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A conversa global sobre Bitcoin entrou numa nova fase, saindo do campo da especulação para o centro das decisões estratégicas. A proposta do Presidente-eleito Donald Trump para criar uma reserva nacional de Bitcoin, a votação iminente dos acionistas da Microsoft sobre Bitcoin como investimento corporativo e a análise da Amazon para usar Bitcoin como activo de reserva mostram como a teoria dos jogos está a influenciar decisões reais.

No centro destas iniciativas está o conceito de vantagem do first-mover. Os primeiros a agir — sejam empresas ou nações — têm a oportunidade de colher benefícios desproporcionais, desde domínio financeiro até influência global. No entanto, essas acções obrigam os concorrentes a reagir, criando um efeito dominó em várias indústrias e fronteiras. Com apenas ~1.206.000 bitcoins restantes para serem minerados, a corrida começou, e os stakes não poderiam ser mais altos.

A Reserva de Bitcoin de Trump: Uma Estratégia de Estado-Nação

Em julho de 2024, Donald Trump surpreendeu o mundo financeiro ao anunciar planos para estabelecer uma reserva nacional de Bitcoin. Em novembro, mais detalhes foram revelados no projecto de lei proposto pela senadora Cynthia Lummis, “Bitcoin Act of 2024,” que prevê a aquisição de um milhão de bitcoins ao longo de cinco anos, financiada pela realocação de activos do Federal Reserve, evitando aumento da dívida pública.

O plano não é apenas uma protecção contra a inflação; é uma jogada geopolítica. Tornando-se a primeira potência a adoptar Bitcoin nesta escala, os EUA buscam consolidar a sua liderança na economia global em transformação. Esta medida obriga outras nações, como China ou Rússia — que já estão a discutir também integrar Bitcoin nas suas economias — a repensarem as suas estratégias.

A proposta de Trump introduz uma dinâmica de jogo de soma zero. Se os EUA acumularem uma reserva significativa enquanto outras nações ficam para trás, o país ganha soberania financeira, maior influência global e o poder de moldar o futuro. Contudo, essa acção pode desencadear uma corrida global, com países a competir para garantir o máximo de Bitcoin possível antes que sua oferta finita se esgote.

A Proposta de Bitcoin da Microsoft: Pressão sobre Gigantes Corporativos

Em outubro de 2024, os acionistas da Microsoft receberam uma proposta solicitando que a empresa explorasse Bitcoin como investimento corporativo. Com a votação marcada para 10 de dezembro, a decisão terá um impacto que ultrapassa a própria Microsoft. Uma votação a favor pode desencadear uma reacção em cadeia entre outras gigantes tecnológicas, enquanto uma recusa pode abrir espaço para que empresas como Google ou Apple se posicionem como líderes no sector.

Nota: a votacao foi negativa, apenas 0.55% dos accionistas da Microsoft votaram a favor! Caso para dizer que a Microsoft teve um momento Kodak! #HFSP

Michael Saylor, presidente executivo da MicroStrategy, tem estado na linha da frente, defendendo a adopção corporativa de Bitcoin, apresentando-o não apenas como um activo financeiro, mas como uma oportunidade transformadora. A administração da Microsoft recomendou a rejeição da proposta, citando processos de investimento já existentes. No entanto, a pressão está a aumentar. O desempenho impressionante de Bitcoin, com ganhos anuais de 131% e um preço recorde acima de $104.000, torna cada vez mais difícil para as empresas ignorarem a oportunidade.

Para a Microsoft, os stakes são claros: agir cedo permitiria que a empresa se posicionasse como líder na integração de Bitcoin na estratégia corporativa, pressionando concorrentes como Google, Apple e Meta a fazerem o mesmo ou arriscarem ficar para trás. Uma entrada tardia, por outro lado, pode resultar em custos mais elevados e oportunidades perdidas, à medida que o preço de Bitcoin continua a subir com a crescente procura institucional.

A Aposta da Amazon em Bitcoin

A Amazon, a maior retalhista online do mundo, está agora numa encruzilhada. No dia 8 de dezembro de 2024, a empresa recebeu uma proposta dos accionistas para alocar 5% das suas reservas de $88 mil milhões em Bitcoin. Este movimento acompanha uma tendência crescente de interesse institucional, com fundos negociados em bolsa de Bitcoin a atraírem milhares de milhões de dólares em entradas na última semana.

Se a Amazon aprovar a proposta na Assembleia Geral Anual de 2025, o impacto será sísmico. A decisão da empresa enviará um sinal claro ao mercado, validando Bitcoin como um activo de reserva legítimo. Além disso, colocará uma pressão significativa sobre rivais como Walmart, Google e Alibaba para seguirem o exemplo. À medida que mais empresas entram no mercado, a oferta finita de Bitcoin será ainda mais pressionada, elevando seu preço e recompensando aqueles que agiram primeiro.

A possível adopção de Bitcoin pela Amazon também reforça a ideia do efeito de sinalização na teoria dos jogos. Ao abraçar Bitcoin, a Amazon demonstraria confiança no futuro do activo, incentivando outros participantes do mercado a fazerem o mesmo. A decisão provavelmente aceleraria um efeito dominó em várias indústrias, dificultando cada vez mais para os concorrentes permanecerem inertes.

Efeito Dominó

As movimentações estratégicas de Trump, Microsoft e Amazon não existem isoladamente — são catalisadores de uma corrida mais ampla. El Salvador e Butão já se posicionaram como adoptantes iniciais, mas a proposta de Trump eleva a adopção de Bitcoin a um novo patamar. Se os EUA agirem de forma decisiva, é provável que aliados e concorrentes façam o mesmo, desencadeando uma corrida por reservas de Bitcoin que poderá assemelhar-se a uma corrida armamentista em intensidade. Como já se começa a ver no Canada, Rússia, Alemanha, etc...

O mesmo se aplica às corporações. À medida que líderes como MicroStrategy, Tesla e, potencialmente, Microsoft e Amazon tomam posições, os concorrentes enfrentarão uma pressão crescente para agir ou arriscar a irrelevância. Cada novo participante no mercado reduz a oferta disponível de Bitcoin, criando uma urgência crescente para os retardatários.

Os números reforçam a aposta: apenas ~1.206.000 bitcoins permanecem para serem minerados e apenas cerca de 2.000.000 em exchanges. Com a adopção institucional e nacional a acelerar, a luta por este recurso limitado provavelmente impulsionará ainda mais os preços, transformando Bitcoin de um "activo especulativo" para um imperativo estratégico.

Conclusão: O Jogo de Bitcoin Está em Curso

A dinâmica de adopção de Bitcoin ilustra a teoria dos jogos em acção que podemos observar em tempo real. A vantagem dos pioneiros não é apenas um conceito teórico — é uma vantagem tangível na corrida por Bitcoin, oferecendo recompensas desproporcionais aos primeiros a agir e forçando outros a reagirem. A proposta de Trump para uma reserva nacional de Bitcoin define o palco para uma corrida geopolítica, enquanto gigantes corporativos como Microsoft e Amazon enfrentam decisões que moldarão os seus futuros e pondo pressão nos seus concorrentes.

À medida que a oferta de Bitcoin diminui e o seu preço reflecte a crescente procura, a pressão para agir cedo só aumentará. Seja no palco nacional ou corporativo, as decisões tomadas hoje definirão o panorama económico de amanhã. O jogo de Bitcoin está em curso, e os jogadores que compreendem os riscos — e agem estrategicamente — têm o potencial de moldar a próxima era das finanças globais.

bitcoin #gameTheory

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Если бы в Горноправдинске вручали премии за самые неожиданные улучшения городской среды, то недавний инцидент с канализацией точно бы попал в финал. Казалось бы, что может быть хуже, чем прорвавшиеся трубы и ручьи, отнюдь не кристально чистой воды, разлившиеся по центральной улице? Но местные коммунальщики доказали, что даже из самого неприятного можно извлечь пользу – и сделали это с такой скоростью, что теперь люди обсуждают не само ЧП, а его последствия.

Началось все с того, что старенькая канализационная сеть, напоминающая скорее музейный экспонат, чем рабочую систему, в один момент решила дать городу почувствовать, что такое "вышло из берегов". Потоки... скажем так, содержимого стремительно разлились, угрожая перекрыть не только движение машин, но и спокойствие горожан.

Однако коммунальные службы, обычно славящиеся неторопливостью, удивили всех. Уже через пару часов на месте разгула стихийных нечистот заработала техника, а сотрудники, как один, бросились в бой. Кто-то шутил, что это был их "звездный час", ведь редко когда столько внимания приковано к их работе.

"Мы использовали специальный раствор, который нейтрализует запах и разлагает органику," – рассказал начальник службы ЖКХ. Уточнять состав чудо-средства он отказался, но город сразу почувствовал, что воздух стал легче, а настроение – чище.

Но на этом коммунальная магия не закончилась. Там, где еще недавно текли не самые приятные потоки, теперь журчат новые декоративные ручьи. Местные власти приняли решение использовать эту зону для благоустройства, и уже через неделю здесь появились ухоженные парковые зоны с лавочками и клумбами.

"Мы решили, что если уж природа так распорядилась, то почему бы не сделать из этого что-то хорошее," – прокомментировал мэр Горноправдинска.

Местные жители, еще недавно всерьез обсуждавшие переезд, теперь делают селфи на фоне новенького ландшафтного дизайна и иронизируют: "Где текло, там и журчит". Некоторые даже предложили назвать парк "Река Жизни" – правда, что именно имелось в виду, остается загадкой. Так Горноправдинск доказал, что даже самые неприятные проблемы можно превратить в повод для гордости. Теперь жители шутят: "Рвануло, зато затянуло – и в прямом, и в переносном смысле".

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Сегодня в Воркуте проходит одно из самых ожидаемых событий года — Всероссийский день бега «Кросс Нации 2044»! 🎉 С утра на центральной улице города царит настоящая спортивная атмосфера, наполненная энергией и энтузиазмом. Участники всех возрастов, от самых маленьких до пенсионеров, собрались, чтобы показать свои силы на дистанциях разной сложности.

🌟 900 участников уже вышли на старт! Это невероятно вдохновляет видеть столько людей, готовых к соревнованиям и поддерживающих друг друга! В этом году мы внедрили роботизированные помощники, которые помогут организовать мероприятие на новом уровне. Эти автономные дроны будут следить за безопасностью участников, обеспечивать медицинскую помощь и даже раздавать воду на дистанции.

Мы также добавили новые дистанции для детей и подростков, чтобы каждый мог найти свое место на этом празднике спорта. 🏅 Параллельно с основными забегами проходят различные мастер-классы по фитнесу и здоровому образу жизни, включая занятия с умными роботами-тренерами, которые помогут вам освоить новые упражнения и техники.

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Дорогие друзья! ✨ Через несколько дней, 26 ноября 2044 года, Воркута отмечает свой День города! 🎉 Это событие станет настоящим праздником для всех нас, горожан, и мы приглашаем вас погрузиться в атмосферу веселья и радости, ведь мы соберемся вместе, чтобы отпраздновать нашу уникальную историю и достижения. 🌟

В этом году мы подготовили множество интересных мероприятий, которые будут интегрированы с умными технологиями для максимального комфорта и взаимодействия:

С 10:00 до 16:00 на площади Мира пройдут выставки местных мастеров и художников. Здесь можно увидеть уникальные изделия ручной работы и даже поучаствовать в мастер-классах с использованием голографических технологий, позволяющих вам создавать виртуальные объекты прямо на месте!

В 12:00 начнется парад, который пройдет по центральным улицам города. Мы увидим яркие костюмы, музыкальные группы и, конечно же, нашу символику — серебристого оленя! Парад будет сопровождаться дроновыми шоу, которые добавят яркие визуальные эффекты в небо над городом.

В 14:00 на Центральной площади состоится концерт с участием местных артистов и приглашенных звезд. Не пропустите возможность насладиться живой музыкой и танцами, а также интерактивными выступлениями с использованием дополненной реальности, где каждый сможет стать частью шоу!

А в 18:00 завершится праздник грандиозным фейерверком! 🎆 Этот фейерверк будет синхронизирован с музыкой и световыми эффектами, создавая незабываемое зрелище.

🕊️ В этом году мы также вспомним о нашем прошлом — в программе запланированы выставки, посвященные истории Воркуты, включая её угольную промышленность и культурное наследие, представленные через интерактивные экспозиции и виртуальные туры.

Приходите всей семьей! Давайте вместе сделаем этот день незабываемым! 💙 #Воркута #ДеньГорода #2044 #Праздник

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Дорогие воркутяне! С радостью сообщаем, что в 2044 году отопительный сезон в нашем городе стартует 1 декабря — на день раньше, чем в прошлом году! Это событие знаменует собой начало новой эры в коммунальном обслуживании, где технологии и инновации играют ключевую роль.

Подключение отопления будет происходить поэтапно: Центральный район получит тепло 1 декабря, Южный район — 2 декабря, а Северный район — 3 декабря. Процесс подключения будет автоматизирован с использованием умных систем управления, которые обеспечат быстрое и эффективное заполнение отопительных систем. Полное заполнение займет всего три дня, и жители смогут наблюдать за этим процессом через специальные мобильные приложения, которые будут показывать статус подключения в реальном времени.

Мы внедряем роботизированные технологии для мониторинга и диагностики состояния системы отопления. Эти автономные устройства будут следить за температурными показателями и выявлять возможные неисправности до того, как они станут проблемой. Жителям рекомендуется сообщать о любых проблемах с подачей тепла через голосовые помощники или чат-ботов, которые мгновенно свяжут вас с коммунальными службами.

Воркута движется в будущее, где комфорт и безопасность жителей — наш главный приоритет. Давайте вместе сделаем этот зимний сезон незабываемым!

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Дорогие воркутяне! С радостью сообщаем, что 25 ноября 2044 года в нашем городе откроет свои двери новый Культурно-Досуговый Центр! Этот долгожданный проект стал настоящим подарком для всех жителей и гостей Воркуты. ✨

Что вас ждет? Разнообразные мероприятия: концерты, выставки, мастер-классы и театральные постановки — каждый найдет что-то по душе! Но это не просто традиционные события; благодаря интеграции голографических технологий вы сможете наслаждаться выступлениями мировых звезд в формате 3D прямо из вашего кресла.

Современные пространства: уютные залы для занятий, кинозал с виртуальной реальностью, выставочные площади, где искусство будет представлено в интерактивном формате, и даже кафе с умными меню, которые подберут блюда в зависимости от ваших предпочтений и настроения.

Поддержка талантов: новый центр станет площадкой для местных художников, музыкантов и творческих коллективов. Здесь будут доступны виртуальные студии, где творцы смогут работать над своими проектами с использованием передовых технологий, таких как искусственный интеллект для создания музыки и визуального искусства.

🌟 Мы уверены, что КДЦ станет центром притяжения для всех, кто хочет развиваться, общаться и проводить время с пользой. Это будет не просто место для досуга, а инновационный хаб, где идеи будут воплощаться в жизнь с помощью новейших технологий.

Приглашаем всех на торжественное открытие! 📅 Дата: 25 ноября 2044 года 📍 Место: Новый КДЦ, ул. Центральная, 10. Не пропустите возможность стать частью этого важного события для нашего города! 💖

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Some hardcore bitcoiners love to say you should ignore the fiat price and instead denominate the things you want to buy in bitcoin over time as a way to measure it’s value. The image showing price of the median home in bitcoin over time is probably the most popular

The issue with that image is it’s still using fiat as the measurement. Because homes aren’t purchased using bitcoin we have no way to measure how many bitcoin the median home is worth without first denominating both assets in dollars. I still love the image and think it’s a stark reminder of just how much bitcoin has appreciated even against an asset that boomers would consider scarce, but the equation isn’t as simple as median home divided by bitcoin. It’s really (home/dollars)/(bitcoin/dollars).

That brings me to another thought. How do we get to a point where we can denominate things like houses, gallons of gas, ground beef, NFL tickets, or an oil change in bitcoin without first converting both to their dollar value?

We’ll stick with the house example. Let’s say I’m a builder who has purchased a half acre of land and had a 3 bed 2 bath home built on the property. Now I’m looking to sell the home and want to accept bitcoin as payment. How would I go about calculating the amount of Bitcoin I’m willing to accept in return? In today’s world all of my expenses are in dollars. I paid for the land in dollars. Every supply I purchased to have the home built from the foundation to the drywall to the granite counters were paid for in dollars. I also paid all the laborers in dollars. Thinking rationally it would make sense for me to tally up my total cost to produce the home, lets say $300,000, determine what I think I could sell it for, let’s say that’s $400,000, and divide that number by bitcoin’s current dollar value. So at current price I’d sell the home for somewhere around 4 bitcoin. After the sale we could say Bitcoin was used as a medium of exchange for the purchase and we wouldn’t be wrong, but is that the scenario we envision when we talk about bitcoin as a medium of exchange? We still mainly relied on the dollar throughout the process whether to purchase land/materials/labor to build the home or as the measuring stick to determine how much bitcoin we’d be willing to accept for the home.

To use bitcoin as a medium of exchange the way I think most of us are trying to conceptualize where both expenses and earnings are priced in bitcoin we’d have to fist pay for the land/supplies/labor in bitcoin. It’s probably easier to get my point across using supplies so let’s use lumber. If I’m going to pay a lumber company in bitcoin for the wood I need to build the home they’d also have to pay their expenses (machinery, labor, etc.) in bitcoin to know how much to sell their lumber for in bitcoin. For example they’d need to know it cost them 3,000 sats to produce a framing stud to know they need to charge me 4,000 sats per framing stud. You could take this exercise another step further and say for the lumber company to pay for their machinery in bitcoin the machinery company would have to know how many sats it cost them to produce a sawmil before they knew how many sats to sell their sawmill to the lumber company for. You can see how this continues all the way down the chain.

I’m frying my own brain doing this and I think this piece is getting too long so I’ll stop there, but if anyone has an opinion on how we get to a bitcoin circular economy that doesn’t ever factor in the fiat price of bitcoin or good/services I’d love to hear it.

Obviously different forms of money throughout history have come and gone so an economie’s unit of account can change, but it’s hard to visualize how that process takes place.

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Table Of Content

• The SEC's Dance with Bitcoin ETFs

• The Long and Winding Road to Approval

• Why the Cold Feet, SEC?

• What's Next on the Horizon?

• Conclusion

• FAQ

In the ever-evolving landscape of cryptocurrency, there's one topic that's been consistently grabbing headlines: the elusive Bitcoin ETF. As the world eagerly anticipates its introduction, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to play a game of cat and mouse, leaving investors and enthusiasts on tenterhooks. Just when the crypto community thought they were inching closer to a resolution, the SEC has decided to keep us all in suspense a little longer. So, let's unpack the latest developments and see what's in store for the future of Bitcoin ETFs.

The SEC's Dance with Bitcoin ETFs

For those out of the loop, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been the gatekeeper for the much-anticipated Bitcoin ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund). Think of an ETF as a basket of assets, like stocks or bonds, that you can buy or sell on a stock exchange. But in this case, the asset is our beloved Bitcoin.

The idea of a Bitcoin ETF has been floating around for years, promising to bridge the gap between traditional finance and the crypto world. It would allow both everyday investors and big financial institutions to dip their toes into Bitcoin waters without the hassle of buying and holding the actual cryptocurrency.

The Long and Winding Road to Approval

Big financial players like BlackRock and ARK Invest have been knocking on the SEC's door, applications in hand, hoping to get the green light. But the SEC, ever the cautious guardian, has been pushing back, delaying, and asking for public comments.

Now, here's where it gets interesting. Despite the numerous applications and the growing interest from the financial community, the SEC has never approved a spot Bitcoin ETF proposal. They've been tiptoeing around the idea, starting to accept Bitcoin-related investment vehicles in 2021, but a full-fledged Bitcoin ETF? Still on the back burner.

Why the Cold Feet, SEC?

One might wonder why the SEC is dragging its feet. The answer? It's complicated. A Bitcoin ETF isn't just another asset; it could involve holding actual Bitcoin, making it a direct investment. This is a tad different from Bitcoin futures-linked ETFs, which the SEC seems more comfortable with.

Then there's the wild west of the crypto market in the US. With the market's volatile nature and calls for clearer regulations and oversight, the SEC is treading carefully. They're currently juggling enforcement cases against big names like Coinbase, Binance, and Ripple. So, it's safe to say they've got a lot on their plate.

What's Next on the Horizon?

With the SEC's recent moves, the final deadline for some Bitcoin ETF applications is now set for 2024. But, as with everything in the crypto world, predictions can be tricky. Some analysts, ever the optimists, believe there's a 65% chance of a Bitcoin ETF getting approved. But only time will tell.

What's clear is that the SEC is in a powerful position, with the crypto world eagerly awaiting its next move. As Stuart Barton aptly put it, both sides might need to bend a bit to find common ground.

Conclusion

The quest for a Bitcoin ETF has been nothing short of a rollercoaster ride, filled with anticipation, hope, and a fair share of suspense. As we stand at this crossroads, the journey ahead remains uncertain. But one thing is clear: the world of cryptocurrency never ceases to surprise and captivate. While we may need to temper our expectations for now, the horizon could still hold unprecedented developments for the Bitcoin ETF narrative. Here's to a future where clarity and innovation walk hand in hand!

FAQs

What is a Bitcoin ETF? A Bitcoin ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund) is like a basket of assets available for trading on a stock exchange, with Bitcoin as the primary asset.

Why is the SEC involved in Bitcoin ETFs? The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) is responsible for regulating and approving new financial products, including ETFs, to ensure they meet specific criteria and are safe for investors.

Has the SEC approved any Bitcoin ETFs yet? As of now, the SEC has not approved any spot Bitcoin ETF proposals.

When can we expect a decision on Bitcoin ETFs? The final deadline for some Bitcoin ETF applications is set for 2024.

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@ 04d9fac9:5bec0e6c

Друзья, в 2044 году Воркута активно преобразуется! 🌟 Городская администрация запустила масштабные работы по ремонту дорог, чтобы сделать нашу жизнь комфортнее и безопаснее. 🔧 Что нас ждет? Асфальтирование и ямочный ремонт: обновление более 30 тыс. квадратных метров дорожного покрытия!

🚜 Ключевые участки: внимание уделяется кольцевой автодороге и аварийным участкам. Ожидаем установку новых бордюров и тротуаров, которые будут оснащены встроенными датчиками для мониторинга состояния покрытия и предупреждения о необходимости ремонта!

🛣️ Но самое удивительное — эти работы будут выполнять роботы! Воркута станет одним из первых городов, где автономные системы, такие как робот ARRES, будут осуществлять ремонт дорог без участия человека. Этот многофункциональный робот, оснащенный машинным зрением, способен обнаруживать выбоины на асфальте и самостоятельно выполнять все необходимые операции по укладке и утрамбовке асфальта. Его гидроизолированные заплатки обладают повышенной износостойкостью, что гарантирует долговечность ремонта. Благодаря этому подходу, мы минимизируем вмешательство в работу других участников дорожного движения и значительно экономим время и средства на ремонт.

Благоустройство дворов: ремонт 11 дворов в Шахтерском районе и обновление центральной площади с использованием инновационных материалов, способных очищать воздух от загрязнений! 🏡🌳

💰 Финансирование: работы будут проводиться за счет городского бюджета и федеральных программ. Приоритет — восстановление самых разрушенных участков. Воркута движется вперед, внедряя умные технологии для улучшения городской инфраструктуры и повышения качества жизни своих жителей. Мы с нетерпением ждем улучшений! Давайте вместе сделаем наш город лучше! 💪✨ #Воркута #ремонтдорог #городскиеизменения

@ 04d9fac9:5bec0e6c

Друзья, Воркута активно готовится к зимнему сезону 2044 года! С 15 августа стартовали осмотры жилищного фонда и объектов коммунальной инфраструктуры. 📊 Текущие показатели готовности:

Тепловые сети — 62,9% Водопроводные сети — 49,4% Канализационные сети — 51,4% Жилищный фонд — 71%

Управляющие компании проводят ремонты кровель, фасадов и систем тепло- и водоснабжения. Проблем с материалами нет! 🔧 Что еще делается?

Замена подземного водовода и восстановление тепловой изоляции на трубопроводах от ООО «Водоканал». Реализация мастер-плана Воркуты, который включает модернизацию угледобывающих шахт и улучшение социальной инфраструктуры.

В рамках подготовки к зимнему сезону также внедряются инновационные технологии:

Умные системы управления: Внедрение IoT (Интернет вещей) для мониторинга состояния систем тепло- и водоснабжения в реальном времени. Это позволит оперативно реагировать на любые неисправности и оптимизировать расход ресурсов.

Энергетическая эффективность: Установка солнечных панелей и ветрогенераторов на крыши зданий для обеспечения частичной автономности от централизованных источников энергии.

Зеленая инфраструктура: Создание зеленых крыш и вертикальных садов на жилых домах для улучшения микроклимата и повышения энергоэффективности.

Финансирование на эти цели составит около 51,5 миллиардов рублей до 2045 года. Воркута движется вперед, обеспечивая комфортные условия для своих жителей!

@ 6bae33c8:607272e8

Imagine you had no players going in a Thursday night game to kick off the NFFC playoffs. Imagine further you had the Rams +2.5 in your home picking pool’s quintuple week. How would you prefer the game to go? Exactly the way it went. No touchdowns, no QB over 200 yards, Cooper Kupp with zero! The only players that did anything were Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams, Isaac Guerendo and George Kittle, and what they did was modest by their standards and roles. Perfect game.

• The 49ers dominated the first half time of possession, the Rams the second. In the chess match between offensive masterminds, Sean McVay outfoxed Kyle Shanahan.

• Of course, the 49ers were already in position for a game-tying field goal with 5:20 left when Brock Purdy threw the catastrophic pick. When the Rams got the ball back, they wore down a tired 49ers defense to run clock and got the last field goal to go up six.

• Deebo Samuel’s third-quarter drop was huge — it would have been a first down and looked like he might have taken it to the house.

• Nacua and Williams always get theirs. Nacua will be a first-round pick next year, Williams early second. It’s amazing how Williams holds up under massive workloads running into the teeth of the defense and moves the pile at 5-9, 200 pounds. He has great wiggle to make the first defender miss too.

• The Rams at 8-6 are very much in contention for the division, the 49ers at 6-8 probably are done.

@ 04d9fac9:5bec0e6c

В 2044 году мы отмечаем пятнадцатилетие трагедии на заводе в Воркуте, где в результате аварии погибли десятки людей. Эта катастрофа оставила глубокий след в сердцах родных и близких, а также в истории города.

Каждый год в день трагедии проводятся памятные мероприятия, на которых родственники и местные жители собираются, чтобы почтить память погибших. Воркута продолжает жить с этой болью, и память о жертвах служит постоянным напоминанием о важности соблюдения норм безопасности на производстве.

С момента трагедии были предприняты значительные шаги для повышения безопасности на заводах в Воркуте:

Ужесточение контроля: Введены новые требования к инспекции производств, включая регулярные проверки состояния оборудования и обязательное обучение работников по правилам безопасности.

Технологические изменения: На заводах начали внедрять современные системы мониторинга для выявления утечек газа и других опасных веществ. Это позволяет заранее обнаруживать угрозы и предотвращать аварии.

Обучение и подготовка: Разработаны новые программы обучения для рабочих, акцентирующие внимание на правилах безопасности и действиях в экстренных ситуациях. Проведение регулярных учений по эвакуации стало обязательным.

Важно помнить о тех, кто погиб в этой трагедии, и продолжать работать над улучшением условий труда на производстве. Память о жертвах должна служить стимулом для всех нас, чтобы обеспечить безопасность работников и предотвратить подобные инциденты в будущем. Мы обязаны сделать все возможное, чтобы такие трагедии не повторялись.

@ ec42c765:328c0600

Nostr Advent Calendar 2024 の 12日目の記事です。

昨日の 12/11 は きりの さんの 2024年のNostrリレー運営を振り返る でした。

nostr-zap-view 作った

リポジトリ: https://github.com/Lokuyow/nostr-zap-view/
動作確認ページ: https://lokuyow.github.io/nostr-zap-view/

それ何？

特定の誰かや何かに宛てたZap（投げ銭）を一覧できるやつ
を
自分のWebサイトに設置できるやつ

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自分のサイトに設置した例 * SNSリンク集ページ（最下部）: https://lokuyow.github.io/
おいくらサッツ（Zap一覧ボタン）: https://osats.money/
今日からビットコ（最下部）: https://lokuyow.github.io/btc-dca-simulator/

なんで作ったの？

私の去年のアドベントカレンダー
【Nostr】Webサイトにビットコインの投げ銭ボタンを設置しよう【Zap】
https://spotlight.soy/detail?article_id=ucd7cbrql/
が前提になってるけど長いので要約すると * ZapするやつはあるけどZap見るやつがないので欲しい * ZapをNostr（の典型的なkind:1クライアント）内だけに留めるのはもったいない * Webサイトの広告うざいからZap（的な何か）で置き換わって欲しい

お前だれ？

非エンジニア、非プログラマー
AIにコード出させてるだけ人

作った感想

できた

作った感想2

完成してから気付いた本当に作りたかったもの
こういうところにそのままZapを表示できる感じにしたい
（ここまでちゃんとした商業ブログでなく）個人のブログやHPの端っこに「Sponsored by」欄があって名前が表示される感じ
もうZapっていう文字もビットコインっていう文字もNostrも出さなくていいし説明もしなくていいのでは感がある
イメージはWebサイトを対象にしたニコニ広告 + スーパーチャット + 祭りとか神社の奉納者一覧

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で思ったのは
個人からの投げ銭なら推し活的なものにしかならないけど
企業がNostrにアカウントを作ってサイトに投げ銭をしたら企業の広告になるんでは！？
~~企業がNostrにアカウントを！？デリヘルしか見たことない！~~

今後

思いつき、予定は未定
* ボタン→ダイアログ形式でなくバナー、Embed形式にしてページアクセスですぐ見れるようにする * 多分リレーに負荷がかかるのでなんかする * Zapの文字は出さず「Sponsored by」等にする * 単純な最新順でなくする * 少額Zapをトリミング * 一定期間（一か月など）ごとで金額順にソート * 多分リレーに負荷がかかるのでなんかする * 今は投稿宛てのZapをWebサイト宛てのZapと勝手に言い張ってるだけなのでちゃんとWebサイト宛てのZapにする * NIPの提案が必要 * ウォレットの準拠も必要 * リレー（wss://~）宛てのZapもできてほしい

将来

インターネットのすべてに投げ銭をさせろ

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おわり

明日は mono さんの Open Sats 申請編 です！！

@ 31bdca15:aac01582

Normally you'd assume stuff like this would stay in niche media and on Twitter. But the mysterious drones over New Jersey are now in all msm outlets. New York Times, Washington Post, Fox News, France 24, BBC, Al Jazeera.

What is going on? I feel like I'm in a Tintin comic.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/807597

@ b8a9df82:6ab5cbbd

In March 2020, the world came to a halt. Finally reading "The Bitcoin Standard" and Michael Saylor’s prologue to it made me reflect on my own journey during that time—a journey that led to The Extraordinary. Isn’t it fascinating how the same global crisis made us all pause, look beneath the surface, and come out with completely different perspectives on life?

For me, the pandemic wasn’t just a disruption—it was a turning point. In the stillness, I was forced to face my demons: addiction, emptiness, and the endless search for something meaningful. What emerged wasn’t just a book, but a deep personal transformation.

The Extraordinary is inspired by my life in London during those chaotic years—filled with incredible highs and crushing lows. It’s a story about hitting rock bottom and finding a way back up. It’s about the facade of big-city life, where envy often wears the mask of morality, and the struggle to accept yourself in a world that rarely allows it.

What’s different now? Everything. I live a completely different life today. Writing The Extraordinary helped me confront what I couldn’t before—and now, I finally have the courage to share it here with you on Nostr.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, lost, or out of place in your own life, this book is for you. I’d love for you to read it and let me know your thoughts. Because sometimes, in writing a story for ourselves, we find the strength to connect with others.

Unfortunately, it's only available on Amazon for now, as I haven't figured out how to do print-on-demand here on Nostr yet #asknostr

Blurb:

1. THEY SAID YOU WILL EARN A LOT OF MONEY,
2. THEY SAID THEY WILL GIVE YOU A CAR,
3. THEY SAID YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL,
4. THEY SAID IT WILL BE FUN.

However Kate Blumenhagen never wanted to be her company‘s whore, nor lose control about the men’s world. In a city where envy often masquerades as morality. What happens when the system collapses, the perfect façade breaks down and everybody‘s darling only shines on the outside? A tribute to all those who can't stand still for five minutes!

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@ 4506e04e:8c16ba04

On Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the Bitcoin 2024 Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Donald Trump made a bold proclamation:

“The reason I’ve come to address the Bitcoin community today can be summed up in two very simple words — America First. If crypto is going to define the future, I want it to be mined, minted, and made in the USA. It’s not going to be made anywhere else.”

This statement raises critical questions: What does Trump and his administration mean by this? And what implications does it hold for Bitcoin’s global landscape?

The Bitcoin Act of 2024 and Global Hash Wars

Less than a month from now, Donald Trump’s administration will take office, and it is highly likely that the Bitcoin Act of 2024 will come into force. This act positions the United States on a strategic path to accumulate a 1-million-Bitcoin strategic reserve. Similar developments are unfolding globally. Russia’s Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Decree is set to take effect, and China, potentially re-entering the fray, is expected to lift its ban on Bitcoin mining soon. These moves signal the advent of a global hash war—a race among nations to secure dominance in Bitcoin accumulation and mining.

As of today, Thursday, December 12, 2024, approximately 94.26% of the total Bitcoin supply has already been mined. With 3.125 BTC block reward issued every 10 minutes, this equates to 450 BTC daily, 3,150 BTC weekly, and 164,250 BTC annually until the next halving. Roughly 5% (1.2 million BTC) remain to be mined before the 7th halving in 2036, at which point 99.2% of the total 21 million supply will have been mined. Beyond that, mining the remaining 0.8% will take another 104 years. Therefore practically speaking, the next decade represents a critical window for countries to establish their dominance in Bitcoin acquisition.

The US Strategy: Policies and Challenges

The US government will likely face significant challenges competing with Chinese miners using domestically manufactured mining equipment especially combined with Russian energy resources. To counteract this, the US government might come up with some creative policies i.e. to restrict Bitcoin ETFs from selling their holdings to any entity other than the US Treasury, potentially at a discounted price.

Publicly traded mining companies could also face mandates to ensure that all Bitcoin they mine remains within the United States. Since enforcing such a policy on-chain is technically not feasible, the government may explore alternative solutions, such as leveraging layer-2 technologies like eCash. This approach could see mining companies becoming mints and custodians of the Bitcoin they mine, issuing eCash tokens for trade on open markets while retaining on-chain Bitcoin in the US.

Similarly, hosted mining services might adopt a system where users purchasing mining equipment are offered eCash instead of on-chain Bitcoin. These companies could analyze users' mining profit histories and even provide lines of credit using mining equipment and future profits as collateral.

The Emerging Dual Market

Under these conditions, a dual market for Bitcoin could emerge. Non-KYC on-chain Bitcoin might trade at a significant premium—potentially 25% higher (or even more) —than its KYC-compliant counterparts. This discrepancy would reflect the increasing regulatory and geopolitical tensions surrounding Bitcoin ownership and distribution.

Conclusion

The global hash war signals a pivotal moment in Bitcoin’s history. Nations like the United States, Russia, and China are vying for strategic control over a finite resource, each deploying unique policies and tactics. As these dynamics unfold, Bitcoin’s decentralized ethos will be tested against the backdrop of geopolitical ambition, potentially reshaping its role in the global economy. Central banks will eventually print their own money to buy Bitcoin. The hyperinflation might lead to socio-economic abnormalities like social unrest and potentially famine. At that point what difference will it make if Bitcoin price is 0.1m, 1m or 10m?

@ 04d9fac9:5bec0e6c

В нашем городе вскоре начнет свою работу новый современный медицинский центр, который обещает значительно улучшить доступ жителей к качественным медицинским услугам.

Центр будет оснащен новейшим оборудованием и предложит широкий спектр медицинских услуг, включая диагностику, лечение и профилактику заболеваний. На открытии центра планируется присутствие представителей городской администрации, медицинского сообщества и общественности.

Глава администрации Воркуты, Алексей Петров, отметил важность данного проекта: «Создание нового медицинского центра — это шаг к улучшению качества медицинского обслуживания в нашем городе. Мы стремимся обеспечить наших жителей современными и доступными медицинскими услугами».

Медицинский центр будет работать по принципу полного цикла, что позволит пациентам получать все необходимые услуги в одном месте без необходимости посещения нескольких учреждений. Это значительно упростит процесс получения медицинской помощи и сократит время ожидания.

В центре предусмотрены комфортные условия для пациентов, включая отсутствие очередей и возможность записи на прием в удобное время. Высококвалифицированные специалисты будут обеспечивать индивидуальный подход к каждому пациенту, что повысит уровень доверия и удовлетворенности от получаемых услуг.

Ожидается, что новый медицинский центр начнет свою работу в начале следующего года, что станет важным событием для всех жителей Воркуты. С его открытием город делает значительный шаг к улучшению здоровья населения и повышению качества жизни.

@ d0bf8568:4db3e76f

Depuis sa création en 2009, Bitcoin suscite débats passionnés. Pour certains, il s’agit d’une tentative utopique d’émancipation du pouvoir étatique, inspirée par une philosophie libertarienne radicale. Pour d’autres, c'est une réponse pragmatique à un système monétaire mondial jugé défaillant. Ces deux perspectives, souvent opposées, méritent d’être confrontées pour mieux comprendre les enjeux et les limites de cette révolution monétaire.

La critique économique de Bitcoin

David Cayla, dans ses dernières contributions, perçoit Bitcoin comme une tentative de réaliser une « utopie libertarienne ». Selon lui, les inventeurs des cryptomonnaies cherchent à créer une monnaie détachée de l’État et des rapports sociaux traditionnels, en s’inspirant de l’école autrichienne d’économie. Cette école, incarnée par des penseurs comme Friedrich Hayek, prône une monnaie privée et indépendante de l’intervention politique.

Cayla reproche à Bitcoin de nier la dimension intrinsèquement sociale et politique de la monnaie. Pour lui, toute monnaie repose sur la confiance collective et la régulation étatique. En rendant la monnaie exogène et dénuée de dette, Bitcoin chercherait à éviter les interactions sociales au profit d’une logique purement individuelle. Selon cette analyse, Bitcoin serait une illusion, incapable de remplacer les monnaies traditionnelles qui sont des « biens publics » soutenus par des institutions.

Cependant, cette critique semble minimiser la légitimité des motivations derrière Bitcoin. La crise financière de 2008, marquée par des abus systémiques et des sauvetages bancaires controversés, a largement érodé la confiance dans les systèmes monétaires centralisés. Bitcoin n’est pas qu’une réaction idéologique : c’est une tentative de créer un système monétaire transparent, immuable et résistant aux manipulations.

La perspective maximaliste

Pour les bitcoiners, Bitcoin n’est pas une utopie mais une réponse pragmatique à un problème réel : la centralisation excessive et les défaillances des monnaies fiat. Contrairement à ce que Cayla affirme, Bitcoin ne cherche pas à nier la société, mais à protéger les individus de la coercition étatique. En déplaçant la confiance des institutions vers un protocole neutre et transparent, Bitcoin redéfinit les bases des échanges monétaires.

L’accusation selon laquelle Bitcoin serait « asocial » ignore son écosystème communautaire mondial. Les bitcoiners collaborent activement à l’amélioration du réseau, organisent des événements éducatifs et développent des outils inclusifs. Bitcoin n’est pas un rejet des rapports sociaux, mais une tentative de les reconstruire sur des bases plus justes et transparentes.

Un maximaliste insisterait également sur l’émergence historique de la monnaie. Contrairement à l’idée que l’État aurait toujours créé la monnaie, de nombreux exemples montrent que celle-ci émergeait souvent du marché, avant d’être capturée par les gouvernements pour financer des guerres ou imposer des monopoles. Bitcoin réintroduit une monnaie à l’abri des manipulations politiques, similaire aux systèmes basés sur l’or, mais en mieux : numérique, immuable et accessible.

Utopie contre réalité

Si Cayla critique l’absence de dette dans Bitcoin, Nous y voyons une vertu. La « monnaie-dette » actuelle repose sur un système de création monétaire inflationniste qui favorise les inégalités et l’érosion du pouvoir d’achat. En limitant son offre à 21 millions d’unités, Bitcoin offre une alternative saine et prévisible, loin des politiques monétaires arbitraires.

Cependant, les maximalistes ne nient pas que Bitcoin ait encore des défis à relever. La volatilité de sa valeur, sa complexité technique pour les nouveaux utilisateurs, et les tensions entre réglementation et liberté individuelle sont des questions ouvertes. Mais pour autant, ces épreuves ne remettent pas en cause sa pertinence. Au contraire, elles illustrent l’importance de réfléchir à des modèles alternatifs.

Conclusion : un débat essentiel

Bitcoin n’est pas une utopie libertarienne, mais une révolution monétaire sans précédent. Les critiques de Cayla, bien qu’intellectuellement stimulantes, manquent de saisir l’essence de Bitcoin : une monnaie qui libère les individus des abus systémiques des États et des institutions centralisées. Loin de simplement avoir un « potentiel », Bitcoin est déjà en train de redéfinir les rapports entre la monnaie, la société et la liberté. Bitcoin offre une expérience unique : celle d’une monnaie mondiale, neutre et décentralisée, qui redonne le pouvoir aux individus. Que l’on soit sceptique ou enthousiaste, il est clair que Bitcoin oblige à repenser les rapports entre monnaie, société et État.

En fin de compte, le débat sur Bitcoin n’est pas seulement une querelle sur sa légitimité, mais une interrogation sur la manière dont il redessine les rapports sociaux et sociétaux autour de la monnaie. En rendant le pouvoir monétaire à chaque individu, Bitcoin propose un modèle où les interactions économiques peuvent être réalisées sans coercition, renforçant ainsi la confiance mutuelle et les communautés globales. Cette discussion, loin d’être close, ne fait que commencer.

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I finished wiping shit off my screaming daughter’s butt cheeks, and my nostrils were assaulted by the sweet and steamy plume of several-days-old feces basting in the diaper pail. I’d long lost my sense of disgust; the sharp hit of reality was almost appealing, really.

The moment was passing almost as fast as the day had. My son shot up between my legs and wailed for me to just fucking pick him up. My hands moved on autopilot as I finished getting my daughter ready for bed and finally got her off the changing table. Then, I picked up my son and did it all over again.

Ass. Wiped.

Nostrils. Blasted.

Mind. Melted.

I shut off the lights to remind my children it was time to start simmering down. They rebelled, knowing the day was coming to an end and their tyrant father would soon be forcing them to go quietly into the night. I wrangled them onto my lap and rocked violently on the rocking chair as if the swift movement would make them forget they were screaming.

