GrumpyGardener

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2025-04-02 23:22:02

Tariffs are here. Smartest thing they did was to put it side by side for all of the free traders out there. We never had free trade.
Even still... The United States is being very generous, but we're getting close to an even playing field.
Game on bitches...
https://image.nostr.build/7bb92f5519f51892d5393f47d6da7a194a06fce7067a77b6d3ae411894b7a7ef.jpg https://image.nostr.build/5b4639bfb4e5f8f08660c619e9b1738d7f009594df32843189fff3609c40e6d7.jpg

2025-03-22 19:22:24

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I haven't had many issues as long as I'm connected to a large enough node. Zeus is on the right track in expanding their business as an LSP, and providing everyone with self sovereignty.
The Zeus wallet still feels foreign to most, but man are they doing all the right things. Such a great project.

2025-01-25 17:26:04

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Pave the way. That's my sentiment 💯.

2025-01-23 19:39:52

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I get it. I was referring to your masochistic desire to try new coding things 😅
Very relatable.

2025-01-23 16:38:20

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Is there another way?

2025-01-22 01:09:11

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Still laughing?

2025-01-17 22:45:01

Curious how the big dogs are securing their seed phrase. Does anyone use something like stamp seed?
#bitcoin #asknostr

2025-01-16 01:57:07

@nprofile…rm9g, did you see Ian Carroll drop an npub yet? Love that guy.

2025-01-14 00:08:24

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I guess that's fair. 🤷‍♂️
But then you get stuck paying outrageous fees. That's how the cookie crumbles.

2025-01-13 22:22:30

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dude... invest in some tools! Brakes are a cake walk. Couple sockets, a brake kit for the calipers, and a jack. You'll never spend more than $200 again.

2025-01-11 22:45:50

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You're a man of many talents... Did you build yours or pick it up somewhere?

2025-01-11 22:42:47

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Where's the best place to pick one up an not be scammed.?

2025-01-09 14:39:22

The older I get, the more I think that the Amish have it right. They are among the happiest and healthiest in every survey, year after year.
You can call it a commune, but I grow more and more interested in teaming up with other Christian families and purchasing a large swath of land and raising my family away from all the noise.
Let kids be kids again. Why not normalize community again and get away from the moral relativism that pollutes the mind.
Be healthy, be creative, be productive. Be helpful. Care for your neighbor, not out of obligation, but because at the end of the day, all we really have is each other. Ask anyone that has survived a natural disaster or war zone.
We're communal creatures. Wealth, Status and titles become utterly meaningless when it hits the fan.
To survive, we need each other.
#nevent1q…xf5z

2025-01-09 14:25:33

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Yes you can. It's called culture. A normalized set of values that produces a homogenous community.
Things outside the cultural norms are called taboos. This is the way it's worked for millenia.
Post-modernism and it's war on Christ produced this filth.

2025-01-08 17:25:35

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Meaning it's dictated by regulatory environment. Not moral principle.

2025-01-08 12:56:29

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You're discussing this as a frog in the pot looking for proof that the water is getting hotter.
You don't see it or feel it because you're saturated it in and are perhaps looking for soviet style economic model, which would be incorrect. Communism is a worldview. Not just an economic model. It is a materialistic and atheist worldview with its own dogmas. It is all encompassing but can be discerned by those that place the state over the individual.
Before the communist (or leftists, of you prefer) are able to achieve their utopian model, they have to first destroy what is. They do so through division. Marx initially sought class warfare between the working class and the bourgeoise. That worked on some areas.
Since the early 1920's, the communists in the United States recognized that race would be the best social driver for change and revolution.
The entire post-modern movement is Marxist at its core. We have sitting senators with portraits of Mao in thier homes. Soviet style art work and messaging are so common in the Democrat campaigns that we don't even recognize it anymore. It started with Obama, but is most pronounced with AOC. We have extremely vocal democratic socialist movement in the Democrat party. In fact, any time you hear "Our democracy", you can be sure, that they are talking about the central planners vision of the global order. It's not just the US. It's globally coordinated and connected.

