Yep, while scrolling through the Universe the other day I ran across a note from a writer who said he and three other writers were quitting Nostr because they weren’t making any money from zaps. He asked for suggestions on why he wasn’t raking it in like he is on traditional social media platforms.

I suggested that while the quality of his writing may not have changed the quality of the content needed to be better. I explained that here on Nostr there isn’t an algorithm pushing content that fits a narrative from a centralized body onto the masses. Apparently he found the idea of having to write for the reader, actually do research, work to come up with new ideas and compete against others on a fair basis unappealing. You can imagine the reaction 😀

Yes, the projected last halving is in 2140. However, since the amount of bitcoin issued per halving gets cut in half each time, 98% of all bitcoin would’ve been mined within the next three halving.

For every block a miner adds to the blockchain, he or she is rewarded with a certain amount of newly-created Bitcoin. Yet there is also a finite number of Bitcoins that can ever be created. In order to extend the life of Bitcoin and ensure that it remains a deflationary asset, Satoshi Nakamoto wrote into Bitcoin’s code that the supply of new BTC awarded to miners is halved every 210,000 blocks, or roughly every 4 years. For this reason, Bitcoin halvings serve as major milestones in Bitcoin’s timeline, dividing it into distinct periods.

Are bitcoin ATMs in Mexico non-KYC? I’m going to be in San Diego next week and would happily run down to TJ or Rosarito for a day to get some non-KYC corn.

Get a big pot, boil water. Throw the whole thing in live. Step back, he’s going to splash a bit. Cooking Times 1 lbs - 8 minutes 1.25 lbs - 9-10 minutes 1.5 lbs - 11-12 minutes 1.75 lbs - 12-13 minutes 2 lbs - 15 minutes 2.25 lbs - 20 minutes 3 lbs - 25 minutes.

Personally I put a ton of salt and old bay in the water. Serve with melted butter.

There is a lot of misinformation with regards to climate change and those two articles are prime examples. More accurately, and like much of your arguments, incomplete information, lazy research and lots of assumptions.

For example, you just assumed that forest moves more carbon than grasslands. In their book Countdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming by Paul Hawken and Tom Steyer. They scientifically demonstrate that an acre of grassland, grazed by ruminants sequesters 8.5 tons of carbon per acre per year. Grazing is required as it stimulates root growth. Roots which grow as much as 14ft deep. While an individual tree sequesters 42lbs of carbon/year. In order to make a proper counterpoint to your statements I literally went into my woods and counted trees (62/acre) Real field science.

According to your little app I produce 8.5 tons of carbon per year. Now subtract their calculations for eating meat every day sinceI raise my own -2.5 ton, the 5 acres of regenerative farm I work -42.5 tons and the 5 acres of forest I leave in a natural state on purpose -1.25 ton. Leaving me with a carbon footprint of -37.75 ton per year.

Now, using the US Environmental Protection Agency numbers of 1.5 ton per year per person in waste (referred to as packaging or lifestyle in my earlier notes) I end up with a net carbon footprint of -39.25 ton per year where you end up with a +4 ton.

The point of my debate was not to swing our dicks around and see who has a smaller carbon footprint, nor was it to belittle you. My points are that until we all practice local sourcing and circular economy we are all the problem. It’s not the cow, it’s the way we farm them. How much methane do you produce a year? A natural lifestyle makes a person carbon negative. Think about that next time you drive some place and eat a meal at a restaurant. YOU are the carbon that needs to be reduced.

I’m not ignoring you. I’m studying. I’m learning that you are right about a couple things and that I’m right about a couple things. I knew this debate would spark my interest which would lead to research. Thanks.

This is the kind of post that should be zapped. You shared information that I was unaware of. I didn’t know there was a Nostr App Store or web based clients. My entire exposure to Nostr has been on Damus. It’s a great app, but you just opened my eyes to so much more, thank you.

I’ve had my real estate license for 23 years. We used to say “it’s the only thing they can’t make any more of.” Just as there will only ever be 21 million bitcoin, nobody is going to manufacture a whole bunch of new land. Scarcity makes the value go up.

The number of dollars someone pays for a house may go up and down but everyone needs a place to live, the population is still increasing and they don’t make any more land. The “crash” you speak about will be absorbed by the market in a couple years and after the dollar is debased/re-based everyone will think they made a bunch of money.

I actually pay off my rental properties ASAP, take very good care of them and don’t worry about profit right away but cash flow over time. After 30-40 years of inflation the dollar amounts will be drastically higher, but the value I receive each month will also increase because of scarcity.

I’m sorry if I hurt you by demonstrating the errors in what you have been taught. The app is fundamentally flawed by not taking into account consumables and waste streams. You seem very proud of your calculated carbon footprint according to your app and I’m sure it’s a huge blow to learn that you produce more pollution by breakfast than someone that drives a big gas burning truck does in a lifetime.

It’s not an opinion that plants take in CO2 and expel oxygen. The chart you displayed showing how different meats affect the environment apply only to destructive farming practices. How does your app remove carbon from my calculated total for using regenerative practices?

https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/20902500/DavidHuggins/CarbonSequestrationinNativePrairie.pdf

I have three rebuttals and two comments.

