MickBurke

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mickburke@nostrplebs.com

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mickburke@getalby.com

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2024-11-13 17:18:44

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1 minute to do THAT much damage...

2024-11-11 19:15:38

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Absolutely! (I think most things in life are spiritual journeys!)
I am VERY hesitant to compare anything in any way to Jesus, but in this case I keep thinking of the story where Jesus asked his apostles if they were going to leave, and they basically responded 'to whom would we go?? You have the words of life'.
BIG difference between the words of life, and the coin of value retention, but what else is there that I can use to protect my value, and NOT feel like shit about it. Apple stock? So they can get more slave labor in china? US government bonds?
There simply is NOTHIGN else that is as good or as "good".

2024-11-11 01:29:32

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I got in literally the last day of 2020, and purchased as high as 57k before it dropped to 17k.
Don't know that I was quite that bold as it was my first major dip after seeing it rise to 68k, so it was 'uncomfortable' but where else would I go at that point?
Price goes up, price goes down, but what it IS doesn't change.

2024-11-08 02:37:31

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What was the documentary they mention? I'd love to learn Ross' story...

2024-11-05 03:28:58

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#GrowNostr

2024-10-22 19:59:20

I'm surprised to see so many people pissed off at tump making fries at mcdonalds.
He's just doing work that other americans don't want to do!!

2024-10-15 18:25:33

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I've literally never seen anyone use the word "cute" when NOT referring to a child or an animal, if they are NOT trying to be condescending. So that's off-putting right off the bat, but everything else in your comments suggests that you simply don't know what the word fiat means.
Fiat means 'by arbitrary decree'. That means that fiat currency is currency because someone says it is. Generally no problem so far, if everyone agrees to use that currency to represent value.
But in the USD and the fiat I'm aware of, that decree declares 'this is the money available for you to use, it necessarily WILL be worth less tomorrow. If all goes as WELL as it possibly can, you will have 8% less value next year. If WE need more value, we can just produce MORE of this currency, making your saved currency worth MUCH less, so WE can extract that value from you without doing anything but 'printing' more of this currency".
COULD there be better fiat? Absolutely. Create a fiat that can't be inflated, that can't be devalued by creating more.
If government created a fiat currency that COULD NOT be 'printed' at will they would make it useful as a medium of exchange without making it damaging to the wealth and value that those who work for it posses
But they don't. Because then THEY would have to do something for the money THEY want too. And that's the basics of the system we have: They offer a currency that WE have to work or trade for, but they can just create at will for themselves. That is inherently unjust for those who have to work for it.
All that said, if 'government not stealing value from you every day for work you already did' is now "utopian thinking" then yes, I think you'll find MANY 'utopists' holding bitcoin.

2024-10-13 21:55:30

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Hiya!
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2024-10-13 21:44:50

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Nostr users just need a name as cool as 'ferroequinologist'.

2024-10-12 16:04:02

Is there any value in watching the HBO 'bitcoin documentary' or is it just 'Doomsday Preppers' for bitcoin as it sounds like?
#AskNostr

2024-10-05 14:36:04

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Ho, by far. I haven't read any in new ones in about 30 years, but the old 60's 70's and 80's (when I started reading) and into the early 90s were exquisite story telling (not always, but consistently enough!).
I think that's why, at least marvel, has had the sense to tell OLD stories from when they had really good writers when they make movies. The ones that didn't suck anyway.
I recently set out to read the entirety of the 'marvel universe' from Fantastic Four #1 forward through the 80s at least. I'll read 5 or 10 of FF, then go to Avengers and read 5 or 10 there, then Spiderman, then X-Men etc then back to FF just to keep the time line of them.
Honestly I always said when I was a kid 'half the 'big words' I know I learned from comic books.' I still find words that I 'look up' as I'm reading through the old ones now. Of course I don't have to go fetch a dictionary to do it anymore...

2024-10-04 22:05:21

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I liked Marvel comics, and the characters in them when I was a kid. The movies are (sometimes) just less intelligent versions that move and talk.

2024-10-04 21:33:23

One thing that's clear from Deadpool and Wolverine: I don't mind ryan reynolds being Deadpool, but I'm sick to death of Deadpool being ryan reynolds.
#GrowNostr

2024-10-04 04:22:46

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Yea, my brother in law was at the costco and showed pictures of the TP all gone. Mind boggling, because of course it's one of the few things still made here...

2024-09-30 22:36:25

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Nothing to lose your head over though! 😄

2024-09-30 02:59:12

Can anyone ID this snake? He was spotted outside Pittsburg, PA.
#AskNostr
#Snakes
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2024-09-29 23:50:28

What's the best most direct, internet based (no carrier required) text and voice based communication app for all the phones of the members of my family?
We're thinking though our emergency communications options. We want secure and private, but as usable as possible for the non techs. Open source if possible.
We've got apple and android, and potentially laptops...
Any thoughts or recommendations appreciated.
#AskNostr
#Comms

2024-09-20 17:51:43

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Me too! We had those fat boards back in '79
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2024-09-18 16:16:59

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Even when you have to pull an episode out of your ass it doesn't stink! Sounds like a GREAT show coming!

