willcole
Will Cole

thetoolsofignorance.xyz

Bitcoin. Previous builder of Unchained Capital and Stack Overflow. Now building Zaprite.

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npub1du6sgl90wse0cz44fg50a4kg9ea4sgctlxps90ccx58lw8ssgv9qhjyf3c

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willcole@NostrVerified.com

NIP-57 Address

willcole@strike.me

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nostr-pub.wellorder.net

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Last Notes

2025-05-18 20:13:12

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If I find out I’ve zapped millions of bitcoin in this app I’m going to be so embarrassed.

2025-05-02 15:21:10

I much prefer sweating the small stuff and not accepting reality.

2025-04-21 15:26:20

It’s pretty easy to consider the victory at San Jacinto by the Texans to be the United States second Louisiana purchase moment. This directly leads to the Texas annexation and statehood for Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Utah, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
#nevent1q…adde

2025-04-21 13:47:41

After extreme patience, on April 21, 1836, Sam Houston strikes at Santa Anna. The Battle of San Jacinto was quick and decisive. In under 20 minutes the Texian army killed 600 Mexicans and captured another 700. Texians death were under 10. Santa Anna cowered after the defeat, disguising himself as a private before being noticed in the makeshift POW camp. He negotiated for his life, and against the wishes of many, Houston arranged for his return to Mexico. The war was effectively over and the Republic of Texas was founded.
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2025-04-04 00:33:08

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What’s the Gulf of Mexico?

2025-04-03 15:28:57

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Profiteering merchants in New Orleans were helping the Mexicans. Those same merchants appealed to a naval officer in Florida of the Texian ship wreaking havoc on their trade. Americans would later intercept and detain members of the Invinceable. But it was too late.

2025-04-03 15:27:12

On April 3rd, 1836, the most consequential naval battle between the Texians and Mexicans occurred in the Gulf of America. Texians had to date been ineffectual in stopping Mexican supply lines, and it was critical to stop them as Houston drew Santa Anna further east. The Texas ship “The Invincible” - was anything but - pummeled the Mexican “Montezuma” after The Invincible maneuvered to run the Montezuma ashore before unleashing hell on the ship. Later the same day, the Invincible intercepted and American ship supplying Mexicans with weapons. These weapons were critical once rerouted to Houston’s army.
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2025-03-27 18:48:27

March 27, 1863 - Goliad, Tx
It’s been a somewhat quiet last couple of weeks for the revolution. Sam Houston is retreating, James Fannin got himself caught by General Urrea, and Urrea has been pleading with Santa Anna to spare the prisoners under Fannin lives. After marching to Goliad, Urrea is unsuccessful in convincing Santa Anna not to execute the prisoners. ~450 prisoners were shot under a ruse of forced labor under the direction Colonel Portilla of the Mexican army. While tragic for the Texians, the Goliad ordeal and how much time it took to resolve meant that Urrea (Mexico’s best general) would never join his force with Santa Anna’s. Between this moment and the Alamo, Sam Houston has the moral high ground in recruiting new troops to join the Texian cause, and the Mexicans lose their ability to recruit fresh troops from the local population. The Mexicans look like they’re “winning”, but in reality they are fucked. Divided in strength, and losing the hearts and minds of the population they want to rule.
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2025-03-23 18:58:09

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We’re holding our own. Rubber match time.
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2025-03-21 19:01:14

On March 21st 1836 James Fannin, having disobeyed orders to retreat and join with Dam Houston’s main army, was captured by General Urrea and being marched towards Goliad in the Texas coastal plains. Santa Anna had already ordered that all prisoners - nearly 400 men - be executed and for Urrea to urgently join his main army pursuing Houston. Urrea wanted the prisoners spared, and wrote pleading for their mercy. He wasn’t just merciful, in many ways he was a superior military general than Santa Anna. Regardless, the Mexicans are arguing over a mass murder, and there are about to be hundreds of very unlucky Texians. Word travels slow though, so there’s time for Houston to continue to gather forces.
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2025-03-14 16:14:43

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You could call this “bear market vibes”. But the bull is/was only a month away.

