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I’ll check them out, thanks!

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I would recommend nostr:nprofile1qqs9df4h2deu3aae83fmet5xmrlm4w5l9gdnsy3q2n7dklem7ezmwfc6c32nl, either using their hardware, or you can install it on your own device.

Our man nostr:nprofile1qqspnzgrfett3asxcuj0gksje6z2zxzpvgd27uvz58m9vsuqh8zzw6cc6268u has a tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKBJ3_3ZomU

When it comes to running an "Economic Node," this just means you are using your own node's blockchain data to keep track of your UTXOs, and if/when you need to make a transaction, you use your own node to publish it, and your node then shares it with the rest of the network. The above can very easily be achieved using Start9 with Sparrow Wallet or Nunchuk, and I am sure other wallets support it, too.

If you decide to go this route, feel free to reach out, as I use my Start9 as my daily driver for all things Bitcoin. Not only for my on-chain transacting, but also for Lightning and home mining.

Man thanks a ton! I’ve used nostr:nprofile1qqspnzgrfett3asxcuj0gksje6z2zxzpvgd27uvz58m9vsuqh8zzw6cpr9mhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet59uq3gamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7e7kwf2 for other things but I hadn’t dipped my toes in any node research yet. I’ll for sure reach out if I have other questions.

If I wanted to run an economic bitcoin node what are the best resources to learn how? Any suggestions for someone who is technologically regarded and has a computer that hardly works? #asknostr

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Where my Clubhouse bitcoiners at?

I owe that brief flash in the pan era and the regulars on Clubhouse sincere gratitude. I learned so much in that open market of spoken word during the paradoxical lock down of speech and thought.

I was thoroughly orange pilled through the musings of nostr:nprofile1qqsp4lsvwn3aw7zwh2f6tcl6249xa6cpj2x3yuu6azaysvncdqywxmgpzfmhxue69uhk7enxvd5xz6tw9ec82cspp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqjwuwjm and the unhinged rants of TINA (pour one out for the homie). I received masterclasses in self-custody and multi sig from nostr:nprofile1qqsw3znfr6vdnxrujezjrhlkqqjlvpcqx79ys7gcph9mkjjsy7zsgygpzpmhxue69uh5ummnw3ezuamfdejszrthwden5te0dehhxtnvdakqwvj9n8.

I went from normie to node runner in under two months. The shared knowledge during that period was actually insane. Random people asking obvious questions from OG’s ad nauseam. I was a sponge of learning absorbing every fucking orange pill my nervous system would allow and I would become my neighborhood dealer of psychopathy.

I’m grateful I got to experience it. A seemingly bygone era just prior to nostr:nprofile1qqs2xs05tluhtr6hpgsmqqxp04898gayjlyrjlexcrndv8j6el784xqpzfmhxue69uhk7enxvd5xz6tw9ec82cspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdu72ultt et al. Just in time to witness some of the true punk rock essence of bitcoin before it would get veiled by the mainstream. And I owe all those folks a bow and salute. 🫡

Those clubhouse sessions instilled a conviction that would carry me through the bear market and into today, where I now get to receive the thank you’s from those I’ve dosed with the top shelf, pure, ground up and railed straight to the brain orange pill that I received.

Thanks for getting me hooked ya’ll 🙏🏼💪🏼

I’m jealous of that experience. There are so many dudes out there that have totally altered my life trajectory with this knowledge that I’ll likely never meet. nostr:nprofile1qqsqfjg4mth7uwp307nng3z2em3ep2pxnljczzezg8j7dhf58ha7ejgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgcwaehxw309ac8yetdd96k6tnswf5k6ctv9ehx2aqs87rv0 nostr:nprofile1qqsywt6ypu57lxtwj2scdwxnyrl3sry9typcstje65x7rw9a2e5nq8spz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wcq3gamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7xfn4ze nostr:nprofile1qqsp4lsvwn3aw7zwh2f6tcl6249xa6cpj2x3yuu6azaysvncdqywxmgpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpr9mhxue69uhhqatjv9mxjerp9ehx7um5wghxcctwvsnvrq0h nostr:nprofile1qqsyx708d0a8d2qt3ku75avjz8vshvlx0v3q97ygpnz0tllzqegxrtgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzvuq3samnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwdhx7un59eek7cmfv9kqt8fxvt nostr:nprofile1qqsr26r4lltjnvrwadxp67ns58m4qpzaqemhf5sup7hlujhjh7t296qpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqs7amnwvaz7tmwduh8xarj9e3hyrxsd6u nostr:nprofile1qqsx45yrjtgm4glklaafgz0z4309gs6cwfja3d99s8rqvlvgagcptpqprpmhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet54gjttu are a few of the many that I’m eternally grateful for. Straight orange pills with zero sugar coating 🫡🫡 thank you gentlemen.

Before I make any rash decisions I need to see what QAnon has to say.

Before I make any rash decisions I need to hear what Q-anon has to say.

I see this with my dad, thank God I got him allocated into bitcoin. He’s constantly chasing shit coins and penny stocks still. Drives me absolutely insane.

I got you once but didn't have my lightning wallet activated yet. Fumbled.

Oh no!!!! All the people who hate me don't like the tariffs!!! Oh no 😱😱

Replying to Avatar Born To Be Free

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