Have you done an extreme wardrobe simplification, like Steve Jobs? How did it go?

When I see this type of discussion, I usually turn to Steve Jobs' approach to product development.

Over the years, we've witnessed a pattern in software development where applications become increasingly bloated as they attempt to integrate every feature imaginable that users demand. This often results in a complex and confusing user experience, leading to users seeking out alternatives.

In response to this, companies and developers frequently strip away features, separating them into smaller, more manageable applications. These features may remain independent or evolve into entirely new products, or sometimes, they are re-integrated into a more streamlined and focused application.

In my view, super apps tend to be overly bloated and confusing, while managing numerous micro-applications can also be overwhelming and tedious. Striking a balance between the two is key here.

Nostr is likely to follow a similar path as it grows and adapts.

Sorry to spoil, but also people have been talking about this non stop since last night, it's kind of hard to miss it.

I watched the documentary Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery. Overall, it was decently entertaining and did a good job of covering a lot of Bitcoin's history. However, there were some inaccuracies or misleading portrayals. For example, the documentary failed to mention that "Bitcoin Jesus" (Roger Ver) is now primarily associated with Shitcoins, inaccurately claimed that Blockstream takes a portion of all Bitcoin transaction fees, and misrepresented the Blocksize War. It also completely omitted any discussion of the Lightning Network and framed Blockstream as a centralized force behind Bitcoin, which doesn't accurately reflect the decentralized nature of the Bitcoin's ecosystem.

As for the ending conclusion... Is it Peter Todd, because he's incredibly intelligent, invented Replace-by-Fee and understands Bitcoin better than most? I don't know and I don't care. It doesn't matter who Satoshi Nakamoto is. Bitcoin is stronger because we don't know.

What I do know is that since the journalist misrepresented Blockstream and the Blocksize Wars, it seems likely that other aspects of the documentary could also be misrepresented, like the portrayal of Peter Todd and the attempt to connect random dots to Satoshi Nakamoto.

To everyone on zap.stream watching the movie:

Thanks for laughs 🫂

Should white couches even exist? Real question

THANKS 😊 DAVE!!! All the best. Accept my air hugs or don’t. Always had a thing for this picture. 🤣🤣🤣. Leave my weirdo self alone.

GM

Airports are so Fiat.

Missed boarding a flight by 2 mins (8mins before takeoff). I got stopped through security because I had a butter knife in my carry on bag.

I'm tired & annoyed but I'm also remembering that there are no coincidences. I'm not sure why I wasn't supposed to be on that flight yet though.

I'm now in the flight that I initially wanted to be on & I have 6 less hours with my grumpy boomer father in law.

Believing that everything is happening for you (rather than to you) helps you to see the silver lining in shitty situations. Perhaps the reason for missing the flight was that someone on Nostr needed to hear this message?

🤷💚

I studied business and economics at trinity college Dublin back in the early 90s.

Recently I asked a bunch of my former classmates, “what is the best way to buy bitcoin in Ireland?”

Some helpful attempts to answer the question that I appreciated.

But..one of my former classmates who has spent his entire career in stock portfolio management here in the US asked me about Bitcoin and told me about how

skeptical he is.

I risked the unwanted hijacking of our Group whatsapp chat by making a sober case for the values of bitcoin and my only ask was that he and others spend at least 10 hours to Really study it.

What was frustrating from our conversation:

He finished off our back and forth with, I am still not convinced. - well, duh! All I was suggesting is don’t dismiss bitcoin out of hand and tear yourself away from following Liverpool or man united for a few hours in the next few months! Ffs.

But the thing that really stuck with me is what he wrote in regards to inflation:

“The inflation protection ( from bitcoin) is a fallacy. Inflation doesn’t come from the currency you pay with. It comes from the price the seller charges. That will come from the cost of inputs, not how you pay.”

And that’s when I realized these people are living in a curated dream world l. In high school and at trinity we were spoon fed Keynesian economics and this wizard of oz shit - it isn’t money printing that causes inflation- that is inconceivable!

Almost all my friends in Ireland tell me bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme. Just one that happens to be working.

That’s when I realized I am completely wasting my breath!

I don’t have the patience of Michael saylor and others. I will let them at it and they will get bitcoin at the price they deserve.

Wow that’s crazy. There is a real need out there and the market meets the demand!

Bitcoin excites me on so many levels. But I am completely alone in my day to day life with my love for bitcoin. Everyone around me is deeply embedded in the fiat matrix and thinks I am just a bit touched.

My wife is kind enough to let me share my excitement about bitcoin with her even though she has barely any idea what I am talking about.

Bless her heart.

Ever fuck up your coffee because you haven't had your coffee yet?

This morning while operating in the dark on autopilot I out the coffee mug in the machine... upside down. What a mess.

How many coffees per day does Nostr drink? Curious where I sit on the spectrum.

For me it's three americanos. Double shot in each from a fairly budget spec B2C machine. One at 5am, one at 10am and one after lunch.

How about you? ☕

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