Huey

Rock Solid * Heart Touching

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2024-09-02 21:07:40

"...what makes someone great in a field is whether they have the passion to do it in their spare time or not."
I would only revise this to say that a lack of passion is a guarantee of mediocriry. Passion alone does not guarantee greatness but it is a prerequisite.
#note1n9v…tafc

2024-08-18 18:08:03

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wow I didn't know NASA had this power #TIL

2024-08-18 17:59:48

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iirc Orson Welles said something like "once you know what you're doing it is essential that you stop listening to anyone else"
I can't find the quote though so I might have imagined this.

2024-08-16 06:27:33

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They are truly magnificent. I discovered them after getting frustrated with xt60. Still don't have the proper crimp tool but I have had pretty good results with a basic ferule-type die.

2024-08-15 06:07:25

More like 35 for me but I've always been an early adopter
#note1wp0…7nmf

2024-08-10 01:53:48

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I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who is frustrated with Lenovo websites. The product search filters are garbage but even worse is the psref site.
Whenever I am researching Thinkpad models I have to check half a dozen different resources to piece together the specs.
This would be much less of an issue if they would just pick a display for each model and commit to it but inevitably they end up flooding the used market with low res 250 nit displays models. Really makes the model numbers quite unreliable.

2024-08-10 01:48:57

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around the 1:36 mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZJkQtcap04

2024-08-09 00:37:47

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gifstr

2024-08-05 13:49:34

Ape in

2024-07-27 20:09:06

it's live on rumble

2024-07-27 20:08:50

yt killed the stream right as dt took the stage
that's fucking petty man

2024-07-27 20:01:25

is the stream down?

2024-07-22 05:29:20

Kamala Harris is not going to beat the guy that Hillary Clinton lost to.
This guy is the only candidate that might stand a chance against Trump at this point: Beto.
The hardliners who are going to vote red or blue no matter what don't matter: Kamala will get all those votes that Biden would have got. Some others though, will not vote for a woman--this is fairly well established. The democrats will lose some votes if they run a woman, even more if they run two.
The only path to victory here is to convince some fence-sitters that the democrats still represent their "Real America", which Beto might just pull off. Pandering to their base is pointless for the Dems--they must win over the undecided, and that means putting someone up to bat who looks like every other US president in history.
If blue wants to win they will beg Beto, or anyone with roughly the same demographics, to run.
My prediction is that Biden's resignation will fracture the party and it will be a long time before they find a new leader to rally around. Biden was a weak choice to begin with and Harris has none of the energy or momentum needed.
https://m.primal.net/JZnp.jpg

2024-07-20 21:21:42

Each side says this about the other. It is the nature of civil war that both sides believe they are good fighting evil, sanity fighting madness, honesty fighting deceit.
#note1e6h…73p3

2024-07-18 23:21:00

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What are the chances that Kamala can beat the man that Hilary couldn't?

2024-07-15 07:40:44

One day there will be a platform where people share quality information and discuss it with valuable insight and wit.

2024-07-15 07:28:44

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1. Things worth learning take time and focus.
2. You know nothing and never will.
3. Get the fuck out of my house.

2024-07-10 00:22:48

I fucking hate banks and the feeling is apparently mutual
#note1s5e…3dsx

2024-06-26 03:03:31

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Grant Imahara

2024-04-06 00:31:27

Primal only ever shows me 30 posts and then the timeline jumps back to the last time I opened it, generally 24-72 hours. It routinely takes forever to refresh my feed and I generally force quit and restart to wake it up.
Left Amethyst because it was only showing me a subset of accounts followed at best and generally had terrible performance.
I've almost given up on nostr. I think the venn diagram of people who have the patience for nostr and those with the patience to manage lightning channels is a perfect circle.

2024-03-19 07:53:00

Banning TikTok is the impulse of a petty impotent tyrant.
What clowns we are.

2024-03-16 00:41:21

I can't be the only person who suspects that CW is at least one of the whales dumping old bitcoin. He threatened to do this at some point in the past iirc.

2024-02-29 08:45:52

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Fuck memes. Bring back wit.

2024-02-29 08:25:37

It's not a real bull market until Coinbase crumbles under completely predictable pressure.

2024-02-25 07:50:46

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Brontosaurus Rex was an interesting choice of source material here

2024-02-20 05:05:12

Coinbase, you incompetent fuckwits are doing everything wrong. Bitcoin on the Liquid network is the way and you are retarded for ignoring it.
Thanks for pushing people back to open source and self-custody. Good luck with your shitcoin casino.

