Reed

Bitcoiner, Nuclear Engineer, Truth Maximalist, God not Religion, Earth not ESG

Nostr webstore: https://magicwebstore.xyz/index.html?pubkey=026c603613bd8a4f902d70a73dc37fe0ade8e900c77b35980c998f3ced4edf4450

Organizer of the Western Mass Bitcoin Meetup

Public Key

npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s

NIP-05 Address

reed@nostrplebs.com

NIP-57 Address

reedbtc@getalby.com

Profile Code

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relay.damus.io

nos.lol

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2024-09-01 21:14:39

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I'll check it out, thanks 👍

2024-08-27 17:33:51

The 25th Western Mass Bitcoin Meetup is on the calendar!
Meetup is on September 15th at 6pm at Peppa's Pizza in East Longmeadow!
The September topic will be all about how to keep your bitcoin secure.
https://www.meetup.com/western-mass-bitcoin-meetup/events/303078574/

2024-08-26 17:45:41

Here it comes...
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/26/nx-s1-5089737/massachusetts-mosquito-disease-parks-fatal

2024-08-17 22:05:50

Back from a week in Montana 😎
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2024-08-16 02:36:38

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I'll keep an eye out for it 🙂

2024-08-14 13:47:52

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Staying humble is just as important as stacking sats.

2024-08-14 13:41:21

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Yes. Now just stay humble and stack 'em 😎

2024-08-06 12:32:07

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I thought Tether was just in for the mining operation, which I believe is one of the few things they kept.

2024-07-27 12:25:09

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
I'm happy to stay home, mow the lawn with my son, hang with local bitcoiners and stack sats.
I really liked Pacific Bitcoin and the Canadian Bitcoin Conference, I don't feel like I'm missing much at the big conference.
Maybe I'll try to get to Nostrville or one of the other nostr get togethers, that's all I feel like I'm missing 💜

2024-07-24 18:58:59

Be aware.
https://i.nostr.build/r2FXW9g1tvr8mQMw.jpg

2024-07-21 10:52:01

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
Foggy this morning
https://i.nostr.build/tb7KY0XmBwtkfRz0.jpg

2024-07-18 23:09:33

Vivek called all this in December 👀
https://v.nostr.build/Nla8W4aG6BYkVsny.mp4

2024-07-18 20:12:18

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Accumulate non-kyc sats and keep those utxos separate.

2024-07-18 10:26:16

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Funny that I hadn't watched any of the Mission Impossible movies since like the early 2000s but I happen to see one of the newer ones recently.
My initial thought was "wow, that is so based that they decided have an spy agency associated with it the IMF" 🤣
https://i.nostr.build/RnxNM5QJuiCfuZoK.jpg

2024-07-15 12:42:41

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Insomnia? It puts me to sleep almost instantly 🤣

2024-07-15 11:38:13

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
Food for thought
https://i.nostr.build/KPvKHci3kg5yiNGL.jpg

2024-07-12 10:16:28

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
Worship God, not religion. Religions are constructed by humans and centralize social power that can be corrupted by evil in much the same way as governments.
Corrupted religious leaders are not interested in bringing people closer to God and drive many away.
Don't give a human religious institution your love and devotion. Listen to the Holy Spirit and try to do God's will, not the will of a church.

2024-07-10 11:58:46

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
https://i.nostr.build/1xivHncckx004x73.jpg

2024-07-07 13:39:43

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Great idea! I just grabbed Sparrow, Nunchuk, StartOS, Bitcoin Core and ColdCard firmware 🔥

2024-07-01 10:57:34

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
https://i.nostr.build/lLZeG.jpg

2024-06-30 23:45:32

Proof of hike 😎
https://i.nostr.build/EnBwP.jpg

2024-06-30 17:35:32

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That's because your content is actually high quality and Dan Held's isn't... He needs the performance enhancement of the algos.

2024-06-30 11:11:02

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
https://i.nostr.build/Q7V98.jpg

2024-06-29 21:58:42

Pillow case @nprofile…5xxp is a classic 😂
https://i.nostr.build/q63Xd.jpg

2024-06-27 16:23:12

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Everyone is too focused on life on earth. Life on earth is just the beginning of an eternal existence.
Life in heaven will be perfect. Life on earth is for separating the wheat from the chaff and is not supposed to be perfect.

