BoltC

Helping run >_OpenSats
Living in the mountains of Japan

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2024-12-16 11:40:35 UTC

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I'm not ready for where this is going.

2024-10-28 22:06:28 UTC

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The entire Cradle series by Will Wright. Free on Amazon unlimited. I haven't flown through books this quickly since I was a kid.
Non-fiction - Bitcoin is Venice

2024-10-23 00:17:40 UTC

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I feel this. Standard door height in Japan is an abomination.

2024-10-20 22:42:37 UTC

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Excellent way to think about it.

2024-10-19 13:16:08 UTC

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Do you speak Japanese? If not, how did you expect to have a meaningful interaction with Japanese people? The people you're talking about in rural America speak the same language as you.
I've gone many places in Japan and had meaningful interactions. There's definitely more of a divide between strangers and acquaintances than western countries, but I find rural Japan to be far more welcoming. I met a guy that's about 70 the other day while he was out working in his garden and we've chatted a few times over the past week because we're both out early in the morning. He gave me some eggplant and said he'd help me plant some strawberries if I want. We talked about his former job and we talked about our families.
I get what you're talking about - Japan can definitely feel lonely. The big cities are probably quite bad in that regard. But it can be a warm and welcoming country as well.

2024-10-19 13:06:37 UTC

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I don't pay it much attention anymore. The people in my neighborhood know me. The kids at school and their parents don't seem to treat us any differently, but it's a very small school.
If we're out somewhere else, kids do stare and some want to come and say hello or whatever - their minds are probably just trying to come to grips with seeing someone non-Japanese in real life.
I felt way more stared at when I lived here 15 years ago, but perhaps I just don't care anymore? When I'm walking my dog at 6 in the morning and a car goes by I sometimes wonder if their brains are exploding. What is a random white dude doing walking a dog in the middle-of-nowhere Japan?
One of the absolute best parts of Japan is people just leave you the fuck alone to live your life. No one is offering you unsolicited advice. Instead they give you vegetables 😄

2024-10-17 23:36:09 UTC

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"I think it is a great opportunity right now for a small team that has the skills to replicate some of what OpenSats has done, combined with their own ideas of how to encourage and support open development."
Seems like a great idea - it'd be great to have more organisations funding open source development.

2024-10-16 09:35:21 UTC

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🧡

2024-10-11 22:22:46 UTC

I've been learning Japanese on and off for well over a decade at this point. I primarily brute forced my way to a reasonable level of competence using a spaced repetition system called Anki. It's essentially a fancy electronic flash card system. Anki requires a high level of grind and a high pain threshold to keep it up for extended periods of time. I've started and stopped many times over the years. I had never tried LingQ, which is surprising given how long it has been around. I looked into it when I saw this post by @npub1sg6…f63m.
The key to language learning is huge amounts of input - primarily listening to and watching native content. This is contrary to the way many people learn languages - we often focus on speaking and writing over listening and reading. As an aside, this is one of the reasons I believe children learn languages quickly - if you throw them into a school they are surrounded by the language for hours each day.
LingQ has designed their system around input. While it isn't perfect (especially for Japanese), it solves many pain points for me that makes it a valuable language learning system. What I especially like is that I can import content into the platform - I've tried youtube videos (shout out to yuyuの日本語podcast) and ebooks and it's great. It'll even generate AI audio for the ebooks.
I can follow along page by page or sentence by sentence, tapping/clicking on words that I don't know that get automatically added to my list of words I'm learning. I can then study those words in a similar fashion as I used to use Anki.
The primary negative is that it isn't cheap. But compared to paying for language classes or online tutors, it's not crazy. I've only been using it for a week and I'm hooked. If I'm still using it a month from now, that's a good sign and I'll probably spring for a longer subscription.
If you have used LingQ, let me know if you have any tips and tricks.
#note1zz6…mgqx

2024-10-10 10:36:51 UTC

I met a couple in my neighbourhood in the countryside of Japan. In their 70s.
As I was walking by they were working in a large garden. We had a chat and they said they moved from the city four years ago to start farming. In their 70s.
The husband said each day is hard and I asked what he had did before - he said he worked in semiconductors. The guy retired from what was likely a lucrative career and he and his wife decided to take up farming. In their 70s.
I can't stop thinking about it. No one decides to take up farming when they retire. Most people probably just watch some TV, read a few books and travel. These two decided to try their hand at farming & they seemed happy to be out working the land. In their 70s.
Incredible.

2024-10-07 02:55:02 UTC

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Slightly different than Japan!

2024-10-07 02:42:32 UTC

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I wasn't able to get fiber for... reasons... so Starlink was an excellent alternative. It has worked great.
Japan's fiber infrastructure is one of the best in the world. Use it if possible!

2024-10-02 23:00:59 UTC

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Dusty's quote encapsulates perfectly why I work at OpenSats. Thrilled that we are supporting him.

