I’ve been thinking more about what I’m actually trying to build with Continuum Memorials & Milestones. There are already services exploring Bitcoin as a permanent anchor for human memories. One example is EverstoneBTC, which offers memorials—including pet memorials—as well as other important life events. Their architecture is somewhat different from what I’m doing. For richer memorial content, the basic idea is to store the content outside Bitcoin and put a cryptographic hash into OP_RETURN. Bitcoin then permanently preserves the proof of that content rather than all of the content itself. I think that’s a perfectly reasonable architecture. Photos, biographies, documents and other larger media obviously aren’t appropriate to put directly into Bitcoin blockspace. What I’m doing right now with Continuum is deliberately much simpler. For $21, I create a short human-readable inscription where the actual words themselves are recorded in Bitcoin using OP_RETURN. When my dog Whiskers passed away earlier this month, for example, I inscribed: WHISKERS May 4, 2010 – Sept. 5, 2026 FOREVER LOVED Those words aren’t represented only by a hash. They’re actually part of the Bitcoin transaction. Continuum also provides a simple viewer that renders the inscription in a nicer, human-readable form. I’m adding a QR code so the memorial or milestone can easily be shared or potentially connected to something physical—a card, plaque, photograph, etc. But there’s another part of this that matters to me: the viewer itself shouldn’t become a point of dependency. The viewer is open source and built with ordinary HTML and JavaScript, with no external software dependencies required to run it. I’ll provide a link allowing someone to download or clone the viewer source and run it locally. So if mycontinuum.xyz disappeared someday, you wouldn’t have to trust me—or even need my website—to preserve the inscription or view it nicely. The actual inscription remains in Bitcoin, and the software for presenting it can be kept and run independently. I think there’s value in keeping this first level extremely simple and with a low barrier to entry. Whiskers’ private cremation cost us about $325. If, while making those arrangements, somebody had offered me the option to permanently record his name, dates and a few words on Bitcoin for another $21, I would have seriously considered it. Given how much he meant to me, I probably would have considered paying considerably more. Longer term, I want Continuum to support fuller memorials and milestones too: photographs, stories, documents and other media. My current thinking is that richer content could live as Nostr notes and/or blobs on Blossom, with a cryptographic hash anchored in Bitcoin. That gives me two complementary models: Simple inscription — the actual short message lives on Bitcoin. Full memorial or milestone — richer content lives outside Bitcoin, with Bitcoin permanently anchoring its integrity. And this isn’t only about death. The same system could commemorate a birth, wedding, anniversary, graduation, business founding, achievement or another moment somebody considers worth remembering. I’m still testing the idea. I have one paying customer so far, and I’m genuinely interested in honest feedback—including criticism. The question I’m trying to answer isn’t whether everyone likes the idea. It’s whether there are people who look at an important person, life or moment and think: yes, this is worth permanently remembering. That’s what I’m building.

When I first joined Nostr, I was pretty eager to gain followers and build an audience. Through much of late 2025 I published a lot of articles about the work I was doing on Continuum. In March 2026 I published my first book, Building Continuum, and sometimes shared chapters from it here. And honestly, a lot of the time I hoped for more engagement than I got. When something I had spent hours or days working on received almost no response, I sometimes found that pretty discouraging. But I’ve gradually come to a different conclusion: It really doesn’t matter that much. Large accounts become large for all sorts of reasons. Some people put a tremendous amount of effort into building an audience. Others arrived on Nostr already well known because of what they had done in Bitcoin or elsewhere. Michael Saylor, Jimmy Song and Saifedean Ammous didn’t become well known because they figured out how to get followers on Nostr. I’m not trying to compete with any of that. What matters to me is whether I’m doing worthwhile work and saying things I actually believe. So I’m going to write about Continuum. Bitcoin. Christianity. Things I’m building. Things I’m thinking about. Occasionally politics. Sometimes Whiskers. Sometimes just a short thought that occurs to me that I think is worth sharing. Some posts may get attention. Most probably won’t. That’s okay. I’d rather have a few hundred people following me because they actually want to hear what I have to say than spend my time trying to manufacture an audience. One important exception: I still genuinely want honest feedback on Continuum Memorials & Milestones. That’s something I’m trying to determine whether people actually value enough to use and pay for. So if you think it’s a great idea, tell me why. If you think it’s a terrible idea, tell me why. If you like the idea but wouldn’t spend $21 on an inscription, that is especially useful for me to know. I already got one honest negative response today. I didn’t agree with the objection, but I appreciated getting it. That’s different from chasing likes or followers. Feedback can help me build something better. Otherwise, I’m going to keep building, keep writing, talk with people who want to talk, and worry a lot less about the scoreboard.

A follow is an invitation into my feed. An unfollow just means I don’t particularly want that content in my feed right now — I may follow the person again later. A mute is a stronger boundary that I generally reserve for people who become personally hostile or abusive. None of this is censorship. Everyone is free to speak. I’m just deciding what I want to spend my time reading.

