Old school. I’d like to a ham set up at our cabin.
Like this. Clarifying and helpful.
The demise of free speech on centralized platforms (if it was ever there) is a loss, nostr notwithstanding.
I’m not cheering for this loss for a couple of reasons.
1. X is an interface, a battleground. The battle is somewhat visible and useful as an indicator of sentiment.
2. I don’t think centralized platforms will cease to operate and have influence. I think people with large audiences on X should continue to support that ecosystem and their audiences, ideally with parallel efforts on nostr. This provides information continuity in both spaces and these people can serve as trusted ambassadors providing a conduit to decentralized platforms.
I hope X and nostr users don’t lash out. Better to stay humble, tweet tweets and relay messages.
Sovereignty provides for an escapism of sorts. God gets let off the hook, because, well He is God.
Well said. I’m going to send this one to my kids.
Sovereignty is a tough nut to crack. I’m not even sure our minds can get a handle on this one.
I doubt Elon’s motives are transparent and pure. (Whose are?) But he is engaging on the free speech battlefield at the moment and so I think he and X are deserving of support. Nostr helps keep all the corporate com tools honest, which is good because I don’t think they are going away.
I like nostr. It’s not corporate controlled and has a grassroots feel. Nostr delivers on free speech. But speech without reach is more of a whisper.
Nostr is a safe fall back refuge and it is critically important. But contributions on the frontlines in the battle between X and censorship are, in my view, worthwhile as well.
Agree completely.
Or, we could move Halloween up to Oct 1 to get it over with.
I just listened to Peter’s last WBD episode.
Last show has a big cast with a lot going on.
Peter outlines his rationale for changing his show’s focus. Travel, football team, boredom all feature in the discussion.
He will next try to parlay his celebrity into a new venture. He concedes that the episodes will be hit or miss for most listeners. (He mentioned he will interview a musician from some band I’ve never heard of—I will probably skip that one. Also mentions he will interview a manager of a big time soccer team—I will probably listen to this.)
Will his celebrity be sufficient to keep subscribers coming back? Maybe. I’m pulling for him. I think self directed topics can be more limiting than you might think. So much of what was good about WBD was the way Peter changed over time. He grappled out loud as he was forced to confront certain issues relevant to the of the bitcoin community. Now that he has decoupled himself, will he still grow?
Eventually the final episode devolves into a discussion of sports heroes and possible political aspirations of Peter and Jack Mallers. Mallers, who is by all accounts a stellar businessman and charismatic personality, apparently has aspirations to be the mayor of Chicago and perhaps even the president. Peter has more modest aims of being mayor of Bedford.
Peter, who has faced friction from the current mayor, has some rational for running and even a bit of a platform (a slight budget decrease).
Mallers offered no concrete initiatives but did indicate that leadership is lacking and he could be the remedy.
On the one hand I have to applaud the mindset. Peter framed the ambition well with a nod to Nic Carter’s newly developed fighting ability. Nic, and Peter, and Jacks success notwithstanding, I found this part of the conversation unnervingly naive.
Mid aged cynicism? Maybe in part, but I don’t think that’s the only reason to be skeptical. I’ve just seen a few things and I know that chutzpah doesn’t necessarily translate to electoral or administrative success.
Anyway, I’m looking forward to the McCormack Show and if Mallers becomes the mayor, I’ll happily move to Chicago to cheer him on.
Nice dogs. I thought you made reasonable points regarding post 1994 World Cup soccer appreciation.
Have you tried wakesurfing? I think the slower speed of wakesurfing is easier on your body. And, the goal is to drop the rope, so no gloves needed :-)
I think I’ll go sailing 
Your X post about soldering cables made me smile. I enjoyed time as a kid partially and then fully inserting audio cables like that and listening to the effect.
#bitcoin I have a lightning question? Is it possible to issue a lightning payment address and then assign the value of the payment after the fact?
I have a quirky use case for this scenario in which i would like a lightning payment to be embedded as a rebate, but not want the rebate value to be determined by the purchase price (which will vary).