"A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight."
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Last Notes npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Gotta wonder if the sanctions against 'Chinese' OEMs is to protect Americans from the big, bad CCP or to protect greedy American OEMs from real competition. https://cdn.satellite.earth/c9e2ac1033b2abdabd551ddfa2dd791f1393b2177e9e8aa611f1b543856c33ab.jpg Decent review but dude's choice of demo videos is a little NSFW. https://youtu.be/7etrsiaoMMU npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Wonder how they protect that outer hinge part of the display? https://youtube.com/shorts/qVVkL7x7T_s npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen 20% discount if you sign up before tomorrow. https://saifedean.com/poecourse npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen . https://fountain.fm/episode/PghEIBvBnfxLiL4yEzVt #nevent1q…48au npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen If the history of money is accurate, we need Bitcoin because when forced to choose between the hassle of managing one's own bars or coins vs trading them for paper promises, we choose paper. Satan isn't some horror movie monster with horns and a tail. Satan is a perfect ten named 'Convenience'. #note1f25…pylt npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Zelensky sounds like Tattoo from Fantasy Island? I was thinking Froggy from Little Rascals. https://fountain.fm/episode/5xD8Bz25qbC0X8VVTrge #nevent1q…7adk npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Rush at 50: A Rock Legacy Revisited https://fountain.fm/episode/4A93jv6RrBZfpmaju91X npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Tried Primal iOS app on a macbook. I take it Apple are still being a-holes about zaps? npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen 🤣 https://fountain.fm/episode/P6n4EZU2H6qdwFY9Xg8G npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen "Load-bearing myths" https://fountain.fm/episode/RCrkwfCt2Gj3YaiIwK74 #nevent1q…xl4s npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Almost worth getting stung for the chance to send these f***ers back to hell. Too bad I can't do the same to the senders of the junk mail. https://cdn.satellite.earth/be5e85761c4dc857c0cd8e61ebb5cee8103a432461796fe4853382c9e5fca1f3.jpg npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen How much heat does one of those produce? Could it replace a wax warmer bulb or a small, under-desk heater? #nevent1q…t3cj npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen https://fountain.fm/episode/0AqxXSFdOTv2nIhA4e8i npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Damn, fake jack is good! https://m.primal.net/KpgS.jpg https://m.primal.net/KpgT.jpg npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Wish we could get Tony's music on V4V https://fretlessmonster.com/single/19269/the-eternal-now npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Location independence is undervalued. Older loved ones will die. Local governments can become corrupt or just stuck on stupid. What you initially thought was gonna be your forever-home can turn into golden handcuffs. The ability to pick up and move to a place where they still value freedom, that's real wealth. #nevent1q…6upw npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen If you ever make a digital version of a presentation like this, I'd be interested in buying a copy. npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen "many times it will accidentally reset and launch me way up or even back to the top" I've tried more than a few alternative socials over the years and this one seems to be the toughest nut to crack. That and hiding reposts of stuff you already saw when it was initially posted. This one is tricky though because sometimes a repost actually serves as a helpful reminder. #note1zmm…ykqq npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen On that note (pun intended), the claim that some time after the Civil War, we memory-holed the original 13th Amendment is a new one for me. https://www.barefootsworld.org/real13th.html #note1xrp…vkux npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Re: Don't use the n-word in mixed company... Influential white folks should probably play it safe and assume Siri and Alexa (NSA) are non-white 🤣 https://fountain.fm/episode/7w9tHPFOFS3kJN7H3bss #nevent1q…zjgj npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen The Lzzy Hale Explorer looks like a 1960s prediction of the future https://www.zzounds.com/item--GIBDXLZY https://www.vhnd.com/2024/09/06/edward-van-halens-frankenstein-ranked-3rd-most-iconic-guitar-of-all-time-by-billboard/ npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen 😂 https://m.primal.net/KnPQ.jpg npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen . https://fountain.fm/track/70NeNmdT4rg3fwh6jLg5 #nevent1q…2q7c npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Last week's episode is worth a listen. Sounds like Adam's meeting with Zebedee helped talk Dave off the ledge. 🤣 #nevent1q…2csz npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Some say Nostr reminds them of early Twitter but mornings like these, it reminds me of the first time Dad brought home a VCR: "It's just a blue screen!" "Put the TV on channel 3!" "It's still not working!" "Try channel 4!" 