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Nigel Farage could actually be the UK prime minister in 2029. I suspect his strategy is something like: 1. Form a party and get a foothold in parliament to build from (✅) 2. Deny any possibility of ever partnering with the Conservative Party in order to ensure voters really do intend to vote more for you 3. However, given first past the post, you've now maximally split the centre-right vote and Labour stands to benefit 4. In the 11th hour propose to negotiate on your terms (e.g. that Tory MPs will elect you as PM), and strategically stand down candidates such that the centre-right vote isn't split at constituency level (okay if it is in parliament) We're now in step 2 - and it's fascinating how many people take Farage at his word that there won't ever be an alliance with the Conservative Party.

Keen to try out Primal, but it's a non-starter without Amber support. I see there are already two open GitHub issues about it, so hopefully soon? @miljan

Not every component needs to be evil for the whole or the outcome to be.

Muun is still my number 1 recommendation to friends who want to get their coins off an exchange, but they're not advanced enough (or don't have the time) to properly set up and air gap a coldcard. It's user friendly, and has great recovery options. Also allows for layer agnostic payments (can be expensive so that's a tradeoff).

Bitkey seems like a great option to recommend to friends who want to get their btc off an exchange, but my reservation is that they require your credit card details (no Bitcoin payment). Seems like an unnecessary shortcoming.

This is an amazing story about the dynamics of woke, how it destroys productivity, is intolerant, and ultimately eats itself.

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CEO Attempted to Navigate Anti-LGBT Hate Incident By Telling Employees His Mentor Was a KKK Member

Recordings show that while he was the CEO of Digital Ocean, Yancey Spruill told staff that they should bend their values because "we love the compa...

Note to self: 16-Bit 44.1 Khz is more than okay

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Easily find places to spend sats anywhere on the planet.

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Apparently if you don't want to consume seed oils you're a "tallow truther"

Besides from getting a few specific facts wrong, I think the broader points Andreessen makes are solid. Hopefully it opens some eyes. Pity that he's one of the few people ever who've managed to unlearn (at least publicly) how Bitcoin is better money. So cringe when he spoke about his founders needing to use cash when they were debanked, despite having the largest "crypto" fund out there 🤦‍♂️ The Joe Rogan Experience: #2234 - Marc Andreessen Episode webpage:

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Ha, look how many reviews there are for these 😂

Coinbase is so retarded. Played poker last night and tried to pay the winner with Bitcoin. He only had the Coinbase app, but they supposedly have lightning. He went through the steps to "receive" via lightning and clicked "generate invoice", but the app gave him an error saying he couldn't "send" 🙃 (I think his account had been limited because they needed more KYC info) Didn't have time to get him a self custody wallet (or even just WoS), sadly.

Fiat: You can win, or you can play fair. Bitcoin: You can win, and you can play fair.

On one hand, it's interesting and bullish for Bitcoin (by analogy) that there is such a thing as illegal gold mining. On the other hand, it's even more bullish at how easy it is for the state to find and shut down an illegal gold mine. Possible, but much harder with Bitcoin. (Not a perfect metaphor since gold mining isn't important for gold transactions)

South Africa police force 540 illegal miners from abandoned shaft

The miners were left starving and dehydrated after security forces cut off their access to food and water.

Bitcoiners on TV trying to explain latest BTCUSD exchange rate with reasons like Trump, regulation, macro something something.. Guys, it's all noise. It's going up (forever) because it's absolutely scarce, digital gold that governments can't fuck with.

Evening walk in Buckinghamshire

Scrolling through nostr during the bull market is pure celebration vs. my memory of Twitter in 2021 was utter anxiety about who liked or disliked the corn - the devastation of losing Taleb 😅

Industrial levels of FUD should be expected this cycle as institutions try to increase supply