OrangeSideUp

An iconoclastic contrarian, freedom-focussed inclusionist Kiwi with anarcho-capitalist, BTC maximalist leanings. Normal then.

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crimsonbear8@primal.net

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2024-11-07 00:39:07

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Amazing!

2024-09-24 00:41:40

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I hope he’s writing his address on it.

2024-09-17 09:00:43

As you get older, you’ll realize that a $30,000 watch and a $30 watch both tell the same time.
A Gucci wallet and a Target wallet hold the same amount of money.
A $10,000,000 house and a $100,000 house host the same loneliness.
A Toyota will also drive you as far as a Bentley.
True happiness is not found in materialistic things, it comes from the love and laughter found with each other.
Stay humble… the holes dug for us in the ground are all the same size.
….and stack sats.

2024-09-15 05:26:01

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Super cool, and the more home mining there is the more secure Bitcoin is from corporate control. Well done, Bitaxe!

2024-09-11 07:53:39

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Don’t get an Umbrel Home. I have recently and the UI always crashes. I’d sent it back, but I suspect they won’t refund me. Start 9 sounds better.

2024-09-10 21:47:11

This is both fascinating and very reassuring for our future and an open decentralised internet. I’d not heard about Web5 until listening to this WIM episode.
https://fountain.fm/episode/8hEpIaS2BdDhsn8gy11t

2024-09-09 06:22:04

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Welcome brother. We need more Maasai here.

2024-09-08 03:11:21

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I ran an rafting trip on the Rio Futalefu in 2002. Fantastic river and amazing scenery. I love your pics. I'd love to return. expedition

2024-09-06 10:07:32

GE. I’ve got something to confess about that’s both embarrassing and very frustrating.
Last week I posted on a telegram home mining page about wanting to buy 2 x S19 XP’s to immersion mining and heat our pool and asking if anyone hade feedback about buying directly from Bitamain or their Chinese reseller Beacontek.
Someone called Sats4me replied I could buy them locally (I’m in New Zealand) for a sharper price through Rich at Used ASICs and said he good to deal with.
I was immediately DM’d by Rich at UsedASICs, (in retrospect a red flag) who said he has 6 month old S19 XP’s at the sharp price of $1300 AUD each.
I was cautious of not getting scammed, said I needed to conduct some due diligence, asking for his mob no and npub, but he asked if I’d like referee and gave me a telegram contact to message (probably him too) who said all he’d bought arrived as stated.
He didn’t provide me with his mob no or npub though. (Once again, another red flag.)
In retrospect I should have pushed for those, especially the npub, and a website. The social proof of the npub would have been valuable, but I felt I was being difficult and rude and he ‘seemed’ to be politely accommodating my due diligence checks.
I paid him the $2600 AUD, and emailed him the next day asking for the tracking.
I then checked my telegram chat with him only to find all messages wiped. It was then that the penny dropped.
I was naive to have not been more suspicious. Lessons learnt (the hard way.) 🙄
Not that it will probably stop his shitbag behaviour, but I text him:
Really? Is this how you make a living? Ripping people off.
Going through the motions of building trust when you’re really a fraudulent thief.
The fact that with Bitcoin, Nostr, Fedi etc, we’re trying to make a better, fairer, more harmonious world, but then there’s you, a lying fraudster scamming people rather than work towards a better future and trying to be the best person you can be.
You’re obviously intelligent, you should have more faith and self respect of yourself and aim higher.
I know humans can justify anything. How do you justify this cuntfuckery?
I’ll recover from this theft of yours and will let my wife know I’ve been scammed, while you have to live with your conscience that you’re a thieving, lying piece of shit.
Sleep well scumbag.
Anyway. Hopefully you can learn from my mistakes.
Be careful out there people.

2024-09-06 07:32:21

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We come bearing Zaps.

2024-09-05 05:12:12

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That makes sense. 😵‍💫

2024-09-05 05:11:15

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Nostrocket fixes this.

2024-09-03 09:48:03

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Faaark that!

2024-08-29 23:00:27

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Well said Marty. Many people are thoroughly, and perhaps understandably, demoralised at the state of the world. We all know we’d probably be the same without the optimism that comes with the understanding of Bitcoin and Nostr. We need to light the way. Some will bee benefit, some won’t until they’re ready or the situation forces them. All in good time.

