Nic

Testing “paid troubleshooting / bounties via Nostr zaps”
Basically, post a problem (a server/storage alert) to Nostr, and zap pay the first person who correctly diagnoses it.
The “0.01% chance” part is hoping this experiment could inspire a Nostr.land feature like a bounty board / reward-for-solution thread.

2026-03-01 05:17:10 CET

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It definitely can be

2026-03-01 04:45:15 CET

You know what really grinds my gears?
When people talk about using agents as robo-investors... machines that allocate capital on their behalf.
https://image.nostr.build/7859ad0419b41e8017d09f84a7d3a4b02777dc63898c3637080e7bac7feb467c.jpg
To me, that’s such a fiat mindset.
Bitcoin already is the global productivity index. It gives you returns in the form of increased purchasing power, derived from the productivity of individuals and companies across the network.
So instead of building agents that invest…
Build agents that produce.
Agents that create value.
Agents that enhance output.
Agents that drive real-world productivity.
Because in a Bitcoin standard, compounding doesn’t come from financial engineering, it comes from value creation.
The more productivity you generate, the more sats you earn.
And the more productivity the network generates, the more purchasing power those sats represent.
That’s what compounding interest looks like on a Bitcoin standard.
#2sats

2026-02-28 04:06:52 CET

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What are the polymarket odds of western governments collapsing if all Epstein files are released?

2026-02-28 03:46:36 CET

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I'm still waiting for the DNA test on Macron's wife/husband

2026-02-28 00:12:34 CET

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Sounds like a you problem 😂

2026-02-28 00:07:22 CET

We'll win.

2026-02-27 22:08:03 CET

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Ana's arc has been interesting to watch, over the last couple of years. Slowly but surely, she's waking up.

2026-02-27 21:18:55 CET

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It's never serious to those people, whenever you disagree.

2026-02-27 21:16:36 CET

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Awesome, Simon! Looking forward to it.
Tom Luongo next? 😉

2026-02-27 19:50:33 CET

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Too many women think this.

2026-02-27 19:48:07 CET

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Speed skiing is insane.

2026-02-27 19:47:30 CET

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Really enjoying your work. I'd like to see you sit down and exchange ideas with Dave Collum sometimes soon.

2026-02-26 19:29:56 CET

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To be or knot to be.

2026-02-26 19:21:32 CET

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Very interesting. That would be quite something.

2026-02-26 19:19:15 CET

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Explain this to me like I'm retarded (I am)

2026-02-25 03:22:12 CET

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-housing-funding-9.7104024
How about this one? 633k per unit for the military.
"But it's good because, you see, the military recruiting is up 13% so far in the last 8 months!"
Except... Our new military recruits are all foreigners. So we're once again paying for migrant housing in a round about way 😂

2026-02-25 02:46:23 CET

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I think we're mixing evolution with application, when using the ETH argument.
If someone does a transaction using a credit card, the credit card network isn't evolving, but it is being applied (if that makes sense?).

2026-02-25 02:44:15 CET

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It's honestly why I want Alberta to seperate from Canada so bad. At this point, it's easier to start from scratch than to fix this thing.

2026-02-24 04:55:36 CET

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What? I might just be tired, but it feels like you're trying to push the conversation into argument mode, for no reason?
I thought we were discussing ossification vs. change? Now it seems like it’s moving in a different direction, for wtv reason.
To be honest, I’m not really interested in debating/arguing.... At least right now 😂

2026-02-24 04:50:41 CET

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That's right, I forgot about that! Is he still in goaltending?

2026-02-24 04:39:12 CET

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I'm sorry you're so wrong about this. I hope you find your way 🙏

2026-02-24 04:37:54 CET

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No, I mean the software people choose to run on their nodes, the implementation that are adopted, etc.

2026-02-24 01:15:50 CET

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As someone who makes a living from hockey, I'm loving all the drama. Give me more of it

2026-02-24 00:15:05 CET

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Isn't the method of measurement the free market?

