I normally keep my Uber rides under 45 mins. But for a few reasons I ended up just getting a two-hour Uber from an airport the other day.

The driver was nice but was like, “damn lol I hope Uber pays me well for this”. The issue with long rides is that the Uber driver is far away after the ride in a new territory and has to try to earn rides back to their normal location. He asked if he could at least stop for coffee or something and I said of course.

So we go for a while and eventually pull over over at a convenience store and he goes to get some coffee and a snack. I go out and get a coffee too and then I pick up his tab and pay for both of us. Uber ended up calling both of us for a health check because the car was stopped.

Buying him a coffee opened him up a bit so we talked for a while. He asked where I was coming from and I said Egypt, and he said he was from Ghana. While chatting and me explaining why I am coming from Egypt, he made a great point that in many places outside of the US, family is a big deal whereas in the US, it is much diminished. And as a result, it’s very important to build connections with neighbors and coworkers in place of that. Even just tell people “good morning” if you usually see them on the way to work so that people know who you are. He came to the US alone four years ago so that is something he describes having learned and a strategy he is using.

Anyway as we pulled up to my destination I gave him an unusually big tip to compensate any inconvenience or unpaid time he might have getting back. A few mins later my doorbell rang and he had come up to say was super thankful for the big tip. The Uber algorithm had kind of screwed him over and the trip price (and thus his share) was low for the hassle, and he felt screwed over by Uber, but then he saw my tip which instantly fixed it.

I should have checked to see if he had a lightning wallet or tried to convince him to download one if not, because then I could have done one of those social media “okay everybody tip this guy” posts. :/

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As a travelled photographer I look forward to sharing some of my captures, and helping #grownostr together.

Decades of capturing moments through images has brought me enjoyment, and hopefully sharing them here in the #photography community will do so for others.

I primarily enjoy shooting #landscapes so you can expect plenty of that, although I have captured a few other styles over the years.

Feel free to join me, while I connect and share to grow this place.

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You are running a bitcoin node on a windows machine? That's wild. I wouldn't trust the privacy of windows for that.

The “National Alert” system is a way of instilling fear in the public.

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming. #BTC

Americans.

Please keep us posted on the emergency broadcast today. ❤️

This was our 3rd year running the Clarendon Marathon Relay 🇬🇧representing @BitcoinRunners and our greatest achievement so far at this excellent charity event. The challenge involved running Salisbury to Winchester. We came 2nd/50 mixed teams & 4th/79 overall. Here's some proof-of-work🧡

My espresso machine is borked, and so my life is in shambles

I am the epitome of the first world

On iPhone I use the camera roll to scan QR codes by pressing on them.

The waiter at our restaurant refused to be tipped in sats tonight. He said he had no interest in bitcoin and more than enough other crazy shit going on in his life. I told him I respected that but we would have blasted his address all over nostr, and explained it like this:

We have some of the biggest accounts on one of the least popular social networks in the world. You have no idea what you’re walking away from.

He said maybe he’d try to find us later. I said, no you won’t. It’s impossible to find anything there.

Also, I got him promise that if he wouldn’t touch bitcoin, that he would at least also stay away from shitcoins. He had no problem with that. 🤣

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