Rewatching the original Star Wars Trilogy this weekend with my kids. Starting tonight with episode 4. 🤓🍿📽️

Gigi is pretty magical

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+1 I wanna know. Assumed it was explained on nostr before my time but maybe not. I’d assumed refined AI prompting but was afraid to ask

Winter is almost over!

When she asks if you have hobbies outside of Bitcoin

I'm at the lake in Kanagawa.

#japan

Are there still places with vibes anymore? Or did the internet kind of kill it?

I feel like digital spaces have vibes. Nostr has a vibe for sure, but everywhere I go (in America at least) feels flat, steril and homogenous now.

People like to pretend otherwise, romanticizing local charm and it’s fun to do so, but in reality there is no meaningful difference between New York, LA, Chicago, Austin, Miami etc…

The differences feel increasingly superficial. Miami with its neon pink and bad Latin art. New York with its identical minimalist cafes selling identical oat lattes. These aren’t cities anymore, they’re brands. “Keep Austin Weird” feels less like the rallying cry of a bohemian collective and more like a safe corporate brand slogan.

It wasn’t always like this. Cities used to incubate true subcultures that couldn’t thrive anywhere else. Seattle once had grunge music emerging organically from local clubs, distinct in sound and attitude. Detroit was a birthplace for techno and industrial grit that couldn’t have been manufactured. New Orleans had jazz clubs and vibrant local traditions that permeated every street corner authentically. Before the internet collapsed distances, you could sense deep authenticity upon arriving somewhere new. The vibe wasn’t something designed by marketing departments; it was organically woven into the streets, the people, the music, and local myths.

Now, vibes feel engineered and commoditized, reduced to Instagrammable moments and easily replicable aesthetics. I once watched from the balcony of my hotel in Nashville as 200 women waited in line to take the same stupid picture with the same stupid set of angel wings.

Digital spaces, ironically, have become refuges of uniqueness, fostering communities unburdened by geographical homogenization. Platforms like nostr host unique niche communities, from hyper-specific gaming bitcoin cultural milieu to obscure philosophical discussions, that retain genuinely distinctive vibes.

Perhaps we’re now entering a strange inversion, where real-world spaces chase digital popularity, adopting blandness to maximize broad appeal.

In this inversion, digital worlds might become the primary spaces where unique vibes survive, thrive, and multiply—leaving our physical world as little more than a flattened reflection of what used to be.

Nostr is where the vibes are at.

Yes. This was just hubs and the kid, we caught the happy hour special 🥃

Absolute stupidity at it’s finest!

Would’ve liked to see her try this with a croc 🐊

It was all very tasty, the dessert is a special occasion treat. We split it 3 ways and I wish we had more to share it with.

Celebrating birthday month in style...with old fashioneds, pecan cobbler, and regrets 🎉 #mytummyhurts #birthdaythings #imtoooldforthisshit #oldfashionedfriday

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.

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