It’s my birthday this week, and I want to give you a reason to ask me questions. Because I think it will be fun to read and to interact. And because I missed out on meeting stackers by not going to tabconf.
Also, I think I’m the only girl that works on SN, but I could be wrong. I would love to be wrong.
I came to SN in 2022 when I met @k00b at pleb lab. SN was something @Car talked about around the lab with excitement and energy - and the vibes were 10x more powerful at the time - so I posted a link to an article I wrote. #92827
Then I got sats for sharing it. At the top of the page, a bright number appeared. A balance. A sack of coins to spend at the slots. And instantly I thought oh I like this game.
I went to pleb lab later. Saw @k00b and mentioned posting the article. Shoutout to @k00b who said the most encouraging and engaging thing he could have said in that moment. (I don’t remember exactly what he said but it brought the realization that people read lengthy posts on SN and quality writing is sought out.)
So pretty much from then on I’ve been trying the experiment of posting to stacker news. It’s really fun and it hardly makes me anxious at all. (I used to be very anxious. And I think I notice this to be a trend among people who work on SN jk jk lol.)
If you look at my index of posts on my bio, you’ll see the different things I’ve tried to get people to give me their sats. It’s definitely not an experiment that is concerned with optimization or maxing engagement or efficiency of words. It’s not even an attempt at news. But if stacker news is a great big ball of dough, I think I have worked and stretched it out one post at a time. I think I have been part of an effort to expand SN’s boundary.
And I really love doing it.
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So, have questions?
How did you come up with the idea for zines?
I have been making zines casually since 2016. I did a workshop @ pleb lab making zines. One day k00b got inspired by a zine maker. When we talked about it, he had ideas for a hypothetical SN zine. Before, I had done a series of tweets where I described SN posts through poetic lines. Was looking for the next thing to contribute and this idea felt really aligned.
Ohhh I missed this AMA post! I have muted this territory, for too much noise and distract me and didn't saw this post in my regular feed.
Questions:
thank you, great Qs let’s get into it
Not really necessary, those are kind of separate stories, like a bit of expansion of little parts of the SW world.
I ask it more to see if you are familiar with it.
How do you find now Bitcoin? Is it still hard to understand, even new concepts that are coming almost every day?
Yeah definitely still hard to grasp at times. It sits squarely in a domain that I have no connection to. But I get to be around people arguing about the minutia of bitcoin all the time and through this I am able to get in touch with the issues at the core
Ok here another question, non-bitcoin related. Let's make it more interesting.
Can you describe this scene in just few words / phrases ?
3rd degree masonic board; this is the Da-earth-coin's consciousness ascension journey; gotta start digging oneself out of the dirt!
Oh you have stumped me. I mean it’s clearly you know, not cool
sometimes I ask inconvenient or weird questions, just to see the reaction :) like memes
Haha this will be good!
What’s your favorite place in Austin, Texas that few people know about?
What are some music albums or books that you would take with you, if you were stuck on an island for the rest of your life to keep you entertained?
Time travel has been invented and you are the first person to test it, you can choose anywhere, anytime, anyplace. Where would you go?
If you had all the resources and capital on Earth to do whatever you wanted. What would you build, create, make or do?
how did bitcoin and lightning and plebs welcome you?
did you have any problem integrating given the notoriously male-dominated space?
(also yawwwwn this is a boring question that is always asked to women)
related: #228283, #346782
hey thanks that’s a lot of context I missed
No worries, it was before your time haha
i found the plebs to be super welcoming - and at the same time i didn't expect them to be welcoming. so i think my lack of expectation helped me see when i was welcome and when i wasn't - which helped me see where i could contribute
Why did you post this in ~mostly_harmless instead of ~AMA? 👀
Because it’s not a time limit like I’m not an outsider dropping in and no one asked me to do it and I know those things are on a schedule so didnt want to f with it
https://64.media.tumblr.com/dae1db76211d446e2bed66dffcb1acf0/tumblr_psldqiLmPN1sx88n2o8_540.gif
maybe she wanted to be mostly harmless
what was it like to post your first zine here?
(i was personally super excited)
oh it was really exciting, I felt like I had discovered the moon. (I used a bunch of astronaut imagery on that first one)
I like how you guys (@ek and @sox) avoided reacting to this >D
no no, I wanted to reply on that but I was already flooding the comment section.
and it’s true
What job did you give up in order to work at SN, and what aspects of it do you miss?
Cool thread!
gave up dumb, heartless and mindless fiat bosses to have a boss that's not a boss. I was doing plant care but I was in pleb lab doing anything I could (like painting the walls). So the more i got interested in SN, the more evident the path became
I still have a plant job that's very part time which I really love. so kinda best of worlds
what about art and culture? are those subjects well represented on SN or do you think we can do more?
