Usually not a big fan of Forbes, but this one was interesting. I'm curious how much volatility the ETFs will tamp out of Bitcoin in the next handful of years if they keep growing in popularity.
I've been wondering this exact thing. I've seen tons of influencers post that they got the paid partnership letters so you know there are tons that did accept.
I've played with those. IIRC they have 2 internal drives -- one 2.5 and a M2 socket right. Are you already using both? If so, that does stink.
What case do you have? No open internal bays? I've not seen a case (save for SFF Dell/HPs) that don't have at least one if not two spots.
We are working on a bunch of new feeds at Primal. They will all be open source and exposed in a public feed marketplace (as DVMs). In addition, all Primal clients will support 3rd party feeds via the same mechanism. This already works great in Amethyst; nice work nostr:npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z.
If you have suggestions for feeds you'd like to see, let us know and we'll try to make them! 🫡
I would like one to discover people that have Under X followers in niches because I feel like way too much activity gets consolidated under the top handful of accounts.
I’m up to the part in nostr:npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5’s The Genesis Book where it talks about BitTorrent. What are people using these days?
Most private sites have specific client recommendations. uTorrent, qBittorrent, Transmission, etc.
This is why pirating has become very fashionable again. Streaming services are going the way of cable TV.
It's almost as if the mute and block features don't already exist.
What Paulie Potatoes wants is Mastadon/Bluesky. So why doesn't he go there? Because much like everything these chucklefucks do, it's 100% performative outrage. The post is a troll beacon so he can get them to blow up his feed and boost his Twatter welfare payment.
Makes sense why they're gouging (Thanks Kamala!) at retail. Thankfully we have BulkSupplements here in Vegas. 11oz at VitaminShoppe for $30 or 2.2lbs for $32.
I recommend you check out AllSides. They rate a bunch of sites on a 5 point Likert scale and then you can usually get an article from each POV.
Can anyone explain why creatine keeps going through the roof? I finally depleted a big 10lb tub and didn't want to wait on bulk powder for a couple days and had shell shock at retail.
When discussing her plans to implement idiotic socialist price controls (that literally always fail), Kamala calls it “price GAUGING” instead of “gouging.”
Anyway, study Austrian Economics. https://v.nostr.build/jLWScSxWDoiHyS1w.mp4 nostr:note1ut82zr48776ht2ka9v8pc0yrhptwunyl6d6f88xakjuaz2wsawfq7p3nse
Freudian slip? She's gauging if the position will get her votes.
As I stated on this yesterday, that is the only way this place grows. If people just keep crossposting their content, people will never have incentive to come try nostr out.
https://primal.net/e/note1djfc3pnxtnr0mu5uhfs2e05muzxn0w3df4s4t2n7h7zz89zdmmjqmrskdr
Why Nostr is struggling…
There is too much of an overlap with X, not only in the feature sets among the primary applications, but more importantly, in the kind of audience that Nostr is catering to.
Sure..censorship resistance at the protocol level is a differentiator, but the to the average person, you may as well be talking gibberish. They don’t know wtf a protocol is in the first place - let alone why it matters for censorship resistance to happen at that level, or more importantly, WHY they should trust Nostr to deliver on that promise. “Bcoz nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m said so” is not an argument.
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Bluesky is a case in point here.
It’s got a VERY similar feature set to X, claims to be open source / censorship resistant (similar narrative to Nostr), and is growing MUCH faster than Nostr, bc it has captured a key audience, ie; people with TDS and EDS (Elon Derangement Syndrome).
I’ve been on there a few times, and the content quality is enough to make you want to throw up….but at the very least, it’s working for that kind of content, and for the people who want it.
I don’t have a direct answer here..but I think it’s something to do with the over-emphasis on technicals.
nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8 mentioned increasing the emphasis on design the other day. I agree this is a move in the right direction. We’re taking a very design-focused approach with nostr:npub15xd2mmjnh3caykh77djsv73e0zkrp42jp5mwerx8f4m6su40wdvss7t3l3 (we’ll have ALOT more to show in the next 6wks).
That being said, it’s not enough.
IMO, Nostr is technically mature enough for us to go out there and talk about it to more people, and build a narrative BEYOND the 500 of us that are talking to each other on here.
People like nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft or nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc can correct me if I am wrong here. Maybe there’s alot more to do technically.
But if I am right, I’d like to see more initiatives that are marketing oriented being supported by nostr:npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as and nostr:npub10pensatlcfwktnvjjw2dtem38n6rvw8g6fv73h84cuacxn4c28eqyfn34f and other coalitions. Maybe we even need a council of Nostr businesses, who together pool some funds to help drive some marketing initiatives?
Whatever the case, we need to expand upon the Nostr narrative, make it more compelling and speak to more people about it.
At the very least, we have to conquer then Bitcoiners. If we can’t get the segment who are into freedom money onto the freedom of speech network, we’re DOA. That’s a first step.
I know nostr:npub1hz5alqscpp8yjrvgsdp2n4ygkl8slvstrgvmjca7e45w6644ew7sewtysa is working on a very cool initiative in relation to this. The Nostr Booth is IMO a great way to make Nostr more “real” for bitcoiners by having a physical presence at all the conferences.
I know nostr:npub1utx00neqgqln72j22kej3ux7803c2k986henvvha4thuwfkper4s7r50e8 + nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6 are doing some Podcast outreach. That’s super important too. nostr:npub16vrkgd28wq6n0h77lqgu8h4fdu0eapxgyj0zqq6ngfvjf2vs3nuq5mp2va and crew are putting on Nostriga. Amazing. nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr / nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg are doing great things with nostr:npub1spdnfacgsd7lk0nlqkq443tkq4jx9z6c6ksvaquuewmw7d3qltpslcq6j7, etc on the content side. I’ve got some things up my sleeve personally which I will begin to do once nostr:npub15xd2mmjnh3caykh77djsv73e0zkrp42jp5mwerx8f4m6su40wdvss7t3l3 is in a position to represent a NEW kind of Nostr-product..
But we need MOAR..
And…we also need to find another angle that is NOT about censorship resistance. That’s clearly not working against X.
I don’t know the EXACT narrative or spin, but it has to be more “running towards” than “running from”.
More white pill, less black pill.
Anyway.
I will probably turn this into an article. I’ve been thinking more and more about “writing in public” as we build Satlantis, and sharing more about how we’re thinking about growing a “network product” on top of a “network protocol”.
If you think this was valuable, please repoast so more people can see and get involved in the discussion.
Nostr will remain fringe until it finds either 1) a killer app that caters to a mainstream niche or 2) a large swatch of a mainstream topic moves (not just crossposts) and drags their audience with them.
Anyone happen to read this? Am I correct in their assumption that they're pricing Bitcoin at $60k and that it never appreciates and that is how they derive the anticipated "loss" they talk about?
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4824059-senator-lummis-proposal-bitcoin-reserve/
For those not hip:
Dunno man, I'm really lazy so I find it pretty damn easy. People come to the Vegas Bitcoiners Meetup all the time and talk about trying to swing trade and I start sweating just listening to them.
I saw you already responded on X, but was hoping to connect my friend Drew with some of the community there! He’ll have a good chunk of Bitcoin policy on his website soon but he already endorsed the strategic reserve bill and such. He’s running in NV-3 Vegas suburbs
https://x.com/drewfornevada/status/1823864676226359776?s=46&t=O9iefZv1KrCLqVFZqKnBGA
Yeah, I've followed him on the Vegas Bitcoiners account for a long time. He is more than welcome to come to one of our meetups and talk to the folks. We've had other folks running for office, school board and others show up to talk and learn. We're very informal due to our smaller size.
