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TL;DR: J.D. Vance recently observed that many in the Democratic Party are attempting to manufacture trust from the top down, neglecting the fact that genuine trust is often born from grassroots connections. There's indeed a stark contrast between trust that's artificially constructed through manipulation and censorship, and trust that's organically cultivated from the ground up.

Trump's vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance appeared on podcast host Joe Rogan's show earlier in November. According to Vance, large parts of the Democratic Party are trying to create higher trust from above, without understanding that the previously high trust once arose organically: "I think that a lot of them are trying to reimpose that social trust from the top."

Most people understand the importance of high trust. Political scientist Robert D. Putnam, for example, has shown that large social capital, in the form of trust and networks, is a key factor for economic growth, cooperation, and problem-solving. See e.g. his book Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (2000).

The low trust today is widespread. Trust in the American federal government is at historically low levels. Trust in the media is at rock-bottom levels. Even trust in doctors and hospitals has plummeted: at the beginning of 2024, the proportion of people who reported "a great deal of trust" had dropped to 40%, from 72% in April 2020. This can be concerning, as individuals with low trust in doctors and hospitals will be less likely to follow their advice and recommendations. It's therefore not surprising that many want to "rebuild trust" (this was the theme of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting this year).

How much trust is actually reasonable?

But how much trust is actually reasonable? To determine this, one can ask whether an institution has acted reliably in the past, whether it possesses the knowledge and ability required to deliver what is promised, and whether its interests are in line with our own.

The low trust figures among Americans are likely a reflection of the fact that many of them today question the extent to which the answers to these questions are actually affirmative. During the pandemic, medical experts in the UK incorrectly predicted that hundreds of thousands of people would die. In the US, the leading infectious disease expert misled the public about, among other things, face masks, the sitting president lied about both the effectiveness and safety of vaccines, a British health minister wanted to "scare the pants off people," and virus experts even conspired to mislead about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. All while social media companies, under pressure from governments, were forced to censor information that was actually correct.

Trust - built on sand or on solid ground?

It's possible to continue on the current path and try to improve trust figures by limiting access to information. For instance, if the public doesn't get access to negative information about authorities or experts, the measured trust can increase. But in that case, trust is merely built on sand, waiting to be undermined by the inexorable forces of truth.

But there's another possibility. Building relationships that are genuine and honest, listening to each other without judgment, and communicating without misleading. Doing things that really matter, and doing them well, showing competence and reliability through actions. In this way, trust can grow naturally and organically. A trust built on solid ground, not on sand. A delicate task. But presidential election or not, isn't it time for us to start building a future where this form of trust is the obvious foundation?

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Table Of Content

• The Big Move: A Transaction That Raised Eyebrows

• The Unexpected Destination: Bitfinex's Own Wallet

• Implications for the Bitcoin Network: Growth and Momentum

• Market Liquidity Concerns: A Double-Edged Sword

• Future Predictions: Reading the Crypto Tea Leaves

• Conclusion

• FAQ

In the dynamic world of cryptocurrency, volatility and surprises often go hand in hand. The latest buzz comes from Bitfinex, a renowned cryptocurrency exchange with a vast history and influence in the crypto market. Bitfinex's recent activity has left many in the community scratching their heads, sparking a flurry of speculation and discussion. As we delve deeper into the details of this intriguing event, the layers of the mystery begin to peel away, revealing the potential implications for the broader crypto market. This incident serves as a stark reminder of the unpredictable nature of the crypto world, where every transaction can have far-reaching effects.

The Big Move: A Transaction That Raised Eyebrows

Whale Alert, a blockchain tracking platform, is well-versed in spotting large crypto transactions. However, even for them, detecting a movement of 3,500 Bitcoins from Bitfinex was a significant event. This transfer, equivalent to a staggering $102 million at the time, isn't just a blip on the radar. It's a substantial event that demands attention from traders, investors, and market analysts alike. The size of the transaction alone was enough to raise eyebrows, but the real intrigue lies in the destination of this transfer, which added a surprising twist to the tale.

The Unexpected Destination: Bitfinex's Own Wallet

In a plot twist that few could have predicted, the recipient of this mammoth Bitcoin transfer was none other than Bitfinex itself. The wallet, pinpointed as 3E3CPTRLjTJe7GQuxMKpwmai2yFbkuGDMV, is a known transit address within the Bitfinex ecosystem. This isn't an isolated incident. Past records show two other instances where large Bitcoin transfers were directed to this very same wallet. This pattern of internal transfers adds layers to the mystery, sparking questions about Bitfinex's strategy and the potential implications for the Bitcoin market.

Implications for the Bitcoin Network: Growth and Momentum

Such a massive internal transfer isn't without its implications for the broader Bitcoin network. On the brighter side of things, there's evidence that the Bitcoin network is expanding. Ali Martinez, a respected crypto analyst, recently shared insights from Glassnode. The data revealed a promising increase in the creation of new Bitcoin wallets. This surge suggests a revitalized interest and utilization of the Bitcoin network, potentially signaling an upcoming price breakout. This growth could be a sign of renewed confidence in Bitcoin, indicating that more users are joining the network and potentially contributing to increased demand for the cryptocurrency.

Market Liquidity Concerns: A Double-Edged Sword

However, every silver lining has its cloud. The movement of vast Bitcoin amounts within a single exchange, like Bitfinex, can raise concerns about market liquidity. While it's premature to draw definitive conclusions, such internal transfers can influence trading dynamics. They could potentially lead to increased price volatility, as large transfers can significantly impact the supply and demand balance. As the crypto market continues its summer rally, Santiment, a trusted on-chain data aggregator, points to another trend. The growth in large Bitcoin wallets, especially those holding 100 BTC or more, could be a precursor to another significant price movement.

Future Predictions: Reading the Crypto Tea Leaves

The crypto market is notoriously hard to predict, but certain indicators can offer insights. The internal movement of Bitcoins within Bitfinex, combined with the growth of large Bitcoin wallets, paints a picture. If these trends continue, and the number of hefty Bitcoin wallets rises, we might be on the cusp of another market rally or breakout. Only time will tell, but the signs are promising. These trends could potentially shape the future of the Bitcoin market, influencing price movements and trading strategies.

Conclusion

The world of cryptocurrency is a vast ocean, with its currents, tides, and occasional storms. Bitfinex's recent moves serve as a reminder of the market's unpredictability and the importance of staying informed. For those looking to dive into these waters, it's crucial to stay informed, conduct thorough research, and seek expert advice. The future is unwritten, but with the right knowledge and preparation, we can navigate it successfully. As we continue to monitor these developments, we remain committed to providing you with the latest insights and analysis to help you make informed decisions in your crypto journey.

FAQ

What was the recent significant transaction involving Bitfinex? Bitfinex, a major cryptocurrency exchange, recently moved 3,500 Bitcoins, equivalent to about $102 million at the time of the transfer.

Who was the recipient of this large Bitcoin transfer? The recipient of this massive transfer was Bitfinex itself. The Bitcoins were moved to a known transit wallet within the Bitfinex ecosystem.

What are the implications of this transfer for the Bitcoin network? The Bitcoin network is showing signs of growth, which could signal an upcoming price breakout. However, such large internal transfers could also impact market liquidity.

What does the growth in large Bitcoin wallets indicate? The growth in large Bitcoin wallets, especially those holding 100 BTC or more, could be a precursor to another significant price movement.

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The History of Bananas as an Exportable Fruit and the Rise of Banana Republics

Bananas became a significant export in the late 19th century, fueled by advancements in transportation and refrigeration that allowed the fruit to travel long distances without spoilage. Originally native to Southeast Asia, bananas were introduced to the Americas by European colonists. By the late 1800s, companies like the United Fruit Company (later Chiquita) and Standard Fruit Company (now Dole) began cultivating bananas on a large scale in Central America and the Caribbean.

These corporations capitalized on the fruit’s appeal—bananas were cheap, nutritious, and easy to transport. The fruit quickly became a staple in Western markets, especially in the United States. However, the rapid expansion of banana exports came at a significant political and social cost to the countries where the fruit was grown.

To maintain control over banana production and maximize profits, these companies required vast amounts of arable land, labor, and favorable trade conditions. This often led them to form close relationships with local governments, many of which were authoritarian and corrupt. The companies influenced policies to secure land concessions, suppress labor rights, and maintain low taxes.

The term “banana republic” was coined by writer O. Henry in 1904 to describe countries—particularly in Central America—that became politically unstable due to their economic dependence on a single export crop, often controlled by foreign corporations.

The U.S. government frequently supported these regimes as part of its broader strategy during the Cold War to counter communist influence in the region. Washington feared that labor movements and demands for land reform, often supported by the peasantry and indigenous groups, could lead to the rise of socialist or communist governments. Consequently, the U.S. backed coups, such as the 1954 overthrow of Guatemala’s democratically elected President Jacobo Árbenz, who had threatened United Fruit’s interests by redistributing unused land.

These interventions created a legacy of exploitation, environmental degradation, and political instability in many banana-exporting countries. While bananas remain a global dietary staple, their history underscores the complex interplay of economics, politics, and imperialism.

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The Swedish government recently rejected the Transport Administration's proposal for average speed cameras. The proposal would have meant constant surveillance of all vehicles, and critics argued for instance that it would have posed a threat to national security. Given the prevalence of IT breaches and data leaks today, it's hard not to give them a point, even if the problems are often downplayed by both corporations, governments and organisations. After Facebook (now Meta) leaked account information for over half a billion users, internal mails revealed the company wanted to "normalise the fact that this happens regularly".

IT security focuses on protecting the information in our computer systems and their connections. Cybersecurity is a broader concept that also includes aspects such as human behaviour, environmental factors, and management.

Data that has not been collected cannot leak

Knowledge about cybersecurity is often insufficient. For example, it was not long ago that the Swedish Transport Agency decided to outsource the operation of the Swedish vehicle and driving licence register. This was done despite deviations from various laws and criticism from the Security Police. The operation was placed in, among other places, Serbia (which has a close relationship with Russia). The Swedish driving licence register, including personal photos, as well as confidential information about critical infrastructure such as bridges, subways, roads, and ports, became available to personnel without Swedish security clearance.

The government's decision earlier this year not to proceed with a Swedish "super register" is an example of how cybersecurity can be strengthened. The rejection of the Transport Administration's proposal for average speed cameras is another. Data that has not been collected cannot leak out. It cannot be outsourced either.

Accounts are risky by definition

But the question is bigger than that. More and more of the products and services we depend on are now subscription services, often including long documents with terms and conditions. Which few people read. If you want to control your air heat pump with your phone, you not only need an app and an account, but also agree to someone storing your data (maybe also selling it or leaking it). The same applies if you want to be able to find your car in the car park. If you do not agree to the constantly updated terms, you lose important functionality.

Every time you are required to create an account, you are put in a dependent position. And our society becomes more fragile - because data is collected and can therefore leak out. It is much harder to lose something you do not have.

At the Korean car manufacturer Kia, huge security holes were recently discovered. IT researchers could quickly scan and control almost any car, including tracking its position, unlocking it, starting the ignition, and accessing cameras and personal information such as name, phone number, and home address. In some cases, even driving routes. All thanks to a "relatively simple flaw" in a web portal.

Instead of being at the mercy of large companies' IT departments, our security would improve if we could control our air heat pump, unlock our car, or our data ourselves. The technology already exists, thanks to the breakthrough of asymmetric encryption in the 1970s. Now we just need the will to change.

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nostterに画像最適化機能つけたよ（サーバー編）

この記事はNostr Advent Calendar 2024 の3日目の記事です。

あまり技術的な話はないので暇つぶし程度に読んでみてください。

どうしてこうなった？

そもそも認証の改善以前にNostrあんまり人が増えてないのが一番課題だよねと思ったのが始まりでした。 Nostrに人が増えないのはオーガニック検索流入が少ないからに違いないと特に根拠もなく思ったのでNostrのまとめサイト(Toggeter)のようなものを作ろうと考えました。

ところでNostrのまとめを行うアプリ自体は鎌倉さんという方がノスリというのを作成されていました。ブログ形式のイベントにTwitterライクな短文投稿をまとめるというものでまさしくToggeterですが、そこまで活用されていません。 そこでその仕組みをありがたくそのまま転用してまとめ記事を何らかの方法で量産しつつ、一つのドメインのサイトにまとめてSEOもなんかうまいことやれば検索流入増えるんじゃねという目論みです。

ところでそのまとめサイトは静的サイトジェネレータで（SSG：Static Site Generator）でつくりたいなと思いました。いや普通に考えてSSRにしてサーバ側でNostrからデータとってきたらSEO的にもよくねって感じなんですが、SSRでサーバーでウェブソケット呼ぶのだる…レイテンシを考慮すると結構不利じゃないかなと思ったわけです。うそです。そこまで考えてなくてほとんど個人的な好みです。（多分ちゃんとキャッシュきかせればそんなにレイテンシ問題にならなさそうな気がする）。ただキャッシュとかも考慮すると結構複雑な気はする。

ということで今年の6月頃にNostrのブログ記事をSSGするサイトをためしに作りました。 去年のアドベントカレンダー記事とか乗っけてます。

全然画像最適化の話になりませんね。もうちょっとです。

SSGのブログといえばGatsby（今は下火かも）とかで作成した経験があります。Gatsbyでは画像用のプラグインが公式に用意されていて生成されたブログに表示される画像はもとの画像データから変換され、表示時のサイズに最適化されたサイズにリサイズすることができます。

それだけではなくサイトの初期表示時には画像の画質を落としてぼやけた画像を表示してその後元画像が読み込まれたらきれいな画像を表示する、みたいなことができます。インラインでデータを持っているのでHTMLの表示と同時に画像の初期表示ができたりします。（その頃はよくわかってなかったがNostrのNIP-92で定義されているblurhashとかを使っていたんでしょう多分）

とにかくSSGは初期表示の速さが良い。というのが自分の頭の中にあるわけです。SSGのブログをNostrで作るとなると当然同じことがやりたい。

しかし、Nostrの画像はただのURLです。(オプショナルで画像のメタデータを定義できるimetaタグはあるが…)

基本的にSSGの画像最適化というのはローカルに存在する画像データをビルド時に変換するという流れで行われます。もしくはリモートURLに画像が置かれる場合は画像ストレージサービスやCDN上で配信されるときに最適化されることになります。

参考: Svelteの画像ベストプラクティス

Nostrの画像はただの外部のURLですから(2回目)、ローカルの画像を変換する方法は採用できないわけです。無理やり実行するならビルド時にURLからすべての画像を一旦ダウンロードして変換するとかも考えましたが、ただの外部URLというのはつまりは一体どういうファイルなのかダウンロードしてみるまでわからない、要するに全然信頼できないということですから、よくわからないURLをかたっぱしからダウンロードするようなことは避けたいわけですね。（極端な話100GBの画像URLとかつくって攻撃されたら破綻しますよね）

ここが結構他の中央集権的なSNSと違って辛いところなのかなと思います。X（Twitter）とかであれば画像ストレージサーバは一つなので表示される画像の形式も一つに限定されるのですが、画像のアップロードが外部頼みでただのURLなので（３回目）何が来るかわからないということですね。

サーバ側で画像形式などを制限できない(imetaも信頼できるかわからない)となるとクライアント側でなんとか対応する必要があり、Nostrはクライアント側が大変なプロトコルだなあとということに思いを馳せていましたが、いろいろ考えたり調べた結果として作るべきものは画像最適化のためのプロキシサーバであるということがわかりました。

プロキシサーバというのはここでどういう働きをするのかというと、もとの画像がおいてあるサーバとクライアントのあいだに入って、もとの画像を一旦ダウンロードして圧縮したり縮小したりしてそのあとクライアントに送ってあげるという働きをします。

プロキシがないとき

[画像置き場] -> [クライアント]

プロキシがあるとき

[画像置き場] -> [プロキシ] -> [クライアント]

利点としてはクライアントが実際にダウンロードするのはサイズの小さな画像になるので通信量や画像の表示スピードは改善します。が、一方でサーバを経由する分通信にかかる時間（レイテンシ）が長くなります。というわけなので、当初の目的である表示速度の改善を実現するには、画像をエッジキャッシュするなどの対応が必須となります。平たく言うと一度送った画像はプロキシで保存しておいて次に要求されたらそれをすぐ返すということです。

画像をどれくらいのサイズにするか、画質はどうするかなどはプロキシに指示してあげれば良いのでクライアント側は想定通りの画像を受け取れてハッピーということになります。嘘です。ある程度はハッピーですが、プロキシ自体がエラーを返す可能性もあるし、処理できなくてもとの画像をそのまま返す場合もあります。そんなあれこれの結果、クライアントはフォールバック処理を実装する必要がありました。（それはまた別の記事で）

一方で自分はNostrのモバイルクライアントのヘビーユーザですので、Nostrの通信量の多さも解決したい課題でした。Nostrやってるとすぐギガがなくなります。 通信量の多さのボトルネックはウェブソケットで送られるNostrのイベントの通信量というよりは投稿に添付される画像のダウンロードの方ではないかという話もTLで耳にしたため（特に裏もとらず）、いっちょ画像最適化のプロキシサーバを作ってクライアントに実装してプルリクエスト投げるかと考えました。

そこで私はまずクライアントをAmethystからnostterに乗り換えることから始めました。なぜならばAmethystよりもTypeScriptとSvelteで書かれているnostterのほうがコントリビュートしやすかったという私的な事情です。

解決したい課題

遠回りしてきましたが課題はこれ。

• Nostrの画像の表示改善
• Nostrの通信量の改善

インターフェイス(設計)

画像最適化のプロキシは実装よりもインターフェースを考えるのが大変です。ここはとても苦労しそうな気がしたので、何も考えず cloudflare Imagesのインターフェースをそのまま借用することにしました。

https://developers.cloudflare.com/images/transform-images/transform-via-url/

また何かあってもcloudflare Imageに課金して乗り換えることが可能という利点もあります。

実装

とにかく時間がないので手グセでかけるTypeScriptかJS。かつ課金しないで可用性を維持できる無料枠のサーバレス環境が使いたかったので cloudflare workers に目星をつけて調査したところ、非常に素晴らしい記事を見つけましたのでこのwasmのライブラリをTSから呼び出して使わせていただくことにしました。

自分の実装したところはURLのパースと、キャッシュAPIの呼び出しを行って、最後にこのライブラリを叩くだけです。 ほかはクライアントキャッシュ用のヘッダーを書き換えたりとか細かいことはやっていますが全く大したことはやっておらず、サーバは非常にリーズナブルにやりたいことを実装した形になりました。 大変助かりました。

実装したものがこちらです。

https://github.com/ocknamo/nostr-image-optimizer

実装後の課題

このプロキシただのパブリックAPIなのでDoS攻撃に弱いです。何回もAPIをたたかれたら無料枠をすぐに超えてしまうことが容易に想像できました。 無料枠超えても使えなくなるだけで破産はしないので安心ですが、しかし対策は考える必要があります。

WAF

WAFです。APIに対するリクエスト回数などに対する制限をIPごとにかけています。また攻撃された場合検知できれば特定のIPや地域をブラックリストに入れることも可能です。

細かいことを説明してギリギリを攻めて攻撃されても困るので細かく説明しませんが、当初は全力でDoS攻撃されても無料枠超えないくらいの感じで制限をかけていました。 しかしNostrのTLをちょっと早めに表示するとすぐにWAFに引っかかってエラーになるという状態になることもあり、結局アイコンの表示は画像最適化の対象にしない方針にするなどの影響がありました。

いろいろあって、前提が変わり、もう少し制限をゆるくしたのでアイコンの対応は今後は検討できるかもしれません。

まとめ

割と手抜きで作ったことがわかるかと思います。実装しててNostrへの貢献ではあるはずですが、Nostrのプロトコル(NIPsとか)全然関係ないことやってるなと思いました。

フロントについては来週書きます。

次回のアドベントカレンダーの記事は eyemono.moe さんによる”クライアント自作を通して得られた知見まとめ”ですね！楽しみです！

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Predicting the failure of any cryptocurrency, including XRP, involves speculation and an analysis of current factors that could potentially lead to its downfall. Here are some scenarios in which XRP might fail and their possible scales:

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1. Regulatory Crackdowns

Scale: Global

If governments, especially major economies like the U.S., impose strict regulations or outright bans on XRP due to its ties to Ripple Labs or claims that it is a security, its use case as a bridge currency for financial institutions could diminish. This would lead to reduced demand and value.

Example: Ongoing legal battles like the SEC lawsuit against Ripple are pivotal. If Ripple loses future legal challenges, it might severely impact XRP's credibility and utility.

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1. Loss of Institutional Support

Scale: Regional to Global

XRP's primary use case relies on partnerships with banks and financial institutions for cross-border payments. If banks adopt alternative blockchain solutions (e.g., Stellar or other CBDCs), XRP's relevance could decline.

Example: If major institutions abandon RippleNet in favor of SWIFT or other decentralized competitors, XRP could lose its unique edge.

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1. Technological Obsolescence

Scale: Global

As blockchain technology evolves, newer and more efficient systems might outcompete XRP's existing infrastructure. XRP's relatively centralized consensus mechanism could be viewed as outdated compared to more decentralized or scalable systems.

Example: High adoption of Layer 2 solutions on Ethereum or Bitcoin, or emergence of scalable, low-fee blockchains like Solana or Polygon.

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1. Market Trust Erosion

Scale: Community/Investor

XRP's association with Ripple Labs creates a perception of centralization. A loss of trust due to internal scandals, poor governance, or perceived manipulation by Ripple Labs could alienate both retail and institutional investors.

Example: Allegations of Ripple executives selling large quantities of XRP during market peaks, perceived as dumping, have already strained community trust.

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1. Failure to Compete with CBDCs

Scale: Global

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are being rapidly developed. If governments roll out CBDCs for cross-border transactions, XRP’s niche could become redundant.

Example: If the EU or China develops interlinked CBDCs with native cross-border capabilities, banks may no longer require intermediary solutions like XRP.

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1. Network Attacks or Failures

Scale: Technical

Though unlikely, if the XRP Ledger experiences significant downtime, security breaches, or other network failures, confidence in its technology could be undermined.

Example: A significant exploit causing financial losses could deter further adoption.

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1. Economic Irrelevance

Scale: Gradual Decline

If XRP cannot sustain liquidity or trading volume in major markets, it may slowly fade out of relevance. This could happen if Ripple fails to secure meaningful adoption.

Example: Tokens like EOS and NEM have seen dramatic declines after failing to live up to early promises, which could be XRP’s fate without significant innovation.

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Conclusion

While the exact path to failure for XRP is uncertain, the scale could range from regional disruptions to global collapse depending on the interplay of these factors. Its reliance on Ripple Labs and partnerships makes it vulnerable to regulatory, competitive, and technological challenges. However, XRP could also adapt to emerging trends to mitigate some of these risks.

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The rise of cryptocurrencies has opened up a new avenue for young individuals seeking to generate income. This digital revolution has empowered a generation to explore innovative ways to earn, invest, and build wealth. By understanding the fundamentals of blockchain technology and the various cryptocurrencies available, young people can tap into a vast array of opportunities.

One of the most straightforward ways to earn cryptocurrency is through mining. This process involves using powerful computers to solve complex mathematical problems. While it requires significant technical expertise and substantial computing power, mining can be a lucrative venture for those who are willing to invest the time and resources.

Another popular method is cryptocurrency trading. By analyzing market trends and making informed investment decisions, individuals can profit from price fluctuations. This requires a keen understanding of economic indicators, technical analysis, and risk management strategies. However, it's important to approach trading with caution and to be aware of the inherent risks involved.

Beyond trading and mining, there are numerous other ways to earn cryptocurrency. Many companies and organizations offer rewards in the form of crypto tokens for completing tasks, participating in surveys, or providing feedback. Additionally, young entrepreneurs can leverage their skills and creativity to develop blockchain-based applications and services. By offering innovative solutions to real-world problems, they can attract investments and generate significant income.

While the potential for financial gain is substantial, it's crucial to approach the world of cryptocurrencies with a level head. It's essential to conduct thorough research, stay updated on the latest trends, and be mindful of scams and fraudulent activities. By educating themselves and making informed decisions, young people can harness the power of cryptocurrencies to build a secure financial future.

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2024年下半期の振り返り

あんまり変化はないんですが、進捗ありません！で終わっても仕方ないのでちょっとは無理やりでも振り返りましょう

0. 退職した

上半期時点で決まってはいたんですが、　6年間ほど勤務した会社を退職しました

退職直前まで爆発物取扱みたいなタスクをこなして、なかなかひやひやした退職プロセス

静かに退職したいので送別会の類のイベントは無しにしてくれというお願いをきいてくれた各メンバーに感謝です

1. 公開していたNostrリレーの設定を変更した

日本のみに公開していたリレーを、全世界に公開しました

当初はCloudflareでリレーをホストしていたのが、利用していたnosflareもcfrelayもクライアントに対してイベントを配布するコードがなく（R2だけではできない）

さてどうしたものかと悩んでいたタイミングで、Umbrelのおひとり様リレーのポートを公開する対応をしました。リレーのお引越し

で、公開してしばらくしたら、すごい勢いで日本国外からの投稿が着信するようになり大困惑

調べてみたら、Mutiny wallet（現在はサービス終了）が運営しているblastr.mutinywallet.com（たぶんまだ稼働している）が原因でした

Nostr.watchのAPIを利用して、世の中にあるNostrリレーすべてにイベントを送り込む凶悪な思想犯です

ヘッダー情報などでブロックできなかったので、blastrがホストされてるCloudflareのIPを全てブロックする力技で対処しました

ちなみに、nosflareもいつのまにかblastrのようなものをホストしているようです

なんなんでしょうね、Nostrの白人さんたちの、過激なほど分散というか対検閲をしようとするお節介さは

2. 公開していたNostrリレーを潰した

上記のように折角いろいろやったリレーを潰しました

Reply guyというbotが猛威をふるった時期、クソみたいなイベントをばら撒かれてくることに私がキレたからです。クソが

NostrとしてはこれをきっかけにWoTを組み込んだリレーが開発されたりして、スパム対策が一歩前進した感があります。クソが

スパムばら撒きをBostrが助長してるみたいな批難を受けて、作者のYonleさんがブチ切れ、全Nostr関連リポジトリのメンテを放棄する事態も発生

ちょうどMutiny walletでGOXしたご本人の機嫌が悪かった時期に、クソスパムがぶつかったことによる悲しい出来事でした。ほんとクソ

3. おわりに

他にもこまいことはいくつかあるんですが、主にはこんなとこでしょうか。来年も楽しくNostrしたいですね

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Chef's notes

This recipe is for 48 buns. Total cooking time takes at least 90 minutes, but 60 minutes of that is letting the dough rest in between processing.

The baking is a simple three-step process. 1. Making the Wheat dough 2. Making and applying the filling 3. Garnishing and baking in the oven

When done: Enjoy during Fika!

PS;

• Can be frozen and thawed in microwave for later enjoyment as well.

• If you need unit conversion, this site may be of help: https://www.unitconverters.net/

• Traditionally we use something we call "Pearl sugar" which is optimal, but normal sugar or sprinkles is okay too. Pearl sugar (Pärlsocker) looks like this: https://search.brave.com/images?q=p%C3%A4rlsocker

Ingredients

• 150 g butter
• 5 dl milk
• 50 g baking yeast (normal or for sweet dough)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1-1 1/2 dl sugar
• (Optional) 2 teaspoons of crushed or grounded cardamom seeds.
• 1.4 liters of wheat flour
• Filling: 50-75 g butter, room temperature
• Filling: 1/2 - 1 dl sugar
• Filling: 1 teaspoons crushed or ground cardamom and 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon (or 2 teaspoons of cinnamon)
• Garnish: 1 egg, sugar or Almond Shavings

Directions

1. Melt the butter/margarine in a saucepan.
2. Pour in the milk and allow the mixture to warm reach body temperature (approx. + 37 ° C).
3. Dissolve the yeast in a dough bowl with the help of the salt.
4. Add the 37 ° C milk/butter mixture, sugar and if you choose to the optional cardamom. (I like this option!) and just over 2/3 of the flour.
5. Work the dough shiny and smooth, about 4 minutes with a machine or 8 minutes by hand.
6. Add if necessary. additional flour but save at least 1 dl for baking.
7. Let the dough rise covered (by a kitchen towel), about 30 minutes.
8. Work the dough into the bowl and then pick it up on a floured workbench. Knead the dough smoothly. Divide the dough into 2 parts. Roll out each piece into a rectangular cake.
9. Stir together the ingredients for the filling and spread it.
10. Roll up and cut each roll into 24 pieces.
11. Place them in paper molds or directly on baking paper with the cut surface facing up. Let them rise covered with a baking sheet, about 30 minutes.
12. Brush the buns with beaten egg and sprinkle your chosen topping.
13. Bake in the middle of the oven at 250 ° C, 5-8 minutes.
14. Allow to cool on a wire rack under a baking sheet.

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In today's fast-paced world, it's easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of daily life. Our minds are constantly racing, and it's not uncommon to feel stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed. But what if there was a way to break free from this cycle of negativity and cultivate a sense of calm, clarity, and happiness?

Enter mindfulness, a powerful practice that has been shown to have a positive impact on both physical and mental health. By incorporating mindfulness into your daily routine, you can reduce stress and anxiety, improve your relationships, increase your productivity, and even live a longer, happier life.

What is Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is the practice of being present in the moment, paying attention to your thoughts, feelings, and sensations without judgment or distraction. It's about cultivating a sense of awareness and acceptance, and learning to appreciate the beauty and simplicity of life.

The Benefits of Mindfulness

The benefits of mindfulness are numerous and well-documented. Some of the most significant advantages include:

• Reduced stress and anxiety
• Improved relationships and communication skills
• Increased productivity and focus
• Enhanced creativity and problem-solving abilities
• Better sleep quality and duration
• Improved overall health and well-being

How to Practice Mindfulness

Incorporating mindfulness into your daily routine is easier than you might think. Here are a few simple tips to get you started:

• Start small: Begin with short periods of mindfulness practice, such as 5-10 minutes per day.
• Focus on your breath: Bring your attention to your breath, noticing the sensation of the air moving in and out of your body.
• Practice mindfulness in daily activities: Bring mindfulness into your daily routine by paying attention to your thoughts, feelings, and sensations while you're doing everyday tasks like eating, walking, or showering.

Conclusion

Mindfulness is a powerful practice that has the potential to transform your life in countless ways. By incorporating mindfulness into your daily routine, you can reduce stress and anxiety, improve your relationships, increase your productivity, and even live a longer, happier life. So why not give it a try? Your mind, body, and spirit will thank you.

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TL;DR: The mathematics of trust says that news reporting will fall flat when the population becomes suspicious of the media. Which is now the case for growing subgroups in the U.S. as well as in Sweden.

A recent wedding celebration for Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson resulted in controversy, as one of the guests in attendance was reportedly linked to organized crime. Following this “wedding scandal”, a columnist noted that the party’s voters had not been significantly affected. Instead of a decrease in trust - which one might have expected - 10% of them stated that their confidence in the party had actually increased. “Over the years, the Sweden Democrats have surprisingly emerged unscathed from their numerous scandals,” she wrote. But is this really so surprising?

In mathematics, a probability is expressed as the likelihood of something occurring given one or more conditions. For example, one can express a probability as “the likelihood that a certain stock will rise in price, given that the company has presented a positive quarterly report.” In this case, the company’s quarterly report is the basis for the assessment. If we add more information, such as the company’s strong market position and a large order from an important customer, the probability increases further. The more information we have to go on, the more precise we can be in our assessment.

From this perspective, the Sweden Democrats’ “numerous scandals” should lead to a more negative assessment of the party. But this perspective omits something important.

A couple of years ago, the term “gaslighting” was chosen as the word of the year in the US. The term comes from a 1944 film of the same name and refers to a type of psychological manipulation, as applied to the lovely Ingrid Bergman. Today, the term is used in politics, for example, when a large group of people is misled to achieve political goals. The techniques used can be very effective but have a limitation. When the target becomes aware of what is happening, everything changes. Then the target becomes vigilant and views all new information with great suspicion.

The Sweden Democrats’ “numerous scandals” should lead to a more negative assessment of the party. But if SD voters to a greater extent than others believe that the source of the information is unreliable, for example, by omitting information or adding unnecessary information, the conclusion is different. The Swedish SOM survey shows that these voters have lower trust in journalists and also lower confidence in the objectivity of the news. Like a victim of gaslighting, they view negative reporting with suspicion. The arguments can no longer get through. A kind of immunity has developed.

In the US, trust in the media is at an all-time low. So when American media writes that “Trump speaks like Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini,” that his idea of deporting illegal immigrants would cost hundreds of billions of dollars, or gets worked up over his soda consumption, the consequence is likely to be similar to here at home.

The mathematics of trust says that reporting will fall flat when the population becomes suspicious of the media. Or as the Swedish columnist put it: like water off a duck’s back.

Cover image: Ingrid Bergman 1946. RKO Radio Pictures - eBay, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

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Space tourism is no longer just the stuff of science fiction. With private companies like Virgin Galactic, SpaceX, and Blue Origin leading the charge, the industry is poised for exponential growth in the coming years.

But what exactly is space tourism, and how will it change the way we travel? In this article, we'll explore the exciting future of space tourism and what it means for you.

Suborbital Flights: The First Step

Suborbital flights, which take passengers to the edge of space without entering orbit, are the first step in space tourism. Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, for example, has already carried several passengers to an altitude of 62 miles (100 km) above the Earth's surface.

These flights offer a thrilling experience, with passengers experiencing weightlessness and witnessing breathtaking views of the curvature of the Earth. And with prices starting at around $250,000 per seat, suborbital flights are becoming increasingly accessible to the general public.

Lunar Resorts: The Next Frontier

But suborbital flights are just the beginning. Lunar resorts, which would allow tourists to stay on the Moon for extended periods, are the next frontier in space tourism.

Private companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin are already working on establishing a human presence on the Moon, with plans to send tourists there in the near future. And with NASA's Artemis program aiming to return humans to the Moon by 2024, the prospect of lunar tourism is becoming increasingly realistic.

Space Stations: The Ultimate Getaway

Space stations, which would offer tourists the opportunity to stay in orbit around the Earth for extended periods, are another exciting development in space tourism.

Private companies like Axiom Space and Bigelow Aerospace are already working on establishing space stations, which would offer tourists a unique and unforgettable experience. And with NASA's plans to establish a sustainable presence in low-Earth orbit, space stations could become a reality sooner rather than later.

Conclusion

Space tourism is no longer just a pipe dream, but a rapidly growing industry that's set to change the way we travel forever. From suborbital flights to lunar resorts and space stations, the possibilities are endless. And with private companies and governments around the world investing heavily in space tourism, the future of this exciting industry looks brighter than ever.

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En el mundo de las redes sociales descentralizadas, múltiples protocolos buscan resolver problemas relacionados con la privacidad, la interoperabilidad y la resistencia a la censura. Entre ellos, destacan Nostr, AT Protocol (usado por Bluesky) y ActivityPub (adoptado por Mastodon). Cada uno tiene sus méritos, pero Nostr se ha posicionado como una opción innovadora con ventajas únicas que lo diferencian de sus competidores.

Ventajas del Protocolo Nostr

1. Sencillez y Minimalismo

   • Arquitectura simple: A diferencia de otros protocolos que requieren complejas infraestructuras, Nostr se basa en un diseño minimalista. Solo necesita claves públicas/privadas y relays para funcionar, lo que reduce los puntos de fallo y facilita su implementación. • Facilidad de desarrollo: Los desarrolladores pueden crear aplicaciones rápidamente sin enfrentarse a las complejidades técnicas de protocolos más elaborados como ActivityPub.

2. Resistencia a la Censura

   • Modelo distribuido: Nostr no depende de servidores centralizados ni de federaciones específicas. Esto lo hace más resistente a la censura, ya que los mensajes se replican en múltiples relays, y un relay censurado no afecta al resto del sistema. • Claves privadas como identidad: La identidad de los usuarios no depende de una instancia o servidor. Conservar la clave privada permite mantener el control total sobre la identidad.

3. Interoperabilidad y Flexibilidad

   • Compatibilidad con múltiples aplicaciones: Nostr permite que las aplicaciones utilicen el mismo protocolo para diversos casos de uso (mensajería, redes sociales, pagos, etc.), a diferencia de ActivityPub, que está más limitado a redes sociales. • Extensibilidad: Al ser un protocolo simple, puede ser extendido fácilmente para adaptarse a nuevos usos o necesidades.

4. Neutralidad y Descentralización

   • Sin entidades centralizadas: Nostr no depende de organizaciones o consorcios que dicten reglas, a diferencia de AT Protocol o ActivityPub, que están influenciados por sus comunidades o estructuras de gobernanza. • Incentivos abiertos: No hay jerarquías ni dependencias, lo que permite una verdadera descentralización sin riesgo de monopolios.

5. Privacidad y Seguridad

   • Cifrado de extremo a extremo: Al depender de claves públicas y privadas, se garantiza un alto nivel de privacidad y seguridad en las comunicaciones. • Anonimato opcional: Los usuarios pueden interactuar sin necesidad de compartir datos personales.

Conclusión

Nostr destaca entre otros protocolos descentralizados por su sencillez, resistencia a la censura y verdadera neutralidad. Mientras que AT Protocol y ActivityPub tienen sus fortalezas, su complejidad y dependencia de entidades específicas limitan su alcance. Nostr representa una solución ágil y poderosa que podría convertirse en el estándar para un internet más libre y descentralizado.

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Shibuya Font #art 24, November, 2024 https://www.shibuyafont.jp//

きらめく渋谷 渋谷パラレル マルキュー 渋谷女子メイク ティタイム 幾何学 つぎはぎ ◯△□02 夢見る自由 通り過ぎるシブヤ レインボーピープル すれ違い 青海波 まちあかり あなたへのお花 ササヅカノネコカフェ

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"The world can be a daunting place, where survival of the fittest reigns supreme. It's a realm where selfishness often thrives, and the strong tend to flourish, while the weak struggle to keep up. In this unforgiving landscape, one's physical appearance, intellectual prowess, and social status can greatly impact their opportunities and treatment.

Moreover, the pressure to succeed is relentless, and the fear of failure can be overwhelming. Poverty and lack of achievement are often stigmatized, leaving those who struggle to make ends meet feeling marginalized and disenfranchised.

And yet, despite these challenges, I remain undeterred. I recognize that the world may be a difficult place, but I also believe that it is full of possibilities and opportunities waiting to be seized. I am determined to push forward, to strive for excellence, and to never give up on my dreams.

For I know that the only way to truly conquer the world is to first conquer myself. To overcome my fears, to push past my limitations, and to unlock my full potential. And when I do, I will be unstoppable.

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Article by Milosz Matuschek, originally from "Freischwebende Intelligenz"

“In fact, the selection that the class mercilessly carries out among the judges is more dangerous and worse than among the Reichswehr, which is related to them in spirit. In both cases, there is a clear co-option: the group chooses whoever adapts to the group spirit - always suitable, never heterogeneous elements. This begins with the Judicial Review Commission and continues with the fine sieve of the personnel officers. The result is this judiciary.”

- Kurt Tucholsky, German Judges (commentary, 1927)

Christian Dettmar was a family court judge in Weimar when the coronavirus measures reached schools: Compulsory masks, distancing rules, testing. He had doubts, did his duty and made a courageous decision: he obtained expert opinions from professors and issued a temporary injunction prohibiting infection control measures at two schools. The entire decision is well-founded and 178 pages long. Dettmar saw the infection control measures as a threat to the welfare of children. As we know today and could have known back then: rightly so.

The decision was later overturned by another court. A gauntlet was thrown down for Judge Dettmar, the lawyers involved in the proceedings and the experts: Searches of homes and offices, confiscation of cell phones, computers and documents. Dettmar was charged with obstruction of justice and sentenced to two years' probation. The Weimar judge has thus lost his judicial office and all pension entitlements. Obstruction of justice is a crime, with a minimum sentence of one year, which almost automatically results in the loss of the judgeship. The Federal Court of Justice recently confirmed the conviction, the reasons for the judgment are still pending. It will be interesting to see the reasons. In the eyes of the court and the public prosecutor's office, Mr. Dettmar is a kind of activist who has abused his judicial office and created a case for himself in order to deliberately issue a decision in violation of the law.

What exactly is Judge Dettmar supposed to have done wrong? He did not break the law. Instead, he broke a subliminal taboo that has spread throughout the judicial system (and everywhere else), namely that critical questions are unwelcome in times of pandemic and that the opinion of the pro-government expert regime is sacrosanct. How right he was in hindsight is shown by today's admission, even by politicians involved, that school closures were not necessary or that they overshot the mark here and there. The minimum consensus of the mini reappraisal simulation in Germany at the moment is that during covid a lot went wrong when it came to children. “With the knowledge of today”, it is said, this would not have been done. However, what should be possible without any problems in Germany, a state governed by the rule of law: “With the knowledge of today”, punishing those who knew in advance back then with hindsight. Sounds suspiciously like an unlawful state.

