Why is Trump meeting with Zelenskyy in a bitcoin bar?


Enough what? Prosciutto?


Catholics are more accepted by protestants than we are. Honestly, my wife and I get along with catholics better and Catholic school may be our only remaining alternative to homeschool.


Dang, you caught me


I guessed this


Read and weep

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Lol completely agree. But really the voice was spot on


The silver one doesen't have a photographer in the reflection. AI gen


Did Elon Musk shared this?

https://blossom.oxtr.dev/f276eee5dc64a69ea8f057e206e808d69b48cdc8f20837501da76a4a01991807.mp4

#asknostr


I don't think this was really a commercial put out by Kabala. Its way too on the nose. Seriously, do you think I would believe this is real?


Its liquid so its still trash


BTW, if you are a man or a boy, do not ever use lavendar.


Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), a commonly used sulfonated ester, is often found in personal care products like shampoos, soaps, and detergents due to its effective foaming and cleaning properties. However, despite its widespread use, there are several concerns and caveats to be aware of when it comes to the potential health and environmental impacts of SLS and similar compounds.

Problems with Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS)

1. Skin Irritation: SLS is a known skin irritant, especially in people with sensitive skin. Prolonged or repeated exposure can lead to redness, dryness, and flakiness, as it strips away the natural oils that protect the skin. In some cases, it may exacerbate conditions like eczema or dermatitis. This is due to SLS’s ability to break down the skin’s natural moisture barrier, allowing for increased transdermal absorption of potentially harmful chemicals.

2. Transdermal Effect: One of the major concerns with SLS is its ability to enhance the absorption of other compounds through the skin. SLS can act as a penetration enhancer, which means that when combined with other chemicals, it can increase their transdermal uptake into the bloodstream. This is particularly concerning when these products contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), such as xenoestrogens and phytoestrogens, which can mimic hormones like estrogen and interfere with the body’s hormonal balance. Over time, this may lead to reproductive health issues, early puberty, or other hormonal imbalances.

3. Contaminants in SLS: SLS production involves ethoxylation, a process that can introduce harmful byproducts such as 1,4-dioxane, a potential carcinogen. Though manufacturers often claim to remove most of these contaminants, trace amounts can remain. This is particularly concerning as 1,4-dioxane is persistent and does not easily break down, making it a potential pollutant in waterways and ecosystems.

4. Endocrine Disruption: Many personal care products contain ingredients that are xenoestrogens, synthetic chemicals that mimic estrogen in the body. These can disrupt the endocrine system, leading to various health issues such as hormonal imbalances, infertility, and even cancers like breast cancer. The presence of SLS can facilitate the absorption of these compounds through the skin, potentially increasing the risk of endocrine disruption.

Natural Alternatives

Given the potential health risks associated with SLS, many consumers are turning to more natural alternatives for personal care. Here are some examples:

1. Saponified Oils: Saponification is a chemical process that turns natural fats and oils into soap. Unlike synthetic detergents, saponified products are free from harmful chemicals and additives. Oils such as coconut, palm, olive, avocado, and pistachio are excellent choices for soap-making due to their gentle cleansing properties and nourishing effects on the skin. These soaps are biodegradable and pose no threat to the environment.

2. Saponified Aloe Vera: Aloe vera is not only soothing and hydrating but also contains natural cleansing properties. When saponified, it can create a mild soap ideal for sensitive skin or those prone to irritation. Aloe-based soaps are also great for dry skin and help retain moisture without stripping away the skin's natural oils.

3. Saponified Milk: Milk-based soaps are another alternative. Milk contains lactic acid, which has gentle exfoliating properties, and when saponified, creates a rich, creamy soap that’s great for moisturizing and nourishing the skin. Goat’s milk, in particular, has gained popularity due to its high fat content and benefits for sensitive skin.

4. Essential Oils: Natural essential oils like lemongrass, peppermint, and lavender not only add pleasant aromas but also have insect-repelling properties. Lemongrass, for example, is known to repel flying insects, while peppermint can deter parasitic insects like lice. These oils can be added to natural soaps to boost their functionality while avoiding the harsh chemicals found in synthetic fragrances.

Hair Care Alternatives to SLS

Traditionally, washing the hair didn’t require harsh soaps, and this remains true today, particularly if you have access to soft water. When using soft water, your hair will naturally shed soap residues without the need for aggressive detergents. In fact, soft water allows for a more gentle cleansing process, as it prevents soap buildup in the hair and leaves it feeling cleaner and softer without needing as much soap.

If you have hard water, which tends to leave mineral deposits and cause soap buildup, you can avoid using harsh shampoos by incorporating natural alternatives:

1. Vinegar Rinse: A diluted vinegar rinse (usually apple cider vinegar mixed with water) is an excellent way to remove soap buildup from the hair. The acidity of vinegar helps to break down the minerals in hard water and eliminates any residual soap, leaving the hair smooth and shiny. This method has been used for centuries and remains a popular alternative for those seeking to avoid synthetic conditioners.

2. Natural Oils for Hair Cleansing: Instead of using SLS-laden shampoos, you can try natural oils such as coconut oil or olive oil to clean and nourish the hair. These oils help remove dirt while preserving the scalp’s natural oils, keeping the hair soft and hydrated. They are especially beneficial for dry or curly hair types that tend to need more moisture.

Conclusion

While sodium lauryl sulfate and similar compounds are effective at cleaning, the potential health and environmental risks associated with their use cannot be ignored. From skin irritation to the facilitation of harmful chemical absorption, SLS poses significant risks, particularly when combined with other endocrine-disrupting compounds. Switching to more natural alternatives such as saponified oils, aloe, or milk-based soaps can offer a gentler and safer approach to personal care. For hair care, using soft water or natural rinses like vinegar can eliminate the need for harsh detergents, ensuring healthy hair without the risks associated with synthetic chemicals. Natural essential oils can also provide added benefits, such as insect repellent properties, without the toxic side effects.


With Jack


Rubin & Tubin


I hope that isn't sodium laurel sulfate in your house


It helps me to explain what I understand, so its my pleasure


Nothing


DEI: Determined to Exterminate Individualism


DEI: Destined for Extinctive Incompetance


The notion of censorship resistence is whether the individual relay operator is providing a valuable service to the social network. If censorship of CP and spammers is a valuable service, those relays will succeed. If censoring political speech, or religious speech, or bigoted speech is a service deemed valuable to the network, that relay will succeed. To globally coordinate the activities of hundreds or thousands of relay operators to censor any one kind of speech is not realistic, even if there is a shared blacklist. The Outbox model makes a coordinated censorship campaign even less effective.


Doesen't the circuit change with every reconnection?


Drink water


It could be allergies. Indigestion, face and eyes mild burning, then finally diahherea


Put children together of the same age, the girls will all compete to be the same, the boys will all compete for who is the most adult. If half the girls are raised by whores, all the girls will try to dress like whores. If one boy is neglected by his parents and he has to grow up fast, and is a rebellious troublemaker, all the boys will compete to be like him. The school system is designed to turn out broken people, by intention.


Children are stupid. How does putting them together by age improve the outcome of education? As an adult, do you normally interact only with people your same age?


I had one piece of bread for supper and now its 2am and i'm finally done paying for it


Luk 6:39 KJV ...Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?


Oh shit. I'm sorry.


Have you looked into the costs? If the kids have online instructors, all they really need is a quiet space. I wonder if it would work or if the kids need more supervision


I think for less than the cost of tuition, I can rent a portable school room or office trailer to have a separate space for the kids to do their school and for tutors to come over to provide instruction


I keep looking around for answers to problems and getting the wrong answer when the real problem is I'm asking the wrong questions


Nighttime luminary

https://i.nostr.build/7VgSrDKxVBA36wUb.jpg


Classic!


You may get along fine with classical conversations. Its very diverse. You may be fortunate and the mix of people in your area may turn out to be perfect. Unfortunately, in our area, homeschoolers generally are closely tied to their church and if you can't attend sunday service with them, you aren't going to get access to the social circle. We can't play along with the church scene because of our biblical beliefs.


It seems STEM programs for elementry is the new NASA. Its designed to get them to focus on meaningless trivia and dream of unrealistic goals while they are surrounded with no people that can provide useful direction. Sure there will be 1 or 2% that might end up in that career path, but any curriculum for children that can even attempt to scratch the depth of necessary skills to do anything meaningful has to be dumbed down to the average kid which even the average adult isn't qualified to do even the most basic task. The only positive outcome is parents bragging and exaggerating about their kids doing things they have no understanding of.


The small still voice. "My sheep will know me by my voice". Christ said "No man come to the Father accept by me." God doesen't speak loud words, shout or force you. Its not easy, if it were, everybody would do it. Peace is the narrow path.


The world is full of wickedness. No man is good. That which defileth proceeds from the mouth. Why do you think people tether to the word of God? If you are one with God, rivers of living waters proceed from your heart. Without it, we tear eachother down and nothing good comes of anything other than the burning of chaff.


Satan controls your every thought (and mine). Your every thought comes from Satan. You think its you giving you the thoughts, and it makes you feel good that you are so smart, but its all deception.  We think we are so clever and independent, but its all an illusion to ultimately make us miserable and dispair.


Another niche: cooking for elderly shutins. There are "personal assistant" services for the elderly that could pair well with your service.


Stand outside a fancy restaurant downtown and hand out fliers


We have only one fire alarm on the main floor, and it goes off every time we use the stove (cast iron). Unfortunately its hard wired (and I want it hard wired.) You just inspired me to run the wire somewhere else.


Is Trump selling buffalo nickels now?


Yes


I'm a big Tom Woods fan, we also get his stuff through RPC. Again, this is all self directed learning. We are looking for an interactive online learning curriculum where the teacher is online, grading papers and managing their progress.


We know all about classical conversations. Unfortunately, its a very niche click and if you aren't in their cult, you aren't going to get along well.


They already get plenty of that. They also need to be able to do fractions and find the least common divisor using prime factorization.


