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"If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow." - Rachel Carson

2026-03-10 07:25:29 UTC

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GM!

2026-03-10 07:25:11 UTC

GM!

2026-03-08 20:36:32 UTC

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I saw it too (Netherlands), pretty awesome

2026-02-26 05:50:23 UTC

“You've got to start with the customer experience and work backwards to the technology. You can't start with the technology and try to figure out where you're going to try to sell it”
- Steve Jobs, 1997

2026-02-25 19:00:43 UTC

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https://mibo.us.nostria.app/4f61ca6eadd1828c476ff48a34741c388e27119d125ac36eeb73dd7c507b3f59.gif

2026-02-24 17:25:28 UTC

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This looks awesome!

2026-02-22 07:48:53 UTC

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Pfew, what a rabbit hole

2026-02-22 07:08:46 UTC

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Red, green, refactor

2026-02-20 19:19:52 UTC

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Everything we say it at least 80% projecting

2026-01-28 13:03:24 UTC

Plebs from #Vienna: what are nice tips to see and do as a tourist with children in your beautiful city? Planning on a visit in spring. #asknostr

2026-01-23 18:28:07 UTC

It truly inspiring to see all you passionate, hardworking devs building out the #Nostr! Just because you believe others deserve a better way of staying in touch and sharing experiences together! Or just because you're having fun.
#GM, #GD and #PV 🫡🤙
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2026-01-20 20:14:31 UTC

Last quarter I rolled out Microsoft Copilot to 4,000 employees.
$30 per seat per month.
$1.4 million annually.
I called it "digital transformation."
The board loved that phrase.
They approved it in eleven minutes.
No one asked what it would actually do.
Including me.
I told everyone it would "10x productivity."
That's not a real number.
But it sounds like one.
HR asked how we'd measure the 10x.
I said we'd "leverage analytics dashboards."
They stopped asking.
Three months later I checked the usage reports.
47 people had opened it.
12 had used it more than once.
One of them was me.
I used it to summarize an email I could have read in 30 seconds.
It took 45 seconds.
Plus the time it took to fix the hallucinations.
But I called it a "pilot success."
Success means the pilot didn't visibly fail.
The CFO asked about ROI.
I showed him a graph.
The graph went up and to the right.
It measured "AI enablement."
I made that metric up.
He nodded approvingly.
We're "AI-enabled" now.
I don't know what that means.
But it's in our investor deck.
A senior developer asked why we didn't use Claude or ChatGPT.
I said we needed "enterprise-grade security."
He asked what that meant.
I said "compliance."
He asked which compliance.
I said "all of them."
He looked skeptical.
I scheduled him for a "career development conversation."
He stopped asking questions.
Microsoft sent a case study team.
They wanted to feature us as a success story.
I told them we "saved 40,000 hours."
I calculated that number by multiplying employees by a number I made up.
They didn't verify it.
They never do.
Now we're on Microsoft's website.
"Global enterprise achieves 40,000 hours of productivity gains with Copilot."
The CEO shared it on LinkedIn.
He got 3,000 likes.
He's never used Copilot.
None of the executives have.
We have an exemption.
"Strategic focus requires minimal digital distraction."
I wrote that policy.
The licenses renew next month.
I'm requesting an expansion.
5,000 more seats.
We haven't used the first 4,000.
But this time we'll "drive adoption."
Adoption means mandatory training.
Training means a 45-minute webinar no one watches.
But completion will be tracked.
Completion is a metric.
Metrics go in dashboards.
Dashboards go in board presentations.
Board presentations get me promoted.
I'll be SVP by Q3.
I still don't know what Copilot does.
But I know what it's for.
It's for showing we're "investing in AI."
Investment means spending.
Spending means commitment.
Commitment means we're serious about the future.
The future is whatever I say it is.
As long as the graph goes up and to the right.
https://x.com/gothburz/status/1999124665801880032

2026-01-20 07:56:29 UTC

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https://fountain.fm/episode/zcdzEKgkx8h4bTfu91AF

2026-01-19 20:09:15 UTC

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It works and looks awesome. Only thing I find annoying is the random crashes in Amber when using it for signing events.

2026-01-19 07:15:48 UTC

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Well, there is truth in it. Owning stuff is more likely to make you unhappy...

