GrumpyGardener

Public Key

npub159wczz79n0x95p4vq5rggdkhz36u3852n8xfwv3u4ehdylrnr97qnpcsm3

NIP-57 Address

thedon84@strike.me

Profile Code

nprofile1qqs2zhvpp0zehnz6q6kq2p5yxmt3gawgn69fnnyhxg72umkj03e3jlqprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wdmksetjv5hxxmmdqy2hwumn8ghj7amfdeh5qmn0wd68ytnhd9hx2ce8fgm

Publishing to

relay.noswhere.com

wino@nostr.wine

relay.damus.io

Author Public Key

npub159wczz79n0x95p4vq5rggdkhz36u3852n8xfwv3u4ehdylrnr97qnpcsm3

Show more details

Last Notes

2024-08-23 16:50:28

- reply

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.

2024-08-19 20:27:42

- reply

These are not healthy decisions... We communists in or media, schools and government trying to convince our children to mutilate their bodies, but a for kgb officer is offering asylum to escape communist ideals.
Did liberty already lose?
🤔

2024-08-19 19:34:32

- reply

wait, what? blacrock is trying to fork BTC?

2024-08-15 17:27:36

- reply

The number of reasons to hit the "unsubscribe" button on govt ran anything has never been higher.

2024-08-13 16:08:02

- reply

Lol. Thanks for the pro tip.

2024-08-13 09:37:48

- reply

Then I have a cushion of sovereign currency.
If it hits the fan, I won't leave with nothing, but I'm not exactly sipping margaritas without a care in the world at the moment. 🤷‍♂️

2024-08-12 19:05:28

- reply

Oh, all good. I wrote my own. Just curious if other people have to do this type of stupidity to keep leadership out of their hair.

2024-08-12 16:02:15

- reply

Just use some hand sanitizer before you eat... Or shake hands.

2024-08-12 15:51:10

- reply

We work in a hybrid situation. If I'm in the office doing nothing, not a word.
If I'm at the house and my teams bubble goes to "away" for too long, I start getting hit with productivity questions. Suddenly leadership becomes super interested in my projects.
Stupid thing is, because Teams is in the web browser, unless I'm active in the browser, it's always "away".

2024-08-12 15:44:05

Is anyone else micro-managed by a green bubble at their 9-5?
I'm curious how widespread this battle of perception goes.
#asknostr

2024-08-08 10:43:38

- reply

We're they previously vaccinated?

2024-08-07 21:26:44

- reply

😂 I just meant that it's ok if you're able to see lineage of a thing. Sometimes good designs just work.
Completely unrelated, I was joking about Rome with a buddy recently. We were looking at art front he roman era and really not much has changed in our living habits and the designs of our luxury items. All the way from a couch with pillows to the chamber pot.
We still have chamber pots, we've just engineered them to dump themselves now. A few tweaks, and way better. But it's still kind of a chamber pot.

2024-08-07 21:18:19

- reply

Sometimes there's no need to change a good thing. Toilet paper keeps rolling on. 🤷‍♂️

2024-08-06 17:32:58

The sad state of affairs in the US. We are a conquered people.
https://x.com/ShawnRyan762/status/1820597616335282424

2024-08-06 17:14:59

https://image.nostr.build/dbf065ae218f372f04df252792c4786a3ff4636f2b4830e66d3039b53c5d2e75.jpg

2024-08-04 19:16:47

- reply

So.. the reason why your utopian version of socialism failed is because it was someone else's fault? Interesting take.
We do have a soft form of socialism. It's called charity and it's voluntary. Every other form is through legislation and has the implied threat of violence. We call that violence, enforcement because it requires the use of force.
When we threaten others with violence to take from them what they are unwilling to give voluntarily,, we have a word for that also.
The word is "theft".

2024-08-04 18:21:49

- reply

Honestly thought I was the only one. Glad to hear others share my pain.
Pushups, downward dog, and decline sit ups have changed the game for me.
And a good chiropractor. I had to change a couple times until I found one that was worth it.

2024-08-03 13:52:49

- reply

It's way above 99.9. People have been taking 2 days off of work because it's "covid". Indistinguishable from a cold.
The real variant is election season.

