Bill Ottman

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npub1elmpag2wf9qct4jje2lpkhum52q2q7z0h30zqu80mlq5rq63xahsfrzwnd

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ottman@www-minds-com.mostr.pub

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Last Notes

2026-03-07 00:07:44 UTC

A paradigm shift in how Minds is built is coming in line with the original vision for global open source collaboration. Don't mistake the lack of recent updates for lack of movement. We've rebuilt a new foundation. I will get back to all of you soon in dms and comments.
Real-time software evolution is upon us. Spring is almost here.

2025-02-06 02:00:30 UTC

Downloading videos is expensive. Video in general is so expensive it makes me physically ill.
I also want this feature, but would you upgrade for it?

2024-11-05 18:13:01 UTC

https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1700616973206949902

2024-10-22 04:55:54 UTC

Not free speech, but...
Nothing but free speech.

2024-09-20 19:30:03 UTC

Is the multiverse a fractal?
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2024-09-07 15:30:02 UTC

Should governments be allowed to use proprietary software they don't control?

2024-07-15 12:30:02 UTC

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2024-07-09 15:30:03 UTC

I find statist to be a more effective label than leftists.

2024-07-09 15:30:03 UTC

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2024-06-28 02:30:03 UTC

Can't believe Biden said he's a 6 handicap in golf.
Anyone who plays golf knows that's a shameless lie.
Biden challenged Trump to play if Trump carries his own bag. He should call that bluff omg plz

2024-06-05 22:30:03 UTC

I'll be on @npub19mh…unp8 tonight. Tune in!
https://youtube.com/@timcastirl?si=KUozSk-3si3aRcsK

2024-05-17 00:30:03 UTC

Wow. Abolish the fed bill
https://massie.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395644
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2024-05-16 17:30:04 UTC

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2024-05-12 16:30:03 UTC

This puts some things in perspective.
The state doesn't want you to have sovereignty over your computing and information
https://archive.epic.org/crypto/ban/
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2024-04-26 18:30:02 UTC

Why is it that people suddenly feel that being hurt emotionally is the equivalent of physical harm.
The only scenario where words can kill is in standup comedy.

2024-04-07 16:30:03 UTC

Grok is drunk
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2024-03-30 12:30:03 UTC

#billhicks
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2024-03-29 00:30:03 UTC

https://youtu.be/ebMWgkcp590?si=zyDWTCBgyaK0Ld68

2024-03-27 17:02:53 UTC

People who refuse to agree with anything that people they dislike say are becoming a serious problem.
Same applies to refusing to disagree with people they like.

2024-03-26 05:30:03 UTC

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2024-03-25 18:30:03 UTC

Bitcoin is the top performing asset class of the last decade by far.
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2024-03-24 01:30:03 UTC

#btc
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2024-03-13 06:00:12 UTC

The first 5 minutes of Kurzweil on Rogan are slow. Does it get better?

2024-03-06 03:40:42 UTC

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2024-03-06 03:40:42 UTC

We are launching a decentralized network of networks.
The future of social media is a world where you own your network.
Minds.com/about/networks

2024-03-06 03:40:42 UTC

lol what an ass
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2024-03-06 03:40:42 UTC

We are building a decentralized network of networks.
The future of social media is a world where you own your network. Make a community for memes, art, science, anything. Brand it yourself. Own the data.
Minds.com/about/networks
Start a free trial.

2024-02-29 06:00:04 UTC

Free speech maximizes human evolution.

2024-02-23 06:00:04 UTC

New Satoshi email released in court #bitcoin
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2024-02-09 15:40:19 UTC

Spicy lineup
https://tickets.vulcanpresents.com/e/minds-fest/tickets
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2024-01-31 00:14:21 UTC

I continually sense more and more that consciousness is fundamental and the cosmos is alive.

