Hey #Bitfinex, thanks for that post - now time to look at #NostrWalletConnect!  🙌

https://blog.bitfinex.com/education/what-is-alby-wallet-and-how-can-it-simplify-lightning-network/


Buying pasture-raised eggs with #bitcoin in Costa Rica.

Uvita, Costa Rica. #RealLifeBitcoin
https://m.primal.net/IGPG.mov


How has the war on Gaza changed the narrative among young people?

We look into how the war on Gaza has been reshaping global perceptions among youth in the West. #press

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-stream/2024/5/14/how-has-the-war-on-gaza-changed-the-narrative-among-young-people?traffic_source=rss&utm_source=press.coop


21 Millie 👻🫂💜
#nostr #bitcoin
GREAT MORNING FREN! https://image.nostr.build/05fb782cc3aa9d98490144ce42e90596f3d51405a45fb0e931df22d40a230843.jpg


A young person made this based off the old Dear Abby article.
 https://image.nostr.build/d0537379f098afbff40d85859e74652c158b04857111df4dabbe6532a4680ee2.jpg
#economics


How to backup and restore your contacts in Nostr.

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https://creatr.nostr.wine/creator/content/b8e768b0-8853-42cb-bc0a-8f8ab82992e3.jpg
THE END OF A WONDERFUL WEEKEND
Oil on board, 40x30cm - Completed 09 May 2024

(Reference photo by nostr:npub12rze589jx0gg6kslkjfl2gxxkhtlw73t5shyve5qrglrv6c2qflqejj7ns )

Below is video content:
https://creatr.nostr.wine/creator/content/7f2f07f4-53bd-4d87-82b6-6b5337523bea.mp4
"THE END OF A WONDERFUL WEEKEND" proof-of-work

Thanks to all my subscribers:
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#art #artstr #painting #creatr


Meet Me On Nostr : alpha-0.4 release. Report by nostr:npub1manlnflyzyjhgh970t8mmngrdytcp3jrmaa66u846ggg7t20cgqqvyn9tn
https://yakihonne.com/article/naddr1qqgrxd34ve3nzdf3xu6nzetpvfskgq3qmanlnflyzyjhgh970t8mmngrdytcp3jrmaa66u846ggg7t20cgqqxpqqqp65wf8qmfu
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First Aaron Bushnell and now Captain Mann, the American military members telling us they can’t bear to commit anymore war crimes should be listened to.  His resignation lays it all out.
#uspol #Gaza #Israel

"At some point - whatever the justification - you're either advancing a policy that enables the mass starvation of children, or you're not." - Cpt Harrison Mann in his resignation letter

https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801043


Preaching to the choir isn’t a sustainable business model


Why is everything falling apart?
The wrong "plan?"
The wrong "leaders?"
Not enough "funding?"

It's actually far simpler and more fundamental than most realize...

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


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcC0RNsallc

Awesome Japanese documentary about the cypherpunks. https://image.nostr.build/8d69b47c39ae0ec621d3173929702559d50213d89bc0ee8d8edaa446901f9c06.jpg


Introducing Boardwalk Cash - the first dollar-based Cashu wallet built on top of #bitcoin and connected to #nostr.

https://BoardwalkCash.com

We now have stablecash on bitcoin - completely interoperable with the lightning network.

Share your lightning address or invoice to receive dollars. Paste a lightning address or invoice to send dollars.

Boardwalk Cash connects to any nostr client via NWC. Zap dollars on nostr apps like  nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg or on Discord with our Zap Bot.

This is a very early product and there are not many public mints, so use at your own risk. Yet, we’re excited to show some of what ecash and nostr can offer for advancing #bitcoin payments.

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


Destroying Israel won't stop Palestinians, or any other global Southite, from invading your homeland.


Most people don't realize that if the US government and its allies wanted to end #Tor they could coordinate to do so very easily.

Tor operates it's routing logic of circuits through a centralized mechanism of 9 directory servers. These servers dictate which nodes are allowed on the network.

The 9 servers are all within 14+ eyes countries (none are in a BRICS-affiliated country, I wonder why?), and who have all coordinated with each other in the past on drug busts and recently Tornado Cash and Samourai wallet devs.

Once the 9 directory servers are shutdown the Tor network would begin to crumble. Seems like a very odd killswitch that not many are aware about as to just how centralized Tor is in reality.
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Keks uncontrollably....
 https://image.nostr.build/0ce7537cde284ba111d487a798c726f08517c589856ca7ec8bd9d31615516d59.jpg


I think in our case, government would have been making us pay for a certification just for the privilege of being objectively unsafe. I'm done some dumb things in a forklift, but I've seen some incredibly dumb things hahaha. I watched someone drive with their forks raised, they smashed into a pipe that broke and flooded a test lab. It was wild.


#retrogame #retrogaming

I Made the PERFECT Pokémon Yellow Romhack!
https://iv.datura.network/watch?v=jTH2fVqHPwc


proibir drones pode ser parcialmente correto: helicopteros podem colidir, e não se confia que civis mantenham altitude correta com seus drones. 🤔

Mas, com boa vontade e competencia, bastaria chamar os voluntarios à pontos de coordenação. Com caminhão gerador pra carregar bateria, e rádio.

Na hora dos helis, param os drones, e vice versa.

aproveitariam os civis pra maximizar a cobertura, entregar remedios, etc.

PS: nada a ver com o drone israelense que caiu. Esse custa ~50M e voa a kms de altura.


https://image.nostr.build/d3efa7b18c4ee252e35ae1ba235ff806e60b6fe4a104c3ddc223edd217bbee57.png

Regression, Entropy and the Market Whales

Regression towards the mean is a statistical phenomenon in which extreme values tend to be followed by more moderate values, and vice versa. In financial markets, this principle can affect both low entropy energy sources (such as market whales) and high entropy waste (transaction noise).

1. Low Entropy Energy Sources: When market "whales" make large trades or hold significant positions in a particular security, they can cause the price to move significantly away from its historical average. However, due to regression towards the mean, it is likely that subsequent prices will revert back towards their long-term average as other traders adjust their expectations and trading strategies. This process may result in a temporary decrease in the value of low entropy energy (information) provided by whales, as their unique insights become less valuable when the market reverts to its historical average.

2. High Entropy Waste: Transaction noise generated by high-frequency traders or retail investors can also be affected by regression towards the mean. During periods of extreme price movements (caused, for example, by a major news event), transaction noise may temporarily increase as traders make rapid and uncoordinated adjustments to their positions. However, over time, these extreme price movements are likely to revert back towards the historical average due to regression towards the mean, reducing the level of transaction noise in the market.

In summary, both low entropy energy sources (market whales) and high entropy waste (transaction noise) can be affected by the principle of regression towards the mean in financial markets. This phenomenon may lead to temporary changes in the value of information provided by whales or the level of transaction noise in the market as prices revert back towards their long-term average trend.


I’m pretty sure there was a button to #zap notes in #damus before, but somehow I can’t find it anymore. It’s gone both in #damus and in #nostur. I can only zap profiles, not notes. Must be something I did in my profile to break it for both clients…

Any idea how I messed this up and how to fix it? #asknostr


https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/what-is-a-boi-report#who-needs-to-file-a-boi-report-understanding-reporting-obligations

it is called a beneficial ownership information report and was part of the Corporate Transparency Act
https://m.primal.net/IGnM.jpg


According to the view of Mike Benz (who I've recently discovered), the US government was pro free speech until 2014. Free speech and things like Tor helped America to topple governments around the world, by subverting the views of their citizenry via free speech.  I thought that was perfectly OK to do, as long as they were just convincing those citizens that democracy and human rights were worth fighting for (without dirty tricks) and those citizens then overthrew their oppressive government to get democracy and free speech.

But since 2014 things took a major turn against free speech.  Crimea, through free speech, discovered the CIA coup and decided they didn't want to be involved in this new Western government, and did a counter-coup with the assistance of Russia which ended up in Russia annexing Crimea.  The US was not pleased.  They changed their policy going forward.  Now speech couldn't be free, speech had to be aligned with US goals or else the US would find reasons to censor or block it.  The election of Trump and Brexit just hardened their resolve.

So Tor is not quite so welcome anymore, and I wouldn't be suprised if it gets shut down exactly as you describe.


You don't fork khatru, you include it as a library.


I was listening to it and realized the lyrics were very appropriate to picture the current Bitcoin situation in which there are three or four groups of people fighting the others to see who has the worst ideas.


A young person made this based off the old Dear Abby article.
 https://image.nostr.build/d0537379f098afbff40d85859e74652c158b04857111df4dabbe6532a4680ee2.jpg
#economics


Any tried and/or had success with https://nostrmeet.me/?

Seems really neat, and the QR code generated is super cool (example of mine is below), but...it doesn't work for me. My camera/QR reader doesn't pick it up.
 https://image.nostr.build/917777ddad330869502908046f34068c0bb1603c52c3bb6b79e827aabf018104.png
#nostr #asknostr


A crown and a W


Wow, thank you so much for the sats. Humbling.


Wrote this about #cashu and #ecash. I think things are right, if not, please let me know where I'm wrong. I'm always learning (or trying to at least).

https://stacker.news/items/538496
#plebchain


So true.


Was looking up monsters from the Odyssey (not sure why), but one of the top hits was from an old tripod.com website. Wow...had totally forgotten about tripod, I once had some stuff there. Dig that old school web 1.0 look. Actually pretty fancy website...has a table.

Also made me recall the old GeoCities web host (had stuff there too) that issued you a web address that looked and sounded like a literal street address, like 3815 Sycamore to get geocities.com/sycamore/3815.

 https://image.nostr.build/8830e44045ae20e9b6a29b81b0367e68b0a1b6d691cdfb544a5cc380b27bc9bf.png
#internet


It took me a long time to wrap my brain around bitcoin (and I'm still wrapping). Lately, I've been taking some time to wrap my brain around Cashu. When I first heard of Cashu, I thought it was merely yet another altcoin...something to leach some of the thunder from bitcoin sats and bolster up Cashu "nuts." With it's 8-bit cartoonish logo and talk of keeping your nuts hidden, it all sounded rather sophomoric, meme sunglasses and all. That was at first and on the surface. Digging in, it's not an altcoin, or juvenile, or a meme. It's a protocol and it's clever.

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/AKGak3XJpRXH8RHUgKuH4Y1JT82b1PmBMyrBcsxWBpikHYeXtTk4nf9f3Mwrddb.png
Cashu info and docs: https://cashu.space

### In a sentence or two...

Cashu is an implementation of "Chaumian eCash." It's a way to send bitcoin sats via the [Lightning Network](https://lightning.network/) (LN), except *not* actually over Lightning all the time, but instead as ecash over the Cashu protocol.

Alice sends Bob ecash tokens over Cashu, then Bob can hodl the ecash, send the ecash, or redeem those ecash tokens for bitcoin sats at any time if he wishes.

Is this just another solution without a problem? I don't think so. It's true that bitcoin sats can be sent without using ecash via the Cashu protocol. Alice could just send Bob sats over Lightning. Why, then, use Cashu at all?

