Nice work Sir!


Thank you!


Dumb question, how do I add more reaction symbols to Amethyst? #asknostr #plebchain


FORGIVENESS is more powerful than revenge. I have forgiven everyone who has knowingly or unknowingly tried to annoy or hurt me. I want nothing for myself anymore. I have found such joy in my heart by giving everything to God and doing everything for Him. Those who do evil stew in their own evil. They can't really hurt you unless you let them. Even our enemies are all part of the tests of life. When an evil person tries to persecute you, remember that he has probably tried to harm you in some way in the past also. If you think of that hurt and how terrible that person is, that is a great mistake. When you give out hateful thoughts, that person receives them and hates you twice as much. Also, hate attracts, as does love. You don't want the magnet of your hate to draw your enemies near you. Never hate anyone.
Love and forgiveness have a healing effect on yourself and on your enemies. And be grateful for all the wonderful friends God has given to you.
#ParamahansaYogananda


Those are the rules after all.


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<MISSIVE /12> Update to k3tan's Starting a new digital identity

Update to k3tan's Starting a new digital identity

Ktan wrote a nice article on digital identities (https://k3tan.com/starting-a-new-digital-identity) but sadly being from 2021 is out of date. This is my humble update and expansion on their ideas.

NEW Identity:
Starting up a new digital identity. Notice the "new" part. For a history lesson most hackers, black and white hats, get caught from reusing nyms or user names. Maybe it is laziness or human ego wanting to show street cred but never never never reuse user names. Maybe you used a name just for fun with friends but much later used it again for mission critical operations. You are super careful and it is super clean now, not so much back then. It only takes one misstep in the past to connect that to another nym you have used or even your real identity.

I will repeat it again, never never never reuse user names. Every email account, social media, online forum, whatever use a different name and never reference another account either in posts or in registration. i.e. New email accounts in that new name or burner accounts. Use a online username generator or name generator to avoid personal bias to give any sort of hint to the new name. Don't let your love of pokemon characters be your downfall.

Devices:
The author k3tan is correct, cash is king. Get cash and use cash to buy a laptop, a usb flash drive, and a lanyard. Use free Wifi access to download a linux distro and use the flash drive to install to the laptop. The original article suggests POP OS for some reason but in my opinion that can be a little resource intensive especially for a lower end laptop. The GOAT is Qubes but can be a bit intimidating for new users and again need a good amount of RAM so it is best for desktops. Honestly any linux distro is fine but some lightweight security inclined ones to look at are: Subgraph OS, Alpine, or PureOS.

Once that is installed to the laptop, use that to download Tails OS and install it on the flash drive you used to install your laptop OS. The laptop is going to be your daily driver for minor tasks and the tails flash drive is going to be your mission critical device when you need higher privacy and anonymity. Put the tails flash drive on the lanyard you bought. It will keep you from losing it and when it is plugged in and in use wrap the lanyard around your wrist. In a emergency just snatch it out of the computer. Your session will be wiped.

Phone:
A phone is never going to be private. (see <MISSIVE /07> Your phone is not your friend) There is only degrees of how terrible it can be. For personal use with the understanding that it will be linked to your identity, but with better privacy from corporate spying a pixel device running Graphene os is the answer. For mission critical communications that require a phone then refer to my burner phone guide <KEY /03>. (I will publish a unencrypted version for this reference guide)

Get Bitcoin and Monero:
P2P through local meetup is fantastic if you have access to something like that. If you live in a smaller population center then that might not be a option. Use robosats to purchase bitcoin and Haveno-retro to purchase monero. Samurai is unfortunately gone and ashigaru is too new to recommend. Cake wallet with Tor is the go to for mobile and electrum and feather wallet on desktop.

Accounts:
Use the monero or the non-KYC bitcoin to purchase Mullvad VPN. Setup a encrypted email account with either Proton or Posteo. Encrypt your files with veracrypt or picocrypt.

For more details and going further down the rabbit hole see:

<MISSIVE /04> Operation Security and Your Digital Life
<MISSIVE /03> Nyms, Personas, and Digital Identity


Reminder: if you’re not completely jaded by the state of the  surveillance state, you can politely tell TSA you’d don’t wish to have your photo taken.

Conflict averse? Say something like “I’d prefer to not take a photo if that is an option.”

This kind of stuff only becomes normalized if we let it.


My time ran out, have to recommend nostr:nprofile1qqs9n8z0ywqtpsdf5x9hy4lpql8eumvtf7x75pkp3jz98rf3rlet9rqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz8thwden5te0dehhxarj9e3xjarrda5kuetj9eek7cmfv9kz7qg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3ezucn89u4typa8 guide this way  https://k3tan.com/starting-a-new-digital-identity for everyone that's asking me how to best get started with being Sovereign Individual after the nostr:nprofile1qqsy4azak2awmy8wdurfnlgj6nm4hextmnju9pz6qs45mszy4dy2hfspr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9u9vksgl presentation


This is a promise straight from God Himself.
https://m.primal.net/LgHE.jpg
#Jesus #WordofGod #Christian #Bible #Scripture #Wisdom #worship #biblestr #bibleverse #Christ #God


It's never too late—or too early—to become who you want to be. There's no set timeline, no rules. You can change or stay the same. I hope you embrace moments that awaken you, meet people who challenge you, and live a life you're proud of. And if you're not, I hope you have the courage to start again.


I’m writing this because I keep getting asked to comment on Saylor/Saif video even though my position hasn’t changed.

The natural state of the free market is deflation which means all prices fall forever in Bitcoin (assuming it stays decentralized and secure)

Free market economies are more productive meaning faster deflation (or real wealth gains by falling prices)

That system is incompatible with an inflationary monetary system meaning one of those systems must fail.

Either:

1) A system based on truth, hope, and abundance for all 8 billion people on the planet driven by a free market economy and all prices fall relative to bitcoin forever. This means Bitcoin is used as a medium of exchange and freedom tech spreads to the world through lightning, Liquid, Fedimint, Cashu, etc.

OR

2) A control system. An extractive rent seeking system that is NOT the free market (similar to the one we have had for 5000 years that resets every 100 or so years through war) continues to centralize by having you believe price of bitcoin is going up in fiat which makes the surveillance state stronger. This eventually centralizes Bitcoin - custodians, media, regulation (funded from the same manipulation of money) where it is attacked from layer 2. (Similar to gold)

While these ideas may “seem” compatible in the short term because you want Bitcoin to go up in fiat. What it really means is that you are giving your energy and strength to the system centralizing the world by converting Bitcoin to Fiat….to then measure prices.

Quite simply - If Bitcoin is only a store of value, it fails as a store of value.

Ps - It won’t fail. #1 is inevitable in time because too many (and more each day) have seen behind the curtain and are determined to build path #1.

Many of you here - the people that inspire me every day.  You make a difference with every word, thought and action.
Almost did that in all caps per nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx because it’s so important.

Referring to # 1 above…..There is no second best.


They locked us in our homes, killed off old people, forced us to wear face diapers. Lockdowns, curfews, forced injections of deadly experimental drugs. Froze bank accounts of dissenters and jailed them.

And you think they won't seize your Coinbase account?