2024-01-19 03:25:57 UTC

#orwell
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2024-01-09 22:18:51 UTC

What a joke
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2024-01-07 21:31:26 UTC

Why did Gab and Truth Social defederate from the ActivityPub? Seems questionable.
Tell them to turn it back on and then Minds will be interoperable with them.
If they actually care about freedom they need to do it.

2024-01-07 16:14:55 UTC

Hey remember when Elon said they would open source X and show your visibility filters if you're shadow banned.
Update: They didn't

2023-12-08 14:34:06 UTC

People who use the word incidentses instead if incidents. Stop.

2023-12-04 01:50:21 UTC

https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1578226961396797460
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2023-11-26 16:53:59 UTC

It's deeply true that humanity is too scared of the pain involved with disclosure and truth.
We don't want it enough yet.
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2023-11-22 02:02:21 UTC

We live in wild times.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6D6otpHwnaAc86SS1M8yHm?si=T-GNWk9pR6euMxHPZaT6fg

2023-11-20 17:45:28 UTC

It feels great to defend freedom of speech because it's so obvious that people of the future will appreciate it.

2023-11-18 17:12:23 UTC

Open source is objectively less dangerous than closed source.

2023-11-17 22:26:52 UTC

My goal is to spend more time daily walking than sitting.
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2023-11-13 14:59:47 UTC

State secrecy is an existential threat to civilization.

2023-11-10 15:31:47 UTC

“A free press can be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom a press will never be anything but bad.” — Albert Camus

2023-11-04 21:44:22 UTC

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2023-11-03 06:00:01 UTC

Drew this tonight
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2023-11-02 15:55:16 UTC

Art is it
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2023-11-01 22:51:39 UTC

@npub1tfl…q4yk and Richard Stallman will hopefully meet someday.
For those who don't understand read this:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.en.html https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1566448727625830404

2023-10-29 21:35:29 UTC

The future of social media is open source and decentralized, not political.

2023-10-18 02:22:32 UTC

We've reached the point in society where there's basically no choice but to take all media with a grain of salt by default until verifying from a multitude of sources.

2023-10-17 16:28:41 UTC

Censors like to make freedom of speech seem dangerous despite the fact that they're usually the ones dropping bombs.

2023-10-13 00:27:21 UTC

War doesn't work at least just as often as it works for reducing authoritarianism.
To be against war isn't to be against radical change.

2023-10-11 23:20:01 UTC

https://youtu.be/a0Pw_TxBe7w?si=bEbMsWGxrej8_uUR

2023-10-09 15:51:25 UTC

This whole idea that "both-sidesism" is part of the problem scares me.
Regardless if one side is in the right or not, don't tell people not to look at both sides. That's psychotic.

2023-10-08 17:43:56 UTC

Chinatown
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2023-10-07 17:39:21 UTC

Vote with your dollars
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2023-10-06 05:56:59 UTC

@npub1fq5…z20r @npub1xup…7fxa @npub1yr4…0hfa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UFIfMlRwIg

2023-10-03 20:21:31 UTC

Trey, Chili Peppers, Dispatch, Alanis, Mayer.
It was a bucket list fest
#soundonsound
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2023-09-23 02:39:01 UTC

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Minds is now interoperable with every app that uses the ActivityPub decentralized social media protocol. There are many. People refer to this network of apps as the Fediverse.
It means that you can reach many new people and they can reach you. It means you have more ownership of your graph and identity ultimately.

2023-08-26 23:41:43 UTC

Minds just launched ActivityPub support (fediverse).
X is showing no signs of decentralizing and open sourcing. In fact that they are punishing outside links.
Threads and Tumblr are poised to release ActivityPub support. EU is forcing Instagram to do it.
Mastodon is the largest ActivityPub implementation but has a deeply divided culture.
Truth and Gab have intentionally defederated from ActivityPub and don't seem interested in decentralization despite forking it.
Bluesky (ATP) federation is not out of sandbox and is very limited.
Farcaster, Friend tech and Lens are still very niche Ethereum communities.
What else?