Here is the temperature!

P.S. It’s 26 Celsius in Chicago nostr:note1pgu5s5sw09frk9g05qvg8shd7c98umslhc4yx7eee5x8p9ap5q9q4dyp9j

And steaks 😅

This is how you become fat 😅

#foodstr

I’m humble enough to admit when I don’t have all of the answers and feel confident asking for help while making important decisions. Every successful person follows this approach. nostr:note1zqc5z0dmjx8xwf4m5f6p4een2f3p5gehu3255rxm4vfq2lpqu42szg4lp5

32nd book of 2024 complete:

The Invention of Power by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

A really interesting look at the game theory played out as a result of the Concordat of Worms in 1122, an agreement between the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor.

TL;DR: the thesis argues that the agreement led to wealthier regions becoming more secular and leading to further increases in wealth, the Protestant Reformation, and scientific breakthroughs. The game theory is what, according to Mesquita, has led to the West having such a predominant role in the world.

The argument seems sound and is very well articulated. The only problem I really find is in the name of the book. Power was certainly “invented” long before this. The title seems more like an editors/publishers choice to sell books rather than sum up the thesis.

Overall, a really interesting book that covers a document that probably deserves as much attention as the Magna Carta and American Declaration of Independence, especially as it likely created the furtive ground for those later documents.

Yesterdays run

3.5 miles in kit with full combat load. Managed to keep the pace under 10min/mi

#ProofOfWork #StayStrong

30th book of 2024 complete:

I came into this book cautiously, not sure if it was a hit piece being waged against America’s warriors or a well researched and thorough piece of actual journalism.

While I’m still waiting to hear back from a Navy Seal buddy to get his take, I believe this is an accurate and well researched book. HOWEVER, most of the acts described in the book, while awful, I don’t believe to be unique to Seal Team 6.

Over 20+ years of the Forever Wars similar and worst acts have been committed across units of all types. They are always the exception to the rule of the American Warrior’s ethos and unless you’ve experienced combat and understand the monster that lives in all of us, it is difficult to understand the fine line between lethally trained strategically employed violence and psychopathic murderers.

Certainly this book points out the failures of officers up and down the chain of command as well as civilian leaders who are suppose to provide oversight. Unless we, the American People, demand change and accountability while maintaining an understanding of what our nations Warriors are being asked to do, we won’t become a more moral society.

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine by Andrew Chevallier

Average hash rate for high configurations 👍 nostr:note19nnx2293wr05k7a6par6hh2pmy4eqjkhmuhu0ftel5h3q7xrr8ws42k6q9

I gotta be honest, I went from not understanding or liking Nostr to being a Nostr advocate, and I hope this transformation happens to more people.

Definitely a bummer, but a nice learning experience to try and fix it! Luckily the display and everything works great. Since the fan is busted, it just gets hot really quick 🥵

Update: Fan on Bitaxe isn’t working 😔 Looks like when the fan was screwed into the heat sync, the blue wire got caught underneath and the connection was severed. Going to tinker around with it, but have a new fan on the way later this week, just in case. Still super exciting to play around with!