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Stoph

Orthodox Christian trying to live peacefully and simply while managing the complexity of modern life.

Public Key

npub12q87f7a9tlph7g659cecwfjzqprkec3ygdzh70667v5mr9m9z86qa8pdgs

NIP-05 Address

narthx@nostriches.net

NIP-57 Address

narthx@getalby.com

Profile Code

nprofile1qqs9qrlylwj4lsmlyd2zuvu8yepqq3mvugjyx3tl8ad0x2d3jaj3raqprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wdmksetjv5hxxmmdjd0nk7

Publishing to

relay.noswhere.com

Author Public Key

npub12q87f7a9tlph7g659cecwfjzqprkec3ygdzh70667v5mr9m9z86qa8pdgs

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Last Notes

2024-08-16 03:20:50

#nostr exclusive footage of a firestorm I captured last week. Being this close to such a powerful force of nature is exhilarating, impossible to explain with words. The video does it no justice and the sound is deafening like the roar of the ocean. Being able to experience this in person without another soul around because they have all ran the opposite direction is one experience I will not soon forget. Greatful for the experience and surviving it. #grownostr #nostronly #stormchaser @npub1qny…95gx @npub1587…kv0n @npub1h8n…rpev https://video.nostr.build/f588e1b1d823d0a2f55e50c0c6331d98931863b4e18911827a9258b8645b7b58.mp4

2024-08-07 16:06:33

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A genius and true artist to say the least.

2024-08-07 16:02:21

It seems a conflagration is near.
#grownostr #nostr #nostronly https://image.nostr.build/b64473b5d242b0d118b351ac3251230e77640a00134b7811310ee8f03b3f1c79.jpg

2024-08-04 20:17:05

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M.C. Escher Tessellated works are some of my favorite. His work on perspective is really cool too.

2024-07-24 17:57:27

Another day at the fiat mines. Long roads and hot days. Vistas aren’t bad. https://image.nostr.build/9e0c908d71b908e6da5efaca4fd0e79e98847508a7486733c8022f73e8dc97f6.jpg

2024-07-19 19:48:29

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Keep me updated on how it goes.

2024-07-19 19:47:19

Had the privilege of photographing a dear friend’s private collection of artifacts collected from traveling in the 80’s.
Wooden plow, woven grass bowl, some kind of grain grinding stone, a carved whale vertebrae. More to come. #nostronly #grownostr https://image.nostr.build/e306d1a1aeaad312b533c739675a151dd6616afd68a28da9ed18c9107eff56f4.jpg https://image.nostr.build/8cef434b4ae3fccfe499923f468c483f8f4e840ba1812b6b7c6841f00afe987e.jpg https://image.nostr.build/a0f13150c0c5b0939b396e249b1f0410eef25b6eda22e4f95fe704b586aea128.jpg https://image.nostr.build/114053857c829e8d83fb38618b81dec097a9faf1ed8e92900be42cf0fb5d185a.jpg https://image.nostr.build/7a57c6bca4941acbac0ac17d439dd2d836b79b13a4b800742f64b003ddf942a5.jpg

2024-07-19 19:31:03

Fresh caught mackerel, not the best eating but good enough and an easy catch. https://image.nostr.build/d4489cd12c03016cf3cff340fead9908a1d474ee2ec3cdef7f29c45dbba0d87f.jpg

2024-07-19 19:29:16

The Sea at night. https://image.nostr.build/5682ba24a4335fe0557febca3da1464cbd68740f347806d481d2cf4e78cba113.jpg

2024-07-19 19:26:33

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Start9 says it is easier for nontechnical person, Umbrel seems to offer more services. I decided to go with Umbrel for now to see how it goes.

2024-07-19 16:56:00

Umbrel or Start9? Any suggestions?

2024-06-14 23:25:57

If one were thinking to allocate assets from a qualified retirement account to the Bitcoin ETF. Which 1.) has the lowest fees 2.) supports core developers? #bitcoin

2024-06-14 23:24:42

If one were thinking to allocate assets from a qualified retirement account to the Bitcoin ETF. Which 1.) has the lowest fees 2.) supports core developers?

