adamkarnacz
First Man Photography

Landscape Photographer & Filmmaker. Value for value content. Buy prints with bitcoin. #photography #landscapephotography

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2025-05-18 19:31:43

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If I was a land owner, I’d want to be free to plant crops or solar panels or both. It would probably come down to the incentives.
Unfortunately it’s not a problem I face.

2025-05-02 15:06:47

For anyone who likes Formula 1, I’ve just launched a new podcast and YouTube channel today.
We are your race weekend companions with Grand Prix predictions & previews, Qualifying analysis, race reviews and a lot of laughs.
Appreciate the early support.
https://youtu.be/CWlpeLtfBk8

2025-04-04 19:59:42

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It’s got so much worse in the last couple of months.

2025-03-17 18:50:43

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Cheers dude. I don't get it often either.
My node doesn't seem to be able to receive any transactions at the moment. Not sure why considering i have three channels with incoming liquidity.

2025-03-17 18:20:58

Totally agree.
#nevent1q…hc3n
#landscapephotography
https://firstmanphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20231025-_R6A0762.jpg

2025-03-16 16:15:14

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Congratulations. 👏🏼

2025-03-15 21:27:12

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Lol. That head is criminal.

2025-03-14 14:30:49

Run your own business to control your own time.
Run Bitcoin to control your own money.
#freedom #livefree #free #landscapephotography #photography #peakdistrict #rocks #nature #photography #arran #scotland
https://firstmanphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20190117-_R6A9427.jpg

2025-03-12 16:49:39

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🤣

2025-03-12 14:52:56

This makes me punk af.
Landscape photography for the win!! #note1wra…cg66

2025-03-12 11:38:16

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Watch the video here -
https://firstmanphotography.com/vlogs/is-this-englands-most-isolated-photography-spot/

2025-03-07 12:29:39

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Freedom money. Or bust.

2025-02-27 20:02:02

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Had it been flushed first?

2025-02-25 14:54:58

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The Inverse Mow

2025-02-23 15:41:31

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Grateful to be included in this very impressive list of artists. Ill take a look at the challenge. Thanks.

2025-02-23 12:33:55

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Sometimes i turn my VPN off to enjoy my full 2gig connection. Then I get this feeling, and turn it back on again.

2025-02-21 23:41:34

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💯 It’s not all bad though. I create videos about hiking up a mountain and making a photograph.
It seems to occasionally get other people out their front door and up the hill.
I dont tell anyone what to do, I just show them the incentive.

2025-02-21 16:37:54

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Same here. Every year, when that time arrives, it makes me want to cry.

2025-02-21 16:29:30

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Ha you’re right. So by me “deciding” to update my system, I basically agree to the decryption.
Evil.

2025-02-21 16:27:36

UK government “protecting” us again.
Also another example of why FOSS and open protocols are so important. #note1d6w…sjas

2025-02-21 16:24:02

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Yeah, the update just triggers one of my devices to turn off the encryption?
Sounds a bit like a back door though.

2025-02-21 16:19:23

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“Existing users' access will be disabled at a later date.”
How are they gonna do this? If there’s no back door, they can’t decrypt my data, right?
Will they just delete my files or cut me off if I don’t provide the key?
The creep of authoritarianism knows no bounds.

2025-02-20 13:30:11

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7 days old.

2025-02-20 12:56:01

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Thanks.

2025-02-20 12:34:08

https://firstmanphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250213-_R6A6212-Enhanced-NR.jpg
There’s meaning to be found at the top of a mountain. And on this occasion, a moonset too!!
#landscapephotography #picstr #photostr #mountains #photography #lakedistrict #moonset #nature #photography

2025-02-20 11:02:50

It’s funny how many people are cool with authoritarianism once it swings towards their political flavour.
Freedom money or bust. Simple.

2025-02-19 09:59:10

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Ha ha. So true.

2025-02-19 09:18:12

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I read the other day that it was becoming “cool” and a “hipster social media”.
So I torched my account once and for all.

2025-02-17 15:24:33

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Yes. That’s how muting works. But it doesn’t explain why the lack of privacy is a good thing.
I imagine I’m not the only one who would want the fact ive muted you to be private. I shouldn’t have to announce to the world that I’m specifically not “listening” to you.

2025-02-17 15:14:43

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Muting not being private makes it kinda pointless.

