In this episode, hosts discuss with guest Chris Liss, former Rotowire owner and podcaster, his journey into Bitcoin, Nostr, and value-for-value content models like zapping on Stacker News. They explore challenges in onboarding non-tech-savvy users to lightning payments, contrasting it with subscription services and prediction markets like Polymarket. The conversation shifts to sports, including fantasy football strategies (e.g., stacking the 49ers for a league win), paddle tennis anecdotes, and hypotheticals like hiding in pro sports or cloning NBA players (e.g., five LeBrons vs. five Currys).
Random topics include New York sports fandom correlations (Mets/Jets vs. Yankees/Giants), Eli Manning's Hall of Fame case (two Super Bowls vs. mediocre stats), Shador Sanders' draft fall, the 49ers' injury woes possibly linked to EMF from a nearby substation (with calls for mitigation), a bizarre skiing controversy involving performance-enhancing injections for suit aerodynamics, and NBA trends like aging stars dominating drafts and potential cell phone impacts on younger players' development. The episode ends on NFL quarterback classes and optimism for teams like the Giants.
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In this episode, hosts discuss with guest Chris Liss, former Rotowire owner and podcaster, his journey into Bitcoin, Nostr, and value-for-value content models like zapping on Stacker News. They explore challenges in onboarding non-tech-savvy users to lightning payments, contrasting it with subscription services and prediction markets like Polymarket. The conversation shifts to sports, including fantasy football strategies (e.g., stacking the 49ers for a league win), paddle tennis anecdotes, and hypotheticals like hiding in pro sports or cloning NBA players (e.g., five LeBrons vs. five Currys).
Random topics include New York sports fandom correlations (Mets/Jets vs. Yankees/Giants), Eli Manning's Hall of Fame case (two Super Bowls vs. mediocre stats), Shador Sanders' draft fall, the 49ers' injury woes possibly linked to EMF from a nearby substation (with calls for mitigation), a bizarre skiing controversy involving performance-enhancing injections for suit aerodynamics, and NBA trends like aging stars dominating drafts and potential cell phone impacts on younger players' development. The episode ends on NFL quarterback classes and optimism for teams like the Giants.