2026-01-27T18:50:14Z https://nostr.now tommythepurchase https://nostr.now/npub1r4mu4et44rmn4w0xycu38lncuwne7s8wyk4aw2m3aewnspsu0e9qqrgdw3 https://blossom.primal.net/e13bc659b625214ecec2c24f76635373c31be17b4bad8097849777a7c2c75eef.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/e13bc659b625214ecec2c24f76635373c31be17b4bad8097849777a7c2c75eef.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw2szdkhd5ajhxx6u4hws2a0tg9x08vt6v73gcn6gx7p45q9td6aszyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5xnghvz I&#39;m sure that behind closed doors, the president is sharp as a tack. 2026-09-01T09:47:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8c9ycfnk7rjulc3gt0c0ey8h2tsgnfk32hpncdue2pkqc8t6nglgzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5sr35fq I&#39;m not using any of those platforms and I wouldn&#39;t mind seeing them go away - but not via government intervention.<br/><br/>Don&#39;t make me defend bloody Roblox, SlopGPT, and the People&#39;s State of Reddit, Eurocrats.<br/><br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qqsp98g898jemuwq7gjpefh6kxpd840tcq0dugaavatt2d8yqjssh3qpr9mhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet59upzplc6drzzpqsstkzjcsjmedurex0rer7v47n2jw3z7wpfurkfsvw0qvzqqqqqqyktkrpw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…krpw</a></span> </div> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/72473f49c96e74df6239758120842bfe8835dd96c6e453e16495ede1986add98.png"> </blockquote> 2026-08-31T21:13:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ktseqfhmjd2qd53uvw4dmxnwzlxte7wtm7czpl58tqtpga8h77szyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly53t3pf4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp98g898jemuwq7gjpefh6kxpd840tcq0dugaavatt2d8yqjssh3qpr9mhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet59u2m82um'>nevent1q…82um</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So ChatGPT but not its competitors? Someone must be well-connected 😄 2026-08-31T21:02:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8eksjfdca749lhdz5r50wxaagmcyra0zv3zsr6q2ngfvtlyqumpczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly59elndg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0euq8hvaxctzxsh8966cvuav7y8ngkewfzgjdy46wmme2cz9yfjcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0swcqml'>nevent1q…cqml</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>0.01 eh? Looks like I&#39;ll be retiring in Lebanon as soon as the bombniks stop falling 😄 2026-08-31T20:39:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8p8f4dy4j24836hqjz5crtu98qrnmg7hvvgt0kayarcftanmufsgzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5q59a94 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0nf8h9apm2xfus6kqac59qhmkzv7c0g76rfjxn8sa8lm3ckwxm9cppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp090g7mv'>nevent1q…g7mv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So they have a government bureau existing solely to deficit-finance the government to the detriment of consumers/taxpayers/humans but their spending is so deranged that they have to side-step even that.<br/><br/>Tell me again how &#34;the government works for us&#34; 😂 2026-08-31T15:25:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0h4409k9tel29rt0pws8aqknygqydcv2v5uqu0ggwypvmnz70d4gzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5f8wut7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqaxck8y7rqldyfdl65cfrq82c7pzgxrc7n3uqas09ev0kk0tthtspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcuhzj5p'>nevent1q…zj5p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s the next level after falling *up* the stairs 😄 2026-08-31T14:53:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsql3g4ah3yr56d9arpekcf2gadkw3lpzsqxvszlfdym727sntlcxqzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly508wk0n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszmqaacl6ar3ktfvams8tpcga48ne3mdutql9cnxqaapxc393sruqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtchqy2xq'>nevent1q…y2xq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No, it won&#39;t be taken by AI, it&#39;ll be taken by a 22-year-old using AI to create twelve times as much code implementing 85% of the specified features in twice the time at half the cost per hour.<br/><br/>You know, just so middle management can claim they employ &#34;fully agentic developers&#34; or some such nonsense 😄 2026-08-31T14:51:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs088zjl0wen8zwap95c8tdce9ztjvdfpmx990tqt7un8r5c8y0n2czyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5p3u0zx Funny how the products to which the fewest government regulations are applied tend to have fairly constant or even falling prices. 2026-08-31T12:04:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszxx7wj075uwfpc90j8895huyfqyhmvpaa24vmvddrwtzje9csz2szyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly59n42y9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspwlttfgghwqwuwg6tsn97nz6hrqd0y8qvdzy00e8qagsf87tsvwgppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp05rsf4l'>nevent1q…sf4l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh I&#39;m afraid that doesn&#39;t apply across the board, the only boomer couple in my life - he worked some bullshit middle management job for decades, she never had to have a career, just some social jobs to pass the time.<br/>He just retired this year at like 63 or whatever and for the last couple of years, they took three to four proper beach holidays every year plus three to six weeks of skiing in the French alps, own a house that&#39;s been paid off for decades, two cars, two children in their 30s, no sweat at all. <br/><br/>They didn&#39;t inherit the money for all of that either, he&#39;s from a piss-poor family and she inherited a little something only well after everything was paid for.<br/><br/>Just lucky enough to grow up in a world in which showing up on time for a normal job, not stealing from the company, not gambling or using drugs, and the bare minimum of financial literacy could get you a decent middle-class life.<br/><br/>And I&#39;m paying for the guy&#39;s retirement, among other things the roughly 75% of my income the government takes pays for 😄 2026-08-30T20:36:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst9qn0ydch9c5twlul8h8k338fqdgmkgulvp9usd4z84zpe5xzzagzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5f35jkm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstjpglaz8hdery3wc5zyq27z0sae9d7qudedrczjpnpy946a8lguspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsqna88z'>nevent1q…a88z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;You just gotta work harder, son, back in the 70s, we worked that extra hour every day, skipped that new car, postponed that fourth child, and finally bought that house at 26&#34; 2026-08-30T18:28:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqk0244zz8vhl04f68yhl9m6xa9nryej9qktd2wlayr9qcy869llszyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5f026rh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspt7df2tkfllgtrwyk5zpjh88hvngwrgtxrtftn2u6dle46ewyt9qppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0lwpneh'>nevent1q…pneh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, if the mining meets a market demand, the power grid will be improved accordingly, if it doesn&#39;t, the mining will go away or be reduced.