Ian
Ian@flirtingwithbitcoin.com
NextBlock, Founder & CEO Creator of The Flirting With Bitcoin Podcast
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1d ago
#nostr is the bridge to a compute layer for #bitcoin #decentralized aws
https://github.com/gzuuus/dvmcp/
https://github.com/gzuuus/dvmcp/
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1d ago
There's a deep technical difference between a system that's purely custodial (bank accounts, stock portfolios, Wallet of Satoshi, Kraken) and one that's a mix of both like ecash or sidechains, where the IOU is non-custodial but the Bitcoin it represents is not on your control.
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npub10p5gc
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1w ago
Finally, a podcast I can share with my uncle 🎈
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1w ago
Incredible things happening here at the
@Sovereign Engineering in #Madeira This week @Ian helps @Mandana understand the breakthrough innovations coming out of the Nostr's decentralized engineering department.
#zapstore #cashu #dvmcp #blossom #nextblock #soveng #nostr #grownostr
https://www.flirtingwithbitcoin.com/p/fwb115
@Sovereign Engineering in #Madeira This week @Ian helps @Mandana understand the breakthrough innovations coming out of the Nostr's decentralized engineering department.
#zapstore #cashu #dvmcp #blossom #nextblock #soveng #nostr #grownostr
https://www.flirtingwithbitcoin.com/p/fwb115
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npub1qny3t
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3d ago
it is impossible to overstate how massive this is
push forward
never stop
push forward
never stop
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npub1r0rs5
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3d ago
Tonight’s vibe code session yielded this: https://v0-story-alls36.vercel.app/
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3d ago
Replying to @USER
We need a gamified onboarding tool. Like your heynostr site but get an nsec at the end
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npub1lr2zz
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4d ago
Gridless projects in Africa are the coolest thing 🤙
"WE ARE ENJOYING ELECTRICITY!"
Just wait till Douglas discovers Zaps!!
"WE ARE ENJOYING ELECTRICITY!"
Just wait till Douglas discovers Zaps!!
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npub1l2vyh
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5d ago
Last week I built an MCP tool that gives agents access to search for code snippets on nostr.
The change in the output LLMs produce with it is MASSIVE; they no longer worked based on a large blob of unweighted code; now I can point them to see EXACTLY how I do a particular implementation under very precise conditions.
Now whenever I see the LLM making a mistake I correct it, publish a code snippet, and the LLM never makes the mistake again.
It’s absolutely wild to see LLMs using interfaces in NDK I literally just implemented and getting their uses right first time.
This is not only useful for nostr development.
This is useful for ALL development.
And requires cryptographic identity, web-of-trust, censorship-resistance and money.
All building blocks that are in our very robust toolbox.
The future is very bright
The change in the output LLMs produce with it is MASSIVE; they no longer worked based on a large blob of unweighted code; now I can point them to see EXACTLY how I do a particular implementation under very precise conditions.
Now whenever I see the LLM making a mistake I correct it, publish a code snippet, and the LLM never makes the mistake again.
It’s absolutely wild to see LLMs using interfaces in NDK I literally just implemented and getting their uses right first time.
This is not only useful for nostr development.
This is useful for ALL development.
And requires cryptographic identity, web-of-trust, censorship-resistance and money.
All building blocks that are in our very robust toolbox.
The future is very bright
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npub12rv5l
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6d ago
Automate bank runs 😎 
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npub1t2wy3
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6d ago
The only way to get back from the boomers what they owed us, was to adopt something so advanced that they would dismiss it until it was too late.
#Bitcoin
#Bitcoin
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npub1627md
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1w ago
Incredible things happening here at the
@Sovereign Engineering in #Madeira This week @Ian helps @Mandana understand the breakthrough innovations coming out of the Nostr's decentralized engineering department.
#zapstore #cashu #dvmcp #blossom #nextblock #soveng #nostr #grownostr
https://www.flirtingwithbitcoin.com/p/fwb115
@Sovereign Engineering in #Madeira This week @Ian helps @Mandana understand the breakthrough innovations coming out of the Nostr's decentralized engineering department.
#zapstore #cashu #dvmcp #blossom #nextblock #soveng #nostr #grownostr
https://www.flirtingwithbitcoin.com/p/fwb115
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npub1627md
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2w ago
Imagine an island where #Bitcoin is just… normal. Madeira’s living it, and we’re here building @nextblock's attention marketplace with some of the brightest and passionate of #nostr New episode’s up!
https://www.flirtingwithbitcoin.com/p/fwb114
https://www.flirtingwithbitcoin.com/p/fwb114
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npub1jqs0u
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1w ago
GM, yesterday evening my aunt, my moms sister 73 years old called me. She wanted more bitcoin. I once paid the meat she got for us in bitcoin a couple of years ago. She tracked the price in her muunwallet for the past years. But she was always skeptical and critical of my “extreme believe” as she named it.
Her reaching out to buy bitcoin for her grandchildren feels like a major achievement for me.
This year I’ve seen more and more “old” people become very skeptical about the euro and the future of their euro in the banks in general.
