Marks

CEO @ OpenSecret 🏴‍☠️ | ex-

Try out our Private AI - Maple https://trymaple.ai

Family, Friends, Sunlight ☀️

Freedom tech is final tech 💪

@marks_ftw on X 🐦‍⬛

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marks@primal.net

NIP-57 Address

marks@primal.net

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2025-03-22 21:55:57

GM hockey fam 🏒
https://m.primal.net/PpaZ.jpg

2025-03-21 17:57:02

GM ❄️ 🏂 🏔️
https://m.primal.net/PoDZ.jpg

2025-03-18 14:25:49

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Hard rock at the end hits me in the feels 🎸

2025-03-17 02:40:00

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Arab Spring was the true coming out event for Twitter. It first got noticed at SXSW but the Arab Spring is when people took it seriously.
Wonder if/how that plays into your question.

2025-03-15 15:44:37

TIL 444 is considered the angel number. How come people only talk about 666? 😈

2025-03-15 14:21:38

GM nostr. Looks like we’re going to $444K.

2025-03-13 14:29:42

GM nostr. It’s Startup Day at @nprofile…wvat. Come and build it 🔨

2025-03-07 14:38:58

GM nostr. Strategic Friday Reserve.

2025-03-06 14:30:15

GM nostr. Grateful for another day of life.

2025-03-01 20:49:22

As AI becomes a strong tool for productivity, those with internet have an advantage. A large portion of the world has no internet, but many in those areas have SMS. There is a business and humanitarian opportunity for functional AI over SMS.

2025-03-01 17:42:25

GM nostr. Saturday vibes.

2025-02-28 14:40:52

GM nostr. When I dip, you dip, we dip.

2025-02-27 21:56:37

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Normally yes, cloud companies harvest data.
In our case, you can look at our code, look at our confidential computing attestations, and make your own decision. We claim that users can cryptographically prove we aren't harvesting their data, can't even read it. Ultimately people have to choose their own risk tolerance.

2025-02-27 13:09:15

GM nostr. We are building a better future together: community and tech.

2025-02-26 16:58:30

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I find myself craving it like I do water

2025-02-26 16:57:26

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We're looking at subscription options for Bitcoin. Afterall, we did it in Mutiny.

2025-02-26 12:34:58

GM nostr. Sunlight ☀️ is your friend.

2025-02-25 19:32:11

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😉

2025-02-24 12:33:33

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…ain’t there…yet.

2025-02-24 12:32:10

GM nostr. The new week holds potential, do something with it.

2025-02-23 17:57:23

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I just started that one. I've read many works influenced by it but finally decided to go to the source.

2025-02-22 20:13:27

The veterinary clinic sent us home with special food for our pet. They were in a rush and didn’t give us instructions. All good, AI was able to help. I felt fine putting the pet’s info and food into Maple AI because it’s private. It gave me specific info that I needed, and I was able to ask follow up questions with even more personal context.
Keep finding ways to use AI in your life.

2025-02-22 17:58:54

GM nostr. Always be working on being a better person than yesterday.

2025-02-21 20:30:28

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2025-02-21 15:54:41

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Time for people to find and support alternatives.

2025-02-21 15:50:17

GM nostr. Fight for your own privacy, because big tech won’t always be there for you.

2025-02-21 15:42:49

Citizens get weaker, government gets stronger.
https://m.primal.net/PFgr.jpg

2025-02-21 03:50:42

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Regenerative rabbit farming

2025-02-21 03:26:45

Today on fake news @nprofile…kr2f , it was implied that I said AI can replace @nprofile…qy52 and his news gathering skills. Bro. Serves me right for dropping out of the Nostr chat early.
We all know RHR is 🔥 because every link is lovingly hand plucked from the flowing rivers of the interwebs.
When the AI overlords seize power, RHR will be the last citadel to fall.

2025-02-20 15:30:51

Next time you find yourself in the waiting room of a doctor's office, open up AI and start typing out all the stuff you plan to share with them. Then later as the doctor makes recommendations, add that info to your AI chat. Instant second opinion.
Maple keeps this data private.

2025-02-20 14:44:42

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I'm all for that. I guess I should have clarified more. My "100% back to the people" is just like any budget problem. Pay off your debt and put money into savings. What's all this "20% here and 20% there talk". 100% should go to making our country whole.

2025-02-20 03:45:59

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“as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced”

2025-02-19 15:02:47

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GM 🫡 🤙

2025-02-19 12:24:49

GM nostr. Offend me today, it’s your human right.

