"JUST DO. You're living. How do you wanna live? How do you wanna die? How do you wanna fucking be remembered? That's.... that's it." ― David Goggins

"'Cause through the drama I can always depend on my mama And when it seems that I'm hopeless You say the words that can get me back in focus" "I once contemplated suicide And would have tried But when I held that 9 All I could see was my mama's eyes" Happy mother's day to all the mothers out there. Your son, grandson or husband may not be as direct, honest and vulnerable as the late Tupac Shakur was, but consider this: your mere existence may have saved a life or two. Your smile may have given someone close to you that little bit of extra willpower that kept them alive. You truly make the world go round. Thank you.

I hope you all also noticed how the flowers in the photos represent a couple of our favorite types of freedom tech... The #nostr purple on the left (photo taken in Tallinn, Estonia, 2022) & The #Bitcoin orange on the right (photo taken in Auckland, New Zealand, 2024) #flowerstr #bloomstr #momstr 🤠 View quoted note →

Happy Saturday my fellow stackers, backpackers, nomads, outlaws, outcasts, rebels and misfits! 🤠 Don't forget to be grateful for everything you have. Life is a gift! 🙏 #nature #newzealand #aotearoa #tunestr

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I would like to invite you all to check out the @SATOSH.EE Loyalty Program. As a bitcoiner, I believe in the power of incentives. This is why the system is set up in a way that if you help me make SATOSH.EE a success, you can also enjoy the fruits of that success. The Satoshee Loyalty Program is set up in a way in which you can not only save sats, but also earn sats. A few of the more interesting (in my personal opinion) features of the Loyalty Program are: - Profit Sharing and Satoshee Jackpot initiatives (to be rolled out once the company becomes profitable) - Satoshee Gift Cards also act as referral links - You can store your loyalty rewards on your account tied to USD (as Loyalty Points) or BTC (as Orange Coins) - You can use it as a free member or purchase a higher tier membership for higher commissions - Any higher tier membership you purchase is yours for life (no recurring costs) - 10% of all sales of the Satoshee Memberships go to the @Open Source Culture Fund As always, any feedback, constructive criticism or advice is more than welcome - leave a comment or shoot me an email: kontext@satosh.ee 🤠 More information about the Loyalty Program can be found on the @SATOSH.EE website or in the note below: View quoted note →

Oh yes! More copyright-free content! Kudos to @Mr.Crown // Renarchy, one of the most talented designers in the #Bitcoin space (check out @Ungovernable Misfits) for launching @0Commons! The (also quite new) @Open Source Culture initiative is in need of some competition anyway 😉 View quoted note →

Those of you who are somewhat familiar with my eating habits would know that while I generally avoid refined sugar, I do have a bit of a sweet tooth... Sharing a couple of creations from last week for those interested :) Pictured above: 1) Greek yoghurt with kiwifruit, mandarins, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, desiccated coconut, Manuka honey, maple syrup and cinnamon Note that according to ayurvedic principles, fruit and nuts should not be mixed. I can confirm that from my personal experience - mixing fruit and nuts will result in the food being much more taxing on the digestive system. It can be a tasty combination though, no doubt: the earthiness of nuts contrasted to the sweet & sour properties of fruit can be as enticing as the contrast between the sweetness of chocolate and the bitterness of coffee... But you have been warned. Definitely would not recommend mixing them in a late night snack. 2) A basic variation: Greek yoghurt with walnuts, honey and cinnamon Pictured above: 1) Toasted sourdough with coconut oil, Manuka honey, maple syrup, desiccated coconut and cinnamon 2) A basic variation: Toasted sourdough with butter, ghee or coconut oil, honey and cinnamon Hope this serves as a bit of an inspiration 🤠 Also, feel free to share: what sugar-free sweet treats do you like to have? #foodstr #healthstr

🌊🌅🤠 #nature #newzealand #aotearoa

Yes, there is such a thing as the sweet release of death. It exists, and you may hope for that, if you wish to do so. But there is also the sweet release of life: a surge of vitality, purpose, love, meaning; finding a place in life and in the world in which you can truly be an individual to the highest of your abilities, while at the same time serving the world — and thereby, God — virtuously, honestly and relentlessly; a state of flow and divine inspiration which merges work and play, joy and suffering. That’s the kind of release I’m hoping for.