2024-08-02 12:10:36

- reply

By that logic, successes are also just a subset. Since we're splitting hairs. 😉

2024-08-02 12:03:13

- reply

A voice of reason. Thing is, very few are using BTC, even fewer are using XMR. Lightning is already providing pretty good privacy for extremely low fees.
I struggle to see the practical use case for XMR. I'm not a fan of eCash, but I think it serves this role for privacy in better way within the predominant infrastructure.
My only gripe is that it seems too easy to devolve into fractional reserve shitcoinery.

2024-07-28 22:50:11

- reply

No idea what these are... They look heavenly.

2024-07-27 19:59:22

- reply

There are people on here that don't support Bitcoin?

2024-07-27 07:46:38

Not mine, but I wish it was. H/T to Absolute1776.
"I’ve always been very accepting of other’s religious beliefs. I have always encouraged others to walk their own spiritual path while never shoving my beliefs down their throat. People know where I stand - but I have also never brow beat people to believe what I do … cuz, ya know, religious freedom and all - Anyone who knows me, knows this to be true.
That said: I’m pretty sick and tired of watching Christianity get relentlessly attacked while many - including fellow Christians - sit back and accept it.
When did a yellow streak running down the spine become part and parcel of being a practicing Christian?
Why is it that only Christianity is being mocked and attacked at these events? Whether it be the Olympic Opening Ceremony, or a random Grammy Performance - it isn’t hard at all to spot the very obvious and very overt Satanic symbolism which is almost ALWAYS geared towards attacking Christianity.
Seeing as how America was founded on Judeo-Christian values, the prior statement was kind of rhetorical. I know why they constantly attack these things. Do YOU know why they do it?
It isn’t “art”. It isn’t “innocent”. It isn’t “diverse” and it isn’t “normal”. It is Satanic Communists telling you what they want for this world - and that is a world completely inverted from what God created it to be, because that’s what Satan wants, and that’s who they worship. IDGAF if YOU believe it - THEY do, and that’s what matters.
It is a ritual you are being made to believe is art. It is a ritual you are being made to accept and take part in by supporting it - exactly the same as masks and social distancing were during Coldvid. (For the unaware - in Satanic Occultism you are made to wear a mask and separate from others by 6 feet or more during your initiation. The mask symbolizes subservience to your new master, and the distancing represents the separation from the Body of Christ).
Go ahead - Fact check me. Just be prepared to come across some dark shit while researching Satanism and Satanic Occultism. The shit isn’t a joke and it ain’t some “Satanic panic”. It is literally what The Bible told us would happen - except, for some reason, people still wanna utilize mental gymnastics to say it isn’t happening.
Tonight - They mocked The Last Supper. They mocked a Rider On a Pale Horse, they mocked Jesus Christ - they literally had half naked drag queens dancing with children.
What do y’all reckon would happen if Islam were mocked in such a manner? (That was also a rhetorical question, by the way, cuz we know exactly what would happen).
Not sure what more it will take for people to wake up, drop their ego, and realize the spiritual war we are in. Satan/Darkness/Evil is knocking at the door, and unfortunately too many people are too concerned with their comfort zone and/or too ignorant to realize it and as such are completely oblivious to the fact that they are helping to open the damn door.
It would behoove society to realize we are the frog in the slowly heating water that will soon come to a boil unless we stand up to the evil and darkness creeping into every single facet of life.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: This is not about Republican vs Democrat.
This is Light vs Dark. It is Satanic Globalists vs the rest of us.
Either you are on God’s side or you aren’t. There is no middle ground anymore.
That was made very apparent last night."

2024-07-23 11:32:06

- reply

Have you read Soft War? It's basically the same thing.

2024-07-20 22:35:45

Been struggling to reconcile the new push for #ecash.
Seems like we've gone full circle from the hardest money in the world with sailability over time and space, to it's too expensive and slow to move, to let's just use this redeemable token instead.
Does anyone else feel like we're devolving?
Lightning has it's problems/ limitations, but it's native to #Bitcoin. Isnt that the boat were all sailing on? Why is the community flirting with ecash, when it's literally fiat. Because it's fiat "backed" by Bitcoin? I'm not sold, but I'm in the market... Someone makee a believer.
#asknostr

2024-07-19 17:58:13

- reply

Is that a gay joke? 😆

2024-07-18 03:04:32

- reply

He's the world's premier money launderer. I'm not sure about his interest in Bitcoin, but Trump has a way of putting the spotlight on people so that people start paying attention. Best examples are Bolton and fauci.
He put them right out front so they could self destruct. I wonder if that's what he's doing with Dimon.

