@Peter Alexander was great on @TFTC talking about what #America gets wrong about China. Peter said something like this, I'd heard before, "China is not a nation, but a culture masquerading as a nation." When we pair this with the old idea that "America is not a nation, but an idea" we actually have a competition between an idea and a culture not between two nations.

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TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast • #659: Why America Gets China Wrong with Peter Alexander • Listen on Fountain

Marty sits down with Peter Alexander, an American consultant who has lived in China for 30 years, to discuss why the US fundamentally misunderstand...

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This week in environmental science we are talking about useful scientific frameworks. It seems to me that most environmental issues require a basic understanding of five primary frameworks: systems theory, ecology, biogeochemistry, socio-ecologcial interactions, and energy flow. I have gone back and forth a lot on this list, and I would enjoy nostr's thoughts on these. #science #asknostr #environmental #envsci

Avocados are comming along. The tree got a bit droughted, but I'm hoping these fruit pulls through. #farmstr #avo

Really enjoyed this, I can wait for a hot water heater that mines BTC and uses my excess solar energy during the day. Then I'd have hot showers and more sats.

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TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast • #655 Turning ASICs Into Smart Home Heating with Tyler Stevens • Listen on Fountain

Marty sits down with Tyler Stevens, CEO of Exergy, to discuss how Bitcoin mining heat can revolutionize residential heating systems by replacing ex...

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What is the most plug and play way to set up an at home miner? I generate most of my power off solar. By around 10-11 AM the batteries are full and the panels are idle. I would love to put that extra power to work if at all possible, but I don't have a ton of time to sink into this. Any thoughts? In an ideal world the miner would also be a hot water heater as we currently only heat water when on the grid. #Asknostr #mining #BTC #solar #energy

When Americans ask me what it is like living in Zambia vs. The west coast of the US (Where I grew up), I like to tell them that Zambia feels like a place with a future and PDX and SEA feel like places that are dying. I think this map is the reason why.

We homeschool. We were attending a family conference and there is a children's section. One of the children's teachers told our 7 year old she should go to school because shes not learning good at home. By learning, I think the teacher meant sitting still in class. Any thoughts on the value of learning to sit still in class for homeschool kids? #homeschool #education #family