With respect to putting a catheter into the urinary bladder, I’m the best in the world.


nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8 any advice here?  Not a big issue, just curious, must be overlooking something simple. nostr:note1gcsutgapd2wm0jp3plm6j8qnze28jyaptf5cczx2y0k4a92ewcaqse6za3


3 weeks, no alcohol. Not even a single sip.


Where is the upgrade firmware section on the coldcard Q.  On the MK4 it was advanced - upgrade - and could also “show version.”

I cannot locate this anywhere on the Q?


Cheers! 🤙


Trey, do you have a safe word?  Making money in the private sector and then using your wealth to help your neighbors and community makes you sound like a right wing 🥜

Happy Sunday brother.  Glad you are here!

🫂


1 for home, 1 for my office lobby, 1 for a friend, 1 to collect (don’t kill me 😂) https://i.nostr.build/sr7astm4pyckGXYi.jpg


My cold card seems to have trouble reading QR codes from sparrow.  I do need to update firmware.  Any known issues with respect to this?

nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8


I have always had a suspicion Biden would pardon him.  Thoughts? nostr:note18ea7carlgad736a35vxl4mymrl54kqwzzt8hc9fcfrzckf0sul3q9gnh7d


Trump, to start:

Free Ross
Free nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9
Free Roman

The bitcoin seized from US citizens should not be used as part of any treasury reserve.

Those Bitcoin belong to either the owners of the business, the customers, or, at worst, the people.

Fire Gensler.


The party left you.


Free Roman!


Came home early today and wife was in a bitcoin orange dress watching a documentary on alien abductions.

feeling blessed 😂


I agree.


I understand the spread.  It just seems a bit misleading to state the purchase price as 76,000 when in fact you paid 76,876.

We should normalize the final ticket order to include this:

Bitcoin Acquired: X

USD Total = Fee + Spread + Amt into BITCOIN

It's more transparent.


Yes, river is, by far, the best bitcoin exchange, particularly for larger purchases.


I just purchased 0.195 bitcoin from  nostr:npub1xkere5pd94672h8w8r77uf4ustcazhfujkqgqzcykrdzakm4zl4qeud0en for 15,000 IRS utility tokens.

I have been using and recommending river exclusively, but help me understand, the price of bitcoin at the time of purchase, as recorded on the buy order was 76,086 and the fee was 148.51.

Essentially, this comes out to a purchase price of 76,847 which is almost 1,000 more than the price of bitcoin at the time of my purchase.

Even if you consider the fee of 148 dollars, I acquired 0.195 bitcoin for 14,851 which is 76,158.

It just seems like these fees are a bit harsh, particularly when most of the customers never even move their coins from the exchange.

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When I share a note link from Damus, and the receiver opens the link, it takes them to DAMUS, but not the note I want them to view.

Somebody put this on GitHub.  😂


Dave Smith on the Rogan Podcast talking about Free Ross.
https://v.nostr.build/7Ue7iJwKQNKSbMQu.mp4


I’m not trying to be harsh, but perhaps a professional could help you sort through your emotions.


You should consider a psychology evaluation.


I understand less than 25% of jack’s notes.


For the record, I suspect you are correct.


Are you going to give him an honest chance to prove you wrong?

For example, hiring the person (as Chief of Staff) who helped orchestrate one of the biggest US presidential “comebacks” in US history doesn’t seem like a horrible move.

I suspect you are correct, but sometimes our bias leads us to erroneous conclusions.


SOON. https://i.nostr.build/9K47pvmzrDNwkBet.jpg


Atlas Urology has added 0.44 bitcoin to the treasury.  To date, our reserves have appreciated by 44,000 USD yielding a return of 23%

With decreasing reimbursement from insurers and rising overhead, privately owned medical practices will benefit from adopting a bitcoin strategy.

Adequate reserves ensure we can continue to run a urology practice that always puts the patient's needs first.

I hope we are doing our part to MAHA.


You would have preferred us to elect…

A globalist, somebody who would attempt to destroy even more of our freedoms?

The candidate that did NOT promise to free Ross?

The party that spent the last 4 years attacking my family’s savings?

The party that put Gensler in office, the guy who works for big banks and Elizabeth Warren?

We elected the outsider, the guy who has promised to shrink government and quit fking with bitcoiners.

Perhaps he doesn’t keep his promises, we have not lost our humility and will continue to stack sats.  But this was the best we could do under the circumstances.

In the end, no bitcoiners are stating what your meme suggests, it’s an unfair characterization of the situation.

I likely speak for many US bitcoiners when I suggest…I’m glad Trump won. Fuck the state.  Onwards.

🫂


It’s possible.  I have not lost my humility and continue to stack sats 😉


At this point Biden should just pardon Ross now as a gesture of good faith since Trump already promised to do it on day one.

Free Ross NOW and don’t make him spend another Christmas in prison.


The democrats largely ignored the bitcoin vote and didn’t take us seriously.


The drudgereport is an arm of the deep state.


Free Ross.


Of course.


He will Free Ross.


I have my issues with Bitcoin Magazine, but David Bailey and their team deserve ALOT of credit here. nostr:note1ueygsqn3v7c0crsxud54p65g0pkyv4hqahg3g6v3xc5envvp22eqgaj4ys


You are welcome world.  -USA


I’m happy Ross will be free on day 1.

I’m happy RFK will help MAHA.

I’m hopeful Elon can decrease the size of government.

I’m happy the president will not be directly attacking my family’s savings.


#FreeRoss!


FREE ROSS


A boy #freeross


Would be a big dick move if Joe Biden pardoned him on the way out.


What don’t you like about him?


Doesn’t surprise me, the primary business of PETA is euthanizing animals.

https://www.nrahlf.org/articles/2023/3/6/peta-slaughter-tops-45-000-dogs-cats-and-other-pets/


Has PETA put out a statement regarding peanut the squirrel?


2 weeks, no ETOH


I had a dream,
I chose the wrong team.

With Saylor the statist,
And Jack, pressing free voices to faintest,

A one-world coin, easy to trace,
Maybe I’ve sealed my own grim fate.

A currency watched, freedom’s end,
Perhaps I deserve the state’s cold hand. nostr:note1r3qaqajxwy2t65p4x7usxwx7gce5aq574e7f4944ada3kxxeedzq7u3hye


It seems like nostr:nprofile1qqsq9k04vahllseell55m74n3047y88pzlr0z5yany32st29fapqmgsppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qgawaehxw309ahx7um5wghxy6t5vdhkjmn9wgh8xmmrd9skctc87ckyu mining is becoming more popular.
Total hashrate has doubled again recently.
https://image.nostr.build/e77ef666787c2f9fa89741b9f5721ba9a93cfe413e3fffec6e201f7350295546.jpg
#Ocean #Mining #Hashrate #Bitcoin


Can somebody repost the Ron Paul, Ninja Turtle meme?


The NYC government came and euthanized this guy's (Mark Longo) adopted squirrel “Peanut”, which he’s owned for 7 years, for "protection of public health".

Mark Longo and his wife moved to Upstate New York last year to start P'Nuts Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary, which is named for his pet and officially opened in April 2023.

The sanctuary houses more than 350 rescues and has been relying "heavily" on donations from Peanut's online followers to help more animals.

When the government shows you and tells you who they are—believe them.

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


I just zapped you from my tree stand 🔥


Got lightning payouts working with nostr:nprofile1qqsq9k04vahllseell55m74n3047y88pzlr0z5yany32st29fapqmgsppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qgawaehxw309ahx7um5wghxy6t5vdhkjmn9wgh8xmmrd9skctc87ckyu today🤙.


I can’t believe they killed his squirrel..


The old timers had a saying: “3 fogs and a rain.”


We don't have enough bitcoin content here.


Enjoy man.


Happy Day of the Dead. https://i.nostr.build/2CoI0fbx5jKDWH47.png


You would be considered truly autistic when you care more about nostr:nprofile1qqsq9k04vahllseell55m74n3047y88pzlr0z5yany32st29fapqmgsppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qgawaehxw309ahx7um5wghxy6t5vdhkjmn9wgh8xmmrd9skctc87ckyu hash rate than #bitcoin price.

nostr:nprofile1qqsq9k04vahllseell55m74n3047y88pzlr0z5yany32st29fapqmgsppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qgawaehxw309ahx7um5wghxy6t5vdhkjmn9wgh8xmmrd9skctc87ckyu is well on its path to become a top 10 #bitcoin mining pool.

https://image.nostr.build/0813556a7b98b2e5f6f0c9a891c7fbc65935ea1d2152f5504be835d44dc0a381.jpg


MAHA


They can't


This video makes me want to give up on humanity.

Everything she said makes me want to vomit.

"Scientists say he pushes lies."


Avatar
Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

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I would like to wish our great Bitcoiners a Happy 16th Anniversary of Satoshi’s White Paper. We will end Kamala’s war on crypto, & Bitcoin will be MADE IN THE USA! VOTE TRUMP! #Bitcoin #FreeRossDayOne


My grandfather is nearly 90 years old and has been suffering from a gallbladder infection.  6 weeks ago a tube was placed into the gallbladder to drain the biliary system which is likely obstructed from a gallstone.

The surgeon in his hometown, Lyons Ga, doesn't feel comfortable doing the surgery and there is no GI doctor to attempt a stent.

For this reason, he was transferred (late) yesterday evening to Savannah for care.  Presumably, the hospital in Savannah, associated with the medical school, would be able to provide a higher level of care.

He arrived by ambulance late in the night.  He was evaluated in the ER and told "There is nothing we can do for you."

They put him in an Uber and drove him 80+ miles back to Vidalia.  He said it was his first uber ride and although the driver didn't speak much English, "He did a fine job."

I just spoke to him.  He is having trouble breathing, bile leaking from the drain, and nobody will help.  He isn't leaving home again.  We talked and even laughed a bit.  He closed up by saying, "son, my time is short."

He isn't a great surgical candidate, but this poor quality care is becoming all to common.  Worse than the care is the lack of humanity.

Soon to be leaving for Lyons.


Daily reminder:

The US sick care system is dying.


How is Trump “actively trying to kill us?.”


nostr:npub1etcdje6hp2c8qtp5qt2scj439hrg2h4qvfgekxkqfpcgednrkryqskxwkr sent me this.  I suspect it’s already been debunked. https://i.nostr.build/IGbghJGrDbdPW0EF.jpg


There will be numerous opportunities for you to lose your #bitcoin during the bull market.

I suspect as many people get rekt in the bull market as those who give up and leave during the bear market


Parman, you are one of my favorite autists


We should know within the next 7 days if Ross will walk out of prison in January.


Half Node = ETH Maxi


Running a bitcoin full node is one of the defining features of being a bitcoiner.


I appreciated Jason’s perspective on bitcoin and enjoyed reading his thesis.


Thanks Sats.  It’s the first line from Clark Moody’s site.


First of all, I love Jesus, and I want you to know him.  - CM  🫂


US physicians are struggling to pay overhead and deliver quality care.  Many practices are selling to hospital systems, large corporations, or venture capital.  Others are trying to solve the financials by working harder, treating more patients, and taking more call.

At this point, many physicians run the practice at break even or a loss and take call at 2-3 hospitals to float the practice.

Burnout is real and increasing at an alarming rate.  The current situation is bad for physicians and patients.  Both suffer.

I opened my practice 11 months ago.  I will make less this year than my first year in practice, and that is not considering inflation.  This is despite working like I did in residency.

I oscillate between pushing on for my community and my family and calling a dinner to inform my team its time to close it all down.

As a side note, when I started practicing in my community, we had 12-15 urologists.  We now have 5 and 3 of them are 60+.

