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Keith Mukai
KeithMukai@nostr.seedsigner.com
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SeedSigner lead dev. Bitcoin Core dev (barely). Specter Desktop contributor. python-nostr, rana, NIP-26.
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KeithMukai 2 years ago
This is so f'n cool! I'm running a single S19j Pro hashboard on an S9 power supply on a standard US 120V outlet! All possible thanks to Zack Bomsta's Loki board! image A used S19j Pro feels like a sweet spot right now for a modern-enough miner at a relatively cheap price (~$8.25/Th; mines at break even around 11-12¢/kWh). But it pulls 3000W from a 240V line that most US households don't have. But with the Loki boards, you can DIY one S19j Pro into three separate miners / space heaters. Each running on their own old S9 power supply which won't overload the typical 15A household circuit. So now I can just plug in a ~35+Th/s miner in the coldest room of my mom's house! see: pivotalpleb.com
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KeithMukai 2 years ago
You are finishing your Thanksgiving dinner grocery shopping. I am picking up a @Kaboomracks asic. We are not the same. image
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KeithMukai 2 years ago
Twitter totally nailing the targeted ads. That's money well spent, Venclexta. image
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KeithMukai 2 years ago
Is there any way to enable translation help in WhatsApp (Android)? I'm in touch with a few of my Uber drivers from San Salvador and am helping them learn more about bitcoin. My Spanish is still a work in progress. There's no explicit translation option that I can find and I can't even copy their message text to paste into Google Translate. This is definitely slowing things down!
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KeithMukai 2 years ago
Yeah, my Spanish is FAR from fluent!! But it's just good enough to discuss #bitcoin self-custody at about the level of a well-informed 12yr old (albeit with an ~8yr old's vocabulary!). Why do it in Spanish? It was important to me to show that I (and Bitcoiners in general), are earnestly trying to meet Salvadorans where they're at. You don't have to cross this huge tech and language chasm yourself; I will do my best, flawed as it is, to come to you. And I think it makes everything so much less intimidating and more human. I hopefully helped them understand bitcoin a bit better, but I also needed their help plenty of times, too. Creates a vibe that we're all on equal footing, even though we contribute different expertise and struggle with different challenges. Result? I did get some really great feedback -- from native Spanish speakers! -- that this did help make certain things finally click for them. Random thoughts: * When I didn't know a word and people in the audience did, that in itself was like a mini comprehension check. And makes the talk a more active experience; not only are they processing and anticipating what I'm trying to say but they're also engaged as co-authors/co-presenters in a sense. * There's ALWAYS value in re-teaching the basics. * Conferences that are trying to appeal to broader audiences should have dedicated sessions and resources for beginners. * Americans can be shitty to people who speak broken English but the Spanish speakers I encountered were overwhelmingly supportive, enthusiastic, and gracious about my so-so español.
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KeithMukai 2 years ago
Oof. $2300 for the final stage of replacing my yanked molar (which already cost a couple thousand to extract and bone graft in an anchor). They need to screw in the "coping" thing here, take a mold, make a custom replacement tooth, and cement it in when the tooth is ready. I should have had this done in #ElSalvador while I was in town. Dang. image
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KeithMukai 2 years ago
TFW you're jealous of a coconut... #elsalvador #elzonte #bitcoinbeach image
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KeithMukai 2 years ago
$37k is nothing. This is the real FOMO. #ElSalvador #ElZonte #BitcoinBeach image
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KeithMukai 2 years ago
Next side project: I'm changing up my audio setup and need a little table to go directly behind my TV so I can have my center channel right at the top edge of the screen. And, of course, why shop when I can just build it myself with just a few inexpensive 2"x2" and 1"x3" boards! I'm thinking I'll do the whole thing with dowel joinery to level up beyond pocket holes. I'll probably just drop a piece of plywood on top, but if I ever retire this audio setup, I can add an actual tabletop and use it as a hallway table or something. image I freakin' love SketchUp to think through these simple builds. And it's funny how they always insert a person for scale. First time I've seen this dinosaur shirt dude w/a ukelele! image
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KeithMukai 2 years ago
Me: Pfft, I rarely check the price anymore. Also me: 👀!! image
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KeithMukai 2 years ago
TFW a writer at Duolingo is having a rough time at home. image