Leek-Potato Soup
An elegant, simple, vegetable-cream soup.
The opposite of communism is not Bitcoin
On scarcity.
The AntiChrist
Originally Posted June 8, 2022
Social-Media Equity
On the importance of social distancing.
Eggs
Most eggs are still closed. We don't know if they will ever open up.
Liturgical Winter Season
About the whole Christmas.
Girls and Guns
Why I am against martialising women.
Updating UmbrelOS 0.5.4 to 1.x.x? Here is what they don't tell you!
A running list of Tips and Tricks to guide Linux Umbrel users through the upgrade process from 0.5.4 to 1.x.x.
What Now?
Into The Territory
Week 9 Observations
Could have been worse
Sovereign Minds of the Future
A rising generation faces a critical challenge in today's world: how to navigate an increasingly complex economic landscape. The current system, dominated by centralized institutions, has created a dependency trap – evidenced by the staggering $1.74 trillion in U.S. student loan debt as of mid-2024. Parents and educators must prioritize teaching children about Bitcoin and financial literacy from an early age. This isn't merely about understanding a new technology; it's about cultivating sovereign minds who can think critically about money, value, and independence. Bitcoin offers young people their first real glimpse of sound money and decentralized systems, free from traditional power structures.
The PATRIOT Act's Legacy: Two Decades of Eroding Privacy
The 9/11 attacks led to the swift enactment of the PATRIOT Act, ostensibly to enhance national security. However, twenty-three years later, it's clear that the Act has significantly eroded civil liberties, particularly financial privacy, with questionable effectiveness in preventing terrorism. This raises concerns about whether the Act was truly about security or an opportunistic power grab by the state, and whether the "surveillance state" is now an irreversible reality. In the face of emerging technologies like AI and CBDCs, the PATRIOT Act's legacy could pave the way for a dystopian future where individual privacy is a distant memory, unless we actively resist and develop innovative solutions to safeguard our freedoms.
Splitting The Baby
It doesn’t matter whether you have the “correct” beliefs or belong to the faction that is “good.”
Creating Reality
Avoiding History's Lottery
Portrait Of An Artist As An Old Man
“You want to be artist?” he said with his thick accent. “You pumping gas. Hahahahahah!”
Conspiracy - Part 5
October Surprise
The Big Bribe
Why Things Have Gone So Off The Rails
