Nice work disciplining yourself 💪
I used to do weekly fasts because they feel amazing. But I stopped a while back, because it messed with my hormones (and I became estrogen dominant 😶🌫️).
Please be aware of your cycle, and that fasting like a guy doesn't always work for women 🙏 ...our hormones are persnickety. The book 'Fast Like A Girl' by Dr. Mindy Pelz is great, if you're curious. She also has a YouTube channel with basically the same info, broken into short videos.
The fact that Elon Musk's title is "Technoking" and Jack Dorsey's title is "Block Head", speaks volumes.
One is about ego, and one is not. But more importantly we can see the difference in their actions more than titles from there.
Elon wants to build Twitter or the shitty name "X" into the next WeChat, with himself as the leader. He has literally said this. I used to be able to report bots on Twitter easily for many years, but now I have to show a drivers' ID to report someone that copies my persona even as a 600k following paid blue check, and so I don't bother anymore, and therefore bots proliferate. And if you don't pay for reach, you get devalued. Only in the past few months have I had to show my ID to report my countless bot copiers if I want to report them on Twitter/X. And so their rate of removal has decreased. If my Nym differs a bit from my name, well LET'S FILE SOME TPS REPORTS!!!! (which wasn't previously the case). And so as bots proliferate, and as Musk fails to contain bots as he promised he would and bragged about with memes, he will instead reference his own self-created bot problem as a reason to require even more ID requirements and try to build his US version of the Chinese Communist Party WeChat app. This is exactly what governments do. In my professional opinion, after careful consideration, Elon Musk can ::check notes:: politely go fuck himself, and those who worship him should reconsider what exactly they show blind obedience toward.
Meanwhile, nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m helps improve the Bitcoin network and the Nostr network and has put capital into them in various ways, and Bitcoin and Nostr have no leader. The fact that Bitcoin and Nostr have no leader, is specifically why Jack puts time and capital into them. He funds many different companies, and for bitcoin, Cash App has been among the networks to incorporate Lightning early. Yes, Cash App deals with domestic compliance issues. But they are trying, and they are early. Their network can connect to many others, like an email provider using SMTP to connect to many others. They're open, they're trying. And now they are making Bitkey, which helps with self custody. They're certainly not a directional enemy of freedom in the way that Twitter/X has been.
Companies that incorporate open networks with various levels of compliance trump companies that purposely don't adopt open networks and instead push new ID requirements, in my book.
+10 Jack
-10 Elon
Any day of the week.
Huh.
I couldn't find much of anything when I Googled it, apart from Bitcoin Magazine's tweet which was nearly identical to your note here, which is why I asked.
Where'd you see this?
This is my favorite “tea” to make during the colder months. It’s especially soothing when I feel a sickness coming on.
I call it ‘The Spice.’
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How to make 'The Spice'
You’ll need a medium-sized saucepan, a sieve, and measuring devices.
To the saucepan, add:
3.5c filtered water
1 lemon: squeeze through sieve and add everything but the seeds*
3 Tbsp fresh grated ginger root
2 Tbsp fresh grated turmeric root
1/4 tsp powdered cayenne pepper
1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
Place saucepan on stove, bring to a simmer on low. This should take 10~15min.
Strain through sieve and serve. Makes about two, 14oz servings.
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#foodstr #healthstr #teastr
Do it. Own it.
The perfect hard boiled egg isn't boiled at all, but steamed. For 22min, a long with 11 others, in a lidded pot.
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#foodstr
Damn near impossible to pause this book. Narrated by Andy Serkis (voice of Gollum/Smeagol)...🤌
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Having their cake and eating it, too. #SoSeattle
This is the year of Clockwork-Orange-ing my brain, listening to nonfiction audiobooks at 3x speed.
Notebooks are time capsules. One page away from having this one filled.
Took a walk through time to see what was on my mind these past months. Stumbled upon this watercolor sketch I enjoyed making. A bit wonky, but I like it.
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How do /you/ deal with disappointment?
Escapism used to be my method. (Turns out that doesn't work.)
This time, I'm simply sitting with it. It's tough. (Hope I figure it out.)
Uninstalled Marvel Snap from my phone this morning. Then spoke with a dear loved one over the phone while on a walk in the sun. Got a tour of some tide pools from an 8 & 6 year old. Going pretty well so far 🪄