2024-09-25 12:03:20 UTC

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This app has been around for 15+ years. It's well done backed with research on their learning algorithm.
There are also plenty of decks you can download in your target language, but learning to make your own is the best.

2024-09-12 07:21:46 UTC

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More charities to donate to for Bitcoin and Nostr would be amazing!

2024-09-10 00:13:37 UTC

Start9 OS update:
- Bitcoin Core, electrum, Core Lightning and Mempool up and running.
- I love that I have my own instance of mempool.
- Sparrow testing up next
#asknostr Nostr relay question I see Nostr RS Relay as the only option in the Marketplace. Last release was Nov 2023. Any other options I should consider?

2024-09-09 23:43:54 UTC

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This is even better than the roast for @npub1der…xzpc

2024-09-09 23:35:49 UTC

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Thank you Jack. Incredible.

2024-09-09 00:49:55 UTC

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Love this one Lyn. I mean aside from the fact that the US is the train going over a cliff.

2024-09-09 00:48:00 UTC

@npub126n…e9ll OS update - Bitcoin Core installed and synced. The first 24 hours I made it to 66% so thought I'd be done in a day and a half, but the last third took another 36 hours for a total of about 60 hours. Not bad. I now have ever one of your transactions on my SSD!
https://m.primal.net/KkMo.png
Electrum installed and syncing. After that I'll connect and test Sparrow.

2024-09-07 00:32:59 UTC

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This is a fair summary.
We have put better processes in place to ensure applications do not languish as long as yours did. Like you said, a fast No is preferable to a slow No.
Sometimes applications take over 3 months but it's probably less than 5% and we are working to bring that down. We have processed and evaluated hundreds and hundreds of applications since I started almost a year ago.
It's worth repeating that the OpenSats Board puts in a lot of time and energy to make this all happen with no compensation.
Love your work & looking forward to your application @nprofile…xsam!

2024-09-05 23:10:32 UTC

@npub126n…e9ll running and Bitcoin node syncing. Took me less than 5 minutes to swap to the 2TB SSD & have Start9 OS installed and up and running.
I'm on Starlink which means I don't have any wired connections available - there aren't any on the router. Which means I can't change my country in the settings as it requires a wired connection - not a big issue but I thought it was interesting.
I was able to get wifi up and running without too much issue.
So far so good. Once I've got the whole blockchain downloaded - it's kind of mindblowing to think I'll have every Bitcoin transaction that has ever occurred sitting on my laptop - I'll move on to setting up a Lightning node & Nostr relay.
Not sure what else I'll try out - having my own mempool instance sounds good too.

2024-09-03 05:22:06 UTC

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Huge Sanderson fan - I've read most of his work & enjoyed it. I can't believe the 5th book in The Stormlight Archive comes out in December. I'm not ready.
Recently I've been reading the Cradle series by Will Wright as it's free on Kindle Unlimited. Hopefully I can finish it up before Wind and Truth comes out.

2024-09-03 02:21:48 UTC

Getting ready to setup @npub126n…e9ll on an old Lenovo. 2 TB SSD is in the mail and USB with the x86 nonfree iso is loaded. Is that the right version? https://docs.start9.com/0.3.5.x/flashing-guides/os-x86
Once I get it setup, I'll get Bitcoin & Lightning nodes as well as a Nostr relay up and running. Let's see how this goes...

2024-09-03 02:16:28 UTC

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Has it been a year already? Wow, time flies.

2024-08-24 05:25:43 UTC

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One of the most productive people vs one of the most addictive games.
Let's see who wins.

2024-08-21 00:56:17 UTC

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I would watch this just to see you outside your normal macro podcast bubble.

2024-08-14 05:01:49 UTC

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I'll be there!

2024-08-08 11:12:34 UTC

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We read every report.
Code can be reviewed by anyone - it's all on GitHub. If you find a bug, report it. Or better yet, create a PR.

2024-08-07 22:20:18 UTC

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Onward!

2024-07-26 01:40:02 UTC

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Do you have a booth? I didn't see you today.

2024-07-23 10:12:23 UTC

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Congrats Blake! Love that message.

2024-07-21 03:52:02 UTC

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All of your articles are long-form Lyn. 😄

2024-07-19 21:50:07 UTC

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Congrats! Thanks for everything you do.

2024-07-19 21:40:43 UTC

I'm falling behind - there's so much going on that it's impossible to keep up with everything. I just started playing with @npub1kva…tkzv and watched @npub1rxy…hnp8 tutorial. ecash looks cool - I can see why it improves custodial payments.
And now @npub12rv…85vg is talking about sending ecash over Signal and https connections over nostr and it sounds like it's pretty big. Where does this go? Do we end up with a completely decentalized internet that's similar to Bitcoin infrastructure where each node can join as they please? Run whatever rules they want? Censor (or not) as they see fit?
What infrastructure is being made obsolete right now?

2024-07-18 02:05:57 UTC

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If someone gets access to my hardware wallet, can they bypass the 2FA with the recovery tool?

