Nostr notes by DugandRupe

“Hindsight won’t help you, so don’t fall into that trap. ...

2026-05-17T22:36:27+02:00

“Hindsight won’t help you, so don’t fall into that trap. Just because you know it now….. you didn’t know it before.” The experienced lady, providing advice to the mother and husband of the father and son who died in the Oceangate deep sea implosion.

While a very different situation to the bitcoin you could have bought in 2020 or even November 2022, maybe sage advice to a newbie dealing with their own saltiness.

When Lisa Nandy MP speaks, I immediately reach in the opposite ...

2026-05-17T12:07:49+02:00

When Lisa Nandy MP speaks, I immediately reach in the opposite direction , you’re saying continuing to limp along in a bad direction with a divided government is the way forward?

Marxist academic father would likely agree with you, communism is great, it just hasn’t been done right, yet.

Sea of Green!!!!

2026-05-17T12:03:57+02:00

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Sea of Green!!!!

Call be Bernie Madoff then!!!!! 😘👌

2026-05-17T08:39:25+02:00

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Call be Bernie Madoff then!!!!! 😘👌

Gm nostriches, chilling momentarily with #catstr and ...

2026-05-17T07:57:23+02:00

Gm nostriches, chilling momentarily with #catstr and TFTC (nprofile…5crq) before going once more into the breach and into the marking, chances I get it all finished tomorrow are improving (if I get cracking today).

Interesting bbc article; Labour showing clearly that if you accept anyone willing to buy votes with promises or appeal to constituency demographics, in time, chips will be cashed and votes can’t be whipped. Compared to the previous pms, this time is different, Cameron introduced brexit and disagreements could not be settled and the old system changed.

After this, serious leadership was needed, but added to this, the ability for parties to appeal to the demands and demographics of a rapid changing country (the Boris wave is coming home to roost), there won’t be the cohesion in the country or parliament to make the difficult decisions needed to sort this out.

Making things go from bad to worse, Wes “so got bullied at school” Streting is now saying he’ll aim to get back into the carwreck that is Europe. Fml, British will be receiving a letter from the board of country namers informing us we no longer have the “Great”, and it might have replace that with “Shit”.

One hopes that next time around (election wise), the traditionals of the country will take the stoics route and vote for the party willing to get the hard tasks done (and they deliver), and not simply rape the treasury and those with assets in the country. #coffeechain calling

Gm nostriches, happy Saturday freaks, feeling a world better than ...

2026-05-16T08:11:35+02:00

Gm nostriches, happy Saturday freaks, feeling a world better than last week, but also refuelling after #blooddonation97, no.100 should be coming up early next year., Neo_rr suggesting I’m the one (or helping neonatal babies).

Grabbing a quiet moment in bed with #catstr, but knowing there is marking that I can get ahead on before others wake up…….. not the way I want to spend my Saturday, but better than having to bring it on holiday with me.

Press up and #coffeechain shoulder get things moving.

Done, and nice 👌😘

2026-05-14T12:34:17+02:00

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Done, and nice 👌😘

🤯

2026-05-14T08:47:47+02:00

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Getting my MTB fix anyway I can. ...

2026-05-14T07:31:30+02:00

Getting my MTB fix anyway I can.

quoting
nevent1q…rsly
Gm nostriches, happy Thursday, awake early, packed lunches sorted, #catstr fed, breakfast sorted for the eldest.

Minimal fun today as marking of student work to be done, 9 completed already and targeting getting it done by next Tuesday, wish me luck.

Couple of days old from Dom Frisby, British sovereign debt market breaking, my eyes have been open since 2022, so many people still targeting fiat values of assets (or pension promises, 🤦‍♂️)

Uk public spending is £48k debt per house hold, they are frittering away your future and the value of any Stirling you have. Dom says hold gold, but I for one don’t want to have the treasure trove sitting in my house, and anything other than a Britannia in my hand isn’t worth half as much (also fyi, those bad boys are cap gains free atm). Rates staying high, yield curve control coming, political instability (bro, chaos and boring are different, but are both bad), can’t see how unemployment won’t sky rocket, even those with “safe jobs” are facing the axe and where exactly does a sociology PhD go after getting the sack?

#catstr and #coffeechain keeping me calm, day ahead could be better, but getting the work done will always move things forward.

Have a good one freaks.

And if they don’t go the unreleased asset seizure (route) the ...

2026-05-12T10:59:15+02:00

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And if they don’t go the unreleased asset seizure (route) the easier target will just be the billionaires and the result will be very similar. https://primal.net/Dug/But-surely-we-can-just-tax-the-billionaires-yil41f

Two economists with mouths tasting like dog shit!!! ...

2026-05-11T14:20:00+02:00

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Two economists with mouths tasting like dog shit!!! TheGuySwann (nprofile…7we8) 🫡🙌😘

You can’t make this shit up.

2026-05-11T08:05:21+02:00

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You can’t make this shit up.

Steady on there, trying not to doom scroll nostr!!!

2026-05-10T19:09:50+02:00

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Steady on there, trying not to doom scroll nostr!!!

I’m just getting started fuckers.

2026-05-08T20:45:13+02:00

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I’m just getting started fuckers.

I’m old people!!!!

2026-05-08T20:36:32+02:00

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I’m old people!!!!

Wild

2026-05-08T13:53:20+02:00

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Wild

Gm nostriches, happy freakin’ Friday. Enjoy the fresh air, ...

2026-05-08T12:07:17+02:00

Gm nostriches, happy freakin’ Friday. Enjoy the fresh air, enjoy the sun, even if it may not be that warm.

Already looking interesting, and while voting just feels like “the illusion of choice”, it does provide a relatively strong message to both the current party in power but also the markets on how the populous is feeling. Also love wales and Scotland didn’t count overnight, because their finances are so fucked, neither can afford to pay overtime to counters…..

Surprised that Labour is only down 50%.

Concerned that Reform have to actually get their act together on a large scale to show in two years that are actually capable of governing.

Relieved that the marketing of Greens to the lowest common denominator has a flaw; societies biggest leeches don’t have sufficient drive to actually get out and vote. 🫡🙌😘

Final teaching Friday of the year, so far, no students have turned up as no attendance points this week. They appeared a few minutes late and had a pretty good conversation.

#coffeechain healing my hurts, the mental citadel is my church, because tonight…….. beer and popcorn!

I moved my whole pension so I could be with a provider so I ...

2026-05-07T20:50:53+02:00

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I moved my whole pension so I could be with a provider so I could, bought a little, but then there was a rule change to say they could no long let be in pensions…… they want to guide us to their dog shit bonds and shitty fiat companies!!!

Even a monkey, or like me, a dog, tapping prompts into an AI ...

2026-05-07T19:01:37+02:00

Even a monkey, or like me, a dog, tapping prompts into an AI engine will eventually produce an image of value.

If we take a step back, take a deep breath, consider what we have control of, then buy some bitcoin,

You only have the part of your mind that rejects reason to over come to arrive at inner peace.

Inspired by meditations. Marcus Aurelius, daily stoicism.

Freaks, stack harder.

Such an important show, and think of a previous show that said ...

2026-05-07T10:20:23+02:00

Such an important show, and think of a previous show that said the level of violence in the LGBT community went 🚀 when the T was added.

I can be clear, I’m not phobic of people with serious gender disphoria (or what ever), I’m phobic of the activists who will at best call me a bigot simply for saying I’m against men beating up women in a boxing ring just because they failed at being a male boxer. Men in female prisons is a dangerous, sexist joke.