2025-03-14 15:48:13

March 14th 1836. The dream of an independent Texas is at an all time low. News of the Alamo falling has spread, Houston is in (strategic) retreat, and Texas generals are disobeying orders. Notably, general James Fannin has been ordered to abandon Goliad and move east to Houston’s forces. Fannin, indecisive throughout the war, asks for reinforcements despite the plea to flee. He’s going to have a bad time in two weeks.
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2025-03-13 21:20:19

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Correct.

2025-03-10 13:40:30

March 10th marks the beginning of Sam Houston’s “Washington” moment of the Texas Revolution. He hears about the Alamo falling and plans - against the wishes of nearly all his advisors - a long sequence of strategic retreats. They starve Santa Anna’s half of the army (he split with Urrea) of supplies and shelter as they retreat further east. Now they wait for the perfect moment, but not without some horrifying losses later in the month.
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2025-03-07 14:59:02

In March 7th 1836, this Santa Anna character is riding high. He’s killed Travis, Bowie, Davy Crocket and all but a few Alamo survivors. But the Alamo fight had taken ~500 of his best soldiers of ~ 2,000, and he still has no idea what he’s up against in Sam Houston. Houston is preparing his Runaway Scrape strategy moving East. Santa Anna is preparing to split his army. The Alamo will galvanize Texians and Americans alike. He’s so fucked.
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2025-03-07 02:46:29

I know it’s cliche, but we really are just getting started. Legislation is not as fast as EO’s , but America is screwed financially without embracing bitcoin, and this is a very logical FIRST step. There are people working hard on the next steps and enshrining and expanding this executive order creating a strategic bitcoin reserve. Bullish for America.

2025-03-06 14:59:11

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We’re happy to help at Zaprite. DM and we can see if it will work for you.

2025-03-05 18:55:23

On March 5th 1836 William Travis drew a “line in the sand” asking those who would stay and defend the Alamo to cross and join him. They knew the final Mexican attack would come imminently. The colloquialism in a modern context - line in the sand - comes from this moment. All but one defender crossed the line to join the the final defense.
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2025-02-24 20:56:07

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So good. These guys want to accept bitcoin but Shopify has put a moratorium on btc payments. We need to fix this.

2025-02-24 20:52:28

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My dream retirement gig. Teach that class and maybe be the middle school offensive coordinator.

2025-02-24 17:33:07

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William Travis was 27 years old when he wrote this letter.

2025-02-24 16:22:13

The Travis Letter. Texas founding father William B. Travis was a live player who shaped the world in his sacrifice at the Alamo. No reinforcements ever arrived.
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2025-02-23 15:59:27

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Posting Texas facts in Feb/March into the bitcoin void on Nostr loses me dozens of followers each year. The opposite of engagement farming…just for the love of the game.

2025-02-23 15:45:38

February 23rd 1836 - the first day of the siege of the Alamo. The Texans were completely unprepared. Almost no food in storage, lots of guns but very little gun powder. By the end of the day, they knew what the odds were. No one other than official messengers and those sent to scavenge left.
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2025-02-22 00:42:28

The at bat that could redeem the family name, or perpetuate the cycle. A fine line.
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2025-02-04 01:25:05

Trump’s president, and the shaman is going deep on bitcoin with Marty. Not tired of winning.
#note19f7…rex4

2025-01-24 19:04:56

Any executive order-that you don't want immediately reversed by a future administration-requires legislation to have a lasting impact. The SBR was never going to be a one and done order that put the United States on the right track. The SBR legislation from Senator Lummis has the long term vision of what a reserve could achieve for the country, and is not reliant in any way on an executive order. The right kind of executive order could help for sure, but is not necessary.
The bitcoin centric nature of the legislation comes down to credibility in achieving objectives for the United States that isn't bettered by adding centralized altcoins into the reserve. The reckless spending of my lifetime-and subsequent debt crisis we find ourselves in-can be eased by the United States adopting bitcoin in a reserve fashion. It's a low time preference plan that only works with a monetary asset with a fixed supply and unchanging monetary policy. There's only one of those in existence.
The SBR is far from dead, and doesn't need an executive order to succeed. Any EO with a basket of crypto is extremely unlikely to find any companion legislation and wouldn't achieve the time horizon necessary to have an impact.

