Jason Hodlers

https://www.satlantis.io

Yeshua maximalist;
Family maximalist (father of 6);
Homeschool maximalist;
Bitcoin maximalist;
Bitcoin Chatt meetup organizer;
Satlantis Ambassador Concierge;
Curator of the "21 Questions" books;

Author of the op_return in this transaction: 57518582d8ad0dde50b8dcd47d8672516aef74f18a9919d12fb9dbd6b99d667b

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npub1693220pmp0a4c04a0p7hkz874vsxkyfrvtk2yk4zjyj3e4c0ugjs3r4j0c

NIP-05 Address

geekigai@nostrplebs.com

NIP-57 Address

gabriel@coinos.io

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relay.damus.io

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2024-11-02 01:09:34

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2024-11-01 20:40:42

Seeing all these posts from people at @npub1hyx…tug7 is giving me do much FOMO. 😖
I just need to remember that there's only 13 days, 17 hours, and 20 minutes until @npub1ad0…ng2c begins, and only 11 days, 13 hours, and 5 minutes until my flight to El Salvador takes off!
But who's counting? 😆

2024-10-30 18:56:15

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Hey, everyone! I just wanted to remind you all that I won't be able to physically attend this month's Bitcoin Chatt, as I'll be in El Salvador, at the Adopting Bitcoin Conference. I might call from El Salvador, though, during the meetup, so I can say hi, and tell everyone about how the conference is going. Brett will be in charge of this meetup, so I'm sure you'll all have a great time!

2024-10-30 10:42:02

I've been meaning to post this since Saturday, but my 5 older kids and I went to @npub1s3l…dgdu in Atlanta, and we dressed up as 6 properties of sound money.
https://i.nostr.build/hlR1AJZzs4er8dHl.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/nm9KB4kZBKx3PvkA.jpg
Had my wife and infant son attended, she and I would have both been "Fungibility", and our 10-month-old would have been "Portability" (because boy is he a fast crawler! 😅).

2024-10-22 03:16:52

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GN 🫂

2024-10-22 01:17:24

Monero's greatest strength was that it had gone largely unnoticed for so long. But now that it started attracting a little more attention, it turns out to still be traceable after all.
Perfectly private money is not possible. The best anyone can do is get as close to 99.9% perfectly private as possible, but there will always be ways to track someone.
Perfectly hard money is possible, though, and exists as Bitcoin. And while perfectly hard money can be made more private, very (but not perfectly) private money cannot be made to be perfectly hard.
Remember: You cannot store the same value in two different monetary protocols at the same time. So choose wisely.
#nevent1q…nset

2024-10-22 00:59:11

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We aren't cheering because privacy was violated. That's high time preference and fiat.
We're cheering because those who chose to ignore the maxis' warnings and only learn through pain finally have a chance to learn and move forward. We're looking beyond this immediate circumstance, and seeing that humanity has progressed just a little bit farther, like so many starfish thrown back into the sea.
We're cheering because we feel triumphant; not for ourselves, but for all those who can now see truth a little more clearly.

2024-10-19 02:12:00

https://cdn.satlantis.io/npub1693220pmp0a4c04a0p7hkz874vsxkyfrvtk2yk4zjyj3e4c0ugjs3r4j0c-1729303920092-Satlantis%20Countries.jpg Based on a true story. @npub15xd2mmjnh3caykh77djsv73e0zkrp42jp5mwerx8f4m6su40wdvss7t3l3

2024-10-18 23:30:05

https://cdn.satlantis.io/npub1693220pmp0a4c04a0p7hkz874vsxkyfrvtk2yk4zjyj3e4c0ugjs3r4j0c-1729294198352-IMG_20241018_192510.jpg Spending the evening with some of my kids in a corn maze and other activities at a Fall Festival. I love this season! 😍🍂

2024-10-17 20:02:59

Imagine the 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 in the hands of someone new to both #Bitcoin & #Nostr, when they have 2 little books that answer 21 of their top questions about both of these disruptive protocols! 🤯
https://i.nostr.build/0qv4Kmszx06yNeL2.jpg
Sovereign Value Communication
+
Sovereign Data Communication
=
Sovereign Individuals
#21Questions 🚀

2024-10-17 11:41:35

My 9.5-month-old still wakes up frequently during the night to nurse. But sometimes he wakes up while snuggling with me, and sometimes while snuggling with my wife. In the dark, he often gets turned around and disoriented, so he tells us apart by grabbing our chins:
Beard? It's me, and he starts fussing, since I can't feed him.
No beard? It's his mommy, and he starts giggling with excitement and anticipation of food.
GM

2024-10-17 03:19:01

This is how AI was always meant to be used. 😂
GN
#nevent1q…g4u9

2024-10-16 20:58:00

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Social 2.0 Fixes This
#nevent1q…kn66

2024-10-16 00:26:34

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I kind of agree, but here's my "ackchyually": I think what we use in the US and most of the West today is more like a "BDC", so just without the first "C".
We use a Digital Currency that comes from a Bank, but not directly from the Central bank. There's at least another degree or two of separation between us and those who run the Fed.
With a CBDC, everyone uses the same bank, which has the power to give you money, take it away, make it expire, or do anything else with it, with or without cause. Yes, banks in the US can do that now, but there are still too many competing banks, which makes that kind of control and oppression difficult.
If we had a CBDC, none of us who use bitcoin or Nostr, or who talk about the kinds of things we usually talk about would have any more fiat to spend, or be able to get paid from any of our jobs. The Fed and government can do that on a small scale, so they can and do freeze the accounts of high profile individuals, but the fact that they can't do that to all of us is evidence that we don't have a CBDC, but just a BDC.
Okay, thanks for letting me get that #ackchyually out of my system. I'm done now. 😅

2024-10-15 18:07:55

This excerpt from the introduction to "The Bushido of Bitcoin", by @npub1dtg…up6m, is 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜! 🤯🤩
https://barsoom.substack.com/p/hard-money-and-hard-men
And if you haven't ordered your copy of "The Bushido of Bitcoin" yet, you should do that right now, here:
https://geyser.fund/project/bushidoofbitcoin

2024-10-13 00:10:53

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So if "the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils" (1 Timothy 6:10, ESV), fiat money is the root of the love of money.
Yup. 🤙

2024-10-11 21:27:52

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Test 2

2024-10-11 21:27:35

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Test

2024-10-11 21:23:34

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Hmm...I typed that through the Bitcoin Chatt account, up in the "Announcements" section, and then when I switched accounts again and came back here, the announcement moved down here. We'll need to fix that. 🔧

2024-10-09 15:17:39

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Yep, I've received 3 zaps from you: 93 sats, 1 sat, and 1111 sats just now. Thanks!