Yes, we currently use Ron Paul, been using it for years, but it doesen't work for most of our kids. Particularly the math and science leaves too mucb lacking and puts too much responsibility on the kids. The material is good, but its *too* self directed. For math and science, its difficullt to find something that is both good, but isn't expecting the kids to have a full chemistry, electronics lab and workshop to themselves and isn't going to shove tranny culture down their throat with math word problems (like Khan). I'm wondering if anyone has found a good interactive online curriculum that isn't going to try to make our kids cut off their genitals, but also isn't going to preach to them about how they are wicked irrevocable sinners and there is no salvation in this life. Just teach my kid math please!


I have kids of all ages, from baby to teenagers


I looked into Accelus. nostr:nprofile1qqs2rlzal4lleatrezg4tdrxw5d4srg3tcfkutuvjr5fzvu9h0kmrncpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuvrcvd5xzapwvdhk6qgdwaehxw309aukzcn49ekk2qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8x6tpd4ehgu3wvdhk68uj6gq used it with his grandson, not sure if he still does. Accelus didn't look like a good match for us after doing some research on the founder.


What is your favorite online homeschool curriculum?
#asknostr #grownostr #homeschooling


My grandad flew 100 bombing raids from your isle, so the least I could do is sit down and have a couple a' cold ones with yall.


In America we say "A couple -a- beers." Of course we mean "A couple 'o beers," but rarely would we pronounce the full word "of" because we're a bunch of degenerates.


The original sin is to believe anyone is inferior or superior to you. This is the bullshit Eve started and Adam fucked us all by listening to a woman.


As in "A couple of raging dykes?" Yes


"Of" was a typo. My mistake


Yes, I didn't pay attention in english class, so I don't know if "E" should be capitalized


Yes, I didn't pay attention in english class, so I don't know of "E" should be capitalized


This reminds me of sitting behind the girl with long hair and a lacy shirt in high school english class.

https://i.nostr.build/eEHO7CzKqGBmYyFo.jpg


Central banking primarily means congress freely spends more than they collect.
Fiat is force.


Gold bars for me, but no bitcoin for thee


Jack doesen't fuck around because he doesen't need to find out. Keep kickin ass nostr:nprofile1qqsvf646uxlreajhhsv9tms9u6w7nuzeedaqty38z69cpwyhv89ufcqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0stj565!


Both Trump shooters have been in Blackrock commercials?!

WTF

https://youtu.be/N-mtm2AkBDM?si=gqhz90BSyNM4Dkre


Do you know of an article that describes the concern you and nostr:nprofile1qqsrhuxx8l9ex335q7he0f09aej04zpazpl0ne2cgukyawd24mayt8gprdmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuam9wd6x2unwvf6xxtnrdakj7qgnwaehxw309amk7apww468smewdahx2tckuej4c have about nostr's lack of decentralization and what other systems to compare it with that meet the standard you are applying to consider it sufficiently decentralized?


If philosophers were on the internet 💭 https://image.nostr.build/1185ce101bbe99d9e11040c9170f8223a20168d54159c4de3bf7d3fe03778a71.jpg


Don't tell me you're above fart humor


Canola mayo is considered the "good" kind. Usually its straight up soybean oil.
Learn to make your own with US olive oil, its not that hard.


It is an exceedingly simple process to verify and write new firmware/software to your SeedSigner, and it takes at most a couple of minutes. Users with any concern about their device can easily re-deploy to put those concerns to rest. The messaging put out there by both the Dark Skippy researchers and Odell/RHR was unfortunate, but those who have learned about our security model and been through the process know better. Myself and our contributors are as confident and bullish as ever on our project, which serves both those who may have difficulty acquiring cold storage tools, and those who are seeking more trustless cold storage solutions. nostr:note12qts4gx8wn4ug0kxj74qps6juyslalc5r0emwans7zur0fdgnfnq46hxpe


GM
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Reason # 371 to go keto: You will sleep better.

Last night I had some pita chips and Hummus.
I woke up three times to the loud sound of flatulence.


The existence of a debt card is an abboration


The gods were preoccupied with their own oxytosin while they created man


The woman had him trapped


That could more of a threat to the parents than a warning for the kids


Hello Nostr!

This npub will now be a primary outlet for Bisq news and announcements.

New posts will be published here and then cross-posted to the bisq_network X handle.

Decommissioning X will be considered when this npub has more followers.

https://image.nostr.build/d22f07d646197146e2366f581046c3578d6cb90a9524212d076a2571840d91cc.jpg


That's easy: The laser printer. Because its all women talk about, and I have to hear about it every day.


You have no ideA


#steakstr
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Nihilism... either youre an AI troll or extremely autistic


Now is the time to "consolidate uxtos" because fees are practically free. If its all at coinbase, its all paper(fake) bitcoin so you don't have any UXTOs. When you transfer it to your multisig wallet (stamped in steel and geographically distributed) from coinbase it will be all in one UXTO, so dont worry about it. In the meantime, do some self education on how to manage your bitcoin wallet and how to self custody without doing something stupid.
BTW nostr:nprofile1qqsgydql3q4ka27d9wnlrmus4tvkrnc8ftc4h8h5fgyln54gl0a7dgspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqg5waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyfehcpn (yes the real Jack Dorsey) just posted a link to you about to bitkey, this is an option designed to help people like you self custody more easily.


Kathy Wood would say no it is not smart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4tKpsKVCco&t=119


In 2020, where did the federal reserve, military industrial complex, welfare state, intelligence agencies, the world bank, and the mass media go to find their favorite presiduncial candidate?

In De Basement


Much less your entire week


No doubt she's part of the MN pedophile network


LOL @ the asshole collar


Now there are two kinds of carrots


Whatever happened to Garrison Nakamoto?


AI is finally getting hands right. https://image.nostr.build/3c1dd258f903fc6dd7107b1aab8955a98cc38b46b01a1f30071a1837bab2ed43.jpg


There will be a hundred more opportunities like this going forward. The thing we need to do is be ready to take advantage of them. Bluesky took of as the alternative because it was ready and there were already a bunch of Brazilians on Bluesky. We need to work on growth, engagement, and making sure folks who join Nostr find their people and are able to stick around.

Then they’ll promote it to others when something happens big in the news that causes people to look for alternatives.


The way i understand it, the reason fire extinguishers for metal fires use graphite is that the carbon mixes with the molten metal and contaminates it enough to interrupt the redux reaction


Electronics are replaceable, just like an ECU. Someone will make a new VFD controller and bypass all of the security controls when it becomes a problem. There are hot-rod guys that have these EVs torn down and know them inside out.


Sounds like you have a government problem, not an EV problem. You gotta fix that shit. Hopefully The Nostr and Bitcoin can help


You're jealous because Tesla can mass produce a car that can blow the doors off any ICE you can customize. That's what this is really about, isn't it?


How is it worse when they turn off your EV without your permission than when they turn off your ICE without your permission? Obviously you have never been late on child support payments. You have more to be concerned about than just a fucking remote switch in your car.


Yes, lithium batteries are a far more lithium rich ore than where they mine it from the ground. The only way the government gets involved is when they issue a loicense to perform the recycling.


Graphite is what you use to put out a lithiun metal fire. I don't know what else they add to it to keep it from igniting, maybe water?


The amount of energy that goes into making ethanol far exceeds the amount of energy you can extract just by burning the entire plant. Electricity produced at reasonable scales extracts 1/2 of the energy from combustion. The waste heat is often used for heating either municipalities or industrial chemical processes. Thermodynamically, you do not get better efficiency than 50%. Once its converted to electricity, the energy is delivered to your battery at nearly 100% (yes i know its less, but for argument's sake it might as well be). Lithium ion batteries, a true modern miracle, have very very low energy loss during charging, storage and discharge.
With alcohol, if you were 1% efficient you'd be lucky; this if you include solar energy conversion to plant sugars, chemical spraying, harvesting, drying, mashing, distilling and delivery.


The amount of energy that goes into making ethanol far exceeds the amount of energy you can extract just by burning the entire plant. Electricity produced at reasonable scales extracts 1/2 of the energy from combustion. The waste heat is often used for heating either municipalities or industrial chemical processes. Thermodynamically, you do not get better efficiency than 50%. Once its converted to electeicity, the energy is delivered to your battery at nearly 100% (yes i know its less, but for argument's sake it might as well be). Lithium ion batteries, a true modern miracle, have very very low energy loss during charging, storage and discharge.
With alcohol, if you were 1% efficient you'd be lucky; this if you include solar energy conversion to plant sugars, chemical spraying, harvesting, drying, mashing, distilling and delivery.


Was it an e-tricycle? They can remote disable those if they dont want you to leave home and they can also shut off your power. What you need is a wood fired locomotive and good 'ol steel rail


#FreeCAD 1.0 #Release Candidate Is Here — Over 20 Years After the Project's First Release
https://www.hackster.io/news/freecad-1-0-release-candidate-is-here-over-20-years-after-the-project-s-first-release-e8efb86891d6
#CAD #opensource #3D #design


You dont need to redesign an ecu when your engine stops working


I've designed ECUs


Precisely. Business Insider sounds credible doesen't it? THERE ARE NO CREDIBLE NEWS SOURCES. Get your head out of your ass. There are equal and worse arguments against ICE vehicles. What do you expect from an emerging technology? Are we supposed to have ready-to-go supply chains before the new economy even barely starts? Bullshit Insider can go fuck themselves.


The technology and computations that used to exist in the angle and shape of the lobes in the overhead cam now are in firmware of the ECU.


Normally I'm less abrasive but I'm feeling feisty


Ah yes, the "utter nonsense" argument. You officially win with the 'dissmissal' logical fallacy


New debate: Blue Origin is better than SpaceX


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Hey, I'm not forcing you to do anything. I'm just pointing out you are following the crowd


Your beef is with all auto manufacturers. Why are you using this as an argument against EVs?


