pwd /home/Jesus cat AboutMe.txt "Ethical hacker in training, practitioner of DIY projects, privacy accelerationist (priv/acc), tea scholar and novelist-to-be." Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us. If you need to message me, SimpleX is preferred over DMs due to better overall privacy.
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The best thing to do to fight that cartel is to get more competition into the market, which is why China doing that would be a really good thing in the long run. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I believe it! But it would be even more believable if the lines weren't so steady in their decline, because the cognition of society seemed to take a major dip around 2016 or so and plummeted in 2020 lol npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I'm thoroughly convinced that the collective IQ of most of modern civilization is dangerously low. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I know the OSI Model offers more complexity with classifications and such, but I massively prefer the TCP/IP Model because it's simpler to recall in your memory. #networking npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Man, I forgot how bad the wifi NIC in the HP Envy TSm6 was. That was the second laptop I ever bought for myself (and my third laptop in general, the first being a hand-me-down Dell Inspiron 3000), so I have a lot of nostalgia for it even now, but having to lug a Linux-capable USB wifi adapter with the laptop is a bit on the annoying side. #laptop #wifi #internet #networking #linux npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Did I miss something? What does this have to do with the conversation here? 😅 npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea You forgot to mention arguably the most terrifying aspect of this: if we can't verify where it comes from, we can't verify the safety standards regarding prion diseases, disposal of infected cattle or the cleansing of affected facilities. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea As a huge fan of skeuomorphism, Aero Glass and the Y2K/Frutiger Aero aesthetics, I absolutely love seeing those coming back. I'm seeing it returning to tech aesthetics, I'm seeing it in some commercial artwork. More blur, more glossy designs, an increase in color and prismatic color schemes, with diminishing minimalistic flat design garbage. I hope the trend continues. Even so, if I could give one bit of advice to designers who haven't caught on to the shift or still use the flat design crap... https://blossom.primal.net/efc5acd3cf8005728013cd7384318739075d373c450a457abc6fe6ba4a523fc0.gif npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Kali Linux's documentation is absolutely excellent. It feels like the Arch Wiki in the sense that I could see myself making use of their documentation even if I were to switch to ParrotOS as my main hacking distro. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I can certainly agree with your comment on the AUR. I love the concept but you really do have to be careful with it. As for Pacman, I can't bring myself to agree on that, I find it to be the most enjoyable package manager out there due to its speed and the fact that it takes less typing than apt and dnf. But again, completely fair to just not enjoy it for your own use case! npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #691 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟧⬛ 🟧🟧⬛⬛⬛ 🟧🟪🟪⬛⬛ ⬛🟪🟪⬛🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Very kind of you, thank you! Since we're being civilized, what's the main reason you dislike Arch? npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Nah man, Arch is fantastic and everything I love about Linux. But to each their own, of course 🤔 npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea It always blows my mind that some people don't. I have arguments with myself in my inner monologue and I'm not sure what I'd do if I didn't 😂 npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Something really amazing about Nostr is how it's an "everything app" without trying to be. While Elon is trying to make X the west's version of WeChat, centralizing important digital infrastructure and marrying it to your social presence, Nostr's existence as a protocol means it can virtually do everything X is trying to become, but in a way that preserves users' freedom. Nostr can be a microblogging experience. It can be a longform blogging experience. It can be used for videos, live streams, games, wikis and many other possibilities, all while being built in parallel with decentralized financial systems through BTC/Lightning. There has been plenty of buzz and criticisms over the concept of Web3, and understandably so, but Nostr is effectively the backbone of what a third iteration of the World Wide Web should be. I can't wait to see what Nostr and its various projects look like in 10+ years' time. #optimism #nostr #decentralization #bitcoin #zaps #freedom npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea If @nprofile…6fpr can find a way to make linking to your PC better, I can see myself using it just as much as I use Signal. I prefer messaging on PC as I'm significantly faster with a physical keyboard, but the current linking system is a pain to deal with. Otherwise, it's basically an objectively supreme messaging app in every way. #privacy #chat #signal #simplex npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I thought the same for a while but opted to look into being a passport bro. Too much risk dealing with western women and the way marriage legalities work in the west, at least for my taste. Meanwhile, Asia still has plenty of great traditional women and a legal system not inherently rigged against men. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Indeed, we have a crisis of simps and whores. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Bookmarking 👀 npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I personally prefer my music library to be offline, especially when using my phone. I don't have unlimited data on my plan so it's nice being able to always access my music. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea What did I miss? 🤨 npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I have a free trial of Amazon Music right now and I'm reminded of why I hate streaming. The app sucks, the audio quality is sub-par, why would I ever pay for a subscription to it? 🤦♂️ VLC with local storage, Bandcamp with some downloads, and RiPlay for remaining streaming needs. Those three are all I need. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea The dealbreaker for me is, indeed, the surveillance and social credit system. Not saying we all have it right but a colleague of mine in the security and privacy research space used to live there and had an incident where he was imprisoned without cause because the government claimed he was under suspicion of being a spy. No evidence, they just didn't like that he is Christian and uses security tech. Two sides to every story, I'm sure, but I do know I would never be able to accept the surveillance and social credit system. It's why I'm so vehemently opposed to digital ID, REAL ID, "age verification" systems, KYC laws and Big Data. Still, I'd love to visit China sometime, as someone who loves their tea culture and appreciates their history and mythology. I just couldn't live there unless the regime changes. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Wait... that last line... did I just get Satrolled? npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I might have to accelerate my plans to buy a bit. Can't afford to buy much but it might not be a bad time to start if my own research supports this. 🤔 npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #688 4/6 🟧⬛⬛🟪🟧 🟧🟧⬛🟪⬛ 🟪🟧🟧🟪⬛ 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea They do, but only in the sense that I believe God specifically creates each of us with traits to perfectly match someone whose traits perfectly match you. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea That's a new one, I haven't heard of someone moving to China for the affordability 🤔 What about the freedom aspect? npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #687 4/6 🟪🟧🟧⬛⬛ 🟪⬛🟧🟪⬛ 🟪⬛⬛🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea This is generally my first instinctual response to anything like statements about the modern dating scene in the west. Being a passport bro really is the future for traditional men looking to escape the madness over here. It's also not as expensive as many would think (at least in the case of the Philippines). https://youtu.be/L8ACrSyCrvs npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #686 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟧🟧🟧⬛ 🟧🟪🟧⬛⬛ 🟧🟪🟧⬛🟪 🟪🟪🟧⬛🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #685 6/6 ⬛🟧🟧🟧⬛ 🟧🟧⬛🟧⬛ 🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟧🟪⬛ ⬛🟪🟧🟪⬛ 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Anyone having major issues with Quad9 these past two days? I'm having DNS issues and I can't determine whether it's an upstream Quad9 issue, a problem with my Pi-hole server, or if it's a local configuration error. 🤔 #asknostr #networking #dns #quad9 npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #684 4/6 ⬛🟧🟪🟧⬛ ⬛🟪🟪🟪⬛ ⬛🟪🟪🟪🟧 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Adding sunflower seeds to you day as a snack is genuinely amazing. Taking time to place the seed and crack it with your teeth gets your mind off of stress. Unless you have a trash can nearby, you have to be careful to collect the shells to throw away later, forcing you to be mentally present. The seeds are rich in potassium, magnesium and vitamin E, nutrients many people are deficient of. They also have a passing amount of protein and fiber, which always help. Instead of consuming junk food, sugar and carbs, you're snacking on quality nutrients. They tend to come in all sorts of flavor varieties, and while unsalted are the best health-wise, the flavors can be amazing. My favorites would be the Taco Bell-inspired flavors from Big's. In general, I think people underestimate how good these things are for you as a healthy snack, a small mental health boost, and a nutrient augmentation. Similarly, pumpkin seeds are also great for you, especially the ones in the shell. They're a bit simpler since you can eat the shell, whereas sunflower seed shells aren't digestible, but it all depends on if you want that mental break or not. https://blossom.primal.net/0161dabdf49f28789baedf559119d40d62f7641b2612c42e9bcf062c92c599f8.jpg npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I just narrowly avoided a disaster. I'm not sure how but apparently, when I was trying to do a backup with one of my redundant drives (which I hadn't run a backup with since late last year), all of my Obsidian vaults got rolled back to their state in late 2025. I use Obsidian as my primary notes and documentation hub for EVERYTHING, including professional matters. Had I lost this entire year's worth of notes and documentation, it would've been disastrous for me. Sure, I had other backup drives but for those vaults, I had started relying more on cloud syncing due to the fact that I need them on multiple devices. That means that the other backup drives might have had slightly more updated backups of the vaults, but not nearly as recent as I would've