A mantis shrimp (Stomatopoda) and her clutch of eggs.

These aggressive and typically solitary sea creatures spend most of their time hiding in rock formations or burrowing intricate passageways in the sea bed.

She can't screw with me more than people online have, that part's not a big deal, but it hurts more coming from her. I thought I was going to marry her. I already got an engagement ring 😞

Cleaning off solar panels to keep the Internet on

The longer I participate in Bitcoin and Permaculture the more my mindset moves towards thinking about everything in terms of tradeoffs. In the last note about the solar panels, I explained my choice for more panels over storage. Today, is an example where more storage would be beneficial, in order to make sure the batteries are charged enough to power the wifi router tonight, I have to make sure the panels remain clear of snow. Because I installed these new panels with the batteries at a low state of charge during cloudy weather the batteries definitely wont make it through the night if I don't keep a trickle of power coming in. The next day with even a little bit of sunshine will surely top off the batteries charge and from there in think the residual power on cloudy days will be enough to keep the Internet running without such constant maintenance clearing the panels of snow. The forecast for the next week is clouds and more snow so it will be a great test to see how much a of a difference these new panels make in the worst conditions.

#permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #meshtadel #selfsovereignty #solarpower #offgrid

Data recovery from broken USB stick 😲 It must be wallet containing important data or keys.

Today is likely the last day of the pre-ETF era.

For 15 years, we've been studying Bitcoin, stacking sats, and orange pilling those around us.

Some of us got here earlier than others, but we all have one thing in common: we found #Bitcoin before the suits.

As the world shifts its focus to Bitcoin, remember why you're here. Remember the core values that brought you to Bitcoin. Remember why Bitcoin gives you hope for a better world.

Many are worried that a Bitcoin ETF will be bad for Bitcoin, or worse: kill it. But if there's one thing I've learned since I started studying Bitcoin, it's that it can't be stopped.

The beauty of Bitcoin is that it's permissionless. You don't have to ask for permission to access your money. You don't need a bank or a middleman to scam you with fees.

But it works the other way too. Because Bitcoin is permissionless, Blackrock doesn't need permission to use it. Even if they're using it in a way that removes all the freedom benefits and tacks on an annual fee.

Nostr and Fedimint are going absolutely nowhere, fast. These are unusable, non-mainstream platforms.

You heard the man, kids. It’s over. Pack up your stuff and go home.