2025-01-07 21:56:54

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Similar to power. When wielded by the hands of a benevolent king, it's wonderful. We seldom get that.
History has taught us, it's better that the state never has that power.
So did Lord of the Rings. 😉

2025-01-07 20:17:23

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Been there. I had to move on. Lost a little corn with that one too. Only like $20... But how many more doubles do we have to go.
Bummer either way.

2024-12-27 22:16:12

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Was she recently pardoned by Biden? There seems to be a trend.

2024-12-27 22:15:04

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Indeed... 😎

2024-12-27 22:14:10

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🫡

2024-12-27 22:09:40

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The thing is, he doesn't have a choice. Without Saudi Arabia requiring a payment for oil in dollars, the world doesn't need them. Trump is a brilliant strategist and I do believe he is devout patriot.
The only weapon central bankers have against Bitcoin is a money printer. But our excessive printing is and choice to use the dollar as a weapon is the reason nations are leaving the dollar behind. Suadi is already an official member of BRICS and BRICS is already greater than the G7.
Petrodollar is over. Trump knows this. People still use the dollar because the United States is stable... Bitcoin strenghtens that position.
Trump can't be against the central bankers in public... But there's a reason he has an Andrew Jackson bust in his office. I think he goes for it.. time will tell.

2024-12-27 15:09:42

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Fair. it's not a loaded question. I was just curious because of everyone's low expectations of trump. During his tenure, for every 1 new piece of legislation, he negated 4.
In energy and manufacturing, things were booming.
Things were chaotic during his administration, but it was mainly the allergic reaction to Trump that so many had. His policies were actually really good for business and national security. The dollar is our #1 export and weapon. No chance he's doing anything to weaken that, but a strategic reserve doesn't weaken the dollar in my opinion. It strengthens it. I think we see it happen.

2024-12-22 18:43:57

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Why are you doing this, again? What's the risk benefit here?

2024-12-21 17:08:23

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legendary post.

2024-12-10 02:33:49

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I didn't like it either, but they just stumbled upon all that gold. I'd imagine they took a loan to build up the mining operation. They don't want to sell their corn. From that perspective, it makes sense.
Would still be better if they bought sats, though.

2024-12-06 13:03:22

Anybody else bored with 98k already?

2024-11-29 14:53:47

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Principles don't save you in business. Whether we agree with it or not, we live in a debt based system. Leveraging debt is what billionaires do. It's what Michael saylor is doing currently.
And what exactly is the alternative to printing money when you have half of the world effectively unemployed due to govern action?
They were putting business owners in jail for opening their doors. What do you do as president?

2024-11-29 14:38:54

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Nobody is saying that. I'm saying that blaming it on trump is disingenuous.
To believe that, you'd have to ignore all that was happening globally. China was welding doors shut to keep people in their apartments...
Democrats were talking about taking people's children away and putting people into Internment camps. The world went completely hysterical and yes, we printed money... But let's not pretend that trump is ignorant to how money works and was out there running up the nations credit cards. That simply not the case.

2024-11-29 00:16:27

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interesting take. I remember every commie organization across the planet calling to close down the economy and shutter doors.
Some states stayed open... they were red states.
When leftist in the governments and media call for an economic shutdown and you suddenly have millions of effectively unemployed people with zero income and little saving, what else could have been done?
Funny you would blame trump for that.

2024-11-11 13:04:10

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👀😆 I guess I'm not the only one. Much easier than telling the country that yeah... It was fraud.
https://image.nostr.build/bb92cbf9ab475e0ef9089d2c82d8bb642c49dcfb8798a34afe9bf60d0c221fb5.jpg

2024-11-10 14:10:13

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Let's just blame it on the boosters. Kill two birds...

