mikemonty
Michael Montgomery

Yo-Yoing since 2003. Bitcoining since 2022. Atheist. Father of two.

Public Key

npub1n47jznzclhr8kzyyv6dtl4cqeltuzuajngx93m3flw2sdw9kfmaqjh8w74

NIP-57 Address

jadehusky1@primal.net

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nprofile1qqsf6lfpf3v0m3nmpzzxdx4l6uqvl47pwwef5rzcac5lh9gxhzmya7sgkcmw5

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npub1n47jznzclhr8kzyyv6dtl4cqeltuzuajngx93m3flw2sdw9kfmaqjh8w74

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2024-10-15 03:34:30

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This definitely pissed me off… I’m sold on capitalism, my initial statement is based on providing value to receive it. I appreciate your science based replies later. But I’m annoyed by this one.

2024-10-15 01:20:55

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When I was still using android I just downloaded the apks I wanted from 3rd parties. I suppose zap.store is that now?

2024-10-14 18:11:58

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Excitedly anticipating giving it a try in the future :) Ty!

2024-10-14 18:00:28

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I was curious if you or any users of npub.pro have any thoughts on setting up a page for selling an item? Would love to have a listing for my yo-yo if possible 😊 would it require self hosting on GitHub?

2024-10-14 04:22:57

An email I’ve sent to Richard Dawkins tonight, which most likely will never be read or responded to, but I still want to post it somewhere.
“
Dear Richard, or whomever may see this,
Tonight, while finishing the first chapter of The Magic of Reality with my kids, my 9-year-old son asked me about giraffes, which brought a smile to my face, knowing you’ve been involved in dissecting one. I asked him how he thought their long necks evolved. He said it was because they stretched their necks to reach the leaves, which made me smile.
I explained to him that it was a little more complicated. I told him that even if he stretched his neck to survive, his children wouldn’t be born with longer necks. Instead, I said that, at some point in history, a giraffe ancestor was born with a slightly longer neck than its siblings, which gave it access to food others couldn’t reach. That small advantage allowed it to eat more and survive longer, while those with shorter necks may have starved. The survivors, with their longer necks, passed the trait to their offspring, and so it continued.
At first, my son shut his eyes and acted like he didn’t want to hear it—which, I’ll admit, was frustrating. So, I said, “Okay, just listen to the book,” and we moved on to the dialogue about newts and frogs. Afterward, I asked if what I had explained about the giraffes made more sense now that we had talked about gradual change from newt to frog. He said it did.
I’m grateful to have a book like yours to back me up. Otherwise, I imagine it would be his relatives with their book saying, “It popped into existence.” I hope other parents are using The Magic of Reality as a foundation for their teaching, too.
There was a moment recently that saddened me. My son came home from the bus one day and told me that a kid had said, “Your dad doesn’t believe in the right god.” I couldn’t help but laugh and respond, “Actually, I don’t believe in any gods. Your friend is just repeating what his parents believe—not what he knows to be true.”
It’s been disheartening to see how my kids seem more inclined to believe their peers, who are so adamant about their views of reality, rather than what I’ve come to understand as the truth. That was part of what convinced me to homeschool them when their mother suggested it a year and a half ago. I thought that if their peers could so easily pull them toward ignorance, perhaps I could guide them toward reality—toward what we know to be closer to the truth than the creator myth.
I want to thank you for your work and your dedication to keeping the light of knowledge alive in what feels like a new dark age, swirling with ignorance. I wish we could meet someday, and I wish you all the best on your upcoming tour!
Sincerely,
Michael

2024-10-12 16:29:52

Triple-on suicide catch(es).
#yostr #yoyotricks
Originally uploaded: January 16, 2020.
https://v.nostr.build/VReK9cBXgZTPjgKR.mp4

2024-10-11 13:18:20

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And now their theme song in playing in my head 😮‍💨

2024-10-10 22:22:20

When someone in a suit reminds you of a manager from your past
https://i.nostr.build/pCzJXIMc1ZcPchCI.gif

2024-10-10 21:55:01

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I’m well beyond my goth years 😂

2024-10-10 21:11:51

I like that improvements to nostr are called nips. And that you can store value in a nut sack.

2024-10-10 21:03:22

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I just imagine my kids spending it all on robux… 🙃😂

2024-10-10 20:50:52

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Taking your coins to the grave makes everyone else’s coins worth more. Also, when they understand it, they’ll be capable of and worthy to access it.

2024-10-09 22:58:23

Halfway through book 7, my eyes are getting blurry. #note1422…ygjz

2024-10-09 20:35:23

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I went in and deleted the old sites. And then I opened the domain settings for the correct site and hit save. In both cases. I got error messages. The deleted sites did disappear, but I don’t know if the domain updates worked or not. https://i.nostr.build/woOmfOdMDzlqDOwk.jpg https://i.nostr.build/6VxBsKMSk3ZmCgDc.jpg

2024-10-09 17:00:35

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In for a penny in for a pound. Their participation is their guilt.