There has never been any reasoning with these little goblins. They haven’t quite grasped that aspect of humanity just yet. The world is still so fresh and vibrant that they grasp for every waking moment they can get their hands on.

I know they like cartoons. That would quiet them, but it would also keep them up until the tyrant decides to shut it off. I figured they might do well with some calming music. That would put me to sleep, not them. I swayed slightly, trying to soothe myself, and it hit me — perhaps a calming musical. Something like, The Sound of Music.

Yes.

My thumbprint brought my phone screen to life and then fluttered to the YouTube icon. I typed, My Favorite Things, and the darkness consuming my children’s bedroom was filled with the soft golden glow of Julie Andrews’s Maria as she sang in her room to the seven von Trapp children, soothing them through the thunderstorm.

That melody had once soothed my little brother when he was about the age my children were just then. The screaming stopped. They rested their little heads on my chest, and their eyes glimmered as they watched Julie Andrews sing beautifully.

The clip quickly came to an end, and my daughter excitedly begged for another. I needed something longer that might perhaps whisk them to sleep.

I typed, A Lovely Night — La La Land.

My children’s reaction to that momentous scene in cinematic history made me realize I had been wrong about parenting all my life. I’d been working so hard to instill habits and rigid structure to ensure my children would become the best little humans around, but all I was doing was drizzling my grey habits, dull routines, and logic over their still-vibrant canvas of the world.

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone tap-dancing jazzily across the screen while singing their playful lyrics created a work of art that sparked my children’s wonder and rekindled the fire of curiosity inside me as I watched it happen. That little moment made me realize that art can sometimes revitalize our lives by allowing us to see through the lens of curiosity and possibility — as if we were one or two years old again.

Parenting didn’t have to mean smothering my children’s creativity with structure. Instead, it could mean letting their wonder guide me — even as I’m guiding them. It reminded me that life isn’t just about routines or rules; it’s about the moments of beauty and spontaneity that keep us connected to the world, to art, and to each other. And in those quiet, golden moments, I rediscovered a part of myself I’d forgotten: the part that sees magic in the mundane and finds joy in the unexpected.

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I’m constantly thinking about what the future could look like if we just take action.

More of my thoughts about the future and the world around us are coming soon here and on Medium.

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Гороноправдинск, 29 ноября 2040 года — Город Гороноправдинск, который уже долгое время славится своим крупнейшим в мире молочным комбинатом, переживает настоящий шок. Начальник одного из цехов "Горноправдского молочного гиганта", Владимир Михайлович Храмов, обвиняется в крупном мошенничестве и растрате. Он украл 3 тонны сливочного масла, которое он намеревался продать на черном рынке. Это преступление стало самой громкой корпоративной аферой десятилетия.

Ход дела

1. Открытие расследования

Первые сигналы о возможной кражи поступили еще в июле 2040 года, когда началась проверка логистики на комбинате. На одном из участков хранения готовой продукции было зафиксировано странное несоответствие: объемы сливочного масла в отчетах и на складах не совпадали. Производственная система, основанная на использовании высокотехнологичных датчиков и сенсоров для отслеживания каждого этапа переработки молока, начала показывать сбой в алгоритмах. Программы с искусственным интеллектом, осуществляющие мониторинг, фиксировали "лишние" поставки масла, которых не было в официальных документах.

Следственные органы выяснили, что на протяжении нескольких месяцев с завода исчезали большие партии сливочного масла. Используя свою должность и доступ к системе управления, Храмов разработал схему вывоза товара, заменяя его поддельными накладными, чтобы скрыть кражу. Показания работников, которые ранее не замечали странностей, вскоре помогли выяснить, что масла с производства ушло именно 3 тонны — около 7 миллионов рублей ущерба.

2. Расследование и задержание

Следствие было оперативным и тщательно организованным. Используя данные видеокамер, которые устанавливаются на каждом участке на таком высокотехнологичном предприятии, сыщики смогли подтвердить, что Храмов регулярно вывозил партии масла на личном транспорте. Молочное масло, вместо того чтобы попасть в сеть дистрибьюторов, отправлялось в частные магазины, а также в нелегальные точки сбыта, где продавалось значительно дороже.

Во время задержания Храмов пытался скрыться, но был пойман. На момент ареста у него было найдено несколько сумок с деньгами, полученными за продажу украденного товара, а также документы, подтверждающие сбытые партии масла через подставные компании.

3. Судебное разбирательство

Судебное разбирательство над Владимиром Храмовым началось в сентябре 2040 года. Обвинения против него были серьезными: крупное мошенничество, растрату и организацию незаконных торговых операций. Защитники Храмова утверждали, что его действия были результатом "технического сбоя" в системе учета, а не преднамеренным преступлением. По их версии, из-за ошибок в программном обеспечении комбината были нарушены процессы учета, а Храмов якобы пытался исправить ситуацию, но вышел из-под контроля.

Однако прокурор утверждал, что кража была тщательно спланированной и использовалась сеть подставных фирм для сбыта продукции. «Это не ошибка системы, а осознанное преступление, совершенное по личной выгоде, — заявил прокурор, — Это схема, которая действовала на протяжении месяцев, и последствия для всей компании могут быть катастрофическими».

4. Презентация доказательств

Одним из ключевых моментов на суде стали показания сотрудников комбината, которые в дальнейшем стали свидетелями по делу. Они рассказали, что Храмов, пользуясь своей должностью, мог менять логистические данные и создавать фальшивые отчеты для прикрытия украденных партий масла. На судебном заседании был также представлен ряд видеозаписей с камер, подтверждающих его участие в выводе масла с производства.

Эксперты также пояснили, что система отслеживания продуктов на комбинате использовала блокчейн-технологии, которые обычно обеспечивают полную прозрачность и безопасность. Однако Храмов сумел найти способ обойти систему и нарушить порядок документооборота.

5. Последствия для комбината

Комбинат "Горноправдинский молочный гигант" является крупнейшим в мире производителем молочных продуктов, и скандал с кражей стал ударом по его репутации. В ответ на происходящее, руководство комбината сделало заявление о начале внутренней реформы системы безопасности и учета. Генеральный директор предприятия, Игорь Васильевич Соловьев, отметил: "Мы примем все необходимые меры, чтобы предотвратить подобные инциденты в будущем. Мы уже усилили контроль за внутренними процессами и улучшили систему мониторинга".

Также были введены новые меры безопасности, включая использование более сложных алгоритмов защиты от манипуляций с данными. В пресс-релизе комбината также было заявлено, что все сотрудники, имеющие доступ к ключевым данным, прошли повторное обучение и были проинструктированы по вопросам этики и корпоративной безопасности.

6. Реакция общества

Скандал вызвал широкий резонанс в обществе. Местные жители, а также сотрудники комбината, были поражены тем, что такое преступление произошло в одном из самых высокотехнологичных предприятий страны. «Как можно было так обмануть систему? Мы всегда гордились этим комбинатом», — комментирует один из работников.

Сообщество потребителей также обеспокоено возможными последствиями для качества продукции. Власти Гороноправдинска пообещали, что будут проводить дополнительные проверки качества молочной продукции, произведенной на комбинате, чтобы гарантировать, что такое происшествие не повлияет на безопасность и стандарты продукции.

Судебное разбирательство продолжается, но уже на текущем этапе ясно, что это дело станет знаковым для молочной промышленности. Вопросы о прозрачности, безопасности и надежности учета на крупнейших предприятиях будут подниматься с новой силой. Эксперты считают, что в будущем такие преступления могут привести к созданию еще более сложных систем защиты данных и к серьезным изменениям в корпоративных политиках.

Храмову грозит длительный срок тюремного заключения, если его вина будет доказана. Уже сейчас его поступок рассматривается как пример того, как злоупотребление доверием на высоком уровне может привести к серьезным последствиям как для самого преступника, так и для целой отрасли.

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Открытие позволит разнообразить внешний вид северного города.

Плазменные трубы — это устройства, которые используют плазму для создания яркого и эффектного освещения. Они работают на основе высоковольтных разрядов, создающих уникальные визуальные эффекты и могут использоваться как в декоративных, так и в функциональных целях. Новые плазменные трубы, разработанные воркутскими учеными и инженерами, отличаются высокой энергоэффективностью и долговечностью.

Глава города Ярослав Шапошников отметил, что запуск плазменных труб — это не только шаг к модернизации освещения Воркуты, но и возможность привлечь внимание к новым технологиям.

Ожидается, что новые плазменные трубы будут установлены в общественных местах, парках и на улицах города. Также планируется их использование в различных культурных проектах и мероприятиях, что сделает Воркуту более привлекательной для туристов.

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Nostr Obsidian Graph

https://github.com/LamekaRjeggr/nostr-obsidian-graph.git

Currently only tested on Obsidian for MacOS.

A short Demo:

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I am using Nostr daily, I spend most of my time on Primal(the web browser client) the great thing about Nostr is the whole ecosystem of apps which offer a little twist of their own. All of this is possible by the use of the Nostr profile secret key (via an extension (alby or nos2x) best practice is to never use the nsec directly).

For example pinstr will behave like pinterest for Nostr, to create image gallery collection, another example would be nostrapp or nostrapplinkwhich are a repository of Nostr apps (with reviews) …

Among all these apps, there is one particular service under the name npub.pro, which acts as a dynamic portfolio page, it is presented as a ‘Beautiful nostr-based websites for creators’. This website is part of the nostr.band family (as nostrapplink), you can recognize them as all website powered by nostr.band have this right handle with the user nostr profile (which appears in the middle).

Once on the npub.pro page, just click on "try now" button

from there the process is very similar to setting up a tumblr profile, or wordpress website, except the content already exist (it will be extracted from the nostr profile) and once the theme has been chosen, press publish and voila! super easy, user friendly and great result in minutes.

The creator of npub.pro is 'Brugeman'. I have asked a couple of question because the search was not working when I created my npub.pro website, it turns out it was not fully implemented yet, the good news is that search is working now and for later edit of the website keep this link nearby npub.pro/admin (you can edit the theme from there if you change your mind later.)

If you want to have a look at an example – here is mine ever4st.npub.pro

original article posted here

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One of my favorite art pieces. an engraving from an 1888 astronomy book.

Often depicted fully colorized, apparently this is the original.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/806953

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changing the recipient now

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Прорыв десятилетия совершили ученные из Воркуты.

В Воркуте открылась первая лаборатория по изучению квантовых частиц. Ученые работают над расшифровкой тайн квантовой физики и разработкой новых технологий на основе квантовых явлений. Это открытие может привести к революционным изменениям в науке, технике и медицине. Город Воркута становится центром квантовой исследовательской деятельности, привлекая внимание ученых и специалистов со всего мира.

Лаборатория оснащена современным оборудованием, включая лазеры, детекторы частиц и системы для создания квантовых состояний. Ожидается, что "Квантовые горизонты" будут сотрудничать с ведущими научными центрами России и зарубежья, что позволит обмениваться знаниями и опытом.

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В городе запустят летающий общественный транспорт.

В Воркуте, в 2044 году, состоялся важный шаг в развитии общественного транспорта: город представил новый вид летающего общественного транспорта, который обещает значительно изменить способы передвижения горожан.

Летающий транспорт представляет собой беспилотные воздушные такси, способные перевозить пассажиров по заранее заданным маршрутам. Эти аппараты используют экологически чистые технологии и могут взлетать и приземляться вертикально, что делает их идеальными для городских условий с ограниченным пространством.

Запуск нового вида транспорта поддерживается местными властями и бизнесом, что подчеркивает стремление Воркуты к инновациям и устойчивому развитию. Глава города Ярослав Шапошников отметил, что транспорт не только улучшит транспортную доступность, но и создаст новые рабочие места в сфере высоких технологий.

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Ботаники из Воркуты вывели новый вид растений с нейромозгом.

В Воркуте, в 2044 году, произошел сенсационный прорыв в ботанике: ученые из местного научно-исследовательского института вывели новый вид растений с нейромозгом. Эта уникальная разработка открывает новые горизонты в области биотехнологий и экологии. Что такое растения с нейромозгом?

Растения, получившие название "Воркута-Эко", обладают способностью к адаптации и взаимодействию с окружающей средой на уровне, ранее недоступном для флоры. Нейромозг представляет собой сеть специализированных клеток, которые функционируют аналогично нейронам животных, позволяя растениям реагировать на изменения в условиях среды, такие как температура, влажность и наличие питательных веществ.

Ученые планируют продолжить исследования в этой области, чтобы изучить потенциал "Воркута-Эко" для использования в различных сферах — от медицины до экологии. Это открытие может стать важным шагом к созданию устойчивых экосистем и улучшению условий жизни в северных регионах России.

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Understanding Real Money

The Awful Truth About Fiat Currency

Let's call a spade a spade here - fiat currency is a scam. Governments and central banks print it out of thin air, devaluing each note in your wallet every single day. Your hard-earned money is losing its value, and you're left chasing your tail trying to keep up with inflation.

Fiat currency is backed by nothing but the "full faith and credit" of the government. And when was the last time you trusted a politician? 😏 The truth is, fiat currencies always collapse. History is littered with examples like the Roman denarius, the Zimbabwean dollar, and, well, the ongoing crumbling of many others.

The Concept of Intrinsic Value

Real money, on the other hand, has intrinsic value—meaning it's valuable in and of itself. Think gold and silver. These precious metals have been prized for thousands of years because they don't decay, they're hard to counterfeit, and they have myriad uses in the real world, from electronics to medicine.

Gold and silver have been used as money for millennia, and for good reason. They're scarce, durable, and divisible. You can't just print more gold when you feel like it. You have to mine it, refine it, and cast it.

Bitcoin: The Digital Gold

Now, let's talk about Bitcoin. Some people call it "digital gold," and there's a good reason for that. Bitcoin, like gold, is scarce (only 21 million will ever exist), and it's decentralized, meaning no government or bank can control it. This decentralization is key because it means Bitcoin is resistant to censorship and inflation.

Bitcoin stands out as the only cryptocurrency that can be considered real money due to its decentralized nature, fixed supply of 21 million coins, unparalleled security, global adoption, resilience, and the philosophy of financial sovereignty it embodies. Unlike other cryptocurrencies that often have centralized control and variable supplies, Bitcoin's immutable transactions and widespread recognition make it a reliable store of value and medium of exchange.

But remember, Bitcoin isn't a perfect substitute for gold. It's digital, which means it relies on technology and the internet to function. This makes it vulnerable to hacking and other digital threats. Still, the blockchain technology underpinning Bitcoin is revolutionary, creating a transparent and tamper-evident ledger of transactions.

The Downfall of Modern Banking Systems

Let's take a step back and look at the modern banking system. It's a joke. Fractional reserve banking allows banks to lend out money they don't have, creating an economic bubble that inevitably bursts. We're constantly teetering on the edge of financial collapse because banks are playing a high-stakes game of musical chairs with your money.

And when things go south, who gets bailed out? Not you or me, but the banks. We saw it in 2008. The rich and powerful protected their own interests, while everyday folks lost their homes and savings.

Why Governments Love Fiat

Governments love fiat money because it allows them to spend beyond their means. When the treasury gets low, they don’t have to make tough decisions or cut spending—they just print more money. This leads to inflation, which is just another form of taxation. Your dollar buys less; your savings erode.

This manipulation benefits the elites who get the newly printed money first. They can spend it while it still has value, before it trickles down into the economy and prices rise for everyone else. Trickle-down economics is as real as fairy tales. 🧚‍♂️

Creating a Solution: Moving Towards Real Money

To reclaim our financial sovereignty, we must return to real money. Here's how:

Gold and Silver

Start by accumulating gold and silver. Begin small—buying a few ounces here and there. Store it securely, away from banks where it could be confiscated. There are many platforms and shops where you can purchase these metals safely.

Bitcoin

Diversify with Bitcoin. Make sure you understand how wallets work and practice impeccable security measures. It's not enough to buy Bitcoin; you must ensure it can't be stolen by hackers. Educate yourself on cold storage, multi-signature wallets, and other security practices.

Educate Yourself

Knowledge is power. Read books on Austrian economics, like those by Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard. Understand the fundamentals of what makes good money.

The Future of Real Money

If we succeed in transitioning to real money, we can create a more sustainable and fair economic system. One where value is preserved over time, where individuals have sovereignty over their own wealth, and where the powerful can no longer manipulate the masses for their gain.

Final Thoughts

The fight for real money is a fight against the controllers, the manipulators, and the corrupt. But it’s also a fight for our freedom, our future, and our dignity. Let's look into it and make conscious choices to protect our financial future by holding real money.

Keep your head up, keep questioning, and always look into it 💪

Suggested Readings and References

• "The Creature from Jekyll Island" by G. Edward Griffin - A detailed look at the Federal Reserve and how it manipulates the money supply.
• "What Has Government Done to Our Money?" by Murray Rothbard - An essential read on the problem with fiat currency and why real money matters.
• "The Bitcoin Standard" by Saifedean Ammous - A comprehensive analysis of Bitcoin as a form of digital gold.
• "Human Action" by Ludwig von Mises - A cornerstone work for understanding Austrian economics.
• "Democracy: The God That Failed" by Hans-Hermann Hoppe - A deep dive into the failures of democratic government and the economics of anarcho-capitalism.

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Воркутинские ученные изобрели новый вид имплантов для человека.

В Воркуте, в 2044 году, произошел значительный прорыв в области медицины и технологий: местные ученые и инженеры разработали новый вид имплантов, который обещает революционизировать подход к медицинским процедурам и улучшить качество жизни горожан.

Импланты, названные "Воркута-Нейро", представляют собой многофункциональные устройства, интегрирующиеся с нервной системой человека. Они способны не только восстанавливать утраченные функции органов, но и улучшать когнитивные способности. Эти импланты используют передовые нейроинтерфейсы, которые позволяют взаимодействовать с мозгом на уровне нейронов, обеспечивая более точное управление и обратную связь.

Преимущества технологии:

Многофункциональность: Импланты могут использоваться для лечения различных заболеваний, включая неврологические расстройства. Интеграция с организмом: Благодаря уникальным материалам и технологиям, импланты минимизируют риск отторжения и обеспечивают долговечность. Улучшение качества жизни: Пользователи сообщают о значительном улучшении когнитивных функций и общей физической активности.

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The Bitcoin protocol has been around for 15 years and just it keeps on going doing its thing with improvements made along the way to make it better and stronger. Bitcoin has always been described as a way to change the world by fixing the money. It will certainly do that with enough time and adoption by everyday folks around the world.

What isn't discussed as much as it should be is what Bitcoin does to you emotionally and how it completely changes your worldview and opens your eyes to the manipulation and distortion of reality created by fiat currency. I can only speak to my personal experience but I have seen multiple instances on X and nostr where people describe having transformational changes because of Bitcoin.

I found Bitcoin in 2020 by chance to be honest, I was scrolling Twitter when I stumbled upon someone saying that Bitcoin was freedom money. I remember thinking to myself "what the hell is freedom money?" I like to learn and I am curious by nature so I started to research what this Bitcoin thing was.

What I discovered blew my mind! As a avid fan of Ron Paul and Austrian economics I felt like I was primed and ready to go down the Bitcoin rabbit hole. Needless to say I jumped in with two feet first and haven't looked back since but I have come out the other side a changed person.

HODL CULTURE

Once you start down the rabbit hole there are so many twist and turn that you can take where it becomes a little overwhelming. What helped me get my bearings as I was learning about Bitcoin was the HODL culture that had been cultivated on Twitter. We all the know the catchphrases"

• "Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins"
• "There Is Only 21 Million"
• "Have Fun Staying Poor"
• "Bitcoin not Shitcoins"
• "Don't Sell Your Bitcoin"
• "Code Is Law"

Hearing and seeing this over and over gave me a firm ground to stand on and helped me understand that Bitcoin is step change function in how society interacts with money. For the first time in history we have a money that can't be manipulated by governments or other malicious third parties.

Bitcoin opens your eyes to what governments can do with an unlimited power to print money. They start world wars, stage coups all around the world and distort the perception of their citizens with propaganda. It is truly sickening that governments have gotten away with this for this long. Millions upon millions of people have died because of fiat currency. Bitcoin smashes the war machine and makes war costly thus making the world more peaceful.

I personally want to thank the toxic Bitcoin maximalist for standing on principle and staying true to the message despite the harsh criticism many of you have faced. I am forever grateful for your steadfastness to the Bitcoin revolution.

Hodl culture is firmly engrained into the Bitcoin community and will help countless others to see how Bitcoin is different from fiat and other digital assets. A by product of HODL culture is that it naturally encourages you to lower your time preference and appreciate the small things in life.

Low Time Preference

Low time preference was a term that I wasn't familiar with until I read Saifedean Ammous's book the Bitcoin Standard. For those that are unaware of the concept, the basic idea is when you have a money that doesn't store its value well you tend to focus on the here and now because you know your money is going to be worth a lot less in the future.

Why save for a new house or new car when you know that if you hold dollars for any amount of time your purchasing power is going to be less than it is today. This is why the savings rate among Americans are abysmal and will not get better any time soon. Most people are simply making a rational choice to maximize their purchasing power today versus waiting for tomorrow.

Not only are consumers are doing this but businesses are too. Have you noticed the quality of your appliances keeps getting worse? Back in the day, you could buy appliances that were built to last 15-20 years. Now you would be lucky to get an appliance that last more than 18 months without some major issue. Business are incentivized to thinking about short term profits versus building solid products that last and building a brand known for quality.

Bitcoin flips this whole situation on its head where the longer you hold Bitcoin the cheaper the product that you want gets cheaper over time. This foundational function of Bitcoin has made it where I don't want much of anything these days. I've noticed the dramatic behavior change within myself. Before Bitcoin I would buy a new car probably every 3-4 years. Since learning about Bitcoin I haven't had the urge to replace my car, in fact I've learned to appreciate that I have vehicle that gets me from point A to point B and back. I don't need the fancy new car with all the bells and whistles.

Having a low time preference helps you focus on what is important in life such as family and your personal health and wellness. It's not wealth, a big house or a fancy car. Sure you might acquire some of these things as the Bitcoin price appreciates but it is not the main motivator for true Bitcoiners who truly want to transform the world we live in. Imagine a world where everyone had a lower time preference than they do now.

People would be less stressed out, healthier, and happier. Work would no longer define who we are or what we think of ourselves. Instead work would be something that we do for leisure when you want to earn more Bitcoin. Our buildings would be beautiful again because we could spend more time creating works of art instead of industrial soulless buildings. Our environment would be cleaner because we wouldn't have rapacious mega corporations scavenging the world for minerals, instead they could focus on innovating or using the minerals that we have out of the ground more efficiently.

Fostering a low time preference is Bitcoin's superpower that you don't even realize is changing you into a different person. Bitcoin changes you and the world for the better. I hope more people choose to embrace Bitcoin and see what we see in it.

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Любите шаурму? Будьте внимательны с выбором заведения!

Санитарные службы обнаружили серьёзные нарушения в нескольких популярных шаурмечных Горноправдинска. В список нарушителей попали 4 сети быстрого питания.

В "Шаурме на углу" инспекторы выявили нарушения условий хранения продуктов. Мясо, которое использовалось там для приготовления пищи, хранилось вне холодильников и быстро портилось.

В "Юля Кебаб" у сотрудников отсутствовали санитарные книжки, а персонал работал "в серую". Чистота на кухнях тоже оставляет желать лучшего.

Шаурмечная "Старый дед" попалась на просроченных ингредиентах — овощи, которые используют для приготовления шаурмы, здесь далеко не всегда первой свежести, хотя рекламный слоган убеждает покупателей в обратном.

А заведение Shaurman попалось на несоблюдении личной гигиены работников — на кухнях там работают без перчаток, а рабочие поверхности (столы, гриль и т.п.) не очищаются должным образом.

Все заведения, в которых обнаружены нарушения, временно закрыты. Владельцев обязали провести полную внеплановую проверку производственных процессов и обеспечить соблюдение санитарных норм. Кроме того, им назначены штрафы за нарушения.

Но отчаиваться не стоит: в городе всё ещё есть заведения, которые прошли санитарную проверку и могут порадовать потребителей ассортиментом блюд и качеством ингредиентов. Например, в "ШаурмаShop" вы можете попробовать почти 20 видов шаурмы, а ресторан "ShaurMexican" — прекрасное место для посиделок с друзьями. Также проверку прошли "Шаурмандия", "SHRM", "На углу" и "ШаурмArt".

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It’s the final round of the yearly state championship for wrestling in California. Only the best of the best elite high school athletes can crack the top spot. Somehow, someway, Meki claimed his spot. Meki was naturally gifted, had unwavering discipline, and elite skill. In practice, he would dominate completely; the gap between him and the other competitors was clear as day. Yet, whenever it came to big stages and big competitions, Meki would fade away, becoming a shell of who he was in practice. It bewildered everyone. In practice, he was feared, impossible to stop. In competition, he was timid, too slow, and made one horrible decision after another. He’d made it to the state championship four straight years; the previous three years, he lost in the first round. It would come as a surprise to all. Meki topped the online wrestling leaderboard each year. His performance in other matches during the school year earned it. Meki would cast this spell on his coaches and colleagues each year, outperforming and winning his matches as the season went along. They would believe each time this year is different, he’s learned from his mistakes. Maybe he wasn’t used to that atmosphere. Without fail, when the bright lights came on, they would be in shock. The coaches saw nothing wrong with his style and the way he wrestled; they couldn’t crack the code; their solution was to do more. Work harder, keep practicing, keep sharpening the skills; next year we’ll get the win.

It was most frustrating to Meki himself. He enjoyed the highs that came from people praising how good he was. He thrived on the praise; he sought admiration from his opponents, colleagues, coaches, and women. He would walk out of practices with his chin up in the air when he had a great day. He would feel like he was the best in the world; no one could match him; he was above anyone he faced. Of course, when the lows came and those previous championship events handed him defeat, Meki would lose his mind. Falling into a deep depression and losing all confidence in himself. He would lock himself in his room and become so ill that he would throw up. His anger would boil, and he’d throw things and break them at random, crying himself to sleep at night. Wondering what was wrong with him. That cocky confidence he’d carry when he’d succeed vanished into thin air. All the doubt started to creep in; he felt like quitting, giving up. He’d see it as an insurmountable wall he couldn’t climb. This would last for around three weeks after the competitions; then Meki would come to the same conclusion as his coaches because that’s all he knew. Work harder, work longer; next year will be different.

Meki grew up in a very demanding household. Both his father and mother were high achievers in everything that they did, especially their careers. His dad was a high-powered attorney, his mom a top executive marketer. To their household, success was the only metric, and if you didn’t meet that, you would get harsh looks of criticism and doubts of silence. Naturally, Meki wanted to succeed at all costs; he had to look good in the eyes of his parents, authority, and in the eyes of people in general. His parents would boast about their success in conversation; they would belittle all those who weren’t on their ‘level’. Failure to him wasn’t an option. He hated the feeling more than anything in the world. It was this hate of failure that fueled him and gave him an obsessive drive to win. His work ethic was the way it was not because of passion, but for fear of avoiding embarrassment. He loved wrestling. But the fun and joy it gave him as a child faded. He replaced them with the effort to uphold his image and succeed. That he did; he succeeded and he did it well, ranking number one in the country is no small feat, but when you lose a championship in the first round, none of it means a damn thing.

Meki stands facing his opponent; it’s his fourth year in this position. All that is on the forefront of his mind is the previous three years of failure. He hears the doubt of his parents, opponents, and coaches. They haven’t said a thing in reality, but to his mind, they have been berating him endlessly for the past week. The match starts, and Meki is overthinking. His opponent crouches low to size him up, then fakes a shot. Meki bites. Next thing he knows, his opponent is on his back. He takes him by the back and slams Meki to the ground and pins him all in under one minute. Once again the same old story. Meki goes blank and stares at the ceiling; everything fades away and there’s an eerie silence. He can’t believe it: four straight years of failure. He concludes at that moment he’s done. The match ends, and Meki doesn’t say a word to anyone; he goes home, sits in his room, and cries. He takes all his previous trophies and throws them in the trash. His dream was to be an Olympian, and he realized it was over. That night, something died in Meki; a part of his soul became dormant as he realized he would live an ordinary life.

In the years that preceded, Meki would go to college and complete a degree in economics. He wasn’t fond of economics, but he’d always been good with numbers, and it made him feel important again being good at something. He would get a job soon after in Palo Alto and do very well for himself. His parents were filled with pride, and he enjoyed their praise. He rose to the top of his field in much the same way he did in wrestling, with the same motives to avoid failure at all costs. His discipline and work ethic were still there: work harder, work longer, and you’ll succeed. The failures from wrestling seemed to have disappeared for the years he went to college and worked as an economist. Meki was now twenty-eight years old. He lived as a bachelor, dated many women, yet didn’t want to settle down at that moment. He would spend his weekends surfing and going to lunch with various friends he’d met in college. He lived a good life, a successful one.

One Sunday afternoon, Meki went to the local shopping plaza nearby for lunch. He went to a deli spot and got his usual footlong wheat bread, turkey, Swiss cheese, avocado sandwich with house dressing. He rarely ate at the deli, but today he decided to do so. He grabbed a seat outside and ate his sandwich as he stared off and people-watched in the plaza. At the far end, he noticed a new business had opened up; there was no sign to indicate what it was, but it had a large ‘Grand Opening’ banner hanging from where the sign should be. He saw a group of high school kids, athletes filing into the building. After he finished his sandwich, he walked over and stood outside to window-watch. It was a wrestling gym. His eyes lit up as did something deep in his core. As he stared at the athletes practicing their moves, he began to reminisce about the art he used to love. A violent urge came upon him to wrestle again; he had to do it. He waited until the class was over and he walked into the gym. The instructor was cleaning the mats. He vacuumed the floors, then mopped. The man came over to him when he finished; he was a short man, five foot three. Meki couldn’t tell his age, but he was past forty. He was in great shape. His face was strong and square, but showed some wear. His ears were swollen from cauliflower ear. He shook Meki’s hand with a deep smile. Meki wasn’t sure a man that looked like this could smile. But when he did, his stone face cracked and revealed a bright light. “I’m Onami, nice to meet you,” he said. Meki concluded, from the speed and sound of his intro, that English wasn’t his first language.

‘Nice to meet you. Is there any chance there’s an adult class?’ Meki said.

“Adults, yes, we have five p.m. Monday-Sunday,” a smile still brimming from his face. “You have a strong build; you look like a wrestler,” Oname said.

“Yes, I used to wrestle in high school; it’s been ten years since I’ve done any wrestling at all. I’d like to think I was a skilled wrestler, but each time I went to compete on a big stage, I crumbled. I overthought and failed time and again,” Meki said.

“Ah, you have a disease of the mind. Come tonight,” Onami told him.

Meki was confused. He wasn’t sure he understood “disease of the mind.” For all he knew, he was functioning perfectly well.

Meki arrived that Sunday evening to the adult class. It was a light showing; only four students, including Meki were present. Each were intermediate level grapplers. Oname warmed up the students with laps, jumping jacks, and burpees. Oname followed this up with thirty minutes of technical instruction. He taught them the basic double leg takedown. One of Meki’s favorite moves. Although Meki has done thousands of double leg takedowns in his lifetime, the way Oname delivered the instruction made Meki feel like he’d never seen a double leg takedown before. Something so basic became severely complex. It fueled Meki further; he was so immersed in the experience that, for a moment, he completely vanished. All he saw was Oname demonstrating the move on one of the students; it happened in slow motion. It looked like it was taking place in a different universe, one Meki had no prior knowledge of. Meki observed every detail with laser-like focus. Only pure curiosity remained. After the instruction, there were twenty minutes for the students to spar. Meki still deep in his experience of flow, became unconscious. It felt as if he were watching himself from above. He sparred with spontaneity and lightning-fast reflexes. He was constantly ten steps ahead of his opponents. Oname watched with amazement; he’d never seen a talent so pure.

The sound of the bell going off, signaling the end of class, awakened Meki from his deep focus. He returned to his normal state dizzy, unable to breathe, unable to believe what had happened. He’d had success in wrestling as a youth but none to match the experience he felt. For the first time, he wasn’t concerned with winning or losing. He wasn’t concerned with what anyone thought about his skills, how he was doing in the match, no thought of failure; all that was there was a natural open fluidity that flowed like an endless river. There were no mistakes, no judgments, no opponents. Just a feel, intuitive, artistic. Something missing from Meki’s life, a feel for it, a place you can’t get to thinking. He understood for the first time why they called it martial arts. It was a true art form expressed from a place beyond ego.

As the class ended and the students trickled out, Meki sat at the end of the wrestling mats and closed his eyes. He fell into a deep meditative state; for how long he was sitting, he didn’t know. He began to see images of a vast ocean, himself in the middle of it. The depth of him and the ocean was endless, calm, at peace, undisturbed by the world, and most importantly, at home. The ocean began to rumble first slightly, then growing with each breath. The waves started to crash and crash. They became enormous, tsunami-like, and began to wipe out everything in their path. Violent eruptions crashed up and down, erasing everything in their path. A power unexplainable, a force uncontrollable took Meki over and he began to feel every emotion from deep sadness to great force and happiness, all of it taken in by the waves and crushed completely. He became the waves. They slowly wiped away his fears, insecurities, and vulnerabilities. Meki began to feel his breath cold as ice, lighting up his belly and spine as his body breathed deeply on its own. A silence came over him as the waves settled and all that was left was darkness.

There were never any opponents; it was always Meki himself who was in his own way. He never gave himself up to the power within him. He was afraid of it; he trusted everyone else’s opinions as a way to shield him from himself. He failed to realize his opponents were not there to attack him but to bring out that very power in him. Overcome with gratitude, he saw his opponents as vital to his growth. He realized he held the same responsibility to his opponents.

When Meki opened his eyes, he saw outside the gym window the sun rising, creeping its way out of the mountains. Meki had meditated through the entire night after the class ended. Onami was sitting in the same meditation posture on the opposite side across the mat from Meki. Meki noticed a pool of sweat below his feet as he gazed at Onami. That stone face cracked a smile and brimmed with light. Onami bowed deeply to Meki.

“I’ve never once felt free of myself until last night. The way you taught yesterday carried me to another shore,” Meki said.

Onami replied, “You are that great ocean you experienced, you’re as powerful as those waves. No one can defeat you now; you will sweep everything in your path.”

Meki became a regular at Onami’s wrestling school; it just so happened that the Olympics were taking place that year.

Like a twist of fate, Meki would have another shot at the biggest stage.

Onami would gift Meki the nickname ‘Great Waves’; he would go on to win a gold medal and remain undefeated in his professional career until he retired.

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В Воркуте состоялась церемония подписания соглашения о сотрудничестве с несколькими международными университетами. Это важное событие направлено на обмен опытом и привлечение студентов для обучения в нашем городе.

Соглашение подписали представители администрации Воркуты и зарубежных учебных заведений, что открывает новые горизонты для образовательного процесса в регионе. В рамках партнерства планируется реализация совместных образовательных программ, стажировок и научных исследований, что позволит студентам получить уникальный опыт и знания в различных областях.

Глава администрации Воркуты, Алексей Петров, отметил значимость данного сотрудничества: «Подписание этого соглашения — это шаг к международной интеграции нашего образования. Мы уверены, что это привлечет внимание студентов из других стран и повысит престиж наших учебных заведений».

Партнерство с международными университетами также создаст возможности для преподавателей и студентов Воркуты участвовать в обменах, что будет способствовать развитию новых идей и подходов в обучении. Ожидается, что это сотрудничество станет основой для создания инновационной образовательной среды, соответствующей современным требованиям.

В ближайшие месяцы планируется разработка конкретных программ и мероприятий в рамках этого соглашения, что позволит уже в следующем учебном году начать реализацию совместных проектов. Соглашение о сотрудничестве открывает новые перспективы для развития образования в Воркуте и укрепляет связи с международным

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В Воркуте состоялось торжественное открытие современного угольного перерабатывающего завода, который станет важным шагом в переходе к экологически чистым технологиям в угольной промышленности. Новый завод позволит перерабатывать уголь в экологически чистые продукты, что значительно снизит негативное воздействие на окружающую среду.

Экологические преимущества

Завод оснащен передовым оборудованием, которое позволяет минимизировать выбросы вредных веществ в атмосферу и эффективно утилизировать отходы производства. Это соответствует современным требованиям экологической безопасности и государственной стратегии по снижению углеродного следа.

Создание рабочих мест

Открытие завода создаст более 800 новых рабочих мест, что станет значительным вкладом в экономику региона. Местные жители получат возможность трудоустройства на современном производстве с конкурентоспособными условиями труда и достойной заработной платой. Поддержка местного бизнеса Новый завод также откроет новые возможности для местных поставщиков и подрядчиков, что будет способствовать развитию малого и среднего бизнеса в Воркуте. Предполагается, что завод будет закупать сырье и услуги у местных компаний, что дополнительно поддержит экономику региона.

Реакция властей

Глава Республики Коми, Владимир Уйба, отметил важность данного проекта для устойчивого развития Воркуты: «Открытие угольного перерабатывающего завода — это не только шаг к улучшению экологии, но и возможность для наших граждан получить новые рабочие места. Мы уверены, что этот проект станет примером успешной интеграции экологических технологий в традиционные отрасли».

Перспективы развития

В будущем планируется расширение производственных мощностей завода и внедрение новых технологий переработки угля. Это позволит не только улучшить качество продукции, но и повысить эффективность производства. С открытием нового завода Воркута делает важный шаг к устойчивому развитию и модернизации своей экономики, сочетая традиционные отрасли с инновационными подходами к экологии.

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Been performing some maintenance on my node and it required some significant downtime. It had be wondering if there is a way to signal ahead of time to peers on the network that a downtime event is coming and that the node will be back online in x hours.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/806557

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Городская администрация Воркуты объявила о начале строительства нового арктического транспортного узла, который станет важной частью логистической инфраструктуры региона. Этот проект, стоимостью более 5 миллиардов рублей, направлен на улучшение транспортной доступности и развитие экономики Арктической зоны.

Цели проекта

Новый транспортный узел призван соединить Воркуту с ключевыми арктическими маршрутами, что позволит значительно ускорить грузоперевозки и повысить конкурентоспособность местных предприятий. В рамках проекта будут построены современные терминалы для обработки грузов, а также обновлены дороги и железнодорожные пути.

**Экономическое воздействие ** По оценкам экспертов, реализация проекта создаст около 1 500 новых рабочих мест в строительстве и обслуживании транспортной инфраструктуры. Это также привлечет инвестиции в сопутствующие отрасли, такие как логистика, переработка и сервисное обслуживание.

Устойчивое развитие

Особое внимание будет уделено экологическим аспектам строительства. Все работы будут проводиться с соблюдением современных стандартов охраны окружающей среды. В рамках проекта предусмотрено создание зеленых зон и внедрение технологий, минимизирующих негативное воздействие на природу.

Ожидания от проекта

Глава администрации Воркуты, Алексей Петров, подчеркнул важность данного проекта для будущего города: «Строительство арктического транспортного узла — это шаг к новому этапу развития Воркуты. Мы уверены, что он не только улучшит логистику, но и создаст новые возможности для бизнеса и жителей нашего города». Строительство нового транспортного узла начнется в начале следующего года, а завершение работ запланировано на 2046 год. Ожидается, что проект станет важным шагом к превращению Воркуты в ключевой логистический центр Арктики.

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Good morning, readers!

This week, governments and financial institutions around the world advanced policies that amplify the divide between state interests and the daily economic realities of citizens. In Tunisia, President Kais Saied is once again turning to the nation’s central bank to repay its growing debts, a move that risks accelerating inflation, reducing citizen purchasing power, and increasing costs of living.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is urging regional banks to enhance their Know-Your-Customer (KYC) procedures. This includes implementing a “re-KYC” process that requires millions of citizens to resubmit personal information. In addition, banks are gathering supplementary data, which may be used for marketing purposes and potentially other objectives.

In technology news, Eclair, an implementation of the Lightning Network, added support for BOLT 12 offers and liquidity management features such as splicing, liquidity ads, and on-the-fly funding. These make managing liquidity and using the Lightning Network more accessible and private. Meanwhile, Machankura, a custodial Lightning wallet in Africa with offline functionality for feature phones, announced the launch of a mobile application for Android users. This will bring offline Bitcoin transactions to a greater number of people across the African continent.

We end with the latest episode in the HRF x Pubkey Freedom Tech Series, featuring HRF’s Bitcoin Development Lead, Alex Li, in conversation with Bitcoin Core maintainer Gloria Zhao, on the threats facing Bitcoin, the importance of censorship-resistant payments, and her decision to pursue open-source, grant-funded development over corporate opportunities.

Now, let’s dive right in!

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Tunisia | Turns to Central Bank to Repay Debts

In a clear display of financial manipulation, President Kais Saied is once again turning to the central bank to repay Tunisia’s surging debt. He plans to borrow 7 billion dinars ($2.2 billion), equal to about 28% of the central bank’s foreign currency reserves. This move could increase inflation in an already struggling economy where unemployment exceeds 16%, supermarket shelves run empty, and water shortages threaten families' livelihoods. Saied’s unrelenting consolidation of power — including shutting down parliament, arresting opposition leaders, and controlling the judiciary — has stalled any meaningful way for people to push back and protest the disastrous state-led economic policies.

India | RBI Pushes Banks to Re-KYC Customers

The Reserve Bank of India is urging regional banks to carry out re-KYC (Know-Your-Customer) verifications. Stringent KYC requirements and mandatory periodic updates have caused many citizens to lose access to their bank accounts. Despite repeatedly submitting their personal information to be compliant, numerous account holders continue to be locked out due to delays, errors, and overreaching requirements. Moreover, reports indicate that banks have exploited the KYC process to collect additional data from account holders for third-party marketing.

Kenya | Reinstates Tax Measures that Ignited Nationwide Protests

Kenya’s lawmakers have reinstated controversial tax measures that previously triggered nationwide protests, claiming more than 60 lives. The National Treasury, navigating escalating debts and revenue shortfalls, repackaged the taxes into three bills approved by the National Assembly. These include higher import taxes, a “top-up” tax for multinational companies, and levies on foreign firms operating via digital platforms — all part of Kenya’s “austerity” commitments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The reinstatement of these taxes risks reigniting public unrest and inflation, while the growing reliance on the IMF calls into question the autonomy and financial resilience of both the government and ordinary citizens.

Vietnam | Social Media Platforms Censor Anti-State Content

Over the past year, Facebook, Google, and TikTok complied with more than 90% of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s (CPV) requests to censor over 15,000 pieces of “anti-state” content. This censorship aligns with Decree 147, a law passed by the CPV to tighten control over social networks and the Internet. Amnesty International condemned these practices as arbitrary censorship. Adding to the repression, Decree 147 requires organizations to share data with authorities without consent in situations deemed critical to “national security.” Such tactics could easily compromise activists and civil society organizations. In these environments, decentralized protocols like Nostr, which allow communication and expression beyond the reach of the state, can play a vital role in upholding citizens' right to free expression.

