Blackcell

At best it's a fable of "The Scorpion and the Frog" which is a classic fable about a scorpion asking a frog to carry it across a river. The moral is that some people cannot resist harming others, even if it goes against their own self-interest or destroys them both.
At worst it is premeditated exploitation to enrich oneself at the expense of those he has sworn an oath to do right by.

2026-07-01 02:22:40 CEST

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But also, time is the ultimate currency. Picking and choosing where you invest it, to me, is something that precludes me from finding and challenging contrarian points of view. I value the platform and principles. I also value the community. But I also have to place a value on the time I spend on them by understanding the opportunity cost.

2026-07-01 02:20:14 CEST

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Sense of community, feel good, etc. Most have been conditioned to this since modern day social media algos. We've lost the ability to have civil discourse and those norms are being projected onto similar "feeling" tech platforms.

2026-06-20 23:24:07 CEST

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I don't speak the language so I don't know. But the word "solution" is probably still a little too soon in in these situations... and Israel should know better than anyone.

2026-06-17 02:25:11 CEST

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There is more to uncover here 🤣
https://blossom.primal.net/d57315c30ae1e3c73abe2b10c24122208f0576a8247dd973dc63b2177ece97c1.gif

2026-06-14 22:16:06 CEST

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https://blossom.primal.net/dd2fb7700b973bc35c79dd8876e00e0913a99492663513e9da1634c3cb4372e8.gif

2026-06-14 22:14:52 CEST

Red Winged Black Bird
https://blossom.primal.net/0119f20d2920c24cd009455353cf391ad64756c9dad6b1f06c6b7dcd37fe4212.jpg

2026-06-14 00:52:07 CEST

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OMG it has been many years since I listened to John Butler. Ocean was the song I found him with.
https://youtu.be/hQjwkXrcUrs

2026-06-13 04:13:10 CEST

Rediscovered a nostalgic song.
The enunciation and energy behind "your best bet is to stay away MOTHER FUCKER" has not diminished whatsoever since the early oughts.
https://youtu.be/igQUBP44G_k

2026-06-13 02:08:56 CEST

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OP snagging a pic from Twitter, posting here, and responding to the flurry of confused questions afterward asking who, what, where, huh, is AI? With not sure, I dunno 🤣😂
WITAF is going on? 😱

2026-06-07 04:02:53 CEST

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Absolute dope @nprofile…vgt2

2026-06-07 04:01:52 CEST

I'm holding this narrow path...
https://wavlake.com/track/69010467-cf23-497d-a516-b1a458d540c0

2026-06-07 02:44:16 CEST

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Iunno. Don't really care about zaps. Just enjoy the community. But here is a try I guess.
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsw8zs9s4pzfpcs3jag0sv53muxj6az56cx9z958p79ek28lg4wdhscl32tv

2026-06-06 16:43:34 CEST

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If you accept that the intellectually sloppy "mining is energy waste" premise this is an interesting thought path. It is a "mining vs. resistive heating", not "mining vs. nothing" argument. Mining is superior because you "get something" alongside the heat output so value added into a system and here is where I see it plugging into your last could of questions and linking back to @nprofile…7943 's original post. For full disclosure this is my simple mind playing with the limited concepts I know and understand.
Embedded hashrate production into all heating devices to take advantage of the value add prop would counter the cartel by distributing and democratizing the fight over the blockspace. It would be difficult to fight against millions of homes who are operating independently and it scales tilt more toward a lottery system. But then the opportunity to consolidate into a power position would move up to the coordination layer how how these lottery winning devices get their block reward.
Even is that coordination layer is solved to remain distributed and democratic, then it would turn into an arms race to design, manufacture and build more efficient mining hardware. We've been experiencing this warfront for years already. Those who have the capital to buy and operationalize the latest generation of ASIC get a temporary leg up on returns. This would likely remain the case while it remains purely a hardware/chip solution. Because it seems infeasible for home heating devices to be upgraded to keep up. Even if the architecture exists (plug and play mining upgrades on your water heater) it would require home owners:
-To have the knowledge and incentive to participate in the system - electric companies creating a system to get sats for lower electrical rates? This leads to more attack surface area for the cartel concept
-Be willing to pay the marginal upgrade price to compete with large capital miner farms upgrading their fleet
I'm not sure @nprofile…0z2q, but its interesting for sure.

2026-06-06 15:56:06 CEST

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Great write up and bringing concepts together!

