Does anyone have a good book recommendation(s) for learning about the history of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict?

Joe Rogan: “The real fascinating crypto is bitcoin. That’s the one that I think has the most likely possibility of becoming a universal viable currency. It’s limited in the amount that there can be … and I love the fact that it’s been implemented.” From todays podcast with Sam Altman

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RA₿BINSTEIN 🌮 ⚡️ 🔑 (@rabbinstein) on X

Comedian and Entrepreneur Luis J. Gomez just converted all of his crypto to Bitcoin after seeking advice on twitter.

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Alright I converted it all to Bitcoin and I’m gonna wait till 2025 😒

Wow, the @ZBD Wallet now has nostr built in!

Testing Primal @primal

Tried getting into Starfield. Gave it 6 solid hours before I gave up. Everything about it feels soulless and stale. Can't do it.

"Science is the Belief in the Ignorance of the Experts" ~ Richard Feynman

"I'm the good guy" ~ Every bad guy who's ever existed.

"The belief that any large population wouldn't be overwhelmingly composed of idiots is a utopian fantasy" ~ Michael Malice

What worthwhile books have you read and enjoyed so far this year?

Not a bad little stack just from playing a few mobile games on my phone over the last few months.

I've given up on trying to get @primal to work for me. I'm at a loss. I've tried it on windows, on linux, on multiple browsers, with nos2x and with Alby. I've tried it on multiple different computers in my house as well. I just can't get anything to function on it. I can browse the feed and get alerts, but I can't interact with anything. Cant post, cant follow, cant like, etc. It seems like it is potentially the best web client, to me, and it appears to be working for nearly everyone else but me. Truly baffled.

What is this? A pump for ants?

Biden's health is clearly failing him, and it's entirely in the realm of possibility that the DNC may have no choice but to find someone else to run in 2024. Currently, RFK Jr. is the next frontrunner, without a close second. He would be absolutely unacceptable to the DNC. They'll never run him. Who can stop him? I can only think of one person. Michelle Obama. She's the Ace in their pocket. She checks all of the establishment progressive boxes, and would likely win in a landslide.

"There is but one step from triumph to downfall. I have seen, in the most significant of circumstances, that some little thing always decides great events." ~ Napoleon to Talleyrand, 1797

I have been making an effort to read some great works of literature and history this year. Books I've read so far in 2023: Human Smoke by Nicholson Baker The White Pill by Michael Malice The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Currently Reading: Napoleon, A Life by Andrew Roberts I've thoroughly enjoyed and got something valuable from all of these. What have you been reading this year?

Martin Shkreli debuts his new AI program on Legion of Skanks 🤣