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Profile Code

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Last Notes

2026-03-23 19:08:13 UTC

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2026-03-23 15:25:07 UTC

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Nostr needs more stories. Here is one of mine.
A two-minute tales of what lies beneath.
How long can you hold your breath?
#naddr1qv…r0yd
#writing #writestr #fiction #creativewriting

2026-03-23 13:06:15 UTC

GM Nostr.
Have a GOAT of a day.
🐐
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2026-03-21 13:43:00 UTC

I have a book exchange in a mall near me.
Yesterday something cool happened.
Usually, I browse the English section (very few books, mostly crime and old folks' genre fiction).
I decided to pick up a Spanish book (I don't read as much in Spanish as I should).
Immediately, I saw this little book, peeking out at eye level. Invisible Cities is my favourite book of all time. I reread it most years, and it has inspired the novel I'm currently working on.
Calvino's book is unlike any other I've read. Extremely concise and precision engineered, yet philosophical, dreamy, and creative. It both has a narrative and it doesn't. Every time you read it, new thoughts form.
Here's the thing, I don't currently have a physical copy of it. Now I do. And this copy turned out to be the English version.
Books have a habit of finding you when you most need them.
Currently reading it (maybe the 5th time or so).
I have to keep it away from my cat, who loves the musty smell of this 1979 issue and keeps biting the pages, haha.
#bootstr #books #fiction
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2026-03-21 07:43:42 UTC

GM
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2026-03-21 07:42:15 UTC

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I like your style!

2026-03-20 09:13:26 UTC

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I am the (self-proclaimed) dad joke king of Bitcoin.
It is rumored that these jokes are the cure for Antonopoulos's migranes and Saylor's autism.
#nevent1q…s85s

2026-03-20 09:08:47 UTC

Live pictures of a bitcoiner after completing their $20 weekly buy...
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2026-03-17 13:18:19 UTC

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Me, looking for the app now it's changed colour...
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2026-03-17 13:17:07 UTC

Me, looking for the @nprofile…uz3y app now the logo has changed colour...
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2026-03-16 22:39:44 UTC

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Very much how things are heading in Spain.
80-90% of the population would sacrifice the family dog if it was a requirement of getting UBI.

2026-03-16 22:37:35 UTC

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I'm pleasantly surprised by many of the comments here.
Well done Nostr. 🙌
#nevent1q…9rwn

2026-03-16 22:34:52 UTC

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I think a better question is 'What is the long-term value of machine text?'
I agree with many of the comments here. The value of LLM posts now is low, and it will trend to zero for humans. For machine reading, it will be necessary.
But ultimately, humans are the ones who create and buy things, who put in time and effort... or don't. They value human things, especially where time and effort cannot be faked.
Brands should be doubling their efforts to stand out, but instead, they are publishing reams of content their employees, users, and potential customer don't give a shit about.

2026-03-15 10:19:22 UTC

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Wow. That's a lot!
Just two is enough for me.

2026-03-15 08:45:17 UTC

Balthazar, the sofa king.
(He's called this because he is sofa king lazy)
#catstr #cat
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2026-03-14 11:30:02 UTC

GM.
Colombian coffee is the best. 🇨🇴☕️
Change my mind.
#coffeechain
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2026-03-13 17:46:10 UTC

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@nprofile…q4k6

2026-03-13 17:44:28 UTC

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2026-03-13 14:35:59 UTC

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2026-03-12 23:36:04 UTC

The weekend is calling me.
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2026-03-12 23:31:00 UTC

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I sell words for bitcoin.
All of the words already exist, but I arrange them quite nicely.

2026-03-12 15:16:33 UTC

Writing an article on the most successful and positive freedom tech launches in the last few years.
Case studies and detailed info welcome.
What projects would you highlight?
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#asknostr #freedomtech #builders

2026-03-12 08:47:15 UTC

GM 🫡
I went to download an app today.
My first instinct was to go to @nprofile…tdq0 not Google Play.
To a developer, this probably seems like a laughably small change. But after years of Big Tech conditioning, it's difficult to rewire your brain.
It's the small things that make you realize you've chosen freedom.
No going back. 💪

2026-03-11 15:41:59 UTC

Is anyone else being plagued by bots on nostr?
In the last three weeks, I've acquired nearly 1,000 Bot followers. All accounts with no picture, and only 1 follower.
What is going on here?
#asknostr

2026-03-11 09:34:11 UTC

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For fiction, try @nprofile…lrpn https://blossom.primal.net/21f3f4891dab63561fafd8b9717a14a2551b9a62859383fee456c109359b60ad.png
My other fav is Everything Divided by 21 Million by @nprofile…3hw8

2026-03-11 08:46:45 UTC

Proof of treats!
Here are the grey goblins using their puzzle feeder.
Balthazar generally gets bamboozled and goes hungry.
Betty is better.
Thanks to @nprofile…qk6z for the sats.
All zaps on this post go into the treat fund. Let's see how fat they will get!
#cats #catstr
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2026-03-10 10:50:02 UTC

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It has been very weird the last few days. Not publishing posts, and being extremely slow to load on mobile.