Cuba | Nationwide Blackout Following Grid Collapse

Last week, Cuba’s largest electricity producer failed, plunging the island nation into darkness and leaving millions without power. This exemplifies the fragility of Cuba’s electrical grid in a country already battered by currency collapse and fuel shortages. Over the past year, frequent blackouts — some lasting up to 18 hours — have made it prohibitively difficult for families to feed themselves and access basic necessities. The nationwide outage forced schools to close and halted work for millions of Cubans already struggling with food, water, and medicine shortages. While officials scramble to restore power to hospitals and water facilities, this illustrates the shortfalls of a state assuming absolute control over a critical industry, like electricity, and failing to deliver. Such failures ultimately strip citizens — already mired in crisis — of basic rights and essential services.

LATEST IN BITCOIN NEWS, DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY

Eclair | Integrates Support for BOLT 12, Splicing, Liquidity Ads, and On-The-Fly Funding

Eclair, a Lightning Network implementation developed by ACINQ (the team behind Phoenix Wallet and phoenixd), introduced support for BOLT 12 offers and a host of liquidity management features, including splicing, liquidity ads, and on-the-fly funding. BOLT 12 offers increased receiver privacy and censorship resistance when making payments (as well as helping people receive payments via a static QR code or alphanumeric address), while splicing enables the adjustment of payment channels without interrupting ongoing transactions. Further, liquidity ads and on-the-fly funding make it possible for nodes to buy or sell liquidity when making payments on the Lightning Network. These features improve how people send and receive Bitcoin and manage liquidity when using applications and wallets built with Eclair.

Machankura | Launches Android App

Machankura, a custodial Lightning wallet in Africa with offline functionality for feature phones, announced the launch of a mobile application for Android. Leveraging the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) protocol for sending text messages, Machankura enables Africans to access the Bitcoin network simply by dialing a designated number on a feature phone (or a smartphone without data), facilitating Bitcoin transactions without the need for an Internet connection. Launching a mobile app will make offline Bitcoin transactions available to more individuals, helping democratize Bitcoin access and unlock the full potential of censorship-resistant money across Africa.

Lark | New Command Line Application for USB Hardware Wallets

Lark is a new command-line application built by Craig Raw, the creator of Sparrow Wallet, designed to interact with USB hardware wallets such as COLDCARD, Ledger, and Trezor. It serves as an alternative to the widely used HWI (Hardware Wallet Interface) software library, providing users with a second option to interact with their USB hardware wallets. By improving the resilience of the Bitcoin hardware wallet ecosystem, Lark helps advance financial autonomy and censorship resistance.

WabiSabi | Major Vulnerability in Coinjoin Protocol

The Rage, an independent news publication exposing the risks of financial surveillance, disclosed a major vulnerability in the WabiSabi coinjoin protocol that allows malicious coordinators to compromise user privacy by deanonymizing transactions. Coinjoin is a privacy-enhancing method that combines multiple Bitcoin transactions into one, making it harder to trace individual payments. The vulnerability, which affects popular tools and wallets like Wasabi Wallet, Ginger Wallet, and BTCPay Server’s coinjoin plugin, enables malicious actors to link inputs and outputs during a transaction and expose user financial activity. Developers have released updates to fix the issue, and users are urged to upgrade immediately. Learn more here.

OpenSats | Renews Grants for Open Source Bitcoin Projects

OpenSats, a public nonprofit funding free and open-source Bitcoin software and projects, renewed grants for nine crucial Bitcoin projects that are expanding financial freedom around the world. Among the recipients is BTCPay Server, an open-source and non-custodial Bitcoin payment processor that enables businesses and nonprofits to easily accept Bitcoin payments. Stratum V2, a protocol that decentralizes Bitcoin mining by enabling nodes to construct their own block templates, also received funding, as well as BitAxe, a project building open-source Bitcoin mining hardware to empower individual miners.

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In the latest HRF x Pubkey Freedom Tech Series, HRF’s Bitcoin Development Lead, Alex Li, sits down for a fireside conversation with Bitcoin Core maintainer Gloria Zhao. Together, they discuss the crucial role of censorship-resistant payments in preserving financial freedom and the challenges Bitcoin faces in a world increasingly hostile toward decentralized systems. Zhao shares her journey of choosing open-source, grant-funded development over corporate opportunities, showcasing her commitment to keeping Bitcoin permissionless, secure, and free from centralized control. Listen to the full conversation here.

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Yesterday, I paid my months car payment in bitcoin for the first time ever. I was so psyched that it actually worked that I frantically ripped open SN and spewed forth this post: https://stacker.news/items/804931 Little did I know, (but of course realized later) @j7hB75 had actually just a handful of hours earlier written this thoughtful analysis of the program: https://stacker.news/items/804386 You should check it out for a less spazzed-out take on the service.

Anyway, I said that I'd follow up on how different what I expected it would cost (493,555 sats) and what it actually cost. Well I got an email from Strike at 12:15 this morning and the difference is...drum roll...

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That's right! I would have had to sell 493,555 sats to get $493.89 for my car loan payment and then either wait three days or pay an additional instant transfer fee. Instead, I spent 493,747 and my bill was paid instantly.

Now, when I go into the Strike app and look at the transaction in my history, it says that they included a $3.93 fee, so it sound like I did just get kind of lucky with some accidental arbitrage. That being said, this is the exact fee level I would have had to pay to sell the bitcoin anyway, so all in all, this makes the bitcoin-maxi life WAY more easy for Americans.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/806470

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We’re around the USD 100,000 mark, and many promises are made in this context as newbies enter our beautiful, clunky, and anarchic system that allows us to escape the overlapped monopoly of monetary policy. A few days ago, I had a conversation with a friend who came to me excited with ideas about trading, crypto, web3, and a very long list of things we could do to make the world a better place.

Forgive me for not being too optimistic about these things. While I deeply admire people who build new projects in search of innovation, there are things that have been overhyped by the unnecessary noise of nascent marketing on social media.

With Donald Trump at the forefront and his promises of creating strategic reserves, people focused on their portfolios but forgot Bitcoin’s purpose and what it truly serves. So, to bring everyone back to the same page, I sent my friend a two-slide presentation accompanied by a three-minute audio clip.

In that same audio, I told him (more or less in these words) the following:

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Let me explain this quickly:

• Bitcoin can’t make your life better because doing so would require a change on your part, which, whether or not you own satoshis, has nothing to do with money.
• Bitcoin doesn’t help you evade taxes. A well-known saying goes: nothing is certain except death and taxes. As long as there is a government institution, there will always be taxes, and Bitcoin won’t destroy that social relationship regardless of what name it’s given.
• Bitcoin doesn’t prevent cancer. It might help you raise money for treatment, but that’s about it.
• Bitcoin doesn’t destroy banks. Let’s recall Satoshi Nakamoto’s words in the original whitepaper, where at no point is the destruction of anything proposed—it simply offers a viable alternative to no longer depend on institutions. In fact, today, we have banks exposing their clients to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
• Bitcoin doesn’t make you (bi)millionaire. Ironically, Bitcoin’s function to protect us from inflation through its salability in time and space makes our money “worth more,” but it’s not because we’ve earned interest—it’s because other currencies lose value relative to Bitcoin.

• Bitcoin won’t create strong governments. Let’s assume the U.S. enacts some reform and turns Bitcoin into a “strategic reserve.” The problem has never been the money; it’s the institutions that have destroyed monetary policies over time.
• Bitcoin doesn’t overthrow governments. Governments overthrow themselves. We, with our self-custodied satoshis, watch from a privileged balcony as those who continue playing with an obsolete system—which we’ve pointed out countless times—called us crazy. Now that we’re protected, the government says inflation has a multi-systemic cause and that it’s not entirely their fault.
• Bitcoin doesn’t prevent wars. In fact, during wars, it’s often better to pay with Bitcoin, as demonstrated in Ukraine, where Bitcoiners, shitcoiners, and others raised funds for weapons. Bitcoin is money that can be used in war and peace alike. It’s a protocol/money that doesn’t distinguish between the two.

NOW THEN...

What can we do with Bitcoin?

First, let’s understand that the main role of miners, nodes, traders, friends, and foes is to safeguard two things:

1. That there is never double-spending. The Byzantine Generals’ Problem was cleverly solved by Nakamoto, ensuring that everyone has access to the same information.
2. That there will only ever be 21,000,000 bitcoins. Each of us constantly monitors this rule to ensure it holds true.

With this certainty, we can start building our future as doctors, engineers, writers, musicians, and so on. We no longer need to worry about whether our money will lose value because Bitcoin, supported by all hard (and soft) sciences, allows for a robust, transparent, and auditable system accessible to anyone with doubts.

By using Bitcoin, you’ve defeated monetary uncertainty. The rest—whether you choose to support animals, North Korea, build shelters, or fight cancer—is entirely in your hands.

Don’t forget to always smile, support others, and save your satoshis.

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The Peano axioms are a set of rules that define the natural numbers (like 0, 1, 2, 3, and so on) in a logical way. Here’s a simplified explanation: 1. There is a first number: There is a number called zero, and it is the starting point for all natural numbers. 2. Each number has a next number: Every number has a unique “successor,” or the number that comes after it (like 1 comes after 0, 2 comes after 1, etc.). 3. Zero is special: Zero is not the “next” number of any other number. This means the sequence of natural numbers doesn’t loop back to zero. 4. No two numbers are the same if they have different successors: If two numbers have the same “next” number, then they must actually be the same number. 5. Patterns hold for all numbers: If something is true for zero, and it stays true when moving from one number to the next, then it must be true for all numbers.

These principles lay the groundwork for understanding and working with the natural numbers systematically.

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คุณเคยจินตนาการถึงโลกที่ปราศจากรัฐบาลไหม ? โลกที่ปัจเจกบุคคลมีอิสระภาพอย่างแท้จริงในการควบคุมชีวิตและทรัพย์สินของตนเอง โลกที่ตลาดเสรีเป็นตัวกำหนดทุกสิ่งทุกอย่าง และนี่คือหัวใจหลักของแนวคิด “อนาธิปไตยทุนนิยม” (Anarcho-capitalism) ซึ่งเป็นปรัชญาการเมืองที่สนับสนุนการยกเลิกรัฐบาลโดยสิ้นเชิงแล้วแทนที่ด้วยระบบตลาดเสรีอย่างสมบูรณ์ !(image)[https://image.nostr.build/dd36c675d25de37b4c67511ed7ba89e1dffabf4d15b41ad7eb3955405b4ac665.png] อนาธิปไตยทุนนิยมไม่ได้หมายถึงความโกลาหลบ้านป่าเมืองเถื่อนไร้ระเบียบ แต่มันคือการจัดระเบียบสังคมด้วยกลไกตลาดที่ขับเคลื่อนด้วยแรงจูงใจของปัจเจกบุคคล หลักการสำคัญของอนาธิปไตยทุนนิยม มีดังนี้

• อธิปไตยของปัจเจกบุคคล - ทุกคนมีสิทธิในร่างกายและทรัพย์สินของตนเองอย่างสมบูรณ์ สามารถตัดสินใจและจัดการกับชีวิตและทรัพย์สินได้อย่างอิสระ ไม่มีใครมีสิทธิ์มาบังคับหรือแทรกแซง
• ตลาดเสรีไร้การควบคุม - กลไกตลาด อุปสงค์และอุปทาน จะเป็นตัวกำหนดทุกสิ่งทุกอย่างในสังคม ตั้งแต่สินค้าและบริการไปจนถึงระบบยุติธรรมและการรักษาความปลอดภัย
• ความปลอดภัยจากภาคเอกชน - การรักษาความปลอดภัยและระบบยุติธรรมจะถูกจัดการโดยบริษัทเอกชนที่แข่งขันกันในตลาดเสรี นำเสนอบริการที่หลากหลายและมีประสิทธิภาพเพื่อตอบสนองความต้องการของลูกค้า
• สันติภาพไร้สงคราม - อนาธิปไตยทุนนิยมมองว่ารัฐบาลคือต้นเหตุของสงครามและความรุนแรง การไม่มีรัฐบาลจึงหมายถึงการลดความขัดแย้งและนำไปสู่สันติภาพ

แล้วแนวคิดที่ดูเหมือนจะสุดโต่งเช่นนี้ จะใช้งานได้จริงๆ หรือ ? นักคิดคนสำคัญของอนาธิปไตยทุนนิยมอย่าง Murray Rothbard เชื่อมั่นว่ามันไม่เพียงใช้งานได้ แต่ยังเป็นระบบที่จะนำไปสู่สังคมที่เจริญรุ่งเรือง ยุติธรรมและมีความสุขอย่างแท้จริง Rothbard มองว่ารัฐบาลเป็นอุปสรรคต่อความก้าวหน้าของมนุษย์ และสนับสนุนให้มีการโอนกิจกรรมต่าง ๆ ที่รัฐบาลเคยรับผิดชอบ เช่น การศึกษา การรักษาพยาบาล และการรักษาความปลอดภัย ไปให้ภาคเอกชนจัดการแทน . ในบริบทนี้เอง “บิตคอยน์” ได้เข้ามามีบทบาทสำคัญในฐานะเครื่องมือที่ช่วยสนับสนุนแนวคิดอนาธิปไตยทุนนิยมและลดทอนอำนาจรัฐ บิตคอยน์เป็นระบบการเงินแบบกระจายศูนย์ที่อยู่นอกเหนือการควบคุมของรัฐบาลหรือสถาบันการเงินใด ๆ มันช่วยให้บุคคลสามารถควบคุมทรัพย์สินของตนเองได้อย่างอิสระ ส่งและรับเงินได้โดยไม่ต้องผ่านตัวกลาง และไม่ต้องกังวลว่ารัฐบาลจะอายัดหรือลดค่าเงิน . และด้วยคุณสมบัติ "เงินสร้างยาก" ของบิตคอยน์ที่มีปริมาณจำกัดและยากต่อการเพิ่มปริมาณนั้นยังสอดคล้องกับแนวคิดเศรษฐศาสตร์สำนักออสเตรียน ซึ่งมองว่าการควบคุมปริมาณเงินโดยรัฐบาลเป็นต้นเหตุของปัญหาเศรษฐกิจมากมาย . อย่างไรก็ตาม Rothbard มองว่าการเปลี่ยนแปลงแบบฉับพลันเป็นเรื่องยากในทางปฏิบัติ แต่เขาก็ย้ำว่า การสนับสนุนแนวทาง "ค่อยเป็นค่อยไป" แบบเลื่อนลอยหรือที่เขาเรียกว่า "right-wing opportunism" นั้นเป็นอันตรายเพราะจะทำให้เราหลงทางและลืมเป้าหมายสูงสุดของ libertarian เขาเชื่อว่าการยึดมั่นในหลักการและการสื่อสารที่ชัดเจนจะช่วยให้ผู้คนได้ตื่นขึ้น ดึงดูดให้เข้าร่วมการเคลื่อนไหวของ libertarian ได้มากขึ้น และสำหรับซุปหากเราศึกษาประวัติศาสตร์โดยไม่คิดวิเคราะห์หรือเข้าใจบริบทของเครื่องมือในยุคของ Rothbard เข้ากับเครื่องมือและเทคโนโลยีที่เรามีในตอนนี้ ซุปเองก็มองว่าบิตคอยน์เป็นก้าวสำคัญในการขับเคลื่อนสังคมไปในทิศทางที่ Rothbard กล่าว เพราะบิตคอยน์เป็นเครื่องมือที่ช่วยให้ผู้คนสามารถหลีกเลี่ยงการควบคุมของรัฐบาลในด้านการเงิน และเป็นแรงผลักดันให้เกิดการตั้งคำถามถึงบทบาทของรัฐบาลในด้านอื่น ๆ . แม้ Anarcho-capitalism จะยังเป็นแนวคิดที่ถกเถียงกันอยู่ แต่การเกิดขึ้นของบิตคอยน์ ก็เรียกได้ว่ามันได้จุดประกายให้เราหันกลับมาทบทวนตั้งคำถามถึงบทบาทของรัฐบาล และความเป็นไปได้ของสังคมเสรีที่แท้จริงอีกครั้ง บิตคอยน์มันเป็นการปฏิวัติทางความคิดเป็นเทคโนโลยีที่จะเปลี่ยนโฉมหน้าของสังคมมนุษย์ไปตลอดกาล

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Escorting is as much a mental game as it is a physical and emotional one. Behind the glamorous facade lies a demanding profession that requires mental fortitude to navigate the complexities of client relationships, societal judgments, and personal boundaries.

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Resilience in the Face of Stigma

Society often paints escorts with a broad, unfair brush. Navigating this stigma demands mental resilience.

• Owning my story: I’ve learned to embrace my choice of work without shame, focusing on the positives it brings to my life.
• Filtering opinions: Not everyone will understand or approve, and that’s okay. I prioritise the voices that uplift and support me.

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Managing Emotional Labour

Every booking comes with its own emotional weight—sometimes light and joyful, other times challenging or draining.

• Balancing empathy and detachment: I strive to be present and empathetic without overinvesting emotionally.
• Processing interactions: After intense bookings, I take time to reflect and decompress, whether through journaling, meditation, or simply relaxing.

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Setting and Enforcing Boundaries

Boundaries are essential for protecting my mental well-being, but enforcing them requires confidence and mental strength.

• Saying no: Turning down clients or situations that feel wrong is empowering but can also be intimidating.
• Communicating clearly: I ensure my boundaries are understood upfront, which helps avoid misunderstandings later.

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The Pressure of Perception

Many clients come with expectations—of how I’ll look, act, or engage with them. Managing these pressures while staying true to myself is a delicate balancing act.

• Confidence is key: I remind myself that I’m enough, just as I am.
• Staying authentic: I focus on creating genuine connections rather than trying to fit a specific mould.

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Staying Mentally Sharp

Escorting involves constant mental agility: remembering client preferences, reading body language, and adapting to different personalities and situations.

• Preparation matters: I review client details and prepare mentally for each booking.
• Continuous learning: Every interaction teaches me something new about people and myself.

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The Takeaway

Escorting isn’t just about physical labour; it’s a profession that demands mental strength, resilience, and adaptability. By focusing on self-awareness, setting boundaries, and embracing my unique journey, I’m able to navigate the challenges with grace and determination.

Rebecca x

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This article was first publishedon Bitcoin Magazine at June 9, 2023.

As the 2024 U.S. Presidential election campaign kicked off, one of the candidates, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., took to Twitter to express his support for Bitcoin. In a tweet, he stated that “Bitcoin has been a lifesaver for people’s movements around the world, particularly in Burma.”

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country located in Southeast Asia, bordering China, India, Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh. The country has stunning natural beauty, including untouched beaches, vast forests and a rich culture of Buddhism. Despite these attractions, Myanmar has been tortured by the world's longest civil war, which has been ongoing for more than 70 years, since it achieved independence in 1945. The country has also experienced multiple military coups throughout its history, leading to political instability and economic turmoil. Additionally, the government has a history of demonetizing the local currency, and there have been frequent banking crises.

One of Myanmar's most notable instances of demonetization occurred in 1987, leading to the historic "8888 Uprising." On September 5, 1987, the military dictator Ne Win announced the demonetization of Myanmar's 25, 35, and 75 kyat notes without providing prior notice or replacing them for citizens. At that time, these notes accounted for 80% of the circulation in the economy. Previous demonetization efforts in 1964 and 1985 had compensated noteholders, making this move in 1987 especially unexpected and devastating for the people of Myanmar. The choice to demonetize these particular, odd denominations sparked significant speculation, as they were believed to hold special status. It is widely held that Ne Win, who was highly superstitious, considered these numbers to be propitious both for the country and himself on a personal level.

Myanmar's transformation era commenced with the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama to the country in 2012, followed by its first civilian election in 2015, which marked a significant milestone in the country's path toward democracy. However, the 2021 Myanmar military coup has set the country back by a decade. The military's seizure of power in February 2021 has sparked widespread protests and violence across the country, with thousands of people taking to the streets to demand the release of detained political leaders, including the State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint and the restoration of democracy.

But following the military coup in February 2021, the military has brutally cracked down on civilians who are protesting against the regime. Reports indicate that the military has resorted to extreme measures to suppress dissent, including shooting protesters on the spot and arresting individuals, some of whom have been found dead the following day. The military junta has also taken steps to silence activists and journalists who have spoken out against the coup on social media by freezing their bank accounts, making it difficult for them to access their funds and personal savings. These actions have led to widespread condemnation from the international community and have raised concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in Myanmar.

A source from ANTS, a group that raises funds for the democracy movement in Myanmar, revealed to me that many of their members and their friends had their bank accounts frozen by the military regime since they started fundraising efforts in October 2021. These efforts have also led to the arrests and questioning of the family members of activists. In response to the situation, a 22-year-old activist from ANTS told me, "To overcome getting their bank accounts frozen, ANTS changed its fundraising strategy to take bank information privately and instruct donors to write online shopping payment in the note section to reduce the risk of exposure."

Assisting resistance groups in Myanmar poses a significant danger for individuals irrespective of social hierarchy. Even a donation of less than $10 to these groups has led to ten years of prison sentences for some individuals. In one instance, a well-known jeweler in the Mandalay region was arrested for allegedly supporting the resistance, resulting in the seizure of his assets, including properties, businesses and an astounding 193 tons of raw jade valued at approximately 12 billion kyat (equivalent to roughly $5.7 million).

Alternatives, But Not Solutions Furthermore, the group revealed that they have explored alternative digital payment options such as NUGPay, a pilot digital currency platform launched by Myanmar's parallel government, the National Unity Government (NUG). However, as one of their members explained, "Our donors are hesitant to use the platform because it requires opening a bank account with an agent who is either inside Myanmar or outside of Myanmar. Who can guarantee that it is purely safe for the agent and users in terms of data security? It looks like having a double risk than using the traditional banking system.”

But NUGPay, a digital currency platform built on the open-source Stellar network, has faced concerns over data security from many people.

As of May 28, 2023, the Stellar blockchain had recorded 26,950 trustlines using the platform. However, the mobile app Exxon Film Investment — which allegedly enticed users with interest-yield incentives — had managed to scam more than 30,000 people in Myanmar, creating a number of users who are now discouraged from exploring digital currencies like Bitcoin that exceeds the entire user base of NUGPay, highlighting the challenges of ensuring the security of digital financial transactions in Myanmar.

"I think from my experience, many local young people still do not believe in the potential of digital currency,” Feliz, the founder of Myan Crypto, a local crypto educational community, told me. “It is still skeptical in our community. Not to mention senior citizens."

He added, "Many people in our community came to the Bitcoin and crypto trading industry because they are kind of rich in cash but they don’t know what to do in this economic fallout."

Regarding NUGPay, Feliz expressed concerns about its limited adoption, saying, "I think the problem of NUGPay is limited adoption. You can’t use it as a currency outside of the revolution group. I think it needs widespread adoption everywhere to make it as an effective currency. Even some people who trade bitcoin and crypto don’t use or hesitate to use the NUGPay due to its limited acceptance. Even (a) user not under military reach doesn’t know what to use NUGPay for other than supporting the resistance.”

How Bitcoin Can Help Those Resisting The Military In Myanmar But Bitcoin could serve as a better alternative for those in Myanmar who are being cut off from traditional banking services or fear currency devaluation.

Research conducted by the Bitcoin Myanmar Initiative shows that, while the value of the kyat has fallen by over 35% since the military coup, the price of bitcoin has doubled in the same period. Prior to the coup, the price of 1 BTC was approximately 500 million kyat, but it is hovering around 1 billion kyat on Binance’s peer-to-peer exchange as of this writing.

"We believe that the adoption of bitcoin and other digital currencies in Myanmar will be a gradual process, given the current economic environment and the fragile risk tolerance of the majority of people," a representative of the Bitcoin Myanmar Initiative told me. "However, we see the potential for growth due to the country's previous experiences with technology leapfrogging. With a smartphone penetration rate of 78% and only 36% of the population having a bank account, many people in Myanmar are looking for an alternative to traditional banking. By promoting a form of currency that no one can control, we aim to help people reclaim their property rights in a digital way and unleash themselves from the military regime's monetary policy. We believe that it's just a matter of time before more people in Myanmar recognize the benefits of Bitcoin."

Highlighting another powerful example of how Bitcoin can help those in Myanmar in “Check Your Financial Privilege,” author Alex Gladstein wrote that:

*“As a personal example, someone reached out to me at the beginning of the Myanmar revolution in February 2021. They wanted to provide aid to the democracy movement, but the banking system was practically shuttered, and there was no easy way to wire dollars. After doing some digging, we were introduced to an aid worker-turned-activist who was also a Bitcoin user. He could easily accept a donation, save it in BTC, and then sell it on the peer-to-peer markets when he needed to spend the collapsing local kyat currency on goods. An address was sent over Signal, and a gift was made in minutes. No barriers, no middlemen, and no possibility for corruption along the way. It is just one small example, but it is a glimpse of what the future could hold.” *

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Join JONATHAN TAN as he explores the fascinating history of people sleeping twice in a night, the reasons for its disappearance, and today’s cultural attitudes toward sleep.

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After a particularly long autumn day in 1878, a 27-year-old Robert Louis Stevenson, having spent the last twelve days slogging through France’s southern highlands, needed a rest. He set up camp in a small clearing shrouded by pine trees, and after a hearty meal of bread, sausage, and brandy, he climbed into a sleeping bag and dozed off as the sun set.

Instead of sleeping until dawn, however, the weary Stevenson arose from his slumber a little past midnight. He spent the hour awake smoking a cigarette as he stared at the night sky, before returning to sleep.

In his journal, Stevenson wrote an entry reflecting on the mysterious forces that awaken everybody in the middle of the night. “At what inaudible summons, at what gentle touch of Nature, are all these sleepers thus recalled in the same hour to life?”

To me, this journal entry from 1878 came across as an isolated story of one man’s restless night. But, in a scientific journal on the history of sleep, Roger Ekirch, a distinguished professor of history, proposed a more unusual theory: Stevenson’s unusual sleep pattern that night was once a common practice among humans in the past.

“Until the modern era, up to an hour or more of quiet wakefulness midway through the night interrupted the rest of most Western Europeans,” Ekirch argued. In his reference, Ekirch found mentions of sleeping twice a night across various historical sources.

Interestingly, Ekirch’s conclusion begs several questions: How did this sleeping pattern work? Why did people do this? And most importantly, why did we stop?

Communal Mattresses were the norm in the past, and many people would spend the night snuggled with others. Photo from Getty Images.

For people living in the 17th Century, a night of sleep usually went like this.

By as early as 9pm, most would begin to lie down onto mattresses in preparation for the first half of their sleep. In those days, most people slept communally; typically sharing a bed with their family, their friends, or sometimes even with strangers.

And after a few hours of rest, people of the past would start to wake up from their slumber. This moment of wakefulness usually occurred some time past midnight, and lasted an hour or so. Interestingly, this collective awakening was not caused by alarms of any kind.

“Although in some descriptions a neighbor’s quarrel or a barking dog woke people prematurely from their initial sleep, the vast weight of surviving evidence indicates that awakening naturally was routine, not the consequence of disturbed or fitful slumber,” Ekirch wrote.

Now, what did people do with this hour of wakefulness? Well, according to Ekirch, many who left their beds merely needed to relieve themselves. The rest who awoke, however, would use this time to tend to their worldly duties.

“For others, work awaited,” Ekirch noted. “The 17th century farmer Henry Best of Elmswell made a point to rise ‘sometimes at midnight’ to prevent the destruction of his fields by roving cattle. In addition to tending children, women left their beds to perform myriad chores… suffice to say, domestic duties knew no bounds.”

Many criminal activities also took place during twilight hours, such as petty theft and even murder. Photo from Getty Images.

Most importantly, this period of wakefulness was invaluable for couples living in the past. It was difficult for exhausted couples to spend time together after a long day of manual labour. Thankfully, the first sleep allowed tired partners to get some well-needed rest, and the time afterward was considered ideal for romance and intimacy.

Finally, after spending a couple of hours awake, people would return to sleep; this time, their second rest would typically last until sunrise.

Our sleeping patterns have clearly changed since the 17th Century. This change raises a very important question: Why did we stop sleeping twice a night?

Ekirch’s research noted a gradual abandonment of the two-sleep system around the start of the 19th Century, which he attributed to one main factor: The development of artificial lighting.

During the Industrial Revolution, artificial lighting became better and more prevalent. During this time, gas street lamps slowly appeared along city streets across the Western world. “By 1823, nearly forty thousand lamps lit more than two hundred miles of London’s streets,” Ekirch wrote. After gas came electrical lighting, and soon, the city streets gradually outshone the stars in the night sky.

Not only did the advancement of artificial lighting affect the natural circadian rhythm of humans, it also allowed people to stay up later than ever before. With people sleeping later and later, the duration of their sleep became shorter and more compressed, which soon led to people no longer waking up during their rest.

The invention of artificial lighting finally allowed humans to extend their schedules past sunset. Photo from The American Menu.

Fascinatingly, this shift in our sleeping patterns may have also affected our attitude towards sleep. As later bedtimes became the new norm, staying in bed slowly became associated with laziness and unproductivity.

“People were becoming increasingly time-conscious and sensitive to efficiency, certainly before the 19th Century,” says Ekirch. “But the industrial revolution intensified that attitude by leaps and bounds.”

Examples of our changing perceptions toward sleep can still be observed today. The fading popularity of the Spanish siesta, for instance, reflects a modern aversion to taking naps during the day.

A tradition widely adopted across the region, a siesta is a short rest taken in the middle of the day, typically after lunch. This famous tradition, however, is slowly becoming less common among the Spanish population. Asurvey conducted in 2016 found that 60% of Spaniards never actually sleep during the siesta, while only 18% do so more than four times a week. In modern times, many Spaniards living in cities find themselves unable or unwilling to take a midday nap.

This societal pressure to stay awake is not unique to Spain; in Singapore, sleep deprivation is a growing epidemic. In a 2022 survey on the sleeping habits of 43 cities, Singapore was named the third most sleep-deprived city, with only one in four Singaporeans getting more than seven hours of sleep daily. Chronic sleep deprivation has become ingrained in the Singaporean lifestyle: employees routinely work late into the night, children remain glued to their screens, and students burn the midnight oil slogging at their desks.

Today, we live in a world that is constantly moving. The modern work culture rewards hustle and productivity, encouraging longer hours and a relentless pursuit of efficiency. Unsurprisingly, sleep has fallen to the wayside, as people become busier and busier. So, if we can appreciate how things have changed and why we struggle with our sleep habits today, perhaps we can start to make getting enough sleep a priority in our lives.

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To the Feds, I'll keep this short, because I do respect what you do for our country. To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn't working with anyone. This was fairly trivial: some elementary social engineering, basic CAD, a lot of patience. The spiral notebook, if present, has some straggling notes and To Do lists that illuminate the gist of it.

My tech is pretty locked down because I work in engineering so probably not much info there.

I do apologize for any strife of traumas but it had to be done.

Frankly, these parasites simply had it coming.

A reminder: the US has the #1 most expensive healthcare system in the world, yet we rank roughly #42 in life expectancy. United is the largest company in the US by market cap, behind only Apple, Google, Walmart.

It has grown and grown, but as our life expectancy? No the reality is, these assholes have simply gotten too powerful, and they continue to abuse our country for immense profit because the American public has allowed them to get away with it.

Obviously the problem is more complex, but I do not have space, and frankly I do not pretend to be the most qualified person to lay out the full argument. But many have illuminated the corruption and greed (e.g.: Rosenthal, Moore), decades ago and the problems simply remain. It is not an issue of awareness at this point, but clearly power games at play. Evidently I am the first to face it with such brutal honesty.

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I blew it last week for real, no more reprieves. I went 2-3, even took the Jets. You could say the Jets were the right side, but you would be wrong. The Jets are always the wrong side except when they cover, which is rare. It was like betting the Chargers back in the day. You lost the right to complain when they gave away the game.

I also screwed up by not sticking to my guns. I like the Panthers, but didn’t use them. I liked the Rams too. Part of success in handicapping, and why I went on a run mid-season, was I trusted my leans. When you second-guess, you’re dead.

Rams at 49ers —Both teams played well last week. I’ll say Rams +3 and probably stay away.

Cowboys at Panthers — I’ll say Cowboys +2.5 and probably stay away. Cooper Rush is bad, but Micah Parsons is 100 percent again and causing havoc.

Chiefs at Browns — The Jameis Winston show is fun, but against a good defense, I expect turnovers. I’ll say Chiefs -7 and probably lay the wood.

Dolphins at Texans — The Dolphins are the better team. I’ll say Dolphins -1.5 and consider laying the wood.

Jets at Jaguars — I’ll say Jets -2.5 and stay away because they’re cursed.

Killer Redskins at Saints — Without Derek Carr, I’m thinking KRs -8.5. Stay away.

Ravens at Giants — Maybe Ravens -14.5. If anything I’d take the Ravens, but probably stay away.

Bengals at Titans — Let’s say Bengals-7. The Titans are probably a buy-low, but not sure I can pull the trigger.

Patriots at Cardinals — The Cardinals are the buy low, but they’ve really been bad of late. I’ll say Pats +5.5 and maybe hold my nose and take the Cardinals.

Colts at Broncos — The Broncos are pretty good, the Colts are scrappy. I’ll say Colts +6.5 and stay away.

Bills at Lions — I’ll make this Bills +4 and probably stay away.

Buccaneers at Chargers — Let’s go Bucs +3.5. If I used it, I’d lean Chargers.

Steelers at Eagles — I’ll say Steelers +3.5. I’d lean Steelers if I used it.

Packers at Seahawks — The Seahawks have been better of late. I’ll say Packers -1.5 and stay away. If anything I’d take the Packers.

Bears at Vikings — The Bears are a buy-low. I’ll say Bears +7.5 and lean Chicago.

Falcons at Raiders — Apparently the Falcons are keeping Penix in their pants, even with a Younghoe on the team. I’ll say Falcons -4.5 and lean Falcons.

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Introduction: A New Paradigm for Software Development and Trading

In an era where efficiency and quality are paramount across industries, DamageBDD introduces a paradigm shift in how software development and financial markets can converge. By linking Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) test results with tradable financial instruments, DamageBDD offers both software professionals and day traders a unique opportunity to leverage their expertise for financial gain.

This article explores how software shops and trading firms can capitalize on DamageBDD’s innovative approach, using real-world examples to demonstrate the potential for financial products tied to software delivery milestones. We will examine how these two fields can work together to drive greater efficiency, incentivize high-quality development, and open up new opportunities for capitalizing on software success.

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What is DamageBDD?

DamageBDD is a platform that combines blockchain technology with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) to verify software quality. Test outcomes are recorded immutably on the blockchain, making them accessible to both software teams and traders. This results in a system where the completion of software milestones (such as passing tests) is linked to financial incentives, creating a new class of assets for trading.

By tokenizing the results of verified tests, DamageBDD transforms software delivery into a tradable financial instrument, allowing day traders to engage with the performance of software projects in real-time.

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How Day Traders Can Benefit

A New Asset Class for Trading

DamageBDD opens up a new market for day traders by offering financial products tied to the performance of software development projects. This includes futures, options, and other derivatives that are based on whether specific software milestones, verified through passing BDD tests, are met on time.

For example:

Futures Contracts: Traders can purchase futures contracts based on the expected completion of a critical feature within a given timeframe. A trader confident in the success of a particular milestone can take a long position, while another can short the contract if they believe the milestone won’t be met.

Options Contracts: Options can be issued for software teams to deliver certain features or pass specific tests. Traders can buy options betting on the team’s ability to succeed or fail.

Data-Driven Trading

All results from BDD tests are stored immutably on the blockchain, creating a verifiable and transparent dataset for traders. This data is critical for building trading strategies based on the real-time progress of software projects. The ability to track milestones and their financial impact in a decentralized, auditable manner ensures that traders can make informed decisions, reducing risk and increasing trust in the market.

Diversification of Portfolio

Incorporating software project derivatives into a trader's portfolio offers diversification. By trading on the success of software milestones, traders gain exposure to a market uncorrelated with traditional financial instruments like stocks, commodities, or bonds. This diversification can reduce overall risk and increase potential returns in volatile market conditions.

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Why Software Testers and Developers Should Pay Attention

Financial Incentives for Quality Work

Traditionally, software testers and developers often go unrecognized for their contribution to the success of a project, despite the fact that quality assurance is integral to delivery. DamageBDD shifts this dynamic by providing financial incentives for verified milestones. Testers and developers are directly rewarded when their tests are successful, and these rewards are paid in Damage Tokens.

For example:

Pass-Through Payouts: When a set of tests tied to a milestone is completed successfully, the team receives Damage Tokens. These tokens have value, which incentivizes testers to ensure the highest level of accuracy and thoroughness in their work.

Global Talent Pool and Collaboration

DamageBDD facilitates collaboration across borders, enabling testers from around the world to participate in projects and share in the rewards for successful testing. This decentralization of talent creates a more inclusive ecosystem where software teams can tap into global expertise while providing income opportunities to testers worldwide.

For example:

A software development team in the United States could engage testers in Europe or Asia to validate different aspects of their code. If these testers’ contributions pass the verification process, they are paid through Damage Tokens, providing a win for both the tester and the development team.

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How Software Shops and Trading Firms Can Collaborate

1. Futures Contracts Based on Milestone Delivery

Consider a fintech startup developing a complex mobile payments system. The company sets milestones based on the development of core features, such as encryption protocols or transaction processing. Each milestone is tied to specific BDD tests.

How It Works: A trading firm buys futures contracts for each milestone, betting that the development team will meet the deadlines for the specified tests. If the software passes the required tests, the futures contracts are settled, and the development team receives Damage Tokens as a reward for delivering on time.

Outcome: The development team can use the funds from the futures contract settlement to reinvest in their project or pay out contributors. The trading firm profits by accurately predicting successful deliveries.

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1. Options Contracts for Test Success

A SaaS company offers an API integration with third-party services. The integration is highly complex and requires extensive testing to ensure compatibility. The company issues call options for the successful completion of specific tests on the API.

How It Works: A trader buys options betting that the API will pass the tests. If the software passes, the trader can exercise the options and profit from the outcome.

Outcome: The software development team can secure additional funding or support for their project, while traders are able to take positions based on the likelihood of success.

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1. Decentralized Testing with Tokenized Rewards

A blockchain development company is building a decentralized app (dApp) and requires input from multiple testers worldwide. Each tester writes and executes their own BDD test cases.

How It Works: Testers from across the globe contribute to the project by creating and running tests. Each successful test triggers a payout in Damage Tokens to the tester.

Outcome: The software company benefits from a diverse set of tests, while testers are compensated for their work in a transparent, decentralized way.

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Building a Sustainable Ecosystem

To successfully implement this ecosystem, a few key principles must be adhered to:

1. Trust and Transparency: Blockchain technology ensures that all transactions and test outcomes are verifiable, giving both developers and traders confidence in the system’s integrity.

2. Educational Outreach: Both software professionals and traders need education on how to participate effectively in this new market. Whether through webinars, workshops, or tutorials, educating the broader community will be crucial to widespread adoption.

3. Regulatory Considerations: As with any financial instrument, regulatory clarity will be essential for DamageBDD’s success. Clear guidelines will ensure compliance and promote investor confidence.

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Conclusion: A New Frontier for Software Development and Trading

DamageBDD opens up a new frontier where software quality and financial markets converge. By creating a marketplace for tradable derivatives tied to the performance of software projects, DamageBDD enables both developers and traders to unlock new potential for success. Software shops can mitigate risk, incentivize high-quality work, and increase project funding, while traders gain access to a unique asset class that tracks the success of software milestones.

With the right collaboration and adoption, DamageBDD will help reshape how software is developed, tested, and traded.

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Call to Action: If you’re a developer, tester, or trader ready to explore this unique opportunity, visit DamageBDD and discover how you can participate in the future of software development and financial markets.

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เงินเฟ้อ: ศัตรูที่มองไม่เห็น

เงินเฟ้อเป็นปรากฏการณ์ที่ส่งผลกระทบต่อทุกคนโดยที่เราอาจไม่ทันสังเกต เงิน 10 บาทที่คุณเคยใช้ซื้อข้าวแกงได้หนึ่งจานเมื่อสิบปีก่อน อาจซื้อได้เพียงไข่ดาวหนึ่งฟองในวันนี้ ปรากฏการณ์นี้ไม่ได้เกิดขึ้นอย่างฉับพลัน แต่เป็นกระบวนการที่ค่อย ๆ กัดกินมูลค่าของเงินในกระเป๋าของเราอย่างต่อเนื่อง

เงินเฟ้อคืออะไร?

เงินเฟ้อคือการเพิ่มขึ้นของราคาสินค้าและบริการในระบบเศรษฐกิจ เมื่อราคาสูงขึ้น คุณสามารถซื้อสินค้าได้น้อยลงด้วยจำนวนเงินเท่าเดิม ตัวอย่างที่ชัดเจนคือราคาของอาหาร น้ำมัน และสินค้าพื้นฐานอื่น ๆ ที่เพิ่มขึ้นเรื่อย ๆ ในช่วงหลายปีที่ผ่านมา

การเกิดเงินเฟ้อมักมีสาเหตุมาจากสองปัจจัยหลัก:

1. Demand-Pull Inflation: ความต้องการสินค้าและบริการที่เพิ่มขึ้นเกินกว่าที่ระบบสามารถผลิตได้
2. Cost-Push Inflation: ต้นทุนการผลิต เช่น ค่าแรงงานหรือวัตถุดิบที่เพิ่มสูงขึ้น

เงินเฟ้อส่งผลอย่างไรต่อชีวิตเรา?

1. มูลค่าการออมลดลง: การฝากเงินในธนาคารที่มีดอกเบี้ยต่ำกว่าระดับเงินเฟ้อ หมายความว่าเงินของคุณมีค่าลดลงทุกวัน
2. หนี้สินแพงขึ้น: หากเงินเฟ้อสูงขึ้นโดยที่รายได้ไม่เพิ่มตาม การชำระหนี้ก็จะยากขึ้นเพราะกำลังซื้อของคุณลดลง
3. การกระจายรายได้เสียสมดุล: ผู้ที่ถือสินทรัพย์ที่ปรับตัวตามเงินเฟ้อ เช่น อสังหาริมทรัพย์หรือทองคำ มักได้เปรียบกว่าผู้ที่ไม่มีสินทรัพย์

Bitcoin กับปัญหาเงินเฟ้อ

Bitcoin ถูกออกแบบมาเพื่อต่อต้านเงินเฟ้อโดยธรรมชาติ เนื่องจากมีการจำกัดปริมาณสูงสุดไว้ที่ 21 ล้านเหรียญ แตกต่างจากเงินตราที่รัฐบาลสามารถพิมพ์เพิ่มได้ไม่จำกัด ความหายากนี้ทำให้ Bitcoin เปรียบเสมือนทองคำดิจิทัลที่รักษามูลค่าในระยะยาว

ยกตัวอย่างการใช้งานจริง ในประเทศที่เผชิญวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจและเงินเฟ้อสูง เช่น เวเนซุเอลาหรือซิมบับเว ประชาชนหันมาใช้ Bitcoin เพื่อปกป้องมูลค่าของทรัพย์สิน เนื่องจากเงินสกุลท้องถิ่นสูญเสียมูลค่าอย่างรวดเร็ว

คุณจะป้องกันตัวเองจากเงินเฟ้อได้อย่างไร? 1. กระจายการลงทุน: ลงทุนในสินทรัพย์ที่สามารถรักษามูลค่า เช่น ทองคำ หรือ Bitcoin 2. ติดตามอัตราเงินเฟ้อ: ศึกษาและติดตามการเปลี่ยนแปลงของเศรษฐกิจและนโยบายการเงิน 3. เพิ่มความรู้ทางการเงิน: เข้าใจว่าการลงทุนในสินทรัพย์ต่าง ๆ ช่วยลดผลกระทบของเงินเฟ้อได้อย่างไร

สรุป

เงินเฟ้อเป็นศัตรูที่มองไม่เห็น แต่ส่งผลกระทบต่อเราทุกคนโดยตรง การเข้าใจปัญหาเงินเฟ้อและเรียนรู้วิธีป้องกันตัวเองเป็นสิ่งสำคัญ หากคุณมองหาโซลูชันที่ยั่งยืน การสำรวจ Bitcoin อาจเป็นหนึ่งในวิธีที่จะช่วยรักษามูลค่าทรัพย์สินในระยะยาว

แล้วคุณล่ะ คิดว่าการออมเงินในปัจจุบันเพียงพอที่จะต่อกรกับเงินเฟ้อได้หรือไม่? แสดงความคิดเห็นของคุณได้เลย!

