Vote HODL?

Would you stop drinking alcohol for 1 bitcoin?

So you potentially miss the morning ones, for example?

Not the most popular take here on nostr, but I'll say it.

The more I hear about this Hitler guy the less I like him

I'm not trying to be a jerk... I just want to get to the heart of the issue.

If Bitcoiners and Bitcoin companies persistently don't want to spend much (if any) of their bitcoin to help pay for large conferences--but crypto companies generally do--maybe there is a lesson to learned.

What is the value-for-value proposition?

I think that Bitcoiners and Bitcoin companies are probably better served by supporting new and improved Bitcoin infrastructure... as a genuine (and better) alternative to the existing fiat-based monetary and financial system.

Meanwhile, since proof of stake (PoS) crypto is simply an extension of the existing PoS fiat system, it is likely best served by marketing to the largest players, politicians, and honeypots within the existing fiat system.

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What’s the best thing you purchased with Bitcoin this week?

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Can you find the missing number?

Hi. I’m new. Where do the raw milk kids sit? 🤓

The wine world loves to brag.

I hear Californians flex about farming at 2000 feet in their "High Elevation" vineyards.

Meanwhile, in Argentina’s Andes, some guys are growing grapes at over 10,000 feet.

These guys don't even care to look down at the rest of us.🧵

The Calchaquí Valleys sit on the Altiplano in northern Argentina.

A dry, rugged plateau surrounded by some of the tallest mountains in the Andes.

Vineyards like Bodega Colomé’s Altura Máxima are planted at 10,500 feet, with 20,000-foot peaks towering above them.

Farming at this elevation is a different game.

In this high desert environment, all of the water comes from snowmelt, moved through simple gravity-fed ditches carved into the rock and Tractors struggle to run in the thin air so most of the work is done by hand.

How can grapes even grow at this altitude?

- They’re closer to the equator, so the sun is stronger and more consistent.

- The dry air from the Andes keeps disease pressure low.

These brutal conditions do a few things to the grapes:

- Thicker skins

- Smaller berries

- Higher natural acid

- Slow sugar development

- Deeper color and structure

The vines get battered all season long and that can be a good thing.

Most every grape varieties can't take it.

Malbec survives because it handles UV, drought, and cold nights without breaking down.

Torrontés survives because it ripens fast and keeps its aromatics even under a punishing sun.

But how different do they taste from their neighboring, low elevation counterparts?

Malbec from these heights is darker, fresher, and tighter than anything you’ll find in the lowlands.

Torrontés turns sharp, floral, and piercing. It is electric compared to a coastal white.

Of course, vineyards this high are small by nature.

Yields are low.

Most of the wine stays local.

But if you want to hunt some down, look for bottles from Bodega Colomé or Bodega Tacuil.

I grow Pinot Noir at 6000 feet, in the highest wine region in North America.

Sometimes I think what I’m doing is crazy.

But these guys put me to shame.

They’re farming grapes at elevations that match the highest mountains around me.

I really need to get my hands on a bottle from here to compare.

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Cheers🍷