2025-02-11 13:50:11

https://firstmanphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/When-Your-Photography-Sucks-Short.mp4
This one is for all the creative people out there….
#photography #creativity #art

2025-02-09 19:36:42

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Force kick. 💪

2025-02-08 20:52:13

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Thanks. Just watched that an hour ago, and sent it on with my recommendation.

2025-02-08 20:40:34

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Thanks. After looking into it for the last couple of hours, might do the same myself.

2025-02-08 20:28:03

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Spent the last couple of hours researching it. Seems like an excellent beginner option.

2025-02-08 20:26:13

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It seems like solid "fool proof" recommendation for beginners.

2025-02-08 20:24:40

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Ha yeah. That was the first thing I said.

2025-02-08 20:23:36

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I like it as a recommendation for beginners, not used it myself, but it looks fool proof.

2025-02-08 20:21:27

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Totally agree, this is the direction my personal journey has taken. Wouldn't be comfortable recommending this for a casual acquaintance though.

2025-02-08 19:11:34

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Thanks. I’ll probably provide a few options, with this on the more secure end of things.

2025-02-08 19:08:57

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Ah thanks. I’ve heard a few mention that.

2025-02-08 18:58:30

What’s the best hardware wallet for beginners?
People are starting to ask me and really don’t know what to say.
#asknostr

2025-02-08 16:00:40

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Thanks. It’s a disgusting law and an amazing word salad too.
It’s not straightforward though, and doesn’t apply to be being stopped by police in the street etc. Any law like this that requires high level approval, will be used rarely and will only be deemed proportionate for serious cases. The person would have also need to have been arrested or had a warrant issued against them.
I’m not excusing or defending it though. It’s a good example of the never ending creep of authoritarianism.
It’s gonna be really hard to prove against individuals too, where “I’ve forgotten” would go a long way.

2025-02-08 14:27:04

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Nope

2025-02-07 17:00:19

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https://image.nostr.build/ec6ee2150ac52646031d784e3073bfd6ad3dda5247c1d890bce4841bdfab0745.jpg

2025-02-07 16:46:56

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Thanks for forwarding this on. Followed John too.
I often wonder, when these people watch Star Wars, if they realise they’re working for the Empire.

2025-02-07 16:04:28

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Ha yeah. Thats a great point.

2025-02-07 15:59:29

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20g288yldko

2025-02-07 15:59:14

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20g288yldko

2025-02-07 15:55:37

Creep creep creep go the long arms of authoritarianism.
Managing your own keys 🔑 is becoming ever more important. https://image.nostr.build/76a3d3d22bfccfdc1f36b3e52665939bc0efd2331364ff616085cbbc8c1ecf49.jpg

2025-02-04 09:01:30

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One of the symptoms of technology and an oil based western lifestyle, is that people have become detached from physical reality. This is fine as long as the music keeps playing. But it looks more and more likely it’s gonna stop.
At that point, being able to build things and fix stuff will be very valuable.

2025-02-01 08:15:54

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Same here. The latest episode is possibly the best yet.

2025-01-31 20:13:02

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Excellent. Would love to see you on Nostr more often, Troy.

2025-01-31 18:00:50

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🤣🤣🤣 Impressive they got the guy from The Apprentice to do a Nostr advert.

2025-01-31 15:01:30

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If you want to take the time to set it up, its definitely a fun project that will pay off in the long run. Mailchimp prices aren't too bad though for less than a 1000 subs.
Having said that, it always felt like a chore doing my email newsletter. Now I love it, and can build the email in any HTML editor I desire.

2025-01-31 14:55:02

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YouTube and my website. I can put it on Flare if there's demand for that though.
I basically create two versions - one for YouTube with sponsorships and ads, and another on my website - value for value - without all that crap. There's an RSS feed too for convenience.
Have you been using Flare? I like it, but find it clunky and it never shows the view count correctly, which makes it hard to know whether it's worth my time at the moment.

2025-01-31 14:08:43

https://firstmanphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Email-2.jpg
There’s a new video coming tonight. It’s one for all the creative people out there.
#photography #creativity #art

2025-01-31 12:48:30

Severance is a great show.
Really original story, beautifully shot, and top notch acting.
But when ‘Love Spreads’ by The Stone Roses dropped at the start of this weeks’ episode……. Ooof, that was 🔥

2025-01-31 10:36:00

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https://consciousnessofsheep.co.uk/feed/

2025-01-31 09:45:22

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Amazing. Thanks.

