Léon: The Professional (1994)

Léon. It's got it all. A classic whose title should never be dumbed down to The Professional

On Amethyst how did I come to be following myself?

According to modern society valuations, the property and this piece of garden has almost no value. It doesn't hurt to be out of step with what the mainstream thinks!

Another big issue that has been bothering me this week is living in cities. A good friend has offered me their place in town over Xmas, to chill, watch movies, be warm, have a break from rustic life. Two days in, I'm sorry, but I feel stressed, and not a little dead inside. The house is modern with the usual mix of comfort and gadgets. But even with the heating off, the neighbours are cranking out so much, it is soporific unless the windows are open. And cooking on electric, jeez, that's not cooking. And the fridge is full. And at night, it's a choice of a million movies and TV channels, and food and..nodding off. There's no connection to outside, can't see the sky, it's an effort to walk to a park to see green. The air is full of diesel. The noise my god, there is no let up. And now the comfort is doing my back in. And what is lost on my friend is that I have animals, so there is no break as such, I still have to leave town to look after them. And in less glam conditions in a stone caseta I don't fall asleep in front of TV, and can just step out and breathe clean air and spot the Plough and listen to the wind and go to sleep in a cold, completely dark and silent room and wake up refreshed. And I can cook on gas for next to nothing and store all the food I like in a space that gets naturally cold in winter with zero refrigeration tech nexessary. And no gadgets to break down and require calling in a service company because that's all you are allowed. Modern idea of good living conditions in cities is mental. It's false. No wonder there are so many cost and anxiety issues in society. Or maybe I have it all backwards. #asknostr

If value for value #v4v is legit, then the content creator is acting out of need to create, and zapping is a personal reaction. The way zaps are displayed and promoted, v4v is in danger of being a jumping on the bandwagon gimmick. Seeing a mega sats count for a post puts me off zapping. The post has been validated, well done, moving on. I get the validation value of seeing a high paid post, so I'm not dissing the concept of zapping, but displaying how many #sats are received for a post is rather vulgar, nouveau riche. Why not display number of zaps and not the value? This also adds to #privacy Contrarían view from someone finding their way.

Artist rises to a mega challenge - and a great twist at the end. # drumeo #music

Got a lot done today but nothing remotely interesting to report. Windy, very windy. Feins multi tool is a handy bit of kit. Runs off a 1kw solar system no problem. Fajitas and a movie tonight. GN

What market crash. Bitcoin is $98,176.50 Up 158775940.97% all time.

Drug addicts are the yardstick by which we measure how everyone else is doing. I heard that from a therapist.

Possibly @jack best master stroke investment in bitcoin.

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Jack Dorsey-Backed African Bitcoin VC Firm Recursive Capital Closes Fund I

Recursive Capital, an early-stage Bitcoin VC focused on Africa, has announced the first close of its Fund I at an undisclosed amount. The anchor in...

"Recursive Capital’s operating thesis revolves around the notion that Africa’s unique problems make it a prime location for becoming the global Bitcoin development capital. This will naturally lead to creation of the most innovative and impactful native Bitcoin companies. These companies will most effectively reflect the anti-fragility, resilience, and ethos of Bitcoin." Recursive is run by a guy called Abubakhar. If you want to grasp the importance of bitcoin for the vast majority of the world, turn your eyes to his work in Africa. That is where 260 sats per person will change the fortunes of a whole continent. But there is no inevitability about it. On the bright side, this time round imperial western powers won't be able to effect a crippling BTC (land) grab in Africa.

The translations from German to English on amethyst are painful so

Is that green enough for land in arid Spain? Making land resilient with groundcover and focusing on perennials. Capture rain in times of flood in readiness for times of drought, ( soil is best reservoir, mulch is able to manage all degrees of rainfall) #homesteading #Spain