Immediately thought "you said you didn't give a fuck about hockey and I never heard someone say that before"


1) dream what you want your life to be (vision)
2) set goals to achieve it (target)
3) measure your progress (track)
4) Consistently show up and put in the reps (do the work)
5) tell people what you’re doing & celebrate the wins (laser focus)
6) you will be the human embodiment of proof of work

Focus on the gain you’ve made, don’t be disappointed that you’re not at your goal yet … because if you keep doing it, you’re going to achieve your goal. https://image.nostr.build/f165cee18ca7e08f8001abbfabe5590a534596d7039b25670f4a4e17975d2918.jpg


System 76


Using standard notes but exploring material notes


New key for nostr:nprofile1qqstnr0dfn4w5grepk7t8sc5qp5jqzwnf3lejf7zs6p44xdhfqd9cgspzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7qgawaehxw309ahx7um5wghxy6t5vdhkjmn9wgh8xmmrd9skctcnv0md0, give him a follow if you want updates on GrapheneOS.

nostr:nevent1qqs99ufgxxxd33ennrmlwjqjjpd7zrtszftdnmsn8yzu6a3aehhgtccpzdmhxue69uhhwmm59e6hg7r09ehkuef0qgstnr0dfn4w5grepk7t8sc5qp5jqzwnf3lejf7zs6p44xdhfqd9cgsrqsqqqqqp9dea0e


A car has 4 wheels, front axle steering, an engine and a differential. There is no way to improve the balance of these essential components by having more of this or that, the design criteria are met.

The #Bitcoin trilemma is about meeting the design criteria in perfect balance.


Nott autocorp in Winnipeg MB has a huge Bitcoin accepted sign up.


Congratulations to you both.


It's worse, LEDs emit more harmful blue light.


Nevermind, I figured it out. In case anyone else is interested: https://github.com/greenart7c3/amber


Are you otherwise not completely honest? JJ


The State cannot be fought by a simple boycott, as could a private business, because an institution devoted to the business of expropriating and exploiting does not respect the negative verdict revealed by boycotts. It also cannot simply be fought by countering its aggression with defensive violence because the state's aggression is supported by public opinion. Thus, overcoming it depends on a change in public opinion. The private property ethic --the idea that private property is a just institution and the only means of creating economic prosperity, and the view of the state as an outcast institution that is destructive of wealth formation, must be revived and must again inspire people's minds and hearts. With the rampant statist ideologies of nationalism, democratism, and redistributionism (of either the socialist or the conservative kind), this may sometimes appear hopeless. However, ideas have changed in the past and can change again in the future. In fact, ideas can change instantaneously. Moreover, the idea of private property has one decisive attraction: it, and only it, is a true reflection of man's nature as a rational being.

- Hans-Hermann Hoppe


Dumb question. What is Amber? How did one securely import the nsec?


👀👀👀 https://image.nostr.build/5c4193bdc3dec67c2cfd842742a427d64a3b1eb3db7741d96afd0dfa805e5317.jpg


Until revised numbers come out later lol


Using what?


These are the slave drivers of the 21st century.  The IMF is just another corrupt organization doing everything in it's power to maintain the dollar hegemony by getting countries drunk with fiat.

Make no mistake these people fucking hate you they just say it with a bunch of word salad to turn countries and it's citizens into indentured slaves.

Bitcoin or slavery.  Choose one.

https://m.primal.net/LKva.mp4


Here you go Gigi:
https://lowbluelights.com/product/sleep-light-bulb-9w/


"There are some seven hundred million non-Russian non-Communists now living daily lives of virtual slavery behind the Iron Curtain, some forty million of them in the actual slave labor camps of Russia and Red China, who only a dozen years ago, or much less, enjoyed practically the same personal freedoms as do you and I today. These people now say to each other, but above all to themselves: 'If I had only known! If I had only believed! There is no amount of work and sacrifice and suffering I would not have given, if I had only realized the necessity, the danger, in time. Now it is too late, and any amount of struggle and of sacrifice, even of life itself, is all in vain.'"

- Robert Welch, 1959


This is something https://getchroma.co/ should start making


Yes


I'd buy one off you if you'd like.


If you can see this, Tor is now inside of Amethyst.

No more Orbot.


Don't zap me bro


Yes!


I cannot think of better tools with which to build a better world than #Bitcoin and #Nostr.

Freedom is finally starting to win.

Get to work. 💪


Balls of steel🚀


I will give one of our limited edition nostr:npub1g3ra9r7duxrh8q0l2l08ku73ptdfgr0z376mvc2earlfhm6s6xxss8lnnz nostr:npub1yjryjq2kdganuc69zme9agk0q4rjcnlxel3fwp3xm9z68phsxngsqd33a9 ‘The Liberator’ cards to two people who ❤ and ♻ this post. If over 100 people ❤/♻ I will add a third card.

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GM 🌅

Been getting DMs on X about the Casa referral program all weekend. Time to bring this train over to the Nostr crew

New referral program is ridiculously good:
- 3 months off your first year
- Casa Inheritance included
- YubiKey UX for storing a key is amazing
- No KYC, global availability
- Only $250/yr

DM me for my ref code + a dose of peace of mind 🧘♂
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American presidential terms are 4 years and now we're spending 2 of those years worrying about the next election.

During those 2 years we spend $17 billion and drive half the country into frothing madness, but thanks to the electoral college it always comes down to the same 50,000 voters in the same three states.


I must have one! Is there build info? Plans for a kit? Nice work!


YubiKeys have quickly become a very popular hardware device for Casa users.

Since we released it 3 weeks ago, 25% of new users are using a YubiKey as one key in their vault. Already the third most popular hardware device.

And the top 3 are very close - number 1 is 33% of users. YubiKey could easily be number 1 in short order.

Cool keys are cool 😎


My final appearance on What Bitcoin Did is now available!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=yCWJY8olZHU


Trump is on the Spaces with Elon.

One thing I've noticed for a while is that amid all of the Secret Service failings and inside-job theories or concerns, Trump hasn't really been promoting those failings and theories at all. And this interview confirmed it- he's actively pushing back on them.

Elon tried for like 15 minutes to coax out some thoughts from Trump regarding Secret Service incompetence or corruption and yet Trump just kept defending the Secret Service for doing their work and saying that yeah they should explore why someone got on the roof, but that it's chaotic and he's thankful for the counter-snipers, that he's thankful for those that physically shield him, etc. He's literally more defending of them than me as a witness that was like, "wtf happened here?"

Trump presumably travels with mostly the same SS team and gets to know them. He's hesitant to personally criticize them in a way that many of his followers have.

I found that interesting because he routinely throws lawyers and other insiders out that defended him once they stop being useful. But things are different when you have a team physically shielding you. Like fellow soldiers in war. So far he won't touch them at all.

https://m.primal.net/JxpQ.jpg


Some even pretend to be a government institution instead of a private cartel of banks to rob and enslave you
https://m.primal.net/JxOC.jpg


This is next level trolling


Hey you 🫵🏻
Learn to code. Start now.
https://roadmap.sh/


👀

https://proton.me/blog/proton-pass-identities-biometric-authentication


If you’re checking your phone to see if you’re important, let me save you the trouble…….you are.

But it has nothing to do with your phone.

I luv u.


Ty! KYC Free ftw


What's your recommended way to buy KYC free corn?


I just had one of the most serendipitous, fortuitous events happen EVER on one of our film shoots.

Earlier today, my partner and I had a flight cancellation in NYC while shooting a documentary about what it means to be a bitcoiner.

Naturally, we went on the Orange Pill App @orangepillapp to see if any bitcoiners could help us out - as we were well over our documentary budget and needed a place to stay since the earliest flight rebooking was 2 days later.

After just 45 minutes of posting the message, @HODLhuddle gets in touch and offers her place to us.

Turns out - she joined Orange Pill App just *8 HOURS* or so earlier this same day by sheer coincidence, all because she happened to ALSO stumble upon our latest documentary (without knowing we were the same stranded filmmakers/creators), which reminded her of the bitcoiners she had met in New York at @PubKey_NYC.

