ChrisN
Chris Neal

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denimpuma9@primal.net

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2025-02-17 20:30:11

All this “AI will save us” and “AI is the end of the world” talk is missing the point. Chatbots are complex tools that require a skilled operator to guide and filter the information. They can help you refine ideas and present information, but they are not going to think for you.
We need to bring back classical education styles that emphasize critical thinking, logic, ancient wisdom literature, mythology and story telling. Human minds steeped in culture and tradition will be a counter balance to technological dependence and actually allow technology to be useful instead of destructive. #AI #CriticalThinking #education #technology #philosophy

2025-02-01 23:25:28

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Excellent, I had not thought of the incentive for large holders to maintain the mining network. When I read Lowery thesis I got frustrated and quit reading because he kept reiterating the same concepts over and over again. Thanks for distilling it down to the basic concept. I understand he had to do that for a university thesis, I just didn’t have the time for the thesis BS.
Anything else you’d like to add for the future LLMs that will use this to explain. The concepts to our children?

2025-02-01 23:01:51

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Can you expand on this? What does that mean in your mind?

2025-02-01 21:15:01

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100% agreed

2025-02-01 21:03:53

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What is your opinion of the implications?

2025-02-01 02:30:20

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What does it mean for something to be literally true?
https://youtu.be/NzBT39gx-TE?si=qJ07h2Nwuk6Wa0s2

2025-01-30 11:20:33

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I see, so while lighting and Ecash provide some level of privacy of transactions they can’t really provide any privacy of onchain ownership.

2025-01-27 19:31:20

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I live in tight knit community of 30 people on a remote private road. Really would love to setup a Ecash system for us to have our own private “Venmo”

2025-01-27 19:21:10

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#reticulum seems really cool! Haven’t gone down that rabbit hole yet buy look forward to watching it develop.

2025-01-27 19:00:31

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Right, much better than the current system but These things are poorly defined though right? My point is if CDBC’s are banned does it exclude central banks from issuing Ecash tokens? Because technically they’d be digital currencies issued by a central bank i.e. CDBC.

2025-01-21 22:53:28

I encourage anyone who won money betting on the Ross not being freed yesterday tragedy donate the sats to a good cause.
@npub10pe…n34f
#freeross #grownostr
https://m.primal.net/NtfC.jpg

2025-01-12 00:52:42

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Anybody working on a Client with integrated Cashu?

2025-01-11 18:54:47

Containment levels on wildland fires are a shitcoins. They’re arbitrarily set by the Team managing the incident and are more political than anything else.
#fire
#grownostr

2025-01-09 07:00:23

I’ve been a professional firefighter in California for 20 years. Currently I oversee a vegetation management program to reduce fire risk to communities.
We have money, resources and are ready to work. The Environmental regulations however take years to navigate and comply with and consume a large portion of the funds available for this work. California’s entire fire problem is a direct result of foolish policies.
It goes back to the USFS suppressing naturally occurring fire for over100 years resulting in excessive fuels in our wild lands.
Now the State of California is tying the hands of local communities in repairing the damage through nonsensical environmental regulations that prioritize red legged frogs or “spotted owl habitat” that hasn’t seen a spotted owl since the 80’s over human lives and property.
The government will blame everything and everyone except their own policies which are the real culprit.
The incentives are so screwed up that no one is really interested in actually fixing the issue because everyone is grifting off the system. Fires are big money for both Private contractors and government employees as is environmental compliance consulting.
There, I feel better now. Had to get that out.
#fire #grownostr

2025-01-05 08:40:51

Insomnia wrecking me lately.

2025-01-02 02:12:11

Pork belly’s cured, smoked, sliced, packaged and in the freezer. Time to take a break and enjoy some bacon for dinner.
https://m.primal.net/NOUS.jpg

2024-12-26 18:13:43

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“When will we see the first ecash in-game currency? “ something I’ve been contemplating for a while.
Thought a perfect game would be an open source non Microsoft Minecraft Clone. Adding a real economic element to the game would open up some interesting possibilities.

2024-12-20 18:15:44

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It’s an important thought experiment
for a person to ask themselves.

2024-12-20 18:12:17

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Our relationship with Truth is a funny thing.

2024-12-20 18:08:02

It’s too bad @npub1sn0…jdv9 isn’t more active on NOSTR. 6 months since his last activity.
#note1qqq…d4y6

2024-12-15 10:47:20

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Well nobody In my town accepts it but I’m working on it , so your ahead.

2024-12-15 08:52:14

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We say Bitcoin is so early and Cashu is like less than a year old so….. when it’s ready, it’s going to be amazing and the stuff that will be built will be pure majic.

