“I had to write all the code before I could convince myself that I could solve every problem, then I wrote the paper.” - Satoshi Nakamoto
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Andrew Wertheim
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planet earth, at the momentJoined March 2009
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... in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace."
― Frederick Buechner
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“Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because ...
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heart actually pounding, pushed my first inscription
BITCOIN IS FUN AGAIN LFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
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Wish would hit the conf keynote circuit again. His talks were likely a huge catalyst for bitcoin adoption 6-9 years ago
Andreas was the GOAT
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Reject political affiliations
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People seem to be missing this point
(great thread on the ordinal topic for the more technically inclined)
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Replying to @brian_trollz @zndtoshi and 3 others
If you think about it and assume that future clients won’t even download historic witnesses, outbidding regular transactions with jpegs is a de facto blocksize decrease, I just thought that’s something you may want to get off your ass and contribute to.
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Ender's Game (the book) is underrated
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Short answer is, it doesn't matter. If pools don't act according to miners' desires, miners will just switch to a different pool.
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I'll never
go private
buy a blue check
block anyone
bend my knee to the Algorithm
stop having fun
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Having dev conversations with ChatGPT is like sitting with a coding samurai. It doesn't just vaguely answer your question, it guides you to the answer and helps you see *why* it's the answer.
This has already changed (and greatly improved) my skill level of coding.
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Ordinals are 1UP
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ChatGPT has been better at answering my coding questions than Substack.
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Know your personal minimum burn rate.
Mine is ~$29,900
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My sentiments, exactly
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The most anti-cypherpunk thing you can be is opposed to a market rate for the uncensorable, worldwide broadcast of information.
There is no bright line between use cases you find objectionable & those a government would want to censor.
Freedom isn’t free. It costs 2 sats/vB. twitter.com/ercwl/status/1…
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It's The Hunt, Not The Kill
Parkinson's Law: Work expands to fill empty time.
If you work longer, you'll get less done.
To fix this:
Relax.
Sprint.
Rest.
Repeat.
Working well is hunting like a lion not grazing like a cow.
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Choose the Arena
When faced with a fork in the road.
There are two paths:
1. One that puts you in the arena.
2. One that puts you on the sidelines
Always choose to enter the arena.
And more importantly:
Ignore the noise from the sidelines.
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Which is better:
a) one employee, 70 hours/week
b) two employees, 40 hours/week
c) three employees, 30 hours/week
- a0%
- b66.7%
- c33.3%
- other (please explain)0%
3 votesFinal results
Nothing *actually* matters. It’s all a made up story we tell ourselves.
Proof of Travel
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“Because children grow up, we think a child’s purpose is to grow up. But a child’s purpose is to be a child.”
– Alexander Herzen
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In your current job, is the world a better place because of the work you did over the past two years?
Would love to hear your thoughts/replies
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Sounds like some Bitcoiners want zoning for the blockchain..
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Roatan, Honduras: beautiful place, amazing people, no sign of bitcoin adoption here…
Was the Bitcoin 2021 Conference announcement just smoke?
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Currently in Roatan, Honduras and not one person I’ve asked takes (or for the most part, has even heard of) #bitcoin.
Not feeling too promising .. 
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Who would build the roads?! twitter.com/dwmtl1000s1974…
Humans are capable of *doing* so much.
Unfortunately there’s a *lot* we haven’t done (and may never do) because it’s not profitable.
I find this disheartening.
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Currently in Roatan, Honduras and not one person I’ve asked takes (or for the most part, has even heard of) #bitcoin.
Not feeling too promising .. 😔
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Doesn’t get much better than this
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Roatan, Honduras, hello 👋🏼
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Miami, hello
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Miami, hello
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Nassau, Bahamas, hello 
Anyone got any questions for SBF? Heading to the prison later for a visit twitter.com/awertheim/stat…
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Miami, hello 👋🏼
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Hey Bitcoiners.. the easier people can spend their bitcoin, the more bitcoin they will hold
Something to consider
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Heading to Roatan, Honduras to spend some bitcoin.
Any suggestions?
How much stronger would the signal be if people din't just write posts to write posts?
take the shower and risk missing signing for delivery or hold out until potentially 7pm?
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Replying to @udiWertheimer and @NicoleBehnam
New M2 Max MacBook Pro arrives today. Bout to take my misery to a whole ‘nother level!
I used to justify time "wasted" on twitter as productive/learning/research
It's quickly losing it's ability to uphold that justification...
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