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"Ethical hacker in training, practitioner of DIY projects, privacy accelerationist (priv/acc), tea scholar and novelist-to-be."

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2026-07-19 14:14:16 UTC

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When I spot someone who CLEARLY doesn't need a service dog, I don't make any efforts to hide my annoyance/disgust.
It really does harm to the people who ACTUALLY need a service dog.

2026-07-19 03:03:48 UTC

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Had a lot of pain in my adult life but am glad to say I never gave in to either of those. For me, it's God, tea and my hobbies.

2026-07-18 22:23:14 UTC

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Strike that, reverse it.

2026-07-18 06:56:10 UTC

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It's multi-faceted for me.
The most important thing for me is the fact that I fully own my presence here. I own my nsec, not some company or group of people. I, alone, own it. I don't really post opinions and takes that are at risk of being censored (in most cases) but I do sometimes, and was censored and even temp-banned by big tech socials back around 2020/2021 for doing so. I love the fact that they can't do that to me here, but it's more than just that.
I also love the decentralized aspect. Again, it goes back to the censorship and ownership concerns, but it's also nice to know that the network is resilient and anyone can get involved if they want. I control which relays I connect from, I decide what clients I want to use, I make the choice on what key signer(s) to use.
There's also the fact that because this is an open protocol, there's a boatload of potential for things to get bigger and better. Different styles of clients already exist to give you various types of experiences. The protocol can also be used beyond the traditional social media experience, as things like DEG Mods and Gamestr (and the games it links to) have shown us.
Of course, it doesn't hurt that Nostr has the zaps system. I wouldn't have any BTC whatsoever if not for zaps (long story but involves my refusal to KYC) and it's nice having a small kickback for posting quality content. That incentivizes people to post good stuff, not just engagement bait slop. Speaking of which, the lack of a tailored algorithm is really nice as well; I despise social media algorithms with a passion.
There's also a pretty solid community here. Sure, there are the obnoxious maxis and the libertarians and anarchists who constantly post politics and anti-establishment stuff, and there are some folks on here that really don't deserve any online presence (specifically a few pedo apologists I've run into). All of that does get very old, but overall, the Nostr community is full of people with an independent, freedom-loving mindset. As a traditionalist and constitutionalist, I find myself having a lot more in common with them than I would on other decentralized platforms.
Finally, I'm here because it's still so early and a lot about this space feels like the old web in the most incredible way. As a "late stage" Millennial (born in the 90s), I grew up on forums, chat rooms and old school social networks. Nostr, in a lot of ways, feels like a natural evolution of that rather than the behemoth that is big tech social networking. That nostalgic feel, along with the potential to get involved in building this place up long-term, really is a nice cherry on top of everything else I just listed!

2026-07-18 04:50:04 UTC

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I'm glad to see that there may be sanctions and tariff increases on the way. Won't instantaneously put an end to it but it might be enough to get the climate whackos in the Canadian government to actually maintain their forests again.
Personally, I say we just nuke 'em. Having radioactive fallout rain down on us would be less annoying than this 🤣

2026-07-18 01:10:20 UTC

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Except when you can't get any sort of AC into your bathroom and it turns into a sauna as a result haha

2026-07-18 01:08:04 UTC

I seriously don't know what hope we have of fixing things when the courts have gone rogue and side against the people like this.
#nevent1q…dwvu

2026-07-18 01:05:14 UTC

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It's not just the south, it's also even in the north in the summer when you're in a house that doesn't have central air. 😵‍💫

2026-07-17 21:33:43 UTC

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Hadn't even heard of that one but I do appreciate the public domain aspect. I'd need to know how it was produced before I could trust it though.

2026-07-16 22:53:34 UTC

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I'm going on 31 and I really do not remember this being a problem until these last two years. Personally, I'm not sure what I think about all this. I don't want to be "that guy", but it feels suspicious to me.

2026-07-16 20:44:36 UTC

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I grew up on NIV for study, KJV for memorization. These days, I tend to opt for a balanced of NKJV and ESV, though I do still use NIV and occasionally NLT or AMP for cross-referencing. KJV is still phenomenal for memorization, though!

2026-07-16 12:46:34 UTC

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I'm happy to leave it as "to each their own" lol

2026-07-16 10:28:32 UTC

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Maybe I'm simple-minded but I didn't think it was cheesy or predictable. Boring, I can somewhat understand given how long it runs; it probably could've been ~20 minutes shorter.

