starnold
Arnold Hubach

This.
Nothing will top Nostrica simply because things cannot be the same anymore (in terms of where we are).
Magical birth of the physical representation of the nostr family

2024-11-02 14:35:35

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Sorry, Ko Pha Ngan actually. Samui is the busy one in the south of it, Ko Phangang is the tranquillo one of the two.

2024-11-02 14:34:08

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Koh Samui in that case. The lesser popular island of the two; rent a scooter and go to the hidden beaches.
Still would recommend Chiang Mai tho (even for a detox), take the loop to Pai and go to the canyon, geyser, waterfalls, elephants and temples.
But for ocean life Koh Samui was great too.

2024-11-02 14:24:31

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Chiang Mai? Spent five weeks there and it has a good vibe, mix of traveler & locals, nature & culture.

2024-11-02 10:01:42

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It’s also: life of a traveler, I suppose.
Used to live out of a suitcase and not having enough space to carry all the crap with you constantly ;)

2024-11-02 09:27:54

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Time preference is such an interesting phenomenon (such as saving/consuming, triggered by Keynesians)

2024-11-02 07:24:52

🫵🏼 “Socialism works, we have just never implemented it well”
We all heard the quote. But what If I told you that there is ONE place where socialism (or communism) actually did work? No, it’s not in Cuba or with the Soviets, or Pol Pot.
I’m talking about Social(ist) Media. Social Media. It worked online.
➖ you think you own something, but actually you don’t. Property rights don’t exist.
➖ you don’t earn anything, but are creating wealth for the boss/CEO. They get rich, you swipe for them.
➖ everything you do, is for the greater good (or: “the algorithm”). You’re feeding it every single day.
➖ you think you are in charge, but actually you are constantly surveilled and monitored.
➖ you have no freedom to say what you want, as the “thought police” is always there to censor you.
If you really look at it, social media is maybe the best implementation of socialism so far. Or maybe even communism — Lenin and Marx would be proud!
Luckily, there is a peaceful way out. We don’t have to fight, but we have to ignite a revolution with code. “Ideas are bulletproof, they cannot be killed.” Nostr is this peaceful way out!
With nostr “you own something”, “you earn something”, and “you are in charge”. It’s the antidote to Social(ist) Media. It’s Free(dom) Media. ✨
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
~ Buckminster Fuller

2024-11-01 19:21:36

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Say hi to the Nostr CEO from me please!

2024-11-01 11:00:37

Yesterday's meeting with the @npub17cy…4ml3 Bitcoin Educators Network was (once again) fantastic🤩
Almost 40 educators from all over the world!
🇸🇻🇿🇦🇨🇷🇺🇸🇬🇧🇰🇪🇩🇴🇭🇹🇸🇷🇿🇼🇺🇬🇳🇬🇧🇩
Everyone teaches the open source Bitcoin Diploma.
This is the power of collaboration, decentralization and bitcoin. https://m.primal.net/LpEQ.jpg

2024-11-01 09:55:34

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Sounds like you can bring very tailored education to a specific target audience. With @npub1u47…2m4a we created a character that could resonate with "your communinty"!
https://blockhuntersgame.com/zoey/
Additionally, check out MyFirstBitcoin. We create open source resources for teachers, and interested educators can join our network!
https://myfirstbitcoin.io/node-education-network/

2024-11-01 09:53:25

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Coracle maybe?

2024-11-01 08:59:20

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Your skills are needed! No matter what they are.
I thought only developers could contribute. But I helped translating, writing, community building, designing a game and organizing meetups for example.
What’s your skillset?

2024-11-01 08:16:00

Sometimes I’m trying to think how my life would have been without bitcoin. Without Satoshi Nakamoto. It would likely have been very different..!
➖ No remote job
➖ No passion
➖ No full-time traveling
➖ Less savings (mentality)
➖ No outlook for a better, fair world
➖ Run the fiat hamster wheel
➖ Different friends
➖ Care about career ladder
I guess: “different” savings, job, passion, etc. But I can’t believe I would have been living a more interesting and happier life.
Thanks to bitcoin I wrote the two Dutch bitcoin magazines, co-created a Bitcoin board game, wrote dozens of articles, translated five Bitcoin books to Dutch, gave plenty lectures, visited 5+ circular economies, spend most of my time in El Salvador, and much more.
Oh, and learned how social media and the internet is broken because bitcoin brought me in nostr.
It’s crazy to think how much “an idea” and “computer code” and its community can do to one’s life.

2024-11-01 07:29:29

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@npub1suw…rlxf told ya

2024-10-31 13:23:49

The present is the future of the past.

