Myles

@myles-cooks

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Curious how Lava Loans work? This article dives into the detail around how we're able to offer bitcoin-backed loans that don't require you to give up self-custody. Fast, secure, and simple loans with the best rates on the market. https://www.lava.xyz/blog/lava-loans

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Perfect! Thank you!

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What’s the best way to publish a long-form article natively on Farcaster? cc @ted @dwr.eth @v

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Lots of reasons! In most jurisdictions, borrowing against BTC is not a taxable event. So a lot of people prefer that to selling. Also a good way to fund major purchases if you believe BTC will go up over time and don’t want to give up on your upside.

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Thank you sir!!

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There’s a loan calculator on our site lava.xyz We don’t currently allow users to lend dollars (just borrow), but we will be adding that functionality soon!

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Lenders are large capital pools we’ve onboarded, but the loans happen automatically via the contract. The loan terms are programmed into the contract. So if you default, your loan gets liquidated, the lender gets their capital back, and the rest is returned to you. Same thing if you get liquidated because of a price drop. However, you can always pay off your loan early with no fees or add more collateral if you’re getting close to the liquidation threshold.

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Some professional news: I joined the team at Lava. Lava makes it easy to borrow against your bitcoin without giving up self-custody. Your collateral is always verifiable on-chain and cannot be rehypothecated. We’ve got lots of amazing things in store. Please reach out if you’re interested in learning more!

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Hello, Farcaster! Allow us to introduce ourselves. At Lava, we’ve built the most secure way to borrow against your bitcoin. No counterparties, no custodians, no bridges. Instead, we’ve built a fully on-chain lending protocol that leverages Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs), which are smart contracts that are native to bitcoin. Using Lava, you can take out a USD loan using your bitcoin as collateral without giving up self-custody. It’s fast, secure, and we offer some of the best rates in the business. You can check us out at www.lava.xyz to learn more! Feel free to message us if you’ve got any questions. We’re excited to be here!

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I like the videos

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I do not disagree.

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Some recent favorites. Crispy rice (aka lazy tahdig) and muhammara.

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Fort Oak is now officially my favorite restaurant in San Diego. Definitely go if you’re in town. Best dish are these lamb skewers. Instead of grilling with wooden skewers, the use whole cinnamon sticks. Adds this incredible smoky cinnamon aroma.

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Toasted sourdough bread. Topped with whipped Greek yogurt + tahini, pomegranate molasses, pomegranate seeds, pistachios, and mint. Made these last night and they were excellent. Will be repeating soon.

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This photo from me eating carrots on my balcony came out unreasonably good lol

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Andrej Karpathy's YouTube videos on LLMs and AI are SO good. Totally free education from one of the GOATs. Super approachable, but really comprehensive. Highly recommend if interested in AI. https://www.youtube.com/@AndrejKarpathy

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I agree. Not including SPX6900 was a generational fuck up. We need to send Murad to the White House immediately.

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Shared some thoughts on language learning and what I think is effective after trying out pretty much all the tools. https://mylessnider.com/articles/thoughts-on-language-learning

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Today I’m releasing a course that I’ve been working on called 80/20 Cooking. It’s a minimalist guide to learn the fundamentals of cooking. - 12 lessons covering core cooking skills (these are a mix of written, photo, and video) - 18 recipes to help you put the lessons into practice - Amazing discounts from a bunch of my favorite cookware and food brands (if you use these the course will pay for itself) Also includes a built-in AI cooking tutor so you can get questions answered in real time, and a telegram group where I can answer directly. If you want to check it out, you can use the code FARCASTER at checkout for 20% off. And if you want to pay with USDC, shoot me a DM and we can make it happen! www.8020cooking.com for more info!

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Lineage Provisions, FOND, White Oak Pastures…. All regenerative, grass fed and finished.

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