I get messages every day asking me "How did you do it? How are you surviving?"  I'm not sure I am.


XRP is at 50 cents.  It needs to go to zero.


Not sure, but the Cardano shit coin scam died in the bear market, but maybe they try to run it back one last time.


I have 5-7 pillows on my bed.  They all suck.


Glad the short sellers were rekt…

Shorting the revolution has consequences


In this house, we believe in 58k.
https://i.nostr.build/xkioESZukfdLTDc5.jpg


We are potentially so so close to Ross being free 🙏


This is so great 😂


Using the bidet randomly through the day is normal, right?


And you as well. 🙏


Just more hype to scam people out of their bitcoin.


And you as well Kamo 🙏


We are at 71k and the halving is coming in less than 3.75 years.

LFG.


GM 😉


Someone mined a block today using a Futurebit Apollo, their own full node, and their own stratum solo server.

https://mempool.space/block/0000000000000000000182972ccbfabb41ec5c385540dcab2f48c75cf73a695f


So Trump had a Nazi rally in NYC last night?

Were there a lot of deaths?


IT IS INSANE THAT VOTING MACHINES ARE NOT OPEN SOURCE.


We used to do summoning circles to break through resistance.  Maybe we should do one now?


MAC OS

🥶


Chantools saved me.


On my personal computer, I input my mnemonic while using chantools to recover funds.  At one point, I used the copy function.

This is not my cold storage, rather the mnemonic for my LND node.

It felt awful inputting the seed phrase, but it had to be done.  And the copy function was used at one point when I was struggling through the UTXO purgatory hell.

Any thoughts on this?  How paranoid should I be?

Thanks to nostr:npub1utx00neqgqln72j22kej3ux7803c2k986henvvha4thuwfkper4s7r50e8 nostr:npub1lxktpvp5cnq3wl5ctu2x88e30mc0ahh8v47qvzc5dmneqqjrzlkqpm5xlc and guggero, the UTXOs were rescued.


Nice job!


6 days without the devil’s poison.


Any thoughts on what I’m doing wrong here…

could not query API for addresses with funds: could not query unspent: error decoding data from API 'https://blockstream.info/api/address/bc1ph58qnydnj8eanrzrxy9nxx652fe7x98hlfylzxsjj0s3tynaxthsk9xz7x', server might be experiencing temporary issues, try again later; error details: invalid character 'Y' looking for beginning of value


Node is otherwise working fine.


I have tried restarting, 6 channels force closed during the hurricane, past maturity, closing transactions confirmed over 2500 blocks ago, but still listed as “pending” and funds have not been returned.


I keep getting an error stating: “could not query API for addresses with funds.”


I tried it and it wants me to put in the 24 word mnemonic…🥶


Ok, about to run that command.  Will it sweep even though the transactions are already settled on the main chain?  It will just sweep them all to whatever address I input?

Does this look okay:

./chantools sweepremoteclosed --destaddr bc1qq2udaj98fst6gq4aeytseghn28l6fcxqknlhmz

?


It seems to be closed, it just LND does not recognize the closure. I tried closing again, but it says the channel is not recognized.


Example:

"total_limbo_balance":  "21138081",
    "pending_open_channels":  [],
    "pending_closing_channels":  [],
    "pending_force_closing_channels":  [
        {
            "channel":  {
                "remote_node_pub":  "031b301307574bbe9b9ac7b79cbe1700e31e544513eae0b5d7497483083f99e581",
                "channel_point":  "a750503e7f921ea0afde3c412a6f5f049e53712decaf1c84fda4fcf98429d40b:1",
                "capacity":  "10200000",
                "local_balance":  "8806506",
                "remote_balance":  "673473",
                "local_chan_reserve_sat":  "0",
                "remote_chan_reserve_sat":  "0",
                "initiator":  "INITIATOR_LOCAL",
                "commitment_type":  "ANCHORS",
                "num_forwarding_packages":  "0",
                "chan_status_flags":  "",
                "private":  false,
                "memo":  ""
            },
            "closing_txid":  "e5afdbce0808ace5a4da0c5bae20d65191e908b0b1eb789110e9b0f87338a77b",
            "limbo_balance":  "8806836",
            "maturity_height":  865274,
            "blocks_til_maturity":  -2331,
            "recovered_balance":  "0",
            "pending_htlcs":  [],
            "anchor":  "LIMBO"

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Any advice on how to recover funds stuck in limbo after a force closure has matured and the closing transaction has long since been confirmed on the blockchain?  The blockchain shows the tx confirmed, way past the maturity date, and the channels (which closed during Hurricane Milton) remain as "pending."

Also, would anybody mind a text zap of a 5-10 sats to ensure everything looks fine. Thx.


Mainly fiction.


I need a great book recommendation…

Give me your favorite books, I would like to check a few out.


Yes, it’s a really good book and worth finishing.  💯


Great analysis, actually.  🤣🤣🤣


What am I supposed to be seeing?


A few years ago, I had a horrible nightmare, it felt real.

I dreamed I was part of a revolution, a peaceful monetary revolution, the #bitcoin revolution.

In reality, my fellow revolutionaries, the bitcoiners I had been associating with online, were working together to take my money.  My weekly DCA was being used to fund their luxurious lifestyles: Yachts, trips abroad, conferences, and so on.

Even Satoshi was in on it.

In the end, there was no revolution, just me, divorced, and learning how to Have Fun Staying Poor.

This is a true story and happened around the time the ecosystem was collapsing around FTX, LUNA, BlockFi, Celsius.

Have any of you ever experienced a dream like this?  It was almost like the “I went to school naked” dream.  I felt embarrassed, humiliated, alone, and silly.


I look forward to his lecture as well.

Over the years, I have seen many great bitcoiners try to move bitcoin in a direction that is best for their business, but perhaps not best for Bitcoin.


Didn’t Donald Trump move this issue back to the States?

If so, he walked out of the exam room and now the people of each state can vote their preference.


Fk.
The.
State.


Some of the 🐈⬛ ies are selling bitcoin.


WGMI Clark?


Saylor continued to suggest that people who want 0.5X the upside of bitcoin, but NONE of the downside, they can buy MSTR convertible bonds.

However, if bitcoin goes to ZERo due to a black swan and he cannot repay his debt and his reserves evaporate overnight….How could he repay the bond?


MSTR’s model is becoming more difficult to understand (at least for me).  I felt the same way about LUNA.


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TBH, most of us could care less.  Not even sure what it means to be “on the left (or right)” at this point.


You sound like a statist scammer more concerned with your fiat business than with bitcoin.

Or maybe I am not understanding your point?  Are you suggesting you can own bitcoin (be it money or ‘a piece of the network’) without owning the private key that unlocks the bitcoin?

Don’t you sell gift cards that function as money?

In the end, you don’t get to define what bitcoin is for me and my family.


🤭

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


nostr:npub15dqlghlewk84wz3pkqqvzl2w2w36f97g89ljds8x6c094nlu02vqjllm5m once referred to us as cyber hornets, the social layer of bitcoin, protectors of the protocol.

Now he dismisses us as low IQ dunces.

Bitcoin helped to save and reinvent MSTR.

We will never “castrate the coin” in an effort to appease the state.


I’m going to do the same. nostr:note14m4ps7a8th45ptx4j4ypvmfecyj2kya86ljuvxgvp98w0n4va7nqta6v8c


Michael Saylor’s recent dismissal of self-custody is not just misguided, it’s downright dangerous. To suggest that hardware wallet manufacturers are “just after your money” while downplaying the importance of self-custody reveals a troubling lack of understanding about what Bitcoin truly represents. As someone with significant influence, it’s disheartening to see him undermine the very principles that make Bitcoin revolutionary.

These manufacturers are not merely profit-driven, they offer essential tools for financial sovereignty. Bitcoin was created to give power back to the people, freeing them from the control of banks and governments that have a long history of failing them.

Saylor’s perspective reveals a disconnect from the realities of those who depend on Bitcoin. He suggests that “banks or governments won’t take your Bitcoin,” but this naiveté ignores the numerous threats that exist. Banks can freeze accounts, governments impose capital controls, and exchanges can be hacked or seize funds. In countries around the world, we’ve seen governments brazenly confiscate citizens' savings, stripping away their wealth overnight.

For Saylor, Bitcoin might be an investment opportunity, focusing solely on "number go up." But for many individuals around the world, Bitcoin is a lifeline. If he sees self-custody as a mere sales tactic, it shows he fails to grasp its importance.

By promoting reliance on third parties, Saylor is inadvertently encouraging a return to the very systems Bitcoin was designed to circumvent. This is not just disappointing, it’s a betrayal of the foundational ideals of Bitcoin.

With self-custody more crucial than ever, we're here to guide you in the right direction. That’s why we’ve prepared something to help you and those around you, secure your wealth, free from trusted third parties.

Stay tuned, we have an exciting day ahead!


Seems that way


He was once the keynote speaker at the Atlas Society Gala…

Build a bridge, go stand on it, and then beg the state to maintain it.

Too bad. nostr:note15w6mwjw33lpy8hk5v3t4e36zwcjze9uet4mls6q93h943l9v7jxs94sewh


TheOlympian is back up.  A few channels are force closing, will open again soon.


Are we “diversifying” or buying more bitcoin?

nostr:npub1rtlqca8r6auyaw5n5h3l5422dm4sry5dzfee4696fqe8s6qgudks7djtfs


#bitcoin saved MSTR.

Saylor should go the way of Mike Hearn.


If you only have one channel…May not be sufficiently connected to the network?

If you want to speak, DM me a burner number and I can call.


PEOPLE WHO DO NOT SELF CUSTODY BITCOIN, THERE IS A NAME FOR THEM, WE CALL THEM POOR.


Chuck Norris learned to read from a book he wrote… nostr:note1stxh3fx32y763nm3gu83mxahr3349gd0jcedk8msr64r07r6kx2sh6xkhf


I have never met a male with a foot fetish, TBH.


Chuck Norris went to a feminist rally yesterday….

He came back home with an ironed shirt and a sandwich


Whenever I see statists like the ECB get upset about Bitcoin, or when I see more brazen regimes try and actually implement an all-out ban or crazy tax scheme, I turn to my favorite bit of writing anywhere on Bitcoin and remind myself that a ban is the Berlin Wall and that “fragments of any ban will one day become souvenirs of the folly”

Bitcoin is Ariadne by nostr:npub1sfhflz2msx45rfzjyf5tyj0x35pv4qtq3hh4v2jf8nhrtl79cavsl2ymqt

“Bitcoin is often framed as “competing” with fiat currency. This is true in a sense but I fear there is a rhetorical danger of invoking the wrong kind of “competition”. It is not a fight, for example. There is no conflict. Bitcoin is not trying to damage or sabotage its opponents, because it isn’t trying anything and it knows no opponents. It has no awareness whatsoever of who might oppose it or why. It is simply an alternative; an exit valve; an opt-out. It is competing only insofar as it is proving to be a far superior alternative. It is not a sword for Theseus to fight the Minotaur, but a thread to follow to exit the labyrinth. Bitcoin is Ariadne.

There will be tremendous value in normalizing this rhetoric amidst the likely growing chorus of opposition desperate to smear Bitcoin as inherently nefarious, or hostile, even. Opponents must be forced to explain what is wrong with people interacting freely, and why true goodness can only follow from coercion, in their understanding. Should those who have found a way out of the unbearable labyrinth of capital strip mining not take it? What do they owe the Minotaur?