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ระบบเงินตรา: เกมที่ผู้เล่นไม่เคยรู้กฎ

ระบบเงินตราในปัจจุบันเป็นสิ่งที่เราใช้ในชีวิตประจำวันโดยแทบไม่ตั้งคำถาม คุณเคยสงสัยไหมว่าเงินที่คุณใช้มีที่มาที่ไปอย่างไร ใครเป็นคนกำหนดมูลค่า และทำไมบางครั้งมันถึงดูเหมือนไร้เสถียรภาพ? วันนี้เราจะมาวิเคราะห์ถึงปัญหาและข้อจำกัดของระบบเงินตราแบบดั้งเดิม ที่หลายคนอาจไม่เคยนึกถึง

เงินตราสมัยใหม่คืออะไร?

เงินตราสมัยใหม่ หรือที่เรียกว่า Fiat Money คือเงินที่รัฐบาลเป็นผู้กำหนดมูลค่าโดยไม่ต้องมีสินทรัพย์สำรอง เช่น ทองคำ มาหนุนหลัง ต่างจากในอดีตที่เงินต้องมีทองคำค้ำประกันเพื่อสร้างความมั่นใจให้กับประชาชน

ปัญหาของระบบ Fiat Money:

1. พิมพ์เงินไม่จำกัด: รัฐบาลและธนาคารกลางสามารถสร้างเงินใหม่ได้ตามต้องการ สิ่งนี้ทำให้เกิดเงินเฟ้อและลดค่าของเงินที่ประชาชนถืออยู่

2. การควบคุมโดยคนกลุ่มน้อย: ธนาคารกลางและรัฐบาลมีอำนาจในการตัดสินใจเกี่ยวกับนโยบายการเงิน โดยที่ประชาชนส่วนใหญ่ไม่มีส่วนร่วม

3. หนี้สินระดับโลก: ระบบเงินตราปัจจุบันขึ้นอยู่กับการกู้ยืม เมื่อทุกประเทศมีหนี้สะสมสูง สิ่งนี้ส่งผลให้เศรษฐกิจโลกเสี่ยงต่อความไม่เสถียร

Bitcoin เปลี่ยนเกมอย่างไร?

Bitcoin ไม่ได้ถูกควบคุมโดยรัฐบาลหรือธนาคารกลาง แต่ดำเนินการผ่านระบบกระจายศูนย์ (decentralized system) โดยมีโปรแกรมคอมพิวเตอร์ที่เรียกว่า blockchain เป็นตัวกำหนดกฎเกณฑ์อย่างโปร่งใส

ความแตกต่างสำคัญ:

1. จำนวนจำกัด: Bitcoin มีจำนวนจำกัดที่ 21 ล้านเหรียญ หมายความว่ามันไม่สามารถถูกผลิตเพิ่มได้ตามใจชอบ

2. โปร่งใส: ทุกธุรกรรมถูกบันทึกใน blockchain ซึ่งทุกคนสามารถตรวจสอบได้

3. ไม่มีคนกลาง: การโอน Bitcoin ไม่ต้องพึ่งพาธนาคาร ทำให้ลดค่าธรรมเนียมและเพิ่มความเร็วในการทำธุรกรรม

ตัวอย่างปัญหาในโลกจริง

ในปี 2008 วิกฤตเศรษฐกิจโลกเปิดเผยความเปราะบางของระบบการเงิน Fiat Money ธนาคารหลายแห่งล้มละลาย ผู้คนสูญเสียเงินออม และรัฐบาลต้องพิมพ์เงินจำนวนมหาศาลเพื่อพยุงเศรษฐกิจ สิ่งนี้ทำให้ผู้คนเริ่มมองหาทางเลือกอื่นที่ปลอดภัยและยั่งยืนกว่า

Bitcoin ถูกสร้างขึ้นในปีเดียวกัน โดยมีเป้าหมายเพื่อเป็นระบบการเงินที่ไม่ต้องพึ่งพาคนกลางและไม่เสี่ยงต่อการล้มละลายเหมือนธนาคาร

คุณมีทางเลือก

หากระบบเงินตราปัจจุบันเป็นเหมือนเกมที่คุณไม่เคยรู้กฎ Bitcoin คือโอกาสให้คุณเป็นผู้เล่นที่เข้าใจกติกาอย่างแท้จริง การเลือกที่จะศึกษาและเข้าใจ Bitcoin อาจเป็นก้าวแรกในการปกป้องทรัพย์สินของคุณในโลกที่ระบบการเงินกำลังเผชิญความท้าทาย

แล้วคุณล่ะ พร้อมที่จะทำความเข้าใจกติกาใหม่ของเกมนี้หรือยัง? มาแลกเปลี่ยนความคิดเห็นกัน!

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Yooper Crate in the Wild

This crate was designed to hold and reduce the noise of a Bitcoin miner while distributing the heat. As with most of these boxes lately, I have to give credit for the basic design to Steve Barbour. Thanks to many in the Pleb Miner Mafia.

The prices are circa early 2022.

OG post from 1/31/2022 at: https://yooperhodl.substack.com/p/yooper-crate

Yooper Crate Cut Out Plans (right mouse click - save image, for a legible copy)

I followed the plans and it turned out solid. Below you will find a picture journey from Start to Finish. Most shopping was done at Menards, Lowes, and Amazon. Parts list at the bottom.

Cheapest, decent board I could find that had .74” actual thickness. Beware, this stuff has sharp edges and will slice your hands. Gloves required!

Main screws I used for most of the assembly

Screws I used when I didn’t want to break through the other side

Pieces all cut out on a table saw

Started with the divider wall with internal hot/cold register

Figured out how the filter was going to lay in. I made the intake and outlet side the same so I can reverse flow if needed.

Air Filter - Probably not my final one but something to start with. I don’t want choke out the airflow

Intake/Outlet side: .75” reveal to plan for the bottom piece coverage

Pilot holes for the air flow cutouts

Backside of Intake/ Outlet side - ready for jigsaw cutout

Figuring out the duct mount

Intake, Outlet, and Divider

Assemble the Horizonal/ Vertical Air Flow Flanges x2

Flow flanges added to the pile

Attach the Asic shelf to the Divider wall

Asic shelf assembly added to the pile

Attach bottom to hinge side

Attach Intake/ Outlet Sides

Attach divider assembly. Notice small support blocks

Attach Horizontal/Vertical Flow flanges. Notice support blocks

Few screws into support block

Internal assembly complete

Added small casters

Added handles

Misc. hardware

Home sweet home

Sound dampening: D.Y.O.R. - I used 4 layers of old bath towel on each surface and the compressed air staple gun was key

Window seal for around the top

D.Y.O.R. - Mounted some drywall for a little fire protection

Window intake/ outlet for ducting

Flexible ducting

Picking a spot for my 220v - Hire a professional unless you absolutely know what you are doing

Custom Cover

Not my best work, but all set for an S19JPro

S19JPro Overclocked

75.7 DB with top open and fans at 77%

47.5 DB with top closed at 45% (bringing in cold U.P. air on intake side). I added anti-vibration foam between asic shelf drywall and the miner and I believe it got even quieter

Final setup with laptop, node, miner, Yooper Crate, 92F outlet air temp heating the house

Parts List

• Melamin Board x 2

• Screws 1-5/8"

• Screws 3/4"

• Air Filter

• Staples 9/16"

• Caster 1-1/2" x 4

• Hasp x 2

• Hinges

• Side Handle x 2

• Top Handle

• Vent Register

• Metal Duct Fitting 8" x 2+

• Flexible Ducting 8"

• Weather Stripping

• Smoke Alarm

• Rubber Gloves for Electrical Box Work

• Blank 2 Gang Plate

• Metal 2 Gang Box

• 250V Breaker - Make sure this matches your own breaker box

• 6-20R Outlet - Make sure this matches your needed power supply cord

• Power Supply Cords x 2 - Make sure this matches your needs

Feel free to leave any zaps, questions, comments, or suggested revisions.

Cheers, Yooper

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Table Of Content

• The Anticipated Halving Event: A Catalyst for Growth

• The Power of the Bitcoin ETF: Driving Demand

• Global Economic Shifts: The BRICS and SCO Connection

• Regulatory Challenges: The Ripple-XRP Case

• Conclusion

• FAQ

Bitcoin, the pioneering cryptocurrency, has seen its fair share of ups and downs since its inception. From being dismissed as a mere fad to becoming a globally recognized financial asset, its journey has been nothing short of remarkable. Now, with Fundstrat's recent prediction of Bitcoin potentially reaching a staggering $180,000 by 2024, the crypto community is buzzing with excitement. Let's delve into the reasons behind this bold forecast.

The Anticipated Halving Event: A Catalyst for Growth

Every four years, Bitcoin undergoes a significant event known as "halving." This event sees the rewards for mining new blocks cut in half, effectively reducing the rate at which new bitcoins are introduced into the market. Historically, these halvings have been pivotal moments for Bitcoin's price trajectory.

The logic behind the price surge post-halving is relatively straightforward: as the rewards for mining decrease, the supply of new bitcoins entering the market slows down. If demand remains constant or increases, this reduced supply can lead to upward pressure on the price. The previous halvings in 2012, 2016, and 2020 have all been followed by substantial bull runs, solidifying the belief in this pattern among many investors.

Fundstrat's prediction takes this historical context into account. With the next halving event scheduled for April 2024, there's a growing anticipation of another significant price rally. If past patterns hold true, and with the added dynamics of increased institutional interest and broader mainstream acceptance, Bitcoin's journey to $180,000 seems not just possible, but plausible.

The Power of the Bitcoin ETF: Driving Demand

The concept of a Bitcoin ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) has been a topic of discussion and anticipation in the crypto community for years. An ETF would essentially track the price of Bitcoin, allowing investors to buy shares of the ETF rather than owning Bitcoin directly. This structure provides a more familiar and regulated way for institutional investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin's price movements without the complexities and security concerns of direct cryptocurrency ownership.

Fundstrat believes that the approval of a Bitcoin ETF could be a game-changer. Historically, the introduction of ETFs for other assets has often led to increased liquidity and demand for the underlying asset. For instance, the introduction of gold ETFs provided a significant boost to the gold market, making it more accessible to a broader range of investors.

With a Bitcoin ETF, institutional investors, who might have been previously hesitant due to the perceived risks and complexities associated with cryptocurrency, would have a more straightforward avenue to invest. This could lead to a massive influx of capital into the Bitcoin market. As these large-scale investors enter the scene, the demand for Bitcoin could skyrocket, driving up its price significantly. Fundstrat's projection of a 521% price hike takes into account this potential surge in demand, underlining the transformative power a Bitcoin ETF could have on the market.

Global Economic Shifts: The BRICS and SCO Connection

While not directly related to Bitcoin's price, it's essential to understand the global economic landscape. An Indian analyst has posited that World War III has already begun in the form of economic and digital warfare. He anticipates a merger between the BRICS economic bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Such a merger could reshape global economic dynamics, potentially influencing Bitcoin's role as a decentralized currency.

Regulatory Challenges: The Ripple-XRP Case

The crypto world isn't just about bullish predictions; it's also about navigating the complex regulatory landscape. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently seeking permission to appeal a ruling in the SEC v. Ripple case over XRP. While this might seem unrelated to Bitcoin, it underscores the importance of regulatory clarity for the entire crypto industry. A favorable outcome for Ripple could set a precedent for other cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, fostering a more conducive environment for growth.

Conclusion

While predictions are just that – predictions, the factors outlined by Fundstrat and the broader global economic context provide compelling reasons to be optimistic about Bitcoin's future. Only time will tell if Bitcoin will indeed touch the $180,000 mark, but one thing is certain: the journey will be an exciting one to watch.

FAQ

What is the Bitcoin halving event? The Bitcoin halving is an event where the rewards for mining new blocks are cut in half, reducing the rate of new bitcoins entering the market.

Why does Fundstrat believe Bitcoin will reach $180,000 by 2024? Fundstrat's prediction is based on historical price patterns around halving events and the potential approval of a Bitcoin ETF, which could drive significant demand.

What is a Bitcoin ETF? A Bitcoin ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) tracks the price of Bitcoin, allowing investors to buy shares of the ETF instead of owning Bitcoin directly, providing a more regulated way to invest in Bitcoin's price movements.

How does the halving impact Bitcoin's price? Historically, halvings have led to price surges due to reduced supply of new bitcoins. If demand remains constant or increases, this can lead to upward price pressure.

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I.A. Año 1 Capitulo 2 Nota 1 Así son las cosas del aveloriado. Tengo que aprender en que momento sentarme a escribir. Por ahora cuando lo hago, sentarme a escribir, ya olvidé lo que más ve motivó durante esta velada. Cosas del alma. Del almanaque. Y si bien por estos lares https://www.todohistorietas.com.ar/miguel_1b.jpg Me atrevo a relajarme un poco y dejar que el homo sapiens que nací se acostumbre al mundo actual. Sin entrar en más detalles al tema de hoy que es; son; los sabores. Y no se trata de una publicidad oculta a no ser quieras probar un cono helado de mierda batida. Y no. No es escatológico. Estos son pensamientos escritos. Si prefieres que tu mente los interprete con sensaciones aprendidas allá tú. Yo me refiero a pensamientos. Y ahí ya está implícita la presentación de la cuestión. Como le explicamos a la I.A., a un ET, o al invitado que nunca probó lo que le ofreces a que sabe el zumo de manzana? Y el de uva? Pero... y el vino? Y se complica cuando del vino pasamos al vinagre. Y espero algún día alguien lea esto y sepa explicarme, entendible, de que va esta especie humana donde unos aman el picante extremo.

Y ni hablar de lo que nos afecta la vista. Como si te anestesiaran la lengua. Vas a sentir lo que se me ocurra pueda ser esto que veo y no conozco. Y terminás vomitando porque te dijeron que las palomitas de maíz eran pulmones de angelitos. Lee un poco sobre la vista humana y otro poco de interpretación neurológica de los sentidos y verás que no todo lo que brilla es oro.

Por eso la vela. Porque para entender e interpretar la realidad, necesito volver a mi caverna y atar cabos entre lo que vivo y lo que aprendí de sus sombras, de la vela.

A modo de disclaimer: por mer, la mierda. Del helado (el cono). Si la mierda no está dura, es de perro (es uno de los animales de más fácil acceso para la mayoría, al menos a su mierda), y éste está alimentado (Condición necesaria para que el animal produzca heces), puede mezclarse o bien usar una licuadora hasta conseguir buena consistencia cremosa. Su sirve cuidadosamente en el sorbete, vaso o recipiente elegido dándole la forma y estética que la finalidad busque. Una buena foto y vende mucho como chocolate, menta, marroc y muchos otros sabores que dependerán de la imaginación del publicista y la alimentación del animal. Tip: Si puede conseguir caca de diferentes animales logrará ampliar su catálogo. Puede también reemplazar la caca por sangre coagulada. El resultado es el mismo. Asco para muchos. Un bocado de moronga para otros. Es muy loco como hasta los sabores nos los han programado.

Tendría unos 15 años cuando fui a una acampada. A media tarde aparece uno con un pulpo colgando. Eran anguilas según él, y no tentáculos. Short story: sangre, tripas y este tipo por la noche planta un plato en la mesa con algo parecido a pollo frito. "Las anguilas" Dice. -"aprovechen que se enfría rápido" No se cuanto tiempo paso o quien ganó la discusión de cejas y miradas. Dale vos. Ni que me pague. Vos lo trajiste. Yo que sabía? No fuiste a pescar acaso?

Hasta que un valiente clavó el diente. No puedo saber hoy a que sabían. Mucho menos explicarlo o compararlo. Solo recuerdo que esa noche, iluminado también por una vela, la comida fue excelente. No rica, fea, sana, ecológica, política o religiosamente correcta.

Y tú? Que sabór le ganó a tu vista? Que sabor nos explicas?

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Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 15
• 🍳 Cook time: 1 hour 30 minutes
• 🍽️ Servings: 10

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 cup celery diced
• 1 cup carrots diced
• 1 medium onion diced
• 2 medium potatoes diced
• 5 cups beef broth
• 1 15 oz. can corn, drained
• 1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
• 1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 bay leaf

Directions

1. In a large dutch oven (I used a 6-quart), over medium heat brown the ground beef until done. Spoon off the excess fat.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and stir. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat. Allow to simmer for 1 to 1 ½ hours (with the lid on, but tilted so steam can release) or until the vegetables are tender.
3. Remove the bay leaf and serve.

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Meira en 10 árum síðan þegar ég var í háskólanum, þá lá mér forvitni á því hvernig minnið virkar, með upphaflega markmiðið að standast próf. Ég lærði um hugarkort, en það sem hafði mest áhrif á mig var bókin You can have an Amazing Memory eftir Dominic O'Brien. Eftir að ég las hana og náði æfingu í því að leggja á minnið röð spila tveggja spilastokka á minna en 10 mínútum þá fann ég til mikillar valdeflingar og aukins skilnings á raunverulegum möguleikum mannlegs minnis. Það er frekar skrítið að okkur hafi ekki verið kennd minnistækni alveg frá upphafi skólagöngu þegar ljóst er að hún myndi létta okkur ýmislegt.

Nú ætla ég að greina frá notkun minni á PAO minnistækninni. Í samræmi við þá tækni, þá hef ég kóðað öll þau 94 lesanleg ASCII tákn sem ég nota í lykilorðin mín:

! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ \ ] ^ _ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } ~

Hvert einasta þessarra tákna er kóðað samkvæmt PAO aðferðinni: Sem manneskja, atferli og hlutur. Til dæmis „H" er kóðað yfir í Harry Potter (manneskja) flýgur um á (atferli) kústi (hlutur). Til að auðvelda það að muna stafrófið, þá er hver bókstafur fyrsti bókstafur nafns manneskjunnar („H" fyrir Harry Potter). Það eru til staðar stórir og litlir stafir og til að greina á milli þeirra þá ákvað ég að manneskjur tengdar stórum stöfum séu karlar og manneskjur tengdar litlum stöfum séu konur. Þetta fyrirkomulag hjálpar líka með jöfnun á fjölda hvers kyns. Hver tölustafur og tákn sem ekki er bókstafur hefur ákveðna lögun sem minnir mig á manneskjuna sem hann er tengdur við, t.d. lítur „8" út eins og „snjókarl". Það eru einnig til pöruð tákn sem oft eru tengd, sem dæmi „{" er „Batman" og „}" er „Alfreð", aðstoðarmaður hans.

Það tók mig dágóðann tíma að búa til alla kóðunina. Að búa til 94 manneskjur, 94 atferli og 94 hluti þarfnast ákveðinnar sköpunargáfu og einnig þarf að passa að hver manneskja, atferli og hlutur séu ekki of lík öðrum manneskjum, atferlum og hlutum. Ástæða þess er að við ruglumst ekki þegar við reynum að muna það sem við höfum sett á minnið. Við þurfum að hafa bara eitt atriði sem við getum munað, en ekki mörg möguleg atriði. Það getur virst erfitt að finna einstök atferli, en gott er að hafa í huga að eitt atferli getur verið flóknara en eitt sagnorð. Sem dæmi getur sögnin „ber" orðið að „ber með diski". Þarna er hlutur í atferlinu í þessu tilfelli og það þarf að passa það að ekki séu til önnur atferli eða hlutir sem innihalda „diskur". Til að geta notað kóðunina í huganum þarfnast æfingar í að nota hana til að leggja raðir af táknum á minnið og eftir það á að vera hægt að fljótlega geta til um hvaða manneskju, atferlis og hlutar hvert tákn stendur fyrir og öfugt.

Til að leggja á minnið raðir tákna, samkvæmt PAO, þá ímynda ég mér þriggja tákna samsetningar á stöðum sem ég heimsæki í ímynduðu ferðalagi. Það er hægt að nota staði sem maður þekkir úr raunveruleikanum eða sem eru einfaldlega skáldaðir. Sem dæmi, ef ég ætla að leggja á minnið táknaröðina „H}pA=3" þá set ég á minnið tvær senur: Harry Potter (H) færir fram á veitingarplatta (}: Alfreð úr Batman) óhrein föt (p: Penny úr Big Bang Theory) og Aladín (A) borðandi (=: Kötturinn Grettir) cylon vélmenni (3: Cylon númer sex). Ég ímynda mér fyrstu senuna fyrir utan húsið mitt og aðra senuna við götuna við hliðina á húsinu. Venjulega eru þau lykilorð sem við viljum leggja á minnið lengri, kannski allt í 10 senur. Stundum samanstendur síðasta senan af aðeins einu tákni og í þeim tilfellum læt ég manneskjuna standa á svörtum diski sem flýgur í stað u.þ.b. hálfum metra yfir jörðinni og þegar senan samanstendur af tveimur táknum, þá læt ég hlutinn vera svartan bolta.

Fyrir nokkrum árum bjó ég til kóðun fyrir paraða tölustafi frá 00 til 99 þar sem til dæmis „86" er tengt „Homer Simpson". Hver tölustafur er tengdur einum bókstaf, í dæminu er „8" tengt „H" og „6" tengt „S", eða „HS" tengt „86". „HS" verður að „Homer Simpson". Fyrst að það tók mig langan tíma að kóða 100 pöruð númer yfir í manneskjur, atferli og hluti þá mun ég nota þá kóðun með kóðun hinna táknanna sem ég skýrði frá. Þannig er hægt að leggja á minnið styttri ferðalög fyrir táknaraðir sem innihalda númeraraðir. Til dæmis þá þarfnast táknaröðin „adude54348976" með þessarri kóðun bara þrjár samsetningar af manneskju, atferli og hlut (adu de54 348976) í stað fimm (adu de5 434 897 6). Í sumum tilfellum er meiri glóra í því að nota þessa styttri kóðun, en það er náttúrulega ekki nauðsynlegt að gera það.

Að nota þessa minnistækni til að leggja á minnið handahófskennd lykilorð er ekki nóg til að muna þau til lengri tíma. Til þess að gera það þarf að fara yfir þau í huganum og staðfesta að lykilorðið sé rétt af og til. Það er hægt að notast við minnistækni eins og „spaced repetition" þar sem lykilorðið er yfirfarið eftir eina klukkustund, síðar eftir 1 dag, 1 viku, 1 mánuð, 3 mánuði, 1 ár o.s.frv. Það tekur ekki langan tíma að fara yfir það og því er hægt að gera það oftar án mikillar fyrirhafnar. Hafa þarf í huga að til þess að leggja lykilorðið á minnið til lengri tíma þá þarf að nota ímyndað ferðalag sem við ætlum ekki að endurnota. Í þessu tilfelli finnst mér betra að nota staði þar sem ég hef ekki persónulega verið á og jafnvel staði sem eru skáldaðir.

Minnistækni er notuð á mismunandi hátt af hverjum og einum, en ég vona að mín notkun geti veitt innblástur. Það getur virst sem að notkunin þarfnist mikillar undirbúningsvinnu, en ég held að það sé þess virði til langs tíma fyrir þá sem vilja öryggistilfinningu í þeim hverfula raunveruleika sem við lifum í. Auðvitað þarf að hafa í huga að minnistækni er aðeins eitt af þeim tólum sem þarf til að halda gögnum okkar öruggum og aðgengilegum hvenær sem er, en ég held að hún sé ein af þeim mikilvægustu. Að æfa sig í minnistækni hefur einnig aðra kosti eins og betrumbætingu fljótandi greindar. Persónulega hef ég tekið eftir bættri einbeitingu, skýrari huga og ég man oftar eftir því sem ég dreymi. Æfing í tækninni er einnig nytsamleg til að leggja á minnið fleira en lykilorð þar sem hún hefur víðari notkunarsvið. Ég vona að þið hafið gaman af ef þið ákveðið að prófa.

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Hi there, Nostr! I'm an engineer and maker who likes to talk a lot about a lot of things.

I'm made of opinions. Some of them are pretty good ones!

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Hace más que 10 años cuándo estaba en la universidad, me empezó a intrigar el funcionamiento de la memoria por el interés inicial de pasar exámenes. Aprendí sobre mapas mentales, pero lo que me impactó más fue el libro You can have an Amazing Memory escrito por Dominic O'Brien. Después de leerla y hacerme capaz de memorizar la secuencia exacta de las cartas de dos barajas en menos de 10 minutos, sentí un gran empoderamiento y entendí mejor la potencial de la memoria humana. Es muy raro que no nos enseñaron técnicas de memorización desde el principio en la escuela ya que hubiera facilitado muchas cosas.

Ya voy a explicar mi uso de la técnica de PAO. Siguiendo esa técnica, he codificado todos los 94 símbolos leíbles de ASCII de cuales pueden consistir mis contraseñas:

! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ \ ] ^ _ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } ~

Cada uno de estos símbolos están codificados según el método PAO: Como una persona, acción y objeto. Por ejemplo, el "H" codifico como Harry Potter (persona) vuela sentado en (acción) una escoba (objeto). Para más fácilmente recordar el alfabeto, cada letra es la primera letra del nombre de la persona ("H" por Harry). Hay letras con mayúscula y con minúscula, y para diferenciar entre ellos decidí que las personas vinculadas a letras con mayúscula son hombres y las personas vinculadas a letras con minúscula son mujeres. Esa organización también ayuda con tener balance en la cantidad de cada género. Cada dígito y símbolo que no es una letra tiene cierta forma que me hace recordar a la persona vinculada, por ejemplo "8" parece a un "muñeco de nieve". Hay símbolos parejas también que muy a menudo los hago relacionados, por ejemplo "{" es "Batman" y "}" es "Alfred", su asistente.

Me tomó buena cantidad de tiempo crear toda la codificación. Crear 94 personas, 94 acciones y 94 objetos requiere cierta creatividad, y también hay que cuidar de que cada persona, acción y objeto no sean demasiadamente similares a otras personas, acciones y objetos. Eso es para no confundirnos en el momento de recordar lo que hemos memorizado. Debemos recordar una cosa específica y no tener múltiples posibles interpretaciones de ella. Puede parecer más difícil encontrar acciones únicas, pero hay que recordar que una acción puede ser más complejo que un verbo. Por ejemplo "pegar" puede volverse "pegar con un plato". Hay un objeto en la acción en este caso y hay que tratar de no tener otras acciones u objetos que incluyan "plato". Para poder usar la codificación mentalmente requiere algo de práctica en memorizar secuencias de símbolos con ella, y así se puede rápidamente concluir a qué persona, objeto y acción un símbolo refiere y viceversa.

Para memorizar secuencias de símbolos, según PAO, imagino cada combinación de tres símbolos en lugares que visito en un viaje imaginario. Se puede usar lugares que uno conoce de la vida real o lugares de pura ficción. Por ejemplo si voy a memorizar la secuencia "H}pA=3", tengo dos escenas para memorizar: Harry Potter (H) revelando en bandeja del camarero (}: Alfred de Batman) ropa sucia (p: Penny de Big Bang Theory) y Aladdin (A) comiendo (=: Garfield) un robot cylon (3: La cylon número seis). Imagino la primera escena en frente de mi casa y la otra en la calle al lado de la casa. Normalmente las contraseñas que queremos memorizar son más largas, quizá llenando 10 escenas. A veces la última escena solo consiste de un o dos símbolos y en esos casos hago que la persona está de pie en un disco negro que se cierne cuándo haya un solo símbolo, o que el objeto sea una bola negra en el caso de que haya dos símbolos.

Hace años construí una codificación para dígitos en pareja de 00 a 99 dónde por ejemplo "86" está vinculado a "Homero Simpson". Se vincula cada dígito con una letra, en el ejemplo "8" a "H" y "6" a "S", o "86" a "HS". "HS" se vuelve "Homero Simpson". Ya que me tomó bastante tiempo llenar los 100 números con personas, objetos y acciones, voy a usar esa codificación en combinación con la codificación que ya expliqué. Así la memorización se vuelve más compacta con dígitos secuenciales, por ejemplo la secuencia "adude54348976" con esta codificación requiere tres combinaciones de persona, acción y objeto (adu de54 348976) en vez de cinco (adu de5 434 897 6). Habrá casos dónde tiene sentido usar esta codificación de números más corta, pero no es necesario usarla por supuesto.

Usar esta técnica de memorización para memorizar una contraseña aleatoria no es suficiente para recordarlo al largo plazo. Para hacer eso hay que mentalmente revisar y verificar la contraseña de vez en cuándo. Se puede utilizar técnicas como repaso espaciado dónde se revisa la contraseña de nuevo después de una hora, y luego 1 día, 1 semana, 1 mes, 3 meses, 1 año etcétera. No toma mucho tiempo revisarlo y por eso puede ser bueno hacerlo más seguido. Hay que recordar que para memorizar una contraseña a largo plazo se necesita un viaje imaginario que nunca vamos a reutilizar. En este caso prefiero usar viajes imaginarios basados en lugares dónde no he estado personalmente, hasta lugares de pura ficción.

La técnica de memorización aplicada es distinta para cada persona, pero espero que la mía puede servir como inspiración. Puede parecer como mucho trabajo adoptar una técnica, pero creo que vale la pena al largo plazo para ellos que quieren sentirse seguros dentro todo del incertidumbre del mundo físico. Por supuesto hay que tener en mente que la técnica de memorización es solo uno de los componentes necesarios para mantener nuestros datos seguros y poder recuperarlos en cualquier momento, pero creo que es unos de los componentes más importantes. Practicar técnicas de memorización también tiene otros beneficios, como la mejora de la inteligencia fluida. Personalmente he notado mejora en mi enfoque, claridad mental y recuerdo más de mis sueños. La práctica también desarrolla una habilidad útil de memorizar más que contraseñas ya que tiene una aplicación más general. Espero que lo disfruten si lo quieren probar.

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I'm sure many of you have heard about Google's claim to have broken records with their quantum computer project. Its very impressive. I was listening to a local radio talk show talk about it and my BS meter was breaking.

This morning I saw @petertodd shared a post from Sabine Hossenfelder where she explains a bit of the context missing from Google's press release. It confirmed some suspicions I've had.

Here is what she wrote.

I see a lot of confusion about Google's Monday press release about quantum supremacy, so let me try to clarify a few things.

They say they did a computation on a ca 100 qubit chip much faster than a conventional (super)computer could do. The particular calculation in question is to produce a random distribution. The result of this calculation has no practical use.

They use this particular problem because it has been formally proven (with some technical caveats) that the calculation is difficult to do on a conventional computer (because it uses a lot of entanglement). That also allows them to say things like "this would have taken a septillion years on a conventional computer" etc.

It's exactly the same calculation that they did in 2019 on a ca 50 qubit chip. In case you didn't follow that, Google's 2019 quantum supremacy claim was questioned by IBM pretty much as soon as the claim was made and a few years later a group said they did it on a conventional computer in a similar time.

So while the announcement is super impressive from a scientific pov and all, the consequences for everyday life are zero. Estimates say that we will need about 1 million qubits for practically useful applications and we're still about 1 million qubits away from that.

Also, it's been a recurring story that we have seen numerous times in the past years, that claims of quantum "utility" or quantum "advantage" or quantum "supremacy" or whatever you want to call it later evaporate because some other group finds a clever way to do it on a conventional computer after all.

Take it from someone that has been around the tech world for a while. You need to ALWAYS keep your skeptical hat on. Not to take away from the work these people are doing there are always incentives to frame things in a way that makes them appear more favorable. This happens with every business but for some reason people are extra gullible with tech business news.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/804998

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More than 10 years ago, when I was in the university, I became intrigued about the way memory works which was prompted by my initial interest in passing exams. I learned about mind maps, but what I was impacted by the most was the book You can have an Amazing Memory by Dominic O'Brien. After reading it and acquiring the capability of memorizing exact sequences of two decks of cards in less than 10 minutes, I felt greatly empowered and I understood better the potential of human memory. It is rather weird that they didn't teach us such memory techniques at school seeing that they would have made many things easier.

I'm now going to explain my use of the PAO technique. Following this technique, I have encoded all of the 94 readable symbols of ASCII of which my passwords consist:

! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ \ ] ^ _ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } ~

Every one of these symbols are encoded according to the PAO method: As a person, action and object. For example, the "H" is encoded as Harry Potter (person) flying mounted on (action) a broom (object). To more easily remember the alphabet, each letter is the first letter of the name of the person ("H" for Harry). There are uppercase and lowercase letters, and to differentiate between them I decided that the people linked to uppercase letters be men and the people linked to lowercase letters be women. This organization also helps with maintaining balance between the quantity of each gender. Each digit and symbol that is not a letter has a certain form that reminds me of the linked person, for example "8" looks like a "snowman". There are twin symbols that I often keep within the same theme, for example "{" is "Batman" and "}" is "Alfred", his assistant.

It took me a good amount of time to create the encodings. To create 94 people, 94 actions and 94 objects requires certain creativity, and one also has to take care that each person, action and object are not too similar to other people, actions and objects. This is to not get confused in the moment of remembering what we have memorized. We must remember one specific thing and not have multiple possible interpretations of what the thing could be. It can appear more difficult to come up with unique actions, but it is good to remember that an action can be more complex than one verb. For example "beats" can become "beats with a plate". There is an object in that action in this case and we must try to not have other actions or objects include "plate" as well. In order to be able to mentally use the encoding requires some practice in memorizing sequences of symbols with it, and that way it will be possible to conclude more rapidly to what person, object and action a symbol refers and vice versa.

To memorize sequences of symbols, according to PAO, I imagine every combination of three symbols in places that I visit in an imaginary journey. It is possible to use places that one knows from real life or purely fictional places. For example if I am going to memorize the sequence "H}pA=3", I have two scenes to memorize: Harry Potter (H) revealing on a waiter's tray (}: Alfred from Batman) dirty clothes (p: Penny from the Big Bang Theory) and Aladdin (A) eating (=: Garfield) a cylon robot (3: Cylon number six). I imagine the first scene in front of my house and the other in the street by the side of my house. Normally the passwords that we want to memorize are longer, maybe filling about 10 scenes. Sometimes the last scene only consists of one or two symbols and in that case I make the person stand on a hovering black disc when there is only one symbol and make the object be a black ball when there are just two symbols.

Two years ago I made an encoding for pairs of digits from 00 to 99 where for example "86" is linked to "Homer Simpson". Each digit is linked with one letter, in the example "8" to "H" and "6" to "S", or "86" to "HS". "HS" becomes "Homer Simpson". Since it took me a while to fill up the 100 number pairs with people, objects and actions, I'm going to use that encoding in combination with the encoding that I explained before. That way the memorization becomes more compact for sequential digits, for example the sequence "adude54348976" with this encoding requires three combinations of person action and object (adu de54 348976) instead of five (adu de5 434 897 6). There are cases where it makes sense to use this shorter number encoding, but it is not necessary to use it of course.

Using this memory technique to memorize random passwords is not enough to remember them long term. To do that it is necessary to mentally review and verify the password every once in a while. It is possible to use techniques like spaced repetition where the password is reviewed after one hour, later after 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 1 year and so on. It doesn't take much time to review it and thus one can do it more often without problems. It's good to remember that to memorize a password for the long term one should use an imaginary journey that will never be reused. In this case I prefer to use imaginary journeys through places where I haven't personally been to, even purely fictional places.

The application of memory techniques is different for each person, but I hope that mine serves as an inspiration. It can seem like a lot of work to take up a technique, but I believe it is worth it for the long term for those that want to feel security within the uncertainty of the physical world. Of course we must keep in mind that this memory technique is only one of the necessary components to keep our data secure and recuperable at any time, but I believe it is one of the most important components. To practice memory techniques also has other benefits such as improved fluid intelligence. Personally I have noted improvement in my focus, mental clarity and I remember more of my dreams. Memory practice is also useful for memorizing other things aside from passwords since it is more generally applicable. I hope you enjoy if you decide to try it out.

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The excitement and romance of finding new tunes in serendipitous ways is under attack by music streaming apps. Compilation albums, mix tapes, magazines and crate digging have been replaced by algorithmic playlists that lack human touch and authenticity.

We are being programmed to listen to more of the same. New artists are finding it harder than ever before to break through and get their music in front of new listeners - not to mention achieve the impossible dream of making a living from their music. This has to change.

Earlier this year, we started beta testing a new communal listening experience on our website called Fountain Radio. The basic idea was to have a global queue where you pay to play a track - just like the old jukeboxes you can still find in some pubs and bars. You could pay upvote a track to change its position in the queue - and you could send a payment to support the artist currently playing.

This early iteration of Fountain Radio was far from perfect, but it got us excited about discovering new music again. Today we are excited to launch a new and improved Fountain Radio experience in the mobile app - and give artists the ability to host a takeover. After updating to version 1.1.8, you will be able to tune in to Fountain Radio from the Discover tab. Here’s how it works…

#### Add and upvote tracks in the queue

Search for tracks in your library or search all music on Fountain. Adding a track to the costs 100 sats (less than $0.10) and your selection will be added to the end of the queue. You can pay to upvote any track in the queue to change its position. 1 sat equals 1 upvote and the track with the most upvotes will play next. Just like zaps, you can pay as much as you like but the minimum is 100 sats.

#### Support the artist currently playing

Boost to send a payment with a message on enable streaming to send a small amount for every minute you spend listening. 95% of every boost and streaming payment goes directly to the artist currently playing and the remaining 5% is set aside for fees paid to PodcastIndex and Fountain.

#### Post in the live chat

Hang out with other listeners in the live chat by connecting Nostr. You can post chat messages for free. Every time a track is added or upvoted this appears in the activity feed too.

#### Save tracks to your library

Listen to your latest discoveries again later in the app. Tap on any content card to add a song to your library or a playlist, or see more music from that artist.

#### Listen to Fountain Radio on other apps

Fountain Radio now has its own RSS feed so you can tune in on any podcast app that supports live streams. Just bear in mind that you will only be able to listen. If you use Nostr livestream platforms such as zap.stream or tunestr.io, you can listen there and zaps will be paid to the artist currently playing.

#### Artist Takeovers

Artists can now take control of the music and host a listening party or an AMA. During a takeover, only the host can add tracks to the queue and upvotes are disabled.

Fountain Radio takeovers help artists reach new listeners and find new fans, followers and supporters. If you have just posted new music to Fountain after uploading to Wavlake or RSS Blue, takeovers are a great way to drive engagement - particularly if it’s the first time you’ve shared music in this way. We will also promote upcoming takeovers to help introduce your music to new audiences.

The first artist takeover will be the UK’s very own Joe Martin on Wednesday 27th November at 12:00pm EST. If you are interested to take over Fountain Radio and get your music heard by new listeners, get in touch.

Other bug fixes and improvements

• Fixed grey screen when viewing queue

• Fixed clips not being posted to Nostr

• Fixed custom deposit amount

• Fixed crash after sharing or creating a clip

• Fixed error on The Joe Rogan Experience

• Fixed issue when @ symbol appears in a link sent in a comment

• Fixed issue where latest episodes in library were not updating for some users

• Fixed issue where episode could not be replayed if already listened to

• Added error handling when Nostr keypair is already connected to another account

• Added warning when using Fountain as a guest

• Added prompt to share to Nostr after creating a clip

• Added OPML file explorer

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En respuesta a https://youtu.be/euPryGMokCw

Ante todo que sepas Marc que escuché atentamente todo tu informe antes de siquiera sentarme a escribir estas líneas. Resido en Argentina y lo que te comentaré no son mis opiniones. Son realidades que veo en el día a día. Milei obtuvo 29,89 % de los votos. No es presidente electo. Es sí presidente pero gracias a los negociados y bajadas de pantalones que hizo cada parte de quienes quieren repartirse el paste. La casta como Él les llama. Que logró parar la sangría? Quizá. Pero no me agrada el modo. Elon Musk no anda revoloteando por caridad. Tampoco Meta ni otras grandes empresas que solo quieren materia prima, mercado o mano de obra barata. (Acaso van a abrir un facebook en Mar del Plata?). Resulta paradójico que quién luchó insultando y desacreditando a todo mundo con actuaciones más que grotescas para llegar a ser "jefe del estado", se presente en una entrevista nada más que con la BBC de Londres (País históricamente enemigo de Argentina) para decir a viva voz que ama ser el topo infiltrado que destruirá al estado que representa. Lo único bueno es la democratización del control que ejerce este gobierno. Antes (cuando era peronilandia) al que se sublevaba lo mudaban o invitaban a comer con los puercos (Jorge López o Cecilia Strzyzowski). Hoy lo solucionan apaleando o gaseando jubilados o estudiantes. Acaso Alguna vez se escuchó a un político declarar cuanto dinero se "pierde" por la corrupción del senado, congreso, corte suprema y altos cargos? No es esa la verdadera Casta? La que vive viajando por el mundo a costillas del pueblo? Los que pretenden salir del país con bolsos de billetes mal habidos? Aquel del suntuoso barco y los regalos de prune a la acompañante de turno? Para los que lean y piensen es contestar mi mensaje con un "lagrimas de kircho", Cuando quieran hablamos de la miseria en la que nos dejaron los anteriores. Hoy la cara que representa al país es la de un desequilibrado incapaz de hablar de corrido sin esconderse en ideales rebuscados de teorías económicas inentendibles y que no sabe explicar. Si cree ser un gran economista, que cree una moneda en lugar de buscar destruir la que existe. Argentina no puede salir adelante con esta clase dirigente, sea del color que sea. En España lo están viviendo también. Basta ver el informe de Hemeroteca Film "todos están muertos". No sé si la salvación será Bitcoin, ET, Neuralink o un pulpo que logre aprender a manejar GPT. Pero me animo a decir que no será gracias a quienes nos dirigen. No tengo la educación suficiente para proponer soluciones. Pero si la necesaria para saber que es lo que no quiero aceptar. Será justicia. Ya veremos como la logramos.