2024-10-08 20:16:05

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1: Definitely @npub15xd…t3l3: satlantis.io
2: I like that it allows me to connect with individuals, events, and business in my local area. As a Bitcoin meetup organizer, Satlantis is really valuable for planning and announcing events. And, if anyone ever wants to come visit my town, there's already a list of the best venues in my city's merchant map.
3: I'm really looking forward to when Satlantis adds chat groups to each city! 🤩 My meetup really wants to ditch Telegram, so Satlantis will naturally be the best choice.
4: I'd like to see a bitcoin wallet app that's integrated with Nostr, and is self-custodial for both on-chain AND Lightning funds. Basically @npub1h2q…w8ch, if they also offered self-custodial Lightning, the way @npub1mut…23vg used to (or I guess still does, if you run an instance of it yourself).
I hope that helps! 💜

2024-10-07 13:51:02

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And now, Korihor said to Alma, "If you will show me a sign, that I may be convinced that there is a God, and show me that he has power, then will I be convinced of the truth of your words."
But Alma said to him, "You have had signs enough. Will you tempt your God? Will you say, 'show me a sign,' when you have the testimony of all these, your brothers, and also all the holy prophets? The scriptures are laid before you, and all things denote there is a God, even the earth and all things that are upon the face of it, and its motion. And also all the planets, which move in their regular form, do witness that there is a Supreme Creator."
- Alma 30:43-44
https://i.nostr.build/Ld1dqRUZs3bYhdpq.jpg

2024-10-05 00:52:07

I just watched last Tuesday's episode of Tuttle Twins (why on Earth are they not on Nostr yet?!?), and saw this clip of next month's episode! 🤩🧡
Well done, @npub1rxy…hnp8! 👏 This episode is going to be amazing! 🥳
https://v.nostr.build/EmIkNtBjIp5VO44t.mp4

2024-10-04 09:18:43

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That, along with the more commonly used #asknostr hashtag, and the new #boothstr hashtag. 😁

2024-10-04 02:23:08

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Movie? You mean documentary.

2024-10-02 14:28:20

Over 18 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 sats have been raised for the Nostr booth so far! 🤯
That's great, but it's just getting started.
Join this 100% community-driven initiative to educate the masses on censorship-resistant communication by following the link below.
Let's increase Nostr adoption everywhere! 💜
https://geyser.fund/project/thenostrboothinitiative

2024-10-02 13:55:05

🇬 🇲
As many of you know, I'm working on the Nostr edition of "21 Questions", which is a follow-up to the Bitcoin edition that I published earlier this year, and which you can purchase here: https://a.co/d/0mcMtUC
In the Nostr edition, question 5 is: "What are the most popular Nostr apps, and how do they compare?"
In the comments below, list ALL the Nostr apps/clients you regularly use, and what they're mainly used for. The Nostr ecosystem is YUGE and varies widely; it seems there's always something new to discover.
I'll zap the lists that I find to be the most helpful! ⚡

2024-09-30 16:31:17

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¡Guau! 🤩 Sí, me veo. ¡Me gusta mucho! ¿Cómo hiciste esto? Y también... ¿por qué elegiste crear esto? 😅

2024-09-27 20:00:17

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324 now... 😉
Number Go Up! 📈

2024-09-24 12:29:58

Want more Bitcoiners to take the purple pill?
Check out this new initiative on @npub1kmw…xqk9. If enough of us donate just $9, it will be enough to add a Nostr booth to future Bitcoin conferences, and bring a new wave of Bitcoiners to the freedom and censorship resistance inherent to Nostr! 💜
https://geyser.fund/project/thenostrboothinitiative

2024-09-18 15:14:19

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https://cdn.satlantis.io/1726671816876-2024_09_13_17_05_58_706.jpg I was asked about my hat this morning. The guy thought it was pretty funny, but he asked, "Bitcoin's kinda irrelevant now, right? Like, it doesn't really matter, right?"
I was in a hurry, so I didn't get the chance to really tell him everything I wanted to say. But what cane to my mind was that while only 1 private bank can print more dollars, and anyone can "print" more cryptocurrencies, no one can print more bitcoin; it's the only money that you can really control yourself. So as long as that's still a desirable trait, Bitcoin is still relevant.
He didn't have anything to say to that, and I don't know if it made any sense to him, but I hope it'll get him to start thinking. Unfortunately, this is pretty typical for the Chattanooga area, but little by little, we can turn that around. 🧡

2024-09-17 10:45:23

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I'm trying to not be superstitious, but tonight's super blood moon (which will be visible from Europe and the US) has me thinking... Well, I'm likely over-thinking (as I often do 😅), but there are several factors with this particular super blood moon that are difficult to ignore.
https://m.primal.net/Ksda.png
First: Super moons, or times when a full moon coincides with the moon’s closest approach to Earth, happens on average 3 or 4 times per year. So not very rare, but an occasional occurrence.
Second: Blood moons, or lunar eclipses, happen on average approximately once every 2.5 years for any given single location on the Earth. So they're a little more rare than super moons, but still fairly common.
Third: Super blood moons, or lunar eclipses when the moon is closest to the Earth, happen on average only once every 1-2 decades, making them pretty rare, especially since the number of years from one to the next varies widely.
Fourth: This particular super blood moon is happening on the same night as the anniversary of the ratification of the US Constitution (IMO, the real birthdate of the US). I haven't been able to find when something like that happened before, even on a different important anniversary.
Fifth: All this -- a super blood moon on the anniversary of the US Constitution going into effect -- just before the most divisive election in US history, with one candidate being a 2-time survivor of assassination attempts. I'm not a Trump supporter, but neither do I hate him; I like his negotiating skills, and I definitely wouldn't mind it if he ended up doing some of the things he's been claiming to do, as a lure for Bitcoiners to vote for him, so I suppose he has my support in those ways. And Kamala's pure evil, so there's no point talking more about her.
https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0tUTQ0i5X10/v0/-1x-1.webp
And as a bonus sixth point: This super blood moon on the anniversary of the Constitution just before an election in which one side literally wants to kill the leader of the other side, is also likely happening near the end of Ezra's vision of the eagle kingdom, as recorded in 2 Esdras 11 and 12 in the Apocrypha.
If you're unfamiliar with Ezra's Eagle, this video is a good intro to the basics:
https://youtu.be/RhYmvwVREYg
If that vision plays out as many think it will, then Joe Biden will stop being president before the end of his term (which may have already happened), and the next 2 who will "think to rule" (Trump and Vance?), will each be taken out by the deep state, which will then start to rule over the whole world more overtly and tyrannically.
That's not the end of the story of the eagle kingdom that Ezra saw, but you'll have to look it up yourself if you want to know what happens next.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GChnT7bbEAAbVmH.jpg
Despite this super blood moon on the anniversary of the Constitution just before an election in which one side literally wants to kill the leader of the other side and the climactic point of Ezra's Eagle might be about to play out, it might all end up being a nothing burger. But I have to admit that, given all these points, regardless of what's actually going to happen, God certainly has my attention.

