Tim Bouma

1 Madeiran banana is now worth 330 sats. Earlier this year, last time I visited it was 512 sats/banana #FoodDeflation…

Home-based servers seem to know when you go on international travel. Had to get Son 1 reboot the server for me.…

Madeira is one of those hidden gems. Didn’t even know it existed two years ago. Visiting for the third time this year.…

Totally impressed with TAP (Portugal Airline). Our flight from Canada was late. Dedicated shuttle, whisked through border control, escorted to connecting flight to Funchal.…

Landed in Madeira, more to come……

Word of the day: vetocracy…

Hope is value.…

When the machine goes ‘beep’, you have fulfilled your obligation to pay. That’s how easy payments should be.…

Redecentralize faith.…

Apparently, the EU is now the first “AI Continent.” Discuss this leadership innovation.…

Distrust…

“Central banks allowed house prices to rise to the moon by pointing to the fact consumer prices remained dormant. While that was great for owners, the effect on renters or prospective buyers, particularly young working people, was terrible.” Globe and Mail editorial…

Is #nostr a social media protocol or an open market protocol?…

Go figure.…

How decentralized is BlueSky?…

A free market protocol refers to a decentralized set of rules or standards that enables peer-to-peer interactions, exchanges, and transactions without the need for centralized control or intermediaries. It provides the framework for participants to engage in open, transparent, and voluntary market activities. Key Characteristics of a Free…

An economist, a cryptographer, and a JavaScript developer walk into a bar. The economist orders a drink and says, “I’ll pay when the market reaches equilibrium.” The cryptographer orders next, saying, “I’ll only pay if the transaction is encrypted end-to-end.” Finally, the JavaScript developer tries to…

Central banks are not supposed to be political. Here, they were overtly political. It just goes to show, as Walter Bagehot pointed out 150 years that central banks are inherently conflicted in their mandate.…