Sovereign Designer

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A big moment indeed.

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I want to make more of these. Who’s the best motion designer / editor you know?

@lukedewolf Pleasure was all mine bro. Not everyday you get to help design epic works like this. 💪

@sovdesigner Thanks my friend! And thanks for your contribution!

For the past few months, I started focusing on a new project, and I'm finally ready to share it with the world. I've written a book. Defending Bitcoin: Industrial-Grade Cybersecurity for the Monetary Grid. 6 months ago, I realized how I could apply my cybersecurity background to Bitcoin, with a perspective grounded in the world of critical infrastructure and industrial control systems. In Defending Bitcoin, I make the case that Bitcoin is critical infrastructure, and I mean that technically. Critical infrastructure is everything essential for the modern world to run the way it does, and I assert that Bitcoin meets the threshold of that definition. Defending Bitcoin is grounded in the industrial cybersecurity principles that I use on a daily basis. The framework I've built is based on ISA/IEC 62443, the most widespread industry standard for industrial cybersecurity, and applies universal cybersecurity principles such as defense-in-depth, risk management, and threat modeling. And in all cases, there's always something you can do to improve your security or that of the network as a whole. I wrote the book for two audiences at once. The first is bitcoiners who want to improve their security posture. The second is technical professionals who may be skeptical about Bitcoin and want to understand it better. I build a base of vocabulary for both sides to understand each other, then cover the threat landscape over the course of 10 chapters. Launching today is the accompanying website (in the comments) where you can get a preview of the book, read endorsements from @mikko, @JeffBooth, @LawrenceLepard, @LynAldenContact, @V4BTC, and more. I've also built a threat modeling tool where you can check how the book applies to you (fully local, we don't collect any data except your email address, if you want updates). Defending Bitcoin will be available for purchase online on June 15th, right after @BTCPrague where I'll be debuting the book physically. Use code DEFENDINGBITCOIN for your ticket, and come see me in Prague to get your signed copy! I'm thrilled to be releasing this book because it's truly the best possible contribution to the space that I can make. I managed to find a way to bridge the two worlds I live in, those of my day job in cybersecurity and Bitcoin. I hope you find the book to be a helpful guide to improving your security, and that it makes a positive impact for Bitcoin as a whole. I'm looking forward to hearing what you think!

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For over 10 years every major LOTTERY jackpot across America was RIGGED by the one man hired to make sure it wasn't. > Eddie Tipton was the director of information security at the Multi State Lottery Association. > His job was to protect the random number generators that decided who won jackpots across nearly three dozen states. > He rigged them instead. > Eddie entered the fortified Drawing Room alone and disabled the cameras to record one second per minute. 59 seconds of every minute were invisible. > He inserted a memory stick that loaded self deleting software into the random number generator. > The software produced winning numbers on three specific days of the year that only he knew in advance. > His brother Tommy, a sitting Texas justice of the peace, won $568,990 in Colorado. > Associates collected jackpots in Wisconsin, Kansas and Oklahoma. > Tipton himself bought a $14.3 MILLION ticket at a Des Moines convenience store wearing a hoodie and walked out. > He forgot about the security camera above the counter. > The ticket sat unclaimed for nearly a year because nobody could figure out how to collect it without being identified. > They tried claiming it through an anonymous offshore trust in Belize. Iowa rejected it. Winners must be identified by law. > The Iowa Lottery released the grainy convenience store footage publicly, hoping someone would recognize the man in the hoodie. > An employee at the Maine Lottery recognized the voice immediately. > It was Eddie. The man who had spent a week auditing their security a few years earlier. > A web developer at the Iowa Lottery recognized it too. She had worked alongside him for years. > 5 states. Multiple rigged jackpots stretching back to 2005. The largest lottery fraud in US history. > Sentenced to 25 years. Served 4 and a half. Paroled quietly in January 2022. > His brother Tommy got 75 days. Every time you bought a lottery ticket on those specific days and lost, the man protecting the numbers already knew who was going to win.

@Ronycoder ”Tutorial on how to become a modern drug dealer.”

Instead of watching a 2-hour movie, watch this guy show the easiest way to print money with YouTube Shorts in 2026.

