Just listened to The Bitcoin Standard Podcast with the founder of the Machankura Wallet. Bringing bitcoin to those without access to the internet or data:
"and you think you're so clever, and classless, and free, but you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see"
- John Lennon, Working Class Hero
Although #BrokenMoney is about money and finance, I dedicated a full chapter to the topic of privacy.
It covers government financial surveillance, surveillance capitalism, the frequency of data breaches, Snowden, Pegasus, Chinese export of surveillance tech to dictators around the world, etc.
Surrounding chapters are about CBDCs, encryption, and the intersection of financial technology and human rights so it all kind of flows together.
I figure that most people won’t read a book about privacy but if I can stick some privacy-focused content into a money book that will indeed reach a wide audience, it’ll educate a lot of people on the topic that weren’t otherwise looking for it specifically.
cc nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx and nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc 
Just got my kindle edition and I'm ready to crack that virtual cover.
Shameless plug for The Bitcoin Company
https://thebitcoincompany.com/
Quick easy lightning log in, and the process of buying a card is a breeze. It's helping me progress towards living on sats.
Today: Chipotle and AMC card.
Tonight: Carvel
Yeah, I know. I'm not living that healthy bitcoin lifestyle.
So does Swan get a complete pass on Prime Trust's behavior? Is due diligence even a thing?
That is fantastic! I'm impressed that your wife is a hodler. Who orange pilled who?
Just bought my morning coffee with a Dunkin Donuts gift card that I bought from the Bitcoin Company with my phoenix wallet on my graphene pixel and stored on the FOSS Catima gift card app. How many plugs can I fit in one note?
Just upgraded ed to the new "splice" phoenix wallet on my graphene pixel. Can't wait to try it out!
https://bffbtc.org/july-2023-meetup/
Bitcoin Meetup At Reggae Bar in Lusaka, Zambia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8vlzaDSNY0&t=48s
New short documentary on Bitcoin Ekasi:
Here's an article I just wrote about Alex Gladstein's fireside chat at Pub Key:
It's a sunny day on Long Island, but the temperature is suspiciously mild for this time of year. More evidence of climate change.
Aruba Donkey Sanctuary
It's not raining this morning on Long Island. That's news this week.
If this thunderstorm messes up my bitcoin smash buys I am really going to be pissed.
I visited Pub Key last night in NYC's Greenwich Village. Great chat with HRF's Alex Gladstein. If any of you are around NYC in your travels, stop in for a drink.
I'm looking forward to hearing Alex Gladstein tonight at Pubkey in NYC.
Lots of new bitcoin and LN wallets to try out: Mutiny Wallet, Tribe Wallet. New toys every day!
Like I said, I've been gone a few months and I can't believe the volume of absolute crap I see in the feeds. I guess that's a sign of growth. I need to get better at separating the wheat from the chaff
Diving down the privacy rabbit hole is hard work. Nostr off and on since late 2022, now graphene. Next project- Start 9. It would have been easier to just keep gmail and facebook, but nooooooooo
Caring for all the animals in the house today, since I'm the only one home. A dog, three cats, one gecko, 125 gallon aquarium, outdoor pond fish. I'm really a zoo keeper.
I would say you got the short end of the stick, or roach.
I'm seeing a lot more habla.news links posted on legacy social media. Now that's a good sign.
It's good to be back on nostr. My desktop client gave me some issues so I took a bit of a hiatus. I'm really enjoying primal on desktop right now. Nostr has advanced in many ways during my little vacation.
Here's my review of Pub Key in NYC, New York's first bitcoin bar: