The thing is, I am as certain as one can be (excluding alternate reality stuff like the Matrix, or non-reality type Eastern religions).

First, I have had what is, to me, a convincing supernatural experience (it was highly personal, so I won't go into detail... though it was shared/confirmed by another person, so not just some kind of hallucination). I obviously don't expect you to place much weight on such a thing... outside whatever weight you'd apply to such testimony.

Second, the evidence is such that I see no way for there to be no creator god. The question then becomes, which religious view is the correct one, if any.

This is where the faith/trust step comes in. The God of the Bible and revelation of nature/character via Jesus, is convincing to me that this God is worthy of trust and worship. It is possible for me to be in error on that point, because a being that powerful, would have the capacity to deceive me (if that is possible to coincide with the nature of such a being).

But, doing otherwise would be bit like not trusting your spouse. I suppose they could be a serial killer who has been tricking you for decades. But, as you know them deeply in every possible way, your trust/faith that this is not the case, becomes well justified.

Yes, though keep in mind that a proper definition of faith, is more akin to trust (vs 'wishful thinking' as it is sometimes portrayed).

I'm not a full anarchist, so maybe I don't qualify to answer (yeah, that would seem problematic).

But, I am opposed to abusive or corrupt forms of authority. Since I don't believe God is corrupt or abusive, I welcome that form of authority... one that has my best interests in mind.

Democracy might be a good counter-system to a fallen humanity in terms of governance, but it also has huge issues when it gets manipulated, or people aren't well-educated or even well-intentioned. It simply becomes a people-centric version of 'might makes right.'

That is pretty cool! I'm still hoping to make the time to give it a try one of these days. I keep getting reminded when I see your posts. (Saw you today on BTC Sessions chat.)

Sats and Minecraft, a couple of my favourite things. 😄

If you can, you'll probably want to wait for more reviews though, especially if you're not wanting to buy that top-end model. I'd imagine once the novelty (or shock value for views) of it wears off, people will start trying other models. Then we'll get a bit better idea of sweet-spots of performance/$.

I just wanted to be sure you were aware of that option. 😃

True, though you don't necessarily have to buy it completely maxed out. Even half the RAM would still be a lot. Or, it would be interesting to see how the lower models (like with the M4 Max instead of Ultra) would perform with a lot of RAM, but less GPU/CPU, etc.

Hopefully we'll see more tests come out as people get these running. And... 5090s aren't cheap either. 😄

Hey nostr:nprofile1qyx8wumn8ghj7cnjvghxjmcpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqgq3hx5fgpxm7vp5ulscs6afm3xx6dm0ywdprqn3h5hv2eag3xzsecaq8aww I heard you on Gigi's podcast talking about AI and GPUs... just wondering if you've heard about using the Mac Studio?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwIZ5VI3Eus

That is really cool. Was that expensive to print?

If it is a resource issue, the Canadian exchange rate would make my salary quite reasonable, too. 😉 😁

(I'm guessing it is silly regulation issues, but would ♥️ to see Strike in Canada, BTW!)

BitaxeWannaBeJustAnS17Pro https://m.primal.net/PszF.mov

I guess I'd say that besides a more built-in algo feed, so I was seeing interesting stuff, what you describe was my experience on Twitter from like 2011 - 2019 or so. And, I don't think I broke 100 followers until a couple years ago. Almost a decade of grind before I really felt like I was a part of it (with much engagement).

True, but a lot of modern electronics are so tiny now, the process looks quite different (ex: Bitaxe).

Don't these things eventually self-resolve if there is longer-term use/confusion.... ie. #AmethystApp #AmethystCrystals

If you generated your seed phrase externally (like using dice), then it does have to calculate the last word, because that last word is a checksum (so a dice roll for the last word might generate invalid wallets).

nostr:nprofile1qyx8wumn8ghj7cnjvghxjmcpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqgzn9kpsmllqnsf7wh5tz3wgy4cclsftqqplv8tpayrhwgw8llunevgnmdf3 Could we please have a setting that switches the default behaviour to auto-play being off, and/or volume not muted?

(This would save a lot of data, too, right?)

Even for the stuff I want to watch, I have to try and pause it, turn the audio on, grab the scrubber bar and get back to the beginning. And, for me, auto-play of everything is really distracting.

Thanks much!

I've sent SATs between my AlbyHub and Orange Pill App, but haven't been able to send a zap on Nostr (Primal) from my AlbyHub account all day (just tried again a bit ago).

#asknostr Do relay connections 'go to sleep' or something like that when not being actively used?

I'll often switch to Nostr and do some reading, and want to like, repost, etc. and get failure messages. I'll look at all the relays are disconnected. Eventually, they come back, and I can continue. But, curious what is going on.

To answer the nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qqsyv47lazt9h6ycp2fsw270khje5egjgsrdkrupjg27u796g7f5k0s0pfy4z zap... are Bolt12 offers doable with AlbyHub? I haven't seen it if there, or heard about it yet. But that would be great (so I can hook to Ocean).

Probably the same organizers/funding protesting Tesla.

I look at $80k car loan, and think I must be getting really old or frugal or something... or interest is even more out of control than perception.

I spent $4500 (maybe up to $15k all in, now, like 8 years later) on my last car, and it's a pretty nice car to drive.

That's not to say I wouldn't like a nice M340i or something, but I wouldn't even spend $80k on that. I'd find a used one for $30k.