The latest insanity

Coinbase is a scam

😂😂

So, activating my wallet is not so easy after all, it seems. Can someone tell me what this means? The fields are all self explanatory, so I can't see how I would've filled them out incorrectly. #asknostr

very productive

Ave #Habeck

⚡️👀 "No one is above the law" - Joe Biden

What do you think? #asknostr

#FreeRoss

Heard about Nostr from Ian Carroll on X...I'm a multimedia artist from the US living in China... #introductions

It's interesting. Money is becoming less and less important in politics, at least to get elected, largely because the money goes toward TV ads and volunteers on the ground visiting houses. Kamala had tons of that, and it didn't make much of a difference.

What is now moving the needle is personality, conversations, ability to get attention. We're moving from a gate-kept world where access was everything, to a world where people can more directly judge through long-form podcasts and such. It's no longer about establishment stooges, but about people that have ideas, the ability to verbalize them and show that they can do those things.

In the coming years, we'll see a lot of people that get to political positions that previously would have been kept out. And it'll be platforms like this which will enable them.

A few months ago, I was offered a promotion.

My pay would increase by ~8%, while my responsibilities would pretty much double, and the stress level would increase meaningfully.

Not to mention my schedule would be much more restrictive, compared to the very flexible one I already have.

My answer was a simple NO.

But why? I could've stacked more Bitcoin, right?

Yeah, sure. You could say that...

But I expect the purchasing power of my Bitcoin savings to grow at a minimum of 20% per year, for the next 10 years.

It really isn't worth it, when you look at it that way.

Saving in Bitcoin puts you in a financial situation where you're not desperate for promotions.

Have you had a similar experience?

What's the best place in Europe to visit for a bitcoiner ? #asknostr

It's ok zapstore as well...

Interesting. What is the url to try out Amber?

What is your work out, diet and supplement / drug regime for fitness?

#asknostr

What will be the most valuable skills to have in the Bitcoin industry moving forward?

I created a quick diagram to illustrate the Primal cache issue in a simplified way that may help some people understand what is going on and help with choices about which client to use. There are many ways to build clients and there are advantages and disadvantages of each.

In Primal’s case, notes are served from Primal’s cache server which gets notes from the relays rather than the client getting them directly from the relays. The advantage to this is that much of the processing can be done on the server side resulting in a very smooth and consistent experience for users.

The down side to this is that it becomes centralised as, without the server infrastructure operated by Primal themselves, the client completely stops working (the cache is open source but I’m not aware of any other instances of the Primal cache being run and most users wouldn’t use a different one anyway). The issues with this centralisation are that it make Primal much more prone to outages and it would be very easy for ISPs to block Primal just by DNS blocking of the Primal cache server or blocking the associated IPs. Primal could also potentially filter or censor the feed from their cache although I’m not aware of whether they actually do this currently.

For me personally, I want a client that talks directly to the relays and does the processing locally but others may be comfortable with the limitations and loss of decentralisation and find that Primal provides a good experience.

One of the best things about Nostr is that you can take your key and move to a different client. It is worthwhile experimenting with different clients to find the experience that best suits you. 💜🫂

Why are normies so scared of the truth?

#asknostr

GM, 🫡 What are you plans this week?

#asknostr

Let me check, my dad's DNA report... 😂

Nope, no Cameroon. Closest I get is Nigeria. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Everything else is further west or north, from there. I think I look very Nigerian, from my facial features and figure.

The Patient.