2024-02-15 07:11:49

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Obligatory meme
https://image.nostr.build/6c2ff8b01c074764d41b63966fea3b9a433fe79f557576069395e99a932d4404.gif#m=image%2Fgif&dim=360x198&blurhash=iND9h%25o%23IUj%3FNFoLbHWBRj4nax%25Mfiofofj%5BkCof%3Fws%3BM%7BofjFays%3As%3Aj%3FbboJt7oeoKkCWBoLf6ogj%5DWAj%5Bj%5Dayt7j%5Bs%3A&x=50326774bb652e9055b7b22f08024fc3d69f64cf96307fda50ba036ba24810d1

2024-02-11 23:10:54

The goverenment is like the old woman who swallowed a fly and in 2020 she swallowed a horse.
#nevent1q…985y

2024-02-11 23:00:35

How do you convince someone that a system is broken when it "just works" for them?
I seem to encounter this roadblock more and more...

2024-02-07 07:26:31

Tiff was one of the first against the wall when the revolution came.
#nevent1q…l29v

2024-01-30 09:26:20

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Also measuring the dice for uniformity. And understanding the code you use to process the result into a mnemonic. And making sure you don't store that result in the terminal history or the system clipboard. And meticulously detailing everything you did to minimize the invevitable fear that you screwed it up as the value in that wallet suddnely goes 10x. And and and...it's a maddening process.

2024-01-30 09:13:06

The Curse was difficult for me to watch. I've never liked cringe humour and this is like cringe without the humour. Now that I have finished it though I may have to watch it again. There is some really profound depth to these characters.
The only reason I made it past the first episode was the haunting Alice Coltrane/Turiya in the end credits. Incredible, unique music.

2024-01-28 04:54:06

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Criticism of Israel/Zionism is not criticism of Judaism. The pressure on Western leaders to support Israel absolutely or risk being labelled a Nazi is a very real and longstanding problem for Palestinians. Falsely equating Israel with Judaism is a core tactic of Zionists everywhere.
You may find however that many who would agree with your point (and perhaps mine) are proud anti-semites.

2024-01-27 07:34:39

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Lots of Canadians are deeply frustrated with existing payment/banking systems and would benefit greatly from embracing bitcoin but even basic KYC freaks them out. KYC for BTC tends to be extraordinary and makes people feel like they're being conned. There must be a better way.

2024-01-14 20:51:53

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City living is best once you learn the tricks. Secret routes around traffic, free parking, undiscovered spots that are still underpriced. Master the secrets of the city. Never make eye contact with street people. Don't look or act like a tourist--eyes down, always running late for an important meeting. Trains yes buses no.

2024-01-02 20:41:42

fucking Cramer

2023-12-23 06:21:56

Running knots.

2023-12-10 09:23:30

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Divided, we fall.

2023-11-19 19:01:35

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Snooki

2023-11-01 04:16:42

Mediocrity is the dark without which the light of the exceptional would be washed away. It's the cold that makes us love the warmth.

2023-10-30 23:12:53

This is the dumbest argument that Israel pushes. How can anyone believe this?
The belief that the enemy does not value the lives of their own children is just classic dehumanization. It's what people tell themselves to justify horrible acts.
#nevent1q…kc4u

2023-10-30 05:49:11

This movie is amazing. Diane Lane is stunning in every frame. I haven't enjoyed a film this much in many years.
#nevent1q…ulu3

2023-10-25 21:50:56

Stark. #Israel
https://image.nostr.build/333445f9a20fc9704f0b594b439c7e62a484055d7b287088d77f368e436c42d7.jpg

2023-10-23 22:45:51

Whoah

2023-10-23 14:43:20

I want to love Blockstream but they have been disappointing in so many ways, and now an email breach which they are slow to admit/discover. Reluctance to own their mistakes is a really bad look for any software vendor.
Jade is a lousy product, borderline irresponsible. Green has some great concepts but a sloppy UX.
Liquid is a great product but I feel like it needs more attention from outside Blockstream before I can really trust it.

2023-10-21 04:10:50

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I did order a Jade when they first came out using the email address where I received this so it's possible that there has been a leak of customer email addresses.

2023-10-21 04:07:33

Just received an urgent firmware update email notification for the Jade hardware wallet. Sender claims to be @npub1jg5…6n8n but the email address is mail@networkforgood.com
Looks pretty phishy to me. They are pushing a link to do an in-browser firmware update.
Subject: Mandatory Firmware Update for Jade devices.