Cashu seems to have a couple of added benefits:

1. **better privacy** - Users, wallets, and wallet amounts are unseen thanks to "blind signatures." In this way, ecash is like regular paper money.
2. "**handability**" - Like handing a friend a dollar or a silver coin, or like leaving a $20 bill on the table and walking away, a Cashu token can be handed over. It can be given in any way you can send data...wallet-to-wallet, or a QR scan, an email or text message, or even the Cashu token handwritten on paper (if you want to go through the trouble of scribbling out a long list of characters).

https://images.hive.blog/300x300/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/EoCbtny6Lu7gYTk2TMaEFpWdH8kHShsk3yxS1kad6W3GVzctq1PWcbsq1gX4BDsM9nY.jpg
Example of what an ecash token looks like.

### Background

Cashu is an implementation of "Chaumian [ecash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecash)." To understand Cashu, a little pre-bitcoin digital money history is helpful.

[David Chaum](https://chaum.com/ecash/) wrote about "ecash" in 1982, a long time before normal folks used the internet and far before bitcoin. The goal was to allow for digital micropayments. Ahead of its time and ahead of what we might call value-for-value today, the idea was that you might wish to pay a penny or two to read an article: "Good article, here's two cents." There were a few weaknesses however: (1) it had to work with big tech companies to make it fly (and did in fact get huge partnerships), (2) Chaum's company made mistakes, and (3) Chaum's managerial style did it in. Sources: [decrypt](https://decrypt.co/95109/david-chaum-from-inventing-digital-cash-to-pioneering-digital-privacy), [saylor.org](https://learn.saylor.org/mod/book/view.php?id=30735), [next magazine](https://web.archive.org/web/19990427142412/http://www.nextmagazine.nl/ecash.htm).

For quite some time, ecash was largely forgotten.

When Bitcoin came along, and especially the Lightning Network, the idea of tiny, fast digital payments became possible. With bitcoin and the LN, Cashu is now resurrecting ecash.

https://images.hive.blog/230x230/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/23tSyz4YysFAT57wvCx6bkeSsJG2AZ4uNbpRHKHFLiueWCLKZ3jdsXj2tNyuZWh2KYHuK.jpg

ecash uses bitcoin, the Lightning Network, and the Cashu protocol

People often mistakenly think "bitcoin is anonymous." However, bitcoin transactions are recorded forever and can easily be traced by block explorers. In this way, one's coins and transactions can be followed and possibly reveal a lot of unexpected information about the person.

With Cashu, bitcoin addresses can't be linked back via a series of transactions. There are no breadcrumbs to trace backward. In this way, ecash (and Cashu tokens) are more like the dollar bills in your wallet. No one has any idea where the dollar bill in your wallet came from, where it's been, what it purchased, what the person who held it prior to you did with it, and the owner before that, etc. You just know that dollar bill there in your wallet and it can be used in the future if you wish.

### How it works, conceptually

In its essence, there are a couple of players with Cashu: you and a "mint" (think of a mint simply as a bank). You have bitcoin sats. You deposit them in a mint/bank, and the mint issues you Cashu tokens saying you have X amount deposited. You can then pass the Cashu (ecash) tokens around to others, just like passing around cash dollar bills. Or, if you choose, you can redeem those Cashu (ecash) tokens back with the mint/bank whenever you wish and receive bitcoin sats.

>This site and its animation helped me better understand Cashu and how it works: [https://lconf.gandlaf.com](https://lconf.gandlaf.com/)

To start with Cashu, you set up a new wallet (several are listed at https://cashu.space). Thus far, I've only looked at the web-based wallets https://cashu.me and https://nutstash.app. Set it up, **save your seed words safely**, then play from there.

>Notably, Cashu.me seems to be doing big things. [This announcement](nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzq5xeflpdskqvdq4swxj59793uvdzqzc9pzatjk3nhmcg2h0js8trqy2hwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytn00p68ytnyv4mz7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8qunfd4skctnwv46z7qpq50ywd3rmpw086uwus22kyf45gvqk78r6dl8qm4rv65jem49hglts6fk4hd) is for a new, overhauled version.

Conceptually, ecash is just better money when compared to fiat. Fiat money is paper, backed by nothing other than the *[decree](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fiatmoney.asp)* that it is money combined with the trust that in fact it actually has value because of this *decree*. It is circular logic. In fact, "fiat" derives from the Latin meaning "it shall be" or "let it be done" - fiat is money solely due to the *decree*, "It is money."

Think of how money was *supposed* to work. The paper was simply a physical representation of an actual, physical something, usually gold. That gold has been acknowledged to be of value by humans throughout history. Gold-backed money meant that swapping the paper for gold was possible...the money *actually* worked.

Of course, fiat money is no longer backed by anything, so this point is now moot.

But, then came bitcoin.

Instead of gold as the backing agent to paper money, imagine substituting bitcoin. It has all of the qualities of gold, but adds the benefits that it can also be transferred globally, digitally, and quickly. And, instead of paper fiat money, substitute a Cashu token...a string of digital characters. Just as paper money used to represent the physical gold backing it (and could be swapped for it), that Cashu token represents the bitcoin backing it (and can be swapped for it). Like turning back the clock to gold-backed paper money, ecash (via Cashu protocol) is now bitcoin-backed digital money.

- During the gold-backed money days, you could pass around green papers with George Washington's picture to your friends and neighbors. Then at any point, anyone could take those papers to the bank and exchange them for gold (at least in theory).
- Now in the bitcoin-backed ecash days, you can pass around cashu tokens with a sunglassed cashew's picture to your friends and neighbors. Then at any point, anyone could take those tokens to the mint/bank and exchange them for bitcoin sats.

It's early still and Cashu is still being developed, so it's probably best to only play around with small amounts of sats. Who knows how far this will pan out? I certainly don't. But, it's fun to play and learn.

A brief introduction to Cashu and ecash.

This is a long form article, you can read it in https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqqzmcn0yrn7ttq8hrjkk46ysn2tk26rr8f8k4y7xkl74hlh3rcdzqqxnzde3x5mrqdekxvcrvvfsr674w7


I like the passion.


Different topic...you were talking fungi or some such bio thing on your pod recently, talking bridges to fediverse and bluesky...reminded me of a portuguese man o war. I know you like bio systems and see parallels to tech systems. I wrote about man o wars a while back and relations I saw with bitcoin at https://stacker.news/items/314916/r/crrdlx?commentId=315412 and with  other things too at https://hive.blog/ai/@crrdlx/ai-man-o-war-welcome-to-the-aimow The second is kinda long and rambly but oh well.


Saw this snake yesterday. Full story at https://peakd.com/nature/@crrdlx/baby-shower-surprise and video at https://photos.app.goo.gl/q4ftvEaU5KHg9t2RA

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/EoK7HXgCP4tkwbFvZcTbek8dCCQxVz6WYhZXcQ5B4sq9unimFvjaHX2JQHZ23ciPRE1.jpg
#plebchain


Creepy, cool, or brilliant? https://iris.to/graph then "Show graph"
https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/Eo6BGDzCD3nuDfZA2mrNrETiFTCGkzMt9f79xrjje7vCkM5cRzUh1GGR8dU5Z12oDZ2.gif
#nostr


Image didn't seem to work, maybe this: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/Eonmw9LmcWZT3Pbc1EQnC14c79WQfA6nGFVj4CNT4ZMLfgLu8eypKjJpEUrM3XgJxZG.jpg


I took this photo yesterday. Trust me, I would not come over and try to take it. Vid at https://photos.app.goo.gl/uF373w7HnnKUtyuLA

https://void.cat/d/BdX5n8si5auKmfz23SGkdQ.webp


Trying to set up bridges between Nostr, Mastodon, Bluesky, and Twitter is difficult. It seems simple and easy, but it teases and taunts you. It's hard.

There are several places listing instructions and they seem simple. Essentially, they say, "Search for xxx and then follow user xxx." However, my main point of confusion is the question:

On which platform am I searching? And, on which platform am I following?

Then, followup questions:

Once the initial search and follow is done, is it two-way now? Or, do I need to go to the other platform and do the same thing, in reverse?

What would be helpful would be for someone who has figured this out to post something with wording very explicit such as...

To bridge from Nostr to Mastodon
While using Nostr/Mastodon (specify which one), search for xxx and then while using Nostr/Mastodon (specify which one) follow. Also, while using Nostr, add the following relays: yyyy, zzzz

One other odd twist I've noticed is that the Mastodon-to-Nostr bridge creates another personage for me. It seems to create a new Nostr me, an alternate reality crrdlx with new keys. Posting on Mastodon did bridge over and appear on Nostr, however the image below shows it's alt-me. Notice my differing Web-of-Trust scores on Coracle. Also, the alt-me only has a few notes in my profile history (the test posts I did back over in Mastodon). This makes sense...it's a new Nostr account.

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/23t7AySHQEmdpffs22nuN5RraBqptXq76LTSrCvgpXryBK7ypVPo8i9jDX1ycdH6zMcR7.png

Frankly, I'm not really comfortable with someone else (a bot) having my alt-me private keys. But, for now, I'll live with it. My intent, and what I really want if I can get it to work, is to just post on Nostr and have it go over to Mastodon.

Regarding Bluesky, I don't even know. I've futzed so much already, and in different directions, I don't even know if it's working. And then there's Twitter which supposedly can be Nostr-bridged as well.

This back and forth gets confusing.


I get it, anyone can use this restroom. That's fine.

But, is the last icon actually needed here? Or, is its purpose really just to push an agenda?

Also, wish I could read the Braille underneath. https://image.nostr.build/f74f73096200b238aa597e7637560dc63f2c4a9bdd02817e33c11d7f122db490.jpg


Looking for aurora.

But...nope.


I've been to two baby showers in my life. One was my sister in law years ago who was then pregnant with her first...a niece to me. Today, I went to that niece's first baby baby shower. I was a little unsure what to expect, but it was nice. Got to see family, a few games, great barbeque which always helps any occasion.

But, that wasn't the surprise. The surprise came afterward. My wife and I decided to take a little bike ride. The shower was held at a preserve so there were quite a few dirt/gravel trails around.

I was gliding along quickly when I noticed this fellow laying across the trail.

![snakeinroad.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/EoK7HXgCP4tkwbFvZcTbek8dCCQxVz6WYhZXcQ5B4sq9unimFvjaHX2JQHZ23ciPRE1.jpg)

Zoomed in and screenshot...

![snake1.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/Eonmw9LmcWZT3Pbc1EQnC14c79WQfA6nGFVj4CNT4ZMLfgLu8eypKjJpEUrM3XgJxZG.jpg)

I estimated the snake to be over 5 feet, maybe not 6. It was thicker than my arms for sure, almost as thick as my calf. I estimated it had 12 rattles, and after zooming in on a photo I took, I counted 11 and a "button" the last tip of the rattles.

![rattles.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/Eo6HVULXgUwZ35uWSWfg5ov4T3Ry2g2o3SUCPHM2aE3G8jjJW9BWoD15BqK7cs11GTy.jpg)

Below is it's tracks after it'd passed into the bushes.

![tracks.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/EoGyoyfi6TWmqTFue4B6smU7n9ecp1Bda2JGF6AXi7qPU2aKok2DgQSK3N9dbRy1Ybg.jpg)

And the funny part is the "tracks" that I left...the skid marks I left in the trail from when I jammed on the brakes so fast when I first saw it. Talk about waking you up! The pulse rate does a jump when you come across something like that.

