New year’s commitment, just be a little less of a slave than I currently am, withdraw from their system slightly more, use the tools that help and help those that the tools will benefit. Also, slightly less eloquent, but at times in the UK, this is the alternative we have to choose between. https://primal.net/Dug/Nostr-and-Bitcoin-or-the-Gulag-1miukc
Great reflection back on nostr:nprofile1qqsp02kerjznyqgla3gujxw33dhr80lm7pvhp9vn8p2f2095afggdcgpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqp30luf progress through 2025. nostr:nprofile1qqsthy887pf36j465w0ls5y32a6rf7m06whlnnacmgn4rx0zg845alcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucm4wfex2mn59en8j6gpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqrdsrwf and team have done fantastic work fighting an uphill battle, but if we turn up every day and put in the effort, stick to our commitments, overall the scale of what is achieved can be great.
Politics (in its currect form) may not be the path towards greater individual sovereignty and freedoms, but if we can persuade them that “we are not the enemy you are looking for”, maybe, just maybe, they won’t think putting up barriers is the way to protect people.
https://bitcoinpolicy.uk/blog-1/f/letter-from-our-ceo---2025-review-of-bitcoin-policy-in-the-uk
Don’t be a martyr, what is important is that we act and are consistent with our actions. We then do these actions for ourselves, making commitments to ourselves. Then if more people do the same, the world will gradually become a slightly better place.
Also, nostr:nprofile1qqs2auxkkgfgylem580xrztp8ek5sf83s86k0vfq2feuz6y4lkhskgcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucm4wfex2mn59en8j6gpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezumtfd3hh2tnvdakq8fvstj ‘s focus on inflation is a very good place to start. If you vote for more without giving, you are voting for theft. End of.
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Gm nostriches, another great piece from nostr:nprofile1qqst0mtgkp3du662ztj3l4fgts0purksu5fgek5n4vgmg9gt2hkn9lqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnp0faxzmt09ehx2ap08pu8g0 providing a suggestion on not a New Year’s resolution, but a commitment that can maybe start at the beginning of the new year.
I will be doing my best to be living by these principles, I can’t code (or what coding I could once do is probably now of minimal value), but I can withdraw myself more from the system, keep commitments, own myself, trade freely/voluntarily and where ever possible minimise my contribution of a system that legalising theft violation of property rights, which I shall also not do.
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Gm nostriches and happy new year. Time to reset, make some resolutions to be broken but with consistency, your routines may already be set and simply maintained.
Stay humble AND stack sats. Get exercise, eat more steam and give attention to your sleep schedule. Simples.
First of the month 10k, which for the sake of my hips may be reduced to only a monthly 5k, combined with a little more biking. At least managed to hit some personal records on the way.
Time for #coffeechain no.3 I reckon.
Bigger brown belt was a bit hit. Not many things you can get for the man, at 77 who has pretty much everything he could want. Belt with a side of scotch whiskey and beef tallow soap! Quite the nostr inspired present Trio. Other items more ticket to get into blightey.
If a communist’s cognitive dissonance was able to pay the bills, communism might actually work. Trust me bro, this time it’s gonna work!
My year in review; we should have stayed humble and stacked sats, if you did well done.
Core devs; focus on security and maybe quantum, rather than fucking about with layer whatever bollocks (stay humble) and potential utility that I’m not sure who is asking for.
Bitcoin treasury companies (stay humble and stacked real Bitcoin without debt) if you’re not adding value to your customers or the market, on top of mstr, honestly, what are you playing at?
Etf traders (stacked sats and stop continually shorting the corn within trading hours), the only legacy you leave behind you is that you’re a bit of a prick and one day you’ll get so offside, and I’ll piss my pants laughing at you.
ETF buyers should have stacked sats and adding to transaction volume (the etf will so easily be seized, so play into their hands)
The remaining 10k true bitcoiners, save your sats for when the world opens up and fees stop being rock bottom, saying that, you’ll be the ones in the strong position, you will be the legends fairy tales will be made about, so practice staying humble now.
In some ways 2025 wasn’t the best for me, but in others it was amazing. My mother had a stroke in April, not ideal, but between my brother, dad and myself, we cared for her around our own duties and feel she’s on the mend, this is from my father’s birthday party last night, excellent fun was had with some great food and drink. Kids menus at quality restaurants are the best.
Anyway, not the point, I really hate, I mean truly hate when people dish out thanks feeling they can offset the massive effort someone has made “thanks for busting a gut while I sat in my ass, passing judgement” shit, going off topic. But when my mother thanked me for looking after her this year, it felt like my year’s achievement. The problem is then how to respond? have issues with “you’re welcome”, “it was my pleasure” is slightly better, but I tried “thank you for being a sanctuary for me, looking after you was no problem at all” she raised me for fucks sake, there is quite the debt to repay. Look out for your ma, you only have one freaks!!!
