2023-02-26T02:11:37Z https://nostr.ae Wallingford https://nostr.ae/npub13yvhymg4vae67s3ewp689eneulndanu07mw7j9s27mv504tjyyuszcynu4 https://nostr.build/i/p/nostr.build_1c2af42afa47c8188dd053f8eadc26ea88b2691c643a62dbcd3ee9a599f7089e.jpg https://nostr.build/i/p/nostr.build_1c2af42afa47c8188dd053f8eadc26ea88b2691c643a62dbcd3ee9a599f7089e.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs97ps8rq9wd5rdv7qdk38hcmgujpzw79706w3j7h0mlyydv3h6dnqzyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnj80c05x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvt20hzed3n9map7qgr9qfyka2w4c7uupxt30qjnksuve0dhk74nqpzemhxue69uhkvun9deejumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6uew29n'>nevent1q…w29n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s too bad. Integration on the merchant side would be a rich vein to mine, too, especially given the differential in Amex card fees. The risk is potentially reducing their swipe fees, but I don&#39;t see that as big threat. People can use visa anyway. But presenting a lower-cost merchant option, with a relatively distinct customer profile, alongside Amex as a pitch to merchants may open doors 2024-09-04T13:37:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspuljx20e5gwmjtq8cjh33kl4caunzcxrm9zdzdljzkl5hlerj0tgzyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnjcp9kxw Doesn&#39;t a Block/Amex merger seem too obvious? Amex has the network, the balance sheet, the user base, the regulatory expertise and licenses throughout the world. Block has the demographics, the tech on Bitcoin/lightening, the narrative, the ability to offer CC rewards in a differentiated way. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>jack</span> (<span class="italic">npub1sg6…f63m</span>)</a></span> ? 2024-09-04T02:52:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp7s5qsh9lvxa84a8sxy8d9mk53p4y09a38wwhay0tr7gjhhynhtczyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnjchdt97 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvhjncqfl0jkscs2caw7hgxzl3mh2drm2s4r03rffcc6yzp9k3j7cpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuam9d3kx7unyv4ezumn9wsqngume'>nevent1q…gume</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I haven&#39;t seen strike merch in a while...agree that it would be great to have the store back online. 2024-09-04T02:04:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsduw920y450x4d0g65h73dgwfu5yq6flwepl6eqvngpnc47sp4t3czyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnjg5805a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvfpnfehc753g5kwn682sstyfwyvwzsxcct8ujhd9rm6hlp3q4xcqpzfmhxue69uhk7enxvd5xz6tw9ec82csz25tzf'>nevent1q…5tzf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>is the mechanism here the yen gets stronger, so carry trade looks shaky, so liquidate assets to repay loans denominated in yen? Hence, the decline in Japanese stock prices? 2024-09-04T01:52:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2s8ccyj6apnsxjgw395ttz7h5xmvqj4c6zhpg4hn8asmzsllzdxczyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnjn3etey In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx4w6aupr2tvsvwlm3jcmrle3w5eqf0g5ucnw5k3erxe2p6slsnsqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgzztvvg'>nevent1q…tvvg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Or he ignored it. Only invest what you can lose, etc. 2024-08-31T00:05:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfm8uppw599mnzp0n5n0ejgq77azjrdw9ycacdkmdtcma6cptltagzyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnjljlvxa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvk6l54qfzk8dwhae6k7zg348ekt389xucs89pyw0me62pgl77klgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgxz2y8u'>nevent1q…2y8u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is probably a dumb question, but I&#39;m trying to grasp the mechanics. Why were larger banks hit harder in 2019? Higher rates drive down bond values, but that reduces the denominator. Was it primarily variance in assets between the two classes of banks? That&#39;s the story told for the recent regional crisis. 2024-08-30T01:07:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszt0dlkc8ayqngqdjtg8rg2q8huaha2tsgvlyuehhnry7xpkrfh2czyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnjmuead6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfqrz7l9d2y7hqyzpzqteam9gdxy8znqurfmesfaty0df7ffzfkpsfzsj7r'>nevent1q…sj7r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is it objectively worse than any other altcoin? I don&#39;t know. If it died tomorrow, would the space be better with BNB or whatever as the &#34;next Bitcoin&#34;? Maybe it&#39;s actually good for hard money and the development of sufficient network effects for Bitcoin because it&#39;s a honeypot for all the bad ideas. Saylor says there&#39;s &#34;no second best&#34; but that&#39;s just hyperbole. If there was a coin/network, not as flawed as Eth, that was 90% as &#34;good&#34; as Bitcoin, say, it would be less of a shitcoin than Eth, sure, but would probably set back the movement for money separate from government, primarily by lessening or delaying network effects. Maybe bitcoiners should be happy letting ETH play the Washington Generals here. 2024-08-28T02:45:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqul85gzd2t5cpmjqqv9qwc3wv8emqnnjjkdmn7e26ztw84gee36gzyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnj6tk9z7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9jj279h45gnh7cvx9cy3yey5weyl6gajqcw9dv8e8qrxp9r9et4sprpmhxue69uhkymm4de3k2u3wdehhxarjv4jjumt9ll59q9'>nevent1q…59q9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks. I&#39;ll check it out. 2024-08-27T19:22:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrv9edwxgy43jruvv7qh24s6x9ahgtjxkp30nvct953yxvqxw2rzszyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnjlsrq4u this is an interesting thought. the two, censorship and privacy, are often conflated. <br/><br/> <img src="https://m.primal.net/KOqd.png"> <br/> 2024-08-27T02:10:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxfgdfrjqufc0mr65cvjx28ddjqvmm849azm439mj857kqx0ws5sszyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnjrwpats In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxrkq36dmkuyekhu6wkssk4zzl4xhfxcat3t80cpx8k86j7xprcmspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhg34erj3'>nevent1q…erj3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Great question. This seed oil thing seems strange. I maybe can buy there&#39;s some marginal impact, but the way it is talked about implies there&#39;s some definite, measurable, material negative association. Otherwise, it&#39;s like chemtrails to me. Or another food/culture dogma, like Taleb talks about. 