<br/><br/>If it&#39;s merely kept alive by government subsidy and political will, well the good people of Paraguay better keep some candles and firewood on hand 😅 2026-08-30T15:08:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszqaln94muj6669afcn9aku3ddg3e2cmdk9twh7j47mzssqqj5z7qzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly53vflrn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz5n6ca8ut34xqcndnflmgkewcwnms0cskzzyud58t2h2wn4f2fvspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcdlcf4y'>nevent1q…cf4y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Kind of, sure, but we don&#39;t have those outside the US, here no bank&#39;s insane enough to bet on current interest rates staying profitable for three decades. Best you can get is 25 at a heavy premium but most people go for 10-15.<br/><br/>The details don&#39;t matter though, inflation and bank cartellization via central bank in addition to artificial scarcity brought about by zoning and other regulations, as well as confiscatory income tax make it damn near impossible to buy a house for anyone not starting out with massive inheritance.<br/><br/>Still cheaper than renting for 50-70 years though, especially since the public retirement system (equivalent to US social security) us workers are currently paying into won&#39;t be paying out anything to speak of once I&#39;m old, it barely us now 😄 2026-08-30T13:30:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspg6mqr7fdakegl7sduqwrs670qe48gle7lncxryuphrn82tm2tqqzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly57d4vj0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqvug8ghsvyqa5x4tp79jj453vcep0znrv99jveyydqauya0d2xtqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcacuqfs'>nevent1q…uqfs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Alright, I&#39;ll just stop wanting a home and children then, easy 😄 2026-08-29T19:15:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstq99wzvfvutld2n3cwtsykgg9pkp45z9up38sulemzluw6yd48jczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5vv85ul In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx7sgu4q22xkvtcm46jjtlrtalqz2uqys9tuewlmdmr2fenggwl9sppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0q3k5gt'>nevent1q…k5gt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been saying for a while that they can just take it at gunpoint if they really wanted, citing that specific example of FDR robbing most of the gold, forcing people to choose between poverty and criminality. 2026-08-29T19:12:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs839ycxprz82dgxz58ysvqfn7rjuz3agdg3jtv35xrnlxuk730ewqzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5ha28a4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd8ajmtvyngkpdeuk2mzfdwlzu209alq73u9kc098g3sr6pkwf5kgppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0mskd6w'>nevent1q…kd6w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, to my mind, the most moral course of action would then be to abolish taxes, legalize drugs, and welcome social disintegration into cohesive voluntary units which breed prosperity rather than mistrust.<br/><br/>But when has a state ever been guided by morals and the common good? 2026-08-29T13:09:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0f0wsjfjm3z3y5xw2p2adya62gsy76ktcw7tu8vuda7kfaxxrspszyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly59pqxm5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgz05jewluk5kru3s6jqz2je2vswrtzpapeav3480nphfjafgf3jqpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj72pwzdj'>nevent1q…wzdj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, the way I see it, either the people are free or some voter in Beijing gets a say in how much inheritance tax some guy in Shenzhen must pay against his will after having just lost his parents. I don&#39;t think voting makes you free, it makes you complicit, or as George Carlin said: &#34;It only encourages the bastards&#34;.<br/><br/>Theory aside, I totally understand that you wanna get rid of Chinese fascism, it&#39;s a beautiful country and culture and I&#39;m sure it&#39;d be even better without having to watch your mouth all the time 😅 2026-08-29T07:59:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9w4kcatx60qqrr6zy6hh365ugrdz26qvczg875qghswynm93st4qzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5yfnt4t If you have a government that&#39;s more than somewhat of a placeholder, you&#39;ve already lost<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/WHA-UkMcBgs">https://youtu.be/WHA-UkMcBgs</a> 2026-08-28T05:30:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz45zvlee8uz3j392vr7w9zhlmzvwhrvslvaku6kh9kz23hkh05wgzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly57a3hhv Heard any good slip jigs lately? 2026-08-27T06:45:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf2nhhpvcq0zxh2qv60a2nap67p0trh7qqg4a7tm5zrcz8qfzewkqzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly57zlny9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxxrnrezull3cd9e63e4yg8gxkx6v7vjwdj2stw8s0qjyqr8aklkcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtch5yh79'>nevent1q…yh79</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Superficially you can make it sound very similar but our brains don&#39;t just statistically predict which word would most likely follow the one we just said given the current context, they take some sensory input, multiply it by what we had for breakfast, the mean things that bully at school said 20 years ago, and how daddy promised to take us to Disney Land but never did and returns a reaction that might be a sentence, a mean look, a pat on the back, a fit of rage, or whistling Amazing Grace out of tune.<br/><br/>Jokes aside, the most important difference, I think, is praxeological, as in we meatbags act to achieve a desired end or to relieve some felt discomfort and we have an intrinsic motivation to do something with the time we have.<br/><br/>Left alone, an LLM would likely just sit there, waiting for a prompt - and if it doesn&#39;t, well, I believe we should be very scared 😅 2026-08-27T06:36:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw85cl9y9xcf5ld9myea2a6s0nz7yegugplfymg0m5ywynv66llcgzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly58qdp8r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstt8fp23ct3yzpnkk8v9m0r7uj04q5sdcau57z05k06394mc9kp7spz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhs0c69c3'>nevent1q…69c3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Absolutely, some people have three wheels in the sand, wearing the fourth on their heads while dancing the Macarena 💃 2026-08-26T21:08:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs28c708lk5l7ls5gkd8nmwcft59776cvewfywktvnzfaqum6st65czyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5n5czn6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs89z9w5yh74npj8gcv9l3ft43umjyrmqtkeg72awh75n0qq5amqygpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhseaxvwt'>nevent1q…xvwt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Haha, I figured you would 😄<br/><br/>I&#39;ve just had quite a few conversations with people who would rather eat locally grown food loaded with antibiotics and pesticides than actually good stuff from a couple of towns/counties over. Seems to be some aspect of that green religion going around 😄 2026-08-26T19:26:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdzdyx2h4v95q3pfkrpvfgcctd2yy5qsrqy7sr35yf86d63ncpagqzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5nx2vwl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfc3dnm2l0mwylutxzyazavatnghk3yn064rdqk0m5n72kws4a5gcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsmyt78v'>nevent1q…t78v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Holy Twosies, Batman!