James Lewis

What if the real price trajectory would have been 2% deflation instead of the 2% inflation they aim at but exceed? It used to be (pre-1971) that things got cheaper with economic progress, not more expensive.

2024-08-17 14:54:55

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I would agree that we have a lot of fake stuff all over the internet, but it's heavily mixed. I don't know about 70-90%, but maybe the 80-20 rule is in terms of attention rather than actual volume of content; that, I believe already.
The MSM, including the tech giants de facto, push a narrative that keeps the people atomized and out of close knit community, because friendship is the opposite of tyranny. Brother against brother, father against son: if they can divide us, they will, because that makes us weak, and a weak proletariat is a controllable one.
The solution is real, in-person community. They can't fake human interaction.

2024-08-14 00:30:23

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Open source ones are fine, though. Forget Squarespace and Wix, but WordPress is pretty good. Plus, the client can make simple edits and add content, so you're not on the hook for tedious minor updates and such.

2024-08-10 23:50:43

Oh! I need to remember this!
https://youtube.com/shorts/YXpGXpptbP0

2024-08-10 01:27:00

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Cool! It had been a bit since I tried it, and I have to say, UI scaling has come a long way! Several years ago, 4K looked awkward, but it's basically a good a windows and macos, now.

2024-08-09 03:08:58

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Cars don't need computers. Give it a microcontroller with some FOSS running on it to tune performance, and maybe active traction. If self-driving is the future, we need an anonymized FOSS solution.
Advertisers don't need to know how much lead is in my foot or how close I follow, let alone all the rest of that privacy nightmare.

2024-08-09 02:09:04

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Nice! Thanks for the tips.

2024-08-09 02:08:33

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I've seen mint but never tried it. Might have to experiment in my free time.

2024-08-09 01:38:23

Built my new PC with an AMD 8600G and 48GB RAM. Man! The thing is so much faster than my laptop! 😂 sporting Xubuntu, for now. What's your favorite distro?
Also, video editor for Linux? I thought I saw capcut had a version for Linux, but apparently not. Looking into shotcut.
#pcBuild #askNostr #Linux
https://i.nostr.build/DqrhIuDpVPM5zKiX.jpg

2024-08-09 00:59:12

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Sometimes an explanation is not only simply not necessary, like in the case of daily chores, but may be detrimental to the child, such as in the case of emergencies or topics for which the child is not ready. Obedience without question is a virtue when applied to legitimate authority, that is those who are trustworthy, responsible, and proximal.
In the case of adults, imagine if an employer had to justify his direction at each step in a process. Eventually, the employee may benefit from an explanation for each step, but it would be better for both to get him familiar with the process first.
So, too, with law and governance.
Now, I would say much of our modern governance is not trustworthy, responsible, nor proximal, but great caution need be had in resisting. Take stances carefully.

2024-08-08 21:57:11

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At the same time ... I've found we have definitely erred on the side of too much explanation, and now our eldest basically needs us to tell him our reasoning before he complies. Authority exists and is not just one will overpowering another.

2024-08-08 21:52:57

Got my new PC up and running. Currently sporting Xubuntu. What's your favorite linux distro?

2024-08-08 15:13:36

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Sorta? The terminal itself is a GUI (more like TUI), but the program itself doesn't handle any GUI elements and only interfaces with the terminal.

2024-08-08 04:23:28

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USDT over bitcoin lightning?

2024-08-08 01:14:57

About to build a machine that can actually edit video and give my poor 7y/o laptop a break. https://i.nostr.build/DqrhIuDpVPM5zKiX.jpg

2024-08-07 23:48:55

Classic
https://youtu.be/V2qy4QsMEk8

2024-08-07 22:48:39

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This was *literally* my next idea! You have a few more things thought out, but the idea is to pipe data from machine to machine, so as to treat lower end devices as thin clients of the more powerful device by piping in data, so the compiler runs on the faster machine, and the editor itself runs on your portable laptop.
I really like the idea of baking in cluster management. Hot-swappable compute management could allow an office to scale compute without needing a server room. Your desks *are* the server room! Flippin' sweet.

