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Recording and re-recording sound.

Someone needs to start a Bitcoin production company. Maybe there’s a way to take advantage of the duration mismatch in film development. 🤔

If we can see how they spend our money, they shouldn’t either. Abolish AML/KYC laws.

Yo, Peter, small correction, the government is not entirely "black-led"...

The ANC lost it's outright majority in 2024 (first time this has happened since 1994) and it is now in a coalition government with the DA, which has been it's primary opposition for more than two decades.

The DA voter base, is about 30% white, 30% coloured (mixed race) and 30% black. It's leader (John Steenhuisen) is white, and it's previous leader, Mmusi Maimane, was black. The DA holds a number of significant positions in the coalition government, for the first time ever.

The ANC still behaves as if it has that outright 60%+ majority it enjoyed in the late 1990's and early 2000's, which allowed it to do whatever it wanted, and the president signing the expropriation act without consulting it's coalition partners is evidence of that, but the reality is that they no longer have that majority, they barely crossed 40% in 2024, and they're likely never getting it back.

Furthermore, somewhat miraculously, only a relatively small part of the population have thus far voted for radical extreme left/communist populism, the type of which would see apartheid being reversed. The EFF have contested 3 elections and never won more than ~10% of the vote, with the numbers slightly declining in 2024.

From the outside, yes, judging by the behaviour of political leaders, we're probably screwed. But, digging deeper, the government is no longer single minded in its approach, as was the case up until 2024.

I miss South Africa. This seems directionally positive.

I was taught (in US public school) that our government was purposefully structured to be slow and inefficient because efficient government is dangerous.

So if we want something to be efficient, don’t let the government do it.

Is this not taught in schools anymore (my kid is not school age)?

The Trump emphasis on making America strong and prosperous misses the mark.

Milei is focused on making Argentina the freest country in the world. That is the right approach IMO.

SBR may be good for the country and NGU, but no taxes, no KYC/AML (no bank secrecy act), right to hold mine and node is the right move.

So now I get/have to listen to half a dozen podcasts about how we got rugged?

Bistec Recipe:

Per pound of steak

- 1 clove garlic

- 1/4 tsp black peppercorns

- 1/8 tsp cumin seeds

Pound into paste and marinate steak.

- 1/4 onion sliced in oil

- brown steak

- add potatoes (optional)

- add sliced peppers

- add crushed tomatoes

- season and simmer

#recipe #foodstr

18 minutes. Depends on the size of the fillet.

When I finally succumb to insanity, it will be because I’m living in a simulation and everyone around me is an NPC.

This is the HEB Plus experience.

#texas

Reposting for the PM crowd. I’ll look at scheduling a nest or zap.stream (hopefully I can screen share a Pro Tools session).

I’m happy to help #nostr content creators if I can.

#grownostr

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My 4yo is on track to eclipse me in a couple of years. 😂