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2026-03-15 18:14:14 UTC

I'm very grateful that I had this spend at that time, but the reporting on the crypto transactions for 2025, even with the help of a tracking software and me reconciling it, still took hours to get input properly into the tax software.
It was an absolute nightmare. I really want nothing to do with bitcoin or crypto after that experience.
It was worse in 2025 than it was in 2024, by far. The problem is that not all the reports generate the exact same and not all of them import into your tax software properly even though they say it does.
#nevent1q…zeue

2026-03-15 14:28:46 UTC

Can we not log into Primal or Yakihonne on the desktop anymore? Is it only via app?

2025-09-23 12:54:04 UTC

For those of you who don't have LinkedIn anymore, when you're applying for jobs, what do you put in the LinkedIn address field when it's required to have a profile?
If I can get work without having to have a LinkedIn anymore, I'd like to do that.

2025-09-21 16:43:14 UTC

There's a muscle near your shoulder blade that activates when you click the mouse with your fingers or type.
I pulled that muscle. 🥸
The DOT physical had us push and pull 100lbs. There was no mention of this requirement in the job posting, during the interview stage, or the scheduling of orientation.
I'm waiting for the Advil to kick in.

2025-08-17 13:30:33 UTC

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No, it's a Micron art pen size .005. They cost about $3 each and so far, this one has lasted. Almost any fine point pen fine. The generic workbook I'm using outside of this one has letters so big a regular cheap ballpoint pen works best on that one. The electronic PDF one-- well you can just load another copy and start tracing again with the tablet pen or stylus too.

2025-08-17 04:03:59 UTC

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This is a traceable Quran. I found a version on Amazon. There's also a company called "Quran Trace" that offers a little bit nicer ones. I have a Quran tracing workbook (generic) that does smaller sections of it too. I brought one of those with me on the road. I also found a traceable Quran PDF for free floating around on the internet. I installed that on a tablet to trace electronically with a pointer or stylus.

2025-08-13 18:04:33 UTC

I understand stacking sats, but I also want to make sure I'm stacking letters.
https://image.nostr.build/37729b0a0d345088d00a42c046d8a10c494a894c75f43c2d934b1829f07e05be.jpg

2025-08-03 15:30:07 UTC

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I love that idea. 😀

2025-08-03 01:33:42 UTC

There's 5th-wheel grease on my hijab.

2025-07-23 12:38:45 UTC

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The platform itself is amazing. The education for each business model (campus) is hyper focused and thorough. They don't allow people who don't make money to teach.
It's really one of the best places I've ever seen to learn business, work ethic, and discipline. The methods are always up-to-date.
The marketing and the promises are true on the surface, but it's the undercurrent of what's required to reach your monetary goals is pretty much brutal.
And the pace never lets up.
The amount of work required only increases and there's no true way of getting around it. You will eventually need a team, but you must be able to pay them. They also teach you to do all the work yourself FIRST so you understand what's truly involved to properly guide (or fire) the team.
The marketing messages on some things are very true on the surface and on other things, I think they were grand experiments.
For example, I want to say about 1 1/2-2 years ago, there was the promise of something called the TRW coin. For members, it was going to be an investment into The Real World university, the platform itself.
For what you're getting for the value, if you're paying for any kind of business school out of pocket -- this this the far better value. Education is incumbent upon all and for me, this is what I could get behind -- making this education more available. Hands down.
But most people cannot keep up the pace or do what's really required to be "successful" under their definitions.
For members, there was also supposed to be income attached to the TRW coin. A lot of income. I was a small fish compared to others and may not have received a very big piece or very many shares (coins), but it would have been enough to give me some financial breathing room, right?
But it still hasn't come.
Having worked for digital identity companies and blockchain companies, I understand what's involved to get a coin approved and through all the regulatory agencies, etc. So some of the delay for the first year or so was understandable.
During this time, some of the messaging inside the campuses started changing.
I know many people, especially some younger people today, do not have the attention span or retentions spans of anything greater than a gnat. So they may not remember or care about those changes, but I'm 49. I'm Generation X. I remember stuff.
When I first started, the marketing messages were "Show up for six months and your life can change completely!!!!"
About a year in, the messaging started changing to "There's no guarantee of when you'll get rich. Success takes as long as it takes."
And this last month (2 years in), "If you can't show up every day for 2 years, you'll never make it!!!"
Huh?
Looking back, I was doing the work of a team BEFORE I joined The Real World. I needed a team back then (I was so overworked, I couldn't see that back then). But I didn't have any money to pay a team, so that's a no go. So I kept pushing, and pushing, and pushing, and pushing, and pushing, and pushing, like they teach you.
And I started to hit a burnout wall like I did with my job previously, and I couldn't allow myself to run head first back into some of the health conditions that previous burn out (for years) has caused.
And I had been pushing for 2 years BEFORE I joined.
Here's what they tell you vs. what I believe:
Them: You that you are 100% responsible for your success.
Me: I'm responsible for turning to Allah and trusting Him completely at all times. My risq is written. I'm not working to earn my risq. I'm working to get myself aligned with the door it's standing behind.
Them: Failure is your fault.
Me: To a degree, that is very true. There is always MORE work I could have done, but could I have in reality? Not the way it is set up. Real life doesn't work like that. No matter which you slice it, it doesn't.
Them: You dictate how your life goes, not the other way around.
Me: When you have LOTS of cash coming in all the time (and most of these people have TEAMS to help them) it's easy to say that because you can throw $$$ at an issue and help it go away. Outside of this, there are things that you cannot control that you must deal with. That's not your failure; those are your obligations.
Part of the way through things, I noticed some of the methodologies changing.
I joined, in part, to learn about methodologies I couldn't find anywhere else on the internet for free. In one campus, I learned that you can do the methods they prescribe (and they do work up unto a certain point), but then if they don't work for you, the remedy is: "You must test what works for you in your market. Test DMs, cold emails, reach out more..."
Ok. I waited another 6-8 months and saw this messaging repeatedly.
Basically, here's the ACTUAL formula to your business success:
1. Improve yourself in every way possible: Physically lose weight, get into shape, stop doing bad habits. Learn to speak better. Read more. Educate yourself. Surround yourself with good people. Increase your skills (which they teach). You must always be working on each of these areas, almost daily.
2. Keep up with the work and assignments in the campuses. They are self-paced, however, the "implementation" tasks may take you 5 minutes or 30 days depending on what it is. If you slow down, now you're behind. Even if you catch up, it snowballs.
3. Do the methodologies as they teach.
Now here's what they DON'T come right out and tell you:
--- If it doesn't work:
1. Test and experiment with your banner, website, landing page copy, video editing, cold messages, the type of prospects you're targeting, etc. Test everything. (Do you know how LONG all of that takes with little-to-no results when you can't pinpoint exactly what's wrong?)
Basically: Keep guessing until you get it right. (That's what I was doing before I joined. Things came full circle.)
2. Maximize your output. Not getting enough clients? 10-100x your outreach. (Ok. It's a numbers game. Cool. If you've ever been self-employed before, you know this, but this was not the advice I was expecting to get on this issue since that's common knowledge in some circles.)
To do all of these things takes an extraordinary amount of time.
Extraordinary!
AI only helps you if you don't give two hair rat's behinds about quality. As a writer, I still must proofread and edit everything it produces and it clogged up me at that juncture. Creative decisions must still be made. If my name is on it, I want it to reflect accurately with the right tone, messaging, etc.
If you have a full-time job? If you don't sleep, you could make it work, but they teach you that you must keep up on your health.
My health won't let me continue to do mentally intensive anything at a balls-to-the-wall pace for another 2 full years, when I've already keep this pace for the last 4. (Full-time work + side hustle.)
Was it a complete waste of time?
No.
-I got better at negotiating.
-I got better at speaking to my value when it came to closing clients.
-I got better at making videos and finding a way to edit them in a way that works for me.
-I increased my stress tolerance to a point (but not enough to continue the brute for efforts this requires).
-I get way more done when I choose to than I ever have in my life.
-I got better at AI everything.
-In some situations, I can now "command a presence." I rarely use this new skill. For men, it's helpful. For women, it must be used strategically in business or it backfires.
-I've gotten much better at not allowing people to waste my time.
As a Muslim, I've come to need a more Allah-focused teaching and alignment when it comes to business.
This experience taught me what I needed to protect my energy, to learn deeply about risq and what is written in Islam. I wanted to line up what I was learning with what is OK with Allah or not and when and how to use these things.
Do I believe I am capable of more? Yes.
Could I have done more? Yes.
Do I accept responsibility for my failure? To a point.
Does any of this change the math behind monthly expenses, rent being due, being out of work, or the need to cut all expenses? No. And that means that the monthly cost for The Real World also had to also stop.
As for the TRW coin, if it ever arrives -- I know one of the promises Andrew made was that he would personally fund the coin with XX amount of millions each month so that the income for the students can keep flowing.
That's great.
What's not so great, is that over time, I've come to understand that there's a high chance that those personal funds may be coming from business ventures that are still in play (casinos?) and I wouldn't feel comfortable taking that income from a coin funded by that source. Now, that is PURELY MY OWN SPECULATION. I CANNOT SAY FOR SURE if that is true or not.
But I've been Muslim now for almost 3 years. Almost the same amount of time as Andrew. Since then, I've seen how I've grown and changed in Islam and how Andrew (at least on the outside) has not.
Andrew is smart enough (he is!) to have ended some of his obligations with some of his businesses (even if he had to run the contracts out to honor the contracts he has before becoming Muslim) but then NOT renew those business contracts and at the very least, not in the same capacity. Again, this is my speculation, but as a business-minded person and as a Muslim, this is how I would have handled some of those things. My gut instinct, my intuition based on some of the things I've seen lately, tell me that, this is not the case. But again, that is my own speculation.
My personal feeling is back away from it all at this time, especially since I cannot afford the expense right now.
There are multiple halal business models inside of The Real World. None of them are "Allah focused", but they are halal models. Surely, he could diversify in a more halal direction with is personal businesses (and maybe he is?).
I also did not appreciate speaking honestly inside the campuses regarding certain struggles with this workload, not being able to pay bills, etc., and have many (not all) of the people inside those chats basically just tell you what a lazy, POS you are. Seriously, I was well over that. I knew the marketing, the messaging, the "rah-rah" motivational messages, and the talking points (do more work, test, increase your outreach.)
My life does not line up with how they teach you to be monetarily successful. I tried to make it, but it didn't work. At some point, I had to stop beating my head against a wall and then mentally punishing myself for wanting to end the pain that that was causing me.
I do not speak for Andrew or The Real World in any official capacity. These statements are only my personal experiences and observations.
Allah is the source of all knowledge, including business models and He alone is the source of all open and closed doors when it comes to getting a person their risq. I am grateful to Allah and I am grateful He is allowing me to grow in Islam. That is the most important part of all of this.
Now, I get to look forward to the next phase of my life.

