I bet you can't get past level 5.

Post your receipts!

https://www.maristane.com/school-or-prison/


Same as every day, Pinky.

https://i.nostr.build/3rixoaLMtlJ74Wga.gif


Can people remind me of the GitHub killers that are being worked on please as my mind is mush rn.


A little update for those who follow me for my art... also an update about Plebeian:

https://open.substack.com/pub/chiefmonkey/p/my-little-side-project?r=44nf7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true


Wat dis 👀


"Life imitates memes far more than memes imitate life."

Oscar Wilde


RIP Silver. You've had a good run. Time to rest now.


I came for NGU and stayed for the memes.


https://i.nostr.build/i3fdLEoi34JUy3Ui.jpg

https://i.nostr.build/BYdd29uJU7Nt1j30.jpg


https://i.nostr.build/sOnTz3mwSBIoUzz2.jpg

https://bitcoinbristol.org/#conference


All I see is potential hash.


Saturday nights hitting differently these days.

#gongbath

https://i.nostr.build/qRbZYCvXdwGgM0vm.jpg


Thought the same.

If it ain't signed, it ain't real.

https://i.nostr.build/jI5jn3CuS60ykSh1.jpg


No, you can put whatever you want in. Steaks work great.


Highly recommend.


Happy Friday 🫂

 https://i.nostr.build/fp0lEfAR58Vj5jeb.jpg


V easy deploy options too. All in a browser. Nuts really.


Replit is pretty powerful given it has context across the whole repo.


I feel nothing anymore. Bring back $15k 😂


Anyone else seeing v poor performance with Minibits zaps?


@npub1dqepr0g4t3ahvnjtnxazvws4rkqjpxl854n29wcew8wph0fmw90qlsmmgt is a Northerner?

Fake news.

https://fountain.fm/episode/JcafeApxLpRjDPfeITCp

nostr:nevent1qvzqqqpxquqzqd7e6dcfccgraht0ru58p33h4lxa5u87jpxcge5nkkckdvzgvxkg9nq5tj


Narrator: He is not.


#skistr


I tried to get a Bitcoiner one going in Bansko over the last few years, but failed.


Thin end of the wedge.

At first they came for the children...


Bugger, fountain fucked me. Let me try again ...

nostr:nprofile1qqsxsvs3h524c7mkfe9enw3x8g23mqfqn0n62e4zhvvhrhqmh5ahzhspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7qgewaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3exjmm59e3k7mf0sxguym is a Northerner?


is a Northerner?

Fake news.

https://fountain.fm/episode/JcafeApxLpRjDPfeITCp

nostr:nevent1qvzqqqpxquqzqd7e6dcfccgraht0ru58p33h4lxa5u87jpxcge5nkkckdvzgvxkg9nq5tj


Solid quartet. 🤟

https://i.nostr.build/8CdCPxTltqYvfbEN.jpg


Nathan Day

Stay humble and tag maps.

Building @btcmap.


Wen Euro Nostrich ski trip?


Ain't nothing but a thing.

https://i.nostr.build/F68ddYB4xQGJdnx4.jpg


Same.

Maybe we just changed.


Absolute nothing.

He's done enough.


Day. One.

Or GFY.


That's below his line.


Yep, *used* to. Is talked to them about it and they were getting scammed with returns or something as they were (weirdly) refunding the bitcoin amount.


I ❤ Pimoroni.

Run by a Bitcoiner I think; at least they used to accept Bitcoin in the early days.


Nostr has its problems but its strength is that weekend warriors can contribute and for a scrappy distributed protocol this is what you want. Not $10 million dollar per VC app companies that refuse to hire american citizens and don't really welcome opensource part time contributors.

You are gonna need all the hands you can get to build something anti-big tech and by removing as many complexity barriers as possible you can achieve it with max leverage, less labor and less time to generate the network effect for survival.

#Nostr ￼ Will Survive. There are enough builders who don't need a PHD to make it work. That's the #1 key factor here.


Unless my kids say "please not physics dad" within 3 answers then I have failed.


I prefer "not get poor slowly".


By us or them? 😂


What percentage of nostr code is written on planes?

I'd say about 69%.

nostr:nprofile1qqsr9cvzwc652r4m83d86ykplrnm9dg5gwdvzzn8ameanlvut35wy3gpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuegpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqcu9929 nostr:nprofile1qqs04xzt6ldm9qhs0ctw0t58kf4z57umjzmjg6jywu0seadwtqqc75sprfmhxue69uhhq7tjv9kkjepwve5kzar2v9nzucm0d5hsz9thwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjme0qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0y8qdrm


"This is the moment when even the white man starts dancing; welcome to Manchester."

< B E A T  D R O P>

🔥🔥🔥

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dmyOIbeDTbk


Great rip. Listened to it on my morning walk just now.

Wife has been cold plunging for a while now; maybe I'll give it a try. 👀 She's also a Mg maxi and so maybe she's onto something.


New Pokey release v0.0.4-alpha

You might need to stop and start again Pokey after updating in order to connect correctly to your inbox relays.

Features

    - New follow notification
    - NIP-42 Auth to Relays
    - Broadcast your inbox events to other apps in your device

Bugs

    - Zaps now displays integers
    - Better relay recovery
    - Now it only connects to public and DM inbox relays

https://github.com/KoalaSat/pokey/releases/tag/v0.0.4-alpha


Sweet. Is support for multiple npubs on your roadmap?


It's all the same really. 😂

Take a look at the repo and see how it feels.

https://github.com/teambtcmap/btcmap.org


Any Svelte devs wanna come help out on the nostr:nprofile1qqsra2ey033mkdwl5w8q0jss9ak69zafh82xsuvhwsaauw3trkq2amgpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qgcwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tck28qzu Web App?

The pay is terrible (zero), but it's important work  as we bootstrap bitcoin to the next level of adoption.


I'm Satoshi, and so is my wife.


Colour options in Material Design are both a blessing and a curse.


A fresh £100 billy of borrowing over the next five years here in the UK.

BRRRRRRRRRRRR.

Good thing I have insurance.


♾

We're right.


Friends?


Awesome, I'll try that!


I migrated what I thought was everyone off the #bluewallet custodial lightning service, but I caught-up with a friend recently and realised I forgot one. 😬

Any chance I can get access to these sats?

We're seeing a JSON parse error.

No response from BlueWallet support...

#asknostr

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


Winning.


YAAASS!


Janet Yellin asked a question about reserve currency status, and the Treasury sign drops dead 😂

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1850576071479140352/vid/avc1/480x270/6DE1ad1230Hjo3sO.mp4?tag=16


My art is ready for London! nostr:npub186k25a5rymtae6q0dmsh4ksen04706eurfst8xc5uzjchwkxdljqe59hv0 nostr:npub1jutptdc2m8kgjmudtws095qk2tcale0eemvp4j2xnjnl4nh6669slrf04x nostr:npub1wdzc9uy9wggfjf8sz8tvj39utkgf0vj8874x05ptqkxf28sqqlnsxw2z0e nostr:npub1cn670f663n3ks02jnnlsvd5y88zjnefy8343ykaxs7y3nzzketrsrjwt8a
https://m.primal.net/LkrM.jpg
https://m.primal.net/LkrO.jpg


Excellent! Can't wait to see it in person tomorrow. 🫂


" CULTURE of CODE " ART GALLERY  / BITCOIN CULTURE FEST at Cyphermunk House

Bitcoin Culture Festival - ART GALLERY information

The Bitcoin Culture Festival is just around the corner, and we're excited to present our artists with physical artworks at the Cyphermunk House. In addition, we will be showcasing these pieces on our 2140 Auction Portal.

The "Culture of Code" gallery will be held at:

> CypherMunk House
9 John Street
Bloomsbury, London, UK
WC1N 2ES

Before the festival, you can read our latest article about this one-of-a-kind house [here](https://yakihonne.com/article/naddr1qqgrjvmyv93nwcmxvvukgdmxxfjn2q3qhvqhft3p5m9vrg9fez62cm4lmftvu5tqtsc4kxpyju9uya0hywdqxpqqqp65w50c9hg) on *Yakihonne*.

Online auctions will be available on [2140.wtf](https://2140.wtf/6-auctions) starting from  October 29th to November 2nd 2024.

During the Bitcoin Culture Festival ART Gallery, you will have the opportunity to see the works of many talented Bitcoin artists. The sale will take place through our auction.

**ART Gallery** opening hours:

> October 29 - Private viewing: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
October 30 - November 2 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
November 1 and 2 - 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm during NostrLDN and ART Panels

Entry to the gallery is **FREE**

![image](https://yakihonne.s3.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com/3eacaa768326d7dce80f6ee17ada199bebe7eb3c1a60b39b14e0a58bbac66fe4/files/1729905910215-YAKIHONNES3.webp)

This event is only possible due to the passion and dedication of our crew, partners , and sponsors . All made by People for the People.  Cypherpunk vibe, pure from the  bottom.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Follow us also on all socials
[NOSTREE.me ](https://nostree.me/npub1hmqvn57wfm7qcygkt4et3qffhvdwyer9mkz0lyzjwr29438fe55s4r0s33/bcfestival) - NOSTR LinkTree
[INSTAGRAM](http://instagram.com/2140.wtf)
[TWETTER - X ](https://x.com/2140_wtf)
[YOUTUBE](https://www.youtube.com/@2140_wtf)

LINKS

[BitcoinCulturefestival.com](https://bitcoinculturefestival.com)

[CypherMunkHouse](https://cyphermunkhouse.com)

[www.2140.wtf](https://2140.wtf)

OUR PARNERS / SPONSORS

[ANGOR](https://angor.io)
![image](https://yakihonne.s3.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com/bec0c9d3ce4efc0c11165d72b88129bb1ae26465dd84ff905270d45ac4e9cd29/files/1728223113386-YAKIHONNES3.png)

[BITCOIN EVENTS HQ](https://bitcoinonly.events/)
![image](https://yakihonne.s3.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com/bec0c9d3ce4efc0c11165d72b88129bb1ae26465dd84ff905270d45ac4e9cd29/files/1728223151905-YAKIHONNES3.png)

[YAKIHONNE](https://yakihonne.com/)

![image](https://yakihonne.s3.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com/bec0c9d3ce4efc0c11165d72b88129bb1ae26465dd84ff905270d45ac4e9cd29/files/1727519951767-YAKIHONNES3.jpg)

STAY TUNED !!

***2140 Crew***

Hashtags:

#ArtGallery
#ArtPanel
#2140wtf
#2140army
#CyhermunkHouse
#art
#artstr
#nostrart
#craft
#culture
#music
#bitcoin
#nostr
#TootingMarket
#NostrLDN
#NostrLondon
#yakihonne


You can just turn off that notification type I think.


See you there!


Do any clients support nutzaps yet?

Can this work via the existing LN Address info in profiles or do profiles need expanding to better support nutzaps natively?


Reminds me of the early Amethyst days with hourly releases. 😂


Can you share the Figma?


I might have to mock something up.

The problem being solved is getting straight-jacketed by channels. This seriously inhibits the flow of a conversation if trying to remain 'on-topic' imho.

UX would need some serious thought though. Know anyone? 👀


Needs some tweaks.


You create your own channels with tags. Perhaps have some preset ones.


Yep, would be private. Probably a relay per community.

The tags become the channels - plural.

You can follow different tag combos. One or more tags can be added to or removed from rolling discussions as necessary.


A Nostr-native Discord killer that simply has:

- Circles (a la Google + for people-focused notes)
 - Tags (for topic(s)-focused notes)

Would be epic.

Tagging notes gets us away from compartmentalised channels, which silo discussions, often end up 'off-topic' quickly and limit flow.

Who's working on this?

#asknostr


First, they came for the entrepreneurs ...

https://i.nostr.build/OcJQcyxQcso6oU2P.jpg


Your desire for freedom is incompatible with iOS


🚨 WHITE NOISE LIVE DEMO! 🚨

Today is a big milestone. I'm now 100% sure that MLS messaging is going to work on Nostr! 🤙 I've been optimistic for weeks now but... you never know until you write that last line of code that ties it all together.

Personally, this project has stretched me way out of my comfort zone. I'm a web dev, not a cryptographer! I also didn't really know much about memory management or compiled languages before getting started on this project. Suffice to say, I've come a long way! 😊

It's not quite ready for use, but I'll have builds out very soon.

https://v.nostr.build/TNOG9ZGYjLEpeIlz.mp4

For those that don't know much about the project, I recommend finding my past MLS updates on Highlighter. Or just ping me here – I'm happy to answer questions.


