michaelafriedl
Michael Friedl

Finally got the chance to try out my Brialetti. Unsurprisingly, it makes good coffee. It's not espresso quality but it is consistent and flavorful. 👍 ☕
https://blossom.primal.net/010cee0c1d1b06658335f63483fcefb76c31e6d7271eea96b657f16c6f93b80c.mp4

2026-03-19 15:12:17 UTC

The fist bump is fine, but it is not a substitute for a handshake.

2026-03-18 00:28:22 UTC

- reply

Seems legit.

2026-03-14 22:24:23 UTC

- reply

Georgeous. 😮

2026-03-14 00:37:29 UTC

- reply

That is both ghoulish and funny. Still glad I didn't join up. Not that I was in any real danger of that.

2026-03-11 07:16:51 UTC

- reply

Okay.....

2026-03-06 16:00:09 UTC

- reply

No love lost. They can stick to their own economically depressed dystopias and I'll stick to mine.

2026-03-05 00:50:05 UTC

- reply

It's come a crazy long way. I still miss that Golden Age.

2026-03-02 16:19:58 UTC

- reply

I bookmarked this.

2026-03-02 13:56:34 UTC

- reply

I would suggest specializing in one type of news. My impression is FLASH reads like a mixed/general social media feed.

2026-03-02 13:51:44 UTC

- reply

They don't do anything tho

2026-03-01 16:57:47 UTC

Privacy.com saved me again. I created a Brilliant account to see what all the ad reads were about and used a Privacy virtual debit card to access the premium mode under a free trial. Eventually, I decided to close my account within the free trial window and disabled my Privacy card. Later, I found out they tried to charge me $129.50 anyway after I cancelled and closed my Brilliant account, but Privacy didn’t let the transaction go through.

2026-03-01 15:03:51 UTC

GM.
Crepes for breakfast!
https://blossom.primal.net/a996fb0df5d73610b4395fec93a6561aadc716807243b0061a25a9fadadeace1.jpg

2026-02-27 22:46:14 UTC

- reply

Wow nice!

2026-02-26 21:58:51 UTC

- reply

Very interesting to see if anything useful comes from any of this. Or if the ability to sling more code even faster just results in more broken, unfinished, abandoned apps.

2026-02-25 12:54:58 UTC

- reply

I am interested in this as well. I've literally watched the audible app peak and degrade since 2017.

2026-02-25 12:30:45 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/db500ac1e4c63ade789cc9fd87f49e3906029bc3a3fbd1b0b186a8689c32c87d.jpg

2026-02-25 12:29:15 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/1fc79ce25896ceb8eb4a29ef7e8d2b4efa572e80c68e26ee3b879580bc774e7b.jpg

2026-02-22 11:30:11 UTC

- reply

In the nostr/bitcoin community I feel like I'm always watchibg the latest dev breakthrough get downgraded from "we've obsoleted humans" --->"this changes everything" --->"this is another tool in the developer toolbox"

2026-02-22 10:54:41 UTC

FRIDAY DAY TRIP PART 5: Misc photography
https://blossom.primal.net/558f8514c77287e36e1917ad215d946091d8feb6b4352c3e21c03dec96a29dfa.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/211704d406b39d2cc9806a115eb6b0fc799e17ec6b936f0bb60c9dabc0516356.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/3dfbe564a7d0f7deb030b0570d3c0f6120cf7840e76e6a0627efabd9981eabf0.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/4ecf7c04dd788a1bb70e85928fd2076e802f27e52628064cd8be664b2e14abd3.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/fc3e4eca57fb6626ed7adbebb2fd78e670bddec7e6c5bf211a0ccd31e736bc2c.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/f026cf25ee4b5c3b45496275dbdae92dd37f4d4f9b74b76e3f5fbb8da0c1ccc9.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/41a0cb15d30e211a6953273aecbef8a8ea74f269004eead519dd46a571301f17.jpg

