Amrush

Technologist, radar engineer, data scientist, physicist... In short, jack-of-all-trades, master of none; often better than the master of one.
#OpenScience #OpenSource

Public Key

npub19xfxa9yvujd235ftrcfrmscwka7rnzas4qe9cle247s2sxst8wfq7syr7v

NIP-05 Address

amrush@nostrcheck.me

NIP-57 Address

aridfox29@walletofsatoshi.com

Profile Code

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relay.damus.io

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npub19xfxa9yvujd235ftrcfrmscwka7rnzas4qe9cle247s2sxst8wfq7syr7v

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2024-10-07 09:35:28

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What an evil regime. Horrendous impact on the region. Only democracy, they said.

2024-10-07 09:09:02

This annoying #amythest bug is there after the update:videos keep playing the background nonstop draining so much battery
Please fix

2024-10-04 21:47:31

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Brilliant analogy... Thanks, I'll use it!

2024-10-03 10:00:04

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Client state (or master, have it however you like) was hit by 181 missiles.

2024-10-03 08:37:09

I ask again, @npub1get…0nfm, when do people in queue get in?
Thanks..

2024-10-02 07:49:07

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That's a badge of honor if any! Congrats. I wish I could say the same.

2024-10-01 10:32:16

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Beautifully said .. thanks, I'll keep that in mind. I have been quitting most kinds of distractions little by little. This will help with focusing on the goal!

2024-10-01 09:24:33

Hey #nostr. I have a confession. I never liked Human Resources. They are, mostly, insidious. They give you with one hand, and with other they keep a dagger behind their backs.
They try to make you feel wanted in the company, and try to make things as comfortable as possible. But they become your worst enemy whenever things go slightly of rail. They tell you that they're on your team, and that they care for your comfort, but they're the first line of attack when unleashed by the company. Their only job is to make sure everyone complies and conforms with the company.
Never trust any "whistleblower" program or any promise of secrecy they give you. They are the rats within the employee ranks.
Anyway, GM

2024-10-01 07:58:48

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I think, like bitcoin's asymptotic march towards 21m, it will never fully monetize, but asymptotically grow over time toward full monetization as long as it's secure and decentralized.

2024-09-25 09:47:57

#nevent1q…9ukm

2024-09-25 08:18:30

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I'd say
James Gleick
Marcus du Sautoy
Mario Livio
George RR Martin
Philip Ball
I'd love to add Tolkien to the list, but I've been lazy about it. I own most of his (and his son's) books.

2024-09-23 12:51:08

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Every time I look at Monero, I get reminded by the VHS/betamax feud. The superior technology lost.
In Monero's case, the superior privacy technology lost. Tough shit. I think Bitcoin is superior in other ways (no tail emission, for example). I also think, bitcoin can be made equally as private if not more; but I'm no expert.

2024-09-22 05:21:02

Hah.. Replybots are using Generative AI now...
Infestation, I tell you.. As much as I love technology, there was never a technology I wished to fail more than GenAi
#nevent1q…u6ll

2024-09-22 04:57:22

I feel attacked... #bookstr
https://image.nostr.build/2ac6b5f1a74106e5c1456b3a3741fcda897bd5952f201ab67e73706ac2bba2c6.jpg

2024-09-22 03:49:58

There is something about the Russian Ukranian war that I always wanted to say. It's the first war in my lifetime in which both sides are not Muslims.
So it's the first time in my life, I get to sit on the sidelines and see that both sides are stupid for fighting it. Before, as in the case now with the Gaza Genocide, I felt deeply for one side and the other felt monstrously aggressive and unjust.
Even in the US's war on Afghanistan, I could understand the reactionary impulse of the US, but I couldn't understand the goal of the war. That goal was to control Afghanistan forever? Fix it forever? What the hell did they think.
Anyway, back to Russian-Ukrainian war. I can hear both sides, and I can understand why they fight the fight. I can say it's a war of comparable sides. I can say that all involved come from the same background, so it's their problem. I can say a hell lot of things and not have a care. It is war in which the only way it affects me is if it descends into a nuclear war and a nuclear winter.
Having said that, I like that the US is not able to manage the war properly.
Ah, there is a lot more to say, but I'll keep it to myself.
#nevent1q…hnuc

