Max Hillebrand

https://towardsliberty.com

Praxeologist ~ Cryptoanarchist ~ Cypherpunk ~ Abolitionist

At the forefront of monetary computer science.

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max@towardsliberty.com

NIP-57 Address

darnorb123@minibits.cash

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relay.damus.io

offchain.pub

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2024-11-02 01:14:28

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A monopoly is defined by utilizing aggression to keep new entrepreneurs from providing a service in the market.
Since bitcoin miners are anonymous, and since they only need compute power to provide a service, bitcoin mining is hardcore anti-monopoly, or in other words, a radical free market.
Whenever there is no opportunity for monopoly, new entrepreneurs can always sweep in to provide the service, even if there's only a tiny bit of profit possible. Thus the price for the good (hash price) will tend towards the marginal cost of production, so that there's very little profit opportunities, meaning if you're not incredibly efficient and provide the hash at very low cost, you are likely unprofitable and just burning your money.

2024-11-01 13:16:27

Would be cool to have a filter for the notifications in amethyst so to only see replies.

2024-10-30 02:30:44

Switched to anonymous zaps.

2024-10-28 13:56:27

What's the opposite of freedom?
If you're not building freedom tech, what are you building?

2024-10-24 00:42:31

Shill a nostr client most people don't know about: 👇

2024-10-23 09:29:28

The concept of @nprofile…a5ma is cool!
The DVM analyzes the content of your recent posts and delivers events that are in a similar category.
The resulting feed is still quite off topic, but that might be because of too little niche activity.

2024-10-19 08:02:49

Do what you love, and you'll get good at it.

2024-10-17 15:44:46

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Bullish.

2024-10-17 02:01:57

So, how are we gonna deal with inheritance of nostr keys?

2024-10-17 01:45:41

The four stages of freedom.
#nevent1q…lxpp

2024-10-17 01:23:47

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Woah, that comparison of BSD and GNU to voluntary slavery is great!
There has been a gigantic debate between Block & Rothbard about this, way longer than BSD VS GNU.

2024-10-14 15:47:14

I'm seriously surprised how great @nprofile…s8dt works with all Tor settings enabled, everything loads quick enough.

2024-10-14 15:07:32

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Damn, that's cool!

2024-10-14 15:04:16

Is there any ecash mint offering gold denominated tokens?

2024-10-14 15:03:19

If you're building freedom tech and need help, let me know.

2024-10-14 07:57:43

Imagine if we could trust our computers.

2024-10-14 05:56:21

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https://freemansperspective.com/audiobook
https://podcastindex.org/podcast/531078

2024-10-13 16:35:10

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I enjoyed our conversation!

2024-10-13 09:32:40

no|where
now|here

2024-10-13 08:26:13

The Property and Freedom Society gathering is filled with excellent ideas.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPsGN9FqHc8ERRqMyTQCwt-cbQCYplsLI

2024-10-12 09:44:54

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Thanks a lot for this kind review!
It's the first time I experiment with voice characters, and it lacks consistency across time, but it was fun.
I'm happy you enjoyed the book as much as I do!

2024-10-11 16:55:28

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Glad you enjoyed the conversation

2024-10-08 06:37:16

If Bitcoin is embraced by the state, is it still Bitcoin?

2024-10-06 08:38:45

Did Assange tease nostr here?
Time stamped link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5c6Gka8WQo&t=2382

2024-10-05 08:17:55

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https://image.nostr.build/35bc710dfc31cf718f70f1e95fcc2d01181ff46699f2359b6818634064e574e2.jpg

2024-10-05 08:15:32

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That's really cool!

2024-10-04 05:26:36

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Woah, this sounds very useful!

2024-10-04 05:20:50

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I really enjoyed that pod, thanks for the highlight!

2024-10-01 18:04:11

Satoshi made possible what Hayek thought impossible:
"It is probably impossible for pieces of paper or other tokens of a material itself of no significant market value to come to be gradually accepted and held as money unless they represent a claim on some valuable object."

2024-09-29 18:35:05

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Congrats on the release!
Thanks

2024-09-29 16:24:28

Well this escalated quickly...
https://image.nostr.build/177726138e5dfaf302cdc06ff6df6861416002a9a502b656838f0d3a2e0f02e8.jpg
https://www.bitcoinlayers.org/

2024-09-27 22:12:01

Reading this paper gets mad giddy.
Incredible how all the pieces are slowly coming together.
#nevent1q…ym5n

2024-09-27 14:13:16

Shielded Client Side Validation
Unbounded number of transfers all settled in a just 64-byte.
zero knowledge cryptography is incredible.
https://github.com/ShieldedCSV/ShieldedCSV/releases/latest/download/shieldedcsv.pdf

2024-09-24 12:29:28

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"With this comes responsibility and decisions to be made; do we fight on or do we give up (?)
For many of us, the decision was made long ago: we wage on!"