2026-03-09 22:56:14 UTC

To become a writer, you must consider you first 1 million words practice.
To become a Bitcoin writer, you must simply write the word 'Bitcoin' 21 million times.

2026-03-09 14:16:35 UTC

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From Gosport?

2026-03-09 12:11:48 UTC

Blown away by the quality of @nprofile…fys2
Absolutely top tier stuff.
Very happy to have some words in it (about my experience at
@nprofile…dajn)
I'll be contributing more articles, including a behind the scenes look at the art and artists on display at @nprofile…py4c.
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2026-03-09 08:58:47 UTC

GM, Nostr.
It's a beautiful day to chase freedom.
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2026-03-08 19:58:01 UTC

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In the long run, you gain a huge amount of understanding amd empathy from fiction, especially if you don't read it much.

2026-03-08 18:53:34 UTC

Over the last 5 years, I've been in a 'Lads' Book Club' with 4 friends.
(Read on for my 3 favourite picks 📚)
The other lads are quite slow readers, so we only get through 4 books a year or so (I usually read about 30-50 books per year).
Still, it's a brilliant feeling (and a growing trend) to discuss fiction in a men's (or women's) circle.
Thought this might resonate with other nostriches, especially as the book we just discussed was recommended by @nprofile…us4a.
All 5 of us are writers or actors, and all are heavy readers. Still, it's great to approach each session with no agenda, no posturing, no fear of saying the wrong thing and getting cancelled. We value stories and characters from all walks of life, even if we are all White 40-something men.
***
My favourites books from the last few years:
1. Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson.
Beautiful court room drama with WWII historical context set in a fictional island in the PNW.
2. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
A brilliant re-telling of David Copperfield set against the backdrop of the Deep South opiod epidemic.
3. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
An understated slow burn with impeccable plotting told over decades of imprisonment in Soviet Russia.
***
Why am I writing this?
In the hope it'll prompt a few nostriches to read one of these books, or better yet, join forces and discuss the meaning of stories with other likeminded people.
No matter how many AI agents we build, human-centric fiction still has a place at the heart of our world.
#books #bookstr #fiction

2026-03-07 23:36:05 UTC

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Thanks for the zap! I will use it to buy treats for Betty and Balthazar.
The are 3-year-old siblings. Domestic Gray (not pedigree Russian Blue). They are rescues from the mean streets of Gran Canaria.

2026-03-07 23:02:36 UTC

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I learn more about Iran from Nostr than anywhere else.
Good to hear real opinions from real Iranians.

2026-03-07 22:58:34 UTC

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Two of the buggers.
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2026-03-07 22:53:34 UTC

Cypherpunks in 2009 - We will obsolete central banks!
Me, today, using Bitrefill vouchers to buy cat food in Carrefour - this is what Satoshi always dreamed of... right?

2026-03-07 15:10:23 UTC

View from the top.
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2026-03-06 10:32:24 UTC

Looking forward to our monthly @nprofile…q6pc in Gran Canaria tomorrow.
If you ever come to our paradise island, join us!
The event is listed on @nprofile…ysyl , @nprofile…4pp7 and in our @nprofile…pg6p community chat.
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2026-03-05 11:07:57 UTC

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Done

2026-03-04 22:51:58 UTC

Tonight, I have accidentally become German.
GN.
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2026-03-04 20:49:36 UTC

Join me in Dublin in May.
It's going to be a blast.
🇮🇪🍀🍻📚💚
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2026-03-04 17:23:09 UTC

