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This #Taoist proverb up in conversation at work today - thought I’d share : A farmer had only one horse. One day, his horse ran away. His neighbors said, “I’m so sorry. This is such bad news. You must be so upset.” The man just said, “Maybe.” A few days later, his horse came back with a wild horse following. The man and his son corralled the horse. His neighbors said, “Congratulations! This is such good news. You must be so happy!” The man just said, “Maybe.” The wild horse threw the man’s only son, breaking both his legs. His neighbors said, “I’m so sorry. This is such bad news. You must be so upset.” The man just said, “Maybe.” The country went to war, and every able-bodied young man was drafted to fight. The war was terrible and killed every young man, but the farmer’s son was spared, since his broken legs prevented him from being drafted. His neighbors said, “Congratulations! This is such good news. You must be so happy!” The man just said, “Maybe.”

It feels like society as a whole is full of people who are full of doubts and have lost their compass. “If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties” - Francis Bacon

My new filter for Governments: “The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates” - Tacitus (Roman Historian)

BATHURST WAS EPIC. BEST RACE OF THE YEAR

Much love nostr 🧡 #streetart #photography

MANDIBLES

Funny how I’ve talked to many kiwis in #NZ that want to have exposure to bitcoin with their fiat retirement fund but not actually holding the keys. Not sure what to think about this

With another solo block found - here’s a reminder of why you want to solo mine at home, gotta be in to win. Get your hash off zero plebs https://x.com/JStefanop1/status/1851772894969237723

God damn pleb mining is cool. Solo block found by futurebit Apollo. https://mempool.space/block/0000000000000000000269d52c24ea451225613aab095d90d771d4e29aa96cdd

Hey #bitaxe plebs, where’s the best place to learn how to build your own bitaxe?

Read MANDIBLES.

Were you interested in going the Pixel + grapheneOS combo? It seems to be the next step towards digital sovereignty, probably my next after iPhone

I see 58k, I buy. Anything lower? Nah 58 or nothing

What has happened to the quality of books these days. Just starting to read the Sovereign Individual and greeted with fiat looking translucent paper. If I like it I’ll look for a better version. #bookstr #fiat #bitcoin

#nostr plebs what’s been your favourite lightning wallet for #zaps these days??

Having a few weeks away from all things regular - as a kind of reset lets the mind wander.. so many ideas about using #nostr and building #bitcoin things. Now to use proof of work everyday 🙏

It’s time for this pleb to level up, time to truly unpick Bitcoin and its ways. Gratefully saylor academy has a free course. How good is freedom tech! #nzbitcoiner #nz https://learn.saylor.org/course/CS120

Anyone thinking of getting a #futurebit Apollo 2? Considering the lack of compromises for at home mining it looks like a no-brainer