Israel's blockade of the enclave. (Axios)

2. Russia Seizes Country’s Largest Winemaker Amid Re-Nationalization Wave: Russia has nationalized the country’s largest winemaker linked to an arrested billionaire whose business assets were confiscated earlier this year. Russia’s top prosecutor boasted last month that the government had seized 15 defense companies valued at $3.6 billion since 2023. (MoscowTimes) (AC-Interesting developments as Russia increases nationalization of key companies in Russia. Since Russian leadership is well-versed in mafia style tactics, the nationalizations seem to point to a changing of control of these assets.)

3. US restricts travel for diplomats in Israel amid fears of Iran attack: The US embassy said staff had been told not to travel outside the greater Jerusalem, Tel Aviv or Beersheba areas "out of an abundance of caution". (BBC)

 -US Events-
1. House panel tees up vote on revised FISA reauthorization: The House Rules Committee advanced a bill to reauthorize the U.S.’s warrantless surveillance authority late Thursday night, sending the measure to the floor one day after a band of Republicans blocked consideration of a previous version of the legislation. Yesterday, GOP holdouts said that leadership has committed to holding a vote on a bill that would require the government to get a warrant before purchasing information about U.S. citizens from data brokers. (TheHill)

2. O.J. Simpson dead at 76 after battle with cancer (Yahoo)

-Regulatory and Legal-
1. Uniswap in Regulatory Crosshairs: SEC Enforcement Notice and Industry Response: Uniswap, a leading decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX), has found itself in the crosshairs of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after receiving an enforcement notice on April 10, 2024. This development has sent shockwaves through the DeFi (Decentralized Finance) industry, raising questions about the future of regulation in this rapidly evolving space. (CoinPedia)

2. British Columbia cracks down on crypto miners, citing energy consumption: The Canadian government of British Columbia is advancing measures to regulate electricity consumption by cryptocurrency miners due to concerns about high energy use and limited economic benefits.(CryptoNews)

-Institutional Concerns-
NSTR

-Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)-
1. Australians wouldn’t value retail CBDC for its privacy or safety, RBA finds: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) conducted a study of CBDCs and in short, the study finds little public support for a retail CBDC. The RBA has made numerous previous studies of CBDC, most of which reached positive conclusions. Those studies mainly looked at wholesale CBDC use cases. (CoinTelegraph)

-Economic Indicators-
1. US 10-Year Treasury Yield Rises to 5-Month High: The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note rose past 4.57% in April, the highest in five months, as deeper concerns that the Federal Reserve will hold rates higher for longer triggered a sharper wave of Treasury selling across all durations. (TradingEconomics)

2. Costco Gold Business Booming: Estimates Put Monthly Sales Close to $200 Million: Consumer trust in the organization and its aggressive pricing have made Costco’s one-ounce bars of 24-karat gold a popular choice for investors, who take advantage of 2% over market spot prices. (BitcoinCom)

-Security Incidents and Concerns-
1. U.S. says recent Microsoft breach exposed federal agencies to hacking: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, an arm of the Department of Homeland Security, on Tuesday issued a rare binding directive to an undisclosed number of agencies requiring them to change any log-ins that were taken and investigate what else might be at risk. (WaPo)

-Bitcoin Community-
1. Miners Run Down Bitcoin Inventory to 3-Year Low in a Strategic Pre-Halving Move: Bitcoin miners are depleting their coin stashes, possibly to ensure the sustainability of operations in the face of the impending halving of per-block rewards from April 20. The number of bitcoin held by miners, which receive the coins in return for validating transactions in the blockchain block, declined to 1.794 million BTC this week, the lowest since early 2021, according to data source CoinMetrics. (CoinDesk)

2. Bitcoin whales in accumulation phase, with BTC halving just a week away: According to data shared by crypto analytic firm CryptoQuant, the growth in demand from Bitcoin whales has never been stronger. Demand from “permanent holders” has exceeded the market supply of new Bitcoin for the first time. (CoinTelegraph)

-Bitcoin Sentiment-
1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 79/100 (Up 3 pts)

Analyst Comments (AC): Geopolitical watchers are focused on Iran's potential kinetics response to Israel's attack on Iranian forces in Syria. The expectation is a possible direct or proxy strike on Israel proper. This could easily lead to an expansion of warfare between Iran and Israel and the proxies and allies of both. The stakes are high if restraint is not held.

