Nostr

“The stock market has gone down, because the prices of the stocks are declining.” - Kamala Harris 08/05/24

She's right y'know

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Replying to

Marty Bent

Can’t hit “sell” if you can’t access your brokerage account.

Hamlin 1y ago

''Oh no, the corrupt rascals have rugged us''

Replying to

Doctordaddy

I deleted X

#introductions

Hamlin 1y ago

Congrats

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Replying to

Schlaus Kwab

Just tried out silent.link an it's amazing. We're going on vacation, passing through, and staying in, multiple non-EU countries and I'm always connected to the #nostr. Also the esim setup was extremely easy with my Pixel. Truly feels like we're living in the future. Listening to #Bitcoin -ers fucking pays.

Hamlin 1y ago

Which package are you using?

Replying to 4bc8191c...

The Olympic Games in 1908

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Hamlin 1y ago

High jump guy is highly impressive

Replying to

The Fishcake (nostr.build)

It’s sometimes lonely to be one of the few non-bitcoiners on Nostr, but I like it for some unknown to me reasons 🐶🐾🤣🤣🤣

Hamlin 1y ago

Fed vibes.

Replying to

Guy Swann

Archeologists claim this was done with simple stone tools and that these societies were not advanced.

Yet this would be insanely difficult to do today. I find the claim hard to swallow considering how little else that wasn’t stone would survive for thousands of years.

Just think about metal for instance. Would any metal last multiple thousands of years? I’ve seen an old truck rust into basically a crumbling pile of nothing. Would we really be able to tell if they had metal or other more advanced machinery and devices? 🤔🤔

Interesting thought experiment at least. I think we presume to know *way* more than we actually do. nostr:note16c5k9mq5vnpa7qs4qntx3ruhaypqxre277yues30mxzg2xsqpjushvyfuy

Hamlin 1y ago

Viewable tool marks lower left.

We've found evidence of humans thousands of years before previously thought, so perhaps earlier iron tools wouldnt be too far a stretch.

Hamlin 1y ago

Dear Mr Starmer.

They are rioting because they no longer have freedom of speech or expression.

Replying to

𝕾𝖊𝖗 𝕾𝖑𝖊𝖊𝖕𝖞

Gm mi frens ☀️

Hamlin 1y ago

gm

Replying to

cuban

if you don't get it yet, they're going to try to kill this bull run with everything they have

Hamlin 1y ago

Everything they have is fud, obstacles and selling their corn.

We're winning.

Hamlin 1y ago

The value of a house is it's purpose to a human being. If it's purpose is still a house, it hasn't increased in value.

If its purpose is investment, it can, however houses are shitcoins and profits are often outweighed by inflation, taxes and upkeep.

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Replying to

Mandrik

I have a feeling I'll be ghosting a lot of friends in the coming years.

Spending time around bitcoiners makes me question old friendships. I have friends I've known for 20+ years who haven't offered any real value in a long time.

That sounds awful to say, but they are so caught up in their dead end jobs and other bullshit. No care for anything else. They think the MSM and government are the best sources of truth. No interest in growing, or in self reflection.

Any attempt at deep, meaningful conversation basically turn into the "That's crazy. Catch the game last night?" meme. It's frustrating.

I'm still processing my feelings on this. I haven't had a close "crew" of buddies since high school. Even that was superficial. I've always been that guy people hang out with, but never a part of the "inner circle" or whatever.

I'm not saying this to garner empathy. I'm the complete opposite of depressed, and I don't stay up at night wishing I was one of the cool kids. I like having a close family, a wife that's my best friend, and a couple others I can talk to about anything and everything in a meaningful way.

I'm just wondering if it's time to drop some baggage.

Nostr is a great place for long-ish form writing. I love privacy, but I also love sharing the human experience. I spent the first 30 years of life keeping everything bottled up inside.

Never going back to that.

Hamlin 1y ago

Yes, I share much the same feeling.

Replying to

Isa ⚡️

Matt Odell’s biggest mic drop moment:

“I’m one of the two guys who is only on #nostr”

Hamlin 1y ago

That means I'm the other.

Replying to

The Brothers Store

Any recommendations on how to start accepting #Bitcoin for a new Brand? Also any recommendations on what web hosting to use and if there isn’t one is anyone willing to build one with us?

Hamlin 1y ago

Bitcoin Pay Server.

Replying to

Ghost of Truth

EU Parliament Endorses Prolonged Ukraine Conflict

Ursula von der Leyen Secures Second Term, Strengthening EU's Hardline Stance on Ukraine

In a pivotal vote on July 18, the European Parliament re-elected Ursula von der Leyen as the president of the European Commission, signaling a strong commitment to the EU's existing policies, especially regarding the Ukraine conflict. The vote saw von der Leyen, the sole candidate, form a broad coalition including Christian Democrats, socialists, liberals, and Greens, despite significant gains by right-wing national conservatives in recent elections.

The re-election indicates a firm continuation of the EU's neoconservative-liberal consensus on Ukraine, sidelining both right and left-wing skeptics. This session of the new Parliament clearly defined the EU's foreign policy trajectory for the next five years.

