At a certain point, you have to make a choice between engaging online and living life. Once you get to a certain audience size, answering questions takes more time from your day than you have. I used to engage and answer questions and like all the comments and so on, but it just became unsustainable.

Take this post, for instance. I posted it and then went to bed and I wake up 8 hours later with 20+ comments. If I thoughtfully replied to each one, that would easily be 2 hours (even this comment is a good 10 minutes). Now multiply by all the other platforms (I post on 6, and this place is one of the least populated). Do the math, it's unsustainable.

But also mentally, it's very hard to be doing that much writing and thinking and arguing. My mind also needs breaks. And frankly, I need that willpower and energy to play with my kids, do deep dives into new signature schemes and work out. You only have so much in a day.

So like a Bitcoin node's mempool, I pick and choose. I engage once in a while on what I think provides the most value. Sorry if your question or comment doesn't make the cut, but honestly, you're a stranger on the internet. My family, friends, faith, finances and fitness all take priority.

Apparently, there's a minting process that was added to the Runes protocol, so you have to first commit to the symbol using a hash and then reveal some number of blocks later. I was going off of the initial blog post, but a few people have pointed me to the update of the protocol because they saw this same problem. Thus, the one dollar auction dynamic does not happen, though there's plenty of altcoins being launched. There's already over 1000 new altcoins either minted or in the process of being minted on it.

I looked briefly through your other posts and I can't believe no one has suggested the most obvious:

Get some sleep.

Biggest hack for everything. If you have some free time and the kids are awake, go take care of them so your wife can take a nap. Or if she has energy, do the reverse. You're sleep deprived when you're a parent, especially with young children, so prioritize the one thing you're not getting.

I have an episode coming up that inspired this post which will delve into this exact topic: dealing with envy. Stay tuned!

I started using them on Twitter back in the day to get a better idea of my audience. That changed when a friend of mine saw a poll of mine and said, I have to get back to my desk so I can vote in your poll.

There's something about polls that encourages engagement, and that's why I was lobbying for it a few years ago. Most of these sites have way more lurkers than posters/commenters, and polls are a good way to bridge that gap. For instance, most of my posts don't get more than 10 comments on average. A poll easily gets 30 votes at least.

Essentially, it's an easy way to get people to not just read, but participate.

"Those who are best at asking for money win the money."

That's also true of Venture Capital and government contractors and many other things.

That's the correct answer.

Also, what are your plans for getting the boot seller in Fort Worth to use Zaprite so we don't have to convert our Bitcoins to dirty fiat when we buy them boots?

Completely unbiased question here, but where is Bitcoin country?

It's a cool idea, but the harder part is the money earned after the marriage begins. How do you ensure that all your income goes into the 2-of-2 multisig? I suppose this is where vows come in =)

I appreciate the thought, but you really don't need to send me sats. Please support the other worthy recipients in my stead.

Beirut, Lebanon - Beautiful, classical and just an amazing place to be Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Singapore for half price Bali, Indonesia - Such grateful and gracious people Ushuaia, Argentina - A bit touristy, but so interestingly remote Marrakesh, Morocco - Not what you're picturing with respect to Africa

Great question. I will write another post on the VC complex in the near future to answer what I think will happen.

Protestant/somewhere between Presbyterian and Baptist

Yea, it's a complete reset of a lot of things, especially your hormone system, particularly insulin, which helps with your metabolism.

The main tips I have are to wear a lot of clothes to bed because you'll get cold from losing your fat. I usually start needing more hot showers around day 4. Also, don't let yourself watch food videos. I found myself watching them one after another after day 7. Finally, try to work out during the fast, especially with weights. There's a lot of evidence that it triggers significant testosterone production.

Also, you'll have to generally move a little slower, especially from sitting and lying positions. Lightheadedness is normal, just take your time.

Most of the past day's blocks have a tx like this (from the most recent block): https://mempool.space/tx/4a0bdcea6cf01007e245c16bba86266c63d58fc63b32bd3c2ab51013c974283c

It definitely costs more since it's in the scriptpubkey and not the witness field, about 4x as much. I'm pretty sure they're trolling. This is far worse than inscriptions.

NASB or the original Greek. I like getting as close to the source as possible.

Are you still climbing? If so, bouldering, trad or lead?

Cantillionaire doesn't believe in savings.

Modern day money-changers.