2024-06-07 16:34:40

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Reported

2024-05-02 00:30:50

More Garden boxes, lumber sourced off the homestead. https://image.nostr.build/339d441b8c333b80bdad258ddd45b5c36e2df01bce34878160f93eee4d3d629a.jpg

2024-04-27 17:02:34

An assortment of rare and amazing plants which feed off of mycelium networks which surround tree roots. https://image.nostr.build/6900b04ac4a662b2ebd6150b2e129b8e0b4c60aee8d51dd5e626ad5f024519c2.jpg https://image.nostr.build/90904f580d6666b28efee3322f9ee5c1376b1b124eed7c2c5280339eb0478b61.jpg https://image.nostr.build/831a0c4ea24771cc9ced4cbd0c2c74a2614b296253b069ca4c6e3db8193bd438.jpg https://image.nostr.build/89b88e4cc159bb057467b42d9a5a2d8ed4d8657198171555892b05090a99d5a7.jpg

2024-04-27 16:52:28

Some incredible rare plants can be found while foraging for mushrooms. #grownostr https://image.nostr.build/fe93b09de4fb9725613515486296c27dad8607db509fba34d80e2480aefe2952.jpg

2024-04-27 16:49:55

These cost $20 an ounce dried commercially, we pick pounds each year foraging. https://image.nostr.build/7e1b2d08d22e2810ea878ff89693853c4347eceb66019be6a6f636b5169701cc.jpg

2024-04-27 16:48:00

Morel mushroom foraging season is almost over. Had a good crop this year. #grownostr https://image.nostr.build/a61d66cef6066f58b4becac3678b218a901f631917dd6a8726ab72964f9a44ae.jpg

2024-04-27 16:45:09

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Allegedly, these plants can be used medicinally for kidney and liver support and improve memory. #grownostr

2024-04-27 04:27:16

Many wildflower enthusiasts understand the symbiotic relationship between trees and mycorrhizal fungi. In this relationship, the hyphae (fungal threads) enter into the roots of the trees. The trees benefit by increasing the surface area of their root system allowing them to absorb greater quantities of water and minerals. In return, the fungus absorbs carbohydrates and other nutrients from the tree.
Since they cannot make their own "food," the mysterious mycotrophic wildflowers take this symbiotic relationship between tree and fungus one-step further. Mycotrophic plants "tap" into and parasitize the hyphae of a mycorrhizal fungus by reversing the flow of carbon (derived from the host tree) and other nutrients to meet their survival needs. The unlucky fungus "feeds" the parasitic wildflower and receives nothing in return. Some people have even referred to this 3-way relationship as "mutualism gone badly!" For this reason, the myco-heterotrophs are often said to be "epiparasitic" on other plants. https://image.nostr.build/831a0c4ea24771cc9ced4cbd0c2c74a2614b296253b069ca4c6e3db8193bd438.jpg

2024-04-10 17:26:12

Saylor is a Technocrat, he can’t support open source devs without violating his foundational ideology.
Technocrat: A technical specialist exercising centralized governmental or managerial authority
@npub1qny…95gx
#bitcoin #note1jag…dyqq

2024-04-07 04:29:30

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Welcome

2024-03-03 17:05:33

Good Morning.

2024-03-03 17:01:57

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Cool idea!

2024-02-25 05:54:15

Lamb season https://image.nostr.build/2ccaa00cfa197c4468cd3244561b672c50f96626bec327fb0d2dbf7b0bd4e77d.jpg

2024-02-25 05:45:29

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Really like the melting ice cube analogy to explain inflation. Good meme.

2024-02-25 05:37:36

What? A Toad. https://image.nostr.build/98ed5ffbfd680f01a5ab095d7b69fdb92aaf3fc547fb0f78dcd26bf0557f90fc.jpg https://image.nostr.build/42b4b2f3af158bd41abec2fbe71425aa1d35dbd95889712a65c9f7294721be81.jpg https://image.nostr.build/a6967b89bcf96cc5b20c55c97aedcb5f2102fecbc9f8d474e46f6f82dcb11b9c.jpg

2024-02-25 05:35:37

Planting clover on top of wood chips in compost bin. https://image.nostr.build/ebaf2a35053205ce3a532ec7eb6d69b2d4d8780b1909bdf46778b53ec3da8104.jpg

2024-02-25 05:34:39

Sea of green https://image.nostr.build/797c9657d4704bfd745ca4387da4c96f8242ea7e16d85c546f57a305f3a204d9.jpg

2024-02-25 05:32:49

Response to EBay payments https://image.nostr.build/fd8336d6a42746ed39597f71eefa573c0565ed301860f4f5c6e12b5ab445454b.jpg

2024-02-18 01:45:24

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TAXATION IS ROBBERY

2024-02-18 01:39:13

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Looks like he’s contemplating if he wants sweet pie or chicken rings.

2024-02-15 23:12:15

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Very cool experience being able to interact with those creatures like that.
We can learn so much about reality and ourselves interacting with other beings.
They can even learn to engage with our ritualized behaviors, like fist bumps, waving hello, shaking hands etc. and in proper context. Highly intelligent.