2024-06-27 14:30:30

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2024-06-27 13:23:42

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
The way that racism is defined and discussed has changed dramatically over the last 20 years and I honestly think it has been to the detriment to all cultures that have historically been victims of legitimate negative actions because of their race.
Everyone in the world is constantly making judgement calls about the world and other people they encounter. When I don't know someone, I absolutely make guesses about them until I get to know them better.
If I was ever walking through a high crime area and I saw a group of young men with face tattoos, I'm going to assume that they are potentially dangerous. I don't know that for sure, but it's going to be my going in assumption.
According to some definitions of racism, simply being white makes me, by definition, racist because I have had an inherent advantage in life based on my race. I get that that is a thing, and I don't even necessarily disagree, but how does that make me a racist?
These types of definitions make everyone a racist, and a sexist, and an ageist. And when everyone is a racist, it gives cover for people who are actually discriminating based on race. The definition of racism has experienced massive inflation over the last couple of decades.
Racism is not the only example of definitions that have experienced inflation. Language and definitions are critical for people to be able to communicate and understand each other. After we fix the money, I hope that society can get back to a more stable set of definitions that we all agree to use.

2024-06-23 01:52:12

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Yea I always thought that little stick they wave around looked like a magic wand 😂

2024-06-22 10:52:24

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
My son requested the Boston Science Museum for his birthday, so we took the fam into the big city yesterday.
Normally I'd have saved this for a zappathon, but those are few and far between these days. Enjoy!
https://v.nostr.build/3P7xP.mp4

2024-06-20 23:01:58

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Wow those are great!

2024-06-18 16:31:07

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There are a few telegram groups for meetup organizers, if you DM me your telegram handle i can try to get you added to them.
I just hosted the 22nd Western Mass Bitcoin Meetup and here are some things I've learned.
1. Most importantly is consistency. Pick a frequency (most are monthly) and stick to it.
2. Meet your members where they are at in terms of their Bitcoin knowledge. If you are speaking to a group try to answer questions or make points that are technically correct but can be simple enough for new people to understand.
3. Meetup dot com sucks, but it seems to be where almost all the Bitcoin meetups are listed. But definitely check out @npub1ve8…9ka6 for finding local bitcoiners.
4. Be Bitcoin only, but don't be toxic. There is enough toxicity online and very few will come back or continue listening to you about Bitcoin if you aren't polite. It's possible to be firm without being toxic.
Good luck!

2024-06-16 22:02:21

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2024-06-16 13:10:11

My daughter gets me 🧡
https://i.nostr.build/M5lxm.jpg

2024-06-16 12:09:21

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
Tell your Dad you love him today 🫂

2024-06-15 12:49:39

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
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2024-06-14 20:55:52

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Mass Adoption is Boston based. Have you looked them up yet? Meetup group plus they have a freedom festival the last 2 years.

2024-06-14 18:14:06

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Inviolable absolute scarcity

2024-06-14 12:26:34

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
My daughter has her first middle school dance tonight 🥹
"Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it."

2024-06-13 20:52:08

Great talk between @npub1jlr…ynqn and @npub1kun…3lhe
Some of the conversation strayed into territory that I've written about previously on the role of money in a theological sense. For anyone interested check it out and let me know what you think:
https://medium.com/@ReedBTC/a-theistic-perspective-on-money-and-bitcoin-f68d55f2eea9
#nevent1q…pljn

2024-06-13 01:54:43

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2024-06-12 18:54:35

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If you think about nostr as the future of the Internet, I'd argue that connecting the payment infrastructure (zaps) into the fabric of all future communication is more important for the adoption and expansion of nostr than for Bitcoin.
Bitcoin would be fine without zaps.

2024-06-12 13:11:15

Holy fucking shit, at a staff meeting this morning and someone just went on a 5 minute rant about how covid is still out there and no one is taking it seriously anymore and how scared he is about getting it even after a battery of vaccinations.
I did not realize that we still had people this messed up from all that. Stay safe from the crazies frens. 🫂

2024-06-12 12:46:11

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
If you haven't been labeled a right wing extremist by now it's probably time to start getting more active in your community 🧡
https://i.nostr.build/yqwve.jpg

2024-06-11 10:57:36

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Cool, I like this idea. Perhaps it could be made into a WoT type of model?
cc @npub1jlr…ynqn

2024-06-10 18:06:29

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I don't know, but I have found a good resource for you to check out 😁
https://www.amazon.com/Who-Would-Win-Rhino-Hippo/dp/0545451914

2024-06-07 11:29:10

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
Unusual for a Friday, but I have 8 meetings today 🤯 plus have to take my daughter to the dentist. Wish me luck!

