In-person classical music is nourishment for the soul. Incredibly beautiful.

My lady graduates this morning🎓

Work views⛵️☀️

As an Irish Catholic, I’ve always been interested in the Kennedys. In fact, in fifth grade, I did a “living biography” of JFK for a school project—essentially, those interested in JFK came up to me, pressed a button on my chest, and I presented a biography of JFK. Robert is something special. He’s reasonable and articulate. I’ve enjoyed learning more about him, and I’m glad he’s a bitcoiner. View quoted note →

Have a lovely day, y’all.

We source a plethora of steaks from our local farmer in this household.

GM nostr. Twitter can never be censorship-resistant because humans will always respond to incentives. Speech can be censored and manipulated in centralized systems if the price is right. While Twitter’s network effects are huge and most news and conversations occur there, its foundation is weak and cracked. Twitter’s goal of being a free-speech platform is ultimately up to one man. Men can be persuaded and corrupted. I want to dedicate more time to this developing protocol, as I believe it’s foundation is robust due to its decentralization.

[buy] bitcoin & [just] chill

The knowledge difference between #[0] and these two analysts is considerable. This interview reminded me that Wall Street still doesn’t get bitcoin. The focus shouldn’t be on “digital assets” and “tokens.” The focus should be on bitcoin—the decentralized value protocol. If these Wall Street analysts cannot grasp bitcoin, we have barely begun serious institutional adoption of bitcoin. As a personal anecdote and more evidence, I receive regular research updates from Morgan Stanley (my current employer) about bitcoin and crypto. The research is quite surface-level and mainly focused on price movements and regulation. Bitcoin is more than a price. It’s changing the way we store our value and make payments. It’s a new, truly decentralized monetary protocol competing against incumbent institutions who control fiat money. Institutions have not grasped this yet, which is why money isn’t pouring into the protocol. They simply view it as an “important player in the digital asset space.” Yeah. Okay.

Do the ones who came before you right.

You can’t have free speech on a centralized platform. Nostr fixes this.

gn all <3

You only realize “stay humble stack sats” is the best advice once you put your ego aside. Do you really think you can time the market? Sure, there are cycles, but price can move violently at any point in those cycles. Plus, it’s quite exhausting to constantly be calculating when you can “get the best deal.” The time and energy spent pondering a “better entry price” could be better spent. #[0], I’m not sure how you thought of this, but it’s genius. Thank you.

Lord, thank you for this dip on pay day.

Proof of walk. Not bad for a quadriplegic.

From earlier—Sunday morning mass with my grandma and mom.

Can someone please explain some bitcoiners’ love of fossil fuels? Why the intense love for coal? Haven’t wars been fought and thousands died over oil? I understand the issues with solar and wind. The projects are currently subsidized by the government. The supply chains are plagued by slave labor and human rights violations. They are intermittent, which can decrease reliability and grid stability. At the same time, the energy is generated domestically. We reduce our reliance on other nations. We don’t need to go to war over oil. Further, the pairing of bitcoin miners and wind/solar farms may become quite profitable and help stabilize the grid. Nuclear is incredibly promising due its energy density. Its issue stems from the regulatory oversight, capture, and hurdles. I have no concerns about its safety—just the regulatory environment. So why coal? Why oil? Don’t get me wrong. These are power fuel sources. What if we viewed the challenge of solar/wind/nuclear instead as opportunities for value creation/potential profit? We don’t walk away from nostr and other tech because it’s not in its final, optimized state. Devs stay and build. Why wouldn’t we expect the same with wind/solar/nuclear tech? Why wouldn’t the tech improve and be more compelling over time?

Was hesitant to use ChatGPT but damn it’s good. I’ve used it to find neighborhoods in NYC that meet my budget and wish list, define power purchase agreements and hedging scenarios, and list steps to make the tastiest sirloin steak with a Teflon pan and electric stove top. Better than search. I also ask it my biggest life questions lol.

Raise taxes, reduce benefits, and/or print? Which will it be? https://www.wsj.com/articles/social-security-reserves-projected-to-run-out-earlier-than-previously-forecast-60932de5