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Nick Berlin

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2026-03-20 22:39:13 UTC

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USB vibecoded-no-idea

2026-03-10 11:24:41 UTC

@npub1gdu…6nak Just started to your latest lecture on technology, and I’m curious how you think about AI in that framing. Any podcasts or writings you can point to? Thanks for all your work!!

2026-02-04 03:21:12 UTC

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Ah.

2026-02-04 02:28:49 UTC

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0 / 5 = 0

2026-01-20 18:41:01 UTC

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@nprofile…ywmp interviewed Joel Salatin but not much about Bitcoin really came up.

2025-12-30 19:31:14 UTC

My fifteen made this:
https://blossom.primal.net/9d17277a23b2d638deebd92ab87458bf3516efe4f97448ebce53663c7392e7db.jpg

2025-12-20 14:31:11 UTC

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That pup’s gonna fly

2025-12-20 12:48:30 UTC

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I love when the Foo Fighters block that punt.

2025-12-19 12:01:16 UTC

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This a fiat incentive problem, and I believe Bitcoin fixes this.
I think most Elon hate is because he’s the best at working the current system and has enviously amassed astronomical wealth.
Yes, he has bad ideas, most entrepreneurs do. But, he is tenacious AF and figured out how to attract investment. Acquiring government money is a skill he’s obviously mastered.
That said, electric cars were a joke before Tesla, which he has led to great success. Rockets were ridiculously expensive and one time use, now they are launching 3 rockets a week. Reaching orbit is more affordable than ever . Ever watched a space nerd interview him? Dude knows his shit. He’s definitely not a fake.
It’s too bad access to the money printer is a requirement to succeed in car, space, and other large scale markets.
Imagine if providing value was the best way to succeed, and advancing society was the primary goal. Instead of them being eclipsed by political posturing and showmanship.
What a waste of time for everyone.

2025-12-15 18:47:36 UTC

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I read this yesterday
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/02/16/the-living-dead
Love the opening line.

2025-12-15 14:39:15 UTC

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Victimizer agreement supports victimhood as a low-energy state.

2025-12-10 11:36:19 UTC

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No spaces after if and for makes my eye twitch. I do like the paren-space and space-paren pairings though. Makes calling functions in conditionals more readable. Hmm, but using both those formats would leave a parenthesis by itself. Ugh.

2025-12-08 17:08:59 UTC

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What’s the idea? They sell a bunch and then do what?

2025-11-26 11:58:19 UTC

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2025-11-12 20:28:37 UTC

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Satty McBitface

2025-11-04 12:19:42 UTC

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My understanding is that Jack Dorsey had the idea but didn’t know how to do it, as in, had no experience with the Bluetooth stack.
I think he used https://github.com/block/goose and it produced something that worked. And, without knowing how it worked, he pushed to the App Store.
Pretty cool way to get from 0 to 1. To quote, @npub1der…xzpc, the minimum vibeable product.
So, on a scale of completely human to blindly AI’d, my impression was that it was nearly completely blind.
And I wondered, ok it worked but how well? And accordingly to @npub12rv…85vg it seems most of the code has be rewritten. Though AI assistance still played a role. And to be fair, all software projects evolve.
My experience vibe coding has been frustrating. A solution can be generated quickly and seems correct but has usually been proven incorrect in edge cases or worse. I probably need more practice.
It’s replaced Google for me, and low value questions are a no brainer, like how to install gdb on SLES15, command line flags, or what’s the difference between grey and gray. But, I’ve yet to produce good code with it, beyond copy and paste-able blurbs.
Thank you for attending my TED talk.

2025-11-03 13:07:21 UTC

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lol, fostering.
I often hear things that I “knew” but never saw put in words.
Incentivizing value now over stealing from the future is a good example.
Thanks for the crystallization.

2025-11-02 15:25:47 UTC

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I really enjoy going to my kid’s guitar lessons.

2025-11-01 22:41:17 UTC

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Just curious, I recall it originally being completely vibe-coded, what percent has been rewritten?

2025-11-01 22:13:39 UTC

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Thanks for your thoughts.

