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feeling like sharing today

Here's my face and the saloon-exclusive, best take for my OpenSats grant application so far[1]:

(After 21 takes, I lost all my enthusiasm and turned to sarcasm at the beginning.)

I will not use it because I haven't mentioned what I want to work on during my grant at all, haha

  1. Thanks to AI slop, OpenSats now mandates two reference letters and 2-min videos are "strongly encouraged"

I didn't know you were applying for a grant -- very cool! Can stackers help out somehow? Letter writing campaign? Social media boosting?

(also what you plan to work on sounds excellent)

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103 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 21 Jul
Can stackers help out somehow?

No, I don’t think so, but sweet offer![1]

I’m already receiving a lot of help from Chaincode Labs thanks to the BOSS program earlier this year. All the support I’m getting actually makes me quite nervous about how hard it must be to get a grant, haha. From what I’m hearing, though, I have good chances.

I also heard that some people spent only 30 minutes on their successful applications. That was last year, though. I think grant organizations are drowning in AI slop now.

  1. or I guess if OpenSats happens to reach out to ask if I actually worked here, just don’t lie haha

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I'm @ek and I'm a real person,

hahahha

You say they're in Brazil—is that right? I don't understand English very well.

PS: You should let that beard grow out instead of fighting it; with that long hair, you'd look like a real Viking.

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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @ek 21 Jul
You say they're in Brazil—is that right? I don't understand English very well.

No, I mentioned that I went to Brazil for the bitcoin++ exploits edition in February.

This made me think that adding English subtitles could be a nice touch, so that someone from the committee wouldn’t even need audio to watch my 2-min video. Thanks!

PS: You should let that beard grow out instead of fighting it; with that long hair, you'd look like a real Viking.

But I don’t want to look like a real Viking 👀

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No I mentioned that I went to Brazil for the bitcoin++ exploits edition in February

My ear for English is terrible, hahaha.
Thank God for subtitles, hahaha.

For a while, I struggled with my beard—it’s not as thick as yours looks in the video—but I just let it grow out, and now I just keep it groomed. Looking at photos from about three years ago, I look like a kid without that beard; it’s a huge difference.

It really depends on personal taste, though... so don't worry about it.

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