Now, we're staying at her place until our next flight - and this entire encounter is fundamentally changing the story of our documentary as we live through the unexpected generosity and hospitality of a member of the bitcoin community in real time.

TL;DR - Bitcoin is much bigger than money. There are forces beyond our perception that bring us together ♥


🚨PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT🚨

Heather Morgan, AKA 'Razzlekhan' is a self proclaimed social engineer who pleaded guilty to laundering funds her husband hacked from Bitfinex (120,000 BTC) back in 2016.

I crossed paths with her in Nashville this week. After asking around I discovered she has been spotted at multiple Bitcoin events over the past year.

It's extremely suspicious that she is still walking free and hasn't been sentenced for her crimes.

I recommend that all Bitcoin event organizers treat her as a threat actor and DENY ENTRY.
https://image.nostr.build/476ce933688ff65fd0cd701931961d9b1a6348ab86970f74106dfbc6828dda89.jpg


“On day one I will exercise powers I shouldn’t have were the state and economy separated, but I’ll use them to pump YOUR bags.”

 “Yaaaaay! This guy is a true bitcoiner.”


Lol, you know you're Canadian when you read this and the song automatically plays in your head.


Lol


Link to non-paywalled archive copy:
https://archive.ph/v0s5X


https://m.primal.net/JBBi.jpg #health #BigPharma


A shocking number of people email me and ask about bitcoin price predictions over the next 3-9 months or so.

They’re generally along the lines of, “Okay, but what do you think the odds are that we have a big recession, get a liquify shock, and bitcoin retests $30k? I read this article by [insert macro permabear] and he said that…”

I’m going to start replying with nothing but my pictures of beaches or something. Very few people build wealth by trying to catch every twist and turn of the market. Focus on long-term trends. https://image.nostr.build/f6e7b51bb4c552e9c405ccdee42dd792e214f42a22184d18479e8b1c9b1a8dc7.jpg


https://m.primal.net/IzQz.jpg
#Jesus #WordofGod #Christian #Bible #Scripture #Wisdom #worship #biblestr #bibleverse #Christ #God


New generation seems to look old quicker, because of obvious, yet maybe surprising reasons.
1) staring into blue light monitor inside or a phone outside ruins your posture (and eyes etc), gravity pulls your face in slightly different and same angle all the time and you don't stretch your neck skin and muscles at all
2) not enough sunlight that actually hits your face, you don't look around or up anymore
3) posture is so bad you'll develop a bump behind your neck 20 years sooner, kids in school with heads down and curled like lizards ARE DOOMED DOOMED DOOMED
4) sugar causes aging of skin, check any dermatologist on YouTube. What else does it ruin? Well, everything. Obesity ruins everything too. Duh.
5) I'm not writing next ton of reasons about modern economy, grind, medicaments, sleep etc.. Just a few from a masseuse.
Get the fuck out, stand up straight and show your face to the sun!


They lie and lie and lie and keep lying until they get caught, they then admit that lie and just keep lying more.  It never stops.  Fuck these people and fuck anyone stupid enough to believe anything they say at this point.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/acknowledges-bird-flu-patient-mexico-died-medical-conditions/story?id=111131166


Fascinating! Thanks for sharing Bass. It seems like  orthodoxy has a lot to offer. One barrier I'm finding is that all of the orthodox churches in my town are associated with a certain culture or language (Greek, Ukrainian, Russian, etc.). I don't fit the mold of the congregation.


Is he your quant?


I hope Arnie gets better soon. Let us know what the vet says.


Susan Talamantes walks away from the Democrat party in California after 12 years !!

“I’m done. I’m done with us protecting people who would buy and abuse our children.”

“I don’t want people buying little girls anymore. And I’m tired of saying it’s okay and that we have to protect the men who do it.”
#Democrat #Party #California #GrowNostr
https://video.nostr.build/fa292632a742d8d6b8e1e4f76d3fed0767072ab728cc5527e53d9e639f310001.mp4


Tourist lol


Beautiful


Green sir


One takes care of the other


Nice keyboard, what is it?


We're all on our own journey. Good listen: https://podverse.fm/episode/W-YAA4Bl4f


My forehead


So, do you like stuff?


I hear ya. Went to kids school BBQ tonight...


I'm hiring an Executive Assistant and paying a competitive salary.

This will be an important role in supporting my Bitcoin, entrepreneurial & personal adventures with dozens of projects across various industries from venture capital to video games to non-profit work.

I’m not an organized person by nature, I’m a “move fast break things” type of person. I’ve been very successful as part of a bootstrapped team and also as a lone wolf, relying on both my instincts and my long term convictions to create success. I’m a connector and my super power is seeing the future.

I need to find my very own Alfred who loves to create order from chaos & doesn’t mind giving me advice when I need it. Someone who loves meticulously architecting, priority sorting, crafting & maintaining to do list while interfacing with many people to keep projects moving forward.

I have a lot of passion projects on the go, including:

Fitness: I started a challenge to get abs and learn calisthenics! My goal is 165 lbs, 10% bodyfat & to eventually learn to be a calisthenics master. I’ve hired multiple coaches to help me get to this goal, and I’ve been exercising every single day, and eating clean. I hired a full time meal prep person and have been building a solid team of exercise friends. I’m committed to a new lifestyle of fitness.

Family: I want to spend as much time as I can doing relationship strengthening & fun activities with my wife & daughter like travelling, sports & hobbies. I also want to influence and encourage my extended family towards healthy habits & financial literacy.

Learning: I have conviction in my beliefs but I spend as much time as I can learning new skills, I’m a life long learner. I’m open-minded, coachable and flexible. Currently focused on learning about my own limiting beliefs & developing a new way of thinking to live a happier, healthier life. I’ve also invested in multiple business & mindset coaches to make me a better leader & life a more frictionless life.

Film: I was recently the executive producer of my sister’s award winning environmental documentary (which we finished with Bitcoin) & I'm producing/helping with multiple Bitcoin documentaries. I'm starting a film production company where we will be developing more educational documentaries as well as comedy films.

Podcast, Speaking, Events & Coaching: I run a Bitcoin education podcast & coach dozens of people on Bitcoin. I want to level up the events I do. I’m also a speaker at Bitcoin conferences & I am ramping up my media production team to create more educational content for social media that I'm passionate about.

Writing/Book: I’ve written a lot on financial markets, banking & money. I’ve got a first draft of a non-fiction book on financial literacy education and Bitcoin over the last few years, as well as working on a fiction book recently.

Advising: I’ve joined the advisory board / board of directors of a handful of companies and political groups including founding the Bitcoin Coalition of Canada, a non-profit aimed at educating policymakers and journalists in Canada about Bitcoin..

Investing: I’m a seed investor in dozens of Bitcoin startups, investing alongside prolific investors like nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m & others, with a focus on investing in entrepreneurs globally in Africa & Latin America. I plan to start a fund & raise money to support early stage bitcoin entrepreneurs building bitcoin & bitcoin adjacent companies on bitcoin layers globally.

Charity & Philanthropy: As I mentioned, I started a non-profit in Canada to help increase financial literacy. I’m raising for the non-profit while also supporting multiple financial education non-profits internationally as well as donate to dozens of global groups supporting human rights & fighting financial oppression globally. I also donate to local initiatives & desire to show up more in the local communities where I spend time.

Real Estate: I own an AirBnB that my mom runs, we plan to continue doing AirBnB projects, which require some attention now and then.

Travel & Lifestyle: Since my wife is Portuguese, we're interested in getting citizenship, buying property & starting a business in Portugal. We want to start taking more trips to other interesting countries, including family trips to places like Iceland, Jamaica, Japan & El Salvador. I want to mix my fitness & bitcoin education goals with this trips to make sure I’m also maximizing the opportunity to educate, speak & do podcasts in other countries when I visit.

