Hey nostr:npub1ew4nntskh08fzkwjusrc9u5627g639c5z6udc4q3a3plr9ns4naqxp6qlf I both love and hate that you started the first LN ad network. I guess it had to happen eventually. Could you add some kind “market rate” for sending satograms? It’s getting annoying seeing all these 1 and 2 sat keysend payments in my tx list.
Just got paid for my first bounty on Stakwork. Looove these kyc free Sats.
Glad my employer doesn’t force me to stand outside and do yoga in the morning. The employees looked embarrassed as hell when I walked by.
https://nostrcheck.me/media/public/nostrcheck.me_2745887488054190961697558860.webp
Twitter is down right now but there’s no way to tell everyone on Twitter to switch to #nostr 😭😭😭
You can always try this as well.
nostr:note1te8vck3f9ezak9zncmcpfkrj7k60td0nf42dcf9wqt5f9yhx23asaavnye
It hurts to say but tether on trim may just be the best thing that ever happens for #bitcoin adoption.
I hear people taking shit on Pacific Bitcoin for not being technical enough, but I’ve never seen a more diverse crowd at a conference. It’s wild. There’s a table of 3 women in their 60s next to me… at a bitcoin conference. I also see a ton of couples here together. This is how Bitcoin scales adoption.
I don't see a whole lot of Pacific Bitcoin talk here on Nostr. I guess that's because there's not a lot of Nostr content there? Have no fear, nostr:npub1j8y6tcdfw3q3f3h794s6un0gyc5742s0k5h5s2yqj0r70cpklqeqjavrvg and nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s are there to add a little purple to your orange life. Today, 1:50 PST at the Swan Dome.
The first panel just started. I don’t see much nostr stuff here though. :(
Does nostr also keep your house warm though? ;)
I love mine as well but there’s always that tense moment where you’re pressing it down and if your cup isn’t stable you feel like it might slip and spray glass and boiling hot coffee everywhere.
Just got my nostr:npub1nfd7tk8k4y6kzh4kge7enej5ge7k6wwukh442nmvp4dz9znr35ksuk0n06 order that I bought with #lightning got a free chapstick too. :D
https://nostrcheck.me/media/public/nostrcheck.me_4403127393516021441694642670.webp
If #nostr ends up beating out Block/TBDs #web5 initiative, it will remove any hesitations I have about large centralized tech being able to overpower truly decentralized, grassroots, movements.
Special shoutout to nostr:npub10vlhsqm4qar0g42p8g3plqyktmktd8hnprew45w638xzezgja95qapsp42 nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx nostr:npub1guh5grefa7vkay4ps6udxg8lrqxg2kgr3qh9n4gduxut64nfxq0q9y6hjy nostr:npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev for their writings that have helped me see many things in a new light.
#FiatRuinsEverything
In the last few years, California has added a new grade to public schools called TK, or transitional kindergarten. Each year, they have also been lowering the minimum age for children to attend. Last year, my eldest daughter became eligible for TK, so we took her out of her in-home daycare, located in our neighborhood, and enrolled her in public school. It's amazing! She loves her new friends and school, and we get to save $1500 per month. Win-win!
However, she also loved her old friends, and her previous daycare was a quick bike ride away. Now, we have to drive farther and sit in traffic to drop her off at "free" school. We also have to pay $500 per month for after-school care on campus. It's starting to feel less free now.
Part 2 of the story is about my second, younger daughter. She is 3 years old and attending preschool in our neighborhood, which is within walking distance. Again, we're paying $1500 per month, but next year she'll be eligible for TK, so more "free" school is on the horizon.
Recently, her preschool sent out an email asking parents for help in getting new students. At first, I was skeptical and thought it was just another tactic to get more money from parents. But a point they made completely flipped my thinking on its head: "the State of California began to offer 'free' public education to four- and five-year-olds, thus further impacting private education."
I was blinded by "free" this whole time and didn't realize that the public school system is actually contributing to the degradation of local communities. Here's an example of how it happens: "free" school now encompasses your child's age bracket, so you enroll. As a result, local private daycares and preschools see less attendance each year, which leads to price increases due to lower income and the inability to hire good educators. Parents become frustrated with low quality and high-priced private daycare, so they leave. As a result, they travel farther and pay more for quality care for their children. Eventually, the government notices this and steps in to "help" by reducing the age limit for public education. The vicious cycle repeats.
Knowing what I know now, I think I'll keep my child in preschool for an extra year or two. She has great (local) friends and is learning so much about STEM and God, which is very important to us. In the end I think this comes from decades of #fiat mentality that we don’t even recognize we have. As Americans, and beyond, we need to wake up and start recognizing and taking action to keep our local communities sustainable.
Gonna tell my kids this was congress. #fiat 