2024-10-09 16:50:18

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Journalism isn’t today what journalism once was. And what it once was never was what we thought it to be.

2024-10-09 16:12:52

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I can never decide if I luckily chose the right network to join or if everyone feels that way about the network they joined.

2024-10-09 16:10:49

Idk I mean it could be a fun stress test to partake in. #note1kma…aqkd

2024-10-09 13:39:05

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It’s very exciting news to wake to, i immediately went through the dns changes when I saw it this morning but it either hasn’t propagated yet or I did something wrong 😅

2024-10-09 01:32:06

After getting 100 pages into “the selfish gene” I switched back to Harry Potter, just finished the sixth book a moment ago. On to the deathly hallows. #note1fyt…ynlf

2024-10-08 04:12:17

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I miss it :) been a while now. Kinda expensive 🥲

2024-10-08 03:52:04

I miss the days where I’d go to sleep and the next thing I knew it was morning. Why do I have to go through 15 layers of inception before it’s time to wake up the kids? I want the five second skip back…

2024-10-08 03:33:14

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For sure I know the feeling 😅😮‍💨

2024-10-08 03:30:32

https://i.nostr.build/ZBV8Xv515KRxQAPl.jpg

2024-10-08 02:46:19

Love me or hate me but don’t tolerate me.

2024-10-08 00:55:36

These days, while reading fiction, I do so through the lens of a person thinking about crafting a story of their own. I get the idea of having the various mile markers along the way you might attempt to write to and from, but a lot of the details about time passing or describing the world around the characters worry me. How am I supposed to do that? Sure, I can describe a room… but showing and not telling as well as the flowery language most of these authors use? It feels beyond me. I guess I should start at the obvious point of plotting it out and just take the incremental steps and stop thinking so much…

2024-10-06 14:11:36

I’m four chapters into The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. So far, I’m enjoying it surprisingly a lot. A lot of what I’m reading reminds me of the start of Jason P. Lowery‘s Softwar book or thesis (I guess) wherein he discusses power projection occurring all the way back to the beginning of life on earth. It’s no Harry Potter, though. 😮‍💨😂

2024-10-06 04:13:18

Day six without any alcohol coming to an end. Felt rather tempted most of the afternoon. Kept busy and had more tea and water, and made it to bed time. Woo… 😂 #note1r59…dyt9

2024-10-05 17:00:45

In code we trust.

2024-10-05 02:39:39

I am become heating pad, warmer of cats. https://i.nostr.build/UlktwtvvxbyqG0DG.jpg

2024-10-05 02:37:18

Well, I finished book five, I think I’ll take a short break from Harry Potter now and make a dent in my new collection of Richard Dawkins books… #note1gzm…qjjn

2024-10-03 16:23:03

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https://i.nostr.build/3GpnG8ZlCz25WWv4.jpg

2024-10-03 15:40:26

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Thank you for the suggestion I’ll give it a shot😊

2024-10-03 13:22:35

Day four without alcohol begins. Tea is starting to make my mouth feel weird. Perhaps you aren’t supposed to drink it all day? 😂

2024-10-03 03:10:23

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And the retro reflectors we left there can be used to determine how far away it is at any given point. you just need a super powerful laser. Gn!

2024-10-02 22:07:02

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I hate her and her quill too. Made snape seem nice by comparison.

2024-10-02 22:01:25

OK, I just finished book 4, on to book 5. #note159p…cxxw

2024-10-02 15:48:47

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Might be worth letting your carrier (if you use an iPhone know) that you want heightened security for SIM card orders, so as not to get sim swapped. Them knowing your number is rarer of course, but not worth the risk.

2024-10-02 15:09:27

Here’s a trick from October of 2016, I think my favorite element is right at the end just before the bind, where the yo-yo and the slack whip are traveling counter to each other and meet in the middle.
#yostr #yoyotricks
https://v.nostr.build/rgPw68YHt0fKtoXO.mp4

2024-10-01 20:09:19

I’ve been reading Harry Potter the last few days and drinking tea. I’ve finished books two yesterday morning, three today, and have moved on to book four just now. Crazy how much detail I’d forgotten over the years. Don’t tell my kids I’ve been reading it without them. 🤭

2024-10-01 01:59:47

I managed to complete an entire day without consuming any wine or beer.

2024-09-30 14:01:26

I think it might be fun to go a week without drinking anything but water and coffee, and see how my sleep is affected.

