TheDarrenator

Traditional, Bible-believing #Catholic husband. #Privacy tech ( #XMPP, #Signal, #Session, etc.). #Monero. Anti-Rainbow flags. #Keto / #Carnivore / #Fasting , etc.

Accepting Monero (XMR) tips at nosmero.com!
Also at: coindrop.to/darren

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2026-04-19 23:22:20 UTC

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My wife just now made some sourdough herself. She makes cheddar and also raisin cinnamon.
https://blossom.ditto.pub/8d7404acff603991f8751ade5b6dc44cebf9659676cac5f16485568e2ad5c2d6.jpeg

2026-04-17 17:16:28 UTC

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I thought its delicates shriveled up during the sunbake.
Please give your dog my sincerest apologies for misgendering her, which was likely a hate crime.
Rub her belly for me.

2026-04-16 00:47:51 UTC

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Oh groan.
I will use that on my wife.

2026-04-15 10:17:49 UTC

One Nostr frustration I have concerns relays (I'm sure).
I hate the fact that when I use different clients, some will show certain comments or articles or posts or notifications, while other clients do not.
I wish I knew a reliable way for my comments and others' comments, etc., to be seen everywhere.

2026-04-13 20:40:29 UTC

I just listened to a #Techlore video.
Henry, the host, explicitly said, "Nostr sucks," and that we can quote him on that.
(Go to 1 hr, 11 min. at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF1FcDLUtyQ)
It was kinda funny, because the reasons he gave were understandable.
It's not as polished and fast and non-buggy as others, but I believe in its underlying philosophy and aim. That's why it's my #1 social media go-to.
In time, smarter-than-average normies will come as Nostr works out its kinks.
Until then, I'm tickled pink using Nostr itself -- even if BTC religionists push too hard.

2026-03-23 21:43:28 UTC

I like that I still drive my stick-shift 2007 Toyota Corolla.
Continues to be a great car at 225,225 miles.
https://blossom.primal.net/8039a084d5b22af31a2a2683c9e85ab0cba5f2feb7fcca27ee4e7a18dea84c49.jpg

2026-03-21 12:46:59 UTC

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Wowee. Looks awesome.

2026-03-20 18:24:43 UTC

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Excellent. I couldn't find it myself. Thanks.
I'll read myself to sleep with these in bed. Or when going potty.
https://blossom.primal.net/a398c01eaeedbcc654296c3664fa1f2e4aef89e7a56f8b1b936071e792b6e8a4.png

2026-03-20 17:14:56 UTC

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I'd subscribe to your RSS feed if you have one.
Or I'll try to catch your "articles" on Nostr.
I like your writing.

2026-03-20 15:27:33 UTC

RIP, Chuck Norris.
I pray he did not go the way of the dragon, but instead found the path to eternal life.
https://blossom.primal.net/3d0a28f0914cec40206c399555cd3536aeef00129ae4c3676cf46b49fd581ffe.jpg

2026-03-20 11:20:55 UTC

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That's true. So that's bad enough.

2026-03-19 20:47:56 UTC

A CATHOLIC HYPOTHETICAL
Imagine your bishop telling the parishioners of the diocese that when coming forth to receive Communion, from now on they should play the Macarena song on kazoos while doing the Macarena dance all the way up to the altar, where they are to reach into a repurposed Pringles container to grab and consume their consecrated Host, followed by taking a to-go sippy-cup that contains the Precious Blood.
And what if the Vatican supported the bishop's decree? And what if the neighboring diocese was a full day's drive away?
Would you accept your bishop's decision with obedience since he is the local guardian of Tradition? Would you accept Rome's ruling, even if it goes against your liturgical preferences?
Would you go along with it and participate, with your children, since the Eucharist would still be validly consecrated?
Knowing we are to go to Mass each Sunday, would you be in mortal sin if you deliberately chose to stay home from this Mass -- a five-minute drive from your home?
Everyone knows there are limits to authority, even for bishops, and we are not obliged to follow unjust laws. Disobedience in such cases does not make one a bad Catholic, but a good Catholic.
If we follow the Church's clear Tradition, even if a priest or bishop does not, we are doing God's will. We are serving the Church, the Body of Christ.

