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I've dialed in a template prompt to drive Grok DeepSearch to create briefings on topics I'm researching or interested in. Remarkable what it will deliver in 2-3 minutes.

2025-03-17 20:57:38 GMT

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Guilty! 😅
WoT will only help if your follows sniff out the bot. If it's good enough to fool you, it's probably going to fool most.
We are in strange, new territory.
npub1u5njm6g5h5cpw4wy8xugu62e5s7f6fnysv0sj0z3a8rengt2zqhsxrldq3, what's your take?

2025-03-17 20:35:05 GMT

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I'm hosting my own relays ( 🤓 ) and see almost zero spam, but it's non-trivial. We need more turnkey, consumer-friendly hosts.

2025-03-17 20:22:06 GMT

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I'm bullish on nostr's ability to hold back the hoard.

2025-03-17 19:55:11 GMT

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Such is the plight of the internet, broadly. "Dead internet theory".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theory

2025-03-17 16:53:26 GMT

"When mediocrity, excuses, and bullshit take root, they take over. A culture of excellence, accountability, and integrity cannot abide the acceptance of any of those things, and will quickly collapse upon itself with the acceptance of all three."
https://daringfireball.net/2025/03/something_is_rotten_in_the_state_of_cupertino

2025-03-17 14:29:00 GMT

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NOSTR is to influencors as DOGE is to fedgov.

2025-03-16 16:00:34 GMT

Do you trust it?
"GPC is an exciting specification, in a sea of companies hyper-focussed on how to do private advertising, it's refreshing to have a specification that prioritizes the needs of the web user. With growing browser support and not much integration needed for developers, it's a step toward greater transparency and control for web users."
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/blog/global-privacy-control/

2025-03-16 13:29:52 GMT

gm, good people. ☕️☀️

2025-03-16 03:32:43 GMT

It's all computer. gn.

2025-03-15 23:57:37 GMT

@nprofile…f6g6's panna cotta. A dash of maple syrup, grass fed gelatin and whipping cream, and raw milk. Divine.
https://m.primal.net/PhOP.jpg

2025-03-15 23:26:12 GMT

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Oh, now I simply have to know.

2025-03-15 23:08:06 GMT

Siri makes for an easy target, but that product is a canary in the coal mine. Apple is in a bad, bad way.
Related: #LittleMan says to me after Siri fails a third time to play a song: "We need to take a wrecking ball to Siri." Yes, son. Yes.

2025-03-15 23:03:28 GMT

What's the song you have on repeat? #tunestr

2025-03-15 22:38:29 GMT

It's not difficult to understand why Vance employed the phrase "civilizational suicide."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/why-europe-is-going-car-free/ar-AA1AKWP2

2025-03-15 18:29:05 GMT

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Yes. I'm fortunate to have found a "Direct Primary Care" (I pay him monthly, directly) who I like and trust, but he's still a product of his training.

2025-03-15 18:19:26 GMT

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The very same. Ran through the gamut of biomarker tests last Fall with Function Health. Doc got alarmed by The Number. Did EKG, ECG, CAT for calcium scoring; all good.

2025-03-15 18:12:44 GMT

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I was using Firefox until the recent terms of service controversy. Now I'm back to Chromium.

2025-03-15 17:57:44 GMT

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I’m a big fan of the team and their work, but the extension became too much trouble to corral for various reasons.
I switched to nos2x and connected everything to my Alby Hub via NWC. Much smoother experience.

2025-03-15 16:32:44 GMT

At what point do we start calling this by its true name?
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-10-trillion-euro-gamble-saving-investment-economy/

2025-03-15 00:09:41 GMT

My three year old son just accurately defined gravity for me, unsolicited.
Inspired, supplied with an array of excellent books, and encouraged to pursue his interests, he is absolutely thriving.
#homeschooling is the way. @nprofile…5vaj ♥️

2025-03-14 22:51:45 GMT

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My temptation to buy is rising.

