@Alby is so good. For ages I’ve been trying to find an easy way to use my LN node as my daily LN wallet. Alby does this in a few easy clicks. What a win. Well done Alby View quoted note →

Using sound money to strengthen both parties in a loan at the same time is genius. This should be the standard for any loan. View quoted note →

Outstanding takeaway from this chat: “The only Information Age is over, we’re now in the Energy Age” https://fountain.fm/episode/pBfBVRtL4AscL51RsBmb

Busy reading Ron Paul’s ‘End The Fed’. This little sentence in the final chapter jumped out at me.

@Natalie Smolenski you recently posted about this. Looks like a lot of people have this in their sights now. View quoted note →

Taking a leading position is so much easier in an emerging industry. Bitcoin does not require massive capex investments like manufacturing and mining. Many of the best tools have been built by people working from home. We have a chance here! View quoted note →

I recently met the yBitcoin guys and was really impressed with what they have put together. This is a great resource for all retail businesses. View quoted note →

I posted a link to a track on Spotify. Nostr picked up some tracking data and removed it. Gotta love Nostr 😎 View quoted note →

Some called this album over produced but I call it a glorious sonic avalanche. This track is 👌

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Def Leppard · Hysteria · Song · 1987

Really enjoyed this discussion between @preston and @dread. The simple description bitcoin use for payments as: On-chain = nation states Lightning = business 2 business E-cash = end user is a great way to frame it https://fountain.fm/episode/zrcm74mPiVW97kMNuIgt

This the first time I’ve heard Peter Schiff speak. I’ve seen his X posts but not much more than that. Loved this episode of WIM. @Robert Breedlove spoke eloquently and calmly (in most cases) and had a solid argument for each point. Peter seemed stuck on the ‘but it’s got no intrinsic value’ argument and couldn’t articulate his thinking beyond this statement. If fact he seems to think that only a physical object has any value. I wonder what he thinks of Facebook or Google? Is that also ‘digital nothing’? His other argument was that he could transfer gold ownership digitally much faster than a bitcoin transaction (he also used the ‘slow BTC transaction time vs Visa/Mastercard). As @Lyn Alden so clearly pointed out these legacy high speed transactions are NOT final settlement. Peter said he could transfer gold ownership digitally to anyone, anywhere, anytime. But he does not seem to understand final settlement. Sure, he could send a digital certificate to transfer ownership, but the actual gold is still sitting in the vault where Peter put it. That has not magically moved to the new owners vault. https://fountain.fm/episode/PHZ49sWYD2MWdA54kmfO

A really fantastic piece from the people at wedobitcoin.co.za. Great technology takes things from that’s ‘just how we do stuff’, to ‘oh my good goodness, I can’t believe no-one thought of this before’. Fax machines were around for a long time before they became mainstream. I mean, ‘the postal service works just fine’ why do I need a fax machine?’ Followed by ‘why email? The fax works just fine’. This is what lightning payments are. Following the simple steps in the article you can be ready to receive payments in the time it takes you to install an app and print out a QR code. Everyone should just play around with it for fun. Send a payment to your Dad for Fathers Days. He’ll get a kick out of it. https://wedobitcoin.co.za/why-bitcoin-lightning-payments-are-a-perfect-fit-for-farmers-market-stalls/

Amen brother. I recently took a domestic flight in the USA and was really reminded how impossibly stupid this is. I’m curious to know how many terrorists have been caught since 9/11 by TSA. It’s been over 20 years. View quoted note →

I remember before there were apps. People did the same thing with mobile phones - looking for new features and functions. Apps came along and no one cared about the phone anymore, as long as your 5 favorite apps worked. For me, that was when technology was replaced by community. View quoted note →

Every business needs a way to keep it's retained earnings safe from inflation and available 24/7/365 for when you need it. View quoted note →

Excellent info from @preston Small and medium owner run businesses are getting a head start over corporate behemoths. There isn’t much time left for the little guys to stay in lead. View quoted note →

https://fountain.fm/episode/9VwsqRJWQ1J2p2LALDGG My favorite takeaway from this talk: ‘Information is surprise. If you flip a coin with heads on both sides, you get no information. It’s only when you don’t know what you will get, is it information.’

Picked up this little gem at the local library. The perfect visual accompaniment to the text. #1984

There’s life in the old girl yet. The new Home is up and running. The old raspi pi is now a 2nd @Umbrel ☂️ server for all the fun things I didn’t want on the Bitcoin node. The kids now have tons of backup space - no longer need iCloud 👍👍

I’ve tested this in my own business. It won’t be long before it’s the only payment businesses will accept. Final settlement and near-zero transaction fees. View quoted note →