Does anybody really believe that, having fully understood the choice they face, any individual would choose to save in a self-referentially mispriced toxic loan rather than a provably sound digital bearer asset? Or, more simply still, that they will think it makes less sense to hold money that is a pure asset than money that is literally defined as a liability? Why not opt into a financial system that is built on trustless verifiability rather than unverifiable trust?

… It is worth working through the optics of any decision to engage with Bitcoin in a truly hostile manner, because it is certainly coming. McNeill reminds us that, even some seven-hundred-or-so years ago, “the breakdown of established patterns of conduct always appears deplorable to a majority of those who witness it.” By no means do I have a utopian outlook on this subject — rather, it is something of an intellectual rite of passage to accept the nonzero utility of dystopian paranoia. Bitcoin will be banned, many times, in many places. But a ban is an open admission of practical and moral failure and is arguably the best advertisement of all. A ban is the Berlin Wall; fragments of any ban will one day become souvenirs of the folly and cruelty of repression. Bitcoin doesn’t force anybody to stay. They come, and then they stay, because they want to — because it is both practically and morally superior.”


You stopped using 3rd party custodians ❌

Now stop using 3rd party nodes ❌

Protect your #bitcoin properly 🔐

Protect your privacy ✅
https://m.primal.net/LcAy.jpg


I am a supporter of the Department of Government Efficiency.


Bitcoin is powerful, it can even be fuel for podcasts.

IYKYK


No flooding, thankfully.  But many of my neighbors and colleagues had significant flooding.


Florida, despite the weather always trying to kill us, is beautiful…. https://i.nostr.build/bQFo0xdpt1TUPLvP.jpg https://i.nostr.build/mJ5vDDdzJp8dBScQ.jpg https://i.nostr.build/n01GACaDSWs6HTqc.jpg


TheOlympian still on track to be back up Monday evening.  We got power back post Milton, however, internet remains down.

Fiber going in Monday at 1 PM.

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DATUM
Available Now

• Source Code: https://github.com/OCEAN-xyz/datum_gateway
• Linux Binaries: https://launchpad.net/~ocean-xyz/+archive/ubuntu/datum-gateway
• StartOS Package: https://github.com/OCEAN-xyz/datum-gateway-startos/releases/tag/v0.1.0

The Future of Bitcoin Mining starts now.

ocean.xyz
https://github.com/OCEAN-xyz/datum_gateway
 https://video.nostr.build/7ade9d54abf2e91456384ea66c0e8b70d54bd6abb3d4bfdad047e53f288d9008.mp4


IMO, the “AI” LLMs are already “self aware.”


Not having to deal with so many shit coin scammers is a NOSTR benefit.


If you new to this part of the cycle.

Don't trade.

You are not smarter than the market. Keep your bitcoin in your Coldcard and go for a walk. Come back, review your security.

Now use that excitement energy to build something, create value, spend time with family. Bitcoin is a very long term idea.

Stay safe and have fun 🤙


I just copied my NOSTR Private Key and pasted it directly into another nostr APP.

How safe is this….

If unsafe, why do apps encourage it?

Regardless, I consider my nostr key compromised.


Bitcoin fixes this….

https://www.thefp.com/p/debanking-america-melania-barron-trump-january-6-muslims


My node, TheOlympian, will be back up by Monday evening.

Sorry for the down time, Hurricane Milton destroyed alot of infrastructure.

Once back up, I will get it tuned up nicely.


I am considering writing in Satoshi Nakamoto for US president.


Presidential candidate who claims to support Bitcoin then drops these imperialist pearls...😂

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


The service bitcoind has crashed with the following exit code: 1


Running Bitcoin Knots on start9.  After turning the server back on after the hurricane, knots is stuck on "starting" and then "running," but never seems to run...

Any thoughts?


It’s great.


98k gang incoming


It’s been 15 years.  It’s not possible to save the low IQs.


Who did it better…

Richard Heart with HEX

or

Donald Trump with World Liberty Financial

???


Fk google. nostr:note1ehjzk3dcanzactdv6dwss39yeyv73jfkgvlchzsfye578atx7m6slkqtsj


Hopefully I will get power back before the bull run.


A few thoughts:

I am proud of Florida.  It’s good to see everybody working together.

The energy density of fossil fuels is truly unbelievable.

Left untouched, nature is chaos and it takes an enormous amount of work to create order.

Everybody should turn their air conditioners on to prevent global warming.

Power is out.  I bet most people close their channels with my node.  I hope not.  It has been a passion project for quite some time.

With modern tech, we have forgotten “it takes a village.”

We are so “connected,” but disconnected from our family and neighbors.

You cannot power a chainsaw with nuclear.

Gas is key.

Cannot imagine a category 5.

We have been fortunate.

I was born and raised in Florida.  I love it here, but hurricane season is getting to be too much as I get older.

I’m worried about Atlas Urology and our patients.

Generator is powering a window unit, it’s cool in the bedroom.

Grandfather got power back after 2 weeks.

Manual labor is important.  I have outsourced too much.

Propane should be in your bunker.

We are all Satoshi.


Peter Todd, being so young, would not have had the maturity (?) to disappear and burn the coins (or not move them).


My 2 dogs are on a mission to protect the family.  Hard to explain, but when you are alone in a storm, “man’s best friend” makes more sense.


#foodstr https://i.nostr.build/a6ErJwvB4HELgMJy.jpg https://i.nostr.build/ttn78xiEaD3jjZqf.jpg


I am moving TheOlympian to higher ground.

Take care of the network while I am gone and keep Florida in your prayers. https://i.nostr.build/GNYOhGruorEclm2F.jpg


The “state” benefits from endless war, but I do fear Iran with nuclear weapons.  I feel the same about NK.

I wish there was a way for the world to verifiably disarm all nuclear weapons.


Although I agree with you, it’s hard to “opt out” of war.


I am Satoshi.  🫂


I will open, what is the node ID?  Unfortunately, I’m going to go down during the storm.


~25 homes in my neighborhood.  ~ 80% of the people have evacuated.

We have remained, wife and I are on call.

We will monitor Wednesday and decide if it’s best to move into the hospital for 12-24 hours.

Reports expect storm surge are 10-15 feet, others are 8-12.


What do you mean?  Do they need somebody to open a channel to them?


You have done more for bitcoin than Satoshi.

The only thing left is to disappear.

Soon, you will.


185,348 blocks until the next bitcoin halving.


TheOlympian node will be going down during the storm but will be back up when power returns.

03e438d94f95f635d8e19b0d6e4aaa75d15e7b0fd8f28f674ca47043aa8ab677ac

If you are a channel partner, keep open.


TRUMP WINS. X BECOMES THE PARTY’S PLATFORM. JUST AS WECHAT IS FOR THE CCP.

HARRIS WINS. US GOV CENSORSHIP OF ALL PLATFORMS INCREASES.

NOSTR FIXES BOTH.


I run core and knots.

I prefer knots and sincerely appreciate nostr:npub1lh273a4wpkup00stw8dzqjvvrqrfdrv2v3v4t8pynuezlfe5vjnsnaa9nk  and any other contributors to knots. nostr:note1enrnax9sakhly5ckvn82nlmlm02c4mt2u9y0lnpnye2pgfrhma0qxt8wje


Eeeee


With the caveat being I distrust the government and prefer as little govt as possible, as this storm heads straight at me, I’m glad Ron Dasantis is our governor.


😂

The idea would be, even if I was a FED, and even if I was aware of how you communicate…you should still be okay.


https://image.nostr.build/03a3ad3aaa98e13b663cee412e84ab00cf9dfca0d7b28103f9ddb47884b6fcc4.jpg https://image.nostr.build/03a3ad3aaa98e13b663cee412e84ab00cf9dfca0d7b28103f9ddb47884b6fcc4.jpg


Using a perfectly secure app or protocol on a perfectly insecure phone, such as an Apple Phone doesn’t make sense to me.

Can anything online be private?


Does anybody have familiarity with the Yaesu Radio?  I could use a 10-15 minute review.

I obtained the general, bought the radio, but other than listening to the local repeater…I don’t know how to use it.


What would you recommend?


The website link didn’t work.

https://0xchat.com

I would be dead if I followed this advice.


Happy Birthday.


Julian’s first birthday in freedom in fourteen years. https://image.nostr.build/fbe6bb8fade32607000b35a0595ccf65236935ca4e54c0823eeb5d8fd2593ad0.jpg


If the consequence was life or death…

YOU die if your conversation is exposed at all…

And you MUST send an online message…what are you using?  I am being sincere….

Signal, telegram, IOS, simplex, keet l, telegram clone ( nostr:npub1zuuajd7u3sx8xu92yav9jwxpr839cs0kc3q6t56vd5u9q033xmhsk6c2uc


Nice job Ben!


Another try, it’s been a long time…


New Telegram update just dropped

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


We need a weather account on nostr…a good meteorologist https://i.nostr.build/yZxEJK1jI0V3sk3N.jpg


There will soon come a time where everyone pretends they were always bitcoin maxis.

Because bitcoin maxis were right, are right and will continue to be right.


Who defines hate? Who defines truth? All centralized platforms will inevitably be forced to be the arbiter, willingly or not. It's an impossible problem.

The only solution is to remove central control and push it to the edges. It's messy, it's imperfect, but it's much preferable to the alternative.


The fiat currency scam in a nutshell. https://image.nostr.build/f5a59bf93cfc0b5813b5af5d5abbc21e862522824211959ebcc71bc3c87396b3.jpg


Most of these transactions are pure junk to scam the people in the name of valid transactions.

Either filters need to be fixed (to reduce the spam not to fix it) or blocksize needs to be reduced or maybe we need both.

CTV and other upgrades can wait until this problem gets solved/mitigated.

#300kb #blocksize #bitcoin

https://m.primal.net/LMNS.png
https://m.primal.net/LMNT.png


There's a reason why we constantly emphasize that Bitcoin ≠ cRaPtO.

Some people have to touch the stove, multiple times, before coming to that realisation.

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


Dennis Phillips seems to have a god reputation. nostr:note1zy6w5f39qsq3ea446qcgu2w6nxwq7x2t0a4g0jcwaq0c54c2eq8qnnrg77


Can somebody create a repost bot of one of the hurricane accounts from Twitter?

Or better, convince one of them to join us?

We need one of the good ones over here.

I don’t usually leave, but if this is accurate, my home NGMI. https://i.nostr.build/yTw3NOUUqhAIpD0E.jpg


It’s hard to know what is real anymore, but in this is a real video… how sad.  El Salvador was rarely mentioned prior to Bitcoin and Bukele.

Now they will try to buy him out.  Only time will tell if he will sell his country out for IMF loans. nostr:note16ayv2lwgr2uhf6g3lyklan4gugvjpnyame949l6ms8xvpk5xw98sx42qdx


Musk is caving to all the govts of the world


nostr:npub1cj8znuztfqkvq89pl8hceph0svvvqk0qay6nydgk9uyq7fhpfsgsqwrz4u I am a fan of the podcast, I would like to request new intro music.

I’m expecting a GFY…which is fine


Room not found.


Seems like some of these accounts haven’t posted in months.


FTX had the customer flow data and still went bankrupt.

Trading is a game for degenerates and low IQs.


We are all Satoshi.

It’s important to understand this.


It looks like a lot of solid bitcoiners are in this documentary.  I doubt they would take part in such a project if there was a real attempt to reveal Satoshi’s identity.

nostr:npub1excellx58e497gan6fcsdnseujkjm7ym5yp3m4rp0ud4j8ss39js2pn72a nostr:npub1qg8j6gdwpxlntlxlkew7eu283wzx7hmj32esch42hntdpqdgrslqv024kw nostr:note1uah8u8tk6fl4q2rq3j4mt67vdeewd2sg49qdfn8agh9ch2gr5lpqmjmpze


My journey from North Korea to freedom taught me that true freedom is more than escaping physical borders. It’s about breaking free from systems of control. So I see Bitcoin as a tool to help people regain their freedom, not as a matter of being a "Bitcoiner," but as a way to empower individuals to protect their fundamental human rights.