2024-10-31 13:14:05

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Welcome! I'd love to zap some sats. Did you already look into connecting a wallet?

2024-10-31 13:08:03

Nostr Meetup in The Netherlands! Save the date 🔥🔥
#note1fnz…8dh2

2024-10-24 20:41:35

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Here you go @npub12qx…q8u9

2024-10-24 10:04:34

#growNostr with a travel throwback thursday about my trip to Namibia in 2022!
https://image.nostr.build/21b2006eb762addc4b69594657fe3cd52f65b39994efe54942996dd91f434689.jpg https://image.nostr.build/15e82323ba964def1f6888d5abd6166fd10ffbd374b370d8c072dbf77688c468.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/68dfbdc2117e7a11aeefe47dc5e8145f577ec923b448b08674fe0ad1d32cbc3d.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/1efa00fb91a68c438730413cbb512f1be526a0860faa49c5bf1ee2d41e75623a.jpg

2024-10-22 12:10:49

Ⓑ itcoin
Ⓘ s
Ⓣ he
Ⓒ urrency
Ⓞ f
Ⓘ ndependent
Ⓝ ation-states
Always has been.

2024-10-21 22:52:11

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This animal encounter during my trip in Kenya? Can’t choose but this was one of the first that came up haha
https://m.primal.net/Ldne.jpg

2024-10-21 07:25:35

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🔥🔥🔥🔥

2024-10-20 16:00:54

Nieuw Nederlands Bitcoin tijdschrift onderweg! 🇳🇱🗣️🧡😇
https://bitcoinfocus.nl/2024/10/15/bestel-het-nieuwste-bitcoin-focus-tijdschrift-in-de-voorverkoop/

2024-10-17 21:13:36

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This is the best of the best!

2024-10-17 13:10:08

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I’m not stating that.. I mean that a lobbyist doesn’t necessarily bribe, but someone who bribes is a lobbyist.

2024-10-16 19:28:59

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Are you a customer of a client?
Are you a customer or a client?

2024-10-15 05:30:13

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👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

2024-10-14 17:54:41

Scrolling through my photo gallery and got reminded of the hike to Acatenango and Fuego (April 2023).
Definitely check it out if you’re in Central America!
https://m.primal.net/LVxf.jpg

2024-10-14 14:03:48

This remains my favorite orange pill machine!
@npub1u478qx307ln39tkhdj9r0rvl29yrhdqjdkzv9l98rmtxvwhza6zsm42m4a
➡️⚡️🛒 blockhuntersgame.com
https://m.primal.net/LVot.jpg

2024-10-14 12:53:07

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Imagine if we can zap these creators...!

2024-10-12 11:41:18

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Not sure yet what my plans are!

2024-10-12 08:29:28

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In the Netherlands, but I will go back in November for Adopting Bitcoin, for our @npub17cy…4ml3 Graduation and for www.bitcoinunconference.com 😁

2024-10-12 07:02:18

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Yes that’s a great idea, I did the same in 2021 and 2022. Come and visit El Salvador too!

2024-10-11 22:01:18

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Costa Rica pro-tip: avoid San Jose haha.
Mexico City is my top 3 in the world so far I think. Condesa, Roma Norte.

2024-10-09 21:51:40

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I want this actually haha

2024-10-09 09:34:18

Nostr at Bitcoin Amsterdam with @npub1xts…kk5s, @npub1g53…drvk and @npub16vr…p2va.
https://m.primal.net/LPlp.jpg

2024-10-08 12:11:24

@npub1h5e…cdg7 is starting!
https://m.primal.net/LOmR.jpg

2024-10-07 17:55:39

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Dm me if you plan to visit El Salvador. And since nostr dm's are buggy, feel free to text t.me/starnold

2024-10-06 17:15:58

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Yes 😉 we hope to launch blockhuntersgame.com in some weeks and deliver all pre-orders.

2024-10-01 14:17:46

Sneak peek of what we've been building the past months at @npub17cy…4ml3. I'm so excited to launch this!
✨𝗔 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀!
With forums, wikis and many resources to start your own educational project.
Let me know if you want https://m.primal.net/LHZr.jpg early access!

2024-09-29 11:06:46

Arriving home after four months of traveling, and seeing this beauty on my desk puts a smile on my face 🙂
The @npub17cy…4ml3 Diploma is available in Dutch! 🇳🇱
🔗 https://bitcoinbook.shop/products/bitcoindiploma https://image.nostr.build/ae15e04e7466bee6545486e474f3bea650ff6f5422deb70af7dda1736d28736e.jpg

2024-09-28 11:25:48

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An npub at an ipub!

