I'm diving into GrapheneOS and NixOS as my daily drivers. Wish me luck.

Social media these days isn't that social anymore. I suspect it's not just the fact that there's a bigger influencer culture. People just have fewer meaningful friends. Sadly, one of the results of COVID.

Goodbye fair-weather Bitcoin fans!

The state is a gigantic blob that penetrates every facet of life. The work of self sovereignty is neverending.

Politics is people trying to scam each other in the name of helping.

My telegram handle (jimmysong) is compromised. If it's asking you to take a meeting, it's not me!

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Bitcoin Tech Talk #492

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There has never been a better time to build your own thing if you don't like the alternatives.

Programming and development are changing very rapidly. And yes, that will (if it doesn't already) include Bitcoin programming and development.

I can't decide whether the world is run by malicious or incompetent fools.

Lent is always a great season for increasing discipline.

I think my telegram got deleted. Maybe it's all the bots I made, but it's sad, nonetheless.

Building Bitcoin stuff with Agentic AI may be one of the healthier addictions I've had.

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Bitcoin Tech Talk #491

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The world around us was always going to be chaotic. The accumulated debt was always going to cause problems. Bitcoin is chaotic too, but it's banking some learning for the future. It's of a very different character.

A truly self-sovereign digital existence is hard work, but totally achievable, especially with AI agents. The hard part has always been physical existence.

I forgot how much I enjoy making stuff.

One of the downsides of having your own software is that you're constantly changing it to suit your preferences. It might be a little *too* flexible.

What is a world where you can make and modify software to your heart's content going to look like? A lot more decentralized, that's for sure.

I'm looking for a guest for my podcast that can show how to build something with Claude Code from scratch. I have a web-based Claude Code environment you can use during the show to see exactly what you're doing. Drop me a DM with what you've built and I promise I'll reply.