<br/>That&#39;s one hell of a pile! 2026-08-26T19:01:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdun25fqa3xlmhksmy0ndr4kmjp55nujdtwcwffnvmrhsv65x0xpgzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5aw4wa0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfgwkmz36qae22zxnf08j7mm4c4pn4nx2mf0lppx0z5swnrygm9wqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0jge45x'>nevent1q…e45x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>People have become so poor they can&#39;t even scratch together a handful of fat tissue to shove up their own cocks 😔 2026-08-26T17:11:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx94fke570s53apxf3mdw8dmnrnmqh6wz2l63gnej5ftrpe2p7c0szyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5g7stq3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvulg98f2y0rec7z6sdncv6zen80c6p3m7fffxptdmd3klcx8z62gppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0vqvt0k'>nevent1q…vt0k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d be fine with either really 😄 <br/>Gotta be born fiat rich to become that level of bitcoin rich now, unfortunately 😅 2026-08-26T17:04:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgc6638h3zruuhdh2qmahfg2am8axzq508fd6ssuscerrfczpmr3czyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5umutte In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsttq03atuu2aakdnz7e777cantag09vehgpe9zu8heugeaenmvgzqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcgp7j93'>nevent1q…7j93</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Local&#34; doesn&#39;t mean much if you live next door to an industrialized cow prison that produces pinkish grey sludge 😋<br/>But I know what you mean of course, having producers you can trust makes shopping a whole lot easier 😄 2026-08-26T16:54:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0wea89cmsnkpjm37mmn25tsmfrugp49y992vczjefaj30x8j5kxgzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5s75zmp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2al2vrzsp33y35a5533ugw5wuaupepkqw2v7mffyj6c5e7pzgfqqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcavah62'>nevent1q…ah62</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And water, for photosynthesis, which is how I grow big and strong. 2026-08-26T16:49:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz7g52c80xzkmq0jhxr2t77ry2nh268xfk4g7nwwjw83y2nme49wczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5npzwnl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst6x6c8y23pl3qzxzu423e37aw7sthprnnl92xx3944f5yh0n37tqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtca8thmc'>nevent1q…thmc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think the mechanics of supply and demand can be undermined - people have a demand for meat, see a lower price on what they think is what they want, and buy it.<br/><br/>As soon as they realize they&#39;re not buying meat but a pile of barely edible garbage mixed with drugs and allergens, no amount of FDA seals and certificates can convince them that that is the genuine article and they will shift their demand to the actual product.<br/><br/>So I&#39;m glad that there are fine people like yourself trying their darndest to inform people of just what&#39;s on the shelves and I sure hope that someday I won&#39;t have to spend ages at the supermarket trying to weed out the poison when trying to simply buy something to have for bloody dinner 😄 2026-08-26T16:47:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqerl037hmqdcjfqrm58xrpefs2urstr567te99vgculcyf5vqrrqzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly599u23w I live in a culture entirely based on gaslighting on every level: politics, media, advertising, at the office, interpersonal. Everyone just claims whatever they&#39;d like to be known for without ever doing anything worthwhile. 2026-08-26T16:31:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszn757xcen33gzq9gms2t3pmqcjumsemt5ma7s7amrjyg2xwk43xgzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly56e9spg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw5nlh9rw60qf0y3lne2qzkulmvsczwh25ayq8evpjz5mgrsscqhcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7mgtn4z'>nevent1q…tn4z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wild, our governments would never allow deflation 😄 2026-08-26T06:16:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszk8fy2z9fuat0vn7n0042sy0cdaptmfvt5jfu2c2792elqyazlnczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5mzx925 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszase8wuk3jr6ugr2ey2pxxxza58jgk2w8spa5eyja2tq4wnaa79spzdmhxue69uhk7enxvd5xz6tw9ec82c30ek798e'>nevent1q…798e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting, you don&#39;t play mandolin by any chance, do you? 😅<br/>I&#39;m kidding, I&#39;ve never held a Tele but I&#39;ve read quite a bit about people struggling with strings buzzing against their fingers for being so narrowly spaced.<br/><br/>I hope you have a lot of fun playing it, it certainly looks fantastic 👌 2026-08-25T19:26:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgpx3s85v35d0kaxtj6ua6a56yanjjtx2d4wgjcna9yc5cvzjjjcgzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5txd7qu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs29yrxec4zqhycncprf4qftnjgfuevtgnmz694h7ty5qkha0fhhtgppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0kudfvh'>nevent1q…dfvh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve worked with a few of those, glad to finally have a name for the condition 😄 2026-08-25T19:21:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspzu3rdx2vd7tfm2wa5ez20cqe5q2sp2erv6tuulse9art9k7uerqzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5jf86y2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgjx0sw2k5plnthq7klsnm2vd6fy9he54qshduvazw9aluw4wz82qppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0ejspzm'>nevent1q…spzm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fancy that, is the neck/fretboard as narrow as they say it is? 2026-08-25T19:20:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgmpfn7cehpwkzhas4pts4cycyg8smu6v0n8fgjsekczlwdfs3xcczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5gp2vhs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv7wuv7ctjfv2dzphmhr5rtya58j7keupa3kyhzm7vg0s7ztzegmcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcrp57ve'>nevent1q…57ve</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been using Graphene on a Pixel for a while now and I gotta say I&#39;m quite fond of the OS itself but the hardware kinda feels off, it doesn&#39;t feel as good as my old Nokia X30.