2024-09-26 14:18:36

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@npub1suw…rlxf

2024-09-05 01:55:01

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They believe in Nosc instead.
Notes and other stuff censored

2024-09-03 04:44:19

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Thank you! That’s funny, because I explored the Ecoparque El Espino (next door) yesterday
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LJyV3jg5eSNRPNBu6?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

2024-09-03 00:18:23

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Wow!! Where is this? Seems like a public park (that I dont know about yet)?

2024-08-31 23:06:52

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As a digital nomad myself I have experiences the Paradox of Choice as well 🥲
If you have so much freedom, there is so much more possible, that you can drown in options..!

2024-08-29 04:36:44

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The only signal on nostr is freedom
Every other metric, whether followers or zap counts, is noise

2024-08-29 02:16:10

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Magazinematerial!

2024-08-28 13:21:56

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Thanks Helen, deze komt er zeker in. Bedankt voor het delen van de oproep 😊

2024-08-27 04:34:19

@npub1u47…2m4a printing and painting in full progress!
They’re making 50.000 coins for us now 😂
Soon delivered all over the world. https://image.nostr.build/b9a8024ba9a0f99b3cc115322de44905174e4478d0564ffb5c1ff50d3f5295b1.jpg

2024-08-27 04:23:17

Can’t believe I’m already 1.5 year in this protocol… so much changed since December 2022, for the better!
That said, Uvita and Nostrica will always be/remain special.

2024-08-26 16:11:07

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@npub1p23…rnl6

2024-08-26 16:10:51

due to problems with nostr dm notifications; @laanwj check dm 😇

2024-08-25 15:29:57

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Can you make a fork of Damus and filter all bitcoin talk/notes out?
So we can onboard normies

2024-08-25 15:29:15

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Nothing will be the same as Costa Rica. That was magical.
Tokyo was great but different. Riga looks great too, but I can’t believe it has the same vibe as Uvita

2024-08-24 03:45:07

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Can we make a client that shows every thing except bitcoin? So I can send normies there
Fork coracle with just in-built filters for some pleb-words and accounts.

2024-08-23 05:27:38

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Djuri is a true builder! 👌🏻

2024-08-21 15:05:20

Belated volcano pic from El Salvador! 🇸🇻💯👌🏻 https://image.nostr.build/0abebc6b31a73da1289db757900a4c4806f40e41f8cf0b88481e92c5a8923aeb.jpg

2024-08-19 03:42:51

What’s a stronger way to own property than having the magic 12 words?

2024-08-14 16:19:44

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This is the way!

2024-08-10 14:14:37

Throwback to the @npub17cy…4ml3 Educators Unconference in Nashville, where I talked about global and community-led educational projects and @npub1u47…2m4a 🙌🏻 https://image.nostr.build/7c3a4f9b5ee1f286557a1c67730b68a001625a97c6242519f66eb09b99846f3a.jpg https://image.nostr.build/83155aada155b0d6376c0060b3f2307ec09c5213de2b98c4238b855de8f16605.jpg

2024-06-15 10:29:08

I love statistics, and I love Zaps.
And I love how @npub1sg6…f63m is on top of my leaderboard 😉
https://m.primal.net/IlbE.png

2024-06-15 10:25:58

With bitcoin you only have to remember your private key.
But with nostr, should it be the standard to remember your private key + relays?
If you forgot what you connected with, does it mean you're losing a bit of yourself? Especially if you connect to different relays in different clients.
What's the best way to find back what "your relays" are?

2024-06-12 10:22:31

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Wonderful, I zapped you! This made you nr 87 in the list!

2024-06-10 09:11:09

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Already covered, check the spreadsheet :)

2024-06-10 09:09:20

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Already covered, check the spreadsheet :)

2024-06-10 09:09:09

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Already covered, check the spreadsheet :)

2024-06-09 17:30:53

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Preferably being physically in the country. I do have all three of your countries already btw 😉 but thanks!