Absolutely, the truth is the simpler way forward, due to my own damaged brain, I simply can’t maintain a lie and as a result will call out one. As Marcus says, (paraphrasing) basing actions on reason, we can ignore what others may do or say. We are in the right.

I’m not a bigot, I’m simply looking out for my daughters’ safety, unfortunately “mother knows best” appears to trump this position.

quoting
nevent1q…38y4
"Always tell the truth. It's easier to remember."

🚨 New pod with Graham Lineham, we discuss:
- The friends who turned on him
- Women's sport & prisons
- Phones & the lost generation
- OnlyFans generation

Full episode - https://linktr.ee/petermccormack

Where is the petition for prosecuting the rogue agents who ...

2026-05-07T08:13:18+02:00

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Where is the petition for prosecuting the rogue agents who themselves broke the law/flaunted the law.

😳🫡🙌

2026-05-07T08:12:16+02:00

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😳🫡🙌

Gm nostriches. Happy Thursday to all those who celebrate, was ...

2026-05-07T07:48:45+02:00

Gm nostriches. Happy Thursday to all those who celebrate, was “guided” towards joining a school trip with the youngest, thought “I get to” so “why not”, so no biking just standard stuff while #wifestr prepares for a few days away with siblings. 🫡

But that’s so mundane compared to the local, Welsh and Scottish elections, serious swings could take place, given these smaller elections tend to get more of the “extremes” out. Reform and greens look like they could do well, but short term that is just the driver of the next chapter.

Keir will likely continue to dig his heals in (boring don’t care) everything grinds downwards, twitchy bond markets will see where things are going, uncertainty combined with likely more spending (green local councils will literally implode once they get any power ), so then at a larger scale, bond are connected with this, if you lend money to the government you have to believe in the unit of account (see my read, sorry graphs aren’t there), but how will old GBP get treated.

I for one will likely take the chance to offload some, while there is still an exchange rate to btc, or gold (let’s be honest). When the dust settles after today, people will need to make decisions, 1) how the country will look and what we can do 2) how to protect the value of your time and energy (off the books money likely the way forward) and ultimately 3) whether you want to take a front row seat as wealth gets criminalised (maybe an extreme word, but I’m not leaving money in sight to find out) so get out, i bet Kate the Russian and BasaltoFund (nprofile…fgmd) are doing a brisk business with us Brits at the moment (need to sort this, Mstr heavy isa needs to sort itself out) 🫡🙌

Anyways, take it easy freaks, wish me luck with a class of 9 year olds that aren’t mine (remember, I get to, TheGuySwann (nprofile…8ftm) ), and grab a #coffeechain and enjoy the show from where ever you may be. If you have a sofa to crash on in another country, I may look you up!!

Finally, saw a video on a restomod f355. Lambo, you ain’t seeing any of my money when bitcoin reaches fair value (♾️)

But the holders may choose to dump as market values may continue ...

2026-05-05T21:47:48+02:00

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But the holders may choose to dump as market values may continue to fall or fall further. And Traders don’t care about “hold to maturity”. Also, government borrowing costs and broader borrowing costs aren’t going to help anyone holding credit.

Is this the point where someone says UK on the brink? Rates have ...

2026-05-05T20:53:01+02:00

Is this the point where someone says UK on the brink? Rates have increase 18% since the beginning of March. When does GBP read the room as holders take a bees line for the exit hatch.

Let me tell you why nostr doesn’t get the same “reach” as ...

2026-05-05T20:18:30+02:00

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Let me tell you why nostr doesn’t get the same “reach” as my “X” account. 🧐

Good morning bitte. 🫡🙌😘

2026-05-05T07:24:27+02:00

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Good morning bitte. 🫡🙌😘

It’s all about the money supply freaks. The Austrians told us ...

2026-05-05T07:23:01+02:00

It’s all about the money supply freaks. The Austrians told us as much.

quoting
nevent1q…dlxh
If the supply of money grows faster than growth of the economy, each dollar becomes less valuable.

I moved my whole pension so I could hold the etf as well as mstr ...

2026-05-05T07:21:29+02:00

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I moved my whole pension so I could hold the etf as well as mstr to reduce the issue, but then the uk government blocked bitcoin ETFs in pensions, so now that chunk of proof of work that went into the pension (my wages) is just there as a remnant of my former fiat existence, well that and exit liquidity for when they charge me to leave the country.

Those living extravagantly haven’t yet found their inner ...

2026-05-04T18:13:52+02:00

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Those living extravagantly haven’t yet found their inner citadel.

🫡🙌

2026-05-02T09:07:59+02:00

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Gm nostriches, happy Saturday freaks, enjoying a slow morning for ...

2026-05-02T08:03:42+02:00

Gm nostriches, happy Saturday freaks, enjoying a slow morning for heading to London for the day, #catsr keeping me company with a #coffeechain along side some #meditations #bitcoinisvenice. allen (nprofile…pl0w) you and sash are too clever for me, but I’m gonna finish it!!!!! Environmentalist argument was 😘👌

Hmmm, let’s just check the bbc, great, “we will stop the right to protest”, but just for reasons we think are appropriate……… nothing like living in a full authoritarian state. Hmmm, rather than locking down the country with 300 more bobbies in London, how’s about keeping the clinically insane locked up? Just a thought. The list of clinicians who are letting these knife wielding maniacs out is going, maybe their check list for “care in the community” candidates needs to be reviewed.

So bitcoiners, how often to you think about Ancient Rome, Marcus ...

2026-05-01T22:37:11+02:00

So bitcoiners, how often to you think about Ancient Rome, Marcus Aurelius and Stoicism in a day?

Yeah boy, saylor (nprofile…7n7e) has to be a stoic, anyone who wasn’t but was a ceo for thirty years would have fully lost it without some sort of growth miracle. Had been getting slightly bored of the perpetual “digital credit” monologue, but now I’m up for listening again.

We all need to think about Ancient Rome a little more. Can’t wait to hear about the new PMS audience take to some hard economic facts. Good work Pete, now reply to my email please!! 🫡🙌

quoting
nevent1q…cy7t
"Human capital is getting demonetised."

Michael Saylor on the future economy:
- A billion robots are coming for the jobs
- Working hard no longer makes you rich
- You have 10 years to adapt
- Most people won't

New episode out now - https://youtu.be/cDr8Ssi6gM0

Gm nostriches, penultimate sessions with the honest fresh faces, ...

2026-05-01T07:51:08+02:00

Gm nostriches, penultimate sessions with the honest fresh faces, well only a year into their indoctrination, first years today.

Supposed to be covering stuff related to their assignment, base material still garbage, so have some quality AI generated images to out the shits into them about using AI rather than learning to think. A little bit of self reflection for me and well, it would be a waste if I didn’t show them how my research “fixes this”.

#coffeechain done, taking kids to camp this evening, and London tomorrow, busy busy. Hoping a bit of time on the train to make progress through the paperback proof. HODL (nprofile…v598) you stoicism comment sorted some final connections so had to add in. Maybe the second plot of the book!!!!

David Starkey would lose his shit if he listened to that part of ...

2026-04-30T13:10:16+02:00

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David Starkey would lose his shit if he listened to that part of the episode!!!

Finally some signal coming out of the Bitcoin conference, great ...

2026-04-30T12:41:38+02:00

Finally some signal coming out of the Bitcoin conference, great to have the team back together dannyknowles (nprofile…35zg) petermccormack (nprofile…n0j9) and HODL (nprofile…xsyl) .

