101: Stress Test

Imho we have let the crypto skeptics get inside our heads. I think as a community we should lean into the fact that boost are powered by bitcoin. As a small business, I’m grateful to have support in a hard asset. It’s helped me fight inflation and keep my head above water. Bitcoin is an intelligence test, and I don’t need everyone in the world listening. I want a great audience, not the biggest audience possible. These are things we should lean into as a podcasting community trying to offer an alternative to mainstream crap. Go Podcasting!

Just wanted to say I really appreciate the work you guys do behind the scenes for the us Podcasters out here! Also +1 to the idea of putting an on-chain Address in the funding tag. I’ve definitely heard from a few listeners that would support via onchain, because that’s where they already have their stats.

Spicy Episode! Love it. Lots to chew on.

Spicy Epiaode. Love it. Lots to chew on.

Ótrúlega skemmtilegur þáttur! Mér finnst þetta Value4Value fyrirbæri ótrúlega áhugavert og bitcoin opnar svo marga möguleika á að nýta það eins og með notkun leifturnetsins. Þannig hér kemur smá v4v á ykkur herramenn🧡

To everyone out there having a hard time right now, hang in there. Your families need you.

I will resort to bribing if I must. More Bitcoin fiction into my ears!

It's been awhile since I've checked in with the lunch. Hope y'all are doing great and cooking up some delicious recipes! I do miss Brunch with Brent. Sad he's going through a bit of a villain arc now.

Time traveller boost for Texas. I’m randomnly working through the back catalogue to learn things as they come up in my setup. Just learnt the difference between Snap and Flatpaks in eps 532, 501 and 499. It’s evergreen content, thanks for the work you put into creating these and the passion in the delivery.

have a great time at Linux Fest. Do you have any suggestions or old episodes to help new Linux users decide on distros as a daily driver? I’m not a total Linux newbie, have been running a couple of Ubuntu servers and Linux Mint on a laptop for over a year now, but want to set up a Linux desktop as a daily driver now. I’m looking at Pop OS for now, any suggestions appreciated. Thanks from New Zealand!

So excited about LIT support in Castamatic, great work!

Happy to help test / transition things at Jupiter Broadcasting as app’s transition off the Alby API. After listening today, my biggest concern would be losing the info in the TLV record. And how to handle the transition in our value tags.

Killer value to the community this week in taking time to talk patiently with Rob at Libsyn. Good work! Really been enjoying the board meetings recently. Happy belated birthday Podfather 🍻

Sending a little love from the new Fountain update! 🫡

I'm just about ready to finally dive into Nix. My question for you Nix nerds is should I start with a general use PC and hypr-vibe, an appliance level media server, or the coveted Nix Bitcoin node?

Could you give us some beginners tips for trying OpenClaw. In a FOSS way, what’s a safe way to play with this without losing the farm. I was thinking of spinning it up on an old Raspberry Pi 4 I’m not using. How do you think that would work? I’d like to play around with this but aren’t quite ready to unleash it on my main computers. Thanks.

Belated boost for this, and other episodes. So much of what Dash talked about resonated with me. Running multiple nodes, disappointment in Bitcoiners and looking for answers somewhere else. Thanks for the thought provoking conversations Cody.

It's not about breaking the wallets. It's about litigious grifting. By making a claim on "dormant" bitcoin in the New York, the claimant, a Wyoming LLC, sets up two scenarios: 1. If Quantum "breaks" a wallet previously awarded, the Wyoming LLC will use their legal title to sue for possession/compensation (or be paid to go away). 2. Ahead of Quantum being a real threat, the Wyoming LLC can sell itself with the legal title to the bitcoin addresses as part of its book value.

Boost for the road! I’d like to hear your opinion on Open Source LLMs. If an LLM is Open Source, how much can we know about the security and telemetry of that model? If the source code is visible and we can audit it, can we be reassured of what’s being logged or used for training, or is it still a black box? I’m having a debate with a friend at the moment, he says that LLMs are black boxes, even if they are Open Source. What say you?

Belated boost for the last few episodes. Thanks for the useful and thought provoking content. Where else can I find Mishima Yukio, Taiwan and Bitcoin Policy in NZ on the same stream!