2024-02-15 19:00:09

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It would be a lot of fun to hangout with a chimpanzee for a day.

2024-02-14 04:55:53

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https://formstr.app/

2024-02-14 02:12:55

Last day of vacation. https://image.nostr.build/71122e4a2139a83123af0c70e13124b78cdb1ecf49a5509093e9c405689649d2.jpg

2024-02-13 21:05:36

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😂 I’m going to start referring to it as Handegg. “You watching the Handegg game tomorrow”

2024-02-13 20:45:02

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That’s funny because none of Us take InstaTwitFaceTok and their Dollar bucks seriously.

2024-02-13 20:21:24

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Axé

2024-02-13 09:04:14

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It is outstanding. Absolutely brilliant

2024-02-13 09:03:04

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Very much on my mind lately, how to quantify, assign and verify reputation and trust. My intuition is that it would be based on some form of voluntary hierarchy. @npub1yxp…399s talks about the possibility of having a “celebrity”judge being selected by two parties in advance of a trade or transaction who could settle a dispute for a fee by signing with private key.
@npub18am…p424 and other known figures are essentially already trusted and verified in the Nostr community. Those who are newer, not as active or unverified in meat space have a lot of work to do to get there. It seems like having some sort of system where a known identity can “vouch” for an as yet unknown identity at some point could help to expand the community and create a more trustworthy marketplace.
For example, if @npub18am…p424 as a “hierarch” in Nostr was able to “vouch” that @npub12q8…pdgs is a real person and not a bot or scammer and this was public, weighted and accessible then @npub12q8…pdgs would be able to participate more fully in the Nostr ecosystem as trusted member. Obviously this would have to be done very carefully and reputations would be at stake. I imagine a number of techniques could be employed to accomplish this and some well known “Hierarchs” would emerge that would specialize in this. Essentially what Murray Rothbard talks about in his book about how a libertarian legal system would function absent a central authority. Anyone have any thoughts?

2024-02-13 07:51:11

@npub1qny…95gx any additional advice? https://image.nostr.build/449bb11da606f2dd04e3edb7d9b63d75825f13054ea80d77e72f61b00e353221.jpg

2024-02-13 07:36:46

Listening to audiobook of @npub1a2c…w83a “Broken Money” it is excellent, Informative and brilliant @npub1h8n…rpev Does an great job with narration. I’m going to have to get a digital copy or physical copy to highlight and study the content in more detail. It inspires so many thoughts and opens up new concepts.

2024-02-13 07:23:05

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Thanks for the reply and explanation very helpful.

2024-02-13 07:22:12

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My wife is from Brazil so I can live there but it seems like it’s pretty hostile to business. I live in a progressive state in the US so it almost seems better to just move to lower tax more business friendly state inside the country. It’s tough with so many factors to consider, Family, network, job, regulations, freedoms, safety etc.

2024-02-13 07:12:20

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Interesting, I didn’t expect Malaysia as an option. Georgia and Azerbaijan would be interesting for sure as well as Eastern Europe. I have a friend who recently moved to Estonia but I haven’t spoken with him in a while.
I have visited Paraguay and really enjoyed, it felt like very low regulation and very Wild West also low development outside the major cities I know they have an abundance of cheap energy and Saz Bitcoin mining is setting up some operations there.
What are your thoughts on El Salvador? I’m planning to visit there this year.

2024-02-13 02:08:28

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Where would you go if you could go anywhere?

2024-02-11 18:37:21

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2024-02-11 03:29:08

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Ok so when people talk about losing funds on lightning how does that happen? Is it that a force close in high fee environment will eat up the balance of my side of the Channel if it too small or are there other pitfalls? I’m trying to understand the mechanics.

2024-02-10 07:36:45

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They’re desperate

2024-02-10 07:35:02

Noob Question for all the #lightning gurus out there. Since a channel is just a 2 of 2 multisig, does force closing a channel always result in burning of funds? If this is the case what is the point of force closing a channel other than being a dick? #Bitcoin

2024-02-08 07:49:46

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Thanks for asking the question. I have some more thoughts in the same vein and some of my own questions regarding scalability and adoption. Having trouble coherently forming them at the moment.
I agree its possible that technological advancements will make chain bloat moot.
For the foreseeable future it seems that the benefits of a multi-layer Solutions with all the trade offs and shortcomings is the best we’ve got. Its going to be interesting to watch it play out. Look forward to reading the piece.

2024-02-08 06:24:56

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Great summary thanks!