The way forward, yeah Rupert Lowe could be it, but also to understand what British culture could mean, stiff upper lip, yeah, but could it be stocism? I think Rupert could be viewed as a bit of a traditional British stoic. Love the reference HODL (nprofile…xsyl) maybe you’ve read/listened to Connor’s recent episode with CedricYoungelman (nprofile…atha) , then also Tytler, which I learnt about that quote from Danielprince (nprofile…5gug) ‘s valuarchy episode, really provides a foundation for viewing where we are. If you want to vote for something, you have to be willing to pay for it yourself. But then again, Hodl probably read all this stuff before it was cool 😎.

🫡🙌

https://fountain.fm/episode/EVPskr2eiBAxnlF7uZeY

quoting
nevent1q…6qkp
Biggest Bitcoin conference in the world and the biggest, headliners stand up to speak about Bitcoin and what to the suitcoiners talk about? Digital credits!!!

What do the bitcoin curious politicians talk about? Stablecoins with side of bitbonds.

I’m old enough to remember when nation state adoption was the order of the day, I thought we’d be talking about the death of the dollar, not the dollar attempting to strange Bitcoin to be kept in a box as “pristine collateral”

Good luck to the UK treasury and GBP to stand up to this ...

2026-04-30T12:32:36+02:00

Good luck to the UK treasury and GBP to stand up to this carwreck!

quoting
nevent1q…jmjg
Holy shit, and the news appears to be turning a blind eye to the gilt marketing being in the process of collapsing. 5.027%

For context the “the gilt crisis”
Peaked at 4.35% and total debt isa fair bit high than it before before Labour set the money printer to brrrrrr

nevent1q…m68d

Might substitute 3. Trap hihats, as a non drummer limited ...

2026-04-30T12:30:13+02:00

Might substitute 3. Trap hihats, as a non drummer limited understanding of this, but sure even drummers won’t complain if I replace it with Marxism, although veganism could be a proxy for that.

quoting
nevent1q…txeg
5 things I have no time for:

1. AI
2. Quantum computing
3. Trap hihats
4. Politicians
5. Vegan anything

Hit me with your list.

#lists

Gm nostriches, still a few finishing touches to do on my garden ...

2026-04-30T07:35:56+02:00

Gm nostriches, still a few finishing touches to do on my garden bolt hole…….. sorry, “kid’s playhouse”. Now for today and to replace the trampoline……..

Solid morning with the late night Based Trading Cards (nprofile…fyzn) delivery turning into a morning treat waiting at the front door for me. Season 4 are looking so sweet, but also feeling the need to hold off the ripping until we hit a milestone. ATH, hmmm, so 2021, how’s about UK gilt market collapse? Should not test my low time preference too much!!!! #catstr saying “time for a second #coffeechain”

And in Wales, that’s 20mph. On the plus side, when I’m there, ...

2026-04-30T07:21:57+02:00

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And in Wales, that’s 20mph. On the plus side, when I’m there, so much time to reflect while driving…….

Biggest Bitcoin conference in the world and the biggest, ...

2026-04-29T20:10:07+02:00

Biggest Bitcoin conference in the world and the biggest, headliners stand up to speak about Bitcoin and what to the suitcoiners talk about? Digital credits!!!

What do the bitcoin curious politicians talk about? Stablecoins with side of bitbonds.

I’m old enough to remember when nation state adoption was the order of the day, I thought we’d be talking about the death of the dollar, not the dollar attempting to strange Bitcoin to be kept in a box as “pristine collateral”

Holy shit, and the news appears to be turning a blind eye to the ...

2026-04-29T12:17:39+02:00

Holy shit, and the news appears to be turning a blind eye to the gilt marketing being in the process of collapsing. 5.027%

For context the “the gilt crisis”
Peaked at 4.35% and total debt isa fair bit high than it before before Labour set the money printer to brrrrrr

quoting
nevent1q…m68d
Ga nostriches, for all those Brits out there, might wanna get some some 10Y gilts, offering a pretty healthy yield at the moment.

Ah wait, so yeah, this is Effectively an inverse to the value of GBP?

I wouldn’t touch it with a ten foot barge pole.

Also, 30 minutes late, so Gm for all those who celebrate.

Deep breath. Now is the only moment we ever have. ...

2026-04-29T11:24:09+02:00

Deep breath. Now is the only moment we ever have.

quoting
nevent1q…atss
"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life." #stoicism #life #philosophy

🫡🙌

2026-04-29T09:46:05+02:00

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Gm nostriches, thank those who supported your learning away from ...

2026-04-29T07:48:29+02:00

Gm nostriches, thank those who supported your learning away from the public and spend lavishly on it, it’s value will be measured in terms of where it get you. (Paraphrasing and augmenting #meditations).

Interesting lack of news coming out of Vegas, looking forward to the Bugle_News (nprofile…ye8z) and RabbitHoleRecap (nprofile…ncd3) take over coming this evening (🤞). Hoping there is a bit of honesty about the venue, and not too much appealing to the institutions. No man will tell me what I can or cannot do with MY money or make decisions about MY money (well it’s a nice thought and while btc in cold storage is the only money that fits the bill, not that interested in anything else)

And on another, fiat brained note, after 6 straight red months, rather pleasant to receive a little pop of green to reflect the time of year. But it’s not about the fiat denomination.

Oh and tidied up roof, pretty happy with how it’s looking. At least I now have somewhere to go when I’m “sent to the dog house”.

Ga nostriches, for all those Brits out there, might wanna get ...

2026-04-28T13:29:00+02:00

Ga nostriches, for all those Brits out there, might wanna get some some 10Y gilts, offering a pretty healthy yield at the moment.

Ah wait, so yeah, this is Effectively an inverse to the value of GBP?

I wouldn’t touch it with a ten foot barge pole.

Also, 30 minutes late, so Gm for all those who celebrate.

Book 9, day 12. Work. Don’t work as a miserable drudge, or in ...

2026-04-27T22:09:32+02:00

Book 9, day 12. Work. Don’t work as a miserable drudge, or in any expectation of pity or admiration. One aim only: action or inaction as civid cause demands.

Thank you sir, just the #meditation I needed today.

MADEX (nprofile…5ypw) thought you’d approve.

Moving in the right direction. More sun, less screen. Also, no ...

2026-04-27T10:07:10+02:00

Moving in the right direction. More sun, less screen. Also, no chemical based sunscreen, tallow all the way.

Gm nostriches, No Day Off. Busy weekend, up early this morning, ...

2026-04-27T07:20:00+02:00

Gm nostriches, No Day Off.

Busy weekend, up early this morning, finished off Jason Maier (nprofile…pj9v) ‘s book (now to pass it onto some “progressives” in my life) then a little bit of Marcus’s meditations (Heraclitus is my most in stoic thing to laugh at), body feeling like it’s been seriously put through it, but press-up done and #coffeechain

If I don’t improve myself, who will?

No need for a second job, but also suppose I better keep the ...

2026-04-26T13:03:18+02:00

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No need for a second job, but also suppose I better keep the first job, for the time being. 🫡🙌

4-6 hours for 2 people, around 8 hours in by myself, happy with ...

2026-04-25T21:14:34+02:00

4-6 hours for 2 people, around 8 hours in by myself, happy with the progress and over coming the challenges that really needed two people, did use the 9 year old to stop some walls falling over, but other than that, one man show.

