Hello from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 I was here in 2022, right as the petrol shortages started. There were 2 hour queues at pumps. Soon after, the President fled and resigned amid the chaos. Fast forward to 2026. I had to run an errand down in Galle in the South, which in turn turned out be an adventure. Due to the ongoing war disrupting global supplies (a choke in the Strait of Hormuz ripples everywhere), Sri Lanka has brought back fuel rationing. Every citizen gets a strict quota: just 15 liters of petrol per week , tracked via a QR code system. If you run out? You're stuck! We tried to refuel but our QR didn't scan right the first time maybe tech glitch or registration hiccup, who knows. We rode and pushed our luck until the tank ran dry mid-errand. We had to walk for over 3kms asking for fuel at every store. Finally a kind stranger (a real Samaritan) pointed us to some. It was double the price. An hour of work took 5 hours. How fragile our so called "globalized" world truly is? One blockage causes real suffering here. Our world operates like a human body. If you are hurt in one part, the whole system suffers. Your mind can't focus and everything slows. As someone who's traveled extensively through the Global South, I've seen this pattern repeat i.e inflation, money printer go brrr, then hyperinflation followed by sanctions hitting ordinary people the hardest. Did i see this coming ? Yes I did. Was I prepared? Not so much. These raw, on the ground stories, from Sri Lanka's latest crisis to struggles across overlooked regions, are at the heart of my upcoming book. If you want to read more about how global shocks land on real lives in the places often overlooked, join the journey. Crowdfund a copy now and support the project:

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Thank you & Have a great day. Paco

Namaste #bitcoin family on NOSTR, Is it true that most of you hang out here as compared to X? Anyways it has been a while. I want to begin by saying that I am in good health, both physically and mentally. 🙃 For the past two years, I have been living a mountain life, practicing yoga instead of running, eating good curry, writing my first book about the 'run with bitcoin' journey, and building a few projects on the side. In a few days, I’ll be sharing something I’ve been building. Thank you and blessings, Paco

Hola humans of #Bitcoin :) Any suggestion for the book title ? It's about the 'run with bitcoin' journey. ( I don't want bitcoin in the title) Thank you.

Whenever a crypto bro joins the Indian Bitcoin group, he gets a warm welcome, such that he questions his existence. Yet he lingers around, just to find out he is on the wrong planet. Will he stay around ? Will he exit? Will we be kind to humans ?

God willing it's coming.. I sincerely hope..

Help! Whats this blue wallet error coming while setting up ? Thank you

84K is the new 58K Gang! All in favor say Aye

hello all, Can any one help me in sourcing BM1370 chips used in Bitaxe Gamma? Thank you

I am Satoshi Nakamoto.

1 sat baby! Where are the ordinals and Runes ?

We need about 83.33 million Gamma Bitaxes at 1.2 TH/s each to hit 100 EH/s. What say @skot9000 ?

Why does a zap sent to a post reflect on one client and not on the other ?

Gm, how often do relays purge data ? How does the relay owner decides what data to keep for an indefinite period? What is the amount of storage required to run a relay ? How many relays are currently running? Thanks :)

There is no insurmountable solitude. All paths lead to the same goal: to convey to others what we are - Pablo Neruda

Be the turtle who wins the racw, not the rabbit who wears himself out, then gives up.

Gm Talent is overrated. Talent is your biggest obstacle.

Merry Christmas 🎁 Blessings to All

gm Well, anyone who plants a seed today and expects fruits tomorrow should relocate to another planet. It isn’t possible on planet earth. Here, you don’t win unless you consistently and continuously back up your attitude to win with the attitude to prepare to win. Eleventh hour preparations do not work beyond the ninth standard in school. In life, preparation to win is a prerequisite to win. Before you ask yourself or others, ‘Will you win?’ , you’d better ask, ‘Are you prepared to do what it takes to win?’ -Mathira

gm Of all the creations, man alone, supposedly the supreme of all creations, speaks the language of death. Man alone utters, believes and follows the language of death, which is I CAN’T. Research shows it is so because every human being, before he attains the age of 14, has been told by his parents, teachers, society and peer group about 1,48,000 times on an average, “YOU CAN’T”. His environment has hammered into him about 1,48,000 times that “HE CAN’T” .