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2024-09-07 18:37:23

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"there's been a lot more influencer noise and less actionable content"
This goes for bitcoin too. Talk of "suddenly then gradually" for years & "we are very early". Back in 2020 I remember talk of bitcoin adoption being similar to internet adoption in 1995 but realistically there has been little meaningful adoption since then, there's no way that bitcoin will take on adoption the way the internet did it's just a dream. I recently got back on Primal after staying away for a while because it's essentially just a place for bitcoiners & their influencers (no-one else really uses it) to keep their convictions up. Oh well 🤷‍♂️

2024-09-07 17:38:15

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Yes, a noticeable change from the "Nostr will become the standard" talk he has used previously.

2024-05-17 04:13:39

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Meh. If you're going down that (silly) route you may as well say no, it's thanks to the company who made the servers & whoever provides the Internet access. If someone hadn't uploaded the file wouldn't be available on nostr, that's the point. 🙄

2024-05-17 00:52:45

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Defund the politicians 👍

2024-05-16 17:16:04

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Are you saying the gov't is going to somehow acquire every US bitcoiners holdings?

2024-05-16 15:28:54

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Northern lassies, up where I'm from. Just as concerning as the price of the ice creams is that they mention they come with chewing gum. Nasty! I'll stick to the good old 99's 👍
https://m.primal.net/IHPS.png

2024-05-15 00:53:16

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Democrats are condescending to anybody that doesn't vote the same as them. It's disgusting, particularly as they pretend to be the inclusive ones.

2024-05-14 02:56:43

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

2024-05-13 16:17:36

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It's sooo fiat 💰

2024-05-13 15:14:10

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Or, You are now verified as being decadent.

2024-05-13 06:39:29

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You're going to be years ahead of most people. Best advice I can give is to dollar cost average, buy it every week and just hold it. It's going to suck big time when the price drops but keep buying & keep holding, it will go up again 👍

2024-05-11 16:55:15

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I was a long distance runner for years, could never run on a treadmill. I would run outside through entire Boston winters regardless of temps except when impossible after major snowstorms. On Sundays I'd do 10 or 12 or 14 miles, loved it. Outside is awesome but not in the hot sticky summer so I would just not run at all for three months cos I just can't stand those treadmills!

2024-05-11 16:30:19

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😂😂

2024-05-11 16:29:04

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👍

2024-05-11 16:02:47

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Exercise has always been recommended to lift people up, it's nothing new. Next time you hear someone who is contemplating suicide because of their severe depression make sure to tell them to do do an hour of cardio & they'll be fine.

2024-05-11 15:48:26

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But that's schizophrenia, you were talking about depression. My fathers brother had schizophrenia, he died a homeless drug addict on the streets of Liverpool. My father had severe depression.

2024-05-11 15:38:00

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Ordinary misery, or "feeling down", is not the same as clinical depression.

2024-05-11 15:33:53

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Yeah absolutely. A lot of people who have never experienced severe depression cannot really understand how it can affect someone.

2024-05-11 15:31:29

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Hodl, people with depression sometimes kill themselves. Depression can be extremely debilitating, telling them to go exercise & it'll fix them is just showing your ignorance about mental health.

2024-05-08 03:03:15

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The arrogance 🤦‍♂️

2024-05-05 05:18:57

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That's not the point. She's saying the gov't can't just keep taxing so they print because it's easier to get away with it. It's not about which is worse.

2024-05-05 05:14:02

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Yeah she said "Currency debasement has been occurring since the adoption of coinage"

2024-05-04 12:51:09

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Black or white is the question. My answer is black for sure

2024-05-03 22:16:20

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Have you seen the Nostr ostriches around here Walker? How do pronounce ostrich?
https://m.primal.net/ICrs.png

2024-05-02 19:31:21

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"took away open-source software ftom coldcard...." They wrote that software ffs, & its still there for you to look at. "Enforced by the state" so dumb 😂😂

2024-05-02 02:55:00

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Other than it's a zine that started a long time ago about hacking phone lines I can' t tell you much. I've known about it for years & immediately thought to post this particular photo as a reply to Jack. As for his post, I'm unsure of the real intent but he zapped me very generously so I guess my reply was on point.

2024-05-02 00:21:38

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Ha! That's a great idea 👍

2024-05-01 15:30:13

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

2024-05-01 15:18:54

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Hey Marty, I recently finished a book about the cryptography wars by Steven Levy called Crypto, a great read. Pretty much throughout the book the NSA fought the cryptographers who were building privacy tools for the public & the NSA pretty much lost every fight. I have also been reminded of those fights with the recent crackdowns on bitcoin.

2024-04-30 15:44:39

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Or care. Most will use whatever is convenient & what is popular. The same people if they ever acquire bitcoin will not take self-custody either. The notion that millions of people will flood to Nostr because Twitter, FB, TikTok etc are spying & selling user data is purely wishful thinking imo.

