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### News Of The Week

Welcome to this week’s issue of the Books And Articles newsletter.  Once again, thanks for all of the quality posts.  

Sorry for the delay getting this newsletter out.  I will get back on schedule next week.  

I encourage everyone to check out this [post](https://stacker.news/items/527899/r/siggy47) by Shane/Rayo2. He owns Liberty Under Attack Publications, a freedom focused publishing house. You can also learn more at [libertyunderattack.com](https://libertyunderattack.com/). @TheWildHustle introduced him to Stacker News and to this territory. 

That’s it for now.

I hope everyone has a good week. 

### Top Five Posts Of The Week

The top post of the week will be forwarded 50% of the zaps earned on this week’s newsletter post. Rankings will be determined using the SN zaprank. 

Here are this week’s top posts:

- [Writing To Think](https://stacker.news/items/527178/r/siggy47)  by @elvismercury

- [Recent TV Adaptions: Ripley and Shogun](https://stacker.news/items/520918/r/siggy47) by @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears

- [7 lessons I learned from reading "The Psychology of Money"](https://stacker.news/items/528072/r/siggy47) by @RaulJunco

- [The Final Product, Chapter 8](https://stacker.news/items/522327/r/siggy47) by @cleophas

- [3 ways to encourage your kids to read](https://stacker.news/items/528430/r/siggy47) by @cryotosensei



### Siggy’s Suggestions

- [Writing To Think](https://stacker.news/items/527178/r/siggy47)  by @elvismercury

I’m doing something different this week.  I am only going to talk about @elvismercury’s Writing to Think post, which was the territory’s top post of the week. I was unaware of Henrik Karlsson, but the article was ridiculously timely and instructive for me. The news regarding the Samourai indictments really affected me mentally and emotionally. Although I’m a lawyer, I honestly have had no interest in law since my retirement from daily practice. This prosecution made me aware that I haven’t really given much thought to the ways bitcoin can be attacked legally in the U.S. That changed the minute I heard the news. As some of you here might have noticed, I made a bunch of scattershot posts thinking about the implications and possible defenses to this attack. I was literally thinking by writing. I quickly became aware of my limitations. I also knew I wanted to make for myself a comprehensive, organized guide to legal issues concerning bitcoin. I started from the beginning and tried to organize my thoughts. By complete happenstance, @elvismercury posted this article at the same time I began using [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/), a powerful note taking app, to organize caselaw, articles, and to capture my own half baked notions and thoughts. Obsidian has a daily note feature which I have also begun using. If I had been doing this all along, I think my Samourai posts would have been far better and more useful. It was as if Karlsson was describing my own confused thinking at times. This passage in particular hit home:

> When I write, I get to observe the transition from this fluid mode of thinking to the rigid. As I type, I’m often in a fluid mode—writing at the speed of thought. I feel confident about what I’m saying. But as soon as I stop, the thoughts solidify, rigid on the page, and, as I read what I’ve written, I see cracks spreading through my ideas. What seemed right in my head fell to pieces on the page.

I hope I maintain the discipline to improve. I think all stackers who want to improve their posting would benefit from this article. 


This week’s Golden Oldie:

- [Do You Guys Actually Comprehend The Books You’ve Read?](https://stacker.news/items/410768/r/siggy47) by @Fabs

Today’s Golden Oldie is from @Fabs.  I can’t believe it’s been more than three months since it was posted. It is a challenging look at the act of reading, and the discussion it inspired provides a ton of valuable insight into the art of reading.

### Writing Contests

- [Writing Contest #1](https://stacker.news/items/412579)

- [Writing Contest #2](https://stacker.news/items/429644)


### Stackers’ Blogs

- [Fighting The Daily Grind](https://stacker.news/items/413483) by @cryotosensei

- [Personal Blog, Got My First Job](https://stacker.news/items/426378) by @CyberCrypto



### My Bitcoin Journey

Inspired by Writing Contest #1, this is where stacker’s bitcoin origin stories will be posted for easy reference.

- [Grayruby’s Bitcoin story](https://stacker.news/items/417967) by @grayruby

- [I Put ¼ Of A Bitcoin In A Landfill](https://stacker.news/items/428900) by @brandonsbytes

- [From Selling Newspapers To Finding Bitcoin](https://stacker.news/items/510278/r/siggy47)  by @Coinsreporter


### Book Clubs

- [Stoic Book Club:Meditations](https://stacker.news/items/423469) by @Se7enZ


### Books

- [The Universal Good Deal](https://stacker.news/items/409637)  by @cleophas

- [Who Brought The Steak Tartare?, Chapter 1](https://stacker.news/items/410853) by @cleophas

- [The Final Product](https://stacker.news/items/512884/r/siggy47) by @cleophas

- [Happy The Hippo](https://stacker.news/items/401625), an absolutely wonderful children’s book written by @cryotosensei for his son.