2024-08-07 21:11:19

🤔
https://youtube.com/shorts/CpbYHLov_SM?si=Pv8Vk3UyypR0yKhC
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266078686413?epid=6044203874&hash=item3df3868ccd:g:uecAAOSwUWtkuO4e&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4BEudTIYtEbX%2Fv5NyphU6j2ciu2bTr1Zlt3Rlh1RwAo1XodyzfFAzjd%2BO43z5s4kUvGGbiL5v3q9EIZE3YoeDzmRiAigkxEC7Lh6fDZQxdFKa6pNM1kOizPToXKV8gZa92uPk8OB9xoFCJZ%2Bedx3oEgva5uKcnEXvfSIG0W%2BbL9I7oS2pVv8QSwfjDwctKOAXV9w0YnGK2QCrqueYek8Jy%2FM2mCsWUcims6mK41PbX6gtNqwUUL%2F0SUyqNUgWXh5QpRR72gROXG64YrXdk1x5I4chdwp5%2FLxfSfCqlOB%2B35G%7Ctkp%3ABFBMwt7Gqq5i
https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/3132158

2024-08-07 19:08:11

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The main paradigm shift is exposing interfaces to the user other than keyboard and mouse actions in-app, and anything more would be near exclusively a per application-pair basis. With this, the user can plug anything into any other thing with a similar data structure!

2024-08-07 16:59:38

Whoa... I just thought of a paradigm shifting development for computing.
One-time, periodical, on-demand, and real-time data sharing between applications using user-definable data pipes, achieving a secure, memory safe, and more streamlined alternative to repeat clipboard operations. This would pair with a window manager so that very simple applications could be written and plugged into one another in wrappers to compose new applications.
Imagine ...
1. Two-way piping a Nostr app window into a signer app so the Nostr app needs no signature method, just a signature request/receive pipe fitting.
2. Maybe pipe in a Bitcoin signer with the invoice and CRM app to send payment requests to customers without needing to trust the CRM dev with your key, and that's plugged into an email app from a completely different developer.
3. A game app could have a renderer, but some raw data could be piped through another app and streamed via the internet as non-video data. The viewers would open the same renderer app and pipe in the streamer's data, maybe have their own setting and characters, rendered at far higher framerates and resolutions without increasing network load.
4. Do you like one app's interface but another's processing performance? Pipe between the two! Maybe pause one app to save resources, isolating performance on the one you're more interested in, and restart the processing app when you're ready.
5. Automated, custom data processing flow: Email app → filter app → CRM → Invoicer → Signer app → Invoicer → CRM → email app
6. Plumb a pipe to an AI processor and back to automate your workflow. Like a 3D modeler, to an image AI, to your image manipulator, and only then go to disk or email, not having to save-upload-download-open in-between.
Automate rather than copy-pasting, saving from one and opening in another, and do it in real time!
Yes, some of these can be automated using other services like zapier, so maybe it won't catch on immediately, but the power users might, and their higher performance due to it.

2024-08-07 02:31:31

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Gotcha. A step above needing to code your own font engine. That's pretty low level. It's probably great for data visualization or building a game engine, or at least something that changes frequently.

2024-08-06 14:28:52

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I just realized that Gossip is written entirely in Rust! It's the only real client on Windows (never got nostrmo to work).
I might have to dabble and contribute!

2024-08-06 13:58:14

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I believe you mean existentialism, not nihilism.
Nihilism despairs of any meaning to existence, whereas existentialism decides meaning.

2024-08-06 13:56:12

Another idea: true sub-accounts, that is, npubs, just like new addresses under Bitcoin. Allows for one to interact more anonymously without creating an alternate key and maintain interoperability, etc.
Additionally, multiple personae with one key would allow others to follow one persona under a key but not all, just as a personal and professional side to an npub. More basic* than tagging.
This may prove difficult, but I don't know, since I'm not a cryptographer.
*basic to mean low-level or foundational, not simple.

2024-08-06 13:46:24

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Got 'em!

2024-08-06 13:44:10

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😂 So what's the trouble with qt?
I'll have to see if either of them have suggestions.
Gentlemen, what's your favorite Rusty GUI?

2024-08-06 05:01:52

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It doesn't seem to me that it would be legal to regulate who can own it, but regardless, it's impossible. They can't freeze it, seize it, censor it, and if you're smart and careful even track it. That's the point of the invention.

2024-08-06 04:56:11

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I've been interested in them for awhile. Never got to the point of buying one. Might be an excelent note-taking device.

2024-08-06 04:52:15

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The one word I say like a good ol' boy is "oil," and only in the context of cars. First job in high school was a JiffyLube in central Texas. Otherwise, I sound a mild Californian.

