Clay | The Bitcoin Tavern ⚡

I find it exhausting to invest any energy into the whole Knots vs. Core debate. People make Bitcoin sound way more fragile than it really is. I’ll just keep running my old version of Core for now, 'til you all sort this out. The one thing I'm sure of is that Bitcoin will be just fine.

Hello nostr. It has been a while.

It seems like I'm the only one on here who has technical difficulties using NOSTR that make it too annoying to use. I've been patiently waiting for some of these issues to resolve, but they never seem to. For example, I cannot follow anyone on nostr:nprofile1qyx8wumn8ghj7cnjvghxjmcpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqzrthwden5te0dehhxtnvdakqz8nhwden5te0dehhxarj94c82c3wwajkcmr0wfjx2u3wdejhgtcpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qyf8wumn8ghj7mmxve3ksctfdch8qatzqythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnrw4e8yetwwshxv7tfqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskueqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgcwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8xmn0wf6zuum0vd5kzmqqypfjmqcdllsfcyl8t693ghyz2uv0cy4sqqlkr4s7jpmhy8rll7fuk34pfty When I click the follow button, nothing happens. It's been like this for months. I've tried different computers and different browsers. Same issue. When I try different clients, I'm often presented with a new host of issues that make things frustrating. I dont understand how you all are having this smooth and great experience on here. I want to love nostr, I'm in love with the whole idea, but the usability is quite bad in my experience.

Aristotle identified three forms of government: 1. Rule of One (Monarchy) 2. Rule of Few (Oligarchy) 3. Rule of Many (Democracy) Which one do you believe is preferable?

What's the best web-client for nostr currently available?

hell ya!

Bitcoiners, like Libertarians, often obsess over ideological purity while missing the bigger picture: politics is about power, not principles. Trump doesn’t need to ‘get’ Bitcoin. He needs to disrupt the system. Purists want saints, but history is moved by sinners who break the game.

Two impeachments. Four indictments. Two assassination attempts. Still standing. It's starting to seem pretty obvious that God is insisting that Trump becomes President again.

1000 days with 0 missed. I've had a lot of close calls though. A few shakes at 11:55pm. 913,069 sats stacked for free.

I might be in the minority here, but I think Twitter/X under Elon's rule is pretty excellent. Not perfect, but orders of magnitude better than what it was before. Nostr is great and important, but it isn't the public square. Not yet, anyway. X is. I admire what Elon is doing with it.

My soul feels dirty after watching that debate.

Been on a big biography kick lately. Read the Napoleon bio by Andrew Roberts. Outstanding, but very dense. I recommend starting with the concise biography of napoleon by David bell to get an overview before diving into the Roberts one. You can read the latter in a day or 2. I'm currently reading the Steve Jobs biography by walter isaacson, which is both incredibly motivating and hilarious. It really makes me want to start taking some more risks on myself and going all in on what I love. Next up, I'm planning on reading the Elon biography by Walter Isaacson, but I'm also considering a few others. The Andrew Roberts biography on King George III is intriguing, because I'd lover to learn about the American revolution from a British perspective and this seems like a great way to do that. I plan on reading this eventually, but will probably read Elons first. Have you read any great biographies lately? Do you have any to recommend to me? I'd love to hear it!

One of the most irritating things about NOSTR for me is that many of the features often just don't work for me and I have no idea why or how to address it. Right now, when I try to follow new people, I literally can't click the follow button. Nothing happens when i click it. Doesn't matter how many times I try. 🤷‍♂️

The Trump/Elon conversation last night was very eye opening. Elon is clearly making a play for power, and Trump is his vehicle. He kept pushing for Trump to appoint him to a commission that would weed out government waste. He was effectively offering to become the executive of the administration, who can actually get shit done, while Trump is the guy who shakes hands and smiles for the camera. It feels like we're witnessing the beginning of the rise of Tech CEO monarchs.

This speech kinda sucks, ngl