Bull trap, rather. Relax. We have at least six months to go.
This is too funny not share. It’s a post on new trend called “Debt Maxing”.
https://x.com/howyegettingon/status/1717181200190603280?s=46&t=ZAUw02fsXKhWMkEvtf61aA
Gen-Z have just given up and now taking on as much debt as they can.
I fully support Simon. If Gen Z truly was like him, there would be hope for the world. Unfortunately he's one in a million.
Hmm let's say, they have an intent, and it's just that the execution of the idea ends up being underwhelming.
Also, cubism is a heavily intellectual form of expression. There is a specific intent to it, aesthetics were secondary. I am not a cubist fan precisely because of that - I think surrealism beats it for all intents and purposes. But you have to measure cubism for what it was.
Algorithm away, as much as you want. As long as you put a toggle on/off on it in the client, I'll be fine with it.
I've actually seen a couple today with very small premiums. O ye of little faith low key shorting BTC mfs.
nostr:nprofile1qqsgajr2e8ssj7vesefqdrhxkqpz8w8ryed2hvl79rakkwmw999de9spzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcpr9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuurvv43zumn9w3mk7unt9uq3gamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7tpvfkx2tn0wfnj7ltut63 devs, it'd be cool to add zaps to the notifications, and to have quotes. Just missing those two, but enjoying the client very very much otherwise.
I get all that and I agree -- I lean conservative as far as BTC "development" goes. I don't even think we need Lightning (unless it is as a means to enable anonymous transactions, as it seems to do with Cashu) because I don't think we need to add any "features" to what Bitcoin does very well -- store of value and unalterable timechain.
I do think though that there's a big difference between developing ON Bitcoin and just using BTC the asset.
I'm not saying we have to "re-engineer" BTC. I'm saying Michael Saylor didn't have a part in engineering it in the first place, and that he is not a bitcoin engineer.
What he is doing for MSTR is good for the company and indirectly for BTC. But it doesn't constitute "engineering". Otherwise any CEO who decides to put XYZ asset on his books is an "engineer" too, so in the end nobody is one.
That's quite a low bar to be considered "a bitcoin engineer".
That is meritorious to his company management skills, not really to "bitcoin engineering".
Crowding 75% of the population of the world into the top left corner, while keeping basically the whole bottom half empty seems quite questionable.
Is this different/better than the WoT score Coracle has?
Last months I’ve been lost in #Dune books written by Frank Herbert.
And I can’t remember any other books that made me be gone in their Universes for so long with the “can’t get enough” feeling.
And one thing that impressed me most is his way of writing - unbelievable rich narrative contains philosophical, political, religious, scientific and lots of other terms and definitions.
What you see is my own ‘need to remember’ deck)
I started to make notes of all new words to me, not only google it to understand context, but to make my brain remember it.
My regret I didn’t started it from the very first book, here is the list from last 3 books.
Next step, I’m gonna translate it in English to make me know them in both languages💪
And speaking about #Dune book’s itself I keep my fingers crossed for the extension of the Dune story made by Frank’s children after his death, will be no less dignified than first 6 books🤞
Will see)
P.S. I will be grateful if you share any books from you wow-list,
#Nostr 🙏😌 📚 https://video.nostr.build/f24ae91c06c157eb7e88b48cf3b8419259dde491808d4af06b83b9cc45df4bb9.mov
I first read Dune (a Catalan translation) when I was 12, and more
than 30 years later I still go back to the original series every couple
of years. Again and again and again... and I keep finding things within
things within things every single time.
Dune is
on a league of its own. There are many other fantasy (I don't consider
it sci-fi) series that are master works, but the world-building and the
writing really set it apart.
If you want to try
more "conventional" fantasy, the rage these last couple of decades is
the "grimdark" subgenre, and within that, all you really need to do is
read Joe Abercrombie's First Law Trilogy.
For
more conventional modern sci-fi, you can't go wrong with The Expanse by
James S A Corey, which is a pseudonymous for Ty Franck and Daniel
Abraham.
Who, by the way (Abraham) also has a fantasy series called The
Coin and the Dagger which was extremely enjoyable to me, and another one that I don't know any woman who hasn't fallen in love with for its incredible world building in a sort of pseudo-feudal Japan setting with magic and poetry: the Long Price Quartet (I enthusiastically recommend it regardless - woman, man or whatever).
In any case, really, have you read the "classics" such as The Lord of the Rings (Tolkien), or the new classic A Song of Ice and Fire aka Game of Thrones (George RR Martin)? And in sci-fi Rendezvous with Rama (Arthur C Clarke), the Foundation series (Asimov), any of Philip K Dick's (Blade Runner, etc)...



