As it happens, the CEO of OpenAI, Samuel Altman, was also the co-founder of Worldcoin (that hugely dystopian idea to give everyone free shitcoins in return for iris scans!)

He is not a man to be trusted.

Been away on a ski trip without any internet or cellular connection the last couple of days. What did I miss?

When you stumble on a #nostrnewbie.

Make sure to help them out and send them a ⚡️

We all remember what it was like when we got our first ⚡️ 🧡

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For the meme OG's. #ShitcoinSteve

Pura Vida 🌞

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Paid x3 back ⚡️⚡️🫡

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FREEDOM OR CONTROL - YOUR SUPPORT SHOWS YOUR CHOICE

I saw a long thread discussing another spam attack on Nostr last night. That's not going to stop for free relays. Spammers will always use free services with large audiences to spam. Stopping them is a game of whack-a-mole that even the big Social Media companies have failed to win despite their deep pockets and teams of engineers.

The solution is value-for-value: pay for what you use and find valuable. If Nostr benefits you in some way, be willing to pay for the tools you use that provide it to you (relays, clients, etc). If you can't pay but you can build or support it in some other way, that's great, too.

I had a person (jokingly I assume) say they were sad I didn't ⚡ them. The first thing that jumped into my mind when I read the note was "What benefit are you providing?" I had never seen any other post from them before.

If you want to live in a free world, you need to ask that question often, both of yourself and of others: what benefit are you providing? Because any time you're getting something "free", it's not free. Somebody is paying for it. If that person isn't you, then someone else is setting the agenda for what you consume. Is that what you want?

For many, the idea of freedom is like the idea of owning a boat. They daydream about how great it would be to have a boat, take it out on the water, fish, swim and enjoy it all. But they never buy a boat. Why? Because boats cost money and take work to maintain. All that pleasure has a price. Either you're willing to pay it, or you're not.

Freedom is no different. I hear a lot of talk about freedom today, and that's good. Freedom of speech is a big one. But what are you doing to support those that are building the tools that give you that freedom? Are you content to daydream about that freedom and how nice it would be while never taking any action, or are you willing to put some skin in the game to turn that dream into a reality both for yourself and others you care about?

We've been conditioned to get things for "free", but it's a lie and a trick that's resulted in us selling ourselves and our choices to the highest bidder. For me, Nostr is the path to freedom, but Nostr is not free. It costs money to run the relays, servers and services, and it costs time (which results in lost earning power) to code clients that provide the experience you want and create great content on an ad-free platform.

So if you believe in freedom, and I know you do (that's why you're here) then support the builders that are providing value to you. Show that freedom is not just a daydream. Governments and nefarious actors have long taken advantage of the masses just daydreaming about freedom. Let's wake the world up from that dream and make it a reality. This is our shot. Let's not miss the target.

My deepest thanks to all of those that are supporting the builders already. You are true heroes. 🙏

Inflation today is a government/wallstreet/business partnership to siphon wealth from the middle and lower classes with the cantillion effect for the benefit of and to sustain power for the oligarchy.

ChatGPT could be such a great tool, but it is so damned woke. The developers are increasingly patching it to prevent it from discussing wrong-think, under the guise of preventing 'harmful content'.

(Example: if you ask ChatGPT for outline of an article discussing dating tips for men, you get a load of stuff about the importance of asking about consent; if you try to steer it towards Red Pill content, you get a load of bull about how it is unable to discuss 'misogynistic and harmful content'. It then lectures: "I strongly encourage you to reconsider your approach and consider the potential harm that can result from promoting a 'Red Pill' perspective in your writing"!)

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, saving the planet

Up early before the family this morning listening to the rain and drinking coffee.

Looking forward to a nice weekend of family time, chilling, chores and more of the above mentioned coffee! Haha

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

Printing out 10000 sat Cashu tokens and placing them in geocaching ammo containers going to be laying these all over my state if you can find them they are yours

Much appreciated mate 🙏💜

gm and pv nostr friends

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I have been doing #Bitcoin things since 2017 and have seldom sold or spent any I have accumulated.

Even when I had to spend for a purchase I could not otherwise make such as buying ASICS from an overseas seller, I would always spend and replace.

If I was forced to sell at an inopportune time to cover electricity expenses, it was always painful.

Now I socialize on Nostr and find myself zapping sats to total strangers because they said something I found useful or just made be laugh or smile.

It turns out that “spending” my Bitcoin to show love and support for my Bitcoin / Nostr friends is the only use case where I feel good about parting with my hard earned sats.

Cheers 🍻 to all you crazy people and remember to zap value to others and always keep Nostr and Bitcoin weird.

GM pv ☕️⚡️

You are living the dream mate 😍🙌

Good morning ☀️ Have a great Saturday ☕️

When I die please engrave the last block that was mined in my final breaths, and then add a dank meme quote, something like “there is no second best” or “tick tock, next block.”

pura vida, stay humble and stack sats 🤙

pura vida, stay humble and stack sats 🤙

A zap a day keeps the doctor away

pura vida, stay humble and stack sats 🤙

WE HAVE A BADGE SPEC! I have been waiting for this. I am super excited for this!

We can use badges for a variety of situations, such as attending a conference, being an early adopter or beta tester, to participating in an event, or paying for an "orange check", the possibilities are endless.

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It starts with a commenting system to replace Disqus and ever blog could adopt Nostr overnight.

If you know any YouTubers or Twitch Streamers, now's the time to tell them about Nostr and Zaps.

Nostr will be the social protocol layer that ties many different applications together. Because of this, I'm bullish on Zaps coming to Other Stuff, not just Notes.

Do you like that artist's song? ⚡

Is that pull request a needed feature? ⚡

Are you looking forward to that event? ⚡

Did that streamer just win their game? ⚡

Keep building.

Do any Nostriches print and sell stickers or have a recommended person to use? I need 400 stickers for #Nostrica next month. I already have the sticker designed. I'll pay in sats. Thanks!

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I still play the daily "games" on Fold, Lolli, and Choice since they take less than a minute to do, but honestly that minute seems like a waste of time. I'd rather take those 60 seconds and create a note on Nostr.

Almost everyone I knew from bitcoin Twitter is now on nostr. Blessed to be with all of you 💜

A button on each post that could be pre-set to user desired sats would be an absolute game changer.

PV ☀️

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Ok, I gave up and created Wallet of Satoshi wallet. Almost seems to easy?

Bitcoin Cash bros want to force feed us their Shitcoin, but they do understand the power of sending 1 sat across Lightning. 🤣⚡

pv ☀️