2023-10-18 01:37:33

21 sats for the gayest person who can tell me which one of these photos does *not* depict the damage from a Palestinian rocket attack.
https://image.nostr.build/63f8948032dd81b0dae7d443f72ccd8d837c1a43f33c0497df4b3bb6a414d915.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/e097fa7318e86e9bbc7451bafd8539a7ba232440ff3ce1d044a60bd318ca2a9f.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/620fd545f5aebc6cbbb7788ef95090de6b103e6fbe5927232cad27ff29d872e2.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/a068bec9eb715190caf38aefafae85bbeee1978ee705c3244cb0739e07dee24b.jpg

2023-10-17 23:43:03

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I'm no expert but it looks like Tukish tobacco

2023-10-17 20:09:53

If true then this would be the most destructive rocket ever launched from Gaza. Those things typically do the damage of a typical hand grenade or two when they land in Israel.
I call bullshit.
#nevent1q…epq2

2023-10-17 19:59:36

This thing has some really attractive design goals. I want some, to experiment with in a heating application.
#nevent1q…c57j

2023-10-15 05:54:47

"Large swathes of the Arab world in fact are already normalizing their ties with Tehran..."
#nevent1q…hptz

2023-10-15 03:34:50

Destroying Gaza gets the sitting government re-elected with broad support for whatever policy they choose to enact. They were in a pretty rough position a week ago but Hamas' unprecedented attack has sidelined all domestic criticism of the government.
If the number of Palestinian casualties reaches the five digit range then the inhabitants of the Islamic world will find a comparable solidarity, as we are already starting to see.
#nevent1q…u5zu

2023-10-14 02:37:48

"With much of their communications and surveillance systems down, the Israelis often couldn’t see the commandos coming. They found it harder to call for help and mount a response. In many cases, they were unable to protect themselves, let alone the surrounding civilian villages."
This is proper journalism. Firefox reader mode gets you past the paywall.
#nevent1q…8a20

2023-10-11 02:48:01

tldr Gaza == Dresden
#note14fw…x2ph

2023-09-26 16:53:32

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$48

2023-09-17 06:31:41

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I'm just replying to see what happens. Every time I reply in nostr I get at least one aordop.

2023-09-15 06:30:03

Fucking Amethyst just erased a 300 word reply I was composing.

2023-09-11 22:23:49

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That only really happens in a hyperinflationary situation where the USD is rapidly collapsing. By that time people will be valuing fiat in bits and not the other way around.

2023-09-11 19:09:05

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The term bitcoin would ideally be applied to a unit with a sane value. As it stands a lot of people think of bitcoin as expensive when that is a completely arbitrary valuation. Right now 1 sat is too small to be the standard unit, and 1 bitcoin is too big.
I think Adam Back has the right idea and in the near future we'll be pricing bitcoin by the bit (0.00000100 btc) and this will eventually become the unit that laypeople mean when they say bitcoin. Sometime around the point that 1 sat == $0.01.
It's a logical transition for people to think of sats as cents and bits as dollars.

2023-09-11 03:01:25

This quote is so powerful.
What mice we have become.
#nevent1q…lzwn

2023-09-09 23:51:23

It makes no sense to me that the Amazon app is so slow.
Don't these guys run one of the largest cloud computing platforms in the world?
mf loads like a wordpress site with fifty plugins

2023-09-04 19:16:27

#wtfhappenedin1971
#nevent1q…srpz
https://cdn.nostr.build/i/cc28ae5ef528112d23164eb7147ef3203727edaa4eaa9422c12696a5038f1ef4.jpg

2023-09-01 06:20:41

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umm they do
I have paid that way for 2 years

2023-08-29 12:55:47

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User: I would like one web page please.
Server: I have delivered your web page in 700ms
User: I would like-
Server: I have delivered an improved version of the web page
User: Stop moving I am trying to read-
Server: THIS SITE USES COOKIES
User: No shit
Server: SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
User: ...

2023-08-29 12:39:05

I have come to dread the web. The cookie notices. The pop ups. The randomly refreshng pages. The bullshit SEO fluff. The consistently garish layouts and themes.
For a brief period I found Twitter to be a superior source of information but for a few years now it has been a real chore to slog through the web of shit.
Ad blockers help a lot and they work well. I have multiple approaches to blocking ads and they are all excellent, hands-free, zero maintenance solutions.
One thing I really wish worked better is reader mode. This is a true godsend when it works, but it's too manual a process. I want to see everything in reader mode all the time without a hint of the underlying crap.