2024-04-30 14:58:37

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Yeah I'm well acquainted with mental health issues myself & spent 10 years on medication. I still think it's a good idea to lower your presence at times but he can do whatever he wants, just hope he doesn't regret this too.

2024-04-30 05:45:06

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When we get to your prediction of $300k from 4yrs ago I'll consider $1 million realistic 😉

2024-04-30 04:10:46

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Seems like his episodes are continuing albeit in a different manner. Besides there was a string of outbursts of yelling & swearing not just one. I stopped listening to any interviews he was a part of. Mental health issues are real, he would be wise to just keep away from posting on Twitter I think.

2024-04-29 17:14:08

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$1 million this cycle is certainly optimistic. Not sure about realistic though!

2024-04-29 00:03:56

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Cast iron 👍

2024-04-26 16:00:33

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It works with Ublock Origin, which imo is the most effective adblocker.

2024-04-26 15:57:08

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A lot of people still wear them here in Portland & it's really quite annoying.

2024-04-25 17:27:15

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"FFS - get HODLs cock out of your mouth!"
This is why you got Yawn as a reply to your earlier comment. Really low IQ stuff, dumb, thoughtless & boring 🙄

2024-04-25 16:54:03

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Ffs calm down. There were lots of peeps that used to rag on the Samurai team for a long time & all Hodl has done is point out that some of those people are supporting Samurai on this government closure and the arrests. Go take your medicine or go for walk & chill the fuck out.

2024-04-25 15:38:57

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Let me know if you think Lyn's remarks on financial privacy vs money laundering are a hot take
https://primal.net/e/note1mc36qeww634g6gqt937l50mhals4nszda3uaq07mg34a22cxym5qcealw0

2024-04-25 15:37:00

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Dunno about that, I don't see bankers getting arrested for helping their billionaire clients improve their financial privacy

2024-04-25 15:25:47

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Do you remember the Panama papers? Are you aware of how the truly rich launder their money? It's all through the banks and the banks at the very most are given a slap on the wrist, no arrests of managenent, no prison sentences. The real reason the govt are after Samaurai is because it's bitcoin which is not under their control. Privacy isn't illegal though you are probably the sort to say "I have nothing to hide" and welcome any & all government surveillance they impose on us.
https://primal.net/e/note1p86g2dwg0z3qs6rx49lmv7epr53r42uy92g85ug35l0f6zyes32syz87sf

2024-04-25 15:13:56

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Yeah I can agree with you on that.

2024-04-25 04:11:43

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https://m.primal.net/Hzdg.jpg

2024-04-25 02:45:29

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It's about Whirlpool, their coinjoing feature

2024-04-24 22:50:52

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Damn. No doubt those charges are wildly trumped up but it was inevitable the gov't was going to go after them at some point. I imagine they have a hefty amount saved up for legal fees ready for something like this, they must know that they would be targeted.

2024-04-24 20:23:43

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Not a lot of difference between them, just details. Both support big wars, mass surveillance, they cater to lobbyists & are most concerned about their political careers. I'll vote local in November but that's as far as it goes

2024-04-24 18:08:21

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Yes the white paper does say that but in practical terms that's just not the case. If it was we'd use it that way but it's not possible. Obviously it can never be done on the base layer so until a Layer 2 solution is built that allows for large scale transactions to work fast & easily it won't be used as digital cash equivalent to fiat. It will be years if not decades before that happens, if it ever does. That's why in countries that have weak currencies & high inflation people use stablecoins, they are more equivalent to using cash than bitcoin.

2024-04-24 17:56:53

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Travel memoir in the works!

2024-04-24 17:52:54

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It kinda isn't used as money though. Until a Layer 2 (or 3 or 4...) solution is created that actually works it won't be used as money & will remain as digital gold used for saving. What percentage of people who own bitcoin use it as money?

2024-04-24 17:44:44

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Why? Would that graphic be better if you knew a human had created it?

2024-04-24 17:37:27

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Control of the network.

2024-04-24 17:33:46

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Marty Bent has a podcast on this subject today with the title Bitcoin Mining Pools are Critically Centralized. His guest is a well known bitcoin developer. I haven't listened to it yet but it's in my dowloads. Here it is if you want to check it out:
https://primal.net/e/note1ntrlr3ueex53qdeg3wzyghfwz2rsj38kgk5lh33nsk4nfdl6spusnnafty

2024-04-24 17:23:51

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Yeah but you thought it was going to $300k a few years ago so she shouldn't take any notice of your predictions, we haven't even hit $75k 😂

2024-04-22 22:54:16

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You can be both 👍

2024-04-22 16:09:22

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So that's it? Money alone dictates whether you are succesful or not? What about if you are doing important or meaningful things but don't have a lot of money?

