I am enjoying this podcast. Mostly brief overviews of historical periods or events by an inteligent based guy. Information dense and full of insights. Episode webpage: https://www.podpage.com/history-102-with-whatifalthists-rudyard-lynch-and-erik-torenberg/ Media file:

Can we talk more about why @primal lures it's users to enter real name and address?! KYC on Nostr? Seriously? How did we get here? Why aren't prominent #nostriches calling out those bad actors? Because they are buddies? #nostr #kyc #honeypot

Is @primal a honeypot? I just installed it to try, and this is what I see. They pretend that uploading sensitive personal information is normal. They have this KYC wallet as a default option, even though more reasonable options are in the settings. I can only assume they sell data to Brazilian governemt.

year 2034: BTC is regularly used for international trade ETFs whose bitcoin reserves were used to fund mercinaries during the civil war get nationalized by decree of president Musk Ecash mints get raided for reasons Normies happily scan face before each fiat payment (like today in Denmark or China) P2P is still the most reasonable way to acquire BTC Cypherpunks keep being amazing

I found out that it is useful to #travel with an expired ID card. Receptions where they want KYC never look at the expiration date - for their purposes it's good enough. With this I feel safer, because invalid ID cannot be misused in the same way valid one could (when the bastards make a copy of it somehow or take a picture). I show valid passport when that is needed. #travelhack

Help, I need an on-chain #bitcoin wallet, that can also be set as read only with xpub/zpub. It must be as simple as possible (grandma level).

An example of shrinkflation #scam: In several places I have seen minced beef being sold with added water. In one case it was 6% water + some chemicals to help it hold onto the moisture. In another case the label did not show the exact water content but it was called Bio Beef Product, from which I deduce that there is so much water, that they are not legally allowed to call it meat. Reading labes is a must. There is no reason minced #beef should contain anything else besides 100% meat.

Most tasks are easier than expected. Also, most tasks take longer than expected.

Publicly accessible places should have anti-jukebox. Pay small fee to make the music stop.

Do you use mind maps? For me personally it's the most useful tool for organizing thought, brainstorming ideas and planning projects. I am using SimpleMind app on my phone and loving it.

Sovereign Individual - written in 1997 just found my old notes from this book: - an individual can free himself from the masses - ideas in your head are more important than physical capital - states will lose control but they will use violence in an attempt to keep it 1. choose the best government to live under 2. avoid USA 3. don't leave money in a state that claims to own you 4. don't reside in a country from which you own your first passport 5. travel to select attractive residencies 6. get physically secured space - walled off from troublemakers 8. some formerly good countries will suck 9. some shitty countries will grow 10. pick places unlikely to be nuked 11. do business online 12. use encryption 13. offshore business 17. jobs will be gigs, not occupations 19. wealth will be created by adding knowledge 23. cybermoney will replace fiat 27. cognitive skills and clear thinking will be rewarded

What's up with all the surveillance cars in European cities? With cameras all over like a "street map" cars, yet they keep driving around all day multiple times through the same spots. Some look like the are checking parked cars with their cameras on one side pointing down. Others 🤷‍♂️

are no KYC Bitcoin based debit cards still a thing?

I made a bet with a friend on who is gonna do more pushups within 2 minutes. We have one month to train. I suggest it as a trick to get more motivated to workout but it was likely a bad financial decision, since he is the one who is currently stronger. What would be the best training program? #workout #pushups #fitness #gym #gymstr #sweatster #shredster