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*Please don't zap me*
I make custom bitcoin hardware/art under the handle @5centvalentine on Twitter

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2026-05-01 21:01:35 UTC

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I hope you didn't close you cashapp account in haste. Normally there is some nuance to this & also I've seen that the account for Chester has already been reinstated.
If you think about it logically, Block started using AI to reduce human capital expenditure. This looks like automated process that obviously makes mistakes. It just took Chester using the bitcoin community to get a human to override the mistake. Bitcoiners have this wild tendency to grant no grace/leeway to bitcoin companies. I get it, but it sure as heck makes the whole industry look bad in the end

2026-04-21 15:22:34 UTC

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You never cease to bring beauty to the timeline ☀️❤️‍🔥

2026-04-20 17:41:44 UTC

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Do you have a tungsten guiderod for the pistol? Adds weight but less recoil

2026-04-20 01:17:59 UTC

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I read this as "horses" and thought, Derek is right...horses are freedom technology

2026-04-15 23:52:48 UTC

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Is that a satscard or tapsigner?

2026-04-14 14:14:15 UTC

The bitcoin network is THE quantum computer for the world. It has taken 17 years to build it so far. It is never going to be ‘completed’ because it is not a product to be sold for money

2025-10-14 23:11:28 UTC

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I'll reach out to him and see if I can get him purple pilled by this weekend. He's playing the O4 Center in ATX on 10/24. I'll be passing any sats from this post to him once I get him set up with a wallet

2025-10-14 20:52:23 UTC

🪕 Jack Barksdale - The Wealthy Man's Debt 💸
@nprofile…l2yj seems like the Zoomers are gonna be alright. This is Jack. He's 17 and understands the problem with our money better than most other adults. Gonna try & get him on Nostr (accepting zaps) next week when he's in Austin, TX
#tunestr #americana #txmusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_sDIRtpXBE&list=RDZ_sDIRtpXBE&start_radio=1

2025-09-29 21:30:48 UTC

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LFG Suzanne! When next show in ATX?

2025-09-08 18:21:27 UTC

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As someone who has disagreed with you in the past, I have added new information since then and I now agree with you. The common desire is a unanimous 'truth' that doesn't require questioning our own biases. Thank you for being an outlet for me to search for that missing info!

2025-09-05 00:33:19 UTC

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All fair points. You've given me a bit to think about...no pun intended

2025-09-04 20:20:12 UTC

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Likewise, I appreciate we could discuss this in a civil manner (quite rare these days)
I find appealing to the text in the white paper, in today's context vs. when it was written, requires also acknowledging that the code pushed on Jan 3 2009 is not the same as it is today. Hell, even the 21M supply cap wasn't coded in the original software release (see https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0042.mediawiki ), nor was the supply cap even mentioned in the white paper. Op_return wasn't added until 2014 (same version release [Bitcoin Core version 0.9.0] that the above BIP was added to consensus). So to appeal to the white paper as the absolute intent of the project would be a little faulty in my opinion