2024-07-16 21:38:46 UTC

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Being responsible for your own algorithm is almost as intimidating as being responsible for your own keys.
It is easier to outsource to someone else, but it's critical you take the time to do it yourself.

2024-07-12 21:42:11 UTC

Looking forward to Bitcoin 2024 - come say hi at the OpenSats booth!

2024-07-11 23:29:11 UTC

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Love it!

2024-07-07 10:27:58 UTC

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Most of these are correct, some are incorrect, some have received funding and not been announced yet and some have never applied.

2024-07-07 01:05:07 UTC

Bitcoin was the first time I believed in something in a long time. It helped me see the world in a different way.
OpenSats was the first time I felt I was meaningfully contributing in a long time. It helped me see work in a different way.

2024-07-06 23:50:10 UTC

Grateful to be part of OpenSats and the good that comes from it.

2024-07-05 07:44:43 UTC

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Discord invite is broken. Japanese looks like it isn't supported yet.

2024-05-17 00:04:55 UTC

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Yes, complete disconnection from my former life, and I've also done this multiple times.
I'm kind of disappointed my worlds don't intersect more. I want Bitcoin to be normal and for my friends and neighbours to get it.

2024-05-02 06:07:21 UTC

At #Nostrasia there was an app doing on the fly translation from English for the Japanese audience. Does anyone remember what it's called?
I am starting a Bitcoin Meetup in Kyushu and would like to use it for presentations. My conversational Japanese is reasonably good but I'm not confident I can explain Bitcoin!

2023-11-09 08:39:33 UTC

田舎はすごく綺麗になっている。紅葉！#nature #photography
https://image.nostr.build/affac1f4e6d83c4735016992b72e7136267078ba8c4d8bd50d43a1cca56e4d77.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/5229fc6a5c9750be2c183ab2e9d02a2603462eb87dfdf4a9dc5b473a2a8e7e49.jpg

2023-11-08 23:44:33 UTC

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Spoiler: it's a banger

2023-11-08 23:43:06 UTC

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I'll see if I can find this. I love Yuzu.

2023-11-07 06:08:54 UTC

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@npub1lel…kvyz presentation on creating vs consuming

2023-11-07 03:00:47 UTC

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Where's the screen?!? 😄
Why did Nostrasia have to end?

2023-11-06 09:17:34 UTC

#Nostrasia was amazing, but it's nice to be back in the mountains of Japan. #Nature #Photography
https://image.nostr.build/7c230889ee31d3e59b6835b8316e52e2a731f29b033f8871babaa6aa04e542a5.jpg

2023-11-06 08:53:35 UTC

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田舎も見に行くべき。東京にくらべたら、別の国みたい。

2023-11-06 01:40:30 UTC

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Amazing vid! It's all over my feed :)

2023-11-05 08:15:19 UTC

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This is my new favorite Nostr thread.
がんばれ！

2023-11-05 01:26:45 UTC

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Japan values it's homogeneous nature and culture - it's why immigration levels are kept so low.
I mentioned it in a recent note - this has downward pressure on housing as birth rates are also very low. You reach a point where house values move to their utility value, especially in the countryside.

2023-11-04 21:57:30 UTC

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Love your optimism but higher BTC prices means more attention which means another cycle of fleecing retail.
Trying to steer people to Bitcoin is the best we can do, some people need to feel the pain before they truly understand "why Bitcoin." I certainly did.

2023-11-03 22:10:41 UTC

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お疲れ様でした！会ってよかった。

2023-11-03 11:51:11 UTC

Eat here #Nostrasia - あか牛 means red cow - it was the emperors breed.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/8LcKhCCgQkffqr4m8
https://image.nostr.build/85de9e3175841c029c967de8ef7642b4063643f816db9ab3fe36133eb669727e.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/e6f83b4565519b4bc8863da9d391b2f107046043661c676a0094d78db5c7f52a.jpg

2023-11-03 04:28:43 UTC

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Did you leave already!? I enjoyed our conversation - hope I run into you again in the future.

2023-11-03 04:26:43 UTC

Nostriches - I was speaking with @npub1e4q…0p76 and @npub1x5z…68fe about pain points on accepting Bitcoin in Japan. Tax regulations are one of the primary concerns around using Bitcoin.
In awayuki's case, she is donating all of her bitcoin payments to @npub10pe…n34f so she doesn't have to wrestle with taxes. While we are grateful for her contribution, it would be better to give her tools to allow her more options.
One option would be to automatically split payments to a personal wallet and a wallet for taxes. Is this currently possible in a simple way? A second option would be instant BTC to Yen conversion, similar to @npub1cn4…3vle Strike - which isn't yet available in Japan.
Awayuki came to Nostr first without prior knowledge of Bitcoin. I love that we are attracting creators like her and anything we can do to make her experience with payments easier would be good for both the Nostr and Bitcoin ecosystems.