🤣 npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Typing 'titcoin' into Fountain's discovery tab actually brings up your podcast 🤣 npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen I understand why custodial lightning has to go away but at the same time I feel like I don't really get enough use out of the Lightning network to justify running my own node (other than for financial deplatforming preparedness). If you're someone who: 1) rarely receives sats, 2) has a million sats locked up in an outbound channel, 3) it takes you forever to move even half of that to your channel partner, do you really need to purchase an inbound channel? It feels a little like that dusty, old checkbook that you moved out of your purse and into the fireproof safe. Wow, I just realized that I was already married before I got my first checking account, and the checkbook was always in her purse. How did single guys carry a checkbook back before debit cards existed? npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Still setting up his podcast studio lol https://cdn.satellite.earth/701352a18cc0530402e404be90d644bc47d3b9592483e0a2b6954776f5d8f808.mp4 npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen "...a free speech watchdog dedicated to restoring the promise of a free and open Internet." Actions speak louder than words. What's your npub, FFO? https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/about/ npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Test-driving ap15 launcher. Maybe the best description for it is it turns the app drawer into the home screen but replaces each app's icon with its name (which increases in font size the more often you open it). It appears to recognize web apps but not if they were created before ap15 was installed. It doesn't appear to recognize bookmarks saved to the home screen as app icons. Two observations: I have a lot of unused apps, and I've been referring to some of them by the wrong name lol npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Reason 347 to carry a multi-tool: janitorial services get contracted out to the lowest bidder. https://cdn.satellite.earth/e6ac63dfa38fd16a1d0bcac78e6651635addf3fdcc74fc75c9ca9850cd2ce12a.jpg npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen I would put the average social media user in one of two camps: 1) boomers who (thanks mostly to ad-supported models) think their monthly ISP payment entitles them to free access to anything that connects to the internet 2) more enlightened but still technically ignorant users who are accustomed to receiving and paying a subscription renewal for the services they use (ie. Dropbox, Proton, etc) Nostr is still confusing for camp-2 folks like myself. Instead of just paying a subscription to X or Telegram, there are clients, relays and image hosts which all need financial support. I just paid 120k sats to add time to filter.nostr.wine but Coracle's relay list still displays the red dot. Is it because Coracle doesn't support 'NIP-whatever-that-number-was' or did I miss a step somewhere? Paying sats to a client that manages everything for you doesn't seem like it would help keep Nostr decentralized and censorship-resistant but at the same time, if we want people to replace legacy social with Nostr, it needs to be "so easy, a non-coder can use it." npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen [Peter St Onge Podcast] Ep 78 Roundup: Kamala's Price Controls https://podcastaddict.com/peter-st-onge-podcast/episode/181479579 npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Larry discusses the importance of one's time. Is he on the verge of being orange-pilled? https://thatlarryshow.com/episode-476-is-being-patient-killing-you/ npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen The timeline of this story is interesting, given a recent 'Boots on the ground' report sent to the No Agenda Show alleging that FBI field offices were being encouraged to look for possible foreign connections to domestic investigations because FBI allegedly drained its domestic budget investigating J6. "Williams’s alleged criminal activity came to the attention of law enforcement in September 2022" "From May 1, 2022, through October 1, 2022, Williams sent the teen more than $2,000 in exchange for nude images and videos." "Between August 2022 and January 2024, Williams sent the young victim nearly $1,000 in exchange for nude images and videos." "In January 2023 [four months after Williams was first reported to the FBI], Williams met another teen on Snapchat and paid the teen to take pictures and videos of him sexually abusing his younger stepbrother, who was 10 years old at the time." https://augustafreepress.com/news/virginia-school-board-vice-chair-faces-allegation-of-buying-nude-images-of-children/ npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen ISTR some CSAM task force officers were actually disappointed when Backpage got taken down. Apparently, it had become a sort of low-hanging fruit that made it easier for them to find the perpetrators' ads. npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen I know the 10 minute block thing is supposed to be an average but it's odd how inconsistent it can be at times. Had me thinking there was something wrong with my node, which appears to have FINALLY finished its IBD about two hours ago (7.5 days). Think I finally understand why Saif spent so much of The Bitcoin