These are damaging times for Bitcoin, getting more aligned with Yahtzees for the last several months, starting more or less in Nashville. It could be the worst thing to happen to BTC?

Ok I’m trying OpenVibe. Hooked up some of my socials that are decentralized in one way or another. So far so good. We’ll see how it goes! Maybe we can do sosh medes and be less dependent on broligarchs. (Will this post to each of my connected accounts? I think so. Maybe? Still learning...)

A side effect of monitoring local fires here in L.A. is seeing on the Watch Duty map many prescribed fires around the West. Studies confirm that this strategy helps. The Forest Service has made changes around Rx fires, new approaches launched in 2022, should be helpful over time. Hopefully the incoming incompetents won't roll back these changes, but who knows with the orange clown closet.

Berkeley News

Twenty-year study confirms California forests are healthier when burned — or thinned - Berkeley News

UC Berkeley researchers found that prescribed burning, restoration thinning can reduce wildfire risk and boost a forest’s resilience to climate c...

https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/wildfire-crisis cc @armstrys

I'm into Bitcoin because I hope we can get to a place without permanent inflation. Inflation has averaged ~ 3% throughout my lifetime. It ends up funneling wealth from wage earners to those with hard assets. There are some other public policies that contribute to income equality, but this is one of the big ones, even though it's but a steady trickle. Pretty sure it's the only trickle that actually moves money and the direction is up, not down. Anyway, I assume people reading like will mostly agree. Feel free to zap me if you do agree ... or if you miss the zapathons.

Transactions that are not for payments are rich nerds noodling with Bitcoin, or somebody trying to scam somebody, or both. Am I missing something?

In your opinion, as of today, which web client (desktop browser) offers the best Nostr UI/UX?

Hot take: Cashu is not well named for becoming widely used. Lightning is. Perhaps more significantly, I don’t yet see a non-cringe-named Cashu wallet. OTOH maybe silly names or appealing to niche audiences is the key to getting off the ground, so what do I know!

For somebody who will be using a custodian, at this point buying an ETF that uses Coinbase seems better than buying BTC on Coinbase.