2024-06-05 13:24:46

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Wow thank you, she'll be so excited! She's been on a Bitcoin standard since 2019, but this will be her first time earning sats from someone other than me 💜

2024-06-05 13:16:27

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
Made by my daughter @npub14p4…8srj
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bitcoinengraving.com

2024-06-04 20:46:16

Anyone else remember unlocking the Rodney Mullen video on Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 and having their mind melt 🔥
https://v.nostr.build/eZ2z3.mp4

2024-06-04 11:49:31

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
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bitcoinengraving.com

2024-06-03 23:45:30

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2024-06-03 17:49:26

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Any reason why?

2024-06-03 17:44:17

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SpaceX maybe? I also have no idea haha

2024-06-02 21:36:34

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What is the top chart showing?

2024-06-02 12:54:03

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
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2024-06-01 23:32:21

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About Time, great movie, GN 💜

2024-06-01 12:36:26

If I have an apple and you have an apple and we trade apples then we each still have one apple.
But if I zap your notes and you zap my notes then we will each have kyc free sats. 🫂

2024-06-01 11:00:36

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
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2024-06-01 10:54:20

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DMs are how you setup the first in person / phone talk. It's coordination before you establish a more private communication channel.

2024-05-31 11:41:35

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"If you choose to store your wealth in physical assets or human systems that have been corrupted by evil, there your heart will be also. When you move your wealth to a store of value that is strongly resistant to evil, your heart will be freed."
https://medium.com/@ReedBTC/a-theistic-perspective-on-money-and-bitcoin-f68d55f2eea9

2024-05-31 11:29:44

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
https://i.nostr.build/Vwo8G.jpg

2024-05-29 23:33:22

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January 2023

2024-05-29 22:34:49

The Chosen Season 4 coming soon (actually soon, as in this Sunday 🙏)
https://youtu.be/o2jsFfYPcmk?si=9WWKGPZDyavsTI8R

2024-05-29 17:58:43

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Less government, more decentralization. It's the only way to give the power back to the people. Humans will always find ways to coordinate and cooperate. Bitcoin is massive piece in the puzzle, but there will be other systems and solutions.

2024-05-29 17:03:50

We live in a world that is increasingly devoid of nuance. Despite what loud internet people might say, progressives are not Socialists, Marxists, or Communists and do not require "big government" to implement solutions.
"Progressivism is a political philosophy and movement that seeks to advance the human condition through social reform – primarily based on purported advancements in social organization, science, and technology."
Bitcoin is the social reform that will advance science, technology and the way we organize.
I am not a democrat, republican, libertarian or anarcho-capitalist. I am a bitcoiner.
#nevent1q…su5d

2024-05-29 13:33:02

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Lol didn't even notice cuz the sun was in my eyes 😂

2024-05-29 13:05:56

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
Getting some sun 🌞 this beautiful morning 😎
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2024-05-28 11:56:16

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
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bitcoinengraving.com

2024-05-27 23:14:10

Buy one for a friend, family member or coworker... You know which one 😉
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1714417559/bitcoin-candle-smells-like-i-was-right

2024-05-27 15:15:30

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This is the way

2024-05-27 14:30:55

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This is gentleman 🍻

2024-05-27 12:47:17

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
Don't trust, verify.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/trust-sciencethat-just-retracted-11000-peer-reviewed-papers

2024-05-26 17:33:33

Wow Twitter is basically just Trump pandering to crypto rn. Bitcoiners pumping it too because he uses Bitcoin and crypto interchangeably. 🤦
Keep Bitcoin decentralized. Run a node, hold your keys, contribute to V4V and open source developers. 🫂

2024-05-24 11:56:55

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
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2024-05-23 18:12:39

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National Defense (military, but not offensive wars, simply defending our boarders), local government including police & fire, justice department (a functional court system).