2024-07-17 23:13:26

- reply

I'm convinced it means the same thing it means for gold. The ETF's convert Bitcoin to paper Bitcoin. Then we're back to the same old antics.
They're in it because the ETF's are selling. As long as they have custody of the Bitcoin, they can short sell the hell out of it and manipulate price with futures and options.
Their adoption creates control of the price trends as long as we're priced in dollars.

2024-07-17 12:34:27

- reply

That's honestly a great point and I've never thought of it that way. I've done a lot of genealogy work and am big on leaving the stories of who we are to the next generation. I've never thought of my handwriting in that way. Something to consider there.
Oddly enough, I have found that my handwriting does improve when using a pencil. The added friction on the paper seems to slow the stroke and overall just the letters just seem more deliberate.
There's an art to penmanship. I've never met anyone that has an interest in pens quite like you do. It's cool to have met you here. 🫡

2024-07-17 11:59:12

- reply

It's a good looking pen. Unfortunately my penmanship doesn't warrant anything above a free bic ball point.
My handwriting looks like an over caffeinated physician... True story.

2024-07-14 17:14:01

- reply

You're right. That would be silly. King wasn't making a prophecy nor was he talking about Trump. Coincidences do exist, as do ikenesses.
Political assassination, is not an uncommon thing, especially in works of fiction. They make for great stories.
The video was taken in April and would've had a 6 month periodnin which it could've happened, and he was explicitly talking about Trump in the context of prophecy. 🤷‍♂️
For me, that's a difference.

2024-07-14 16:49:57

- reply

I do find it Interesting, that you would consider this vague when you consider all of the potential possibilities compared to the "vision".
I agree there are discrepancies such as the ear drum being called out. But as a whole, for me, this description is pretty accurate.
The shooter could have gone for center mass or could have tried to catch him walking in the street like a Reagan style attempt. Or not happened at all, as is usually the case for the thousands of politicians speaking events.
The accuracy depends on how many variables you include in the equation. But a complete random dude calling out a head shot and ear injury, followed by fervent prayer is pretty damn close to what happened. Truth is, we don't know if he was praying when he knelt down, but when facing live fire... Even the most militaristic atheist turns religious. "There are no atheists in a foxhole".

2024-07-14 14:38:53

- reply

Not to mention the bystander that took a headshot. People are retarded.

2024-07-13 23:52:32

- reply

Because the news is fake. Consider this a wake up call.

2024-07-09 11:42:39

With God, man can govern himself. Without God, there can only be more government.

2024-07-08 11:35:20

- reply

All governments are Mafia. They are the high table. They have a monopoly on force... Standard Rothbard stuff.
I'm ignorant to the specifics. It raises an eyebrow, but I'll reserve judgement. The nation is still getting on its feet, so hopefully he's building those industries internally and not relying solely on imports.
He's not whoring his people and land to the globalists, which makes him an enemy. Globalist bankers have creative ways to make others bend the knee, so he gets a lot of leeway from me and price gouging is frowned upon in the US as well. Again, specifics matter.
Protecting a nations trade is not necessarily collectivist. It's exactly what any CEO should be doing. Clearing obstacle, protecting established business and creating new roads to business.

2024-07-01 12:10:24

- reply

Yes, but they can't peer into your personal accounting unless you let them. It's why filing is a violation of the 5th amendment. Everything about this practice is illegal and immoral.
You're forced to incriminate yourself and then are guilty until proven innocent. If the IRS feels you owe, then you owe. Good luck proving you don't. Fuck the IRS. it's extortion.

2024-06-30 18:36:58

- reply

dude, I will gladly care for your garden with a smile for an extra 20%. 😎😜

2024-06-29 21:17:00

- reply

I guess I haven't seen too many specifics on his policies. Which ones do you see as collectivist?

2024-06-29 17:05:18

- reply

I tend to agree with you. People need to take back the control of their data and run their own servers. But how does a laymen manage security risks on their server without a basic understanding?
How would this work in vaporware?