I've recently heard a lot of people mention The Fourth Turning. I've already read that book. I've also heard Bitcoiners say "Fix the money, fix the world". Could you give me some book or lecture recommendations that explain this connection?

Long time listener, first time Booster! Love it!

Make sure to mention repeatedly, for the benefit of the Southern District of New York Attorney General, that your joke about availability of code RHR for a discount on Strait-of-Hormuz Bitcoin shipping insurance premiums payable to Iran was a parody or completely a joke and not to be taken seriously.

Time traveller boost, I’m going back over episodes about File systems. Who knew that you could customize the file system in your OS. Wow! Could you explain the difference between corporate disros (like Ubuntu & PopOS) and community distros. Pros and cons, trade offs, that kind of thing. Thanks.

Thanks for the value

Banger of a conversation.

Wholly great conversation. And some good laughs. A new and improved HODL Hang. Thanks guys.

Say what you will regarding channeled material - there is certainly a lot of garbage out there, but I have found some fascinating stuff. In line with this episode, and a recent episode of “The Path to Bitcoin” podcast (regarding “Quantized Time”) I am reminded of the following summary (courtesy of Grok) of Ramon Stevens channel of Alexander from the book “Conscious Life: Creating Your Reality”: (I boosted this same comment to relevant The Parh to Bitcoin episode) Chapter 3: The Primal Pulse (The Quantization of Time and Successive Appearances) • The universe doesn’t exist continuously—it is recreated fresh and new in every moment by the “primal pulse,” a rhythmic beat from a divine Source. • Your world (and all physical reality) “blinks on and off” in a constant pulsing dance, like frames in a film. • Time emerges from this pulse: The fundamental unit of time is the “primal moment” between pulses. All longer durations (seconds, years) are built on these discrete beats. • Space and time are inseparable, born from the same “womb” (the pulse). Each pulsation carries charge and pattern to the primal cells, sparking the next “version” of the universe. • This creates the illusion of continuous matter and motion, but at the deepest level, reality is quantized and successive—matter “appears” anew with each pulse, sustained by the ongoing vibrational transmission.{link: {link: https://fountain.fm/episode/vp6SQo9wqckuyBpiMOJo, hit: {_id: vp6SQo9wqckuyBpiMOJo, _guid: https://thepathtobitcoin.com/?p=5593, _origin: FOUNTAIN, _type: EPISODE, info: {title: Episode #184 – On the Same Page, subtitle: The Path to Bitcoin, publisher: Anon, description: , image: , rss: , audio: https://traffic.libsyn.com/thepathtobitcoin/Episode185_Pape…, duration: 2303, published: 2026-02-19T09:11:18.000Z, payable: false, start: , end: }, links: [show:id:0lpHT2GtEeOCLKRO83OR, show:guid:415a3445-758a-50d3-850c-d7b57a5b05c0]}}}

Say what you will regarding channeled material - there is certainly a lot of garbage out there, but I have found some fascinating stuff. In line with this podcast, and Preston’s podcast with Jeff Booth et all (regarding “Quantized Time”) I am reminded of the following summary (courtesy of Grok) of Ramon Stevens channel of Alexander from the book “Conscious Life: Creating Your Reality”: (I plan to boost this same comment to Preston’s episode) Chapter 3: The Primal Pulse (The Quantization of Time and Successive Appearances) • The universe doesn’t exist continuously—it is recreated fresh and new in every moment by the “primal pulse,” a rhythmic beat from a divine Source. • Your world (and all physical reality) “blinks on and off” in a constant pulsing dance, like frames in a film. • Time emerges from this pulse: The fundamental unit of time is the “primal moment” between pulses. All longer durations (seconds, years) are built on these discrete beats. • Space and time are inseparable, born from the same “womb” (the pulse). Each pulsation carries charge and pattern to the primal cells, sparking the next “version” of the universe. • This creates the illusion of continuous matter and motion, but at the deepest level, reality is quantized and successive—matter “appears” anew with each pulse, sustained by the ongoing vibrational transmission.

Great summary Forrest. My first job in 1986 was $3.65/hr.

Appreciation boost! Sometimes you just feel the need!

I’ve finally set up a Linux desktop and am slowly in the process of making it my daily driver. I’m running Mint and hve installed Librewolf browser but can you recommend any other high value services or apps for daily use? Like notes, email, backups and file storage as a starter. Thanks.