Standard discussing previous forms of money. Because without that context, it's easy to dismiss Bitcoin as just another internet-based, unnecessary aggravation, rather than as an alternative to monetary systems that need war and corruption to survive. https://cdn.satellite.earth/8196d3d9e07b62431ec88c121af8c2a8268270675a308b469c1999a71b193ee9.png npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Can someone translate this to hillbilly? "Closure reason: ProcessingError: Peer sent update_fee with a feerate (62500) which may over-expose us to dust-in-flight on our counterparty's transactions (totaling 69348000 msat)" npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen That's pretty cool. "That means you can plug it into any USB or analog source and it will send the audio to your earbuds." https://www.engadget.com/audio/headphones/the-jbl-tour-pro-3-earbuds-come-with-a-case-that-can-transmit-audio-wirelessly-165134542.html npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Is Brazil forcing Apple to pull VPN apps? https://reclaimthenet.org/vpns-vanish-from-brazils-app-store-as-internet-freedom-faces-unprecedented-clampdown npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen This reminded me of the '80s when friends would tell each other blatant lies then follow it up with "Psyche!" "Sam said he's selling that hot rod Chevelle for $200!" "Really?!" "PSYCHE!!!" "Humanity has never visited a metal-rich asteroid, although that will finally change with NASA's $1.4 billion Psyche mission in 2029. And so commercial asteroid mining seems like a stretch, and indeed, other similarly minded startups have come and gone." https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/against-all-odds-an-asteroid-mining-company-appears-to-be-making-headway/ npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Every answer seems to create yet another question 😂 Is it recommended to use some kind of UPS with a Start9 or Umbrel? I remember Matt Hill saying they wanted to eventually make it possible to backup your S9 to a second off-site unit but I imagine that's a whole other can of worms. Need to see if anyone has done a tutorial on backing up a Start9 (best practices, etc). #note1nkg…l79n npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen After nearly a dozen episodes, Caleb finally gets around to talking about 'talking'. That said, he still remind us about the importance of listening. Preppers talking on radios should be more than just a handheld radio from Amazon passed around the neighborhood and we're preparing to go deep on the topic-stay tuned. https://podverse.fm/episode/896QecVYM npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen If I'm understanding Cox's argument, hypothetically, all it would take to get your internet service yanked would be for a rogue smart appliance to download an unauthorized copy of Sony-copyrighted media? https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/08/isp-to-supreme-court-we-shouldnt-have-to-disconnect-users-accused-of-piracy/ npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Operations will not resume until authorities intervene and its head of IT is released, the institution has announced https://www.rt.com/africa/602783-libyan-central-bank-shutdown-kidnapped-employee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen You could probably say the same of a lot of human doctors. https://m.primal.net/KETk.jpg npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen When I first generated my keys, Nostr in a desktop browser was decent but a nightmare on mobile. Somewhere along the way that flipped. https://cdn.satellite.earth/714419fbb11be4fbc1aecb4c3e446033e171eb649e7aca7ba3e927d3adbbcbda.jpg npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Microsoft boosts Windows’ FAT32 partition size limit after nearly three decades Retired engineer Dave Plummer said in 2021 that he thought his decision would be only a temporary cap. https://www.engadget.com/computing/microsoft-boosts-windows-fat32s-partition-size-limit-after-nearly-three-decades-192022618.html?src=rss npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Carlton was so rich he was rocking iPod earbuds on a show that ended five years before the first iPod. 😂 npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Had to wipe everything and start from scratch. 🤦♂️ https://m.primal.net/KCfs.png https://m.primal.net/KCfu.png npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Dozens of lawmakers in Ankara brawled during a tempestuous session of the parliament on Friday, after a ruling party MP struck an opposition colleague who called the government “terrorists.” https://www.rt.com/news/602698-fist-fight-turkish-parliament/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen So long as mainstream media outlets are allowed on Apple's platforms we know Tim Cook is full of crap. Nobody pushes more hate, division and violence than the MSM and their alphabet agency handlers. #note1awu…0dqx npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Saakashvili was voted out of office in 2013 and fled to the US. He also has a Ukrainian passport, which he obtained during a brief stint as governor of the country’s Odessa Region in 2015-16. https://www.rt.com/russia/602602-georgia-saakashvili-ossetia-treason/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Finally got it working from a private