2025-09-04 17:57:41 UTC

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From what I've looked into it, running knots doesn't protect you from other's using the network for their own agenda (I'm not co-signing anyone else's agenda, as I only control what I can control). You can run knots, but know that the node software will still carry (cache) at least 100 non standard transactions in order to help with block reconstruction. I get the fact that no one wants to be associated with things they believe are abhorrent (I don't either), but it simply is not true that these things would be plain text and human readable/discernible without willingly running the bytes through a translator (decryption). *Also, this type of info is being XOR'd (obfuscated) through randomized XOR-key (making it more difficult to simply unscramble, kinda like the idea of a nonce [number once])
*This is assuming you are running Core 28 or newer with initial block download. If running a prior version, there is an XOR tool that does not require you to re-download the entire block history again.
The main goal should be to have honest users making transactions using bitcoin's network to drown out any perceived illicit materials making it's way into blocks (gate-kept by block size and fees), not appeal to authority based on subjective (albeit consensus) morality
I'd push back on point 1.
You want bitcoin to be a monetary network (and by your measure it very well might be). This won't be absolutely true until it is unanimously used as such by all humans on this planet. Until then, the absolute truth is that bitcoin is a messaging system (based on concise design of the code being run)
I agree with point 2. The only problem here is that what is considered 'illicit' or undesirable changes throughout history. This creates a constant power struggle over the narrative of what is subjectively undesirable to the largest cohort of humans
As to point 3., my original post was being facetious, being we are using that platform right now. I'm trying to draw the parallels between both networks. Nostr, at is foundation, is a messaging network (just as bitcoin is). The problem of content (or transaction) curation leads to the issue mentioned above about point 2.
I appreciate your response and respect it. These are ultimately my thoughts and it is not meant to be imposed on you. Please run Knots or whatever software you choose. Ultimately I find we can all be stronger together and will find the way through discourse. Cheers!

2025-09-03 23:05:26 UTC

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I apologize, I must take a step back myself 😅
I got lost in a thread of your studybitcoin posts that were quote-posting prior study material. So that led me to make one comment generally on the AI text (not specific to the post wrt to analyzing P's original post). For clarity, this method of learning is great, but some of the info is missing context or full information. I understand getting the general gist is normally sufficient, but with bitcoin there are so many nuances that are normally missed (evidenced by Grok, for example, having convos with tenured & technical individuals on X needing to be corrected on certain aspects it responded confidently on)
src: https://x.com/evoskuil/status/1962793264433566006
Feel free to ignore me, as I'm a complete stranger to you. But I appreciate the discourse!

2025-09-03 21:33:31 UTC

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Yeah, however...P's post is an opinion, it's not objective truth. LLMs are always a product of what they are trained on, so it is possible to absorb biases and present them as absolute truth.
I'm not intending to impede you doing your own research, and I actually applaud you for actually doing it!
I simply want to bring up the fact that some of the information I read in the text was either hallucinated or based on incorrect assumptions

2025-09-03 19:55:29 UTC

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This AI is insanely biased and is only basing its analysis on conversations on X/Twitter. It doesn't take into account the bitcoindev mailing list, delving bitcoin or the bitcoin core meeting logs. I'd caution ingesting this info as absolute truth with regards to the history of OP-Return

2025-09-03 19:47:55 UTC

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when "Nostr is a CSAM Relay Service" video?

2025-09-03 19:44:44 UTC

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It's not line dancing, but broken spoke has texas two step dance lessons on Friday nights

2025-09-03 19:41:44 UTC

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I've watched you build this brand over the past 2 years. It's inspiring, keep it up!

2025-08-13 17:34:57 UTC

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What I say upon walking into the room to see my bitaxe has still not found a block:
#nevent1q…4gj5

2025-07-29 18:11:58 UTC

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Supposedly both are filing guilty pleas 🤯 (Yes, hopefully for much lesser charges, but still intriguing)
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzq46rsulmv4uqvm83zs9f6v0rdra44wztlz45jpljlfgdp6k4t37qqythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qqsgqgzaspypmwtrv5pz77nquv4u3lem7juu04hyfh4f5cnmj3q3hlqhkzp4g

2025-07-29 17:58:25 UTC

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This is a wild development. Utterly confusing, but perhaps the defense costs were getting too insane for Rodriguez. I wonder how the tornado cash case is going to play into how William Hill reacts/responds, especially with Roman Storm NOT testifying in his own case...

2025-07-29 17:47:21 UTC

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It's worth the wait, loving my soaps!

