Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love. 1st Corinthians 16:13-14
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Last Notes npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Run a node. That, in part, will make you free. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon We get it done! https://youtu.be/8bH1vlteSuQ?si=YFFDa5_pyl6387Oi npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon ““Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”” Matthew 25:41-46 NIV https://bible.com/bible/111/mat.25.41-46.NIV npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon I have free will. As long as I’m alive, I will exercise my power of free will, and my power of choice. I am in control. No one can stop me. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “The free speech debate is a complete distraction right now. I think the real debate should be about free will.” -@npub1sg6…f63m npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon If you think reports on Twitter are going to fix anything you’re wasting your time. Stack sats and chill. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon I agree with you when you say that the author wants to put a bad light on his work. The author is ignorant. They’re only trying to sensationalize some twisted political ideology. However it’s not an “attack on free speech” my brother. My work speaks for itself. And so does this developer that has been doxxed. Nothing can diminish the value and impact of good work! The work cannot be stopped unless the one doing the work stops. As far as an “attack on a right to privacy” is concerned, I’m not an attorney…but I’m going to guess that if nothing adverse or harm comes to the doxxed individual no crime or “attack” has occurred. Now If the doxxed individual suffers harm, I’d say the doxxed individual would have a substantiated claim…again I’m not an attorney, just going on laymen’s interpretation of US constitutional rights. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon This article by this “journalist” is hidden behind a money gate. The site is full of so many ads you can’t even read it. Ignore this article. Why would anyone give so much attention to darkness? If it weren’t for Bitcoiners no one would even know about this half baked, soup sandwich of an article. Let’s get back to building. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon I agreed with you up to the point of “this is an attack on the freedom of speech and the right to privacy.” Can you explain how the doxxing of an anonymous individual is an “attack on the freedom of speech and the right to privacy.” ? npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon While everyone is caught up with “fighting for freedom of speech” on social media…I’m meeting with people live in person, exchanging ideas, smiling, laughing, hugging, shaking hands and making progress. It’s all peace and love. I recommend others do the same. I don’t feel my speech is being restricted or censored in any way. I have plenty of speech and I’m completely free to use it. You do too. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon #pruebadetrabajo npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon 👇🏾 #note1c34…q6nw npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Sounds about right. #note129v…50f4 npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon I raised my eyebrow at that as well. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon I’ve been trying to pay a LNURL invoice with @npub1ex7…vyt9 and haven’t been able to do so. It was recently announced that this feature was now active for strike users. Am I missing anything…? npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon https://youtu.be/mAa7Q6oVZzY?si=xitGgcizlRg71wyi npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon If they all were charged with something they all would be guilty. My response is to charge them all…convict them all… #BukeleStyle npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Simple question here: If all this legislation did pass how would that affect how Bitcoiners and folks who want to use Bitcoin in the future? Would they stop using Bitcoin wallets? Would they stop using Bitcoin…? The answer I believe is no. The legislation would create a “white market” where exchange would happen “underground”. Innovation towards finding new technologies that can work around the legislation would sky rocket. The legislation would create a never ending game of waak-a-mole. Not to mention this legislation would probably send bitcoin’s exchange rate to the U.S. dollar to the moon! The point of my response is to say that NOTHING can stop/regulate Bitcoin. There is no useful reason to give light to all these government/legislative attempts to regulate Bitcoin other than if your the business of announcing these events. If you’re a policy watcher, or you’re paid by a company to make or respond to policy would be the only reasonable explanation for giving these events any attention whatsoever. Stack sats, peace, love… npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon This is an amazing Economic concept! “The demand for money for storage purposes is not separable from the demand for money for other purposes. Hoarding money is nothing but the custom of holding a greater stock of it than is usual with other economic agents, at other times, or in other places. The hoarded sums of money do not lie idle, whether they are regarded from the social or from the individual point