2025-07-22 20:44:25 UTC

I just left Andrew Tate’s The Real World after being there for almost two years.
I’m not sure how I feel.
Kind of freeing, kind of sad.
Released.
https://image.nostr.build/28c49ab8082f7377d8396bb00baa931ac24aae84a50242bd09ef129c91563411.png

2025-07-20 02:27:19 UTC

Grandbaby was born less than 45 min ago. My daughter called to let me know they are both OK. 🎉🫂

2025-07-19 17:21:32 UTC

My daughter is in labor. Grandbaby #3 is on her way!! 👶 Whoohooo!

2025-07-19 11:36:12 UTC

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I have to mentally prepare myself to log into LinkedIn. When I click off, I contemplate showering.
I worked with a guy once, though, who hadn't updated his LinkedIn in like 15 years. He still gets jobs without a current profile. So it is possible to get hired without it.

2025-07-19 11:25:27 UTC

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For me, it's the unspoken requirement (expectation?) today that we produce endless amounts of content to be seen, heard, believed, or respected on top of having an internet presence to prove we exist.
Your expertise doesn't really exist today unless you have money, testimonials, and or endless content constantly talking about it (to "provide value.")
Today, a person's work or body of skills can't stand on its own any longer. We think it can! Then we unplug from the content machines on every platform and we are forgotten.
We chase people on every platform for their convenience. They don't want to follow to a new platform. So, we stay on every platform and adjust to the each algorithm's whims.
It didn't used to be this way.
I remember being free.
I want to live.
I want to connect.
I want to have my meaningful relationships in life.
I want to serve, but I don't to be a slave to any algorithm's expectations.
I want my work to stand on its own again.
I want to make my gifts and callings available and have it feel like a relaxing exhale rather than an all out endless battlecry running up to the top of a mountain, which by design, we won't actually reach.
If I have to a have a website, I want it to be one page. Like a flyer you affix to a telephone pole or bulletin board.
That's it.
No navigation. No menu. No blog.
It should say something like, "Here's Misty. Here's what she does and what she likes. You'll never reach her. She's out having adventures. Sometimes you'll find her at the mosque or the library. If you really want to have some fun, send her a handritten letter here: ..."
And that's it.
That's feels soooooooo much better.

2025-07-16 21:37:39 UTC

As soon as reliable income comes in regularly, I want to shut down my website(s), LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and X. Maybe even my Substack.
I'm over it all.

2025-07-15 17:31:27 UTC

I paid my rent for next month.
In Bitcoin. 🎉
I'm glad the tech is available that enabled that ability (Strike Wallet).
I didn't want to spend any of it, but I had to, and I'm glad I could.

