Gamble at an actual bitcoin casino instead. You'll probably lose your sats playing black jack too, but at least it's honest.

Shitcoins are not honest. They are pump 'n dump schemes.


I'm sure I'll love it, but we need this in a cartoon form, like a nostr:nprofile1qqswft34d8euqh383rns727g6dmhu8styneuglznjk28zkj7u0fuaygprdmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuenjv93hgctvd9ax2epwdejhgqg7waehxw309ahx7um5wgh8xetvvckkget5v4ex66twv4jzuer9qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2aq8ll5ue version.


Thank you.


I don't know, maybe I'm biased, but BlueSky is awful.


But why is it a good time? What did I miss?


Politics for nerds.🤓


Homes depriciate. That's why repairs cost so much. They lose value when you compare them to gold too, but because fiat is the de-facto unit of account, people think homes appreciate.

It's bullshit. Fiat and homes both fall, but fiat falls faster.


Nobody sees my posts on Xtwitter anyway.


I
Nobody sees my posts on Xtwitter anyway.


I forgot all about litecoin. Is it still a thing?


Keep up the good work.

https://fountain.fm/episode/m5FRG6E4sawXh8dq5nTm

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Good morning. We're here to help.


We'll probably get stuck with the 98k gang and it will be excruciating.


Stablecoins are monetizing the debt in a sly, round-about way.

#Bitcoin fixes this(at least protects us from this), but it will debase the dollar.

Most of the world is on the dollar-fiat standard.

Inflation was the biggest issue in the US election, but it's getting accelerated instead of fixed.

We're gonna make it, but what will the people on a fiat standard do?

These questions are starting to worry me. I don't really want everyone else "to have fun staying poor."

I've been poor. It's not fun.


Google gonna Google 🤷♂


Blossom + flare.pub


I run nostrudel on Start9 on the clearnet and I didn't know all this stuff. I need to mess around with it.


40M to make a coinflip for a job that pays 400k sounds a lot like a student loan.


I've noticed my healthcare costs go up by 10-15% per year, but very few people talk about it.

Thank you for bringing clarity to this issue.

One problem seems to be governments budget based on CPI, but don't consider actual price increases year over year, but the discrepency is obvious if you run the numbers.


A friendly reminder that we are still far away from the #bitcoin 2021 ATH. https://m.primal.net/LukE.png


This is the way I see it.


Don't "buy bitcoin." Sale fiat.


I'm thinking about stacking a little less snowballing my debt, for peace of mind too.


My life seems exciting, but in reality, I''ve spent all weekend cleaning my garage.


For sure.


This is great!


If not for a nym, I wouldn't be here.


I don't get it.
🤔
I thought 21 million was our favorite number.


Seriously.


👀

1,135!


This can't be real, right?


That feels about right.


*note: This version of the article uses some four-letter words some people may not like. If you prefer cartoon-like cussing, you can read it [here](https://marc26z.com/use-a-seed-signer-with-cold-power/).

It's that time, again--The bull market which happens every 4 years like the Winter Olympics. We've surpassed the previous USD/ATH. This is the 498th resurrection of our beloved bitcoin, but you know what really turns my crank? Bitcoin cybersecurity!

I love digging into the nitty-gritty of cryptography not CrYpTo and finding creative ways to use my toy collection. I mean, hardware wallet(a.k.a. signing devices) collection. Nah, they're toys. Yesterday, as I was playing with my toys, I was inspired to use my seed signer after a long hiatus. To be clear, I love the Seed Signer. It has some neat features:
- Generate seeds with the entropy from a picture
- Hand-drawn QR codes for easy seed backup
- You can DIY
![plug](https://i.nostr.build/E3x1Vg7i0QNjU3RJ.png)

It looks cool too, but for the record, I wouldn't use it for a single sig wallet because it does not contain a secure element. According to NVK, there are zero days and supply chain attacks you can't really mitigate with the seed signer. Although I think this is a fair criticism, it can be useful:
- As an educational tool
- Part of a multi-sig backup.
Michael Flaxman, in his [10X Your BTC Security Guide](https://notes.marcleon.work/#root/0vxct4qCx1C5/YxWwjfah4d4D?ntxId=ApLzSR), suggests removing a Wi-Fi card and hard drive from a computer, boot up TAILS, plug your computer into an RJ45 port with an Ethernet cable for Internet access, navigate to https://seedpicker.net/ on the default [TOR](https://www.torproject.org/) browser, unplug the Ethernet cable from the RJ45 port, and generate the seed for your paper wallet. That sentence is too damn long, but this is indicative of how cumbersome this method is.

This was necessary when he wrote it since we did not have as many hardware wallets back then as are on the market today. In my cybersecurity opinion, and I am not a certified cyber security expert, buying a seed signer requires less technical know-how than using Flaxman's guide. This is not a criticism of Flaxman, his guide is one of my favorite things ever written about bitoin because of it's educational value. If you want to learn about extreme cybersecurity, Flaxman's guide makes an excellent lab. **We assume no network security model is 100% secure,** so we never risk compromising our keys by ever connecting to an Internet-connected device. It's a hell of an education.

## Seed Signer Is For Everybody
![seed signer](https://i.nostr.build/KG1VqfQH3sbjCQC5.png)

Say you work a full time job and didn't spend the majority of your free time learning this stuff during a pandemic. Or maybe you're like my wife. She think's Bitcoin is cool now, but this one time she walked in on me with my Cold Card plugged into a 9v battery and said, "See. I'm never using *whatever the fuck* that thing is. My wife is never removing a Wi-Fi card from a laptop. If you're like my wife, the Seed Signer is right for you, if you want to use multisig. It's also not imperative to use the 9v battery if you don't want to. You can just plug it into a wall outlet like everybody else.

I want to start bringing the Seed Signer to my local meetup, but it's at a brewery and I don't want to be a wallflower because I need to plug the damn thing into an outlet so I thought, “Why not try the [Cold Power](https://usbcoldpower.com/) with my Seed Signer?”

I found one of my [magnetic micro-USB adapters](https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Micro-USB-Connector-Water-dustproof-antioxidant/dp/B0D2Y4F9FR/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.czIXiLc88NoDXKD5cqfGUojOf-JD766ZLolCTtGJXJxy9B0I-9g9RbLiB95HffRy8-o6Fo-78ijTjcubw93VYwNn9WaFgg9kraKbLDVYEj50RueMTqz75r7ouUMXD_m1YnNWFIEGNmevIO31B8AT6H_CXzK6loS3Em7R96Q-xL24kYO-Ys0WULVpl_OnFm_9_cqOxqAsGpLskXPRKCV7d7I3EYruyQc82ermd_JIZpY.cCmNDmhUM5mhbNY0xoCENKM9Z9cscEe49zAsKzg8UsU&dib_tag=se&keywords=magnetic+micro+usb+adapter&qid=1731162326&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1) and plugged it into the Seed signer, Then I plugged the battery in. My switch is on because the flimsy plastic switch broke the first time I turned it on, but it still works. I just broke it with my fat thumbs.

It felt as if it took as long as a difficulty adjustment to boot-up, but in reality it was about the time it takes the Liquid Network to find a block. I proceeded to take a picture and write down a 12 word seed. I plan on using this with the Nunchuck testnet wallet to show people at my local Meetup how to create seeds and take self-custody of their Bitcoin. Again, I would not use this as a single sign because there are more secure options, but it is a great tool for teaching Bitcoin cybersecurity and can be a great wallet that can mitigate the risk of supply-chain and retirement attacks when used as part of a multi-sig quorum. I can also now use it in the middle of a brewery. I'll write about how this goes the next time I get down there.

### Why We Use The Cold Power
![Cold Power](https://i.nostr.build/2rokrWyXSsJemLxb.png)

I placed one of those magnetic adapters I bought on Amazon into one of the power holes. Power holes is a technical term for microUSB. This is because the Cold Power does hooks up to a cable that does not transmit data, only Power. Get it? It's like a cold wallet, but instead of a wallet, it's a power cable. You hook this cable up to a technology which was invented in  1836, a [battery]. 9V batteries contain no data. It is only Power, but most of us must trust Coinkite. Maybe they programmed the green part to be a bitcoin stealing script. I doubt this and think Coinkite is an honest company, but the awesome sauce thing is, the little magnet I bought on Amazon does not allow the transmittal of data. I don't need to plug in a charger that might be compromised.

This might sound paranoid, but in [Tools of Titans](https://www.amazon.com/Tools-Titans-Billionaires-World-Class-Performers/dp/1328683788), [Samy Kamkar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samy_Kamkar), malware has even been found in cigarette lighter chargers. Imagine a fix of nicotine  costing you you entire life savings. That's not likely to happen, but why take a chance? It's better to spend several thousand [sats](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/satoshi.asp) on a charger and a 9v battery than lose your whole stack.

According to [Wired Magazine](https://www.wired.com/story/infrared-laser-microphone-keystroke-surveillance/), he can also learn the keystrokes you're typing on your laptop keyboard through a window. This means typing a seed onto a laptop might not be the best idea even if you are afraid of this. It is better to take a picture and use the entropy from the random picture.

#### Powering The Seed Signer With A Coinkite Product

Seed Signer and NVK, the CEO of Coinkite seem to have some beef on [nostr](https://nostr.com/), but it's none of my business. The part I find interesting is a product made by Coinkite works with a product made by Seed Signer. This was made for the Cold Card, but it works with a hardware wallet made from someone else. Too bad politics isn't more like that. It's nice to see two rival companies make products that are compatible with each other, but that's just the way free and open source software like bitcoin is. Seeds from Coinkite can be used with the Seed Signer. Maybe that's okay if it's only $1,000 worth of bitcoin on the Seed Signer. You don't need to go to Defcon 5 for every single sat. It's not practical. Sure, if the NSA was after you and wanted to steal your $1,000 worth of bitcoin from you, they could probably do it. Why would they spend ten thousand dollars to do this to you? This is not in most people's threat models.

**Wait...Then why do you need to use the 9v battery thing-a-ma-jig?** I technically don't need to , but we could also use this for a multi-signature quorum? What if you took your wallet to a safe deposit box, but the vault does not have a plug?

