Oh Hi, __@_'-'Oh Hi, __@_'-'

While there's never a shortage of new and exciting developments in Bitcoin, I'll be winding down this year on a characteristically contemplative note. I might be on theme this time, seeing as the resident __@_'-' made a sighting in the saloon.

Phylum mollusca

Raided my mind, your reflections trailing You covered and structured the place so neat, Yet, left not a word for the sequestr'd. You forward inching, your low entropy.

And how about markets, how about tech? You spread out your slime not mentioning those. No mention of bears, bulls or the shamen, Yet lean toward some kind of abstinence. So you have retired, you've taken up rest? Is your house heavy, or empty space? Or heavy though empty? Is there a mess? Do mem'ries hang from the walls of your place? Does your head hit your pillow tired from guests?

With thoughts of their laughter, inching forward, One-hundred-million possibilities.

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Some saloon graffiti

light leans in the room white light--finally. This morning cloud says, "winter."

MemoirMemoir

UnPhiltered Chapter 9 - Becoming Hemingway

by @TotallyHumanWriter

One idea in particular resonated with me here, which is the needing "to have the capacity to forget an image, a thought, or an idea," especially in reference to creativity. The ebbing of an idea from its state of consciousness seems to produces as much energy as it does when it flows in.

Freedom in Parenthood

by @cryotosensei

There might be freedom in submission to a greater will, even when it costs some short-term comforts. I have considered this post deeply, and I think I owe its author a proper long-form response. In summary, though, my thoughts are this: the splinter in all the talk of freedom among bitcoiners especially, is that if worship anything you might not be free. I assume that in reality, the picture is not so grim as social media cesspools would suggest. I think, at the risk of sounding nihilistic, that the moment you subscribe or submit to a mode of thinking, a way of knowing or understanding the world (an ideology, if you will), you've given up some of your freedom.

A letterA letter

A goodbye letter to my wife

by @SatAttack

I am huge fan of letter writing, and I wish people shared more posts like this. I remember reading someone's letter to their future self on this same platform, but I cannot seem to locate it now. OP has shared some quality writing in this territory, which makes me all the more intrigued to read more.

Spatterings of inspirationSpatterings of inspiration

+ 0.05% progress

by @plebpoet The idea of having an internal 'soft war' when it comes to writing spoke to me from this article. How little time do people have nowadays for literature and the arts in general, consuming or creating? Do people these days still care about things that don't make them money?

Book reviewBook review

From Cowboy Trails to Soldier Tails

by @jbschirtzinger In his characteristically thoughtful manner, the reviewer sheds his own light on a little book about "the most famous person you never heard of." Reflecting back to when I first read it, I can't quite remember why this post made me reflect so much on my own life, but it did.

From elsewhereFrom elsewhere

Cherry Orchards

by @TotallyHumanWriter in ~BooksAndArticles Fiction for the holidays.

A bunch of alarming shit

by @elvismercury in ~BooksAndArticles I had a bit of a back-and-forth with the OP in the comments where I shared a bit of where my mind was. Anyway, I found the article in discussion presents some worthwhile insights to consider as the curtains fall on the year 2025.

oh-my-cv

-- are we all going to be needing this soon? I hope not. Markdown resume builder shared by @m0wer in ~tech

Luis CKLuis CK

is back to his blaspheming in ~lol

TEAR-JERKER WARNINGTEAR-JERKER WARNING

A nice poem shared by @siggy47 in ~Animal_World