2025-07-11 13:50:00 UTC

Writing by hand effectively is vital to learning, communication, and being able to think and analyze for yourself.
It's something I cannot get enough of.
I write by hand when:
- Researching at the computer
- Detailing dates, times, locations, and odd observations in log books
- Creating "morning pages"
- Brainstorming
- I need to vent
- I'm thinking of missed loved ones and missed connections
- I trace the Arabic letters of the Quran
- Keeping key reminders during presentations
- Making a list of things I must do the next day
Writing by hand is your connection.
Without it, life begins to fall apart.
https://glassalmanac.com/generation-z-is-losing-a-skill-weve-had-for-5500-years-40-are-losing-the-ability-to-communicate-effectively/

2025-07-10 12:04:25 UTC

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In theory, yes. I have my CDL-A now, so I'm qualified to drive an 18-wheeler and other large vehicles. I'm currently in the process of onboarding with a trucking company, however, I am not officially "hired" yet, so I'm not an employee.
This means I still do not have paying work.
If I get a paying technical writing job this week, I'm going to take it as it's going to pay 2-3x the amount of what trucking driving will pay me as a new truck driver.
But, that hasn't happened yet either.
The trucking company could also finish their hiring process in the next few days and I could be off with a mentor in a truck for 4-6 weeks for training too.
Everything is up in the air.
I have a tiny bit more investments I can cash in to help pay the bills, after that? I have to sell the van.
I even applied to drive the garbage trucks and they turned me down. LOL.
And I'm sitting here thinking about all my social media "stuff."
Once I start driving truck, if that happens, then I won't need all my websites or social media platforms. That's kind of a relief in some ways.
We'll see what happens.

2025-07-05 17:10:33 UTC

Things are moving on the job front. I’ll find out this week if I am to be hired by the trucking company. Alhamdullilah.

2025-05-27 14:28:29 UTC

Severe storms blew through last night. The alert on my phone said “severe” for flash flooding. A little while later, another alert ranked as “severe”. BASEBALL-SIZE HAIL was in all caps. In both cases there were no cautions to stay home but instead direct orders to take immediate cover. It’s rare they label these warnings as “severe” here.
Trying to fall asleep and looking at the sky, all I saw were flashes. Constant flashes. With the wind and the torrential downpour, my instincts spoke one word that I dread: tornado.
The last time the sky looked that way, my son and I were living in my van, parked at an RV park in the Florida Panhandle. We had the choice of staying in the van or fleeing to the little bunkhouse for “shelter.” It was mostly made of glass. With one bar of cell signal, my friends at the time were trying to tell me about its path. It was after midnight. You couldn’t see it and the radar on the phone weather app wasn’t working.
On its approach two miles coming directly at us, it split from one into two. Both strands went about a mile around on each either side of us. A miracle. A pure miracle if you ask me. But I never forgot the sky or how I felt.
As I laid in my bed last night, I tried mentally prepare myself for baseball-sized hail crushing my van, and along with it any options of getting to a new job or training for a new job that I’ve been trying to get but don’t yet have. I tried to stop my mind from haggling with insurance adjusters that don’t exist.
My text to my son indicated he as already home when the storm hit. He hadn’t gone out with his friends.
Howls. Torrential rain. Flashes upon flashes through the curtain.
This morning, I found that we were under a tornado watch and then a warning.
I didn’t want to look last night. Like in the van, there was no place else to go or be or to flee to. Being scared wouldn’t have helped. Had things had gotten louder, I would have taken the dog and we would have sheltered in the bathtub with me, but it didn’t. I slept well.
According to the reports, there might be more of that today.

2025-05-23 12:50:08 UTC

After my aggressive job search while seeking technical writing roles (I'm up to around 500 applications into mostly technical writing and related content/documentation positions), I'm seeking assistance for job search resources at my local Texas Workforce Solutions office.
I'm glad I went as their only goal is to get you employed full-time. They have innumerable resources available to the job seeker, two specific ones I hope pan out.
Don't be afraid to seek out local job hunt sources at your local employment/ unemployment offices. You might be surprised by what you find!

2025-05-09 16:44:45 UTC

I canceled my Alby subscription and my Alby account. Posting from Yakihonne as a test.
I set up a Coinos wallet but it looks like I did that wrong, and now their website isn't loading?
👀
I'll try this all again another day.

2025-04-27 13:00:52 UTC

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Yes, but I don't want to pay for premium account right now to get that primal address.

2025-04-27 12:49:57 UTC

Just to confirm:
There is no other way to send or receive sats over NOSTR other than opening up lightning channels in some way, shape, or form, is that correct?

2025-04-24 12:29:18 UTC

I just did a search in my email for the word “apply.” Results total from February 2025 - now = 472. This means I’ve conservatively applied for about 400 jobs since February of this year.

2025-04-14 14:37:25 UTC

Y'all need to read the terms and conditions of those "Train our AI" companies very carefully.
Not all companies are like this, but the one I just ran across snuck some pretty interesting things into their legal agreements.
🤠 Your "job offer" may be nothing more than an independent contractor agreement with task-based pay with no guarantee of tasks assigned.
😇 You might also be agreeing to allow these companies to inspect or audit your personal devices for several years AFTER your relationship with them ends, along with agreeing that if they feel you're still not in compliance, you must pay them for your trouble.
👏 There may also be hidden "work-restriction" clauses stuck in other parts of the agreements or things citing that you're not allowed to have any other contracts, employment, or clients while "working" with them.
Always insist a company send you a machine when working remote. They can inspect their machine to their heart's content. Do not give a company any place to audit your personal devices or agree to pay them if they don't like what they find.
Some clauses are hidden very well. Take the TIME TO READ them all. (I know it's a pain, but it will save you from being ensnared or trapped.) If the company is large enough and feels like it can, it will press these clauses against you. Don't sign it just because you think they "never will."

2025-02-15 21:15:51 UTC

Going through an old hard drive (2017) and found some old affiliate videos I never published. A few things:
* My makeup job was atrocious.
* I was very bold in speaking the truth AND asking for the sale.
* I should have started posting videos back then and stuck to it.
* I really miss that jean jacket and sweater.
* Don’t ever let me wear camouflage-batwing sunglasses ever again.
One video was in response to someone saying, “You’re never going to amount to anything.” My speech back then was on point. I didn’t believe in myself nearly enough.

2025-02-15 14:47:41 UTC

I’ve spent my morning reviewing Islamic marriage contract templates on the internet. As a technical writer with some understanding of contract and family law, my brain can’t help but reword some of these clauses so they are explicitly clear in intention, definition, and statement.
I’m sure those changes will be fine once I cross that bridge, as they don’t change the underlying “interpretation” but only clarify it by specifically stating it.
In contractual law in the United States, contracts must not be vague. I know that when you’re looking through legal documents, there are a lot of vague or confusing-like statements still contained in them.
There’s a huge gap between what the law states and what is actually passed onto parties or judges in a case.
I hope my future husband finds my documentation skills valuable.