It's a tremendous joke in the history of German justice that makes people abroad shake their heads: A judge has summoned independent experts who were right and now the judge is being sentenced. Meanwhile, the rest of the judiciary delivered a coronavirus ruling that went no deeper than the version of what is supposed to be “science” (and wasn't, see the RKI files). The entire judicial apparatus has failed in the pandemic, has rejected requests for evidence on the study situation and research into the evidence base, misjudged constitutional dimensions and ultimately blindly adopted the erroneous opinion of a media-created, unelected “nomenklatura expert council”. In other words, those who have done their job wrong explain to those who have done it right what is going on. And exclude one of their own from their guild for doing so.

Being right and getting right are two different things. Judge Dettmar had to be made an example of, because his decision made the continuous violation of the law by his fellow judges obvious. If the majority breaks the law and someone wants to restore it, then this act must be punished. According to Tucholsky, this has been a proven practice in Germany for 100 years. The RKI files confirmed that there was no evidence base for mask-wearing. The social distancing requirement was an arbitrary instrument invented by Anthony Fauci that was adopted unquestioningly by German politicians. The evidence-free policy of measures, which had exceeded its public shelf life at the latest with the leak of the RKI protocols (which should not have gone unnoticed by the Federal Court of Justice), is being legally preserved in a vacuum. An unprecedented act of disregard for reality by the highest court of law.

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Judge Dettmar has not broken the law. As a family court judge, he must take action if there is a threat to the welfare of a child. He has investigative powers like a public prosecutor. Where were the other family court judges? Why aren't they being prosecuted for inaction? Christian Dettmar was certainly not the only lawyer to have doubts about the proportionality of the corona measures. Dettmar wrote in his decision, which is well worth reading:

“According to this principle, also known as the prohibition of excessiveness, the measures intended to achieve a legitimate purpose must be suitable, necessary and proportionate in the narrow sense - in other words, when weighing up the advantages and disadvantages achieved with them. The measures that are not evidence-based, contrary to Section 1 (2) IfSG, are already unsuitable to achieve the fundamentally legitimate purpose pursued with them of avoiding overburdening the healthcare system or reducing the incidence of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In any case, however, they are disproportionate in the narrower sense, because the considerable disadvantages/collateral damage caused by them are not offset by any recognizable benefit for the children themselves or third parties”.

It will be interesting to see the reasoning (and it should be detailed, please) as to why Judge Dettmar's application of the principle of proportionality, which runs through the entire legal system, was intentionally erroneous. - Judge Dettmar averted harm to third parties, in this case children - and this is supposed to have damaged the administration of justice? What is the administration of justice there for if not to protect the legal interests of others? - Judge Dettmar has summoned experienced experts, professors at German universities. How does the public prosecutor's office justify the fact that these experts are somehow marginal or show one-sidedness? Conversely, how should the reflexive reference by the rest of the judiciary to “the RKI” or “science” in pandemic matters be assessed?

Does the public prosecutor's office determine who is capable of being satisfied as a scientist in Germany and who is not? And if so, on the basis of what expertise equal to that of the parties involved? Where such deficits in reasoning arise, it starts to smell: politics is up in the air. Judge Dettmar is aware of the interface between the judiciary and politics. He was once a public prosecutor himself and dealt with cases of ex-GDR/SED injustice. As the irony of fate would have it, he was in charge of legal proceedings in the same department that is now prosecuting him. Dettmar now knows all the roles in court proceedings from his own experience: prosecutor, judge, defendant. And now also: victim of justice. At some point: a rehabilitated man. In fact, he is one thing above all: a role model.

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Table Of Content

• The Awakening of the Bitcoin Whales

• The Big Moves

• The Implications of the Whale Movements

• The Mystery of the Whales

• Conclusion

• FAQ

In the vast, uncharted waters of the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin whales are the most colossal creatures, akin to the blue whales of the physical oceans. These are the investors who hold a significant amount of Bitcoin, often untouched for years, while they watch their astronomical gains grow. They're the silent observers, the patient players who understand the game of waiting. However, the usually calm waters have recently been stirred, with nearly $60 million in Bitcoin transferred in just five days. This article dives deep into this unusual activity, exploring the potential implications and the mystery surrounding these Bitcoin whales. We'll delve into who these whales might be, why they're moving their Bitcoin now, and what this could mean for the future of cryptocurrency.

The Awakening of the Bitcoin Whales

The term 'Bitcoin whales' refers to investors who hoard substantial amounts of Bitcoin, typically at least 1,000 BTC, and let it sit for years. These investors have proven to be more successful than short-term traders, given Bitcoin's extreme volatility in the short term. Over the past decade, Bitcoin has surged from under $95 per coin to $29,203—a whopping 30,700% increase. This long-term view and the patience to hold onto their assets have often resulted in significant rewards for these whales. However, recently, these long-dormant Bitcoin whales have shown signs of activity. In a span of five days, several wallets holding millions of dollars in Bitcoin moved their holdings after years of dormancy. This sudden movement has caused ripples throughout the cryptocurrency community, leading to speculation about the motives behind these transactions and what it could mean for the future of Bitcoin.

The Big Moves

The recent whale activity began on July 20, when two wallets from 2011, each holding 10 BTC (valued at $292,767 at the time), moved their holdings to new locations. This movement, after such a long period of inactivity, was notable in itself. However, the following day, a wallet holding 5 BTC ($146,383) also budged after 12 years of inactivity. This continued activity suggested a trend rather than an isolated incident. Then, the most significant movement occurred when around $30.3 million in Bitcoin—or 1,037 BTC—moved after its owner transferred it to a new wallet for the first time since 2012. This was a significant shift, representing a substantial amount of Bitcoin. Finally, on July 24, a wallet from 2010 moved a hefty 50 BTC, or about $1.4 million. This series of movements over such a short period was unusual and caught the attention of many in the cryptocurrency community.

The Implications of the Whale Movements

Blockchain data firm Glassnode reported a "dramatic uptick over recent months" in whale activity. Many whales have been moving holdings to exchanges, usually the best way to cash out or shift holdings to other digital assets. This trend could indicate that these whales are preparing to sell or diversify their holdings, which could have significant implications for the Bitcoin market. If these whales decide to sell a large portion of their holdings, it could lead to an increase in the supply of Bitcoin on the market, potentially driving down prices. This could create a buyer's market, where there is more Bitcoin available than people are willing to buy. On the other hand, if these whales are moving their Bitcoin to diversify their holdings, it could lead to increased investment in other cryptocurrencies, potentially driving up their prices. This could stimulate the entire cryptocurrency market, leading to increased interest and investment in a variety of cryptocurrencies.

The Mystery of the Whales

While the recent whale movements have sparked intrigue, the identities of these Bitcoin whales remain a mystery. It isn't clear whether these whales are individuals or companies. Dr. Kirill Kretov, a developer of tools for automated trading and blockchain analyst, suggested that these transactions might represent commercial entities buying Bitcoin from individuals. This could indicate a shift in the market, with businesses becoming more involved in cryptocurrency. However, without concrete information, this remains speculation. The anonymity of Bitcoin transactions makes it difficult to determine the identities of these whales, adding to the intrigue and speculation surrounding these movements.

Conclusion

The recent movements of Bitcoin whales have undoubtedly made waves in the cryptocurrency community. While the reasons behind these movements remain speculative, they highlight the significant influence that these whales have on the Bitcoin market. As the crypto world continues to evolve, the actions of these Bitcoin whales will undoubtedly continue to shape the landscape. Whether these movements signal a storm or just a ripple in the water, only time will tell. However, one thing is clear: the actions of these whales are worth watching, as they could provide valuable insights into the future of Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market as a whole.

FAQ

What is a Bitcoin whale? A Bitcoin whale is an investor who holds a significant amount of Bitcoin, typically at least 1,000 BTC, often untouched for years.

What recent activity has been observed among Bitcoin whales? Recently, Bitcoin whales have transferred nearly $60 million in Bitcoin in just five days, moving their holdings to new locations after years of dormancy.

What could be the implications of these whale movements? The movements could indicate that these whales are preparing to sell or diversify their holdings. This could potentially affect the Bitcoin market, either by increasing the supply of Bitcoin (which could drive down prices) or by stimulating investment in other cryptocurrencies.

Who are these Bitcoin whales? The identities of these Bitcoin whales remain a mystery. They could be individuals or companies, but the anonymity of Bitcoin transactions makes it difficult to determine.

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»Worte interessieren nur da, wo sie zu Taten führen«, notierte ich vor knapp 15 Jahren für einen meiner Texte. Gelten sollte diese Prämisse vor allem für Wahlversprechen. Doch die Geschichte zeigt, dass von den vollmundigen Zusicherungen eines Wahlkampfes nach Amtsantritt kaum etwas umgesetzt wird. Davon muss wohl auch in Bezug auf die US-Präsidentschaftswahl 2024 ausgegangen werden. Auch wenn viele immer noch auf eine »Trockenlegung des Sumpfes« hoffen. Ein Überblick.

Original mit Quellen (VÖ: 14.11.2024): https://www.regenauer.press/trump-reloaded

Unterhaltsam ist es bisweilen. Keine Frage. Ist ja auch Politainment. Fake. Eine Show. Eine ziemlich kostenintensive dazu. Und einer gewissen Schadenfreude kann man sich in der Tat kaum verwehren, betrachtet man die irrationalen Reaktionen, Nervenzusammenbrüche und infantilen Ausraster der Wahlverlierer – dem Lager, das in puncto Covid, Klimaschutz und Genderpolitik nie einen Hehl aus seinen totalitären Anwandlungen machte. Leider wird aus Spaß aber schnell bitterer ernst. So tötete ein psychisch labiler Mann aus Minnesota am Tag nach Donald Trumps Wahlsieg zuerst seine ehemalige Partnerin und deren Kind, dann seine Frau und den eigenen Sohn, und anschließend sich selbst. Während die Polizei bislang kein offizielles Tatmotiv kommuniziert, implizieren Social-Media-Beiträge des 46-jährigen Demokraten, dass seine Angst vor den Republikanern, beziehungsweise dem Einzug Trumps ins Weiße Haus, durchaus Auslöser des Amoklaufes sein könnten.

Während die weithin von »Wokeness« beseelten Demokraten ihre Wunden lecken, zelebrieren das konservative Lager der Republikaner und die MAGA-Apologeten einen vermeintlich historischen Sieg. Trump selbst verspricht bei seiner Siegesrede ein »goldenes Zeitalter«. Dass er jetzt »alles in Ordnung bringen« werde. Die Krypto-Branche wähnt sich im Aufwind. Der Bitcoin-Kurs steigt. Dow Jones, S&P 500 und Nasdaq erreichen neue Allzeithochs. In Iowa soll 2026 eine Art Weltausstellung stattfinden, um das 250-jährige Jubiläum Amerikas zu feiern. Bis zum Beginn der Feierlichkeiten sollen Elon Musk und Vivek Ramaswamy die Ausgaben des Staatsapparats um zwei Billionen US-Dollar reduziert haben. Natürlich ist Trump auch die letzte Chance der USA, um endlich die Grenze zu Mexiko zu sichern. Und von Robert F. Kennedy Jr. erwartet man, die Vereinigten Staaten im Rahmen eines MAHA-Programmes – »Make America Healthy Again« – wieder gesund zu machen.

Im Überschwang der Euphorie – oder Frust der Niederlage – fällt gerne unter den Tisch, dass Wähler in Amerika den Präsidenten gemäß Verfassung gar nicht direkt wählen dürfen, weil das für die Wahl des Präsidenten zuständige Electoral College im Prinzip völlig unabhängig vom eigentlichen Wahlausgang entscheiden kann. Die Wahlmänner könnten auch jeden anderen zum Staatsoberhaupt ernennen. Ob das Volk ihn will, oder er überhaupt angetreten ist, spielt rein formal gar keine Rolle. Bei genauerer Betrachtung also nicht unbedingt Demokratie in Reinform. Egal. Schnöde Details. »Trust the plan. Wir haben gewonnen. Geschichte wurde geschrieben« – und so weiter.

Die NATO gibt unterdes zu Protokoll, dass sich an ihrer geostrategischen Agenda »nichts ändern wird, egal, wer die Wahl gewinnt«, weil das »im Interesse der Vereinigten Staaten liege«. Vielleicht hat das US-Militär ja deshalb nur wenige Stunden nach Schließung der Wahllokale eine Minuteman III Interkontinentalrakete zu Testzwecken abgefeuert. Eine Langstreckenwaffe, die drei einzeln steuerbare Atomsprengköpfe transportieren kann.

Auch das Ron Paul Institute rechnet nicht mit grundlegenden Veränderungen und führt diverse Bereiche an, die unabhängig von der Besetzung des Oval Office ein Problem bleiben werden: Kontinuierliche Unterminierung der Verfassung, Krieg gegen die eigene Bevölkerung, Tiefenstaat, Washingtons ausufernde, verstetigte Notstandsermächtigungen, Militärinterventionen in aller Welt, maßlose Korruption und staatliche Tyrannei. Klingt nicht wirklich nach einem goldenen Zeitalter.

Die Reaktionen rund um die US-Wahl – ob positiv oder negativ, ob vor Ort oder im Rest der Welt – veranschaulichen jedenfalls, dass Wahlen Emotionsamplituden auslösen, die in keiner Relation zu dem stehen, was ein Präsident, Kanzler oder Premierminister tatsächlich bewirken kann. Sonst hätte Trump den tiefenstaatlichen »Sumpf« ja schon in seiner ersten Amtsperiode trockenlegen können.

Während die Demokraten also darauf warten, dass die USA ab dem 20. Januar 2025 zur Diktatur verkommen und auf Demonstrationen gegen das Resultat der US-Variante von Demokratie protestieren, fiebern die anderen dem Anbruch eines goldenen Zeitalters entgegen.

Genug Zeit also, den 47. Heilsbringer im Oval Office noch einmal genauer unter die Lupe zu nehmen. Denn auch wenn Donald Trump sich fraglos darauf versteht, zu unterhalten und große Reden von Freiheit und staatlicher Souveränität, von Weltfrieden und Prosperität zu schwingen, sprechen seine Taten zumeist eine ganz andere Sprache.

Fangen wir vorne an: Dank der Zurückstellung vom Wehrdienst konnte Donald Trump bereits 1968 bei Trump Management einsteigen, dem Unternehmen seines Vaters Fred C. Trump, der vor allem mit staatlichen geförderten Wohnungsbauprojekten – »Federal Housing Projects«, heute die Ghettos von New York – zum Multimillionär geworden war. 1971 übernahm Donald im Alter von 25 Jahren die Geschäftsleitung der Firma. Bei Interviews prahlt er bis heute gerne damit, dass sein Vater ihm in jungen Jahren »lediglich einen kleinen Kredit« über eine Million Dollar als Startkapital gewährte. Daraus habe er dann als gewiefter Unternehmer ein Immobilienimperium erschaffen. Dieser Darstellung widerspricht ein Artikel der New York Times (NYT) vom 2. Oktober 2018, der basierend auf Steuer- und Buchhaltungsunterlagen kalkuliert, dass Donald Trump gut 60 Millionen US-Dollar an Krediten erhielt.

»Im Alter von drei Jahren verdiente Trump am Imperium seines Vaters 200.000 Dollar jährlich. Mit acht Jahren war er Millionär. Mit 17 Jahren überließ ihm sein Vater einen Teilbesitz an einem Mehrfamilienhaus mit 52 Wohneinheiten. Kurz nachdem Trump das College abgeschlossen hatte, erhielt er von seinem Vater jährlich umgerechnet eine Million Dollar. Über die Jahre stiegen die jährlichen Schenkungen. In seinen Vierzigern und Fünfzigern lagen sie bei über fünf Millionen Dollar jährlich.«

Als Fred Trump im Juni 1999 verstarb, hatte der trickreiche Unternehmer und Steuerallergiker seinem Sprössling nach Berechnungen der NYT insgesamt 413 Millionen Dollar überschrieben. Selbst wenn New York Times, Associated Press und Co. im Jahr 2018 mit diesen Artikeln fraglos Stimmung gegen Trump machen wollten, kann dessen selbstbeweihräuchernde Darstellung augenscheinlich nicht ganz der Wahrheit entsprechen.

Aber: Er hatte Erfolg. Und das war in der Immobilienbranche des New Yorks der 70er und 80er nicht selbstverständlich. Denn sie wurde von der Mafia dominiert. Von den »Fünf Familien«. Wer nicht den Schutz von »Fat Tony« Salerno, Carmine Galante, Paul Castellano et al. genoss, den Bossen der Genovese-, Bonanno- und Gambino-Familien, hatte schlechte Karten. Das wusste auch Donald Trump. Also macht er Gebrauch von den exzellenten Kontakten seines Freundes, Mentors und Anwalts Roy Cohn, der nicht nur enge Verbindungen zum langjährigen FBI-Chef J. Edgar Hoover pflegte, sondern unter anderem auch Nancy Reagan, die Besitzer des Studio 54, Andy Warhol, die katholische Erzdiözese und die Führungsetage der fünf Mafia-Familien als Anwalt vertrat. Nicht umsonst ist Cohn ein zentraler Charakter in Whitney Webbs Zweiteiler »One Nation under Blackmail«. Den Kontakt zu Cohn, einer Schlüsselfigur für die Zusammenarbeit von Oberschicht und Unterwelt, suchte Donald Trump bereits 1973, als die US-Regierung ein Unternehmen seines Vaters verklagte. Er sollte bestehen bleiben, bis Cohn im August 1986 seiner AIDS-Erkrankung erlag.

Cohns Verbindungen zu Politik, Mafia und Jimmy Hoffas teilkrimineller Teamster-Gewerkschaft sorgten dafür, dass Trump in der Stadt Fuß fassen und sein Geschäft ausbauen konnte. Im Gegenzug war er gezwungen, überteuerte Baumaterialien von Fat Tonys Tarnfirmen zu beziehen. Nach Angaben eines ehemaligen Mitarbeiters von Cohn trafen sich Trump und Salerno in dessen Stadthaus in Manhattan. Trump will sich an ein solches Meeting allerdings nicht erinnern können – obwohl Salerno 1988 unter anderem wegen Erpressung in Höhe von acht Millionen Dollar im Rahmen eines Trump-Bauprojektes rechtskräftig verurteilt wurde. Die Wahrheit kennt wohl nur Trump selbst. Denn Cohn und Fat Tony sind tot.

Sicher ist: Die Geschäftsbeziehungen zwischen Donald Trump und Firmen des organisierten Verbrechens waren intensiver als seinerzeit üblich. Auf Tonbändern des FBI und der US-Staatsanwaltschaft, damals geleitet vom späteren Trump-Anwalt Rudy Giuliani, die beim Abhören von Mafia-Fahrzeugen und -Etablissements entstanden, ist mehrfach von Trump-Projekten die Rede. Donald passte sich dem Geschäftsgebaren seines Umfelds an. Den opportunistischen, skrupellosen, steuervermeidenden Praktiken seines Vaters – und dem von organisierter Kriminalität durchzogenen Filz des Ostküsten-Establishments.

Donald Trumps Frühphase, seine Geschäfte und Geschäftspartner sind also nicht unbedingt ein Paradebeispiel in Sachen Arbeitsethos. Im Vergleich zu seinen späteren Kontakten wirken seine Buddys der 70er und 80er aber fast noch sympathisch – denn Steuern sind Raub und die Mafia pflegt, im Gegensatz zu Regierungen, Militär und Geheimdiensten, zumindest einen Ehrenkodex.

Die 90er begannen für Trump mit finanziellen Turbulenzen. Diverse Bau- und Casino-Projekte liefen nicht wie geplant. Investments warfen nicht den erwarteten Gewinn ab und die Schulden häuften sich bis zur Zahlungsunfähigkeit. In der Öffentlichkeit gab er jedoch weiterhin den erfolgreichen Entrepreneur. 1995 gründe Trump, immer noch bis über beide Ohren verschuldet, eine Aktiengesellschaft und ging an die Börse. Durch diesen Schritt landete er nach 1989 erstmals wieder auf der Forbes-Liste der reichsten Amerikaner. Da die neue AG aber aufgrund der Altlasten mit 1,7 Milliarden Dollar verschuldet war, fiel ihr Börsenkurs zwischen 1996 und 2005 von 35 Dollar auf 17 Cent. Dann wurde der Handel ausgesetzt. Trump bezog aber noch bis 2009 Vergütungen aus der Gesellschaft in Höhe von 44 Millionen Dollar.

Parallel zu diesen fragwürdigen Umtrieben zu Lasten von Anlegern und Geschäftspartnern mauserte sich Donald Trump zum Society-Phänomen. Ob The Apprentice, WrestleMania, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Talkshows oder soziale Anlässe aller Art – Trump war überall, wo sich Öffentlichkeit für Trump generieren ließ. Mit Erfolg. Überschuldung, Zahlungsunfähigkeit, Mafia-Kontakte, Betrugsvorwürfe und juristische Probleme verblassten im omnipräsenten Scheinwerferlicht.

Weniger glamourös dagegen ist Donald Trumps Beziehung zu einem der verachtenswertesten Menschen der jüngeren Vergangenheit – Jeffrey Epstein. Denn während Trump lange Jahre leugnete, überhaupt mit Epstein in Kontakt gestanden zu haben, belegen unlängst veröffentlichte Audio-Mitschnitte, dass er sehr wohl eine Beziehung mit dem verurteilten Sexualstraftäter, Pädophilen, Menschenhändler und Doppelagenten pflegte. Eine sehr enge.

Jeffrey Epstein bezeichnet sich im Zuge der Aufnahmen als »Trumps engsten Freund«. Für über zehn Jahre. Man besuchte die gleichen Partys, kannte die gleichen Leute. Kaum verwunderlich. Epstein war bestens mit dem »Who is Who« des Establishments vernetzt – auch mit dem zwielichtigen Roy Cohn. Es liegt nahe, dass über diesen der Erstkontakt zustande kam. Epstein erpresste elitäre Zirkel in aller Welt mit heimlich aufgenommenen Videos arrangierter Sex-Eskapaden. Die Opfer: Meist Minderjährige. Manche erst acht Jahre alt. Wer Macht und Einfluss ausüben und sichern wollte, nahm seine Dienste in Anspruch. Das wusste wohl jeder seiner engeren Kontakte. Trotzdem sprach Donald Trump von einem »tollen Typen, den er seit 15 Jahren kenne«, als er in einem Interview mit dem New York Magazine 2002 nach seiner Meinung zu Epstein und der gemeinsamen Vorliebe für junge Frauen gefragt wurde. Darüber hinaus flog Donald Trump mindestens sieben Mal mit Jeffrey Epsteins Privatjet, besser bekannt als »Lolita Express«.

Elon Musk, über dessen hinter Imagedesign verborgene Nähe zu Militär, Geheimdiensten, Big Pharma und Transhumanisten ich bereits im Oktober 2022 ausführlich berichtet habe, hatte ebenfalls Verbindungen zu Jeffrey Epstein, wie ein ausführliches Dossier von Johnny Vedmore belegt. Ganz zu schweigen von Musks Forderungen nach CO2-Steuern gegen den Klimawandel oder seinen offenen Plädoyers für Technokratie, einem faschistischen Herrschaftsmodell, das schon sein Großvater Joshua N. Haldemann in leitender Position vertrat. Man kann sich also ausmalen, was unter einem Effizienzprogramm unter Musks Ägide zu erwarten ist – Tech-Faschismus, getarnt als libertäre Progressivität.

Auch RFK Jr. flog zwei Mal mit dem »Lolita Express«, gibt aber an, in Begleitung von Frau und Kindern gereist zu sein – während er gleichzeitig erklärt, die beiden Flüge seien nur zustande gekommen, weil seine »Frau irgendeine Art von Beziehung mit Ghislaine Maxwell hatte«. Was für eine Beziehung das war, beschreibt RFK Jr. nicht. Dabei wären die Hintergründe dieser Beziehung durchaus relevant für die Bewertung seiner Verbindung zum Epstein-Netzwerk. Denn Maxwell, deren Elternhaus für CIA und Mossad tätig war, war seit 1991 Epsteins engste Mitarbeiterin. Sie führte ihm minderjährige Mädchen zu. Phantombilder legen nahe, dass sie auch am Verschwinden, beziehungsweise Tod, von Madeleine McCann beteiligt sein könnte. Nach dem als Suizid vermarkteten Mord an Epstein im August 2019 tauchte Maxwell ab. Aufenthaltsort unbekannt. Erst am 2. Juli 2020 konnte das FBI sie festnehmen. Im Dezember 2021 wurde Maxwell wegen Unterstützung von Epsteins Pädo-Business zu 20 Jahren Haft verurteilt.

Man darf gespannt sein, ob Epsteins unter Verschluss gehaltene Kundenliste jemals ans Licht kommt. Wenn Trump nichts zu verbergen hat, seine dahingehenden Ankündigungen wahr machen und den Sumpf trockenlegen will, könnte er damit ordentlich vorlegen. Entsprechende Forderungen stehen ja bereits im Raum.

Bei einer Pressekonferenz im Weißen Haus am 21. Juli 2020 verkündete er allerdings noch, Maxwell mehrfach getroffen zu haben und wünschte ihr »wirklich alles Gute«.

Wahrscheinlich ist eine Offenlegung der Kundenliste aber nicht. Denn auch Trumps neuer Generalstaatsanwalt, Matt Gaetz, gegen den 2020 wegen sexueller Kontakte zu einem minderjährigen Mädchen ermittelt wurde, sprach sich in der Vergangenheit explizit gegen eine neuerliche Überprüfung des Falls Epstein aus. Er behauptete außerdem, Epstein sei von ausländischen Geheimdiensten, nicht vom US-Tiefenstaat ermordet worden. Sein Wahlkampf-Team nutzte denn auch die gleiche Anwaltskanzlei wie Jeffrey Epstein. Und ein enger Vertrauter von Gaetz warb intensiv dafür, Ghislaine Maxwell aus der Haft zu entlassen. Seit 2021 ist Gaetz mit der Schwester des Peter Thiel-Protegés Palmer Lucky verheiratet, der mit seiner Firma Anduril für das High-Tech-Überwachungssystem an der mexikanischen Grenze verantwortlich zeichnet, KI-Waffenprogramme entwickelt und für das US-Verteidigungsministerium an Project Maven arbeitet. Sumpf, soweit das Auge reicht. Trockenzulegen gäbe es da also einiges.

Warten wir’s ab – und werfen unterdes einen Blick auf Donald Trumps erste Amtszeit. Denn auch diesbezüglich sagen Taten mehr als Worte.

Während Trump sich derzeit als Gegner der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) geriert, war er als 45. US-Präsident mit »Operation Warp Speed« (OWS) für eine militarisierte Impf-Kampagne der Superlative verantwortlich, die 300 Millionen Dosen einer experimentellen mRNA-Gentherapie unters Volk bringen und den Herstellern mindestens 18 Milliarden Dollar in die Kasse spülen sollte. Anthony Fauci, den Trump heute gerne öffentlich diffamiert, kümmerte sich für ihn um den Rollout der Injektionen und die damit verbundene Nudging-Propaganda. Für seine Verdienste im Rahmen von OWS erhielt Fauci von Trump am letzten Tag seiner Präsidentschaft eine Auszeichnung, wie eine Pressemitteilung im Archiv des Weißen Hauses belegt. Während Trump sich in den letzten Wochen medienwirksam von Fauci distanzierte und abstritt, diese Auszeichnung abgesegnet zu haben, verweisen Mitarbeiter des Weißen Hauses darauf, dass eine solche Auszeichnung gemäß Protokoll nur dann verliehen wird, wenn der Präsident sie persönlich autorisiert. Fragt sich, wer lügt.

Daneben genehmigte Trump im Februar 2020 eine Zahlung von 1,16 Milliarden US-Dollar an GAVI, die Impfallianz von WHO, Weltbank, UNICEF und der Bill & Melinda Gates Stiftung. Der Betrag sollte GAVI binnen drei Jahren über die CIA-Tarnfirma USAID ausbezahlt werden. Ungeachtet aller Gegenanzeigen, Nebenwirkungen und Kollateralschäden durch Lockdowns und partielle Impfpflichten pries Donald Trump OWS stets als durchschlagenden Erfolg. Erst nach der Ankündigung, mit Kennedy kollaborieren zu wollen, hielt er sich mit dem Eigenlob zurück. Dass er sich in den Wochen vor dem Wahlsieg neu positionierte, dürfte also reine Wahlkampfstrategie gewesen sein.

Wenn Trump nun in Aussicht stellt, Impfungen verbieten und Amerika gemeinsam mit RFK Jr. gesund machen zu wollen, ist das in Anbetracht der immensen Marktmacht von Big Pharma kaum als realistisch zu bewerten. Siehe Briefing des Roosevelt Institute vom 22. Mai 2019. Titel: »Kapern der Regierung – Wie Big Pharma die Gesetzgebung übernahm«. In Trumps Team wurden in den letzten Wochen bereits Stimmen laut, die forderten, sich von RFK Jr. zu distanzieren. Während Kennedy in einem Interview vom 28. Oktober verkündete, Trump habe ihm den »Chefposten der Gesundheitsbehörde HHS versprochen«, stellte Howard Lutnik, Vize-Vorsitzender von Trumps Transition-Team, am 30. Oktober bei CNN fest, dass dies »natürlich nicht der Fall sein werde« und man Kennedy lediglich Zugriff auf Daten gewähren wolle. Am 14. November gab Donald Trump dann allerdings bekannt, RFK Jr. tatsächlich zum Chef der HHS machen zu wollen. Die Nominierung muss aber noch vom Senat bestätigt werden. Und bis Januar kann noch einiges passieren. Die Vergangenheit lässt jedenfalls darauf schließen, dass weder Big Pharma noch WHO oder GAVI künftig unter der neuen Regierung leiden werden.

Dann wären da noch die galoppierenden Staatsschulden der Vereinigten Staaten. Denn unter Trumps Ägide schöpfte die US-Zentralbank allein im Jahr 2020 über drei Billionen Dollar. »Die Vereinigten Staaten haben im Juni mehr Geld gedruckt als in den ersten zwei Jahrhunderten nach ihrer Gründung. Letzten Monat war das Haushaltsdefizit der USA – 864 Milliarden Dollar – größer als die Gesamtverschuldung von 1776 bis Ende 1979«, so Dan Morehead, CEO von Pantera Capital am 29. Juli 2020. Seit 2020 hat die Staatsverschuldung um knapp zwölf Billionen Dollar zugenommen und belief sich im September 2024 auf 35,46 Billionen Dollar. Das sollten speziell Trump-Anhänger vor Ort nicht vergessen, wenn sie nun für den Wocheneinkauf deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen müssen. Inflation sei Dank.

»Dafür hat Trump keine neuen Kriege angefangen!« – hört man immer wieder, wenn man auf dessen Verfehlungen hinweist. Stimmt. Weil er fünf Krisenherde von der vorherigen Regierung geerbt hat und sich dort austoben konnte. Trump hat nämlich deutlich mehr Drohnen-Einsätze befohlen als sein Vorgänger. Obama autorisierte in den ersten zwei Jahren seiner Amtszeit 186 Einsätze – bei Trump waren es 238. Allein im Jemen hat die Trump-Regierung 176 Angriffe binnen zwei Jahren durchgeführt. Bei Obama waren es 154 in acht Jahren. Und während die Regierung unter Obama zumindest teilweise Daten zu den Opferzahlen dieser Einsätze veröffentlichte, änderte Trump die entsprechenden Transparenzanforderungen und veröffentlichte gar keine Daten. Laut einem Artikel von Foreign Policy vom 9. August 2017 ist Trump »der kriegslüsternste Präsident der jüngeren Geschichte«. Weiter führte das 1970 von Samuel P. Huntington gegründete Magazin aus:

»Unter Trump haben die Vereinigten Staaten bis zum 31. Juli etwa 20.650 Bomben abgeworfen, das sind 80 Prozent der Menge, die unter Obama im gesamten Jahr 2016 abgeworfen wurden. (…) Daten zeigen, dass die Vereinigten Staaten im Irak und in Syrien Bomben in beispiellosem Ausmaß abwerfen. Im Juli warf die Koalition zur Bekämpfung des Islamischen Staats (sprich: die Vereinigten Staaten) 4.313 Bomben ab, 77 Prozent mehr als im Juli letzten Jahres. Im Juni lag die Zahl bei 4.848 – 1.600 Bomben mehr als unter Präsident Barack Obama jemals pro Monat abgeworfen wurden. In Afghanistan ist die Zahl der abgeworfenen Bomben seit Trumps Amtsantritt ebenfalls sprunghaft angestiegen. Im April wurden im Land mehr Bomben abgeworfen als auf dem Höhepunkt von Obamas Truppenaufstockung im Jahr 2012. In diesem Monat bombardierten die Vereinigten Staaten das afghanische Mamand-Tal mit der größten nichtnuklearen Bombe, die jemals abgeworfen wurde. Trump hat auch das militärische Engagement der USA in Ländern außerhalb der Kriegsschauplätze ausgeweitet – nämlich im Jemen, in Somalia und in Pakistan. In den letzten 193 Tagen von Obamas Präsidentschaft gab es in diesen drei Ländern 21 tödliche Anti-Terror-Operationen. Trump hat diese Zahl verfünffacht und mindestens 92 solcher Operationen im Jemen, sieben in Somalia und vier in Pakistan durchgeführt.«

Klingt für mich jetzt nicht so ganz nach Friedenstauben.

Wahrscheinlich war es am Ende nur die Hektik bei der Übergabe der Amtsgeschäfte im Januar 2021, oder der Stress permanenter Medienpräsenz, der Trump auch noch davon abhielt, Julian Assange oder Edward Snowden zu begnadigen. Immerhin war er »kurz davor, einen der beiden auszuwählen«, wie er in einem Interview für Daily Wire verlauten ließ. Am Ende blieb dann aber leider doch nur Zeit für die Begnadigung der anderen 116 Personen auf der Liste. Dumm gelaufen.

Wenden wir uns der Gegenwart zu. Und dem, was uns die nächsten vier Jahre erwarten könnte. Es muss ja jetzt auf jeden Fall alles viel besser laufen als in der ersten Runde. Denn in den Augen vieler seiner Unterstützer habe Trump in der Zwischenzeit viel gelernt und wurde damals nur hinters Licht geführt. Überrumpelt vom Tiefenstaat, den er eigentlich abschaffen wollte. Zudem hat er nun Elon Musk und RFK Jr. an seiner Seite, der gemäß Lutnik zwar keinen Job bekommt, aber immerhin steht irgendwo Kennedy auf der Banderole. Das ist doch auch was.

Ernsthaft. Bereits in Rahmen seiner ersten Amtszeit plante Trump, ein biometrisches System zur Ein- und Ausreisekontrolle zu etablieren. Es sollte zunächst nur für Ausländer gelten. Aber jeder weiß, dass es nicht lange dauert, bis so ein System für jeden gilt. Dazu passt, dass seit Beginn des Wahlkampfes 2024 permanent von der Voter ID gesprochen wird. Ausweise für alle – gegen Wahlbetrug. Bisher besitzen nur knapp 40 Prozent der Amerikaner einen Reisepass. Nur acht Prozent verlassen im Urlaub überhaupt das Land. Die virtuelle Wand wird das ändern, nicht nur an der Grenze zu Mexiko. Denn über kurz oder lang resultiert das Projekt in der flächendeckenden Einführung einer eID. Basis für die eID- oder Voter ID-Infrastruktur könnte zum Beispiel E-Verify sein, ein vom Department of Homeland Security betriebenes Projekt zur Verifikation von Personen, dessen Nutzung für Personalabteilungen von Bundesbehörden seit dem 1. Oktober 2007 obligatorisch ist. Die Nominierung von Tom Homan als Chef der Einwanderungs- und Zollbehörde impliziert, dass genau dieser Kurs eingeschlagen wird. Homan ist Hardliner. Er war Teil des rechtskonservativen Project 2025 und befürwortet neben flächendeckender Biometrie auch die Trennung von Eltern und Kindern an der Grenze.

Kein Zufall also, dass der Gründer der Cardano-Blockchain, Charles Hoskinson, die Regierung Trump ab 2025 in Bezug auf Kryptoanwendungen beraten soll. Immerhin hatte Hoskinson bereits mit dem von Jeffrey Epstein finanzierten Ben Goertzel ein biometrisches eID-System für Schulkinder in Äthiopien entwickelt. Und nachdem die von Peter Thiel finanzierte Silikon-Valley-Marionette JD Vance als Vizepräsident fungiert, hat auch der mächtigste Überwachungskonzern der Welt, Palantir, nun einen Fuß in der Tür des Oval Office. Mit diesem Setup dürfte der gläserne Bürger der Gegenwart bald ein Relikt der Vergangenheit sein.

Ganz zur Freude von Ex-Spion John Ratcliffe, dem neuen CIA-Direktor unter »Orange Man«. In Trumps erster Amtszeit war Ratcliffe »Director of National Intelligence«, unter George W. Bush zuständig für Anti-Terror-Operationen und nationale Sicherheit. Später leitete er zusammen mit John Ashcroft, Generalstaatsanwalt unter Bush und Architekt des Ermächtigungsgesetzes »Patriot Act«, ein Unternehmen für strategische Beratung (AGS). Im Dezember 2023 unterstützte John Ratcliffe den Bilderberger, Kriegstreiber und Tiefenstaat-Neocon Mike Pompeo bei der Erneuerung des Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), der die fortgesetzte, anlasslose Massenüberwachung der US-Bevölkerung legalisiert. Und kaum war er nominiert, machte Ratcliffe am 13. November 2024 auf FOX-News wahrheitswidrig Stimmung gegen den Iran und unterstellte der dortigen Regierung »kriegerische Handlungen« gegenüber den USA.

Kollaborieren wird Ratcliffe künftig mit Tulsi Gabbard. Sie beerbt ihn als Trumps neuer »Director of National Intelligence«. Gabbard war Mitglied der WEF Young Global Leaders sowie des Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Beide Organisationen tilgten ihren Namen von der eigenen Homepage, nachdem Gabbard öffentlich über US-Biowaffenlabore in der Ukraine sprach. In Interviews bestätigt sie ihre Rolle im CFR allerdings selbst. Gabbard befürwortete die Covid-Impfkampagne und schmückt sich gerne mit dem Image »Kriegsveteran« – obwohl sie die Schrecken des Krieges lediglich aus sicherer Entfernung sah. Eine Opportunistin, deren konservativ-kritisches Image nichts weiter ist als ein wackliges Kartenhaus.

»Ich war Kadett. Was ist das Motto der Kadetten in West Point? Du wirst nicht lügen, betrügen, oder stehlen – und diejenigen nicht dulden, die das tun. Ich war der CIA-Direktor. Wir haben gelogen, wir haben betrogen, wir haben gestohlen. Wir haben ganze Trainingskurse dazu absolviert.« (Mike Pompeo, April 2019)

Und wer denkt, Donald Trump werde wenigstens die Einführung einer digitalen Zentralbankwährung (CBDC) verhindern, irrt. Zumindest im Kern. Denn im Rahmen seiner Rede auf der Bitcoin Konferenz 2024 sprach Donald Trump von »regulatorischer Klarheit« sowie der »sicheren und verantwortungsvollen Expansion von Stablecoins«. Damit bestätigte er, dass die Einführung von digitalem Geld über privatwirtschaftliche Entitäten erfolgen wird. Denn ein Konto bei der Zentralbank will niemand. Leider werden aber die Transaktionen all der ach so marktwirtschaftlich eingeführten Digitalwährungen zentral erfasst. Im »Unified Ledger« der Bank für Internationalen Zahlungsausgleich (BIZ) in Basel. Was am Ende zum exakt gleichen Ergebnis führt wie eine vom Staat oder der Zentralbank aufgelegte CBDC – zu lückenloser Überwachung mit Interventionspotenzial.

Zurück zur künftigen Regierung. Stabschef im Weißen Haus und damit »mächtigste Frau in Washington« soll Susie Wiles werden – bisher Co-Vositzende von Mercury Public Affairs LLC, einem Lobby-Giganten, der unter anderem Pfizer, GAVI, die Vereinten Nationen oder SpaceX vertritt. Mercury Public Affairs gehört seit 2003 zur Omnicom Group, einem WEF-Partner für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit. Wiles gilt als die »am meisten gefürchtete und am wenigsten bekannte Politagentin Amerikas«.

Als Außenminister nominierte Trump den von der Zionismus-Lobby korrumpierten Marco Rubio. Einen Neocon. Sprich: Militärischer Interventionismus und unilaterale Hegemonieansprüche. Den Posten des nationalen Sicherheitsberaters offeriert Trump dem ehemaligen Green Beret Mike Waltz. Neben Marco Rubio der zweite Mann in der künftigen Regierung, der sich mit China anlegen möchte. Ergänzt wird das kriegsaffine Duo von Brian Hook, der dem Iran am liebsten sofort den Krieg erklären möchte und den Auftrag erhielt, Schlüsselpositionen im Außenministerium mit geeignetem Personal dafür zu besetzen.