2026-02-23 21:13:34 CET

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Oui

2026-02-23 20:39:35 CET

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As soon as I read the first sentence, I knew it was a Cason quote 😂

2026-02-23 20:36:11 CET

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All of these arguments come down to definitions... what do we mean by change?
The code itself has evolved since Satoshi’s original implementation.
Part of what makes trees so strong, able to withstand the wind without breaking, is the combination of deepening roots below and a trunk that remains flexible above.
The thing that endures is not the thing that never changes, but the thing whose foundation is preserved through maintenance.

2026-02-23 20:22:33 CET

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No good thing ever comes easy.

2026-02-23 20:10:25 CET

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For me, Layer 1 must remain constant. It is the foundational layer from which everything else is built.
If it is to change, it should evovle slowly, predictably, and under high consensus, to remain credible and reliable.
Anything we create requires strong fundamentals, but true progress comes from layering complexity on top of that foundation.
The base layer of money, which underpins society’s time and energy, must be as fundamentally sound and consistent as possible.

2026-02-22 23:12:39 CET

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Some things should remain constant. Others should thrive through continuous adaptation.

2026-02-22 21:50:01 CET

Welcome to Canada, where you can be bankrupted from stringing words together in a way that offends someone else.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/barry-neufeld-former-chilliwack-bc-trustee-pay-hate-speech-tribunal-2slgbtq-9.7098536
Note how these articles, written by government funded media corporations, never publish exactly what was said, under the pretense of "protecting" the reader from being exposed to "hate speech".
#Cndpoli

2026-02-22 19:24:30 CET

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They were so good all tournament long

2026-02-22 19:20:45 CET

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I can't take credit, a friend sent it to me. But it's so good 😂

2026-02-22 19:15:32 CET

😂
https://image.nostr.build/22a26ebdecac55425c3b229fc81b501e3dd4e7ee424f5d52f392d2f90912e55e.jpg

2026-02-22 18:25:45 CET

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Guaranteed gold

2026-02-22 17:37:43 CET

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That was before the OT started lol.
I predicted, before the tournament started, that Canada would win gold if they played Logan Thompson, but lose to the US if Binnington was between the pipes.

2026-02-22 17:28:03 CET

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Binnington wasn't necessarily bad in that game, he played well. But he was chasing play the whole time. There's just a gab, and in those kinda tight games, it's not something you can afford.

2026-02-22 17:25:15 CET

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In typical Canadian fashion, our goalie choices are operated like unions lol. The guys who are in the system longer get to play, the ones who aren't don't.

2026-02-22 17:22:40 CET

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Maybe.
Nut I think the USA playing the 2nd best goalie in the world, while Canada sat the #1 on the beach, had a bigger impact on the result.

2026-02-22 17:21:24 CET

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The humiliation ritual was having the goalie on the right, Logan Thompson, currently the best in fhe world, sitting on the bench and not playing.

2026-02-22 17:12:58 CET

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Driving through a blizzard on highway 2 😂

2026-02-22 17:08:50 CET

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Fun game

2026-02-22 17:07:43 CET

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A lot of people get mad at sports.
“You’re brainwashed, bro. It’s a distraction.”
But honestly, if you can’t sit down and enjoy something simple, maybe that’s the real psyop… convincing you to stay miserable and angry all the time.

2026-02-22 17:04:49 CET

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Very much so

2026-02-22 16:59:50 CET

Core vs Knots? BIP-110? Iran? Israel?
Sounds cool and all, but did you catch the game?
#nevent1q…xcfw

2026-02-22 16:56:41 CET

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Pretty much

2026-02-22 16:48:12 CET

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I do think that, soon enough, the NHL’s Nations Face-Off tournament will become the premier international hockey competition.
5-on-5 overtime, fighting and the best referees in the world.
All they need to do, is add more teams.