2024-11-07 16:58:19

YES!!
#nevent1q…rns8

2024-11-06 16:15:44

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Haha. Oh... Most definitely. It's why I started out with "I love to see the meltdowns...".
https://image.nostr.build/beb01b88bbec05b0e67b1f5ac4fda1bcb0d0d4add1bcf2c940804f43b3545d8e.jpg

2024-11-06 16:11:50

I love to see the meltdowns, but there are just as many on the other side that are crying tears of happiness.
It's weird that the government has this much power over our lives.
This, in itself, should illustrate how much liberty we've lost. Reflect and act accordingly.

2024-11-06 00:53:09

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So you have Justin Trudeau and it's legit? 😨

2024-11-02 20:03:18

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Coquito only. Eggnog is the pabst blue ribbon of holiday drinks.

2024-10-26 14:19:05

Sometimes you see someone at the gym and think... "Friends don't let friends skip leg day" 👀

2024-10-23 23:00:00

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Speaking of vaccines...
https://cairnsnews.org/2024/10/23/netherlands-court-orders-bill-gates-and-albert-bourla-to-stand-trial-over-covid-vaccines-causing-injuries-and-death/

2024-10-22 05:58:51

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Then you're far dumber than anyone thought. I must be speaking to a white dude for Harris.

2024-10-22 05:36:08

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You are objectively an idiot. A pseudo-intellectial that lacks any real understanding of the current state of affairs. it's not entirely your fault. You lack context and reference point of sanity.
I remember 2000-2008 very well. I was an adult then too. Judging by your luke-warm stance and need to be morally equivalent, I'd say you are in your early 20's and unmarried. You have a child's worldview. Still looking to figure it out with a "cool apathy".
Here's a hint junior. Between 2000-2008, we didn't celebrate mental illness as a virtue. No one identified as a cat and we recognized that healthy debate was the foundation of democracy, not a threat to it. You clearly don't understand what packing the supreme court means. The rest of your post isn't worth commenting on.

2024-10-22 00:05:17

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this post comes from someone who lacks perspective. They're jaded by what they see, but lack the experience to see how far outside the norm we are.
If age was on your side and you understood world events, you would understand that this isn't politics as usual. Communism has one foot in the door.

2024-10-21 23:25:28

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You should check out "Pillars of Prosperity".
https://a.co/d/aYFg5P5

2024-10-21 21:17:57

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Grow up and give it a rest with your moral equivalency. We've already had a taste of trump. We had lower crime, lower taxes,ore jobs and no new wars. It wasnt rednecks burning down cities.
There is, in fact, a side to blame for the current state of things... And they've been in power for 12 of the last 16 years.

2024-10-21 18:17:48

Remember the good ol days when people would hate each other for a couple of months. Then we'd have the election and everything would go back to normal?
I'm old enough to remember that the Dems broke that. Now it's all day hate and people claim to be cats.
Not sure who needs to hear this, but that hateful atmosphere ain't maga...
You guys have burned down cities, come out in droves as pedos, satanists and sexual deviants. You've attempted 2 assassinations while claiming MAGA are dangerous, racists and haters.
You've threatened to pack the supreme court, end the electoral college, and have censored speech and tried to ban voter ID. You've imported more immigrants in the last 3 years than probably the last 10 combined while denying it to the bitter end. You lied about Jan 6 and continue to talk about threats to democracy.
Friend. You are the threat to any and all democratic processes.
Productive and mentally sane people are ready to move on.
#Trump2024

2024-10-13 15:10:48

Found this guy on the windshield recently. Thought it was a great shot.
https://image.nostr.build/07b96c7ea365cd69b5c2970f8018484eb21b7f381be5eaa823b8b60dda34ed41.jpg

2024-10-07 14:24:59

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Truth. It's a whole other ballgame once girls hit their teens.
I can say that they come back around. Super impressed with my college student.

2024-09-25 14:10:14

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Except for the koalas. We can keep those.

2024-09-25 14:05:23

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Remember her school for young women in Africa? Her connection to John of God? Weinstein?
How does one become the richest woman in the world from daytime talk shows?

