I'm getting bored with nostr. Maybe I'm just following the wrong people, but it seems to be an echo chamber about how great the protocol is and platitudes about bitcoin. Interesting content outside of those two topic areas doesn't get many boosts, so when people do post it, it frequently doesn't get discovered. I've found maybe 8 people on here who post that kind of stuff. That's a pretty small social network. Combine that with the bots and technical issues DMs no longer being reliable and it's no wonder so many people bounce off and then tell all their friends not to bother with nostr. Since I delivered these bitter truths about my experience here, I'm already bracing for the reply guys who are going to tell me that I am the problem, or that it's not that bad. Probably at least one insinuation that I oppose freedom of speech or I'm using the wrong client. You know, the usual beratement and gaslighting.

If Toyota pulls off these solid state batteries, it means EVs with 620 mile range with batteries that can be charged in 10 minutes in either 2027 or 2028. That's going to basically mean checkmate for all the competition unless they are equally innovative.

Electrek

Big oil is betting big on Toyota to win the solid-state battery race

Toyota has been working on a solid-state program with Japanese refining oil giant Idemitsu Kosan since 2023. Now they're building a factory.

We not at the bottom yet. #bitcoin value in fiat

"I didn't get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it"

I was thinking about the "energy money" episode of the home mining podcast and it didn't feel right, but I couldn't immediately articulate why. I figured part of it out. 1. It only counts labor as calories and ignores costs such as the years of experience that yields more food per unit of enerfy expended (companion planting, crop rotation, microclimates, etc.). 2. One Joule doesn't have a fixed value. Does it make sense for the value of bitcoin to go up when there's a heat wave and eveyone turns on the air conditioning? Or go down on an exceptionally sunny day? The value of the labor you invested at the time you earned those sats didn't change, so why should the value you earned change, rather than be preserved? After all, that's literally what "store of value" means. 3. A Joule doesn't have a fixed cost eithrr, so pegging sats to a number of Joules seems like it would only devalue over time as we get better at producing energy. I think both the guests are exclusive to X, so they'll likely never see these points, but if I'd be happy to have them explain the gap here and convince me of their argument.

@Detective Deft Defector In case you didn't see my DM, let me know about that thingl. Happy to get you what you want.

Before and after photos of finishing off the carnitas. Always broil 'em. It's nearly as important as the seasoning. (And, yes, it's cooking time)

Proof of work: cinnamon apple chips Two ingredients. Top notch quality.

Fixed the P-trap in the bathroom today. It was constantly getting clogged and then I shattered the pipe when I was trying to unscrew it to investigate (and no, it was not plastic). The new parts have a better design so at least the clogging issue shouldn't happen again. Then I attempted to fix our family vehicle, but found out I had the wrong parts. Plan on picking up ones that are close enough to the right parts tomorrow. And then the right parts next week. Now that laundry is folded, next I plan on painting the shop ceiling. Shout out to Google for having a crummy battery in the Pixel that was dead this morning (despite being plugged in). That helped motivate me to do house projects instead of checking my calendar to see what I was actually supposed to be doing today.

"Be who you are and say what you mean. Because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." --Dr. Seuss Excellent advice.

Who can answer this without looking it up? What state are the New England Patriots from? Bonus points, what city?

Is the HashWatcher app that solo miners use closed source? #AskNostr

Ancient wisdom from 311: You've got to trust your instinct And let go of regret You've got to bet on yourself now, star 'Cause that's your best bet

Critical vulnerability in AI gateway

GitLab AI Gateway Critical Patch Release: 18.6.2, 18.7.1, and 18.8.1

Learn more about GitLab AI Gateway Release: 18.6.2, 18.7.1, and 18.8.1 for GitLab Duo Self-hosted

I guess they forgot to ask the AI if there were any vulnerabilities in their AI gateway. 🤣