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2024-09-07 23:46:10

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I feel this begs the question what you do feel strong about, maybe go with that?

2024-09-05 22:12:26

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Can I ask why you felt Nostrudel would be worth forking?

2024-08-11 19:38:30

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Fair enough, I am sure this is prevalent. But define "not getting it"? If I am committed and positive about the financial freedom tech stack, with Bitcoin as a major part of that, but not the only part, am I not "getting it"? To me, "Bitcoin only" feels like another limiting belief. #AskNostr

2024-08-11 19:32:11

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The financial freedom tech stack has that potential. And Bitcoin is a major part of that, but not the whole stack.

2024-08-10 10:04:36

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@npub16c0…6nvr are you interested in helping me troubleshoot #Primal on Windows desktop? I can no longer post, reply, unfollow. Also, I already have #nos2x and other nsec signers installed and permissions granted. Thanks!

2024-08-09 22:02:20

I'm not finding Nostr straightforward right now. On Windows desktop, I can't post, reply etc in #Primal. Whereas I can post from Nostrudel and Coracle, but I can't see how to @ from them. #AskNostr

2024-08-07 13:26:58

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Staying away from addicts helps you recover?

2024-08-05 17:31:16

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Look up Nimiq Pay app on the App Store/Google Play Store. Self-custodial & very user-friendly, plus it includes a bridge from NIM to BTC LN so can be used at all BTC LN acceptance locations. I feel NIM and Nimiq Pay can definitely be part of the solution for small balances.

2024-07-27 10:27:01

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Look up the 3.5% effect on BBC, which suggests just the opposite.

2024-07-23 18:28:52

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Okay, but what is next to #Bitcoin? What is the closest shitcoin to #Bitcoin? #AskNostr

2024-07-21 15:38:13

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I feel if you are into freedom tech, you need to grasp the nettle on the potential weaknesses of #Bitcoin as well as its undoubted strengths, plus also explore all possible avenues for building the most censorship-resistant financial freedom tech stack. This short video is relevant in this context. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA40oyDVtqs

2024-07-21 15:31:13

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Interesting, maybe not totally mainstream, but my understanding is that there are documentaries out there with titles like "Stranded" or "Dirty Coin" iirc, making the type of case in favour of Bitcoin which you describe. However, I find it interesting to reflect on the forthcoming Nimiq 2.0 PoS having an inherently much lower energy and hardware requirement to run a validator, and the potential for decentralisation implied by that.

2024-07-21 15:25:20

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Thanks, this is fantastic engagement from someone of your standing - even if a lot of it is not what I necessarily wanted to hear!
Can I ask if you feel there is utility in pitching protagonists for PoW versus PoS against each other in a broadcast or conference setting? If nothing else, it might provide a contrast to more routine "preaching to the choir" type content. Cutting to the chase, do you feel able and willing to put the case for PoW versus PoS and I would do my best to hunt around for the strongest proponent in the Nimiq team to go up against you? (No worries if not, just trying to stir things up a bit on an otherwise quiet Sunday afternoon!)

2024-07-21 14:26:07

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Thanks for this interesting response, which I will admit is somewhat over my head. With regard to #Bitcoin, I frequently hear concerns expressed regarding mining centralisation and my understanding is that the pressure towards centralisation only increases with each successive halving. I think we can agree we have come a long way since Hal Finney & co. were apparently mining #Bitcoin using a CPU - not a GPU, a CPU.
By contrast, the hardware and energy requirement for running a Nimiq PoS validator is much, much lower. So I am interested in whether this might lead to greater decentralisation that centralised PoW mining.

2024-07-21 13:51:37

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Nimiq is currently undergoing a switch from PoW to PoS. It could be interesting for those who have a good grasp of the role of #Bitcoin mining in securing the network to compare and contrast with Nimiq's forthcoming implementation of PoS.

2024-07-21 12:27:32

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Have a look at Nimiq, which complements rather than competes with #Bitcoin. We need to be exploring all avenues to build the ideal financial freedom tech stack. https://www.nimiq.com/

2024-06-30 17:44:48

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What about #Bitcoin + an additional L1 solutions which are highly Bitcoin-aligned. e.g. see the Nimiq Pay app.