2024-09-25 13:40:21

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The more corrupt you are, the more you can be trusted with secrets, the further you can go.
Now do Oprah.

2024-09-24 17:27:01

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😂 I know, I know. My point is only that lenders will create the markets they need to expand their own wealth. They're just looking for angles to exploit. It's that simple.

2024-09-24 17:05:30

The face a president makes when a nation goes full retard https://image.nostr.build/91d7ab75a913895214f16709921a704c1abb46bd4c041ee6ddd92217d795b753.jpg .

2024-09-24 17:04:01

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Never make value judgments on why someone would want something. Only care about the fact that they do and what you can do to profit from it.
Borrowors make lots of dumb decisions. Does the pawn shop care? Negative. Just structure the deal correctly.

2024-09-24 16:45:57

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Seems to me this is the value proposition of a hard money lender. Think of it from the lenders position. He fully expects for you to fail.
He wants the money and/or the collateralized asset that is hopefully a cashflowing asset. If the lender sets his terms well enough, he could end up with all of his money back plus some and a cash flowing asset that continues to strengthen his position.
Saylor strikes me more and more like a monopolist.

2024-09-18 19:28:19

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Idk, but Biden is now wearing Trump2024 hats... So whatever that means. 🤷‍♂️

2024-09-18 12:59:32

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Haha. Dude, I'm definitely not some statist. All I'm saying is, pump and dump schemes are already illegal.
That math doesn't change because it's digital instead of analog. If you're creating ico's to fund your project, then you're issuing unlicensed securities. That's all I'm saying.

2024-09-18 11:40:32

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Your free market players begging for relevance. 🤣
Yes, let them compete.

2024-09-18 01:08:55

Trump needs to tone down his rhetoric...🙄
https://image.nostr.build/1d2e7ff21bac313274357b6e45d7e4cedcce6b43f935ed4113703ff65c678322.jpg

2024-09-17 11:20:47

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I can appreciate that sentiment. I usually agree.
But realistically the industry has regulation, will have further regulation and Trump has an uncanny way of drawing attention to things.
Because of trump, we now know about ivermecti, hydroxychloroquine, the nefarious Dr. Fauci, the corrupt DNC, the corrupt RNC, we know that peace in the Middle East is possible.
We know that a declining standard of life is not necessary.
His latest feat, is "Haitians eating The cats". Hilarious to say in a debate, and upon further investigation, is in fact true.
Because of trump, we also know the extent of censorship and the reality of a deep state. We learned about JFK, the corrupt FBI, the corrupt intelligence community as a whole, the severity of the border security decline, and child sex trafficking...
It looks like his next project is to expose shitcoinery.
Respect your opinion my friend, but on this one, it's a hard disagree. Shitcoins are about to have a spotlight on it that it's never seen before and that is definitely something to celebrate.

2024-09-17 02:06:43

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He's the master of the boomerang effect. I have no doubt that he's baiting them right now into banning these ridiculous cryptos. They are securities...

2024-09-16 16:01:49

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Not strange at all, if you've been paying attention.
We're at war. It just doesn't look like it used to. The new battlefield is your mind. Intelligence controls most of what you see and hear.

2024-09-16 13:44:48

How are freedom tech guys, not behind this guy 💯?
Literally the most popular president in history. They've tried to censor, financially ruin not only him, but those that support him.
Now they're shooting at him to stop him to "Protect Democracy".
They don't really mean democracy and they aren't after him, they're after you!
https://image.nostr.build/c9b23fa6f4606672c1e723b5bc61b206468f46a080b82727ddb85cb67e0520ba.jpg

2024-09-16 11:37:29

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Not bad at all. I eat the same honestly. I didn't know that would be a contentious number.
I envisioned you with a flock of hens.. just shredding the next generation of chickens a dozen at time, day after day. Like man, this guy must really love eggs. 🤣

2024-09-16 08:08:07

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Lol. Now I want to know. How many eggs are you eating?

2024-09-16 07:57:21

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It's disgraceful, what the democrat party has become.
You do have to give them an A for effort. They're playing for keeps. We can complain about Trump, but if gov spooks and establishment are trying this hard to get rid of him... Then maybe he's actually the right guy for the job.

2024-09-15 11:57:21

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I've been saying this because I understand it, intuitively.
How does this work functionally through futures? The borrowed ETF part is clear.

2024-09-12 15:39:40

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Tucking that one away for liberal family members. Perfect icebreaker for thanksgiving 😉

2024-09-12 02:28:42

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Idk... But we're been listening to RFK Jr.'s book about vaccines. Wow.
It's an eye opener.

2024-09-11 17:29:44

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Glad you finally made it to the party. 😂

2024-09-11 16:57:47

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? Is that a metric that's improved? 😅😅

2024-09-11 16:18:28

I keep hearing about the "Undecided" voters. Who are these people? You don't know who you're voting for, yet? Seriously?
Name a single metric that has improved under the current administration... I'll wait.

2024-09-10 17:21:02

This year's hot sauce. Serrano's and jalapenos... The red jar came out angry this year 👀
The other one has a much more balanced flavor. Overall, it's a huge success from the garden. Still enough peppers to make another jar. Exciting times!
#foodstr #grownstr
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2024-09-09 22:40:19

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Yeah... That derailed quickly.

2024-09-09 17:54:46

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Yeah dude. Fuck snaps. Dont do that. I think it comes as the default installation method after 22.04.
I'm not fan with the direction they're going. I might start using a different distro.

2024-09-09 13:18:56

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Haha. I think it's the fact that their services aren't exactly voluntary is what makes this both funny and quite literal.
The commies don't take no for an answer and everyone pays the vig. Whether or not you want to is completely besides the point.
Been saying it for years... The government is organized crime. They have a monopoly on violence and the FBI keeps it that way. CIA spreads the area of influence. Get out of line and we send the army.

2024-09-09 11:39:54

I keep seeing posts on how free speech is a threat to democracy...
Can we just all just agree on the deciphered code on this one and understand yhat "democracy" = "communism" when spoken by the media or Democrats?
I thought this much would be clear by now. When they say "Our Democracy" they might as well be saying "La Costra Nostra".
It certainly does not mean free speech, informed electorate, democratic process, rule of law, equality, or any of the things we would normally attach to the word.

2024-09-09 00:21:01

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Lol, I bet! We used the KitchenAid... I'm not that rustic. I chilled everything before we started to hopefully cut down on some processing time and ran it as fast as I could go without splashing.

2024-09-08 23:30:12

First time making homemade butter! Surprisingly simple to make and tastes so much better than any butter we can buy!
Also ended up with about 2/3 of a quart of fresh buttermilk.
https://image.nostr.build/2d6ce11f957efc76fb1e1ffe53d9509d6c4be03881d7c8e650328d5caf18f224.jpg
#grownstr

2024-09-06 20:15:33

Look, I love buying the dip as much as the next guy... It gives me the feels.
But I'm out of cash and the dips keep getting lower. Not cool BTC... Not cool.
#bitcoin

2024-09-06 17:23:00

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I will say that I always configure my swap to be equal to my ram.
2.1gb seems low to me... But gnome will try to index everything in the background and that uses a ton of resources.
If you're on a fresh install while syncing blocks, it I would expect your resources to be pushing the limits. Doesn't really matter though. Just let it ride. I think it took me 3-4 days to sync to the network with the default settings.

2024-09-06 17:17:44

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Man, idk. Are you still syncing to the network?

2024-09-06 14:44:23

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Ubuntu will sometimes start using a ton of system resources. It's usually gnome doing something stupid in the background.
I'm running Bitcoin core on Ubuntu 20.04 with an electric server and lightning server on default settings. Works great. Been humming along for almost 2 years.

