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.

そゆこと

This post by Riddy made me smile and inspired me to write an intro myself, as I too am new to Nostr. So here goes.

Hi! You can call me Bosstone. Music has always been a huge part of my existence. I am the co-founder of a music service that has grown to 10+ million users over the past 5 years, primarily in Latin America where we are #2 behind Spotify in Mexico's Google Play store music rankings.

Before my entrepreneurial journey began, I spent 7 years in finance. I was an analyst at an investment bank when Lehman collapsed and I remember that period of time well. Years after the GFC, I was considered an upper earner in society, but buying a home still felt like a stretch. Hence began my path down the 'what is money' rabbit hole that eventually led me to #bitcoin.

Like Riddy, I am also not a developer, but I am in a position to influence the music community's understanding of bitcoin, decentralization, privacy, etc. In fact, I consider it an imperative as "starving artists" are in the class of people most affected by worsening inflation, yet most are oblivious to the underlying dynamics affecting their quality of life. Moreover, the bulk of "#crypto" activity (that music execs and artists wrongfully associate with bitcoin) in my industry has revolved around awful Web3 investments and the like. Unsurprisingly, few music people - from record label workers to rights administrators - actually understand bitcoin.

To that end, I hope to contribute to the Nostr community for now by onboarding members of the creative and creative exec class into our movement. I may sneak in a few music-related things along the way.

Many aspiring artists are anti-establishment by nature. Nostr jives perfectly with their world. They just don't know it yet. Let's get them there.

Bosstone

#introductions

#music

#grownostr

#plebchain

#introductions

#creatives

#finance

nostr:note1lkpdz7h7nv77n8ywwfyezlvs3chada4x5nvlv87mgw4u6a5mmynqapcf0e

HiveTalk 部屋解放するとランダムに人入ってきておもろいんよね。こないだ会議してたら「既存の SNS と金融システムがクソだって話してる〜？ Nostr 最高って話してる〜？」ってめっちゃ酔っ払ったアメリカ人乱入してきて最高だった

Oh! Ikura Sats⚡️

I WILL PAY YOU TO GET MY POST VISIBILITY AND MAKE THIS GO TO THE TOP OF THE PRIMAL TOP 24 HRS

NOSTR IS (promise to) PAY TO PLAY

I love zaps and I guess paying the people for this engagement hack is better than previous interactions, but it's still wild to see those posts as the most popular posts on the whole network. it makes sense, but still

*sighs* My dad is in the hospital again.

I'd appreciate #prayerchain to do it's thing.

I don't have details yet. My mom is OK, but at home.

*sighs*

nothing humbles you like diarrhea

Hi everyone, thought it’s about time for a proper introduction here on Nostr!

My name is Riddy, I’m a photographer, sailor and surfer from Australia.

As a photographer, I’ve always felt slightly uncomfortable sharing my content on traditional social media. Largely because I don’t want to feed the beast but also because I know that my audience is being tracked and manipulated.

After listening to quite a few @Jeff Booth interviews, the message of putting your time and energy into the systems and networks you believe in hit home.

I’m not a developer /coder but I can contribute my photography to this growing community! Hoping to connect with other creatives and artists out there ✌🏽

Cheers,

Riddy

#introductions

#grownostr

#photostr

#photographer

#australia

#austr

#photography

#art

#artstr

#plebchain

#introduction

#surf

#sailing

There’s a house down the street from me that has this sort of retro 50s diner / vault-Tec fallout vibe to it that I really like. It’s hard to pinpoint the style name, perhaps you know it.. but it’s clean lines, minimal and focuses on bold colors.

They have a mailbox that matches the style and drive a sand colored Suzuki Jimny that also fits the aesthetic. Very pleasant on the eye.

The house is green with a red mailbox. I wish I could think of the style or find it!

Sorry Europeans can’t meme.

That was 8557 BTC VS O.014 BTC

decimal/comma swap…

When I was in Switzerland I never lt my kid get a candy bar because I thought they were 2,34 (2 hundred 34 francs) not 2.34 franc…

#btc #bitcoinstr #hodl

Now you’re gonna make me cancel!

Which client did you use most last week?

(I’ll keep asking this on a weekly basis to see user behavior changes)