- [The Rogue Scholar](https://stacker.news/items/481687) by @jbschirtzinger

- [Submersible](https://stacker.news/items/446662) by @johnbnevin

### Book Reviews

- [Some Thoughts On Re-Reading Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451”](https://stacker.news/items/479400) by @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears

- [The Last Policeman, by Ben H. Winters](https://stacker.news/items/489403) by @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears

- [Number Go Up Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall](https://stacker.news/items/497462)
 by @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears

- [The Bezzle, by Cory Doctorow](https://stacker.news/items/506632/r/siggy47) by @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears

- [Some thoughts on Moore and Lloyd's V for Vendetta](https://stacker.news/items/511196/r/siggy47) by @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears

- [Author Recommendation- Andrew Heaton](https://stacker.news/items/479749) by @Undisciplined

- [The Things We Leave Unfinished, by Rebecca Yarros](https://stacker.news/items/492435) by @Tef

- [The Achilles Trap, by Steve Coll](https://stacker.news/items/497756) by @Coinsreporter

- [Software,by Rudy Rucker](https://stacker.news/items/511225/r/siggy47) by @Scoresby

- [Book Reviews Directory 11/23-3/24](https://stacker.news/items/489224)


### Essays

- [Nihilism Wants Empire:Camus On Nietzsche](https://stacker.news/items/406816) by @jurraca

- [Cory Doctorow: Writing in the Age of Distraction](https://stacker.news/items/503830) by @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears

### Poetry

- [Poetry:unresolved between a thai lad and I](https://stacker.news/items/411278) by @cryotosensei

- [plebpoet’s original poem + discussion](https://stacker.news/items/414472) by @plebpoet

- [Churning Black Matter](https://stacker.news/items/469200) by @Nuttall

- [If A Day Comes...](https://stacker.news/items/493818) by @Tef



### Short Stories

- [Neo’s Adventure In The Digital Realm: Discovering The Treasure Of Bitcoin](https://stacker.news/items/467448) by @VEINTIUNO






Books And Articles Newsletter, Issue 14

The PubKey NYC AMA

DaisyHuerta92Z

Day 340 of snailposting everyday 'til BTC hits $100k.

__@_'-'

tech

Hi I'm plebpoet. I present a poem called "When I am alone" that I wrote a few years ago. My poetry book is incomplete and unreleased at this time, for no reason other than life distracts me, as stated in this exact poem. 

![](https://m.stacker.news/32395)

I think I am going to share more poems here to test them out, give them a little exercise in the world. However, many of these were written when I was a different person. I used to be one inconsolable existentialist, and perhaps you'll see that come through. I can't decide if my poems have any value now that I can't relate to the girl who wrote them. Still love that girl, though.

Sneak a peek at a page from my poetry book✨

news

# Good morning Bitcoiners!

Unfortunately, current AI platforms go against key Bitcoin values (see below). We recently launched the Beta of [Sats4AI](https://sats4ai.com/) to rectify that and become Bitcoiners' favorite AI platform.  



# Privacy

ChatGPT has a free tier, but as the saying goes "If it's free, you are the product". In Bitcoin culture, we could also say "There is no such thing as a free lunch". Your prompts are linked to your account, saved, and used by OpenAI. While this data is not (yet?) sold for Ads, it's a privacy nightmare, with internal mess-ups: 
- [Trick prompts ChatGPT to leak private data](https://techxplore.com/news/2023-12-prompts-chatgpt-leak-private.html).
![trick-prompts-chatgpt-1.jpg](https://m.stacker.news/21871)
- [ChatGPT is leaking private conversations that include login credentials and other personal details](https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/ars-reader-reports-chatgpt-is-sending-him-conversations-from-unrelated-ai-users/).