window. Tried installing the mobile pwa but I think maybe my router/modem may blocked or something. Had to switch to cellular data before the getalby homepage would load. npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen A dump of 2.7 billion records includes names, aliases and known physical addresses. https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/hackers-may-have-leaked-the-social-security-numbers-of-every-american-150834276.html npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Still praying they roll out a casket during a Kamala speech and Joe pops out like the Undertaker 🤣 #note1wup…9sxm npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen One of the curses of getting old is that no matter how much you love to tinker and DIY, one day you'll be so busy fighting the fires of life that you'll need to outsource a task because you just need it to work right now and don't have time to mess with it. Don't be Joe Gharelli from NewsRadio, proudly trying to fix everything with zip-ties and duct tape. Know when it's time to call the pros. npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen If I understand the Zeus/Olympus lightning address feature correctly, you need to make sure to open your Zeus wallet at least daily to receive payments or they get returned to sender? npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen If the feds think withholding illegal drugs to force victims to turn tricks is bad, they should see what some people do every day for health insurance. "Murray, prosecutors allege, knew that withholding drugs from the victims would have a coercive effect and incentivize them to obey him." https://augustafreepress.com/news/maryland-man-pleads-guilty-to-forcing-drug-addicts-into-commercial-sex-work/ npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Think I broke my Alby Hub. https://m.primal.net/JxpY.mp4 npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen #note1snp…fket https://m.primal.net/JxWc.jpg npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Is this one of the pandemic dancing nurses from TikTok? 🤣 #note1y48…7nmj npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Is LDK the best option for a dumbass who forgets to put up the windows before removing the car battery? Asking for a friend 😉 https://blog.getalby.com/the-6-different-lightning-backends-for-alby-hub/ npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen After I opened this channel to Olympus and sent a couple of payments, I tried sending 100 sats back to myself using Alby wallet. I had to pay a 10,000 sat fee to send the 100 sats to my Zeus wallet (I assume this fee is how Olympus makes money as an LSP?). It looks like this 100 sat receive caused Olympus to open a second 100,000 sat channel with my Zeus wallet instead of just sending the 100 sats back across the channel I had just created. I could have sworn I read somewhere that you shouldn't open channels smaller than 1 million sats due to on-chain fees? https://m.primal.net/Jwyq.jpg npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen The price of a battery for the wife's car has doubled in the last five years 😡 npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen So... as you send outbound payments you're building up inbound liquidity to receive payments? You don't need to open a separate inbound channel? 🤔 https://m.primal.net/JwPC.jpg npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen "The state notably uses paper ballot counting machines that aren't connected to the internet and are tested before elections." The ballots are indeed paper but if the software on a counting machine is compromised, does it really matter whether the machine is air-gapped? Who tests these machines before the election? Do they have the access or skills to inspect the code? If the inspector is a state or federal employee, does it not present a potential conflict of interest if one of the candidates is running on a platform to reduce the size of government? Are there enough inspectors available to test all machines? What if any practices are used to ensure that machines aren't tampered with between completion of pre-election testing and election day? Are the machines tested after the election? https://www.zerohedge.com/political/virginia-mandates-paper-ballots-tracking-and-proof-resideny-2024-election npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Tempted to choose 'burn' but that would be hypocritical of me. USD is as big a shitcoin as ETH but there's no way I'd burn a free Benji. #note1jyf…f454 npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen The easiest is probably gonna be to install Primal 'social wallet' Nostr client. Not sure if a Fountain.fm address would work for zaps or if it only works for tipping podcast episodes. npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen I don't know if I'm just looking for love in all the wrong places or if moving sats from River into something like Alby Hub or Zeus' LSP is too easy for smooth brain like me to screw up, and that's why no one has made a BTCsessions style how-to video. npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen I get that for competitive reasons, a platform like X or YT might not want someone displaying their Nostr npub in their bio, but I don't understand why a self-described bitcoiner wouldn't list their npub on their own website, or