Yes, come!

ROI calc isn't going to net out, but still worth it from a fun/learning perspective.

Used100Th/s S19j Pro from nostr:npub1q4zl8v0cpeu0lv47msq2z0jpkr2q3wq5d4ukylxg9sx7t7rcz0uq5ftv7q: $823 (divide by 3)

Loki Duo + S9 psu: $50 combo promotion from pivotalpleb.com

Vonets wifi dongle: $26

6" inline fan: $30

10"x3.5"x6" fan duct: $12

SC6-6 crimp lugs to mod S9 cables: $10

16 gauge psu cable: had one lying around

14 gauge power strip: same

Lots of duct tape

This is so f'n cool! I'm running a single S19j Pro hashboard on an S9 power supply on a standard US 120V outlet!

All possible thanks to Zack Bomsta's Loki board!

A used S19j Pro feels like a sweet spot right now for a modern-enough miner at a relatively cheap price (~$8.25/Th; mines at break even around 11-12¢/kWh). But it pulls 3000W from a 240V line that most US households don't have.

But with the Loki boards, you can DIY one S19j Pro into three separate miners / space heaters. Each running on their own old S9 power supply which won't overload the typical 15A household circuit.

So now I can just plug in a ~35+Th/s miner in the coldest room of my mom's house!

see: pivotalpleb.com

*to Loki-ize it and build custom single hashboard enclosures....

🤣 I do cook for myself, but Thanksgiving dinner this year is being outsourced!

More like winter seasonal appliances.

You are finishing your Thanksgiving dinner grocery shopping.

I am picking up a nostr:npub1q4zl8v0cpeu0lv47msq2z0jpkr2q3wq5d4ukylxg9sx7t7rcz0uq5ftv7q asic.

We are not the same.

Twitter totally nailing the targeted ads.

That's money well spent, Venclexta.

Is there any way to enable translation help in WhatsApp (Android)?

I'm in touch with a few of my Uber drivers from San Salvador and am helping them learn more about bitcoin. My Spanish is still a work in progress.

There's no explicit translation option that I can find and I can't even copy their message text to paste into Google Translate.

This is definitely slowing things down!

I've enjoyed the MKE efforts. But the attendees do seem to be a mix of hardcore Bitcoiners plus some folks with... broader interests.

"Get off of my lawn" when your lawn is 5km long.

Yeah, my Spanish is FAR from fluent!!

But it's just good enough to discuss #bitcoin self-custody at about the level of a well-informed 12yr old (albeit with an ~8yr old's vocabulary!).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k74UXIRwKt8

Why do it in Spanish?

It was important to me to show that I (and Bitcoiners in general), are earnestly trying to meet Salvadorans where they're at. You don't have to cross this huge tech and language chasm yourself; I will do my best, flawed as it is, to come to you.

And I think it makes everything so much less intimidating and more human. I hopefully helped them understand bitcoin a bit better, but I also needed their help plenty of times, too. Creates a vibe that we're all on equal footing, even though we contribute different expertise and struggle with different challenges.

Result?

I did get some really great feedback -- from native Spanish speakers! -- that this did help make certain things finally click for them.

Random thoughts:

* When I didn't know a word and people in the audience did, that in itself was like a mini comprehension check. And makes the talk a more active experience; not only are they processing and anticipating what I'm trying to say but they're also engaged as co-authors/co-presenters in a sense.

* There's ALWAYS value in re-teaching the basics.

* Conferences that are trying to appeal to broader audiences should have dedicated sessions and resources for beginners.

* Americans can be shitty to people who speak broken English but the Spanish speakers I encountered were overwhelmingly supportive, enthusiastic, and gracious about my so-so español.

Oof. $2300 for the final stage of replacing my yanked molar (which already cost a couple thousand to extract and bone graft in an anchor).

They need to screw in the "coping" thing here, take a mold, make a custom replacement tooth, and cement it in when the tooth is ready.

I should have had this done in #ElSalvador while I was in town. Dang.

TFW you're jealous of a coconut...

#elsalvador #elzonte #bitcoinbeach

80°, bars right on the beach, beer and chill vibes, surrounded by happy Bitcoiners. Pretty great day!

$37k is nothing. This is the real FOMO.

#ElSalvador #ElZonte #BitcoinBeach

To be fair, I'm just running a few S9s mostly overnight when it's cold. So I'm not really expecting any real sat flow.

Oh, hey, you're right!

Gonna just give up on mining and live off of nostr:npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev zaps from now on.

Weapon of Hash Construction, ser.