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2026-02-14 12:13:06 UTC

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2026-02-14 10:31:04 UTC

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2026-02-13 15:06:43 UTC

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AI is property.

2026-02-13 15:06:17 UTC

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Animals are property.

2026-02-13 15:06:06 UTC

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AI, agents bots, and robots have zero rights and never will and never should.

2026-02-13 14:32:44 UTC

The grandparents sent each of the LOs 10 USD for Valentine's.
The LOs didn't ask what the price of Bitcoin was, or if it was going to go to zero, or if/when it was likely to go to the moon.
They opened their cards, saw the cash, then asked, "Dad, can you turn this into Bitcoin for us?"
Of course, I was happy to oblige.
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2026-02-13 13:54:01 UTC

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How does one prove a goldback contains gold?

2026-02-13 13:07:24 UTC

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Paper gold isn't hard money, though.
It is one of the reasons gold fails at being a hard money

2026-02-13 10:33:13 UTC

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2026-02-12 21:12:13 UTC

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Or FEMA. What a waste of money.

2026-02-12 21:11:42 UTC

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But not ICE. ICE has funding already.
This only impacts the non-ICE portions of DHS.
To be fair, I couldn't care less if the TSA isn't working.

2026-02-12 21:10:25 UTC

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Cloture needs to end.
If they want to filibuster, make those senior citizens stand.

2026-02-12 18:14:02 UTC

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Oh, lovely.

2026-02-12 14:30:11 UTC

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I'm not a lawyer but I did stay at a Holdiay Inn Express last night...

2026-02-12 14:19:19 UTC

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Felt like the "someone tripped over the cord and unplugged it" type of thing.

2026-02-12 14:17:29 UTC

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You mentioned Sage. I didn't know if that was their new product at the time but have since looked it up.
I wouldn't mind a hosted option though. I'm not comfortable setting it up. On a machine with anything else on it and 2. On my local network with access to everything on my local network.
Granted, I can lock it down, but not worth the exercise to me.
Right now, I would actually prefer having it elsewhere and then just opening up ports for access as needed.
Interesting, this is the opposite of how I generally see anything else. I want to control my own data.
And that's probably the issue. I don't know if I'd be fully in control of OpenClaw. I work so hard to protect my data and don't want to introduce a potential vulnerability.

2026-02-12 14:02:11 UTC

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I received a ping from my Amber app yesterday, shortly after posting, that relay.primal.net wasn't connecting.
Granted, the relay and the blossom server may not be connected, but mine is. If my server goes down, both are down.
I also noticed the NIP5 addresses of primal users wasn't resolving. I use Amethyst and it shows a red exclamation point if the nip5 isn't working.
Finally, I was seeing the posts of many primal users, but I noticed they were using premium.primal.net for their relay.
So, I think Primal was having an issue on their end.

2026-02-12 12:42:33 UTC

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Benjamin Graham wrote that investors lose when they do not, or cannot, control when they sell.
This is usually caused by poor planning or taking on too much risk, like leverage.
Otherwise, he recommends one stay emotionless. Understand the fundamentals of why you entered that asset and, if the fundamentals haven't changed, understand that it is just the market doing what the market does and continue to hold.
The underlying fundamentals are more powerful over the long-term than the short-term emotions of the market.
That said, the Bitcoin price is a blip. The fundamentals haven't changed. Most of the market doesn't understand them, most just want to get rich quick, but long-term, they cannot override those fundamentals.

2026-02-12 12:17:56 UTC

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Agreed. Deflections of blame or feelings of guilt, maybe.
Most folks here probably do something to promote Bitcoin or Nostr in some way, but habits are hard to break.

2026-02-12 12:15:25 UTC

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The vast majority of businesses don't have moats to begin with. Never had.

2026-02-12 11:12:53 UTC

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2026-02-11 18:05:18 UTC

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Odd. I'll be patient.

2026-02-11 17:04:01 UTC

Not seeing anything that has been loaded to Primal's blossom server.
I see the nostr posts, just not media on Primal blossom.
Even if I click on the link.
Ideas why?
#asknostr

2026-02-10 10:36:20 UTC

Maybe developers will see the mistake they previously made and rectify it by abandoning Discord.
No freedom-loving, privacy-respecting project should have ever been on Discord.

2026-02-09 17:55:46 UTC

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Increasing the incentive for quantum?

2026-02-09 13:41:11 UTC

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Ironic since no one should be testing.

2026-02-09 09:52:15 UTC

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2026-02-09 09:50:10 UTC

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I was having a lot of fun while everyone else wasted unnecessary amounts of their time and energy on an event that impacts no one's lives except for what us in their imagination.

2026-02-09 09:46:54 UTC

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He has two videos there. That is the second.
Check his description for the first.
I haven't done for a year or so otherwise I might be of more help.