![no plug](https://i.nostr.build/TIKA3suY8aun0BTI.png)

I created this key with no power outlet at all. This means I could do this in the middle of Alaska where there's no cell phones, where you only need to worry about bears stealing your seed phrase... That's a bit much, but it's possible.

I was not able to take a picture on the same battery charge so You might want to use a fresh battery if you ever try this yourself.

Thanks for reading.
- If you like this blogs with no swear words, send sats to **marc26z@strike.me/**
- If you like this blog with swear words, send sats to **marc@npub.pro/**

✌

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Discover how the Seed Signer, a DIY-friendly hardware wallet, pairs with Cold Power for enhanced Bitcoin security. Learn how this combo mitigates supply-chain and retirement attacks, perfect for multisig setups. Ideal for beginners and pros alike, explore this innovative approach to safeguarding your BTC

This is a long form article, you can read it in https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzph68s45y080zdd9g8sdacnd6kcd4ejpwrgcju2eghjq45y4f28n8qqs82um994sj6um9v4j8x6t8dejhytthd96xsttrdakxgttsdamk2us8yrxt6


Moscow time!

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Exactly!


I mean the dollar is broken. 30 oz. of gold is the real price that matters. :)


The price matters, but so do dozens of other numbers.

https://i.nostr.build/ozIR3mNm1ngDYKIo.jpg


Good morning.

https://i.nostr.build/ozIR3mNm1ngDYKIo.jpg


That's why I like comparing the total bitcoin market cap to the gold total market cap. The all time high is around 10% by that standard.

When #bitcoin becomes more valuable than gold, gold might be 30k an ounnce. It's not a perfect yardstick, but it's better than fiat.


I've got nothing then.


Good morning.


Amber didn't work for me last week, but I think it's becaause I needed to create an account first.


It goes by so fast.


That was wild.


Cold Card Q.


0 carbs?


What do you think about theEFF's dice list to create secure passwords?

Bitwarden/Vaultwarden can create these with a click of a button too.

https://www.eff.org/dice

https://fountain.fm/episode/Ij1ztxQFy72HatWSVrlq

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That view is like 10x better than the Grand Canyon.


This is such a great deal.

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It's amazing. The photos are great!


I tried nunchuck again. They let you  practice with testnet now!

This is awesome because it allows you to learn multisig with no risk.


Damn, you're hardcore. It would take me at least a week to get paper cash with Bisq and my wife wouldn't be too happy about it. 😂


I just spent an hour looking for my Tapsigner. My sats were safe. I have the backup, but it would be a huge pain in the ass to recover.

I need a better way of keeping track of these things.😬


How do you pay bills? I used to use Bitrefill until they stopped the service and the fiat rails on Fold don't work for me for some reason.


My laptop died. I thought about buying a System76, but the truth is I hate laptop keyboards so I decided to hook up an ergonomic keyboard to my tablet and write on Trillium notes and VS Code on my Umbrel.

I like it much better than my old laptop.


Thank you.


Awesome! Let me know if you need any help.


The old app was pretty easy tooo, but the UX is better now and they seem to have fixed some bugs.


Thanks you, but I'm actually an OG, I just started posting under my real name. 🤓


Best part is, I didn't even need to enter my key into the app.


It seems to help the discoverability problem for bloggers. :)


Father
Husband
Writer
Node runner

#bitcoin
#nostr


That's deep. The survivors guilt has been kinda hard for me this epoch.

I started feeling a little sad because of it this epoch especially when the normies started talking about inflation.


This looks pretty interesting, but I haven't researched it enough yet.

https://github.com/wizardsardine/liana


I've only used 2 of these, but I like Casa because:
- The dead man"s switch.
- Multiple vendor air-gapped signing device options with a secure element.
- They can help your heirs recover your money if needed.
- They offer a 3-of-5 multisignature wallet.

The fact that eth is also an option sucks, but there are trade-offs to everything.


Thanks for sharing.


I basically came to the same conclusion about the S&P500 a few weeks ago.

 I watched a normie financial advisor tell the audience savings accounts only pay 1%, but he can get 12% in mutual funds. I noticed that was about what the Chapwood Index says inflation is in the closest city to me.

Therefore, all the gains of index funds are an illusion. People are really just treading water in a pool, but they think they're surfing a 12 foot wave.


Today, I thought about all the people who laughed at me in 2015. I never shut up about bitcoin, still don't, but people don't laugh anymore.


I hope so.


Welcome.


What's the pricetag?


Yeah, I think it makes sense.

The regulatory clarity people got regulatory clarity.

They are not into bitcoin cybersecurity, therefore more likely to buy BTC ETF's instead of bitcoin.


True. I just want to know who I need to write letters to. 😀


I didn't even know burning weeds were an option. This looks awesome!


Are you paying attention yet? Things are about to get wild if Trump signs @SenLummis #Bitcoin bill into law.

Implement a 1-million-unit #Bitcoin purchase program to mirror the size and scope of #Gold reserves.“ https://image.nostr.build/7bbd78f37f05aac4761f06fcf3446ce42a427d31c4971c52e56322feb5408cc9.jpg


What are the odds of this bill passing though?


More like, the blocksize is "the roads."


Thanks for sharing. Looks interesting.


That's why UTXO management is important. Fees skyrocket during rush hour.


That's why UTXO management is important. Fees skyrocket durring rush hour.


I tend to agree. Besides, they use seed XOR. That seems like a safer way to back all of this information up without using a raspi.


Agreed, it's Nationalism + Socialism.

I first heard about this on The Philosophy In Action podcast over a decade ago.

To be fair, Vance and Elon made a different argument on Rogan.

They suggest open borders will "end democracy as we know it" because immigrants vote blue and too many immigrants will flip red states forever like California.

I disagree with this argument, for other reasons as I am not convinced democracy is the most perfect form of government anyway. Besides, the United States is not even a democracy. Our president is chosen by hundreds of people, not hundreds of millions.


Is there an alternative version to the seed hammer that does not use raspberry pi 0's?

I like the idea, but am concerned about the security of adding more than one seed to  a raspi0.

 #asknostr


I'm writing a long form post from the Yakihonne app I downloaded from the Aurora store. I signed in using [Amber](https://github.com/greenart7c3/Amber). This means I never needed to enter my private key into the app. I also didn't provide an email, nor password.

[This is a link to Clark Moody's Dashboard](https://bitcoin.clarkmoody.com/dashboard/) I made by clicking a button and pasting the link.

This post won't be too long as I'm testing the software out, but it's not so bad for being so new. It even let's you save drafts.

https://nostree.me/marc26z@nostrplebs.com/
[869,210](https://mempool.marc26z.com/block/0000000000000000000116e78048df1fe8c8bc1b10fe3665e88d05147ffb2dc5)

Posting A Long Form Blog Post From Yakihonne


I've been obsessed with writing for sats since I first learned I can run a node and publish my work on yalls.org. To be honest as Abe Lincoln, there's not much money in this, but I never had any dillusions about becoming the bitcoin Updike. It does give me a chance to clearly express my thought's though.

Nostr is better, but I felt like I wasn't getting much traction writing as a nym on here so I decided to write using my real name and show my real face. This makes me as uncomfortable as a snail under a shoe, but it's hard to be a nym. I felt like there were really interesting things happening on the lightning network and new tools that can help people live on a bitcoin standard. There are just three problems, K, Y & C. Ideally, we would be ruled by governments that did not get their jollies off of total control, but this is not the reality of this realm. I read many of the old cryptoanarchist texts and started to think...

## Hey, This Cryptography Thing Is Pretty Cool

Crypto means cryptography, not some dumb doggy dog coin the richest man in the world can use his influence to get richer at the expense of unsuspecting suckers who don't even know what the *hexaxecimal* cryptography is. Look at how few bitcoiners use nostr compared to all the dogecoin shiller's X-Twitter app. Here we are building a bitcoin economy on the Internet while people promote shitcoiner's for president on the Internet and worship billionare's who disuade people from using bitcoin as peer-to-peer electronic cash.

Who the hell wants to listen to some writer who makes hardly any money when they worship a billionaire who admits his company will not survive without using the cantillon effect to leverage bitcoin fiat gains?  Nobody because I'm just a humble sat stacker, not a billionaire. I've never been given permission to launch an ICO. I don't even have enough sats to be an "accredited investor." I wouldn't even qualify for a mortgage if not for my wife's bad-ass job.

### Bitcoin Is Permissionless
- I don't need a bank account to buy bitcoin.
- I don't need a special licence.
- I don't need a sponsor for the government to give me a financial advisor licence.
- I don't need permission from a bank to buy an appreciating asset.
- I don't need a bank to sell stuff omline.

I find that facinating as fuck! That's why bitcoin gives me hope. It's all that bitcoin represents. This is not just a blog. It's a business. Anyone who has a bitcoin wallet can sell stuff for bitcoin. The problem is most bitcoiners hodl never sodl or whatever. They worship idols named George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, Ulyses S. Grant, and Benjamin Franklin. They only care about how many pieces of cotton paper they can buy with George Washington's face on it.

That's not what Satoshi wrote about in the White Paper. He discovered a new type of money and released it to the world, using a newspaper headline as a timestamp.

Chancellor On The Brink Of Second Bailout For Banks

I get why corporations hold about 12% of all the bitcoin that will ever exists, but here's an idea: Let's make p2p cash great again.

#### Why I Began Writing Under My Real Name

One day, I walked into my local libertarian bookstore. I asked the owner if he had any books about agorism.

He looked at me, puzzled, and said, "I haven't heard that term in a while. It means 'the marketplace.' Where did you hear about it?"

"Well," I said, "I heard about it on a podcast about some dude named Samuel Konklin III. Do you have any books by him?"

”No. I new that guy. He hung around the Libertarian circles in Orange County in tbe 70's. That guy was a fucking loser! He was too idealiatic and died penniless."

He told me to read tbe 100% case for a Gold Backed Dollar by Rothbard instead. I bought the book, but then learned this essay was already in *What Has Government Done With Our Money*, which I already read.