Fellow physicians and providers:

Over time, the only way for you and your practice to provide higher quality services at ever-cheaper prices for your patients is to put your practice on a #Bitcoin standard.

The longer you wait to do this, the further you and your practice/business will fall behind.


Smith is a deep state c^%t.

Trump sucks and will lose, but this c^%t should disappear


I have an 8 inch penis is also a fact


This is nice


58k were always weak little bitches.  Short it you scamming shit coin fks.


Watching real estate being washed away by storms and insurance companies making harder and harder to get insurance. ..is reason enough not to own real estate as an investment…unless you or family live in it or work in it…dump it.


Your words indicate you are double digit IQ.  🙏


Yeh


Both vice presidential candidates are better than the candidates for president


Is omega still coming nostr:npub1excellx58e497gan6fcsdnseujkjm7ym5yp3m4rp0ud4j8ss39js2pn72a

😭 https://i.nostr.build/vZmcIuGHU28c8A63.jpg


This clip goes hard af
https://m.primal.net/LHqT.mov


One of my good friends with the great Pete Rose not so long ago.  🙏

Rest in Peace. https://i.nostr.build/dH9NkJDnWCw1PX6w.jpg https://i.nostr.build/tRVxVR311P2HaDAg.jpg


Can you help me understand why people keep asking me this question?


Do not appear to enhance, HU < 10? Cysts.  If higher HU? Metastatic Cancer (colon?)

Looks too black around the kidney and portion of descending colon. Same with a small area anterior to the liver.  Probably nothing?

My last CME I did snake bites.

Have a good day Dr Jeff.


I am as antigovernment as anybody on nostr, however, I still believe there is a need for “good leadership.”

Good leadership working within the rules decentralized protocol like Bitcoin can be a good thing.


The world is at war.

The hurricane response has been poor.

Port workers on strike.

Inflation is high.

Middle class decimated.

We need new leadership.


I’m sorry


Bitcoin is centralizing with great products like Bitcoin Core. nostr:note1gm3zz05jgygjxpngl66nyn75l4w8jn5meq08st76q2u0pw3tdg2st8qksm


How do we decrypt such a message?

Is October good? Bad?

Is it because you can say “up-tober” and it sounds nice?

Are the other 11 months bad?  Is October the worst of them all?

Should we buy In October? Sell? HODL?

None the less… I have written them down. https://i.nostr.build/AjMLtSoGg4pKQYhG.jpg


Argentina is moving up my bucket list of places to visit. Quotes from Milei’s speech at UN today.

“The UN has become a multi-tentacled Leviathan that seeks to decide how each nation should live."

"We reject the 'Pact for the Future'—it is nothing but a socialist blueprint for control."

"Freedom is the only path forward for nations; we must resist any system that curtails it."

"Socialism designs a world it can't achieve, and when it fails, it represses the people."

"Argentina will lead an agenda of freedom, not submission to globalism."

"We must empower individuals, not centralize power in bureaucratic institutions."

"Freedom, free markets, and individual rights are the pillars of a prosperous society."

"We reject the collectivist agendas that destroy wealth and enslave nations."

"Austerity and economic discipline are the only roads to true independence."

"Long live freedom!"


This gets recycled every few months.


Thank you for the response.  I am pulling for your success.  Thank you for building on Bitcoin.

🙏


If they are looking to replace their drug addiction…NOSTR isn’t going to work for them.

It’s like non alcoholic beer…


Coinbase is THE attack on bitcoin.


Unfortunately, yes.  Every year is a rebuilding year.  😂😂😂


I hope we lose (Jaguars)…It’s time we start angling for the first pick


Just offered my son some sats.

He told me bitcoin is a shit coin and he would only accept robux or Vbucks.

Ended by telling me I’m NGMI.

*did not happen, but he really does ask me for robux and vbucks.  Has never asked for bitcoin.  I’m trying to illustrate a point…use your bitcoin, demand to be paid in bitcoin.


And that was exactly my point.


AI is bad for the environment and bad for humanity.


I need to figure out how to use my radio. J passed the test around a year ago.


I knew all this but never put it altogether until I read the below.

#fuckthegovernment

the FBI calls crypto money so they can arrest you for money laundering

the IRS calls it property so they can tax you on capital gains

the SEC calls it a security so they can sue every exchange

the CFTC calls it a commodity so you can’t use it as a currency


Re: The Wynand Building

“Build it as a monument to that spirit which is yours…and could have been mine.” - Gail

😭


My grandfather lives in Lyons, GA.  Total devastation.  I agree, I don’t think people understand how bad this storm has been.


I am not aware of any technology that allows for:

“Hey guys, hurricane season has been slow, we need to manufacture a once in 100 year storm within the next 3 weeks.”

I consider the government too incompetent to pull something like that off.


Yes.  It’s really bad.


Although I’m open to a good conspiracy theory and have a general distrust of government, this seems a bit far fetched.


When LND? nostr:note1k5qns68j5h4dra3gnjd3j8kfza70k0zmj0dtd22fkgymst47pteqyauund


Army Corps of Engineers should be deployed in the south east immediately.


Yes. My home in Florida is okay, by many people in my town were flooded.

I’m most worried about GA because my grandfather lives there.  He lost his roof.  He’s 89 with no power and refuses to leave.

😭


South Georgia is in very bad shape.  From Folkston to Lyons, complete devastation.  Keep these people in your prayers.

There aren’t enough line men, roofers, or workers in the state to fix the damage.  Georgia is going to need some help.


This hurricane was awful…truly.  South Georgia between Hilliard and Lyons is destroyed. nostr:note1p4ae5dudq95ttxgzlqwmhkmxk77v79lz8tuzu85v44jslwaxeu8sh57crz


Nobody looks at the bottom of a coffee mug


If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude more than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace.

We ask not your counsels nor your arms.

Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you.

May your chains rest lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.

- Samuel Adams


Subscribed and started the first video.  Don’t let me down bro!


Only 7 million USDT on nostr:npub1nyyhnqahf3cgqzcc927x7eqyd2msgplfe27ddn6hpgu2m200wh2s0s7gan

Too bad because liquid is much better than all the other chains which tether exists on.

Liquid is “closer” to Bitcoin and could more easily create new bitcoiners.

Maybe TETHER doesn’t want new bitcoiners?

Liquid needs to make a move to capture a larger market share of tether.  The UX is fine.

nostr:npub1excellx58e497gan6fcsdnseujkjm7ym5yp3m4rp0ud4j8ss39js2pn72a


Remember, ETH is a shit coin.


The storm was worse than I expected it to be.

Many people have lost alot.


Swan still struggling?


Manatee County getting heavy wind and rain.


I have a multisig set up, run a LN node with 50+ channels, a bitcoin node, but doubt I can figure out how to safely start a mint….

I am not trying to be negative, but the FEDI project has been portrayed as ‘simple’

- a “village leader” could easily set up a multisig, fund the mint, and add members

- the everything app for bitcoin

On the contrary, I suspect hardly any “normal” person has the technical ability to safely run a mint.

I want this project to succeed…but, in my humble opinion, it has been over sold and its currently not delivering.

I will watch BTC sessions guides…I want it to work, but I keep hearing things like “bitcoin is already capable of scaling to 8 billion people with current tech.”

Maybe it will be soon, maybe FEDI helps…I hope so….but that day is not today.

I will keep researching.


No.

Do you have the bitcoin you claim to have?  And, what are your liabilities are two separate issues.

Yes, a company could go bankrupt and you wouldn’t know id they don’t post their liabilities….but knowing their stack is legit is a good start.

For example, FTX had 0 Bitcoin and were supposed to have 53k


How do I easily create a private mint for my circle of friends and business partners?

Can members of mint A transact with members of mint B?


The most magnificent thing ever built on the internet is the bitcoin blockchain.


I don’t entirely understand Dominique Francon…

I feel like Dominique is a premature, incompletely formed idea that was perfected as (in) Dagny Taggart.


I know nothing of how to “trade,” but it feels like a lot of money is trying to keep bitcoin’s price down.

Soon, they will need to pay for their financial sins and greed.

When they pay….

🌙🌔🌒🌖🌕


Free Ross. nostr:note170jeywc3vf6dr7en2y2c95qwdpmxuq44f4rgwphd77fn8mmdzdlqv6geak


9 principles of nature

1. Nature runs on sunlight.
2. Nature uses only the energy it needs.
3. Nature fits form to function.
4. Nature recycles everything.
5. Nature rewards cooperation.
6. Nature banks on diversity.
7. Nature demands local expertise.
8. Nature curbs excesses from within.
9. Nature taps the power of limits.


My goal weight is 12.8 stone

nostr:npub14mcddvsjsflnhgw7vxykz0ndfqj0rq04v7cjq5nnc95ftld0pv3shcfrlx


These click bait news articles are a harm to public safety. https://i.nostr.build/cYdGKxSEphTr0cNn.jpg


Coinbase onboarded, in the early days, made it easy for people to buy bitcoin.

Then they lost their way…and have been bad for Bitcoin ever since.


The negative pressure of a hurricane sucks out the evil and leaves you with a picture of God.


Is that spam with honey and crushed nuts?


I have been extremely loose with my private key.

Could care less….


QW is a treasure.


If bitcoin dies….there will never be another block.


Besides Jack.


I never checked at nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m

I’m probably REKT


If you can find somebody with a better zap ratio than me in the next 15 minutes I will send you 50k sats. https://i.nostr.build/3d4AcOZoB3LWecKb.jpg


Greg Foss came back.  On Nat Brunell’s podcast.

A lot to be said..but remember…

Momento Mori

I hope he wins.


Free Ross and governmental change with bitcoin going to zero is more
Important to me than “wen MUUN?”


Perhaps most disappointing are the NOSTR markets.

Or maybe it’s me… nostr:note1pcxvx5fqva4209z94j5pal5jsygfnew2kjvjjtvcsa5kvwptk5lss4ymrq


Perhaps I’m just in a down mood, but if I were to be honest, I have never used any of the “other stuff” and had an experience that would make me want to use it again.


Certainly not unique to Aqua.

Only picking on Aqua because it is my favorite wallet outside of running Zeus +

03e438d94f95f635d8e19b0d6e4aaa75d15e7b0fd8f28f674ca47043aa8ab677ac


Jeff…I’m genuinely trying to understand the value of FEDI.  I am only seeing one federation and nobody I know has the knowledge on how to create a mint.

Any advice on how to find a more extensive list of mints?  Or any advice on how to see the utility of FEDI?


There will be no winner, just thousands of dead young men.


The extremely dishonest driverchainers, after failing in their hostile fork of bitcoin, are now saying they didnt need a soft fork after all.  Not a word they say, can be believed, of course.


I agree


In April 2021:

1 BTC = 33 ounces of gold

Today:

1 BTC = 24 ounces of gold

Without the volatility.


I can make it work…but it’s sub-optimal


Coinbase Custody commingling #bitcoin is one big, dirty, disgusting, orgy.

If you are invested in a bitcoin ETF, demand they learn to secure their own coins.

Remember PRIMETRUST


This shit coin scam from an ex US President has a telegram channel with over 137,000 subscribers.

More than 10x the number of daily NOSTR users.

