All that "demand destruction" the Fed's been doing over the last 4 months supposedly because their #1 goal is to reduce inflation? They just undid half of that to bail banks out with $300 billion in the last week.
So when it destroys the common person's job and means of living, "we have to fight inflation", but when banks make bad investment decisions and have to be bailed out, "fuck inflation, save the banks."
This is why we #Bitcoin.
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It's on my to-do list for sure. π
Yes you can zap everyone who liked a note. Click the ... in the note actions and choose Bulk Zap. You can zap everyone who likes a note, everyone who replies, or everyone who replies with a certain text in their reply.
Yes. On your profile click the download icon. You can enter your relay there and broadcast all your events to it.
πππ #[0] for the 250000 sats β‘ π
Beautiful, love it. Unfortunately outside my price range especially with the extra shipping cost.
Bitcoin isn't volatile, the dollar is.
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And the last stanza is also literal, as I had all of the symbols imprinted on my right arm. 
It's a mythological portrayal of my past and emergence from my former belief system.
The Serpent and the Wolf
https://media.nostrgram.co/a/b8/media_b888ac7e92146.mp3
a man walked down a forest path
beneath a crescent moon
he moved with hasty, hurried steps
in the cold of winter's ruin
he crossed a dried up riverbed
and happened on a glade
beneath an overhanging bush
a wolf sat in the shade
about his side a serpent coiled
its red eyes fire and blood
in fear, the man desired to flee
but frozen still he stood
"at last he's here" the wolf now said
as it looked across the glade
its blue eyes flashing brightly
in the moonlit bush's shade
"you.. you speak!" the man emote
awe piercing through his heart
"of course we do, as well as you"
came the serpent's sharp retort
the man dropped down and praised the gods
for their presence in his sight
"get up you fool" the serpent hissed
"there are no gods here tonight
but tell us why you make such haste
through this forest in the dark
instead of taking rest and warmth
at home upon the hearth"
"i'm on the run" replied the man
"from the village of my youth
for i dared to seek for knowledge
and enlightenment in truth
they chained me but i found the key
and fled for forest cover
i left behind my writings
so i may enlighten others
in doing so i shone a light
upon their folly ways
and now i fear they've chased me here
to silence and doomsay"
the wolf stared at the traveler's face
with its signs of age and wear
"no harm will come upon you now
you are safe with us right here
so take your ease beneath the moon
within this peaceful place
let your heart regain its valor
and the lines melt from your face"
the man glanced o'er his shoulder
and back upon the two
the serpent wise, the wolf so strong
yet could the words be true?
"by now they must be on my heels
they are many and well armed
if i stay within this open glade
i will surely come to harm"
"approach us now" the wolf said proud
voice booking no denial
"we will stand with you against them
and you will best this fear and trial"
the wolf and serpent parted
making space for him to join
the man walked in between them
hardly sure what he was doing
the clouds above cast shadows
in the moonlight on the path
each movement sparking panic
from the feared pursuers' wrath
"light your torch" the serpent ordered
"it will calm unfounded fear
if your enemies approach us
we will see them 'fore they near"
the man did as instructed
and the glade engulfed in light
the shadows disappearing
from the path and from the night
in the brightness of the moment
he could see a distance great
no villagers approaching
no weapons slicked with hate
as time crept towards the future
the wolf stood proud and firm
the serpent ever watchful
the man with courage burned
still no villagers pursued him
the night was soft with ease
the only noise the crackling
of the torch upon the breeze
the serpent broke the silence
as he turned unto their guest
"do you yet perceive the truth
that has robbed your mind of rest?
your peril once was certain
your struggle real and true
but now it's apparitious
there are none that still pursue
"until you had the courage
given to you by the wolf
and the wisdom of my vision
and the light cast by the torch
your chains remained upon you
even though you found the key
for you were safe completely
and yet still you chose to flee"
at that the man fell to his knees
in gratitude and shame
the tears upon his hollow cheeks
illumined by the flame
"you were right to call me 'fool'
for i ran from ghosts unreal
when i should have taken solace
and allowed my soul to heal
how e'er will i remember
the vital lesson of this night
so i nevermore fall prey
to the fallacy of fright?"