2024-09-21 16:39:32

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Saylor's comments on yield over BTC completely misses the point. As a Muslim, I consider avoiding Riba in all forms (interest, unproductive yield, and money printing... Etc.) as a paramount financial ideal.
When Saylor says BTC is yield bearing, he is trying to reestablish the Riba mechanism on BTC. He can, for sure, demand interest or yield, but what's most certain is that on the long run it is impossible to keep running. The ultimate case is that all 21M btc is lent out, where are lenders expecting more bitcoin to cover the yield?
In a soft money standard, interest is supported by fiat money printing. In a hard money standard, interest us pure usury that expects creating money out of nothing. The two ideals are just incompatible.

2024-09-21 10:50:32

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You're all good, brother mine..

2024-09-21 03:43:46

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Scratch that, it worked.. Yay

2024-09-21 03:25:06

Trying this out..
#nevent1q…jzfy

2024-09-20 05:48:33

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Right? Always felt the same..
Good morning to you, sir..

2024-09-19 10:08:21

Daily #Nostr Check in:
The nice thing about life experience is that the older you get, the more confident you are at critical junctions of life.
Also, Bitcoin stash helps...

2024-09-19 10:04:48

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I don't know much about it, I know how it theoretically works. I have a SDR lying around that could be used as lab rat..
What's on your mind?

2024-09-19 09:56:24

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Hello... Here I am from MENA

2024-09-18 13:22:23

إنما الناس سطور كتبت لكن بماء
What are people but lines inscribed in water?

2024-09-18 10:08:12

ما ضاقت إلا لتفرج... الحمد لك أنك ربي.. يا كريم

2024-09-18 09:29:59

Hah... Nice, exactly...
#nevent1q…63ck

2024-09-18 09:29:03

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What the eff... What a clown..

2024-09-18 04:06:08

Good morning, #nostr.
I cannot wait for the summer to end.. I'm done with it..

2024-09-17 12:39:20

Brilliant article about the folly that is Generative AI:
https://www.wheresyoured.at/subprimeai/
I was always skeptical about the GenAI revolution, but now I don't even want to touch it with a 20-meter long stick

2024-09-17 09:57:22

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Zero surprises. I'm guessing this is related to US law. I wonder if similar "agreements" are established with other governments.
Lucrative business.. Yikes

2024-09-17 09:52:50

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Available to ..... whom???!?!🫤 🫤 🫤

2024-09-17 09:01:03

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If only I found this post 4 months ago before I buy my current phone...
Do you have a resource that would help me install GrapheneOS on different phones?

2024-09-17 08:56:23

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Indeed. But I meant for this particular context.

2024-09-17 05:22:14

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Kleptomnesia: accidentally remembering the idea of others as your own.

2024-09-17 05:13:55

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And it starts with this #nostr-able quote:
Go on #nostriches be unreasonable
#bookstr
https://image.nostr.build/545781085e957799f1807a85503fb9bc0ce1d0e4eb67f002d9a055086613d946.jpg

2024-09-17 05:12:27

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Whoops... Forgot to attach a photo.. It's this book: Originals by Adam Grant
https://image.nostr.build/8a30251c204bac8698201023d54c14c58102948fe25510918e1038c323b7ac4f.jpg

2024-09-17 03:51:46

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Having dinner with Waldo....

2024-09-17 03:33:42

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Good night.. Laundry day, midweek. Edgy, love it. 😂😂

2024-09-17 03:29:14

GM #nostr. Daily check in time. I have a request...
Can you slow down a bit? I cannot keep up with all the developments.. Whether it's clients, services, or infrastructure... You're going too fast...
Actually don't stop I like it, eventually I'll catch up.. Who cares, you do you, and thanks..

