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What is cloud-computing and why is it a paradigm we should be uncomfortable with?

Matt Hill of @Start9 joins Value Stack Podcast for a discussion about the current state of computing and why self-hosting and running a home server is more important than ever before.

StartOS is an open source Linux distribution optimized for running a personal server. It facilitates the discovery, installation, network configuration, service configuration, data backup, dependency management, and health monitoring of self-hosted software services.

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00:00 Intro
00:28 How did we get to the cloud computing paradigm?
03:30 Computer client and server architecture explained
11:30 How does relying on centralized servers affect freedom?
15:00 How are servers and clients designed differently?
18:05 The fight over privacy, personal data, and politics
26:55 How will the Bitcoin ETF change bitcoin?
29:10 Does technology push sovereignty forward?
37:20 How culture, education, and technology are interlinked
42:25 Why trust is essential in a flourishing human society
46:30 About Start9 and StartOS - Run a Sovereign Personal Server
52:30 Why SaaS needs to disappear
01:00:11 Why StartOS is fully FOSS
01:11:00 DNS, encryption, Google and search
01:14:33 On censorship and ransomware
01:19:58 Why running a home server is more secure than cloud computing
01:26:30 Why you should start with self-hosting a password manager like Vaultwarden
01:31:09 What’s on the StartOS roadmap?
01:37:16 How Start9 is building a new product category - the personal server
01:45:00 Daemon and Freedom TM book recommendations- Daniel Suarez
01:47:15 How is StartOS different than UmbrelOS, CasaOS, etc?
01:58:23 The AI and LLM revolution
02:03:43 IoT and the future of the computing paradigm
02:13:55 Outro

How do you get a job in the bitcoin industry? Is bitcoin even an industry? What kind of skills are companies in the bitcoin industry looking for? Are crypto and bitcoin companies looking for different things? How will an ETF change the industry? What sort of mindsets help bitcoiners get hired?
In Episode 46, I'm joined by Eric Podwojski of Bitcoin Talent Co to talk all about bitcoin jobs and wrap up with a little bit of reflection, mindfulness and motivation on working in an industry and on building things we enjoy.
If you're looking for a job in bitcoin or your company has roles to fill, this is an episode for you about bitcoin culture and hiring in the bitcoin industry. Check out the chapters below!


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Chapters

0:00 Intro - Let’s do less podcasts in 2024
2:45 What would you do if you were rich AF?
4:40 Starting Bitcoin Talent Co
5:50 Bitcoin vs Crypto Companies
7:15 How do you find bitcoin jobs?
8:15 What personality traits help bitcoiners get hired?
11:30 What kind of skills do you need to work in bitcoin?
16:00 Can you get a bitcoin job in a bear market?
18:30 How to get a job in the bitcoin industry?
21:00 How do bitcoin adoption incentives work?
26:00 How will the Bitcoin ETF change bitcoin?
28:45 On reading books and building skillsets
31:00 How do you define the bitcoin industry?
37:00 Flex hiring and TalentOS through Bitcoin Talent Co
41:00 Does prior industry experience matter in bitcoin?
42:00 Skills to help you get hired in the bitcoin industry
50:00 The importance of consistency in content creation
52:00 Becoming indifferent to price action and monetary gains
1:01:00 On paradigm shifts
1:04:00 On making an impact with content creation
1:08:00 Self-awareness and behavior patterns
1:10:30 On meditation, motivation, and facing mortality
1:17:00 The Story of the Stonecutter
1:21:30 Libraries are cool again in 2023
1:24:00 Making commitments
1:25:15 The Bitcoin Tao draft excerpt
1:31:00 On the ever-changing nature of life
1:35:30 How writing and journalling helps process emotions
1:38:30 The importance of atomic habits
1:39:45 Outro

Sam Callahan and Beau Simon join me for a 2023 year-in-review of the bitcoin markets episode to wrap up the year for Value Stack Episode 45.

We talk market cycles and how SBF, CZ, and other people are now going to jail. We talk about interest rates and how the economy has done this year, make predictions on monetary policy, talk the halving and 2024 bitcoin price predictions and more.


Chapters

0:00 Intro
5:57 What happened with interest rates in 2023?
15:00 Regional banking crisis of 2023
17:00 Bitcoin mempool fees all time high
20:00 Bitcoin ETF and BlackRock
26:10 RIP Charlie Munger
28:40 SBF, CZ, Etc all going to jail
33:00 Is a Bitcoin ETF approval good for Bitcoin?
48:12 FedNow launches in 2023
55:00 Too big to fail US banks
59:00 Federal reserve 2024 policy predictions
1:03:00 Lyn Alden post-ww2 bond thesis correlation
1:07:00 Millennials and the 2023 housing market
1:17:30 Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS Act
1:19:30 Bitcoin hashrate doubles in 2023
1:23:40 2024 Bitcoin halving predictions
1:25:30 Reflecting on lessons from the last cycle
1:28:30 Personal highlights of 2023
1:39:40 Revisiting our 2023 predictions
1:40:30 2024 Bitcoin predictions


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Here's a 2 hour conversation on life and surviving bear markets as a bitcoiner. Rob and Rick have both been on the show before and for this one we were LIVE in the CryptoCloaks print shop. We talk about mining, the insane math behind hashing SHA256 , cycles of equipment upgrading and how to deal with heat from mining and equipment, and a whole lot of messing around.