2025-01-22 01:59:28

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Yessir. He can’t vote, and generally appreciate all benefits of being a citizen.

2025-01-22 01:57:02

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Faked a murder, he was never charged for murder, there was no murder, but somehow the “murder” was considered in his sentencing. Despicable.

2025-01-22 00:29:08

“Scum”
This is an absolute incredible promise kept from President Trump. He’s saved Ross Ulbricht’s life. Ross was deserving of mercy.
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2025-01-20 23:09:02

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My wife went 108-72 against the spread this year between NFL and College football. I did…not.

2025-01-20 12:52:20

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I may be being foolish, but I do believe Ross gets pardoned today.

2025-01-20 11:55:09

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I reached that zen with Bcash when it breached 5%.

2025-01-20 11:35:37

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2024 me never outgrew the 2014 pettiness when it comes to etherium. It will be difficult to let go of this hate.

2025-01-20 11:13:21

Gm. It’s Ross Ulbricht day.

2025-01-05 15:50:24

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That’s how I feel too. It doesn’t make any sense, but there’s this huge group in the UK that won’t say why they like it. It’s really confusing.

2025-01-05 15:35:56

The culture in the UK is so foreign to this Texan. Child rape in Ancient Greece has an (gross) ethos behind it, and it wasn’t shunned or secretive. But in the UK the people who revere child rape are secretive about their motivations. I’d love to learn more…

2025-01-03 22:09:43

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That’s a bingo

2024-12-28 04:22:48

Merry Christmas from a load of Cole’s.
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2024-12-28 04:18:15

Love the War Mode boys and was determined to give them a better 101 than poor Dave Portnoy has received.
#note1kq0…7m8v

2024-12-13 16:14:39

When someone asks what % they should invest in Bitcoin, trying to time the market, and rebalancing, the send them this.
#note10ez…qygh

2024-12-12 03:44:28

BIG if true.
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2024-12-08 19:18:39

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Nope, but I’ll take it this year. Really crazy as an SMU fan given where we were a few years ago.

2024-12-08 18:08:52

Because I know everyone here are huge college football fans, I want to confirm that both SMU and Texas are in the college football playoff.

2024-12-02 03:08:03

Elizabeth Warren (aka Pocohantas) has been running a protection racket for big banks in return for politically motivated hit jobs on individuals and businesses which she and the Biden administration disapprove. She kills their competition, they kill her political opponents.

2024-11-19 04:00:52

Since at least 4chan, every uncensored public forum sheds leftist arguments within a year, or when the forum grows past low 100’s of thousands of users. Without severe moderation, socialist ideas collapse under the slightest scrutiny and retreat to heavily censored spaces.

2024-11-17 21:15:36

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Yes, you should buy bitcoin

2024-11-15 16:49:03

The texts from non-bitcoiner friends are accelerating…

2024-11-14 20:59:53

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I tried running fiber but I kept having power issues. I’m not expert but it ended up being way simpler given the challenges to the build.

2024-11-14 20:11:15

Prior to Starlink, in 2016/17 I built this in the middle of nowhere Wyoming. Took me about 5 months to figure out. A cheap solar panel, a couple car batteries in a tool box, and microwave about 200 yds to receivers in n the house. Tried fiber lines etc…and always had power issues. Linked up to a cell tower about 19 miles away, and got ~15 mbps down. Never any downtime in 5 years.
Then Starlink showed up and I plugged it in, kinda sorta pointed a dish up, and had 140 mbps down in like 3 minutes. Still amazed several years later.
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2024-11-13 15:05:36

Checkem
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2024-11-12 17:14:09

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Agree that exit is engagement 100%.