Der ehemalige texanische Kongressabgeordnete Ron Paul sieht in diesen Nominierungen »einen schlechten Tag für jene, die an America First glaubten«. Sollte Trump die Unterstützung der Ukraine seitens Amerika tatsächlich beenden, dürften nämlich ersatzweise zuerst der Iran und langfristig eventuell gar China von Demokratie aus der Luft beglückt werden. Daran wird auch die neue US-Botschafterin bei den Vereinten Nationen nichts ändern. Denn Elise Stefanik hat praktisch keine relevante Berufserfahrung – und ist ebenfalls ein Neocon. Sowohl Stefanik als auch Rubio, Waltz oder Hook setzen sich für weitere Waffenlieferungen nach Israel und eine Fortsetzung des auch von israelischen Zeitungen also solchen bezeichneten Genozids in Gaza ein.

»Die westliche Zivilisation repräsentiert heute das Verständnis, dass Zionismus und Amerikanismus die Frontlinien der westlichen Zivilisation und Freiheit in unserer Welt sind«, erklärte der Army-Veteran, United Against Nuclear Iran-Advokat und Ex-FOX-News-Mitarbeiter Pete Hegseth im April 2019.

An dieser faschistoiden wie imperialistischen Doktrin scheinen sich auch Trump und Co. zu orientieren – denn Hegseth wird nun Verteidigungsminister. Passend dazu wird Mike Huckabee, ein bekennender Zionist, der nächste US-Botschafter in Israel. Huckabee nennt das Westjordanland Judäa und behauptet entgegen historischer Fakten, dass es Teil Israels ist. Auch die Annexion der Westbank fände er in Ordnung. Seine Nominierung kann als Kriegserklärung an die Palästinenser verstanden werden. Wohlwissend, dass Israels völkerrechtswidriges Vorgehen leicht zu einem regionalen, wenn nicht globalen Flächenbrand führen kann.

Apropos globale Themen: Dahingehend lohnt sich ein genauerer Blick auf die Hintergründe des bereits erwähnten Howard Lutnick. Diesen hat die Investigativ-Journalistin Whitney Webb am 7. November 2024 gewagt. Unter der Überschrift »Macht euch bereit für den Kohlenstoffmarkt der Republikaner« erklärt sie:

»Viele der einflussreichsten Namen der kommenden Trump-Regierung sowie der vorherigen haben sich in den letzten Jahren intensiv mit der Schaffung von Kohlenstoffmärkten befasst, während andere eine langjährige Erfolgsgeschichte bei der Implementierung von CO2-Steuern und anderen Formen der CO2-Bepreisung vorweisen können. Der wichtigste unter ihnen ist Howard Lutnick, Co-Vorsitzender von Trumps Transition-Team, der erklärte, seine Aufgabe sei es, Talente für die kommende Regierung zu finden. Lutnick ist der langjährige Leiter von Cantor Fitzgerald, einem der ersten Akteure im Emissionshandel, der sich seitdem zu einem weltweit führenden Unternehmen für ESG-Investitionen, die Finanzierung nachhaltiger Infrastruktur und grüne Anleihen entwickelt hat. So hat sich Cantors nachhaltiger Infrastrukturfonds ausdrücklich der digitalen Transformation, Dekarbonisierung und Verbesserung und Modernisierung alternder Infrastruktur verschrieben, während ein Hauptaugenmerk des Fonds darauf liegen wird, in Emittenten zu investieren, die mit ihren Produkten und Dienstleistungen dazu beitragen, bestimmte Ziele der Vereinten Nationen für nachhaltige Entwicklung zu erreichen. Darüber hinaus ist Invenergy, ein Unternehmen für erneuerbare Energien, das im Rahmen von Bidens umstrittenem Inflationsbekämpfungsgesetz eine beträchtliche Menge an Subventionen erhalten hat und vom ersten Windmilliardär des Landes, Michael Polsky, geleitet wird, der wichtigste Bestandteil eines weiteren Infrastrukturfonds von Cantor. Lutnick sitzt auch im Vorstand eines Satellitenüberwachungsunternehmens namens Satellogic. Neben Lutnick ist der ehemalige Finanzminister von Trump, Steve Mnuchin, Vorsitzender des Vorstands. Auch Joe Dunford, ehemaliger Stabschef des US-Militärs unter Trump, sitzt im Vorstand. Satellogic ist integraler Bestandteil eines Konsortiums, das versucht, durch undurchsichtige vertragliche Vereinbarungen auf kommunaler Ebene einen riesigen, Blockchain-basierten Kohlenstoffmarkt in Lateinamerika durchzusetzen. Dieser Kohlenstoffmarkt, der unter dem Namen GREEN+ operiert, soll auf einer Bitcoin-Sidechain aufgebaut werden. Das entsprechende Emissionsgutschriftsystem ist für lateinamerikanische Gemeinden zutiefst ungerecht. So könnten die betroffenen Gemeinden beispielsweise nur Geld verdienen, wenn Einnahmen unter den für GREEN+ anerkannten, nachhaltigen Projekten generiert werden, während die Investoren von GREEN+ den Großteil der Gewinne einstreichen. Das Programm würde Gemeinden außerdem ohne ihre Zustimmung dem Satellitenüberwachungsapparat von Satellogic (der mit der US-Regierung und dem israelischen Geheimdienst verbunden ist) aussetzen. Darüber hinaus ist GREEN+ in bemerkenswerter Weise mit Personen verbunden, die Trumps Verbündeten in der Region nahestehen. So ist eine wichtige Persönlichkeit in Nayib Bukeles politischer Partei – der Bürgermeister von San Salvador, Mario Durán – Vizepräsident einer der wichtigsten Gruppen, die das GREEN+-Programm orchestrieren, während das Netzwerk Endeavor Argentina, das sehr enge Verbindungen zu Javier Milei pflegt, ebenfalls eng mit Satellogic verbunden ist. Satellogic ist ein von Endeavor unterstütztes Unternehmen, während Endeavors erster Milliardär und Unternehmer, Marcos Galperín von MercadoLibre, im Vorstand von Satellogic sitzt. Darüber hinaus ist ein anderer wichtiger Investor von Satellogic, der Dollar-Stablecoin-Emittent Tether, auch eng mit Howard Lutnick verbunden. Lutnick ist langjähriger Fürsprecher von Tether. Und Cantor Fitzgerald hält den Großteil der US-Staatsanleihen von Tether, um deren Stablecoin und seine Bindung an den US-Dollar zu stützen.«

Das sollte Wähler, die dem Klimawandel-Narrativ und Digitalwährungen skeptisch gegenüberstehen, hellhörig werden lassen – denn auch wenn Donald Trump im Rahmen seiner öffentlichen Auftritte gegen die Nachhaltigkeitsagenda wettert und der leitmediale Komplex seine entsprechenden Phrasen für Konterpropaganda nutzt, sprechen die Taten wieder einmal eine ganz andere Sprache. In Anbetracht vorgängig beschriebener Umstände sieht es nämlich nicht so aus, als widersetze sich der 47. US-Präsident dem Nachhaltigkeitskorporatismus der UN. Im Gegenteil.

»Der König ist tot, es lebe der König«. Die neue US-Regierung wird die gleiche Agenda fahren wie die alte – nur die Vermarktung ändert sich. Das kündigte Lynn Forester de Rothschild (CIC) schon vor über einem Jahr bei Bloomberg an. Genau wie Larry Fink (BlackRock).

Die Einführung biometrischer Massenüberwachung wird nun mit der Migrationskrise und drohendem Wahlbetrug, mit der Stärkung der Demokratie gerechtfertigt, anstatt mit einem Virus. Den Krieg in der Ukraine wird man nicht weiter unterstützen. Diesen Brandherd sollen die Europäer am Kokeln halten, damit man endlich den Iran und China ins Fadenkreuz nehmen kann. So ein dritter Weltkrieg wäre nämlich ein profitables Geschäft. Das Klimawandel-Narrativ wird man öffentlich negieren und verhöhnen, während die Agenda 2030 trotzdem umsetzt wird. Gleiches gilt für Totalüberwachung, Genderwahn, globale Gleichschaltung von Lerninhalten und die schleichende Digitalisierung des Weltfinanzsystems. Denn auch diese Programme werden von überstaatlichen Akteuren vorangetrieben und entziehen sich dem Einfluss nationaler Regierungen. So funktioniert Korporatismus.

Ernüchternd ist vor allem, dass sich die Bevölkerung, die in den letzten vier Jahren tatsächlich ein gewisses Maß an rebellischem Potenzial entwickelte, wieder einmal täuschen lässt. Trump-Hype wohin man schaut. Selbst die Corona-Dissidenten, selbst jene, die dem Staat aufgrund von Covid-Lügen, Green-Economy-Deindustrialisierung und militantem Neoimperialismus zusehends kritisch gegenüberstanden, haben sich in weiten Teilen von den leeren Versprechungen der MAGA-Promotion und ihren Sekundanten blenden lassen.

Sie werden genauso desillusioniert zurückbleiben wie einst die auf »Hope« geeichten Obama-Fans – und sich in ein paar Jahren vermutlich trotzdem wieder an die Wahlurne schleppen, weil sie auf den nächsten Erlöser hoffen, anstatt selbst die Welt zu verändern.

Zur Wahl stehen aber jeweils nur verschiedene Geschmacksrichtungen der gleichen, bitteren Pille Marke Unterdrückung. Keine Unterdrückung – das ist natürlich keine Option. Das steht nicht auf dem Wahlzettel.

Linke gegen Rechte, Demokraten gegen Republikaner, Christentum gegen Islam – Bevölkerungsgruppen, die man gegeneinander aufwiegeln kann, finden sich dagegen immer. Präsentiert man ihnen einen verheißungsvollen Erlöser, werden sie ihn unterstützen, um die andere Gruppe loszuwerden. Das ist Herrschaftsdialektik. Man bringt die Menschen dazu, um Dinge zu betteln, die ohnehin eingeführt werden sollen. Und der einzige Gewinner in diesem immer riskanter werdenden Spiel ist die Prädatorenkaste.

»Die mächtigste Waffe in den Händen der Unterdrücker ist der Geist der Unterdrückten.« (Stephen Bantu Biko)

Wer Donald Trump unterstützt, ist nicht für Frieden und Freiheit, sondern nur gegen das, was die andere Seite will. Denn Donald Trumps Interesse gilt nicht Frieden und Freiheit, sondern Donald Trump. So war es sein ganzes Leben lang.

@ 42342239:1d80db24

It was recently reported that Sweden's Minister for Culture, Parisa Liljestrand, wishes to put an end to anonymous accounts on social media. The issue has been at the forefront following revelations of political parties using pseudonymous accounts on social media platforms earlier this year.

The importance of the internet is also well-known. As early as 2015, Roberta Alenius, who was then the press secretary for Fredrik Reinfeldt (Moderate Party), openly spoke about her experiences with the Social Democrats' and Moderates' internet activists: Twitter actually set the agenda for journalism at the time.

The Minister for Culture now claims, amongst other things, that anonymous accounts pose a threat to democracy, that they deceive people, and that they can be used to mislead, etc. It is indeed easy to find arguments against anonymity; perhaps the most common one is the 'nothing to hide, nothing to fear' argument.

One of the many problems with this argument is that it assumes that abuse of power never occurs. History has much to teach us here. Sometimes, authorities can act in an arbitrary, discriminatory, or even oppressive manner, at least in hindsight. Take, for instance, the struggles of the homosexual community, the courageous dissidents who defied communist regimes, or the women who fought for their right to vote in the suffragette movement.

It was difficult for homosexuals to be open about their sexuality in Sweden in the 1970s. Many risked losing their jobs, being ostracised, or harassed. Anonymity was therefore a necessity for many. Homosexuality was actually classified as a mental illness in Sweden until 1979.

A couple of decades earlier, dissidents in communist regimes in Europe used pseudonyms when publishing samizdat magazines. The Czech author and dissident Václav Havel, who later became the President of the Czech Republic, used a pseudonym when publishing his texts. The same was true for the Russian author and literary prize winner Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Indeed, in Central and Eastern Europe, anonymity was of the utmost importance.

One hundred years ago, women all over the world fought for the right to vote and to be treated as equals. Many were open in their struggle, but for others, anonymity was a necessity as they risked being socially ostracised, losing their jobs, or even being arrested.

Full transparency is not always possible or desirable. Anonymity can promote creativity and innovation as it gives people the opportunity to experiment and try out new ideas without fear of being judged or criticised. This applies not only to individuals but also to our society, in terms of ideas, laws, norms, and culture.

It is also a strange paradox that those who wish to limit freedom of speech and abolish anonymity simultaneously claim to be concerned about the possible return of fascism. The solutions they advocate are, in fact, precisely what would make it easier for a tyrannical regime to maintain its power. To advocate for the abolition of anonymity, one must also be of the (absurd) opinion that the development of history has now reached its definitive end.

@ a95c6243:d345522c

Konsum ist Therapie.
Wolfgang Joop

Umweltbewusstes Verhalten und verantwortungsvoller Konsum zeugen durchaus von einer wünschenswerten Einstellung. Ob man deswegen allerdings einen grünen statt eines schwarzen Freitags braucht, darf getrost bezweifelt werden – zumal es sich um manipulatorische Konzepte handelt. Wie in der politischen Landschaft sind auch hier die Etiketten irgendwas zwischen nichtssagend und trügerisch.

Heute ist also wieder mal «Black Friday», falls Sie es noch nicht mitbekommen haben sollten. Eigentlich haben wir ja eher schon eine ganze «Black Week», der dann oft auch noch ein «Cyber Monday» folgt. Die Werbebranche wird nicht müde, immer neue Anlässe zu erfinden oder zu importieren, um uns zum Konsumieren zu bewegen. Und sie ist damit sehr erfolgreich.

Warum fallen wir auf derartige Werbetricks herein und kaufen im Zweifelsfall Dinge oder Mengen, die wir sicher nicht brauchen? Pure Psychologie, würde ich sagen. Rabattschilder triggern etwas in uns, was den Verstand in Stand-by versetzt. Zusätzlich beeinflussen uns alle möglichen emotionalen Reize und animieren uns zum Schnäppchenkauf.

Gedankenlosigkeit und Maßlosigkeit können besonders bei der Ernährung zu ernsten Problemen führen. Erst kürzlich hat mir ein Bekannter nach einer USA-Reise erzählt, dass es dort offenbar nicht unüblich ist, schon zum ausgiebigen Frühstück in einem Restaurant wenigstens einen Liter Cola zu trinken. Gerne auch mehr, um das Gratis-Nachfüllen des Bechers auszunutzen.

Kritik am schwarzen Freitag und dem unnötigen Konsum kommt oft von Umweltschützern. Neben Ressourcenverschwendung, hohem Energieverbrauch und wachsenden Müllbergen durch eine zunehmende Wegwerfmentalität kommt dabei in der Regel auch die «Klimakrise» auf den Tisch.

Die EU-Kommission lancierte 2015 den Begriff «Green Friday» im Kontext der überarbeiteten Rechtsvorschriften zur Kennzeichnung der Energieeffizienz von Elektrogeräten. Sie nutzte die Gelegenheit kurz vor dem damaligen schwarzen Freitag und vor der UN-Klimakonferenz COP21, bei der das Pariser Abkommen unterzeichnet werden sollte.

Heute wird ein grüner Freitag oft im Zusammenhang mit der Forderung nach «nachhaltigem Konsum» benutzt. Derweil ist die Europäische Union schon weit in ihr Geschäftsmodell des «Green New Deal» verstrickt. In ihrer Propaganda zum Klimawandel verspricht sie tatsächlich «Unterstützung der Menschen und Regionen, die von immer häufigeren Extremwetter-Ereignissen betroffen sind». Was wohl die Menschen in der Region um Valencia dazu sagen?

Ganz im Sinne des Great Reset propagierten die Vereinten Nationen seit Ende 2020 eine «grüne Erholung von Covid-19, um den Klimawandel zu verlangsamen». Der UN-Umweltbericht sah in dem Jahr einen Schwerpunkt auf dem Verbraucherverhalten. Änderungen des Konsumverhaltens des Einzelnen könnten dazu beitragen, den Klimaschutz zu stärken, hieß es dort.

Der Begriff «Schwarzer Freitag» wurde in den USA nicht erstmals für Einkäufe nach Thanksgiving verwendet – wie oft angenommen –, sondern für eine Finanzkrise. Jedoch nicht für den Börsencrash von 1929, sondern bereits für den Zusammenbruch des US-Goldmarktes im September 1869. Seitdem mussten die Menschen weltweit so einige schwarze Tage erleben.

Kürzlich sind die britischen Aufsichtsbehörden weiter von ihrer Zurückhaltung nach dem letzten großen Finanzcrash von 2008 abgerückt. Sie haben Regeln für den Bankensektor gelockert, womit sie «verantwortungsvolle Risikobereitschaft» unterstützen wollen. Man würde sicher zu schwarz sehen, wenn man hier ein grünes Wunder befürchten würde.

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Dieser Beitrag ist zuerst auf Transition News erschienen.

@ 51ca7ccd:7baf47d6

Self-care has become a popular term in recent years, and for good reason. It's about intentionally taking time to nurture your physical, emotional, and mental well-being. While often associated with pampering activities like taking a bath or getting a massage, self-care goes beyond that, involving practices that help reduce stress, improve resilience, and promote overall happiness and health.

The Importance of Self-Care

In today’s fast-paced world, many people feel overwhelmed by work, social obligations, and personal responsibilities. According to a study by the American Psychological Association (APA), chronic stress can lead to a range of mental and physical health issues, including anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Taking regular time for self-care can help mitigate these effects by allowing individuals to recharge and focus on their well-being.

Self-care is not just about physical relaxation but also mental and emotional health. Research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) highlights that self-care activities like mindfulness meditation or engaging in hobbies can have a significant impact on improving mood, reducing anxiety, and enhancing overall mental clarity (NIH, 2021).

Types of Self-Care

1. Physical Self-Care: This involves activities that take care of the body, such as exercise, eating nutritious meals, and getting enough sleep. Regular physical activity has been linked to improved mood, better sleep, and a lower risk of chronic conditions like heart disease and diabetes. A study published in JAMA Psychiatry confirms that even moderate exercise can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety (JAMA Psychiatry, 2020).

2. Emotional Self-Care: Taking care of your emotional health is just as important as physical care. This includes activities that help you process and express your emotions in a healthy way, such as journaling, talking with loved ones, or practicing gratitude. Research from the Journal of Positive Psychology suggests that cultivating gratitude through journaling can significantly enhance emotional well-being and reduce stress (Journal of Positive Psychology, 2019).

3. Social Self-Care: Building and maintaining supportive relationships is key to self-care. Socializing with friends, joining communities, and having meaningful conversations can promote a sense of belonging and reduce feelings of loneliness. The National Institute on Aging found that strong social connections are linked to lower rates of depression and longer life expectancy (NIA, 2020).

4. Mental Self-Care: This involves stimulating the mind and improving cognitive function through activities like reading, solving puzzles, or learning new skills. Mental self-care helps boost concentration, creativity, and problem-solving abilities. Studies from the Harvard Medical School suggest that lifelong learning and engaging in intellectual activities can help maintain cognitive function as we age (Harvard Health Publishing, 2021).

Overcoming Barriers to Self-Care

While self-care is essential, it can sometimes feel like another task on a never-ending to-do list, especially for those with busy schedules. However, even small, consistent efforts can lead to meaningful improvements. A key to overcoming barriers to self-care is to view it as a priority rather than a luxury. This mindset shift helps individuals make time for self-care, even during challenging times.

Incorporating self-care into daily routines doesn’t need to be time-consuming or expensive. It can be as simple as taking five minutes each morning for deep breathing exercises or setting aside time each week to enjoy a favorite hobby. The key is consistency and finding activities that align with personal preferences and needs.

The Long-Term Benefits of Self-Care

Engaging in self-care practices consistently can lead to lasting benefits, including improved physical health, better emotional regulation, and increased resilience in the face of challenges. By investing in your own well-being, you are better equipped to handle life’s stresses and support others around you.

As we continue to navigate a world that demands more from us every day, prioritizing self-care is not only a way to thrive but also a necessity for long-term health and happiness

@ d7c6d014:a6abb6b8

こんにちは！kohei です。

久々のエントリ投下ですが、今回は先日弊 TL で話題になっていた、Android を P2P のローカルリレーサーバー化して Tor で公開する方法を紹介していこうと思います。

用意するもの

1. Android 端末
2. Orbot
3. Citrine
4. Amethyst

前提と下準備

今回は、Orbot の詳細設定は省いて、Power User Mode の設定が完了している前提でお話を進めます。 Android 端末を用意して、2~4 のアプリをインストールしておいてください。

設定方法

それでは早速設定していきましょう。 まず、Citrine を起動して、Settings のタブからローカルリレーの詳細を設定します。

設定が終了したら、ローカルリレーを起動します。

また、ここで表示されるポート番号をメモしてください。

次に、More のタブに移り、Hosted Onion Services へアクセスし、Service Type の項目で User Services にチェックを入れて、右下の + マークをタップすると以下のポップアップが表示されます。(Orbot がスクショを許してくれないので一部画像割愛）

表示されたら、Name に任意の名前を、Local Port と Onion Port に先ほどメモした Citrine のポート番号を入力します。

入力したら再起動を求められるので再起動してください。 再起動後に Hosted Onion Services の項目に .onion のアドレスが表示されたら成功です (何故か私の環境では、一回の再起動では設定が反映されなかったのですが、もし同じような現象が起きた場合は、再起動 -> Connect -> .onion アドレスが発行されてるかの確認、を数回試すと発行されるはずです)

発行されたら、.onion アドレスをタップしてクリップボードにコピーします。

次に、Amethyst を起動して、リレーの設定画面に入り、Outbox の設定にコピーした .onion アドレスを貼り付けて保存します。

後は、Amethyst 側で Orbot のポート番号を設定して Orbot に接続すれば BOOM! 設定完了です。

お疲れ様でした！

素敵な Nostr ライフを！

@ 51ca7ccd:7baf47d6

Personal growth is not a destination, but a continuous journey. It's a process of evolving into the best version of yourself, and it often requires embracing change, even when it feels uncomfortable or uncertain. As we navigate life, we encounter moments of transformation that challenge who we are and push us to expand beyond our limits.

One of the most profound aspects of personal growth is the realization that change is not something to fear, but something to embrace. Change is inevitable. Whether it's a shift in perspective, a new opportunity, or a personal challenge, growth often comes from stepping outside of our comfort zones. For many, the biggest hurdle is accepting that change is a natural part of life—something that should be welcomed, not resisted.

At the core of personal growth lies self-awareness. Understanding your strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement helps to clarify the path forward. It's through this awareness that you can begin to make intentional choices, whether it's pursuing new goals, working on emotional intelligence, or letting go of past habits that no longer serve you. Growth comes when you are honest with yourself and willing to confront uncomfortable truths.

Another essential aspect of growth is resilience. Life will inevitably throw challenges your way—times when you feel lost, discouraged, or defeated. But these are the moments when your ability to bounce back, learn from mistakes, and keep moving forward matters most. Resilience is about adapting and using adversity as fuel for transformation. It's not about avoiding pain, but about finding strength in it.

Faith also plays a crucial role in personal growth. Whether it’s your belief in God, in the universe, or in yourself, having faith can be the anchor that keeps you grounded during difficult times. Faith provides perspective, patience, and trust in the process. It reminds you that the setbacks you face are not permanent and that transformation is always possible.

As you embrace change, remember that personal growth is not always linear. There will be moments of progress, but there will also be setbacks. It’s important to be kind to yourself during these times and recognize that growth takes time. Celebrate the small wins along the way—each step forward, no matter how small, is a victory in itself.

Ultimately, personal growth is about discovering who you are meant to be and becoming comfortable with that person. It’s a process of shedding old layers, confronting fears, and embracing new experiences. Each chapter of your life, each transformation, leads you closer to the person you’re destined to become

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Chef's notes

• The Premium Juku Curry comes individually packaged in single-serving portions, so it's convenient for using small amounts like in this recipe.
• Use your favorite spicy level of hot bean-curd soup base/curry roux.

Details

• 🍽️ Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1 box of “Cook Do®” (Chinese seasoning mix) for Szechuan-style Mapo Tofu
• 2 servings of Premium Juku Curry
• 500g tofu
• 400g cut tomatoes
• 200g minced meat
• 80g garlic sprouts
• 100ml water
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• Cooked rice, enough for the number of people

Directions

1. Slice the garlic shoots diagonally into 3-4cm pieces. Cut the tofu into bite-sized pieces.
2. Heat the sesame oil in a frying pan and fry the minced meat over a medium heat.
3. When the meat is about 80% cooked, add the garlic shoots and continue to fry, stirring, until the meat is fully cooked.
4. Turn off the heat and add the Cook Do® Sichuan-style Mapo Tofu seasoning, and mix well.
5. Turn the heat back on to medium, add the cut tomatoes and water, and bring to the boil, stirring gently.
6. When it comes to a boil, turn the heat down to low, add the Premium Juku Curry, and stir well to dissolve.
7. Once the curry has dissolved, add the tofu and cook until the tofu is warmed through.

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The motherhood illusion

Growing up, I was always told that women wanted children, whilst men wanted sex. So, marriage was created, to unite these two urges, and men and women don't otherwise particularly differ. But, it turns out, that women want protection and sex, and men want children and sex.

This is why women tend to be attracted to more masculine men (they're associated with protection) and men tend to be attracted to more feminine women (they're associated with motherhood). Women who are attracted to men, who aren't overtly masculine, are looking for a different aspect of protection (reliability, steady income or wealth, emotional security, etc.)

This wasn't readily apparent, in earlier generations, as widespread, youthful marriage meant that there weren't any real decisions being made by the participants. Almost all women got married and had kids, and almost all men got married and had sex. Math checks out. But the number of women who could protect and provide for themselves was low, and the men marrying were often very young and libidinous, and not yet contemplating their own legacy.

Feminism, easy abortion, deindustrialization, delayed marriage, and reliable contraception have dissolved this illusion, completely. Millions of Western women quickly turned into cougars, careerists, party girls, and e-girls, and an entire army of childless men and sidelined dads bubbled up and began to make their pain known. Humanity's dirty underbelly has been exposed.

Women aren't as sweet, as we thought, and men are much sweeter.

Women also want children, but not as intensely. In fact, they seem to often viscerally dislike children, and are jealous of the protection they are to give them. So, they are prone to offing their offspring because they are averse to having any in-house competition.

If you just left women up to their own devices and reduced the social pressure, at least a fifth of them wouldn't bother having children, at all, and another quarter will have one and then lose interest or age out. This is not a new phenomenon, as we can see.

The male competition for potential mothers turns out to be absolutely brutal, and more difficult than simply finding a woman to sleep with. And, now, we finally understand why men traditionally jumped through so many hoops, to attain a wife. It wasn't for the sex; we've always had brothels, masturbation, and pornography. It was for the familial comfort, and, especially, for the children.

Good fathers make good mothers

Some women don't know if they are "potential mothers", until they meet a "potential father", and their urge to procreate suddenly kicks in. They didn't want children for their own sake, but now they want some for his sake. All of a sudden, they're imagining themselves rocking the cradle, googling "what to eat, when you're expecting", and find themselves gushing over anything that gives off Hint of Infant.

I'm pregnant! Look what I can do! Look what I can do! For you, darling.

Women married to men they are deeply in love with, are much more likely to desire to become mothers (and be devastated by infertility), and make for better mothers, because children are like individualized presents they can give to their husband.

They want to impress him. Most want to be decent parents in their own right, but the urge to impress seems to raise this to a much higher level because women are vain, and therefore focused on raising their own status and how they appear to others. And the greatest "other", of a happy wife, is her husband.

Because men are narcissistic, and therefore in love with anything associated with themselves (which underpins their obsession with owning property), men have an intense attachment to their children. What is more "yours", than your progeny?

Fathers seem to develop a special attachment to, or fondness for, the mothers of their children, that goes beyond lust or romantic love; they never forgot who gave them this new Mini Me. And they are often quite impressed by their own ability to perform this trick numerous times, which leads to the intense satisfaction they feel at "going into serial production" and churning out more of those Mini Mes until their adoring wife pleads for mercy.

Men want children. Women, who love a man, want to give him those children and gain the fidelity that comes along with those children. This is the actual "trade" underpinning the urge to marry.

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Article by Milosz Matuschek, published at Freischwebende Intelligenz (see original for links)

The actor Keanu Reeves recently told in an interview how he tried to explain the movie Matrix to a 15-year-old and that he was the hero fighting for what is real. The teenager's reaction: “Who cares if it's real”?

Reality can be an uncomfortable place. It is better to live (at least for a while) in a comfortable construction. In his “Myths of Everyday Life”, French philosopher Roland Barthes investigated how even everyday objects are ideologically charged without us realizing it: Magazines, advertising, sporting events. According to Barthes, modern myths are culturally constructed and reinforce the social hierarchy. The German philosopher Hans Blumenberg saw the creation of myths as a protective mechanism for oneself: Everyone thus creates their own “lifeworld”, which does not have to correspond to reality, which is intangible anyway. First the lie, then the manipulation of memory

More and more frequently, we see that there seem to be several illusory realities in relation to the facts alone. But only one can be genuine, i.e. actually correspond to reality.

The fairy tale of “right-wing deportation plans”, which were allegedly discussed at a conference entitled “Wannsee 2.0”, has lasted longer than judges need to issue temporary injunctions. The predicted summer of hell took place on the bullshit screen, and most people survived it better thanks to wellies and rain jackets.

The best myths about corona can still be read today, as if there had never been even a hint of knowledge to cloud one's superstition.

In a constant fit of auto-suggestive back-slapping, the mainstream constantly wants to believe that we have “come through the pandemic well”. Spiegel columnist Sascha Lobo therefore loudly proclaims in a column that coronavirus critics are living in a parallel reality, while at the same time the RKI protocols reveal how great the discrepancy was between RKI science and the parallel world of authoritarian coronavirus policy. Then he bends reality to suit himself: “Was the truth always told? “Of course not...but it's not always that easy.” We weirdos understand that, Mr. Lobo: it's not easy to describe any mistakes made during the pandemic if, like you, you also want to give well-paid lectures to the pharmaceutical industry. Reappraisal, where?

A prime example of “not wanting to know better” after the fact: Spiegel's Thomas Fischer (Screenshot/Spiegel.de)

His columnist colleague Thomas Fischer, a former criminal judge (!) at the highest (!) ordinary court, the Federal Court of Justice, dutifully (better “dutifully sloppy”?) flanked what he still remembered about the pandemic in the media's short memory. Even the title of the column is highbrow gaslighting, because: Where is there a tendency to rehash right now? And why is this supposed to be “unpleasant”? Or for whom? Does this also apply to the last 80 years? A few examples:

``` According to Fischer, over 100,000 people have died “from corona” in Germany, and “millions” worldwide. As a good newspaper reader, the Spiegel criminal lawyer knows this even without autopsies. Co-morbidities? Age distribution of deaths? Not an issue.

Not a word about excess mortality in 2021, by the way; you shouldn't challenge your own cognitive dissonance too much if you want to write for Der Spiegel.

Fischer is equally aware that millions of Americans “vaccinated themselves with disinfectant” on presidential recommendation and then “died miserably” (he was probably sitting at the bedside watching).

He also claims to know that the intensive care units in Germany were working at the limit of their capacity for many months. He does not reveal where this knowledge comes from; the official DIVI register speaks a different language (incidentally already taken off the net).

Where is the breaking point, Mr. Fischer?

The witty fairy-tale uncle doesn't spare his readers the staircase joke about the “pictures of Bergamo” either. The panic images, which even Lauterbach later praised, did not show a wave of corona deaths, but a temporary overload of local crematoria. ```

A flight attendant's blurred video of 13 military trucks thus became a worldwide legend. Even Bayerischer Rundfunk reported on it in September 2021, which shows that Once the legend is in your head, even mainstream news currently takes more than three years of incubation to (still not) mill its way into the head of a former federal judge. And we are still wondering why a) no progress is being made with the investigation and b) what the supposedly great documentation department at Der Spiegel actually does for a living.

Thank you in any case, Mr. Fischer, for the instructive insight into the reality horizon of German top judges! Your journalistic support for the destruction of trust in the remaining judiciary is excellent! Incidentally, Der Spiegel has recently successfully halved its profits, its circulation is falling and a power struggle is raging at the top.

Hendrik Streek, poster boy of the pseudo-critical flank of the mainstream, also likes selective perception. In his book “Nachbeben” (Aftershocks), he maintains his myth of the “very rare vaccination side effects”. He omits the fact that 2.5 million vaccination side effects from the data of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung) have not even been processed by the Paul Ehrlich Institute. The authority has allegedly been working on an “interface” for years in order to be able to process the data. For those who believe it: the simplest analog interface would be a mailbox slot. A year ago, PEI employee Keller-Stanislawski stated in parliamentary questioning that the processing of vaccination damage reports had barely been kept up with and that this vaccine had caused a lot more work. Streek now wants to enter the Bundestag for the CDU. What doesn't fit is made to fit afterwards

A false reality is created through media bias and the creation of a false (and lazy) consensus. With a pinch of authoritarianism and gaslighting, it is then not too difficult to elevate the illusory reality to a dogma. Anyone who doesn't believe in it is fought against - the Matrix sends its regards.

Misleading fact checks and heavy censorship on YouTube or in social media served as discourse cosmetics in the coronavirus era, while important political decisions were made in the shadows. Today, the nomenclature is already censoring itself in order to be able to hold on to its narrative that it knew nothing for as long as possible. The RKI cancer register? Frozen since 2020. The DIVI intensive care register? Taken offline. The RKI health reporting? Offline. The PEI vaccine injury register? “Temporarily” offline since 2022. Really, technical problems? Who is supposed to believe that in the best Germany ever?

The Second German Television, ZDF (advertising slogan: “You can see better with the second one”) is censoring itself particularly conspicuously. The Mainzelmännchen have the deletion devil on the loose. For example, numerous reports on compulsory vaccination (which at first hardly any politicians wanted, and then suddenly many did) can no longer be found in the media library. The political breach of word is being erased. Much of what would make politicians look bad today with statements from back then on the most sensitive fundamental rights issue of recent decades is disappearing. Kevin Kühnert from the SPD said in a deleted post from December 7, 2021 on the breach of promise regarding compulsory vaccination: “That shouldn't have happened to us”.

In the fake reality of the media, it never happened. What happened?

The article about Kühnert has been deleted. (backed up here).

So it goes on:

``` What's up with the forced vaccination rumor? (In the end it was quite a lot). Deleted (saved here, check link above).

MPs call for compulsory corona vaccination from 18? Deleted (backed up here).

Scholz thinks there should be “no more red lines”? Deleted (backed up here).

According to Federal Minister of Justice Lambrecht, the coalition never wanted compulsory vaccination? Deleted (backed up here). ```

How was it with Orwell? He who determines the past determines the future? Well, if you don't get lost in the present.

Presumably ZDF (“it's better not to watch anything on the second channel”) has to save on server costs despite billions in compulsory fees. If you want to watch the “Fernsehgarten” from December 18, 2016 again, you can easily find it in the media library.

I guess that's “basic service”.

Your fees at work.

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TL;DR

This article explores the links between public, community-driven data sources (such as OpenStreetMap) and private, cryptographically-owned data found on networks such as Nostr.

The following concepts are explored:

1. Attestations: Users signalling to their social graph that they believe something to be true by publishing Attestations. These social proofs act as a decentralised verification system that leverages your web-of-trust.
2. Proof of Place: An oracle-based system where physical letters are sent to real-world locations, confirming the corresponding digital ownership via cryptographic proofs. This binds physical locations in meatspace with their digital representations in the Nostrverse.
3. Check-ins: Foursquare-style check-ins that can be verified using attestations from place owners, ensuring authenticity. This approach uses web-of-trust to validate check-ins and location ownership over time.

The goal is to leverage cryptographic ownership where necessary while preserving the open, collaborative nature of public data systems.

Open Data in a public commons has a place and should not be thrown out with the Web 2.0 bathwater.

Cognitive Dissonance

Ever since discovering Nostr in August of 2022 I've been grappling with how BTC Map - a project that helps bitcoiners find places to spend sats - should most appropriately use this new protocol.

I am assuming, dear reader, that you are somewhat familiar with Nostr - a relatively new protocol for decentralised identity and communication. If you don’t know your nsec from your npub, please take some time to read these excellent posts: Nostr is Identity for the Internet and The Power of Nostr by @max and @lyn, respectively. Nostr is so much more than a short-form social media replacement.

The social features (check-ins, reviews, etc.) that Nostr unlocks for BTC Map are clear and exciting - all your silos are indeed broken - however, something fundamental has been bothering me for a while and I think it comes down to data ownership.

For those unfamiliar, BTC Map uses OpenStreetMap (OSM) as its main geographic database. OSM is centred on the concept of a commons of objectively verifiable data that is maintained by a global community of volunteer editors; a Wikipedia for maps. There is no data ownership; the data is free (as in freedom) and anyone can edit anything. It is the data equivalent of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) - FOSD if you will, but more commonly referred to as Open Data.

In contrast, Notes and Other Stuff on Nostr (Places in this cartographic context) are explicitly owned by the controller of the private key. These notes are free to propagate, but they are owned.

How do we reconcile the decentralised nature of Nostr, where data is cryptographically owned by individuals, with the community-managed data commons of OpenStreetMap, where no one owns the data?

Self-sovereign Identity

Before I address this coexistence question, I want to talk a little about identity as it pertains to ownership. If something is to be owned, it has to be owned by someone or something - an identity.

All identities that are not self-sovereign are, by definition, leased to you by a 3rd party. You rent your Facebook identity from Meta in exchange for your data. You rent your web domain from your DNS provider in exchange for your money.

Taken to the extreme, you rent your passport from your Government in exchange for your compliance. You are you at the pleasure of others. Where Bitcoin separates money from the state; Nostr separates identity from the state.

Or, as @nvk said recently: "Don't build your house on someone else's land.".

https://i.nostr.build/xpcCSkDg3uVw0yku.png

While we’ve had the tools for self-sovereign digital identity for decades (think PGP keys or WebAuthN), we haven't had the necessary social use cases nor the corresponding social graph to elevate these identities to the mainstream. Nostr fixes this.

Nostr is PGP for the masses and will take cryptographic identities mainstream.

Full NOSTARD?

Returning to the coexistence question: the data on OpenStreetMap isn’t directly owned by anyone, even though the physical entities the data represents might be privately owned. OSM is a data commons.

We can objectively agree on the location of a tree or a fire hydrant without needing permission to observe and record it. Sure, you could place a tree ‘on Nostr’, but why should you? Just because something can be ‘on Nostr’ doesn’t mean it should be.

https://i.nostr.build/s3So2JVAqoY4E1dI.png

There might be a dystopian future where we can't agree on what a tree is nor where it's located, but I hope we never get there. It's at this point we'll need a Wikifreedia variant of OpenStreetMap.

While integrating Nostr identities into OpenStreetMap would be valuable, the current OSM infrastructure, tools, and community already provide substantial benefits in managing this data commons without needing to go NOSTR-native - there's no need to go Full NOSTARD. H/T to @princeySOV for the original meme.

https://i.nostr.build/ot9jtM5cZtDHNKWc.png

So, how do we appropriately blend cryptographically owned data with the commons?

If a location is owned in meatspace and it's useful to signal that ownership, it should also be owned in cyberspace. Our efforts should therefore focus on entities like businesses, while allowing the commons to manage public data for as long as it can successfully mitigate the tragedy of the commons.

The remainder of this article explores how we can:

1. Verify ownership of a physical place in the real world;
2. Link that ownership to the corresponding digital place in cyberspace.

As a side note, I don't see private key custodianship - or, even worse, permissioned use of Places signed by another identity's key - as any more viable than the rented identities of Web 2.0.

And as we all know, the Second Law of Infodynamics (no citation!) states that:

"The total amount of sensitive information leaked will always increase over time."

This especially holds true if that data is centralised.

Not your keys, not your notes. Not your keys, not your identity.

Places and Web-of-Trust

@Arkinox has been leading the charge on the Places NIP, introducing Nostr notes (kind 37515) that represent physical locations. The draft is well-crafted, with bonus points for linking back to OSM (and other location repositories) via NIP-73 - External Content IDs (championed by @oscar of @fountain).

However, as Nostr is permissionless, authenticity poses a challenge. Just because someone claims to own a physical location on the Internet doesn’t necessarily mean they have ownership or control of that location in the real world.

Ultimately, this problem can only be solved in a decentralised way by using Web-of-Trust - using your social graph and the perspectives of trusted peers to inform your own perspective. In the context of Places, this requires your network to form a view on which digital identity (public key / npub) is truly the owner of a physical place like your local coffee shop.

This requires users to:

1. Verify the owner of a Place in cyberspace is the owner of a place in meatspace.
2. Signal this verification to their social graph.

Let's look at the latter idea first with the concept of Attestations ...

Attestations

A way to signal to your social graph that you believe something to be true (or false for that matter) would be by publishing an Attestation note. An Attestation note would signify to your social graph that you think something is either true or false.