2026-05-29 04:10:16 CEST

US Constitution published on Bitcoin?
https://mempool.space/tx/261f3d9a0414c2904932183be3a51f1773087d03c664468f85c7b6f9ce8a5686?mode=details

2026-05-23 00:53:57 CEST

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Wtf is the pink dust from explosions?

2026-05-15 03:09:35 CEST

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And the argument about AI evolving to this point before it is ready is sound. It seems wild west right now. But I also believe the same could be said about the advent of social media platforms tbh.

2026-05-13 03:22:09 CEST

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I need to add the book to my reading list. But there is something about the movie that has captivated me. It may have been my kids becoming so emotional when we watched but it hit me in the feels a couple of times from different angles. There is something about imagining two being from such different walks of life aligning to a common purpose and building such a bond in a short time. It's hard to imagine how that is even possible in this day and age with the same species on this mud ball. I grew up in a place and time where it was common. But today... unimaginable and it's fucking sad.

2026-05-13 03:11:00 CEST

I'm curious what NOSTR thought about Project Hail Mary.

2026-05-09 07:19:41 CEST

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Let me ask plainly. Is the song yours, a collaboration or not? 😀

2026-05-09 07:17:17 CEST

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I didn't think the female vocals were yours 😂 but are you contributing to or writing it?

2026-05-09 06:31:32 CEST

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The next best question is how do you contribute after retirement? How do you plan to invest that time for good after securing that retirement?

2026-05-03 04:13:02 CEST

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So what action do you take with this information?

2026-05-03 04:03:34 CEST

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So this song "Hold On," is you?

2026-05-02 07:53:18 CEST

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Ah fak. This is a playlist isn't it? I'm still trying to navigate this new tech 😂

2026-05-02 06:34:35 CEST

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I need to know more of the story on how you arrived at this song. There is a story here with history and collaboration. I have been doing what my wife calls "abusing this song" which translates to me listening to it on repeat more than 5 times in a row.

2026-05-02 06:09:20 CEST

Let's go @nprofile…5t4l !!!!!!!!
https://wavlake.com/track/69010467-cf23-497d-a516-b1a458d540c0

2026-04-25 00:06:05 CEST

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💯 agree no rules and but fascinated by how people perceive certain things with the lack of rules while only engaging a portion of their sensor array.
Appreciate the comment Paul. 🤙

2026-04-24 00:26:41 CEST

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@nprofile…8f86 or @nprofile…5hu5 can I get some exposure for feedback? Or if you guys know of a similar poll result - that would be cool. This question has been bugging me the past three months.

2026-04-03 17:14:59 CEST

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https://blossom.primal.net/d67fee4806c130756a10464e8065e1b9cc9936a1301763f02cec062d343b5c46.gif

2026-04-02 03:06:27 CEST

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I don't disagree that the argument is I'll constructed. But a clear and present problem in society is the lack of willingness (or even worse disability) of people to engage in civil discourse. This type of content only contributes to that problem. Whether it is intentional or not, I will stop following you and seek others willing to be part of the solution instead of amplifying an already sprawling problem. I wish upon you the future in which you deserve @nprofile…fm4n.

2026-04-01 13:27:56 CEST

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https://blossom.primal.net/04ba9b6de1c80db9370f5c938c01ab9d536848030de43c9093de5cd4f3185280.gif

2026-04-01 03:07:35 CEST

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This hit home. It feels like cartwheeling down a hill head over heels and occasionally pulling off a super elegant "nailed it" before going right back into the death spin 🤣😂

2026-03-29 23:44:01 CEST

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Where is the information supporting your claim?

2026-03-29 23:40:04 CEST

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Help me understand potential use cases. Maybe I'm missing the broader vision. It looks cool as hell but I'm still struggling to connect future opportunities to this advancement.

2026-03-28 14:48:29 CET

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Love it! And MJK is legend.

2026-03-25 23:53:31 CET

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What book Kontext?

2026-03-25 03:50:13 CET

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Hey @nprofile…wszm congrats on the pullups. They have always been my achilles heel.
Unrelated... after I zap it shows disconnected npub until I leave the post and come back. Were you guys aware of this? Is it something I need to change on my side? I tested a few iterations on this thread to confirm what I was seeing.

