Build anything. Iâll be your first customer. Like even if you melt a candle inside of an old shoe Iâll zap snag it.
What an immaculate bozo he is
Unsolicited feedback by way of example.
The mission and vision (within values system) should serve as a tool for the team to make the hardest decisions quickly. Imagine the founders of conduit are out of town and their power is out for a week when the new cs agent is faced with the toughest decision imaginable.
They need to at least make sure theyâre not violating mission and vision with their call.
So mission should be easily repeatable, memorable and directive baked into the minds of the company as the reason we were put on the Earth. Missions are also powerful recruiting tools so they should give you chills. And new recruits chills.
Great operators that donât need to get paid anymore are looking for great missions for example.
Vision should have an empirical element to it that is captured in income statement projections eg serve10m households by 2030. You can break that down to weekly direction and initiatives so thatâs why itâs important to frame that way.
Values are boundaries that say HOW we go about achieving those things. We canât have cs agent violating those either.
Hopefully this comes through as constructive.
Iâm a whore for a great mission statement.
Bull Bitcoinâs: Destroy Fiat
Someone who canât change their mind in front of empirical and objective information is just a scared little bitch that canât be trusted. I wish it wasnât so obvious for their sake or there was something deeper to move the human experience forward here but there isnât.
These are the same personalities that wreak havoc in companies, families and friendships. They lie and talk behind backs to form weak short term alliances for power grabs while others are doing actual work.
People with high agency and humility have visions that are so palpable that caddy shit only comes into their periphery from opportunists who are too scared to endure the path to develop positive agency themselves.
Power grabs are a natural state for weak people that feel like high agency work to themselves ie they are sure theyâre doing good work. But weak people have this fake agency as a natural state of being because theyâre just too scared to develop agency. They are terrified of work or any situation where they might be wrong and exposed so they create a circle of people that donât challenge them. Their circle is less educated and tells them they are smart. They are patient and vindictive they will wait for the least little bit of weakness in others to move on a power grab opportunity. Theyâve become masterful at it.
So stay away from people that canât change their mind. Donât waste your energy on people like this. Itâs like unresolved shit from when they were 8 years old thatâs not going away.
Excellent people are always excellent on the other hand. They are rare and you need very few of them on your team to change the World.
Get rid of little bitches asap. If you catch them in a lie once then get rid of them. Itâs not the first time it happened. And not the last.
If you meet someone who says âI donât know but Iâll find outâ when they donât know something then keep them close. Theyâre rare and fun to talk to and be around.
Humility is a foundation of excellence.
Just imagine how awful an organization that manages money would be with one single dude like this there. Excellence is the opposite of whatever this buttplug is saying.
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GM, all
He used to run marathons when he was diagnosed. Terminal illness. He only had 5 years left.
An athlete and developer, he lost all motor functions but never stopped coding.
The project he dedicated the end of his life to changed the world.
This is the extraordinary story of Harold Finneyđ
In this note, you'll learn how a life-loving nerd:
⢠built a machine to type using only eye movements;
⢠mined a fortune in #Bitcoin; and
⢠froze himself in a liquid nitrogen tank in hopes of seeing the future.
But first, we need to start from the beginningâŚ
Harold (Hal) Thomas Finney was a polymath. He started his career developing games.
Later, he joined the PGP Corporationâone of the first companies to commercialize cryptographyâworking alongside the legendary Phil Zimmermann.
He was an active member of the Cypherpunks mailing list, exchanging ideas with pioneers like Wei Dai and Nick Szabo.
Hal operated servers that routed anonymous messages.
On the early internet, he debated ways to defund the U.S. governmentâs âponziâ schemes.
He also launched prototypes for new forms of electronic money, such as RPoW (Reusable Proof of Work).
đ But his most iconic achievement happened on January 12, 2009 đ
Hal Finney had been following a new idea circulating on the cypherpunk mailing list: #Bitcoin.
On January 11, 2009, a Sunday, someone named Satoshi posted Bitcoinâs source code on the list.
Hal was the FIRST to reply! In a moment of wild imagination, he suggested that 1 BTC could one day be worth $10 million.
Hal even exchanged emails with Satoshi and helped fix bugs in Bitcoin's code.
On January 12 in Greenwich (January 11 at 7:24 PM in California), Hal received 10 #BTC in a "test" transaction initiated by the creator himself.
This wasâand will forever remainâthe first transaction in the history of #Bitcoin.
Fun fact đ
Those 10 #BTC, today, are worth more than $1 million.