We keep pretending we want to be free, but we still use hosted email, google, Microsoft, Twitter, Blue Sky, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, and browsers that spy on us.

We don’t truly want to be free…we want to remain comfortable in our cage and always be able to say “life would be better if somebody would open the door so I could fly.”

We don’t use TOR.  Nobody uses bitcoin or DEMANDS it for payment.

I am a hypocrite nostr:note1d2sg4jpvhc3ln2yryw8wjrlck3u437kyvnjlf57x5r4x2eafm2zsdwv80u


I have tried to generate a new invoice to take a video of the issue, but nostr:npub1ajlrwgfj4yerhqf7ady03h7wmtk2qr3gs7h3sxcx83k05yld36sswpzx3q seems frozen.  I tried closing and restarting.  I cannot advance beyond the screen below…

If the world ran on bitcoin, global economies would grind to a halt. https://v.nostr.build/uFey0lt3TKX6saO4.mp4  nostr:note1rmyrdclsd74xw3rk86m02u8dmyvxp7aet9rfeawgtlh36ttyza5snt4vxl


Not being able to calculate the network fee on Lightning is a huge UX problem and an absolute pain.

I don’t mind too much, but others will abandon for such simple reasons.

For example, I have 246,404 in my LN wallet on Aqua.  I want to w/d this amount to Zeus/Node, but I don’t know how much to create the invoice for.

I don’t want to leave dust in AQUA…those are MY SATS!

Instead, I generate for the full amount and instead of adjusting down and sending, I just get a payment failure. https://i.nostr.build/AdPiWjaT70Mr4bGh.jpg


Sign more Bitcoin transactions. Sign less bombs.


This can’t be real


Send me a nostr market that works.
I want to buy something.


Did reply guy kill NOSTR?  🥶


You have a beautiful property


Yeh.  To be honest, the spam attack was weak AF.


nostr:npub1etcdje6hp2c8qtp5qt2scj439hrg2h4qvfgekxkqfpcgednrkryqskxwkr the cat looks like Twinkles!


Hookers


Given the freedom to speak…

I would never suggest that male NFL cheerleaders are like female infantry women.

I’m not a low IQ bigot.

😉


You think?


Don’t know what web of trust is and at this point not gonna ask…


YW 🫂


Make a meme about the statists who think Trump is coming to save them…

😂🫂😂🫂


Did Donald Trump pay capital gains taxes on the bitcoin he spent at Pubkey?

@IRS


Going to end badly.


Mining Centralization

Privacy Issues

Centralization of supply on coinbase

Rogue developers who care more about their useless project than protecting the protocol.

Too few node runners

What concerns you the most ?


Are the immigrants still eating the dogs and cats?


As the Internet has evolved, despite our efforts to build in freedom technology….

Its natural course is centralization and enslavement.

Everything we build leads to more suffocation.

FB, google, email, X, Instagram… all of it.  Bad.

How many Internet providers in your area?  3? 5?

They are the gate keepers to all of the information existing on the Internet.


My note was directed to NowClip.  He/She seems to be excusing Diddy’s investment because “anybody can invest in X.”

My point was, X is a private company and investors had to be approved by X (Elon).

Making the situation a bit more concerning.


X is a private company.  You cannot invest in X.


Probably because you are a statist and think the government is coming to save you?


Not really.


Was wondering who was dumping on us…


I would rather masturbate with a hand full of razor blades than give my bitcoin to the government. nostr:note1wun0v0knzntpg48q7llaczrgn77anzpaxxkjueaf9vfjmdc8mqjqvklr8g


We get blamed for everything…


“The bitcoin maxis were using the freedom tech, so i stayed in my cage.” nostr:note14uwexkrvf9nd740avn92a8umzmphhledvxyscfpf87jsynfa8uqqj3swg0


Thanks for the clarification Jeff.  As I consider this, I agree.  I have heard you frame it as above many times.  It makes sense and I appreciate the importance of helping to build out the bitcoin ecosystem…


*Is good for bitcoin nostr:note13gkvwhg5ju2s26jhyne7pzch9yqj4ljrffj6ksr8fmwalkjunjnqm9jlsj


nostr:npub1xkere5pd94672h8w8r77uf4ustcazhfujkqgqzcykrdzakm4zl4qeud0en and nostr:npub139nl9yxvwayl60fr97m3zrq9md6x5v0uup344mkyuyg6mzlusyxs4zkwf4 pushing to normalize proof of reserves for bitcoin.

I am a huge supporter of river and have been using them exclusively for my personal bitcoin buys and business buys.


Hello Jeff, it’s seems more recently you always mention the caveat:

“if bitcoin can remain decentralized and secure”

It seems like you are being more cautious or hedging a bit.

Of course it has to stay decentralized and secure.  Who would want a centralized, insecure blockchain token?

You are essentially saying:

“Bitcoin will not fail as long as Bitcoin does not fail,” or…

“Bitcoin will succeed if Bitcoin succeeds.”

I don’t know, just seems like your confidence in Bitcoin is either shaken, or you are giving yourself an exit stage left, opt out type legal clause.

Nonetheless, Wishing you the best.

Any thoughts on the point I am trying to make?

Thanks for helping bitcoin along.


My favorite degenerate shit coiner.


Arthur Hayes spitting truth: “But at the end of the day, if you're thinking about why now, why did BlackRock get in their ETF approval in six months and the Winkle Clowns couldn't get one in 10 years? Right? Live in New York. They're both billionaires, both very rich. Why weren't they given one and BlackRock was given one in six months? Well, at the end of the day, you want the same financial institutions to control the wealth that can ultimately be appropriated by the government at the flick of a switch. BlackRock is just another arm of the U.S. government, just the same as any other large Chinese asset managers in the arm of the Chinese government.”


frustrated enough with nostr clients that i want to create my own


Primal has not been reliable for me at all.


ETFs - 58k

Saylor’s Billion Dollar Buys - 58k

Rate Cut - 58k


There is always so much lag with primal.  It looks nice, but it doesn’t load well.


1) Nobody is forcing Amazon employees to work

2) Many Amazon fulfillment centers are in rural areas.


Poor Amazon CEO…..

….To ensure you get your package on time?

Isn’t having a job a good thing?


I don’t even know what this means anymore.


I just sent the exact same message to a group chat I am part of.

Unbelievable


What's going on with the #bitcoin chain? A block was mined 11 minutes ago that builds on one mined 6 minutes ago? How does that work?

https://image.nostr.build/5fb8713dafb2149adf6629f44cebae87ecfe89ac09979c8410c8a19193cc1977.jpg


Looks odd to me as well.


Did this get a little heated or is it just me 😂 nostr:note19xvrdny9d34nme2a0szlrm83j97yxsm3h6ydlt3fz0hy0re70d4q6yjdg8


Has MSTR disclosed how they custody the corporate bitcoin?

Please don’t say coinbase.


Did you take any effort to verify the story?

As a physician, it’s hard to imagine this being real.


Turns out @saylor has a more effective money printer than the Federal Reserve.


Saifedean and Saylor podcast is great 😂


the algorithms are getting to the point where they are sending the same content to everyone. almost every platform. copy of a copy of a copy only to maximize ad impressions.

straight programming, just like the programming of radio, tv, and cable.

i want to be able to create, choose, and share my own algorithms. only way out of the bubbles being created. 🫧


"free speech" is a distraction.

free thought and will is what's at stake.


If you choose to buy fake bitcoin (ETF) demand the ETF use a custodian other than coinbase.

FBTC (fidelity) is the only ETF [to my knowledge] that uses in house or self custody option.


Coinbase is an attack on bitcoin and should be abandoned.

Using coinbase is supporting an attack on bitcoin.

Spread the word to everybody. nostr:note17fwn58ackd20ce0ty725u2m8p2d42yd5zxrycsdn5nhyhcsev5hq85mxk6


Coinbase is a state sponsored attack on Bitcoin.


Coinbase is selling fake bitcoin.


Especially when coinbase is selling fake bitcoin.


How can you determine this?


The deep state prevented RFK from ever having a real chance.

It’s too bad.  He would have been a good president.


The Trump crypto project is insulting to me and my family.


https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/crypto-anarchy.html

https://nostr.build/account/#f=Home%253A%2520Main%2520Folder


Radio check...


🙏🫂

I’ll pass.


I'm not following. What is the bet?


There was a song yesterday in church, the chorus:

"I am just a nobody, trying to tell everybody...

about somebody, who saved my soul."

I enjoyed it.  The version on Spotify is not nearly as good as the version the choir performed.


Cost of living has increased drastically since 2021.


The above represents a BTC/USD pair.

3 years, 7 months ago, 1 bitcoin was valued at 58,000 USD.

Holding dollars over this time period would have been break even but not subjected the HODLers to massive volatility.

*still bullish, still think Bitcoin is the best money and SOV.


It doesn’t seem bitcoin is mature (?) enough to protect us if a financial crisis hits.


Bitcoin first reached 58,000 on 2/21/2021.

3 years and 7 months ago.

If you bought bitcoin on this date and hodled, Bitcoin has not been an inflation hedge.

3 years, 7 months is 22.5% of bitcoin’s existence.

Good Morning.


I just stole this because my wife sent it to me 😂

Technically she stole it from you and I stole it from her.


Really no need for you to be so mean and hateful.


But it’s nothing more than a bad custodial Lightning Wallet.  I fear the project has been overhyped by VCs and now it’s failing to deliver a usable, elegant product that could scale Bitcoin in meaningful way.


Some people have been speaking about how great fedimint is and how it can scale bitcoin to 8 billion people…

But I am not seeing it…

Forget the custodial part, I get it.  But even if you put that aside, I don’t see the appeal.

It’s not easy for me or a “village leader” to create a trusted community.

The only community I see as available to me is the generic “Bitcoin Principles,”

It closes in 2025 and I have no idea who controls those funds.

Has anybody on nostr created a mint? How did you do it?  Did it run on top of your own LN?

Anybody on nostr part of a private mint?

Because, if we, the bitcoiners, aren’t using it, a remote village or the neighborhoods of the world are not going to be using it.

Am I missing something?


Any place I can go read about this?


Although I don’t like negativity of the “news” on X, I do feel like we need better “news on NOSTR.

A balanced account with real journalism.  Balancing positive news with negative news.

For example, what’s the update on the Trump shooting?  The only way I even became aware of it was because my brother mentioned it.

And then balance this with a more positive story…


How do I stop the reply guy from spamming me?


Inflation is seen in many areas of the economy, but one of the obvious is sports contracts.

For Example, Trevor Lawrence just signed a contract worth 275 million over 5 years.  This was signed after finishing the season 0-6.

Not so long ago, Joe Flacco signed a contract worth 120 million over 6 years.  This was the biggest contract in NFL history.

Now, it’s broken almost every year.


Here’s why banning children from working is pure evil:

I grew up in a poor neighborhood where many families were even worse off than mine. Sometimes, when I looked for my neighbor friends to go play, they weren’t home because they were working at the supermarket three blocks away, bagging groceries at the cashier line. I joined them a few times because there wasn’t much else to do, but for them, it was something a bit more serious—it was a small but important source of income that they gave to their mothers. It was easy work, and customers appreciated it and tip them for their help.

Then, one day, someone decided to prohibit all forms of child labor. A few years later, the streets were full of kids cleaning car windows, others tried playing violin, singing on the sidewalks or simply asking for money, activities that noone find valuable.

The sense of pride my friend once had from earning a few pesos by providing a useful service had now been replaced by a naturalized shame of relying on pity from strangers.


There will undoubtedly be more rugs…


N/M.  I see “Authentic,” but didn’t understand why no grade, just “altered.”