2024-09-16 08:23:22

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Isn't that the basis of multiple-world interpretation of Quantum Mechanics? You change your fate depending on your decisions along the way?
Have you read Dark Matter by Blake Crouch? It can be watched on Apple TV too, good show, but, as usual, the book is better.

2024-09-16 08:17:05

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You do you, I do me ... that's the best thing about it here.
You don't like I got to say, self-censor me.. You're sovereign!

2024-09-15 06:52:20

GM #Nostr. Daily check in time.
I met a guy last week in a weekly meetup over coffee. He was quite like-minded. He invited me over a podcast session to get to know one another better.
So met him head-to-head yesterday, we talked for 4-hours straight. He knows me today better than 20-year-long friends.
It's fantastic when you meet like-minded people.

2024-09-15 06:23:16

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Hah... it'll happen.. such is the nature of this beast

2024-09-13 21:51:32

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I need another sale, can you talk to bitcoin CEO?

2024-09-12 14:11:13

The thing I hate the most about my current job, is the commute.. Driving daily for more than 2 hours in gridlocked roads is sucking the life out of my body and soul...
At least, I just started my 3rd straight episode of the @nprofile…eepp

2024-09-12 06:42:42

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Do you ship to the Saudi Arabia? If so, I am a honey enthusiast who would like to try your products.

2024-09-12 06:17:06

Good morning, #nostr. Daily check in time..
Listening to @nprofile…ruhg's narration of Von Mises lectures. Fantastic work from Shaikh of Austrian Economics, and fantastic narration from Walker...
Have a listen, this is the first of a series of six
https://fountain.fm/episode/T95nZK3yz8C6NA5tAgjk

2024-09-11 20:49:09

Unplugging from the Archepelago is proving quite hard...

2024-09-11 11:25:35

As soon as I regain stability in my life, I want to bitaxes..
#nevent1q…rqvs

2024-09-11 10:27:13

Daily check in #nostr
It's always nice to remember that all kinds of sustenance come from one source, and one source only...
ونعم بالله

2024-09-11 04:30:50

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Hello, team. Great work, and good narration. Thanks.
I couldn't find episodes 5 and 6. Would you please link me? Thanks again

2024-09-10 10:10:53

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Hi. I'm not sure I understand the question.

2024-09-10 08:27:40

Daily check in #nostr
GM.. I like this movement, I find many similar minded people. I would like to do more than just writing notes, maybe help here and there. Add to the community, not just sit by and watch..

2024-09-09 20:41:48

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Studied physics in college.. Kept myself updated about Quantum Technology in general up until around covid. I have been meaning to update myself, couldn't have the time. Has anything noteworthy happened lately?

2024-09-09 10:45:20

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I know this is a bit old, but hits a pain point for long-term bitcoin strategy as a Muslim.
Any updates on it?

2024-09-09 07:24:03

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Add to that, perhaps, the current set of UX obstacles makes it hard for many to even consider.
Like in the other post, I have been in BTC space since 2017, and it's only getting harder for me to acquire it.

2024-09-09 06:51:27

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Everything? No, that's precisely the problem. If I live in a country that has no BTC functionality whatsoever. I have to go round in loops just to convert surplus to BTC, forget about 'everything'.

2024-09-09 06:45:46

Daily #nostr checkin.
Much to my chagrin, it seems like I have to be a fiat worker for a longer time than needed. Perhaps all for the better.
الله المستعان

2024-09-09 06:41:26

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Bitcoin, like most assets and all monetary devices, is subject to Zakat. Put in mind, I'm no expert here, but if Zakat is given on gold and fiat, then Bitcoin must be similar. Your intention here is important as to what part is subject what is not.
If your intention is to acquire Bitcoin as a Store of Value, then, in my opinion, it is subject to 2.5% annually exactly like gold and silver. It can be given in fiat or bitcoin directly.
If, in another scenario, you're a trader, then it gets a bit complicated as you would need to include the fiat you have set aside for trading as well. However, it's still subject to 2.5% annually.