of view. They serve to satisfy a demand for money just as much as any other money does. Now the adherents of the Banking Principle seem to hold the opinion that the demand for storing purposes is elastic and conforms to variations in the demand for money for other purposes in such a way that the total demand for money, i.e. that for storing purposes and that for other purposes taken together, adjusts itself to the existing stock of money without any variation in the objective exchange-value of the monetary unit. This view is entirely mistaken. In fact, the conditions of demand for money, including the demand for storage purposes, is independent of the circumstances of the supply of money.” — The Theory of Money and Credit (LvMI) by Ludwig von Mises https://a.co/iBQqRNk npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon When you understand the Byzantine Generals Problem and how to solve for it, your life will change. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 NIV https://bible.com/bible/111/1co.16.13-14.NIV npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon But we did, long before Locke, in various different ways, under varying different arrangements own people as property and subjects. What happened? Why did his words not influence Locke’s fellow countrymen and colleagues in government? npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon I just got my cousin to download and set up a @npub1ex7…vyt9 account and purchase $20 Dollars of bitcoin and download and set up a @npub1jg5…6n8n Green wallet on her Android mobile phone! Today is a good day! npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “Disclaimer: The Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization that has applied for 501(c)(3) status. At this time, donations made to Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund are not tax-deductible. However, if we are able to secure 501(c)(3) status in the future, your donation may become tax-deductible retroactively. We encourage you to consult with your tax advisor to determine the tax-deductibility of your donation. Thank you for your support.” @npub1sg6…f63m has the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund obtained 501(c)(3) status as of yet? https://bitcoindefense.org/donation/ npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon @npub1cwn…raju for the win! https://youtu.be/ieyE_DyYDt0?si=hYzYLxkCzA9PRpYG npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Dr. @npub1gdu…6nak Ammous, I believe I found further clarification on the question I asked of you. Mises explains here: “For, in fact, the way in which an individual values a variation in the quantity of money at his disposal is by no means directly dependent on the amount of this variation; but we should have to assume that it was, if we wished to conclude that there would be a proportionate variation in the objective exchange-value of money. If the possessor of a units of money receives b additional units, then it is not at all true to say that he will value the total stock a + b exactly as highly as he had previously valued the stock a alone. Because he now has disposal over a larger stock, he will now value each unit less than he did before; but how much less will depend upon a whole series of individual circumstances, upon subjective valuations that will be different for each individual. Two individuals who are equally wealthy and who each possess a stock of money a, will not by any means arrive at the same variation in their estimation of money after an increase of b units in each of their stocks of money. It is nothing short of absurdity to assume that, say, doubling the amount of money at the disposal of an individual must lead to a halving of the exchange-value that he ascribes to each monetary unit.” — The Theory of Money and Credit (LvMI) by Ludwig von Mises https://a.co/jlQ4BWr npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon RFK jr. takes the presidency. I said it first. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon My mom had a lot of problems. She did not sleep and she felt exhausted. She was irritable, grumpy, and bitter. She was always sick, until one day, suddenly, she changed. The situation was the same, but she was different. One day my dad said to her: - I've been looking for a job for three months and I haven't found anything, I'm going to have a few beers with friends. My mom replied: - It's okay. My brother said to her: - Mom, I'm doing poorly in all subjects at the University ... My mom replied: - Okay, you will recover, and if you don't, well, you repeat the semester, but you pay the tuition. My sister said to her: - Mom, I hit the car. My mom replied: - Okay daughter, take it to the workshop, find how to pay and while they fix it, get around by bus or subway. Her daughter-in-law said to her: - Mother-in-law, I come to spend a few months with you. My mom replied: - Okay, settle in the living room couch and look for some blankets in the closet. All of us at my mom's house gathered worried to see these reactions. We suspected that she had gone to the doctor and that she was prescribe some pills of "I don't give a damn about 1000 mg." She would probably also be ingesting an overdose. We then proposed to do an "intervention" to my mother to remove her from any possible addiction she had towards some anti-tantrum medication. But what was not the surprise, when we all gathered around her and my mom explained: "It took me a long time to realize that each person is responsible