And a major honeypot:
- [Over 225,000 Compromised ChatGPT Credentials Up for Sale on Dark Web Markets](https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/over-225000-compromised-chatgpt.html?m=1).                                        
Risks for compromised credentials: 
     - Paid Users: $$$$$$ in API Calls
     - Free users: Blackmail (easy to write a script looking for embarrassing keywords in prompts history to find targets)

**[Sats4AI](https://sats4ai.com/) doesn't have accounts to link prompts to and stores absolutely no data**

******************************************************


### Unmanipulated


Closed AI platforms are black boxes.  Is the answer I am getting coming from the actual AI model or was it hard-coded based on the company's interests or suggested by the Govt? You can't really know. 
Here are obvious censorship examples though: 
![GG355nhX0Ak2NLv.jpg](https://m.stacker.news/21881)
![aWGGQ4A_700bwp.webp](https://m.stacker.news/21884)

**[Sats4AI](https://sats4ai.com/) uses Open-Source models**, while they still have some biases based on their training data, they are a lot more neutral. 

******************************************************

###  Permissionless


ClosedAI platforms act as gatekeepers, deciding who gets to use it and who doesn't. 
    - They don't like how you are using it? You are out : [OpenAI suspends ByteDance’s account ](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/15/24003542/openai-suspends-bytedances-account-after-it-used-gpt-to-train-its-own-ai-model).
     - Sometimes they just don't feel like having new users: [OpenAI Pauses ChatGPT Plus Subscriptions for New Users](https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/openai-pauses-chatgpt-plus-subscriptions-for-new-users/).
     - Born in the wrong country? You are out! Sam Altman (OpenAI's CEO) : "There are countries where we decide not to do business"  (WEF 2024 Interview with Ina Fried).  In addition, although no fault of their own, ChatGPT is currently banned in 15 countries for a total population of about 1.8 Billion. 

**[Sats4AI](https://sats4ai.com/) doesn't discriminate and is available worldwide to anyone with Sats**

******************************************************

### Affordable

**Text**

- Free is not really free as described in the Privacy section above. 
- **ChatGPT+** is $20/month (+fee to convert to your currency if outside US) on a credit card (no credit card, no soup for you). 

- **Sats4AI:** 21 Sats / Prompt : 
     - High usage: 10 prompts/day x 30 days = 6300 Sats / Month = Around $4
     - Medium usage: 5 prompts/day x 30 days = 3150 Sats / Month = Around $2
     - Low usage: 15 prompts / month = 315 Sats / Month = Around $0.20

**Images**
- **Midjourney** is $10/month (+fee to convert to your currency if outside US) on a credit card (no credit card, no soup for you). 
- **Sats4AI:** 100 Sats / image : 
     - High usage: 2 images /day x 30 days = 6000 Sats / Month = Around $4
     - Medium usage: 1 image /day x 30 days = 3000 Sats / Month = Around $2
     - Low usage: 5 images / month = 500 Sats / Month = Around $0.35


# This Is still in BETA for now but please try it and provide the shrewdest feedback so we can improve! 


Feel free to reach out for any feedback/comments / questions on [X/Twitter](https://twitter.com/sats_4_ai) or NOSTR: npub1rs2ytg24ayt05c6rcxxqv07tz8gdmwt9ukzvjt7ts8x5twync4ushuc4u6 

Sats4AI - Private, Unmanipulated, Permissionless, Open-Source models AI platform

bitcoin

![anita](https://imgprxy.stacker.news/PLjnXvX-pzUar_UOediT0jkLUdbRhZFnEjsgKmqosQ8/rs:fit:600:500:0/g:no/aHR0cHM6Ly9pLnBvc3RpbWcuY2MvNHhmUGtGajkvYW5pdGEuanBn)


#### ***“In an environment filled with noise, her work is crystal clear and honest."***

#### ***Andreas M. Antonopoulos***

The idea for this event came from @grayruby. I have been posting here for the past few months about Anita’s activities and forwarding the earned sats to her Stacker News account, with limited success. Now, @grayruby and I are kicking it up a notch.

I am starting things off with a 100,000 sats boost. @grayruby has agreed to zap this post 100,000 sats, and his wife has agreed to zap an additional 20,000 sats.  Keyan Kousha (@k00b), Stacker News founder and CEO, has graciously agreed to zap 100,000 to this post, in essence reimbursing the boost I made to assure visibility. It’s then up to the Stacker News community to see how big we can make the final number.

If we are successful, this might just be the first of many Stacker News charity satsraisers. If so, I can’t  think of a better way to start than with Anita Posch and Bitcoin For Fairness.  