2026-02-22 10:44:41 UTC

FRIDAY DAY TRIP PART 4: Big Brutus
The largest electric shovel still in existence. A magnificent fossil of American industry. 160 feet tall and weighing 5500 tons when it was operational. This thing is huge. It's a shame the boom was closed due to insurance reasons because I was getting dizzy just standing on the catwalk on the main body.
https://blossom.primal.net/e45735e2ad197951edb17940c2ab5d48b749108e762612ba73affe5cca31d723.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/979af164cd2a56ddc4e17ec00717bebcff076766adefd0a59f1361bd968b4d3c.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/1f2673161cd9b3ba32043d70f5ea18d2db8fb75db700ead943013fd0274ce929.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/c6663a23fe30c4068ada40c722cef3852f2a7ac6a50cb186dae2e473dc6d65ed.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/13a09e6c0101ccb2f0d6212f0b64091e98adc8f5f47b4adc5734b0c684b83bd1.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/2babc24513a8cb64ddc14a7a8fbc6b7347c6ce6fc7f96c4747d428e7c547232c.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/a986a4ab5a69fb9aa807e04d39449d107f6b940f15ce03e61a8391db0f4ddbf2.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/27eabe6fde5e98b7b7e6a0ad7f6a89b980e901f5f5300a84139b8c070b92611b.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/be7b689d34cccf290a6a91723eeb697459670f32d3049e082831655bcb9b7251.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/dfe1fc7c771717c6ec1cf888b01504cbed62916475ef384bfc37665659c02347.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/e15d37a27014d6ca83527fb59371957240a0d261a693489ea16bad1e9eb7e343.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/8697956919fb8a649bb19d0129479481cf2ec7928f96445a7522f5b0b717780c.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/c1f2ea2fb6f6a89451d09ce205412cf4e822f23cc8fd260bbed1f520dee078f6.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/42cc269d3d03579f3c34f2388f98846358ab92ba7d6eda2175902272161da62a.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/33c25bf9678013e978a2302d5958c548e52e48cff61a3696430beeb8ee00bf85.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/f41e6b7eb2df555ad857ab6df82b5df7b7137a3259fda9566080a3544ededa37.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/fd68b04979579b9996091877d457f088108ae6031a9581c60bff612d9cc576fe.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/56cdd267b7709d18a69713e5424830fc964045760add4524b1e347b08b8fc28a.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/cb1e1b591320d2c7c31513c5249a9147b57e86f72b87ce65db6291d4dd85765d.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/c5088618ff655350be8d78024e7bbfa29f2dc6dc157b35c67949dc63fe602b7a.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/2d5a64076740fbdade8c1349d0e189caded8527b08184d24d59a928530942900.jpg

2026-02-22 10:31:43 UTC

FRIDAY DAY TRIP PART 3: Cars on the Route
It was fun hearing a bit about the history of Route 66 and the Pixar animators who drove it and made a movie.
idk why the last two selfies are mirrored even after I flipped them in the photo editor.
https://blossom.primal.net/f719accf2276969c86a33375bc7cf3ac00fd5aa5325f8b6d97b98befea938356.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/72a5c5923e8891e59a5b4b8c42f340dd10807b353bc8003e35c2d4c4cfa6876c.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/f7d83abcb11ebf236d3561eb86b92969a79ea0feed8eb2977328335873a358be.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/bc54677d32a2417919e1dd86c90cbdcfc7b94950b8dcba1a8bf9d15ba857bf4e.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/1dae8b126d30ecf43ff895e0a9c63ebf22948eba51cac9012d59196edb56d1b9.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/e447323b39885d2cc603426430ead4ec1207241a40510ff5e38f1b01a7b2d0b2.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/7e129c498269b8e7066e532e6285a98d2c6c9932a83b61a019a1c9dafbbf538d.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/37ec2ef71bb7807b803e69d22c2ce4cde0b9f063b8835e68bc37c48f822191ed.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/42c7ef51e2526e4febd7616bcd79396514c11f5285a15ef02be565879d1307bb.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/755026e96eed77bedbe113a9816ec761f6b1d7ba64e70e8621020f44cb7804ea.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/624147676574b098389c1f2173ab8fe5c980d972e19e4036c1beafaa7fe6cbb3.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/18eae17d7eb048c19d97c8d4d2b14fedae49cca7f2d3ba790f52beaf768f70ff.jpg