2025-07-29 17:44:51 UTC

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Still waiting on more news/terms of potential plea deal. Hill supposedly returning from Lisbon to US end of September. I'm so confused as to what is transpiring in this case, all as the tornado cash case continues to provide bullshit logic with regards to chainalysis...what a world we're living in
Src:
#nevent1q…cqln

2025-07-29 17:39:55 UTC

@nprofile…l2yj & @nprofile…zx3h Keonne changing his plea to guilty today!?! RHR gonna be a wild one this week

2025-06-30 00:55:35 UTC

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Lemongrass is heavenly btw 🧼
#nevent1q…usgq

2025-06-30 00:53:24 UTC

knots fanatic, moral superiority purists have learned absolutely nothing from the last election

2025-06-23 19:18:25 UTC

support your local fanity... #profanity #nsfw https://blossom.primal.net/9ce7b45ad1e28189d1593150046c92395e9a4b9189af2915ba3f96803f775a2a.jpg

2025-06-14 20:05:08 UTC

Haven't used them yet, but they smell great! Doing my part to make sure @nprofile…f08g can zap @nprofile…raye 21k sats every episode like a legend https://blossom.primal.net/389440a2809d45e52a2519c9a58008dc7546cd2c6a9e0016c3bc3e302e9f10aa.jpg

2025-06-14 20:00:00 UTC

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Just saw them in Austin 2 nights ago, absolute 🔥 https://blossom.primal.net/aed7afbbfcb34fe70f74474c9b788a8a2a7b3ec2cf008eb760b8ff6dd3ac24d5.jpg

2025-06-10 13:46:37 UTC

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What about 21,000,012? Palindrome supply

2025-06-09 13:04:30 UTC

::wakes up::
::checks the date::
nice!

2025-06-05 00:03:44 UTC

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Jack & Co. ship shit;
Reply trolls are dipshits.
End rant. Thx.
#nevent1q…j8zy

2025-05-30 23:16:57 UTC

I made this in 2011, completely unaware that a solution to corrupt money was released 2 years prior
https://m.primal.net/QyJY.jpg

2025-05-27 01:17:22 UTC

Sneak peak at something I’m workin on for @nprofile…7zrt
Pawn to E4 ♟️
https://m.primal.net/QxdH.jpg

2025-05-23 00:28:54 UTC

I will not be fielding questions about my pizza topping choice..
https://m.primal.net/QwqX.jpg

2025-05-21 16:49:49 UTC

Someone call 911
911 sats per cuckbuck
9:11 Moscow time

2025-05-10 03:07:39 UTC

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Such a great pair of complementary voices. I’ve been rockin with Lucius since their first album — Songs from The Bromley House

2025-01-29 04:20:15 UTC

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That doesn’t mean they provide the data to the government you dipshit. That means you agree that your ENCRYPTED data and metadata is transferred to the US jurisdiction and other countries where their servers are held. Context matters.
https://m.primal.net/OFXm.jpg

2025-01-29 03:39:28 UTC

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So for someone who hasn’t noted anything in 8 months and then comes commenting on every OpenSecret/Maple note, I really don’t take you seriously. Also, TOS & PP say nothing about selling my search history, which is what I originally commented on. Any time you interface with a company offering a product, they will always have boiler plate sharing verbiage, but since OS/Maple team collect as little information as possible, I’m fine with the potential that they have to store my email address. Acceptable trade offs compared to other AI agent accounts. Good try on the gotcha tho…👍🏼

2025-01-29 03:07:21 UTC

I’ve been using Maple for about a month now..it has replaced Google searches for me. Great knowing my search history isn’t being tracked and sold to third parties!
#note1tem…4f0s

2025-01-24 02:19:50 UTC

Primal has a cool feature that allows you to take saved advanced searches & turn them into scrollable feeds for your home screen in the app. I made this music video feed courtesy of @npub1qny…95gx because mornings are for living free and grooving to music.
(Second photo is the advanced search criteria if you wanna add it to your own profile)
https://m.primal.net/NxMi.jpg
https://m.primal.net/NxMj.jpg

2025-01-07 18:17:43 UTC

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This is the response I would have expected to my first comment, not a chatGPT response bloated with wordy (most likely biased & potentially non factual) “science”. However, grains are not inherently “good” or “bad”. They are naturally occurring in this world and many of our ancestors have sustained themselves on them. I understand being cognizant of what our food eats, but how privileged it is to even have this preference.