2025-02-19 03:23:08

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I’d like an invite 🤙

2025-02-18 15:53:08

The future of online and monetary sovereignty is being seeded by GMs on Nostr. 🤙

2025-02-18 14:14:04

GM nostr. Raise your hand if your first rug pull was finding out the cake is a lie.

2025-02-18 03:44:02

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Could this be a step toward my question from last month? note10t3mhqpqmcvls8rq7968zndmdcwa7647sfylav67t0zr9cmu75zqcn7fh3

2025-02-18 02:23:03

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GFY

2025-02-18 01:53:32

Let me get this straight. News organizations that have been spreading lies for years were shut out of the White House for it and are now saying they will boycott and stop spreading lies until they are let back in? Bravo 👏

2025-02-17 21:40:16

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#zapvertising

2025-02-17 21:17:12

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A rabbit hole worth exploring. MH370 and zero point energy. No idea if it’s true but it’s a fascinating exploration.

2025-02-17 21:16:00

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Been following this topic for months. It blows my mind and I’d love more answers.

2025-02-17 16:49:39

GM Nostr. It's a bank holiday in America, but there ain't no rest for the wicked. Keep building. 💪

2025-02-16 14:10:56

GM nostr. It's ☀️ somewhere in the world rn.

2025-02-15 17:04:00

GM nostr. Show kindness to someone this weekend ✌️

2025-02-14 19:26:01

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You know, it's improved tons in the last 6 months and has become my main app.

2025-02-14 19:18:43

Do you want your private AI provider focused on altcoin airdrops or on privacy? 🤦‍♂️ https://m.primal.net/OgKS.png

2025-02-14 18:17:48

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🫂

2025-02-14 18:17:24

transcribing a video and it got caught in a loop. lol whoops. glad i'm doing this with local AI and not paying for credits for this 😆 https://m.primal.net/OgEW.mov

2025-02-14 17:51:56

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Interesting. Yeah all of the AI technology is still just a game of probabilities. It's guessing at what it thinks is the most likely response that will satisfy you.
Maple also doesn't have access to the internet...(yet?). So it's only going to know about things that the model trained on. We use Llama 3.3 which has Dec 2023 as its snapshot.

2025-02-14 17:22:56

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Yes it does need an account. The code is open source and verifiable, so you can see that we aren't snooping on you. Majority of our users signed up with privacy email addresses, so we don't even know who they are.

2025-02-14 17:08:35

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2025-02-14 17:08:00

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this far
https://m.primal.net/OfzV.gif

2025-02-14 14:16:30

GM nostr 💜

2025-02-14 00:33:44

Free private AI is just a click away: https://trymaple.ai
#nevent1q…vl6n

2025-02-13 22:20:18

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I count at least 7. Those wheel well covers fit 3 easy.

2025-02-13 13:38:49

GM nostr. Meet up with a friend or family member today 🙏

2025-02-12 15:57:49

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Need the best privacy model for that one

2025-02-11 16:01:34

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List of Must Haves:
Nice kitchen
3 bedrooms
Storage closet full of incandescents

2025-02-11 16:00:59

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Be honest, that is the true reason you bought that one instead of another.

2025-02-11 15:59:57

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Yes this is the experience and yes it is idiotic. The problem has already been solved. The only reason to insert that many layers is for rent seeking.

2025-02-11 15:56:46

Despite claims made by people on X, it’s extremely difficult to get incandescent light bulbs. I went to a big hardware store where they had 100s of variations of light bulbs. The worker there could only find one incandescent bulb for me, but it was a specialty form factor.

2025-02-11 13:18:30

GM nostr. Use AI to help you accomplish a task today, even if it’s small.

2025-02-10 21:02:51

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To zap this post or not to zap.

2025-02-10 16:38:53

Something I've learned over the last few years is that I do not want to be running a lightning node. I'm both technical and financially literate, but a lightning node is a new level of stress I don't need in my life. Happy to risk some sats with custodial node runners.

2025-02-10 16:24:29

GM nostr. Build something great today

2025-02-08 21:28:43

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Thanks for the link. We are looking for a video app for filming offline. Does this do that or is this the web app for sharing and viewing? We just want to make videos like you find on TikTok but watch them locally irl

2025-02-08 20:58:51

GM job postings. What’s not to like about Nostr?
#nevent1q…9w7j

2025-02-08 20:45:27

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Additional requirement: no connection to Chinese govt 🙃

2025-02-08 20:32:09

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Great! You?

