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There's a particular type of delusion where you think that the people you like all live up to their ideals and the people that you don't like only respond to incentives.

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We're halfway to the next halving. Block 1,050,000, here we come!

Note1d

I started using autodrive, and it's a game-changer. Funny how things go from "pointless" to "essential" in a very short period of time.

Article7 min read2d

The Third Way: The Case for a Third Implementation

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The commerce through the open seas being so cheap is, sadly, a fiat phenomenon. It was never that cheap to trade over such large distances. It's largely a function of Pax Americana (and Pax Britannia before it) and it's heavily subsidized through the dollar hegemony. It will be more expensive when that hegemony collapses, and we can kind of see it in real time with the Strait of Hormuz. That said, I believe there are much cheaper ways to have free trade through the seas, and instead of relying ...

Note4d

Time reveals wisdom.

Note4d

Exposure to Bitcoin is not Bitcoin because one is centralized the other is not.

Note6d

Get rich righteously.

NoteApr 8

Propaganda has nothing on the financial system in how you're controlled.

ReplyApr 8

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This is called blazing a trail and exploring the frontier. *tips cowboy hat*

NoteApr 7

You don't get to decide what a particular tech disrupts. That unpredictability is what I suspect government officials and bureaucrats everywhere hate about innovation.

NoteApr 6

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NoteApr 5

Western civilization was born today about 2000 years ago.

ReplyApr 5

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A smoker once told me that dryer sheets are the best for dealing with any smell.

NoteApr 4

I get sad seeing brilliant former colleagues and classmates announcing that they're in some clearly rent-seeking job.

NoteApr 3

I'm now obsessed with good feedback loops.

NoteApr 2

The big overlap between Bitcoin and AI is that they seem to be used overwhelmingly by men, specifically young men that have a particular streak. High-agency, maybe. Is it an early adopter thing or something deeper?

NoteApr 1

I Spent a Day Writing a Short Story with Claude. I had an idea for a science fiction story. A device that gives you the best version of yourself for 72 hours, then kills you. Only eight exist. What would people do with them? I wanted to explore the allegory that life itself is that device. We're all given extraordinary capabilities for a limited time, and most of us waste them on the same things the characters in the story waste theirs on: status, money, vindication, pleasure. The question wa...

NoteApr 1

Lots of data centers, software startups and VCs pivoting to AI. Good riddance, I say. Let's starve the altcoin industrial complex of its fuel.

NoteMar 31

Quantum FUD is a DoS attack because of the well known asymmetry between making claims and refuting them.

NoteMar 30

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NoteMar 29

What would we doing without Sundays?

NoteMar 28

A lot of people swear by using voice to communicate with AI Agents. Maybe I'm weird but I like typing it out because it helps me figure out exactly what I want.

NoteMar 27

I've come to realize that the duty of the father is to instill discipline. Children don't have much willpower. It's your job to lend them yours when they don't have enough and to grow whatever willpower they have. The lack of fatherly discipline is a fiat phenomenon and it shows in the kinds of adults that has been produced.

ReplyMar 26

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if my stupid framework laptop would clear customs I would be right there with you.

NoteMar 26

AI coding agents are like Viagra for coding.

NoteMar 26

It's 2026 with 18 different kinds of communication between devices and it's still annoying to get a file from one computer to another *without a central server*.

NoteMar 25

Deus, Familia, Patria, Bitcoin

NoteMar 24

Staying focused on the long term is a lot harder than you'd think. But those are the people who win and that's why it's hard.

Article4 min readMar 23

The Case for a Conservative Bitcoin Client

ProductionReady Bitcoin Softare

NoteMar 23

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NoteMar 22

I'm diving into GrapheneOS and NixOS as my daily drivers. Wish me luck.

NoteMar 21

Social media these days isn't that social anymore. I suspect it's not just the fact that there's a bigger influencer culture. People just have fewer meaningful friends. Sadly, one of the results of COVID.

NoteMar 20

Goodbye fair-weather Bitcoin fans!

NoteMar 19

The state is a gigantic blob that penetrates every facet of life. The work of self sovereignty is neverending.

NoteMar 19

Politics is people trying to scam each other in the name of helping.

NoteMar 17

My telegram handle (jimmysong) is compromised. If it's asking you to take a meeting, it's not me!

NoteMar 16

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NoteMar 15

There has never been a better time to build your own thing if you don't like the alternatives.

ReplyMar 14

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The faith journey of Bitcoiners is one of the true joys that I never expected but got. God is good.

NoteMar 13

Programming and development are changing very rapidly. And yes, that will (if it doesn't already) include Bitcoin programming and development.

NoteMar 12

I can't decide whether the world is run by malicious or incompetent fools.

NoteMar 11

Lent is always a great season for increasing discipline.

NoteMar 10

I think my telegram got deleted. Maybe it's all the bots I made, but it's sad, nonetheless.

NoteMar 10

Building Bitcoin stuff with Agentic AI may be one of the healthier addictions I've had.

NoteMar 9

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NoteMar 8

The world around us was always going to be chaotic. The accumulated debt was always going to cause problems. Bitcoin is chaotic too, but it's banking some learning for the future. It's of a very different character.

NoteMar 7

A truly self-sovereign digital existence is hard work, but totally achievable, especially with AI agents. The hard part has always been physical existence.

NoteMar 6

I forgot how much I enjoy making stuff.

NoteMar 5

One of the downsides of having your own software is that you're constantly changing it to suit your preferences. It might be a little *too* flexible.

NoteMar 4

What is a world where you can make and modify software to your heart's content going to look like? A lot more decentralized, that's for sure.

NoteMar 3

I'm looking for a guest for my podcast that can show how to build something with Claude Code from scratch. I have a web-based Claude Code environment you can use during the show to see exactly what you're doing. Drop me a DM with what you've built and I promise I'll reply.

Article2 min readApr 18, 2025

Youthful Despair

Article10 min readMar 8, 2025

Free Trade, like Open Borders, Doesn't Work Under Fiat Money

The Libertarian Argument For Tariffs

Article10 min readMar 8, 2025

Free Trade Doesn’t Work Under Fiat Money

Much like Open Borders, the Libertarian Ideal doesn't work in a Fiat World

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