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Adrian M Lopez
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The secret’s out that Reno is a pretty cool place close to a lot of desirable things, hiking, gambling, shows, Lake Tahoe, etc. Reno has changed a lot in the last 5 years! You won’t recognize certain parts of downtown

No shit, I’ve been living in Reno for the last 10 years. Are you more north or? I respect your privacy if you don’t wanna give specifics

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Looks like Nevada. Beautiful sunsets here

I’m more excited for the Hexnoir supplement for Technoir… I’d bet 100,000 sats I’m the only one on Nostr who is 😅

I don’t like people knowing I had any because then I’m a target 😉

Joking aside, I never went crazy trying to orange pill people because I spent years doing that with other things like the carnivore diet or whatever thing I felt was super important at the time. It comes across condescending and arrogant even if what you’re saying is true.

If people ask what I’ve been up to then I’ll explain that I’ve been learning a lot about the intersection of finance and technology which is enough to put most clients to sleep on my table (context: I’m a massage therapist). But if they’re curious then I’ll explain my understanding of the bitcoin protocol in the most honest way I know how. I end up learning more about bitcoin (by teaching) and they’ve at least heard of it. I feel I’ve done my job.

I have a dad who somehow makes every conversation relate back to baseball somehow. I can’t make this up, literally EVERYTHING. Now, bitcoin literally does relate to everything but it’s so obnoxious to be “that guy” whose whole identity can be summarized by one word. You cut yourself off from reality.

Let bitcoin fuel you, the real you. People will ask, “How are you so optimistic about the future despite this that and the other thing?” You put your energy into the new system. Save in bitcoin, self custody, work on your craft.

I’m curious about how the bugs affect your body. I’m a massive proponent of an animal based diet. I tell all my clients to skip getting a massage from me and instead buy some good quality meat and eggs. That said, is it true to say that our hunter gatherer ancestors never ate bugs out of necessity? I’d rather fast than eat bugs but you can only do that so long before your body starts breaking down. Since 99% of plants are poisonous a cricket might just be more appealing than a leaf on a tree in a desperate situation. I’m very curious how you’d feel eating animal based but also included crickets.

Yeah like I’m not one to encourage eating bugs if you can afford meat but it was an option for hunter gatherers if they couldn’t get something better. Canola oil on the other hand was never an option until like 100 years ago and it’s so blatantly obvious it’s no good.

Great pick, Lyn! One of the classics that holds up very well.

Golden Eye hasn’t aged well and, to me, is incredibly overrated. I bet if most people went back to play a non-emulated version of it, they’d turn it off immediately. Perfect Dark, however, is essentially the better version of GoldenEye with (really tough) bots for multiplayer, a far more interesting alien conspiracy driven cyberpunk setting, and an expanded arsenal including more gadgets than Golden Eye and alt fire options for every single weapon. My friends and I would play against the bots for hours! Yet Perfect Dark is always overshadowed by Golden Eye. My guess is nostalgia makes people less objective but also because Golden Eye is a well liked Bond movie so people remember it more.

Super Smash is great and self contained whereas - despite my love for Perfect Dark - it and Golden Eye were stepping stones toward Halo solidifying console shooters into the mainstream.