2026-03-17 17:55:19 UTC

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Banning personal transactions that involve using open-source, community-written code is absurd.
They have to get their hands into everything.
I'm surprised governments haven't banned email providers so they can insist we all use government-issued email addresses -- and then charge us electronic "postage" for each message we send (all of which would have to be unencrypted, of course).

2026-03-17 14:32:06 UTC

"Epic Fury" was the last straw for me.
DJT is not MAGA. He lost his way.

2026-03-15 22:09:43 UTC

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https://bookstr.xyz/user/9d607476bce1fa93f437f9c70c40b332d178b03fd43208201e2b59a0ac7a9172

2026-03-15 22:07:31 UTC

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This is so simple and clear. Q&A format. Every Catholic should be studying this.
#bookstr

2026-03-15 20:48:53 UTC

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I do wish it had a tab or link on people's profiles that show their articles/blogs/long-form media (whatever we call it).
But may I say it again, this Web app is super slick!

2026-03-15 20:44:01 UTC

GLEASONATOR
I haven't been to gleasnator.com in a long time. I went there just to see my old Fediverse account, but it looks like the site is now a Nostr web app.
It is super slick. Nice job, @nprofile…g4dk ! I don't know where I've been that I missed this!

2026-03-15 20:38:16 UTC

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It's part of human nature only in the sense that there's something not right with us since the Fall; that is to say, we have an inclination to do wrong.
Our human nature, in truth, is to know with our intellect what is right and wrong, and to choose what is right.
Porn is bad news. Intrinsically evil. Objectifies daughters of God made in his image. Hurts performer and viewer. All around bad.
Nothing is more unnatural that touching yourself (man hands) while looking at colored pixels. Twisted.
We should be dedicated to our wives, the way we're made to be.
That's my Sunday sermon for the day.😊

2026-03-15 20:15:54 UTC

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👏

2026-03-15 19:23:16 UTC

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Thanks -- that was cool!

2026-03-15 19:20:40 UTC

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Sorry, James. We can't save souls from death or cover sins -- only Jesus can!
<smirk>

2026-03-13 18:59:30 UTC

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Can I use coincards while using a VPN?
How quickly is an electronic gift card delivered after purchasing it (with XMR)?

2026-03-13 18:45:46 UTC

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It is better to repent and accuse ourselves of our own sins in the sacrament of Confession, and then go and sin no more.
Repeat as necessary.

2026-03-12 15:01:19 UTC

I am afraid most people who cheerlead for this war -- who actually want it -- have no moral problem with what we did to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in WW2.
Would they ever support nuking Iran?
Probably.
Kyrie Eleison. Christe Eleison. Kyrie Eleison.

2026-03-10 10:20:52 UTC

I've had a few back injuries over the years. I went to the chiropractor for the first time yesterday.
When he popped the second segment of my tailbone into its proper location, my heart immediately said:
"Amen! That is the truth!"

2026-03-09 23:24:24 UTC

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I have wanted to buy one of those, but never have. Do you like them?

2026-03-09 21:11:24 UTC

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I will bet you he lives beyond the week. I'd pay you one dollar's worth in Monero against your 21 sats.
(I don't have a strong opinion, but a bet is fun.)

2026-03-09 10:05:46 UTC

SUCCESS!!! Regime change happened! Now everyone can go home in peace! Thank you, DJT!
🙄
https://blossom.primal.net/73e57d4d4dbbbf0228c271c58ea265ae1df9ba2c65d37dbd36cfc918196c1f1b.jpg

2026-03-08 21:03:53 UTC

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I love it. Thank you.

2026-03-08 16:00:19 UTC

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Thanks for getting into it.
I appreciate the work you've done.