![brakes.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/EowGaUDJHZpFYX8unxfvfmhTqGteWRxGaVrXEp9XNwsV9emQnco79astSk5NDnjbH7C.jpg)

A video of the big snake is at https://photos.app.goo.gl/uP1ZJZBruvVwCXYT8

The other "funny" thing was that once you see a snake, especially a monster, EVERYTHING starts looking like snakes. Every root in the trail afterward seemed like a snake. In fact, I did see a regular (small) black snake scurry along the trail just a few minutes later. And then...

I stopped to get a sip of water from the water cooler. It was those little paper cups, when I raised the heavy trash can lid to toss it away, I kid you not, there was another snake coiled up inside the trash container! Instinctively, I dropped the lid with a slam. He scared me to death and I'm sure I scared him as well because disappeared to somewhere. I'm not even sure if my wife believed me. It was just a harmless snake of some sort (gray in color), but again, when snakes are on the mind, a snake is a snake.

Any, after that, I was ready to head out of there. I'll remember that baby shower.

Got a big surprise today at a baby shower.


I've got to go to a co-ed baby shower today. I'm nervous.

#plebchain


I was feeling a bit blue this evening, various reasons, so I took a little bike ride and walk...the best remedy. What I didn't expect was to stumble upon a marriage proposal. I got there a bit after the fact, but apparently she said Yes because all were happily taking photos. Renewed me.
 #joy #life
https://image.nostr.build/773c8a0e5c36877726848ccb84108559c9e3df3385614629ca711521d8b5268a.jpg


Dear gold bugs,

We bitcoiners get what you're saying. We agree whole heartedly. The difference that we're saying is that bitcoin is truly, predictably scarce and that it can be sent worldwide in an instant with a tap.

That's it. Otherwise, we love gold too. 😀

#bitcoin #gold


This bridging of fediverse business is confounding. I'm kinda stupefied and kinda mad. Time to step away, go up on the roof, and scrape paint off the wall.

Stupid physical work is good for the brain.

Chief of plebs though I be. #plebchain


Last test from nostr (so as to not annoy anyone else...I'm already annoyed enough at this cat and mouse game!)
. It get to mastodon?
. It get to bluesky?


test


Test from nostr...
. It get to mastodon?
. It get to bluesky?


This USA-Japan dollar-yen swap is triggering off my bologna-economics meter. So, if I understand correctly...

- US sends dollars to Japan, Japan sends Yen to US. (US "bought" Yen with dollars)
- Assumption: this will help stabilize the Japanese financial situation and...
- Assumption: ...thus strengthen the Yen.
- Then, when it's time for Japan to sell back those US dollars (i.e., pay back the loan), Japan would now need more dollars so as to buy back the now-more-valuable Yen.

Seems we're making large leapfrog leaps here. The Achilles heel in my view is the Keynesian assumption that dumping money into circulation is magically beneficial. This dollar dumpage is being branded as "liquidity" for Japan, but however you look at it, it's still more money in circulation. Plus, that's money that came from who-knows-where? That is, magical money appearing from thin air.

Assuming things go well and in the future Japan is going to buy back the now-more-valuable Yen. They would need more dollars to do so, but where would they get those extra dollars? I think a few things:

1. The unspoken is that inflation (AKA dollar devaluation) is expected to happen, thus making it easier for Japan to gather up more dollars to buy back those initial Yen (it's easier to pay off the loan).
2. More likely, Japan actually never does get those extra dollars.
3. Instead, I think the intent from the start is to never have those dollars sold back at all (to never have the loan repaid at all). Rather, the idea is to just have another money-from-thin-air giveaway. This bandages the bleeding for now, but only widens the wound and allows the situation continue to bleed out.

But, I dunno.
#economics #money #bitcoin


Yes it did. Seems to be working.


yes, it appeared on nostr
this is being typed on nostr, appeared on mastodon?


well, the note above was written on mastodon...showed up on nostr 😃
this reply is being typed on nostr...


I think this is me, use it once. https://bsky.app/profile/crrdlx.bsky.social


My wife drags me around places and I (too) often grumble. I guess I shouldn't complain - sitting at a rooftop bar with this view.

Ironically, we're heading to church afterwards for an Ascension service.
 https://image.nostr.build/93f8e9b12d964cc4dd0e27282894166ac17d94fe2246c924f3783ad4ffbe5320.jpg

 https://image.nostr.build/c0ccefe7597d7e8a50d31561d57683bb902b102fb05cb3b919e8e21a07153038.jpg

#whatiseenow #plebchain


Spending large amounts of money to "prop up" said money...pretty sure that's not a great idea.


Went for a bike ride to get a pic. Got this.

Maybe a homesteader of watersteader, maybe just a base to fish from. Either way, a person doing their thing. Freedom is good.

https://usermedia.actifit.io/f01037b4-25c4-4ad1-8665-35fcb7a1ecb3
 .jpg

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/Ep3fD4cj4yUAyXMF4VgDezHsYQb32has5nkSWzY4FQpXkqVCsq4Wn56PzFbtNLBHPFu.jpg
 https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/Eq36bNXdsAemEjdto35Q2uyUGSh1JrG7nkF24weML49XCwb3cxgi6XMPJPbtbMjALzM.jpg

#cycling #plebchain


Just decided...I'm gonna to take a walk and post a pic. Then altered it to...I'm gonna take a quick bike ride and post a pic. Not sure what I'm gonna get.


this is actually a great idea, call a nostr tweet a "neet"


Just read a note here on #nostr and was inspired to scratch this out:
 After seeing something...the % I understand:
 https://image.nostr.build/6b8d2ab129fa949f82e4b1ddf7b71c020803c842b197e416e2de1b08c3093e4c.jpg
After reflecting, I think I went too high on my nostr estimate.
#dogs


Was reading nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc's 21 Lesssons and lesson 16 reminded me of a Web of Trust and how important it is. The reference was made that even open source code isn't entirely good enough. Bitcoiners don't like to trust anyone or anything aside from math and laws of physics, but there are still degrees and shades of trust involved.

We apply a web of trust score informally all the time. Online, when we see certain usernames we respect, boom, our subjective high WoT score kicks in and we read that note. Conversely, when a "who is that?" username offers a hot take, we likely move on. Same thing in real life; there are some people we trust and respect and listen to, and others we merely ignore. Back online, a somewhat standardized WoT score would help #nostr. https://21lessons.com/16/
 https://image.nostr.build/07a2d741201228e9ef49d80be8f95791a7955352406d1430f758e71d7b7094f1.png
#bitcoin


nostr is fast!


Got a "wishlist" working at http://nostrwiki.crrdlx.infinityfreeapp.com/doku.php?id=wiki:nostr-wishlist
tldr; - (1) a way to change my nsec (2) notification of new follows (3) WoT scores (4) searchability (5) Reddit-style front end (6) "remind me on..." (7) "nostr since..." (8) nostr stats


Got my morning "verse of the day" from the YouVersion app, Isaiah 53:5, "But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed."

That's one of those passages that I cannot read without the tune of a musical, singing response running in my head along with the words.
 https://image.nostr.build/983f17a3f79ba8e3a65fa1f7081e550137dfefe799eca973e70cca06e6bbe373.jpg
#christianity #bible


Your note reminded me about the Swiss Army Knife and I just wrote this (on nostrudel): https://njump.me/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqqzmcn0yrn7ttq8hrjkk46ysn2tk26rr8f8k4y7xkl74hlh3rcdzqywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnzd96xxmmfdejhytnnda3kjctv9uq3xamnwvaz7tm0venxx6rpd9hzuur4vghsqgyl2tp2e5qp5djw4lnkjqdvvklhc8q8zgrdm95k20nfk4nrm0pd35a3d2th


In a victory for the Snowflake Generation, there will now be a version of the Swiss Army Knife without the blade. It is a knifeless Swiss Army Knife. Will there also be a Bowie knife that will be just a handle?

I was starting to get used to the idea of global financial meltdown, but now I'm worried about the future.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/06/new-swiss-army-knife-being-developed-without-the-knife/

#plebchain


At the beach for just a bit longer.
 https://image.nostr.build/734b01c596220364ab70bae91231eabc96b8054df53ccb3c501e9f7f90022832.gif
#beach


Life is good. What I see rightnow.
 https://image.nostr.build/d9ccb87a24ebe80160ce31e98c099d2927579d02558ed0cd937d3f875921e857.jpg

#plebchain #whatisee


Thanks. Nostr gives that feeling of excitement I recall from the early internet and when you first start to learn about bitcoin, maybe not quite as intensely, but still there.


May 6, 2023 I started on Nostr. I kinda figured it might just be something and took a moment to blog it with a timestamp: https://hive.blog/bitcoin/@crrdlx/running-nostr

So, a couple of ways to look at today:
1. Today is my first Nostr birthday or "hatchday" - I knew nothing of Nostr then, but have learned a ton since.
2. Today starts year number two - Still learning every day and looking forward to what might come next.

 https://image.nostr.build/38697a68d75aebf0429085e3b771934e7250b4f976ac5112a22bb592375458d8.gif
#nostr #plebchain


The math behind my brutal batting average. I feel better now.

nostr:nevent1qqsqs8nv86lcluhl4cuyp6lcl7rplcs7n8n9y27xgg0luz27rucw3jspz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wchsygzxpsj7dqha57pjk5k37gkn6g4nzakewtmqmnwryyhd3jfwlpgxtspsgqqqqsnsey2vx4

#baseball


Trying nosdrive


Started a nostr wishlist at http://nostrwiki.crrdlx.infinityfreeapp.com/doku.php?id=wiki:nostr-wishlist&i=1


Wow. According to Krugman or whomever wrote this article, folks in the U.S. are richer and more prosperous than they were four years ago, wages are outpacing inflation, and the economy is great. Wow. Funny how we need to be told and convinced of this...otherwise, I would not have known how good it is!

https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2024/05/trump-stalgia-is-a-powerful-force-says-renowned-economist-paul-krugman/

#economics


Evidently, Easter is celebrated today by the Orthodox #Christian church. Both the "Orthodox" and Catholic/Protestant lines celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, but differ on calendars. In fact, traditional Sunday worship is commemorative of Easter Sunday...every Sunday is a mini Easter (as every day should be as well).

Example of stuff I learned on #nostr.

https://www.history.com/news/easter-orthodox-easter-differences


Bonus points for sausage gravy 'n biscuits. My man.


Quite a finish in the Kentucky Derby.


Well, I knew my 1 year Nostr "hatchday" was coming up soon, but didn't know it was just two days away.

Although I was totally clueless about Nostr at the time (and still very much learning), I did have enough sense to realize this was something special. I took a moment then to blog it with a timestamp: https://hive.blog/bitcoin/@crrdlx/running-nostr
Enjoying this ride.

#nostr #plebchain


Heh! She pretty much is. She's very slow and steady growth financially (nothing wrong with that) and often surprises me by dropping bitcoin news that's news to me.


Thanks for the info (and for the recommend of Tasks.org app). Looking at NIP-09, seems like there's a few qualifiers for the note to get deleted. I'm thinking it's best to well assume notes are permanent. (Pretty much the case always on the internet!)