2024-06-26 20:12:52

- reply

for sure. but the timing seems to always coincide with a bullrun. Like dumping water on a fire.
Maybe it just feels that way.

2024-06-24 16:24:23

- reply

dude, you are way up on me. I didn't start stacking until 2022.
What's your business?

2024-06-24 16:07:53

- reply

I'm all out of fiat 😭

2024-06-23 22:13:59

- reply

did you learn that in school?

2024-06-23 22:00:26

- reply

Nations in a post WW2 world primarily fell into 1 of 2 camps, communist or fascist. Latin America became Marxist and allied with the USSR, which was a clear enemy of "the west."

2024-06-23 13:24:42

- reply

I'm sorry for the man that feels this way about women. You will never be stronger than with a woman that you can grow with. The popular culture encourages this kind of wisdom, which is precisely why the divorce rate is over 50%.
This might make sense to those with a secular worldview and judge success by the material.
For those that have an eternal perspective, you shouldn't be chasing young materialistic women at all. Nor should any young man or woman be chasing someone they aren't planning on forming eternal bonds with.
Relationships between a man and woman are of Heavenly origin and should not be taken so lightly. The powers of procreation and heavenly families are not to be used as time fillers and entertainment. They are sacred. You are not just looking for a partner, or a girlfriend. You are looking for a mother, and a co-creator. You are looking for a feminine energy to compliment your masculine. The two become one flesh. You are creating a bloodline.
The woman that behaves in the way described is not a woman at all. She doesn't know her own value or self worth. She is just as broken and lost as the young man that chases her. Neither fulfilling their purpose. Both looking to the other to fill a void. In that sense, I agree. It's treating people and relationships like a drug to pacify the pain of a broken existence. When a better high comes along, the other will wonder.

2024-06-22 19:23:09

- reply

Catching a Cuba sandwich at Columbia! Honestly not the best Cuban I've had, but the restaurant itself is an incredible experience. No one comes formal, but we should.
I'm in love with this city. Been coming here since I was a kid... never gets old.

2024-06-22 14:19:12

What's your favorite thing to do in St. Augustine FL ? Any shops taking Bitcoin?
#asknostr #bitcoin

2024-06-15 18:39:12

- reply

The carrot is poisoned. Everything falls apart once people catch onto the fact they can vote to rob their neighbor.
I'm with Ayn Rand on this one. No smaller minority than the individual and laws are meant to protect the individual from the majority.

2024-06-15 18:28:29

- reply

gotcha. I feel similarly. I do think it's another nail in the US dollar coffin, but other currencies are so much more broken that I don't think it will make an impact any time soon... hence trajectory. 🤷‍♂️
All currencies are falling in value, but USD is still falling slower than everyone else. For those creators of goods and services, they won't notice because the currency isn't as important as the value they create. They'll exchange for whatever currency makes sense.
The ones that suffer are the ones that are locked into wages. Inflation will continue. Things will get more expensive. Those that can't adjust their wages, will get hurt.
Doesnt mean the end of western civilization, though. I agree.

2024-06-11 16:59:33

- reply

If only it was a Boeing... it could've taken out 3 buildings with 2 planes. Amateurs.

2024-06-06 21:17:15

- reply

😂 fair enough.... I deserved that one. I've been looking at options in Latin America, none seem easy.

2024-06-01 22:06:06

- reply

Sure it's not regional news?
Looks like Sam's just made an announcement to reduce employee interaction even further, and they're boasting that they've already achieved 20%. Doesn't sound like they're going back to cashiers.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/sams-club-ai-exit-checks-all-stores-2024

2024-05-30 19:31:31

- reply

Any time, man. 🤙

2024-05-30 11:00:05

- reply

How do you fund rocket technology in peacetime?
How do you own the airspace without satellites?
How do you launch a payload of satellites sitting on top of a ballistic missile without causing your global neighbors to panic?
NASA is the answer to all of these questions. It's not money laundering as much as it is a cleverly disguised military secret out in the open.