If bitcoin also becomes boomer tech we are up for a major inflow. The current mainstream news, constant war pondering and European war bonds apparently help shift their minds towards this alternative.
When looking at books sales we still see a constant daily sales of
Her reaching out to buy bitcoin for her grandchildren feels like a major achievement for me.
This year I’ve seen more and more “old” people become very skeptical about the euro and the future of their euro in the banks in general.
If bitcoin also becomes boomer tech we are up for a major inflow. The current mainstream news, constant war pondering and European war bonds apparently help shift their minds towards this alternative.
When looking at books sales we still see a constant daily sales of
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npub1v5k43
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Nov 1, 2024
In the 26th edition of my newsletter, I explore the history and mechanisms that enable Bitcoin and Nostr to act as catalysts for innovation and human progress.
I would like to thank @UNCLE ROCKSTAR for the inspiring discussions and encouraging words. What began as a conversation before my trip to Nostrica led to months of introspection and ultimately this article.
I would also like to thank @gsovereignty for his work with Nostrocket and our exchange of ideas that led to the publication of this piece! I look forward to exploring and understanding the possibilities of Nostr deeper as I continue my journey.
https://leonwankum.substack.com/p/nostr-innovation-and-human-progress
I would like to thank @UNCLE ROCKSTAR for the inspiring discussions and encouraging words. What began as a conversation before my trip to Nostrica led to months of introspection and ultimately this article.
I would also like to thank @gsovereignty for his work with Nostrocket and our exchange of ideas that led to the publication of this piece! I look forward to exploring and understanding the possibilities of Nostr deeper as I continue my journey.
https://leonwankum.substack.com/p/nostr-innovation-and-human-progress
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npub12rv5l
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2w ago
We've tried rate-limiting Cashu mints with PoW but turns out if you want mobile phones with javascript to compete against DoS servers, the server always wins...
I'm convinced now that the only practical use of PoW is Bitcoin and it's better to use sats to slow things down.
I'm convinced now that the only practical use of PoW is Bitcoin and it's better to use sats to slow things down.
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npub12rv5l
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3w ago
Tap-to-pay with CashuBTC ecash — for bitcoin.
Fiat credit cards nailed the UX: fast, offline, works anywhere.
I always wanted that for Bitcoin.
Now it’s open-source. Private. Instant. Beep, done.
In the video: two Cashu wallets for bitcoin.
Left: @Minibits (PoS)
Right: cashu.me (payer)
Ecash is sent directly via NFC — no internet, no delay. Beep, boop.
Ecash is a bearer token — the money lives on your device, not on a server. That’s why it pairs so well with NFC. Pick an amount, tap to send. No talking to servers. No syncing. Just push it over. The payment is pretty much instant. A PoS can accept ecash from any mint and receive payments via Lightning.
Still early days, but we’re experimenting. Card-to-phone works, but phone-to-phone? That’s the real killer use case.
Apple
Fiat credit cards nailed the UX: fast, offline, works anywhere.
I always wanted that for Bitcoin.
Now it’s open-source. Private. Instant. Beep, done.
In the video: two Cashu wallets for bitcoin.
Left: @Minibits (PoS)
Right: cashu.me (payer)
Ecash is sent directly via NFC — no internet, no delay. Beep, boop.
Ecash is a bearer token — the money lives on your device, not on a server. That’s why it pairs so well with NFC. Pick an amount, tap to send. No talking to servers. No syncing. Just push it over. The payment is pretty much instant. A PoS can accept ecash from any mint and receive payments via Lightning.
Still early days, but we’re experimenting. Card-to-phone works, but phone-to-phone? That’s the real killer use case.
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npub12rv5l
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2w ago
Oh we're going to have so much fun with Bitcoin.
*beep*
*beep*
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2w ago
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Ian
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3w ago
Thanks to cursor.com I was able to find and fix a couple of bugs.
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3w ago
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npub1yz8n8
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3w ago
#NorouzMobarak to all who celebrate! Yesterday we welcomed the first day of the Persian New Year (& first day of spring) at 9am here in Madiera.
I spent the morning with @Ian & the family then the afternoon walking around catching rainbows with the fine gentlemen of the @Sovereign Engineering cohort 4.
All signals point to "1404" being the best year yet 🌈
(I loved this rainbow was cut in half. Like it would be in a cartoon. This island is AI generated!)
I spent the morning with @Ian & the family then the afternoon walking around catching rainbows with the fine gentlemen of the @Sovereign Engineering cohort 4.
All signals point to "1404" being the best year yet 🌈
(I loved this rainbow was cut in half. Like it would be in a cartoon. This island is AI generated!)
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npub17vscf
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3w ago
We couldn't agree more.
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3w ago
"You wouldn't zap a car crash."
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Ian
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3w ago
🙏
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3w ago
Blossom is quickly becoming a standard for media hosting, and now nostr.build supports it with https://blossom.band
There may still be some kinks or bugs, so please let us know if you run into any.
It works with our free uploads and paid accounts.
This is a ‘soft launch’ more details will be coming this week, enjoy!