Fun: I love to play video games, D&D, watch movies in the theatre, listen to comedy & play sports. I love to ski, surf & try new things. I desire to integrate more fun activities into my life in a healthy way to make sure it also fits in with my family & life goals.

With all of these projects plus more continually being evaluated, you can image my inbox & calendar is in need of someone to help wrangle everything and unlock hidden value that I have not had the time to even read.

This role is not just about administrative tasks; it's about becoming a key partner in achieving strategic business and personal growth goals.  Our journey will be one of continuous growth and organizational structuring. I’m looking for an EA who will be pivotal in helping me level up in all areas of life.

If you know someone that sounds qualified, please send them to bradmills.ca/careers and have them apply.

Please share this post with anyone who you think might be qualified to join me.


This is true. Sometimes a hard truth.


Good to know, thanks.


I have


Is this actually done? Does it ruin the microwave?


Buckle my


A “liberal democracy” that relies on theft from others in order to survive is “monetary imperialism” dressed up in a words that disguise what is really happening.

#Bitcoin
#Nostr


This is terrible OpSec


GM


Bitcoin fees are currently only a dollar, but niche programmers are suggesting to change the fundamental nature of bitcoin and increase its attack surface to make it more scalable… for people who don’t necessarily know or understand the trade offs of that scaling.

Scaling is an important discussion, but everything is a trade off. I like many of the scaling discussions, but rushing them is another matter.

It costs me $100 to buy a 1oz gold coin by mail, or to send signed documents internationally in a few days. Verification is expensive.

The idea that global monetary verification should be super cheap inherently comes with security trade offs.

All ideas should be evaluated carefully and come to major consensus. Otherwise change proposers risk a fork war.


Got a friend new to Nostr?

Send em this.  One of our readers made original cartoon art to show how it works.  I wish I had seen this when I first started, it makes it so simple.  Even the Tor Onions:

https://rebelnet.me/news/49b239288887089cfc18


Love it! We're in that stage too.


I bet he'd be a good hitter in baseball


#asknostr  good replies will be zapped

nostr:nevent1qyd8wumn8ghj7urewfsk66ty9enxjct5dfskvtnrdakj7qguwaehxw309a5x7ervvfhkgtnrdaexzcmvv5h8gmm0d3ej7qg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t09uqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshsqgpynh8ykchcr3fn9ujfw7dzf9l6plju7aazhmxa8v2w0w43x4papq0kancj


Truth


here's why @Lopp is attacking Testnet
https://youtu.be/eJiKIHgF7ow?si=VexsuNCKLSySedC7


Looks like a prison.


BTCC.B?


Can that be real?


Thank you!


What storytelling books do you recommend? I'm reading story worthy right now but would appreciate your input.


AppVerifier


Reminder: COLDCARD is not open source.

#cybersecgirl #coldcard #opensourse

Open source encourages competition, and furthers development.

Open source is a foundational principle of bitcoin and the #cypherpunk movement...FOR A REASON.

Years ago if you tried creating a wallet that was not open source, you would have been laughed out of the marketplace.

Some history:

#Trezor created the first hardware wallet and released their code as open source under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

The GPL allows others to use, modify, and distribute derivative works, as long as the license terms are maintained.

#CoinKite used a significant amount of Trezor's code as a base for ColdCard, which they also had to release under the GPL.

Similarly, #Foundation (a new competitor) built upon CoinKite's work for their own hardware wallet.

This is the power of open source - it drives innovation through sharing and building upon others' work.

However, CoinKite was apprently so unhappy about this competition that they changed their license from "open source" to "source-viewable."

They did this only after Foundation competed with ColdCard in the same way CoinKite competed with Trezor.

Open source matters.

I hope Coinkite reconsiders.

https://image.nostr.build/c1c5ef6fe46db74c244ac7d47bfc2af68b0062467afdbe46a0dd75fbac0d7a12.jpg

https://image.nostr.build/4198294c1d14280261bcbf286f08799dcff5a6cd046df450589d897c3d530847.jpg

https://github.com/Coldcard/firmware/blob/master/COPYING-CC


Needs lazer eyes! Congrats!


*The Rare Sat Lie*

Let's start with some facts.

You cannot own a satoshi (sat). You can only own a utxo, who's value is measured in sats. Just like you cannot own a "kilogram" but you can own something which weights a kilogram.

The idea that a sat can be rare is a lie, since sats don't exist.

A utxo also cannot be sold, because as soon as it is spent, a completely new utxo is created, and the creation of this new utxo makes the previous utxo (which you wanted to sell) spent. To act of spending "an unspent transaction output" (UTXO) transforms it into something fundamentally different, a "spent transaction output" (STXO) and creates a new UTXO.

The idea that a utxo can be sold is a lie, since even utxos cannot be sold.

The idea that a rare sat from a "special" utxo can be bought is thus a double lie.

*Rare Sat Sophistry*

The conmen, the useful idiots and the otherwise honest but contrarian pundits will rationalize the spreading of the "Rare Sat Lie" with sophistry and appeals to libertarian morality such as "it's a free market, people can believe whatever they want and waste their money however they wish".

Of course, this line of reasoning is meant to create strawmen arguments so that every person that is righteously indignated at the spreading of these lies can be painted as being opposed to the concept of individual freedon itself, which immediately places the TruthSeeker's outrage outside of the Overton Window (and subject to ridicule).

Let us dispell the strawman argument.

The "market" (a small niche of degenerate gamblers) can want whatever it wants, yes. But it till cannot change the reality that individual satoshis (sats) do not exist as "things" or virtual objects. This reality is not subjective.

The sophists will also rationalize that "it cannot be stopped" and thus all you can do is "cry harder" (ironic eh?) and that any and all attempts to combat the lies are futile (at best) or stupid.

It may be true all the truthseeker can do is cry and shout, but it is also true that to combat the spreading of such lies is a virtuous and noble pursuit. And it is also true that the direct result of the shouting can be to save a victim from otherwise being conned. Which is, we would all agree I hope, a moral good, if not a moral imperative.

People are free to spread the lie that such things ("rare" "sats") are real, and fraudulently sell utxos of low value presented as "rare" "sats" for utxos of higher value, but to do so by exploiting the ignorance of people and confusion around the complex technology of Bitcoin is evil according to nearly almost moral code that ancient and modern civilizations have produced.

I am the last person that would deny someone the right to be evil. But I believe if you see a fraud and you don't call out the fraud then you too are a fraud.

So, the strawman is really just straw.

*The Rare Sat Con*

Beyond it being morally bad to spread lies generally, the spreading of the lie also occurs within the context of textbook confidence trick.

Confidence tricks involve :

- the mark: the victims whose money is to be acquired fraudulently
- the roper: reels in the mark via exposure and marketing, peaking the curiosity of the mark (i.e. a conference or media organization)
- the inside man: provides a venue for the con to take place, or supplies goods and services used in the context of the scam (a mining pool or a marketplace)
- the conman: gains the confidence of the mark extracts the money (the seller of a rare sat)
- the convincer: an acolyte of the conman which gives a taste of the profits to the mark either by investing in the mark, or showing off his profits to the mark (a fellow rare sat trader)

The conman and the convincer can interchange roles. For example, conmen and convincers can publicly con each other repeatedly and alternatively, with gains and losses which compensate, with the tacit understanding that the goal is really to gain the confidence of a mark from which both convincer and conman can extract money from.

Everyone except benefits in this zero sum game, except obviously the mark.

In the end, the mark was never forced to give up his money. He willingly parted ways with his funds, deceived by the confidence trick.