2026-01-19 07:14:10 UTC

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https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th/id/OIP.11dw4mc1sd8N9RbDGo1RtAHaFj?pid=Api

2026-01-19 05:44:36 UTC

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The Dutch think differently about this, especially roads.

2026-01-18 09:00:05 UTC

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Ask yourself this: what master am I obeying to?
Obsession with #freedom is still #slavery

2026-01-17 21:32:44 UTC

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One word: ozempic

2026-01-17 21:29:56 UTC

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It was never about any character of God. It is the Godlike experience when reasoning and thoughts fade away and only emptyness is left. Some call it meeting God, some call it something else, but the experience is real...or whatever real may be.
Stop trying to understand and start understanding.

2026-01-17 21:24:10 UTC

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The Dutch text on the crane as well as the overall vibe of the surroundings gave it away kinda 🤣

2026-01-17 21:18:02 UTC

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🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱

2026-01-17 21:08:52 UTC

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If you listen carefully, you can here the sound of cracks forming over the bubble's sphere.

2026-01-17 17:56:39 UTC

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Marsquakes they're called

2026-01-17 06:51:04 UTC

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Couldn't buy my coffee with it (DE), nor my shoes (barefoot and more) 😐

2026-01-16 18:08:07 UTC

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Stay humble, stack memories

2026-01-16 18:05:21 UTC

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Stay humble, stack memories

2026-01-16 07:08:30 UTC

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Buddy, you're a boy, make a big noise
Playing in the street
Gonna be a big man someday
You got mud on your face
You big disgrace
Kickin' your can all over the place, singin'

2026-01-15 18:06:02 UTC

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Not wearing them atm, but yes! 🙋Running, walking and casual.

2026-01-15 10:30:49 UTC

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GM!

2026-01-15 07:05:59 UTC

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My shitcoin brings all the boys to the yard
And they're like, "It's better than yours"
Damn right, it's better than yours
I can teach you, but I have to charge.

2026-01-14 18:39:10 UTC

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Glad to see them wearing suits

2026-01-14 08:57:45 UTC

The web feels so much more dystopian with all of this AI slob. Nostr still has that human vibe to it. Keep the generated artificiality out please! 🙏

2026-01-14 08:48:21 UTC

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This almost feels like location-based advertising, as I just arrived in Arnhem ;)

2026-01-14 07:30:23 UTC

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Feels like the 7th

2026-01-14 06:23:49 UTC

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I should stop posting more of my notes🤦. Obvious attention seeking note 😅

2026-01-14 06:14:59 UTC

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Always wondered why it was called a sphere, when it was meant to be more like a mesh

2026-01-13 05:57:15 UTC

GM!

2026-01-08 19:51:25 UTC

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How do you express something verbally, that is, by definition, non verbal, is beyond me.

2026-01-01 17:48:17 UTC

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That is quite the achievement 👏👏👏

2026-01-01 07:15:51 UTC

HNY!

2025-12-24 07:14:13 UTC

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Never thought about it that way, insightful, thanks!

2025-12-24 07:12:17 UTC

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And that's why most, if not all, conspiracy theories are bullsh*t

2025-12-04 16:29:44 UTC

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sudo rm -rf / --no-preserve-root

2025-11-08 13:30:26 UTC

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Evolution is incredible indeed.

2025-11-06 13:48:25 UTC

Was just listening to the last show of bitcoin explained (https://fountain.fm/episode/CKRxIzMnQXrzl5OFLhV7). When @nprofile…wmd3 and @nprofile…rvfv started discussing the pcp feature, I was wondering, could the nostr protocol offer a reliable alternative to pcp (as it sounded very similar conceptually)? Maybe have a specialized nostr client running alongside your bitcoin node acting as a node proxy sending and receiving packages over #nostr...

2025-10-28 20:49:06 UTC

Just one more... https://video.nostr.build/a1f751921558b900b09859373d5b9481db8e2e040d1075804c0d0f6e06da6a5b.mp4

2025-10-26 11:04:26 UTC

🤣 https://video.nostr.build/2da8011692845ed997b122079642ef20f600cb2b3ddbf3dffaa35b8307623491.mp4

2025-10-07 17:27:33 UTC

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Decentralization is, for us, a continuous conscious process

2025-10-07 17:26:02 UTC

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Life tends to fight entropy, increasing centralization.

