#memes #grownostr

Alright, you all convinced me to do a post about martial arts. It’s rougher and more embarrassing than you think.

Stay tuned.

Sounds therapeutic 😌

Gm nostr! ☀️

It’s Sunday! I have both kids to watch today. Let’s see what the day brings!

What are you up to?

I had three pairs of glasses. One of them broke, and one of them I left at a restaurant during a bitcoin-related business/academic meeting. The last one is half-broke, like it works decently enough but the left hinge is busted and opens too wide, and so it doesn't stay on my head as well as it should.

I usually prioritize my glasses poorly because I only wear them when driving or when I need to read things at a distance (e.g. walking around an airport or other unfamiliar environment). I purposely only wear them when I have to, and do my best to do eye exercises and such in other times, to avoid getting too dependent on them. As a result I tend not to take very good care of them.

I have a pair of prescription sunglasses too, so I've been wearing them, including in some contexts where it's not quite normal (e.g. inside). It ends up feeling like an awkward version of The Matrix.

Before I go to Egypt for the late summer, I scheduled an appointment for an eye exam and a new multi-set of glasses. Most places around me were booked for a full month (labor shortage). With one place that was open, I scheduled weeks in advance but then one eye doctor got into an accident and and their whole schedule changed. So there were *no* eyeglass places within a reasonable distance of me that could do an eye exam, prescribe and manufacture new glasses before I go to Egypt.

So I'm just kind of going there with a busted normal pair of glasses and then my sunglasses, which I'm increasingly getting used to using in abnormal places. I'll probably be walking around the airport in sunglasses. Maybe when I'm there I can get new ones, or just wait until I get back.

Back during COVID, when we all needed tests before travel, I always found it easier to get tests in Cairo than in New Jersey. The US tests were like, "okay we can get them to you in 48-72 hours" which was awkward because the government+airline was like, "we need tests within the past 72 hours". So there was this weird window where they get it to you just in time... or they don't. I had to get a second emergency test for like 10x the cost once, with high stress and extra activity right before the flight, because the first test was too slow and missed their 72-hour timeframe. But in Cairo I could always get one within 24-36 hours without issue.

Anyway, that's my current version of first world problems. Heading to Egypt with broken glasses, and the Egyptian system might ironically fix this faster than I can here in New Jersey. Everything feels weird due to labor shortages.

south east asia, the other side of the globe. i don't know the origin of these practices but I think you hear more abt it where there are more natives in the land ? over here, the origins of the land are predominantly borneans, austronesian/ malayan archipelago, people of the land from 40k yrs ago. there are a lot of ancient stories and myths on gods and spirits, and most religions believe in supernatural activities

150m wide sand beach at night.

150m wide sand beach at night.

anyone here been on jury duty ? how's the experience like ? I'm guessing it must be very consuming to pass a judgement on someone that could determine their life? what about gruesome cases? Quentin Tarantino movies are bad enough for me. Lawyers somewhat detach emotions from their cases but diff for civilians, I'd reckon ?

At the same time, seems like a fairer way of passing judgement instead of total reliance on judges - as its game over if judges are corrupt. i don't know the history and evolution of judiciary system globally, but curious on how its like for regular people to be juries

We used to have juries in my country, but after a very creepy sensational case of someone who practiced black magic and murdered a lot of people and babies, the jury system was completely abolished some 20 years back. The witch doctor was sentenced to death but i guess everyone was just totally freaked out

An attendee of the Makati Bitcoin meetups is opening a barbershop in Taguig. It's an ode to Bitcoin's creator.

#Bitcoin accepted here.

He's on Twitter at @RogerSanidad.

Cool to see!

Or they only let you use your phone number.

A steelman argument is the opposite of a strawman argument. It's where you imagine the best possible argument from your opposing side (sometimes even better than they themselves can articulate it), and address that. In other words, you treat your critics like absolutely serious people and try to address any concerns they may have with regards to your outlook.

If someone were to argue that, "yeah bitcoin is cool, but ultimately when push comes to shove the major governments are going to outlaw it, drive it into the black market as a small asset, and issue a replacement that they back as legal tender", what would your steelman argument be?

Similarly, if someone were to argue, "Look how fast they are advancing on superconductors. Quantum computing may come sooner than we think, and threaten Bitcoin's security. That's why I don't buy bitcoins", what would your steelman argument be?

I've been testing a variety of at-home (mail-in) testing services that can be done anonymously. Gonna do a write-up on the journey next year.

are you getting on the Bryan Johnson train?

I love it how I use a VPN to access everything in the bitcoin world, but whenever I have to interact with my fiat accounts most of the apps don’t work unless I turn it off.

There is no expectation of privacy when using the legacy system.

can i be both? im at the age where i want my phone and my computer to do exactly the same things, but differently. though sometimes i do get pissed when trying to do things on mobile and rage internally hard enough to go get on my computer. i can't tell you the amount of times ive been in bed at night trying to do things on my phone then being all like, fuck it, and running downstairs to hop on my desktop. i could take 30 minutes and do it on my phone or 3 minutes and do it on my desktop.