There may still be some kinks or bugs, so please let us know if you run into any.
It works with our free uploads and paid accounts.
This is a ‘soft launch’ more details will be coming this week, enjoy!
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Ian
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3w ago
#GM my #Nostriches
Here's a great tutorial to get you started building #Nostr clients in #JavaScript
Here's a great tutorial to get you started building #Nostr clients in #JavaScript
3w ago • 13 min read
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npub1dergg
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3w ago
"You wouldn't zap a car crash."
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npub13lkyy
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4w ago
We are now 2 years in to Bhutan's Bitcoin Strategic Reserve experiment.
That means we now hae some good data on how it has affected the economy.
For context: Bhutan have formed a large Bitcoin Strategic Reserve by using their surplus renewable hydropower to mine Bitcoin.
The IMF warned that nations embracing Bitcoin would destabilize their economy, be less effective at attracting foreign direct investment, and endanger their decarbonizing and environmental initiatives.
What does the data say:
1. Bhutan's Bitcoin Strategic Reserve has directly addressed pressing fiscal needs. "In June 2023, Bhutan allocated $72 million from its holdings to finance a 50% salary increase for civil servants"
2. Bhutan was able to "use Bitcoin reserves to avert a crisis as foreign currency reserves dwindled to $689 million"
3. Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay in an interview said
That means we now hae some good data on how it has affected the economy.
For context: Bhutan have formed a large Bitcoin Strategic Reserve by using their surplus renewable hydropower to mine Bitcoin.
The IMF warned that nations embracing Bitcoin would destabilize their economy, be less effective at attracting foreign direct investment, and endanger their decarbonizing and environmental initiatives.
What does the data say:
1. Bhutan's Bitcoin Strategic Reserve has directly addressed pressing fiscal needs. "In June 2023, Bhutan allocated $72 million from its holdings to finance a 50% salary increase for civil servants"
2. Bhutan was able to "use Bitcoin reserves to avert a crisis as foreign currency reserves dwindled to $689 million"
3. Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay in an interview said
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npub1guh5g
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3w ago
As someone who would like to see the federal government in the US shrunk dramatically, I believe a strategic bitcoin reserve accumulated via a mechanism like Bit Bonds is the only viable path to make a smaller government possible.
This may seem counterintuitive - "if the US government acquires bitcoin it makes them stronger." However, when you take a step back and think of the problem of the ever expanding federal government you realize that a large part of the problem is driven by the need to roll over debt by issuing new debt to pay it back.
This leads to a forced expansion of the federal government that can only be reversed if something new is introduced that can defease the debt without having to issue new paper. As it stands today, bitcoin is the only thing that can practically produce this defeasment.
This may seem counterintuitive - "if the US government acquires bitcoin it makes them stronger." However, when you take a step back and think of the problem of the ever expanding federal government you realize that a large part of the problem is driven by the need to roll over debt by issuing new debt to pay it back.
This leads to a forced expansion of the federal government that can only be reversed if something new is introduced that can defease the debt without having to issue new paper. As it stands today, bitcoin is the only thing that can practically produce this defeasment.
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npub1vdaw2
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3w ago
The Game Is Rigged—And You’re the Product 🎩💸
You work harder, earn more, and think you're getting ahead… but 12.6% of your money vanishes every year.
That’s not a one-time event. It’s baked into the system. Over a decade, that’s a 71% wealth drain—without you even realizing it.
🖨️ More money printed = Your purchasing power stolen
📉 More dollars in existence = Your time is worth less
🕰️ More inflation = You work longer for the same stuff
This isn’t a “bad year.” It’s the historical average. The system was built to extract value from you.
21 million fixes this—because nobody can print more of it.
You work harder, earn more, and think you're getting ahead… but 12.6% of your money vanishes every year.
That’s not a one-time event. It’s baked into the system. Over a decade, that’s a 71% wealth drain—without you even realizing it.
🖨️ More money printed = Your purchasing power stolen
📉 More dollars in existence = Your time is worth less
🕰️ More inflation = You work longer for the same stuff
This isn’t a “bad year.” It’s the historical average. The system was built to extract value from you.
21 million fixes this—because nobody can print more of it.
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npub160t5z
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3w ago
GM
Once upon a time, I was a young mam torrenting videos with friends. The site required users to maintain a >1 seed ratio. Meaning you uploaded more than you downloaded for the files you were sharing. The maintained the health of the network of peers providing data.
Now with #Ecash we can make seed ratios great again.
CC: @PABLOF7z @calle 👁️⚡👁️ @Gigi
Once upon a time, I was a young mam torrenting videos with friends. The site required users to maintain a >1 seed ratio. Meaning you uploaded more than you downloaded for the files you were sharing. The maintained the health of the network of peers providing data.
Now with #Ecash we can make seed ratios great again.
CC: @PABLOF7z @calle 👁️⚡👁️ @Gigi
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npub1v3tgr
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4w ago
This message was generated on an offline device. Indeed this device was never connected to the internet.