The first question we should ask in relation to government is; what do they do well?
Once this is answered we can move onto how to get rid of as much of them as possible.
Thank you for your time Sir. Also, h/t nostr:nprofile1qqsqfjg4mth7uwp307nng3z2em3ep2pxnljczzezg8j7dhf58ha7ejgpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgl426zu , saying what needs to be said
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So, 2025, how to look back on the year?
Inauguration of trump ✔️ ❌
Trump launches shitcoin ❌
ETFs continue hoovering up coins ✔️
Multiple new all time highs, topping out (temporarily) at $126k ✅ but also $ price 🤷♂️
Paper Bitcoin summer ❌
But is gave access to other markets?!?!? ✔️
MSTR still hoovering up coins? 🤷♂️
Mstr performing pretty poorly towards the end of the year ❌ (particularly for my pension)
Samurai dev bullshit with judicial overreach and bollocks political motivations from the past administration ❌ ❌ ❌
Core v30 ❌ but more the bollocks of slipping through a change without gaining rough consensus and considering implications (cheers nostr:nprofile1qqs8k0mcqd6sw3h524qn5gslszt9am9knmes3uh268dgnnpv3yfwj6qpr9mhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet59uq32amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9e3xwtc3hra34 on nostr:nprofile1qqs99szerd4l8lyx6xfuvc4s0lsaa0t93hasgtvxz2rsqw6khl2s3zcpzfmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ucpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuempd368xem4d33kstnrvvsk73sz for this)
Price for the year slightly down ❌
Clear meme pools ❌ for fees ✅ for base chain transactions
Blocks being mined on average every 10 minutes ✅
Hard cap 21m ✅
Peer to peer electronic cash ✅
Sure there are a good few other positive points but While starting this note I thought I’d end up saying overall it was a green year, but beginning to question that, but thinking about the final points, of Bitcoin is still around, we always green baby!!!!. There has been some highs, but also a hell of a lot of graft. Keep it up freaks, the battle is only beginning, and let’s be honest, as we approach our goals we won’t care about 🟢🟢🟢🔴 it will only be 🟠🟠🟠🟠
Also, big respect to all those nostriches that make this place feel like home (zaps will continue to reflect high quality content), couldn’t revise the meme without the help of Mr nostr:nprofile1qqsqfjg4mth7uwp307nng3z2em3ep2pxnljczzezg8j7dhf58ha7ejgprpmhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet5qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2aqnz0fd0.
2025 could be views as the year when we really got into mandibles territory. The brics “unit” has emerged as our own version of bancor!!!!
Would probably recommend against that, but each to their own! 🫡🙌
Cannot.run.inside.must.walk.slow.and.purposefully. 🥶
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I didn’t want to be so bold as to say X or Bluesky is for dumb, sheep like, boring, unattractive people, but saying it like that feels kinda right. “Nostr is for sexy funny awesome people, yeah, it was a bit clunky, there is not tech support to call, it’s probably not for you”. 🫡🙌
Hey nostriches, how we feeling? Ready to be defined by a model or ready to go it alone into the wilds of 2026?
😮💨, always gotta double check!!!
The sole of my feet? 😳, hmmm, if only on my shoe, I could be interested. Use leather soles as much as possible.
Gm nostriches, happy New Year’s Eve, catching a little Welsh sunrise before #coffeechain is sorted. Note to self, next time wear shoes, connecting with the earth is one thing, freezing the soles of your feel, quite the other. Currently around minus 1 C.
What to do? My wife contributes to her sister’s flight to visit because it’s more “expensive”(wife doesn’t work), then the sister turns up rocking a iPhone 17 air, oh and pays for fuck all while she’s in my house. (Including the hire car, “because she can’t cope with driving on the other side of the road” or paying for her own car hire.
#asknostr is this as fucked up
My mother fucking hates the sister in law, so this will be fun to raise when discussing “state of the nation” with her.
Big up nostr:nprofile1qqsywt6ypu57lxtwj2scdwxnyrl3sry9typcstje65x7rw9a2e5nq8sprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnnw3hkuetj9e3k7mg4tuge3 and nostr:nprofile1qqsqfjg4mth7uwp307nng3z2em3ep2pxnljczzezg8j7dhf58ha7ejgpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqprpmhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet5hgfg9w , feeling like at least my internet activities are protected from the United starmlinist socialists republic Kingdom, thanks to a lovely RHR #obscura discount code.
Fingers crossed I’ll stay out of the Dulag for a few days more.