The Top 5 Most UNDERRATED Books in History
(You definitely haven’t heard of no. 2)
OK, here we go, in reverse order:
5. ‘Before. During. After.’ By Philip Charter.
Yes, it’s a bit big-headed to start with one of my own books, but this fast-paced novella set in small-town USA has love, loss, and everything in between. I like to think of it as a '3 ring structure', not a 3-act structure. Very rare. Very dramatic. Very underrated.
4. 'The Fisherwoman and other Stories' by Philip E. D. Charter.
OK. Before we get to the other books, one more quick plug for my work. My second collection of stories includes a couple of prize-winners and the best story I’ve ever published (set aboard a Scottish fishing vessel). Get the eBook on Amazon for a quid (I can’t remember how much it really is, 2 quid?).
3. '15 Shades of Time' by Chilip Pharter.
It is rumoured that this mercurial author spent the best of of six months researching the mechanics and construct of time just to write a story about an Italian philosophy professor who is a bit of git. Deep thinkers and wisened timelords have failed to discover this hidden gem, despite it being much cleverer than 'Einstein’s Dreams' and more entertaining than 'Back to The Future'.
2. '21 Futures: Financial Fallout'
This book of dystopian short stories, edited by the indomitable P. Charter didn’t make as big an impact as '21 Futures: Tales from the Timechain', despite the stories being higher quality and not exclusively about Bitcoin. (His publisher instructed him to include this book.)
1. 'Where the Crawdads Sing' by Delia Owens
And you thought I was just shamelessly listing my books! Well, instead of 'Foreign Voices' or 'A-Z of Rotten Uncles', I plumped for a criminally OVERRATED bestseller (4.37 on Goodreads, wut???) which is maddeningly two-dimensional and soppy. It doesn’t even feature one musically gifted crustacean!
***
All of these books are available on my website (except for 'Where the Crawdads Sing').
philipcharter.com
What’s your pick for most underrated book?

2026-03-04 09:13:53 UTC

"I hope this email finds you well."
How the email finds me...
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2026-03-03 22:00:08 UTC

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The world's most based Kindle...

2026-03-03 09:54:03 UTC

GM
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Watcha readin at the moment?

2026-03-01 13:27:56 UTC

Every Bitcoin company, every product, every service, every non-profit needs a function and an identity.
The better then function, the more we want to use it.
The closer its identity aligns with ours, the more we are loyal to it.
Function wins in the short term.
Identity, values, and brand win in the long-term.
Function can be grokked with AI.
Identity is built through research and proof of work.
I'll use an LLM if it offers me a competitive advantage, but I'll drop it in a second if the CEO vows his support for a fiat war machine.
Every day, I see Bitcoin and freedom tech brands leaning heavily into AI. That's necessary to build out the best functioning product.
But competitors will do the same. They will drive efficiency and scale faster. They will obsolete you, unless you show your values.
For me, proof of work is tge input of time and energy. Appearing on podcasts, showing up in person, crafting original opinions and thoughts to demonstrate your values.
If we delegate our values to AI, we all lose.
I say this because I see so much more thought abdicated to machines with no respect for the brain on the receiving end. Readers, viewers and users all put in time and energy to your product.
All of your hacks, timesavers and bots will seem like yesterday's toys in a few months, unless you imbue them with your values.
Think long-term.
Stand up for what you believe in.
Respect your supporters.
Do the work.
Digital tools evolve every three months now.
Our values should last a lifetime.

2026-02-26 22:26:41 UTC

Just hosted a monthly Bitcoin meetup in Gran Canaria with 6 new members and more attendees than nornal (including more locals).
Bear market vibes can GO SUCK A BAG OF DICKS!
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2026-02-25 15:41:35 UTC

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no u

2026-02-25 09:51:33 UTC

GM!
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2026-02-25 09:48:19 UTC

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Betty and Bathazar welcome you to catstr.
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2026-02-23 13:39:57 UTC

There is an infinite demand for writing… you just have to use the right words.

2026-02-23 10:42:13 UTC

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2026-02-23 10:41:40 UTC

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Final instalments here!
#naddr1qv…mw4z

