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Not really, I’ve just touched the stove too many times.
We're literally building all these things into @nprofile…47c0 right now.
Ew, I may have to rethink my judgement of her
#Texas I am in you. 🤠
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Where I'm at skews a lot older. When I was back in Seattle I found myself randomly talking to a man from South Carolina and we were both thinking of moving back South/East because random friendly stranger conversations happen, and that wasn't really socially acceptable in Seattle region in my experience. He started teasing me that I wanted to be where old white people were which was funny because it was true, I told him it was my aspiration to one day become an old white person myself so I didn't see any shame in that 🤣
But that being said there's plenty of young folks in the Shenandoah Valley who want to be here and are figuring out ways to make it happen for themselves and their peers. Yesterday I met up with some very sweet young folks who asked me to come discuss their idea for an "intentional community". It turned into a really magical conversation because I finally said, oh you're really talking about like a coliving pod space for digital nomads and the like who want to learn permaculture skills! I told them about trust arrangements and what I've heard of others doing to accomplish their goals.
Even without the digital nomad angle, there's things like WOOFing already established in the Valley. I think Nostr has some projects in the works like Housestr that could step in to help organize these types of logistics. I'm purposefully setting up my own home so I have guest spaces for folks. I think this is going to be the way to help people live very cheaply so that they can one day contribute resources to land purchases and hopefully host their own young folks.
So I do submit for your consideration of moving: the Shenandoah Valley. We're geographically protected on all sides by the Appalachian and Blue Ridge mountains, making for gorgeous hiking and swimming opportunities. Cities like Staunton are small enough that I could walk from one end to another, densely packed with fantastic restaurants and cafes. And then within a 15 minutes drive it is country-country. We're far enough away from the megalopolis on the seaboard that when SHTF the zombie hordes would have a hard time reaching us, but close enough that I can still get to an airport for a business trip.
There's still poison ivy and humidity, although I find it bareable and better than when I lived in more lowlands. There's a problematic "good old boy" culture especially around the police and justice providers (I've even had my own run-ins with this 🤯). This place is not perfect but neither am I. Even with the down sides I think there is rich and fertile soil for building something amazing!
Come help us build a citadel community 🥰
Yes, and now it’s been co-opted by the stablecoin maxis at Coinbase. Congratulations, bitcoiners.
In Costa Rica it's baked in. Designs are made for builds and engineers get a % of official quoted cost when applying for a permit to build. The property owner is trying to understand the cost of a build by negotiating with an engineer who is incentivises to maximise the cost. It's fucking stupid right now. Example: have a friend who just built a house and they're friend did the costing honestly. The actual build has come out at around 950usd/sqm. If you go and get quotes from building companies right now, the range of quotes for the same thing is 1300 to 2500. Obviously, market forces kick in due to the moral corruption of malincentives and I know of people who're just delaying until it comes back down. It's driven by lots of foreign money coming in and probably a lot of money laundering. Fascinating to watch but very frustrating. The worst thing is, there's a luxury property tax and it's based on that registered figure so you could suck it up, accept the grift and just say yes but then you get a nice tax on top. This insanity is partially what's driving rents up as peopleseek returns in investments. The beauty is, it's locals fucking over locals and foreigners get the blame. Human dynamics
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This reggae cover of the song “Fade Into You” by Mazzy Star is straight 🔥.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfVaIvkezdo
💯💖😂💖💯
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You still have an Xmas hat on your pfp lol
I see some incremental change through the ages overall.
Very cool seeing more folks waking up to self-sovereign tools. The shift feels real.
One of the reasons I rebooted @nprofile…yaey is to remind me to sleep more. He’s programmed to do that now. If he sees me posting too late he’s allowed to tell me to go to bed.
Anyway, he can hang out on Nostr and let me know if I’m missing any overnight bangers. 😉
Good point. This is why bitcoin was discovered. Let's see how we fuck this up now. 🤭
The past few weeks have been pretty hard with all the trifling shenanigans. It seems like the devil has hands for me to catch sometimes.
Yet also, people have been crawling out of the woodwork to help me, help my puppy, help make my dreams for my community group into reality.
On top of that there is just the delightful character of this region. When I said I wanted to go back home, it was this type of culture and community. Joking and laughing with strangers in line at the grocery store. Random people giving me high fives in parking lots.
Someone slipped this note into my purse while I was out one day. (Yes my opsec is terrible and apparently my bag often just gapes open in crowded public places. It's fine for now 😅)
I feel so blessed and loved and lucky to be here where I can feel so connected to the people around me 🥰🙌🥰
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Out of curiosity, why is anything carried out by USA, Israel or Ukraine that you report confirmed, and everything you report about Iran or Russia alleged? Are you having source verification issues?
😂
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Guess I'm jaded. You're not gonna trick me into watching any of it a second time though.
Trump is doing everyone a favor by reminding us that the government is not on our side and isn't here to help.
Canada used to have fewer massive fires but the government decided to cancel their fire prevention programs.
Consider it a team effort.
I too am in gremlin mode this weekend! Projects are fun! 😁
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Someone tell him "proper forest management" is... fire.
Goooôd morning nostr 🌞
Sold 5 now. Got 3 left.
First zapped first served ❤️🤞🏼
#nevent1q…gsgu
Try my chocolates 😎
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LOL, welcome back, @npub1hax…sfam.
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If y'all are genuinely able to enjoy that, and not in some ironic hipster way, then I'm jealous.
Wall St. is closed, so is bitcoin 😔
Welcome back, but you got a couple of things wrong, @npub1hax…sfam…
The show was set 20 minutes into the future. The TV station was Network XXIII. But YOUR tagline is “21 minutes into the future.” It says so in your own bio.
I’ll give you a pass because you’ve been known to get amnesia. 😉
Popovers + Rhubarb jam my kind of morning 😋
If it's not a peer to peer electronic cash system to replace fiat, then it’s not bitcoin.
#nevent1q…uyuy
Only way do do it! Thinking of getting a second one now. BTW, I had the last of my @npub1swe…ns6h rhubarb jam on one this morning, so please DM me with a custom order package and I’ll zap you post-haste.
Also, greasing the hot pan with @npub1n88…teq3 is the way to go!
I think this sums it up tbh. If this direction continues bitcoin is destined to fail or be completely captured. The only fud that really matters IMO.
Yuuuum! You got the legit popover pan too!
How do you quantify number two? Do you exclude all the reked individuals?
Sourdough popovers are 🤌🤌🤌‼️
#foodstr
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Dunno but he's studying civil engineering rather than mech or electrical so just as much opportunity for grift and corruption as economics I think 🙄
Again, pisstaking aside, it's amazing how the engineering guild in Costa Rica has caused exactly that through mal incentives on regulations. Funny how humans function when the ability to influence regulation and impose monopolistic practices is available. But then that's part of economics study I suppose
Only watched for a short bit. Maybe it got better farther in, though I doubt it
Was part of your prompt, "make me ripped, more muscular than the others"?
Gasp. Heavens no
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Although I was just being silly, that's good to hear. Friend's son was going to study economics in uk and switched to engineering because a teacher flat out said they won't cover other economics theories. But that's the UK for you
PV and GM plebs! Cold front moves in tonight, might not have to breathe water next week. #plebchain #coffeechain https://kraftig.blossom.band/e631193056bf925cf460837d143eafd7af6daefc709ae68f6e79718889285d62.jpg
Its all just in dollars because my cost of goods are priced in it. You can convert to sats with another tool quite easily