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Chapters

00:00 Intro - without an introduction
5:30 Computers are hot
9:00 On starting a small business with bitcoin
11:15 How to repurpose heat from bitcoin mining
15:45 Mining downtime and ASIC repair
18:00 Why's there so much performance variation across ASICs?
23:25 Bitcoin mining is a brutal business
26:55 Rob's poetic ode to the beauty of hashing
30:35 How does the bitcoin difficulty adjustment work?
32:30 On exponential growth and really big numbers
35:45 Rob's alan watts interpretation
36:35 Why is Rick still operating in his basement?
40:00 Rick explains the CryptoCloaks printing operation
43:20 Rob teaches about how mega bitcoin miners make money with electricity
53:30 On achieving and goal-setting
56:30 On risk-taking and running a business
1:02:15 On becoming more family-oriented because of bitcoin
1:10:05 Is bitcoin a faith-based community?
1:12:55 On grokking bitcoin and it going mainstream
1:20:00 Talking about cycles of life and the fourth turning
1:26:45 On loving "the process", cycles of life, kids, and hashing
1:30:00 How mining pools changed bitcoin mining forever
1:34:45 When will the general population adopt bitcoin?
1:37:00 Why we stopped talking about bitcoin during the holidays
1:45:35 On mentally HODLing through bitcoin bear markets
1:54:00 Generations of bitcoiners
1:58:08 How will a bitcoin ETF change the market environment?
2:00:30 Are we screwed when baby boomers leave the workforce?
2:03:45 Bitcoin adoption in developing countries
2:05:30 Outro - words of wisdom from Rick & Rob

Jason Wrich is a first-generation rancher in Colorado and founder of Wrich Ranches, a farm-to-table brand that serves local Colorado customers grass-fed and finished natural beef.

In this episode, we dive into modern day-ranching and we draw insights from ranching history and lessons of the past, emphasize the connection between people and their food, and explore the unexpected link between Bitcoin and the farming and ranching world. With a special focus on the Beef Initiative and grassroots efforts, Jason does a great job of bringing these two seemingly disparate concepts closer than ever before. Join us for a candid exploration of the essence of ranching in the digital age.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction
01:13 Ranching Challenges and Land Leasing
03:30 Legacy and Soil Improvement
05:12 Cattle Health and Sustainability
08:11 Financial Considerations
09:41 Grass-Fed Beef and Quality
14:27 Ranching and Price Control
18:11 Challenges in Ranching and Adaptation
21:40 Weather Challenges and Ranch Preparedness
24:24 Naysayer Reactions and Ranching Challenges
28:57 Values, Money, and Circular Economy
33:28 Introduction to Bitcoin
36:03 Transparency in Ranching and Bitcoin
38:01 Expanding Network and Community
40:03 Impact of Bitcoin on Ranching Business
41:00 Bitcoin in Transactions
42:10 Bitcoin Adoption in the Community
45:05 Concerns about Wolf Reintroduction
47:26 Challenges in Different Environments
50:09 Connection with Nature and Presence
54:09 Lessons in Strength and Resilience
58:29 Overcoming Self-Limitations
01:00:30 Dealing with the Uncontrollable
01:01:31 Nature's Wisdom
01:02:03 Adaptation to Environment
01:03:36 The Beef Initiative's Purpose
01:11:05 Challenges in Beef Certification
01:14:01 Eating as Part of a Microbiome
01:19:00 Quality of Life Goals
01:25:05 Closing Thoughts

David Croisant is a passionate free-thinker and advocate of sovereign and open source technologies.
He and I sat down to discuss common and alternative forms of government, how money affects organization of groups, if bitcoin can lead to better ways of organization, and ask the question - do people really want to be free?Check out the chapters below and if you enjoy it, consider supporting the show.

Chapters


00:00 What is anarchy?
1:55 Why did governments come about and stay in power?
5:10 Why are citizens ignorant about government laws?
8:20 Whose responsibility is it to keep governments in check?
12:00 How does the public education system affect government power?
13:35 Money, power, the church, and government control
16:00 Societal structure today is designed government overreach
20:00 How can we take back power into the citizens hands?
24:20 Why do bitcoiners “unplug” sooner than the general population?
28:00 Will governments ever embrace bitcoin?
34:30 Why do we even need money?
39:00 Government ideals vs reality
43:30 Does technology increase or decrease freedom?
47:15 Why do people trade freedom for convenience?
51:45 Cycles of creation and destruction
1:02:30 Paths to “waking up”
1:06:45 How can society work in a world without stated rules?
1:10:10 How education and media keep citizens in the dark
1:14:15 How do collective and individual incentives align?
1:17:15 Imagining very large perspectives to re-examine society
1:22:00 Taking sovereignty of the mind
1:33:00 What ways can we spread sovereign ideas?
1:37:00 Learning from self-reflection and observing others
1:41:00 Outro: You Matter