GM. DIY time today. Can you guess what I'm going to build here?

Still recovering from having to attend my building management meeting last night. Supposed to be a 30-minute meeting to approve simple maintenance budget via a vote. It was 30 minutes of waiting 45 minutes of 12 people all speaking at once (MAX VOLUME) with no one in charge. 15 minutes of looking at the numbers. All could be done remotely, but Canarians suddenly turn into career politicians when allocating their 10 euro per month fees (we literally pay 10 euro per month). Oh, and this takes place in a sweaty corridor with no seating and hellish acoustics. Absolute nightmare to attend. 0/10 would not recommend.

Bitcoin books are boring. To my mind, we don't need books which explain what it is, and why it's necessary. We already have enough. However, we do need more nuanced takes. More narratives that connect Bitcoin to freedom. I'd like to read more books on privacy, freedom tech, homesteading, sovereign health, stoicism, self-improvement, and financial education. If you are writing on these topics, check the new Konsenses site.

Konsensus — Independent Publishing for Independent Thinkers

Stories, essays, and ideas on economics, freedom, and futures.

Yes, I'm an editor there, so I'm biased, but over the last 7 years, Konsensus has worked with some of the best-known authors in the Bitcoin and freedom tech space, publishing over 100 titles. @npub1d3f4...r4xv, @Anil, @Lyn Alden, @Brian Hirschfield to name but a few. The submissions process for publishing is now easier and more transparent. We'll get back to you within one week, and we only work with freedom and self-sovereignty authors. That means we know how to represent entropy on a book cover and not to edit out terms like 'absolute scarcity'. Our projects generally go from manuscript to book in hand in less than 3 months. Plus, we are staffed by real humans (like me). Got questions about how it works? Just DM. If you are a freedom-minded writer with an idea you'd like to spread, we're listening. #books #wristr #bookstr #author #writing

"We must have a vision for where we are going." From Paul Rosenberg's speech in Prague. Great.

Does anyone know what Robert Breedlove's current bodyfat percentage is? It's been more than 48 hours since his last update, and I can't bear to be kept in the dark like this.

GM. My new passport finally arrived.

I bought 4 onions today in a farm shop. The attendant struggled with the automated system to weigh and price them. She stared at the calculator on the till. "I'm no good at maths," she said. "Half a kilo on the scale," I said. "Multiply by the kilo price of 1 pound sixty." She looked at me like I was speaking Chinese. I took the calculator and showed her. 0.8 showed on screen. "That's 8 pounds, please," she said confidently. I looked at the four onions on the scale. "Erm, it's 80 pence. Half a kilo for 80p." "Oh," she said. Her eyes darted around the room, searching for an exit. I could tell her head wasn't calculating. The little operatives in her brain were running around in full blown panic mode. We all have our blind spots. Numeracy is hard for some. But come on... if you work in a shop selling vegetables, you must have some concept of pounds, pence, and onions. I'm not saying this to complain or boast about my statistical superpowers. Just sharing that while we talk about central banking policy, stock splits, and power laws, some people can't divide 160 pence in two. Without paying attention to numbers or money, what chance do they have?

GM

Drank some whisky with Bitcoiners in Dublin today. GN.