2025-01-31 09:32:19

Of all the tinkering I’ve been doing since quitting Twitter, Instagram etc…..SearXNG and rediscovering RSS have definitely been my favourite.
Is there some Nostr and RSS integration going on?
#asknostr

2025-01-29 12:18:53

Hilarious that Open Ai cries “cheat” whilst also scraping all the photography and digitised art in the world to “train” its models.
#karma #photography #note1zrt…y0uz

2025-01-28 14:33:06

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Ah so close!! Every Morning by Sugar Ray was the second song I ever downloaded on Napster.

2025-01-28 10:38:36

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💯

2025-01-28 09:56:58

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It’s the most excited I’ve been about Ai.
A market place of open source models, than anyone can run privately on their phones.
Ai was never gone be something that remained centralised.
I’m also looking forward to picking up some cheap second-hand graphics cards to max out my gaming rig.

2025-01-28 09:50:02

The stuff inside the <think> tag is bonkers. #ai #deepseek #ollama #openwebui https://image.nostr.build/4bfb5a1ce35215c4dd99a938f4ebe05c1fa3d0f6bf09805962e283db0a8dcf54.jpg

2025-01-28 07:09:53

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Ha. I have to log in too……although I don’t mind because it’s running on the network and stops the kids maxing out my GPU.
Although I enjoy tinkering, whenever I see the words GitHub, docker or terminal - I know I’m not in for an easy ride and I’m doing things beyond the scope of normies.

2025-01-28 06:24:26

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I’ve been using Ollama with Open WebUi. It works well, looks like Chat GPT and even has a few extra features.
It’s far from easy to install though and agree it needs to be easier. I’m running Ollama via Terminal and Open Web Ui in Docker.
Best model I can run with my hardware is Llama 3.3 72B and it’s a long way short of Chat GPT. Fun though.
The fact even I can do this, shows progress. It’ll be cool if it also incentives normies to start buying computers again, rather just using phones and tablets.

2025-01-27 16:29:26

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Also shows that NPC’s don’t give a shit about their privacy and data.

2025-01-27 14:29:03

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First song I ever downloaded on Napster. 🔥

2025-01-27 08:43:55

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Getting off these algorithm driven social platforms is one of the best things I’ve ever done.

2025-01-27 08:19:05

https://firstmanphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20220118-_R6A3407-HDR.jpg
Good morning. Here’s a frosty sunrise to start your week.
#landscapephotography #photography #winter #sunrise #hopeful

2025-01-26 15:21:56

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These overhead photographs are spectacular. Great storytelling too. Love it.

2025-01-25 12:54:14

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Appreciate the shout out, Phil. Thanks.

2025-01-24 18:05:18

Got a new video out tonight where I hike up a mountain to make some photographs and i share a series of repeated errors that haunt me.
https://youtu.be/sWyxOqATb7o
#photography #landscapephotography

2025-01-24 15:02:43

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Of course, I really just meant human nature will never change. So when we try and drive things that defy it, they are doomed to fail.
I also try to encourage things to change in a healthy direction. Mostly, these days, by trying to inspire people to walk up a hill and be creative.

2025-01-24 14:45:02

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Totally agree. Especially when the vast majority of us want the same things - eg be able to afford a decent life, look after our families, live with meaning and do interesting things without authoritarian rule.
We all just have different ideas of how these things are best achieved and it just requires a little empathy and understanding. And not getting offended at opinions different to yours. I also think a sense of humour really helps.
I also find the virtue signalling on both sides very annoying. It’s just another means to try and control people.
Life is messy, because the human condition is messy. And it’s never gonna change.

2025-01-24 07:51:48

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I'd love to see the active user count.

2025-01-23 22:35:06

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Absolutely. An art unto itself.

2025-01-23 21:05:26

So with Storm Éowyn coming in to get us, does that make us the Witch-king? https://image.nostr.build/8953676b3aa345df62e14097ca104cf47dad443812f65625542c31e97d38ef1f.jpg

2025-01-23 18:38:17

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I’ll generally settle for people that don’t get offended and have a sense of humour.

2025-01-23 09:12:44

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They’re looking sweet. 🔥

2025-01-23 09:11:20

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I like to zoom in and crop it out.