### Bitcoin For Fairness Resources and Programs

If you have some time, watch this [documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXLiwrrk3sk) to get an idea of how Anita sees bitcoin as a tool for enforcing human rights:

On the BFF [web site](https://bffbtc.org/) you can find many learning resources, including books, instructional videos, a weekly newsletter, and [The Anita Posch Show](https://fountain.fm/show/GEO1bBIhUkFLCnAaqXQ5) podcast, which I listen to on fountain. She’s been doing this podcast since August of 2018. Her first episode’s guest was Saifedean Ammous, who had recently published “The Bitcoin Standard.” 

I have subscribed to her newsletter, The Orange Journal, for the past year or so, and I highly recommend it for its informative content.

The organization also hosts meetups and workshops in African nations. 

According to the web site:

> Bitcoin For Fairness is a non-profit initiative raising awareness and understanding of Bitcoin for people in emerging countries and for disadvantaged communities. We connect and boost the profile of local stakeholders, identify and work with educators on the ground to expand Bitcoin adoption locally and Bitcoin awareness globally.

I’m glad we decided to do this fundraiser now, because Bitcoin For Fairness just released its [Crack The Orange](https://my.cracktheorange.com/) platform. Here is how that program is described in The Orange Journal:
> 
> #### Bitcoin made easy

> Over the last years in the Bitcoin space, I have observed and understood the obstacles in Bitcoin education. The amount of Bitcoin information out there can be overwhelming and make it hard to orient oneself. This lack of clarity creates a fertile ground for scammers, who in return give Bitcoin a bad reputation. After my experiences in Africa, I don’t believe in quick fixes such as sending a shop or restaurant owner some Satoshis and leaving them shortly after, to fend for themselves. Other attempts are very technical and require a deeper understanding of highly technical terms which can be a barrier for people without previous economic education.



> #### So what was missing?

> It became clear to me that people needed a structure and a trustworthy contact person. Someone they could ask questions after they learned something new. Also different learners require different materials. This is why I created my learning platform Crack The Orange which includes text, video, audio, and the possibility of live call participation, in which learners can ask me and other thought leaders questions that come up during education. The goal of this program is to offer long term sustainable Bitcoin education. Today I want to offer you a 10% discount on all products paid in national currencies. The coupon code 21ORANGES is valid until the 21st of September 2023.



> #### Course & Membership Options

> Memberships
> 1. Become a Supporter & get access to the private community channel.

> 2. Become an Enthusiast & get access to one live Q&A with   per month. Users have the possibility to ask questions, get access to exclusive content, the (L)earn Bitcoin ebook and free access to my private community channel.

> 3. Become a Builder & be a part of podcast recordings with special guests, get access to one live Q&A per month with me, the possibility to ask questions, exclusive content, the (L)earn Bitcoin ebook and free access to my private community channel.

> 4. Become a Course Master & get access to all (future) courses as long as subscribed. Be a part of podcast recordings with special guests, live Q&As with me, the chance to ask questions, exclusive content, the (L)earn Bitcoin ebook and free access to the private community channel.



> #### (L)earn Bitcoin Course

> Heart of the educational program is the (L)earn Bitcoin course, which includes a one-year membership, where students can receive a certificate of completion after successfully finishing the course. This credential paves the way to becoming a "Certified Bitcoin Professional'' through the CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium (C4), equipping individuals to leverage Bitcoin technology professionally.

> Crack The Orange's impact extends beyond membership and courses. Scholarships made possible through donations grant Global South Bitcoin educators and community builders access to transformative education, breaking global financial barriers.





![journ](https://imgprxy.stacker.news/ZHlSd5EJxwPAC7EU5a1jL0Dp8_Lgqzb3RuKVGH5At4c/rs:fit:600:500:0/g:no/aHR0cHM6Ly9iZmZidGMub3JnL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDIyLzEwL2JpdGNvaW4td29yc2hvcC5qcGc)

### “If bitcoin works here, it can work anywhere.”

Someone asked Anita why she went to Zimbabwe to educate people about bitcoin. I assumed it was because of that nation’s notorious hyperinflation.  I’m sure that played a role, but she said that she wanted to show people that bitcoin can be adopted anywhere and everywhere.  Listen to a few of her podcasts. You’ll wonder where she gets her drive and focus.  

Anita grew up in Austria. Before becoming a bitcoin activist she worked in web development and e-commerce. As a woman, she describes the subtle or overt slights and disadvantages of being under appreciated in a male dominated world. She is openly gay and a professed feminist. I have never seen any indication that her politics has affected her success as a bitcoin activist. She speaks at bitcoin conferences and events throughout the world. She is a frequent guest on the most popular bitcoin podcasts. Her standing in the community belies the common misconception that bitcoin is only for “alt right” men, whatever the hell alt right even means. Bitcoin doesn’t give a damn about your politics or beliefs. Bitcoin is freedom for everyone, the opposite of the ideals embraced by virtue signaling authoritarians. 