Added to the #Nostr wishlist:

A “nostr since” or “nostrich hatchday” date displayed by usernames.

http://nostrwiki.crrdlx.infinityfreeapp.com/doku.php?id=wiki:nostr-wishlist


Last night my wife and I went for a drive. She was talking sweetly about plans for "when we retire." One plan was to begin after I get through this "bitcoin phase."

My brain thought, "You never get over the bitcoin phase. Once orange-pilled, you can't unsee things."
I kept my mouth shut.

#wisdom #bitcoin #bitcoinphase


Adding to the Nostr wishlist:
I wish nostr had a “remind me…” tool to generate a reminder on a set date and time.
http://nostrwiki.crrdlx.infinityfreeapp.com/doku.php?id=wiki:nostr-wishlist

#nostr #grownostr


Yes, it's likely best to not hold your BTC on an exchange. Electrum is great and one of the most trusted wallets. However, I don't think Electrum can run on a mobile phone. Here's a good list https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information/recommended-wallets.html although Samourai is likely not one you likely would not want to use now due to recent news events.

Sim, provavelmente é melhor não manter seu BTC em uma exchange. Electrum é ótimo e uma das carteiras mais confiáveis. No entanto, não creio que o Electrum possa funcionar num telemóvel. Aqui está uma boa lista https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information/recommended-wallets.html embora Samourai provavelmente não seja aquele que você provavelmente não gostaria de usar agora devido a notícias recentes.


The last moon pics I took were during the eclipse (the experience was great, the photos were terrible). Paused while riding my bicycle to work and snapped this one just before sunrise today. For some reason, maybe the way the plants seem to be reaching upward, I recalled the "To the Moon Guy" back on Reddit. Haven't checked /r/bitcoin in forever, but that moon battle cry used to be a thing.

Anyway, it was a nice pause this morning, a quiet, still morning look at the moon. I need more of these types of moments.

 https://image.nostr.build/8ae999f461f0e6ac16c7f2802967f2a4d6280306e2330a44521835d858a4ae50.jpg

#bitcoin #plebchain


Meus btcs estão numa corretora e quero tirar de lá, será q passo todos os meus btcs para uma carteira electrum no meu celular?


I see. Sounds like a good plan and the type of thing that will grow.


Kudos to https://Coracle.social (and nostr:npub1jlrs53pkdfjnts29kveljul2sm0actt6n8dxrrzqcersttvcuv3qdjynqn?) for buidling in a web-of-trust score and placing it beside each Nostr user's avatar. Being able to give a glance at a user's score has value.

I think brainstorming a semi-standard WoT score would be helpful for Nostr at large. Mostly, I'd love to see more clients pick this up and run with something like this.

 https://image.nostr.build/ab57ae0c6feaf9141b25a468af1adcfd2c7e9885367e89f11ab7e675c145fae9.png

In an instant, my measly "3" (I was a "2" yesterday!) tells me something as compared to seeing a "0" user and certainly something different altogether when compared to a "20+" user.  This helps.

#nostr #grownostr #plebchain


Testing things and messing around with this Shopstr.store listing:

https://shopstr.store/listing/1b7e57d7798922c47400d277814c2b4d5f230b4271a5fbb925b3e03093489e42
#shopstr #grownostr #plebchain


A morph of a nostr nostrich and the Satoshi frown face.


The Nostr Wishlist is growing. What else?
http://nostrwiki.crrdlx.infinityfreeapp.com/doku.php?id=wiki:nostr-wishlist
 https://image.nostr.build/db84fca117575ae9b4062450cd69b05c1a80348de61e317d2256f000d2998305.png
#nostr #grownostr


Not sure how that would work, turning a game into a token, but interesting. Certainly there are lots of games already with tokens built into them. Would love to see such a thing on #nostr


Made this clip from the Unchained podcast by Laura Shin. https://fountain.fm/clip/JO4GujaaACldPIr52NWs It's about a bitcoin layer 2 called Botanix. I'm not against L2s, actually think a ton of innovation can and will occur there, but...I dunno.

Sounds like a lot of steps, a lotta trust places, and a lotta chances for me to screw up somewhere along the line.

So, what you gotta do is...

. start on Ethereum
. use a bridge to port over to Botanix
. then you have wrapped ETH
. then you can go to uniswap and swap wrapped ETH for bitcoin
. then you have BTC on bitcoin

Love the last line in the clip, "Right, right."
#bitcoin #ethereum

ETH bridged over to BTC, sounds like a lot of hurdles


I made this community for myself to, well, test out communities. But, if anyone else wishes to test, have at it. Learning is good and testing is a way to learn.


I really have no idea how my "posts" would get on your "profile." I think about what's on my profile...it's only what I've typed to be there. Not sure how that happened. Very strange.


Happy to say I just authorized edition 3 of "Kicking the Hornet's Nest" - all of Satoshi's public writings in chronological order. This edition has 100+ new "COPA trial" emails all interspersed with Satoshi's other writings. Interesting stuff.

Free download (pdf, docx, or txt) or real printed book, links at:

https://peakd.com/@crrdlx/satoshi

 https://image.nostr.build/8ddebc3810f5d2860e4ea8bdcee3ef2f0e0ef3255c603fa86ff48680476b0e9a.jpg

#bitcoin #plebchain


Question for Shopstr: do you only do tangible items, or digital as well?


You can use any source you want as far as I know for hosting images. Maybe upload to nostr as if you were going to include the image in a note, then copy/paste the URL into the banner slot on the form. I do a fair amount of stuff on the Hive blockchain, so I have several images housed there (hive.blog or peakd.com) and just use the URL that points to those servers. Maybe this helps.


Hi, not sure exactly what you're referring to. "Like spam?" I'm confused.


The little #bitcoin B guy is cute.


## Chef's notes

In my little hobby garden, I grew these "snack" peppers (green, yellow, orange, red), some hot cayenne peppers, and okra. Pickling them is easy and is great as part of a charcuterie board or added to a cocktail. Mostly, they're just fun, as well as yummy.

The ingredient sizes are estimates, it really doesn't matter. You just want to jam as much as you can into the jar.

## Details

- ⏲ Prep time: 20 min
- 🍳 Cook time: no cooking, but at least 2 days chill time
- 🍽 Servings: 4

## Ingredients

- 1 cup snack peppers
- 1/2 cup okra
- several hot cayenne peppers (to taste)
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 1 T sugar (optional - I did not use any)

## Directions

1. Clean the ribs from the snack peppers. I saved the seeds (dry them, then plant them...why buy seeds?). Slice the cayenne peppers so the heat gets released from the inside. Also slice the okra so the liquid gets into the inside. Stuff the jar as tightly as you can, no need to waste precious pickling space. Fill the jar half way with vinegar, then top off with water. Add sugar if desired (I did not). Place in the refrigerator to chill. Most recipes call for 2 to 3 days. I usually go for a week.  Great as finger food or with a cocktail.

Easy refrigerator pickled snack (and hot) peppers and okra.


This wiki page lists basic steps to get going on nostr.

http://nostrwiki.crrdlx.infinityfreeapp.com/doku.php?id=wiki:step-by-step

#nostr

A step-by-step guide to showing how to get started on Nostr


I drew this a couple of years back. Seems kinda apropos today.
 https://image.nostr.build/5ea2618640f1ef24d37c3100a77516bdaa79d35ba51bb91c301a63aacba81791.gif
#bitcoin #hodl


Putting this out again...don't know why, but somehow I think it's important. Who can figure this out?
----
I don't know if it's possible, but it certainly _feels_ possible. Can there be NFTs on Nostr?

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/23wXQUJXU4KEFX3rg8VusMYEhYF8NYKcY991K1zzqDyq6oTgBDPrs83m48DNn9rzp57c3.png

I've written and pondered on NFTs a few times and come up with a definition that I think works in laying out exactly what an NFT actually is. I defined NFTs as Verified Unique Ownership (VUO for short). (See NFTs defined in three words | PeakD and ponderings at PeakD)

The upshot of VUO is this:

V = verified = The NFT (which is nothing more than metadata such as a custom JSON) is openly visible to all to verify and cannot be altered.
U = unique = The NFT/metadata is unique. Although a monkey jpeg may be the same for all 1,000 mints, the owner of mint #1 will definitely not trade with the owner of mint #859.
O = ownership = The NFT can be transferred to another person and that transfer can also be verified.

With regards to Nostr, the V, the verified, seems to be the challenge. It seems that the hang-up would be persistence (or lack of persistence) in data. That is, having the metadata persistently stored on Nostr may be a high hurdle. It may be impossible. For instance, if I minted an NFT and the metadata got stored on several Nostr relays, it seems that would work. The data can be verified by others. It's persistently verifiable until...those relays go down or close up shop or purge that metadata note. Then, that NFT is gone. This, of course, differs from a blockchain.

Regarding the O of ownership, I'm really not sure how that would transpire on Nostr. But, I think clever people could figure that out. If the persistent V of verifiability were solved, then a persistent alteration should also be possible to track on the "Nostr blockchain", the "nostrchain."

If this were possible...what would be the use cases? I really don't know. I do think they would emerge though. Being around Nostr suggests to me that the fun-factor would be off-the-charts though. There are some clever and comical people in this space. Fun, is an important use-case in my view, by the way!

Wen NFTs on #Nostr?
#plebchain


😀 When you wake up Sunday morning expecting to go to church.
😧 Then realize you have a terrible rash growing from some reaction to something.
😞 Then go to the doctor, get a painful steroid shot, bunch of meds for the upcoming week.

Such was yesterday.


Plan: wake up and go to church.
Reality: wake up with terrible rash (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?), go to urgent care, get a painful steroid shot, take meds, go to pharmacy, get steroid pills for upcoming week.
Result: 😟


Thanks for the idea. I'm trying to make sure I'm straight, so I went back and clicked through lconf.gandlaf.com/#/4 at https://lconf.gandlaf.com/#/4 and through to "bearer token" /#21. So, you're saying that whomever holds the "bearer token" can redeem it on #cashu or #liquid or maybe #fedimint or even any other thing or protocol. (?) I understand that the bearer token is just proof-of-money, so to speak, so anyone or any protocol might be willing to accept because it has provable value. Am I thinking right?

I'm happy to add something to this effect to http://nostrwiki.crrdlx.infinityfreeapp.com/doku.php?id=wiki:ecash-and-cashu (or you could edit it too...it's a wiki 😉), I just wanna be as accurate as possible.


Some wider reference from "Kicking the Hornet's Nest" (chronological order) at
https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmUhY2xKDLQSnxoePE1R94NdDTjuNuYgKv2cXUdW9gxGQL

. Wikileaks comment on page 313
. "I've moved to other things" on page 339-340
. Gavin's forum post here fits in four days later

I've never placed these dots on the timeline...wikileaks, invite from CIA at some point, "Kicking the hornet's nest" comment, Gavin's post, Satoshi silent. What does it mean? I dunno.


Sorry, typo. Should have been "form" on when trying to edit a community. That's the only place and manner I saw as well. Maybe this is the type of thing that will grow out a nostr does.


Been years, but I watched "Dave" (1993) again. That movie is just great.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106673/
#movies


These are the magic questions. My layman's answers are (1) yes in favor, no, not too dangerous because half-broken is broken, and (2) when enough hash power decides it's broken so as to change it, then it's broken. My layman's thoughts are: test things like OP_CAT for years, then activate it. Maybe.