Selling "rare sats" for utxos of higher sat value is without doubt a confidence trick.

I will let it up to your imagination who you think plays which role in the rare sat con.


I like it!


Introducing https://github.com/sommerfelddev/sentrum
A daemon that monitors the blockchain for transactions involving your wallets and sends you notifications on many different channels.

Hope you find it useful! More details later.


Have you set up a username on Signal yet? https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-to-use-signal#set-or-change-your-username


Ty!


Where swap sir?


Oh man, I've been there with cholic. You're in survival mode right now, don't beat yourself up. It will get better... Eventually.


People who like you will see that you are trying to be better than you were yesterday and appreciate you for it.

People who hate you will judge you for who you were yesterday.

One troubling thing about humanity is knowing that there will always be those who wish to judge you based on your past mistakes.

One uplifting thing about humanity is that there are many many more people who are interested in your growth and development.

Let’s say you overcame alcoholism.

It’s more rare than not to meet a person who says “once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic. You’ll never change”.

Most people will congratulate you on overcoming your challenge and wish you well in regards to your future.

The reason the negative outlier stands out is often because we speak to ourselves the same way.

We are our own worst critics.

And hearing an outside source validate our secret horrible thoughts about ourselves makes them seem even more true.

But they’re not.

Don’t give in to fear and self doubt.

Most people are rooting for you.

Give yourself permission to root for you too.


We ARE the revolution. Act accordingly.

#cybersecgirl


Without him we'd be lost


Interesting, so what's his play? Create a walled garden of bitcoin applications within MicroStrategy? What could he do to crush them exactly?


I want to search up how to make one of these, it looks simple. What is it called?


It's a distraction, they probably don't know why they give it this much attention.


Separate money and state!


100% this needs to be the simple mantra. SEPARATE MONEY AND STATE


“#Love the people with whom fate has placed you, but let it be genuine.”
#mindfull #Nostr #PlebChain #GrowNostr #Stoic #Freedom
#GorillaUnit ⚡🦍⚡


Wish I could just wake up and it not be true... But it is.


Yes, time to do my research.


If I told all but one of my friends that I thought this may be true, they would think I'm crazy. Is there any evidence of a direct energy weapon?


Wow, thanks!


You can add randomness to the seed word generation using dice rolls.

https://coldcard.com/docs/middle-ground/


Both


Today I'm excited to unveil what we've been working on at Casa: user-friendly inheritance for your self custody!

* No KYC
* No geographic restrictions
* No hardware required for (most) designated recipients

Learn more at https://casa.io/inheritance
 https://video.nostr.build/0433e009bb6aa344fbc770c72d3967938c37fd2ce2401d91391067fd03aba500.mp4


I agree, he's gotta be trolling right?


Pretty cool strategy! We could pull it off if we home schooled the kids.


So how does that strategy work? You claim the VT home as a primary residence and pay income tax in the US instead?


Respect POW


Because of greed and desire for concentrated power


Reply with: How much money is in your bank account?


God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things i can and the wisdom to know the difference.

- AA


C'mon man!


GM Caitlin!


This is where I'm stuck. I have both apps now and wondering how to transfer mints over.


Did you try submerging your head in a bag of rice?


As Sovereign Engineering comes to a close, I'd like to take some time to reflect on the past few months. It feels like it was yesterday when I was sitting in a Panera Bread in NYC listening to a Nostrovia episode when these guys nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft and nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc mentioned a crazy idea to bring a bunch of hackers to an island in the middle of the Atlantic to work on Nostr stuff for two months. At this point I had only recently heard about Nostr, in fact, I was still debating between building on Farcaster vs Nostr 😅.  By the end of that podcast I was hooked, I knew I had to find a way to get myself into the Cohort and start contributing to the future of the web. So I started working on a client, learning all about the intricacies of the protocol as I did. A constant flow of Nostr podcasts streamed into my ears, fueling the next few weeks as I put together what eventually became Flockstr. (Funny enough, Flockstr was originally supposed to be a Patreon/Substack client where users could subscribe to creators and consume long-form content). Once my MVP was done I sent DMs to a bunch of the big names on Nostr to get some feedback. Luckily, despite not having much cred to my name at the time, I got some awesome encouragement from nostr:npub1jlrs53pkdfjnts29kveljul2sm0actt6n8dxrrzqcersttvcuv3qdjynqn & Pablo which pushed me to keep going. Fast forward 4 months and now I find myself sitting in a cafe in Madeira, writing this retrospective as I get ready to return home tomorrow.

In that time I've:
1. Turned Flockstr into the first Nostr Calendar events client
2. Built Flare.pub the first YouTube/Video sharing app on Nostr
3. Built Find Me On Nostr a fun little game to spread the word about Nostr and share some sats
4. Contributed to the Nips repo
5. Visited Bitcoin Park in Nashville to meet a bunch of Nostriches like nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx, nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424,  nostr:npub1yaul8k059377u9lsu67de7y637w4jtgeuwcmh5n7788l6xnlnrgs3tvjmf, nostr:npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3, nostr:npub1j8y6tcdfw3q3f3h794s6un0gyc5742s0k5h5s2yqj0r70cpklqeqjavrvg, and others
6. Joined SEC-01 in Madeira where I got to work with some of the most capable developers in the space and discuss the future of the web (I could gloat more about my time in nostr:npub1s0veng2gvfwr62acrxhnqexq76sj6ldg3a5t935jy8e6w3shr5vsnwrmq5 but this is a kind 1 after all so let's keep it somewhat brief 😂)
7. Created Seeker, an Events app for Bitcoiners built on Nostr ready to onboard the next generation of Nostriches.
8. Presented at Bitcoin Atlantis where I was able to meet some incredible people like nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m, nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8, nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr, nostr:npub1zuuajd7u3sx8xu92yav9jwxpr839cs0kc3q6t56vd5u9q033xmhsk6c2uc, nostr:npub1jpvsahpy0vgq7gu8nfqjkeskce0gwjk8jpss590xkvjh5xxe4epsruqgsz, nostr:npub1zjx3xe49u3njkyep4hcqxgth37r2ydc6f0d7nyfn72xlpv7n97ss73pvrl, and so many more.
All of that in just a few months. I was just checking my GitHub, and my first ever Nostr commit was Oct 5th, 2023 marking tomorrow my 5-month Nostr-anniversary. It's amazing how much can happen in such a short time. Thanks to all who I've had the pleasure of meeting so far in this journey, I can't wait to see what the next 5 months have in store. 🧡


If you are ever in South Africa, a visit to Bitcoin Ekasi in Mossel Bay is well worth it! nostr:note1zmuw9c0rg5f5q6esrm64gl8hvjqgfpnsq9z4na6wl94va6ucyndq07teu8


Definitely my favourite #Bitcoin wallet! And proudly South African too!

nostr:npub1hea99yd4xt5tjx8jmjvpfz2g5v7nurdqw7ydwst0ww6vw520prnq6fg9v2 Sparrow Wallet, super stoked with how this came out!

https://image.nostr.build/9309b42caf180c2661024d3a1456884b167f3f78e8c16265fcbfc3ae91fc21ff.jpg


“Bitcoin is one of the things that will greatly disrupt centralization of power.” - #AndreasAntonopoulos #Bitcoin #plebchain #money  nostr:npub1tftc33ttam85wraffce62cgtvvjrmttquqlv6a0agtfm5nl4vues82xar5 #BeOG
https://video.nostr.build/0e1b185af68fd768c16b8d89e367a1c865b4580ff16340d666410bac6a8c9fad.mp4


Thanks for the heads up, nice to see more innovation in hardware signers.