2024-09-15 23:31:29

Any other Pinballers on Nostr? Let's see 'em.
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#GrowNostr
#AskNostr
#Pinball

2024-09-15 22:59:21

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Interesting, I did the same just now and VPN shows BR, and the IP shows as Brazil, but still gets to the twitter / x logon screen without issue..?

2024-09-15 20:13:17

Cleaning up the half drank bottles of homemade cider and mead in the garage fridge, 'testing' them and moving them into smaller bottles. Saw one and thought 'why'd I put that one in a jar?' ... ended up with a mouthful of homemade maple syrup. Tasty but unexpected.
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#GrowNostr
#Mead
#Cider

2024-09-12 14:34:43

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Faith Hope and Love remain, these three. But the greatest of these is Love.

2024-09-10 23:30:32

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Debate?

2024-09-06 00:13:01

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'Dear everyone, the truth makes us look bad so you may not speak it. -Government'

2024-08-30 03:34:20

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#GrowNostr
#GrowLiberty
#HomeSchool

2024-08-16 20:11:43

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It has ever been so.

2024-08-16 17:57:10

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2024-08-15 20:44:55

I think I understand the more miserable part of humanity just a little more now:
"When you see yourself as a victim, you see yourself as a hero." -Judge Michael Reardon (speaking to a convicted murderer)

2024-08-15 16:10:37

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I love seeing things like this because it reminds me how FEW people really hold bitcoin. As @npub1587…kv0n said a couple years back (and got me to finally buy in) 'if you buy bitcoin today, you're still an early adopter'.
Think about that! Not even all the geeks are into bitcoin, so a small percentage of a small percentage. Where does it go when 10% of humans want some? (up Laura)

2024-08-15 16:05:12

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The beauty of what she's saying is that she acknowledges that there is NO way we can get people to agree with us, if we tell the truth.
Of course, That's been the 'party line' for YEARS.
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2024-08-15 15:57:16

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You can't tax 'The planet going through multiple cycles of not having polar ice caps and then having them again'. Nor does that scare anyone. That's why 'science' doesn't acknowledge that reality.

2024-08-15 15:53:11

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And at LEAST as important, you have a basic human right to HEAR others.
Nobody has a right to force you to hear them, but neither does anyone have a right to PREVENT you from hearing someone.
That is modern 'free speech'; You can sit in your soundproof room on twitter and express your opinions and outrage, but 'the powers that be' tightly control whether anyone can hear you...

2024-08-15 15:41:37

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2024-08-15 15:40:59

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2024-08-15 15:40:43

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2024-08-15 00:03:40

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The VAST majority of the people you try to encourage or help will make the most of your advice or encouragement... so it makes the most sense to sew encouragement broadly!

2024-08-14 00:36:50

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What is the US dollar backed by?
It's backed by the promise that we, and our children and grandchildren and great grandchildren will be salves.
Plain and simple.

2024-08-11 16:20:29

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Wow, 'the Olympics' have really gone to shit in the 40 years since I stopped paying any attention to them. This being a 'sport' may be the dumbest thing I've heard in a long time.

2024-08-08 16:06:58

"What government does is spend their time and our money convincing us to convince them to do what they want to do."
#GrowNostr
#ShrinkGovernment

2024-08-07 02:37:41

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Bonhoeffer's theory of stupidity covers this. And stupidity is her livelihood.
"Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice. One may protest against evil; it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by use of force. Evil always carries within itself the germ of its own subversion in that it leaves behind in human beings at least a sense of unease. Against stupidity we are defenseless. Neither protests nor the use of force accomplish anything here; reasons fall on deaf ears; facts that contradict one’s prejudgment simply need not be believed – in such moments the stupid person even becomes critical – and when facts are irrefutable they are just pushed aside as inconsequential, as incidental. In all this the stupid person, in contrast to the malicious one, is utterly self satisfied and, being easily irritated, becomes dangerous by going on the attack"

2024-08-05 23:03:18

So CNN tells me that:
"Stocks ended a turbulent trading session on a dour note as investors feared that the US economy is on shaky legs."
So does that mean that 'investor' nap time is over and they finally woke up or what? Seems 'the us economy' has been 'on shaky legs' for quite some time now... No?

2024-08-05 15:25:51

These guys are on sale again at about $20 off ($55). Great general purpose headphones, with REALLY effective noise canceling.
I use them when mowing and was amazed how little of even the tractor noise gets through.
Used to have to crack it all the way up and still would barely hear over the noise (even with similar over the ear (non noise canceling) headphones.
Wouldn't use them to listen to LPs or anything hi-fi, but for general use music and podcasts they are great! Affiliate link attached.
https://amzn.to/3LOQeOG

2024-08-05 15:20:53

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"Most things in life are obvious when you think about them."

