RJB365

How Bitcoin solves the Byzantine Generals' Problem

How are Bitcoin miners different than Bitcoin nodes?

I bought a VeeFriends NFT

I want a Shadow Me Scorpion

Crypto is a 10x improvement on the backend of financial services

Diversity is a strength because the most competent people do not all look the same

What does it mean to mint an NFT?

Some thoughts parroted from Baliji

The series finale reminded me of the timing of the Covid-19 lockdowns

I think this is a better way of phrasing “stop giving af about what other people think.”

Non-fungible tokens enable artists to sell digital art and receive royalties

Has it passed us by?

Covid-19 is preparing us for a decade of change and carnage

Why race, gender, and sexuality are important group identities

From soccer to basketball to dance and all of the pain in between.

There is no work life balance

In this episode I describe my philosophy of life

What is short selling? What are call options? Why did the stock price rise? Why did Robinhood halt buying? What does this all mean?

Three things I learned in the Voice Den on Clubhouse.

This is how I decide what to do.

How Bitcoin defends against double spent attacks.

These are my takeaways from reading two of MLK’s speeches.

In this episode I describe a bunch of themes and tactics I use to have satisfying conversations.

These are my thoughts in the aftermath of the Jan 6, 2021 insurrection on Capitol Hill.

Naval Ravikant, Gary Vaynerchuk, and Tony Robbins have each contributed to the framework for building wealth that I describe in this episode.

Naval Ravikant’s vision for the future of knowledge work inspires me.

I get between 5-15 listens per episode, and I still press record 5 times per week because this podcast is a system for me, not a goal.

In this episode I describe the postures that are causing my pain.

This episode summarizes some of my thoughts on consumerism and its relationship to capitalism.

This is how I define mindfulness.

I’m becoming a better conversationalist one question at a time.

A discussion of threats to Bitcoin, based on The Bitcoin Standard.

Naval Ravikant’s recommendations for reading.

Thoughts on Meg’s giveaway.

Celeste Headlee, Naval Ravikant and Chade-Meng Tan have all influenced my understanding of happiness.

Can the US ban the holding of Bitcoin?

Naval Ravikant put me onto Scott Dilbert’s blog post, “The Day You Became a Better Writer.”

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs has given me a new model for Black liberation.

Why do recessions happen in the US every 7-10 years?

When I didn’t get the job at Amazon in Santa Barbara

A YouTube video from Jordan Peterson with the same title gave me some clarity.

I have a crooked spine, and I perform wheel pose each afternoon to help straighten it out.

I’m training my dog, Argus, to stop jumping, pulling, and whining during walks.

What causes recessions, and how should we respond to them?

Bitcoin isn’t suitable for small purchases. What are the alternatives?

How dormant muscle affects me and what I’m doing to eradicate it.

He told me focus on building relationships.

Why did the stock market hit 30K when millions of Americans are food insecure?

Can Big Tech balance the competing priorities of free speech and safety?

What is Bitcoin? What are bitcoins?

Tell me your name, your favorite episode, and whatever else :)