What's missing and needs to be added to the Nostr Wiki?
https://nostr.on.fleek.co
 https://image.nostr.build/52867be5d5ca5ac9bcf76db054ebda425f11ac4266988679b173b17f0f52d88c.png
#grownostr #plebchain


Finally got around to going even more minimalist on the Satoshi Bitcoin Converter app. Went back to its origins: BTC and sats only.

Before and after:
 https://image.nostr.build/ab8c39405cbdf20798e634028301f603cb35ad5952ff6e200b30c6b0bd456c0f.jpg

Full write up about why the switch at. (Some artsy pics too.)

https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqqzmcn0yrn7ttq8hrjkk46ysn2tk26rr8f8k4y7xkl74hlh3rcdzqqxnzde3xvmrjdfexqmrgwfeytuq0q
#bitcoin #plebchain


Back [in 2013](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=239948.msg2541921#msg2541921) I made the "Satoshi Bitcoin Converter" because the different units of bitcoin messed me up. Then, mbtc and ubtc was a thing, alongside btc and satoshis. It looked like this:

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/23tSzR6hgfq4SjEUxHbS8nHkMgBiZGoNFA2zvfx5GLC5gtj1W54hbqV87no85G5nz5Z1K.png

and, surprising to me, there's still a [working version here](http://edrive.pbworks.com/w/page/67151452/BTC%20Unit%20Conversion%20Calculator?rev=1372859798) (only swaps around bitcoin units, no fiat values).

The "SBC" has been through a lot of iterations. Basically, it started simple, grew, became an Android app, bloated, iterated, I shrunk it back, simplified it more, went to a Progressive Web App (PWA), removed altcoins, narrowed the scope.

I finally got around to going even more minimalist. After mulling it for quite a while, the "SBC" app has gone to BTC and sat units only. The before and after:

https://image.nostr.build/ab8c39405cbdf20798e634028301f603cb35ad5952ff6e200b30c6b0bd456c0f.jpg

### Why now?

Yesterday, the wife drug me to an art opening/showcase thing at an art college. It was nice and it was nice to see the excitement of the students as they showed off their accomplishments. Real work and bills to come soon, kiddos.

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/EpJXdzgZPp48zwGXJ6PMYNjtFXrrxwBPDTMibVNuJWbbnsxJkcM9AoVQso7zvQfy4xQ.jpg

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/Ep3dLAupbYEjdb23z3A8PzfrvQSt3rCkfbEgj5gHV1CajGP3eiwFWizsbj9rkwb6dQy.jpg

One display had to do with branding and design. The "agile project lifecycle" caught my eye, I thought of developers and I thought of the Satoshi Bitcoin Converter and its lifecycle. "Where is the SBC now?" I wondered. I guessed it was in feedback. The most recent comments I've gotten were (1) no commas present...hard to read. This has been a headache that I've tried to fix, but failed. Something about the javascript not liking commas in numbers. On the positive side, though *having* commas in numbers helps us *read* the numbers, but *not* having commas is better for copy/paste *usability*. Tradeoffs. And feedback (2) was that mBTC and uBTC units were pointless, no one goes by those. I'd long thought that to be the case, but held off from stripping them out...that was one thing making the SBC unique...part of the brand. Also, it hearkened back to the SBC's roots.

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/Eoc7vLPSeXx86X5f8FeSTDkHUCtmjiBDgfwiuVpwoKEhCreTzb3H6ajzupNNkApRXBk.jpg

Then, I noticed the "What do you value in a brand?" interactive chart. I pulled a sticker, looked over the categories. "Quality" had the most.

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/23y8zTqHuDnm5PnyfhBriR4PGc9Hzw86VwZoeuw5kpk4Ao3HhRFkwKVXmTT3NZdBG2Jp3.jpg

I leaned toward sticking it on quality, thinking that encompasses all of the others. However, in my view, that really doesn't give great feedback. That's like saying, "Best."

I voted for "Simplicity" which, at the time, only had one lonely vote. I carefully placed my sticker dead center in the simplicity box, for sake of a clean, balanced and simple aesthetic. Since the beginning, I've tried to keep the SBC as stupid-simple as possible. So, "Simplicity" got my vote.

My wife voted for "Quality." Whilst juggling a small charcuterie plate, beverage, and campus gallery map, she crumplingly peeled off the sticker then overlappingly slapped it on the quality box. Hers is the rumpled sticker vote in the photo below. I found it hilarious and teased her for a low quality voting effort on the vote for quality.

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/23viAQgapBkDSCn1Qbdp4PLgp6UuEcwaQ6pQdcsTQtGHuKDqB45wTzFUw8d5d4gceRtY3.jpg

Anyway, my vote for Simplicity prompted me to shave the SBC app down a bit more, making it a bit leaner, a bit cleaner, and hopefully simpler. And, oh, quality.

https://satoshibitcoinconverter.com

Satoshi Bitcoin Converter (PWA app) - simpler, cleaner

The Satoshi Bitcoin Converter app is now BTC and sats only.

This is a long form article, you can read it in https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqqzmcn0yrn7ttq8hrjkk46ysn2tk26rr8f8k4y7xkl74hlh3rcdzqqxnzde3xvmrjdfexqmrgwfeytuq0q


A general purpose Nostr community for posting notes about...generally anything.


zappdit and nsotrudel ninga and satellit

https://satellite.earth/n/fanart/

I am looking for a reddit alternative, and so far the 3 I've seen here on nostr and pro and cons.

Made this /n/fanart here
zappdit seems to be in an infinite loop and never catches up
and will create a fanart community on nostrudel ninja

(This post is just to take notes of this journey)


Fair enough. I can appreciate that you wouldn't want to take advantage of someone. So the thinking is...suppose I had a, this is stupid, but suppose I had a jelly bean and someone thought it was special and wanted to pay me $1M for that bean. Part of me says, "Deal!" But you're saying, "No, friend, I'm not gonna do that to you." I can respect that.


Not sure I agree, Nunya. Understood, 1 sat = 1 sat. However, suppose you had that one "epic" sat ("first" sat in the block after last halving), would you trade it with one of mine one to one? What if I gave you two sats for that one, would that be okay.

Just BTW, that sat sold for $2.1 million...it sold for 330000000 sats.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/1st-epic-satoshi-auction-sold-051500164.html

Anyhoo, enjoying your show and takes on things.


After a week of work...finally got home on a Friday...whew! Then the wife says, "We're going out to an art opening and then an outdoor movie."

Wait, what?

That's okay though...two fun things. 😄


I've tested https://nostr-delete.vercel.app/ a few times, never had any luck.

Most recently, my "Test" note15a6ufyzezt7n5rqevulfv2quwa7yr58t674pr9gt3j24fl04s2dsc33yhy was put into the site above, enter. It seems to "go through." Yet, over at https://nostrexplorer.com the event a775c4905912fd3a0c19673e96281c777c41d0ebd7aa11950b8c9554fdf5829b shows it's still there (plus, it's still there in my notes feed).

Nothing else...just sayin'.

#nostr


Not sure. 1. I didn't try to delete the njump, just stuck it here. 2. I thought all relays were being asked to delete. My guess is that you're right...at least one did not delete and I'm drawing from that one or two. Thanks for the reply, appreciated.


Great! To place an image on the community, do you mean the background image? If so, there's a place in the "edit commumity" forn on nostrudel for that. If you just mean an image in a post/note, just add it the way you would add an image any other time ( I think). At times I've found I need to host the image somewhere, anywhere, then copy paste I. The url to that image.


I wish I would have started on Nostr with by signing up in a place that gives a BIP-39 twelve word seed phrase. Is there any way to smoothly switch or decipher my seed phrase from my nsec or hex priv key? This would be a good suggestion for anyone your are purple pilling. I wrote a tutorial for anyone starting, basically talking to myself as if I were to start today!
http://nostrwiki.crrdlx.infinityfreeapp.com/doku.php?id=wiki:step-by-step
#nostr #grownostr


I'm still learning myself, but here's how I started this "test-community":
. go to https://nostrudel.ninja and login
. go to "communities," then click "create"
. fill out the form and "create community"

I created the "General" community at https://nostrudel.ninja/#/c/General/005bc4de41cfcb580f71cad6ae8909a976568633a4f6a93c6b7fd5bfef11e1a2 Here's a friendly invite to join. :)

Also, if you don't mind, where did you find this "test-community"? I made it to just mess around and learn. If I knew where you found it, that would help me learn as well.


Hello

I am new to Nostr and Satellite.Earth and was wondering how to create a community. Since this is a test community I thought this would be a great place to start. Any step-by-step guidance provided is appreciated.


I thought the "Buy Bitcoin" sign auction was a good deal, but then...
...the halving into epoch 5 and the "epic" sat (the first sat in the block) evidently sold for 33.3 BTC. Who says there are no collectibles with #bitcoin?

https://decrypt.co/228084/bitcoin-epic-sat-halving-sells-over-2-1-million


Not sure why, but I've never seemed to have luck with it. Did a test yesterday or the day before, the notes are still there. Maybe it's something I'm doing, but...still there.
https://njump.me/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqqzmcn0yrn7ttq8hrjkk46ysn2tk26rr8f8k4y7xkl74hlh3rcdzqyfhwumn8ghj7mmxve3ksctfdch8qatz9uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet59uqzpfm4cjg9jyha8gxpjee7jc5pcamug8gwh4a2zx2shry42n7ltq5ml28dt6


Folks seem pretty tense and uptight today around #nostr after news yesterday. Might be a good day to get outside, do a little gardening, take a walk, breathe.

#plebchain


The legal pad "Buy Bitcoin" sign sold at auction today for 16 BTC. Good for him. https://image.nostr.build/54c97718895e987a033c894cfe84b43a86b62a070e254d09a3be19d909bbccc9.jpg

#bitcoin #plebchain


8 hours left, how high will it go?
https://scarce.city/auctions/buy-bitcoin
 https://image.nostr.build/27076e466ee4da429f8d36759a8bb3535d334970f2aadfd4f4f62c4a319a08cb.png

#bitcoin #plebchain


General post

Hello World.


Here for the laughs


This wiki page lists basic steps to get going on nostr.

http://nostrwiki.crrdlx.infinityfreeapp.com/doku.php?id=wiki:step-by-step

#nostr


Running general


Hello world. Doing a little community test here.


Hmm, okay. I'd think it'd be bidirectional but I don't know. When I first made my keys, I didn't know of a tool like nostrtool.com that generates seed words AND nsec. So, I just have nsec yet wish I had words too for backup purposes. Another reason I wish it were possible to "transfer" everything from nsec-1 to nsec-2. Oh well. Thanks tho.


Yep, page 339-340 of "Kicking the Hornet's Nest" at https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmUhY2xKDLQSnxoePE1R94NdDTjuNuYgKv2cXUdW9gxGQL


We've heard of nostriches for nostr users, which are great, but I think I also like #nostroids.
 https://image.nostr.build/68a798b58e0e04fe3373732a51b5a4721288f5e70f458214f1f16b418a62f6d2.jpg
#nostr


We've heard of nostriches for nostr users, which are great, but I think I also like #nostroids.

 https://image.nostr.build/68a798b58e0e04fe3373732a51b5a4721288f5e70f458214f1f16b418a62f6d2.jpg


Loving the other stuff.