2024-09-16 11:10:14

Are you orange and purple pilling the hard way or the easy way?
The 21 Questions books are here to make orange and purple pilling easy.
https://i.nostr.build/BYYxsaij3J9LHTpU.jpg
The first book, A Beginners Guide to Bitcoin, answers the top 21 questions that those new or unfamiliar with Bitcoin tend to ask. These questions are:
Part 1: Bitcoin
Question 1: What is Bitcoin?
Question 2: Why is Bitcoin Important?
Question 3: Who Controls the Bitcoin Network?
Question 4: Why is Bitcoin Limited to 21 Million and Not Some Other Number?
Question 5: Is Bitcoin Only Affordable for the Wealthy?
Question 6: Why is the Price of Bitcoin so Volatile and Unpredictable?
Question 7: How High Can Bitcoin's Price Go?
Part 2: Economics
Question 8: What is Money?
Question 9: Why is Money Important?
Question 10: What are the Properties of Sound Money?
Question 11: How Does Bitcoin Compare with Fiat Currencies?
Question 12: How Can Bitcoin be Money if it Doesn’t Have Intrinsic Value?
Question 13: Isn't Some Inflation Good for the Economy?
Question 14: Why is it Important to Separate the Control of Money from the State?
Part 3: Misconceptions
Question 15: Since Bitcoin is Only Code, Can't Someone Just Copy It?
Question 16: Should I Diversify into Other Cryptocurrencies?
Question 17: Won't Bitcoin's Disinflationary Nature Discourage Spending, Encourage Hoarding, and Cause Economic Stagnation?
Question 18: Since We Don’t Know Who Created Bitcoin, How Do We Know it was Created with Good Intentions?
Question 19: What Would Happen if a Powerful Government Simply Banned Bitcoin?
Question 20: Is Bitcoin's Energy Use Harmful to the Environment?
Question 21: With Only a Few Transactions per Second, How Can Bitcoin Scale to be Used as Global Money?
Each question is answered by many of the most well-known people in the Bitcoin space, and concluded with a thorough answer from the @npub1tay…9l42 large language model, which is built on everything ever said or written about Bitcoin.
You can purchase a copy of "21 Questions: A Beginners Guide to Bitcoin" here:
https://a.co/d/1G3NQJw
Similarly, the second book in the 21 Questions book series, A Beginners Guide to Nostr, answers 21 key questions that those unfamiliar with Nostr are likely to ask. These questions are:
Part 1: Nostr Basics
Question 1: What is Nostr?
Question 2: Who created Nostr?
Question 3: Why do we need Nostr?
Question 4: How does Nostr compare with other social networks?
Question 5: What are the most popular Nostr apps and how do they compare?
Question 6: What are zaps and how do I use them?
Question 7: What else can Nostr do, other than social media?
Part 2: Using Nostr
Question 8: Can I migrate my data from other social networks to Nostr?
Question 9: Can I monetize content on Nostr?
Question 10: Are there any costs associated with using Nostr?
Question 11: Can I delete my posts on Nostr?
Question 12: Can I use Nostr anonymously?
Question 13: How do I secure my Nostr account?
Question 14: What are the best practices for maintaining privacy on Nostr?
Part 3: Nostr Under the Hood
Question 15: What is the difference between a public key and a private key on Nostr?
Question 16: What should I do if I lose access to my private key?
Question 17: What are relays and how do they work?
Question 18: Where is my Nostr data stored, and who owns it?
Question 19: Can I use my PC or phone to store my Nostr data, or do I need to run a relay?
Question 20: How does Nostr handle spam and bots?
Question 21: How do new features and updates get implemented in Nostr?
Each of these questions will have multiple answers from many of those behind Nostr's continued growth and development, though the @npub1tay…9l42 will not be included in this edition of 21 Questions.
https://nostrcheck.me/media/5824c03d29d372b3277cc0b6cb32d4541102a7af0865bda38fbcedec4d454efa/65840282ef48178b4f3dffd96a7d0c9f375b249e7da9a7cece72d52b7f5cd2cf.webp
Image by @npub1zty…kfjr
With these 2 books in hand, you will be prepared to orange and purple pill anyone who has any of these questions. And, as a bonus, any new user who reads these books will also be introduced to many of the names they can rely on most as they continue down the rabbit hole of self-sovereignty.
Expect the Nostr edition to be ready in a few months! 👀

2024-09-12 10:16:22

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I woke up, started getting ready to take my oldest sons to their morning class, and checked Bitcoin's price.
Me: "Oh. It's $58k."
My 14-year-old: "Is that up or down to $58k?"
Me: "Yes."

2024-09-11 12:33:57

Bitcoin defunds money printing terrorists, so they can't finance more 9/11s.
🇬 🇲

2024-09-11 04:32:25

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In my experience there's no such thing as lowly peons.
Only men and women who have not fully hatched yet.