Locked a loaded for some festivities, after fettling my father with a trip to the barbers (🫡🙌 nostr:nprofile1qqsywt6ypu57lxtwj2scdwxnyrl3sry9typcstje65x7rw9a2e5nq8spramhxue69uhky6t5vdhkjmndv9uxjmtpd35hxarn9ehkumrfdejszxmhwden5te0wfjkccte9e3xjarrda5kuurpwf4jucm0d5k2j70t , new tradition of my fam) have a little tipple for the big day tomorrow. It will take all my self control not to crack open the 2022 peony lane pinot noir!!!!
Kids currently sorting snacks for Santa and Rudolf.
Gm nostriches, back home, #catstr waking me up (supposedly because she loves me 🤣), catching some quiet moments with some lovely season 2 stranger things and a #coffeechain dark enough to match my heart.
Hoping Ma makes it across the merry isles on England to add, even with her particular spin on it, some sanity to the proceedings, cause yesterday fucking blew my mind!!!!!
Gn nostriches, at my mother’s house, each of the rooms is named after dogs of Christmas past. Dogs who I was lucky enough to spend time with since the age 7. They were all mentioned this evening and flippant comments about oh yeah, Taff was awesome, but you and uncle Jon loved Beth (dad doesn’t show how he feels). Pen linked them all together and then to finish the line there was Dug.
Coming home to this made Christmas. Miss you buddy.
Right, church carol service done, got my mother laughing as we sang “while shephards washed their socks”, then afternoon tea in a castle, am I done Christmas yet, can I just go back to being a hermit and go for a bike ride?
Oh, while mainstream media may not be “allowed” to spread any news, articles are out there on the “unwinding”, this tweet sums things up nicely. If only some beautiful Black and Tan had been able to explore such stuff (with his associated lack of full consistent macro knowledge and maybe an over focus on the uk, after all, while of Kiwi ancestry, we was UK born)
Buckle up my friends.
https://primal.net/Dug/Could-the-world-be-on-the-brink-of-GFC2-x25576
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#brostr providing some subtle Bitcoin related vibes with some coffee. Looking forward to a freedom money country style brew.
Gm nostriches, treating myself to a little dairy in this fine Thursday morning, #coffeechain and #catstr game strong.
Day off with the eldest also off, so packing up the car, bikes on top with a Dug Daughter day, with some #bikestr snacks locked and loaded.
There maybe “Christmas prep duties” to be done, but this is pretty much the first chance to have done this for years, so taking it, damn any blowback.
Quite the intense sky this morning.
Have an awesome evening freaks.
Anyone interested in using a cypher text from nostr:nprofile1qqsyns2fatej8fw0a20t69hd55zh2jzg296lthwzptum9cxngj2v7fqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzfmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ucujsx8v to win some sats that my shit students never managed to retrieve? useless get Zers!!!! nostr:nprofile1qqsd5ekky8g9hda86exp4hlqafjzrjnakcx3pzwdnzcxen7dp63w67qpzfmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ucpzfmhxue69uhk7enxvd5xz6tw9ec82csklmuva had a great morning practicing with my treasure hunt prize wallet.
Blanks copied, to be printed off at work later. While slightly morbid, actually love the idea of including this within my last will and testament.
Ffs Dug, we can’t crack the code, but what does “stackchainmag issue6” actually mean?
Gm nostriches, yeah nostr:nprofile1qqsp4lsvwn3aw7zwh2f6tcl6249xa6cpj2x3yuu6azaysvncdqywxmgpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejq2cc37j , fully accepting I’m a retard, but maybe also a bit of an autist, and nostr:nprofile1qqsd5ekky8g9hda86exp4hlqafjzrjnakcx3pzwdnzcxen7dp63w67qpr9mhxue69uhhqatjv9mxjerp9ehx7um5wghxcctwvsq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wd3skueqwuhlps, I think I’m in the process of adding some more strings to my bow;
Hey Ma, look a me, I’ve just encrypted my seed phrase into my cypher text, I’m all those things you thought I was, but also I’m using cryptography and I’m a shadowy super coder!!!!
Family are going to be so confused when attempting to unlock their inheritence!!! nostr:nprofile1qqsyns2fatej8fw0a20t69hd55zh2jzg296lthwzptum9cxngj2v7fqpz4mhxue69uhkyetkduhxummnw3erztnrdakszynhwden5te0wp6hyurvv4cxzeewv4esreeyjr
Ge nostriches, back at the homestead visiting #mastr, very amusing, asking me “does your brother’s trading actually make him money?”, I said “I buy assets with the aim of selling a small portion each year, much less risk, no trading”.
My bro may have a PhD in math and quants trading experience, but then I understand saving (and maybe inflation).
#studybitcoin, also don’t fade Ma or Pa.
Have an awesome weekend freaks! Ma even welcomed me with an open bottle of vino!!! Legend.