Finish things off tomorrow both #catstr saying it’s time for dinner.

quoting
nevent1q…s45p
Gm nostriches, happy Saturday freaks, no days off with the playhouse needing some construction. Sun’s shining, #coffeechain brewing, now to attach the legs to this beast. Flipping it over could be fun!!!

Gm nostriches, happy Saturday freaks, no days off with the ...

2026-04-25T12:46:27+02:00

Gm nostriches, happy Saturday freaks, no days off with the playhouse needing some construction. Sun’s shining, #coffeechain brewing, now to attach the legs to this beast. Flipping it over could be fun!!!

We don’t dislike kyc because it’s intrusive, we hate it ...

2026-04-24T22:17:49+02:00

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We don’t dislike kyc because it’s intrusive, we hate it because it puts our lives at risk. 🫡🙌

Told my work colleague what I’d started reading. Of course, ...

2026-04-24T22:06:02+02:00

Told my work colleague what I’d started reading. Of course, he’d read them when he was 18 with other classics.

Nice guy, but from 50 yards, so easy to tell he is very fiat, and stoicism may have been read about, but not lived. Any fool can read. Only Individuals and sovereigns will learn and then act on pursuing a more meaningful life, achieving every day, proud if today is our last day on earth, because today we made a difference.

Suit coiners gonna suit coin. #nevent1q…u449

2026-04-24T20:02:22+02:00

Suit coiners gonna suit coin.

quoting
nevent1q…u449
how fucking gay do you have to be to think you’re entitled to Satoshi or anyone else’s bitcoins ? these are capital punishment ideas

Also, Paul Storcz is a bit retarded, no offence. Said as much in ...

2026-04-24T19:55:47+02:00

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Also, Paul Storcz is a bit retarded, no offence. Said as much in a peer reviewed article, for what it’s worth!!!!!!

I’m a massive fan of bip361, let the suits take satoshi’s ...

2026-04-24T19:54:54+02:00

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I’m a massive fan of bip361, let the suits take satoshi’s coins, keep running my node and then laugh at them for being retarded!!! https://primal.net/Dug/Ossification-and-Bitcoin-Development-zvh5p6

Such a wonderful and engaging voice!

2026-04-24T19:33:19+02:00

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Such a wonderful and engaging voice!

Nostr event nevent1qqsdh9vgx5knw04e62dh8n7yepsw03fdctu8y7s026xtspjgdfn2dcszyqg003lhwtwcjvmuerdkqswtvyajue5glz73jt54ju5nwk04dq76jp6y6k4

2026-04-24T19:20:37+02:00

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New favourite beer found, 7.8% plus a bigger can, or maybe ...

2026-04-24T19:17:11+02:00

New favourite beer found, 7.8% plus a bigger can, or maybe that’s the “having not eaten all day” talking. “Let’s oil the gears of life”

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nevent1q…3d7n
I’m a good cat owner and took my instructions!!!

nevent1q…6tpw

I’m a good cat owner and took my instructions!!! ...

2026-04-24T19:09:35+02:00

I’m a good cat owner and took my instructions!!!

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nevent1q…6tpw
Kids survived the session with me, my brain felt slightly drained after so much mundane material on leadership. Some good times here had referencing how the current uk government is not demonstrated good leadership characteristics!!!!!

#catstr just informed me it’s beer o clock, or was that dinner time?

nevent1q…aang

Kids survived the session with me, my brain felt slightly drained ...

2026-04-24T18:57:14+02:00

Kids survived the session with me, my brain felt slightly drained after so much mundane material on leadership. Some good times here had referencing how the current uk government is not demonstrated good leadership characteristics!!!!!

#catstr just informed me it’s beer o clock, or was that dinner time?

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nevent1q…aang
Gm nostriches, solid day yesterday, if insufficient biking for my liking. Tomorrow, I get to begin working on the Lego for adults playhouse for the kids, challenging, but productive way to spend my time.

Today on the other hand, the day of the week when I teach, which is at least is not the HR and diversity shit from last week, if only the management/leadership wasn’t taken from such a bullshit perspective, it’s all definitions and no “hero’s journeys” (cheers Rob1Ham (nprofile…l6s6)). So sorting in my head what a leader is to me (business leader anyway) and maybe bring that back into everyone needing to be the leader of their own journey.

To link it to last week, you need a connection with the leader to follow them into battle……… ergo that diversity bullshit of last week makes no sense and ends up with firms limping along until they run out of fiat funding.

#coffeechain surveying tomorrow challenge. 🫡🙌

Gm nostriches, solid day yesterday, if insufficient biking for my ...

2026-04-24T07:42:34+02:00

Gm nostriches, solid day yesterday, if insufficient biking for my liking. Tomorrow, I get to begin working on the Lego for adults playhouse for the kids, challenging, but productive way to spend my time.

Today on the other hand, the day of the week when I teach, which is at least is not the HR and diversity shit from last week, if only the management/leadership wasn’t taken from such a bullshit perspective, it’s all definitions and no “hero’s journeys” (cheers Rob1Ham (nprofile…l6s6)). So sorting in my head what a leader is to me (business leader anyway) and maybe bring that back into everyone needing to be the leader of their own journey.

To link it to last week, you need a connection with the leader to follow them into battle……… ergo that diversity bullshit of last week makes no sense and ends up with firms limping along until they run out of fiat funding.

#coffeechain surveying tomorrow challenge. 🫡🙌

Had my first experience of 15% of the final grade being earned ...

2026-04-22T19:26:27+02:00

Had my first experience of 15% of the final grade being earned through turning up. Add in a session last week on DEI and I think I’m closer than ever to saying good bye to the life of a teacher.

https://fountain.fm/episode/yhXPrRmLFXy783fLfnAy

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nevent1q…0dda

Good luck.

2026-04-22T11:25:26+02:00

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Good luck.

Gm Monday freaks, bringing things back down to earth with a bump ...

2026-04-20T07:51:38+02:00

Gm Monday freaks, bringing things back down to earth with a bump after a pretty awesome weekend visiting wales for the weekend.

So much fun taking #dogstr out with the girls, high point when the eldest (as she scaled a rocky incline over a pretty serious drop) said “mum would be shouting at us so much if she was here”

In my defence as a caring father I said “don’t fall off”. She did some awesome climbing and was beaming by the end. Let’s just go out there and take some physical risks (not financial, we Bitcoin so we don’t have to) 🫡🙌

#coffeechain

Please can main stream media be replaced with memes. I think it ...

2026-04-20T07:44:31+02:00

Please can main stream media be replaced with memes. I think it would help everyone.

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nevent1q…5fue

Gm nostriches, near perfect Spring morning in Wales (sunny, cool ...

2026-04-19T11:45:55+02:00

Gm nostriches, near perfect Spring morning in Wales (sunny, cool and relatively dry), breakfast sorted for Ma, kids sorted/ given a timeframe for when they have to shut off those damn devices, and I get an hour or so on the #bikestr. Added an extra hill and descent to the normal route and post #coffeechain and egg based breakfast, feeling pretty good.

Now to get the kids out into the fresh air with the #dogstr

They can’t manage getting the results of a vetting process, ...

2026-04-18T12:38:17+02:00

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They can’t manage getting the results of a vetting process, zero confidence they can manage thousands of migrants. My guess is as with every of other law, this will only make the situation worse!

Gm nostriches, visiting ma, getting a chance to sort a trip to a ...

2026-04-18T12:34:50+02:00

Gm nostriches, visiting ma, getting a chance to sort a trip to a hospital appointment a year after I “got to” hot foot it over to take over from my cousin after she had had a stroke. Tough times, but grateful I was able to be there and then step up with the fam to get her back to health.