2024-08-05 15:05:24

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Primal Web
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2024-08-04 15:30:18

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Poetic that it was sourced from twitter.

2024-08-03 22:59:11

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2024-08-03 22:56:27

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Wow, that is remarkable! Sounds like a very cool plan / initiative!

2024-08-03 20:30:17

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What is Ark / what do they do?

2024-08-03 20:24:40

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To me it sounds like he has become aware of his own irrelevance, and is desperately declaring that he's not and that he's right despite reality disagreeing with everything he says.

2024-08-03 20:06:34

Happy Mead Day! Haven't made any in a few years, but still have several dusty old bottles aging nicely!
#GrowNostr
#Mead
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2024-08-02 02:59:21

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2024-08-02 02:58:44

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2024-08-02 02:00:08

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My mother left me this vase when she died. I wasn't really sure why at first... 😝
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2024-08-01 18:35:43

So apparently this is really trumps profile picture on twitter..? Anybody remember Nuke from the old Daredevil comics?
At least trump got the stars in the right spot, but still not a good look.
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2024-08-01 18:29:25

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Yea, he says a lot. This all seems factual, but here's the thing. You do NOT want the us (government) to 'save Venezuela'. You want your own people to save Venezuela!
You've got the spirit.
You've got the COURAGE.
Help from the us (government) would just corrupt and eventually destroy your nation.

2024-08-01 18:06:50

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The people of the world need to understand how critical fathers are.

2024-08-01 16:05:24

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apretar

2024-07-31 21:23:54

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OK looking at mine i may still be on some legacy system of theirs...
I just wanted to be sure you were in the right place! They do have email support if you don't find an answer: support@getalby.com
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2024-07-31 20:59:51

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I've used Alby for as long as it's existed I think. I use it just for nostr zaps. Never seen anything like that. No need for a channel or anything so I'm guessing you may be in the wrong place.
Did you get it at
https://getalby.com/ ??

2024-07-31 19:57:19

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If musk can't make it I'll tag in. Fuck maduro.
Of course I won't let him disarm me first, so it might not work out the way he'd think.

2024-07-31 04:02:13

At this point I can't control what they do in my name, I can't control what they spend the money they steal from me on, I can't control whether they kill people , 'foreign or domestic'. I can't control anything this government does.
All I can control is whether I am culpable in ANY way for their actions. And that is why I don't vote.
#GrowNostr
#ShrinkGovernement

2024-07-30 19:22:29

I LOVE this 80 year old woman. If you don't know her, follow @npub17am…nldk
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2024-07-30 19:20:55

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He really is the al gore of leaving twitter.

2024-07-30 18:50:02

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God bless her! She reminds me of our Samuel Wittemore. 'No tengo miedo' indeed!
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2024-07-30 17:17:55

LOVE this. THIS HERE is Nostr.
#note15xh…kl8w

2024-07-30 01:49:30

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Good for them! Tell them to hold on to their guns and any body armor they might have...

2024-07-29 17:36:09

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Did she have a 'date'?
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2024-07-29 14:33:10

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2024-07-29 14:31:11

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2024-07-29 00:21:27

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Food Link
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2024-07-28 23:54:20

Here's a statement to remember when you're tempted to argue with the irrational masses that populate clown world.
A sane person already knows it, and crazy person will never hear it.
#GrowNostr
#ClownWorld

2024-07-28 16:46:58

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Nope, definitely not pointed to you. Just kind of felt like that was the unspoken theme from the event...

2024-07-28 15:58:57

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Indeed! Not 'correcting' just noting.

2024-07-28 15:50:01

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Coulda left off the 'about bitcoin'.

2024-07-28 15:46:14

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Don't forget to pickup your 'Government is Legitimate!' T-shirt before you leave...

2024-07-27 21:51:24

I'm glad that a lot of politicians are at the bitcoin party or whatever the fuck, because you can see which bitcoiners are stupid, which are naïve and which are just self superior jerk offs who think EVERY 'bitcoiner' needs to be what they decide they should be.
You can ALWAYS depend on a political rally to bring out the worst in everyone.
#GovernmentIsShitButYouDontNeedToBeADickAboutIt

2024-07-27 01:19:25

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2024-07-26 05:21:52

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2024-07-25 19:34:30

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I'm encouraged by your assessment. Not only because it seems an honest assessment, but also because you're one of the few people who weren't a dick about it's limitations etc.
Beyond that, it's just another wait list...

2024-07-25 19:04:50

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OK, that's what I assumed, but I didn't want to be uncharitable in my judgement.