2025-02-14 14:47:36 UTC

Because, according to some, I have nothing better to do.
https://m.primal.net/Ofou.jpg

2025-02-12 13:44:08 UTC

Taxes, man. Taxes.
https://www.inkedsheets.com/p/taxes-it-doesnt-have-to-be-this-complicated

2025-01-27 13:39:44 UTC

If you believe everything you read in the LinkedIn feeds, you're losing hope of ever finding a job. The feed has to be dominated by their algorithm. There are people finding new jobs, and I would love to see more of those success stories.
https://open.substack.com/pub/mistysbledsoe/p/an-open-letter-to-the-linkedin-algorithm

2025-01-10 13:21:27 UTC

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What that does that mean in English for non-techy people?
I'm a technical writer by trade, but I don't eat, sleep, or breathe Nostr technology for fun or for business. If I did, then I'm sure I would have understood what you said.
I'm just interested in what things work and where.

2025-01-10 02:30:33 UTC

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Which clients have been specifically tested with the article format with updating that work as described above with npub.pro?
Not all relays (and maybe clients?) are required to honor all parts of a protocol just because a request is made. For example, a user can use a client to request a deletion of a post, but not all relays are required to honor this. Some clients do not offer the option.
Which ones did you find work properly?

2025-01-09 13:04:52 UTC

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I get that the static pages can be linked to Nostr posts. To make that work, I'd have to create a Nostr post of some kind outlining, for example, my About page.
My random post on Nostr would be an article titled "About" and then the content is below. Then you take that link and place it not the spot you want it in npub.pro.
No problem so far.
I'm just thinking of future revisions. If I updated my "Services" page 5x, that means I have 5 different "Services" articles floating around on Nostr. A user can come find one (an old one), point to it and say, "No. In this post, which is in writing -- says your prices are such and such," when in reality, the *latest* "Services" page has the updated information, right?
There'd have to be some sort of disclaimer somewhere on your profile bio or the website itself stating what is "latest" to reduce the chances of disagreements in the future.
Also, do our followers want to see 16 different published drafts or updated pages of the same page in their feed just because we needed to make an update to a static page?
That's what I can't figure out in my workflow so far. I'm not quite sure what to do with it.
That's where I got stuck in the "building" part. On my regular website (not Nostr), I've updated the web pages a lot. Here on Nostr, had I done that, it would have created the (as an example) 16 different posts each containing a different version of the page.
I'm not sure if what I'm describing is making sense.

2024-12-28 19:51:41 UTC

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I downloaded minibits in the last six weeks. The app kept crashing so I stopped using it. I'll take another look at coinos. Thanks.

2024-12-27 22:42:34 UTC

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I have channels that close once every 4-8 weeks. I don't do anything. I hardly zap. They just close. To reopen another channel, I have to drop another 250k sats, which usually I do not have in the "Savings" balance at the time, causing me to spend more.
I don't want to deal with that anymore.
Since I've been here, I've spent hundreds on sats, mostly to just keep those channels open. That's plenty to keep a channel open (and have it stay open!).
I, personally, at this time, do not want to spend anymore money on this.
I think Alby is great for a lot of things and is ready to scale, but as a new user, having to drop 250k sats every time a channel needs to open (because they keep closing!) gets old.
I hope what you're saying will alleviate that going forward.
Another channel closed in the last 48 hours on my node, and my node health is sitting at 12%.
I don't care. I've already informed support that I'm not spending any more money at this time, even if it means not being able to send or receive zaps.
All I wanted to do was send and receive zaps when signing up for Nostr. That's it. Nothing more.
Spending a decent chunk of cash to keep channels open regularly when I'm not the one causing them to close is not part of the expected user experience when onboarding a new user.
There's a gap between the perceived ongoing experience and the current reality. I'm glad to hear Alby is still working to close that gap, but I'm on the edge of leaving.

2024-12-16 19:15:18 UTC

Blah. Blah. Blah, blah, blah blah blah, blah.
Blabibbitty blah blah.
Bitcoin.
Blah BLAH BLAH blah, blah, blah, blah blah.
Islam.
Blah Blobbbbittty blah blllllllaah blaha blah blaah blah.
How it's goin'.
Blah blah blah blah blah,
and then,
Blabitity blah blababbaaah blah blah.
Dog.
Blah blah blah blah, blahahbity, blah blah blah.
GM.

2024-12-12 15:28:09 UTC

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I hadn't paid attention. My world just opened up a little bit. I should have clicked that icon earlier.

2024-12-12 15:25:45 UTC

The IRS is always going to tax Bitcoin in the value of fiat money, never the value of Bitcoin.
Everything gets cheaper with Bitcoin, which means any revenues you earn in Bitcoin, should also be taxed (if at all) at a much lower rate. Microsats, really.
This means as Bitcoin becomes worth more in fiat numbers, the higher the taxes that will be owed on goods and services as long as it's valued in fiat denominations.
I think I have an idea. I need to let it percolate for a bit.

2024-12-12 12:17:47 UTC

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I should add: working full-time most of the time has been out of necessity, not by choice, as it is for many women for a variety of reasons.

2024-12-12 12:16:41 UTC

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I'm in my late 40s with adult kids and young grandchildren. After decades of full-time work and stress, I finally had time for myself but became exhausted for nearly a year. This made me realize how much long-term stress has impacted me.
Currently on sabbatical, I’m working toward self-employment. If that doesn’t work and I return to a traditional job, I’ve decided to prioritize less stress over higher pay. I’ll either take a lower-paying role with minimal responsibility or demand premium compensation if they want my full expertise.
I'm not worried about finding a client either way. Someone always says "Yes," to the premium prices if I have to go that route -- I just don't want to anymore.
Life is really short.

2024-11-27 15:45:37 UTC

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The first rule about password managers is that we do not talk about password managers.

2024-11-15 21:07:03 UTC

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I hung one up a few months ago so I could put my phone on do-not-disturb and focus on my projects more fully. I didn't want to have to pick up the phone to see what time it was.

2024-11-15 16:25:32 UTC

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If I don't get rich with sats, I have about a year, maybe less of hosting funds. 😬 I haven't decided what I want to do when that day comes.

2024-11-03 01:40:21 UTC

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Thank you!

2024-11-02 13:44:16 UTC

Is there anything we have to do to upload videos here? I mean, do we just use the image icon and upload a photo, or do we upload them somewhere else and place the link?
For talking-head videos, should they go on fountainfm?
I'm just trying to understand the best way to disseminate a video with Nostr.
I know with articles, things on Yakihonne or Highligher don't always appear on Primal.
What's the best way to reach all the followers with videos?

