This utilitarian approach removes beauty from maps

Yes. Both.

The second attempt at poached eggs went much better. How'd I do? #foodstr

Zeus (self-custody, privacy), Phoenix (self-custody), Liquid (federated, but high privacy), Ecash (privacy), Robosats (on the way to self-custody, federated), Bisq (self-custody), and so on and so forth.

I think that’s normal. A more progressive minority pushes the whole field forward. Only commies live in a world where everyone is equal and equally stupid.

The questions I would ask myself are: Is this bad for bitcoin? I don’t think it cares. Same way the internet doesn’t care about Google. Can the ETF/NGU people manipulate bitcoin price? Yes, either by a small percentage or for a short period of time. Long-term it’s impossible. Can they control it? No, it’s a game of three: miners, users, node runners. Is it bad that some people want only NGU? No, it’s probably the best way for a random normie to get orange pilled.

I miss blogs. So much better than social media for developing subcultures.

“IT SEEMS TO BE A LAW OF NATURE, INFLEXIBLE AND INEXORABLE, THAT THOSE WHO WILL NOT RISK CANNOT WIN.”

- JOHN PAUL JONES

GOOD MORNING.

I’ve sampled all the fancy rich people stuff at this point in life and will now tell you what’s worth it and what’s not…

Fancy car - Not worth it. Save the money and get a regular car.

Really fancy car - Maybe worth it? Depends. If you’re super into cars these are pretty fun.

First class air travel - Worth it. But fair warning you can’t go back to economy once you get used to first.

Private air travel - Not worth it. Too expensive. Unless you’re some kind of huge celebrity you’ll be fine in first class.

Luxury hotel rooms - Worth it. There’s a big difference between the ritz and the best western. Enough said.

Fancy watch - Maybe worth it? Similar to the really fancy car thing. If you like it go for it, if not don’t worry you aren’t missing out on anything.

Fancy clothes - Not worth it. Rich people don’t wear this crap. Gucci, LV etc is for upper middle class people to signal to poor people.

Mansion - Worth it. Having a nice home is always nice, probably don’t go obnoxiously large though. Beyond 10k square feet you’re going to have weird maintenance and headaches taking care of the home.

Private chef - Not worth it. The food tastes good, but it’s another person in your house and that shit gets annoying.

Yacht - Maybe worth it? This goes in the same category as super cars and watches. If you’re into boats and you like spending time on the water it might be worthwhile. Otherwise just hangout by the pool, lake, ocean… same vibe but cheaper.

Maids - Worth it. Nobody wants to do their own cleaning.

Fancy food - Not worth it, caviar and foie gras will never beat burger and fries. High quality food yes, fancy rich guy food no. Maybe every once in awhile.

Fancy booze - Not worth it. Gets you drunk the same as regular booze. The richest friend I have drinks natty light. True story.

What would be a good name for something that has 100% uptime? #asknostr

It is.

That is just lazy fence sitting. Not impressive at all.

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-Donald Trump 25 May 2024

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