2026-07-16 09:08:59 UTC

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Never seen Passengers but Interstellar really has it all, IMO. Exceptional writing with one of the greatest plot twists in cinematic history. Cinematography that puts you right in the moment (and also contributed to science). Excellent casting and acting. PHENOMENAL score.
I don't think there's any metric where it could be considered overrated even if it's not a person's favorite 😂

2026-07-16 05:03:42 UTC

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2026-07-16 00:28:41 UTC

I am very sick of seeing three letters here on Nostr: B-I-P 🫨

2026-07-15 23:22:01 UTC

I won't lie, I like Valve but they're REALLY testing my patience as of late...
#nevent1q…7n4z

2026-07-15 23:20:55 UTC

I used to be a Samsung fan but they've completely lost me in recent years. They're also heavily responsible for this RAM crisis which doesn't help matters.
#nevent1q…ehyr

2026-07-15 05:32:38 UTC

I love what Odysee has done over the years, and I still support it for now, but things aren't looking good when the co-founder leaves because of the way things are going. Julian also says that they're in major financial trouble, which makes things worse.
https://odysee.com/@JulianC:9/Goodbye-Odysee:e
I still use Odysee but I haven't uploaded anything aside from articles, and I haven't even posted any comments in a while either. As such, for now, I've decided to go back to using LBRY's desktop client. For those who don't know, LBRY was what Odysee was originally built upon but the meddling SEC destroyed the entity behind LBRY in a total farce of a case.
Much of LBRY (as a program and protocol) still exists, however, and you can still use the desktop application fully. It's not a perfect solution, nor is it necessarily going to work long-term, but I see this as an excellent opportunity for someone to fork the original repos and merge it into the Nostr ecosystem somehow, at least to some extent.
I'm far from a skilled developer, so I'm not going to be able to be the one to do it. I'm learning Python (which the SDK is built in) and I have a tiny bit of experience with some C-likes such as JavaScript and C#, so I can't hope to pull it off any time soon, but I hope someone out there can at least fork LBRY and turn it into something now that Odysee appears to be in trouble.
#decentralization #odysee #fosschain #opensource #freespeech

2026-07-14 00:13:40 UTC

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I've never said that, though. Nothing even close to that.

2026-07-13 22:34:08 UTC

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Really? I have a few bots that message me sometimes but beyond that, I haven't had much of a problem with them.

2026-07-13 22:28:00 UTC

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My understanding of God dictates how I view the entire world, so... no?

2026-07-13 01:31:22 UTC

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I think you can do both. I think you can rejoice over a force for evil going away while also recognizing that some of those forces are still human and could still be redeemed. The fact that anybody, even the most evil person, would ever spend a literal eternity being destroyed without perishing is a terrifying concept to think about regardless of whether or not that eternal destruction and separation is self-inflicted.
Moreover, one can still find salvation in the final seconds of their life if God wills it. The thing is, we ultimately don't know a person's salvation. Ours is the only one that can be believed in confidently, but I'm certain that Christ has revealed Himself to many on their deathbed.

2026-07-13 01:27:09 UTC

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It's natural to be a little worried about the unknown of death and the process of death, but I feel like believing that there's nothing after death or that there is some sort of evil after death is incredibly lonely and dark to think about.
One of the many reasons why I find the Christian faith so reassuring is the fact that those who are given to salvation are eventually going to be permitted eternal life in fully capable, restored bodies is a beautiful concept. Thinking about all the things that you can do in eternity that you never got to do during temporality is very amazing to think about, and it takes away some of the fear of that unknowable mystery of death.
It's certainly better than imagining nothingness or, worse, an eternity of self-inflicted torment brought on by one's own intentions to defy the designs of a Creator who knows better than we ever could.

2026-07-13 01:19:17 UTC

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Exactly. Every era has bad things going on in the background, but the difference between previous eras and now is that the algorithms on big tech social networks have fed people all the negativity to the point where they become impossibly pessimistic over it. Even the people who aren't on big tech social still get their information. and from sources that benefit from people being cynical and pessimistic.
There are so many beautiful things going on in our world today, but unfortunately, they get overshadowed by people who feel the need to constantly look for the bad and complain about how "cooked" we are.
One can be both observant of the things that need changing while also recognizing that we can't change everything in one lifetime. Instead, we should be appreciating the good things we have in our lives for now. In the meantime, we should be raising our future generations to take care of any issues that we're not able to take care of in our own lifetimes. That's the cyclical nature of societal improvement. We do whatever we can to fix the issues in our time, but then we raise our children to take on as many issues as they can in their own lifetimes, and then they repeat the process for their children... and then their children repeat the process for their own children.

2026-07-12 00:03:35 UTC

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I am, but certainly not the best. I'm a tinkerer, I use AI daily (mostly for research and troubleshooting) and my tech stack is focused around privacy, DIY and such, which runs in parallel with freedom.

2026-07-11 23:54:54 UTC

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Yeah, there are times when the discourse on Nostr is locked into some subjects that just make me immediately close it and hang out elsewhere 😂 Sports, specifically professional sports, do not interest me. Bread and circus, that's all it is.

2026-07-11 02:21:52 UTC

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Modernity failed at nearly everything. There's nothing to catch up on.

2026-07-11 00:55:33 UTC

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You can tame a tiger and bring it into your home. You can even treat it like a harmless pet, but you cannot change its nature. When it mauls you, or even kills you, that would be a well-earned consequence.
Men and women are different by nature. They've always had different roles and different traits. Trying to change that, trying to make men and women no different, it has consequences and those consequences have been remarkably bad for society.

2026-07-11 00:48:13 UTC

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The difference is that Monero-only actually does have some very solid arguments in its favor. I'm not a maxi of any coin, but unlike the BTC ones, the XMR argument is one of logic rather than speculation or cultish loyalty.

2026-07-11 00:40:41 UTC

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No gayer than "Bitcoin only, no second best, everything else is a s**tcoin."

2026-07-11 00:39:13 UTC

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The thing is, I don't even need my religious views to see all the negative impacts feminism has had.
Try harder.

2026-07-10 07:50:25 UTC

I got my new Arduino Uno Q today, only to realize that I somehow do not have a single USB-C to USB-C cable, nor do I have a hub to plug a monitor into it... so, on top of the money I've recently spent on tech upgrades for my homelab, I now need to spend more money to get both of those at some point.
I guess I'll just do another large tech order at some point and include other stuff I need, such as more breadboards, components, maybe even one of the IoT Nanos if they're on sale.
And I thought my PC gaming hobby was expensive... 🙃

2026-07-10 07:47:52 UTC

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"And Elijah said to them, 'Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape.' And they seized them. And Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon and slaughtered them there."

2026-07-10 05:26:08 UTC

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2026-07-09 23:47:59 UTC

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No, it's a traditionalist mindset. We want to get back to the days when men could be men and women could be women. Incels think they have zero responsibility. I don't think that, I just think that feminism is the root of all relational evils. In fact, incels are a result of feminism as well, because they are weak, effeminate men in terms of their ideology.
Put plainly, I want men to get back to being strong leaders within their families and marriages, and I want women to get back to being homemakers who love and appreciate their husbands rather than work against him at every turn. I want men to get back to being noble and strong and I want women to get back to being gentle and caring. I want society to get back to the days when a family voted together and when the husband was the provider rather than the co-provider. I want society to get back to the days where a woman stays at home to take care of the house and the children rather than sending the children off to be educated by the state, which only ensures the cycle will never end until there is change. I want to get back to the days where you could actually expect some level of elegance and femininity from women, even the ones that you don't know. I'd like to never hear about a woman's period ever again, for that is something that should be left among the privacy of their own personal grooming. I'd like to get back to the days where men didn't have to worry about walking on eggshells within their own families, their jobs, society at large, and could actually get things done instead of having to worry about being shut down and treated like monsters or harlequins for being pragmatic.
Like I said, the root of all modern societal ills and relational ills comes from feminism, which itself is stemming from the first sin. Eve was the first feminist. She thought she knew better than God and her husband. She didn't want to obey either of them, so she decided to take matters into her own hands and listen to the temptation of the serpent which doomed all of humanity. And just so you know that I'm not some incel, Adam was wrong too, because he chose to listen to his wife rather than to God and common sense. They both share equal blame, but for different reasons, just as men and women have their own issues, unique to themselves.
The problem is, we're trying too hard to make men and women the same. We were created differently for a reason.

2026-07-09 23:31:38 UTC

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Personally, I'd say it's both. 😂

2026-07-09 13:15:07 UTC

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Why am I not surprised that you're one of THOSE sorts?