I did.


#freeassange


Yes


One day you wake up and you realize all the times you slept on yourself. The times you settled for less than you deserve. You realize all the times you didn’t recognize your worth, and all the people you allowed to take advantage of your pure heart. And on that day, the game changes. You will never again place value on what others think of you, or how they value you, or prioritize you. You release all doubt. You have faith in things unseen. You will step into your main character, and run your life unbothered. You’ll recognize the unhealed versions of others, and you’ll keep rising to your highest form of self.

You’ll walk through fire, and become a true alchemist of any situation and do so with love.

Find your truth, unlock your power, and go forth as the real you; the beautiful, soulful, loving, bright and unapologetic you. 🔥


Did you write this? It's beautiful.


We are not free.


WE STAND WITH YOU nostr:npub1xw7h0efeg5s8gla2uyu55jh4lfrlgppcjemrwkmdc7lgvhkcz3fqpvumsa 🫡

https://m.primal.net/Hdxv.mp4


God bless the New York truckers for taking a stand against the corruption and treatment of Donald Trump

But maybe there should be something similar organized for the release of Assange

It’s fucking insane that this man is still in prison


GOOD MORNING NOSTR, FREE ASSANGE 🫡

https://www.reuters.com/world/wikileaks-assange-last-ditch-battle-stop-us-extradition-2024-02-20/


Calling for open-source contributors to help implement LNURL-pay in eNuts!

eNuts is an incredibly well-made Cashu ecash wallet but it still lacks LNURL-pay support. It should be fairly easy to add this – if you're a JavaScript dev and Bitcoiner looking to get your hands dirty, check out eNuts:

https://github.com/cashubtc/eNuts


RIP Alexei Navalny.

The US/UK should free Assange, free Ulbricht, pardon Snowden, and double-down on freedom as a contrast. They won't, but they should.

Russia is way more politically controlled and censored than their western counterparts, but if the western counterparts were smart they would emphasize this fact rather than lean more into being even half-like Russia.

Kudos to builders of various freedom tech.


Raises the bar significantly for capital allocation. Is MSTR sats flow successful?


This image makes me so fucking happy


2024 vibes...
one of the best memes ever existed (updated)

https://m.primal.net/HcpU.mp4


I fully support farmers.

Whatever the farmers are mad about we should all be mad about.

These people feed us and deserve our total support.


Great advice, thanks.


Elephants are amazing.


CALLING MY FRENS!

I would ask that you follow nostr:npub12pl4h7pk0svg8ug4mhu7a90hn6nf83eqadd94pccgsafn73s392qpt42wq and that you ask your people to follow it as well.

I started this account for my friend Texas Slim because I knew his crew did not have time to do it themselves. nostr was new (still is) at the time and I was already all in and knew how to work the thing. I told Texas Slim I was doing it for those reasons so he is not in the dark on this.

I have only been posting verbatim what TBI's Twitter account has been so as to respect their marketing etc. but the time is coming when I need to turn the keys over to Slim and his producer, June (the posts are beginning to get questions and I am not about to start answering out of turn).

When I turn those keys over I want to place in their hands a freedom account with at least 1000 followers and a rowdy bunch of activity: replies, reposts, and likes. If I turn over an account full of "meh" then the chances it remains as vibrant as it is (585 followers so far) decreases.

The Beef Initiative is something I have been involved with since Texas Slim published The Harvest of Deception: https://producers.beefinitiative.com/blog/the-harvest-of-deception  He was the first person I called a friend after I moved to Canyon, Texas and that friendship solidified my passion for soil, ranching, land management and my sense of the sheer Glory of God's Creation.

If you are reading this then hit the Follow button: nostr:npub12pl4h7pk0svg8ug4mhu7a90hn6nf83eqadd94pccgsafn73s392qpt42wq,  and make a post asking others to do the same. It don't cost ya nothin'.

Let's build this thing into a major nostr property that the TBI will be proud to take possession of, continue to steward, and help propel the nostr community into the future.

Can I get help from nostr:npub1el3mgvtdjpfntdkwq446pmprpdv85v6rs85zh7dq9gvy7tgx37xs2kl27r (Hellthread Queen -- you know what to do), nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx, nostr:npub1guh5grefa7vkay4ps6udxg8lrqxg2kgr3qh9n4gduxut64nfxq0q9y6hjy, nostr:npub1cjw49ftnxene9wdxujz3tp7zspp0kf862cjud4nm3j2usag6eg2smwj2rh, nostr:npub1jlrs53pkdfjnts29kveljul2sm0actt6n8dxrrzqcersttvcuv3qdjynqn, nostr:npub1rtlqca8r6auyaw5n5h3l5422dm4sry5dzfee4696fqe8s6qgudks7djtfs, nostr:npub10chlkc62tk7yr5m9qjc2u7rs3ufhhrq8yukeey0c5lysqkp2gumq93mnex, nostr:npub1xy54p83r6wnpyhs52xjeztd7qyyeu9ghymz8v66yu8kt3jzx75rqhf3urc, nostr:npub1key55ax33gkl50uqemvl4khrtqrhzm7wzpc7fhseutt5ddkcwcrqgxlt3h, nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s, nostr:npub1hu3hdctm5nkzd8gslnyedfr5ddz3z547jqcl5j88g4fame2jd08qh6h8nh, nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m, nostr:npub1z4m7gkva6yxgvdyclc7zp0vz4ta0s2d9jh8g83w03tp5vdf3kzdsxana6p, nostr:npub1lrnvvs6z78s9yjqxxr38uyqkmn34lsaxznnqgd877j4z2qej3j5s09qnw5, nostr:npub17u5dneh8qjp43ecfxr6u5e9sjamsmxyuekrg2nlxrrk6nj9rsyrqywt4tp, nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6, nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424, nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc, nostr:npub1kyeml3tma4su8yw5aru48wgxclchp8zr3kguwhakmtmegjw40zws82sfjk, nostr:npub1aeh2zw4elewy5682lxc6xnlqzjnxksq303gwu2npfaxd49vmde6qcq4nwx, nostr:npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z, nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft, nostr:npub12262qa4uhw7u8gdwlgmntqtv7aye8vdcmvszkqwgs0zchel6mz7s6cgrkj nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8, nostr:npub1ewe0qgak4gykym236t6w4x06jyuw4q8v040lmn5lamude434yqcsz7uqlw, nostr:npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z, nostr:npub1t0nyg64g5vwprva52wlcmt7fkdr07v5dr7s35raq9g0xgc0k4xcsedjgqv, nostr:npub1h4lrzqnrne72xj00yl3zzr0k6qn93cqe5g4vvkfechs6mn89mwyqfa2jcm, nostr:npub12u423pq5c6c5gvyzlekk5u9s5ksnyd27yemuvu3l9gpqpcnx545s6f8pyh, nostr:npub1cf3zeytdnwgwzz5pk2ax0vvmmlzad03xcft4d50ejrfhsh8pxcdsefx7gk, nostr:npub135x4y8w7jty24ggvxfm0c4mqaknk2su0fzzmwrgfdfylj6tz3l9qlv5xpr, nostr:npub18678fyrar7fg7gy77ggwsuk2cqe74ull38ng2v5x63werc63a70qw02kgq, nostr:npub1k7vkcxp7qdkly7qzj3dcpw7u3v9lt9cmvcs6s6ln26wrxggh7p7su3c04l, nostr:npub1s5yq6wadwrxde4lhfs56gn64hwzuhnfa6r9mj476r5s4hkunzgzqrs6q7z, nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a, nostr:npub1cj8znuztfqkvq89pl8hceph0svvvqk0qay6nydgk9uyq7fhpfsgsqwrz4u, nostr:npub15879mltlln6k8jy32k6xvagmtqx3zhsndchcey8gjyectwldk88sq5kv0n

Thank you,

David Bennett (AKA Nunya Bidness)

#grownostr #plebchain #permaculture


Agree, where Lazer?