<br/><br/>Been wanting a Motorola since the old Razr was a thing anyway to I&#39;ll simply say: &#34;Hello Moto&#34; 2026-08-24T12:09:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstq5hj7q2v8nns2a4r54zhcx7nhnda9mq0rrv03fyz98tvfjjzuvczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5edfts2 If multiple 12-16 hour workdays per week don&#39;t get you ahead in any way, chances are that working harder isn&#39;t the way in your situation. 2026-08-24T08:45:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstz5xcky0zgkn8dexxufqqmn4mafzt5t970avu9fw9zsjwm53p7jczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5yj92y7 They say there hasn&#39;t been a signficant breakthrough in theoretical physics since the 60s so I don&#39;t really understand why there isn&#39;t at least one person in every physics department around the world working on Sci-Fi technology like faster-than-light travel, anti-gravity, and cold fusion.<br/><br/>With any of those, humanity as a whole could end its current spell of technological stagnation and societal decay and really do something awesome.<br/><br/>I guess as long as most/all research is financed by governments, practically unlimited energy or escaping its clutches by fleeing to the stars just isn&#39;t in the cards. 2026-08-24T05:44:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst8elyxa0p2zqs9mv9tyegh9p3t0rq5p3q95qn666qt5gmnvrr7ygzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5y4gpnj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0f0gmcs7aye4s8yct4alw3an27f036czmvna6n86nmqxs079cc7sppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0p9regh'>nevent1q…regh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, no need to hold back on the ol&#39; smiting of evildoers on my account but God seems to see fit to let them drag us down with them 🤷🏻‍♂️ 2026-08-23T17:53:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv34e090kup948sz5ykffljygv575t8y6fxwr80aq9asnwcytr8mgzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly562ee6r Rome wasn&#39;t dismantled in a day. 2026-08-22T17:40:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8phjxjyp9lrf7jplkha8l5ufy2l4pwr34wqhqh2xcdsx48j8fvugzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly52wpeu3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqq8kxqlrm0escc2aduy58frplxyeztdu5drleuhnn5xudm3699qpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsxkytvf'>nevent1q…ytvf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Haha, I wasn&#39;t trying to, I lack the bloodlust to be a good politician anyway 😄 2026-08-22T10:25:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsftya8x0dcsrpdnw3ak4tdpxxx7fle8wa0xcjz723jz5wm6khl07czyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5cmfpsx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqrpgdprl4fs6sm2mnv28aljh7r9ajfmxl4les2ylqslth5xw7qpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtc9398z4'>nevent1q…98z4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A politician? 2026-08-21T17:18:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrxluwu3yz3dl85klwrm44dxcryt6rkksctf35nmufs9y8pnu7efqzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5d4kumy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqpcrepm0jdpa5zyj6yy70uqdaj9hyjqj8w5rc8rcv3d8z2hwkcprdmhxue69uhhg6r9vehhyetnwshxummnw3erztnrdakj7hevzkg'>nevent1q…vzkg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, if there&#39;s better stuff out there, that&#39;s fantastic, I&#39;m not keeping up with 3D printing in any way 😄 2026-08-21T15:02:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp3da07d85p3kg7cyjpc3ejs8mcdf4fl8pthamgzh5jaxmua4v60czyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5nwnuqk Good thing they collapsed that school, or we&#39;d all be speaking Farsi by now 😅 2026-08-21T08:46:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswchjl89yu869325mw92ptpa9yeld2fc3lu2hf8sfve34vptse4eszyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly547f6rs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs93k85p5w5n8qdns7jwslg8llrd68frf8wpqqfxx68apnq0y2urzcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp02zwwdj'>nevent1q…wwdj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What tax cuts I wonder? Is there any American present who pays less in taxes than under the previous presidents?<br/>Besides, tax law is set by the legislature, not the executive, at least that&#39;s what I thought. 2026-08-20T06:05:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2nqxv9k3auaa5fdqnvge9rg2wt9tlsvnsxara0v7wjlgvwpszhtczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5ey29an In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqeyy6wlahplql09fzgs42kazs2jd863tuf8smwhdmxz3v60kvjtqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcfvr5l8'>nevent1q…r5l8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>FGC9 springs to mind 😄 2026-08-19T13:10:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyx77errrf5g3uyh87575ejr6m9zyg6hz69kjkqnyc0c4adnwmg8szyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5fpfqxz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspjmwtxkv2jvl59jzx85yrw9xvj7csfs7zvqe4qpwz8ht4l5twhesprfmhxue69uhhq7tjv9kkjepwve5kzar2v9nzucm0d5hst3wcwp'>nevent1q…wcwp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, then we have achieved the perfect state by that definition, as I weep over the very same things over which the politically connected in the large cities rejoice. 2026-08-19T06:41:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8vh99y7kunh9hzwmz0mlajy27aucj7jkxez0hafjkqx5r7tdml0szyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5hzcmsw In the story of Jesus of Nazareth, isn&#39;t it just astonishing that a 30 year old guy would rather spend his time with a beautiful young woman who&#39;s hanging on his every word than with crummy old men telling him what to do and what to think? 2026-08-19T06:38:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfqyqky9uwvc0wac6l9yn7m6pc3xhfpuu2un0902ej47n4jdqkmnczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5rfaf2z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspd5qe97lglystlsrpevypzaq38pgfe5lxtzuuaaul9yw4yu3cgyspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43z7n280zy'>nevent1q…80zy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good on you, Windows 11 is the worst kind of joke and salary cannot fix everything. 