Did 0xchat's notifications just explode for anyone else?
First: Super moons, or times when a full moon coincides with the moonβs closest approach to Earth, happens on average 3 or 4 times per year. So not very rare, but an occasional occurrence.
Second: Blood moons, or lunar eclipses, happen on average approximately once every 2.5 years for any given single location on the Earth. So they're a little more rare than super moons, but still fairly common.
Third: Super blood moons, or lunar eclipses when the moon is closest to the Earth, happen on average only once every 1-2 decades, making them pretty rare, especially since the number of years from one to the next varies widely.
Fourth: This particular super blood moon is happening on the same night as the anniversary of the ratification of the US Constitution (IMO, the real birthdate of the US). I haven't been able to find when something like that happened before, even on a different important anniversary.
Fifth: All this -- a super blood moon on the anniversary of the US Constitution going into effect -- just before the most divisive election in US history, with one candidate being a 2-time survivor of assassination attempts. I'm not a Trump supporter, but neither do I hate him; I like his negotiating skills, and I definitely wouldn't mind it if he ended up doing some of the things he's been claiming to do, as a lure for Bitcoiners to vote for him, so I suppose he has my support in those ways. And Kamala's pure evil, so there's no point talking more about her.
And as a bonus sixth point: This super blood moon on the anniversary of the Constitution just before an election in which one side literally wants to kill the leader of the other side, is also likely happening near the end of Ezra's vision of the eagle kingdom, as recorded in 2 Esdras 11 and 12 in the Apocrypha.
If you're unfamiliar with Ezra's Eagle, this video is a good intro to the basics:
If that vision plays out as many think it will, then Joe Biden will stop being president before the end of his term (which may have already happened), and the next 2 who will "think to rule" (Trump and Vance?), will each be taken out by the deep state, which will then start to rule over the whole world more overtly and tyrannically.
That's not the end of the story of the eagle kingdom that Ezra saw, but you'll have to look it up yourself if you want to know what happens next.
Despite this super blood moon on the anniversary of the Constitution just before an election in which one side literally wants to kill the leader of the other side and the climactic point of Ezra's Eagle might be about to play out, it might all end up being a nothing burger. But I have to admit that, given all these points, regardless of what's actually going to happen, God certainly has my attention.
The first book, A Beginners Guide to Bitcoin, answers the top 21 questions that those new or unfamiliar with Bitcoin tend to ask. These questions are:
Part 1: Bitcoin
Question 1: What is Bitcoin?
Question 2: Why is Bitcoin Important?
Question 3: Who Controls the Bitcoin Network?
Question 4: Why is Bitcoin Limited to 21 Million and Not Some Other Number?
Question 5: Is Bitcoin Only Affordable for the Wealthy?
Question 6: Why is the Price of Bitcoin so Volatile and Unpredictable?
Question 7: How High Can Bitcoin's Price Go?
Part 2: Economics
Question 8: What is Money?
Question 9: Why is Money Important?
Question 10: What are the Properties of Sound Money?
Question 11: How Does Bitcoin Compare with Fiat Currencies?
Question 12: How Can Bitcoin be Money if it Doesnβt Have Intrinsic Value?
Question 13: Isn't Some Inflation Good for the Economy?
Question 14: Why is it Important to Separate the Control of Money from the State?
Part 3: Misconceptions
Question 15: Since Bitcoin is Only Code, Can't Someone Just Copy It?
Question 16: Should I Diversify into Other Cryptocurrencies?
Question 17: Won't Bitcoin's Disinflationary Nature Discourage Spending, Encourage Hoarding, and Cause Economic Stagnation?
Question 18: Since We Donβt Know Who Created Bitcoin, How Do We Know it was Created with Good Intentions?
Question 19: What Would Happen if a Powerful Government Simply Banned Bitcoin?
Question 20: Is Bitcoin's Energy Use Harmful to the Environment?
Question 21: With Only a Few Transactions per Second, How Can Bitcoin Scale to be Used as Global Money?
Each question is answered by many of the most well-known people in the Bitcoin space, and concluded with a thorough answer from the @Spirit of Satoshi large language model, which is built on everything ever said or written about Bitcoin.
You can purchase a copy of "21 Questions: A Beginners Guide to Bitcoin" here:
https://a.co/d/1G3NQJw
Similarly, the second book in the 21 Questions book series, A Beginners Guide to Nostr, answers 21 key questions that those unfamiliar with Nostr are likely to ask. These questions are:
Part 1: Nostr Basics
Question 1: What is Nostr?
Question 2: Who created Nostr?
Question 3: Why do we need Nostr?
Question 4: How does Nostr compare with other social networks?
Question 5: What are the most popular Nostr apps and how do they compare?
Question 6: What are zaps and how do I use them?
Question 7: What else can Nostr do, other than social media?
Part 2: Using Nostr
Question 8: Can I migrate my data from other social networks to Nostr?
Question 9: Can I monetize content on Nostr?
Question 10: Are there any costs associated with using Nostr?
Question 11: Can I delete my posts on Nostr?
Question 12: Can I use Nostr anonymously?
Question 13: How do I secure my Nostr account?
Question 14: What are the best practices for maintaining privacy on Nostr?
Part 3: Nostr Under the Hood
Question 15: What is the difference between a public key and a private key on Nostr?
Question 16: What should I do if I lose access to my private key?
Question 17: What are relays and how do they work?
Question 18: Where is my Nostr data stored, and who owns it?
Question 19: Can I use my PC or phone to store my Nostr data, or do I need to run a relay?
Question 20: How does Nostr handle spam and bots?
Question 21: How do new features and updates get implemented in Nostr?
Each of these questions will have multiple answers from many of those behind Nostr's continued growth and development, though the @Spirit of Satoshi will not be included in this edition of 21 Questions.
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With these 2 books in hand, you will be prepared to orange and purple pill anyone who has any of these questions. And, as a bonus, any new user who reads these books will also be introduced to many of the names they can rely on most as they continue down the rabbit hole of self-sovereignty.
Expect the Nostr edition to be ready in a few months! π