#memestr

TL;DR: What happens to your work, your business, your Bitcoin should you be incapacitated or, God forbid, pass away prematurely? Well, after 2+ years of being healthy as a horse, it finally happened... I caught a cold. Most probably, a virus of some kind, nevertheless, the result is the same: 1) Missed 2 days of my fiat job (although one should not work on Sundays anyway...) and potentially may miss more (although I hope and try to make that not be the case) 2) No further work done on @SATOSH.EE and/or @Open Source Culture, my artistic endeavours, @A Stoic Resurrection, barely any physical exercise (with a noteworthy exception - read below), no breaking of beautiful girls' hearts, no sonnets in the moonlight, etc. in the past couple of days 3) Even more tired than usual :) Now what I can be proud of is that I've managed to continue doing 100+ pushups per day (to which I largely attribute my health in general), including a max set of 77 this morning, which was a personal record (I started doing max sets every morning - in addition to 120+ during the day - a few weeks ago, inspired by David Goggins, and thus far, 71 was my PB). The 14+ hours of sleep I had prior, plus the fact that I did that set outside in the Sun, definitely gave me the required energy. Perhaps using the #100ADayTilIDie hashtag has made me conscious of the possible result of not doing the 100 pushups... Also, an essential part of my good health (thus far) has been avoiding alcohol - I haven't had a drink in 2+ years by now (the last drink I had was with the man the myth the legend @47 in April 2023 during a Melbourne Bitcoin meetup - no regrets) Also, even though I'm ill and don't want to spend a lot of time on the laptop, I've still checked @SATOSH.EE orders at least once every 24 hours and make no mistake, all orders that have to be fulfilled manually (i.e. gift card orders with custom AI designs) will be ready and delivered in 72 hours or less, as per the Terms and Conditions. What's coming next for @SATOSH.EE: 1) A blog post introducing @micahcmiracle and his winning work for @Open Source Culture 2) A mothers' day campaign and a custom, time-limited availability gift card design for the occasion 3) New #zapvertisement campaigns and chances to earn some sats On a personal front, I have a whole bunch of material ready which I want to put out there as soon as the time/energy constraints loosen their grip... But what I want this note to make you all think about; what this illness had made me think about is this - and it is especially pertinent if your whole being and business is literally a one-man show: Should you get seriously ill (or worse) - what happens to your enterprise(s)? What happens to your #Bitcoin? Is there anyone who can, and knows how to, take over your business? Will anybody have access to your Bitcoin should you leave this Earth prematurely? How will they be able to get this access? Do you have any kind of a dead man's switch enabled? These questions have been on my mind for a long time, but I've largely ignored them due to them not being "of priority" ... the illness is making be reconsider my stance and place those questions higher in the hierarchy.

Source: Carl Jung and the Spiritual Problem of the Modern Individual by Academy of Ideas

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Nobody cares. So you have to care for everybody.

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TL;DR: STAY HUMBLE BUT BUILD A CITADEL ANYWAY Source: The Jonah Complex and the Fear of Greatness by Academy of Ideas

Had a wonderful chance to perform and showcase some of my music at The Barn in Taipa (Northland, New Zealand) this weekend 🤠 #tunestr #rapstr #artstr #music

Colors of the sunset Northland, New Zealand 09 April 2025 Free to use, no copyright 🤠 Full resolution version of this image will be added to the "Photography by Kontext" collection on @SATOSH.EE as part of the @Open Source Culture initiative in the next update , stay tuned 👀

Photography by Kontext – Satoshee

#photography #nature #aotearoa #newzealand #opensourceculture