2024-08-06 04:42:27

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I'm still green enough that I am just getting to know the landscape, let alone actually choosing a UI kit. Got suggestions?

2024-08-05 23:10:23

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I'll let you know in a bit. Going to spin up a rust-based nostr client for windows real quick.
(Actually...I really do want to do that.)
The fact that the rendering is handled completely, and all I have to do is structure it and then describe it in CSS is amazing. If I had to include the code for the renderer for every project... 🤷‍♂️ time saving is just the half of it.

2024-08-05 23:02:12

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Easy to make a new npub, but it would be terribly convenient to not have to if you don't want to. Kinda makes privacy opt-in, but it's not too difficult to run an anon acct. alongside a "normal" one.

2024-08-05 20:27:59

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Depends on the application and how low-level the language is, but this definitely can be true. I'm mostly web-dev, so the probability is much lower in my space... but never zero.

2024-08-05 20:09:01

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Interoperability, zaps, and data sharing. If you could add someone by a known ID, have data cross the app barrier (like the in-game ID same as chat ID), maybe even do business (imagining gig-sharing, freelance co-op, or something of the sort).

2024-08-05 19:36:30

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I would spend *just enough* on income producing assets to equal my absolute minimum expenses, celebrate my new wealth just a little with family and friends, and the rest (70-80%?) goes into long-term storage bitcoin. I'll do the same at each 10x therehence.

2024-08-04 17:45:18

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For real, though! I've kept seed oils out of my diet, and I only very lightly burn in the sun. I mowed shirtless yesterday and am perfectly fine today.

2024-08-04 03:19:54

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This is exactly what is wrong. Good diagnosis.

2024-08-04 03:16:49

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My right is large, I found out, when I got a wireless earbud set with multiple headphone nipples(?) to try out. My left is medium 😂

2024-08-03 20:08:05

Interesting idea: consigned notes
Not as interesting for microblogging, but I could imagine collaborative "other stuff" (such as video, audio, streams, semi-official texts) could benefit from multiple signatures.

2024-08-03 18:46:32

They all knew it! Printing away our problems was a joke from three beginning!
https://youtu.be/KV488-rQ30s

2024-08-03 14:28:55

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Detecting spam is the trick. New npubs could have a probationary period until "vetted". WoT-based lifting.
In general, the incentive ought to be to create content with which other trustable npubs want to interact.
Bots will always create multiple npubs, so a simple blacklist for spam isn't enough.

2024-08-03 03:04:22

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As a dude myself, I wish women didn't want to be treated like a dude, either.

2024-08-02 16:43:06

Serious app suggestion: Monday/ClickUp/Asana nostr-native alternative.
The app would have a relay in it in addition to shared team relays. Zero-latency for one's own tasks would be nice! No limits to team size for a paid application.
Also, this would be a great excuse to learn Rust-based WASM (Yew).

2024-08-01 17:17:37

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Hmmm...
> login.tidal.com refused to connect.
> ERR_BLOCKED_BY_RESPONSE

2024-08-01 01:27:52

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Yeah! Travel vlogs! Seeing the sites! Beautiful landscapes and lively cities! Very cool.
What do you think those content creators would consider a good reason to come here?

2024-07-31 21:59:32

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(Iprobably done mean "psyop," but something like it was fake or full of non-bitcoiners or something)

2024-07-31 21:54:06

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??? Psyop?

2024-07-31 21:52:02

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No worries.
I'm sure there is content out there you wish was also on nostr. What creators/platforms/etc. are they?

2024-07-31 20:17:26

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#nevent1q…nmjt

2024-07-31 20:16:50

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@nprofile…varq

2024-07-31 20:15:31

Is this an automated RSS nostr publisher? Making a simple app for podcasters/bloggers to "sign up" their RSS to nostr would be great! Incentivize it by "letting" them monetize their feed in nostr! (Via Zaps, obv)
@nprofile…l2he

2024-07-31 20:11:28

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Interesting! I bet a little organized recruitment could help bring more content and their creators here.
What source do you which would/could post here?

2024-07-31 15:49:36

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I don't think the independent homesteaders mindset is viable for a significant portion of society. Smaller communities are, however. Trading with neighbors with whom one also communes on Sundays, visit on Saturdays, and work with and for on Mondays through Fridays is the normal way of life.
The hundreds of thousands and greater population cities are not only highly anomalous in human history but actually bad for human flourishing.

