Today at the office I met with a client who wanted a divorce from his wife. He told me a very heavy story. It all started with a betrayal on his part, which his wife discovered. After the discovery, instead of leaving, she proposed a deal: since she loved him very much, they would have an open relationship — as long as he agreed. He agreed, thinking he would benefit from it, since he had been eyeing other women. The deal included bringing their partners into the home where they lived. When he caught a glimpse through the crack of the door of his own wife in bed with another man, he saw the mistake he had allowed. He came to my office and hired me for the divorce. Not every story I hear does me good. #marriage

I learned not to create expectations. If I do something, I do it on principle — because I fear God, not expecting anything in return from men. And that sets me free. #Freedom

That parallel is exactly what drew me to write this. People already know how to build trust outside centralized systems — they've been doing it for decades. Bitcoin doesn't create that culture; it gives it new tools and removes many of the old barriers.

Not "Nostr is lawless." Not "Nostr solved it." The actual question: what is a decentralized protocol really building to handle bad actors — without a central authority to ban anyone? Specs verified. PRs checked. Gaps documented. Read it on Yakihonne. View article →

As a lawyer, I have seen and dealt with many types of people. Ordinary people, leaders — religious, corporate, political. People I sat across from, worked with, defended. And what I observe is this: people are capable of doing things that are not exactly admirable. This led me to analyze human beings and arrive at a diagnosis for everyone, no one excluded. Everyone has flaws. Everyone has some kind of difficulty, everyone carries something deep-rooted in the soul — everyone. Sometimes we think we are exempt, but we also have our blind spots, our own flaws. Sometimes my flaw looks nothing like someone else's, but it is still a flaw.

Friday. Productive week — when it works, it works. Tomorrow, rest.

Good night, folks. 🌙

I enjoy Nostr — I hear everything, see everything, experiment with everything — but staying connected all the time is not something I can do, nor should I try, because life is far too interesting, and our bodies were not designed — exactly what I said, designed — for a world lived through a screen.

never heard of ez water before. curious to know more

Which freedom do you think you'd lose first without even realizing it: free speech, privacy, or financial freedom?

I think I have a problem. I like subjects that most people don't care about. Maybe I should find a psychiatrist for that. Anyway, Nostr VPN: tested and approved.

Satoshi's first dev just shipped a VPN. No email. No corporate server. No account. Just your Nostr keys. And the canonical repo isn't even on GitHub. Full breakdown → View article →