2024-09-24 12:26:36

"It has been reported that the Supreme Court of Honduras yesterday decided in a narrow 8-7 vote to declare ZEDEs unconstitutional ab initio."
~ Erick A. Brimen, CEO Próspera

2024-09-21 10:18:27

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@nprofile…nq0q told me about this years ago, he called the protocol Juratum and it's actively being used for all @nprofile…zxad orders.

2024-09-21 09:08:04

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Exactly, it's kinda mind blowing that bitcoin can literally proof a time window.

2024-09-21 09:07:10

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True, but single use seals might fix that.

2024-09-21 09:05:42

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I recently caught @nprofile…cg6t red handed in a time stamp scam.
He printed a t-shirt with only a block height of Nostriga, and when I told him that's not a proof, he admitted that in fact he printed the shirt weeks before and just picked an estimate of which block number will be produced during the conference.
He could not have included the actual block hash of the event before it was mined, because nobody knows the hash in advance.
If he wants to prove that the shirt was produced during the conference, add the time stamp of the block at the beginning of the event on the shirt, and add a picture of him wearing it in an open timestamp proof on the blockchain.

2024-09-21 08:59:35

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That's why the note is also open time stamped, proving the note must have been created BEFORE the block that includes the OTS.

2024-09-21 07:27:20

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Yeah, that's a goosebumps moment in the book.

2024-09-21 07:25:19

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You cannot create an event today, and put it's hash into a block from yesterday.

2024-09-21 07:24:34

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Exactly, proof of absence and proof of existence.

2024-09-21 06:58:25

Nip request:
Add the most recent blockhash as a tag of an event.
Together with the open time stamp, this generates a verifiable time windows when the note was posted.

2024-09-21 06:21:23

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Reminds me of nostrasia, there is such a thing as too many Bento boxes...

2024-09-21 06:04:16

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Yes!
I'm very happy that you're shilling the book now too! I agree it's the Atlas Shrugged for Cypheprunks.
What did you like about the book?

2024-09-21 06:01:31

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Zeus is great for this.
Also just consider going with NWC nowadays.

2024-09-20 11:41:35

Zero knowledge UTXO set inclusion proof, that's very promising!
Proof time 6 min,
Proof size 1.4 MB,
Verification time 300 ms
https://github.com/halseth/utxozkp
https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/proving-utxo-set-inclusion-in-zero-knowledge/1142

2024-09-20 06:59:06

Who knows where your bitcoin is?

2024-09-19 07:30:22

Why is there no bitcoin apps like btcpay on trueNAS?
https://www.truenas.com/apps/

2024-09-19 06:23:38

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This breaks giftwrapps and other important ephemeral key use cases...

2024-09-16 14:36:14

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Web of trust is inside the system

2024-09-16 13:35:48

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#nevent1q…eyxh

2024-09-16 13:34:34

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2024-09-16 13:34:00

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It's great to see entrepreneurs contributing!

2024-09-16 12:19:48

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You actually cover breaking news, I often learn about a new protocol or project on your show.

2024-09-16 06:58:33

If there weren't already an audiobook for Alongside Night I'd do one, it's a fantastic book, and inspired A Lodging of Wayfaring Men.
Here the plot summary:
The story begins with the United States collapsing economically and the government's agents struggling to keep their power after central banks over-inflated the money supply. Trading in foreign currency is illegal and businesses are subject to rationing. As a result, there is a growing black market for everything.
Elliot Vreeland, son of Nobel Laureate Austrian School economist Dr. Martin Vreeland, learns of his father's apparent death, and is rushed home from school. Elliot learns his father has faked his death to escape arrest by the government agents who are detaining "radicals" accused of worsening the economic crisis. Elliot is sent by his father to collect some gold coins stored in case the family has to escape.
Upon returning home, Elliot finds his family missing. Government agents enter the house searching for Elliot, who manages to escape.
Elliot becomes acquainted with the Revolutionary Agorist Cadre, an organization plotting the end of the government agents by means of counter-economics. The cadre is strong and organized, and has its militia. Elliot enlists their help, and meets Lorimer, a girl hiding from the government agents; they develop a relationship.
As the government agents weaken, they tighten controls on communication, travel, and trade. This fails to avert economic collapse, causing the private sector – unions, syndicates, and individuals outside of these organizations – to control the old infrastructure.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alongside_Night

2024-09-16 05:53:00

Human ingenuity is wonderful.
It's amazing what a human can do with 3D printing now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWoFFoaL5aw

2024-09-15 18:41:51

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It's just *really* crazy how far we have come...

2024-09-15 16:30:53

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Nice!
What do you think about A Lodging of Wayfaring Men?

2024-09-15 15:03:50

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An anonymous group called The Free & Unashamed, I don't know who or how many people wrote under this nym.

2024-09-15 14:59:10

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Basically read anything on anarplex.sirion.io/files

2024-09-15 14:42:24

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Remarkable!

2024-09-15 11:00:12

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That's awesome.

2024-09-15 10:18:17

TIL Mega Chad is a lake.

