I’ve become a Holesail addict. If I can’t just generate a key and connect remotely to my service now, I’m now just looking for a replacement that does let me do this. I don’t even try anymore. It’s either as easy as Holesail, or I’ll find a replacement 🤣

Everyone who are speaking at the #bitcoin conferences are spooks. And seems like organizers are those who cooperate with the government.

Kids in other room playing #Minecraft

"Guys like and subscribe if you like my house"

"Guys so me and my brother, he's making a house"

oh dear

In honor of Pride month.

People have the right to act out however they choose as long as the other person is a concenting adult.

The problem comes in when people disrespect those of a different viewpoint. Just because I believe homosexual relationships are not healthy, does not mean I am treating another person with disrespect. (Didn't see that one coming did you)

The second problem is that the sides are not equal. By plastering LGBTQ propaganda everywhere it IS disrespectful to those who have the view that biology is a reality regardless of how one feels and/or sexual attention's purpose is primarily to procreate and if that attraction is not conducive to that end wether or not it is a possibility (infertility), it is by definition disordered.

The equivalent would be hanging flags and making a parade announcing traditional views to the world.

Just like homosexual people need not hate people who believe traditional lifestyles are optimal, the reverse is also true.

Wasn't this all about treating people with dignity? I believe we're far past that now. There is now even a trend with younger kids that it is more cool to live alternative lifestyles. It's gone to far. Let's treat other people as people and end the endless extremist behaviour on BOTH sides. Chill. No parade required unless it's e tirely inclusive and positive. Pride is still considered a Sin by many. Let's try humility.

“The day will come when it will be necessary to draw a sword to affirm that the grass is green.”

Gilbert K. Chesterton

FFS, I somehow lost all the people I was following on Nostr. Fucken how?

People really don't realize how utterly dependent modern surveillance is on the idea that everybody is carrying a phone — which is always tracked. Their car has a cellular modem in it — which is always tracked. 99% of investigation is one guy and a search box. If you're not low-hanging fruit, you aren't gonna merit the Eye of Sauron of manual, well-resourced, focused team attention—and if you did, you probably planned ahead for it, right? Because it's not a mystery what would get you on Santa's Naughty List.

Anyway, the point is that even in a big city, the phoneless guy in a "covid" mask is going to be invisible to anything less than that exhaustive manual investigation — at least for a few more years. That may go away once they start networking all the cameras and having AI start trying to match up clothing sets moving from camera to camera, butthat capability is hard to hide, so it'll be in the news. And it won't work that well in places with less camera density and, perhaps, for people who wear the most-common outfits (the visual equivalent of a "shared fingerprint").

Remember: Phones are useful, but dangerous. And the people who will still wear covid masks to the beach are helping to normalize facial obscurity—regardless of their intention. Don't be mean to them. Encourage them to wear them everywhere. For passport photos. In police booking photos. At the customs desk. Family portraits! The sky is the limit—let them push the boundaries so that you don't have to.

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Awesome story and this is why I’ve invested in (and am such an advocate of) @geyser

To keep the spirit of bitcoin giving strong 💪

Ever wonder what it was like working for a Bitcoin company in the early days? Did you know users back then were part crazy, part generous?

I started working at BitInstant late 2012, which allowed people to buy Bitcoin with cash. In the fall of 2013, I joined Blockchain(dot)info (BCI). The early days at BCI is what I want to focus on here.

BCI was the biggest non-custodial web wallet & the most used block explorer. I wore many hats as the first employee, but my main job was handling the support tickets.

My first day at BCI was chaos. I logged into Zendesk and saw THOUSANDS of tickets as old as January 2013. There was one guy, Ben Reeves, doing everything since inception. Support wasn't the highest priority.

After initially feeling overwhelmed, I decided to clean things up. I closed all tickets older than a few weeks, and included a message apologizing for the lack of response. I assured people this would no longer be the norm, and to open a new ticket if their issue was ongoing.

I had free reign over my job, and became obsessed with making sure users received help in a reasonable amount of time. It started as a goal to respond within 24 hours of a new ticket, which turned into 12 hours. Within a few months, the average response time was down to 2-4 hours, only because I had to sleep at some point! 😂

I didn't realize how little I knew about Bitcoin until I had to answer tickets about the Bitcoin network itself. After all, we weren't just a web wallet, but a block explorer! I spent many late nights digging around on BitcoinTalk, trying to learn more, so I could help users with their questions. Learning about Bitcoin back then wasn't impossible, but it wasn't easy.

Many early users were shocked to receive a response to their questions. To hear back so quickly was unheard of. There were many Bitcoin projects back then, but most didn't have dedicated support staff. If you received a response, it would be from the founder or some other developer. These guys didn't have the resources to tackle support, especially in a timely manner.

I quickly learned about the generosity of bitcoiners. Many users requested a btc address from me so they could send a tip for the help provided. Even when I told them it was unnecessary, as I was a paid employee, they insisted on tipping.

Many of these users were nuts. 😂 Here's an example that didn't happen frequently, but it happened:

A user opens a ticket during the time I'm actively watching the queue. I see it come in, respond within minutes with a solution, and he insists on tipping. I'm like, "Bro it's cool, don't sweat it," but this madlad won't leave me alone until he tips me.

I look at my tip jar - 0.5 BTC, which is worth a few hundred USD at the time. WTF, ARE YOU INSANE?! 🤯

Part of this generous attitude was about saying thank you, but I believe a bigger part was about the early proliferation of Bitcoin.

We preach the HODL mentality today, but Bitcoin wouldn't be what it is without the generosity of early adopters. So many bitcoins were given out freely so people could learn about it firsthand.

I believe many of the tips I received were from people who, at one point, also received free btc. It felt wrong to HODL these tips, so I paid it forward. I purchased work related items so I could do my job better. I tipped people on Reddit. I donated towards bitcoin-backed fundraisers, including when Andreas fundraised for Dorian Nakamoto. I did everything I could to keep that spirit of giving alive.

The landscape today has changed, but that spirit of generosity lives on. The best example is zapping on Nostr, where people are tipping each other via LN for posts and comments. It's beautiful to see!

Thank you, early adopters, for your generosity. You're a big part of why Bitcoin is what it is today. 🧡

Be kind, be generous, and be a little crazy. 😄

More importanttly who doesn't ?

The world is a tragicomedy, I give up, starting tomorrow:

- I will create me a whatsapp account

- I will create a facebook account

- I will create an instagram account

- I'll create a TikTok account

- I will start watching television

- get vaccinated against COVID 19

- I will start saving in fiat

- stop reading books

- I will stop playing sports

- I will stop eating meat

- I will feed myself with snacks and energy drinks.

- I will start using Windows

- I will become a sports fanatic and idolize athletes.

- I'll start listening to bad bunny or whatever the fuck you call it.

If I leave anything out let me know, I want to be like everyone else. 💀

Ok I started listening to “rap/hip hop” 6 years ago

What whole albums should I listen to that I might have missed.

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#tunestr

Finally cancelled my cybertruck order because it’s too small vs the prototype and looks to have serious build quality issues

I was refunded $100, so let’s do some quick math

I initially made the pre order on 11/22/19

Bitcoin was trading at $7,242

So my $100 would have gotten me 1,383,000 sats

Today that’s worth $942

And to further add insult to injury the $100 I received back is worth $77.30 in today’s purchasing power.

So I lost 22.7% and my opportunity cost was +$842

Bitcoin and the dollar enforce this brutal reality on us everyday in both directions.

It’s best to constantly be aware of it and make the right decisions as best you can.