2024-09-10 01:23:09

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My thoughts exactly. Whether it's @npub1qny…95gx, or @npub1atn…h4x3, or another Bitcoiner they know in the Nashville area, we need an ambassador there right away!
satlantis.io

2024-09-09 23:14:29

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That's a 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 good question that deserves a better answer than I can give here (edit: which turned out to be YUGE). But I'll try anyway.
Actually, a quick note about the first part: yes, my wife and I have seen that kind of shunning before. We recently told my mom and my wife's parents about our change of beliefs, and fortunately, 2 of my sisters have already left the LDS church, so this wasn't new for my mom, and my in-laws told us that they've been having doubts of their own, so they each took it well enough (though we still had to explain ourselves very delicately).
Mormons tend to hold their testimonies of the church's truthfulness as very precious, so when they meet someone who left the church, I've observed (including within myself, years ago) that the shunning comes more from fear than animosity. Like, imagine if you had a puppy and you met someone who was walking around with puppy poison, you might want to avoid them, even if they had no reason to use their poison on your puppy. So having had similar fears before, I get it, but it's a shame that so much fear blocks out the ability for many (though not all) Mormons and former-Mormons to interact like regular human beings. 🫤
Okay, now back to your question.
First and foremost, I believe that the Book of Mormon is an accurate translation (with the exception of a few changes that have been made to it over the years) of a real ancient record because I've read it, studied it closely, tested out its teachings, asked God if it was true, and received a confirmation from Him, as well as through the results of testing out its teachings, that it is true. While I believe that's the best way to know for sure, it's also an extremely personal way of going about it, so I don't blame anyone for being dubious of that explanation.
There's a part near the end of the Book of Mormon, when Mormon's son, Moroni, has taken over writing the record. Speaking to the future readers, he says:
"And now, I, Moroni, would ... show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for 𝘆𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵." (Ether 12:6)
In other words, if one has faith in something that's true, then they 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 receive a witness -- or evidence -- of it sooner or later, but only after their faith has been tested. Only after getting the spiritual witness that I described above, I started noticing evidences that showed that it was impossible for Joseph Smith to have made it up. But, if I had gone in the opposite order by looking for physical evidences first, it would have been like building the roof of a house first before the foundation, and my conviction of the Book of Mormon's truthfulness would've been built on the shaky ground of modern discoveries and opinions that are here today and gone tomorrow.
So, with what I'm about to say, please don't think for a moment that I'm trying to "prove" the Book of Mormon' truthfulness to you. That's a personal matter for those who put in the work to read it and test out what it teaches. After all, I can only show you the door; you're the one who has to walk through it. 😉
So here are some reasons why Joseph Smith couldn't have written the Book of Mormon, for your consideration:
First, Joseph Smith was far too uneducated to have written the Book of Mormon. He was a 23-year-old farmer in the 1820s in upstate New York, and had about 3 years of education. His own wife, Emma, said that he "could hardly write a well-worded letter, let alone a book," and yet he managed to get the whole Book of Mormon written in about 2 months. He would dictate it to a scribe for hours on end, and all of them (including some very skeptical neighbors) said that whenever he'd return to translating after meals or other breaks, he'd pick up right where he left off, without needing to have any of what was already translated read back to him.
Second, word-print analyses, also known as stylometry, have been done on the Book of Mormon, and then compared with the writings of Joseph Smith and those he knew (just in case it was somehow a collaborative effort). For context, none of the world's greatest authors (e.g. Mark Twain, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Dickens, etc) were ever able to make their characters speak with a different "voice" than the author's own wording style. Even disputes over ghost writers have been resolved using stylometry. And yet, the Book of Mormon's words do not match those of Joseph Smith's, or anyone else who could have played a part in writing it. There are many distinct "voices" in the Book of Mormon text, which all stay consistent with themselves, but never follow a word pattern used by Joseph Smith or anyone else we know of. Here's a video that explains it better:
https://youtu.be/hBcAKdbCbEc
Third, we know of 24 people other than Joseph Smith who felt or saw the plates that the Book of Mormon was engraved on. Some of them (I think 4 or 5) said they also saw the angel that Joseph claimed had shown him where the plates were buried, but all the others either saw the plates and their engravings, or (as was the case for Joseph's wife) felt them through a cloth. Many of those 24 later had major falling-outs with Joseph, and left the church he later started. Long after Joseph's death, they were often mocked for their testimony and bribed to renounce it publicly or privately, but despite all the incentives to do so, none of them ever did.
Fourth, there are many things written in the Book of Mormon that were unknown to anyone of that place and time, including over a hundred details that common knowledge back then said was the opposite of what the Book of Mormon said. And yet, the Book of Mormon continues to age well as one by one, discoveries are made that show its claims to be correct. My personal favorite is a short mention of a place called "Nahom," where a man named Ishmael is buried, shortly after the family at the beginning of the book leaves Jerusalem. In the 1970's (if I recall correctly), the ruins of a burial site called Nahom was discovered in exactly the place where it's described in the Book of Mormon (in southern Saudi Arabia, near the Red Sea). Other examples include Hebrew literary forms like chiasms (a form of Hebrew poetry that wasn't known about in the west until the 1960s), depictions of ancient American wars (in the 1820s it was thought that the ancient Native Americans had been very peaceful, unlike what the Book of Mormon shows), and geographic descriptions that only fit central America but couldn't have been known by a farm boy in New York with no maps, and had never traveled outside of the northeastern United States.
And fifth, there are stories in the Book of Mormon that are interwoven and connected with other stories in the book, and are hard to keep track of (especially in one particular book: the Book of Mosiah). But if Joseph wrote it, he was somehow able to keep it all straight and leave no loose ends without using any notes or going back to "retranslate" something he missed.
For almost 200 years, people have tried to discredit the Book of Mormon, but none of their attempts have remained consistent with the facts. When all the facts are considered, it's hard to come up with any other possibility than the one Joseph Smith claimed (after almost 2 centuries no one has come up with a probable explanation). As Arthur Conan Doyle famously said, "When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." Given all this evidence (and I'm sure I'm forgetting some), I can only conclude that the Book of Mormon was written by supernatural means; whether they were good or bad means can really only be determined by reading it yourself. Personally, I find the book to be good. It's a companion to the Bible, a witness that the Bible is God's word, and a record from one of the lost tribes that the Bible talks about. But that's a matter for everyone to find out on their own.
I said in my original post that the LDS church is probably the worst thing that ever happened to the Book of Mormon, and I stand by that. After Brigham Young's utterly 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘦 teachings (e.g. polygamy, Africans being cursed by God, Adam and God being literally the same person, the secret Masonic temple ceremony, the idea that murder can be good when the victim has committed a sin so terrible that only their death will cleanse them of it -- these sins included murder, but also included leaving the church and the Utah area, and going back to the United States' territory at the time -- and many more), and after the church leaders who carried on some of those teachings after Brigham's death, more recent church leaders were faced with a conundrum: Throw Brigham Young under the bus and admit that the church has been apostate since Joseph Smith's death (if not sooner), or throw Joseph Smith under the bus and claim that Brigham Young was simply carrying on the abominations that Joseph had started in secret. Brigham had already altered a lot of Joseph's writings, so modern church leaders decided to venerate Brigham Young at Joseph Smith's expense.
This makes Joseph Smith's already-outlandish claims about the Book of Mormon's origins even less believable, and casts a shadow over the Book of Mormon that never needed to be there. Had it not been for that, I still wouldn't blame anyone for not believing the story of how the Book of Mormon came to be, but with all the falsehoods heaped onto Joseph Smith by the very church that claims to be the continuation of what he started, people have more reasons than ever to write-off the Book of Mormon as fraudulent. I wish they wouldn't, of course, and I wish they'd give it a chance, so as to enhance their understanding of God and His words in the Bible, but that's ultimately up to each individual to either try out or not.
Thanks for asking that question, and especially for reading this ginormous response! 😅 Feel free to respond, but I may not reply for a while. I need a break. 😆