2024-09-09 04:37:26

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I haven't read the book, and I'm absolutely new to Islamic finance, so excuse me if I err. My interest has originated because of the Zakat issue that Bitcoin has created for me. Alhamdulillah.
I think that Shaikh Al-Qaradawi's opinion about money being the remit if the state, particularly if it is the only stopgap to avoid chaos, has been nullified by central banking. If there are other reasons, I cannot speak for it.
If anything, as bitcoiners, you and I think that BTC is more stable on the long run. A 100 years of central banking only gave us the illusion of stability.
As for monetary justice, people are starting to perk up. The inflationary pressure that people are feeling will eventually lead to questions.
Again, fiat money is Riba. Allah has declared war on user's of Riba. It will end no matter what. And people will be freed from this monetary injustice. The question is: are we in a position to offer a suitable global replacement? BTC in its current state is still ways away.

2024-09-09 04:24:14

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Thanks, I'll check it out.

2024-09-08 19:36:13

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Welcome to #nostr!

2024-09-08 19:27:47

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Love the idea.. I'll keep an eye

2024-09-08 04:51:21

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*hears unintelligible noise.... Moves on*
✌🏼✌🏼

2024-09-07 18:27:51

How to stop these reply guys from spamming every post? I blocked quite a few, they keep coming..

2024-09-07 16:14:48

Given same relays, do #amythest and #primal show the same posts?
#question #nostr

2024-09-07 12:47:29

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Interesting take. My first thought is that this extremely valuable and hoarded Bitcoin concentrated in the hands of early adopters is ought to be subject to Zakat or invested back in needed businesses (which are also subject to Zakat).
The point of Zakat on gold and silver is not to be hoarded; same goes with Bitcoin.

2024-09-07 12:18:30

If this idea can be generalized to other places, the future is dreadful in many places.
#note13em…zl3r

2024-09-06 20:32:58

One of the beautiful things about Bitcoin is that it helps confidence against the turbulences of life. Last time I was put in my current situation I was absolutely devastated.
By the grace of Allah, and closeness to Him, I am more confident that not much will affect me in the long term. It might be just life experience that settles my worries, but surely Bitcoin has helped.
الحمدلله

2024-09-05 13:27:52

عصفور باليد ولا عشرة على الشجرة

2024-09-05 07:42:36

Is there a #nostr #podcast app?

2024-09-05 07:24:38

Daily #nostr check-in. Things I figured out:
I have started a personal project on Twitter before Musk took over, and I think I want to start it again (stopped it because no way in hell I would use twitter proper; always used 3rd party apps, and those were blocked). Anyway, the project was simply tweet _in Arabic_ my own comments and analysis of the books I read.
The question are:
If I do this, should I use this #nostr handle, or should I use another one? Can I have two accounts under the same signer?
Should I do this in English or Arabic? Both? I have only read a couple of notes in Arabic on Nostr. Twitter has a huge Arabic user-base, Nostr doesn't.
Is there a way to bundle/rollup different notes into a bigger one?
#nostr #nostrHelp #Ideas #howto

2024-09-05 04:37:46

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Is there a podcast link?

2024-09-05 04:32:28

Me too, bro, me too.. What a view!
#note1zwn…x34a

2024-09-04 17:25:03

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Haven't reached that point yet... People around me don't care enough.

2024-09-04 17:14:54

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Thanks!

2024-09-04 10:10:46

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Here you go, add me to the list, brother:
npub19xfxa9yvujd235ftrcfrmscwka7rnzas4qe9cle247s2sxst8wfq7syr7v

2024-09-04 06:31:25

Daily check in #nostr
Accounts I need on #nostr:
-more Arabic content (as per usual)
-Palestine news
- book reviews and analysis
- tech news (non-cryptos)

2024-09-03 19:33:29

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Was an ETH bagholder for a few years back. I was so interested in how the technology works on paper. And for the things Eth Foundation said that works, it worked. So as it happens, I was reading the Bitcoin Standard trying to figure out why I should balance my bags with more "slowly-developing" bitcoin. At that time Vitalik's book came in the mail (I forgot I pre-ordered it), so I read it right after.
And man the lucidity Saifedean has compared to the mumbo jumbo Vitalik's wrote. It suddenly all clicked. Vitalik's product is all smokes and mirrors.
If you read Arabic, I have commented on Vitalik's book back when I had this project on Twitter (@shu3latmaktaba). Check it out.