2024-06-07 22:59:59

⚡️ 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭!
I want to send $1 of #bitcoin to all 196 countries on the planet. I need YOUR help!
Reply on this thread with:
1. The country you are from
2. An invoice, or LN address
Please first read the rules below! ⬇️🚨
https://m.primal.net/IcbH.jpg
For full transparency, all results will be updated in this spreadsheet. ⬇️
But ... why?
I believe this is never done yet, and the world should know that bitcoin does really work:
➖ as a global neutral currency.
➖ as a global payment system.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dB9JthjM7u2Mj6f6wNAgnYK0fboR8bB_cJuN1cvL45o/edit?usp=sharing
🆘 Please tag people from the smaller and less-known countries below, so we can find all 196 of them!
I'm aware that I can never be 100% sure that people are honest, but I trust bitcoiners to not cheat for $1.
I may check profiles, activity and mutual followers!
Optionally, I want to receive money as well. But to not be perceived as a scam, this is not my main goal, but rather an extension of the experiment.
Send $1 to 4rnold@blink.sv, with your country in the payment description if you want! I'll track this in the spreadsheet too.
Let's do this together!
Reply on this thread with:
1️⃣ The country you're from, preferably with some proof.
2️⃣ An invoice (with expiration of 24h, or LN address), preferably from a self-hosted wallet.
First come (by country), first serve!
Please note this also runs on Twitter, so check if cour country has been paid/confirmed already.
🚀⚡️𝐋𝐄𝐓'𝐒 𝐆𝐎! 💥🌍
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

2024-06-05 17:49:56

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Derek, come the @npub17cy…4ml3 Unconference in Nashville!
#nevent1q…edwv

2024-06-03 21:51:06

Some may know me as a 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫. Some may know me as a 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫. But sometimes I'm wearing both hats, when working on @npub1u47…2m4a! 🙂
- Four years ago, I started the first drafts of a #bitcoin board game.
- One year ago, I teamed up with @npub1suw…rlxf and started a crowdfunding.
- One week ago, we received the first official manufactured prototype!
It's been quite a journey, but it's so cool to see that it's possible to create a 100% self-published and community-funded board game. 🥹
We need a bit more time to finalize last steps, and then be patient for serial production and shipping from China. But you can pre-order already:
🛒 https://blockhuntersgame.com/
https://m.primal.net/IXjn.jpg
https://m.primal.net/IXjo.jpg

2024-05-31 12:22:20

🫨 @npub1u47…2m4a https://image.nostr.build/5999a1fa9a116cb2c033856021edf94b80284b95447d96914cc922bbbfcc0293.jpg

2024-05-29 10:55:38

AAAAHHHHHH! We received the prototype of @npub1u47…2m4a last week. Believe me... this bitcoin game is gonna orangepill the world, just like monopoly did to the fiat world.
Having it in my own hands is such a boost for the morale! 😉
All kudos to @npub1suw…rlxf for the lovely design btw!
https://m.primal.net/IRPK.jpg
Full release soon. But you can support the last steps with a pre-order: https://blockhuntersgame.com/ :)

2024-05-25 09:11:49

Adopting Bitcoin Arnhem just started!
Excited to see how The Netherlands really gets to learn more about bitcoin adoption. https://image.nostr.build/d89b76138f70874766cff18f4ae3cfc3f2120e8f397e4c64e3ea3c248b8ac413.jpg

2024-05-24 09:31:34

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Apple restricts in app Zaps, because they can't take a cut.
So lots of iOS apps don't have zaps in such a way that it's intuitive for us bitcoiners..
Why and how Primal does this differently witht the Apple Guidelines, I don't know exactly. But all other clients are dealing with the same issue.
https://9to5mac.com/2023/06/14/apple-damus-app-store-bitcoin/
You can create your own solution to connect a "like" with a "zap" using NWC. Not optimal, but it's something..
https://www.zapplepay.com/
Other clients with Nostr Wallet Connect may be able to solve this similarly, it's already on a lot of places outside the Apple fences: https://nwc.dev/

2024-05-23 22:14:24

Just back home after #nostrdam, a nostr meetup prior to the Adopting Bitcoin conference in Arnhem.
It's already the fourth consecutive nostr event we have in the Netherlands now. Quite bullish!
cc @npub1vvq…v3s8 @npub1qg5…vc4x @npub1qe3…zefe @npub17pl…ezx0 @npub1l77…swft @npub1gwa…a2sz and many others

2024-05-22 18:27:23

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When nostr is buggiy and doesn’t include the image lol
proof of pizza https://nostrcheck.me/media/714f9dc34325c2cf099bbb834833540bc2e1cd82757fcc4df8bfbda076659adb/e77078cde371b1f1616c74ae467b8eba5619c6f64ea4743a6261439fa4e697e3.webp

2024-05-22 18:25:36

Proof of Pizza (Day), of course paid with sats 🍕
#bitcoincity

2024-05-05 09:19:44

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Boox Palma!