2024-08-27T01:58:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0ggurjjvp2ujn6l632st6huwx3lfyptmpjduxlf562ts8rnvlupczyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnj0v9huu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrkzuk7cyysxku97s30t2vn3ws3fjss9l0s648cm3nxltm4aqf29spzamhxue69uhkummnw3ezuendwsh8w6t69e3xj7s03nxgj'>nevent1q…nxgj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Mandibles isn&#39;t a bad into too. Storytelling sells 2024-08-27T00:44:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstvxhpnkflty6kgyhrysh5jzm0kjs0ec7kpq2hv4zgzf2d483j8yczyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnjaq35kc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxzgd7jtk2rwcmcf24xycre9h3vatpylxqqsflddzz8jplmdgkffspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhg9x0npc'>nevent1q…0npc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;why&#34; is the wonderfully interesting follow up. While assuming the left is not motivated by some evil drive but are human beings that want to do right. 2024-08-27T00:29:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8kj5d52rhwvsq8z53gurxq9xdtxtssr8zdldqznzwtg9ymlyqnuczyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnjdtc8tz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsffmtp995t6k996334nmxduw58jkd2yz7spu0rnzfk79q7zhapz8sxg9cww'>nevent1q…9cww</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What is the solution for small uxto&#39;s? For hobby miners? That should be the backbone of a decentralized system-millions of people running old asics-but does that work without custody? 2023-11-29T02:06:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdkqarjrv65znyf4n9fmnk703dsha5xuxvhgfaffke9q9clazs94gzyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnj7durtv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv4whfqyfj40rnnqkczmhyqa42warwmhfug0v982zccx8adhcd0ycwk3drl'>nevent1q…3drl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Above ground. No ugly fence required. You can sort of build them into the ground and still a lid the zoning requirement of a fence. At least in the US. 2023-11-29T01:52:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8nmdwkn4268xyqu7gyqpqrdup563tdu90tf9xff898u5u269ytdqzyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnjyx4lut In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyhj0203437mjd9k4gdjtkzuqxd6gf4eqalv0zjknvlfufzpyvkecpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsxnlppe'>nevent1q…lppe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I like the concept, but how do you avoid small uxto&#39;s? I have a couple of old, crappy miners I use for space heaters. How would I avoid getting a bunch of small, uneconomical payouts? 2023-11-29T01:46:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp9zumr7g63awsgagc6ezxcek3mhk6qqzzvwf6zwavvgszyglma6czyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnjx4d9cy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy6fedyesyq577fg34js2n278qlm74f2gjm5yyfg4mpjc6gqck6yquq47lt'>nevent1q…47lt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Most will probably start with damus. And most people equate tech with the UI front end. But nostr, given its ethos and the fluidity of development in clients, is a good reminder that layers and protocols are where the magic happens. The UI is secondary if the thing is to last.<br/><br/>It strikes me as a bit of an internet time machine, warts and all (like difficulty of use, uptime). After a burst of open, interoperable protocols in the early days of the internet, we&#39;ve been living through a 25+ year period of proprietary user interface and tech, the goal being to keep eyeballs on your site to sell ads. This is like going back a few decades to watch the development of a basic internet standard, designed to be interoperable, designed to be open, designed to scale to do who knows what. 2023-02-26T02:56:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrzck9jhcvm4qvea98texphu38mf6fauzx9gvf2068wckev5c6zqgzyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnjavsnvt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsguznp9s74l28hzkzvxlzxztpncx5strd64erhthfl0w7a3ccsvlc2gw3cz'>nevent1q…w3cz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If i recall correctly, his MIT lecture series touched on this as well (specifically w/r/t ETH). 2023-02-26T02:22:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2xeeky933unzq4ql0uslfqyfll9237crak9fafrsjkhftugse7cszyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnj9df7yp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvf4wng7t5aqycjjs0qdz63d2j9yfn2qwkx9sqc5vvay32g4c502gtfvad9'>nevent1q…vad9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Alby on desktop is great too 2023-02-25T03:49:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst8lk6w4nujx37ynyd6wyqqjv386h2tqhv5vazx88jt8e6kx5zq3gzyzy3jundz4nh8t6z89c8guhx08n7dhk03lmdm6gkptmdj374wgsnj2facvd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspvww296macnzxnlyrz00k3e55pxaxxg98hqq28ueuxmz469jhkkq3h8ama'>nevent1q…8ama</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Contingency case probably. He&#39;s clearly smooth enough to convince folks. Gavin Andresen, e.g. 2023-02-24T03:14:16Z