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 i just love it when i send a gpg encrypted email and i get a plaintext reply (with the original e... 
 Yes. I rarely use GPG for this reason. Its opt in, hardly any clients support integrations, web clients that do via browser extensions are fraught with trust issues, caching and more. 

Id much rather user kind 4 nostr DMs as a step up 
 Last night had a relatively small turnout of trick or treaters. 

I missed a doorbell ring (volume low to avoid freaking out doggo) for two ladies. 

4 uncostumed teenage boys (about 13-15 in age) showed up later and got candy boxes.

0 children
 
 wow. Most Ive ever had here in years past was 62! 
 Has anyone started a visual map or list of countries that have formed new laws and penalties regarding this?

Im all for equal rights, but forced make believe crosses a line and is harmful. Id like to travel in the future and itd be best if I dont support such locations or subject them to my wrongthink risking prison time

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 My nephew, a very young man who hasn't dabbled much into alcohol, thinks he has a rare/unique con... 
 Tell him that when imbibing, burn off toxins with physical activity. And ensure key electrolytes are topped up. 
 A free and open society is dependent on people being able to freely and openly exchange ideas and... 
 The sad part is these tools are very brittle and need a lot of TLC.
The hopeful part is that we're all just getting started and ideas cant be killed.
Gotta keep creating in all kinds of ways 
 There was still evil under a gold standard. We can expect the same under a Bitcoin standard. It's... 
 Bitcoin is a tool. It alone doesn't fix anything. It's also not inevitable.

It takes generations to educate a society. While doing so, those that come to understand faster will often arbitrage the knowledge and power attained over others to avoid loss of position.

https://i.nostr.build/mmH2SaC0yLiTVeo0.jpg

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 How can I safely make a P2P transaction using Nostr? 
 Can you elaborate on what you mean by safe? 
 gm 
 So... 
To SSD or HD? 

Context: BTC node. 

Requirements: low power, low noise, decent longevity.... 
 ssd will be more reliable than traditional mechanical spinning disk. and quieter. and cooler tempwise.

i only use spinny disk where i need an abundance of storage space 
 HDD can finish IBD but now we're talking a few months 
 The IOPS for a typical hard drive is about 300-500. Conversely for an SSD its 10s of thousands. Writes may be constrained to under 50000 while reads may generally be closer to 100000. Thats like a 100x difference.

These numbers will vary by individual device comparison but suffice to say the SSD is going to be substantially faster for reads and writes. 

The Bitcoin IBD sync and verification will perform lots of reads and writes. On a raspberry pi 4 sync on an SSD may be about 5 days. On a hard drive, id guess 3-4 months. CPU is also a bottleneck, so if on a beefier refurbushed PC or NUC, the initial IBD and sync may be 1-2 days. 

 
 Ah yeah. Thats plenty fast on the CPU side. And should have at least 8GB of memory? 
 nice 
 Im curious if your library is better, worse, or about the same...
https://i.nostr.build/KDRjuz2vZfODiFGS.jpg

#library 
 Often people don't realize that they are a 'Frog in a Well'; there is a big world out beyond a sm... 
 You don't have to follow the script. Be a trailblazer and form a windy path

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 What will happen when Monero will be delisted on all CEX and CBDC will refuse your purchase becau... 
 Use of USD cash and coin, theft, vandalism.

No vendor that conforms to any futuristic policy bound to CBDCs would magically buck that trend to accept monero or even bitcoin on the side as their inventory would be strictly tracked. 
 How to get Zaps on Nostr. A comprehensive guide:

Build and/or create something.

The end. 
 What about ZBD and Fountain? 
 Saw the album at a Target today for $9

I wish i had a boom box or sound system i could play cds from instead of bluray player connected to tv 
 do you ever wonder what the people on the right side of the bell curve think of us? 
 Did i tell you I love you today? 
 I like the Rod Stewart version if that song. And yes i have it on karaoke 
 I havent written any real code in about a week and my brain yearns for activity. 
 Is WoT dead and buried again? I havent heard anyone extoll the virtues of their simple follow based algos in awhile 
 nostr is an amoeba 
 I am once again asking you to please tie your nostr address (nip05) to a domain you control if you are able to, instead of using a general purpose free or paid nip05 provider.

 
 a guide by nvk leveraging github pages. 

https://nvk.org/n00b-nip5 
 Depends on what your website is hosted on. Many servers let you have access to all files, but some do not.