2024-09-09 18:57:52

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I know it sounds confusing, but yeah, I believe in the Bible and the Book of Mormon, but I don't believe that the modern Mormon church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is led by God. They teach a lit of good and true things, but there are many other doctrines they teach (that there's a living prophet today, that the church has God's authority, that men will have the option to have many wives after this life, etc) that I simply do not believe.
There's a fallacious argument that's often taught (I know I've taught it a lot), which says that if the Book of Mormon is true, then the church that believes in it, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, must also be true. While I agree that the only logical way that the Book of Mormon can even exist is if Joseph Smith was given a gift from God to translate them, that has absolutely no bearing on the rest of Joseph's life, or the question of whether he continued to be a true prophet, whether Brigham Young was supposed to take over after him as a true prophet, or whether the LDS church is still run by prophets that talk to God today.
After carefully studying the original documents on https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/ , I've arrived at the opinion that there's no other way that Joseph could have produced the Book of Mormon, other than by the power of God. I also found writings that I believe to be real revelations to him from God. However, I also found many such revelations that were altered by Joseph and others in the years following their being given. Joseph had many weaknesses, like the tendency to attempt to take power into his own hands, rather than relying on God (like when he searched for buried treasure to help finance his new floundering church, or when he created his own bank notes for the same purpose (he was basically shitcoining ~170 years before crypto existed), or when he ran for mayor of the biggest city in Illinois, or when he ran for president), but the weakness he's blamed for most by the modern LDS church, polygamy, was definitely not one of them.
So I have quietly believed for many months now that Joseph really translated the Book of Mormon, really received other revelations, but was still a very flawed human being, just like all of us. I also, discovered, though, that the LDS church was infiltrated and taken over by some of the most evil people around at the time: Brigham Young, John Taylor, Willard Richards, and others. And the church has been lost and falling away ever since.
I hope that clears up the confusion!

2024-09-09 10:46:34

🇬 🇲

2024-09-09 10:42:42

This a very personal note, but my life has changed a lot this year: my 6th child was born, my 1st book was published, I started working on Satlantis, and even my religious views have changed.
I've been keeping that last part secret, but I think now is the time to state my beliefs publicly.
For those of you who don't already know, I grew up as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as "Mormons". That may come as a surprise to some, but others may have already known that, or figured it out.
For any believing Latter-day Saints reading this: Trigger warning.
First, a few quick points about Mormons:
- Yes, Mormons are Christians. They believe that the Jesus of the Bible is the only way back to God.
- No, Mormons aren't polygamists. They officially stopped that in 1890, and then again in 1904, and then for real in the early 1920s.
- Yes, Mormons believe in the Bible.
- No, the Book of Mormon was never intended to replace the Bible.
- Yes, Mormons believe God can make us how He is and give us all that He has (Romans 8:16-17).
- No, Mormons don't believe they'll get their own planet.🙄
With that out of the way, here's what I really came here to say:
I no longer consider myself a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I haven't removed my name from their records yet (I'd like to stay on the church's directory for now), but I do not consider myself a Mormon anymore.
That's probably shocking to those who knew I was a Mormon, and especially to my Mormon friends.
To them I say that I hold nothing against the church or any member. I've simply learned that the church has been corrupt and apostate for ~190 years.
I'm not interested in arguing with anyone about this, though.
Here's what I still believe:
- God is real.
- Jesus Christ died so the Father could raise us up to His level.
- The Bible (as it was originally written) is the word of God.
- The Book of Mormon is also the word of God, translated by God's power through Joseph Smith.
That's right, I still believe the Book of Mormon is (mostly) true, but the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not, and has been far off course for a long time.
I believe in 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 of Joseph Smith's teachings, but others were altered after his assassination, and others were just his opinions.
But from that point forward, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I part ways.
And no, Joseph Smith never practiced polygamy. That was 100% from Brigham Young, as well as Joseph and Hyrum Smith's murderers, Willard Richards and John Taylor, who got it from a group known as the Cochranites.
Joseph and his brother Hyrum were 2 of polygamy's biggest opponents, and preached against it almost literally to their deaths. Brigham Young and others later spread many lies about them to serve their own credibility, but the truth is now coming to light, as it always does.
Let me emphasize that I hold no animosity toward the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or its members. My family (who have all come to the same conclusions...well, except for my 8-month-old) and I love attending our local ward [i.e. congregation] for any truths taught, and our friends there.
For those of you who have not read the Book of Mormon, I still highly recommend it, but I also recommend that you stay away from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Ironically, the "Mormon" church, as it's nicknamed, is likely the worst thing that ever happened to the Book of Mormon.
There are dozens of Mormon splinter groups that have split off from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but they're all at least as lost as the mainstream Brighamite branch that's headquartered in Salt Lake City. So for anyone wondering, no, I have no plans to join with any of them.
I now simply conder myself a Christian, a follower of the Way. I refer to the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and all other true books for guidance, no matter where they come from.
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻.
One more thing:
"Mormon" is said 21 times here, but contrary to what President Russell M. Nelson (think of him like the Mormon version of the Pope) has said, saying "Mormon church" is not a victory for Satan. But Nelson hiding his works (and those of past church presidents) in the dark, is.
I wish him a very happy 100th birthday, though.😁

2024-09-09 03:24:32

Rely on God for everything you can't control, and everything becomes a win-win situation.
GN

2024-09-08 14:34:57

"𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀?"
This is the 4th question in the "21 Questions" book, which lists 21 key questions about Nostr, with multiple answers to each one, written by some of the most well-known people involved in the Nostr space.
How would 𝘺𝘰𝘶 answer this question? I'll zap my favorite answers, and I might even quote the very best one(s) in the final version of the book!
https://m.primal.net/JouQ.png

