Mike B

Catholic, family-man, rural life

Let all that you do be done in love.
- 1 Cor 16:14

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2024-02-06 19:49:42

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What about predator prevention?

2023-12-06 19:10:34

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Luke 1:48-49
From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me—
holy is his name.

2023-11-16 11:25:32

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Jules et Jim. Trust me.

2023-10-17 18:40:15

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New follower of yours, really interesting to me as I've got a small hobby farm and a lot of wood waste. Any episodes of your podcast that get into it?

2023-09-28 15:29:03

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I just mix flour and water. Great when you're on the go and no kneading.

2023-09-27 16:21:00

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I needed to see this today. Thanks.

2023-09-24 00:05:24

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Great post. I very much like where this is headed and will look for the next in the series.

2023-09-20 22:29:15

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Glad to run into a fellow McLuhan reader! Such a fascinating guy.

2023-09-20 12:58:29

Marshal McLuhan has this idea that when a medium (technology / tool) overheats or is pushed to it's limits, it actually reverses it's characteristics. McLuhan uses the country side as the place of work and cities for leisure then flipped to cities as the work center and rural leisure as an example.
I, of course, like the example of easy and cheap money leading to the emergence of a new ultra scarce money. This has already played out throughout history with currency. So why wouldn't it just mean a reemergence of gold backed money? I think history rhyming rather than repeating suggest a new form that has similar characteristics but enables new activity. These mediums become more technological over time.

2023-09-20 12:36:42

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Bowie read his McLuhan!

2023-09-18 23:45:42

Favorite Tools - The Felco 6 Pruners
Indispensable in the garden and handy in the orchard when you can't be bothered to grab your loppers. These are satisfying to use and effortlessly give a clean cut. They will last a life time if well treated.
Id recommend buying them directly through Felco as there are a lot of fakes being sold on eBay and Amazon.
https://image.nostr.build/a31cf5475d8ba920c31b354629931a74bee74a98de39650a6970ad81ae94c840.jpg

2023-09-14 20:30:44

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Thank you for these! Very helpful.

2023-09-14 10:08:38

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All the trees of the field will clap their hands

2023-09-11 19:18:06

Thinking about hyper local tech. What if your data was stored with a shop downtown whose owner you could meet with face to face?
Will interest in de-Googling / de-Microsofting / de-Appling continue to grow?
Hyper local NOSTR relays for neighborhood watch, community organizing, church activity, farmers markets.
Uncle Jim banks, compute, comms, etc.
We need tech with a face.

2023-09-11 18:12:33

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Yep - there’s a low end casino, crime, drugs, etc. The park by the falls is fine but the city is a pretty dangerous place.

2023-09-11 16:38:29

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I’m not doubting this at all but Niagara Falls US is an absolute dump whereas the CA side is very touristy but definitely more affluent.

2023-09-09 20:45:06

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The family and the church used to handle this before the state. Strong communities needed.

2023-09-08 13:53:06

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Sounds amazing.

2023-09-07 21:40:08

When big tech hates its users will they be surprised that people begin to hate their products. It’s starting to happen outside our little bubble.

2023-08-27 11:54:31

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You won’t want to but you might have to.

2023-08-05 12:02:41

I think there was strong interest to break up twitter - was getting too powerful. Funny to see the new reality spelled out along political lines. Everyone is atomized once more. #note13ff…dw92

2023-07-10 21:03:08

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A very good mango is magical but most of them here in the US are bad. Pineapple just needs to be ripe and it’s always good.

2023-07-03 16:44:31

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A shot of my neighbors peacock who hangs with my chickens #birdstr https://nostr.build/i/335ee37fc74de800b341921956ba9e2925ab8feffcd58aea81e2d7c6f797a0f1.jpg

2023-07-02 15:27:33

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Right there with you. https://nostr.build/i/0f139b2687db500116f0eeb2a35f00f9b0bf89264debfd70731be015c62e3f1a.jpg

2023-06-05 10:29:48

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Made it through about 30 minutes of him and Marty Bent. Balaji is an idea repackager for sure, he’s whole ‘exit’ thing was supposedly profound but is a foundational American idea and why we have states rights.
No clue why anyone would want to listen to him for 4.5 hours.

2023-05-27 23:13:18

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Nice to know liquid is moving forward - def glad it exists.
I think the Fedi team is doing stuff that will enable trustless compute like comms, file storage / sharing, etc.
I think Fedimint being an open protocol will attract developers and it being more trust-minimized is why there is hype.
To me, Liquid is for bigger orgs who are OK with trusting Blockstream and Fedimint for individuals or small groups that won’t be comfortable with trusting Blockstream.

2023-05-27 21:13:22

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Fedi has lightning interop. Fedimint the protocol is also open and has more than just monetary use cases. They’re pretty different so tough to compare, I think.

2023-05-27 19:56:45

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With Fedi the user chooses their federation which can be organized by people they trust, or they can start their own federation. With Liquid, you trust Blockstream and their partners. I haven’t paid attention to Liquid so it’s possible something has changed with their model.

2023-05-27 18:16:28

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I’m not sure you got my point. Living a life for others is rewarding and treating your time like a resource will leave you empty always wanting more.
You don’t have to wait for the afterlife to see benefits.

2023-05-27 17:48:45

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Trying to live by Christ’s example is the best way a person can live. You will flourish as a human the better you are at it - look to the saints to see endless examples of impoverished and persecuted people who are completely at peace and in love with the gift of existence.
Treating your life like the most precious resource will leave you unsatisfied until you die.