2026-02-23 10:18:17 UTC

CHAPTER 19 - AFTERMATH
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Here’s a summary of my learnings from posting my 18-part writing-life story across several platforms.
REACTION:
This is the first time I’ve shared my life through writing (apart from some pretty awful early blogs).
All comments and reactions came from people I already knew. It felt positive to offer writerly advice, share my wins and losses with others, and reconnect with friends. It seems the key to being happy with the reception of your writing is to completely ignore reach, numbers, and metrics.
DISTRIBUTION:
Let’s talk about the reach, numbers, and metrics — ha ha.
I posted across Substack (notes and posts), LinkedIn (posts and articles), Facebook, Threads, Instagram, X, Nostr (notes and articles), and StackerNews.
Substack was very disappointing. No real engagement or conversation.
I feel it has become a closed-source echo chamber for growth marketers and wannabe writers.
LinkedIn brought a few comments from old friends and contacts. Often, my posts were only served to 100 people, despite me having 25,000 followers on the platform. It seems if you are not hyper-specific on a topic, posting is just not worth it.
Facebook — Quite a few friends and contacts followed the story, but making posts ‘public’ (not just for friends) was an error. One of the posts with a swear word triggered Meta’s useless AI filters and my account was permanently blocked. I managed to restore it, but lost two business pages with 1,000+ followers and my Instagram account (600 followers) forever. Fuck ‘em.
I gave up posting on X because formatting threads took too long, and I got no reaction.
Nostr — I got little reaction, but it’s a nice addition to my profile having more longform articles there. On all platforms, long-form proved the only way to serialize the 18 posts and ensure readers could catch up when they missed a chapter.
StackerNews: This platform is a forum with Bitcoin payments embedded. I received my largest numbers of comments, intelligent questions, and support here, all from a dozen or so highly engaged writers and artists.
REWARDS:
This project had no commercial goal, not even ‘networking’ or leading people towards becoming clients.
In fact, sharing so many losses and blots on my record probably lost me some credibility as a ‘high-ticket ghostwriter’. Perhaps it gained me some trust though. All writing is curated — we choose what to include and exclude — but I tried to be more candid and avoid ego-inflation.
Surprisingly, I did earn around $100 in Bitcoin on Nostr and StackerNews from supporters. This shows the power of building a small community on shared values and proof-of-work (time investment). For me, value-for-value, internet-native money, and micro payments represents a much better path for creative projects than subscriptions, selling fake scarcity, merchandising, begging for coffees, downloadable products, email lists, advertising clicks, affiliate sales, and any other substitute for exchanging real value through words.
3 LEARNINGS:
You don’t have to pick one platform. Going wide helps as platforms still dominate the time we spend online.
Don’t try to please algorithms. It’s a losing game.
The only algo you can please is one you built yourself.
Spend time on the platforms you care about, the ones with honest incentives.
Don’t chase social media ‘audiences’ (even the ones you built yourself). The value is gone. Their profiles have been stripped for parts by Meta, Microsoft, and Elon. Your words just made their data a tiny bit more valuable for massive corporations.
Growth strategies are a scam. Legacy socials are supernovas, waiting to implode under their own weight. Just write what you want and share it honestly.
Keep it short.
Use visuals.
Create a brand touch point.
And be genuine when you interact online.
That’s my plan, and I’m sticking to it.
Peace out.
#writing #writestr #socialmedia

2026-02-22 21:16:05 UTC

GN
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2026-02-21 08:14:48 UTC

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Submitted!

2026-02-19 19:03:49 UTC

Found this in a 1971 travel book featuring Gran Canaria.
Things were a bit cheaper when money printing had a least some constraints.
An equivalent full board quality hotel costs around $250-$300 today.
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2026-02-19 09:53:05 UTC

GM.
Today, I'm writing an article for a client that explains the Lightning Network in 1,000 words.
Pray for me. 🙏

2026-02-18 15:46:39 UTC

I have €165.50 in my bank account, and I've never been richer or happier

2026-02-18 13:18:06 UTC

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Not the ones that I read.

2026-02-18 11:34:08 UTC

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God damn it. Now I'm gonna HAVE to submit!

2026-02-18 11:32:44 UTC

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I've just finished @nprofile…u8g0's book on privacy and @nprofile…qt5c's book on Nostr. 😁
I think I need a fiction book next! 😅

2026-02-18 11:30:51 UTC

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What's your point?

2026-02-18 09:04:12 UTC

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Perhaps last year's World Shitcoin Championship match should have included treasury companies.
#naddr1qv…5dug

2026-02-18 08:13:08 UTC

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Very interesting presentation of communist Russia.
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2026-02-18 08:10:50 UTC

GM
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2026-02-17 15:14:20 UTC

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So man parallels with the publishing industry in other art forms (writing, physical art, music).
All artists need networks, patrons, and to create value through connected businesses.
The idea of art for profit is an oxymoron.

2026-02-16 20:17:23 UTC

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Cats would never respect a parasite.
78% of dogs would probably lick Brian Armstrong's bald head.
The choice is obvious.

2026-02-16 15:38:06 UTC

Put this song on repeat and vibe straight through Monday...
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2026-02-16 15:27:56 UTC

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Who needs banks?