2025-10-07 16:10:23 UTC

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Well if it reached $20 again, would be pretty devastating

2025-10-07 16:09:17 UTC

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That is actually a pretty nice insight. Does every freedom as a counterpart that is a responsibility?
Physical freedom ➡️ responsibility to support others
Freedom of expression ➡️ responsibility to listen
Freedom of thought ➡️ responsibility of ??
Freedom of identity ➡️ responsibility to mentor/guide??

2025-10-07 15:10:06 UTC

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GE!

2025-10-07 06:39:47 UTC

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Great topic! Freedom of expression is very fundamental for our relations and our connection to the outside world. At the same time I see more and more people identifying themselves with their convictions, becoming them in a sense. Opening up to more interaction with others requires us to do inner work and see our thoughts and convictions as what they are and free oneself from them. To be mild outwards, requires you to be mild inwards.
#nevent1q…yde4

2025-10-07 06:30:23 UTC

One can be free in several ways. I want to stay away from any hierarchy between them, but they are closely connected.
🤸The most basic form is physical freedom. That includes the ability as well as the right to do so. Both can be altered, either through technology or politics for example. In most countries around the world this is in conflict with private property for example.
💭 Freedom of thought, the right to think, fantasize or dream anything you like. As far as I know, there is no current form of technology able to change or influence that directly, but propaganda comes a long way.
🗣 Freedom of expression, manifesting your thoughts to others and gathering around ideas. Art is also a good example of this. Obviously under threat in a lot of countries. Again technology and politics are important ways of increasing (or decreasing) one's freedom to expression. I am in doubt of the freedom to love also falls in this category or if that is a variant on its own.
🧘 Spiritual freedom or freedom of identity, a hard one to attain, because it is solely within ourselves that this takes place. It's more subtle than freedom of thought and also more fundamental. The ability to detach your identity from your convictions (and thus thoughts). Freeing yourself from those allows for more compassion and a milder attitude towards others (and their ways of thinking).
It is important that freedoms are in itself not equivalent to rights, but rather these are more like abilities. As a society we can provide for this, through legislation, but that is not a given as we can observe around us.
I feel this list is complete, but am certainly curious if you have spotted other forms of freedom one could attain?

2025-08-21 06:56:23 UTC

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Biggest ligthning transaction ever for me. how cool I can just send this? Great show, even better energy, thanks! 🙏
https://fountain.fm/episode/pIK01qcjeeU884gIpQKA
#nevent1q…dkjv

2025-08-15 15:13:49 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/a18081475ceb9d15c55dac6c089ff89ce3768802d5897297c07782af477112f8.jpg

2025-08-01 06:47:35 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/7acc3c49ef58311ca791bd9899e3c509708e8d6f7e0ac77c0f5377f520057b18.jpg

2025-08-01 06:46:32 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/9bc8499c267ddb3bfe42d64c5156de78bca4764c100c74aa4e89c166914259cb.jpg

2025-07-31 07:32:50 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/dd99dd7c73f317f3dae02d407c4c12bebc751a87f95b53906452fd7ede18ac50.jpg

2025-07-19 13:41:57 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/069dd619386b7037bd028fca8a3511244703f4f7ec1acb3ff2f9f424bda6225d.jpg

2025-07-19 07:38:30 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/18bdfd3450452c45902e24755c1283469036f6644c7d3eef144c5542c31fdd02.jpg https://image.nostr.build/18bdfd3450452c45902e24755c1283469036f6644c7d3eef144c5542c31fdd02.jpg

2025-07-12 07:27:11 UTC

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So still struggling with the same convictions only with a different approach.

2025-07-10 04:35:38 UTC

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To zap or not to zap, that is the question

2025-07-05 05:33:44 UTC

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As I am not from USA or Swiss, what is the difference between them?

