Hey, nostriches. Sometimes reading notes/posts of others traveling the world to attend conferences makes me feel like there's this inside club. This isn't completely fair because there are those who genuinely share connections with like-valued people. Authentic connections are really bullish. They're awesome. It's when people just brag about their fancy travels that I'm turned off.
I say all of that up front because my experience in El Salvador last week falls into the bullish, wonderful people bucket. It started with the Mi Primer Bitcoin "Unconference" event that was full of bitcoin-educators. This was followed by two days of Adopting Bitcoin. The venue was different but the attendees were all high-signal bitcoiners.
To everyone who helped organize these I'm so grateful. Thank you! To everyone I got to hang out with, it was an honor. I love spending time with bitcoiners. To everyone who could not attend, we missed you and hope you can join next year.
Cheers!
Thats a new one for me. Thank you!
That's awesome. Yes, I'm considering some more holiday specials.
As more people learn about Bitcoin, more will understand what proof-of-work really means. I created a 21% off code for our POW apparel. In the spirit of scarcity, this code is limited to 5 people. First come, first serve. The code is "871114", the block height when I set this up yesterday. URL is www.freemarketkids.com.
Read "Dumbing Us Down" on return trip from Adopting Bitcoin. It's been on my list for a long time and I regret not reading it earlier. This is a must-read for parents and future parents.
Have you played the high end version yet? Metal pieces feel so awesome. Hard to say who loves playing with them more, the kids or the adults
Forgot to add the link to our store .... www.freemarketkids.com. Enter code at checkout.
As we wrap up the last month and half of this insane year, this is the absolutely best gift for a bitcoiner. It's the best bitcoin game ever. It's the highest quality edition ever. Get it for yourself and just ask your significant other to wrap it.
In the spirit of scarcity, I created ONLY ONE coupon code so whoever uses it first, gets it. The code is "871112". That's the current block height as I set this up.
It's 21% off which at the current exchange rate is just over 57,000 sats. Cheers!
Just saying GM ... Updates from Adopting Bitcoin coming soon as well as some very cool deals for bitcoin gifts for the holidays. Cheers & Happy Hodling!
100% need him him on nostr ... the badge is available at debtbadge.com
Had the cool opportunity to see Congressman Massie while wearing my own copy of the debt badge. Pretty funny moment ... Thought I'd share ...
End the FED. End the ED.
🙏 This is our area! Www.freemarketkids.com. Happy to help figure gifts for age, interests etc. reach out anytime!
Just keep pushing ... use low time preference to wear them out 🤣
I have always respected those who take action over those who yell at clouds. I'm guilty of doing too much of the latter and too little of the former. Today, though, I visited our Country Clerk to introduce her to the case study SimpleProof and Immutable Democracy. Thank you, Carlos nostr:npub145lf2q6sgqtkhjzzeza29ss6gz7qq4j6vslaa0dwanvgf58ey3us069hce ,for leading the way in Guatemala. It's late in this election cycle to make changes but it's fulfilling to start the process. We have follow ups post-election. We all do.
Carlos has been a bunch of different podcasts so I know I'm missing some people but tagging those I recall quickly nostr:npub1s5yq6wadwrxde4lhfs56gn64hwzuhnfa6r9mj476r5s4hkunzgzqrs6q7z nostr:npub1sk7mtp67zy7uex2f3dr5vdjynzpwu9dpc7q4f2c8cpjmguee6eeq56jraw nostr:npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev nostr:npub1hghnjjpnvkz8t6gkszuf37d7puwc2qtxc65rnklqsngzv6kkug9qhhfyz2 nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx nostr:npub1q3r28wytn2ff90lvrvf9qvsu72uuvl7lpcpfjs46gdfqmvdgcu0q9s6amn nostr:npub1qktts9naunvjdwsktq5xjdhwh539xt4x0mqj4yxq0q9dvm03ljvs6sms0r
Apologies to anyone I missed ... Cheers!
We (Free Market Kids) have played the low-time-preference collector's version of HODL UP at Bit Block Boom and many other Bitcoin events. It really has a casino feel to it.
Homeschoolers speak your language ...
In free markets (i.e., no zombies), companies evaluate how well they invest capital by measuring profitability. The military measures readiness, i.e., how capable the people, equipment, tactics, etc. are of executing the mission. Fiat education measures grades, test scores and, above all else, spending. If we applied first-principled thinking to education, what should we be measuring? 
Grade inflation in our education system reminds me of CPI manipulation. The metric itself is prone to manipulation and it really doesn't mean anything any way since grades are not indicative of future success. Putting those factors aside for the moment, the timing of the grade inflation is also funny. This chart from a website called gradeinflation.com should really go on the WTFhappenedin1971 website. 
Re-posting because this note is not showing all my devices where I check nostr.
Playing with AI while I'm working on a new article. This almost becomes an image journal documenting my writer's journey Here's what I got today: 
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Put on your game theory hat. If someone benefits from an uneducated citizenry in terms of power, prestige or wealth, what actions would they take with the educational system? Who benefits from dumber voters and what are their incentives? Today’s education system is yielding the exact results it was designed for. In the words of John Taylor Gatto, it is designed to dumb us down. Self-custody education = #homeschool
We visit Virginia periodically for family. While in town we reach out to Bitcoiners in the area. Last night at Compass Coffee we had a blast. We started with a book club discussion and wrapped up with Hodl Up. Getting beat at your game is humbling. An awesome group!!!! We're definitely visiting again! ☕️☕️
Wife and I took self-custody of education by homeschooling 4 kids. Got rugged with fiat jobs. Created bitcoin game to orange pill lovely wife. Created company (Free Market Kids), podcast (Bitcoin Homeschoolers), and most recently a non-profit (Free and Open Source Education (FOSE) Foundation). Happy hodling!
🙏🙏🙏 Is self-hosting like with Start9 an option?
for all you nostr experts, what is the preferred way to share videos? assume youtube is last on the list. rumble perhaps. what's the nostr way?
🔥🔥🔥Awesome information!!! Thank you for sharing!!!! 🙏🙏🙏
I designed them. I like games and we homeschooled our kids. Fun with Bitcoin for pre-coiners is beautiful. Www.freemarketkids.com. We also have a Lightning game, a seed phrase game. Next year we'll launch a clown world "fed Up" game.
LINDA AND ELON LEGIT THINK MOST X USERS ARE RETARDED. MAYBE THEY ARE RIGHT.
THOSE OF US WHO CAN SEE THROUGH THE BULLSHIT WILL CONTINUE BUILDING OUT NOSTR. A TRULY FREE GLOBAL TOWN SQUARE IS NECESSARY.
https://cdn.satellite.earth/7cb36143ed25754f2facd62b55005873ce80b13bc164a724e80e6f26e1253b2a.mp4
twitter is blocking me from writing "#nostr". I'm not surprised but usually I don't experience the control so directly. It keeps changing nostr into other words. 🤣
twitter is blocking me from writing "#nostr". I'm not surprised but usually I don't experience the control so directly. It keeps changing nostr into other words. 🤣
Hodl Up = 100% Bitcoin game, zero fiat
Hi nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a This is wonderful to hear. Tabletop games are a huge differentiator for our company, Free Market Kids. nostr:npub1s5yq6wadwrxde4lhfs56gn64hwzuhnfa6r9mj476r5s4hkunzgzqrs6q7z has played our Bitcoin game HODL UP. Would love to get you a copy.