3 out of 4 mate!

FOSS is absolutely not universally capitalist. There are definitely elements of Darwinism, but that is usually not profit driven.

Bitcoin is a perfect form of private property but the protocol itself is a commons; a point I feel some Bitcoiners contort themselves over constantly.


Can anyone receive your emails though?


The latest release of our Android app has just dropped!

v0.8.0 brings:

- Show place comments
- Hide ATMs by default
- Show places offering delivery

GitHub link below or in your favorite app store now.  nostr:npub10r8xl2njyepcw2zwv3a6dyufj4e4ajx86hz6v4ehu4gnpupxxp7stjt2p8.

We have temporarily lost dark tile support as we migrate to a self-sovereign vector tile setup. Dark tiles will hopefully back in the next release!

We have also migrate to a RPC-based API on the BTC Map server, which makes things more efficient and performant all round.

Igor did most of the heavy lifting on all of this and so props to him. 💪

And as a reminder, we are entirely volunteer powered. And so if you like using our service, consider getting involved or donating!

https://btcmap.org/support-us

https://github.com/teambtcmap/btcmap-android/releases/tag/v0.8.0


PGP for the masses.


#nostrelites


U wot mate!

210 sats below your line 😂

https://i.nostr.build/66Raq2gkL9mWqdy9.jpg


LOTTERY OR DEATH


Yep. They realised a lot of the public sector won't stomach higher rate income tax rises as they earn well.

So to capital it is. ISAs will started having limits (size and withdrawals) applied a la pensions and those limits will be stretched.

Then full on wealth tax topped with an exit tax cherry.

All within a decade I think.


First, they came from the entrepreneurs ...

https://i.nostr.build/OcJQcyxQcso6oU2P.jpg


Attestations FTW! 🤜🤛

https://fountain.fm/episode/SvtLwVhn8XTdAzFEvZc1

nostr:nevent1qvzqqqpxquqzpdr8hcmzu07sn36mt2cu6hhy994gf2gzp530pw9w6ahuzfv6sr9mgesj9g


That only they can read them.


Friend: Wait, your telling me you brought your own secure travel router but you forgot your toothbrush?

Me: 😬


GM 🫡

Front row seat to what I think will be one of humanity's most interesting periods.


Nope.


Wen Nostr+ ?

nostr:nevent1qqs89nyrwxfag8hjhj2ydvfchtphmuxy6w8k578942850lqjj6zyf4cpz3mhxw309ucnydewxqhrqt338g6rsd3e9upzp384u7n44r8rdq74988lqcmggww998jjg0rtzfd6dpufrxy9djk8qvzqqqqqqycufyaz


Would be cool to be able to lock notes to given npubs.

And not just posting to a community relay; actually having 'circles' that you define on nostr.

Nostr+


Google+ was ahead of it's time.


1) Always travel with a banana.

2) Don't day trade your pension.

3) Smile. You'll be dead soon.


I don't make the rules* 🤷♂

*They are my rules that I make.


A true sign of intelligence.


I used to think bitcoin was an intelligence test, but now I know it's a humility test.


Beautiful.


I don't.

It doesn't matter for a coffee.


I love a good ole gong bath. Shame I can't make it!


I need a 'DHH was right again' tee.


nostr:npub1tlv67m7xvlyplzexuynmfpguvyet0sjffce3y8vu0suuyuwgzauqjk7fdm 👀


You can set it up to auto approve most common requests and so it's entirely frictionless.


Amber (Android only though) is great.

Also, the Alby plugin works on FF and Mull on mobile.


Oh yeah. 🤟

Pizza Friday is a new tradition. 🍕
 https://i.nostr.build/Y5jI9uKILBwcWOpj.jpg


BONKERS!

https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxiqs58HFkLzC7ioBBFKuCcWzMzBwyii9x?si=aTsRnuI2_PfsL6It


Always be spending and buying bitcoin.


Important post if you are in the UK 🇬🇧

Plz share with or tag other Brits.

🧵 Thread

A Tax-Efficient Way to Spend Your #Bitcoin While Supporting the Network and Keeping Your Holdings Intact!

One way to spend Bitcoin, help decentralize the network, and move BTC off exchanges without triggering a taxable event is through a strategic spending and repurchase approach.

Here’s how it works ⬇

Step 1: Spend #Bitcoin at a vendor who accepts it as payment.

This ensures you're using Bitcoin in the way it was designed—as a decentralized currency. You're also supporting businesses that accept Bitcoin directly. 💳⚡

Step 2: Within 30 days of making the purchase, buy back the same amount of Bitcoin.

This is key to ensuring that you retain your original holdings without being exposed to market volatility. 🔄

The magic behind this strategy is the 30-day rule.
In the UK, this rule prevents you from claiming a tax loss on an asset if you buy it back within 30 days, but it also means you inherit the original cost basis if no profit is made.

By rebuying the Bitcoin within the 30-day window, you effectively reset your position at the original purchase price, meaning no capital gains or losses are realized.

This way, no taxable event occurs, and your Bitcoin stays in your hands! 💼🛡

Not only does this method keep your tax position intact, but it also moves Bitcoin off exchanges, which enhances decentralization and strengthens the Bitcoin network.

You continue to hold Bitcoin with your initial cost basis, tax-free. 🏛🔐

In summary:

Spend BTC at a vendor

Buy back the same amount within 30 days

Maintain your original cost basis, avoiding tax implications

Support the Bitcoin ecosystem by transacting on-chain 🌍⚡

#Bitcoin #CryptoTax #BitcoinNetwork #SpendAndHODL #TaxPlanning

THIS THREAD IS FROM
THIS ACCOUNT;

Stolen from The Secret Investor - Tax accountant on twitter.
https://m.primal.net/LUbC.jpg


Bitcoiners visiting bitcoin-accepting merchants and paying in fiat are larpers.


If you have fiat to spend in the first place you are short bitcoin.

Opportunity cost is identical.

There are no $10k coffees.


BitChange

https://www.bitchange.site/


There was an El Salvadorian team that built this (and won) during the Hackathon at Adopting Bitcoin last year.

Targetted at normies frequenting orange-pilled merchants (i.e. those not simply accepting bitcoin).

Bitcoiners visiting bitcoin-accepting merchants and paying in fiat are larpers.


🤜🤛

Attestations and Proof of Place! Let's go.

nostr:naddr1qq2nya2z2akk6j60w9jz6vpeweg4vn2g8pvrqq3qcn670f663n3ks02jnnlsvd5y88zjnefy8343ykaxs7y3nzzketrsxpqqqp65wstzn6c


Looks like this is for trusted providers of a given service as opposed to the ability to signal 'I believe this specific thing x to be true'.

So, nostr:nprofile1qqsra2ey033mkdwl5w8q0jss9ak69zafh82xsuvhwsaauw3trkq2amgpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qgcwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tck28qzu could be a trusted provider of Proof of Place Assertions (using this NIP); however the Assertion itself would need to be signalled elsewhere, perhaps a different Attestation NIP.

Did I get that right?


The Attestation Provider and the Attestation itself are distinct.


See the Attestations section here:

nostr:naddr1qq2nya2z2akk6j60w9jz6vpeweg4vn2g8pvrqq3qcn670f663n3ks02jnnlsvd5y88zjnefy8343ykaxs7y3nzzketrsxpqqqp65wstzn6c


Looks like this if for trusted providers of a given service as opposed to the ability to signal 'I believe this specific thing x to be true'.

So, nostr:nprofile1qqsra2ey033mkdwl5w8q0jss9ak69zafh82xsuvhwsaauw3trkq2amgpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qgcwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tck28qzu could be a trusted provider of Proof of Place Assertions (using this NIP); however the Assertion itself would need to be signalled elsewhere, perhaps a different Attestation NIP.

Did I get that right?


£20 Early Bird rate now available via slavecoin (Eventbrite link below) or sats to bristol@minibits.cash with npub/email as reference.
https://image.nostr.build/5a434d78e13be1b855a1d98a7be85bd268bd8d641eecbf6e4cc4eaa35af09dd7.jpg
eventbrite.com/e/bitcoin-west-tickets-1010116604957


Came here to say this. 🤝


To park on your lawn. 😂


We're all Peter Todd.

Except Craig Wrong.


I tried local (Ollama/Llama) with Code plugins, but I'm finding cloud service like replit much better.

Whole codebase context and much faster.

Replit agent is nuts.


Waiting for local LLM is new coffee time for devs. Used to be compiling.


btcmap.org/add-location


Was thinking exactly the same today whilst waiting on my AI slave.


A mix. Will check-out that Obsidian plugin.


BWEST 2024 Mini Unconference

GRASSROOTS FINANCE: empowering individuals & communities with Bitcoin.

Hamilton House, Bristol, Sat Nov 16th 10-5pm

Featuring: nostr:nprofile1qqsvfa085adgecmg84ffelcxx6zrn3ffu5jrc6cjtwng0zge3ptv43cpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qgcwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcwmah2e nostr:nprofile1qqsvrlrhw86l5sv06wkyjgs6rrcekskvk7nx8k50qn9m7mqgeqxjpvgpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hscyekra nostr:nprofile1qqsp02kerjznyqgla3gujxw33dhr80lm7pvhp9vn8p2f2095afggdcgpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9ugysshy nostr:nprofile1qqst5teefqektpr4aytgpwyclxlq78v9q9nvd2pem0sgf5pxdttwyzspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9u4qf5yj nostr:nprofile1qqsthy887pf36j465w0ls5y32a6rf7m06whlnnacmgn4rx0zg845alcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz5nfzh nostr:nprofile1qqsttwkhga9z0wj2cfnunw2a49qw3uz6qwdvxcf4558z4t6zkg5r3lcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcmuesm3 nostr:nprofile1qqsyvyjl47u724y643483g7ktwc86ku30ngew7xsgwwrlyxdmararwcpz4mhxue69uhhyetw9ehx7um5wgcjucm0d5hsz9nhwden5te0wfjkcctexghxzmn8daezu6t09uq3gamnwvaz7tmjd3ujucn0wpkxutnrdakj7y4rhnz & more + workshops, LN Market, lunch, gallery drinks & after-party.

Early Bird Tickets, pay £20 via LN to bristol@minibits.cash with npub/email as ref or pay fiat at Eventbrite. BitcoinBristol.org/#conference
https://video.nostr.build/9ecf1d34e076f5dcb73bd9efb6075be0ba1fd81d5a4e5ff9364426bf67260281.mp4


And lest we forget the fail whale.

https://i.nostr.build/jX9Cy5q2E32mP9zl.jpg


There wasn't a single place outside of nostr:nprofile1qqs9kuz7djmqysjuqxfq9hg8pgxqpxcyptqejc8waukc4ratyhq7legpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnfdenx7tcpr9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezu7n9vfjkget99e3kcmm4vsqjqamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwaskcmr9w3hkvumpw3hhx6rf9e3k7mf0m8rduj's when we first went 2 years ago.

Incredible.


Alpaca 🦙 great on Linux.

You can point Cursor and some Code plugins to it.

https://github.com/Jeffser/Alpaca


Have you been looking over my shoulder? Replit doing a pretty good job.


Queued!

Fast becoming one of my favourite pods.


Bring on the next dystopia.

https://fountain.fm/clip/u0YPcx6R4CZCLZDx0hWt

#bitcoin #nostr


Habla.news v good.


Yes, I always post a short form note with URL to a reader as not all clients support long-form (e.g. Primal).


Relays are Communitues, by default.

Surfacing (and using!) them in that way is how you get to their #normielization.

To the people around me (of which 90% doesn't use or enjoy Twitter btw) I show this:
https://cdn.satellite.earth/eb05a00d6357928c045c898dee476b4ce6ced17e2fa5a0b9bffb212ebb3b6613.png
Then I tell them: "Every chat/group/community you see here **is** a Relay (server)"

They all get that part straight away and thus know what relays to choose for their outbox 👉 the communities they want to publish in

They also grasp pretty quickly that they can publish more than just chat messages in there: posts, articles, events, audio, repos, ...
And honestly they get pretty exited about this part specifically.