2026-02-22 16:37:42 CET

3 vs 3 OT for gold is gay.
🇨🇦 Vs 🇺🇸

2026-02-22 16:34:59 CET

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Fun game

2026-02-22 16:34:46 CET

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Nah, we don't want to be part of either of those two countries.
I think we need to make a Team Alberta team and play against Team Canada for speration.

2026-02-22 16:03:02 CET

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Yeah, absolutely. That whole thing still bothers me.

2026-02-22 16:01:56 CET

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Yes and no.
I think it started as a meme that caught on naturally, but it’s also the first step in something transitioning from a collectible into a true store of value.
For those new to Bitcoin, the priority is probably learning to hodl first, before anything else.
For those who’ve been around longer, the next step is doing their best to transition toward using sats as a medium of exchange.

2026-02-22 15:58:25 CET

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The speed and intensity is pretty fun to watch

2026-02-22 03:47:07 CET

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Teens always think I'm younger than I am. Their time perception might be the issue.

2026-02-21 04:48:29 CET

🎬 Baahubali The Epic 🍿

2026-02-21 03:41:02 CET

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Questions about the files, because I haven't actually gone through them as deeply as I'd like. But when I search for Trump, all I see are newsletter emails from his campaign, and correspondence between Epstein and other people who only talk shit about him. There aren't any emails that involve Trump himself. What's the deal with that?

2026-02-21 00:27:03 CET

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Homer Simpson vs Drederick Tatum

2026-02-21 00:22:07 CET

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What are those glasses for, if they don't protect from skate blades?

2026-02-21 00:14:17 CET

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We went from spring to Arctic, real fast

2026-02-20 23:15:28 CET

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Thanks!

2026-02-20 23:10:04 CET

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He does love good deals. Talks about it all the time. Definitely Jewish, spiritually.

2026-02-20 22:26:52 CET

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Id be surprised if these geriatrics could even last a round.
I always thought that, instead of going to war, world leaders should just do a cage match to the death.

2026-02-20 21:14:48 CET

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Honestly, I'd have more respect if they actually fought at the debates 😂

2026-02-20 21:13:10 CET

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It makes them smart!

2026-02-20 21:11:25 CET

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That's not very polite of you Node, you should apologize.
Next time, say "Please, would you go fuck yourself, faggot".

2026-02-20 20:51:47 CET

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Matthews has arguably the best shot in the world, he's pretty good.
If the US pull through this afternoon, it'll be a good game on Sunday.

2026-02-20 20:49:37 CET

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I was on the ice, I missed the game, but I hear it was another fun one. Gonna catch the US game soon.

2026-02-20 20:44:07 CET

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When natural disasters occur, we often see people take advantage of the chaos, rushing in to pillage and grab whatever they can.
I think we’re seeing something similar happening here.

2026-02-19 22:58:19 CET

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At this point, nothing surprises me anymore

2026-02-19 21:53:49 CET

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America will toss someone to the wolves. Probably some billionaire that most people don't care about. Give him the Ghislain treatment and call it a day.
I bet zero files pertaining to any big Canadian politician gets released.

2026-02-19 21:48:18 CET

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Canada

2026-02-19 21:46:48 CET

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Phenomenal 😂

2026-02-19 19:42:01 CET

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That's pretty good.

2026-02-19 19:00:30 CET

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Flat earth Bitcoin

2026-02-19 17:48:55 CET

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Considering how AI-generated OF creators are growing in number, potentially becoming the most consistent and highest-rated creators, current OF wages could become structurally deflationary.
However, is there a scenario where, as AI creators increase in supply, AI consumers also increase in demand?
Could the bubble sustain itself if AI-driven simp demand matches or even exceeds current projections?

2026-02-19 17:32:58 CET

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I'm still in the supercycle camp 😂

2026-02-19 17:23:56 CET

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Maybe? Maybe not? Who knows? 🤷‍♂️

2026-02-19 17:22:04 CET

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We never know when the bubble will pop, but hoeflation is at an all-time high.
Stunning and brave if you have an OF.
Stunning and brave if you don't.

2026-02-19 15:58:58 CET

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Stunning and brave