It was shared from its local relay to my local relay via Bluetooth (and Negentorpy)
I were able to recover it with Amethyst and broadcast it to my online relays.
Everything thanks to @Samiz 🥳 I think I'm getting closer to an alpha version
It was shared from its local relay to my local relay via Bluetooth (and Negentorpy)
I were able to recover it with Amethyst and broadcast it to my online relays.
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4w ago
Hello offline world!
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Everything thanks to @Samiz 🥳 I think I'm getting closer to an alpha version
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npub1fdfh6
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4w ago
Bitcoin Reef Game Update...
My son pointed out that the Whale should be collecting bitcoin and that the sharks should kill you. Game updated!
I am thinking should be able to buy a harpoon to kill the whale to collect the whale's bitcoin???
https://hnv.com/bitcoinreef
My son pointed out that the Whale should be collecting bitcoin and that the sharks should kill you. Game updated!
I am thinking should be able to buy a harpoon to kill the whale to collect the whale's bitcoin???
https://hnv.com/bitcoinreef
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npub1q6mcr
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4w ago
Self-Validating Data and How Nostr Signed Events Fit the Model
Self-validating data is information that carries intrinsic proof of its authenticity and integrity, eliminating the need for external validation from a central authority. This approach enhances security, reduces reliance on intermediaries, and improves data portability across different systems.
What is Self-Validating Data?
Self-validating data includes built-in mechanisms to confirm its correctness without requiring external verification. Key properties of self-validating data include:
1. Cryptographic Signatures – The data includes a signature that can be independently verified against a known public key.
2. Tamper Resistance – Any modification to the data invalidates the signature, making alterations detectable.
3. Decentralized Verification – Anyone with the necessary cryptographic tools can validate the data, rather than relying on a central authority.
Examples of self-validating data include signed blockchain transactions, cryptographic proofs, and digital signatures
Self-validating data is information that carries intrinsic proof of its authenticity and integrity, eliminating the need for external validation from a central authority. This approach enhances security, reduces reliance on intermediaries, and improves data portability across different systems.
What is Self-Validating Data?
Self-validating data includes built-in mechanisms to confirm its correctness without requiring external verification. Key properties of self-validating data include:
1. Cryptographic Signatures – The data includes a signature that can be independently verified against a known public key.
2. Tamper Resistance – Any modification to the data invalidates the signature, making alterations detectable.
3. Decentralized Verification – Anyone with the necessary cryptographic tools can validate the data, rather than relying on a central authority.
Examples of self-validating data include signed blockchain transactions, cryptographic proofs, and digital signatures
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npub1yz8n8
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4w ago
happy wedding anniversary to my partner in absolutely everything @Ian
thanks again for letting me have my dream day even though you wanted us to stack instead 😚
thanks again for letting me have my dream day even though you wanted us to stack instead 😚
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npub15879m
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4w ago
You don't get rich by selling long term assets. You get rich by accumulating them.
People who bitch when the cost of acquisition goes down are destined to remain poor.
People who bitch when the cost of acquisition goes down are destined to remain poor.
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npub1r0fj5
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4w ago
No man ever sends the same Bitcoin twice, for it is not the same block height, and he is not the same man. 
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4w ago
#GM my #Nostriches
Going for a hike today on Madeira with the @Sovereign Engineering gang. Wish me luck 🤞
Going for a hike today on Madeira with the @Sovereign Engineering gang. Wish me luck 🤞
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npub1rtlqc
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4w ago
Fuck the price. I’m bullish.
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npub1pefpy
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4w ago
I built something for Nostr! If you want to spread the sunny vibe (also works for shitposts), consider tagging the bot with the note that will turn it into a "It's Always Sunny" story card. Enjoy and help me debug it! #iasip
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Working on a manuscript submission to a scientific journal recently. Their website is full of statements about how submissions must adhere to "their principles" of open acces, open source, transparency in funding and conflicts of interest, and on and on.
At the end of all that, they're happy to charge me $4000 USD just for the privilege of hosting my paper and telling me it's "quality research published in their prestigious journal". They do none of the funding, none of the research, none of the peer review, none of the advocacy. They pidgeon-hole me into using expensive, closed-source, soul-sucking software for writing such that institutions literally have no choice but to be captured. They display my work in ways that are no more innovative than print.
The parasitic monopoly of scientific publishing is overripe for disruption by something superior like #nostr
At the end of all that, they're happy to charge me $4000 USD just for the privilege of hosting my paper and telling me it's "quality research published in their prestigious journal". They do none of the funding, none of the research, none of the peer review, none of the advocacy. They pidgeon-hole me into using expensive, closed-source, soul-sucking software for writing such that institutions literally have no choice but to be captured. They display my work in ways that are no more innovative than print.
The parasitic monopoly of scientific publishing is overripe for disruption by something superior like #nostr
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npub1dtgg8
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1mo ago
Think I’m going to turn this account into a building in public account.
I’ve never really been good at sharing things as I go, because I’m more of an introvert and generally like to work through things in private or with a small group of people.