In my designs, every such publication, when opened, displays to what communities it was targeted (and accepted of course):
https://cdn.satellite.earth/da6911b627e2d19096bc57d3259b06dfa54f1401a6688c4beac3db5cc5d6c62d.png
This helps with community discovery and with helping them understand that they can target their stuff to more than one public community at once.

Then, for the inbox-part it comes down to shilling the benefits of having a personal relay:
- a backup of all your stuff
- fast access and computation for you specifically
- having your own inbox that you can set a price or other conditions for
- publishing private things exclusively to a whitelisted set of npubs
https://cdn.satellite.earth/7bcfe1478007d70033b5e22667be930cb91608923ddf3fa9f5f9270e6c8899b9.png
- privacy in general
- etc...

One last thing that can help is not displaying relays as freaking geeky looking websites 😅. Relays need npubs, and the profile name that comes with it, if you ask me.


nostr.band


I've been using replit. Incredible.


That is a thing of beauty. 😍


Chip butty narrows it down! 👀

With gravy?


GN

https://i.nostr.build/huNcI3F7Eera9f28.jpg


Vario 818 DA


Hello fellow T1/T2/Vario enjoyooor 🤝


Yeah, I mean pay-up-front like with nostr:nprofile1qqsx2wyjt6lmvc05rrvv05r5hm3w3t7h0pcpmkyswrpd4ymd2u09tscpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3kamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu339e682mnwv4k8xct5wvhxxmmdqywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68yttsw43zuam9d3kx7unyv4ezumn9wscn3xgh.

Ah yes, timelocks. Thx!


Hey nostr:nprofile1qqs9pk20ctv9srrg9vr354p03v0rrgsqkpggh2u45va77zz4mu5p6ccpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9thwden5te0dehhxarj9ehhsarj9ejx2a30qyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnddakj7xph5zr - how does pre-locking Cashu differ from lightning pre-pay?

I presume you must be able to unlock it or burn it?

https://v.nostr.build/EuZluRZJ7iHbbckL.mp4

https://fountain.fm/clip/Jpd6S23wm60LKqkOYdJe


I always feel stupid writing code.


How else do you know you're done?


Ah, so AOL then. 😉


Of course!

You can import your emails from your boomer provider. Hotmail, right? 😂


Bonkers.

Seems so ridiculous once you've understood PKC.


Proton. Just sign-up and the whole shabang: email, VPN, Pass Manager etc.


NEED


#FollowFriday: interesting Nostr users that are NOT posting about Nostr and Bitcoin. :)
Diversify your feed, follow them!

 nostr:npub1rt65j4vnd05qf72szpj8afdd5hrkylka7pe55lup8waquv0wm9sqjj0y9g: rug designer from Iran, amazing patterns and more
 nostr:npub1tq84zxhs57wjej3qlddldwuf40nf3pvnlptgza7j55f7s7ethmesnx9jwx your daily dose of stoic quotes
 nostr:npub1shvklfmf8we7vuu5pulmrqsy449gqul4rs7t2eyfexgmy6dev3ls79rmg2: just beautiful pictures of flowers
 nostr:npub1yy3uc7y85faxy5cwq8f574yda3j9457p7r9h2ymlkwlx6lp8f4vsy4kawc: economic commentary and insights from a China-based business advisor

=> Reply with your non-Bitcoin, non-Nostr favorite accounts, thanks!


They must bulk buy.


Pre-pay was what we invented because fiat rails can't handle realtime micro-payments with finality.


Pre-pay is fiat as fuck.

nostr:nevent1qqs25pjypegda4ll2w57utrldy69vvcx623qqpc4dcdvavmtzt2yksqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsyg9mly364yjxqe0c33qv0kdlv8xvcrlnlnlsvk5vktl5e7akyzy0rcpsgqqqqqqsd3udvj


"Bitcoin left the arena of violence, but it didn't take us with it ... the mice will win, but the cats will be well fed".

Wise words from nostr:nprofile1qqs04neen777aqwaghf8fr5p9xey6flm5g3ykhkd066xr3tkwzthsccpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgjwaehxw309ac82unsd3jhqct89ejhxqgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcze7k7v.

https://v.nostr.build/VdWgfB9xwv4SF6bs.mp4

https://fountain.fm/clip/YB5t76PaKCNTGxLjayFa


LOOOOOONG VOL!

https://fountain.fm/episode/LIqKd15kkcC8tp3R81ia

nostr:nevent1qvzqqqpxquqzpq4lxruwe0j637g63k3vzza3ypmqyzcmd3g9u6n6f4v93vrkuqxlfg3jgq


"Curacao: An OG's Hidden Gem" from Ungovernable Misfits "The Hidden Bitcoin Paradise 🌴 | The Confab 09: SeedSigner"

https://cdn.satellite.earth/2eed55faeb19fa6a899974a95fb89048715b469bc19420ee5fe47748cd115a63.mp4

Listen on Fountain
https://fountain.fm/episode/beS6W3U7BtKfypAMkM7W


Test RSS bot for new bitcoin merchants in Madeira. 🤖

nostr:nprofile1qqs04xzt6ldm9qhs0ctw0t58kf4z57umjzmjg6jywu0seadwtqqc75sprfmhxue69uhhq7tjv9kkjepwve5kzar2v9nzucm0d5hsz9thwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjme0qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0y8qdrm nostr:nprofile1qqsxu35yyt0mwjjh8pcz4zprhxegz69t4wr9t74vk6zne58wzh0waycpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qg4waehxw309ahx7um5wghx77r5wghxgetk9uq3samnwvaz7tmxd9k8getj9ehx7um5wgh8w6twv5hsj7hdd2 nostr:nprofile1qqs9kuz7djmqysjuqxfq9hg8pgxqpxcyptqejc8waukc4ratyhq7legppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0vkdl4e nostr:nprofile1qqsv45qvfz5vdzwn9478wzusyggjf44x3w7xk8f3cgpe4px44wgv77cpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcn9229p 👀

nostr:nevent1qqs02qzsmtd80asw9kqep6e84vypx3pay7fur2a2sk8vyanrytj5tzsppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qgsgzd5edlt8xy3ualg73kuzm89cmvtrc858r3w3dp3x3m7fphpyzxgrqsqqqqqpg37qc5


Moar data maintainers needed!

A few taggers in each country is all it takes.

What's stopping you from keeping your back yard in good order?

Become the Shadowy Supertaggers your country needs. 🤟

nostr:nevent1qqszc025gqw8f4dlu69gtzq0r95grlj5je056k540897daxmuuyr7hgpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3q864jglrrhv6alguwql9pqtmd5296nww5dpcewapmmcazk8vq4mksxpqqqqny54497a5


Monthly update from BTC Map covering Merchant Comments, Feed Reader Support, RPC Interface, Trending Countries, Trending Communities and Global Metrics.

This is a long form article, you can read it in https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzq04ty37x8we4m73cup72zqhkmg5t4xuag6r3ja6rhh369vwcpthdqqxnzdejxuur2wphxsenjveczpeppz

## Merchant Comments

I extracted about 900 valuable comments from our verification reports and I exposed them via BTC Map sync API. Comments turned out to be extremely valuable since they often add important context to certain Bitcoin merchants. The next steps are client app support and automating new comments.

## Feed Reader Support

Some people are only interested in new places or comments in their areas, so they don’t want to install our apps and check them all the time. BTC Map data is open, and we never intended to lock users in, that’s why I created a few experimental Atom data feeds. Let’s say you want to get notified of new places and comments in the Netherlands, so now you can just add the following feeds to your feed reader of choice:

[https://api.btcmap.org/feeds/new-places/nl](https://api.btcmap.org/feeds/new-places/nl)

[https://api.btcmap.org/feeds/new-comments/nl](https://api.btcmap.org/feeds/new-comments/nl)

Of course, you can mix and match any number of BTC Map areas, communities and countries alike. Web feed links are always available on our website, in area activity section.

## RPC Interface

Most of our administrative tasks are now centralized, which means that processing new change requests might take a long time, depending on how busy we are. This model can’t scale, that’s why we’re building an admin API, alongside GUI and CLI tools which can be used to simplify access to many local administrative tasks. There is no ETA on that, but I think we’ll be able to delegate most tasks to local community managers pretty soon.

## Trending Countries

1. [Netherlands](https://btcmap.org/country/nl) - 190 events and comments
2. [Italy](https://btcmap.org/country/it) - 173 events and comments
3. [Germany](https://btcmap.org/country/de) - 169 events and comments
4. [Spain](https://btcmap.org/country/es) - 101 events and comments
5. [Portugal](https://btcmap.org/country/pt) - 98 events and comments
6. [El Salvador](https://btcmap.org/country/sv) - 95 events and comments
7. [United Kingdom](https://btcmap.org/country/gb) - 83 events and comments
8. [Brazil](https://btcmap.org/country/br) - 78 events and comments
9. [Switzerland](https://btcmap.org/country/ch) - 77 events and comments
10. [Czechia](https://btcmap.org/country/cz) - 74 events and comments

Many merchants in the Netherlands were re-verified by [Comino](https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Comino), which shows that a single maintainer can keep the whole country up to date. Having a single maintainer per country would allow us to keep the whole world up to date, so if your country has some old and outdated merchants, we need your help!

Italian re-verification effort can mostly be attributed to [mpbin](https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/mpbin). This user not only re-verified many existing places but also added some missing general tags such as contact details and so on. Those tags are extremely valuable, so even if your area is up-to-date, you might want to check if you have enough contact details for every merchant. This account apparently belongs to [Bitcoin Italia Network](https://bitcoinitalianetwork.com/), and it looks like they’re taking ownership over the whole region.

Germany’s data was enhanced by many different accounts, but 65% of German locations are still outdated, so this country needs more love from local editors. Spain continues to be in a good shape, thanks to [descubrebitcoin](https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/descubrebitcoin) efforts, and Portugal data quality continues to improve, thanks to [Sxajne](https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Sxajne).

Big thanks to [Rockedf](https://btcmap.org/tagger/7522075) for contributing to almost every region!

## Trending Communities

1. [Satoshi Spritz](https://btcmap.org/community/satoshi-spritz) - 176 events and comments
2. [Einundzwanzig Deutschlan](https://btcmap.org/community/einundzwanzig-deutschland) - 169 events and comments
3. [Einundzwanzig Portugal](https://btcmap.org/community/einundzwanzig-portugal) - 98 events and comments
4. [Einundzwanzig Schweiz](https://btcmap.org/community/einundzwanzig-schweiz) - 78 events and comments
5. [Bitcoin Association Switzerland](https://btcmap.org/community/bitcoin-association-switzerland) - 77 events and comments
6. [Dezentralschweiz](https://btcmap.org/community/dezentralschweiz) - 77 events and comments
7. [Bitcoin Berlin - El Salvador](https://btcmap.org/community/bitcoin-berlin) - 60 events and comments
8. [Free Madeira](https://btcmap.org/community/free-madeira) - 51 events and comments
9. [Berlin 2140](https://btcmap.org/community/berlin-2140) - 48 events and comments
10. [Einundzwanzig Berlin](https://btcmap.org/community/einundzwanzig-berlin) - 48 events and comments

## Global Metrics

The number of verified merchants has dropped from 6,867 to 6,734 (-2%), which means that we’re struggling to keep more than 5-7 thousands of places up-to-date, and we need more contributors who can re-verify outdated merchants.

The total number of merchants has increased from 11,685 to 11,833 (+1.3%), which is in line with our long-term trend. The stream of new merchants has no signs of tapering, we’re just struggling to maintain the old ones in certain regions.

The average number of days since the last verification has increased from 323 to 340 (+5.3%), which means that our data is now significantly less reliable than it was a month ago. This is yet another confirmation that our main bottleneck is the lack of local maintainers.

## Conclusion

Our main issue is growing number of outdated locations, and getting more maintainers can take some time. It’s not the only way to improve BTC Map though, so we can focus on highlighting the best quality merchants, which I’m intending to be busy with during October. I have a few ideas on using different quality signals, and it might make sense to simply mark or hide outdated or unreliable merchants.

The best way to help us is to re-verify some outdated locations in your area, if you have any:

[https://btcmap.org/map?outdated](https://btcmap.org/map?outdated)


GM 🫡


NEW CLIENT ANNOUNCEMENT
https://m.primal.net/LDNn.mp4
I wanted to build on nostr and I asked OpenSats for a grant to work on ONOSENDAI one day per week. I scaled back my hours at my fiat job and began part time nostr development to work on a novel metaverse project where all actions require proof of work. This was the beginning of my nostr career. Today is a huge milestone in that journey.