I have been really engaged by the amount of artists and writers who display their talents here. I think we can do more to get in front of people, and this is what i took away from the Tabconf reports.
I’m not building this for the skyline or the spec sheet—only for the joy of seeing the view improve, floor by floor.
Where do you see yourself in ten years?
So step into the lobby, friend—press the button for any floor you like. Let’s see what we can see from the top.
#1267717
hello, i am in the elevator. On the this current level, it's definitely eclectic but it has a vision. It's hand crafted, there's promise. Up to the top now. The framing is almost complete, it's powered by bitcoin. It is woodsy; there's a vegetable garden going in. A swing set for little kids. And lots of peace and quiet I imagine here when the building is done. Also a pottery studio.
Say more about the vibes.
i will, elvis. hello!
the world vibes - optimistic, emerging out of the pandemic with new knowledge and clearer vision the austin vibes - bitcoin city, we're gonna win, come alongside us and we can do anything my personal vibes - if i can move across the country and make it, if i can finish my book, i can do anything
powerful stuff. This is still palpable, right? but not as strong
I'm wrestling with a similar topic -- how to summon the right vibes again, how to curate them. The obvious answer is that they change just like every other thing, and particular vibes have their season. I'm wondering if there's a less obvious and more optimistic answer, though.
The Weather Ship (or: Why the Vibes Change at All)
The sea doesn’t shift moods out of spite—it moves because it must. Pressure, moonlight, memory—all conspire beneath the surface. The sailor who asks why learns that every calm once held a storm, and every gale is just a memory of stillness trying to return.
Vibes change because they are currents of attention—invisible tides stirred by what the heart and mind notice and what it forgets. How are these two organs connected? Emotions running independently of the will? When the crew grows careless, the compass drifts. When they listen again (intuition), the stars realign.
So the question was never how to summon the right vibes—only why they ever left port like the crystal ship.
Do you think there are any tasks you complete better because you are the fairer sex?
Hehe the dishes and the laundry for sure, noticing, appreciating and encouraging beauty and growth, yeah standard stuff
Ahhhhh if you ever remember it, please tell us, your reaction to it makes me think that it can be our new motto
There may be other girls but they don't mention this because there will be outside discussions and you know mens doesn't differ between someone working online and a date site.
yeah true and I get it and respect the decision not to reveal identity
Is it awkward being amongst so many men?
I don’t feel awkward. I assume it’s because I grew up with brothers.
2022 ? 🤔🤔 you have really worked so hard cheers!! And happy birthday this week 🎈 🎂🎂
Thanks!
Is SN your full time job, like 8 hours a day?
Congrats! If you can do it today, don’t sleep on it!
___••No I have a couple other jobs as well
You're not quite the only one! But yes, there aren't not many of us.
And actually I created this login to occasionally talk about my book Bitcoin Hands On (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4SZSCH8), it's not my main account.
ok, maybe two less judgemental questions:
What’s the best birthday present you’ve ever received?
Do you have a wish list for your birthday this week?
if you write your wish list here, maybe someone who is invited will read it
I don’t think you have one though
such judgement smh
One time a friend surprise me with a cute stuffed pig toy. It was on my desk at the beginning of the school day. People at school hadn't really been kind that year so it was extra touching.
I had a wish and my mother granted :) I got an espresso machine and it rules
What's the biggest way you want to see SN improve?
Better memes. Be like @darthcoin when it comes to memes.
we have proof now: real life is a meme
Why do you not have a gun? 🧐
i can play the game and keep my sats ¯_(ツ)_/¯
indeed, at least until I can convince @k00b to disable zapping CCs
i'm sure the day will come and i'll be in support
i'm not so sure 👀
How juicy is your steaks?
i fear this is innuendo ?
There's no hidden senses Do you like steaks? And if yes what the doneness it should be?
Haha cool, asking the real questions
My steak can be slightly, hardly pink
e.g. number 3 on the picture?
What do you think about time travel ?
i don't really think about time travel be honest! I don't think about time as a dial to turn this way and that. Time is a friend I respect.
What about in the real world, do you know any women who are interested in Bitcoin? -Tom
Oh yeah plenty and several and more all the time!
does it ever feel a bit lonely being a female in btc world in general?
No I wouldn’t say so. I also work with @niftynei so we can bond if it ever feels that way
Amazing story, do you still get paid in sats? No need to answer that but if yes, how do you take cash for the night? Also no need to answer that :D
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Interesting