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Building a my own block clock with an ESP32 and some E-paper. Very happy with it so far, still very much in a prototype phase. #blockclock2electricboogaloo
https://blossom.primal.net/eb94fc88d1ed27e35cd6291f088953c517ae6f33cfabaa991a170423af94b1b9.jpg

2026-02-05 22:21:38 UTC

Tough watching Ireland tonight, a couple of current players need to be put out to pasture now.
#Rugby #Sixnaions

2026-02-02 19:59:23 UTC

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Boarder lords!

2026-02-01 17:05:54 UTC

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Similar story in Clones where I'm from, same things is happening with pubs.

2026-01-30 15:26:23 UTC

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I especially like the soft hard times part

2026-01-30 15:24:05 UTC

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Hard times make tough men, tough mean make sandwiches, sandwiches make soft men, soft men make soft hard times

2026-01-27 21:46:29 UTC

Reading "The way to wealth" by Benjamin Franklin and came across this passage.
"We are taxed twice as much by our idleness,
three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly, and from these taxes the
commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abatement."
A few paragraphs later he says.
"It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service."
Amazing to think that 1/10 tax was considered hard in those days.
Idleness, pride, folly and taxes all at record highs today.

2026-01-26 19:37:24 UTC

#TolkienFacts
https://blossom.primal.net/333293e1cbbaa560d2df5b45af212d55acf5b7b4deb7de4c8dc61257e2691287.jpg

2026-01-26 09:40:22 UTC

Thinking about buying this old Irish cottage, needs a lot of work but comes with a lot of land (16 acres).
https://blossom.primal.net/8e6602a549f0d5307a767eeb56830b032f699cec7ab95f146274c4ac8240051c.jpg

2026-01-13 18:46:07 UTC

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Any further readings? My sister is a goldsmith and I would imagine she would be very interested in this

2026-01-13 18:05:51 UTC

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Unreal! Any examples?

2025-11-18 10:29:53 UTC

GM
https://blossom.primal.net/06614687e63e70f3b175a8fdf4292fa4cbba8d64305f65cdfc5d144ecd5399c7.jpg

2025-11-07 09:49:51 UTC

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We're also super pasty and more efficient at absorbing Vit D from the sun 😂

2025-10-27 23:14:20 UTC

If I back up my pixel then install and use Grafine on it can, can I then restore my old backed up OS onto one of the Grafine profiles? #asknostr

2025-10-23 21:00:39 UTC

The level of financial literacy in Ireland is frightening!
https://blossom.primal.net/eb6d0d63434c94a57e6f51a6d0d540ac271d03eb03d60785432b4f66c62db2d6.png

2025-10-07 08:31:47 UTC

The fiat mindset
https://blossom.primal.net/e3cf47646212cfb83054b14d29b519a7ba4519c89f22229f87a8619c7932ad47.jpg

2025-09-24 07:13:39 UTC

GM
https://blossom.primal.net/c1e8ba1adb76d3306bdb35c52538e034b61e0ee057e97c1dddecedfa0f1ac104.jpg

2025-09-19 18:55:04 UTC

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If you've not read any of his books I would advise it, he's an OG.

2025-09-19 07:37:45 UTC

Tolkien was a Bitcoiner #memes
https://blossom.primal.net/8142985b19cf4020f273f7cdb55a8105d1aba23350c4e1f30a3c8472b93b7e5f.png

2025-09-17 19:11:29 UTC

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Another good quote of his is
"All political power comes from the barrel of either guns, pussy, or opium pipes, and people seem to like it that way."

2025-09-17 18:10:27 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/5cf6f69a9a9274930845be6ce2c41ed8cf3e9ca306b0794662e6788fb3b4153a.jpg

2025-09-16 19:43:59 UTC

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That's one fine looking pull request!

2025-09-08 18:50:07 UTC

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Nice, I'll clone it and play around with if if that's okay?

2025-09-08 18:17:58 UTC

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Wanted to take a look at this on GitHub, seems to be an 404 error

2025-09-08 18:13:54 UTC

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If only I had 100 mate shares 😂

2025-09-04 09:10:25 UTC

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Internet KYC, so much government oversight. I don't know how anyone could look at the shit show in the UK and think "oh yeah let's move more towards that"
I don't doubt the government wants to push all this through I just question if the average person in Ireland agrees with any of this.

2025-09-03 21:02:28 UTC

Day 13 of 75 hard done ✅
Hardest day so far! Sick toddler in the house and general exhaustion meant today's workouts were a walk and yoga.
#75Hard

2025-09-03 20:58:48 UTC

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I'm in my early 30s and I genuinely don't know anyone who thinks hate speech is a good idea, and I would say the majority of my friends are fairly left leaning.
So I think there is hope yet.

2025-09-03 19:43:55 UTC

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Fair point, I would hope that some of them would at least see it as a free speech issue also..

2025-09-03 12:21:00 UTC

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No in England and Germany, both have hate speech laws.

2025-09-03 10:48:42 UTC

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With all the pro Palestinian protesters also being arrested I hope everyone can now see how bad an idea hate speech laws are.

2025-08-31 16:31:51 UTC

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A Bitcoin whale some might say

2025-08-30 22:01:16 UTC

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Fairly certain OG is a rap term, either the bloods or the crips

2025-08-23 08:43:53 UTC

Started 75 hard again yesterday.
For those that don't know these are the rules:
1 – Stick to a diet of your choice. Mine is stay in a weekly calories deficit, and no bullshit.
2 – No alcohol.
3 – Perform two 45-minute long workouts per day (one outside)
4 – Drink a gallon of water a day.
5 – Take a progress photo every day. (I failed on day 33 last time because I forgot this)
6 – 10 pages of non-fiction self-development books each day. (Re-reading @nprofile…ad8w Broken money to start with)
Fingers crossed I can actually finish it this time.