2026-07-09 13:14:30 UTC

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Not exactly my reasoning 100% but definitely some of the bigger reasons 🫡

2026-07-09 13:13:26 UTC

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It literally exploits the first sin, uses the natural differences between men and women against each other to establish a cuckolded, effeminate society where men can't be men but women should be worshiped in all but rite.
You can trace every single major issue in today's society back to what feminism enabled. And I do mean EVERY.

2026-07-09 13:10:50 UTC

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Except one you can willingly opt out of. The other you can't, unless you're interested in a prison sentence which takes away EVERY freedom.

2026-07-09 13:09:16 UTC

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Nowhere did I mention fiat.

2026-07-09 06:27:46 UTC

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Spot on. I think the wisest use case is to hold both XMR and BTC. I even think there are genuine use cases for other alt coins (though I agree many of them are trash), and I also support the larger Web3 movement at an ideological level of decentralization and self-sovereignty. I also support diversification of the assets you hold, including precious metals (primarily gold and silver).
Because of that perspective, I get into arguments with the BTC maxis more than I would like and I always come out of those arguments more convinced than ever that they are a cult.

2026-07-09 04:35:14 UTC

If you commonly distro hop or try out various Linux distros, I highly encourage you to start using torrenting to do so. Why?
- It reduces the strain on the mirrors used to host the distro ISO file
- It decentralizes the acquisition of the distro, placing its distribution into the hands of the community (as it should be)
- It can have faster download speeds than mirror hosts because you're grabbing from many different sources rather than one server that could be bogged down
- Seeding the distro ISO to at least the 1.0 ratio after downloading ensures that you're contributing to a large network of peers so that if there were a crackdown on that distro, there's no way to truly eliminate the ability for others to download the distro ISO
People tend to only think of torrenting as a means of piracy but that does the technology a disservice. In reality, it's an incredible way of decentralizing software downloads, which is critical with the way things are going on with tech legislation right now.
Just make sure that you at least check your ISO against the checksum from the distro's site to ensure you got the ISO intact and untampered with.
#linux #fosstr #opensource #p2p #decentralized

2026-07-09 04:23:29 UTC

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Representative democracy (republic) works, the problem is that our ancestors were really stupid and ceded too much control to banks and to the federal government. Had they actually thought about the future implications of a stronger federal government, or of blue-blooded bankers gaining political power, we wouldn't be in this mess. Of course, it doesn't help that we've also given so much territory to radical ideologies like feminism. "Just the right to vote" was always a carefully-crafted trap designed to take a seemingly innocuous concept and turn it into one of the cornerstones of western ruin. But that's a different can of worms.
The key is not to eliminate the system of a republic. It's to get back to what made the republic great in the first place.

2026-07-09 03:37:36 UTC

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Financial wisdom is learning to not throw your money away on the off chance that you'll actually beat house odds to win back a percentage of what you've burned away.

2026-07-09 03:30:25 UTC

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There's a significant difference between the inherent risk of living life, and intentionally throwing money at a rigged machine to hope against hope that you'll win it big.

2026-07-09 03:29:22 UTC

"Those who say ‘The more I see of men the better I like dogs’—those who find in animals a relief from the demands of human companionship –will be well advised to examine their real reasons." - C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
https://blossom.primal.net/fd83d1bd06cb6690af3f0a9ef9ab3d2d3fcc1aac8dcbb031016434379a678e18.jpg
#love #animals #humanity

2026-07-09 03:22:28 UTC

Your regular reminder...
All monetary gambling is gay. This includes sports betting apps. It's all gay and retarded.
Make money the honest way instead of feeding it to a machine designed to keep you addicted and spending money on odds that are rigged against you.
#gambling #betting #odds #money

2026-07-09 00:01:14 UTC

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The thing is not everybody wants to have some sort of big, diverse discussion field. Some people just want to have a peaceful online experience chatting with people that they share common interests and opinions with. And I don't think there's anything wrong with that.
The problem arises when people try to force one experience over another onto other people. That's why I don't like things like Bluesky. The majority of that platform is one type of person, and you don't have a choice. Whereas, on a general purpose platform where you have people of all walks of life, you can choose whether or not you want to have that broader discussion field.