A notable moment was the rejection of a debate on an assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump, requested by the far-right Patriots for Europe. The rejection, seen as a victory for the centrists, highlighted the isolation of nationalist-conservative factions.

In response, the European People's Party (EPP), along with other centrist groups and pro-Ukraine right-wing factions, introduced a hardline resolution on Ukraine. This resolution emphasized unrestricted use of Western arms by Ukraine and reiterated Ukraine’s path to NATO membership, despite internal EU divisions on the matter.

The resolution also condemned Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's independent diplomatic efforts, underscoring his departure from EU consensus.

#EU #Ukraine #Russia #vdLeyen #News

Hamlin 1y ago

Rekt

Replying to

Leo Fernevak

Thoughts on the game theory of tainted Bitcoin, part 2.

In my first note on the subject I described in short why I believe that tainted coins/sats cannot work over time.

A possible response from governments as their taint policies inevitably fail, is to introduce a "taint tax".

One aspect of the game theory of Bitcoin is that governments will want to accumulate as much Bitcoin as possible, it being the best and most secure and neutral store of value.

One aspect of this *value* is that Bitcoin is neutral. Bitcoin transactions cannot be stopped via sanctions or political intrigue. This adds real, practical value to Bitcoin both for individuals and for competing nation states.

Taint tax.

As I alluded to above, a taint tax might be a possible strategy attempted by certain governments.

In practice this would mean that a government, realizing that their AML/KYC taint system is not working, decides to *accept* tainted coins/sats for a fee -- a taint tax.

Let's say that the EU introduces a Bitcoin taint tax at 10% for buying a house. If you can't or don't want to disclose the history of your coins/sats, the EU basically says: fine, we don't want to lose billions of Euro in lost trades every year, so we accept your coins that we have labelled as tainted, provided you pay us this extra fee (tax).

However the game theory doesn't stop here. The proposed taint tax will have to be evaluated in relation to the market response.

The EU might have to lower the taint tax to 5%, 2% or whatever the market participants consider a reasonable theft vs the benefits.

As nations compete to stack Bitcoin, taint taxes will also compete. If another country sets the taint tax to 1%, the EU will have to consider lowering their taint tax.

Many jurisdictions will not care about the EU taint phantasmas at all and their free market policies will naturally impact the rates that the EU sets.

Liberty-oriented jurisdictions will prosper from the increased commerce that follows from a free market without taint regulations and such government overreach.

As I reflected in my first note, I don't see how taint regulations will survive on a competitive global market with sovereign jurisdictions.

At the end of the day, consumers will vote with their feets and sats/wallets. Market participants will have the final word.

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#Bitcoin #Taint #GameTheory #Game #Theory #TaintTax #FreeMarkets #Free #Markets #Liberty

Hamlin 1y ago

I would suspect this would be attempted, play out and resolve extremely quickly. I suspect significant sellers awaiting better cap gains regulation would either have already relocated or be willing to hold.

I don't expect tainted coins to be a thing at all as all coins are just too scarce.

Replying to

bitcarnicoin

America just took a massive step forward. El Salvador are already toxic maxis. Are we gonna stay commies or is some UK / EU country going to step up.

Hamlin 1y ago

Guy Fawkes is Satoshi.

Replying to

bitcarnicoin

America just took a massive step forward. El Salvador are already toxic maxis. Are we gonna stay commies or is some UK / EU country going to step up.

Hamlin 1y ago

The UK, despite bizarre claims by the previous gov, are probably now under Labour, more hostile toward Bitcoin than the US Democrats.

Hamlin 1y ago

''Vote for me or you will be crushed''

Replying to

Humble Bitcoiner

Yo stream is down?!

Hamlin 1y ago

Yep, here too

Replying to

English Ple₿eian

David Bailey giving a whole coin to President Trump.

0.1 would help me greatly, nevermind a wholecoin

If big bag hodlers want to help the community, please choose to help the plebs, not billionaires

Am I wrong? 🤔

This bothers me more than I know it should, but It does, it bothers me.

#Bitcoin

Hamlin 1y ago

It'll trickle down.

Replying to

Chuck Langstrumpf

i would say as long as bitcoin is a transparent ledger, of course KYC and AML will turn it into a surveilance monster.

As tainted coins are a reality, we will have to AML each other as nobody wants to receive tainted coins which will cause problems for the receiver in the future.

BTC is doomed if nothing changes.

Hamlin 1y ago

All my corns are 'tainted'. I've neved had issue with beaurocrat cornblockers and I transact daily.

Cornblockers iron their underpants.

Do you?

Hamlin 1y ago

If birds aren't real why are they eating my ripe strawberries?

GFM

Hamlin 1y ago

Buys set for 40k 😃

Replying to

Coffee ☕

Is Southgate watching how a favourite should behave? ⚽ #EURO2024 🇩🇪

Hamlin 1y ago

So miserable to watch England play this way.

Replying to

Juraj

I got an email from Amazon that my account has been suspended. Apparently they did not like I've been buying gift cards with lightning. What are they even for then? Why do they sell them in stores?

My evening reading is gone, the books I "bought" are gone and it all came from no-reply email address. You can reach customer support, just login to your account. Wait a minute.