2024-09-03 19:23:40

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What about metamask? I used it back then when I didn't understand the difference between Bitcoin and all the other Altcoin, for lack of better terms.
I think MM is one of weaker attack vectors in Ethereum ecosystem. A strong product, but having it a centralizing force (along with Consensys' shady practices) raised a few red flags for me.

2024-09-03 14:37:58

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Hah... 😂✌🏼

2024-09-03 14:36:36

Little by little, I'm seeing the usefulness of #nostr
Nostrapps.com gleans into it.. Happy to be here, even if I literally don't know anyone IRL here. ✌🏼

2024-09-03 12:24:42

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Update: I am able to send #zaps using my phone app, but not the web app. I have no idea why.
One step at a time..
خطوة بخطوة ولمن نوصل نوصل

2024-09-03 12:12:21

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Okay, so I managed to #zap someone. That's good. Waiting to be zapped. hmmmmm

2024-09-03 12:11:29

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Okay, so I managed to zap you on your earlier post about books. Would you try again please? Thanks

2024-09-03 11:34:19

Ugh still trying to figure out the deal with #nostr zaps. I set up a Hot-wallet, and sent some on-chain sats to it. I'm still waiting for confirmation to switch those sats to a lightning channel/wallet. Put in mind that the hot-wallet client can import my #nostr nsec, so my contacts appear there. I am not sure what the wallet address for this one.
At the same time I have set up a wallet using my nostr client, but it's not receiving any zaps. This wallet has a clear address.
Here is what's confusing me, say I eventually get on-chain confirmation needed to open a channel, how come I have two lightning wallets connected to my nsec? One on the client I'm using, and another on Hot-wallet.
Do I connect them somehow or do I send funds from hot-wallet to client-wallet? If that's the standard, why is it such a hassle? If it's not, what am I doing wrong?
What's happening? I appreciate the help.
Finally, #Alby is still by invitation, and I got none.

2024-09-03 09:18:06

Daily check-in. #nostr

2024-09-02 08:25:30

Today I found out about BlueSky... My first impression is the its baby twitter if twitter was invented in 2020s. I'm still not sure whether it's good for the long term or just another fad social network.
Having said that, I'm still new on nostr, and I don't care enough about social media to manage more than one or two. Soooooooo, I'll just squat my handle and move on. lol

2024-09-02 06:47:03

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Seems like I need to send my self some sats first

2024-09-02 06:45:13

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Thanks for the help, bro. I'll try to figure it out.

2024-09-01 11:47:19

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Fantastic! Exactly what I've been looking for

2024-08-28 12:14:42

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I use both. TG has better community and a wide variety of groups. Signal is for private communication with personal relationships.

2024-08-28 12:10:21

Another day, another Nostr note... Keeping relays busy

2024-08-28 06:51:09

I'm not sure I can be #zapped, although Primal tells me that my wallet is set up.... Wonder if someone can help?

2024-08-27 07:40:47

I guess we're still early for a Nostr boom.... anyway, I'm here for it.

2024-08-27 07:31:52

Hello.. ello .. ello .. Any body home.. ody home .. ome .. ome ..
Still no one I know.

2024-08-26 10:16:41

#saudi #arab
#muslim #islam
For anyone who searches these terms

2024-08-26 09:29:32

Something I'm excited about in the near future: The solar eclipse of 2 August 2027. Path of totality will pass over my hometown..

2024-08-26 06:50:06

Nostr is just another online service that makes me wish I had put more effort in programming for the internet than programming for Telecommunication systems.

2024-08-26 06:49:10

Putting effort is a vain activity up until now. I literally know no one here. But if there is anyone out there that can point me to how to maximize this effort, I would appreciate it. Thanks, bubbs.
On a similar note, I feel like this would be my echo chamber in which I can say stuff no one hears. I feel I'm alone here.... Heh