for their life, it took me years to discover that my anguish, my mortification, my depression, my courage, my insomnia and my stress, did not solve their problems but aggravated mine. I am not responsible for the actions of others, but I am responsible for the reactions I express to that. Therefore, I came to the conclusion that my duty to myself is to remain calm and let each one solve what corresponds to them. I have taken courses in yoga, meditation, miracles, human development, mental hygiene, vibration and neurolinguistic programming, and in all of them, I found a common denominator: finally they all lead to the same point. And, it is that I can only interfere with myself, you have all the necessary resources to solve your own lives. I can only give you my advice if you ask me and it depends on you to follow it or not. So, from now on, I cease to be: the receptacle of your responsibilities, the sack of your guilt, the laundress of your remorse, the advocate of your faults, the wall of your lamentations, the depositary of your duties, who should solve your problems or spare a tire every time to fulfill your responsibilities. From now on, I declare all independent and self-sufficient adults. Everyone at my mom's house was speechless. From that day on, the family began to function better, because everyone in the house knows exactly what it is that they need to do. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “There is no justification whatever for the widespread belief that variations in the quantity of money must lead to inversely proportionate variations in the objective exchange-value of money, so that, for example, a doubling of the quantity of money must lead to a halving of the purchasing power of money.” — The Theory of Money and Credit (LvMI) by Ludwig von Mises https://a.co/bfU0xeM Up to this point I was understanding what Mises was explaining. But this quote seems to say that an increase in the quantity of money does NOT decrease purchasing power. If I’m understanding this correctly this would be completely contradictory to what I’ve come to understand through my dillegent research. @npub1gdu…6nak could you shed some scholarly light on this concept please. I really would appreciate your thoughts on this. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “An increase in a community’s stock of money always means an increase in the amount of money held by a number of economic agents, whether these are the issuers of fiat or credit money or the producers of the substance of which commodity money is made. For these persons, the ratio between the demand for money and the stock of it is altered; they have a relative superfluity of money and a relative shortage of other economic goods. The immediate consequence of both circumstances is that the marginal utility to them of the monetary unit diminishes. This necessarily influences their behaviour in the market. They are in a stronger position as buyers. They will now express in the market their demand for the objects they desire more intensively than before; they are able to offer more money for the commodities that they wish to acquire. It will be the obvious result of this that the prices of the goods concerned will rise, and that the objective exchange-value of money will fall in comparison. But this rise of prices will by no means be restricted to the market for those goods that are desired by those who originally have the new money at their disposal. In addition, those who have brought these goods to market will have their incomes and their proportionate stocks of money increased and, in their turn, will be in a position to demand more intensively the goods they want, so that these goods will also rise in price. Thus the increase of prices continues, having a diminishing effect, until all commodities, some to a greater and some to a lesser extent, are reached by it. ” — The Theory of Money and Credit (LvMI) by Ludwig von Mises https://a.co/4tUcDaJ npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Is it wrong to advocate for a run on banks? I’d be interested to see what type of lessons are learned by a bank run happening today in a major city like NYC. #PeopleBanBanks npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Classical orchestral music is extremely low time preference music to study, learn and listen to. Try it, you’ll like it. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon This is a must read article! Mike Solana (@micsolana on Twitter) interviewes @npub1sg6…f63m. They cover his exit from bluesky, how twitter lost its way, jack’s strategy for ending censorship forever, new background on the elon saga, and the death of social media as we know it. https://www.piratewires.com/p/interview-with-jack-dorsey-mike-solana npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon I’d be happy to teach English online to you or anyone else who wants to learn. When would you like to start? npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice, or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them.” Proverbs 24:17-18 NIV npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon stop consuming…start creating… npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “All proposals that aim to do away with the consequences of perverse economic and financial policy, merely by reforming the monetary and banking system, are fundamentally misconceived. Money is nothing but a medium of exchange and it completely fulfils its function when the exchange of goods and