Civil servant. Bitcoiner. Used to work in the neo-colonial aid industry.
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Last Notes npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl You could also try the ones from Bitrefill. A bit cheaper I think, but no personal experience. Tons of other options out there. I used Airalo once, worked perfect, but no Bitcoin payment and no guaranty for how they track you. https://www.bitrefill.com/esims npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl https://silent.link/ npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Maybe some compeeting collection campaigns? #nevent1q…3sl6 npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Apparently someone already did #nevent1q…7l9v npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Let us show the world we can pay the Free Julian flight in Bitcoin. https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3sEmBheBrxi3NCzSwguMeSVJtZ5y/pos #nevent1q…2y7s npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Chanterelles popping up at Midsummer. Two months before they usually show up here in the far north of Europe. Strange things are going on. Neither me, nor my parents have experienced this in our life time. https://image.nostr.build/9aa1c20047782928ee876d8f581482cac59fda4619dd3b2a2caed979ad81d4b8.jpg npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl PMs on Nostr must be broken. I still don't see any response. I will resend the message to your ODF email. It was just a response to your call for action on the mining situation in Norway. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Yes, and I sent you a PM from a different nostr account with my real name about a week ago. Not sure if you saw it. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Keep playing. Words will come. You saved my day. Used to play Bach on the piano too. But that's 20 years ago. Now, I am too afraid to try, I am afraid. I can't do it anymore. The strict, mathematical order of this music helps bring order into soul and mind. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Yes :-) npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Thank you for bringing the attention to this. It is quite urgent. See my note from a few weeks ago #nevent1q…zf78 npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Source? npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl The right to pay with cash in Norway is now strengthened. The parliament voted in favor of an amendment to the financial services law today. #cash #Norway https://www.stortinget.no/no/Saker-og-publikasjoner/Saker/Sak/?p=98066&target=case-status#step-link-4 npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl "The desire of people in the industry for banks to help pump their bags is way bigger than their desire to pave a way for freedom tech in general." #note183t…8n8p npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Everyone should unionize, brains or no brains. Building alliances with others you share some common interests with is just a smart move if you want to attchieve something. Unions versus individualism is a false dichotomy. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Apple blossoms with last year's cider. #cider #homestead #gardening #grownostr https://image.nostr.build/32df0d21c45a78435a2815c27586eb6d1ee4cf14945ae4dfa3dbfc6b41cacda5.jpg npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl #nevent1q…zz8y npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Norwegian lawmakers from the far right to the far left are now forcing the government to propose a new law banning Bitcoin mining in Norway. All based on misunderstanding of how energy production and bitcoin works. @npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpu @npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a @npub1n3sjlzmhpu8rl56umtptc4lua6zkretq2p82yhytnmlcuq639vlqd0te5l please try to meet with parliament members from the whole political specter during Oslo Freedom Forum to explain grid stabilization, use of excess energy, incentivizing new energy sources to come online etc. They freak out because of an upcoming energy deficit in the coming years, and do not understand that Bitcoin mining can be part of the solution, while they think it's the problem. #OsloFreedomForum #PoW #Bitcoin Article in Norwegian: https://e24.no/teknologi/i/xmPEbB/flertall-paa-stortinget-vil-utrede-forbud-mot-kryptoutvinning npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl "Cryptography creates an asymmetric advantage in the favour of the weaker party, the party that doesn't have the ability to project force, like you and I. I cannot command an army, but there is no way an army can crack my private key using force. You can't use force to solve a math problem. " Epic from @npub1hwgw0uznr49t4gullpgfz4m5xnakl5a0l88m3k382xv7ys0tfmlsd503sg and @npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx on #nevent1q…36jy npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Conservatives and socialists are now joining forces to ban Bitcoin mining in Norway. They don't understand that Bitcoin mining incentivize build out of new and renewable energy. Instead they turn reality upside down when they claim it is an industry that uses too much energy when the country is headed towards an energy deficit. #PoW #energy #Norway https://e24.no/energi-og-klima/i/Avd2V5/hoeyre-og-sv-vil-forby-kryptoutvinning-boer-faa-solid-flertall npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Will you add the possibility of swapping funds from one federation to another? Could be useful for people without a lightning channel, or simply when you want to change federation. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl I know it is too much to ask on a Sunday morning, but I want to join the others for a walk in the forest. Can you see me in the mist? npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl https://sms4sats.com/ Tor http://sms4sat6y7lkq4vscloomatwyj33cfeddukkvujo2hkdqtmyi465spid.onion npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Finally decided to get a npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg plus subscription. It was the Fedimint integration that convinced me. I know it is bleeding edge, but really love both the idea and how it is implemented. Lot of potential for further development here. I am hoping for more transparency/information about the different federations - currently a black hole. Please add a Tor option somewhere (I use a VPN now, but that might not always be possible). One issue: Someone tried to pay me with Strike (from fiat balance), but it failed (no payment route). He tried several times over almost a week now. Any idea what this could be? #asknostr npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Good morning. She can also just use web services like Changenow.io Use a VPN! There is no KYC requirement. Worked for me to get rid of shitcoins. There are other services, but I haven't tried them. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Good morning. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Nostr is a portal to the promise of the Internet of the 1990s. We get a second chance. (Sound bite: USRobotics 14.4 dial-up) npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Nostr is a portal to the promise of the Internet of the 1990s. We get a second chance. (Sound bite: USRobotics 14.4 dial-up) #note1amq…ks2q npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Thanks, will try to find some smelly deterrent. Apparently male human urine should also work. We often use grapefruit peal to attract Spanish slugs, so maybe it could double as a badger deterrent . npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl They are after the earthwarms I guess. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Badger is wreaking havoc all over the farm every night. Garlic survived, but it's a mess. Any suggestions on how to deal with them (no guns)? #asknostr #homesteading #grownostr #garden #farm https://m.primal.net/Hyjo.jpg npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl How do you make that? npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Ramson or Wild Garlic is one of the first eatable plants that pops up in spring here close to the Arctic. Great for pesto, in salads, or sautéed in butter as a side. Season is short. How do you cook with it? #asknostr #spring #foodstr #nature #herbs #gardening https://m.primal.net/HyRk.jpg npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl So, is Lightning dead now? Plebs can not afford opening channels anymore. We will all be sheppard into custodial solutions by influencers. Prayi ng that my peers keep channels open, that there is no force closures - still knowing that it can't last for ever. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Supported. #note16w5…r93d npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Place looks amazing. Wish I was there. You guys, have fun! npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl yes, she loved the video, but we haven't ventured into replicating it yet. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl My daughter's gonna love this npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Welcome back! Nostr has changed a lot in a year. #note1h5p…5j3j npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Thank you! Well received. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Maybe you could look into developing a service similar to Machankura npub1nv4j840c5ugjjq7ym3sqkz5jcschjx8ulnaa90645av0rwdylm9qv9x0gr for Haiti, where you can transact with bitcoin over the lightning network on basic feature phones using normal text messages, no internet required. At least as an interim solution. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl @npub1a2a85jwde32zjsjk02ujasydqc3t2w9rfgfe97amm0r4d9mepfxsxf3fnn Maybe something for you Johanna? npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl I will be happy to do some testing in Norway. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Celebrating Spring, Easter, Newroz... https://m.primal.net/HpqW.jpg https://m.primal.net/HpqV.jpg npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Sad, so let me show you some hope. I got my daughter (in primary school) on Signal. Now all the girls in her class and some others at the school are using Signal for all their communications. Most of them are not on SnapChat or TikTok. Group chats on Signal has become their social media. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Civil disobedience seems to be the only way forward! npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Lyn nailed it. #nevent1q…6vvf npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Important work. Wake up all European Bitcoiners! #nevent1q…dk40 npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl What are you pressing oil from? npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl So grateful! My cousin has been out hunting. https://image.nostr.build/ed0c6066c9cc5b5ee05d6c4de5f65f5b0d3686157370cbe637abac4626e6f9cc.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1140x1515&alt=A+fresh+moose+carcass+hanging+to+mature+in+the+garage.+&blurhash=_DE_%2CF5OTC%7EU%24x-o9Z%3FZoa-mX4xX-%3Bj%3F%25La%25tQn%25WURjM%7B9GIXIWD%2Bt9e%3AozIVItM%7ERlM%7DEL%252RQNGn%25R*ogR%2BXSS%23M%7CxZt7M%7Bofs%3AIVxZS1xaWBWCS4RjRka%7EaeWXR*aL&x=341fa514637f28d2e8e680373214f0957b29dc5f5badfabb86cb1575fe3c76b2 npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Great. But I guess demand is already so hight, the web page crashed. Not loading, at least for me. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Who said beads were outdated as a store of value, @npub1a2c…w83a? Excellent way to bond with your kids over Bitcoin. Make Seed QR codes for air-gapped, stateless, use with hardware signing devices like #seedsigner or @npub1jg5…6n8n #jade. Just remember, make a steel backup of your seed phrase, store the bead-QR in a safe place, and never take a photo or expose it to the Internet. Something for your next tutorial using a seedQR @npub1rxy…hnp8? A fun alternative to hand drawing the QR on paper. https://image.nostr.build/db714a9b78d61546a1bacc926090cc8993dee879ee49287f234c9e8eba81888b.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=768x1020&blurhash=_DJQo%7B%7D%40%25g9GxDM%7BRP%25zyDoLniM%7BxYV%40IpRi%24*I%3BI%3Bt7Ip4n%2510fbv%3D%7Cxuozv%7DE1IU%5EjR%2CEhxtsmVtM%7CNGkWbI%251S%23xt%252-oV%40o0IoxuXSf%2BWVRjIoaeWrI%3BxuayM%7C%24%25-V&x=232c7f60df13610726d9ed755a635180a2ce59b4b713c014314a27261e03a295 npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl NextCloud npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Fantastic talking to you yesterday @npub167j…ww05. Flying back to the cold winter in Northern Europe now with some of these delicious cocoa products in my suitcase. #nevent1q…lumc npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Buying cocoa products with #Bitcoin at the San Juan farmers market in #PuertoRico today. Lovely meeting you @npub1n4a…0w7h https://image.nostr.build/6a4e0525f3ae84f97c6bfebbab66d7a0288544e64472cca88135d0abb96aefd0.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=768x1020&blurhash=_7Gk%2CrN2x%5DVs8%7BxtS%240402ozs%25M%7Bt8t7GI-p-Vs*XmV%3Fem%3Dq8%7BxuD%25o%23skRi00%24xOYNZs9ofS%25%7EWR%3Axb%25MMxRjt6NwE7s%2CRPE2W%3D-o%25ME2xu%24%7Bt8WYX8R-%3FG%25MIUs%3BRiM%7C&x=7b8bbee29e47a4fe76abd50b236af507c07fbe1bd3a2f0bbbafe038748c45553 npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Habla con Finca Yabisi en Puerto Rico @npub1n4a…0w7h npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Great! I'll try to be there. Family is pulling me in all directions when I am here, but maybe I can make them come as well. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Yes, there is an android app, but not on the play store. You have to install the apk from the github page. But Robosats works fine in the Tor browser as well, so no need to get the app. I have used it regularly for about a year without issues. Here is the link in case you want to tlry the app: https://github.com/RoboSats/robosats npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Thank you for the update. Looking at the BTC map, not many places accepts BTC in PR. Orange pilling Puertoricans seems difficult. I have tried to talk to my sister in law who used to sell in the San Juan market her self, and who is connected to some of the activist communities here. It seems like Bitcoin is lumpted together with crypto, and associated with all the people from the US who came here to avoid paying tax at home, and who are seen as just another type of colonialists. And for me, as a white European, I should probably just shut up, and not try to tell people what is best for them. All respect to the work you are doing. I wish you all luck. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl This is awesome. Great achievement. I hope this can inspire others. Just a short note from my Puertorican wife: Please don't count PR and USA as one country. Puerto Rico is unfortunately still a colony, but deserves to be seen its own right. Keep running with Bitcoin, for freedom, against imperialsim, everywhere! #nevent1q…dzdc npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl There are trade offs with all wallets, but Phoenix Wallet seems to have found a good balance. It is self custodial, so you will have to suck up the initial channel opening fee (open a large channel first time to avoid new channel openings later). I recently researched the Android wallet landscape when I transitioned my 9 years old daughter away from WOS, and ended up with Phoneix as the best for her. You should watch BTCSessions video on Phoneix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbtAmevYpdM Personally I use Zeus wallet connected to my own node. Zeus can also be used without your own full node, but I haven't tried that out. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Phoenix npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Felicidades! Great to see new merchants onboarded. I missed the market, but maybe I will make it next Saturday. Is there an overview somewhere of merchants, farmers etc. where you can pay with lightning in PR? Currently visiting my Puerto Rican family in-law for the hollidays. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Ebook (bad eyes, I can choose font and size) + audiobook. Hardcover is nice, but needs really high quality illustrations and design to be justified these days. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Sharing my, and others', response to Lyn's question #[0] npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl For those who find the book too long. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/b054zdp6 npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Based on memory these are my main takeaways: - Debunking with empiricall evidence the presumption held by most economists, that money evolved out of barter. Barter is for strangers and enemies. In communities/tribes credit/ledger-based systems was the norm. - The strong role debt played in the brutality of colonizing America, and facilitating the slave trade among tribal leaders in Africa. Adam Smith`s “debt” to Islamic thinkers - The 1971 and onwards explanation of the transition to the petro-dollar system. I find it strange that an anarchist leaning thinker like Graeber subscribes to the idea that only state (or sovereign) money can work in the long run. As I remember, he claims that attempts at private money always fails. At the same time he describes how coins (and credit systems like the tally sticks) continued to exist for hundreds of years after the empire who coined them ceased to exist. Nevertheless, one of the most eye-opening books I have read. All books and thinkers should be a starting point for your own thinking, not a source of truth to subscribe to. If someone finds the length of the book a bit daunting, I can recommend an audio short version Graeber made for the BBC. It`s also easy to get lost in all the historical examples in the book, so this mini-series gives you the overall picture, and you can choose to dig deeper on what you find interesting. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/b054zdp6 npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Missing Norwegian Kroner (NOK). Unless it is already in the latest release npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Please start providing sources (links) when you post all these breaking/just in updates! npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl No victory laps yet! If they went to war on Bitcoin, this isn't over yet. Prepare for a long battle. Be humble, but determined. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Agree, and when you stack sats, try to use P2P services like Robosats instead of centralized exchanges. This is what bitcoin was invented for, person-to-person. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Why are more people not using Robosats, or similar, to buy and sell bitcoin? The intention of bitcoin was P2P money, right? You avoid exchanges, KYC etc. It settles instantaneously over lightning. Yes, you pay a small premium, 2-3% if you are not in a great hurry. https://learn.robosats.com/ npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Anyone else going through their bank accounts this weekend, making sure your funds in each bank are well withing the deposit protection limit? Well, of course, nothing can happen to the banks in this country, you might say? Maybe not, but better be on the safe side… Thinking of all the backdoor meetings going on this weekend. Talking points being written to calm us down, make us all think everything is okay, it's all under control, trust us... npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Nodestrich friends, please share or join this 10m swap. https://lightningnetwork.plus/swaps/15491 npub1cd23xm5axzmsc8w472yzng07e5r95zur2ymcgpdftgndcqe5pcfqml3sl4 npub12262qa4uhw7u8gdwlgmntqtv7aye8vdcmvszkqwgs0zchel6mz7s6cgrkj npub1d3790y3pdne0fer0d0aglz223k6y679u2zxmu0fplglx7uee69cq47fxaa npub1ekqxah8claqw49862a82nnvhmgtwt04jhpd2cmsavj9c8zzsgdpsx6k8w0 npub1c7v5rc5l5q0kezvgthhpt0z49xrhv5nkhk8tzskwwv60520p4asqmlc3j7 npub1n0afndp2aml2hjhkgr4ser9uxfpxhgfsq9v73fzztt8l9mprym4sul4l2a npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl “The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.” - Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism. Sharing this after revisiting one of the heroes of my youth. I have to read this book again. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Kids makes you the best (and occasionally the worst) version of your self. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl https://bitcoincoffee.shop/billettsentral/etn/party/ npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl So, bitcoin rave in Bergen for those of you who are around. https://bitcoincoffee.shop/billettsentral/etn/party/ npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Sorry, no idea why this post ended up as a reply in this thread. Not my intention to spam.you. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Awesome episode with npub1n3sjlzmhpu8rl56umtptc4lua6zkretq2p82yhytnmlcuq639vlqd0te5l on npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37 I really enjoyed listening to Troy (as always) talking about death, religion and sardines. And I say that as a “functional atheist”. However, writing this sitting in Norway, I found the last comments from Troy on Norway as a “socialist” country, and how the childcare and education situation is just fueled by oil, as pretty superficial. Of course we are spoiled, and this extreme high living standard is probably not sustainable. But how come Iraq, Nigeria and other oil rich countries are not experiencing the same abundance for the majority of their populations? How come Sweden, our closest neighbor, who has zero oil, still has an equally if not better education and child care system? Its more foundational than where your income comes from: it's about how you organize your commons; about small income differences, and high mutual trust. The foundation that has enabled what Troy saw here was set up long before oil was discovered in the 1970s. Well, I'll stop there. Please think deeper! Be empirical! (reposting this since I figured Troy is now on Nostr) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjWWfW6SuUg npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Awesome episode with npub1n3sjlzmhpu8rl56umtptc4lua6zkretq2p82yhytnmlcuq639vlqd0te5l on npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37 I really enjoyed listening to Troy (as always) talking about death, religion and sardines. And I say that as a “functional atheist”. However, writing this sitting in Norway, I found the last comments from Troy on Norway as a “socialist” country, and how the childcare and education situation is just fueled by oil, as pretty superficial. Of course we are spoiled, and this extreme high living standard is probably not sustainable. But how come Iraq, Nigeria and other oil rich countries are not experiencing the same abundance for the majority of their populations? How come Sweden, our closest neighbor, who has zero oil, still has an equally if not better education and child care system? Its more foundational than where your income comes from: it's about how you organize your commons; about small income differences, and high mutual trust. The foundation that has enabled what Troy saw here was set up long before oil was discovered in the 1970s. Well, I'll stop there. Please think deeper! Be empirical! (reposting this since I figured Troy is now on Nostr) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjWWfW6SuUg npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl What do you call a political system where the government does not respect a supreme court decision? The Norwegian supreme court ruled in 2021 that large wind turbines built on Sami grazing land violate their human rights. After 500 days, the State has still not acted on the court`s decision. Sami activists occupied the Ministry of Oil and Energy last Thursday, in order to make the government act on the courts decision. They were taken out of the building last night by the police. They are still blocking the entrance to the ministry this morning. https://www.newsinenglish.no/2023/02/27/activists-occupy-oil-energy-ministry/ npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl You could try this place in Haugesund, but not sure if it is an actual coffee place or just an online shop now. Anyone here who knows? https://www.nistadkaffebrenneri.no/ npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl How do you teach your kids bitcoin? I am trying out this with my 8yrs old daughter: I`ll pay her sats one-to-one for points she gets from doing household tasks registered in the Choreful app (kids tasks + I added adult tasks as well). I promised to exchange (buy back) the sats for cash when she wants. Just praying there is no bull market anytime soon... Now my wife wants the same deal, but she is going to ruin me, so I am trying to talk my self out of it. This is the choreful app: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellahuck/2022/06/16/choreful-aims-to-quell-couple-fights-with-gamification/ Which wallet to choose for a child? I am thinking of just doing Muun or Wallet of Satoshi to make it simple and user