In my ongoing sci fi story, there was one character where I wasn't sure whether they would live or die at the end. I decided it today.

I had outlined much of the plot from beginning to end with spots to fill in a while ago, but that particular outcome wasn't determined yet.

But after writing 75k words, and experiencing that character a lot, it gave me the right vibes on what to do.

👀

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Steak pls, can I have it without the fries

It comes with fries

Yeah I don't want them, thanks

But it comes with fries

I don't want the fries, it's just a waste of food

I can give you instead

No thanks I just want the steak

No thanks. I really just want the meat and don't wanna waste food

OK just bring the fries

GM☕

Ya'll want some more?

Regarding the US dollar:

I continue to believe it will be *generally* weaker over the coming 12 months or so... with the $DXY heading sub-100.

However, the recent surge lower has moved the dollar to OVERSOLD levels, and an impressive POSITIVE DIVERGENCE has occurred (see chart below... straight red line and straight green line).

This suggests, to me, that we will see a multi-day or multi-week bounce higher in the US dollar--the strength of which may impede any short-term rallies in risk assets or even #bitcoin.

After the expected bounce higher, hopefully before the end of October 2024, I think that the next #bitcoin bull market (in fiat terms) will begin in earnest.

Just my two sats. Feel free to disregard.

#macro

I spent more hours than I care to admit yesterday studying laser guns, why they mostly suck compared to normal guns, and how one might design a less-awful laser gun given 10-20 years of better tech progression.

Please don’t judge, but for years I’ve wanted to ‘gossip’ or meme or whatever about your perpetually, incessantly “hidden ear”.

I never did because it felt wrong, and careless, and I respect the hell out of you.

I’m just posting this now to communicate, as someone you know nothing about, that I actually really appreciate right now that you’ve shared your ear Lyn.

Thank you. I don’t say that often.

K. Now back to the collapse of everything we’ve ever known…

There's only one picture of my husband and I online in any English-language context, and it's not labeled as such but rather is buried in a Twitter thread and just kind of put in there as one of many photos, on purpose as an easter egg.

We like privacy, so we don't post many pictures.

But since I already showed my left ear on Nostr (likely for the first time ever in a public picture, funnily enough), I might as well give Nostr the exclusive to my husband as well. It's technically not new, which is why I can show it, but rather I can just be more specific about it. It's a picture of us from back in 2021 at Sahl Hasheesh in Egypt that we've had quietly online for three years. As readers of Broken Money know, his name is Mohamed Badran.

Mohamed is the editor of all of my long-form content, deals with the technical backend of the website, and inspires me to be better as a person every day.

Keeping Nostr weird I see. 😂