It took me 52 Fridays from proof of concept to reality, and now ONOSENDAI functions as the first cyberspace client.

Today I present to you the thermodynamic update to #ONOSENDAI https://onosendai.tech
#welcometocyberspace folks. It's finally here. Check it out on desktop for the best experience. More updates for a better Mobile experience are in the pipeline.

I'm working on a video to explain cyberspace and how to use ONOSENDAI and I'll post it ASAP.

The short tutorial is this:
- WASD for movement (relative to camera)
- Q = down, E = up
- ESC to put camera behind avatar
- Mouse Click and drag to move camera
- Mouse Wheel to change Throttle

Sections of the app:

LOCAL
This is the on-the-ground cyberspace view. The shiny polygon you begin your journey in is your Home Coordinate, which is simply your hex pubkey. Your journey always starts here if you derezz (or get derezzed) at any point, but your progress is saved to nostr and your avatar will travel even when you're away from the app!

SECTOR
This is the 10,000ft view of cyberspace. Nearby sectors are automatically scanned for objects of interest and mapped in 3D: other avatars, hyperjumps, shards, and constructs (coming soon).

GLOBAL
This is the 100,000,000ft view of cyberspace. The staggeringly large full coordinate system is shown.

BUILD
This tab is a 3D editor that lets you build 3D objects called Shards. Shards can be mined and planted wherever you are at in cyberspace for everyone to admire. In the LOCAL tab you can mine and deploy a Shard at your current position. The size and complexity of the shard determines its mining difficulty.

Terminology:

- coord - a cyberspace coordinate is a 256-bit number, just like event ids and public keys.
- chain - the nostr events representing your movement which contain proof-of-work and are linked together via hash
- sector - a 2^30 cube area of cyberspace
- G - Gibson, the unit of measurement in cyberspace named after William Gibson (the author who invented the concept of cyberspace)
- plane - The last bit in a cyberspace coordinate determines its plane. Depending on your pubkey you will either be in D-Space or I-Space. You will be able to switch planes in a future update. All points in D-Space map to a real point in reality, including Earth. All points in I-Space are virtual.

Despite the polish I was able to muster, ONOSENDAI is still in its infancy, and so is cyberspace. It's up to you to explore, build, discover, and push it forward, because unlike other metaverses, this one belongs to everyone and is controlled by no-one. That's the whole point!

I would like to invite all #cyberspace enthusiasts to join my new ditto instance at https://straylight.cafe and use your nostr identity to ask questions, discuss cyberspace, futurism, and how to build this new world together. I think it's going to be a lot of fun. I want to shut down the ONOSENDAI telegram group in favor of Straylight Café because it's nostr based, so hop on over and make it happen!

When you join Straylight.cafe, it isn't connected to any external relays on purpose, so you must edit your profile and customize it for how you want your npub to appear on this site. Whatever you post on Straylight stays there and doesn't go out to the rest of nostr unless you do so manually. It's like an open telegram group -- public, but not broadcasted by default.

And so concludes my OpenSats grant. I want to thank so many people for supporting me, encouraging me, and helping me along this journey.
I am going to try to list everyone I can and I apologize if I miss someone:
OpenSats and the whole team there
Gsovereignty and Bitkarrot for having me on their podcast. This was a huge break for me into the nostr scene.
Johns and Marina for encouraging me and inviting me to awesome bolt.fun hackathons which were a wonderful opportunity to meet great people!
bnonni for being my first ONOSENDAI contributor
Chris for donating to support my work on cyberspace
laoc42
42pupusas for being the first to build on the cyberspace protocol
CryptoClay for his enthusiasm and support
Nik, for bringing life and sound to cyberspace with his videos
Pablo for bragging about me and sharing his contagious enthusiasm
JeffG for answering my NDK questions and being a good bro
Simon for donating to support my work on cyberspace
the FanFares team
AVERAGE_GARY for thoughtful consideration and friendship
Artur Brugeman
J@n, for having me on his podcast and being an awesome friend
Ioni Appleberg
Michael Tidwell
Ser Sleepy
Jay
Quiet Warrior
Avi
holdbod
hzrd149
Max
Max Hillebrand
biscuits
metamick and paula
jonb
shaun, isaac, yofu, and the yakihonne crew. They throw great hackathons and are wonderful people!
jeanpaul
Fiatjaf
https://m.primal.net/LFjl.png
Stephen Mosher and his crew
all of my faithful and beloved reply guys who hype me up when I post about cyberspace
Everyone in the telegram group and everyone who has zapped, tested, and waited patiently for this
Everyone who believed in me and the skeptics who pushed me to the finish line

This is just the beginning. Nostr isn't just for tweets. It's for cyberspace, and I think that's a big deal. Thanks everyone 👾💜

#OTHERSTUFF


Wen Attestation NIP?


You're not working on nostr product design anymore?


What Nostr feels like as an npub screaming into the void.

This is a long form article, you can read it in https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzplfq3m5v3u5r0q9f255fdeyz8nyac6lagssx8zy4wugxjs8ajf7pqqxnzdejxu6rxvfkxyenswp55p58yy

# A fortnight of being real on Nostr

![MVC pattern](https://i.nostr.build/CetoKl21ReLIBIeC.png)

It's been over two weeks, since I announced that I would primarily be noting from my lesser-known [Silberengel npub](nostr:nprofile1qydhwumn8ghj7argv4nx7un9wd6zumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcpr3mhxue69uhhg6r9vd5hgctyv4kzumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcqyr7jprhgeregx7q2j4fgjmjgy0xfm34l63pqvwyf2acsd9q0mynuzlmgw80), and it's been an interesting experience. As with anything I ever do, I clicked around a lot, tested out a lot, and tried out a lot. Mostly, I observed.

## Let me share, what I've learned

1. Nostr-related products are increasingly useless, if you don't follow anyone, or only follow a handful of people. **Everything is geared to follows** and you usually really do need to follow gobs of people, to have an interesting feed, by capturing the most-active people (about 10% of the people you follow). Those people tend to quote and boost other people's notes into your stream, allowing you to follow those additional people and so on, like a snowball scheme. This means that follows are actually a feed-management mechanism, rather than any indication of a relationship between npubs. It also means that 10% of the npubs decide what everyone will look at.
2. Many people collect followers, by being active for a very short time, following lots and lots of people and getting follow-backs, then they unfollow the smaller npubs or abruptly change their tone or the content (this is common with spammers and scammers). Then they have a high WoT score. **What, precisely, is being trusted here?** (Also, centering WoT on follows is influencer-maxxing for plebs, KWIM?)
3. Why are individuals never unfollowing these npubs? Because nobody unfollows anyone who hasn't seriously upset them. **Follow-inertia is rampant** and the follow lists are so long that most people don't even know who they are following. So long as the "bad npub" doesn't spam the people who are following them directly, they don't notice anything. That means following spam can inadvertently protect you from spam, whilst the same spammers throw crap at your own frens, all damned day.
4. Most relay owners/operators don't ever look directly at the feed from their own relay, so it's usually full of enormous amounts of garbage. Your clients and personal/private relays are often downloading and broadcasting all of that garbage indiscriminately, so **the garbage gets passed around, like a social media virus**. Many of you just haven't noticed, because you also don't look at the feed from your relays (see 1).
5. Almost all business logic (the controls, in the classic model-view-controller setup) has been placed on the client-side. This is great, if you're a client developer, as it makes relays superfluous and traps your customers in your app, by **making moving to a different app more onerous**. Every move requires a period of readjustment and fiddling, before they can see their feed the way that they are used to seeing it. This is less great, if you're a user and are interested in trying out a different app.
6.  When I began, two weeks ago, the concept of topical, private, and personal relays interacting were mostly a pipe dream (pun intended), but I've been pleased to see, that some other people are beginning to catch on to **the appeal of decentralizing and specializing the model layer**. A diverse, sprawling network of relays, connected through the [outbox model](https://mikedilger.com/gossip-model/) and [negentropy syncing](https://github.com/hoytech/strfry/blob/master/docs/negentropy.md), is really next-generation communication, and essential for ensuring censorship-resistance, while supporting smooth interaction.
7. Once you get above a few hundred followers (which I already have, *That went fast!*), additional followers are increasingly spam or inactive/bot npubs, and once you get a few thousand followers, **that Bot Effect goes parabolic**, as your notes are spread more widely onto spammy relays. You won't notice, yourself, as anything over a few hundred becomes Some Big Number and you'll eventually stop even looking to see who they are, or caring about them, at all. Which leads directly to my next point...
8. The number of followers a person has, **correlates with an increase in their disdain for people who care** about follower counts, likes, reactions, or even zaps. This *noblesse oblige* says nothing about the usefulness or information any of these signals carry. You will please also notice that they never change npubs and rarely change profile pics because of reasons I don't need to elaborate on, further.
9. On-boarding is a lonely experience because **nobody looks at the feed, and you initially have no followers**. Even if you reply to people, they often can't see what you wrote because of your low WoT score. That is, unless you already know someone there, who can vouch for you. Or are lucky to get discovered by the Nostr Welcoming Committee and end up one of the biggest npubs overnight, which is like winning the follower lottery.
For most new npubs, the experience is terrible and they eventually give up, for a handful the experience is absolutely fantastic and they are hooked. Obvious lesson: nobody should onboard, who doesn't know at least 1 other person: so invites only. Unlike Those Other Protocols, Nostr doesn't need a centrally-determined invite, as every client or relay can offer their own version, geared to a different audience. The goal simply needs to be: get off 1.
10. I don't get many zaps or reactions, anymore, but **I still have interesting conversations**, and I no longer face the surreal situation of every cough, hiccup, or sneeze I emit being front-page news. Nostr feels more like Nostr, again, and less like Twitter, and now I want communities and forums even harder.

![Laeserin](https://image.nostr.build/58999452123e75d400344eb71d09abe1e704c5113c03e808dd2ef5954862bb65.png)
![Silberengel](https://image.nostr.build/cee6d675ff3acd57b74dde50d93910c3b336c311a348d77f60c2e6f69f4b6a7e.png)


Cc nostr:nprofile1qqsrmhh22fcqncju3rf5yyhhex4rvdz0hm4a9d56qnh80l7rcrhhxugpzemhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejz7qgkwaehxw309a5xjum59ehx7um5wghxcctwvshszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz73syl40 👀


Milkers?


3hrs of  nostr:npub1lt8nn8aaa6qa63wjwj8gz2djf5nlhg3zfd0v6l45v8zhvuyh0p3s5zzt5y

Brace brace 😂


""The total amount of sensitive information leaked will always increase over time.""

This is a highlight created in https://habla.news


Best viewed on [Habla](https://habla.news/u/nathan@btcmap.org/2uBWmmKOqd-09vQVMH8X0), [YakiHonne](nostr:naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzp384u7n44r8rdq74988lqcmggww998jjg0rtzfd6dpufrxy9djk8qq2nya2z2akk6j60w9jz6vpeweg4vn2g8pvrq6c73gs) or [Highlighter](nostr:naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzp384u7n44r8rdq74988lqcmggww998jjg0rtzfd6dpufrxy9djk8qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qq2nya2z2akk6j60w9jz6vpeweg4vn2g8pvrqzwws2x).

# TL;DR

This article explores the links between public, community-driven data sources (such as [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org)) and private, cryptographically-owned data found on networks such as [Nostr](https://nostr.org/).

The following concepts are explored:

1. **Attestations**: Users signalling to their social graph that they believe something to be true by publishing Attestations. These social proofs act as a decentralised verification system that leverages your [web-of-trust](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust).
2. **Proof of Place**: An oracle-based system where physical letters are sent to real-world locations, confirming the corresponding digital ownership via cryptographic proofs. This binds physical locations in [meatspace](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meatspace) with their digital representations in the Nostrverse.
3. **Check-ins**: Foursquare-style check-ins that can be verified using attestations from place owners, ensuring authenticity. This approach uses web-of-trust to validate check-ins and location ownership over time.

The goal is to leverage cryptographic ownership where necessary while preserving the open, collaborative nature of public data systems.

[Open Data](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_data) in a public commons has a place and should not be thrown out with the Web 2.0 bathwater.

# Cognitive Dissonance

Ever since discovering [Nostr](https://nostr.org/) in August of 2022 I've been grappling with how [BTC Map](https://btcmap.org/) \- a project that helps bitcoiners find places to spend sats \- should most appropriately use this new protocol.