I remember a couple of years back when I subscribed to Bitcoin magazine, the excitement of receiving an issue and scanning through in the hope I’d see my article, but instead see articles written by the same small cadre over and over again….. never my small, but to me significant, contribution.
Just received issues 6/7 (sorry, my kids will love this) and my share certificate. And then flicking through to see a familiar name and a friendly face. Fuck yeah!!!! nostr:nprofile1qqsyns2fatej8fw0a20t69hd55zh2jzg296lthwzptum9cxngj2v7fqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgrwyulr
Will get started on issue 6 first before gazing at my own picture!!
Apologies, but felt the need today, so got to it. 🫡🙌 https://primal.net/Dug/Could-the-world-be-on-the-brink-of-GFC2-x25576
“Acute financial failure” “unprecedented” “unforeseeable” “we had to choice but to print, to stop the whole system from failing” “for the good of everyone”, I feel like writing a Financial Times article for some time in the future. 🫡🙌
Economic stimulus and rate cuts at a time when savings are at 2001, 2008 and 2019 levels, combined with gold, silver and S&P close to bubble levels (very similar stuff going on in Japan is a very top heavy economy, debt laden) Juicing the market to keep the party going, maybe making the inevitable crash or the new round of printing being ever more fierce.
Holy crapola Batman, you really want to get yourself some debasement proof assets that who knows, that are not held by a third party who may want to transfer ownership of said assets to keep them liquid at a moment of stress…… flashbacks to 1929 getting too intense!!!!! nostr:nprofile1qqstnem9g6aqv3tw6vqaneftcj06frns56lj9q470gdww228vysz8hqprfmhxue69uhkummnw3ezummjv9hxwetsd9kxctnyv4mqz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9e3h2unjv4h8gtnx095svecfzv the great takening was epic!!! If the share certificates aren’t legally yours, they are worth shit
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They have so much to censor and so little brain power to consider the implications of their actions……..
Time for the boomers to go all in on Bitcoin!!!!
“You have the right to remain silent. So shut the f*** up. You have the right to an attorney. If you can't afford an attorney, we will provide you with the dumbest f***ing lawyer on earth” lethal weapon 4. 🫡🙌
Even with the essential non AI typo!!! Cheers 🍻
Something I wrote the other day. Thought you might be interested. https://primal.net/Dug/Nostr-and-Bitcoin-or-the-Gulag-1miukc
Great post nostr:nprofile1qqs2ms205wk4jzzkmk9cpq2axelhc8n8xkksplvc4pksqta7n76ntcgpzdmhxue69uhkummnw3ezu6t5v9ejumrfqy0hwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytn9d9h82mny0fmkzmn6d9njuumsv93k2n0gx3p, you’re on fire.
We’re here to preach signal, we’re here to share thoughts that are meaningful, I’m not looking to harvest the sats of the zap happy!!!! I want to be the one that zaps more than I’m zapped, to maybe persuade someone to keep going and write the next post. 🫡🙌
More time we spend above it, less likely we’ll fall below it, but then, line, charts, horoscopes for guys. Still 100m sats in a full coin.
Freedom is illegal. Freedom always comes with trade offs.
Total Orwellian control over the world doesn’t stop criminals. It only empowers the worst ones.
Framing the conversation as if governments have jurisdiction over your nodes means you’ve already lost the plot.
“If you don’t do this then they will ban it”
The whole entire thing is noncompliant. The whole point of Bitcoin is to route around the state without direct violent confrontation.
Of course it empowers the worst type of people as well. But governments spend very little time and energy handling the worst kind of people because they are made up of them.
They steal, they murder, they abuse children, and they tell you where you can’t smoke.
The trade offs of freedom are worth it.
Anyone starting the conversation with how node operators need to out comply the state is not being helpful. Despite what PODCONF says, compliance is not defiance.
If you have an ounce of dignity, you need to be comfortable with understanding you are an outlaw.
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“But governments spend very little time and energy handling the worst kind of people because they are made up of them.” D.Greaser, well played sir 😘👌
We don’t have to ask permission to run our nodes and if we can configure our nodes as we see fit, we may attempt to focus our efforts of economic transactions.
We can run our nodes in our basements, in our attics, at the office, on our phones, in our cabins in the wood. The government will likely try to control us, but the pioneers can simple “go their own way”, to freedom.
Also, irrespective of whether v30 is released, the ultimate consensus surely will be reached when the pioneers choose which version to run, and maybe that means some autists who aren’t controlled or want fame a fortune continue doing big fixes on v29…… and maybe core show some humility and stop doing shit people didn’t ask for…..
Also, Gm pioneers.
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But if we sign, we’re now racist and immoral (cheers Kier)……. Ah well, they don’t like being called names, but they like calling other people names, good things I don’t mind, particularly if they are incorrect.