2024-05-30 10:05:34

- reply

Basically, yes. Or close and reopen a larger channel.
You can't send or receive an amount larger than a channels capacity but I'll be honest, I'm not sure what the behavior would be if you had a large number of small channels and tried to send a large amount. Could work 🤷‍♂️
Personally, I prefer to have at least 2 well funded channels with well connected nodes.

2024-05-30 09:41:07

- reply

Oof... I get the delemna. I agree, there's some work to do. Lots to unpack there. First, I will say, that strike is a great option. They do a great job of abstracting most of the Bitcoin confusion away from the user and just let them use the payment rails seamlessly. It's beautiful. It's the app that I use to onboard people to Bitcoin.
But, the ethos of Bitcoin is self-custody and strike is custodial. You can't get into self-custody until you take the time to understand how Bitcoin works. Many of the apps that are built can't abstract that piece because users need the ability to connect to their set-ups (nodes).
As far as L1/ L2... "Lightning" is basically a smart contract between two parties. It creates a relationship on L1 for a fixed amount. This is why with most wallets, you first fund the wallet, then you open a channel. Once the channel is opened, you'll have outbound liquidity. It's like opening a tab at the bar. You can make payments to the bar, but you can't really receive payments that way.
You don't really "fund L2" as much as you are opening a payment channel using L1. I guess people say "funded" because the funds are now locked into a payment channel. That network of payment channels is the lightning network.
There's no getting around the fact that once you get into self-custody, the waters get very deep, very fast. Personally, I do believe that custodial services will be a must in this space as much as it pains me. The average user is just not going to go through all of this.

2024-05-30 08:34:37

- reply

Where do Obama, Hillary, and Trump fit on your scale?

2024-05-29 00:02:02

- reply

Amen.

2024-05-28 17:40:50

- reply

Meh... We're early to the party. But honestly, the people are fairly brilliant. Just young and ideological.

2024-05-27 12:54:03

- reply

aside from hyperbole and "the view", what makes you say that? Like actual scams?

2024-05-25 19:51:39

- reply

https://m.primal.net/IMwF.jpg

2024-05-24 00:33:03

- reply

you should read anatomy of the state by Murray rothbard.
no one enslaves you to a paycheck but the state. they create the barrier to entry and create the laws that prevent free and open commerce.
it's why you need a banrers licence to cut hair or catering license to sell un pernil y arroz con gondules... because you can't do basic business transactions you have to trade your labor and lose your ability to fully participate in the market.
That's not because of a capitalist... that's because of a corrupt public servant using the force of the state and putting you in line.

2024-05-23 12:26:25

- reply

they need it to reset the debt crisis
"Debt"... nothing a good ol WW can't solve.

2024-05-22 12:16:47

- reply

I was going to try and explain, but figured I would botch the job.
It's what allows Block stream's jade to use a pin on the device to securely unlock your private key. You can find some other explanations on YouTube. they were helpful for me to understand. personally, I've chosen to use it the jade as a stateless signing device, but that's just me.
https://glossary.blockstream.com/blind-oracle/

2024-05-22 11:15:27

- reply

Sparrow is fantastic. SeedSigner is nice, but they've gotten pricey to build. block stream Jade is still pretty inexpensive to purchase and you can use it as a stateless device for signing similar to SeedSigner.
Using their blind oracle is also nice and super convenient to use.

2024-05-21 16:35:32

- reply

so all Israelis feel the exact same way then huh. Every single Israeli is anti war... got it.

2024-05-21 16:34:31

- reply

it's a fun journey. But yeah, that's pretty much the idea. The blocks are just being stored in a different location.

2024-05-21 16:30:21

- reply

just good soldiers following orders then. no feeling of biblical or historical right to the land?
All of the IDF is ready to just lay down arms then? Every last one, huh. Come on dude. who's the clown?

2024-05-21 11:37:22

- reply

But how do you create that industry unless it's nurtured internally and protected by tariffs? The problem that the US has fallen into is that it's left it's people behind in pursuit of cheap labor on the global market.
This makes sense from an international business perspective, but what do you do with the people that have been made obsolete and have an ever increasing gap between inflation and real wages? That's the model that has brought the US into it's debt spiral.
Only way out is for the US economy to mirror China in that regard. Build a US economy for the US people and balance the wage growth with inflationary pressures. When that happens the rest sorts itself out because the relationship between goods and income maintain.
Bottom line, rebuilding a middle class is the only way out for the US. Tariffs are the only effective way of getting there. Anything short of that is a daily rug pull on the middle class.

