Is there way for a pleb to listen online to the ham radio chatter coming out of North Carolina?

This entire thing smells like an attack on Trump by using hype around Bitcoin and Satoshi to draw attention to it and make a connection to someone politically toxic. A pathetic October surprise. Cullen Hoback is making it. He is known for his series "Q: Into the Storm," which "exposes the QAnon conspiracy theory." That is already a red flag. But the tease for the "documentary" is also revealing: ➡️ "If its findings are widely accepted, the disclosure could send shockwaves through world financial markets and even the U.S. presidential election, given the way Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump has cultivated the support of Bitcoin enthusiasts."

Mystery creator of Bitcoin identified, new HBO documentary claims – POLITICO

The Bitcoin community should prepare for the anti-Trump crowd to put this "documentary" on blast after it comes out.

The wife and I have been camping in the woods for a few days. Nothing is quite as recharging as the peace and quiet out here. Turns out there is something to this whole touch grass thing!

Imho we have let the crypto skeptics get inside our heads. I think as a community we should lean into the fact that boost are powered by bitcoin. As a small business, I’m grateful to have support in a hard asset. It’s helped me fight inflation and keep my head above water. Bitcoin is an intelligence test, and I don’t need everyone in the world listening. I want a great audience, not the biggest audience possible. These are things we should lean into as a podcasting community trying to offer an alternative to mainstream crap. Go Podcasting!

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Podcasting 2.0 September 20th 2024 Episode 194: "Freak Off Friday" Adam & Dave get into some hot image based namespace talk, Entropy and a new kid ...

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This is only the third time in recent history that the Fed has started rate cuts with a 50 bps cut. The previous two times, the economy crashed. I'm leaning towards a dip at best and acknowledging a recession at worst. I don't know about you - but I always plan for maximum pain and hope for the best. So even with all the rate cut hype, it's wise to brace for the worst - at least short-term. It will all come down to the jobs reports, but it may not be what you expect. I try and make my case in This Week in Bitcoin: https://www.thisweekinbitcoin.show/episodepage/rate-cuts-like-your-job-depends-on-it

👋 GM and happy rate cut day everyone! So I'm curious what Nostr thinks will happen next? Pump and crash? Nothin but pump? Something else?

Test them opensats! https://fountain.fm/episode/a6ztXGA0ddVjwPnlUoyX View quoted note →

👋 Looking for a beginner's primer on Self-Hosted Lighting? I made a clip of easy to advanced options for getting started. https://fountain.fm/clip/8eUo82lHHfENIRhiCu3W #bitcoin #lightning #Nostr #alby

This Week in Bitcoin is out after being off last week. 🫡 Macro is still driving things this week, and I discuss what's happening there. I'd like some feedback on the breakdown of how Bitcoin gets associated with scams and gets a bad rap with Boomers. Multiple attacks on Bitcoin's credibility were designed to scare Boomers away from Bitcoin. I get a little fired up. I would like to hear what you think if you get a chance: https://www.thisweekinbitcoin.show/episodepage/25

Killer value to the community this week in taking time to talk patiently with Rob at Libsyn. Good work! Really been enjoying the board meetings recently. Happy belated birthday Podfather 🍻 https://fountain.fm/episode/FEzihQ7Wez3DfFXjeNDp View quoted note →

GM ☕ I'm prepping for an end-of-summer Linux news round-up episode today of LINUX Unplugged. This summer, in particular, it feels like not much has happened in the last couple of months, and then this week, everyone is back to work. News is dropping like crazy, and we have a packed show. I dream of a future where LUP takes the summer off. Embrace the lull! Then come back roaring 😺 I'm opening the stream with the arrest of the Telegram CEO. We have to speak up; Telegram is just the beginning—a trial balloon.