2025-11-01 20:37:35 UTC

Is it possible the US govt never reopens?
#asknostr

2025-11-01 20:35:19 UTC

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Completely unrelated … I gather you’re a lawyer. And, I realize asking this a bit of a shot in that dark, as there are many specialities in law, but do you know if there is a chance the US govt never reopens?

2025-10-25 20:53:59 UTC

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Ok, and after, your stack provides financial latitude to do things of your choice? Since you choose them, they are more productive, like learning a thing you are interested in?

2025-10-25 20:48:53 UTC

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Oh, dang. Should’ve gotten it.

2025-10-25 19:32:03 UTC

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purgatory?

2025-10-25 17:32:05 UTC

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Neil Patrick Harris?
Daniel Day Lewis
PSH?

2025-10-25 17:10:29 UTC

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A human

2025-10-23 19:34:32 UTC

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Can we zap using this?

2025-10-21 16:54:46 UTC

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A surprise?

2025-10-17 20:37:20 UTC

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“It’s going up forever, Laura”

2025-10-11 12:21:52 UTC

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So they will be selling spot ETFs?

2025-10-11 11:57:21 UTC

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Why would reaching Bitcoin wait until Monday?

2025-10-10 15:42:09 UTC

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Why does noticing the hamster wheel stop it?

2025-10-03 10:04:41 UTC

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I probably buy too many books, but this blurb convinced me. It arrives on Wednesday.

2025-09-19 11:05:10 UTC

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To more directly respond, perhaps the second amendment is about preventing change, rather than effecting it?

2025-09-19 10:59:22 UTC

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> So, the 2nd amendment is preemptive. By disincentivizing oppressive ambitions, government overthrow is not necessary in the first place.
The US concentrated 120,000 Japanese descendants (mostly citizens) in camps during WWII. Apparently the disincentive is not very strong.
More guided research (cheating?) from the bot below.
Regarding the Velvet Revolution, communism was already in decline and, crucially, Gorbachev had signaled that it would no longer use military force to keep satellite states in line.
So, the Czechoslovak Communist Party knew Moscow wouldn’t send tanks like in 1968 (Prague Spring). Without that backing, their willingness to violently crack down was weaker.
So peaceful worked but, at least partially, by coincidence.
Also read that during Prague Spring a 20 year old named, Jan Palach, committed suicide by setting himself on fire in protest.

2025-09-18 11:37:05 UTC

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Wow, really enjoyed this. Thanks. Reminded me off this:
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqszurr7lt300xsmvuusuy4nghhw9v38tyuc5p9h2kykwn6ucq62fkqdng9k2

2025-09-18 11:09:45 UTC

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Just finished questioning the bot and it gave me this:
• James Madison (Federalist No. 46):
“The advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation… forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition.”
So, the 2nd amendment is preemptive. By disincentivizing oppressive ambitions, government overthrow is not necessary in the first place.

2025-09-16 17:42:41 UTC

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Ah, thanks for the correction. Also just read that some cops later committed suicide.
I find it hard to believe that social media algorithms don’t put people on the right in a bubble.
Since learning about Bitcoin and using nostr, my YouTube feed has definitely shifted.
I expect most people in the right bubble avoid late night talk shows like left bubble avoids Fox News or whatever. And neither gets served that info as time goes on.
I agree that it’s probably harder for the left to inadvertently see the edge of their bubble. Especially the academic portion of it. “But the studies show” is a common refrain I hear, and explaining that money can easily influence research outcomes is not accepted. There must be a refuting study.
Anyway, I’m thinking out loud and trying to get my head around things. Thanks for engaging.

2025-09-16 15:12:59 UTC

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Some cops, right? Six of them, I think. Also, I recall a video of a woman being shot by a cop after being the first through a door. Not sure.
I doubt anyone on the left thought the election was rigged, but many were convinced on the right.
Seems like a bubble there.
Or perhaps instead of a bubble, as you say, they were exposed to both sides. But, in that case, the dissonance didn’t temper the violence.

2025-09-16 11:31:18 UTC

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> People on the right the last few decades were constantly told they were bad and wrong by the media. It was almost impossible for them to live in a bubble. When you don’t live in a bubble, you are exposed to cognitive dissonance all the time, and you have less absolutism and fundamentalism. Less existential dread when someone disagrees with you, more rigor in formulating your worldview.
I was trying to think of examples of violence, and January 6th came to mind, how do you think about that?
Thanks.