2026-02-22 10:22:34 UTC

FRIDAY DAY TRIP PART 2: Grand Falls
Probably the most fun I've had all month.
https://blossom.primal.net/0b1705e18dc1981a5ee26fe444679c7ba878fe5518ea98aed07551a0aacb105a.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/9785f536e3813709bf4c7807833d1eafa132175ae0829d0321cfe44b471f9a29.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/f87892afc0554b9c4341b62850e76e0600d3839dc375830fedda06d41f8f40b1.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/dd69e7684c98fae3e3ffeb7d0302a5c6f366ccf80efaa80b403ecd8da2016dfd.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/538879ef3b5ade15a8a2f3938e3714266ae23c96a06a11dbec374d00b99f6fa7.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/80460df718656cf40474f5cd490d6d8f76054d8381956c55e392fb4c74dcf508.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/fb7aeca87b968e8155764362e0413674da06fea17a2d8173ef4ad5a7df4adf1b.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/d37a4739c253ea69a3cab1f7e54e908cb6483822cbe83eb840bcd7d88c743c9a.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/b57302a8068f989a54b9d496d374495f2a19e64ab0f6661d0f7e461e4d9e7e64.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/cd97370ccfb3451afaaae2333bf4d16a6b853230534816789eff55be75477bc4.jpg

2026-02-22 10:11:56 UTC

Had quite the day trip in Missouri and Kansas last Friday. Got to see the Carver National Monument, Grand Falls, Cars on the Route, the Galena museum (briefly. I'll have to return), and Big Brutus. If you're in the Joplin, Missouri area, it makes for a great day trip. You can easily hit four or five places in a single day, easy.
https://blossom.primal.net/4074883fb1675576c9cfa70af6398160f87fe90a184503d6cca21bf448fc7d0a.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/2e9228b08ead43af35cdc2ca13c011ebcb55d52d74622ffe99f9c254a7a0a966.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/0335a7dec148cc08d6e4a3779e78998d65b8b58bb391695957c339003927e43e.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/b8d694fb983e25de4c59ac2bd0f109cc46016e7af7c043ba6db3663e4d7a855a.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/cfc50a3041de94ede3c4a8705b03daaf53740103b001d7b4a6d2223c965326ea.jpg

2026-02-20 13:35:53 UTC

The flight out of Fresno into Denver is by far the most scenic flight I've ever had a window seat for.
I didn't even get pictures except for the beginning, but let's just say you fly over a vast amount of natural beauty. Highly recommend it.
https://blossom.primal.net/60e682f45769f6f29cac6933f67be9d77afa97f664f1af6e9b50d8b38f2e5fb5.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/84f2ebf217145866fbbe577493ff0b88cc9598ffa17d1eb45de38fc87c808a9c.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/4dcc04ad0a97fd7e37f1deaebd74cc5882693e0b6a1a1ebb986c0210f18d5b55.jpg

2026-02-16 22:54:39 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/68b8ed8badfffd398ef0223ad50c497ad792552b75d2c4e9630c8ce5c15af2df.jpg

2026-02-16 04:22:18 UTC

- reply

Skin in the game.

2026-02-12 23:53:16 UTC

- reply

It’s like a competition with these guys to see who can make the wildest prediction on the most implausible timeline.

2026-02-12 23:40:57 UTC

- reply

We're all gonna be brains in jars in six months. Trust me, bro.

2026-02-12 19:37:04 UTC

- reply

Like a slice of an international airport.

2026-02-12 18:39:00 UTC

- reply

They don't have to understand Bitcoin because the Bitcoin is just collateral. And they aren't taking any risk. The only risk is on the side of the borrower.

2026-02-12 17:25:31 UTC

- reply

Your comment assumes that everyone knows that bitcoin is the best asset. Most people don't. They still want/need fiat.