2025-01-07 14:52:32 UTC

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Thanks for the chatGPT response, but it literally doesn’t address why grains are bad, as suggested in your OP. Grass fed, grass finished puritans would have you justify the higher cost of that type of beef for a marginal omega-3/CLA (i don’t even know what the fuck that is) boost in your consumption. 🤷🏻‍♂️

2025-01-07 05:34:17 UTC

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I don’t see what is wrong with grains. The beef from my rancher here in Texas is grass fed, grain finished. It’s amazingly tasty, nutritious & contains more fat marbling through the cuts. I certainly don’t want my beef being fed corn products, but idk where everyone got the idea that wholly grass fed beef is supreme

2025-01-03 01:13:03 UTC

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Source? This doesn’t even seem remotely possible. I don’t believe that monthly range (12/3-1/3) is anywhere above 850eH

2025-01-02 00:49:36 UTC

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So true..if something is not referred via word of mouth, I stay away

2024-12-27 01:11:38 UTC

Reverse seared 20mins at 270°
On the cast iron for 2min 20secs each side
Rest 5mins
Enjoy
How do you cook your NY strips?
https://m.primal.net/NHlD.jpg

2024-12-25 22:00:41 UTC

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Merry Crustmas!! (Merry Christmas too! 🙃)

2024-12-25 13:29:11 UTC

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Merry Christmas to you & the pups! 🎄

2024-11-30 13:27:07 UTC

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Just finished Mere Christianity a couple of weeks ago. Another passage from CS that I read over and over again was this:
https://m.primal.net/Mkrc.jpg

2024-11-25 15:52:25 UTC

@npub1emd…c9aw , tell me if this is a dumb idea:
AnchorWatch raises funds to purchase small regional insurance companies. Take the premiums paid by customers and use that cash to purchase bitcoin. Public & customers don’t even need to know the company holds the bitcoin. AnchorWatch takes loans against the bitcoin in treasury to pay claims. Claims paid out in cash like normal, but the treasury of the company continues to grow in bitcoin. Eventually you can acquire larger insurance companies to employ the same strategy. Flywheel effect, something something, AnchorWatch is now the Lloyds of London of America.

2024-10-31 13:06:28 UTC

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Why are voting machines even a thing. Who woke up and thought, “ya know what doesn’t work, paper ballots..we should invent better voting technology”?
After seeing what was done with Simple Proof and Stakwork, I firmly believe that voting must occur in its simplest form with a network of validators certifying the results. Until we get that in the US, it will always be rigged

2024-10-16 17:11:16 UTC

Sinatra on at the coffee shop. Headed to a steakhouse for the bro’s birthday. Suits. It’s gonna be a classic day. Cheers folks

2024-10-11 03:21:11 UTC

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Oh ok, well in that case please stay safe and definitely locate/destroy the device 🙏🏼

2024-10-11 02:52:25 UTC

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Are you in a rental car? Sometimes the individuals that rent them out will use AirTags in their vehicles. This is why I will never rent through apps like Turo…

2024-10-10 23:18:25 UTC

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Nothing stops this dress..

2024-10-09 18:58:02 UTC

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Imagine letting your identity be referential to spitting on penises…

2024-10-08 22:22:15 UTC

Headed to this tonight. Sold out in 5 mins but got lucky to snag a couple of tickets. Just like bitcoiners, comedians are doing more for Americans than the US Govt
https://m.primal.net/LPIx.jpg

2024-10-08 13:01:53 UTC

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GM & Welcome back! 🫂 ☕️

2024-10-07 18:56:28 UTC

Starting to think I gotta delete twitter accounts so I can completely be free of walled gardens and time sucks

2024-10-06 18:09:52 UTC

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Legacy finance is a cancer on the people. This type of “financial product” is the exact same playbook as the US Government. Steal value from the people by ‘monetizing’ their future time and realizing it as a present adjusted asset. This further perpetuates debt slavery — the modern enslavement revolution won’t be televised, but it will be presented as a payment option…be aware folks

2024-10-04 13:44:49 UTC

People panic buying toilet paper know they can just buy a bidet, right?