2025-09-11 13:56:51 UTC

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Any ideas who they might be?

2025-08-08 15:38:55 UTC

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vic

2025-07-13 17:18:27 UTC

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I’m curious who gave the lesson to whom.

2025-07-08 14:31:32 UTC

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Love the Robot Chicken when he transforms into a coffin.

2025-07-03 14:57:49 UTC

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Printing interest payments would be crossing the rubicon, no?

2025-07-03 14:39:33 UTC

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But rolling the debt?

2025-07-03 13:34:22 UTC

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So, those that flamed out at 28/29 weren’t able to find good relationships?

2025-07-03 11:34:24 UTC

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Got a link to the seven year cycle thing?

2025-07-02 11:34:39 UTC

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Oh, nevermind, everyone would be able to decrypt with the npub. 🤦‍♂️

2025-07-02 11:23:20 UTC

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Oh thanks, I’ll check out Haven.

2025-07-02 11:22:49 UTC

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What’s the plan? Encrypt the message with the nsec somehow?

2025-07-02 11:10:45 UTC

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But the price of convenience is often high.

2025-07-01 20:38:57 UTC

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Not really sure. I had thought a relay locked to only approved npubs. Then all the kids and parents could chat about the co-op or whatever without any randoms. It’s probably already a thing.
What do you mean?

2025-07-01 11:22:26 UTC

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I’ve thought of something like this for a homeschool co-op group.

2025-05-23 18:25:04 UTC

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So, that’s a pickle talking to a …..

2025-04-28 11:06:08 UTC

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ChatGPT summary: quality of interaction vs quantity of reaction.

2025-04-28 00:50:56 UTC

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What is your goal?

2025-04-25 19:26:43 UTC

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I suppose the same applies to zaps?

2025-04-25 11:41:44 UTC

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Taxes are a huge pain/worry for me. How do US folks deal with it?

2025-04-25 11:33:24 UTC

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How much paper bitcoin is there?

2025-04-23 02:00:54 UTC

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The last episode is so good.

2025-04-14 23:06:07 UTC

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Why don’t you think general AI will happen?

2025-02-13 13:18:04 UTC

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Spoiler: When the kid falls off his lame but bucking horse into the snow and then’s kicked into a tree. CRACK!
Guess I haven’t behind desensitized to that sort of violence.
I even gasped. My wife, busy with other things, was startled.
Anyway, pretty good show so far, if you like that sort of thing. Think Vikings or Game of Thrones.

2025-02-13 13:09:29 UTC

I’ve been watching American Primeval. It’s very violent and graphic. Amidst the non-stop scalping, rape, and murder one scene stood out so much that I actually dropped my phone.

2025-02-01 02:15:22 UTC

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“Not expecting, just hoping”
Good song by Clapton as well.

2025-01-22 02:33:57 UTC

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lol

2025-01-14 03:25:31 UTC

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What are they?

2025-01-11 01:34:38 UTC

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Oh, cool. I see it. 🦅
I’ve never been able to see these until today!
I think seeing https://danielwirtz.com/blog/spot-the-difference-superpower earlier today (weird right?) helped me finally figure it out.

2025-01-06 02:53:47 UTC

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True, very disappointed. They are worth it, imo.
Agree, once the tv show started Martin was done.
Rothfuss has a way with words, sure hope he finds the inspiration to finish.

2025-01-06 02:05:42 UTC

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I know just what you mean. I really enjoy all his books, and the man is a machine. Unlike, Patrick Rothfuss who’s still working on the third book of the Kingkiller Chronicle 10 years later. Book production rate aside, when you come up for air from Sanderson, give the Name of the Wind (book 1) a try. You won’t be disappointed. “The clothing does not make the man, but one must where the costume to play the part”

2025-01-03 02:10:25 UTC

I’ve been reading the latest Branden Sanderson book, and I can’t remember characters and events from previous books. But, ChatGPT does. Apple should integrate AI in a long press or something in Books to get answers and summaries.