2024-07-25 00:30:17

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Biltong??

2024-07-25 00:28:25

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And why does she get to tell people what they're here for?

2024-07-24 18:46:43

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How can anyone laugh at 'we kill people based on metadata, but not this metadata'???
That laughter means 'we will cower before you as long as you kill others rather than us'.
Another 'human being' that if you ever find yourself within arms reach of him, you have a moral obligation to beat the living shit out of him.

2024-07-22 18:00:15

So I saw that JD Vance ('of Vance Refrigeration'?) has 'stated publicly that he want's to abolish the ATF', and he has 'three points to stop the disarmament of the american people'.
And you know what he's going to ACTAUALLY do?
'figure out who authorized the illegal database'.
They'll hold hearings, like they're doing now with the DEI hire in charge of the SS (are we allowed to abbreviate that one? 'Cause I really think we should abbreviate that one).
They're gonna steal more money from your great grand children, perform a pantomime, figure out who it was and then... do nothing.
Now how could I possibly know that? Because some redneck hippy duck farmer taught me about pattern recognition.
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2024-07-22 16:18:44

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That and nobel has been rendered utterly meaningless by the people they DO give them to.

2024-07-22 02:30:22

Well, there's a shocker!
Guess I don't really need to look at that picture of Bigfoot.
#GrowNostr
#GrowPrivacy
#XcommunicateX
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2024-07-22 01:14:34

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Both are noble goals, and they go well together.

2024-07-21 23:58:35

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The coolest thing about AI video is the 'mistakes' I think. The way things come together etc.
Reminds me of working with open reel (audio) tape when I was a kid. Your mistakes came out at least as cool as the stuff you intended to do!

2024-07-21 21:02:05

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Could have stopped at "youtube is trash"...

2024-07-21 14:21:09

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Never act out of fear.
Never fail to act because of fear.

2024-07-20 22:43:52

So my 4 year old grandson was out in our pool and as he's walking through some clover to the patio he steps on a bee. I was out watering and I saw him crying on the patio as my wife walked over.
I got to him first and asked him if he stepped on a bee. He said yes and I grabbed his foot and said "OK, remember, I've got to get the stinger out (not only to remove the 'pointy part', but also the stinger will keep pumping venom into the foot!) .
He replied 'I took it out already, I didn't want all the venom'.
I asked him, so are you OK? It was just upsetting and that's why you're crying? And he said 'Yea, the stinger didn't hurt but the bite did!'.
So a 4 year old kid kept his head about him through a high stress situation (and scary one as well) and he still managed to ACT and act properly to mitigate the problem as best he could.
These kids are my heroes, and getting to help figure it all out is one of life's great gifts!
#GrowNostr
#GrowHumans

2024-07-20 20:23:11

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You're off to a good start, you've got a very serious looking profile picture. I think that makes all the difference!! 😜

2024-07-20 20:00:06

So I want to be sure I've got this straight: germany had just under 50,000 BTC, and sold it all off in a few weeks.
When they started selling, BTC was at or about $62k and it 'plummeted' to $55k just barely long enough for the legacy media to report that it had 'plummeted' and that bitcoiners were 'freaking out'.
Then, maybe three days after they were done selling of the last of it off, BTC was selling above the price before the sell off?
It occurs to me that (SOMEHOW?!?) a ford F150 is about the same price 'well equipped'; About $62k.
Now, if I suddenly had 50,000 new ford F150s, and I started selling them off, how LOW would the price go? How long would it stay that low?
Granted, it would take longer to sell the trucks, because I can't just logon on to a seller, transfer funds and 'have' a truck like I can with BTC, but still...
Now I never understood money or markets or any of that shit my entire life, but it seems clear to me that the BTC market has a level of stability that is quite impressive.
#Volatility ?

2024-07-20 01:18:18

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"Hell yea I'm OK, I'm stacking sats"

2024-07-19 19:13:38

So if someone forces you to work for them, you are their salve.
If someone takes the product of your work, they are stealing from you.
So if government tells you 'taxation is not theft', (as my 'representative' did) then they believe you are a slave to their government.
Which practically speaking, you are.
#GrowNostr
#ShrinkGovernment
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2024-07-19 18:45:21

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2024-07-19 17:19:02

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I walked by wednesday night as my wife was watching and I thought it was the kardashians. Walked by last night and it was wrestlmania. Ask me again why I don't vote.

2024-07-19 03:25:48

"Good manners are just a way of showing other people that we have respect for them."

2024-07-18 19:55:19

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I was going to make a comment that I am guessing Jim proved for me below, and that is;
'Kids these days' when they draw a dubey (or splif or joint or whatever) they draw a pre-roll. Old-heads like myself always draw them with the two pinched / tapered ends like we would have rolled in a nice Job 1.5, EZ Wider or if you're REALY committed... Big Bamboo!
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