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Back on the Chain • BoTC03: From the Possum to the Honeybadger • Listen on Fountain

This podcast episode explores the purported connections between the band Phish and Bitcoin. The hosts, Fundamentals and Jason, discuss their shared...

@npub19l2m...e40w and I are Back on the Chain Phish is the honey badger. The song Possum represents the nihilism that good people resort to when demoralized. It’s the CODA of a long tale about a tyrant who gets overthrown by rebels only to see those rebels continue the cycle of tyrany. Possum is about a guy 500 years after the tale we’re told, seeing a possum get run over and finding it funny as though none of what happened in that world really mattered. The national anthem of nihilism. Phish is constantly resisting the pull towards nihilism- they are still putting out their best music even after 41 years of fighting the Fiat monster. Bitcoin would help a lot. Thank you @Pickle Dan 🥒 for the logo as always.

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Rock Paper Bitcoin • 58 - Spiritual Capital - w/ Rev.hodl • Listen on Fountain

Recorded Feb 8, 2025 - 882889Thanks Rev.hodl for joining us to talk about 8 forms of capital!If you like the show and want to support us, you can s...

I read this post to introduce my good friend @rev.hodl to our podcast episode. This was a banger! View quoted note →

We had the great @rev.hodl to discuss the 8 forms of capital and circular bitcoin economies. What does it take for a culture to know they will outlast Blackrock?

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Rock Paper Bitcoin • 58 - Spiritual Capital - w/ Rev.hodl • Listen on Fountain

Recorded Feb 8, 2025 - 882889Thanks Rev.hodl for joining us to talk about 8 forms of capital!If you like the show and want to support us, you can s...

Circular bitcoin economies are what make diamond hands. Spending your bitcoin at Burger King doesn’t make much sense - you might as well sell it to an exchange - but I get why people think these are different. Spending your bitcoin on a friends time because you want them to see how valuable spending that time on your task is - this bitcoin isn’t sold off right away. This bitcoin is HODL’d within a community that wants to direct each others time in a particular and focused way. Bitcoin circular economies isn’t about buying soap or trinkets - though they may do so strictly for the fun and the ritual. It’s a deep agreement amongst the members that Bitcoin is crucial to their way of life. These communities and economies will outlast the Microstrategys and Blackrocks of the world by centuries. What are you building now anon? Who are you building for?

Most frustrating NPC way of thinking around math is the question: “When am I ever gonna NEED to know that?” It’s a complete cop-out from learning anything challenging and it’s so widely accepted that you can’t even discuss anything cool in math for a minute without someone asking it. Here’s a life tip: YOU DONT KNOW WHAT SKILLS YOU NEED BECAUSE, IF YOURE NOT A TOTAL LOSER, YOUR LIFE WILL CHANGE MANY MANY TIMES OVER ITS LONG TIMESPAN. YOU ARENT LEARNING FOR YOU - YOURE LEARNING FOR THE YOU THAT YOU WILL BECOME AND SOCIETY WANTS TO LIMIT WHO THAT CAN BE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. STOP LETTING THEM!! That is all.

Jon is the founder of a hybrid physical / metaphysical circular sound money economy called the @meshtadel It was inevitable that a coffee shop would show up to help bring us together. View quoted note →

Thanks Dan. Knowing there are ppl who are hanging in keeps us going. We’ll be doing another one tomorrow. View quoted note →

Thank you kindly. Means a lot. Did you get to view the video I made? I need to figure out how to make that public in the,@Meshtadel View quoted note →

Pretty hilarious that Bitcoin bottoms out right before US markets open and comes back as the great NVDA burns

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SOUND COFFEE • SC 01 // ORIGINS • Listen on Fountain

A beginning in which Fundamentals and Otis discuss the Grand Opening of their metaphysical cafe, SOUND COFFEE, as well as their individual coffee o...

I have a new podcast with @Otis Bitmeyer about coffee. He roasts it. I drink it. We all learn about it. #coffee #coffeestr

Nostr is so great because it doesn’t matter what client you want to use Now let’s pile millions into Primal so that users can be in an algorithm again.

The success of the decentralized world will rely on the structures that exist for people to compare notes. The more disparate the knowledge levels coming together, the more power the decentralized communities will acquire and wield. Nostr is a good place to establish such structures but it may be that podcasts are what select for the people who come together. I do a math podcast designed to motivate people to learn math but it’s the people who listen to it and discuss what they are seeing, starting with my partner, but really extending to everyone sharing their experience, that gives that community power. I do something similar for the band Phish. What I’ve noticed is that the more horizontal the subject matter connects with Bitcoin, the stronger base you can build and the more people can go down into the Rabbit hole with you.

I couldn’t be happier to see a person back on a podcast. Loved it and hope to see more of you. View quoted note →

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Motivate the Math • MTM02: Exploring Groups and Mathematical Structures • Listen on Fountain

Wrath of Math: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzsAehzmjrU&list=PLztBpqftvzxVvdVmBMSM4PVeOsE5w1NnNA Book of Abstract Algebra: https://www.amazon....

Episode 2 is out. Look at the show notes for supplemental support. Hang in for this one and I think the time pays off.

Cryptography is a deep and rich field with a regal and sordid history. Many people misunderstand the significance of the ability to keep a secret with a computer. Bitcoin uses cryptography, yes, but it also simulates the essence of cryptography physically to create a valuable commodity, All cryptographic systems will eventually be broken - yes. However - hashing to compete for the tiny new bitcoin the protocol has to offer is the true trapdoor / one-way process that cannot be broken. As long as Bitcoin is something the world wants to spend its scarce resources competing for, its one-way-ness will be absolute. SHA256 is robust but it’s pretty easy to upgrade the algorithm to 512 (compared to capitulating and giving up Bitcoin or dealing with other defense maneuvers). and that will work for a generation. If there’s one thing most people need to learn in life, it’s how this would work.

Testing this thing

I already know I screwed up a concept on Episode 2 of Motivating the Math. Would be great if I could just pin a post for stuff like this. I didn't explain a Binary Operation (for a Group) correctly. I did leave a reference to a video that does explain it correctly and nothing I said will steer anyone wrong, but these things are what they are . The video addresses things in the first 20 seconds and I highly recommend it. I'm still a noob w.r.t. Abstract Algebra and all things considered I actually think I did it justice. @average_bitcoiner can we pin this post in the show notes?

The nostr groupies are gonna hate this but - I enjoyed Nostr much more 18 months ago when it was easy and straightforward to zap. I enjoyed it more when the apps were experimental and developing, before the influencers centralized everyone around Primal. I enjoyed it more when Twitter was much more of an absolute signalless helscape than it is now. I still like it here and its worth the time to keep building here but I don't think the experience is better today. Zaps need to come back and be made a lot easier.