The day when you realize that if that guy is a Bitcoin OG, then so are you...

I thought I was late, but apparently not.

#bitcoin #plebchain

Who has worked with nitinol!? I love the idea of making antennas with it. Is it hard to work with?

#hamradio

#antennas

Time for some 18650s and to spin up the 3d printer.

#hamradio

#amateurradio

#3dprinting

I often send funny messages in venmo. I paid a friend for lunch but called it "bikini waxing". I bet my ex-wifes attorney is going to have fun with that one.

My friend sent one that said "anal bleaching".

Venmo is an excellent system of record for what really happened.

Hot dog! Its hot here too today. Kids don't seem to understand its going to get much hotter though.

I mean, they are both wrong, and I would go to prison for doing what either of them did. It really shows how much of a multi-tier justice system we have.

Haha, very true, signal is much more secure... But the US government normally doesn't put their trust in peoples personal cell phones for classified data... I guarantee I would get fired and probably jailed if I put classified data on my phone.

There's laws that should prevent over-classification of data as well, but its not easily enforced for some sections of the government (I'm thinking CIA).

Trials can still happen with classified data BTW, Judges can and are sometimes read in... Its just the discovery of the crime is harder. However the people will eventually find out, because classified information follows a declassification schedule.

Pretty sure using signal violates records management laws just as much as a secretary of state running their own email server...

Plus, communications about stuff like this is supposed to happen over networks that support classified information.

Once you've been silently perma-banned on many mastodon node for just having an opinion that is more nuanced than the prevailing thoughts of the day, you realize how important it is to have more control over your communications. I welcome people to block me if I annoy them, however I don't think I have such strong or radical opinions to be quietly and permanently silenced on many nodes. I consider myself rather rational in my opinions, and I'm not out to damage anyone. I also welcome feedback, and I'm OK with disagreement.

If your argument requires silencing others in order to stand... Than maybe your argument can't stand on its own merits... That isnt my fault. Do better, be better.

Im saying it again, I think I'm ready to leave the #fediverse... At this point, there isnt much holding me there. #nostr has been a welcome breath of fresh air.

#plebchain

Woot!!!

To be honest, I think Gulf of Asteroid really works, because the Asteroid precedes even language... So if earliest name wins, I'm going with the Asteroid one.

I'm glad it has good roots, and I see no reason why you can't keep calling it Gulf of Mexico if you want.

Many places over time have had multiple names. There is no reason people can't keep calling it the Gulf of Mexico, and governments can call it the Gulf of Mexico if they like. I'm surprised we didn't rename it in theSpanish-Americamn war.

To me, Gulf of the United States would have been bad, as would Gulf of Texas or Gulf of Florida.

I think Gulf of America is fine, because its right there on the coast of the North American continent. All the land mass surrounding it is North America. So if we have to rename it, I don't think its a bad name... Whether it precedes the united states or not, people seem to rename things or assign them multiple names... Sometimes its politics, sometimes its language. Sometimes its to honor an event, or to make a song lyric. I really think its not that big of a deal, and I will call it what I like. I'm thinking the Gulf of Asteroid.

would hate to be the plumber... pulling a noshole note out of a toilet.

Rumors of my death have been greatly exagerrated.

A better outcome for them. I don't think so... They might just get shot. Push come to shove they are going to end up on the front line. I don't want someone to have my back who doesn't want to be there. Its not about discipline, its about trust... Conscripts can really harm what we call esprit de corps.

Conscripts just aren't good soldiers. History has seen many a war lost because of use of conscripts.

I think there's better things to do than prisons for sure... There is public service that can be done. I think a military-like public service could be one example of such a thing. Perhaps instead though its about cleaning up/maintaining parks or something like that instead of national defense, where the results aren't so dire...

In my experience, the worst people to have in the military are the ones who don't want to be there. They often don't participate fully, and are just dead weight to carry forward. At least, that's my Air Force experience... And those are the ones that joined willingly... Most air force leadership will let people out of their 2nd term of enlistment if they don't want to be there, because its better than trying to force someone to participate.

That's my 2 cents. Perhaps the Army handles people who don't want to be there better, but I'm not sure I would want to lead a bunch of people who would rather be somewhere else. Especially when it comes to matters of national defense. I think the military would rather not have conscripts or the draft for that very reason.

It probably depends on how you measure economic performance.

If you are talking GDP, it contains government spending as well. If you increase government spending, you increase GDP.

I guess you could watch the S&P 500... But then you know if big companies are doing well or not.

I'm not sure there is a good measure of total economic performance.

Had a friend get stung by one several years ago in the dry lakebeds south of Las Vegas. She told me lieing down and screaming was the only thing to do. She said it hurt worse than child birth with a concurrent kidney stone.

Latest blood tests are in... And its time for me to make some changes.

High cholesterol is expected, I have the northern European gene for that, my liver just makes too much cholesterol, but my triglycerides are very high, and my Homeglobin A1c makes me prediabetic.

So I've cut out sugar and breads and most cheeses. I also started fiber supplements to bind to the cholesterol in my gut.

Tonight was my first treatment of 500mg of niacin. The flush is a bit uncomfortable, it feels like an acute suburn with hot flashes. It made me as red as a lobster. Niacin (vitamin b3) is water soluble, so your body doesn't hold onto it. It helps cholesterol by boosting HDL. Part of HDLs job is to break down LDL.

We start out life with all these preconceptions and ideas on how things should be from the wonderful people who raised us. Over time though, we realize we have the power to prune the tree of our life, to grow the branches that we want to, and clip the ones that are no longer productive.