1. I understand economy of scale. However, since the app didn’t ask any questions about lifestyle or product use it probably treats all people the same or, most likely, ignores lifestyle as a factor. Which, IMHO, is one of the most important factors.

2. “Every gallon of fuel used makes ≈ 3 x its weight in CO₂ “ This is impossible. The output of a thing cannot be greater than the sum of its inputs. That’s not how math, physics or the universe works. Just think about it for a moment. Or did I misunderstand?

3. Current EV’s do not have the power/range/capacity to fulfill my needs. Additionally, they are just to heavy. An electric F150 Lightning weighs 35% more than the gas powered model. Making it impractical for off-road use.

Finally, have you ever seen a lithium mine? Talk about raping the earth! We are just trading one form of pollution for another. The pictures included are from a lithium mine in California. I’m not advocating for gas powered vehicles. I actually think Hydrogen is the future. But that cuts the mining industry (wether it’s oil or lithium) out of the picture, so it was never developed. After all, money talks louder than the environment.

Remember, we are not just trying to reduce our carbon emissions, but all pollution is bad. We all need clean air to breathe and clean water to drink. I hope my statements and facts educated you and that you think about the whole production cycle when making purchasing decisions. A “one size fits all” approach to pollution and climate change can not solve the problem. But rather educating individuals and leading them to a better lifestyle is our best hope.

Good morning! Tea or coffee, the same principle applies. We don’t live in climates where coffee/tea grows naturally. It has to be transported thousands of miles and requires special packaging and storage. That tea bag started as a tree that was harvested by a man with a gas powered chainsaw, moved with heavy equipment to a truck where it was shipped to a mill and processed using more heavy machinery, toxic chemicals and dozens of people that drove to work that day. That’s just to make the paper for the teabags. Now apply that thinking to everything you eat. Packaging is one of the biggest parts of everyone’s carbon footprint that is most often ignored.

Cut fuel use by 50%? Most of my food comes without packaging! More like cut fuel use by 1000%

Beef has such a high carbon footprint because it is imported, fed manufactured food and processed in a factory. Try buying a grass fed animal from a local farmer and having it processed by a local butcher. You will support your local economy, get healthier food and actually remove carbon from your footprint. Here in the states we had 30,000,000 buffalo roaming the plains before they were ignorantly slaughtered. Large, grass fed ruminants, when farmed on a savanna type landscape actually help remove carbon from the air and put it in the soil where it belongs. Cows don’t have a bad carbon footprint, how we raise them does.

Thanks for the kind words about the farm. It’s been a lifelong dream that took me 28 years to realize. The goal is to be as self sufficient as possible. I don’t “sell”anything from my farm. Selling invites regulations and government. We trade with other people in our community. For example, recently I traded eggs from my chickens for a bushel of blueberries, traded meat for butter. Last year I produced 1000lbs of food for me and my wife, all in a way that removes carbon from the air. Traded the surplus and returned the excess to the land.

That’s why I asked for a debate. Most people, just like the app you suggested, don’t take lifestyle into account. Sure, I drive an F150 a few thousand miles a year, but I’ll put that carbon up against the carbon emissions for the packaging required for a week’s worth of the average person’s groceries. I believe that on an annual basis my actions result in a net negative carbon footprint. My truck isn’t evil and I wouldn’t be able to lead the life I live without it.

I disagree, I grow my own meat using regenerative farming techniques. Everything I feed my pigs, chickens, rabbits, etc. is grown here in my farm. I return surplus to the land through composting. There is no transport or processing of feed or animals. I don’t use any chemicals in my garden, livestock or feed growing. Additionally, grow native plants for feed. When I grow an animal for food I actually end up sequestering much more carbon than the animal emits through the respiration of the plants I grow.

Do you drink coffee?

I installed the app and took the survey. I can’t see how some of the questions were relevant to my carbon footprint. How does how many times a week I eat meat factor in?

I read your profile and a couple of your posts. Want to have a civil debate? I drive an F-150 and I bet I have a lower carbon footprint than you.

IDK. However, based on your podcast about the “decentralization of everything” Money (bitcoin) social media (Nostr) data (start 9) etc. I would like to hear your thoughts on the concept of decentralized ISP’s.

Economists that follow Keynesian principles (everyone at the central bank, treasury, etc.) believe that government, corporations, etc. are perpetual. IE, “never ending.” They also believe that growth is perpetual. Therefore there is never a need to pay off debt because government will keep growing. Growing government is their intention.

They know what they are doing. They are doing it on purpose. They are doing what they were taught and what they believe in. The problem is, logically speaking, they are wrong. I know because I used to apply Keynesian economics to my personal finances and I went bankrupt. They don’t recognize it’s a two-tier system.

Keynesian economics is a solution looking for a problem that doesn’t exist. They don’t recognize that we live on a planet with finite resources and that need is a human motivation for production.

It will all come crashing down, eventually.

Hey Jack, I herd you mention these the other day and was interested but forgot. Saw your post on NOSTR and was reminded to buy a couple. I mention this because I wanted you to recognize that you are realizing income through your Amazon affiliate program by posting on NOSTR.

It’s working! The NOSTR protocol has demonstrated that it can be monetized outside of Zaps or paid relays. Good job Jack! #grownostr

😂 zoom in, he is standing on a frying pan!