2024-05-21 10:35:53

- reply

Does China care though? Does the CCP have the same banking incentives as our side of the pond?
By being the world's labor camp and setting protectionist policies in place, China's industries produce for the Chinese people. Is forever increasing prices their game?

2024-05-21 10:19:51

- reply

you mean the Israelis protesting the IDF actions, or the Israelis that are pro war?

2024-05-20 23:28:13

- reply

I just said we should be talking about this more... Not that we're going streaking into the gymnasium! Love the energy though!
People seem to be excited about El Salvador and Costa Rica. What's up with those?

2024-04-27 14:30:19

- reply

and it keeps getting better!

2024-04-27 14:29:47

- reply

you'll never look back!

2024-04-23 12:34:39

- reply

agreed. it destroys the whole principle of what we're doing here. I don't know enough about the base layer or how we got to where we are, but it's my understanding (and I could be very wrong) that Taproot opened the door to these shenanigans.
Do you know the history here or how we got here?

2024-04-23 11:50:06

So, can talk about this high fee environment and how it's effectively creating the same mobility issue as gold? Did Rune do this, because it's effectively an attack on the network. If that's true, then the what are the proposed solutions?
I've heard people talk about spam filters for the network, but isn't that effectively censoring transaxrions? If we start censoring transactions, then maybe someone can help me understand from a technical aspect, how this censorship-resistant asset stays censorship free... while we begin to censor?
#Bitcoin #WTF

2024-03-28 15:05:50

- reply

Oh, for sure. If will be a combo of both. My point is, the major mining operations will become more centralized over time because of that race for efficiency.
But with that centralization, wouldn’t that also equate to more voting weight when it comes to deciding which version is predominant?
Is running a node enough? I see risk there.

2024-03-17 21:17:48

- reply

Interesting. I’ll check it out.
So, are you saying that we shouldn’t be worried about losing reserve status?

2024-03-17 18:12:11

- reply

Any key takeaways so far?

2024-03-07 00:08:09

- reply

Download a lightning wallet and transfer funds to it via “on-chain”. Then you open a channel.
You’ve got choices. Custodial vs. non-custodial.
Custodial will get you in the game instantly. But, it’s custodial 🤷‍♂️

2024-03-03 20:35:17

Thinking #bitcoin thoughts on a lazy Sunday. This is a movement, no doubt.
But we’re early. So early. If we want to keep the momentum, then we have to evolve on the hardware front, as well as layer 2. With each halving, there is a culling of the herd. To keep up, miners need either:
1) more efficient processing
Or
2) more efficient energy.
This will likely lead to a consolidation in the controlling power of mining operations and the further centralization of our beloved decentralized network.
In my view, the bitcoin network will in time, follow the same path as modern energy companies unless we decide to go down a path similar to solar. Without panels, you get what the energy company feeds you.
With out a mining rig, you don’t vote in which protocol is being run. If we don’t decide, “they” decide (in time).
We need to be arming ourselves with mining rigs. The Information Age equivalent of the AK-47.
#FreedomMoney

2023-10-20 00:54:20

- reply

It also primarily untouched. Contrast that with a public park in a city, where there are actually people.
Unless there is staff to keep the park clean, it isn’t long before it’s trashed. Same with beaches. Look no further than the “adopt a hwy” or “keep xyz city beautiful” programs and the literal mounds of trash they pick up. There’s always a handful of people that care among a vast sea of those who don’t give a shit.
That doesn’t really compare with a handful of ranching families that collectively maintain 100’s of acres federal lands to graze their cattle.

2023-10-08 10:52:13

- reply

Property rights are fundamental to individuality are natural. Even in natural law, animals claim territory and defend it to the death. In some species, we see generations maintaining the same environment.
t’s no different than owning farmland and passing that to your children. There is nothing more natural.
The more interesting thought is having all things in common and the lack of personal property rights. We’ve tried it. It fails miserably every time. Resources are squandered and care for the environment is neglected. When everyone owns something, really, no one owns it. When no one owns it, someone must be forced to care for it which is why communism always turns authoritarian. By necessity, it must.