# ideal (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ideal. Page: Feed: --- ## [New Waterfront Religious Retreat Opens at Scientology Spiritual Headquarters in Clearwater](https://www.scientologynews.org/press-releases/church-openings/oceanview-grand-opening.html) _2026-04-25 · Scientology Newsroom - Latest Press Releases_ Thousands gathered for the opening of the Oceanview, a striking new seven-story waterfront religious retreat overlooking Clearwater Bay, created to serve parishioners arriving for advanced religious services at the Church’s international spiritual headquarters—Flag. ## [Caribbean Calling: Puerto Rican Pride Shines with Historic Opening of First Ideal Org in the Islands](https://www.scientologynews.org/press-releases/church-openings/puerto-rico-grand-opening.html) _2026-02-22 · Scientology Newsroom - Latest Press Releases_ The Isle of Enchantment charts a new course as crowds gather to launch a defining chapter of spiritual freedom, embracing the vibrancy of the Caribbean with a jubilant ribbon-cutting in downtown San Juan. ## [Democracy's Missing Pieces -- Two Pages](http://www.truthcoin.info/blog/democracy/) _2026-01-10 · Truthcoin.Info_ Democracy needs some tune-ups, to reach its full potential. Pieces of Democracy “Democracy” consists of many “puzzle pieces”. Mankind has already found some of them: Rule of the people, by the people, for the people. Periodic elections – to remove bad politicians without violence. A focus on persuasion – and on the consent of the governed. The secret ballot – minimizing coercion (and retribution,… ## [When you don't want to do it: make it easier](https://www.itsmewaldi.com/when-you-dont-want-to-do-it-make-it-easier/) _2025-12-31 · Waldi · It's Me Waldi_ Ease as an antidote to dread. ## [Blockstream's Big Mistake](http://www.truthcoin.info/blog/sidechains-2014-wp/) _2025-12-09 · Truthcoin.Info_ A. Summary Blockstream’s 2014 paper Enabling Blockchain Innovations with Pegged Sidechains may have inadvertently been the largest setback in the history of Bitcoin. We still suffer under it, today! It contains a disastrous section – 4.3 – which has crippled the Bitcoin intelligentsia ever since. It probably set Bitcoin back 10 years (or more), by unfairly maligning the sidechain – Bitcoin’s most… ## [Reemergence](https://mtdevans.com/posts/reemergence/) _2025-09-26 · Matthew Evans_ In my first year of undergrad, I was given a great gift. I had the chance to meet regularly with a man I considered to be one of the best particle physicists in the country. The actual purpose of our meetings was to achieve competency doing Physics in his native language, but it became something altogether more valuable to me. Over several weeks, we worked through Schrödinger’s solution to… ## [Democracy's Missing Pieces (Parts 9-10)](http://www.truthcoin.info/blog/dem-9/) _2025-08-05 · Truthcoin.Info_ Part 9: Misconceptions About Democracy This section is somewhat redundant (2,800-words), so I’ve placed it into a pdf . Part 10: Competition, The One True God Think of all the mistakes made – by everyone – every day, everywhere in the world, throughout all of time. All the mistakes. What if we had the power to turn each mistake into a blessing ? The worse the mistake, the greater the blessing.… ## [Democracy's Missing Pieces (Parts 7-8)](http://www.truthcoin.info/blog/dem-7/) _2025-08-05 · Truthcoin.Info_ Part 7 – The Ideal Democracy If we were designing a democracy from scratch, what should we do? I’ll tell you! A. The Core Ideas Only two “official” parties are allowed – formally ban the rest. (Again, this is not to restrict choice, but to concentrate the resistance into a cohesive team, and maximize the threat they pose to the ruling party.) The actual ballot, is just a “thumbs up” vs thumbs down… ## [Democracy's Missing Pieces (Parts 5-6)](http://www.truthcoin.info/blog/dem-5/) _2025-08-05 · Truthcoin.Info_ Parts 5 and 6 cover some “details”, about democracy. You can skip to Part 7: The Ideal Democracy if you are not interested. Source . Part 5 – Districts (Electoral College, Gerrymandering, Apportionment, Etc) Our votes sometimes get counted up in strange ways \[gerrymandering, electoral college\]. Furthermore, “apportionment” – ie, the “voters per politician” ratio, or “seats-to-votes” ratio – vexed… ## [Democracy's Missing Pieces (Parts 3-4)](http://www.truthcoin.info/blog/dem-3/) _2025-08-05 · Truthcoin.Info_ Part 3: Why Two is the Optimal Number