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Tuur Demeester

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Bitcoin, Economics, History, News.
For Philosophy & Science, see @Lirabas.

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Tuur Demeester @TuurDemeester · Sep 25, 2023
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Coincidentally, I’m currently reading this one… Quite illuminating. It reveals some things about how the nobles tried to regain some of their confiscated property from the state. Rule of law completely broke down.

Book Aug 1, 1987
Last Letters: Prisons and Prisoners of the French Revolution 1793-1794/00489
by Olivier Blanchard
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Tuur Demeester @TuurDemeester · Jun 3, 2023
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Thank you @lopp for this lucid, well documented summary & critique of the book "Softwar". Makes it a lot easier for us all to discuss these ideas.

Article Jun 3, 2023
Softwar Thesis Review
by Jameson Lopp
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Tuur Demeester @TuurDemeester · Mar 29, 2023
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Great write-up Ewan 👏

Article Mar 29, 2023
Has a Loved One Fallen Into a Dangerous Cult?
by Ewan Morrison
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Tuur Demeester @TuurDemeester · Mar 28, 2023
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Yeah that book is amazing — so many of the concepts have really stuck with me over the years.

Book Nov 1, 2001
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
by James C. Collins
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Tuur Demeester @TuurDemeester · Mar 26, 2023
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A few years ago, Dan Held wrote a great biographical thread about Hal:

Tweet Mar 30, 2020
1/ I’ve signed up with Alcor, a cryopreservation company. As part of that, I get a quarterly magazine. The last one was a profile of Hal Finney. It offers an incredible new view into his personal life, ideals, and perpetual optimism, even against ce
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Tuur Demeester @TuurDemeester · Mar 22, 2023
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Interesting thread on recent Xi - Putin meeting

Tweet Mar 21, 2023
If you're looking for the TL;DR on Xi's visit with Putin, it is this: China's domination of Russia is complete. (a 🧵) /1
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Tuur Demeester @TuurDemeester · Mar 5, 2023
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I recommend reading @real_vijay's timeless piece "The Bullish Case for Bitcoin", in which he explains how adoption of money goes through four consecutive stages:

Article Nov 2, 2021
The Bullish Case for Bitcoin
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Tuur Demeester @TuurDemeester · Feb 15, 2023
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The story is shocking and mind blowing. One of the largest scale and longest sieges in world history. I hope one day it's turned into a movie or mini series.

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Siege of Ostend
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Tuur Demeester @TuurDemeester · Jan 18, 2023
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Great write-up by @Croesus_BTC: "Bitcoin and the American West"

Article Nov 21, 2020
Bitcoin And The American West — Citadel21
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Justin Khoo @juskhoo · Jan 12, 2023
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What is an emotionally devastating movie that you would rewatch?
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Tuur Demeester @TuurDemeester · Jan 12, 2023
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Movie May 19, 2003
Dogville
by Lars von Trier
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Tuur Demeester @TuurDemeester · Dec 19, 2022
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Her book, "In order to live", is exceptional. By learning what North Korean life really is like, it gave me a renewed appreciation for the liberties I enjoy every day. Also Yeonmi's inner strength is mighty inspirational.

Book Sep 25, 2015
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
by Yeonmi Park and Maryanne Vollers
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Tuur Demeester @TuurDemeester · Nov 26, 2022
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Great thread!

Tweet Nov 26, 2022
1/ LIDAR is uncovering civilizations we never knew existed throughout the Amazon and other heavily forested areas. What is LIDAR, how does it work, and what’s it going to tell us? twitter.com/Leishman/status/1596528195284926464/photo/1
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