Sure I can get on stage and give a talk or shill what I’m doing on a pod or network at an event - but that’s all very draining for me.
I’m also overly critical of my own work (whether that’s mine directly or the product of the team I’m working with). I’m a perfectionist at heart, so don’t like to share early.
That all being said - we’ve learned sooooo much in the last year, especially in the last 5/6 months.
We’ll be rolling a first actual public beta of @Satlantis out in
I’ve never really been good at sharing things as I go, because I’m more of an introvert and generally like to work through things in private or with a small group of people.
Sure I can get on stage and give a talk or shill what I’m doing on a pod or network at an event - but that’s all very draining for me.
I’m also overly critical of my own work (whether that’s mine directly or the product of the team I’m working with). I’m a perfectionist at heart, so don’t like to share early.
That all being said - we’ve learned sooooo much in the last year, especially in the last 5/6 months.
We’ll be rolling a first actual public beta of @Satlantis out in
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1mo ago
This is really cool and inspirational. I love things that make me rethink my designs
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1mo ago
Open Algorithm dashboard, customize your own weights
Soon
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1mo ago
It's must be the vs code ide style of cursor but
cursor is blowing my mind. 🤯 It's already built 40 % of my project and I'm just telling it the problems I'm encountering.
I've never felt like these ai tools work for me. As a coder cursor feels like I'm in charge, but have a very knowledgeable partner. I've always been the knowledgable partner so it's nice to have one for a change.
cursor is blowing my mind. 🤯 It's already built 40 % of my project and I'm just telling it the problems I'm encountering.
I've never felt like these ai tools work for me. As a coder cursor feels like I'm in charge, but have a very knowledgeable partner. I've always been the knowledgable partner so it's nice to have one for a change.
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npub1mdgx4
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1mo ago
The Western Populations have been subjected to Corporate / State Propaganda from Birth to Death for 5 Generations
Fucking crazy, how subjected the population is inundate with Mass Propaganda
it's wild how ideas are implanted in people's subconscious and spread on a mass scale
The NPC Meme perfectly depicts this sentiment
Whenever, I get a canned npc response.
I just look at them in silence with a blank stare on my face
Triggered responses are hypnotic responses, triggered by Trigger Words
They were systematically implanted
Fucking crazy, how subjected the population is inundate with Mass Propaganda
it's wild how ideas are implanted in people's subconscious and spread on a mass scale
The NPC Meme perfectly depicts this sentiment
Whenever, I get a canned npc response.
I just look at them in silence with a blank stare on my face
Triggered responses are hypnotic responses, triggered by Trigger Words
They were systematically implanted
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1mo ago
🫧🧼 SOAP ALERT 🧼🫧
@SoapMiner is trying something new! Please pass around. 🙏
FOR A LIMITED TIME. We will be taking custom orders on Nostr only.
We will still use Pure Grass Fed Beef Tallow, 100%Pure lye, and distilled water in all soaps. No substitutions.
However, you can choose scent, I'm only going to use pure essential oils. And color. Also, will only use Pure natural ingredients.
Each custom order will be 1 Ten inch loaf. You must buy whole loaf. 10 bars, approximately 4oz each.
Cost will be $50 payable in Sats only. THIS INCLUDES SHIPPING.
We would have to work out a delivery period, as I may have to obtain the scent, and colorant.
WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED? #asknostr
@SoapMiner is trying something new! Please pass around. 🙏
FOR A LIMITED TIME. We will be taking custom orders on Nostr only.
We will still use Pure Grass Fed Beef Tallow, 100%Pure lye, and distilled water in all soaps. No substitutions.
However, you can choose scent, I'm only going to use pure essential oils. And color. Also, will only use Pure natural ingredients.
Each custom order will be 1 Ten inch loaf. You must buy whole loaf. 10 bars, approximately 4oz each.
Cost will be $50 payable in Sats only. THIS INCLUDES SHIPPING.
We would have to work out a delivery period, as I may have to obtain the scent, and colorant.
WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED? #asknostr
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Overheard at PubKey:
"This place is like the headquarters of bitcoin. And it's a dive bar, not some corporate office. That's wild."
"This place is like the headquarters of bitcoin. And it's a dive bar, not some corporate office. That's wild."
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The amount of engagement farming on Bitcoin X lately has been annoying.
“I only want the revenue to stack more sats” some say.
It’s funny because if that was true, they’d be on nostr where they could *get* sats.
“I only want the revenue to stack more sats” some say.
It’s funny because if that was true, they’d be on nostr where they could *get* sats.
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gm, Bitcoin is Truth.
If you've been part of any group effort, you've seen it - as the group generates and grows value, complexity doesn’t just rise - it explodes. Far faster than the value itself. Eventually, questions emerge: Who contributed what? Who deserves how much?
At certain levels of complexity, the same patterns repeat. Any effort that generates significant value will reach a stage where some members will be labeled stupid, lazy, evil, irrelevant. Not by accident, but as a tactic - a way to justify redistributing equity to those seeking to further elevate themselves. The only question is: at what level will this happen? Tens of thousands? Millions? Billions?