Great morning is wales, not the most sun, but fresh air, hills to talk on, animals out in the wild and the #dogstr to provide the excuse.

Cinema later and then picked up from steak for dinner tonight to continue her road to recovery!!!

Make beer and steak for special occasions and sunny days. ...

2026-04-18T00:24:01+02:00

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Make beer and steak for special occasions and sunny days. Moderates intake, particularly if you in Blighty !

Holy crap, what a day, discussing the propaganda with the ...

2026-04-17T23:34:14+02:00

Holy crap, what a day, discussing the propaganda with the students to the point when running a business becomes compliance and paying tax, described it as proper grim!!!

Watch a “process experience” person tell a reporter of how important her job was, talking about diversity, “it works the best when you work with people you have nothing in common with, you can just tell them when they’ve done something wrong”. 😳

Discussing this with the kids and I just had to say the lady, with all her good intentions was discussing the most miserable place to work ever, there was no one in a group you could relate to, or liked, diversity scored well, but actually giving a crap about any of your colleagues? I wouldn’t work there, actually got a bit emotional in front of them, it was full on Marxism!!!!!!!!! Didn’t realise my uni was quite that bad!

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nevent1q…twe4
Gm nostriches, happy Friday. Prepping myself for the teaching and material that appears to suggest that the primary function of the HR department is now ensuring it discriminates against my demographic, because if you’re note chosen based on your abilities that magically results in more creative solutions (but less is said about delivery……..)

Ah well, if nothing else, after moving a bit more than a metric ton of gravel yesterday, 250kg of cement, digging up some turf and quite a few steps, hoping the mind should at least be clear to let rip!!!

Now to keep the inner Hyde under control so I don’t get too many “you can’t say that” comments, but you know what, Mr Hyde don’t give a shit!!!

Wonder what payout package he gets, even though he’s ...

2026-04-17T12:12:52+02:00

Wonder what payout package he gets, even though he’s demonstrated complete incompetence and potentially committed treason.

Gm nostriches, happy Friday. Prepping myself for the teaching and ...

2026-04-17T09:01:52+02:00

Gm nostriches, happy Friday. Prepping myself for the teaching and material that appears to suggest that the primary function of the HR department is now ensuring it discriminates against my demographic, because if you’re note chosen based on your abilities that magically results in more creative solutions (but less is said about delivery……..)

Ah well, if nothing else, after moving a bit more than a metric ton of gravel yesterday, 250kg of cement, digging up some turf and quite a few steps, hoping the mind should at least be clear to let rip!!!

Now to keep the inner Hyde under control so I don’t get too many “you can’t say that” comments, but you know what, Mr Hyde don’t give a shit!!!

#catstr decided both he and she wanted to be leave their marks in ...

2026-04-16T21:28:38+02:00

#catstr decided both he and she wanted to be leave their marks in eternity.

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nevent1q…vevw
Gm nostriches, happy Thursday Freaks. Up against it today (well a nice little physical challenge), base for the new “shed on stilts” needs to be done with lots of stones and concrete (making sure I lift with my legs and all that, everyone needs a strong dad!) and then by 4pm the shed itself should be delivered, 209kg of real world construction, dad Lego for me to get at!!!! 🎉 promise it’s a gift for the kids…..

Really hoping the most difficult part is working out what the hell to do with the soil and turf I dig up, after I move it all to the front yard to attempt to revive the dodgy lawn there. If nothing else, it beats sitting at a desk with a computer that didn’t work which was my yesterday, hands down before it has even started.

But first #coffeechain

And the removed the 2 child benefits cap and based on ...

2026-04-16T18:12:06+02:00

And the removed the 2 child benefits cap and based on CBP (nprofile…day6) the benefits cost exceeded total tax revenues. While this auction could be a trade for de escalation, if yield continue to rise, this feels more like a kamikaze style trade.

Rates are only high because of Iran or Ukraine, they’re high because the UK is being managed/ran into the ground.

With fuels costs like this, inflation is going to go wild.

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nevent1q…vt67
The UK just issued £15 billion ($20.3 billion) of 10-year government bonds in a single day, the largest gilt issuance in British history, at the highest yield since 2008.

The 2036 gilts priced at a yield of 4.9158%. That's the most expensive borrowing cost the UK has paid on a 10-year sale since the global financial crisis. Benchmark 10-year gilt yields breached 5% for the first time since 2008 last month and remain elevated as the Iran war continues to push energy prices and inflation expectations higher.

The sale attracted £148 billion in investor orders, also a record, nearly 10 times the amount issued. The demand isn't a sign of confidence in UK fiscal health. It's a trade. Investors are locking in yields near multi-year highs on the expectation that they'll fall if the Iran ceasefire holds and oil prices come down. The bet is on de-escalation.

The UK is particularly exposed to the current energy shock. It's a net energy importer still working through residual inflationary pressure from the Russia-Ukraine disruption. The Iran war added a second layer. Oil above $100 a barrel feeds directly into consumer prices and forces the Bank of England into a tighter posture for longer.

The fiscal math is straightforward. At roughly 5% yields, the cost of servicing new debt is approximately double what it was at the 2021 lows. The UK government is borrowing record amounts at the most expensive rates in nearly two decades. Every £15 billion issued at these levels locks in higher interest payments for the next ten years.

Sovereign debt markets are pricing in a world where inflation stays elevated, central banks stay cautious, and governments keep borrowing at scale regardless of the cost. The UK is the latest example.

And important almost tacit control mechanisms, I can’t go out ...

2026-04-16T11:01:06+02:00

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And important almost tacit control mechanisms, I can’t go out and be a dick because Doris down the road might see me and tell my mother, or reprimand me herself!

Amen, but the Marxists want to destroy the family unit, so if you ...

2026-04-16T07:42:37+02:00

Amen, but the Marxists want to destroy the family unit, so if you can outsource the power of the parent, the parent is not longer necessary.

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nevent1q…nekz
Exactly! So let us raise them and stop interfering! 🤬

Hey Lizzie, do you not know everything is paid for by debt, what ...

2026-04-16T07:41:00+02:00

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Hey Lizzie, do you not know everything is paid for by debt, what Meta pay really has nothing to do with poor people not looking after themselves (😬), I mean their right to get for free what others have worked for, I mean oh, how do people justify “free healthcare” again?

Gm nostriches, happy Thursday Freaks. Up against it today (well a ...

2026-04-16T07:36:55+02:00

Gm nostriches, happy Thursday Freaks. Up against it today (well a nice little physical challenge), base for the new “shed on stilts” needs to be done with lots of stones and concrete (making sure I lift with my legs and all that, everyone needs a strong dad!) and then by 4pm the shed itself should be delivered, 209kg of real world construction, dad Lego for me to get at!!!! 🎉 promise it’s a gift for the kids…..

Really hoping the most difficult part is working out what the hell to do with the soil and turf I dig up, after I move it all to the front yard to attempt to revive the dodgy lawn there. If nothing else, it beats sitting at a desk with a computer that didn’t work which was my yesterday, hands down before it has even started.

But first #coffeechain

Cheers @nprofile…rsqd ? Fixed my view on a rather dull morning. ...

2026-04-15T08:56:56+02:00

Cheers Gigi (nprofile…rsqd) ? Fixed my view on a rather dull morning.

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nevent1q…d8v3
GM

Establishment crowing when a friend of Putin loses, but it ...

2026-04-13T09:50:33+02:00

Establishment crowing when a friend of Putin loses, but it doesn’t mean the good guy won.