2024-10-04 03:33:28 UTC

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Doing God’s work Guy! Thank you 🫂

2024-10-04 03:30:36 UTC

Bitcoiners doing more for NC/TN than the USG
#note12mn…54qx

2024-10-03 17:46:35 UTC

Love to see fellow artists exploring with different materials and mediums. Accelerate.
#note1wx6…h7um

2024-10-02 00:43:19 UTC

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I prefer the first one

2024-10-02 00:11:19 UTC

Good evening Nostr!! I haven’t posted any of my art in a while. Here’s a sneak peak at a new SATSCARD I’m working on. More merchants I frequently visit are becoming ‘Cash Free’ businesses. This is sad to see. Paper money is the only remaining medium to privately transact, so I figured I’d use it in a mixed media, bearer instrument—featuring new & improved freedom tech. #bitcoin #btc #makemoneyprivateagain
Let me know how large a UTXO should be loaded on it when it’s complete!
https://m.primal.net/LHvf.jpg

2024-09-30 19:37:53 UTC

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To your first inquiry, I would answer that it is impossible to deal with absolutes in life. There will always be some authority of one group of humans over another to some extent. In current western society, the church (majorly influenced by Christianity) has no enforcement body that limits women’s agency. It is the State and individuals representing the State that wield this “authority” and enforce it, many times using religious values as justification of action. In other societies, religious patriarchy IS the State & does directly limit women’s agency. A literal execution of the word of their religion in real, everyday life. Arguably, in this framing, Christianity and the Bible serve as moral guidelines, but not forced behavior in real life. Although the biblical scriptures have content that was considered acceptable at the time of its writing, doesn’t mean these texts need to be interpreted and acted upon in the most literal way. Women factually have more agency under Christian influence than some other religions (not all, but I’m also not educated enough on all religions to opine further). This isn’t me justifying or promoting subjugation of females, but it does hold some weight and points to the more important question of: why do we seek agency from religion or government in the first place?
This leads to addressing your second inquiry. There are Christian apologists and others who try to modernize Christianity (as it is practiced). I think you’d enjoy Rev. Timothy Keller’s vast writing on these types of topics where Christianity and its values/traditions are questioned. I personally gained a interest to his teachings through his book “The Reason For God” which explores skeptics’ hesitations toward accepting the Bible and/or Christian beliefs.

2024-09-29 00:42:30 UTC

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Yes these are excerpts from the Bible. Some taken out of context, but I agree these are heavily skewed against women’s agency. I’ve never heard any of these passages used in sermon, nor have I read them as moral guidance. But to denounce the entire Bible as sexist because of these passages and say that all historical patriarchal structures are bad seems to be a stretch to me.
That said, I respectfully remain to disagree with the OP. I truly do appreciate your willingness to share this much. I also respect your contributions to bitcoin/lightning adoption. Have a great rest of your day

2024-09-28 22:59:08 UTC

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So personally (and I’m speaking from my perspective), I consider my dad the patriarch of my family. Him and my mother raised 3 kids and I never experienced any time where he subjugated my mom in any role. Not as a mother. Not in her career. So to me, patriarchy and subjugation are not synonymous, hence the original question. As so, I also don’t read the Bible and interpret it as suppressing women either. Each gender has a role and they are compliments of each other. Counterparts so to say. I was simply trying to gain another perspective as to why the recent movement of anti-patriarchy was showing up in my feeds lately

2024-09-28 22:40:14 UTC

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That’s not the type of response I was expecting to a genuine question. It doesn’t help your case to not inform others who don’t see things from your perspective. I understand time is valuable so I guess this won’t go anywhere

2024-09-28 18:40:10 UTC

Having something like this is never a bad idea. Always better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it. Easy to grab one thing on the way out if in an emergency. Even if you don’t put this much stuff in a bug out bag, you’ll be grateful to have whatever is in there should you ever find yourself needing it
#note1zyx…ny66

2024-09-28 17:16:17 UTC

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What is wrong with patriarchy?

