WheresAlan

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2023-10-10 01:20:01

Hello. I hope you are all doing well.

2023-07-10 19:48:42

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Accurate. I am far-right and into home fitness.

2023-06-05 23:03:15

I can't remember where I read or heard this, but it was about leftism (or progressivism, they are the same thing). Basically leftists can make changes incrementally, which is why they've won all throughout history.
But it was also about how leftism is corosive and every iteration of it, things get more and more fucked up. And nothing is immune from its corruption. Not even itself.
So if their is leftism in Bitcoin, bitcoin will be corrupted eventually. In nostr? corrupted.
On the brightside, because it also destroys itself over time eventually it will implode.
I'll have to go hunt it down.

2023-06-05 22:56:30

If you really want to stick it to them. If you REALLY feel that strongly. Stop using all of it. Make it so it's pointless to bother building anything for all this crap.
(this is not going to happen)

2023-06-05 22:53:04

My new policy regarding all the cool things is indifference.
Things like Bitcoin, Nostr, etc.
That does not mean I won't participate. It does not mean I won't stack. I am just divesting emotionally. The simple reason is:
The odds are against you.
They were always against you.
Will they "win"?
Yea, maybe.
Will they fail?
Probably.
Most of us are at the mercy of a precious few elites who can make the tools we use everyday.
"Just fork it" they'll say. Simply to dismiss you, because deep down they know you can't do anything about it. Because they don't actually care what you think. They never did.
"Anybody can do it". This is wrong. If anybody could, they would be right now. Making an app is not a small undertaking. It requires a decent amount of knowledge to do it and do it well. While "anybody" is learning to do it. The whole ecosystem is evolving and leaving them behind.
And that's okay.
It's possible there is one of those elites who sympathizes with your plight!
It's not like there is no hope.
In the mean time:
Divest.
Spend more time outside.
Go play disc golf, or something, if you're fortunate to be able to.

2023-05-28 20:03:04

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I don't know of one. Maybe Damus could go cross platform?

2023-05-28 19:41:51

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Actually nevermind. Don't do that. It makes me feel like some dude who watches other people eat food he can't have because it will give him a heart attack.

2023-05-28 19:40:59

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I have become convinced that I was a addict playing games. So as much as I want to play. I don't feel it's the best Idea for me.
Post clips.

2023-05-28 19:38:53

Client Recommendations, go:
I have used (or am using):
Primal
Amethyst
Gossip
Snort
I am starting to get ready to move on from Amethyst. There are a lot of irritating bugs. I wish there were more options on Andriod.

2023-05-26 14:17:58

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I don't want to see them in my feed.

2023-05-26 14:13:14

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This is not correct. Violence is sometimes acceptable. Also violence is the norm in the human experience.

2023-05-26 14:11:26

Weird, you can repost multiple times on Primal. Or maybe all clients? I don't recall this happening on Amythest

2023-05-26 14:08:22

In a weird way, I would actually prefer it to getting killed by a Human. because at least the A.I. or Robot will be competent at it. Walking death machine is going to get it right on the first try.

2023-05-26 14:07:24

I'm not going to lie. If A.I. and Robots take over (I have my doubts) I hope they kill me first. Yesterday, in fact.

2023-05-26 14:05:53

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I wish I could block your right now.

2023-05-26 14:05:32

I suppose you could say the error is mine because:
YoU ChOsE The ReLaY

2023-05-26 14:04:51

Bot and AI are really intrusive IMO. Like I didn't ask for it. If I want to interact with a bot or AI I should opt into it. Discord does this correctly, becuase If I want a bot I have to invite it to a server.

2023-05-26 13:54:12

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Go away

2023-05-26 13:53:42

I want a nostr feature that will autoban bots and AI.

2023-05-26 13:46:50

My notifications don't update on Amethyst anymore.

2023-05-26 13:21:22

It's always been a dream of mine to assemble a fraternity of based men from all walks of life. Black, white, brown, etc. Cops, Criminals, Aristocrats, and plebs. We would meet and laugh at the absurdity of the world, do drugs, and perform elaborate pranks.
This fraternity would be called the Brotherhood of Chaos.

2023-05-25 18:41:46

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Nevermind. I saw other reply.

2023-05-25 18:35:36

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Out of curiosity, What is your routine for this?

2023-05-25 01:06:52

I am already bored with nostr. I don't think it is because of nostr itself. I think it has more to do with the social aspect. In that online stuff like this is a terrible use case for social. It is great for information dissemination and content. But not really building relationships.
This is not a new observation. It's definitely not something I thought of.
I'm not good at content. I don't want to be, I don't think. I don't really have anything to say really. There is a British comedian named Sean Locke (he's dead) and he makes a joke about twitter being for things people mutter.
That's what my contributions feel like. That's what this note feels like.
Which is fine. I'm just an old relic, larping.

2023-05-24 12:55:07

Is anyone working on a login with nostr library?

2023-05-22 16:35:59

My experience in working in Tech is revealing to be a lot of dealing with constant bitching.

2023-05-21 18:05:19

Discourse is basically pointless. Because most people don't seem to be able to be convinced of anything.

2023-05-21 18:04:11

Online debates are so boring. After its over, if you go and observe the participants in their comfort zone. Both parties act like they won.

2023-05-21 01:49:36

https://nostr.build/i/377bab9b980ed276d412b38b54a613f5fcc11bcf8e3e0ce4fb3c8401930409c6.jpg
#proofofwalk

2023-05-20 16:28:20

Why does Edward Norton always play a shithead ?

2023-05-19 17:18:13

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Communism / Socialism is a upper class movement not a lower class movement. Lower class a just pawns in it. After the dust settles from revolution the wealthy and powerful are still wealthy and powerful. Everyone else poorer and powerless.
Read Solzhenitsyn. Read about the Holodomor.
The Whitepill by Michael Malice is a very friendly introduction to the innumerable atrocities.