@TheBTCTherapist fanfares.io fixes this

This is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to write. I’m completely devastated. Last Friday, I️ was notified that my monetization had been paused. I’ve shown up on this app for 5 years straight every single day to grow my account to what it is now. I️ never once paid for ads, never bought followers, never did anything but grow in an organic way. After appealing once, I️ was told my account was removed due to spam and inauthentic content. This couldn’t be further from the truth. I️ spend 6-12 hours on X daily in addition to my full time job; creating content, interacting and posting. I’ve adapted to new algorithms, posting strategies and even started a newsletter. I️’ve stopped using any other online platforms as I️ truly value the freedom and community X has brought me. Every single holiday, family event, vacation, wedding, birthday, you name it, I’ve been active on X during it. I’ve never once taken for granted the audience I’ve grown on this app and have thoroughly enjoyed the relationships I’ve built because of it. During this last period in which I️ was removed, I️ proposed to my girlfriend of 7 years. During this proposal trip, I️ stayed active online the entire time, which is nothing new. I have given up years of time to create something bigger with no regret. But now, after being denied and repeatedly called a spam account, with no way to plead my case, my last resort is to post here. Having to do this publicly feels so pathetic. It’s been almost a week and 2 appeals later, and I️ can’t get in touch with anyone who’s willing to help. I haven’t been given any clarification of where I️ went wrong or if there is a pathway to resolution. How can I️ dedicate myself so profoundly to something for so many years without being given any chance to make a simple change in my form of content? I’ve never had my account flagged or even been told of any misconduct in a 5 year period. The first I️ hear of an issue is ironically on pay day after spending hours upon hours working online during my vacation. I️ don’t expect everyone to be able to understand the severity of this situation because they will never see the time, sacrifices and work put into growing an account from 0 followers to over 260k. I️ can’t begin to explain the things I’ve sacrificed to get to the point of being a creator and I️ can’t help but feel like the platform has failed me. To you, this may just be a lighthearted meme account you follow. To me, this has altered my life. I️ was committing to go full time on X and even put in notice at my full time job. It is every content creators dream to be able to take this on full time, and to have it taken away from you almost as soon as you got it, feels gut wrenching. Over the last 2 years I’ve told everyone how important it is to get a blue checkmark, pay for premium and begin to monetize their account. I️ couldn’t have been louder about how much I️ love this platform and truly felt it was the only platform worth being on. The freedom I️ was given was amazing up until now. I️ truly never thought something like this would happen. All of this to say, I️ am not a spam account and I️ deserve reconciliation. I️f there is a specific thing I’ve done wrong, I️ will adapt my content to no longer do so. But a permanent suspension with a false reasoning will never be okay with me. I️ would hope that you are also not okay with taking away the livelihood of the creators on a platform that prides itself on free speech. @XCreators @premium @x @elonmusk @nikitabier

@DominicFrisby ”Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

Incredible luck. But also - if you put yourself out there, luck happens. Here's the film. Watch it on the big screen if you can.

250 years ago this week Adam Smith published Wealth of Nations. He explained how prosperity actually happens. Smith was so obviously right about so many things, it amazes me that we still need to not only explain, but actually make the case for his ideas today. 🧵

There's soooo much dark UX in the @higgsfield app. It's all over the place. Disgusting really.

@its_donaldo @Gossip_Goblin 👀

These AI shorts are getting so good! As a film-maker getting the lighting and scene DOF right I find crazy hard with AI @Gossip_Goblin I would love to learn about your workflow here if possible?

Yes. All through the read I was wondering how he defined ”gentle parenting”, as I see myself as someone who does gentle parenting. But as I saw that I in fact do everything mentioned as ”not gentle parenting”. What is criticized here is clearly passive parenting; not gentle parenting.

I’m literally clarifying the terms. You can’t criticize a framework while redefining it into something that it is not. If “gentle parenting” in the research aligns with high warmth + high structure (authoritative), and your own data supports high warmth + high structure, then you’re not refuting gentle parenting like you originally claimed. This entire issue boils down to you erroneously defining gentle parenting and then criticizing the strawman definition that you created.

We now have evidence that gentle parenting doesn’t work. Here’s an uncomfortable truth about parenting no one wants to say out loud: The data is not kind to gentle parenting. According to teenagers, strict curfews. strict bedtimes, screen limits, device drop off times, dedicated homework blocks, and sleepover restrictions IMPROVE higher relationship quality. And yes, parenting difficulty goes up. Of course it does. Leadership is harder than appeasement. For the past decade we have been sold a watered down, Instagram friendly version of “gentle parenting” that often collapses into boundary avoidance, endless negotiation and emotional processing without enforcement. Parents terrified of saying no because they do not want to rupture connection. But connection without authority is not connection. It is dependency. When parents impose structure, the relationship improves. Teenagers report better parent child relationship quality in homes with curfews and rules. Younger kids report better relationships in homes with screen limits and bedtimes. Even device drop off times correlate positively. Why? Because structure is not cruelty. Structure is love made visible. A bedtime says: your brain matters more than your entertainment. A screen limit says: your dopamine system is not fully developed and I will guard it until it is. A curfew says: your safety matters more than your social standing. That is not authoritarianism. That is caring. Boundaries create friction. Friction creates growth. The parent absorbs the short term discomfort so the child does not pay the long term cost. Children do not experience well calibrated limits as rejection. They experience them as stability. The human brain craves predictability. Predictability reduces anxiety. Reduced anxiety strengthens attachment. That is why relationship quality goes up. Notice something else in the data. The strongest effects are around time structure. Bedtime. Homework. Devices. Outside play. These are environmental constraints. They scaffold executive function. The winning formula is not tyranny. It is high warmth plus high structure. The modern failure mode is high warmth plus low structure. That is just abdication of responsibility wrapped in empathy. Children need leadership, not negotiation. They need adults who can tolerate their anger. They need boundaries that do not move every time emotions spike. They need someone whose prefrontal cortex is fully myelinated. The harder path produces the stronger bond. Because when a child feels that someone is strong enough to hold the line, they relax. And relaxed nervous systems build durable relationships.

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@Thebitcoinway_ Looking forward to it!

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@TheReelRobot Oouuff! That’s some intriguing stuff. Very well done. 👏

This is 100% AI. Yes, it’s a crazy premise with a doomcore version of “Old Macdonald Had a Farm” . That's what AI is for.

@EHuanglu Is there a tool anywhere for moving the camera around like that?

this why Hollywood is terrified of AI this new AI Relight tool on Higgsfield can simulate film studio and change the source light direction, colour, exposure and even softness AI is taking over film studios here's how to use it:

So many Video AI platforms out there today. The winner will be the one who offers a the best UX for the video creation/editing workflow. I want a software like Premiere Pro or similar with the best AI generation models inside it. We're so early. What are the best tools for that at this point?

Seen a lot of wicked stuff here these last months. However, this is the best. Rad af.