But it will always happen. And it will keep happening. When people face the choice between acknowledging that you earned a million or keeping it for themselves, the vast majority will “discover” a
If you've been part of any group effort, you've seen it - as the group generates and grows value, complexity doesn’t just rise - it explodes. Far faster than the value itself. Eventually, questions emerge: Who contributed what? Who deserves how much?
At certain levels of complexity, the same patterns repeat. Any effort that generates significant value will reach a stage where some members will be labeled stupid, lazy, evil, irrelevant. Not by accident, but as a tactic - a way to justify redistributing equity to those seeking to further elevate themselves. The only question is: at what level will this happen? Tens of thousands? Millions? Billions?
But it will always happen. And it will keep happening. When people face the choice between acknowledging that you earned a million or keeping it for themselves, the vast majority will “discover” a
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I just got back from an epic four-week adventure in South Africa, where I not only soaked in the stunning landscapes with my family but also filmed a video series at @Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town Conference for @Connect the World . I had some laid-back, no-BS chats with awesome folks in the Bitcoin & Lightning space about global adoption, the hurdles ahead, and which developments might be game-changers.
The video series includes bitcoiners like:
• Noelyne Sumba – @Noelyne
• Josef Tetek – @Josef Tětek
• Khushboo Khullar – @Khush
• Naomi Wambui @Bitcoin Babies 🍼
• Nathan Day – @Nathan Day
• Jason – @statusquont
• Felix Mukungu – @Felix Mukungu
And many more
If you’re curious to dive into some honest conversations and see the real insights from @Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town, check out the full playlist here: I’d love to hear what you think—let’s keep the conversation going!
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npub1ckp27
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1mo ago
How folding influences the strength of shell structures
[📹 molamodel_]
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npub1scljc
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1mo ago
EU: Debt acceleration ahead!
Eyes on the debt in the eurozone! The withdrawal of the USA from the financing of the Ukraine disaster gives the eurocommies exactly the opportunity they have been waiting for a long time to create panic, stir up fear of war and communitize the sovereign debt of the European Union. For legal reasons, this has not been possible until now, but it should now be easy to get rid of it as the mainstream press once again succeeds in manipulating public opinion.
Since the lockdown policy, the eurozone economy has been in recession only surviving through massive expansion of the state sector and credit-financed artificial demand for dubious projects such as the green transformation. And the sad attempt by German politicians to declare the planned 500 billion euros in new debt for the defense budget as a so-called special fund
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npub1gcxzt
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1mo ago
Watching my lefty friends not wanting to pay federal taxes because gov now sucks is priceless.
GM.
GM.
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npub1equrm
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1mo ago
Incoming transmission 📡
My childhood just got open sourced
My childhood just got open sourced
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Ian
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1mo ago
Replying to @npub197swt
I am aware that this is done all over the world. I.e. El Salvador.
I'm just saying if these things called #citizenship are so valuable we should create an open #marketplace Let the market set the price. Let the price be a signal around the world which citizenships are actually valuable. Would be interesting what the market would actually choose. 🤔
I'm just saying if these things called #citizenship are so valuable we should create an open #marketplace Let the market set the price. Let the price be a signal around the world which citizenships are actually valuable. Would be interesting what the market would actually choose. 🤔
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Ian
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1mo ago
So if they're selling citizenship for $5M... Why can't an individual sell their own citizenship. I know some people that could use $5M.
They've moved on from the money, now they are debasing the citizenship itself
They've moved on from the money, now they are debasing the citizenship itself
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npub1hk0tv
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1mo ago
The idea of a ‘deep bear market’ with bitcoin in the $80k range is both laughable and ridiculous.
Like zoom out and see what is being built.
Never has there been a greater opportunity to build substantial and meaningful contributions on top of the most important economic and financial innovation created since double entry accounting itself. There are mountains of capital to be created for those that are willing to put in the hard work and take the risk on building on top of what they believe in.
Like zoom out and see what is being built.
Never has there been a greater opportunity to build substantial and meaningful contributions on top of the most important economic and financial innovation created since double entry accounting itself. There are mountains of capital to be created for those that are willing to put in the hard work and take the risk on building on top of what they believe in.
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npub1f4uyy
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⚡️💬 "A lot of people are starting to realize I should just take the tax hit of withdrawing all of my money from my retirement account right now and put it all into #bitcoin - @Ian Carroll with @TFTC
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npub14uhks
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1mo ago
Interesting development for the bitcoin DCAers...those who started DCAing right before or anytime after the most recent leg up (in early October 2024) is now in the red. Everyone else who started DCAing earlier than that is still in the green. 
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If you seek sovereignty, responsibility, & can think for yourself; this is the greatest time to be alive.
If you are dependent, listen to everything the govt says, & let authority figures make your decisions for you; this is the worst time to be alive.
- @Guy Swann
#BitcoinTwitter
If you are dependent, listen to everything the govt says, & let authority figures make your decisions for you; this is the worst time to be alive.
- @Guy Swann
#BitcoinTwitter
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npub193jeg
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1mo ago
The timing of this is interesting ti say the least.