That many 9's implies there is only 1/100th of a person that can maintain the car. You are throwing up a new-part supply-chain problem. Yet another red herring, a pathetic argument. Firstly, there are indeed third party suppliers of parts for EVs, you don't need to only replace parts with OEM. Secondly, my original point is EVs don't need nearly as much drivetrain maintenance as an ICE vehicle. The drivetrain is about 20x or more reliable and less maintenance than ICE. Thirdly, the main parts one would need to maintain on an EV are readily available from parts stores and from many suppliers. The dope that can't fucking change brakes on their own car can still find any mechanic to do it for them because its the exact same interchangeable parts as all other vehicles on the road. Lastly, there are plenty stupid brats out there that drag race their EVs and get them tangled around a telephone pole. This means there are plenty perfectly good parts available in the junk yard. Just because you don't understand something doesen't mean its something to be afraid of.


That many 9's implies there is only 1/100th of a person that can maintain the car. You are throwing up a new-part supply-chain problem. Yet another red herring, a pathetic argument. Firstly, there are indeed third party suppliers of parts for EVs, you don't need to only replace parts with OEM. Secondly, my original point is EVs don't need nearly as much drivetrain maintenance as an ICE vehicle. The drivetrain is about 20x or more reliable and less maintenance than ICE. Thirdly, the main parts would need to maintain on an EV are readily available from parts stores and from many suppliers. The dope that can't fucking change brakes on their own car can still find any mechanic to do it for them because its the exact same interchangeable parts as all other vehicles on the road. Lastly, there are plenty stupid brats out there that drag race their EVs and get them tangled around a telephone pole. This means there are plenty perfectly good parts available in the junk yard. Just because you don't understand something doesen't mean its something to be afraid of.


Running orbot with garnet or amethyst in combination with amber works pretty well for me.
Here is a list of onion relays:

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Or on github:
https://github.com/0xtrr/onion-service-nostr-relays


Batteries aren't consumable. You could say the same of the xenon in the headlights. The decentralized nature of fuel is the liberating aspect of EVs.


This can be subverted.


That many 9's implies there is only 1/100th of a person that can maintain the car. You are throwing up a new-part supply-chain problem. Yet another red herring, a pathetic argument. Firstly, there are indeed third party suppliers of parts for EVs, you don't need to only replace parts with OEM. Secondly, my original point is EVs don't need nearly as much drivetrain maintenance as an ICE vehicle. The drivetrain is about 20x or more reliable and less maintenance than ICE. Thirdly, the main parts would need to maintain on an EV are readily available from parts stores and from many suppliers, and the dope that can't fucking change brakes on their car can still find any mechanic to do it for them because its the exact same interchangeable parts as all other vehiclea on the road. Lastly, there are plenty stupid brars out there that drag race their EVs and get them tangled around a telephone pole. This means there are plenty perfectly good parts available in the junk yard. Just because you don't understand something doesen't mean its something to be afraid of.


Agreed. I'm trying to disabuse the anti EV fud because I'm for freedom and independence foremost and its frustrating to watch people paint themselves into a corner in reaction to authoritarians. The reality is EVs are a decentralizing force, and oil dependence is a centralizing one.


This is a simple problem to solve. Eventually they will figure out how to pack graphite around the cells so if there is an accident, the graphite will stifle the metal fire


If anyone forces you, i'll stand next to you and tell them to fuck off


Good. That's not my point. You can't fuel your gasoline engine with lumps of coal, and you can't fill your tank with natural gas. You can burn those things and make electricity.


If anyone forces you, i'll stand next to you to and them to fuck off


This is a simple problem to solve. Eventually they will figure out how tonpack graphite around the cells so if there is an accident, the graphite will stifle the metal fire


Wtf dude. I'm not against fire. Burn anything you want to make electricity. Fuck your CO2 objections, I'm not even participating in that commie debate


Yes. If your engine breaks, some people replace the entire drivetrain. If you can find a replacement. IF! You are in cognitive dissonance. I'm not going to get through to you.
You think they can't shut down your modern gasoline car? If you can go to the trouble of converting your car to a gasifier, you can figure out how to install solar panels to charge your EV. You can also smash the cellular modem chip in your entertainment unit and they can't find your car. Why do I even need to explain this?


EVs are not "more complex". Do you realize your gasoline engine cost billions and took a half decade to design? Putting a bunch of laptop batteries under your floorboards isn't exactly the hardest concept to understand. The induction motor has been driving every industry, nearly every appliance in your home has one, keeping people alive in hospitals and schools with chillers and air handlers, keeping half the cities in the US from turning back into swampland for an entire century. The induction motor isn't more complex than a modern gasoline engine.
Oh what about all the electronics?
Would your gasoline engine work if it didn't have electronics? Injection drivers, flywheel induction pickups, knock sensors, richness feedback loops, spark plug coil packs, OBD self-diagnosis and reporting... none of this shit is necessary with electric.
The EV electric drive unit is a regenerative VFD connected to a gas pedal. These have been around in one form or another for 40 years. Its not that fucking complicated, not even a little.


Many years


Be my guest. Reject it because of a temporary limitation. But be aware, the high speed DC chargers are getting faster every year. Do you think a change in usage patterns of an 80 year-old electric grid will support a 10x or 100x increase in demand? I hope not, but even if they have a 2x demand shows the ability of the grid to adapt is already a miracle of engenuity. Don't point to things you don't understand not working perfectly during a massive increase in demand as proof that EVs are a bad idea. Don't say "they can disconnect you from the grid".  Ok, can they shut down your solar panels? Can you drive next door and buy electricity from your neighbor? Does your neighbor also have an oil well and a refinery in their garage?


I'm fed up with the collective retardation among supposed well-informed and open minded people. You fall for the same psyop as everyone else: EVs bad 'cause autistic South-Afrika man bad 'n Merika! EVs are far more reliable, far less maintenance, and far less cost-per-mile than anything else. Don't tell me "lektricity is gunna be x-pentive kaus evywon is gonna ude it en deir kard". Give me a fuckin break. The only examples of failing electrical grids in the US are California. They also are at risk of an outbreak of the plague because they've turned half the state into an outdoor insane asylum and expect families to tolerate every kind of pervert to parade their  glitter-dipped wang in the faces of their kindergarteners. The grid is failing because of regulation and price controls. What do you get when you have price controls? A well-connected single supplier, shortages and higher prices EVERY SINGLE TIME. The cost of electricity in California is only limited by the cost of individuals producing their own. Can you see what's coming next for them? Sunlight-tax.
I'm fine if you look at the EV critically, but not with an opinion you've been assigned because of some controlles opposition you think is in your tribe. The arguments against are obsolete. You are talking about EVs from 5 years ago. The free market and the ability of mankind to drive down prices and improve performance has not ever stopped. Don't act like it isn't there.


Norway has the highest per capita ownership of EVs, they also are the Kuwait of the North. I live in USDA zone 4a


Lithium batteries can be recycled much more economically than the garbage you are sorting and paying extra to have hauled away and dumped into the Pacific


They can fuck themselves in the ass with the sears tower.


Only people that don't own an EV complain about the battery. My battery will go 1,000,000 miles and I never worry about it. I drive through blizzards, -40 temperatures, no problem. Yes, you get less range, but really how often do you need to do that? Also, every complaint is bitching about temporary problems and old tech. The 400mi battery solves all of it, they have been churning those out for years amd they are only going to get better. I love driving around for 1/5 the cost of the gas car. I could give a fuck less about CO2 or "dirty production" of batteries. You all are parroting the wail of the farrier.


Who fucking cares?


You fuks that hate on EVs are no bitcoiners.
Electricity can be made from any energy source.
Does heating oil or deisel fuel flow to your house through a breaker panel?
Can you generate your own gasoline with just a solar panel?
Nevermind global warming, that is a red herring.
Ford and Edison understood electricity will free mankind from centralized global energy cartels.
Anything you need to mine from the ground will be controlled by the government in the name of the environment, and only the crony crapitalists are given a patent over the resources under your feet.
Electricity is the way.
Oil doesen't flow out of nuclear power plants.
Electricity will be nearly free.
Communication will be nearly free.
Bitcoin is here to stay.


I love hanging around i-npubs 🍻


His name is Matt


Whats with ppl making coffee in aluminum?


This is comprehensive. Thank you for this. It will take me a few days, but forgive me if I tear it apart


This is comprehensive. Thanm you for this. It will take mr a few days, but forgive me if I tear it apart


Fixed for the mining plebs. https://image.nostr.build/e684d92b01ff87de0b05a571b36687975027739c40f4f5439e490803f9c6dc45.jpg


Kennedy being against nukes proves he's bisexual


Look up stablenuts. Your mind will be blown.


If you don't like bitcoin content, follow people that don't like bitcoin. They exist on nostr the same as everywhere else, its just you may not like them because they resemble people that don't like bitcoin.


They call cashu and fedi ecash "shitcoins". This is the babbling of a shit for brains.


Twitter bitcoiners are the funniest me just begging a corporation and governments for a drop of freedom to talk about bitcoin to a bunch of bots for a petty little KYC fiat check every two weeks and micro niche clout.

That’s the least punk thing I’ve ever heard of fam. Lmaooooo


I don't know. The space witch lesbians one. I've purged the entire series from my memory.


By the way, I learned the hard way, almost all bottled water is reverse osmosis. They do this to remove bacteria so it doesen't get skunky.

And get this: "spring water" is also typically also reverse osmosis and treated with ozone (made into low concentration hydrogen peroxide). If its called "mineral water" they add minerals back in after all this.

AND! its bottled in PET or HDPE which leeches microplastics and other zenoestrogenic and endocrine disrupting plasticisers.

So: you can't drink tap water, you cant drink bottled water, you can't drink RO water,.. WHERE TF DO YOU FIND WATER?

Ideally, get water directly from a deep aquafer or natural spring that has about 15 grains of calcium carbonate is free of heavy metals, arsenic and other poisons. Haul it if you need to. Buy a few 5 gallon glass carboys and a pottery, glass or steel dispenser.

If this is out of the question, install a RO system and remineralize the water yourself. This is called "adding brewing salts" and "adjusting your water" for beer brewing.