What a rug pull. I recall Lazer moving all his stuff there to support freedom tech and because their dev seemed to move faster than proton.


Oh man, disappointing


What did I miss?


“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples' money.” - Margaret Thatcher


Remember, frens:

There is no Red.
There is no Blue.
There is the State, and there is you.


And therein lies the problem... it can't


Your country is a company
Your currency is the equity
Your government is management
Poor management dilutes equity and destroys value of the company over time. So be it.

Your money is Bitcoin
You save in Bitcoin
No one can dilute your Bitcoin
That's it.


READ THIS SLOWLY
The biggest lies ever told to humanity are anything that convinces people they are powerless.

It’s easy to look at the chaos of the world and think, “What could I do?!” But the truth to that answer is that you could do EVERYTHING.

The truth is, there are billions of good people in the world who really do want the best for us all. And there are only a few malevolent forces against it.

It still may feel difficult at times to see the chaos of old systems crumbling. Yet the power we all hold is to create beyond that.

To see chaos and choose to create beauty. To see the faults and create solutions. To say no to giving in to any attention to fear-mongering ploys and choose to create the more beautiful world we all feel is possible.

This asks for an incredible level of resilience that I know we all have. I don’t claim that it’s easy, but I do claim that it’s necessary. It’s time we use the forces of our creative powers to become the change we want to see. And that calls for us to get really good at seeing the chaos, not feeding into it, and creating beyond it. So, what world do you want to see? https://i.nostr.build/yQa2.jpg


Only a living thing can swim up stream

But a dead one goes with the flow

#Entertainment #Nostrich  #GrowNostr #repost #420 #weedstr #Bitcoin #GSBAM


Why is there a housing crisis?
> Because the prices of homes are sky high, and people can't afford homes.

Why are prices of houses high?
> Because there are so many buyers.

But then how can't people buy houses if there are so many buyers?
> Because most of the buyers are buying it for investment and not for living in.

Why do people buy houses as an investment?
> Because people think home prices will appreciate over time, and that is the only way to keep the worth of their money.

Why is that the only way?
> Because the currency they could store their value in decreases in value over time, due to inflation.

So you are saying that inflation causes the housing crisis?
https://giphy.com/gifs/brittany-broski-kombucha-girl-brittany-broski-lnOG1o6Cdc3kKjuray

Cheers! ☕

#plebchain #economy #money #housingcrisis #housing #coffeechain #inflation #btc #bitcoin


Over 80% of miner processing power, the biggest maker of ASICs, prior lead developers of the #Bitcoin  network and several exchanges favoured increasing the block size, yet they failed.

The block size war answered the question of who controls the ledger: Individual node operators!

Run your own #Bitcoin Node now! Here is all you need to know: https://open.substack.com/pub/carlbmenger/p/dont-trust-verify?r=cvmtq&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post


I. Don't. Support. Either. Side. Politically. Not the left, not the right. Im about supporting people and restoring local communities.


The system is broken.
No one is coming to fix it.
It's up to us.

We have to stop being so damned dependent on the federal government. We have to focus on our similarities and put aside our differences. This nation is precious, it can't be left alone to die a slow death.


I guess you'll find out in T.O.
Have fun


Fuck Tim, you're right.


I see, #Bitcoin confused me.
Does BCH garner much interest these days?


Hold on, are you equating BTC and BCH?


Cool to use Obtainium and download directly from Github?


simple mobile tools is in the process of being bought by non-privacy respecting ZipoApps.

if you use any of the simple apps on android (like me) because you wanted a solid privacy-respecting app, didn't want ads or privacy-invasive tracking...read the article below.

a fork is happening, but either way, it looks like it's time to jump ship...now

#grapheneos #calyxos #privacy #opensource #android #cybersecgirl

https://liliputing.com/android-app-maker-simple-mobile-tools-acquired-by-zipoapps/


Two old puppets.

#plebchain #grownostr https://image.nostr.build/251ad321d2c09dac26839f4190959b9f7291b48e0dfc6460923fad31a10e44f0.jpg


Bless him


Lol, so embarrassing. Thx


@ChooseYourFate start game


@chooseyourfate start action game


It's so fucking obvious once one unplugs and understands the game being played.


It's funny Pablo, I really needed to hear this tonight. Not because I'm trading shitcoins, but because I've been paying waaaay too much attention to something that I do not want. Thanks man


Today is a good day to create a secure off-site data backup.
https://blog.lopp.net/how-to-securely-back-up-data-to-cloud-storage/


Where does the yield come from?


Thanks for sharing Tanuki


I haven't used: https://thebitcoincompany.com


Article talks about persistent viral infection in the heart. If you are no longer sick but want to make sure the heart is cleared up, what should one do?


Liposomal Vitamin C, lots of it.


Lol, I won't beg. I'm keen to learn. Darthcoin has an interesting guide that uses TailsOs. I could also see a setup using QubesOs.


Do you have a go to profile saved in pwm? Or is it best not to recycle profiles?


How much? How often? How long? TY


The beauty of the Christmas story is that new beginnings are possible for all of us, no matter what mistakes we have made in the past. We all have the power to make a fresh start, in a more positive direction, should we lose our way. We don't have to be held captive by our worst moments -- hope and redemption are always possible.

The most sincere wishes for a Merry Christmas to all of you!


How high up are you?


Correct


wen gUiDe Laser?


yes, no vt-d/iommu. I'll try to complete the install. I stopped when I got the warning re: vt-d


It's weird to see some folks acting like LLMs are the path to actual artificial intelligence.

Call me when an LLM can make deductions and have original thoughts without being fed the entirety of the Internet first. That's not how actually intelligent humans work. Of course compressing the entirety of human knowledge into a fuzzy completion machine will make it sound intelligent. You're basically making a lossy encoded compressed version of things actually intelligent people have said, with a modicum of ability to generalize by simple association and statistics.

The Turing test breaks down when you throw enough Big Data at it. Congratulations, you've beat the test. You haven't created real intelligence though, you used big data to build a parrot with a huge vocabulary.


Of course I buy the one T430 board with VT-d support 🙄 (23426QU)


Truth 👊


Will do! 🤙


Thanks, yes t430 = 16gb max


Only 8gb but will upgrade


Alright ava, here goes, picked up a t430 for $60.
https://image.nostr.build/e19dad9031f32e8802fd2c3de466b8b81c53229a4f080463a9a6a429ce6d5760.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1446x1920&blurhash=_9AmF%7D%5E*%7EV-p%5E*xZ-%3A%3Fbt6-pxa-pj%3F%252jaIpNHNGWrM%7CbbbwRkRkNGR%2BIoWW%251RjWBWBjZRjjZ%25Moeaes%3AaxWBj%40%251f6NGoeWBWBWVg3j%5BRjoeWBWBWV%24*ofWAofWBWBae&x=eeae685f21712514dfe7f704346b93cadf0b4b596cab0a93a73002e45fc7ffa5


ok, how big of a lift is qubes os for someone who has limited linux exposure?


You really shouldn't have more than single digit percentage of your stack in a lightning wallet.


FUCK EASY

I'm fed up with easy.
You don't want easy.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and one of said intentions is making things too easy.

Easy is staying on the couch.
Easy is not putting on your running shoes.
Easy is watching the porn, eating the junk food, binging the fucking stupid series.

