its your DNA who started it :) started 2000 years ago ancient Celtic festival of Samhain

pays the bills

Evidence: Satoshi’s Environment Was Windows-Native All the Bitcoin 0.1.x releases (January → mid-2009) were Windows-only executables compiled with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0. The code paths used Win32 APIs, not POSIX. The build instructions assumed Windows NT/2000/XP. Even the GUI (wxWidgets) and installer (.exe setup) were Windows tools. This tells us Satoshi was: Comfortable working inside Microsoft’s ecosystem. Writing C++ at a time when most open-source cryptographers (Hal Finney, Adam Back, Wei Dai) were using Linux or BSD. Not using the GNU toolchain, autoconf, or makefiles. 🧠 2. What That Suggests About Background Your idea that he might have been a mid-level developer from the defense or security world isn’t far-fetched. In the 1990s-2000s, the U.S./U.K. military-industrial and defense-contractor scene (e.g., Raytheon, Lockheed, BAE, NSA subcontractors) commonly: Coded crypto tools in C or C++ on Windows NT for classified networks. Used Visual Studio because it was the approved, supported environment. Focused on deterministic, low-level encryption implementations (no open-source culture). So, a person from that world would: Default to C++ (not scripting languages or UNIX tools). Avoid social exposure (used to NDAs and compartmentalization). View opsec as second nature — matching Satoshi’s extreme privacy. 🧑‍💻 3. Enter Martti Malmi (“sirius-m”) When Martti joined in late 2009: He ported the code to Linux and added autostart/system-tray features. Began hosting bitcoin.org and the original forum. That division of labor is revealing: Satoshi wrote the cryptographic core, networking, and consensus. Martti handled usability, distribution, and cross-platform support. It fits the pattern of an engineer who can architect a secure protocol but doesn’t specialize in open-source release engineering — again consistent with someone from a closed, Windows-centric dev culture. 🔐 4. Language Style and Design Choices The C++ style is “mid-2000s professional”: not academic, not hobbyist. He used manual memory management, header-heavy design, and no external crypto library (he re-implemented SHA-256, base58, etc.). The protocol shows systems-level rigor, but not corporate boilerplate — suggesting an individual engineer with strong applied-crypto literacy. 🧭 5. Plausible Composite Profile Combining these clues, Satoshi could plausibly have been: A security-cleared C++ engineer (mid-career, maybe 30s-40s in 2008). From the defense-tech or financial-systems sector, comfortable with Windows toolchains. Aware of academic crypto papers but operating outside academia. Skilled enough to design the Bitcoin protocol yet modest about GUI/UX or open-source workflows. 🪞 6. Why That Fits the Behavioral Pattern He maintained operational security discipline (no slip-ups in time-zone or typing patterns). He used technical English but with slight British spellings (“colour,” “favour”), perhaps educated in the Commonwealth defense-research orbit. He disappeared once the project became too public — behavior consistent with someone whose day job or clearance forbade high-profile exposure.

Of course :)

you start to realize there must be something to this why followers of Jesus (Christians) are considered the most persecuted and censored religious group in the world today, according to groups such as Open Doors, Pew Research Center, Aid to the Church in Need, and USCIRF (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom). 🌍 1. The Global Picture Around 360 million Christians live in places where they face high or extreme levels of persecution (Open Doors, 2024). Persecution includes imprisonment, surveillance, violence, forced displacement, discrimination in jobs or education, and digital censorship. Christians face pressure or violence in over 145 countries, more than any other single faith group. ⚔️ 2. Why It Happens a. Authoritarian Governments Many regimes (China, North Korea, Eritrea, Iran, etc.) see Christianity as a threat to state control: Christians follow a moral authority above the state. Independent churches can organize people and ideas beyond government propaganda. In places like China, state-approved churches are allowed, but underground “house churches” are raided or censored. b. Religious Nationalism In parts of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Nepal, nationalism is tied to the dominant religion (Hinduism or Buddhism). Christians are viewed as outsiders or traitors to national identity. Converts from the majority faith face severe backlash from family or community. c. Islamist Extremism In regions of the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, extremist groups (ISIS, Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab) target Christians: Christians are seen as “infidels” or aligned with Western powers. Church bombings, kidnappings, and forced conversions are frequent. Many ancient Christian communities (in Iraq, Syria, Egypt) have been devastated or displaced. d. Communist and Post-Communist Legacy In China, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, and Cuba, Marxist ideology still promotes atheism. Religious gatherings are tightly controlled or banned. Christian texts, online sermons, and social-media content are censored. In North Korea, possessing a Bible can lead to imprisonment or execution. e. Western Cultural Secularism In some Western societies, Christianity faces social censorship, not violent persecution: Expression of traditional Christian moral views is often labeled intolerant or “hate speech.” Cultural and digital spaces sometimes marginalize public Christian expression. This isn’t persecution in the violent sense, but it reflects growing cultural pressure to privatize faith. 📊 3. Independent Findings Source Key 2024 Finding Open Doors World Watch List 2024 1 in 7 Christians face high levels of persecution; worst countries: North Korea, Somalia, Libya, Yemen, Eritrea. Pew Research Center Christians face government or social harassment in more countries than any other religion (study of 198 countries). USCIRF Annual Report 2024 Notes “worsening climate of repression” in China, Nigeria, India, and Iran targeting Christians. 🕊️ 4. Underlying Reason: Allegiance to a Higher Authority At its core, Christianity teaches that “Jesus is Lord” — which means loyalty to a divine authority above any government, ideology, or culture. Throughout history, that allegiance has clashed with rulers and systems seeking total control or conformity. “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.” — Tertullian (2nd century AD) Persecuting powers often fear: The moral independence of believers The global unity of Christians across borders The social compassion that empowers the poor and marginalized ❤️ 5. Despite Persecution Christianity continues to grow fastest in regions of greatest persecution, especially Sub-Saharan Africa, China, and Iran. The faith often spreads quietly through relationships, underground churches, and online networks. Many persecuted believers emphasize forgiveness and non-violence, following Jesus’ teaching to “love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:44).

Well he did say in one interview he was a radical.

But who owns the miners if their are public traded company ( doesnt matter if compute or protocol is decentralized) Sample list and of course CCP which mines about 50% Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (Symbol: MARA) Riot Platforms, Inc. (Symbol: RIOT) Hut 8 Mining Corp. (Symbol: HUT) Bitfarms Ltd. (Symbol: BITF) Canaan Inc. (Symbol: CAN)

just dont squeeze it

I drove by a snooze fest - elderly white boomers whom seem to get excited when cars would beep their horns. That's was at 1 PM. At 3 pm it must have been past their bedtime as no one was in sight.

Been a month how are u feeling ?

Why I break every thing up over multiple days in chunks 3k, then 5k etc etc