Me too, brought a 6 year Lenovo laptop back to life, even the battery works better, Windows must be loaded with crap. I've also done the Mac thing, all very nice but at the end of the day I'd rather save the money for BTC.
Thanks, nice to find a fellow maker on here albeit one you could say is the antithesis of what I do, your guitars look wonderful.
Recent video of one of my guitars, the visit from guitarist Matthew McAllister is a great opportunity to hear how my guitars sound, he also went away with the guitar, there is no better indication of success than that. #proofofwork #classicalguitar #ritchieguitars
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Proof of the work that goes into hand crafting a classical guitar, here I'm gluing struts to the guitar's top. 
Can you expand on this, I am plagued with 2 factor security where I need my phone to receive a code, how can I get round this without a phone?
Yes, it's a big IF but he's done quite a lot so far and these recent pull backs seem to me rooted in keeping the bankers happy on the surface while carrying on with his plan.
Many of us were thrilled when #Bitcoin became legal tender in El Salvador. Some even relocated to build a new life on a Bitcoin standard. However, the usual gatekeepers of the fiat money system were far from pleased. From day one, they sought to undermine this move, applying pressure wherever possible. As we know, without control over the money supply, their influence crumbles.
Now, four years later, they’ve succeeded in revoking Bitcoin’s legal tender status, reducing its acceptance to a voluntary basis. Amendments to the Bitcoin law have already been pushed through the legislature and will take effect in approximately 90 days. The much-anticipated Volcano Bonds? Likely dead on arrival.
So, what are the key takeaways? First, “money is not an invention of the state,” and any top-down legal tender mandate can be repealed just as easily as it was introduced. Many assumed such a rollback would happen under a different administration, but priorities shifted, and El Salvador ultimately yielded. This underscores a critical point: viable Bitcoin circular economies must emerge from the ground up. If adoption scales organically, legal tender status becomes largely irrelevant.
Additionally, strategic Bitcoin reserves face a similar vulnerability, especially if rehypothecation isn’t strictly prohibited. Gold’s decline as a medium of exchange serves as a cautionary tale for Bitcoiners overly fixated on price appreciation, willing to pump their holdings at any cost—even if it strengthens the very fiat institutions they oppose.
Despite this setback, I remain bullish on El Salvador. Yet, I can’t help but wonder: what does a post-Bukele future look like? Can the current trajectory of progress be sustained 20 years after his departure? This isn’t a call for lifetime rule, but given his outsized role in shaping El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment, it’s worth considering the long-term implications of his eventual exit.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/el-salvador-bitcoin-status-btc-law-amendment
Very good, I wonder about this too.I hear NB wants to put a node in every household, will he use the nodes to form some kind of decentralised government where people have a more involved role via the BTC network I wonder.
Thanks, the finish is French polished shellac, an art in itself that I'm still trying to master.
My local farmer sells his beef direct to me, this coming batch includes suet which I'm going to use to make tallow
There are so many, Veritas planes, Blue Spruce chisel, a good router table, the list goes on.
Hello, nice to find a fellow Luther on Nostr!
So early last year my guitars were about 0.12btc and now more like 0.08 BTC, I can see it I'm my own production and as competitors scramble to raise prices to deal with rising costs I can stay put knowing that if I exchange the government issued "bits of paper" into BTC I can maintain this price and offer better value.#nistr #guutarmakee #bespokeguutars #acousticguutars #luthier
Some photos of my recent instruments do any comments or questions welcome. 
Good Morning Nostr, this is my second attempt at setting up a profile, lost the private key for the last account, thanks for the zaps, here we go again #introduction #guitars #classicalguitars #ritchieguitars #bespoke #nylonstring #acoustic