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Enjoyed your note and couldn’t agree more the machine is scrambling. Spending millions to take out one Shahed drone.
Not sure in practice but on paper at scale the laser beam defense systems from Elbit or others could help in defense against the asymmetric warfare. Upfront costs $80-300m but each shot is <$5. That being said these devices can’t be everywhere at all times but could be placed at important defense and civilian infrastructure. In the interim Ukraine drone interceptors are similar cost to the Iranian Shahed drones.
The likely outcome is continue to prop up the existing MIC while additionally funding next gen defense manufacturers. Just have to point to the Trump-class Golden Fleet announcement.
Bigger budgets = more taxes.
The cat is out of the bag that the equation has inverted with the navy, at least as of right now, has not been able to control the Strait.
Not sure in practice but on paper at scale the laser beam defense systems from Elbit or others could help in defense against the asymmetric warfare. Upfront costs $80-300m but each shot is <$5. That being said these devices can’t be everywhere at all times but could be placed at important defense and civilian infrastructure. In the interim Ukraine drone interceptors are similar cost to the Iranian Shahed drones.
The likely outcome is continue to prop up the existing MIC while additionally funding next gen defense manufacturers. Just have to point to the Trump-class Golden Fleet announcement.
Bigger budgets = more taxes.
The cat is out of the bag that the equation has inverted with the navy, at least as of right now, has not been able to control the Strait.
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Fourth Turnings are tricky.
2025 Book List
The Big Print by @Lawrence Lepard ✅✅✅✅
The Blockchain Wars by Evan McFarland ✅
Broken Money by @Lyn Alden ✅✅✅✅
The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio
Debt: First 5000yrs by David Graeber
Diaspora by Greg Egan
End The Fed by Ron Paul ✅✅
End Times by Bryan Walsh ✅✅
The Fourth Turning is Here by Neil Howe✅✅✅
How to Heal Your Metabolism by Kate Deering ✅✅
Kill Decision by Daniel Suarez ✅✅
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel ✅
Lords of Easy Money by Christopher Leonard ✅✅✅
Lords of Finance by Liaquat Ahamed ✅
The Price of Tomorrow by Jeff Booth ✅✅✅
The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan ✅
When Money Dies by Adam Fergusson ✅
You Will Own Nothing by Carol Roth ✅
The number of ✅ is directionally my personal scoring of the book on a number of different factors. Scored them all at the end of the year based on gut remembering of the book.
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The Big Print by @Lawrence Lepard ✅✅✅✅
The Blockchain Wars by Evan McFarland ✅
Broken Money by @Lyn Alden ✅✅✅✅
The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio
Debt: First 5000yrs by David Graeber
Diaspora by Greg Egan
End The Fed by Ron Paul ✅✅
End Times by Bryan Walsh ✅✅
The Fourth Turning is Here by Neil Howe✅✅✅
How to Heal Your Metabolism by Kate Deering ✅✅
Kill Decision by Daniel Suarez ✅✅
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel ✅
Lords of Easy Money by Christopher Leonard ✅✅✅
Lords of Finance by Liaquat Ahamed ✅
The Price of Tomorrow by Jeff Booth ✅✅✅
The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan ✅
When Money Dies by Adam Fergusson ✅
You Will Own Nothing by Carol Roth ✅
The number of ✅ is directionally my personal scoring of the book on a number of different factors. Scored them all at the end of the year based on gut remembering of the book.
#bookstr
I’ve tried to get my local breakfast spot to turn on lightning payments. I’ve mentioned it now three times. Each time they acknowledge my request and are nice about it and say they’ll look into ...
They are a square seller.
The staff is flying around early in the morning fulfilling people’s orders. Not a lot of time to orange pill.
I mentioned the savings vs debit/credit rails being a square user. They nodded and quickly ran back to fill an order.
Need to go in when it isn’t busy I guess .
The staff is flying around early in the morning fulfilling people’s orders. Not a lot of time to orange pill.
I mentioned the savings vs debit/credit rails being a square user. They nodded and quickly ran back to fill an order.
Need to go in when it isn’t busy I guess .
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CD189: MONEYBADGER - BITCOIN PAYMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Carel van Wyk is the founder and CEO of MoneyBadger. MoneyBadger enables easy bitcoin payments at 650 thousand stores in South Africa.
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I’ve tried to get my local breakfast spot to turn on lightning payments. I’ve mentioned it now three times. Each time they acknowledge my request and are nice about it and say they’ll look into it. There is always a line. They are extremely busy. And by the end of a long day I doubt they remember. I don’t want to be the guy that keeps annoying them. And usually the person taking orders doesn’t have a financial incentive or economic interest in the flow of payments.
Lots of good solutions mentioned in this pod.
Lots of good solutions mentioned in this pod.
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Every time I see a startup getting billion dollar valuations for payment processing solutions, I die a little.
It’s going to make winning feel that much better.
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Boston's Charles River is frozen... Dude steps in and it doesn't take 2 minutes for 4 state police to show up in the park.
This is Maduro-level performance right there.💀
https://cdn.satellite.ea...
State Police isn’t too far away next to the Museum of Science at the bridge. That is impressive tho.
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Has anyone made a bitcoin companion app/wallet/website for kids? @Tuttle Twins TV, and a number of Bitcoin kids books are helpful onboarding them to the concept but then the tools get very technical. @COLDCARD Blockclock + OpenDime seem like a good way to watch NGU with their stack especially away from a screen. @mempool is visually pleasing.
Wondering if anyone has used any existing app or device in a way that has engaged their children in the #Bitcoin?
Collecting coins is very in a piggy bank is very tangible and satisfying but we all know the problem with that.
Wondering if anyone has used any existing app or device in a way that has engaged their children in the #Bitcoin?
Collecting coins is very in a piggy bank is very tangible and satisfying but we all know the problem with that.
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A little surprised we are not seeing more discussion about Marines being deployed domestically in the US to support in civilian peace keeping efforts. #Marines #LosAngeles
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GDP is going to soar because it is because the math is changing.
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