Each "50.00" #BTC block mined represents ~$5M đ¤.
Hal mined over $12 MILLION in just one week, between January 10 and 16, 2009 đ¤Ż
(calculated at today's value of $100,000 per BTC).
During those days, Hal's son, Jason, could hear the processors roaring at full speed in the attic đĽ
He recalled his dad's excitement in an interview:
"He told us he was helping someone build a prototype for virtual money. It didnât sound real. More like an experiment."
Hal wrote about this period đ
"I stopped because it made my computer overheat, and the fan noise annoyed me."
He helped bring the project to life but wouldnât return to it until 2010.
Eight months after the genesis of #Bitcoin, Hal received news that changed everything... âšď¸
It was August 2009. Hal Finney was diagnosed with ALS.
The longest-living patient with the syndrome was Stephen Hawking, who survived for 55 years.
Most don't make it past 5.
In October, Hal shared his diagnosis online in a post titled "Dying Outside." His unshakable sense of humor stood out đ
"I am lucky to have good support, caring family, and access to excellent medical care. Still, I find myself sometimes walking in circles, obsessing over what I could have done differently. But hey, life goes onâexcept for me, apparently!"
Even as his body failed, Hal's mind remained as sharp as ever.
In this text, Hal confesses:https://lesswrong.com/posts/bshZiaLefDejvPKuS/dying-outside
"My dream is to contribute to open-source projects even from within a motionless body. This is a life worth living."
With the help of his wife, Hal did what was needed in the following years to achieve this mission â
Even as ALS ravaged his body, Hal never stopped working, continuing to contribute to projects like Bitcoin and other open-source endeavors. His dedication to his work and the legacy he built serves as an inspiration for many, showcasing how perseverance and passion can defy the most difficult of circumstances.
First, Hal lost strength in his legs.
Then, in his upper limbs.
As his hands weakened, he built a device to continue typing with the movements of his eyes (the "black antennas" in the last photo).
He was never seen complaining.
He had a superpower đ
An immeasurable passion for life đŚ¸
Hal was a Transhumanist and corresponded with Extropiansâa group of technologists fascinated by extending life.
He even convinced his wife to become a client of ALCORâone of the few companies that... you won't believe what they do đ
Alcor freezes ("cryopreserves") the bodies and heads of people who want to give science a chance to evolve to the point of bringing them back.
In addition to Hal Finney, other Extropians embraced the idea. Peter Thiel is one of their clients. Paris Hilton too.
https://video.nostr.build/46b32fa82e97e584bb1a879db1f761f063848dd6651ef8a69e0ffd872d848ff8.mp4
"The prospect of immortality" inspired Hal.
đ Extropians envisioned a future where consciousness could be downloaded into machines. Where the body would be transcended. Where life could span generations.
Their affinity with Bitcoiners is OBVIOUS. Ask yourself the following question đ
"If you were to travel 100 YEARS into the FUTURE, HOW would you carry VALUE with you?"
Dollars? Gold? đ¤
(Spoiler: #Bitcoin)
Ralph Merkle, another renowned cryptographer, once said about cryonics:
"It's not about whether it 'works' or not. It's an experiment. Do you want to participate or stay in the control group?"
In 2011 and 2012, Hal's disease progressed.
But the prospect of cryonics gave him hope. Just as the work he was doing on Bitcoin wallet security did.
Fran Finney recalls:
"Hal longed to experience tomorrow. He embraced every new thing."
On his last ski trip, Hal reflected on the mental strength that remained:
âItâs good that, you know, I can say goodbye mentally as it happens. It makes it a little easier.â
He had agreed with Fran that when he could no longer communicate with his family, it would be time to go.
On August 26, 2014, the day arrived.
Halâs vital functions were ceased, and the cryonic procedure was initiated.
He became the 128th patient of Alcor.
Today, his body floats in a tank at -150°C, in the middle of Arizona.
His memories, informationally, remain intact.
The Extropians have long asked: "When does a person actually die?"
When breathing stops? (No - it can be resumed!)
When the heart stops? (No - it can be revived!)
When brain electrical activity ceases?
They have a concept that ANSWERS thisđ
https://video.nostr.build/3239e5ab29d40a124c22eccd545d00996ced94ff41d2c466ea5b905f8dfc94cb.mp4
R. Merkle argues that the definition of death has always EVOLVED alongside medical technology.
A person declared dead in 1930, if given the medicine of 2023, might have survived.
http://ralphmerkle.com/definitions/infodeath.html
This idea underpins the decision of many cryonicists to "freeze themselves."