I am assuming, dear reader, that you are somewhat familiar with Nostr \- a relatively new protocol for decentralised identity and communication. If you don’t know your nsec from your npub, please take some time to read these excellent posts: [Nostr is Identity for the Internet](https://hivemind.vc/identity/) and [The Power of Nostr](https://www.lynalden.com/the-power-of-nostr/) by [@max](nostr:npub18lzls4f6h46n43revlzvg6x06z8geww7uudhncfdttdtypduqnfsagugm3) and [@lyn](nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a), respectively. Nostr is so much more than a short-form social media replacement.

The social features (check-ins, reviews, etc.) that Nostr unlocks for BTC Map are clear and exciting \- all your silos are indeed broken \- however, something fundamental has been bothering me for a while and I think it comes down to data ownership.

For those unfamiliar, BTC Map uses [OpenStreetMap (OSM)](https://www.openstreetmap.org) as its main geographic database. OSM is centred on the concept of a commons of objectively verifiable data that is maintained by a global community of volunteer editors; a Wikipedia for maps. There is no data ownership; the data is free (as in freedom) and anyone can edit anything. It is the data equivalent of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) \- FOSD if you will, but more commonly referred to as [Open Data](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_data).

In contrast, Notes and Other Stuff on Nostr ([Places](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/927) in this cartographic context) are explicitly owned by the controller of the private key. These notes are free to propagate, but they are owned.

How do we reconcile the decentralised nature of Nostr, where data is cryptographically owned by individuals, with the community-managed data commons of OpenStreetMap, where no one owns the data?

# Self-sovereign Identity

Before I address this coexistence question, I want to talk a little about identity as it pertains to ownership. If something is to be owned, it has to be owned by someone or something \- an identity.

All identities that are not self-sovereign are, by definition, leased to you by a 3rd party. You rent your Facebook identity from Meta in exchange for your data. You rent your web domain from your DNS provider in exchange for your money.

Taken to the extreme, you rent your passport from your Government in exchange for your compliance. You are you at the pleasure of others. Where Bitcoin separates money from the state; Nostr separates identity from the state.

Or, as [@nvk](nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8) said recently: ["Don't build your house on someone else's land."](nostr:nevent1qqsf493dryeqzrsfjq938hpjg3jf3yd8cv70a9ggzlts5p29tasawkqpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3qaz9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgsxpqqqqqqzajen2k).

https://i.nostr.build/xpcCSkDg3uVw0yku.png

While we’ve had the tools for self-sovereign digital identity for decades (think PGP keys or WebAuthN), we haven't had the necessary social use cases nor the corresponding social graph to elevate these identities to the mainstream. Nostr fixes this.

Nostr is PGP for the masses and will take cryptographic identities mainstream.

# Full NOSTARD?

Returning to the coexistence question: the data on OpenStreetMap isn’t directly owned by anyone, even though the physical entities the data represents might be privately owned. OSM is a data commons.

We can objectively agree on the location of a tree or a fire hydrant without needing permission to observe and record it. Sure, you could place a tree ‘on Nostr’, but why should you? Just because something can be ‘on Nostr’ doesn’t mean it should be.

https://i.nostr.build/s3So2JVAqoY4E1dI.png

There might be a dystopian future where we can't agree on what a tree is nor where it's located, but I hope we never get there. It's at this point we'll need a [Wikifreedia](https://wikifreedia.xyz/) variant of OpenStreetMap.

While integrating Nostr identities into OpenStreetMap would be valuable, the current OSM infrastructure, tools, and community already provide substantial benefits in managing this data commons without needing to go NOSTR-native \- there's no need to go [Full NOSTARD](https://fountain.fm/clip/48noGYA7bRXNP96dqsOP). H/T to [@princeySOV](nostr:npub1hghnjjpnvkz8t6gkszuf37d7puwc2qtxc65rnklqsngzv6kkug9qhhfyz2) for the [original meme](nostr:nevent1qqst7609zyuy92q655mzls5trdv8u6h8d4v7myjc3t6gvxs68qrtp6cpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuam9d3kx7unyv4ezumn9wszka25g).

https://i.nostr.build/ot9jtM5cZtDHNKWc.png

So, how do we appropriately blend cryptographically owned data with the commons?

If a location is owned in meatspace *and* it's useful to signal that ownership, it should also be owned in cyberspace. Our efforts should therefore focus on entities like businesses, while allowing the commons to manage public data for as long as it can successfully mitigate the [tragedy of the commons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons).

The remainder of this article explores how we can:

1. Verify ownership of a physical place in the real world;
2. Link that ownership to the corresponding digital place in cyberspace.

As a side note, I don't see private key custodianship \- or, even worse, permissioned use of Places signed by another identity's key \- as any more viable than the rented identities of Web 2.0.

And as we all know, the Second Law of Infodynamics (no citation\!) states that:

> "The total amount of sensitive information leaked will always increase over time."

This especially holds true if that data is centralised.

Not your keys, not your notes. Not your keys, not your identity.

# Places and Web-of-Trust

[@Arkinox](nostr:npub1arkn0xxxll4llgy9qxkrncn3vc4l69s0dz8ef3zadykcwe7ax3dqrrh43w) has been leading the charge on the [Places NIP](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/927), introducing Nostr notes (kind 37515\) that represent physical locations. The draft is well-crafted, with bonus points for linking back to OSM (and other location repositories) via [NIP-73 \- External Content IDs](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/744bce8fcae0aca07b936b6662db635c8b4253dd/73.md) (championed by [@oscar](nostr:npub1unmftuzmkpdjxyj4en8r63cm34uuvjn9hnxqz3nz6fls7l5jzzfqtvd0j2) of [@fountain](nostr:npub1v5ufyh4lkeslgxxcclg8f0hzazhaw7rsrhvfquxzm2fk64c72hps45n0v5)).

However, as Nostr is permissionless, authenticity poses a challenge. Just because someone claims to own a physical location on the Internet doesn’t necessarily mean they have ownership or control of that location in the real world.

Ultimately, this problem can only be solved in a decentralised way by using [Web-of-Trust](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust) \- using your social graph and the perspectives of trusted peers to inform your own perspective. In the context of Places, this requires your network to form a view on which digital identity (public key / npub) is truly the owner of a physical place like your local coffee shop.

This requires users to:

1. Verify the owner of a Place in cyberspace is the owner of a place in [meatspace](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meatspace).
2. Signal this verification to their social graph.

Let's look at the latter idea first with the concept of Attestations ...

# Attestations

A way to signal to your social graph that you believe something to be true (or false for that matter) would be by publishing an Attestation note. An Attestation note would signify to your social graph that you think something is either true or false.

Imagine you're a regular at a local coffee shop. You publish an Attestation that says the shop is real and the owner behind the Nostr public key is who they claim to be. Your friends trust you, so they start trusting the shop's digital identity too.

However, attestations applied to Places are just a single use case. The attestation concept could be more widely applied across Nostr in a variety of ways (key rotation, identity linking, etc).

Here is a [recent example](nostr:nevent1qqsx8qu64xpnqaqkcqtrm4ly4l6xdqk9g2wkcaxxm3hzcc2p3hcz2ugzyr4tpe6k6v4cp0x5vneas39cqspsxp66z04tcdve5a3vntr6hy057y5k93z) from [@lyn](nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a) that would carry more signal if it were an Attestation:

https://i.nostr.build/lZAXOEwvRIghgFY4.png

Parallels can be drawn between Attestations and transaction confirmations on the Bitcoin timechain; however, their importance to you would be weighted by clients and/or [Data Vending Machines](https://www.data-vending-machines.org/) in accordance with:

1. Your social graph;
2. The type or subject of the content being attested and by whom;
3. Your personal preferences.

They could also have a validity duration to be temporally bound, which would be particularly useful in the case of Places.

[NIP-25 (Reactions)](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/25.md) do allow for users to up/downvote notes with optional content (e.g., emojis) and *could* work for Attestations, but I think we need something less ambiguous and more definitive.

**‘This is true’** resonates more strongly than **‘I like this.’**.

https://i.nostr.build/s8NIG2kXzUCLcoax.jpg

There are similar concepts in the Web 3 / Web 5 world such as [Verified Credentials](https://developer.tbd.website/docs/web5/verifiable-credentials/what-are-vcs) by [tdb](nostr:npub10ckt8dne8lahkwxwevtxf3rlvgttf2lvqrqc4rg7h8mdhsx6rcpqsg7muq). However, Nostr is the Web 3 now and so wen Attestation NIP?

https://i.nostr.build/Cb047NWyHdJ7h5Ka.jpg

That said, I have seen [@utxo](nostr:npub1utx00neqgqln72j22kej3ux7803c2k986henvvha4thuwfkper4s7r50e8) has been [exploring ‘smart contracts’ on nostr](nostr:nevent1qqswm26c4s4h56zwkk47w40mhsqqn66jk6lfas8r07w67h69474kkfgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqg5waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t0qgsw9n8heusyq0el9f99tveg7r0rhcu9tznatuekxt764m78ymqu36c0kd565) and Attestations *may* just be a relatively ‘dumb’ subset of the wider concept Nostr-native scripting combined with web-of-trust.

# Proof of Place

Attestations handle the signalling of your truth, but what about the initial verification itself?

We already covered how this ultimately has to be derived from your social graph, but what if there was a way to help bootstrap this web-of-trust through the use of oracles? For those unfamiliar with oracles in the digital realm, they are simply trusted purveyors of truth.

Introducing *Proof of Place*, an out–of-band process where an oracle (such as [BTC Map](https://btcmap.org/)\) would mail \- yes physically mail\- a shared secret to the address of the location being claimed in cyberspace. This shared secret would be locked to the public key (npub) making the claim, which, if unlocked, would prove that the associated private key (nsec) has physical access to the location in meatspace.

One way of doing this would be to mint a 1 sat [cashu](https://github.com/cashubtc) ecash token locked to the npub of the claimant and mail it to them. If they are able to redeem the token then they have cryptographically proven that they have physical access to the location.

Proof of Place is really nothing more than a weighted Attestation. In a web-of-trust Nostrverse, an oracle is simply a npub (say BTC Map) that you weigh heavily for its opinion on a given topic (say Places).

In the Bitcoin world, Proof of Work anchors digital scarcity in cyberspace to physical scarcity (energy and time) in meatspace and as [@Gigi](nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc) says in [PoW is Essential](https://dergigi.com/threads/pow-is-essential):

> "A failure to understand Proof of Work, is a failure to understand Bitcoin."

In the Nostrverse, Proof of Place helps bridge the digital and physical worlds.

[@Gigi](nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc) also observes in [Memes vs The World](https://dergigi.com/threads/memes-vs-the-world) that:

> "In Bitcoin, the map is the territory. We can infer everything we care about by looking at the map alone."

https://i.nostr.build/dOnpxfI4u7EL2v4e.png

This isn’t true for Nostr.

In the Nostrverse, the map IS NOT the territory. However, Proof of Place enables us to send cryptographic drones down into the physical territory to help us interpret our digital maps. 🤯

# Check-ins

Although not a draft NIP yet, [@Arkinox](nostr:npub1arkn0xxxll4llgy9qxkrncn3vc4l69s0dz8ef3zadykcwe7ax3dqrrh43w) has also been exploring the familiar concept of [Foursquare](https://foursquare.com/)\-style [Check-ins on Nostr](nostr:naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzp68dx7vvdlltl7sg2qdv8838ze3tl5tq76y0jnz966fdsana6dz6qqxnzde3xqungv3jxq6ngvp52f3mja) (with kind 13811 notes).

For the uninitiated, Check-ins are simply notes that signal the publisher is at a given location. These locations could be Places (in the Nostr sense) or any other given digital representation of a location for that matter (such as [OSM elements](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Elements)) if [NIP-73 \- External Content IDs](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/744bce8fcae0aca07b936b6662db635c8b4253dd/73.md) are used.

Of course, not everyone will be a Check-in enjoyooor as the concept will not sit well with some people’s threat models and OpSec practices.

Bringing Check-ins to Nostr is possible (as [@sebastix](nostr:npub1qe3e5wrvnsgpggtkytxteaqfprz0rgxr8c3l34kk3a9t7e2l3acslezefe) capably [shows here](nostr:note1wjf6x9a5xehzr3z0hm8fgdyenznf6hxlmswldhmhsgk7fc9e86cscmsnve)), but they suffer the same authenticity issues as Places. Just because I say I'm at a given location doesn't mean that I am.