⚡️⚡️reposts that reply⚡️⚡️
🧡👊🏻🍻
⚡️⚡️reposts that reply⚡️⚡️
🧡👊🏻🍻
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npub1vwymu
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Woody Wide Web
Kevin Beiler made a spatial "Map" of fungal connections between trees in a 30 x 30 meter plot of forest. The most well connected tree had forty-seven connections via fungal networks to other trees.
The most amount of "hops" it took to get from this most well networked tree to any other tree in the plot was 3. Three hops to get from point A to any point B. The low number of hops was entirely caused by the older trees having more connections to each other than any of the younger trees.
This pattern of connectivity is the same in the World Wide Web: the great majority of web pages have just a few connections and a sparse few pages have many, many connections. This pattern repeats in almost all networks, from global air travel to neuronal
Kevin Beiler made a spatial "Map" of fungal connections between trees in a 30 x 30 meter plot of forest. The most well connected tree had forty-seven connections via fungal networks to other trees.
The most amount of "hops" it took to get from this most well networked tree to any other tree in the plot was 3. Three hops to get from point A to any point B. The low number of hops was entirely caused by the older trees having more connections to each other than any of the younger trees.
This pattern of connectivity is the same in the World Wide Web: the great majority of web pages have just a few connections and a sparse few pages have many, many connections. This pattern repeats in almost all networks, from global air travel to neuronal
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npub1xtscy
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1mo ago
This is such a cool feature by @Terry Yiu i just merged
Every profile now has a tab where you can see all past conversations you’ve had with that person.
Every profile now has a tab where you can see all past conversations you’ve had with that person.
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npub1farle
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1mo ago
Everyone understands #GOLD
"Gold is real money. Fiat is fake money. It should have always been gold pricing fiat, not the other way around."
"Gold is real money. Fiat is fake money. It should have always been gold pricing fiat, not the other way around."
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npub1yye4q
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Replying to @npub18ams6
Ouch.
The crazy part is that the protocol IS the sexy part.
Engagement on corporate tech platforms comes and goes, influencers come and go for various reasons, trends come and go so they aren’t really sexy or rare anymore. It’s not fresh, it’s not edgy.
Nostr is sexy just by being what it is. The protocol is edgy. The idea of it should give most Bitcoiners the buzz that they are looking for.
The crazy part is that the protocol IS the sexy part.
Engagement on corporate tech platforms comes and goes, influencers come and go for various reasons, trends come and go so they aren’t really sexy or rare anymore. It’s not fresh, it’s not edgy.
Nostr is sexy just by being what it is. The protocol is edgy. The idea of it should give most Bitcoiners the buzz that they are looking for.
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npub19ma2w
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1mo ago
The way I see it, Bitcoin is filled with the only rabidly optimistic people whose positive outlook is not derived from any politics of any given "current moment".
I agree with @gladstein that the power of such a movement cannot be overstated.
To be inspired to build a future you have to first believe that a durable, long-term better world is possible. And you can't get that sort of low-time-preference durability by tying your boat to a 4-year duopoly political cycle.
...oh yea - and it's *global*.
I agree with @gladstein that the power of such a movement cannot be overstated.
To be inspired to build a future you have to first believe that a durable, long-term better world is possible. And you can't get that sort of low-time-preference durability by tying your boat to a 4-year duopoly political cycle.
...oh yea - and it's *global*.
npub1f4uyy
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1mo ago
⚡️💬 Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation explains how freedom comes from the Number Go Up technology of #Bitcoin and how it’s a threat to the US Dollar
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Ian
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1mo ago
#gm my #Nostriches this lovely #SATurday morning
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#bitcoin #mining is giving us #steampunk
npub1qtvl2
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1mo ago
"The Space" in Denver is awesome. There are a loads of interesting approaches for heat capture which is a great way for home miners to compete with the mega miners.
Tomorrow @Bitcoin Mechanic will be live-demoing DATUM for any miner that wants to create their own templates using their own nodes.
Tomorrow @Bitcoin Mechanic will be live-demoing DATUM for any miner that wants to create their own templates using their own nodes.
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Ian
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1mo ago
#bitcoin #mining is giving us #steampunk
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"The Space" in Denver is awesome. There are a loads of interesting approaches for heat capture which is a great way for home miners to compete with the mega miners.
Tomorrow @Bitcoin Mechanic will be live-demoing DATUM for any miner that wants to create their own templates using their own nodes.
Tomorrow @Bitcoin Mechanic will be live-demoing DATUM for any miner that wants to create their own templates using their own nodes.
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Ian
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1mo ago
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1mo ago
This guy is who Greta thought she was
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npub1uwh0m
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🚀 Announcing HAMSTR: NOSTR Over Ham Radio! 🚀
Take your NOSTR experience fully off-grid with HAMSTR - enabling decentralized communication through amateur radio. Now your NOSTR posts can travel through the airwaves! 📡
What started out as a simple, fun off-grid and camping project has morphed into an entirely different beast that is now geared towards the future of NOSTR, decentralization, and continuing the fight for censorship resistant communications and money.