why they wouldn't enable boostagrams for their podcast. It appears that they'd rather have followers return value in fiat using a centralized platform's payment system that could rug them at any time. Are there tax reasons for why a bitcoiner would rather receive donations in fiat? Is it cheaper or less hassle for them to convert fiat to cold storage via an exchange than to move donated sats from the Lightning network to cold storage? npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen I've heard it said repeatedly now that Elon Musk and his companies fit the technical definition of a government contractor, perhaps even a defense contractor. With that in mind, maybe we should consider the possibility that some of the hate being directed at electric vehicles is an attempt to distract us from the shady stuff they may be doing to our gas/diesel vehicles. Steer-by-wire, throttle-by-wire, modules that narc us out to our insurance company. After all, it wasn't a Tesla that killed Michael Hastings. npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Samsung won't include a charger with its $2K phone but this dude got a free bottle of lube with his sex toy 🤣 #note103l…ks94 npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Buffet buying the dip? "...he hinted that his selling of Apple stock is partly motivated by tax considerations, and also by his plans to build up Berkshire’s cash position." https://www.rt.com/business/602108-warren-buffet-sale-apple-shares/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen This dude in the UK is complaining because his phone bill is the US equivalent of $33. I haven't had a phone bill that low since I retired my voice-only flip phone. Unfortunately his comparison sites don't work in the US. I found something similar called whistleout but it's not listing anything special from the majors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AWMNKv32ic npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4L-KFH4ZA8 npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Not sure if switching to Nostr has helped reduce my exposure to MSM psyops or if anti-gunners have been less enthusiastic in exploiting the Trump rally shooting. I guess it could confuse your audience if you simultaneously encouraged them to ban all the guns while insisting that if Trump wins, he's gonna have his critics executed or something. npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Maybe I'm just an old fart but I really don't understand the fascination with most of the content posted in short-form, vertical video (TikTok, YTshorts) format. If all you're doing is speaking your mind, I don't need to see your face for that. What I wouldn't mind seeing is a comments section full of interesting discussion rather than a bunch of Whatsapp scammers. I don't need an auto-replay of the video. What is this, hypnosis? I don't need the next video auto-selected for me. Maybe I'd like to pause and reflect on what you just told me, rather than be instantly whisked away to the next guy's 'minute of drama'. Unlike some folks, I don't hate the practice of recording videos in vertical orientation, as long as it's what's best for the video and not because the cameraman was too lazy to put down the PBR and spin the phone around horizontal. There's a time and a place for both I think. Seems like we went from being a society whose phones can take photos and videos to a society whose cameras can do voice and SMS. I got like 5 different camera lenses on my phone but I bet it would take me ten minutes to figure out how to record a short, OS and platform-agnostic voice memo. Guess I could just hold my thumb over the camera lens and record the audio that way. 🤣 npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Interesting. Edward Van Halen PIANO Track "How Many Say I" from the LP "Van Halen III" (1998) 12 - How Many Say I-C-64bpm-441hz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kYPkYE3fos npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen I guess the way to zapvertise using Primal is to long press the zap button then edit the comment? Does the zapvertisement show up in the recipient's notifications? npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen What is the best P2.0 app for non-nerds who aren't (yet) interested in Bitcoin? Probably Fountain? #note1250…dqqz npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Does absinthe really keep away mosquitos or just make you too drunk to care? 🤔 npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Cool https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/articles/eddie-van-halen-forgotten-tribute-unearthed-canadian-flag-guitar npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen In the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress delegated its taxing power to the Federal Communications Commission. FCC then subdelegated the taxing power to a private corporation. That private corporation, in turn, relied on for-profit telecommunications companies to determine how much American citizens would be forced to pay for the "universal service" tax that appears on cell phone bills across the Nation. We hold this misbegotten tax violates Article I, § 1 of the Constitution. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/07/5th-circuit-court-upends-fcc-universal-service-fund-ruling-it-an-illegal-tax/ npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Primal on mobile but a little buggy on desktop. npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Do local governments that derive revenue from sales and property taxes benefit from inflation, or is it a wash since their operating costs are also affected? Thinking they may see some benefit if most of their spending is done through multi-year contracts. Local government employees may get 'cost of living' pay raises but it's nowhere near (to borrow a term from the weather channel) the 'real feel' inflation rate. npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Neocon journalists got Americans thinking everyone in Venezuela are dressed in rags, fighting over the last sewer rat but the worst thing I see here is maybe a sidewalk that could use a good edging. Lots of places in the US that look way worse than this. #note18de…2sl4 npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Never heard of RedMagic before this week but I really like what I'm seeing from their line of phones aimed at gamers. Biggest con seems to be lackluster cameras. This is fine for me since I mostly only use my camera for scanning QR codes and to avoid having to write down things like part numbers. Apparently I'm an atypical phone user since I care more about things like battery life, recharging time and redundancy offered by things like a headphone jack and IR blaster. The only thing that could make this more appealing is a removable battery and a standalone charger for the spare. Really appreciate that it's still possible to get a new phone for less than the cost of a Lincoln SquareWave without getting screwed out of a charging block and protective case. The absence of those annoying camera lens warts on the back is a nice change. Confirmation it's still physically impossible to build a phone that is both razor-thin and has pro-grade cameras. If the flagship brands can con users into toting extras like watches, smart tags and bluetooth earbuds, why not try to market a dedicated camera to their TikTok celeb demographic instead of ruining the backs of their phones for everyone else with obnoxious camera lenses that leave your $1,500 phone wobbling like a diner table that's missing a foot? 🤣 https://youtu.be/XcLNMb6yZBQ npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Noticed the same with Amethyst/Alby today but seems to be working again. npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Me trying to torque anything that has more than six bolts lol #nevent1q…e2fg npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen It's both cool and frightening how often I find out about some new event through a meme. #note1en5…9hm3 npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Asking the questions that the rest of us are too embarrassed to ask 🤣 #note13fe…kx22 https://m.primal.net/JWxX.jpg npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen My martian marigold arrived two weeks early! https://cdn.satellite.earth/db9b13cada4ecc15fd9d04e5a4572c63fc34610a46da25d9c539ffc576bf57d0.jpg npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen https://cdn.satellite.earth/528e7cbd7374a13bf29e670410a03131243e666a868b9013d35046276824af0f.jpg npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Having an issue with both Podverse and Fountain (doesn't happen with Podcast Addict). I tap the option to download an episode (and the episode appears to download) but at some point while listening in an area with poor cellular service, playback just stops. Not sure if the apps aren't really downloading episodes or if they're just arbitrarily deciding to stream them instead of playing the local copy. Fountain resumes playback once cell service returns but Podverse throws an error symbol and has to be killed and restarted to resume playback. npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen The guy whom Trump and RFK are running to unseat gets final say over their security detail, and nobody in the MSM seems to want to discuss the potential conflict of interest? 🤡 "Trump himself thanked the Secret Service for protecting him and called on the White House to grant a detail to RFK Jr., an independent candidate." https://www.rt.com/news/601122-trump-shooting-mayorkas-failure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen There are an unlimited number of options for assassinating a politician but only 127.4 trillion sats left to mine. Dude should've read The Bitcoin Standard. npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen In the last eight years, we've seen a lot of calls for violence against Trump, who - despite your opinion of him - fits the technical definition of a politician. It's interesting to see American politicians rush to set aside their differences long enough to condemn violence when it targets a fellow member of their profession. I don't recall similar condemnations from many of them following the recent attempt on the life of Slovakia's Prime Minister, Robert Fico. Going forward with the understanding that they could be next, will we see more politicians call for 'toning down the violent rhetoric'? npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen https://m.primal.net/JPwN.jpg npub1m6x20f4n7uc5ayvjr4xut6g4ldau90fjz202d9nrythl5jq9p3xq579dnn PaulAllen Of course they'd invent a cleaning drone after my dumb ass went out and bought a 24-foot squeegee pole 🤣 #note1ggd…3f8m