Shout out to this guy, the load-bearing linchpin that keeps my RV water and bays from freezing.
Yep, it’s already time for that in my neck of the woods.
I’m sure some of you are already preparing/prepared for winter? 
It's legit tho, they filed with the SEC: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312524242884/d878959ddefa14a.htm
There has been news about the #Microsoft board voting to invest in #Bitcoin in December. But when you look at what they send to investors, they put the vote in the "board recommends you vote AGAINST" section.
It seems like this attempt is very likely DOA, at least this time around. Maybe they have to watch MSTR lap them a few more times first.
So don't get too excited. Maybe it will happen once the AI bubble loses some steam.
Hey... 👋 In case you missed it, the central banks went all in on attacking #Bitcoin this week. Some of it is safe to ignore, and they can cry harder. However, some of it will be the cornerstone of the next generation of anti-Bitcoin talking points, and all of it is based on faulty logic.
I break it down in This Week in Bitcoin: https://www.thisweekinbitcoin.show/episodepage/32
We'll be talking about and referring back to these papers for years.
Episode 31 of This Week in Bitcoin is OUT: https://www.thisweekinbitcoin.show/episodepage/welcome-to-inflation-valley
I lay out my view of the macro picture and why things can pump when everything is so broken. Plus, I gotta play some clips of Liz getting slammed over her crypto attacks, and I think I found some data about Bitcoin Hodler's impact on the election.
Enjoy!
GM 👋 very stoked. Producer Jeff is on his way up from California right now for our Meshtastic episode, with gas in his tank made possible by our listeners direct support via Boosts and Zaps.
Should be a great episode this Sunday. 😎
Hot off the encoder a new This Week in Bitcoin 🎉
I watched the HBO documentary claiming to reveal Satoshi and alter the course of the election, so you don't have to!
The whole thing leans on two critical bits of evidence, which I get into: https://www.thisweekinbitcoin.show/episodepage/the-satoshi-distraction
The episode includes a bunch of other news and a bit of a rant about why I am sick and tired of this constant hunt for Satoshi. Enjoy 😆
Is there way for a pleb to listen online to the ham radio chatter coming out of North Carolina?
This entire thing smells like an attack on Trump by using hype around Bitcoin and Satoshi to draw attention to it and make a connection to someone politically toxic. A pathetic October surprise.
Cullen Hoback is making it. He is known for his series "Q: Into the Storm," which "exposes the QAnon conspiracy theory."
That is already a red flag. But the tease for the "documentary" is also revealing:
➡️ "If its findings are widely accepted, the disclosure could send shockwaves through world financial markets and even the U.S. presidential election, given the way Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump has cultivated the support of Bitcoin enthusiasts."
The Bitcoin community should prepare for the anti-Trump crowd to put this "documentary" on blast after it comes out.
The wife and I have been camping in the woods for a few days. Nothing is quite as recharging as the peace and quiet out here.
Turns out there is something to this whole touch grass thing!
It's true, using it for a couple of friends right now. They get a private wallet, while using my node's liquidity. NWC is used to connect your apps and the Alby Extension. So to the user - it feels like the full Alby experience.
Imho we have let the crypto skeptics get inside our heads. I think as a community we should lean into the fact that boost are powered by bitcoin. As a small business, I’m grateful to have support in a hard asset. It’s helped me fight inflation and keep my head above water. Bitcoin is an intelligence test, and I don’t need everyone in the world listening. I want a great audience, not the biggest audience possible. These are things we should lean into as a podcasting community trying to offer an alternative to mainstream crap. Go Podcasting!
https://fountain.fm/episode/NVP45GdDoVTReK6fHRlI
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This is only the third time in recent history that the Fed has started rate cuts with a 50 bps cut. The previous two times, the economy crashed.
I'm leaning towards a dip at best and acknowledging a recession at worst.
I don't know about you - but I always plan for maximum pain and hope for the best. So even with all the rate cut hype, it's wise to brace for the worst - at least short-term.
It will all come down to the jobs reports, but it may not be what you expect.
I try and make my case in This Week in Bitcoin: https://www.thisweekinbitcoin.show/episodepage/rate-cuts-like-your-job-depends-on-it
👋 GM and happy rate cut day everyone!
So I'm curious what Nostr thinks will happen next? Pump and crash? Nothin but pump? Something else?
