GM. A good day. Build. Teach. Learn.

Midwests sunsets are underrated.

Lao Tsu, Seneca and Bitcoin are philosophers of the ages that fix humanity one mind at a time. As you’ve seen, I’ve been diving into Will Durant’s Story Of Civilization, book 3, Caesar and Christ, and the serene clarity of the Tao Te Ching’s 16th chapter echos the wisdom of Seneca. Both point to a powerful truth: when you grasp the root cause of things, whether it’s the nature of life or the rath of the lunch lady, peace flows in and decisions become clear. Now, in that truth lies “fix the money, fix the world.” Knowing the tendency for truth to well up like I geyser once truth Pierce’s the veil of lies, Bitcoin with its unshakeable foundation of decentralized, sound money, cuts through the chaos of fiat systems. So you wonder why Nostr is more peaceful, and less of a host to ideas that retard corrections being made? Nostr is full of those who understand Bitcoin. There’s an overlap here. Much like Seneca’s rational clarity or Lao Tzu’s return to the root of the many things that come at us, by fixing the root of our economic system, Bitcoin offers a path to stability that frees us from the theft of our time, and thus our optimism and hope, thereby letting us focus on what truly matters; we get to focus on our families, our communities, the giving of our talents, and the righting of the course of our nation. This Stoic and Taoist peace through foundational clarity is fortitude. So, Bitcoin is the strength to stand firm in your values, to act with purpose, and to build a life of meaning, no matter what the world throws at you. Here’s to finding the source, fixing the root, and living with unshakable resolve.

Happy Wednesday. Let’s make something today.

Agentic automation in a controlled process is getting interesting. AI as a better Google or Jeeves is great. Vibe coding? Awesome. Context coding? Better still. AI assisted agentic dev framework? Empowering. But a local agentic AI as an internal employee is what 1 employee into 20, or more. A Dedicated machine + Ollama and an array of LLMs like GPT-OSS and QWEN + some interlooped Python agentic workflow management scripts = a smart back office for a team of 1.

Giving old things new purpose. 😏 Fine cigars deserve timeless companions. This is a 2500 year old terracotta kylix from Ancient Greece. Originally used to drink wine. It arrived from London the other day. It now holds my cigar. I’m ever-amazed by humans.

Pirates often freed ships of slaves in transit. They were a formidable free and democratic force on the open seas working together as distributed vessels relaying independence. There was some terrible shite too, so I'm not saying nostr is full of pirates. But when the established modus operandi is captive voices and suppressive algorithms, free voices may look piratey. September 19 is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. So I be lookin forward ta spyin ye on Nostr then. Where ye be speakin yer truth, sharin yer free vision, an showin the new crew how ta live free as us all on these wide open seas.

I’m gettin’ side-eyed. Found these bad boys in Missouri this morning. Should have seen the kerfuffle they made as they headed through that tree line.

Put 70 miles in on a 50 mile ride today with my son and friends. A beautiful day to be on two wheels in the Ozarks.

@preston I just watched your conversation with Rod Roudi. Thanks for this push! Banger of a week in Nashville to look forward to that wasn’t even on my radar.

Check out the engine bay! We’re 44min into Starship Launch 10 flight… tune in live still if you’re fast!

So much for carbon. Just failed during a climb. Seriously, I’m not THAT strong. That was just weakness of the frame. Aluminum here I come—I’m sorry for ever doubting you.