Twitter is making me a terribly inconsistent blogger.
Instead of fighting that truth, I thought about embracing it and making a post about some of my favorite tweets over the last few months. Maybe I'll extend it to a full year, eventually. I mostly excluded links to great content or my favorite replies and RTs.
Cheating? Maybe. But hey, it's my content, right?
Hope you enjoy my ramblings. Follow me over at @lukestokes for more (which, admittedly, has been mostly about Bitcoin lately).
Have you ever put together a blog post of your favorite tweets? If so, link it up in the comments.
December 2013
Will 2013 be known as the year of the beards or are people just getting started?
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) January 1, 2014
Is this a bubble? pic.twitter.com/c2glBsOgSt
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 28, 2013
Currency wars, capital controls, hyperinflation, bail-ins, stagflation, debasement, market manipulation... things we should discuss in 2014?
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 27, 2013
If you gave or received bitcoins this Christmas, this post is for you: http://t.co/MkncDdHY9G
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 27, 2013
Free centralized services like Twitter and Facebook may die as they increase revenue, annoy users, and get replaced by the next thing.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 26, 2013
Via, Veritas, Vita - May the Way, the Truth, and the Life find you this Christmas season and clothe you in grace. Merry Christmas.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 25, 2013
Until we transition to a push system for commerce instead of a pull system, we will see many more Target-like hacks. #bitcoin
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 23, 2013
Beautiful day in Southern California. Played a disc golf course at Lake Casitas for the first time. pic.twitter.com/sAHlZtGPpm
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 22, 2013
Mind control is simply fully understanding the system (worldview) and controlling inputs for the expected outputs.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 21, 2013
What if the things which go viral on social media are actually unit tests for more advanced mind control systems?
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 21, 2013
"That was fun!" - my 4yo commenting on our eroding freedoms as he passes through #TSA security.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 20, 2013
Been an interesting week. Got a shout out in Forbes http://t.co/o0OkajSz4Y and the Tennessean http://t.co/qIt2nYsf0P
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 20, 2013
John 2:15
and he made a scourge of cords, and cast all out of the temple... he poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables;
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 20, 2013
Was at a party with an ornament gift exchange where people had to guess who gave what. I ended up with my own gift. pic.twitter.com/7fWKMSh0W8
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 20, 2013
The bitcoin price is up 3,000% since I first heard about it earlier this year. The potential for change is even more exciting.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 19, 2013
#Bitcoin lore: Goxed, march-2013-fork, To the moon!!! ┗(°0°)┛, "intrinsic" value, BFL, panic buy, and just maybe... #Dogecoin (?)
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 16, 2013
Was tempted to relax and watch something entertaining on Netflix. Got caught up reading posts on the future of money instead. No complaints.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 16, 2013
I think 2013 will be an amazing year in my memory. A relatively obscure technology catches my attention and consumes my focus. #Bitcoin
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 13, 2013
I'm glad early adopters of the Internet didn't abandon it because TCP/IP seemed "complicated"
#Bitcoin: a platform for decentralized trust.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 11, 2013
First #Nashville #Bitcoin meetup! :) pic.twitter.com/7CH7hNWI6D
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 10, 2013
I'm at the point where someone could read an excerpt directly from 1984 and call it the latest NSA scandal. It wouldn't even surprise me.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 5, 2013
Tech bubble.
Housing bubble.
Money bubble...?
If so, how will it impact commerce and society?
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 3, 2013
My first rule of Bitcoin: Don't sell Bitcoin.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) December 2, 2013
November 2013
How often do you wonder if we're living in someone else's Minecraft server? #matrix #inception #thirteenthfloor
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 30, 2013
The main stream media doesn't realize there is a growing number of people who aren't investing in #Bitcoin. They are transitioning to it.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 29, 2013
Am I the only one who wonders which IP belongs to the NSA every time I do a traceroute?
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 29, 2013
Most critiques of #Bitcoin are actually Keynesian vs. Austrian economic theory debates. I want to yell, "It's the technology, stupid!"
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 28, 2013
Some things have to start out complex before they can be simplified and utilized by the masses. Props to those who can navigate complexity.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 28, 2013
If you could have bought stock or somehow owned a share of value of the Internet when it was getting going in the 90's, would you?
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 26, 2013
Applying a patch, and I'm not using cvs, svn, or git. pic.twitter.com/DJDDINYUU3
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 24, 2013
Banks and financial institutions should take note of how quickly disruptive technology changes things. They should learn from Blockbuster.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 22, 2013
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?
Who is John Galt?
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 22, 2013
The current price of Bitcoin is... Not as important as how disruptive it will be to the world financial markets which enslave people.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 21, 2013
A Bitcoin on Coinbase is going for over $510. Amazing. Makes the previous spike look like a blip. pic.twitter.com/sJ5HYZ9M24
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 18, 2013
"We have proposed a system for electronic transactions without relying on trust." These 9 pages may change the world: http://t.co/eOIlTmN8wm
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 18, 2013
Today's revolutionaries won't use muskets and bayonets. They will use cryptography and decentralization.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 17, 2013
HSBC and "too big to fail" law breakers are serious problems the world isn't talking enough about. This fiat banking system is broken.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 17, 2013
Life comes with tragedy and joy, despair and hope, suffering and salvation. The thing which makes it work is you. Relationships matter.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 16, 2013
“@trutherbot: pic.twitter.com/QTW2iGunmY” One of my favorites :)
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 15, 2013
Please get informed about #TPP: http://t.co/7AK2wY1bKP It's more than a globalist conspiracy theory.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 14, 2013
The U.S. joined #TPP talks in Dec 2009 and there have already been 19 rounds of negotiations. Obama wants to fast track through congress.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 14, 2013
I'll remember 11/12/13 as my first contribution to Hacker News: http://t.co/KAxT8y0Sei Also, Marc Andreessen added a comment. :)
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 12, 2013
The idea is simple: Borrow $1 at interest. How do you pay it back? If that's the only $1, you have to borrow another $ (also at interest).