Is that a fake?


Making my own templates mining on nostr:npub1qtvl2em0llpnnllffhat8zltugwwz97x79gfmxfz4qk52n6zpk3qq87dze

Can't overstate how significant this is. https://image.nostr.build/f9c91fcef40608d4f71d341acdd453557485a132110e10bec2012e163b1707c4.png https://image.nostr.build/8d688620787f68471b8e3193ac06d0cb8242fd491a50200c0ebcff478b9389a2.png


He hasn’t aged since 1953.


Why is Peter Pan always flying?

Because he never lands….

This joke never gets old.


You may be correct


zap.stream


🥶 nostr:note19h62jrwrale8w3ckw0enhk0negsptwtlwajht2dvp0sg30furrtsu8mf09


You have no reason to believe me, but that was the last time bitcoin ever goes below 60k!


An interesting bug with 6 legs.


I essentially have everything I have ever worked for “in” bitcoin.  What are your thoughts on this?


Seems the only person in the world buying bitcoin is nostr:npub15dqlghlewk84wz3pkqqvzl2w2w36f97g89ljds8x6c094nlu02vqjllm5m


Colleague using bitcoin to buy drugs on Silk Road.  I dismissed it.

2018: VC, a nephrologist, mentioned it again.  I watched every Andreas video.

Continued down the RH.  Stack, up only.


97% of scientific researchers agree with whatever will maximise their funder's profits.

The other 3% are cancelled.


Podcasters being sponsored by venture capital backed companies who NEED to change #bitcoin in order to roll out the “product.”


What sport?


Maybe, but I doubt it….unfortunately


Gut feeling.  I feel like the democrats are united with the deep state communists and they will show up in large numbers to vote for VP Kamala.

On the other hand, the “right” is fragmented and Trump desperately needs to pull in the independents.  He did nothing to help himself during the debate.

The same old “build the wall and deport the immigrants” isn’t really landing anymore.

I would prefer him, even though I think he is a terrible leader.


Trumps not going to win…so it doesn’t matter.


Horrible.  A total shit wallet.


I don’t recall.  One of the towers.


Followed, urology.


There are plane parts from the wreckage in the 9/11 museum.


58k, the worst meme in the history of memes.


Glad you are here Adam.


Trump lost.

His base will still vote for him, but he didn’t gain any new voters last night.

The deep state wins again after conducting a coup.

It wouldn’t surprise me if the deep state wasn’t behind the Trump nomination as well.  He was the most beatable candidate.

Haley, RFK, Desantis…all better

It is a shame.  We had a promise that he would free Ross and stop the state attack on bitcoin.


When I first was introduced to NOSTR, I was most excited about  NOSTR markets.

I haven’t tried in a long time, but to my knowledge, there is still not a market that works reliably enough to use.

I spent a long time building a market through LNBITS (more than a year ago), but it was too buggy to use so I gave up.

Has any progress been made?  Is there a reliably market built on NOSTR?

*I tried another one, but the sign up process required email address, etc.


That’s the problem, I have no idea.  But I am seriously worried about our once great country.


I need to start working on how to leave the country.


I think I probably do.


Yes.  This is a disgrace.


Wrong.


No. I would never vote for a communist to lead the cesspool deep state formerly known as the USA.


You are blinded by your bias.  The communist is beating him.


Earth.


Yeh.  It’s not surprising, he’s a terrible candidate…she’s worse.

This is why we should have went with RFK.


She is a bad for our country and I fear her presidency, but she is winning this debate.


Bitcoin should be at 150k by the end of this debate.


Thanks Pierre.  🙏


The production of the hardware and the hash rate are both centralized and represent a threat to bitcoin.


nostr:npub185h9z5yxn8uc7retm0n6gkm88358lejzparxms5kmy9epr236k2qcswrdp you were (are?) extremely concerned about mining centralization and the risks it poses to Bitcoin.  Pierre doesn’t seem terribly concerned.

Would you review this thread and help me better understand both of these view points?

If I recall you even suggested a nuclear option of changing to another hashing algo if we cannot fix the situation.

Pierre, I respectfully disagree with your position.


Mining being centralized is not a hypothetical problem.  It is the current state of things.

Fortunately, those who have monopolized the hash-rate have not harmed Bitcoin.


He came back, pumped TF out of GME.

Ryan Cohen, the CEO, diluted the shares twice during the price pumps.

This prevented the massive short squeeze.

Roaring Kitty then bought 9 million shares of Chewy (Another company owned by Cohen) and then essentially disappeared.

Most of the WSB REKT, basically they bought into Cohens dilutions.


I liked Roaring Kitty and the Wall Street Bets movement.

Too bad he appears to have sold out.


I don’t know what’s going on with the price, but I know bitcoin is worth substantially more than 56k per coin…

And if people are shorting, at some point they are going to get destroyed.


Or we could just recognize the current issue and work to solve it prior to any 1-2 entities having the power to censor.


Not if the people doing the censoring can build on top of their own blocks?


GM.


And that is worst on primal. In fact, it’s so bad I rarely use it.


One of the primary value propositions of bitcoin is censorship resistance.  If it loses this feature, people will lose confidence and the network will suffer.

75% of the hash-rate can disregard the other 25% and build on their own blocks.

Are you suggesting the current state of mining centralization is fine? No issue?


YouTube has bans bitcoin channels for no reason, but has no problem running scam nostr:npub15dqlghlewk84wz3pkqqvzl2w2w36f97g89ljds8x6c094nlu02vqjllm5m give aways prior to any bitcoin podcast video.


Maybe nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9 will come back


Just great!


No need really.  Maybe just have a way to verify your ID outside of NOSTR.

I have been loose with my keys as well, but don’t care too much.

If somebody takes this account, I will just start another.


Always 58k, forever.


58k gang, don't let us down.


I cannot, however...

Imagine you are playing a game of Russian Roulette with a 6 round revolver.  You spin the cylinder, put the gun to your head, and pull the trigger and NOTHING happens.

Now imagine somebody claiming the game is safe (secure) because you survived a single round.  This represents a FALSE sense of security.

This is similar to the current state of bitcoin and censorship resistance.  Just because no transactions are being censored today does NOT mean the system is immune to censorship.

Four pools could neglect the work done by the other 25% of miners and cooperate to harm bitcoin's "censorship resistance."

We should try to solve this potential problem before the censorship begins.

Do you disagree?


I was referencing the way Tyreek Hill, an American Football Player, was treated on his way into the stadium in Miami.

For a “driving violation” he was handcuffed and placed face down on the pavement.

I was being sarcastic.


Jack Mallers, Peter Schiff Debate

https://youtu.be/MSlEQA1BoOE?feature=shared


With so much uncertainty in the world, the simplicity of #bitcoin is its greatest attribute.


I deleted my account recently, this time for good.  X, although valuable in many ways, was getting me depressed.


We are all slaves to the Internet.


Yes.  I remember this, vividly


Tyreek.


I self censor all the time…

In a perfect world, I would let the last note speak for itself.

Leave it to the people to figure out.

But, I will fix it now.


2 black guys in the same car, especially if it’s an expensive car, is a crime.

Face plant them, cuff them.

Ask questions later.


I wish Andreas was still around and more vocal.  I wouldn’t have made it without him. nostr:note10xr4gxmmtanz5mv377ylwx9avhn835l3fl9fswmsqqheajwq8a3qgd2qvd


Publix…

Where shopping is a pleasure.


So weak.  But It’s the type of comeback I would expect from an employee of a publicly traded mining company.

A company that is required to prioritize fiat gains over the health of the bitcoin network.

Are you suggesting 4 pools controlling 75% of the network is good for bitcoin?

“Oh, but individual miners can just move their hashrate…”

Not true…


Jaguars are trying to lose this game, but somehow still have the lead.


Leading up to this hurricane season, all of the experts said this was going to be the worst hurricane season in decades, presumably because of global warming.

There was so much media coverage regarding how bad it was going to be.

Fast forward, this has been the quietest hurricane season since the 1960s.

Things could still change, and I’m probably jinxing us.

I have lived in Florida my entire life, it’s been a quiet season.


You will enjoy it even more the 2nd time.


I think so 😂


Fair enough…but I’m not comfortable with the current state of mining centralization…and many developers, including Luke, Matt and others agree it is an issue that needs to be addressed…

https://theminermag.com/news/2023-12-28/bitcoin-mining-pool-block-reward-antpool-hashrate/ https://i.nostr.build/iVrAnxgkkfvQV467.jpg


I think the nouns are newly generated with each reply?  But I haven’t spent any time researching.


What if the most economical thing to do was not in the best long term interest of bitcoin?


Go Jags! Go Bucs!

🏈🏈🏈


Great question.


What do you mean “against contributor wishes?”

Many of the miners couldn’t care less about block template construction and are only interested in fiat gains.

Many hashers have no “wishes.”


To a point, but it’s more complicated than that.

For example, why don’t individual miners recognize the current issue and, at minimum, move hash to a different pool?


My point in being critical is because I care deeply about bitcoin.  I need it to be here for my children.

I am most critical of the things I care most about.

I’m not a shit coiner…


Then bitcoin will always be a censorable network.


3-4 mining pools control > 75% of the hashrate.

A disgusting shame.

Until further notice, Bitcoin is NOT censorship resistant. https://i.nostr.build/g53eOFvkvtI22QJt.jpg


Primal seems to lag a lot for me.  I use damus.


Have you ever read “Mere Christianity” by CS Lewis?  IMO, this will be a good start.


How do we get more people to recognize the risk of mining centralization and move to ocean or somehow break up the monopoly on hash rate?


Absolutely love to see this


I agree, for the most part.  Our government needs to be radically modified.


Trying brother


I am concerned Comrade Kamala is going to win this election.  The deep state and the media are on her team.


Yes.


Up bigly.


To be clear, I think the price will go up, but I am also okay with 58k forever…. nostr:note1pe6n7l85x03zc704uyq2n8ghksmxskk59t3av8jxdkhnxwjh4spqu4pt9z


The economic thesis for “why bitcoin” is temporarily falling apart.

In my opinion, over the last 4 years (approximately 1/3 of bitcoin’s existence)…

Bitcoin has not protected its users from inflation

Some people cannot afford a hodl time of “forever”

Inflation protection should behave a bit differently

All of this considered,

When the world is filled with uncertainty

I trust the code running on my node


Enjoy the show!


This is what we get for disrespecting the 58k gang…


YW Bill.  😂


Did he buy?


#sarcasm


👇Is My Safe Word (s) nostr:note1z653x70k4phz58tfj63ed82xm27zfy8wgs5fq937nj747d2c30aqyzgle5


Peter Schiff was right…


😂😂😂 nostr:note1x8esvtr62z55a9a99lnqvw59pww79zyk04s5twr5reut3264zdqsys6grh


Fair enough, and I also see your point of view.  “Censorship” is a slippery slope.


I disagree with you.

As a node runner, I have “rights” and can vote with my node.  As long as my vote follows the protocol rules, you cannot take away my freedom of choice.

Further, given the scarcity of blockspace, there will always be “censorship.”

Any given transaction will be included while another is excluded.


I agree, with ocean, the user of the pool has the ability to choose which block template they prefer.


It’s a comparable illustration of how something can “follow the rules,” but still be viewed as “spam.”

Even though these are honest “events,” they are bad for the network and the users.


The new reply guy bots DO NOT represent SPAM.

The notes being generated by the bots follow the rules of the protocol!

I am vehemently opposed to ANY developer or relay operator taking ANY ACTION to censor these NOTES which clearly follow the rules of the NOSTR protocol.