2024-02-08 06:17:43

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I like to think about in similar terms as the internet and what we now call legacy social media like X. They weren’t perfect and had the current issues baked in from the beginning . But they were far more decentralized then the newspapers and tv news channels of the previous era. Freedom and decentralization is a continual battle and there is no panacea.
Also think that a major issue with big blocks as a scaling solution is that it inevitably leads to centralization because the blockchain bloat eventually means that no one can afford to run a node except large data center operators. Imaging a 1000TB+ chain. So while individuals have a level of autonomy in transferring on chain they trade off privacy and consolidation of nodes and don’t get to chose who operates the nodes.
With layer 2 solutions such as fedimint and cashu an individual gets to chose who they do business with and I believe individuals will do business with a number of them at the same time. Some may be fractional reserve, some may not but the important thing is that they will be auditable in real time and not enjoy protection as banking racket and be based on a sound monetary base. Will the system be corrupted or gamed in the future at some point? probably! But what’s the alternative.
On philosophical level I don’t believe that complete and unconditional individual autonomy is a desirable goal. Humans are social creatures and can really only exist in extended social realities. And it seems those social realities actually define the individuals and visa versa. So I think bitcoiners and freedom lovers need to be less individualistic and form strong social bonds around something coherent to bind them together in order to resist tyranny. Otherwise they get isolated and picked off.
Anyway those are some of my thoughts sorry for the long rant, you asked😂

2024-02-08 02:43:32

Nothing can substitute for putting in work. #note1pa8…v3s0

2024-02-04 18:31:12

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Salt to taste and pepper is all I do.

2024-02-03 00:13:27

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What do you mean when you say integrate Bitcoin? Accept it as payment? Or something else.

2024-02-01 19:26:31

Very hard to do and very worth the effort. #note126d…lnc4

2024-01-28 18:19:27

Training day at the fiat mine. #grownostr #nostr https://image.nostr.build/cda0dde997772f660f6c0369ece3f185fb3e35611a9e27585ef1d7eec99dcbde.jpg

2024-01-28 14:58:33

Very interested to see what sort of things are built on #fedimint the Mutual cash value life Insurance model seems like it could be a possibility. #bitcoin #note1qmz…wd5v

2024-01-28 14:46:56

New content creator on Nostr #note12al…8rz6

2024-01-28 09:01:50

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It goes back to the age old question: “If a man says something in the forest and his women isn’t around to hear him, is he still wrong”?

2024-01-16 07:41:04

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Will have to check it out. I’m playing with several different cashu wallets right now.

2024-01-16 07:34:16

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Do you like minibits? I haven’t tried it.

2024-01-16 07:32:31

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And it’s gone.

2024-01-16 07:29:18

Let’s try this way. https://image.nostr.build/3ef4669748f4ed2ece825c022e8c45da8bf19c03d7afc69608c8f7631141411e.jpg

2024-01-16 06:53:01

Catching up on some CNC machining today for a client. #cnc #grownostr #makestr https://video.nostr.build/138ff622bc1a8f00b11388895f4514d83a7825008eaa0a1e57a17e71b4d4abf6.mp4

2024-01-14 18:42:15

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Alby

2024-01-13 18:54:49

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Will keep an eye out, nothing comes to mind at the moment. But I feel like I’ve run across some projects that address this. Can you expand on what you mean specifically by discoverability? So we can be sure we’re speaking the same language?

2024-01-13 18:36:08

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Also realized that I’m missing a fair amount of content because I’m not on enough or the right relays. Added some relays and additional content and people showed up. I wonder if in the future topic specific relays will be a thing?

2024-01-13 18:33:59

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@npub18am…p424 mentioned yesterday that if you only follow a couple hundred npubs on Nostr then the feed will feel empty because of no algorithm. I’ve been trying to follow more npubs. I think the tools to really help with content discovery aren’t ready yet. I’ve seen some proposed Data vending machine projects that are working on this. Don’t know answer just trying to move the conversation.

2024-01-12 22:57:23

Buy the rumor, stack the fact. #Bitcoin https://image.nostr.build/3283b851298926e4ff8cabc7d35fd30693ddc0733b35a4bc849a765514040e60.jpg

2024-01-12 20:44:17

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#grownostr

2024-01-12 20:38:51

Fuel break maintenance “work”. https://image.nostr.build/306d512f369bdd7af5cacafb83a273729163d017884b8be939b7c9b7652a9cb0.jpg

2024-01-12 19:21:19

fortunate to live in a place and climate where we can feed animals 60% on what grows on the property. When supplementing use a pressed rye grass pellet there is zero waste unlike hay and price is comparable. #grownostr #farm https://image.nostr.build/4941496c060bf77337d89d75e59e88e389ae5a381d9f11b8db5e153a6feac2de.jpg

2024-01-12 02:36:11

Taking down a large dead tree on the property. #grownostr #homestead https://video.nostr.build/757c11a6f9ccbdb741a919879999d99000cd5d5966dddb8985d3dba32f539468.mp4

2024-01-12 02:15:06

Planter boxes ready. #grownostr https://image.nostr.build/3c96806e5ce63e9a9c51c336b0d42bccab69e751e8fb3040c61b09eb6fe0cffa.jpg

2024-01-08 06:14:20

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How can we use tools at our disposal to offer a solution? What is the cure? V4V?, Zaps, POW, Walled content gardens. Is there a panacea? Or is the solution a long road of building a parallel internet with completely different incentive structures?