2026-03-06 17:55:16 UTC

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Beware. There are some smooth operators out there.
#nevent1q…y8k6

2026-03-06 13:03:26 UTC

With every new gay-promoting bishop that Pope Leo appoints, the less hesitant I am to fully support the SSPX's planned consecrations in July -- and the less seriously I can take those who deny there is a major crisis in the Church.

2026-03-05 22:18:46 UTC

Something's wrong with me.
When you hear just the first name, "Arnold," who do you think of? Schwarzenegger? That makes sense.
But I often think of Gary Coleman.

2026-03-05 22:15:47 UTC

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😭

2026-03-05 21:14:17 UTC

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I'm afraid it might contain spoilers about how the previous movie ended. 🎥🚀💥🔥

2026-03-05 18:06:46 UTC

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Do what I can, if possible, to live near some good traditional Catholic parishes.

2026-03-05 18:03:43 UTC

Sometimes I like to watch a good WW2 movie.
But not in the mood for a WW3 movie.

2026-03-05 16:02:00 UTC

Show me a tranny, and I'll show you a serious porn addict (and weird anime fan).
Porn is one of the greatest enemies of the intellect and soul.
Don't fight it -- run from it!

2026-03-04 21:18:54 UTC

Coindrop.to is a clean, simple way to accept donations.

2026-03-03 16:49:14 UTC

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Strong women submit to their husbands.

2026-03-03 03:25:19 UTC

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So I take it you like PopOS. I've heard of it for years but never tried it.
I went from Mandrake to RedHat to Fedora to Ubuntu to Mint to Manjaro, and lastly to Debian and MX.
I'm merely a desktop *user*, not too deep under the hood.

2026-03-03 02:51:56 UTC

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Maybe the computer is really bad at guestimating at first.
Right now it's saying 4.7 *days* left. That sounds a lot better.
I wonder if my archaic machine will earn anything once it's working with P2pool. I don't have any expectations, but it's worth the experience of seeing how it works.
I have and use Monero. I've just never tried to mine it or download the whole blockchain.

2026-03-03 02:47:31 UTC

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I just now tried it out on a live USB run of PopOS. It's pretty nifty.
My favorite feature (only trying it for a few minutes) was the amazingly simple and efficient windows tiling built in. Very, very cool.
If it matures, I will certainly consider using it.

2026-03-02 13:03:39 UTC

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Hmm... I don't know exactly, but it came with Windows 7. It's running MX Linux now.

2026-03-02 02:48:39 UTC

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Time for me to go to bed now, but I checked and now it's only 2.7 months. Speeding along!

2026-03-02 02:18:10 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/78ff88ddef46ce0ccfd5108aef1e3941a45d85ae425a659e0a346a98260d8ca6.png

2026-03-02 01:52:23 UTC

I have an old computer and decided to try mining #Monero. I never tried it before, so I downloaded Gupaxx.
It wouldn't find a remote node for me to use, so I decided to try making a local node. It's been downloading the blockchain since yesterday.
I see now it estimates it will be done in only another 2.9 months.

2026-03-02 01:49:54 UTC

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From my experience, KDE Plasma can be the prettiest and "coolest," but I tend to run into complications with it. Weird bugs I don't understand and can't fix.
My main computer works pretty well with Gnome (Debian), but I also have a couple older computers that need to run XFCE on MX Linux (which seems to do the job, but without as much polish).
I'm glad we have choices to use what suits us best. I do tend to like exploring my options.

2026-03-01 18:14:46 UTC

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Yeah, I heard about that. I'll look into it.

2026-02-27 21:12:30 UTC

I'll be out of state during the Easter Triduum this year.
One of my Good Friday goals is to find a parish where the parishioners don't sing "Were You There?" to each other.

2026-02-27 15:53:49 UTC

I've been rereading some of the documents and canons of the Council of Trent, along with the Roman Catechism (i.e., the Catechism of the Council of Trent).
It is so refreshing to see how concise, precise, and unambiguous they are.