"Buy Bitcoin" sign auction is edging up. Going to be interesting tomorrow especially.
https://scarce.city/auctions/buy-bitcoin
 https://image.nostr.build/29a34921fd661b69c7b5928d292ec9097776fca646c162492e2c3900037d6d54.png

The more I think about it, it kind of makes sense. There really aren't many true "Bitcoin artifacts" if you call them that. I can see some wealthy bitcoiner getting a kick out of having something like that framed and hanging on the wall.

It also makes me wonder, "What other bitcoin artifacts, actual tangible items, are out there as possibilities?"

#bitcoin #plebchain


For whatever it's worth, the one thing I wish nostrudel had was a little indicator dot or whatever whenever I have a new notification.


Heh, funny how I write something with actual thought involved and hear crickets. Then I write "test" and get a hello! Funny.

By the way, Hi, and secondly, the purpose of the test is to test nostr delete ability. So if the note goes away, that's why.


Any way to generate the BIP-39 12 or 24 word mnemonic from the nsec or hex key? I looked at https://nostrtool.com/ which is great but doesn't seem to do thus action. #nostr #asknostr


That's good that you believe in Christ, but that second line is exactly the opposite of what Christ said. ❤


Wow, Mutiny Wallet just keeps getting better. Bitcoin and Nostr together is awesome. I just love how they just totally bypass app stores with the PWA.

And I think I heard rumors of cashu (ecash) in the works as well.

#bitcoin #nostr


auction link: https://scarce.city/auctions/buy-bitcoin


I don't know if it's possible, but it certainly _feels_ possible. Can there be NFTs on Nostr?

![nftsnostr.PNG](https://m.stacker.news/27660)

I've written and pondered on NFTs a few times and come up with a definition that I think works in laying out exactly what an NFT actually is. I defined NFTs as Verified Unique Ownership (VUO for short). (See https://peakd.com/nfts/@crrdlx/nfts-defined-in-three-words and ponderings at https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@crrdlx/when-you-buy-an-nft-what-are-you-buying-an-nft-thought-exercise.)

The upshot of VUO is this:

**V** = **verified** = The NFT (which is nothing more than metadata such as a custom JSON) is openly visible to all to verify and cannot be altered.
**U** = **unique** = The NFT/metadata is unique. Although a monkey jpeg may be the same for all 1,000 mints, the owner of mint #1 will definitely not trade with the owner of mint #859.
**O** = **ownership** = The NFT can be transferred to another person and that transfer can also be verified.

With regards to Nostr, the V, the verified, seems to be the challenge. It seems that the hang-up would be persistence (or lack of persistence) in data. That is, having the metadata persistently stored on Nostr may be a high hurdle. It may be impossible. For instance, if I minted an NFT and the metadata got stored on several Nostr relays, it seems that would work. The data can be verified by others. It's persistently verifiable until...those relays go down or close up shop or purge that metadata note. Then, that NFT is gone. This, of course, differs from a blockchain.

Regarding the O of ownership, I'm really not sure how that would transpire on Nostr. But, I think clever people could figure that out. If the persistent V of verifiability were solved, then a persistent alteration should also be possible to track on the "Nostr blockchain", the "nostrchain."

If this were possible...what would be the use cases? I really don't know. I do think they would emerge though. Being around Nostr suggests to me that the fun-factor would be off-the-charts though. There are some clever and comical people in this space. Fun, is an important use-case in my view, by the way!

Wen NFTs on Nostr?

#nostr


Wen NFTs on #nostr?

https://stacker.news/items/514412

#nfts


Totally forgot I'd made this silly animation back during the last halving (not the recent one, but back in 2020.

 https://image.nostr.build/f525672b50d16c7e1f5d2f305b90e5e240bbd91d2a227dc015887ab9ce990945.gif

Original: https://twitter.com/bitkenstan/status/1259908399774433283?s=20

Alt: https://peakd.com/hive-193084/@crrdlx/qqmyg19hfhk2y3qajooye6

All Bitkenstan episodes: https://www.bitkenstan.com/ (A silly webcomic about bitcoin, blockchain, and life.)

#bitcoin #plebchain


Totally forgot I'd made this silly animation back during the last halving (not the recent one, but back in 2020.

Original: https://twitter.com/bitkenstan/status/1259908399774433283?s=20

Alt: https://peakd.com/hive-193084/@crrdlx/qqmyg19hfhk2y3qajooye6

All Bitkenstan episodes: https://www.bitkenstan.com/ (A silly webcomic about bitcoin, blockchain, and life.)

#bitcoin #plebchain


Well, I've got to admit that's an interested metric that hasn't occurred to me.


Still working on figuring out the #cashu protocol and npub.cash Here's what I've got...

http://nostrwiki.crrdlx.infinityfreeapp.com/doku.php?id=wiki:cashu-and-ecash

And also: https://sbc-v7.on.fleek.co/pages/grow.html

#cashu #bitcoin


I've kinda neglected the "Bitkenstan" comic the past few years. It's a webcomic about "bitcoin, cryptocurrency, blockchain, and life."
 https://image.nostr.build/8663ce7448aa03b6fb73bdf1b7e29fc21d9eed92198e21a64b43f6878401245d.png
Just looked at it and now am formulating a to-do list:

1. add nostr links rather than Twitter
2. bitcoin NFTs instead of WAX? (we're not ready for that yet)
3. create more episodes

If you like bitcoin and like stories and like silliness, take a look.

https://www.bitkenstan.com/

#bitcoin #nostr #comics #fun


Bitcoin doesn't have the supply question mark that gold does. How much #gold is really out there? Or here even? Don't know, but we do for #bitcoin.

And oh, even if 21 bazillion new bitcoins were found out in space, getting them to Earth would be easy.

https://www.unilad.com/technology/nasa/nasa-asteroid-16-psyche-earth-billionaire-028883-20240418
gm #plebchain


I think a lot of us are definitely climbing up the learning curve. I still don't quite get communities.


Never used it.


We hear a lot around here about "sovereignty" and "permissionless", and yet people are reprimanded for things like ordinals and runes. The narrative seems to be that those types of things are not what bitcoin is for. (And who decides that?)

Sovereign means controlling one's self or actions without asking for any permission or freedom to do so. It can also mean freedom to do so wothout scolding. This is the opposite of, "Oh you can do it (because we can't stop you, we would if we could), but we're gonna give you hell if you do it."

Here's another view...

Do what you want, do your thing. If you want to pay ridiculous fees for something on chain, even silly pics that someone else feels is a waste, go for it. As far as their value, you decide. As far as long term ROI, the open market will decide. That's freedom and open systems at work.

My view on ordinals and runes: I like the innovation and excitement surrounding them. Who knows what'll get built out or what'll pop up next?

#bitcoin #plebchain


For #nostr and #bitcoin people, here's a sneak peak at "Kicking the Hornet's Nest" 3rd edition (all of Satoshi's words arranged chronologically, including the recent COPA emails). https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmX3i4qwf264U9zErKGVXYEqdKPBPeCbQxyjqLDb4AE1c7
 https://image.nostr.build/49cdc8ec9324fa7cf40206a4d69759dae16942213bc70b9bd8ccaa8ebd4c9c1f.png
Printed version coming soon.


Doing some updates and saving files today, I saw this short note I made to myself a few years ago. Gotta take it to heart.
 https://image.nostr.build/9b4eaf05842cbda0d430c0beb6f17ec722ea09eb5e0eeecc18a794fa19f3899e.png
Text: "Be the most positive, constructive, kind, and thankful person that you meet today."
#plebchain


On halving day, I decided to go back to the basics. I made the Satoshi Bitcoin Converter back in 2013 to flip around bitcoin units. So, it now has only BTC and sats showing in USD value. Back then, mBTC and uBTC were a thing. Yes, I know that showing sats/bitcoin in USD is not the point. But, it kinda really is the entire point.

https://satoshibitcoinconverter.com

 https://image.nostr.build/d79a23bafa237e7d44490674572ee86cea0f42d71bc5b04fdebb1f02bf195d61.jpg
Before and after.

#bitcoin & #nostr | 🧡 & 💜


Happy halving day #bitcoin. Is it halving or halvening? Personally, I like halvening as it sounds like a happening (which it is!). However, I think most people have gone with halving. Either way, just a few blocks yet to go to 3.125

I've seen folks say, "'halvening'" isn't even a real word." Oh yeah, yeah, you're right. That really matters with bitcoin. #hodl #fud #fomo

https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/


The halving (and consequent Runes) got me to looking back at earlier ways to "write" to the blockchain. I recall "bitcoinstrings" which was a thing years ago. I put "Satoshi symbol below" on chain back in 2015. See https://bitcoinstrings.com/blk00399.txt Also see the spoiler: "Han Solo is killed by his son in Star Wars The Force Awakens"

#bitcoin #plebchain


Yes that's the way. But I meant things not exactly nostr. For instance...
Today was "blooming"
Yesterday was something weird
Day before was "Dan"
Day before that was something else weird

I guess just folks having fun


Am I the only one who understands less than half of what I read or see on #nostr?

Every day is different weird stuff.


I've been around in a "web3" project since 2017 (steem-which-forked-into-hive). The best practice tips there seem to be exactly the same as here on #nostr (though nistr is a baby). The tips are not a secret. They are:

- Help Others
- Network & Engage
- Publish Quality Content
- Start A Project
- Build An App
- Be Consistent
- Be Humble

By comparison, here's what it looks like on Hive: https://hive.blog/@crrdlx


Wen #nostrboil live feed?


I see. This kind of brings up another question: how do I join communities like digitalarts? I merely stumbled into the nostrudel one. Looking at "communities" there, I don't see others to join or a way to search for one like yours.

This is the type of thing I'd do awrite up about if I can ever figure it out!


And thank you for the zap! Made my day.


Hah! You jest! I fiddle around at times (and that's being kind!) Some stuff I've done: https://nefties.com/pages/stuffimade

I do Stuff for the fun of it. :)


Hello, just a test here. How do communities work on nostr? This seems to be a largely as-yet untapped thing.

Any resources or tutorials on nostr communities?

Just testing here to see what happens and where it pops up.


Going back and looking at old files, I've made some really silly stuff.

https://image.nostr.build/b42d68942c24ddfed50b44ade4be4bf71deb3095d62ddd1f6e7edeedb21245ba.gif

#nfts #silly #fun #plebchain


![screenshot-2024,04,13-07.40.28.709.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/23tbExZ2RkrWrQkQUXX37xH34AwPtiBmgBaTwzqaemc7pMwQtSG6py6mE624FcqzhkuMr.png)

A quick illustration of what I saw (because my camera skills failed).

### Preparation

Back in 2017, my mother was able to view the total eclipse. At that time, she passed along a few tidbits to me:
- it's worth seeing "in totality" at least once during your lifetime
- it's nice to see it "with others," meaning in a place like a park or town square, to enjoy the event semi-socially

So, back in 2017, my wife and I kind of decided, "Next time, we're doing it."

The next time was April 8, 2024 and we decided to do it. A few months ago was time to finalize an answer to the question, "We said we'd do it. Are we *really* gonna do this or not?" I'm stubborn enough to, "Stick to the plan," which is another lesson my mother taught me from years of backpacking (she's hiked the entire Appalachian Trail). "We're going to do it," I resolved.

