Someone talk me down. I have too many projects and I'm about to order half a dozen or more differeent models or Meshtastic hardware just to try them out. I don't have a product review blog, or tech review video channel, or anything like that. I don't want one. I just want to know if there is really much of a difference between models. I need to be finding collaborators, not digging deeper into the little side quests I've been taking.

Someday I'm going to try to crowdsource ideas for a series of nice quality videos that promote the ideas of #decentralized systems & #FreedomTech, starting with #Meshtastic. Not today though. I've already got too many irons in the fire right now. I'll take that project on when it wouldn't immediately get dropped on the floor. But hey, if someone else wants to do this before I get around to it, go for it.

Hat tip to @Great Ghee for boosting other independent businesses on Nostr! I just found out about @Bitcoin Beans and am looking forward to see what they have to offer.

One of these days I'm going to do a 24 hour no-phone challenge. This means not having easy, instant access to: - alarm clock - my calendar - clock - timers - email / social media / text messaging - camera - meshtastic - web browser - password manager - phone calls We'll see how I cope. Will I grab my T-deck? Probably. Do "phone things" from my computer? Absolutely, but it's more effort to go to my computer than to whip out my phone, so we'll see how that ppays out. Why take this made up challenge? I feel like I am too dependent on my smart phone. I want to really feel that and see if I like it better going without, what I miss the most and what seems good, but is actually just holding me back.

I'll plug nearly anything into my computer if I made it and flashed the firmware onto it.

Anyone know how much I should expect to pay for a 30-60 second video that shows a diagram of how a product works and comparing that to the design of an open source product (e.g. signet)? Doesn't have to be a professional design studio or anything, but by someone who understands storyboards, scripts, music & effects, and so on. I don't know if this would take them an hour or a day, if it'd be something like a $100 or $500+ #AskNostr

Hey @npub1gh73...4ruj, just heard about you today. Looks like high quality stuff. Do you get some or all your fabric domestically?

Moved about 25 buckets of mulch off of the driveway and over to the path to the new composter location. Composters are moving to make room for the shed. Relatedly, it's hot out!

For those who follow me and have been following along with my shed building project, I now have framed out 4 walls and the roof. I also cut and stained the 4x4" posts that will anchor the shed to the ground. Next up is to clear the vegetation from the area where the shed will sit, mulching things that need mulched. Then it'll be time for a barnraising! Breaking ground, setting posts, building the floor, attaching the walls & roof on day 1. Then getting the ply onto the roof & walls, completing the roof and getting the outside painted on day 2. The door, shelves and other things can wait until the following weekend.

Do I buy the $720 Bosch 12" sliding miter saw, or get the $380 knock off the Harbor Freight? I'm leaning towards the former. The miter saw is one of those foundational tools of any shop and we've already gone through 2 of the bottom of the barrel models (10" blade, cheapest possible option).

Someone asked for referral to someone to provide investment advice in a large group chat and I managed to keep my mouth shut. If they came to me personally, I'd have a 1 on 1 with them, but I read the room. I almost feel like an adult now.

Can a #lightnimg #noderunner comfirm/refute my understanding here? 1. If I close all my channels, the funds will go back into my on-chain wallet and move them whereever from there. 2. If I lose my production server and all my backups except my seed words, there's some way for me to find the channels and [force] close them. 3. In both cases I can recover all the money (less transaction fees). Do I understand this correctly?

If you want to pwn thousands of apps in a single swoop, this is legit an easy way to do it. https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/115169881407789957 I hope we see some more attacks using this pattern. It'd help people learn some lessons about pulling in libraries and trust.