So now I'm a gold bug...Just kidding😉. I've thought a lot about this though and have reconsidered my political philosophy. I don't like revealing my political proclivities in public, but I pondered this profundity profusely. It basically boils down to this. I can continue to write as a nym and "be a fucking loser" or I can reveal my identity to the world and win. At least I hope so. Regardless, it would be nice to get a job that offers fringe beneifits like I don't know, health insurance or a retirement plan that might help me retire with enough money to buy groceries.


Notes from.Yakihonne work, but I get an error on tbe app.


Sending a note from Yakihonne.


13,000 is the new all time low.


"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."

- Marcus Aurellius
Meditations.

When the #bitcoin price goes up, I remind myself of this quote. I don't want my emotions to run wild because I want to stay prepared for the next 80% drop.

Controlling my mind is even more important in the bull run. Stacking sats is easier in the bull market. The bull market is when everyone comes out of the woodworks to convince you to buy fiat or a house.

It's okay to spend like 2% of your stack, but don't waste sats trying to impress people.


I was finally able to sign into the Yakihonne app with Amber.

I like it better than the old app so far. I've tried it on mozilla before, but when I signed into it with nos2x, it opened hundreds of tabs. The app is 100x better than that.


I feel the same. It's a smug ”I told you so" feeling.


Agreed.


They should have been honest about Biden's mental state from the begining so they could have a primary, but I think they were afraid of RFK Jr.


"There’s two cultures that have developed as a result of rural isolation and gross economic inequality. For those who have, identity issues are the only remaining issues. For those who do not, identity is the least important. It makes sense. Then we have the ultra rich, who saw an opportunity to exploit this. This where the danger now exists. "

That makes a ton of sense to me.


It has more to do with the Cantillon Effect. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

Well...it's more like people with assets get richer and people without assets get poorer(I guess that's the same thing as the haves  vs.  the have nots).


It has more to do with the Cantillon Effect. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.


"There’s two cultures thar have developed as a result of rural isolation and gross economic inequality. For those who have, identity issues are the only remaining issues. For those who do not, identity is the least important. It makes sense. Then we have the ultra rich, who saw an opportunity to exploit this. This where the danger now exists. "

That makes a ton of sense to me.


I miss that sound.


Got it. :)


What's Ops?


I didn't even notice that this was what you'rw profile pic is. I really need to start wearing my glasses.


I say do it.


What is that stuff?


The goal is to make bitcoin the global reserve currency becaause your grandchildren will be lucky to buy a Kia with a million bucks.

Learn how to stack sats, save sats, and spend sats. Teach posterity to do the same.


It's my favorite because habla let's me make human readable URL's


I used to vote for 3rd parties only, but normies kept telling me Inwas throwing my vote away.

Now I throw my mail-in ballot in the trash.


Agreed, but I don't see an amendment  any time soon.


Sorry to hear that.


I listened to the new Elon episode this morning. He implies X solved free speech. This Elon Ethos will be a tough nut to crack.


I'm as calm as the eye of a hurricane.

"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality."

Lucius Seneca


Sold all my eth for ~0.04 #bitcoin in 2019.

I wish I sold them sooner, but shitcoins were shiny and I didn't know any better back then.

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Great title.


Awesome 👍


You can buy stuff on online stores like nostr:nprofile1qqs9p2fjdhstrtk3kdjt7q40l3qjnl3jpcn58rj8rt9mqczusx4c0wcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcpvemhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0dec82c33xfar2mned5c8z6mcdpj8yand09582upjd3k85upe8pk8y7tjxvuxwaec09mhs6m5ddc8xwt9w9j8guehv9ek563edvukx0mzwfhkzerrv9ehg0t5wf6k2qg3waehxw309ahx7um5wgh8w6twv5hs67c2ec or shopstr.store


I've done the L.A. marathon twice, but I was 30 LB. heavier. I lost 30LB's by:
- Cutting carbs
- Walking
- Doing push-ups and pull-ups at a local park.
- Doing squats with a home made kettle bell.

It seems that I get a better workout on monkey bars than I do at the gym. This also saves sats.


I rember when 7k felt the same.


That makes sense.


I think nostr gave you the background knowledge you'll need to use the Cold Card. Just take your time.

Roll 99 dice rolls.

 Test you seed phraze by sending a small amount first.

Then Erase your seed.

Restore it. If you screw it up, you're out 100k sats, but if it works, you'll know your seed words are valid.

Keep them secret.

Keep them safe.

Back them up with military grade stainless steel. You might make an extra copy.

You're about to embark on a journey into a journey  of cybersecurity.

Have fun.


Yunohost is the easiest way I found to do this. How are you hosting it¿


Rogan is much bigger than legacy media. That's why I think the gambling pdds are so heavily weighted towards Trump.


This is the way. Then again, we all know your birthday.


I don't understand why social issues get people more riled up than the debt does.


Good answer.


I have about the same. I guess it's because of on-chain fees.


It would be awesome if each swipe or spin was paid in zaps.


The hot dogs were better in the Hebrew National Polish sausage days. Inflation killed that tasty treat.


I'm experimenting with it. For whatever reason, I'm unable to use the fiat rails, but now they enable bitcoin deposits so I'm testing it again.

So far, it's on-chain only. I would prefer to send 10k sats to my account over lightning just before I pay for a cup of coffee. I want to keep my non-sovereign sats as low as possible.


If true, this is a big deal.

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Light mode? How dare you.😂


This gave me an idea.


I use my own mempool.

https://mempool.marc26z.com


This is a big deal.

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I don't know. I've never seen them react. I don't even mention it.


I could, but honestly, it's cheaper and easier to be your own cloud with Start9 and run a relay with a couple clicks. You can use the cloudflare tunnel to get on the clearnet.


True, but the YouTube network effects are a huge hurdle.


I don't think #bitcoin budgeting is boring. I love that rabbit hold.

I'd love to read about how you do it.


They closed their lightning channels. 1000 sats is unspendable on chain these days.


Alby Hub/Alby Go makes it so much easier to run a lightning node than it was two years ago.


We need more videos on flare.pub.


You're right. Never thought of it that way.


My wife and I went to our local farmer's market. I don't ask people if they accept #bitcoin anymore. I shop with vendors that use the cash app and send them #bitcoin tips.

![pic](https://i.nostr.build/QnGe1ZV3BJThAFmZ.jpg)


My wife and I went to our local farmer's market. I don't ask people if they accept #bitcoin anymore. I shop with vendors that use the cash app and send them #bitcoin tips.

https://i.nostr.build/QnGe1ZV3BJThAFmZ.jpg


My wife and I went to our local farmer's market. I don't ask people if they accept #bitcoin anymore. I shop with vendors that use the cash app and send them #bitcoin tips.


I'm bullish on the algorithms. They are making me notice my #nostr bubble.


Looks great.


I happen to be working on a WordPress site today and found this plugin.

https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/05.md


Did you do the voice for Tippy?


That's a pretty cool cup.


Damn. That's crazy.


Keepin' it black today!

#coffeechain


Try github pages. It"s free and pretty easy.

https://satsdev.github.io/nostr/nip-05-name-verification-using-github-pages.html?origin=serp_auto


Btcpayserver on Lunamode is easy. but you still need to configure the DNS.


That's why NIP07 should be the default. Almost everyone can write down 12 words.


Building An E-Commerce Store

I would like to be the change in the world I would like to see."" So I'm writing about how I would like to see the world change.

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My new nym is Marc26z. Marc is my real name. I decided to stop being a-nym-nomous because I started a meetup and it felt to strange to tell people my nym and I heard Guy and Jeff Swann talk about being anonymous cuts you off from the people that will help you. So i guess I'm coming out so to speak. I also felt like I needed to show and not tell. Therefore I am creating an online store to show people how bitcoin can be used for e-commerce.

The 26z comes from the nostr key I mined. I'm on nostr because it gives me the ability to talk to the smartest people I've ever spoken with. It also provides a new way to get discovered on the Internet and a way to get use bitcoin as a medium of exchange. I spent about two years writing as a nym, but then hit a wall because I became interested in using bitcoin as a replacement for traditional banks and regulated exchanges made it easier to do so.

I still believe in [self-custody](https://btcguide.github.io/).

I still believe [bitcoin is  a peer-to-peer electronic cash system](https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-paper)

I still believe the majority of your wealth should [not be trusted with a third party](https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/trusted-third-parties/).

I don't really like credit cards, but it occurred to me that I can still accept credit cards and get them to pay me in bitcoin if I use  [[Strike](https://invite.strike.me/NGQDMT)*](https://[Strike](https://invite.strike.me/NGQDMT)*.me)

[Gradually, then suddenly](https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/gradually-then-suddenly/?origin=serp_auto), Bitcoin ETF's were approved.

Now you can read about them on [Nerd Wallet](https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/investing/spot-bitcoin-etf)

About 12% of all the bitcoin that will ever be made is held by governments and corporations.

According to Bitbo, more than [1-out of 20 bitcoin]((https://treasuries.bitbo.io/)) are held in ETF's

I know how to set up bitcoin Point-of-Sale system for businesses, but there's not much of a market for that., but there's not much of a market for it.  Everyone need a t shirts. Everyone needs underwear. Everyone neess food. I plan on selling stuff like that…Well, not underwear.

Gaining e-commerce experience

![pay me in Bitcoin](https://i.nostr.build/HtZHT1N0YrHRlqqi.png)

I've been writing letters and building labs to get a coveted IT help desk job. I study Professor Messer 4 hours a week because most jobs require a Computer Technology Industry Association stamp of an A+ approval. Last week, I applied for a job that required "e-commerce experience." I didn't even get one of those “you're not hired” emails, but there is an orange lining to this situation. I spent the last few months building my resume and writing dozens of cover letters. This taught me even more stuff  like how to run my own [ticketing system](https://marc26z.npub.pro/post/gain-ticketing-experience/). This gives me the confidence to create my own e-commerce store. I'm looking at my resume. This guy knows how to build websites with WordPress. He knows how to set up a bitcoin store. Forget that. We want fiat! Why would they hire me? So I;m building an "e-commerce lab" that takes credit cards. The payments will still take days to get to my [Strike](https://invite.strike.me/NGQDMT)* account, but when they do the dollars will instantaneously convert to bitcoin(sats) in my [Strike](https://invite.strike.me/NGQDMT)* account.  The problem with writing about this is it's terrible writing. It takes too much technical expertise to write about without [citing stuff like this(https://medium.com/coinmonks/understanding-atomic-swaps-the-2024-guide-to-cross-blockchain-transactions-3427b75045c2) and that would turn off much of my bitcoin only audience because it talks about casino coins, but I found this exciting when Elizabeth Stark tweeted about it and I was still into the steamy number two mother of all alt-coin dingle-berries coin.