2023-05-18 00:19:56

I finally made time for 10k
https://nostr.build/i/009c8d7328170d7ee23df55be5a5edcddc26e4ff5aecb7e471b5c3664429ccbc.jpg
#proofofwalk

2023-05-17 23:59:53

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I'll check it out. Thanks for the recommendation.

2023-05-17 23:54:23

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His manifesto has been recommended to me multiple times. I need to read it soon.

2023-05-17 21:43:58

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In hindsight. The disillusionment with tech is just me projecting. People love tech more than ever. I'm just not one of them.

2023-05-17 21:11:22

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I'm probably complete wrong. For whatever that is worth.

2023-05-17 21:06:49

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Ah.
I think about quitting tech frequently. Start a small service business instead.
It's not 1:1 to what your talking about. But I relate to the growing disillusionment towards tech. At least that's what I interpret it as.

2023-05-17 20:33:37

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What trend is this?

2023-05-17 19:56:52

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Easy don't own any bitcoin. Go to Miami for unrelated reason. Accidentally enter the wrong conference center.
"Goodness gracious me, how did I end up here!? Welp. Might as well stick around it would be rude if I didn't stay for at least the first two or three days."
Check and mate, feds.

2023-05-17 19:41:26

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Accurate.

2023-05-17 19:15:12

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I was shouting at you and you didn't shout back.

2023-05-17 01:46:13

Better still. I think I have figured out where I can fit in enough steps. LFG!
https://nostr.build/i/e27ebc7c226fbf69b9e2a416e53e04d58884ae776e3609f412210f1da7e96b46.jpg
#proofofwalk

2023-05-16 22:01:20

Sometimes I'll buy the pretzel sticks and pretend I am smoking cigars.
I'm 35.

2023-05-16 20:48:44

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Thanks for the advice. I'll let the guy in the meme know.

2023-05-16 19:33:53

https://nostr.build/i/30813174ad5af421bf01a0ee8dad6f6e28da08488bbd89dedb00ff4362277c91.jpg

2023-05-16 19:29:52

https://nostr.build/i/247dc3c8379b60f9a36905dd06a2894da19feed746e2f3fd529020e5b71d06ac.jpg

2023-05-16 16:06:55

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/6WbCWovnUmQRdKVQjka6ie?si=OGOTrjbKTPWWpmjrmt_JBA

2023-05-16 15:35:34

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I can confirm that following counters the block (I don't know what else I expected) hopefully this gets resolved for you.

2023-05-16 15:00:49

The thing that always gets me with social media is the level of disgust I develop for myself when I notice how much of a simp I turn into.

2023-05-16 14:21:43

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It's one of the best calculators I have.

2023-05-16 14:11:46

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Maybe this is a signal that bad scenario giving is a bad persuasion method.

2023-05-16 14:10:47

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I wish I was better at explaining to people why privacy and no-KYC matters.
All the bad scenarios I can think of usually get responses like:
"Oh that will never happen! People will stand up when it matters"
In my head all I can think is "have you been asleep?!"

2023-05-16 13:27:05

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INCEPTION!

2023-05-16 13:17:58

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I just use mine to admit embarrassing things or rant angrily.

2023-05-16 12:45:30

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Oh I already do this. But then I abandon.

2023-05-16 12:02:32

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No, but that account is blocked for me too.

2023-05-16 11:47:44

I think I just spotted my first autobanned person. Or I banned them while in a fugue state.
*blocked.

2023-05-15 01:54:54

I knew it was a fetish , I just don't get it. The same
with furries while we're at it.
I don't mean in a judgment way, more like in the way I don't understand trigonometry. My mind goes blank on what it is about the thing .

2023-05-14 03:33:53

Anyone else on android having typing issues on amethyst?

2023-05-10 03:03:28

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I'm not sure if this is true. Allegedly Steve Jobs said something along the lines of:
'Some people say, "Give the customers what they want." But that's not my approach. Our job is to figure out what they're going to want before they do. I think Henry Ford once said, "If I'd asked customers what they wanted, they would have told me, 'A faster horse!'" People don't know what they want until you show it to them. That's why I never rely on market research. Our task is to read things that are not yet on the page.'

2023-05-09 23:47:40

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Tough choice. But I'm leaning left
It's more seductive. It's like someone is sensually saying "bitcoin" into my ear. Like a personal ASMR session about a more stable, fair alternative to modern finance.

2023-05-04 20:26:24

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2023-05-02 17:52:18

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Privacy. It's slow. This is not VSCode specific, but I dont like the lack of options for some productivity and collaboration tools. Like live share and copilot.
Wish I didn't have to use copilot but I feel like If I don't I'll get edged out of my job eventually.
Obviously will continue as a hobby. But I have no other skills mature enough to pivot too yet.

2023-04-21 16:23:29

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I do think about it. In a weird way I look forward to death. I am not afraid of dying per say. More afraid that it will be slow and painful than anything. But we can't chose how we die. (Not 100% accurate, but for all intents and purposes is true for me).

2023-04-11 15:05:26

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I go back and forth between being sad and a little optimistic on stuff like AI. On one hand I'm sad that I might get displaced by it relatively soon. I worry about how some of my family (nieces, nephews, etc.) are going to find meaning, when a lot of opportunity might disappear because AI is just better.
I really don't like the idea that efficiency is everything. because it's not.
That said, On the other hand: It can help 10x my output. Lower the barrier for me to implement my own ideas. Help with things I don't have a lot of experience or expertise. I like how empowering that it.
In terms of never getting to code or whatever, I can still do those things anyways. As for the younger members of my family, they'll probably figure out ways to leverage AI way better than I will, in my lifetime.