I took off days from work. My wife booked an AirBnB in a locale within "striking distance" to the centerline. The idea was to set up a base camp close, yet not too close to get mixed into the fervor of eclipse-goers and prices running up. I researched a location to view the eclipse that I thought might work, maybe, I dunno, never done this and we had a plan forming.

Source: https://nso.edu/for-public/eclipse-map-2024/

Not sure why exactly, but Poplar Bluff, Missouri caught my eye. Particularly, a lake north of town caught my eye because the centerline bisected the lake. That seemed like a nice place to set up.

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/23yToNDNJVBtona1DZj9eGDs1kbhKJE4oYHi1fpQnKLQC6RTih8FEmD1hgdXyVCTaQAip.png
The track.
https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/23viA7oCGeJMztCTGmq36EcG4e4T1UGhdn33HZiQKBLgEub6RjwZ1buYzuCXGjzthJBa9.png
Poplar Bluff, MO area.

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https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/Enyxje7KdtogLdkbtUNbH3jZwBaEBSTVMsxQkH7WRR654b6uSMQ5LR25Qnrn3Uwj6tg.png
The lake.
https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/EoAc7EB7qU6xMNfUk7WM8XfpsQPszPpPart4XBhdnX9KoJSxPxoYLuagDajuqjPQaFn.png
Lake detail.

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Google streetview showed a nice park on the lake (with potties...a crucial detail after hours of travel).

![screenshot-2024,04,10-16.52.35.284.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/2432HkjBghkJYHdHmpZo4nVm418u6ks9muSwCCH94KdUq6uLHHpgZzquQS4Vhr5LvNMnx.jpg)

So, that was the target: Eagle Point Recreation Area at https://www.google.com/maps/place/Eagle+Point+Recreation+Area/@36.937443,-90.2828519,16z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x87d7c03e7df29cfb:0x654cf13d3ec653ec!8m2!3d36.9373229!4d-90.278732!16s%2Fg%2F1tgzbwxf?authuser=0&entry=ttu

The plan was forming.

### Base camp

We went to our "base camp" on Saturday. With check in at 3pm, we had most of the day to toodle around. We went for a somewhat long bicycle ride...beautiful but I got a bit pooped out. A good wood-fired pizza at the end helped out a lot.

My wife is pretty good at finding nice places to stay. For about the "price of a hotel room," we stayed here:

![cabin.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/Eos1E538V8DqGJmLiyfJyvdq4kd9MGeh5ZQWSQoa96Ht5z3QrYRQRZUBAYGFhXPRXrt.jpg)

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/EowEi8Bgxa7yrtehgKA9xpVcf9toftnc7wGr36hqdWygbF3Y2S6cBTyjwB1bATnkxZu.jpg

Took a little hike along the creek.

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/Eopr4ZPYTEuUb8ycfaE6nxpp9Yruo7HxUEBSENWUReHAGVX4SzbFtHttka8poDFaQik.jpg

Had an evening campfire.

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Sunday was gorgeous and we had all day to just laze around. We took a hike and took it easy. A hot dog (or anything) cooked over a campfire always, always tastes better.

### April 8, 2024

When the alarm went off in the morning, it was "go time" as I shot out [here](nostr:nevent1qqszq435l0jepth8ycllqx3x8agswjwkr8298r39qpzl7sudjc5vyycpz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wcqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsq3samnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxamgv4ex2tnrdaksz8rhwden5te0dehhxarj9e3xjarrda5kuetj9eek7cmfv9kqz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmczyqq9h3x7g88ukkq0w89ddt5fpx5hv45xxwj0d2fuddlat0l0z8s6yv5qpsg). It was raining, that's bad.

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Rain

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Traffic

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The rain subsided (as forecasted), the sun came out, and travel was good. Until...44 miles away...we had to take a potty stop. A gas station in the middle of Missouri farmland was the only option. We stopped, then noticed the continual line of traffic flowing along the two lane road. It was non-stop. Evidently, many others needed a potty break too...that poor gas station restroom had a revolving door. Strangely, the women's restroom had only a 1-person wait. The men's restroom had about a 5-person wait. Is this reverse-of-nature another side effect of a total eclipse?

Back outside, watching the traffic flow along that road, we worried for the first time. We worried that we might have come this far only to get stymied this close to our destination.

We'd kind of expected the whole thing to be a bit of an adventure, and it was beginning to be that. Fortunately, back on the road, I think most of the crowd was actually going to Poplar Bluff. We were not...we were going to the lake north of town. The GPS routed us off the two-lane onto an even *narrower* two-lane. No one else came our way. It did seem like we were the only fools going the wrong direction. We were even routed onto a literal *gravel* road! "Are you sure we're going the right direction?" was asked.

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/EptZyGbxa8LTHwzNB84VbdhuYVheV7TGTFAw7GpMfEGkz2c4Bktu6yrjxqmAWMShR5C.jpg

Is this right?

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/Ep5kme3pdF14cWMhPa1LrQ18JDfHnjmCACfQgFqWVTCQez2xiy1NCt5Dk4JYKVXdH1d.jpg

Got there!

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The GPS routing was in fact correct, and we did in fact make it. Next question, "Will there be a place to park?" It was 30 minutes before the eclipse was to start. The place was full...cars/trucks/campers, people walking around, sitting, picnicking. They were obviously earlier and readier. We drove through the parking lots...full, full, full. We literally got the last space, which wasn't exactly an *official* parking space, just an open slot at the end of the parking spaces. I don't care, "I'm parking."

![20240408_125942.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/EoyNYyJhMSWUdsvivGRA6QSAJv2c1wTnXWLBTRrcZnHcTcu2DZRLtrhVNmfVeu763Tb.jpg)

Getting parked was an almost instant stress relief. I had a, "Whew, we made it," moment. 28 minutes to spare.

In all this, I learned that "chasing" a total eclipse can be compared/contrasted with going to a big sports or concert event.

**Similarities**
- You must get yourself to the location and there is *traffic*!
- There is *excitement* (and urgency) in the air that can be felt. This especially in the last-minutes potty stop.

**Differences**
- You don't need to get to a *specific* location, like a stadium. Going to a stadium means everyone funnels down into a narrow, narrow area. With the eclipse, at least it's a swath (the path of totality) rather than a point. That's helpful.
- Once in the path, you can really watch it *anywhere*, just stop, look up. That's helpful.
- There is no stopping the *timing*. If you're late, you missed it. Even with a big game or concert, there's a chance something like the power goes out, or lightning delay, or whatever that stalls its start. With an eclipse, there are no delays. You either get there or you don't. That's not helpful.

### Pictures

My goal was to enjoy the moment, to enjoy the eclipse. Totality would last four minutes so I'd determined to *not* frantically and frustratingly futz with cameras and miss out. Plus, I had no intention of trying to get "professional" pics, that's for the pros.

And yet, if you don't have pictures, it didn't happen, right? My camera plan was lame, but it was to (1) use my phone, (2) use my old phone which is no longer active as a phone but might still work as a camera and I wouldn't care if it got fried, and (3) use my old old digital camera from before when phones even had decent digital cameras. That digital camera also had a small zoom lens, so maybe it'd get some better shots with it.

My picture plan didn't turn out too well.

Somewhere I'd heard or read that you could put the paper/plastic eclipse glasses over your phone camera's lens and take pics that way. The glasses worked great over eyes, seemed okay over the camera, but every pic I took came out like an orange blob. What should have been an orange crescent shape (orange sun with black moon in front), was just a blurry burnt egg yolk.

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/23tkfSuuYQacGkM33dVnowWmckYfgUZGbUMAEMMBhtYT6i2ct39XSpWMbzh5sGU3quUc9.png
Illustration of what I saw through eclipse glasses.
https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/EoiVir3QjemNnFddyngd2xRNfGps7eGNDyz2Lr7rt6xX8viAfNxvtbNyHL2e4r9dbBe.jpg
What I got as a pic.

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My intention was to take a photo like this every 10 or 15 minutes, then put them together in my own animated gif to show the change. I took the photos, and despite how they looked through my glasses, they all came out almost exactly the same...orange blob. That was a fail.

![beforeafter.gif](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/Eoc7VE9Piqdr5X7nvb6N8WVe4G7r1HcZ5pxUok3JWkkVsN8yiCUVVkknTuaYSc8CUf2.gif)

I went ahead and made the gif, above, and I guess it does in fact show *some* change. The "After" pic was immediately, instantly after the sun began to reappear, hence it kind of came out as expected. (I didn't take anymore such photos after that though.) As a note, it did surprise me that as soon as the first of the sun's rays reappeared, you were immediately blinded, looked away, and put your eclipse glasses back on. Just a few rays were all that were needed to light everything back up. Looking through the glasses, there was only a thin, thin sliver of a crescent sun showing, yet it was blinding without eclipse glasses. The difference between a partial and total eclipse is, well, day and night difference.

One thing that did come out okay was my other gif. I wanted to try to show the change in lighting. So, about every 10 or 15 minutes, I snapped a pic of the hillside in our area. Again, I wasn't trying to compete with pros on such time lapse photography, just wanted to do my own thing for the fun of it.

![timelapse.gif](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/Eou7kaSehDouQ7xoxwNxMz3GEugGDEXzkgzAPn4McJBprynYXTj37CrXfoHa8JVzBii.gif)

The transition from bright to kind of auburn coloring to evening-dark during totality, then back, came out pretty well. It may not look dramatic, but in the *middle* of a bright sunny day, that's not the usual.

Regarding the old phone camera, the dang thing wouldn't save. I thought it'd have some memory to save a jpg file, but it wasn't cooperating. Maybe it does work, but I wasn't going to troubleshoot it during the eclipse. (Umm, lack of preparation is evidenced here. Shoulda tested prior. Oops.)

Regarding the old old digital camera, I really don't know what happened. It's a long story, but a couple of things are at play here. (1) It works great, but you can't see hardly *anything* of what type of photo you're taking. The LCD screen is broken so badly that all that is visible is about the rightmost 10% of the screen. This was due to having the camera in my pocket in Wisconsin one winter at near-zero temps for too long. It froze, it busted the screen. So, now, you must quickly pan the camera to get a general idea of what you're pointing at, pray, snap a pic, then pray something comes out. You can't really check it until you plug it into a computer. And (2) the thing didn't seem to want to even power on at the time of the eclipse. Normally, it powers on, the zoom lens pops out, and it's picture time. It just didn't cooperate. After the old phone fail, I was absolutely not going to waste time with an old old digital camera. I put it away for the duration. (Of course, it worked just fine two days later when I took a look at it. That's what they do.)

### During totality

I've heard that a total eclipse is a multi-sensory experience. I now agree.

The visual is obvious.

Regarding the sound, first of all, people cheered when the sun went dark and totality started. (They also cheered when the sun re-emerged.) After the initial cheer at the beginning, they quieted. Someone nearby shot fireworks (we heard them but didn't see them). As far as animals, I didn't notice (I don't hear very well), but my wife did say that birds went silent. Thinking back, I do recall the mockingbirds had been singing out loudly when the sun was out. And, it did seem very peaceful during totality. There were dogs around, but none barked. I asked a couple of dog-people afterwards how their pup reacted, one said "slept the whole time" and the other said the boy dog was focused on a nearby girl dog. Nature does what it does.

