I just picked up this second-hand desktop Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 for our Nostr booth at #FOSDEM

What OS with a GUI should I install?

I’ve worked with Lubuntu and Linux Mint in the past, but I’m open to try something else.

No mention of the countless lives lost during the covid madness. No mention of the people blessed with vaccine damages. No mention of those who took their own lives during the lockdowns cause they couldn't cope with the isolation.

A true American hero. Thank you for your service Dr Fauci.

After a wild ride on TikTok, I’m exhausted and looking for authentic connection, fun and growth. We need each other more than ever if we want real, sustainable change that supports the collective 💓

#introductions

Hey nostr! I’m a high school science teacher new to nostr, and I want to use the platform to get community feedback on a curriculum that I’m making for teaching AP Environmental Science next semester at a California public high school. My husband is a bitcoiner and encouraged me to start this journey on nostr because I have 5 weeks after the AP test at the end of the semester to teach about any relevant topic that I want. I want to tailor each unit throughout the semester to relate in some way to bitcoin and would like community feedback to help teach the next generation of bitcoiners! I want to start by building out my slide deck for the unit as well as the lesson plans using a decentralized platform if possible. From there I can post links here to get feedback as I design the units. More than anything, the class is about painting a picture of how systems in our environment - both natural and man made - are interconnected. I try to focus a lot on boiling concepts down to first principles to get students thinking critically and engaging in debates in class. Energy transfer through systems is a big topic that ties many of the units together, and ultimately I would like to use bitcoin to help tie these ideas together.

My first question is: if I want to use nostr to build out my slide deck for class to share with you all? Any recommendations on text editing platform for writing lesson plans? Once I’ve built these items out I’ll start sharing links and asking for feedback!

#asknostr #introductions

I've got this one family member who Needs to invest in BTC but won't.

You have anyone like that in your circle?

Holy shit.

Trump actually got Israel and Hamas to agree to a ceasefire and hostage release deal before he even stepped into office…

What has Biden been doing for 2 years?

Everyone on the left owes Trump an apology.

Not all KYC is bad!

(I'll let you roast me and explain later)

‘If you get payments right, the rest will follow.”

- famous quote I just made up.

I can't believe that to get primal premium I can't pay with lightning 😰

This is my best friend, bridesmaid, and a gentle-hearted Bitcoiner, Saphia. She recently lost her home and all her belongings in the Palisades Fire. Adding to her struggles, she was unable to secure an insurance policy when she moved in, and the last year has been particularly hard for her due to multiple failed IVF attempts.

Saphia has always been a source of kindness and strength for others, and now she needs our love and support more than ever. Please keep her in your prayers, and if you’re able, consider contributing to help her rebuild. Every satoshi counts.

You can send support to her Bitcoin wallet or Lightning address here: saphiarelief@tryspeed.com.

You should use P2P exchanges whenever you can but I'm afraid the "no bitcoin onramps, only fiat offramps" reality is increasingly true.

In the medium to longterm it won't matter that you operate with lower-value transactions because they keep moving the threshold lower to demand ever more burdensome kyc info for transactions.

Moreover, you will have to deal with sudden account freezes and transaction cancellations if you keep sending money to strangers. It's just a reality of this model, one that cannot be mitigated.

Since the financial surveillance system is increasingly consolidated into one big honeypot, you will not be able to escape with multiple bank account tactics.

One solution is to coinjoin funds or do atomic swaps but that does not erase kyc data. It is a suboptimal solution.

I see three real solutions that remain for freedom-minded people to acquire kyc-free sats:

- Mine bitcoin in a non-kyc way

- Exchange fiat and goods face to face

- Work for it

...and of course you should keep most of your funds in Self-Custody. Maybe some on LN(LSP model makes it easier) and pocket money in #ecash mints.

Realistically you will rarely do option 1 and 2. Working for sats is the best solution and it will bootstrap a freedom economy of Sovereign Individuals.

The best way to get this freedom economy going is in my mind obviously nostr. That's why I am building #satshoot and keep supporting this ecosystem any chance I get.

This is my thesis. What's yours?

#asknostr #kyc #privacy

What one of your favorite tools?

Mine is this baby brass caliper.