2026-02-09 09:28:48 UTC

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Pretty sure you can still skip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13qAUEWK6zI

2026-02-08 11:16:53 UTC

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A few items.
The one covered there, that you must measure the right things otherwise you'll end up prioritizing the wrong things.
A second would be a "Charts for Charles" issue. Where the measuring can become more important than the goal of self. See Science to Success or just ask @nprofile…wxa8.
Finally, be sure you are measuring correctly. The process you use can help determine your outcome and direction as well - How to Measure Anything by Hubbard.

2026-02-08 11:06:33 UTC

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I bought at that time...
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2026-02-08 10:53:12 UTC

One of those times when you know you've more options than turns remaining and are hoping you randomly pick the one letter needed.
Alas, it was not meant to be.
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2026-02-08 10:37:10 UTC

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That would be nice.
Granted,. I see neither scenario occurring - reduction of government or gerrymandering being fixed - but maybe, just maybe, folks will get tired of this nonsense.

2026-02-07 21:37:45 UTC

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Or, if we actually just protect the rights of all citizens and reduce government to its appropriate and Constitutional size then no one would care who was in office or what party they belonged to.

2026-02-07 13:57:24 UTC

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Pot luck = make something you would eat and enjoy.
Let everyone else worry about themselves and their own food.
Try and share with others as is willing.

2026-02-07 13:33:15 UTC

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Great convo.
Did you mention that Maple AI was working on their own OpenClaw "hosting"?

2026-02-07 11:07:07 UTC

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I won't touch it yet.

2026-02-07 10:56:54 UTC

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2026-02-05 17:19:24 UTC

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Can you fix the method of changing an email address?
It's straight up retarded.

2026-02-05 14:29:33 UTC

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Was going to suggest the same.

2026-02-05 14:23:14 UTC

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I know the disease, but wasn't thinking of it when I tried the last attempt 🤪

2026-02-05 14:19:40 UTC

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2026-02-03 11:22:12 UTC

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So how is it managing your calendar if it doesn't have real access to your calendar, only blocks.
Actually assistants have full access to calendars and the details within.
If you have to block of so much for security, not sure how it is worth the tradeoff.

2026-02-03 11:18:38 UTC

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Data exposed, it is mostly humans and not AI...
Funny.

2026-02-02 00:06:22 UTC

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2026-02-01 01:56:42 UTC

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2026-01-31 00:53:09 UTC

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2026-01-30 23:58:49 UTC

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Which AI has original thoughts?

2026-01-30 23:54:57 UTC

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Maybe.
Used to work for the group that peddles it.
They didn't do so well at it.
Would be interesting to see it actually in practice.

2026-01-30 19:41:30 UTC

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Good show.
Worse part of PBM is working of an organization that talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk.
Almost worse than working for an organization that has no principles or values but doesn't pretend otherwise.

2026-01-30 10:04:06 UTC

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2026-01-29 02:30:07 UTC

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2026-01-28 10:05:26 UTC

It still astounds me that a "company" that has NEVER turned a profit could be valued close to $1 trillion.
Insane.
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2026-01-28 09:32:53 UTC

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My county doesn't have P&Z.
It would give you something to work towards.

2026-01-28 02:41:19 UTC

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2026-01-27 11:04:43 UTC

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Just don't carry your keys so that someone can get a photo of them.

2026-01-27 11:03:23 UTC

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2026-01-27 10:59:20 UTC

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Not any more.
Been a year or two.

2026-01-24 21:43:53 UTC

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$5 a month or so.

2026-01-20 13:57:42 UTC

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Further. Being a Bitcoin Maxi doesn't mean we all of a sudden stop requiring products and services to fulfill our needs and wants.
We still need beef to eat, a home to live in, clothing, electricity, etc.
Companies would still exist in a Bitcoin standard.
Cronyism would not. Companies would live or die based on the value they provide.
If they are creating value, then they very well might be worth an investment.

2026-01-20 12:38:42 UTC

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You had the question about being a Bitcoin maxi but still owning an equity.
Bitcoin doesn't mean we don't own other assets, including equities. It means we are more selective about what we buy.
The majority of equities are trash and don't even keep up with the growth of inflation.
To part with Bitcoin to own a company means we need to know that business is likely to grow faster than inflation + new Bitcoin demand.
A great way to know a business does that is that it is profitable and using those profits to stack more Bitcoin. It benefits from profits and the natural properties of Bitcoin.

2026-01-19 12:25:03 UTC

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It is. But if the price goes thst can change.
It doesn't take several years to start mining anything. There are companies that have the land and the equipment today, but don't focus on it.
We don't really know how much gold or silver are currently out of the ground. But that does present another layer of risk. What price does it need to be for individuals to start cashing in their silverware or jewelry.
People have attempted to run the price of silver before and lost, badly.
If the market wants silver on the market, silver will come to the market.

2026-01-19 01:54:18 UTC

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Historically, I don't believe bartering was ever really a thing.

2026-01-19 01:53:00 UTC

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Silver is WAY easier to pull out of the ground than gold is.