2026-02-12 15:45:39 UTC

- reply

Was everyone in the world already on a Bitcoin standard and I didn't notice?

2026-02-12 15:42:24 UTC

- reply

Exactly. Bitcoin backed loans are a tool to be used responsibly. The people slandering Strike over this aren't offering practical solutions to real problems that real people face, only talk. And talk is cheap. They're purists for a world that doesn't exist and they aren't building anyway.

2026-02-11 21:38:14 UTC

- reply

Even without passmail addresses it's pretty good about identifying and sorting out the spam from the stuff I want to see. Even from the same company.
I use passmail addresses most of the time though. 👍

2026-02-11 15:39:46 UTC

- reply

https://blossom.primal.net/f554f33924e660c1e74279a10fba9d871cf0b43e92e855f2d41d106a5f5dd402.jpg

2026-02-10 23:42:18 UTC

- reply

I'm sorry to hear that. That must be hard for you and your sister. My condolences.

2026-02-10 19:33:35 UTC

- reply

Is that cauliflower and french fries?

2026-02-10 15:06:12 UTC

- reply

I do that sometimes.

2026-02-10 14:14:23 UTC

- reply

I travel for work and my job pays for my food on the go, but it's still tricky. 😄
One of my first discoveries while travelling was that butter doesn't exist anywhere in the United States. Not in middle America, not on the coasts. It's either 100% margarine or a margarine butter blend. But it's just called butter 🤦
Bread 100% doesn't exist in the United States. If you want bread, you have to make it yourself from scratch.
Anyway, I manage and can't complain really, but often mealtime more resembles scavenging than it does dining. I visit grocery stores often. 😄
I figure it's better to engage with this reality than to have your health ruined and your brain fried over a couple decades of eating toxic food.

2026-02-09 23:21:31 UTC

- reply

I would if they weren't 400 dollars. 😄 Not paying that luxury price tag.

2026-02-07 14:39:19 UTC

- reply

This is your brain on daily wire.

2026-02-06 16:55:10 UTC

And the sun rises.
https://blossom.primal.net/ac030382c11cc82309af1a3cec67c04bcd0ffcb69ecb5265c8e80c95e4966dfc.jpg

2026-02-06 14:48:57 UTC

Mood.
https://blossom.primal.net/912272e5267ac9879a40375186b71408cb41ed195be1d6b1b4283369ef5dae86.jpg

2026-02-04 14:36:54 UTC

- reply

Ben has been on this hill for years and his reputation will continue to die there.

2026-02-04 00:54:02 UTC

- reply

For now we're in the nightmare timeline.

2026-02-03 19:38:44 UTC

What is wrong with my country? 🇺🇸 😄
https://blossom.primal.net/2b7f2c8a5d3d3bd4c80ef279bf94a24248a0e9b7232152dc53cd2faf58fa7c59.jpg

2026-02-01 20:20:34 UTC

- reply

For example, I paid off a credit card recently using Strike's Bill Pay. That sold some Bitcoin at a loss that I stacked last week. But I also just stacked my paycheck this recent Friday. When Bitcoin goes back up, I'll come out ahead. It really is a time preference thing.
Unless you're Jack Mallers though, I would still keep a bank account with an emergency fund in dollars.

2026-02-01 20:15:59 UTC

- reply

I stopped being annoyed at price dips when I internalized the fact that sats are fungible. If you're always stacking and you save more than you spend the short term dips don't matter.

2026-02-01 19:48:05 UTC

- reply

Does it matter?

2026-01-31 11:51:43 UTC

- reply

I think the only people who expect Bitcoin influencers to remain faithful to a single social media platform are other high-level Bitcoin influencers.

2026-01-27 22:45:57 UTC

Airlines have complimentary wifi now lets gooo!!

2026-01-27 20:18:03 UTC

- reply

No amount of censorship will ever cover up the evil.

2026-01-26 17:29:09 UTC

- reply

How difficult is it to get an FFL?

2026-01-26 14:52:33 UTC

No. I will not fall for the latest political panic porn.