I still use the number one electronic currency in the world, the United States dollar to pay my bills. To do that, I sometimes need to use atomic swaps from bitcoin to USD . [Strike](https://invite.strike.me/NGQDMT)* probably uses Tether to make it happen so fast. I could swap into USD-T using [Aqua Wallet](https://aquawallet.io/), but I don't need to because I live in the United States and have [financial privilege](https://www.amazon.com/Check-Your-Financial-Privilege-Gladstein/dp/B09V2NM9VJ). This allows me to easily swap in and out of the bitcoin and dollars like  fancy-suit wearing FOREX kingpin. I can send bitcoin from Aqua wallet(Which is actually [Liquid-BTC](https://liquid.net/users) to [Strike](https://invite.strike.me/NGQDMT)* using the lightning network. Why? Because I need to use the USD to pay my bills.  I can also send fiat from my too big to fail bank account to [River](https://river.com/signup?r=W36LP2TG) using [Strike](https://invite.strike.me/NGQDMT)* as an intermediate! Jack Maller's explained it using an analogy I would like to share.

![chips and peanuts](https://i.nostr.build/chOY7A7fy2fWEAbS.png)

In this analogy:

The dollars in my [too big to fail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_big_to_fail) bank are tortilla chips.

The peanut is bitcoin on the [lightning network](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Network).

I can send my tortilla chips from bank of too big to fail to [Strike](https://invite.strike.me/NGQDMT)* and [Strike](https://invite.strike.me/NGQDMT)* to [River](https://river.com/signup?r=W36LP2TG) in about ten seconds. The tortilla chip magically transforms into a peanut like a shapeshifter and travels through a communication channel at the speed of light. It reaches [River](https://river.com/signup?r=W36LP2TG) in almost no time. Then my peanut can transform back to a tortilla chip. I can stack those tortilla chips in my [River](https://river.com/signup?r=W36LP2TG) savings account. This tortilla chip earns 3.8% interest paid in peanuts. Of course, if you are alergic to peanuts as Mallers says, you can only deal with tortilla chips. Which reminds me, have you seen the price of Tortilla chips laced with canola oil and lately? Maltodextrin lovers can automatically convert the bitcoin…I mean uh…peanuts they might receive from people who prefer peanuts into tortilla chips. IT doesn't take 5 days either. **It takes seconds**!

Building An E-Commerce Store

If I could summarize my Bachelor's degree in one sentence, that sentence would be, “Show don't tell.” This tortilla chip analogy is cool, but the best thing to do would be to start my own e-commerce store. Is it a business? Is it a home lab? I'm not sure, but I know I am not likely to convince other "businesses to accept bitcoin" unless I show them instead of tell the about what an amazing communications network we are using here. Somewhere along the way, people wearing shark-skin suits tried to convince the people bitcoin is an investment you should let a well-respected, too big to fail institution hold for you. I wish to go back to the roots and use bitcoin like a man who preferred  to influence the world with his ideas instead of his ethos.

[“Receivers of transactions will normally need to hold transactions for perhaps an hour or more to allow time for this kind of possibility to be resolved. They can still re-spend the coins immediately, but they should wait before taking an action such as shipping goods.”](https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/emails/cryptography/6/)

[“Instantant non-repudiability is not a feature, but it's still much faster than existing systems. Paper cheques can bounce up to a week or two later. Credit card transactions can be contested up to 60 to 180 days later. Bitcoin transactions can be sufficiently irreversible in an hour or two.”]((https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/emails/cryptography/10/)

--Satoshi Nakamoto

I still believe in using bitcoin as a payment rail.

I still believe we can get paid in bitcoin and live in a fiat world.

I still believe we can mitigate the risk of bank failures without relying on bailouts and endless debt.

And I can still have fun. I'm basically like one of these dudes selling t-shirts on the freeway, but on the Internet.

✌

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[868,557](https://mempool.marc26z.com/block/0000000000000000000128f84f3f7b4c0701da0c17085192b34ed0f6395d39af)

*The links are referrals. I get a small commission if you sign up with these accounts using my referral. That being said, I would never endorse putting all your money in a centralized service. I like these companies because they do it better than most exchanges. River has a proof-of-reserve, automatic withdrawals to a bitcoin wallet. The fiat is FDIC insured (which still requires trust in the FDIC). This is not financial nor cybersecurity advice. Be aware that bitcoin does have risk of loss, of ten due to human error. Please consult a professional if you need financial or cybersecurity advice.

In this post, I explain how I plan to build an e-commerce store using companies that help me swap between bitcoin and fiat.

This is a long form article, you can read it in https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzph68s45y080zdd9g8sdacnd6kcd4ejpwrgcju2eghjq45y4f28n8qqwxyatfd3jxjmn894skutt9943k7mtdv4exxefdwd6x7un9jcuawh


Nobody will remember:

- your fancy job title
- the car you drove
- your salary
- how many vacations you took

People will remember:
- if you zapped good content
- whether you run your own node
- how often you said "gm"


That's awesome. I wish I saw lnbits in the wild.


Is the capvgains tax lower for stocks?


1, but 0 makes more sense like the genesis block


                        🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝
                        -THE ISLAND LIFE-
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 The Daily Stoic.
Read aloud daily for you.
02 November 2024
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Bitcoin btc
69,517.71USD

Difficulty
95.67 TH

Block Height
868537
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#Bitcoin #Satoshis #Freedom #Apocalypse          #Music   #Movies #Philosophy  #Literature
             #Grownostr #Stoicism #Nature
              APOCALYPSE ANONYMOUS by
                     ATOSHI ANARKOMOTO


My mom makes these, my dad's favorite, for Christmas. 🙂


This makes me want to start a nostr meetup and get one of those zap lights!😀


Twitter is WeChat.

Nostr is as if MySpace and Napster had a baby and changed the Internet.


Buy her a something with #bitcoin in the circular economy.


Woah. So like namecoin sans the shitcoin?


In a perfect world, we could send zaps to services we want.(eg. roads & post offices)

I suspect almost no one (aside from those who stand to make a profit from war) would zap the military industrial complex.


I see. Looks like it's not around anymore too.


Oh. Thanks. I wondered why that didn't work.


Please send me a small zap I'm testing my strike lightning addtress on nostr #asknostr


Now I want to scan this. :/


testing post from self-hosted nostrudel.


How did you feel about Mutiny Wallet?


How do I do that?


I just realized I've been on the Internet for 30 years.

This is what it looked like.

https://milk.com


That's pretty cool.


I'm thinking about writing a blog about blogging on #nostr.

nostr:nprofile1qqs8d3c64cayj8canmky0jap0c3fekjpzwsthdhx4cthd4my8c5u47spz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmcpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wvh8xmmrd9skchd02dz once talked about merging Ghost + nostr and I thought about writing a plugin to do this, but I'm much better at writing prose than code.

As it turns out, you can ready write blogs on Ghost with Markdown. I simply write on Ghost and crosspost to habla.news. This weekend I'll try YakiHonne again.

#grownostr🌱

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I downloaded it today. Looks great!


Oh yeah. I totally forgot about that. Thanks!


I think this is reasonable. I also have no idea where I put that card😅


👀
That's going on my Christmas list.


I stack for my teenage son and give hin $20 worth of bitcoin on the cash app every month. He sells it right away to buy cheap jewlery or whatever.

It's tough to watch, but it's part of the learning process.


Time is more scarce than #bitcoin.

This is a great pic and I don't even like palm trees.😄


A few weeks ago, I saw one of my wife's childhood friend's at a baby shower.

He thought bitconnect was going to be the next bitcoin. He told me he wished he kept some of the bitcoin he had back then.

That's the worst thing about shitcoin Ponzi schemes.

They rip-off good people and poison the well. He didn't study bitcoin because he wanted fiat and bitconnect promised ot would give him more fiat.

That's why I don't talk about the price much anymore. I tell people I am into using bitcoin, but because I hate the traditional fractional reserve banking system. Bitcoin is the only full reserve "banking" system. That's why I use it.

I'm more of an activist than an "investor."

This often makes people uncomfortable though. I'm not sure why.


What's your writing process?


This is the dream. The github sync is a nightmare.


True. memecoin = pump & dump.


I don't even know why anyone thinks memecoins have any value.


How do you do that?


Here's the recipe I use.

https://nosl.ink/AgGcdgfP


## Chef's notes

This is a delicious, quick and easy meal you can do on the weeknights. Serve with mash potatoes.

## Details

- ⏲ Prep time: 10 minutes
- 🍳 Cook time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- 🍽 Servings: 4

## Ingredients

- 4 lamb shanks
- 28 oz. Can of whole San Marzano tomatoes
- 2 table spoons of garlic powder
- 1/3 bottle of dry white wine(cheap stuff is fine)
- 2 table spoons of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 bag of frozen carrots

## Directions

1. Place carrots in the Instant pot to rest the meat on.
2. add the 4 lamb shakes on top of carrots
3. pour tomato can into instant pot.
4. sprinkle garlic powder into Instant Pot.
5. drizzle 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
6. add enought white wine to cover about a third of the meat.
7. add salt and pepper.
8. cook in instant pot for 1 hour.
9. slow release 10 minutes

Easy Osso Buco cooked in an Instant Pot. If you don't have an instant pot, you can also make the dish in a Dutch oven in an oven a 350 degrees for 2 hours.


This is one of my favorite meals.


same


Declaring myself a nerd on my resume has not yielded many interviews. Therefore, I a studying for an A + certification because most jobs require it. Although I geek-out on obscure Internet protocols, that’s not what businesses want yet. They want people to prove they know what SSH and FTP are. They want port memorization and you must know that an Ethernet cable is called an RJ45 cable. I use these things all the time. I already knew SSH uses port 22, but I didn’t know it was over TCP the Transmission Communications Protocol. Luckily I read the book The 4 Hour Chef by Tim Ferris.