2024-01-03 15:44:51

Pacific Madrone are incredible trees that have an almost mystical quality to them. Evergreen, the fruit provides food for birds and beasts, they’re fire adapted and extremely unique species. https://image.nostr.build/3f32f7ae5ed190759fa1ba63835520b3ace1d2738728294c3e2beb2f46008307.jpg

2024-01-03 15:30:58

Good morning, today is going to be a great day.

2023-10-31 16:35:17

Best books for beginners who want to understand Bitcoin better from a non technical perspective? Several people I know are interested and want to know more. #bitcoin

2023-10-30 05:13:44

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Will Dm

2023-10-30 05:12:42

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I’m trying to remember what was it in the documentary that solved the coyote problem? I’m dealing with an apex predator here and in the film the coyote was the apex predator.

2023-10-30 05:09:37

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realize the overall population estimates are low for these animals. Yet in the area I live they are concentrated. We need to figure out how to live with them. Sometimes, there are animals that are aggressive and unfortunately we have to deal with them in less then ideal ways. Forgive us.

2023-10-30 05:03:48

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Will do my best to figure it out. Forgive the messiness of it. We will do better, I promise. 😊❤️

2023-10-30 04:29:49

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totally get it @npub1el3…l27r the sadness and sense of loss. My heart groans for the time when the lion will lie down with the lamb and peace will reign on the earth. Very grateful for the work you do preserving the most vulnerable creatures on the planet until then.

2023-10-30 04:22:44

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Yes exactly, like the predators are a symptom of some other issue or lack of order in the system. I get it. Some times it’s messy until we figure it out.

2023-10-30 04:18:15

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And I do generally try to follow the concepts that they discuss and believe in them. But I don’t judge another Shepards decisions and absolutely respect their right to defend their own flock.

2023-10-30 04:11:42

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I have, great show.

2023-10-30 03:08:55

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Unfortunately, Yes. As majestic and beautiful as these animals are government mis-management has created an over abundance of them which then decimate livestock. I hope we can come up with a way to deal them that doesn’t require killing them. So far prayer is working for me.😀

2023-10-30 03:01:37

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Deus abençoe você e sua mãe

2023-10-30 02:32:51

A friend of mine has a goat and sheep operation about 20x larger than mine she has lost 60 animals since June to this cat. I pray every night that my animals be kept safe. This is a Shepards nightmare. https://image.nostr.build/b7aa0c49da8d67e7d56ec76c41aec563e350c9bc0f101ced1a72fe9a87e9b711.jpg

2023-10-30 02:10:40

It’s amazing to me the variety of things sheep will eat, when I first got sheep everyone told me how picky they are, that they’ll only graze grass. I’m convinced this mind set is from industrialized farming. My sheep love variety and eat all kinds of things that are considered toxic with no ill effects. Mistletoe, scotch broom, bark from trees, blackberry leaves, oak leaves and everything in between. They actually prefer many of the above to hay and other industrialized feeds if given the choice. https://image.nostr.build/06535b4687b4e4b6b8dc49745116cab996afb274caab33dc6ae6d04a0e9933a2.jpg

2023-09-02 21:11:23

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Cool!

2023-09-02 05:26:09

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Do you happen to have links to plans, I’ve got barrels.

2023-09-02 05:21:37

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#grownostr

2023-09-02 05:21:08

This was made by a group of funk artists in Rio Brazil. How much you think they pay in royalties to Hollywood? https://nostr.build/av/ecd98c96d9f1cb166ec1d68ae679836b30dfb47ce7d6daf0abfe89173ae73f4d.mov

2023-08-25 23:41:33

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Once it gets hot I drop the metal lid on top and seal it with Dirt. Works ok but definitely not ideal

2023-08-25 03:48:58

My office at the fiat mines for the day. https://cdn.nostr.build/i/6f62ec7c07fad0709c2ea0d24d19e1ebb3464fcb0e3a6fc890d1bac502a6c7a9.jpg