I see, and can understand on some level. I grew up Catholic, but never went too deep into the theology as a kid. Spent 6-8 years as an agnostic/atheist during and after college. Didn’t find that life fulfilling, and over the last few years I’ve made my way back into the faith by coming across people that were able to lay out convincing arguments for the existence of God and why Christianity is true in debates.

Frank Turek and Trent Horn were some of the people that helped me in my journey if you ever feel like revisiting Christianity.

good luck on your journey my friend🙏🏼

I'm starting to think that my obsession with catching these thieves is borderline psychopathic. It's definitely unhealthy the way I'm missing so much sleep. I've completely fucked my circadian rhythm.

It's been about a week now of staying up every night keeping an eye on my cameras and sleeping during the day after work. But I Definitely just picked up two people caseing the place. It's roughly 2am here. They the only people I've seen walk by at 2 in the morning in the past ~7 days.

gm nostr

GN

Hope you find Jesus and accept Him as your Lord and Savior.

Where did you end up?

Everything is a test.

Any young father’s need some middle aged parenting wisdom…I got your back. 19, 16 and 10….its been a wild ride.

I am harvesting some wood for the stock pile. I found his bed head on the side of the road. It’s made of a native wood that is not easy or cheap to acquire. I will give it some sort of a second life.

If that head board could talk 😏

I've just finished fixing my Daughter's little Honda.

It's been out of action for almost 3 weeks as I waited on parts.

I'm not a mechanic but I have eyes, hands, tools & time.

Symptoms: oil streaming out of engine & an existing power steering issue.

I was quoted almost $4K AUD to repair it which I thought was high considering it's probably only worth $6K.

It's been an ordeal & took about 24 hrs over 4 days of cursing & head scratching to diagnose the leak. The engine bay is tiny and very cramped.

All up it cost about $350 fix which included fresh oil & an oil filter.

Aside from the money & the feeling of achievement, I gained quite a lot of value from it. It brought my son & I closer as I needed an extra set of hands. I think we have a little more mutual respect for each other now.

I'd written off the vehicle mentally, so I had no issues with potentially causing damage to the car. All went well in the end.

I can now look at getting my ute/truck drivable.

YouTube is your friend.

おはよう, gm

Do you think I can learn how to play the keyboard using this book? Anyone got experience learning piano/keyboard, self-taught? Any links to resources? Tips etc?

Motherhood is the profession around which all of civilization was built to support.

have you ever, in your entire life, bought something because of a youtube ad?

"He who increases knowledge, increases sorrow."

Ecclesiastes 1:18

How does one balance the thirst for knowledge, knowing ignorance is bliss?

If I hadn't spoken to my wife and we didn't share the same memories, then yes.

But in that we both read the governments website that was specific about "CGT on unrealised Crypto gains" in the section about exiting the UK tax system, then I am less certain.

The problem with the Mandela effect is that by definition, there is no proof of the previous state.

With a probable cause warrant, yes.

Can you get around it? Sort of. You can use Tor, VPNs, or bounce between multiple relays to make it harder to trace back to you, but you’re not completely invisible.

Nostr sometimes feels like that awkward party where everyone’s standing in corners checking their phones instead of talking. We’ve built this incredible censorship-resistant protocol, escaped the algorithm plantation, and then… crickets.

Here’s the psychological trap: we assume someone ELSE will engage, so we lurk instead of participate. Classic bystander effect meets network effects. Meanwhile, we’re all secretly refreshing our notifications hoping for that sweet dopamine hit of human connection.

The brutal truth? Nostr’s value isn’t in the protocol, it’s in US using it. Every like, zap, and repost creates positive reinforcement loops that keep people posting quality content instead of doomscrolling back to the bird app. We’re literally Pavlov’s dogs, but we can choose to ring each other’s bells.

Engagement breeds more engagement, and network effects are how we build the future.

P.S. - If you didn’t engage with this post, you just proved my point. 😏

I spent my youth chasing athletic validation, believing physical prowess was the path to success. Parents and coaches perpetuated the delusion that sports excellence leads somewhere meaningful, despite the math: less than 0.02% of high school athletes ever play professionally.

Of 8 million high school athletes, roughly 480,000 compete collegiately. Perhaps 1,600 will see professional pay. Lottery odds disguised as career planning.

What I missed is that intellectual development offers exponentially superior returns. The mind doesn’t peak at 25 and decay. Knowledge compounds. Wisdom deepens. Critical thinking strengthens with use.

Athletic achievement is zero sum: someone must lose for you to win. Intellectual growth is positive sum: learning enhances collective human capacity. Scholars echo across centuries; athletic records get broken.

I find deeper satisfaction conquering complex texts than I ever did conquering opponents. Reading Seneca, studying theology, understanding economic principles. These victories compound rather than fade.

The tragedy isn’t being athletic. It’s mistaking applause for achievement. Physical fitness serves intellectual performance, not the reverse. The body serves the mind.

We celebrate the temporary over eternal, physical over metaphysical, spectacular over substantive. True power lies in what your mind can comprehend, create, and contribute.The nerd was always superior to the jock. I just realized it too late.

The repost transforms every user into a curator, creating distributed editorial power where relevance is determined by collective human intelligence rather than corporate algorithms.

When you repost, you stake your reputation on what deserves attention, making it both social proof and intellectual endorsement. In decentralized networks, ideas spread not because they game an algorithm, but because they resonate with real people.

We are indeed the algorithm, and our collective reposts weave the very fabric of what information survives, thrives, or dies in the digital commons.

Only dead fish go with the flow

Yeah, but the young frogs are already jumping out while the old frogs are complaining the water temperature is “unseasonably pleasant” and asking who keeps adjusting the thermostat