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Oh, this looks great. Thank you.
👋 Looking for a beginner's primer on Self-Hosted Lighting? I made a clip of easy to advanced options for getting started.
https://fountain.fm/clip/8eUo82lHHfENIRhiCu3W
#bitcoin #lightning #Nostr #alby
This Week in Bitcoin is out after being off last week. 🫡 Macro is still driving things this week, and I discuss what's happening there.
I'd like some feedback on the breakdown of how Bitcoin gets associated with scams and gets a bad rap with Boomers. Multiple attacks on Bitcoin's credibility were designed to scare Boomers away from Bitcoin. I get a little fired up.
I would like to hear what you think if you get a chance:
Killer value to the community this week in taking time to talk patiently with Rob at Libsyn. Good work!
Really been enjoying the board meetings recently. Happy belated birthday Podfather 🍻
https://fountain.fm/episode/FEzihQ7Wez3DfFXjeNDp
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GM ☕
I'm prepping for an end-of-summer Linux news round-up episode today of LINUX Unplugged. This summer, in particular, it feels like not much has happened in the last couple of months, and then this week, everyone is back to work. News is dropping like crazy, and we have a packed show.
I dream of a future where LUP takes the summer off. Embrace the lull!
Then come back roaring 😺
I'm opening the stream with the arrest of the Telegram CEO. We have to speak up; Telegram is just the beginning—a trial balloon.
👋 Hey Nostr friends.
I won't do the plug thing much on here unless it's really worth it. I think this one might be. Over the next few weeks, as we get closer to the Fed cutting rates, you're going to see politicians, the fed, analysts, and the media say "the battle against inflation has been won!"
I dedicated this week's episode to why that's probably wrong, and how that might impact Bitcoin: https://www.thisweekinbitcoin.show/episodepage/23
GM. Could some doggo lovers give me some advice? My good boy Levi is getting older. Jumping on the couch, the bed, and other things injured his driver's side hip. He's about 7.5 years old.
I hate to see him in pain; he's such a good boy who is active and happy when feeling well. But now it seems he can't even lie down without it hurting a bit. :(
Things I know we are going to start doing:
Get him steps for his favorite spots.
Focus on healthy foods with omega-3s.
Give him a little doggy acupuncture?
Any other suggestions would be welcome!
Nation-states and the media will never stop attacking Twitter.
Today, it's been made clear that Nostr is the only long-term viable free speech platform. Everything centralized will become the mainstream media.
And the press' incentive is obvious: take these centralized competitor platforms down to their level: https://www.techmeme.com/240807/p7#a240807p7
Twitter will always have a direct attack vector, whoever is in charge. Right now, that's Elon: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/07/uk-riots-elon-musk-accountable-to-no-one-uk-tech-minister-says.html
You see, the riots in the UK are all Elon's fault. Not the last 40 years of shit policy, not the last couple of years of astronomical inflation, and certainly not because people are at a breaking point.
Through their mouthpieces of correct information, they'll tell us that if it wasn't for that evil Elon and his radicalization platform, spreading disinformation, things would be fine. We should let them solve the problem. You're too stupid to sort out reality from cheap fakes. They'll imply that they are the experts and that average folk can't sort out truth from misinformation without their help. And right now, they are helping us, by attacking Elon and Twitter.
But it's not really about Elon or Twitter. That's just today's problem. It's about controlling the narrative in an age that is getting increasingly difficult. Whoever or whatever gets in the way of that will constantly be attacked. Through the complicit media, they will find a soft target and relentlessly attack, even if it takes years.
Mastodon is even worse and more straightforward to attack. It just needs to be more relevant to the matter, but once it does, it will be under attack, too. Compared to someone like Elon, who has a massive reach and resources, it will be relatively effortless for the state(s) to go after these Masto instance operators.
Nostr is the only thing built to solve this at the protocol layer.
You probably have figured this out already, but it crystallized for me this morning.
If you're curious what's going on at the macro level of the economy, I just put out a dedicated episode on the topic: https://www.thisweekinbitcoin.show/episodepage/four-horseman-of-the-marketpocalypse
I just released a special episode on this topic breaking it down. IMHO there are four major events that are going to define the next few weeks.
https://www.thisweekinbitcoin.show/episodepage/four-horseman-of-the-marketpocalypse