the wolf stepped now before him
and the man looked in its eyes
their crystal blue compassion
soothed his soul and calmed his cries
"there is no call for shame"
said the wolf in softened tones
"this night revealed your mettle
at the time you need it most
"many are the people
that never find their ease
whose fear is never quenched
and whose fleeing doesn't cease
there are many also
whose village keeps them still
trapped within the borders
of its fallacy and will
yet here you stand in freedom
chains broken now at last
and we are with you always
you will not repeat the past"
upon those words the wolf and serpent
as well as key and chain
along with moon and fiery torch
all vanished from the glade
and appeared upon the man's right arm
forever to abide
a reminder that the things we fear
we create ourselves, inside
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divine
the haggard, lanky man
holds a cardboard sign to his chest
βhomelessβ, it says
though it doesnβt need to say it
i call to him
rolling down the window in genuflection
and hand him a 20 dollar bill
his eyes open wide
stunned at what he feels is my generosity
though it isnβt even a typical lunch bill
βyou are a beautiful manβ, he says
βyour soul seems to be divineβ
i reflect on his words
and hope he is not mistaken
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Reposting this inspiring moment for those who haven't heard it. Our happiness is a choice. How we treat others is a decision. Make the right one for your own benefit and that of the whole world. π
https://media.nostrgram.co/a/a1/media_a1f25a4a82146.mp3
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Goodnight brother. Sleep well. Appreciate all you're doing for the people here.
Yeah Rogan has done a lot for the world. I don't agree with him all the time, but his open mind and willingness to ask hard questions and interview the folks msm has labeled "dangerous" won my respect.
Welcome to the world of gambling π
Seriously, though, the guessing game was just a test bot really. The blackjack bot I'm working on will let you use your skills against the bot and have a chance.
Now that I have a framework down for creating bots, I'm tinkering with a blackjack bot. It's significantly more complex so we'll see how it goes. β οΈβ₯οΈβ£οΈβ¦
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It's not an issue of having something to hide. Just because you have nothing to hide doesn't mean everyone has the right to see everything you're doing and saying and thinking and buying etc. Some thoughts and conversations are private and should remain so. Of course, they're not *really* private on platforms like Facebook, but people think they are -- thus the draw.
It's a fair point. Nostr (as of now) doesn't have a good way to keep conversations private or allow certain individuals to see your posts but nobody else. I can understand why that's a draw for platforms like Facebook (as much as I loathe Facebook). #[2]
**PLAY THE GUESSING GAME FOR FUN AND β‘!**
I've created a #[0] bot with 3 games. Watch the brief overview for how it works or just @ the bot without anything else in the message for text instructions.
It's in beta, so if you run into any issues please let me know. Have fun!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Gvo8b5zcA
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Just pushed an update to the guessing game bot so its responses should be faster now.
s/o #[0] for the feedback π #[1]
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FYI just swapped the bot over to using relays directly. The zap round trip still takes a second but replies from the bot are significantly faster now. Thanks for the nudge lol
Oh for sure, and I could/should (probably will) switch it to listening to the web sockets. This was just faster and since I was just running a test I figured I'd do it this way. I'll probably update it today now that I see it's running well.
It's polling. I'm actually just automating NostrGram in a browser window lol. I'll reduce the polling time so it's faster.
Thanks!
**PLAY THE GUESSING GAME FOR FUN AND β‘!**
I've created a #[0] bot with 3 games. Watch the brief overview for how it works or just @ the bot without anything else in the message for text instructions.
It's in beta, so if you run into any issues please let me know. Have fun!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Gvo8b5zcA
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Idea for a Nostr game bot:
* Zap the bot any pledge amount
* Bot @'s you in a note asking your game difficulty: Reply with Easy, Medium or Hard
* Easy: Pick a number from 1 - 5. If you get it right, you get 3 times your pledge Zap.
* Medium: Pick a number from 1 - 10. If you get it right, you get 6 times your pledge Zap.
* Hard: Pick a number from 1 - 20. If you get it right you get 12 times your pledge Zap.
Thoughts?
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Finishing up the game I got everybody's feedback on last night. Should be ready soon. I forgot that it was a viewpoint question (since I asked for your thoughts). I always β‘ everybody who replies in the first 30 minutes to viewpoint questions the amount β‘ to the note within that 30 minutes. I'll do that now. My apologies. #[0]
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Good morning all.
π #[0] for the 25000 sats β‘ π
Nostr uses web sockets so you would need to use a language that supports web sockets or relays (typescript, python, node, etc). You could also use plain javascript and automate it in a web browser. The browser page would just have to stay open all the time. Not as stable, but it could work -- and the advantage there is you could interface with Alby to send the zaps pretty easily.