2024-09-28 02:00:06 UTC

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Ahh ok, maybe I just never noticed this in the past. I do know that my phones battery is pretty shot as well, which can’t help the situation

2024-09-27 22:39:44 UTC

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I guess it’s just my phone. It’s older so maybe that’s why

2024-09-27 22:03:17 UTC

Primal works better than it was last week, but now it’s making my phone run super hot and drains the battery, even when plugged into the charger. Anyone else experiencing this?
#asknostr

2024-09-26 23:24:40 UTC

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💯

2024-09-26 23:13:09 UTC

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🤯

2024-09-26 23:11:04 UTC

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Yeah I saw AZ now has tweets protected…yikes

2024-09-26 23:10:09 UTC

Just finished reading the entire Swan Mining Saga doc…Netflix should pick this up
#note10rs…y7hg

2024-09-26 19:41:11 UTC

Swan suing mining partners in what seems like an attempted hostile/hotstyle take over. Just in time to be discussed by @npub1qny…95gx and @npub1guh…6hjy on @npub10ut…xdlq tomorrow 16:30 UTC

2024-09-26 19:23:56 UTC

Through the front door,
Said out the back, I see your smilin’ face n I’m smilin’ back.
Baby, we’ve been here before. And you’re sweet, sweet lovin’ keeps healin’ me 🎶

2024-09-26 17:50:35 UTC

Been loving the blue & green lately
https://m.primal.net/LCuK.jpg

2024-09-26 04:23:56 UTC

Solid advice.
#note1um0…rsm2

2024-09-25 18:48:44 UTC

Hit a block with my creative energy. Projects stalled. Trying to get that motivation back. Time for a long walk without the phone

2024-09-24 19:23:42 UTC

Visas days are numbered. MC, Amex, Discover. All of them. People will take back the transfer of value between us. Swipe fees will be a thing of the past, to be replaced with on-chain or lightning routing fees

2024-09-24 17:37:02 UTC

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A debasing dollar….

2024-09-24 00:59:14 UTC

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Gn LW!

2024-09-23 20:14:47 UTC

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Carl out here living the life we all want

2024-09-23 20:14:16 UTC

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Reminds me of https://open.spotify.com/track/0LOcXq48Q660WIRrMlhEDP?si=ezXWiX62QnKnIw_UAr14rw

2024-09-22 20:34:56 UTC

Which one of you is in charge of design decisions at Kawasaki?
This Ninja 650 is the Nostr edition 🟪🟧
https://m.primal.net/Kyeu.jpg

2024-09-22 17:17:34 UTC

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Keep pushing brother! I’ve been following since you started last year and your hard work is noticed 🫂

2024-09-22 15:18:25 UTC

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But that would undermine the “strong, independent woman” thing about this meet up. Acknowledging that it’s institutions that lie and take away womens’ agency would not have the same effect

2024-09-21 20:04:44 UTC

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This seems to be more opinion than fact. Sure there’s a high probability that those weapons could potentially be used for that purpose, but it’s a non zero probability that wouldn’t be the result.
Interesting to take any side in a conflict that supports harming other humans. Both sides could just agree to not harm the other, but that’s too much to ask for

2024-09-21 19:45:53 UTC

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Is it evil to kill another human?

2024-09-21 17:11:08 UTC

Still thinking about this meal
#note1djy…jfnl

2024-09-21 17:07:22 UTC

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Godspeed #12

2024-09-21 14:13:00 UTC

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We are not a serious country

2024-09-21 14:11:59 UTC

GM Nostr, it’s SATurday the 21st!! 🫂☕️