Back in the Web 2.0 days, Foursquare mitigated this by relying on the GPS position of the phone running their app, but this is of course spoofable.

How should we approach Check-in verifiability in the Nostrverse? Well, just like with Places, we can use Attestations and WoT. In the context of Check-ins, an Attestation from the identity (npub) of the Place being checked-in to would be a particularly strong signal. An NFC device could be placed in a coffee shop and attest to check-ins without requiring the owner to manually intervene \- I’m sure [@blackcoffee](nostr:npub1dqepr0g4t3ahvnjtnxazvws4rkqjpxl854n29wcew8wph0fmw90qlsmmgt) and [@Ben Arc](nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm) could hack something together over a weekend\!

Check-ins could also be used as a signal for bonafide Place ownership over time.

# Summary: Trust Your Bros

So, to recap, we have:

**Places**: Digital representations of physical locations on Nostr.

**Check-ins**: Users signalling their presence at a location.

**Attestations**: Verifiable social proofs used to confirm ownership or the truth of a claim.

You can visualise how these three concepts combine in the diagram below:

https://i.nostr.build/Uv2Jhx5BBfA51y0K.jpg

And, as always, top right trumps bottom left\! We have:

**Level 0 \- Trust Me Bro:** Anyone can check-in anywhere. The Place might not exist or might be impersonating the real place in meatspace. The person behind the npub may not have even been there at all.

**Level 1 \- Definitely Maybe Somewhere:** This category covers the middle-ground of ‘Maybe at a Place’ and ‘Definitely Somewhere’. In these examples, you are either self-certifying that you have checked-in at an Attested Place or you are having others attest that you have checked-in at a Place that might not even exist IRL.

**Level 2 \- Trust Your Bros:** An Attested Check-in at an Attested Place. Your individual level of trust would be a function of the number of Attestations and how you weigh them within your own social graph.

https://i.nostr.build/HtLAiJH1uQSTmdxf.jpg

Perhaps the gold standard (or should that be the Bitcoin standard?) would be a Check-in attested by the owner of the Place, which in itself was attested by BTC Map?

Or perhaps not. Ultimately, it’s the users responsibility to determine what they trust by forming their own perspective within the Nostrverse powered by web-of-trust algorithms they control. ‘Trust Me Bro’ or ‘Trust Your Bros’ \- you decide.

As we navigate the frontier of cryptographic ownership and decentralised data, it’s up to us to find the balance between preserving the Open Data commons and embracing self-sovereign digital identities.

# Thanks

With thanks to [Arkinox](nostr:npub1arkn0xxxll4llgy9qxkrncn3vc4l69s0dz8ef3zadykcwe7ax3dqrrh43w), [Avi](nostr:npub1hqaz3dlyuhfqhktqchawke39l92jj9nt30dsgh2zvd9z7dv3j3gqpkt56s), [Ben Gunn](nostr:npub1lt8nn8aaa6qa63wjwj8gz2djf5nlhg3zfd0v6l45v8zhvuyh0p3s5zzt5y), [Kieran](nostr:npub1v0lxxxxutpvrelsksy8cdhgfux9l6a42hsj2qzquu2zk7vc9qnkszrqj49), [Blackcoffee](nostr:npub1dqepr0g4t3ahvnjtnxazvws4rkqjpxl854n29wcew8wph0fmw90qlsmmgt), [Sebastix](nostr:npub1qe3e5wrvnsgpggtkytxteaqfprz0rgxr8c3l34kk3a9t7e2l3acslezefe), [Tomek](nostr:npub1t30xvk4f3h86lhxazadwx6f2namer9yzgl70kfljfhr556g7su0qwg0lmp), [Calle](nostr:npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg), [Short Fiat](nostr:npub1md39ua3h2s7204a7v5p9sdxmxx9qc7m4kr3r6naeuwfznad6d7nsxpctp9), [Ben Weeks](nostr:npub1jutptdc2m8kgjmudtws095qk2tcale0eemvp4j2xnjnl4nh6669slrf04x) and [Bitcoms](nostr:npub18s6axkw94d57sg438rp7pzf94vn8la4axyvd5f6wnjrgudtw54ps53eqxk) for helping shape my thoughts and refine content, whether you know it or not\!

Cryptography, the Commons and Proof of Place

This is a long form article, you can read it in https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzp384u7n44r8rdq74988lqcmggww998jjg0rtzfd6dpufrxy9djk8qq2nya2z2akk6j60w9jz6vpeweg4vn2g8pvrq6c73gs


Directionally correct > busy


Love this framing.


GM Nostr. 🌞

I'm trying something new. I'm trying to stop thinking or saying aloud that I'm busy (in any form). Hear me out...

We're all busy. There are always more things we want to achieve in a day than we have hours for. And this is a good thing. It makes us prioritize. It gives those hours real value. Like Bitcoin, you can't print more hours.

Telling yourself (and others) that you're busy is a mental cop out, it's a way of trying to make yourself feel better about what you're not doing while also signaling that you're important in some way.

My new mantra is that I have exactly the right number of hours to do the things that are most important to me. It's just up to me to prioritize those things correctly.


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

I preach about the #cyberspace protocol I invented. I believe strongly in the idea.

But it is no longer an idea.

It works.

And now it is even more amazing to me than I was ever able to appreciate before. Cyberspace is something significant. Nothing like it has been built before.

The new thermodynamic update of #ONOSENDAI is dropping soon.

#welcometocyberspace


In undertaking the latest mempool research report I was really surprised at the prevalence of merged mining.

60% of hashrate runs non bitcoin software altering their coinbase tx. How well reviewed & isolated is this code?

Would love to hear from miners


BITCOIN IS NOT CRYPTO

Bitcoin is the best digital monetary system due to its rock-solid core properties, its fairness to all participants and – crucially – because it eliminates trust.

Despite publicly being declared dead hundreds of times every year since its birth, Bitcoin is now the world’s most secure large computer network with millions of users worldwide. Robust in design, it continues to grow, with the Lindy Effect already suggesting that it has a very long future indeed.

Since Bitcoin’s inception in 2009, many thousands of imitators have been created – ‘crypto’ as distinct from Bitcoin. But because Bitcoin is the first successful digital money, any crypto trying to be money, irrespective of its characteristics, cannot compete with Bitcoin’s established network effects. Even near-identical copies ‘hard-forked’ from Bitcoin itself have all diminished in value, participation and security relative to Bitcoin over time. As time passes, this network effect is getting stronger. It is a key reason why no crypto network comes close to Bitcoin’s value, and – due to Metcalfe’s Law – is unlikely to do so in the future.

Some cryptos are better than Bitcoin at various non-monetary things, e.g. using less power, being more private, and acting as a platform for other cryptos and so-called ‘smart contracts’. But all cryptos are inferior to Bitcoin at being money. This isn’t just due to Bitcoin’s network effect: it is also because almost all cryptos suffer from one or more of four critical shortcomings.

First, most cryptos rely on trust because they eschew Bitcoin’s proof-of-work consensus mechanism for the misleadingly named ‘proof of stake’. In reality, this is proof of nothing because it trusts subjective abstract power (the opinion of the privileged), rather than verifying objective physical power (via computational work irrefutably done). By design, proof of stake also increases centralisation, ensuring the rich and powerful get richer and more powerful: in proof of work, work begets wealth, but in proof of stake, wealth begets wealth.

Second, most cryptos are less censorship resistant than Bitcoin because, instead of being controlled by a large number of ordinary users, they are instead effectively controlled by a small number of privileged users. Even though they cloak themselves in the verbiage of decentralisation, they are in reality decentralised in name only.

Third, far from being sound and fair monetary systems, many cryptos are scams with sizeable ‘pre-mines’, where before launch insiders take a large proportion (or even most of) the coins which will be created. This exacerbates the problems of proof of stake, with the insiders accruing even more profit and control at the expense of the outsiders.

Fourth, many cryptos do not have a hard monetary limit, or that limit is not clearly defined. This makes them vulnerable to inflation, where the privileged participants can be enriched at the expense of the others.

Some crypto creators have genuinely noble intentions, and are trying to improve on Bitcoin: it may be the most secure and decentralised computer network in history, but its limited transaction throughput means it is not particularly scalable. Unfortunately, these attempts all fail due to the so-called ‘blockchain trilemma’, which states that security, scalability and decentralisation cannot all be achieved together. Bitcoin wins by not trying to resolve this trilemma at all on the ledger itself, instead incentivising large-volume small-value transactions to move to second-layer networks with far higher capacity than any crypto's blockchain.

Note that Bitcoin’s superiority as money isn’t only the opinion of individual Bitcoiners. It’s also the view of large financial institutions.

“Bitcoin is fundamentally different from any other digital asset. No other digital asset is likely to improve upon bitcoin as a monetary good because bitcoin is the most (relative to other digital assets) secure, decentralized, sound digital money and any ‘improvement’ will necessarily face tradeoffs.”
– Fidelity Research Study 'Bitcoin First: Why Investors Need to Consider Bitcoin Separately from Other Digital Assets, 2022

Bitcoin is not crypto.

https://www.bitcoms.xyz/bitcoin-is/bitcoin-is-not-crypto


Because I want to own my digital identity.


BaSiCALly rIsK fREe 🫠


Hoping to clarify what seems to be a misunderstanding by  nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx about how the Pi Zero hardware shapes the  nostr:npub17tyke9lkgxd98ruyeul6wt3pj3s9uxzgp9hxu5tsenjmweue6sqq4y3mgl security model.

(see:  nostr:npub10uthwp4ddc9w5adfuv69m8la4enkwma07fymuetmt93htcww6wgs55xdlq #320)

I'm not about drama, certainly not looking to increase it.

Please give this a read and hit me back w/any questions:

https://gist.github.com/kdmukai/e270dd1c7b53b8daea4a9fc1ac89847c


You know what’s the easiest way to fuck the system?

Minimalism.

Stop buying shit.

It’s that easy…


Can I work remotely?


Ah yeah, I watched that one in Prague.


Latest Bitcoin Brief is now available for your listening pleasure. If this is your first time listening...  no, I don't usually sound that nasally 🤧🤧

We cover:
👉 The new Ashigaru Samourai fork
👉 Samourai wallet case updates
👉 Latest nostr:npub1s0vtkgej33n7ec4d7ycxmwt78up8hpfa30d0yfksrshq7t82mchqynpq6j firmware release
👉 Sparrow Wallet 2.0

Thank you for all of the boosts and comments. Keep em coming!

nostr:npub1jcympy69pht7ptan39se4nd09e4q66qhey649uu3rczm2zh88c7s0n2890

https://fountain.fm/episode/1LHyrYHtktFqeg01FZnh


Our monthly meetup is TOMORROW NIGHT!

See you there, plebs of Manchester. 🤟

https://www.meetup.com/bitcoin-manchester/events/300516736/


I'm looking for recommendations for RSS-Nostr bridges.

Looks like Nostrss will do the business.

https://github.com/Asone/nostrss

Any others I should check-out?

#asknostr #rss


Curiosity.


 nostr:npub1864jglrrhv6alguwql9pqtmd5296nww5dpcewapmmcazk8vq4mks0tt2tq gotchu.

https://btcmap.org


You've probably heard of Skunk Works, but do you know about LMSC?

If not then checkout this Acquired podcast on the fascinating history of Lockheed Martin and how it's intertwined with Silicon Valley.

Absolutely mind-blowing stuff.

https://fountain.fm/episode/18qPM23Ob8rkmpVqiMWy


No Lockhead, no Woz, no Apple.https://fountain.fm/clip/dITlrNFD2MSsYwku3UvB


Are there any S19 space heater prints?

#asknostr #3dprinting


Bullish.

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


Saylor issuing another $700 million in debt 👀

Leave some bitcoin for the plebs Mikey. 😂

https://www.microstrategy.com/press/microstrategy-announces-proposed-private-offering-of-700m-of-convertible-senior-notes_09-16-2024


What a whiny little bitch. 😂

https://fountain.fm/episode/6zoL50ZotZNHgcYzPYiS

nostr:nevent1qvzqqqpxquqzqh4c7knumlwcla7ualzar55g33xnpd99a7xkph4ffznzfjxgt78ugckrtu


GFY 😂


My DM replies are borked. Are you seeing them?


