2024-05-19 19:02:03
by npub1qqq…354d
Václav Havel, “The Power of the Powerless” (1978)
“An examination of the potential of the ‘powerless’ can only begin with an examination of the nature of power in the circumstances in which these powerless people operate.”
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“The post-totalitarian system touches people at every step, but it does so with its ideological gloves on. This is why life in the system is so thoroughly permeated with hypocrisy and lies: government by bureaucracy is called popular government; the working class is enslaved in the name of the working class; the complete degradation of the individual is presented as his ultimate liberation; depriving people of information is called making it available; the use of power to manipulate is called the public control of power, and the arbitrary abuse of power is called observing the legal code; the repression of culture is called its development; the expansion of imperial influence is presented as support for the oppressed; the lack of free expression becomes the highest form of freedom; farcical elections become the highest form of democracy; banning independent thought becomes the most scientific of world views; military occupation becomes fraternal assistance. Because the regime is captive to its own lies, it must falsify everything. It falsifies the past. It falsifies the present, and it falsifies the future. It falsifies statistics. It pretends not to possess an omnipotent and unprincipled police apparatus. It pretends to respect human rights. It pretends to persecute no one. It pretends to fear nothing. It pretends to pretend nothing.
Individuals need not believe all these mystifications, but they must behave as though they did, or they must at least tolerate them in silence, or get along well with those who work with them. For this reason, however, they must live within a lie. They need not accept the lie. It is enough for them to have accepted their life with it and in it. For by this very fact, individuals confirm the system, fulfill the system, make the system, are the system.”
2024-05-19 18:59:05
by npub1ntj…w4pw
Here's your summary from ‘ANYTIME, ANY PLACE’: Trump vows to ‘expose’ Biden’s lies in debate #shorts (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nnLBAej84U) on the Fox News channel:
**TLDR:** Trump vows to expose Biden's lies in debate, willing to debate anywhere, anytime, any place.
1. Biden is afraid of debating Trump one-on-one without moderators.
2. Trump believes he can expose Biden's lies on issues like inflation, the border, and crime.
3. South Carolinians are paying more due to Biden's inflation, impacting their paychecks.
#news #foxnews #conservatives #republicans #trump #fjb
2024-05-19 18:30:15
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by npub1njs…7fqx
Yes, i think most people here are pro bitcoin but some find it a bit much. Especially when it's not really content and just saying slogans over and over, not sure this is all that interesting is it? (I mean, I've even see people from bitcoin twitter have been put off by this on nostr lol, imagine). I think i see it as borderline zapfarming. Besides you will probably definitely see content of an interesting bitcoin post because it will be reposted like mad, there's not much chance of that going amiss. I would add all the slogans to mute, ideally. In a feed like this imo. Ideally I would also have some sort of detection to mute image posts of ai bitcoin art. (Just reeling off what I would ideally have lol, not saying you should do this or whether it's even possible.)
I think with major price moves there should be a special feed lol. Nostr is pretty much unusable at those times.
I think a lot of this will be solved with topic feeds? I don't know :)
2024-05-19 18:26:19
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by npub1mt8…m7cz
Yeah, I've heard of the expectation of getting things for "free" as being part of the fiat, Web 2.0 mindset.
I'm no fan of a subscription model either, but I think I could get with a pay per use model, which I don't see as the same exact thing. Like if I want to read a particular article or note/post, I might be willing to pay for that with a micro-payment of a few sats, possibly. I'm not sure, though, because it hasn't really been tested, to my knowledge.
2024-05-19 17:44:14
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by npub17ra…henz
I felt like the movie was good. Sure. It has a lot going on and there's were crazy juicy details, beautiful shots, yadda yadda.
But other than the bomb scene and the 10 second countdown that came up to it,
The film was too fast man 🤷🏽
It didn't let you breathe or digest what happened at all.
It was like "hey I have an idea" "wow what's your progress on building it" "it's done, but I might have cancer" "cancer?" "That was weeks ago, now we're about to test the bomb but we did the math and might set the oceans and the atmosphere on fire" "I hope not!" "Are we right? Or have we killed everyone?" "10"
"9"
"8"
"7"
"I hope we did the math right"
"6"
"5"
"4"
"3"
"2"
"1"
*Silence and beauty for the next 10 mins*
"Wow we did it" "yeah but I feel terrible" "well you're a terrible person. Not just the bomb" "yeah I know. I should leave my wife already" "or get with the one that wanted you all along" "she was an adulteress!" "Which is perfect for you the way you lived your life" "you're right! I'll go see her. Oh wait she's dead now damn" "missed your chance" "missed my chance" "hey what did Einstein tell you so those years ago in Pasadena" "bitch he didn't say NOTHING important if I'm honest. I always knew I had to be an asshole to get this shit working"
"End- with a note from Christopher Nolan"
"Hi guys it was a movie right? Long? I still have a lot on the cutting room floor. I'm probably going to release an extended edition with 3 hours more footage. Kthnxbye"
2024-05-19 17:37:23
by npub1d7h…k463
Advanced Features and Innovations in Stack Wallet
https://www.dollarparity.com/advanced-features-and-innovations-in-stack-wallet/
In the latest release, Stack Wallet has exited beta, introducing significant updates and new features. The addition of Bitcoin Frost multisig and Bitcoin Taproot support are notable enhancements. The updated Flutter version (1.3.19) has been implemented, and a comprehensive networking overhaul ensures improved performance. New cryptocurrency additions include Solana and Peercoin, with Tor support extended to Tezos, Stellar, and Solana. Numerous optimizations and bug fixes, particularly for Firo, have been applied, alongside a new, visually appealing calendar picker library.
2024-05-19 17:28:42
by npub1wwu…7lcn
The technicals on Bitcoin confirm this positive outlook. They are very strong at the current moment.
BTC itself has bounced strongly off its upward-sloping 100-day moving average twice in the past three weeks. On this most recent bounce, it has also retaken its 20-day and 50-day moving averages, and is now trading above its 20-, 50-, 100-, and 200-day moving averages for the first time since early April when Bitcoin was above $70,000.
2024-05-19 17:26:22
by npub1ve0…xs9t
Hello #Nostr friends ☀️
I have a great new and you are the first one to know about it 👀
Our roomate moved out and we got permission from our landlord to rent the room for short-term holidays. 🏡
So before we put the official offer on Airbnb and Booking I am letting you know about this offer first 👌
We are located in Brno, Czech republic (aproximately 40 min to city centre). You can rent small room in our house for short-term period (kitchen, living room and batchroom is shared with us). The price is 40 000 sats/night (for now, it could differ) - which is great deal for Brno. If you prefer to pay by cash it is also possible, but price will be highter. 💰 We have big garden with free range chickens, so it will be better if you are aware of this fact. The room is suitable for 1 person (there is only one bed, but we have air matress in case you are two people).
We would be happy to provide other service as well (breakfast from home eggs, dinner our tours around Brno).
Brno is 2,5 hour drive from Prague. So it could be one of your stop when you are visiting BTC Prague 👌
We would be really happy to host fellow Bitcoiners.☄ If you are interested in this offer, let me know.
#valueforvalue #BTCrules #accomodation #homestead