Bitcoin is also still characterized in some circles as a scam or get rich quick scheme. The fact that this bullshit still gains traction amazes me. Maybe those pushing these narratives should follow Anita around for a few weeks, if they can keep up with her.

Bitcoin is about proof of work, and that’s where Anita excels.

She has dedicated her life to educating disadvantaged communities in the global south about bitcoin. She walks the walk. She lives on bitcoin, although doing so is not always convenient, and sometimes the volatility causes a loss of purchasing power. She’s not in it for a lambo. She’s not “investing” in bitcoin with the goal of gaining great wealth. I can’t imagine her saying “have fun staying poor”. She spends a good part of her life in the Global South, in overcrowded cities or tiny isolated villages. Internet connectivity is spotty and blackouts are frequent. Basic necessities are sometimes in short supply.  It’s not about Larry Fink and BlackRock. It’s about the communities that have been victimized by the neo colonialism of organizations like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.  It’s about those African nations forced to use the [CFA franc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFA_franc), which drains these nations of their resources while enriching France.

### “Keep The Unbanked Unbanked”

I heard her say this on a podcast once. It stuck with me. The point is that bitcoin is the only bank you need. Many people in the countries where she works have never had a bank account. They don’t need one. She describes the lightning network as your checking account, and onchain bitcoin as your savings account. She intentionally keeps her educational materials simple and practical. She isn’t teaching about merkle trees and elliptic curve cryptography.  She is teaching how to use bitcoin as the solid, bullet proof money that it is.

If you look at the Bitcoin For Fairness web site, there are links to videos and blog posts teaching how to download a wallet to a cell phone, where to buy bitcoin, and a guide to the Machankura platform, which 

> allows you to buy goods, send and receive bitcoin via the Lightning Network without the need for internet or smartphone.

This is all basic, nuts and bolts advice to get you using bitcoin right away. There is little technical theory. BFF does provide links to resources for those who do want to pursue a career in bitcoin development, but that’s not where the emphasis lies. 

![table](https://imgprxy.stacker.news/QwTKf004luAP1Dltnt2MiG1wGx8oOuOZsGTyWwh8LH0/rs:fit:600:500:0/g:no/aHR0cHM6Ly9iZmZidGMub3JnL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDIzLzAxL2JmZi5qcGVn)

### My Goals

Learning about Anita and the many others in the bitcoin community doing this type of work always makes me feel a little guilty. I may be obsessed with bitcoin, but it’s mostly through reading and interacting with other bitcoiners on Stacker News and Nostr. I surf the web while comfortably lounging on my cushy recliner chair. 

![chair](https://imgprxy.stacker.news/TXK7OF7iGblc13vtfPWeQ9jXPr2So16VslRTIKJLYbY/rs:fit:600:500:0/g:no/aHR0cHM6Ly9pLnBvc3RpbWcuY2MvZFE0RmhnMnkvY2hhaXIuanBn)

So I want to make some changes. I want to get off my ass and spend more time working on fundraising for the people who are dedicating their lives to bitcoin education and adoption. This satsraiser is a small start, but it’s a start.



Another thing I am trying to do is also inspired by Anita. I am trying to get closer to the ideal of “living on bitcoin.” I have used the excuse that it’s too difficult for too long. I’m going to take it one expense at a time.  I’m asking local merchants if they accept bitcoin. I get some weird looks. I haven’t had much success. I hope to get better with practice.

I’m asking you to help too. Give what you can

### How To Help

- You can zap this post. All sats are directed to @anita ‘s Stacker News wallet. 

- You can privately donate to Bitcoin For Fairness on their [web site](https://bffbtc.org/donate/).

Whatever you choose, please reply to this post if you want your support to be recognized.


If you can’t spare the sats right now, you can contribute to the bitcoin cause in other ways. Use Anita Posch as your model. You don’t need to travel half way around the world to find disadvantaged communities that would benefit from the establishment of a bitcoin circular economy. There are homeless encampments throughout the U.S. There are plenty of impoverished people in western Europe. You speak their language. You already have a leg up on Anita. You know their culture. The people you encounter are more likely to have a cell phone and a reliable internet connection. The neighborhoods you visit won’t be under constant threat of blackouts. Maybe you can establish the next Bitcoin For Fairness.

Thanks,
Siggy