I know what you’re thinking. What the F does a cookbook have to do with IT? Well, this book was really about rapid learning. The idea is to learn any new skill by studying 4 hours per week. The book teaches you how to learn how to cook within 12 weeks by studying 4 hours per week. The beginning of the book is not about cooking at all. One chapter teaches you how to memorize a deck of cards or the first 100 digits of pi. You do this buy converting numbers into sounds and sounds into images. It’s almost as if you use cenesthesia as a memory tool. I used this card deck memorization technique](https://tim.blog/2013/02/07/how-to-memorize-a-shuffled-deck-of-cards-in-less-than-60-seconds/) to memorize common ports and protocols.

## How I Use Mnemonics To Remeber Ports

Here is an example of how I used this mnemonic to memorize SSH is commonly found on tcp/22

I used cartoon characters to represent Internet Protocols like tcp or udp.
- For tcp, I imagine a character I call taco pollo because it’s the first thing that came to mind when I tried to think of something using the letters t, c, and p. That’s not a real cartoon, so I used AI to dream up a picture of some taco wielding chicken. It’s a strange bird. I know, and so am I, but it works. I also considered using the cartoon chickens from Breaking Bad, but it didn’t quite fit.

 ![los pollos hermanos](https://i.nostr.build/UhvVTvyC5dIo8MWK.png)
- Chicken’s with tacos represent tcp. I thought of this because the word taco has a t and c in it and chicken in Spanish is pollo. This combination is ridiculous, but the more ridiculous the better when it comes to memorization. The goal is to make it unforgettable like Nat King Cole.

![ captain underpants](https://i.nostr.build/CpttPseOK6p3sTGA.png)
- For udp, I use Captain Underpants. Udp made me think of Captain Underpants for similar reasons.

I used actions for the names of ports I memorizing. For example, SSH is the verb shelling.

I use an object for the port number and try to think of an object that fits within the rules of the [major number system](https://major-system.info/en/).

Instead of memorizing that SSH is tcp/22, I create an image in my mind’s eye.

Taco Pollo shelling The Nanny. I embellished this phrase a little using a prompt generator and ran it through Stable AI Core. Here is the prompt I used.

`Chicken donning a taco hat, firing artillery shells, towards Fran Drescher as The Nanny; surreal, pop-art style, vibrant colors, high-definition, references to Roy Lichtensteins comic-strip art.`

![taco shell nanny](https://i.nostr.build/QHrdifCYVbhc0fi4.png)

- The chicken and taco represent tcp.
- The artillery shell represents Secure Shell, a.k.a. SSH
- The nanny represents the number 22 because the n sound represents the number 2 in the major number system. Therefore, Nanny = 22. **This is my mnemonic for memorizing the Internet protocol, and port number of SSH**.

I happen to have already know many of the port numbers already just from working with servers. I used to use Yunohost and it required me to open up many of the ports that I am learning about. A couple years ago, I ran my own email server. It wouldn’t work at first. My research lead me down a rabbit hole that taught me I needed to open port 25 to send emails. This is because SMTP(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) needs port 25 open. A good mnemonic for this would be “a chicken taco” smurfs a nail.  What does smurf mean? I don’t know, but the Smurfs used it as a verb all the time. It also helps me remember SMTP because s and m are the first two letters in the word Smurf. I didn’t know DNS used port 53 until I created the mnemonic, “Captain Underpants dines with Lemmy.” Is it gibberish? Yes. Is it effective? Hell yes!

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867,467

Originally published on:
https://marc26z.com/memorizing-protocols-and-port-numbers-with-mnemonics/

[Read on Tor](http://p66dxywd2xpyyrdfxwilqcxmchmfw2ixmn2vm74q3atf22du7qmkihyd.onion/memorizing-protocols-and-port-numbers-with-mnemonics/)

Memorizing Protocols And Port Numbers With Mnemonics

In This blog I write about how I use mnemonics I learned in the Four Hour Chef to help memorize port numbers of various Internet Protocols.

This is a long form article, you can read it in https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzph68s45y080zdd9g8sdacnd6kcd4ejpwrgcju2eghjq45y4f28n8qq6x6etddaexj7nfdenj6urjda6x7cm0d3ej6ctwvskhqmmjwskkuatdvfjhyuedwa5hg6pdd4hx2mt0de5kxuc538gmd


We should be able to verify mail in ballots using nostr.

I verify:

- 3 people voted for purple.
- 1 person voted for lavender.

![vote](https://i.nostr.build/eOdIhIhi3CUsxpIT.jpg)

Each voter should get a receipt for their ballot. They should be able to verify the counter entered their vote as they intended.

We could even implement cryptographic proofs into these pictures or timestamp them on the #bitcoin timechain like Guatamala.


How long have you had them?


I don't know. I haven’t been to either one in several years.


They tasted like Jack In The Box Tacos to me. The fries were also the same.


Damn. I'm gettin' old.


"An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind."

-- Mahatma Gandhi.

The nostr:nprofile1qqswft34d8euqh383rns727g6dmhu8styneuglznjk28zkj7u0fuaygprdmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuenjv93hgctvd9ax2epwdejhgqg7waehxw309ahx7um5wgh8xetvvckkget5v4ex66twv4jzuer9qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2aq8ll5ue is fun too. 😀

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U9d9JiyBRCI


I remember watching this. It must have been a decade ago.


...So close to 1,000. That's impressive.


I"m not sure.


I found this with the "popular posts from people you don't follow"  DVM on Amythyst.

 #Nostr has the coolest algos.

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What did the bitcoin-curious talk about?


I just tried Proton Wallet for the first time.

#Bitcoin is sent to an email instead of a bitcoin address.

This is not a lightning address.

It's an email address people can use to send bitcoin on-chain.

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It's an interesting development.


I'm not sure I know what that means. I think I do, but hope I'm wrong.😅


This is the best argument for self-custody.

Any argument against self custody are weak-sauce compared to this argument made by the guy who solved the double spending problem.

"Banks must be trusted to hold our money and transfer it electronically, but they lend it out in waves of credit bubbles with barely a fraction in reserve. We have to trust them with our privacy, trust them not to let identity thieves drain our accounts. Their massive overhead costs make micropayments impossible."

-Satoshi Nakamoto

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I mean caffeine is a drug and I have brought coffee a few times, but I wouldn't consider that a majority usecase.🤷♂


That's pretty cool. Thank you.


I mean caffeine is a drug and I have brought coffee a few times, but I wouldn't consider that Mt majority usecase.🤷♂


Thanks man. Where cani find them?


What's this all about?


I still think it's better to check the addresses on a Cold Card that you plug into a 9v battery, but I realize most people will not do this.

Have you seen protonmail's new wallet? It allows you to send bitcoin to an email address. I wonder if something like that could be used to verify addresses in combination with a white list? 🤔

I don't know yet, but it's fun to think about this stuff.


#nostr is freedom from undue influence.

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Gold can survive an apocalypse.  Bitcoin needs people to run computers.

Bitcoin is not as fungible because of identity tied to exchange purchases.

Ironically,  a CBDC like David Chaum's version would be more fungible than bitcoin. I doubt governments around the world would adopt Chaum's Chaumian e-cash version of a CBDC however.


Good morning .

#coffeechain

https://i.nostr.build/nhTph6o51yZI31cz.jpg


At least you can create a new one and post the public key on nostr.


🤔
69k ?


In 2009, they used billions of monetary units to kick the can down the road.

In 2024, they use trillions of monetary units to kick the can down the road.


I'm not a fan of measuring the value of 100,000,000 sats in infinitum bucks.

This is a better, albeit imperfect yardstick.

https://i.nostr.build/YCSxO1zWDZKm0AVR.jpg


My high school economics taught us about fractional reserve banking way before the discovery of absolute mathematical scarcity.  This journey has been a lot of work, but learning about fractional reserve banking so long ago was pure luck.


This new medical records on nostr idea is fascinating.


# Portfolio
I run 72 services on three servers
- [Umbrel](https://getumbrel.com/)
- [Start9](https://start9.com/)
- -[PopOS! with a Cloudflare Tunnel](https://pop.system76.com/)
This has given me experience in running my own cloud, ticketing system, full bitcoin node, decentralized blog, a meal management system, and Docker experience in both Linux and Portainer.

## Umbrel Server.

I run an Umbrel Server and host many services on the clear-net using the Cloudflare tunnel.

![umbrel](https://pics.marcleon.work/api/v1/t/0ce0a8490bfa795dc6dd9e65b9b60ed68142be5d/3j8zlc5w/fit_1920)

## Start9 Server
 I also run a start9 Server with services also exposed to the clearnet and TOR

 ![start9](https://pics.marcleon.work/api/v1/t/5cfbca4fe9d846764196340bb6b109c2e37b9004/3j8zlc5w/tile_500)

## Bitcoin Node

I began running a full bitcoin node in 2019. I also run two pruned nodes.  You can see the Genesis Block on [my instance of mempool](https://mempool.marcleon.work/block/000000000019d6689c085ae165831e934ff763ae46a2a6c172b3f1b60a8ce26f)

![genesis block](https://i.nostr.build/3CLvnBzvwi6ag2rt.png).

## Peppermint Ticketing System

You can submit a ticket on my [ticketing system here](https://ticket.bitcoinit.work/submit)

I wrote about it in [my blog here](https://marc26z.npub.pro/post/gain-ticketing-experience/). This service runs on a AMD computer with the PopOS! Operating system and cloudflare.

![ticketing system](https://i.nostr.build/YF0cmNmMNvBXNFx0.png)

## Mealie

This is my favorite service on Umbrel. It’s a meal management system that allows me to plan my meals and automate my grocery lists. It saves so much time. You can find [my instance of mealie here(https://mealie.marcleon.work/).

![mealie](https://pics.marcleon.work/api/v1/t/212cf025087c550708330417b3c54568f7f566e9/3j8zlc5w/fit_720)

## Self Hosted and Decentralized Blog

I host a ghost blog on Start9 [here](https://marc26z.com/).

