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The next iteration is coming

We're busy racing to the finish line, for the #Alexandria Gutenberg beta. Then we can get the bug hunt done, release v1.0, and immediately start producing the first iteration of the Euler (v2.0) edition.

While we continue to work on fixing the performance issues and smooth rendering on the Reading View, we've gone ahead and added some new features and apps, which will be rolled-out soon.

The biggest projects this iteration have been:

• the HTTP API for the #Realy relay from nostr:npub1fjqqy4a93z5zsjwsfxqhc2764kvykfdyttvldkkkdera8dr78vhsmmleku,
• implementation of a publication tree structure by nostr:npub1wqfzz2p880wq0tumuae9lfwyhs8uz35xd0kr34zrvrwyh3kvrzuskcqsyn,
• and the Great DevOps Migration of 2025 from the ever-industrious Mr. nostr:npub1qdjn8j4gwgmkj3k5un775nq6q3q7mguv5tvajstmkdsqdja2havq03fqm7.

All are backend-y projects and have caused a major shift in process and product, on the development team's side, even if they're still largely invisible to users.

Another important, but invisible-to-you change is that nostr:npub1ecdlntvjzexlyfale2egzvvncc8tgqsaxkl5hw7xlgjv2cxs705s9qs735 has implemented the core bech32 functionality (and the associated tests) in C/C++, for the #Aedile NDK.

On the frontend:

nostr:npub1636uujeewag8zv8593lcvdrwlymgqre6uax4anuq3y5qehqey05sl8qpl4 is currently working on the blog-specific Reading View, which allows for multi-npub or topical blogging, by using the 30040 index as a "folder", joining the various 30041 articles into different blogs. She has also started experimenting with categorization and columns for the landing page.

nostr:npub1l5sga6xg72phsz5422ykujprejwud075ggrr3z2hwyrfgr7eylqstegx9z revamped the product information pages, so that there is now a Contact page (including the ability to submit a Nostr issue) and an About page (with more product information, the build version displayed, and a live #GitCitadel feed).

We have also allowed for discrete headings (headers that aren't section headings, akin to the headers in Markdown). Discrete headings are formatted, but not added to the ToC and do not result in a section split by Asciidoc processors.

We have added OpenGraph metadata, so that hyperlinks to Alexandria publications, and other events, display prettily in other apps. And we fixed some bugs.

We have added support for the display of individual wiki pages and the integration of them into 30040 publications. (This is an important feature for scientists and other nonfiction writers.)

We prettified the event json modal, so that it's easier to read and copy-paste out of.

The index card details have been expanded and the menus on the landing page have been revamped and expanded. Design and style has been improved, overall.

Project management is very busy

Our scientific adviser nostr:npub1m3xdppkd0njmrqe2ma8a6ys39zvgp5k8u22mev8xsnqp4nh80srqhqa5sf is working on the Euler plans for integrating features important for medical researchers and other scientists, which have been put on the fast track.

Next up are:

• a return of the Table of Contents
• kind 1111 comments, highlights, likes
• a prototype social feed for wss://theforest.nostr1.com, including long-form articles and Markdown rendering
• compose and edit of publications
• a search field
• the expansion of the relay set with the new relays from nostr:npub12262qa4uhw7u8gdwlgmntqtv7aye8vdcmvszkqwgs0zchel6mz7s6cgrkj, including some cool premium features
• full wiki functionality and disambiguation pages for replaceable events with overlapping d-tags
• a web app for mass-uploading and auto-converting PDFs to 30040/41 Asciidoc events, that will run on Realy, and be a service free for our premium relay subscribers
• ability to subscribe to the forest with a premium status
• the book upload CLI has been renamed and reworked into the Sybil Test Utility and that will get a major release, covering all the events and functionality needed to test Euler
• the #GitRepublic public git server project
• ....and much more.

Thank you for reading and may your morning be good.

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Hackathon 概要

加拿大知名黑客松 ElleHacks 2025 于 2025 年 2 月 14 日至 16 日举办，聚焦推进 STEM 领域的多样性与包容性。活动吸引 195 名注册开发者参与，72 个项目通过审核，旨在为新手提供平台，通过协作提出创新技术方案应对全球挑战。

参赛者在活动中参与各类研讨会，与行业专家及招聘人员交流，提升技能并展现创造力与技术专长。黑客松始终围绕解决现实问题，激励参与者运用问题解决能力打造有影响力的解决方案。

ElleHacks 2025 不仅凸显了 STEM 领域多样性的重要性，更为女性及非二元性别学生通过技术项目贡献力量提供了重要平台，成为推动科技行业包容性创新的实践舞台。

Hackathon 获胜者

ElleHacks 2025 在各个类别中表彰了杰出的项目，详细如下：

最佳使用 ElleHacks 主题奖获奖者

• Memora {Old Age}：一个社区驱动的应用程序，帮助阿尔茨海默病患者进行记忆识别和药物管理，使用 AI 和 IoT 技术。
• KareBear：一个 AI 驱动的虚拟助手，支持自闭症谱系障碍儿童的情感学习和表达。
• talktome：一个仿真平台，提供个性化策略帮助父母改善与青少年的沟通。

最佳硬件应用奖获奖者

• Memora {Old Age}

最佳使用 EA 数据奖获奖者

• Connect Beyond Barriers: Autism Care：一个平台，为自闭症青少女及其父母提供 AI 驱动的支持，配备聊天机器人和专家定位服务。

最佳网络安全应用奖获奖者

• Lynx：一款整合用户数据的数字足迹分析器，提供声誉管理建议。

最佳使用 Wasp 奖获奖者

• NetNanny：一个浏览器扩展和网络应用程序，使用 AI 通过监控社交互动和发出警报来保护儿童免受网络威胁。

最佳使用 Streamlit 奖获奖者

• CyberQueen：一个网络应用，通过 AI 聊天机器人、测验和事实内容使年轻女性的网络安全教育变得有趣。

最佳 AI 应用程序使用 Cloudflare 奖获奖者

• CareOn：一个 AI 驱动的应用程序，通过运动检测和智能警报确保老年人安全。

来自 GoDaddy 注册表的最佳域名奖获奖者

• Greener Than You Think：一个交互性网站，通过每日心情检查和虚拟花园管理来支持青少年进行情绪调节。

最佳 Gen AI 应用奖获奖者

• Talky：一个应用，为有语言障碍的儿童提供游戏化语言治疗，使用 AI 定制讲话挑战和反馈。

有关这些项目的详细信息，请访问活动页面。

关于组织者

ElleHacks

ElleHacks 致力于在技术领域促进多样性和包容性，特别注重在科技领域赋权女性。以其年度 Hackathon 而闻名，ElleHacks 将参与者聚集在一起，协作开发创新项目，支持技能发展和人脉建设。该组织重视教育倡议和社区建设努力，鼓励创造力和协作。ElleHacks 致力于培养人才，努力扩大机会，并支持技术领域的弱势群体，定位自身为行业中积极变革的催化剂。

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Hackathon 概要

Hackathon@WEF 2025 于 2025 年 1 月 21 日至 23 日在瑞士达沃斯举办，吸引 23 名注册开发者参与，最终 7 个项目获批。活动旨在通过 AI、数据科学与先进技术应对全球挑战。参赛者以团队形式，既在 Lab42 和达沃斯创新中心实地协作，也通过线上方式投入，聚焦打造具备现实应用潜力的解决方案。

由 DIGITAL LOUNGE@WEF 搭建的社交平台，让开发者有机会与 CEO、政府官员、企业家及思想领袖建立联系，向优质受众展示项目，提升曝光度并为职业发展奠基；瑞士阿尔卑斯山的优美环境辅以免费住宿、餐饮及会议资料，优化了参与体验；超 10,000 瑞士法郎的奖池，为后续创新提供支持。此外，达沃斯创新中心营造的协作氛围，有力推动全球创新进程。

此次 Hackathon 不仅彰显了技术创新在解决全球问题中的潜力，更促进了跨领域深度交流，为探索全球挑战的创新解决方案搭建了优质平台。

Hackathon 获奖者

此次Hackathon在一个类别中颁发奖项，表彰项目的技术创新和有效实施。

第一名 (5000瑞士法郎)

Inspecting Avalanches - 该项目通过高级分析和分类技术，聚焦于检测和分类雪崩，以提升安全措施和反应流程。

第二名 (1500瑞士法郎)

Team Strike - 开发了一个聊天机器人，将自然语言查询转换为SQL查询和XML文件，提升数据库交互和可访问性。

第三名 (1000瑞士法郎)

Sigma - 开发了一种能够与环境互动的类人系统，使用高效的AI模型，确保其整个操作过程中的数据主权。

Hacker之选

Team Strike

有关所有Hackathon项目的更多信息，请访问 DoraHacks。

关于组织者

Data Migration International

Data Migration International 提供专业的数据迁移解决方案，运用先进技术帮助组织高效管理复杂的数据过渡。公司以其技术专长而闻名，成功管理了多个行业的大型项目，展现了其在大规模数据处理方面的能力。其在技术和区块链领域的参与强调了对创新和效率的承诺。Data Migration International 致力于提供稳健的解决方案，简化和增强数据管理过程，保持其作为数字转型中可靠合作伙伴的地位。

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Ingredients

• 1/2 block of pepper jack
• 1 block of mild cheddar
• 1/2 block of sharp cheddar
• A box of cheese Ragu (or homemade cheese sauce)
• Macaroni noodles
• Butter
• 2 cups of Milk
• Chicken broth

Directions

1. Cook macaroni in chicken broth until tender
2. Drain macaroni (set chicken broth to the side if making cheese sauce), add butter to hot macaroni
3. Shred blocks of cheese
4. Put macaroni in a casserole dish
5. Add Ragu (or homemade cheese sauce), add milk to Ragu container, and pour into a casserole dish (or about 2 cups of milk)
6. Add shredded mild cheddar, sharp cheddar, and pepper jack to the casserole dish. Mix well.
7. Add extra shredded cheese on top
8. Bake until all cheese is melted at 350F for about 15 minutes. Broil for 3-5 minutes for a crispier top.

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หรือต้นน้ำของปัญหาจะเป็น UPOV 1991?

เมื่อพูดถึงสิทธิในเมล็ดพันธุ์ หลายคนอาจนึกถึงแค่เรื่องเกษตรกรรมพื้นบ้านหรือพันธุ์พื้นเมืองที่ใช้สืบต่อกันมาในครอบครัว แต่ความจริงแล้ว ในโลกเบื้องลึกของการค้าระหว่างประเทศ มีข้อตกลงที่เปลี่ยน "เมล็ดพันธุ์" ให้กลายเป็น "ทรัพย์สินทางปัญญา" และอาจเปลี่ยนเกษตรกรให้กลายเป็นผู้ละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์โดยไม่รู้ตัว... นั่นคือ UPOV 1991

UPOV (ยูพอฟ) หรือ International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants คือองค์กรที่เริ่มต้นขึ้นในยุโรปตั้งแต่ปี 1961 โดยมีเจตนาดีในช่วงแรก คือคุ้มครองนักปรับปรุงพันธุ์พืช ให้มีแรงจูงใจในการพัฒนาสายพันธุ์ใหม่ๆ แต่เมื่อระบบทุนนิยมเข้ามาขับเคลื่อนกลไกเกษตรอุตสาหกรรม ข้อตกลงฉบับ UPOV 1991 จึงกลายร่างเป็นเครื่องมือที่ทรงพลังที่สุดในการผูกขาดพันธุกรรมของพืช

UPOV 1991 คือชื่อย่อของ อนุสัญญาสหภาพเพื่อคุ้มครองพันธุ์พืช ฉบับปี 1991 (International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants – 1991 Act) ซึ่งเป็นหนึ่งในกฎหมายระหว่างประเทศที่ทรงอิทธิพลที่สุดในโลกเรื่อง “สิทธิในเมล็ดพันธุ์” คล้ายกับลิขสิทธิ์สำหรับนักปรับปรุงพันธุ์พืช (Plant Breeders' Rights) และถือว่าเป็นเวอร์ชันที่ “โหดสุด” สำหรับเกษตรกรรายย่อยและประเทศกำลังพัฒนา โดยเฉพาะเมื่อเทียบกับฉบับเก่าอย่าง UPOV 1978

หนึ่งในบทบัญญัติที่อันตรายที่สุดของ UPOV 1991 คือการห้ามเกษตรกรเก็บเมล็ดพันธุ์ไว้ปลูกในฤดูกาลถัดไป (farm-saved seeds) โดยเฉพาะหากพันธุ์นั้นได้รับการจดทะเบียนในระบบของ UPOV แล้ว ซึ่งหมายความว่า แม้ชาวนาจะซื้อเมล็ดมาปลูกบนที่ดินของตัวเอง ดูแลด้วยสองมือจนได้ผลผลิต พอเก็บเมล็ดไว้ปลูกต่อปลูกซ้ำ กลับกลายเป็นว่าละเมิดสิทธิของเจ้าของพันธุ์เสียอย่างนั้นและโดนฟ้องได้

รวมถึงห้ามนำเมล็ดไปแลกเปลี่ยนหรือแจกจ่ายให้คนอื่น แม้แต่การแบ่งเมล็ดให้เพื่อนบ้าน ก็อาจถือว่าละเมิดสิทธิ์ของเจ้าของพันธุ์ได้

พูดง่ายๆคือ มันคือการเปลี่ยนเมล็ดพันธุ์ธรรมชาติ ให้กลายเป็นซอฟต์แวร์ ที่ต้องซื้อ license ใหม่ทุกปี

ไม่เพียงเท่านั้น UPOV 1991 ยังขยายขอบเขตการคุ้มครองไปถึง "พืชลูกหลาน" ที่สืบทอดลักษณะทางพันธุกรรมของพันธุ์ต้นแบบ แม้เกษตรกรจะเพาะปลูกและคัดเลือกสายพันธุ์ต่อยอดเอง แต่หากลักษณะสำคัญยังใกล้เคียงกับพันธุ์ดั้งเดิม ก็ยังถือว่าละเมิดอยู่ดี

นี่จึงเปิดทางให้บริษัทใหญ่ระดับโลก เช่น Monsanto (ปัจจุบันกลืนรวมกับ Bayer) มีสิทธิครอบครองสายพันธุ์พืชแบบเกือบเบ็ดเสร็จ และเรียกเก็บค่าลิขสิทธิ์จากเกษตรกรายปีได้

ลองจินตนาการดูว่า หากวันหนึ่งทุกผักในตลาด ไม่ว่าจะเป็นข้าว ข้าวโพด พริก มะเขือ หรือแม้แต่บรอกโคลี เป็นสายพันธุ์ที่ต้องจ่ายค่าลิขสิทธิ์ทุกปี เกษตรกรจะยังมีอิสระในการเพาะปลูกอยู่หรือไม่?

ประเทศไทยเอง แม้ยังไม่เข้าร่วม UPOV 1991 อย่างเป็นทางการ แต่ก็เผชิญแรงกดดันจากข้อตกลงการค้าเสรี (FTA) และกลุ่มทุนต่างชาติให้แก้ไขกฎหมายภายใน เช่น ร่าง พ.ร.บ.คุ้มครองพันธุ์พืช ที่เคยถูกวิจารณ์อย่างหนักว่าเลียนแบบ UPOV 1991 แทบทุกบรรทัด

ในขณะที่โลกกำลังพูดถึง "Seed Sovereignty" หรืออธิปไตยของเมล็ดพันธุ์ การรักษาสิทธิของเกษตรกรในการเก็บ แลกเปลี่ยน และปรับปรุงพันธุ์พืชโดยไม่ถูกผูกขาดด้วยระบบลิขสิทธิ์ UPOV 1991 กลับทำหน้าที่ตรงข้ามอย่างสิ้นเชิง

มันไม่ใช่แค่ข้อตกลงที่เขียนด้วยภาษากฎหมาย แต่มันคือกรงขังที่มองไม่เห็น ที่ล็อกเกษตรกรเอาไว้กับพันธุ์พืชที่พวกเขาไม่ได้เป็นเจ้าของ แม้จะปลูกมันเองกับมือก็ตาม

ทางออกเดียวอาจไม่ใช่แค่การไม่เข้าร่วม UPOV 1991 แต่คือการกลับมาสร้างระบบอาหารที่ยั่งยืนตั้งแต่เมล็ดพันธุ์ ระบบที่ให้สิทธิ์กับผู้ปลูกอย่างแท้จริง ไม่ใช่ระบบที่ให้อำนาจแค่กับผู้จดทะเบียน

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There’s no shortage of hype around AI. But beneath the buzzwords, Geoff Woods lays out something much more grounded—and frankly, more useful—on his recent appearance on The What Is Money Show. Geoff, who wrote The AI Driven Leader, isn’t here to pitch you a prompt template or a new tool. He’s here to talk about leadership, responsibility, and how to actually get value from AI.

His argument is simple: AI is no longer optional. It's a leadership imperative. And yet, despite nearly every executive claiming to believe in its future, less than 5% are doing anything meaningful with it. Geoff’s take? If you’re delegating AI to the tech team, you’re missing the point. This is about vision, strategy, and leading your people into a new era.

But here’s the rub: you don’t need to become an AI expert. You just need to become what Geoff calls an AI-driven leader—someone who knows how to spot valuable use cases, communicate clearly with AI, and stay in the driver’s seat as the thought leader. It’s not about handing off decisions to a machine. It’s about using the machine to sharpen your thinking.

To do that, Geoff leans on a framework he calls CRIT: Context, Role, Interview, Task. It’s dead simple and wildly effective.

CRIT Framework: Geoff’s Go-To Prompting System

Write every AI prompt using:

• Context – the background situation

• Role – what persona you want AI to take (e.g., CFO, board member, therapist)

• Interview – have AI ask you questions to pull deeper insights

• Task – what you want AI to do after collecting enough context

Give the AI rich context, assign it a role (board member, CFO, therapist—whatever you need), have it interview you to pull out what’s really going on in your head, and then define the task you want it to execute. That flip—getting the AI to interview you—is the difference between mediocre results and strategic breakthroughs.

He shared some standout examples:

• Using AI as a simulated board to test strategy decks and predict which slides will blow up in a real meeting.
• Having AI draft executive emails in a tone blend of your own voice, plus a dash of Simon Sinek and David Goggins.
• Creating AI-generated personas of your kids’ strengths to show them how to use tech to deepen—not replace—their humanity.

That last point matters. Geoff’s raising his own kids to be AI-native, but not tech-addicted. His daughter used AI to explore business ideas. His son used it to work through emotional challenges. In both cases, the tool was secondary. The focus was helping them grow into more aware, capable versions of themselves.

He’s honest about AI’s limitations too. It hallucinates. It’s bad at math. It can’t replace deep human judgment. But if you use it right—if you treat it like a thought partner instead of a magic 8-ball—it becomes an amplifier.

Geoff’s challenge to all of us is to stop anchoring our identity to who we’ve been, and start leaning into who we could become. Whether you’re running a company, managing a classroom, or figuring out your next move, the opportunity is the same: use AI to 10x the things that make you most human.

And it all starts with one sticky note: How can AI help me do this?

If you’re interested in diving deeper, check out aileadership.com or pick up his book The AI Driven Leader. But more importantly, start experimenting. Get your reps in. Think bigger.

Because a year from now, the version of you that’s already doing this work? They’re going to be very hard to compete with.

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Introduction

Many school districts allocate significant budgets for curriculum materials like textbooks and workbooks, but these resources often fail to provide teachers with the deep conceptual understanding needed to teach mathematics effectively. Administrators face the challenge of ensuring that their teachers have the support they need from books and worksheets and partners who understand how children learn math and the gaps in learning as they exist today.

The Problem: Books and Worksheets Are Not Enough

1. Limited Depth in Conceptual Learning
2. Curriculum materials often focus on procedural fluency rather than deep conceptual understanding. While these resources provide a structured framework for instruction, they do not equip teachers with the tools to address individual student learning styles or challenges.
3. Lack of Ongoing Professional Support
4. Administrators frequently allocate budgets for professional development workshops and materials but struggle to ensure that teachers receive ongoing, personalized support throughout the school year. Teachers often face unique classroom dynamics and need immediate assistance, yet many districts lack a consistent partnership with experts who can provide this guidance.
5. Ineffectiveness in Meeting Diverse Needs
6. Students learn at different paces and in different ways. Curriculum materials alone cannot address the varied needs of all students. A comprehensive support system is needed to help teachers differentiate instruction, support struggling learners, and challenge advanced students effectively.

Solution: Math Success by DMTI

Math Success by DMTI offers a more effective approach to elementary math education. Here’s what sets it apart:

• Focus on Conceptual Understanding:
  • The program emphasizes deep conceptual understanding through real-life examples that tie procedures back to the underlying math concepts. Students understand not just how but also why strategies and procedures work.
• Modeling Problems:
  • Math Success by DMTI teaches students to model problems using visual models like bar models, number lines, and equations. This approach ensures they see the math conceptually and can apply it in various contexts.
• Ongoing Support Throughout the Year:
  • The program provides more than just one-time workshops; it offers ongoing support through expert coaches who work directly with teachers throughout the school year. Teachers receive guidance on lesson planning, classroom management, and student engagement strategies.
• Flexible Resources:
  • Math Success by DMTI includes comprehensive resources such as assessments, instructional units, exit tickets, practice sheets, research-based games, and parent materials tailored to meet diverse learning needs.
• Consistent Language and Structure:
  • The program uses consistent language and structure in teaching words from kindergarten through graduation. This consistency helps students build a strong foundation and facilitates smoother transitions between grade levels.

Teacher Testimonials: Real Impact

Educators have reported significant improvements in student achievement after implementing Math Success by DMTI:

• Increased Student Proficiency:
• For example, one third-grade teacher saw her students’ proficiency increase from 32% to 76% within a single academic year. This kind of growth demonstrates the program's effectiveness and its ability to foster deeper learning.

Conclusion

By adopting Math Success by DMTI, administrators can ensure that their teachers have the tools they need to teach math concepts effectively. With expert coaches embedded in classrooms for ongoing support, research-backed methodologies, flexible resources, and a focus on the right things in the right order, districts can create environments where students truly thrive.

Math Success by DMTI stands out as an exceptional partner for schools looking to improve math education. By bridging the gap between research and practice, Math Success by DMTI empowers educators to increase student achievement and foster a love for mathematics.

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DK8 nổi bật trong không gian số nhờ nền tảng được thiết kế tỉ mỉ, kết hợp hài hòa giữa sự đổi mới, giao diện hiện đại và tính thân thiện với người dùng. Ngay từ lần truy cập đầu tiên, người dùng đã cảm nhận được sự trơn tru và dễ dàng trong thao tác, với bố cục giao diện được sắp xếp hợp lý và bắt mắt. Không chỉ đơn thuần là đẹp về mặt hình ảnh, DK8 còn đảm bảo sự hiệu quả tối đa trong quá trình sử dụng: mỗi nút bấm, mỗi phân khu, và mỗi tính năng đều được đặt để hợp lý, thuận tiện. Dù người dùng truy cập từ máy tính, máy tính bảng hay điện thoại di động, giao diện của DK8 luôn thích ứng hoàn hảo, mang lại trải nghiệm nhất quán và liền mạch. Chính sự đầu tư chỉn chu này khiến DK8 không chỉ là một nền tảng số đơn thuần, mà trở thành một không gian kỹ thuật số thực sự sống động, nơi mỗi thao tác đều dễ dàng, mỗi lần trải nghiệm đều đầy hứng khởi.

Một điểm mạnh khác làm nên thương hiệu DK8 chính là sự năng động và liên tục đổi mới. Thay vì đứng yên tại chỗ, DK8 không ngừng cập nhật và nâng cấp, mang đến những cải tiến thiết thực dựa trên phản hồi của người dùng và xu hướng công nghệ hiện đại. Việc cập nhật không chỉ nhằm làm mới giao diện mà còn nâng cao hiệu suất sử dụng, giúp người dùng luôn cảm thấy DK8 là một nền tảng sống, luôn chuyển mình để phục vụ tốt hơn. Trong thời đại số hóa nhanh chóng, nơi mà sự nhàm chán có thể khiến người dùng rời đi bất cứ lúc nào, DK8 giữ chân người dùng bằng chính sự biến chuyển liên tục và thông minh đó. Song song với tính năng, vấn đề bảo mật cũng được DK8 đặc biệt chú trọng. Các giao thức mã hóa tiên tiến được áp dụng để bảo vệ thông tin và dữ liệu người dùng, tạo ra một môi trường số an toàn, đáng tin cậy mà không làm ảnh hưởng đến tốc độ hay trải nghiệm tổng thể.

DK8 không chỉ thành công nhờ vào giao diện hay tính năng, mà còn bởi cộng đồng gắn bó và không gian kết nối mà nó xây dựng. Đây không phải chỉ là nơi để truy cập và rời đi, mà là một hệ sinh thái số nơi người dùng cảm thấy được chào đón và trân trọng. Hệ thống hỗ trợ khách hàng của DK8 hoạt động nhanh nhạy, sẵn sàng giải đáp và hỗ trợ mọi thắc mắc, tạo cảm giác an tâm cho người dùng trong suốt quá trình sử dụng. DK8 hiểu rằng, trải nghiệm tốt không chỉ đến từ công nghệ mà còn từ sự chăm sóc tận tình, và chính điều đó tạo nên sự khác biệt. Người dùng không chỉ ghé qua DK8 một lần rồi thôi—họ ở lại, quay trở lại, và gắn bó như một phần của cộng đồng. DK8 không chỉ thích nghi với thời đại số, mà còn góp phần định hình nó, bằng chính những giá trị thiết thực và trải nghiệm chân thực mà nền tảng mang lại.

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DK8 không đơn thuần là một nền tảng kỹ thuật số thông thường mà là một hệ sinh thái được kiến tạo với tầm nhìn dài hạn, hướng đến việc đồng hành cùng người dùng trong mọi giai đoạn của hành trình chuyển đổi số. Với thiết kế giao diện hiện đại nhưng vẫn giữ sự tối giản, DK8 tạo nên một môi trường trực tuyến dễ tiếp cận, nơi mọi thao tác đều được tối ưu hóa nhằm tiết kiệm thời gian, giảm thiểu thao tác rườm rà và tăng hiệu quả xử lý thông tin. Đặc biệt, nền tảng này còn tích hợp khả năng đồng bộ cao trên nhiều thiết bị, từ điện thoại thông minh, máy tính bảng đến máy tính bàn, giúp người dùng duy trì mạch công việc hoặc giải trí liền mạch dù ở bất kỳ đâu. Điểm cộng lớn của DK8 còn nằm ở việc duy trì sự ổn định vượt trội trong tốc độ tải và vận hành, mang lại cảm giác mượt mà, không giật lag – yếu tố sống còn trong thế giới công nghệ không ngừng biến chuyển hiện nay.

Không chỉ dừng lại ở trải nghiệm mượt mà, DK8 còn khiến người dùng ấn tượng bởi chiều sâu trong hệ thống tính năng, được thiết kế dựa trên phân tích hành vi và thói quen sử dụng thực tế. Mỗi tính năng đều mang tính ứng dụng cao, được phân loại rõ ràng, cho phép người dùng cá nhân hóa theo sở thích, mục tiêu hay cách sử dụng riêng biệt. Dù bạn là người mới tiếp cận hay đã quen thuộc với các nền tảng công nghệ, DK8 luôn có cách để khiến bạn cảm thấy thân thiện và dễ dàng làm chủ. Với những công cụ hỗ trợ đa dạng, từ quản lý thông tin, theo dõi lịch trình đến các tiện ích mở rộng theo thời gian thực, nền tảng liên tục cập nhật các xu hướng mới, nhằm mang đến giá trị vượt thời gian thay vì chỉ là những tính năng nhất thời. Bằng sự linh hoạt và nhạy bén trước thay đổi, DK8 không chỉ theo kịp thị trường mà còn định hình xu hướng, đưa người dùng đến gần hơn với một trải nghiệm công nghệ toàn vẹn, sâu sắc và tinh tế.

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Một trong những điểm nhấn đặc biệt của 88T chính là khả năng tùy biến sâu rộng, cho phép người dùng chủ động kiểm soát và điều chỉnh không gian sử dụng theo phong cách và nhu cầu cá nhân. Từ màu sắc giao diện, cách hiển thị nội dung, hệ thống thông báo đến các chế độ hoạt động – mọi chi tiết đều có thể được điều chỉnh một cách linh hoạt, tạo nên cảm giác "của riêng mình" mỗi khi sử dụng. Hơn thế nữa, 88T không ngừng cập nhật các tính năng mới, cải tiến hệ thống và mở rộng khả năng tích hợp để luôn phù hợp với các xu hướng công nghệ đang thay đổi từng ngày. Bằng cách này, nền tảng không những giữ vững được sự hấp dẫn với người dùng lâu năm, mà còn dễ dàng tiếp cận và làm hài lòng những người mới bắt đầu. Với khả năng thích nghi và phát triển liên tục, 88T mang đến một cảm giác an tâm và ổn định, đồng thời vẫn giữ được sự tươi mới trong từng trải nghiệm. Đây chính là sự cân bằng hiếm có mà không phải nền tảng nào cũng đạt được trong môi trường số cạnh tranh ngày nay.

Cuối cùng, yếu tố bảo mật được 88T đặt lên hàng đầu trong chiến lược phát triển dài hạn. Với hệ thống bảo vệ dữ liệu nhiều lớp, cơ chế xác thực chặt chẽ và công nghệ mã hóa hiện đại, người dùng có thể hoàn toàn yên tâm khi trải nghiệm nền tảng mà không phải lo lắng về rủi ro thông tin cá nhân bị đánh cắp hay lộ lọt. Bên cạnh đó, đội ngũ hỗ trợ kỹ thuật tận tâm và chuyên nghiệp luôn sẵn sàng phục vụ 24/7, giải đáp mọi thắc mắc và xử lý kịp thời mọi sự cố phát sinh. 88T không chỉ hướng tới việc trở thành một công cụ kỹ thuật số hữu ích, mà còn mong muốn là người bạn đồng hành tin cậy, giúp người dùng kết nối, khám phá và tận dụng tối đa lợi ích mà công nghệ mang lại. Trong thời đại mà tốc độ và hiệu quả là yếu tố sống còn, 88T đã và đang định hình lại khái niệm về một nền tảng số lý tưởng – nơi sự tiện lợi, linh hoạt và an toàn được hòa quyện một cách hoàn hảo, tạo nên giá trị bền vững và khác biệt rõ rệt trên hành trình số hóa.

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„Alles was man sich vorstellen kann, ist real.“

– Pablo Picasso

„Wir müssen ständig Klippen herunterspringen und unsere Flügel auf dem Weg abwärts herausbilden.“

– Kurt Vonnegut

Eines der für mich beeindruckendsten Musikstücke ist die Revolutions-Etüde von Chopin. Ein Stück wie eine aufwallende Bewegung, ein sich vernetzender Mikrokosmos der gemeinsamen Haltung, immer wieder kulminierend in Aktivität und Tat. Es war der Soundtrack der “Juli-Revolution” in Frankreich, das „Wind of change“ von 1830 in welchem sich Bürger aller Stände vereinigten und die Herrschaft der Bourbonen beendeten.

Wie entsteht Neues? Wie kommt Veränderung in die Welt?

Ich weiß nicht, ob es nur mir so geht oder ob es am Frühling liegt oder den Konstellationen in der Welt: Aber ich spüre, wie gerade täglich neue Möglichkeitsräume entstehen. Als stünde man vor einer eine Wand mit unendlich vielen Türen die gerade gleichzeitig aufgehen und sagen: “Tritt ein, aber wähle die richtige Tür.” So behandelt uns das Universum manchmal: Lange scheint nichts zu passieren (obwohl immer etwas passiert), dann kommt alles auf einmal.

In vielen Texten habe ich die Kooperationskraft der vielen beschworen, die es es zu entdecken gilt, wenn wir eine andere Welt wollen. Ich schrieb diese Texte zur Inspiration für Sie, für die Waldgänger und Versprengten, für die Generation Chillstand oder die sich ohnmächtig Fühlenden. Doch am Ende, so realisiere ich jetzt zunehmend, schrieb ich sie, letztlich auch für mich. Ich schrieb immer wieder Texte, die mir selbst Mut machten, eine Form der Autosuggestion coram publico. Und nun stehe ich in diesem Möglichkeitsraum mit Hunderten Türen und darf die ausgesendeten Impulse mit der erhaltenen Resonanz verknüpfen, auf dass etwas Neues entstehe: mit Pareto, mit der Friedenstaube, mit dem Inner Circle, der sich herausbildet.

Während ich dies hier schreibe, erblicke ich unweit von mir ein Buch Vàclav Havels mit dem schönen Titel „Von welcher Zukunft ich träume“. Darin steht der Satz: „Die Bürger werden wieder Selbstbewusstsein und Selbstachtung erlangen, das Gefühl der Mitverantwortung für das, was ist, gewinnen und das Gefühl, dass es Sinn hat, in diesem Land zu leben.“ In diesem Satz schwingt nichts mit, was in einer Demokratie zu viel verlangt wäre. Und doch: wie weit entfernt wirkt dieser Zustand gerade in den besten Demokratien Europas? Doch zugleich fängt alle Veränderung bei uns an, als Gedanke der sich herausformuliert, materialisiert, in die Resonanz mit anderen geht, erst die allgemeine Frequenz verändert und dann vielleicht das Klima der Meinung in eine andere Schwingung bringt als es das aktuelle Scheppern der Rüstungen tut.

Vermutlich kommt nach „Wenn’s keiner sagt, sag’ ich’s“ zwangsläufig: „Wenn es keiner tut, dann tun wir’s.“ Vom Denken und Schreiben für sich und andere zum Handeln mit vielen. Die Disziplin der Vernetzung und Kooperation mit anderen zu höheren Zwecken ist wohl so etwas wie die Königsdisziplin des wirksamen “In-der-Welt- Seins”: Das Einfache, das schwer zu machen ist, um Brecht zu paraphrasieren. Das gilt besonders in Zeiten, in denen aktiv an der Spaltung von Menschen gearbeitet wird. Wir haben Vernetzung zudem nie gelernt und tappen etwas im Dunkeln von Versuch zu Irrtum. Zugleich stehen wir alle, die wir von einer besseren Zukunft träumen, als sie die Gegenwart verheißt, vor der großen Aufgabe, wie wir uns aktiv organisieren können, um weiter frei zu leben. Das ist das große Werk, das wir gemeinsam bewerkstelligen können. Es beginnt mit dem Sprung über den eigenen Schatten.

Ich bin jemand, der Synchronizitäten ernst nimmt, der Begegnungen nicht als zufällig auffasst und sich Aufgaben nicht verschließt, die mir vom Universum vor die Füße gelegt werden, auch wenn diese mir anfangs oft über-groß erscheinen mögen. Ich vertraue darauf, dass man mit dem richtigen Spirit und der Kraft guter Gedanken letztlich alles bewerkstelligen kann. Für mich ist das Leben ein unendliches Spiel mit unendlichen Kombinationsmöglichkeiten und ich bin jeden Tag gespannt, was es Neues für mich bereit hält. Die Aufgaben, die sich mir zuletzt stellten, waren zudem immer mit dem Erlernen neuer Fähigkeiten verbunden. Zuerst die Aufgabe, das Ob und erst dann das Wie. Die Flügel bilden sich beim Fallen aus.

Alle Projekte der letzten Jahre begannen mit einem Impuls, der sich beständig in mehr Vernetzung und einer gemeinsamen Aktion artikulierte: Der Appell für freie Debattenräume, diese Publikation, der Dokumentarfilm Pandamned, die Lesereise zu gut 50 aktiven Gestaltungsräumen von Ihnen, Pareto, die Friedenstaube, der Inner Circle. Ich erkenne, dass all diese Projekte letztlich Experimentierfelder sind, die sich eröffnen. Es entsteht aus allem letztlich das, was wir in gemeinsamer Anstrengung daraus machen. Und so vieles ist schon da und muss nur erkannt werden.

Ich will Sie heute ermuntern, mitzuexperimentieren.

Was sind die besten Wege der Vernetzung? Wie entstehen dauerhafte, nachhaltige Verbindungen und Initiativen? Wie gelingt Gruppenorganisation am besten? Und zwar netzwerkorientiert, nicht als pyramidales System? Wenn Sie über Erfahrungen in diesem Bereich verfügen lerne ich gerne dazu, wie auch in vielen anderen Disziplinen. Sie kennen mein Denken und meinen Horizont nun etwas. Briefen Sie mich mit Ihrem (Erfahrungs-)Wissen und Ihrer Kompetenz: milosz@pareto.space

Was bisher entstand

Aus einem Aufruf in dieser Publikation wurde das Pareto Projekt, über welches nun gut 50 Autoren zensursicher publizieren u.a. die Friedenstaube. Gebaut und ans Licht der Welt gebracht haben dies Menschen wie Sie, die von der Idee gehört haben und Ihre Mitarbeit angeboten haben. Alle, die sich seit einem Jahr fragen „Wer steckt eigentlich dahinter?“, bekommt heute die Antwort: diese netten Herrschaften (und noch ein paar mehr), aus Deutschland, Kuba, der Slowakei, Schweden, Österreich sind es, die meisten stammen aus Ihrem, dem direkten Leserkreis.

Bisher haben wir als kleines Team überwiegend online gearbeitet, ohne uns alle persönlich zu kennen. Letzte Woche war erstmals die (fast ganze) Mannschaft bei mir im Home Office, das wir in einen Hackerspace verwandelt haben. Wir haben beim privaten Pareto-Hackathon programmiert, diskutiert, uns als Team reflektiert, haben Schafe und Esel gestreichelt, kalte Tauchbäder genossen und sind durchs Tessin gewandert.

Aus einem Impuls und einer Idee entstand Vernetzung, entstand letztlich eine sichere Insel für Autoren. Heute sind wir ein zensurresistentes Substack mit Blog und Newsletter-Publikation, noch klein und unbekannt aber bereits eine Blaupause dafür, dass man mit den richten Menschen und bescheidenen Mitteln in kurzer Zeit allerhand bewerkstelligen kann. Sie haben Anmerkungen, Kritik, Ideen, wollen Hilfe anbieten, schreiben etc.? Wir arbeiten beständig an neuen Features, Verbesserungen etc. und freuen uns über jede Zuschrift an team@pareto.space oder support@pareto.space (für technische Fragen)

Die Friedenstaube fliegt nun seit einem Monat! Und sie fliegt gegen alle Wahrscheinlichkeiten, denn eigentlich fällt sie gerade als Küken aus dem Nest und entwickelt ihre Flügel im Fallen, wie in Kurt Vonneguts Zitat.

Die Resonanz bei Ihnen meinen Lesern, hat mich bisher fast erschlagen. Es sind unendlich viele Mails mit Angeboten und ermunternden Worten eingetroffen, ich bekommen nun auch aus der Leserschaft Einsendungen (sogar die ersten Gedichte), es kommen Abos und Förderabos herein und auch eine stattliche Anzahl von Genossenschaftern im mittleren zweistelligen Bereich haben sich eingefunden! Es freut mich unendlich, dass die Idee einer unabhängigen und genossenschaftlich orientierten Friedenspublikation, die von Bürgerjournalisten und professionellen Autoren gleichermaßen bereichert wird, auf so viel Interesse stößt. Damit fängt die Arbeit aber erst an: für uns alle.

Passiert ist schon vieles:

• Die ersten Artikel von Autoren wie Mathias Bröckers, Ulrike Guérot, Tom-Oliver Regenauer, Jonas Tögel, Daniele Ganser, René Boyke, Thomas Eisinger, CJ Hopkins, Jens Fischer Rodrian u.v.m. erreichen per Newsletter täglich nun fast Tausend Abonnenten. In Zukunft werden es aber eher drei bis vier Mails pro Woche sein (wir testen die Mailfunktion aktuell nun mal besonders gerne). Die Friedenstaube freut sich über neue Autoren und Texte: friedenstaube@pareto.space.
• Wir sind eine Partnerschaft mit Radio München eingegangen und werden Artikel zum Thema Frieden frei austauschen und vertonen.
• Wir arbeiten selbst auch an Audio-Versionen der Texte und Übersetzungen. Möge die Friedenstaube möglichst weit vernommen werden.
• Eine freie Friedenstaube fliegt am besten ohne die Fesseln des Urheberrechts – finde ich. Deshalb rege ich an, sämtliche Texte unter eine Creative Commons Lizenz zu stellen. Die Texte können dann frei verbreitet, übersetzt, zweitverwertet werden (unverändert, mit Angabe von Autor und Quelle, bei Zweitveröffentlichung auch die Urquelle). Zu diesem Schritt hätte ich gerne ein Stimmungsbild von Ihnen, den Genossenschaftern, Autoren, Lesern!

Als nächstes steht die Gründung einer Verlagsgenossenschaft in der Schweiz an. Diese plane ich mit mindestens sieben Gründungsmitgliedern und eher allgemeiner Satzung im Mai zu gründen, um eine Eintragung im Handelsregister sowie ein eigenes Konto zu bekommen und operabel zu werden. Bei einer Genossenschafterversammlung Ende des Jahres kann die Satzung dann verfeinert und neu abgestimmt werden. Auch zentrale Verteilungs- und Investitionsentscheidungen sollen erst dann von allen getroffen werden.

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Sie sind Genossenschafter oder wollen es werden? Mehr Infos hier.

Mit einem oder mehreren Genossenschaftsanteilen werden Sie Verleger der Friedenstaube und fördern aktiv den Zweck der ersten unzensierbaren Friedenspublikation der Welt, ein Forum für Experten und Bürgerjournalisten gleichermaßen. Genossenschaftsanteile sind Anteilsscheine, die ein Stimmrecht verleihen und Sie an möglichen Gewinnen der Friedenstaube beteiligen.

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Je mehr ich in die Genossenschaftsthematik eintauche, desto mehr bin ich fasziniert von dieser Kooperationsform, die ideelle und wirtschaftliche Zwecke kombinieren kann, transparent und nachhaltig angelegt ist, sowie basisdemokratisch ausgestaltet ist (one man one vote, Prinzip der “offenen Tür”). Sie sind Genossenschafter der Friedenstaube oder wollen es werden und wollen bei einer Satzungskommission mitwirken? Schreiben Sie mir gerne: friedenstaube@pareto.space

Genossenschafter der Friedenstaube kann man durch Einlage oder durch Arbeit werden. Allen vertiefter Beteiligten, dazu gehören zentral v.a. die Autoren, Illustratoren und ihren ersten Werke, biete ich für die erste Mitarbeit Genossenschaftsanteile an.

Wie wollen Sie mitwirken? Mit Texten, Illustrationen, Memes, Gedichten, Videos? Ich freue mich auf Ihre Ideen: friedenstaube@pareto.space (Keine Sorge, ich habe seit kurzem nun Unterstützung bei Büro-Arbeiten und Mails, ja auch ich lerne dazu).

Ich bin gespannt, was wir durch Kooperation erreichen.

Sie auch?

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DIE FRIEDENSTAUBE FLIEGT AUCH IN IHR POSTFACH!

Hier können Sie die Friedenstaube abonnieren und bekommen die Artikel zugesandt, vorerst für alle kostenfrei, wir starten gänzlich ohne Paywall. (Die Bezahlabos fangen erst zu laufen an, wenn ein Monetarisierungskonzept für die Inhalte steht).

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Schon jetzt können Sie uns unterstützen:

• Für 50 CHF/EURO bekommen Sie ein Jahresabo der Friedenstaube.
• Für 120 CHF/EURO bekommen Sie ein Jahresabo und ein T-Shirt/Hoodie mit der Friedenstaube.
• Für 500 CHF/EURO werden Sie Förderer und bekommen ein lebenslanges Abo sowie ein T-Shirt/Hoodie mit der Friedenstaube.
• Ab 1000 CHF werden Sie Genossenschafter der Friedenstaube mit Stimmrecht (und bekommen lebenslanges Abo, T-Shirt/Hoodie).

Für Einzahlungen in CHF (Betreff: Friedenstaube):

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Wenn Sie auf anderem Wege beitragen wollen, schreiben Sie die Friedenstaube an: milosz@pareto.space

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• Updated Fulcrum and deleted unnecessary FulcrumAdmin commands after this comment. The changes were on Configuration ~> diff reference and systemd service configuration ~> diff reference.
• New Resources Launched and added on Homepage & Menus: Calendar (Launchpad) + Badge (requested by a DM to 2FakTor) < ~ REMOVE the "[]" symbols from the URLs (naddr/npub...) to access.
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• Added a "Uninstall Snap" (optional section) on Configuration. Although it is in the initial stages (1.4 Configuration), it can be applied anytime.
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• Completed the improvement of the official MiniBolt Linktr (FOSS version).
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Autor: Ludwig F. Badenhagen. Dieser Beitrag wurde mit dem Pareto-Client geschrieben. Sie finden alle Texte der Friedenstaube und weitere Texte zum Thema Frieden hier.**

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Wer den Artikel Ob Corona oder Krieg: Wir Menschen werden wie Vieh behandelt gelesen und die Ereignisse in Deutschland während der letzten 5 Jahre auch jenseits von Staatsfunk und Mainstream Medien verfolgt hat, dem dürfte folgendes aufgefallen sein:

1. Die absoluten Top-Positionen auf der politischen Bühne wurden vielfach mit Menschen besetzt, deren Eignung und Reputation – vorsichtig ausgedrückt – umstritten ist.
2. Auch massivste Fehlverhalten der Politiker bleiben folgenlos. Rücktritte scheinen ebenso ausgeschlossen wie eine straf- oder zivilrechtliche Aufarbeitung.
3. Wahlversprechen werden nicht eingehalten und neuerdings bereits direkt nach der Wahl gebrochen, obwohl noch keine neue Regierung gebildet wurde. Stattdessen wird das Gegenteil von dem getan, was eindringlich versprochen wurde.
4. Es hat sich eine Parteien-Allianz gebildet, welche eine gemeinsame Agenda verfolgt, die nicht dem Wohle der Bürger zu dienen scheint.

