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 Alright, I’ve deleted X off of my phone. I’m taking 6 days off to see how it goes. After that... 
 I don't go on X anymore because people usually don't talk back. 

Is it different for people with a follower count the size of a small city? 
 What's the easiest way to pay bills with self custodial sats in the United States?

#asknostr
#bitcoin 
 Bitrefill had an awesome bill pay service in 2022, but they discontinued it. 

I'm looking for an alternative. Actually, I wish I could use bitrefill again. It was awesome.  
 Damn. This country is ass-backwards. 
 I have solar. I need a way to pay that bill.

 I use Strike for my ACH rails.

I bought a cup of coffee for $4.00 with my credit card today. I get 1.5% cash back.

Then I paid 7,300 sats to a BTCpayServer POS using the Strike API. The sats instantly convert to fiat. I send the fiat to my bank once a month and put my credit card on autopay.

I would like a way to cut out the bank all together. 
 I use a VPN, but my water bill uses my home address. VPN's don't fix this. 
 Only billionaires can talk like they notvthe ines tgat started letting the government take over s... 
 He was the CEO of a social media corporation located in an authoritarian regime. He had to comply or go to the Gulag. 

If he chose the Gulag, the Authoritarian regime would have forced the next CEO to do their bidding.
 
 Apparently Minibits doesn't work when you use the largest font size on your phone. 
 Sell your roth ira. Buy bitcoin. There's no tax afaik(but I'm not an accountant).

I would consider using a bitcoin ETF to avoid the tax penalty depending if I thought the exchange risk is less than the penalty, but I don't think it is.

I would not buy the ETH ETF under any circumstances.



 
 THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO PROMOTE NOSTR IS TO USE IT. 
 Welcome. 
 Did the bug get fixed? I wasn't able to use it for zaps a couple weeks ago. 
 This is nostr's biggest problem / complaint. It's not even posts about bitcoin or even essays it'... 
 Yeah, but the main problem is the brainwashing algorithms. 
 My wife turned on the news the other day and I saw a certain presidential candidate advocate for price controls. I know it's fun to tease these dolts, but that's the most terrifying statement I've heard from a politician in my entire life.

That Mises Inflation episode was awesome by the way.
 
 Nothing makes customers feel more cared about than talking to an AI bot about how one’s problem... 
 Those pop ups annoy the he'll out of me. 
 Sorry sir, Pop tarts are gross. 
 If Nostr the protocol needs a marketing budget, it already lost.

Thankfully, it doesn't.

It ver... 
 I would totally forget about Dan Held, but every now and again someone mentions him on nostr. I can't stand that NFT shilling plagerist. 
 Nostr is not struggling. Pay no attention to the fiat maxis. 
 What's this about? I don't talk much to fiat maxi Twitter these days. 
 I still have no idea what microstrategy does, but I know what Nvidia does and AI is in the news all the time. 
 I started listening to some non-bitcoin podcasts again. Here's a clip of Jack Spirko from the Side Hustle Show.

https://fountain.fm/clip/nWXLzO1yhU1SSoIdh5uK 
 I liked it. I've listened to the show off and on for years. I've always found it entertaining. 
 Next financialfreedomreport.org from nostr:npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927... 
 Where do I subscribe? 
 Thanks. 
 How come they sent me a nasty letter for depositing some poker winnings, but the government can send drug money to Coinbase without anyone batting an eye? 
 “Think of it this way. Suppose there were twelve people in a room and there were twelve chairs.... 
 I make the same argument with apples instead of chairs, but I listened to Walker read Mises 4th of six lessons this morning. I'm so much better than my shitty apple analogy.  
 Ok, who runs Megalith LSP? Are they good people? 
 Not sure, but I haven't been rugged so far. 
 Dumb tv, dumb fridge, dumb appliances, dumb car, dumb doors. 

True story, looked at doors and it... 
 My dishwasher has WiFi. I have no idea why my dirty dishes need Internet access. 
 GM☕🔥

Getting ready for my workout but first i need a coffee. Will be the last one for a whi... 
 How do you do that, rehab?  
 I saw the image, but I had to click on it. 
 I've used immich. Prism might work too, but I like nostr build because it's easy and scrapes Metadata. 
 I haven’t been listening, but is it safe to assume Elon and Trump neglected to mention Bitcoin,... 
 I didn't watch it either, but I'd bet 10,000 sats they didn't mention bitcoin. 
 I didn’t hear a second of trump and elon ama 
 I didn't even know this was a thing until Lyn said something about it.  
 Clown world gone wild. 🤡 🌎 
 Donald Trump is the epitome of disinformation by the way, but the world is becoming a more closed society and this is cause for concern. 
 Same. I support no politician, at least not any who have a shot at winning. 
 I want to increase merchant adoption. It's easier than ever, but it's such an uphill battle. 
 I didn't even know you could do that. I don't know why this never occurred to me.  
 I need to make an effort to post on nostr more. 
 Please do. I would like to learn more about Jan3, but Xwitter is insufferable. 
 I know a brewer who uses Aqua wallet to accept bitcoin payments at his brewery.

I would like a lightning address and A BTCpayServer Plugin for Aqua Wallet so we can pay when he's not there. 
 Some cheap Samsung. A15 I think. I can still use the minibits mint on wallet.cashu, but I like the nostr part of your app. 
 If you are a new to code pleb,

I would think your goal is to be contributing to as many FOSS pro... 
 Yeah, I have learned that the hardway. 
 I'll need to listen to this one. Keet and holepunch are amazing.  We need more normies using it.