Taxation isn't a product of the current government. It's been a constant feature of the nation and society since its founding. And without taxation the government wouldn't have any ability to actually govern. So, if you want to blame someone for taxation, you need to go back the founding of the nation.

If you want a system that somehow operates without a revenue stream, I think you'd have propose that to the people, and convince enough of them to form some other system of government. And you'd also have to prepare for war with the current government because they're not just going to go off into that goodnight.

They'll label you insurrectionists, seditionists, and traitors, and use the power of the military to put down what they see as your rebellion against the state. Just being honest about how this would play out.

Vaping provides the nicotine and satisfies the oral fixation without any of the tar or chemicals associated with smoking. I'm content with continuing on with vaporizing. The pressure of quitting smoking is gone.

I quit smoking for 5 years a long time ago, but the craving never left. It was manageable, but I'd constantly think about stopping at the gas station for a fresh pack. And the cigarette dreams were also constant. At least once a week I catch myself smoking in a dream, and feeling really bad because I remembered I didn't smoke anymore. Finally, I had a moment of weakness and I bought that fresh pack. I've been consuming nicotine ever since.

It's better than wasting a million sats on a real one.

If I had a billion dollars I wouldn't throw $1000 away for a blue ring from Primal.

Oh no! We're all in danger! The blockchain is vulnerable!

You can already choose not to use bitcoin with Nostr. You don't have to establish a zap address, and you don't have zap others. It's just just an option. I think the clients we have already suitable for non-bitcoin people.

I beat alcohol. I'm coming up on 12 years sober. But I haven't beaten nicotine. I stopped smoking in 2013 or 2014, and switched to a vaporizer, which has had a tremendously beneficial impact on my respiratory health, but the need for nicotine remains.

I bought BTC in 2011, but the price had risen to $6.50 when I made my purchase. So the number really stuck out when I read Uno's original note. It was an easy mistake to make, especially if you were relying on ChatGPT. It's basically the correct number, but it's missing three zeros.

That bastard!

$1000 worth of Bitcoin purchased in 2010 would be worth far more than $327k today. Bitcoin at the beginning of 2011 was selling for $0.30. You would have been able to purchase 3300 BTC for that $1000. Today, the 3300 BTC you purchased in 2011 would be worth about $323 million.

That's largely a problem of the past. With the Bech32 addresses used by Native Segwit and Taproot, transaction times are shorter than ever, and cheaper, too.

Please, sir, I'd also like a monster zap 🥹

I dunno, but that's a great movie. It has one of the most epic fist fights in movie history. Keith David and Rowdy Roddie Piper are gods as far as I'm concerned.

Sorry, that would blow out all my outbound capacity. But Merry Christmas!

Does FartCoin really have a market cap of $1.18 billion? I'm so done with this world.

You have Save Location enabled. Turn off that toggle. And you can run all your existing photos through Exif Eraser and strip out the exif data.

I think it's supposed to be the traditional fiat banking system.

If you like true crime, and real-life courtroom shows, check out Taking the Stand. It's another series produced by Dan Abrams (producer and host of On Patrol Live), so you can be sure it's good. I'm up to season 3! Caution: It's an addictive show! #blog

https://www.hulu.com/series/c4e995d0-2669-4f5e-b1fb-91c30c597a10?utm_source=shared_link

I didn't realize the iOS version doesn't have NWC. That's crazy. I hope they get that working soon.