If you cook with beef tallow a lot like I do and are looking for high-quality brands, check these out. Lineage is regenerative, grass-fed and finished, and third party tested for glyphosate. h/t @Paul Saladino MD Fond is also regenerative and grass-finished and has some cool flavored options. Should be noted that you can also make your own tallow or get some from a local butcher or rancher. This is often cheaper.

The more time I spend on Nostr, the more I think that having native money on the network is what’s going to unlock growth. Having true free speech is amazing and important, but if we’re being honest most users don’t care about that. And for a lot of users, X under Musk is free enough. But native money and micropayments is unique to Nostr and opens up use cases that can’t exist anywhere else. Unlocking more ways to leverage this is how we get more people on here. @Mike Rama is doing some cool experiments in this space.

I publish a weekly-ish cooking newsletter on Substack. Just sent out the latest issue with some pantry recommendations, a roasted cauliflower recipe, some cool new beef tallow brands, and more.

Round Up - Recipes, Links, and Recommendations

Korean Pantry Staples, A Cauliflower Recipe, 80/20 Cooking Updates, and more

First Elon, now Zuck switching to a pro free speech stance. This is good in the short term, but people will eventually realize that the benevolent dictator model isn’t the right one for social media platforms, even if that benevolent dictator is generally pro free speech. Nostr fixes this.

Last year I taught myself decent conversational Italian fairly quickly before a trip to Italy. Inspired by @jack recently sharing Language Transfer, here are a few thoughts on what works and what doesn't. 1. Your goal should be to establish some baseline in the language using apps/tools, and then focus on just getting as much exposure as possible. 2. Spaced repetition is a superpower. It's by far the most effective way to acquire new vocabulary, so you should focus on apps/tools that make use of spaced repetition. It works with your brain to help you introduce new words/phrases and then actually remember them. 3. Studying formal grammar is mostly a waste of time. Your brain will naturally fill in/learn the grammar rules once you have enough exposure. Don't waste time trying to memorize them. 4. Look up Stephen Krashen and his theory of language acquisition via comprehensible input. He believes (correctly, I think) that humans all have a natural ability to acquire language, and it comes via comprehensible input. Meaning we need regular exposure to the language at a level that allows us to decipher meaning as we're exposed to it. If you do this enough, you *will* learn the language. This is how all of us learned our first language, and it's how people most effectively learn second languages. 5. Forget about Duolingo. It's basically a game larping as a language tool. It's not very effective. Apps that do work: - Pimsleur (30 minute daily audio lessons that make use of spaced repetition and are good for building a baseline) - Language Transfer (an amazing free resource that builds on the famous Michel Thomas method with some improvements) - Lingvist (great for learning tons of new vocab via spaced repetition) - Memrise (also great for vocab) - Clozemaster (once you've established some basic knowledge, this is a great gamified way to improve) Use those regularly for a few months and you'll build up a solid foundation. Once you have that, focus entirely on getting tons of exposure with comprehensible input via books, TV, podcasts, etc. There are even some tools/books that are built around this concept specifically, and they're very effective. And if you're really committed, go live somewhere that your intended language is spoken and do a full immersion. You'll be astounded at the progress you make.

@paul keating if you’re onboarding someone onto Nostr, do you have a preferred getting started guide of some sort? Would love any links I could share! If not I’ll make one.

Made bobó de camarão last night with my buddy Felipe. I had this dish 5 years ago in Brazil and I’ve been wanting to recreate it ever since. Incredible Brazilian stew made with shrimp, cassava, and red palm oil.

There’s a guy at my farmer’s market who sells dog treats made from excess cow parts. Been buying increasingly ridiculous ones for my dog each week. Today she got a full hoof.