Hey hey  👋

Indeed, let's talk!

We have links to the OSM accounts now as you'll see on our Tagger Profiles:

https://btcmap.org/tagger/10396321

Best we can aim for from a OSM-nostr perspective right now is maintaining a link between an npub and an OSM profile.

To the DMs!


Any #svelte devs interested in working on nostrifying  nostr:npub1864jglrrhv6alguwql9pqtmd5296nww5dpcewapmmcazk8vq4mks0tt2tq?

We have no money to fund dev time as so you'd be doing it for love and/or experience. 🙏

#asknostr


I disabled them reenabled DMs on the filter.nostr.wine general relay and it is now posting there.

Looks like an amethyst bug. I'll attempt to recreate.


Can anyone smarter than me figure out why my DMs are borked?

I can receive, but can't reply.

If I add nostr.wine to my 'General Relays' they are sent there, but nowhere else publicly. If I remove nostr.wine they are sent nowhere, apart from Citrine.

I currently have only filter.nostr.wine in my General relays. DM replies are not sent there.

If I gift-wrap my DMs they are send to my DM relay, inbox.nostr.wine. If not, they only go to Citrine.

Have reinstalled #Amethyst.

Any ideas nostr:nprofile1qqsyvrp9u6p0mfur9dfdru3d853tx9mdjuhkphxuxgfwmryja7zsvhqpzamhxue69uhhv6t5daezumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcscpyug and nostr:nprofile1qqsrmpp2lmx4u2fl9zmxy7fnwp9rlwxwz5a2j8tep2c376n494z2gtgpzamhxue69uhkxun9v968ytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuegprpmhxue69uhhwetvvdhk6efwdehhxarj9emkjmn9qyt8wumn8ghj76twvfhhstnwdaehgu3wwa5kueg6jsgtg?

#asknostr

https://i.nostr.build/2NvwwbqCkH51oTe4.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/3BLAXvWzXKs2T6ck.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/JePWertNJOA5l6S3.jpg


Reviving #followfriday to aid #nostr discovery, just like late noughties Twitter. 🔥

 nostr:npub198krwyj8uc63n9auvx56gtc7gk60lmm63cgxd7j62nev3yquqk3shkew2s
 nostr:npub1hwgw0uznr49t4gullpgfz4m5xnakl5a0l88m3k382xv7ys0tfmlsd503sg
 nostr:npub18h0w55nsp839ezxnggf00jd2xc6yl0ht62mf5p8wwllu8s80wdcs83ws8m
 nostr:npub1fam4gsxke9up7mqrp4sx50w5jesd9mm7ddvfljnhs0en7h924t7s2gazhv
 nostr:npub1cj39vh8pranq2z3ew3ncxkuhz2kr83r0z08y6rmgm5vx2wn4wsms5x2tyy

Lets get #followfriday 'trending'!

#grownostr #introductions


Re-welcome  nostr:npub1ckrucctwqd6y0arxsrdd78v4ug2vcdqg889utfhpj5qm9xynystq8wys4z ...

nostr:note17zwqy9ynzezwkw84lyytlklawtwekypsltdm4pvpes386gqzqwdqtr6q3l


GM mate.

You are correct. Be the change. 🔥


Did you read the article?


Running #citrine.

THE RELAY IS IN THE PHONE.


"Introducing Proof of Place, an out–of-band process where an oracle, such as BTC Map, would mail - yes mail a physical letter - a shared secret to the physical location being claimed in cyberspace. This shared secret would be locked to the public key (npub) making the claim, which, if unlocked, would prove that the associated private key (nsec) has physical access to the location in meatspace.
One way of doing this would be to mint a 1 sat cashu ecash token locked to the npub of the claimant and mail it to them. If they are able to redeem the token then they have cryptographically proven that they have physical access to the location."

This is a highlight created in https://habla.news


👀  📬  🥜  🏬

"Introducing Proof of Place, an out–of-band process where an oracle, such as  nostr:npub1864jglrrhv6alguwql9pqtmd5296nww5dpcewapmmcazk8vq4mks0tt2tq, would mail - yes mail a physical letter - a shared secret to the physical location being claimed in cyberspace. This shared secret would be locked to the public key (npub) making the claim, which, if unlocked, would prove that the associated private key (nsec) has physical access to the location in meatspace.

One way of doing this would be to mint a 1 sat cashu ecash token locked to the npub of the claimant and mail it to them. If they are able to redeem the token then they have cryptographically proven that they have physical access to the location."

Cc  nostr:npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg

nostr:note1fl6afq8e2cw44gd66sagws0j5yjs3smjgrxex9ef0eguuy9mgxms7fznlx


And bitcoin.


Holy shit, gitwogitworkshop.dev is lit!


Sames. 🫂


Bullish on Asciidoc.

nostr:note12h7t77wuhyduscxx5cq05sr7q8dp459d7sawl2973tff8zt0ytzse0esnp


Can we get a nostr:npub1kmwdmhuxvafg05dyap3qmy42jpwztrv9p0uvey3a8803ahlwtmnsnhxqk9 fund going for a new mic for nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a?

nostr:note1x4fx26m30te32uck87fajq7hqzylxahkhfxa3n2ywj5dxtpjn9tsf4tyrr


Not specifically a prediction market ... expand pls!

We have considered financially incentivising edits, but this too comes with unintended consequences re quality.

There is much to be said about tending your local communal garden because it benefits you and your community.


Sí, Amber es un firmante remoto (local). Piense en ello como una billetera de hardware bitcoin en su teléfono.

Amber almacena las claves en el elemento seguro del teléfono, por lo que es seguro a menos que alguien tenga acceso a su teléfono desbloqueado. También puede agregar un desafío biométrico adicional dentro de la aplicación.


Holy shit man. Time for a lie down! 😬


Awesome 🤟


Bring on the Nostr bridges!


Cryptography, the Commons and Proof of Place.

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

https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzp384u7n44r8rdq74988lqcmggww998jjg0rtzfd6dpufrxy9djk8qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qq2nya2z2akk6j60w9jz6vpeweg4vn2g8pvrqzwws2x

https://yakihonne.com/article/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzp384u7n44r8rdq74988lqcmggww998jjg0rtzfd6dpufrxy9djk8qq2nya2z2akk6j60w9jz6vpeweg4vn2g8pvrq6c73gs


In the Nostrverse, the map IS NOT the territory. However, Proof of Place enables us to send cryptographic drones down into the physical territory to help us interpret our digital maps. 🤯

This is a highlight of 'Cryptography, the Commons and Proof of Place'.

https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzp384u7n44r8rdq74988lqcmggww998jjg0rtzfd6dpufrxy9djk8qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3ezucnpdejz7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8qunfd4skctnwv46z7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8qunfd4skctnwv46z7qq4xf65y4mdd4957uty95crjaj32ex5swzcxq5zfvmr


wtf are 'excess savings'?

🤡 🌎


Amber is great on Android.

Shows the keys are separate from the client and the protocol from the beginning whilst stroll being user friendly.


Looks like they were removed 3-months ago.

https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7856487432/history

We were there last Summer and indeed bambam bar had kinda relocated there.

Nice spot!

The fish restaurant close by is excellent btw. Sats taken, unofficially.

https://i.nostr.build/DPO2srU8akgBepIA.jpg


They're already on there afiak.

Unless Didi moved on?


💯 HAMSTR

Cypherpunk Hamster logo ftw 🐹


Ah yes, fixed now!


Test post for displaying zaps on my BTClock.


Have you looked into the Wolfram physics stuff much?

Either a genius or he taking crazy pills. Fine line.

https://www.wolframphysics.org/


Accurate roast:

"Your posts read like the ramblings of a caffeinated squirrel on a digital quest for the meaning of life."


Missed this. Going in ...


Is this a 2 pane meme or a 5 pane meme?


Streaming nostr:nprofile1qqs2m82zyqlayjqw5tjuf3j9jwszwuy2a03tq24xp0tmr4nxm2jmprgprpmhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0hpztpr on the commute to keep me sane.

I've got next episode's meme for you nostr:nprofile1qqstsw3gkljwt5stm9svt7htvcjlj4ffze4chkcyt4pxxj30xkgeg5qpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt4w35ku7thv9kxcet59e3k7mgprfmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujummjv9hxwetsd9kxctnyv4mqy6nhqk and nostr:nprofile1qqs9kqvr4dkruv3t7n2pc6e6a7v9v2s5fprmwjv4gde8c4fe5y29v0spr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt4w35ku7thv9kxcet59e3k7mgpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgmsg7c9:

https://i.nostr.build/L8fDBYPAhqWhdR6i.jpg

https://fountain.fm/episode/01C94lDYMG6BoBXnw7zU


What's you day rate? 😂


It was.

Meeting I'm attending is about making the trains on time too. 😂


GM ☕

Deep into the fiat mines today.

On an actual train to an actual office.

Thoughts and prayers.


nostr:npub1nkkecthklcrrplekspy6jwvvty65ecn4m0qv8n0fk30k80fljzzsf8puvr and the Berlin crew fo sho.


So much garbage blocked.

https://i.nostr.build/DZlMukDr6W8ZhvFq.jpg


Gluttony.


I feel seen. 👀


Also Elon.

https://i.nostr.build/9TIsUXp3ByhCnsSw.jpg


If it ain't signed, it ain't real.

I don't make the rules.

https://i.nostr.build/Do8FMylB9TEgC1UZ.jpg


You mean organisationally as opposed to technically?


filter is where it's at brother.

Enjoy your reply guy! 😂


No paywall on filter.noatr.wine as it harvests from the main public relays.

He has a bunch of policies that kill spam and other undesirable content to though.

Some of the best sats I spend.


Weird.

I only have 5.

nostr.wine
filter.nostr.wine
inbox.nostr.wine

And a couple of search relays I don't really need.


What's the use case?

Is it possible to accurately convert from geohash to wgs84?

Also see discussion on the numberless Places NIP here:

https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/927


I only use filter.nostr.wine.

It broadcast to the main public relays and reads from them.

Great for performance and data use, especially useful if roaming.

Single point of failure though and so we're good until nostr:nprofile1qqsrmpp2lmx4u2fl9zmxy7fnwp9rlwxwz5a2j8tep2c376n494z2gtgpzamhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuegpzamhxue69uhkxetvd3shytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuegpzamhxue69uhkxun9v968ytnwdaehgu3wwa5kueggdw5ns rugs us. 😂


I'm not seeing much reply guy stuff.

nostr:nprofile1qqsrmpp2lmx4u2fl9zmxy7fnwp9rlwxwz5a2j8tep2c376n494z2gtgpzamhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuegpzamhxue69uhkxetvd3shytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuegpzamhxue69uhkxun9v968ytnwdaehgu3wwa5kueggdw5ns - are you protecting us winos?


There is Docstr, but that's just pubic I think.

https://docstr.app/


SB is a wise pleb.


🤝

Last Thursday of the month mate.

TG group here:

https://t.me/bitcoinmcr


You're local?


GM 🔥☕

Up and at 'em!


Lost a Leatherman recently under similar circumstances. 😢


nostr:nprofile1qqs04xzt6ldm9qhs0ctw0t58kf4z57umjzmjg6jywu0seadwtqqc75spzpmhxue69uhnzdps9enrw73wd9hszynhwden5te0wp6hyurvv4cxzeewv4eszynhwden5te0wfjkccte9enrw73wd9hsxv8qkt fixed that.

https://exit.pub/


Framing this.

https://i.nostr.build/XFM8lklX0umguN4j.jpg


Frens don't share links to X with frens on nostr. 😂


I zapped you earlier on your fountain address.

You can either zap a note or a profile. Zapping notes more common.

What client are you using?


PGP has had a bit of a head start tbf.

Reminds me of this banger.

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


Fake news. It was solo mined.


PGP for the masses was the killer blow.


Welcome to the #bitaxe army.


I know you're a lightning enjoyooor and so get your sen a zap address on your profile mate.


Holy fuck. There he is!


Patience. The fiat scammers are coming. 😂


Can confirm. 🫂


We'll see him on here soon enough.


psa: @btcplusplus berlin has talks + agenda posted!!

https://btcpp.dev/ecash#agenda

by the way, this is the earliest that i’ve *ever* gotten a schedule posted 🤣 all credit due to nostr:npub1rpes5hhk6mxun5ddt5kecxfm8y3xdr0h5jwal32mc6mxafr48hxsaj2et2 for helping me stay on top of it


Article ded for me. 404.


