jyn_urso

Climate change physicist. I have crazy ideas about bitcoin.

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2024-09-13 22:48:47

I wish the Twitter/X algorithm wouldn't only pick up on my most "controversial" posts. But it seems like most people only want to engage with posts that push their primal, primate emotional buttons.

2024-09-13 22:42:47

When a Nobel Prize winner gets 13 retractions on their peer reviewed publications...Ugh. Grateful that there are other scientists fact checking, but still, this is such a problem. The incentives are misaligned.
https://retractionwatch.com/2024/09/13/nobel-prize-winner-tallies-two-more-retractions-bringing-total-to-13/

2024-09-04 19:45:41

David Graeber on how to trigger Bitcoin Twitter during a bear market:
"Then there's also libertarian socialism, which means the democratic control, not by the state, but by communities or by workers, self organizing in a voluntary fashion--that's genuine socialism in my opinion."
https://x.com/chunkymark/status/1044264672504016897

2024-08-27 16:24:38

This.
#note1qma…ys5c

2024-08-27 12:52:50

For all those crying, "communism is coercion", "communism is authoritarianism", let me introduce you to Peter Kropotkin. Kropotkin was a zoologist and advocate of decentralized communist societies, a.k.a, anarcho-communism. Here's an LLM-derived short biography.
Peter Kropotkin (1842-1921) was a Russian geographer, zoologist, and one of the most influential anarchist thinkers. He is best known for his advocacy of anarcho-communism, a form of communism that emphasizes the abolition of the state and capitalism in favor of a decentralized, stateless society where resources and goods are communally owned and managed. Kropotkin's vision of society was rooted in mutual aid, voluntary cooperation, and the belief that human beings are naturally inclined towards solidarity and communal living.
Kropotkin argued that centralized state power and capitalism inherently create inequality, oppression, and conflict. Instead, he proposed decentralized communities, where local groups or communes would manage their own affairs, making decisions through direct democracy and consensus. These communities would cooperate with each other in a network, exchanging goods and services based on need rather than profit. By removing the hierarchical structures of state and capital, Kropotkin believed that individuals could freely associate and work together for the common good, fostering a society of equality, freedom, and mutual support.
In summary, Kropotkin's advocacy for decentralized communist societies involves dismantling both the state and capitalist systems, replacing them with self-managed, cooperative communities that operate on principles of mutual aid and shared resources. This vision aims to create a society where individuals have autonomy and equality, and where the social fabric is strengthened through collaboration and collective responsibility.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Kropotkin

2024-08-26 12:42:53

From my talk that was (unintentionally) censored.
"Bitcoin is in a struggle against system capture, this is especially true at the center of the financial system, Wall Street. So many have cheered the development of Bitcoin ETFs, and the arrival of institutional investors. But I caution against this cheering, because this is only system capture, not revolution. If Wall Street succeeds, Bitcoin will be objectified and commodified in the true sense of the word. It will be packaged and sold back to you in a form that will at the surface feel familiar but will ultimately be a hollow reflection of what it once was.
Yet, because Bitcoin is peer-to-peer, it can at least exist in simultaneous contradiction. Even if Wall St tries to capture Bitcoin, we can still use Bitcoin as it was originally intended. The question is, will the original intent of a peer-to-peer electronic cash system be that which scales with mass adoption, or will it be the reified package that Wall Street sells you? Remember, we can still use torrents to download movies, music, and books for free because it's peer-to-peer, but most people pay for a Netflix subscription these days."

2024-08-26 12:21:06

Highly recommend this as a starting point. I will dig through some more references so those interested can read more about the fact that when they're building FOSS and open protocols, they're ultimately acting as everyday anarcho-communists, not anarcho-capitalists. The reality to keep in mind is that we're made up entirely of contradictions, so a clear dichotomy between what is or isn't communist does not really exist. Being comfortable with contradictions is a healthy step forward for moving away from the currently highly polarized environment we find ourselves in.
#note1cmk…gwnn

2024-08-26 12:06:10

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This is a good start, "Peer to peer: from technology to politics to a new civilisation": https://www.itu.int/osg/spu/wsis-themes/contributions/others/pEERNewP2P.pdf

2024-08-26 11:42:45

Good morning fellow commies who are building on a free and open protocol in a very cooperative kind of commie anarchist manner.

