Avatar
kman2140
c13fd3810b2a1872688d61e0a08d672dcfd4e1f01aadd16aa324b7f0b46236ea
Built the world's first physical Bitcoin school in Australia (2014) https://stacker.news/~Education

#TSOBTC Tuesday myself and nostr:npub1q7why7lw8kq9ufr43ps75ngz3vhx5duqt7xmgklcq3dljqqfjegq2km2vr rocking robosats and nostrpub.pro v4v lesson live from #bitcoinhouse Bali nostr:npub1y4qd2zhtn05gnsaaq5xfejzfk4a32638tx6gpp9g8k6e42g9d66qaxhcr3

details: theschoolofbitcoin.com

I think we have ourselves a new meme 😂

Welcome nostr:npub129rdx0xt8e986npa6xjym0cf9kner0fcx83x6hkhf0dwvdtpfe6qjxdpjd to #NOSTR .... I've just set up his account and he's asked me "what's the value in doing this"?

Can we show him guys? ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡

We usually do the last Tuesday of every month.. I was going to rock a CoinOS v4v myself, but I think much much cooler coming directly from you guys.. 24th Sept is the next one 7:30AEST - can move stuff around to give you that slot if that works for you?

Replying to Avatar Joe Nakamoto

Today I visited a school for mentally challenged and disabled kids that didn’t have a lick of AC.

Classrooms do have ceiling fans but they do sweet fuck all when it gets to a certain temperature.

It was 35 degrees + humid today but felt like 42.

That’s like when you open the oven door to check on your chicken.. every time you step outside.

Why was I there?

Well bitcoiners at btccuracao funded the school’s brand new WiFi.

I wanted to see the impact of this donation and speak to a poorer community about their experience with btc.

Btccuraco paid the internet company that installed the WiFi in Sats as part of the donation. It’s one of many grassroots initiatives they undertake to try to show that bitcoin is better money.

The new WiFi is a total game changer for the school and the teachers were tearful explaining how much it has helped them teach, inspire and lead these less fortunate kids.

But it only goes so far.

The solar panels atop the school’s long roof “stopped working” this week.

A govt contractor installed the panels this year as a “go green” initiative.

Long story of govt enraging incompetence short, basically half the school had working WiFi + ceiling fans. Sometimes the electricity simply cuts out.

So one half of the school had classrooms of engaged kids with YouTube access + useful visual aids for the kids in a semi manageable heat

while the other half slowly cooked and tried to read books in the inferno.

My white shirt was wet and transparent by the time I finished the school tour. I was like how the feck are these kids gonna get a chance in life?

I interviewed the head of ICT who was gushing about the new WiFi and was saying how some of the kids can now learn to code with this Minecraft coding thing.

She had the biggest heart. But like many islanders she had been crypto scammed a few years ago and was still really reluctant about bitcoin.

Really saddening because of course no sane person thinks “oh yeah I’m gonna learn about bitcoin now I sold my gold necklace for a crypto thing 5 years ago and never got the money back.”

I managed to send her some sats to say thank you but if I’m honest I think it’s coz I was recording this during the interview.

In all, I left the school utterly humbled and a little bit angry at the world.

I don’t have a nice thing to round off on, sorry.

Bitcoin doesn’t fix everything. And some things utterly suck.

This would be awesome for students in #boneohackerspace to collaborate.

We run multiple education programs through #Minecraft that could easily be shared.

Do they have the potential to run a video conference with their current setup?

My main use case so far for it mind-mapping and network documentation.

I can see so much potential though!

Oh and the vault syncs between syncthing instances seamlessly.

🫡 CoinOS fast becoming my favorite #bitcoin project... hands down the best edu tool for students 🙌

Any chance you guys would like to rock a v4v lesson on theschoolofbitcoin.com ? #TSOBTC

obsidian is the bomb

is there a #nostr based todo list app yet?