In diesem Umfeld tun die Politiker offenbar ungebremst, was sie wollen – und keiner scheint sie hindern zu können. Wenn morgen „von oberster Stelle“ die Anweisung gegeben würde, dass alle Neugeborenen auf Scheiterhaufen zu verbrennen seien, so stehen die Chancen gut, dass auch solch ein Vorhaben durchgebracht werden würde. Es stellt sich die Frage, ob der Willkür überhaupt Grenzen gesetzt sind. Und eine weitere Frage ist, ob es einen Punkt gibt, an dem die Bürger nicht mehr gehorchen. 

Es ist kein Geheimnis, dass Politiker für ihre Vergehen nicht belangt werden. Entgegen jedem Unternehmenslenker haften Politiker nicht für Fehlverhalten. Offensichtlich auch nicht für grob fahrlässiges oder gar vorsätzliches, denn die deutsche Staatsanwaltschaft untersteht der Politik. Auch Richter sind in Karrieresysteme eingebunden, sodass die letzten fünf Jahre besonders deutlich gezeigt haben, in welche Situation sich „mutige Richter“ bringen. „Bestrafe einen, erziehe hundert“, sagte hierzu einst ein bekannter politischer Führer eines Landes, mit dem Deutschland nicht verglichen werden möchte. 

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Hier können Sie die Friedenstaube abonnieren und bekommen die Artikel zugesandt, vorerst für alle kostenfrei, wir starten gänzlich ohne Paywall. (Die Bezahlabos fangen erst zu laufen an, wenn ein Monetarisierungskonzept für die Inhalte steht). Sie wollen der Genossenschaft beitreten oder uns unterstützen? Mehr Infos hier oder am Ende des Textes.

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Eine Tat wird (abgesehen vom Gesetz) erst durch die individuelle Bewertung zu einem Unrecht. Wie die Dinge „einzuordnen“ sind, erklären die Täter, die Politiker, tagtäglich selbst und werden hierbei von ihren Propagandamitarbeitern unterstützt, die sich selbst immer noch als Journalisten bezeichnen. Wer aber die staatliche Einordnung anzweifelt oder dieser gar offen widerspricht, wird unter Anwendung der vorgenannten Systematik „Bestrafe einen, erziehe hundert“ diffamiert. Aber hierbei bleibt es nicht, denn Hausdurchsuchungen in Herrgottsfrühe, Kontosperrungen, Untersuchungshaft und Jobverlust sowie dauerhafte Inhaftierungen sind nur einige Beispiele dafür, wie „im besten Deutschland aller Zeiten“ vorgegangen wird.

Der Gamechanger

Aber wie wäre der Zustand denn zu ändern, wenn man es denn wollte? Der Staat wird eben durch diese Politiker repräsentiert und hat das Gewaltmonopol. Hierzu einige Zahlen zu Deutschland:

• Bevölkerung: ca. 83.000.000
• Polizisten: ca. 340.000 incl. Verwaltungspersonal (0,4 % der Bevölkerung)
• Soldaten: ca. 260.000 (0,31 % der Bevölkerung)
• Gerichte: ca. 1.085 (pro Gericht 77.000 Bürger)
• Finanzämter: ca. 600 (pro Finanzamt 138.000 Bürger)

Mit Blick auf diese Verhältnisse wird schnell deutlich, dass die Politiker auf eine „Kooperation“ der Bürger angewiesen sind. Würden die Bürger nicht kooperieren, so wären alle Gesetze und Vorschriften aufgrund mangelhafter Durchführbarkeit von heute auf morgen Makulatur. 

Mahatma Gandhi und viele andere bewiesen, dass ein übermächtig scheinender Gegner nicht mit dessen Gewaltmitteln besiegt werden kann, sondern mit dem Gegenteil. Gandhi beispielsweise rief die Menschen in seinem Land auf, den Engländern einfach nicht mehr zu gehorchen und die ungerechten Gesetze nicht mehr zu befolgen. Bei den Engländern hat dies funktioniert.

Man stelle sich als Gedankenexperiment einmal vor, wie es wäre, wenn ein Drittel der Bürger nicht mehr arbeiten und keine Steuern und sogar keine GEZ-Gebühren mehr bezahlen würden. Wie könnten diese Menschen „zur Ordnung“ gerufen werden? Wie wollte man diese Menschen bestrafen? Bestrafungskonzepte funktionieren nur dann, wenn sich die Menschen durch diese einschüchtern lassen. Sofern aber die Vielen solidarisch agieren würden, hätte ein Staatsapparat schlechte Karten. Insbesondere dann, wenn ziviler Ungehorsam bundesweit oder sogar EU-weit ausgeübt würde. 

In solch einem Fall käme es wahrscheinlich sehr schnell zu einer Verständigung, denn wie sollte eine Regierung mit so viel Gegenwind weiter agieren? Die Prämisse bei solch einem Gedankenexperiment ist, dass ein erheblicher Teil der Bevölkerung sich so „miss-regiert“ fühlt, dass dieser Teil der Bevölkerung bereit ist, seine Komfortzone zum eigenen Wohl und dem Wohl der ihm Anvertrauten zu verlassen. Wahrscheinlich würde das noch nicht einmal besonders lange dauern. Man erinnere sich noch an die Zeiten, als Gewerkschaften noch nicht gekapert waren und tatsächlich die Interessen ihrer Mitglieder vertraten. Damals konnten die aufrechten Gewerkschaftsvertreter im Schulterschluss mit den Arbeitern für sie bessere Ergebnisse erwirken.

Weg mit dem Grundgesetz

In Deutschland wurde insbesondere in letzter Zeit von den Politikern am Grundgesetz herumgebastelt, aber dieses Grundgesetz, welches nach Vollendung der Einheit und Freiheit Deutschlands für das gesamte deutsche Volk gilt, verliert seine Gültigkeit an dem Tage, an dem eine Verfassung in Kraft tritt, die von dem deutschen Volke in freier Entscheidung beschlossen worden ist. Dies ist in Artikel 146 GG nachzulesen.

Das Grundgesetz vom 23. Mai 1949 in der jeweils aktuellen Fassung ist die (vorläufige) Verfassung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Das Grundgesetz wurde im Jahre 1949 zunächst bewusst als provisorische Regelung der staatlichen Grundordnung geschaffen. Eine Verfassung für Deutschland hingegen wäre ein besonderes Gesetz, welches bestimmt, wer in einem Staat die Macht ausübt und wie das geschehen soll. Dort ist festgelegt, welche Aufgaben der Staat übernimmt, welche Rechte jeder Bürger hat und wie das Verhältnis zwischen staatlichen Organen und Bürgern aussieht. Solch eine Verfassung hat Deutschland (noch) nicht.

Man stelle sich nun vor, das deutsche Volk gäbe sich, so wie im Grundgesetz verankert, in freier Entscheidung eine Verfassung, welche exemplarisch Elemente zu folgenden Themen beinhalten würde:

• Jeder Politiker wird an seinen Wahlversprechen gemessen. 
• Bei Amtsantritt wird ein Dienstvertrag, ähnlich wie bei einem Vorstand einer AG oder einem Geschäftsführer einer GmbH, abgeschlossen. In diesem Dienstvertrag wird auch geregelt, wie bei Verstößen vorgegangen wird.
• Das Parteiensystem wird abgeschafft.
• Die Staatsanwaltschaft ist nicht weiter weisungsgebunden und die Politiker nicht weiter immun. Die Gerichtsbarkeit wird wirklich unabhängig.
• Jeder Politiker hat eine entsprechende Qualifikation nachzuweisen, um gewählt werden zu können.
• Ein transparentes Wahlsystem. Schluss mit den manipulativen „Umfragen“.
• Direkte Demokratie.
• Etc.

Statt am Grundgesetz herumzuwerkeln, könnte es eine Option sein, eine gerechte Verfassung zu beschließen, welche darauf ausgerichtet ist, den Bürgern zu dienen. Das GG würde dadurch obsolet. Mit einer gerechten Verfassung könnte sehr viel Optimierungspotenzial für das Zusammenleben in Deutschland realisiert werden.

Die von den Politikern angebotenen Lösungen für die Probleme unserer Zeit beziehen sich oftmals auf selbst oder von den wirklich Mächtigen erschaffene Zustände, welche inszeniert wurden/werden, um die Menschen in Krieg, Not und Knappheit, in Leiden, in Angst, in Spaltung, in Fehlernährung, in Medikamentenabhängigkeit, in Krankheit und in Elend zu bringen. Um an den Menschen maximal zu verdienen und um diese vollumfänglich zu beherrschen. So, wie sie es mit Nutzvieh tun. Das Unterordnen von allem ist ein Prinzip, dass wenigen Leuten nützt und fast allen anderen schadet. 

Eine von Liebe inspirierte Gesellschaft, die Menschen nicht nur als „Verbraucher“ oder „Humankapital“ oder „Wähler“ betrachtet und behandelt, sondern tatsächlich das Wohl aller im Fokus hat, wäre der Gegenentwurf. Dies würde selbstverständlich einhergehen mit einer liebevollen Behandlung von Tieren und Natur. Hierbei profitieren aber die Vielen und die Wenigen ganz oben an der Spitze müssten sich umstellen, was ihnen nicht gefallen dürfte.

Vom Denken ins Tun

Wer sich solch eine Perspektive für sich selbst und seine Nachkommen wünscht, sollte überlegen, wie wir uns eine Verfassung geben können.

Ein wesentlicher Schritt wäre sicher der Zusammenschluss von Menschen, die sich mit den vorbezeichneten Überlegungen weiter befassen möchten. Ganz entgegen der Bemühungen unserer Politik um Spaltung der Gesellschaft sollten die Gemeinsamkeiten gesehen und gemeinsam Lösungen entwickelt werden.

Ein Beispiel ist die Initiative von Milosz Matuschek, nämlich sein geplantes „Gipfeltreffen“. Hierzu schreibt er:

„Ich habe mir ein besonderes Programm überlegt, welches mein Wissen und meine Erfahrung der letzten Jahre bündelt, sich an den Stufen der Selbsterkenntnis, Willensbildung und Kraftentfaltung orientiert und genug Raum für die Dynamik der Gruppe, also ihre Energien, lässt. Erwarten Sie das Unerwartbare. Es wird Raum geben für spirituelle und körperliche Erfahrungen, auch an einem besonderen kulturellen Rahmenprogramm wird es nicht fehlen. Uns eint im Idealfall das Erkennen menschlicher Potentiale, das Erfassen von Möglichkeitsräumen und die aktive Lust an der Mitgestaltung der Zukunft – ohne Denkverbote. Zeit, für unseren Frühling. Ich wette, in Ihnen steckt ein ganzer, unendlicher Sommer.“

In diesem Kontext zitiert Herr Matuschek Ernst Jünger:

“Wenn alle Institutionen zweifelhaft oder sogar anrüchig werden und man selbst in den Kirchen nicht etwas für die Verfolgten, sondern für die Verfolger öffentlich beten hört, dann geht die sittliche Verantwortung auf den Einzelnen über, oder besser gesagt, auf den noch ungebrochenen Einzelnen.”

Diese Worte von Ernst Jünger erinnern daran, dass die Probleme unserer Zeit nicht neu sind. Die Technologien sind es, denn mit modernen Technologien lässt sich eben besser unterdrücken als mit dem alten Zeugs. Die Methodik allerdings ist geblieben. Halte deine Untergebenen schwach und in Angst, damit diese ergeben bleiben. Zum Wohle einiger wenige Leute, die hiervon maximal profitieren.

Machen Sie mit und lösen Sie sich aus der Passivität des Zuschauers. Der wichtige nächste Schritt ist, aus dem Denken ins Tun zu kommen.

Andernfalls wird uns weiter an-getan.

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Ludwig F. Badenhagen (Pseudonym, Name ist der Redaktion bekannt).

Der Autor hat deutsche Wurzeln und betrachtet das Geschehen in Deutschland und Europa aus seiner Wahlheimat Südafrika. Seine Informationen bezieht er aus verlässlichen Quellen und insbesondere von Menschen, die als „Verschwörungstheoretiker“, „Nazi“, „Antisemit“ sowie mit weiteren Kampfbegriffen der dortigen Systemakteure wie Politiker und „Journalisten“ diffamiert werden. Solche Diffamierungen sind für ihn ein Prädikatsmerkmal. Er ist international agierender Manager mit einem globalen Netzwerk und verfügt hierdurch über tiefe Einblicke in Konzerne und Politik.

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NIP-09

Event Deletion Request

draft optional

A special event with kind 5, meaning "deletion request" is defined as having a list of one or more e or a tags, each referencing an event the author is requesting to be deleted. Deletion requests SHOULD include a k tag for the kind of each event being requested for deletion.

The event's content field MAY contain a text note describing the reason for the deletion request.

For example:

jsonc { "kind": 5, "pubkey": <32-bytes hex-encoded public key of the event creator>, "tags": [ ["e", "dcd59..464a2"], ["e", "968c5..ad7a4"], ["a", "<kind>:<pubkey>:<d-identifier>"], ["k", "1"], ["k", "30023"] ], "content": "these posts were published by accident", // other fields... }

Relays SHOULD delete or stop publishing any referenced events that have an identical pubkey as the deletion request. Clients SHOULD hide or otherwise indicate a deletion request status for referenced events.

Relays SHOULD continue to publish/share the deletion request events indefinitely, as clients may already have the event that's intended to be deleted. Additionally, clients SHOULD broadcast deletion request events to other relays which don't have it.

When an a tag is used, relays SHOULD delete all versions of the replaceable event up to the created_at timestamp of the deletion request event.

Client Usage

Clients MAY choose to fully hide any events that are referenced by valid deletion request events. This includes text notes, direct messages, or other yet-to-be defined event kinds. Alternatively, they MAY show the event along with an icon or other indication that the author has "disowned" the event. The content field MAY also be used to replace the deleted events' own content, although a user interface should clearly indicate that this is a deletion request reason, not the original content.

A client MUST validate that each event pubkey referenced in the e tag of the deletion request is identical to the deletion request pubkey, before hiding or deleting any event. Relays can not, in general, perform this validation and should not be treated as authoritative.

Clients display the deletion request event itself in any way they choose, e.g., not at all, or with a prominent notice.

Clients MAY choose to inform the user that their request for deletion does not guarantee deletion because it is impossible to delete events from all relays and clients.

Relay Usage

Relays MAY validate that a deletion request event only references events that have the same pubkey as the deletion request itself, however this is not required since relays may not have knowledge of all referenced events.

Deletion Request of a Deletion Request

Publishing a deletion request event against a deletion request has no effect. Clients and relays are not obliged to support "unrequest deletion" functionality.

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• 首页

• 第一章、 NIP-01: Basic protocol flow description

• 第二章、 NIP-02: Follow List

• 第三章、NIP-03: OpenTimestamps Attestations for Events
• 第四章、NIP-04: Encrypted Direct Message
• 第五章、NIP-05: Mapping Nostr keys to DNS-based internet identifiers
• 第六章、NIP-06: Basic key derivation from mnemonic seed phrase
• 第七章、NIP-07: window.nostr capability for web browsers
• 第八章、NIP-08: Handling Mentions --- unrecommended: deprecated in favor of NIP-27
• 第九章、NIP-09: Event Deletion Request

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“If a man is considered guilty
For what goes on in his mind
Then give me the electric chair
For all my future crimes”

-Electric Chair by Prince

The very last paragraph of Touré’s 2013 biography of Prince I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon made a very bold claim about the lewd nature of Prince’s music:

“Imagine America as one house on a suburban lane… Prince knocked on America’s door through his music. He came to the door holding a guitar and an umbrella while concealing a Bible. He flirted his way inside the door and told us he had a dirty mind and was controversial, and then he sat down in the living room on the good couch. And, when America’s guard was down, because we thought we were having a conversation about sex, Prince eased out his Bible and said, let me also tell you about my Lord and savior, Jesus Christ.”

Wow. Talk about a Sixth Sense level plot twist! I will say if you’re well versed in Prince’s catalog (I listened to every Prince album released [except for The Black Album because Jack Dorsey is holding it hostage on Tidal] last year) it won’t be as shocking as a surprise as it would be to the unversed listener, but surprising nonetheless considering the content of the man’s lyrics (and life).

Regardless of whether or not Prince achieved this goal of bringing people to Christ via a vehicle of sexy shock value, he was a person of impact. The book by Touré I mentioned earlier is a great picture of the life he lived, and I’m sure there are many others that people can recommend in the comments. He touched many lives and I believe his music will still be listened to for many years to come.

Prince’s method of evangelism may have been unconventional (to say the least), but I still think there is something to be learned from his efforts.

Obviously, worshiping sex or encouraging lust isn’t great. Prince’s view of sex was broken; they didn’t line up with Biblically ordered sex (see his songs Sister, Darling Nikki, Sexy M.F., and many many more). His inability to sustain healthy relationships or make meaningful lasting connections with those around him are a testament to that.

Despite his flaws, his art captured an entire generation - and continues to capture the attention of people seeking true art. His authenticity, raw emotion, and intentionality made for true connection between his music and his listeners. He resonated with people’s souls, and still does today. Perhaps Touré was wrong and Prince didn’t mean to evangelize through his music, but don’t all people stand testament to the powerful work of God?

We are all broken people. Our job is to the use the tools and resources set before us to spread the Gospel. “…we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.” -2 Corinthians 4:7

The Western Church should consider using the seemingly profane, off limits, unconventional, or even just plain weird in an effort to continue to spread the gospel. On a high level, that’s our good-christian dinner table no-gos: Sex, Money, and Politics. I believe that the Church’s abdication of such conversations is the reason why those are areas of failure for the Church at large. We shouldn’t sin or condone/promote sin. Instead, I’m proposing that like how Prince used sex in his music to get people to learn about Jesus, Christian Bitcoiners should use money (Bitcoin) to do good works and lead people to Jesus in the process. We may just make the world a better place along the way.

“If you're sick of cryin' and tired of tears
Then close your eyes and open your ears
Listen to the music, listen to the song
Listen to your heart, is that so wrong?
Stop lookin' in the mirror, there's nothin' to fear
Your salvation is near
1,000 light years away from here”

-1,000 Light Years From Here by Prince

It doesn’t take a lot of mental effort to see how Christian’s could leverage Bitcoin’s magic for kingdom work. Look Alex Gladstein’s writings. Look at the work that Gridless is doing in Africa. Look at Roya Mahboob’s impact in Afghanistan. Look at the impact of Bitcoin Beach in El Salvador.

Now imagine what the Church (and by the Church, I mean you and I the Christian Bitcoiners) could do with Bitcoin:

A Christian Bitcoiner could help the woman with an abusive husband escape a bad situation with finances intact by teaching her how to use Bitcoin and keep self-custody wallet. An orange-pilled youth group leader could teach the inner city kid in a bad household how to set up a wallet and stack sats without the permission of the dead beat parents or conventional employment. The church bake sale could make things easy via accepting lightning payments, bringing in outsiders for sweet treats and teaching them about how to be a Bitcoin merchant. A church could send funds to a missionary across the world in a christian adverse country instantly without having to involve a single bank, and that missionary would have those funds same-day ready for deployment.

“Everybody's looking for the ladder
Everybody wants salvation of the soul
The steps you take are no easy road
But the reward is great
For those who want to go”

-The Ladder by Prince

In my own attempts to teach people about the virtues of Bitcoin, I find it usually clicks for people in one of two different ways for the most part:

The first way it clicks is when they can receive and send a lightning payment. The instant funds make a light bulb go off.

The second way is when I show them the humanitarian impact that Bitcoin has had and is counting to have. The use of Bitcoin internationally as a means of humanitarian aid/sovereignty for the less fortunate should shut down any questions like “But what about (insert crapcoin)?” in an instant.

Much like how people get Bitcoin once they see it in action, I believe people will get Jesus when they see Jesus’ Church in action. One of the best ways today the Church can display that action may be through Bitcoin.

Sex was Prince’s trojan horse for something much deeper that he wanted to convey to people. Bitcoin can be the trojan horse for the Church. The Church could gain attention for what they’re doing with Bitcoin similar to the attention that the Human Rights Foundation gets. One might ask why use a trojan horse? I think that Bitcoin adoption itself has been a bit of a trojan horse movement. Your local politicians didn’t bat an eye when they heard about a peer-to-peer e-cash system, but they were all over it when it was presented as a digital gold. Michael Saylor has garnered a lot of hate from the Bitcoin true-believers for presenting Bitcoin as a digital gold as opposed to a currency, but I believe he knows what he’s doing and he’s presenting in this manner on purpose. He might not get gratitude for it from the community, but I believe he’s willing to be the bad guy in order to further the mission (see Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Night [which is arguably a Jesus story]).

Christian Bitcoiner, I challenge you to channel your enthusiasm to do good in your neighborhood. Let the world see your actions and gain a curiosity for what you’re doing. The Bitcoin conversation will make many people think that you’re crazy, that you’re an idiot when it comes to investing, that you’re selling a scam. Much like how people wrote off Prince for being a vulgar musician. Much like how people write off Michael Saylor for misunderstanding Bitcoin. Much like how people wrote off (and continue to write off) Jesus for being a false prophet or the leader of a rebellion.

But there will be someone who sees the work that you do with Bitcoin. The work that the Church will do with Bitcoin. Even if just one soul is saved with Bitcoin, that’s worth the effort.

“Black day, stormy night No love, no hope in sight Don't cry, He is coming Don't die without knowing the cross” -The Cross by Prince

This article was written with help from my wife Elaina freedom@happytavern.co

Feel free to drop your favorite book about Prince, favorite Prince song, or favorite Prince album in the comments

Or, you can drop your favorite Bitcoin as a trojan horse story in the comments

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A plataforma 3539 se destaca como um ambiente digital inovador, oferecendo aos usuários uma vasta gama de opções de entretenimento. Com um design moderno e funcional, a plataforma proporciona uma experiência intuitiva e envolvente, atendendo às necessidades de jogadores de diferentes perfis.​

Introdução à Plataforma 3539

A 3539 é uma plataforma digital que reúne diversas opções de entretenimento interativo, oferecendo aos usuários acesso a uma ampla variedade de jogos e atividades online. Seu objetivo é criar um espaço onde os jogadores possam explorar, competir e socializar, tudo em um ambiente virtual de fácil navegação.​

A plataforma é compatível com diversos dispositivos, permitindo que os usuários acessem seus jogos favoritos de forma prática e conveniente. Além disso, a 3539 oferece suporte técnico dedicado, garantindo que os jogadores tenham uma experiência contínua e sem interrupções.​

Variedade de Jogos Disponíveis

A 3539 oferece uma extensa biblioteca de jogos, atendendo a diversos gostos e preferências. Seja você fã de jogos de estratégia, ação, aventura ou quebra-cabeças, há algo para todos. A plataforma colabora com desenvolvedores renomados para trazer títulos exclusivos e atualizações regulares, garantindo que os jogadores sempre tenham algo novo para explorar.​

Experiência do Jogador: Navegação e Suporte

A experiência do usuário é uma prioridade para a 3539. A interface da plataforma é projetada para ser intuitiva, permitindo que jogadores de todos os níveis de habilidade naveguem facilmente entre os jogos disponíveis. Menus claros, opções de filtragem avançadas e recomendações personalizadas ajudam os jogadores a encontrar rapidamente títulos que correspondam aos seus interesses.​

Para aprimorar ainda mais a experiência, a 3539 oferece suporte ao cliente dedicado. Uma equipe de profissionais está disponível 24/7 para auxiliar com quaisquer dúvidas ou problemas que possam surgir, garantindo que os jogadores tenham uma experiência contínua e agradável.​

Compromisso com a Comunidade

A 3539 entende a importância da comunidade no mundo dos jogos online. A plataforma incorpora recursos sociais, como chats ao vivo, fóruns e eventos multiplayer, permitindo que os jogadores se conectem, compartilhem estratégias e construam amizades. Além disso, a 3539 organiza torneios e competições regulares, oferecendo aos jogadores a oportunidade de testar suas habilidades e ganhar prêmios emocionantes.​

Conclusão

A plataforma 3539 representa a convergência de tecnologia avançada, segurança robusta e uma comunidade vibrante. Com uma vasta gama de jogos e um compromisso inabalável com a satisfação do usuário, a 3539 se estabelece como uma referência no cenário de entretenimento digital.

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In today’s increasingly surveilled digital world, privacy and security are paramount. OpSec Academy has taken a major step forward by customizing TailsOS to create OpSecOS, an operating system built with the same focus on anonymity and privacy, but enhanced with a suite of peer-reviewed and battle-tested applications. These applications empower users with decentralised tools, ensuring complete control over their digital lives while maintaining the high standards of security and privacy that OpSec Academy stands for.

In this article, we’ll explore the tools available in OpSec Academy’s custom OpSecOS image, highlighting the new and updated features that enhance security, decentralisation, and privacy.

1. Sparrow Wallet (Version 2.1.3) Sparrow Wallet remains one of the most privacy-conscious Bitcoin wallets available. It provides an advanced suite of features such as multi-signature support, coin control, and hardware wallet integration, which allow users to have complete control over their funds. By integrating Sparrow Wallet into OpSecOS, we ensure that Bitcoin transactions are handled with the highest standards of privacy, all while utilising Tor to anonymise transaction data. Peer-Reviewed & Battle-Tested: Sparrow Wallet has been rigorously tested by the privacy community and has earned a reputation for robustness and security. Its commitment to user privacy makes it one of the most trusted Bitcoin wallets in the ecosystem.

2. Feather Wallet (Version 2.7.0) Feather Wallet is a lightweight yet powerful Bitcoin wallet designed with privacy and simplicity in mind. Featuring Tor support and integration with hardware wallets, Feather Wallet ensures that users' private information remains secure while offering an intuitive user experience. By adding Feather Wallet to OpSecOS, we provide an easy-to-use wallet solution without compromising security. Peer-Reviewed & Battle-Tested: Feather Wallet has undergone thorough peer review and is widely regarded as a secure and privacy-focused option for Bitcoin users. Its simplicity and security features have been battle-tested by users in real-world environments.

3. Liana Wallet (Version 10.0) Liana Wallet is a Bitcoin wallet designed with a strong emphasis on long-term security, recovery, and inheritance. It allows users to set up primary keys for regular spending and recovery keys that activate after a specified period of inactivity, making it ideal for scenarios where funds need to be securely passed on without relying on third-party custodians. The wallet supports advanced features like on-chain timelocks, enabling users to create time-locked backup keys for inheritance planning. Additionally, Liana offers a user-friendly interface with ready-made templates, such as "Simple Inheritance" and "Expanding Multisig," to simplify the wallet setup process. For those seeking a comprehensive solution, the Liana Box Starter Pack includes hardware signing devices, tamper-evident bags, seed phrase storage, and an inheritance letter, providing everything needed to set up a secure and resilient Bitcoin wallet.

4. Snort & Iris (Nostr Clients) For decentralised, secure communication, OpSecOS includes two leading Nostr protocol clients: Snort and Iris. These applications allow users to send and receive messages privately across a peer-to-peer network, eliminating the need for centralised messaging platforms that can compromise privacy. Snort: A minimalist interface for basic, secure messaging.

Iris: A feature-rich client that provides more tools and options for a robust, decentralised messaging experience.

Peer-Reviewed & Battle-Tested: Both Snort and Iris have been reviewed by the community for their security, decentralisation, and resilience. These clients have been battle-tested in real-world environments where privacy and security are non-negotiable, making them trusted tools for secure communications. By including both Snort and Iris, users of OpSecOS have a flexible and secure communication platform that protects their privacy.

1. BIP39 - Ian Coleman’s Tool Managing Bitcoin securely requires careful attention to wallet seed phrases. BIP39 allows users to generate mnemonic seed phrases offline, protecting against online threats. By integrating Ian Coleman's BIP39 tool into OpSecOS, we provide a secure, offline method for generating and managing wallet backups, ensuring users’ funds remain under their control at all times. Peer-Reviewed & Battle-Tested: The BIP39 tool is widely regarded as one of the most secure and trusted methods for generating wallet seed phrases. It has been peer-reviewed by security experts and used in countless real-world scenarios to ensure the safe recovery of cryptocurrency wallets.

2. Mempool.space Mempool.space is a real-time visualisation tool for Bitcoin’s mempool — the collection of unconfirmed transactions awaiting inclusion in the next block. This tool allows users to see transaction fees, network congestion, and block size, helping them optimise their Bitcoin transactions for speed and cost-effectiveness. Mempool.space provides an edge for users who want to monitor Bitcoin’s network activity and ensure that their transactions are processed in the most efficient manner. Peer-Reviewed & Battle-Tested: Mempool.space is used by advanced Bitcoin users, miners, and developers worldwide to monitor and optimise transactions. It has been thoroughly reviewed and is trusted by the community as an indispensable tool for understanding Bitcoin's network dynamics.

**Why These Applications Matter ** The integration of these peer-reviewed and battle-tested applications into OpSecOS transforms it from a privacy-focused operating system into a powerful, decentralised security suite. Each of these tools has been carefully selected to provide users with more control over their digital assets, communications, and privacy. Whether you’re trading Bitcoin, Monero, or engaging in private communications, these tools ensure that you are operating in a trusted, decentralised environment free from surveillance or censorship. These applications, trusted by privacy experts, offer an elevated user experience built on the core principles of decentralisation, security, and privacy. With these tools, users can navigate the digital world with confidence, knowing their activities remain private and under their control.

**New and Improved for 2025 ** While some applications have been updated to the latest, most secure versions, others have been removed to ensure OpSecOS stays focused on delivering the best possible security. We’ve carefully vetted each app to make sure it meets the highest standards for privacy and decentralisation, removing older or less secure applications that could pose risks to our users.

**Conclusion ** OpSec Academy’s custom OpSecOS takes the trusted, privacy-focused foundation of TailsOS and supercharges it with a suite of powerful, peer-reviewed and battle-tested applications. Whether you’re managing your Bitcoin and Monero holdings, engaging in private communications, or ensuring your wallet is securely backed up, OpSecOS provides you with everything you need to operate in a decentralised, secure, and private environment. As surveillance and digital threats continue to grow, OpSecOS remains a vital tool for users looking to protect their privacy and maintain complete control over their digital lives. OpSec Academy is committed to continually improving OpSecOS to meet the evolving demands of privacy-conscious users. With OpSecOS, we provide an enhanced privacy experience that stays true to the principles of decentralisation and operational security.

OpSec Academy offers consultations for individuals or organisations looking to integrate OpSecOS into their security framework. Contact us securely for more information.

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A era digital trouxe consigo diversas formas de entretenimento, e a Bet917 se destaca como uma plataforma inovadora que combina emoção, segurança e praticidade. Com uma interface amigável e recursos avançados, ela oferece aos usuários uma experiência única no mundo das apostas online.

Variedade de Jogos A Bet917 entende que cada jogador possui preferências distintas. Por isso, disponibiliza uma ampla gama de jogos, desde os tradicionais aos mais modernos. Entre as opções, destacam-se:

Slots Temáticos: Com gráficos impressionantes e temas envolventes, os slots oferecem rodadas emocionantes e a chance de grandes vitórias.

Jogos de Mesa: Clássicos como blackjack e roleta estão disponíveis em versões digitais, proporcionando aos jogadores a oportunidade de testar suas habilidades estratégicas.

Apostas Esportivas: Para os entusiastas do esporte, a plataforma oferece a possibilidade de apostar em diversos eventos ao vivo, com odds competitivas e mercados variados.

Experiência do Usuário A Bet917 prioriza a experiência do usuário em todos os aspectos:

Interface Intuitiva: Navegar pela plataforma é simples e direto, permitindo que jogadores de todos os níveis encontrem facilmente seus jogos favoritos.

Suporte ao Cliente: Uma equipe dedicada está disponível 24/7 para auxiliar com dúvidas ou problemas, garantindo que cada jogador se sinta valorizado e apoiado.

Segurança e Privacidade: Utilizando tecnologia de ponta, a plataforma assegura que todas as informações pessoais e transações financeiras sejam protegidas contra quaisquer ameaças.

Promoções e Bônus Para tornar a experiência ainda mais gratificante, a Bet917 oferece promoções regulares e bônus atrativos. Novos jogadores são recebidos com ofertas especiais, enquanto os jogadores regulares podem aproveitar promoções contínuas que aumentam o valor de seus depósitos e oferecem oportunidades adicionais de ganhar.

Conclusão Se você busca uma plataforma que combine variedade, segurança e uma experiência de usuário excepcional, a Bet917 é a escolha ideal. Com jogos diversificados, suporte dedicado e promoções constantes, ela se estabelece como uma das principais opções para entretenimento online no Brasil.

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nostrbook 技术框架

源代码在 github.com git clone https://github.com/nostrbook/nostrbook cd nostrbook npm install npm run dev

• 网站主框架 vite + svelte
• 网站浏览书框架 docsify

网站主框架

svelte 为主，daisyui （tailwindcss） css 。 页面的逻辑结构 都是 svelte搭建的， 采用了 layout 左侧菜单。

菜单代码 在 https://github.com/nostrbook/nostrbook/blob/main/src/lib/SideMenu.svelte 菜单里用了弹框登录，弹框的代码基本是问的 AI。

子页面和 路由器看sveltekit规则编写。

书籍的数据

https://github.com/nostrbook/nostrbook/blob/main/src/lib/bookevent.ts 使用的nostr ndk 库来读写 relay。 书的 tag， 内容就是 标题，封面和作者。 [ ['t',booktag], ['title',content['title']], ];

章节的数据

[ ['t',chaptertag], ['title',title], ['d',filename + "-" + bookid], ['e',bookid], ]; 这里面的 d，采用了 文件名 + bookid，所以每一本的章节名的文件名是唯一的。

配置文件

src/lib/config.ts，主要配置 服务器的地址 * 图片文件 nip96 服务器 * relays 服务器 * book的tag ，测试和 release不一样。 如果自己部署独有的服务器也可以不一样。这样内容可以垂直。

首页采用了缓冲机制

首页的内容来自 书籍的列表， 用booktag和30023来区分是不是书籍信息。 为了搜索引擎友好，让页面加载就有数据。

采用了 src/hooks.server.ts 预备加载数据，数据会被首页面 src/routes/+page.server.ts 传给 page.svelte去渲染。 这一切都是后台完成的。html页面加载的时候数据都已经渲染完成了。所以对搜索引擎非常友好。搞定了google，seo。