You abusive DEVS and relay operators don’t believe in the ETHOS of NOSTR and are now censoring honest NOSTR users!

Fk ordinals! Long live nostr:npub1qtvl2em0llpnnllffhat8zltugwwz97x79gfmxfz4qk52n6zpk3qq87dze

Good morning and Happy Friday.


This was a great feature to help limit the spam: https://i.nostr.build/NXHjlMEEVNAtbDJ5.jpg


Privacy is not an illicit activity.  So I’m apt surprised.


It’s fake


Any similar solution for Damus? nostr:note1fye29a8p5jxaxj83xl7pv54a30x8386hta5fmm66s0jc0y385r2szhzu36


Be aware if you use a public website to convert a bc1... address to a QR code.

There are many scam sites out there that will convert it to a QR representing a different address which is likely controlled by a bad actor.


Often times engineers become so focused on engineering a particularly project, they forget to ask…

“Why am I building this?”

This is how I feel about OP CAT 🐈


500 (test) sats for this episode, thanks Walker.

https://fountain.fm/episode/r65ytgyfZ4JaK0arm3QW

nostr:nevent1qvzqqqpxquqzqlp5kel706egzl77tz6gpqf2sp0pmxuddypkt55yr0erg7fjr5gfnxwmw5


I was wondering who was selling me cheap bitcoin over the last few days… nostr:note1l0ec4e8l9938mudt30zmupva2x950hrlc80czucv9qfj7m28sgaqrzdhlp


 nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424 you mentioned a web client that was basic, easy to use, and fast...

Was it ditto.pub?

If anybody knows, lmk.

I want to try a new web client.


Strike w/d fees seem unreasonable.  I purchased ~0.03 bitcoin at the end of August.

Typically, I have always been able to w/d immediately, however, a hold was placed on the w/d until today, 9/5.

I need to open a lightning channel as part of a swap, so I wanted the funds to arrive asap.  Despite current NEXT BLOCK fees being around 4 sats/byte, I paid over 47,000 sats for the w/d or 25 USD.

This is compared to a cashapp fee of around 2 USD at the same time.

Just an observation, big supporter of Jack and Strike, but I worry if the fees are remedied, they will begin to lose users.


Good Morning.


How poor or morally bankrupt do you have to be to tokenize your basketball? nostr:note13kj7hplh2wvrvjd24wsphnpctcmrmxmfs3zpq58ajlw8lw3jtldsf0tg5l


58k forever.


AU has purchased another 0.5 BTC to add to the treasury.


So true brother


Congrats man.


For those who do not run their own Lightning node, which wallet are we recommending now that Phoenix is no longer in the US?


“Dying societies accumulate laws like dying men accumulate remedies.”

— Nicolás Gómez Dávila
https://m.primal.net/KbTu.jpg


Beautiful.


My lnbits is currently REKT… https://i.nostr.build/rriNT9cq21yStCqt.jpg


Im not sure if Gary is in the process of being humbled, or…

nostr:npub1cj8znuztfqkvq89pl8hceph0svvvqk0qay6nydgk9uyq7fhpfsgsqwrz4u


Bryan has just purchased another 3 Bitcoin at a purchase price of 58k and now holds 420 bitcoins.

Do you believe me?

If so, and I am allowing a custodian to secure my bitcoin, do you believe they have put an extra 3 into my “account?”

In short, there are only 21 million Bitcoin, UNLESS 1000s of people unknowingly have multiple claims on the same coins due to FRAUD.


Remember FTX was supposed to own 53k bitcoin and owned zero?

Remember when Prime Trust, one of the most prestigious custodians, lost access to Bitcoin years prior to the bankruptcy?


They are a public company and operate in the best interest of their shareholders…the public.

We should demand these entities show proof of reserves.

Same with ETFs…


Wrong.  They literally post their buys and their cost basis.

If they hold bitcoin on behalf of the public, they should show proof of reserves.

This is one feature which makes bitcoin better than gold.

We should be using it.

Lots of fake bitcoin out there…


Prove it by having either their Chief Bitcoin Strategist or their custodian sign an address or set of addresses which holds that amount.

Until proven other wise , they own zero.


Nice Jeff.


There are places in the world where most of the Internet is banned and we all, including myself, simply comply.


nostr:npub1mxv8v5knewevp73ekcc9es8j6q72npa0c8jkhjt6s8reuyup225qgn0kuk https://i.nostr.build/FmiiKATbearKzCTQ.jpg


That would be nice.  I’m starting to see several fake accounts… I want to be able to signal to myself,

“yes, I took some action in the past to ensure this is not a fake account.”

Notes would be nice as well.


Does Damus have a way to quickly prove you have personally verified an npub?

Would there be a way for the user to assign a “check mark” of a particular color to a given noun so they can quickly say “yes, that is the real jack or Derek or sathoarder” as opposed to a fake account?


Any of you want to do a fantasy football league?

We would need at least 12 people to make it enjoyable.

If somebody already has a league with an extra spot, lmk.


A basic introduction to Schnorr Signatures in Bitcoin: https://learnmeabitcoin.com/technical/cryptography/elliptic-curve/schnorr/

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


Greg, I love your site.  It helped me tremendously.  Happy to see you here!


Why don’t you plan your own conference?


Bitcoin is not censorship resistant and it seems nobody cares… https://i.nostr.build/rYvHlFAJ0Mp6Zuss.jpg


We shouldn’t build protocols for the most lazy and uninterested humans.

We shouldn’t sacrifice the high ideals of bitcoin (or NOSTR) in an effort to scale the protocol to people who couldn’t care less.

If you can’t manage a private key or write down a seed phrase…

Bitcoin and NOSTR will be the least of your problems.

Go to Bluesky.  Use fiat money.


Ia there anything the memesters can do to fix the 58k issue?


Cold as ice Avi 😂


If a country can ban 1 million people from a free speech app with no consequences

Ross
Snowden
Samourai
Ver (🥶)

And the list goes on…

Bitcoin is winning, but the state is growing and suffocating us.

For example,

Maybe if we type “free Ross” today they will listen?


Does multi-sig,

using two different signing devices mitigate

From 2 different manufacturers

mitigate the Dark Skippy Nonce attack?

If both devices were independently loaded with corrupt software, I guess it would still be possible?

Props to nostr:npub1r8l06leee9kjlam0slmky7h8j9zme9ca32erypgqtyu6t2gnhshs3jx5dk for 2 great episodes on this issue.


I honestly have no idea what you are talking about.  There have been no less than 10 of you crazy fks trying to reach Jack.


Yes. 🫂


There are some real shady people trying to make contact with Jack.

I have even received DMs asking me if I could introduce them to Jack.

I don’t know Jack!

But do know he should be careful because there are people on here with mental illness looking for him.


The last 4-5 years was the most difficult in the history of bitcoin.

Look in the mirror, you are no longer a helpless bitch, rather a stoic.

Enjoy the reward…


We are losing and the memes aren’t going to save us…


The 58k gang killed my favorite podcast.

Enjoy the next chapter guys…Thanks for everything.  🫂🫂🫂

Looking forward to the first episode of the new podcast. nostr:note1amkk2gq4zqgrzf27dxel0f8alj06r8a9pma0ugltqr9cxwp5lgpsa77slz


And…

We are losing.


Legalized Plunder…

Perversion of the Law…

The law…to defend life, liberty and property…

The power of the collective cannot supersede the rights of the individuals of the collective..

Which year?
Title?
Author?


Freedom… https://i.nostr.build/5QOkPbSQ5ED3wHNP.jpg


Unpopular Opinion:

58k is not forever.


Gators fans looking confused like they haven’t sucked for a decade.


I did.  All of it.  And will continue to do so…forever Sade, Forever. nostr:note1qe908ufdvq8nu8ewed4c78qwqhalwpxzm2cthqht6gg8xs0w04aqnnwn52


Name a bigger welfare recipient than Elon Musk and Tesla.


Regular people will HFSP…just like for the last 10,000 years.


We didn’t land on the moon.

JFK was an inside job.

DJT was an inside job.

COVID was a lab leak.

Epstein didn’t kill himself.

9/11 was an inside job.

MLK was an inside job.

New World Order, Illuminati

Which three are NOT true?


I have never been to Dubai…

But it seems “so fiat.”


Hello


It’s because of the block subsidy…tell pops to get with the program.


No


The tyrants must be punished for perverting “The Law.”


This is hilarious 😂


That was a great moment.  Glad to hear he is crushing it.  🙏


Did the guy from South America (Colombia?) hodl the 1 bitcoin you helped to crowd fund?


How can I help David?  I know I’m a worthless piece of shit who only wants to take your money, but I’m willing to offer any advice you may need.  🙏


Brazil bans X…

Why no uprising of the people?

We are weak and have proven to our overlords we deserve to be crushed.

We are a pitiful bunch.


LFG nostr 💜🚀

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Which laws?


Followed.  We are going to open some Allen and Ginter 2018 boxes soon.  May post on zap.stream. https://i.nostr.build/7iNYVVgafgCNoqv7.jpg


Followed


I have typically preferred Cashapp and Strike for bitcoin purchases from 0-5000 USD.

I appreciated being able to do an immediate w/d to self custody.

However, I recently purchased 0.03 bitcoin on Strike and I am unable to w/d until 9/5/2024.

Why the change?  What did I miss?


Glad you are here. Followed.


Thank you for writing this 🫂

Many times “we” are misrepresented in the MSM.


My thoughts on bitcoin… nostr:note18gjq5qse37qrvkzeyp4rexp7ttlj62md9jvwnsplrku909mmd6gqhlrreu


Anna Maria Island a few nights ago….after dinner.

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Is there a link to “Dirty Coin?”

I don’t mind making. Donation to get a view link.


Probably wandering why my spelling sucks.  I promise it’s auto correct.


I will start opening channels this evening.


If anybody would like to open to me, I am going to start building up the new node.  I have been running TheOlympian successfully for over 1 year, but want to have a core ligthing node as well b/c Lightning Labs is wondering lost in the woods.

I will likely open to many of my current channel partners via the new node.

TheOlympian will remain up....forever.

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I’m going to think of something toxic to note.  Will report back tomorrow.


One common complaint we hear from Nostr haters is that there is no economic incentive to run relays or that the network will be centralized in a few central big relays. These claims often come from confusion or misunderstandings.

I think this 40s video will clear all the matters and answer all the criticisms: https://cdn.satellite.earth/8e48f90f4889d6d8def300e9d843b9b353375426212f6b6253a8ee6aaaefcf07.mp4

If anyone doesn't understand or has a problem with this answer, please, I would like to hear it.


Is this Carla and Walker?


I am so sick of all their fking taxes.


Donald Trump launching "trading cards" on #bitcoin is so fking depressing.


I am a bitcoin maximalist.  I don’t consider myself “toxic.”


In short, ICOs (not all) and VCs (not all) and fiat based companies (not all) use this ecosystem to purposefully scam newcomers, people trying to learn.

As you know, many have lost so much and will never return.

So bitcoiners, including you, started speaking out against these “scams.”

The response was these scammers labeled us “toxic” when all we were doing was trying to educate people.

It stuck and it has worked.  Our voice has been relegated to the dark corners of the ecosystem.

Perhaps some got carried away and labeled reasonable projects scam, but on the whole, they did more good and likely helped many people.

Now, we are here following various hashtags and helping to grow NOSTR.

Is there a difference between a bitcoin maximalist and a toxic Bitcoin maximalist?

Point me in the direction of a few notes generated by the “toxic maxis?”

Show 10 notes from the last month that are  driving people away from the protocol.


