I definitely feel that. I’m in the security industry, but not the sovereign “don’t trust, verify” side of things. A bit like going to a podiatrist when you need a neurosurgeon. I work in cucked environments that rely heavily on third-party, closed source solutions.
So I’m still learning and need both nostr:npub1rxysxnjkhrmqd3ey73dp9n5y5yvyzcs64acc9g0k2epcpwwyya4spvhnp8 -type tutorials along with fundamentals. He does provide a good balance of both most of the time.
Ex: Somebody asked about setting up a time-lock contract for their bitcoin yesterday. Was searching around. Found lots of resources, but a straightforward simple tutorial followed by fundamentals is not so easy to find. Somebody suggested GPT.
Have you experimented with Spirit of Satoshi yet? Perhaps that could fill that void. I wonder if it has been trained on Start9, Umbrel tutorials and the like. Thinking it’s time to check it out.
My bitcoin node running on a Raspberry Pi has been flaky lately. nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll warned me. So I partitioned a gaming PC and I’m running #bitcoin core on Proxmox. The sync just finished.
My skills are old and rusty. I don’t really know what I’m doing. Next steps are to install my LND wallet and try to recover it from my old Raspberry Pi. Then install the companion apps. Time to read more Start9 docs and watch nostr:npub1rxysxnjkhrmqd3ey73dp9n5y5yvyzcs64acc9g0k2epcpwwyya4spvhnp8 videos.
Same experience about a year ago, but had migrated the first Embassy to a NASPi and the later migrated to an old Optiplex. I just restored my entire Start9 on it. Worked great, but your approach is probably better.
Now I’m learning my lesson and breaking my services based on performance and usage, and trying to leverage proxmox now.
The improvements have made for some struggles along the way, but I feel they balanced the move very well and I was able navigate. Grandmas of the world can’t operate them yet, but hopefully they’ve got some Grandson Jim’s to host their Vaultwarden.
FOSS projects like nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll are essential if we want to avoid the centralized stockades. There’s an interesting parallel to the nostr:npub12pl4h7pk0svg8ug4mhu7a90hn6nf83eqadd94pccgsafn73s392qpt42wq avoiding the giant processors. In this comparison we are the cattle and our information is the meat.
What do people think of this piece about the politics of a few tech giants who want to take over San Francisco politics? By nostr:npub1d9nndmy3lx6f00cysrmn2v9t6hz280uwycw0kgcfdhvg99azry8sududfv
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I found it hard to follow, but only about halfway through. They started discussing some nuances of what sounded like one form, or example of a private city. Then devolved into narratives and imagery of parades and a “black mirror” future.
I don’t know much about what Balaji is proposing, but I can’t begin to understand if they don’t clarify with definitions.
They mention something about bribing the police, but didn’t discuss the nature of the bribe. There are types of bribes. Both licit and elicit. If this is private city, explain the structure of security and how the economy works. Then explain the transaction.
Doesn’t sound like Balaji did himself any favors though. Conjuring images of a grey pride parade is surely someone’s black mirror episode. Perhaps let people envision their own map and just describe how the economy works.
As long as we’re putting our imagery out there, I imagined Balaji playing the part of Uncle Enzo from Snow Crash.
You all still in business?
nostr:npub16uvg7mx3l97z8phfesl8rxj2vf82vn82hp9daala0egj45ynr8mstn0vkc Anyone know if they’re still in business? I’ve ordered from them in the past with no issues. I placed an order 20 days ago and have heard nothing from them. I was charged, but they don’t reply to support tickets for status. 🦗 🦗
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New nostr pleb! Show him some love!
#plebchain
Brought back memories I tried to forget. 😂 Some things haven’t changed though. 👍
I know how to get inflation!? 😆
Playing the Beyond the Crystal Cave module now. The party will love this image.
Just stick with going theme and call it THEstr. 😏
Not for certain on this stock pic but I was running an Apple II+.
The + meant it had 64K of RAM instead of 48K.
The modem was internal AND external. You’d have to call to the internal slot by issuing “IN#2”, followed by
Everything was in CAPS so I’d basically be yelling everything. 🤦♂️
We’d connect to multiple online modems, chat and play text games.
CompuServe account via 150/300 baud modem cerca 1982.
Lol. Looked something like this… 
From the band that brought us Money.
Bike (The Shitcoin Song)
https://youtu.be/POlaR26dD1Y?si=ZcMO4EbKT7htVyDX
Thanks for the analogy nostr:npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev !! 🤣
The song takes on new meaning now.
Guy’s Take_071 - But Bitcoin Doesn’t Innovate
It’s the St. Charles Bitcoin Meetup on Meetup & Orange Pill App. There’s a weekly Sunday (in Frenchtown) and 1st Tuesday of the month. We move venues and join up with other groups from time to time. We may actually be skipping next Sunday for Labor Day, but the Tuesday 5th meetup is a go.
The St Louis Bitcoin Users Group is also active again. Hope to catch that one sometime. And there are also South County and Edwardsville meetups now.
Some of us have plans to road trip for the Bitcoin Race Weekend in Indy in October. And really hoping to get to Nashville soon!
The bitcoin meetup would be a much longer walk, but worth it!
Enjoyed FoN yesterday after the rain. Surprised at the amount of fried foods.
Had a tasty gyro though! 🤤
Also a bitcoin meetup in St. Charles at 1:30. Great group!
Last day of Festival of Nations today at Tower Grove. Closes at 6 today I believe.