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 12, 2013
OH: What's the difference between a libertarian and an anarchist?
A year.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 10, 2013
College athletes aren't allowed to talk to boosters, but those in congress can secure future lobbying jobs while still in office? WAT?
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 8, 2013
If you invested $10k in Bitcoin when I blogged about it on March 2nd, you'd have $74,594 today.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 7, 2013
A what point do we start seriously considering civil disobedience against this out of control federal government?
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 7, 2013
If you someday change the world, you may point to a key day when your idea was put into action. Could today be that day?
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 6, 2013
As much as I'd love to jack in some day and learn kung fu, I'd probably never trust the security infrastructure of the Nebuchadnezzar.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 6, 2013
Great relationships give us stories, emotions, truth, and trust. Let's build some today.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 5, 2013
I love how Bitcoin developers can simulate proposed weaknesses on the test network. Can't do that with USD or our financial system.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 5, 2013
There's this thing called Bitcoin which is a decentralized digital currency with a current market cap of $2.64B. Might want to look into it.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 4, 2013
If we ever have a world-changing EMP solar flare event, the Amish are going to be like, "And what?"
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 4, 2013
Unforgettable, unconcealed, what can't be hidden. Fascinating to study the Greek origins of the word truth. Jesus is truth. John 14:6
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) November 3, 2013
October 2013
You have to be born before you can crawl. Walking comes way later.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 28, 2013
Just thought of another thing my kids will never know: photo film. Joins the list with home phone, VHS, cassette, floppy disk, etc
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 26, 2013
Every life changes the world in some way. Why not yours? Why not on purpose? Why not for good? We need more agents of positive change.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 25, 2013
If you wake up many years from now discouraged and thinking, "I worked my whole life... for this?" start making different decisions today.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 25, 2013
Want to be wealthy? True wealth is having time and freedom. Jesus Christ came to set the captives free and give us a eternity.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 24, 2013
If there is such a thing as a global consciousness, it will probably be statistically discovered by analyzing tweets.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 23, 2013
What do you want?
Why?
Good questions to ask yourself.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 23, 2013
Humanity in the future: "Debt-based monetary system? Yeah, that probably wasn't a very good idea."
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 22, 2013
Tonight you'll look back on what you did today. Make sure some of it was invested in relationships.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 21, 2013
The first step in sticking to your priorities is knowing what they are.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 20, 2013
There is plenty more volatility to come in the Bitcoin price. It's like the early days of the Internet and most don't "get" it yet.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 19, 2013
The things that bother you in others are quite often the very things which need improvement in your own character.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 18, 2013
S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch. Goldman, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo. Is it just a game?
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 15, 2013
Trying to understand who is selling the MBS the Fed is buying. http://t.co/0wzfTH1fYd "primary dealers"? So... banking cartel, yeah?
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 14, 2013
One of the coolest things about #Bitcoin is it gets people to ask, "What is money, anyway?"
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 13, 2013
Success comes from the relationships in your life. So blessed by these great men. pic.twitter.com/ZmyqTRs7X2
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 12, 2013
Nashville, you're beautiful. So nice outside today. Loving that I can work remotely to enjoy it. pic.twitter.com/LdHUiCf6jK
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 11, 2013
If you've been using the words Republican, Democrat, or Tea Party a lot lately, you might be missing the point. We need @RepresentDotUs
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 10, 2013
If technical society collapses, the Amish are going to have the biggest "I told you so" ever.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 9, 2013
Is it a problem if I want to learn everything?
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 8, 2013
World Bank. International Monetary Fund. Bank of International Settlements. If you're looking for real criminals, look no further.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 6, 2013
The more we think government is the answer, the more obvious it becomes we don't understand the question.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 5, 2013
Debt not only enslaves us, it shackles our giving to those in need because of financial commitments to billionaire bankers.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 5, 2013
#Bitcoin is a honey badger. It doesn't care about Silk Road. pic.twitter.com/L7vBvDEbBh
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 4, 2013
Maybe we should rename the Bureau Of Labor Statistics to something more appropriate. Ministry of Employment Propaganda maybe?
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 4, 2013
For me, this photo by @davidmolnar summarizes success. It's about love, life, freedom, friends, and family. pic.twitter.com/fbRxJxfGQt
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 4, 2013
I think success includes recognizing the blessings all around us today. It's not merely something to be achieved on some future date.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 4, 2013
When it comes to success, don't spend decades achieving it only to find you had an incomplete definition of the word.
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 3, 2013
So I woke up this morning, and America is still here. I'm confused. #governmentshutdown
— Luke Stokes (@lukestokes) October 1, 2013