但是为了数据的完整性， 页面起来后会继续读取列表，这时候可能会显示最新的数据。

增加了 sitemap功能

在 hooks.server.ts 文件里 增加了记录访问成功的页面，并且更新到sitemap.xml 文件里面 ```js export const handle: Handle = async ({ event, resolve }) => { event.locals.books = cachedBooks; // 共享数据 const response = await resolve(event); const {url,method} = event.request; console.log(url,response.status) if (response.status == 200){ let url = event.url.toString(); url = replaceHttpToHttps(url); if (!successfulUrls.has(url)){ successfulUrls.add(url); generateSitemap(); } } return response };

```

然后配置 nginx 设置一个sitemap.xml 链接到 nostrbook/static/sitemap.xml文件。

robots.txt

Sitemap: https://nostrbook.com/sitemap.xml 让爬虫 知道 这个sitemap的存在

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Quando peguei Confissões de Santo Agostinho pela primeira vez, confesso que me senti perdida. As palavras pareciam densas, distantes, como se eu tentasse escalar uma montanha sem saber por onde começar.

Buscava apenas a história de sua conversão ao cristianismo, mas o que encontrei uma profundidade teológica e filosófica que naquele momento não conseguia alcançar. Frustrada, deixei de lado a leitura.

Hoje, com um amadurecimento interior maior e contando com o auxílio da Inteligência Artificial como ferramenta de estudo e reflexão, reencontrei essa obra com um novo olhar. Sem pressa, busquei agora mergulhar na essência de cada página, tentando captar o máximo do pensamento de Agostinho — não apenas como filósofo, mas como homem profundamente transformado pela fé.

Antes da leitura: como começar

Se você nunca leu Confissões, ou se, como eu, já tentou e parou, quero te convidar a olhar para este livro com novos olhos.

Imagine Santo Agostinho sentado diante de você, não como um doutor da Igreja, mas como um amigo que abre o coração em oração. Ele escreve no final do século IV, já imerso na fé cristã, mas com a humildade de quem sabe que nunca compreenderá plenamente o mistério de Deus. Suas palavras são um diálogo íntimo com o Criador, uma oração que pulsa com fé, dúvida e amor.

E é nesse espírito que você deve lê a obra que o guiará em quatro grandes reflexões no primeiro capítulo:

• Quem é Deus?
• Quem somos nós?
• Qual é a nossa missão?
• E como conhecê-Lo?

Quem é Deus?

Agostinho começa com uma exclamação que ecoa até hoje:

“Grande és, Senhor, e infinitamente digno de Louvor!”.

Ele tenta descrever Deus, mas logo percebe que nenhuma palavra é suficiente.

Deus é imenso, incomensurável, eterno. É como se Agostinho, com os olhos da fé, tentasse abarcar o infinito com mãos humanas – e nos convidasse a fazer o mesmo.

Para ele, Deus está tão acima de nós que nossa mente limitada jamais poderia julgá-lo ou defini-lo. Mas, ao mesmo tempo, esse Deus grandioso se revela e nos escuta. Não é inacreditável pensar que o Criador de tudo deseja estar perto de nós, criaturas tão pequenas como nós?

Mergulhando neste profundo pensamento, vejo o quanto somos pretensiosos ao querer entender as escolhas de Deus e os acontecimentos da Bíblia, como se pudéssemos ter a ótica de Deus.

Muitas vezes não temos consciência dos tão pequenos somos em comparação ao Criador, tal ato é incoerente com tamanha distância.

Quem somos nós?

Se Deus é infinito, Agostinho nos lembra que somos apenas uma “ínfima fração” de Sua criação. Marcados pelo pecado original, carregamos em nós a fragilidade, mas também uma chama divina: a sede de Deus.

Ele escreve que, mesmo sem saber, nosso coração anseia por louvar o Criador. Não é fascinante? Pense nas tantas culturas e povos que, ao longo da história, buscaram um sentido maior, um “algo” além de si mesmos.

Para Agostinho, essa busca não nasce de nós, mas é um presente de Deus, que coloca em nosso coração o desejo de encontrá-lo. Essa ideia me tocou profundamente.

Quantas vezes nos sentimos inquietos, procurando algo que nem sabemos nomear? Agostinho nos diz que essa inquietude é, na verdade, o chamado de Deus, nos puxando para Ele.

Qual é a missão da humanidade?

“Tu nos fizeste para Ti, Senhor, e nosso coração está inquieto enquanto não repousa em Ti.”

Essa frase, uma das mais famosas de Confissões, resume a missão que Agostinho enxerga para nós: viver para Deus, amá-lo com todo o nosso ser.

Mas ele nos alerta: esse amor não é uma corrente que nos prende, mas uma escolha livre. É um relacionamento íntimo, único, que não deve ser imposto aos outros. Aqui, Agostinho me fez refletir sobre como compartilho minha fé.

Falar do amor de Deus é importante, mas nunca deve ser uma arma para julgar ou condenar. Afinal, só Deus conhece o coração de cada um.

Nossa missão é amar e testemunhar, deixando que o Espírito Santo faça o resto.

Conhecer ou invocar: o que vem primeiro?

Por fim, Agostinho se depara com um dilema que talvez você já tenha sentido: como posso invocar a Deus se ainda não o conheço? E como posso conhecê-lo se não o invocar?

A Igreja Católica reconhece que, para orar, precisamos de uma revelação divina – foi Deus quem primeiro veio até nós, mostrando-se através da criação, das Escrituras e, acima de tudo, de Jesus Cristo. Mas Agostinho também destaca o papel de quem nos apresenta a Boa Nova.

Na vida dele, foi Santo Ambrósio quem o guiou; na nossa, pode ser um padre, um amigo, uma comunidade. Essa reflexão me lembrou da importância da Igreja e dos irmãos de fé. Sozinhos, podemos nos perder em dúvidas ou confusões. Mas, com a ajuda de quem já trilhou o caminho, nossa oração ganha força e direção.

Fica aqui um convite à essa jornada para ler o primeiro capítulo de Confissões que é como abrir uma porta para dentro de si mesmo. Santo Agostinho não oferece respostas prontas, mas perguntas que nos aproximam de Deus: Quem Ele é para você? O que te impede de repousar n’Ele? Como você responde ao Seu chamado?

Se você quer mergulhar nessa obra, minha dica é: leia com o espírito de Santo Agostinho, ou seja, em oração e clemência para que as palavras atinjam a alma e as portas da clareza e compreensão sejam abertas.

Deixe que as palavras de Agostinho te guiem, não para entender tudo de uma vez, mas para sentir a presença de Deus um pouco mais perto e tenha paciência as vezes ainda não é o momento de ler.

E você, já leu Confissões? Como a história de Agostinho te inspira na sua fé? Conta aqui nos comentários – vamos caminhar juntos nessa jornada!

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The matchups are set, so we can get the contest underway.

You need to select one team from this round to win their game. You also need to predict who will be the highest scoring player in this round.

Matchups (seed)

• Hawks (8) @ Magic (7)
• Heat (10) @ Bulls (9)
• Grizzlies (8) @ Warriors (7)
• Mavericks (10) @ Kings (9)

Scoring this round: 1 Point for your team winning + Your team's seed if they win + 1 Point for picking the correct top scorer

This round has a maximum of 12 points.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/942654

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I'm watching the Warriors vs Clippers game (for free at BetPlay). It's a great game, with major playoff implications, but something else just caught my attention.

I heard on the arena sound that they're giving away $5 worth of bitcoin to a fan. That's interesting. It's a Coinbase promotion.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/942558

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Puerto de Mogán is a postcard-perfect fishing village and marina on the southwest coast of Gran Canaria. With its canals, whitewashed buildings, and bougainvillea-covered balconies, it’s often called the island’s “Little Venice.” Add golden beaches, laid-back vibes, and a touch of luxury, and you've got one of the most charming spots on the island.

🌟 Things to Do in Puerto de Mogán

1️⃣ Stroll the Marina & Canals

• Wander the narrow lanes, stone bridges, and colorful floral walkways
• The marina is filled with yachts, cute cafés, and ice cream spots
• Don’t miss the fishermen’s quarter for a glimpse of local life

2️⃣ Relax on the Beach

• The small, calm beach is perfect for swimming or sunbathing
• Family-friendly, with soft sand and crystal-clear water
• Lined with restaurants and chill beach bars

3️⃣ Visit the Friday Market

• One of the biggest markets on the island
• Browse for local produce, souvenirs, clothes, and crafts
• The whole town buzzes with music and energy on market day

4️⃣ Climb for the View

• Head uphill behind the town for panoramic views over the marina and ocean
• Especially beautiful at sunset 🌅

5️⃣ Take a Boat Trip

• Explore the coast by catamaran or glass-bottom boat
• Dolphin-watching tours are popular, or boat taxis to nearby beaches like Puerto Rico

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🍴 What to Eat

• Fresh seafood is a must—try grilled fish, octopus, or seafood paella
• Pair with local mojo sauces and a cold tropical beer or sangria
• For dessert, look for Bienmesabe (a sweet almond-based Canarian treat)

🎯 Travel Tips

✅ Puerto de Mogán is easy to reach by car or bus from other parts of the island
✅ It’s quieter than Playa del Inglés or Maspalomas, ideal for relaxing
✅ Stay overnight if you can—it’s magical when the crowds thin in the evening
✅ Great spot for couples, families, and anyone who loves beauty + calm

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Bratislava, Slovakia’s capital, may be small, but it packs a big personality. Perched on the banks of the Danube River, this medieval-meets-modern city blends cobbled old town charm with cool cafes, riverside strolls, quirky statues, and a hilltop castle overlooking it all. Whether you’re visiting on a day trip from Vienna or staying longer, Bratislava is laid-back, walkable, and full of surprises.

🌟 Highlights in Bratislava

1️⃣ Bratislava Castle

• Perched above the city with panoramic views of the Danube and Austria
• Home to the Slovak National Museum and historical exhibitions
• Great spot to catch the sunset or a breezy walk

2️⃣ Old Town (Staré Mesto)

• A maze of colorful baroque buildings, cozy courtyards, and lively cafés
• Landmarks include Michael’s Gate, Main Square, and the Old Town Hall
• Don’t miss quirky statues like Čumil, the sewer worker peeking out of a manhole

3️⃣ St. Martin’s Cathedral

• Once the coronation church of Hungarian kings
• Gothic vibes, beautiful interior, and right beneath the castle walls

4️⃣ UFO Observation Deck

• On the Most SNP (New Bridge), shaped like a flying saucer
• 360° views from 95m up—and there's even a rooftop restaurant/bar

5️⃣ Blue Church (Church of St. Elizabeth)

• One of Bratislava’s most photogenic spots—sky blue and whimsical
• Like something out of a fairytale, tucked in a quiet corner of town

🍽️ What to Eat in Bratislava

• Bryndzové halušky – Potato dumplings with sheep cheese and crispy bacon
• Kapustnica – Tangy sauerkraut soup with sausage
• Lokše – Potato pancakes filled with duck, cabbage, or sweet fillings
• Kofola – Slovakia’s cola alternative, with a herbal twist
• Try a glass of Slovak wine or Tatratea liqueur (strong stuff!)

🌿 Day Trips from Bratislava

• Devin Castle – Dramatic ruins on a cliff above the Danube (20 min by bus or boat)
• Small Carpathians wine region – Visit towns like Modra or Pezinok for tastings
• Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum – Contemporary art on a peninsula in the river
• Vienna – Just an hour away by train, boat, or even bike along the Danube path

🎯 Quick Tips

✅ Bratislava is very walkable—you can see most highlights in a day
✅ Euros are the currency (not all places accept cards)
✅ Best times to visit: spring to early autumn for river views and café culture
✅ Take it slow—the city’s charm is in the atmosphere

@ 5d4b6c8d:8a1c1ee3

This is a separate contest from the Playoff Bracket Challenge.

The scoring will be similar to the recent March Madness Competition. Picking winners will be worth more points as we progress into later rounds and picking lower seeds will be worth more. The new wrinkle will be picking a high performing player from each round, as well.

We'll start in the Play-In Tournament, which begins on Tuesday and has two rounds. We'll know later today what the first play-in matches are.

Point Schedule

Play-In 1st Round

• 1 Point for picking a winner
• Points equal to seed if your team wins
• 1 Point for picking the highest scoring player of the round

Play-In 2nd Round

• 1 Point for picking a winner
• Points equal to seed if your team wins
• 1 Point for picking the highest scoring player of the round

Playoffs Round 1

• 1 Point for picking a winner
• Points equal to seed if your team wins
• 1 Point for picking the highest scoring player of the round

Playoffs Round 2

• 2 Points for picking a winner
• Points equal to seed if your team wins
• 2 Points for picking the highest scoring player of the round

Playoffs Conference Finals

• 4 Points for picking a winner
• Points equal to seed if your team wins
• 4 Points for picking one of the Conference Finals MVPs

Playoffs Conference Finals

• 8 Points for picking a winner
• Points equal to seed if your team wins
• 8 Points for picking the Finals MVPs

This is not a survivor pool. You can pick the same team as many times as you like. You can join at any time during the competition. The only deadlines are making your picks before the teams and players you pick begin their round.

For clarification, and those not familiar with this tournament, the seeding may change after the Play-In Tournament: for instance, the Hawks begin as the 8th seed, but they will become the 7th seed if they beat the Magic in their first play-in game.

Prize

10k sats or the sum of all zaps (whichever is larger)

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/942553

@ f839fb67:5c930939

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"Nostrified Websites"

[D] = Saves darkmode preferences over nostr
[A] = Auth over nostr
[B] = Beta (software)
[z] = zap enabled

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• [DAB] Contact Site
• [DAB] PGP Site
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Other Services (Hosted code)

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• NostrCheck
  

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Emojis Packs

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• AIM
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• Blobs
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• FavEmojis
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• Modern Family
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• nostriches (Amethyst collection)
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• Pepe
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• Archer Font
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Git Over Nostr

• NostrSMS
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• nip51backup
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• bukkitstr
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Market Places

Please use Nostr Market or somthing simular, to view.

• VFStore
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• codmaster
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• iMine
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Clients I Use

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• nostrsms
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Lists

• Fediverse
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• AI
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• Asterisk Shenanigans
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• Minecraft Videos
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@ 266815e0:6cd408a5

Its been a little over a year since NIP-90 was written and merged into the nips repo and its been a communication mess.

Every DVM implementation expects the inputs in slightly different formats, returns the results in mostly the same format and there are very few DVM actually running.

NIP-90 is overloaded

Why does a request for text translations and creating bitcoin OP_RETURNs share the same input i tag? and why is there an output tag on requests when only one of them will return an output?

Every DVM request kind is for requesting completely different types of compute, but they are all using the same spec that has 4 different types of inputs (text, url, event, job) and an undefined number of output types.

Let me show a few random DVM requests and responses I found on wss://relay.damus.io to demonstrate what I mean:

This is a request to translate an event to English json { "kind": 5002, "content": "", "tags": [ // NIP-90 says there can be multiple inputs, so how would a DVM handle translatting multiple events at once? [ "i", "<event-id>", "event" ], [ "param", "language", "en" ], // What other type of output would text translations be? image/jpeg? [ "output", "text/plain" ], // Do we really need to define relays? cant the DVM respond on the relays it saw the request on? [ "relays", "wss://relay.unknown.cloud/", "wss://nos.lol/" ] ] }

This is a request to generate text using an LLM model json { "kind": 5050, // Why is the content empty? wouldn't it be better to have the prompt in the content? "content": "", "tags": [ // Why is this using an indexable tag? are we ever going to lookup prompts? // Also the type "prompt" isn't in NIP-90, this should probably be "text" [ "i", "What is the capital of France?", "prompt" ], [ "p", "c4878054cff877f694f5abecf18c7450f4b6fdf59e3e9cb3e6505a93c4577db2" ], [ "relays", "wss://relay.primal.net" ] ] }

This is a request for content recommendation json { "kind": 5300, "content": "", "tags": [ // Its probably fine ignoring this param, but what if the client actually needs exactly 200 "results" [ "param", "max_results", "200" ], // The spec never mentions requesting content for other users. // If a simple DVM responded to this request it would provide bad data [ "param", "user", "b22b06b051fd5232966a9344a634d956c3dc33a7f5ecdcad9ed11ddc4120a7f2" ], [ "relays", "wss://relay.primal.net", ], // This request is targeting a specific DVM, so some of the params make sense [ "p", "ceb7e7d688e8a704794d5662acb6f18c2455df7481833dd6c384b65252455a95" ] ] }

This is a request to create a OP_RETURN message on bitcoin json { "kind": 5901, // Again why is the content empty when we are sending human readable text? "content": "", "tags": [ // and again, we are using an indexable tag on input that will probably never need to be looked up ["i", "09/01/24 SEC Chairman on the brink of second ETF approval", "text"] ] }

My point isn't that these event schema's aren't understandable but why are they using the same schema? each use-case is different but are they all supposed to support different types of inputs and outputs?

Lack of libraries

With all these different types of inputs, params, and outputs its verify difficult if not impossible to build libraries for DVMs

If a simple text translation request can have an event or text as inputs, a payment-required status at any point in the flow, partial results, or responses from 10+ DVMs whats the best way to build a translation library for other nostr clients to use?

And how do I build a DVM framework for the server side that can handle multiple inputs of all four types (url, text, event, job) and clients are sending all the requests in slightly differently.

Supporting payments is impossible

The way NIP-90 is written there isn't much details about payments. only a payment-required status and a generic amount tag

But the way things are now every DVM is implementing payments differently. some send a bolt11 invoice, some expect the client to NIP-57 zap the request event (or maybe the status event), and some even ask for a subscription. and we haven't even started implementing NIP-61 nut zaps or cashu A few are even formatting the amount number wrong or denominating it in sats and not mili-sats

Building a client or a library that can understand and handle all of these payment methods is very difficult. for the DVM server side its worse. A DVM server presumably needs to support all 4+ types of payments if they want to get the most sats for their services and support the most clients.

All of this is made even more complicated by the fact that a DVM can ask for payment at any point during the job process. this makes sense for some types of compute, but for others like translations or user recommendation / search it just makes things even more complicated.

For example, If a client wanted to implement a timeline page that showed the notes of all the pubkeys on a recommended list. what would they do when the selected DVM asks for payment at the start of the job? or at the end? or worse, only provides half the pubkeys and asks for payment for the other half. building a UI that could handle even just two of these possibilities is complicated.

NIP-89 is being abused

NIP-89 is "Recommended Application Handlers" and the way its describe in the nips repo is

a way to discover applications that can handle unknown event-kinds

Not "a way to discover everything"

If I wanted to build an application discovery app to show all the apps that your contacts use and let you discover new apps then it would have to filter out ALL the DVM advertisement events. and that's not just for making requests from relays

If the app shows the user their list of "recommended applications" then it either has to understand that everything in the 5xxx kind range is a DVM and to show that is its own category or show a bunch of unknown "favorites" in the list which might be confusing for the user.

In conclusion

My point in writing this article isn't that the DVMs that have been implemented so far don't work, but that they will never really work well because the spec is too broad and even with only a few running we have already lost interoperability.

I don't want to be completely negative though because some things that have worked well. the "DVM feeds" work, although they are limited to a single page of results. text / event translations also work well and kind 5970 Event PoW delegation could be cool. but if we want interoperability, we are going to need to change a few things with NIP-90

I don't think we can (or should) abandon NIP-90 entirely but I think it might be good to break it up into small NIPs or specs. break each "kind" of DVM request out into its own spec with its own definitions for expected inputs, outputs and flow.

Then if we have simple, clean definitions for each kind of compute we want to distribute. we might actually see markets and services being built and used.

@ 68768a6c:0eaf07e9

Trees are often seen as stationary, unchanging sentinels of the natural world. However, recent research has revealed that these towering organisms are far more complex and intelligent than we ever thought possible. From communicating with each other through underground networks to adapting to environmental changes, trees are truly fascinating creatures.

One of the most remarkable discoveries about trees is their ability to form symbiotic relationships with fungi and other organisms in their roots. This network, known as the "wood wide web," allows trees to share nutrients and information with each other, creating a complex web of relationships that spans entire ecosystems.

But that's not all - trees are also capable of adapting to their environments in remarkable ways. For example, some trees can change the shape of their leaves or adjust their growth patterns in response to changes in temperature, light, or moisture. This ability to adapt is crucial for their survival and has important implications for our understanding of plant intelligence.

Trees also have a remarkable ability to communicate with other organisms, including insects, animals, and even humans. For example, when trees are attacked by insects, they can release chemical signals into the air that attract predators that feed on those insects. This complex communication system allows trees to defend themselves and maintain their health.

As we continue to learn more about the secret lives of trees, we're forced to reevaluate our relationship with these incredible organisms. By recognizing the intelligence and adaptability of trees, we can work to protect and preserve these vital components of our ecosystems.

In conclusion, trees are far more than just stationary objects - they're living, breathing, and highly intelligent organisms that play a critical role in our planet's ecosystems. By exploring the fascinating world of arboreal intelligence, we can gain a deeper appreciation for the natural world and our place within it.

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มูลนิธิร็อกกี้เฟลเลอร์ (Rockefeller Foundation) ก่อตั้งขึ้นในปี ค.ศ. 1913 โดยตระกูลร็อกกี้เฟลเลอร์ ซึ่งเป็นหนึ่งในตระกูลที่มีอิทธิพลทางเศรษฐกิจและสังคมของสหรัฐอเมริกา จุดมุ่งหมายหลักของมูลนิธิคือการส่งเสริมสุขภาพ การศึกษา และความเป็นอยู่ที่ดีของมนุษยชาติทั่วโลก

บทบาทของมูลนิธิร็อกกี้เฟลเลอร์ในประเทศไทยนั้น สำหรับกรุงเทพฯแล้ว เป็นศูนย์ใหญ่ประจำภาคเอเชีย มูลนิธิร็อกกี้เฟลเลอร์ได้เข้ามามีบทบาทสำคัญในการพัฒนาระบบสาธารณสุขของประเทศไทย โดยเฉพาะในด้านการศึกษาและการวิจัยทางการแพทย์ มูลนิธิได้ให้การสนับสนุนทั้งทางด้านการเงินและวิชาการแก่สถาบันการแพทย์ต่าง ๆ รวมถึงการส่งเสริมการศึกษาของบุคลากรทางการแพทย์ไทยในต่างประเทศ พูดง่ายๆคือ ช่วยรัฐบาไทยจัดตั้ง "สาธารณสุขแห่งแรก" ในประเทศไทย เมื่อ พ.ศ. 2457 แสดงถึงความสัมพันธ์ลึกซึ้งกับสาธารณสุขอเมริกาเป็นอย่างดี

แม้ว่าการสนับสนุนของมูลนิธิร็อกกี้เฟลเลอร์จะช่วยยกระดับระบบสาธารณสุขของไทยอย่างมีนัยสำคัญ แต่ก็มีข้อถกเถียงเกี่ยวกับอิทธิพลของมูลนิธิต่อทิศทางการพัฒนาทางการแพทย์ของประเทศ บางฝ่ายมองว่าการพึ่งพาทุนและแนวคิดจากต่างประเทศอาจทำให้ประเทศไทยสูญเสียความเป็นอิสระในการกำหนดนโยบายด้านสาธารณสุข เพราะมีคำกล่าวหาว่า มูลนิธิ มีเบื้องหลังที่สามารถควบคุมกิจกรรมต่างๆเกี่ยวกับสาธารณสุขในเมืองไทยได้ (โอเค ซึ่งนั่นก็เป็นข้อถกเถียง)

นอกจากนี้มูลนิธิ ยังมีการร่วมทุนในด้าน "อาหาร" ในเมืองไทยด้วย

ในช่วงปี พ.ศ. 2512-2513 (ค.ศ. 1969-1970) มูลนิธิร็อกกี้เฟลเลอร์ (Rockefeller Foundation) ได้ร่วมลงทุนกับเครือเจริญโภคภัณฑ์ (CP) ในเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ โดยเฉพาะในประเทศไทย ความร่วมมือนี้เกี่ยวข้องกับการพัฒนาอุตสาหกรรมการเลี้ยงไก่เนื้อ ซึ่งเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของการส่งเสริมการเกษตรและอาหารในภูมิภาค นั่นทำให้เทคโนโลยีการเลี้ยงสัตว์ของซีพีรุดหน้าอย่างเร็วมาก พันธุ์กุ้งขาวจากอเมริกา และ ไก่เนื้อที่จากเดิมต้องเลี้ยง 6 เดือน แต่ก็สามารถทำให้เหลือเวลาแค่ 8สัปดาห์ก็ได้กิโลครึ่งแล้ว

นอกจากนี้ยังร่วมทุนกับ มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์ หนึ่งในโครงการที่โดดเด่นคือการสนับสนุน "ไร่สุวรรณ" หรือ Suwan Farm​

ไร่สุวรรณ ตั้งอยู่ที่อำเภอปากช่อง จังหวัดนครราชสีมา เป็นศูนย์วิจัยข้าวโพดและข้าวฟ่างที่สำคัญของประเทศไทย เดิมทีพื้นที่นี้เป็นของจอมพลสฤษดิ์ ธนะรัชต์ และต่อมาได้โอนให้มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์ดูแล มูลนิธิร็อกกี้เฟลเลอร์ได้ให้การสนับสนุนด้านทุนและความรู้ในการปรับปรุงพันธุ์ข้าวโพดเลี้ยงสัตว์ จนทำให้ไร่สุวรรณกลายเป็นแหล่งวิจัยข้าวโพดเลี้ยงสัตว์ที่ใหญ่ที่สุดในเอเชีย นักวิจัยที่ไร่สุวรรณได้พัฒนาพันธุ์ข้าวโพดที่ทนทานต่อโรคราน้ำค้าง ซึ่งเป็นปัญหาสำคัญในช่วงเวลานั้น

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Well that escalated quickly!

What began as a friendly joint venture has descended into bitter rivalry. Who will take home the sats, Noble Stackers or GSC degenerates?

Declare your allegiance upon entry. Choose wisely.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/942260

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Hackathon Summary

ElleHacks 2025 concluded as a notable hackathon in Canada, committed to advancing diversity and inclusion in STEM fields. Hosted from February 14 to 16, 2025, the event attracted 195 registered student developers, focused on women and non-binary participants, culminating in 72 approved project submissions. Aimed at newcomers, ElleHacks 2025 equipped attendees with the means to propose innovative technical solutions to global challenges through collaborative efforts.

Participants engaged in workshops and networked with industry professionals and recruiters, enhancing their skills and showcasing their creativity and technical expertise. Although specific challenge details were disclosed during the event, the hackathon focused on real-world issues, inspiring participants to apply their problem-solving skills towards impactful solutions.

The closing ceremony featured presentations judged immediately after the submission deadline. Consequently, the hackathon highlighted the importance of diversity in STEM fields and offered a substantial platform for women and non-binary students to make meaningful contributions through their projects.

Hackathon Winners

ElleHacks 2025 recognized outstanding projects across various categories, as detailed below:

Best Use of ElleHacks Theme Prize Winners

• Memora {Old Age}: A community-driven application aiding Alzheimer's patients through memory recognition and medication management, employing AI and IoT technologies.
• KareBear: An AI-powered virtual assistant supporting children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in emotional learning and expression.
• talktome: A simulation platform offering personalized strategies to help parents enhance communication with adolescents.

Best Use of Hardware Prize Winner

• Memora {Old Age}

Best Use of EA Data Prize Winner

• Connect Beyond Barriers: Autism Care: A platform providing AI-driven autism support for adolescent girls and their parents, featuring a chatbot and specialist locator.

Best Use of Cybersecurity Prize Winner

• Lynx: A digital footprint analyzer consolidating user data, offering reputation management recommendations.

Best Use of Wasp Prize Winner

• NetNanny: A browser extension and web application employing AI to safeguard children from online threats by monitoring social interactions and delivering alerts.

Best Use of Streamlit Prize Winner

• CyberQueen: A web application making cybersecurity education engaging for young women through an AI chatbot, quizzes, and factual content.

Best AI Application Built with Cloudflare Prize Winner

• CareOn: An AI-powered application ensuring elder safety via motion detection and intelligent alerts.

Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry Prize Winner

• Greener Than You Think: An interactive site supporting adolescents in emotional regulation through daily mood check-ins and virtual garden management.

Best Use of Gen AI Prize Winner

• Talky: An application offering gamified speech therapy for children with speech impediments, using AI to customize speaking challenges and feedback.

For detailed information on these projects, visit the event page.

About the Organizer

ElleHacks

ElleHacks is dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion within the technology sector, with a particular focus on empowering women in tech. Known for its annual hackathon, ElleHacks brings participants together to collaborate on innovative projects, supporting skill development and networking. The organization emphasizes educational initiatives and community-building efforts, encouraging creativity and collaboration. With a commitment to nurturing talent, ElleHacks strives to expand opportunities and support underrepresented groups in technology, positioning itself as a catalyst for positive change within the industry.

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Hackathon Summary

The Hackathon@WEF 2025 was held from January 21-23, 2025, in Davos, Switzerland. The event attracted 23 registered developers and resulted in seven projects receiving approval. The primary goal of the hackathon was to tackle global challenges through AI, data science, and advanced technologies.

Participants worked in teams, both at Lab42 and the Innovation Center Davos, as well as virtually. The focus was on creating impactful solutions with potential real-world applications. To support skill development, the event provided guidance from industry experts and insights into technological trends that could inform future projects.

A key aspect of the hackathon was the networking opportunities provided by the DIGITAL LOUNGE@WEF. This platform connected developers with CEOs, government officials, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders. Participants could showcase their projects to a distinguished audience, increasing visibility and paving the way for potential career advancements.

The scenic setting of the Swiss Alps enhanced the hackathon experience, which included free accommodation, meals, and conference materials. Participants contended for a prize pool exceeding 10,000 CHF, aimed at sustaining further innovation efforts. Additionally, the Innovation Centre Davos supported a collaborative environment, fostering global innovation.

Hackathon Winners

Awards in this hackathon were presented within one category, recognizing projects for their technical innovation and effective implementation.

1st Place (CHF 5000)

Inspecting Avalanches - This project focused on detecting and classifying avalanches through advanced analysis and classification techniques, enhancing safety measures and reactive processes.

2nd Place (CHF 1500)

Team Strike - Developed a chatbot to convert natural language queries into SQL queries and XML files, improving database interactions and accessibility.

3rd Place (CHF 1000)

Sigma - Developed a humanoid system capable of interacting with the environment using efficient AI models, ensuring data sovereignty throughout its operations.

Hacker's Choice

Team Strike

For more information on all hackathon projects, please visit DoraHacks.

About the Organizer

Data Migration International

Data Migration International provides specialized data migration solutions, utilizing advanced technology to aid organizations in managing complex data transitions efficiently. Known for its technical expertise, the company has successfully managed substantial projects across various sectors, demonstrating its capability in large-scale data handling. Its involvement in technology and blockchain sectors emphasizes its commitment to innovation and efficiency. Data Migration International is dedicated to delivering robust solutions that simplify and enhance data management processes, maintaining its position as a reliable partner in transformative digital endeavors.

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Autor: Thomas Eisinger. Dieser Beitrag wurde mit dem Pareto-Client geschrieben. Sie finden alle Texte der Friedenstaube und weitere Texte zum Thema Frieden hier.**

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Kriegsbereitschaftsförderer:in (m/w/d)

Der Beruf des/der Kriegsbereitschaftsförderer:in**** wird heute dringender gebraucht denn je. Das größte Sondervermögen in der Geschichte der BRD wird u. a. für diese Aufgabe bereitgestellt. Zu den Aufgaben gehört es, täglich Hass auf den Feind (Putin, Trump, China) zu schüren, Verhandlungen als Kooperation mit dem Feind zu brandmarken, Social Media Kanäle zu fluten und gegen Friedensdemos zu demonstrieren. Voraussetzungen sind Hass auf Deutschland, Wehrdienstverweigerung oder Untauglichkeit, Begeisterung für offene Grenzen sowie der Wunsch nach Abschaffung des eigenen Landes. Eine nachgewiesene Tätigkeit für die Antifa wird positiv bewertet.

Narrativreiniger:in (m/w/d)

Dieser relativ neue Ausbildungsberuf erfuhr in den letzten Jahren enormes Wachstum. Als Narrativreiniger:in werden Sie in Redaktionen, Social-Media-Kanälen oder bei Faktencheckern eingesetzt. Dazu in Schulen, Behörden, NGOs, im Versicherungs- und Bankenwesen, in der Industrie, bei Kirchen und Parteien. Auch Undercovereinsatz ist auf Wunsch möglich, wobei hier eine hohe persönliche Gefährdung droht. Als Narrativreiniger:in haben Sie die Aufgabe, jedes Große Narrativ reinzuhalten. Große Narrative, wie das Covid-, das Putin- oder das CO2-Narrativ sind permanent gefährlichen Angriffen durch Rechte, Putinversteher oder Klimaleugner ausgesetzt. Da ein Narrativ nur in vollständiger Reinheit und Unhinterfragbarkeit seine volle Wirkung entfalten kann, muss jeder Widerspruch, jeder Kratzer und vor allem jede Sachdiskussion unmittelbar weggespült werden. Dazu kommt das Aufpolieren beschädigter Stellen durch besonders wirksame Mittel der Hochkonformität. Geeignet sind Bewerber:innen aus den Bereichen Journalismus, Faktencheck, oder Irgendwas-mit-Klima. 

Zeichensetzer:in (m/w/d)

Der/die Zeichensetzer:in hat eine tragende Rolle in der transformierten Gesellschaft. Sie oder er spürt leiseste Strömungen auf, jeden Hauch von gefühlter Ungerechtigkeit, und ist sofort mit den nötigen – öffentlichen –  Maßnahmen zur Stelle. Als Zeichensetzer:in ergreifen Sie sofort und unmissverständlich Partei, ignorieren alle Zwischentöne und sind zu keinem Kompromiss bereit. In jedem Fall werden Memes gestaltet und an alle Redaktionen verteilt sowie Solidaritäts-Wapperl für die Profilbilder in Social Media zur Verfügung gestellt. Voraussetzungen für diesen wichtigen Job sind: eine ausgeprägte Affinität zu SPIEGEL, SZ und tagesschau, Kompromisslosigkeit, Reaktionsschnelligkeit und gute Vernetzung. Vorteilhaft sind nachgewiesene Tätigkeiten in einschlägigen Milieus sowie die unbedingte Bereitschaft zum Rechthaben.

Solidar:in (m/w/d)

Der Solidar/die Solidarin trägt in hohem Maß für des Gelingen der Neuen Gesellschaft bei. Die Aufgabe besteht darin, jederzeit selbst solidarisch zu sein und möglichst große Kreise der Bürgerinnen und Bürger zur Solidarität aufzufordern bzw. zu „nudgen“. Dies bedeutet, das jeweils aktuelle Große Narrativ vollständig zu verinnerlichen sowie unablässig darüber zu sprechen und zu schreiben. Im Verbund mit Zeichensetzer:innen wird ein hoher Solidaritätskoeffizient erzeugt, der maximalen Konformitätsdruck ermöglicht. Der direkte Einsatz in gefährlichen Gebieten (Kriegsgebiete, Impfzentren, AfD-Parteitagen) wird nicht gefordert. Voraussetzungen sind ein starker Glaube an das WEF, das unreflektierte Wissen um das eigene Gutsein sowie ein stets aktualisierter Impfstatus. Es winken hohe Gratifikationen.

Rechte:r (m/w/d)

Jahrelange Programme der Bundesregierung im Kampf gegen „Rechts“ haben zum drohenden Aussterben dieser Spezies geführt. Da Zehntausende bestbezahlter Jobs bei NGOs, parteinahen Stiftungen und der Antifa vom Vorhandensein dieser Schädlinge abhängen, sorgt der Rückgang dieser Subjekte für drohende Arbeitslosigkeit im sechsstelligen Bereich. Aus diesem Grund wurde ein Sondervermögen zur Arterhaltung geschaffen. Als Rechte:r haben Sie die Aufgabe, die aktuellen Narrative in Frage zu stellen, eigene Gedanken zu entwickeln oder irgendwie „dagegen“ zu sein. Voraussetzungen sind Angstfreiheit, die Bereitschaft, das eigene soziale Umfeld zu verlieren und nachweisbare Sperrungen in den sozialen Medien. Neben einem angemessenen Gehalt können Sie mit der Speicherung jeder Aktivität durch die „Dienste“, regelmäßigen Hausdurchsuchungen und Ausschluss aus der Gesellschaft rechnen. Ein Bademantel wird gestellt. Eine Aufgabe für echte Abenteurer!

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A collection of all the tutorials and guidelines that will help you get the most out of this territory

The ~AGORA marketplace it’s a thriving space where creators, solopreneurs, and businesses can promote and monetize their expertise. A place where stackers can discover unique goods, tools, and tricks to buy products and get services in exchange for Bitcoin.

This post will aim to be the reference to collect all the posts, guide, and tutorials that can help you make the most out of it. Post yours if we forgot something!

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Nostur is capable of login with bunker

Photo, note by Fabian

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When you decide to share an app you have to know a lot about that app. For example the nstart feature that you can share your friends, has a "smart pack" and the app can onboard, at least following the link --> Apps-integration

So let's try to read and bring a bit to the summary of the thing. Only the one about the profiles, which you don't know exactly how it will end, you have to try it before sending to someone. the second point is that it says that there is no "support encryption, so it cannot be used for DMs apps".

there was an update of nstart, now it shows you

the names of the bunkers, maybe now it's too much, decide if it does 3/2 4/2 or just automatic.

So they talked about frost in the hodlbod podcast. I didn't understand much except that they said to test frost and report the feedback. Tomorrow I'll try to download igloo and frost+nos2ex

So I have to wait for let's say version 0_1_0 of igloo now it is (0_0_4) and

maybe there will be the version of the extension ready.

Sebastix also found it difficult but I think he was trying to install the server, which didn't even occur to me. Anyway I leave you the note if you want to go deeper...

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Let's see if I can download the video. ok Downloaded. Video .mov

If you don't want to watch I'll leave a little description

1 Download and install igloo, from the frost page. 2 Create a new key set, you can generate or copy an existing key. 3. Choose the options for the key and now they become multiple keys 4. Created a group of credentials. 5. Save the two credentials with a password and bring the third into the browser extension that it creates from the repository, it says that there will be a bootable extension for chrome. 6. Copy the third key and the group package key into the application node. 7. Once you have entered these keys you can finish the operation (and you have backed up the other two) in igloo. 8. When it goes forward it finds itself with two keys, both encrypted with passwords. 9. Since it is a three of two, it just needs to activate a key in igloo and it starts communicating "startsigner". 10. Opens a nostr client and connects with frost2sx and writes a note 11. Shows the log, and says that if you enter two keys it can generate a third, invalidating the old one (I assume)

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李承鹏：什么加税导致社会巨变，揭竿而起……都不说三千年饿殍遍野，易子而食，只要给口吃的就感谢皇恩浩荡。就说本朝，借口苏修卡我们脖子，几亿人啃了三年树皮，民兵端着枪守在村口，偷摸逃出去的都算勇士。

也不说98年总理大手一挥，一句“改革”，六千万工人下岗，基本盘稳得很。就像电影《钢的琴》里那群东北下岗工人，有的沦落街头，有的拉起乐队在婚礼火葬场做红白喜事，有的靠倒卖废弃钢材被抓，有的当小偷撬门溜锁，还有卖猪肉的，有去当小姐的……但人们按着中央的话语，说这叫“解放思想”。

“工人要替国家想，我不下岗谁下岗”，这是1999年春晚黄宏的小品，你现在觉得反人性，那时台下一片掌声，民间也很亢奋，忽然觉得自己有了力量。人们很容易站在国家立场把自己当炮灰，人民爱党爱国，所以操心什么加税，川普还能比斯大林同志赫鲁晓夫同志更狠吗，生活还能比毛主席时代更糟吗。不就是农产品啊牛肉啊芯片贵些，股票跌些，本来就生存艰难的工厂关的多些，大街上发呆眼神迷茫的人多些，跳楼的年轻人密集些，河里总能捞出不明来历的浮尸……但十五亿人民，会迅速稀释掉这些人和事。比例极小，信心极大，我们祖祖辈辈在从人到猪的生活转换适应力上，一直为世间翘楚。

民心所向，正好武统。

这正是想要的。没有一个帝王会关心你的生活质量，他只关心权力和帝国版图是否稳当。

而这莫名其妙又会和人民的想法高度契合，几千年来如此。所以聊一会儿就会散的，一定散的，只是会在明年春晚以另一种高度正能量的形式展现。

您保重。 25年4月9日

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This is another experiment, let's see how it goes! As you maybe know, we have been selling some SN merch online, it's a great way to promote and generate more awareness for the ~AGORA Marketplace but mostly for SN itself.

But what exactly is a shopfront?

A shopfront, or storefront, is the facade or entryway of a retail store located on the ground floor or street level of a commercial building, typically including one or more display windows. A storefront functions to attract visual attention to a business and its merchandise.[^1]

In our case, it's an ecommerce facade, the entryway of an online store or web shop located in a crowded area of the Wild West Web here on SN. A reference to link external products and services that can be updated and maintained to keep your stacker' subscribers updated. It aims to display a list of item and provides an direct external link for the visitor to click, visit, and eventually buy or subscribe to the product or service he or she was lurking at.

How can we do it in the ~AGORA? Well, as simple as posting a discussion! The idea is to use the functionalities that SN currently offers in the best and more efficient way for this use case. With this exploration, we just define different contents to fill the inputs fields already available. In a nutshel, we publish a post, with the only difference that the content in the text/description field will be descriptive of our products and services. In addition, we use each comments to define an item with the relative image(s), description and link. Here a breakdown:

1. Write a new post in the ~AGORA 2 Make sure [SHOPFRONT] is included in the title together with the name of the Business (like a lightsign)
2. Introduce yourself or your business, values, products and services in the text description
3. Publish it
4. Write a commet for each product or service with title, info, image(s) and a link to learn more or buy. A template for comments/items could look something like: ```

Title

Description: Price: Buy Now ``` 6. That's it!

The coiol thing is that you can just delete comments/items and add new ones as you wish. That's how a sn "post" could become a simple shopfront platform, a catalog you ca easily maintain and update to connect with stackers and upsell your products and services.

I did few tests, and I'll use this post to continue aggregate new shopfronts that will be published around here. Below the first few live examples:

[^1]: From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storefront

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/942025