2024-09-30 13:47:16

Good morning! I’m tired, stayed out by the fire far too long 😂 hope you all have a good week :)

2024-09-30 04:48:41

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Congratulations! It seemed like a lot of effort to get it finished, so it must feel very fulfilling to be done with it for the moment.
😊

2024-09-30 04:45:00

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Feeling this…

2024-09-30 04:44:09

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I realize I tend to post crazy stuff after wine, I am a happy/joyful person. I just don’t really convey it late at night. 😅 I should go to sleep…

2024-09-30 04:38:59

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I love how that it phrased :) thank you!

2024-09-30 04:33:10

Sorry again for being me today, I know it’s annoying. Idk how else to be though. Good night!

2024-09-30 04:00:51

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Aren’t you supposed to be sleeping off that sinus headache?

2024-09-30 03:53:31

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It’s simple. Stop dm’ing people weirdos.

2024-09-30 00:55:55

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I love your lighter 😍

2024-09-29 18:49:39

Before my life fell apart, I had the idea of starting a regular publication called Michael’s Study. It would be an excuse to study whatever interested me at the time and produce video reports about the process, either as I went along or after I’d completed the study. Now that the dust has settled and I feel more stable, I think I’d like to revisit this idea. I envision a study—a cozy, hardwood-clad room lined with books, a few comfy chairs, and café lights. For some reason, this space seems like the perfect setting for book reports or spontaneous science experiments, though I’m not entirely sure why.
Suppose I did go ahead with this idea, would I make a new nostr account or simply post it to this one?

2024-09-29 05:10:44

Good night!
#yostr #yoyotricks
https://v.nostr.build/lwUlgpOEfbwYCv4n.mp4

2024-09-29 04:53:53

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I think book for is also a favorite of mine. It’s right before everything goes to shit and there are puzzles and the beginnings of romantic interests suddenly becoming something. As a teen it was magnetic 😂

2024-09-29 04:51:48

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* cough * I mean “okay boomer”

2024-09-29 04:44:21

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No. I’ve been staring at a screen since I found out they were better than reality (in other words, I could play age of empires 2 age of kings on a screen but if I did it in reality I’ve have been jailed very quickly)

2024-09-29 04:09:40

They didn’t seem to notice but I read two chapters of the chamber of secrets to my kids tonight 😂 (I want to keep reading…)

2024-09-29 04:07:32

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There’s a book about a pig without working back legs named Chris p bacon. The vet who took it in as a pet used kinex to build it a wheeled cart and the story went viral (spawning the book)

2024-09-29 04:06:03

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Well pinup makes me think short dress, in my mind I would simply swap the material and keep the same pattern. It would be similar to those poodle skirts but with the whole dress and not just the bottom portion. And without the weird poodle embroidered on it 🤭

2024-09-29 02:52:33

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Something like this https://i.nostr.build/Xz5eWQX51stGzePP.jpg

2024-09-28 23:10:36

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Thank you! So I’m ready when the time comes, how would I go about logging in? I assume I need a vpn because I was auto blocked 😂 https://i.nostr.build/tcl2QAvgqbEAzzf2.jpg

2024-09-28 23:07:02

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Mainly Minecraft and Roblox, mainly because of my kids. I’ve been learning to use Roblox studio and building a replica of the local park/downtown area in it as an excuse to practice using the software. I would love to try playing poker some time, I used to go to a high school friend’s house to play ages ago and always enjoyed it.

2024-09-28 23:01:26

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I wish I could, my laptop is a Mac and apparently it’s a pain in the ass to get it to run any modern games 😂

2024-09-28 22:16:28

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It looks fun, from what I hear the people you typically would play against are often pro level and it’s difficult to get into. (Also, not having a console, it would be very difficult to get into for me haha)

2024-09-28 22:00:19

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I just used normal printer paper in our epsom inkjet printer. There are some lines from the printer but my hope was having a full wall of the drawings would distract from that. Ideally I think you’d have a local shop print them on matte cardstock at at least 300dpi but I’m not extremely knowledgeable on this. I mainly wanted to be able to see the drawings I’ve done. Having them tucked away on the iPad it was easy to forget all the time and effort I’d put into them. Now I can glance up and think about what I’d like to draw next and feel like I’ve actually made something. 😅

2024-09-28 21:46:12

I printed out some of my tablet drawings I thought looked okay and double stick taped them to my wall. I like this better than the blank white wall 😊 https://i.nostr.build/mVuUqHAixh8V7ZiT.jpg

2024-09-28 18:34:10

What song comes to mind when you think of your twenties, if you’re past them or in them? This one felt like a good fit for me:
https://youtu.be/tgnNJsG4O8M
2nd place could go to “Heathens” by Twenty One Pilots.