A front row seat in changing the world. 🤟


UK merch distribution.


"Lost his privileges".

Let that sink in.

nostr:note14naw45cggn8mysm05z44hhqyvyc0lchdxr58sd03pr2qgwnl7y6qwc53sk


I memba.

note1rmcds4pujl6tgwm62gx9e8gfj27x5rxcn2vrkrjd5achyzzeu22sskm3m4


"Lost his privilages".

Let that sink in.


Enjoy it while it lasts.

Twitter felt like this in the early days.


nostr:nprofile1qqsfc93uwdgl3qetpz6kewewp9vkp5w9qcxadv8yv85p8u8sw3v3r8spr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8xetdd9ek7mpwv3jhvtcprdmhxue69uhkummnw3ezummjv9hxwetsd9kxctnyv4mz7qgewaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3exjcmp9e3k7mf0zeg2qy tee has shrunk in the wash.

Devastated. 😢


And we thought NIP-04 was bad! What a shit show. 😂


6 or 13 other nodes in the network confirming the block mined by the miner is legit and there are no double spends.

These numbers increase over time as more nodes validate/confirm.

Look at some old TXs and you'll see v high numbers of confirmations as those TXs have had more time to propagate.


Freedoms need to be continually defended.


Custodial eCash enjoyooor too.


You (or your wallet) decides the threshold.

Technically they are never 'confirmed', just increasingly and exponentially likely never to be double spent.


BURN IT ALL DOWN


 nostr:npub1h0uj825jgcr9lzxyp37ehasuenq070707pj63je07n8mkcsg3u0qnsrwx8 is as close as it gets right now.  nostr:npub1exv22uulqnmlluszc4yk92jhs2e5ajcs6mu3t00a6avzjcalj9csm7d828 good too, but not nostr per se.

NIP-104 is coming in hot, which  provides a protocol -level implementation spec based on MLS (Signal-grade messaging scaled to groups).

Clients will start implementing over the next few months I guess.


He's gonna bitcoin and nostr so hard one day.


You just made me open LInkedIn to send the message.

I need to take a shower.


How so?


I used to know Joe personally many years ago. I'll try and reach out.


Buffer still going strong for sure.


Exchanging shitcoins for memories.

https://i.nostr.build/4xUkbaVPc0ae32ZG.jpg


U OK Hun?


Really?

I think they know more than anyone how little attention kids in school pay.


Flockstr is a little buggy and not under active development now. nostr:nprofile1qqs8578mlmrgc2e6kcyy78uqsvsm5w67536s93q3zkgzqylxfrnk9zqppamhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5q3gamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7qg7waehxw309anx2etywvhxummnw3ezucnpdejz7ur0wp6kcctjcrp0dj is working on the next iteration afiak.


But nostr does not need DHH.


My last Leatherman got confiscated by airport security as I left it in my day pack. 😣

Sad times.


Wen dhh on #nostr?


Who's paying?


You mean like your government issued identity? 👀


Duolingo ain't happy with me.

Can't decide whether or not this is genius design. 😂 https://i.nostr.build/uh9z3GC0aWU2RFen.jpg


Zaps down 🚨🚨🚨


Librewolf (desktop) and Mull (mobile) working great for me. FF sync between them.


CrYpTo Chrome


People will get nostr when they deserve it.

Until then, the rugs will continue until morale improves.


Bitcoin meetups for the UK and Ireland for 2nd - 8th of September 2024.

This is a long form article, you can read it in https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqs06s54mcgamf3gmn5ute9nxzfwxxz2qq0pyy8mk75d76khhkacxqqxnzdejx5cnjdp4xuun2wp3u8apw2

> “Reality cannot be ignored except at a price; and the longer the ignorance is persisted in, the higher and more terrible becomes the price that must be paid.” — Aldous Huxley

**It’s a simple choice folks: Bitcoin or Slavery.**

To help move this peaceful revolution forward, I encourage you to connect with fellow Bitcoiners, attend meetups, build relationships, onboard businesses, and create a better life for you and your family outside the fiat slave system.

This newsletter aims to help you in that mission, to serve as your weekly guide to what’s happening and where to go in the UK to find your Bitcoin/freedom-loving brothers and sisters.

I hope it helps, welcome to all the new subscribers, let’s dive in.

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### Upcoming Bitcoin Meetups

Happening this week...

1. [**Lincolnshire Bitcoin**](https://bitcoinevents.uk/lincolnshire-bitcoin/): Lincolnshire Bitcoin meets on the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM in the Treaty of Commerce, Lincoln. Open to all, from OG's to newcomers. This month is on Tuesday the 3rd. 🍺
2. [**Belfast Bitcoin**](https://bitcoinevents.uk/belfast-bitcoin-meetup/): Also on Tuesday the 3rd September, Belfast Bitcoin will be at Ormeau Baths Event Space, 18 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, BT2 8HS, Northern Ireland, 8 PM. 🍺
3. [**Bitcoinology**](https://www.meetup.com/bitcoinology/events/303157252/): On Wednesday the 4th September Bitcoinology will be at 9 Northington Street, London (Cyphermunk House) where Nick will be presenting a brand new project that he has been working on, creating a completely open source, fully programmable NFC card/hardware wallet with open source firmware! Join them at 6:30 PM.
3. [**The Northamptonshire Bitcoin Network**](https://bitcoinevents.uk/northamptonshire-bitcoin-network/): After a summer break the Northants meetup is back with a gathering at the Queen Adelaide, NN2 6QJ on Thursday the 5th September, 19:30. 🍺
4. [**Bitcoin Walk - Edinburgh**](https://bitcoinevents.uk/bitcoinwalk/): Every Saturday they walk around Arthur's Seat in this historic city. Join them at 12 pm to chat about all things Bitcoin and keep fit. 🚶🏻🚶🏻♀🚶♂
5. [**Kent Bitcoin**](https://www.meetup.com/kentbitcoin/events/302915769/): A relaxed lunchtime social at The Compasses 45 Little Mount Sion, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1YP on Sunday the 8th September, 12:00 - 14:00. 🍻

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### Upcoming Special Events

These events aren’t happening next week, but they’re important to add to your calendar now as tickets are going fast.

- [**CBDC's - The Silent Attack on British Democracy?**](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cbdcs-silent-attack-on-british-democracy-tickets-986295174417): The Bank of England is pushing forward with a central bank digital currency (CBDC). But is this really in the public's interest, or is it just another way for the government to tighten its control? The Legatum Institute is hosting a discussion on the potential dangers of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) for British democracy. Are these digital currencies just another tool for government overreach, threatening our freedoms and privacy? 👁

	Speakers include:

	- Nick Anthony, author of "Digital Currency or Digital Control?: Decoding CBDC and the Future of Money."
	- Professor Kevin Dowd of Durham University, in conversation with Claire Cummings, founder of The Centre for Digital Assets and Democracy.
	- Freddie New from Bitcoin Policy UK.
	- David Rennie, from the Digital Pound Foundation’s Identity and Privacy Working Group.
	- The discussion will be moderated by Susie Ward, co-founder of Bitcoin Policy UK, and is sponsored by the Human Rights Foundation.
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- [**Southampton Trip to Real Bedford**](https://x.com/satssociety/status/1829853834006466933): The Satoshi Society in Southampton are pleased to announce an upcoming trip to cheer on the Pirates in their league game against Ware on Saturday the 28th of September. All meetups around the country are welcome to join them. After the game, there will be food and drinks in Bedford at La Terrazza and The Auction Room. Check out the link for more details. ⚽🍺
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#### Get Involved

- **Volunteer Opportunities**: [Bridge2Bitcoin](https://bridge2bitcoin.com) is actively seeking volunteers who share our passion for merchant adoption. We'd be delighted to connect if you're eager to contribute. Reach out to us on [Twitter](https://x.com/bridge2bitcoin) or through our [website](https://bridge2bitcoin.com).
- **Start Your Own Meetup**: Interested in launching a Bitcoin meetup? We’re here to support you every step of the way. We’ve assisted numerous UK Bitcoin meetups in getting started. Get in touch via [Twitter](https://x.com/bitcoineventsuk).
- **Telegram users**: You might find our [Telegram Channel](https://t.me/BitcoinEventsUKHub) another useful way to keep up-to-date with UK meetups.
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Get out and support the meetups whenever possible. For more information on each event, including contacting the organisers directly and finding the nearest meetup on the interactive map, visit [Bitcoin Events UK](https://bitcoinevents.uk).

Stay tuned for more updates next week!

Simon.


Snap can GTFO.

Been using flatpak for most things, which has been working great.


Oh snap, why are you spamming my home directory.

Sigh.

#linux


I have form there. They broke up just before they were due to headline Rock en Seine in 2009.

Bloc Party ended up doing a double set. Was a banger.


We will see 😂


Using this meme fairly often in normie chats these days.

Latest context is 800k sats tickets for Oasis reunion gig.

(Yes, I'm 800k short #bitcoin)

https://i.nostr.build/MYZG2ayCQ1CUp3qS.jpg


No issues so far.


Stock Ubuntu.

Spent too many hours to count fighting other distros back in the day.


Web3 init.


Montevideo would be great.


We need a compilation of these. Fountain playlist of clips


Love the frame setups :)


Evening gents


Yup, they even have harness for any old GPU so you can build your own compute racks. Pretty sick.


Going in (again) ...

Can't recommend Framework laptops enough.

Upgradable, fixable.

https://i.nostr.build/rszbx3iwX4EGiwBI.jpg

https://frame.work


Funniest moment of nostr:nprofile1qqsfc93uwdgl3qetpz6kewewp9vkp5w9qcxadv8yv85p8u8sw3v3r8spr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8xetdd9ek7mpwv3jhvtcprdmhxue69uhkummnw3ezummjv9hxwetsd9kxctnyv4mz7qgewaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3exjcmp9e3k7mf0zeg2qy for me.

Oh how we laughed 😂


Reminds me of the nostr:nprofile1qqsrhuxx8l9ex335q7he0f09aej04zpazpl0ne2cgukyawd24mayt8gprfmhxue69uhhq7tjv9kkjepwve5kzar2v9nzucm0d5hszxmhwden5te0wfjkccte9emk2um5v4exucn5vvhxxmmd9us2xuyp quote:

"WikiLeaks has kicked the hornet’s nest, and the swarm is headed towards us. **\[...\]**  I make this appeal to WikiLeaks not to try to use NOSTR.  NOSTR is a small beta community in its infancy.  You would not stand to get more than pocket change, and the heat you would bring would likely destroy us at this stage."

😉


From Australians 😂


OK, keyboard nerds, what are your recommendations?

I'm moving back to #linux as my daily driver after a decade of Mac.


Just departing the ferry back in the UK. There are loads of people milling around waiting for the decks to open.

Dude in a HODL hat locks eyes from across the room. I'm wearing a UASF hat.

We exchanged small backwards nods and wry smiles.

GM ☀


Was wondering what the main differences were.

Gonna fit one to the camper truck once back home.

SIMs have been too much pain this Summer.


Proton then.

Then they see email, pass manager and a bitcoin wallet in the Proton ecosystem.


Proton or Mullvad

You can pay with bitcoin for both.


Your nostr keys you have existed for eternity.

Assuming your key was randomly generated, did you select it or did it select you? 👀


NGU 🚀

nostr:nevent1qqs0fnl2u3f069yxqaz82n5nprw8lvfw9tw44f0vywwa4rm4twlp80qpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3qm64hnkh6rs47fd9x6wk2zdtmdj4qkazt734d22d94ery9zzhne5qxpqqqqqqz7yjgz6


Pure cope from Nord on the bird app re nostr:nprofile1qqsvc5xwftq6can0768j6eql250cv6v6k7cq7aakqe3l9meg75pt2ncprpmhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0ra63cs's bitcoin wallet.

Of all things, they went for pyramid scheme. 😂

https://i.nostr.build/sOiKQ39aTr9PVSSx.jpg


GM frens. 😴

It's happening.


Wen relay with notes from npubs first seen before a given date?


How we doing relay operators?


Have you been listening in to my conversations with my kids? 😂


Nostr getting spicy.

Does that mean we're growing?

Bring back the olden days. 😂


GM ☀☕

My view as a woke up today: a ray of hope projecting onto the world. 🕊

#coffeechain

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