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Swiss Pleb on a mission to travel the world while buidling open source stuff.

Rubber duck debugging is out of date. I use real ducks to help me debug my code.

50 years later and it only got worse...

The Development Set

by Ross Coggins

"Adult Education and Development" September 1976

Excuse me, friends, I must catch my jet

I'm off to join the Development Set;

My bags are packed, and I've had all my shots

I have traveller's checks and pills for the trots!

The Development Set is bright and noble

Our thoughts are deep and our vision global;

Although we move with the better classes

Our thoughts are always with the masses.

In Sheraton Hotels in scattered nations

We damn multi-national corporations;

injustice seems easy to protest

In such seething hotbeds of social rest.

We discuss malnutrition over steaks

And plan hunger talks during coffee breaks.

Whether Asian floods or African drought,

We face each issue with open mouth.

We bring in consultants whose circumlocution

Raises difficulties for every solution --

Thus guaranteeing continued good eating

By showing the need for another meeting.

The language of the Development Set

Stretches the English alphabet;

We use swell words like "epigenetic"

"Micro", "macro", and "logarithmetic"

It pleasures us to be esoteric --

It's so intellectually atmospheric!

And although establishments may be unmoved,

Our vocabularies are much improved.

When the talk gets deep and you're feeling numb,

You can keep your shame to a minimum:

To show that you, too, are intelligent

Smugly ask, "Is it really development?"

Or say, "That's fine in practice, but don't you see:

It doesn't work out in theory!"

A few may find this incomprehensible,

But most will admire you as deep and sensible.

Development set homes are extremely chic,

Full of carvings, curios, and draped with batik.

Eye-level photographs subtly assure

That your host is at home with the great and the poor.

Enough of these verses - on with the mission!

Our task is as broad as the human condition!

Just pray god the biblical promise is true:

The poor ye shall always have with you.

Src: http://shores-system.mysite.com/development_set.html

The Donorati: https://medium.com/@ianfoster/the-donorati-d0dac56bcef6

With $GME adopting Bitcoin for example you might want to be invested if you believe that the hedge funds that sold all the naked shorts over the last years will get fucked and will be forced to go into the market to buy back the shares at some point. You're taking a bigger risk though and you're giving up control of your money to someone else.

Bitcoin is savings and stocks are investments. Different people have different opinions and circumstances which will make them prefer one over the other.

As for me, I believe it's best if you personally mainly have self-custody Bitcoin.

Because you're taking a risk investing in a Business that you believe will generate a positive return for you. Bitcoin doesn't have a return. These companies are just adopting Bitcoin as their treasury asset instead of the Dollar that is hurting them.

As for what you should do depends on if you believe that this company will increase your BTC holdings or not.

This is Fanuel from Malawi. He grew up in a village around Mulanje Massif - the tallest Mountain in Malawi. He took me up to the peak for a challenging 3-day hike and even invited me to stay at his place on the day we got back down. We connected quite well and talked a lot about the issues that Malawi has and how their currency (Kwecha) is heading towards Hyperinflation right now. Next to being a guide he runs a small charity where he houses Kids, sends them to School and teaches them Carpentry.

We installed his first Lightning wallet together - Unfortunately he still needs some USD in his life and AFAIK it's not easy to do P2P trading here in Malawi so I did pay him in Fiat, but I was able to give him a tip in Bitcoin and he gratefully accepts Donations for helping his community. Send some love to him if you feel like it. 265999329808@8333.mobi - https://8333.mobi/265999329808/static

There's a lot more he's fighting for that I find amazing. Malawi but especially Mulanje has a big deforestation-issue. The locals kill entire forests to collect firewood, without sustainably replanting the trees. Instead of trying to do something against it the Government is actively encouraging this and dosencouraging people from cooking with Gas as the Presidents son wants to turn the natural beauty of Mulanje into a toxic Mining operation - the only Mining operation in the region that I support is Gridless. There's a lot more I could add here but this will be it for today. I can recommend you Ian Fosters Substack if you're interested about the destructive effects of Fiat in Malawi (https://open.substack.com/pub/ianfost)

I'm currently enjoying the view of the river from Letaba. Saw your message too late and have to head north later.

Found this beatiful Leopard in Kruger today!

#photography #photographs #africa #leopard #canon #photostr #plebtstr #plebchain

I guess I am a paranoid Crypto Anarchist.

Fuck what Saylor and Fink tell you. Write Code and Stack sats.