2024-07-31 15:32:21

Make them actually feel like you care #podcast #brandstrategy #marketing #holistic #healthcare
https://v.nostr.build/0oPgcW15Tg5cEzSb.mp4
This was a really great conversation with a fellow father and entrepreneur, Paul Berens
Full length:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UrrsGVxePw

2024-07-31 02:42:11

This just occurred to me: The hat Trump wore during his assassination attempt will auction for millions, maybe 9-fig. Assuming he's reelected, 50M, I'm sure. And then it'll go in a museum.

2024-07-31 01:13:20

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I bet you that was a joke made by a packaging engineer, and the team thought it was funny, but to the shock of engineering, upper management was like "that's actually a useful label! Let's keep it!"

2024-07-31 01:08:42

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I've enjoyed my TI Nspire I got for college. Still works! Had to replace the rechargeable battery, but that's it.
I *really* liked my TI 200 calculator that had a full qwerty keyboard, which made it feel like a tiny PC, whereas the Nspire has an alphabetical, but the Nspire has more capabilities.

2024-07-30 20:51:13

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Repeal no-fault divorce. End the lawfare incentive to rob fathers of their dignity and wealth.

2024-07-30 14:16:01

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Nothing warms the heart like immolation.

2024-07-30 05:12:21

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Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Learn him some bitcoin and make him a freedom loving psychopath for life! As the saying goes.

2024-07-29 20:37:04

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How many more zeros?

2024-07-29 19:07:52

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Making the decision to move it cost them $660 in salary labor.

2024-07-29 18:48:11

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FOSS the voting system: a nostr- like system with Chaumian voting tokens, adversarial honesty proofs, ZK-proof vote counting (anonymity), and a community-first authority system.

2024-07-29 15:59:38

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Why was "imbecil" translated "idiot?" Seems like another obvious word would have matched better. 😂

2024-07-29 15:56:37

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Self-zapping from another npub would cause it to be useless. People would just create a bot that Zaps all their posts, and they just give the sats back total their bot automatically off nostr.
You'll need to calculate a new column for zaps from your WoT to make this work.
Just a warning about incentives and to not make bad ones.

2024-07-29 15:50:39

Wow! If you like horror or are interested in the fight against evil spirits, this is excellent!
Some parts are difficult, but the payoff is really good.
S2 E1 (pt. 1/2)
https://fountain.fm/episode/R6MPEehtDipHasA8YXzQ
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=PR8jSTQmcjI
S2 E1 (pt. 2/2)
https://fountain.fm/episode/8Wh6568k7m3VReGJ8aha
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=59Ln-IOoEWQ

2024-07-29 04:37:41

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We need some way to bot-proof some content, like WoT-key sharing. A "send to npub[]" feature, where npub[] is a WoT-based list. Send a key for their keyrings for content open-able by that list only. Rotate keys weekly or monthly to keep leaks from ruining it. That can be handled in the client background process.
Some content only your WoT network will be able to see.
You could also send bot-bait to oust them with the inverse, content your list knows to ignore by an encrypted datum.

2024-07-29 04:26:46

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This is my position. Well put.

2024-07-28 17:23:40

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There are not enough users here, yet. Users will attract big personalities, and the big personalities will attract users. Chicken and the egg.

2024-07-28 17:21:48

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Impossible to tell, in fact. If it is in-browser, you may be able to see if it comes in as plain text, in which case they rely on the HTTPS encryption only. Likely, it's only encrypted while stored on their servers, so they still need to hold the keys.

2024-07-28 13:56:55

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A signal at -30db of background is really quiet! That particular frequency must be really clean, or do you mean the noise at 7MHz?

2024-07-28 13:41:21

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It really wasn't his greatest moment. He doesn't get it yet, but I'm hoping he does soon, or at least while he has influence.

2024-07-28 13:37:16

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Do they decrypt them when you stop paying?

2024-07-28 05:00:44

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You're likely right. He'll not be around for that much longer, so he might not see hyperbitcoinization. There's still some possibility that his team gets orange-pilled. I hear Vance hodls, but I don't know where he's at in it.

2024-07-28 03:56:26

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Just one world leader who'll make America great again

2024-07-28 03:36:39

Don't blame him. He's just going through his alts phase before becoming a maxi. Just wait.