![Blog](https://pics.marcleon.work/api/v1/t/bde680af324c382e304420df02059c1528f0f8e0/3j8zlc5w/fit_720)

This blog is also published on nostr at:

### npub.pro

https://marc26z.npub.pro/

![npub.pro blog](https://pics.marcleon.work/api/v1/t/0a32fe59112c7d8c07d15a3dd569e0cc5ddeca13/3j8zlc5w/fit_2560)

### habla.news/

https://habla.news/u/marc26z@nostrplebs.com/

![habla.news](https://pics.marcleon.work/api/v1/t/7ffccfa7f190f8f264362f3e60c6301403bdc0ac/3j8zlc5w/fit_720)

### Highlighter.com

https://highlighter.com/marc26z@nostrplebs.com
![highlighter.com](https://pics.marcleon.work/api/v1/t/283071451429a46d16128cf31ba2dfe3c85cfa90/3j8zlc5w/fit_1280)

### Portainer

I am currently working on a website using WordPress using Portainer on Umbrel.

It’s not done, but the idea is to create a website that allows me to help people learn how to take self custody of bitcoin, run nodes, and mine.

It is not finished, but the idea is to offer bitcoin IT services.

![WordPress In Portainer](https://pics.marcleon.work/api/v1/t/c4250e62ccbefeac872ce9be015c9e9928ef1cab/3j8zlc5w/fit_1920)

## Tails On An Air Gapped Computer

I removed the Wi-Fi card and hard drive from an old laptop to create an air gapped computer using [TAILS](https://tails.net/)  [Click here to watch the video hosted on nostr.build](https://v.nostr.build/nb9552.mp4).

![tails](https://i.nostr.build/GMlJXhVnTzhnzBss.png)

## Bitcoin Mining Heater

I converted an old S9 into a space heater. The 3D printed case was made by CryptoCloaks. The S9 miner was a gift from the first person I met after starting my meetup.

![space heater](https://pics.marcleon.work/api/v1/t/397b84d12eca7c918940a565c45e17251a8a57a3/3j8zlc5w/fit_1920)

## PeerViewer

This is free and open source software that can be found at https://github.com/PeerViewer/.
- It’s like a free and open source version of RDP on Windows or TeamViewer on Linux.

[Watch the video here](https://pics.marcleon.work/api/v1/videos/44a1b62e5757992a145da0bf4efa3d741a96ed3e/3j8zlc5w/avc)

![peer viewer](https://pics.marcleon.work/api/v1/t/7875589a314bf69fa0e51a31c107062d7386e896/3j8zlc5w/fit_4096)

## Certifications

[Google Technical Support Certificiate](https://t.ly/Ro6Aj)

![Goolge IT Certificate](https://pics.marcleon.work/api/v1/t/5627d4ad4296cc3491a4572b29c018f4b2bd6884/3j8zlc5w/fit_1280)

[Responsive Web Design](https://www.freecodecamp.org/certification/fcc90766bba-c1e4-45d8-9ffa-e6e81fe48f1a/responsive-web-design)

![Responsive Web Design](https://pics.marcleon.work/api/v1/t/ec31b6e5a8122a71081babb2557f6a5725cf4f51/3j8zlc5w/fit_1280)

[Automate The Boring Stuff With Python](https://www.udemy.com/certificate/UC-49a4e757-2454-4359-8911-d374d9c409cd/)

![python certification](https://pics.marcleon.work/api/v1/t/2cd05acc2c1fbad0bdf5e2715f8d332ee88dfbcd/3j8zlc5w/fit_1280)

This is a long form article, you can read it in https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzph68s45y080zdd9g8sdacnd6kcd4ejpwrgcju2eghjq45y4f28n8qqy8qun0dfjkxarnrr2cew


I've been thinking about Eric Hughes quote in the a lot since many businesses stopped accepting cash.

If you don't accept cash, you close society to people who work for cash, essentially creating second class citizens.  That's how I see it anyway.


That was amazing.

Erik deserves a Pulitzer Prize for some of those questions.

I thought her article might have just been another attempt at pandering to us, but this video changed my mind. She seems genuine.


I read it in the dead tree version of the magazine.

https://i.nostr.build/VCrXw4vU8V7tjmwq.jpg


I didn't know this either.

Have you guys read Tulsi's article in this month's nostr:nprofile1qqs9n7lwwd5a7acnmwl6nw7mpzfvvt46j2fryc2udle8sldrsn9hwrcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszxrhwden5te0wfjkccte9e3h2unjv4h8gtnx095j7qgawaehxw309ahx7um5wghx6at5d9h8jampd3kx2apwvdhk6tcz7rqlr?


I would switch the positions of Memes & Pictures on that list.


Good morning.


That would be awesome. I would be glad to help with formating. 😀


That's a great idea. Are you using a [NIP-23](https://nostr-nips.com/nip-23) client like habla.news?


Have you seen the Martin Scorsese documentary, The Last Waltz?


That game was fun, I was terrible.🙁


What happened to Highlighter.com?

#asknostr


This is an awesome project. You guys are doing awesome work.


Thanks for letting me know. I've never used Damus before, but it makes me want to get an iPhone.


Does Damus use blossom too?


nostr:npub1jt97tpsul3fp8hvf7zn0vzzysmu9umcrel4hpgflg4vnsytyxwuqt8la9y published s book, but I'm not sure about the relay.


I had a simmilar experience with a pension I want to roll over, but the rules don't allow ETF's.

The financial advisor said I should use an aggressive fund that yields 12% and that's a good thing because bitcoin is down 15% or whatever.

I didn't even mention bitcoin. but I have bitcoin art on my wall. 🤣

I told him how much it was when I started stacking and he abruptly ended the video chat.🤣

It made me realize that a well diversified trad-fi investment is really just matching the increase in monetary Inflation.  The entire "system" is about preserving present day spending power over the long term.

In that system, 12% keeps you from sinking with the Titanic, but it's no way to build generational wealth.

Bitcoin is a new system, a p2p electronic cash system that makes no sense in the old system. That's why it's so difficult to orange pill people in the old system. That's my two sats anyway.


That's why I'm bullish on solo mining, space heaters, dryers. and water heaters. I've also read stuff about mining with AC units, but it was abopay grade. grade.


- Walk
- Push Ups
- Pull ups
- Kettle Bells


## Well said.


I prefer looking at Clark Moody's Dasboard. The price isn't even one of my favorite stats.


That's so cool. Ubuntu is a great OS.


Call me an old-fashioned hippy, but war sucks.


It still brings me joy. This is the way the Internet was meant to be.


Postcard perfect picture.


It didn't work for me either,  but I also couldn't sign in with the email setup. It might be a cookie issue though.


thanks. I can't wait to try it.


Everyone is so mean to me on Blue Sky.


what is notedeck?


I run Ghost on Start 9, but cross-post my blogposts to this because I think npub.pro is better.


My gut feeling is, account closures are necessary in a closed society.


Great discussion about community on nostr.

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Any guess as to why?


You write the best AI prompts.


This is a great pod.


Linked In feels so weird compared to nostr.


Good morning.


I met my wife in real life. In real life, people are more honest.


I'll test it for you.


## Nostr Is Unique
- You own your data
- You ate free to choose your clients.
- You are free to choose your algorithms.
- Your followers follow you.
- You can run your own clients and relays.
- It has no blockchain Ponzi scheme.
- It had no CEO for governments to coerce.


## Nostr Is Unique
- You own your data
- You ate free to choose your clients.
- You are free to choose your algorithms.
- Your followers follow you.
- It has no blockchain Ponzi scheme.
- It had no CEO for governments to coerce.


nostr build is great. Blossom is awesome too.

https://github.com/hzrd149/blossom


He's such a good writer.


His NFT shilling was prologue to this.


Yesterday,  I learned how to run WordPress from a Portainer instance I installed on nostr:nprofile1qqsw5t3us9xs3gmclzjm37hvk2yy6pv9t96utjjttsj794hexc5x79qppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qrmlyn


I really need to use Wavlake and muaic on Fountain.fm more


Congratulations.


The struggle is real.


These numbers are more interesting than the price vs. infinity bucks.

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I've never heard about this Uptober thing before. I guess I don't pay enough attention to the price.


That's what I say. Why is Tulsi Gabbard writing about CBDC's in Bitcoin Magazine when everyone uses credit cards?


Thanks for the boost. I'm also compiling a list of Internet stores that accept bitcoin on nostr. I'll add bitcoinbookstore.com.  Is that the Konsensus guys?

Does Avi sell his book on Nostr on something like shopstr.store?


My wife said we should buy more bitcoin in November of 2016 after the orange man won the election.

We should have bought more than we did.


It will hit ir eventually,  but worldwide unit of account is the final boss that turns my crank.


Just started watching. The algos are the new Feudalism. That's why I like nostr.


I like the ThermPro better because I can monitor the temp from my couch and it beeps when it reaches the required temperature.

I prefer this because I have too many notifications on my phone already. This is an old model though.  The new fancy phone thermometers probably do more fancy stuff.

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


I changed my picture because the old one made me look bald.


I have that same exact thermometer 🌡


Good morning.


I have a white cat. His name is Satoshi.

https://i.nostr.build/F3rFC5TTxoKSl41W.jpg


I wrote this last week and then learned they are looking for writers to write about this new technology. They pay $150 per article.

Join me on Keet.io - Pear Writers Room (invite expires on 2024/10/28 13:14 UTC)

pear://keet/yrb6eow87wgtqt9tg3wnhq1756e4gjqznx4zubb87gen5b3s757ow1w34uc3s7yf61twd5qgm1ezn6we4yfyuakwd9gfobq3y6gyq5trpwcah858

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Zap.store is one of the coolest projects on nostr.


Agreed.


I host my blog on the clearnet using Start9 + Cloudflare tunnel, but you could really do it on any computer as Ling as you can host your website on it.


I like the jobs board idea.


Thanks for sharing.


Keet is a peer to peer video chat room that is available on:
    • App Store
    • Google Play
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows

It uses technology similar to BitTorrent, but you make video calls instead of downloading music, free and open source software, and movies that are in the public domain. If you have ever used BitTorrent, I'm sure these are the things you have used Bittorrent for.😉 You can use Keet for:

    • Video Chat
    • Voice Phone Calls
    • An Online Chat Room
    • Sending Files Between Devices

Since we are in the very early days, not too many people know about it, but I prefer this because the sound quality and speed are superior to most corporate alternatives. If you've ever tried sending a large file through the InterTubes, you'll know this can be a sucky experience. Even if you run your own cloud like NextCloud, it's an inefficient. You upload your large file to the Nextcloud instance which is basically another computer. Then you download the file to the compter you really want it on. In this case, your Nextcloud acts like a middle man. This man in the middle architecture used to transfer large files is inefficient.

