Alexandria Catalogue - Articles

Is the call to be a minister similar to that of any other vocation, or is it wholly unique from secular careers? This is a short seminary paper I wrote on the subject.

How does the Bible's teaching on the Sabbath in Exodus 20 inform our view of the days of creation in Genesis 1? This seminary paper is my brief exploration of that topic.

Keeping track of things in the informational realm requires keeping track of time.

The words we use can cause a lot of confusion if the concepts behind them are not clearly understood. Particularly when we use the same words to refer to different concepts. This is certainly the case in the recent arguments about whether Primal is a Nostr client or not.

Bitcoin Infinity Academy - Course 2 Part 8

This is the only way to solve the systemic issues of our day.

In a world buffeted by rising debt, inflation-stress, weakening institutions, and geopolitical risk, the question of who controls money is no longer abstract: it is existential. Financial sovereignty - the ability to hold and deploy wealth free from manipulation, confiscation, or devaluation - is emerging as a foundational civil right. At the heart of that shift stands Bitcoin.

We treat zaps differently than every other purchase, hoarding sats for “future value” while freely spending on coffee and Netflix. If content is worth $1 to you right now, zap the equivalent in today’s sats and stop doing mental gymnastics about what they might be worth later. Value-for-value means paying for value in the present, not extracting free content while pretending you’re being strategic.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

If speech and the free exercise thereof is sacred, then Bitcoin is sacred, because all that Bitcoin requires of you is to think and to speak.

We traded craftsmanship for quarterly earnings and built a disposable economy where everything barely works. Big Tech promised innovation and delivered surveillance. The gig economy killed pride in work. Now Nostr developers are proving you can build quality software without VC millions, platform games, or selling your users. Your code is your reputation. Forever. On-chain. This is how we rebuild.

A story of purple text, orange highlights, and plenty of hallucinations.

A veteran broker says America’s $37T real estate market is breaking, and Bitcoin may be its only way out.

In this article I explain the trouble with Nostr relay payments today and how eCash is the best solution. I'll cover how relays currently earn revenue; the speed, storage, and unit-of-account benefits of eCash; and paint a picture of the new user experience.

I spent waay too much time on this README

Most people can't comprehend the scale of hash rate growth.

Paul started riots by making sin personal. Bitcoin, Nostr, and the Gospel share the same enemy because all three reject the lie that truth is whatever institutions say it is.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A reflection from within

A recipe for a classic bone broth.

Warum ist Bitcoin transparent? Und muss es das sein?

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Both Bitcoin and Monero’s long-term security models are deeply reliant on the purchasing power of their native coins rather than purely on technical features like block rewards or tail emission. Monero’s introduction of tail emission ensures a perpetual miner incentive, but cannot guarantee enduring security if XMR loses demand or value. Bitcoin, similarly, will ultimately rely on transaction fees, which must retain meaningful real-world utility to incentivize miners and sustain network integrit...

Asynchronous communication offers a healthier alternative to the constant distractions of modern digital life. By allowing us to respond on our own schedule rather than in real-time, it helps us reclaim our attention, reflect more deeply, and engage more intentionally with technology instead of being controlled by it.

Prioritising humanistic investment, making space for creativity, and contemplating going all-in on Nostr

Die Unterdrückung und Kriminalisierung von unliebsamen Meinungen zugunsten offizieller Erzählungen wird nicht auf Dauer funktionieren.

We are starting to build less social media and more of the other stuff on Nostr while trying not to fuck with spiders.

An in-depth look at Keet.io, examining its strengths in decentralization and privacy, and the key challenges that shape its path forward.

Speaking freely is more important than ever, offline and online.

Jesus, pray for us.

Inspired by tools like shadcn and Cap'n Web, CtxCn is a command-line utility designed to make developers' lives easier.

When you add a website as a progressive web app (PWA) on your iOS device, Apple avoids content being hidden below the notches. But with some tweaks we can cover the entire screen so your PWA will feel even more native.

As a parent of two daughters, I'm really annoyed by what YouTube Kids is doing—and, more specifically, by what they're not doing. Their promise is to give me agency, but in practice it feels broken. So I'm writing down my personal struggles and my future concerns.

Now you belong to that love. You live from that love. You give what you’ve received — not perfectly, but faithfully. Because the one who loves you doesn’t keep score. He doesn’t measure your worth. He gives Himself to you over and over — in preaching, in baptism, in the Supper — until His love fills every empty space in your heart. That’s how you learn to love your neighbor — not by trying harder, but by being filled with Christ. You can’t give what you don’t have. You can’t love from emptiness...

Government currency used to be money. The money has been siphoned out, but the currency hasn't changed.

Breathe. Pause. Be. A heartfelt invitation to slow down, reconnect with your inner self, and embrace the healing power of breath and herbs.

How #Bitcoin and #Value4Value fixes the monetization of information.

Does Omarchy rhyme with Monarchy or Archie?