2026-07-08 23:55:25 UTC

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That's unfortunate, I like Signal and wouldn't want to replace it but I'd love to use Radar alongside it if that's ever an option. If not, I still wish the best for the project!

2026-07-08 06:58:52 UTC

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Understandable, but if I were to use this application, I'd want a profile separate from my Signal profile. If I have to use my phone number, wouldn't that make it impossible to do so if it uses Signal's network and all?

2026-07-07 20:47:04 UTC

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If you're only on platforms that don't use algorithms, then it really just boils down to the people you connect with and how much you make use of word filters to keep specific content off of your feed, at least in my experience.

2026-07-07 20:45:59 UTC

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There's really no need to be obnoxious about it. We were trying to have a discussion about this and every time I would bring up my point, you would make assumptions and act as if there's not even a remote possibility that there are other options for people who either can't get into Bitcoin or just want a diversity of assets.

2026-07-07 20:44:10 UTC

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Is there a way to not use my phone number to register? I already don't care for that requirement with standard Signal.

2026-07-07 20:32:14 UTC

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Tolkien is also > Game of Thrones
Almost every work of fantasy is > Game of Thrones, honestly.

2026-07-07 10:56:24 UTC

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Again, you're assuming I'm referring to IRAs and such. I'm referring to literal gold that you can hold in your hands.

2026-07-07 04:44:38 UTC

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I appreciate the zap! You seem to be much better at this game than I am, especially since you get those sorts of scores on hard mode haha

2026-07-07 03:26:25 UTC

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2026-07-07 01:01:20 UTC

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Hard disagree. Mute/block allows you to curate a better online experience. Nobody truly needs the drama and conflict you see on the modern net. By all means, have productive discussions with people who want to have a respectful, adult discussion with you but that's incredibly rare in this day and age.
Therefore, the mute/block button helps prevent the extra stress. Plus, some people don't deserve the time of day, such as pedo apologists, obnoxiously antagonistic individuals and so forth.

2026-07-07 00:56:05 UTC

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Only when I'm on big tech socials or using big tech services. If you filter your internet experience and stick around things that avoid modern drama, it's not bad at all.

2026-07-07 00:54:36 UTC

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I understand not wanting brain rot memes but why oppose memes entirely?
I do agree otherwise, though. Intentionally filtering your internet experience is crucial to maintaining mental health in the modern world.

2026-07-06 05:59:22 UTC

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I still use X but almost exclusively because I have friends that aren't on Nostr or communication methods I use. I wish that weren't the case because Nostr is so much more of a positive experience!

2026-07-06 05:40:15 UTC

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I'd say neither. I don't blindly trust scientists but I also don't believe all of them are compromised psychopaths. We all rely on some of their work on a daily basis.

2026-07-04 13:12:56 UTC

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Except it's neither unknowable nor inverifiable. Sure, there's no way to determine just how many micrograms exist on the planet but estimation can get very close. It's a very rare resource. As for retirement funds, I'm not referring to those, I'm referring to actually buying gold you hold in your hands.

2026-07-03 22:53:12 UTC

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Once again, the gold supply on earth IS fixed and you can buy gold that you can hold in your hand. They're different for sure but saying it's not sound money is just blatantly false.

2026-07-03 21:38:09 UTC

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Yes, I see the gift card approach as a bridge until more vendors accept direct payment.
My main issue with getting the coins is that the ATMs charge outrageous fees (even if I happened to have one nearby, and I don't), and P2P exchanges still have KYC somewhere in the pipeline via payment processors. It's unfortunate because I'd really love to get into BTC/XMR more.

2026-07-03 21:15:47 UTC

Cake Wallet offering the option to buy digital gift cards to so many vendors is absolutely insane. It makes it a lot more worthwhile to try to get into Bitcoin/Monero. The fact that I can theoretically buy from a majority of retail and restaurant chains across America using Bitcoin or Monero is nuts.
It's just a shame I still can't seem to figure out a good, no-KYC method to actually obtain either of those.

2026-07-03 12:56:21 UTC

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It really isn't, though. There are plenty of scientists who have estimated the global supply of gold. As for it being an IOU, that's only if you're 'buying' gold that you never see or touch.

2026-07-02 22:30:45 UTC

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Yes, like I said, I know it will have an impact but even something like the dotcom bubble burst didn't send the world economy into a freefall. It had its impact but I feel like it's on the border of doomsaying to insist things are about to fall apart because of an impending bubble pop.

