Dumping my fountain wallet before connecting my Alby hub. Thanks for the hard work. https://fountain.fm/episode/dthWmDsXQyZOiHHIWkg7 View quoted note →

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"I'm assuming Home Assistant here" Insert Picard facepalm here....I only left out the important detail. Yep I'm switching to HA. Update on mom using Mint, she's trying it on a live USB and so far is positive about it, she likes that it looks and feels like Win7. She's still not ready to take the plunge, but I'm on the lookout for one of those Win10 laptops people are getting rid of when moving to Win11 and then I'll just do a full install so she can try the full experience before making the switch... she needs a new laptop anyway, two netbirds with one gemstone/S. https://fountain.fm/episode/EJGR8WzS7MBv3AvXTv5u View quoted note →

I have ADHD and use podcasts and audiobooks to help me focus at work, video just distracts me and so I never use it. That being said if others would like video I'd have no issue with it so long as you remain an audio first show. I've given up on a few long time listens due to the hosts moving to a video first mindset and making the audio a waste of time to listen to, I'd hate to see that happen to TWIB. tl;dr: Video is a fine addition, as long as you keep an audio first mindset. https://fountain.fm/episode/NJ9Vr8mMPTAt9Q7GUgCb View quoted note →

Well this was a timely episode, thanks to the AWS outage my Smart things automations all failed and that was all I needed to stop putting off making the switch. Bonus! My 70+ year old mother has, after 10 years of resisting, agreed to try Linux Mint since her Win 11 laptop is having tons of issues and I'm always having to fix something for her. A year with LibreOffice instead of paying for a MS365 subscription got her to see FOSS is user friendly and not just for hackerman. https://fountain.fm/episode/yxXpGks2KrDcVVXb2B4c View quoted note →

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MadTV was superior to SNL, lower my expectations is a nice nostalgia hit, just wish it didn't signify low boost amounts. https://fountain.fm/episode/fkHbiOApLpVIeuvsa3rU View quoted note →

Flipping through FAST channels and one channel is playing Deep Impact while another channel is playing Armageddon. Talk about a flash back to my teens...I still remember going on my first, no parents around, date to see Deep Impact.

While I do believe that the establishment Democrats are anti-bitcoin, I don't think the El Salvador investigation is just about the use of Bitcoin. While I'm sure the use of Bitcoin is a factor it may just be a convenient way to mask their true intention of driving a wedge between El Salvador and the current administration over the migrant detention center. Then again this is the Dems we're talking about so they may just have their "Bitcoin bad" blinders on and are just taking any opportunity to attack Bitcoin. https://fountain.fm/episode/kXECvtVUz0YchqJwYojt View quoted note →

Heard it on the This Week in Bitcoin podcast. https://fountain.fm/episode/VFttjTwwdrQTY56jhvwT View quoted note →

First, enjoy the vacation, it's well deserved. Second on Ace's thought on the Amazon coin, I agree with his assessment but I think the real play will be the interest. They will treat the Amazon coin like a gift card where you deposit money with the company and redeem it later, and in that in-between time the company is accruing interest. Starbucks is rivaling some banks with their gift card interest bearing holdings and I'm sure Amazon is not far behind them. https://fountain.fm/episode/VFttjTwwdrQTY56jhvwT View quoted note →

Switched my @Start9 server to Bitcoin Knots from core. No spam on the chain!

Congratulations on episode 60! https://fountain.fm/episode/WxWTrL5j7jkcC9iMKXKK View quoted note →

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Wicked good show. Have a good trip. No spam on the chain. https://fountain.fm/episode/AOzP3E36q3uaYd7A1yBC View quoted note →

Note to self, don't use the auto suggestions for names..... sorry Brent. As for why truckers have migrated to GMRS, the stated reason is better audio quality being FM rather than CB's AM, antennas generally come pre-tuned, and slightly better range. The unstated reason, since the late 70's four wheelers were getting on the CB and messing things up for the drivers. So they switched to get away from them and the reasons stated above. Besides a license is just $35 and there's no test. https://fountain.fm/episode/RKViq8QclRqa1i6dCUTl View quoted note →

Bret, if you plan on doing any traveling with the van, and why have it if you're not, then I'd suggest a GMRS radio. Most truckers have switched from CB to GMRS and while you need a license to transmit, you can listen without a license. Also you have to build in a meshtastic node because.... reasons. https://fountain.fm/episode/wxJEDSMHOBamKFMD7Qob View quoted note →

Happy Easter

Belated Happy 600 boost! Also, just say no to video. https://fountain.fm/episode/GyGv2XpHG2gFcmHuBE7P View quoted note →