Following someone isn’t an endorsement, and unfollowing someone isn’t a punishment. It’s just choosing what I want in my feed.

Something I want to make clear. I don’t care if you disagree with me politically, disagree with me about Israel, Bitcoin, Christianity, or believe some conspiracy theory I think is completely wrong. I’ll disagree with you. Sometimes strongly. That’s fine. I don’t need everyone I follow to think like me. I also don’t particularly enjoy arguing for the sake of arguing. And after a while, if someone’s feed is mostly racial stuff, Jewish conspiracy theories, personal attacks, or just constant contempt for people they disagree with, I may simply stop following or mute them. That’s not because my feelings are hurt. I’m just not interested in filling my feed with it. You are free to say whatever you want. I’m equally free to decide what I want to spend my time reading. We don’t have to agree to have a conversation. But I don’t owe anyone my attention.

I’ve been thinking about what it means to call Bitcoin “civilizational memory.” Bitcoin primarily remembers monetary history: transactions, ownership and the chain of proof-of-work that secures them. But occasionally I think there is value in using a tiny amount of that permanent record to remember something human. A name. A birth. A death. A wedding. A graduation. The founding of a business. Something that mattered enough to someone to say: remember this. That’s what I’m exploring with Continuum Memorials & Milestones. I’m not trying to turn Bitcoin into cloud storage. I’m not putting photos or large files on-chain. These are small, intentional OP_RETURN inscriptions, attached to valid transactions for which the required mining fee is paid. I understand that some Bitcoiners believe any non-monetary use of blockspace is inappropriate. I respect that view, even though I don’t share it. I don’t think a small number of deliberate, fee-paying inscriptions is an abuse of the network. If Bitcoin can serve as civilizational memory, I think there’s room in that memory for more than money. Sometimes what humanity chooses to remember is a person, a moment, or a life. #Bitcoin #OP_RETURN #CivilizationalMemory #Continuum

Let’s get rid of the „n“ word. Listen for the record I am not black and yeah a lot of young black guys use „niggah“ like we would say „ dude“ But I just don’t like the word sorry. To me it’s deeply disrespectful. If someone called me honky I would not get offended but that too is disrespectful just like calling a cop a „pig“ or a „Jew“ a „kike.“ Respect and kindness go a long way I think

And I don’t really care if some think I am a „Jew-lover“ for supporting Israel. For the record I am not Jewish. Yousefs story (another clip) Some will start to send me slurs and accuse me of being a „compromised“ Christian. One NPUB has another accused me of secretly carrying an Israeli passport. These clowns can believe whatever fairy tales they want to believe. Read Romans 11

One Palestinian story I think more people should know is Mosab Hassan Yousef, the “Son of Hamas.” His father was a founding Hamas leader. Mosab eventually rejected Hamas, worked with Israel’s Shin Bet, and became a Christian. What strikes me most about his story isn’t simply that he became pro-Israel. It’s that his experiences forced him to reconsider who he thought his enemies were — and his encounter with Jesus’ teaching to love your enemies became part of that journey. You don’t have to agree with everything he says to find his story worth hearing There are many interviews with him on YouTube as well.

I generally follow NPUBs that follow me however I am not obligated to follow an NPUB that is openly racist( whether against whites, asians, blacks or anyone particular ethnic group), anti-Semitic, or espouses extreme ideologies or religious viewpoints. That being said if you are thoughtful and respectful toward those you disagree with I will follow you if you treat me with I tend to be libertarian in my outlook and I make no apologies for my strong support of Israel. I am a strong Christian who believes in universal reconciliation. Finally I am a freedom maximalist which encompasses Bitcoin maximalism but is broader).

I know if I had 20k followers (all else being equal) just posting a picture of my morning coffee a simple “GM Nostr” or a shot of downtown San Francisco or some skin would get me lots of likes zaos and reposts Am I wrong ? C’mon people Let me know that I am not alone here.

Still would like to know if anyone of my 300+ followers thinks the Continuum Memorials and Milestones is a good idea or not. I am offering 21% discount if you pay directly in sats If you have any questions DM me or just reply to this note. Don’t be shy. I’d prefer comments and zaps to likes Thanks much!!

Sometimes silence is the strongest signal.

Lately I have not had much to say and I think that is ok.

Continuum isn’t only for memorials. Births. Weddings. Anniversaries. Foundings. Achievements. A short message permanently recorded on Bitcoin, with a link to independently verify it. $21 per inscription. Here’s the milestone version of the flyer. If you have something worth preserving—or know someone who does—DM me

Some things are worth remembering. Some are worth remembering forever. Continuum Memorials & Milestones Permanent inscriptions on Bitcoin. #Bitcoin #ContinuumMemorials

Facebook can preserve a memory for a lifetime. Bitcoin can preserve it beyond the lifetime of Facebook.