The "theoretical informational death" only happens when the structures that encode memory and personality are broken to the point of becoming irrecoverable.
By this criterion, Hal remains alive.
And in the #BTC blockchain, too. Many addresses still carry traces of his transactions to this day đ¤Ż.
Before he passed, Hal wrote a farewell letter and posted it on a Bitcoin forum he had been a part of since the beginning.
The letter is called "Bitcoin and Me" đĽš
"My kids understand technology. I'm comfortable with my legacy." đ
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=155054.0
Hal was a prodigy of cryptography.
The first disciple of Satoshi.
A father, gamer, inventor.
And he taught us that even though life is short, time can be so full of life that it feels infinite.
đ
We hope to be here to witness his return. Who wouldn't want to hear the stories!?
âAs his hands weakened, he built a device to continue typing with the movements of his eyes (the "black antennas" in the last photo).
He was never seen complaining.
He had a superpower
An immeasurable passion for lifeâ
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Great question. I honestly do not know how that will play out.
Seems trivial for AI to write out a prescription but fulfillment is another question.
Ask good questions and contribute to debates. Disagree and be kind. Give the World an example of discourse that is productive.
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I canât zap artisan speedos fast enough
Goruck makes shoes now?
Right. These are in fact best in class quality products.
I get my dry erase markers from COSTCO
Weâre all making stuff up as we go. nostr:nprofile1qqswp94gnm4epqsgjkndl4lnd8krzdj5u4mzuppdtxksdymkty63g7gpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhg07fx50 products are great Zapsnag examples as is nostr:nprofile1qqsppdnxpjc82jlm3yn9gawhv7p4nm69a3f80rg5ycw305xned2s0hcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7tnxqd6 , nostr:nprofile1qqsfnnh6v3dspqtnwv3e46aed5k3nypyfx2wtet92ekg9szt3hr9k4qpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgqffwaehxw309ahx7um5wgcnvdekxvcnjdfkxucnwvpwv9c8qtnjw4hx7mnxd36hstnfdudsq35y, nostr:nprofile1qqsdc5c2cwyewwds3qn7nyquyhxvpze40kp5w5e2wev57n0hrwaerzgprfmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuar9wd6zumn3w45h5tnfduhsz9nhwden5te0wfjkccte9ehx7um5wghxyctwvsvy5aw8 for staples in the house. Zapsnagging is the closest thing to that Amazon button on your fridge youâd push when you needed more of something. I do zapsnag demos all the time to people not yet on NOSTR and Bitcoin. They are usually dumbfounded. Then I diagram on a whiteboard how I am better than them.
The Zapsnag movement has a little bit of momentum but we need help codifying and refining best practices with it that help businesses here the most. nostr:nprofile1qqs2gndun24r2utk5l20tscsdprw5zttvm0qk58w8xhl2ja2kmzt7jcpremhxue69uhkummnw3ez6er9wch8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet59uq32amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7tcc293fa includes zapsnag details in his bio for example of something people are trying out.
My personal goal is for the companies on NOSTR only accepting Bitcoin is for them to never have inventory on hand from an insatiable demand here. I think zapsnags help that goal more than anything else right now.
I would encourage trying stuff and pushing buttons that help you carve out what works best for you, your style and craft. It might not work but letâs try stuff.
Zapsnag works great for some businesses that receive it because there is no more better social proof of quality than seeing a public zap for a material amount. Zapsnags are the best marketing at zero cost to the founders. It also means they have pristine money that is already settled before they have to ship.
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If I had to guess something worth trying for art, itâd be a limited piece of work for a smaller amounts of sats.
Hope that helps I think your work is beautiful and Iâm grateful that youâre here.
Dm for any help with anything anytime.
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You can identify as both at the same time even. Zaps got you covered.
I know she received much more than that, but #amethyst doesn't load the whole thing
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Good looking out.
âTo be an artist is to believe in life.â â Henry Moore
Conviction. Not necessarily valid or correct. But provable conviction behind an opinion is whatâs more interesting to me. No skin? Not that entertaining to me.
Fuck that place. Twitter is JV and itâs captured. They donât deserve Bitcoin standard quality.
âTheyâre called #ZapSnagâs, Jerry.
Theyâre real.
And theyâre spectacular.â
- Lois Lane
https://blossom.primal.net/141d9297fd026cc440a20ee3008cded56236414be8ff70ca87dea0627e1bb6e2.mp4