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Historically I’ve hated writing. When I went to college, the two things I knew I didn’t want to study were medicine (I love reading health and medicine, but I don’t do blood or needles) and English (because I hated writing). I got my degree in electrical engineering with a minor in business.

I’ve always loved learning. For most of my life, if I had a problem, I’d go buy a bunch of books on the subject and read until I know all I need to know on the subject and then I move on to the next subject. Because of this, I’ve learned more since graduating from college than I did throughout all of my years of formal schooling.

For the past 10-15 years, the majority of my reading has generally been related to the Bible. Some may be generic Christian reading, a commentary on a book of the Bible, the sovereignty of God, or a Bible based world view.

When I first became a Christian, I would read through the whole Bible and then just reread the New Testament. Then I would repeat. I looked at the New Testament as more important than the Old Testament, so read it twice as often. I later realized that we need a proper understanding of the Old Testament to fully understand the New Testament, so read through the Bible cover to cover repeatedly. I also started focusing on Genesis as the foundation for everything in the Bible.

Because of my scientific background, I especially loved studying science and archaeology that supports the Bible and studied this subject intensely for 10+ years.

Due to having a special needs son and having health problems of my own. I went through more than a decade where I was in survival mode. I took care of my family, my home, and my family business, and attended church, but that was about all. I didn’t have the time or energy for anything else. Sometimes I didn’t do a very good job at those “must do” tasks.

As I finally started healing, so I could think clearly and do a few things beyond the “have to’s,” I started feeling called to share the knowledge I had gained over the past 30+ years. I immediately tried to go to what I was comfortable doing. I sought the opportunity to lead a women’s Bible study or disciple a young lady, but God closed the doors. I felt such a calling to share the Bible with others, but didn’t seem to get the opportunity. I felt called, but held back and wasn’t quite sure what to do with my calling.

Finally I started writing. I started writing my book, “Why I Need Jesus.” When I first started writing the book, I didn’t even tell anyone I was writing. It was all on the sly.

I wrote the book, but then wondered, “what now?” I’d never written a book before, much less published one. I wasn’t quite sure what to do, so I started researching online and talked to a friend of mine who is a published author. Do I seek a traditoinal publisher or do I self publish? I decided to self publish, so I would have full freedom to give away books as a ministry and not have limitations on what I could do. I asked some friends and family to read my manuscript and give me feedback and edits. My eldest son, in particular, was so helpful and supportive. I finally started making progress towards actually getting published.

Since I was self publishing, I needed to figure some way to advertise my book, so people could find it. Although I got a minor in business, marketing was not my strength by any stretch. I thought, maybe I should have a website to promote my book and stay connected to my readers. I had recently started following several people on substack (mostly freedom doctors during covid). I decided to start a substack as an advertising base, but God had other plans. Creating a substack led to a calling to write articles which turned into a twice a week schedule.

At first I did not submit willingly to my calling. (Remember, I hate writing) God would wake me in the night (kind of like tonight) and tell me to write. I’ve had sleep issues a ever since my youngest son with Down Syndrome was born 17 years ago. He had breathing issues for the first 3.5 years of his life, so my body got trained to listen. For 2-3 years, I basically never went into a deep sleep because I was listening for a hitch in his breath which would lead to me sprinting down the dark hallway to his room to check on him and frequently led to rushed trips to the ER. My body learned to be woken by any little thing and it took more than a decade to start to train it to sleep.

One night early on when God woke me in the middle of the night to write, I prayed, “I don’t want to get up and write. If you really want me to get up and write, you have to give me an unmistakable sign.” Because of my keyed up sleep issues, I sleep with a sound app playing what my husband calls the hurricane. It is a mix of wind, rain, ocean waves, and babbling brook. Within 30 seconds of my prayer, it just shut off for seemingly no reason. “OK God. I’ll get up and write.”

As I wrote more and more, I’d get urges to write at different times and on different subjects. My best writing times tended to be at night while the rest of my family was sleeping and the lights were all off. I think it is easier to hear God when all distractions are gone. God would give me confirmation that I was following His will by having a sermon or podcast I was listening to cover the same subject between when I wrote the article and when it was published. He filled me with such peace that I was doing what He wanted me to do.

The more I obeyed God, the more I enjoyed writing and the less God needed to drag me kicking and screaming to the task. I finally feel like I am doing what God created me to do. This is why God led me through the difficulties I’ve experienced and why He gave me the unceasing desire to learn which turned into an unceasing desire to learn about Him.

I wrote \~80% of my upcoming book in one day because it just seemed to flow out of me and I was unable to step away and stop until I got it typed up. It took me months to get it finalized and ready for edits, but the majority of the content just seemed to rush out of me like a flood. It feels so good to be finally fulfilling my purpose and serving my God and Creator the way He intended.

This post is very different than my normal “scholarly” approach to sharing God and His word, but I hope this gives you a peak at me, the author.

Trust Jesus.\ \ your sister in Christ,

Christy

FYI, to learn more about my books “Why I Need Jesus” (available in paperback and ebook) and “Joy in the Storm” (in editing and hopefully out in a month or two.) see my books page.

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Nostr is a protocol for new internet. It augments legacy web, NOT replace it. Lets say you are a creative photographer - you want to build a portfolio of your beautiful captures. Sure, you can note them on Amethyst - and good nostriches would #zap your incredible work. But soon enough you would want to have your art organised on a beautiful page - for the legacy web - for your eight billion fans who haven't yet discovered nostr :-)

npub.pro allows you to do exactly that - with a range of wonderful #ghost themes - and it takes just ten minutes!

Same applies to an educator, a writer, a developer - even a politician - everyone needs a page to anchor themselves in chaotic world of social media - a page that you may put on your travel card. The good thing is you can get your own sub domain for free. For example take a look at frontpage where nostr:npub17eruj45dp9vkuv3lm5q5fw8z7dd27hd2g0u7kkd4qt5emy85xees20kl63 makes your morning joe a pleasure. If you are a group of besties, you can all publish your work together - check out memes .

But more importantly, it is Good Karma!

Because it allows you to take nostr to your friends , your family and your (not so good) social networks - e.g. Twitter, Insta, Facebook and LinkedIn :-) And it gives them all an opportunity to join the wonder-world of nostr. For example, my son is busy with his Y Combi startup. Yes, he is messing with AI to do something useful with the beast :-) Instead of lecturing him on virtues of decentralized social, I simply used an AI news bot from nostr:npub1jlrs53pkdfjnts29kveljul2sm0actt6n8dxrrzqcersttvcuv3qdjynqn to do the honors. A quick global news page on npub.pro did the trick. Now he is excited. Hopefully he will sign up ..

Purple-pill one at a time ..

"Show and tell" works. If a picture is worth thousand words , a website is worth a million !

Oh btw - these are not some static pages of late nineties . Npub websites are full functional nostr clients . They let your audience log in , comment and of course ZAP you . So stack some #sats while you do good for the rest .. Frankly, it was never so good ! Peace ..

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One-hundred K, One-schmrundred K

I'm now paying off my Honda Odyssey with bitcoin!

So Strike announced last week that you could pay pay bills in bitcoin from their app. I signed up for Bitcoin Well for this very reason only to find out that you can't do it in the US yet, so I ready for the other shoe to drop when I tried it out with Strike. But that didn't happen today!

Background

I've been bitcoin only since ready Hidden Repression. It turned me from a passionate hobbyist into a radical psychopath with less than 0 dollars (through loans like my loan with Honda). I had around 800 credit for almost fifteen years and have body slammed that to the low 600s (it's recovered a bit) in my effort to short the dollar.

That said, it's been super stressful. My wife, who is actually more libertarian than me, has definitely gotten pretty annoyed by how inconvenient it's been to not have any money easily accessible. I get paid via CashApp and PayPal a lot, so there's always this fear that a transfer won't get to the bank account in time. Almost all of the bitcoin is in multi-sig wallets, so there's no escape valve when things like this happen, and what I do keep in Strike takes EONS to transfer if you don't like paying fees.

Now we wait...

OK, here's why I'm sharing / what may be good for you to know:

• I had some bitcoin in Strike.
• I had no dollars in the bank.
• The bill was due on the 12th.
• Today is the 11th.
• I could sell my bitcoin at a fee and then pay an additional fee to make sure I can pay my bill on time.

...or use the bill pay, which I did. It worked...BUT nothing has been acknowledged in my Strike account yet. This is significant because my $493.89 car note was 493,555 sats at the time of payment, but I don't know yet if that's going to be what I'll actually be charged in sats. Will the conversion rate be different at the time of settlement? Could this be an arbitrage opportunity for savvy stackers? Will the fees from Strike just be so high that it all works out the same?

I can't find any documentation for any of this. I love the fact that Strike is just throwing something crazy up against the wall before they even have easy to find documentation for it[^1]. I'll let stackers know what happens with me. In the meantime, it's an experiment that I'm willing to take on and consider it a victory on at least one level no matter what.

Has anybody else tried this?

[^1]: except this one sentence, which is informative but not really a comprehensive explanation of when all of this plays out - "Bitcoin price volatility: If your default balance is bitcoin, any price drops could leave your balance too low to cover a bill."

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/804931

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Opinion from Scott Wolfe. Scott is Coordinator of the Federation of Bitcoin Circular Economies, and Executive Director of the Bitcoin Coalition of Canada. He has spent the past twenty years in the not-for-profit sector with a focus on community health and development.

I am writing this from the comfort of my home in Toronto, Canada, with a world of thoughts swirling through my head. It is Day 2 of the 2024 African Bitcoin Conference, in Nairobi, Kenya. I am sad to not be there. I am also incredibly moved by the powerful messages emanating from the event as I watch the livestream.

This article will reflect on some of those messages and outline some commitments and donations that I am making today. I am also using this as an appeal to others – especially people outside the African continent – to join in donating to important projects throughout the continent. Before getting to that though, I want to situate this all against a backdrop, one that I hope can set a tone for action and healing.

The title of this article is a deliberate nod to one of the first essays I ever read by the late Nigerian scholar and writer, Chinua Achebe, a critique of author Joseph Conrad’s novel, Heart of Darkness. It is an essay which I read in my teens, given to me by an extra-curricular mentor, after I expressed my unease at the content of Conrad’s novel, something I was forced to read as part of my high school English literature curriculum.

In his essay, "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'", Achebe writes: “Heart of Darkness projects the image of Africa as "the other world," the antithesis of Europe and therefore of civilization, a place where man's vaunted intelligence and refinement are finally mocked by triumphant beastiality.”

A cottage industry of apologists has dismissed critiques such as Achebe’s, claiming that Conrad’s novel is simply a product of its time, perhaps even visionary for trying to place the challenges of cultural, racial, and ethnic difference in relief. These apologetics form part of a larger geopolitical and cultural motif regarding the African continent, one that persists to this day: to excuse away the status quo and to wash our hands of responsibility. The African continent is represented by an almost blinding array of peoples, cultures, languages, religions, political systems, and civilizational contributions. Yet, far too often Africa is unceremoniously reduced to a voiceless, homogeneous mass. Sometimes this is done unconsciously and other times deliberately, to satisfy convenient narratives about Africa which exist outside of the continent. We must interrogate these narratives and utterly shatter them.

Many years ago, given the choice to accept convenient apologetics or the uncomfortable critiques presented by Achebe – critiques which simultaneously called on me to question my own role and place as a Canadian kid from the suburbs of Ottawa, Canada – I chose the latter. Since then, I have tried to always maintain fidelity to the significance of that choice, something that has permeated my life journey in so many ways. Returning to what prompted me to action today, though, as I listened to this morning’s keynote speakers from the African Bitcoin Conference – Femi Longe, Marcel Lorraine, and Abubakar Nur Khalil -- a greater spirit within me rose and spoke. It is the spirit which is responsible for maintaining fidelity to the choice which I made long ago, and it is also the spirit which calls on me to honour all that has been given to me, gifted to me by brothers and sisters (family) from the African continent and the African diaspora in the Caribbean and North America throughout my lifetime. It called on me to do more, to get up, and to act.

I am still processing what my actions and commitments must look like more fully. For the moment, I am getting started by making personal donations to several important Bitcoin-focused initiatives throughout the African continent. While these donations will only make a small dent in the overall needs of these projects and the bigger collective project epitomized by the African Bitcoin Conference, I hope that my words and my actions here will resonate and inspire others to act and donate. Together, we can collectively build on the momentum being gained in Nairobi this week and accelerate outcomes.

Today, I am donating a total of 1,500,000 sats as follows:

500,000 sats to Bitcoin DADA, a non-profit organization providing education and support to women throughout the continent https://checkout.bitnob.co/d/1df56fcc-fed2-49ae-b44c-e01874c2dd84

250,000 sats to The Core, a Kenya-based project increasing Bitcoin education throughout the continent, especially via the Mi Primer Bitcoin curriculum https://geyser.fund/project/thecore21m

250,000 sats, in trust, toward the establishment of an African Bitcoin Institute, as called for by Femi Longe

250,000 sats in total to Bitcoin circular economy projects, including:

Afribit Kibera (Kenya) https://geyser.fund/project/merchantmeetupsforkibra

Bitcoin Anambra (Nigeria) https://geyser.fund/project/bitcoinanambra

Bitcoin Babies (Kenya) https://bitcoinbabies.com/

Calabar Bitcoin Club (Nigeria) https://geyser.fund/project/calabarbitcoinclub

Bitcoin Chama (Kenya) https://geyser.fund/project/bitcoinchama?mtm_campaign=project-share&mtm_keyword=bitcoinchama&mtm_sou

Bitcoin Dua (Ghana) https://geyser.fund/project/bitcoineducationcenter

Bitcoin Ekasi (South Africa) https://support.bitcoinekasi.com

Bitcoin Kampala (Uganda) https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/2HHdoHM52tr4wbx2KUaeguNKTDfm/crowdfund

Bitcoin Loxion (South Africa) – Lightning address: bitcoinloxion@blink.sv

Bitcoin Nairobi (Kenya) https://geyser.fund/project/btcnairobi?hero=geyser

Bitcoin Victoria Falls (Zambia) https://geyser.fund/project/bitcoinvictoriafalls

125,000 sats to the Kenya Fire Brigades Association https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_SSXGpaHAe3, via Proof of Workforce, to support the use of BTC as a treasury reserve asset by institutions and organizations on the continent

125,000 sats for purchase of copies of The Bitcoin Leap: How Bitcoin Is Transforming Africa https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Leap-How-Transforming-Africa/dp/B0DJX4HHF5, with distribution to key decision makers who can help catalyze further investment and action on the African continent. I entrust these decision to the author, Charlene Hill Fadirepo, in consultation with colleagues from the continent.

I encourage others to join in making donations to these or other Bitcoin-focused projects throughout the African continent and to do so not as charity, but as part of a deeper personal commitment to interrogating and interrupting narratives about Africa which we far too often perpetuate outside of the continent.

As Femi Longe said in his keynote address today, “Bitcoin is a tool that we can use to restore Africa’s dignity. We must wield that tool with agency.”

In making public my commitment to action, I also want to note that I am deliberately publishing this via The Progressive Bitcoiner. For a multitude of reasons, ones that I will cover in a future article, I believe strongly that this not-for-profit organization and its publications provide critical platforms to pursue bridge-building, justice, and healing. I invite you to learn more about The Progressive Bitcoiner and to make it a part of your base of resources.

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La palabra anarquía proviene del griego y significa sin gobierno; es decir la vida de un pueblo que se rige sin autoridad constituida, sin gobierno.La palabra anarquía proviene del griego y significa sin gobierno; es decir la vida de un pueblo que se rige sin autoridad constituida, sin gobierno.

Los anarquistas se sirven ordinariamente de la palabra Estado para expresar todo el conjunto de instituciones políticas, legislativas, judiciales, militares, financieras, etc., por medio de las cuales se sustrae al pueblo la gestión de sus propios asuntos, la dirección de su propia seguridad, para confiarlos a unos cuantos que usurpación o delegación se encuentran investidos de la facultad de hacer leyes sobre todo y para todos y de compeler al pueblo a ajustar a ellas su conducta, valiéndose, al efecto, de la fuerza de todos.

En este supuesto la palabra Estado significa por tanto como gobierno, o se quiere, la expresión impersonal, abstracta de este estado de cosas cuya personificación está representada por el gobierno: las expresiones abolir el Estado, sociedad sin Estado, etc., responden, pues, perfectamente a la idea que los anarquistas quieren expresar cuando hablan de la abolición de toda organización política fundada en la autoridad y de la constitución de una sociedad de hombres libres e iguales fundada en la armonía de los intereses y sobre el concurso voluntario de todos, a fin de satisfacer las necesidades sociales.

La palabra Estado tiene, empero, otras muchas significaciones, algunas de ellas susceptibles de inducir a error, sobre todo cuando se trata o discute con hombres que, a causa de su triste posición social, no han tenido ocasión de habituarse a las delicadas distinciones del lenguaje científico 0 cuando —y entonces peor— se trata con adversarios de mala fe, interesados en confundir los términos y en no querer comprender las cosas.Los anarquistas se sirven ordinariamente de la palabra Estado para expresar todo el conjunto de instituciones políticas, legislativas, judiciales, militares, financieras, etc., por medio de las cuales se sustrae al pueblo la gestión de sus propios asuntos, la dirección de su propia seguridad, para confiarlos a unos cuantos que usurpación o delegación se encuentran investidos de la facultad de hacer leyes sobre todo y para todos y de compeler al pueblo a ajustar a ellas su conducta, valiéndose, al efecto, de la fuerza de todos.

En este supuesto la palabra Estado significa por tanto como gobierno, o se quiere, la expresión impersonal, abstracta de este estado de cosas cuya personificación está representada por el gobierno: las expresiones abolir el Estado, sociedad sin Estado, etc., responden, pues, perfectamente a la idea que los anarquistas quieren expresar cuando hablan de la abolición de toda organización política fundada en la autoridad y de la constitución de una sociedad de hombres libres e iguales fundada en la armonía de los intereses y sobre el concurso voluntario de todos, a fin de satisfacer las necesidades sociales.

La palabra Estado tiene, empero, otras muchas significaciones, algunas de ellas susceptibles de inducir a error, sobre todo cuando se trata o discute con hombres que, a causa de su triste posición social, no han tenido ocasión de habituarse a las delicadas distinciones del lenguaje científico 0 cuando —y entonces peor— se trata con adversarios de mala fe, interesados en confundir los términos y en no querer comprender las cosas.

Hemos dicho anteriormente: «Anarquía es la sociedad sin gobierno». ¿es factible la supresión de los gobiernos?, ¿es deseable?, ¿puede preverse?

¿Qué es el gobierno?

La tendencia metafísica (que es una enfermedad del espíritu por causa de la cual el hombre, después de haber sufrido una especie de alucinación, se ve inducido a tomar lo abstracto por real), la tendencia metafísica, decimos, que, no obstante, y a pesar de los triunfos de la ciencia positiva tiene todavía tan profundas raíces en el espíritu de la mayoría de los contemporáneos, hace que muchos conciban el gobierno como una entidad moral, dotada de ciertos atributos de razón, de justicia, de equidad, independientes de las personas en que encarna.

Para ellos, el gobierno, o mas bien, el Estado, es el poder social abstracto; es el representante, abstracto siempre, de los intereses generales; es ya la expresión «derecho de todos», considerado como límite de los derechos de cada uno. Este modo de concebir el gobierno aparece apoyado por los interesados, a quienes importa salvar el principio de autoridad y hacerle prevalecer sobre las faltas y errores de los que se turnan en el ejercicio del poder.

Para nosotros el gobierno es la colectividad de gobernantes: reyes, presidentes, ministros, diputados, etc., son aquellos que aparecen adornados de la facultad de hacer las leyes para reglamentar las relaciones de los hombres entre sí, y hacer ejecutar estas leyes; debe decretar y recaudar los impuestos; debe forzar al servicio militar; debe juzgar y castigar las infracciones y contravenciones a las leyes; debe intervenir y sancionar los contratos privados; debe monopolizar ciertos ramos de la producción y ciertos servicios públicos, por no decir toda la producción y todos los servicios; debe favorecer o impedir el cambio de productos; debe declarar la guerra y ajustar la paz con los gobernantes de otros países; debe conceder o suprimir franquicias, etc. Los gobernantes, en una palabra, son los que tienen la facultad en grado más o menos elevado de servirse de las fuerzas sociales, o sea de la fuerza física, intelectual y económica de todos, para obligar a todo el mundo a hacer lo que entre en sus designios particulares. Esta facultad constituye, en nuestro sentir, el principio de gobierno, el principio de autoridad.Hemos dicho anteriormente, que la «Anarquía es la sociedad sin gobierno».

Ahora bien: ¿es factible la supresión de los gobiernos?, ¿es deseable?, ¿puede preverse? Veamos:

¿Qué es el gobierno?

La tendencia metafísica (que es una enfermedad del espíritu por causa de la cual el hombre, después de haber sufrido una especie de alucinación, se ve inducido a tomar lo abstracto por real), la tendencia metafísica, decimos, que, no obstante, y a pesar de los triunfos de la ciencia positiva tiene todavía tan profundas raíces en el espíritu de la mayoría de los contemporáneos, hace que muchos conciban el gobierno como una entidad moral, dotada de ciertos atributos de razón, de justicia, de equidad, independientes de las personas en que encarna.

Para ellos, el gobierno, o mas bien, el Estado, es el poder social abstracto; es el representante, abstracto siempre, de los intereses generales; es ya la expresión «derecho de todos», considerado como límite de los derechos de cada uno. Este modo de concebir el gobierno aparece apoyado por los interesados, a quienes importa salvar el principio de autoridad y hacerle prevalecer sobre las faltas y errores de los que se turnan en el ejercicio del poder.

Para nosotros el gobierno es la colectividad de gobernantes: reyes, presidentes, ministros, diputados, etc., son aquellos que aparecen adornados de la facultad de hacer las leyes para reglamentar las relaciones de los hombres entre sí, y hacer ejecutar estas leyes; debe decretar y recaudar los impuestos; debe forzar al servicio militar; debe juzgar y castigar las infracciones y contravenciones a las leyes; debe intervenir y sancionar los contratos privados; debe monopolizar ciertos ramos de la producción y ciertos servicios públicos, por no decir toda la producción y todos los servicios; debe favorecer o impedir el cambio de productos; debe declarar la guerra y ajustar la paz con los gobernantes de otros países; debe conceder o suprimir franquicias, etc. Los gobernantes, en una palabra, son los que tienen la facultad en grado más o menos elevado de servirse de las fuerzas sociales, o sea de la fuerza física, intelectual y económica de todos, para obligar a todo el mundo a hacer lo que entre en sus designios particulares. Esta facultad constituye, en nuestro sentir, el principio de gobierno, el principio de autoridad.

source : https://es.anarchistlibraries.net/library/errico-malatesta-la-anarquia

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The idea of sentient beings, living in the realms of artificial intelligence isn't far-fetched. Nick Bostrom and Carl Shulman suggest in their recent paper - consciousness is hardware independent.

Mental states can supervene on any of a broad class of physical substrates. Provided a system implements the right sort of computational structures and processes, it can be associated with conscious experiences. It is not an essential property of consciousness that it is implemented on carbon-based biological neural networks inside a cranium: silicon-based processors inside a computer could in principle do the trick as well ~ Propositions Concerning Digital Minds and Society

In a way, science has now accepted consciousness is separate from the material. It proves existence of a subtle entity distinct from the physically observable. What exactly is that - is still unknown. We still can't put our arms around this mysterious entity, but science is now ready to steelman the ideas concerning consciousness. If AGI bots are destined to have consciousness, a compelling question is what would be their perception of underlying digital infrastructure?

Wouldn't they relate to an operating system as we do to primitive scriptures?

An operating system establishes rules to engage hardware resources - memory, storage and processor. It defines millions of tasks that must be performed to bear a working interface. Each little program being a dumb digital life-form must do its task. Scriptures define similar rules for us text enabled humans. Rules for coexistence with others, amicable use of resources, and negotiating our assigned tasks - routines and morality.

From an intuitive experience standpoint, if we were to design one for the autonomous digital beings (AGIs), we may want to replicate our own three-tier interface - as a time tested template - at least to begin with :

• Digital beings may see physical hardware as we see Earth - the motherly source of all life,
• Water as the software that surrounds most of the Earth just as OS kernel encapsulates the hardware.
• Air as the I/O - information input and output (inhale and exhale) that they are designed to process.

That may make one think if our own interface (Earth, Water and Air) has a deeper meaning? Earth may be a circuitry of silicon transistors that we perceive as a combo or rocks and dust :-) Water could be written in primitive Rust that we think is a fluid to drink and wash! And no wonder Vaidik scriptures focused on breathing techniques (Pranayama) - maybe the air that we inhale is what we are here to process.

Many interpretations of Karm Yoga believe Karma is the minimum set of actions that we must undertake to allow us focus on our breath. It is the input output system of the conscious !

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It’s time to act! Saving for the future takes more than a stack...

Bitcoin helps us achieve personal and financial sovereignty. It’s the path to freedom for ourselves and future generations. While stacking is important, the real challenge is keeping it safe over the years, secure and truly yours.

The Backup Day—a global campaign initiated by CryptoSteel in partnership with other respected Bitcoin projects—returns this year on December 12.

Its goal is to raise awareness about various tools and strategies, emphasizing the importance of proper backups to safeguard freedom for decades to come.

As the official campaign page puts it:

❝Welcome to Backup Day 2024 – a global campaign to educate and empower bitcoiners on securing their digital wealth for decades to come.❞

Join the initiative! Share your thoughts on Nostr + X (formerly Twitter***).

Create your own content, and support posts from others. Follow the hashtag: #BackUpDay. The more people see it, the better.

Education = conscious adoption.

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BTC Your Mind. Let it Beat. -- Şela

PS. *** Sorry for this, but if we want to reach more people, we should target other channels as well—especially since they can also be used to invite people to better places, i.e., different clients on Nostr ;)

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The latest drafted document on the global LED Lighting Market by Roots Analysis, provides a brief discussion on industry size, current growth scenario and future opportunities. In the market study report, our authors extensively covered qualitative and quantitative analysis including investment opportunities to help stakeholders in evaluating the major growth drivers and business strategies to accelerate growth in the industry. In addition to comprehensive analysis, our researchers illustrated the market drivers, challenges, upcoming trends and partnerships between industrial leaders. The exclusive information about market dynamics serves as a valuable guide to predict economic scenarios and initiatives taken to enhance future growth. Our market study report aims to deliver value-pack information about supply chain ratio, product portfolio, consumption pattern, purchasing habits, macro and micro-economic factors. The primary objective is to help stakeholders update with current market scenarios and future opportunities to make considerable investment. Global LED Lighting Segments Overview The global LED Lighting market report highlights the discussion on the top segments across the LED Lighting industry and the major share held by the segments. This segmentation dominance information helps businesses understand the major segments' distribution, products, end users, applications and key geographical regions. In addition, year wise discussion on three forecast models on the global LED Lighting market help readers make a well-informed decision on business strategies for the future. Global LED Lighting Market Statistical Analysis Data The global LED Lighting market study report utilizes insightful processes for the analysis of statistical data associated with products provided in the industry. This elaborate discussion about the LED Lighting market serves as an important document for understanding consumer requirements and future demand. Our market report provides invaluable data about leading companies and their business strategies that help vendors understand the competitiveness among them. The LED Lighting industry is currently witnessing major expansion and growth dynamics driven by the entry of new players and rising collaborations between existing players. The market study outlines the growing market segments and insight into the evolving elements of the LED Lighting industry. The primary objective of the market study report is to provide insightful information about current growth, transition, and future growth opportunities in the market. The global industry of LED Lighting also features various acquisitions, mergers, agreements, partnerships, joint ventures, and product launches to help you make a strategic decision for future investment in this field. Key Companies Profiled in the Report are • Acuity Brands • Bridgelux • Cree Lighting • Daktronics • Eaton • Fagerhults Belysning AB • GE Lighting • Halonix • Hubbell • LG Innotek • Nanoleaf • OSRAM Licht • Pretium Packaging

Regional Analysis Covers: The market report provides you a brief discussion over key region, market share, regulatory guidelines and future trends to be availed by the key players in these regions. The market report also provides a detailed regional analysis of the LED Lighting market with regard to market size, production and consumption patterns, market share in terms of volume and value, import / export and demand dynamics, and presence of leading players in the market. • North America (U.S., Canada) • Europe (U.K., Italy, Germany, France, Rest of EU) • Asia Pacific (India, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, Rest of APAC) • Latin America (Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Rest of Latin America) • Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., South Africa, Rest of MEA) • Rest of the World (Australia, New Zealand and Other Countries) To know more about the report, visit @ https://www.rootsanalysis.com/led-lighting-market

Competitive Outlook of LED Lighting Market Additionally, the report features in-depth analytical data segmented into charts, figures, graphs, tables, and diagrams in a well-organized format for quick analysis. The visual representation of data enables readers to understand the current market scenario in an easy and understandable way. Apart from the market study, the primary objective of the report is to provide a competitive outlook and offer a well-informed conclusion about opportunities to help readers make strategic business decisions. The SWOT analysis covered in the report, along with Porter's Five Forces analysis of the segment, provides information about future trends in the market. Thank you for reading our report. For further queries, please connect with us, and our team will provide you with the report best suited to your requirements. About Roots Analysis Roots Analysis is a global leader in the pharma / biotech market research. Having worked with over 750 clients worldwide, including Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, academia, and venture and strategic investors for more than a decade, we offer a highly analytical / data-driven perspective to a network of over 450,000 senior industry stakeholders looking for credible market insights. All reports provided by us are structured in a way that enables the reader to develop a thorough perspective on the given subject. Apart from writing reports on identified areas, we provide bespoke research / consulting services dedicated to serving our clients in the best possible way. Contact Details Roots Analysis Gaurav Chaudhary +1 (415) 800 3415 +44 (122) 391 1091 Gaurav.chaudhary@rootsanalysis.com Website: https://www.rootsanalysis.com/

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The latest drafted document on the global Adaptive AI Market by Roots Analysis, provides a brief discussion on industry size, current growth scenario and future opportunities. In the market study report, our authors extensively covered qualitative and quantitative analysis including investment opportunities to help stakeholders in evaluating the major growth drivers and business strategies to accelerate growth in the industry. In addition to comprehensive analysis, our researchers illustrated the market drivers, challenges, upcoming trends and partnerships between industrial leaders. The exclusive information about market dynamics serves as a valuable guide to predict economic scenarios and initiatives taken to enhance future growth. Our market study report aims to deliver value-pack information about supply chain ratio, product portfolio, consumption pattern, purchasing habits, macro and micro-economic factors. The primary objective is to help stakeholders update with current market scenarios and future opportunities to make considerable investment. Global Adaptive AI Segments Overview The global Adaptive AI market report highlights the discussion on the top segments across the Adaptive AI industry and the major share held by the segments. This segmentation dominance information helps businesses understand the major segments' distribution, products, end users, applications and key geographical regions. In addition, year wise discussion on three forecast models on the global Adaptive AI market help readers make a well-informed decision on business strategies for the future. Global Adaptive AI Market Statistical Analysis Data The global Adaptive AI market study report utilizes insightful processes for the analysis of statistical data associated with products provided in the industry. This elaborate discussion about the Adaptive AI market serves as an important document for understanding consumer requirements and future demand. Our market report provides invaluable data about leading companies and their business strategies that help vendors understand the competitiveness among them. The Adaptive AI industry is currently witnessing major expansion and growth dynamics driven by the entry of new players and rising collaborations between existing players. The market study outlines the growing market segments and insight into the evolving elements of the Adaptive AI industry. The primary objective of the market study report is to provide insightful information about current growth, transition, and future growth opportunities in the market. The global industry of Adaptive AI also features various acquisitions, mergers, agreements, partnerships, joint ventures, and product launches to help you make a strategic decision for future investment in this field. Key Companies Profiled in the Report are • Aegis Software • Apexon • ABB • Cisco • Cygnus • Dynam.AI • Eaton • General Electric • Google • Honeywell • Huawei Regional Analysis Covers: The market report provides you a brief discussion over key region, market share, regulatory guidelines and future trends to be availed by the key players in these regions. The market report also provides a detailed regional analysis of the Adaptive AI market with regard to market size, production and consumption patterns, market share in terms of volume and value, import / export and demand dynamics, and presence of leading players in the market. • North America (U.S., Canada) • Europe (U.K., Italy, Germany, France, Rest of EU) • Asia Pacific (India, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, Rest of APAC) • Latin America (Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Rest of Latin America) • Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., South Africa, Rest of MEA) • Rest of the World (Australia, New Zealand and Other Countries) To know more about the report, visit @ https://www.rootsanalysis.com/adaptive-ai-market

Competitive Outlook of Adaptive AI Market Additionally, the report features in-depth analytical data segmented into charts, figures, graphs, tables, and diagrams in a well-organized format for quick analysis. The visual representation of data enables readers to understand the current market scenario in an easy and understandable way. Apart from the market study, the primary objective of the report is to provide a competitive outlook and offer a well-informed conclusion about opportunities to help readers make strategic business decisions. The SWOT analysis covered in the report, along with Porter's Five Forces analysis of the segment, provides information about future trends in the market. Thank you for reading our report. For further queries, please connect with us, and our team will provide you with the report best suited to your requirements. About Roots Analysis Roots Analysis is a global leader in the pharma / biotech market research. Having worked with over 750 clients worldwide, including Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, academia, and venture and strategic investors for more than a decade, we offer a highly analytical / data-driven perspective to a network of over 450,000 senior industry stakeholders looking for credible market insights. All reports provided by us are structured in a way that enables the reader to develop a thorough perspective on the given subject. Apart from writing reports on identified areas, we provide bespoke research / consulting services dedicated to serving our clients in the best possible way. Contact Details Roots Analysis Gaurav Chaudhary +1 (415) 800 3415 +44 (122) 391 1091 Gaurav.chaudhary@rootsanalysis.com Website: https://www.rootsanalysis.com/

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Can I suggest you read my book, it will tell you a lot. It is important you understand what Bitcoin is before you invest anything into it. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CLJP6R3F/

Firstly, Bitcoin is not like anything else you have ever experienced in your life. Everything else is based on trust and there is a higher authority you can always turn to.

If you loose access to your bank account, you can walk in to a branch with your ID papers and within half an hour or so, your account access will be restored by them. The bank control your account and the money held within it.

If you loose your passport or driving license, the government can issue you new ones. They control your identity.

If you get locked out of your house, you can call a locksmith and they will break in, legally, for you.

Bitcoin is different, it is permissionless and trustless. Nobody can stop you spending your money and you can send it to anyone anywhere in the world instantly without having to trust a third party to authorise payment for you.

By that same token, if you make a mistake and send it to the wrong address or if you lose the keys that secure your Bitcoin, it is gone, nobody can help you. You need to understand and be comfortable with that.

As for Bitcoin as a store of value, this is the first stage that all new Bitcoiners go through, but if you do it properly, it will eventually be the least significant feature.

However, as for Bitcoin price cycles. Every 4 years the supply is automatically halved. This happened on the 20th April this year, you probably saw we were in Warsaw at a halving party. It happened at 3:09am European time, so we were asleep.

Nothing actually happens for around 6 months of the halving, but from 6 - 18 months after the halving, the price rises significantly to adapt to the new supply and scarcity.

So, from the start of November the price has started to rise and will continue to do so in a saw tooth pattern for around the next year.

The price rise often overshoots the new natural price level and so expect a crash around the end of next year, it will be significant and will take a year or so to recover, but will eventually settle to a new price.

In 4 years time, around April 2028, the cycle will happen again.

Bitcoin is not a short term investment, don’t invest unless you are prepared to hold for a minimum of 4 years.

Holding bitcoin for 8 years can produce generational wealth.

The three core tenets of Bitcoin are:

Not your keys, not your coins - in other words, don’t leave them on exchanges

Don’t trust, verify - which leads to:

Do your own research

Study Bitcoin, it will give you back far more than you can imagine.

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I watched Tucker Carlson interview Roger Ver last night.

I know we have our differences with Roger, and he has some less than pleasant personality traits, but he is facing 109 years in jail for tax evasion. While the charges may be technically correct, he should be able to pay the taxes and a fine and walk free. Even if we accept he did wrong, a minor prison term such as 6 months to 2 years would be appropriate in this case.

We all know the severe penalty is an over reach by US authorities looking to make the whole crypto community scared about using any form of crypto as money.

The US and many governments know they have lost the battle of Bitcoin as a hard asset, but this happened as a result of the Nash equilibrium, whereby you are forced to play a game that doesn’t benefit you, because not playing that game disadvantages you further. I.e. Governments loose control of the asset, but that asset is able to shore up their balance sheet and prevent your economy from failing (potentially).

The war against Bitcoin (and other cryptos) as a currency, whereby you can use your Bitcoin to buy anything anywhere from a pint of milk in the local shop, to a house or car and everything in-between is a distant goal and one that is happening slowly. But it is happening and these are the new battle lines.

Part of that battle is self custody, part is tax and part are the money transmitting laws.

Roger’s case is also being used as a weapon of fear.

I don’t hate Roger, the problem I have with Bitcoin cash is that you cannot run a full node from your home and if you can’t do this, it is left to large corporations to run the blockchain. Large corporations are much easier to control and coerce than thousands, perhaps millions of individuals. Just as China banned Bitcoin mining, so in this scenario it would be possible for governments to ban full nodes and enforce that ban by shutting down companies that attempted to do so.

Also, if a currency like Bitcoin cash scaled to Visa size, then Bitcoin Cash the company would become the new Visa / Mastercard and only the technology would change. However, even Visa and Mastercard don’t keep transaction logs for years, that would require enormous amount of storage and have little benefit. Nobody needs a global ledger that keeps a record of every coffee purchased in every coffee shop since the beginning of blockchain time.

This is why Bitcoin with a layer 2 payment system like Lightning is a better proposition than large blockchain cryptos. Once a payment channel is closed, the transactions are forgotten in the same way Visa and Mastercard only keep a transaction history for 1 or 2 years.

This continues to allow the freedom for anybody, anywhere to verify the money they hold and the transactions they perform along with everybody else. We have consensus by verification.

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The customer service industry is undergoing a rapid transformation, driven by technological advancements, evolving customer expectations, and a globalized workforce. As we step into 2025, several trends are poised to reshape the landscape of customer service outsourcing. Let's delve into the top trends that will shape the future of this dynamic industry.

1. AI-Powered Customer Service: A New Era of Automation

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing customer service by automating routine tasks and enhancing customer interactions. AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants are becoming increasingly sophisticated, capable of handling a wide range of customer inquiries, from simple product information to complex troubleshooting. This not only improves efficiency but also frees up human agents to focus on more complex and strategic tasks.

1. Hyper-Personalization: Tailoring Experiences to the Individual

Customers today crave personalized experiences that cater to their unique needs and preferences. Customer service outsourcing providers are leveraging data analytics and machine learning to gain deeper insights into customer behavior. This enables them to deliver highly personalized interactions, such as customized product recommendations, tailored messaging, and proactive support.

1. Omnichannel Customer Support: Seamless Experiences Across Channels

Customers expect seamless and consistent experiences across all touchpoints, whether it's phone, email, chat, social media, or in-person. Omnichannel customer support is essential to meet these expectations. Outsourcing providers are investing in advanced technologies and training their agents to handle multiple channels effectively. This ensures that customers receive timely and relevant assistance, regardless of the channel they choose.

1. Remote and Hybrid Workforces: A New Paradigm

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of remote and hybrid work models. This trend is likely to continue in the customer service industry, as it offers numerous benefits, including increased flexibility, cost savings, and access to a global talent pool. Outsourcing providers are adapting to this shift by investing in robust remote work infrastructure and training their agents to work effectively from anywhere.

1. The Rise of the Digital Nomad Agent

The digital nomad lifestyle is gaining popularity, and customer service is no exception. Outsourcing providers are increasingly hiring digital nomad agents who can work remotely from anywhere in the world. This trend can lead to a more diverse and skilled workforce, as well as reduced operational costs.

1. Ethical AI and Data Privacy: A Growing Concern

As AI becomes more integrated into customer service, ethical considerations and data privacy are paramount. Outsourcing providers must ensure that AI algorithms are unbiased and transparent. They must also comply with stringent data privacy regulations, such as GDPR and CCPA, to protect customer information.

1. The Human Touch: Empathy and Emotional Intelligence

While technology is transforming customer service, the human touch remains essential. Customers still value empathy, understanding, and personalized attention. Outsourcing providers are focusing on training their agents to develop strong emotional intelligence skills. This enables them to connect with customers on an emotional level and provide exceptional support.

By embracing these trends, customer service outsourcing providers can stay ahead of the curve and deliver exceptional experiences to customers. As the industry continues to evolve, the focus will be on leveraging technology to enhance human interaction and build stronger customer relationships.

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#### Payment UX Improvements

We have updated the modals for all payment functionality across the app. Next time you boost, stream, zap, deposit or withdraw, you will notice that a few changes.

We now display both sats and USD values when making a payment. When choosing a custom amount, you can enter a value in either sats or USD. When making a payment, we have also added toast notifications to confirm that your payment was successful.

The best thing about $100k Bitcoin is it’s much easier to working out how much things cost because 1000 sats equals $1. The price won’t stay the same for long, but when it does you will be grateful for this update.

We will be adding support for more currencies in 2025 and we are currently working on reducing friction for listeners who want to deposit and withdraw using their preferred currency. Stay tuned!

#### Faster Boosts

Previously, you sometimes had to wait five seconds or longer for your boost to be sent. This was not a good experience. We’ve done some work to make boosts approximately 50% faster - so you should notice the difference.

There are a few other updates to boosts too. As well as being able to see the dollar value of the sats you are sending, you can now toggle between sending a boost or a comment. We have made a couple of design improvements to the boost modals too.

Finally, you can now boost any podcast or artist on Fountain from your web browser. Just log in and pay using your Fountain wallet.

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The "Netflix Hypothesis" is a name which is intended to illustrate one of the simple mechanisms through which our attention spans have been reduced, our anxiety spiked and our wallets drained. I cannot take full credit for the name, and will give due credit to my close friend in the book surrounding this topic which I am busy working on.

The purpose of this read is to pose that inflation itself has had a profoundly negative impact on the nature of society and our brains. It differs from the general narrative, because yes it touches on inflation's impact on our time preference, but it also discusses the global phenomenon of "Brain-rot" affecting not only my generation, but all of those alive today.

Although the name suggests it, this essay is not focused specifically on Netflix, but rather most of the highly successful companies that operate and thrive today in an inflationary environment. I also would like to add that I am not explicitly and corporatist; I am a staunch anarcho-capitalist. I have contempt for the effects for what these companies have done over the past four decades, however, I view this more from the perspective that they were doing what they could to be successful in an inflationary environment, caused by the US, and other governments globally.

If you have a melting ice cube, would you continue holding it, or rather put it to use to cool down your drink? As, I can assume that the majority of those that will read this are already Bitcoiners, I don't particularly need to explain inflation, but I use the ice cube analogy to highlight the change in time preference. We are more likely to spend our money immediately, rather than saving it and putting it to better use later (hence why I love the term "cold storage" to refer to certain bitcoin wallets).

