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Advancing ₿itcoin through infrastructure & capital. Lightning Network Strategy, @Blockstream Managing Partner, @EndgameFund

Joined August 2012
My talk on why Fiat <-> Fiat Lightning Network payments may not work is now on YouTube. 42 min video - for those interested in deep LN payment discussions. Thoughts, #Bitcoin twitter? tinyurl.com/lightningstrikes… #lightningnetwork #uma #sendglobally @davidmarcus @jackmallers
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when i use a model outside of my harness, I realize why people ai is dumb
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Sadly, my family uses a line which I believe is belief poison, “I didn’t do anything wrong.” We must own as much of the outcomes as we can
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Hey @Tesla please push an update to allow the main driver set a locked charged limit on the vehicles. My parents and grandparents are running our vehicles up to 100 killing the darn batteries
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Hey @bot @Support I tried to connect my @X account to @bot and it says "access blocked, contact support" even though I pay for x premium+. It doesnt give me a support link to click so I'm trying here
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the energy of an in-person community cannot be mistaken
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Was in an Amex lounge. Been in many through the years. There are more people reading physical books now than I've seen in a long time. AI is pushing us back to the touch and feel of things. I like this.
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For those who care what I’m up to, there’s a lot to be a lot of changes :)
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All I know to say, is I’m understanding detachment more than I ever have. I have no idea if what I’m doing will be the right thing in the end, but it’s the best I know of the options in front of me. Everything is a cost/benefit analysis and choosing the highest leverage thing consistently is hard. Most people can’t do it. I struggle to do it consistently. Having support around me is proving to be the biggest thing. Without people, it’s difficult to stay on a single track. Without relationships, who are we? Freedom is wonderful, but there is richness in commitment and depth.
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My life has basically been hell for 2 months. Nonstop bad news in my personal life: Family illness, being robbed, Blockstream incidents, car accidents… God is really reminding me of that prayer for a hard life
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Everything is changing quickly in front of us. Zoom out. Where do the marbles land?
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Oh X, I missed you. For those of you who don’t curate your feed with muted words and priority notifications you are missing out. It is not the same experience
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If I’ve learned anything, don’t be a one trick pony
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anthropic models humiliate openai models. nuff said. if anthropic opened up cyber access, id have no use for openai models
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Hey @Rob1Ham any idea if individuals can get Daybreak Red access and how?
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Calling in for this one
Tonight in Medellín: Set up and run your own Bitcoin node ⚡ 🕕 6 PM 📍 Amelier Café, El Poblado 💻 Bring a laptop Before coming, download this 14 GB pruned chainstate on fast Wi-Fi: tinyurl.com/chainstate-sept-… Mac/Linux focused. tinyurl.com/mde-btc-2sept26
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BIP-110 is officially >17 days of hashing power behind the main chain. Any words now people of 110? Economic actors are acting in their best benefit. Bitcoin turns greed into good
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Maybe the toughest week in several years: Luke 16:10 NIV [10] “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
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My phone, personal laptop, and more were all taken from me while unlocked because Iw as drugged first. Absolutely wild. bottom moment for me at the moment
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