2024-09-08 01:54:04

Humanity's final boss will be all about learning how to voluntarily coordinate permanent changes to the protocol of our value communication.
If we ever reach a point where we can introduce, test, and implement needed hard forks in Bitcoin with ease, then humanity will deserve -- and inevitably reach -- the stars.
GN

2024-09-08 00:10:22

Almost forgot to share this today:
https://i.nostr.build/73xMseGTkKGSfgVE.jpg

2024-09-07 17:45:51

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Clearly. There is, as they say, no end to the Bitcoin rabbit hole. This is just a detail I overlooked/missed along the way, I guess.
Imagine what I'll learn tomorrow. 😉

2024-09-07 15:56:07

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I've been a Bitcoiner for over 9 years, so why was I today years old when I first heard about this??? 🤨
https://chatgpt.com/share/694a2f99-8326-4050-8227-cc0af8ae104b

2024-09-05 09:38:09

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It's strange that he responded to every reply to this tweet of his with a snarky rebuttal...except mine.
It's probably just that my account is so small and insignificant that he didn't notice it. Yeah, that must be it.
https://i.nostr.build/DyibJVC51L1cTmR9.jpg

2024-09-04 16:27:25

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It's because Marxism is an ugly ideology, and it doesn't take long for an ugly interior to become an ugly exterior.
"What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person." -Jesus, Mark 7:20-23
"God has said that the inward vessel shall be cleansed first, and then shall the outer vessel be cleansed also." -Captain Moroni, Alma 60:23
https://youtu.be/Ndpff0JkvEo

2024-09-04 16:01:40

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I don't know why I take the time to educate them, but here we are...
https://i.nostr.build/MGlrBZR0Q76e7zGk.jpg

2024-09-04 15:55:43

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Each city needs at least 1 ambassador to manage it, before we can add it to the website. If you know your city well, and would like to lead the way in gathering Bitcoiners together in meatspace and onboarding merchants to Nostr and Bitcoin in a "sly, round-about way," then you would be a good fit as an ambassador.
I'll send you a DM with the first steps on how to get started, if you're interested.

2024-09-04 14:20:36

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Let's turn that idiom into a literal reality. I'll DM you with a link to where you can make that happen.
#nevent1q…j3es

2024-09-02 12:44:34

Imagine if orange/purple/etc. pilling were as easy as giving someone a short book to read.
Each edition of this book answers 21 of the top questions people ask about Bitcoin, Nostr, or other subjects, from the different perspectives of the greatest minds in each space.
This also points the reader to those they can rely on for more answers, as they dive deeper.
That's the core purpose of "21 Questions."
https://i.nostr.build/Ta95IPlZckkZyLT2.jpg
The first book, all about #Bitcoin, features answers from @npub1h8n…rpev, @npub1au2…t53j, @npub1hu3…h8nh and @npub1cj8…rz4u, and many others.
It's the perfect introduction for anyone who has heard of the future of money, but hasn't taken the plunge yet.
Buy it here: https://a.co/d/3qcSteJ
The second book, all about Nostr, is currently in development, and will feature answers from @npub16c0…6nvr, @npub1gcx…nj5z, @npub1spd…q6j7, and others! When completed, it will be the purple pill that you've always wanted!
https://i.nostr.build/sqzdOrwPsuOnfOjf.jpg
I'll drop more info about this soon, so stay tuned!

2024-09-01 17:54:17

God, the Great Architect, also uses layers in His designs.
The "base layer" of God's plan is justice.
And the "layer 2" of His plan is mercy.
"The plan of mercy could not be brought about except an atonement should be made. Therefore, God Himself atones for the sins of the world, to bring about the plan of mercy, to appease the demands of justice, that God might be a perfect, just God, and a merciful God also." -Alma
https://w3.do/CJ2D_TSI

2024-08-29 17:39:40

Anyone else find it odd that the @npub1jes…avck account not only has "jesus" as part of the npub (that's not too odd, I know lots of accounts that have vanity npubs), but also "666":
npub1 👉jesus👈 cv8r46248umj38f08zsmwxqm4sps8q0ccy7dej2xn6l 👉666👈 skwavck
I'm getting some mixed messages here.

2024-08-29 17:37:22

Anyone else find it odd that the @npub1jes…avck account not only has "jesus" as part of the npub (that's not too odd, I know lots of accounts that have vanity npubs), but it also has "666"?
npub1𝗷𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀cv8r46248umj38f08zsmwxqm4sps8q0ccy7dej2xn6l𝟲𝟲𝟲skwavck
I'm getting some mixed messages here.

2024-08-29 10:39:56

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How can we show our support? Is there a poll or something where we can let our voices be heard?

2024-08-27 13:50:03

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This story would be perfect to include in your answer to Question 2: "Who created Nostr?"
#nevent1q…7e5a
https://i.nostr.build/JHatcQFRmRyw5HwJ.jpg

2024-08-23 19:31:35

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Not yet, but I'm working on that now. Like its predecessor, "21 Questions" (the Bitcoin edition: https://a.co/d/iVUGiZH ), this will be a book with 21 chapters, each chapter's title is one of the questions listed above, and all the answers in each chapter written by some of the most knowledgeable people in the Nostr space, like @npub1dg6…sguz, @npub1spd…q6j7, @npub1gcx…nj5z, and others. When it's done, the book will be available in paperback, hardcover, ebook, and audiobook, and will be a valuable resource to share with new (and potential) Nostr users.
I'd love to also include your answers in this book! I'll send you the details in a DM.