2024-11-12 17:02:07

Not engaging, or caring, about politics locally or otherwise is not stoic. It’s NPCism. It doesn’t take billions to be a live action player.

2024-11-08 23:34:50

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Stay tuned!

2024-10-27 18:31:57

Casually marketing ketamine IV’s (not to mention ayahuasca) to the general public is insane.
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2024-10-26 15:28:46

Vibe today.
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2024-10-25 18:46:52

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I used to play a lot as well. last game I clocked 100 hours on was Skyrim back in like 2011. After that, the microtransactions starting appearing, play to win, and I lost all interest.

2024-10-21 21:13:23

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A little uneven. Some spots were too chewy. It was a smaller suckling, like 25lbs and we cooked it for 4.5 hours. Will do a longer cook, despite the lower weight next time.

2024-10-21 17:36:02

Highly recommend.
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2024-10-18 23:35:21

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That’s an oldie!

2024-10-15 19:58:21

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Let’s be honest, I’m not making the playoffs.

2024-10-15 12:43:30

Please treat @npub1rtl…jtfs like you always have as he recovers from the assault I put on him. Doctors believe he may have permanent loss of running the football effectively. Don’t stare at the wounds, that would be rude.
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2024-10-05 21:50:43

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Missed this originally. No it doesn’t. Zaprite is noncustodial. If you bring say Strike or CoinCorner, you may be able to auto convert.

2024-09-23 01:20:17

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CashApp fiat, not Bitcoin (yet) via the Square integration.

2024-09-22 18:08:05

A new crying meme is born courtesy of the Austin American Statesman.
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2024-09-14 02:18:33

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Neighbors being robbed.

2024-09-14 02:18:16

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And the weird thing is they usually just don’t.

2024-09-14 01:31:06

I seriously suggest people stop Doordashing and Uber eating if you live in a reasonably safe area. Inviting the (in many cases) barely not homeless to case your neighborhood and house is a bad trade off.

2024-09-09 11:30:30

GM. If you’ve been getting 10% raises (or returns) every year since 2020, you’re substantially poorer today than you used to be.

2024-09-05 19:17:35

For the next few months I will refrain from Texas posting as I publicly shame these bitcoin dorks each week. The McCaffrey bros can’t be stopped.
#note1e0u…h3e5

2024-08-29 21:32:05

Dead simple point-of-sale now live on @npub1cwn…raju . Pick your favorite wallet, connect a fiat app like CashApp or Venmo (or don’t) and accept bitcoin for in person sales.
https://blog.zaprite.com/introducing-point-of-sale-on-zaprite/

2024-08-27 11:10:39

GM new nostriches. You may be wondering what this place is all about: what a zap is, how to store your npub etc… I’m here to help. What you do is:
1. Post about Texas and how big it is.
2. People will like you and tell you the rest.
#note1r6x…yfxe

2024-08-26 02:44:20

The anatomy of how we get lower rates, AKA what goes on in Jackson Hole.
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2024-08-21 19:48:43

Most valuable fund in the world, worth their 2 & 20…
Buy Bitcoin, hold for 12 years (3 cycles). No trading, no early disbursements, no leverage. Shocked it doesn’t exist.

2024-08-19 15:43:45

I wanted to like it but this Immortality Key book from Muraresku is almost as rough as Sapiens. Not quite as clearly wrong and cringe, but not far off. I must be missing something because many people I like find it persuasive.

2024-08-16 14:10:49

I will not be outbid by Tim Draper this time. Those Silk Road coins belong to us.

2024-08-15 23:20:13

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https://youtu.be/7QAOotH9Jdo?si=GzIEzg3FxPWZk7Oa

2024-08-15 23:19:03

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No wife of mine…

2024-08-15 17:27:28

Twitter (by fiat) and Nostr (by design) are the only mass media where large scale truthful statements are even possible. Twenty years of the “social media revolution” and we’re in this shocking place.
In retrospect, it was inevitable.

