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₿itcoin geek who writes a ₿log about bitcoin and other freedom tech on the nostr. My mission is to promote bitcoin as a store of value, medium of exchange, and unit of account. https://nostree.me/bloggingbitcoin@iris.to Get notified of new blogs on [Keet](nosl.ink/TgS14vtN)
Replying to Avatar Boog

The nostr:npub18tcc00lqpysdsurg567dllzg7jeyr5wcyk2v6w23rx3s3ygyze2qv32nxx prepaid visa > AMEX gold!

Support bitcoin businesses!

How do I get this?

What ever happened to LNpay? #asknostr

There's bugs so it might not be. I've been testing automated lightning payments since 2022. I'm having a difficult time with highlighter, but these zaps are not me.

A few years ago, I did a 100 day zero alchohol challenge. After a hundred days I decided to not go back because I felt so good.

But when I tell people I don't drink, they assume I had a problem. Yeah, the problem is drinking makes you feel like shit.

Spicey.

I do not wish to reveal my opinion about a woman's right to choose.

That's a different issue from what I'm about to say.

This is the premise of the Handmaid's Tale.

My wife was really into that show, but it made think about this from an economic perspective.

We can either have abortion(legal or otherwise) or we can have entitlements, but we can't have both.

Well we can, but you all know how that goes.

I know. I donated bitcoin to Gary Johnson in 2016. I don't vote anymore, but a couple years ago, I asked my local libertarian canidate if I could set up lightning donations on their website.

🦗🦗🦗

I would just empty all my wallets into one or two wallets and delete the old ones.

Replying to Avatar Mandrik

I'm at PorcFest in the White Mountains of NH. My 6th time here, but first time in 10 years. Great to be back to the place where I fed everyone with bacon weave sandwiches 4 years in a row, my love of Bitcoin blossomed, and where I first met my wife IRL. 🧡

For those who don't know, PorcFest is a week long festival run by the Free State Project. The FSP is an organization that wants to move like-minded, freedom oriented people to New Hampshire. It's been quite successful, as NH is typically the #1 freest state in the US, according to The Cato Institute.

That said, there is a lot of Bitcoin FUD here.

It's amazing how great of a job technically illiterate shitcoiners have done with spreading false information.

I support competing currencies. People should have the freedom to decide, and plenty of vendors here are open to options. Lots of monero, gold, silver, bcash, dash, etc. I've enjoyed using silver dimes and quarters to pay for things. Great to get rid of them! 😂

The "Roger FUD" has made it very difficult for folks who aren't as technically savvy. I say that as someone who isn't as technical, but took a lot of time to try to understand all sides during the blocksize war.

People made the move for more freedom in their lifetimes. I hope more folks challenge the negative things they've heard about BTC. Folks who store their wealth in silver or bcash should question why their purchasing power continues to decline. Why it can't even keep up with inflation.

More purchasing power = more time = freedom ✌️

I'm still extremy bullish on NH. Plenty of hardcore bitcoiners here, but the FUD is present.

I've always wanted to go to PorkFest.

Now I really want to go, but instead of argue with libertarian b-cashers, it would be fun to set up a lightning jukebox and show them how fast the lightning network is.

True. I was trying to be funny. I'm not 😏

Replying to Avatar Purple Horse

Great idea! You can use any other wallet instead of nostr:npub1hcwcj72tlyk7thtyc8nq763vwrq5p2avnyeyrrlwxrzuvdl7j3usj4h9rq in the US. That’s the great thing about Bitcoin, Lightning and open-source: we’re not dependent on one company or service.

Yeah. I know it still works, but if you scan the qr code without a lightning wallet, it sends you to a Wallet of Satoshi tutorial. I understand why they left the US, but we could use a tutorial update in the US.

I'm basically arguing with myself and it looks like I need to make a pull request. 🤣

A couple years ago, I made birthday cards with ligjtning tip cards but stopped once WOS left the US. The cards still work, but the video is moot.

Replying to Avatar The Daniel 🖖

Testing an early release of the nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm Hub self-custodial node. A little rough around the edges as far as UX is concerned, but it’s a great start.

Thanks nostr:npub1q5sah9f3p9kl7uqdeaqskqwmg74ktxx70e0093dzh4lpzcp3t0mqzxky65 for taking the time to show me all this cool stuff you guys are building today! 🐝⚡️🤙

Is the Alby Hub self-custodial node on github?

It feels like people just talk here. Twitter is more like the the 2 minutes of hate in 1984, except they try to waste as much of your time as possible.