2025-03-14 22:14:23 GMT

On-device or secure enclave-based computation are the only acceptable options.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/

2025-03-14 22:06:16 GMT

https://blog.muni.town/atproto-isnt-what-you-think/

2025-03-14 14:39:46 GMT

Americans’ trust in the mass media is at its lowest point in more than fifty years.
https://m.primal.net/PfgP.jpg

2025-03-14 12:53:05 GMT

gm, good people. ☕
https://cdn.satellite.earth/27b9e1e0ffec8d57ede5e36b3e63fd1bc89e3e428f65e28acab3c0379a2f9833.mp4

2025-03-14 01:57:28 GMT

“…one year ago, 85% of US job market growth was in government and sectors dependent on government spending like health and education.”
“… in 2024, one third of GDP came from government spending, a record high excluding periods of war or crisis; this was financed by 6-7% budget deficits, another unwelcome peacetime record.”
“... and as the BofA strategist decries, ‘the global handoff from big government to the free market may prove slippery, but it seems necessary given large deficits and bloated debt burdens.’
In other words brace for lots of pain as Trump tries to fix years and decades of uniparty graft and corruption.”
Hodl on.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/wall-street-finally-admits-doges-work-detox-government-critical-will-be-brutally-painful

2025-03-14 00:46:37 GMT

Who can make this make sense?
https://www.cato.org/blog/trump-treasury-expands-financial-surveillance

2025-03-13 22:30:54 GMT

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@kagi paid is the GOAT.

2025-03-13 22:09:21 GMT

No, thanks.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/googles-gemini-ai-can-now-see-your-search-history/

2025-03-13 19:31:03 GMT

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Cheers to that.

2025-03-13 19:25:42 GMT

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One question: will there be poles?

2025-03-13 19:25:20 GMT

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It's what's for dinner. Bon apetit.

2025-03-13 19:24:54 GMT

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#yestr

2025-03-13 19:24:16 GMT

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Interesting. 👀

2025-03-13 19:23:47 GMT

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Nice. Has it been a while?

2025-03-13 19:14:01 GMT

Hey, nostr. What's something you're excited about?

2025-03-13 13:21:53 GMT

Bon voyage to a noble man.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/memoriam-mark-klein-att-whistleblower-about-nsa-mass-spying

2025-03-13 11:57:51 GMT

gm, good people. ☕️
https://cdn.satellite.earth/8a383938471b929331c6dd43e977e59068993f20aa32676ea8941a0924fe1c61.mp4

2025-03-12 11:55:44 GMT

gm, good people. ☕️
https://cdn.satellite.earth/a6d3b344667aa9478d7814d4f65a47694079b4ab3b088ef31cb2cfa1fd8d0d29.mp4

2025-03-12 00:44:28 GMT

Everything is Computer
… the long-awaited follow up to Radiohead’s OK Computer.

2025-03-12 00:42:48 GMT

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I was in the room for this one. Something else.

2025-03-11 23:43:41 GMT

nostr is in its Windows 1.0 phase. Ubiquity follows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtuDS0ntaJY

2025-03-11 23:30:13 GMT

I will be at my lifetime fittest by the end of this year. Let’s. Fucking. Go. #liftstr 💪🏻
https://m.primal.net/PcdF.jpg

2025-03-11 20:58:16 GMT

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🫡

2025-03-11 13:02:08 GMT

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tailscale is the GOAT.

2025-03-11 13:01:20 GMT

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Thanks. I just rebooted mine. Would you mind trying again?

2025-03-11 12:58:58 GMT

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You're the 3rd person to flag this with the same client on Android, judging by screenshot. Is that Amethyst?
@nprofile…fy4z FYI: something's borked.

2025-03-11 12:44:04 GMT

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Hmm. Thanks. My Alby Hub is up. Get an error message?