A third option, possibly the most expensive and produces safe but not necessarily ideal water (in my opinion,) yet is a good preparedness item, is a Berke with an activated charcoal stage and put tap water or low quality well or spring water through it.


Pure water will kill you. You NEED specific minerals dissolved in your water. That link nostr:nprofile1qqsgydql3q4ka27d9wnlrmus4tvkrnc8ftc4h8h5fgyln54gl0a7dgspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqg5waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyfehcpn posted a while back with the woo-woo "sailine" guy is closer to the truth than you might assume. Look up "The Water Book" for homebrewers written about a decade ago if you want to understand what "good" water actually is made of.


If i could make a short list of ubiquitous stuff I don't want my kids eating it would be this, and in this order:

1) Soy and flax anything
2) Artificial sweeteners, preservatives, flavorings, colorings & fortifications (e.g. enriched wheat)
3) Yellow prussiate of soda, anti-fungals and anti-yeasts (such as magnesium sulfate)
4) Oils high in alpha-lineolenic acid (but I repeat myself)
5) Any plant exposed to weed-killer (glyphysate)
6) Fluoridated or reverse-osmosis water
7) Hydrogenated oils
8) Shellfish, mussels, eels, pork and rodents (squirrel, raccoon, etm.)
9) Wheat with bran and/or germ (whole wheat)

Yes, I know, you didn't ask


If i could make a short list of ubiquitous stuff I don't want my kids eating it would be this, and in this order:

1) Soy and flax anything
2) Artificial sweeteners, preservatives, flavorings, colorings & fortifications (e.g. enriched wheat)
3) Yellow prussiate of soda, anti-fungals and anti-yeasts (such as magnesium sulfate)
4) Oils high in alpha-lineolenic acid (but I repeat myself)
5) Any plant exposed to weed-killer (glyphysate)
6) Fluoridated or reverse-osmosis water
7) Hydrogenated oils
8) Shellfish, mussels, eels, pork and rodents (squirrel, raccoon, etm)
9) Wheat with bran and/or germ (whole wheat)

Yes, I know, you didn't ask


Don't watch any of them. The latest film retroactively ruined all of them.


Before we are saved, yes. After we are saved through Christ, we can strive to perfection.


The potato chips I'm refering to are made in avocado oil


If i could make a short list of ubiquitous stuff I don't want my kids eating it would be this, and in this order:

1) Soy and flax anything
2) Artificial sweeteners, preservatives, flavorings, colorings & fortifications (e.g. enriched wheat)
3) Yellow prussiate of soda, anti-fungals and anti-yeasts (such as magnesium sulfate)
4) Oils high in alpha-lineolenic acid (but I repeat myself)
5) Any plant exposed to weed-killer (glyphysate)
6) Fluoridated or reverse-osmosis water
7) Hydrogenated oils
8) Shellfish, mussels, eels, pork and rodents (squirrel, raccoon, etx)
9) Wheat with bran and/or germ (whole wheat)

Yes, I know, you didn't ask


I think all we need to know is that he is our Father and he loves us more than we can fathom


Lol. Nothing important.


Fun fact: over the past few months, I realized my chronic migranes go away when I avoid carbs. I'm already largely seed-oil free, but just one handful of potatochips (I used to daily indulge in much worse) is enough to trigger a headache. Is this proof positive you are wrong and I'm right? By no means, only that keto has given me a way to manage my diet in a sustainable way while other diets do not.


I appreciate that you’ve provided an alternative perspective, and it’s one I may have mistakenly interpreted as a variation of the mainstream historical view on inflammatory oils and phytonutrients. My point might reflect the current prevailing direction on this topic, but to me, it also diverges from the mainstream. For this reason, I regard past research on what I consider the questionable branch of science we know as nutrition in the same way I view the Trinity: a self-reinforcing belief system based on circular logic. Nevertheless, I appreciate you broadening my horizons by suggesting that the polar opposite may be just as likely.


I appreciate you provide an alternative view, and its one that I may have mistakenly interepreted as a variation on the historical mainstream view of inflamitory oils and phytonutrients. My point may reflect the direction the wind is currently flowing on this tooic, but to me it too is descenting from the mainstream and thereby I regard past research on the voodoo branch of science we know as nutrician the same as I regard the Trinity: A self-reinforcing delusion based on circular logic. Regardless, I appreciate you expanding my horizons with the aspect that the polar opposite may be equally likely.


Lets not get into wacky Jewish Talmudic doctrines. Its not a question of whether our Father, God the creator, has two or three heads. Its all ridiculous on its face. What is important is whether we have access to God, through Jesus Christ through faith that Christ is our Lord.
I primarily provide my analysis as evidence that my profession of faith isn't arbitrary or unfounded. I come from a heritage of trinitarianism and would never have dared believe anything different. It wasn't until I prayed to know the truth that it was revealed to me, and for this I am grateful, and I've found through this and other elucidations of scripture that a fuller, stronger and less confounding believing is possible.


Be ye perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect.


I did not intentionally leave out anything. I left nothing to to be misunderstood. I certainly didn't delete the verse from the Bible. "The word was made flesh" is plainly clear with the clarification of the previous verses. If you can't see it for yourself, its not up to me to illuminate it further.

If you go so far as to accuse me of being dishonest, I'm happy to shake the dust off of my feet and move on.


I didn't want to get into that 8 days ago because reality is quite a radical departure from the mainstream Christian understanding. If God sent us, and we are God's sons, then we are gods. There is only one creator, there is only one father, there is only one begotten Son, and there is only one spirit of God within us, but as sons of God, we too are gods under our Lord Jesus Christ.


I didn't want to get into that 8 days ago because reality is quite a radical departure from the mainstream Christian understanding. If God sent us, and we are God's sons, then we are gods. There is only one creator, there is only one father, there is only one begotten Son, and there is only one spirit of God within us, but as son's of God, we too are gods along with our Lord Jesus Christ.


This is not my experience. Today, food is the primary cause of inflammation, illness is the second. Chronic inflammation leads to allergies and disease including every leading cause of death: heart disease, cancer and brain deterioration. Yes, inflammatory response is necessary for health, but to say we need unhealthy foods to aid inflammation is quite a stretch.


Thank you for this. Ill read it in detail and reply. In the meantime here is my analysis:

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If I said that the Apostles creed fully communicates my faith, but a portion of the nicean creed does not and the remainder does, how does this give you the knowledge that I am or am not saved?

1 Cor 12:3 KJV Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

Joh 7:38 KJV He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

Mat 16:15-17 KJV He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar–jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.


If I said that the Apostles creed fully communicates my faith, but a portion of the nicean creed does not, the the remainder does, how does this give you the knowledge that I am or am not saved?

1 Cor 12:3 KJV Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

Joh 7:38 KJV He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

Mat 16:15-17 KJV He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar–jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.


The Tale of the Wayward Soul

Hark, my child, let wisdom be thy guide,
Hold firm my words, let them not slip aside.
Guard thou my counsel, as thou dost thy breath,
For these shall keep thee from an early death.

To wisdom say, "Thou art my kin,"
And to proven counsel, let thy heart be pinned.
They shield thee from temptation's snare,
From yearning cries that call for mother’s care.

Once, by my window’s frame I stood,
Where twilight blended with the wood.
A man did wander, slow of pace,
Through Simple Street, unmarked of grace.

He drifted as the restless breeze,
Unknowing, bound for miseries.
Soon met he her—of painted guise,
A glance that stirred and sealed his ties.

Her lips, they curled in whispered sin,
And thus, she drew the young man in.
Her voice was soft, like siren’s song,
And beckoned where no soul belongs.

"I’ve longed for thee, my bed is turned,
Come rest ‘til dawn, 'til birds have churned.
My husband’s gone, sent far away.
Come, fill your heart upon my clay."

She reached for him with gentle hand,
And led him to a broken land.
Like ox to slaughter, so he came,
Unknowing, heart wrapped in the flame.

Her house, a road to endless woe,
For many, wide-eyed, there did go.
What seemed so sweet bore bitter end,
A place where souls no more ascend.

So listen, child, and mark my plea:
Let wisdom guide thine eyes to see.
Keep thy feet from the snare-bound tree,
Lest thou be lost, and cease to be.


I likewise believe the same of my understanding of scripture. Where I take issue is the ostracising and demonizing behavior of whose who would willingly move to a jungle and pay witness to a tribe of cannibals, but refuse to acknowledge someone among their own people who worship the same God (yes it is the same God) and who wish to respect their beliefs and engage in dialog on the subject only when prompted to.


The Tale of the Wayward Soul

My child, let wisdom be your guide,
Hold fast my words, letn't them slip aside.
Guard my lesson, as you guard your breath,
They will keep your soul from an early death.

Say to wisdom, “You are my kin,”
"Of proven advice, my heart be pinned."
They protect you from temptation’s snare,
From yearn that calls for mother's care.

Once I stood by window’s frame,
Looking out where night became.
A man walked slow, through Simple Street,
Un'ware of danger's path he beat.

He slid like a breeze, with no firm pace,
And soon he met her—a painted face.
With glance and a grin, she drew him in,
Clothed in whisper's promised sin.

Her voice cooed soft, with meaning deep,
Like a dream that pulls you to sleep.
“I’ve wanted you, my bed is turned,
Come, let us rustle 'til song of birds..

My husband’s gone; he’s far away,
Let’s fill our hearts upon the clay.”
She beckoned him with gentle hand,
And he followed her to trodden land.

Like a foul that finds a snare,
His heart was trapped, tho unaware.
Lead like an ox to butcher's door,
He knew not where his steps were tow'r.

Her house, a highway paved with regret,
Those who entered 'fore will not forget.
It seemed a sweet, but end was grim,
Many slain, wide eyed, like him.

So listen, child, do hear my plea:
Let wisdom guide your eyes to be.
Keep your feet far from that ground,
For this path will lead you down.