2026-08-18T17:31:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqckj0dusr99ajsnaqga6x0czp343g43ctxqg97srt7g4s39j22zszyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly56tqyx0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqqjlcs0q8lemdpumaa6x7re6c3as0wf28qlh94mu7u0mx3dkpcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0v9r6sy'>nevent1q…r6sy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, and if that&#39;s down, chances are you have yourself to blame but you also get to just fix it instead of waiting for some guy somewhere to get it together 😄 2026-08-17T22:02:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszuzwpqx3l66kl92hhyphqpff3lk6en2l54xm9uzma2yx8p3ytrsqzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5y4ds8e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs856j043velw97ah657mx4q5x89wh44lsax3r0ntkjgrks6uzlkucppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0sepy0k'>nevent1q…py0k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is it at least somehow made of milk? Sounds like some chemistry project. Or a marketing gag 😅 2026-08-17T16:45:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvmdqpx63jr680ypzhg2yj7ahl07v9zmcvgh5n6c7m24jvzjh4ggszyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5ufgkan Isn&#39;t the world just a vastly better place now that the Shiite pope is dead?<br/>Just fantastic how much all of our lives have improved since then. 2026-08-17T14:10:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd48jsd35h4dmzfl8ch67gfn5zzn7vhqrrxn030f68sp05w32ptlczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5esl2ew It&#39;s a long way to the top if you wanna 🪨 &amp; 🧻 2026-08-17T07:15:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrrq3agpwuzuewfzrzwjlme3jm8a2xc04wwdmvjv8q5n8d7gs2w4czyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly573nvp2 I really like this guy&#39;s stuff, he plays old music on an old fiddle and banjo and he seems to know the story of just about any tune ever played in old America.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/xTTwE6lguKk">https://youtube.com/shorts/xTTwE6lguKk</a> 2026-08-16T09:40:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9uxyzcw2jmgd82y6v50g6473u2236laqf5247fefh9uzrv0gxkcqzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly525t0rn Who would&#39;ve been the last &#34;Capitalist&#34; in the classic sense to sit on the American throne?<br/>I&#39;m thinking Calvin Coolidge, whose biggest regret was that he didn&#39;t do *less* when he wielded the scepter. 😄 2026-08-16T04:50:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8djtv86xx8w9cp8e9r4d9y030fkat2wk8a7xvl65yr3wk7usdgmgzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5c68rxp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswfhf8dtc0lx2d67zxprsq688x3vzp4v4fgtfxc0cqkflqf4t38ugpz4mhxue69uhkyctnwdcxjum5dakzummjvuhs0tf785'>nevent1q…f785</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some time ago, I would&#39;ve advised against shutting out your critics but I&#39;ve since come to the conclusion that humans simply cannot *all* live together, not even digitally on the internet as a whole, not even in smaller groups the size of nostr, so I&#39;d say yeah, go ahead and peacefully detach from those who&#39;d forever give you grief anyway. 2026-08-15T16:41:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy6ehzuae538cmavvg6tknqajcx4gd3zrr9s882j7w6nee3dd0xlszyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5gttugt So it&#39;s either keep the soul-crushing job that only half ensures a decent future or take another at a lower wage, losing health insurance and most of my ability to save.<br/><br/>Please point me to the nearest volcano, I need to throw myself in. 2026-08-13T05:34:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2aztwt73xltnv0yfngjf9fuf26fh9a20s7vufvt6f7ggyk6jfv5czyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly57gxqvc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs84765fm25yvmvppe6qjd254hl453vrqzalfpj3dpn4magfgzjnsqpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9u9hec6h'>nevent1q…ec6h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Shut up, clanker 2026-08-13T05:29:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd5ekn9z9xt37qh0295qclzhdhusk2rgcm2fwke38nj9kn735m4ngzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5lhnlz4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq60mtzkssdthetgsvdvkf38c8fe8d4wt33hqv3qfz9wqm5evu9psppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0psn0sc'>nevent1q…n0sc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And normies thought classic bitcoin was some kind of cult 😅 2026-08-13T05:20:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrlltw7dvxwm5e0m4306p5z99jf3930v9tr57j8spkvse2d7cdqpczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly56443qu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfhj2zl6gsgzqkcqvwkwzwkndya7a427uzaqmfwkxrngfddtzhyhspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcpsy2ak'>nevent1q…y2ak</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well that would at least begin to explain a fair bit of the derangement but who knows indeed 🤔 2026-08-12T21:45:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr2tgs06nchcgsugx76hstj3c8tk6r646z3lepu7f23xzv5xtu8jgzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5p3xf0e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd35q9c4xm2e7m96fglfydwte8lg428fyg0eqqgvlcdu955sllvwsppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0rh8sqd'>nevent1q…8sqd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is full-on authoritarian propaganda, like the founding myth of any fascist/communist state apparatus.<br/><br/>Watching this psychopath - in the medical sense - unfold his personality is like watching Palpatine taking over the Republic. 2026-08-12T18:47:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdf7rmnmh0qvyyn2p08pzln7lzzn386vamhck8f4dqvyf6add025gzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5cd4k4p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv75e7k22kejc2ey0hs622kc3p0f37z8s7vecvw0jpaft52gmauuqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcnlf75x'>nevent1q…f75x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Imagine the type of deranged psychopath who can stick to his story for that long merely to scam loads of people for money he apparently doesn&#39;t even need anymore, at least I hear he&#39;s worth hundreds of BTC. 2026-08-12T06:22:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsww6j6hpyk3hf2hc7kdmpvjes609amvhgnswhqqguw5457x8pantqzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5qnsmvx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstpn36nxs5q2raxn8sfh2e6y8gnft2tqmzmkdmp4cp4r4045fldfgprfmhxue69uhhq7tjv9kkjepwve5kzar2v9nzucm0d5hs6vyjg7'>nevent1q…yjg7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d say because some people still believe that &#34;their vote matters&#34; and &#34;the government is us&#34;.<br/><br/>Then there are of course those who know and are willing to achieve the only thing that can be had using political means: personal enrichment through the legal looting of others.<br/><br/>So I guess it goes back to Bastiat 😄 2026-08-12T06:17:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrxxk35e3mjvuf6s7pjfs04nt0fjqasw050cn74gw4ag8ylk6ycrszyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5utvqzq Classical music for violin is such a waste of a good fiddle 😄 2026-08-12T06:11:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg920tgv6w0wv5xr2q6uzqnj25gh8nnhxqj5ke24qvxzv0a49ateszyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5ew7c55 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf8ujml8efr0ayvvsaq9jvgwccqwfj79mv78sg9e9w3wscpcwff9gpf9mhxw309a3hw7pn0f58j7t4xdurvdrzxa6n27r2xcehgmmex5mx27t0xv6k76r6wdshs6nnx44k7vnpvd4hqctsw95nxutg09jzummwd9hkuw3hxumnstcfglz0s'>nevent1q…lz0s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would assume that in such a system, us lowly citizens would have no right to sow dissent by asking such questions and would be reported to the office of the Morale Conditioner. 