It’s pretty impressive that the world’s superpower has managed to get a node running 17 years after the protocol that some claim they invented was released into the wild. View quoted note →

Have you ever avoided playing one of your fav songs during a turbulent time of life, so you won’t attach bad memories to it? #asknostr

Practice daily acts of non-compliance. #grownostr

When was the last time you asked a local vendor if they accept Bitcoin yet? #asknostr

The indica has turned my whole house sweep-and-wet-mop project into a career. But at least the tunes are on, the house is empty and I’m taking breaks to make it fun. The in-laws are arriving Tuesday for a two week visit. It’s funny that we live at a level of clean that is below what we pretend is the norm when houseguests arrive. Stands to reason. Spending too much time building others’ empires through the week.

One of my fav current country tunes, recorded by one of our own:

Wavlake

Gravel Road Home • Contra

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Spotify

Gravel Road Home

Contra_ · Foundations · Song · 2026

I love you all View quoted note →

If you hear someone curse in public by using a deity’s name in vain, why is it always “Jesus Christ!” or some variation on that? Why is it rare to hear “Buddha!”, “Jupiter’s Cock!”, “Set!” or “Allah!” Is this just a western thing? #asknostr

This is why self custody is a hard sell and hard to teach. Bitcoin safe self custody checklist: - no single points of failure/loss - 13th and 25th word passphrases on seeds - offsite steel backups in surveilled and/or limited access locations - offsite laminated backups in surveilled and/or limited access locations - no exposure to password, account control or signing capability loss by storing key material and passwords on internet connected devices or SIM-swappable phones - no main stack signing capability directly in the home - redundant cloned signing devices in separate secure locations - no seed material stored directly in the home - tamper sealed offsite seed backups - heavily armed friends and family with rehearsed duress words - household members who don’t open or unlock doors for unsolicited visitors including law enforcement - family members aware of firearm locations and trained in their use - duress wallets with believable balances - readily available temporary border wallet sweep addresses with encrypted seed backups in multiple cloud storage locations - encrypted mobile computing solution with transaction building and broadcasting capability - a hard copy treasure map document that can be found in the event of your death - an encrypted copy of the treasure map document in cloud storage - two or more master passwords for key devices and password files, known by the few who may need them, but not until you die and they find/are given the treasure map - routinely moved main stacks with re-done seed backups and re-done treasure maps. Without making spelling mistakes or sending coins into the void. - reliable mobile internet access, even if it takes days to establish - access to power, even if it takes days to establish - resources for heirs to educate themselves on the tools - non exchange human resources for converting sats to local currency - weighing and reacting to the risks of bad actors trying to fuck up the protocol and the asset’s value proposition - weighing risks of regulatory changes that threaten your savings - planning alternate living locations that permit transaction of value in BTC. - navigating tax liability and record keeping requirements to stay out of prison Easy.

What if the corporations that fund and control these governments worked together to asset strip their citizens and usher in a physical, financial and biomedical surveillance state? View quoted note →