2026-02-27 03:11:07 UTC

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I've never heard of it and it wouldn't know how to try it.
But I would try it.

2026-02-27 02:29:31 UTC

What is your favorite #Linux desktop environment?

2026-02-26 18:29:23 UTC

TRANSPHOBE-PHOBIA: a mental illness -- the irrational fear of people who insist they can recognize a person's gender by his or her physical characteristics.

2026-02-26 16:57:52 UTC

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No thanks. No room for meaningless paganism.

2026-02-24 21:30:42 UTC

"I don't care who ya are -- that's funny"
https://youtube.com/shorts/rZ-3usa9Zkw?si=2oiLYgtrOV46w7Pv

2026-02-24 17:26:54 UTC

No, workplace Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader on my Mac -- I don't need you AI Assistant just to open PDFs.
Be gone!

2026-02-19 18:05:46 UTC

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😄

2026-02-19 18:05:14 UTC

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Beautiful.

2026-02-19 01:40:05 UTC

I had no choice but to go to a Normy Ordo parish (the best one around) for Ash Wed.
Not a word about the significance of ashes or about death. As expected, I received ashes with the words "Repent and believe the gospel."
We did hear that fasting doesn't have to be about food -- we can fast from things like "negativity" or "gossiping." (How do I do that? One gossip session, plus two smaller gossip sessions that together don't equal one full gossip session?)
Also, we can engage in almsgiving by supporting (non-Catholic) Catholic Charities.
It might have been better for me to skip Ash Wednesday Mass and just go to the nearby Adoration chapel. I'd be in a better mood and I would've actually been able to pray (without Christian campfire songs distracting me).
It is right and just to go to the #TLM whenever possible.

2026-02-17 20:10:46 UTC

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I like the ownership aspect of Nostr, too. Too much Bitcoin talk here, but the idea of Nostr makes up for it.
Sorry to hear about your buddix.

2026-02-17 17:58:19 UTC

Are you willing to actually gift someone else a generous chunk of #BTC?
Consider doing so, now that #Lent is about to start.
It could be a way to help yourself detach from an inordinate desire to HODL.
It's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for an obsessive stacker to enter the Kingdom of God.

2026-02-16 17:47:27 UTC

What do normal, everyday Bitcoiners use #Bitcoin for? What do you do with it? (Not Lightning, but regular ol' #BTC.)

2026-02-16 13:51:59 UTC

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Feminism is like sand on a windy day. It gets into everything.

2026-02-15 02:51:06 UTC

Anyone here use nostria.app on the web?
I'm partial to Jumble, Primal, and Coracle, but I just discovered Nostria and it looks kinda fancy. Wondering what other people's experiences are with it.

2026-02-13 18:30:32 UTC

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(I wish I could edit typos and spelling errors more easily on Nostr.)

2026-02-13 18:28:52 UTC

#Logseq and #Obsidian are my favorite tools for notes.
Logseq is incredible for actually taking notes of any kind throughout the day for home and/or work.
Obsidian is what I use for journaling or other long-form writing.
I get way to excited about Logseq.
This video should excite you, too, if you're halfway curious:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS5fyFWsZT4

2026-02-12 04:44:10 UTC

In case anyone ever wonders, I am not Bruce Lee. I'm not even Asian.
It's just an avatar I use. I'm a fan of his movies.

2026-02-12 04:35:24 UTC

When the price of #Monero is down, I hate to spend much because my XMR drains too quickly.
But still, I used it today to buy a lifetime license for #Cryptomator for Android.
Cryptomator.org is free on the desktop. It's a marvelous tool to encrypt folders for the cloud.
That means, if you wanted, you could use Google's generous cloud storage but they can't decipher your files, which are encrypted on your device (i.e., E2E encrypted).