👋 Hey Nostr friends. I won't do the plug thing much on here unless it's really worth it. I think this one might be. Over the next few weeks, as we get closer to the Fed cutting rates, you're going to see politicians, the fed, analysts, and the media say "the battle against inflation has been won!" I dedicated this week's episode to why that's probably wrong, and how that might impact Bitcoin: https://www.thisweekinbitcoin.show/episodepage/23

GM. Could some doggo lovers give me some advice? My good boy Levi is getting older. Jumping on the couch, the bed, and other things injured his driver's side hip. He's about 7.5 years old. I hate to see him in pain; he's such a good boy who is active and happy when feeling well. But now it seems he can't even lie down without it hurting a bit. :( Things I know we are going to start doing: Get him steps for his favorite spots. Focus on healthy foods with omega-3s. Give him a little doggy acupuncture? Any other suggestions would be welcome!

Nation-states and the media will never stop attacking Twitter. Today, it's been made clear that Nostr is the only long-term viable free speech platform. Everything centralized will become the mainstream media. And the press' incentive is obvious: take these centralized competitor platforms down to their level:

Techmeme

UK officials say X has been less responsive to removing disinformation than Google, Meta, and TikTok, as Elon Musk launches a series of jibes at PM Keir Starmer

From Financial Times. View the full context on Techmeme.

Twitter will always have a direct attack vector, whoever is in charge. Right now, that's Elon:

CNBC

Elon Musk ‘accountable to no one,’ UK tech minister says amid disinformation during riots

Elon Musk can't be held to account by anyone, the U.K.'s technology minister said, adding to criticisms of the billionaire from government officials.

You see, the riots in the UK are all Elon's fault. Not the last 40 years of shit policy, not the last couple of years of astronomical inflation, and certainly not because people are at a breaking point. Through their mouthpieces of correct information, they'll tell us that if it wasn't for that evil Elon and his radicalization platform, spreading disinformation, things would be fine. We should let them solve the problem. You're too stupid to sort out reality from cheap fakes. They'll imply that they are the experts and that average folk can't sort out truth from misinformation without their help. And right now, they are helping us, by attacking Elon and Twitter. But it's not really about Elon or Twitter. That's just today's problem. It's about controlling the narrative in an age that is getting increasingly difficult. Whoever or whatever gets in the way of that will constantly be attacked. Through the complicit media, they will find a soft target and relentlessly attack, even if it takes years. Mastodon is even worse and more straightforward to attack. It just needs to be more relevant to the matter, but once it does, it will be under attack, too. Compared to someone like Elon, who has a massive reach and resources, it will be relatively effortless for the state(s) to go after these Masto instance operators. Nostr is the only thing built to solve this at the protocol layer. You probably have figured this out already, but it crystallized for me this morning.

If you're curious what's going on at the macro level of the economy, I just put out a dedicated episode on the topic: https://www.thisweekinbitcoin.show/episodepage/four-horseman-of-the-marketpocalypse

My favorite FUD to bust is Bitcoin Energy FUD. So I had to feature this clip from the biggest Bitcoin myth's debunked video. The full 17 minute video is totally worth watching on YouTube.

I run down Trump's policy announcements at Bitcoin 2024 Nashville. Just the Bitcoin news, not the politics. It's a lean mean special edition: https://episodes.fm/1733733790/episode/M2MyNWVmYmYtYTIxZS00YTIyLWEyYTYtMzdkMzA4NGE3OGY1

Just booted my garage server after 24 days of downtime. The old Super Micro takes SO LONG too boot, there is ALWAYS a moment when my heart sinks, and I am just positive I’ve lost a disk. And then, somehow, every time, five or ten minutes later everything is online, and working fine. How long will I get away with this 10+ year old server firing up? No idea. But thankful!

Hey 👋 if you haven't checked out This Week in Bitcoin for a minute, today's episode could be a good time to do so. https://episodes.fm/1733733790/episode/OGRmNzRlN2MtNzY2ZC00NmVjLTk0NDMtNzU0ODU1ZTFiZmZi I explain why I think we are weeks away from central banks cutting rates, why I am relieved to see Mt. Gox finally distributing lost corn, and some crazy stats from the Germans selling like crazy.

🫡 FYI - LINUX Unplugged will be live early tomorrow, and a double! The stream will be up and going by 10am JB time:

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