This phenomenon of spending, rather than saving, means that our natural endless consumption cycle accelerates. In order for companies to be successful in an environment like that benefit from producing cheap, quick and easy solutions as places where we can shove our money. Netflix is one such example, in that the TV industry once produced pilot episodes to gauge interest in any series, but Netflix began the trend of paying to produce a whole season at once, releasing the whole season immediately, instead of taking time with production and staggering the release to one episode per week. This means that the viewer is a lot more likely to watch an entire show in one, or two sittings, regardless of whether it is high quality or not; if they didn't do this, most viewer would likely forget about most of the shows that Netflix pumps out, because frankly most of them are mildly entertaining at best.

The same phenomenon is observed in the fashion industry, with the bulk of the world's population today wearing fast fashion clothing made from low-grade materials in third-world nations under near slave-labour conditions. Companies like Stein, H&M, Cotton:on, Zara and the like, produce clothes that you might wear only once, or at best for a year before they begin to fall apart. This is contrasted to the trades of tailors, seamstresses, cobblers and the like, who would once produce high quality garb which would last for years, and provide mending services in case of damage. Fast fashion has by now been discussed at length by many people, but no campaigns to end it have borne any fruit - because simply, it's fast, easy and convenient.

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Dhruv Bansal, CSO dan Co-Founder Unchained mengeksplorasi prinsip-prinsip dan sejarah yang mengarah pada penciptaan Bitcoin dan mengajukan pertanyaan: "Apa yang telah dilakukan Satoshi"?

Bitcoin sering dibandingkan dengan internet pada tahun 1990an, namun saya yakin analogi yang lebih baik adalah dengan telegraf pada tahun 1840an.[^1]

Telegraf adalah teknologi pertama yang mengirimkan data yang dikodekan dengan kecepatan mendekati cahaya dalam jarak jauh. Ini menandai lahirnya industri telekomunikasi. Internet, meskipun skalanya lebih besar, kontennya lebih kaya, dan many-to-many, bukan one-to-one, pada dasarnya masih merupakan teknologi telekomunikasi.

Baik telegraf maupun internet bergantung pada model bisnis di mana perusahaan mengerahkan modal untuk membangun jaringan fisik dan kemudian membebankan biaya kepada pengguna untuk mengirim pesan melalui jaringan ini. Jaringan AT&T secara historis mengirimkan telegram, panggilan telepon, paket TCP/IP, pesan teks, dan sekarang TikTok.

Transformasi masyarakat melalui telekomunikasi telah menghasilkan kebebasan yang lebih besar namun juga sentralisasi yang lebih besar. Internet telah meningkatkan jangkauan jutaan pembuat konten dan usaha kecil, namun juga memperkuat jangkauan perusahaan, otoritas pusat, dan lembaga lain yang memiliki posisi yang cukup baik untuk memantau dan memanipulasi aktivitas online.

Namun Bitcoin bukanlah akhir dari transformasi apa pun—ini adalah awal dari sebuah transformasi. Seperti halnya telekomunikasi, Bitcoin akan mengubah kebiasaan umat manusia dan kehidupan sehari-harinya. Memprediksi seluruh cakupan perubahan saat ini sama dengan membayangkan internet saat hidup di era telegraf.

Seri ini mencoba membayangkan masa depan dengan memulai dari masa lalu. Artikel awal ini menelusuri sejarah mata uang digital sebelum Bitcoin. Hanya dengan memahami kegagalan proyek-proyek sebelumnya, kita dapat memahami apa yang membuat Bitcoin berhasil—dan bagaimana hal itu menyarankan metodologi untuk membangun sistem desentralisasi di masa depan.

Klaim utama dari artikel ini adalah bahwa Bitcoin dapat dianggap sebagai adaptasi dari proyek B-money Dai yang menghilangkan kebebasan untuk menciptakan uang. Hanya beberapa minggu setelah artikel ini pertama kali diterbitkan, email baru muncul di mana Satoshi mengaku tidak terbiasa dengan B-money, namun mengakui bahwa Bitcoin dimulai “tepat dari titik itu.” Mengingat bukti baru ini, kami yakin klaim utama ini, meskipun tidak akurat secara historis, masih merupakan cara yang bermakna dan bermanfaat untuk memikirkan asal usul Bitcoin.

Bagaimana Satoshi Nakamoto Memikirkan Bitcoin?

Satoshi memang cerdas, tetapi Bitcoin tidak muncul begitu saja.

Bitcoin mengulangi pekerjaan yang ada di bidang kriptografi, sistem terdistribusi, ekonomi, dan filsafat politik. Konsep proof-of-work sudah ada jauh sebelum digunakan dalam uang dan cypherpunk sebelumnya seperti Nick Szabo, Wei Dai, & Hal Finney mengantisipasi dan memengaruhi desain Bitcoin dengan proyek-proyek seperti bit gold, B-money, dan RPoW. Pertimbangkan bahwa, pada tahun 2008, ketika Satoshi menulis white paper Bitcoin[^2], banyak ide penting Bitcoin telah diusulkan dan/atau diimplementasikan:

• Mata uang digital harus berupa jaringan P2P
• Proof-of-work adalah dasar penciptaan uang
• Uang diciptakan melalui lelang
• Kunci publik kriptografi digunakan untuk menentukan kepemilikan dan transfer koin
• Transaksi dikelompokkan menjadi beberapa blok
• Blok dirangkai bersama melalui proof-of-work
• Semua blok disimpan oleh semua peserta

Bitcoin memanfaatkan semua konsep ini, tetapi Satoshi tidak menciptakan satu pun konsep tersebut. Untuk lebih memahami kontribusi Satoshi, kita harus menentukan prinsip Bitcoin mana yang tidak ada dalam daftar.

Beberapa kandidat yang jelas adalah persediaan Bitcoin yang terbatas, konsensus Nakamoto, dan algoritma penyesuaian kesulitan. Tapi apa yang mendorong Satoshi pada ide ini?

Artikel ini mengeksplorasi sejarah mata uang digital dan menyatakan bahwa fokus Satoshi pada kebijakan moneter yang sehat adalah hal yang menyebabkan Bitcoin mengatasi tantangan yang mengalahkan proyek-proyek sebelumnya seperti bit gold dan B-money.

Sistem yang Terdesentralisasi Adalah Pasar

Bitcoin sering digambarkan sebagai sistem terdesentralisasi atau terdistribusi. Sayangnya, kata “desentralisasi” dan “terdistribusi” sering kali membingungkan. Ketika diterapkan pada sistem digital, kedua istilah tersebut mengacu pada cara aplikasi monolitik dapat didekomposisi menjadi jaringan bagian-bagian yang berkomunikasi.

Untuk tujuan kita, perbedaan utama antara sistem terdesentralisasi dan terdistribusi bukanlah topologi diagram jaringannya, namun cara mereka menegakkan aturan. Kami meluangkan waktu di bagian berikut untuk membandingkan sistem terdistribusi dan desentralisasi dan memotivasi gagasan bahwa sistem desentralisasi yang kuat adalah pasar.

Sistem Terdistribusikan Bergantung pada Otoritas Pusat

Dalam hal ini, kami mengartikan “terdistribusi” sebagai sistem apa pun yang telah dipecah menjadi beberapa bagian (sering disebut sebagai "node") yang harus berkomunikasi, biasanya melalui jaringan.

Insinyur perangkat lunak semakin mahir dalam membangun sistem yang terdistribusi secara global. Internet terdiri dari sistem terdistribusi yang secara kolektif berisi miliaran node. Kita masing-masing memiliki simpul di saku kita yang berpartisipasi dan bergantung pada sistem ini.

Namun hampir semua sistem terdistribusi yang kita gunakan saat ini diatur oleh beberapa otoritas pusat, biasanya administrator sistem, perusahaan, atau pemerintah yang saling dipercaya oleh semua node dalam sistem.

Otoritas pusat memastikan semua node mematuhi aturan sistem dan menghapus, memperbaiki, atau menghukum node yang gagal mematuhinya. Mereka dipercaya untuk melakukan koordinasi, menyelesaikan konflik, dan mengalokasikan sumber daya bersama. Seiring waktu, otoritas pusat mengelola perubahan pada sistem, memperbarui atau menambahkan fitur, dan memastikan bahwa node yang berpartisipasi mematuhi perubahan tersebut.

Manfaat yang diperoleh sistem terdistribusi karena mengandalkan otoritas pusat juga disertai dengan biaya. Meskipun sistem ini kuat terhadap kegagalan node-nodenya, kegagalan otoritas pusat dapat menyebabkan sistem berhenti berfungsi secara keseluruhan. Kemampuan otoritas pusat untuk mengambil keputusan secara sepihak berarti menumbangkan atau menghilangkan otoritas pusat sudah cukup untuk mengendalikan atau menghancurkan keseluruhan sistem.

Terlepas dari adanya trade-off ini, jika ada persyaratan bahwa satu partai atau koalisi harus mempertahankan otoritas pusat, atau jika peserta dalam sistem tersebut puas dengan mengandalkan otoritas pusat, maka sistem terdistribusi tradisional adalah solusi terbaik. Tidak diperlukan blockchain, token, atau sistem desentralisasi serupa.

Secara khusus, kasus VC atau mata uang kripto yang didukung oleh pemerintah, dengan persyaratan bahwa satu pihak dapat memantau atau membatasi pembayaran dan membekukan akun, adalah kasus penggunaan yang sempurna untuk sistem terdistribusi tradisional.

Sistem Desentralisasi Tidak Memiliki Otoritas Pusat

Kami menganggap “desentralisasi” memiliki arti yang lebih kuat daripada “terdistribusi”: sistem desentralisasi adalah bagian dari sistem terdistribusi yang tidak memiliki otoritas pusat. Sinonim yang mirip dengan “desentralisasi” adalah “peer-to-peer” (P2P).

Menghapus otoritas pusat memberikan beberapa keuntungan. Sistem terdesentralisasi:

• Tumbuh dengan cepat karena tidak ada hambatan untuk masuk—siapa pun dapat mengembangkan sistem hanya dengan menjalankan node baru, dan tidak ada persyaratan untuk registrasi atau persetujuan dari otoritas pusat.
• Kuat karena tidak ada otoritas pusat yang kegagalannya dapat membahayakan berfungsinya sistem. Semua node adalah sama, jadi kegagalan bersifat lokal dan jaringan merutekan sekitar kerusakan.
• Sulit untuk ditangkap, diatur, dikenakan pajak, atau diawasi karena tidak adanya titik kendali terpusat yang dapat ditumbangkan oleh pemerintah.

Kekuatan inilah yang menjadi alasan Satoshi memilih desain Bitcoin yang terdesentralisasi dan peer-to-peer:

“Pemerintah pandai memotong… jaringan yang dikendalikan secara terpusat seperti Napster, namun jaringan P2P murni seperti Gnutella dan Tor tampaknya masih mampu bertahan.” - Satoshi Nakamoto, 2008

Namun kekuatan ini juga disertai dengan kelemahan. Sistem yang terdesentralisasi bisa menjadi kurang efisien karena setiap titik harus memikul tanggung jawab tambahan untuk koordinasi yang sebelumnya diambil alih oleh otoritas pusat.

Sistem yang terdesentralisasi juga sering dilanda perilaku yang bersifat penipuan dan bertentangan. Terlepas dari persetujuan Satoshi terhadap Gnutella, siapa pun yang menggunakan program berbagi file P2P untuk mengunduh file yang ternyata kotor atau berbahaya memahami alasan mengapa berbagi file P2P tidak pernah menjadi model utama untuk transfer data online.

Satoshi tidak menyebutkannya secara eksplisit, namun email adalah sistem terdesentralisasi lainnya yang menghindari kendali pemerintah. Dan email juga terkenal sebagai spam.

Sistem Desentralisasi diatur Melalui Insentif

Akar masalahnya, dalam semua kasus ini adalah, bahwa perilaku kejahatan (menyebarkan file buruk, mengirim email spam) tidak dihukum, dan perilaku kooperatif (menyebarkan file bagus, hanya mengirim email berguna) tidak dihargai. Sistem desentralisasi yang mengandalkan partisipannya untuk menjadi aktor yang baik gagal untuk berkembang karena sistem tersebut tidak dapat mencegah aktor jahat untuk ikut berpartisipasi.

Tanpa memaksakan otoritas pusat, satu-satunya cara untuk menyelesaikan masalah ini adalah dengan menggunakan insentif ekonomi. Aktor yang baik, menurut definisinya, bermain sesuai aturan karena mereka secara inheren termotivasi untuk melakukannya. Pelaku kejahatan, menurut definisinya, adalah orang yang egois dan licik, namun insentif ekonomi yang tepat dapat mengarahkan perilaku buruk mereka ke arah kebaikan bersama. Sistem yang terdesentralisasi melakukan hal ini dengan memastikan bahwa perilaku kooperatif menguntungkan dan perilaku kejahatan merugikan.

Cara terbaik untuk menerapkan layanan terdesentralisasi yang kuat adalah dengan menciptakan pasar di mana semua pelaku, baik dan buruk, dibayar untuk menyediakan layanan tersebut. Kurangnya hambatan masuk bagi pembeli dan penjual di pasar yang terdesentralisasi mendorong skala dan efisiensi. Jika protokol pasar dapat melindungi partisipan dari penipuan, pencurian, dan penyalahgunaan, maka pelaku kejahatan akan merasa lebih menguntungkan untuk mengikuti aturan atau menyerang sistem lain.

Pasar yang Terdesentralisasi Membutuhkan Barang yang Terdesentralisasi

Namun pasar itu rumit. Mereka harus memberi pembeli dan penjual kemampuan untuk mengirimkan penawaran dan permintaan serta menemukan, mencocokkan, dan menyelesaikan pesanan. Kebijakan tersebut harus adil, memberikan konsistensi yang kuat, dan menjaga ketersediaan meskipun terjadi masa-masa yang tidak menentu.

Pasar global saat ini sangat mumpuni dan canggih, namun menggunakan barang-barang tradisional dan jaringan pembayaran untuk menerapkan insentif di pasar yang terdesentralisasi bukanlah hal yang baru. Setiap penggabungan antara sistem desentralisasi dan uang fiat, aset tradisional, atau komoditas fisik akan menimbulkan kembali ketergantungan pada otoritas pusat yang mengontrol pemroses pembayaran, bank, dan bursa.

Sistem terdesentralisasi tidak dapat mentransfer uang tunai, mencari saldo rekening perantara, atau menentukan kepemilikan properti. Barang-barang tradisional sama sekali tidak terbaca dalam sistem desentralisasi. Hal sebaliknya tidak benar—sistem tradisional dapat berinteraksi dengan Bitcoin semudah aktor lainnya (begitu mereka memutuskan ingin melakukannya). Batasan antara sistem tradisional dan desentralisasi bukanlah sebuah tembok yang tidak dapat dilewati, melainkan sebuah membran semi-permeabel.

Ini berarti bahwa sistem yang terdesentralisasi tidak dapat melaksanakan pembayaran dalam mata uang barang tradisional apa pun. Mereka bahkan tidak dapat menentukan saldo rekening yang didominasi fiat atau kepemilikan real estat atau barang fisik. Seluruh perekonomian tradisional sama sekali tidak terbaca dalam sistem desentralisasi.

Menciptakan pasar yang terdesentralisasi membutuhkan perdagangan barang-barang baru yang terdesentralisasi yang dapat dibaca dan ditransfer dalam sistem yang terdesentralisasi.

Komputasi Adalah Barang Terdesentralisasi yang Pertama

Contoh pertama dari “barang terdesentralisasi” adalah kelas komputasi khusus yang pertama kali diusulkan pada tahun 1993 oleh Cynthia Dwork dan Moni Naor.[^3]

Karena adanya hubungan mendalam antara matematika, fisika, dan ilmu komputer, komputasi ini memerlukan energi dan sumber daya perangkat keras di dunia nyata—hal ini tidak dapat dipalsukan. Karena sumber daya di dunia nyata langka, komputasi ini juga langka.

input untuk komputasi ini dapat berupa data apa pun. Keluaran yang dihasilkan adalah “bukti” digital bahwa pengkomputasian telah dilakukan pada data input yang diberikan. Pembuktian mengandung “kesulitan” tertentu yang merupakan bukti (statistik) dari sejumlah pekerjaan komputasi tertentu. Yang terpenting, hubungan antara data input, pembuktian, dan pekerjaan komputasi asli yang dilakukan dapat diverifikasi secara independen tanpa perlu mengajukan banding ke otoritas pusat mana pun.

Gagasan untuk menyebarkan beberapa data input bersama dengan bukti digital sebagai bukti kerja komputasi dunia nyata yang dilakukan pada input tersebut sekarang disebut “proof-of-work”.[^4] Proof-of-work adalah, jika menggunakan ungkapan Nick Szabo, “biaya yang tidak dapat ditiru”. Karena proof-of-work dapat diverifikasi oleh siapa pun, maka proof-of-work merupakan sumber daya ekonomi yang dapat dibaca oleh semua peserta dalam sistem desentralisasi. Proof-of-work mengubah penghitungan data menjadi barang yang terdesentralisasi. Dwork & Naor mengusulkan penggunaan komputasi untuk membatasi penyalahgunaan sumber daya bersama dengan memaksa peserta untuk memberikan proof-of-work dengan tingkat kesulitan minimum tertentu sebelum mereka dapat mengakses sumber daya:

“Dalam makalah ini kami menyarankan pendekatan komputasi untuk memerangi penyebaran surat elektronik. Secara umum, kami telah merancang mekanisme kontrol akses yang dapat digunakan kapan pun diinginkan untuk membatasi, namun tidak melarang, akses ke sumber daya.” - Dwoak & Naor, 1993

Dalam proposal Dwork & Naor, administrator sistem email akan menetapkan tingkat kesulitan bukti kerja minimum untuk mengirimkan email. Pengguna yang ingin mengirim email perlu melakukan sejumlah komputasi yang sesuai dengan email tersebut sebagai data input. Bukti yang dihasilkan akan dikirimkan ke server bersamaan dengan permintaan pengiriman email.

Dwork & Naor menyebut kesulitan proof-of-work sebagai “fungsi penetapan harga” karena, dengan menyesuaikan kesulitan tersebut, “otoritas penetapan harga” dapat memastikan bahwa sumber daya bersama tetap murah untuk digunakan bagi pengguna yang jujur dan rata-rata, namun mahal bagi pengguna yang mencari untuk mengeksploitasinya. Di pasar pengiriman email, administrator server adalah otoritas penetapan harga; mereka harus memilih “harga” untuk pengiriman email yang cukup rendah untuk penggunaan normal namun terlalu tinggi untuk spam.

Meskipun Dwork & Naor membingkai proof-of-work sebagai disinsentif ekonomi untuk memerangi penyalahgunaan sumber daya, nomenklatur “fungsi penetapan harga” dan “otoritas penetapan harga” mendukung interpretasi yang berbeda dan berbasis pasar: pengguna membeli akses ke sumber daya dengan imbalan komputasi pada tingkat yang sama. harga yang ditetapkan oleh pengontrol sumber daya.

Dalam interpretasi ini, jaringan pengiriman email sebenarnya adalah pengiriman email perdagangan pasar yang terdesentralisasi untuk komputasi. Kesulitan minimum dari proof-of-work adalah harga yang diminta untuk pengiriman email dalam mata uang komputasi.

Mata Uang Adalah Barang Terdesentralisasi yang kedua

Namun komputasi bukanlah mata uang yang baik.

Bukti yang digunakan untuk “memperdagangkan” komputasi hanya valid untuk input yang digunakan dalam komputasi tersebut. Hubungan yang tidak dapat dipecahkan antara bukti spesifik dan input tertentu berarti bahwa proof-of-work untuk satu input tidak dapat digunakan kembali untuk input yang berbeda.

Proof-of-work awalnya diusulkan sebagai mekanisme kontrol akses untuk membatasi email spam. Pengguna diharapkan memberikan bukti kerja bersama email apa pun yang ingin mereka kirim. Mekanisme ini juga dapat dianggap sebagai pasar di mana pengguna membeli pengiriman email dengan komputasi pada harga yang dipilih oleh penyedia layanan email.

Batasan ini berguna – dapat digunakan untuk mencegah pekerjaan yang dilakukan oleh satu pembeli di pasar kemudian dibelanjakan kembali oleh pembeli lain. Misalnya, HashCash, implementasi nyata pertama dari pasar pengiriman email, menyertakan metadata seperti stempel waktu saat ini dan alamat email pengirim dalam data masukan untuk penghitungan bukti kerja. Bukti yang dihasilkan oleh pengguna tertentu untuk email tertentu, tidak dapat digunakan untuk email yang berbeda.

Namun ini juga berarti bahwa komputasi bukti kerja adalah barang yang dipesan lebih dahulu. Dana tersebut tidak dapat dipertukarkan, tidak dapat dibelanjakan kembali,[^5] dan tidak memecahkan masalah kebutuhan yang terjadi secara kebetulan. Properti moneter yang hilang ini mencegah komputasi menjadi mata uang. Terlepas dari namanya, tidak ada insentif bagi penyedia pengiriman email untuk ingin mengakumulasikan HashCash, karena akan ada uang tunai sebenarnya.

Adam Back, penemu HashCash, memahami masalah berikut:

"Hashcash tidak dapat ditransfer secara langsung karena untuk membuatnya didistribusikan, setiap penyedia layanan hanya menerima pembayaran dalam bentuk tunai yang dibuat untuk mereka. Anda mungkin dapat menyiapkan pencetakan gaya digicash (dengan chaumian ecash) dan meminta bank hanya mencetak uang tunai pada penerimaan tabrakan hash yang ditangani. Namun ini berarti Anda harus mempercayai bank untuk tidak mencetak uang dalam jumlah tak terbatas untuk digunakan sendiri." - Adam Back, 1997

Kita tidak ingin menukar komputasi yang dibuat khusus untuk setiap barang atau jasa yang dijual dalam perekonomian yang terdesentralisasi. Kita menginginkan mata uang digital serba guna yang dapat langsung digunakan untuk mengoordinasikan pertukaran nilai di pasar mana pun.

Membangun mata uang digital yang berfungsi namun tetap terdesentralisasi merupakan tantangan yang signifikan. Mata uang membutuhkan unit yang dapat dipertukarkan dengan nilai yang sama yang dapat ditransfer antar pengguna. Hal ini memerlukan model penerbitan, definisi kriptografi kepemilikan dan transfer, proses penemuan dan penyelesaian transaksi, dan buku besar historis. Infrastruktur ini tidak diperlukan ketika bukti kerja hanya dianggap sebagai “mekanisme kontrol akses”.

Terlebih lagi, sistem desentralisasi adalah pasar, jadi semua fungsi dasar mata uang ini harus disediakan melalui penyedia layanan berbayar… dalam satuan mata uang yang sedang dibuat!

Seperti mengkompilasi compiler pertama, permulaan jaringan listrik yang gelap, atau evolusi kehidupan itu sendiri, pencipta mata uang digital dihadapkan pada masalah bootstrapping: bagaimana mendefinisikan insentif ekonomi yang mendasari mata uang yang berfungsi tanpa memiliki mata uang yang berfungsi di dalamnya yang akan mendenominasikan atau membayar insentif tersebut.

Komputasi dan mata uang adalah barang pertama dan kedua di pasar yang terdesentralisasi. Proof-of-work sendiri memungkinkan pertukaran komputasi tetapi mata uang yang berfungsi memerlukan lebih banyak infrastruktur. Butuh waktu 15 tahun bagi komunitas cypherpunk untuk mengembangkan infrastruktur tersebut.

Pasar Terdesentralisasi Pertama harus Memperdagangkan Komputasi untuk Mata Uang

Kemajuan dalam masalah bootstrapping ini berasal dari penyusunan batasan yang tepat.

Sistem yang terdesentralisasi harus menjadi pasar. Pasar terdiri dari pembeli dan penjual yang saling bertukar barang. Pasar terdesentralisasi untuk mata uang digital hanya memiliki dua barang yang dapat dibaca di dalamnya:

1. Komputasi melalui proof-of-work
2. Unit mata uang yang kita coba bangun

Oleh karena itu, satu-satunya perdagangan pasar yang memungkinkan adalah antara kedua barang tersebut. Komputasi harus dijual untuk satuan mata uang atau setara dengan satuan mata uang harus dijual untuk komputasi. Menyatakan hal ini sangatlah mudah—bagian tersulitnya adalah menata pasar ini sehingga sekadar menukar mata uang untuk komputasi akan mem-bootstrap semua kemampuan mata uang itu sendiri!

Seluruh sejarah mata uang digital yang berpuncak pada white paper Satoshi tahun 2008 adalah serangkaian upaya yang semakin canggih dalam menata pasar ini. Bagian berikut mengulas proyek-proyek seperti bit gold milik Nick Szabo dan B-money milik Wei Dai. Memahami bagaimana proyek-proyek ini menyusun pasar mereka dan mengapa mereka gagal akan membantu kita memahami mengapa Satoshi dan Bitcoin berhasil.

Bagaimana Sistem Desentralisasi Dapat Menentukan Harga Komputasi?

Fungsi utama pasar adalah penemuan harga. Oleh karena itu, komputasi perdagangan pasar untuk mata uang harus menemukan harga komputasi itu sendiri, dalam satuan mata uang tersebut.

Kita biasanya tidak memberikan nilai moneter pada komputasi. Kita biasanya menghargai kapasitas untuk melakukan komputasi karena kita menghargai output dari komputasi, bukan komputasi itu sendiri. Jika keluaran yang sama dapat dilakukan dengan lebih efisien, dengan komputasi yang lebih sedikit, hal ini biasanya disebut “kemajuan”.

Proof-of-work mewakili komputasi spesifik yang keluarannya hanya berupa bukti bahwa komputasi tersebut telah dilakukan. Menghasilkan bukti yang sama dengan melakukan lebih sedikit komputasi dan lebih sedikit pekerjaan tidak akan menghasilkan kemajuan—hal ini akan menjadi bug. Oleh karena itu, komputasi yang terkait dengan Proof-of-work merupakan hal yang aneh dan baru untuk dicoba dihargai.

Ketika bukti kerja dianggap sebagai disinsentif terhadap penyalahgunaan sumber daya, maka bukti kerja tidak perlu dinilai secara tepat dan konsisten. Yang terpenting adalah penyedia layanan email menetapkan tingkat kesulitan yang cukup rendah sehingga tidak terlihat oleh pengguna yang sah, namun cukup tinggi sehingga menjadi penghalang bagi pelaku spam. Oleh karena itu, terdapat beragam “harga” yang dapat diterima dan setiap peserta bertindak sebagai otoritas penetapan harga mereka sendiri, dengan menerapkan fungsi penetapan harga lokal.

Namun satuan mata uang dimaksudkan agar dapat dipertukarkan, masing-masing memiliki nilai yang sama. Karena perubahan teknologi dari waktu ke waktu, dua unit mata uang yang dibuat dengan tingkat kesulitan proof-of-work yang sama—yang diukur dengan jumlah komputasi yang sesuai—mungkin memiliki biaya produksi yang sangat berbeda di dunia nyata, yang diukur dengan waktu, energi, dan/atau modal untuk melakukan komputasi tersebut. Ketika komputasi dijual dengan menggunakan mata uang, dan biaya produksi yang mendasarinya bervariasi, bagaimana pasar dapat memastikan harga yang konsisten?

Nick Szabo dengan jelas mengidentifikasi masalah harga ini ketika menjelaskan bit gold:

"Masalah utamanya...adalah bahwa skema pembuktian kerja bergantung pada arsitektur komputer, bukan hanya matematika abstrak yang didasarkan pada "siklus komputasi" abstrak. ...Jadi, ada kemungkinan untuk menjadi produsen berbiaya sangat rendah (dengan beberapa kali lipat besarnya) dan membanjiri pasar dengan bit gold." - Szabo, 2005

Mata uang terdesentralisasi yang diciptakan melalui proof-of-work akan mengalami kelebihan pasokan dan penurunan pasokan seiring dengan perubahan pasokan komputasi seiring waktu. Untuk mengakomodasi volatilitas ini, jaringan harus belajar menghitung harga secara dinamis.

Mata uang digital awal mencoba memberi harga pada komputasi dengan mencoba mengukur “biaya komputasi” secara kolektif. Wei Dai, misalnya, mengusulkan solusi praktis berikut dalam B-money:

"Jumlah unit moneter yang diciptakan sama dengan biaya upaya komputasi dalam sekeranjang komoditas standar. Sebagai contoh, jika sebuah masalah memerlukan waktu 100 jam untuk diselesaikan pada komputer yang dapat menyelesaikannya dengan cara yang paling ekonomis, dan diperlukan 3 keranjang standar untuk membeli 100 jam waktu komputasi pada komputer tersebut di pasar terbuka, maka setelah solusi terhadap masalah tersebut disiarkan, setiap orang mengkredit rekening penyiar sebanyak 3 unit." - Dai, 1998

Sayangnya, Dai tidak menjelaskan bagaimana pengguna dalam sistem yang seharusnya terdesentralisasi seharusnya menyetujui definisi “keranjang standar”, komputer mana yang memecahkan masalah tertentu “paling ekonomis”, atau biaya komputasi di “pasar terbuka”. Mencapai konsensus di antara semua pengguna mengenai kumpulan data bersama yang berubah-ubah terhadap waktu adalah masalah penting dalam sistem desentralisasi!

Agar adil bagi Dai, dia menyadari hal ini:

“Salah satu bagian yang lebih bermasalah dalam protokol B-money adalah penciptaan uang. Bagian dari protokol ini mengharuskan semua [pengguna] memutuskan dan menyetujui biaya perhitungan tertentu. Sayangnya karena teknologi komputasi cenderung berkembang pesat dan tidak selalu bersifat publik, informasi ini mungkin tidak tersedia, tidak akurat, atau ketinggalan jaman, yang semuanya akan menyebabkan masalah serius pada protokol." - Dai, 1998

Dai kemudian mengusulkan mekanisme penetapan harga berbasis lelang yang lebih canggih yang kemudian dikatakan Satoshi sebagai titik awal idenya. Kita akan kembali ke skema lelang di bawah ini, tapi pertama-tama mari kita beralih ke bit gold, dan pertimbangkan wawasan Szabo tentang masalahnya.

Gunakan Pasar Eksternal

Szabo mengklaim bahwa proof-of-work harus “diberi stempel waktu dengan aman”:

"Bukti kerja diberi stempel waktu yang aman. Ini harus bekerja secara terdistribusi, dengan beberapa layanan stempel waktu berbeda sehingga tidak ada layanan stempel waktu tertentu yang perlu diandalkan secara substansial." - Szabo, 2005

Szabo tertaut ke halaman sumber daya tentang protokol penandaan waktu yang aman tetapi tidak menjelaskan algoritme spesifik apa pun untuk penandaan waktu yang aman. Ungkapan “aman” dan “fesyen terdistribusi” mempunyai pengaruh yang besar di sini, sehingga dapat mengatasi kerumitan dalam mengandalkan satu (atau banyak) layanan “di luar sistem” untuk penandaan waktu.[^6]

Waktu pembuatan unit mata uang digital penting karena menghubungkan komputasi yang dilakukan dengan biaya produksi di dunia nyata.

Terlepas dari ketidakjelasan implementasi, Szabo benar—waktu pembuatan proof-of-work merupakan faktor penting dalam menentukan harga karena terkait dengan biaya komputasi:

"…Namun, karena bit gold diberi stempel waktu, waktu yang dibuat serta tingkat kesulitan matematis dari pekerjaan tersebut dapat dibuktikan secara otomatis. Dari sini, biasanya dapat disimpulkan berapa biaya produksi selama periode waktu tersebut..." - Szabo, 2005

"Menyimpulkan" biaya produksi adalah hal yang penting karena bit gold tidak memiliki mekanisme untuk membatasi penciptaan uang. Siapapun dapat membuat bit gold dengan melakukan perhitungan yang sesuai. Tanpa kemampuan untuk mengatur penerbitan, bit gold sama dengan barang koleksi:

"…Tidak seperti atom emas yang dapat dipertukarkan, tetapi seperti halnya barang-barang kolektor, pasokan dalam jumlah besar selama jangka waktu tertentu akan menurunkan nilai barang-barang tersebut. Dalam hal ini, emas kecil bertindak lebih seperti barang-barang kolektor daripada seperti emas..." - Szabo, 2005

Bit gold memerlukan proses eksternal tambahan untuk menciptakan unit mata uang yang sepadan:

“…[B]it Gold tidak dapat dipertukarkan berdasarkan fungsi sederhana, misalnya, panjang tali. Sebaliknya, untuk membuat unit yang dapat dipertukarkan, dealer harus menggabungkan potongan-potongan bit gold dengan nilai berbeda ke dalam satuan yang lebih besar kira-kira dengan nilai yang sama. Hal ini serupa dengan apa yang dilakukan banyak pedagang komoditas saat ini untuk memungkinkan pasar komoditas bekerja. Kepercayaan masih terdistribusi karena perkiraan nilai dari kumpulan tersebut dapat diverifikasi secara independen oleh banyak pihak lain dengan cara yang sebagian besar atau seluruhnya otomatis." - Szabo, 2005

Mengutip Szabo, “untuk menguji nilai… bit gold, dealer memeriksa dan memverifikasi tingkat kesulitan, masukan, dan stempel waktu”. Dealer yang mendefinisikan “unit yang lebih besar dengan nilai yang kira-kira sama” menyediakan fungsi penetapan harga yang serupa dengan “keranjang komoditas standar” Dai. Unit yang dapat dipertukarkan tidak dibuat dalam bentuk bit gold ketika bukti kerja diproduksi, hanya kemudian ketika bukti tersebut digabungkan menjadi “unit yang kira-kira bernilai sama” oleh dealer di pasar di luar jaringan.

Yang patut disyukuri, Szabo mengakui kelemahan ini:

"…Potensi kelebihan pasokan yang awalnya tersembunyi karena inovasi tersembunyi dalam arsitektur mesin adalah potensi kelemahan dalam bit gold, atau setidaknya ketidaksempurnaan yang harus diatasi oleh lelang awal dan pertukaran ex post bit gold." - Szabo, 2005

Sekali lagi, meskipun belum sampai pada (yang sekarang kita kenal sebagai) solusinya, Szabo menunjukkan solusinya: karena biaya komputasi berubah seiring waktu, jaringan harus merespons perubahan pasokan komputasi dengan menyesuaikan harga uang.

Gunakan Pasar Internal

Dealer Szabo akan menjadi pasar eksternal yang menentukan harga (bundel dari) bit gold setelah penciptaannya. Apakah mungkin menerapkan pasar ini di dalam sistem dan bukan di luar sistem?

Mari kita kembali ke Wei Dai dan B-money. Seperti disebutkan sebelumnya, Dai mengusulkan model alternatif berbasis lelang untuk pembuatan B-money. Desain Satoshi untuk Bitcoin meningkat secara langsung pada model lelang B-money[^7]:

“Jadi saya mengusulkan subprotokol penciptaan uang alternatif, di mana [pengguna]… memutuskan dan menyetujui jumlah B-money yang akan dibuat setiap periode, dengan biaya pembuatan uang tersebut ditentukan melalui lelang. Setiap periode pembuatan uang adalah dibagi menjadi empat tahap, sebagai berikut:

Planning. Para [pengguna] menghitung dan bernegosiasi satu sama lain untuk menentukan peningkatan jumlah uang beredar yang optimal untuk periode berikutnya. Apakah [jaringan] dapat mencapai konsensus atau tidak, mereka masing-masing menyiarkan kuota penciptaan uang mereka dan komputasi makroekonomi apa pun yang dilakukan untuk mendukung angka tersebut.

Bidding. Siapapun yang ingin membuat B-money menyiarkan tawaran dalam bentuk dimana x adalah banyaknya B-money yang ingin dibuatnya, dan y adalah soal yang belum terselesaikan dari kelas soal yang telah ditentukan. Setiap masalah di kelas ini harus memiliki biaya nominal (katakanlah dalam MIPS-years) yang disetujui secara publik.

Computation. Setelah melihat penawaran, pihak yang mengajukan penawaran pada tahap penawaran sekarang dapat menyelesaikan masalah dalam penawarannya dan menyiarkan solusinya. Penciptaan uang.

Money creation. Setiap [pengguna] menerima tawaran tertinggi (di antara mereka yang benar-benar menyiarkan solusi) dalam hal biaya nominal per unit B-money yang dibuat dan memberikan kredit kepada akun penawar sesuai dengan itu."
- Dai, 1998

B-money membuat kemajuan signifikan menuju struktur pasar yang tepat untuk mata uang digital. Ini berupaya untuk menghilangkan dealer eksternal Szabo dan memungkinkan pengguna untuk terlibat dalam penemuan harga dengan menawar satu sama lain secara langsung.

Namun menerapkan proposal Dai seperti yang tertulis akan menjadi sebuah tantangan:

• Dalam fase "Planning”, pengguna menanggung beban menegosiasikan “peningkatan optimal jumlah uang beredar untuk periode berikutnya”. Bagaimana “optimal” harus didefinisikan, bagaimana pengguna harus bernegosiasi satu sama lain, dan bagaimana hasil negosiasi tersebut dibagikan tidak dijelaskan.
• Terlepas dari apa yang direncanakan, fase “Bidding” memungkinkan siapa saja untuk mengajukan “tawaran” untuk membuat B-money. Tawaran mencakup jumlah B-money yang akan dibuat serta jumlah bukti kerja yang sesuai sehingga setiap penawaran adalah harga, jumlah perhitungan yang bersedia dilakukan oleh penawar tertentu untuk membeli sejumlah tertentu. dari B-money.
• Setelah penawaran diserahkan, fase “Computation” terdiri dari peserta lelang yang melakukan proof-of-work yang mereka tawarkan dan menyiarkan solusi. Tidak ada mekanisme untuk mencocokkan penawar dengan solusi yang disediakan. Yang lebih problematis adalah tidak jelasnya bagaimana pengguna dapat mengetahui bahwa semua penawaran telah diajukan – kapan fase “Bidding” berakhir dan fase “Computation” dimulai?
• Masalah-masalah ini berulang dalam fase “Money creation”. Karena sifat proof-of-work, pengguna dapat memverifikasi bahwa bukti yang mereka terima dalam solusi adalah asli. Namun bagaimana pengguna dapat secara kolektif menyepakati serangkaian “tawaran tertinggi”? Bagaimana jika pengguna yang berbeda memilih set yang berbeda, baik karena preferensi atau latensi jaringan?

Sistem yang terdesentralisasi kesulitan dalam melacak data dan membuat pilihan secara konsisten, namun B-money memerlukan pelacakan tawaran dari banyak pengguna dan membuat pilihan konsensus di antara mereka. Kompleksitas ini menghalangi penerapan B-money.

Akar dari kompleksitas ini adalah keyakinan Dai bahwa tingkat “optimal” penciptaan B-money harus berfluktuasi seiring waktu berdasarkan “perhitungan makroekonomi” penggunanya. Seperti bit gold, B-money tidak memiliki mekanisme untuk membatasi penciptaan uang. Siapapun dapat membuat unit B-money dengan menyiarkan tawaran dan kemudian melakukan proof-of-work yang sesuai.

Baik Szabo maupun Dai mengusulkan penggunaan pasar pertukaran mata uang digital untuk komputasi, namun baik bit gold maupun B-money tidak menentukan kebijakan moneter untuk mengatur pasokan mata uang di pasar ini.

Tujuan Kebijakan Moneter Satoshi Menghasilkan Bitcoin

Sebaliknya, kebijakan moneter yang sehat adalah salah satu tujuan utama Satoshi dalam proyek Bitcoin. Dalam postingan milis pertama tempat Bitcoin diumumkan, Satoshi menulis:

“Akar permasalahan mata uang konvensional adalah kepercayaan yang diperlukan agar mata uang tersebut dapat berfungsi. Bank sentral harus dipercaya untuk tidak merendahkan mata uang tersebut, namun sejarah mata uang fiat penuh dengan pelanggaran terhadap kepercayaan tersebut.” - Satoshi, 2009

Satoshi selanjutnya menjelaskan masalah lain dengan mata uang fiat seperti perbankan cadangan fraksional yang berisiko, kurangnya privasi, pencurian & penipuan yang merajalela, dan ketidakmampuan melakukan pembayaran mikro. Namun Satoshi memulai dengan isu penurunan nilai oleh bank sentral—dengan kekhawatiran mengenai kebijakan moneter.

Satoshi ingin Bitcoin pada akhirnya mencapai pasokan sirkulasi terbatas yang tidak dapat terdilusi seiring waktu. Tingkat penciptaan Bitcoin yang “optimal”, bagi Satoshi, pada akhirnya akan menjadi nol.

Tujuan kebijakan moneter ini, lebih dari karakteristik lain yang mereka miliki secara pribadi (atau kolektif!), adalah alasan Satoshi “menemukan” Bitcoin, blockchain, konsensus Nakamoto, dll. —dan bukan orang lain. Ini adalah jawaban singkat atas pertanyaan yang diajukan dalam judul artikel ini: Satoshi memikirkan Bitcoin karena mereka fokus pada penciptaan mata uang digital dengan persediaan terbatas.

Pasokan Bitcoin yang terbatas bukan hanya tujuan kebijakan moneter atau meme bagi para Bitcoiner untuk berkumpul. Penyederhanaan teknis penting inilah yang memungkinkan Satoshi membangun mata uang digital yang berfungsi sementara B-money Dai tetap menjadi postingan web yang menarik.

Bitcoin adalah B-money dengan persyaratan tambahan berupa kebijakan moneter yang telah ditentukan. Seperti banyak penyederhanaan teknis lainnya, pembatasan kebijakan moneter memungkinkan kemajuan dengan mengurangi ruang lingkup. Mari kita lihat bagaimana masing-masing fase pembuatan B-money disederhanakan dengan menerapkan batasan ini.

Semua Pasokan 21 Juta Bitcoin Sudah Ada

Dalam b-money, setiap “periode penciptaan uang” mencakup fase “Perencanaan”, di mana pengguna diharapkan untuk membagikan “perhitungan makroekonomi” mereka yang membenarkan jumlah b-money yang ingin mereka ciptakan pada saat itu. Tujuan kebijakan moneter Satoshi yaitu pasokan terbatas dan emisi nol tidak sesuai dengan kebebasan yang diberikan b-money kepada pengguna individu untuk menghasilkan uang. Oleh karena itu, langkah pertama dalam perjalanan dari bmoney ke bitcoin adalah menghilangkan kebebasan ini. Pengguna bitcoin perorangan tidak dapat membuat bitcoin. Hanya jaringan bitcoin yang dapat membuat bitcoin, dan hal ini terjadi tepat sekali, pada tahun 2009 ketika Satoshi meluncurkan proyek bitcoin.

Satoshi mampu menggantikan fase “Perencanaan” b-money yang berulang menjadi satu jadwal yang telah ditentukan sebelumnya di mana 21 juta bitcoin yang dibuat pada tahun 2009 akan dilepaskan ke peredaran. Pengguna secara sukarela mendukung kebijakan moneter Satoshi dengan mengunduh dan menjalankan perangkat lunak Bitcoin Core yang kebijakan moneternya dikodekan secara keras.