2026-01-24 14:33:12 UTC

Google Maps be like "but don't you want to reroute through a major city center to save 20 minutes on an eight hour trip??"

2026-01-15 13:45:06 UTC

- reply

For me it's hearing "attack surface" in every podcast to describe any vulnerability whatsoever

2026-01-14 03:08:10 UTC

- reply

Root: A woodland game of might and right.
Very fun. There's strategy, randomness, variation, and a very strong social layer to the game.

2026-01-13 22:04:05 UTC

- reply

It astonishes me that this keeps working 😆

2026-01-12 17:10:14 UTC

VICTORY.
Bird monarchists FTW
https://blossom.primal.net/5e263f6b070aeaecefed2f21c6ebebadbbed90f8c5c9667c19b4e52600265e62.jpg

2026-01-11 02:42:15 UTC

- reply

Search will get worse and this'll claw back 50% of that lost functionality. Woohoo innovation. So much growth.

2026-01-08 22:41:55 UTC

- reply

What's happening now?

2026-01-08 22:26:02 UTC

- reply

Another fork incoming

2026-01-07 04:00:41 UTC

- reply

All I could think of when I saw that chair was that it looked very... human. 😌

2026-01-06 16:12:15 UTC

I am so grateful for espresso. I can have the worst night's sleep and it can still electrify me awake. At least for a while.

2026-01-04 18:11:17 UTC

- reply

That's 100% more

2026-01-04 17:55:58 UTC

- reply

No kidding. Totally reckless.

2026-01-04 15:33:17 UTC

- reply

2026-01-04 15:33:05 UTC

- reply

The Shakespeare gif makes a good GM.

2026-01-04 15:24:24 UTC

- reply

Why wouldn't you keep your money on an entirely separate device? Even a cheap one? Why take that risk at all. That and using cold storage or 2FA.

2026-01-04 15:10:47 UTC

- reply

Creepy nightmare fuel. Not a good GM

2026-01-04 14:57:19 UTC

- reply

Thank you for recommending this.

2026-01-03 21:39:52 UTC

- reply

prediction markets are something else

2026-01-03 15:12:16 UTC

Total carnage.
Talk about obnoxious branding on otherwise decent clothing.
https://blossom.primal.net/3a8e46b6494063480a386dccb1b519fe03a09258e96fe1b85aa1fd9bea3481db.jpg

2025-12-27 23:37:58 UTC

- reply

I would believe that.

2025-12-27 22:49:11 UTC

- reply

I'd say it started earlier but it's certainly fallen off a cliff since then on average.

2025-12-27 20:07:01 UTC

If there's a dry spell of creativity in the film industry, perhaps it's best to consider other forms of entertainment.
There's books, audiobooks, video games, and spending more time with family and friends. Heck, take the time to go out more. Learn a new skill. Don't compromise your standards in sync with Hollywood's creative decline.
You don't HAVE to keep consuming as much of a single form of entertainment as always.

2025-12-14 23:45:46 UTC

- reply

That looks like tasty tea. Chai?

2025-11-28 20:11:23 UTC

- reply

It's going to cost as much as a war to keep these stupid companies afloat.

2025-11-27 22:52:04 UTC

That magical moment
https://blossom.primal.net/53750896a634d587070f248dbdbc6204b5d02d48aaa845f7f61f60aa60a82d0d.jpg

2025-11-27 18:02:09 UTC

Wish I had taken more pictures. Nice little shopping district.
https://blossom.primal.net/f3f4ccfe8d1ebc6cc6177717460600db5dea521096f683fc328717d9a83455bd.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/8521948ac89eb43c282642004e60446c6bf25427df1f9fbdbc92f78e7cfb583e.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/acb9b6e77de9ef5ea5a05783613e4afe8867fcc3b023de61e31da4b7ee131bb1.jpg

2025-11-26 16:04:55 UTC

- reply

Ain't it the truth

2025-11-24 04:25:46 UTC

- reply

Truth

2025-11-24 04:24:39 UTC

- reply

Damn... that's a black pill.

2025-11-24 03:16:53 UTC

- reply

What the heck