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Als wir vor gut einem halben Jahr mit den Kolumnen angefangen haben, hatte ich mir das genau so vorgestellt. Ich schreibe auf, was mir in der Woche so passiert ist. Eine Bilanz sozusagen, vielleicht persönlich, vielleicht politisch. Je nachdem. Es ist dann etwas anders gekommen. Manchmal waren ein Buch oder ein Film einfach so stark, dass aus der Kolumne eine Rezension geworden ist. Manchmal wollte ich nur von einem meiner Interviews erzählen und das Besprochene gleich mit den großen Debatten verknüpfen. Und manchmal waren Anregungen von außen umzusetzen, Stichwort KI, Stichwort Frieden.

Wahrscheinlich waren die meisten Wochen auch nicht besonders spannend. Alltag eben. Was soll man davon groß festhalten. Diesmal ist das anders. Sonntag Erich Hambach bei uns im Haus. Ein Interview für die Reihe Im Gespräch. Ich will nicht zu viel vorwegnehmen. Es ging um die Hochfinanz, um den schwarzen Adel, um die Illuminati. Ein Gruselkabinett für alle, die wissen, wo die roten Linien sind zu den Schmuddelkindern. Verschwörungstheorie, pfui. Erich Hambach kann erklären, wie die „Herren des Geldes“ (Untertitel seines neuen Buchs) arbeiten und was man tun kann, um sich ihrem Zugriff zu entziehen. Als die Kameras aus waren, ging es munter weiter mit dem Publikum. Steuerfrei leben, sich auf den Lastenausgleich vorbereiten, Kollateralkonto. Siehe oben. Wir haben dann noch 25 Minuten nachgeschoben, die bei den „Truth Brothers“ zu sehen sein werden, dem Kanal von Erich Hambach.

Montag Dresden. Lesung im Buchhaus Loschwitz. Ich war schon im Juni dort, damals mit dem Buch über die Unterwerfung der Universitäten. Diesmal „Der dressierte Nachwuchs“. Wieder volles Haus. In Loschwitz heißt das: Susanne Dagen, Gastgeberin und Moderatorin, quetscht sich auf einen Hocker zwischen Klavier und Reihe null und sagt: Willkommen zum Gottesdienst. Einige sind zum zweiten Mal da. Neu: Paul Soldan, den ich aus seinen Texten für Multipolar kenne und über sein Buch „Sheikhi“, und Julia Szarvasy, die mich in ihrem Bus für Nuoviso interviewt hat und auf der Ruderboot-Couch. Hinterher kommen (um im Bild zu bleiben) drei U-Boote zu mir. Professoren. Ein Techniker, ein Germanist und ein Medienforscher, der sich sogar mit mir fotografieren lassen will. Dieser Kollege ist nicht an der TU (falls jemand die Fahndung einleiten möchte), aber immerhin. Ich bin oft gefragt worden, ob es an den Unis Gleichgesinnte gibt, und kann jetzt endlich sagen: ja. Ein paar schon.

Versteckt in einer der letzten Dresdner Reihen: Michael Beleites, eine Ikone der DDR-Umweltbewegung und später ein Jahrzehnt lang Beauftragter für die Stasi-Unterlagen in Sachsen. Er hat eine Rezension mitgebracht, die er gerade für die Sezession geschrieben hat, und einen Gedanken, der mich später schlecht schlafen lässt. War der Herbst 1989 eine Art Farbenrevolution? Ein Werk der westlichen Dienste? Ganz neu ist dieser Gedanke nicht, natürlich nicht. Wer dabei war, hat sich schon damals gefragt, wie die Stimmung so schnell kippen konnte vom Wunsch nach einem anderen, besseren Sozialismus zu Helmut Kohl und seiner D-Mark. Daniela Dahn, wie Michael Beleites seinerzeit in vorderster Front, hat den schwarzen Peter an den Journalismus weitergegeben. Tamtam und Tabu. Eine Kampagne, losgetreten von Horst Teltschik, Kohls wichtigstem Mann, die sich um SED-Skandale drehte und so wie eine Nebelkerze verhüllte, um was es eigentlich ging. Die Herren des Geldes, würde Erich Hambach sagen. „Alte Besitzverhältnisse“ wieder herstellen und damit „alte Machtverhältnisse“, sagt Daniela Dahn. Michael Beleites ergänzt das nun durch das, was er gesehen und erlebt hat, bei der Auflösung des Geheimdienstes in Gera zum Beispiel. Da seien Leute wie er gewesen, natürlich. Legitimiert durch das, was vorher war. Überall im Land seien aber plötzlich auch unbeschriebene Blätter aufgetaucht, laut und damit schnell ganz vorne dran. Ein Forschungsthema, ohne Frage.

Bevor ich das zu Ende gedacht habe, sitze ich im Rudolf-Steiner-Haus, nur ein paar Steinwürfe weg von der Alster. Ich würde gern „Hamburgs Wohnzimmer“ schreiben, aber dazu taugt der Saal im Souterrain dann doch nicht ganz. Immerhin: steuerfinanziert. Geht also doch. Eingeladen hat unter anderem der Nachdenkseiten-Gesprächskreis vor Ort. Thema: Wandel der Universitäten. Wieder sind Kollegen da, auch aus dem Mittelbau und aus der Rentnergeneration, die sich zu erinnern glauben, alles schon erlebt zu haben, damals, in ihrer großen Zeit. Nun ja. Wichtiger: Walter Weber ist da, ein Arzt, Koryphäe in Sachen Krebs, 80 inzwischen, der meinen letzten Auftritt in Hamburg organisiert hat. Große Freiheit, Sommer 2022. Die Sonne schien, und es roch nach Aufbruch. Aus dem ganzen Land waren sie gekommen, aus Nord und Süd, von links bis rechts, aus allen nur denkbaren Bewegungen und Milieus. Corona als Klammer, genau wie der Glaube, dass unsere Zeit jetzt anbricht.

Es kam dann anders, aber das ist hier nicht mein Punkt. Walter Weber, der alte Weggefährte, zieht Bilanz – bei einem Becks in seinem Haus, genau da, wo wir vor drei Jahren in größerer Runde beraten haben. Walter hat inzwischen einen Prozess hinter sich mit knapp zwei Dutzend Verhandlungstagen und den entsprechenden Kosten. Maskenatteste. Was immer wir aufgefahren haben an Beweisanträgen, sagt Walter, es wurde abgeschmettert. Und trotzdem. Wir müssen sie zwingen, sich damit auseinanderzusetzen. Immer wieder. So ähnlich habe ich das zwei Stunden vorher im Steiner-Haus gesagt, mit Vaclav Havel als Referenz. 500 Ärzte, schätzt Walter Weber, haben wie er Atteste ausgestellt. 500 bei einer sechsstelligen Zahl an Kollegen. Sicher gibt es eine Dunkelziffer. Lassen wir es bei den 500, weil Walter Weber hier die Folgen kennt. 80 Prozent von diesen 500 haben Haus- und Praxisdurchsuchungen erlebt. Er selbst zwei, der Spitzenreiter acht. Die Maske war der Test. Als die Spritze kam, wusste jeder, auf was er sich einlassen würde - selbst ein Medienforscher wie ich. Die maskierte Öffentlichkeit, veröffentlicht im Oktober 2020, war mit Sicherheit nicht mein bester Text, aber der, der den meisten Wirbel auslöste und später sogar zweimal vor Gericht verhandelt wurde.

Was bleibt von all den Kämpfen? Wir haben die Leute aus der Vereinzelung geholt, sagt Walter. Die 20 Prozent, die dagegen waren. Wir haben ihnen gezeigt, dass sie nicht allein sind, und diese Leute mobilisiert. Gescheitert sind wir an Schritt drei. Strukturbildung. Es fehlt uns an Geld, Michael. Walter Weber hat an Regionalbüros gebastelt. „Ärzte für Aufklärung“ in Thüringen – und das ist nur eins von vielen Beispielen. Wer weiß, wie viel Geld es in diesem Land gibt und wie viele wirklich reiche Leute, der weiß auch, dass wir hier über Peanuts sprechen. Wem es gut geht, der will, dass alles weiter seinen Gang geht. Der will keine Strukturen für irgendeine Opposition. Walter Weber hat mit einer seiner Nichten gerade „Das siebte Kreuz“ gelesen. Anna Seghers, Schulstoff in der DDR. Weißt du, was ich da gelernt habe, Michael? Echter Widerstand hat zwei Bedingungen. Keine Familie und keine Angst vor dem Tod.

Der Zug nach Berlin ist pünktlich und mein Gastgeber folglich noch nicht da. Gibt’s doch nicht, sagt er. Hat es noch nie gegeben. Über meinen Auftritt im Sprechsaal breite ich den Mantel des Schweigens. Die Idee klang super: Wir machen dort eine Ausstellung mit aktuellen Bildern aus Gaza, gekauft von der dpa, und du, Michael, bringst deine Bücher über Cancel Culture, Jugend und Universitäten zusammen, um zu erklären, warum Deutschland wegschaut. Die kastrierte Öffentlichkeit. Der beste Titel geht ins Leere, wenn niemand weiß, dass ich sprechen werde. Vielleicht ist das so, wenn der eigene Verlag der Veranstalter ist. Jens Fischer Rodrian hat durch einen Zufall erfahren, dass ich da bin, und bringt die CD Voices for Gaza, ganz frisch in der Reihe „Protestnoten“. Auf dem Cover: große Namen von Didi Hallervorden über Tino Eisbrenner, Nirit Sommerfeld und Diether Dehm bis zu Wolfgang Wodarg. Fünf von fast 40. Sorry an die, die ich auslassen musste. Der gleiche Zufall hat Kathrin Schmidt in den Sprechsaal geführt, Mitglied des PEN-Zentrums, Buchpreisträgerin, Maßnahmenkritikerin. Sie hat wie immer ihr Strickzeug dabei.

Ein kleines Publikum, frei von Kameras, erlaubt, in die Tiefen zu tauchen und dabei auch zu riskieren, im Trüben zu fischen. Erich Hambach hätte seine Freude gehabt. Und wer weiß schon, was daraus später wächst. Ein paar Minuten vor Beginn gehe ich durch das Regierungsviertel und höre plötzlich meinen Namen. Eine ARD-Frau, die auf Friedrich Merz wartet. Koalitionsvertrag fertig, Kamera schussbereit. Mein Film über die Duldungspflicht, sagt die Frau und strahlt über das ganze Gesicht. Er ist fertig. Premiere nächste Woche. Sie war bei einem meiner letzten Berliner Vorträge und wird jetzt mit ihrem Namen für ein Produkt stehen, dass so nicht im Ersten laufen kann. Noch nicht, würde Walter Weber sagen. Ende nächsten Jahres, sagt er mir beim Abschied, steht Merkel vor Gericht. Ist der Gedanke erstmal da, so begründet er das sinngemäß, dann ist er nicht mehr aufzuhalten. Mal schauen, wie das jetzt mit der Deutschen Bahn wird bei der Rückfahrt nach Bayern. Ich nehme mir vor, dass wir pünktlich sind.

Michael Meyen: Videos

Freie Akademie für Medien & Journalismus

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Bild: Tobias Schönebeck auf Pixabay (Dresden, Blaues Wunder in Loschwitz)

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Hello Stackers!

Welcome on into the ~Music Corner of the Saloon!

A place where we Talk Music. Share Tracks. Zap Sats.

So stay a while and listen.

🚨Don't forget to check out the pinned items in the territory homepage! You can always find the latest weeklies there!🚨

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originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/942018

@ 7d33ba57:1b82db35

Venice is like nowhere else on Earth. A city built on water, where gondolas glide through silent canals and palaces shimmer in the light of the lagoon. It’s romantic, surreal, and endlessly photogenic—from the grandeur of St. Mark’s Square to the quiet charm of back-alley bridges. Whether you're there for the art, the architecture, or the atmosphere, Venice is pure magic.

🌟 Must-See in Venice

1️⃣ St. Mark’s Basilica (Basilica di San Marco)

• A glittering masterpiece of Byzantine architecture
• Don’t miss the Pala d’Oro and mosaics inside
• Climb to the rooftop terrace for views over Piazza San Marco

2️⃣ Doge’s Palace (Palazzo Ducale)

• The seat of Venetian power for centuries
• Walk across the Bridge of Sighs to the old prison
• Book a "Secret Itineraries" tour to explore hidden passages

3️⃣ Grand Canal & Vaporetto Ride

• Take a vaporetto (water bus) from Piazzale Roma to San Marco
• You'll pass Rialto Bridge, palazzos, and everyday life along the water
• For extra magic, do it at sunset

4️⃣ Rialto Market & Bridge

• The city’s oldest bridge, buzzing with life
• Stop by the Rialto Market in the morning for local seafood and produce
• Great area to grab a spritz and people-watch

5️⃣ Gondola Ride or Rowboat Tour

• Yes, it’s touristy—but it’s iconic for a reason
• For a local spin, try a traghetto across the canal, or book a rowboat tour at sunset

🖼️ Art & Culture

• Gallerie dell’Accademia – Home to masterpieces by Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto
• Peggy Guggenheim Collection – Modern art in a stunning canal-side setting
• Teatro La Fenice – Venice’s grand opera house, steeped in drama and beauty

🍝 What to Eat in Venice

• Cicchetti – Venetian tapas: try bacalà mantecato, crostini with seafood, or mini meatballs
• Sarde in saor – Sweet-and-sour marinated sardines
• Risotto al nero di seppia – Squid ink risotto
• Wash it down with a Venetian spritz (try one with Select or Cynar)

🌿 Day Trips from Venice

• Murano – Famous for glassblowing
• Burano – Bright, colorful houses and handmade lace
• Torcello – Quiet island with ancient churches and lagoon views
• Lido – Beachy escape from the city crowds

🎯 Venice Tips

✅ Get lost—it’s part of the charm (but download offline maps just in case)
✅ Visit early morning or late evening to feel the magic without the crowds
✅ Stay overnight if you can—Venice empties after the cruise ships leave
✅ Don’t feed the pigeons in St. Mark’s Square—it’s actually banned
✅ Look for "ombra" (local wine) and a plate of cicchetti at a traditional bacaro bar

@ 502ab02a:a2860397

หากเดินเข้าแผนกผักในซูเปอร์มาร์เก็ต แล้วเกิดความรู้สึกว่า “บรอกโคลี” กับ “กระหล่ำดอก” หน้าตามันเหมือนกันยังกับแฝดที่คนหนึ่งเป็นเด็กเรียนเก่ง อีกคนเป็นศิลปิน ก็ไม่ต้องแปลกใจ เพราะจริง ๆ แล้วพวกเขาเป็นญาติสายตรงกันเลยล่ะครับ ชนิดที่ว่าเกิดจากต้นตระกูลเดียวกันเป๊ะ ๆ และไม่ได้เกิดจากการหล่นลงมาของเมล็ดพืชจากฟากฟ้าหรือจากการปลุกเสกของเทพธิดาในตำนานไหนทั้งนั้น แต่เกิดจากมือมนุษย์เราเองล้วน ๆครับ

ต้นกำเนิดของพืชทั้งสองนั้นย้อนกลับไปไกลถึง “Brassica oleracea” ซึ่งเป็นพืชผักพื้นฐานริมทะเลเมดิเตอร์เรเนียน หน้าตาเมื่อแรกพบก็ไม่ได้หรูหราเหมือนลูกหลานยุคนี้ มันเป็นแค่พืชใบเขียวธรรมดา ๆ ที่ชาวโรมันโบราณเดินผ่านไม่เหลียวหลัง

แต่เมื่อเวลาผ่านไป มนุษย์เริ่มรู้จักการ “คัดเลือกพันธุ์” (selective breeding) คือการเลือกปลูกต้นที่มีลักษณะที่ต้องการ แล้วขยายพันธุ์เฉพาะต้นนั้นต่อไป รุ่นแล้วรุ่นเล่า เหมือนการเลือกเพาะลูกหมาที่ฉลาดและขนฟู จนในที่สุดก็ได้สายพันธุ์ใหม่ ๆ ขึ้นมา

เช่นในกรณีต้นไม้ต้นนึง ถ้าชาวสวนคนหนึ่งชอบต้นที่มี “ตาดอก” ใหญ่หน่อย ก็จะปลูกมันต่อ ส่วนอีกคนชอบใบที่แน่น ๆ ก็เลือกปลูกต้นแบบนั้นต่อ แล้วสิ่งที่ตามมาก็คือความเลยเถิดของความหลากหลายอย่างไม่น่าเชื่อ เช่น • ถ้าเน้นปลูกส่วนใบได้ คะน้า • ถ้าเน้นปลูกส่วนตาดอกได้ กระหล่ำดอก • ถ้าตาดอกสีเขียวแน่น ๆได้ บรอกโคลี • ถ้าเน้นลำต้นบวม ๆได้ กะหล่ำหัว • ถ้าดอกออกแปลก ๆ คล้ายปะการังได้ โรมานีสโก (Romanesco)

แต่ทุกชนิดที่ว่ามานั้น…เป็น “สายพันธุ์ย่อย” ของพืชชนิดเดียวกัน คือ Brassica oleracea ทั้งหมด!

พูดให้เข้าใจง่ายคือบรอกโคลีไม่ได้มาจากพระเจ้า แต่มาจาก “การขยี้ย้ำในลักษณะ จนเป็นการเล่นแร่แปรพันธุ์ของเกษตรกรในยุคโรมัน” ที่ทำกันจริงจังจนกลายเป็นผักจานหลักบนโต๊ะอาหารเราทุกวันนี้

สิ่งที่น่าสนใจอีกคือ บรอกโคลีกับกระหล่ำดอกยังคงกลิ่นกายทางพันธุกรรมเดียวกันอยู่ แม้หน้าตาจะต่าง แต่ DNA ก็คล้ายกันมาก พอ ๆ กับพี่น้องที่ชอบกินของไม่เหมือนกัน แต่มาจากบ้านเดียวกัน

จริง ๆ แล้วพืชตระกูล Brassica พวกนี้แหละ ที่มีสารสำคัญชื่อ Glucosinolate เป็นเหมือนกับนักเคมีของพืช ที่มีสูตรลับไว้ป้องกันตัวเองจากแมลง กลูโคซิโนเลตบางชนิด (เช่น goitrin) อาจรบกวนการดูดซึมไอโอดีน ส่งผลต่อการทำงานของต่อมไทรอยด์ เลยเรียกสิ่งนี้ว่า เป็น anti-nutrient ที่เราเคยได้ยินกันครับ

ถึงตรงนี้ ใครที่ชอบกินผักเหล่านี้ก็น่าจะรู้สึกภูมิใจว่ากำลังกิน “ผลผลิตจากภูมิปัญญามนุษย์” ที่ไม่แพ้การสร้างปิรามิดหรือเครื่องจักรไอน้ำเลย เพราะการคัดเลือกพันธุ์อย่างละเอียดอ่อน ต้องใช้เวลาการย้ำปลูกเป็นร้อยปี และไม่ได้ใช้วิทยาศาสตร์ล้ำยุคอะไรเลย แค่ใช้ใจและมือเปล่าของชาวสวนรุ่นแล้วรุ่นเล่า

สรุปแล้ว บรอกโคลีและกระหล่ำดอก ไม่ใช่ของจากสวรรค์ แต่เป็นของจาก “ความพยายาม” ที่ยิ่งใหญ่พอ ๆ กับการสร้างอารยธรรม พระเจ้าอาจไม่ได้สร้างมัน…แต่มนุษย์เราก็เก่งพอที่จะเป็น “พระเจ้าแห่งผัก” อยู่เหมือนกันนะครับ 555

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มีคนเทียบสัดส่วน โอเมก้า 6:3 ของน้ำมันคาโนล่า แล้วบอกว่าดีงาม เพราะมันได้ที่ 2:1

คืองี้ครับ มันเป็นประเด็นที่หลายคนยังเข้าใจคลาดเคลื่อนอยู่ไม่น้อยโดยเฉพาะเวลาเห็นว่าน้ำมันคาโนล่ามีโอเมก้า 3 ต่อ 6 ในอัตราส่วน 1:2 แล้วรีบบอกว่า “ดีต่อสุขภาพ” หรือ “บาลานซ์ดี” โดยไม่มองลงลึกไปถึง ชนิดของโอเมก้า 3 และ ชีวปริมาณการดูดซึม (bioavailability) ที่ต่างกันระหว่างโอเมก้า 3 จากพืช กับจากสัตว์

มันคือมายาทางตัวเลข ที่ superfood ชอบนำมาโชว์ให้เราดู ในน้ำมันคาโนล่า โอเมก้า 3 ที่พบจะอยู่ในรูปแบบ ALA (Alpha-Linolenic Acid) ซึ่งเป็นกรดไขมันโอเมก้า 3 ที่ ร่างกายไม่สามารถใช้ได้โดยตรง ต้องแปลงเป็น EPA และ DHA ก่อน ถึงจะมีผลต่อสมอง หลอดเลือด และระบบต้านการอักเสบ

ปัญหาคือ ร่างกายมนุษย์แปลง ALA ไปเป็น EPA ได้แค่ประมาณ 5-10% และแปลงต่อเป็น DHA ได้แค่ 0.5-5% เท่านั้น

ถ้าเรากิน ALA จากคาโนล่าออย 1,000 มิลลิกรัม เราอาจจะได้ DHA จริงๆ แค่ ไม่ถึง 50 มิลลิกรัม ซึ่งน้อยมากจนไม่เพียงพอต่อการบำรุงสมองหรือป้องกันโรคอักเสบเรื้อรังใดๆ

ประเด็นสำคัญการเกิด oxidation ของ ALA ในระหว่างการทอด เพราะ ALA เป็นกรดไขมันไม่อิ่มตัวแบบมีพันธะสาม (polyunsaturated) ที่ ไวต่อความร้อนและแสงมาก พอเจอความร้อนสูงในกระบวนการทอดหรือแม้แต่แค่โดนแสงขณะเก็บไว้ มันจะกลายเป็นสารอนุมูลอิสระที่ชื่อว่า lipid peroxide ซึ่งเป็นอันตรายต่อเซลล์และอาจเพิ่มความเสี่ยงของโรค NCD

ดังนั้น อย่างที่บอกบ่อยๆครับ จะเอาวิจัยจะอ่านวิจัยมาใช้ โปรดมองบริบทการ "ใช้ชีวิต" ด้วยครับ ค่าโอเมก้า 3:6 ของน้ำมันคาโนล่าอาจดู “สมดุล” แค่ในกระดาษ แต่ความจริงคือ มันเป็นโอเมก้า 3 แบบพืช (ALA) ที่ร่างกายใช้ได้น้อยมาก

“โอเมก้า 3 จากพืช ก็เหมือนแบงก์กาโม่ที่ต้องไปแลกที่ธนาคารก่อนถึงจะใช้ได้ ส่วนโอเมก้า 3 จากสัตว์น่ะ คือ บิทคอยน์ ที่เป็นของจริง”

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ปล. Dr Brian Kunakom บอกว่า แค่ชื่อน้ำมันคาโนลาก็แปรรูปแล้ว!! ต้นคาโนลาไม่มีจริง มันถูกดัดแปลงมาจากผักกาดก้านขาวหรือ rapeseed plants ช่วงยุคสงครามโลกครั้งที่ 2 สหรัฐอเมริกาต้องการน้ำมันมาใช้หล่อลื่นเครื่องยนต์ ประเทศแคนาดาจึงหาวิธีปลูกและผลิต rapeseed oil หลังจากที่สิ้นสุดสงครามโลกครั้งที่ 2 rapeseed oil ถูกผลิตมาเยอะเกินและขายไม่ออก ประเทศแคนาดาจึงหาวิธีขายให้ประเทศอื่น ใน rapeseed oil ของแคนาดา สาร Erucic acid มีสูงไปซึ่งไม่เหมาะสำหรับการทานเป็นอาหาร ในช่วงประมาณปี 1970 แคนาดาสำเร็จในการจด patent สำหรับการลดสาร Erucic acid จากน้ำมัน rapeseed และตั้งชื่อน้ำมันใหม่ว่า Canola oil Canola ย่อมาจาก Canadian oil low acid นอกจากจะแปรรูปจากการสกัด ยังแปรรูปในการตั้งชื่อด้วยครับ

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CHAPTER FIVE

The golden rays of the sun filtered through the bedroom curtains as James stood before the mirror, adjusting his old clothes. He was supposed to attend a wedding that day, an event where the entire Ray family would be present. It wasn’t an occasion he was particularly looking forward to; he knew it would be another gathering where Helen would belittle him, where Mark would flaunt his wealth, and where he would be reminded, once again, that he didn’t belong.

Rita, his wife, had begged him to accompany her.

“James, please,” she had said earlier that morning. “You’re still part of this family. Even if they don’t see it, I do.”

He sighed and kissed her forehead. “I’ll try my best to be there.”

But just as he was about to leave, his phone buzzed.

Charles JP company.

James frowned. His uncle, his father’s younger brother, hadn't called him in years after he was disowned by his parents. The last time they spoke, James had been struggling to find his place in the corporate world. Charles had always been distant but respectful, a man of power who rarely interfered in family matters.

Curious, James answered.

“James,” Charles’s deep voice came through the line, steady and commanding. “I need to see you. Now.”

James straightened. “Is something wrong?”

“No,” Charles said. “In fact, I have something that could change your life.”

James glanced at the time. He was expected at the wedding soon, but something in his uncle’s tone told him that whatever this was, it was far more important.

“Where are you?” James asked.

“My house.”

James didn’t hesitate. “I’m on my way.”

The JP family estate was nothing short of magnificent an architectural masterpiece that reflected wealth, power, and legacy. As James pulled into the driveway, he was greeted by a row of security personnel who immediately escorted him inside.

Charles was waiting in his study, a glass of whiskey in his hand. He was a man in his late fifties, but he carried himself with the authority of someone who had commanded empires.

He gestured for James to sit.

“I won’t waste your time,” Charles said, his gaze sharp. “I’ve been watching you for years. Your resilience, your intelligence, your hard work. And I know how the Ray family has treated you.”

James clenched his jaw but said nothing.

Charles continued, leaning forward. “I have watched JP Industries from the ground up and I have monitored every aspect of the business, and made sure it is well effective. It is a billion-dollar empire, and I need someone I can trust in this business. I have watched your dedication, commitment and ability.” He paused before saying the next words deliberately.

“I want you to be the president of JP Industries.”

James felt his breath hitch.

President?

His uncle wanted him, the same man the Ray family mocked, the same man Helen had threatened, the same man who was once cast out by his biological family to lead one of the most powerful companies in the country?

James met his uncle’s gaze. “Why me?”

Charles smirked. “Because you’re a fighter. Because I see a leader in you. And most importantly because I know you’ll never let anyone control you again.”

James inhaled deeply, his heart pounding.

For years, he had fought for recognition. He had endured the humiliation, the sneers, the insults. And now, here it was a new beginning.

He didn’t need to think.

He already knew his answer.

Lifting his chin, he met Charles’s gaze and extended his hand.

“I accept.”

As James left the estate that evening, a newfound confidence surged through him. He had entered Charles’s house as a struggling man with no power, no authority, no true control over his life.

But now?

Now, he was the president of JP Industries.

Now, he was his own man.

And as he drove past the towering gates, one thought echoed in his mind:

The Ray family had no idea what was coming.

James arrived at the Ray family mansion precisely at the agreed time to accompany Rita to the wedding. Despite everything the humiliation, the disrespect, and the ongoing family drama he had made a promise to his wife, and he intended to keep it.

As he stepped out, the glances he received from the household staff and a few family members passing by were filled with the same disdain he had become used to. His attire, though simple and elegant, lacked the extravagance the Ray family preferred.

He adjusted his suit jacket and strode confidently towards the entrance.

But just before he could enter, he was intercepted.

Helen stood at the doorway, her arms crossed tightly over her chest, her eyes scanning him like a predator sizing up its prey. Next to her stood Susan, his sister-in-law, who had recently returned from her studies abroad.

Robert, Grandpa Ray’s younger brother, was also present, looking unsure but clearly swayed by Helen’s judgment.

Helen didn’t even attempt to conceal her disdain. “Where do you think you’re going, James?”

James held her gaze steadily. “To the wedding. I’m accompanying my wife.”

Susan scoffed, rolling her eyes. “Looking like that?” She gestured at his suit. “Do you ever think about appearances? You embarrass this family every time you step out.”

Robert sighed, rubbing his temples. “James, listen. This is an important event. There will be dignitaries, business associates, and people who matter. We don’t need unnecessary distractions.”

James felt his anger simmer beneath the surface. A distraction. That’s what they saw him as someone unworthy of standing by Rita’s side in public.

Helen stepped forward, her voice lowering to a sharp whisper. “We’ve tolerated you enough, James. Why don’t you make things easier for everyone and stay behind?”

James squared his shoulders. “Rita invited me. I’m going.”

Susan laughed mockingly. “Why are you so stubborn? It’s not like you belong in this family. We all know why Grandpa Ray took you in, but let’s not pretend it was because you deserved it.”

James clenched his fists, inhaling deeply to control his temper.

Before he could respond, the sound of heels clicking against the marble floor interrupted the confrontation.

Rita appeared at the doorway, her presence commanding attention. She was dressed in a stunning, deep-blue evening gown that shimmered under the lights. Her hair was styled elegantly, and her expression was unreadable as she took in the scene before her.

“What’s going on here?” she asked, her tone firm.

Helen was the first to recover. “Nothing, dear. We were just telling James that perhaps it would be best if he skipped the wedding. It’s a high-profile event, and”

Rita’s eyes narrowed. “And what? He’s my husband. He’s attending.”

Susan scoffed. “Rita, be serious. Do you really want him standing next to you in front of everyone?”

Rita lifted her chin. “Yes. Because unlike all of you, I actually respect my vows.”

A tense silence fell over the group.

Helen’s face darkened. “Rita, think carefully”

“I have thought carefully,” Rita interrupted, stepping beside James and taking his hand. “And I’m done letting any of you treat him like this.”

James glanced at her, surprised by the firmness in her grip.

Rita turned to her mother. “If James isn’t welcome, then neither am I.”

Helen’s expression flickered with frustration. “You can’t be serious”

“I’ve never been more serious,” Rita said. “Now, if you’ll excuse us, we have a wedding to attend.”

She pulled James forward, leading him past her stunned family and into the house.

As they walked towards the car waiting to take them to the wedding venue, James gave Rita a sideways glance.

“You didn’t have to do that,” he said quietly.

“Yes, I did,” she replied without hesitation. “I’m tired of them treating you like an outsider. They need to learn that you’re not going anywhere.”

James felt a warmth spread through him at her words.

For years, he had endured humiliation from the Ray family. But tonight, as he walked beside his wife, he realized something.

He wasn’t fighting this battle alone.

And for the first time in a long while, he felt like he truly belonged.

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CHAPTER FIVE

The golden rays of the sun filtered through the bedroom curtains as James stood before the mirror, adjusting his old clothes. He was supposed to attend a wedding that day, an event where the entire Ray family would be present. It wasn’t an occasion he was particularly looking forward to; he knew it would be another gathering where Helen would belittle him, where Mark would flaunt his wealth, and where he would be reminded, once again, that he didn’t belong.

Rita, his wife, had begged him to accompany her.

“James, please,” she had said earlier that morning. “You’re still part of this family. Even if they don’t see it, I do.”

He sighed and kissed her forehead. “I’ll try my best to be there.”

But just as he was about to leave, his phone buzzed.

Charles JP company.

James frowned. His uncle, his father’s younger brother, hadn't called him in years after he was disowned by his parents. The last time they spoke, James had been struggling to find his place in the corporate world. Charles had always been distant but respectful, a man of power who rarely interfered in family matters.

Curious, James answered.

“James,” Charles’s deep voice came through the line, steady and commanding. “I need to see you. Now.”

James straightened. “Is something wrong?”

“No,” Charles said. “In fact, I have something that could change your life.”

James glanced at the time. He was expected at the wedding soon, but something in his uncle’s tone told him that whatever this was, it was far more important.

“Where are you?” James asked.

“My house.”

James didn’t hesitate. “I’m on my way.”

The JP family estate was nothing short of magnificent an architectural masterpiece that reflected wealth, power, and legacy. As James pulled into the driveway, he was greeted by a row of security personnel who immediately escorted him inside.

Charles was waiting in his study, a glass of whiskey in his hand. He was a man in his late fifties, but he carried himself with the authority of someone who had commanded empires.

He gestured for James to sit.

“I won’t waste your time,” Charles said, his gaze sharp. “I’ve been watching you for years. Your resilience, your intelligence, your hard work. And I know how the Ray family has treated you.”

James clenched his jaw but said nothing.

Charles continued, leaning forward. “I have watched JP Industries from the ground up and I have monitored every aspect of the business, and made sure it is well effective. It is a billion-dollar empire, and I need someone I can trust in this business. I have watched your dedication, commitment and ability.” He paused before saying the next words deliberately.

“I want you to be the president of JP Industries.”

James felt his breath hitch.

President?

His uncle wanted him, the same man the Ray family mocked, the same man Helen had threatened, the same man who was once cast out by his biological family to lead one of the most powerful companies in the country?

James met his uncle’s gaze. “Why me?”

Charles smirked. “Because you’re a fighter. Because I see a leader in you. And most importantly because I know you’ll never let anyone control you again.”

James inhaled deeply, his heart pounding.

For years, he had fought for recognition. He had endured the humiliation, the sneers, the insults. And now, here it was a new beginning.

He didn’t need to think.

He already knew his answer.

Lifting his chin, he met Charles’s gaze and extended his hand.

“I accept.”

As James left the estate that evening, a newfound confidence surged through him. He had entered Charles’s house as a struggling man with no power, no authority, no true control over his life.

But now?

Now, he was the president of JP Industries.

Now, he was his own man.

And as he drove past the towering gates, one thought echoed in his mind:

The Ray family had no idea what was coming.

James arrived at the Ray family mansion precisely at the agreed time to accompany Rita to the wedding. Despite everything the humiliation, the disrespect, and the ongoing family drama he had made a promise to his wife, and he intended to keep it.

As he stepped out, the glances he received from the household staff and a few family members passing by were filled with the same disdain he had become used to. His attire, though simple and elegant, lacked the extravagance the Ray family preferred.

He adjusted his suit jacket and strode confidently towards the entrance.

But just before he could enter, he was intercepted.

Helen stood at the doorway, her arms crossed tightly over her chest, her eyes scanning him like a predator sizing up its prey. Next to her stood Susan, his sister-in-law, who had recently returned from her studies abroad.

Robert, Grandpa Ray’s younger brother, was also present, looking unsure but clearly swayed by Helen’s judgment.

Helen didn’t even attempt to conceal her disdain. “Where do you think you’re going, James?”

James held her gaze steadily. “To the wedding. I’m accompanying my wife.”

Susan scoffed, rolling her eyes. “Looking like that?” She gestured at his suit. “Do you ever think about appearances? You embarrass this family every time you step out.”

Robert sighed, rubbing his temples. “James, listen. This is an important event. There will be dignitaries, business associates, and people who matter. We don’t need unnecessary distractions.”

James felt his anger simmer beneath the surface. A distraction. That’s what they saw him as someone unworthy of standing by Rita’s side in public.

Helen stepped forward, her voice lowering to a sharp whisper. “We’ve tolerated you enough, James. Why don’t you make things easier for everyone and stay behind?”

James squared his shoulders. “Rita invited me. I’m going.”

Susan laughed mockingly. “Why are you so stubborn? It’s not like you belong in this family. We all know why Grandpa Ray took you in, but let’s not pretend it was because you deserved it.”

James clenched his fists, inhaling deeply to control his temper.

Before he could respond, the sound of heels clicking against the marble floor interrupted the confrontation.

Rita appeared at the doorway, her presence commanding attention. She was dressed in a stunning, deep-blue evening gown that shimmered under the lights. Her hair was styled elegantly, and her expression was unreadable as she took in the scene before her.

“What’s going on here?” she asked, her tone firm.

Helen was the first to recover. “Nothing, dear. We were just telling James that perhaps it would be best if he skipped the wedding. It’s a high-profile event, and”

Rita’s eyes narrowed. “And what? He’s my husband. He’s attending.”

Susan scoffed. “Rita, be serious. Do you really want him standing next to you in front of everyone?”

Rita lifted her chin. “Yes. Because unlike all of you, I actually respect my vows.”

A tense silence fell over the group.

Helen’s face darkened. “Rita, think carefully”

“I have thought carefully,” Rita interrupted, stepping beside James and taking his hand. “And I’m done letting any of you treat him like this.”

James glanced at her, surprised by the firmness in her grip.

Rita turned to her mother. “If James isn’t welcome, then neither am I.”

Helen’s expression flickered with frustration. “You can’t be serious”

“I’ve never been more serious,” Rita said. “Now, if you’ll excuse us, we have a wedding to attend.”

She pulled James forward, leading him past her stunned family and into the house.

As they walked towards the car waiting to take them to the wedding venue, James gave Rita a sideways glance.

“You didn’t have to do that,” he said quietly.

“Yes, I did,” she replied without hesitation. “I’m tired of them treating you like an outsider. They need to learn that you’re not going anywhere.”

James felt a warmth spread through him at her words.

For years, he had endured humiliation from the Ray family. But tonight, as he walked beside his wife, he realized something.

He wasn’t fighting this battle alone.

And for the first time in a long while, he felt like he truly belonged.

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I was listening to a sermon at my church this weekend on Luke 9. It made me think of these words, “I do believe; help my unbelief.” I’ll start with context on this statement and then show how it applies to the passage we were studying.

They brought the boy to Him. When he saw Him, immediately the spirit threw him into a convulsion, and falling to the ground, he began rolling around and foaming at the mouth. And He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. It has often thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!” And Jesus said to him, “ ‘If You can?’ All things are possible to him who believes.” Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief.” (Mark 9:20-24) {emphasis mine}

In this story, a desperate father brought his son to Jesus’s disciples for healing, when they failed, he brought the boy to Jesus. He begged for help, but qualified with “But if You can … .” How often do we explicitly or implicitly say this to God in our prayers.

Just as this father believed in Jesus enough to bring his dear child to Jesus, but still had doubts, we tend to be the same. As Christians, we believe that Jesus loved us enough to die on the cross, but do we believe He is always with us? Do we believe He will never leave nor forsake us? Do we believe that all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose? I think we can all say, “I do believe; help my unbelief.”

We all have highs where we are excited about Jesus and believe He is working in us and through us. We also have lows where we feel distant and wondering if He sees or cares. We need to have that belief of the highs when we are going through the lows.

In Luke 9, Jesus sent out His 12 disciples to share the gospel and heal the sick and possessed. They came back on a high, amazed at the great miracles that Jesus had worked through them.

And He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases. And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing. … When the apostles returned, they gave an account to Him of all that they had done. Taking them with Him, He withdrew by Himself to a city called Bethsaida. (Luke 9:1-2,10) {emphasis mine}

The 12 disciples were on a high. Miracles had been done through their hands and at their word. They felt like they could conquer the world, but this high and great faith did not last very long. Jesus took them away. They thought they were going to spend some private time with Jesus, but that is not what happened. A great crowd ran ahead and met them. Jesus saw their physical and spiritual needs and began to preach and minister to them. It began to get late, so the disciples came to Jesus to ask Him to wrap things up and send the people away so they could eat (like Jesus didn’t know).

Now the day was ending, and the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the crowd away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and get something to eat; for here we are in a desolate place.” But He said to them, “You give them something to eat!” And they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we go and buy food for all these people.” (For there were about five thousand men.) And He said to His disciples, “Have them sit down to eat in groups of about fifty each.” They did so, and had them all sit down. Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them, and broke them, and kept giving them to the disciples to set before the people. And they all ate and were satisfied; and the broken pieces which they had left over were picked up, twelve baskets full. (Luke 9:12-17) {emphasis mine}

Jesus gently guided His disciples, trying to help them see that there was nothing to fear, that He had everything under control, and that nothing is impossible with Him. When He asked them what they had available to feed the crowd, and they just had one young boy’s small lunch, they immediately assumed feeding the crowd was impossible. Jesus then proceeded to feed the 5,000 (5,000 men and an uncounted number of women and children). Yes, Jesus was merciful and fed this hungry crowd, but I believe this feeding was about so much more than meeting the physical needs of the crowd. Notice how every person there ate until they were satisfied. Jesus then had the disciples pick up the leftovers. How much was left over? 12 baskets full. How many disciples was He giving an object lesson to? 12 disciples. Jesus doesn’t do anything by accident. Everything He does is for a reason. (In the same way everything He allows to happen to us is for a good reason.) He did what the disciples thought was impossible, He fed the huge crowd, but even more, He had one basketful leftover for each disciple. This was a personal message to each of His disciples.

When Jesus sent them out with the command to share the Gospel, heal the sick, and cast out demons, they went out with faith and returned with even greater faith “I believe,” but then the day after they returned, their faith waivered again. They needed to cry out, “help my unbelief.” Jesus empowered and guided them both in their belief and in their unbelief. He most definitely helped their unbelief and will do the same for us.

Our Father, please help us to have faith in good times and in bad. Help us to believe with all of our heart, mind, and soul. We believe that you are God and we believe that Jesus came down to earth to live the perfect life that we are unable to live, died to receive the punishment we deserved, and was raised to life on the third day. Believe that the Holy Spirit lives within us empowering and guiding us. We also acknowledge that we have doubts. Please help our unbelief.

Trust Jesus.

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ลอดจ์ในสยาม ในช่วงที่โลกดูเหมือนจะหมุนเร็วขึ้นเรื่อย ๆ เราเริ่มเห็นปรากฏการณ์บางอย่างซ้ำซ้อนคล้ายคลึงกันไปทั่วโลก ผู้นำประเทศพูดเรื่องเดียวกัน การเงินผูกติดกันเหมือนลูกโป่งชะลูดลม การศึกษาเน้นเรื่องเดียวกัน อาหารแปรรูปสูตรเดียวกัน ยาและวัคซีนออกแนวเดียวกัน คนจำนวนมากพอได้ยินคำนี้ ก็มักจะผูกโยงกับ Freemason โดยอัตโนมัติ เหมือนพอพูดถึง “จานบิน” ก็ต้องนึกถึง “มนุษย์ต่างดาว” ไม่รู้ใครเป็นคนกำหนดชุดความเชื่อนี้ไว้ แต่ที่แน่ ๆ มันติดอยู่ในหัวเราหลายสิบปีแล้ว ซึ่งเราเองก็ไม่อาจทราบได้ว่า มันจะเกี่ยวข้องกันจริงๆหรือ?

ถ้ามองแบบเบื้องต้น Freemason คือกลุ่มที่รวมตัวกันตามหลักของ “ภราดรภาพ” (Brotherhood) ซึ่งเริ่มตั้งแต่ยุคยุโรปกลาง โดยมีโครงสร้างแบบลับ–กึ่งลับ จุดร่วมอยู่ที่ “พิธีกรรม” การฝึกจิตวิญญาณ ความเชื่อในสัญลักษณ์ และการสร้างเครือข่ายความร่วมมือในทุกระดับ ตั้งแต่ช่างหิน คนทำตึก ไปจนถึงนักการเมืองระดับสูง ใครที่ได้เข้าไปอยู่ในระบบนี้ จะต้องผ่านการทดสอบหลายขั้น มีการขึ้นระดับ (Degree) และมีลำดับชั้นเหมือนบันได แต่ทั้งหมดก็ยังคงเป็นเรื่องเล่า เพราะ freemason พูดเสมอว่าพวกเขาไม่ใช่องค์กรลับ ไม่ใช่กลุ่มโอกาสในการสร้างเครือข่ายเพื่อธุรกิจ

คำถามที่ถูกถามบ่อยๆคือ แล้วในไทยมีด้วยเหรอ? คำตอบคือ “มี และมีมานานแล้วด้วย” วันนี้เรามาทำความรู้จักกับ Freemason lodge แห่งแรกในไทยกันครับ

ประเทศไทยเริ่มมี “Freemason Lodge” อย่างเป็นทางการตั้งแต่ยุครัชกาลที่ 6 โดยใช้ชื่อว่า “ลอดจ์เซนต์จอห์น” (Lodge St. John) ลำดับทะเบียนคือ No.1072 ตามธรรมนูญสก็อตแลนด์
ปีที่ก่อตั้ง ค.ศ. 1911 ตรงกับ พ.ศ. 2454 สมัยรัชการที่ 6 ต้นสังกัดคือ Grand Lodge of Scotland เป็นลอดจ์แห่งแรกในประเทศไทย และเก่าแก่ที่สุดในเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ สมาชิกหลักในยุคแรกจะเป็นชาวอังกฤษ ฝรั่งเศส จีน และขุนนางไทยระดับสูงในราชสำนัก

ลอดจ์นี้ถือเป็น “จุดเริ่มต้นของ Freemason ในไทย” เริ่มต้นจากปี พ.ศ.2411(ค.ศ. 1868) หลังจากที่สยามเปิดประตูรับอิทธิพลจากต่างประเทศ เพื่อความมั่นใจในการอยู่รอดของประเทศจากการล่าอาณานิคม รัชกาลที่ 6 ทรงเชิญฝรั่งเศส อังกฤษ เยอรมัน รัสเซีย เดนมาร์ก อเมริกาและประเทศอื่นๆ ให้ส่งผู้เชี่ยวชาญที่เก่งที่สุดมาสร้างและบริหารหน่วยงานของรัฐบาลต่างๆที่จำเป็นต่อความก้าวหน้าของประเทศในเวลานั้น

บันทึกเกี่ยวกับ Freemason พบในเดือน เมษายน พ.ศ. 2421 (April 1878) ว่ามีการพยายามจัดตั้งลอดจ์อยู่หลายครั้ง แต่ระหว่างนั้นก็ประสบปัญหามากมายอยู่ จนสำเร็จในปี พ.ศ. 2545 (1911) ผ่านเหตุการณ์สำคัญมากมายโดยเฉพาะสงครามโลกครั้งที่ 2 ซึ่งมีสมาชิกเสรีไทย ภายใต้ Force 136 of the British Special Operations Executive และ the American Office of Strategic Services มาเป็น new gen ritualists ของ freemason

ปัจจุบัน ลอดจ์เซนต์จอห์น ตั้งอยู่ที่ นวมินทร์ 24 ถ้าสนใจเยี่ยมชมกิจกรรมของ freemason ต้องทำการติดต่อล่วงหน้าก่อนทุกกรณีครับ https://maps.app.goo.gl/yA8Qq6NMCXi5S5Z27

และหากต้องการสมัครเป็น freemason เขาต้องตรวจสอบให้แน่ใจว่าแต่ละคนมีเหตุผลที่เหมาะสมในการต้องการเป็น Freemason ว่าเหมาะสมหรือไม่ ผ่านแบบฟอร์มทางเว็บไซท์ จากนั้นจะมีการจัดประชุมกับสมาชิกอาวุโส เพื่อตกลงร่วมกันถึงความเป็น freemason และเมื่อการสัมภาษณ์ผ่านไปได้ด้วยดี เราก็จะได้รับเชิญในการเข้าร่วมงานสังสรรค์ประจำเดือน ซึ่งจัดทุกๆเดือนในวันอังคารที่สาม และจะต้องเข้าร่วมกิจกรรมต่อเนื่องอย่างน้อย 6 เดือน เพื่อที่จะให้พี่น้อง 2 คนในลอดจ์ สนับสนุนการสมัครอย่างเป็นทางการ โดยพี่น้อง 2 คนนั้นจะต้องรับผิดชอบต่อความก้าวหน้าของเรา เพื่อประสบความสำเร็จในการเป็น freemason ด้วยเช่นกัน

การเป็นสมาชิกนั้นจะมีค่าธรรมเนียมรายปีด้วยครับ นอกจากนี้จะต้องใช้เวลาราวๆ 2 ปี เพื่อเรียนจบ 2 degree สำหรับการเป็นเป็น Master Mason อีกด้วย แต่ทั้งหมดต้องอย่าลืมว่า ไม่ใช่แค่สมัครแล้วจะได้เลย มันขึ้นอยู่กับว่า freemason จะรับพิจารณาเราด้วยหรือไม่ครับ

และทั้งหมดนี้คือข้อมูลแบบคร่าวๆมากๆ เกี่ยวกับ freemason lodge แห่งแรกในประเทศไทยครับ

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note - i wrote this before the global trade war, back when tariffs only affected China, Mexico, and Canada. But you will still get the gist of it.

During tough economic times, governments have to decide if they should open markets to global trade or protect local businesses with tariffs. The United States has swung between these two strategies, and history shows that the results are never straightforward

Just days ago, President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China. He framed these tariffs (25% on most Canadian goods, 10% on Canadian energy, 25% on Mexican imports, and 10% on Chinese imports) as a way to protect American industries.

But will they actually help, or could they backfire?

A History of U.S. Tariffs

Many have asked if countries will retaliate against the US. They can and they have. Once upon a time, 60 countries were so pissed off at the US, they retaliated at one go and crushed US dominance over trade.

This was during the Great Depression era in the 1930s when the government passed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, placing high taxes on over 20,000 foreign goods. The goal was to protect American jobs, especially American farmers and manufacturers, but it backfired so badly.

Over 60 countries, including Canada, France, and Germany, retaliated by imposing their own tariffs. By 1933, US imports and exports both dropped significantly over 60%, and unemployment rose to 25%.

After President Franklin Roosevelt came to office, he implemented the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1934 to reverse these policies, calming the world down and reviving trade again.

The economist history of protectionism

The idea of shielding local businesses with tariffs isn’t new or recent. It's been around for a few centuries. In the 16th to 18th centuries, mercantilism encouraged countries to limit imports and boost exports.

In the 18th century, Adam Smith, in The Wealth of Nations, argued that free trade allows nations to specialize in what they do best countering protectionism policies. Friedrich List later challenged Smith's view by stating that developing countries need some protection to grow their “infant” industries which is a belief that still influences many governments today.

But how often do governments truly support startups and new small businesses in ways that create real growth, rather than allowing funds to trickle down to large corporations instead?

In modern times, John Maynard Keynes supported government intervention during economic downturns, while Milton Friedman championed free trade and minimal state interference.

Paul Krugman argued that limited protectionism can help large industries by providing them unfair advantages to become global market leaders. I have deep reservations about Krugman’s take, particularly on its impact or lack thereof in globalizing small businesses.