needed. That was a mistake on my part, but it also saved me. I was able to revert to a new version of the vaults, one as recently updated as yesterday. Everything is back to normal. I really need a better backup solution than just manually backing up files on external hard drives. I wish I had the money to set up a NAS solution, but I simply don't. This is all I've got for now. Nonetheless, I'm absolutely going to have to figure out something like that, and have cold storage redundancy, because had I not had this option to revert to the updated versions of these vaults, it would've destroyed so much progress I've made in my career, my home lab and life in general. #homelab #tech #techstr #disaster #backups npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #683 6/6 ⬛🟪⬛🟧⬛ 🟧🟪🟪⬛⬛ ⬛🟪🟪🟧⬛ ⬛🟪🟪⬛🟪 ⬛🟪🟪🟧🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea As much as I hate to say it, I may have to stop using Amethyst for the time being. I love it but between insane lag, permissions issues when using it with Amber, and certain features sometimes are finicky. It's possible that it's just an issue with my phone (I need a new one but can't afford it), but yeah, it's just not fun dealing with the issues on my end. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea My guess is that it's already happening to some degree and nobody has been caught doing it yet. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Absolutely outstanding! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_K0OcfCxg4 #music #Christian #metal #worship npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #682 6/6 🟧⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟪⬛🟪⬛ ⬛🟪⬛🟪⬛ ⬛🟪⬛🟪⬛ ⬛🟪🟧🟪⬛ 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I could say it about a million times, but Strawberry Music Player is THE greatest piece of music-related software I've ever used in my life. As a "casual audiophile" (love hi-fi, don't have amazing gear) and a music collector, it's literally geared toward people like myself. It's perfect for organizing your music AND appreciating it. I legitimately can't go back to anything else at this point. https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I'm honestly shocked that we aren't seeing more chip manufacturers trying to spearhead major advancements in NPU tech. With the AI boom, we've seen the massive price hikes of RAM and storage costs, with some estimating that CPUs will be next. If we had these manufacturers looking to develop extremely advanced NPUs instead, not only would that make it potentially easier to have fully onboard AI even for basic LLM tasks, but it would also be a way to help avoid the potential supply shortage of CPUs if that, indeed, ends up being the next component that gets hit. 🤔 npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #681 5/6 🟧🟧⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟧🟧⬛⬛ ⬛🟧⬛🟧⬛ ⬛⬛🟧⬛🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I definitely agree with this. When I'm hungry and overwhelmed with something, that's my real weak spot. I tend to be able to stay relatively calm until those two conditions are met, and then I lose a lot of my composure. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Not much is more enjoyable than getting a recent CD order in the mail and discovering that it was a deluxe edition with a second CD of remixes, when you were only expecting the standard edition! npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I say I couldn't go back to Windows on my main system. In my home lab, I have only one system that runs it and that's for a two-fold purpose: to keep up to speed with Windows (so I don't fall behind professionally) and because the system it runs on is an ARM-based laptop which limits my choices on distros, though that is slowly getting better. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #678 4/6 ⬛🟧🟧⬛🟧 🟪🟪🟪⬛⬛ 🟪🟪🟪🟪⬛ 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I thought this at first but it seems to be happening with everyone 🤔 npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea #asknostr I mentioned a few days ago that I've been having several issues with #Amethyst and now, it seems I'm having issues with zapping people. I added my NWC string to the wallets menu, but I keep getting an error saying I couldn't resolve the address I'm trying to zap to. Any ideas on how to fix this? npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Something I really appreciate about Nostr vs. other social media experiences is that I actually feel like I get some level of engagement here. I don't get much on platforms like X because I refuse to be inauthentic and phony, playing the algorithmic game, entering subscription slavery and KYCing to receive payouts. On Nostr, I don't have to do any of that. I can simply post what's on my mind, have a fun time, and still get a decent amount of organic engagement and occasional payout because of zaps. I really love it here. #nostr #nostrcommunity #socialmedia #sovereign #zaps npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I mean, all of these are pretty good examples of human stupidity, but who's the dummy who thought putting thermal paste ON THE PINS was a good idea?? 🤦♂️ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea How do people enjoy eating broccoli in any other form than cooked florets (and ONLY the florets)? I certainly don't enjoy biting into my food and getting a tiny plank of wood grinding between my teeth. 