I like this approach from Cloudflare. Much better than imposing access restrictions or blocking VPNs.
Sacrificing lives for a state's "territory" 🤔
You can just cut branches off your trees and make them the shape you want
#growstr
Wait, there are people who don't do it this way?
#meme #memes #memestr #Bitcoin #Nostr
https://nostr.download/a448b535d56da39601983087f643661f4bc63ccaf5992860e8d240dd7f99462b.webp
LoL, shit like this makes people think Bitcoin is a cult
What's your take on adding a bit of cumin and coriander to the mince? Technically a plant, but yummy 😋
Also, I would add some creme fraiche into the mix. Not so expensive, and helps to balance the dish imo.
This is a pretty decent answer from ChatGPT 4o. Definitely appreciate some American humour (e.g. US Office), but have to say I prefer British:
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The key differences between British and American humour come down to tone, delivery, and cultural influences. Here’s a breakdown of the main contrasts:
1. Sarcasm & Dry Wit
British: Heavy use of dry, deadpan delivery, where the humour is often so subtle it can be mistaken for seriousness. Sarcasm is an art form, and jokes often come with a straight face.
American: Sarcasm is used, but it’s often more exaggerated, with clear cues (tone changes, facial expressions) so that the audience knows it’s a joke.
Example:
🇬🇧 British: "Oh great, another Monday. What a thrill." (Said in a monotone, deadpan voice)
🇺🇸 American: "Yay, it’s Monday! Just kidding, Mondays suck." (More exaggerated)
2. Self-Deprecation vs. Confidence
British: A love for self-deprecating humour—poking fun at oneself is common, even among the most powerful or successful.
American: More inclined to celebrate confidence and success. While self-deprecation exists, it’s not as much of a default.
Example:
🇬🇧 British person: "Oh, I’m completely useless at this—watch me fail spectacularly."
🇺🇸 American person: "I may not be the best at this, but I’ll give it a shot!"
3. Absurdity & Surrealism
British: Fond of absurd and surreal humour (think Monty Python, The Mighty Boosh). The weirder, the better.
American: Prefers situational or character-driven absurdity (e.g., Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Office US).
Example:
🇬🇧 British: Monty Python's Ministry of Silly Walks—bureaucrats taking ridiculous walks seriously.
🇺🇸 American: The Office US—Michael Scott doing something awkward but in a way that’s still grounded in reality.
4. Dark & Cynical vs. Optimistic & Feel-Good
British: Dark, bleak, and sometimes pessimistic humour—making light of misery, awkwardness, or even death (Blackadder, The Thick of It).
American: Often leans toward optimism and feel-good comedy, even when it gets dark (Parks and Recreation, Friends).
Example:
🇬🇧 British: "At this rate, I’ll be dead before I get promoted—though I suppose that’s a relief."
🇺🇸 American: "I may not be promoted yet, but hey, at least I’m still employed!"
5. Slapstick & Physical Comedy
British: Uses slapstick, but it’s often mixed with sarcasm and irony (Mr. Bean, Fawlty Towers).
American: More direct slapstick and over-the-top physical humour (Jim Carrey, Three Stooges).
6. Wordplay & Linguistic Nuances
British: A love for wordplay, puns, and double entendres (think Blackadder, QI).
American: Less reliant on wordplay, more on one-liners and punchlines.
I don't know guys, maybe people don't care about monetary inflation or not having their money be seizable anymore. Also probably governments seem to have learned their lesson and will no longer be irresponsible.
Think our work here is done. Time to sell your Bitcoin and trust the system again, I guess.
Most Bitcoin holders aren't yet all in. Most people aren't yet Bitcoin holders.
GN 🌚
Doing some work with a housing services company and they're training a model to detect "non compliant" language in property advertising.
For example, saying "great for families" is verboten because it implies preference for one lifestyle over another 🤡
Woke may be off the top level political agenda, but it's still extremely embedded.
A few months ago I got into an argument with a real estate agent who needed way too much info about me "for compliance". Today I get an email from them notifying me that they've had a major data breach 🤦♂️
Retards.
Overheard a couple of autists at work talking about pre 1913 societal values. Need to find my way into this group 😅
General vibe feels like March 2020. Lots of uncertainty, but government leaders naively posturing.
Not the WSJ, but similar (can't find the WSJ link but they also had an editorial "The Case For War" in 2003).
WSJ and FT capture attention of a large % of wealthy and managerially influential people. So, of course it will be coopted to push agendas - it's readership is too valuable not to.
Did you see it? Not bad actually
Midwits and all mainstream media right now: "War is peace"
UK's main mistake under Chamberlain was that they didn't prepare their army and navy for a potential war. Chamberlain was right to try get peace, but it was ineffective because the UK had no leverage.
Today Trump is pushing states to increase their military capacity, while pushing for peace. I think this is a crucial difference.
(Also, Russia is relatively week after 3 years of fighting vs. Germany after the invasion of Poland or Sudetenland)
I don't want you to give up your lives for us. But I also don't want nuclear war - it's not just Ukraine at risk in that situation.
I hope peace can be negotiated, even if it means both Russia and Ukraine don't get everything they want.
No that's not my argument. The specific circumstances here are that Ukraine doesn't seem able to defend itself without continued Western funding, and also negotiations to end the war are plausible.
Would you prefer more US + EU + UK funding and weapons and for the war to continue (even at the risk of Russia using nuclear weapons)?
Wars have always ended. The sooner it ends, the sooner all killing stops. It will feel like a defeat for Ukraine - I don't like it, but it seems better than continuing at such great expense of lives and taxpayer money.
What's the twitter take?
I think it's good that he's trying to bring an end to the war. People are far too concerned with the principle of teaching Putin a lesson, but at the expense of lives.
The whole thing is an ugly mess, but it's better it ends even if it means it feels like a loss.
Brian Armstrong does at least make the case that Bitcoin will be the important global reserve asset. But he doesn't push back at all on the FUD that it's difficult to make payments with Bitcoin.
Think he just wants to custody the Bitcoin, and do partnerships with Visa. Very sad considering what Coinbase could have achieved.