As a Christian, it's troubling that a single point of doctrinal disagreement, such as the deity of Christ, can lead to exclusion from participation in a group that shares the same foundational scriptures. Despite basing my beliefs on the same Bible, I'm often met with irrational reactions, cognitive dissonance, and even demonization, simply for expressing a differing interpretation. This rigid need for uniformity not only causes division but also undermines fellowship, despite the shared core of our faith. Why is it that one doctrinal difference can outweigh the greater unity we should have as followers of Christ? #biblestr


How do I avoid bloating up like a balloon for a week, no matter how much I try to flush out the salt, after eating a pack of oscar meyer beef hotdogs?


She is the queen of Bitcoin


What do Camilla Bowles and Marla Maples have in common?


Printers are whack


Wtf lol


As a married man, I too, had my own Camilla and Marla. But I had the wisdom not to take the bait.

Pro 5:3-4 KJV For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.


Every time I see an old lady dressed provocatively, I do a double-take, having to assume that it's actually a dude.


On nostr:nprofile1qqsxp4fkwhc8mm5704mezrh6g35zmp7t2v338wnxhr6yf8tyj9ezj6cpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsz8mhwden5te0vf5hgcm0d9hx6ctcd9kkzmrfwd68xtn0dekxjmn9qyt8wumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skueqlphmu7 using #Amethyst costs about 5¢ per minute. Not complaining, but be conscious of how much data your client is using.


I don't have that many friends


Lawyers, accountants and safety cerification agencies are in the business of protecting you from the government.
The government is comprised primarily of lawyers, accountants amd people formerly in safety certification agencies.


Four-wheel double wishbone suspension means you are four times more likely to lose control of your car and die in a horrible accident after 100k mikes


Interesting and accurate viewpoint.


Most people and many doctors don't know that Skin Tags are a sign of hyperinsulinemia! (prediabetes)
Learn more: https://youtu.be/8AqlZK2TxZA

https://m.primal.net/KnmO.png


I like Paramount's Halo series.


It means you are living in an apartment


You think your politician is at your side, but they have their hand in your pocket and a knife between your ribs


He doesen't have your 6


Autism


If you like a politician because he's an asshole but he's on "your side."
Just remember, no asshole is on your side.


Why do you see penises everywhere?


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


Happy birthday Jesus Christ


Dude he just washed all the flavor down the drain 😱
After you take out your meat, add a half cup of water, dissolve the rue into rhe water by scraping the pan with a spatula and add a little butter if your meat didn't leave any behind. After it's reduced, pour it over your meat while its resting.
#steakstr


Ecash is much simpler than you imagine


My first guess was actually central Idaho or eastern washington


Looks like the badlands


I made a donation over lightning and the btcpayserver never showed the payment even though it succeeded on the send side


Is there a way for a pubkey to be "trusted" under a web of trust framework with few or no followers? If not this seems to risk an effective shadow ban on huge numbers of people. #asknostr


I'm glad you asked

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I'm glad our taxes go to pay for all the activities their social club dreams up


Our children will be residents of FuckOffastan


I was this many years old when I figured out most Christians petty and insane


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The "always show sensitive content" and "always show content warnings" menu toggling ia messed up and gets in a bad state as you toggle them. Toggling the second one can change the entire description to match the first.


https://i.nostr.build/9ZanGyVm2pAnhayq.jpg

https://alphanews.org/abc-debate-moderators-fact-check-ignores-what-tim-walzs-state-can-do-to-infants-born-alive-after-attempted-abortions/


You're only over the hill when you stop working. Then you die.


What did you just make me see? Please take it back


Do you remember September 10th, 2001?
It was rare to see an American flag. If I recall correctly, even Perkins was starting to neglect their giant flags. The greatness of America was beginning to be questioned by the average Joe.  We were suffering in a recession from the Yahoo dot-com bust. Inflation was about to hit hard from widespread bankruptcies. It was common to hear people discuss the Keynsian perspective that only a war can bring us back to prosperity.
Then, we wake up one day, and sim-sala-bim everyone is a Patriot!


The woman should have concieved in an environment condusive to her needs as a mother. If the father didn't provide that, and she aborts the baby, its the doing of the father.


Rare is the man that abides by his agreements


The father created the situation by impregnating a woman that wasn't committed to him and to be the mother of his children.


When a woman aborts a baby, the blood is on the hands of the father.


Kamala is the gaslighter in chief


That's well below the HODL bank


#neverforget #september11

https://i.nostr.build/d7Zv9pJc2u1rmKtV.jpg


Kamala looks almost like a clone of nostr:nprofile1qqsdvyenvujkqs4xwae3se2m78ecmrxaj385h2nvpdcw7jcztx227pqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0n4p0uv


Not 22 cents YET


Eat the fats humans have been eating for the longest.
How long have we been eating each fat??
Animal Fats (2.5 million years)
Butter (6000 yrs)
Coconut Oil (1000's of yrs)
Olive Oil (1000's of yrs)
Avocado Oil (1000's of yrs)

AVOID
Soybean oil: ~100 years
Corn oil: ~130 years
Canola oil: ~50 years
Peanut oil: ~200 years
Sunflower oil: ~200 years
Cottonseed oil: ~140 years
NO meaningful evolution of human physiology has occurred in the last 200 years, we are not adapted to seed oils. They are an evolutionary mismatch.


She won in the primary…
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nitter.poast.org


Its a demonstration that a web-of-trust, a trust-anchor, or some other means of authenticating valid npubs should be converged on by the community before the network becomes crippled by simple flood attacks.

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She's so brave! Its a good idea to pick up all the assault weapons lying in the streets. I don't want any babies playing with them when their parents let them crawl around on the boulevard


Harris: I identified as an African American to get free college, but really I identify as an Indian American.

Obama: That's nothing; I was born in Kenya and was raised in Islam. I even wrote a book about it! But when they told me they wanted to make me president I identified as a native born African American Christian and my mommy got the governor of Hawaii, her old boyfriend, to fake my birth certificate


https://nitter.poast.org/KenDBerryMD/status/1833567484093301005#m

Confirmed


When she's not drunk, she's still talking about drinking


Lyn, please pull some strings and get the feds to kill the SSA


This is a reasonable position until you are close enough to see the movement of money within the systems and the widespread incidence of inverted competance hierarchies


I heard about these trump animal-rights memes. First ive seen lol


 nostr:npub1kyk7ac33apd7cx0nun3laevf84zfhr8pt8kj4h8v7cpx9t72d4gqkyea0g is now on Nostr, y'all should follow him and zap him so he stops asking me to provide his non technical ass tech support.  😂

Seriously getting a content creator like Ken on Nostr is a big win.  Follow him and share that he is here.

#grownostr #carnivore #keto


She looks like trouble anyway


Pizza with a hamburger crust is one of our favorites


George Washington was a fraud. He would have been nothing if not for his four inhertiances, his black taylor, and his silver tongue. The man lead his men onto defeat, one battle after another. He swindeled the surviving soldiers of their promised lands, conspired with Adams, Jefferson and Franklin in a coup against the confederation's continental congress, and inherited again the newly centralized government's most powerful position.
Don't even get me started on Franklin.


Yes


No


I deleted mine 7 years ago


What! This is great:

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Welcome!


If you didn't post the url in all caps, it never happened


got it. Still, the markets are controlled by information. Whoever controls the information, controls the outcome.


There are two outcomes: either they will fake the polls to a neck-to-neck tie which reaffirms that we can trust no polls or media, or they will allow him to win by a mile; and this tells us the media is colluding with Trump.


The United States was founded to preserve freedom through life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The Constitution of 1788 created a more centralized federation, granting Congress limited but extensive powers—mainly over borders and resolving disputes between states—while leaving domestic matters to the states. Citizens could freely move between states in search of opportunity or to escape persecution, aligning with the biblical principle that "where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty" (2 Corinthians 3:17).

However, over time, particularly as Marxist and Nietzschean philosophy took root, and Darwin's theories led to eugenics and a rejection of ancient wisdom, the country shifted its focus. The abolition of slavery, inherited from England and propelled by a free banking system and fractional reserves, redefined the moral compass. With money becoming elastic, the idea of enslavement for debts became immoral, as the courts could forgive debts at the expense of the general populace. This echoed the biblical warning that "the borrower is slave to the lender" (Proverbs 22:7).

Driven by this new gospel of egalitarianism, there was a push to spread abolition and equality across continents. In the process, the central government grew into an uncontrollable leviathan, seizing power over money through central banking. The pursuit of human ideals without regard for God’s principles of justice and freedom led to a government that no longer reflects the federation’s original intent, becoming instead a power unto itself, as warned in 1 Samuel 8:11-18, when the people desired a king over them.


"Absurd" lol


#cashu
 https://i.nostr.build/AqdCEysuFq0oBCXx.jpg


Insanity is fashionable


It was a commie grift by a bunch of old lesbians to push for a feminist one world order... and it worked perfectly


Most do, but the feature is unreliable because all it takes is one relay or one client to not honir it to keep the event out there. Its still useful


Jack basically said that Peter drones on so fucking long he was mostly ignoring him and checking his email


I mean the UX


0xChat has what nostr:nprofile1qqsgydql3q4ka27d9wnlrmus4tvkrnc8ftc4h8h5fgyln54gl0a7dgspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqg5waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyfehcpn is referring to.


So... Telegrostr?


My uncle always ate a steak nearly every day, never paid attention to cholesterol. Never used seed oils, said they were trash. Never ate pasteries, thought they were for women. If he ever had wheat, it was a handmade lard and wheat tortilla with steak in it. Never smoked, but drinks a half case of beer a day. Always does physical labor jobs. The dude is 70, can stack 4 cords of wood in a day and looks like a Greek god. #steakstr


Credit agencies use your SSN to identify you. The banks use your SSN to identify you. The IRS uses your SSN to identify you. The medical system uses your SSN to identify you. Countless other agencies use your SSN to identify you. This isn't so much a problem except that they also use it as an authentication token which is ridiculous.

To authenticate yourself over the phone, all you need to recite is:
* Name
* DOB
* SSN
* Address
* Mother's maiden name

None of this is private. From a privacy perspective, to think this is secure information is ridiculous on its face. Identity fraud is only limited by a criminal's risk tolerance and various companys' fraud prevention measures.


