Phil Gomes
@philgomes
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Head of mktg/comms for @fedibtc. Pro-level Pylocatabasist. Hella East Bay. Fã do @botafogo. Cachaça critic. Unapologetic metalhead. Bleeding-heart libertarian.
Chicago, IL, USA
Joined February 2007
Explaining the word "pylocatabasist" in my bio. Comes from a rather fun excerpt from Umberto Eco's "Foucault's Pendulum." Saving things by a hair is the leitmotif of my career, basically. And I'd have to agree: It's *not* a "completely useless" skill. 💪🤓🤘
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Having solved absolutely all other problems in this city…
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On one of the busiest shopping days of the year, Chicago's famous Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza will address newly imposed capacity measures "for crowd management and safety," saying they pose an...
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A wonderful essay via @Longreads about abundance, the immigrant experience, generations, and the joys of @Costco by @yuximerollin. https://t.co/nWmlfCSTEO
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"In the great halls of Costco, two of our greatest fears are assuaged — that of not having enough, and that of not being enough."
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Really incredible agenda at the @fedibtc lounge during @AfroBitcoinOrg.
🎤 SPEAKER REVEAL: Meet our first set of Community Spotlight speakers! ⚡️Sabina Waithira from @Tando_me ⚡️Ronnie Mdawida from @AfribitKibera ⚡️Grant Gombowa from @BitcoinBoma ⚡️Nombuyiselo Murage from @minmo_to ⚡️Hermann Buhr Vivier from @BitcoinEkasi ⚡️Scott Wolfe & Roman
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"Four years later, in 1980, I was in Italy, on my way back from my first chess olympiad in Malta. During a long layover, I caught 'The Empire Strikes Back.' It was my first experience with American cinema that hadn’t been filtered by a censor and a dub. What a drag to leave the
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We're bringing a Community Spotlight to @AfroBitcoinOrg at the Fedi Community Corner (Fedi Lounge). Expect lightning talks from community leaders and builders actually serving communities. We're talking mini apps, workshops, and the stories behind real-world Bitcoin adoption.
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Rather, Bitcoin became Digital Gold. Now... E-cash atop Bitcoin, with the privacy that Friedman assumes here? @fedibtc
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"Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world." - Eric Hughes, The Cypherpunk's Manifesto
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🗣️🎙️👂 -- Come see our head of field operations @lobaestrangeira join the panel discussion “From Code to Community: Building #Bitcoin Products for Africa” at @AfroBitcoinOrg.
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A lot of crypto growth types are now tasked with reaching normies and are totally incapable of modulating themselves to do so
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Be as good at anything as anyone who can do a respectable job of playing Marty Friedman's solo on Megadeth's "Tornado of Souls." https://t.co/oiNxRKlYkp
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One thing they don't tell you when you go all-bitcoin-all-the-time: You no longer wake up to angry anons demanding to know why you didn't make them rich. Near as I can tell, no one will ever presume to call me to task for the price of bitcoin.
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🗣️🎙️👂-- At @AfroBitcoinOrg, join the fireside chat with @obi and @Farida_N as they discuss privacy, security, and the future of digital freedom in Africa. Thursday 4th December 10:15am - 10:40am Caudan Arts Centre
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"The downturn will serve to wash some of the worst grifters out of the industry, and force those left to step up and prove they are building something of value. This will happen but it could be a while before we see Bitcoin at $126,000 again." - @jeffjohnroberts @FortuneCrypto
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The "Van Hagar" era was great, but the fact remains that David Lee Roth never had to sing a Sammy Hagar song. On the other hand, Sammy had to sing "Jump," "Panama," etc.
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