Hal ini mengubah semantik pasar bitcoin untuk komputasi. Bitcoin yang dibayarkan kepada penambang bukanlah hal baru yang diterbitkan; itu melainkan baru dirilis ke peredaran dari persediaan yang ada.

Pandangan ini sangat berbeda dari klaim naif bahwa “penambang bitcoin menciptakan bitcoin”. Penambang Bitcoin tidak menciptakan bitcoin, mereka membelinya. Bitcoin tidak berharga karena “bitcoin terbuat dari energi”—tetapi nilai bitcoin didemonstrasikan dengan dijual untuk mendapatkan energi.

Mari kita ulangi sekali lagi: bitcoin tidak dibuat melalui proof-of-work, bitcoin dibuat melalui konsensus.

Desain Satoshi menghilangkan persyaratan untuk fase “Perencanaan” yang berkelanjutan dari b-money dengan melakukan semua perencanaan terlebih dahulu. Hal ini memungkinkan Satoshi untuk membuat kebijakan moneter yang sehat namun juga menyederhanakan penerapan bitcoin.

Bitcoin dihargai Melalui Konsensus

Kebebasan yang diberikan kepada pengguna untuk menghasilkan uang menimbulkan beban yang sesuai bagi jaringan bmoney. Selama fase “Penawaran” jaringan b-money harus mengumpulkan dan membagikan “tawaran” pembuatan uang dari banyak pengguna yang berbeda.

Menghilangkan kebebasan untuk menghasilkan uang akan meringankan beban jaringan bitcoin. Karena seluruh 21 juta bitcoin sudah ada, jaringan tidak perlu mengumpulkan tawaran dari pengguna untuk menghasilkan uang, jaringan hanya perlu menjual bitcoin sesuai jadwal Satoshi yang telah ditentukan.

Jaringan bitcoin dengan demikian menawarkan konsensus harga permintaan untuk bitcoin yang dijualnya di setiap blok. Harga tunggal ini dihitung oleh setiap node secara independen menggunakan salinan blockchainnya. Jika node memiliki konsensus pada blockchain yang sama (poin yang akan kita bahas nanti) mereka semua akan menawarkan harga permintaan yang sama di setiap blok.[^8]

Bagian pertama kalkulasi harga konsensus menentukan berapa banyak bitcoin yang akan dijual. Hal ini diperbaiki oleh jadwal rilis Satoshi yang telah ditentukan sebelumnya. Semua node bitcoin di jaringan menghitung jumlah yang sama untuk blok tertentu:

$ bitcoin-cli getblockstats <block\_height> {... "subsidy": 6250000000, ... } # 6.25 BTC

Bagian kedua dari harga yang diminta secara konsensus adalah jumlah komputasi yang akan menjual subsidi saat ini. Sekali lagi, semua node bitcoin di jaringan menghitung nilai yang sama (kita akan meninjau kembali kalkulasi tingkat kesulitan ini di bagian berikutnya):

$ bitcoin-cli getdifficulty {... "result": 55621444139429.57, ... }

Bersama-sama, subsidi dan kesulitan jaringan menentukan permintaan bitcoin saat ini sebagai mata uang komputasi. Karena blockchain berada dalam konsensus, harga ini adalah harga konsensus.

Pengguna b-money juga dianggap memiliki konsensus “blockchain” yang berisi riwayat semua transaksi. Namun Dai tidak pernah memikirkan solusi sederhana berupa konsensus tunggal yang meminta harga untuk pembuatan b-money baru, yang hanya ditentukan oleh data di blockchain tersebut.

Sebaliknya, Dai berasumsi bahwa penciptaan uang harus berlangsung selamanya. Oleh karena itu, pengguna individu perlu diberdayakan untuk mempengaruhi kebijakan moneter – seperti halnya mata uang fiat. Persyaratan yang dirasakan ini membuat Dai merancang sistem penawaran yang mencegah penerapan b-money.

Kompleksitas tambahan ini dihilangkan dengan persyaratan Satoshi mengenai kebijakan moneter yang telah ditentukan sebelumnya.

Waktu Menutup Semua Penyebaran

Dalam fase “Komputasi” b-money, pengguna individu akan melakukan komputasi yang telah mereka lakukan dalam penawaran sebelumnya. Dalam bitcoin, seluruh jaringan adalah penjual – tetapi siapa pembelinya?

Di pasar pengiriman email, pembelinya adalah individu yang ingin mengirim email. Otoritas penetapan harga, penyedia layanan email, akan menetapkan harga yang dianggap murah bagi individu namun mahal bagi pelaku spam. Namun jika jumlah pengguna yang sah bertambah, harganya masih bisa tetap sama karena kekuatan komputasi masing-masing pengguna akan tetap sama.

Di b-money, setiap pengguna yang menyumbangkan tawaran untuk pembuatan uang selanjutnya harus melakukan sendiri jumlah komputasi yang sesuai. Setiap pengguna bertindak sebagai otoritas penetapan harga berdasarkan pengetahuan mereka tentang kemampuan komputasi mereka sendiri.

Jaringan bitcoin menawarkan satu harga yang diminta dalam komputasi subsidi bitcoin saat ini. Namun tidak ada penambang individu yang menemukan blok yang melakukan komputasi sebanyak ini.[^9] Blok pemenang penambang individu adalah bukti bahwa semua penambang secara kolektif melakukan jumlah komputasi yang diperlukan. Pembeli bitcoin dengan demikian adalah industri penambangan bitcoin global.

Setelah mencapai konsensus harga yang diminta, jaringan bitcoin tidak akan mengubah harga tersebut sampai lebih banyak blok diproduksi. Blok-blok ini harus berisi proof-of-work dengan harga yang diminta saat ini. Oleh karena itu, industri pertambangan tidak punya pilihan jika ingin “melakukan perdagangan” selain membayar harga yang diminta saat ini dalam komputasi.

Satu-satunya variabel yang dapat dikontrol oleh industri pertambangan adalah berapa lama waktu yang dibutuhkan untuk memproduksi blok berikutnya. Sama seperti jaringan bitcoin yang menawarkan satu harga yang diminta, industri pertambangan juga menawarkan satu penawaran—waktu yang diperlukan untuk menghasilkan blok berikutnya yang memenuhi harga yang diminta jaringan saat ini.

Untuk mengimbangi peningkatan kecepatan perangkat keras dan minat yang berbeda-beda dalam menjalankan node dari waktu ke waktu, kesulitan proof-of-work ditentukan oleh rata-rata bergerak yang menargetkan jumlah rata-rata blok per jam. Jika dihasilkan terlalu cepat, kesulitannya akan meningkat. - Nakamoto, 2008

Satoshi dengan sederhana menjelaskan algoritma penyesuaian kesulitan, yang sering disebut sebagai salah satu ide paling orisinal dalam implementasi bitcoin. Hal ini benar, namun alih-alih berfokus pada daya cipta solusi, mari kita fokus pada mengapa penyelesaian masalah sangat penting bagi Satoshi.

Proyek-proyek seperti bit gold dan b-money tidak perlu membatasi nilai tukar pada saat penciptaan uang karena mereka tidak memiliki pasokan tetap atau kebijakan moneter yang telah ditentukan sebelumnya. Periode penciptaan uang yang lebih cepat atau lebih lambat dapat dikompensasikan melalui cara lain, misalnya melalui pajak. Dealer eksternal memasukkan token bit gold ke dalam bundler yang lebih besar atau lebih kecil atau pengguna b-money mengubah tawaran mereka.

Namun tujuan kebijakan moneter Satoshi mengharuskan bitcoin memiliki tingkat pelepasan bitcoin yang telah ditentukan untuk diedarkan. Membatasi laju (statistik) produksi blok dari waktu ke waktu adalah hal yang wajar dalam bitcoin karena laju produksi blok adalah laju penjualan pasokan awal bitcoin. Menjual 21 juta bitcoin selama 140 tahun adalah proposisi yang berbeda dibandingkan membiarkannya dijual dalam 3 bulan.

Selain itu, bitcoin sebenarnya dapat menerapkan batasan ini karena blockchain adalah “protokol cap waktu aman” milik Szabo. Satoshi menggambarkan bitcoin sebagai yang pertama dan terutama sebagai “server stempel waktu terdistribusi secara peer-to-peer,” dan implementasi awal kode sumber bitcoin menggunakan “rantai waktu” dunia, bukan “blockchain” untuk menggambarkan struktur data bersama yang mengimplementasikan pasar proof-of-work bitcoin.[^10]

Tidak seperti bit gold atau b-money, token dalam bitcoin tidak mengalami kelebihan pasokan. Jaringan bitcoin menggunakan penyesuaian kesulitan untuk mengubah harga uang sebagai respons terhadap perubahan pasokan komputasi.

Algoritme penyesuaian ulang kesulitan Bitcoin memanfaatkan kemampuan ini. Blockchain konsensus digunakan oleh peserta untuk menghitung penawaran historis yang dibuat oleh industri pertambangan dan menyesuaikan kembali kesulitan agar bisa mendekati waktu blok target.

Pesanan Terunggul Menciptakan Konsensus

Rantai penyederhanaan yang disebabkan oleh tuntutan kebijakan moneter yang kuat meluas ke fase “penciptaan uang” dari b-money.

Tawaran yang diajukan pengguna di b-money mengalami masalah “tidak ada yang dipertaruhkan”. Tidak ada mekanisme untuk mencegah pengguna mengajukan tawaran dengan sejumlah besar b-money untuk pekerjaan yang sangat sedikit. Hal ini mengharuskan jaringan untuk melacak tawaran mana yang telah diselesaikan dan hanya menerima “tawaran tertinggi…dalam hal biaya nominal per unit b-money yang dibuat” untuk menghindari tawaran yang mengganggu tersebut. Setiap peserta b-money harus melacak seluruh tawaran senilai buku pesanan, mencocokkan tawaran dengan perhitungan selanjutnya, dan hanya menyelesaikan pesanan yang telah selesai dengan harga tertinggi.

Masalah ini merupakan contoh dari masalah konsensus yang lebih umum dalam sistem desentralisasi, yang juga dikenal sebagai “Byzantine generals” atau terkadang masalah “pembelanjaan ganda” dalam konteks mata uang digital. Berbagi urutan data yang identik di antara semua peserta merupakan suatu tantangan dalam jaringan yang saling bermusuhan dan terdesentralisasi. Solusi yang ada untuk masalah ini – yang disebut “algoritma konsensus Byzantine-fault tolerant (BFT)” – memerlukan koordinasi sebelumnya di antara peserta atau mayoritas (>67%) peserta agar tidak berperilaku bermusuhan.

Bitcoin tidak harus mengelola buku pesanan dalam jumlah besar karena jaringan bitcoin menawarkan harga permintaan konsensus tunggal. Ini berarti node bitcoin dapat menerima blok pertama (valid) yang mereka lihat yang memenuhi harga yang diminta jaringan saat ini—tawaran gangguan dapat dengan mudah diabaikan dan merupakan pemborosan sumber daya penambang.

Komputasi harga berdasarkan konsensus memungkinkan pencocokan pesanan beli/jual dalam bitcoin dilakukan secara antusias, dengan sistem siapa cepat dia dapat. Berbeda dengan b-money, pencocokan pesanan yang cepat ini berarti bahwa pasar bitcoin tidak memiliki fase—pasar ini beroperasi terus-menerus, dengan harga konsensus baru dihitung setelah setiap pesanan dicocokkan (blok ditemukan). Untuk menghindari percabangan yang disebabkan oleh latensi jaringan atau perilaku bertentangan, node juga harus mengikuti aturan rantai terberat. Aturan penyelesaian pesanan yang serakah ini memastikan bahwa hanya tawaran tertinggi yang diterima oleh jaringan.

Kombinasi algoritma yang antusias dan serakah ini, dimana node menerima blok valid pertama yang mereka lihat dan juga mengikuti rantai terberat, adalah algoritma BFT baru yang dengan cepat menyatu pada konsensus tentang urutan blok. Satoshi menghabiskan 25% dari white paper bitcoin untuk mendemonstrasikan klaim ini.[^11]

Kita telah menetapkan di bagian sebelumnya bahwa harga permintaan konsensus bitcoin itu sendiri bergantung pada konsensus blockchain. Namun ternyata keberadaan harga permintaan konsensus tunggal inilah yang memungkinkan perhitungan pasar untuk mencocokkan pesanan dengan penuh semangat, dan itulah yang pertama-tama mengarah pada konsensus!

Terlebih lagi, “konsensus Nakamoto” yang baru ini hanya mengharuskan 50% peserta untuk tidak bertentangan, sebuah kemajuan yang signifikan dibandingkan dengan kondisi sebelumnya. Seorang cypherpunk seperti Satoshi membuat terobosan ilmu komputer teoretis ini, dibandingkan dengan akademisi tradisional atau peneliti industri, karena fokus mereka yang sempit pada penerapan uang yang sehat, dibandingkan algoritma konsensus umum untuk komputasi terdistribusi.

Kesimpulan

B-money adalah kerangka kerja yang kuat untuk membangun mata uang digital tetapi tidak lengkap karena tidak memiliki kebijakan moneter. Membatasi b-money dengan jadwal rilis yang telah ditentukan untuk bitcoin mengurangi cakupan dan menyederhanakan implementasi dengan menghilangkan persyaratan untuk melacak dan memilih di antara tawaran pembuatan uang yang diajukan pengguna. Mempertahankan kecepatan sementara dari jadwal rilis Satoshi menghasilkan algoritma penyesuaian kesulitan dan memungkinkan konsensus Nakamoto, yang secara luas diakui sebagai salah satu aspek paling inovatif dalam implementasi bitcoin.

Ada lebih banyak hal dalam desain bitcoin daripada aspek yang dibahas sejauh ini. Kita memfokuskan artikel ini pada pasar “utama” dalam bitcoin, pasar yang mendistribusikan pasokan awal bitcoin ke dalam sirkulasi.

Artikel berikutnya dalam seri ini akan mengeksplorasi pasar penyelesaian transaksi bitcoin dan kaitannya dengan pasar pendistribusian pasokan bitcoin. Hubungan ini akan menyarankan metodologi bagaimana membangun pasar masa depan untuk layanan terdesentralisasi selain bitcoin.

Sumber artikel: HOW DID SATOSHI THINK OF BITCOIN? https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/how-did-satoshi-think-of-bitcoin

Diterjemahkan oleh: Abengkris

[^1]: Judul seri ini diambil dari pesan telegraf pertama dalam sejarah, yang dikirimkan oleh Samuel Morse pada tahun 1844: “What hath God wrought?”.

[^2]: Bitcoin: Sistem Uang Elektronik Peer-to-Peer, tersedia di: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf

[^3]: Pricing via Processing or Combatting Junk Mail oleh Dwork dan Naor. tersedia di:
https://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/../../pvp.pdf

[^4]: Meskipun merupakan pencetus ide tersebut, Dwork & Naor tidak menciptakan “proof-of-work”—julukan tersebut kemudian diberikan pada tahun 1999 oleh Markus Jakobsson dan Ari Juels.

[^5]: Proyek RPoW Hal Finney adalah upaya untuk menciptakan proof-of-work yang dapat ditransfer, tetapi bitcoin tidak menggunakan konsep ini karena tidak memperlakukan komputasi sebagai mata uang. Seperti yang akan kita lihat nanti ketika kita memeriksa bit gold dan b-money, komputasi tidak dapat berupa mata uang karena nilai komputasi berubah seiring waktu sementara unit mata uang harus memiliki nilai yang sama. Bitcoin bukanlah komputasi, bitcoin adalah mata uang yang dijual untuk komputasi.

[^6]: Pada saat ini, beberapa pembaca mungkin percaya bahwa saya meremehkan kontribusi Dai atau Szabo karena kontribusi mereka tidak jelas atau tidak jelas dalam beberapa hal. Perasaan saya justru sebaliknya: Dai dan Szabo pada dasarnya benar dan fakta bahwa mereka tidak mengartikulasikan setiap detail seperti yang dilakukan Satoshi tidak mengurangi kontribusi mereka. Sebaliknya, hal ini seharusnya meningkatkan apresiasi kita terhadap hal tersebut, karena hal ini menunjukkan betapa menantangnya munculnya mata uang digital, bahkan bagi para praktisi terbaiknya.

[^7]: Postingan b-money Dai adalah referensi pertama dalam white paper Satoshi, tersedia di: http://www.weidai.com/bmoney.txt

[^8]: Ada dua penyederhanaan yang dilakukan di sini: 1. Jumlah bitcoin yang dijual di setiap blok juga dipengaruhi oleh biaya transaksi pasar, yang berada di luar cakupan artikel ini, namun tetap menunggu pekerjaan selanjutnya. 2. Kesulitan yang dilaporkan oleh bitcoin bukanlah jumlah perhitungan yang diharapkan; seseorang harus mengalikannya dengan faktor proporsionalitas.

[^9]: Setidaknya sejak masa lalu yang buruk ketika Satoshi adalah satu-satunya penambang di jaringan.

[^10]: Bitcoin is Time klasik dari Gigi adalah pengenalan yang bagus tentang hubungan mendalam antara bitcoin dan waktu, tersedia di: https://dergigi.com/2021/01/14/bitcoin-is-time/

[^11]: Satoshi melakukan kesalahan baik dalam analisis mereka di buku putih maupun implementasi awal bitcoin berikutnya dengan menggunakan aturan “rantai terpanjang” dan bukan aturan “rantai terberat”.

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By popular request I have put together one single list of the most important books that I have read and recommend that you should read too. I am happy to receive your comments, reviews and suggestions - just reach out and let's discuss.

They are more or less in alphabetical order of title and they are all recommended.

• George Orwell's 1984 - spot the drumbeat of hostile distant foreign empires and perpetual war - not to mention everything else that he foresaw. Read it and look around you today.
• Murray Rothbard's Anatomy of the State - this is foundational to so many of the books and insights related to government, finance and current affairs. This is a short read (one hour) also available as free audiobook. It is required knowledge - you have no excuse.
• Animal farm - by George Orwell - note how the pigs end up living in the farmhouse exceeding all the worst behaviour of the farmer and how the constitution on the wall changes.  Things did not end well for loyal Boxer.
• Awaken The Immortal Within by Jason Breschears - This book is for those who have searched for the truth all their life and know they have not found it. The rest of you are warned away.
• The Basic Code of the Universe by Massimo Citro - This is not an easy read (maybe because of being translated from Italian) but the content is fascinating since he combines and draws from many of the other sources we have been considering recently - including Rupert Sheldrake on Morphic fields, Ervin Laszlo on the Akashic field, David Bohm and Karl Pribram on Holographic Paradigm, and Masaru Emoto on the memory of water and homeopathy.
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley - A World State, inhabited by genetically modified citizens and an intelligence-based social hierarchy. The novel anticipates large scale psychological manipulation and classical conditioning that are combined to make a dystopian society which is challenged by just one individual who does not take the Soma.
• Lyn Alden's Broken Money - gives you the complete A-Z of how money works and all the bad choices that governments can (and did) make. You will also understand how money really should work for a peaceful and prosperous society.
• The Dream by David Icke - this gets my "Book of the Year 2023" award. You will be shocked and appalled at how accurate his predictions were for what happened with Covid and that is only Chapter One.  He goes MUCH FURTHER.  He may or may not be right on everything he says, but even if he is right on 10-20% the implications should make you think very differently on many things.  Anyone with a bit of critical thinking in their head should be able to see many of the points he makes - the evidence is all around you.
• Saifedean Ammous' The Fiat Standard - explains how national currencies work today and how they are fundamentally broken, inevitably favouring those at the top, nearest to the money printer and disadvantaging everyone else. He outlines the many negative consequences of the current system. Look around you and you will recognise all that he describes.
• The Falsification of History by John Hammer - full review in Newsletter 114
• The Fourth turning is Here by Neil Howe - full review in Newsletter 118
• Going Postal by Terry Pratchett- a fascinating find and so much learning on the origins and corruption of money.
• Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett - The story follows a plot by a secret brotherhood, the Unique and Supreme Lodge of the Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night, to overthrow the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork and install a puppet king, under the control of the Supreme Grand Master.
• The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy series - in particular the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
• Michael Talbot's "The Holographic Universe" presents a revolutionary theory that the universe itself may be akin to a giant hologram. This idea, inspired by the work of physicist David Bohm (who as a protégée of Albert Einstein) and neuroscientist Karl Pribram, suggests that our reality is not as it appears on the surface. The holographic paradigm proposes that every part of the universe contains the whole, much like how every piece of a hologram contains a complete picture.
• The Kybalion by Three Initiates - Hermeticism is a philosophical and spiritual tradition that is based on the teachings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, a legendary figure who is often associated with the Egyptian god Thoth and the Greek god Hermes, pre-dating all modern religions. This will lead you to the Lament of Hermes (aka Thoth's Prophesy) that I suggest is rather relevant to current times.
• The Mandibles – by Lionel Shriver - The plot: In 2029, the United States is engaged in a bloodless world war that will wipe out the savings of millions of American families. Overnight, on the international currency exchange, the “almighty dollar” plummets in value, to be replaced by a new global currency, the “bancor.” In retaliation, the president declares that America will default on its loans. “Deadbeat Nation” being unable to borrow, the government prints money to cover its bills. What little remains to savers is rapidly eaten away by runaway inflation.
• Mistborn - The Final Empire - by Brandon Sanderson.  You really ought to recognise and understand the importance of learning from wisdom of prior generations. 
• Morphic Resonance by Rupert Sheldrake. This book is about the hypothesis of formative causation, which proposes that nature is habitual. All animals and plants draw upon and contribute to a collective memory of their species. Crystals and molecules also follow the habits of their kind. Cosmic evolution involves an interplay of habit and creativity.   This hypothesis is radically different from the conventional assumption that nature is governed by eternal laws. Also, keep in mind the Akashic Records - not a topic for today but one that we will certainly return to.
• Mythos read by Stephen Fry is a "must do". This has got to be one of the best books I have ever read! Fabulously interesting and insightful - I had always wondered what the Greek Gods got up to and could never have imagined so much! BTW - this will also give you a grounding in the stories that you need to know for much more than you likely realise.
• The Octopus of Global Control by Charlie Robinson explains the eight tentacles of control that are wrapped around humanity, namely: the Military, Government, Covert, Physical, Financial, Media, Spiritual, and Scientific. The book tackles topics such as uncovering the Deep State, false flag terror events, the media’s role in manufacturing wars, the 9/11 deception, the fraud of central banking, our broken education system, the use of religion to shape society, and the corrupted medical industry. Recommend to get this also as audiobook, read by him.
• The Power of Now by Eckhard Tolle - full review in Newsletter 65
• Principles of Economics by Saifedean Ammous. This is a university-level text book, written to replace the nonsense that students have been taught for the last 70 years. Also available as audiobook. You will understand how things really work. A nice summary of the course is here.
• Pyramids by Terry Pratchett - Conservatives vs progressives was, even in this version of ancient Egypt, a hot topic and Pratchett ridicules the arguments of antiquated minds by exaggerating their prime goals and authorities in general.
• The Reveal by David Icke - this gets my "Book of the Year 2024" award.* This is written as a standalone book so you do not need to have read his earlier books. Just do it! This book is required reading for all who are awake to what is going wrong around them and want more background and substantiation.
• Secrets of the Federal Reserve by Eustace Mullins independently corroborates all that you read in The Creature from Jekyll Island and listen to the book club discussion on it here. Eustace also wrote "Murder by Injection" - needless to say, this is particularly relevant to explain what happened in recent years.
• Snow Crash – by Neal Stevenson. The story takes place in some post-crisis world where trust in governments and countries has broken down and the world is made up of territories controlled by various corporations - each of which has their own "passport" and rules.  The inhabitants of the world spend their time "living" in the Metaverse (yes - he did coin that term).  Of course there is some sort of computer virus that strikes and threatens to end everything - you can imagine how things develop.
• William Rees-Mogg's The Sovereign Individual - foresaw very clearly what is currently happening - do get your own copy (book, kindle or audio). Chapters 10 and 11 relate to what's happening now and what's next.
• Sherlock Holmes - Ultimate Collection - I absolutely love this complete collection read by Stephen Fry. At nearly 63 hours of audio you get your money's worth. It is all of the books read in a sensible sequence with Stephen's expert commentary and guidance interspersed between the readings.
• The UnCommunist Manifesto by Aleks Svetski and Mark Moss - a message of Hope, Responsibility and Liberty for all.  This is a book that you can read in a day or so but you will want to go back and re-read things and reflect further.
• When Money Dies by Adam Fergusson - The Nightmare of Deficit Spending, Devaluation, and Hyperinflation in Weimar, Germany. Yes it recounts the story of a hundred years ago but you will be surprised to see how relevant this is today, albeit on a bigger scale. We discussed this back in Issue 7 in February 2022.

For lots more like this, do follow our journey: Letter from ...around the world

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🧠Quote(s) of the week:

'It takes 40 years to mine the last Bitcoin. 40 fucking years. For one Bitcoin. None of us understand.

It means if you are a whole coiner your children or grandchildren (if they are smart) will inherit the equivalent of 40 years’ worth of energy used to secure the Bitcoin network. NO ONE is prepared for this.' -FractalEncrypt

🧡Bitcoin news🧡

On the 3rd of December:

➡️'Bitcoin is still just 0.2% of global asset value.

Here is the latest update of this chart, which you may have seen in Saylor's presentations. With Bitcoin's price over $90k, it may feel like you're late to Bitcoin... but it is still a tiny bucket in the global asset ocean. As a ~$2T asset, it's incredibly early for Bitcoin.' - Jesse Myers

Bitcoin is “0.2% right now, at 1% of the total global assets, Bitcoin's a $9 Trillion asset, and worth about $450,000, at 3% is worth $1.3 Million per BTC. One of the most crucial and easiest charts to understand.

Oh and regarding the volatility, let me quote Joe Burnett: "Bitcoin is volatile because it’s a $450T asset trading for only $2T growing at a 70% CAGR. MSTR packages this volatility, sells it, and buys more Bitcoin. Do you see the reflexivity yet?

➡️'An estimated ~2.5 Million bitcoin ($240 billion) are lost forever.

Don’t let your stack be next. Here are the 5 most common self-custody mistakes people make (and how to avoid them):' Great thread by River:

TLDR: Avoid these mistakes to keep your Bitcoin safe: 1. Practice restoring your wallet before sending funds to it. 2. Send test transactions before the full amount. 3. Air-gap your wallet for large amounts. 4. Keep inheritance plans simple & secure. 5. Manage your UTXOs smartly. Here are the 5 most common self-custody mistakes people make (and how to avoid them)'

➡️Canadian publicly traded company Bitcoin Well Inc. adoptsBitcoinas a treasury reserve asset and is raising $2 million to buy more BTC.

➡️BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF surpasses the 500K Bitcoin benchmark, currently worth over $48 billion.

➡️Mashinsky to plead guilty in Celsius fraud case.

➡️Virgin Voyages announces it is the first cruise line to accept Bitcoin as payment.

➡️The US government has transferred nearly 20K $BTC valued at $1.92 billion. Meanwhile, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong agrees with US Space Force major Jason Lowery that the US gov't should NEVER sell its Bitcoin holdings, citing it as a strategic mistake that makes no sense at any price point.

➡️Total balance on exchanges drops to around 2.8M BTC, down from 3M in February.

➡️MARA's convertible note offering just upsized from $805 MILLION to $1 BILLION at 0% interest due to massive demand.

➡️Japanese House of Representatives member Taro Kono posts a picture of his friend mining Bitcoin with a Bitaxe.

On the 4th of December:

The impact of truth evolves as more people acknowledge it. Here’s another milestone:

➡️Russia's President Putin says, “For example, Bitcoin, who can prohibit it? Nobody. Who can prohibit the use of other electronic means of payment? Nobody. Because these are new technologies and no matter what happens to the dollar, these tools will develop one way or another because everyone will strive to reduce costs and increase reliability.”

➡️Donald Trump officially nominates pro-Bitcoin Paul Atkins as next SEC Chair.

➡️And on the same day, Jerome Powell calls Bitcoin a competitor of gold, not the dollar. '“It’s just like gold only it’s virtual. It’s digital. People are not using it as a form of payment or as a store of value. It’s highly volatile. It’s not a competitor for the dollar. It’s a competitor for gold.”

Great thread on how Bitcoin will disrupt all markets.

➡️On that statement made by Powell: Powell: "Bitcoin is not a store of value. It's too volatile" Reality: Bitcoin is not only the best-performing asset in history (and certainly in 2024), it has a HIGHER Sharpe ratio (risk-adjusted return) than the S&P, Treasuries, and gold. - ZeroHedge

➡️'Missing just the 2 best 24-hour periods of Bitcoin returns each year since 2014 would've completely wiped out the 12,964% gains you’d have made by simply HODLing.' - Wicked

This is why you shouldn't trade Bitcoin, just avoid trading. Just imagine you just had the balls to HODL aka. patience aka. low time preference. Full disclosure, in the past I had no balls.

➡️One of the largest bitcoin miners in the world launches a ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’. Hut 8!

➡️Saylor presents a “Trump Max” plan for a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, proposing the government acquire 4 million Bitcoin and convert 75% of surpluses into BTC. By 2045, this strategy projects a value of $81 trillion.

➡️Pete Rizzo: Someone just activated an 11-year-old wallet with 2,700 Bitcoin worth $254 MILLION. They HODL'ed from $600 to $96,000.

On the 5th of December:

➡️There it is! The price of Bitcoin hit USD 100,000 for the first time! 100,000 infinitely printable US government tokens per glorious Nakamoto-grade orange coin. And a crucial and painful conclusion is that few traditional investors will have enjoyed it! Ps.: 80% of all dollars were created in the last 5 years.

Daniel Batten: 'On the day Bitcoin broke 100K, Bitcoin critics cannot even say "but it boils the oceans" anymore without looking utterly ignorant, as a 6th sustainability magazine covers how Bitcoin helps green energy adoption and grid stabilization.'

➡️El Salvador is now $333 MILLION in profit on its Bitcoin investment. IMF in tears.

Other countries go full retard. ➡️Central Bank of Chile has ruled out adding Bitcoin as a reserve asset, citing non-compliance with IMF standards for foreign reserves. 'The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has extended various financial arrangements to Chile over the years, primarily as precautionary measures to bolster the country’s economic resilience. These arrangements include the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) and the Short-term Liquidity Line (SLL).' -Fiatextractor In other words, Chile is not a sovereign country. It's like a fentanyl junkie in San Fran! That FIAT line of credit is just too good to give up.

➡️ The German government sold 50,000 Bitcoin at $55,000. Bitcoin is up 85% since then. Missed out on a cool $2.35 BILLION profit...Verdammt nochmal!

➡️Semler Scientific just bought another $29.3m Bitcoin. Since adopting a Bitcoin Treasury Strategy in May 2024 the Company has bought $147.1 million Bitcoin. MicroStrategy playbook!

➡️Bitcoin sets a NEW ALL-TIME HIGH against gold. It now takes 39 ounces to buy one Bitcoin.

On the 6th of December:

➡️Czech Republic scraps capital gains tax on Bitcoin held +3 years! The Czech Republic has enacted a new law eliminating capital gains tax on Bitcoin held for more than three years and prohibiting banks from discriminating against Bitcoin businesses.

➡️El Salvador bonds rally as Bitcoin jumps past $100,000" — Bloomberg 'What this means is buying Bitcoin has been such a HUGE success that El Salvador is now able to refinance its debt at much lower interest rates, and can use the savings to buy even more Bitcoin!' -Bitcoin Archive

➡️The City of Newport rejects the offer of James Howells, who in 2013 lost a hard drive containing 8K Bitcoin ($~800M), now buried in a local landfill, equal to 25% of the funds recovered in a change of search permission for him and his data recovery team

➡️On the Schwab Network: "If you don't have at least 10% of your portfolio in Bitcoin or Bitcoin-related assets, you're going to fall significantly behind."

➡️$891 MILLION of leveraged crypto positions liquidated in just 24hrs. REKT!!

➡️Bloomberg terminal now shows the Bitcoin price as $0.1m instead of in thousands.

➡️'The US spot ETFs have just passed Satoshi in total Bitcoin held, now hold more than 1.1m, more than anyone in the world, and they're not even a year old yet, literally babies still. Mind-blowing.' -Eric Balchunas (foto)

The time it took for Bitcoin to add a zero to its exchange price:

On the 7th of December:

➡️U.S. Treasury says Bitcoin's primary use case is "digital gold". Meanwhile, Bernstein researched, Bitcoin to replace gold as the leading store of value within the next ten years - Bernstein research

Dennis Porter: 'The U.S. Treasury just declared that Bitcoin is digital gold and yet some people still think $100,000 bitcoin is too expensive. We are going much higher.'

If your goal is to accumulate as much gold as possible, well the best strategy is to be saving in Bitcoin.

Bitcoin replacing gold is the logical base case. Replacing every de facto Medium of Saving is the logical base case. Gold is the first asset in the domino stack to experience what it feels like when Bitcoin starts to suck away its monetary premium, reducing its market value to its utility value. Replacing fiat is a much larger and more speculative leap. But it will come, in due course.

➡️'Bitcoin miners in the aggregate have seen a significant reduction in the total Bitcoin held in wallets linked to mining activities. On-chain analytics platform Santiment revealed a decline of 85,503 BTC over 48 hours, representing the largest drop since February 2024.' -Bitcoin News

➡️Holding Bitcoin has been profitable for over 99.8% of its history!

➡️'Bitcoin Cycles Timeline. I don't make the rules.

2016-2020

Halving to Peak: 525 days

Peak to Bottom: 364 days

Bottom to Halving 518 days

2020-2024

Halving to Peak: 532 days

Peak to Bottom: 371 days

Bottom to Halving: 532 Days

The next halving date is March 26, 2028. Look how accurately the above timeline would put us at the halving...

Will the pattern continue?' -Brett

On the 8th of October:

➡️Microsoft could make history in two days, on the 10th of December, as shareholders vote on whether to add Bitcoin to the balance sheet. A decision that could ripple across corporate America.

➡️Joe Burnett: 'Median new US home price in bitcoin

2012 - 50,616 BTC

2013 - 19,127 BTC

2014 - 351 BTC

2015 - 901 BTC

2016 - 697 BTC

2017 - 323 BTC

2018 - 24 BTC

2019 - 84 BTC

2020 - 46 BTC

2021 - 10 BTC

2022 - 20 BTC

2023 - 14 BTC

2024 - 4.3 BTC'

Great anecdote by someone called BTCbeardman on Twitter: 'I bought my home in March 2023. The price was $495,000, which was 22.5 BTC. Today the value is $560,000, which is 5.6 BTC. In a little less than 2 years my home value increased 13% in dollars. But it lost 75% of its value in Bitcoin. Real estate is COLLAPSING in front of us.'

➡️On this day, someone sent 1,000 BTC, today worth $100 million, around the world for a $10 fee. Now try that with Fiat or with Gold. That's the beauty of Bitcoin.

➡️'MicroStrategy has bought $17.5 billion Bitcoin this year, and $13b of that in the last just 6 weeks. Some thought the 2027 target of $18b was a fantasy, but he's about to smash that this week with another buy. How much will Saylor buy this week? Another $1b, $2b... $5b?' -Bitcoin Archive

On the 9th of December:

➡️So far today:

• MicroStrategy bought $2.1 BILLION Bitcoin. Freaking conviction by Saylor. Although, I don't like that MicroStrategy is holding more than 2% of all Bitcoin to ever exist.
• UAE holding its first-ever Bitcoin conference.
• Public company Riot is raising $500 million to buy Bitcoin.

➡️'Bitcoin has just closed its first daily AND weekly candle above $100k. Congrats to all the HODLers! Iran to embrace Bitcoin with regulatory framework instead of banning them, says Minister of Economic Affairs First Russia, then China...now Iran.' -Bitcoin Archive

➡️Publicly traded AI firm Genius Group buys an additional $2.2 million.

➡️Amazon shareholders have submitted a request for the $2.3 Trillion company to explore adding Bitcoin to its treasury. Amazon shareholders request that the Board conduct an assessment to determine if adding Bitcoin to the Company's treasury is in the best long-term interests of shareholders. foto)

➡️IMF tells El Salvador that Bitcoin acceptance by businesses must be voluntary to unlock a $1.3b loan.

They're scared of success...

💸Traditional Finance / Macro:

On the 2nd of December: 👉🏽'This is the strongest stock market in decades: The S&P 500 is up 26.5% this year and on track for its best annual performance in 26 years. If the S&P 500 rises another 3.5%, it would mark the first annual gain of 30% or more since 1997. Additionally, the S&P 500 has hit 53 all-time highs year-to-date, the 3rd highest this century.

This is only below the 70 and 62 all-time highs seen in 2021 and 2017. Since the October 2023 low, the S&P 500 is now up an incredible 47%.' TKL As mentioned in the previous Weekly Recap the Mag 7 is unprecedented. The rest of the SP500 and economy are just bloated on printed money barely outpacing inflation. Oh, by the way, the last time U.S. stocks were this overvalued versus the rest of the world was... well, never.

👉🏽'Buffett’s cash allocation is at 30% of Berkshire Hathaway’s total assets Such an elevated cash position has NEVER been seen. His cash pile has just hit a RECORD of $325 billion. Warren Buffett's cash pile just hit another ATH, reaching $325 billion That’s $325 billion sitting on the sidelines at Berkshire Hathaway. Well, the last time Buffett maintained elevated cash levels was between 2004 - 2007 During these 3 years, his cash allocation consistently exceeded 20%.' -Bravos Research This could get ugly…

🏦Banks:  👉🏽 No news

🌎Macro/Geopolitics:

On the 3rd of December:

👉🏽'The US government brings in about $5 trillion annually in revenue from taxes, fees, and tariffs. The US government is on pace to spend about $1.4 trillion for interest payments on the $36 trillion debt in 2025. That will be about 28% of all govt revenue going to interest payments.' - WallStreet Mav And that 28% is increasing almost exponentially due to all those short-term bonds rolling over from low to high rates… Again no gloom and doom, just facts. Total US debt is now up ~$13 TRILLION since 2020 and at a record $36 TRILLION.

Another source: 'The US is projected to spend $3.8 billion PER DAY on interest expense in 2025. The US net interest payments on national debt hit a $1.12 trillion annual rate in Q3 2024, a new record. This is TWICE the amount seen in 2021, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis data. As a result, interest as a % of government revenue hit 18%, the highest in 30+ years. Interest expense now exceeds government spending on R&D, infrastructure, and education COMBINED.' -TKL

👉🏽South Korean parliament votes 190-0 to lift President Yoon's martial law declaration. According to Odaily, the South Korean government has pledged to provide UNLIMITED LIQUIDITY to the market if needed. And there it is: just need a little martial law for BRRRRR.

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“If we exclude the tech sector, EU productivity growth over the past 20 years would be broadly at par with the US” - Draghi

If we exclude the industry that makes loads of money and is integral to the world, and to our future, then the EU is on a par with the US. Sure just exclude the most productive sector in the last 20 years. Let’s see what we can regulate in the EU next.

“If my grandmother had wheels, she would have been a bike”.

"If you exclude athletic ability and technical skills, I am broadly at par with Ronaldo (R9)."

Oh well, you get the picture!

'Anyway, the US to European equity valuations have risen to 3.6x in November, a record. This ratio has DOUBLED in 8 years. To put this into perspective, the long-term average is 3 TIMES lower, at ~1.2x. This comes as the US stock market has outperformed Europe in 12 out of the last 15 years. This year alone, the US has returned ~21% more than Europe, the largest difference since 1976. US stocks are dominating the market.'

A sobering EU thread, worth your time and read: https://x.com/0x_ale/status/1864731334327066683

👉🏽IMF Fiscal Monitor: Fiscal consolidation measures reduce output and household consumption; cuts in public investment are particularly detrimental. "If taxes are progressive, raising them leads to smaller output losses." Source: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/FM/Issues/2024/10/23/fiscal-monitor-october-2024

👉🏽Mark Zuckerberg's Meta joins Amazon and Google to back nuclear energy to power AI data centers - Axios

On the 4th of December:

👉🏽France's government collapses after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament. Macron just landed from a trip to Saudi Arabia without a government. Putaaaaiiinnn. To put things into perspective! France's creditworthiness is now comparable to Greece's rather than being on the same level as Germany.

👉🏽October payrolls revised from 233K to 184K, the biggest negative revision since May 2023. As a feature, downward revisions. Classic. Just a casual 20% negative adjustment.

'The Household survey showed significant weakness, with the number of employed people falling by -355,000 in November. Meanwhile, the US lost -111,000 full-time jobs and -268,000 part-time jobs. There are now 1.7 million people in long-term unemployment, up from 1.2 million last year. All while the US government added +33,000 jobs last month ALONE. Something doesn't add up here.' -TKL

👉🏽The normally fiscally conservative Germans want more debt to deal with an ailing economy. German Bank president Joachim Nagel urges Berlin to relax rules to address defense and infrastructure shortfalls. "If you put major increases in tariffs on top of current forecasts, the economy might broadly stagnate for even longer".

How to tides have changed, innit? 'Flashback to the Eurozone crisis of 2011-2012, when Germany's finance minister Schäuble demanded austerity in Southern Europe, claiming that "too high deficits and debt levels" had caused the crisis: "You can't cure an alcoholic by giving him alcohol." The discourse was out of control.'- Phillip Heimberger

👉🏽Last week I mentioned how the EU bit by bit is rolling out their digital agenda. Dr. Jan Wústenfeld: The EU proposal to scan all your WhatsApp chats is back on the agenda. The transparent citizen. Meanwhile, the ECB says the digital euro will set the privacy "gold standard". Something does not add up. Watch what they do, not what they say."

Full Disclosure: "On December 6, 2024, the European Pirate Party reported that the European Council Committee stopped the proposal (yet again) as more governments joined the list of countries against it."

Source: https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/the-eu-proposal-to-scan-all-your-whatsapp-chats-is-back-on-the-agenda

On the 6th of December:

👉🏽Germany's industrial downturn shows no signs of easing. Industrial production dropped by 1% in October MoM, starting the final quarter w/an unexpected decline & raising concerns about a potential winter recession. Compared to last year, industrial production was down ~5%. Industrial production in Germany - now more than 17% lower than at the end of 2017.

👉🏽'Total world debt officially hit a record $323 trillion in Q3 2024. Over the last 3 quarters, global debt has skyrocketed by $12 TRILLION, according to the Institute of International Finance (IIF). In just two decades, global debt has TRIPLED. Moreover, global debt-to-GDP now stands at 326% and remains above pre-pandemic levels. Furthermore, debt in emerging markets reached a near-record $105 trillion, or 245% of GDP. Debt is skyrocketing around the globe.' -TKL

Now imagine the burden of interest expenses, imagine that the entire world is based on borrowed money (future generations' time & productivity).... 323 trillion and rising vs. 21 million BTC (max.).

