Diaries of a freelance writer: first dates with potential clients. A few months ago, I had a meeting request from the founder of an interesting-looking bitcoin NGO project. He no-showed on the Zoom call. His assistant apologized, and we rescheduled for the next day. ... He no-showed again! I was furious, and vowed never to work with someone with such a lack of respect for my time. I stopped short of sending an overly courteous message telling him this. Bitcoin is a small world, and you don't want to burn bridges. A few months pass, and he gets back in touch. "Let's meet. I really do need your help." I took a day to consider it. "What's the harm in one 15-minute meeting?" I thought. Well guess what, bucko? He no-showed for a third time. Fool me once... I wondered if this was some kind of time-wasting prank. Couldn't believe it. Later that day, I got a message from his assistant. "Sorry, he was on holiday in Greece. He was without internet." Wut??? She then offered to send me a gift in the mail by way of apology. Say wuuut??? This is bitcoin. You think I'm going to dox myself to such a strangely unreliable company so you can send me a $5 Amazon voucher and a business card? No way, José. I still think the company and person are reputable (lots of online proof they aren't scammers). It's all just very strange. All this is to say as a freelancer, you are worth nothing to people until you prove yourself. You have to take a lot of Ls and eat a lot of shit, even when you have outstanding proof of work. Luckily, I've got a full client roster at the moment (and another meeting lined up tomorrow). But sometimes, I wish I punched the clock in a cubicle farm...

"Nostriches" is boring now. 🙄 Here are some other ideas for referring to Nostr users.👇 🧠 Nostrdamae 🤝 Nos bros 🟪 Purple people ⚡️ Zap Brannigans 💪 Censorship resistors 👥 Nplebs 🎬 Vlogtards 🏃‍♂️ Relaymen 🙅‍♀️ Algo ignorers 👋 Team GM Which one is your favourite? Got any to add?

My face when someone tells me their 'revolutionary' cryptocurrency is like Bitcoin, only better...

Just ordered a little computer to run a full node. Arriving soon! Not a technical guy, but I see it as my duty now. What software do you run, and why? (Yes I am opening this can of worms). #asknostr #opreturn #noderunners

Retirement is dumb. Not the act of wanting to quit your job and rest, but the word 'retirement'. Nobody wants to 'retire', to stop doing meaningful things, to relinquish work and purpose, to withdraw from society. People just want to be free. Gardeners, writers, builders, artisans, and community leaders don't want to stop investing time in what they do. They want to stop investing time in pointless meetings, office politics, customer apologies, endless marketing, and government paperwork. They want to retire from fiat bullshit. The great thing about working in the freedom space is that most people I meet are planning their free lives or actively building them. Most Boomers you know probably have a comfortable home, a fully charged retirement fund, and no fucking idea what to do apart from watch TV news and complain how bad things have gotten. We need a word meaning 'end my fiat life' instead of 'retire'. That way, more of us might seek freedom, rather than lock ourself in a different part of the cage and discover that when we arrive, there is nothing to do.

I am participating in SOUND Bitcoin Walk Summer Challenge! I have reached 4332 steps so far! #SoundHSA #MoveToEarn

GM from GC. Time for some café colombiano... #coffeechain

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GM. Here is a behind the scenes look at the life of a bitcoin writer. No frills. No fancy office furniture. No Nespresso machine. No vintage typewriter. Not even any bitcoin paraphernalia or strategically placed books! Just one chair, one desk, a cheap laptop (running nostr) and a few ideas. Oh, and a large glass of morning vodka. Just kidding. It's H2O. And amazingly, there are still have two pens I haven't lost. Is this interesting? Maybe not, but it's real. Bitcoin doesn't need posturing and pouting influencers. It needs technical and creative experts to put in their time and effort. Build your proof of work. Share your message. Onboard the world, node by node. Secure the network.

What are some examplesof companies or teams using nostr well? #asknostr

GM. Today's mission? Break a sweat, then cool off. Saludos desde Canarias. 🇮🇨

Not a trekkie myself, but I support any Nostr reads that aren't about the price of bitcoin 🙄

GM. Wanna join my team? We train every morning and get paid in zaps.

GM from La Gomera.

A very very early GM on my way to the airport. Guess where I'm going. Wrong answers only.

GM to everyone who was proved right about bitcoin...

Feeling grateful🙏 These are some of the brands I've written for and worked with over the last year. If you're on the list, thank you! I've loved working together. If you're not on the list, what the heck are you even thinking? Get in touch for some marketing strategy and content awesomeness. #bitcoinonly #writing #content

GM from a cloudy Las Palmas.