Key features:
Full NOSTR functionality (post, reply, boost, search)
Works with any KISS-compatible TNC
Optimized for 300-600 baud operation
Following & Global feed support
Lightning address support ⚡
Secure key storage
⚠️ Current ALPHA supports single client-server setup (one user at a time). Future updates will bring:
Multi-user access control
Decentralized authentication
Global 24/7 server(s) access (ie: winlink) over HF
Take your NOSTR experience fully off-grid with HAMSTR - enabling decentralized communication through amateur radio. Now your NOSTR posts can travel through the airwaves! 📡
What started out as a simple, fun off-grid and camping project has morphed into an entirely different beast that is now geared towards the future of NOSTR, decentralization, and continuing the fight for censorship resistant communications and money.
Key features:
Full NOSTR functionality (post, reply, boost, search)
Works with any KISS-compatible TNC
Optimized for 300-600 baud operation
Following & Global feed support
Lightning address support ⚡
Secure key storage
⚠️ Current ALPHA supports single client-server setup (one user at a time). Future updates will bring:
Multi-user access control
Decentralized authentication
Global 24/7 server(s) access (ie: winlink) over HF
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npub1equrm
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npub1kyk7a
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1mo ago
Inflation is a chicken-shit tax cowards use on their citizens
when they are too insecure to just tax their citizens.
when they are too insecure to just tax their citizens.
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Ian
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1mo ago
This is crazy 🤯
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npub1sk7mt
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1mo ago
Drug War: Big Pharma vs. Cannabinoids
"There is a massive war on these types of drugs that are playing a really big role in America's health." - Kevin McKernan
"There is a massive war on these types of drugs that are playing a really big role in America's health." - Kevin McKernan
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npub1tjkc9
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1mo ago
On our last day in Kenya, we visited the @Bitcoin Babies 🍼 project in the outskirts of Nairobi.
We were invited to having lunch with the participating mothers and their babies. They shared their stories of why and how they are using bitcoin now.
Here you find short interviews with the founder Naomi and the local lead Veronicah.
We also chatted with Noelyne from @Machankura @kgothatso@8333.mobi
how sending bitcoin in WhatsApp works.
https://anitaposch.com/nairobi-journal-241212
We were invited to having lunch with the participating mothers and their babies. They shared their stories of why and how they are using bitcoin now.
Here you find short interviews with the founder Naomi and the local lead Veronicah.
We also chatted with Noelyne from @Machankura @kgothatso@8333.mobi
how sending bitcoin in WhatsApp works.
https://anitaposch.com/nairobi-journal-241212
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npub1xuc7z
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The #history of my grandparents is a testament to the value of hard-earned wisdom, far surpassing any business degree. My grandmother, who hailed from Niederschlesien, lived to the age of 83, witnessing firsthand the devastating impacts of economic instability that is caused by Fiat money. Her parents lost everything during the Weimar Republic, only to be robbed again by the rise of brown socialism, followed by the harsh realities of red socialism and communism. By 1990, the situation had hardly improved, with the Deutsche Mark struggling to maintain its value. Then came the Euro in 2001, marking yet another shift in currency.
The purchasing power of fiat money seems to follow a singular trajectory: downward. The math may be complex, but the implications are clear. Should I divide my grandmother's 83 years by 5 or 4 to illustrate the frequency of currency changes? It’s astonishing to think that
The purchasing power of fiat money seems to follow a singular trajectory: downward. The math may be complex, but the implications are clear. Should I divide my grandmother's 83 years by 5 or 4 to illustrate the frequency of currency changes? It’s astonishing to think that
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npub193jeg
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1mo ago
The year is 16 A₿
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npub10mtat
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1mo ago
What's crazy about Nostr is that you can get 5k sats on a single note and you're probably making more than half the artists on Spotify already.
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npub1r0fj5
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“What we have forgotten is that thoughts and words are conventions, and that it is fatal to take conventions too seriously. A convention is a social convenience, as, for example, money. Money gets rid of the inconveniences of barter. But it is absurd to take money too seriously, to confuse it with real wealth, because it will do you no good to eat it or wear it for clothing. Money is more or less static, for gold, silver, strong paper, or a bank balance can “stay put” for a long time. But real wealth, such as food, is perishable. Thus a community may possess all the gold in the world, but if it does not farm its crops it will starve. In somewhat the same way, thoughts, ideas, and words are “coins” for real things. They are not those things, and though they represent them, there are many ways in
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npub18ams6
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Free speech platform, X, blocks users from sharing their Signal profiles.
https://www.theverge.com/news/613997/x-blocks-signal-me-links-errors
https://www.theverge.com/news/613997/x-blocks-signal-me-links-errors
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npub1hk0tv
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The losers of the world are gonna double down on their insane bullshit like censorship because they fucking suck and think their feelings getting hurt is a crime.
Imagine being this fragile. Like how did these people become adults without breaking into 1000 pieces?
Imagine being this fragile. Like how did these people become adults without breaking into 1000 pieces?
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