2024-09-28 16:14:48

You know that thing where a cook will tell you to let your pans get hot before cooking or the food will stick to it? I recently decided to actually pay attention to that and holy shit it works.
(Yes I know it’s a non stick pan but if I put the eggs in cold they leave an awful mess that I have to soak and scrape to get clean.) https://v.nostr.build/STBYe7ULvDmLaAW7.mp4

2024-09-28 04:01:35

Finished reading book one of Harry Potter to my kids tonight :) They’re already looking forward to book two. That surprised me. I bet they’re going to be surprised to meet Dobby, since I named our chihuahua after him. I wonder if they’ll think of him as a girl, since our Dobby is a girl 🤭

2024-09-28 00:46:14

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Wonder if these folks are gonna get some as well https://i.nostr.build/NBKQnMiRTOP2QIP3.jpg

2024-09-27 21:22:33

I was going to make ramen but halfway through I decided to make egg drop soup. 😂 https://v.nostr.build/F6EJwilXPsr8DYvP.mp4

2024-09-27 17:45:52

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Do neti pots help with those?

2024-09-27 03:06:18

I've written two pages now. They’re awful and meandering, but it’s a start.
#note1tju…0s8y

2024-09-27 01:58:53

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I'm sorry it wasn't a pleasant experience. having to be in a hospital, as a patient or a supporter of the patient is bad enough, it sucks that they overlooked the food. I was thinking about how some of the local foods from the Mexican community mixes sweet with spice and how i’ve enjoyed it, when i read the initial post.

2024-09-27 01:39:23

When my grandfather was in town recently, i mentioned to him there ought to be a book for fathers on how to be more empathetic with their children and their partners, that it would make their lives more fulfilling and their relationships more whole. He said why aren’t you writing it. I said I don’t feel qualified. He indicated you seem like you have thought about it enough to at least try. I don’t know… I don’t feel i’m the right person to write such a thing, but does anyone feel so when they begin a project?

2024-09-25 15:14:30

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GM Derek, hope you're feeling better than someone using farcaster today!

2024-09-24 22:05:27

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Thankfully Dobby has learned to stay there 😅

2024-09-24 20:01:38

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Idk everyone thinks I’m great in person. Which is how I know they don’t know my thoughts.

2024-09-24 17:06:01

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If it weren’t for you I wouldn’t know about new music 🤘

2024-09-24 02:45:35

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😊 thank you! Happy you enjoy the tricks! I feel the same about your art :)

2024-09-24 01:53:51

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I imagine for the same reason shoes are removed in the house?

2024-09-24 01:40:51

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Can’t fucking autocorrect

2024-09-24 01:40:40

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Can die, have kids 🤷‍♂️

2024-09-24 01:30:05

Here’s a challenging yo-yo trick combo from September of 2020. I was working on an element called hooks and trying to transition from one hand to the other. Eventually I settled on this repeater to practice with.
#yostr #yoyotricks
https://v.nostr.build/0AgqX6ZV0Y3EI2dB.mp4

2024-09-24 00:10:00

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Restarted and still nothing 🥲 https://i.nostr.build/AP7uEcwbWVi2cZep.jpg https://i.nostr.build/2fc2NuDFeoH44Iid.jpg https://i.nostr.build/j5XSj5Fx4oSRKWCC.jpg

2024-09-24 00:07:58

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@npub1xts…kk5s it didn’t work this time

2024-09-24 00:06:12

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I think we’re supposed to go to zap.army or something like that

2024-09-23 21:30:31

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I love the where is my mind song, but it has me worried about how long Bob is going to live

2024-09-22 02:54:16

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Watching the posts makes me want to jump in also but I’m a really slow drawer. I get anxious thinking about having to speed draw as the topics continue

2024-09-21 23:52:05

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🤦‍♂️ I should’ve caught that it’s literally in the background of a podcast I’m listening to right now. https://i.nostr.build/cpuXNtzWwUNBIjoF.jpg

2024-09-17 23:50:07

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Okay it's installed, hard to notice any differences from beta 3 so far 😅

2024-09-17 23:34:54

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Do you ever bother backing things up when trying the betas? I haven’t, I think I’ll install this now and see how big my regret it lol…

2024-09-14 20:32:44

I can’t seem to stop acting like a jackass on here so i’m going to take a short break, take care and see you in a few days or so. <3

2024-09-14 04:52:38

One last thought before I go to bed:
I wonder what it’s like to be normal
Gn!

2024-09-14 03:28:44

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Looking forward to the work of fiction :)

2024-09-14 03:02:12

The more I talk shit towards people I respect, the more I understand they’re just us with people paying attention to them.

2024-09-14 02:59:11

Time to go read Harry Potter to my kids.
Do what you wanna do.
Stop asking other people for permission.

2024-09-14 02:53:51

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https://v.nostr.build/I5YxNq5KvbR4XzqA.mp4

2024-09-14 02:26:26

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I would love one of those 👀

2024-09-13 23:31:38

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Here is me explaining how I know to solve it so far https://v.nostr.build/g3arIzCDNQYfulT5.mp4