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Replying to Avatar Thunder

Today marks 25 years since my country was bombed, in the operation called “Merciful angel” or “Angel of Mercy” - whatever.

In 78 days of air strikes:

- 420k bombs were dropped on us

- 4k died (81 child)

- 25k homes destroyed, plus:

- 14 airports

- 18 kindergartens

- 39 hospitals

- 69 schools

- 176 historical sites

- 500+ kilometers of roads

Etc

I was nine. I remember my nose bled from fear. I don’t know how me being scared caused my nose to bleed, but it happened.

I remembered the duffle bag packed next to the door, with a few cans of food inside of it, some clean clothes, passports, and all gold jewelry we had- cuz we didn’t know if it would get worse.

I still have ptsd triggered every time I head air strikes sirens. Luckily, I don’t hear them much- only when they are testing if those still work, or when are paying tributes to the casualties.

Anyway, for years to follow, my father would use any opportunity to gift us gold jewelry. Why? Because: “If it gets bad again, money won’t worth much. We learned that in 1994. You exchange these ear rings/bracelets/necklaces for food or anything you need.

Nowadays, I don’t have a run away bag prepared. But trust me when I tell you, I could pack one in jut a few minutes.

Nowadays, I don’t buy my kid gold jewelry, I stack sats.

It could be one of the reasons why I’m bitcoining. It gives me a hope. An escape plan, among other things.

As for the first part of my note, let’s stop for a second to think about all kids around the world, their traumas, bleeding noses from fear and sleepless nights. Let’s pray for their beautiful souls and innocent lives.

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Well said.

We appreciate you and all you do Matt.

Happy New Year everyone. Here's to another great year for Bitcoin!

Tonight, my wife nostr:npub17meshv2lg6rfyuwzgh349yslllq7aathd55xu0jgjns2ayz6rt2seplm8u said something profound that I had to share:

“For all the lack of trust you have in the government and corporations, you bitcoiners really have a lot of faith in each other.”

🫂💜🥹

Beautiful. And true.

Great video. Love what you are doing in Nashville. I hope to visit in the not too distant future.

Replying to Avatar JeffG

🚨 Today I'm launching Ontolo. 🚀

Ontolo is a super simple micro-app that will hopefully entice everyone spend a bit of time labeling other Nostr events. NIP-32, if you're not familiar, allows anyone to label/review/comment on any nostr post. It's an insanely powerful concept (thanks nostr:npub1jlrs53pkdfjnts29kveljul2sm0actt6n8dxrrzqcersttvcuv3qdjynqn, who wrote the NIP), but it's still pretty underused in clients.

Why would you want to have labeled events?

1. Discovery: Labeled events can be used directly by social clients–like nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955 or nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg when trying to suggest content that users might like.

2. Training data: We're at the gates of the era of AI. Classification algorithms and machine learning have been pretty good to classifying content but with a training dataset they can become WAAAAAY better. Hopefully, labels in Nostr will become a public good that all clients can lean on to create their own AI models for discovery, onboarding, and a hundred other things I've not thought of.

This is an experiment, like all of them, so please hit me with your feedback. Expect more fun social features soon. 🫂 LFG!

Thanks to everyone who helped me think through this over the last few days, from Tokyo until now.

🫂 nostr:npub1t3ggcd843pnwcu6p4tcsesd02t5jx2aelpvusypu5hk0925nhauqjjl5g4 nostr:npub1jlrs53pkdfjnts29kveljul2sm0actt6n8dxrrzqcersttvcuv3qdjynqn nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft nostr:npub1cd0l3s6qgj0s6690rtkys39mgj5upwxpm4856nhmce0pyqu6xj9qh7xlvx nostr:npub1arkn0xxxll4llgy9qxkrncn3vc4l69s0dz8ef3zadykcwe7ax3dqrrh43w

https://www.ontolo.social

Great work!

Replying to Avatar Botev Plovdiv FC

🚨 BREAKING: Botev Plovdiv FC, Bulgaria's oldest football club, is now the first elite football team to embrace #Bitcoin! 🎉

Block height: 814670

Starting today, fans can make Bitcoin payments at our fan shops and central stadium stands. ⚡️ This monumental step coincides with the complete modernization of our official website.

A huge shoutout to our partners nostr:npub155m2k8ml8sqn8w4dhh689vdv0t2twa8dgvkpnzfggxf4wfughjsq2cdcvg & Bitcoinize for enabling a frictionless payment experience. Their dedication to promoting local Bitcoin adoption aligns perfectly with our vision for the future. 🤝

Club President Anton Zingarevich: "We see Bitcoin, especially the Lightning network, becoming as ubiquitous as the internet. This move offers our fans unparalleled convenience and aligns with our forward-thinking vision." ⚡ #BotevPlovdivBitcoin

For over a century, Botev Plovdiv has been a beacon of Bulgarian and European football. Today, we continue to innovate and set new benchmarks, not just in sports, but in embracing the future of finance and communication.

And this is just the beginning. Anticipate pioneering products and initiatives from us. Follow us to be the first to be in the know of our journey!

Join us! ⚽

🔗 https://botevplovdiv.bg/en/

Bullish on Botev Plovdiv, well done.