2024-07-28 02:58:35

#purplePill-ing my brother, right now.
Which nostr clients are cashu-native #askNostr

2024-07-28 01:27:39

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Make money great again 🤙

2024-07-28 00:38:00

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Im a one-at-a-time issue voter. When only one party respects life at all stages from conception until natural death, there's only one option. When that's not an issue, meaning the position is no different across the parties, then it's liberty. After that, then it's economics.
Funny how that paralleled "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

2024-07-28 00:31:25

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I think it's a statement about the alignment between what bitcoin is and what made America great, not that bitcoin has ever lost its greatness.
A major part of what made America great is a stable medium of exchange that could be trusted to remain valuable, and that ended in 1971.

2024-07-28 00:10:36

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Where can I see the nostr panel?

2024-07-28 00:09:59

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I'm torn. Part of me wants to be enthusiastic about Trump, knowing he can help us heal our economy by keeping the government out of our lives, as well as bring a little sanity by rejecting the whole ideology, but another part wishes for so much more from a world leader.

2024-07-27 23:55:06

Trump underwhelmed me this afternoon. He demonstrated that he's only taken a small dose and is not quite fully orange pilled. The other ingredients are there, and his policies will still be good for bitcoiners, but there's still time for a capital gains waiver or bitcoin standard.
I cannot support Kennedy because of his pro-abortion stance, and Trump isn't quite fully pro-life just like he's not quite fully orange-pilled. Trump's still the best option.

2024-07-27 23:35:48

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Okay. Modern colloquial wouldn't distinguish between them, but, looking up the definition, I see they are somewhat distinct.

2024-07-27 20:50:06

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NGL, I would be down for crimson capes, white tunics, and leather sandals.

2024-07-27 19:38:16

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As with every other area in normal life, the the sexual deviants are showing up and trying to make their perversion "normal."

2024-07-27 03:23:14

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Tons and tons of them, too! Absolutely disgusting.
It hurts pretty much everyone because the people who are interested but uneducated who land on it will be turned off from bitcoin, and what do they gain? Who's falling for this crap?

2024-07-25 21:14:02

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stumble
sorry
artist

2024-07-25 18:40:42

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I use Citrine (private relay, not client).

2024-07-25 18:38:05

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Need to open a nacho booth.
Satoshi Nachomunchies
Stack Chips! Buy the dip!

2024-07-24 18:48:32

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Thinness as class indicator isn't incorrect, but it's a little reductionist, too. Modern diet is terrible for rich and poor, and obesity is more common in poorer demographics but not by so much as to thinking it causal. Healthy physique (read "at least not obese") could mean dietary discretion, gym girl, wealthy, or a combination.

2024-07-24 18:44:03

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I think Bitcoiners are unnecessarily suspicious of Trump. True, he's infatuated with the dollar system, and you can't blame him much because it's treated him very well, but he also sees the establishment or deep state like Bitcoiners do. America first policies are good for all Americans. He's also good for less war, which is good for us all.
He'll come around to Bitcoin. He's smart enough to understand it if it's presented well. His VP choice owns Bitcoin, so it's somewhat likely that Vance understands it and could relay to and educate Trump on it.

2024-07-24 17:46:49

Woke up to this 🤯 Totally took me by surprise
https://i.nostr.build/sQ0flEqapG515tmp.jpg

2024-07-24 16:56:01

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Case and point.
I think it's more traditional values, but curviness is also an indicator of health, so mate selection bias may be there, too, not only technical fitness. In modern times, moderate thinness is also an indicator of health, so it's not one sided. There's also the balance between novelty and familiarity. It's an interesting discussion.

2024-07-24 16:46:24

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It's Darwinian. Those ensnared boys in men's bodies will fail to raise children. Nature heals itself.

2024-07-24 15:58:00

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I like it, but I would say that AGI isn't equivalent to lightspeed. The limit of communication is the speed of light, but the limit of intellect isn't simply superhuman, but something much greater.

2024-07-24 15:40:47

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For too long, everyone was bought and paid for. I argue that the GOP was first to be infiltrated by allies of the people, and very few democrats, if any, are allies. Republican is the safer vote by a long shot, not to say they're perfect or really even a good choice, but they will tend to not hinder the common good as much as their Democrat counterparts.
As it stands, America first policies—the kind that promote our prosperity and freedom and not war and our degradation—are only touted by one side.