If we unfollow do we get left out of the hell thread?

The book is cheap in AUG: Gift BTC deMystification to others... Chapter 1 is just a quick intro to how Bitcoin is a ledger, it being delivered by Satoshi, and what problem Bitcoin was created to solve. Links out of the paper chapter go to deeper knowledge about the digital ledger, the 2009 introduction, and the gist of a blockchain. ($10 Sale active at the lulu.com link. See my profile.)

Highly recommend some psilocybin on occasion for someone into contemplating the architecture of human action. 😎

Is your utility a publicly owned utility? How are they navigating this balancing act?

Agreed. I was promo’ing nostr, not poopoo’ing Bitaxe. Couldn’t love mine more. 😎

My son finished his first triathlon this morning. GM!

This thing is crazy! I only used it on two strokes and got shit video, but I’ll get better ones. It actually blasts the ball down the fairway like magic.

Told my son on bike rides to count the nails and screws that could pop our tires. When comparing our counts at the end of the ride I would ensure I counted slightly more on the first few rides. After that it didn’t matter that our counts were the same. I let him know, “It’s not about the counting. It’s about the seeing. If you’re seeing them, you’re not running over them.” This lesson echoes well into life.

I have determined something after months of running a Bitaxe Gamma 602. Value for value on nostr earns more than a Bitaxe on Ocean Pool. Make good content, people. Earn sats without burning electricity and heating up your office. Just zaps. Clean anonymous zaps.

You’re right about the age gap. They each had separate phones. But the rules were not so much rules as they were locked-down devices, pretty much bricked for anything that was fun or entertainment. The hardest part came later and is going on now. The 16-year-old watched the freedom gained at 17 by the 18-year-old, and the new complete freedom at 18. As siblings we can’t help but compare ourselves to one another. That earlier mass requested trust feels unfair at this point to the second born. But I’m holding fast. Age matters on this stuff.

For parents with kids today. Smart phones? Dumb phones? No phones?

#Golf day. Nice enough out for 18 holes. Finally a reprieve from the heat that’s been on us for weeks. Some fantastic shots—but enough shit shots to put my score in the pits. Boooooo. 🌳⛳️🏌️ Clocked a birdie on 7 though. 😎

As my kids were growing older I saw kids younger and younger get phones with no parental oversight. I had a genuine fear, as a person in tech, about how handheld smart tech could do to our children. My kids are 16 and 18. We never babysat them with phones. For TV we had all Pixar movies, and any calm british kid shows that you’d never find on hyperactive tv like Nickelodeon. We let them be bored, though. Not a lot of tv and stuff. There’s health in the quiet moments. You learn how the world works by watching it. We’ve always had a shared household laptop for minecraft and whatnot. Taught them what code is with the coding games and arduino stuff for kids. When we started doing trips, I wanted to see the world through their eyes by the photos they took and to be able to reach them in emergencies. So, I got them iPhones. At that point they were 10 and 12. I set them up in full lockdown. On an iCloud account that I controlled, Screen Time locking out installs and everything. Only things on the phone were useful stuff. Phone, Text, Camera, FindMy. Raw usefulness and zero entertainment or connectivity. I communicated that other kids were getting fed shit by these apps, and that the apps were intelligently designed to wire their brains wrong. I asked them to trust me and that sometimes it would suck because other kids would have apps and conversations that they wouldn’t get to be part of, but the reason is for long term benefit. I told them they’ll have a long life of using technology. First we learn how to use the world, have real life friends, know ourselves and know where technology fits best for us. Then we can put the tech we choose in our pockets where we can keep tabs on the habits that it wants to give us. In the quiet times they never reached for their phones. They never felt like they needed their phone with them unless we were on the go and would need to communicate for some reason. The unlock PIN on both of their phones was the same. Everyone in the house knew them. I told them, “never text anything that you don’t want others to find out or to read back to you when you’re in trouble”. Hopefully this helps keep them out of court in the future. Texted words can be the worst kind of boomerangs. At age17, I left Screen Time on for measurement and joint review to help teach self management, but I let apps be added that didn’t appear to be actual security threats and didn’t have a legitimate reason for veto. At 18, the phone is his, the passwords are his and he does what he wants. I can vouch that this has worked as far as I can tell. These two kids are very well adjusted, have real relationships, have comfort in talking with people in person, and understand that we should use tech, not the other way around. I just followed my gut. Fingers crossed that it laid a good foundation. I’m excited to see dumb phones hanging on and coming back. Cheers to exploring for the right approach early. Hope my path traveled lends some insight to a fellow father.

Came home to light, light–med, medium, and dark roast samples from my friend who started roasting his own. Looks like a highly-caffeinated-tasting-notes kind of day.

Sounds right. He’s very friendly and just wants to be with us. 😄

Every order buys two. Thanks to all the book orders, inventory is back in hand to gift to the curious and inquisitive at learning sessions and seminars.

Mr. Cogburn is still with us. He sleeps in the tree and calls to us in the morning from the bench outside, our window to get us up at 6:30.

Yeah, this one is handy when you do the learning, but devastating if you just pile in without understanding the tech.

Found that clip I mentioned, where the premium on Real Estate is analyzed. https://youtu.be/L7Zo0j4pUSQ