The debate between free trade and protectionism has existed for centuries. What’s clear is that there is no one-size-fits-all model to this.

The Political Debate - left vs right

Both the left and right have used tariffs but for different reasons. The right supports tariffs to protect jobs and industries, while the left uses them to prevent multinational corporations from exploiting cheap labor abroad.

Neoliberal policies favor free trade, arguing that competition drives efficiency and growth. In the US this gets a little bit confusing as liberals are tied to the left, and free trade is tied to libertarianism which the rights align closely with, yet at present right wing politicians push for protectionism which crosses the boundaries of free-trade.

There are also institutions like the WTO and IMF who advocate for open markets, but their policies often reflect political alliances and preferential treatment - so it depends on what you define as true 'free trade’.

Who Really Benefits from Tariffs?

Most often, tariffs help capital-intensive industries like pharmaceuticals, tech, and defense, while hurting labor-intensive sectors like manufacturing, agriculture, and construction.

This worsens inequality as big corporations will thrive, while small businesses and working-class people struggle with rising costs and fewer job opportunities.

I’ve been reading through international trade economics out of personal interest, I'll share some models below on why this is the case

1. The Disruption of Natural Trade

Tariffs disrupt the natural flow of trade. The Heckscher-Ohlin model explains that countries export goods that match their resources like Canada’s natural resource energy or China’s labour intensive textile and electronics. When tariffs block this natural exchange, industries suffer.

A clear example was Europe’s energy crisis during the Russia-Ukraine war. By abruptly cutting themselves off from the supply of Russian energy, Europe scrambled to find alternative sources. In the end, it was the people who had to bear the brunt of skyrocketing prices of energy.

2. Who wins and who loses?

The Stolper-Samuelson theorem helps us understand who benefits from tariffs and who loses. The idea behind it is that tariffs benefit capital-intensive industries, while labor-intensive sectors are hurt.

In the US, small manufacturing industries that rely on low-cost imports on intermediary parts from countries like China and Mexico will face rising costs, making their final goods too expensive and less competitive. This is similar to what happened to Argentina, where subsidies and devaluation of pesos contributed to cost-push inflation, making locally produced goods more expensive and less competitive globally.

This also reminded me of the decline of the US Rust Belt during the 1970s and 1980s, where the outsourcing of labour-intensive manufacturing jobs led to economic stagnation in many regions in the Midwest, while capital-intensive sectors flourished on the coasts. It resulted in significantly high income inequality that has not improved over the last 40 years.

Ultimately the cost of economic disruption is disproportionately borne by smaller businesses and low-skilled workers. At the end of the day, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

3. Delays in Economic Growth

The Rybczynski theorem suggests that economic growth depends on how efficiently nations reallocate their resources toward capital- or labor-intensive industries. But tariffs can distort this transition and progress.

In the 70s and 80s, the US steel industry had competition from Japan and Germany who modernized their production methods, making their steel more efficient and cost-effective. Instead of prioritizing innovation, many U.S. steel producers relied on tariffs and protectionist measures to shield themselves from foreign competition. This helped for a bit but over time, American steelmakers lost global market share as foreign competitors continued to produce better, cheaper steel. Other factors, such as aging infrastructure, and economic shifts toward a service-based economy, further contributed to the industry's decline.

A similar struggle is seen today with China’s high-tech ambitions. Tariffs on Chinese electronics and technology products limit access to key inputs, such as semiconductors and advanced robotics. While China continues its push for automation and AI-driven manufacturing, these trade barriers increase costs and disrupt supply chains, forcing China to accelerate its decoupling from Western markets. This shift could further strengthen alliances within BRICS, as China seeks alternative trade partnerships to reduce reliance on U.S.-controlled financial and technological ecosystems.

Will the current Tariff imposition backfire and isolate the US like it did a hundred years ago or 50 years ago? Is US risking it's position as a trusted economic leader? Only time would tell

The impact of tariff on innovation - or lack thereof

While the short-term impacts of tariffs often include higher consumer prices and job losses, the long-term effects can be even more damaging, as they discourage innovation by increasing costs and reducing competition.

Some historical examples globally : * Nigeria: Blocking import of rice opened up black market out of desperation to survive. * Brazil: Protectionist car policies led to expensive, outdated vehicles. * Malaysia’s Proton: Sheltered by tariffs and cronyism and failed to compete globally. * India (before 1991): Over-regulation limited the industries, until economic reforms allowed for growth. * Soviet Union during Cold War : Substandard products and minimal innovation due to the absence of foreign alternatives, yielding to economic stagnation.

On the flip side, Vietnam has significantly reduced protectionism policies by actively pursuing free trade agreements. This enabled it to become a key manufacturing hub. But Vietnam is not stopping there as it is actively pushing forward its capital-intensive growth by funding entrepreneurs.

The Future of U.S. Tariffs

History has shown that tariffs rarely deliver their intended benefits without unintended consequences. While they may provide temporary relief, they often raise prices, shrink job opportunities, and weaken industries in the long run.

Without a clear strategy for innovation and industrial modernization, the U.S. risks repeating past mistakes of isolating itself from global trade rather than strengthening its economy.

At this point, only time will tell whether these tariffs will truly help Americans or will they, once again, make the rich richer and the poor poorer.

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In a recent episode of The Survival Podcast, host Jack Spirko presents a contrarian view on the current trade war and tariffs imposed by the U.S. government. Far from being a chaotic or irrational policy, Jack argues that these tariffs are part of a broader strategic plan to rewire the global trade system in America's favor—and to force long-overdue changes in the domestic economy. Here's a breakdown of the core reasons Jack believes this is happening (or will happen) as a result of the tariffs:In a recent episode of The Survival Podcast, host Jack Spirko presents a contrarian view on the current trade war and tariffs imposed by the U.S. government. Far from being a chaotic or irrational policy, Jack argues that these tariffs are part of a broader strategic plan to rewire the global trade system in America's favor—and to force long-overdue changes in the domestic economy. Here's a breakdown of the core reasons Jack believes this is happening (or will happen) as a result of the tariffs:

1. Tariffs Are a Tool, Not the Goal

Jack’s central thesis is that tariffs are not meant to be a permanent fixture—they’re a pressure tactic. The goal isn’t protectionism for its own sake, but rather to reset trade relationships that have historically disadvantaged the U.S. For example, Taiwan responded to the tariffs not with retaliation but by proactively offering to reduce barriers and increase imports from the U.S. That, Jack says, is the intended outcome: cooperation on better terms.

2. Forced Deleveraging to Prevent Collapse

One of the boldest claims Jack makes is that the Trump administration used the tariffs as a catalyst to trigger a “controlled burn” of an over-leveraged stock market. According to him, large institutions were deeply leveraged in equities, and had the bubble popped organically later in the year, it would have required massive bailouts. Instead, the shock caused by tariffs triggered early deleveraging, avoiding systemic failure.

“I’m telling you, a bailout scenario was just avoided... This was intentional.” – Jack Spirko

3. Global Re-shoring and Domestic Manufacturing

Tariffs are incentivizing companies to move production back to the U.S., especially in key areas like semiconductors, energy, and industrial goods. This shift is being further accelerated by global geopolitical instability, creating a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to rebuild small-town America and domestic supply chains.

4. Not Inflationary—Strategically Deflationary

Jack challenges conventional economic wisdom by arguing that tariffs themselves do not cause inflation, because inflation is a function of monetary expansion—not rising prices alone. In fact, he believes this economic shift may lead to deflation in some sectors, particularly as companies liquidate inventory, lower prices to remain competitive, and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains.

“Rising prices alone are not inflation. Inflation is expansion of the money supply.” – Jack Spirko

5. Energy Costs Will Fall

A drop in global oil prices, partially due to reduced transport needs as manufacturing reshoring increases, plays into the strategy. Jack notes that oil at $60 per barrel weakens adversaries like Russia (whose economy depends heavily on high oil prices) while keeping U.S. production viable. Lower energy costs also benefit domestic manufacturers.

6. The Digital Dollar & Global Dollarization

Alongside this industrial shift, the U.S. is poised to roll out a “digital dollar” infrastructure, giving global access to stablecoins backed by U.S. banks. Jack frames this as an effort to further entrench the dollar as the world’s dominant currency—ensuring continued global demand and export leverage without the need for perpetual military enforcement.

7. A Window of Opportunity for Americans

For individuals, Jack sees this economic transformation as a rare chance to accumulate long-term assets—stocks, Bitcoin, and real estate—while prices are suppressed. He warns that those who panic and sell are operating with a “poverty mindset,” whereas those who stay the course will benefit from what he describes as “the greatest fire sale of productive assets in a generation.”

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Conclusion: Not a Collapse, But a Reset

Rather than viewing tariffs as a harbinger of economic doom, Jack presents them as part of a forced evolution—an uncomfortable but necessary reboot of the U.S. economic operating system. Whether or not it works as intended, he argues, this is not a haphazard policy. It’s a calculated reshaping of global and domestic economic dynamics, and one with enormous implications for trade, energy, inflation, and the average American investor.

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อะไรคือ Heliotherapy

ถ้าลองหลับตา แล้วนึกถึงคนยุโรปยุคต้นศตวรรษที่ 20 ที่กำลังนอนอาบแดดบนภูเขา ห่มผ้าขนหนูบาง ๆ เปิดผิวให้พระอาทิตย์ลูบไล้ เฮียกำลังนึกถึงภาพของการรักษาโรคอย่างหนึ่งที่เรียกว่า Heliotherapy หรือ การบำบัดด้วยแสงอาทิตย์ ซึ่งเคยเป็นหนึ่งในศาสตร์ทางการแพทย์ที่ถูกยอมรับอย่างเป็นทางการ โดยเฉพาะในยุคที่ยังไม่มี “ยาปฏิชีวนะ”

Heliotherapy ไม่ได้เกิดจากความงมงาย แต่จากหลักฐานจริงจัง โดยเฉพาะผลงานของ ดร.ออกุสต์ โรลเลอร์ (Dr. Auguste Rollier) แพทย์ชาวสวิตเซอร์แลนด์ ผู้บุกเบิกการใช้แสงแดดรักษาผู้ป่วยวัณโรคกระดูกอย่างได้ผลในช่วงต้นศตวรรษที่ 20 เขาก่อตั้ง “โรงพยาบาลแห่งแสงอาทิตย์” บนเทือกเขาแอลป์ โดยให้ผู้ป่วยขึ้นไปอยู่ในที่สูงกว่า 1,500 เมตรเหนือระดับน้ำทะเล แล้วเปิดรับแสงแดดอย่างเป็นระบบ

ที่น่าสนใจคือ โรลเลอร์มีข้อกำหนดชัดเจนว่า ห้ามผู้ป่วยใส่แว่นกันแดดเด็ดขาด เพราะ “ดวงตา” คือหนึ่งในอวัยวะสำคัญที่ต้องรับรังสี UV เพื่อนำข้อมูลไปกระตุ้นต่อมไพเนียลในสมอง ส่งผลต่อวงจรชีวภาพ ฮอร์โมน และระบบภูมิคุ้มกันทั้งหมด ถ้าเราอาบแดดแต่ใส่แว่นดำ เท่ากับปิดประตูสำคัญของระบบบำบัดจากธรรมชาติ

แต่ถ้าย้อนกลับไปก่อนหน้านั้นอีกนิด เราจะเจอ “ต้นฉบับของแนวคิดแสงบำบัด” อยู่ที่ ดร.นีลส์ ฟินเซน (Dr. Niels Ryberg Finsen) นายแพทย์ชาวเดนมาร์ก ผู้ได้รับ รางวัลโนเบลสาขาสรีรวิทยาหรือการแพทย์ ในปี ค.ศ. 1903 จากการใช้แสงสว่างในการรักษาโรค Lupus vulgaris ซึ่งเป็นวัณโรคชนิดเรื้อรังที่แสดงออกบนผิวหนัง โดยเขาออกแบบอุปกรณ์ “Finsen Lamp” เพื่อฉายแสงตรงเข้าไปรักษาเซลล์ผิวโดยเฉพาะ และถือเป็นบิดาแห่ง Phototherapy ยุคใหม่

ทำไมแค่ “แดด” ถึงมีฤทธิ์บำบัด? แสงแดดคือคลังยาแห่งธรรมชาติอย่างแท้จริง เพราะประกอบด้วยรังสี UV หลายชนิด โดยเฉพาะ UVB ที่กระตุ้นให้ผิวหนังสร้าง วิตามินดี (Vitamin D3) ซึ่งมีบทบาทเสมือนฮอร์โมนที่ควบคุมระบบภูมิคุ้มกัน การอักเสบ และการดูดซึมแร่ธาตุต่าง ๆ เช่น แคลเซียมและแมกนีเซียม

แต่แดดไม่ได้มีแค่ UV แสงแดดในช่วงเช้ายังเต็มไปด้วยคลื่นแสงสีแดงและอินฟราเรดใกล้ (Near Infrared Light) ซึ่งมีบทบาทสำคัญในการซ่อมแซมไมโทคอนเดรีย—the powerhouse of the cell และช่วยกระตุ้นการหลั่งไนตริกออกไซด์ในหลอดเลือด ทำให้ระบบไหลเวียนโลหิตดีขึ้น ความดันสมดุลขึ้น และฟื้นฟูอวัยวะลึก ๆ ได้อย่างเงียบ ๆ

พูดง่าย ๆ คือ แดดเช้า = เติมแบตชีวภาพ ยิ่งแสงอาทิตย์กระทบผิวเราผ่าน “ดวงตาเปล่า” (โดยไม่ใส่แว่นกันแดดในช่วงเช้า) ก็ยิ่งช่วย “รีเซ็ตนาฬิกาชีวภาพ” ให้เราตื่นตรงเวลา หลับลึกขึ้น และเพิ่มการหลั่งเมลาโทนินในตอนค่ำโดยอัตโนมัติ

ในโลกที่คนวิ่งหาฮอร์โมนจากขวด การนอนตากแดด 10–20 นาทีต่อวัน กลับกลายเป็นเวทมนตร์ราคาถูกที่เรามองข้าม

และงานวิจัยจาก มหาวิทยาลัยเอดินบะระ (University of Edinburgh) ประเทศสกอตแลนด์ ก็ได้ยืนยันว่า แสงแดดมีส่วนช่วยลดความดันโลหิตได้จริง โดยไม่จำเป็นต้องพึ่งวิตามินดีเลยด้วยซ้ำ เพราะเมื่อแสงยูวีจากดวงอาทิตย์สัมผัสผิวหนัง จะกระตุ้นให้เกิดการปลดปล่อย “ไนตริกออกไซด์” (Nitric Oxide) จากชั้นผิวเข้าสู่ระบบหมุนเวียนโลหิต ซึ่งมีผลทำให้หลอดเลือดขยายตัว ความดันโลหิตลดลง และลดความเสี่ยงโรคหัวใจอย่างเห็นผล

นี่แปลว่าแสงแดดไม่เพียงแค่สว่าง แต่มันกำลัง “พูดภาษาเคมี” กับร่างกายเราอย่างเงียบ ๆ ทุกเช้า

ในยุคที่การแพทย์พัฒนาไปสุดทาง เทคโนโลยีผ่าตัดทำได้ถึงระดับนาโนเมตร กลับมีหมอบางคนหันกลับมาบอกว่า “คุณแค่ต้องออกไปรับแดดเช้า” เพื่อให้ร่างกายฟื้นตัวดีกว่าการพึ่งยาเพียงอย่างเดียว ดีไหมหล่ะ แต่ขอโทษทีคุณหมอที่บอกให้ไปตากแดดช่างมีน้อยเหลือเกินเมื่อดูในภาพรวม

Heliotherapy จึงไม่ใช่แค่การอาบแดด แต่คือการกลับไปเชื่อมโยงกับวงจรธรรมชาติ เหมือนคนโบราณที่เคารพดวงอาทิตย์ เพราะเขารู้ว่าพระอาทิตย์ไม่เคยหลอกเรา

ขณะที่ fiat ผลิตเม็ดสีสังเคราะห์และวิตามินปลอม ๆ พระอาทิตย์กลับให้ของจริง โดยไม่เรียกเก็บภาษีด้วย

ใครมีเวลา วันนี้เฮียขอชวนไปยืนรับแสงเช้า 10 นาที ไม่ต้องทำอะไร แค่ยืนเฉย ๆ ให้แสงซึมเข้าตา ซึมลงผิว แล้วฟังเสียงเงียบของร่างกายที่กำลังซ่อมแซมตัวเอง เงียบจนเราอาจได้ยินเสียงหัวใจบอกว่า "ขอบคุณนะ ที่ออกมารับแดดกับฉัน" #SundaySpecialเราจะไปเป็นหมูแดดเดียว #pirateketo #ตำรับเอ๋

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ที่มาของเหรียญ BABY

Babylon (BABY) คือโปรเจกต์บล็อกเชนที่เกิดขึ้นเพื่อตอบโจทย์ความต้องการในการเชื่อมโยง Bitcoin เข้ากับระบบ Proof-of-Stake (PoS) โดย Babylon Chain ชูจุดแข็งด้านการนำ Bitcoin มาใช้ในการสเตค (staking) เพื่อเสริมความปลอดภัยให้กับเครือข่าย PoS และแอปพลิเคชันแบบกระจายศูนย์ (DApps) อื่นๆ

โครงการนี้ก่อตั้งโดยกลุ่มนักวิจัยจากมหาวิทยาลัยที่มีความเชี่ยวชาญด้านบล็อกเชน และได้รับการสนับสนุนจากนักลงทุนรายใหญ่ เช่น Binance Labs, Polychain Capital, และ IDG Capital โดยในช่วงต้นปี 2025 Babylon ได้เปิดตัวเครือข่ายเลเยอร์ 1 ชื่อ “Genesis” ซึ่งอนุญาตให้ผู้ถือครอง BTC นำเหรียญมาสเตคโดยไม่ต้องแปลงเป็นโทเคนอื่น

สถานการณ์ล่าสุดของเหรียญ BABY

ณ วันที่ 13 เมษายน 2025 ราคาเหรียญ BABY อยู่ที่ประมาณ $0.142 USD หรือตีเป็นเงินบาทราว 5.04 บาท ซึ่งลดลงประมาณ 14.5% จากจุดสูงสุดตลอดกาล (ATH) ที่ $0.1661 ซึ่งเกิดขึ้นเมื่อวันที่ 12 เมษายน 2025 ที่ผ่านมา

การปรับฐานในช่วงสั้นๆ หลังจากพุ่งขึ้นแรง เป็นสิ่งที่พบได้ทั่วไปในตลาดคริปโต โดยเฉพาะกับเหรียญที่เพิ่งได้รับกระแสความนิยมจากการเปิดตัวหรือข่าวเชิงบวก

วิเคราะห์แนวโน้มทางเทคนิค (Technical Analysis)

ในภาพรวมระยะสั้น: • แนวรับที่น่าจับตา อยู่ที่บริเวณ $0.130 – $0.135 ซึ่งเป็นจุดที่มีแรงซื้อกลับเข้ามาหลายครั้ง • แนวต้านสำคัญ อยู่ที่บริเวณ $0.160 – $0.166 หากทะลุขึ้นไปได้อีกครั้ง จะเป็นการยืนยันแนวโน้มขาขึ้นในระยะกลาง • อินดิเคเตอร์อย่าง RSI (Relative Strength Index) เริ่มลดลงจากโซน overbought (เหนือ 70) ซึ่งแสดงถึงการพักตัวของราคา แต่ยังอยู่ในแดน bullish • MACD ยังอยู่เหนือเส้นศูนย์ แสดงว่าแนวโน้มยังไม่เป็นขาลงโดยสมบูรณ์

สรุป

เหรียญ BABY เป็นโปรเจกต์ที่มีพื้นฐานแข็งแรง และอยู่ในกระแสของการเชื่อมโยง Bitcoin เข้ากับโลก DeFi ผ่านระบบ PoS ซึ่งถือเป็นไอเดียที่น่าจับตามอง แนวโน้มราคาระยะสั้นอาจมีการพักฐานหลังแตะจุดสูงสุด แต่หากสามารถยืนเหนือแนวรับและกลับขึ้นไปทดสอบแนวต้านได้อีกครั้ง มีโอกาสสูงที่จะเข้าสู่รอบขาขึ้นใหม่

บทความนี้ ใช้ ai ในการช่วยค้นหาข้อมูล ผิดถูกประการใด ขอ อภัย และขอคำชี้แนะจากทุกท่านไว้ด้วยนะครับ อย่างไรก็ตาม นักลงทุนควรระมัดระวังความผันผวนและติดตามข่าวสารจากทาง Babylon อย่างใกล้ชิด

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Yesterday, I posted about the NBA Bracket Challenge that we're doing with Global Sports Central.

Today we're revealing that the grand prize is a Blockstream JADE cold wallet.

We've also decided on a 1k sats buy-in. Now that's a great expected value!

Follow Global Sports Central on nostr to stay up to date on competition details.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/941901

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@cryotosensei, is this right?

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/941895

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In a world of relentless change and mounting political chaos, developing a carefully reasoned worldview feels both urgent and indispensable. Modern existence throws us into a tempest of technological leaps, ethical dilemmas, and existential questions, pressing us to find clarity amid the chaos. Philosophy rises to meet this challenge—not as a leisurely diversion, but as a disciplined effort to probe truth and cultivate wisdom.

This blog sets out to invite readers to wrestle with life’s big questions and their relevance now. My aim is to unpack foundational concepts with precision, tying them to the realities of our time. This space is for serious reflection—rigorous yet accessible—where we can scrutinize the beliefs that steer our lives.

Philosophy as Theory Making About Theories I’ve always been struck by an idea from Wilfred Sellars: philosophy is about crafting theories about our theories. It’s a process of stepping back to examine the very frameworks we use to make sense of the world. As Sellars put it, “The aim of philosophy, abstractly formulated, is to understand how things in the broadest possible sense of the term hang together in the broadest possible sense of the term.” To me, this captures philosophy’s essence—it’s not just about asking what we believe, but why we believe it, and how those beliefs hold together. We all operate with answers to life’s deepest questions, whether we’ve thought them through or not, and they form the silent foundation of our worldview.

Here are some of the questions philosophy urges us to confront:

What gives human life its purpose? Are our choices genuinely free, or shaped by unseen forces? How do we discern right from wrong? Is certain knowledge possible, or is truth forever out of reach? What lies beyond death? Is there an ultimate reality or higher power? What makes a life meaningful? These aren’t idle musings—they quietly shape how we act, what we value, and how we see the world. As Socrates cautioned, an unexamined life risks being lived without purpose or understanding. Philosophy, as theory making about theories, pushes us to take charge of our beliefs, testing and refining them through reason.

Why This Matters Now Today, the need for this kind of reflection is sharper than ever. We’re awash in information and clashing viewpoints, each vying for our allegiance. Meanwhile, breakthroughs like artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and global connectivity force us to rethink what it means to be human. How do we stay human when machines rival our abilities? How do we judge right and wrong in a world of endless options?

Philosophy equips us to tackle these questions with clarity. It teaches us to pause, question what we assume, and construct thoughtful answers to the problems we face. By engaging in this theory-making process, we gain insight into both the world and ourselves.

Come Along for the Ride This blog is an open call to dive into these ideas together. In the posts to come, I’ll explore philosophical concepts and their real-world stakes, hoping to stir curiosity and conversation. I’m not here to hand out final answers, but to deepen our grasp of the questions—and maybe inspire us to live with more intention.

Philosophy is a journey of discovery, blending intellectual rigor with an embrace of complexity. As we go forward, I’d love for you to join me in this exploration—one that offers not just understanding, but a more deliberate way of being.

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intro

Full disclosure : I bought multiple bitcoin art items to support artists

Bitcoin has absorbed old tropes from finance, tech, and economics, fundamentally reshaping how we think about money. But Bitcoin art? It should be a companion on the journey to a Bitcoin standard. Yet it doesn’t even seem to be trying. Every artistic movement worth its salt needs something to push against—to rebel, to spark thought, to provoke, or at the very least, to represent a technical or methodological leap forward in its field.

Pointillism comes to mind as an example in painting.

In this piece, I take a brief stroll into the subjective realm of art, specifically exploring art in the Bitcoin space—if such a thing truly exists. Some people might not like it, but as someone who has created modern art myself, I can confidently say that artists will emerge stronger from this transitional phase of Bitcoin art, whatever this era may be called later.

The art corner You know the drill. You visit any Bitcoin conference and there’s the obligatory “art corner” or gallery. Funny, wasn’t it just a few years back that a single decent artwork was a rarity needing a proper place for being shown tot he public? Now, every conference (small or big) needs this curated space, crammed with artists all vying for a sliver of attention.

And what do you usually find? A collection of the utterly predictable, the profoundly uninspired, the tiresomely repetitive, and anything but artistically groundbreaking amidst some exceptional pieces that will be snatched up almost immediately.

The themes are often so worn out, they’re practically a self-parody version of bitcoin art:

Animals holding signs (with of course… bitcoin logos)

Whales, dolphins, and the aquatic crew: The go-to, utterly drained metaphor for Bitcoin wealth, rendered in every conceivable medium with sea creatures.

Majestic vistas with bitcoin slogans: Think inspirational landscapes defaced with inscriptions or cryptic (not really) messages.

Women cradling blocks: Because apparently, nothing screams "Bitcoin" like a woman clutching a perfectly geometric cube. Bonus points if there are more painted women on a canvas, than actual women at the event.

Coins, coins, and more coins: Gold, silver, pixelated, abstract – just in case anyone forgot Bitcoin isn't a physical trinket.

Collages of Bitcoin celebs and memes: Why bother with originality when you can just mash up some social posts?

Reheated classics with an orange filter: Slap some orange highlights and a Bitcoin logo on a famous painting, and voilà! “Bitcoin art.” Bitcoin Pop-art, Bitcoin punk, Bitcoin collages…

It’s like the whole Bitcoin art scene is endlessly regurgitating the same tired ideas, and pouring a lot of time and effort in being just a fancy washing machine of orange t-shirts.

Most of it—not all, mind you, as there are people with exceptional thought and even more exceptional work—is no more than Bitcoin-themed art. By "theme," I mean the color orange or a “B,” much like you’d see M&M’s-themed coffee mugs, M&M’s t-shirts, or M&M’s-themed playing cards.

Now, let’s be clear: this isn’t about slagging off the artists themselves. I know how hard it is to thrive in this space, and I also learned about the time and effort put in to any work (the perception of the artwork has nothing to do with this at all!)

The dedication and passion within the bitcoin art scene are undeniable. Making art in a niche like Bitcoin is a tough gig (and often a thankless one, given the whole value-4-value thing seems perpetually broken). They deserve respect for putting themselves out there, doing the work and trying to make their passion work.

Many genuinely believe in what they’re creating, even if not everyone is convinced or will like a work of art. However, a lot of them are chasing a mirage, much like those hoping for an oasis of Bitcoin jobs in the desert. Many artists dream of turning their art into a business or a career move, and some even try to make a full-time living from it. That’s admirable, but I’m convinced it’s often a ruse, where your money, time, and effort dress up someone else’s business ideas and sense of branding. In my opinion, the real art movement in Bitcoin has yet to take off. It will need people with great ideas, motivation, know-how, and effort, for sure!

So I repeat the issue isn’t the individuals, the artists; it’s the collective creative stagnation that comes from clamoring to the general interest of this perceived “bitcoiner” as an audience.

Target < B > Audience

Only, this audience is usually not the target audience for the artworks itself. Art needs to have room to inspire, be free and relay an idea (even if that idea challenges another idea). That can’t be done to a target audience that just wants to sell their stuff to each other at a conference (see my piece on Bitcoin conferences for that) neither can it be a target audience that even is too cheap to buy a ticket and freeloads themselves into an conference.

Bitcoin is supposed to be revolutionary, yet so much of its art (or perceived art) feels like a tacked-on commercial necessity or, worse, a desperate attempt at self-validation. Most of it is just a perpetual branding motion from a non-existing marketing team.

The target audience is usually even worse. Not knowing what they’re looking at, out of their element and knowing they should and could support the artists and their work. A lot is depending on why this audience is wandering through a conference gallery in the first place.

If most people at a conference are the usuals, the sellers, the company people, then they're used to seeing these artists and their art pieces. No one is amazed anymore. Which is in fact a sad thing to happen.

I can't imagine how incredibly hard it must be to try to sell something as bitcoin art to this kind of audience, while trying to believe that a B-logo on an excerpt of the whitepaper is worth the effort. (I don’t think it is, but tastes differ, some people prefer a Whopper over a nice steak dinner)

Signaling “membership” in the bitcoin community is important to some, and they do that through hats, t-shirts, pins and hoodies, not buying a bitcoin artwork.

Art is inherently subjective, fluid, and deeply personal.

I love Kusama’s polka dots, someone else might be into Herman Brood’s chaotic paintings, and someone else might get all nostalgic over an Anton Pieck candy store drawings.

The contradiction Bitcoin: The hardest money ever created. Objectively verifiable. Math-based. Impersonal. Code.

The clash is between feeling and finance, between cold emotionless, hard numbers and warm, beating hearts.

That’s why it's always a bit surreal to see people that sit in a conference room, go from a deep dive into Lightning Network scalability or Bitcoin’s code ossification; and see them wandering through an “art gallery” filled with pieces that are the polar opposite of anything remotely code-related. The cold hearts walk amongst the works of warmth. The trustless math calculates their steps and starts to look at something that’s exposed to a public of that’s not there for the art, but the mimicking of such a think in their setting makes them have their own élan, grandeur. It feels forced. And to me, it feels even wrong to see people walk out of a conference room, right into the art gallery… where they’re usually stroll around out of boredom or just as a form of a break. It’s almost disrespectful, and I feel art needs its own place, the right setting. And that setting is definitely not a bitcoin conference.

You see tech and finance folks just standing there, at these art corners looking at the art pieces like cows watching a drone show.

You feel this subtle pressure to act like it’s profound, even though it rarely is. But you’re there, so you play along with the charade as well. It’s miserable to see. Certainly when some people are more interested in buying the piece of mind of the artist, the way of life or a glimmer of independence they’re missing themselves.

I believe bitcoin art is rarely bought for anything else than capturing the reality and authenticity of the artists. Artists know that. And they sell that authenticity (out) to eat, drink, sleep and pay their rent. Authenticity can be double spent, unlike the hard money asset where it’s supposedly all about. Artists have very big blocks.

It’s a bit like that hyped-up restaurant that turns out to be serving dressed-up bar food, but you’re with friends, so you pretend that $35 hors d'oeuvre doesn’t taste suspiciously like steamed shoe laces. Theaters are sometimes food bars or galleries. Proof of fart Then there’s the awkward issue of selling this stuff. How do you, as an artist, “comment on” or “complete” an asset in an artistic way, while that asset appreciates by an average of 40 to 70% a year?

Buying traditional art as an investment is one thing, driven by aesthetics or emotional connection. But buying Bitcoin art with Bitcoin? That’s a financial decision triggering regret (almost for sure). Think about it: 0.1 BTC spent on a canvas today, isn’t just a fixed one-time cost; it’s a future opportunity cost.

That same Bitcoin could be worth significantly more in a few years. The artwork, not so much, not even a Picasso painting or a Hokusai manages that kind of annual return. So, unless you’re head-over-heels for the piece (or the artist), buying Bitcoin art with Bitcoin is almost certainly a bad trade financially – though, so is buying that fancy coffee machine you'll use twice or getting a diamond ring for you loved one.

Of course, this isn't a definitive argument against it (it's subjective, remember). But it's a factor, just one element. People who buy art to lock it away into a vault aren't the same folks milling around a Bitcoin conference, presumably. But still.

Purpose

Historically, in the West at least, art served many purposes: glorifying churches, telling stories to the illiterate, and expressing the full spectrum of human emotion (pain, regret, doubt, madness, etc.). There was always a demand, whether from religious institutions, the populace, or a desire for education and status. The demand rarely came from onlookers or passive walk-ins. You can only walk in after the demand has been met. The real commanding force in Bitcoin art isn’t the financial types in suits or the grifter with a few stickers who got into the conference for free and smells like weed. The demand comes from people who love to cultivate the branding to propel themselves forward.

In Bitcoin? None of that. There’s little genuine demand, I’d argue. The demand seems mostly driven by the artists themselves wanting to participate. Which, in itself, makes the act of creation worthwhile for them. But the audience demand feels… manufactured. Nobody wakes up thinking: “.. I sure hope there’s a Bitcoin art gallery at this conference...”

This low-to-nonexistent demand, however, presents a massive opportunity to actually impress. Low expectations mean impact is easier to achieve in a lasting way. But that impact evaporates fast if all the visitors get is the same old themes with some orange varnish or a monkey holding a sign.

"Proof of work" isn’t enough here; we already have that in the bitcoin network. Bitcoin art need "proof of thought". Sure, Bitcoin artists put in the hours. Their work is literally proof of effort. But effort alone doesn’t equal value – originality does. Copying Warhol, Mondrian, or Van Gogh and slapping a Bitcoin twist on it isn’t the high level of creativity that can pull art lovers in (and even make them bitcoiners); on the contrary it’s opportunism. And in a space that seems to thrive on recycling successful (or at least visible or temporary cool) ideas, genuine artistic innovation is a rare beast.

Bitcoin art could be so much more. And yes that’s subjective, but at the same time, … walk around at any art gallery and be honest with yourself as a person and buy what you really like, support the artists and the scene, and at the same time realize you’re playing dress up.

There should be so much more, as a separate art movement. It could delve into the philosophy of decentralization, the tension between digital scarcity and creativity, the profound societal shifts Bitcoin is triggering. Instead, we’re mostly drowning in kitsch and thinly veiled cash grabs. The Bitcoin art world doesn’t need more bodies; it needs better minds. We don’t need bigger blocks, we don’t need blocks at all!

The uncomfortable truth is that many Bitcoin artists are here chasing opportunities, just like the rest of us. But spotting an opportunity doesn’t magically transform you into an artist.

I could “find the opportunity” to be a star in the hypothetical Bitcoin basketball league, being one of the first to join. But compared to the global pool of professional basketball talent, I’d likely be laughably bad. I’m not even tall enough to reach most pro players’ armpits, let alone dunk. Yet, in òur tiny Bitcoin league WBBF (World Bitcoin Basketball Federation), I’d be a legend, an OG, demanding respect for my early participation and best-dunk-champion. Just like some Bitcoin artists seem to expect accolades for a weak, orange-tinted imitation of 1960s pop art.

I wouldn’t cut it in any real basketball club, probably not even the lowest amateur league, considering my limited knowledge of the rules. Do you have to run back to the center? Can you tackle other players? Is snatching the ball mid-dribble legal? No clue.

But I could hang around the basketball scene a bit, soak up the jargon, maybe buy a sports drink for a better player to glean some knowledge, and then clumsily mimic their moves while still being terrible at dribbling. I’de buy the right shoes as well. To fit in. Just like bitcoiners buy the right t-shirts.

The same principle applies to some Bitcoin musicians and other creatives. Being the only one doing something – be it Bitcoin-themed sculptures, paintings, sci-fi, or whale graffiti murals – doesn’t automatically make you a leading figure. It just makes you… the only one. Being the sole sci-fi filmmaker in Bangladesh makes you the top of your national field, sure, but it doesn’t make you the next Kubrick. Likewise, airbrushing an orange “B” on a canvas doesn’t turn you into the next Georgia O’Keeffe.

The Bitcoin world thrives on competition and proof of work. Perhaps it’s high time Bitcoin art did the same. We need a battle of ideas, experiments, and genuine insights, not just more orange paint, paragraphs of the white paper and some copper wires.

The genuinely sad part is the sheer effort many of the artists pour into their work! But there’s a limit to how much you can make people want to buy an art piece simply because it has a Bitcoin theme. Go beyond that.

Get real

Real Bitcoin art, in whatever form it takes, will command a high valuation because it will be scarce, original, and have Bitcoin not just as a subject, but woven into its very fabric. That form (and there will be many), in my opinion, is still waiting to be discovered. And I’m fairly certain it won’t be found in a conference gallery, where bored artists sit next to their work, politely nodding at every bloke who wants to sound knowledgeable about art for five minutes or tries to make himself look like a big shot. Because let’s face it, I’ve yet to meet a Bitcoiner with a genuine understanding of art history or a truly discerning eye.

Some starting points, perhaps (just my two cents) :

Art that embodies decentralization itself, inviting audience participation and co-creation, mirroring Bitcoin’s ethos but yet to be fully realized in the art world. Including consensus.

Art that incorporates distributed consensus or a rotating "proof of work" concept in its creation or presentation.

Purely mathematical art forms that resonate with Bitcoin’s underlying principles.

The possibilities are vast. Or maybe, just maybe, Bitcoin itself is our art, and we don’t need all this orange-tinged stuff cluttering up galleries nobody asked for.

And why not paint blocks holding women, instead of women holding blocks? Or why not have inflation-resistant art? Or math-based art that isn’t even possible to show on a canvas?

On that subject, the author of this piece enjoys making art as well and conducted a small experiment. I've performed a "life performance" approximately three times now, which I consider pure Bitcoin art. This was an action, not a physical object. It demonstrated work I personally delivered as “a miner” (function in this art piece), and during the process, people could verify it and even received my block subsidy (effort). So far, only one person has recognized this art form; the rest were unaware. Since it's an action, not an object, it's intangible unless you witnessed it. This is my way of saying, "you are the artist." According to the bitcoin ethos.

Interestingly enough, other people, even those involved in Bitcoin art themselves (!), didn't see it. This amused me because, much like the early weeks of Bitcoin's network growth, many initially failed to recognize its potential. Perhaps this parallel should be enough for us all to understand the true nature of Bitcoin art.

The Artistic Dare:

Here’s a challenge, not to your wallet, but to your creative soul: conceive and execute a piece of art that embodies the spirit and principles of Bitcoin in a way that is genuinely original, thought-provoking, and resonates beyond the immediate Bitcoin echo chamber. Forget the predictable iconography. Dig deeper.

If you can create something truly compelling, something that makes us see Bitcoin – or art – in a new light, then you’ve truly created Bitcoin art. And then comes the extra real challenge: finding someone who can and would pay for it, and at the same time “gets it”.

The main challenge is creating real art—a path, a genre—where a standalone Bitcoin art gallery can thrive outside the conferences and the small echo chamber of the “what do you sell?” crowd.

Don’t sell your dreams and authenticity to bored traders or bitcoin consultants. It’s like serving the finest wine to a bunch of alcoholics in a bar at 4 am.

Playing it safe with themes and artworks that can’t cross into the real art scene (even the underground art scene, let alone the corporate art) will not be as long-lived as bitcoin itself. Trying to spark interest from art lovers in general, will be the killer app, and will make bitcoin art into a movement. And that’s what we all need to make it art,… the pieces can’t exist without the movement. I hope someone will get the right spark, idea and fire going.

But until then we’ll be stuck with people painting a chimpanzee holding a glittering Bitcoin logo and chatting with any dude that wants to feel like someone at a conference.

Good luck.

AVB

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What follows began as snippets of conversations I have been having for years, on and off, here and there. It will likely eventually be collated into a piece I have been meaning to write on “payments” as a whole. I foolishly started writing this piece years ago, not realizing that the topic is gargantuan and for every week I spend writing it I have to add two weeks to my plan. That may or may not ever come to fruition, but in the meantime, Tether announced it was issuing on Taproot Assets and suddenly everybody is interested again. This is as good a catalyst as any to carve out my “stablecoin thesis”, such as it exists, from “payments”, and put it out there for comment and feedback.

In contrast to the “Bitcoiner take” I will shortly revert to, I invite the reader to keep the following potential counterargument in mind, which might variously be termed the “shitcoiner”, “realist”, or “cynical” take, depending on your perspective: that stablecoins have clear product-market-fit. Now, as a venture capitalist and professional thinkboi focusing on companies building on Bitcoin, I obviously think that not only is Bitcoin the best money ever invented and its monetization is pretty much inevitable, but that, furthermore, there is enormous, era-defining long-term potential for a range of industries in which Bitcoin is emerging as superior technology, even aside from its role as money. But in the interest not just of steelmanning but frankly just of honesty, I would grudgingly agree with the following assessment as of the time of writing: the applications of crypto (inclusive of Bitcoin but deliberately wider) that have found product-market-fit today, and that are not speculative bets on future development and adoption, are: Bitcoin as savings technology, mining as a means of monetizing energy production, and stablecoins.

I think there are two typical Bitcoiner objections to stablecoins of significantly greater importance than all others: that you shouldn’t be supporting dollar hegemony, and that you don’t need a blockchain. I will elaborate on each of these, and for the remainder of the post will aim to produce a synthesis of three superficially contrasting (or at least not obviously related) sources of inspiration: these objections, the realisation above that stablecoins just are useful, and some commentary on technical developments in Bitcoin and the broader space that I think inform where things are likely to go. As will become clear as the argument progresses, I actually think the outcome to which I am building up is where things have to go. I think the technical and economic incentives at play make this an inevitability rather than a “choice”, per se. Given my conclusion, which I will hold back for the time being, this is a fantastically good thing, hence I am motivated to write this post at all!

Objection 1: Dollar Hegemony

I list this objection first because there isn’t a huge amount to say about it. It is clearly a normative position, and while I more or less support it personally, I don’t think that it is material to the argument I am going on to make, so I don’t want to force it on the reader. While the case for this objection is probably obvious to this audience (isn’t the point of Bitcoin to destroy central banks, not further empower them?) I should at least offer the steelman that there is a link between this and the realist observation that stablecoins are useful. The reason they are useful is because people prefer the dollar to even shitter local fiat currencies. I don’t think it is particularly fruitful to say that they shouldn’t. They do. Facts don’t care about your feelings. There is a softer bridging argument to be made here too, to the effect that stablecoins warm up their users to the concept of digital bearer (ish) assets, even though these particular assets are significantly scammier than Bitcoin. Again, I am just floating this, not telling the reader they should or shouldn’t buy into it.

All that said, there is one argument I do want to put my own weight behind, rather than just float: stablecoin issuance is a speculative attack on the institution of fractional reserve banking. A “dollar” Alice moves from JPMorgan to Tether embodies two trade-offs from Alice’s perspective: i) a somewhat opaque profile on the credit risk of the asset: the likelihood of JPMorgan ever really defaulting on deposits vs the operator risk of Tether losing full backing and/or being wrench attacked by the Federal Government and rugging its users. These risks are real but are almost entirely political. I’m skeptical it is meaningful to quantify them, but even if it is, I am not the person to try to do it. Also, more transparently to Alice, ii) far superior payment rails (for now, more on this to follow).

However, from the perspective of the fiat banking cartel, fractional reserve leverage has been squeezed. There are just as many notional dollars in circulation, but there the backing has been shifted from levered to unlevered issuers. There are gradations of relevant objections to this: while one might say, Tether’s backing comes from Treasuries, so you are directly funding US debt issuance!, this is a bit silly in the context of what other dollars one might hold. It’s not like JPMorgan is really competing with the Treasury to sell credit into the open market. Optically they are, but this is the core of the fiat scam. Via the guarantees of the Federal Reserve System, JPMorgan can sell as much unbacked credit as it wants knowing full well the difference will be printed whenever this blows up. Short-term Treasuries are also JPMorgan’s most pristine asset safeguarding its equity, so the only real difference is that Tether only holds Treasuries without wishing more leverage into existence. The realization this all builds up to is that, by necessity,