2024-08-23 14:52:01

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That would be question 6 in my list of 21 questions about Nostr:
https://m.primal.net/JouQ.png
I'm interested in seeing everyone's answers here. 😏
#21Questions

2024-08-23 13:33:39

In my upcoming book, "21 Questions: Nostr Edition," answers to the top 21 questions about Nostr will be given by some of the best minds involved in this space.
I already have several of them lined up and answering the questions, but who would 𝘺𝘰𝘶 like to see as a featured contributor in the book? #AskNostr
Tag them below.👇

2024-08-21 21:09:52

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#nevent1q…28c5

2024-08-20 13:16:55

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If this is your first time to wait for confirmation, just give it time, a few cycles, and you will be at peace, too. 😌

2024-08-20 13:16:37

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This is my third time to wait for confirmation.
I know how this ends.
I am at peace. 😌

2024-08-20 13:11:53

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Meanwhile, on the centralized bird app:
https://i.nostr.build/gZsg2P1aYGjD7eo8.jpg

2024-08-20 02:59:02

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Move over, George Bailey.
https://i.nostr.build/b4BnX5umuKruEk5L.jpg

2024-08-19 21:07:40

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆!
I'm putting together the very first book about Nostr, "21 Questions: Nostr Edition", which is a follow-up to the book I compiled earlier this year, "21 Questions: Bitcoin Edition" (https://a.co/d/5nv1GoK).
Like the Bitcoin Edition, each chapter in the Nostr Edition will be 1 question out of the 21 top questions that new Nostr users tend to ask. They'll each be answered by many of the greatest minds involved with developing Nostr and spreading the purple pill. 🟣
And that could also include 𝘺𝘰𝘶.
The second question in the book will be: "𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗿?" How would 𝘺𝘰𝘶 answer that question?
Do you think that simply stating that it was @npub180c…h6w6 would be satisfactory for a new Nostr user? I'll zap extra sats if you also tell the story around Nostr's creation, and get creative with it. 😉
Share your answer in the comments, and if I think it's good enough, I'll include it in the book, and attribute it to you, forever immortalizing you in the first-ever Nostr book.

2024-08-19 20:53:22

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https://cdn.satlantis.io/1724100314363-2024_08_16_19_46_59_279.jpg I camped and backpacked for 8 miles over the weekend, with my 4 oldest boys, in Cloudland Canyon State Park in northern Georgia, which is about an hour south of Chattanooga TN. I started down at the bottom of that gulch, around the bend to the left, and went all the way to the top of some cliffs where I got this amazing view! 🤩
8 miles isn't a lot for me, but that uphill climb out of that gulch was brutal! 😅 I'm still feeling sore from it now!
I look forward to going there again! 😁

2024-08-18 15:03:04

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https://i.nostr.build/ZjNcvTFtfuyMhU4s.jpg

2024-08-18 15:00:37

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I'm writing this reply while hodling my 7-month-old 6th child, and rocking him to sleep, and I absolutely could not agree more! 🤙

2024-08-18 14:58:15

This is why I'm putting together a book that covers the top 21 questions about Nostr, answered by some of the most knowledgeable people involved in it.
A lot of new users will be coming here soon, and it will be very useful have a single book to point to, which answers all their questions, and then some more, without ever getting too technical.
#nevent1q…hkfu

2024-08-16 03:24:44

This is correct. But having been around for a few cycles, here's what I've learned:
The halving isn't just a meme, and the past runs weren't random.
#nevent1q…2hgh
Like with nature, Bitcoin's price follows 4 seasons: spring's ups and downs but mostly ups, summer's crazy face-melting ups, autumn's downs and ups but mostly downs, and winter's depressing lows.
Each "season" in Bitcoin lasts about 1 year, give or take a few months.
And we exited winter and entered spring about 11 months ago.
So keep stacking, and buckle up.

2024-08-15 02:46:57

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It would be cool to have this meetup listed as an event on @npub15xd…t3l3. 😁
We just need an ambassador for Newcastle upon Tyne, first...😏

2024-08-14 01:26:07

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Once we no longer need trust for communicating value (Bitcoin) or information (Nostr), we can begin to truly build trust in each other.

2024-08-14 01:09:48

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This is exactly the kind of thing @npub15xd…t3l3 is built for.
And there isn't an ambassador for Fayetteville, Bentonville, or any other city in northwest Arkansas...yet. 😏
Satlantis.io

2024-08-14 00:32:48

This is the way.
#nevent1q…7c99

2024-08-12 12:24:24

Every month, @npub1fdc…x779 meets at the Agora in Hixson, TN. The exact entrance can be found at: https://www.what3words.com/bottlers.curving.plastered
Every 3m² area is represented by 3 random English words. This website is so cool! 🤩

2024-08-12 11:30:48

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3.
But maybe 4 and 5, too.
And as for 2, my wife has no complaints about me being physically fit.

2024-08-12 11:04:34

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This is a great view of Chattanooga!

2024-08-12 10:44:37

My aunt has allergies, so she actually took a c0v|d test, and tested positive.
Some of my family live with her, and were like: "Oh no, we were exposed! Now we have to quarantine for 2 weeks!"
...in 2024.
https://i.nostr.build/fs6mvzgCdtAbLYfW.jpg
Yes, there really are people who are still like this. Be careful out there!
https://i.nostr.build/NrL0eWNma1JxZYID.gif

2024-08-11 05:42:24

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Nevermind. H𝗲𝗮𝗿 it is:
#nevent1q…eaed

2024-08-11 05:38:20

I step away from Nostr for a couple hours, and a whole new meme has app𝗲𝗮𝗿ed.
Can anyone explain it to me? I'm all ears.

2024-08-11 01:17:41

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Crypto? Don't you mean Bitcoin?

2024-08-11 01:16:08

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@npub1sat…zplw what do you think of the board game "Hodl Up," based on what I said above?

2024-08-11 01:13:56

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Fun story about how I won: My 17yo son was about to win with 14 bitcoin. I had 12 bitcoin, and my 15yo son had 10. I had a transaction ready, but had also used one of my miners to draw a card, so I had 2 options:
Option 1: Create a valid transaction in which I send 3 bitcoin to myself, and have a 100% chance of winning the final block reward of 1 bitcoin and take 2nd place with 13 bitcoin.
Option 2: Attempt to create a valid transaction in which my 15yo son would send me 3 bitcoin, and I would take the final block reward, but it had a 50% chance of succeeding, and a 50% chance that my son would defend it and get to move 3 bitcoin to cold storage, and I would get nothing (not even the block reward.
Me:
https://i.nostr.build/F5u9YDnCkJcp4nu0.gif
So I chose Option 2, and it worked! 🎉
Anyway, cool game. You should get it. 10/10 will play again.

2024-08-11 01:13:28

A few of my kids (ages 17, 15, and 10) and I played Hodl Up earlier today, and I can't recommend this game highly enough (and no, that's not just because I won 😆). This game has a great balance of luck and strategy, and plenty of Bitcoin references to kick off many discussions.
Get this for your family, meetup (that's what I did, but I couldn't resist play-testing it 😉), classroom, or anything else, so everyone can learn about Bitcoin while having fun at the same time.
https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1/products/hodl-up-a-bitcoin-mining-game

2024-08-10 19:45:52

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Yeah, but RFKjr isn't on the ballot in enough states to win the necessary electoral college votes to win. So unless there's a 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 push to write his name in, he has absolutely no chance to win. 🫤
I hope I'm overlooking something, though...