2026-02-16 14:18:04 UTC

GM to everyone except the 139 bots that have followed me in the 3 days since I wrote a hilarious post about nostr developers.

2026-02-15 20:28:56 UTC

CHAPTER 18 - Up to Date
UnPhiltered is drawing to a close. We’re pretty much up to date.
I’ll write one more chapter after I’ve had a chance to assess this little experiment.
I started this series with no expectations other than hoping it would be useful to other writers, interesting to those who have followed my career, and cathartic for me.
My only intention was to share a bit more about myself with raw honesty. It felt odd to leave the jokes and self-deprecation aside for a while. But I’m satisfied, even if the concept didn’t fit into any one box. UnPhiltered covered travel, teaching, short stories, books, coaching, communities, ghostwriting, digital businesses, bitcoin, and more. It didn’t really go into details. Maybe that’s another project.
So what’s next for my writing?
A few things.
Content writing and op-eds for clients continues apace. I have some cool projects with bylines coming up with White Noise, Bitcoin Art Magazine, Bitcoin Ireland Conference, and plenty of secret assignments too. In Bitcoin, I’m able to publish in my own name, write what I want, and also reach more people when writing for brands.
If there is one thing Bitcoin (and freedom tech in general) breaks down, it’s your sense of needing to pose and posture. The more honest your work is, the better the conversations and relationships you build are. When you stop running on the fiat hamster wheel, you can downshift and focus on smaller, more valuable communities.
Ultimately, we work to gain time.
When we choose how to spend all of our time, we can be more intentional.
I’d like that for my writing too. For example, in October, I’m taking a very personal trip that will test me mentally and physically. I plan to write about that too.
Re: fiction, I’ve come up with every excuse in the book for why my magical realism novel stalled. Now, I’m writing it again, and in a couple of months, I’ll be at the editing stage. Even though I’m not sure if I’ll publish it, my sights are set on the end.
Someone in my writing group asked me, “If you don’t make any money from fiction and you find it hard, why do you write it?”
“Because I have to do the work,” I said. “If something is easy, it’s boring to me.”
She stared, unable to comprehend, as though I had spoken in invisible ink.
Every day, I see more parallels between writers and those building tools for freedom. It’s never easy, but we focus on our craft. We have to.
That’s what is possible when you work to the beat of a different type of time.
Thanks for sticking with me.
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2026-02-14 07:16:38 UTC

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2026-02-13 19:20:16 UTC

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2026-02-13 15:59:38 UTC

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🤓 🤓 🤓

2026-02-13 15:58:53 UTC

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All the Nostr devs waking up at 3AM to look at their code...
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2026-02-13 12:09:04 UTC

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2026-02-13 12:08:11 UTC

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2026-02-13 12:07:52 UTC

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2026-02-13 11:14:19 UTC

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2026-02-13 10:26:21 UTC

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2026-02-13 09:40:00 UTC

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I do, and it's cool.
Credit to the people building the tools (and using them).
Also, I feel like @nprofile…zj6n doesn't get enough credit for facilitating this work.
What a legacy.

2026-02-13 09:21:24 UTC

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GM!

2026-02-13 09:03:15 UTC

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GM!
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2026-02-13 08:26:16 UTC

How to develop a Nostr client in 10 simple steps:
1. Visit the Nostr GitHub repository and get familiar with the protocol.
2. Write down all the NIPs on pieces of paper, put them into a hat, and draw 13 random ones. Use ONLY these to build your client.
3. Prepare for marathon code sprint by drinking 2.5L of GM.
4. Publish code, then use a stable client to write a post asking for help from real devs.
5. Buy 3 large rolls of duct tape to perform fixes for version 0.0000001.
6. Post memes to collect enough zaps so you can buy another 2.5L of GM.
7. Embark on a dev quest with two close allies. To reach version 0.000001, you must slay Pubki, the Nightshade Troll, and reach the town of Aldenmorrow. You are armed with a bluetooth keyboard, a faulty relay, and an ostrich feather.
8. Call Jack Dorsey.
9. Appear on 250-300 podcasts to and reach 1 million repetitions of the word 'decentralization'.
10. Launch version 1.0 and wonder how to increase your userbase from 3 to 10.
***
How accurate is this on a binary scale of 0 to 1?
#asknostr #nostrdevs #builders

2026-02-12 21:26:21 UTC

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I used to play in a band (some tunes here: https://soundcloud.com/behindtheskies)
Nowadays, I just write acoustic songs.
You?

2026-02-12 20:58:18 UTC

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OBSERVE MY HIGHLY IMPORTANT LEATHER-BOUND SPANISH HISTORY BOOKS!