services is carried on more easily with its help than would be possible by means of barter. Attempts to carry out economic reforms from the monetary side can never amount to anything but an artificial stimulation of economic activity by an expansion of the circulation, and this, as must constantly be emphasized, must necessarily lead to crisis and depression. Recurring economic crises are nothing but the consequence of attempts, despite all the teachings of experience and all the warnings of the economists, to stimulate economic activity by means of additional credit.” — The Theory of Money and Credit (LvMI) by #LudwigvonMises https://a.co/3zc5nb5 npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “It was not the idea of the eighteenth-century founders of modern constitutional government that a legislator should represent, not the whole nation, but only the special interests of the district in which he was elected; that was one of the consequences of interventionism. The original idea was that every member of the legislature should represent the whole nation. He was elected in a special district only because there he was known and elected by people who had confidence in him. But it was not intended that he go into government in order to procure something special for his constituency, that he ask for a new school or a new hospital or a new lunatic asylum—thereby causing a considerable rise in government expenditures within his district. Pressure group politics explains why it is almost impossible for all governments to stop inflation.” — Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow (Liberty Fund Library of the Works of Ludwig von Mises) by #LudwigvonMises https://a.co/dpy6iwa npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “For years, people throughout the world have been writing about democracy—about popular, representative government. They have been complaining about its inadequacies, but the democracy they criticize is only that democracy under which interventionism is the governing policy of the country.” — Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow (Liberty Fund Library of the Works of Ludwig von Mises) by #LudwigvonMises https://a.co/8fgNtqH npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Gotcha. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon If you want to remain anonymous just zap the profile. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “In the United States, the two-party system of the old days is seemingly still preserved. But this is only a camouflage of the real situation. In fact, the political life of the United States—as well as the political life of all other countries—is determined by the struggle and aspirations of pressure groups. In the United States there is still a Republican party and a Democratic party, but in each of these parties there are pressure group representatives. These pressure group representatives are more interested in cooperation with representatives of the same pressure group in the opposing party than with the efforts of fellow members in their own party. To give you an example, if you talk to people in the United States who really know the business of Congress, they will tell you: “This man, this member of Congress represents the interests of the silver groups.” Or they will tell you another man represents the wheat growers.” — Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow (Liberty Fund Library of the Works of Ludwig von Mises) by #LudwigvonMises https://a.co/8mXY7Si npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “What is lacking in order to make the developing countries as prosperous as the United States is only one thing: capital—and, of course, the freedom to employ it under the discipline of the market and not the discipline of the government. These nations must accumulate domestic capital, and they must make it possible for foreign capital to come into their countries. For the development of domestic saving it is necessary to mention again that domestic saving by the masses of the population presupposes a stable monetary unit. This implies the absence of any kind of inflation.” — Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow (Liberty Fund Library of the Works of Ludwig von Mises) by #LudwigvonMises https://a.co/66FnZ2x npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “These people talk of a “middle-of-the-road” policy. What they do not see is that the isolated interference, which means the interference with only one small part of the economic system, brings about a situation which the government itself—and the people who are asking for government interference—find worse than the conditions they wanted to abolish: the people who are asking for rent control are very angry when they discover there is a shortage of apartments and a shortage of housing.” — Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow (Liberty Fund Library of the Works of Ludwig von Mises) by #LudwigvonMises https://a.co/3ip4Lv7 npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “A famous, very often quoted phrase says: “That government is best, which governs least.” I do not believe this to be a correct description of the functions of a good government. Government ought to do all the things for which it is needed and for which it was established. Government ought to protect the individuals within the country against the violent and fraudulent attacks of gangsters, and it should defend the country against foreign enemies. These are the