Imagine you're a regular at a local coffee shop. You publish an Attestation that says the shop is real and the owner behind the Nostr public key is who they claim to be. Your friends trust you, so they start trusting the shop's digital identity too.

However, attestations applied to Places are just a single use case. The attestation concept could be more widely applied across Nostr in a variety of ways (key rotation, identity linking, etc).

Here is a recent example from @lyn that would carry more signal if it were an Attestation:

https://i.nostr.build/lZAXOEwvRIghgFY4.png

Parallels can be drawn between Attestations and transaction confirmations on the Bitcoin timechain; however, their importance to you would be weighted by clients and/or Data Vending Machines in accordance with:

1. Your social graph;
2. The type or subject of the content being attested and by whom;
3. Your personal preferences.

They could also have a validity duration to be temporally bound, which would be particularly useful in the case of Places.

NIP-25 (Reactions) do allow for users to up/downvote notes with optional content (e.g., emojis) and could work for Attestations, but I think we need something less ambiguous and more definitive.

‘This is true’ resonates more strongly than ‘I like this.’.

https://i.nostr.build/s8NIG2kXzUCLcoax.jpg

There are similar concepts in the Web 3 / Web 5 world such as Verified Credentials by tdb. However, Nostr is the Web 3 now and so wen Attestation NIP?

https://i.nostr.build/Cb047NWyHdJ7h5Ka.jpg

That said, I have seen @utxo has been exploring ‘smart contracts’ on nostr and Attestations may just be a relatively ‘dumb’ subset of the wider concept Nostr-native scripting combined with web-of-trust.

Proof of Place

Attestations handle the signalling of your truth, but what about the initial verification itself?

We already covered how this ultimately has to be derived from your social graph, but what if there was a way to help bootstrap this web-of-trust through the use of oracles? For those unfamiliar with oracles in the digital realm, they are simply trusted purveyors of truth.

Introducing Proof of Place, an out–of-band process where an oracle (such as BTC Map) would mail - yes physically mail- a shared secret to the address of the location being claimed in cyberspace. This shared secret would be locked to the public key (npub) making the claim, which, if unlocked, would prove that the associated private key (nsec) has physical access to the location in meatspace.

One way of doing this would be to mint a 1 sat cashu ecash token locked to the npub of the claimant and mail it to them. If they are able to redeem the token then they have cryptographically proven that they have physical access to the location.

Proof of Place is really nothing more than a weighted Attestation. In a web-of-trust Nostrverse, an oracle is simply a npub (say BTC Map) that you weigh heavily for its opinion on a given topic (say Places).

In the Bitcoin world, Proof of Work anchors digital scarcity in cyberspace to physical scarcity (energy and time) in meatspace and as @Gigi says in PoW is Essential:

"A failure to understand Proof of Work, is a failure to understand Bitcoin."

In the Nostrverse, Proof of Place helps bridge the digital and physical worlds.

@Gigi also observes in Memes vs The World that:

"In Bitcoin, the map is the territory. We can infer everything we care about by looking at the map alone."

https://i.nostr.build/dOnpxfI4u7EL2v4e.png

This isn’t true for Nostr.

In the Nostrverse, the map IS NOT the territory. However, Proof of Place enables us to send cryptographic drones down into the physical territory to help us interpret our digital maps. 🤯

Check-ins

Although not a draft NIP yet, @Arkinox has also been exploring the familiar concept of Foursquare-style Check-ins on Nostr (with kind 13811 notes).

For the uninitiated, Check-ins are simply notes that signal the publisher is at a given location. These locations could be Places (in the Nostr sense) or any other given digital representation of a location for that matter (such as OSM elements) if NIP-73 - External Content IDs are used.

Of course, not everyone will be a Check-in enjoyooor as the concept will not sit well with some people’s threat models and OpSec practices.

Bringing Check-ins to Nostr is possible (as @sebastix capably shows here), but they suffer the same authenticity issues as Places. Just because I say I'm at a given location doesn't mean that I am.

Back in the Web 2.0 days, Foursquare mitigated this by relying on the GPS position of the phone running their app, but this is of course spoofable.

How should we approach Check-in verifiability in the Nostrverse? Well, just like with Places, we can use Attestations and WoT. In the context of Check-ins, an Attestation from the identity (npub) of the Place being checked-in to would be a particularly strong signal. An NFC device could be placed in a coffee shop and attest to check-ins without requiring the owner to manually intervene - I’m sure @blackcoffee and @Ben Arc could hack something together over a weekend!

Check-ins could also be used as a signal for bonafide Place ownership over time.

Summary: Trust Your Bros

So, to recap, we have:

Places: Digital representations of physical locations on Nostr.

Check-ins: Users signalling their presence at a location.

Attestations: Verifiable social proofs used to confirm ownership or the truth of a claim.

You can visualise how these three concepts combine in the diagram below:

https://i.nostr.build/Uv2Jhx5BBfA51y0K.jpg

And, as always, top right trumps bottom left! We have:

Level 0 - Trust Me Bro: Anyone can check-in anywhere. The Place might not exist or might be impersonating the real place in meatspace. The person behind the npub may not have even been there at all.

Level 1 - Definitely Maybe Somewhere: This category covers the middle-ground of ‘Maybe at a Place’ and ‘Definitely Somewhere’. In these examples, you are either self-certifying that you have checked-in at an Attested Place or you are having others attest that you have checked-in at a Place that might not even exist IRL.

Level 2 - Trust Your Bros: An Attested Check-in at an Attested Place. Your individual level of trust would be a function of the number of Attestations and how you weigh them within your own social graph.

https://i.nostr.build/HtLAiJH1uQSTmdxf.jpg

Perhaps the gold standard (or should that be the Bitcoin standard?) would be a Check-in attested by the owner of the Place, which in itself was attested by BTC Map?

Or perhaps not. Ultimately, it’s the users responsibility to determine what they trust by forming their own perspective within the Nostrverse powered by web-of-trust algorithms they control. ‘Trust Me Bro’ or ‘Trust Your Bros’ - you decide.

As we navigate the frontier of cryptographic ownership and decentralised data, it’s up to us to find the balance between preserving the Open Data commons and embracing self-sovereign digital identities.

Thanks

With thanks to Arkinox, Avi, Ben Gunn, Kieran, Blackcoffee, Sebastix, Tomek, Calle, Short Fiat, Ben Weeks and Bitcoms for helping shape my thoughts and refine content, whether you know it or not!

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ビットコインのウォレットは取引形態によって2種類に分かれます。

オンチェーン(L1)

取引がブロックチェーンに刻まれるタイプ。時間がかかるし手数料が高い。

ライトニングネットワーク(L2)

ブロックチェーンに刻む前の少額決済を目的としたレイヤー。高速で手数料が安い。

NostrでZapを利用する場合はライトニングネットワーク(以下、LNと呼びます)のウォレットが使われますが、さらにその中でもZap対応/非対応で分かれることになります。

また、秘密鍵を誰が管理するかによっても2種類の呼び方に分かれます。

カストディアル

秘密鍵をサービスの運営に預けるタイプ。

ノンカストディアル/セルフカストディアル

秘密鍵(シードフレーズ)を自分で持っておくタイプ。

Nostrで人気があるWallet of Satoshi(以下、WoSと呼びます)はLNのカストディアルウォレットです。 今回はLNのセルフカストディアルウォレットであるPhoenixを使ってみて、その仕組みや注意点など、学んだことを記録したいと思います。

Phoenixでウォレットを作る場合、初回でシードフレーズ(12個の単語)が作られますので、大切に控えておきましょう。

WoSからPhoenixに送金してみる

メイン画面左下にあるReciaveからQRCode表示画面へ遷移します。そこでcopyボタンを押してLightning invoice(text)をコピーしましょう。

次に、WoSの画面からSendを選択し、クリップボードからの貼り付けを選択します。 金額を指定して送金します。

送金した額が満額届いてないんだけど？

下の方にService Feesとありますが、これはPhoenix運営(ACINQ)へのお布施ですね。結構高く見えますが初回だけです。 またMiner Feesという項目は、mempoolのfeeに連動して変わるようですが、これはチャネルを太くする(送受信できる金額の上限を上げる)ために使われる手数料になります。

財布が重たくなると手数料が取られる？

有り体に言えばそういうことになります。以下のように10,000satsをもらう度にチャネル拡張のための手数料が引かれています。

上記の8,000satsを受け取っている時には手数料が発生していませんね。これはチャネル拡張が必要ないギリギリの金額を狙って送金したためです。送金前は8,859satsの余裕がありました。送金後は1,719satsに減っています。(余裕分がぴったり8,000sats減るわけではないようです。このへんの仕組みはよくわかりません。) (画面は左上⚙️マークの設定からPayment channelsから。)

財布が軽くなると余裕が増える？

逆にPhoenixからWoSに5,000satsほど送金してみます。(手数料として24satsほど余計に抜かれました)

余裕(Inbound Liquidity)が5,883satsまで復活しています。受け取るばかりでなく、バランスよく送ることで財布を重たくしなければチャネル拡張せずに使い続けることができそうです。(太くしたチャネルは永遠に残るわけではなく、1年までらしいです)

自動でチャネル拡張にsatsを使われたくない！

自動チャネル拡張を設定で無効化できます。左上⚙️マークの設定からChannel managementから。

これでチャネル拡張が必要なほどの金額を送金しようとするとエラーになり失敗します。

まとめ

セルフカストディアルウォレットならではの概念があり、謎の手数料が発生したりして怖いイメージがありましたが、どういう理由で手数料が発生するのかを知り、設定でのコントロールの仕方を習得することである程度怖いイメージを払拭することができました。 しかしカストディアルウォレット(特にWoS)の使いやすさを再認識することにもなりました。ただ自分で管理することの重要性も理解していますので、徐々に知識を深めていこうと思います。

参考/謝辞

• Phoenix wallet（フェニックスウォレット）の使い方！ビットコインのセルフカストディができるアプリを解説 - 知っとこ！ビットコイン図鑑
• nostr:npub10zeurmg22wc89l8m3npw9cyu45cun0lvs6w3ep69cdpa25pna65s0994qz 様

@ 6734e11d:c7e34e8f

Bereits 2023 entdeckte der Genomforscher Kevin McKernan, dass die mRNA-Impfstoffe von Pfizer/BioNTech DNA-Fragmente enthalten.

Nun konnte er in einer Biopsie eines Darmkrebspatienten DNA-Sequenzen (SV40,Ori) des Pfizer-Impfstoffs nachweisen – und das ein Jahr nach der Impfung des Patienten.

👉McKernan (https://anandamide.substack.com/p/sv40-origin-of-replication-in-mammalian)

Die hohe Menge an nachgewiesener Impfstoff-DNA lässt darauf schließen, dass sich der Impfstoff nach der Injektion im Körper des Patienten vermehrt haben könnte, so McKernan. Dies würde entweder auf eine Integration in das menschliche Genom oder auf eine unerwartete Replikationsfähigkeit der Impfstoff-DNA hinweisen.

https://t.me/DrKayKlapproth

https://t.me/initiative_demokratie

@ ec42c765:328c0600

2024年3月

フィリピンのセブ島へ旅行。初海外。

Nostrに投稿したらこんなリプライが

nostr:nevent1qqsff87kdxh6szf9pe3egtruwfz2uw09rzwr6zwpe7nxwtngmagrhhqc2qwq5

nostr:nevent1qqs9c8fcsw0mcrfuwuzceeq9jqg4exuncvhas5lhrvzpedeqhh30qkcstfluj

（ビットコイン関係なく普通の旅行のつもりで行ってた。というか常にビットコインのこと考えてるわけではないんだけど…）

そういえばフィリピンでビットコイン決済できるお店って多いのかな？

海外でビットコイン決済ってなんかかっこいいな！

やりたい！

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ビットコイン決済してみよう！ in セブ島

BTCMap でビットコイン決済できるところを探す

本場はビットコインアイランドと言われてるボラカイ島みたいだけど

セブにもそれなりにあった！

なんでもいいからビットコイン決済したいだけなので近くて買いやすい店へ

いざタピオカミルクティー屋！

ちゃんとビットコインのステッカーが貼ってある！

つたない英語とGoogle翻訳を使ってビットコイン決済できるか店員に聞いたら

店員「ビットコインで支払いはできません」

（えーーーー、なんで…ステッカー貼ってあるやん…。）

まぁなんか知らんけどできないらしい。

店員に色々質問したかったけど質問する英語力もないのでする気が起きなかった

結局、せっかく店まで足を運んだので普通に現金でタピオカミルクティーを買った

タピオカミルクティー

話題になってた時も特に興味なくて飲んでなかったので、これが初タピオカミルクティーになった

法定通貨の味がした。

どこでもいいからなんでもいいから

海外でビットコイン決済してみたい

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ビットコイン決済させてくれ！ in ボラカイ島

ビットコインアイランドと呼ばれるボラカイ島はめちゃくちゃビットコイン決済できるとこが多いらしい

でもやめてしまった店も多いらしい

でも300もあったならいくつかはできるとこあるやろ！

nostr:nevent1qqsw0n6utldy6y970wcmc6tymk20fdjxt6055890nh8sfjzt64989cslrvd9l

行くしかねぇ！

ビットコインアイランドへ

フィリピンの国内線だぁ

``` 行き方： Mactan-Cebu International Airport ↓飛行機 Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (Caticlan International Airport, Boracay Airport) ↓バスなど Caticlan フェリーターミナル ↓船 ボラカイ島

料金： 飛行機（受託手荷物付き） 往復 21,000円くらい 空港～ボラカイ島のホテルまで（バス、船、諸経費） 往復 3,300円くらい （klookからSouthwest Toursを利用）

このページが色々詳しい https://smaryu.com/column/d/91761/ ```

空港おりたらSouthwestのバスに乗る

事前にネットで申し込みをしている場合は5番窓口へ

港！

船！（めっちゃ速い）

ボラカイついた！

ボラカイ島の移動手段

セブの移動はgrabタクシーが使えるがボラカイにはない。

ネットで検索するとトライシクルという三輪タクシーがおすすめされている。 （トライシクル：開放的で風がきもちいい）

トライシクルの欠点はふっかけられるので値切り交渉をしないといけないところ。

最初に300phpくらいを提示され、行き先によるけど150phpくらいまでは下げられる。

これはこれで楽しい値切り交渉だけど、個人的にはトライシクルよりバスの方が気楽。

Hop On Hop Off バス：

https://www.hohoboracay.com/pass.php

一日乗り放題250phpなので往復や途中でどこか立ち寄ったりを考えるとお得。 バスは現金が使えないので事前にどこかでカードを買うか車内で買う。

私は何も知らずに乗って車内で乗務員さんから現金でカードを買った。

バスは狭い島内を数本がグルグル巡回してるので20～30分に1本くらいは来るイメージ。

逆にトライシクルは待たなくても捕まえればすぐに乗れるところがいいところかもしれない。

現実

ボラカイ島 BTC Map BTC決済できるとこめっちゃある

さっそく店に行く！

「bitcoin accepted here」のステッカーを見つける！

店員にビットコイン支払いできるか聞く！

できないと言われる！

もう一軒行く

「bitcoin accepted here」のステッカーを見つける

店員にビットコイン支払いできるか聞く

できないと言われる

5件くらいは回った

全部できない！

悲しい

で、ネットでビットコインアイランドで検索してみると

旅行日の一か月前くらいにアップロードされた動画があったので見てみた

要約 - ビットコイン決済はpouch.phというスタートアップ企業がボラカイ島の店にシステムを導入した - ビットコインアイランドとすることで観光客が10％～30％増加つまり数百～千人程度のビットコインユーザーが来ると考えた - しかし実際には3～5人だった - 結果的に200の店舗がビットコイン決済を導入しても使われたのはごく一部だった - ビットコイン決済があまり使われないので店員がやり方を忘れてしまった - 店は関心を失いpouchのアプリを消した

https://youtu.be/uaqx6794ipc?si=Afq58BowY1ZrkwaQ

なるほどね～

しゃあないわ

聖地巡礼

動画内でpouchのオフィスだったところが紹介されていた

これは半年以上前の画像らしい

現在はオフィスが閉鎖されビットコインの看板は色あせている おもしろいからここに行ってみよう！となった

で行ってみた

看板の色、更に薄くなってね！？

記念撮影 これはこれで楽しかった

場所はこの辺

https://maps.app.goo.gl/WhpEV35xjmUw367A8

ボラカイ島の中心部の結構いいとこ

みんな～ビットコイン（の残骸）の聖地巡礼、行こうぜ！

最後の店

Nattoさんから情報が

なんかあんまりネットでも今年になってからの情報はないような…https://t.co/hiO2R28sfO

ここは比較的最近…？https://t.co/CHLGZuUz04

— Natto (@madeofsoya) March 22, 2024

もうこれで最後だと思ってダメもとで行ってみた なんだろうアジア料理屋さん？

もはや信頼度0の「bitcoin accepted here」

ビットコイン払いできますか？

店員「できますよ」

え？ほんとに？ビットコイン払いできる？

店員「できます」

できる！！！！

なんかできるらしい。

適当に商品を注文して

印刷されたQRコードを出されたので読み取る

ここでスマートに決済できればよかったのだが結構慌てた

自分は英語がわからないし相手はビットコインがわからない

それにビットコイン決済は日本で１回したことがあるだけだった どうもライトニングアドレスのようだ

送金額はこちらで指定しないといけない

店員はフィリピンペソ建ての金額しか教えてくれない

何sats送ればいいのか分からない

ここでめっちゃ混乱した

でもウォレットの設定変えればいいと気付いた

普段円建てにしているのをフィリピンペソ建てに変更すればいいだけだった

設定を変更したら相手が提示している金額を入力して送金

送金は2、3秒で完了した

やった！

海外でビットコイン決済したぞ！

ログ

PORK CHAR SIU BUN とかいうやつを買った 普通にめっちゃおいしかった

なんかビットコイン決済できることにビビッて焦って一品しか注文しなかったけどもっと頼めばよかった

ここです。みなさん行ってください。

Bunbun Boracay

https://maps.app.goo.gl/DX8UWM8Y6sEtzYyK6

めでたしめでたし

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以下、普通の観光写真

セブ島

ジンベエザメと泳いだ

スミロン島でシュノーケリング

市場の路地裏のちょっとしたダウンタウン？スラム？をビビりながら歩いた

ボホール島

なんか変な山

メガネザル

現地の子供が飛び込みを披露してくれた

ボラカイ島

ビーチ

夕日

藻

ボラカイ島にはいくつかビーチがあって宿が多いところに近い南西のビーチ、ホワイトビーチは藻が多かった（時期によるかも）

北側のプカシェルビーチは全然藻もなく、水も綺麗でめちゃくちゃよかった

プカシェルビーチ

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おわり！

@ 42342239:1d80db24

The boiling frog is a simple tale that illustrates the danger of gradual change: if you put a frog in boiling water, it will quickly jump out to escape the heat. But if you place a frog in warm water and gradually increase the temperature, it won't notice the change and will eventually cook itself. Might the decline in cash usage be construed as an example of this tale?

As long as individuals can freely transact with each other and conduct purchases and sales without intermediaries[^1] such as with cash, our freedoms and rights remain secure from potential threats posed by the payment system. However, as we have seen in several countries such as Sweden over the past 15 years, the use of cash and the amount of banknotes and coins in circulation have decreased. All to the benefit of various intermediated[^1] electronic alternatives.

The reasons for this trend include: - The costs associated with cash usage has been increasing. - Increased regulatory burdens due to stricter anti-money laundering regulations. - Closed bank branches and fewer ATMs. - The Riksbank's aggressive note switches resulted in a situation where they were no longer recognized.

Market forces or "market forces"?

Some may argue that the "de-cashing" of society is a consequence of market forces. But does this hold true? Leading economists at times recommend interventions with the express purpose to mislead the public, such as proposing measures who are "opaque to most voters."

In a working paper on de-cashing by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2017, such thought processes, even recommendations, can be found. IMF economist Alexei Kireyev, formerly a professor at an institute associated with the Soviet Union's KGB (MGIMO) and economic adviser to Michail Gorbachov 1989-91, wrote that:

• "Social conventions may also be disrupted as de-cashing may be viewed as a violation of fundamental rights, including freedom of contract and freedom of ownership."
• Letting the private sector lead "the de-cashing" is preferable, as it will seem "almost entirely benign". The "tempting attempts to impose de-cashing by a decree should be avoided"
• "A targeted outreach program is needed to alleviate suspicions related to de-cashing"

In the text, he also offered suggestions on the most effective approach to diminish the use of cash:

• The de-cashing process could build on the initial and largely uncontested steps, such as the phasing out of large denomination bills, the placement of ceilings on cash transactions, and the reporting of cash moves across the borders.
• Include creating economic incentives to reduce the use of cash in transactions
• Simplify "the opening and use of transferrable deposits, and further computerizing the financial system."

As is customary in such a context, it is noted that the article only describes research and does not necessarily reflect IMF's views. However, isn't it remarkable that all of these proposals have come to fruition and the process continues? Central banks have phased out banknotes with higher denominations. Banks' regulatory complexity seemingly increase by the day (try to get a bank to handle any larger amounts of cash). The transfer of cash from one nation to another has become increasingly burdensome. The European Union has recently introduced restrictions on cash transactions. Even the law governing the Swedish central bank is written so as to guarantee a further undermining of cash. All while the market share is growing for alternatives such as transferable deposits[^1].

The old European disease

The Czech Republic's former president Václav Havel, who played a key role in advocating for human rights during the communist repression, was once asked what the new member states in the EU could do to pay back for all the economic support they had received from older member states. He replied that the European Union still suffers from the old European disease, namely the tendency to compromise with evil. And that the new members, who have a recent experience of totalitarianism, are obliged to take a more principled stance - sometimes necessary - and to monitor the European Union in this regard, and educate it.

The American computer scientist and cryptographer David Chaum said in 1996 that "[t]he difference between a bad electronic cash system and well-developed digital cash will determine whether we will have a dictatorship or a real democracy". If Václav Havel were alive today, he would likely share Chaum's sentiment. Indeed, on the current path of "de-cashing", we risk abolishing or limiting our liberties and rights, "including freedom of contract and freedom of ownership" - and this according to an economist at the IMF(!).

As the frog was unwittingly boiled alive, our freedoms are quietly being undermined. The temperature is rising. Will people take notice before our liberties are irreparably damaged?

[^1]: Transferable deposits are intermediated. Intermediated means payments involving one or several intermediares, like a bank, a card issuer or a payment processor. In contrast, a disintermediated payment would entail a direct transactions between parties without go-betweens, such as with cash.

@ ec951079:533d29e7

The Rise of Artificial Intelligence: Transforming Industries and Revolutionizing Lives

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a topic of fascination for decades, captivating the imagination of scientists, entrepreneurs, and the general public alike. From science fiction to reality, AI has evolved significantly over the years, transforming industries, revolutionizing lives, and redefining the future.

What is Artificial Intelligence?

Artificial intelligence refers to the development of computer systems that can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as:

1. Learning
2. Problem-solving
3. Reasoning
4. Perception
5. Language understanding

AI systems use algorithms, statistical models, and machine learning techniques to analyze data, make decisions, and improve their performance over time.

Applications of Artificial Intelligence

AI has numerous applications across various industries, including:

1. Healthcare: AI-powered diagnostic tools, personalized medicine, and robotic surgery.
2. Finance: AI-driven trading platforms, risk management systems, and customer service chatbots.
3. Transportation: Self-driving cars, intelligent traffic management systems, and predictive maintenance.
4. Education: AI-based learning platforms, adaptive assessments, and personalized learning pathways.
5. Customer Service: AI-powered chatbots, virtual assistants, and sentiment analysis tools.

Benefits of Artificial Intelligence

The benefits of AI are numerous and far-reaching, including:

1. Increased Efficiency: Automation of repetitive tasks, freeing up human resources for more strategic and creative work.
2. Improved Accuracy: AI systems can analyze vast amounts of data, reducing errors and improving decision-making.
3. Enhanced Customer Experience: AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants provide 24/7 customer support, improving customer satisfaction and loyalty.
4. Innovation and Competitiveness: AI enables businesses to innovate, differentiate themselves, and stay ahead of the competition.

Challenges and Concerns

While AI offers numerous benefits, it also raises several challenges and concerns, including:

1. Job Displacement: Automation of jobs, potentially displacing human workers.
2. Bias and Discrimination: AI systems can perpetuate existing biases and discriminate against certain groups.
3. Cybersecurity Risks: AI systems can be vulnerable to cyber attacks, compromising sensitive data and disrupting critical infrastructure.
4. Ethics and Accountability: AI systems raise questions about accountability, transparency, and ethics, particularly in decision-making processes.

The Future of Artificial Intelligence

As AI continues to evolve and improve, we can expect to see significant advancements in various fields, including:

1. Natural Language Processing: AI systems that can understand, interpret, and generate human language.
2. Computer Vision: AI systems that can interpret, understand, and generate visual data.
3. Edge AI: AI systems that can operate at the edge of the network, reducing latency and improving real-time decision-making.
4. Explainable AI: AI systems that can provide transparent, interpretable, and explainable decisions and actions.

Conclusion

Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform industries, revolutionize lives, and redefine the future. While there are challenges and concerns associated with AI, the benefits of increased efficiency, improved accuracy, and enhanced customer experience make it an essential technology for businesses, governments, and individuals to explore and harness. As AI continues to evolve and improve, it is essential to address the challenges and concerns, ensuring that AI is developed and used responsibly, ethically, and for the betterment of society.

@ ee11a5df:b76c4e49

Bye-Bye Reply Guy

There is a camp of nostr developers that believe spam filtering needs to be done by relays. Or at the very least by DVMs. I concur. In this way, once you configure what you want to see, it applies to all nostr clients.

But we are not there yet.

In the mean time we have ReplyGuy, and gossip needed some changes to deal with it.

Strategies in Short

1. WEB OF TRUST: Only accept events from people you follow, or people they follow - this avoids new people entirely until somebody else that you follow friends them first, which is too restrictive for some people.
2. TRUSTED RELAYS: Allow every post from relays that you trust to do good spam filtering.
3. REJECT FRESH PUBKEYS: Only accept events from people you have seen before - this allows you to find new people, but you will miss their very first post (their second post must count as someone you have seen before, even if you discarded the first post)
4. PATTERN MATCHING: Scan for known spam phrases and words and block those events, either on content or metadata or both or more.
5. TIE-IN TO EXTERNAL SYSTEMS: Require a valid NIP-05, or other nostr event binding their identity to some external identity
6. PROOF OF WORK: Require a minimum proof-of-work

All of these strategies are useful, but they have to be combined properly.

filter.rhai

Gossip loads a file called "filter.rhai" in your gossip directory if it exists. It must be a Rhai language script that meets certain requirements (see the example in the gossip source code directory). Then it applies it to filter spam.

This spam filtering code is being updated currently. It is not even on unstable yet, but it will be there probably tomorrow sometime. Then to master. Eventually to a release.

Here is an example using all of the techniques listed above:

```rhai // This is a sample spam filtering script for the gossip nostr // client. The language is called Rhai, details are at: // https://rhai.rs/book/ // // For gossip to find your spam filtering script, put it in // your gossip profile directory. See // https://docs.rs/dirs/latest/dirs/fn.data_dir.html // to find the base directory. A subdirectory "gossip" is your // gossip data directory which for most people is their profile // directory too. (Note: if you use a GOSSIP_PROFILE, you'll // need to put it one directory deeper into that profile // directory). // // This filter is used to filter out and refuse to process // incoming events as they flow in from relays, and also to // filter which events get/ displayed in certain circumstances. // It is only run on feed-displayable event kinds, and only by // authors you are not following. In case of error, nothing is // filtered. // // You must define a function called 'filter' which returns one // of these constant values: // DENY (the event is filtered out) // ALLOW (the event is allowed through) // MUTE (the event is filtered out, and the author is // automatically muted) // // Your script will be provided the following global variables: // 'caller' - a string that is one of "Process", // "Thread", "Inbox" or "Global" indicating // which part of the code is running your // script // 'content' - the event content as a string // 'id' - the event ID, as a hex string // 'kind' - the event kind as an integer // 'muted' - if the author is in your mute list // 'name' - if we have it, the name of the author // (or your petname), else an empty string // 'nip05valid' - whether nip05 is valid for the author, // as a boolean // 'pow' - the Proof of Work on the event // 'pubkey' - the event author public key, as a hex // string // 'seconds_known' - the number of seconds that the author // of the event has been known to gossip // 'spamsafe' - true only if the event came in from a // relay marked as SpamSafe during Process // (even if the global setting for SpamSafe // is off)

fn filter() {

// Show spam on global
// (global events are ephemeral; these won't grow the
// database)
if caller=="Global" {
    return ALLOW;
}

// Block ReplyGuy
if name.contains("ReplyGuy") || name.contains("ReplyGal") {
    return DENY;
}

// Block known DM spam
// (giftwraps are unwrapped before the content is passed to
//  this script)
if content.to_lower().contains(
  "Mr. Gift and Mrs. Wrap under the tree, KISSING!"
) {
    return DENY;
}

// Reject events from new pubkeys, unless they have a high
// PoW or we somehow already have a nip05valid for them
//
// If this turns out to be a legit person, we will start
// hearing their events 2 seconds from now, so we will
// only miss their very first event.
if seconds_known <= 2 && pow < 25 && !nip05valid {
    return DENY;
}

// Mute offensive people
if content.to_lower().contains(" kike") ||
    content.to_lower().contains("kike ") ||
    content.to_lower().contains(" nigger") ||
    content.to_lower().contains("nigger ")
{
    return MUTE;
}

// Reject events from muted people
//
// Gossip already does this internally, and since we are
// not Process, this is rather redundant. But this works
// as an example.
if muted {
    return DENY;
}

// Accept if the PoW is large enough
if pow >= 25 {
    return ALLOW;
}

// Accept if their NIP-05 is valid
if nip05valid {
    return ALLOW;
}

// Accept if the event came through a spamsafe relay
if spamsafe {
    return ALLOW;
}

// Reject the rest
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"As night descends, the crisp breeze whispers a gentle kiss on my cheek, entrancing me. The full moon, a masterpiece of celestial artistry, hangs suspended in the velvet sky like a prized painting on a dark canvas. The darkness envelops me, and my black hoodie and trousers blend seamlessly into the shadows, imbuing me with a sense of strength and anonymity.

The night air vibrates with secrets untold and powers unseen, its mysteries beckoning me like an unspoken promise. I breathe in the shadows, feeling the darkness pulsate through my veins, and I am invigorated. The world may sleep, but in this blackness, I find solace, empowerment, and an unspoken connection to the unknown."

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🧠Quote(s) of the week:

"All roads lead to inflation. All roads lead to dollar devaluation. All roads lead to asset appreciation. All roads lead to Bitcoin". James Lavish

🧡Bitcoin news🧡

On the 25th of November:

➡️VanEck's Bitcoin ETF will stay at ZERO fees until 2026. Nice little competition amongst the ETFs.

➡️Semler Scientific has acquired 297 BTC for ~$29.1 million at ~97,995 per Bitcoin and has generated a Bitcoin yield of 37.4% QTD and 58.4% YTD. As of 11/24/2024, they held 1,570 Bitcoin acquired for ~$117.8 million at ~$75,039 per Bitcoin. Since adopting a bitcoin treasury strategy on May 28, 2024, the Company has bought $117.8 million.

The MicroStrategy playbook!

➡️Publicly traded Hut 8 CEO asks if they should add more Bitcoin to their balance sheet.

On the 26th of November:

➡️Morocco to legalize Bitcoin following the ban in 2017, says Bank Al-Maghrib’s governor at a Rabat conference.

➡️$680 MILLION leveraged crypto-positions liquidated in 24hrs.  Just don't do 'CrYpTo' and ffs don't do leveraged trading. 'Shakeouts during parabolic bitcoin bull markets are required. 1. They remove aggressive leveraged longs (Bitmex, MSTU, and MSTX). 2. They move spot coins from weak hands to strong hands.' - Joe Burnett 3.

➡️BlackRock bought $267m Bitcoin yesterday for its ETF. Bitcoin ETFs had $435m net outflows for the day.

➡️The Schwab Network predicts Bitcoin could reach $500K–$1M if Trump establishes a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Tatiana Koffman of Moonwalker Capital: "If you don't have at least 10% of your investment account in Bitcoin or Bitcoin-related assets, you will fall significantly behind." Hal Finney already explained that years ago. Welcome to the party Wall Street.

➡️Bitcoin just made a new all-time high price in Gold.

➡️The most epic display of lettuce hands of all time. Short-term holders panic sold 54.6K BTC in the last 24 hours. That would be $4 Billion worth of short-term Bitcoin holders sold at a loss yesterday. Madness. This leads to liquidation cascades and smart money picks up cheap coins. Goddammnn every time, rinse and repeat! Lettuce hands!

➡️'In 2013 Bitcoin was "crashing" to $65 when Dan Morehead (CEO of Pantera) wrote this email to his investment partners urging them to "buy aggressively now". They would buy 2% of the total Bitcoin supply, which has now returned +1,300%.' - Bitcoin Archive

➡️A bill to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve has been introduced in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies.

➡️Moody’s upgrades El Salvador’s sovereign debt rating to B3 with a stable outlook.

➡️'One of the world's most important Bitcoin miners, Mara writes a full thesis on the importance of a ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’. Massive support is brewing for SBR!' -Dennis Porter

➡️Japan's largest electricity provider makes an unexpected move with Bitcoin: The power they generate is wasted'

TEPCO, the largest energy provider in Japan, is using excess clean energy from wind and solar power to fuel Bitcoin mining, aiming to make the cryptocurrency market more environmentally friendly.

Source: Yahoo article

We have come a long way!

More news from the land of the rising sun.

➡️Japanese public company Remixpoint announces to buy ¥500 million worth of Bitcoin.

On the 27th of November:

➡️SOS is up 77% this morning since announcing the plan to buy up to $50 million worth of Bitcoin for its balance sheet.

➡️Japanese energy and automotive firm Remixpoint to allocate over ¥500M ($3.2M) in Bitcoin as a strategic hedge against the depreciation of the Japanese Yen.

Hello mainstream media: Sky News article

Sky News: 'UK pension scheme called 'deeply irresponsible' for investing in Bitcoin.'

UK Media is again showing its ignorance when it comes to Bitcoin If you have an advisor who thinks you shouldn't invest in Bitcoin because it has "no intrinsic value" - you are talking to an investment advisor who not only does not understand Bitcoin, they does not understand economics. 

Is the best-performing asset over the past 15 years, so any pension scheme not holding it is deeply irresponsible. I guess a safe option for these people is the UK Gilts (government debt). These people sound like the Luddites who said the internet was a fad. Watch this “deeply irresponsible” pension fund outperform every other one in the UK next year. HFSP!

On the 28th of November:

➡️'While the EU has been busy gaslighting Bitcoin mining, Switzerland has been busy researching it.

Look how much further ahead their thinking is, in the research proposal on Bitcoin mining that their parliament just voted "yes" to 85 to 46.' -Daniel Batten The Canton of Bern parliament approved a proposal to explore Bitcoin mining as a solution for excess energy utilization and power grid stabilization.

Read more here.

➡️'Fidelity is saying you should put 2.5% in Bitcoin: $450T global wealth x 0.025 = $11.25T ($11.25T x BofA 118) / 19.62M coins = $68M per BTC' -Bitcoin for Freedom It is just basic math, people!

➡️Metaplanet to raise $62 million to buy more Bitcoin

➡️'Russia to treat Bitcoin as property and exempt from VAT tax after bill passed parliament's upper house. It now awaits President Putin's signature.' -Bitcoin Archive

➡️Mara Holdings bought another $67m Bitcoin after buying $551m Bitcoin last week. Mara now HOLDs 34,794 BTC worth $3.3B.

On the 29th of November:

➡️Hong Kong Public Company Boyaa adds 515 Bitcoin worth $49 million by selling Ethereum. They are now Asia's largest corporate Bitcoin holder.

➡️Jeff Park, Head of Alpha Strategies at Bitwise, says “inclusion secured” as MicroStrategy undergoes review today for addition to the Nasdaq-100 index. The final decision will be announced on December 13th.

➡️$870 billion Macquarie says Bitcoin mining supports local grids.

➡️Spot Bitcoin ETFs buy record $6.2 BILLION Bitcoin in November - Bloomberg

➡️'Bitcoin is nearing $100K, yet transaction volume is still below where it was when we broke $20K in 2020. We are going much higher.' -Bitcoin News

➡️Whales accumulate 16K Bitcoin ($1.5B) during the recent dip, according to CryptoQuant data.

➡️'If Bitcoin Strategic Reserve happens, BTC is quickly repriced into a gold valuation of ~ 500K / 1M Polymarket implies a 29% chance, yet BTC is sitting at a lowly ~97K.' -Thomas Fahrer

On the 30th of November:

➡️Spot Bitcoin ETFs purchased 71,570 Bitcoin this month. Demand is far exceeding supply.

On the 1st of December:

➡️November is in the books. We just witnessed our first +$26K monthly candle in Bitcoin history.

➡️Michael Saylor shares his 3-minute presentation to Microsoft’s board, outlining why they should adopt a Bitcoin treasury strategy.

Watch the video here.

Here you can find the slides: https://www.michael.com/microsoft-bitcoin-strategy

On the 2nd of December:

➡️'New paper shows Bitcoin mining helps accelerate the UN Sustainable Development Goals while helping make often uneconomic bio-refineries profitable

Source: https://mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/18/7919…

Key takeouts:

“Contrary to current public opinion, Bitcoin has the potential to positively contribute and even accelerate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals” "Over time, the integration of Bitcoin mining in biorefineries could transform the financial dynamics of the bio-based products market, making them more affordable and accessible whilst pushing towards sustainable development and energy transition" - Daniel Batten

➡️Missing just the 4 best weeks of #bitcoin returns in 2023 would've wiped out the 155% gains you’d have made by simply HODLing the entire year.' -Wicked

➡️Digital asset venture capital firm Sora Ventures launches a $150M fund to help Asian listed companies adopt Bitcoin treasury strategies, similar to MicroStrategy's model! The fund will target companies in Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan, and South Korea.

➡️MicroStrategy has acquired 15,400 BTC for ~$1.5 billion at ~$95,976 per Bitcoin and has achieved a BTC Yield of 38.7% QTD and 63.3% YTD. As of 12/2/2024, we hodl 402,100 Bitcoin acquired for ~$23.4 billion at ~$58,263 per Bitcoin.

➡️MARA is offering $700 million in 0% convertible notes, with an additional $105 million option to purchase more Bitcoin. Mara is following the MicroStrategy playbook. 'Today, we announced a proposed private offering of 0% convertible notes of $700 million + $105 million option. Proceeds to be used primarily to acquire bitcoin and repurchase existing 2026 convertible notes up to $50 million.'

➡️Publicly traded Singapore firm Genius Group bought 172 Bitcoin worth $15.8 million.

➡️'Someone just activated a wallet with 429 Bitcoin (worth $41 MILLION) that they created 10 years ago. They held from $900 into $99,000.' -Pete Rizzo

➡️Bitcoin mining difficulty hits a new all-time high.

➡️Owning just 4 Bitcoin puts you ahead of all but 60 companies worldwide in total holdings. That's how early we are!

➡️Net outflows from exchanges suggest investor accumulation of Bitcoin in anticipation of a potential rally. Meanwhile, Bitcoin balances on exchanges just hit an all-time low. Guess what happens next?

💸Traditional Finance / Macro:

On the 28th of November:

👉🏽Insiders are selling at a degree never seen before in history...

👉🏽Russell 2000 is up 10% in the last month. France is up 9% in the last 24 years. Uffff putaaaaiinn! French stocks are set for their worst under-performance against European peers since 2010 as a budget standoff threatens to topple the government.

On the 29th of November:

👉🏽'The S&P 500 just hit its 53rd all-time high of 2024 and is currently up over 27% this year ALONE. This puts the S&P 500 on track for 2 STRAIGHT years with 20%+ gains for the first time since 1998.' -TKL

On the 2nd of December:

👉🏽'Magnificent 7 stocks have rallied by a MASSIVE 148% since the beginning of 2023, accounting for most of the S&P 500's gains. By comparison, the remaining 493 companies have seen a 35% gain over this period. At the same time, the S&P 500 index returned 57%, almost 3 times less than the Magnificent 7. As a result, Magnificent 7 stocks now reflect a near-record 31% of the S&P 500. To put this into perspective, the Magnificent 7's market cap is ~$16 trillion, more than Germany, Canada, the UK, and France's stock markets COMBINED.' -TKL

🏦Banks:

👉🏽 No news

🌎Macro/Geopolitics:

On the 27th of November:

👉🏽Greece now borrows at a lower interest rate than France. 5-year government yields are now lower for Greece (i.e. negative yield spread).

Meanwhile, Europe‘s largest economies: Germany - decided to get rid of its industry, the sick man of Europe. France - 6% fiscal deficit despite the highest tax burden in Europe, political paralysis. Italy & Spain - heading into pensions and healthcare benefits crisis due to collapsing demographics.