2024-08-10 19:33:46

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And if you don't wear a mask and get the jab, you're gonna kill grandma. 🙄
Whether it's masks and gene therapy on one side, or voting for Trump in order to keep Kamala out on the other side, they're both fear tactics to manipulate us. And I refuse to make a decision like this based on fear (I'm far from perfect with that, of course, but when I catch myself about to make a choice based on fear, I usually try to stop).
Maybe you're right, or maybe you're wrong. Maybe the deep state will make nukes fly even if Trump is elected. Maybe Kamala wins (God forbid), and other people in positions of power keep nukes from flying despite her efforts. 🤷‍♂️
The point is that none of us know the future, but we do know the past and the present. And making definitive statements like "nukes will fly if Kamala wins," when we actually don't know, is exactly the kind of cultish behavior that Edward Snowden warned us about. So let's focus on what we 𝘥𝘰 know, and let go of what we don't.

2024-08-10 14:04:13

𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸?
I'm working on the very first book about Nostr, "21 Questions: Nostr Edition", which is a follow-up to the book I completed earlier this year, "21 Questions: Bitcoin Edition" (https://a.co/d/5nv1GoK).
Like the Bitcoin Edition, the Nostr Edition will list 21 of the top questions that new Nostr users tend to ask, and each one will be answered by many of the greatest minds involved developing Nostr and spreading the purple pill. 🟣
And that could also include 𝘺𝘰𝘶.
The first question/chapter in the book will simply be: "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗿?" How would 𝘺𝘰𝘶 answer that?
Share your answer in the comments, and if I think it's good enough, I'll include it in the book, and attribute it to you, forever immortalizing you in the first-ever Nostr book.

2024-08-10 13:33:17

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Nico, I respect and appreciate you, but this is not the way.
Trump doesn't understand Bitcoin, and he's only saying what he's saying so he can get your vote.
RFKjr understands Bitcoin, but he's not on the ballot in enough states to win enough electoral college votes to become president. A vote for him is essentially the same thing as not voting at all...except that you're still bending over for the current system.
Even if Trump really grokked Bitcoin, or even if RFKjr could win, voting for one guy in a massively corrupt system filled with corrupt people who you will never vote for or see, is a waste of time at best. Bitcoin already realigns incentives and starves the money printing beast. Everything else (good leaders, good laws, etc) is naturally downstream of that, and if politicians want to fight against that, it'll only be to their detriment.
But, as @npub1sn0…jdv9 said at the Nashville conference: go ahead and vote for whoever you want to vote for, but make sure you don't join a cult.
Be careful, Nico. You're flirting with cult territory.

2024-08-08 18:18:11

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No worries. We've all been there. 😉

2024-08-05 19:44:00

I woke up this morning to a series of messages from a good friend of mine who has just about had it with Bitcoin's price, and for a lot of personal reasons that I won't go into, he feels like giving up; not just on Bitcoin, but everything else, too. 😔 At this point, there are no words I can say that could help him; only actual, tangible change (like Bitcoin's price going to $75K+) can make any difference. This will come with time, as long as he doesn't give up along the way.
Then my favorite non-custodial on-chain and Lightning wallet, @npub1mut…23vg, announced it's shutting down. 😔 There are much worse things (see above), but talk about getting kicked while we're down.
And then @npub1tft…xar5 just announced on Elon's app that they're canceling the Pacific Bitcoin Conference this year. 😔 This is merely a bummer, but I'm starting to wonder if there's something especially bad about today, cosmically, and what else might happen next.
And it's only Monday. 😓

2024-08-05 19:24:26

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Yeah, that might be what's happening. In Mutiny, if you select the pending transaction, it'll show you a pop-up with all the transaction's information. Click on the link at the bottom next to "TXID", and it'll take you to where you can see your transaction in the mempool (be sure to scroll down and click on "see more details"). That way, you can verify where it is, and get a good idea how much longer it'll be until it's confirmed.

2024-08-05 16:34:46

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And I want to give another big thank you to everyone who sent me their input for these questions! Including:
@npub1tla…x3y7
@npub1eut…fna8
@npub1zty…kfjr
@npub1dpn…0ef2
@npub1q84…3p35
@npub1pyg…dd9a
@npub1yyv…m7ev
@npub1d2f…xtat
@npub17ag…v7xf
@npub18am…p424
@npub1dtg…up6m
...and everyone else whose npub I wasn't able to get. 💜🙏

2024-08-05 16:34:01

The votes are in, and it looks like this might be the final list of the top 21 questions about Nostr!
https://m.primal.net/JouQ.png
What do you think? Are there any questions you think are missing? Any that you think shouldn't be on the list? Let me know in the comments! ⬇️
#nevent1q…aavy

2024-08-05 16:33:11

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No, I mean once you close your Lightning channels, you'll still have all the sats (minus mining fees) in your Mutiny wallet, but on-chain. So then you can send them to any on-chain address.

2024-08-05 15:37:34

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Send all your sats to an on-chain address from another one of your wallets.

2024-08-02 20:38:40

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How is that a retarded take? Serious question.
#nevent1q…tarf

2024-08-02 20:37:10

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I don't want him on here either, but if he does create a Nostr key pair (I'm not holding my breath), then I just won't follow him. Maybe I'll even block him. 🤷‍♂️
Free and open source protocols like Nostr and Bitcoin are for enemies. That doesn't mean we have to interact or transact with them, though.

2024-08-02 20:10:18

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Do you even know what freedom and peace are?
Freedom requires responsibility, accountability, and inner strength. All things that those who wish they could change something as fundamental as their gender are running from.
Peace comes only from living in harmony with what actually is. Lies, delusions, and desires that run contrary to what reality actually is (e.g. thinking you're a different gender than you are), are antithetical to peace.
But no, you'd rather preach "freedom" without consequences, and "peace" on each person's own terms, as if they were God or something. If that's Libertarianism, then I'm the farthest thing from it. And if that's Bitcoin -- well no, it isn't, because Bitcoin is unchangeable, incorruptible truth. Bitcoin runs 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 the laws of nature, not against them like humans so frequently do. And Bitcoin holds everyone accountable with unyielding power, it doesn't bend over backwards with every (or any) human whim.
It seems to me you've missed the point. You can do better.