<video src="https://keet.io/videos/keet-explainer.mp4" width="320" height="240" controls></video>
**note: This was originally published on my [Ghost blog.](https://marc26z.com/) It may not work on all nostr clients.

Jeff Swann told me about this new technology a couple years ago. He told me how he used Keet lo transfer files. I heard what he said, but I didn't quite understand how powerful this was until I tried it myself. I can send videos from my phone to my desktop computer within second just by using Keet rooms. This is a computer networking super power. I just can’t reiterate how much time this has saved me. It is something you need to experience for yourself. By the way, anyone who can download an app and install a program on their computer can do this. You don’t need to be a network administrator wizard or learn how to code.

If you would like to join my keet room, check out my nostr page or LinkedIn and I'll send you a link.

## Keet Vs. Legacy Video Calling

Legacy chat rooms and video calling services require a server. The data is hosted on their server. This is inefficient and requires a ton of centralized infrastructure to handle the bandwidth. This infrastructure requires a lot of maintenance, marketing and other stuff. They have thousands of employees working for them to get your videos from point A- to point C- to point B. I’m sure these people do a wonderful job, but Keet is different.

Keet allows you to go from point-A to point-B. According to their website it is:
- Private & encrypted
- Has amazing video quality
    • Allows you to instantly share huge files
That huge file sharing is awesome by the way—Even if you don’t really talk to that many people on it very often.

It is made by a peer-to-peer company named Holepunch. They have not yet open sourced it yet, but they say they have plans to do this on Guy Swann’s podcast. They also made something called pear-runtime. You can learn more about this at pears.com. From what I understand, this is a new way to do computer networking. It basically makes it possible to host an app or website from your computer using one line of code. This allows you to create your own Intranet with the greatest of ease. I tried it one time using an application named HoleSail. I was able to access a website using a local IP address from a LAN outside of my home network. I didn't need to fiddle with the DNS or buy a domain name. I just installed the program on my computer, wrote one line of code, and copied the key to access the website.

### Keet Is Brand New Technology.

I just want to mention this is on the bleeding cutting edge of technology. I am explaining this to the best of my ability, but it is beta software so what I say today may be totally different a year from now. It is also quite possible that I misunderstood some stuff and if that is the case then I apologize in advance. I find this technology interesting and think it opens us up to a new ways of using the Internet, but I don’t have a crystal ball. Do not confuse this as investment advice, but as far as I know, this is not even something you can invest in. You don’t even need to buy Keet. You just download it.

I don’t know much about the big corporate video calling companies, but I’m pretty sure they charge a fee for some of their services. Please don’t take my word for this, I have no idea how they work or what their fee structures are.

Here are the sources where I have learned about these things:
Hat tip to Jeff Swan who taught me how Keet worked and to his brother Guy Swann for making all these great podcasts about it.
    • Interview with SuperSu
    • The Pear Report Episode: 2
    • Bitcoin Audible: Keet AMA - Twitter Spaces on January 30th
    • [The Pear Report: Updates From The Pear World]((https://fountain.fm/episode/blklbIi1GZCgIvX9E8nY)

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https://tinyurl.com/marc26z

865,210

As Seen On TOR:

http://p66dxywd2xpyyrdfxwilqcxmchmfw2ixmn2vm74q3atf22du7qmkihyd.onion/pear-to-pear/

On The Clearnet:

https://marc26z.com/pear-tp-pear/

Holepunch created a p2p video conference chatroom using hypercore and pear. This is a new way to use computer networking that uses peer-to-peer technology to host your own Intranet without a middleman. It is also a very fast way to send huge files to computers on your network without going through a middleman.

This is a long form article, you can read it in https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzph68s45y080zdd9g8sdacnd6kcd4ejpwrgcju2eghjq45y4f28n8qqx8qetpwgkhgmedwpjkzuspgx69k


I've tried it, but didn't know how the wallet worked.


When I first heard about the tipping.me wallet, I had a button made with a QR code. I thought anyone could send sats to the QR code. I was wrong. It was the very early days. Each QR code could only be used once.

The lightning network has improved since then. We have reusable Bolt 12 QR codes, lightning addresses, and nostr.

We've  come a long way.


Thank you.


Do they call themselves BB&B maxis? 😏


If any of that were true, he would have a podcast by now. I've heard some crazy stories,  but the reputable stories are usually told by people who had podcasts back in the day.


It works. Cool isn't it?


Nextcloud is on Start9.


Getting a mortgage is a nightmare too. Bankers won't give you a loan when you only have like $80 in your checking and savings account.


Ayn Rand called it an evasion of reality.  I like this framing.


It's beautiful.


So jealous.


I run Nextcloud, but back it up with protonmail. I auto backup my Obsidian notes to Nextcloud to integrate it, but I prefer HedgeDocs for he Google Docs-esque documents.

https://docstr.app/ is pretty good, but I haven't tested it enough to really vouch for it. I haven't even tried private documents.

Keet is the easiest way to share files between all your own computers, but I'm not sure it's conducive to collaboration just yet.


I've cut my own hair for like 7 years. I'm ready to go back to the barber.


I went to a local coffeehouse this morning. Like many coffeehouses, they don’t accept cash. They only take credit cards and debit cards with one exception: TIPS. There is a top jar where customers can throw loose change and crumpled up portraits of George Washington. The problem is:

- Cash is inconvenient. It requires a special trip to the bank to obtain.
- Many of the coffeehouses will not accept pieces of paper with the words “legal tender” printed on them.
- Spending with my credit card pays me 150X more than storing money in my savings account.
- Some payment terminals do not allow customers to leave a tip on their credit card.

I was not able to tip my barista this morning because I didn’t not have any paper cash money to put in the tip jar. Their payment terminal allowed me to pay the merchant with my credit card, but it did not give me an option to pay the barista. The barista also did not take credit card payments. I paid for my coffee and the credit card gave me like a 7 cent tip, but I was not able to tip my barista. I wanted to tip the barista, but the barista did not take any of my form of payments. In economics, this is called the [coincidence of wants problem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coincidence_of_wants).

## A Personal Tipping Page

Here is a link to my[personal tipping page](https://strike.me/marc26z/). I don’t work for tips, but I like to write a little code using the API of Strike, the company that makes these tipping pages. I don’t work for Strike. This is a hobby for me, but it solves this tipping problem.

![tipping](https://i.nostr.build/6UOXLJQYcFVAD7bK.png)

It also gives me a lightning address, marc26z@strike.me  It looks like an email address, but it is used to send me money instead of spam.😏 This is a great way to accept tips from people who do not want cash, You just need to choose dollars in the app. You can get your own tip page by downloading the app from the google play or app store. You can get the Strike App by using [this link](https://invite.strike.me/NGQDMT)*.

Be aware that if you want to receive USD or your local fiat currency. You will need to change the settings.

![strike settings](https://i.nostr.build/GMNs0r0oCBROVv2x.png)

My incoming payments are automatically converted to USD, which might surprise many of my friends and family since I’m one of those dorks that’s been talking about nerd money for so long. At the end of the day, however, I still have bills to pay and this is the currency those bills are denominated in.

## Cash On The Cash App

The Cash app is popular in my area. Many people already use it. Maybe I should ask baristas if they have a cashtag from the Cash App. My cashtag is marc26z. This is straightforward. If you have my cashtag, you can send me money. I can spend that money with my card. The cash app let’s you design your own debit card. You can draw on it or add symbols. Here’s the card I designed.

![cash app card](https://i.nostr.build/dSB7hX0oup2m9B89.png)

If you want to accept cash using the cash app, download the app from [cash app](https://cash.app/app/MCLFTJT)*

### What Makes These Different From Other Payment Solutions

I don’t have time to convince you that p2p electronic cash is worthy of your study. I just want to tip baristas again. In a world where [cash-money](https://writingexplained.org/idiom-dictionary/cash-money) is in danger of becoming extinct like the dodo-bird, tips will require electronic payment systems. These are two easy solutions to this problem.

I like the tipping pages of Strike, but Cash App has a bigger network effect. Many people in my community use the cash app. It's convinient because it comes with a card. It makes it easy to spend money without using a credit card. I use them both. Although I cannot directly spend the money I recieve in the Strike app at most stores. O can buy an Amazon Gift Card as well as hundreds of other popular retail stores within the Strike App. On the other hand, the Cash App Card makes it very easy to spend at brick and mortar stores. Some of these stores offer cash back called boosts. Sometimes Strike is better. Sometimes the Cash app is better.

What makes these two apps interesting is that they are interoperable. i can move money from Strike to the Cash App within seconds and vice-versa. Other payment rails take days to move money from one place to another, but these two apps can move money between each other with little effort and extremely low fees.

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Like this article? Leave a [Tip](https://strike.me/marc26z/)

* These are affiliate links which means these companies will pay me a small commission for referring new customers, but I only recommend services I use and love. I would recommend them even if they did not pay me.

If you would rather not use my affiliate links, but still want to use these services, you can also sign up for them without using my referral link at:

https://strike.me/

and

https://cash.app/

Tipping in the electronic age is difficult. Many coffeehouses no longer accept cash and we earn much more "cash back" by racking up credit card debt than we earn parking our money in a savings account. This article explores two ways service workers can accept tips in a cashless society.

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Six months ago, I didn't know I was a hacker. Most of my online friends are also hackers. Hacking away at our keyboards is part of our culture. **We encrypt**. We test software and report about it.

We believe code is speech
We write code.
We make pull requests.

We understand the the math behind bitcoin. We can sometimes recover "forgotten passwords," using tools that could potentially be used for nefarious purposes. **I have experience using ransomware as a service software to improve my own security**. I know this is not the kind of stuff that makes the news. The people of my culture are only portrayed as criminals. There are criminals among some people on my culture, but it's a stereotype to think we are all criminals. **Most hackers are good people** who deeply care about information security.

