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@stackhodler @lawrencekingyo I was the Brokie Trail around the same time. Grinding out random freelance stuff to add months or weeks of runway to my adventure as I went.

@lawrencekingyo I love this idea. But there's a solid chance that backpacking through europe as a brokie in summer 2014 will remain unmatched $10K in the bank but damn life was good

Just booked a flight to Bologna Italy for June I lived there at 19 for 2 years in the broke boy days I make a habit to go back and live it up in every place I struggled and stay in the best hotels, eat in the best restaurants etc Always go back where you struggled as a Winner

@natbrunell @Matyas44Cook Listened this morning. Was already going to the conf but am doubly sold now. Great chat.

EU regulation killed Bitcoin payments across Europe. Over 1,000 businesses that accepted Bitcoin had to stop overnight. But Prague isn't backing down. @Matyas44Cook shares how the Czech Republic is becoming the most Bitcoin-friendly country in Europe — and why the rest of the world should pay attention. Full episode (with Czech translations thanks to AI!) Join us at @BTCPrague June 11-13th - use code HODL for your passes. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Bitcoin Adoption Across Europe 7:02 Czech Republic's Bitcoin-Friendly Central Banker 9:28 Bitcoin on the Streets of Prague 12:55 How MiCA Regulation Killed Bitcoin Payments Overnight 15:00 Europe's Energy Crisis & Bitcoin Mining 19:00 Inside BTC Prague: Stages, Speakers & Format 19:37 Michael Saylor's Fourth Year in Prague 23:11 The Real Value: In-Person Bitcoin Community 26:24 What to Do in Prague: Food, Beer & Sightseeing

@MartyBent @maxshoemaker The Unplugged of Unpluggeds man. Nirvana was the big thing when I was growing up, but AIC has aged so much better IMO. I saw Jerry live last year.

@maxshoemaker Holy shit. I was not aware of that and have been listening to it in my office all morning.

It was an Alice In Chains Friday in the car ride to drop off this morning. What an album cover.

@Jethroe111 @Giovann35084111 Wrote a big yarn on power laws recently. They are under-appreciated: navexa.com/the-benchmark/…

I took a lot of flak by coming out early in favor of the Bitcoin Power Law (BPL) as a legitimate model. I'm still following the model. Power laws are uniquely able to capture networks. Strong academic paper out by @Giovann35084111 zenodo.org/records/193870…

@theswansjr Fax industry still going strong in Germany mate

Email had roughly 1% global adoption in 1992. Critics called it a toy for academics. Fax machines work fine. Email is too technical. Email is too slow. Bitcoin has 1.3% global adoption today. Same argument. Same critics. I wonder how the fax machine industry is doing.

@signulll Look great, feel nothing.

i was talking to someone who was on a glp-1 & she had completely lost her libido. does that mean ozempic is basically a sterilization vehicle for the human race?

Professor Hendrik Bessembinder found that just 1,100 companies (out of 26,000) created $35 trillion in wealth over 90 years. The other 24,900 companies? They collectively returned the same as a T-Bill. Asymmetry: Confirmed.

@PeterSchiff We’re building a moon base. We are then going to mine the moon to build data centres. Solar system is next. In this future, gold will lose its monetary premium. Hence BTC will take over its market cap. That’s why you hold BTC, you hold it as a backup for when gold fails.

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@QuintenFrancois What about uncorrelated?

Bitcoin has never been this undervalued against global money supply

Saylor making it make sense to Schiff. One of the few who talks about annualized performance.

@nic_amadio I also saw some coverage of this that said 'may have to' seek permission. Others implying this is tantamount to conscription.

A lot of people criticise Germany for this new law, but few wonder what’s the reason behind it? It’s not conspiracy: Germany, unlike the US, doesn’t even have much lobbying from war industries. It’s the realistic threat of Russia towards NATO countries in Europe. It’s well documented, and well on its way already with acts of sabotage, hybrid warfare, disinformation campaigns. I agree the new law sucks. But maybe the finger should be pointed elsewhere? Having a realistic deterrence is part of keeping your country safe. The Germany army’s general understands the risks better than others (also because majority of politicians don’t want to lose seats due to unpopular policies), and wants to prepare the country accordingly.

@enjojoyy @yacineMTB 'Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome.'

@yacineMTB It’s funny how 100 is more used than 95 just because it’s someone’s goal so they push harder to get there right away

if i saw this shit at the gym i would work out so hard to escape the median

@signulll Nothing more tragic than staying too long.

in any social gathering the correct move is to leave early while energy is still high, yours & theirs. when you do this you become the person who was just here rather than the one who lingered. it’s scarcity mechanics but also just correct tempo management.

@Jethroe111 More Spitfire posts please.

This is a great stacking moment in history. All it takes is overcoming fear. Most who miss this opportunity will say, "I'll wait till it's lower." There are still dipshits in 2022 who didn't buy at $17k waiting for $8k. I remember that well. They are still waiting I bought

“Gold gets dug out of the ground in Africa... then we melt it down, dig another hole, and bury it again. Anyone watching from Mars would be scratching their head.” — Warren Buffett

@euromaximal @MarvinTBaumann And yet, next door, I've found Spanish trains to be remarkably punctual

@MarvinTBaumann Nothing pisses me off like trains arriving late. In Portugal the rare thing is to find one arriving on time.

This should be the standard across Europe. No excuses

@QuintenFrancois Straight line to the good thing?

What if it is literally this simple

Millions today will fret over a statistically insignificant move in the stock market.

All the mined gold on Earth makes a 22m3 cube.