1:18:00ish: “we are moving into a world where proof of work is so important, not in the bitcoin sense, but what you have done…” -gas town boss. Fuck we are so close to hyperbitcoinization

Hodl like the fate of humanity depends on it… bc it does

I was retarded and got out over my skis. Here’s a Claude summary of the yard sale: What Went Wrong: ∙ Qubes OS refused to start 4 critical VMs (sys-net, sys-firewall, sys-whonix, wallet) ∙ Initial errors: thin pool activation failures, then “snapshot already exists” conflicts ∙ Root cause: Massive over-allocation - 480GB promised to VMs but only 85GB actual thin pool space ∙ Final state: Thin pool corrupted with transaction ID mismatch, preventing all repairs Diagnosis Process: 1. Started with snapshot conflicts → tried to remove them 2. Hit pool activation failures → attempted refresh commands 3. Discovered only 9.6GB free in volume group (98% full) 4. Found 102 total volumes (way too many for fresh install) 5. Uncovered the real problem: 24 VMs × 20GB = 480GB allocated vs 85GB pool capacity 6. Thin provisioning worked until actual usage filled the 85GB, then pool corrupted What Went Right (lol): ∙ Successfully accessed dom0 and ran diagnostics ∙ Identified the space exhaustion issue ∙ Pool corruption caught before data operations attempted Prognosis: Poor. The thin pool has corrupted metadata with transaction mismatches. Standard repair commands failed. Without backups: ∙ Recovery options limited to rescue boot or Qubes forum expertise ∙ May require reinstall with proper space planning ∙ Some/all VM data likely unrecoverable Can anyone save me or tell me how to prevent this going forward on a fresh install? This experience was a hard lesson in the importance of backups. Fml #asknostr

Every now and then I experience a dream that feels so real my body repels at its climax and kicks me back to this dimension. Coming out of the dream though, I’m able to stay in a sort of euphoric limbo for a short period of time. Not only do I vividly replay what feels like my life’s highlight reel, but I also get the sense that I’m consciously shaping and guiding footage as I observe it playing out in high fidelity. The surest way I’ve found to induce this phenomenon is by eating ice cream 30 mins or so prior to falling asleep. A closer look into this hypnopompic state may very well be a promising angle to tackle the hard problem of consciousness. Just a reminder that this reality is amazing and there is so much to explore

They don’t want us to have privacy because we’re better than them, and they know it. Thieves can’t compete

The Bitcoin ecosystem needs more signal. @Bitcoin Knots should have a podcast called Let’s Get Knotty. Also, I imagine @Luke Dashjr @Bitcoin Mechanic considered this so I’m curious where the hang up might be, I’d pay for a white glove service (sales, set up, support) that integrates knots, datum, bitaxe, and maybe hashpool/cashu with security and privacy assurances. Why wouldn’t Ocean sponsor something like that?

Hashpool and Ocean got me hype. Should I buy 10 bitaxes or an equivalent dollar amount in bitcoin? Goal: inflict maximal damage on the state #asknostr