2026-07-02 22:29:07 UTC

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Gold is not fiat, though. Quite the opposite, in fact.

2026-07-02 05:34:39 UTC

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Ah, so you don't mean that you believe the entire world economy is on the brink of collapse because of this? You're just referring to the AI industry? If so, I agree but I do know AI isn't going anywhere as a whole. It'd be great if the industry crashes, most major AI providers fall apart, and privacy-respecting AI companies rise (Venice AI, Proton Lumo, etc).

2026-07-01 23:49:08 UTC

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Sure, they're different, I wasn't arguing otherwise. I'm just saying that the logic of some BTC maxis makes no sense when it comes to gold.
As for gold's supply, we can't know how much exists in the universe but we do have solid estimates on how much exists on earth. There's a reason it's considered a precious metal: it's rare, scarce.
Sure, if we were a fully spacefaring civilization, then the unlimited supply argument would be one to consider, but we're not there yet.

2026-07-01 20:17:11 UTC

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Yeah, to my knowledge, Kutcher co-founded Thorn but resigned at some point. I do think he had good intentions but the organization became corrupted as time went on and the money came in.

2026-07-01 11:09:04 UTC

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Are we talking practical limits? If so, the same argument could be made about Bitcoin. In reality, both have limited supply.

2026-07-01 02:06:54 UTC

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The dotcom bubble didn't cause the entire economy to melt down, though.

2026-07-01 02:06:11 UTC

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But again, how will that make things bad overall? For the AI industry, sure, but it's just one new industry in a sea of so many long-established industries.

2026-06-30 23:23:00 UTC

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I'm far from an economic pro but I'm curious why you think that? It certainly will have an impact but I'm not sure how it will get outright ugly, so I'm genuinely curious as to the reason you believe that.

2026-06-30 20:30:03 UTC

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I packed it away for now, but it's all good, thanks! I'm going to be heading to a hardware store for other reasons in the reasonably near future anyway, so I'm going to take a look to see if they have any of the replacement tips that I need.

2026-06-30 20:28:56 UTC

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Yeah, that's the unfortunate part about it, but I used to seem to get decent speeds... or at least, decent enough to be able to use the full privacy mode without image and video enabled. Now I have to keep it only enabled for things like untrusted relays, media uploads, zaps and so forth. In other words, I'm only able to keep it enabled for things that don't require the highest speeds to be functional.

2026-06-30 20:27:08 UTC

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The storage and transportation argument I definitely understand, but the supply is definitely not infinite. This is doubly true while we're still here on earth. The only way we would be able to increase our supply is to go out and among the stars and right now, we are still in the infancy of space travel.

2026-06-30 20:26:02 UTC

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I'm not skilled enough to build anything yet, though I've had some thoughts/ideas for if/when I'm skilled enough to pull them off. In the meantime, I try to help build the userbase by recommending Nostr to people. I believe this kind of tech is critical, especially these days, when every country seems to be passing some sort of ID collection systems.
Personally, I enjoy it here. It has some issues, of course, but it's still a new protocol. There are bound to be some growing pains. I wish people would keep that in mind with criticizing it, especially if they're like me and not quite good enough to literally build things.

2026-06-30 07:18:40 UTC

Not much is more grating to me than when a site automatically pauses a video if it gets pushed to the background. Not every video needs you to pry open your eyes and watch every single second of it. 🙄

2026-06-30 02:28:31 UTC

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Evidently Freud doesn't 'get' me because that's essentially the direct opposite of my preference 😂

2026-06-29 11:10:16 UTC

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Yeah, I have no way of knowing what the brand is, unfortunately. It was given as a gift without packaging and I don't see any info to indicate a brand.

2026-06-29 04:31:24 UTC

I appreciate that Pacman (at least on Manjaro) runs a Timeshift backup before you execute a system upgrade but man, it's really annoying that it does that absolutely every time...

2026-06-29 04:29:22 UTC

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My weight has fluctuated up and down for most of my life so I just started buying stuff with an elastic waistband haha. Even some jeans have that option now!

2026-06-29 03:14:51 UTC

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Yep, it is! Combined with the outbox setup on Amethyst, I don't seem to miss anything or have weird issues. Only issue I get is extreme slow speeds when using "full privacy" mode in Amethyst... but that's a Tor issue, not a Nostr issue.

