I sell lights @ apogeehouse.com, an architectural lighting, fans, & controls distributor. Fan of financial markets, tech & BBQ. Always learning.
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Last Notes npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Forgot how peaceful Nostr is. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Good luck! npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera 2025 has been rough. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Drip npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Nice! I just started getting back into building web apps just for fun and trying Codex by OpenAI. It’s been pretty good so far, was wondering about Claude Code but to get Opus it’s pretty pricey. I think regular sub only gets you Sonnet 4? npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Is this about Claude Code? Sorry been away a while! npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Honestly, I’ve lost faith in management of most of these. They are either inexperienced, in it for the opportunity (not really BTC focused or maxi), or both. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Tell me about it haha! npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Great to go back and listen to some of the original Bitcoin podcasts. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera In your quest for wealth, you often overlook what truly has value. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera #asknostr npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Any Bitcoiners out there need lighting or lighting advice/consultation? npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Tattoos. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera *I still think it’s human nature to PUT off your own good until something bad happens. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera I still think it’s human nature to out off your own good until something bad happens. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Woke up today thinking – again – how a lot of people are chameleons. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Bitcoin treasury companies (BTCTCs) are deploying their capital to buy bitcoin in one of two ways. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera GM! npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera This is really well done. Great work! npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera I can start posting more about it! Is there a “Communities” feature here on Nostr like on Twitter/X? npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera I assume you had the opportunity to invest in the PIPE? npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Wow, I thought I was alone in feeling this way. I would add birthdays to the list. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Looks great! npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera GM! npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Thanks for the reply. Good points. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Meet $STRD - Strategy's newest fiat extraction vehicle to continue accumulating Bitcoin. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Curious about President Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill” tax relief benefits? npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera https://media.tenor.com/vmwNey0yBlYAAAAC/thats-making-me-hungry-right-now-kyle-van-noy.gif npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Are you a small business owner and curious about President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”? npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Came out great! Now I definitely need to get back to making one (or two)… npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Wow they are already selling 2026 tickets? It’s a fiat machine! npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Choose to be strong. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Both are great! Pork belly will be done a lot quicker so either pull out sooner or put on later. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Can you retire borrowing against your Bitcoin forever ("buy‑borrow‑die")? npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera There really are a lot of wannabe experts, gurus, and pretend millionaires (even billionaires). npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera It’s hard to know the difference between giving up, giving in, letting go, and moving on. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Yea it’s hard. Did you have a probe thermometer in it to alert you? npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Whoa, never done one of these... how was it? npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Yea that’s perfectly fine to just own bitcoin itself, it’s ideal. Keep doing that. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera If I understand your question correctly, you want to know why buy these Bitcoin proxies vs Bitcoin itself? npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Bitcoin treasury companies (or LBE’s — Leveraged Bitcoin Equities) like Strategy, Metaplanet, and Semler are difficult to value. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera I just discovered Banana Ball. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Good question! Hopefully @npub12rv…85vg can answer. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Recorded first podcast episode after almost 5 years! npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Why am I bullish on Bitcoin? npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Why do I like Bitcoin? npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera I'm (re)starting my podcast soon! npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera How most people misunderstand Bitcoin (and why you shouldn't): npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Bitcoins can be exhausting. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Sorry to hear Larry! Hope you get it back soon. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Worried about your stocks or Bitcoin dropping? npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera This is a great podcast to subscribe to. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Be greedy when others are fearful. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Few influencers are actually great at what they say they do. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera To everyone out there worried about the markets. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera I know the economy is weakening when I suddenly start getting price alerts, from items I completely forgot about. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Unpopular opinion: Bitcoin yield isn't a thing. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera What a win for privacy! npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera I haven’t really heard of Dan. But to dismiss Nostr, as an investor in tech, seems very short sighted. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Too many people worried about Bitcoin, $MSTR, $STRK, $STRIFE npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Oops I meant on the grill 🤦♂️ npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Picanha on the BBQ npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera How great is it when you reach for something without looking and it’s actually there? npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Imagine thinking this is a flex. 🤦♂️ npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera 🤣 https://media.tenor.com/jCQGtOInwfkAAAAC/you-have-a-way-with-words-well-spoken.gif npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera “This Atlanta Fed prediction is because of a sharp increase in gold imports and American businesses front running tariffs. The U.S. economy IS NOT experiencing -2.4% GDP this quarter, but GDP could be 0.5%-1.0% (much lower than the last 2 years)”. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera I like that idea. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Very true. Even though Nostr and BTC are inherently linked, not everyone is going to care about BTC content (although they might want the zaps lol). npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera I think Sooly is just referring to folks on nostr, not that the NYDIG post is about nostr itself. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Phong Le explains why and how finance is taught in business schools with refreshing honesty. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Surprised Kreuger is on the list. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera One of the hardest parts of business is prospecting, the endless search for leads. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Understandable. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera I would agree with this. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Lots of people worried about the market dip. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Does anyone have any tips on generating quality leads with AI? npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera GM! npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera I saw the news yesterday actually, it’s great! npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera https://media.tenor.com/h54eGWkZIRcAAAAC/gif-peanut-butter.gif npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera I read it as 6-12 months of pain for economy and average folks before QE/loosing financial conditions. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera It’s fantastic! Enjoy the read. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Maybe, ha! npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Preferably non-technical. Should have mentioned that! npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Anyone aware of any Bitcoin or Nostr jobs out there? npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Technical analysis guy over here! It’s just probabilities. Some TA folks go nuts with indicators. Not too different from the Bitcoin fundamental dudes looking at hash rates and other on-chain metrics. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera I remember back when the Twitter api was free, the good ol’ days! npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Looks good thanks! npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Never used Truth. Hopefully other platforms start offering these. Doubt Twitter/X will for obvious reasons. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera I really don’t like how a post or two can move a market. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Can you explain “Nostr bridged content”? npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera https://media.tenor.com/Kwbu0XcOyHgAAAAC/psychic-will-ferrell.gif npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera https://media.tenor.com/wYwLJAHbuWEAAAAC/problematic-stressed.gif npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera To be honest. This being the highlight of 4-years seems pretty weak. Maybe someone else will chime in with something better. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera AI again to the rescue lol: npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Had to get some AI help: npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Ugh. Pressed post by mistake, really wish there was an edit button 🙃 npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera All the Bitcoin news and price action can get exhausting lol. npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera BREAKING: the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill has been passed by the committee, it now goes to the whole state senate for a vote. The state house will need to pass it too before being signed into law by the governor. - @npub1hxw…40pf npub15mwtfq0va0l93srv3eyv3s00az2hr32e5phymaw2nz7mzyymz30sl8zz9n tonycarrera Sheesh. Happening too often.