functions of government within a free system, within the system of the market economy.” — Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow (Liberty Fund Library of the Works of Ludwig von Mises) by #LudwigvonMises https://a.co/9LRBgc9 npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon The Cantillon Effect describes the uneven effect inflation has on goods and assets in an economy. Since new fiat money is injected into an economy at specific points, its effects are felt by different people and industries at different times. This distorts relative prices and benefits certain parties while disadvantaging others. -@npub1xke…d0en https://river.com/learn/terms/c/cantillon-effect/ npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “The ideal economic policy, both for today and tomorrow, is very simple. Government should protect and defend against domestic and foreign aggression the lives and property of the persons under its jurisdiction, settle disputes that arise, and leave the people otherwise free to pursue their various goals and ends in life. This is a radical idea in our interventionist age. Governments today are often asked to regulate and control production, to raise the prices of some goods and services and to lower the prices of others, to fix wages, to help some businesses get started and to keep others from failing, to encourage or hamper imports and exports, to care for the sick and the elderly, to support the profligate, and so on, and on, and on. Ideally government should be a sort of caretaker, not of the people themselves, but of the conditions which will allow individuals, producers, traders, workers, entrepreneurs, savers, and consumers to pursue their own goals in peace. If government does that, and no more, the people will be able to provide for themselves much better than the government possibly could.” — Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow (Liberty Fund Library of the Works of Ludwig von Mises) by Ludwig von Mises https://a.co/7HW3MCP npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon This is my choice of communications worldwide. With a subscription of just $49.95 a month I get unlimited messaging everywhere on the globe. Paired with the Garmin explore application you get mapping as well. You can’t beat this. More folks should consider using this device. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/765374 npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Great question. I do my best to train my behavior to the following guidelines: Christian Behavior We are called to be a godly people who think, feel, and act in harmony with biblical principles in all aspects of personal and social life. For the Spirit to recreate in us the character of our Lord we involve ourselves only in those things that will produce Christlike purity, health, and joy in our lives. This means that our amusement and entertainment should meet the highest standards of Christian taste and beauty. While recognizing cultural differences, our dress is to be simple, modest, and neat, befitting those whose true beauty does not consist of outward adornment but in the imperishable ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit. It also means that because our bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit, we are to care for them intelligently. Along with adequate exercise and rest, we are to adopt the most healthful diet possible and abstain from the unclean foods identified in the Scriptures. Since alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and the irresponsible use of drugs and narcotics are harmful to our bodies, we are to abstain from them as well. Instead, we are to engage in whatever brings our thoughts and bodies into the discipline of Christ, who desires our wholesomeness, joy, and goodness. https://www.adventist.org/beliefs/ npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon https://get.blink.sv/cafebitcoin npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Would you consider using stable sats on the @npub13lj…cfhw wallet (by Galoy) instead of USDT. Blink is an excellent product that is only getting better each day. Here is a link to the wallet. I’ll zap you once you’ve got it all set up. I think you’ll like it. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.” -John 3:16-21 NIV https://bible.com/bible/111/jhn.3.21.NIV npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon #Tacoma maxi I second that. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Official Beliefs of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church The 28 Fundamental Beliefs can be organized into six categories of doctrine: God, man, salvation, the church, daily Christian life, and last-day events (restoration). 22. Christian Behavior “We are called to be a godly people who think, feel, and act in harmony with biblical principles in all aspects of personal and social life. For the Spirit to recreate in us the character of our Lord we involve ourselves only in those things that will produce Christlike purity, health, and joy in our lives. This means that our amusement and entertainment should meet the highest standards of Christian taste and beauty. While recognizing cultural differences, our dress is to be simple, modest, and neat, befitting those whose true beauty does not consist of outward adornment but in the imperishable ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit. It also means that because our bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit, we are to care for them intelligently. Along with adequate exercise and rest, we are to adopt the most healthful diet possible and abstain from the unclean foods identified in the Scriptures. Since alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and the irresponsible use of drugs and narcotics are harmful to our bodies, we are to abstain from them as well. Instead, we are to engage in whatever brings our thoughts and bodies into the discipline of Christ, who desires our wholesomeness, joy, and goodness.” https://www.adventist.org/beliefs/ npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Peace and Love… That is all… npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon You can’t teach what you don’t know. You can’t lead where you won’t go. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love. 1st Corinthians 16:13-14 npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Sounds like financial advice…be careful. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Amazing woman!! npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Green is my wallet of choice used with a Jade. It makes a perfect match. #note1nzq…zs22 npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “The market economy, and civilization itself, are predicated on the respect of property rights, as it is only when property rights are secure that individuals can accumulate any amount of capital significantly larger than what they can keep on their person for basic primitive needs. A society in which property rights are not respected is one where conflict is rife, and one where individuals cannot afford to think of investing their precious labor in the future, as all the property that can store this value is risky to own. Civilized society is only possible when the right to property in self and objects is widely respected, and individuals can expect to maintain their property into the future.” Principles of Economics - @npub1gdu…6nak https://saifedean.com/poe npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon I wear Hooka brand shoes. I consider myself a running enthusiast. I’d recommend Hooka. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon If you see me in a fight with a bear, pray for the bear. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “If a fish tank is dirty, you clean the tank. You don’t drug the fish.” -@calleymeans https://fountain.fm/episode/c6M38U2kg2ZXuAFdJ4X7 npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon lnbc1070n1pjuvls0pp55s4dkxj5jlm3vxt28g3uuvqdzpkmf52fp22d7nhm0tg5jw3tt84sdqltfq4qgzdg5syyctevfjk2et9yysjzgqcqzpuxqyz5vqsp5nwpcnvlhnwevxn86j6q58g8pzkv7lfwetuef4dudl3ha3dg2ffeq9qyyssqz4dff4sy40ucj4aqutz0vuhdyp3p2lz8gwjhgfv5lauqftfw5hzx56wqrl0c5mqsqtsyj59fgm2sujrvdt8h6kmepy09ywlh2znh0qcqc48pxq npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Matthew 6:1-4 Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Verifying my Nostr account with https://tallycoin.app user @cafebitcoin npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon I’d say the exact opposite…you know you’re a hardcore bitcoiner if you live in New York. We have regulation here that limits access to using certain features of platforms that integrate Lightning and exchanges. For example Strike and CashApp. There are work arounds but those workarounds are not common to many. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “There is no stronger social force, no greater mind-setter, no more-effective influencer than conventional media.” — Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority by Tom Burrell https://a.co/7nQUOCB npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon I like your style! #TrainForLife npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. Colossians 2:6-10 New International Version npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Another niche nostr nomenclature. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “The Path to Dignity and Progress Law is justice. And it is under the law of justice–under the reign of right; under the influence of liberty, safety, stability, and responsibility–that every person will attain his real worth and the true dignity of his being. It is only under this law of justice that mankind will achieve–slowly, no doubt, but certainly–God's design for the orderly and peaceful progress of humanity. It seems to me that this is theoretically right, for whatever the question under discussion–whether religious, philosophical, political, or economic; whether it concerns prosperity, morality, equality, right, justice, progress, responsibility, cooperation, property, labor, trade, capital, wages, taxes, population, finance, or government–at whatever point on the scientific horizon I begin my researches, I invariably reach this one conclusion: The solution to the problems of human relationships is to be found in liberty.” — The Law by #FrederickBastiat https://a.co/baJcwZM npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “Law and Charity Are Not the Same The mission of the law is not to oppress persons and plunder them of their property, even though the law may be acting in a philanthropic spirit. Its mission is to protect persons and property. Furthermore, it must not be said that the law may be philanthropic if, in the process, it refrains from oppressing persons and plundering them of their property; this would be a contradiction. The law cannot avoid having an effect upon persons and property; and if the law acts in any manner except to protect them, its actions then