2024-12-31 14:17:27 UTC

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How does everyone handle taxes? Seems like a huge pain.

2024-12-20 13:06:40 UTC

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I think this question was addressed here: #note1r67…rr8m

2024-12-19 13:16:32 UTC

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@npub1k7v…c04l you talk about Bitcoin being a liquidity sponge. Is a ringing of the sponge on the horizon?

2024-12-14 13:32:27 UTC

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Did you go blind?

2024-11-23 19:49:52 UTC

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Hold On by Wilson Phillips

2024-11-10 13:10:53 UTC

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I don’t get it. The bottom was 15k.

2024-10-12 01:44:57 UTC

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Goram right it is.

2024-10-09 13:34:41 UTC

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Right?

2024-08-20 17:24:46 UTC

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Not exactly related, but I’ve been listening to your reading of the six lessons, and your voice work is great. Especially, the wining opposing view voice. I get a kick out of it every time, and it brings clarity to what could be confusing. Thanks and nice job.

2024-08-19 14:08:20 UTC

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I especially like the modern thinking on top of middle age art memes.

2024-08-19 13:22:12 UTC

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@nprofile…rfhd

2024-08-14 10:55:53 UTC

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Oh, congrats on finding the bug btw. One less thing….
Also, thanks for the transparency/humility. It’s nice to know that accomplished developers are human too.
Do the asserts compile out in release mode? Should a return value be checked instead/also?

2024-08-14 10:39:02 UTC

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Agreed, thanks!!

2024-08-14 00:59:37 UTC

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So was the fix to iterate or use no dupes?

2024-08-14 00:40:12 UTC

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The lag makes sense to me. Can you explain why GDP growth prevents price increase? Or link an article or something?

2024-08-04 18:29:16 UTC

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How does this lead to success?

2024-08-04 02:52:22 UTC

#poemstr #note1z0q…uua0

2024-08-04 02:25:07 UTC

You’re cradled and codled as you first arrive.
Slowly you grow, and take a deop dive
Into the world of colors, sights, and smells,
Where everything has a story to tell.
After, a while you become just as large
As the ones who held you as you cooed at the stars.
A change starts to grow, a gift or a divide.
Changing you, making you wonder what’s inside
Quite quickly your world view then changes too
It's sometimes about us, but mainly about you.
You see eyes judging and saying you're unworthy.
No matter what you do, no one else seems to see.
And then you stand, facing a decision.
Do you want peace, or do you want division?
Your gut tells you yes, your heart tells you no.
But it’s up to you to decide how far you plan to go.
- Saydee

2024-06-25 19:37:23 UTC

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> I send "cash" directly from my bank account into my Lightning wallet by sending to my Lightning address.
How do you do this? I’m probably missing nuance, but does your bank have this feature somehow?
Why is “cash” in quotes?

2024-06-13 00:30:37 UTC

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Wait, the White House provides the employment numbers? I had assumed the fed would do that.

2024-05-30 18:58:56 UTC

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Why’d you have to put it out?

2024-04-28 18:43:50 UTC

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“It’s like pounding iron”

2024-04-23 00:45:11 UTC

Overheard my 13 year old say, “Why did you stare at me intensely and fart?” And my 10 year old replied, “Little sister magic,” and walked off. #dadstr

2024-04-19 23:50:43 UTC

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Not sure the technical term.
But it feels like an exponential: 2,4,8,16,32, …
Except going down by half instead
50,25,12.5,6.25,3.125, etc.

2024-04-19 22:32:14 UTC

Why is block subsidy exponential, instead of linear? #asknostr

2024-03-28 02:22:12 UTC

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Fuck yeah man. Thanks.

2024-03-25 00:01:48 UTC

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You can only zap a profile directly. Apple said zapping posts was not allowed. Something about not being able to take a cut, is my understanding.

2024-03-22 12:15:10 UTC

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“When the RRF is drained, the Treasury needs to find new capital. It will do this by issuing longer dated Treasuries.
This will cause the banks to use their reserves. “
Basic questions incoming:
Anyone know why the switch from short to long duration? Also, why does that cause the banks to use their reserves? And, finally, use them for what?