2025-03-11 12:39:47 GMT

gm, good people. ☕️
https://cdn.satellite.earth/65177b4bf60d78e25a7d5266bbb08101331a00eb091312b02a4111abbcb4f960.mp4

2025-03-11 03:37:50 GMT

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If I tag @nprofile…8ykj 3 times, he'll have to build it. Beetlejuice or something.
`mkdir speakeasy`

2025-03-11 03:20:49 GMT

Who wants to build it on nostr first? Speakeasy relay.
https://www.seven39.com/

2025-03-11 02:14:44 GMT

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Just kidding.
And most likely.

2025-03-11 02:13:17 GMT

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Me? 🫡

2025-03-11 02:05:42 GMT

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Oh. Well, then. 🫂

2025-03-11 02:05:02 GMT

https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/10/at-sxsw-bluesky-ceo-jay-graber-pokes-fun-at-mark-zuckerberg-with-latin-phrase-t-shirt/
https://m.primal.net/PbaT.png

2025-03-10 23:23:41 GMT

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“Loved by a dozen nerds, worldwide.” 👌🏻

2025-03-10 22:39:04 GMT

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Bon voyage!

2025-03-10 22:36:21 GMT

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

2025-03-10 22:23:45 GMT

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I chose the 7640U AMD model. It's more than adequate. The new Ryzen boards are beasts.

2025-03-10 21:56:32 GMT

They think it's going up forever.
https://www.morningstar.com/economy/what-weve-learned-150-years-stock-market-crashes

2025-03-10 21:53:45 GMT

From my cold, dead hands, Google.
https://m.primal.net/PbPt.png

2025-03-10 21:50:42 GMT

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Gorgeous piece of hardware. Moved to Framework 13" last Fall running Arch. Took some getting used to, but now happy with it.

2025-03-10 21:45:34 GMT

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So, what you're saying is that I can mount myself?

2025-03-10 21:43:56 GMT

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☠️

2025-03-10 21:18:09 GMT

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🤣

2025-03-10 20:06:10 GMT

I am destined to walk the earth, having never initialized a new git repo locally and correctly upstreamed it to GitHub on first try. Woe be upon me.

2025-03-10 15:41:27 GMT

Price down, but networks up. #winning

2025-03-10 15:25:09 GMT

For those asking, yes, this brilliant cover art is by @nprofile…d099. I was delighted he was available for me to commission. I’m also pumped to receive my copy of his first print collection.
https://geyser.fund/project/nogoodartbook?hero=shawn
#nevent1q…mrfg

2025-03-10 14:31:47 GMT

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Thanks. Yessir. I actually talk like that. 😉

2025-03-10 14:19:17 GMT

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That table. 😍

2025-03-10 13:54:26 GMT

gm, good people. ☕
You can just do things. So I started a podcast. 🎤
I've long been mildly obsessed with how trust is shaped by technology and vice versa. With Trust Revolution, I'm looking at Bitcoin, nostr, and freedomtech, broadly, through what, I hope, is a unique lens.
The trailer is out today, with season 1 coming in April. Available immediately on @nprofile…cgkr (because they're great like that) with mainstream channels trickling in over the next week, as they do their thing.
Give it a listen, subscribe, and fire away with feedback and ideas.
https://podcast.trustrevolution.co
https://m.primal.net/PaqK.mp4

2025-03-09 23:59:25 GMT

And here it is, your moment of zen.
https://m.primal.net/PaJR.mov

2025-03-09 17:15:32 GMT

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If you're self-hosting, this will happen when your node reboots, for whatever reason. You simply need to sign back into to your Hub, and you should be back up and running.

2025-03-09 16:49:32 GMT

Catshu tokens, anyone?
https://github.com/vxfemboy/purrcrypt

2025-03-09 12:45:23 GMT

gm, good people. ☕️
https://cdn.satellite.earth/0e4b4a877f356cc1d5a28b10a8f19b8844f65bace0e9d67d013bce223cda02d6.mp4

2025-03-08 21:44:12 GMT

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Aspire to be called “brilliant and dangerous in so many ways.”

2025-03-08 21:39:36 GMT

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But a damn fun game, all the same.

2025-03-08 20:07:13 GMT

Taxation is theft.
https://m.primal.net/PYjz.png