My good friend and Nostr enthusiast, Parker Lewis, is going to be at Bitcoin Park in Nashville July 17-19. @Rod and @ODELL have arranged a book signing for the 17th. If you’re attending the mining summit (it’s going to rule), order a first edition copy of Gradually, Then Suddenly by Wednesday so we can get your copy to Nashville in time.

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DEI rebranding as AI safety. It’s not about any particular ideology or mission, just paychecks for the unproductive.

Most people I know working in AI are the most pessimistic people in my social circles. Most people I know working on bitcoin are the most optimistic people in my social circles. Lines up pretty well with Peter Thiel’s communist vs libertarian framing of AI and bitcoin years ago.

Part two in my series, Invariants of Software Development is out. Invariant 2: Don’t Design Without a Strategy. This is full of the product manage-y and designer stuff before we write code. But we will be writing code soon.

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Invariant 2: Don’t Design Without a Strategy

In Invariant 1: Think, Then Do, we ended up with a strategy document of some kind. This strategy has been vetted by the team, and everyone remember...

Where’s the best place to learn about who’s building “other stuff” on Nostr? Or who should I be following?

If you’re being sold “exposure” to bitcoin, you’re a mark.

Merry Christmas!

One year with Damus. It’s gotten so much better. Last year at this time I had never ending relay issues, couldn’t post pictures, couldn’t send a bitcoin transaction, even getting a profile pic was an exotic quest. Great work @jb55 and team. View quoted note →

If you’re selling with WooCommerce check out @Zaprite ‘s new payment plugin. Non-custodial, bring your favorite wallet. From sign up to receiving bitcoin n your store should take less than 5 minutes.

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If any nostriches are looking for a bitcoin gig: If you’re any experienced product manager, or are a designer or engineer looking to transition, Unchained knows how to build. It’s also solving deeply important problems. Apply here: https://unchained.bamboohr.com/careers/96

If you find yourself in NW Wyoming, Shumway Farms in Star Valley is a must visit. The best steak, lamb, raw milk, and ice cream. Accepting bitcoin shortly.

It turns out I prefer being robbed in fast forward rather than in slow motion. It’s far more effective in gaining allies.

Ben’s the man for doing this tutorial of @Zaprite . People don’t believe me when I tell them it takes ~20 seconds to hook up your own LND node to accept payments. Here’s proof. View quoted note →

It’s a bad idea to sell bitcoin to institutional investors. They’re harder to get back.

Why don’t you pass the time by playing a little solitaire.

I’m doing some writing on bitcoin and software development. To start I’m doing a 5 part series that I call: The Invariants of Software Development. The invariants are things all good software teams do, regardless of methodology followed. The Intro:

The Tools of Ignorance

An Introduction to the Invariants of Building Software

An Invariant is a motto,a guiding light that–no matter where you’ve found yourself in the agile to waterfall spectrum, and no matter the ritual...

And Invariant 1 - Think, Then Do

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Invariant 1 - Think, Then Do

The first invariant is to: Think, Then Do. This aligns with the “Strategy” atomic unit discussed in the introduction. In order to understand th...

If you work on a product or engineering team, you may get something out of this.

How can I tell if I’m paid up on certain relays? The DMs sketch me out.

My family had Thanksgiving dinner last night because of some travel issues. Please consider this conversation recipe advice from the future. * Start with Trump. It energizes the troops and sets the tone. Our table looked like a damn rally. Throw in a bit of Milei and at risk of peaking early. Had to calm folks down for… * Effective Altruism. Rechannel some of that enthusiasm, and really rile your loved ones up before the main course. * Bitcoin. This year is easy. Gradually, Then Suddenly is for sale. The fam is well taken care of and of course you already purchased copies for the whole gang.

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* Slip in a few “put a chick in it and make her gay” references. You’re going to want to watch the latest South Park as a family after dinner, and you’ll need to pique their interest. This is a good tactic to get off any Israel/Palestine talk. That’s inappropriate for Thanksgiving and gets in the way of bitcoin talk. * It’s very important you save mocking Sam Altman and OpenAI for close to last. Everyone loves a good callback, and you can expand on your EA shit talking. It’s a two for one. * End on a high note. Back to basics with Number Go Up. Have @Saifedean Ammous ‘s interview with @Lyn Alden at the “Wen Moon?” question queued up. Pass it around. Happy Thanksgiving from the future.

It is important for the future of humanity that AI is not aligned with Sam Altman… …or the OpenAI board who out Altman’d Altman.