2026-06-29 03:08:18 UTC

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I'd say "yes" because I'm not dealing with any dissociation. Things in life aren't perfect but I'm still able to count my blessings 🙏

2026-06-29 03:06:46 UTC

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I changed my relay setup a couple weeks ago, removed Damus entirely and diversified a bit.

2026-06-29 02:33:36 UTC

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How are precious metals not sound money anymore? I can agree they're not practical for day-to-day use without being minted into coins (which gives governments control) but how are they not sound money?

2026-06-29 02:31:07 UTC

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Yeah, it showed the oxidation almost as soon as it began heating up. I tried cleaning and re-wetting the tip but it didn't help, unfortunately.

2026-06-28 10:53:51 UTC

One thing I never quite understood about the Bitcoin maxi crowd is its tendency to demonize precious metals. I understand the "no second best" argument (even if I don't completely agree) when it comes to other coins, but in my eyes, it'd be wise for everyone to save in both Bitcoin AND precious metals.
Bitcoin is great for portability, integrity and sovereignty (especially if you memorize your seed phrase). It's a lot more practical in the day-to-day than gold and silver are. Plus, you can swap to other coins when necessary, including Monero if you want greater privacy.
On the other hand, holding at least some of your worth in gold/silver/platinum is prudent because it's far more understood by the masses, it has had universal value for millennia, and it would still be completely usable in a crisis/collapse situation (as would hard resources like food/water/bullets).
Yes, I'm aware of EO 6102 and the tyrannical crackdown that presented on the citizens' right to hold gold, but that's exactly why I say it's ideal to hold both and memorize your seed phrase especially if you store the bulk in Monero. That way, even if a despotic regime were to take your gold, silver or platinum, they can't take all of your worth.
Just some thoughts I had as I was doing some research on the benefits of precious metals. 🤔

2026-06-28 05:50:31 UTC

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Well said! I'm also working on a sci-fi novel and while I definitely have plenty of evil or antagonistic characters, I focus more on the virtuous ones and have other characters that do good things you'd never expect from them. It's challenging but way more compelling.

2026-06-28 02:42:44 UTC

I set some stuff aside and jury-rigged a very ghetto setup so I could solder something, only to realize the solder wasn't melting properly. After some troubleshooting, I realized the tip of my iron is apparently dead. The solder would melt quicky when touching the upper part of the iron tip, but the part that you actually need for soldering wouldn't heat it up enough.
So that's fun. Now to figure out what sort of tip I need for this thing (it was a gift, no idea what brand it is), check my local Lowe's or Home Depot to see if they have the right kind, and order one if they don't. Hopefully that'll fix it, I don't particularly want to have to buy a new iron. 🙃

2026-06-27 07:09:12 UTC

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I've considered that but I don't know if it's an issue with digital things, I'm pretty effective at controlling that. It's part of why I don't post on Nostr or other socials nearly as much as some folks do. I think it's more of an issue where I'm stuck in this loop of waking up late, not getting much done, working on stuff until the last hour or two of my day, then unwinding with things like music, games, watching movies/shows/documentaries, etc. By the time I'm done, it's later than expected and I get to bed too late. Then I wake up late again because I keep hitting snooze since I'm too groggy to even realize that I'm doing it 🥴

2026-06-27 07:06:30 UTC

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Over my dead body. I hate that stuff with a passion.

2026-06-27 03:16:31 UTC

#asknostr What are some ways that you guys have to fix/change a sleep schedule that has been completely off the rails for years?
I've been struggling to fix my schedule for years now, and it's starting to really take its toll on my mind, on my health, on my discipline. I've become more of a lazy procrastinator as of late and I don't like it. I'm not seeking to become a morning person. I've never been one, even when my schedule wasn't in bad shape, but I am seeking to at least have more regularity and less of a struggle with getting to bed on time and waking up with the alarms without immediately snoozing them.
And yes, I do know for a fact that my diet isn't helping. I don't exactly have the ability to eat as healthy as I would like to, but I try to eat as healthy as I can with what I have.

2026-06-27 03:11:56 UTC

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This is exactly why I think more clients need to adopt the outbox approach that Amethyst has. When I use Amethyst, I'm seeing virtually everything. Whereas, when I use other clients, I do tend to have to jump around a bit.

2026-06-25 23:14:28 UTC

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Doubt it. I could see Rubio being the nominee in 2028 but JD has a fair shot of winning at a later point.