2023-08-18 05:11:32

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I wouldn't say the song is partisan except for that audience who think the North/South divide is still more relevant than the more contemporary dynamics of urban/rural or coastal/inland. Using "North of Richmond" as a general indication of where the problem lies is not a subtle reference in America. It's an inspiring song but to no one more so than the "South Will Rise Again" crowd.
Assuming they still exist.

2023-08-14 07:02:27

Midnight, 29.9°C
Hottest night I can remember

2023-08-14 01:58:22

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If your main use case is a hypervisor then you might consider Intel's Clear Linux. I kind of love it, although they have been neglecting the desktop environment in recent years and it is a real PITA if you have any graphics hw other than Intel. It is shockingly fast and the rolling release updates are great.

2023-08-13 14:18:25

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https://cdn.nostr.build/i/bfd4327b2f1558b02391cb9614432706b56ecd8d19b6ab767c7633031bab0f5c.jpg

2023-08-02 03:56:08

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F is more granular in the thermostat comfort zone so integers will suffice but with C I need a decimal point. No one cares that water boils at 100 C, (which is only true at sea level anyways).
I say this despite being Canadian and generally preferring metric.

2023-07-23 16:15:33

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That time frame is pretty short but Swan supports daily DCA. Bull Bitcoin does the same in Canada. https://help.swanbitcoin.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058846253-Does-Swan-support-hourly-DCA-stacking-

2023-07-21 04:25:31

Nostr is horny af today

2023-07-19 14:41:16

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Green-QT is specifically the desktop version of Green. https://github.com/Blockstream/green_qt
QT is a UI library for creating cross-platform desktop applications.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qt_(software)

2023-07-19 14:20:22

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No I mean I peg-in using SS and then send (most of) the L-BTC to GreenQT for storage. I'm not as comfortable holding funds in the SS wallet.

2023-07-19 14:04:25

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I have used Tdex and SideSwap for peg-ins. Tdex does a "real" peg-in every time, forcing you to wait 102 blocks whereas SS will handle small amounts instantly, which I assume they use their own balance for. I generally use SS myself although I prefer to hold funds in GreenQT.
Sideswap peg-in fees
0.1%
Tdex peg-in fees
0%

2023-07-18 04:12:19

CARBON IS NOT THE SAME THING AS CARBON DIOXIDE

2023-07-17 01:59:10

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I love liquid, use it all the time. I want to learn more about how well it scales.

2023-07-17 01:58:12

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Bull Bitcoin in Canada supports L-BTC which I believe includes purchases. You can buy it kyc free with sideswap.io and tdex using L-USDT.

2023-07-16 22:37:33

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Maybe not "fully mature" idk shit about deer. About 10 inches of fuzzy antlers. Apparently they will keep growing through late fall.

2023-07-16 22:27:15

Sitting in the yard earlier I suddenly became aware of a fully mature buck sauntering past me, less than 6 feet away.
"Whoah," I said, and he looked at me as though he was thinking the same thing.
Neither of us panicked and he went on his way. I was surprised at how fuzzy his antlers were. I see does and fawns everyday but the bucks are very rare.

2023-07-16 05:06:11

The money in your bank account is counterfeit.
Prove me wrong.

2023-07-15 21:00:29

Six clicks until I found the creepiest thing on the internet
http://batheinmymilk.com/
#nevent1q…ws2j
https://nostr.build/i/5202eded2ce1f08f7fb96ff7ce071c5352edc0830bd8a9eeb5987c07e916bfcb.jpg

2023-07-15 17:59:38

The referenced leak was in 2013 and yet here it is being promoted as breaking news.
Lying does not help your cause folks.
#nevent1q…80wp

2023-07-15 14:40:16

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This was a great epiphany for me as well. The whole system depends on identity, credit, and risk management. The money is only as real as the spender can be surveiled and held accountable by the law. The increasing costs of related fraud will bankrupt the operators.

2023-07-12 01:44:23

Roll up in the club like
#nevent1q…rdhz

2023-07-11 22:44:21

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Locally produced food costs 3 to 4 times as much as I generally pay.
Carpooling with a pickup truck full of garbage is not a good suggestion.