of Parties Our two-party system often fails us – its gives us two bad options. A common reaction to this, is: let’s add more options! Image credit A. Intro / Summary After all, they can’t all be bad. Eventually, just one good candidate will sneak past the first filter , onto the ballot! Then – we’re all saved! We can all just vote for that good one . This… ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pG4a2Pm09ZlM) _2025-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [Democracy's Missing Pieces (Parts 1-2)](http://www.truthcoin.info/blog/dem-1/) _2025-08-05 · Truthcoin.Info_ Intro I don't care who does the electing, so long as I do the nominating. -Boss Tweed, Tammany Hall (c. 1870) What type of government is best? Well, “democracy” – of course! But that is too vague. The world contains many “democracies” – each different from the next. “Majority rule” is the norm in formerly-British countries, but “proportional representation” is used in Continental Europe and Latin… ## [Derangements of Bitcoin](http://www.truthcoin.info/blog/derangements/) _2025-07-16 · Truthcoin.Info_ Intro Bitcoin is having trouble correcting some of its mistakes. I call these “derangements” – the scar tissue that won’t heal properly. Scar tissue is key to answering the all-important question: will Bitcoin win? Or lose? If scar tissue is low, then Bitcoin will win. It can coast its way (to victory), on network-effects alone. On the other hand, if scar tissue is high , then Bitcoin is probably… ## [Ideal Mining (EDAC Pools)](http://www.truthcoin.info/blog/ideal-mining/) _2025-05-26 · Truthcoin.Info_ Summary The optimal solution for mining decentralization is (what I call) “EDAC Pools”. These are pools which are: EDAC Description Efficient Not wasting any money/resources. Detachable Can easily switch pools (ie, “detach”). Accountable Any mistakes are noticed. Competitive It is easy to compare (and rank) pools. Motivation In the previous post , I detailed how “Mining Centralization” is a fake… ## [Popular Mining Lies / The Mining Grift](http://www.truthcoin.info/blog/popular-mining-lies/) _2025-05-26 · Truthcoin.Info_ Summary Mining has always been perfect . This is in part because it is so perfectly designed. But it’s perfect in practice, too! Blocks are always found, roughly 1 per 10 minutes. Transactions have never been censored. There has never been a large reorg. Bitcoin’s miners have never misbehaved – ever. So, why do people view the miners with such… hostility? Or concern? Why do they concern-troll , so… ## [Ten Stories of Triumph for South Africa as New Scientology Church Opens in Eastern Cape](https://www.scientologynews.org/press-releases/church-openings/eastern-cape-grand-opening.html) _2025-04-06 · Scientology Newsroom - Latest Press Releases_ Ecstatic crowds converge in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) to celebrate a historic landmark now restored and rising into the Nelson Mandela Bay skyline, marking a new dawn of spiritual freedom in this Land of Legends. ## [How to turn vague problems into clear targets](https://www.itsmewaldi.com/how-to-turn-vague-problems-into-clear-targets/) _2024-11-17 · Waldi · It's Me Waldi_ Solving problems can be tricky. The cause is often a lack of clarity. Learn how to turn your vague problems into clear targets. ## [Internal and external worlds of knowledge](https://www.itsmewaldi.com/internal-and-external-worlds-of-knowledge/) _2024-10-13 · Waldi · It's Me Waldi_ Understanding your problems requires knowledge from the external and internal world. Learn how to gather insights from both to solve them. ## [The problem scale: from chaos to clarity](https://www.itsmewaldi.com/the-problem-scale-from-chaos-to-clarity/) _2024-09-01 · Waldi · It's Me Waldi_ Struggling to manage your problems? Discover the Problem Scale—a simple way to prioritize and transform your problems into actionable steps ## [No-Bake Raspberry & White Chocolate Cheesecake](https://annabanana.co/raspberry-cheesecake-with-white-chocolate/) _2024-08-28 · Anna · Anna Banana_ This easy, no-bake raspberry and white chocolate cheesecake is a perfect blend of creamy sweetness and tangy raspberries. Simple recipe that comes together in no time, ideal to make in advance, and without turning on the oven! I recently made this for work and everybody loved it. The creamy mascarpone and the tart raspberries are \[ \] The post No-Bake Raspberry & White Chocolate Cheesecake appeared…