I created a nut with pubkey and refund set to me. I cant find a way to redeem it.


Its not even leaked, its public information


Don't ever give out your social security number, because with just that one number a criminal can figure out your name and which state you were born in. If you keep it secret, the criminal will have the impossible task to guess which one of 3 people with your same name, city and approximate age you are; then they can pull your credit report for five bucks and get your social security number anyway. Be secure people!


I remember all my friends birthdays


Is it true that 0xchat doesen't support receiving p2pk cashu tokens?


Proof-of-bitcoin identity anchoring:

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Yes


Whenever someone says "we need" its the same as your wife saying "lets remodel the bathroom"


Tell me what you didnt know before


The topic of art is what makes Tucker Carlson credible


Literally the coolest voice ever


When I start having dreams about using the toilet


Asking people to not let their dog shit on the bikepath, to the point you need to put up a sign, might call for some visible exaspiration


This is the sound of a new coffee maker
☕😁☕
#coffeechain

https://v.nostr.build/2oj93BC1g93D1bFQ.mp4


Why in the holy fuck can I never click on an email with an ICS file, after trying a dozen different programs, does it never get interepreted correctly?


Be not conformed to the world's social media accounts on corporate platforms, but be transformed to keys for notes and other stuff on uncensorable protocols.


Broccoli cheese has less carbs


😄 https://image.nostr.build/9a11415809dff54058be0a1899b7903bdd673596b7eb4877ea07d0a459fc2208.jpg


New proposal:

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### NOSTR Improvement Possibility (NIP): NPUB to Chaumian Ecash Token Anchoring for Identity Establishment

**NIP Number**: TBD
**NIP Title**: NPUB to Chaumian Ecash Token Anchoring for Identity and Web of Trust Support
**Author**: Brunswick nostr:nprofile1qqsvr6dt8ft292mv5jlt7382vje0mfq2ccc3azrt4p45v5sknj6kkscpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshszyrhwden5te0dehhxarj9ekk7mf03umfwq
**Date**: 9/6/2024 blockheight 860202
**Status**: Draft r3
**Discussion**: "Proof of Bitcoin" nostr:nevent1qqsgdl5kuslsmeexjwt09hus8xz8gtxexf4kc87uy5xrcgre5v3mmlszyzan24d7taqk59avyrgtqlv0zjc3xufe6vayc8twkjfekv58dxzjyqcyqqqqq2q9jp7vl

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#### **Abstract**

This NIP introduces a method to anchor a NOSTR Public Key (NPUB) to a Chaumian ecash Cashu token that is P2PK-locked to the NPUB, offering a decentralized and anonymous way to establish credibility on the NOSTR network. This method supplements the Web of Trust system, providing new users with an immediate credibility mechanism while they build their network. The proposal removes the need for additional message types, simplifying the process by allowing users to post or reference the token on their profile or through NOSTR notes.

---

#### **Motivation**

NOSTR currently lacks a clear and decentralized method for new users to establish credibility without relying on centralized services or domain-based verification. This creates a barrier for new users who do not have connections within a Web of Trust. While the Web of Trust remains a reliable long-term solution, new users need a bootstrap mechanism for credibility.

By using a Chaumian ecash Cashu token that is P2PK-locked to the NPUB, users can establish verifiable credibility without relying on a Bitcoin on-chain transaction. This proposal also simplifies the validation process, as the age and validity of the token can be checked against the Cashu mint.

---

#### **Use of Chaumian Ecash Cashu Tokens**

In this updated system:
- **Chaumian ecash Cashu tokens** are used to anchor NPUBs.
- Each token is **P2PK-locked** (Pay-to-Public-Key) to the user's NPUB.
- The token serves as proof of credibility, with its **age** verifiable through the Cashu mint.
- Users can post the token directly in their profile or reference a NOSTR note (kind 1) containing the token.

No additional message types are required, as the token itself carries all necessary information for validation.

---

#### **Integration with Web of Trust**

This token-based system serves as a **supplement** to the Web of Trust. While long-term credibility will be determined by the Web of Trust score, the token provides new users with an immediate credibility anchor until their Web of Trust connections are established.

- **Token Age as Credibility**: The credibility of the token is tied to its age, which can be validated against the Cashu mint.
- **Temporary Use**: Once users have established themselves within the Web of Trust, they may no longer need to rely on the token.
- **Flexible Trust System**: Clients and relays can prioritize posts based on Web of Trust scores or token credibility, reducing spam and bot interactions.

---

#### **Specification**

1. **Token Format**:
   - A Chaumian ecash Cashu token that is P2PK-locked to the NPUB of the user.
   - The token must be **posted** directly in the user’s profile or referenced in a NOSTR note (kind 1).

2. **Relay and Client Support**:
   - Relays should handle tokens like other NOSTR metadata, enabling verification of the token's validity and age.
   - Clients must support the ability to validate the token against the Cashu mint and factor it into the trust mechanism.

3. **Validation**:
   - The token’s **age** can be verified by checking the Cashu mint for the duration it has been held above a set threshold (such as 100,000 SATs, or equivalent).
   - Tokens that fall below the threshold or are revoked will reset the credibility score.

---

#### **Rationale**

This NIP provides a **lightweight, decentralized** method for new users to gain credibility on NOSTR without requiring on-chain Bitcoin transactions. The use of Chaumian ecash Cashu tokens is economical and maintains the privacy of users. It allows for easy validation and a straightforward process for establishing temporary credibility until Web of Trust connections are built.

This change eliminates the scalability concerns raised with the original proposal that relied on Bitcoin's on-chain UTXO limits, and it simplifies the process for clients and relays to implement.

---

#### **Backwards Compatibility**

This NIP remains fully compatible with existing standards such as NIP-05 and the Web of Trust. It acts as a **supplementary** method to provide a temporary credibility anchor and does not interfere with other identity systems.

---

#### **Security Considerations**

- **Token Security**: Users must ensure the security of their Chaumian ecash tokens. A compromised token could allow unauthorized individuals to claim credibility.
- **Mint Validation**: The Cashu mint should be trusted to provide reliable data for token age and validation, and its decentralization will impact the security model.
- **Spam Mitigation**: The use of tokens helps mitigate spam, but their value threshold must be set high enough to prevent abuse while remaining economical for users.

---

#### **References**

- [NIP-05](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/05.md): Mapping Nostr Public Keys to DNS-based Identities
- Chaumian Ecash: [Cashu Project Documentation](https://github.com/cashubtc)

---

#### **Acknowledgments**

Thanks to the Nostr and Bitcoin communities for feedback and technical insights that helped shape this proposal.


Fair enough


Why is there no God?


Located in Brazil and didn't even know about nostr until X got blocked, glad to have found it


It could rally monday


Every night the day dies


I disagree partially. The bitcoin protocol does not need to change to continue to function. The software only needs to implement the protocol, and yes software typically needs to support changes to associated libraries, operating systems and hardware. There also is no need to keep bitcoin limited to one implementation as long as its compatible with the underlying protocol. The only need to change the protocol comes when there is widespread demand to scale differently than presently it is capable such as taproot. If there is a "breaking.change" to the protocol, this is a fork and is evident by the behavior of the markets and the network.


When women say we, they mean they are going to let you do something fun


I think I just had another idea that could be simpler. Ill think it over and make a different NIP. Thanks for the inspiration!


I agree with you, the government is no moral right to rule over you; even if the majority agree to form a representative government. No matter how a government is formed, it only exists as long as the majority continue to believe it is legitimate. However, the utopic vision of anarcho-capitalist ostracism, DROs and defense insurance providers also requires the majority concede to the immorality of government by force of the majority.


Nobody wants to use rotational media to store the blockchain. A fair comparison is for flash storage cost.


Tru dat 🤑


Uh, yeah. Email is better


Am I supposed to be surprised?


Whether a country is an anarchy or a state isn't my point, its that someone will develop a protectorate, whether democratically agreed upon or not, and its better to have a formal mechanism than none at all for the people under this system to influence that institution. A kingdom is total tyrrany, this is the definiton of tyrrany, yet the populace defends the king and the monarchy in word, in heart and deed. A mob controlling a territory is not much more than an informal fiefdom. An anarchy does not guarantee the populace will be dominated by a tyrant, but absent a harmonious, homogenous and highly cohesive society, its highly likely.


I will always love Björk


The idea of a badge issued by a trusted agent is also a good one. However, what credibility does an issuer have if there is no consequence to not policing their badge holders? How do you avoid recreating the "certificate authority" debacle around ssl centralization?


What I think is different here is there is no on-chain interaction, only that someone hold some bitcoin and HODL it in a wallet. The longer it is held, the more credible the associatrd npub. Any linking is only done through message signing and nostr relays.


**The Illusion of Sovereignty Without Government**

There's a growing narrative in some circles, particularly within the Sovereign Citizen Movement, that by renouncing U.S. citizenship and declaring oneself a “state citizen,” one can access hidden funds or evade certain legal obligations. These beliefs rest on the idea that using certain legalistic phrases will protect individuals from government overreach or entitle them to special privileges. This mindset seems to stem from a magical view of language—that somehow, the right words can shield someone from the coercive forces of the state.

In reality, the existence of a government is not solely to infringe upon individual freedoms but to reduce the amount of harm one must tolerate in everyday life. It’s a form of a protection racket, but with the crucial distinction that it offers certain freedoms and mechanisms—such as voting, free speech, and the ability to run for office—that give citizens some influence over the system. Even though government may be filled with nepotism, cronyism, and a power elite that largely serves its own interests, it still contains elements that restrain absolute chaos.

The presence of a government, flawed though it may be, is a bulwark against the full-fledged anarchy where no rule of law exists, only the law of the strongest. Absent government, organized crime and mob rule would likely fill the vacuum, where the only form of protection is through membership in a gang or syndicate. The theory behind centralizing authority, whether through government or other power structures, is that the larger the governing entity, the more stable life becomes because there’s less crime and unpredictability to endure.