If they push too hard against Putin, and if they allow the export oriented to morph into a benefits and debt driven economy, will Hungary move ever closer to the galactic senate (Europe, WEF, UN), further enrage the separatists (Russian, China, etc) or both. Really unsure how the US plays into this, the idea that Trump could bring some sense to proceedings does at least make me smile. Orban may not have been a nice guy, but better the devil you know?

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nevent1q…7ha6

nevent1q…slhn

Starting Sunday dinner before 12, deciding to add a crumble into ...

2026-04-12T13:01:42+02:00

Starting Sunday dinner before 12, deciding to add a crumble into the mix, considered buying one, but bringing the kid in to get involved. Yeah it takes a bit of time, but to have everyone getting a proper dinner to start the week all around the table on a Sunday night, so worth it. #beefstr going for a slow roast through the afternoon.

#catstr not realising he’ll having trouble filling Dug’s shoes!!!!

Ga nostriches, kid’s playhouse seemed like a bit of an ...

2026-04-11T18:05:40+02:00

Ga nostriches, kid’s playhouse seemed like a bit of an unnecessary expense, but ngl, the adhd, frustrated labourer in me is loving a good bit of digging holes and moving turf manual labour!

Can’t wait to pitch this for Saturday family movie night!!! ...

2026-04-11T12:41:30+02:00

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Can’t wait to pitch this for Saturday family movie night!!! 🍿

Gm nostriches, “The money grab was billed as a one time tax, ...

2026-04-11T09:17:59+02:00

Gm nostriches,

“The money grab was billed as a one time tax, but it should be obvious that this is not how taxation works in functioning economies” Jason Maier (nprofile…vucz) on 2013 Cyprus

but ultimately exactly what happening in the UK in 2024 where suddenly the “protected and sensible pension” suddenly went from a tax protected way of passing money to a spouse to something being hit by inheritance tax (also known as being seized)

So to be repeat “this is not how taxation works in FUNCTIONING ECONOMIES”

Yes Britain, we’re ruled by thieves and gangsters, as Curtis Garvin informed up. Enjoying a slightly light read this Saturday morning with #coffeechain on the side.

Fascinating stuff, but the underlying story is the I as well as ...

2026-04-10T19:43:26+02:00

Fascinating stuff, but the underlying story is the I as well as the S in BRICS. One is properly destroying the other and once south Africa is emptied, they move onto the rest of the world.

Boris wave was not a net positive to the UK’s economy and student visas are propping up and not helping the university system.

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nevent1q…m353
Very interesting take on South Africa during a quiet Friday afternoon in the fiat mine. Made me think of TipToeBurglar (npub14er…msm2)

“It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largresse from the public treasury” https://valuarchy.com/

The public voting in “the good party that will give us what we want”, combined with a good dose of political corruption (maybe slightly worse in SA, but present everywhere else) and we have a time bomb freaks.

https://share.google/qwlP5X99Y6Kfgo8jd

😬😳 foreshadowing the “Boris wave” and what ever is ...

2026-04-10T19:10:04+02:00

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😬😳 foreshadowing the “Boris wave” and what ever is going on in Canada the pass few years. Biggest global remittance back to India?, yeah, gupta were blatant strip mining, but this is global economic war crime level of resource extraction.

Whoa, absolutely wild with the Indian connection as well. Had a ...

2026-04-10T18:05:38+02:00

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Whoa, absolutely wild with the Indian connection as well. Had a contact there and he couldn’t operate with blackouts!!

Very interesting take on South Africa during a quiet Friday ...

2026-04-10T16:54:29+02:00

Very interesting take on South Africa during a quiet Friday afternoon in the fiat mine. Made me think of TipToeBurglar (npub14er…msm2)

“It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largresse from the public treasury” https://valuarchy.com/

The public voting in “the good party that will give us what we want”, combined with a good dose of political corruption (maybe slightly worse in SA, but present everywhere else) and we have a time bomb freaks.

https://share.google/qwlP5X99Y6Kfgo8jd

Gm nostriches, happy Friday freaks!! Well, this marks 6 years of ...

2026-04-10T10:38:12+02:00

Gm nostriches, happy Friday freaks!!

Well, this marks 6 years of me being in Bitcoin (well, first on chain, self custody transaction), yeah nice, maybe the money I’ve put in is worth slightly more, but you know what, as The Joker said, “it’s not about the money”

This last 6 years is about what I have learnt and how it has changed me. Have I made new friends? No (well only internet friends saying “Gm”), has this strained existing relationships, yeah, quite a bit. People think I’m not normal, angry, extreme, even far right, but this is just from their point of view, where the existing system is still the invisible water they’re living within, all around them, in the background, continually stealing from them but they just can’t/won’t see it.

This past 6 years marks a point in a journey where I no longer have ALL my money in the existing system, the house, the pension, the stocks or even the cash in the bank, I’m leaving it behind. This past 6 years marks me taking control over the assets I own, understanding the future world I want to live in and how I’m saving for that future.

Yeah, damn fucking right I’m angry and extreme, those fuckers are stealing from everyone and you’re sitting there, criticising me, for being angry about the ruling class throwing money around to simply paper over the many problems they’ve creating or to create distractions (Artemis anyone? war in Iran anyone?), oblivious of how their actions are creating the divisions we’re dealing with no, making everyone poorer, while championing the under classes that have to be further subsidised to make their pointless unproductive lives bearable while simultaneously preventing them from ever making it on their own.

Deep breath my inner monster; So far I’ve been in Bitcoin almost 1/3 of its existence. It has changed me, the way I think, the work I do, my unwillingness to passively nod along at the dining table when someone makes an ill informed comment in order to get the required seal 🦭 like clap of approval that says “yes your group think is suitably consistent”.

While price may not be where all those YouTube influensoors told me it would be 6 years down the line, my personal freedom has gone up, and if nothing else, when all shit hits the mother of all fans sometime in the future and the system really crumbles, while the pension, house, stocks and bank account will have to stay put, my bitcoin will already be where ever I choose to head to. Now put a dollar value on that my fist denominator obsessed friends? ♾️ or maybe a little higher?

So, over than time, block rewards have collapsed from 12.7btc ($93.7k) to a mere 3.13btc ($223.7k), transactions are cheaper, technology is improved, nostr is a thing and to top it all off, brought my copy of Stackchainmag (nprofile…fp6y) into the fiat mine to look for a friendly face to further brighten my day. Keep at it freaks, today is the day you’ll have the least experience of bitcoin, so go build some more. 🫡🙌 #coffeechain

Great show Daniel, Brendan was such a good guest and a reach new ...

2026-04-09T16:49:38+02:00

Great show Daniel, Brendan was such a good guest and a reach new insight on the good times creates weak men cycle! TipToeBurglar (npub14er…msm2) happy to be follower no.5!!!

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nevent1q…v5tp
The latest episode of Once Bitten has just dropped.

Another new voice!

And a new ideology/leadership system idea hits the wire!

Move over Democracy, Socialism, Communism, Monarchy, Libertarianism and Anarchy.

This is Valuarchy!

Let the conversations begin!

https://fountain.fm/episode/X1RJNC8vwBHWOeRJ75pr

Could be getting wild but at least I’ve now got a full tank! ...

2026-04-07T19:08:23+02:00

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Could be getting wild but at least I’ve now got a full tank! Wild times, that’s a 20% uptick in little over a month. Yet to have a full up be over a ton, but it was close a few years ago when once I bought at £2.16 a litre!!!!