Tether is a fully reserved bank issuing fiduciary media against the only dollar-denominated asset in existence whose value (in dollar terms) can be guaranteed. Furthermore, this media arguably has superior “moneyness” to the obvious competition in the form of US commercial bank deposits by virtue of its payment rails.

That sounds pretty great when you put it that way! Of course, the second sentence immediately leads to the second objection, and lets the argument start to pick up steam …

Objection 2: You Don’t Need a Blockchain

I don’t need to explain this to this audience but to recap as briefly as I can manage: Bitcoin’s value is entirely endogenous. Every aspect of “a blockchain” that, out of context, would be an insanely inefficient or redundant modification of a “database”, in context is geared towards the sole end of enabling the stability of this endogenous value. Historically, there have been two variations of stupidity that follow a failure to grok this: i) “utility tokens”, or blockchains with native tokens for something other than money. I would recommend anybody wanting a deeper dive on the inherent nonsense of a utility token to read Only The Strong Survive, in particular Chapter 2, Crypto Is Not Decentralized, and the subsection, Everything Fights For Liquidity, and/or Green Eggs And Ham, in particular Part II, Decentralized Finance, Technically. ii) “real world assets” or, creating tokens within a blockchain’s data structure that are not intended to have endogenous value but to act as digital quasi-bearer certificates to some or other asset of value exogenous to this system. Stablecoins are in this second category.

RWA tokens definitionally have to have issuers, meaning some entity that, in the real world, custodies or physically manages both the asset and the record-keeping scheme for the asset. “The blockchain” is at best a secondary ledger to outsource ledger updates to public infrastructure such that the issuer itself doesn’t need to bother and can just “check the ledger” whenever operationally relevant. But clearly ownership cannot be enforced in an analogous way to Bitcoin, under both technical and social considerations. Technically, Bitcoin’s endogenous value means that whoever holds the keys to some or other UTXOs functionally is the owner. Somebody else claiming to be the owner is yelling at clouds. Whereas, socially, RWA issuers enter a contract with holders (whether legally or just in terms of a common-sense interpretation of the transaction) such that ownership of the asset issued against is entirely open to dispute. That somebody can point to “ownership” of the token may or may not mean anything substantive with respect to the physical reality of control of the asset, and how the issuer feels about it all.

And so, one wonders, why use a blockchain at all? Why doesn’t the issuer just run its own database (for the sake of argument with some or other signature scheme for verifying and auditing transactions) given it has the final say over issuance and redemption anyway? I hinted at an answer above: issuing on a blockchain outsources this task to public infrastructure. This is where things get interesting. While it is technically true, given the above few paragraphs, that, you don’t need a blockchain for that, you also don’t need to not use a blockchain for that. If you want to, you can.

This is clearly the case given stablecoins exist at all and have gone this route. If one gets too angry about not needing a blockchain for that, one equally risks yelling at clouds! And, in fact, one can make an even stronger argument, more so from the end users’ perspective. These products do not exist in a vacuum but rather compete with alternatives. In the case of stablecoins, the alternative is traditional fiat money, which, as stupid as RWAs on a blockchain are, is even dumber. It actually is just a database, except it’s a database that is extremely annoying to use, basically for political reasons because the industry managing these private databases form a cartel that never needs to innovate or really give a shit about its customers at all. In many, many cases, stablecoins on blockchains are dumb in the abstract, but superior to the alternative methods of holding and transacting in dollars existing in other forms. And note, this is only from Alice’s perspective of wanting to send and receive, not a rehashing of the fractional reserve argument given above. This is the essence of their product-market-fit. Yell at clouds all you like: they just are useful given the alternative usually is not Bitcoin, it’s JPMorgan’s KYC’d-up-the-wazoo 90s-era website, more than likely from an even less solvent bank.

So where does this get us? It might seem like we are back to “product-market-fit, sorry about that” with Bitcoiners yelling about feelings while everybody else makes do with their facts. However, I think we have introduced enough material to move the argument forward by incrementally incorporating the following observations, all of which I will shortly go into in more detail: i) as a consequence of making no technical sense with respect to what blockchains are for, today’s approach won’t scale; ii) as a consequence of short-termist tradeoffs around socializing costs, today’s approach creates an extremely unhealthy and arguably unnatural market dynamic in the issuer space; iii) Taproot Assets now exist and handily address both points i) and ii), and; iv) eCash is making strides that I believe will eventually replace even Taproot Assets.

To tease where all this is going, and to get the reader excited before we dive into much more detail: just as Bitcoin will eat all monetary premia, Lightning will likely eat all settlement, meaning all payments will gravitate towards routing over Lightning regardless of the denomination of the currency at the edges. Fiat payments will gravitate to stablecoins to take advantage of this; stablecoins will gravitate to TA and then to eCash, and all of this will accelerate hyperbitcoinization by “bitcoinizing” payment rails such that an eventual full transition becomes as simple as flicking a switch as to what denomination you want to receive.

I will make two important caveats before diving in that are more easily understood in light of having laid this groundwork: I am open to the idea that it won’t be just Lightning or just Taproot Assets playing the above roles. Without veering into forecasting the entire future development of Bitcoin tech, I will highlight that all that really matters here are, respectively: a true layer 2 with native hashlocks, and a token issuance scheme that enables atomic routing over such a layer 2 (or combination of such). For the sake of argument, the reader is welcome to swap in “Ark” and “RGB” for “Lightning” and “TA” both above and in all that follows. As far as I can tell, this makes no difference to the argument and is even exciting in its own right. However, for the sake of simplicity in presentation, I will stick to “Lightning” and “TA” hereafter.

1) Today’s Approach to Stablecoins Won’t Scale

This is the easiest to tick off and again doesn’t require much explanation to this audience. Blockchains fundamentally don’t scale, which is why Bitcoin’s UTXO scheme is a far better design than ex-Bitcoin Crypto’s’ account-based models, even entirely out of context of all the above criticisms. This is because Bitcoin transactions can be batched across time and across users with combinations of modes of spending restrictions that provide strong economic guarantees of correct eventual net settlement, if not perpetual deferral. One could argue this is a decent (if abstrusely technical) definition of “scaling” that is almost entirely lacking in Crypto.

What we see in ex-Bitcoin crypto is so-called “layer 2s” that are nothing of the sort, forcing stablecoin schemes in these environments into one of two equally poor design choices if usage is ever to increase: fees go higher and higher, to the point of economic unviability (and well past it) as blocks fill up, or move to much more centralized environments that increasingly are just databases, and hence which lose the benefits of openness thought to be gleaned by outsourcing settlement to public infrastructure. This could be in the form of punting issuance to a bullshit “layer 2” that is a really a multisig “backing” a private execution environment (to be decentralized any daw now) or an entirely different blockchain that is just pretending even less not to be a database to begin with. In a nutshell, this is a decent bottom-up explanation as to why Tron has the highest settlement of Tether.

This also gives rise to the weirdness of “gas tokens” - assets whose utility as money is and only is in the form of a transaction fee to transact a different kind of money. These are not quite as stupid as a “utility token,” given at least they are clearly fulfilling a monetary role and hence their artificial scarcity can be justified. But they are frustrating from Bitcoiners’ and users’ perspectives alike: users would prefer to pay transaction fees on dollars in dollars, but they can’t because the value of Ether, Sol, Tron, or whatever, is the string and bubblegum that hold their boondoggles together. And Bitcoiners wish this stuff would just go away and stop distracting people, whereas this string and bubblegum is proving transiently useful.

All in all, today’s approach is fine so long as it isn’t being used much. It has product-market fit, sure, but in the unenviable circumstance that, if it really starts to take off, it will break, and even the original users will find it unusable.

2) Today’s Approach to Stablecoins Creates an Untenable Market Dynamic

Reviving the ethos of you don’t need a blockchain for that, notice the following subtlety: while the tokens representing stablecoins have value to users, that value is not native to the blockchain on which they are issued. Tether can (and routinely does) burn tokens on Ethereum and mint them on Tron, then burn on Tron and mint on Solana, and so on. So-called blockchains “go down” and nobody really cares. This makes no difference whatsoever to Tether’s own accounting, and arguably a positive difference to users given these actions track market demand. But it is detrimental to the blockchain being switched away from by stripping it of “TVL” that, it turns out, was only using it as rails: entirely exogenous value that leaves as quickly as it arrived.

One underdiscussed and underappreciated implication of the fact that no value is natively running through the blockchain itself is that, in the current scheme, both the sender and receiver of a stablecoin have to trust the same issuer. This creates an extremely powerful network effect that, in theory, makes the first-to-market likely to dominate and in practice has played out exactly as this theory would suggest: Tether has roughly 80% of the issuance, while roughly 19% goes to the political carve-out of USDC that wouldn’t exist at all were it not for government interference. Everybody else combined makes up the final 1%.

So, Tether is a full reserve bank but also has to be everybody’s bank. This is the source of a lot of the discomfort with Tether, and which feeds into the original objection around dollar hegemony, that there is an ill-defined but nonetheless uneasy feeling that Tether is slowly morphing into a CBDC. I would argue this really has nothing to do with Tether’s own behavior but rather is a consequence of the market dynamic inevitably created by the current stablecoin scheme. There is no reason to trust any other bank because nobody really wants a bank, they just want the rails. They want something that will retain a nominal dollar value long enough to spend it again. They don’t care what tech it runs on and they don’t even really care about the issuer except insofar as having some sense they won’t get rugged.

Notice this is not how fiat works. Banks can, of course, settle between each other, thus enabling their users to send money to customers of other banks. This settlement function is actually the entire point of central banks, less the money printing and general corruption enabled (we might say, this was the historical point of central banks, which have since become irredeemably corrupted by this power). This process is clunkier than stablecoins, as covered above, but the very possibility of settlement means there is no gigantic network effect to being the first commercial issuer of dollar balances. If it isn’t too triggering to this audience, one might suggest that the money printer also removes the residual concern that your balances might get rugged! (or, we might again say, you guarantee you don’t get rugged in the short term by guaranteeing you do get rugged in the long term).

This is a good point at which to introduce the unsettling observation that broader fintech is catching on to the benefits of stablecoins without any awareness whatsoever of all the limitations I am outlining here. With the likes of Stripe, Wise, Robinhood, and, post-Trump, even many US megabanks supposedly contemplating issuing stablecoins (obviously within the current scheme, not the scheme I am building up to proposing), we are forced to boggle our minds considering how on earth settlement is going to work. Are they going to settle through Ether? Well, no, because i) Ether isn’t money, it’s … to be honest, I don’t think anybody really knows what it is supposed to be, or if they once did they aren’t pretending anymore, but anyway, Stripe certainly hasn’t figured that out yet so, ii) it won’t be possible to issue them on layer 1s as soon as there is any meaningful volume, meaning they will have to route through “bullshit layer 2 wrapped Ether token that is really already a kind of stablecoin for Ether.”

The way they are going to try to fix this (anybody wanna bet?) is routing through DEXes, which is so painfully dumb you should be laughing and, if you aren’t, I would humbly suggest you don’t get just how dumb it is. What this amounts to is plugging the gap of Ether’s lack of moneyness (and wrapped Ether’s hilarious lack of moneyness) with … drum roll … unknowable technical and counterparty risk and unpredictable cost on top of reverting to just being a database. So, in other words, all of the costs of using a blockchain when you don’t strictly need to, and none of the benefits. Stripe is going to waste billions of dollars getting sandwich attacked out of some utterly vanilla FX settlement it is facilitating for clients who have even less of an idea what is going on and why North Korea now has all their money, and will eventually realize they should have skipped their shitcoin phase and gone straight to understanding Bitcoin instead …

3) Bitcoin (and Taproot Assets) Fixes This

To tie together a few loose ends, I only threw in the hilariously stupid suggestion of settling through wrapped Ether on Ether on Ether in order to tee up the entirely sensible suggestion of settling through Lightning. Again, not that this will be new to this audience, but while issuance schemes have been around on Bitcoin for a long time, the breakthrough of Taproot Assets is essentially the ability to atomically route through Lightning.

I will admit upfront that this presents a massive bootstrapping challenge relative to the ex-Bitcoin Crypto approach, and it’s not obvious to me if or how this will be overcome. I include this caveat to make it clear I am not suggesting this is a given. It may not be, it’s just beyond the scope of this post (or frankly my ability) to predict. This is a problem for Lightning Labs, Tether, and whoever else decides to step up to issue. But even highlighting this as an obvious and major concern invites us to consider an intriguing contrast: scaling TA stablecoins is hardest at the start and gets easier and easier thereafter. The more edge liquidity there is in TA stables, the less of a risk it is for incremental issuance; the more TA activity, the more attractive deploying liquidity is into Lightning proper, and vice versa. With apologies if this metaphor is even more confusing than it is helpful, one might conceive of the situation as being that there is massive inertia to bootstrap, but equally there could be positive feedback in driving the inertia to scale. Again, I have no idea, and it hasn’t happened yet in practice, but in theory it’s fun.

More importantly to this conversation, however, this is almost exactly the opposite dynamic to the current scheme on other blockchains, which is basically free to start, but gets more and more expensive the more people try to use it. One might say it antiscales (I don’t think that’s a real word, but if Taleb can do it, then I can do it too!).

Furthermore, the entire concept of “settling in Bitcoin” makes perfect sense both economically and technically: economically because Bitcoin is money, and technically because it can be locked in an HTLC and hence can enable atomic routing (i.e. because Lightning is a thing). This is clearly better than wrapped Eth on Eth on Eth or whatever, but, tantalisingly, is better than fiat too! The core message of the payments tome I may or may not one day write is (or will be) that fiat payments, while superficially efficient on the basis of centralized and hence costless ledger amendments, actually have a hidden cost in the form of interbank credit. Many readers will likely have heard me say this multiple times and in multiple settings but, contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as a fiat debit. Even if styled as a debit, all fiat payments are credits and all have credit risk baked into their cost, even if that is obscured and pushed to the absolute foundational level of money printing to keep banks solvent and hence keep payment channels open.

Furthermore! this enables us to strip away the untenable market dynamic from the point above. The underappreciated and underdiscussed flip side of the drawback of the current dynamic that is effectively fixed by Taproot Assets is that there is no longer a mammoth network effect to a single issuer. Senders and receivers can trust different issuers (i.e. their own banks) because those banks can atomically settle a single payment over Lightning. This does not involve credit. It is arguably the only true debit in the world across both the relevant economic and technical criteria: it routes through money with no innate credit risk, and it does so atomically due to that money’s native properties.

Savvy readers may have picked up on a seed I planted a while back and which can now delightfully blossom:

This is what Visa was supposed to be!

Crucially, this is not what Visa is now. Visa today is pretty much the bank that is everybody’s counterparty, takes a small credit risk for the privilege, and oozes free cash flow bottlenecking global consumer payments.

But if you read both One From Many by Dee Hock (for a first person but pretty wild and extravagant take) and Electronic Value Exchange by David Stearns (for a third person, drier, but more analytical and historically contextualized take) or if you are just intimately familiar with the modern history of payments for whatever other reason, you will see that the role I just described for Lightning in an environment of unboundedly many banks issuing fiduciary media in the form of stablecoins is exactly what Dee Hock wanted to create when he envisioned Visa:

A neutral and open layer of value settlement enabling banks to create digital, interbank payment schemes for their customers at very low cost.

As it turns out, his vision was technically impossible with fiat, hence Visa, which started as a cooperative amongst member banks, was corrupted into a duopolistic for-profit rent seeker in curious parallel to the historical path of central banks …

4) eCash

To now push the argument to what I think is its inevitable conclusion, it’s worth being even more vigilant on the front of you don’t need a blockchain for that. I have argued that there is a role for a blockchain in providing a neutral settlement layer to enable true debits of stablecoins. But note this is just a fancy and/or stupid way of saying that Bitcoin is both the best money and is programmable, which we all knew anyway. The final step is realizing that, while TA is nice in terms of providing a kind of “on ramp” for global payments infrastructure as a whole to reorient around Lightning, there is some path dependence here in assuming (almost certainly correctly) that the familiarity of stablecoins as “RWA tokens on a blockchain” will be an important part of the lure.

But once that transition is complete, or is well on its way to being irreversible, we may as well come full circle and cut out tokens altogether. Again, you really don’t need a blockchain for that, and the residual appeal of better rails has been taken care of with the above massive detour through what I deem to be the inevitability of Lightning as a settlement layer. Just as USDT on Tron arguably has better moneyness than a JPMorgan balance, so a “stablecoin” as eCash has better moneyness than as a TA given it is cheaper, more private, and has more relevantly bearer properties (in other words, because it is cash). The technical detail that it can be hashlocked is really all you need to tie this all together. That means it can be atomically locked into a Lightning routed debit to the recipient of a different issuer (or “mint” in eCash lingo, but note this means the same thing as what we have been calling fully reserved banks). And the economic incentive is pretty compelling too because, for all their benefits, there is still a cost to TAs given they are issued onchain and they require asset-specific liquidity to route on Lightning. Once the rest of the tech is in place, why bother? Keep your Lightning connectivity and just become a mint.

What you get at that point is dramatically superior private database to JPMorgan with the dramatically superior public rails of Lightning. There is nothing left to desire from “a blockchain” besides what Bitcoin is fundamentally for in the first place: counterparty-risk-free value settlement.

And as a final point with a curious and pleasing echo to Dee Hock at Visa, Calle has made the point repeatedly that David Chaum’s vision for eCash, while deeply philosophical besides the technical details, was actually pretty much impossible to operate on fiat. From an eCash perspective, fiat stablecoins within the above infrastructure setup are a dramatic improvement on anything previously possible. But, of course, they are a slippery slope to Bitcoin regardless …

Objections Revisited

As a cherry on top, I think the objections I highlighted at the outset are now readily addressed – to the extent the reader believes what I am suggesting is more or less a technical and economic inevitability, that is. While, sure, I’m not particularly keen on giving the Treasury more avenues to sell its welfare-warfare shitcoin, on balance the likely development I’ve outlined is an enormous net positive: it’s going to sell these anyway so I prefer a strong economic incentive to steadily transition not only to Lightning as payment rails but eCash as fiduciary media, and to use “fintech” as a carrot to induce a slow motion bank run.

As alluded to above, once all this is in place, the final step to a Bitcoin standard becomes as simple as an individual’s decision to want Bitcoin instead of fiat. On reflection, this is arguably the easiest part! It's setting up all the tech that puts people off, so trojan-horsing them with “faster, cheaper payment rails” seems like a genius long-term strategy.

And as to “needing a blockchain” (or not), I hope that is entirely wrapped up at this point. The only blockchain you need is Bitcoin, but to the extent people are still confused by this (which I think will take decades more to fully unwind), we may as well lean into dazzling them with whatever innovation buzzwords and decentralization theatre they were going to fall for anyway before realizing they wanted Bitcoin all along.

Conclusion

Stablecoins are useful whether you like it or not. They are stupid in the abstract but it turns out fiat is even stupider, on inspection. But you don’t need a blockchain, and using one as decentralization theatre creates technical debt that is insurmountable in the long run. Blockchain-based stablecoins are doomed to a utility inversely proportional to their usage, and just to rub it in, their ill-conceived design practically creates a commercial dynamic that mandates there only ever be a single issuer.

Given they are useful, it seems natural that this tension is going to blow up at some point. It also seems worthwhile observing that Taproot Asset stablecoins have almost the inverse problem and opposite commercial dynamic: they will be most expensive to use at the outset but get cheaper and cheaper as their usage grows. Also, there is no incentive towards a monopoly issuer but rather towards as many as are willing to try to operate well and provide value to their users.

As such, we can expect any sizable growth in stablecoins to migrate to TA out of technical and economic necessity. Once this has happened - or possibly while it is happening but is clearly not going to stop - we may as well strip out the TA component and just use eCash because you really don’t need a blockchain for that at all. And once all the money is on eCash, deciding you want to denominate it in Bitcoin is the simplest on-ramp to hyperbitcoinization you can possibly imagine, given we’ve spent the previous decade or two rebuilding all payments tech around Lightning.

Or: Bitcoin fixes this. The End.

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thanks to Marco Argentieri, Lyn Alden, and Calle for comments and feedback

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Meine erste "Begegnung" mit Ulrike hatte ich am 21. März 2022 - dank Amazon konnte ich das Ereignis noch exakt nachvollziehen. Es war eines meiner ersten (Lockdown) kritischen Bücher, die ich in dieser Zeit in die Hände bekam - noch nach Thomas Röper (das war mein Einstieg) aber vor Daniele Ganser. Insofern war es mir möglich, das, was dann folgte für die Autorin, live und in Farbe mit zu verfolgen:

"Wer sich in die Öffentlichkeit traut, kann sich dort ganz schnell eine blutige Nase holen. Dieselben Medien, die eine Person heute glorifizieren, stellen sie morgen an den Pranger. Sie verteilen und entziehen Reputation, fördern und zerstören Karrieren. Das Medium selbst bleibt jedoch immer auf der Siegerseite. Die Gesetze von Marktorientierung und zynisch-ideologisierter Machtausübung gelten für Rundfunk und Fernsehen ebenso wie für die Printmedien - von RTL bis ARD und ZDF, von der BILD über die taz bis zur ZEIT.

»Das Phänomen Guérot« legt genau diesen Vorgang detailliert offen: Der MENSCH Ulrike Guérot ist in der Realität nicht die dämonische Figur, als die sie hingestellt worden ist. Aber an ihr kristallisiert sich genau dieser menschenverachtende Prozess heraus, der bis heute andauert."

Im Herbst 2022 habe ich durch den ersten Vortrag von Daniele Ganser in Falkensee nicht nur Zugang zu einer für mich neuen und anderen Welt bekommen, ab da hat sich eigentlich auch für mich mein Leben komplett auf den Kopf gestellt. Die Weichen wurden zwar schon vorher gestellt, aber nun war es endgültig und es gab kein zurück mehr. Die Planung für das erste Symposium Falkensee war in meinem Kopf geboren und die MenschheitsFamilie entstand als Ort, der virtuell das vereinen sollte, was Daniele an Spiritualität, Menschlichkeit und Friedenswillen in mir freigesetzt hat. Es war sozusagen eine Energie, die nun stetig floß und einen Trichter gefunden hat, in dem sie wirksam werden und sich entfalten konnte. Insofern haben wir auch etwas gemeinsam - Ulrike und ich. Wir sind zu der Zeit auf einen Zug aufgesprungen, der unser Leben veränderte - der uns zwang, alte Wege zu verlassen und neue Wege zu beschreiten. Sowohl beruflich, als auch privat. Und auch das canceln und entfernt werden ist eine Erfahrung, die wir beide teilen. Vielleicht war es deswegen mein erster Gedanke im Herbst 2022, Ulrike Guérot zu meinem 1. Symposium nach Falkensee einzuladen. Das es dann erst beim 2. Anlauf wirklich geklappt hat, hatte auch mit den Höhen und Tiefen des Lebens in dieser Zeit zu tun gehabt.

Nun ist sie zum 2. Mal dabei - denn wer könnte das Thema "Europa" bei einem so wichtigen und hochaktuellen Thema besser vertreten und beleuchten als Ulrike Guérot? Es geht um Geschichte, es geht um Nationalitäten, es geht um Gemeinsamkeiten und um das, was uns hier im Herzen zusammenhält, was unsere Ziele und unsere Befindlichkeiten sind, es geht um Verantwortung und es geht vor allen Dingen um Frieden! Denn dafür steht Europa - für einen Kontinent, der es geschafft hat, trotz aller Gegensätze und Konflikte, die in Jahrhunderten kriegerisch aufgetragen wurden, eine neuen und besonderen Frieden zu finden und zu installieren:

"Völkerrechtlich legt der Westfälische Frieden den oder zumindest einen Grundstein für ein modernes Prinzip: Die Gleichberechtigung souveräner Staaten, unabhängig von ihrer Macht und Größe. Noch heute spricht die Politikwissenschaft, insbesondere die realistische Schule (Henry Kissinger), deshalb vom „Westphalian System“. Durch die Garantien der großen europäischen Mächte erweist sich dieser Frieden als stabilisierendes Element für die weitere Entwicklung in Europa. Noch bis zum Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts wird er immer wieder als Referenz für nachfolgende Friedensschlüsse herangezogen."

Es ging damals um viel und es geht heute um das Überleben auf einem Kontinent, der es eigentlich besser wissen sollte. Wir dürfen gespannt sein, was wir in diesem Vortrag von Ulrike auf dem Symposium Falkensee am 27. April 2025 für Lösungen finden, um wieder zu einer Ordnung und zu einem System der friedlichen Koexistenz zurückfinden zu können, ohne schwarz und weiß und mit all den Facetten, die das Leben uns so bietet:

"Es ging nicht mehr um das Ausfechten religiöser Wahrheiten, sondern um geregelte Verfahren, die es möglich machten, mit konkurrierenden religiösen Wahrheiten, die nach wie vor nebeneinander und unversöhnlich bestanden, auf friedliche Weise umzugehen. Deutlich wurde das nicht zuletzt, als der Papst in einer offiziellen Note scharf gegen den Friedensschluss protestierte, weil er die Rechte der katholischen Seite leichtfertig aufgegeben sah. Die katholischen Beteiligten des Abkommens hielt dies nicht von der Unterzeichnung ab - ein religiöser Schiedsrichter wurde in Sachen Krieg und Frieden nicht mehr akzeptiert."

https://www.menschheits-familie.de/symposium-falkensee

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So sehr der Gedanke auch verlockend ist, es ist leider nicht möglich, den Staat durch Steuerzahlungsverweigerung auszuhungern, obwohl die absurde, generationenübergreifende Sonderverschuldung geradezu danach schreit. Das hysterische Herbeireden einer Bedrohung durch Russland wird durch die Steuerzahler zwangsfinanziert. Die zu melkende Kuh kann nicht aus ihrem Stall ausbrechen. Nach wie vor gibt es Menschen, die ihre Steuererklärung fristgerecht abgeben möchten, die sich daraus ergebende Steuerschuld jedoch auf einem Notar-Anderkonto so lange parken wollen, bis die Vertreter der deutschen Kakistokratie mit totalitären, faschistischen, kommunistischen, bolschewistischen und sozialistischen Strömungen, zu lebenslangem Sozialdienst in Senioren-Residenzen (oder lieber nicht) verdonnert wurden oder sich ihre Spuren in selbstloser Aufopferung für Unseredemokratie in der Ukraine verloren haben.

Sobald eine Regierung, die zuerst zu beweisen hätte, dass sie bei Verstand ist und ihr Ohr wieder am Willen des Volkes hat, würden diese eingefrorenen Gelder des Souveräns von demselben für mit ihm abgestimmte Projekte zugunsten des Gemeinwohls freigegeben werden. Ein Mitspracherecht der Bevölkerung ist dringend notwendig und laut Grundgesetz auch möglich! Denunzierungsportale und staatlich geförderte NGOs gehörten sicher nicht dazu.

Auch, wenn mit allen Mitteln versucht wird, der demokratischen Grundordnung durch verhaltensauffällig-denkeingeschränkte Ideologinnen und Ideologen den größtmöglichen Schaden, den selbige als solchen nicht erkennen wollen, zuzufügen, gibt es dennoch Möglichkeiten des Widerstands.

Derzeit könnte hilfreich sein:

So viele wie möglich distanzieren sich so weit wie möglich von allen staatlichen Institutionen und bedienen das vom Alt-Parteien-Kartell missbrauchte System nur noch im geringst möglichen Maß.

Es sollte jede Möglichkeit genutzt werden, mit legalen Mitteln Sand ins Getriebe zu streuen.

Es ist die demokratische Pflicht des Souveräns, NEIN zu sagen, wo immer er denkt, dass Freiheit und Demokratie in Gefahr sind. Wer mit offenen Augen durch das Land geht, findet Gründe genug. Zu bestimmen, was Lüge ist, ist nicht Aufgabe der Politik. Dieses Vorgehen gleicht betreutem Denken innerhalb eines vorbestimmten Korridors für ein entmündigtes Volk. Antrieb ist das unbedingte Festhalten an der Macht, die in weiten Teilen längst keinen Rückhalt mehr in der Bevölkerung und sogar innerhalb der Parteien selbst hat.

Zur Erinnerung: Die Meinungsfreiheit schließt auch Lügen ein. Die hier oft aus der Schublade geholte „Nazi-Keule“ dient vor allem der Rechtfertigung der politischen Vorgaben und missbraucht so die Achtung vor den Gräueltaten in der vorläufig dunkelsten Zeit der deutschen Geschichte. Es gibt Anzeichen dafür, sich in Sachen Machtmissbrauch dieser so weit wie möglich anzunähern.

Es ist die demokratische Pflicht zu sagen „ICH MACHE DA NICHT MIT“, wenn politische Entscheidungen getroffen werden, die sich einer friedlichen Einigung und in Konflikten, diplomatischen Verhandlungen, entgegenstellen.

Es ist ein Friedensgebot aller Mütter und Väter, klar und deutlich anzusagen:

„NEIN, MEINE SÖHNE UND TÖCHTER GEB ICH NICHT HER!“

Die Gehirnwäsche und Propaganda-Beschallung durch die Medienkartelle in Funk, Fernsehen und Presse sind zu meiden, wie eine hochansteckende Hauterkrankung bei gleichzeitiger Vergiftung der inneren Organe.

Zahlungen sollten, wo immer es möglich ist, in bar erfolgen. Dies sollte so als Notwendigkeit verinnerlicht werden, wie das Ein- und Ausatmen.

Ein Aufruf zu öffentlichen Protestbekundungen hat derzeit wenig Sinn, da es die deutsche Mentalität nicht hergibt, das Bedürfnis zu spüren, in Massen auf die Straße zu gehen. In anderen europäischen Staaten sieht das anders aus. Besonders beeindruckend jüngst die Friedensaufrufe in Rom mit Menschenmengen, von denen man in Deutschland nur träumen kann.

Die Realität zeigt, dass für eine Veränderung die breite Masse in Deutschland momentan nicht zu gewinnen ist. Zu tief steckt der Deutsche Michel mit seiner German Angst in den Seelen. Daher ist es zunächst die Aufgabe der kritischen, wachen und Dummschwätz-immunen Menschen, einen „Wandel zur Vernunft und eine Abkehr vom Wahnsinn“ herbeizuführen.

Es ist die Zeit gekommen, dass so viele wie möglich, dem Regime, die wohlverdiente, größtmögliche Verachtung, für die Aushöhlung der Demokratie, die massive Einschränkung der Rede- und Meinungsfreiheit, die zu oft systemkonforme Rechtsprechung, die Ausweitung der Spaltung und das Vergessen-machen-wollen der deutschen Geschichte, entgegenbringen.

Was Deutschland fehlt, ist Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit.

Sollte es, derzeit noch wider Erwarten, dennoch dazu kommen, dass der bereits vorhandene friedliche Widerstand eine wachsende Kraft erzeugen könnte, die Weitere dazu veranlasst, sich ihrer Kraft als der Souverän dieses einst ertragbar-demokratischen Staates wieder bewusst zu werden, wäre ein Generalstreik zu organisieren, um die Macht wieder dahin zu befördern, wo sie hingehört: Nämlich zu den Bürgerinnen und Bürgern eines Landes, das weitgehend vergessen hat, dass seine Ahnen die Demokratie mit ihrem Blut erkämpft haben und dass die Demokratie kein Dauergeschenk ist, für das man sich nie wieder einzusetzen hat. Die derzeitigen Machthaber haben ihren Auftrag zum Wohle des deutschen Volkes tätig zu sein offensichtlich vergessen. Man muss sie dringend wieder daran erinnern, wofür sie gewählt wurden: Die Interessen des Volkes umzusetzen und nicht ihre Vorstellungen davon. In ihrer Überheblichkeit glauben sie zu wissen, was gut für das Volk ist. Leider wissen sie es nicht!

Eine Einordnung als „Hass und Hetze“ durch das deutsch-orwellsche Wahrheitsministerium verbietet sich, da dies die perfiden Maßnahmen im Dritten Reich zu Unrecht relativieren würden.

Die Menschlichkeit gebietet, den verirrten Geistern in Entscheiderpositionen Mitgefühl entgegenzubringen, da sie in gutem Glauben und der Überzeugung sind, nur Gutes zum Wohle des deutschen Volkes, schadenabwendend zu vollbringen. Grund ist die Ideologie, von der sie gar nicht merken (oder es nicht merken wollen), dass sie in ihr gefangen sind.

Nachgeschlagen in einem deutschen Herkunftswörterbuch von 2001 kommt das Wort „Delegitimation“ noch gar nicht vor. Diese Neuschöpfung scheint, durch die politische Kaste entstanden, der Notwendigkeit geschuldet zu sein, kritische Stimmen mundtot machen zu wollen. Sie dient einzig und allein als Totschlagargument. Jeder, der seine demokratische Pflicht wahrnimmt, politische Entscheidungen zu hinterfragen und Kritik auszusprechen, trägt zur lebendigen Debattenkultur bei und hält damit die in einer Demokratie innewohnende Meinungsfreiheit hoch. Kritik, und sei sie noch so scharf, als Delegitimation zu bezeichnen, spricht eher von einer charakterlichen Fehlbildung und Ungeeignetheit für ein politisches Amt in einer Demokratie, als dass sie Respekt vor der Meinungsäußerung des Souveräns zeigt. Gleichzeitig entlarvt die Erfindung des Begriffes Delegitimation, anstelle von Zensur (das wäre zu offensichtlich), durch ihrer Realitätsferne, die fehlende politische Wirkungskraft, so dass man nicht mehr anders weiter weiß, als sich von der Demokratie entfernend, totalitär anmutender Mittel bedienen zu müssen.

Mit den Mitteln der Freiheit sind die Menschen in der Lage, diese armen Politiker-Seelen von ihrem Leiden zu befreien. Ein Besinnen auf die christliche Kultur des Abendlandes kann hier sehr hilfreich sein. Ein Erinnern an die europäische Kultur und Geschichte ebenso.

Dass viele Menschen die legitimen Mittel der Freiheit derzeit nicht nutzen, liegt vielleicht daran, dass das, was ihnen bisher als Freiheit verkauft wurde, aus menschlicher Sicht gar keine Freiheit ist. Die Auswahl in einem 5 Meter langen Yoghurt-Regal ist keine Freiheit! Vielleicht haben viele Menschen sogar Angst vor wirklicher, innerer Freiheit, weil da eine große innere Leere ist, die mit eigener Persönlichkeit durch individuelle, charakterliche Eigenschaften auszufüllen wäre. Man kann diesen Menschen noch nicht einmal einen Vorwurf daraus machen, weil das Bildungssystem gar kein Interesse daran hat, zu viele Menschen heranzubilden, die die Demokratie-Simulation durchschauen.

Es scheint, als würde man mit allen Mitteln versuchen, den jahrhundertealten geschichtlichen Faden Deutschlands und Europas durchschneiden zu wollen und den dunklen Teil der deutschen Geschichte ausklammernd dazu zu missbrauchen, den fortgeschrittenen Wahnsinn zu legitimieren.

Dieser Beitrag wurde mit dem Pareto-Client geschrieben.

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Hackathon 概要

Hack The Grid — Level 2 是 LUKSO 推出的四级创作者项目的第二阶段，重点在于开发mini去中心化应用程序（dApps）。本阶段共有 70 名注册开发者参与，最终审批了 41 个 BUIDL 项目。该阶段鼓励参与者在 AI 代理、社交 DeFi、创作者货币化及游戏化等领域创新，致力于将 Universal Profiles 打造成集数字身份、社交互动与创造力于一体的多功能空间。

活动于 2025 年 2 月至 4 月开展，总资金池达 150,000 LYX，分配至各个级别。参与者可在多个阶段远程参与，1 至 3 级的成功项目将在第 4 级的社区资助轮中获得额外支持。

黑客松日程包含办公时间与学习会议，通过前期获奖者的见解为参赛者提供帮助。除技术实验外，活动还营造了协作开发环境，展现了去中心化应用程序创建的潜力，培育了生态系统中的创新。Hack The Grid 凸显了开发者社区的积极参与以及值得关注的项目贡献。

Hackathon 获奖者

ORIGIN GRANTS 奖项获奖作品

在第2级类别中，两个项目因其技术创新和对生态系统目标的对齐获得了Origin Grants的认可。

• Hiraeth Mini App： 此应用程序将区块链交易转变为基于NFT的数字文物，通过独特的表现形式捕捉各链上的历史叙事。
• Multisend - Defolio： MultiSend 提供了一种简化的方法，用于在单个交易中在 LUKSO 区块链上执行多个代币和NFT的转移，提高了资产管理的效率。

这些获奖项目以其对智能合约安全性、用户友好的界面、技术执行以及对 LUKSO 社区的价值增值而闻名。每位Origin Grant获奖者将获得价值$2,250的LYX，其中70%会提前发放，剩余金额取决于实现以采用为重点的KPI。获奖者还有机会进军第4级——社区资助轮，通过二次方融资获得额外的$24,000 LYX。

完整项目列表，请访问 DoraHacks。

关于组织者

LUKSO

LUKSO 是一家专注于区块链解决方案的技术导向型组织，专注于数字生活方式和创意经济。它因其在区块链基础设施领域的贡献而获得认可，并在开发增强用户中心身份和数字所有权的应用程序中扮演重要角色。该组织在创建Universal Profiles方面起了重要作用，促进了数字平台之间的无缝交互。目前，LUKSO 旨在扩大区块链在日常数字体验中的角色，优先考虑安全性和可访问性，以此为技术领域内多样化的用户群体服务。

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Hackathon 概述

Innovate on Creator Network #Creathon 圆满落幕，116 位注册开发者中有 44 个项目获批。此次黑客松的主要目标是借助去中心化应用程序（dApps），在去中心化金融（DeFi）、非同质化代币（NFTs）、游戏及社会影响等领域，强化 Creator Network 生态系统。活动于 2025 年 1 月 19 日至 2 月 24 日期间举办，设置了 1,250 USDT 的奖金池，将颁发给十名获奖者，其中前三名的奖金在 200 美元至 300 美元之间。

在此次黑客松中展示的项目，通过创新性和功能性，展现了对 Creator Network 生态系统的潜在影响。这些项目如今有机会进一步融入平台并获得支持。活动极大地吸引了开发者参与，参与者们利用了 Creator Network 的开发工具和测试网。这一举措标志着，在通过创新技术方案拓展 Creator Network 能力及强化其生态系统方面，迈出了重要一步。

Hackathon 获奖者

Creator Network 奖项获奖者

• DeFi Connect Credit： 在Creator Testnet Network上运作的去中心化交易所，通过提供代币交换、锁定、深度流动性和投票机制来增强去中心化和流动性管理，提高DeFi解决方案。
• Lumoswap： 基于Creatorchain的去中心化交易所，提供快速、安全且用户友好的交易体验。它解决了DeFi生态系统中交易速度和安全性等关键问题。
• Sendtokens： 一个具备自我保管功能的加密货币钱包，通过简化交易和提高用户体验，解决了与冗长钱包地址和界面可用性相关的常见挑战。
• Tokens： 该平台简化了加密货币代币的创建，提供在去中心化环境中高效管理和部署的工具，确保即时可见性和实用性。
• ProtectedPay： 一个多链DeFi平台，促进安全交易和群组支付。它整合了储蓄功能，以在区块链网络中增强安全性和便利性。
• AuditFi_Creator： 利用AI技术为智能合约提供即时链上审计报告，从而加强Creator Network生态系统中的信任和安全性。

关于所有项目的详细信息，请访问 Hackathon 详情页 。

组织者信息

Creator Network

Creator Network 是一家以技术为核心的组织，专注于区块链解决方案。它因开发增强区块链互操作性和安全性的去中心化平台而闻名。该组织已经推出了多个项目，旨在改善数字资产管理和智能合约功能。Creator Network 致力于扩展区块链的可访问性，促进数字生态系统的透明度。

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Hackathon Overview

The Innovate on Creator Network #Creathon concluded successfully with 44 projects approved out of 116 registered developers. The primary focus of this hackathon was to enhance the Creator Network ecosystem through decentralized applications (dApps) in areas such as decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), gaming, and social impact. Held from January 19 to February 24, 2025, the event featured a $1,250 USDT prize pool, awarded to ten winners, with the top three prizes ranging from $200 to $300.

Projects showcased during the hackathon highlighted their potential impact on the Creator Network ecosystem through innovation and functionality. These projects now have opportunities for further integration and support within the platform.

The event significantly engaged developers, with participants utilizing Creator Network’s development tools and testnet. This initiative represents a step forward in expanding the Creator Network's capabilities and enhancing its ecosystem through innovative technical solutions.

Hackathon Winners

Creator Network Prize Winners

• DeFi Connect Credit: A decentralized exchange operating on the Creator Testnet Network, which enhances DeFi solutions by offering features like token swapping, locking, deep liquidity, and a voting mechanism to improve decentralization and liquidity management.
• Lumoswap: A decentralized exchange on Creatorchain, providing a fast, secure, and user-friendly trading experience. It addresses critical issues such as transaction speed and security within the DeFi ecosystem.
• Sendtokens: A self-custody cryptocurrency wallet that enhances transaction simplicity and user experience, tackling common challenges related to lengthy wallet addresses and interface usability.
• Tokens: This platform simplifies cryptocurrency token creation, providing tools for efficient management and deployment within a decentralized environment, ensuring immediate visibility and utility.
• ProtectedPay: A multi-chain DeFi platform facilitating secure transactions and group payments. It incorporates savings features to enhance security and convenience across blockchain networks.
• AuditFi_Creator: Utilizes AI technology to deliver instant on-chain audit reports for smart contracts, thereby strengthening trust and security within the Creator Network ecosystem.

For additional details on all projects, visit Hackathon Projects.

Organizer Information

Creator Network

Creator Network is a technology-centric organization specializing in blockchain solutions. It is recognized for developing decentralized platforms that enhance blockchain interoperability and security. The organization has launched numerous projects aimed at improving digital asset management and smart contract functionality.

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Hackathon Summary

Hack The Grid — Level 2 is the second phase of a four-level builder program launched by LUKSO, focusing on the development of mini decentralized applications (dApps). This phase saw participation from 70 registered hackers, resulting in the approval of 41 BUIDLs. It encouraged participants to innovate in areas such as AI agents, social DeFi, creator monetization, and gamification. The hackathon aims to evolve Universal Profiles into versatile spaces that integrate digital identity, social engagement, and creativity.