🤷♂️ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I know that some people prefer a high-end agentic approach with their AI, and that's understandable, but for me? For me, Proton's Lumo has almost become my exclusive AI service at this point. Sure, I've had times where I needed to hop over to something a bit more advanced (Perplexity and Grok being my main fallbacks) but for most queries, I've really found that Lumo does everything I want it to, even with its (minimal) limitations on free users. Not quite as ideal as self-hosting but still, having that end-to-end encryption and ephemeral storage is much better than relying on Big Tech. #ai #aistr #proton #lumo #encryption npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #677 5/6 ⬛🟧⬛🟧🟧 🟪⬛🟧🟧🟧 🟪🟧🟧🟧⬛ 🟪⬛🟪🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Eh, I disagree for a couple reasons: ads today are made as obnoxious as possible, linked to inherently anti-privacy tracking, and regularly promoting products that are exploitative. PiHole and browsers like Brave make it an almost non-issue, though, so I don't need to whine too much about them 😂 npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #676 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟧 🟧🟧⬛🟧⬛ 🟧🟪⬛🟪🟪 ⬛🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I don't use Coldcard and also don't give a rip about what some people do with software forks that I don't use 🤷♂️ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea A little, yes, but I'm not interested in making it my entire lifestyle and personality. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #675 5/6 🟧🟪⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟪⬛🟧⬛ ⬛🟪🟧⬛⬛ ⬛🟪⬛⬛🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Yes, because it is. I really couldn't care less. It doesn't impact me and I don't have any interest in getting involved in petty bickering over something that has nothing to do with me. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea We don't, but we do have estimates and we ultimately know it cannot be infinite, by nature of the fact that we live on a single planet. I just mean that gold has had universal value since the dawn of mankind, and it always will. Like I said, definitely not as practical or portable as Bitcoin but it doesn't hurt to diversify your investments in proven ways like that. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I disagree. It's not as practical or portable as Bitcoin, and its supply isn't as limited (especially once we start mining asteroids and go further into space) but it's still a hard asset with universal value that has been used as money for all of human existence. I personally think it's ideal to have a decent cache of Bitcoin and precious metals (mainly gold/silver). In the event of a global EMP or total breakdown of society, gold and silver still hold their value, whereas the entire Bitcoin network could potentially go down and become permanently useless. Good to hedge the bets, so to speak! npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I'm approaching 31 and I've never had a drop, nor do I particularly intend to. There are so many ways it causes problems, and very few ways it actually helps a person. I don't need to numb the pain of life, I face it and either try to find a solution or I suffer well (according to the way of the Lord). npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea So, I found out an annoying thing about older Mac Minis: you can't use Ventoy to install an OS on it. You HAVE to use something like BalenaEtcher or Rufus. For some reason, I could only get to the Ventoy menu if I ran Grub2 but trying to launch an ISO gave me an error talking about Secure Boot (which isn't even enabled). Once I burned a distro to a different thumb drive using BalenaEtcher, I was able to get everything working fine. Not the end of the world but it kinda sucks having to use up a thumb drive for a singular distro install like this. #linux #mac #apple #macmini #homelab npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Have I ever mentioned the fact that I absolutely LOVE that most AIs respond in markdown? Makes it so much easier to copy-paste important logs into my AI vault in Obsidian, very minimal formatting needed. #ai #markdown #obsidian #selfhosted npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea It's crazy to me but I feel like the only person on Nostr who didn't panic during the Coldcard exploit and now I'm seemingly the only person not talking about BIP-110 or whatever this recent drama is. I'm all for Bitcoin but good grief, the drama and the bickering... seems you can't escape it no matter where you go. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #674 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟧⬛ ⬛⬛🟧⬛⬛ 🟪⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟪⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟪⬛⬛⬛🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I love Amethyst and want to keep using it, but lately, I've noticed four issues lately: 1. It keeps causing signer spam for various events, even ones I've approved as "always". 2. Sometimes, the app has major lag issues, like the framerate suddenly dips to single digits. 3. My custom reaction emojis keep getting reset almost constantly. 4. Feed algorithms simply don't load anymore. These issues persist despite reinstalling. Any ideas on how to fix these? #asknostr npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #672 5/6 🟪⬛⬛🟧⬛ 🟪⬛🟧⬛🟪 🟪🟪🟪⬛🟪 🟪🟪🟪⬛🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea You better hope that kid doesn't meet one of those no-shave feminists any time soon 😂 npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #671 4/6 🟧⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟧⬛🟧⬛ 🟧🟪⬛🟧🟧 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Have you tried setting up Pi-Hole? Takes the DNS filtering to the next level and blocks ads, trackers and gives you stronger controls over all of it. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #670 5/6 ⬛⬛🟧🟪⬛ 🟧⬛⬛🟪⬛ ⬛⬛🟧🟪⬛ ⬛🟧🟪🟪⬛ 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea It's it. https://youtu.be/ZG_k5CSYKhg?t=164 npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea It's a bit early in the year to dig into hojicha (Japanese roasted green tea) but I was in the mood tonight. I forgot how much I enjoy this flavor! It's like coffee and chocolate in terms of flavor profiles, but much more subtle and layered. Most people think of sencha when they think of Japanese tea, and that's understandable: standard, steamed green teas really are the supermajority of Japanese teas, but hojicha is very common in Japan during the autumn weather. For me, it is probably one of the most signature flavors of that season (which is why I said it's a bit early). It has this coziness to it that instantaneously conjures imagery of warming up with a book after a rainy, autumnal day. #tea #teastr #japan #autumn #cozy https://blossom.primal.net/1e1d132379aadff06c2730bab94f9fdf060f5c2f2a5bd596f1163fe2c79971df.jpg npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Hey Texans, if you could stop putting Ted Cruz into office, that'd be fantastic. He is the chairman of the committee pushing for this, and he's all for this sort of thing. An absolute traitor to American freedom. https://reclaimthenet.org/senate-bill-would-put-age-checks-in-every-us-operating-system npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #669 4/6 ⬛⬛🟪🟧⬛ ⬛🟪🟪⬛⬛ ⬛🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I can empathize. I don't have severe tinnitus but I have a little bit due to being a metalhead and not always protecting my hearing. It's such a pain, especially if you enjoy quiet times. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Do what you will, I honestly don't care either way at this point. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea The problem is your definition of what "sound money" actually is. I'd love if you explained your reasoning for believing that BTC is the ONLY sound money in this space. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I grabbed a bag of this shincha (first flush Japanese green tea) and I'm very pleased with it. The first infusion starts with a nutty and vegetal profile, fading toward more of the nutty notes (hazelnut, as the site specifies) and a bit of a sweet corn note. By the second infusion, the tea morphs toward the floral sweetness and light minerality that the site also specifies. A very well grown and harvested tea from Yakushima! Very pleased with this shincha. https://nioteas.com/products/yakushima-kuritawase-shincha #tea #japan #relaxation #health npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea You know things are getting bad when even a bug bounty program (which benefits heavily from anonymous cyber professionals) is now mandating ID verification that you have to renew annually. The really crappy part is that this means bugs will go unspotted, more vulnerabilities will be sold on the dark web, and many who got involved in helping make a more secure internet will now simply no longer contribute. It can't be understated just how much chaos this nonsense has the potential to cause. https://gbhackers.com/hackerone-mandates-id-verification/ #idverification #idcollection #ageverification #privacy #hacking npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea As before, whatever tool gets the job done. You're going to hate this analogy, but oh well. I might store the bulk of my wealth in gold, for example, with a tier of silver for easy exchange, and fiat paper money for day-to-day transactions since most businesses don't accept direct payments in gold or silver. In the case of the coins, I might store wealth in Bitcoin, or I might use a balance of Bitcoin with Monero. If a vendor accepts Monero, I'd use it to pay. If they only accept Bitcoin, I'd use it instead. Further, I could potentially even swap some of that into a budgeted fund of Litecoin or BCH for quicker transactions (similar to the silver/paper money use cases in the analogy). Of course, there are services out there such as Cake Pay in Cake Wallet that make it possible to use BTC/XMR to buy digital gift cards to buy from businesses that don't accept any coins. As I said: I use whatever tool is best for the job and best suits my current use case. "No second best", whether or not it's factually true (I don't believe it is), is a mindset that's both limiting and naive. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #668 4/6 ⬛⬛🟪⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟪⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟪🟧⬛ 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea Yes, you really should. And there's no reason to believe that BTC is the only "sound money" (an overused term if I ever saw one). npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea This mentality is pretty much the same thing that's wrong with modern society. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea WORD5 #667 5/6 ⬛🟪⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟪🟧⬛⬛ 🟪🟪⬛⬛🟧 🟪🟪🟧⬛⬛ 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 https://otherstuff.ai/word5/ npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I figured it had to be something like that, but is toggling the outbox delivery the only option? I like seeing a wider variety of messages. npub14zwvjvf0ztfp8hlwzv2hqtpjhaugwrgecrvlwrggq2vj8kdd36tscjmw42 aptea I don't agree, for the same reason I disagree with the people here on Nostr who say people shouldn't be allowed to edit or delete their notes. It may be a public space but it's still your data. If you feel like erasing it, you should be permitted to do so without having to go on a legal campaign.