'France's unprecedented budget deficits, caused by aging, social benefits, healthcare, immigration, climate goals, and poor policies, are reflected not only in bond markets, with the French bond spread spiking to the highest levels since the European Debt Crisis over ten years ago, but also in equity markets.' - Jeroen Blokland

To make it even worse: 'ECB'S VILLEROY: NEGATIVE RATES SHOULD REMAIN IN THE ECB'S TOOLKIT.'

Got Bitcoin?

👉🏽 The Fed's worst nightmare is officially here:

Today's data confirms ALL 3 inflation metrics are back on the rise. For the first time since February 2022, Core CPI, PCE, and PPI inflation are now rising at the SAME time. Did the Fed spark a new wave of inflation?

On the 27th of November:

👉🏽'US national debt is set to hit a MASSIVE $57 trillion over the next decade, according to the latest CBO forecasts. That would be a staggering $34 TRILLION, or 148%, increase since 2020. This comes as total US federal debt has officially exceeded $36 trillion for the first time in history. Since the debt ceiling crisis "ended" in June 2023, total US debt is up a shocking $4 TRILLION. In other words, the US has added an average of $235 billion in debt every month, or $8 billion a day, since June 2023. The debt crisis is an understatement.' -TKL

Meanwhile...

On the 28th of November:

👉🏽'US personal savings have just been revised down by a MASSIVE $140 billion for 2024. The savings rate for September was revised to 4.1% from the 4.6% initially reported in October. The rate for August was adjusted down to 4.4% from 4.8% reported last month. Overall, the savings rate for October came in at 4.4%, near the lowest since the beginning of 2023. Even US personal savings data is now being revised lower.' -TKL

I will say it again. The US economic data is no longer trustable, data manipulation is all over the place. This is not some hysteric statement from my end, but if you have been reading my Weekly Recap consistently, you know it is just facts...data!

👉🏽Canada is considering retaliatory tariffs on items from the US after Donald Trump announced he would impose a 25% tariff. Trump said the tariffs on Canada and Mexico will be due to open borders, drugs, and illegal aliens.' -TKL

👉🏽Not sure about the illegal aliens part though haha. But tariffs fuel tensions, not solutions. It is always like that, also this time.

👉🏽Inflation in The Netherlands has spiked to 4.0%, double the ECB target. Currency devaluation and loss of purchasing power, because that is what inflation is, is speeding up again. According to the DNB, the Dutch central bank, the average interest rate on savings

Over the past 5 years, inflation in the Netherlands has been ~24%. Are you earning 24% more than 5 years ago?

My pension, ABP, raises pensions by 1.84% thanks to more flexible rules, but the headline should be: ABP only compensates half of the purchasing power loss due to inflation.

Jeroen Blokland: With €50,000 in a savings account on January 1, 2020, earning an average savings interest rate, you can now buy less than €42,000 worth of goods. Nearly 18% of your purchasing power has vanished! Were you 'smart' enough to earn an extra percent in interest somewhere? Even then, you still lost about €7,000. Saving is not risk-free! It's a 99% chance of taking a loss.

That's why people must invest in something. My motto: pay with fiat, and savings in Bitcoin.

👉🏽ECB: 'Your key to a seamless digital identity is just a turn away. We've adopted rules for the core functionalities and certification of European Digital Identity Wallets.

They will offer cross-border identification for digital services, integrating convenience, safety, and privacy. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_24_6122

They have spent so freaking much energy, resources/money on their Digitial ID & CBCD program, one way or the other this will happen. Nobody voted, nobody wants this. Ask yourself, how will this be more convenient and protect your privacy better than just showing your (paper) passport? Let alone that no ID is needed to cross Schengen borders?

Digital payments? WTF are we doing now? If I want to send money to Austria, Germany, in Europe I can do that easily. CBCD will have no additional benefits for us, the people. Centralization makes it more interesting for hackers. Now: Hackers need to hack multiple sources to get all the information, those that are on paper can't be hacked.

Then: a hacker hacks one account and full info. Hello, identity theft or worse.

From a government perspective: Online censorship and screening followed by CBDC. A pathway to full control, a system that will control YOUR money, YOUR identity! Hard pass!

👉🏽UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer just admitted that Western leaders have been running an “open borders experiment”…

"This happened by design, not accident. Immigration policies were reformed deliberately. It has been a failure. They pretended it wasn’t happening.”

Watch the video here.

I have shared the UN report 'Replace Migration: Is it a solution to declining and aging populations?' multiple times.

They, the UN, saw the strain low tFr would bring to the existing elder-care model. Replacement of immigration as a solution has been modeled by the Un's pop. Division as early as 2000.

Now 2024, we have a far-left leader who admits he has been lying - open borders were by design. It is amazing what a couple of million signatures on a petition do to people changing stances, innit!?

👉🏽German AfD party says if they win the election in February they will LEAVE the EU. According to the final draft of its election manifesto, the right-wing AfD party is calling for the country’s exit from the bloc.

AfD’s co-chair, Alice Weidel, previously said her party will campaign for a Brexit-style vote on EU membership if it comes to power, blaming the EU for Germany’s immigration issues. Following the sudden collapse of the coalition government, the country will head to elections in 3 months, with 44% of Germans currently ranking migration as one of their top 3 concerns.

The EU is on the verge of collapse. History on repeat mode!

On the 30th of November:

👉🏽$80 billion gold just popped out of the ground. Turns out Gold is only scarce until you dig a little deeper. Gold can be diluted just like stocks. There is always gold to be found, but not Bitcoin.

On the 1st of December:

👉🏽President Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden. This comes months after President Biden said he would not pardon his son. So, let me get this straight: 191 sex crimes, 128 drug offenses, and a whopping 140 business crimes, and yet Hunter Biden still gets a pardon? Yeah, that makes perfect sense...

'Hunter's crimes are no longer a "crime" but his spending of bribes and influence peddling $ will remain a legend forever.' -ZeroHedge

On the 2nd of December.

Please read the above UK statements again, before reading the next one. Done? Ok, here we go:

👉🏽The UK is paying £1 billion to turn off wind farms because the electricity grid can't cope, wasting a record amount of power. Just a thought, they could use the energy to mine Bitcoin and turn that energy into a positive for the British people.

At the very least, couple these wind plants with Bitcoin miners. They'll pay for the excess power and balance the grid. Much more economically sensible and actually commercially viable.

I will explain it once more for the people in the back with the following quote by Jaran Mellerud:

'Bitcoin mining can: - Balance the electricity grid - Monetize stranded renewables - Provide heat for district heating or industrial processes - Mitigate natural gas flaring

Bitcoin mining has the potential to transform the energy industry.'

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Lymphatic drainage massage is a therapeutic technique designed to promote the natural circulation of lymph fluid throughout the body. The lymphatic system is a network of tissues and organs that help rid the body of toxins, waste, and other unwanted materials. Its primary function is to transport lymph, a fluid containing infection-fighting white blood cells, throughout the body. This massage technique is beneficial for boosting the immune system, reducing swelling, and enhancing the overall detoxification process. Here’s a detailed guide on how lymphatic drainage massage is properly done:

**1. Understanding the Basics of the Lymphatic System ** Before diving into the massage technique, it's important to understand the role and structure of the lymphatic system. It includes lymph nodes, lymph vessels, the spleen, and other organs that filter lymph and fight infections. Lymph vessels are found throughout the body, running parallel to the veins, and carry the lymph fluid back to the bloodstream.

Unlike the cardiovascular system, the lymphatic system doesn’t have a central pump like the heart to move lymph fluid. It relies on muscle movement, breathing, and manual techniques like lymphatic drainage massage to keep the fluid moving. This makes manual stimulation particularly beneficial for individuals experiencing sluggish lymph flow or lymphedema.

**2. Preparing for the Massage ** Before starting the lymphatic drainage massage, some preparatory steps are essential: • Create a Comfortable Environment: Set up a quiet, comfortable space where the person receiving the massage can lie down and relax. The temperature should be comfortable, and soft music or aromatherapy can help set a calming atmosphere.

• Positioning the Client: The person receiving the massage should lie on their back with a slight incline if possible, to facilitate lymph flow back to the heart. Pillows can be used for support under the knees or head to ensure maximum comfort. • Hydration: Encourage the person to drink water before the massage. Proper hydration supports the lymphatic system’s function and helps flush toxins out of the body.

**3. The Proper Techniques for Lymphatic Drainage Massage ** Lymphatic drainage massage involves gentle, rhythmic strokes and pumping motions designed to move lymph fluid toward the lymph nodes. The pressure used is light because lymph vessels are close to the skin’s surface. The following are the main steps and techniques for performing lymphatic drainage massage properly:

**Step 1: Start with the Neck Area ** The lymphatic system drains into two main ducts located near the neck – the right lymphatic duct and the thoracic duct. Stimulating these areas first helps to "open up" the pathways for lymphatic flow.

• Technique: Using the fingertips, gently stroke the sides of the neck in a downward motion. Apply a light, gentle pressure to stimulate the lymph nodes located in this region. Repeat the movement for about 5-10 strokes.

**Step 2: Move to the Clavicle (Collarbone) Area ** The collarbone area is another important lymph drainage site. This is where the lymph fluid eventually returns to the bloodstream, making it a critical starting point in any lymphatic drainage session. • Technique: With flat hands, gently stretch the skin above the collarbone. Push down toward the chest in a slow, rhythmic manner. Repeat this 5-10 times on both sides of the collarbone.

**Step 3: Work on the Axillary (Armpit) Area ** The lymph nodes in the armpit area are important for draining lymph from the arms and upper body. • Technique: Raise the person’s arm and gently massage the armpit using circular motions. Apply very light pressure, just enough to stretch the skin slightly. Move in a circular pattern about 5-7 times before switching to the other arm. Step 4: Massage the Abdominal Area Lymphatic drainage in the abdomen is particularly important because this area contains a significant number of lymph nodes responsible for draining toxins from the lower body.

• Technique: Using flat hands, make gentle, clockwise circular motions around the belly button. This mimics the natural flow of lymph in this region and helps stimulate the digestive system as well. Continue for about 10-15 repetitions.

**Step 5: Leg Lymphatic Drainage ** Swelling in the legs is common, especially for those who are sedentary or have conditions such as lymphedema. • Technique: Start at the top of the thigh and use sweeping motions toward the groin area, where lymph nodes are located. Gently squeeze and release, moving down toward the knee and then the ankle. Each stroke should be light and directed upwards toward the torso. Repeat 5-10 times for each leg.

**Step 6: Focus on the Arms and Hands ** The lymphatic system in the arms works similarly to that in the legs. It's important to direct the lymph flow back toward the armpit. • Technique: Begin at the wrist and use light, upward strokes toward the shoulder. Ensure that each stroke is rhythmic and follows the natural direction of lymph flow. Complete about 5-7 strokes on each arm.

**4. Additional Techniques to Enhance Lymphatic Flow ** Apart from the core steps outlined above, there are several techniques to further enhance the lymphatic drainage massage experience:

• Diaphragmatic Breathing: Encourage the person to practice deep, diaphragmatic breathing throughout the massage. This helps stimulate the thoracic duct and supports the natural lymphatic flow.

• Stretching the Skin: Instead of pressing into the skin, use a technique called "skin stretching." This involves using your hands to gently stretch the skin in the direction of lymph flow, which is more effective for promoting lymph drainage than applying heavy pressure.

• Circular Hand Movements: In areas with larger lymph nodes, such as the neck, armpits, and groin, use small circular hand movements to help stimulate these nodes.

**5. Common Mistakes to Avoid ** Lymphatic drainage massage requires specific techniques and light pressure to be effective. Here are some common mistakes to avoid: • Using Too Much Pressure: The lymphatic vessels lie just beneath the skin. Using heavy pressure can compress these vessels and inhibit the flow of lymph fluid, negating the benefits of the massage. • Ignoring Key Lymph Areas: It’s crucial to start the massage by opening up the lymphatic pathways in the neck and collarbone area before massaging other parts of the body. This ensures that there’s a clear path for the lymph to drain. • Rushing the Process: The massage should be slow and rhythmic. Quick or erratic movements can disrupt the lymph flow rather than promote it.

**6. Aftercare and Recommendations ** Following a lymphatic drainage massage, some aftercare steps can help maintain the benefits: • Encourage Hydration: Drinking plenty of water post-massage can help flush out the toxins released during the session. • Gentle Exercise: Light exercises, such as walking or stretching, can support the lymphatic system’s natural movement. • Rest and Recovery: Allowing time for rest after the massage can help the body integrate the benefits and promote healing.

**7. When to Avoid Lymphatic Drainage Massage ** There are specific conditions where lymphatic drainage massage may not be advisable. Avoid this type of massage if the person has: • Acute Infections or Fever: Massaging during an infection can spread the infection further. • Congestive Heart Failure: The additional fluid movement may burden the heart. • Thrombosis or Blood Clots: The massage could dislodge a clot, leading to potentially life-threatening complications.

**Conclusion ** Lymphatic drainage massage, when properly performed, can significantly improve the body’s natural detoxification process, reduce swelling, and boost immunity. The key to a successful massage lies in using gentle, rhythmic techniques to guide lymph fluid toward the lymph nodes and eventually back into the bloodstream. By understanding the lymphatic system and following these step-by-step instructions, therapists and individuals alike can harness the benefits of this therapeutic approach.

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The Fascinating World of Fish

Fish are among the most diverse and fascinating creatures on our planet, inhabiting oceans, rivers, lakes, and streams. With over 34,000 known species, they make up the largest group of vertebrates, showcasing a stunning array of sizes, shapes, and colors. From the tiniest pygmy goby, barely an inch long, to the massive whale shark, reaching lengths of over 40 feet, fish have adapted to nearly every aquatic environment imaginable.

Types of Fish Fish are generally classified into three main groups:
1. Jawless Fish (Agnatha) – These ancient fish, like lampreys and hagfish, lack jaws and have a more primitive body structure.
2. Cartilaginous Fish (Chondrichthyes) – Sharks, rays, and skates fall into this category, characterized by their skeletons made of cartilage rather than bone.
3. Bony Fish (Osteichthyes) – The most common type, including familiar species like salmon, goldfish, and tuna, have skeletons made of bone.

Adaptations and Survival Fish have evolved a variety of adaptations to thrive in their environments. Gills allow them to extract oxygen from water, while their streamlined bodies enable efficient movement. Many fish possess a swim bladder, an internal gas-filled organ that helps them control buoyancy.

Importance to Ecosystems and Humans Fish play a crucial role in maintaining aquatic ecosystems. They contribute to the food chain, control algae growth, and some even clean up detritus. For humans, fish are a vital food source and a key component of global economies, supporting millions of livelihoods through fishing industries and aquaculture.

Conservation Challenges Unfortunately, fish face numerous threats, including overfishing, pollution, and habitat destruction. Climate change and rising ocean temperatures also disrupt fish populations and migration patterns. Conservation efforts, such as sustainable fishing practices and marine protected areas, are essential to preserving these incredible creatures for future generations.

In summary, fish are not only remarkable in their diversity and adaptability but also play a vital role in both natural ecosystems and human societies. Understanding and protecting them is crucial to maintaining the balance of our planet's waters.

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yugoです。 この記事は「Nostrasia2024 逆アドベントカレンダー」10/19の分です。Nostrasiaの当日はリアルタイムで配信を視聴していました。Nostrを使ってアプリケーションの再発明をすべきという発表を聴き、自分だったらどんなものを作ってみたいかを考えて少し調べたり試みたりしたのでその記録を書きます。また、超簡単なものですがおそらく世界初となるvisionOS対応のNostrクライアントをつくってみたので最後の方に紹介します。

アプリケーションを再発明する話があったのは、「What is Nostr Other Stuff?」と題したkaijiさんの発表でした。

Nostrプロトコルを使って既存のアプリケーションを再発明することで、ユーザ体験を損なわずにゆるやかな分散を促すことができ、プロトコルとしてのNostrも成長していくというような内容でした。

自分はまだNostrで何かをつくった経験はなかったので、実装に必要な仕様の知識がほとんどない状態からどのようなアプリケーションをつくってみたいかを考えました。

最初に思いついたのは、Scrapboxのようなネットワーク型のナレッジベースです。自分は最近visionOS勉強会をやっており、勉強会でナレッジを共有する手段としてScrapboxの導入を検討していました。

Nostrコミュニティにも有志によるScrapboxがありますが、Nostrクライアントがあればそれを使うだろうから同じくらいの実用性を備えたクライアントはまだ存在しないのではないかという見立てでした。

長文投稿やpublic chatなどの機能を組み合わせることで実現できるだろうか。そう思っていた矢先、NIP-54のWikiという規格があることを知りました。

https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/54.md

まだちゃんとは読めていないですが、Scrapboxもwikiソフトウェアだし参考になりそうと思っています。正式な仕様に組み込まれていないようで、採用しているクライアントはfiatjafによるリファレンス実装(?)のwikistrくらいしか見つかりませんでした。

Scrapboxのようなナレッジベースを志向するNostrクライアントがあれば、後述するvisionOS対応クライアントの存在もありアカウントを使いまわせて嬉しいので試してみたいです。もし他にも似たようなサービスをどなたか知っていたら教えてください。

また現在は、勉強会やワークショップ、ハッカソンなどのコラボレーションワークを支援するためのツールを自分たちでも開発しています。Apple Vision Proに搭載されているvisionOSというプラットフォームで動作します。

https://image.nostr.build/14f0c1b8fbe5ce7754825c01b09280a4c22f87bbf3c2fa6d60dd724f98919c34.png

この画面で自分が入りたいスペースを選んで共有体験を開始します。

スライドなどのコンテンツや自らのアバターを同期させることで、遠隔地にいてもまるでオフラインかのように同じ空間を共有することが可能になります。

https://image.nostr.build/cfb75d3db2a9b9cd39f502d6426d5ef4f264b3d5d693b6fc9762735d2922b85c.jpg

ということなので、急遽visionOS対応のクライアントを作ってみました。検索しても1つも事例が出てこなかったので多分まだ世界で実装しているアプリはないのではないでしょうか。

とはいえ、クライアントを名乗っているもののまだ大した機能はなく、リレーからデータを取得するだけの読み取り専用です。

https://image.nostr.build/96e088cc6a082528682989ccc12b4312f9cb6277656e491578e32a0851ce50fe.png

画像では自分のプロフィールデータをリレーから取得しています。

まだどのライブラリもvisionOSに対応していなかったりで手こずったものの仕様の勉強になりました。

ただvisionOSアプリはiOSアプリ同様NIP-7が使えないので秘密鍵を自分で保管しなくてはならず、今後どう対処すべきかわかりかねています。これから時間ある時に少しずつ調べていこうと思っていますが、ネイティブアプリの秘密鍵周りはあまりリソースが多くないようにも感じました。もしどなたかその辺の実装に詳しい方いたら教えていただけると嬉しいです。

準備ができたらそのうちコードも公開したいと思っています。

これから少しずつ色んな機能を実装しながらNostrで遊んでいきたいです！

@ 09fbf8f3:fa3d60f0

由于gmail在中国被防火墙拦截了，无法打开，不想错过邮件通知。

通过自建ntfy接受gmail邮件通知。 怎么自建ntfy，后面再写。

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2024年08月13日更新：

修改不通过添加邮件标签来标记已经发送的通知，通过Google Sheets来记录已经发送的通知。

为了不让Google Sheets文档的内容很多，导致文件变大，用脚本自动清理一个星期以前的数据。

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准备工具

• Ntfy服务
• Google Script
• Google Sheets

操作步骤

1. 在Ntfy后台账号，设置访问令牌。
2. 添加订阅主题。
3. 进入Google Sheets创建一个表格.记住id，如下图：
4. 进入Google Script创建项目。填入以下代码（注意填入之前的ntfy地址和令牌）：

```javascript function checkEmail() { var sheetId = "你的Google Sheets id"; // 替换为你的 Google Sheets ID var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.openById(sheetId).getActiveSheet();

// 清理一星期以前的数据 cleanOldData(sheet, 7 * 24 * 60); // 保留7天（即一周）内的数据

var sentEmails = getSentEmails(sheet);

var threads = GmailApp.search('is:unread'); Logger.log("Found threads: " + threads.length);

if (threads.length === 0) return;

threads.forEach(function(thread) { var threadId = thread.getId();

if (!sentEmails.includes(threadId)) {
  thread.getMessages().forEach(sendNtfyNotification);
  recordSentEmail(sheet, threadId);
}

}); }

function sendNtfyNotification(email) { if (!email) { Logger.log("Email object is undefined or null."); return; }

var message = `发件人: ${email.getFrom() || "未知发件人"} 主题: ${email.getSubject() || "无主题"}

内容: ${email.getPlainBody() || "无内容"}`;

var url = "https://你的ntfy地址/Gmail"; var options = { method: "post", payload: message, headers: { Authorization: "Bearer Ntfy的令牌" }, muteHttpExceptions: true };

try { var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url, options); Logger.log("Response: " + response.getContentText()); } catch (e) { Logger.log("Error: " + e.message); } }

function getSentEmails(sheet) { var data = sheet.getDataRange().getValues(); return data.map(row => row[0]); // Assuming email IDs are stored in the first column }

function recordSentEmail(sheet, threadId) { sheet.appendRow([threadId, new Date()]); }

function cleanOldData(sheet, minutes) { var now = new Date(); var thresholdDate = new Date(now.getTime() - minutes * 60 * 1000); // 获取X分钟前的时间

var data = sheet.getDataRange().getValues(); var rowsToDelete = [];

data.forEach(function(row, index) { var date = new Date(row[1]); // 假设日期保存在第二列 if (date < thresholdDate) { rowsToDelete.push(index + 1); // 存储要删除的行号 } });

// 逆序删除（从最后一行开始删除，以避免行号改变） rowsToDelete.reverse().forEach(function(row) { sheet.deleteRow(row); }); }

```

4.Goole Script需要添加gmail服务，如图：

5.Google Script是有限制的不能频繁调用，可以设置五分钟调用一次。如图：

结尾

本人不会代码，以上代码都是通过chatgpt生成的。经过多次修改，刚开始会一直发送通知，后面修改后将已发送的通知放到一个“通知”的标签里。后续不会再次发送通知。

如需要发送通知后自动标记已读，可以把代码复制到chatgpt给你写。

效果预览：

@ 33fc2c28:5d1a1a6e

"As night descends, the crisp breeze whispers a gentle kiss on my cheek, entrancing me. The full moon, a masterpiece of celestial artistry, hangs suspended in the velvet sky like a prized painting on a dark canvas. The darkness envelops me, and my black hoodie and trousers blend seamlessly into the shadows, imbuing me with a sense of strength and anonymity.

The night air vibrates with secrets untold and powers unseen, its mysteries beckoning me like an unspoken promise. I breathe in the shadows, feeling the darkness pulsate through my veins, and I am invigorated. The world may sleep, but in this blackness, I find solace, empowerment, and an unspoken connection to the unknown."

@ 101b30ee:18a46a45

背景

Junさんが山形県在住で、車で色々案内いただけることになりました。

メンバー (敬称略)

• Jun (nostr:npub1nlnjcakw6xfkpuhx9kym3d20sr774pm6rue5kk93uj7lrca9lypqgqj7fd)
• りら (nostr:npub1tuqsl6l8xzly95vv80um7wsnt7gxy8w9wgt4khp4wyv4xwhfw44slm93e9)
• あめ (nostr:npub1eqw8nx0hya3cwvtc0rje6lpjzzf6gvuh0mngz898dhp6juuwrp5s5uzduw)
• Don (nostr:npub1dv9xpnlnajj69vjstn9n7ufnmppzq3wtaaq085kxrz0mpw2jul2qjy6uhz)
• 横谷加奈子 (nostr:npub1sd2zns7qsfster7vcyjcqkert4cev2rzfeuus0d8hnfdh74t6g7su0p4c6)
• 発火大根 (nostr:npub1zqdnpm5gcfap8hngha7gcp3k363786phvs2etsvxw4nh6x9ydfzsuyk6mn)

スケジュール

10/12

11:00 - 11:30 霞城セントラル 日本酒めぐりツアー

500円で3コインもらえて、1コインでカップ１杯分の試飲ができるシステムのようです。
山形はフルーツも有名で、日本酒だけでなくワインなども試飲できました。

個人的には、梨ベースのお酒が飲み口すっきりしていておいしかったです。
名前は忘れました ()

霞城公園セントラル

https://yamagatakanko.com/attractions/detail_13443.html

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11:30 - 12:30 霞城公園散策

東北屈指の戦国大名・最上義光(もがみよしあき)公 (1546-1614)が礎を築いた「山形城」を復原整備した都市公園らしいです。

Junさんに聞いたところ、最上義光の妹が伊達政宗の母・義姫 (よしひめ)で、息子の伊達政宗を毒殺しようとしたことで有名らしいです。
後で調べたところ、毒殺事件が捏造だったとする記事もあり、真偽はいかに。

また、これもJunさんに聞いたのですが山形藩は幕府重役から失脚した左遷の地と呼ばれているようです。
ちょっと悲しい。
後に調べたところ、山形藩は計12家が収めており、入れ替わりも激しかったようです。
まぁ、左遷だったとしても自然豊かな地でスローライフを過ごすのもアリかもしれない。

個人的には、最上義光像が精巧に出来ているなぁと感動しました。
構図がナポレオンに似ていたので、もしかして身長が低かった？と思いましたが
後で調べたところ、180cm以上の長身だったとする文献があるようです。

山形藩

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B1%B1%E5%BD%A2%E8%97%A9

義姫の毒殺事件について

https://bushoojapan.com/bushoo/date/2024/08/12/76725

最上義明の身長

http://iiwarui.blog90.fc2.com/blog-entry-13581.html

霞城公園セントラル

https://yamagatakanko.com/attractions/detail_2304.html

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12:30 - 13:30 旧済生館

済生館は1878年（明治11年）に山形県立病院として建設され、東北地方で最も早く西洋医学を取り入れたことで有名のようです。
建物内部の展示物の写真撮影は禁じられていたので写真は取れていませんが、あの有名な杉田玄白の訳書「解体新書」や、明治時代の医療器具などが展示されていました。

私は工業高校出身で電気科だったので、昔の医療電気機器の展示などは見ていて飽きないものがありました。

旧済生館

https://www100.pref.yamagata.jp/110001/sangyo/sangyoushinkou/him_top/him_maincat1/him_15.html

13:30 - 14:30 山寺付近に移動・ランチ

山寺付近に車で移動後、玉こんにゃくを食べながら山寺方面に徒歩移動。
玉こんにゃくは名産らしく、山形のいたるところで売っていました。

途中で近場のお店でランチ(蕎麦)を食べました。
ランチを食べながら映画 (オッペンハイマー)の話とかビットコインの話をしてました。
ちなみに私はオッペンハイマー見れてません。
あめさんはオッペンハイマーを見に県外 (奈良 -> 大阪)まで行ったらしい。
行動力すげぇ。

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14:30 - 16:00 山寺 (宝珠山立石寺)

宝珠山立石寺 (愛称：山寺)は山形屈指の観光スポットで、松尾芭蕉が「閑さや岩にしみ入る蝉の声」の名句を紀行文「おくのほそ道」に残したことでも知られているそうです。

展望台付近まで登りましたが、前日2時間程度しか寝れてなかった からか、途中で何回か力尽きました。
何気にずっと階段だったのが厳しかった。w
展望台から見る景色が超綺麗でした。達成感あった。

途中でDonさんが「松尾芭蕉も山寺登ってますよ！」と励ましてくれましたが、松尾芭蕉は服部半蔵だったのでは、といわれる説が頻繁に出るくらい、体力おばけです ()

#### 山寺・宝珠山立石寺 https://yamagatakanko.com/attractions/detail_2352.html

松尾芭蕉が忍者服部半蔵ではないかと言われる都市伝説の理由５つ

https://spirituabreath.com/matuobasyou-hattorihannzou-5207.html

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16:00 - 18:30 山形駅でりらさん合流・産業科学館

車で山形駅まで戻り、りらさんと合流。
山形駅内の産業科学館を見て回りました。

産業科学館は子供向けの知育ブースや山形県民向けの各種企業ブースもあり、見ていて飽きないものが沢山展示されていました。
発電機を回してミニカーを動かすゼネコンレーシングが楽しかった。
また、各種企業ブースを回りながら、Junさんに山形県民憧れの就職先などを聞いていました。

産業科学館

http://y-sunka.org/

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18:30 - 20:40 旅館チェックイン、夕食

私 / あめさん / りらさんで、喜三郎という温泉旅館に泊まりました。
ここの温泉の泉質は芒硝泉(リウマチ･高血圧･切り傷･婦人病に効くとのこと)で、保養温泉として親しまれているそうです。
夕食のしゃぶしゃぶ、サザエ、釜めし、芋煮、... 全部旨かった！！！
夕食を食べていたら意外と時間ギリギリになり、露天風呂は朝入ることにして爆速で風呂に入りました。

温泉旅館 (喜三郎)

https://kisaburo.jp/

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20:40 - 23:00 二次会

二次会の居酒屋でJunさん、Donさんと再度合流。
Junさんの奥さんで漫画家をされている、横谷先生も来てくれました。

山形の地酒を飲みながら、Nostrasia 2024での思い出 / 山形の特産品 / Junさん夫妻が東京にくるタイミングはいつか など話していました。

横谷先生はM3やコミティアなど東京に来られるタイミングがいくつかありそうでしたが、Junさんが東京に来るタイミングはなかなか無さそう。
山形にまた会いにいくか、東京で面白いイベントをやって呼ぶしかない！

また、山形には「ほや」と呼ばれる海産物が有名という話を聞きました。
ほや、結局食べ損ねてしまった。

山形うまいものと地酒 母家

https://r.gnavi.co.jp/t846900/?sc_lid=smp_top_01

横谷先生の読み切り : 遠い日の陽

https://comic-days.com/episode/14079602755391426482

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23:00 - 旅館に戻る・就寝

旅館まで車で送ってもらい、旅館で就寝。
翌日も朝早いので、恒例(？)の枕投げやトランプをして遊ぶこともなく、12時に消灯しました。

10/13

6:00 - 起床・露天風呂 ～ 7:30 朝食 ～ 8:30 チェックアウト

前日に入れなかった露天風呂に入るため、早めに起きて露天風呂に入りました。
旅館の窓を開けると須川が流れていて、天然のASMRを感じられました。

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8:30 - 移動・買い物 ～ 9:40 Junさんの家に移動・芋煮会開始

近隣のスーパーで芋煮会用の買い物を済ませたあと、Junさんの家に移動して芋煮会を始めました。 あめさんが帰宅の関係上、山形駅を11:11に出ねばならず、芋をよく煮るために爆速で芋煮を作る必要がありました。
皆で協力して爆速で芋煮を作り、しっかり煮えた状態の芋煮をあめさんに持って帰ってもらうことができました！

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芋煮ビルド過程

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11:20 - 14:30 Junさんの家でまったり・ねるねるねるね

Junさんにあめさんを駅に送ってもらった後は、残ったメンバーでテレビを見たり、ねるねるねるねを作って皆で食べたりしていました。
りらさんが仙台に行くため、14:30で帰っていきました。

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14:30 - 16:30 伺かレクチャーを受ける

Junさんにりらさんを送ってもらっている途中、せっかく伺かベテランのDonさんがいるので
伺かを始めました。
※元々伺かやSSTPには興味があった
Donさんに伺かの基礎や「Nostr x 伺か」のOSSの機能などをレクチャーしてもらいながら、
Nostrと伺かで出来ることを話し合っていました。

個人的に驚いたのは、一方通行で喋らせるだけだと思っていた伺かが、SSTPを通じてデスクトップマスコットとシーケンシャルに「やりとりができる」ことです。
非常に拡張性が高く、Nostrと同じで無限に遊べそうな雰囲気を感じました。

伺か (うかがか) とは

2000年5月25日に初公開されたデスクトップ常駐型のフリーウェアで、24年間色んな人が発展・メンテナンスしています。
SSTP (Sakura Script Transfer Protocol) と呼ばれるプロトコルで指定のポート番号 (9801番)あてにメッセージを送ると、デスクトップマスコットを喋らせたり色んなことができます。
プロトコル仕様が公開されており、SSTPクライアントやサーバー、ベースウェアまで自作することが可能です。

詳細 https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E4%BC%BA%E3%81%8B

伺か参考 (ばぐとら研究所)

現在デファクトスタンダードとなっているベースウェア、SSPがここからダウンロードできます。 https://ssp.shillest.net/

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16:30 - 17:30 四谷ラボの配信アーカイブを見る・帰宅

Nostrasia 2024やBluesky meetup、Nostr勉強会の配信アーカイブを見ながら、当時の思い出やNostrの未来について語っていました。
こういうのを忘年会や新年会でやっても面白いかもしれない。
18時の山形駅発の新幹線を取っていたので、18時にJunさんに駅まで送ってもらい、山形を去りました。

四谷ラボの配信アーカイブ

https://www.youtube.com/@428-lab

終わりに

私は1泊2日でしたが、山形を味わい尽くしてリフレッシュすることが出来ました！
今回、Junさんには企画だけでなく車で色々連れて行ってもらったりと、本当にお世話になりました。
次に直接お会いしたら、何かしらもてなしたい。

また、Donさんに直接会えて色々話せたのは本当に貴重でした。聞くところによると、Nostrのオフ会だけでなく、歴の長い伺か仲間とのオフ会も出たことがないらしいです。

また山形に行きたい！と思えるようなオフ会でした。

@ 7460b7fd:4fc4e74b

请看2014年王兴的一场思维碰撞，视频27分钟开始

最后，一个当时无法解决的点：丢失

@ c11cf5f8:4928464d

Let's hear some of your latest Bitcoin purchases, feel free to include links to the shops or merchants you bought from too.

If you missed our last thread, here are some of the items stackers recently spent their sats on.

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@ 42342239:1d80db24

The ongoing debate surrounding freedom of expression may revolve more around determining who gets to control the dissemination of information rather than any claimed notion of safeguarding democracy. Similarities can be identified from 500 years ago, following the invention of the printing press.

What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.

-- Ecclesiastes 1:9

The debate over freedom of expression and its limits continues to rage on. In the UK, citizens are being arrested for sharing humouristic images. In Ireland, it may soon become illegal to possess "reckless" memes. Australia is trying to get X to hide information. Venezuela's Maduro blocked X earlier this year, as did a judge on Brazil's Supreme Court. In the US, a citizen has been imprisoned for spreading misleading material following a controversial court ruling. In Germany, the police are searching for a social media user who called a politician overweight. Many are also expressing concerns about deep fakes (AI-generated videos, images, or audio that are designed to deceive).

These questions are not new, however. What we perceive as new questions are often just a reflection of earlier times. After Gutenberg invented the printing press in the 15th century, there were soon hundreds of printing presses across Europe. The Church began using printing presses to mass-produce indulgences. "As soon as the coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs" was a phrase used by a traveling monk who sold such indulgences at the time. Martin Luther questioned the reasonableness of this practice. Eventually, he posted the 95 theses on the church door in Wittenberg. He also translated the Bible into German. A short time later, his works, also mass-produced, accounted for a third of all books sold in Germany. Luther refused to recant his provocations as then determined by the Church's central authority. He was excommunicated in 1520 by the Pope and soon declared an outlaw by the Holy Roman Emperor.

This did not stop him. Instead, Luther referred to the Pope as "Pope Fart-Ass" and as the "Ass-God in Rome)". He also commissioned caricatures, such as woodcuts showing a female demon giving birth to the Pope and cardinals, of German peasants responding to a papal edict by showing the Pope their backsides and breaking wind, and more.

Gutenberg's printing presses contributed to the spread of information in a way similar to how the internet does in today's society. The Church's ability to control the flow of information was undermined, much like how newspapers, radio, and TV have partially lost this power today. The Pope excommunicated Luther, which is reminiscent of those who are de-platformed or banned from various platforms today. The Emperor declared Luther an outlaw, which is similar to how the UK's Prime Minister is imprisoning British citizens today. Luther called the Pope derogatory names, which is reminiscent of the individual who recently had the audacity to call an overweight German minister overweight.

Freedom of expression must be curtailed to combat the spread of false or harmful information in order to protect democracy, or so it is claimed. But perhaps it is more about who gets to control the flow of information?

As is often the case, there is nothing new under the sun.

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Zweiklassenmedizin, Zweiklassenbildungssystem und -demokratie. Wo ist die Zweiklassenpartei? Leo Trotzki hielt 1928 eine „Zweiklassenpartei“ mit sowohl proletarischer als auch kleinbürgerlicher Linie für unmöglich. Zu verschiedene und unvereinbare Interessen. Die (Er)Lösung scheint heute nah: Ein aufrichtiges Parteiprogramm.

Mein Ziel ist daher, alle Dissonanzen zu beseitigen und endlich alle Menschen in einer Partei zu vereinen. Ich stehe aufrichtig für das gänzlich Neue: „Vereine in einer Partei und herrsche“. In politischen Entscheidungen geht es durchgängig um Macht und monetäre Interessen, wirklich zu jedem Zeitpunkt und in allen gesellschaftlichen Fragen und Politikfeldern. Das ist nichts neues, aber mit dieser aufrichtigen Klarheit können alle Beschlüsse frei von hemmenden sachlichen Erwägungen geplant und getroffen werden. Zeitraubender Diskurs, Studien und Evaluationen werden überflüssig. Das vorliegende Parteiprogramm soll eine erste Positionsbestimmung darstellen und die kurz gehaltene neue Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsordnung in unserem schönen Lande sein. Ich meine es gut mit den Bürgenden*.

*Begriffserläuterung: Die Bürgenden seien im Folgenden diejenigen, die für die Konsequenzen politischer Entscheidungen mit ihrem Vermögen, ihrer Gesundheit und ihrem Leben bürgen.

Gesellschaft

Eine strikte rechtliche und wirtschaftliche Zweiteilung der Gesellschaft in Elite und Volk ist anzustreben. Da der Mittelstand in seiner Bedeutung ohnehin wesentlich überschätzt wird, kann er in den 99 Prozent der Bürgenden aufgehen. Der Mittelstand ist getragen von der Einsicht, zugunsten der Elite wesentliche Einbußen in Kauf zu nehmen. Um mit Umbau von Wirtschaft und Digitalem rapide voran zu kommen, brauchen wir eine solidarische Gemeinschaft der Harmonie. Vielschichtige Auseinandersetzung kann ein prosperierendes Gesellschaftssystem bremsen und zermürben. Komplexität ist deshalb zu vermeiden oder sogar zu unterbinden. Ich werde dezidiert vorgeben, wie Sprache in Schrift und Rede zu handhaben ist, damit unsere Gesellschaft noch effektiver agieren kann. Klarheit darüber, was zu denken, zu fühlen und zu sagen ist, erleichtern das Leben aller. Lust, Sexualität und vor allen Dingen Humor, sind auch digital auf das unbedingt notwendige Maß zu begrenzen, um die volle Kraft des Humankapitals der gesellschaftlichen Prosperität zur Verfügung zu stellen. Kritische Subjekte sollen dagegen trefflich verlacht und verhöhnt werden dürfen.

Grundrechte

Alle Staatsgewalt geht von der Partei aus. Mittlerweile ist recht gut implementiert, wann, wer, wohin darf, wem es jeweils verboten oder wer unerwünscht ist. Dies funktioniert auch ohne Vorbereitung, mittlerweile völlig unabhängig von logischen Begründungen. Das gesamte Potential einer noch differenzierteren Regulation, wird bisher leider nicht vollständig genutzt. Politischer und gegenseitiger Schutz haben sich als äußerst wirksam erwiesen.

Digitales

Ich will die digitale biometrische Identität für alle Vorgänge im Alltag, ab positiver Testung der Schwangerschaft. Mehr Mut bei Kombination von Fingerabdruck, Bankdaten, Gesichtserkennung und Zugangsberechtigungen. Der beschleunigten Zeit angemessen, gehe ich aber weiter: Privatsphäre ist ein überkommenes Luxusgut, das die gesellschaftliche Entwicklung hemmt. Es darf keinerlei Geheimnisse mehr geben. Diese Entwicklung würde ich keinesfalls als Transhumanismus bezeichnen, jenes Streben ist als äußerst menschlich zu betrachten. Fitnesstracker waren ein guter Anfang. Microchips in Kleidung und unter die Haut verpflanzt, ermöglichen Kommunikation überall und zu jeder Zeit. Bemerkenswert: Das Transplantieren erfolgt mit nur einer Spritze, mittels einer etwas dickeren Kanüle, ein leicht deutlicherer Piks, aber völlig sicher und nebenwirkungsfrei. Bei geschützten Tieren ist das seit längerem erprobt.

Desozialisierende/integrierende Netzwerke

Digitale Plattformen sammeln, überwachen und kanalisieren Kommunikation und Emotion, werden privatwirtschaftlich betrieben aber zentral gesteuert. Mal desozialisierend oder integrierend eingesetzt, können sie auch abgeschaltet werden. Text- und Videonachrichten oder -gespräche gelten als reale Kontakte. Sämtliche humanoide Handlungen werden in das digitale Netz verlagert, so wird unsere Welt endlich sicher. Der Schutz der Sphäre der Elite ist hingegen von entscheidender Bedeutung. Sie muss unabhängig von Überwachung Ideen auch in Präsenz austauschen und entwickeln können.