The event spanned from February to April 2025, offering a total funding pool of $150,000 in LYX, distributed across the various levels. Participants could engage remotely at multiple stages, with successful projects from Levels 1 to 3 becoming eligible for additional support in Level 4's Community Grants Round.

The hackathon schedule featured office hours and learning sessions with insights from previous winners to aid participants. Beyond technological experimentation, the event fostered a collaborative development environment, demonstrating the potential for decentralized application creation and fostering innovation within the ecosystem. Hack The Grid highlighted significant participation and noteworthy project contributions from the developer community.

Hackathon Winners

ORIGIN GRANTS Prize Winners

Two projects in the Level 2 category were awarded Origin Grants, recognizing their technical innovation and alignment with the ecosystem's objectives.

Hiraeth Mini App: This application transforms blockchain transactions into NFT-based digital artifacts, capturing historical narratives across various chains through distinctive representations.

Multisend - Defolio: MultiSend offers a streamlined method for executing multiple token and NFT transfers on the LUKSO blockchain within a single transaction, improving efficiency in asset management.

The winning projects are noted for their focus on smart contract security, user-friendly interface, technical execution, and value addition to the LUKSO community. Each Origin Grant winner receives $2,250 in LYX, with 70% disbursed upfront and the remainder dependent on achieving adoption-focused KPIs. Winners also have the opportunity to progress to Level 4—the Community Grants Round—where an additional $24,000 in LYX is available through quadratic funding.

For a full list of projects, visit DoraHacks.

About the Organizer

LUKSO

LUKSO is a technology-oriented organization specializing in blockchain solutions with a focus on digital lifestyle and creative economies. It plays a significant role in developing applications that enhance user-centric identity and digital ownership. The organization was instrumental in creating Universal Profiles, facilitating seamless interactions across digital platforms. Currently, LUKSO aims to expand the blockchain's role in everyday digital experiences, prioritizing security and accessibility for a diverse user base within the technology landscape.

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پازل فناوری: ساختاری بی‌پایان

اینترنت و فناوری مثل موجوداتی زنده‌اند؛ همواره در حال رشد، تغییر و دگرگونی. برای ساده‌سازی، فرض می‌کنیم این پازل از سه بخش اصلی تشکیل شده:\ تکه‌های فعال (آنچه اکنون در دسترس ماست)،\ تکه‌های در حال توسعه (آنچه در راه است)، و\ تکه‌های خالی (آنچه جایش حس می‌شود).\ در ادامه، هر تکه را با جزئیات بررسی می‌کنم تا هیچ بخشی از این پازل از قلم نیفتد.

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تکه‌های فعال: ستون‌های دنیای دیجیتال امروز

این تکه‌ها پایه‌های فناوری و اینترنت امروزی‌اند که بدون آن‌ها، زندگی مدرن قابل‌تصور نیست. تا بهار ۱۴۰۴، این بخش‌ها به بلوغ رسیده‌اند و هر روز در حال استفاده‌اند:

• شبکه‌های نوری پرسرعت: کابل‌هایی که داده‌ها را با سرعت بالا منتقل می‌کنند و اینترنتی پایدار و سریع را به خانه‌ها و شهرها رسانده‌اند.

• نسل پنجم ارتباطات سیار: فناوری ارتباطی جدیدی که با سرعت بالا و زمان پاسخ‌دهی بسیار کم، ابزارهای هوشمند را به هم متصل می‌کند.

• اینترنت ماهواره‌ای: پروژه‌هایی که اتصال اینترنت را به دورافتاده‌ترین نقاط کره زمین می‌برند.

• رایانش ابری: خدماتی بر پایه‌ی سرورهای اینترنتی که ذخیره‌سازی و پردازش داده‌ها را آسان کرده‌اند.

• شبکه‌های اجتماعی دیجیتال: فضاهایی که گفت‌وگو، اشتراک‌گذاری و ارتباط را به بستر اینترنت آورده‌اند.

• بازرگانی الکترونیکی: فروشگاه‌ها و بازارهایی که خرید و فروش را به شکل آنلاین و جهانی ممکن کرده‌اند.

• ابزارهای جست‌وجوی اینترنتی: موتورهایی که در کسری از ثانیه، اطلاعات سراسر دنیا را در اختیارمان می‌گذارند.

• پخش اینترنتی محتوا: سامانه‌هایی که فیلم، موسیقی و ویدیو را به صورت آنلاین و لحظه‌ای ارائه می‌دهند.

• برنامه‌های تلفن همراه: نرم‌افزارهایی که تجربه‌ی دیجیتال را شخصی، سریع و قابل‌حمل کرده‌اند.

• ابزارهای هوشمند خانگی: وسایلی که با اتصال به اینترنت، خانه را خودکار و هوشمند می‌کنند.

• هوش رایانه‌ای: سامانه‌هایی که توانایی درک، تحلیل و تصمیم‌گیری را به فناوری داده‌اند.

• یادگیری ماشینی: شیوه‌هایی که رایانه از داده‌ها آموخته و نتایج بهتری ارائه می‌دهد.

• تحلیل داده‌های عظیم: بررسی حجم زیادی از اطلاعات برای کشف الگوها و تصمیم‌گیری بهتر.

• امنیت فضای مجازی: ابزارهایی برای محافظت از داده‌ها و سیستم‌ها در برابر تهدیدها.

• زنجیره‌ی بلوکی: فناوری‌ای برای انجام تراکنش‌های امن و شفاف بدون واسطه.

• پول‌های دیجیتال: ارزهایی که مفهوم پول را وارد دنیای رایانه‌ای کرده‌اند.

• واقعیت مجازی: فناوری‌ای که با استفاده از نمایشگرهای ویژه، افراد را وارد دنیایی شبیه‌سازی‌شده می‌کند.

• واقعیت افزوده: افزودن اطلاعات دیجیتال به دنیای واقعی از طریق نمایشگرها یا گوشی همراه.

• خانه‌های هوشمند: سامانه‌هایی که با یک لمس، نور و گرمای خانه را مدیریت می‌کنند.

• فناوری‌های پوشیدنی: ابزارهایی که بر بدن پوشیده می‌شوند و سلامت و فعالیت ما را پایش می‌کنند.

این تکه‌ها، ستون‌های اصلی پازل‌اند که هر روز با آن‌ها سر و کار داریم، ولی هنوز جای پیشرفت دارند، از امنیت بهتر تا دسترسی برابرتر.

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تکه‌های در حال توسعه: نوآوری‌هایی در آستانه‌ی شکوفایی

این بخش، آینده‌ی نزدیک و دور فناوری را به تصویر می‌کشد؛ تکه‌هایی که در آزمایشگاه‌ها و پروژه‌های پژوهشی در حال شکل‌گیری‌اند و به‌زودی به پازل افزوده می‌شوند:

• نسل ششم ارتباطات سیار: ارتباطاتی با سرعتی فراتر از نسل پنجم.

• رایانش کوانتومی: رایانه‌هایی که بر پایه‌ی قوانین فیزیک کوانتوم، مسائل بسیار پیچیده را در لحظه حل می‌کنند.

• پردازش در لبه‌ی شبکه: انتقال بخشی از محاسبات به نزدیک‌ترین نقطه به محل تولید داده برای کاهش تأخیر و مصرف انرژی.

• وسایل نقلیه‌ی بدون راننده: خودروهایی که با کمک هوش رایانه‌ای و حسگرها، به‌تنهایی حرکت می‌کنند.

• رابط مغز و ماشین: فناوری‌ای که فعالیت‌های مغزی را به رایانه‌ها و دستگاه‌ها متصل می‌کند.

• شبکه‌های هوشمند انرژی: سامانه‌هایی برای مدیریت بهینه‌ی مصرف برق و منابع انرژی.

• پزشکی دیجیتال پیشرفته: بهره‌گیری از فناوری برای تشخیص و درمان بهتر، مانند جراحی رباتیک یا تحلیل داده‌های سلامت.

• مواد واکنش‌پذیر: موادی که با تغییر شرایط محیطی واکنش نشان می‌دهند، مانند پارچه‌هایی که ترمیم می‌شوند.

• هوش فراگیر رایانه‌ای: هوشی که می‌تواند همچون انسان در زمینه‌های مختلف فکر کند و خلاق باشد.

این تکه‌ها نویدبخش آینده‌ای هیجان‌انگیزند، اما هنوز نیاز به زمان، سرمایه‌گذاری و زیرساخت دارند تا کامل شوند.

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تکه‌های خالی: خلأهایی که باید پر شوند

این بخش، جاهایی را نشان می‌دهد که هنوز کامل ساخته نشده‌اند یا نیاز به توجه ویژه دارند. این تکه‌ها، چالش‌ها و فرصت‌های آینده‌اند:

• دسترسی برابر به اینترنت برای همه: فراهم کردن اینترنت پرسرعت در همه‌جا، حتی مناطق دورافتاده.

• حفاظت کامل از حریم خصوصی: فناوری‌هایی که جلوی هر نوع سوءاستفاده از اطلاعات شخصی را بگیرند.

• تأمین انرژی پایدار برای فناوری: بهره‌گیری از منابع انرژی پاک برای تأمین نیازهای روزافزون.

• قوانین جهانی هماهنگ در زمینه فناوری: مقررات مشترکی که هماهنگی جهانی را ممکن کنند.

• بازیافت کامل تجهیزات دیجیتال: فرآیندهایی برای بازیافت زباله‌های الکترونیکی بدون آسیب به محیط زیست.

• هوش مصنوعی مسئول و منصفانه: سامانه‌هایی که تصمیم‌هایی بدون تبعیض و ناعادلانه می‌گیرند.

• شبکه‌هایی مقاوم در برابر سانسور: ارتباطاتی که دولت‌ها یا نهادها نتوانند آن‌ها را محدود کنند.

• زیرساخت‌های مقاوم در برابر بلایا: سامانه‌هایی که حتی در شرایط بحرانی همچنان فعال بمانند.

• آموزش دیجیتال همگانی: آموزش‌هایی که برای همه، در هر سطح و سن، قابل‌دسترس باشد.

• ارتباط با فضا و سیارات دیگر: فناوری‌هایی برای برقراری ارتباط بین زمین و نقاط دوردست فضایی.

این تکه‌ها خلأهایی‌اند که پر شدنشان می‌تواند کل تصویر را دگرگون کند.

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تصویر نهایی: پازلی که هرگز کامل نمی‌شود؟

پازل فناوری، با سه دسته‌ی فعال، در حال توسعه و خالی، ساختاری پویاست. هر تکه‌ی تازه‌ای که افزوده می‌شود، ممکن است به تکه‌های دیگری نیاز پیدا کند. مثلاً فناوری پول دیجیتال، بحث‌هایی تازه درباره‌ی قوانین مالی یا امنیت دیجیتالی به دنبال آورده. یا رشد هوش رایانه‌ای، نیاز به بحث‌های اخلاقی را مطرح کرده است.

امروز، بخش بزرگی از پازل سر جایش قرار گرفته، اما آینده، پر از ناشناخته‌هاست. از رایانه‌های کوانتومی گرفته تا خودروهای بدون راننده، از خلأهای دسترسی برابر تا دغدغه‌های امنیتی، همگی ما را به تفکر، تلاش و انتخاب‌هایی مهم فرا می‌خوانند.

شما چه فکر می‌کنید؟\ کدام تکه از این پازل از دید شما مهم‌تر است؟\ فکر می‌کنید چه چیزی هنوز از قلم افتاده؟\ نظرات خودتان را بنویسید تا این پازل را با هم کامل‌تر کنیم.

منابع

1. Simplilearn. 25 New Technology Trends for 2025: An overview of emerging technology trends in 2025.

2. GeeksforGeeks. Top 25 New Technology Trends in 2025: In-depth analysis of developing technologies.

3. Forbes. Top 10 Technology Trends For 2025: Key trend predictions by Forbes experts.

4. NKTelco. Internet Trends to Watch in 2025: A look at the future of internet and connectivity.

5. Exploding Topics. 13 Top Technology Trends (2024 & 2025): Examination of hot and upcoming tech topics.

6. IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA). Six Connectivity and Telecom Trends to Watch for in 2025: A technical report on connectivity and telecommunications.

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Pisa, in Tuscany, is world-famous for its iconic Leaning Tower, but this riverside city offers much more than a fun photo op. With Romanesque architecture, student energy (thanks to its prestigious university), and charming piazzas, Pisa makes a great day trip—or a surprisingly rewarding overnight stay.

🌟 Must-See in Pisa

1️⃣ The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Torre Pendente)

• Built in the 12th century and leaning ever since due to soft soil
• Climb the spiral staircase (about 300 steps) for sweeping views of the city
• Best photo time? Early morning or golden hour for softer light

2️⃣ Piazza dei Miracoli (Square of Miracles)

• A UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to:
• The Cathedral (Duomo di Pisa) – Beautiful Romanesque façade
• The Baptistery – The largest in Italy, with amazing acoustics
• The Camposanto Monumentale – A peaceful cemetery with frescoes and ancient tombs

3️⃣ Walk Along the Arno River

• Quiet and atmospheric, especially at sunset
• Great way to escape the crowds around the tower and see the colorful riverside buildings

4️⃣ Explore the Historic Center

• Visit Piazza dei Cavalieri, once the political heart of Pisa
• Check out Scuola Normale Superiore, one of Italy’s most elite universities
• Wander through narrow medieval streets lined with shops and cafés

🍕 What to Eat in Pisa

• Cecina – A savory chickpea pancake, usually eaten as street food
• Torta co’ bischeri – A traditional chocolate and rice tart
• Pisan-style pasta with gamey meats or wild boar ragù
• Pair with local wines from the Colline Pisane

🎯 Quick Tips for Visiting

✅ Pisa is very walkable—comfortable shoes are your best friend
✅ The Leaning Tower is popular—book climb tickets online in advance
✅ It’s an easy day trip from Florence or Lucca by train (about 1 hour)
✅ Stay for the evening to enjoy Pisa’s local vibe once day-trippers leave

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Directory

📖 Day 1 - In the Beginning, an Idea...\ 📖 Day 2 - When Money Dies\ 📖 Day 3 - One Coin to Rule them All\ 📖 Day 4 - Transacting Adversarially pt. 1\ 📖 Day 5 - Transacting Adversarially pt. 2\ 📖 Day 6 - Not your Keys not your Coin\ 📖 Day 7 - The Seventh Day

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Foreword

This is more than a curated list of articles.

This is more than a guide.

It is not a how-to or tutorial.

This is the first unschooled course syllabus and it is based entirely on the peer-reviewed work published by Stackers.

In undertaking such work as building a beginners course in bitcoin, one might stop and appreciate the plethora of other Bitcoin courses that live in the blogs of various company sites, such as those you will find on exchanges, wallet providers and the like. These are great, but the spirit of Bitcoin is in its community, so why not learn from the community directly?

Course Intro

What you will find below is a selection of some of the best that has been written by the thriving community on Stacker News. It is being referred to here as a course syllabus for the reason that it is intended to be used as a guide that you can follow as you take your first steps into the rabbit hole. Exploring new spaces online, especially those surrounding Bitcoin, can be intimidating and anxiety inducing, so rest easy and let this syllabus be your guide.

Included are a carefully selected list articles, spread across seven days of learning. Each day also has included the learning outcomes for that day and post-reading reflections.

It is recommended you come ready to learn, with a note-taking implement/software and an open mind. Feel free to share your responses to the questions in the comments. The discussion questions are obviously optional, but have been written with the purpose of prompting further engagement in the materials.

Target Audience

This particular Unschooled course is geared toward the intellectually curious and self-directed (much like later iterations will be).

No prior knowledge of Bitcoin is required as the course has been designed to suit the absolute bitcoin initiate.

Expected outcomes

By the end of the seven-days, learners will have

• developed an awareness of peer to peer electronic cash
• engaged some of the philosophical currents in the Bitcoin community
• analyzed the quesiton: why Bitcoin not crypto?
• reflected on the important concepts in Bitcoin such as wallets, UTXO's, Nodes and Lightning Network
• answered the question: what is KYC and AML?
• seen the relevance of the phrase "not your keys, not your bitcoin"

A Final note by way of Introduction

The course is designed to familiarize you with the technology that you will ultimately use to interact with the Bitcoin network, not to give investment advice. It is recommended that you finish the course before making any financial decisions, as there is important insight to be gained in all seven days.

Lastly, nothing stated herein is intended as financial advice.

Let's begin!

⚡️Go to Day 1⚡️

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プロローグ

童貞こと薄（すすき）　仙人（せんにん）29歳。ここに眠る。「RIP」。29年間ずっと不運だった。親が仙人なんて名前を付けるから。学校では薄い仙人で「はげ仙人」なんてよばれるし、会社は倒産し、家は燃え、さっきトラックで引かれたところだ。そして、今「自称邪心」に次の魔王になってほしいと頼まれている。

―「なんで俺がそんなことしなきゃいけないのだ。」

「君には普通の人間よりも欲が何倍も大きい。ほんとは君の世界では収まらないぐらいだよ。」

―「異世界に行くのはいいとして、なんで魔王なんだ？」

「一つは、さっきも言った通り、君の欲は大きい。二つ目はもうすぐ現魔王がいなくなるからだよ。」

―「勇者にでも殺されたか？」

「いや、勇者と魔王が結婚した。」

―「は？」意味がわからない。勇者は魔王を倒すものではないのか？

「いなくなるというよりは魔王をやめるという表現のほうが正しかったかな。」

邪神によると勇者と魔王が結婚し、現魔王は魔王をやめるので、勇者と魔王の子供に転生し、次の新たな魔王になってほしいとのことだった。

人族と魔族（エルフ、ドワーフ、悪魔など）がこの世界にはあり、人族は聖神、魔族は

邪神が保護しているそうで、人と魔族は大昔から敵対しているそうだ。

聖神は魔族を忌み嫌っているので、魔族を統べる物がいなくなればいつ人族が襲ってくるかわからない。

人族には個別スキル（怪力、俊足など）には一般スキルと固有スキルがある。

固有スキルは世界に一人しかもっておらず、使用者が死ぬと新しく生まれてきた誰かがその固有スキルを手にする。固有スキルは5000万人に１人ぐらいの割合だそうだ。

一般スキルは固有スキルと違い、スキルがかぶることはよくあるそうだ。

魔族は種族スキルがある。種族スキルとはその種族が全員同じスキルをもっている。

魔族は固有スキルや個別スキルがない代わり人よりも各ステータスが高い。

俺は邪神に恩恵を3つもらった。一つは「超再生」。これは怪我や魔力、体力を瞬時に再生させてくれるチート能力だ。2つ目は「代償」腕や心臓などの代償をつくることによって自分を強化したり、新しく武器を作ることができる。この能力は一つ目の「超再生」と組み合わせることでバグをうみだすことができる。3つ目は「入れ替え」これは、さわったことのある物や人との場所を入れ替えることができる。

この三つの恩恵で異世界を俺は生き抜いてやる。

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今日はテストです。

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プロローグ

童貞こと薄（すすき）　仙人（せんにん）29歳。ここに眠る。「RIP」。29年間ずっと不運だった。親が仙人なんて名前を付けるから。学校では薄い仙人で「はげ仙人」なんてよばれるし、会社は倒産し、家は燃え、さっきトラックで引かれたところだ。そして、今「自称邪心」に次の魔王になってほしいと頼まれている。

―「なんで俺がそんなことしなきゃいけないのだ。」

「君には普通の人間よりも欲が何倍も大きい。ほんとは君の世界では収まらないぐらいだよ。」

―「異世界に行くのはいいとして、なんで魔王なんだ？」

「一つは、さっきも言った通り、君の欲は大きい。二つ目はもうすぐ現魔王がいなくなるからだよ。」

―「勇者にでも殺されたか？」

「いや、勇者と魔王が結婚した。」

―「は？」意味がわからない。勇者は魔王を倒すものではないのか？

「いなくなるというよりは魔王をやめるという表現のほうが正しかったかな。」

邪神によると勇者と魔王が結婚し、現魔王は魔王をやめるので、勇者と魔王の子供に転生し、次の新たな魔王になってほしいとのことだった。

人族と魔族（エルフ、ドワーフ、悪魔など）がこの世界にはあり、人族は聖神、魔族は

邪神が保護しているそうで、人と魔族は大昔から敵対しているそうだ。

聖神は魔族を忌み嫌っているので、魔族を統べる物がいなくなればいつ人族が襲ってくるかわからない。

人族には個別スキル（怪力、俊足など）には一般スキルと固有スキルがある。

固有スキルは世界に一人しかもっておらず、使用者が死ぬと新しく生まれてきた誰かがその固有スキルを手にする。固有スキルは5000万人に１人ぐらいの割合だそうだ。

一般スキルは固有スキルと違い、スキルがかぶることはよくあるそうだ。

魔族は種族スキルがある。種族スキルとはその種族が全員同じスキルをもっている。

魔族は固有スキルや個別スキルがない代わり人よりも各ステータスが高い。

俺は邪神に恩恵を3つもらった。一つは「超再生」。これは怪我や魔力、体力を瞬時に再生させてくれるチート能力だ。2つ目は「代償」腕や心臓などの代償をつくることによって自分を強化したり、新しく武器を作ることができる。この能力は一つ目の「超再生」と組み合わせることでバグをうみだすことができる。3つ目は「入れ替え」これは、さわったことのある物や人との場所を入れ替えることができる。

この三つの恩恵で異世界を俺は生き抜いてやる。

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童貞こと薄（すすき）　仙人（せんにん）29歳。ここに眠る。「RIP」。29年間ずっと不運だった。親が仙人なんて名前を付けるから。学校では薄い仙人で「はげ仙人」なんてよばれるし、会社は倒産し、家は燃え、さっきトラックで引かれたところだ。そして、今「自称邪心」に次の魔王になってほしいと頼まれている。

―「なんで俺がそんなことしなきゃいけないのだ。」

「君には普通の人間よりも欲が何倍も大きい。ほんとは君の世界では収まらないぐらいだよ。」

―「異世界に行くのはいいとして、なんで魔王なんだ？」

「一つは、さっきも言った通り、君の欲は大きい。二つ目はもうすぐ現魔王がいなくなるからだよ。」

―「勇者にでも殺されたか？」

「いや、勇者と魔王が結婚した。」

―「は？」意味がわからない。勇者は魔王を倒すものではないのか？

「いなくなるというよりは魔王をやめるという表現のほうが正しかったかな。」

邪神によると勇者と魔王が結婚し、現魔王は魔王をやめるので、勇者と魔王の子供に転生し、次の新たな魔王になってほしいとのことだった。

人族と魔族（エルフ、ドワーフ、悪魔など）がこの世界にはあり、人族は聖神、魔族は

邪神が保護しているそうで、人と魔族は大昔から敵対しているそうだ。

聖神は魔族を忌み嫌っているので、魔族を統べる物がいなくなればいつ人族が襲ってくるかわからない。

人族には個別スキル（怪力、俊足など）には一般スキルと固有スキルがある。

固有スキルは世界に一人しかもっておらず、使用者が死ぬと新しく生まれてきた誰かがその固有スキルを手にする。固有スキルは5000万人に１人ぐらいの割合だそうだ。

一般スキルは固有スキルと違い、スキルがかぶることはよくあるそうだ。

魔族は種族スキルがある。種族スキルとはその種族が全員同じスキルをもっている。

魔族は固有スキルや個別スキルがない代わり人よりも各ステータスが高い。

俺は邪神に恩恵を3つもらった。一つは「超再生」。これは怪我や魔力、体力を瞬時に再生させてくれるチート能力だ。2つ目は「代償」腕や心臓などの代償をつくることによって自分を強化したり、新しく武器を作ることができる。この能力は一つ目の「超再生」と組み合わせることでバグをうみだすことができる。3つ目は「入れ替え」これは、さわったことのある物や人との場所を入れ替えることができる。

この三つの恩恵で異世界を俺は生き抜いてやる。

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I picked up this book 'Nuclear Power Explained' by Dirk Eidemuller to understand nuclear power and the historical context during the nuclear euphoria era. I’ll share a bit on the history part. Note: I have not seen the movie Oppenheimer yet.

Some key highlights :

In 1933 -Leo Szilard thought of the nuclear chain reaction concept - whereby one nuclear reaction triggers a series of additional nuclear reactions, releasing a significant amount of energy. This is fundamental for nuclear reactors and weapons. He figured this out the same year he was fleeing from one country to another from Hitler. He tried to share this idea to Rutherford but got kicked out of the office.

In 1934 - Enrico Fermi first conducted the experiment in irradiating uranium with neutrons but unfortunately he did not spot anything

In 1938, Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann's experiments accidentally found barium forming when they irradiated uranium with neutrons. Splitting uranium atoms was not a norm at that time. This new finding was the start of the nuclear era.

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Fission vs. Fusion * Fission splits heavy nuclei into smaller ones, whereas fusion combines light nuclei into heavier ones. * Fission is used in nuclear reactors and atomic bombs, while fusion is the process that powers stars (energy is produced when hydrogen nuclei combine to form helium). The goal of developing fusion-based power generation on Earth is still work-in-progress. Thermonuclear bombs (super bombs) use fusion as well.

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Otto Hahn collaborated with Lisa Meitner, Germany's first female physics professor, who fled to Sweden due to Nazi persecution. Lisa encouraged Hahn to repeat Fermi’s experiment with high precision. Lisa Meitner and her cousin Otto Frisch analyzed the results and coined the term "fission."

(Note : Women physicist were gaining popularity during that time - Marie Curie, nuclear physics, won 2 nobel price for her work)

1938 - Otto Hahn and Lisa published their results. Nuclear physicists worldwide were in disbelief.

In the early days, Albert Einstein didn’t think it was possible.He said that the whole thing would be like shooting at “birds in the dark in a country where there are few birds.”

Ernest Rutherford (who introduced the atom particle model in 1911 ) thought that it was an absurd idea to try to generate energy in this way. Note : both Rutherford and Bohr introduced the atom particle model, both had a central nucleus and electrons. Bohr’s model was more detailed and led to quantum mechanics and modern behaviour of atoms.

1939 - WW2 started on Sep 1, 1939

1941 - Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii

After Otto Hahn’s paper released, a few things happened

Albert Einstein's E=mc^2 links energy and mass, and while this concept has been around for a while and is based on space and time and initially unrelated to nuclear, it also explained nuclear fission's energy release.

Szilard, who was a long time friend of Einstein, reached out and shared the nuclear reaction theory and its potential for killer weapons. They were worried Nazis might build it first and bomb the US.

They wrote to President Roosevelt to establish research for nuclear weapons to counter a possible attack. To add to suspicion, Germany halted uranium sales from occupied Czechoslovak mines.

(Einstein later on said he regretted this letter after witnessing the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. If he knew Germany wouldn't succeed in making an atomic bomb, he wouldn't have taken action)

Alexander Sachs, a friend of Szilárd and Roosevelt delivered the letter. At first President Roosevelt was not interested. Concurrently Germany invaded Poland, the tension was rising.

Sachs apparently used the analogy of Robert Fulton proposing steamships to Napoleon (to up the notch on traditional sail ships) to convince Roosevelt of the need for a large-scale nuclear research program.

1942 - Roosevet finally agreed

The scientists formed a committee. Military were initially skeptical and wanted to cut costs. The scientists received $6,000 to start the Manhattan Project.

The First Nuclear Reactor : Chicago Pile-1 - a group of popular physicists, including Enrico Fermi and Leó Szilárd, designed the first nuclear reactor ever built by humans. It had 5.4 tons of pure uranium metal and another 45 tons of uranium oxide.

The first nuclear reactor is underneath an unused grandstand of the University of Chicago’s football stadium.

1942 - The first test was on Dec 2. If the chain reaction went awry, a worker would use an axe to cut a rope and release an emergency control rod above the reactor. There was also an automatic shutdown system, and someone ready to pour cadmium salt from above, which stops the chain reaction.

It was a success - the reactor ran at minimum power to initiate a nearly self-sustaining chain reaction.

This led to more reactors and bomb-grade plutonium to be produced.

(note : if you are reading up to here, plutoniums are man-made, and not mined from earth the same way uranium, minerals and ores are)

France was quickly occupied in the war, and its nuclear research material was brought to Germany.

The Soviet Union put in very little effort on the atomic bomb during this time as they needed to fight against the Nazis.

In Japan, too, nuclear research proceeded slowly.

In Germany, multiple research groups operated within the "Uranium Association" also known as “Uranverein”. Popular figures like Werner Heisenberg, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker and Walther Gerlach worked on it but failed to activate it.

In England, German- Austrian emigrants Otto Frisch and Rudolf Peierls initiated the “MAUD Committee'' (Military Application of Uranium Detonation) . Unfortunately England classified them as “enemy aliens" hence they went to Los Alamos to work on the US nuclear tech.

Their work led to the British-Canadian “Tube Alloys” secret project, which kickstarted the American Manhattan Project. This American Manhattan project under President Eisenhower introduced nuclear reactors to Iran, Pakistan and Israel. But more on that later.

After the successful experiments with the Chicago Pile-1, the American atomic bomb project proceeded at full speed. The Manhattan Project had more than 150,000 people working on it!

Everything was done under the highest military secrecy. With the exception of the leading scientists and military personnel, nobody knew what was actually being worked on until the news of the destruction of Hiroshima.

With two billion dollars (massive at that time), leading scientist and nuclear physicist Robert Oppenheimer and General Leslie Groves quickly built a secret nuclear research center in remote Los Alamos, New Mexico, and established a nuclear industry as big as the entire American automobile industry during that era.

The Los Alamos Laboratory was called Project Y where the actual bomb design was being researched

University of Chicago’s met lab was a big research contributor during this euphoric nuclear era

Oak Ridge, Tennessee, known as "Atomic City," had large isotope separation facilities, two massive diffusion plants, one of which was the world's largest building at the time, and an electromagnetic separation plant. It provided the uranium for the Hiroshima bomb (little boy). The Hanford site provided the uranium for the Nagasaki bomb (fat man).

April 1945 - Harry Truman became U.S. President.

And four months later, he authorized nuclear attacks on Japanese civilians.

June 1945 - Szilard and Franck co-authored the "Franck Report" with fellow scientists. They cautioned against using nuclear bombs on civilians,

July 1945 - Szilard and other dozen researchers wrote to president Harry Truman to urgently warn him against civilian targets (The Szilard petition)

August 6, 1945 * Hiroshima bomb ~140,000 people died * Nagasaki bomb ~70,000 people died

Robert Oppenheimer on this explosion : “Now I have become death, the destroyer of worlds.” (from the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred Hindu text)

September 2,1945 - WW2 ended

In October 1945 , Oppenheimer resigned.

1946 - One year after the war, Leo Szilárd and Albert Einstein started the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists to inform the public about nuclear weapons and promote global peace.

Szilard also arranged conferences with scientists from both sides East and West to find better ways for security and peace.

After WW2, Soviet Union caught up with the US nuclear tech through espionage

1949 - Soviet detonated their first nuclear bomb in Semipalatinsk Test Site, in Kazakhstan.

In 1949 Fermi and Nobel laureate Isidor Rabi cautioned that this new weapon could have devastating consequences, approaching genocide.

1950 - 1953 - Korean war between communism (North Korea) and capitalism (South Korea). The US supported South Korea but decided against nuclear weapons due to ethical concerns. But the ideology war was becoming more apparent here.

1952 - Great Britain detonated its first atomic bomb

1952 - US developed the first hydrogen bomb - based on nuclear fusion and not nuclear fission. These super bombs were 800x stronger than the Hiroshima bomb. Instead of splitting the atomic nuclei to smaller ones, very light atomic nuclei are fused into heavier ones which enables a greater explosive forces

Oppenheimer spoke against the development of thermonuclear weapons/hydrogen bombs.

In the 1940s and 1950s during the McCarthy era, there was widespread fear of communism. People worked to expose anyone they thought might be associated with communism. Senator Joseph McCarthy led investigations, and J. Robert Oppenheimer was accused of having communist ties.

In 1954 - Oppenheimer’s security clearance was revoked by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission after a highly publicized hearing accusing him of a communist past.

1955 - Einstein passed away. He was 76

1958 - Khrushchev became premier (Soviet Union). In his first full briefing after having a full view of the nuclear environment he said “ I could not sleep for several days. Then I became convinced that we could never possibly use these weapons, and when I realized that I was able to sleep again.”

There’s a long bit on him and JFK eventually working out peace in secrecy...

1960 - Szilárd met with Nikita Khrushchev in New York for two hours. He convinced the Soviet leader to support the idea of a hotline with the US to prevent accidental nuclear war.

1960 - France detonated its first atomic bomb

1961 - JFK came to power

1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis - lasted for 2 weeks.

The Cuban Missile Crisis began when the Soviet Union secretly placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the US, raising the threat of nuclear conflict. It ended with an agreement between the US and Soviet Union:

1. The U.S. wouldn't invade Cuba.
2. The USSR would remove its Cuban missiles.
3. The U.S. would secretly remove its missiles from Turkey, easing tensions.

The end of Cuban Missile crisis started the peace journey between US and the Soviet Unions.

But sadly, not everybody loved peace.

1963 - JFK was assassinated

1964 - Khrushchev was ousted

1964 - Leo Szilard died of heart attack

1964 - China detonated its first atomic bomb

1983 - another possible nuclear attack during the Cold War - Soviet satellites wrongly signaled an American missile attack. Stanislav Petrov, in charge, could have launched a nuclear counterattack but didn't because he thought it was a technical glitch. It turned out he was right; sunlight reflections caused the false alarm. Petrov's decision likely averted a disastrous nuclear war. But it’s worrying how easy it was for world disaster.

1991 - The Cold War ended when the Berlin Wall came down, a significant symbol of bridging the East and the West

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Part 2 - nuclear as electricity instead of bombs.

Throughout this time there was a growing shift to use nuclear power as electricity. I separated both timelines to have a clearer view on it

1951 - first reactor in Idaho used to generate electricity instead of bombs (small test reactor)

Jan 1953- President Eisenhower came was elected to office

Dec 1953 - President Eisenhower delivered his infamous "Atoms for Peace" speech to the UN, on the dangers of nuclear war and the potential of nuclear technology for human development.

He encouraged countries to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes (electricity).

Iran, Israel, and Pakistan being among the first to agree. American Machine and Foundry constructed their early nuclear facilities.

This change from military to civilian use was made possible by amendments to the Atomic Energy Act.

1954- Russia built the first real reactor that converts nuclear power into electricity and supply it to the public power grid

1955- On August 8, in Geneva, Switzerland, the largest scientific conference in history, called the “International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy,” began.

More than 1500 participants from East and West exchanged what were previously secretive results with surprising openness and aroused the curiosity of the world publicly.

1955 - The first nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus, was put to sea

1956- the second nuclear power plant that produced electricity on an industrial scale in Calder Hall, near Windscale in England

1958 - the first commercialized power reactor in the US in Shippingport, Pennsylvania

In the 70’s- oil crisis promoted the use of nuclear as energy

1986 - Chernobyl (30 people died) - The Chernobyl disaster resulted from a poorly designed experiment at nuclear reactor Unit 4. They turned off safety systems, removed control rods, and ran the reactor at 7 percent power.

2011- Fukushima disaster (19,759 died) - After a major earthquake, a 15-metre tsunami disabled the power supply and cooling of three Fukushima Daiichi reactors. This led to a nuclear accident on March 11, 2011. All three cores mostly melted within the first three days.

There are a lot of learning from disasters. New reactor designs aim for safety and efficiency, but some projects face rising costs and delays. Managing radioactive waste remains a challenge. The future of nuclear power's role in global electricity is uncertain. If one day nuclear power is really safe, each home can have its own mini power plants.

There are 436 nuclear reactors in the world located in 32 countries as of May 2023

On average, nuclear powers 10% of global power needs. Some countries are heading for 20%

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2 takeaways :

1. United States created and won the nuclear race because it welcomed immigrants - who turned out to be superstar nuclear physicist persecuted in their countries

2. International cooperation, advocated by many researchers since the discovery of nuclear fission, hopefully outweighs power politics.

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เศรษฐศาสตร์ออสเตรียนคืออะไร?

แนวคิดที่รัฐไม่อยากให้คุณเข้าใจ

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ของแพงขึ้นทุกปี แต่ไม่มีใครบอกเราว่า...ใครกันแน่ คือคนที่ทำให้มันเกิดขึ้น ?

คุณทำงานหนักขึ้นแต่กลับรู้สึกว่าได้ “น้อยลง” แล้วก็ถูกบอกให้เชื่อว่า “ทั้งหมดนี้เป็นเรื่องของตลาด” ว่าเป็นเพราะพ่อค้าโก่งราคา เป็นเพราะต้นทุนสูง เป็นเพราะคนไม่ขยัน หรือเพราะเงินไม่พอในระบบ จากนั้นรัฐก็เข้ามา พิมพ์เงิน แจกเงิน ออกกฎหมายควบคุมราคา หรือไม่ก็ดันดอกเบี้ยต่ำลงเพื่อให้คนใช้จ่ายมากขึ้น ซึ่งทั้งหมดนี้ดูเหมือนจะช่วยในระยะสั้น แต่มันกลับทำให้ทุกอย่างเละเทะในระยะยาวยิ่งขึ้นอีก แล้วคำถามก็เกิดขึ้นว่า จริง ๆ แล้ว…ปัญหามาจากตลาดจริงหรือ? หรือเราทั้งหมดกำลังติดอยู่ใน “ระบบที่มีใครบางคนกำลังควบคุม” โดยที่เราไม่เคยมีโอกาสตั้งคำถามเลยว่า มันควรถูกควบคุมตั้งแต่แรกไหม

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นี่คือจุดเริ่มต้นของการตั้งคำถามที่นำไปสู่สิ่งที่เรียกว่า “เศรษฐศาสตร์ออสเตรียน” หรือ Austrian Economics แนวคิดที่ดูเหมือนใหม่ในยุคนี้ แต่แท้จริงแล้ว...มันคือความจริงเก่าที่เคยถูกลืม เศรษฐศาสตร์ออสเตรียนเชื่อว่า มนุษย์คือผู้กระทำที่มีเหตุผล ราคาคือผลลัพธ์ของการแลกเปลี่ยนอย่างเสรี และตลาดจะสมดุลได้ด้วยตัวของมันเอง ถ้าไม่มีใครไปบิดเบือนมัน แต่สิ่งที่น่าทึ่งยิ่งกว่านั้นคือ แนวคิดนี้ไม่ได้เพิ่งเกิดขึ้นแค่เมื่อร้อยปีก่อน ไม่ได้เกิดที่เวียนนา หรือห้องวิจัยเศรษฐศาสตร์ใด ๆ แต่มันมีรากเหง้ามาจากการตั้งคำถามของมนุษย์ตั้งแต่สองพันปีก่อนแล้ว

ปรัชญาเสรีภาพจากอดีตที่ถูกลืม

โสเครติสเคยตั้งคำถามกับสิ่งที่รัฐบอกว่า “ถูกต้อง” อย่างเงียบ ๆ ผ่านการเสนอให้เลิกรองเท้าไซส์เดียวที่บังคับใช้ทั้งประเทศ เพราะเขารู้ว่าไม่มีอะไรที่เหมาะกับทุกคนเสมอไป เขาไม่ได้แค่คัดค้านรองเท้า แต่เขากำลังคัดค้าน “ความจริงที่ถูกยัดเยียด” โดยรัฐ ภายใต้ชื่อของ “ความดีส่วนรวม” สิ่งที่โสเครติสทำ ไม่ใช่การจลาจล ไม่ใช่การปฏิเสธทุกอย่าง แต่เป็นการชี้ให้เห็นว่า ความจริงไม่ควรถูกนิยามโดยคนกลุ่มเดียว และความเข้าใจของมนุษย์ ควรเกิดจาก “การตั้งคำถามอย่างมีเหตุผล” ไม่ใช่การยอมรับอย่างเชื่อฟัง นี่คือแก่นกลางของสิ่งที่นักเศรษฐศาสตร์ออสเตรียนเชื่อว่าราคาควรเกิดจากการตัดสินใจเสรีของผู้คนในตลาด ไม่ใช่จากสูตรหรือคำสั่งของเจ้าหน้าที่รัฐที่อ้างว่า “รู้ดีที่สุด” ข้ามมาที่แนวคิดสโตอิก (Stoicism) ซึ่งถือเป็นอีกหนึ่งแนวคิดรากฐานของปรัชญาตะวันตก ลัทธินี้ไม่ได้สอนให้คนยอมจำนนต่อโชคชะตา แต่กลับเชื่อว่า อิสรภาพที่แท้จริงคือการควบคุมตัวเอง ไม่ใช่การรอให้รัฐหรือใครมาชี้ทางชีวิตให้เรา พวกเขาเชื่อใน “ธรรมชาติของมนุษย์” และการรับผิดชอบต่อการเลือกของตัวเอง ไม่ใช่การโยนภาระให้กับนโยบายรัฐ ปรัชญาสโตอิกเห็นว่า ความสงบในชีวิตไม่ใช่สิ่งที่รัฐสามารถแจกจ่ายได้ แต่เป็นผลจากความสามารถในการตัดสินใจภายใต้เหตุผลและการยอมรับว่าโลกนั้นไม่แน่นอน เปรียบเสมือนแนวคิดของเศรษฐศาสตร์ออสเตรียนที่ไม่พยายามควบคุมตลาดให้แน่นอน แต่ยอมรับว่าความไม่แน่นอนคือธรรมชาติของเศรษฐกิจ และมนุษย์จะตัดสินใจได้ดีที่สุดในสภาพแวดล้อมที่ไม่มีใครกดทับ ข้ามฟากมายังตะวันออก แนวคิดของ “เต๋า” (Taoism) ของเหล่าจื่อก็พูดในภาษาที่ต่างกัน แต่ด้วยจิตวิญญาณเดียวกัน เต๋าเชื่อว่าทุกสิ่งมีหนทางธรรมชาติของมัน (เต๋า) และยิ่งเราพยายามควบคุมสิ่งที่เราไม่เข้าใจ โลกก็ยิ่งปั่นป่วน เต๋าเรียกภาวะสมดุลว่า “อู๋เว่ย” หรือ “การไม่ฝืน” เมื่อปล่อยให้สิ่งต่าง ๆ เป็นไปตามหนทางของมัน มันจะคืนสมดุลของตัวเองโดยไม่ต้องมีใครไปควบคุม แนวคิดนี้สะท้อนกับสิ่งที่นักเศรษฐศาสตร์ออสเตรียนชี้ไว้ว่า ตลาดไม่ใช่สิ่งที่ควบคุมได้จากเบื้องบน หากแต่เป็นผลรวมของการเลือกของผู้คนนับล้าน ที่ตอบสนองต่อความเปลี่ยนแปลงอย่างเป็นธรรมชาติ หากปล่อยให้เป็นไป มันจะหาสมดุลของมันเอง เพราะในที่สุดแล้ว ไม่ว่าจะจากฝั่งตะวันตกหรือตะวันออก เส้นทางของอิสรภาพทั้งหมดก็นำมาสู่จุดเดียวกันการไม่ฝืนธรรมชาติของมนุษย์ และนั่นคือหัวใจของเศรษฐศาสตร์ออสเตรียน

จากนักบวชสเปน...สู่กรุงเวียนนา

ในอีกฟากของยุโรป ย้อนกลับไปตั้งแต่ศตวรรษที่ 16 กลุ่มนักบวชสายคาทอลิกที่รู้จักกันในชื่อ Late Scholastics จากมหาวิทยาลัย Salamanca ประเทศสเปน ได้เริ่มต้นการปฏิวัติความคิดบางอย่างที่ “ล้ำยุคเกินไปสำหรับยุคของเขา” พวกเขาเฝ้าสังเกตพฤติกรรมของผู้คนจริง ๆ ไม่ใช่ทฤษฎีที่ลอยอยู่บนตำรา และพบว่า มูลค่าของสิ่งของไม่ใช่สิ่งที่คงที่ตายตัว แต่มันเปลี่ยนไปตามมุมมอง ความต้องการ และสถานการณ์ของแต่ละคน พวกเขาคือผู้บุกเบิกแนวคิด “มูลค่าเชิงอัตวิสัย” (Subjective Value) ก่อนที่ Carl Menger จะสรุปมันไว้ในศตวรรษที่ 19 และคือคนกลุ่มแรกที่เข้าใจว่า ราคาคือผลของการประเมินคุณค่าภายในใจมนุษย์ ไม่ใช่ผลจากต้นทุนการผลิตหรือคำสั่งจากรัฐ นอกจากเรื่องมูลค่า พวกเขายังตั้งข้อสังเกตถึง ผลเสียของการพิมพ์เงินมากเกินไป และเตือนว่าเงินเฟ้อไม่ได้เป็นปรากฏการณ์ที่ลึกลับ แต่คือสิ่งที่รัฐ “สร้างขึ้นเอง” ผ่านการออกเหรียญเกิน, ลดค่ามาตรฐานโลหะ, หรือควบคุมอัตราแลกเปลี่ยนเพื่อผลประโยชน์เฉพาะกลุ่ม ที่น่าทึ่งคือ พวกเขาเสนอความคิดแบบเดียวกับที่ Mises และ Rothbard จะพูดอีกหลายร้อยปีให้หลังว่า... หน้าที่ของนักเศรษฐศาสตร์ที่แท้จริง ไม่ใช่เสนอวิธีควบคุมผู้คน แต่คือการบอกให้รัฐรู้ว่า “อะไรที่มันไม่มีสิทธิ์ทำ” พวกเขาไม่เพียงวิจารณ์การเก็บภาษีแบบไร้เหตุผล แต่ยังคัดค้านกฎหมายควบคุมราคา การผูกขาดโดยพระราชวงศ์ และการใช้กฎหมายในการแทรกแซงกลไกตลาด ที่สำคัญ พวกเขามองเห็นว่า ธุรกิจและตลาดเสรี ไม่ใช่สิ่งที่น่ารังเกียจเหมือนที่อำนาจนิยมหลายยุคพยายามทำให้เป็น แต่คือกระบวนการธรรมชาติที่ผู้คนแลกเปลี่ยนกันอย่างสมัครใจ เพื่อสร้างความมั่งคั่งร่วมกัน ทั้งหมดนี้เกิดขึ้นภายใต้หมวกของ “นักบวช” ไม่ใช่นักเศรษฐศาสตร์ แต่งานของพวกเขาได้วางรากฐานให้กับสิ่งที่ Rothbard ยกย่องว่าเป็น “นักเศรษฐศาสตร์ตัวจริงกลุ่มแรกในประวัติศาสตร์” และพวกเขานี่เอง...คือผู้จุดประกายปรัชญาเศรษฐศาสตร์สายตลาดเสรีที่ต่อมาจะกลายเป็น “สายออสเตรียน”

Carl Menger: ผู้จุดไฟแห่งความเข้าใจใหม่

ในปี 1871 Carl Menger หยิบแนวคิดเหล่านี้มาต่อยอด ด้วยหนังสือชื่อ Principles of Economics เขาได้เปลี่ยนวิธีมองโลกของทั้งวงการเศรษฐศาสตร์ เขาเขียนไว้อย่างเรียบง่ายแต่ลึกซึ้งว่า...

“มูลค่าไม่ใช่สิ่งที่อยู่ในตัวสินค้าด้วยตัวมันเอง แต่มันเกิดจากการตัดสินของมนุษย์ผู้มีเหตุผลในการใช้ทรัพยากร” – Carl Menger, 1871

แนวคิดนี้เรียกว่า “มูลค่าเชิงอัตวิสัย” (Subjective Value) ซึ่งปฏิวัติความเข้าใจด้านเศรษฐศาสตร์ที่เคยคิดว่ามูลค่าเป็นผลลัพธ์ของแรงงานหรือวัตถุดิบ เขาอธิบายว่า มูลค่าของสิ่งของไม่ได้เกิดจากต้นทุนหรือแรงงาน แต่มาจากความต้องการเฉพาะเวลาของผู้คนในสถานการณ์เฉพาะที่แตกต่างกัน เขาเสนอว่าเงินไม่ควรเกิดจากคำสั่งของรัฐ แต่มาจากการที่ผู้คนเลือกใช้สิ่งที่แลกเปลี่ยนได้ดีที่สุด จนกลายเป็นเงินโดยธรรมชาติ

เขาวางรากฐานให้เศรษฐศาสตร์กลายเป็น “ศาสตร์ของการเลือก” มากกว่าจะเป็น “ศาสตร์ของตัวเลข” ในมุมมองของเขา เศรษฐศาสตร์ไม่ใช่เรื่องของการสะสมข้อมูล แต่คือการทำความเข้าใจ “มนุษย์” ที่มีเป้าหมาย มีทางเลือก และเลือกการกระทำตามเหตุผลของตนเอง นี่คือจุดเริ่มต้นของเศรษฐศาสตร์แบบอิงพฤติกรรมมนุษย์ ซึ่งกลายมาเป็นแก่นกลางของเศรษฐศาสตร์ออสเตรียน

หลังจาก Carl Menger วางรากฐานสำคัญไว้ ศิษย์ผู้สืบทอดแนวคิดของเขาอย่าง Eugen Böhm-Bawerk ได้ขยายความเข้าใจนั้นให้ลึกขึ้นอีกระดับ โดยเฉพาะในเรื่องของ ทุน, ดอกเบี้ย, และ มิติเวลาของการผลิต Böhm-Bawerk อธิบายว่า อัตราดอกเบี้ยไม่ใช่สิ่งที่รัฐควรกำหนด แต่มันสะท้อนพฤติกรรมของมนุษย์ที่มี “ระดับความเห็นแก่เวลา” แตกต่างกัน คนที่ยอมรอ เพื่อให้ได้ผลตอบแทนในอนาคต คือคนที่มี Time Preference ต่ำ ขณะที่คนที่อยากได้ตอนนี้ ย่อมต้องยอมจ่ายเพิ่ม นี่คือธรรมชาติของดอกเบี้ยในตลาดเสรี เขายังแสดงให้เห็นว่า ทุนไม่ได้มีลักษณะ “ก้อนเดียว” แต่เป็นโครงสร้างซับซ้อนที่กินเวลาและสัมพันธ์กับกระบวนการผลิตในโลกจริง มันคือความเข้าใจเศรษฐกิจในแบบที่รัฐไม่สามารถ "จัดการจากบนลงล่าง" ได้เลย F.A. Hayek หนึ่งในศิษย์สายตรงของแนวคิดนี้ ขยายต่อโดยชี้ว่า ข้อมูลที่จำเป็นในการตัดสินใจทางเศรษฐกิจไม่ได้ถูกรวมไว้ในสมองของเจ้าหน้าที่ธนาคารกลางหรือรัฐมนตรีคลัง แต่กระจายอยู่ในพฤติกรรมของคนธรรมดาทุกคนในระบบเศรษฐกิจ และเมื่อมีใครพยายามควบคุมมันจากศูนย์กลาง นั่นแหละคือจุดเริ่มของการบิดเบือน

การควบคุมตลาดคือจุดเริ่มของการทำลายเสรีภาพ

เศรษฐศาสตร์สำนักออสเตรียนจึงไม่มองว่า "ตลาด" คืออะไรที่ซับซ้อนเกินเข้าใจ แต่มองว่ามันคือภาพสะท้อนของชีวิตมนุษย์จริง ๆ คนที่ซื้อกาแฟตอนเช้า คนที่ไม่ซื้อของที่คิดว่าแพงไป คนที่เลือกเก็บเงินไว้ใช้ในอนาคต พฤติกรรมเหล่านี้คือเศรษฐกิจจริง ๆ ที่เกิดขึ้นทุกวัน และนั่นคือเหตุผลที่ไม่มีใครควรไปควบคุมมัน Ludwig von Mises ยืนยันว่าการพิมพ์เงินโดยรัฐไม่ใช่นโยบายเศรษฐกิจ แต่คือการปล้นอย่างถูกกฎหมาย เขาแสดงผ่านทฤษฎี “regression theorem” ว่า เงินที่แท้จริงต้องมีจุดเริ่มจากตลาดเสรีเสมอ และเมื่อรัฐพยายามสร้างเงินจากความว่างเปล่า สุดท้ายมันจะทำลายมูลค่าทุกอย่างในระบบ แนวคิดเรื่อง “Time Preference” หรือความเห็นแก่เวลา ก็เป็นหนึ่งในแกนสำคัญที่ Mises และ Böhm-Bawerk พูดถึงว่า มนุษย์มักให้คุณค่ากับปัจจุบันมากกว่าอนาคต เมื่อระบบการเงินเอื้อให้ใช้เงินง่าย ใช้เร็ว แต่ไม่มีแรงจูงใจให้เก็บหรือลงทุนระยะยาว สังคมจะค่อย ๆ กลายเป็นสังคมบริโภค และสูญเสียวัฒนธรรมของความยั่งยืน นั่นคือเหตุผลว่าทำไมคนจึงยอมรูดบัตรก่อน เก็บเงินทีหลัง และทำให้ระบบการเงินทั้งระบบ...เร่งให้เราใช้จ่ายแบบไม่ยั้งคิด Murray Rothbard คือผู้ที่นำแนวคิดทั้งหมดนี้มาขยายให้ถึงที่สุด เขาไม่เพียงแต่วิเคราะห์ว่าอะไรทำให้เศรษฐกิจล่ม แต่ยังเชื่อมมันกับหลักปรัชญาธรรมชาติ โดยวางรากฐานว่า หากรัฐไม่มีสิทธิ์บังคับร่างกายของเรา มันก็ไม่มีสิทธิ์บังคับทรัพย์สินของเราเช่นกัน เขาอธิบายว่า การแทรกแซงทุกรูปแบบของรัฐ ล้วนเป็นการทำลายเสรีภาพของการเลือกในระดับรากฐาน

แล้วเราทำอะไรได้ ?

คำตอบของออสเตรียนไม่ใช่ “รอให้รัฐฉลาดขึ้น” แต่คือ “หยุดให้รัฐยุ่งมากเกินไปตั้งแต่แรก” ตลอดประวัติศาสตร์ เราเห็นมาแล้วว่ารัฐสามารถพิมพ์เงินจนเงินเฟ้อ ยึดทองคำของประชาชน เปลี่ยนระบบการเงินโดยไม่ขอความเห็นจากผู้ใช้ และในโลกปัจจุบัน มีสิ่งหนึ่งที่สะท้อนแนวคิดนี้ได้จริงที่สุด นั่นคือบิตคอยน์ บิตคอยน์ไม่ได้เป็นแค่เงินสดดิจิทัล แต่มันคือ “เงินที่รัฐพิมพ์เพิ่มไม่ได้” ไม่มีใครเปลี่ยนกติกากลางเกม ไม่มีธนาคารกลาง ไม่มีใครควบคุมอัตราเงินเฟ้อด้วยปลายนิ้ว มีเพียงผู้ใช้ที่ยินยอมแลกเปลี่ยนกันอย่างเสรี บิตคอยน์คือเศรษฐศาสตร์ออสเตรียนในรูปธรรม คือคำประกาศของเสรีภาพทางการเงินในยุคดิจิทัล

เศรษฐศาสตร์ออสเตรียนจึงไม่ใช่แค่เศรษฐศาสตร์ทางเลือก แต่มันคือวิธีมองมนุษย์อย่างเคารพ เข้าใจ และยอมรับว่าเราทุกคนต่างมีเหตุผล มีความต้องการ มีจุดมุ่งหมาย และควรมีเสรีภาพในการตัดสินใจด้วยตนเอง มันคือแนวคิดที่กล้าบอกว่ารัฐไม่ได้รู้ดีที่สุด และคนธรรมดาไม่ควรถูกบังคับให้เล่นในระบบที่พวกเขาไม่เคยเลือกกติกาได้เอง

มันไม่ใช่แค่แนวคิดใหม่ แต่มันคือความจริงเก่า ที่โลกเคยลืม และกำลังกลับมา…เพื่อทวงคืน “อิสรภาพ” ที่หายไปจากกระเป๋าเงินของเรา ทั้งหมดนี้จึงเป็นเหตุผลว่า ทำไม “เศรษฐศาสตร์สำนักออสเตรียน” ไม่ได้เป็นแค่ทางเลือกของเศรษฐกิจ แต่มันคือ “อาวุธทางความคิด” สำหรับคนที่ไม่ยอมจำนนให้ใครควบคุมชีวิต

อ้างอิง Menger, Carl. Principles of Economics. 1871. Böhm-Bawerk, Eugen von. Positive Theory of Capital. 1889. Mises, Ludwig von. The Theory of Money and Credit. 1912. Hayek, Friedrich A. The Use of Knowledge in Society. 1945. Rothbard, Murray N. For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto. 1973. Ammous, Saifedean. The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking. 2018. Mises Institute. “Promoting teaching and research in the Austrian school of economics.” Rothbard, Murray N. An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume I. Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2006.

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This week I read up on what's currently happening to kids and their relationship to social media and smartphones. Especially the following thw pieces of media: The Ezra Klein Show: ‘Our Kids Are the Least Flourishing Generation We Know Of’ interview with Jonathan Haidt and his book on the topic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN2GhPal4qA

And the podcast Search Engine 'What’s actually on teenagers’ phones? ' and a documentary tv show on the topic where teenagers show their phone screens to their parents as a social experiment

https://www.searchengine.show/whats-actually-on-teenagers-phones/

Yes yes, both are outlets that are clearly progressive partisan. But this topic really is a non partisan topic. Don't click away yet.

Here are my key takeaways on the topic:

How kids spend their time

• For most of human history kids and teenagers spend their time with other kids. And especially not only their exact same age: also with kids a few years older and younger. This is obviously a lot less now that kids are almost exclusively online. When kids play outside and have other kids that are 2y older as rolemodels and look out for other kids that are 2y younger that obviously changes something in their upbringing and how they learn to behave in social connections. What changes about personality of humans when whole generations did not have this experience?
• Kids spend more and more time with their parents. This might be surprising in a story that is primarily about less and less socializing. But parents are more and more of the opinion that the most important goal in parenting is spending "quality time" with their kids. But is this true? Shouldn't they spend time with peers instead?
• The offline world is online now. In the tv show referenced in the podcast the filmcrew also got insight what teenagers do on gettogethers and partys. It was a surprising sight. Everyone is used to being filmed all the time. A boy jumped off a building, another kid took drugs and ended up in the hospital. But haven't teenagers always done stupid shit? The key difference is the boy did not jump off a building because he was a stupid teenager having fun. He did it to go viral online. What a bleak bleak new world.