2024-06-25 22:49:54

@npub1m4n…c2jl Kryptostadt project in Mannheim. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yFneParUYQ&t=9s

2024-06-22 19:23:59

Read the first sentence carefully. Who else is willing to commit to the first principles contained therein?
You are welcome to have interim conclusions in favour of "Bitcoin only" or Proof of Work only. But the search for solutions which best meet the first principles needs to continue.
#note1pnc…52qj

2024-06-22 18:51:56

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Just as Bitcoin-only is a massive assumption and attempt to shut down debate, so is "PoW is mandatory in a digital currency". I wonder if there is any appetite amongst Bitcoiners for rigorous debate on these two counts. I hope so, open source should mean open to challenge. #asknostr

2024-06-09 15:03:56

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I am not asking you to accept the burden of proof, just that somehow objective criteria need to be set to assess the L1. The burden of proof is then on the L1 to meet those criteria.
Also, I don't feel it makes sense to conflate all "other blockchains" and tar them all with the same brush, even if a very high % of them are shitcoins.
I have one L1 in mind. But I don't feel to show my hand to those who have concluded that *all* other cryptos than BTC are shitcoins, or in a situation where there are no objective benchmarks and the goal posts keep moving!
(And please don't feel these points are in response to you personally. It is just that I feel to lay the ground as best as is possible, given how hard I feel it is for a L1 to gain acceptance.)

2024-06-08 19:12:25

@npub10mx…n8mj what do you think of this overview of current diversity of approaches amongst bitcoiners? Does it ring true to you? It looks like L2, L1, custodial, non-custodial approaches are all being investigated. But somehow, some of the talking has to happen behind closed doors...
#note1y5p…grvh

2024-06-05 18:58:22

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Thanks for explaining, I now know what to do if I want to take things further!

2024-06-05 18:47:42

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Is that an apples with apples comparison? I've found out ditto is a social media server, which I am guessing involves my getting technical?! I feel I am more in the market for an alternative Nostr client, I have a few I am playing with.

2024-06-03 21:31:17

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Identifying as a Bitcoiner effectively circumscribes which financial freedom technologies are available for consideration. Was the discourse more open and more intellectually honest in the pre-Bitcoin era?

2024-06-03 20:48:56

@npub1x0r…shtn
The Mutiny bouncer added to Primal and turned green immediately; poster place is still showing red. Also, @npub1m4n…c2jl
if I have Mutiny relay, do I also need the forest one?#note1y83…v4q2

2024-06-01 20:13:19

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Any thoughts on 7 vs 10 vs 11?

2024-05-31 14:06:20

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I am hearing to ration your use of music, don't have it on all the time, to give you enough downtime.

2024-05-29 21:53:08

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I've turned off VPN and now Coracle works for me too, thanks for your help!

2024-05-29 19:24:37

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Reloading isn't sorting it, if you mean dragging down from the top of the screen. But is Primal known to be bad at connecting to relays and what are better clients in this regard? Although I haven't found Primal on Android to be too data-hungry.

2024-05-29 11:26:53

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It is more that we need to look in a different place for safety than tech solutions, which some of us may have a bias towards.

2024-05-29 11:14:20

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Thanks, I have added your bouncer to my Primal. Does it generally take a while after adding before it turns green?

2024-05-26 20:38:50

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What is with the mechanical watch, genuine question?

2024-05-20 20:27:25

Would you buy a iPad rather than an Android tablet? #asknostr

2024-05-13 18:34:49

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Is pasture-raised the same as free range or is pasture-raised a higher standard? I haven’t seen that term used where I am, nor have I ever seen a blade of grass in a long-term chicken pen!

2024-05-09 17:09:14

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Staking Nimiq is coming soon with their switch to 2.0 PoS.