2024-10-25 23:23:03 UTC

"That, Maverick, is what's a called a 'bird of prey'."
It flew down behind the dumpsters onto the fence less than 10 feet from us and watched something we couldn't see. I'd never been that up close unless I was in an aviary or a zoo. When I turned to look at Maverick, it flew up into the tree, and then it flew to the top of a telephone pole.
I blocked Maverick from its path while we were there -- just in case.
Google says that this could be a falcon, kind of a rare one here in Texas that's been reintroduced the last 10 years. It has a distinct face, a distinct red body, and a striped tail. It was almost 2 feet tall. The other picture is what it most closely looked like as it was sitting on the fence, except it was much larger. At first I thought it was a red-tailed hawk.
I went to grab the footage off the body cam, but there was no video, only a crappy photo I snapped as it took off. I didn't have my cell phone with me. I usually take the phone with me.
One article I read said, basically, it's a pet. From other falconry articles I've read, some falcons are released into the wild after a certain age so they can learn to live on their own and survive.
This one was hungry and curious.
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2024-10-21 16:19:09 UTC

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Is there a very specific and detailed guide for a person to follow that will help a person here in America go from:
-- receiving USD for pay
-- paying for everything in USD
to
-- getting employers, insurance companies, etc., to payout in Bitcoin
-- receiving standard W2 paychecks in Bitcoin
-- paying all our bills in Bitcoin
-- grabbing rideshares in Bitcoin
-- purchasing gasoline/fuel in Bitcoin at the pump
-- paying tuition, school enrollment fees in Bitcoin
-- paying for public transportation and vehicle repairs in Bitcoin?
-- pay for anything else we need directly in Bitcoin?
>> (All without the use of banks or financial institutions **at any point** of the transaction on either the frontend or the backend? All without an app hosted either on the Google Play Store or App store or applications being threatened with dehosting from the entities interacting with AWS? Because the solution can't break if one of those things are removed by a traditional entity under current US laws and policies.) <<
Currently, my understanding to doing all that involves prepaid cards, apps, buying a very specific phone, doing a bunch of technical things that probably aren't explained 100% clearly and will be messed up, and few other things many people have no knowledge of (including myself!) And very few people can do all the things at once.
When I read stuff like this -- yeah, people here in America would love to boycott the Fed, etc., but unless someone's providing solutions that can be adopted at a mass scale so a person CAN switch over, it just sounds like "Hey, you stupid person, boycott the FED!! Hahhhahah!! Look at them. They can't process what I'm saying! ahahahah."
I'm genuinely asking for a solution.
"Boycott all fiat currencies."
Glad to.
How do we do that in everyday boots-on-the-ground life at each level?
Where's the full guide?

2024-10-21 14:11:19 UTC

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There was a fictional book about 10 years ago (don't quote me on the year) called "Agenda 2030." It was co-authored or ghostwritten for Alex Jones.
In that book, in the future, this is how all the city power was generated. Everyone was forced to walk on treadmills installed in the living spaces. Every morning and every night, someone came around with their allotted block of calories for the day. Walking on the treadmills was mandatory. Not doing your daily share on the treadmill meant jail or being "disappeared." They all walked for hours each day to fulfill the energy quota.
Walking plates like this in busy areas would be great to help with energy generation (as long as walking across them are voluntary).

2024-10-19 14:25:24 UTC

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I'll never forget my grandmother and my mother in the living room watching Ronald Regan.
"They're defunding the mental institutions..."
"Yep. It won't be right away, but in about 30 years, you're gonna see crazy people roaming the streets in droves. It won't be safe to go out any more."
I had no real idea what they were talking about, but I remember it was a big deal, and now here we are, seeing the impacts of that.

2024-10-10 00:50:59 UTC

Being in your element is priceless.
This is my dad fishing at sunset.
The truer you can stay to yourself, the happier you are.
My dad belongs at the edge of the wilderness, my mother at the helm of quilting needles, and my brother behind a compound bow drawn down on a prized elk.
My speciality is writing it all down by hand wherever I am. ❤️
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2024-09-30 10:58:01 UTC

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Broths: beef, bone, or chicken
I make a homemade chicken soup that’s super yummy. It takes all day to cook on the stove.
Whatever soups you end up having, toss some fresh rosemary and thyme into and let it cook a good long while to get some of that flavor into it. It makes even a bland soup more enticing when you’re not feeling well.
If you have a super sore throat, I always enjoyed drinking hot orange Tang (the nasty orange powered stuff that super unhealthy for you) with some honey and cinnamon.
If you drink sugar-filled electrolytes, try diluting it half and half with water. Had someone to tell me to do that with the kids when they were little. It actually helps better than drinking it straight. I dilute them to this day. Try it and see if you feel a little better faster vs. than drinking them full strength.

2024-09-28 20:56:31 UTC

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For some reason my mind went straight the piano and the house tearing in half in the first Jumanji movie with Robin Williams.
It probably did not have a piano wire.

2024-09-28 20:05:54 UTC

Reading more about #Zettlekasten, I can see why my Obsidian vault isn't a true Zettekasten system.
Neurons wire differently using #handwriting. Part of the system is in purposely slowing down to review current notes when choosing the best place for a new card.
I don't have to redo my Obsidian vault.
I can start new with 3x5 cards, empty ammo cans (because that's what I have on hand), and a pen. Easy.

2024-09-25 19:34:47 UTC

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Yummmmmmmmmmy

2024-09-23 20:51:32 UTC

I've seen posts the last few days about Primal being faster. It's lagging, hiccuping, and behind again. I'll try it again later/another day.

2024-09-22 11:57:59 UTC

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Not all states support parents homeschooling. Some counties/states require your kids to be in school if you live inside a school district limits and make it extremely difficult to opt-out, even including threats of involving child protective services if your kids are not enrolled in public school. (I've seen these on the books. I can't remember which state it was in. It was more than 10 years ago.)
When I had to finish up my son's high school program, I chose the high school program from PennFoster.edu. I got my first degree through them over 20 years ago. The curriculum was online (no books, grades, lists, etc., for me to keep track of or pack around), complete, balanced, and brilliant. My son did much better with it.
Part of the other reason I chose them is because our state of residency, at the time, "allowed" you to homeschool but they would NOT provide a credentialed high school diploma if you did so. PennFoster did, nationally accredited. Problem solved!
My son graduated with better grades, almost a year sooner than his peers. Did his homework in the morning while I did my self-employment work. He finished up and later, I would take him to his brand new part-time job. It was his first paid job. He was able to stack his cash his last year of high school (working almost full-time hours), helping to set himself up for when he turned 18.
The next year, my nephew enrolled and is doing better.
The year after that, my daughter's friend enrolled. He's doing much better now, and as a young adult, feels proud he could have a high school diploma. He'd originally dropped out in the 9th grade and slipped through the cracks of the system.
Public schools have changed dramatically over the last 30 years.
Today, there's far more curriculum options and methods available to assist with homeschooling where it's possible for parents to do so.
But it can be hard if both parents must work or if the state is not supportive.

2024-09-22 11:04:29 UTC

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Yes. Most people do. It's crazy how many people do. They don't realize it's a predictable cycle.
The summer before a presidential election, the "main" issues or problems for the last few years fades quietly out of sight (out of the news, etc.), prices start lowering on gas around September, and right before or after the election, something else "surprising" or "unexpected" happens, throwing in a new hook and plot twist.