2025-08-22 19:57:16 UTC

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Agreed, I think you actually interact and post stuff of value rather than endless fluff 🤣

2025-08-21 21:27:59 UTC

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A couple of pull-ups thrown in and your golden

2025-08-17 22:17:18 UTC

Wish I had a cowboy hat as cool as @nprofile…s3pe

2025-08-11 14:34:17 UTC

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I've gotten into pickling myself recently.

2025-08-11 14:29:56 UTC

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Maybe my bank account was a Nostr account all the time? 😂

2025-08-10 16:11:05 UTC

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There are some several things that indicate when a block might be produced. I would suggest playing on noob for a while and it helps.

2025-08-10 13:59:25 UTC

Developed a little game, based on Bitcoin blocks.
Go give it a try.
Just played TXGuess! 🎯 Guessed: 2013 · Actual: 2013 · Δ0 · H: 245,045 #TXGuess #Bitcoin https://txguess.com/

2025-06-11 22:40:10 UTC

Just sold an old ps4 for 57,580 sats #stackingsats
https://blossom.primal.net/e708071b133c9c383e4f5e5649e1fa82e9cd3aa1ed2a0d37fab6dfb776dd32b3.jpg

2025-06-11 19:35:02 UTC

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Brunch:
Nicolau
The Mill
Zenith
Flora & Fauna
Dinner:
Time out market ( quite expensive but literally has everything and is really nice! Good for people watching and has a great buzz ) (go for lunch or dinner)
Pharmacia (sharing style food again on the more expensive side but setting is very cool! Like an old hospital)
Forno d’oro (Class food and service , not ideal location for drinks beforehand etc)
Valdo Gatti Italian (really busy area, go for drinks in park bar beforehand)
Lal tasco
Ramero (sea food)
La papa rucha (romantic restaurant but expensive)
Lust in Rio best night club and restaurant
Lx factory Lisbon (busy little area with a few restaurants and shops, good for lunch)
Drinks:
Park Bar ( gorge views literally on top of a multi story car park!)
Machim Bombo (pink girly bar but class cocktails, beside park bar so good second choice if park bar is full)
To do:
- Tuk Tuk Tour of Lisbon - great way of seeing the city because it’s so hilly!! Also brings you to all the best view points
- Lime scooters - scoot out to Belem and get the pastel de Natas from Pasteis de Belem they’re unreal!!
- Sintra, Penna Palace (cool colourful castle would recommend if you like history!)
- Cascais (if you are looking for a beach day, cheap train and lovely area)

2025-06-10 10:31:50 UTC

Back tweaks and being in your 30s name a more iconic duo!

2025-06-05 20:12:57 UTC

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Yes, never had a bank account, dealing purely in brown envelopes 😂

2025-06-05 17:51:06 UTC

#introduction
Hi all, I'm a data scientist, Rugby playey, Fitness addict and dad from Ireland (hence the username). Been in Crypto since about 2017, but became a maxi in 2020, you need a cycle to realise everything else is shit!
Decided to get set up on Nostr as @nprofile…fpp5 is always talking about it, so I'm still finding my way around.
I'm in the process of starting a sub stack blog exploring the tech behind Bitcoin from a block point of view, mainly because I want to understand it more deeply, if anyone is interested in proof reading my first blog it would be greatly appreciated 😀

2025-06-03 18:11:19 UTC

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Couple of sats for the road

2025-06-02 19:19:03 UTC

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My raspberry pie no longer can hoast my node, shame about all the spam

2025-06-02 10:30:16 UTC

Been thinking about what @nprofile…8sjr said on @nprofile…rzjs podcast recently. Trying to work through the math.
Let’s say you start with 1 BTC, currently worth $100k. You borrow $10k against it (using BTC as collateral) and use that loan to buy 0.1 BTC straight away.
Now imagine Bitcoin grows at 20% per year, (very bearish) In Year 2, BTC is $120k, so 0.1 BTC now costs $12k. You take out a new $12k loan, use $11.2k of that to repay last year’s loan (including 12% interest), and with the $800 remaining, you buy a little more BTC about 0.0067 BTC.
You repeat this every year, take out a loan equal to the value of 0.1 BTC, repay the previous one, and stack the difference. Over time, you're gradually increasing your BTC stack with no additional cash input. Even though most of the new loan each year goes toward repaying the old one, you’re still adding small amounts of BTC every year and thanks to the rising price of Bitcoin, that value compounds.
After 20 years, you’ll have grown your stack from 1 BTC to around 1.2 BTC, that's a great return IMO, but if we bump that CAGR up to 60% you earn about 0.5 BTC, a massive return.
In other words, you’re letting your Bitcoin work for you, stacking a little more each year fairly safely,l and "passively", and without CGT.
The main issue is if Bitcoin drops, especially before you’ve built up much buffer you could face a liquidation risk if the value of your collateral drops too low.
For example, if BTC drops 50%, the same $10k loan suddenly represents double the risk, and you may be forced to top up collateral or sell BTC at a loss to cover the loan.
Is there anything I'm missing? because this seems like a great personal "strantagy" to me.

2025-05-22 06:20:39 UTC

Any Irish Bitcoiners on here? #Ireland