2024-05-23 13:03:48

Wow inflation of grocery prices is being blamed on small businesses now.
Anything but admitting the money is broken.
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-05-21/unique-grocery-market-dynamics-drive-up-prices-in-massachusetts

2024-05-23 12:47:37

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
Really looking forward to many conversations and many implementations of Web of Trust and algo marketplaces.
@npub1jlr…ynqn blazing the trail here 🔥
https://fountain.fm/episode/SJJKS7tr2WI9R4gaVXxO

2024-05-23 12:41:00

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Grassroots will probably be my next trip to Nashville 🍻
Speaking of which, wen grassroots 🧡🔥

2024-05-22 16:32:54

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As penance you need to post the video of your first cold plunge 😂

2024-05-22 11:11:50

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day!
Here is the actual tx that sent the 10000 Bitcoin, and check out that fee 👀
https://blockstream.info/tx/a1075db55d416d3ca199f55b6084e2115b9345e16c5cf302fc80e9d5fbf5d48d

2024-05-22 01:07:27

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This is how we will defeat them 🫂

2024-05-22 01:06:24

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Best I can do 😄
https://i.nostr.build/XVw4Z.jpg
bitcoinengraving.com

2024-05-22 00:25:51

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I accept that anyone who became a Bitcoin maxi before I did is smarter than I am.

2024-05-21 23:25:14

This is fine 🤮
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/microsofts-new-recall-feature-will-record-everything-you-do-on-your-pc/

2024-05-21 22:19:38

I love my 2016 F150, but I also miss driving a manual transmission. 🥲

2024-05-21 22:14:12

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Opened from Twitter Android App
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2024-05-21 15:56:32

We're winning
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2024-05-21 10:32:13

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GM, all I've got hanging around is a 128GB SanDisk 😐

2024-05-21 10:25:41

☕💜
https://i.nostr.build/ml2G5.jpg

2024-05-21 00:45:09

Every single self custody solution comes with tradeoffs. I presented on them to a couple of the nearby meetups.
https://youtu.be/a158Dsq2w-g?si=-j0PBf7vi843opDb
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1g1JvXJYbCwT90QqMRIOl-q9UOwbW0OF__0xOWZoOrtI/edit?usp=sharing
#nevent1q…k3qp

2024-05-21 00:41:21

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Oh man, this may be the event that finally gets me to go down to Pubkey 🔥

2024-05-21 00:10:31

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I actually brought up the TFTC newsletter and pod at our meetup yesterday 🔥
A referral link would be better as I don't think many of my meetup attendees want to give me their email though

2024-05-20 22:18:01

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You
Write a rap lyric that involves the term UTXO digger in the style of Kanye or Eminem
Unleashed
Verse 1: Yo, listen up, I got a story to tell, About a new breed of hustlers in this digital hell. They're not after gold or diamonds, no, they're after UTXOs, Diggin' deep into the blockchain like they're looking for clues.
Chorus: UTXO diggers, they're comin' to get ya, Gonna find your unspent transaction outputs and make you richer. They're the new gold diggers, but with a twist, In this world of cryptocurrency, they're the ones who persist.
Verse 2: Now listen close, I ain't playin', These UTXO diggers are the future and they're wavin'. They're smarter than most, with knowledge that's deep, In this world of Bitcoin, they're the ones who reap.
Chorus: UTXO diggers, they're comin' to get ya, Gonna find your unspent transaction outputs and make you richer. They're the new gold diggers, but with a twist, In this world of cryptocurrency, they're the ones who persist.
Verse 3: So if you got some UTXOs just sittin' around, Watch out for these digital hounds. They'll sniff 'em out and take what's theirs, In this world of Bitcoin, they're the ones with no fears.
Chorus: UTXO diggers, they're comin' to get ya, Gonna find your unspent transaction outputs and make you richer. They're the new gold diggers, but with a twist, In this world of cryptocurrency, they're the ones who persist.
😂

2024-05-20 12:58:47

Had a great meetup last night on the past and present of the war on privacy. Although we ran out of time for a live demo, we also discussed how easy it is to run a @nprofile…2nsx server!
Thank you to @nprofile…u5e6 for contributing to local meetups!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1g1JvXJYbCwT90QqMRIOl-q9UOwbW0OF__0xOWZoOrtI/edit?usp=sharing

2024-05-20 12:57:52

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
https://i.nostr.build/Vwo8G.jpg
bitcoinengraving.com

2024-05-19 16:28:32

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Fr fr

2024-05-18 17:56:45

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Wen bolt 13 😂

2024-05-18 14:36:51

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
https://i.nostr.build/EnG0M.jpg
bitcoinengraving.com

2024-05-17 12:17:39

GM nostr ☕ PV 💜
If you're at the Canadian Bitcoin conference come find me 😎
https://i.nostr.build/YgnPe.jpg
bitcoinengraving.com

2024-05-16 14:25:58

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Canadian Bitcoin conference in Montreal, just got a tour of the venue, it's gonna be 🔥