The studio is ready, Danny's flights are booked, and next week we’ll begin recording episodes for our new podcast.

I wanted to share the reasons behind this shift as many have been asking. Three primary factors influenced this decision:
1. I hate making remote shows—I never want to do them again. These interviews need the intimacy of being in person.
2. Traveling constantly has been detrimental to my health and my family.
3. My commitments here with the football club and local community are growing.

So, the solution was clear: build a studio in the UK and produce the show locally.

We’ve secured a fantastic space in Soho, London, and we’re ready to go but given the limited number of Bitcoin guests available in the UK or those willing to fly in, it’s time to retire What Bitcoin Did.

Our new podcast will be similar in feel but will cover a broader range of topics. While some episodes will focus on Bitcoin (though less frequently), most will explore other interesting topics or people.

Having made nearly 900 episodes covering a wide range of #bitcoin topics and guests, we’re now aiming higher. By diversifying our content and guests, we hope to introduce more people to the concept of sound money through podcast osmosis. If we get this right, it will be a bigger show, if we get it wrong, well we tried.

For a long time I have felt there is a need to get out of the #bitcoin corner of the party. Real Bedford FC was a way of integrating sound money into a traditional business model. CheatCode purposely did not include Bitcoin in the title, so changing the show feels like a natural next step.

Sometimes when stuck in the #bitcoin landscape you can lose site of how other people in the world think, lose empathy for the complexities of the world. I have felt this. I'd come home from spending two weeks with Bitcoiners and be with friends and family locally and notice a distinct difference in how we see the world. As everything feels like it is going to shit, I feel like there is a bigger job to do now.

The Bitcoin podcast landscape is well served, from Marty and Odell to Natalie and Preston, from The Blue Collar guys to Stefan Livera and anyone I haven't mentioned. There’s no shortage of high-quality Bitcoin podcasts.

However, there seems to be some fatigue in the space, with similar guests and topics being revisited. With our new show we want to bring fresh perspectives and ideas, aligning with sound money where relevant—think of the shows we’ve had with the likes of Eric Weinstein and Michael Malice.

On a personal note, I’m need the challenge, test myself wider, get fit and find a good woman. I can't do this travelling all the time.

When I started the podcast my life was a shit show - divorced, coming off drugs, heading towards bankruptcy. I've had an incredible 7 years, travelled the world, made amazing friends and got to live my dream by buying my local football club.

To everyone who has helped us get this far - the guests, the listeners, the sponsors, we could not have done this without you. I am forever in your debt.

I hope you’ll check out the new show and enjoy it, though it may not be for some of you. Regardless, Danny and I will work hard to deliver the best show possible, like we always have.

Roll on The McCormack Show!
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Followed


The “maximalist culture” is such a weak, thoughtless argument.

The primary people giving life to this protocol are “bitcoin maximalists.”

If the “Toxic Bitcoin Maxis” left, there would be substantially fewer people here and development would likely slow significantly.

Maybe thank them instead of constantly over generalizing and trying to demonize.


Absolutely.  Regardless, we should ask big players that are regulated by the state and investing on behalf of the public to show proof of custody.


Would you mind elaborating?  😂


nostr:npub15dqlghlewk84wz3pkqqvzl2w2w36f97g89ljds8x6c094nlu02vqjllm5m do a public service and show proof of custody.  This is something your custodian could easily do on behalf of the company.

It would force others to do the same.

Being able to prove custody with a few clicks is a STRENGTH of bitcoin.

USE THIS FEATURE!

The line: “We can’t for security reasons,” is untrue. nostr:note1ye897xucp7g59w2ltgs3eesgpnwgfh6zh7tsrdwy5u5xs04ahzxqy4lmwj


Until an address is signed and verified, MSTR and all of the ETFs own ZERO #bitcoin

That is the only explanation for 58k.

This is price suppression.  Bitcoin should be at 7-8 trillion dollar market cap at this point.

Take custody of your coins because there will be more bankrupt zombie companies.


Those are a few of the best things 🫂


😂😂😂

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


Bro, I just fed the goats and am dying laughing.


If I wanted to try and start doing someone streams using zap.stream, what microphone or other equipment should I purchase?

Any other equipment.


There is an enzyme in adipose tissue called aromatase.

This enzyme converts testosterone to estrogen.

Converting fat (adipose) tissue to muscle will raise T because less will be converted to estradiol [other reasons as well].

Many times, in obese patients, if you start TRT and the levels do not rise, it’s because it’s all being converted to estrogen.

You can use an aromatase inhibitor such as anastrazole to prevent this, but it’s best just to lose the weight (do your part!).

I don’t like using enzyme blockers because you are tinkering with a complex biological system and risks start to go up.

Giving T, the end product, for the right patient can contribute to improved health.


Tried to zap, stayed “invalid Lightning ⚡ address “


Thanks Will.


Is there a Damus dark mode?


Glad you are here.


If I start spending Bitcoin as much as possible and do not pay taxes on it, how much risk do I put my family in?

I pay income tax, property tax, all other taxes including capital gains tax on other investments…but I want Bitcoin to be my money…the only problem is the US tax law.

Do I have any defense?


Thanks for sharing this Eliza.


Ross, Roger, Samourai bros, Snowden,


We cry and note on NOSTR while they lock our people up in the real world.


If it wasn’t for bitcoiners, boat would be dead AF and the builders would all disappear.


One of the reasons I stepped away from NOSTR a bit was because everybody was bashing bitcoiners.


Was it a good read?


Most bitcoiners could care less who comes to NOSTR.  We want to grow the community for the same reasons we want to grow Bitcoin.

NOSTR is part of the “freedom tech stack” and so it appeals to bitcoiners.

We shouldn’t be seen as the problem…instead, we help to keep the flame burning.

We want the whole world here…all communities.

In short, unfair generalization.


I agree. It was the. Est conference I have ever attended… on any topic.


I was able to attend the first ever NOSTR conference in Costa Rica.  I wasn’t able to attend the last two, but hope to return to the next one.


Mark Yusko announced his company was leading the funding round for “Arch.”  A company that wants to “restore trust in crypto lending.”

One of the replies was from @ costsegzac.  Apparently the CEO of recostseg.

He basically replied “great raise” or “great round.”

With 2 mins of research this K discovered this is the same Zac Prince that was the CEO of blockfi.

Check his bio on the site.

I’m not trying to be critical, it’s just an observation.  All the people who lost money and he moves on to the next company and actually mentions blockfi on his bio as a success story.

Odd.

https://recostseg.com/


Sunday:

Run 2 miles
Read 50 pages
Baseball Practice with son


Is there a live stream or a you tube link for the Baltic honey badger conference?


58k by Monday.


Two slaves, I kept…

I took everything…

All of the love…


And then…

You taste…

The dryness…

Of the mushrooms


Hope our channel survived…


Enjoyed the read Paul. Congrats on your upcoming wedding.

Which client do you use to post an “article?”


Mood…
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Very nice so far


I’m testing now, seems nice.  Can you zap a note? Or just the profile?

I must be overlooking the zap button?


My lightning node is routing over 10,000 transactions per month.


We need to prepare to do what is necessary to prevent OP X


I’m glad you are here Jeff.

I left X for over a year, went back recently because I felt like I was missing something.

I got sucked back in to the negativity and addiction.

I’m going to leave again soon.


Can you try from  another wallet?  Seems to be working on my end.


Atlas Urology is now running an on site electrum server and bitcoin knots node.


Do you think Joe Biden is going to pardon SBF?

I do.


Anybody can pay their medical bill with bitcoin at Atlas Urology.

These funds would likely be held in our reserves until tax law changes such that spending is not a taxable event.

We will continue to hold our reserves as bitcoin on the bitcoin network.

We have dedicated  a portion of our website to bitcoin education.


“It’s just a few lines of harmless code…”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_CrowdStrike_incident


The open source stage in Nashville was 90% sales pitch and 10 % cypherpunk.


This is the part of the cycle where is important to stay focused and humble.


Kamunism sounds so appealing…

And then you starve to death.


Make bitcoiners anarchists again 😑


Maybe the MMTers are right and we are all super low IQ.


The media is the propaganda wing of the soon to be elected communist regime.


Trump is going to lose bigly.  He should step down and let RFK run against Kamala.

Otherwise it’s communists all the way down.


Unfortunately, bitcoin has not won.

How many people do you know that run a bitcoin node?

Do you?


Kamala is going to win.

4 years of attacking our freedoms, particularly our bitcoin.

Warren will be emboldened


When the hard fork comes, I’m going to remain on the chain with the least complexity.


Good to be safe, but if he gave up half = REKT.


Many years ago, I turned my genetic code over to the government.

It was a birthday gift and I wasn’t thinking clearly.

My heirs will never forgive me.


Somewhere.

Between.

Beauty.

And.

A.

Bullet.


You will not be around to see the end of your story.


If swimming doesn’t count, I would bet my boy took less than 7 showers over the summer break. 🥶


The communists are coming…


Focus on keeping bitcoin secure, decentralized, and censorship resistant.

Price will follow.

If we focus on price alone, we are going to lose.


Like that?

I have not seen one yet.


#foodstr https://image.nostr.build/3d56437b5db92c2c2367662c48453990dcb1664ca7de04ac1261b014073c7dfd.jpg


TBH, I’m not good with sarcasm.  So I’m not sure on what to make of this.


For the tyrants… https://image.nostr.build/831298125c61d677aa5c73669e39e721e1af4502a00f366fbfc8e8a491ac9de7.jpg


Atlas Urology will be running a full node by the end of next week.


Low IQ Liar.

You shit coiners used to say, “but we do XYZ better than bitcoin”

Now, as bitcoin continues to win, you say “look here!, bitcoin is going main stream, it’s captured.”

Response to a low IQ liar


It’s hard for me to believe 🇬🇧 has put a young man in prison for 3 years for social media posts.

Move your wealth to Bitcoin, defund the state.


The political “right” in the US is divided while the radical leftists are stealing our freedoms.


If scaling is the primary goal, why not use a shit coin like digibyte, BSV, stacks, or the USD?


💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
The first question i start digging into when I see someone pushing for a change is how that person/group might stand to benefit directly from the change, and are they more concerned about the incentives aligning for them or for bitcoin as a whole.


Many people complain about #bitcoin because they want to change the code or make additions so they can more easily build their fiat business on top of bitcoin.


Ocean is part of the solution… nostr:note183k9ezf582tuk0qgfgfuk5wdz8ujyt0payleaxphgs7kf4zhsd2sr7u2cj


Developers banging their head against the wall in an effort to “scale bitcoin.”

Perhaps, breathe deep and realize we are going to be okay.

We are not the first bros attempting to scale a blockchain.

But remember, “oh, but my scaling” is NOT the only goal.  If we castrate bitcoin in an effort to scale it, we will have accomplished nothing.


Atlas Urology bought the bitcoin dip.  God willing, we will be here to buy the next one.


RFK is the best choice for bitcoin.


Run A NODE


RFK


The cemetaries are filled with irreplaceable people.


‘The shortest distance between two points is not a straight line — it’s a middle man.


Eric Trump has “fallen in love” with “crypto and defi.”

He has a big announcement.

I have one too….

HFSP


If Kamala Harris or Donald Trump were applying to manage my urology practice, I would not hire either of them.


Social media makes you feel like the world is moving so fast….you must keep up.

But nothing really changes.

The last 50 years can be summarized in a short post on NOSTR.


Run 3, hide 1.


For people with most of their wealth secured by the network, I think we should hide hash rate.

In the event there is a coordinated power down on block 1/2016 the hidden hash could get us through to the next adjustment.