SN Saturday Newsletter 9/30/23 \ stacker news ~meta

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Have a great weekend!

@Monotone provides an update to their previous post about leaving Russia and adopting a bitcoin standard. They persuaded a US-based apartment owner in Georgia to accept rent payments in Bitcoin.
- Renting an apartment for bitcoin
  - 22.6k sats \ 32 comments
Melville Deli was one of the scarce options on BTC Map within 100 miles of @siggy47. Siggy discovered it's ideally located for NYC commuters and is always bustling. The owner, Simon, is also a serious bitcoiner who converts all earnings to bitcoin and gives employees bitcoin bonuses.
- Paying For Breakfast With Bitcoin At The Melville Deli
  - 23.7k sats \ 40 comments
Obscura VPN by Bitcoin core contributor Carl Dong teases a VPN service that can't track your activity. Details are limited but it appears to use predefined onion routes (h/t @bitgould).
- Obscura: The VPN that can't track your activity
  - 10.5k sats \ 23 comments
Suffering, while painful and often avoided, is crucial for human growth and is an integral part of the human experience writes @jimmysong.
- The Hidden Power of Suffering
  - 16k sats \ 26 comments
The Raspberry Pi 5 is set to be released soon. Raspis aren't the most reliable or affordable option for bitcoin node runners, but their accessory ecosystem continues to make them an attractive option for many.
- Raspberry Pi 5 – Raspberry Pi
  - 13.6k sats \ 16 comments