Ga nostriches. As with previous post been out on the old velo and ...

2026-04-07T18:57:44+02:00

Ga nostriches. As with previous post been out on the old velo and passed a couple of petrol stations. A few weeks ago, was a little shocked by £1.59 prices for diesel. Today, £1.91, per litre. This is wild and with a quick check, general thought of 3.5% but sounds too low to me. Then Bank of England thinking Q2 inflation should fall to 2.1%. Hopium and cognitive dissonance turned up to 11!!!!

They are doing nothing but attempting to “manage expectations” of people don’t expect inflation they won’t react to it and it begin to accelerate. Unsure of the figures, but such a jump in fuel alone is going to literal add Kerosene to the already embedded above target measures.

Hold onto your hats freaks and make sure you’re not holding too much fiat, it will evaporate so quickly.

Gm nostriches, back to the beast of #bitcoinisvenice cheers ...

2026-04-07T09:14:45+02:00

Gm nostriches, back to the beast of #bitcoinisvenice cheers allen (nprofile…ppxf) , fascinating overlap with you (and Sacha’s) and the fountainhead.

“The person who loves everybody and feels at home everywhere is the true hater of mankind” Gail Wynand, the fountain head, on what a global, mono culture really means.

“Those who succeed in the financialise world are those without a sense of place or of self…… who distain craftsmanship” p.202

After some reading and #coffeechain in bed, #catstr came to join me. Now time to enjoy the lost Easter Monday “university closure day”.

Gm sir, I might have to now rewatch 7-9, even against my better ...

2026-04-06T10:30:45+02:00

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Gm sir, I might have to now rewatch 7-9, even against my better judgements!!!!

Absolutely agree, we can easily to drawn to the dark side, greed, fear, hate, yield, fiat gains, but we have to understand this and keep on with our mission of hope.

Gm nostriches, enjoying a slow Easter Monday morning, the monthly ...

2026-04-06T10:03:26+02:00

Gm nostriches, enjoying a slow Easter Monday morning, the monthly run feels like some thing I need to persuade myself on, big question is, pre or post #coffeechain

Funny seeing this on Instagram, getting through attack of the clones and see the bit part of the banking clan as all the finance guys are around the table with count Dooku on the planet where “robots are building robots”.

Trying to fit in the man characters, are the bitcoiners the Jedi? Is Saylor a Sith Lords, using the force (Bitcoin) to gain more power (Fiat), all men with power want is more power…….. could he destroy the system and then bring balance to the force as all those with self custody bitcoin are ready to start a new, post central banking system, only for another system to rise up.

Maybe George was onto something.

quoting
nevent1q…zu9v
Ge nostriches, while the phantom menace is by far the worst of the first 6 Star Wars, it’s major issue was the trade federation being the bad guy but we never got to learn their motives, hmmm, unfair taxes, a lack of representation, they never cover it, they are only labelled as “greedy”

Watching it now with the current trade federation (the US and their dollar) are now attempting to re exert their power, then are the oil producing nations (or indeed Iran as the black sheep of the Middle East) the early rebel forces, pushing to destabilise the entrenched powers with the aim of starting something new. Add in a droid army (drones) compared to the starships and clone (us army personnel or even NATO) and George Lucas could present himself as a prophet, predicting the future.

Interestingly there are a good few people I could label as being members of the Sith, and even those that think they’re the Jedi, “there is no good or evil, only power, and those to weak to seek it”, problem is, everyone appears to be wanting the power, without the patience to develop the force!!!

Sometimes You just want there to be a better real parent or ...

2026-04-05T20:02:35+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…aypw
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Sometimes
You just want there to be a better real parent or grandparent around to tell them to “stop being so bloody daft”

Easter is a time to celebrate rebirth, so take the opportunity to ...

2026-04-05T12:02:27+02:00

Easter is a time to celebrate rebirth, so take the opportunity to be reborn with more nostr and bitcoin, with a much reduced cross section for getting yourself snared and thrown into the Gulag.

Onwards freaks.

quoting
naddr1qq…u407

While the technology behind nostr has been around for multiple decades, with the concept of private and public keys being so eloquently described by Hal Finney in 1993, as the sending of encrypted information, it was not until February 2023 that a more user friendly touch point appeared in the Appstore (Damus). Having begun to journey into bitcoin through the gateway drug of bitcoin Twitter, at the time this felt like an interesting addition, that I could maybe cross post and see if it was worth learning more about. Initially, there were a few people I’d heard of there, then a few new ones and then a few people moving over completely and effectively burning their old handles and significant follower counts (respect @ODELL, @jeffbooth, @HODL and @erikCason). For a little while, I was also intrigued by the ability to link a lightning wallet to the account and if by any chance what I posted was not complete garbage, someone might send me a few sats, and I might also return the “value forward” practice.

Even though I continued to live my dual, centralised and decentralised social media lives (both carefully wrapped in a dog profile picture), the nature of my “X” posts were always more politicly correct, just in case, while the nostr posts, given hardly anyone was following me were allowed a little more latitude. However, in 2024 there were some events that ended this platform agnostic approach, “to keep hold of my 2k followers”, was when my relationship with X changed, as any (personally) identifying information associated with my account could be harvested and linked to my IRL identify. Foolishly, along the way, I used to post material to my students through some work platforms (even if I doubt any of them actually looked that the posts). During the summer of 2024, just as the new Labour government took hold of the reins of power, when some horrific events took place in the UK (always use an emergency), they put it upon themselves to determine what free speech consisted of. They then began to apply the law as a means of preventing the sharing of information they deemed “dangerous”, although exploring this, it was quickly possible to see how maintaining narratives and backroom deals were their primary purpose. (Apologies for the lack of evidence here, although @petermccormack’s podcasts have been quite illuminating in this regards). Basically, it felt like the government were willing to enforce their interpretation of laws so that their interesting cross section of newly elected MPs would at least have a chance of getting re-elected in 2029 (because they were so reliant on their wages much bigger than they’d be able to secure in the private market). If only this hadn’t completely backfired, combined with the economic cliff the UK is charging towards, they might have been able to plug leaks in the ever more cracked dam of negative public opinion.

So, here I was, watching in horror, as the cradle of free speech and civilised public discourse, gradually descended into a police state of officers appearing at people’s doors in the middle of the night due to words that incited little and were even difficult to describe as “hurty”. While staying away from exploring the details of more sensitive topics, even in the UK there appears to be legal precedence from Scottow -v- CPS judgment that while harassment is a crime, speech that “offends, shocks and disturbs” is protected by article 10 of the Public Protection of Harassment Act 1997.

“Freedom only to speak inoffensively is not worth having”

Although the balance between this and harassment clearly creates tension, it states harassment must “reach a level of seriousness passing beyond irritations, annoyances, even a measure of upset”. But saying that, I’m neither a lawyer, nor someone who wants to spend my hard earned sats on defending myself, and that what I said was only meant to annoy and I did not intend to harass anyone. To be honest, at the time, the government’s actions had the desired effect on me, in September 2024, I deleted by X account, even if I had no intention to act irresponsibly. But saying that, I was sufficiently annoying to have been blocked by CSW, and given his proclivity for spending Calvin Ayres’ legal funds, I may have already pushed my luck far enough.