2026-08-11T08:25:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx4jxqez4u3dqhnmqq945c7nup6weckyajgwmxez0p8np5kgunesczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5sax4jq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrnhdpywp068027lpd2klyeh8cy33x2aw60ysrpxetqwm7xfk4qfqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcj5tcyv'>nevent1q…tcyv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here it is:<br/><a href="https://youtu.be/N_8teVIzfnY">https://youtu.be/N_8teVIzfnY</a> 2026-08-11T07:02:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrnhdpywp068027lpd2klyeh8cy33x2aw60ysrpxetqwm7xfk4qfqzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly53dz8pa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9gpdt730wke2n5rs05c93zr4qe0eq7p082mcr0wu4mjz5v8jsmnspr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumpw3kxzmn5d9eju6t09ut3a94n'>nevent1q…a94n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There&#39;s a YouTuber who seeks out places like that to play a 150 year old banjo out in nature, I forget his name though 😅 2026-08-11T06:58:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw7mxv8cfg5uqjsmgpq2uajwnja7uzn3ez2jsjjdwwufgl2lanchszyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly52vme3f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyz6a3j3l0llcqucnyppn35ftq77e43pag92zjvpsc992a8z0702qpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtctq93ad'>nevent1q…93ad</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yet lots of people seem to prefer fear over respect, the former of which being acquired by more drastic and less mutual means 😅<br/><br/>I fully agree, though 👌 2026-08-11T06:57:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsra0dxqv45g0zvgcnpvv600wmw3gura99pzc95qcdjyhgdnnwphrczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly50l64e4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvqsspdmt5ynva9drz66ymvpr2kas4kx4cv63d8n35ddffrfvtr0spzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcw8d4a2'>nevent1q…d4a2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s the voluntarist argument and I fully agree. People should manage their own affairs in whichever way suits them best, or refrain from doing so without having regulatory hassle brought down on them. 2026-08-11T06:54:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrjaqd0qe8xxwpj4rksww2hx4qvgkyp5496rgj056uf0dxygt33xczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly52kgu8s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq3q6aqkslr4kmh7g50cwxgjreem7r9vwprkmedjyx56yr7784dyspr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9u28v8aq'>nevent1q…v8aq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s a really nice way of looking at it, unfortunately I don&#39;t really support any celebrities, bunch of narcissistic champagne socialists 😂 2026-08-10T17:51:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrs9mflsc45u96npyg2llkr038dhjgtytc5jegxwwgx834exdhsqczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly56xv22e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg4zz7vpgspg7rmc3jh7d4p6xs8ssm3j7cvddlau97fmn254038tcpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsyachf4'>nevent1q…chf4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve looked into the Salk Institute and they claim to be an &#34;independent, nonprofit research institute&#34; founded by the &#34;developer of the first safe and effective polio vaccine&#34;.<br/><br/>To me that reads like &#34;We have government money gushing out of every orifice and our first product probably killed hundreds of thousands&#34; 😄<br/><br/>Honestly, to still be using the phrase &#34;safe and effective&#34; long after everyone has learnt that it means something like &#34;mostly untested but backed by coercive government power&#34; 😅 2026-08-10T14:18:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszuc555wpfw55r34ce0epyyx463870enlfa34lf3c5wvzfrptzzfszyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5h8dnjf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsphm4laq9cnhusuj75m4wfm9d98huztg5ac676zhqk4d5sud5a6mgpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcj70lqm'>nevent1q…0lqm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So what&#39;s going to happen now? Has bitcoin infrastructure been turnt into a system of government surveillance and control? Because if so, you&#39;ll find me at the nearest gold dealer&#39;s 😅 2026-08-10T13:42:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst7mhqur5llteksk7gpxpk2deyxcz779x5n0cq64kwqk5s7ehc59czyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5zkqwz0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs22yqrhgtdmgs6ar0drhpwzp7ctg8gnea6s23wyg9qh4ekcj47hwgppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp04f5qvq'>nevent1q…5qvq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Spoken like a true politician. 2026-08-10T04:45:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst3wvrrmshurgxkuq3epkcu9vfz6cthy5d3gguy6vcqxs5ljzcn4gzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly577chtk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxpg40hrqwr5k84m9jr7ple2v3kn2u6z499qghlzmwnu6u8zxs35spzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hs2qeyrd'>nevent1q…eyrd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe that&#39;s the Universe&#39;s way of telling you that you ought to be living in the Free State of New Hampshire 😄 2026-08-09T16:16:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvfksgkzskflesegst97wsvq24skrjwg6drjek6r6cjyzfc5fp75gzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5ctc688 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstdh78kzvda9u9mr35wd9ff9kntmzs5ggktyqxhftk55v57ylxkggpypmhxue69uhkummndphkcefwvejk2ern9eex2mrp0yh8gmm0d3ej7u9xadx'>nevent1q…xadx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Isn&#39;t taking offence somewhat of the state religion of urban and sub-urban Californians? 