Avoid webhost providers like Wix and Squarespace.

If your domain is already pointing to your website, then you want to make a file at the path /.well-known/nostr.json 
 Out of scope and just as custodial so no benefit in doing so 
 As a proper attestation that the username at that domain points to your pubkey for verification and that you control that configuration.

The majority of people wont do that, for the same reason the majority of people wont run nostr relays, bitcoin nodes, and will generally use custodial services as they have in the past.

Its not for everyone, which is why i noted "if you are able to". For people that want to be more empowered, more in control, more sovereign, its low hanging fruit 
 Because you dont control nostrplebs, or nostrpIebs. Or nostrverified or primal or alby etc.

If an imposter comes along and registers their pubkey with username on different domains, how are people to know which is the real account? 

This is of course most practical if one already has a web presence, and essential if one is an influencer of sorts that would be a target of impersonators.

 
 Your website appears to be using ghost. I dont use it, but I know thats a fairly popular platform. The following might be applicable

https://orange.surf/nip05-with-ghost/ 
 In your case you're using GitCitadel, which actually takes effort on the part of whoever has configured that. Theres currently 16 registered pubkeys as far as I can tell, so its not just churning out accounts and is a bit community oriented.  
 That sounds like a good campaign "Titties for Everyone". Everyone would vote for something like that ...

#overheardincornychat 
 Wanna be like #trump  ?
Eastern Europe Truck Simulator is available now for free!!!
https://freebies.indiegala.com/eastern-europe-truck-simulator
https://youtu.be/anP5s45FUkM
 
 Plus, if she wears all of them, we'll get a little bit of her dna and can clone her later.

#overheardincornychat 
 Yo America is literally empty we could build mad houses  
 Or we could repair the ones that exist.
Or demolish and build new.
Keep rural areas rural. 
 What are some good fitness/health/motivational Nostr accounts I should follow? 
 Follow #fitness 
 Is it okay to think of the Bible as part of the Harry Potter Universe?

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 Probably a muggle thing 
 There is a greater than 0% chance that poll outlets have intetionally misreported/doctored results to give people the impression that the election is closer than it really is, to drive more ad spending 
 For long-form podcasts, do you prefer when pauses and filler words (um, like, etc) are edited out... 
 If its over 90 minutes, might as well not edit at all 
 "Dig deep tunnels, keep vast stores of grain, don't seek hegemony." 
 i was starting to get sold on the max, and then this happened 
 GM 
 Note: Even though the company is taking their support private, the community can and should still support it independently through open protocols and applications

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 micro-apps don't work  
 what is driving you to that conclusion? 
 Choosing between these movies, which is within season and the most similar to the your ethos of Bitcoin and/or Nostr, and why?

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 Everyday is an opportunity to take action 
 Can we resolve this over a nice barbecue this weekend?

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 Why are snowflakes both symmetrical and unique? How do the points know to crystallize in formatio... 
 Results of applying their unique function during extrusive creation process, whereby the function itself is created as an output from large gravitational forces. Fundamentally, design collisions can occur over time, though this has no material effect as they arent indexed.  
 I just ordered a new cell phone.
Few understand the significance of this. 
 NIB from manufactuter? Or second hand new to you? 
 GM Good morning! May today bring you closer to your goals and #Bitcoin profits. 
 gm 
 Poor guy. Getting that scent out will be quite the task 
 Found a map. Gonna check it out next Tuesday. You should join us. In Companion's Corner
https://i.nostr.build/4K3Ksi0mZZPl01YW.png 
 It's Friday, and time to unleash this video influenced by some discussions while at #NostrValley

https://v.nostr.build/RL8YbJ4xTHoAFrST.mp4

For more humor, check out CornyChat.com and the Moooooonboi or Wolves of Bitcoin rooms when they're open

#Bitcoin #MSTR 
 Have you heard about Microstrategy, MSTX and MSTU?

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