Book I’m Reading
After finishing Theodore Rex, the second book in a biographical trilogy on Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris, I had to move immediately to the third one. From Goodreads:
Of all our great presidents, Theodore Roosevelt is the only one whose greatness increased out of office. What other president has written forty books, hunted lions, founded a third political party, survived an assassin’s bullet, and explored an unknown river longer than the Rhine?
Packed with more adventure, variety, drama, humor, and tragedy than a big novel, yet documented down to the smallest fact, this masterwork recounts the last decade of perhaps the most amazing life in American history.
President Roosevelt was the right man for this time in the life of the United States of America. I’m reminded that men like this aren’t borne out of easy times, but hard times. We can wish for more men like this, but do we wish for the times that create them?
Podcast I’m Listening To
I listen to the audio format of this podcast, but it’s also a video they post on YouTube. Here’s the YouTube version:
Articles I’m Reading
Which Countries Dominate the Supply Chain for Strategic Metals? (Visual Capitalist)
Bari Weiss: The War on Our History (The Free Press)
On Bitcoin
^ 8th essay in the Gradually, Then Suddenly series from Parker Lewis.
Tweets I’m Reading
Can you negotiate with a criminal who has tracked you down to rob you of your bitcoin?
— Jameson Lopp (@lopp) September 4, 2024
Duress / decoy wallets are one such tactic. Today I'm presenting my thoughts on the reliability of this strategy to mitigate physical attacks.https://t.co/MOtiO5AskY
Last night I took a ministry resident for a hospital visitation. On the way over I gave him the usual speech for this unique ministry venue:
— Dane Ortlund (@daneortlund) September 4, 2024
1. Silence the phone
2. Grab a breath mint
3. Bring a Bible
4. Talk little, listen much
5. Read a psalm, then pray it over them
6. Tears…
Founder Mode: https://t.co/3hOnlKOJBi
— Paul Graham (@paulg) September 1, 2024
🚨BIG BREAKING: New Peer Reviewed Research firmly backs up claims that Bitcoin mining is a powerful tool for reducing methane emissions.
— Dennis Porter (@Dennis_Porter_) August 30, 2024
This groundbreaking paper highlights the ability for BTC mining to utilize methane from landfills – methane is 28x more potent for warming… pic.twitter.com/RGFeTbyjfj
🚨🚨 On the heels of pretty atrocious vibes this summer for crypto, I'm publishing part 3 in a series that included: "A Lack of Pretense That Any of This Shit Does Anything or Will Ever Do Anything" and "Financial Nihilism: The Zeitgeist of Young America".
— Travis Kling (@Travis_Kling) September 3, 2024
It's a ~10 min read.…
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