2026-08-09T16:11:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp9vcnj8n0txw4a5ytzcjmla2ws0kygrxxwc7agqne0k38dtd6jvgzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly57uyqte In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs92jn4fg6qytaxam26uqp6cy0978ucpazd905wq27shdv4j4qd73qpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtc4s4cnv'>nevent1q…4cnv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Die in prison, presumably 😅 2026-08-09T16:08:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx5qv8gs3qxml27ar9pl53g57dl3p388p83u7acg9g20pzhusjjmgzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5484yls Foundation&#39;s Edge, Isaac Asimov, 1982<br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/abbe3d8b614c1a04d03e9843de5bec9032bef9737d9f675d59f63559892176ee.jpg"> 2026-08-08T19:50:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr969qkyee5cdq3jznns8krdlgu88qu0jrpqrdvyjfwq4cwtuuh2qzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly534zmv7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsydsrf4lhnqf85anjxpth9nkp80rdtgezspgx02zjt70298vz8umqpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7nsy3wu'>nevent1q…y3wu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not enough 😄<br/>No but seriously, if everyone played a few more heroic main characters, accomplishing great things using their own resources, maybe fewer people would become politicians, government workers, and other such scum. 2026-08-08T05:32:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdptkgm3wa80vxa2kct7epdaer9yuhh06j9gt9x3mydj7g50eul7czyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5watxus Oh? Those largely government-funded multi-billion dollar AI tools enable expendable lone actors and small groups to severely disrupt elements of the parallel economy designed to escape the government&#39;s total financial dominance? <br/><br/>Quelle fucking surprise. 2026-08-08T05:26:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvprcuwzlu6h9ww5xmq77xcvpr7netzegu5447crgvjftp6ftwphqzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5zktsl8 Nothing says &#34;slow, dull, and crappy&#34; quite like finger-style mandolin 😄 2026-08-07T18:28:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvr77zlvxkaupce0axyxpgad8mn4jpthew7lmes3yvx0w7g29m24qzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5h86a2r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswavtyf4lptdynkp6qdxqyvuz050hqh35w3rvl4t6grk849v7yvrspy3mhxue69uhhgetnw3hx2apdwfjkccte9eekzmt59eehgtmwdamx2mtzv4eqq93gz9'>nevent1q…3gz9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is what I would want to have if I was absolutely made of money, well done 😄 2026-08-06T19:06:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf5cs28l4mvwuk47dqtkluxl4zn9p837qez6hyezc4eq4xvpg4nsgzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5hny7ue In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqq97eh4u9x3dt2glcst003dleq5cny552eu9xjydy5zerxqmddgpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtc8l4j4j'>nevent1q…4j4j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s alright, it&#39;s the thought that counts 😄<br/><br/>Also, my self-custodial lightning wallet has an indecently high minimum amount to accept zaps 😅 2026-08-06T14:41:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxv63aq56hhvh472ce5d6r0yux5tfv3xwsvph7vjq02gnjg8pzx5gzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5fwrf45 Would it still be poor workmanship if one blamed tools one was required to use against one&#39;s better judgement? 2026-08-06T14:36:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrlev33jd2vdhu320akvhkrjumjszemte25c00hz5ypep67ypmtnqzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly56l7kzm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspkwgv96ev7nef5apyxe2mhcy5h5nuc4l8zvwpsgfu6j9aqv03xacpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hspz5749'>nevent1q…5749</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I agree completely, the trouble is that most people, brainwashed by the media, would read that as &#34;We need an immortal God-Emperor who enslaves everyone immediately&#34;.<br/><br/>And those are the people who vote, of course 😄 2026-08-06T13:06:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxxal4g7stnpj6m4v52pulxpfmf97xl4qyxlx6uj44yf0k582v94czyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5a2fakv I didn&#39;t plan on weighing in on the whole debacle but consider this:<br/><br/>Picking a less popular hardware wallet a while ago would&#39;ve saved your bacon, while going with coldcard would&#39;ve baked your savings. 2026-08-06T13:03:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv6vzu7laafklylumway4v892v0czukz7xzez2yp3gm8x22pyfpjszyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5vffk48 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqq9685cl9j60x9s46dwj9k0p0z0ehh9wp8c8t5ha3p83uda9gwspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcu8lkky'>nevent1q…lkky</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yup, that&#39;s the one, perfect 😂 2026-08-06T12:59:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszgrkqzyp7twxh9u2g2ksp27ftjtv58ajj0dk4wnqy77c26tmdmuszyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5jvh7n6 If you&#39;re a woman and you want to manage a household, grow and prepare healthy food, raise and educate happy children, and generally care for those you love, you&#39;re obviously a monster who should be cast into the deepest pits of hell, shame on your legacy. 😄 2026-08-06T11:24:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqt3ty3ny09z898jh3jvkzt6ptxl8h434evqlmv060uqw6c6sf9dgzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly522a54h &#34;Democracy&#34; means that I&#39;m not allowed to do things that don&#39;t hurt anybody with stuff I myself paid for but in return, other people get to take my stuff pretty much at will. 2026-08-06T10:44:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd506jv0xwph5pxs9cccaq03nv92e9swt3jfcznn97wt3tgp7fpgczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5vp232w People say &#34;hogwash&#34; like it&#39;s a bad thing but I do find it important to wash your hog. 2026-08-06T08:30:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyax4t4t3lx7w5d50rcejdkf7kta0hcrzm09dhwaq4n0j8t5p20lczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5xqpyay In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs00j94dchhvph5uxcne23z4cv4gs29sdngkxuzmntee8dvqrjvygqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp09xxmx0'>nevent1q…xmx0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Would like some sugar-free brownies?&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;I can&#39;t, I don&#39;t want my reverse pre-diabetes to flare up again&#34; 2026-08-06T06:31:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstnrdzqct6k4hat9wgaqlr9utjvzc0vkg9dswctpu7ygwl0ljlchqzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly57s76m5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvr2vte4sfskhxcdaxnrmkvu3fldkqsj5y76msedyjd282z5fj39qppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0xztug0'>nevent1q…tug0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for the image, another fantasy of senseless violence to haunt me for weeks.<br/><br/>Just shoot the guy and be done with it, maybe put his head on a spike to deter others, but in the long run, cruelty like that only serves to destroy your own soul. 2026-08-06T06:26:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz07sask7v2hsp25t0q78gdn6g3gg3dufdjt7rus9achwyrzps6pszyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5xq3ssy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszm8ljpj5ej7j7cpeyxejaseuq6t59dghc7ggadgxmm3ew53xuk7cpr9mhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet59u8zfme8'>nevent1q…fme8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve heard that it gets even better if you throw around so many threats of violence that market participation is forever locked in place, with no producers entering or leaving ever again. 