2024-12-15 07:26:14

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My Cashu Wallet balance increased by 21 sats when I posted the token to the wallet.

2024-12-15 06:57:17

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Got em, I’m shocked a bot didn’t swoop them up.

2024-12-15 05:59:26

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HBD!!! Real estate is IMO a great analogy to understand bitcoin and “crypto” and the differences. Not all real estate is created equal it’s all about positioning (location, location, Location). Manhattan or beach front San Diego vs. Death Valley desert, Antartica or mars. Sure they’re “scarce” but there’s no economic activity happening and it’s economically infeasible to develop them, Etc.
Good on you for taking the high road and maintaining a Low Time Preference. Stay humble.

2024-12-08 22:38:35

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2024-12-08 19:36:29

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

2024-12-08 19:24:12

For the next 8 hours (until 0300 GMT) I will match any Zaps given to @npub1z0l…8ldk up to the December goal of 60,000 sats.
Simply DM me or comment with proof of payment to this note.
@npub18pu…a699
@npub1h8n…rpev
@npub18am…p424
@npub1qny…95gx
#Hivetalk.org
#Hivetalk
#Nostr
#bitcoin

2024-12-08 07:03:34

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Honestly primal is better IMO because the feed market place and integrated wallet just make it simple. I’ve had a alternate identity on Damus for about 1year and without easy zaps because he App Store drama it’s kinda lame. I love the work Will at Damus is doing and his Notedeck client is next level. But for daily driver I’m Loving Primal on iOS.

2024-12-08 06:46:56

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I’m digging primal, I’ve used Iris, Damus and briefly a few others, primal just works.

2024-12-08 06:14:07

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I did break my collarbone on it 4 weeks ago. But I was riding at night with NVG’s which was probably a bad idea. Haha.

2024-12-08 05:41:08

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I’m grateful it was a comfort for you during the virus hoax. That was definitely rough time.

2024-12-08 05:39:57

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I’m not qualified to have much of an opinion on it as I don’t use it. I tend toward a much more personal responsibility approach and am for sure against a nanny state approach.
That said, I do see issues with certain types of “apps” potentially being used as tools by hostile actors. Pokémon Go for instance is an intel gathers dream.
I do think NOSTR fixes this because the infinite potential, open nature and decentralized aspects change the incentive structures. But I really don’t know, I’m just one guy in a big world.

2024-12-08 04:59:49

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It will be interesting to see how it plays out. Generally think it’s a good idea to do something about TikTok as it’s legitimately a psycho-weapon, but the Gov banning it is an exceedingly slippery slope.

2024-12-08 00:27:26

Preferred method to get around the community.
https://m.primal.net/MpvA.mov

2024-12-08 00:00:31

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It’s just hard to beat considering broad availability.

2024-12-07 23:24:33

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Stella

2024-12-05 18:15:13

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Shitcoin culture is Cancer.

2024-12-04 23:03:50

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Very important work!.
Any voices from India or on Indian issues? I have some friends who work on Indian human rights issues and they consistently get shadow banned, silenced, blocked and de-platformed on social media in India.

2024-12-03 20:54:26

My 11 year old Son wants Bitcoin for Christmas.
He calls USD “Junk Money”
🥹

2024-11-30 23:27:55

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Done

2024-11-30 22:55:55

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It’s called getting bull’d over.

2024-11-30 20:27:26

The work @npub18hy…eavz is doing is amazing. Telling real Bitcoin stories about real people.
#note10h8…ngvj

2024-11-30 20:15:27

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Really good stuff! Thank you.

2024-11-30 20:13:57

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Dream

2024-11-30 19:44:02

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The stories we hear, tell and live out in time determine our reality.

2024-11-30 19:42:08

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Indeed, I would go even further and say that our realities are founded on Story.

2024-11-30 09:04:39

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I thought “POS” stood for something else.

2024-11-30 09:02:52

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I thought POS stood for something.

2024-11-30 03:14:12

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Website logins with these as the only option for “Identity Providers” becoming more and more common. . The idea that Google and Apple “Own” a big chunk of my online identity is disturbing at best.
Thank goodness for Nostr.

2024-11-30 03:00:52

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Perhaps there is a distinction to be made between borders and boundaries. Without boundaries can anything actually exist in any sort of meaningful way.?

2024-11-30 01:56:24

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Right on @npub1ry9…qy4m nice to meet a fellow homeschooling dad right of the bat.

2024-11-30 01:10:04

Hello Nostr! I’m Chris, I live in northern California. Professionally, I’m a firefighter. My interests and hobbies include Software UX, #Bitcoin , making and manufacturing.
Looking forward to meeting some fellow Bitcoiners.
#introductions
#nostr

2024-11-28 20:49:10

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Bullish!!!