Medien

Digitale Identität und parteitragende Medien werden verknüpft. Pflichtzeiten des Konsums stellen denselben Informationsstand sicher, die Verweildauer fließt in die Gesamtbewertung der Persönlichkeit ein. Hochschulabschlüsse und Promotionen werden damit verknüpft, Verdienstorden angepasst verliehen. Die Öffentlich-Rechtlichen werden zur Marke „Ehrlich-Medien“, die jahrzehntelang immanente Unaufrichtigkeit wird die Transformation leider hinauszögern. Scheinbar kritische Medien sind längst an entscheidenden Positionen und auf allen Kanälen mit Einflussagenten besetzt, die ihre eigenen Ziele verfolgen. Diese Unterwanderung wird gezielt forciert, bis die Zeit reif ist, sie komplett zu kontrollieren oder abzuschalten. Bis dahin kann man die „kritische“ Propaganda ganz gut mit verschiedenen Anleitungen durchschauen.

Meinungsäußerung

Es gilt ein sofortiges Verbot von Satire und Kabarett, die sich mit den Eliten beschäftigt. Und um Anfragen vorzubeugen: Diese Zensur ist keinesfalls mit Historischem vergleichbar. Die Herkuleskeule in Dresden zeigte ja auch vor 1989 Kabarett. Sprechschauen werden ein wunderbarer Ersatz des bisher unterhaltsamen, aber überflüssigen Bundestags. Gleich den Kämpfen von Gladiatoren geht es hier um`s nackte Überleben, um Existenzen.

Wirtschaft

Energiewirtschaft, Handelsketten und Krankenhausgesellschaften, verbrauchen unendlich Ressourcen. Subventionen werden künftig leistungslos, regelmäßig und direkt an Stakeholder und Konzerne vergeben, ohne Erfordernis eine Leistung zu erbringen oder ein Produkt herzustellen. So können Rohstoffe weitgehend eingespart werden. Umwege über energieintensive Dienstleistung oder Produktion von Waren, Transport, Konsumation oder Zerstörung sind obsolet. Beispiel: Rüstungskonzerne produzieren Schiffe, Flugzeuge, Panzer, Waffen und Sprengkörper. Deren einzige Bestimmung ist es verbraucht zu werden, bestenfalls mit einem Schlag und kurz nach Verkauf. Aber was ist, wenn entgegen allen Bemühens kein Kriegsgrund und kein Einsatzort gefunden werden? Was ist mit dem Gewinn eines Pharmaunternehmens, wenn keine Pandemie ist? Sie erfassen hier wohl, die bestechende Nachhaltigkeit der Idee. Die Pleitewellen im Kleingewerbe und im Mittelstand lassen darauf hoffen, diese Ideen kurzfristig umzusetzen.

Gesundheitsindustrie

Die Low-Budget-/Max-Cost-Gesundheitsleistungen sind ganz in meinem Sinne. Sie werden weiter verschlankt, der Max-Outcome ist und bleibt das Hauptziel. Das Wahlvolk will Pflege und Krankenhäuser weiter optimieren, ersichtlich an den Ergebnissen der Bundestagswahl 2021, trotz beschleunigter Transformation. Die Gewerkschaften werde ich in diesem Bereich noch einige Zeit dulden. Sie dürfen weiter verlautbaren: „Wir sind an unserer Leistungsgrenze angekommen!“, „Wir stehen mit dem Rücken zur Wand!“. Das schadet ja keinem.

Abhängig Beschäftigte (sofern noch benötigt)

Käfighaltung wie bei deutschen Großunternehmen, die in Shanghai produzieren, ist weltweit geplant, wird aber zunächst dort getestet. Daneben hat sich die Drohnenüberwachung auf den Baustellen in Dubai bewährt. Nach gewisser Zeit der Eingewöhnung genügt es, die Drohnen mit Kameraattrappen auszustatten.

Recht und Justiz

Rechtsbegriffe werden allgemeiner formuliert, Straftatbestände angepasst. Gerichte sind künftig wie Staatsanwaltschaften an Weisungen gebunden, denn nur so können wir ungebremst voranschreiten. Das Primat der Sicherheit gebietet es, dass bereits eine potentielle digitale Abweichung mit vorsorglicher Inhaftierung und entsprechenden Maßnahmen geahndet wird. Geldstrafen werden die Ausnahme sein. Nebenstrafen wie Internetsperre, Entzug der Fahrerlaubnis, Berufs-, Reise-, Kultur- und Einkaufsverbot, sowie weitere Rücknahme von zugeteilten Rechten werden ausgeweitet. Die Zulassung von Rechtsanwälten wird vom Politscore abhängig gemacht. Schiedsgerichte ersetzen letztlich Rechtswesen und Justiz.

Innere Sicherheit und Polizei

Bisher fungierte die Polizei als Straßenkehrer der oberen Zehntausend. Künftig soll sie den privaten Raum der Happy Few (max. 1%) garantieren, damit diese unabhängig zum Wohl des Volkes agieren können. Wenn die besten Kreise erwägen, öffentliche Plätze in Präsenz zu nutzen, beispielsweise für eine Demonstration der derzeitigen moralischen Haltung, werden diese durch Spezialkräfte sicher gehalten. Die internen Strukturen der künftigen Zentralpolizei werden, ebenso wie Aufnahmeprüfungen, am jeweils aktuellen Geheimdienstbericht ausgerichtet. Die innere Sicherheit wird hauptsächlich im Netz verteidigt, aufkeimende Aufstände werden dort erkannt und bereits im digitalen Stadium vereitelt. Ein Eid auf irgendein Gesetz wird vollkommen überflüssig, die Anweisungen erfolgen klar und lageangepasst. Vielleicht muss eine neue Begrifflichkeit entwickelt werden, denn „politeia“ meinte ein Gemeinwesen, das von Vernünftigen geleitet wird. Mir schwebt „Das Auge des Netzes“ vor, „...Gesetzes“ ist dann veraltet.

Tierschutz

Hundeerziehungslager, auch Hundesportplätze genannt, sowie die dort stattfindenden Kurse werden sofort und konsequent verboten. Viele die hier ihr Machtgefühl erleben, werden die Plätze zunächst schmerzlich vermissen. Dennoch müssen die dort vergeudeten Energien für Gehorsamsübungen in die Ausgestaltung nachbarschaftlicher, freundschaftlicher, politischer und beruflicher Beziehungen überführt und in der Folge in`s Digitale transformiert werden. Menschen- statt Tierhaltung ist wesentlich befriedigender und förderlicher für unser Gesellschaftssystem.

Drogen

Es erfolgt eine sofortige Freigabe von Kokain, Haschisch, Crystal Meth und Aufputsch- sowie Beruhigungsmitteln, um den täglichen Beschaffungsdruck von Entscheidungsträgern zu nehmen. Der multiple Alltagskonsum, auch von Alkohol, ist wünschenswert und wird gänzlich aus seinem kritisch-moralischen Schattendasein befreit. Mitteilungsdrang ist in Leitungsetagen, bei Planungsgesprächen und in Talkshows nutzbringend, bestenfalls natürlich überschießend oder drogeninduziert und nicht an Logik gebunden. Berauschte Entscheider, wechselweise sediert und aufgeputscht, sind dem elitären Umfeld angepasst, daher unauffällig und leichter steuerbar. Zeitweilige Aufmerksamkeits- und Sprachstörungen ignorieren oder kaschieren Umfeld und Medien bestens. Nicht an Stoffe gebundene Süchte – Video-/Konsolen-/Rollenspiele – werden optimiert und gefördert. Die Droge der Macht bleibt künftig den besten Kreisen vorbehalten.

Auswahl des Führungs- und des politisch Personals

Darwins „Survival of the Fittest“ beschreibt, wie Evolution vonstatten geht. „The Fittest“ meint völlig nüchtern, den am besten an die jeweiligen Bedingungen angepassten Organismus. In unserer Gesellschaft wurde die Evolution glücklicherweise von den Füßen auf den Kopf gestellt. Die Auswahl konturlosen Politikpersonals mit blinder Ergebenheit, vor etwa 20 Jahren begonnen, ist längst abgeschlossen und kann noch verfeinert werden. Die Kandidaten, am absoluten Ende der persönlichen und intellektuellen Fähigkeiten angekommen, werden auf den Schild gehievt, so viele Stufen wie möglich hoch getragen. Gesunder Menschenverstand ist störend bei Politisierenden und wird notfalls geworkshopt. Die Wahlschäfchen lieben dieses Führungspersonal, können sich gut identifizieren, während die Upperclass die Fäden zieht. So können wir in die neue Phase des menschlichen Daseins eintreten. Selten sind noch Hürden zu überwinden: Das selbständige Nachdenken, die Selbstreflektion, die kritische Bildung, kritische Medien, Politiker und Bevölkerungsschichten sind nurmehr rudimentär vorhanden. Selbstdenker werden aus der Gemeinschaft ausgeschlossen, damit das freundliche Zusammensein nicht gestört wird, haben in der ZKEP jedenfalls nichts verloren.

Wahlen

Die geringe Wahlbeteiligung in Nordrhein-Westfalen 2022 (55%), erfordert im Durchgangsstadium eine Wahlpflicht. Künftig wird eine Wahlberechnung durch KI eingeführt. Letztlich wird es allen recht sein, wenn einer entscheidet, wer gewonnen hat. Die Existenz der ZKEP macht den Wahlprozess über kurz oder lang ohnehin obsolet. Als Ersatz zum weiteren Amüsement wird schließlich ein Präsidentencasting angestrebt, die Bürgenden bringen Vorschläge zu den aus ihrer Sicht unterhaltsamsten Bewerbern ein. Die Wahlberechnung wird letztlich nur noch zur Bestimmung des Präsidentendarstellers eingesetzt. Hauptaufgabe: Das Volk bei Laune zu halten, sich digital und real auseinanderzusetzen. Politik ist künftig Scripted Reality, Slogan: „Er ist das Volk“.

Schlussbemerkungen

Die ZweiKlassenEhrlichkeitsPartei wird den Umbau der Gesellschaft, hin zu einer effizienten, regel- und elitebasierten Weltordnung beschleunigen. Ich werde mit dieser Idee sehr erfolgreich sein und die Menschheit in eine bessere Zukunft führen. Ich wusste schon immer, was für die Menschenkinder gut ist und auch die Mehrheit will das solidarische Zweiklassensystem. Die Völker müssen von ihrem Misstrauen gegenüber der High Society befreit werden, von der böswillig behauptet wird, sie sei zu wenig fürsorglich. Totalitäre Systeme verschleiern ihre Ziele aus Unsicherheit, nicht liebenswert zu sein, so wie ein Liebhaber seine Leidenschaft aus Angst vor Abweisung verschweigt. Unbeholfen werden Maßnahmen zur Eroberung getroffen, die Fragilität wird sichtbar. Wenn etwas ehrlich ausgesprochen wird, wirkt das manchmal wie ein Unfall. Mit mehr Mut zur Ehrlichkeit treten wir in eine freiere und gelassenere Zukunft ein. Damit wir künftig mit Fug und Recht sagen können, wir gehörten nicht zum Imperium der Lügen, waren immer redlich, liebten unsere Bürgenden und haben keinen Schaden verursacht. So überstehen wir dieses Jahrtausend sicher sicher.

Vielleicht haben Sie Lust bekommen die ZKEP zu unterstützen. Mein Paypal-Konto finden Sie unten.

Artikel zuerst veröffentlicht bei den Neulandrebellen, 3.7.2022 https://www.neulandrebellen.de/2022/07/die-zweiklassenehrlichkeitspartei-zkep-ehrlich-waehrt-am-laengsten/

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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

-- Juvenal (Who will watch the watchmen?)

In mid-July, numerous media outlets reported on the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. FBI Director Christopher Wray stated later that same month that what hit the former president Trump was a bullet. A few days later, it was reported from various sources that search engines no longer acknowledged that an assassination attempt on ex-President Trump had taken place. When users used automatic completion in Google and Bing (91% respectively 4% market share), these search engines only suggested earlier presidents such as Harry Truman and Theodore Roosevelt, along with Russian President Vladimir Putin as people who could have been subjected to assassination attempts.

The reports were comprehensive enough for the Republican district attorney of Missouri to say that he would investigate matter. The senator from Kansas - also a Republican - planned to make an official request to Google. Google has responded through a spokesman to the New York Post that the company had not "manually changed" search results, but its system includes "protection" against search results "connected to political violence."

A similar phenomenon occurred during the 2016 presidential election. At the time, reports emerged of Google, unlike other less widely used search engines, rarely or never suggesting negative search results for Hillary Clinton. The company however provided negative search results for then-candidate Trump. Then, as today, the company denied deliberately favouring any specific political candidate.

These occurrences led to research on how such search suggestions can influence public opinion and voting preferences. For example, the impact of simply removing negative search suggestions has been investigated. A study published in June 2024 reports that such search results can dramatically affect undecided voters. Reducing negative search suggestions can turn a 50/50 split into a 90/10 split in favour of the candidate for whom negative search suggestions were suppressed. The researchers concluded that search suggestions can have "a dramatic impact," that this can "shift a large number of votes" and do so without leaving "any trace for authorities to follow." How search engines operate should therefore be considered of great importance by anyone who claims to take democracy seriously. And this regardless of one's political sympathies.

A well-known thought experiment in philosophy asks: "If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound?" Translated to today's media landscape: If an assassination attempt took place on a former president, but search engines don't want to acknowledge it, did it really happen?

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Сегодня в Серове прошел марафон по биатлону, который стал настоящим испытанием для участников из-за сильного ветра со скоростью и экстремально низкой температуры.

-45°C, что создало серьезные трудности для спортсменов и 25 м/с ветра, что усложняло стрельбу и передвижение по трассе. Но несмотря на сложные условия, марафон собрал сильнейших биатлонистов региона. Участникам пришлось адаптироваться к морозу и ветру, что, конечно, повлияло на их результаты.

Победитель: Карим Халили, который показал отличное время, несмотря на три штрафных круга.

Серебряный призер: Никита Поршнев, который также справился с трудными условиями.

Бронзовый призер: Иван Колотов, завершивший гонку с минимальными потерями.

Спортсмены отметили, что такие условия требуют особой подготовки и выносливости. Многие из них говорили о том, как важно было сохранять концентрацию во время стрельбы и движения по трассе.

"Это было одно из самых сложных соревнований в моей карьере. Холод и ветер заставляли нас постоянно бороться не только с соперниками, но и с погодой," — поделился Халили после финиша.

Это марафон по биатлону явно запомнится все надолго. Не только спортивными достижениями, но и суровыми погодными условиями, которые стали настоящим испытание как для участников, так и для зрителей.

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Introduction The banking industry is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by the rise of fintech. Financial technology, or fintech, refers to the use of technology to improve and automate financial services. From mobile banking apps to digital payment systems, fintech is revolutionizing the way we manage our finances.

The Rise of Mobile Banking Mobile banking is one of the most significant trends in fintech. With the rise of smartphones, people can now access their bank accounts, make payments, and transfer money on the go. Mobile banking apps have made banking more convenient, accessible, and user-friendly.

Digital Payments Digital payment systems, such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal, are becoming increasingly popular. These systems allow users to make payments online and offline using their smartphones. Digital payments are fast, secure, and convenient, making them an attractive alternative to traditional payment methods.

Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, are digital currencies that use cryptography for secure financial transactions. Blockchain technology, which underlies cryptocurrencies, is a decentralized, digital ledger that records transactions across a network of computers. Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology have the potential to disrupt traditional banking systems and create new opportunities for financial innovation.

Robo-Advisors and Artificial Intelligence Robo-advisors are digital platforms that use artificial intelligence (AI) to provide automated investment advice. Robo-advisors have made investment advice more accessible and affordable, especially for younger investors. AI is also being used in other areas of banking, such as risk management and customer service.

Biometric Authentication and Security Biometric authentication systems, such as facial recognition and fingerprint scanning, are being used to improve security in banking. These systems provide a more secure and convenient way to authenticate transactions and access bank accounts.

Conclusion The future of banking is being shaped by fintech. From mobile banking apps to digital payment systems, cryptocurrencies, and AI-powered robo-advisors, fintech is revolutionizing the way we manage our finances. As fintech continues to evolve, we can expect to see even more innovative solutions that make banking more convenient, accessible, and secure.

Statistics: - The global fintech market is projected to reach $305 billion by 2025. (Source: ResearchAndMarkets) - Mobile banking apps have been adopted by 60% of smartphone users worldwide. (Source: Deloitte) - Digital payments are expected to reach $14.34 trillion in transaction value by 2023. (Source: Statista)

Sources: - "The Future of Banking" by Deloitte - "Fintech Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report" by ResearchAndMarkets - "Digital Payments Market" by Statista

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OCT 2024 | ISSUE 2 | LETTER FROM THE FOUNDER | LIFE EXPERIENCE | FEATURED RECIPES | REVIEWED RECIPES | ECONOMICS | MICROFICTION | FAMILY FOODLOVE | FOOD SWOON | NOTE SYNCING | SOUNDS | QUOTE OF THE MONTH | UPCOMING EVENTS | ANNOUNCEMENTS | LANGUAGE | #NOSTRASIA2024 ALBUM | FINAL THOUGHTS

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Hey Everyone!

Exciting things are cooking at Zap Cooking! We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be in Happy Valley, State College, PA, on October 12th as proud sponsors of Nostr Valley. It’s shaping up to be an incredible weekend, and we can’t wait to share it with you! We’ll be hosting a dynamic panel that dives deep into the intersection of food, culture, and, of course, the unique world of Nostr. This event promises a great mix of good times and engagement, and we’d love to have you join us! If you're interested, sign up now at nostrvalley.com.

We’re also excited to have you reading our second monthly newsletter. At Zap Cooking, our focus goes beyond development - we're committed to creating content that inspires. Follow our npub on Nostr to catch flavorful food ideas and captivating creative content. We’re working on fresh perspectives and new projects that celebrate cultural diversity, all while keeping the quirky, authentic spirit of Nostr alive. Thanks for being part of this journey with us. Let’s keep Nostr weird and delicious!

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LIFE EXPERIENCE 😮‍💨

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In August 2024, Nostriga held the afterparties at the Basement, an underground Bitcoin bar in Riga, Latvia. The crowd spent the nights enchanted in conversations, dancing, drinking, and smoking cigars to celebrate freedom and life.

It was a fascinating experience smoking cigars with the Nostr men on those cobblestone streets, reminding me of my younger years working in a private social club, where the cocktail lounge would fill with a thick layer of cigar smoke as I crafted and served Bourbon or Rye Manhattans, Old Fashioned cocktails (one with Sweet 'n Low!), and neat single malt Scotch whiskies.

Recently one of the voices of Nostr - The Beave - tagged me in a note, introducing me to Duchess and their love of coffee & cigars. In less than twenty minutes, Duchess and I were collaborating for the next Zap.Cooking newsletter. The following review is going to take us out of the nightlife and into a morning zen session. - SimplySarah

CIGAR & COFFEE | Duchess

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There’s nothing quite like starting your day with a good cigar and a cup of coffee. The rich, earthy flavors of a cigar paired with the bold aroma of coffee create a perfect harmony that awakens all the senses. The Coffee will give you that little morning boost, while the cigar will ease you into a calm, zen-like state. Together, it’s a ‘boosted zen’ that really sets the tone for a productive yet relaxed day.

CIGAR | PDR 1878 DARK ROAST CAFE

A cigar known for its rich, coffee-infused flavor. This particular one is designed to complement a dark roast coffee experience.

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The PDR 1878 Dark Roast Cafe cigar has a unique, slightly spicy profile that pairs beautifully with a cup of dark roast coffee. The coffee I paired with my cigar this morning was one of my favorite dark roasts: Jamaican Blue Mountain Roast, from Jamaica. Another dark roast that I love but didn’t have on hand is Black Ivory Coffee from Thailand.

COFFEE | JAMAICAN BLUE MOUNTAIN COFFEE

Known for its exceptional smoothness, mild flavor, and low acidity, Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is one of the world’s most luxurious and sought-after coffees. Grown at high elevations in Jamaica’s Blue Mountains, this coffee is loved for its balanced and refined taste.

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Most purists drink Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee without milk or cream to fully appreciate its unique and subtle flavors. However, I like to add fresh cream from the farm if you have access to a local farmer. I feel that adding cream creates a richer, smoother cup, no matter what coffee I’m drinking.

Coffee and cigars are both fascinating rabbit holes, much like wine, if you're interested in going down them.

ENJOYABLE PART OF SMOKING A CIGAR | Cigars are enjoyed primarily for their flavor. The rich taste of a cigar comes from the blend of different tobaccos, which is best experienced by holding the smoke in your mouth, where your taste buds can fully appreciate it. Inhaling isn't necessary and actually makes the experience less enjoyable because cigar smoke is much stronger and can be harsh on your lungs.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF SMOKING A CIGAR | Nicotine, in small doses, can have some positive effects, like improving focus and mental sharpness. It also stimulates certain receptors in the brain that can support heart health. Cigars are the healthiest vehicle to deliver nicotine into your body, as they offer a slower, more natural release of nicotine compared to cigarettes or other forms of tobacco.

ENJOYABLE PART OF DRINKING COFFEE | Coffee is widely enjoyed for its flavor and aroma. The rich, complex taste of coffee comes from carefully roasted beans, which can range from bold and dark to mild and fruity, depending on the origin and roast. Sipping coffee slowly allows the palate to savor the intricate layers of flavor, from chocolaty and nutty to floral and fruity notes. Whether black or with milk, coffee offers a comforting and energizing experience.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF DRINKING COFFEE | In moderate amounts, coffee offers several health benefits. It is rich in antioxidants, which are known to support heart health, brain function, and help combat inflammation. The caffeine in coffee can boost focus, mental sharpness, and physical endurance by stimulating the central nervous system. Some studies have also suggested that coffee may support heart health, improve metabolic rate, and reduce the risk of certain diseases, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer's. Organic coffee—free from pesticides and chemicals—provides a cleaner, more natural source of these benefits.

Find Duchess on Nostr: duchess@orangepiller.org

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FEATURED RECIPES 🥪

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RECIPE REVIEWS ✏️

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ECONOMICS 🍞

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AN ARTICLE ABOUT BAKERS | Silberengel (4 minute read)

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Let's Talk About Baking Bread

I've mentioned a few times, how large-scale central planning inevitably leads to artificial scarcity and rising prices. Allow me to illustrate -- using a completely invented allegory about bread -- that has absolutely no parallels to any economy you may already be familiar with…

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MICROFICTION 📖

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GOOD DEEDS | Rustypuppy

Being a trail guide at the UCP (Unique Creatures Preserve) meant I saw a lot of weird things. Some I show to the tourists; some I don’t.

The starved, green-skinned toddler with the turtle shell back, beak, and dish of water on his head was one of the latter. As he ignored the bologna sandwich and devoured the cucumber salad from my lunch, I flipped through my identification guide. Finally found him in the Japanese yokai section; a kappa - known for drowning animals and people, loves cucumbers and sumo wrestling, can be friendly and helpful, empty the dish on its head to severely weaken.

I filled up his dish from my water bottle, and he followed me down the mountain trail. As soon as he saw the glimmer of water, he ran ahead and dove in. I assumed from the lack of frothing water and the fact he didn’t end up punted onto the bank meant the lake god had accepted him.

Later that week, two teens stumbled into our office. One guy, obviously stoned, wanted us to give him the official wizard certificate since he had just walked on water. The other guy, obviously drunk, said his friend needed the druid certificate because he had summoned a turtle to appear under his feet, which is how he had spent the past half hour walking across the lake. I told the intern to take their contact info and arrange a taxi.

The next day, I left a large container of cucumber salad at the edge of the lake.

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FAMILY FOODLOVE 🐤

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FOOD SWOON 💌

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NOTE SYNCING 🗒️

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“..everyone needs to eat pizza. Each individual country can choose what toppings they want on their pizza, so whether that’s pepperoni or mushrooms or anchovies if you are weird…” | OpnState on https://fountain.fm/episode/dg7rlmtOICVDGwtr7Jnc

"I eat sardines out of the tin with chopsticks." | @the_beave

“Chef has renamed Sardines to ‘Salt Daddies’. Please inform the staff.” | @enki

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SOUNDS 🔊

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MUSIC

MAN LIKE KWEKS x BILLIV

Shoutout to Man Like Kweks x Billiv for making songs about PB & J cool! | singing Go together like peanut butter and jelly... | NOSTR CITY | KWEKS x BILLIV • Man Like Kweks (wavlake.com) | https://wavlake.com/track/f46d82f2-7f26-4357-9258-32da68324f74 | Man Like Kweks made a special appearance on Detox Radio | https://fountain.fm/episode/hGH0AgRj6hvrZEnSlX6n/ | https://image.nostr.build/baf111d653e75e88fc818529ba7872563e72be9540b21d0dea70b712d565dadd.png

PODCASTS

PLEBCHAIN RADIO

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ON THE FLY WITH STU

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THE BITCOIN PODCAST

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QUOTE OF THE MONTH 📣

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"Nostr and Bitcoin will change the world because they're like peanut butter and jelly - decentralized freedom meets unstoppable money, making sure no middleman gets a slice of your sandwich!" | Uncle Rockstar✊

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UPCOMING EVENTS 🥳

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Submit your Nostr event with @ZapCooking on Nostr

Nostr Valley @ Happy Valley Brewing Company | October 12, 2024 - 12pm to 4pm (est) Sign Up @ www.nostrvalley.com

Nostrville 2.0 No Panels, All Party! @ Bitcoin Park | November 6, 2024 - 4:30pm to 7:30pm (cst) https://www.meetup.com/bitcoinpark/events/303283108/

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ANNOUNCEMENT 📰

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RABBIT HOLE RECAP REBRANDING

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https://rhr.tv/ | Please send them a warm congratulations! 🤠

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LANGUAGE 🏫

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SCHOOL'S IN SESSION

Write "egg" in 50 of the Most Popular Languages

English: egg | Spanish: huevo | French: œuf | German: Ei | Italian: uovo | Portuguese: ovo | Russian: яйцо (yaytso) | Chinese (Simplified): 蛋 (dàn) | Japanese: 卵 (tamago) | Korean: 계란 (gyeran) | Arabic: بيضة (bayda) | Hindi: अंडा (anda) | Bengali: ডিম (dim) | Turkish: yumurta | Vietnamese: trứng | Thai: ไข่ (khai) | Persian (Farsi): تخم‌مرغ (tokhm morgh) | Swedish: ägg | Danish: æg | Norwegian: egg | Finnish: muna | Hungarian: tojás | Czech: vejce | Slovak: vajce | Romanian: ou | Bulgarian: яйце (yaytse) | Ukrainian: яйце (yaytse) | Malay: telur | Indonesian: telur | Filipino: itlog | Swahili: yai | Serbian: јаје (jaje) | Croatian: jaje | Bosnian: jaje | Lithuanian: kiaušinis | Latvian: ola | Estonian: muna | Icelandic: egg | Maltese: bajda | Welsh: wy | Irish: ubh | Scottish Gaelic: ugh | Basque: arrautza | Catalan: ou | Galician: ovo | Armenian: ձու (dzu) | Georgian: კვერცხი (k'verts'khi) | Tatar: йомырка (yomyrka) | Kazakh: жұмыртқа (jumyrtqa) | Tamil: முட்டை (muttai)

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#NOSTRASIA2024 ALBUM 📷

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Community Photos & Videos by A.k.A. radish on fire🎤 @hakkadaikon, @HonokaShisha, @Kojira, @Jeroen and the contributors of the hashtag #NostrAsia2024 | Share your Nostr community photos or videos with @ZapCooking

MESSAGE from A.k.A. radish on fire🎤 @hakkadaikon

Hello!

Thank you very much for coming to Nostrasia 2024 on the 23rd of September!

Now, you can see the live-streamed videos of the speaker events and the afterparty from the YouTube archive. Please check them out especially if you could not join the talking events. You can jump into a session you like from the chapter lists in the video descriptions.

Thank you!

Nostrasia 2024 Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/live/i-oHjdYWo1E

Nostrasia 2024 Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/live/tGeHKrqTA4A

Nostrasia 2024 Part 3 - Afterparty (Tuna cutting show) https://www.youtube.com/live/ery0aWATjWk

GIKOGIKO KAIJI TUNA | KOJIRA

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SHISHA CAFE, BAR & COMMUNITY SPACE

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JEROEN'S TOKYO VISIT

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FINAL THOUGHTS 🤔

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What are your thoughts on the instant translation of food videos to enhance global accessibility?

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What is your opinion regarding Trump’s visit to PUBKEY and purchasing food & beverages with Bitcoin?

PUBKEY: * Smash Burger: $12.50 x 50 = $625.00 * Diet Coke: $3.00 x 50 = $150.00 * Subtotal: $775.00 * Tax: $68.77 * 20% gratuity: $155.00 * Total: $998.77 A former president spending #bitcoin at your bar: PRICELESS.

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September Issue 1 | https://habla.news/u/zap.cooking/ZAP-COOKING-NEWSLETTER-4yxs6s

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Jerome Powell, Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, stated during a hearing in March that the central bank has no plans to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDCs) or consider it necessary at present. He said this even though the material Fed staff presents to Congress suggests otherwise - that CBDCs are described as one of the Fed’s key duties .

A CBDC is a state-controlled and programmable currency that could allow the government or its intermediaries the possibility to monitor all transactions in detail and also to block payments based on certain conditions.

Critics argue that the introduction of CBDCs could undermine citizens’ constitutionally guaranteed freedoms and rights . Republican House Majority Leader Tom Emmer, the sponsor of a bill aimed at preventing the central bank from unilaterally introducing a CBDC, believes that if they do not mimic cash, they would only serve as a “CCP-style [Chinese Communist Party] surveillance tool” and could “undermine the American way of life”. Emmer’s proposed bill has garnered support from several US senators , including Republican Ted Cruz from Texas, who introduced the bill to the Senate. Similarly to how Swedish cash advocates risk missing the mark , Tom Emmer and the US senators risk the same outcome with their bill. If the central bank is prevented from introducing a central bank digital currency, nothing would stop major banks from implementing similar systems themselves, with similar consequences for citizens.

Indeed, the entity controlling your money becomes less significant once it is no longer you. Even if central bank digital currencies are halted in the US, a future administration could easily outsource financial censorship to the private banking system, similar to how the Biden administration is perceived by many to have circumvented the First Amendment by getting private companies to enforce censorship. A federal court in New Orleans ruled last fall against the Biden administration for compelling social media platforms to censor content. The Supreme Court has now begun hearing the case.

Deng Xiaoping, China’s paramount leader who played a vital role in China’s modernization, once said, “It does not matter if the cat is black or white. What matters is that it catches mice.” This statement reflected a pragmatic approach to economic policy, focusing on results foremost. China’s economic growth during his tenure was historic.

The discussion surrounding CBDCs and their negative impact on citizens’ freedoms and rights would benefit from a more practical and comprehensive perspective. Ultimately, it is the outcomes that matter above all. So too for our freedoms.

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Introduction! The world of investing has undergone a significant transformation in recent years. Traditional assets such as stocks and bonds are no longer the only options for investors. Alternative investments, including art, wine, and real estate, have gained popularity among investors seeking diversification and potentially higher returns. In this article, we will explore the rise of alternative investments and provide guidance on navigating these unique markets.

The Art Market

The art market has experienced significant growth in recent years, with global sales reaching $67.4 billion in 2020. Investing in art can provide a hedge against inflation and market volatility, as well as offer the potential for long-term appreciation. However, the art market can be unpredictable, and investors must be prepared for fluctuations in value.

Types of Art Investments: 1. Contemporary Art: Investing in contemporary art can be a high-risk, high-reward strategy. Artists such as Banksy and Koons have seen significant increases in value in recent years. 2. Fine Art: Fine art investments can include works by established artists such as Picasso, Warhol, and Monet. These investments tend to be less volatile than contemporary art. 3. Prints and Multiples: Investing in prints and multiples can provide a more affordable entry point into the art market.

The Wine Market Wine investing has gained popularity in recent years, with the global wine market valued at over $300 billion. Investing in wine can provide a hedge against inflation and market volatility, as well as offer the potential for long-term appreciation.

Types of Wine Investments: 1. Fine Wine: Investing in fine wine can include purchasing bottles from established regions such as Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne. 2. Rare Wine: Investing in rare wine can include purchasing bottles from limited production runs or older vintages. 3. Wine Funds: Wine funds provide a diversified portfolio of wines, allowing investors to spread risk and potentially increase returns.

Real Estate Investing! Real estate investing has long been a popular alternative investment strategy. Investing in real estate can provide a hedge against inflation and market volatility, as well as offer the potential for rental income and long-term appreciation.

Types of Real Estate Investments: 1. Direct Property Investment: Investing directly in property can include purchasing residential or commercial properties. 2. *Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): REITs provide diversified portfolio of properties, allowing investors to spread risk and potentially increase returns. 3. Real Estate Crowdfunding: Real estate crowdfunding platforms provide a way for investors to pool funds to invest in property development projects.

Conclusion Alternative investments, including art, wine, and real estate, can provide a unique opportunity for investors to diversify their portfolios and potentially increase returns. However, these investments often come with unique risks and challenges. Investors must conduct thorough research and due diligence before investing in these markets.

Statistics: 1. The global art market was valued at $67.4 billion in 2020. (Source: Art Basel) 2. The global wine market was valued at over $300 billion in 2020. (Source: Wine Market Council) 3. The global real estate market was valued at over $280 trillion in 2020. (Source: Savills)

Sources: 1. "The Art Market 2020" by Art Basel 2. "The Wine Market 2020" by Wine Market Council 3. "The Global Real Estate Market 2020" By Saviils.

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@ 472f440f:5669301e

Uber seed investor and executive producer of the All In podcast Jason Calacanis has been publicly sounding the alarm bell about Microstrategy's bitcoin treasury strategy and the cheer leading exhibited by the company's CEO, Michael Saylor. Calacanis believes that Microstrategy's bitcoin acquisition techniques are a Ponzi scheme waiting to implode. Going as far as to question whether or not Microstrategy is the next FTX.

Earlier today, Jason spent a section of an episode of This Week in Startups to discuss his worries about MSTR's bitcoin treasury strategy, Saylor's overt pumping of the strategy, and the fact that there are other companies like Marathon Holdings beginning to deploy similar convertible debt strategies. While I can see how this can be unnerving for many, I do think there is a fundamental misunderstanding of what Microstrategy is doing. Last week I explained the strategy in a tweet, which I'll reiterate here:

Whether you like it or not, Saylor and Microstrategy have found a way to give pools of liquidity (particularly pools with mandates to allocate to fixed income) exposure to bitcoin’s volatility via convertible notes. The converts are performing better than any other fixed income product on the market.

Other investors have noticed this and have piled into MSTR as well understanding that demand for the converts will increase and enable Microstrategy to accumulate more bitcoin. Those investors feel comfortable with the premium to mNAV MSTR is trading at because they believe the demand for a high performing fixed income product will remain high and likely increase.

Microstrategy can continue doing this until viable competition comes to market because there is no one else offering this type of bitcoin return exposure to fixed income investors at scale. Another important detail, the convertible notes have a duration of 5 years or more while bitcoin’s lowest 4-year CAGR is 26% and its 50th percentile 4-year CAGR is 91%. If you think this will continue then this is a pretty safe bet for Microstrategy and the convertible note holders.

In a world were central banks and governments have gone mad with currency debasement and debt expansion it is pretty safe to assume that bitcoin adoption will not only continue but accelerate from here. What do I think about Microstrategy accumulating this much bitcoin? It makes me a bit uneasy but there’s nothing I can do to stop it and bitcoin will survive in the long run. Even if Microstrategy blows up somehow (I don’t think this is likely). Bitcoin was designed to be anti-fragile.

This is a classic case of “don’t hate the player, hate the game”. Or better yet, join the game. After all, the only winning move is to play.

Essentially, Michael Saylor is taking a long-term bet on bitcoin's continued adoption/monetization and trying to accumulate as much as possible by issuing convertible notes with a 4+ year duration, which should increase the likelihood that Microstrategy is in the black on their bitcoin buys over time as history has shown that anyone who holds bitcoin for more than four years has performed well. This should, in turn, be reflected in their stock price, which should increase alongside bitcoin and convert the debt they've accrued into newly issued shares of MSTR. Through the process, if the strategy is executed successfully, increasing the amount of bitcoin per share for MSTR shareholders. (This is the only metric shareholders should care about in my opinion.)

Yes, this may seem crazy to many and extremely risky to most, but that is the nature of free markets. Every company takes calculated risks in an attempt to increase shareholder value. Michael Saylor and company are betting on the fact that bitcoin will continue to be adopted and are utilizing pools of capital that don't have the ability to buy bitcoin directly, but want exposure to its volatility to achieve their goals. To me it looks like a perfectly symbiotic relationship. Microstrategy is able to accumulate more bitcoin and increase their bitcoin per share while fixed income investors are able to access a product that performs well above their benchmark due to the embedded volatility of the exposure to bitcoin Microstrategy provides.

This won't be a surprise to any of you freaks, but I think it's a pretty smart bet to make. Bitcoin is almost 16-years old. It has established itself as a reserve asset for individuals, companies and countries. A reserve asset that is completely detached from the whims of central planners, transparent, predictable, scarce, and can be transmitted over the Internet. Bitcoin is an idea whose time has come. And more people are beginning to recognize this.

This is one of the beautiful aspects of the public company convertible-note-to-bitcoin strategy that Microstrategy has deployed over the last few years. They are able to harness the benefits of forces that are external to their core business to provide shareholders with value. Michael Saylor could stop buying bitcoin tomorrow and it wouldn't affect bitcoin's adoption in the medium to long-term. He continues to buy bitcoin, and encourages others to do the same, because he recognizes this.

Bitcoin is the apex predator of treasury assets for every individual, company, non-profit or government. The assets competing to be treasury assets are all centrally controlled, easily manipulable, and quickly losing favor. Earlier today, Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller came out and admitted that inflation is kicking the Fed's ass. They cannot tame it.

Waller may posture by saying that "submission is inevitable", but that doesn't make it true. There is simply too much debt and not enough dollars. The annual interest expense on the US Federal debt is now larger than our spending on national defense. The Fed, whether it wants to admit it or not, is going to have to monetize that debt via the debasement of the dollar. If you are using dollars as a treasury asset it is very important that you understand this and react accordingly by adopting a bitcoin strategy. This is what Michael Saylor is trying to make his peers in public markets understand.

Sure, his marketing tactics may seem a bit uncouth to many and the way in which he's expressing his belief through Microstrategy's accumulation strategy may seem risky, but it's hard to argue that his core thesis is flawed. Especially when you consider the fact that bitcoin has officially climbed to the strata of being seriously considered as a treasury asset for the most powerful nation state in the world. I listen to the All In podcast quite frequently and genuinely like the show. It is a good way to gain perspective on how Silicon Valley investors view the world. If I were to give Jason any advice it would be to take a step back and to apply one of the most frequently discussed topics of the last on his show, the emergence of AI and the importance of everyone to incorporate AI into their businesses and workflows as quickly as possible before they get left behind. The same mental model applies to the emergence of bitcoin as a dominant reserve asset.

It is imperative that every individual, company and government adopts a bitcoin treasury strategy if they want to be able to succeed moving forward without the inherent resistance that is introduced from storing the fruit of your labor in a money or money-like asset that does not preserve purchasing power over time. Just because Saylor has recognized this, moved aggressively to effectuate his understanding via his company's balance sheet, and vociferously markets the strategy to others doesn't mean he's wrong. As I said in my tweet last week, I personally prefer to hold actual bitcoin. That doesn't mean that Microstrategy and others haven't honed in on something unique and legitimate given their circumstances and access to certain financial tools.

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Final thought... I apologize for the extended hiatus. I hit a hard wall of writer's block over the last month. I think the time away from the keyboard has been good for me and the quality of this rag moving forward.

@ f584a915:9da6d625

The US elections have always been a significant event for global markets. However, the recent election cycle has added an extra layer of intrigue with the increasing prominence of cryptocurrency. While the two might seem worlds apart, their intersection has become a topic of much discussion and speculation.

Historically, stock markets have shown sensitivity to election outcomes. A change in administration can lead to shifts in economic policies, trade agreements, and regulatory frameworks, all of which can impact the performance of traditional assets.

Cryptocurrency, on the other hand, is often touted as a decentralized and autonomous asset, immune to such geopolitical events. However, the reality is more nuanced. While blockchain technology, the underlying technology of cryptocurrency, is largely decentralized, the crypto market is still influenced by various factors, including macroeconomic conditions, investor sentiment, and regulatory developments. A change in US administration could potentially impact these factors, leading to fluctuations in the price of cryptocurrencies.