2024-05-04 19:28:10

I’m trying something new that’s in between a digital detox and normal iPhone life: an ePaper Android phone for the necessities.
No social media, videos, nor distractions. But still: alarms, chats, agenda, reminder and notes.
And my iPhone will be treated as “work only” device😇
Nostr may be a solution to the “digital attention grabbers” but I think there’s something more that can help. 🙂 https://image.nostr.build/a412a4a323f0f5c4bea9a6a2517e31458af326ab51252bdb3deed5d7d4204059.jpg

2024-05-01 12:28:55

https://image.nostr.build/86ebeb4aaee3600009af0e241f31bdfc125ee6c16ec6863b478be504967c0962.jpg

2024-05-01 12:28:45

I’m wearing ammo today 🆓⛓️‍💥 https://image.nostr.build/9c1474b731c3714c3089bd9460698d5eabcda20a89486ece2f151d8229498707.jpg

2024-04-28 20:08:42

If you want to ossify bitcoin (freez the code), you don't understand that its environment is changing constantly.
War on privacy will continue
War on self-custody will continue
War on MSB's will continue
So maybe bitcoin(s features) should evolve too?

2024-04-27 21:46:52

Today the Netherlands turned completely orange.
Can’t wait for that day we’re celebrating a different kind of orange 👀
Coin Day > King’s Day https://image.nostr.build/c6eac63138a8c7b61d60d021183ce3bb1de749533410e85ff30147719bb44b7e.jpg

2024-04-23 15:28:13

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Well, for personal stuff that works. But not with social media publishing tools

2024-04-23 15:04:45

#asknostr
I'm looking into a way to cross post from X. What are you using? xtonostr.com doesnt seem to work for me (and others).
Any alternatives?
https://m.primal.net/Hyzw.png

2024-04-20 00:22:37

In 2012, bitcoin’s inflation matched fiat (8%).
In 2020, bitcoin’s inflation matched gold (2%).
After todays halving, we start comparing #bitcoin to our time, the only asset that will always become scarcer.
Fiat = politics
Gold = chemistry
Bitcoin = math
Time = life
cc @npub1der…xzpc

2024-04-19 21:58:21

They world doesn’t know… https://nostrcheck.me/media/714f9dc34325c2cf099bbb834833540bc2e1cd82757fcc4df8bfbda076659adb/356913feaed7c0edddc50258dd0ce516e21a0570d2881fca1cb95f2c1a2d9a80.webp

2024-04-19 21:24:04

Noderunners™️ Halving Party
In Arnhem Bitcoinstad
🔥🔥 https://nostrcheck.me/media/714f9dc34325c2cf099bbb834833540bc2e1cd82757fcc4df8bfbda076659adb/abda125c4a6e7155b4e3e08b54166aeed997d476351618368e5927d862d0581f.webp

2024-04-19 12:55:26

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Klinkt geweldig.!! Maar prio’s, focus en tijd zijn altijd een lastig ding met Bitcoin haha.
Maar ga je gang, al het MyFirstBitcoin lesmateriaal is open source ;)

2024-04-19 12:22:23

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Haha, dankje. Normaal zeggen ze: "Hart voor de zaak" toch?
Lekker bitcoinen blijft toch het leukste wat er is ;)

2024-04-19 10:21:16

Weer een nieuw Nederlandse boekvertaling af én bezorgd!
Grondbeginselen van de Economie, of in het Engels: Principles of Economics van @npub1gdu…6nak.
Bestel vandaag nog met 10% korting met code "st4rnold" op https://bitcoinbook.shop/products/grondbeginselen-van-de-economie.
#note14ld…w5yj

2024-04-19 10:20:03

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Veel leesplezier! 🔥 🔥

2024-04-19 09:51:45

🎙 Afgelopen week mocht ik bij BNR Cryptocast uitgebreid uitweiden over m'n passie én werk: 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐣𝐝𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞.
Het werd een leuk gesprek over m'n nieuwe job bij @npub17cy…4ml3, open source lesmateriaal, 30.000 bitcoinstudenten, 700 docenten, 25+ projecten in zo'n twintig landen en ook nog even kort m'n bordspel @npub1u47…2m4a.
https://www.bnr.nl/podcast/cryptocast/10545023/tienduizenden-studenten-krijgen-nu-al-bitcoinles-en-jij-kan-meedenken-320-b

2024-04-18 20:52:11

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Check DM Peter! :)

2024-04-18 19:16:57

Epoch 1: I
Epoch 2: I am
Epoch 3: I am bitcoin
Epoch 4: Bitcoin is me
What coming up the upcoming four years?
Epoch 5: We are all bitcoin!

2024-04-18 11:29:11

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Thanks!
This is only a list of people that stopped following me, isn’t it? It doesn’t seem to work or load much
I want to import 300 npubs so I can follow them altogether