2024-09-19 15:44:57 UTC

Pick where you Publish or Perish
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Whenever you're in business, some things will remain the same. Other things you must reevaluate and change as necessary.
These evaluations must be based on data and not purely emotion.
I know why I started my X account: to have a "personal brand" and to win a paying subscriber base for those who love reading my columns.
I had a three-phased approach, as building quickly was not possible with the restrictions I previously had.
Phase 1 was completed last year.
Phase 2 is 75% complete.
Phase 3 depends on the success and timing of Phase 2.
I originally had a book, subscriber-based products and services planned (and currently offered), and premium services. Three tiers of products and services to meet the needs of what I thought was my target audience.
Some of the things I'm reevaluating include my publishing models and marketing efforts.
- Do people want to pay for the stories I published now? -> No.
- Can you market your newsletter (where you can publish your stories freely?) -> Not without being heavily dinged by an algorithm (platform doesn't matter as they all penalize you for doing so).
- Can I publish for free under a rigid schedule for the next two to three years? -> No. I've been publishing on X for almost two years for free, but not all posts are stories that provide value. They can't be.
- Can you freelance the other products and services currently offered through DMs and other such things? -> Yes.
My biggest problems are:
1. I wanted to be paid for my stories, not necessarily my services. Big preference there. But people only want to pay for them if they're actual fans of your work, and it still requires publishing them (good stories, not just random posts) for free (for how long?) before you can switch to paid.
I won't be happy selling services forever. That's not why I got into this.
2. I've never had, and still don't have, anything to offer exclusively to a paying subscribe base that people are willing to pay for. I can't pour my heart and soul into my stories, publish them for free for "exposure," etc., only to provide something even more valuable to paid subscribers on top of it.
The stories themselves are the value.
I think that if I had something else to offer outside of the paid services already available through my newsletter to offer paying subscribers, I would have discovered it in the last two years.
I've tried niche blogging in the past. Again, the publishing grind and energy issues were too much, and, honestly, I was not too fond of every second of writing about something I didn't care about. If you want to make money with that, you have to grind in monetizable niches, none of which I'm enthused enough to write for free for 2-3 years.
The things I care about are not monetizable on a large scale. I already have these things set up, but this brings us back to the marketing issues.
I would probably have to live on Facebook to find the target market for those things.
One service's target market can be found on X but is probably more accessible on LinkedIn.
Repurposing my content from here for both of those places would require scrubbing and rewriting in ways that are slightly less authentic than now.
By the way, I hate that.
-->> Why do you have to write inauthentically so that people can listen to you in the first place? <<--
So, where do I go from here?
What do I do now?
If I continue with this, I must redo my newsletter and start writing heavily on Facebook, which will require more energy expenditure—more than I was prepared to suffer through going forward. I've sacrificed more than I care to share over the last 18 months. It was my final push, so to speak.
To sell my services truly in a practical way, I have to start writing heavily on LinkedIn.
What does that leave for my X account?
I decided to ask AI.
The results partially prompted this post.
I know I can be successful, but that doesn't matter if people aren't willing to buy what you're selling.
The most popular topics here on X are niches I do not engage in, which means my reach will never be extensive. I can use trolls' fodder to make more money, but their garbage is taxing.
When you get large enough, and you know there are groups of people dedicated on these platforms solely with the sole intent of destroying a person, it makes you question (at least for me as a woman) when this stops being worth it.
It's not worth it for me to compromise my self-respect or morals to "gain more views." Logically, my reach will never be what it needs to be to have decent ad revenue payouts or a large-paying subscriber base—at least on X.
Substack? - Nobody sees your work (grind for 2-3 years for free, and then will they pay for what you're already publishing for free? Nope.)
Beehiiv was good and can be good for some, but their prices are steep unless you have a large subscriber base, which I do not have. After next spring, I won't be able to justify its cost going forward.
Medium? - Been there, done that. The constantly changing rules mean you never know what you'll be paid. The best-performing topics are, again, things I don't engage in or I'd have to write in ways that compromise my morals and values.
Nostr? - People can pay directly if they want to, and that's a great thing, mainly because they aren't forced into an amount. However, the daily active user base is still minimal, and how accounts are discovered or preserved isn't done in a typical way. In some ways, you have to be even more social than in other places. This can mean a larger energy expenditure issue, especially for introverts.
Now, experts are citing the need to be visible in 2024 and teach what you know, or you will fall by the wayside. Other experts tell you to lead conversations before your industry suffers at the hands of the less experienced.
It's a neverending cycle.
I thought I could avoid all that this time, but maybe I was just fooling myself.
--> I truly believe a person is never stuck, and in their core, if they get very quiet and are willing to be brutally honest with themselves, they already have the answer. <<--
Somewhere in here, I already know the answers. I just need to get quiet enough to sense them.

2024-09-19 11:38:39 UTC

Deleting Notes is a Good Thing
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Being able to delete a note within #Nostr is a good thing. From what I've read, once you "delete" the note or "submit for deletion", depending on the client, it may or may not be done.
This particular one showed up in my notifications, but when I clicked on it, I got this message.
Even with the best of intentions, sometimes we say things in the wrong tone or it comes across negatively or we figured out whatever we said isn't what we were trying to say exactly.
You should be able to delete your messages if you want. I'm grateful that some clients honor the deletion requests.

2024-09-18 13:52:52 UTC

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Yes, oats are fine.
Not related, but interesting:
No uncooked self-rising flour for animals. It can expand inside of them causing blockages or kill them.

2024-09-14 12:31:25 UTC

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Walking across America is something I'd still like to do.

2024-09-13 15:09:14 UTC

I'm leery about answering DMs here.

2024-09-11 18:36:10 UTC

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I'm so sorry this happened. I had no idea aluminum foil could help with such a think. I just popped in the website you recommended. I'm sure my mother will love it.

2024-09-11 18:33:59 UTC

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I stayed up late back then. The house phone rang early in the morning -- too early.
The person on the other end could barely get the words out, "We're under attack. Turn on the news right now!"
In a sleep-deprived blur, I clicked the remote to the TV and found the news.
Numb, too much to process. Shock. I remember not breathing when the first tower fell. I remember my hot tears, the screams I heard, not just from my apartment, but from those in the complex around me.
We watched the live coverage for hours, made calls to our families.
I still had to go to work?
I was a telemarketer then.
It was all so absurd. People at work acting like we just have to keep on because that's what we're being paid to do. I had to pick up the phone, call people, and pretend like they'd inquired about getting new windows for their home.
All their reactions were justified.
"Why do we have to pretend nothing is wrong?"
Of course, I couldn't.
I still feel the knots in my stomach, remember the blurred traffic as I drove home, not really remembering when I'd last eaten.
I was 25, and I new nothing would ever again be the same.
I was terrified.

2024-09-10 22:36:11 UTC

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My mom lives in the areas prone to wildfires up in the Pacific Northwest. She said she posts from the authoritative fire apps the area uses and she's noticed they are blocked or removed. She's not sure why, but it concerns her.

2024-09-10 11:48:09 UTC

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In what ways do you think? What have you noticed that's changing or that is changing for the better?
Maybe it's there and I haven't seen it because I wasn't looking for it.