2024-09-15 10:02:48

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S3 is a great channel BTW https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-7PyfpOIJpNyi8WrHiyXA

2024-09-15 10:00:57

A traditional boat is more energy efficient the larger it is, thus we build gigantic boats.
A hydrofoil boat gains enormous energy efficiency even at a very small scale, thus we might see a more decentralized fleet of smaller vessels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJttXhhTbYA

2024-09-15 09:01:38

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Labor is an essential right of passage to adulthood.
Denying kids to be productive is just evil.

2024-09-15 08:55:10

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Good quote, but apparently not from Jefferson?
Interesting collection of misattributed quotes here https://www.yourdictionary.com/articles/thomas-jefferson-government-big-enough-quote

2024-09-15 08:41:50

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Indeed...

2024-09-15 07:57:30

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https://diffusionillusions.com/

2024-09-15 07:57:26

Here a website with the illusions.
https://diffusionillusions.com/
#nevent1q…04wn

2024-09-15 07:45:34

Absolutely mind blowing visual illusions, created by hacking at stable diffusion code.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMRi6pNAoag

2024-09-15 07:22:22

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Enjoy the pain of using early FOSS!
It's miserably beautiful.

2024-09-15 07:13:01

@nprofile…pyug when browsing a thread, clicking on a profile, and going back, Amethyst throws you to the top of the thread, it would be nicer to return to the point last viewed.

2024-09-15 07:10:47

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Well, you can look at old pictures too...

2024-09-15 07:08:39

Looking for nostriches to follow?
Browse through the replies, and follow the people who mention books that you appreciate.
#nevent1q…5tty

2024-09-15 07:03:18

Cars of the 1960s are beautiful

2024-09-15 06:44:15

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Looking great!
Do you have some videos of you working?

2024-09-14 16:07:06

Remember when Lightning was a "science project"

2024-09-14 10:32:38

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idk, sounds better.

2024-09-14 09:18:23

Sometimes it hits me really hard with how many interesting people are on the nostr already.
It seems like organic growth with little hype.
#nevent1q…5tty

2024-09-13 18:12:06

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I think that idea is somewhat on ice due to too much complexity...

2024-09-13 16:45:56

So apparently there's a constitutional challenge for the special economic zone regulation in Honduras, this affects Prospera on Roatan.
Here an interesting booklet on why the challenge is nonsense. (I giggled at the reference of "Introduction to Logic" in the Bibliography)
https://bufeteforlar.com/ARE-ZEDE%E2%80%99s-UNCONSTITUTIONAL.pdf

2024-09-13 16:02:12

What are books that changed your life?

2024-09-13 13:25:53

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Interesting, thanks!

2024-09-13 13:25:21

Money measures the good.

2024-09-13 12:15:52

Shill other stuff nostr clients, go!

2024-09-13 12:06:56

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Why is the reinstall needed?

2024-09-13 11:57:24

Wear merino wool for a couple weeks, then put on some polyester clothing, and you're body is going to freak out.

2024-09-13 08:18:18

Really enjoyed this pod almost four years ago with @nprofile…wgyv
https://www.citadeltheory.com/podcast/2-max-hillebrand-despite-tyrants-free-individuals-prevail/

2024-09-13 06:39:09

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Congrats on reaching v1.0.0!
I'd like to zap you, but yours isn't set up...

2024-09-12 16:32:11

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Very interesting note!
This seems a bit similar to PGPs verification levels for signing other people's keys.
There are four signature levels:
Level 0 signature: no indication. This is the default level and is usually used by people who don't know or don't care about signature levels. A lot of people don't specify the signature level when they sign public keys, so there is no reason to discard these right away.
Level 1 signature: personal belief but no verification. As the name says this level is used when someone signs a key but was unable to verify the identity. Used for nicknames, most of the time, as you can't really prove the identity behind a pseudonym. Be careful when you encounter a level 1 signature on a key with a full name and e-mail address. These levels have to be specified manually, if someone changes it to level 1, it might be for a reason.
Level 2 signature: casual verification: These signatures usually mean that people have met and checked identification, but didn't know eachother upfront.
Level 3 signature: extensive verification: The level used when the signer was absolutely sure that the listed name is correct. Usually this means that they have known eachother in person for years and have checked government issues identification.
https://vic.demuzere.be/articles/pgp-public-keys/

2024-09-12 14:06:40

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savage

2024-09-12 14:04:52

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Works.

2024-09-12 13:28:11

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This was fun, thanks for the conversation GG!

2024-09-12 13:25:35

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One of the powerful aspects of Bitcoin is that it puts access to global base money into the hands of children even without awareness or permission from their parents, this will usher in a new wave of young entrepreneurs, beautiful!

2024-09-12 05:23:44

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Patent pending... 🙄

2024-09-12 05:19:56

Deliver shippable intermediaries.

2024-09-12 05:17:56

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Consider layers of defense, you might not defend against all of the most powerful adversaries, but at least you do protect against low effort attacks.