I think this highlights a key advantage of Bitcoin, liquidity. It’s easy to transfer, sell, etc. So BTC is strictly better than real estate in this regard. A bitcoiner likely would not be in this situation, they could sell or transfer their BTC in minutes.

And this gets convoluted because when people say “cash” it isn’t physical cash, it’s in some sort of account with varying levels of liquidity(usually very liquid but not always) and security.

Study after study on GLP1s (Ozempic, Wegovy, etc.) show a consistent data point everyone is overlooking, the vast majority of users are women. Why? Women are actually less likely to be obese than men so statistically if these drugs were being prescribed responsibly then men should be more likely to take them.

My anecdote is that most women I know, none of whom are obese, are offered these drugs proactively by doctors purely for vanity. This is not healthy (both literally and spiritually) for society.

Sources

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38976257/

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/overweight-obesity

BuT wE sHoUlD lEaVe tHe Us dUe to RegUlAtOrY UnCerTainTY

Olive oil

If just the noise from a bunch of computers and their fans is actually enough to hospitalize you and this isn’t just a straight up lie, I would strongly encourage you to exercise more, eat healthier, and take control of your health. It would be so sad to be that fragile (of course an exception for truly genetic conditions that are unavoidable). I’ve lived next to really loud stuff like trains and factories and the idea any were potentially bad enough to send me to the emergency room is hard to believe. https://time.com/6982015/bitcoin-mining-texas-health/

🫡🫡. Best to buy the phone yourself and load Graphene yourself. The graphene website has amazing documentation and it’s quite easy

Privacy = security and I think most bitcoiners accept that. But this is an amazing example of why privacy can enhance equality. Thanks for sharing!

The search algorithm in Microsoft Outlook is the worst.

*fairly

Thanks. 🙏🏻 makes sense! For us plebs all lightning node in a box options are all behind tor by default and you cannot easily have a clear net option(fairy imho).

No worries, thanks. Probably too niche for you to bother with admittedly 👍🏻🙏🏻

nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s is there any way to get sendsats.lol or some equivalent to work with a CLN node behind tor?

I just get a time out error after 4 seconds, I’m guessing would need significantly more time to even somewhat reliably connect to a tor node.

A difficult conversation we need to have as a community about the threats we are creating via KYC and complacency https://yakihonne.com/article/btconboard@vlt.ge/jXrGxmHlN6L8v4I5WQ3Zj

Non KYC options like Nunchuk or Casa. For more advanced users Liana offers advanced timelock based security.

Unchained is still quite safe overall and presents a strong deterrent. However people treat it like it’s impregnable and that’s just not the case. I don’t want by life savings doxed in database next to my wallet descriptor and home address. That’s just unwise imho.

If it can be it has never been advertised or publicly mentioned. I’m doubtful they’d have a monetizable service they’d keep secret

There is not

I somewhat agree with a few caveats:

1) it often doesn’t take 3-5 days. Even per their website “Note: It can take up to three business days for Unchained to sign.” I have spoken with multiple folks who had a transaction go through in less than 48 hours. That’s scary. Not having a specified minimum time interval is in and of itself worrisome.

2)For tens or hundreds of Bitcoin bad guys could certainly sit with you for few days, lock you in your basement, kidnap a family member or pet, or even a desperate government could throw you in jail, etc. Important to keep in mind you have to dox yourself to use their product versus other options where you don’t. So your a hacked database away from this being public. Personally I would assume that’s inevitable as that’s just the consistent pattern with KYC data. It’s 100% strictly better than an ETF, but I think it’s problematic how people treat it like it’s impregnable.

GM! If you use a 2 of 3 collaborative multisig like Unchained someone can just show up at your house, force you to submit a transaction*, and sit with you for a day until it’s processed and they have all your bitcoins. This setup is not half as robust as people like to think.

*99% of people keep at least one key at home and can ask for the custodian to sign for a second, and if you think video verification will save you then you’re dreaming.

💯💯💯💯

I think the best way to defeat all the dumbest proposals flying around is just to let these people talk without interruption. They’ll foot gun their own nonsense

PSA: if the drivechains people convince the majority of miners, they can start using drivechains WITHOUT a fork. We need to be prepared for active resistance. Bitcoin isn’t static by default exactly in the way most plebs think it is.

Totally agree. My point is BM isn’t evil for allowing a dumb opinion to be published

I agree this idea is bad and messes with important incentives in Bitcoin.

However it’s an OPINION piece. If we want to be freedom and free speech maxis even idiots have the right to share their thoughts. Like an editorial in a newspaper isn’t the paper saying they agree with that position.

I refuse to provide my real name to buy boring shit online. I should not have to risk my personal safety to buy t shirt or other dumb crap. Past KYC leaks have lead to dozens of threats to me and my family and it’s something I wouldn’t wish on anybody. Privacy = safety.

RFK can win, to me that’s the only logical conclusion from watching that debate and seeing the democrats eat themselves. Fine if you think he shouldn’t, but he can.

Remember when nostr:npub1rtlqca8r6auyaw5n5h3l5422dm4sry5dzfee4696fqe8s6qgudks7djtfs called it many months ago saying he was probably sundowning at night? Just saw the proof on live tv.

GM! In a society with freedom of thought and speech everyone can and should have their own opinions. We will often disagree. We just all need to be open to being wrong.

GM! Stealthily the best news this week after Assange going free: the US government bureaucracy will no longer be able to deny your constitutional right to a jury trial. It had become standard procedure for federal agencies to build their own separate kangaroo courts with no juries where they controlled everything. Fucking insane anyone thought that was legal or ethical.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/supreme-court-curbs-sec-house-143209539.html

Just curious, what would swing your decisions to solo “lottery” mine versus say pool mining with Ocean and getting paid via lightning? Just a pain to setup CLN with Bolt12? Hopefully that setup should get easier with time

Paper trick works 95% of the time for me

I hate it passionately but cars are expensive af and free public transit = lots of sats stacked

If they are on Nostr I haven’t found them. The host is a pretty based bitcoiner though so I’d expect him to join soon if he hasn’t already

GM! No KYC data is safe and it will all eventually be leaked, whether accidentally or maliciously https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hedge-fund-billionaire-drops-suit-212947869.html

Great podcast in general that has supported value for value for a long time 👍🏻👍🏻

May I ask why folks hate on LinkedIn so much? Almost every job I’ve ever gotten was in some way through that platform. There’s ridiculous noise there too, but it’s super powerful to network and find jobs. I think it’s very valuable as an individual to just have a page, never publicly post, show your direct projects credentials and accomplishments, and not use it like social media.