Throughout human history, we only went towards ever harder moneys. Until the 20th century. Throughout human history, we only went towards ever more dense forms of energy. Until the 20th century. I understand the reason why softer money beat out harder money (gold) in the 20th century (speed of transactions in the age of telecommunication outpacing speed of settlement to such an extent that the hard-to-transport and verify hard money no longer had much ability to serve as a check on the paper claims created against it). I have no clue why so much of humanity just suddenly decided to go "fuck abundant, cheap, reliable energy, let's do windmills and shut down our nuclear plants". Also: Are these things related?

"Okay gang, we need to create an ad that appeals to our customer base of status-obsessed degen jpeg and meme coin gamblers..." "Say no more"

does anyone else play the Bourne Identity theme song when they are signing a transaction with their coldcard?

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I've long appreciated Gabor Maté's sober, compassionate perspective on the intractable, Sisyphean Israel/Palestine conflict. This 37min conversation is a great one:

“It is a grave error to suppose that a dictatorship rules a nation by means of strict, rigid laws which are obeyed and enforced with rigorous, military precision. Such a rule would be evil, but almost bearable; men could endure the harshest edicts, provided these edicts were known, specific and stable; it is not the known that breaks men’s spirits, but the unpredictable. A dictatorship has to be capricious; it has to rule by means of the unexpected, the incomprehensible, the wantonly irrational; it has to deal not in death, but in sudden death; a state of chronic uncertainty is what men are psychologically unable to bear” View quoted note →

Enjoying the cherry blossoms and reflecting on the precious brevity of life whilst Fincen seeks to eradicate the last vestiges of financial privacy. Good evening.

Nostr is an oasis in a desert of derangement

Is there any mobile Lightning wallet that has integrated Bolt12 recurring payments?

IMO this is as close as it gets to a perfect film. Hits on all counts: thematic poignance perfectly executed (I dare you not to tear up near the end), wonderful characters and relationships, a killer soundtrack, and tongue-in-cheek humour that isn't quippy (at least in the Marvel-esque fashion that undermines the catharsis of the story).

TIL we can thank (or blame) Japanese schoolgirls for much of our modern world

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