2026-02-12 20:57:39 UTC

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I do play, but I haven't picked it up for a while. It is not just positioned there to look cool though!

2026-02-12 19:44:16 UTC

What cheers fiatbrains up:
👉 buying shit they don't need from familiar online brands.
What cheers nostriches up:
👉 zapping magic internet money to complete strangers who posted a funny meme.
... we are not the same.
GN.
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2026-02-12 16:41:04 UTC

Writers of Nostr,
Come join me on @nprofile…kuag.
Pay to post, earn sats through zaps, no BS, no bots.
Here are two invites which grant you your first 1,000 sats.
https://stacker.news/invites/d517dcb609549ed3e109aa0532edf98e
https://stacker.news/invites/9494cff74ccc7f1e500c317239cbbf7a
See you there.
#writestr #writers.
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2026-02-12 09:54:19 UTC

AI-generated books are published in service of egos, not in service of readers.
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Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

2026-02-10 13:17:56 UTC

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Yeah. Celebrities with an audience have a huge head start with publishers and sales. Every tosser on the telly is shilling a kids book nowadays!

2026-02-09 23:06:42 UTC

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I will be your friend on the app.

2026-02-09 22:43:45 UTC

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I interviewed another @nprofile…9puf founder.
Two things happen when you speak to @nprofile…8p0e:
1. You learn something new (usually about historical cypherpunks)
2. Your 'to read' pile grows.
In fact, I've just finished reading Max's book.
Get it here: https://towardsliberty.com/pop
#nevent1q…kue3

2026-02-09 19:55:32 UTC

CHAPTER 17 - A ROTTEN UNCLE
I am an uncle to two nieces. They are now teenagers, but when they were younger, I wrote them books for Christmas. Five, in fact.
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The first was a one-off picture book I made with paper, glue, and photos of the girls.
It was about an oversized talking chicken (personifying me) in search of his family in Hong Kong.
The next was an animated story about two family cats solving a cozy mystery.
After that, another physical book (a short story) with the return of the chicken and his eggy sidekick. Only two copies of the book exist in the world.
Then, another digital ‘book’ of limericks followed. And finally, in 2022, a book of 26 tales about rotten uncles (only one of them is me).
These children’s books have all been fun projects because they allowed me to write for just two people. If you know your audience, you can really nail the humour and include some Easter eggs. See some pictures of the books and of me being mean to my nieces in this post.
I’ve never had any desire to become a children’s author, just a desire to give cool presents (plus an infantile sense of humour and a ready supply of fart jokes).
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Back in my coaching days, I worked with a brilliant Italian illustrator and author, helping her translate children’s stories into English.
In summer 2024, I got in touch with Caterina and asked her to illustrate the uncles books. We’d self-publish and split the profits. Typically, this is a very big ask for an illustrator, but she was keen to help due to our previous work together. She knew publishers in Italy who might be interested, and I figured she’d be someone great to work alongside.
It felt nerve-wracking going back to self-publishing after working with indie publishers on my last three books. I didn’t know much about marketing to the parents of 6-11-year-olds. But, I readied myself to go, once more, unto the breach, and attempted to build hype online.
We really worked hard on the book, even translating it into Italian. As many of the characters come from different places, I figured I could offer a royalty split and tap into my network to get more translations done. (Many of these translations are still pending, and I do still plan on batching them together and publishing later this year.)
As often happens with self-publishing, the launch fell flat. I found it very difficult to get reviews from early readers, and couldn’t find the right category and keywords to help parents discover this book.
Before publishing, I'd imagined uncles desperately looking for birthday or Christmas presents for their little nieces and nephews. This book would have answered their prayers, making them look like saints in comparison to the 26 featured knobheads.
Still, it was worth a shot. As with any project, I learned a good deal, and I’m thankful to all those who contributed. Entrepreneurs (writers included) fail with the vast majority of their ideas.
My career as a children’s humorist remains on the back burner, and I’m not sure I’ll write another book for my nieces. Nowadays, they usually roll their eyes at my cringeworthy jokes.
#writing #creativity #unphiltered

2026-02-09 14:43:35 UTC

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She likes 'like' so much, it's likely she will 'like' this post.

2026-02-09 08:13:39 UTC

AI-generated books are published in service of egos, not in service of readers.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

2026-02-08 17:07:14 UTC

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Check out 21futures.com for more info (and a video trailer).
Zap me, and I'll send it over.

2026-02-08 10:37:31 UTC

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