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Science Fiction Sunday. A collaboration with my AI: ### News Headline: Revolutionary Q-Ray Forensics Technology Solves Decades-Old Cold Case Murder **Tokyo** – In a groundbreaking turn of events, investigators have solved the 25-year-old murder of Kay Taguchi using the newly developed Q-Ray forensics technique. Previously thought to be the stuff of science fiction, the Q-Ray can read layers of electromagnetic signals imprinted on old copper telephone wires, effectively unraveling conversations that took place years ago. Local authorities teamed up with scientists who have been pioneering Q-Ray technology to inspect telephone lines near the site of the murder. The lines revealed layers of conversations, one of which included a distressing call from the victim to a friend, stating she felt she was being followed. Even more astonishingly, another layer contained a damning conversation between the murderer and an accomplice, discussing the details of their heinous act. The revelation has led to immediate arrests and what prosecutors are calling an "ironclad" case. This marks the first time the Q-Ray technology has been used to solve a crime, setting a precedent that could revolutionize the field of forensic science.

I recently gave my teenaged cousins 1000th of a bitcoin, 100,000 sats, on satscards. Their excitement when the tapped them with their phones and saw the balance on the web was extremely gratifying. Zero knowledge of how to use bitcoin to suddenly accessing an address that only they control. I imagine a time when all manufactured objects can have “sats inside.” The application I am thinking about is embedding restricted sats into objects such that, at the end of the object’s useful life it will be taken to a material recovery specialist that can co-sign the embedded fedimint e-cash tokens and give a finder’s fee to the entity that brought the object in, and a recovery fee to the specialist. This would possibly lead to greater re-use of already extracted metals and other materials. And “finders” would have an income in hard money, a reward for their work. Embedded Value Research Embodied Value Recovery Etiam Vivere Restat

Back in a land of humidity. 26 Celsius with 70% humidity. Feels hot in a different way than 41 Celsius (looking at you Austin) with low humidity. Looking forward to sub-20 nights

New fire-code (at least to me) takes heavy smoke into account.

God telling me to go for it.

Austin morning. Feeling the spirit.

Another mushroom. The Hendrix Purple Haze fruiting body (not really, just messing around). Mushrooms can be beautiful!

Here’s a fungi photo. No idea what it is. Found near the coast in Maine. A little smaller than a golf ball.

A little post conference airport entropy

Back in the US, Back in the US, Back in the USSA!

Excellent Tokyo Bitcoin Meetup tonight hosted by #[0]​ #[1]​ and Teruko. At the Mempool mothership as a bonus. What a lineup! Thank you to the generous hosts. So grateful for bitcoin and the community it builds. “Ask not what bitcoin can do for you. Ask what you can do for bitcoin.”

Is it possible to build a Facebook alternative using the Nostr protocol?

#[0]​, two observations about “The Great Transition” that we are heading into: 1: of all the industrialized countries, Japan will have the best outcome. The combination of an already zombie economy, the polite, patient, and obedient village culture, the abundance of small craftsmen and small manufacturers, the incredible work ethic, the enormous capacity for quiet suffering, and the existence of the Mt. Gox coins, plus the example of the lightning quick pivot in the 19th century’s Meiji Restoration and rapid industrialization, mean that Japan can turn very quickly. The long-term thinking shown by the “village wisemen” will lead to the possible scenario in the face of a hypothetical hyperinflating Yen: Overnight, Japan nationalizes the 142,000 Gox bitcoin and converts all existing bank deposits to sats on account size basis. The economy already runs on digital payments rails. The yen is replaced by sats everywhere all at once. All salaries are treated the same as bank accounts, you get a proportional # of sats next payday. All pensions are likewise converted. All using the Gox coins to jumpstart this smooth and well-mannered change. 2: All other countries will take note and attempt to emulate with varying success and depending on how much bitcoin they can nationalize. Global companies like Amazon and Google might be the leaders here as all their employees demand to be paid in bitcoin, as do all the suppliers. Amazon begins favoring bitcoin payments over all others. All companies follow suit. Just some thoughts while listening to the recent group call with you and Knut and others hosted by Bitcoin Magazine. #[1]​ , I know The Mandibles is your favorite guide. But it is dark. I want to write an alternate version called The Family Sakurai (桜井). Look up the symbolism of that kanji combination and you should find “well-spring of hope.”

Thinking of buying land in Maine.

My country: Transnostria

Good morning, nostrils! Spring is coming to the northern hemisphere. Gonna get out and smell some flowers, after I finish my smoky, dark coffee. I, for one, welcome another day on this planet to do what I do best! Sniff! Smell!