2026-03-24 01:55:15 CET

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Slop has existed on every medium. Radio ads, Television commercials, social media pre-AI with all of the previous plus users making careers off of spewing garbage. Yet now people draw a line in the sand and anchor "slop" to "AI" and try to tie them exclusively together. To me, that avoids the root of the problem.

2026-03-23 02:00:11 CET

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This looks really "AI-ish"

2026-03-21 21:24:20 CET

Some people should reflect upon the poem Ozymandias.
"...My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!..."

2026-03-19 23:29:22 CET

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Pot kettle. Kettle pot.

2026-03-19 18:42:59 CET

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You'll need to unpack details of this claim. Especially since they moved it to self-custody and gave other options.

2026-03-14 19:16:25 CET

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💯 he is. I don't have a position either way but he absolutely added words to what was actually said.

2026-03-12 12:37:09 CET

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What are some useful mental models or ways to become a better strategic thinker?

2026-03-05 00:47:14 CET

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Did we get the wallet setup @nprofile…8f86?

2026-03-04 19:24:56 CET

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Report back after successful setup.

2026-03-04 19:22:40 CET

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It is part of the journey.
I was also a silly goose back in 2012. Purchased a few GPUs to learn the ins and outs of mining. I consolidated a bunch of cryptos, including a handful of BTC, into LTC because I thought it made more sense. I was orange pilled 4 years ago after reading a few books.
I decided to stop tormenting myself about the 2012 misstep. But it does take some time. Take care of yourself. 🥹

2026-03-03 16:02:27 CET

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😂🤣

2026-03-03 15:59:48 CET

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😂🤣

2026-02-24 14:38:24 CET

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That is why I asked how this LOC approach works on my response to the original post.

2026-02-24 01:03:00 CET

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What was the price of Bitcoin at the time you secured the line of credit?

2026-02-24 00:20:13 CET

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How does the initial LOC credit amount work and the interest on payments? I understand that the offering is underway. But there has been a lot of "I've been waiting for this" circulating on this thread and similar mediums. So theory works just fine as long as it is ELI5.

2026-02-24 00:17:45 CET

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I'm interested in how this worked in your experience. I'm still trying to understand how these lines of credit would emerge and be priced with payback interest.

2026-02-24 00:15:22 CET

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BITLOC 😂

2026-02-19 04:52:35 CET

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We are due. And unfortunately our kids will get the brunt of it.

2026-02-17 00:52:44 CET

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This has been a kernel of a thought in my mind for the past 20 months. Trying to understand Lowery's thought process. How to applies to basic principles across history. It seems we cannot go on in a world where the cost of compute approaches zero. But at the same time it coulenstifle innovation. 🤷‍♂️

2026-02-16 17:43:03 CET

From: Jason Lowery
Every civilization eventually discovers the same thing: If you don’t make access to your domain expensive, you lose control of it.
Castle walls weren’t built to look impressive.
They were built to impose cost.
They forced attackers to expend real-world energy before they could gain access.
In every domain, physical cost imposition is the preserver of sovereignty.
Cyberspace never had the ability to impose physical cost. Until now.
Why does this matter? Because we are about to lose jurisdiction over the internet if we dont start imposing cost.
Agentic AI can and will scale infinitely. Human time & energy production cannot.
That asymmetry is about to determine who controls the internet.
Right now, access to cyberspace is virtually free. Which means AI wins.
AI agents don’t get tired.
They don’t sleep.
They don’t stop.
If nothing changes, cyberspace will inevitably be dominated by AI, not humans.
Not because they’re smarter.
Because operating on the internet is so cheap.
The solution is not to make more software or more AI.
The solution is to make access to cyberspace more physically expensive.
Every login.
Every API call.
Every command signal.
Reject them all unless they show proof that real-world energy was spent.
In this sense, Proof-of-Work acts like a digital castle wall. It forces any person or AI agent who wants access to the internet to pay in energy first. It makes virtual reality obey the physics of 3D reality.
And 3D reality is where humans still have the advantage. 3D reality is where we still have dominion.
We are already have to spend time & energy doing everything we do.
We control the power plants.
We control the fuel.
We control the production of energy itself.
And we were in control of 95% of all Bitcoin before the AI agents flooded the internet.
This is not about money.
This is about cyber sovereignty.
Source: https://x.com/i/status/2023423756648235428

2026-02-14 06:16:45 CET

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Sorry for the typos. I'm a bit emotional through reflection thinking back 20 years in life and realizing the impact it had.

2026-02-03 04:58:17 CET

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I quite enjoyed it for a decade and a half.