The choice between government and no government is essentially a choice between *some* theft and *complete* theft. In a world with no government, the only limit to how much a mob can steal is how much they can take before the system collapses under its own weight. In a functioning democratic republic, however imperfect, the people theoretically have the ability to limit how much is taken from them, through checks, balances, and representation.

Thus, under a representative government, you endure a limited amount of coercion and theft. It’s far from perfect, but it’s a more stable and equitable alternative to the unlimited, unregulated theft that would result from the collapse of government altogether.

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Theres never enough excuses to hug your kids


r3

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### NOSTR Improvement Possibility (NIP): NPUB to Bitcoin Address Anchoring with Web of Trust Integration

**NIP Number**: TBD
**NIP Title**: NPUB to Bitcoin Address Anchoring for Immediate Identity Establishment and Web of Trust Support
**Author**: Brunswick nostr:nprofile1qqsvr6dt8ft292mv5jlt7382vje0mfq2ccc3azrt4p45v5sknj6kkscpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshszyrhwden5te0dehhxarj9ekk7mf03umfwq
**Date**: 9/6/2024 blockheight 860202
**Status**: Draft r3
**Discussion**: "Proof of Bitcoin" nostr:nevent1qqsgdl5kuslsmeexjwt09hus8xz8gtxexf4kc87uy5xrcgre5v3mmlszyzan24d7taqk59avyrgtqlv0zjc3xufe6vayc8twkjfekv58dxzjyqcyqqqqq2q9jp7vl

#### **Abstract**

This NIP introduces a mechanism to connect a NOSTR Public Key (NPUB) with a Bitcoin address to establish credibility and prevent spam, supplementing a Web of Trust system. The system offers three key functions: establishing, updating, and revoking NPUB identities through Bitcoin addresses. The primary goal is to provide new users with a temporary credibility mechanism while they build their Web of Trust. Additionally, the system supports key rotation for established users.

---

#### **Motivation**

NOSTR currently lacks a robust method for new users to establish identity credibility without relying on third-party services or domain-based verification (e.g., NIP-05). This gap creates a barrier to entry for serious individuals who wish to participate in NOSTR while maintaining privacy. The Web of Trust is a more reliable long-term solution, but new users without established connections need a way to demonstrate credibility.

This NIP proposes connecting an NPUB to a Bitcoin address, leveraging Bitcoin’s cryptographic proofs to create a decentralized and verifiable identity system. The Bitcoin anchoring system supplements the Web of Trust and provides an onboarding mechanism for new users while discouraging spam and bot accounts. Once users establish their Web of Trust, the Bitcoin anchor can serve other purposes, such as key rotation.

---

#### **Scalability Concerns and Responses**

Two primary concerns have been raised regarding scalability:
1. **Bitcoin’s UXTO Limitation**:
   - A calculation found that distributing Bitcoin UTXOs to 10 billion users would take approximately 19 years, assuming 10,000 UTXOs per block. This suggests the current Bitcoin blockchain could struggle to support such a vast system.
   - However, this NIP does not intend to scale to 10 billion people in the immediate future. The proposal serves as a **short-term solution** to establish identity for early adopters on NOSTR, where large-scale UTXO consumption is not yet a concern.

2. **Limited Supply of Bitcoin**:
   - Requiring each user to hold 100,000 satoshis (SATs) would constrain Bitcoin's supply. Critics argue this would limit the system's long-term scalability.
   - The 100,000 SAT threshold is based on current economic realities, where most Bitcoiners recommend this as the minimum UTXO size to avoid future transaction fees becoming disproportionate to the balance. This threshold is designed to balance practicality and spam deterrence, not to serve as a permanent requirement.

It is important to note that this NIP is not aimed at solving identity anchoring for **eternity**. Bitcoin’s protocol and scalability will likely evolve in the coming years, and potential solutions like e-cash or sidechains may offer alternatives. In the short term, however, anchoring NPUBs to Bitcoin is feasible and economical, especially given the current scale of NOSTR.

---

#### **Integration with Web of Trust**

This system serves as a supplementary mechanism to the Web of Trust (WoT), which is the **preferable** and **more reliable** method for prioritizing credible content on NOSTR. The Web of Trust scores posts based on the credibility of individuals within your network. However, new users often lack established WoT connections, making it difficult for their posts to be prioritized or seen.

The Bitcoin anchoring system offers a temporary credibility mechanism:
- **Bitcoin Anchoring Score**: Based on the **age of the Bitcoin wallet balance**. The score is the number of blocks since the wallet has maintained a balance above the set threshold (e.g., 100,000 SATs). This score resets to zero if the balance dips below the threshold.
- Clients and relays can **deprioritize posts** from users with low WoT scores or no network connections but allow posts from those with a **non-trivial Bitcoin anchoring score**. For example, a post could be considered if the wallet has maintained a balance above the threshold for at least 500 blocks.

The anchoring system allows new users to demonstrate credibility until their Web of Trust score improves. Once users have established strong connections in their Web of Trust, they no longer need to rely on the Bitcoin anchor unless they wish to use it for **key rotation**.

---

#### **Use Cases and Functions**

The system offers three key functions for managing identity:

1. **Establishing the NPUB-Bitcoin Address Connection**:
   - Users can anchor their NPUB to a Bitcoin address by publishing a message that includes the NPUB, the Bitcoin address, the current block height, and a signature.
   - The signature proves control of both the NPUB and the Bitcoin address and should be verified by NOSTR clients to confirm the user's credibility.
   - A non-trivial amount of Bitcoin should be held in the address to prevent spam, with 100,000 SATs being the recommended threshold.

2. **Changing the Bitcoin Address**:
   - Users can update their Bitcoin address while maintaining the same NPUB by signing a message with both the old and new Bitcoin addresses.
   - This process includes signatures from both addresses to verify ownership transfer and should be treated as an irrevocable identity update.
   - The old address is effectively retired, and the new one becomes the primary address for the NPUB.

3. **Revoking and Reassigning NPUB Identity**:
   - Users can revoke their NPUB and assign a new one without losing their Bitcoin identity. The revocation message includes the old NPUB, the new NPUB, the block height, and a signature from the Bitcoin address.
   - Any messages signed by the old NPUB after the revocation block height are considered invalid.
   - This ensures that users can maintain credibility and identity continuity even after NPUB changes.

---

#### **Specification**

1. **Message Format**:
   - Each message contains:
     - NPUB (or NPUBs in the case of revocation)
     - Bitcoin address
     - Block height
     - A signature generated using the Bitcoin private key.
   - For changes in Bitcoin address, the message is signed by both the old and new addresses.

2. **Relay and Client Support**:
   - Relays should treat these messages as irrevocable, enabling verifiable identity across the network.
   - Clients must support signature verification using standard Bitcoin cryptographic methods.
   - **Clients and relays** can also filter or prioritize content based on the Bitcoin anchoring score, particularly when WoT scores are low or absent.

3. **Economic Constraints**:
   - Users must hold a non-trivial amount of Bitcoin in the associated address (e.g., 100,000 SATs) to prevent abuse and spam.
   - This requirement ensures that only users with a stake in maintaining credibility will participate in the system.

---

#### **Rationale**

This NIP provides a **temporary credibility mechanism** for new users in NOSTR who have not yet established a strong Web of Trust. The Bitcoin anchoring score offers a proportional measure of credibility based on the age of the Bitcoin wallet, allowing new users to demonstrate their seriousness and intent.

While the Web of Trust is the **long-term solution** for prioritizing content, this NIP helps onboard users who may otherwise struggle to gain credibility in the early stages. The Bitcoin anchor system can also be used for **key rotation**, offering flexibility for maintaining identity over time.

---

#### **Backwards Compatibility**

This NIP is fully compatible with existing identity standards such as NIP-05. It offers an additional identity verification method, not a replacement, and can coexist with domain-based or social network-based methods.

---

#### **Security Considerations**

- **Private Key Management**: Users must protect their Bitcoin private keys to prevent identity theft. Compromised keys would result in lost credibility and the inability to manage their NPUB identity.
- **Spam Mitigation**: The requirement of holding a non-trivial amount of Bitcoin reduces the likelihood of spam accounts, but the threshold must be carefully monitored to prevent abuse.
- **Scalability**: This NIP focuses on immediate scalability. Future developments in Bitcoin or identity systems may alleviate long-term concerns.
- **Web of Trust Integration**: The Bitcoin anchoring score supplements but does not replace the Web of Trust. Once a user has established a high WoT score, the Bitcoin anchor may become unnecessary.

---

#### **References**

- [NIP-05](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/05.md): Mapping Nostr Public Keys to DNS-based Identities
- Bitcoin Signed Messages: [BIP-137 Specification](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0137.mediawiki)

---

#### **Acknowledgments**

Thanks to the Nostr and Bitcoin communities for feedback and technical insights that helped shape this proposal.


Here is an r3 with more clarifications


Its a new spam attack vector, a predictable one, but not one exploited recently


Ive issued an update to address concerns from this discussion

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### Nostr Improvement Possibility (NIP): NPUB to Bitcoin Address Anchoring with Identity Functions

**NIP Number**: TBD
**NIP Title**: NPUB to Bitcoin Address Anchoring for Enhanced Identity and Spam Prevention
**Author**: Brunswick nostr:nprofile1qqsvr6dt8ft292mv5jlt7382vje0mfq2ccc3azrt4p45v5sknj6kkscpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshszyrhwden5te0dehhxarj9ekk7mf03umfwq
**Date**: 9/6/2024 blockheight 860194
**Status**: Draft r2
**Discussion**: "Proof of Bitcoin" nostr:nevent1qqsgdl5kuslsmeexjwt09hus8xz8gtxexf4kc87uy5xrcgre5v3mmlszyzan24d7taqk59avyrgtqlv0zjc3xufe6vayc8twkjfekv58dxzjyqcyqqqqq2q9jp7vl

---

#### **Abstract**

This NIP introduces a mechanism to connect a NOSTR Public Key (NPUB) with a Bitcoin address to establish credibility and prevent spam. The system offers three key functions: establishing, updating, and revoking NPUB identities through Bitcoin addresses. This proposal addresses immediate identity and credibility needs for NOSTR users, providing an economic and feasible way to enter the network without reliance on third-party services or KYC procedures. While concerns about scalability exist due to Bitcoin's limitations, this NIP is designed as a short-term, practical solution, not a long-term fix.