2024-04-24 14:47:59

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Thanks, although I've created for my own use a spreadsheet of various nsec keepers classified by NIP number, I'm not sure if I've understood how nostr address/NIP-05 relates to NIP-46, for which I have synonyms of Nostr Connect/Bunker on my spreadsheet.
Also, is the perceived slowdown only on start up, or ongoing to the ongoing need for the nsec keeper to sign? I remember listening in on a conversation between @npub1jlr…ynqn and yourself in which you both seemed more favourable to the idea than the native app developers!

2024-04-13 20:42:05

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@npub1sg6…f63m just averred that #Lightning can't really scale, and is by no means the only one concluding along these lines. No amount of #RealLifeBitcoin videos disproves that. Let's keep our options open regarding payment solutions. #Nimiq

2024-03-28 18:00:48

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Thanks, that image is really useful to conceptualise the whole pre-history of Bitcoin. And perhaps begs the question of how the #cypherpunk lineage has continued and will continue after the 2008 launch of #Bitcoin? A plurality of inputs begs the question of a plurality of outputs. Not everything in the Bitcoin space is cypherpunk; not all cypherpunk is Bitcoin. This from the Wikipedia entry feels like a useful credo: "The list had a range of viewpoints and there was probably no completely unanimous agreement on anything. The general attitude, though, definitely put personal privacy and personal liberty above all other considerations."

2024-03-27 20:38:37

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https://btcmap.org/cypherpunks-manifesto.pdf

2024-03-26 00:04:28

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Have a look at this. The only update is that Nimiq wallet now supports NIM, BTC and USDC on Polygon (rather than ETH). You can swap in the wallet between the three up to a $1,000 monthly limit. Let me know what you think. https://finbold.com/review/nimiq-review/

2024-03-25 22:02:56

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Thanks, but I do indeed mean integration of another L1. My point is that if we rule out such a possibility, then we have closed off the exploration of another developmental path, and I don't see the logic for doing that, especially given that L2 solutions that tick all the boxes are still some way off.
Let's put it this way: if a candidate optimal L1 payment coin and ecosytem already existed, would we want to spend time investigating it?

2024-03-24 17:21:38

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Although this is what I want to hear, forgive me that I am sceptical that anyone on this #Bitcoin only platform could be in the same boat! Also, even if you are, let's acknowledge that countenancing the integration of another L1 into the space will need quite some curating.
More tools are already available, the L1 in question effectively presents to the #Bitcoin space as fait accompli. The idea is zapping with a fast & cheap self-custodial L1, plus having the means to easily swap to & from self-custodial #Bitcoin.
Obviously, this is the main bee in my bonnet, so we can leave there for now if you prefer?

2024-03-24 09:43:26

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That is great, thanks for engaging. You sound like a diligent show host giving out balanced advice. However, whatever the ongoing developments on Lighting Network, I am interested in the possibility that a well-chosen L1 + #Bitcoin may be more feasible to implement high levels of Satoshiness whilst still being suitable for mass adoption.

2024-03-23 13:24:15

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An alternative take would be that this situation exemplifies the lack of non-custodial LN wallets which are user friendly enough for mass adoption, as if such things existed you would be recommending these to your community instead of the likes of ZBD. Question: if non-custodial LN wallets suitable for mass adoption are still not available, will they ever be? If not, is it perhaps time to explore alternative solutions for user-friendly self custodial micropayment solutions?

2024-03-22 10:35:01

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What is it, then? If not a video camera?

2024-03-18 17:27:01

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Thanks for this informative answer. So would one create a pull request for a new NIP and who decides whether to accept the PR?
While I obviously agree that zapping with on-chain #Bitcoin wouldn't make sense, part of the reason behind my initial question is the principle of an L1 which can indeed scale and offer fast & cheap payments.

2024-03-18 16:32:59

Is Nostr forever #Bitcoin and #LightningNetwork only? In particular, what would need to be done to introduce another L1 payment coin? Would it just (LOL) be a question of building a client which supports the novel L1 or would some adaptation be needed on the protocol level? #asknostr

2024-03-13 18:12:21

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No idea, I am strictly an end user! @npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6 is the developer, I think?