Regarding sensation, it got chilly. Before, I'd say it was 80 degrees Fahrenheit. We were hot in the sun. I'll bet the temp dropped into the 60s, maybe only to the low 70s, during totality and I got a slight chill. This was probably because I'd been hot just a few minutes earlier. Thinking back, it was very similar to the time of sunset on a hot day. The difference being that we never go from hottest-part-of-the-day to sunset-cool within a 10 minute span, except during a total eclipse.

Back to the visual, the instant the moons totally obscures the sun you can take off your eclipse glasses. The corona immediately lights up in a ring around the black moon. It's strange to look at the "sun" with the naked eye (of course, you're not looking at the *sun*, you're looking at the unlit moon and the sun's corona behind it).

Maybe the most disappointing thing for me was that my "totality" picture failed. I guess the corona, though you could look at it no problem with naked eyes, was still too bright for my phone camera or my phone didn't know what to do with it.  My resulting image had a bluish sky (the sky was actually black) and a filled-in "solid" sun/moon. The image was nothing like what I saw.

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/23tbExZ2RkrWrQkQUXX37xH34AwPtiBmgBaTwzqaemc7pMwQtSG6py6mE624FcqzhkuMr.png
Quick sketch of what I saw.

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How the pic came out.

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Though disappointing photo-wise, totality was terrific. We've all seen photos and videos of total eclipses, but looking at it, "Right up there in the sky," with one's own eyes is just different.

One thing did pan out great...at the last minute before leaving home, on a whim, I grabbed my binoculars. I wasn't sure if they'd be handy in an eclipse, but I packed them along. They were great during totality. The sun/moon/corona was about "full moon-size" to the naked eye during totality. At the bottom of the moon an orange "ember" was visible to the naked eye. (I drew a spot on my illustration above.) But viewed through the binoculars, it was huge and the detail was amazing. All around the ring that was the moon were tons of orange embers. That "small" one (probably far, far bigger than the earth) was just the largest of many. I don't have a photo, but I have a memory.

Totality looked like sunset or sunrise.

![20240408_135804.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/EopqSNx19egMc4UXafUmLoFcSAK8yop8dfyapTExrxadrP9R2HKTyhxhXqMyshDhESu.jpg)

![20240408_135729.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/EoiTrmKwoVN1YLT3epDFYTeCKyezKRFyYiVYg98WSKCPFNHAR2emYPmLR4JLNcAbRQW.jpg)

What was different, though, was that it was 360 degrees. We're used to sunrise in the east or sunset in the west looking like the pics above, but I can say I've literally never seen it 360 degrees though until April 8, 2024. It makes sense though...we were in the middle of a dark spot, there was light *all around* the outside, like light just over the horizon after the sun drops in the evening. So, it's a 360 degree sunset/sunrise. This caught me unexpected a bit (again, lack of prep here), else I would've tried a panoramic pic. Oh well, again, I had four minutes and I wanted to enjoy the time.

And oh, visible...the stars come out!

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During totality (the O-shape did not come out on my camera) with Venus visible in trees.
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A star near the top left during totality.

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### Back

After the eclipse, people started trickling away. We packed up, went for a short walk, and wound up staying all the way until the moon had passed. It was beautiful there and we would have loved to linger, but we had a pretty good drive ahead of us again.

Although getting there was rather easy (except for the panicky potty stop), we hit traffic I believe three times on the return.

![20240408_174909.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/EqfEzimAYxD7M1W8W3MMuDYgED833oirj7xz7zyQkCpnuwSvhvpHxXTpdWn6EDZMFyr.jpg)
Traffic ahead and bugs on the windshield.

The worse was on another two-lane road in Missouri. I first got a bit nervous about it when I saw a local was parked at the end of his driveway, sitting in the back of his pickup truck, livestreaming all the eclipse tourists going down his road. I believe Google Maps was routing everyone along this nameless backroad as a "shortcut," which it may be on paper. However, I don't think Maps accounts for eclipses. The left turn onto the main highway got log jammed as people waited for a break to turn left. It took quite a while to go about two miles.

That night we got back to the little cabin and slept great.

The next day, Tuesday, was an even longer drive back home. When we finally got home, about midnight Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, we were tired. I had to get ready for work in a few hours. But, when I shut off the vehicle, my wife and I looked at each other and I said, "We did it." She agreed.

The whole endeavor was a lot of time, a lot of money, and a lot of effort. Since being home, reactions from others have been interesting. One woman asked all about it and was almost kicking herself for not going. "I'll be 84 years old when the next one comes!" she said. A co-worker asked me about it and I said it was great, but a listening-in secretary seemed unimpressed. I mentioned how clear and detailed it was looking at it with binoculars and she said, "But you're not supposed to look at it!" I answered simply, "You *can* look at it *during totality*, even with naked eyes or binoculars." I saw a little light bulb flicker in her head...she just didn't get it. She was thinking *partial* eclipse and she's right...*don't* look at it with your eyes or certainly not with binoculars! But a *total* eclipse is different. I still don't think she got it, but a tiny flicker, like that ember on the bottom of the corona ring, flickered in her brain.

The most common question I got was, "Was it worth it?" Yes, it was. After getting home from work on Wednesday, I asked my wife, "Ready to go for the next eclipse?" She answered, "Yes! Let's go!"

I spoke to some young people during the week who were asking about our trip. I mentioned that if there's a lesson in all this, the lesson is:

- Set a goal
- Make a plan
- Work the plan
- It doesn't *always* yield success, but you have a good chance

We're on the clock.

![screenshot-2024,04,13-08.31.46.404.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crrdlx/23uRL6XVKRBoxWguFyBsscgYEREhY18cJymZeBievfXqEJKqj5AQPjJ859kHu9A1JLDw6.png)
Source for image above was a quick [Google search](https://www.google.com/search?q=when+is+2045+eclipse&oq=when+is+2045+ec&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBECEYoAEyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRiPAjIHCAcQIRiPAtIBCDkyODZqMGoxqAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)

Written by nostr:npub1qpdufhjpel94srm3ett2azgf49m9dp3n5nm2j0rt0l2mlmc3ux3qza082j

This is a long form article, you can read it in https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqqzmcn0yrn7ttq8hrjkk46ysn2tk26rr8f8k4y7xkl74hlh3rcdzqqxnzde3xvcrzd3exvursv3423uxw9


You're so right...the sun shines regardless of our situation or perspective, which may, at times, be obscured by clouds. We persevere.

Gotta disagree about darkness being the absence of light though. Darkness is the default, broken only by the presence of light. (Just as cold is the default, distinguished by the presence of heat if its there.)

Still, I love the optimism in this post!


Dumping ain't like it was back in the old days.


The original "Buy Bitcoin" legal pad up for auction. Love this, hope he gets a nice stack.

auction: https://scarce.city/auctions/buy-bitcoin
article: https://cryptonews.com/news/buy-bitcoin-sign-held-up-during-yellens-testimony-being-auctioned-off.htm

#bitcoin


Seems like this might be possible, at least it should be. Can this be done now? With BitVM? Is there an interface?

Alice has 1.0 BTC. She wants to give it to her son as inheritance when she passes (or maybe just give it in the future "with a warm hand" before dying). Say her heir is Harry. Harry has his #bitcoin wallet address all ready to receive the inheritance. Alice simply wants that BTC to move to Harry's wallet if and when she dies (or at block number XXXXXX).

How can she make this happen?


I haven't read it, but makes sense...why like something that doesn't work?

Personally, I dislike bicycles with square wheels.


Totally agree. The instant the first beam on sunlight reappeared, you had to immediately look away. The lights were back on. Then, when putting the eclipse glasses back on, it was only a narrow crescent if a sun.


I was looking over my eclipse photos from yesterday. I'm not a good photographer! Learned that you (a) need the right equipment and (b) need to be prepared with a game plan.

It's all good though. I knew my amateur pics would be nothing like pro pics. Plus, I wanted to cherish the moment more than futz with cameras.

A very long day, lots of travel yet to do, but great experience. #eclipse #eclipse2024
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Just saw the total eclipse in Missouri. One hour before and during totality. #eclipse #eclipse2024
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Go time.
#eclipse


I'm happy to say, "I just skipped Facebook." To be honest, I never understood it...the interface never made sense to me so I never did anything with it. The funny thing was that my wife (who uses it on occasion) tried to friend me, but me not understanding what was going on, I either denied her friend request or accepted then unfriended her. I don't even know. (But she knows and reminds me on occasion!) 😄


Plan to watch the #eclipse tomorrow, staying in this cute little cabin a couple of days. It's not terribly close to the totality zone, but we're gonna try to get there. #adventure in #weather!
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hello test


A little unnerving #nostr side effect...

Everyone's DMs to others are entirely public...not the DM content, mind you, but Alice DMd Bob over and over and over.

Wen first couple to break up over this feature?!

(Am I right on this?)
 https://image.nostr.build/4ac4927b04da48f00e891201fd71223c72a8fa5cdb19122952f0a106821f05a1.jpg


Yep, only seen partials before, but hope to get in totality thus time.


Spent most of yesterday getting to a locale from which to watch the #eclipse tomorrow. Gonna wait ti morning to decide on watch day location...depends on the #weather.


How does it feel to be a Satoshi Millionaire? 🧡

“Kind of why I made Satoshi #Bitcoin Converter. It still shows dollar equivalent, but also shows BTC unit equivalents or decimals.”
https://sbc-v7.on.fleek.co/

@crrdlx
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Yes, that's a nice one for sure. I double-checked to make sure the source was listed (it was). Appreciate your thoughts and you checking it out. Feel free to add anything any time to make it better. 😉


Want an easy way to help #grownostr? Add to the Nostr Wiki at https://nostr.on.fleek.co
No account needed. Just add or edit. This is how we grow. #nostr
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Enjoyed reading https://github.com/twhit223/bitvm_primer about BitVMafter being referred there from https://stacker.news/items/491215

#bitvm #bitcoin


Funnel tax revenue, then siphon off.


This is incorrect.


This seems strange. Sats don't just disappear, they are moved (or not). Dig around.


Buidling the Nostr Wiki.
https://nostr.on.fleek.co
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#grownostr #nostr


All of these are good, but today's seemed especially good.

https://wels.app/devotion/dd/0000

#christian #bible


Got to be careful about yapping over one's stash. See https://en.bitcoinsistemi.com/surprising-bitcoin-fight-in-hong-kong-3-people-detained-6-people-wanted/
#bitcoin #plebchain


This is so true. (And why we should be cautious here as with all other places.) Read with both eyes, listen with both ears, but be sure to keep the brain engaged.


The #Nostr wishlist is building and you can add to it here on the Nostr Wiki:

http://nostrwiki.crrdlx.infinityfreeapp.com/doku.php?id=wiki:nostr-wishlist

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#plebchain #grownostr


Progressive Web App
It's an app that "lives" in your browser, not one that you download onto your device from the Apple app store or Google play store. Benefits:
. less storage on your device
. updates without having to update from app stores
. freedom from app store restrictions
. probably more


Can't happen. That's one of the glories of a PWA.


Easter weekend was wonderful, but I'm really tired right now.


Sorry, but I really don't know what that means. 🙂