For instance, a pro-innovation administration might be more receptive to cryptocurrencies, leading to favorable regulations and increased adoption. Conversely, a more conservative administration might take a stricter stance, potentially hindering the growth of the crypto industry. Additionally, changes in tax policies or economic stimulus measures could also have implications for cryptocurrency investments.

It's important to note that the impact of the US elections on cryptocurrency is likely to be complex and multifaceted. While the short-term effects might be unpredictable, the long-term trajectory of the crypto market will depend on a variety of factors, including technological advancements, global economic trends, and mainstream adoption. As the US election cycle unfolds, it's crucial for investors to stay informed and make informed decisions. While cryptocurrency offers the potential for high returns, it's also associated with significant risks.

Diversification, risk management, and a long-term investment horizon are key strategies to navigate the volatile crypto market, regardless of the outcome of the US elections.

@ ee11a5df:b76c4e49

What Can We Get by Breaking NOSTR?

"What if we just started over? What if we took everything we have learned while building nostr and did it all again, but did it right this time?"

That is a question I've heard quite a number of times, and it is a question I have pondered quite a lot myself.

My conclusion (so far) is that I believe that we can fix all the important things without starting over. There are different levels of breakage, starting over is the most extreme of them. In this post I will describe these levels of breakage and what each one could buy us.

Cryptography

Your key-pair is the most fundamental part of nostr. That is your portable identity.

If the cryptography changed from secp256k1 to ed25519, all current nostr identities would not be usable.

This would be a complete start over.

Every other break listed in this post could be done as well to no additional detriment (save for reuse of some existing code) because we would be starting over.

Why would anyone suggest making such a break? What does this buy us?

• Curve25519 is a safe curve meaning a bunch of specific cryptography things that us mortals do not understand but we are assured that it is somehow better.
• Ed25519 is more modern, said to be faster, and has more widespread code/library support than secp256k1.
• Nostr keys could be used as TLS server certificates. TLS 1.3 using RFC 7250 Raw Public Keys allows raw public keys as certificates. No DNS or certification authorities required, removing several points of failure. These ed25519 keys could be used in TLS, whereas secp256k1 keys cannot as no TLS algorithm utilizes them AFAIK. Since relays currently don't have assigned nostr identities but are instead referenced by a websocket URL, this doesn't buy us much, but it is interesting. This idea is explored further below (keep reading) under a lesser level of breakage.

Besides breaking everything, another downside is that people would not be able to manage nostr keys with bitcoin hardware.

I am fairly strongly against breaking things this far. I don't think it is worth it.

Signature Scheme and Event Structure

Event structure is the next most fundamental part of nostr. Although events can be represented in many ways (clients and relays usually parse the JSON into data structures and/or database columns), the nature of the content of an event is well defined as seven particular fields. If we changed those, that would be a hard fork.

This break is quite severe. All current nostr events wouldn't work in this hard fork. We would be preserving identities, but all content would be starting over.

It would be difficult to bridge between this fork and current nostr because the bridge couldn't create the different signature required (not having anybody's private key) and current nostr wouldn't be generating the new kind of signature. Therefore any bridge would have to do identity mapping just like bridges to entirely different protocols do (e.g. mostr to mastodon).

What could we gain by breaking things this far?

• We could have a faster event hash and id verification: the current signature scheme of nostr requires lining up 5 JSON fields into a JSON array and using that as hash input. There is a performance cost to copying this data in order to hash it.
• We could introduce a subkey field, and sign events via that subkey, while preserving the pubkey as the author everybody knows and searches by. Note however that we can already get a remarkably similar thing using something like NIP-26 where the actual author is in a tag, and the pubkey field is the signing subkey.
• We could refactor the kind integer into composable bitflags (that could apply to any application) and an application kind (that specifies the application).
• Surely there are other things I haven't thought of.

I am currently against this kind of break. I don't think the benefits even come close to outweighing the cost. But if I learned about other things that we could "fix" by restructuring the events, I could possibly change my mind.

Replacing Relay URLs

Nostr is defined by relays that are addressed by websocket URLs. If that changed, that would be a significant break. Many (maybe even most) current event kinds would need superseding.

The most reasonable change is to define relays with nostr identities, specifying their pubkey instead of their URL.

What could we gain by this?

• We could ditch reliance on DNS. Relays could publish events under their nostr identity that advertise their current IP address(es).
• We could ditch certificates because relays could generate ed25519 keypairs for themselves (or indeed just self-signed certificates which might be much more broadly supported) and publish their public ed25519 key in the same replaceable event where they advertise their current IP address(es).

This is a gigantic break. Almost all event kinds need redefining and pretty much all nostr software will need fairly major upgrades. But it also gives us a kind of Internet liberty that many of us have dreamt of our entire lives.

I am ambivalent about this idea.

Protocol Messaging and Transport

The protocol messages of nostr are the next level of breakage. We could preserve keypair identities, all current events, and current relay URL references, but just break the protocol of how clients and relay communicate this data.

This would not necessarily break relay and client implementations at all, so long as the new protocol were opt-in.

What could we get?

• The new protocol could transmit events in binary form for increased performance (no more JSON parsing with it's typical many small memory allocations and string escaping nightmares). I think event throughput could double (wild guess).
• It could have clear expectations of who talks first, and when and how AUTH happens, avoiding a lot of current miscommunication between clients and relays.
• We could introduce bitflags for feature support so that new features could be added later and clients would not bother trying them (and getting an error or timing out) on relays that didn't signal support. This could replace much of NIP-11.
• We could then introduce something like negentropy or negative filters (but not that... probably something else solving that same problem) without it being a breaking change.
• The new protocol could just be a few websocket-binary messages enhancing the current protocol, continuing to leverage the existing websocket-text messages we currently have, meaning newer relays would still support all the older stuff.

The downsides are just that if you want this new stuff you have to build it. It makes the protocol less simple, having now multiple protocols, multiple ways of doing the same thing.

Nonetheless, this I am in favor of. I think the trade-offs are worth it. I will be pushing a draft PR for this soon.

The path forward

I propose then the following path forward:

1. A new nostr protocol over websockets binary (draft PR to be shared soon)
2. Subkeys brought into nostr via NIP-26 (but let's use a single letter tag instead, OK?) via a big push to get all the clients to support it (the transition will be painful - most major clients will need to support this before anybody can start using it).
3. Some kind of solution to the negative-filter-negentropy need added to the new protocol as its first optional feature.
4. We seriously consider replacing Relay URLs with nostr pubkeys assigned to the relay, and then have relays publish their IP address and TLS key or certificate.

We sacrifice these:

1. Faster event hash/verification
2. Composable event bitflags
3. Safer faster more well-supported crypto curve
4. Nostr keys themselves as TLS 1.3 RawPublicKey certificates

@ a95c6243:d345522c

Und plötzlich weißt du:
Es ist Zeit, etwas Neues zu beginnen
und dem Zauber des Anfangs zu vertrauen.
Meister Eckhart

Schwarz, rot, gold leuchtet es im Kopf des Newsletters der deutschen Bundesregierung, der mir freitags ins Postfach flattert. Rot, gelb und grün werden daneben sicher noch lange vielzitierte Farben sein, auch wenn diese nie geleuchtet haben. Die Ampel hat sich gerade selber den Stecker gezogen – und hinterlässt einen wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Trümmerhaufen.

Mit einem bemerkenswerten Timing hat die deutsche Regierungskoalition am Tag des «Comebacks» von Donald Trump in den USA endlich ihr Scheitern besiegelt. Während der eine seinen Sieg bei den Präsidentschaftswahlen feierte, erwachten die anderen jäh aus ihrer Selbsthypnose rund um Harris-Hype und Trump-Panik – mit teils erschreckenden Auswüchsen. Seit Mittwoch werden die Geschicke Deutschlands nun von einer rot-grünen Minderheitsregierung «geleitet» und man steuert auf Neuwahlen zu.

Das Kindergarten-Gehabe um zwei konkurrierende Wirtschaftsgipfel letzte Woche war bereits bezeichnend. In einem Strategiepapier gestand Finanzminister Lindner außerdem den «Absturz Deutschlands» ein und offenbarte, dass die wirtschaftlichen Probleme teilweise von der Ampel-Politik «vorsätzlich herbeigeführt» worden seien.

Lindner und weitere FDP-Minister wurden also vom Bundeskanzler entlassen. Verkehrs- und Digitalminister Wissing trat flugs aus der FDP aus; deshalb darf er nicht nur im Amt bleiben, sondern hat zusätzlich noch das Justizministerium übernommen. Und mit Jörg Kukies habe Scholz «seinen Lieblingsbock zum Obergärtner», sprich: Finanzminister befördert, meint Norbert Häring.

Es gebe keine Vertrauensbasis für die weitere Zusammenarbeit mit der FDP, hatte der Kanzler erklärt, Lindner habe zu oft sein Vertrauen gebrochen. Am 15. Januar 2025 werde er daher im Bundestag die Vertrauensfrage stellen, was ggf. den Weg für vorgezogene Neuwahlen freimachen würde.

Apropos Vertrauen: Über die Hälfte der Bundesbürger glauben, dass sie ihre Meinung nicht frei sagen können. Das ging erst kürzlich aus dem diesjährigen «Freiheitsindex» hervor, einer Studie, die die Wechselwirkung zwischen Berichterstattung der Medien und subjektivem Freiheitsempfinden der Bürger misst. «Beim Vertrauen in Staat und Medien zerreißt es uns gerade», kommentierte dies der Leiter des Schweizer Unternehmens Media Tenor, das die Untersuchung zusammen mit dem Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach durchführt.

«Die absolute Mehrheit hat absolut die Nase voll», titelte die Bild angesichts des «Ampel-Showdowns». Die Mehrheit wolle Neuwahlen und die Grünen sollten zuerst gehen, lasen wir dort.

Dass «Insolvenzminister» Robert Habeck heute seine Kandidatur für das Kanzleramt verkündet hat, kann nur als Teil der politmedialen Realitätsverweigerung verstanden werden. Wer allerdings denke, schlimmer als in Zeiten der Ampel könne es nicht mehr werden, sei reichlich optimistisch, schrieb Uwe Froschauer bei Manova. Und er kenne Friedrich Merz schlecht, der sich schon jetzt rhetorisch auf seine Rolle als oberster Feldherr Deutschlands vorbereite.

Was also tun? Der Schweizer Verein «Losdemokratie» will eine Volksinitiative lancieren, um die Bestimmung von Parlamentsmitgliedern per Los einzuführen. Das Losverfahren sorge für mehr Demokratie, denn als Alternative zum Wahlverfahren garantiere es eine breitere Beteiligung und repräsentativere Parlamente. Ob das ein Weg ist, sei dahingestellt.

In jedem Fall wird es notwendig sein, unsere Bemühungen um Freiheit und Selbstbestimmung zu verstärken. Mehr Unabhängigkeit von staatlichen und zentralen Institutionen – also die Suche nach dezentralen Lösungsansätzen – gehört dabei sicher zu den Möglichkeiten. Das gilt sowohl für jede/n Einzelne/n als auch für Entitäten wie die alternativen Medien.

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@ 6a3d3f20:6a569bcc

Nostr (Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays) is an open protocol designed to create a censorship-resistant global social network. It achieves this by shifting away from the traditional internet model of "dumb client/smart server" to a "smart client/dumb server" architecture. This means that instead of relying on centralized servers, Nostr uses a network of "relays" to store and distribute data.

Here's a breakdown of key features of Nostr:

• Decentralized Network: Nostr doesn't rely on any trusted central server, making it resilient to censorship. Users can publish their notes (content) to multiple relays of their choice, and followers can retrieve these notes by connecting to these relays.

• Cryptographic Security: Nostr prioritizes security by using cryptographic keys and signatures for user authentication and content integrity. Every note is signed with the user's private key, allowing clients to verify the authenticity of messages and ensuring tamper-proof communication.

• User Control and Data Ownership: Users have complete control over their data and choose which relays to interact with. This allows for more flexibility and customization compared to traditional social media platforms.

• Open Protocol and Diverse Ecosystem: Nostr is an open standard, similar to protocols like HTTP or TCP-IP. This enables anyone to build clients, relays, or other applications on top of it, fostering a diverse ecosystem of software.

• Simplicity and Ease of Use: Nostr is designed to be simple to understand and implement, with a focus on lightweight JSON data structures and straightforward communication protocols. This makes it easier for developers to contribute to the Nostr ecosystem and for users to get started.

Nostr is gaining traction within cryptocurrency communities, particularly among Bitcoin users. Even Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, has shown support for Nostr's development through financial contributions. Some use Nostr through clients like Damus, a microblogging app.

While Nostr offers a promising alternative to centralized social media, challenges remain. The decentralized nature of Nostr necessitates new solutions to issues like spam prevention and content discovery. Developers are actively exploring various approaches, including proof-of-work systems, paid relay options, and reputation-based mechanisms like "orange checks" to address these challenges.

@ 42342239:1d80db24

Claims that we need greater centralisation, more EU, or more globalisation are prevalent across the usual media channels. The climate crisis, environmental destruction, pandemics, the AI-threat, yes, everything will apparently be solved if a little more global coordination, governance and leadership can be brought about.

But, is this actually true? One of the best arguments for this conclusion stems implicitly from the futurist Eliezer Yudkowsky, who once proposed a new Moore's Law, though this time not for computer processors but instead for mad science: "every 18 months, the minimum IQ necessary to destroy the world drops by one point".

Perhaps we simply have to tolerate more centralisation, globalisation, control, surveillance, and so on, to prevent all kinds of fools from destroying the world?

Note: a Swedish version of this text is avalable at Affärsvärlden.

At the same time, more centralisation, globalisation, etc. is also what we have experienced. Power has been shifting from the local, and from the majorities, to central-planning bureaucrats working in remote places. This has been going on for several decades. The EU's subsidiarity principle, i.e. the idea that decisions should be made at the lowest expedient level, and which came to everyone's attention ahead of Sweden's EU vote in 1994, is today swept under the rug as untimely and outdated, perhaps even retarded.

At the same time, there are many crises, more than usual it would seem. If it is not a crisis of criminality, a logistics/supply chain crisis or a water crisis, then it is an energy crisis, a financial crisis, a refugee crisis or a climate crisis. It is almost as if one starts to suspect that all this centralisation may be leading us down the wrong path. Perhaps centralisation is part of the problem, rather than the capital S solution?

Why centralisation may cause rather than prevent problems

There are several reasons why centralisation, etc, may actually be a problem. And though few seem to be interested in such questions today (or perhaps they are too timid to mention their concerns?), it has not always been this way. In this short essay we'll note four reasons (though there are several others):

• Political failures (Buchanan et al)
• Local communities & skin in the game (Ostrom and Taleb)
• The local knowledge problem (von Hayek)
• Governance by sociopaths (Hare)

James Buchanan who was given the so-called Nobel price in economics in the eighties once said that: "politicians and bureaucrats are no different from the rest of us. They will maximise their incentives just like everybody else.".

Buchanan was prominent in research on rent-seeking and political failures, i.e. when political "solutions" to so-called market failures make everything worse. Rent-seeking is when a company spends resources (e.g. lobbying) to get legislators or other decision makers to pass laws or create regulations that benefit the company instead of it having to engage in productive activities. The result is regulatory capture. The more centralised decision-making is, the greater the negative consequences from such rent-seeking will be for society at large. This is known.

Another economist, Elinor Ostrom, was given the same prize in the great financial crisis year of 2009. In her research, she had found that local communities where people had influence over rules and regulations, as well as how violations there-of were handled, were much better suited to look after common resources than centralised bodies. To borrow a term from the combative Nassim Nicholas Taleb: everything was better handled when decision makers had "skin in the game".

A third economist, Friedrich von Hayek, was given this prize as early as 1974, partly because he showed that central planning could not possibly take into account all relevant information. The information needed in economic planning is by its very nature distributed, and will never be available to a central planning committee, or even to an AI.

Moreover, human systems are complex and not just complicated. When you realise this, you also understand why the forecasts made by central planners often end up wildly off the mark - and at times in a catastrophic way. (This in itself is an argument for relying more on factors outside of the models in the decision-making process.)

From Buchanan's, Ostrom's, Taleb's or von Hayek's perspectives, it also becomes difficult to believe that today's bureaucrats are the most suited to manage and price e.g. climate risks. One can compare with the insurance industry, which has both a long habit of pricing risks as well as "skin in the game" - two things sorely missing in today's planning bodies.

Instead of preventing fools, we may be enabling madmen

An even more troubling conclusion is that centralisation tends to transfer power to people who perhaps shouldn't have more of that good. "Not all psychopaths are in prison - some are in the boardroom," psychologist Robert Hare once said during a lecture. Most people have probably known for a long time that those with sharp elbows and who don't hesitate to stab a colleague in the back can climb quickly in organisations. In recent years, this fact seems to have become increasingly well known even in academia.

You will thus tend to encounter an increased prevalance of individuals with narcissistic and sociopathic traits the higher up you get in the the status hierarchy. And if working in large organisations (such as the European Union or Congress) or in large corporations, is perceived as higher status - which is generally the case, then it follows that the more we centralise, the more we will be governed by people with less flattering Dark Triad traits.

By their fruits ye shall know them

Perhaps it is thus not a coincidence that we have so many crises. Perhaps centralisation, globalisation, etc. cause crises. Perhaps the "elites" and their planning bureaucrats are, in fact, not the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Perhaps President Trump even had a point when he said "they are not sending their best".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4b8xgaiuj0

The opposite of centralisation is decentralisation. And while most people may still be aware that decentralisation can be a superpower within the business world, it's time we remind ourselves that this also applies to the economy - and society - at large, and preferably before the next Great Leap Forward is fully thrust upon us.

@ 09565902:0700e0d5

Our planet faces a growing environmental health crisis, with far-reaching consequences for human well-being. Key Threats: Air Pollution: Industrial emissions and vehicle exhaust degrade air quality, leading to respiratory diseases, heart problems, and cancer. Water Pollution: Contaminated water sources spread diseases and endanger ecosystems. Climate Change: Rising temperatures, extreme weather, and altered disease patterns threaten human health and disrupt communities. Chemical Exposure: Toxic chemicals in products and the environment contribute to various health issues. Waste Management: Improper waste disposal pollutes air, water, and soil, posing health risks. The Toll on Humanity: Millions of people worldwide suffer from illnesses linked to environmental factors. Vulnerable populations, including children and the elderly, are disproportionately affected. A Path Forward: To mitigate this crisis, we must: Strengthen Environmental Regulations: Implement stricter policies to reduce pollution and promote sustainable practices. Transition to Clean Energy: Invest in renewable energy sources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Promote Sustainable Agriculture: Adopt eco-friendly farming methods to protect water and soil. Reduce Waste and Recycle: Minimize waste and recycle materials to conserve resources. Raise Awareness: Educate the public about environmental health issues and empower individuals to make informed choices. By taking decisive action, we can protect our planet and ensure a healthier future for generations to come.

@ 349d6b82:12b2a5b1

В Серове с 3 и по 6 декабря ожидаются сильные ветра!

Наши синоптики прогнозируют, что температура воздуха будет около -44°C, что является достаточно низким показателем за последние время. И ожидается, что ветер будет достигать 20-25 м/с, что может привести к порывам и ухудшению погодных условий.

Из-за сильного ветра МЧС рекомендуют избегать открытых пространств и не находиться под деревьями или конструкциями, которые могут быть повреждены. Закрыть окна и двери - это поможет предотвратить попадание холодного воздуха и уменьшить риск повреждений от сильных порывов ветра.

Земляки будьте внимательными и готовыми к изменению погодных условий. Сильные ветра могут повлиять на транспорт и повседневную жизнь, поэтому рекомендуем следить за обновлениями прогноза погоды и соблюдать меры предосторожности.

@ 1739d937:3e3136ef

This update marks a major milestone for the project. I know, with certainty, that MLS messaging over Nostr is going to work. That might sound a little crazy after so many months working on the project, and I was pretty confident, but until you’ve got running code, it’s all conjecture.

Late last week, I released a video of a working prototype of White Noise that shows the full flow; creating groups, inviting other users to join those groups, accepting invites, and sending messages back-and-forth. I’m thrilled that I’ve gotten this far but also appalled that it’s taken so long and disgusted at the state of the code in the app (I’ve been told I have unrelenting standards 😅).

If you missed the video last week...

nostr:note125cuk0zetc7sshw52v5zaq9apq3rq7e2x587tr2c96t7z7sjs59svwv0fj

What's Next?

In this update, I want to cover a few things about how I'm planning to proceed and how I’m splitting code out of the app into libraries that will help other developers implement MLS messaging in their own Nostr clients.

First off, many of you know that I've been building White Noise as a Rust app using the Tauri framework. The OpenMLS implementation is also written in Rust (with bindings for many other languages). So, when you hear me talking about library code, think Rust crates for now.

The first library, called openmls-nostr, is an extension/abstraction on top of the openmls implementation of the MLS spec that helps Nostr clients interact more easily with that implementation in a way that feels native to Nostr. Mostly this will be helping developers interact with MLS primitives and ensure that they’re creating, validating, and serializing these objects in the right way at the right times.

The second isn’t a new library as a big contribution to the already excellent rust-nostr library from nostr:npub1drvpzev3syqt0kjrls50050uzf25gehpz9vgdw08hvex7e0vgfeq0eseet. The methods that will go in rust-nostr are highly abstracted and based specifically on the requirements of NIP-104. Mostly this will be helping developers to take those MLS primitives and publish or query them as Nostr events at the right times and to/from the right relays.

Most of this code was originally written directly in the White Noise library so this week I've started to pull code for both of those libraries out and move it to its new home. While I’ve been at it, I've been writing some tests and trying to document things.

An unfortunate offshoot of this is that the usable builds of White Noise are going to take a touch longer. I promise it’s still a very high priority but at this point I need to clean a few things up based on what I've learned thus far.

Another thing that is slowing down release is that; behind the scenes of the dev work, I’ve been battling with Apple for nearly 2 months now to get a proper developer team set up so that we can publish the app via TestFlight for MacOS and iOS. I’ve also been recently learning the intricacies of Android publishing (oh my dear god there are so many devices, OS versions, etc.).

With that in mind, if you know anyone who can help get me up to speed on CI/CD, release pipelines, and multi-platform distribution please hit me up. I would love to learn more and hopefully shortcut some of the pain.

Thanks again so much for all the support over the last few months! It means a lot to me and is a huge part of what is keeping me going on this. 🙏

@ ec951079:533d29e7

Gender-Based Violence: A Persistent Threat to Human Rights

Gender-based violence (GBV) is a pervasive and insidious phenomenon that affects individuals, families, and communities worldwide. It is a violation of human rights, a threat to public health, and a hindrance to social and economic development. Despite efforts to address GBV, it remains a persistent and complex problem that requires sustained attention and action.

Defining Gender-Based Violence

GBV refers to any form of violence, abuse, or exploitation that is perpetrated against an individual or group based on their gender, sex, or perceived gender identity. This includes:

1. Physical violence: Beating, hitting, kicking, or inflicting physical harm on an individual.
2. Sexual violence: Rape, sexual assault, or any form of non-consensual sexual activity.
3. Emotional violence: Verbal abuse, intimidation, or psychological manipulation.
4. Economic violence: Depriving an individual of financial resources, property, or economic opportunities.

Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence

GBV is a widespread problem that affects individuals across the globe. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one in three women worldwide has experienced physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. In addition:

1. One in five women has experienced physical or sexual violence in the past year.
2. One in four men has experienced physical violence in their lifetime.
3. LGBTQ+ individuals are disproportionately affected by GBV, with many experiencing violence and discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Causes and Consequences of Gender-Based Violence

GBV is a complex issue with multiple causes and consequences. Some of the key factors that contribute to GBV include:

1. Societal norms and attitudes: Harmful gender stereotypes, patriarchal values, and social norms that condone violence against women and girls.
2. Power imbalances: Unequal distribution of power and resources between men and women, which can lead to exploitation and abuse.
3. Poverty and economic inequality: Limited access to education, employment, and economic opportunities can increase vulnerability to GBV.

The consequences of GBV are far-reaching and devastating. Survivors may experience:

1. Physical injuries: Broken bones, head trauma, and other physical harm.
2. Emotional trauma: Anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other mental health problems.
3. Social isolation: Stigma, shame, and social exclusion can lead to isolation and loneliness.
4. Economic hardship: Loss of income, property, and economic opportunities can exacerbate poverty and inequality.

Addressing Gender-Based Violence

To combat GBV, it is essential to adopt a comprehensive and multi-faceted approach that involves:

1. Policy and legislative reforms: Strengthening laws and policies to prevent GBV, protect survivors, and hold perpetrators accountable.
2. Community engagement and education: Raising awareness about GBV, challenging harmful norms and attitudes, and promoting healthy relationships and respect for human rights.
3. Support services and resources: Providing access to counseling, medical care, and other support services for survivors of GBV.
4. Economic empowerment: Promoting economic opportunities, education, and skills training to empower women and girls and reduce their vulnerability to GBV.

Conclusion

Gender-based violence is a persistent and pervasive problem that requires sustained attention and action. It is essential to address the root causes of GBV, challenge harmful norms and attitudes, and promote healthy relationships and respect for human rights. By working together, we can create a world where everyone can live free from violence, fear, and discrimination.

@ a305a0de:21557ddd

The internet has undergone two significant transformations since its inception. Web 1.0, the first generation of the internet, was characterized by static web pages and limited user interaction. Web 2.0, the second generation, introduced interactive web applications, social media, and user-generated content.

Now, we're on the cusp of a third revolution: Web 3. This next-generation internet promises to be faster, more secure, and more decentralized than its predecessors. But what exactly is Web 3, and how will it change the internet forever?

What is Web 3?

Web 3 is built on blockchain technology, which allows data to be stored and transmitted in a decentralized, peer-to-peer network. This means that instead of relying on centralized servers and intermediaries, Web 3 applications can operate independently, using smart contracts and cryptocurrencies to facilitate transactions.

Key Features of Web 3

1. Decentralization: Web 3 operates on a decentralized network, eliminating the need for intermediaries and centralized authorities.
2. Blockchain-based: Web 3 uses blockchain technology to store and transmit data, ensuring security, transparency, and immutability.
3. Artificial Intelligence: Web 3 incorporates AI and machine learning to create more intelligent, adaptive, and personalized applications.
4. Internet of Things (IoT): Web 3 enables seamless communication between devices, sensors, and applications, creating a more interconnected and automated world.

The Impact of Web 3

Web 3 has far-reaching implications for various industries, including:

1. Finance: Web 3 enables decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, providing greater accessibility, transparency, and security for financial transactions. 2. Social Media: Web 3 allows for decentralized social media platforms, giving users greater control over their data and online interactions.
2. E-commerce: Web 3 enables secure, transparent, and efficient e-commerce transactions, reducing the need for intermediaries and increasing trust between buyers and sellers.

Conclusion

Web 3 represents a fundamental shift in the way we interact with the internet. Its decentralized, blockchain-based architecture promises to create a faster, more secure, and more transparent internet. As Web 3 continues to evolve, we can expect to see new applications, services, and business models emerge, transforming the way we live, work, and interact online.

@ 7c765d40:bd121d84

Michael Saylor shared his 3-minute presentation to the board of directors at Microsoft over the weekend.

This just goes to show how early we are in bitcoin.

They gave him THREE MINUTES!!!

The man who has made over $10 billion in profit over the last four years using this strategy.

Microsoft is currently sitting on hundreds of billions of dollars themselves in dollars and US treasuries.

Their shareholders - not their leadership - but their shareholders believe that's a losing strategy.

One of the biggest tech companies in history does not understand the biggest tech innovation in history.

Or, as Saylor said in his presentation, the digital transformation of the 21st century - bitcoin is digital capital.

So Saylor refers to bitcoin as digital capital.

Satoshi referred to bitcoin as peer-to-peer electronic cash.

Who is right?

They are both right.

That's the power of bitcoin and why it's about to flip everything we know about money, property, collateral, and scarcity on it's head.

Real estate in Manhattan has historically been one of the best places to store wealth.

But it has some serious holes.

You cannot buy a coffee with a fraction of a skyscraper.

You cannot buy $20 worth of the skyscraper.

You cannot take full ownership of a skyscraper.

And you cannot send half the skyscraper across the world in seconds.

YET.

All of this is coming.

You will be able to do all of these things in the not-so-distant future.

Everything will be tokenized and fractionalized.

So then what?

Will bitcoin still be the apex predator of financial assets?

Yes.

Because you can always build more skyscrapers if the demand is there.

The skyscrapers have maintenance fees.

Property taxes.

Tenants.

Unfavourable governments.

So if we think about all these assets - bitcoin, real estate, land, gold, stocks, etc.

They are all just places to store value.

That you will be able to collateralize and lend against in the future.

Bitcoin will be the one that reprices everything else because it's TRUE SCARCITY.

That's the difference and that's what no other asset has to offer.

Bitcoin is the best form of capital.

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PROJECT POTENTIAL - You can now find the expanded audio versions of these on the new podcast - Project Potential! I will be sharing the video versions here for the LITF members but you can also find it for free on Spotify and of course Fountain!

Here is the link to Episode 004 on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/4miKVDkcpQj5xkwNOH1F

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Have a great day everyone! And remember, the only thing more scarce than bitcoin is time!

Jor

@ 32e18276:5c68e245

Hey guys!

Here's our Q3-Q4 report. There was some confusion with the timing of the previous quarters so we've accumulated everything since the Q2 report (March 2nd, 2024) into this one. Enjoy!

Damus OpenSats Q3-Q4 Progress Report

The third and fourth quarter of the initial Damus OpenSats grant encompasses work done across many of the active projects being worked on at Damus HQ. Here's a quick overview of the progress made across the organization:

nostrdb

Added

• Author query support (William Casarin)
• REQ support: ndb_subscribe (William Casarin)
• CLOSE support: ndb_unsubscibe (William Casarin)
• Profile flatbuffer dump utility (William Casarin)
• Ability to register a subscription callback instead of just polling (William Casarin)

Changed

• Dump json in filter and fulltext queries in cli tool (William Casarin)

Stats

name added removed commits William Casarin <jb55@jb55.com> +665 -739 16

nostrdb-rust

Added

• Note builder interface (William Casarin)
• Nip10 implementation (William Casarin)
• Getting profile by key (William Casarin)
• Note tag support (William Casarin)
• Tag::into_iter method (Yuki Kishimoto)
• FilterBuilder::until method (Yuki Kishimoto)
• Export structs from tags module (Yuki Kishimoto)

Fixed

• FilterBuilder::limit method (Yuki Kishimoto)
• Note::sig method (Yuki Kishimoto)

Stats

Yuki Kishimoto <yukikishimoto@protonmail.com> +20 -4 5 William Casarin <jb55@jb55.com> +1551 -867 32

Damus NoteDeck/Android

This project is in heavy development and doesn't have clean changelogs yet, so here are all of the git logs from this period

Willam's updates

• account_manager: don't add the same pubkey more than once
• actionbar placeholder
• actionbar: remove border on reply button, add expand animation
• actionbar: support both dark and light buttons
• Add forward navigation animation
• add hover to profile map demo
• add --light lightmode flag to previews and notedeck
• add my pubkey to the timeline query for testing
• add test queries for elsat
• add vertical separators between timelines
• allow missing profiles in account switcher
• allow multiple invocations of --sec
• always have some default timeline
• app: make ndb public
• a quick note about the View trait
• args: allow filter files and raw filters on cli
• bump timeline filter limit
• cap size of remote filter limits
• change selection color to purple
• check: remove duplicate and disable wasm checks
• ci: disable wasm builds for now
• cli: add --sec argument to quickly add an account
• clippy postbox cleanups
• crates: add bitflags
• damus: make relay pool public
• darker quote reposts for mobile
• debug: add some debug logs for keyboard note selection
• deps: using tracing instead of log
• direnv: disable nix direnv on darwin
• direnv: make args explicit so its easy to change
• don't bump timeline when adding notes
• dont since-optimize when we don't have enough notes
• don't use an actual keystorage in Damus test apps
• drafts: clear post after posting
• enable nip10 replies
• enostr: rename Event to Note
• env: allow private things like secret keys
• filter: add default limit
• filters: fix hashtag filters
• filter: unify nostrdb and remote limits
• Fix all warnings
• fixed_window: fix clippy warning
• fix global query
• fix inline note preview colors
• fix light borders for quote reposts
• fix postbox design
• fix scroll area shrinking
• fix some clippy warnings
• fix until filters
• fix warnings
• fonts: always use base fonts for all families
• fun large profile grid preview
• get all missing ids from all timelines
• github: remove pages workflow
• gitignore: add perf files
• hide navigation title on global nav
• ids: find more unknown ids from inline notes
• images: add aspect_fill
• initial inline note previews
• initial navigation
• initial note posting
• initial postbox for testing
• initial post box view
• initial post reply view
• initial refactor in preparation for routing
• input: fix deadlock on resize
• input: handle raw events
• input: process input once
• input: switch to scanning over raw input events
• integrate sidebar into main view
• introduce View and Previews traits
• irc mode
• ircmode: tighten username
• keys: actually use the keystore
• lighter gray for inline previews in white mode
• list: switch from arc mutext to rc refcell
• load timelines from commandline
• log: reduce spammy new note log
• log relay subscriptions
• make notedeck front and center
• mobile: add lots of top padding on mobile
• mobile: a tad more padding at the top
• mobile: black panel bg color
• mobile: don't add hover on mobile
• mobile: make mobile flag runtime-configurable
• mobile: simplify is_mobile
• mobile: use my timeline for testing again
• move account_login_view to ui submodule
• move add_space to its correct location
• nip10: fetch unknown replied-to notes
• nip10: show initial reply information on notes
• nix: add openssl dep for reqwest
• nix: make android emulator optional
• nostrdb: bump to support timeline queries
• note: don't allow nested note previews
• note: support nprofile mentions
• perf: don't clone bytes via a more specialized function
• perf: fix continuous repaint
• perf: profiling note content rendering
• popup: increase fixed window margin
• popup: simplify borrow
• postbox: add focused state
• postbox: add focus shadow from figma
• post: full available width
• postview: add vertical scroll
• previews: remove central panel frame
• profile: add about and username to profile previews
• profiles: introduce DisplayNames
• profiling: update puffin version
• queries: add a few more test queries
• queries: set reasonable initial query sizes
• queries: update hashtags query
• readme: add usage
• readme: document previews
• readme: make it clear that its for desktop
• readme: make it clear that nix is optional for non-android dev
• readme: show notedeck preview
• refactor: move fixed_window to ui
• refactor: move note into its own widget
• refactor: rename widgets to ui
• refactor: use map instead of explicit if let
• remote: use default_remote_limit instead of hardcoding
• remove context from DesktopSidePanel
• remove minimum window size
• remove useless struct
• render_pfp: only depend on imgcache
• reset virtual list if notes are spliced into timeline
• set tooltip delay to 100ms
• side_panel: return more detailed side panel responses
• simplify is_mobile check
• simplify tab underline calculation
• since filter optimization
• slightly larger pfpfs
• small inline preview pfps
• style: initial logic for mobile style
• style: less bubbly
• style: realtime hover interactions
• style: set 0 duration tooltip delay
• Switch to egui master to fix wgpu issues
• switch to glow for now
• switch to rustls-tls-native-roots
• tabs: select notes & replies by default
• test: add test timeline query
• test: update test profile with a banner
• test: use my timeline query by default for testing
• textmode: adjust name sizing so it doesn't bump the column
• textmode: fix coloring of abbreviated names
• textmode: no previews in textmore for now
• theme: update to correct colors based on figma design
• timeline: don't hide on resize
• timeline: refactor tabs into TimelineView
• timeline: use strips instead of panels
• ui: add banners to profile previews
• ui: add feathering-resistant hline separator fn
• ui: add frame around note previews
• ui: add initial Profile hover previews
• ui: add profile picture hover animation
• ui: integrate egui-tabs for notes & replies selector
• ui: introduce profile picture widget
• ui: make pixel sizes correct, use more of the figma
• ui: move RelayView into ui module
• ui: only inline preview kind1 notes for now
• ui: reduce vertical padding for more compact timelines
• ui: remove some old note ui comments
• ui: simplify note widget
• ui: switch to flags for note options
• update slow timeline query
• update to latest nostrdb, adding tag support
• update version in comment because I still use this on my laptop
• use egui_virtual_list for rendering
• use unique id for post/reply view
• weird actionbar experiment
• we should just called this damus
• widgets: begin organizing ui components into widgets
• working notes + notes&replies

kernelkind's updates

• account_management: refactor
• AccountManagementView
• AccountManager: add ability to make a selection
• AccountSelectionWidget
• Account switcher
• Add AccountManager to app
• Add custom visual themes
• Add flag to emulate mobile during preview
• Add keypair & update pubkey
• Add login key parsing
• Add login manager
• Add MacOS key storage
• Add MobileAccountLoginView
• Add modular custom text styles
• Add monospace text style
• Add nix-shell for macos android development
• Add nostr-sdk dependency
• Add precommit hook to suggest proper formatting
• Add preview for RelayView
• Add relay view
• add reqwest as dependency
• Add SimpleProfilePreview
• Add ui_test_harness binary implementation
• Add warn color and highlight color
• app: add accounts to Damus & mock
• Apply app style to AccountLoginView
• Apply cargo fmt
• Conditionally compile MacOS key storage code
• Constrain app minimum size
• Create account login panel
• Create side panel & global popup
• enostr: expose RelayStatus
• Extract the sample relay to test_data for reuse
• impl linux credential storage
• Integrate account switcher to side panel
• Integrate global popup into app
• login: Add key loading & error to mobile
• macos_key_storage: runner ignore tests
• migrate AccountManagementView to enostr Keypair
• Migrate to new AccountManagementView conception
• Move login business logic to LoginManager
• move login logic from promise to async fns
• Move preview controller out of account_manager.rs
• move test account creation & apply to global popup
• Pfp integration to side panel
• refactor account switcher & management previews
• Refactor 'ui tests' conception to previews
• reintroduce account management
• reintroduce account switcher
• remove nostr-sdk
• Rename PersistState -> StateInMemory
• select first account
• Seperate mobile dark color theme into its own func
• update cargo.lock to reflect toml change
• Update egui 0.26.1 -> 0.27.1
• Use app_creation for common app setup functions
• Use custom style in app
• use nostr in enostr

Stats

name added removed commits kernelkind <kernelkind@gmail.com> +6844 -1979 58 William Casarin <jb55@jb55.com> +9733 -5583 194

Damus iOS

Added

• Ability to create highlights (ericholguin)
• Add ability to mute hashtag from SearchView (Charlie Fish)
• Add ability to mute words, add new mutelist interface (Charlie) (William Casarin)
• Added callbackuri for a better ux when connecting mutiny wallet nwc (ericholguin)
• Added nip10 marker replies (William Casarin)
• Added title image and tags to longform events (ericholguin)
• Add event content preview to the full screen carousel (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Add First Aid solution for users who do not have a contact list created for their account (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Add marker nip10 support when reading notes (William Casarin)
• Add video cache to save network bandwidth (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Completely new threads experience that is easier and more pleasant to use (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Connect to Mutiny Wallet Button (ericholguin)
• Highlights (NIP-84) (ericholguin)
• Notification reminders for Damus Purple impending expiration (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Proxy Tags are now viewable on Selected Events (ericholguin)
• Relay fees metadata (ericholguin)
• Revamp emoji picker to be less error-prone and add search, frequently used, and multiple skin tone support capabilities (Terry Yiu)
• Show list of quoted reposts in threads (William Casarin)

Changed

• Added first aid contact damus support email (alltheseas)
• Add support for Apple In-App purchases (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Always strip GPS data from images (kernelkind)
• Change reactions to use a native looking emoji picker (Terry Yiu)
• Errors with an NWC will show as an alert (ericholguin)
• Improve UX around video playback (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Moved paste nwc button to main wallet view (ericholguin)
• Relay config view user interface (ericholguin)
• Relay detail design (ericholguin)
• Updated Zeus logo (ericholguin)

Fixed

• Fix broken GIF uploads (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fix bug that would cause connection issues with relays defined with a trailing slash URL, and an inability to delete them. (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fixed issue where some replies were including the q tag (William Casarin)
• Fixed issue where timeline was scrolling when it isn't supposed to (William Casarin)
• Fixed threads not loading sometimes (William Casarin)
• Fixed wallet not disconnecting when a user logs out (ericholguin)
• Fix emoji reactions being cut off (ericholguin)
• Fix ghost notifications caused by Purple impending expiration notifications (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fix image indicators to limit number of dots to not spill screen beyond visible margins (ericholguin)
• Fix in-app purchase issue that would trigger an error on purchase before confirming the account information. (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fix issue where bootstrap relays would inadvertently be added to the user's list on connectivity issues (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fix missing Mute button in profile view menu (Terry Yiu)
• Fix nostrscripts not loading (William Casarin)
• Fix profile not updating bug (William Casarin)
• Fix stale feed issue when follow list is too big (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fix thread bug where a quote isn't picked up as a reply (William Casarin)
• Fix welcome screen not showing if the user enters the app directly after a successful checkout without going through the link (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Improve reliability of contact list creation during onboarding (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Issue where NWC Scanner view would not dismiss after a failed scan/paste (ericholguin)

Stats

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@ 6d8e2a24:5faaca4c

Barcelona just lost their home match, against las Palmas This means if Madrid are able to win their two games they will be topping the league.