2026-01-15 03:18:26 CET

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Black on Live and Loud is one of my favorites. The 1m30s mark is engrained in my mind as one of the most epic sounds from Sevendust.
https://youtu.be/yLqCcqkTXj4
I've spent many hours of my life listening on repeat.

2026-01-06 03:34:31 CET

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Did he just mistakenly say "zombie knives"

2026-01-06 03:33:17 CET

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This can't be real...

2025-12-16 03:13:11 CET

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Doubt is the product. Hill & Knowlton helped major industries shift the narrative via doubt. Be careful what paradigms you wish for.

2025-12-04 03:07:11 CET

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The ironic analogy isn't missed here...

2025-11-26 04:46:33 CET

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.20/kwh is steep. I haven't checked mine in a bit but when I was tolerate of mining it was closer to .11/kwh

2025-11-25 19:15:50 CET

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I would run a couple of ASICs in my garage during the winter in the Midwest. It kept it comfortable on the coldest of days down to 0f IIRC

2025-11-25 01:30:41 CET

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Agree with Ben, you need to understand upper and lower potential on hash/sat payout. Also consider are you wanting to fully replace the existing heatsrouce or offset by mining? Do you know what your price of electricity is?

2025-11-21 01:59:54 CET

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Great picture. Tell the story to connect us. 😀

2025-11-09 00:40:36 CET

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Nice 👍🏼

2025-11-02 23:02:43 CET

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This is interesting. I've never thought about it until now, but how long are 3d printed frames reliable when printed with plastic based filament? Or is this metal based?

2025-11-01 17:58:08 CET

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This is really cool. Both the idea and video.

2025-10-26 05:42:01 CET

GN NOSTR. I'll share the most profound video I've experienced in 2025.
https://youtu.be/u2sg-KGIRng

2025-10-17 14:55:34 CEST

GM
"Nothing frightens me more than a person unwilling to learn, even at their own expense. That's a darkness I will never understand".
-G.H. Scott (2023 movie Leave the World Behind)

2025-10-08 15:25:31 CEST

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I'm curious what it means to be hash-heated. Good looking product though.

2025-10-07 03:48:49 CEST

Damn. Hal has been busy today....

2025-10-06 14:40:11 CEST

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Humbly stack sats and toil away in the fiat mines.

2025-10-06 13:48:39 CEST

GM @nprofile…deta

2025-10-05 18:36:49 CEST

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I began mining in 2011 and learning the ins and outs of crypto. I mined LTC, BTC and a few crap coins. By the time I decided to shut it down I consolidated everything into LTC and put my wallet on a thumb drive. After reading many books about BTC over a decade later I realized I bet on the wrong horse and for that I am still on the treadmill in the fiat mines.
You get BTC at the price you deserve.

2025-10-04 22:42:13 CEST

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Show me the shot group

2025-10-04 18:47:39 CEST

You've been hit by
You've been struck by
A smooth criminal
https://blossom.primal.net/be74a81586ab232557d68806ec42f0f300038bcad02c32eacb03a236e6977973.png

2025-10-04 18:42:51 CEST

WITH A REBEL YELL, SHE CRIED, "MORE MORE MORE!"
Saturday fun with #AI 🤣
https://blossom.primal.net/35467930b467e59835950d1cfa640063a0b639b5aef19b8f2414bae1901dc018.png

2025-09-25 07:19:11 CEST

#Vegas
https://blossom.primal.net/e463148b33bd8560145278c123c7ad57410e6e30b5371c4603fd771e00fd86b4.jpg

2025-09-23 18:29:53 CEST

Any #nostr users attending Enterprise Tech Leadership Summit in Las Vegas this week? #ETLS

2025-09-22 04:18:24 CEST

GN 🤘

2025-09-18 20:43:14 CEST

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Let's ignore the fact they look atrocious.

2025-09-18 05:38:32 CEST

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Dang I'm here for a conference this week and will leave Friday. Would love to stay through the weekend but I'm traveling the rest of the month and need to maximize weekend time with family.

2025-09-17 05:27:50 CEST

https://blossom.primal.net/94626b04fe502a735b0beead99eab60bb1f5fd4ed38a6e9ba1b9ab9c2561feca.png

2025-09-16 03:37:47 CEST

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If all 340 million Americans received $1,400 then the remaining amount of printed money is $7,524,000,000,000 if my math is correct.