2024-08-05 19:46:31

I have the utmost respect for the team behind Mutiny, and know this is a gut wrenching decision. Mutiny has been an extremely ambitious, weird, and inventive product. I have no doubt we'll see hugely successful wallets in the future filled with the DNA left behind by the Mutiny team. A great legacy.
#note1mny…3fy8

2024-08-05 14:35:17

Morgan Stanley sales rep at the 9:30 AM tee time this morning:
MS: No no no. We learned in blockchain for business school that you Hodl here.
Client: …
MS: it means you never sell.
Client: …
MS: some drunk guy in 2013 said so

2024-08-05 05:19:23

Y’all are on Nostr, which means you’ve been here before. NGU technology has not been compromised.

2024-07-28 01:57:28

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I’ve had a similar line rattling through my head for 20 years (6 startups will do that to you).

2024-07-27 22:31:28

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Wouldn’t over index too much there. It only states that the only way to sell is to pay down debt. Not that it must be sold. 20 year lockup.

2024-07-27 22:19:27

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Trump is getting there.

2024-07-27 22:14:20

Bitcoin doesn’t need politicians, but it doesn’t hurt when they know what they’re doing. The Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Bill is NOT a messaging bill. It is meant to pass. The bill immediately strengthens the United States, and puts us on the path to strengthening the dollar (once it’s backed by bitcoin). Cynthia has been at this since she won her election in 2020, and I truly believe this is just the beginning. Full text of the bill to be posted Tuesday.
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2024-07-27 02:44:32

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I recall you hated them before it was cool to hate satanic rituals.

2024-07-27 02:43:12

There is nothing more bullish than watching my good friend @npub1j4u…d6x9 execute on his vision for the future of SNI.
#note1377…0j2a

2024-07-21 17:04:51

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Friend lent me a copy

2024-07-21 01:40:13

This book is a marvel. No idea how I missed it for this long. Weirdly detailed and focused, written by someone who was not qualified to do so. Unintentionally funny and unendingly informative. I know it’s popular in bitcoin circles, but in case you missed it like I did.
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2024-07-11 17:36:54

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Here’s a few you could check out:
https://www.matthewjcrawley.com/
https://dentistryrockford.com/
https://www.linkdentaldenver.com/
https://www.ultrapersonal.healthcare/
https://www.frontsideconsulting.com/
https://acroamablends.shop/
None are bitcoin businesses. They all accept bitcoin as payments, and don’t auto convert. Interesting angle!

2024-07-11 16:48:00

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We have loads of non-Bitcoin focused businesses accepting bitcoin payments through Zaprite. I’ll reach out to a few of them to see if they want to participate.

2024-07-11 02:26:43

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I prefer principled as the framing.

2024-07-11 02:00:07

There are many conventional wisdoms that I disagree with, but the one that has helped me the most is the willingness to die on hundreds of hills to this point in my life.

2024-07-06 00:37:54

Don’t worry y’all. Bonk is back.
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2024-06-13 17:16:25

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One of my favorite web projects ever. I wish these home server solutions would allow you to do delicious + caching to build your private index.

2024-06-13 14:20:15

Wouldn’t it be funny if a trans racial conwoman’s fight against bitcoin was Biden’s undoing? Everything is good for bitcoin. Even it’s lying race baiting enemies.
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2024-06-13 03:30:25

If you live in Austin, or several other cities in the US, you haven’t experienced sub 10% inflation since before 2017.
https://chapwoodindex.com

2024-06-11 18:03:58

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This is actually incredible if all the claims are true.

2024-06-11 17:34:44

Moving the Wyoming citadel home server set up to @npub126n…e9ll . New hardware, new OS, new bitcoin node. RIP to the first and longest running bitcoin node in the state of Wyoming, circa 2016.