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Yeah I definitely want to spin up a second node with a 4TB so I don’t have to be forced to do it on short notice when the 2TB won’t cut it any more. I just dread doing anything that requires SSH’ing. I do it so infrequently it’s like learning from scratch every time.

Definitely have to have a large dryer box to fit the entire tree in there. Maybe just the fruit. 🤣

Stack friends.

Stack sats.

Stack skills.

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Awesome! I hope to see you on the mat before long too. Cheers mate

Oh yeah, my old timer hunting buddy and former guide has refined an awesome method for jerky and jerky sticks using only the oven, held open just a crack with a metal handle.

Recent popular book titles about Bitcoin and those which make the case for sound money achieve that goal.

However, I think they miss the mark by implying that our current extractive monetary system arose by folly or by the failings of Keynesianism.

The system is not broken. It is operating exactly as the international banking cartel designed it.

Another shortcoming in at least one of the titles is that it states outright that the solution may arise through the policy decisions of benevolent, strong leaders in the countries affected by this institutionalized theft.

No man or woman will ever be permitted to rise to such a station without the blessing of- and pledging allegiance to the cartel.

We are indeed in the fourth turning. The financial system will fail violently, or over the course of a couple more decades of ā€œkicking the can down the roadā€, and will be rebuilt.

If we are to exit the other side with citizens’ ability intact to conduct private, unfettered trade with one another, it’s going to be by routing AROUND what the politicians, banksters and big tech have in mind. Not from within the framework they permit or design.

I’m still convinced that Bitcoin will be a big part of the solution, and despite it being obvious that attempts to co-opt Bitcoin from within and attack it are happening right now, my conviction remains the same. But we are up against forces and their order-takers that will kill millions without hesitation, and throw countries into war against one another under false pretences in order to maintain their grasp on power.

I see the Balkanization of the States being an eventual outcome. Not unity under federal control.

Freedom tech, from the protocol level all the way down to the hardware it runs on, is going to have to be built ā€œoutside of the fenceā€. What good are digital freedom protocols if they are running on hardware that can be powered down remotely or barred from connecting to a network through software or through digital-ID-only enabled access to the internet?

I see the projects that are arising to address these vulnerabilities, and it gives me hope. I will likely be gone before the climactic final shitstorm ensues. But I do fear for my kids and their children.

What a time to be alive, to witness and be part of the exchange of ideas that will see us free.

#bitcoin #grownostr #brokenmoney #thebigprint

Another word processing and printing topic that is worth digging into is how to turn off logging in CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System), a widely used printing back end in almost all operating systems, which can retain a list of every print job ever spooled, and gives anyone with access the ability to reprint the job. Something to think about for writing and printing sensitive material. Best not to use a word processor at all for anything you wish to keep private. I was horrified when I looked at the log on my work computer. I turned off logging and have tested it since. There are lots of resources online to show users how to turn off logging. #privacy #opsec #grownostr

I’ve been waiting for this day all summer! The very first toasted tomato and cheese sandwiches using tomatoes from the garden. It took forever this year on account of a cooler, cloudy spring, and a lack of consistent temperature and humidity. It was dry for weeks with little rain, and then swung from one extreme to the other the rest of the time. Every year is a new set of lessons. But delicious ones, eventually! #gardenstr #grownostr

Recent popular book titles about Bitcoin and those which make I the case for sound money achieve that goal.

However, I think they miss the mark by implying that our current extractive monetary system arose by folly or by the failings of Keynesianism.

The system is not broken. It is operating exactly as the international banking cartel designed it.

Another shortcoming in at least one of the titles implies and states outright that the solution will arise through policy decisions of benevolent, strong leaders in the countries affected by this theft.

No man or woman is ever permitted to rise such a station without the blessing of and pledging allegiance to the cartel.

We are indeed in the fourth turning. The financial system will fail violently or over the course of a couple more decades of ā€œkicking the canā€, and be rebuilt.

If we are to exit the other side with citizens’ ability intact to conduct private, unfettered trade with one another, it’s going to be through routing AROUND what the politicians, banksters and big tech have in mind. Not from within the framework they permit or design.

I’m still convinced that Bitcoin will be a big part of the solution, and despite it being obvious that attempts to co-opt Bitcoin from within and externally are happening right now, my conviction remains the same. But we are up against forces that will kill millions and throw countries into war with one another in order to maintain their grasp on power.

I see Balkanization of the States being an eventual outcome. Not unity under federal control.

Freedom tech, from the protocol level all the way down to the hardware it runs on, is going to have to be created outside of the fence. What good are digital freedom protocols if they are running on hardware that can be powered down remotely or barred from connecting to a network through software or through digital ID-only enabled access to the internet?

I see the projects that are arising to address these vulnerabilities, and it gives me hope. I will likely be gone before the climactic final shitstorm ensues. I fear for my kids though.

What a time to be alive and to witness, and to be part of the exchange of ideas that will see us free.

#bitcoin #grownostr #brokenmoney #thebigprint

Way to go! Closing to within 40yds in relatively open terrain in a deer’s own living room and making an effective shot based on dead reckoning of your range is no joke. Great story.

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Some Thoughts on Adoption (and other nonsense).

There's this old Louis C.K. clip—recorded long before he was cancelled—that summarizes our modern conundrum well: "Everything's amazing and nobody's happy."