2025-02-08 15:25:45

GM on a weekend

2025-02-06 21:08:21

📱 Calling all Mobile and Web App devs: you can have great Privacy AND great UX! They aren't mutually exclusive!
We built a platform that does the hard work for you and has a way to verify for yourself that it's private. Join us in Discord or DM me to talk more.
We are opening up public access in the coming weeks. So pumped 🤘
#nevent1q…np9r

2025-02-04 16:17:54

GM Nostr. Build great things today. Reminder, they don't have to be digital.

2025-02-04 16:13:20

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For larger amounts, @nprofile…ys9t and @nprofile…m2qp are awesome places to buy. Then eventually move them out of there into a safe place for long term storage.

2025-02-03 20:58:02

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Secure enclaves in the cloud that enable better encryption of user data. It has the ability to take the privacy of your local computer and pair it with the power and flexibility of the cloud.

2025-02-03 19:06:19

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It's the cloud...but...confidential

2025-02-03 18:37:27

Add the term "confidential computing" to your radar for 2025. You'll be hearing it a lot.

2025-02-03 15:52:27

GM Build the future you want to see, ignore the naysayers.

2025-02-01 23:37:10

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I know some of the prominent Fedimints are operating in a degraded state, so there is possibility the issue is there.
Here are recovery steps you can try following for onchain and emergency kit things with Mutiny Wallet. https://github.com/MutinyWallet/mutiny-web/wiki/Recovery

2025-02-01 14:46:50

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When I think back to Nashville 2023, the most meaningful parts to me occurred outside the conference center.

2025-01-30 00:36:35

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@npub1h8n…rpev should be on your shortlist

2025-01-29 19:15:23

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Didn't try out the hot aussie male, did ya

2025-01-29 04:53:22

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Browser for now. You can do "Add to Home Screen" from the browser and use it like an app. That's personally how I use it.
What kind of functionality would you like to see if it were a native app?

2025-01-29 04:48:28

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E-ink display. 7 day batter life. Durable case. Minimalist operating system to minimize distractions. It was the original smart watch that kicked off the entire industry.

2025-01-29 04:46:59

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It's the original founder, so I'm bullish that they'll make it work again.

2025-01-29 02:55:46

Not on my bingo card for 2025: Return of the Pebble Watch
These things are still my favorite smart watch. https://repebble.com

2025-01-29 02:54:18

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Goal is to maximize lulz

2025-01-29 02:51:49

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2025-01-29 02:49:42

They’ve got their pros and cons
https://m.primal.net/OFSo.jpg

2025-01-28 21:24:48

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This is a new level of encryption. Confidential computing uses enclaves on both the CPU and the GPU to encrypt the data while processing. The services use attestation to verify that they are running the proper software and sever the connection if the code has been tampered with.
So yes, E2EE typically is about encrypting data in transit. Now we can encrypt on the processing unit and in the memory.

2025-01-28 18:38:22

How the new AI launches are going this week https://m.primal.net/OElE.jpg

2025-01-28 16:30:24

Just in time for corporate #DataPrivacyWeek 😏
#nevent1q…jpxv

2025-01-28 06:35:27

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💜 we miss Mutiny as well.
The new company is still Mutiny soul behind the scenes. Just a pivot. Building a privacy platform for app developers that is giving birth to many new Mutiny-type wallets.
First new privacy app comes out tomorrow. More app announcements in the coming months. https://trymaple.ai

2025-01-28 06:29:54

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Best tip he received all night

2025-01-28 06:27:06

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GM although I should be GN

2025-01-28 06:20:22

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Open sourced end-to-end encrypted AI chat, courtesy of ya bois at Mutiny Wallet. https://trymaple.ai

2025-01-27 20:53:49

Might splurge and make pancakes for breakfast tomorrow 🥞
#nevent1q…kjws

2025-01-27 19:24:05

The only DeepSeek hot take you need today
https://m.primal.net/ODIk.jpg

2025-01-25 21:51:03

How my afternoon has gone:
1. Set up software to do a screen recording of Maple for the launch
2. Hop on socials to quickly check something and see a post about using MacWhisper together with Cursor
3. Set up dictation in MacWhisper and find you can use LM Studio as a local server
4. Hop into LM Studio and find that DeepSeek is available and start downloading it
5. While waiting for download, try out MacWhisper with Maple
6. Start brainstorming with Maple about a task management app I've wanted to build for years to combat this tangent I went on
Ask me how my screen recording is going 🫠