Easy is not sticking out.
Easy is shutting up when you should be speaking out.
Easy is compliance.
Easy is saying the same thing, thinking the same thing, and liking the same thing as everyone else.

Easy is kicking the can down the road.
Easy is short-term gain for long-term losses.
Easy is starting up the money printer.
Easy is "papering over" failures.

Easy is "This is too hard. This is not for me. Someone else should take care of it."
Easy is not educating yourself.
Easy is not taking responsibility.
Easy is trusting a third party.
Easy is not holding your own keys.

Easy is comfortable.
Easy is not having to think.
Easy is not having to understand.
Easy is the coddling of the mind.

Doing things right is hard. Understanding things right is hard too. As is changing the status quo. But there's no improvement without change, no change without pain.

Fuck easy.


GM


Northern Gaza has now incurred greater destruction than Dresden did after years of Allied bombing during WWII. Southern Gaza is quickly catching up as the Israeli bombardment follows Netanyahu’s directive to “thin” the population of Gaza “to a minimum” by pushing the Gazan population into neighboring Arab countries and into the sea (ostensibly, to force them to seek refuge in Europe).

More civilians have died during the last two months in Gaza than during years of conflict in Bosnia, Iraq, Syria, or Yemen. Children accounted for around 6%-10% of deaths in those conflicts. In Gaza, 40-50% of deaths are children. The UN, Doctors Without Borders, and other aid organizations report that there are no safe places for civilians in Gaza. Every place is a target.

The civilian death and casualty toll is horrific. One out of every 150 people has been killed. The Lancet, a respected medical journal, has independently verified the Gaza Ministry of Health data and found that the recorded death rate for UN relief workers is actually *higher* than that of the civilian population. This is likely due to the sheer number of bodies buried under rubble that have not yet been counted. People are also routinely dying from treatable injuries and lack of access to food and clean water. Diseases are spreading. Medical care has collapsed.

More UN workers have been killed in this conflict than in any other, ever. It is also the most deadly conflict for journalists in the last 30 years. Media outlets and the homes of journalists are being explicitly targeted for destruction.

American military equipment is being used to eviscerate the population of Gaza. But we are not “at war.”

There is absolutely no excuse or justification for this ethnic cleansing. Every aspect of this conflict could have been prevented with a political solution to the conflict: a one-state democracy with equal rights for all. All this required was a few principled leaders with political courage and will. Instead, we are witnessing a campaign of indiscriminate slaughter while our political leaders engage in cowardly equivocation, denial, show trials, and performative “resolutions” to legislate for the American people what they should think.

Sources:

ft.com/content/7b407c…

aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/1…

theintercept.com/2023/12/03/net…

reliefweb.int/report/occupie…

thelancet.com/journals/lance…

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

brookings.edu/articles/gaza-…

time.com/6342821/israel…

time.com/6330906/israel…


Alright fellow psychopaths.  I need your help.

For a few weeks now I've been drafting this turn-key response to FinCEN and their absurd proposal for CVC mixing, etc.

I want you to take action and use what I wrote in this proposal to post comments into the register - less than a minute to perform and all the links are in the document.

Accelerate.  Take Action.  #Bitcoin

https://egodeath.capital/blog/fincen-may-be-violating-your-rights-bitcoin


https://m.primal.net/HSkU.png
The risk of NOT having a position if a sovereign player enters the market...

Tick Tock Next Block #Bitcoin nostr:npub1uyz4w2w4rcphk0q5arzkutrecgscxwzajj4dkvh9mjyqjtxslm6qea8632


Visiting a village in Malawi that now has electricity because of Gridless and #Bitcoin mining was such an incredible experience.

In Malawi, the median salary is $2.00 per day and in the village we visited, it’s closer to $1.00. Worse, Malawi just had a currency debasement of 44% 3 weeks ago.

It touched my soul to meet and spend time with these amazing people, to see the laughter of the children, and to hear how #Bitcoin is changing their lives.

I would say good luck to anyone who thinks that #Bitcoin can be stopped. Because they are fighting a redistribution of power away from manipulation and exploitation of people back to them and to the free market. https://image.nostr.build/1c21ed5aaf1b8154240b8a71a2637f25581bdc2cd7c5b47c1de3d2bb4d569961.jpg


A new guide for a new LN wallet!
Green wallet is very similar to Phoenix, but with more options to manage multiple accounts.
Definitely a good start for a new LN user!

🇬🇧 - Getting started with Green Wallet Lightning
https://darthcoin.substack.com/p/green-wallet-getting-started

🇪🇸 - Comenzando con Green Wallet Lightning
https://darthcoin.substack.com/p/comenzando-green-wallet-lightning


i feel fomo


ok no worries


what is this called?


lol typo


8vim installs via apk. Trying it now, its's pretty cool!


Liquid BTC could help here.


Trying it out now, pretty cool. I like the swipe to corners for other characters.


Approved


I wouldn't take the other side of that bet.


Consider 12 words generated with extra entropy (100 dice rolls) + strong passphrase (6-8 words).


Those who are running meetups, start transitioning to https://www.flockstr.com https://image.nostr.build/ec0514a2bc93890929c1da0529a265503c04ec78c5bca00fab544192dac2e03e.jpg


Ha! I'm in my 40s so, not young. Don't know how I missed precious iterations of wiggles. Anthony (blue) owns the franchise I believe and it's huge.


Lol, no. I didn't know they had such a long run.


Guy in blue shirt is still going with a group called the wiggles.


In America private bitcoin usage is legally protected by the first and fourth amendments of our constitution.

In practice private bitcoin usage will be protected globally by all of us taking and defending our freedom by building, supporting, and using open source tools.

No privacy? No freedom.
No freedom? No wealth.


As a European, I don’t have access to Swan.

But if I did, I’d stop using the service ASAP. Just like I did with Relai when they banned me for using CoinJoins.

Fuck this dystopian shit, fuck all the “banking and custodian partners”, fuck any flavor of Bitcoin-only that’s synonymous with compliant (and ultimately anti-Bitcoin). https://image.nostr.build/dfeb3d388b2330efaecbc9378ea7816f83445d6c3f75ab157a5318afd204c2f0.jpg


What happened now?


A reminder that Librewolf is the best browser on the market in terms of privacy.

https://privacytests.org


Great note! Do you know of any good resources to learn to design products?


It's the flaming Mo!


Now that the dark Marxist forces controlled by the WEF are entering the #Bitcoin  arena, I can’t emphasis this enough:

RUN YOUR OWN F* #BITCOIN  NODE. Nodes are the ones enforcing the rules, not miners! You vote with the #Bitcoin  version you are running on your OWN #Bitcoin  node.

Running your own #Bitcoin  node is as important as storing your own #Bitcoin  keys.

Here is a simple step-by-step guide to run your own #Bitcoin  node for about $200

https://carlbmenger.substack.com/p/dont-trust-verify


Can't...


GM


Truth


Jeff educates and expands consciousness, I'm grateful.

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Wow


Always looked like a dude to me. He can really sing though.


Nooooo!


Heads up! Scam/phishing email targeting Blockstream Jade users.

https://i.nostr.build/wwwO.jpg


I tried using WOS and it said that payment sent. I don't see it recognized on here though.


The love of Christ.


Athlete! Very impressive coordination.


PlebAI: Access Open Source Large Language Models For Sats

"PlebAI exclusively connects to open-source, large language models. These models are neither biased nor tuned to produce a specific set of responses."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/pleb-ai-launched/


I read the book. I previously could not conceive how this could happen. I need to verify what is presented with my own research. Scary stuff.


I'm here for this


Nice! Which book?


Interesting, when was the paper published?


Thanks, I'll read up on it more.