As I was walking towards the hospital today—after a way too early 5:30 rise—it dawned on me that wide-scale nostr adoption (and "proper" wide-scale bitcoin adoption, for that matter) is probably not going to happen. The good news is that it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. The bad news is that lots of people will suffer.

"Why so bearish?" I hear you ask. If you know me just a little bit you'll know that, even though I do have many faults, being bearish isn't one of them. I'm still incredibly optimistic when it comes to the adoption and proliferation of freedom tech. Otherwise I wouldn't be doing what I do.

Here's what dawned on me, though: People aren't even interested in their own health, why would they be interested in healthy money? Yes, everyone wants to be healthy. But doing what is necessary to live a healthy lifestyle? Not interested. Not in the least. Usually something really really bad has to happen for people to change their ways. And even that doesn't move the needle in some cases, as plenty of drinkers who still drink after their liver gave up, or plenty a smoker who still smokes after being diagnosed with lung cancer can attest to.

Which brings me to bitcoin treasury companies. Are most of them interested in taking the responsibility of holding their own keys? Are they interested in providing real value while staying humble and stacking sats? No, of course not. They are interested in paper gains, not in a full-blown reorientation that leads to a healthier lifestyle. And I mean that literally: if you truly and fully adopt bitcoin, the responsibility that is entailed by that will result in a reorientation, a re-alignment of values, which will—down the line—lead to more long-term thinking, healthier business practices, more honest value generation, and so on.

To me, this is what "capital B" Bitcoin is about. Change. Real change. A ridiculous proposition to the balance sheet brain.

...which brings me to nostr.

A short stroll through the current iteration of the internet should make clear that the platforms that most people spend their time on are incredibly mis-aligned with humanity. The outrage-machine that we've built for ourselves is keeping us like rats in Skinner boxes, hitting the dopamine button with every swipe and every scroll, no matter what. We've built a machine that is parasitic on humanity, instead of synergistic. We are optimizing for engagement, which means that we are maximizing addiction by shoving a mixture of uppers (porn) and downers (rage bait) down our collective throats. The machine is catering to our lowest selves, as opposed to our highest selves. (We could also optimize for the True, the Good, and the Beautiful, you know. Is that too much to ask?)

But who is to blame for all of that? (And is it worth blaming someone in the first place?)

It is clear to me that the whole military-grade industrial advertising complex that profits from running large-scale and nonstop psychological experiments on the whole fucking population of the earth wouldn't be profitable for long if we would all get our act together. But that won't happen, of course. There won't be a magical finger snap that suddenly shakes us awake from our slumber; that stops us from sleepwalking into dystopia. Just like there won't be a magical finger snap that stops us from our bad habits and unhealthy lifestyles.

Adopting a healthy way of living is hard. It means saying no to the constant onslaught of sugary snacks, fast-food around every corner, and social pressures to indulge. It means taking responsibility for your decisions, cultivating discipline, taking care of your body, your psyche, and yes, also your soul.

A wise man once said that "he who has a 'why' can bear almost any 'how'." And that's what most of us are missing: a strong enough "why." Why go through the trouble of living healthy? It's hard! Why hold your own keys, if someone else can do it for you, and there's even the apparent safety of some insurance? Why cultivate a less destructive relationship to the internet, if you can just autoplay & chill, whether it be with Netflix, YouTube, TikTok, PornHub, or something else? Why not write the snarky comment and trigger a whole cohort of people at the click of a button?

Because it's not healthy, that's why.

"Everything's amazing and nobody's happy." That's the state of the world. Always has been. And I'm to blame too, of course. Sitting in the hospital waiting room, writing these lines, bitching and moaning about the internet, this amazing series of tubes that I so love, warts and all.

But yeah, the internet won't heal itself over night. Neither will the economy, nor the rent-seeking zombie companies that don't provide value, nor the underlying fiat system that broke it all in the first place. It will take lots of time, lots of courage, lots of faith, and lots of responsibility.

It will be hard, but it will also be worth it. And it starts with you.

What a piece. Hope you are ok.

Cool venue for a country wedding this weekend. Pretty suited to the bride and groom: a pro barrel racer and a bull rider. To be young again.

And yes that’s a grain bin turned into a bar lol

#weddings #grownostr

And yet the only place I want to go is not survivable by automobile because of distance and a key stretch of mountainous terrain teeming with rebels and insurgents. One thing I think about with the Plan B passports is how ineffective it’s going to be if air travel is restricted severely when it becomes obvious you need to painstakingly leave your extended family and go.

I don’t think so. Decentralization is the bedrock we all live on in this space. Too easy to erase a centralized holdout. Look at Gaza.

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Damn can’t zap you. Will try later.

Great rip. Though I’d call it more of a romp. You guys are mental lol

Yep, that quote perfectly encapsulates the human dilemma. I’m so stealing that shit.

We see it in the lack of interest in- or outrage at the true cause of price inflation. We saw it during the plandemic. We see it every time we say the ₿ word as we try to elevate our loved ones.

Amen

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Full retard mode…….ENGAGE!

I see you’ve received zaps. And I am able to zap others. I am still unable to zap your note however.

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Best whitetail spike camp ever two years ago. We got to stay long enough to really be a part of the bush. The best part was a pot of ā€œforever stewā€ that got placed on the wood stove to thaw each afternoon, allowing us to continuously add any small game we snared or judo’d near camp. Every evening it was different, and was so welcome after stalking and still hunting for many hours in the cold.