I'm up to some more hackory today. 😈

How many of you recognize that purple connector? 🤓

#hardware #hacking #diy #electronics

How is it that people are still getting away with saying “the blockchain” “web3” “tokenization” and invited to meetings and into powerful rooms.

I don’t get it. Like you can’t even tell me WHICH blockchain you’re referring to.

Came to say this. Might just be a perfect movie.

I watch a lot of movies, and 9 months ago I started collecting physical copies to free myself from being a perpetual renter through streaming services. So if I do say so myself, I'm the perfect person to answer this!

I would say the 2 most impactful movies that I've seen, that I cried during (I'm a 30+ year old man), and have watched at least half a dozen times each are:

1: Puss in boots: The Last Wish.

I went to the theater to watch this on a whim thinking I like Shrek movies well enough, and I was stunned the entire time. The animations are stunningly gorgeous, the story is fun and heartfelt, the characters can be hilarious, the villain is incredible. All around, one of my favorite movies of all time. I cannot recommend it enough! Peak DreamWorks.

2: Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio.

I saw it on Netflix when it was recommended and I was crying throughout the entire movie. I have watched it so many times because I showed it to so many people. This is the best Pinocchio adaptation ever made. Incredibly well done story, absolutely gorgeous stop motion animation, and it really puts in perspective the gift that is the time we have to spend with those we love.

Other movies I would also recommend highly as really well done:

3: Dungeons and dragons: Honor among thieves.

This is just a really well made, really fun movie. I've seen it several times and really enjoyed watching it each time. Great characters, really funny interactions, and decent plot.

4: All Quiet on the Western front.

This isn't a fun movie, it's very depressing honestly. Very well done portrayal of life as a young German youth at the start of The Great War, how they were lead to believe war was glorious, and they ended up as shells of their former self through the experience of it.

(The FIAT system has enabled these horrible wars, that alone is enough to make me support Bitcoin with a strong moral conviction, it's just the right thing to do to starve the FIAT system and make these wars less likely to occur, and end them quicker if they do. Loved your book BTW, and love the YouTube video version even more thanks to how it allows me to show the heart of the book to my friends and family in an easily digestible way.)

5: The last duel.

This movie was very different from your typical film. It's an adaptation of a historically based book telling the story of the last duel in medieval France. The duel took place due to a historical rape, and the movie tells the story in 3 chapters which each retell the same story from the different perspectives of each of the main characters. Very well done. Incredible acting by the cast. Incredible set design and costumes. Peak Cinema.

Honorable mentions:

6: Spider-Man across the spiderverse.

Absolutely incredible viewing experience. Incredible animations, great story and audio.

7: Last night in Soho.

Great and unique ghost story style of movie.

8: Everything everywhere all at once.

Hilarious the first time I watched it, but for some reason it's just okay on subsequent watches.

9: Knives out.

Great "Who dunnit?" detective movie.

10: Dora and the lost city of Gold.

Much more enjoyable than I expected, fun movie.

11: Jojo rabbit.

Hard to explain, but it's a great movie.

12: Barbie.

13: Oppenheimer.

14: Dune (Both parts)

Those are my personal recommendations. Maybe someday we can share a cup of coffee and have a chat over some of them, or about macro economics and Bitcoin. I enjoy listening to your interviews on podcasts and especially loved your recent interview on Macroscopic.

I'm actually writing my own book on Bitcoin. Who knows how long until I'll be published, but the best things are worth the wait. Having a low time preference is a much better way of life than most people live, and since I've really embraced that my life has become much more relaxed and enjoyable.

Have a great rest of your week.

Says the guy who exists on NASA contracts and EV tax credits.

MDMA assisted therapy officially rejected by the FDA. I genuinely believe that directly correlated to many lives lost to PTSD and depression. Abolish the FDA. Start from scratch. What a joke.

What’s the vibe anon

Nostr is truly putting freedom back in the internet

It’s original purpose!

Next, let’s double down on privacy. I for one am going private zaps only moving forward…

GPT doesn’t follow the news 🤣

Social networks tend to build certain cultures. In this early stage, people here have a serious ability affect this culture if we ever go 10x or 100x or 1000x from here.

And you all have done an amazing job so far.

Imagine if Nostr can re-assert respect and kindness as normal online traits. You appreciate peoples' posts. You thank them. You agree or disagree politely. You treat people online similar to how you do offline.

You're not beholden to the algorithm. You're a real person, who uses algorithms for discovery. You're the master of your domain.

We still have that for the most part. Pura Vida is the unofficial motto here, which is awesome.

Keep it up.

Princesses ₿e warned

I’ve been thinking about this more recently.

I don’t think it’s good to tie your identify to any one thing.

I wrestle with whether I identify as “a bitcoiner.”

I hold progressive/left politics and values, I like bitcoin and think its an incredible tool I use and would like to fight for, I’m a husband, soon to be father, New Englander and a bunch of other things.

But I’m not a single issue voter. I’m not a single issue anything. Our world is complex.

I’m a human being and strive to live Ubuntu—believing in our shared humanity.

Anyway, just food for thought 💭