2024-09-09 17:49:20 UTC

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Which trees?
For mine, I'd want plum, apple, and pear. Then I'd also want strawberry, blueberry, and blackberry bushes. I'd like a filbert tree too. Sunflowers. Potatoes. Quail. Chicken.
If I lived in a warm enough environment, then I'd like orange, avocado, and lime trees, too.

2024-09-09 16:39:20 UTC

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It's set to a Grok-roast mode. At least it was 10 minutes before I posted this.
It had nothing objective or nice to say and even told me I shouldn't bother publishing to the internet.

2024-09-09 16:02:25 UTC

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I don't see it in all young people, of course, but there's a wider gap, it seems.

2024-09-09 11:14:06 UTC

Growing up, our generation didn't have the internet and we were required to read books, talk to a librarian, and work with a group of people (sometimes multiple times) to gain knowledge faster.
To learn something hands-on, we had to speak to someone directly and interact with a person physically to learn something. Think hunting, fishing, welding, fixing a vehicle, sewing, cooking, dancing, etc. We didn't have YouTube.
Because we were forced to interact with others regularly, we were required to learn how to communicate professionally to prepare us for the workplace, to have conversation, manners, etc.
Today's younger generations do not have the same skillsets by the time they are young adults.
It was a different time.

2024-09-08 13:15:22 UTC

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My gray coming in has been beautiful, not horrifying. Depending on the lighting, the bounce, the scenario, it's a bit of confidence and mystery.
It's a badge. I survived a lot. I earned them. I know things.
I know things younger people don't.
I understand now why older women can throw off a certain look and have it mow down every last bit of intimidation or sass thrown her way.
But the mystery and the air of confident knowing...
Cruella got it all wrong. She could have been so much more.

2024-09-08 11:50:16 UTC

Premeditated harm is never the answer.
If someone is actively causing harm to you or someone who cannot defend themselves in your physical presence, you have the right to immediate self-defense or defense of others.
If someone hurt you or someone else, and it appears they got away with it, you do not have the right to go back months or years later and intentionally premeditate their harm for a future date.
I believe that justice comes in many forms.
I do not trust in karma. I trust in Allah and the Day of Judgement. I trusted Him long before I knew how to say
"God" in Arabic.
If you live long enough, you may see others who caused you or loved ones harm suffer due to "circumstance" or other issues. It was never a coincidence.
God Almighty is the best planner, guardian, trustee over all things, and disposer of affairs.
The Quran clarifies that even those who "appear" to get away with things do not. You'll see as you read through it for yourself (the whole way through, front to back).
It's scary to know what will happen to unrepentant people who appear to get away with the harm they purposely inflicted on others.
It is not wise to add to your own guilt by engaging in premeditated harm to individuals because you don't see the plans Allah has for them.
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2024-09-08 01:11:32 UTC

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Thanks. I'll take a look.

2024-09-07 20:30:44 UTC

Interesting X Algorithm Results
I extended the muted words list to include anything rage-baity, political, put-downs, derogatory terms, plus any other trigger words or phrases I've seen content in this category use often.
Then I took it another step further, clicking the little dots next to a post and choosing "Not interested in this post," "This post isn't relative," or "See less posts from ....."
I expected my time to clear out.
It did.
I expected X to serve me a variety of new content from at least a handful of its enormous daily active user base because I'd shut down most of what it was serving me.
It did not.
As it sits, the X algorithm did not repopulate my timeline with new and exciting content.
Instead, it shows me a handful of posts from people who have posted in the last 24 hours that were already previously sent my way.
Guess what? Only a few people in the remaining display accounts post regularly.
I can now scroll for about 10 minutes and see "everything."
I'm both disappointed and puzzled.
1. Does this mean that the X algorithm only serves content you think you want or deserve without suggesting new things at all?
2. If most of the posts are now gone, and I'm not seeing the rest of the worldwide X content, does this mean that 90% of the X content is toxic, rage-bait, manipulative, or low-IQ?
3. If you can't truly break out of the algorithm (see my past X posts for failed experiments on this) or most of the content is negative, should I stay?
If I want to push this further, I can unfollow the rest of the Tate/TRW/Professor accounts. The best place to reach them is inside The Real World.
I muted Alex Jones. It's not that I don't appreciate what he does, but my blood pressure can't handle seeing the latest theories every day. I can always hop on over to Infowars and check out the latest when I'm curious.
What content remains in my timeline if I push this even further?
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2024-09-06 11:46:32 UTC

Instead of mindlessly scrolling last night, I took surveys for a few cents' worth of sats.
I don't remember which survey, but at the end, it asked me a series of questions about statements that I thought were true or false (or somewhere in between) regarding Muslims, violence, and danger.
I couldn't tell if the statements were things most Americans were already saying or believing or if the people who put out the survey were testing narratives to see which ones the mainstream media should push next.
Of course, all the statements were "Mostly false," which was the only answer closest to "Completely false" shown.
It wasn't comforting.
I won't bother telling you about the new Kamala Harris campaign ads I had to watch. Horrifying.

2024-09-06 10:14:08 UTC

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I don't know what that is, so I have no opinion.

2024-09-05 16:06:13 UTC

This is new. The Real World isn't loading. TRW attempts to load and then shows a black screen. I know they've been working on a few things. Hope it's up soon.
I don't want to miss today's live call.
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2024-09-05 15:31:08 UTC

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Halal are the things the comply with Islamic law. This includes food, businesses, services, products, relationships, and more.
Most things are halal.
There seems to be some sentiment that amongst some that if you're online for business or if you're selling something via social media that you're selling your soul.
This is not true unless you're specifically and purposely operating out God's boundaries.
My original thought was "If you're selling your services online, you're not selling your soul," but OnlyFans -- OnlyFans is a service that is sold online. OnlyFans is not halal for sure.
So, I thought I'd better clarify.
To save time, here is what Gemini spit out when I asked it for a definition of halal items.
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A halal service is a service or product that complies with Islamic law. While the term "halal" is most commonly associated with food, it can also apply to other products and services.
Here are some examples of halal services:
- Financial services: Halal banking and finance adhere to Islamic principles, such as prohibiting interest (riba) and investing in non-permissible industries.
- Travel services: Halal travel agencies offer packages that cater to the needs of Muslim travelers, ensuring that accommodations, transportation, and activities comply with Islamic guidelines.
- Beauty and wellness services: Halal beauty products and spa treatments are formulated without ingredients that are considered haram, such as alcohol or animal-derived products.
- Education and training: Halal education programs incorporate Islamic values and principles into the curriculum, ensuring that students receive a holistic and faith-based education.
The specific requirements for a halal service may vary depending on the nature of the service and the Islamic school of thought. However, in general, a halal service must be free from haram elements and adhere to the ethical principles of Islam.
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2024-09-05 13:04:08 UTC

Selling your halal services online is not selling your soul.

2024-09-05 12:56:54 UTC

For a few moments this morning, my kitchen smelled like a bustling hometown cafe. Strong coffee. Buttered biscuits. Sizzle on the grill.