---

#### **Motivation**

The NOSTR ecosystem currently lacks a robust method for new users to establish identity credibility without relying on third-party services or domain-based verification (e.g., NIP-05). This gap creates a barrier to entry for serious individuals who wish to participate in NOSTR while maintaining privacy. Bots, spam accounts, and low-quality actors pose additional risks without a verifiable means of anchoring identities.

This NIP proposes connecting an NPUB to a Bitcoin address, leveraging Bitcoin’s cryptographic proofs to create a decentralized and verifiable identity system. The immediate objective is to give users a way to build credibility without linking their NPUB to personal information, social networks, or centralized services.

---

#### **Scalability Concerns and Responses**

Two primary concerns have been raised regarding scalability:
1. **Bitcoin’s UXTO Limitation**:
   - A calculation found that distributing Bitcoin UTXOs to 10 billion users would take approximately 19 years, assuming 10,000 UTXOs per block. This suggests the current Bitcoin blockchain could struggle to support such a vast system.
   - However, this NIP does not intend to scale to 10 billion people in the immediate future. The proposal serves as a **short-term solution** to establish identity for early adopters on NOSTR, where large-scale UTXO consumption is not yet a concern.

2. **Limited Supply of Bitcoin**:
   - Requiring each user to hold 100,000 satoshis (SATs) would constrain Bitcoin's supply. Critics argue this would limit the system's long-term scalability.
   - The 100,000 SAT threshold is based on current economic realities, where most Bitcoiners recommend this as the minimum UTXO size to avoid future transaction fees becoming disproportionate to the balance. This threshold is designed to balance practicality and spam deterrence, not to serve as a permanent requirement.

It is important to note that this NIP is not aimed at solving identity anchoring for **eternity**. Bitcoin’s protocol and scalability will likely evolve in the coming years, and potential solutions like e-cash or sidechains may offer alternatives. In the short term, however, anchoring NPUBs to Bitcoin is feasible and economical, especially given the current scale of NOSTR.

---

#### **Use Cases and Functions**

The system offers three key functions for managing identity:

1. **Establishing the NPUB-Bitcoin Address Connection**:
   - Users can anchor their NPUB to a Bitcoin address by publishing a message that includes the NPUB, the Bitcoin address, the current block height, and a signature.
   - The signature proves control of both the NPUB and the Bitcoin address and should be verified by NOSTR clients to confirm the user's credibility.
   - A non-trivial amount of Bitcoin should be held in the address to prevent spam, with 100,000 SATs being the recommended threshold.

2. **Changing the Bitcoin Address**:
   - Users can update their Bitcoin address while maintaining the same NPUB by signing a message with both the old and new Bitcoin addresses.
   - This process includes signatures from both addresses to verify ownership transfer and should be treated as an irrevocable identity update.
   - The old address is effectively retired, and the new one becomes the primary address for the NPUB.

3. **Revoking and Reassigning NPUB Identity**:
   - Users can revoke their NPUB and assign a new one without losing their Bitcoin identity. The revocation message includes the old NPUB, the new NPUB, the block height, and a signature from the Bitcoin address.
   - Any messages signed by the old NPUB after the revocation block height are considered invalid.
   - This ensures that users can maintain credibility and identity continuity even after NPUB changes.

---

#### **Specification**

1. **Message Format**:
   - Each message contains:
     - NPUB (or NPUBs in the case of revocation)
     - Bitcoin address
     - Block height
     - A signature generated using the Bitcoin private key.
   - For changes in Bitcoin address, the message is signed by both the old and new addresses.

2. **Relay and Client Support**:
   - Relays should treat these messages as irrevocable, enabling verifiable identity across the network.
   - Clients must support signature verification using standard Bitcoin cryptographic methods.

3. **Economic Constraints**:
   - Users must hold a non-trivial amount of Bitcoin in the associated address (e.g., 100,000 SATs) to prevent abuse and spam.
   - This requirement ensures that only users with a stake in maintaining credibility will participate in the system.

---

#### **Rationale**

This NIP provides a practical method for establishing short-term credibility in NOSTR, allowing users to build a reputation without tying their NPUB to personal information or social networks. The proposal is designed to bridge the gap for newcomers entering NOSTR without going through KYC processes, enhancing privacy while discouraging spam.

While Bitcoin scalability concerns are valid for the long term, this NIP addresses **immediate needs**. By the time NOSTR reaches a global scale, alternate identity mechanisms or blockchain improvements will likely emerge. In the meantime, Bitcoin provides a **feasible, decentralized method** for early adopters to anchor their identities.

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#### **Backwards Compatibility**

This NIP is fully compatible with existing identity standards such as NIP-05. It offers an additional identity verification method, not a replacement, and can coexist with domain-based or social network-based methods.

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#### **Security Considerations**

- **Private Key Management**: Users must protect their Bitcoin private keys to prevent identity theft. Compromised keys would result in lost credibility and the inability to manage their NPUB identity.
- **Spam Mitigation**: The requirement of holding a non-trivial amount of Bitcoin reduces the likelihood of spam accounts, but the threshold must be carefully monitored to prevent abuse.
- **Scalability**: This NIP focuses on immediate scalability. Future developments in Bitcoin or identity systems may alleviate long-term concerns.

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#### **References**

- [NIP-05](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/05.md): Mapping Nostr Public Keys to DNS-based Identities
- Bitcoin Signed Messages: [BIP-137 Specification](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0137.mediawiki)

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#### **Acknowledgments**

Thanks to the Nostr and Bitcoin communities for feedback and technical insights that helped shape this proposal.


Yesterday I said that Nostr Nests was a Nostr client and that Corny Chat wasn't a Nostr client. When I first used Corny, it allowed Nostr login and pulled a profile picture and name. That was it. I have not used Corny since. It's been updated. A lot! Wow. It's now in alignment with Nostr Nests using multiple Nostr events and publishing them to relays. That's cool. Congratulations, nostr:nprofile1qqszrdqezqk63lqt4yzgftkfxjl4tdatea67akeezf8g6a0yj86p5hspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszythwden5te0dehhxarj9emkjmn99uqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshs5as07z. Sorry I was wrong on the progress with your app. Keep building. 🤙🏻💜🫂
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He uses a different npub every time he posts


Drugs were involved


I imagine it could be any wallet address, not necessarily one dedicated to a single uxto. Theoretically it could also be a lightning channel if you can find a way to sign a message with the private key.


This is a trademark issue, not a copyright issue. You're adding to the argument with more strawmen. Trademark is a law protecting impersonization, and I don't believe the validity of this law is part of this discussion.


Ok, you are founding your argument that a thief has rights over stolen goods?


The definition of pirate is someone that stole something. Are you justified accepting stolen goods?


Yes, then you are engaging in fraud by saying you agree but you don't agree and won't abide by the agreement.


As an ancap, I believe the common ancap philosophy is wrong here. Contracts are central to all transactions. Most contracts are implicit, e.g. If you enter my store, you will not pocket things from the shelf and walk out without paying. I don't think the present system of copyright and patent law is not justified because it is redundant to individual contracts and makes litigation onerous. However the essence of protecting information with agreements is fully in harmony with the fundamental principals of free association and anarcho-capitalism.


You are taking something by violating the agreement to not copy it.


Yes. Theft is breaking an agreement to not take other people's stuff. Otherwise its not an agreement, its a lie.


When you sell a thing, and part of that sale and sale price includes an agreement to not copy that thing, but you do anyway; this is theft.


The minimum uxto size doesen't need to be 100k, that can change depending on the value of sats. To create 10 billion uxtos (peak population), assuming 135 bytes per uxto, thats a max of about 10000 uxtos per block, it would take 19 years for each individual to have a uxto.


Comments from anyone welcome. Tell me why I'm retarded. #asknostr

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What an interesting video. Rest in peace, Paul. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-gZuFcEu0E


Hos are drama. The reason guys that marry earlier have more kids is men think they should marry someone the same age. The psyop is men and women should be equal in marriage. No! Men should be calling the shots in marriage and that happens only when you aren't simping for your wife. Men should expect to marry when they are financially stable. That happens in their 30's. Women should start families in their 20's, the earlier the better. The less dickmiles the better for both of you. Don't have the illusion that your wife should be calling all the shots, and you need to make her happy. If she doesn't want to settle down and be a mother and wife, sorry dude, you married a whore. Don't marry a whore. Dont give your kids a bitchy whore for a mother.


No donuts?


Why do we even have a representative government? It's obviously a total mess. We should ask the international bankers to annoint Parker Lewis as world dictator.


Have you gotten over the numbness of peace?


Me chatting football with relatives: "A football field is a common unit of measurement used by corporate media when explaining size to their audience, likely because it is comprised of masculine women who are familiar with football, and feminized men who will not admit they don't know the size of a football field and lack basic spatial cognition."


When the restaurant is run by a Bitcoiner https://image.nostr.build/d60c46d4a9ba8bfd6bcf525ff6b8f5e8ec19d22b9b864ed05ac9e848ffcf2af8.jpg


The algo gave him Twitter brain


📣 New: Breez SDK - Liquid 0.3.0 ⚡💧

It's a big one — the new release includes:

🔥 LNURL-Pay support
🔥 Go & C# bindings added
🔥 Background receive via mobile notifications

Plus new API features, optimizations, and fixes👇

https://m.primal.net/KeBT.gif

https://github.com/breez/breez-sdk-liquid/releases/tag/0.3.0


Yes. Declaring Jesus Christ as your Lord is a tongue given to you by the spirit of God within you. This an outward sign of your salvation.

Ho pisteuōn eis eme, kathōs eipen hē graphē, potamoi ek tēs koilias autou rheusousin hudatos zōntos.
- John 7:38