You’re not a Bitcoiner until you…

Buy Bitcoin.

But then you’re like wait, I need to get these coins off the exchange.

So you get a hardware wallet.

But then you’re like wait, this is a ledger.

So you get a coldcard.

But then you’re like wait, it isn’t using a passphrase.

So you use a passphrase.

But then you’re like wait this isn’t multisig.

So you buy 4 more coldcards and set up a multisig.

But then you’re like wait I can’t just do coldcards I have to guard against supply chain attacks.

So you buy a ledger again and probably a bitbox too.

But then you’re like wait, I haven’t geographically distributed these.

So you disperse them throughout the country.

But then you’re like wait, what about jurisdictional risk?

So you disperse them to multiple countries.

But then you’re like wait, what if I was tracked as I was placing the hardware wallets?

So you…

There’s actually no end.

It just keeps going like that forever.

Congrats you’re a Bitcoiner now lol 😂

Many a time when I was in dire straits the people who helped me I did not know beforehand and I never heard from them again. Did not even ask their name in some cases.

I was saved from drowning twice. Once in a pool when I was 6 and once in the ocean when I was 17.

An old man and his wife jumped my vehicle when it died and I was with my wife and our baby.

Once I was travelling long distance and my vehicle broke down, I had my family with me. I was towed 40 kilometers by a guy and his brother in law given place to stay for almost a week while they had my vehicle repaired.

I know their names and am still in contact with them.

A guy I did not know paid my vets bills for my dog's broken leg after he ran under my car.

I could mention a lot of other events.

I made a lot of mistakes in my teenage years and cost people a lot in emotional and economic damage.

The point is that I have helped other people in need when I was in a position to assist them and they owe me nothing because I am indebted to others who required nothing from me in return.

Many of us are just good Samaritans who also get beat up every once in a while. It keeps you humble.

Do you want to get Orange Pilled into Bitcoin nostr:npub1emqycwfsgzfgeeatm7j52nw4dxuzww93mp9zqcyz9e0uxpp9fu7sxlzdzr?

Let’s play a game. There are 8 bags of groceries. How much does it cost?

Closest person who doesn’t go over ashen I check back later gets 2100 sats 👇🏻

(Note: there is nothing with seed oils in these bags, all real food)

Straw pull:

How is this word pronounced:

Epoch

I do think Excel is the only Windows tool I couldn't replace (currently) with open source--the advanced tools (e.g. Power Query) really are a game-changer for analytics...will probably soon have some equivalents in Libre or Open Office, but still...

You should look at open source (rather than pirated software). Cheap is fine, but Linux helps your conscience sleep better at night! 😃

Supplies headed to the mountains… nostr:note1sgkm9zhplgn0808yszsdhgu9y6lkqygcwspqs30qalclwyr93shsfuly3n

We are having a boy! Exciting day!

Watching the Northern lights dance above me while swimming in the cold ocean water past the arctic circle is something I will never forget as long as I live.

Gn nostr

- Shot on Canon EOSr

- Aperture f3.5

- RF 15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM

- ISO 2000-4000

- 6-15s exposure

- 15mm

#lofoten #photography #photostr #norway

🫠⚡️ 250 SATS FOR ADVICE YOU'D GIVE YOUR YOUNGER SELF⚡️😎

I've only given away 178K sats, but #Bitcoin isn't 100K yet!

That means I need to give away at least 22K sats to have a proper pleb to progress ratio.

Remember, I'm trying to increase adoption and pleb ownership.

🧠 Drop me some advice you'd give your younger self (10 years ago)

✅️ Like + boost the post so others see

🙏 Follows are appreciated

Follow the rules and be patient waiting for your zaps!

Where did you go last? Any photos to share?

Gm #nostr fam!

SATURDAY SHARE!!!

Every Saturday, we bring the #photography community together to share your latest work from the week or even all-time favorites! It’s all about keeping the creative spirit alive, staying connected, and exchanging valuable feedback.

Q: When it’s raining outside and you don’t feel like heading out to shoot, what do you do instead?

First 5 replies get a #zap !

#photography #noicemag #photostr #artstr

Uncomfortable Nostr Reality check:

I've tried to Nostr-pill all my YouTube friends (some of them have incredible amounts of subs), but none of them care about the censorship resistance or decentralization. Even though they know Nostr exists, they have no incentive yet to come here. Their audience would follow them anywhere, but they need the tools to create community communications.

It's a sad reality, but it all comes down to usability, UX, and ultimately the easiness of paying and signing up for the community. None of these can afford to have a sign-up problem or issues with someone being interested in joining the community/their platform. It needs to work flawlessly and feel and look professional. Some of them charge $3-5k a year just to get access to this closed space, and people are willing to pay for this.

Another big pain point is community management. All of these YouTubers create these platforms to help their audience have a safe place to communicate with each other and build their own tribe.

Nostr is capable of facilitating all of this - we're just not there yet. We need to somehow invest so much more into UX and design.

All of this will come when the time is due. So, knowing that all of this is possible and that ultimately, Nostr will be powering most of these via the social graph, is what makes me extremely bullish. But also, let's not get ahead of ourselves and expect them to come already.

The UX and features are not there yet for these people. I am more than happy to help anybody trying to make this a reality. I want nothing more than having these people join Nostr. But I also totally understand their pain points. So, if you're a dev or a company working on this, please feel free to reach out - I can tell you all the issues they told me. Or just tell me how to best do this; maybe I can jump on a podcast so the issues are open-sourced for the whole community to hear.

#nostrdesign #asknostr

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I blew two tires on my trailer today.