It draws on my years of research but almost all of it is new content. Not a book of essays.

The chapter on bitcoin energy usage and the chapter on Lightning are the two chapters out of thirty that mostly draw directly from my articles.

Wonder what is going on in Maui?

Copied and pasted from another thread:

" Been reading online accounts that situation on Maui much worse than reported

Then today I received an email from our property manager (we have a condo there, luckily not near the fires) who lives on Maui. I trust this person. This is a part of the email the person sent to us and other property owners:

“ The situation is far beyond desperate right now and I will share the TRUTH with you. It feels like rescue efforts are being blocked! It feels like the situation in Puerto Rico after the hurricane.

Supplies are being prevented from coming to shore, including insulin! The Kanakas (Haawaians) brought boats out of the harbor over to Lahaina to bring people out. they were told NO, that they had to wait for permits and the Red Cross! The kanakas said NO- our people are there and we are getting them out! They brought boats over every hour on Wednesday to rescue people. Currently they have brought in the National Guard who is BLOCKING the road in and OUT! No one is allowed out of Lahaina right now. The people have no electricity. No water. The water is also contaminated! Elderly care center (2 of them) with 40 people- all dead in their beds. Over 400 body bags taken out yesterday am. SO MANY MORE dead, still there. So much more....

Where is the help? Jeff Bazos donates 100 Mil and we have people with no water and electricity and hazardous conditions. Who is in charge of this money that hge so publicly announced?

Where is the military? We have several huge bases just on Oahu. They could airlift people out or bring supplies. WHERE ARE THEY???

I am not meaning to upset you, I NEED to tell the truth because the world is being lied to and I'm witnessing it!”

#bitcoin #plebchain #asknostr

Is there any reason behind certain number below?

1. Block reward start at 50 BTC

2. Halving every 210,000 blocks

3. Difficulty adjustment every 2016 blocks

Why that number. Why not other number.

Is the number that Satoshi is targeting is the 21 million, hence block reward and halving block interval have to be those 2 number

Or is 21mn is just happen to be the outcome of block reward start at 50 with halving every 210,000 blocks

given I primarily use the bird app for shitposting (and now apparently marketing, fml) whereas nostr is where real work gets done and real learning happens, I’d be very happy to discuss Capital In The 21st Century if anybody has any questions.

AMA!

So … the Expanse series. Is it worth watching?

We are fed so many lies by those seeking to exploit us. The concept that bringing new life into the world is somehow required for a full and satisfying existence is, I suspect, the greatest lie of them all. The worst part is that the poor kids being thrust into lifetimes of suffering and servitude have absolutely no say in the matter.

Like #antinatalism, we are taught nothing about money, about corporate profit models, about death and dying, or about how to live a truly happy life.

EVERYTHING we are taught is instead designed to keep us distracted, dependent, depressed, afraid, obedient, docile, dumb, poor, and (re)PRODUCTIVE FOR THE MASTERS.

As this thread nicely illustrates, most parents cannot even consider this. They have to retreat in their logic to idiomatic expressions such as “fill the earth” or non-sequiturs such as “but my child will be different”. Few, if any, will be able to overcome their guilt and massive cognitive dissonance associated with their failed reasoning to reproduce.

This much I can understand, as I would feel immeasurable sadness if I had forced someone I love into a life sentence of suffering and servitude. The mental gymnastics I would bring to bear would be no less impressive and desperate. I would likely also call out to religion or other “faith” based heuristics to help assuage my guilt.

The problem though, is that even though there are already 8 billion of us, we are all raised by people who have made the grievous error of reproducing. Expecting these same people to be able to acknowledge their mistakes while at the same time trying to overcome the massive machine that pumps us full of pro-life propaganda unfortunately means that the over-population problem is unlikely to be solved any time soon.

Since 1950 alone, we have gone from 2.5 to 8 billion humans. The implications of this are absolutely staggering to consider yet we’ll continue to hear virtually nothing about it.

Keep breeding folks, everything is fine, nothing to see here.

#grownostr

#thinkdangerously

Later this year, I will have an opportunity to offer a series of classes to young people (ages 12-18) about financial literacy, Bitcoin, and related topics. While the exact terms are still under discussion, I will have approximately 10-12 lessons, each being about 45 minutes in length.

I have started to note down some topics that I want to cover, such as definitions of money, time difference, inflation, and savings vs investments. When I get to the Bitcoin portion, I will naturally have to touch on self-custody, KYC, mining, scams, and related themes.

If you were in my shoes, what would be your must-have topics for a first-time course like this?

#Bitcoin #Education #grownostr

Anyone ever use mint mobile? Looking to switch to a better data plan. #grownostr #nostr

1,000 Sats to the first person answer the name of this Dragon! ⚡️

#nostr #grownostr

1,000 Sats to the first person answer the name of this Dragon! ⚡️

#nostr #grownostr