2026-02-11 21:27:48 UTC

When I proofread hardcopies at work, I mark either OK or Corrections at the top.
I proofed a flyer for a so-called gender-affirming surgery clinic. Horrible details.
With no grammatical errors, I simply marked it "OK" (w/ quotes) on 1st page.
I was reprimanded for the quotes.
#tolerance

2026-02-11 03:35:35 UTC

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God bless you, Dad

2026-02-10 19:31:08 UTC

I saw a video of an angry black woman on a subway loudly referring to a nearby white woman as "Miss Vanilla," clearly intending it as a racial slur.
Is anyone really offended by being called a flavor or a food item?
I can't imagine losing my cool at being called vanilla, white bread, or cracker. Seems silly. I'm not very offendable.
But it's probably hate speech to call someone else dark chocolate, burnt toast, or graham cracker.

2026-02-10 12:36:39 UTC

When people die -- especially those we have been close to -- I think it's good to remember they are not "gone" or " out of the picture. " They don't exist merely in our memories, but in reality.
They still exist consciously, though outside of the body until the resurrection. Meanwhile, unlike us, their eternal fate is sealed. There is no reversing course.
That's great for those who died in friendship with God.
Tragic for those who are condemned. We can always change and repent, but they have no more hope. They've had their opportunity. They are eternally doomed.
We need to make the right choices now while we still can.
Love God and love neighbor.

2026-02-09 15:41:10 UTC

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What you did was beautiful. Well done.

2026-02-09 14:42:51 UTC

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Had he not been accepting any crypto yet -- not even BTC?

2026-02-09 08:20:55 UTC

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Like what?

2026-02-08 20:03:22 UTC

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I feel your pain. Makes sense.
I'm sticking with Nostr anyway. There are some good folks not obsessed with BTC.
(I like BTC folks. I just don't think of BTC as mankind's savior.)
I am more interested in life and God and humor and regular talk. And with a little Monero thrown in for good measure. 😁
I left Facebook and other social media due to censorship and privacy issues. I refuse to comply with their demands and abuse.

2026-02-08 19:45:01 UTC

I refuse to have my lexicon edited by the thought police.
I learned that "tranny" is a forbidden slur, while "transphobe" is not.
The people who are so hung up on what they perceive as slurs are the ones who decide for everyone which words are slurs. (As if "slurs" are the greatest of all societal evils.)
Not that I'm not offended at being called a transphobe. In fact, it's an opportunity to set the record straight and begin a fruitful dialogue.
Gone is the generation who believed "sticks and stones may break my bones...."
Now we have a generation of trannies who, if your words disagree with theirs about the nature of human beings, are quick to literally pick up sticks and stones to break some bones.
Even so, again I say, I refuse to have my lexicon edited by the thought police.

2026-02-06 19:15:36 UTC

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Pardon automiscorrect/typo (eldest fans = wildest dreams)

2026-02-06 18:54:34 UTC

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I'm living a normy life, not counting on volatile crypto prices to make me wealthy, but with the option to use crypto as private digital cash.
I invest in mutual funds and retirement accounts, which are historically reliable, and I use #Monero as often as desired, because I like its ability to make private transactions.
If the USD price of Monero skyrockets, that's cool. But if not, that's cool, too. Not stressing.
Crypto was not meant to be an "investment," but to be used as permissionless, peer-to-peer digital cash. It's for making transactions.
Greed is what ruins the crypto experience.
For anyone else reading this, I say don't stake your life on high hopes for wealth that comes from owning traceable Bitcoin. Play with it, use it wisely -- but know that it is not going to make your eldest fans come true.
#note1s53…97vm

2026-02-05 21:26:47 UTC

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I recently started reading 1984. It's uncomfortably familiar.

2026-02-05 21:19:05 UTC

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Thanks for your elucidation.

2026-02-05 20:59:21 UTC

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I know that's not necessarily a fair answer, but it was still interesting.