The Nostr Eco-System

Nostr is very different to the centralised social media platforms, by its very nature it is a protocol, with signed messages being Transmitted by Relays; there is no company promoting engagement, no central organization benefiting from increases in user activity or ad revenue. There is no one behind the scenes pulling strings, learning about what you like or don’t like, in order to feed you material that will get to you to interact more, respond with more vitriol, or even from a positive perspective, boost more sats to a post they think you might like. In the same way that bitcoin doesn’t care if you want to store the value of your time in it, NOSTR doesn’t care if after a little exploration into the world of decentralised social media, you get bored and go back to being enraged by the latest news coming out of today’s government approved talking head of choice. On the one side this means that it is not about preparing a post that will be picked up by the algorithm to go viral, it also means there is no one behind the scenes vetting what you share to determine whether or you’ll be allowed to pass go or instead, go straight to jail.

This lack of algorithm and rage on Nostr does mean engagement may be less, but also the dopamine hits and potential addiction is equally reduced. If you post a lot, people will begin to expect your posts, if you think about what you’re going to post before posting it, maybe people will learn something and benefit, they can then either follow you, boost your post, or both. While it may not be possible to “catch a wave” or use to “thumbnail wizardry” of Luke Mikic to explode your following and “youtube revenue”, it makes a more organic process of growing your audience (or Nostr crew). As a result, while the progress of growth is slower, it will liekly be more organic and long lived, as long as the good content continues.

Reflecting on bitcoin adoption, that at times appears to be “tracking internet adoption from the late nineties”, the rate of adoption is often associated with price spikes, where the associated Fear of Missing Out gets new users scrambling, these number spikes may also be short lived adoption. The new users buy in with promises of instant riches, but are instead greeted by price dumps. The similarities between Nostr and bitcoin are striking, where those bitcoiners more willing to play the long game, put in the effort to learn about what they were getting into would be willing to stick with the new system, even after the initial zap/price induced sugar high, appreciating the opportunity the lays before them.

But Bitcoin Pumps and Nostr Zaps are a lot of Fun……

I’m not going to fade either the bitcoin price highs that feel oh so close, or the smugness that comes along with a repost or fat zap from a nostrich I respect, but as with eating an icing covered donut, even if that sugar hit feels good, it is only short lived. To return to the start of this short musing, it is not about the monetary, net wealth all time high, or the euphoria (I assume, as it never happened to me) of having a post shared by Elon. It is actually more important for at least two reasons that fortunately and neatly map onto both bitcoin and nostr. The first is that if neither is about quick dopamine hits, we can move away from trying to get that next high, not being tempted by the next get rich quick scheme (engagement bating) and definitely no shitcoins or yield products (we should have learnt by now). If we’re not being tempted by high time preference behaviours, we won’t feel to need to sucker our followers into engaging with us, just so we can use them to harvest their reach, sats or discount codes. Without this drive or even addiction, we can instead work on ourselves, staying humble, stacking sats, posting notes and thinking carefully before doing so. While everyone can be part of nostr in their own way, I hope my own approach to sharing my thoughts, not always articulate or typo free, will help the reader gain greater lucidity on their own views of the world (or appreciate “steaks I’ve eaten” respect to Dave Bradley). For bitcoin, allow this to help you focus on what is important in your life, not spending all your gainz on the latest fad (or lambo), but helping you focus on what really means something to you.

So, this is the personal growth angle of both bitcoin and Nostr, use these protocols to help you be a better person, focus on the long game, share notes that will make the world a better place. But what is the value of this, if we’ve been locked away, either “at his Majesty’s pleasure” or unable to access the value of the money we have been saving, what freedom to we have? The second element of bitcoin and nostr is their ability to operate outside of the centralise system, operated by the users, either running miners and nodes, or hosting a relay (respectively). With bitcoin and nostr, there is no single organisation or person to attack, and no database that matches your posts with your home address that was necessary to get your little blue tick for the additional algorithm juiced reach (also see dopamine). The separation of both bitcoin and nostr from an established legacy systems is critical, that allow the individual to take control of their ability to communicate and their ability to exchange value, with no single entity giving permission for this to take place. While neither is anonymous, with care and attention, both can be pseudonymous, but more importantly, if used appropriately, neither can be stopped.

Take a Moment, Take a Deep Breath

Looking back, while the summer 2024 seemed like a wild and crazy time in the UK, free speech has definitely not returned, and with the presentation of a fully formed, non-election manifesto item of digital IDs, the worst it not behind us. While the threat of having our bank accounts shut for suspicious activities (sending you money to a bitcoin exchange) was a tail risk, digital IDs make the risk of your money being the next human right the government chooses to restrict, more likely and a lot easier. With the continued suppression of sensitive topics, the demand for censorship resistant mechanisms is likely to be increasing. Nostr provides a solution to that demand, so when people realise they are either the product of a centralise platform or the target for a government wanting to make an example of a dissenting voice, it is a few simple clicks away. When the government begin to further encroach on our finances, such as taking owed taxes directly from individuals’ bank accounts, the value of unconfiscatable money will also become clearer, even to the most ardent critics of the bitcoin bubble. At this point, having been on Nostr for a little while, hopefully the new batch of users will have begun to appreciate some nuances of a bright orange coin and maybe they’ll have posted something that warranted a healthy zap to get them started.

In a way, I hope that that the continued and escalating actions of the British government regresses and don’t require its citizens to both run towards a means of freeing their speech and securing the value of their time, but I have no faith in this government to make the right choice. It has gone past the point where they can return to where they started and be forgiven for their misdeeds (I don’t think they ever meant well). It almost feels like they are having to double down on the bad decisions they have already made, in the hope there will be some miracle to turn it around and somehow save them from losing their seat (or worse). I don’t live in a land of make believe or miracles, as a result, I will be staying on nostr, attempting to add value where I can and will be exercising my ability to self-custody my bitcoin that I have allodial title over (cheers Princey for helping me sound smart). This approach may not be watertight or without risk, but compared to sharing my algorithm induced rage on my KYC’d Twitter account or hold my money in a government approved, inflation based thievery enabled, fiat banking institution, I’m going to stick with my choices.

While I’m hoping there won’t be a stampede, I’m here to help those realise the need for action, both in relation to taking control of the freedom to Transmit their ideas and value by Relays/nodes. The rumbling across the country feels like foreshocks before something else major happens, I can’t predict when, but given the chancellor will be giving her next budget at the end of November, this may be something to keep an eye on, and also get your Notes, Other Stuff and finances in order.

Happy Easter Gm nostriches! Q1 already completed, we’re still ...

2026-04-05T09:15:36+02:00

Happy Easter Gm nostriches! Q1 already completed, we’re still confirming transactions and adding blocks to the proof of work chain initiated over 17 years ago.

Over a regular cycle, bitcoin is demonised for breaking the rules of the existing system, pulled up in front of the masses to be crucified for what it offers the lives and souls of the honest worker;
freedom to transact,
freedom to hold one’s own wealth, freedom to move with that wealth freedom not to be debased.

We may feel like we’re suffering through a bear market, but all that does is allow us to be reborn, anew, ready to face the path ahead of us with renewed vigour and lust for the sunny days ahead of us. Faint heart never won fair maiden, iron sharpens iron.

If you’ve made it this far, keep at it. Don’t over extend yourself, take calculated risks (no risks are worse than no risks), don’t get greedy, but most importantly, take part in voluntary transactions, adding more value than you take.

Be like the man who rose again after being the target of fear and hate, be the better man (or lady), use the better money and if you’re so gifted, turn some water into wine (actually or metaphorically), if nothing else, it’s a great party trick.

Once more freak, happy Easter, now to work out how to cook this beef and stop the kids oding on chocolate!!!!! #easter #bitcointhesaviour #coffeechain