2023-07-11 22:38:57

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Walking and biking (and swimming) take a lot of energy. Most food is produced and shipped using fossil fuels.

2023-07-11 22:29:02

Today I did the recycling.
I took the pickup on a diesel ferry to the main island and drove 40km to recycle some glass jars and a busted compressor.
Back in town I had to hit two thrift stores 20km apart to unload some old clothes and books.
It took me 30 mins of driving in circles to find the place where I could recycle a vacuum and some old routers.
Now back to the island after wasting half a day and a tonne of fuel.
This is apparently the best place on earth.

2023-07-10 18:30:43

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Yeah that was what I thought at first glance but they're actually like a Robertson screw first with Phillips as a weak second option. The fit on the R bit is perfect, holds snug without magnetism. I actually have worn out some real R screws in less time than these ones are lasting. Better metal I guess.

2023-07-10 18:11:25

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These are the two most common screws in the RV. I have probably re-used each of these fasteners multiple times already during my perpetual renovations.
All I'm saying is that if they were straight up Phillips I would have stripped them long ago but with the Robertson option they remain useful.
Both are self drilling too, very handy.
http://nostr.build/i/0a8a51df9424d604e0c045ea1b86dc25d4d7eedb2f0305113b246cd45d899853.jpg
http://nostr.build/i/df8936eb23f61cea381257b5b363c7ca156e4b56fa1aabca3f9abec61e4c2d3d.jpg

2023-07-10 17:42:26

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Agree generally, but the Phillips type screw is so common that I have accepted that I must deal with it. As a result I mainly use a 12v screwdriver by Bosch with excellent speed control and some incredibly low torque settings. It's also powerful enough to drive a 2" hole saw through 1\2" plywood. The small size is great for tight spaces.
My RV has these screws which accept either Phillips or Robertson which is a decent compromise. Obviously I use Robertson with those.
The Wowstick micro driver is also pretty handy for working on laptops and the Raspberry Pi but it has no torque control so you need to hold it loosly enough to spin in your grip at the desired torque. Needs a manual driver to unstick tight screws first too, but it's a timesaver.

2023-07-10 15:50:34

"…all the fluctuations in the market and in all the various stocks should be studied as if they were the result of one man’s operations. Let us call him the Composite Man, who, in theory, sits behind the scenes and manipulates the stocks to your disadvantage if you do not understand the game as he plays it; and to your great profit if you do understand it."

2023-07-10 03:28:08

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"A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over with a working simple system.”
-John Gall

2023-07-10 03:27:17

The only unique thing lightning does well that has any appeal to me is microtransactions.
It's possible that microtransactions could be the key to defeating spam—even tiny amounts add up fast–as the cost imposed on spammers would seriously limit their reach.
But this does not change the fact that lightning in practice is insanely complex, frequently unreliable, and/or custodial.
#nevent1q…t2c9

2023-07-09 22:03:32

The only plausible future for the lightning network at this point is that 99% of users will use centralized, custodial platforms, each with counterparty risk.
The main feature of lightning is that it is non-custodial, decentralized, and does not require taking in counterparty risk.
I feel like if we're stuck with CP risk anyway then there might be better options than lightning.

2023-07-09 13:40:51

“Envy is the crooked glance from below at something higher, which remains uncomprehended and unattainable, and must therefore be pulled off its perch, sullied, and destroyed.”

2023-07-08 16:58:05

The future is influenced only by the greatest minds of a generation.
How great are the minds building CBDC's? My feeling is that no great mind in software engineering would touch those projects with a 10 foot pole.
How many great engineers are passionate about giving governments even more control over the money supply? How many are excited about money which expires?
The minds behind CBDCs are as ignorant about software as most amateur entrepreneurs are—they see engineers only as low-level contractors. Truly disruptive software is built by engineers working in isolation with complete control over their vision. No great piece of software began in the mind of a politician or a banker.
The bar for CBDCs to disrupt money as we know it is the same as for any other shitcoin trying to disrupt bitcoin—they must be at least 10x better.
CBDCs will fail to gain popular adoption until some brilliant engineer working alone creates one with the belief that his work will save the world. I just don't see that happening.

2023-07-08 04:07:24

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Still journaling like a boss though

2023-07-08 03:06:18

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This is how fiat dies. Money is only as valid as the identity/credit of the spender. The costs of fraud prevention in the age of AI will bankrupt the banks. The related frustration will repel consumers. CBDC's will fail to innovate fast enough to compensate.