2026-02-05 20:57:52 UTC

I just asked Grok:
"If I invested $1000 five years ago in #monero and $1000 in bitcoin, what would each be worth today?"
Its answer, in part, was:
Current approximate values of your $1,000 investments:
Bitcoin investment: 0.02622 BTC × ~$64,000 (midpoint estimate) ≈ $1,678.
Monero investment: 6.452 XMR × ~$320 (midpoint estimate) ≈ $2,065.

2026-02-05 19:45:41 UTC

I like Candace, but... Yeah, she's getting to be a little coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs.
She should focus on making her husband sandwiches and being a good wife and mother.

2026-02-03 21:01:48 UTC

"Obedience" in the context of the Church is good -- unless your superior is a gay pervert who's bent on subverting the teachings and mission of the Church, and even subtly tries to lead you down a path contrary to what the Church has traditionally stood for.

2026-02-01 20:59:31 UTC

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I didn't like him when he started his NBA career, and I didn't want to like, but he proved himself to be the best. He was so fun to watch.

2026-02-01 16:57:56 UTC

If Bitcoin does not promise to skyrocket in price -- and instead stabilizes long term -- what advantage can it have over #Monero?
The beauty and advantage of XMR is that no matter its price in relation to fiat, it works as private, fungible, digital cash.
That's its one job. That's what it does well.
Any fiat price gains it has is a bonus, not its promise.
In the end, we value "gains" in wealth less than the gain of freedom and #privacy.

2026-01-28 20:16:55 UTC

There is no such thing as "gay sex."
Sex is not merely stimulation and orgasm, but rather two people joining their reproductive organs in a way that completes the reproductive system.
Other systems (circulatory, nervous, endocrine, respiratory, etc.) are fully contained and function according to their purpose within each body.
But the reproductive system is unique in that it requires two bodies in order to do what it's ultimately ordered to do.
Joining part of the reproductive system to one end of the digestive system, for example, is not sex.
It's fake sex, and it's a significant health risk from a medical perspective.

2026-01-28 17:14:46 UTC

I liked the look of the old Netscape Messenger (email).
I liked AOL IM.
I was even somewhat OK with Yahoo! Messenger.
I liked online forums and message boards.
I miss some of the old Internet.
https://blossom.primal.net/b6ce5a7f3140426f2e2a156fc145c24e7d4709a1feb4f5ee957af9aead9d72f9.png

2026-01-27 17:18:19 UTC

Listening now to Tucker's interview with Peter Schiff.
Schiff is anti-Bitcoin because (for one) he says the reason everyone buys it is they think they will get rich, though it doesn't have inherent value.
Tucker reminds him of crypto's original intent -- to be a permissionless private digital currency that circumvents third-party intermediaries.
There is truth in both statements. We have to evaluate ourselves, our motives, our goals and purposes -- and ask #WWJD.
#Bitcoin #Monero

2026-01-26 22:29:27 UTC

The streets of Minneapolis are infested with demons.

2026-01-23 12:27:48 UTC

Only Jesus.
(Blessed be his holy name.)

2026-01-22 18:56:40 UTC

Question for Protestants:
If a Protestant pastor criticizes "revolving-door salvation," do you take that to mean he believes in "once saved, always saved"?
Not sure what he means.

2026-01-22 14:45:09 UTC

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Amen, Daddy-Bro.

2026-01-20 20:42:49 UTC

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I get frustrated when I come across businesses or institutions that accept various cryptos, but not Monero.
So dumb. It's so easy to accept.

2026-01-20 12:07:05 UTC

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Q/A #3 needs to be revised.

2026-01-17 18:25:19 UTC

It is ruling-class bullies with ulterior motives who fallibly determine that not getting certain vaccines put others at risk.
Other smarties say receiving the vaccines are a risk.
Who has the legitimate authority to ultimately decide?
We do.
We have bodily autonomy. We decide what, if any, artificial chemical soups are pumped into our veins. We do not relinquish such decisions to Big Brother.
#note108k…49ap

2026-01-15 22:40:36 UTC

Lefties need to stop pretending there's no difference between a PROTEST and a RIOT.