2024-09-06 00:36:16

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https://mises.org/library/book/anatomy-state
https://image.nostr.build/014dca8e8f6e3635fff385a10b5d4dd60a97524de2aa6e501d72d89aee060d88.jpg

2024-08-30 12:21:50

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Tough to tell, but based on your reasoning, I would venture to say that I'm much older than you. My reference point goes further into the past and I can tell you unequivocally...
Ignoring them is what got us here. Your cynicism is thinly veiled apathy. And your anarchy mean that you don't have a team.
We are in fact at war, and that's a team sport. There is no space that you can innovate and separate yourself. There is no more land to retreat to.
At some point, you will have to fight or you pass that fight onto the next generation which is why they boil the frog slow and why younger generations don't really get how bad it's gotten because you don't really remember how good it once was. They are slow walking you into slavery. That's not hyperbolic either.
"The matrix has you neo." You're just too young and dumb to get it.

2024-08-30 11:59:37

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Love it.

2024-08-30 04:02:45

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Oof. Now you're just messing with me. That's creepy AF.

2024-08-30 03:54:59

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Not a fan. Everything about them is unnatural.
You ever see a snake trying to get away from a lawn mower... Nothing without legs should be able to move that fast. They can climb trees and catch birds mid flight? Cobras spit at the eyes... What are we doing here?
Unholy creatures.

2024-08-30 03:49:57

So, can we all admit that Trump's comedic timing is gold?
This dude gets out there and it's like watching a comedian honing his craft. The nicknames are ridiculous! #TamponTim is here to stay. Waltz is never living that down. https://video.nostr.build/4d35c7eb71378fe2d2266a9953404cb51296e81431f537588f5320caff33894e.mp4
#Trump2024.

2024-08-30 03:36:38

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Oh fuck no, dude. Absolutely not. I would have a shotgun hole in my kitchen if I walked into something like that.

2024-08-30 03:31:44

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https://video.nostr.build/d7daa2d1cb1a1930ab414d2868b66ebb70685bd2f99130190a6d1758c999e623.mp4

2024-08-30 03:25:59

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No Choice but to move and burn down the house to sanctify the space.

2024-08-30 03:22:12

You seriously can't hate these people enough.
#nevent1q…ylre

2024-08-26 10:47:50

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Good vs. Evil.

2024-08-26 10:33:40

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I wonder if the people writing these actually believe it or if they know they are blatantly lying to their readers.
Like are they actually evil or are they just stupid?

2024-08-26 10:07:54

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You nailed it. Education is important and it's the baseline of society. But there is far too much waste.
If I can't trust them with the money that's already being given, then why should I give more?
You're confusing your ideal with the reality. Public school is a daycare with worksheets. Teachers don't build their own curriculums. They teach from a book. They're just following a program.
Yes, there are some incredible educators out there. They get to see your student for 1 year. If your student is lucky, they'll find a second great teacher, but that's not the case for most.

2024-08-26 02:08:23

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Yes. I know lots of teachers. At every level actually. Elementary, middle and high school teachers.
I even know university professors. I know what they make... I'm utterly underwhelmed by the "teachers don't make enough" argument.
We throw 10's of thousands of dollars per student. Every state does. It's not a funding issue and it's not a salary issue. Private sector does much more with much less. Ask any entrepreneur.
The difference is in motivation. You need motivated teachers and motivated students. Our system kills the motivation in both. You get shitty teachers, shitty students and predictably shitty results.

2024-08-25 13:42:34

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Nonsense. The teachers don't care enough. They work 9 months of the year and make comparable white color salaries to those working 12 months.
No one else gets paid this well to suck at their jobs that badly. Teachers get paid too much if you ask me. They're a protected political class.

2024-08-23 16:50:28

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Yes. This is why talking with liberals never goes anywhere. They're disingenuous or delusional. Sometimes both.
Liberals want to talk about the ideals of dei, but never the reality. They want to talk about problems, but never root causes.
Somehow, the answer to every problem is more government, more spending, more printing.

2024-08-20 18:36:30

Heaven help us....
https://x.com/greg_price11/status/1825711266809201095?s=09

2024-08-19 20:30:28

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Certainly not a demand issue.