Looks like massive military movement driving through the forest tonight.
#keepitweird
whit
basicbee@nostr.com
npub14d7e...0xv0
Create a beautiful world.
Savage Renegade (Retired)
Building another library πππ¦π³οΈβπ
Jack/#startsmall β OpenSats: $31M
Explicitly earmarked for Nostr: $10M
Separate Jack β fiatjaf Nostr fund: 14.17 BTC
Original OpenSats Nostr LTS cohort: 13 people
Still there the following year: 12 of 13
92.3% retention
At least 10 of those 13 were already tied to earlier OpenSats-funded work.
76.9%
At least 6 of 13 also show up in the earlier Jack-funded fiatjaf grant/bounty ledger.
OpenSats says roughly 35% of its Nostr allocation went to long-term support.
Public counters for just 15 Nostr projects total:
4,910,934,862 sats
49.109 BTC
In that visible sample:
Top 5 projects = 69.4%
Top 10 = 94%
And those arenβt 15 completely independent technical roots.
Some of the money funds NDK, Applesauce, rust-nostr, Quartz and other shared infrastructure that sits underneath multiple apps.
Then you start seeing the same humans through:
project grants
renewals
LTS
direct BTC grants
HRF grants
LLCs
shared libraries
evaluator roles
Does that prove corruption?
No.
Does it prove Jack controls Nostr?
No.
Does it prove the funding layer deserves to be measured separately from the protocol?
Absolutely.
Keep it classy
FWIW: I think Christmas isnβt going to be kind to the west coast
Someone zap β‘οΈ me something and I will make some shitty art πΌοΈ π
I am a bitch
Lightning β‘οΈ strikes happening


For nearly a century, the U.S. military has selectively assisted entertainment that can portray military institutions in ways compatible with its public-affairs goals, while withholding assistance from some portrayals it considers unrealistic, damaging, or inconsistent with policy.
Over millions of viewings, that helps shape the cultural vocabulary #Americans use to imagine war, heroism, threats, technology, and military service.
So friends : do you know those movies? πΏ cause β¦ whoa boy rabbit π° hole π³οΈ
ππ»ββοΈβοΈβHow many of yall had issues with hearing tests as a child or adult?
Iβm testing a quite incomplete hypothesis right now π
Holy smokes me and #rdj do favor one another π


Well done JGL π½
Also, I should probably watch #Brick again & try to decode it again π


T minus 30-45
β youβd have to be crazy to not be scared .β
Small soldiers 1998


Nap π€ time
Later nerds


On todayβs episode of why I hate the state β¦ letβs talk about USA Pentagon to Hollywood pipeline
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Pentagon-Hollywood liaison offices exist.
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Scripts are reviewed.
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Changes can be suggested.
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Full support requires approval.
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Rough cuts can be reviewed.
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Recruiting/retention is an official consideration.
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Access can include extraordinary military assets.
β This does not prove the Pentagon controls all Hollywood content.