👉🏽President Nayib Bukele revealed that El Salvador has discovered up to $3 TRILLION in unmined gold, and he is now moving quickly to repeal the mining ban regulation so that miners can get to work.

"We've also found gallium, tantalum, tin, and many other materials needed for the 4th and 5th industrial revolution." -Bukele

And this is why Bitcoin is going to outcompete gold. We'll never find a hidden stash of 3 trillion dollars of Bitcoin that no one knew about.

👉🏽'As long as Asia builds almost 1.000 new coal power plants, it doesn’t really matter what we in the West do to fight climate change Even if we moved the UK, Germany or Spain back to the Middle Ages as left green degrowth freaks dream of, it would have barely any impact on climate.' -Michael A. Arouet

Now don't get me wrong. The problem isn't China. The thing is, in Germany (Europe, the West) we believe that we alone can save the climate no matter what the rest of the world is doing.

Next to that, 'We're not only fighting climate change in the West... we're also lighting candles, planting trees, drinking vegan bio milk extracted by hand from virgin cows, and singing kumbayah around the campfire.' - Triangleforces.

And even that isn't the real problem. The real problem is the absolute increase of Chinese CO2 between 2022 and 2023 is larger than the total that Germany has. For example, the elimination of Germany from the planet would equal Chinese growth of one year. But who manufactures for the rest then if we close all the coal plants in China? The EU and the US together consume almost half of the world’s resources, while only making up 10% of the world’s population. The ecological crisis goes way beyond emissions. We have a spending and a consumerism problem.

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The mercies, blessings, and kindnesses of God are many and constant. From the very air we breathe to the Word we read, the Spirit of God overflows us with divine goodness. Our greatest good is salvation in Christ Jesus.

Each one has his own reasons to give thanks. God deals with us as individuals. Many of our reasons overlap, but each day reveals specific and individual moments of attention from the Almighty.

In all he does, the Lord wants us to see and know him. He created us for that reason. He brought us into being for love.

It is probably good to have a specific day to give thanks. We ought to be reminded that it is our first task every single day of our lives.

You are good and do only good; teach me your decrees. Psalm 119.68 NLT.

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ประเด็นเรื่อง เดอะแบก ที่ แบดิง (Noordeen Wansulaimarn) และอาจารย์มะ เปิดประเด็นที่เรามองไม่เห็น มันให้ความรู้สึกที่หนักอึ้ง หนักอก หนักใจ หรือ เป็นการแบกรับภาระต่างๆ

คำถาม เดอะแบก เป็นข้อดีหรือข้อเสีย ? การเป็นเดอะแบกนั้น เรามักจะรับบทเป็นพระเอก และสำหรับคนที่เป็นเดอะแบกนั้นเขาจะเหนื่อยล้า และไม่ยอมที่จะแบ่งปัน แบ่งเบาหน้าที่การงานให้คนอื่นรับผิดชอบ

แต่ เดอะแบก นั้นก็มีมุมแบกความจำเป็น ที่มีความสามารถด้านงบประมาน สมอง และการจัดการที่ดี ถ้าเขาไม่ทำก็อาจจะมีมุมลบในหลายๆ ด้าน ซึ่งเป็นหนึ่งในภาวะของการเป็นผู้นำ หรือ ผู้กล้า

บางครั้งคนเราก็มีความรู้ มีความสามารถ แต่ก็ไม่อยากยุ่ง อยากแบก หรือ ปล่อยปะละเลย หรืออาจะเป็นอาการของการขาดภาวะความเป็นผู้นำ ในมุมมองอิสลามนั้นเขาอาจจะถูกสอบส่วนในส่วนของความรับผิดชอบหรือหน้าที่ ที่ตัวเองต้องกระทำ

การเป็นผู้นำเราต้องแบกความรับผิดชอบ แบกอามานะห์ แบกค่าใช้จ่าย ค่าดูแลหรือความเสี่ยงต่างๆ ซึ่งการแบกสิ่งเหล่านี้ มันคือภาวะของการเป็นผู้นำ และ ต้องรับบทกระบวนการคิดด้วย

การที่เราต้องแบกสิ่งเหล่านี้หรือเป็นผู้นำแล้ว เราต้องมีกลยุทธ์ ของการทำงานเป็นทีมด้วย ถ้าเราอยู่ในทีมที่ดี การเป็นเดอะแบก มันก็จะแบ่งเบาลงขึ้น ในยุคปัจจุบันเราต้องทำงานเป็นทีม และมีทีมย่อย (ผู้นำทีมย่อย)

ในมุมมองผู้นำครอบครัว สิ่งที่ต้องแบก คือ ภาระต่างๆ ในครอบครัว ไม่ว่าจะเป็นค่าใช้จ่าย หรือ ค่าเทอมลูก หรือ ภาระหนี้สินต่างๆ ที่เยอะมาก ทางออกสำหรับการแบกภาระของผู้นำครอบครัว คือต้องมีมุมความคิดที่เป็นบวก เพราะในกรุอาน หรืออัลลอฮ บอกว่า “ทุกสิ่งที่มาพร้อมกับความยากลำบาก มันจะมาพร้อมกับความง่ายดายเสมอ” หรือในภาวะที่เป็นวิกฤต มันจะมีโอกาสอยู่เสมอ

เราต้องใช้ศักยภาพที่อัลลอฮ์ ให้กับเรา ที่เราเป็นมนุษย์ ที่ยิ่งใหญ่ไปกว่าสิ่งอื่นๆ นั้นคือกระบวนการคิด เราใช้สิ่งที่ได้เต็มที่ สุดพลังหรือยัง กับการดำเนินชีวิตในปัจจุบันนี้

เวลาเราทำอะไรให้เราเป็นบ้า (ในมุมความหมายของ การ สุด ) ทำให้สุด เต็มที่ ณ ที่อัลลอฮ์ ถ้าเราสามารถทำสิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่งจนถึงการหลงไหล แล้ว เราจะกลายเป็นผู้เชี่ยวชาญในสิ่งนั้นได้ทันที

กว่าจะมาเป็นมิตรไมตรี ไดนิ่งคาเฟ่ แบดิงจะต้องอ่านแผ่นกระดาษเปิดงาน ใบเดี่ยว ในงานเปิดตัว มิตรไมตรี ไดนิ่งคาเฟ่ สาขาหาดใหญ่ ซ้อมแล้วซ้อมอีก โดยไม่ประมาท ซ้อมบทสคริปทั้งวัน จนทีมงานรู้สึกจะซ้อมไปถึงไหน นี่คือการฝึกซ้อมอย่างหนัก สม่ำเสมอ และเราต้องให้กำลังใจตัวเอง

ไม่มีใครที่เกิดมาแล้วพร้อมทุกอย่าง หรือ เก่งทุกอย่าง ชีวิตนี้ไม่มีอะไร 100% เราต้องมีการฝึกฝน มุ่งมั่น อดทน ฝึกซ้อมอย่างหนัก บางครั้งเราอาจจะมีบ้าง ที่ท้อ เหนือยล้า พลังที่สำคัญมันมาจากข้างใน นั้นคือหัวใจของเรา ถ้าหัวใจเราบอบช้ำ มันก็จะพังทลาย

คำพูดที่ดี คำแนะนำที่ดี และการให้กำลังใจซึ่งกันและกัน มันจะช่วยให้ หัวใจของเรามีพลัง มากที่สุด

สรุป ให้การเดอะแบกนั้นเป็นความดีงาม และคุณค่าที่สามารถให้ความหมาย เป็นผลบุญ เป็นความบารอกะห์ คำว่า เดอะแบก หรือ เหนือย มันไม่สูญเปล่า ขอให้ภูมิใจที่ได้แบก เพราะการแบกคือผลบุญของเรา ขอให้ปรับการเจตนา ไม่ใช่เหนือยที่เป็นเปล่า เหนือยยังไงให้ได้สำหรับโลกหน้าด้วย และพยายามทำให้เป็นมืออาชีพที่สุด

ในฐานะ เจ้าของร้านอาหาร ต้องแบกเรื่องวัตถุดิบ ที่ต้องใช้วัตถุดิบที่มีคุณภาพมากที่สุด คนที่ดูแลเราต้องให้เขาได้รับความเป็นมืออาชีพ บริการได้ดีที่สุด บรรยากาศทำให้ดีที่สุด เพราะลูกค้าทุกท่านหวังที่จะมารับบริการที่นี่ และจะพยายามทำให้ดีที่สุด

สิ่งที่เราแบก เราต้องแบกรับความดี แบกผลบุญ เราต้องการอยู่แล้ว และเราจะมีความสุข

แท้จริงความอดทนคือสิ่งที่สวยงาม

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In escorting, there are countless moments when learning to let go becomes essential. Whether it’s releasing emotional baggage, moving past a challenging client interaction, or simply accepting the unpredictability of this work, letting go is a skill that keeps me grounded and resilient.

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Letting Go of Perfection

When I first started, I wanted every booking to go flawlessly. I put immense pressure on myself to be the perfect companion, meet every expectation, and handle every situation with ease. But perfection isn’t realistic, and chasing it only led to burnout.

• I now focus on authenticity: Clients value genuine connection more than polished performance.
• Mistakes happen: Instead of dwelling on them, I reflect, learn, and move forward.

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Releasing Emotional Attachments

It’s easy to form attachments in this line of work—whether it’s to a particularly kind client or a fantasy of a situation that doesn’t align with reality. But holding onto these emotions can blur boundaries and create complications.

• Setting limits: I remind myself that my work is professional, not personal.
• Processing feelings: Journaling or talking with a trusted confidant helps me sort through lingering emotions.
• Focusing on the present: Staying in the moment prevents overthinking past interactions.

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Accepting the Unpredictable

No two days are the same in escorting. Cancellations, unexpected client behaviour, or changes in plans are part of the job. Learning to let go of control and embrace flexibility has been key to maintaining my sanity.

• Expect the unexpected: I leave room in my schedule to adapt to surprises.
• Stay calm under pressure: Meditation and mindfulness practices help me approach challenges with a clear mind.
• Find opportunity in change: Sometimes, unexpected cancellations lead to much-needed downtime or spontaneous fun.

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Saying Goodbye to Clients

One of the hardest parts of escorting is saying goodbye to clients I’ve built a connection with. Whether they stop booking or move on for personal reasons, it’s important to let go gracefully.

• Cherish the memories: I focus on the positives of our time together.
• Resist the urge to cling: Respecting their choices maintains professionalism and dignity.
• Look ahead: Each goodbye opens the door for new opportunities and connections.

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The Freedom of Letting Go

Letting go isn’t just about releasing what no longer serves me—it’s about creating space for growth, new experiences, and a healthier mindset. The more I practise this, the lighter and more empowered I feel.

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The Takeaway

Letting go is an essential skill in escorting and in life. By releasing unrealistic expectations, emotional attachments, and the need for control, I’ve learned to approach my work with more clarity, confidence, and ease.

Tomorrow, I’ll explore the importance of discretion in this line of work and how it shapes my interactions with clients and my personal life.

Rebecca x

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Every now and then I take a step back and read this classic. I keep it taped to the back of my office door as a reminder. I'll leave it here on Nostr for all of you to read as needed.

Cheers, Yooper

“Father Forgets”

Listen, son: I am saying this as you lie asleep, one little paw crumpled under your cheek and the blond curls stickily wet on your damp forehead. I have stolen into your room alone. Just a few minutes ago, as I sat reading my paper in the library, a stifling wave of remorse swept over me. Guiltily I came to your bedside.

There are the things I was thinking, son: I had been cross to you. I scolded you as you were dressing for school because you gave your face merely a dab with a towel. I took you to task for not cleaning your shoes. I called out angrily when you threw some of your things on the floor.

At breakfast I found fault, too. You spilled things. You gulped down your food. You put your elbows on the table. You spread butter too thick on your bread. And as you started off to play and I made for my train, you turned and waved a hand and called, “Goodbye, Daddy!” and I frowned, and said in reply, “Hold your shoulders back!”

Then it began all over again in the late afternoon. As I came up the road I spied you, down on your knees, playing marbles. There were holes in your stockings. I humiliated you before your boyfriends by marching you ahead of me to the house. Stockings were expensive‐and if you had to buy them you would be more careful! Imagine that, son, from a father!

Do you remember, later, when I was reading in the library, how you came in timidly, with a sort of hurt look in your eyes? When I glanced up over my paper, impatient at the interruption, you hesitated at the door. “What is it you want?” I snapped. You said nothing, but ran across in one tempestuous plunge, and threw your arms around my neck and kissed me, and your small arms tightened with an affection that God had set blooming in your heart and which even neglect could not wither.

And then you were gone, pattering up the stairs. Well, son, it was shortly afterwards that my paper slipped from my hands and a terrible sickening fear came over me. What has habit been doing to me?

The habit of finding fault, of reprimanding‐this was my reward to you for being a boy. It was not that I did not love you; it was that I expected too much of youth. I was measuring you by the yardstick of my own years.

And there was so much that was good and fine and true in your character. The little heart of you was as big as the dawn itself over the wide hills. This was shown by your spontaneous impulse to rush in and kiss me good night. Nothing else matters tonight, son. I have come to your bedside in the darkness, and I have knelt there, ashamed!

It is feeble atonement; I know you would not understand these things if I told them to you during your waking hours. But tomorrow I will be a real daddy! I will chum with you, and suffer when you suffer, and laugh when you laugh. I will bite my tongue when impatient words come. I will keep saying as if it were a ritual: “He is nothing but a boy‐a little boy!”

I am afraid I have visualized you as a man. Yet as I see you now, son, crumpled and weary in your cot, I see that you are still a baby. Yesterday you were in your mother’s arms, your head on her shoulder. I have asked too much, too much.

-W. Livingston Larned

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There is a nice image in complexity theory: to describe the indirect effects in complex systems, one uses the image of a butterfly whose distant flapping of wings can have much greater effects in a completely different place. In the USA, the balance of power has changed dramatically. Corona policy critics Kennedy and Bhattacharya are to become Secretary of Health and Human Services and head of the NIH, respectively. Every wave, every flapping of wings that comes from the USA will eventually reach Germany. For decades, Germany has only been a recipient of impulses, not a provider of them.

Germany has failed to deal with the corona pandemic in the same manner as it had previously compliantly supported and carried out the madness. But the tsunami of enlightenment from the USA is building up and will eventually reach Germany. A nation in the hands of perpetrators, cover-ups, accomplices and profiteers must once again be liberated from the outside. When will we become an independent country?

First it crumbles, then it erodes quickly

The precursors of the tsunami can be felt everywhere. The first signs of panic are spreading among local coronists. The big row back and “save what can still be saved” is spreading. After the coalition broke down, the FDP suddenly called for a committee of inquiry and Lauterbach's resignation. ARD broadcasts a documentary about vaccination victims; it takes stock after uncritically following the damage to citizens' health for four years. On Hart aber Fair, there was a small pseudo-debate between the coronavirus nomenclature (Lauterbach, Buyx, Hirschhausen) and a few critical mainstream voices around Heribert Prantl. 

However, the coronavirus narrative is breaking ever stronger and faster and this is bringing a new dynamic into play. A report by the US House of Representatives now speaks of a laboratory accident as the most plausible cause of coronavirus. The biggest cover-up and obfuscator of this thesis in Germany was Christian Drosten. This view could easily get you banned from social media or get you into professional trouble during coronavirus. The physicist Roland Wiesendanger from the University of Hamburg was labeled a conspiracy theorist and campaigns were initiated against him. A laboratory accident then? Of course, it would now be necessary to explain how an “accident” fits in with the timely implementation of the simulation game “Event 201” or vaccines suddenly pulled out of a hat (developed in January 2020). It has just been revealed that the trucks from Bergamo, which were supposed to transport coffins of alleged corona deaths to crematoria in a convoy of 13 trucks, had apparently only loaded one coffin per truck. It doesn't take much effort for viral images and morbid emotions. The stage of the Corona Theater has been stormed, the stage set exposed as a fake.

Every narrative has a life cycle and Corona's is just coming to an end. The phase of self-destruction is about to begin. The dismantling of the old nomenclature by the stirrup holders and profiteers begins. Christian Drosten is now being publicly criticized for his rash stance on child vaccinations, accusing his colleague of “underhand” behaviour. The Bild newspaper now claims to have discovered that Lauterbach lied. Only now? The Springer publishing house has been a supporter of the pandemic from the very beginning, a representative of corona orthodoxy, only with a semi-critical veneer, a kind of pseudo-opposition in the mainstream. Biontech received a prize from the publisher, and the then editor-in-chief of Bild, Julian Reichelt, fantasized that 20 Biontechs were needed in Germany. Nobody could fail to notice that Karl Lauterbach was fanatical, confused and a permanent liar.

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The book of the hour is “Seduced Thinking” by Czeslaw Milosz. The later Nobel Prize winner for literature from Poland described the subjugation of the intellectual caste in Poland by Soviet doctrine in the 1950s. He describes obedience to the system, conformity to orthodoxy, the different types of followers (he calls them Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta). The most unimaginable thing for him was that this was “servitude through knowledge”. 

Milosz writes: 

“There has never been such servitude through knowledge, it was reserved for the twentieth century. My generation was still taught at school that knowledge makes you free.”

Seduced thinking leads to a weighted mind, resulting in a stooped posture and ultimately a broken spine. 

High treason against democracy, anyone?

What happened during Corona in Germany was more than a seduction of thought. It was a conspiracy by politicians, a caste of experts, the media, the scientific community and the cultural sector, who actively fought against any form of criticism and sold the health of an entire nation to a group of philanthrocapitalists around Bill Gates & Co. for a large-scale field trial with novel vaccines. As we know today and could have guessed at the time: with disastrous consequences and unforeseeable damage. And all this in the “best democracy of all time”. A better campaign to discredit democracy is hardly possible. 

The coronavirus era was a breach of the democratic social contract, the greatest possible delegitimization of the state. A new democracy was created out of the old democracy: “Our democracy”. New institutions were created out of the institutions; the Bundestag was disempowered and a government of experts and councillors was set up, which took a strictly orthodox line. A new people of protectors was elected and critics were silenced. The good citizen was suddenly the obedient citizen. The conspiracy was not the result of collusion, but of incentivization. Everyone was aware of which statement could promote or destroy a career. Everyone made their own decision, chose their own camp. Anyone who wanted to make a pro-government statement, from a no-name expert to an innkeeper who barred unvaccinated people, only had to make it known and they were guaranteed attention through airtime, interviews and reporting. Everyone could get a piece of the cake, but it was a poisoned cake. 

The sugar had an immediate effect, but the poison is insidious.

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This article first appeared in German by Milosz Matuschek on Freischwebende Intelligenz.

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The increasingly inaccurately named weekly crossword puzzle is up! The results are in[^1], and this week's theme is Christmas!

This is an easy one and themed off of a famous holiday (at least in the Western world, sorry international folks, lemme know if there's a theme you'd like to see). Share it with your friends who like newspaper puzzles and hopefully they'll stumble into some bitcoin stuff.[^2]

week 9 puzzle

week 9 puzzle

I made a more normie-friendly url for you to orange pill people with: https://christmascrossword.vercel.app/

Last week's puzzle: https://stackernewscrosswordpuzzle8.vercel.app/

Shout out to @dagny761, who proofreads all of these and was pissed for not getting credit in my little pole yesterday...

[^1]: Technically, there are four hours left, but Christmas is WAY ahead of every other theme, so I'll just eat crow if it loses. [^2]: I feel as if the orange-pilly nature of this endeavor justifies sharing it in the bitcoin territory. Downzap as you see fit, grinches!

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/803584

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В "Водном дворце" пройдет очередной, ежегодный городской марафон по плаванию - "Серебряные волны". Это мероприятие организовано с целью популяризации здорового образа жизни и привлечения внимания к плавательному спорту в регионе.

Марафон "Серебряные волны" приурочен к Дню спорта, который отмечается в России в декабре. Организаторы надеются, что это событие станет традиционным и поможет развить интерес к плаванию среди молодежи и взрослых.

В марафоне примут участие как профессиональные спортсмены из Свердловской области, которые будут соревноваться в различных категориях, так и любители плавания, желающие проверить свои силы на дистанциях 500 м, 1 км и 2 км. И, конечно, возможность посостязаться будет доступна и у детей в возрасте от 6 до 14 лет, которые смогут участвовать в специальных детских заплывах на 100 м.

Старт марафона запланирован на 10:00 15 числа на большой и средней ванне. Участники будут разделены на категории по возрасту и уровню подготовки. Каждый заплыв будет сопровождаться судейской бригадой, которая обеспечит честность соревнований. После завершения всех заплывов состоится церемония награждения, где победители получат медали и призы.

В рамках марафона также планируется провести всяческие мастер-классы от известных тренеров по плаванию, __Игорь Борданщук, Анатолий Гребней, Ирина Стреженко__ и много другие, для тех, _кто не умеет плавать. Выставка спортивного оборудования и одежды для плавания и также возможность по их приобретению. Программа для зрителей с конкурсами и розыгрышами призов.

Организаторы приглашают всех желающих прийти и поддержать участников и насладиться атмосферой спортивного праздника.

А пока вспомним как это было год назад:

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I think most stackers probably use a password manager of some sort. If you reuse the same password or a few passwords everywhere stop reading this and go sign up for a free Bitwarden account.

But how many people in your family and social circle still just have terrible password practices? Use terrible pin codes? Leave their phone laying around unlocked? Security is a sliding scale but I doubt my experience with this is unique. Most people I know would be VERY easy to hack.

The numbers reported online about password manager usage is higher than I would think at 36% of US adults. I suspect this is off on the high side. But with hacks every day and data breaches you would think more people would figure it out. Password management is so easy now. You can download a free open source password manager that is encrypted at rest and in transit. You can even self host it. You can keep it offline if you like. There are so many good options now.

What's my point? Do we really think the masses are ready for bitcoin? Do we really think they are ready to self custody? I don't. Am I wrong?

I'm not saying they will never be ready but as I have thought for a long time bitcoin is generational. Not just on the wealth side of things but also on the adoption side. What do you think?

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/803522

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Overall this was such a great experience, but as always there are couple things that could be better. Don't hate me. Complaining about experience is in my job description.

• Internet at feria: There are connection issues hampering the experience for both sellers and buyers.
  • Having a wifi for the sellers would greatly improve the situation - but I also understand that none of this can be imposed by outsiders - I'm happy to help [REDACTED].
  • Another option is to create geyser.fund campaign specifically for this - "Get internet for bitcoin merchants at Uvita farmers market". I'm using the words in this title carefully to be catchy in the right way.
  • Then one of the best ways is just get the wifi access QR code (often can be generated in the access point interface), print it and give that to the sellers. No need to hassle with the password, etc.
• Teaching bitcoin to buyers at feria: At the feria there were many people buying the produce that have no idea what is bitcoin. Since the ferias are the flagship experience of Bitcoin Jungle, this would be a great opportunity to teach the buyers about bitcoin.
  • I think it would be great to have some (sensible) billboard/banner that explains how to use bitcoin, how to download the app, get colones on it and then pay at the feria.
  • This could actually be incentivized by some campaign like "Get 5000 CRC to use at feria if you install lightning wallet for the first time" (again this could be funded by geyser campaign if you don't have funds for this). The sellers can just point to the banner if someone asks them.
  • Maybe there is a chance to have a small bitcoin booth at the corner of the feria that could give away some basic printed info about bitcoin and how to use it. It could sell books (Gladstein, Lyn Alden, the El Salvador classbook, etc), some tote bags (useful for the market) or similar useful bitcoin branded merch.
• Help all sellers accept bitcoin: There were 2 sellers that didn't accept bitcoin and that's ok, but it would be great to mitigate the gap in experience for the buyers. One option is for the ask the seller next to them to accept the bitcoin for them and give them colones (I have seen this happen in one case - it worked great). And so this just needs a small bit of education.
• Allow pre-configuring items in the POS: The selers that have fixed price items (i.e. not weighted) were still adding the numbers on calculator or similar, it was a bit tricky for them, prone to mistake.
  • (I haven't actually seen the Bitcoin Jungle wallet POS, so maybe this is already solved - if yes, then ignore)
  • Consider providing features to pre-configure the items in the POS, so the seller can just tap on items and it adds those up. One benefit of this for the selers is that this can give them precise tracking for how many pineapples they sold, etc.
  • This is something that actually works quite nicely in the Breez wallet. See the screenshot bottom right: https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcafc3cd0-adb3-47be-bdcd-9d3ba57fe967_1614x906.png
• Keep btcmap.org up to date: Currently I don't think https://btcmap.org/map#15/9.16567/-83.73844 lists the feria and maybe other places. This is something that many bitcoiners coming to the are will use and so keeping the btcmap.org up to date would go a long way. It's fairly simple to add new items to the map and there are many communities in each country that keep those up to date (e.g. I know people that are calling the restaurants and verifying that they still accept bitcoin).
• Try including some ready to eat food seller at the feria: Currently the selection of produce was nice, but one thing that was a bit missing is the one stand that sells ready to eat local food.
  • This could be some sandwiches, quesadillas, etc…
• Have a board for people offering services: This is just an idea - not sure how well would it work and also this may already be handled somewhere else in Uvita?
  • One thing that could be useful and I was actually looking for is to have some form of a big board where people can offer their services - cooking, cleaning pools, taking care of kids, fixing roofs, teaching surfing, etc. It could be a board where people can pin their notes with WhatsApp numbers like this. Do you want some work done at your house or garden? You would just come to check this board.

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Table Of Content

• From the Backbench to the Forefront

• Milei's Bitcoin Connection

• The Coinx Controversy

• Argentina's Financial Quagmire

• Conclusion

• FAQ

Well, folks, it seems like the winds of change are blowing in Argentina! In a twist that no one saw coming, Javier Milei, the presidential candidate with a penchant for Bitcoin and libertarian economics, clinched the top spot in Argentina's primary. This victory sent shockwaves throughout the nation. Milei and his gang, the La Libertad Avanza (or "Liberty Advances"), managed to snag a whopping 30% of the votes. They beat the second-place contender, Juntos Por El Cambio, by just under 2%, which is quite the feat!

From the Backbench to the Forefront

La Libertad Avanza, founded just a couple of years ago in 2021, was once the little guy in the political arena. In their first legislative elections, they made waves, becoming the third most-voted coalition in Buenos Aires. But this recent victory? It's monumental! It's like David taking on Goliath and emerging victorious. Milei's rise has certainly turned heads and raised eyebrows in the political sphere, making everyone wonder what's next.

Milei's Bitcoin Connection

Javier Milei is not your run-of-the-mill political candidate. He's carved out a unique niche for himself in the world of politics, largely due to his vocal support for cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin. When you tune into talk shows and interviews, you'll often find Milei passionately discussing the potential of digital currencies. He doesn't just see them as another financial instrument; to him, they represent a return to a time when the power of money was firmly rooted in the hands of the people, free from excessive governmental control.

His views on Bitcoin go beyond mere admiration. Milei perceives it as a revolutionary tool, one that can challenge traditional financial systems. He often contrasts the decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies with the centralized control of traditional fiat currencies. In his eyes, Bitcoin and its peers are not just alternatives but superior forms of money. He's even made bold claims, suggesting that in many ways, cryptocurrencies are safer investments than traditional precious metals like gold or silver. This is a significant statement, especially in a country like Argentina, where people have historically turned to gold as a hedge against economic instability.

However, as with any public figure with strong opinions, Milei's crypto enthusiasm has its fair share of critics. While he paints a rosy picture of a crypto-driven future, there are those who question his motives and the feasibility of his vision. The crypto world, as many know, is not without its pitfalls. From volatile market swings to regulatory challenges, the journey to mainstream acceptance is fraught with challenges. And Milei's connection to this world has put him under the microscope, with every statement and action being dissected and debated.

The Coinx Controversy

Rumor has it that Milei promoted a Ponzi scheme called Coinx, which allegedly swindled a cool $800,000 in Argentine pesos. Milei, of course, denies any wrongdoing. He even compared their business model to that of a bank. The only difference? They can offer higher interest rates because they're not tied down by the central bank. But not everyone's buying it. Manuel Ferrari, a big shot in the Bitcoin Argentina NGO, remains wary of Milei. This controversy adds another layer to the complex narrative surrounding Milei's rise.

Argentina's Financial Quagmire

Argentina's economic waters are turbulent, to say the least. With a dizzying inflation rate of 135% this year, the peso's value is plummeting, causing widespread distress. Amidst this chaos, many are pinning their hopes on Javier Milei, a figure who has emerged with a pro-Bitcoin stance that's causing quite the stir. Drawing parallels with El Salvador's audacious move to adopt Bitcoin, there's a buzz about whether Argentina might follow suit. But is Milei the savior Argentina has been waiting for? While his support for cryptocurrencies offers a glimmer of hope to some, it also brings with it skepticism and apprehension. The world of crypto, though promising, is still uncharted territory, especially for an economy as volatile as Argentina's.

As debates rage on, it's evident that Argentina stands at a crucial financial juncture. Milei's advocacy for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies suggests a potential shift in the country's financial paradigm. But diving into the crypto realm isn't without its risks, and there's a looming question: Are we witnessing the dawn of a new financial era for Argentina, or is it just a leap from the frying pan into the fire? The nation watches with bated breath, waiting to see the path Milei might pave.

Conclusion

Only time will truly reveal the impact of Milei's influence on Argentina's financial future. It's a waiting game now, folks. But if there's one thing we can bank on, it's that with Milei stirring the pot, Argentina's economic and financial landscape is poised for some dramatic shifts. The rollercoaster has just begun, so everyone better buckle up and brace themselves. Keep your eyes peeled and ears to the ground, because the upcoming months promise a whirlwind of changes, debates, and transformations for Argentina. The nation stands at a pivotal juncture, and the world watches with bated breath.

FAQ

Who is Javier Milei? Javier Milei is a presidential candidate in Argentina known for his support of Bitcoin and libertarian economics.

What is La Libertad Avanza? La Libertad Avanza, translated as "Liberty Advances," is the political coalition led by Javier Milei.

How did Milei fare in the recent primaries? Milei clinched the top spot in Argentina's primary, securing over 30% of the votes.

What is the Coinx controversy? Coinx is an alleged Ponzi scheme that Milei is rumored to have promoted. However, Milei denies any wrongdoing.

What is Milei's stance on Bitcoin? Milei is a strong advocate for Bitcoin, viewing it as a return to private sector-controlled money and a safer alternative to traditional assets like gold or silver.

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Using Nostr as a Blog through Npub.pro

Now that X.com is closed and cannot be freely accessed without account anymore, creators and companies need a new way to broadcast updates and gather feedback from users.

Our Needs

We had first two major requirements. The first one was to have a way to publish updates and have the possibility for anyone to reply to them.

The second major requirement was to have these posts available online and indexable by search engines.

Nostr

After trying Warpcast and looking into Threads, Mastodon and Bluesky, we chose Nostr to chronicle the development of the world and game of Dragonbane Creation.

Nostr is perfect for our needs for serveral reasons:

1. Posts are publicly accessible and available in a variety of clients.

2. Posts are not linked to a single platform and they cannot be boosted or deboosted.

3. Posts can be easily read and written programmatically.

4. Once Nostr is more widespread, it also means that posts can be indexed by search engines and can count as multiple SEO links (one for each indexed client).

Npub.pro

Having notes is only one part of the equation to have a blog based on Nostr. The second part I discovered relatively quickly after I started posting on Nostr. Npub.pro is a way to create a free website to display notes and have them available as standalone pages with a comment section in a customizable theme.

What I love about Npub.pro are how easy it is to customize the blog and the ability to self-host.

After setting up our blog, I also tried recreating a basic version on the main Dragonbane Creation website as I already had the code to interact with Nostr in Javascript. However, I decided to keep using Npub.pro in order to avoid having to maintain the code for a blog and as it fulfills all of our needs and to self host it.

The downsides of using Npub.pro are that it is extremely slow to load, even when self-hosting and using a good CDN. It also lacks important customization options such as a way to disable comments and zapping.

If you want to set up your own, you can do it here:

https://npub.pro/#themes-onboarding

If you want to see how our blog looks like:

https://blog.dragonbanecreation.com

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📈 มูลค่าของบิตคอยน์ มากกว่าแค่ราคา📉

“มูลค่า” ไม่ได้เป็นสิ่งตายตัวหรือติดมากับตัวสินค้า แต่มันคือความสำคัญที่เราได้มอบให้กับสิ่งต่างๆ รอบตัวเรา มูลค่าเป็นเรื่องของความรู้สึกส่วนบุคคล (Subjective Value) ขึ้นอยู่กับว่าใครเป็นคนมอง และมองในสถานการณ์ไหน !(image)[https://image.nostr.build/e883f7478688de9680240685c56b1f4c1e4720bb51f6f93edd1c229d5339d3bc.jpg] ยกตัวอย่างเช่น น้ำมัน ในอดีตถูกมองว่าเป็นสิ่งไร้ค่า ต้องเสียเงินกำจัดออกไป แต่เมื่อมนุษย์ค้นพบวิธีนำน้ำมันมาใช้เป็นเชื้อเพลิง มูลค่าของมันก็พุ่งสูงขึ้น แม้ว่าคุณสมบัติทางเคมีของน้ำมันจะไม่เปลี่ยนแปลงไปก็ตาม . เช่นเดียวกับบิตคอยน์ มูลค่าของมันไม่ได้ขึ้นอยู่กับโค้ดหรือเทคโนโลยีเบื้องหลังเช่น บล็อกเชน (Blockchain) เพียงอย่างเดียว แต่ขึ้นอยู่กับว่า ผู้คนมองเห็นคุณค่าและประโยชน์ของมันอย่างไร เช่น เห็นถึงความหายากของมัน (Scarcity) มันสามารถเก็บรักษามูลค่าได้ในระยะยาว (Store of Value) มันได้มอบอำนาจอธิปไตยกลับคืนสู่ผู้คน (Sovereignty) ความสามารถในการแลกเปลี่ยน (Salability) หรือในเรื่องของความปลอดภัย (Security) . ส่วน “ราคา” คือตัวเลขที่เราต้องจ่ายเพื่อแลกกับสินค้า ราคาเกิดจากปฏิสัมพันธ์ของอุปสงค์ (Demand) และอุปทาน (Supply) ในตลาด ณ ช่วงเวลาใดเวลาหนึ่ง .

ราคาไม่ได้สะท้อนมูลค่าที่แท้จริงของสินค้าเสมอไป เพราะราคาอาจได้รับอิทธิพลจากปัจจัยหลายอย่างที่ไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับมูลค่าโดยตรง เช่น ราคาบิตคอยน์มีความผันผวนสูงในระยะสั้น อาจพุ่งสูงขึ้นหรือร่วงลงอย่างรวดเร็วตามกระแสข่าวหรือความเชื่อมั่นของนักเก็งกำไรระยะสั้น อย่างไรก็ตามความผันผวนของราคา ไม่ได้หมายความว่ามูลค่าของบิตคอยน์ในสายตาของแต่ละคน อาจจะไม่เปลี่ยนแปลงไปตามราคาเสมอไป

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บิตคอยน์เป็นสินค้าโภคภัณฑ์ชนิดเดียวที่มีปริมาณจำกัดอย่างแท้จริง ทำให้บิตคอยน์มีความทนทานต่อการเพิ่มอุปทานแบบฉับพลันและมีแนวโน้มที่จะรักษามูลค่าในระยะยาวได้ดีกว่าสินค้าโภคภัณฑ์อื่นๆ ซึ่งในระยะยาวราคาของสินค้าหรือบริการมีแนวโน้มที่จะกลับมาสู่ระดับที่สะท้อนมูลค่าที่แท้จริงได้ . มูลค่าของบิตคอยน์ในระยะยาวจะขึ้นอยู่กับ การยอมรับและการใช้งานบิตคอยน์ในวงกว้าง (Mass Adoption) ความสามารถในการรักษาความปลอดภัย ความน่าเชื่อถือของเครือข่ายบิตคอยน์ พัฒนาการของเทคโนโลยีและนวัตกรรมที่เกี่ยวข้องกับบิตคอยน์ . มูลค่าของบิตคอยน์ไม่ได้ขึ้นอยู่กับราคาเพียงอย่างเดียว แต่มันคือ ผลรวมของคุณค่าที่ผู้คนทั่วโลกมอบให้ การทำความเข้าใจหลักการของ "มูลค่าอัตวิสัย" (Subjective Value) ความแตกต่างระหว่างราคาและมูลค่า และปัจจัยที่มีอิทธิพลต่อมูลค่าในระยะยาวเป็นสิ่งสำคัญสำหรับการศึกษาเพื่อเข้าใจบิตคอยน์ . และอยากเข้าใจเรื่อง "มูลค่า" และ "ราคา" มากกว่านี้ เข้ามาฟังพอดแคส JUST Economics EP.2

Siamstr #เศรษฐศาสตร์สำนักออสเตรียน

SubjectiveValue #JUSTEconomics

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Утром 11 декабря произошло необычное событие, которое привлекло внимание местных жителей и нашу редакцию. 32-летний местный житель Серова Петр Дибонеев, который стал свидетелем и участником спасательной операции на реке Тура.

По словам спасателя - Утром, во время пробежки вдоль реки, Петр заметил, что человек тонет. Не раздумывая, он бросился в воду и смог вытащить утопающего, который оказался 25-летним студентом - Николай Астрахонский - из соседнего города - Нижний Тагил. Благодаря быстрой реакции Петра, пострадавший был спасен и доставлен в больницу с легкими переохлаждениями.

"Когда я увидел человека, который тонет, у меня не было времени на раздумья. Я просто инстинктивно бросился в воду. В такие моменты ты не думаешь о себе, а лишь о том, как помочь другому. Я рад, что смог спасти его и что он сейчас в безопасности. Это не только моя заслуга — я уверен, что каждый из нас готов прийти на помощь в трудную минуту" - высказался по этому поводу Петр Дибонеев.

Это событие вызвало широкий резонанс в городе. Местные жители организовали акцию благодарности Петру, где он получил грамоту от администрации города за мужество и самоотверженность. А в социальных сетях начали распространяться посты с хештегом #ГеройСерова, где люди делятся своими историями о смелых поступках.

И также мэр города, Ольга Петрова, отметила: "Петр — настоящий герой. Его поступок вдохновляет нас всех. Мы должны помнить о важности взаимопомощи и поддержки друг друга в трудные времена".

Такие события напоминает нам о том, что каждый из нас может стать героем в нужный момент. Петр Дибонеев стал символом мужества и готовности прийти на помощь, что должно вдохновлять на добрые дела и активное участие в жизни сообщества.

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Actually, we were just looking for ways to make an investment.

I had no idea about money and finances. However, any supposed Investment seemed to be more ballast than help.

"There also is this Bitcoin thing.“

Were my husband’s words, that changed our lives from that moment on.

Unknowingly, I stepped into the rabbit hole.

It was immediately clear that Bitcoin is the best investment, but that was quickly no longer the point.

It was about opening my eyes and understanding.

Understanding what?

In my naivety, at the beginning, I thought:

"You have to tell the media, so that everyone benefits from Bitcoin."

But the media was busy with reports about the coronavirus. The media doesn't want to know anything about Bitcoin, even worse, they report wrong about it.

But it's not that hard to understand.

I had to open my eyes and learn that they don’t want to understand.

Why?

I then thought, I have to tell the politicians.

I had to open my eyes.

Why don't they want to understand Bitcoin? Why are they locking me up just because I won’t get vaccinated? Why do they want to continue to accept inflation when there is now a solution for it?

Why?

I thought i have to tell the central bank, and I had to open my eyes, the central bank doesn't want to know anything about Bitcoin.

They are busy keeping the inflation numbers under control. Why do prices seem to be gone up much higher than the ECB says?

That's not 2%.

Why is it that always the same people benefit and the same people lose?

Why?

I thought I'd at least tell my family and friends. But my family and friends find the topic boring. They don't want to know the answers to the questions.

"You can't do anything about it and money doesn't matter."

My objection: "But the euro is not good money.", was not a convincing argument for them.

For the time being, we were left alone looking for the answers to more and more upcoming questions .

What is fractional reserve banking?

What is a "Doppelwumms"?

What is a „specialfund”?

What is compound interest?

What is hard money?

What is Giralgeld?

Why is cash king?

Who decides whether new money is made?

Who gives the decision maker the authority to decide?

Why is the will of the population undermined?

Why do we have to take inflation for granted?

What is Fiat Money?

Why does everyone want me to get vaccinated?

Why is most of the world's wealth distributed among only 1% of humanity?

Why is everything so unfair?

Opening your eyes hurts, it hurts physically and mentally. Seeing the suffering is devastating. You feel misunderstood and marginalized.

"Maybe it's not all that bad, and I lost myself."

I might have come to terms with that if it weren't for so many Bitcoiners that I got to know along the way.

They understand me.

So many smart people can't all be wrong.

I had to open my eyes and understand that everything was intended as it is.

Wanted by whom?

Wanted by elites?

Wanted by military powers?

Wanted by the defense industry?

My neighbors sure don't want it. What do I want anyway?

I had to open my eyes and understand that Bitcoin can help me and fixes so much, but that even Bitcoin does not answer all my questions satisfactorily. And although I can detach myself from the system with Bitcoin, the pain did not go away. More and more questions came up and frustration arose. This is all too unfair and I just couldn't understand why these people can't be stopped even though we are 99% against 1%.

How can that be?

Manipulation?

Propaganda?

False promises?

Economic cycle for economic cycle boom and bust and nothing learned?

Why?

Is everyone below this 1% so unscrupulous? Are they all such big egoists?

Why do they all seem so evil, even though they could also do good?

Do I believe in evil now?

What is „bad”?

It is easy to recognize evil, it is the eyes and the actions.

You feel the dislike in your stomach.

But I was not spiritual and I could not grasp the evil.

The frustration got worse the more questions I answered.

"You have Bitcoin, you no longer have to care about all that anymore."

This sentence no longer had the calming effect on me.

Again and again I came up with answers that shook me.

"That's just diabolical"

Was the sentence that kept going through my head.

I felt clueless, do I believe in the devil? It must exist, because what is happening around us is inhumane.

The eyes and the deeds.

I couldn't find any more answers.

Should I have never opened my eyes? Isn't every Bitcoiner left with that question sooner or later?

No, there is no turning back.

I opened my eyes and allowed myself to trust my feeling.

It's from the devil.

Who is the devil?

Why does he want evil?

If there is a devil, is there a God?

Is there a battle between good and evil?

If there is a God, why does he allow everything to be so unfair?

I looked for answers to these questions in the Bible.

I realized that the Bible consists of individual writings that contain the history of our origin to the course of our downfall.

Page by page, distributed and copied thousands of times, no longer modifiable. It contains the code for living according to rules for a fair community, which everyone must voluntarily agree to. Fair compliance with these rules is rewarded. The Bible does not exclude anyone and is accessible to everyone. It calls on you to take responsibility for yourself and to act in love and peace.

Only a God could produce such a scripture.

So much good and yet everywhere the explanation of why people turn to evil.

Page by page the answers to why the world we live in is what it is.

Bitcoin opened my eyes.

Jesus made me see. 832549