In northern MN for a wedding
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Low time preference. Here for the Nostr buildout.
Wisconsin nights
New bike. First gravel bike for me. Bought used at a great price. Pretty sure I could ride it all year and sell it for more than I paid for it. But I’ll probably keep it.
Hah. Every time I comment on the New York Times site with a critique of their coverage, they reject my comment.
It’s a pattern. If I only comment on the article topic, it’s always accepted. But if my comment includes a critique of their angle or how they’re covering something, it’s rejected every time.
I suppose it’s their right, it’s their website. But it’s a thin-skinned, disingenuous approach to journalism.
Some public infrastructure works great.
I just drove from Denver to Chicago and every public rest stop in Nebraska and Iowa was spotless and very nice.
Meanwhile, every gas station or fast food bathroom was disgusting.
I like Jon Stewart a lot, but this is one of the most un-curious, willfully ignorant conversations on bitcoin that I’ve ever heard.
Ben McKenzie is a giant moron.
Apple Podcasts
The Other Side of the (Bit)Coin with Ben McKenzie
Podcast Episode · The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart · April 15 · 1h 37m
Never forget that JD Vance killed Pope Francis.
Not enough people question the presence of Jared Kushner in US international negotiations. Kushner is NOT an elected representative, does NOT hold an appointed position, and in fact has no position at all in the Trump administration. Meanwhile he’s cutting business deals in the background, all over the Middle East. It’s just an insane level of corruption.
Newest bitcoin use case is paying Iran to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
I find John Carreyrou’s investigation into identifying Adam Back as Satoshi Nakamoto very convincing.
However, I feel terrible for Back, because whether or not he is truly Nakamoto, his life has now been turned upside down. He will be investigated by others and he will be targeted by malicious actors.
I also regret that John Carreyrou and everyone else that works at the New York Times have never put the same level of energy into understanding bitcoin as they have to “unmask” Satoshi Nakamoto. They have a 17 year track record of terrible reporting on bitcoin, always lumping it in with the rest of the crypto industry and framing flat out falsehoods as objective facts. Even in their reporting on Back, they demonstrate minimal to zero understanding of what makes bitcoin different than every other crypto currency.
Gift link (no paywall) for anyone that wants to read:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/business/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto-identity-adam-back.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZVA.nZG4.5xGVb9vFAWiJ&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Just a reminder that according to this Whitehouse.gov article from June 2025, “Iran’s nuclear facilities have been obliterated - and suggestions otherwise are fake news”
So what the fuck is this war about?
The White House
Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Have Been Obliterated — and Suggestions Otherwise are Fake News
The world is far safer after President Donald J. Trump’s highly successful, decisive precision strikes against the Iranian regime’s key nuclear
Israel is clearly intent on derailing this ceasefire, with their relentless bombardment of Lebanon.
What they’re doing to southern Lebanon is criminal and there is near zero coverage of it in the media.
Never seen someone so desparate.
I’d like to hear an explanation for this war that’s as thorough as the explanation for the ballroom.
Will the ICE/TSA agents be masked or unmasked?
I’ll say the same thing about Trump when he’s dead.
Never be the person that Door Dashes Starbucks.
I listened to an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast yesterday and I don’t get the appeal. He’s clearly getting the large majority of his news from Twitter. And because of that he’s a victim of the Twitter hive mind that thinks they are ahead of the mainstream and believe they have access to inside information. He said 10 ridiculous things in 10 minutes. Like any armchair expert.
One episode pretty much confirmed what I already thought about him - good talker that often doesn’t know what he’s talking about.