@ a95c6243:d345522c

Es ist besser, ein Licht zu entzünden, als auf die Dunkelheit zu schimpfen. Konfuzius

Die Bemühungen um Aufarbeitung der sogenannten Corona-Pandemie, um Aufklärung der Hintergründe, Benennung von Verantwortlichkeiten und das Ziehen von Konsequenzen sind durchaus nicht eingeschlafen. Das Interesse daran ist unter den gegebenen Umständen vielleicht nicht sonderlich groß, aber es ist vorhanden.

Der sächsische Landtag hat gestern die Einsetzung eines Untersuchungsausschusses zur Corona-Politik beschlossen. In einer Sondersitzung erhielt ein entsprechender Antrag der AfD-Fraktion die ausreichende Zustimmung, auch von einigen Abgeordneten des BSW.

In den Niederlanden wird Bill Gates vor Gericht erscheinen müssen. Sieben durch die Covid-«Impfstoffe» geschädigte Personen hatten Klage eingereicht. Sie werfen unter anderem Gates, Pfizer-Chef Bourla und dem niederländischen Staat vor, sie hätten gewusst, dass diese Präparate weder sicher noch wirksam sind.

Mit den mRNA-«Impfstoffen» von Pfizer/BioNTech befasst sich auch ein neues Buch. Darin werden die Erkenntnisse von Ärzten und Wissenschaftlern aus der Analyse interner Dokumente über die klinischen Studien der Covid-Injektion präsentiert. Es handelt sich um jene in den USA freigeklagten Papiere, die die Arzneimittelbehörde (Food and Drug Administration, FDA) 75 Jahre unter Verschluss halten wollte.

Ebenfalls Wissenschaftler und Ärzte, aber auch andere Experten organisieren als Verbundnetzwerk Corona-Solution kostenfreie Online-Konferenzen. Ihr Ziel ist es, «wissenschaftlich, demokratisch und friedlich» über Impfstoffe und Behandlungsprotokolle gegen SARS-CoV-2 aufzuklären und die Diskriminierung von Ungeimpften zu stoppen. Gestern fand eine weitere Konferenz statt. Ihr Thema: «Corona und modRNA: Von Toten, Lebenden und Physik lernen».

Aufgrund des Digital Services Acts (DSA) der Europäischen Union sei das Risiko groß, dass ihre Arbeit als «Fake-News» bezeichnet würde, so das Netzwerk. Staatlich unerwünschte wissenschaftliche Aufklärung müsse sich passende Kanäle zur Veröffentlichung suchen. Ihre Live-Streams seien deshalb zum Beispiel nicht auf YouTube zu finden.

Der vielfältige Einsatz für Aufklärung und Aufarbeitung wird sich nicht stummschalten lassen. Nicht einmal der Zensurmeister der EU, Deutschland, wird so etwas erreichen. Die frisch aktivierten «Trusted Flagger» dürften allerdings künftige Siege beim «Denunzianten-Wettbewerb» im Kontext des DSA zusätzlich absichern.

Wo sind die Grenzen der Meinungsfreiheit? Sicher gibt es sie. Aber die ideologische Gleichstellung von illegalen mit unerwünschten Äußerungen verfolgt offensichtlich eher das Ziel, ein derart elementares demokratisches Grundrecht möglichst weitgehend auszuhebeln. Vorwürfe wie «Hassrede», «Delegitimierung des Staates» oder «Volksverhetzung» werden heute inflationär verwendet, um Systemkritik zu unterbinden. Gegen solche Bestrebungen gilt es, sich zu wehren.

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Dieser Beitrag ist zuerst auf Transition News erschienen.

@ 32e18276:5c68e245

Here's a neat tip for figuring out exactly where your packet went during a traceroute. You can simply paste the output of traceroute into ChatGPT, asking where the packet actually went geographically.

The question

Here's the input I gave it:

``` can you get a sense of this route geographically ?

monad> tracepath nghttp2.org

1?: [LOCALHOST] pmtu 1500 1: _gateway 0.445ms 1: _gateway 0.363ms 2: 24.86.64.1 11.495ms 3: rc1st-be118-1.vc.shawcable.net 8.924ms 4: 24.244.60.69 12.607ms asymm 3 5: 24.244.63.101 9.884ms asymm 3 6: rc1st-be214.vc.shawcable.net 11.561ms asymm 3 7: rc2wt-be50-1.wa.shawcable.net 14.402ms asymm 3 8: rc2wt-be50-1.wa.shawcable.net 14.334ms asymm 3 9: ge3-0.cr02.sea01.pccwbtn.net 13.858ms asymm 4 10: ge3-0.cr02.sea01.pccwbtn.net 13.936ms asymm 4 11: 63-216-84-226.static.pccwglobal.net 191.730ms asymm 8 12: ae1.r01.hkg03.icn.netarch.akamai.com 154.284ms asymm 9 13: ae1.r01.hkg03.icn.netarch.akamai.com 160.912ms asymm 9 14: ae7.r01.tyo03.icn.netarch.akamai.com 156.906ms asymm 9 15: a23-56-142-37.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com 189.058ms asymm 10 16: a23-56-142-37.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com 189.577ms asymm 10 ```

Response

Tracing the geographical path from your local host to nghttp2.org involves a series of hops that typically represent different network routers or devices. Let's break down the route step-by-step:

1. Localhost to Gateway:

2. This is your local network's gateway, indicating the first point of contact outside your computer.

3. 24.86.64.1:

4. This IP is likely the first hop within your Internet Service Provider's (ISP) network. Given the IP range, this looks like a Canadian IP address, possibly Vancouver (Shaw Communications).

5. rc1st-be118-1.vc.shawcable.net:

6. This indicates a Shaw Communications router, likely in Vancouver, British Columbia.

7. 24.244.60.69 and 24.244.63.101:

8. These are further hops within Shaw Communications' network, still in Vancouver.

9. rc1st-be214.vc.shawcable.net:

10. Another router in Vancouver within Shaw's network.

11. rc2wt-be50-1.wa.shawcable.net:

12. This hop seems to indicate a transition from Vancouver to Washington state in the USA.

13. rc2wt-be50-1.wa.shawcable.net:

14. This appears again, indicating it's a key router in Washington state, likely Seattle.

15. ge3-0.cr02.sea01.pccwbtn.net:

16. This shows the transition to PCCW Global's network, a major international telecommunications provider, in Seattle, Washington.

17. 63-216-84-226.static.pccwglobal.net:

18. Another hop within PCCW Global's network, possibly still in Seattle but preparing for a trans-Pacific jump.

19. ae1.r01.hkg03.icn.netarch.akamai.com:

    • This hop indicates a significant jump to Hong Kong, to an Akamai router. This suggests the use of Akamai's CDN (Content Delivery Network).

20. ae1.r01.hkg03.icn.netarch.akamai.com:

    • Another Akamai router in Hong Kong.

21. ae7.r01.tyo03.icn.netarch.akamai.com:

    • Transition from Hong Kong to Tokyo, Japan, within Akamai's network.

22. a23-56-142-37.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com:

    • The final destination is likely a server hosted by Akamai in Japan, which is hosting nghttp2.org.

In summary, the geographical path likely follows this route:

1. Vancouver, Canada (Shaw Communications)
2. Seattle, Washington, USA (Shaw Communications and PCCW Global)
3. Hong Kong (PCCW Global and Akamai)
4. Tokyo, Japan (Akamai)

This route involves both North American and Asia-Pacific regions, indicating a significant geographical spread typically seen in global internet routing.

Summary

This makes traceroute way more understandable. ChatGPT knows enough about the domains to give you a good sense of the geographical path. I will definitely be using this from now on, maybe someone can make a tool to do this automatically and format it nicely.

Obviously don't do this if you actually care about the privacy of your network paths, but I personally could care less so I don't mind feeding the AI overlords in this case.

Until next time!

@ 9c47bb51:000381d0

Running your own Bitcoin node is one of the most powerful actions you can take to secure financial sovereignty and protect the network’s decentralization.

Bitcoin nodes independently verify transactions and enforce consensus rules, ensuring no single entity—be it governments, corporations, or influential players like BlackRock or Michael Saylor—can dictate how Bitcoin evolves.

Here’s why it matters 👇🏽

1.  Decentralization Is Freedom

A network is only as decentralized as its participants. When you run a node, you become a part of the consensus mechanism that ensures Bitcoin remains neutral, censorship-resistant, and immune to centralized control.

2.  Verification, Not Trust

Bitcoin’s power lies in its ability to eliminate the need for trust. By running a node, you verify every transaction and block yourself, instead of relying on others who may have vested interests. This ensures you’re transacting on the Bitcoin network as it was designed—not on a version compromised by corporate or governmental interests.

3.  Preventing Centralized Upgrades

Players like BlackRock and influential figures might push for changes to Bitcoin that align with their agendas, potentially undermining its core principles. Running your own node gives you the power to reject unwanted upgrades and stick to Bitcoin’s original ethos.

4.  Strengthening the Network

The more nodes in the network, the more robust and resistant it becomes to attacks or collusion by centralized entities. Your node helps secure this public good for everyone.

Bitcoin is a tool for freedom, but that freedom only lasts if we actively protect it. Running a node is not just a technical act—it’s a declaration of independence. Don’t let the promise of Bitcoin be steered by the powerful. Take control. Verify. Secure your sovereignty.

@ b12b632c:d9e1ff79

One other day on Nostr, one other app!

Today I'll present you a new self-hosted Nostr blog web application recently released on github by dtonon, Oracolo:

https://github.com/dtonon/oracolo

Oracolo is a minimalist blog powered by Nostr, that consists of a single html file, weighing only ~140Kb. You can use whatever Nostr client that supports long format (habla.news, yakihonne, highlighter.com, etc ) to write your posts, and your personal blog is automatically updated.
It works also without a web server; for example you can send it via email as a business card.

Oracolo fetches Nostr data, builds the page, execute the JavaScript code and displays article on clean and sobr blog (a Dark theme would be awesome 👀).

Blog articles are nostr events you published or will publish on Nostr relays through long notes applications like the ones quoted above.

• habla.news
• yakihonne
• highlighter.com

Don't forget to use a NIP07 web browser extensions to login on those websites. Old time where we were forced to fill our nsec key is nearly over!

For the hurry ones of you, you can find here the Oracolo demo with my Nostr long notes article. It will include this one when I'll publish it on Nostr!

https://oracolo.fractalized.net/

How to self-host Oracolo?

You can build the application locally or use a docker compose stack to run it (or any other method). I just build a docker compose stack with Traefik and an Oracolo docker image to let you quickly run it.

The oracolo-docker github repo is available here:

https://github.com/PastaGringo/oracolo-docker

PS: don't freak out about the commits number, oracolo has been the lucky one to let me practrice docker image CI/CD build/push with Forgejo, that went well but it took me a while before finding how to make Forgejo runner dood work 😆). Please ping me on Nostr if you are interested by an article on this topic!

This repo is a mirror from my new Forgejo git instance where the code has been originaly published and will be updated if needed (I think it will):

https://git.fractalized.net/PastaGringo/oracolo-docker

Here is how to do it.

1) First, you need to create an A DNS record into your domain.tld zone. You can create a A with "oracolo" .domain.tld or "*" .domain.tld. The second one will allow traefik to generate all the future subdomain.domain.tld without having to create them in advance. You can verify DNS records with the website https://dnschecker.org.

2) Clone the oracolo-docker repository:

bash git clone https://git.fractalized.net/PastaGringo/oracolo-docker.git cd oracolo-docker

3) Rename the .env.example file:

bash mv .env.example .env

4) Modify and update your .env file with your own infos:

```bash

Let's Encrypt email used to generate the SSL certificate

LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL=

domain for oracolo. Ex: oracolo.fractalized.net

ORACOLO_DOMAIN=

Npub author at "npub" format, not HEX.

NPUB=

Relays where Oracolo will retrieve the Nostr events.

Ex: "wss://nostr.fractalized.net, wss://rnostr.fractalized.net"

RELAYS=

Number of blog article with an thumbnail. Ex: 4

TOP_NOTES_NB= ```

5) Compose Oracolo:

bash docker compose up -d && docker compose logs -f oracolo traefik

bash [+] Running 2/0 ✔ Container traefik Running 0.0s ✔ Container oracolo Running 0.0s WARN[0000] /home/pastadmin/DEV/FORGEJO/PLAY/oracolo-docker/docker-compose.yml: `version` is obsolete traefik | 2024-05-28T19:24:18Z INF Traefik version 3.0.0 built on 2024-04-29T14:25:59Z version=3.0.0 oracolo | oracolo | ___ ____ ____ __ ___ _ ___ oracolo | / \ | \ / | / ] / \ | | / \ oracolo | | || D )| o | / / | || | | | oracolo | | O || / | |/ / | O || |___ | O | oracolo | | || \ | _ / \_ | || || | oracolo | | || . \| | \ || || || | oracolo | \___/ |__|\_||__|__|\____| \___/ |_____| \___/ oracolo | oracolo | Oracolo dtonon's repo: https://github.com/dtonon/oracolo oracolo | oracolo | ╭────────────────────────────╮ oracolo | │ Docker Compose Env Vars ⤵️ │ oracolo | ╰────────────────────────────╯ oracolo | oracolo | NPUB : npub1ky4kxtyg0uxgw8g5p5mmedh8c8s6sqny6zmaaqj44gv4rk0plaus3m4fd2 oracolo | RELAYS : wss://nostr.fractalized.net, wss://rnostr.fractalized.net oracolo | TOP_NOTES_NB : 4 oracolo | oracolo | ╭───────────────────────────╮ oracolo | │ Configuring Oracolo... ⤵️ │ oracolo | ╰───────────────────────────╯ oracolo | oracolo | > Updating npub key with npub1ky4kxtyg0uxgw8g5p5mmedh8c8s6sqny6zmaaqj44gv4rk0plaus3m4fd2... ✅ oracolo | > Updating nostr relays with wss://nostr.fractalized.net, wss://rnostr.fractalized.net... ✅ oracolo | > Updating TOP_NOTE with value 4... ✅ oracolo | oracolo | ╭───────────────────────╮ oracolo | │ Installing Oracolo ⤵️ │ oracolo | ╰───────────────────────╯ oracolo | oracolo | added 122 packages, and audited 123 packages in 8s oracolo | oracolo | 20 packages are looking for funding oracolo | run `npm fund` for details oracolo | oracolo | found 0 vulnerabilities oracolo | npm notice oracolo | npm notice New minor version of npm available! 10.7.0 -> 10.8.0 oracolo | npm notice Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v10.8.0 oracolo | npm notice To update run: npm install -g npm@10.8.0 oracolo | npm notice oracolo | oracolo | >>> done ✅ oracolo | oracolo | ╭─────────────────────╮ oracolo | │ Building Oracolo ⤵️ │ oracolo | ╰─────────────────────╯ oracolo | oracolo | > oracolo@0.0.0 build oracolo | > vite build oracolo | oracolo | 7:32:49 PM [vite-plugin-svelte] WARNING: The following packages have a svelte field in their package.json but no exports condition for svelte. oracolo | oracolo | @splidejs/svelte-splide@0.2.9 oracolo | @splidejs/splide@4.1.4 oracolo | oracolo | Please see https://github.com/sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte/blob/main/docs/faq.md#missing-exports-condition for details. oracolo | vite v5.2.11 building for production... oracolo | transforming... oracolo | ✓ 84 modules transformed. oracolo | rendering chunks... oracolo | oracolo | oracolo | Inlining: index-C6McxHm7.js oracolo | Inlining: style-DubfL5gy.css oracolo | computing gzip size... oracolo | dist/index.html 233.15 kB │ gzip: 82.41 kB oracolo | ✓ built in 7.08s oracolo | oracolo | >>> done ✅ oracolo | oracolo | > Copying Oracolo built index.html to nginx usr/share/nginx/html... ✅ oracolo | oracolo | ╭────────────────────────╮ oracolo | │ Configuring Nginx... ⤵️ │ oracolo | ╰────────────────────────╯ oracolo | oracolo | > Copying default nginx.conf file... ✅ oracolo | oracolo | ╭──────────────────────╮ oracolo | │ Starting Nginx... 🚀 │ oracolo | ╰──────────────────────╯ oracolo |

If you don't have any issue with the Traefik container, Oracolo should be live! 🔥

You can now access it by going to the ORACOLO_DOMAIN URL configured into the .env file.

Have a good day!

Don't hesisate to follow dtonon on Nostr to follow-up the future updates ⚡🔥

See you soon in another Fractalized story!
PastaGringo 🤖⚡

@ 4523be58:ba1facd0

NIP-116

Event paths

Description

Event kind 30079 denotes an event defined by its event path rather than its event kind.

The event directory path is included in the event path, specified in the event's d tag. For example, an event path might be user/profile/name, where user/profile is the directory path.

Relays should parse the event directory from the event path d tag and index the event by it. Relays should support "directory listing" of kind 30079 events using the #f filter, such as {"#f": ["user/profile"]}.

For backward compatibility, the event directory should also be saved in the event's f tag (for "folder"), which is already indexed by some relay implementations, and can be queried using the #f filter.

Event content should be a JSON-encoded value. An empty object {} signifies that the entry at the event path is itself a directory. For example, when saving user/profile/name: Bob, you should also save user/profile: {} so the subdirectory can be listed under user.

In directory names, slashes should be escaped with a double slash.

Example

Event

json { "tags": [ ["d", "user/profile/name"], ["f", "user/profile"] ], "content": "\"Bob\"", "kind": 30079, ... }

Query

json { "#f": ["user/profile"], "authors": ["[pubkey]"] }

Motivation

To make Nostr an "everything app," we need a sustainable way to support new kinds of applications. Browsing Nostr data by human-readable nested directories and paths rather than obscure event kind numbers makes the data more manageable.

Numeric event kinds are not sustainable for the infinite number of potential applications. With numeric event kinds, developers need to find an unused number for each new application and announce it somewhere, which is cumbersome and not scalable.

Directories can also replace monolithic list events like follow lists or profile details. You can update a single directory entry such as user/profile/name or groups/follows/[pubkey] without causing an overwrite of the whole profile or follow list when your client is out-of-sync with the most recent list version, as often happens on Nostr.

Using d-tagged replaceable events for reactions, such as {tags: [["d", "reactions/[eventId]"]], content: "\"👍\"", kind: 30079, ...} would make un-reacting trivial: just publish a new event with the same d tag and an empty content. Toggling a reaction on and off would not cause a flurry of new reaction & delete events that all need to be persisted.

Implementations

• Relays that support tag-replaceable events and indexing by arbitrary tags (in this case f) already support this feature.
• IrisDB client side library: treelike data structure with subscribable nodes.

https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1266

@ d7c6d014:a6abb6b8

結論

大盛況で最高オブ最高という感じでした！（語彙）

初見の人から一度会ってみたかった人、Nostr 上では頻繁にやり取りしてたけどリアルでは会ってなかった人等たくさんの人を verify できたので、参加してよかったーという感じです。

あとはタイムテーブル上でのトラブルなど、リアルで実際にイベントを開催してみたいとわからない unidentified な問題も起きたりなどして、ナマモノであるが故のイベントの醍醐味も久々に痛感できて参加してよかったと思いました。改めて nostr:npub1k0jrarx8um0lyw3nmysn50539ky4k8p7gfgzgrsvn8d7lccx3d0s38dczd さん nostr:npub1zqdnpm5gcfap8hngha7gcp3k363786phvs2etsvxw4nh6x9ydfzsuyk6mn さん、スタッフとして参加した皆さん、スポンサーの皆さん、そして来場者の方々の皆さん、ありがとうございました & お疲れ様でした！

個人的な takeaway

今回は、シーシャ屋業務 + イベント登壇 の二足のわらじを履いていたので、フルスロットルで全力を出し切れたものの、手の回るところと回らないところが生まれた部分もあり、完全燃焼しすぎた感があったので次回はもう少し余裕を持ったムーブで立ち回れると良いかなぁと思いました (とはいえイベント自体を楽しみきれなかった、みたいな不完全燃焼感はなかったのでそこは良かったと思います)

最後に

Nostr に出会って早一年と七ヶ月以上経っていますが、Nostr の知名度は依然として低いままですし、僕自身 Nostr コミュニティに貢献できる部分はまだまだ無限にあると思っています。今後も Nostr に all-in して生きていく所存ですので皆々様何卒引き続きよろしくお願い申し上げます♡

焔ノ香: nostr:npub1dwfj2pw3m428udsrm2xkrpqmgyhxnn82ask3wpgemlcvc8h2xhhs4mawdy

Me: nostr:npub16lrdq99ng2q4hg5ufre5f8j0qpealp8544vq4ctn2wqyrf4tk6uqn8mfeq

@ 101b30ee:18a46a45

昨日 (2024/9/30), お世話になった会社を退職しました。
2023/7/1入社のため、在籍期間は1年3か月でした。

どんな会社だったの？

会社名は伏せますが、BtoBtoCのサブスク課金型Webサービスを展開している会社のインフラエンジニアをやっていました。

職務内容は多岐にわたり、
- 開発・商用環境の構築
- サービスのデプロイ
- DNS関連の設定
- サービス加入時や解約時の定期作業
- 社内のセキュリティ意識向上のための啓蒙
- 情シス業務
- サービスのバックエンド(PHP)のリファクタ
- OS含めた各種ソフトウェアのバージョン移行

などなど。
インフラエンジニアという職種ではあったものの、開発系のタスクも多く経験させてもらいました。

なぜ退職したの？

売上が芳しくなく業務縮小することになり、退職しないかと勧められました。
この希望退職は私だけではなく、ほとんどの社員に話がいっていたようです。
実際、社員数は半分以下になっていたようで、統合により消えた部署や、1人しか残らなくなった部署もあります。
個人的にはまだ1年少ししか在籍しておらず少し未練はあったものの、これをチャンスと捉えて希望退職に乗ることにしました。
幸い、いくつかコミュニティ活動をしているので、リファラルで声をかけて頂いている会社様が何社かあります。

会社の良かった所

大きなカンファレンスで複数回登壇されているような凄い方と一緒に仕事が出来たり、レンタル出来る技術書が多かったり、月一で社内LT大会兼交流会があって会社経費でピザや寿司が食えたり、良かった所は沢山ありました！
最後に参加したLT会は、これで最後かと思うとちょっと泣きそうになりました。
ちなみに、私は社内LT会の運営をやったり、LT自体もこの1年で4回ほど行いました。

これから

色々ありましたが、会社への恨みのようなものは全くありません。感謝しかないです。
ただ、自社の仕事がもう少し楽になるような土台を作りたかったな、というのは心残りではあります。
人数も減って状況は厳しくなっていると思いますが、V字回復してくれることを祈るばかりです。

次の会社も、自社開発系の企業でバックエンドないしインフラ系の職種で働けたらと考えています。
今日 (2024/10/1)から無職です！会社受けまくります！頑張るぞい！

@ b12b632c:d9e1ff79

What's Blossom?

Blossom offers a bunch of HTTP endpoints that let Nostr users stash and fetch binary data on public servers using the SHA256 hash as a universal ID.

You can find more -precise- information about Blossom on the Nostr article published today by hzrd149, the developper behind it:

nostr:naddr1qqxkymr0wdek7mfdv3exjan9qgszv6q4uryjzr06xfxxew34wwc5hmjfmfpqn229d72gfegsdn2q3fgrqsqqqa28e4v8zy

You find the Blossom github repo here:

GitHub - hzrd149/blossom: Blobs stored simply on mediaservers https://github.com/hzrd149/blossom

Meet Blobs

Blobs are files with SHA256 hashes as IDs, making them unique and secure. You can compute these IDs from the files themselves using the sha256 hashing algorithm (when you run sha256sum bitcoin.pdf).

Meet Drives

Drives are like organized events on Nostr, mapping blobs to filenames and extra info. It's like setting up a roadmap for your data.

How do Servers Work?

Blossom servers have four endpoints for users to upload and handle blobs:

GET /<sha256>: Get blobs by their SHA256 hash, maybe with a file extension. PUT /upload: Chuck your blobs onto the server, verified with signed Nostr events. GET /list/<pubkey>: Peek at a list of blobs tied to a specific public key for smooth management. DELETE /<sha256>: Trash blobs from the server when needed, keeping things tidy.

Yon can find detailed information about the Blossom Server Implementation here..

https://github.com/hzrd149/blossom/blob/master/Server.md

..and the Blossom-server source code is here:

https://github.com/hzrd149/blossom-server

What's Blossom Drive?

Think of Blossom Drive as the "Front-End" (or a public cloud drive) of Blossom servers, letting you upload, manage, share your files/folders blobs.

Source code is available here:

https://github.com/hzrd149/blossom-drive

Developpers

If you want to add Blossom into your Nostr client/app, the blossom-client-sdk explaining how it works (with few examples 🙏) is published here:

https://github.com/hzrd149/blossom-client-sdk

How to self-host Blossom server & Blossom Drive

We'll use docker compose to setup Blossom server & drive. I included Nginx Proxy Manager because it's the Web Proxy I use for all the Fractalized self-hosted services :

Create a new docker-compose file:

~$ nano docker-compose.yml

Insert this content into the file:

``` version: '3.8' services:

blossom-drive: container_name: blossom-drive image: pastagringo/blossom-drive-docker

ports:

- '80:80'

blossom-server: container_name: blossom-server image: 'ghcr.io/hzrd149/blossom-server:master'

ports:

- '3000:3000'

volumes:
  - './blossom-server/config.yml:/app/config.yml'
  - 'blossom_data:/app/data'

nginxproxymanager: container_name: nginxproxymanager image: 'jc21/nginx-proxy-manager:latest' restart: unless-stopped ports: - '80:80' - '81:81' - '443:443' volumes: - ./nginxproxymanager/data:/data - ./nginxproxymanager/letsencrypt:/etc/letsencrypt - ./nginxproxymanager/_hsts_map.conf:/app/templates/_hsts_map.conf

volumes: blossom_data: ```

You now need to personalize the blossom-server config.yml:

bash ~$ mkdir blossom-server ~$ nano blossom-server/config.yml

Insert this content to the file (CTRL+X & Y to save/exit):

```yaml

Used when listing blobs

publicDomain: https://blossom.fractalized.net

databasePath: data/sqlite.db

discovery: # find files by querying nostr relays nostr: enabled: true relays: - wss://nostrue.com - wss://relay.damus.io - wss://nostr.wine - wss://nos.lol - wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net - wss://nostr.fractalized.net # find files by asking upstream CDNs upstream: enabled: true domains: - https://cdn.satellite.earth # don't set your blossom server here!

storage: # local or s3 backend: local local: dir: ./data # s3: # endpoint: https://s3.endpoint.com # bucket: blossom # accessKey: xxxxxxxx # secretKey: xxxxxxxxx # If this is set the server will redirect clients when loading blobs # publicURL: https://s3.region.example.com/

# rules are checked in descending order. if a blob matches a rule it is kept # "type" (required) the type of the blob, "" can be used to match any type # "expiration" (required) time passed since last accessed # "pubkeys" (optional) a list of owners # any blobs not matching the rules will be removed rules: # mime type of blob - type: text/ # time since last accessed expiration: 1 month - type: "image/" expiration: 1 week - type: "video/" expiration: 5 days - type: "model/" expiration: 1 week - type: "" expiration: 2 days

upload: # enable / disable uploads enabled: true # require auth to upload requireAuth: true # only check rules that include "pubkeys" requirePubkeyInRule: false

list: requireAuth: false allowListOthers: true

tor: enabled: false proxy: "" ```

You need to update few values with your own:

• Your own Blossom server public domain :

publicDomain: https://YourBlossomServer.YourDomain.tld

and upstream domains where Nostr clients will also verify if the Blossom server own the file blob: :

upstream: enabled: true domains: - https://cdn.satellite.earth # don't set your blossom server here!

• The Nostr relays where you want to publish your Blossom events (I added my own Nostr relay):

yaml discovery: # find files by querying nostr relays nostr: enabled: true relays: - wss://nostrue.com - wss://relay.damus.io - wss://nostr.wine - wss://nos.lol - wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net - wss://nostr.fractalized.net

Everything is setup! You can now compose your docker-compose file:

~$ docker compose up -d

I will let your check this article to know how to configure and use Nginx Proxy Manager.

You can check both Blossom containers logs with this command:

~$ docker compose logs -f blossom-drive blossom-server

Regarding the Nginx Proxy Manager settings for Blossom, here is the configuration I used:

PS: it seems the naming convention for the kind of web service like Blossom is named "CDN" (for: "content delivery network"). It's not impossible in a near future I rename my subdomain blossom.fractalized.net to cdn.blossom.fractalized.net and blossom-drive.fractalized.net to blossom.fractalized.net 😅

Do what you prefer!

After having configured everything, you can now access Blossom server by going to your Blossom server subdomain. You should see a homepage as below:

Same thing for the Blossom Drive, you should see this homepage:

You can now login with your prefered method. In my case, I login on Blossom Drive with my NIP-07 Chrome extension.

You now need to go the "Servers" tab to add some Blossom servers, including the fresh one you just installed.

You can now create your first Blossom Drive by clicking on "+ New" > "Drive" on the top left button:

Fill your desired blossom drive name and select the media servers where you want to host your files and click on "Create":

PS: you can enable "Encrypted" option but as hzrd149 said on his Nostr note about Blossom:

"There is also the option to encrypt drives using NIP-49 password encryption. although its not tested at all so don't trust it, verify"

You are now able to upload some files (a picture for instance):

And obtain the HTTP direct link by clicking on the "Copy Link" button:

If you check URL image below, you'll see that it is served by Blossom:

It's done ! ✅

You can now upload your files to Blossom accross several Blossom servers to let them survive the future internet apocalypse.

Blossom has just been released few days ago, many news and features will come!

Don't hesisate to follow hzrd149 on Nostr to follow-up the future updates ⚡🔥

See you soon in another Fractalized story!
PastaGringo 🤖⚡

@ c755de14:cc53833a

If you’re like most people, you’re constantly fielding requests at work. The asks are formal and informal, large and small, and from all across the organization. The inflow is so great, you can’t possibly agree to everything. So it’s crucial to learn when to say no and how to say both no and yes.

Tulgan, who spent decades studying what makes people the most highly valued, indispensable employees at organizations, presents a three-part framework for managing the flood of requests. First, assess each ask, systematically gathering the details that will allow you to make an informed judgment. If you do have to turn someone down, deliver a well-reasoned no. A good no is all about timing and logic—it’s in order whenever things are not allowed, cannot be done, or should not be done. Moreover, it’s communicated in a way that makes the asker feel respected. If the answer is yes, make it an effective one by explaining how you think you can help, pinning down the deliverables, and laying out a focused plan for execution.

A considered no protects you. A good yes allows you to serve others, add value, and collaborate effectively. If you become skilled at conveying both, you can avoid burnout, increase your influence, and enhance your reputation.

https://hbr.org/2020/09/learn-when-to-say-no

@ 5f010feb:3ae9756b

こんにちは。小牧りらです。 こちらは「Nostrasia2024 逆アドベントカレンダー」2日目の記事です。 1日目はしのさんの「Nostrasia イベントレポート #1」です。

この記事はオタクなら一度は考える夢、「コスプレ」(主語デカ)を夢見ていたオタクの、人生初のコスプレを記録したものです。

Nostrasia2024の開催が現実味を帯びる

2024年7月、四谷ラボDiscordで「Nostrasiaをもう一度。」と高まっていた機運が動き出しました。Nostrasia2024の始動です。テイザーサイトの作成、サイトやNostr、Connpasでの告知に始まり、会場の選定、当日のタイムラインの作成など、7月〜9月前半でNostrasiaはその全貌を顕にしていきました。私はDiscordには入っているものの、仕事が忙しく(という言い訳)特に貢献もしないままグループを眺めていました。そんな中当日スタッフとして協力させていただけることとなり、何か盛り上がりに貢献できないか？と考えた結果、「コスプレするしかない」との結論に至りました。

1週間前に動き出すコスプレ製作記

以前から技術書典など「Nostr関連のイベントでNostr関連キャラクターのコスプレができたらな〜」、という思いや、「オタクたるもの人生で一度はちゃんとしたコスプレをしたい！」、という思いを抱えていた私。ではこのNostrasia2024で誰のコスプレをするか？が課題となっていきます。自律分散型コミュニティのNostr、日本人コミュニティも成立から1年以上が経過し、実に多くのキャラクターが生み出されてきました。その中でも直近で話題沸騰中のキャラクター、「りとりん」のコスプレをしよう！と思い、生みの親であるかすてらふぃさんとたーごいるさんの許可を得て製作に取り掛かりました。女オタクの聖地、池袋に繰り出しウィッグや毛糸などの買い出しを行いました(この時点で1週間前)。池袋は新しくなったアニメイトにコスプレコーナーがあったり、今回は入っていないですがウィッグ専門店のアシストウィッグさん、そしてユザワヤなどの手芸店に100均などコスプレに必要な資材を購入する店舗に事欠きません。3時間近く店舗を渡り歩いた結果、アニメイトとダイソーで必要な資材を揃えました。

資材一覧

＜アニメイト＞

・ピンクのウィッグ

・水色の毛束

・耳を取り付けるためのピン

・ピンクのアイブロウ

・ウィッグ固定用の両面テープ

＜ダイソー＞

・ピンクの毛糸(耳としっぽ)

・針金(耳としっぽの芯)

・ヘアアクセサリー(ヘアピン、ヘアゴム)

・ウィッグネット

・ペット用ブラシ

Nostrasia当日

平日仕事終わりに作業を進める時間もなく、前日、前々日の土日でぶっつけ本番のウィッグ製作に取り掛かりました。ミディアムボブのウィッグを、動画やメイキング記事を見ながら切ったり、毛束をつけたり、結んだり…。失敗したら即終了の緊張感が走る中、慎重に作業を進めていきます。並行してアクリル毛糸と針金でけも耳・けもしっぽを作りました。ペット用ブラシをガシガシして毛並みを作っていく作業、そしてその過程で発生した抜け毛はもはやリアル。膝の上にりとりんが居るのではないか、と思いながら作業を進めました。最終的に当日スタートのギリギリまで作業し(会場でポニテにしたり耳を取り付けたりしていました)、ギリギリオープニングには間に合いました。ウィッグを付けた瞬間は「重い！暑い！」となりましたが、意外と室内半日であれば耐えられるな、という感想でした。 これはマグロを心待ちにするりとりん

まとめ

・とりあえず池袋に行けばなんとかなる

・ウィッグの構造に驚く

・ネットで調べれば扱い方、作り方が分かる

・製作には余裕を持って(当日会場で作業するな)

おわりに

Nostrasiaとりとりんというビッグウェーブに乗りながら、オタクとしての夢であったコスプレが実現できたこと、とても良い経験になりました！そして世の中のだいたいのものごとは調べてやったらなんとかなると感じました。次回、Nostr関連でコスプレする機会があればさらにバージョンアップしたりとりんをやりたい！という気持ちと、衣装製作も楽しめるキャラクターをやりたい！という気持ちが湧き上がってきました。その時はちゃんと工程管理します…。

3日目はjunさんの「Nostr のフォロワーネットワークにおけるクラスタリング係数」です。

@ 266815e0:6cd408a5

While I was in Mediera with all the other awesome people at the first SEC cohort there where a lot of discussions around data storage on nostr and if it could be made censorship-resistent

I remember lots of discussions about torrents, hypercore, nostr relays, and of course IPFS

There were a few things I learned from all these conversations:

1. All the existing solutions have one thing in common. A universal ID of some kind for files
2. HTTP is still good. we don't have to throw the baby out with the bath water
3. nostr could fix this... somehow

Some of the existing solutions work well for large files, and all of them are decentralization in some way. However none of them seem capable of serving up cat pictures for social media clients. they all have something missing...

An Identity system

An identity system would allow files to be "owned" by users. and once files have owners servers could start grouping files into a single thing instead of a 1000+ loose files

This can also greatly simplify the question of "what is spam" for a server hosting (or seeding) these files. since it could simply have a whitelist of owners (and maybe their friends)

What is blossom?

Blossom is a set of HTTP endpoints that allow nostr users to store and retrieve binary data on public servers using the sha256 hash as a universal id

What are Blobs?

blobs are chunks of binary data. they are similar to files but with one key difference, they don't have names

Instead blobs have a sha256 hash (like b1674191a88ec5cdd733e4240a81803105dc412d6c6708d53ab94fc248f4f553) as an ID

These IDs are universal since they can be computed from the file itself using the sha256 hashing algorithm ( you can get a files sha256 hash on linux using: sha256sum bitcoin.pdf )

How do the servers work?

Blossom servers expose four endpoints to let clients and users upload and manage blobs

• GET /<sha256> (optional file .ext)
• PUT /upload
• Authentication: Signed nostr event
• Returns a blob descriptor
• GET /list/<pubkey>
• Returns an array of blob descriptors
• Authentication (optional): Signed nostr event
• DELETE /<sha256>
• Authentication: Signed nostr event

What is Blossom Drive?

Blossom Drive is a nostr app built on top of blossom servers and allows users to create and manage folders of blobs

What are Drives

Drives are just nostr events (kind 30563) that store a map of blobs and what filename they should have along with some extra metadata

An example drive event would be json { "pubkey": "266815e0c9210dfa324c6cba3573b14bee49da4209a9456f9484e5106cd408a5", "created_at": 1710773987, "content": "", "kind": 30563, "tags": [ [ "name", "Emojis" ], [ "description", "nostr emojis" ], [ "d", "emojis" ], [ "r", "https://cdn.hzrd149.com/" ], [ "x", "303f018e613f29e3e43264529903b7c8c84debbd475f89368cb293ec23938981", "/noStrudel.png", "15161", "image/png" ], [ "x", "a0e2b39975c8da1702374b3eed6f4c6c7333e6ae0008dadafe93bd34bfb2ca78", "/satellite.png", "6853", "image/png" ], [ "x", "e8f3fae0f4a43a88eae235a8b79794d72e8f14b0e103a0fed1e073d8fb53d51f", "/amethyst.png", "20487", "image/png" ], [ "x", "70bd5836807b916d79e9c4e67e8b07e3e3b53f4acbb95c7521b11039a3c975c6", "/nos.png", "36521", "image/png" ], [ "x", "0fc304630279e0c5ab2da9c2769e3a3178c47b8609b447a30916244e89abbc52", "/primal.png", "29343", "image/png" ], [ "x", "9a03824a73d4af192d893329bbc04cd3798542ee87af15051aaf9376b74b25d4", "/coracle.png", "18300", "image/png" ], [ "x", "accdc0cdc048f4719bb5e1da4ff4c6ffc1a4dbb7cf3afbd19b86940c01111568", "/iris.png", "24070", "image/png" ], [ "x", "2e740f2514d6188e350d95cf4756bbf455d2f95e6a09bc64e94f5031bc4bba8f", "/damus.png", "32758", "image/png" ], [ "x", "2e019f08da0c75fb9c40d81947e511c8f0554763bffb6d23a7b9b8c9e8c84abb", "/old emojis/astral.png", "29365", "image/png" ], [ "x", "d97f842f2511ce0491fe0de208c6135b762f494a48da59926ce15acfdb6ac17e", "/other/rabbit.png", "19803", "image/png" ], [ "x", "72cb99b689b4cfe1a9fb6937f779f3f9c65094bf0e6ac72a8f8261efa96653f5", "/blossom.png", "4393", "image/png" ] ] }

There is a lot going on but the main thing is the list of "x" tags and the path that describes the folder and filename the blob should live at

If your interested, the full event definition is at github.com/hzrd149/blossom-drive

Getting started

Like every good nostr client it takes a small instruction manual in order to use it properly. so here are the steps for getting started

1. Open the app

Open https://blossom.hzrd149.com

2. Login using extension

You can also login using any of the following methods using the input - NIP-46 with your https://nsec.app or https://flare.pub account - a NIP-46 connection string - an ncryptsec password protected private key - a nsec unprotected private key (please don't) - bunker:// URI from nsecbunker

3. Add a blossom server

Right now https://cdn.satellite.earth is the only public server that is compatible with blossom drive. If you want to host your own I've written a basic implementation in TypeScript github.com/hzrd149/blossom-server

4. Start uploading your files

NOTE: All files upload to blossom drive are public by default. DO NOT upload private files

5. Manage files

Encrypted drives

There is also the option to encrypt drives using NIP-49 password encryption. although its not tested at all so don't trust it, verify

Whats next?

I don't know, but Im excited to see what everyone else on nostr builds with this. I'm only one developer at the end of the day and I can't think of everything

also all the images in this article are stored in one of my blossom drives here

nostr:naddr1qvzqqqrhvvpzqfngzhsvjggdlgeycm96x4emzjlwf8dyyzdfg4hefp89zpkdgz99qq8xzun5d93kcefdd9kkzem9wvr46jka