The biggest prog metal bitcoin band in the world (probably) is on tour next month. Come see them in London!
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Tufty Sylvestris
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UK & EP patent attorney, Bitcoiner, open water swimmer, cider maker.
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I have a fairly large tax refund incoming from HMRC. Looks like I’ll be able to put it to good use.
Many think Faketoshi’s games are over. I’m not so sure. I think he will attempt a comeback. Be prepared.
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Once Bitten! A Bitcoin Podcast. • Follow The Patents! Uncovering the Nchain/BSV Frauds. Dvaid Pearce. #590 • Watch on Fountain
Patent attorney David Pearce explains how he uncovered fraudulent patents filed by Craig Wright.
$ BTC 87,911
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Have you arrived at your opinion based on weighing up competing evidence and arguments for yourself or by observing what the consensus opinion is (or should be) on the subject and following that? If it's the latter, your opinion on the subject is obviously worthless.
Now the question is: what subject am I referring to?
Really confusing but entertaining.
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Mysteries of the Bitcoin Citadel • Episode 4: One Man's Freedom Fighter • Listen on Fountain
In the aftermath of the breach, the courier’s instructions force the group into a high-stakes choice. Ted’s hidden notes surface in the bunker,...
GM. The river is very murky, high and fast flowing today. It was a quick, dirty and chilly swim. Very invigorating.
I learned only this week that the great Steve Albini left us in 2024. How I missed this I have no idea. Maybe I was too caught up in Bitcoin nonsense. Anyway, the point is that he died suddenly of a heart attack aged 61. I’m only a few years off that myself. It really makes me wonder what tf I’m doing and maybe I should think about making the most of it. Regardless, listen to this latest and last album from Shellac. This album came out only a few days after he passed. RIP Steve. Legend.
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Slightly disappointed that Scardust didn’t make the cut here but pleased that Igorrr came top. Well worth checking out if you like a bit of prog metal, especially if you’re into destroying pianos.
Black metal rules. Here are five albums from this year that are well worth a listen.
A little sad, but not very surprised, to report that Saifedean Ammous appears to have lost his marbles. I got as far as p142 of this, but it’s so stupid I don’t think I can go any further. This is probably one of the more idiotic bits, although I guess it’s supposed to be funny somehow. Also, the whole thing about Bleriot and his flying gold transportation company, named BTC (ho ho) is really really dumb. Alternative histories are sometimes fun but for them to work they really need to be believable. This is not, and just reads like the deranged fantasies of someone who has lost his grip on reality. Stick to the economics and antisemitism Saif, at least you’re passably good at that.
I've finally finished it. In my view this is an improvement over Avi’s first book 24 (which was itself great) and is a more exciting and racy read. It kind of reads like a cross between a detective story (first half) and a James Bond thriller (second half), with a bit of Douglas Adams (improbable coincidences seem to happen a lot) and Salman Rushdie (plenty of magical realism) thrown in. It follows Oliver Battolo in his ongoing quest (it's basically his hero's story) to find what happened to his father, who we found in the first book was missing, presumed dead, following a boating accident (ho ho, Bitcoin joke there). Oliver continues to investigate the mystery around the strange paintings we first encountered in 24 and gets himself into all kinds of scrapes, learning about himself and growing up along the way. He's not the only one looking to solve the mystery though, and has to find out the secret in the paintings before others do, including his arch enemy Nick, the frustrated and vindictive shitcoiner (I wonder which person in real life he is based on).
There are, of course, lots of references to Bitcoin throughout, which is to be expected, although I don't think the reader really needs to be that knowledgeable about it beyond knowing about seed phrases being a key feature (side note: interestingly this was not a Satoshi invention, even though it's one of the more magical things about Bitcoin). I haven't got round to trying to figure out if there are any clues in the book, as there were in the first one, but I am reliably informed that there are things to be found if you look closely. I would be really interested to hear if anyone finds any.
Overall, highly recommended. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Look out for a “Bitcoin bro” movie coming next year that attempts to reclaim the reputation of Faketoshi Craig Wright. My guess is it will be either hilariously bad or total cringe.
I’m over half way through this now and I can reveal that this is the best book I’ve read in a long time. It’s an exciting detective story with Bitcoin playing a starring role. Poor Oliver, now in possession of an unfeasibly large fortune but unable to safely spend it, is finding life even more difficult and is struggling to figure out the mystery of the six spiral symbol he sees everywhere. Will he figure it out, or will his shitcoiner nemesis Nick get to him first? I need to carry on reading to find out.
