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AJ Garnerin
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ajgarnerin@BitcoinNostr.com Toxic bitcoin and airsports maximalist.

The American mind cannot comprehend.

Interesting data point for adoption. Private jet charter quoted in euros and btc.

"Bitcoin is Switzerland" - nostr:npub1clwvhf87gsn20v02ywd9vda6gratnp3v3jrtxvc0ue0f7en5xhmq3xxhme

BREAKING: NOK and SEK reaching new lows when BTC passes 1 MNOK and 1 MSEK.

Must stay humble....

It's going to zero

This is worse than pineapple on pizza.

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Replying to Avatar HodlHomestead

7 years ago, a friend and I were in the Chilean Andes, we hiked up a steep hillside to check out some local biking trails. At the top, he casually said, "I think I'll fly down." I was confused until he pulled out an ultralight paraglider from his backpack.

I watched in amazement as he ran off the hillside and smoothly flew down to the valley floor. The next day, I sold my bike, bought my first glider, and adopted flying as a new sport for exploring the mountains.

My two close friends and I bought wings together and took classes at a local paragliding school. The first steps off the cliff into the breeze is a surreal weightless feeling.

https://v.nostr.build/3Z9cDjoubDdeWlYq.mp4

Our learning process wasn't without incidents and some very close calls prompted us to dedicate more effort to learning techniques, meteorology, and flying more often in easier conditions. I wanted to be safer through knowledge and experience. Risk to reward ratio became a major driver behind all flying missions.

https://v.nostr.build/JcXJXPZFozz3Y1k3.mp4

Mountains vary a ton in weather and conditions so paragliders come in various sizes to accommodate different styles of flying. We quickly learned it was good to have a quiver to enjoy different weather conditions.

A wing for mountain cruising and long distance

https://v.nostr.build/eqTTm4Py2RcQ2ua9.mp4

And a wing for high-speed descents and high speed wind.

https://v.nostr.build/U8uGb1lsgGKrd768.mp4

As experienced kayakers, we could visualize air flow like a river, helping us progress quickly. We soon began tackling big mountain hike and fly goals in our backyards.

https://v.nostr.build/dnAxK7aKjja9zJXN.mp4

https://v.nostr.build/L6gKIX4GcYWfS6ez.mp4

I started carrying a wing in my car trunk wherever I went, flying at official sites (where I could find them) and plenty of unofficial ones too. One of the coolest things about paragliding is hiking up a mountain and flying back down to your car.

https://v.nostr.build/h7pSxtdnIJXDBXpV.mp4

Going to the ocean? Bring the wing. Great way to explore the beach.

https://v.nostr.build/M937m3ZhN2SR3DQz.mp4

https://v.nostr.build/Txi1HatQcugo4tW5.mp4

(Thanks for the Commentary Eli 😂)

I even used my mini wing to tow myself to the top of some epic backcountry skiing.

https://v.nostr.build/ggYlVupUGM04VtZA.mp4

There is something beautiful about traveling with a small extra backpack that lets you fly around and see new locations from above. It's a call to hit the road and go exploring with any free time.

https://v.nostr.build/tLa9kXYLZEeAFv1l.mp4

If you're interested in paragliding, here are some tips to hopefully help you avoid mistakes I made:

•⁠ ⁠Take lessons

•⁠ ⁠Buy a wing matching your experience level

•⁠ ⁠Fly with better pilots who can advise you

•⁠ ⁠Always fly with a GPS beacon

•⁠ ⁠Always carry a parachute & first aid kit with tourniquet

•⁠ ⁠Fly in late afternoons for dampened, easier conditions

- Know that is is totally ok to pack your wing up and walk away from a flight aka take your ego out of it.

Paragliding is an incredible sport/hobby that offers unique perspectives and pairs well with hiking and skiing in large mountains or beach life. Keep present that safety and proper training are crucial to enjoying your time in the air. Happy flying!

https://v.nostr.build/zdzI55VfEiEkMQMu.mp4

#Nostr #photography #paragliding #mountains #outdoor #hiking #flying

As an avid skydiver I've always thought paragliding looked kind of dull, but you made a good case for it here.

"The only way to beat bitcoin is more bitcoin" - nostr:npub15dqlghlewk84wz3pkqqvzl2w2w36f97g89ljds8x6c094nlu02vqjllm5m

Thank you Saylor.

These are unbelievable numbers. How is it even possible. This is something the fiat mind cannot comprehend.

Replying to Avatar Rune Østgård

I turn 52 today 🥳

As a gift to myself I want to share the following with you:

We are smack in the middle of a war of ideas, and I'll tell you why this is good.

The battle is between us - the people - and the political class.

And winning requires that we constantly learn new, actionable ideas.

However, this isn't just an imperative.

Once we throw ourselves into the battle, we develop a passion for it.

You may have experienced it yourself:

Meeting new people and sharing and developing new ideas together with them is wonderful.

You discover that when positive, creative people get together, 1 + 1 is never 2.

When we meet, physically or digitally or we just read each others' writings, we often identify ideas that the other person didn't have before, enabling us to create new knowledge and more understanding together.

And sometimes, when you and I combine our ideas, we develop things that the world hasn't seen or heard before.

It might not be a gigantic innovation, and normally it's just a very, very small thing.

But it's our joint appreciation of the process itself that is so immensely rewarding.

Because we realize that 1 + 1 in the social and intellectual domain more often than not is 3, 10, 1000 a million or more.

Magical is the only way to describe this process, which is reserved to us alone, the humankind.

When this happens, you also realize that there isn't any limit to what we can achieve with more knowledge and understanding.

Immersing me in this form of social interaction gives me a constant dopamin rush.

I'm addicted.

Don't you ever force me into rehab.

Have a nice day ❤️

Gratulerer med dagen!

Hey nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg. What does one have to do to get a VIP account / personal URL?