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Everyone would benefit from a Japanese Zen phase.


Bull market booze.


What you lose in comfort and saftey you gain in always being in the room where you intended to do the thing or find the thing.


Life hack: one room house. Better yet pavilion, no doors.


Cosmic apotheosis once per day.


It obviously means her node died.


Danception


Everyone learns to embrace the Danscape.


Dan is presently the most generous zapper on Danstr


... Dangnorok


Dagnorok.


Danflation.


Gotta recommend letting the potatoes steam off first for a while before mashing and then refridge over night.  Getting the moisture out allows for using less flour and makes them much better.


Distance makes the heart grow fonder.


Good day!

This is #InkblotArt, the note that lets your imagination fly!
Today is April 9, 2024. Block height of 838440

What do you see in the blot? Comment and get a zap!
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This is so obviously an x-ray of a pelvis.


But how will your ISP facilitate advertising to your preferences?  How will you ever find out how much you need various products and services you don't already know you need?


Fantastic!


They won’t even need to boil water for tea.


Newish and delightful.


I already have a paperweight.


Let beef products not divide us.


As far as I know science is the only word that gets hilarious immediately upon capitalization.


This rip wasn't just informative, it made me realize just how ignorant I am to how complex energy markets are.


The permissionless nature of the network is wild.


Nostr + Bitcoin corrodes the gulag.


This is a deep question because indeed all true qualia lies in the interstitial zone between stimuli.  Also, obviously pineapple.


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A few years ago I wanted to try to live in NYC for at least a period, to enjoy the spectacle.  Today, I can't imagine ever living there.  So much changed in such a short period of time it's mind boggling.


One day I'll tell my boy that I once washed the outside of a banana.  "If you don't own your failures, they will own you" I'll say.  He probably won't talk to me for a few years, but he'll learn to forgive me and we'll laugh about it over beers before I die.


Nostr is winning.


100%.   Once you learn that inflation is primarily a symptom our collectively increasing productivity being stolen, it's indelible and life changing.


Thanks for the hard work.  Any ETA on new Pure servers for sale?


Hi! I’m new to Nostr. I’m a lactation counselor and mama and love sharing all things breastfeeding and motherhood!

#introductions #motherhood #breastfeeding


Welcome!!


A man action always has a plan. 🫡


For those who cannot attend a halfin party. I got you covered!

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Bitcoin Halfin Party stream on #zapstream from (approximately) 839,990 o'block till late. We'll play some browser based community games, chat, have fun and maybe start a #Zapathon on THE #nostr? Whatever the vibe dictates, we'll go with the flow. (you may also bring your dogs and/or cats) $boost $comment


Nice.  Happy Birthday!


I'll take zaps from anyone.


Had a wonderful ntroductory session with  nostr:npub1w69ya7xs697hk3hky3gllryz8rwverfa0ylz89chf9qnhfcskc2s64zltw
 for the Zaprite App. These folks really live in the future.  Flexible user-friendly app that I think is really going to bring bitcoin payments mainstream.


GM https://image.nostr.build/f3e4b5caf741225e3619d1553a7bd41864e90414a62ab68cde7b0d51a241c8b8.jpg


I never served but I play and work by "slow is smooth and smooth is fast". Really helps when you're spinning over a difficult high-stakes project.  Love this meme.


I got so tired of being the yield.


I’ve watched this move a dozen times and it’s always mind bending. That mad world cover is crushing. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!


Any recommendations for informational sources for setting up/establishing a lightening node?


meme wars.


So good silent.  Like bitcoin love is for anyone but not everyone, but we can all do our part to narrow the gap.


The signal is cozier yet less forgiving.


Three body in one body problem.


Happy to stay in touch


Similarly, I expect an influx and return of debtors' prisons when people ordered to disgorge their bitcoin cant (perhaps due to a boating accident) and are held in contempt and imprisoned until compliant when they cannot 'prove' they lost their keys.


When people coordinate the center is everywhere.


Respectfully, I will never let a hat tell me where to live.  Is there another way??


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Inspiration.


You all do great work.  These digests are a great way to start my day, daily.