friendly for a child. I`ll do the self custody part later. Any other thoughts on how to do this? Maybe npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx or npub1rxysxnjkhrmqd3ey73dp9n5y5yvyzcs64acc9g0k2epcpwwyya4spvhnp8 could make some kids tutorials for us? npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl #[0] do you know if there is a place in Oslo where you can buy coffee with lightning? ⚡Or do I have to go all the way to Haugesund? npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Awesome episode with Troy Cross on npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37 I really enjoyed listening to Troy (as always) talking about death, religion and sardines. And I say that as a “functional atheist”. However, writing this sitting in Norway, I found the last comments from Troy on Norway as a “socialist” country, and how the childcare and education situation is just fueled by oil, as pretty superficial. Of course we are spoiled, and this extreme high living standard is probably not sustainable. But how come Iraq, Nigeria and other oil rich countries are not experiencing the same abundance for the majority of their populations? How come Sweden, our closest neighbor, who has zero oil, still has an equally if not better education and child care system? Its more foundational than where your income comes from: it's about how you organize your commons; about small income differences, and high mutual trust. The foundation that has enabled what Troy saw here was set up long before oil was discovered in the 1970s. Well, I'll stop there. I haven't found Troy on Nostr, so hopefully someone can convey this message to him. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Just give it some time, it will come back. For me it shows that you have more than 100 followers. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Switzerland might become the first country to outlaw a cashless society. Interesting story by Nick Corbishley. https://nickcorbishley.com/2023/02/17/is-switzerland-about-to-become-first-country-to-outlaw-a-cashless-society/ npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Yes! npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl npub17xu3rtcu0ftqw03mswa8a2ngz3nsgrs0h0wjv4z942qwvhp8fs3qzcadls or other Nodestrich-members interested? https://lightningnetwork.plus/swaps/15056 npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl eyJwcm9vZnMiOlt7ImlkIjoiSTJ5TitpUllma3pUIiwiYW1vdW50Ijo0LCJDIjoiMDJmMjI0Nzc1N2E1NzE2MGM0ZjcwMDA4YmU0MTAwYTk1ODMwMTgyNDM5ZGY1NzJkZDI0YzVlZDJmMGY1NGJmODYzIiwic2VjcmV0IjoiZllzVWxqMVY5UU9sbFJJdVc5UlBZZk9scHpQY3c2bUltWnVnV2xGZWFIST0ifSx7ImlkIjoiSTJ5TitpUllma3pUIiwiYW1vdW50IjoxNiwiQyI6IjAyNGIyMmNiMWFkNjU4OWQ4YmY0YThlM2ZkZTY1Y2FiZTc4MzhhZmNlYTA2N2MyYjQ3OTRkNzM4OWY4NDk1OWYyYSIsInNlY3JldCI6IlNyWldFbGRRTXBUWGRxaERYcm04WGRMam0zWjM2Nkk1L0xQQzNtV2dQUXc9In1dLCJtaW50cyI6W3sidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly84MzMzLnNwYWNlOjMzMzgiLCJpZHMiOlsiTDN6eHhSQi9JOHVFIiwiSTJ5TitpUllma3pUIl19XX0= npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl I got this one. Shared a new mint above. Hope.it works. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl 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 npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Equally interesting to know the relation between number of relays and mobile data usage. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Follow the owl! npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl Awesome. Thanks. I`ll make sure to pass on the generosity. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl lnbc4200n1p3alq39pp5w8vzgjnhjh8ntcyy6x5zjt4h2k84dls7wsnh30pj3d47et3j736qdqu2askcmr9wssx7e3q2dshgmmndp5scqzpgxqyz5vqsp5u043d9gw6c9x7n2nzsww0jd7yfmvmw6x2aa2tzqxu832d6yegtzq9qyyssqml5ze4yqfp4syrckgx5vq69arlnuc964tyfsjea4jcguax080z8n8epj8jg7unsd5j8d6gmfevxt32x377ktnh07uyvdfqjem03e5kqqnp4p2f npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl #[0] #[1] #[2] do you know if someone is working on a cross-posting service for Instagram2Nostr? I know, it sounds terrible, but it will take time to convince people to come over here. This is the situation. My wife has an Instagram following, which is an important part of her business. She wants to encourage people to move over to Nostr, but her following is not your average bitcoiner, so she will have to cross-post for the foreseeable future. Twitter2Nostr is relatively easy to set up, but with Instagram you will also need to save images and videos on a server. It`s a business opportunity I guess, to offer people an easy setup of an automated service with storage. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl #[0] and #[1] , please start cross-posting your tweets on nostr! We need more real content here, not just geeks talking about nostr. #[2] can you convince Troy Cross to come over here too? We need more philosophers as well. npub1pgkljpdv6k6muvs54pxt948krv80knvm7ptnn4g3zgjj2py4j6yq38ueyc BlindOwl I am sure you can achieve something like that using Gimp, maybe by using difference layer mode to create a layer mask, or with ImagrMagic.