2025-01-22 21:18:18

https://firstmanphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nostr-Images-Small-39.jpg
For nearly 10 years I have been making films about landscape photography and posting them to YouTube. One of the huge upsides of this - something I never initially considered - is that virtually all my photographs you have seen have an accompanying video.
As the years go by, this literal proof-of-work becomes increasingly valuable to me. And I hope it will be a legacy my children - and future generations of my family - will appreciate when I’m gone.
#landscapephotography #picstr #photostr #rocks #photography #yorkshire #sunset #nature #photography

2025-01-22 20:08:14

Encryption is a threat to authoritarianism, not democracy.
It’ll be funny when they find out about Nostr. #note1rxy…ghrc

2025-01-20 12:57:00

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Awesome 🙌

2025-01-20 12:49:42

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Proof of work - https://youtu.be/uWLBBLP_glg

2025-01-20 12:48:47

https://firstmanphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nostr-Images-Small-34.jpg The Arctic Circle
We’re stood in this fantastic spot, in front of a frozen lake in Finland, looking at Norway on the right and Sweden on the left. Such a beautiful place.
#landscapephotography #picstr #photostr #mountains #photography #arctic #winter #nature #photography

2025-01-19 15:45:42

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Thanks mate. On the walk up from Hodge Close.

2025-01-19 15:21:34

https://firstmanphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nostr-Images-Small-75.jpg This little corner of the English Lake District is every bit as magical as it appears to be here. The photograph also looks particularly good in print, which is the natural form of a panorama.
Alternatively, click the picture (and turn your phone side ways).
#landscapephotography #picstr #photostr #mountains #photography #lakedistrict #sunset #nature #photography

2025-01-18 11:16:21

I've got to the point where if a service blocks me using it because i'm connected to a VPN, i stop using the service altogether.

2025-01-18 08:00:00

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🔥

2025-01-16 14:37:53

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And here’s the proof of work - skip to 5:00
https://youtu.be/7s9TRU_k2Y0

2025-01-16 14:37:29

Ai “photographs” are a shitcoin.
Here’s a real one.
https://firstmanphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20221128-_R6A6629-HDR-2-2.jpg
#landscapephotography #picstr #photostr #woodland #photography #trees #sunlight #nature #photography

2025-01-13 16:27:42

Since I was 7 years old, I’ve always known my own personal Ai assistant would be called “Eve”. Today, roughly 35 years later, the first conversation took place (see screenshot). It felt significant so I thought I’d share. Would appreciate any recommendations of models to try.
Reckon I’ll reserve Eve 1.0 for when we can self-host an actual AGI.
#ai #eve #llm
https://firstmanphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/First-Chat-with-Eve.png

2025-01-11 19:28:38

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I do landscape photography commissions for bitcoin, if that’s your thing.
Love your work btw.

2025-01-08 11:04:23

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I definitely need to check them out.

2025-01-08 11:03:02

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💯

2025-01-08 10:58:15

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Ha ha. That did cross my mind as Sendy lets you create client logins and charge a fee.

2025-01-08 10:41:19

A little story….
In the last two days I have moved my newsletter email list of 7000 people away from Aweber, a service similar to Mailchimp. They decided to match Mailchimp’s prices so my monthly bill jumped from $50/month to $130/month. That’s 160% increase, literally overnight!!
After a full rage quit, I briefly considered paying MailChimp, but its way too expensive, I don’t need any of the extra “features”, and the constant upselling is painful. So I decided to try and build something myself and eventually landed on Sendy, which I paid around $60 for, as a one-off licence payment.
After two days work, I now have a Sendy instance setup on my website subdomain and it sends the emails via AWS SES. I send about 3 email newsletters out per month, each one around 7000 emails. The first went out last night and the bill from AWS was $0.32. So my total monthly cost will be about $1, and I’m not paying for the number of ‘subscribers’. Compared to $130, that is a 99.23% saving!! Literally insane.
Proof of work and hosting your own shit wins again. It’s also a good example of where technology can be used for extortionate levels of value extraction, but also massive value gains if you do it yourself. I also pray for the day when self-hosting a cloud becomes much easier and more reliable so I’m not relying on Amazon (email) and Google (website, via an intermediary) to make this setup work.
#proofofwork #sendy #photography #value