2024-04-22 16:03:11

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🙄

2024-04-22 15:44:49

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I don't see how a future will be built on bitcoin if these big companies amass huge amounts of it. I expect Blackrock will have over 1 million fairly soon and there's all the other ETF providers too, and MSTR who will never sell. I have been buying btc for seven years and for savings it has been great but the idea of the future built on bitcoin is just idealistic. On top of that a workable layer 2 to allow bitcoin to be used as payments for everyone is not even close to reality & if it does happen howany btc will be available after all the big companies have stacked & won't sell? It is scarce & it will increase in value but I don't see any future built on it tbh, it's a digital version of gold.

2024-04-21 02:24:15

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I've used Umbrel on a Pi for a few years and its a nightmare. Granted I haven't upgraded to the brand new Umbrel release but they released it without Wifi capability & besides upgrading Umbrel is always 50/50 on whether it will break everything & I was fed up of it happening. On top of that adding apps is a dice roll too. I resorted to using Bitcoin core & Electrum only so I can run a node and that's all.
I'm going to buy a used Optiplex or probably a new mini pc & install Start 9, it's much more stable, it might have less apps but stability is FAR more important.

2024-04-19 15:55:00

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I hate Telegram. Use it only for some groups never one on one chat. If I had my way we'd go back to IRC rather than use Telegram for groups.

2024-04-17 15:53:41

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I reserved mine last year while they were still in the design/building stage. I believe it's around three weeks at the moment but you should shoot them an email to confirm. They also have an active Telegram group where you could ask https://t.me/coldcard

2024-04-17 04:18:23

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His business is selling gold so it makes sense for him to publicly push gold. I can't imagine he doesn't have any bitcoin though. He trash talks it but he knows the value in it too.

2024-04-17 04:13:12

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You have to reserve it & once it's available you get notified & then pay for shipping. I received mine yesterday.
https://store.coinkite.com/store/cc-q1

2024-04-16 04:05:02

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And of course everyone on X has a credit card already so it makes sense to use them. I bet less than 5% of X users have bitcoin, 10% at most.

2024-04-15 16:07:12

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It's an odd post. If he's serious it's a terrible take. If he's trying to be funny he failed miserably. If he's being controversial it just makes him look dumb. I mean what rational person would seriously call for nuking a country? Maybe he had a few drinks & he can blame the alcohol. 🤷‍♂️

2024-04-15 16:00:30

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I deleted my Twitter account before Elon bought it. Way ahead of the curve.

2024-04-15 02:56:32

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He asked why Argentinians aren't "using" bitcoin. That's different from saving in bitcoin. Argentinians use stablecoins more than they use bitcoin because it's a lot more practical. Bitcoin hasn't scaled enough to use as a medium of exchange but it's great for saving. Stable coins are used far more often for day to day useage than bitcoin & until a scalable working Layer 2 solution is created it will remain that way.

2024-04-15 01:43:29

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I also bought a replacement antenna for my Heltec to help reach nodes better than the stock antenna. Can't remember the cost but somewhere between $10-$20 on Digikey. Apparently antennas on Amazon or Aliexpress are not always what they claim to be so best to purchase from a reputable outlet specializing in electronics etc

2024-04-14 22:41:58

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Getting up higher in the city definitely got my device to reach more nodes. Here is an article from the Meshtastic site on increasing the range which discusses line of sight & how elevation is important to increase the range
https://meshabout.com/increase-meshtastic-node-range-maximum-distance/

2024-04-14 19:12:08

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Sure it has enough support for now but if it's just a small subset of bitcoiners & no user growth then funding for that development is likely to shrink. This is why people like Jack want ideas to get more users onto Nostr and he has some experience in the area of social media/networks. You don't care but those who want this to grow do care.

2024-04-14 18:00:34

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Thing is it's a very small & narrow set of users, it's almost exclusively bitcoiners & without a growing userbase it will have limited development.

2024-04-14 17:16:40

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You use an app on your phone via bluetooth. Meshtastic has Android & iOS apps that you control the device. You also use the app to type messages and then send them via the device so it's all dependent on Bluetooth & radio not cellular

2024-04-14 17:13:12

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I've been using Meshtastic for a few months. Line of sight is critical to it's useage so hills, buildings can block transmissions easily.

2024-04-14 17:10:48

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Line of sight is very important with it so hills will hamper/block transmissions.

2024-04-14 17:08:51

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You need to change banks, or better still open an account with a credit union they are so much better.