• Younger than you expect. Did you know that 40% of 2yo own a tablet/ipad? I still remember the outrage of 10yo owning non-smart phones. The topic is still on but now it's babys. Also elementary school aged kids are almost surely all confronted with softcore porn and violence regularly. You can almost expect a child of this age have also seen hardcore porn and extreme violence. This really begs the question why we as a society still count if a Marvel movie has 1 or 2 f-words - what a ludicrous contrast.
• What happens on the phone is a secret. Kids have almost all the behavior to not talk about what happens on their phones. To some extent this is normal, to some extent this is also a big mystery how this developed. Your teenage daughter will not tell you when she looks bulimia, eating disorders, and superhuman women influencers all the time. Your 7yo will not tell you that they looked at disturbing violence gore content. Most mysteriously: even 3yo often already know this behaviour to hide their phone screens when playing phone games. How do they learn this? It is indeed a mystery.

Gender divide

Young girls and young boys have very different experiences here. Boys do still spend time with gaming and voicechats together. Young girls time online is very different. It is mostly alone. It is instagram pictures of unattainable lifestyle and looks.

The loss of common values

Jonathan Haidt had an interesting insight on the interplay of smartphones and the decline of religiosity here. The decline of religiosity in the west is obviously nothing new, it predates smartphones. But social media confronts kids with a whole world of different people and different values. So, a secularized world might not derive its values from religion anymore but a secularized world with local communities might still create consensus on values. But a secularized world where culture happens globally does not anymore. kids increasingly say they have no meaning or goals in life. In the interview Jonathan Haidt lists many statistics on this topic that you can look at from many angles but overall this is the trend.

An overaching concept in probably all value sets from liberal cities to arch conservative societies was some concept of social status. Maybe in an Amish village social status came from having a dozen children. Maybe in turbo leftist circles social status came from having an art exhibition.... you get the idea, the specifics do not matter. For teenagers this social status is synonymous with likes and followers. You, as a kid, will probably never have a million followers and therefore in this new world social status is unattainable.

This is of course very oversimplified. But you see how the world changed overnight when smartphones happened.

The concept of "Pacts"

If phones are so bad, just give it to them at an older age! Not so fast cowboy.

Kids with smartphones are less depressed, less anxious, more social, get more exercise, & experience less cyberbullying than kids w/out smartphones

https://x.com/ENBrown/status/1909257644499480973

The problem here is of course that kids without phones are social outcasts. This is even worse than the phones themselves.

The solution that has become really popular post covid is the concept of pacts. A few parents from one neighborhood and/or one school year come together and make a pact to not give their kids phones until a certain age.

Depressingly, Jonathan Haidt analysis found that these pacts don't work that well: It's only a trend in what is upper middle class anyway. Statistically many parents "break" under the pressure before the year has arrived. And lastly, they only seem to work when the size of the pact is like 10 kids or bigger.

Conclusion

I encourage you all the watch the interview and or listen to the podcast. The world changed a lot and we are barely talking about it.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/941383

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Florence (Firenze) is where art, history, and passion collide in the most graceful way. As the birthplace of the Renaissance, it’s a city steeped in creativity—from Michelangelo’s David to Brunelleschi’s dome—and yet, it also lives in the little things: the smell of espresso, the sound of church bells, and golden sunsets over the Arno. Compact, walkable, and overflowing with beauty, Florence stirs something deep.

🌟 Must-See Highlights in Florence

1️⃣ The Duomo & Brunelleschi’s Dome

• The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore dominates the skyline with its red-tiled dome
• Climb to the top (463 steps!) for breathtaking views of the city and Tuscan hills
• Don’t miss the baptistery’s golden doors—aka the “Gates of Paradise”

2️⃣ Uffizi Gallery

• One of the most famous art museums in the world
• Home to masterpieces by Botticelli (The Birth of Venus), da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Caravaggio
• Book timed-entry tickets—lines can be intense!

3️⃣ Ponte Vecchio

• Florence’s iconic medieval bridge, lined with goldsmiths and jewelers
• Great photo spot—especially at sunrise or golden hour

4️⃣ Michelangelo’s David at the Accademia

• The original, larger-than-life marble David is a powerful sight in person
• Also check out Michelangelo’s unfinished “Prisoners,” still emerging from stone

5️⃣ Boboli Gardens & Pitti Palace

• Cross the Arno to explore lush gardens, sculptures, and royal vibes
• Offers a peaceful break from the city streets and great panoramic views

🍷 What to Eat & Drink in Florence

• Bistecca alla Fiorentina – A legendary T-bone steak, grilled rare
• Ribollita – A hearty Tuscan soup with bread, beans, and vegetables
• Crostini with chicken liver pâté – Classic local starter
• Cantucci with Vin Santo – Almond biscuits dipped in sweet dessert wine
• Pair it all with a glass of Chianti Classico or Brunello di Montalcino

✨ Local Gems to Discover

• Piazzale Michelangelo – Sunset views that will stay with you forever
• San Lorenzo Market – Leather goods, food stalls, and local flair
• Santa Croce Basilica – Tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli
• Oltrarno neighborhood – Artisans, cool cafés, and a slower, bohemian vibe

🎯 Florence Travel Tips

✅ Most sights are walkable—comfortable shoes are a must
✅ The city is busiest from late spring to early fall—visit in shoulder seasons if you can
✅ Museums are closed on Mondays
✅ Make restaurant reservations—especially for dinner at popular spots

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Um Demokratie und edle moralische Werte soll es im Krieg gehen, wenn man den Verlautbarungen unserer selbsternannten politischen und intellektuellen Elite glauben soll. Wenn man auf all die Kriege der letzten Jahrhunderte und Jahrtausende zurückblickt, dürfte sich jedoch ein realitätsnaher Blick ergeben. Darum ging es nie. Es geht um Geld.

„So mir nix dir nix fangt ma doch koan Kriag o. Do geht's oiwai um so was, ob's jetz a Holz is oder was anders..." Übersetzt: Es geht ums Holz, so soll der Vater des bayerischen Schriftstellers Oskar Maria Graf seinem Sohn diese verdichtete Lebensweisheit weitergegeben haben. Holz könne dabei auch einen anderen Namen haben wie etwa wohl Geld, Macht und geostrategische Interessen – wobei sich letztere ebenfalls in Geld übersetzen lassen. Die Essenz des Krieges ist Geld. 

Was aber, wenn selbst der Krieg einen anderen Namen hat? Was, wenn man den Bevölkerungen in den wohlstandsverwöhnten westlichen Ländern keinen Krieg zumuten kann, weil sie zwar Kriege auf der ganzen Welt führen, um ihrer imperialistischen Lebensweise frönen zu können, es aber nicht ohne weiteres mit sich machen ließen, mit Krieg überzogen zu werden? Was, wenn aber der Krieg genau dorthin gebracht werden müsste, wo sehr viel zu holen ist, weil man zwar bisher den Rahm abgeschöpft hat, dies jedoch im Endstadium des Kapitalismus nicht mehr für diejenigen ausreicht, zu denen der stete Fluss an Vermögenskonzentration entgegen der Schwerkraft fließt – nach oben? Dann führt man Krieg unter einem anderen Namen.

„There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning", so ein Ausspruch des US-Oligarchen und Finanzmoguls Warren Buffet (neudeutsch „Philanthrop“). Zu Deutsch: „Es herrscht Klassenkrieg, richtig, aber es ist meine Klasse, die Klasse der Reichen, die Krieg führt, und wir gewinnen."

Biosicherheit ist Kriegsrecht

Das Zitat stammt noch aus der Zeit vor der Finanzkrise, mit der dieser Klassenkampf sichtbar wurde. Es folgte eine unvorstellbare Umverteilung und Privatisierung von öffentlichem Vermögen. Krieg mag man dies vielleicht noch nicht nennen. Mit Krieg verbindet man Tod, Leid und Zerstörung. Mit guter Begründung ließe sich dann jedoch die Behauptung aufstellen, dass sich die westlichen Gesellschaften seit dem Beginn der Coronakrise im Jahr 2020 selbst in einem Krieg befinden.

Biosicherheit ist Kriegsrecht. Ein General wurde in Deutschland an die Spitze der militärischen Spezial-Operation gestellt. Das Gesundheitswesen wurde militarisiert. Dies ist insofern konsequent, da man offen kommuniziert, dass man sich in einem Krieg befände, auch wenn man das wahre Ziel der Kriegshandlungen dadurch verschleierte. Rund um den Globus ließen die Regierungen westlicher Staaten verlautbaren, dass man sich im Krieg gegen das Virus oder einen unsichtbaren Feind befände. Beispiele: 

Emmanuel Macron (Frankreich): „Nous sommes en guerre."

Donald Trump (USA): „We're at war. We're fighting an invisible enemy...I'm a wartime president."  

Boris Johnson (Großbritannien): „We must act like any wartime government." 

Pedro Sánchez (Spanien): „Nos enfrentamos a una guerra contra un enemigo invisible."  

Für diese Kriegsrhetorik findet man Beispiele in vielen Ländern durch deren seinerzeitige Regierungschefs. Wer die Coronakrise bewusst erlebt hat, konnte die Kriegsführung beobachten. Sie richtete sich jedoch nicht gegen ein Virus, sondern gegen die Bevölkerung und deren Grund- und Menschenrechte, die in westlichen Gesellschaften eigentlich stets als unveräußerlich deklariert worden waren. Und sie kulminierte darin, dass die Bevölkerungen unter gewaltigem Druck mit einer Biowaffe gespritzt wurden, für deren Produktion eine regelrechte Rüstungsindustrie hochgezogen wurde. Anders als als Biowaffe sollte dies nicht mehr bezeichnet werden, nachdem nun nach jahrelangem Abwiegeln sogar Regierungslinie und Allgemeinwissen zu werden scheint, dass das Virus aus einem Labor stammt und Ergebnis einer Gain-of-Function-Forschung, mithin der Biowaffenforschung ist. Was aber sollte dann der genetische Impfstoff anderes sein, der den Körper derart umprogrammiert, dass er das, was das Virus für manche gefährlich macht, dort produziert, wo es bei den meisten Menschen überhaupt nicht hinkäme, und dort gewaltige Schäden anrichtet bis hin zum Tod?

Wenn man zu diesem Schluss kommt, kann man dies auch dahingehend übersetzen, dass die Regierungen ihre eigene Bevölkerung mit einer verheerenden Biowaffe angegriffen haben und dabei sogar so weit gegangen sind, den Nürnberger Kodex zu brechen. Wie groß die Zahl der Opfer sein wird, wird sich erst rückblickend betrachten lassen, aber bei objektiver Beobachtung wird man bereits jetzt zu dem Schluss kommen, dass die Schäden gigantisch sind.

Wir sind bereits im Krieg

Aktuell läuft in Europa die Kriegsrhetorik auf Hochtouren. Bis 2029 will man kriegstüchtig sein. Man ist geneigt, sich zu fragen, was das werden soll, dem Gegner mitzuteilen, was man bis wann vorhat. Gewaltige Schuldenpakete werden aufgenommen, um dieses vermeintliche Ziel zu erreichen. Die Aktienkurse von Rüstungsherstellern gehen durch die Decke. In Deutschland herrscht ein komplettes Kriegsparlament ohne relevante Widerworte. Sogar ein nach seiner Auflösung und darauf folgender Neuwahl längst nicht mehr demokratisch legitimierter Bundestag kann eine Verfassungsänderung zu Gunsten gigantischer Kriegskredite verabschieden, und eine Mehrheit scheint das gut zu finden.

Völlig unklar ist, ob es zu einem Krieg kommen wird. Warum sollte Putin Deutschland angreifen und warum sollte er damit warten bis 2029? Oder spekuliert man gar darauf, dass bis dahin jemand anderes in Russland das Sagen hat, der nicht so besonnen auf die ständigen Provokationen reagiert, wie dies Putin in der Vergangenheit getan hat? Die Bevölkerung wurde in der Coronakrise konditioniert. Der Staat wird umgebaut zu einem totalitären System. Das alles kann eine Vorbereitung für einen Krieg sein, der in einer liberalen Demokratie undenkbar wäre. Nicht umsonst laufen aktuell Vorbereitungen, die Meinungsfreiheit weiter einzuschränken, legitime Meinungsäußerungen zu kriminalisieren und den Bürgern weitere Kontrolle über die Exekutive zu entziehen, wie es der Vorstoß zur Abschaffung des Informationsfreiheitsgesetzes andeutet. Wenn man Krieg will, braucht man ein totalitäres System. Deshalb wird das, was wir an Einschränkung der Meinungsfreiheit während Corona erlebt haben, um das Coronaregime zu ermöglichen, nur ein lauer Vorgeschmack gewesen sein. Denn einen Krieg mit Waffen verstehen die Menschen besser als einen Krieg mit Biowaffen. Da wird man die Zügel anziehen müssen, was ohnehin sinnvoll ist, denn irgendwann wird sich auch der seit 5 Jahren gegen die Bevölkerungen geführte Krieg nicht mehr verdecken lassen.

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Das Kriegstrommeln ist daher durchaus ernst zu nehmen, aber es überlagert den Kriegszustand, in dem wir uns längst befinden, und stellt die Frage, ob es wirklich den großen Krieg für das braucht, was man auch so durch eine Politik der Angst erreichen kann.

Corona, Krieg, Klima. Virus, Putin, CO2. Das Narrativ ist egal, der Feind ist austauschbar. Die Angst ist es nicht. Sie ist das Feuer, das die Geld-Destillerie am Laufen hält und den Destillationsprozess überhaupt erst ermöglicht. Die kleinen Kriegsgewinnler betreiben Heimdestillerien. Sie impfen, betreiben Testzentren, kaufen Rheinmetallaktien. Natürlich gibt es auch etwas größere Schwarzbrennereien, die mit Maskengeschäften, Auftragsreden oder Beratungsjobs während und nach der Politkarriere Millionen verdienen und gerne auch Insiderwissen nutzen. Aber das wirklich große Geschäft wird in den professionellen Großdestillerien gemacht, deren Eigentümer kaum jemand kennt.

Die Coronakrise und der Krieg lassen sich nicht voneinander trennen. Die Mechanismen sind dieselben. Die Akteure überschneiden sich zum Teil. Die Gräben, die man in der Gesellschaft während Corona aufgerissen hat, werden nun vielleicht ganz real zu Schützengräben.

Letztendlich ist es zum Geldverdienen jedoch egal, ob ein Land durch Waffen zerstört wird, an denen man verdienen kann, um das Land danach wieder aufzubauen, woran man erneut gut verdienen kann. Oder ob man die Gesundheit von Menschen mit „Impfstoffen" zerstört, an denen man gut verdient, um im Nachgang an der Behandlung der ramponierten Gesundheit zu verdienen. In ähnlicher Weise dürfte es sich mit der Klimapolitik verhalten. Aber das scheint noch arg abstrakt zu sein.

Aufarbeitung der Coronapolitik als friedenssichernde Maßnahme

Die kritische gesellschaftliche Debatte dreht sich meist nur um Symptome. Die unkritische, die in den Leitmedien zu finden ist, scheut sogar dies. An den Kern des Problems geht auch der kritische Teil der Gesellschaft kaum, weil er vom herrlichsten Empörungsmanagement abgelenkt wird, das jemals in Think-Tanks ersonnen wurde.

Einen kurzen Augenblick gab es vor gut einem Jahr, nachdem Paul Schreyer die damals noch weitgehend geschwärzten und von ihm herausgeklagten RKI-Protokolle veröffentlicht hatte. Bereits in der Überschrift hat er mit seiner Erfahrung die wirklich wichtige Schlagzeile herausdestilliert: Es sollte hochskaliert werden. Ohne einen Grund sollte ein Grundrechtemassaker angerichtet werden. Der Blick wurde auf die wesentlichen Fragen gelenkt – auch auf den militärischen Charakter. Wenige Wochen später wurde das RKI-Leak veröffentlicht. Das mag zwar gewaltige historische und juristische Bedeutung haben, verwässerte jedoch die aktuell notwendige Diskussion auf Unwesentliches wie etwa die Untauglichkeit einer Maskenpflicht im Alltag.

Erst wenn die Menschen verstehen, was mit ihnen gemacht wurde und welche Mechanismen dazu führten, dass sie selbst ihre Kinder mit etwas spritzen ließen, das über mehrere Jahre Entzündungsreaktionen im Körper anheizt, Autoimmunerkrankungen und Krebs auslösen kann und bereits in vielen Fällen zum Tod führte, werden sie die Größe des Verbrechens erkennen können. Denn wer hätte seine Kinder mit dieser Substanz spritzen lassen, wenn ihm Vorstehendes gesagt worden wäre, was selbst nur ein Teil der erschütternden Wahrheit ist. Vermutlich fast niemand. 

Es sind gut bekannte, aber inzwischen durch die Möglichkeiten der Digitalisierung stark verfeinerte Mechanismen, die ein derartiges Verhalten ermöglichen. Die kognitive Kriegsführung, die Jonas Tögel in seinem gleichnamigen Buch beschreibt, ist längst Realität. Was man in der Coronakrise und in den Nachwirkungen bis heute erleben konnte, ist mit diesem Begriff gut beschrieben. 

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Jürgen Müller ist verheiratet und Vater von Zwillings-Jungs. Er ist Rechtsanwalt und Insolvenzverwalter. In den vergangenen 10 Jahren hat er ehrenamtlich viel bewirkt und einige Vereine gegründet, die er mit Beginn der Coronakrise auf einmal „auf der anderen Seite" vorfand. Da er weiterhin auf seinem Fundament von Grundrechten und Demokratie, Ökologie, Frieden und Gerechtigkeit stand, gründete er, als die Verhältnisse eskalierten, den Verein Kinderrechte Jetzt e.V., um Kindern und Jugendlichen eine freie Impfentscheidung zu ermöglichen. Mit seinen Mitstreitern gründete er zudem in München das „Wir-Gemeinsam-Bündnis", das u.a. die öffentlichen Debattenräume, das Lebenselixier der Demokratie, wiederbeleben und eine Aufarbeitung der Coronakrise bewirken will. Er ist Mitorganisator im deutschlandweiten Friedensbündnis „Macht Frieden!", dem es gelang, im Jahr 2023 in München mit rund 25.000 Teilnehmern die erste große lagerübergreifende Friedensdemo seit vielen Jahren zu organisieren. Seine Homepage: www.indikativ.jetzt

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A indústria de entretenimento online tem evoluído rapidamente nos últimos anos, oferecendo aos jogadores uma variedade de opções para se divertir e se envolver com plataformas digitais. Uma das mais recentes e inovadoras opções é a NNNBet, uma plataforma online que tem conquistado a atenção de jogadores do Brasil e de várias partes do mundo. Neste artigo, vamos explorar o que torna a NNNBet uma escolha popular, com foco em sua introdução ao mercado, a variedade de jogos disponíveis e a experiência proporcionada aos seus usuários.

Introdução à NNNBet: Uma Plataforma de Entretenimento Digital para Todos A NNNBet é uma plataforma digital criada para oferecer uma experiência única de entretenimento, com um amplo portfólio de jogos que atende a uma variedade de gostos e preferências. O site é moderno, acessível e fácil de navegar, permitindo que os jogadores encontrem rapidamente os jogos que mais os interessam. Além disso, a plataforma conta com uma interface intuitiva, adaptada para diversos dispositivos, garantindo que todos os jogadores, independentemente de estarem usando um desktop, tablet ou smartphone, possam desfrutar de uma navegação fluida.

A segurança e a confiabilidade são aspectos fundamentais para a Nnnbet . A plataforma é comprometida com a proteção dos dados dos seus usuários e oferece transações seguras, além de implementar tecnologias de criptografia de última geração para garantir a privacidade dos jogadores. Este compromisso com a segurança é essencial para a construção de uma relação de confiança com os jogadores.

Além disso, a NNNBet oferece diversos métodos de pagamento, incluindo opções populares no Brasil, como cartões de crédito, transferências bancárias e carteiras digitais. Isso facilita o processo de depósitos e retiradas, proporcionando uma experiência sem complicações.

A Variedade de Jogos: Diversão sem Limites A NNNBet se destaca pela diversidade de jogos que oferece aos seus usuários. O portfólio da plataforma é constantemente atualizado, trazendo novas opções para que os jogadores possam se divertir a qualquer momento. Desde opções de sorte e habilidade até jogos com mecânicas mais complexas, há algo para todos os tipos de jogador.

Uma das categorias mais populares na NNNBet são os jogos de habilidade, onde os jogadores podem testar seus conhecimentos e estratégias. Esses jogos exigem atenção e inteligência, proporcionando uma experiência emocionante. A plataforma também oferece jogos de sorte, que são perfeitos para quem deseja uma experiência mais simples e rápida, com resultados imprevisíveis que podem levar a grandes vitórias.

Os jogadores também podem experimentar jogos de apostas esportivas, onde podem tentar prever o resultado de eventos esportivos ao redor do mundo. As opções são variadas, incluindo futebol, basquete, tênis, entre outros, oferecendo uma experiência dinâmica e empolgante para os fãs de esportes.

Para quem prefere um pouco mais de emoção, a NNNBet também conta com jogos de cartas e roleta, trazendo a experiência clássica de apostas para o mundo digital. Estes jogos oferecem uma jogabilidade envolvente, onde a interação social com outros jogadores e a tensão de cada rodada tornam a experiência mais imersiva.

Experiência do Jogador: Uma Jornada Inesquecível A experiência do jogador é, sem dúvida, um dos pontos fortes da NNNBet. A plataforma se esforça para criar uma jornada única para cada usuário, oferecendo um ambiente amigável e acolhedor. Ao acessar o site, os jogadores são recebidos com uma interface limpa e intuitiva, que facilita a navegação e a escolha dos jogos desejados.

Além disso, a NNNBet investe em um suporte ao cliente de alta qualidade. A plataforma oferece atendimento via chat ao vivo, e-mail e outras formas de comunicação, garantindo que os jogadores possam resolver qualquer problema ou tirar dúvidas com rapidez e eficiência. A equipe de suporte é treinada para fornecer respostas rápidas e precisas, sempre buscando oferecer a melhor experiência possível.

Outro ponto importante é a experiência de jogabilidade. A NNNBet se dedica a garantir que seus jogos sejam não apenas divertidos, mas também justos e equilibrados. Para isso, a plataforma utiliza tecnologia de ponta para garantir que todos os resultados sejam aleatórios e baseados em um sistema imparcial, sem favorecimento a nenhum jogador. Isso oferece uma sensação de confiança para os usuários, que podem desfrutar dos jogos com a certeza de que estão participando de uma competição justa.

A plataforma também possui diversas promoções e bônus que são atualizados regularmente. Os jogadores podem aproveitar essas ofertas para maximizar suas chances de sucesso e tornar sua experiência ainda mais gratificante. Além disso, a NNNBet oferece um programa de fidelidade para os jogadores mais assíduos, proporcionando benefícios exclusivos como bônus adicionais e acesso a eventos especiais.

Conclusão: NNNBet, A Escolha Certa para os Amantes de Entretenimento Digital Com uma plataforma moderna, segura e acessível, a NNNBet se apresenta como uma excelente opção para quem busca diversão e entretenimento digital de qualidade. Sua diversidade de jogos, que vai de apostas esportivas a jogos de habilidade e sorte, garante que todos os tipos de jogadores encontrem algo de seu interesse. A experiência do usuário é aprimorada por um atendimento ao cliente eficiente e por um ambiente justo e seguro para jogar.

Se você está em busca de uma plataforma inovadora, com jogos envolventes e uma experiência personalizada, a NNNBet é uma excelente escolha. Ao se inscrever e explorar o vasto portfólio de jogos, você descobrirá por que tantos jogadores estão adotando essa plataforma como seu principal destino de entretenimento online.

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No universo das plataformas de entretenimento digital, poucas conseguem se destacar pela inovação, variedade e qualidade dos serviços como o 5ubet. Com uma abordagem centrada no jogador e na experiência imersiva, o 5ubet se apresenta como uma plataforma versátil, onde a diversão e as emoções estão ao alcance de um clique. Neste artigo, exploraremos a introdução da plataforma, as opções de jogos disponíveis e a experiência única proporcionada aos jogadores.

Introdução ao 5ubet O 5ubet é uma plataforma de entretenimento online que oferece uma gama diversificada de opções para os jogadores que buscam uma experiência completa e divertida no mundo virtual. Com um design moderno e uma interface amigável, o 5ubet se destaca por sua facilidade de navegação e pela confiabilidade de seus serviços. Ao acessar o site ou o aplicativo, os jogadores são recebidos por um ambiente intuitivo e organizado, onde podem escolher entre diversas categorias de jogos, desde os mais clássicos até os mais inovadores.

A plataforma se orgulha de trabalhar com as melhores tecnologias do mercado, garantindo uma experiência fluida, segura e, acima de tudo, divertida. A confiança e a transparência são pilares fundamentais para o 5ubet, que implementa sistemas de segurança de ponta para proteger as informações pessoais e financeiras dos jogadores. Além disso, a plataforma conta com suporte ao cliente disponível 24/7, pronto para ajudar os jogadores com quaisquer dúvidas ou problemas.

Ao longo do tempo, o 5ubet tem se consolidado como uma das principais opções para quem busca diversão e entretenimento online, com uma proposta diferenciada que valoriza a experiência do usuário e oferece uma vasta gama de alternativas para quem deseja se aventurar no mundo dos jogos digitais.

Os Jogos do 5ubet: Diversão Sem Limites Quando se fala em opções de jogo, o 5ubet não deixa a desejar. A plataforma oferece uma extensa coleção de jogos que atendem a todos os gostos e preferências. Seja você fã de ação, estratégia, ou apenas busca um passatempo divertido, no 5ubet há algo para todos.

A seção de jogos de habilidade, por exemplo, é perfeita para os jogadores que desejam colocar suas competências à prova. Aqui, é possível encontrar títulos que exigem raciocínio lógico, estratégia e tomada de decisões rápidas. Para aqueles que preferem uma experiência mais relaxante, o 5ubet também oferece jogos casuais, com mecânicas simples e intuitivas, ideais para descontrair após um longo dia de trabalho.

Os jogos de competição são outro destaque da plataforma. Se você é fã de desafios em tempo real, vai adorar as opções que o 5ubet disponibiliza, com partidas emocionantes contra outros jogadores ao redor do mundo. Esses jogos não só testam suas habilidades, mas também oferecem a emoção da vitória e a adrenalina da competição.

Para quem busca novidades, o 5ubet está sempre atualizando seu portfólio com novos lançamentos, incorporando as tendências do mercado e oferecendo jogos inovadores que mantêm os jogadores engajados. Os gráficos de alta qualidade, a jogabilidade fluida e as mecânicas envolventes são elementos que tornam a experiência de jogar no 5ubet única e inesquecível.

A Experiência do Jogador no 5ubet O que realmente distingue o 5ubet das demais plataformas de entretenimento online é a experiência do jogador. Desde o momento em que você acessa a plataforma até o final de sua sessão de jogo, cada detalhe é pensado para garantir que o usuário tenha uma jornada agradável e empolgante.

A interface do 5ubet é intuitiva e fácil de usar, com menus bem organizados que permitem ao jogador navegar entre as diferentes categorias de jogos com facilidade. A plataforma também é compatível com diversos dispositivos, incluindo smartphones e tablets, garantindo que você possa jogar onde estiver, sem perder a qualidade da experiência.

Além disso, a plataforma do 5ubet é altamente personalizada. O sistema aprende com as preferências do jogador e oferece recomendações de jogos baseadas no histórico de atividades e nos interesses individuais. Isso cria uma experiência personalizada, onde o jogador sempre encontra algo novo para jogar e explorar.

Outro ponto importante é o sistema de recompensas e promoções do 5ubet. Ao longo de sua jornada na plataforma, o jogador tem a oportunidade de participar de eventos exclusivos, receber bônus e aproveitar ofertas especiais que tornam a experiência ainda mais emocionante. Essas promoções são uma excelente maneira de aumentar as chances de vitória e proporcionar um toque extra de diversão.

A comunidade de jogadores também é um aspecto importante do 5ubet. O sistema de chat ao vivo e as funções de interação social permitem que os jogadores se conectem, compartilhem dicas, estratégias e até mesmo formem equipes para desafios em grupo. Essa interação cria um ambiente de amizade e colaboração, tornando a experiência ainda mais gratificante.

Conclusão O 5ubet é uma plataforma que se destaca pela sua diversidade, inovação e foco na experiência do jogador. Com uma ampla gama de jogos, uma interface intuitiva e uma abordagem personalizada, oferece aos usuários um ambiente seguro, divertido e emocionante. Seja você um jogador experiente ou um iniciante, o 5ubet é o lugar ideal para quem busca entretenimento de qualidade e uma experiência única no mundo dos jogos online.

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Nos últimos anos, a indústria de jogos online tem vivido um crescimento emocionante e acelerado. Entre as várias plataformas que surgiram, A188 se destaca como um espaço inovador e completo, ideal para jogadores de todos os níveis. Se você é um jogador experiente ou está começando a explorar o mundo dos jogos online, A188 oferece um ambiente fácil de usar, imersivo e diversificado, projetado para atender a todos os gostos.

A188 é mais do que apenas uma plataforma de jogos online; é um hub global onde os entusiastas podem se conectar, interagir e aproveitar diversas opções de entretenimento. A plataforma oferece uma combinação imbatível de ação ao vivo, jogabilidade em tempo real e inovação digital, criada para proporcionar uma experiência excepcional aos jogadores.

O que torna a A188 realmente única é sua dedicação em oferecer uma experiência fluida em diferentes dispositivos. Se você está jogando no smartphone, tablet ou desktop, a plataforma é otimizada para todos os tamanhos de tela, garantindo que você não perca nem um momento de seu jogo favorito. Além disso, ela possui uma interface responsiva que permite aos usuários navegar facilmente entre as seções, desde a navegação pelos jogos até a realização de depósitos e retiradas seguras.

A188 garante que os jogadores tenham uma experiência agradável ao fornecer tempos de carregamento rápidos, gráficos de alta qualidade e uma ampla seleção de opções de entretenimento. De simulações de esportes a jogos de estratégia e sequências de ação imersivas, a plataforma tem algo para todos. A A188 também atualiza constantemente sua biblioteca de jogos, garantindo que sempre haja algo novo e emocionante para os jogadores descobrirem.

A segurança é outro pilar do serviço da A188. A plataforma utiliza tecnologias de criptografia de ponta, garantindo que as informações pessoais e financeiras dos jogadores estejam sempre protegidas. Seja ao realizar um depósito ou simplesmente ao interagir com outros jogadores, a A188 assegura que seus dados estejam seguros, proporcionando tranquilidade enquanto você se diverte.

O atendimento ao cliente é mais uma área em que a A188 se destaca. Com uma equipe de suporte disponível 24 horas por dia, sete dias por semana, os jogadores podem rapidamente resolver qualquer dúvida ou problema que possam ter. Se você precisar de ajuda com a gestão da conta ou tiver questões sobre um jogo específico, a equipe de suporte está sempre pronta para ajudar.

Em termos de acessibilidade, a plataforma da A188 oferece suporte a vários idiomas e moedas, tornando-a ideal para jogadores de todo o mundo. É verdadeiramente uma comunidade internacional, onde pessoas de diferentes partes do mundo podem se conectar e aproveitar os jogos juntos. A plataforma também adota políticas de jogo justo, garantindo que todos os jogadores sejam tratados de maneira igual e justa, o que contribui para uma experiência ainda mais positiva.

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In Brief

In short, I am pursuing El Salvador citizenship by birthright (through my grandmother). I’ve struggled to progress because her name varies on different documents. I need someone to help me push harder to get past this barrier, or connect me with information or people who can work on my behalf. I am offering:

• 0.001 BTC (100k sats) for information that will help me progress from my current situation
• 0.01 BTC (1 MM sats) to get me in touch with someone that is more impactful than the immigration lawyer I already spoke with
• 0.1 BTC (10 MM sats) if your efforts help me obtain citizenship for me or my father

Background

My grandma married my grandfather (an American Marine) and moved to the states where my father was born. I have some official and unofficial documents where her name varies in spelling, order of first/middle name, and addition of her father’s last name. So every doc basically has a different name for her. I was connected with an english-speaking immigration lawyer in SV who hit a dead end when searching for her official ID because the city hall in her city had burned down so there was no record of her info. He gave up at that point. I find it odd that it was so easy to change your name back then, but they are more strict now with the records from that time.

I believe SV citizenship is my birthright and have several personal reasons for pursuing this. I want someone to act on my behalf who will try harder to work the system (by appeal, loophole, or even bribe if I have to). If you are local and can help me with this, I’d greatly appreciate any efforts you make.

Cheers!

Corey San Diego

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contract-drafting #agreement-drafting #learn-drafting #keep-learning

I am a lawyer and a teacher. I am interested in learning new things every day.

I am from India, and have studied in a reputed law school in Delhi. I have long experience of working as in-house counsels to some reputed organisations.

My present goal is to teach drafting of contracts. What I will teach is some basic skills required by students to draft contracts.

I did some freelance online teaching during Covid Pandemic, and found that students are very interested in learning the craft. But, I also understood that they may not have enough free time to learn due to busy schedule.

If you are interested, you can access my curated playlist on Youtube

Keep watching this space, if you wish to know more...

Lessons on Contract Drafting

1. Contract Drafting - An Introduction
2. ...

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Seminode is transforming supply chains into efficient information networks. Manufacturers and distributors rely on outdated technology, excel and email, which greatly hinders visibility and information flow between parties. Trading applications on an open standard layer will enable companies to transact quickly and securely, making supply chains more resilient to future disruptions.

We are looking for OEMs to partner with us on in-house proof of concepts. We promise we will work our ass off to make you money and save you time.

Oh..and if anyone can get in touch with jack or anyone at Block, we would love to help power their supply chain.

Ryan

posting from comet - 4/11/25

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Seminode is transforming supply chains into efficient information networks. Manufacturers and distributors rely on outdated technology, excel and email, which greatly hinders visibility and information flow between parties. Trading applications on an open standard layer will enable companies to transact quickly and securely, making supply chains more resilient to future disruptions.

We are looking for OEMs to partner with us on in-house proof of concepts. We promise we will work our ass off to make you money and save you time.

Oh..and if anyone can get in touch with jack or anyone at Block, we would love to help power their supply chain.

Ryan

posting from comet - 4/11/25

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What is Nostr?

Nostr is a simple, open protocol that enables global, decentralized, and censorship-resistant social media.

nostr 是 去中心化的 抗审查的社交媒体。

去中心化，其实就是多中心化，这里中心就是relay 服务器。现在的nostr 网络上有很多relay服务器可以存储信息。 * 短文，就是写类似微博，朋友圈什么的。 * 长文，可以写长博客，写书什么的。 * 图片 和 视频 ，nostr社区有专门的 图片和视频服务器很多都是免费的，按照nostr协议上传即可。

Simple

The protocol is based on very simple & flexible event objects (which are passed around as plain JSON) and uses standard elliptic-curve cryptography for keys and signing. The only supported transport is websockets connections from clients to relays. This makes it easy to write clients and relays and promotes software diversity.

nostr的协议非常简单，客户端通过 event 的格式（json）打包通过websocket 和relay服务器交互。

将一个 短文传到 relay服务器，很多relay服务器都 无需任何权限。任何人都可以上传获取读取服务器内容。

协议中是通过加密签名的，因此发布者拥有每个event的所有权，是可以证实的。

Verifiable

Because Nostr accounts are based on public-key cryptography it's easy to verify messages were really sent by the user in question.

nostr的账户是基于密码学生成的，用户无需邮件和手机注册； 也许无需到任何服务器去注册。 这一点 非常的具有吸引力，就像每个人的BTC账户一样。非常的自由，让用户感觉的无比的的快捷。

!> 以上两点是深深吸引 nostr用户的地方。自由，而不伤害第三方。

Nostr: a quick introduction, attempt by fiatjaf

Nostr doesn't have a material existence, it is not a website or an app. Nostr is just a description what kind of messages each computer can send to the others and vice-versa. It's a very simple thing, but the fact that such description exists allows different apps to connect to different servers automatically, without people having to talk behind the scenes or sign contracts or anything like that.

When you use a Nostr client that is what happens, your client will connect to a bunch of servers, called relays, and all these relays will speak the same "language" so your client will be able to publish notes to them all and also download notes from other people.

That's basically what Nostr is: this communication layer between the client you run on your phone or desktop computer and the relay that someone else is running on some server somewhere. There is no central authority dictating who can connect to whom or even anyone who knows for sure where each note is stored.

If you think about it, Nostr is very much like the internet itself: there are millions of websites out there, and basically anyone can run a new one, and there are websites that allow you to store and publish your stuff on them.

The added benefit of Nostr is that this unified "language" that all Nostr clients speak allow them to switch very easily and cleanly between relays. So if one relay decides to ban someone that person can switch to publishing to others relays and their audience will quickly follow them there. Likewise, it becomes much easier for relays to impose any restrictions they want on their users: no relay has to uphold a moral ground of "absolute free speech": each relay can decide to delete notes or ban users for no reason, or even only store notes from a preselected set of people and no one will be entitled to complain about that.

There are some bad things about this design: on Nostr there are no guarantees that relays will have the notes you want to read or that they will store the notes you're sending to them. We can't just assume all relays will have everything — much to the contrary, as Nostr grows more relays will exist and people will tend to publishing to a small set of all the relays, so depending on the decisions each client takes when publishing and when fetching notes, users may see a different set of replies to a note, for example, and be confused.

Another problem with the idea of publishing to multiple servers is that they may be run by all sorts of malicious people that may edit your notes. Since no one wants to see garbage published under their name, Nostr fixes that by requiring notes to have a cryptographic signature. This signature is attached to the note and verified by everybody at all times, which ensures the notes weren't tampered (if any part of the note is changed even by a single character that would cause the signature to become invalid and then the note would be dropped). The fix is perfect, except for the fact that it introduces the requirement that each user must now hold this 63-character code that starts with "nsec1", which they must not reveal to anyone. Although annoying, this requirement brings another benefit: that users can automatically have the same identity in many different contexts and even use their Nostr identity to login to non-Nostr websites easily without having to rely on any third-party.

To conclude: Nostr is like the internet (or the internet of some decades ago): a little chaotic, but very open. It is better than the internet because it is structured and actions can be automated, but, like in the internet itself, nothing is guaranteed to work at all times and users many have to do some manual work from time to time to fix things. Plus, there is the cryptographic key stuff, which is painful, but cool.

诞生blog

https://fiatjaf.com/nostr.html

The simplest open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global "social" network once and for all.

It doesn't rely on any trusted central server, hence it is resilient; it is based on cryptographic keys and signatures, so it is tamperproof; it does not rely on P2P techniques, therefore it works. ...

@ 502ab02a:a2860397

เริ่มจากบรอกโคลี แล้วขยายผลไปสู่ระดับโลก

หลายประเทศในเอเชีย แอฟริกา ละตินอเมริกา ตกอยู่ในสภาพ “จนหนี้หัวโต” ทั้งจากวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจหรือปัญหาสภาพภูมิอากาศ แล้วใครกันล่ะเข้ามาช่วย?

ชื่อที่ได้ยินบ่อยคือ IMF (กองทุนการเงินระหว่างประเทศ) World Bank (ธนาคารโลก) WTO (องค์การการค้าโลก) FAO (องค์การอาหารและการเกษตรของ UN)

ฟังดูเหมือนองค์กรการกุศล แต่เบื้องหลังคือกลไกที่ “แลกข้าวกับกฎหมาย” โดยเฉพาะเมื่อประเทศยากจนขอเงินกู้หรือขอเข้าเป็นสมาชิกข้อตกลงการค้า พวกเขาจะถูก “บังคับกลายๆ” ให้ต้องแก้กฎหมายภายในประเทศให้สอดคล้องกับ UPOV 1991

ตัวอย่างชัดๆ กันครับเช่น 1. แอฟริกาใต้ / กานา / เคนยา ถูกกดดันจาก World Bank ให้ปรับกฎหมายคุ้มครองพันธุ์พืช ไม่งั้นจะไม่อนุมัติเงินช่วยเหลือสำหรับเกษตรกรรมและการศึกษา 2.ฟิลิปปินส์ / เวียดนาม / อินโดนีเซีย ต้องรับเงื่อนไข UPOV 1991 เพื่อเข้า FTA กับ EU หรือสหรัฐฯ ถ้าไม่ยอม? ข้าว ข้าวโพด หรือสินค้าเกษตรอื่นๆ จะเข้าไปขายไม่ได้ 3.เม็กซิโก เคยต่อสู้กับ Monsanto เรื่องสิทธิในการปลูกข้าวโพดดั้งเดิม แต่สุดท้ายโดน “ตีท้ายครัว” ด้วย FTA กับสหรัฐที่ฝัง UPOV 1991 มาแบบแนบเนียน

ปี 2561 รัฐบาลบางประเทศพยายาม “รีบแก้กฎหมายพันธุ์พืช” ให้สอดคล้องกับ UPOV 1991 เพื่อปูทางเข้าสู่ CPTPP ซึ่งเป็นข้อตกลงการค้าเสรีระดับภูมิภาคที่มีประเทศร่ำรวยอยู่เต็มไปหมด

ข้อเรียกร้องจาก CPTPP คือ -ต้อง ห้ามเกษตรกรเก็บพันธุ์ไว้ใช้ซ้ำโดยไม่ได้รับอนุญาต -ต้อง คุ้มครองพันธุ์พืชที่พัฒนาขึ้นโดยบริษัทเอกชน 20-25 ปี -ต้อง เปิดทางให้บริษัทต่างชาติเข้ามาจดทะเบียนพันธุ์พืชในประเทศได้โดยง่าย

เสียงค้านจึงดังกระหึ่มจากเกษตรกร นักวิชาการ และภาคประชาสังคม นำโดยเครือข่ายเกษตรกรรมยั่งยืน กลุ่มรักษ์พันธุ์ข้าว จนนายกรัฐมนตรีในขณะนั้นต้องออกมาประกาศ “พักเรื่องนี้ไว้ก่อน” แต่ถึงวันนี้... ก็ยังไม่มีการยืนยันว่าจะ “ล้มเลิกโดยสิ้นเชิง”

รู้หรือไม่ว่า บริษัทพันธุ์พืชที่ใหญ่ที่สุดในโลกไม่ใช่คนปลูกข้าว แต่มาจาก “บริษัทยา” และ “บริษัทเคมี”!!!

Bayer (เยอรมนี) ที่ควบรวม Monsanto Corteva (สหรัฐฯ) แยกตัวจาก DowDuPont Syngenta (สวิตเซอร์แลนด์) ที่ตอนนี้เป็นของบริษัทจีน ChemChina

3 บริษัทนี้ครองตลาดพันธุ์พืชดัดแปลงพันธุกรรม (GMO) และพันธุ์ลูกผสมทั่วโลก และผลักดัน UPOV 1991 แบบดุดันผ่านองค์กรเช่น ISF (International Seed Federation)

องค์กรเหล่านี้พวกเขาไม่ได้ปล้นด้วยปืน แต่ใช้ สัญญา พวกเขาไม่ได้เผาไร่ แต่ “จดสิทธิบัตร” สิ่งที่ไม่ควรเป็นของใคร และสิ่งที่พวกเขาต้องการ ไม่ใช่แค่ข้าวโพดหรือถั่วเหลือง แต่คือ “สิทธิในการออกแบบอาหารทั้งโลก” ในแบบที่คนตัวเล็ก... ต้องจ่ายค่าเช่ากินข้าว ทุกปี ตลอดชีวิต

จากปัญหาเหล่านี้ก็เลยเกิดแนวคิดที่เรียกว่า Seed Sovereignty ซึ่งมองว่าเมล็ดพันธุ์เป็นสมบัติร่วมของมนุษยชาติ ไม่ควรถูกครอบครองแบบผูกขาด และเกษตรกรควรมีสิทธิในการ
-เก็บเมล็ดพันธุ์ -แลกเปลี่ยน -ปรับปรุง -ใช้งานซ้ำ โดยไม่ต้องขออนุญาตใคร

ตอนต่อไปเรามาคุยเรื่อง UPOV 1991 กันครับ

#pirateketo #กูต้องรู้มั๊ย #ม้วนหางสิลูก

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• About nostr
• Getting started

@ fd06f542:8d6d54cd

使用nostrbook.com网站

登录和创建用户： 登录按钮 ，可以粘贴 已有的 nsec....账号，完成登录。

注册： 可以点击红标位置 生成你的账户。 “确定” 完成注册。

创建书籍

封面的上传

创建书籍，可以用 微信截图 后直接 ctrl+v. 粘贴即可。

或者点击浏览 本地图片文件。

标题和作者

正常填写就可以。 书的作者和上传文件人没有一一绑定。

写书

创建完成后就可以写书了，写书入口在 登录处 “我的书籍” 。点进去会出现你创建的书籍。选择一本就可以写书了。

列出你创建的所有的书籍

点击图标，就可以进入开始写作了。例如《nostrbook站点日记》

如图所示有4个部分

1. （1）关闭按钮，点击就退出编辑，这时候他会提示你保存，如果不需要保存退出，点击 “不保存退出”
2. （2）大纲 是编写 你书籍的大纲，这个参考 docsify文档 下面会有例子。 时间排列是 你所有为本书写的章节。但是有些章节你可能废弃了，或者暂时不想展示，都会存在 时间排列里面，就是按照你编写的时间倒序排列的。草稿 是你暂时存储的内容，没有上传到网络，存在你本地浏览器的缓存里面。
3. （3）这个部分看到的就是你的章节列表，当让你第一次来的这个地方是空的。新增章节 下一次就会有内容了。
4. （4）文件名，是我们存储章节的唯一标识。 readme.md 和_sidebar.md 是系统默认必须有的。因为docsify技术默认需要这2个。

如何编写大纲

如果你是第一次开始，大纲的界面是这样的。

• 点击 增加大纲
• 点击 查看样例
• 修改系统生成的例子，此时 readme.md是必须的readme 对应的名字你可以自己修改
• 点击提交 就可以完成大纲了。

第二次、点击更新大纲 按钮 - [首页](/readme.md) - [国人开发者](/01.md) - [中文用户列表](/02.md)

大纲例子，“[]” 内是标题，“（）”内是 文件名； 标题是是显示在文章的右侧； 文件名的作用是匹配 ‘新增章节’ 里面的markdown的相匹配关联的。

如何编写一个章节，例如：readme.md

* 点击 新增章节 * 填写标题 * 填写内容 * 关键是 填写文件名，需要和大纲里的名字对应 * 提交

?> 如果你写的 章节 并没有在大纲里标识名字 ，用户在浏览的时候，左侧的章节并不会出现。