2024-08-26 00:07:35

I want to thank Alex Gladstein for reaching out to me. It appears that what happened was the result of a mistake in judgment of one staffer and not what HRF's bitcoin team would have approved of, if they had known. It was really shocking to be told by a conference organizer that my talk was not allowed if it was going to be controversial (because I referred to someone as a communist), so I'm grateful that this was an error of judgment and nothing more.
#note1szu…yyvm

2024-08-25 22:57:25

Hoping this works. I am really sad to report that my talk was censored at Baltic HoneyBadger. As best as I know, here's what happened (please read my nostr-based article using one of the following options given below). My talk is on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gGw464vVTY
On nostr:
#naddr1qv…wzg8
Habla link: https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzq47yajg409s43jlqkamr7mwsltwtzay44r7cmwxj0uqjyyt9qs3jqq25ym3ef9vhyanfvyk5u5z32an5kwt4fa5y5newzg8

2024-08-25 21:05:03

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Thanks! Glad to be making more use of it.

2024-08-25 21:01:05

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I think the alby browser extension was messing with it. Tried in chromium and all good there. Removed alby then tried brave again and it is working. Thanks for your help!

2024-08-25 20:46:59

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Yes I do. It wont let me post.

2024-08-25 20:19:48

Primal why you hate me so much?

2024-08-25 20:19:04

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Yes but tell my primal hates me.

2024-07-30 15:08:16

Dear compliant bitcoiners, I have an announcement to make. Do not cross me again PODCONF. You have been warned.
https://www.bugle.news/untitled-7/

2024-07-30 15:06:37

Dear compliant bitcoiners, I have an announcement to make. Do not cross me again PODCONF. You have been warned.
https://x.com/bitcoin_bugle/status/1818281816610193690?s=46&t=Y5zXLZzOj5Dh0FMJlu4BFA

2024-07-29 13:08:48

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@npub1jvp…wqnu

2024-07-29 13:05:56

By the end of this year, I will have attended 12 or so bitcoin events for 2024. These have been great experiences but they have also shown me that at conferences, bitcoin appears as tho it is mostly for straight white men. Yet, we know that this isn’t true when we look at the global demographics of bitcoin users.
What I would love to see is a conference that invited bitcoin speakers like sex workers, activists, domestic abuse survivors, psychedelic-based healers, LGBTQ identifying bitcoiners, black bitcoiners who can educate us on the history of racist banking practices in the US and who are using bitcoin for financial empowerment, critics of bitcoin, and so on.
Even if 75% of attendees were conference speakers, the event would be a success because it would be a great opportunity for these overlooked groups to be together under the same roof.
Bitcoin is for anyone who needs it. I’d like to hear from those who need it most.

2024-07-16 13:32:02

"In the event of a repressive Trump regime, you will wish you had money that resists censorship—money that an authoritarian cannot control. You will wish you had bitcoin".
https://www.newsweek.com/bitcoin-can-protect-freedom-help-win-elections-opinion-1925491

2024-04-30 11:24:59

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Nein.

2024-04-19 19:29:34

FUD. Agh. Need an edit button. My screen is covered in cracks so I can’t see typos as easily…support my work so I can buy a new phone. 😳 #note16w5…r93d

2024-04-19 19:28:01

I’ll be at the Bitcoin Energy Summit in Miami next week.

2024-04-19 19:26:00

Thanks everyone for your support. I have a geyserfund now. Please donate and support my FID busting work.
https://geyser.fund/project/miningfudbuster

2024-03-09 16:47:49

Good day.

2024-03-06 21:33:31

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I am here but just barely.

2024-03-06 21:33:22

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Miss you too!

2024-03-06 21:33:04

Someone sent me sats thanking me for an amazing panel discussion at Madeira. Thank you. 😊

2023-12-28 02:24:42

It’s also kind of broken lol.

2023-12-28 02:24:05

Every time I come back to this app it’s very different from the last time I used it.

2023-09-07 01:22:49

Good evening, nostr fans.

2023-05-18 20:29:59

In case you missed our announcement on Twitter. Environmental Bitcoiner Meetup is tomorrow from 6:30-9pm at Sweet Liberty Drinks in Miami.
https://twitter.com/jyn_urso/status/1653888779214802944?s=46&t=Y5zXLZzOj5Dh0FMJlu4BFA

2023-04-14 21:52:55

Matt Taibbi is on nostr. #[0]

2023-04-14 01:23:44

Wild week. Did you know that bitcoin miners kill people? That’s what I read in the NYTimes. https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_908d814c6217ae34a69eb7377c7d348ebca9ca79b2882bc2aad76815e076de68.gif

2023-04-04 00:23:41

ok, there's a doge at twitter now so I'm just going to hang out here.

2023-02-20 03:30:39

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It’s working now but where did all the chinese language ads come from? Can I filter them?

2023-02-20 02:08:24

My global feed doesn’t load on damus.

2023-02-20 02:01:13

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Ohhhhh! I didnt realize that he has been updating it.

2022-12-21 00:57:29

I've been helping an undergrad make connections with people in the bitcoin mining industry and I really enjoyed being able to facilitate this. It's really nice to be able to mentor others who want to do bitcoin research.