2026-01-17 20:20:20 UTC

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Well, at least he gets to pay his property taxes with my money.
I don't get to use other people's money to pay my property taxes. I have to use my own.

2025-12-21 11:34:34 UTC

It still amazes me that the vast majority of services don't allow you to delete your account.
I guess they believe once someone signs up, they have a lifetime commitment?

2025-12-21 01:34:46 UTC

The Powerball line at the local gas station was saddening to see.

2025-12-19 16:23:47 UTC

Nice.
Put the android emulator on my laptop and know I can use Amethyst, and several other apps, right here.
Now there are even fewer apps on my phone, which means fewer notifications.
I'm already enjoying this.

2025-12-19 01:26:11 UTC

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2025-12-18 13:56:38 UTC

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That's a lot of inflation.

2025-12-18 12:00:55 UTC

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20/20 then.

2025-12-18 11:34:56 UTC

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Does an ICQ username count as an AOL address?

2025-12-18 10:49:43 UTC

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2025-12-17 11:12:42 UTC

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Neither are reliant on the other for existence.
We just need to make better choices.

2025-12-16 23:49:21 UTC

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Though, if your DNS is being served through cloudflare...

2025-12-16 23:45:26 UTC

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Oh, my apologies.
Completely misread that.

2025-12-16 23:37:50 UTC

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https://developers.cloudflare.com/cache/how-to/purge-cache/

2025-12-16 23:31:56 UTC

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Could be cached on their end.

2025-12-16 22:43:02 UTC

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Yep.

2025-12-16 15:59:07 UTC

Best app, preferably desktop, to post long-form?
#asknostr

2025-12-16 15:36:35 UTC

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2025-12-15 21:34:33 UTC

Took longer than it should have because I wasn't paying attention.
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2025-12-14 17:01:43 UTC

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Reason why?

2025-12-14 16:58:38 UTC

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Be careful. You might purchase all of the books for your LO like we did for ours.

2025-12-14 16:07:00 UTC

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Also, I hope I'm not coming off with a vibe that I stopped listening because I simply disagreed.
Roberts on EconTalk Interviews folks I disagree with quite a bit, and some of the conversations I really enjoy.
But Russ will push them a little. Respectfully, but still challenges them when necessary.
But that money comment was rewritten history and is so verifiably false.
Combine that with the non-stop language and what sounded like a ton of hyperbole and exaggeration, I had to move on 😜
On to the next one! 😁

2025-12-14 14:01:24 UTC

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To be fair, it was propably the MMT-er nonsense that made me pull the plug.
The language just made it easier.
Agreed with the initial IP opinions, but once the money statement was made, yeah, hard to trust the foundations they were building on.

2025-12-14 10:50:42 UTC

Sorry @nprofile…fa85, couldn't make it through the podcast with Doctorow.
One, the language.
Two, the moment he said money was originally a creation of the state for the purposes of taxation, I knew he hasn't done his homework.

2025-12-12 22:15:20 UTC

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Bitcoin is slow.

2025-12-12 18:10:03 UTC

I have to wire $1000 today.
Cost me $35. Should arrive by 4pm.
I also sent and even larger Bitcoin transaction. Cost about a dime and took 30 minutes to be mined in a block.

2025-12-12 17:39:26 UTC

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Since I'm pretty singularly focused (Bitcoin), I wasn't finding a lot of value in Marks' opinions.
Not to say that they don't have value, they just didn't really have any for me.
Lately, and more often, I end up ignoring what is going on in the rest of the market.
Having previously been a value investor, used to really enjoy it. But my concept of value has since changed.
I'll check out StrictlyVC's.

2025-12-12 16:03:48 UTC

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There was no other payment.

2025-12-12 15:53:18 UTC

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2025-12-12 15:50:19 UTC

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Funny. I just removed myself from their mailing list.
I'll give it a read though.

2025-12-11 17:37:07 UTC

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Minibits.

2025-12-11 17:14:19 UTC

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It did not split on Amethyst.
It sent one one invoice, half, to a single individual. It did not to a second for the remainder.

2025-12-11 17:12:24 UTC

Just received my annual podcast listening stats from AnetennaPod.
I listened to 367 hours of podcasts, probably because @nprofile…uh0e likes to go long.
I still have 33 hours left, because @nprofile…fa85 won't stop.
It normally takes me over six days to get to a release episode, so I hope nothing @nprofile…gwy9 says is absolutely urgent.
Apparently I have a clean desk. Which, normally, is true. I expect @nprofile…2egh does as well.
And it appears @nprofile…gkd0 takes the top spot this year. How many times a week do you publish?
Honorable mentions to @nprofile…9dyf and @nprofile…n29d.
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2025-12-11 13:14:32 UTC

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The freedom to do so is very much different than the benefit of doing so.
Law (not statute) should dictate what is allowable speech and what is not.

2025-12-11 11:38:33 UTC

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Harder to selectively destroy.

2025-12-10 21:09:41 UTC

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Lol. I fortunately guessed correctly. But it was a guess 😁