2024-09-04 20:44:21 UTC

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This evokes memories I never knew I had.
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2024-09-04 10:59:43 UTC

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Thank you. I'll take a look a deeper look at that. I don't remember why I didn't choose Trezor when I was originally looking. There was something, but I don't remember what right this moment.

2024-09-04 10:57:59 UTC

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Oh -- so Sparrow is basically acting like a UI for the Coldcard at that point, right? Because the Coldcard is obviously not a web browser.
If my understanding is correct then Sparrow, in that respect, is DISPLAYING the same information from the Coldcard as if the information from the Coldcard was a mobile or laptop with a UI enabling it to interact with the outside world via the internet.
I thought the steps with Sparrow included the requirement to send all the bitcoin to a NEW & DIFFERENT address within Sparrow first before you sent it Coldcard, making two transactions rather than the one.
The information displaying from Sparrow, in what you described, is all the same stuff on the Coldcard making it one transaction, it just isn't exposing the key to Sparrow and thus not to the outside world.
Do I have that right?

2024-09-04 10:27:38 UTC

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I don't think the prices was the issue. The price of the Bitkey was the same. I think it's more about the steps involved. As another user pointed out, I may need to force myself to learn with small amounts and count it as the cost of learning now for greater piece of mind later.

2024-09-04 00:35:04 UTC

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Thank you. I had not heard of that. I'll look into it.

2024-09-04 00:19:20 UTC

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No, getting the address to send it to is easy. You just need one.
What is intimidating and what I'm scared of messing up is first buying it somewhere, then sending it to Sparrow. To do that, I have to makes sure I first configured that the correct way. Once the bitcoin is in that wallet, then I now have to do bunch of steps to send it to a cold storage which (in coldcard's case) equals exporting the wallet to a file, popping out a microSD card, plugging it in to the computer, getting Sparrow to recognize it properly, doing a bunch of stuff, copy something, copy something else(?) and then pop the SD card out again and then plug it back into coldcard and do something else and something else. If all of that went OK, then I have to deal with something called uxtos.
Compare that to with what I saw with Bitkey:
👉 Set it up. Buy bitcoin. It appears in wallet.

2024-09-04 00:13:38 UTC

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I'll take a closer look at Bitbox again. I couldn't remember now why I didn't initially choose it.

2024-09-04 00:13:18 UTC

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I'll take a closer look at Jade. Thank you.

2024-09-04 00:11:15 UTC

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I didn't think about it that way. Thank you. That's good advice and a better way to approach it.

2024-09-03 23:25:53 UTC

I'm back to square one on my bitcoin self-custody solution search.
I watched Coldcard "how to" videos, but I'm still scared I'm going to screw that up somewhere. Like, really scared.
I promise, I can follow directions (I write them for a living), but often the directions I'm looking at do not match the current workflow exactly and my intuitive choices in those moments can mess up a process.
This is not something I want to chance.
I opted for a Bitkey because I could buy it and have it transferred there in one step, *not two*. When it arrived today, I couldn't set up the app. Turns out my up-to-date phone does not support NFC. 😔 (It's less than a year old, I never use the NFC function on the phone, and I thought it just came "standard" like an option in a car, so I didn't think about it.)
How do you buy bitcoin and have it go directly into a cold-storage wallet in one transaction?
Ideally, that's the setup I'm looking for.
#asknostr

2024-09-03 16:52:59 UTC

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💰 Technical documentation solutions (information architecture & technical writing) & coming this fall, transcript proofreading. I also run The Stealthy Scribbler Society, an informal organization encouraging people to write by hand more often.
https://www.mistysbledsoe.com
Working to replicate this on npub.pro.

2024-09-03 12:53:44 UTC

The dog and I got caught in the rain.
The slight drizzle turned into a downpour. I dried him off and he wrapped himself in his blanket. I've changed my clothes and am off for more coffee and proofreading.
I grew up in the Pacific Northwest. Hearing the rain is comforting, just not 10 months out of the year.
☕️ ☕️

2024-09-03 12:50:34 UTC

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As an introvert living in an extrovert world (online and off) I have to pick and choose where I engage, how much, and to what degree.
It's not you. It's me. ❤️ I do this with everyone.

2024-09-03 11:43:48 UTC

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The last company I helped build documentation for had you update things in the homegrown content management system and then manually update the json files to have the pages render in the right places.
I got paid, but it was tricky to always remember that step.

2024-09-03 11:30:17 UTC

X is currently full of rage bait in all flavors, plus pieces passing as "informative" that lack critical information, mostly on purpose.
I started building on X in the first year to establish a base. This second year, I was meant to attract subscribers or find clients.
I know I can control how much content I put out and how many replies I make.
The challenge I've consistently had is that many times, it is not worth my time to reply to many of these things.
- people don't want correction
- trolls are only interested in being trolls
- reading comprehension is very, very low
- you have to explain, declare, or disclose every little thing so someone might believe you
- someone else already replied with what I was going to say, so why duplicate it?
- Is what I'm about to add adding value?
Before I get that far, my most significant energy drain is sorting through all the posts in the feed.
I have multiple lists that screen out things, but even then, there's little I can add to the situation, or I cannot comment or interact with it because my followers may start seeing content I know they don't want to see.
I have the mute list, but I need to make it longer.
The whole point of the X account was to build a business. To do that, you have to play by the algorithm's whims.
All I want to do is publish my stories, columns, and thought pieces regularly and get paid for it.
You know, like a syndicated columnist used to.
Enter Nostr.
Now, we have a new dynamic, one returning to its original intent and roots.
- Nostr = people following you is basically a person specifically flipping to the opt-ed section of the paper to find your column
- Nostr = people gifting you sats is their way of appreciating your content without having to also pay for the sports, news, or business sections
- Relays = the old-style distribution methods of the newspapers (concentrated regions with specific requests)
It's nerve-tingling and exciting.
But is it enough?
I can always go back and get a regular job if I want. I didn't want to spend my life doing that, though. Of course, I will if I have to, but there has to be some redemption for the lost years.
- Is publishing solely to Nostr that redemption?
- Can I improve people's lives by sharing what I know, sharing my stories, teaching my skills, offering my services, or sharing random journal entries?
- Can I get back to extra-long walks, writing everything down for the pure joy of it, and sharing my letters with people who are trapped to keep their hope alive?
These are all excellent questions.
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2024-09-03 10:26:41 UTC

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Yes, a word list. Mine is long already but I have to make it longer. I figured once I get the next set sorted I can share that long list. Some of the terms are graphic though.

2024-09-03 00:20:30 UTC

I'll be lengthening my mute list on X over the next week as terms come to mind.
It's long already, but it needs to be longer.
I'll be doing this at the expense of seeing some of the latest headlines, current news, politics, & passionate or scathing tones (even if rightfully deserved).
If there are 6 million(?) active users on X then there has to be a greater selection of content to find and curate.

2024-09-02 14:20:22 UTC

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I did not know that. Thanks.