There’s two of us here: Diana & Tom. We are a photography collective based in the Berkshires, Massachusetts. Art prints for your home, workplace portraits for your business.
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Is there any kind of online community for Bitcoiners in western MA that you know of? npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Working on it. Stacking sats like there’s no tomorrow. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Hey, it’s so great to finally find a Bitcoiner in western MA! I’ve been putting the call out on here a few times but never had much of a response. We are photographers and artists in West Stockbridge, looking to include Bitcoin in more of our business. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Saturn owner just don’t care! npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Just put some duct tape on it and run that thing into the ground. #photostr #photography #artstr npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Got it on now while I work, good stuff! npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland OnlyZaps mode enabled. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Saw this in town yesterday and felt like it spoke to me. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland In the year 2030 how many sats would this chocolate milkshake have cost? #asknostr npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland When is the next one? npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland What are you building? npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Go get them sats! npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Opening up the phone was for the parents’ benefit, not the kid’s. They took the path of least resistance because they wanted a reduction in volume/anxiety. Personally I would have either let the toddler cry it out and possibly take a nap, or figure out what was wrong. But I suspect the parent knew what was up and just wanted to end the tantrum. Not exactly setting that kid up to be able to cope with things later in life… npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Reporting for duty 🫡 npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Got it, thanks npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Yep, only been solo mining for a day! Ready for the sats. 😜 npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Do we earn sats outside of the Block Party hours when we’re sending you our hash? npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland We get a mention in this issue 👇 npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Think I’m in but it’s my first time, so who knows. Only got my Bitaxe today. YOLO I guess! npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Memories right here for your son. The stories he will tell… npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Summer evenings by a lake with a picnic. This is why we moved to the Berkshires. #massachusetts #newengland #nostr #photography npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Smash that unsubscribe button! npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland I just zapped your reply, LMK if you got it. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland All appears normal in Coinos and we’re using Damus exclusively. I will have to dig into it and maybe get on the phone to tech support ( @npub1c8n…ne96!) npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland None of our zaps seem to work now. Been zapping but no sats are leaving our account… #asknostr npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Love those red steps. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland What’s Bitcoin Well and should I be using it? npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland It’s a big question and I think it will be tough for many to know what to do with astronomical gains and how to hodl when the number is huge. If you believe in Bitcoin it doesn’t make sense to cash out for USD at some lofty valuation. Then you’re just stuck with a currency that is going in the wrong direction and have no Bitcoin to show for your efforts. I suspect the gains will be too good for many to ignore though. I do think that trimming some BTC to pay off debt or buy a house outright as you said are good ideas, and a Bitcoin-focused business is an excellent idea. It will no doubt vary for everyone but improving one’s life (and helping others), freedom, independence, life experiences are always worthy goals. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland We’ve been making homemade zines that serve as an introduction to us and our work and leaving them on the notice board in our Post Office and the town info booth. They’ve been disappearing surprisingly quickly so it’s fun knowing they are out there, somewhere. Probably do a newsletter about this soon. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Took the plunge on this today after months of pointless deliberations. Really looking forward to getting started! npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland These are great. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Who is the British equivalent of Jack Mallers? Someone who can speak in plain English about #bitcoin and explain it to beginners but with relevance to the £GBP instead of the $USD? #asknostr npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Absolutely, we’d have to stick to offering framed prints within the US. Shipping those overseas would be very costly, and there’s the customs issue you mentioned. Unless we used a printer + framer within each territory and dropshipped the work, but we’re not a fan of being so hands-off and never even coming into contact with the artwork. Thanks for the feedback! npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Probably Alien. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Question about buying art: Would you be more inclined to spend #bitcoin on a piece of art you saw on #nostr if it arrived framed and ready to hang vs just a print that you’d need to frame yourself? Feedback and insight welcome! #asknostr #artstr npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Try npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Not going to happen. A few house or senate seats here or there is a better target and would provide plenty of leverage. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland A few seconds of coastal #connecticut. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland In #connecticut today. Anyone using #nostr here? npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland We enjoyed this yesterday. #photostr #massachusetts #berkshires #newengland npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Congrats! Where did you complete this certification? 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Don’t see much New England representation here on #nostr, it would be nice to make friends and grow the community in the north east. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Moo’s postcards are truly excellent. More soon… npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland https://image.nostr.build/e988ae93252b72d67366a22a3e5322f73f7de0da266e7f6018f3949823601759.jpg npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Cats of Nostr npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Thanks for the info, I will check it out. I wish you could achieve a bit more with the free tier but it is what it is! npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland The benefits of Maple AI over an LLM like ChatGPT being the privacy? I haven’t heard of Maple but we are about to leverage an LLM (or at least attempt to) to streamline our photography business much more than we have been - how to operate more efficiently and streamline our operations etc. To do that we need to provide an accurate picture of what we do, and some privacy would be nice. Maybe Maple is the solution here? npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland You should check out @npub1uzt…qtrh as a really great food + #bitcoin brand. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland You got it, hotter than hot! npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Oh that’s cool, hope you had a good time? We are actually away in NJ right now. Back to MA tomorrow. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland It is amazing technology. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Nothing noticeable. We get compensated for the energy at the end of season (in the fall) and our batteries should have plenty left to see us through to sunrise tomorrow am when they’ll recharge from the roof. In the event the batteries run below our predetermined limit tonight we simply pull from the grid to replenish slightly. It’s all done automatically. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland It’s happening. We are dumping 10.3kW of #energy into the grid from our batteries just as everyone is getting home from work and cranking up their A/C, contributing to a total of 10.7MW. Kinda like #proofofwork. Cool. npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Hot but good npub1e7pjckshj8x5gaek9fda4swf03tr6kg8czngh0wdh8xkrelfnwdspzh2sm pappasbland Tomorrow our home’s battery storage is participating in its first VPP event, something we have been eagerly anticipating. Essentially our home will be joining a fleet of other homes to form a ‘virtual power plant’ and support the grid during this heatwave. In total there are 1441 homes taking part for two hours, and we’ll be compensated for the energy we provide. Very cool. It feels appropriate to use those funds for #bitcoin.
