"$85k #Bitcoin? You just got lucky!" Yeah, lucky we didn't listen to you.

To all the naysayers who insist voting to Free Ross is a waste of time since Trump won't ever do it - wanna bet? I'll donate 25M sats to @OpenSats if Trump wins and doesn't Free Ross. Anyone want to take the other side of this bet?

Took my Canadian wife into the voting booth so she could fill out my ballot. She's on team #FreeRoss. 🧡✌️

I understand why someone wouldn't want to vote. I haven't voted since Ron Paul ran in 2008. It's better to focus your time and energy on things you can change vs something like the federal government. I get it. We're led to believe that the current election is the most important time in history, and that we, as individuals, hold the power over how the nation will progress through the next 4 years. I don't necessarily buy all that. But I'm still going to show up and vote for Trump tomorrow. We have the opportunity to help free Ross Ulbricht. We have a candidate that is clearly pro-Bitcoin, not that #Bitcoin should need politicians to succeed. We even have the possibility of Ron Paul being a part of all this.🤞 I'll waste a few minutes of my day tomorrow doing what tiny bit I can to "help." Let's bring Ross home. #FreeRossDayOne

November marks 13 years since I began my #Bitcoin journey. I'm still amazed at how far we've come in such a short period of time! Pace yourself. Stay humble. Keep learning, especially from your mistakes. That's the best advice I can offer. Here's to the next 13 years. ✌️

We love to joke about being autistic bitcoiners, but this is a very real thing for some of us. Being a bitcoiner who has never read the white paper is an example of this. I love learning, especially on my own, but the hardest way for me to learn is through a technical piece of writing. It doesn't matter how "easy" it is for *you* to understand. It's never easy when you're actually autistic. And yet, I started to grasp bitcoin by early 2012, after a few months of using it. I tried reading the white paper a few times during those early months, but it didn't make sense. So I gave up and went back to using bitcoin, earning bitcoin, and talking about bitcoin. THAT made sense. The white paper is a very important part of bitcoin history, worthy of celebrating. I have it hanging on my wall. Maybe one day I'll read it. Probably not.

I still haven't read the #Bitcoin white paper. 😂

I've been working with a trainer since the end of June, with the goal of reducing body fat, and I've been doing exactly what he wants me to do. I've cut calories, introduced 60g of carbs pre-workout, and stick to a regular workout routine. I had plateaued on training myself a long ago, so I was willing to listen to a pro. Nothing to lose! For the first couple months the only carbs I ate were in the form of fruit & yogurt, pre-workout. As time went on I started feeling tired. My days were basically workout, walk 20k steps, eat my meals, and sleep. It felt like a full time job, and I constantly felt tired and irritable. It was frustrating after 5+ years of feeling fantastic on the carnivore diet while eating at a maintenance level. But hey, you're going to feel crappy on a cut! That's what I told myself. I was making great progress, but I realized I wasn't getting enough fat to sustain my energy levels. It's just not possible while cutting calories and eating *some* carbs. So I admitted it was time to up the carbs and further reduce my fat intake. I see this as a temporary thing, of course. The goal is to get my body fat down to the 10-12% range, and then build upon that. A couple weeks ago I added more carbs pre-workout, and introduced carbs after workout. There was a big adjustment period afterwards, with body weight going up from glycogen & water retention. But over time, I started feeling MUCH better. Daily tasks felt easier, working out felt really good. I could feel myself getting stronger. Today it's a huge difference. I'm currently eating 1895 calories per day, 160g of that as carbs, walking 20-25k steps per day (I like to walk!), and I feel fantastic. I've demonized carbs in the past, mostly due to my own addiction. Obesity plagued my life through my teens and twenties. Switching to low carb in my early 30s was exactly what I needed. With time I've developed incredible eating habits and strong willpower. What I've been learning about myself is that I'm completely in control of what I eat, and more importantly, how much I eat. Not once during this entire training journey have I had a cheat day or gone over on calories. Even on vacations! If you've ever struggled with eating, then you'll understand how powerful this is. All that said, I miss the carnivore diet. The simplicity of it. Eating fatty meats, butter, eggs, etc. A huge part of me wants to go back to carnivore at some point, but I can't really think about that yet. I still have goals to reach, and I'll continue to do what my body tells me is working. Right now, that means eating a lot of carbs!

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The 14 #Bitcoin I earned selling a pan of baklava 13 years ago is now worth $1M+