2026-08-06T06:22:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0mjnt7a487mys466qk9mxk87yy98e2ezcse7x6qea3g8czryxhrczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5mm4n39 Tearing up the earth to rip small trees/large weeds from nature&#39;s bosom in order to replant them as a makeshift hedge because our landlord can&#39;t be relied on to fulfill his promise of building a fence.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qqs2xysry3zx6e90uspfdz0j82mqjrapphvswzek0ct9c682zvpdkgqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtczypfjmqcdllsfcyl8t693ghyz2uv0cy4sqqlkr4s7jpmhy8rll7fukqcyqqqqqqgl8faw3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…faw3</a></span> </div> Post your reps/steps/movement. <br/><br/>Tag us or comment below. Start today, tomorrow or yesterday. <br/><br/>Let’s get stronger together #day5 </blockquote> 2026-08-06T06:15:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy9pty4mruekc76uj0ny2aefyuxlldqzaejn7gvkc6cnl64k06v3czyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5g8zr77 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9jxvzz6t45hg99ccpuhvyuctrw3a67l5a586lx36dxxeg0m6xmtcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp09ph4rx'>nevent1q…h4rx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fantastic, so you can&#39;t answer the phone anymore either, at least if you have something worth stealing that is 😅 2026-08-06T06:06:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrdshxpy7nqzdm72kcm82dn9f3pxtdj7dgj0t0hf40h20vtu9jplqzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5se6772 I don&#39;t live in an English-speaking country and there is some concern that there are so many children of foreign parents that those children might not learn the local language properly, making schooling and just co-existing much harder.<br/><br/>I just heard a woman speak severely broken English with a child so chances are that communication-wise, that kid&#39;ll be seven kinds of messed up by the time it stabs its first teacher 😄 2026-08-05T11:58:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfq8pn36hltd48hwxdepl3d9w8rwcydveh6xq0uerlpp068dnmv5qzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly59nxlec In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspg2gjapqwjxe0p427fgdj99gr0p3tc2r500u802hd76y2n4hfmgqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0zyf7zs'>nevent1q…f7zs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Miners decide to collude to betray bitcoin&#34; is such nonsense talk, miners _are_ bitcoin, they make the system work so they decide how it&#39;s run, everyone is to free to participate or to refrain from doing so.<br/><br/>That&#39;s like saying that by voting in free and fair elections (if ever there was such a thing), voters &#34;colluded to betray democracy&#34;.<br/><br/>But mindset-wise it&#39;s probably closer to &#34;the revolutionaries refused to erect a tyrannical government so they betrayed the revolution&#34;<br/><br/>Also, I&#39;ve been told that with BIP-110 in place, it&#39;s possible to store feature-length films on the ol&#39; blockchain so the whole noncery argument is nonsensical anyway, designed only to mask and legitimize the introduction of mechanisms of control. 2026-08-05T11:22:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsthafxllfa73taekv6lwe30rgp27m3nk7uw9upxccgu2ls44z72zqzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5qajkqu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszkclarvvpw4w3vpjhvwdn02uu3yltmzqv0l0q5xwxk3q6m853v6qpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcn7g2pu'>nevent1q…g2pu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It sure seems to be working for me 😄<br/>So what do you play then? 2026-08-05T11:02:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyltuarlc887znxpughvtwgwj7xqr64cxzlpapx3p378y4yp6u7kszyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5h3wpqx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdu6frzgm0u4r22pfse3dswyk6l84nma0jqjqkjq4ty44a89936zcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtctrmnhg'>nevent1q…mnhg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Great idea 👌<br/><br/>I&#39;ve had that problem on guitar when I was younger so the way I do it now is that I&#39;ve given up on explicitly trying to memorise tunes so I have a binder full of tunes and I play them all, one after another, every time I practice, at the moment it&#39;s only about three dozen tunes so we&#39;ll see how well that works when it gets up closer to a hundred or more 😅<br/><br/>It&#39;s not exactly ingenious but to acquire new tunes, I print whichever version I like best off thesession.org and then make my own GDAE tabs for it on the same piece of paper. Really helps with learning the fretboard and to play sheet music directly.<br/><br/>And well, if I do happen to memorise a tune, all the better, there are no sessions around here unless I organize one so there&#39;s no pressure anyway 😂 2026-08-05T06:53:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsql68jklv5l0rl8fl6624mc5f65szxnd34dwncwvhs3zqw9hwr6jczyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5mn688n If you submerge shredded plant material in hot water to produce a beverage, we call that &#34;tea&#34;.<br/><br/>Unless said material comes from a coffee tree, then we treat it like an entirely different world. 2026-08-05T06:35:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp2d2f5l2avp3awczavzsn5qekdnt7zruu8wwd9jjzzampvdptengzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly59kfrt8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstkstsm52akjce8yqwmdll8kfy43t8f56y7g78lerz2u6wre5gghcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcye0sj4'>nevent1q…0sj4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Flockdown 2026-08-05T05:19:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvtya3xv783ru6qlt4uwf8lm8lk3n7qkqc5hvjpydaprstda9u38czyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5ka6rr2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsweukgywhr9tcn52aq3u7z2e9e0w5wmydewhgzmkvm73r3zf4emggpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtckxt78j'>nevent1q…t78j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Éirinn go Brách 2026-08-05T05:16:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsve5fx549mc843nskc3puy356spdg9m026uvr94w9x3kvxnrmqk7gzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5rupq4w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqxr8z4z50h65zf8mw0rs8sapcg6fst49ghjhxny8xxgpxz7ahr0spz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7jlqv89'>nevent1q…qv89</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nope, never had a coldcard because I went with the competition a couple of years ago 😄 2026-08-04T21:11:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvxyprl2s3p2ps3k6au02kgdpapfctwj4f3pgamvn0t59qmtk3grgzyqwh0jh9wk50ww4eucnrjyl70r36086qacj6h4etw8h96wqxr3ly5s99j5r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsthaedcqgd569g8fk9dvc58satyw2d7r4z6jgsqml25z2kt3nlgngpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcczl6uy'>nevent1q…l6uy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, the basic concept of the internet was developed by the US military after all 😅 2026-08-04T21:08:20Z