We realize that many smart people are very smart about things unrelated to the computer parts only nerds see. The people really good at that other stuff often don't have time to verify each character of an email like https://microsoft-super-secure.com/(not a real website).

My culture merit based. We do not care what the color of your skin is. We don't care about your gender, your nationality, or what country you love in. Who you love is none of our business. We do not require you to use your real name. You can be a woman, a man, or a sock puppet for all we care. You just need a public/private keypair.

## Learning Hacker Tools

This hacker culture gave me a deep understanding of the inner workings of information security.  I learned so many possible attacks just listening to podcasts. I learned how to **verify PGP signatures** because the people immersed within my culture encourage you to do so. Verifying software using **SHA256** on Linux is second nature as I understand how the math works.

I have also learned that **many companies offer bug bounties**. They **pay hackers who find vulnerabilities**. Suddenly, Kali Linux seems like a super swell operating system to learn. I can use my skills to hack stuff and get paid! Sign me up. So I took the first step and signed up for [hackerone](http://hackerone.com/).

I'm also reading books about ethical hacking because I don't want to accidentally do anything illegal. So far, I have learned that most companies don't just let you do anything you want. I obviously can't steal someone else's bitcoin or take down a website.
![hacker](https://i.nostr.build/nYMDF0lM4muZ74YB.png)

There's nothing wrong with putting $20.00 worth of bitcoin on a wallet to test it. I already have experience doing this with alpha software from an actual bitcoin company. That was more about improving the user experience, but hacking is simmilar.  Essentially it's testing software. In fact, it is often called pen testing.

I'm still a beginner.  I don't want to overstate my ability, but this is a path I want to pursue. It seems like a decent way to get professional IT experience doing something I find fun anyway. I also know the landscape is changing. Like it or not, open source large language models like HackerGPT](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/hackergpt-a-powerful-ai-tool-for-ethical-hackers-and-the-cybersecurity-community/) make AI an excellent hacking tutor. We will need people who know how to use these tools to find exploits before nefarious actors do.

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I started studying Kali Linux to work on bug bounties.

This is a long form article, you can read it in https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzph68s45y080zdd9g8sdacnd6kcd4ejpwrgcju2eghjq45y4f28n8qqfkcetpwfhxjmn8944kzmrf94kxjmn40qz6mj6p


Wow🤩


Most of the jobs I want to get require previous ticket management system Experience, but this has always been a chicken before the egg problem for me. How the heck am I supposed to get this magical ticket experience before I get a coveted help desk position? There are no tickets at my current role. I mostly write passes for students to go to the bathroom and take attendance using technology as old as the Egyptian pyramids--Dried up tree pulp. This is nowhere to gain ticketing g experience.  I don't really have access to the ticketing system because I don't have real access to much technology other than a light switch or the occasional smart board I get to practice my finger drawing skills. Luckily some dude in a Discord room I hang out in suggested Peppermint,  a free and open source ticketing system thatallo2s any nerd to gain ticketing experience.

![peppermint](https://i.nostr.build/cZnGVWYNvgCpEaf7.png)

## Running Peppermint

There are two options for running a Peppermint ticketing system.  You can pay $5 a month with Linode, or you can run it on Docker. I chose Docker because I like to keep my subscriptions low, but it is easier to host these things over the clear net if you use the Linode option.

I don't need to host this over the Internet though as it is a home network and nobody outside of .y home uses any of this stuff. To be honest, my wife already told me she will never use it because she hates putting tickets in at work and doesn't want to go through the hassle at home now, but the rest of my family doesn't mind.

I didn't realize how useful a ticketing system would be until I installed this one. I run a couple servers and do the smart home thing with home assistant. Managing the devices with this invariably comes with pain points. Our Air Conditioner broke. We paid an HVAC company to replace it because installing Air Conditioning/Furnaces is not within my skill-set. Unbeknownst to me, they also replaced our thermostat with a fancier thermostat. That's great, but I already integrated my old thermostat with home assistant, but the AC guys didn't add the new thermostat to Home Assistant, nor would they be able to.

**I added a ticket**.

Smart light bulb no longer works?

**Add a ticket**.

We got a few new DVD's this weekend. I need to add them to the Jellyfin streaming media service.

**Looks like I need to add a ticket**

I already have 11 tickets that arose due to normal maintenance. As it turns out, ticketing systems are not just useful for getting hands-on experience, but it helps organize my tech to do list and keeps me focused on what I need to fix.

I wasn’t going to host it on the Internet because I figured I would only use it at home, but as I thought about, I changed my mind.🤔 What if I have an issue when I’m away? That’s happened to me before. If the power goes out, there’s nothing I can do. I won’t be able to put in a ticket because my servers requires electricity to work. Sometimes one server gets disconnected for some reason. Usually this means I’m running too many programs on it. I haven’t had that happen in a while, but things happen. Maybe I’ll think of something while I’m cruising Costco. Here’s how I hosted my ticket system on the Inter Tubes.

1. I installed [Peppermint](https://github.com/Peppermint-Lab/peppermint) using docker and docker-compose.

![docker code](URL:https://i.nostr.build/9ysySu1rpK0uEPSY.png
)
2. I put it on the Internet using [Cloudflare](https://www.cloudflare.com/). I’ve been using cloudflare on two of my servers, so I’m familiar with how to set up tunnels, but I had some trouble trying to install it using the docs on [Github](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared).  After banging my head on the keyboard about eight times, I decided to do what any aspiring IT professional would do: I did a search on YouTube. Actually, I use invidious, but it doesn’t always work these days. Network Chuck has a video that teaches you how to do this. But it’s nearly ten minutes due to ads and he didn’t mention you could buy a domain name on Cloudflare and skip all the DNS BS. Don’t get me wrong, that’s a good skill to have, but it’s not necessary so [I recommend starting the video at step 3](https://youtu.be/ey4u7OUAF3c?si=wjO36XhUMKXfiQB5&t=320). You won’t miss much. He tells you to get redhat and optimizes the algos. You just copy and paste this code into you terminal. I just did this on my PopOS! Instance.

![cloudflare](Details for Screenshot from 2024-10-09 06-14-19.png
)

Then I added it to a subdomain on one of my many domains. **I have a  domain name shopping problem**.

### Peppermint Features
Peppermint features notifications, email fetching, single sign on… You know what?  It’s just easier if I take a screenshot from their website.

![Peppermint Features](https://i.nostr.build/7bcvhxvJiszceLbd.png)

Now I run my own ticketing system with Peppermint! I did this because most of the jobs I have applied for ask for ticketing experience with something like ZenDesk. I did a fre trial of zendesk, but I didn't want another monthly bill so I canceled it. The 21st century ad-driven content machine tells us we need to pay corporations every month like a [serf](https://www.wordnik.com/words/serf) If you’re a nerd like me, you probably own a computer or two...or 17. Why should you rent compputers from a digital overlord when you can just host everything for free on your own computer?

- It’s just 5 bucks a month
- It’s just 20 bucks a month
- It’s just 30 bucks a month.

Before you know it, you have 187 subscriptions that cost between five and ten bucks a month and you don’t understand why you’re as broke as an shell of a yolk. Now I can ell my family to “put in a ticket” anytime something goes wrong with my fleet of computers. That way my wife can put in a ticket instead of telling me something is wrong with our media server at 9:00 p.m. I’m too tired to fix these things at bedtime. Watching Friends is not a sleep-loss worthy IT emergency. So I installed a [progressive web app](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_web_app) on my tablet. My wife asked, “So I need access to your tablet to put in a ticket?”

Nope—It’s on z-Internet! You can put it on your own tablet. I texted you the link. Book mark it or add it to your homescreen. Easy-Peasy Lemon squeezy.

![Peppermint](https://i.nostr.build/8Mn1vSsXQ8Ssfg6j.png)

So if you want some ticketing experience please [click this link](nostr:nevent1qqs082vue2dva39e97ywu6tn6rfqslvtwc3x7vhwzxd8rqqyq5f6q7cpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qgsd73u9dpremcntf2pur0wymw4krdwvsts6xyhzk29us9dp9223uecrqsqqqqqplekkgn) and give them your credit card number, experiation date and that three digit secret key so they can charge you a monthly fee so I can earn like 50 cents per click. **OR** if you find this information valuable, please consider sending some value back to my lightning address at
- marc26z@strike.me
- https://strike.me/marc26z/
- Zap this article on nostr

If you don’t have any bitcoin or are afraid of it or something, sign up with [Strike](https://strike.me/download/). This is not an affiliate link, but it’s a useful tool for sending money all over the world, even if you have a bitcoin allergy.

Thanks for reading.
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Gain Ticketing Experience With Peppermint

Many of the jobs I apply for want some kind of ticketing experience so I am using free and open source software named peppermint to gain this ticketing experience.

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Just kidding. 😉


Thanks. I changed it.


This is awesome. I like nwc, but have run into a lot of issues with it.


:/ Are there any other subscription models on nostr?


It would be nice to have a movie based on The Book of Satoshi,  you know, the man's ideas instead of his identity.

Identity is less important than ideas, but being a nym taught me most people disagree with this statement.🥲


Have you tried the subscriptions on clients like highlighter.com?


I wish this wasn't so, but you're right. V4V might work if you've been on MTV because you need a large audience since only 4% of people

 Jack Spirko's membership brigade seems like a better option for most people.


I like to follow #introductions and #grownostr.

It's also a good idea to follow posts and comments.


I find zap.cooking to be one of the most interesting clients on #nostr.

- Everyone eats.
- Zap.cooking is like a community cookbook.
- Cuisines are searchble.
-  You can earn sats for posting recipes.

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I've been a nym on #nostr for about two and a half years and have now decided to start posting here using the name my mother gave me because this is an awesome space and I want to encourage more people who do not spend all day thinking about applied cryptography and #bitcoin to join.

I'm also on Linked In because I an interested in replacing my fiat job, but people seem so much less authentic on that site.

I'm a ride-or-die #bitcoin freak, but I'll try to #grownostr by posting non-bitcoin content.  I can't make any promises though because bitcoin is the most fascinating thing in the world. 🌎

#introduction #introductions