2024-04-14 16:49:41

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Nope, never will. I even have an ex-gf who refuses to accept that the lab leak is the most likely explanation for how it started & clings onto the unbelievable story of it coming from a market in the VERY SAME city as the lab that was doing experiments on this exact type of virus. She once sent a NTY article that supported the market heory & debunked the lab leak to her brother & told him he was an asshole for being a conspiracy theorist because he said the virus came from the lab. I've blocked her from contacting me 🤷‍♂️

2024-04-14 13:52:04

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"Stay humble" isn't one of Hodl's most often used phrases 😂

2024-04-14 13:44:16

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Irrelevant to the topic. Jack is asking what can get normies to use Nostr & censorship reasons have already been ruled out as most people are not concerned by it.

2024-04-14 02:54:32

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Yeah I'm one of them. Zaps are cool I'm glad the exist but they are not something that are going to entice many people to get onto Nostr. The idea of zaps/micropayemts for articles online is something I really support but tbh zapping Nostr posts all the time just isnt going to excite people enough to stay here because after a few times it's kinda just meh 🤷‍♂️

2024-04-14 02:36:27

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No. People are not going to leave Twitter for Nostr unless there is something very compelling. A nice UX & simplicity isn't enough they want something different, something special not the same thing that just looks a little nicer & easier to use. Being a Twitter replacement isn't enough, Jack is absolutely correct.

2024-04-14 00:37:06

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Yeah well in Britain when you ask someone "Hey, what's up?" you are asking them "what's the matter?" or "what's wrong?". I'm English living in the US

2024-04-13 15:43:18

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Did you listen to RHR? Matt totally left out accusing Saylor of saying he'd "crush" any of the ETF's. He did acknlowedge that he "could have handled it better" so obviously he knows he's in the wrong on this saga. But you can be his fanboy if you want.

2024-04-13 06:25:26

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Unfortunately it's true & it's ironic coming from someone who likes to tell people to stay humble.

2024-04-13 04:36:17

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Right, it's as if Italians who have been eating pasta for centuries must be some of the sickest people in the world. These meat maxi's are ridiculous 🙄

2024-04-12 20:52:42

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Read this article then
https://protos.com/did-michael-saylor-pay-bitcoin-developers-to-stop-working/

2024-04-12 19:11:19

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He isn't, stop simping. He's making accusations without evidence & from what others who have more info on the situation (Samson Mow) Odell's claims are overblown.

2024-04-12 19:06:40

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He bought around 10,000 btc before Microstrategy started buying it. He said a while ago that he personally owns about 18,000 btc.

2024-04-12 17:54:31

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I didn't say Microstrategy. He has his own stash. If you can prove that he doesn't personally self-custody any bitcoin at all or own any wallets then I might believe he doesn't run a node.

2024-04-12 17:29:50

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He buys bitcoin & stores bitcoin, do you seriously think he uses other people's nodes? 🙄

2024-04-12 16:39:33

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"I’ve made a lot of wrong bull calls that haven’t been proven right… yet. But they will be eventually." They won't be considered right to Peter McCormack, pretty sure he won't be giving you back the bitcoin you lost to him!

2024-04-12 15:14:52

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It's not a good idea to make a habit of accusations in public without evidence. You did this in January with Swan too. Saylor has very good reasons for wanting bitcoin to thrive & his views on what needs to happen to bitcoin might differ from yours and going out & publicly accusing him of things when you don't know what his motives are isn't a particularly good move. You are passionate about bitcoin & open source which I totally respect but these public accusations are not going to look good on you if you keep making them.

2024-04-12 15:10:56

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He did the same in January with accusations against Swan Bitcoin. It's not a good look for Matt & he needs to cut it out or he'll have very few peopke wanting to work with him in the future.

2024-04-12 15:02:43

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Meh. There's NO way Saylor would say he'd crush any of them, nor could he crush them. I don't doubt he talked to them, maybe convinced them to chsnge their minds but this accusation sounds BS to me.

2024-03-22 03:35:40

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Unfortunately a lot of devices are out of stock and have been for a couple of months but apparently will be back in the second half of April. Average Gary's recommendation of the Heltec is good though, I have one. A good channel for Meshtastic stuff on Youtube is Ringway Manchester & another is Andy Kirby. 👍

2024-03-22 03:22:50

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Damn, I thought I was going to see a bunch of hippos having bathtime 😱

2024-03-21 15:53:37

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Alby wallet 👍

2024-03-21 15:36:00

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🙄

2024-03-21 15:32:37

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This is an example of what normies won't deal with. They want Twitter to give them their password if they lose it. They look at someone like you who lost your Nostr keys and think if you can do it so can they. It's the same with self-custody bitcoin, most normies are not going to do it, they will let Coinbase or JP Morgan do it for them despite what some maxi's believe because the risk is too much for them to cope with.

2024-03-21 15:31:24

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A passphrase can be safely stored in a Password Manager.

2024-03-21 14:02:03

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I deleted my Twitter account before Elon bought it but the simplicity of Twitter is what most people want, there's no way they are going to replace something they use with something more complicated if the end result is just the same i.e. shit posting on social media.