necessarily violate the liberty of persons and their right to own property. The law is justice–simple and clear, precise and bounded. Every eye can see it, and every mind can grasp it; for justice is measurable, immutable, and unchangeable. Justice is neither more than this nor less than this. If you exceed this proper limit–if you attempt to make the law religious, fraternal, equalizing, philanthropic, industrial, literary, or artistic–you will then be lost in an uncharted territory, in vagueness and uncertainty, in a forced utopia or, even worse, in a multitude of utopias, each striving to seize the law and impose it upon you. This is true because fraternity and philanthropy, unlike justice, do not have precise limits. Once started, where will you stop? And where will the law stop itself?” — The Law by #FrederickBastiat https://a.co/3kilUv6 npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “It is not true that the legislator has absolute power over our persons and property. The existence of persons and property preceded the existence of the legislator, and his function is only to guarantee their safety. It is not true that the function of law is to regulate our consciences, our ideas, our wills, our education, our opinions, our work, our trade, our talents, or our pleasures. The function of law is to protect the free exercise of these rights, and to prevent any person from interfering with the free exercise of these same rights by any other person. Since law necessarily requires the support of force, its lawful domain is only in the areas where the use of force is necessary. This is justice. Every individual has the right to use force for lawful self-defense. It is for this reason that the collective force–which is only the organized combination of the individual forces–may lawfully be used for the same purpose; and it cannot be used legitimately for any other purpose. Law is solely the organization of the individual right of self-defense which existed before law was formalized. Law is justice.” — The Law by #FrederickBastiat https://a.co/7cecnlM npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon MAF Training 1 Perform a MAF Test Benchmark: Run, walk or cycle for 20 mins at your MAF Heart Rate and record your distance. 2 Train at your MAF Heart Rate Exercise regularly at your MAF Heart Rate ensuring that your body has time to rest and recover between sessions. 3 Track Progress Repeat the MAF Test monthly on the same course and conditions. Your aerobic system can take 3-6 months to improve but as it does you will be running further at your MAF HR. https://philmaffetone.com/method/process/ npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon So far there is no summary or text that I’ve found. As it passes along the legislative process more will be known. Many have been, and will continue to be deceived. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon 🤮S.2669 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2669?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22S2669%22%7D&s=1&r=1 npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Likewise. I have not bought a single present to date and we’re not going to. El Salvador booked for April. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon CORRECT! you’ve been ZAPPED⚡️ npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “Only a fool would let his enemy teach his children” -Guess the author… npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “But even in the United States, there are two issues–and only two–that have always endangered the public peace. Slavery and Tariffs Are Plunder What are these two issues? They are slavery and tariffs. These are the only two issues where, contrary to the general spirit of the republic of the United States, law has assumed the character of plunder. Slavery is a violation, by law, of liberty. The protective tariff is a violation, by law, of property. Its is a most remarkable fact that this double legal crime-a sorrowful inheritance of the Old World-should be the only issue which can, and perhaps will, lead to the ruin of the Union. It is indeed impossible to imagine, at the very heart of a society, a more astounding fact than this: The law has come to be an instrument of injustice. And if this fact brings terrible consequences to the United States-where only in the instance of slavery and tariffs-what must be the consequences in Europe, where the perversion of law is a principle; a system?” — The Law by #FrederickBastiat https://a.co/0EHj0KQ npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon #TrainForLife npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Yup! In the US it’s been removed from the apple App Store. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cyl1sPbOKfg/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon No sir. Never heard that. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon What is “Premillennial Dispensationalism”? npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Let’s talk about what these two wallets do differently. Wallet Of Satoshi versus Phoenix. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon And again…what do you mean by “taking the subject seriously”? What would relay to you that the author is taking the subject seriously? npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Your response seems to affirm my suspicion that because you don’t understand the context in which this excerpt was derived from you’re thinking the author is focusing on the aspect of the quote which you find question in. This is inherently the fault with text message communication. We cannot communicate in real time verbally so I cannot get the point across. We’re limited. Let’s save that for another day…. The point I think you’re missing is that the author is in fact taking the subject of IP seriously. The author I believe in part is trying relay to the reader that IP rights and the authorities that enforce them cause the focus to switch from producing for the consumer benefit to protecting the ownership. This, in my opinion, is a critical point. I believe you would find that this point is well made of you read the book or at least this chapter. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon What do you mean by “treats the subject seriously”? And remember I’ve cherry picked an excerpt from his book that I thought may be valuable here in our exchange about intellectual property. There is no supportive context to the excerpt I gave. I read the book and understand what concepts the author was building on to support the quote I’ve referenced here. It may not make sense to you because of your lack of context. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “Yet a closer look at the alleged benefits of intellectual property shows that they have been massively exaggerated. Intellectual property laws, at the margin, increasingly incentivize innovators to obtain monopoly licenses at the expense of innovating to meet consumer demand. At the margin, these laws magnify the reward for obtaining state monopoly licenses for ideas and lead innovators to dedicate growing quantities of resources toward meeting that end, rather than seeking to satisfy consumers. This is most apparent in the pharmaceutical and software industries, where large bureaucratic corporations can be increasingly seen as enormous patent trolls, whose primary focus is on hiring lawyers, patenting, litigating, and defending against litigation; while developing consumer software and drugs are an increasingly secondary focus. While we are taught to value innovations for their own sake, valuable innovations are those that consumers value enough to make them profitable. Without intellectual property laws, the only way to monetize ideas and innovations is for idea holders to ensure their ideas provide greater value to consumers than the available alternatives.88 With intellectual property laws, entrepreneurs can legally ban their competitors from competing, and succeed by dint of their monopoly power over their ideas. The satisfaction of consumer wants becomes a secondary concern. By limiting the number of providers on the market, government enforcement of intellectual property laws effectively comes at the cost of consumer satisfaction.” Principles Of Economics by @npub1gdu…6nak npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon @npub1gdu…6nak talks about all of this in his book Principles Of Economics. It really was a profound read. I highly recommend it. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon I gotcha. This is a genuine question. How many users of #nostr, or any other platform, do you believe even know what a NIP72 nostr community is? Just to add context, I have no idea what it is either. I do not understand how nostr works (relays etc..). I’m on nostr cause I understand the fundamentals. I post, I interact with a different class of people that are not on mainstream social media, I cannot be removed from nostr, I own my “account/content” via my private keys, and for me most importantly, I highly value and prioritize my freedom, ownership of property, and my privacy. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon “Producers, being self-interested humans, will not sell a good for a price that does not cover their entire cost of production. They would rather go out of business and stay home than work in a business that loses them money. So trying to mandate lower prices simply results in the destruction of the human incentive to produce a good, resulting in higher prices and even lower supplies. The other inevitable consequence of price controls is the emergence of black markets where the seller and buyer can transact at rates suitable to both of them, but without the attention of the government.” Principles Of Economics by @npub1gdu…6nak npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Go outside and meet people at work, church, a club, organization etc. Begin to participate in local events where you’ve met these people. Share your time with them and create human bonds. Help build or add value to the existing organization/people you’ve decided to connect with. After doing all of this, introduce something new/different you want to develop to the individuals or organizations you’ve created bonds with. Those that feel there is value in what you’re doing and want to share time with you will join and create your “own community” you’re looking to create. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon #note1met…5nvn npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon "All life on earth depends on the freedom to move" npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon Gotcha. npub1wtfnlhvhvm90lgsgyd6cu82tj3v429y7qkuu54srwzxpefppc2zq3cjjv2 jon I’ve read all three of his books. They’re fascinating. Is Dr. Ammous as funny in real life as he is when making points in his book? Some of the correlations he makes to food and sludge is hilarious. I wanted to take the course just to hear him speak about “fiat food”.