2025-06-19 05:31:05 UTC

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Funny, that's exactly why I don't do extensive knowledge keeping myself: too much of burden on my real life and the trust that important things will surface when needed. Great read, added it carefully to my bookmarks 😉

2025-06-07 14:00:15 UTC

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🤌

2025-05-07 12:59:22 UTC

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Running tailscale vpn on my phone continuously fixed this in my case. Had an employer running fortiguard, but vpn easily circumvents it

2025-04-18 16:44:18 UTC

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It's a pi4 in my hallcloset 🤣...and we're probably not in the same country?

2025-04-18 15:20:30 UTC

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Certificate expired and alby hub installation completely failed (had a full disk earlier today). Should be working again...

2025-04-18 13:47:27 UTC

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Love it that your testing this. I am running alby cloud locally, will look into this

2025-04-18 10:01:06 UTC

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Proof of work support (nip-13)

2025-04-18 09:46:55 UTC

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Zapping nextcloud users ⚡️⚡️⚡️

2025-04-18 09:45:36 UTC

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Calendar events (NIP 52)

2025-04-18 09:43:47 UTC

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Nip-05 support

2025-04-18 09:43:03 UTC

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Follow lists --> contacts

2025-04-10 19:36:53 UTC

Funny dutch anti-misinformation campaign #lentekriebels #lengtegriezels
https://lentegriezels.com

2025-03-29 17:59:51 UTC

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And thus no outsiders either?

2025-03-28 05:59:16 UTC

Permissionless media is awesome #nostr!
https://www.androidpolice.com/reddit-ceo-musk/

2025-03-28 05:45:54 UTC

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If they fail, would they then be lying?

2025-03-27 17:42:07 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/ebf8df2bf5f2f250d04bb2d0875b2169b0e3c0f6e64969de097f365355426f52.jpg

2025-03-27 17:40:48 UTC

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Then I would need an account, which I don't want

2025-03-27 08:38:01 UTC

GM #nostr! On the deleting social media tour, how did you purge reddit from your life....it keeps drawing me to its site (mainly because there is also value there). How to separate the value from the garbage?

2025-03-25 16:37:37 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/94e029b23f6533c2089d4526bc70e40bcdd3340ff83bf34200cf508eb8987466.jpg

2025-03-25 06:00:00 UTC

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This is rather interesting and a idea I have been pondering about for years, but never picked up. Thanks for sharing!

2025-03-15 10:19:41 UTC

Live simply, so others can simply live. 🍃

2025-03-10 13:53:06 UTC

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Is checkmate on nostr?

2025-03-10 12:22:52 UTC

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That does not surprise me. Thanks!

2025-03-10 05:51:34 UTC

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Assuming this is based on tracked addresses, a whale address would be an address connected to a certain a amount of bitcoin? The question is, how do we know these addresses do not belong to groups (exchange, etf etc)? This message implies there are lone buyers buying a lot, while it could also mean groups of people are buying. That would be a very different (more positive) dynamic to me.

2025-03-05 08:33:14 UTC

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#amerinshit

2025-03-02 18:01:40 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/46186ad9660bc5d77262d0c8ddac4742bace63db5345b3d7bc1c239b30f29df0.jpg

2025-02-28 20:55:23 UTC

Speechless after watching the meeting between #zelensky and #trump. I can only hope the #eu finally understand russia is now also at the other side of the pond. Stand by #Ukraine please. 🇺🇦

2025-02-22 09:26:59 UTC

Do not obey in advance.
Defend institutions.
Beware the one-party state.
Take responsibility for the face of the world.
Remember professional ethics.
Be wary of paramilitaries.
Be reflective if you must be armed.
Stand out.
Be kind to our language.
Believe in truth.
Investigate.
Make eye contact and small talk.
Practice corporeal politics.
Establish a private life.
Contribute to good causes.
Learn from peers in other countries.
Listen for dangerous words.
Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
Be a patriot*.*
Be as courageous as you can.
-- Timothy Snyder

2025-02-20 16:57:42 UTC

🇺🇲 #MAGA: Make Authoritarianism Great Again 🇷🇺

2025-02-05 08:42:56 UTC

GM #nostr!!

2025-01-29 09:15:21 UTC

Need to import #google #photos #takeout into #nextcloud? Try https://github.com/rikmeijer/googlephotos2nextcloud simply run in docker 🔥🔥🔥
All feedback is welcome!

2025-01-27 08:49:30 UTC

GM #nostr!