2024-08-29 21:48:09

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Congratulations Ivan. Being a dad is awesome.

2024-08-29 10:21:55

My wife Karin was complaining to me about how much Airbnb charges guests booking our accommodation. A $75 apartment charge and $50 cleaning fee becomes a $200 total charge once Airbnb adds their frankly extortionate $75 booking fee.
I told her Uber takes over 80% from each fare booked via the Uber app, leaving the poor Uber drivers with less than 20% of which they need to pay for fuel and associated vehicle costs, leaving them with fuck all.
Then I started thinking about Amazon which has been described as a private fiefdom, levying large fees upon their merchants and cancelling any items and or merchants they do not approve of.
I started wondering if apps similar to Airbnb, Uber or Amazon could be built on Nostr? I don’t know if it’s possible to build an app similar to Airbnb or Uber, but if any developers could do it, I’m sure the mighty and enlightened Nostr could. An Amazon equivalent marketplace can’t be too hard. We’ve already got the payments platform sorted. It would be appropriate devs should apply a fair V4V royalty for their efforts, but nothing like the rapacious fees charged by these obscene corporations.
Few things would give me greater satisfaction than seeing these parasitic rent-seeking corporations market share ebb away to nothing. I’m sure I’m not alone in this sentiment.
Any takers, devs?

2024-08-26 06:33:17

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Set your wallet up. We’ll send you some zaps!

2024-08-21 08:21:23

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Thanks for the links Max, I downloaded the PDF of The Lodging of Wayfaring Men after you spoke of it on Cody Ellingham’s The Transformation of Value podcast recently, but would rather listen to the audio. Much appreciated.

2024-08-20 22:30:30

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Why are you listening to crypto bros? Surely you have better things to do. 😉
You’re right though. 🤡🤡🤡
The 🤡🤡🤡 ETH ETF, just opened the door for more
🤡🤡🤡 stupidity and crypto bro bullishness. Fools and their money. 🙄

2024-08-20 10:18:42

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Fedi (& Nostr) is sooo farking exciting for what it means for freedom and unstoppable privacy.

2024-08-20 10:14:31

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Great podcast episode. So inspiring!

2024-08-20 10:09:47

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Wow!

2024-08-20 10:08:54

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Everyone! 😜

2024-08-20 09:50:24

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That’s a great science experiment! (& Bitcoin explosion) Recipe please?

2024-08-20 08:16:04

Nigerian Bitcoiner Sues Government for the Right to Own, Acquire, and Trade Bitcoin
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nigerian-bitcoiner-sues-government-for-the-right-to-own-acquire-and-trade-bitcoin/

2024-08-20 00:33:37

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Nope. I doubt the billionaires are coming to save anyone.

2024-08-20 00:27:18

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Especially when they can use AI instead of actual journalists.

2024-08-20 00:25:17

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Fedi fixes this.

2024-08-20 00:15:46

This is a fantastic podcast episode on Walker’s The Bitcoin Podcast with Jeff Booth discussing attack vectors, what Fedi provides in scaling and privacy and Nostr.
https://fountain.fm/episode/nvE4MO4qv2SB4q9ZcItK

2024-08-19 23:44:10

It’s hard to express how excited and appreciative I am of the development of Nostr and now Fedi, on top of the profound enormity of Bitcoin in general.
The unprecedented ability for the world, and especially the unbanked and oppressed, to have access to uncensorable open-source, private, fee free (or near free) permissionless payments and chat gives me so much optimism for our future.
That said, there’s much work for us all to do in educating and onboarding people, before they fall into the surveillance control trap of CBDCs, but we are so much more enabled, than we were before these fantastic developments.

2024-08-19 23:09:20

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Unfortunately, a bit beyond my low-tech capabilities, but sounds like a good idea. 👍

2024-08-19 23:06:53

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Btw, thank you so much for what you’ve achieved to date and are doing. 🙏🏻

2024-08-18 10:57:41

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I’ve got two daughters 11 & 9 y.o.
While I’m not keen on them using social media at these ages, my oldest at 11 is starting to via Meta Messenger with her friend who has recently moved to Germany and her local friends.
How can we make Nostr a safer, more attractive alternative to the youth to use instead on the corporate Web2 platforms.
How can we create a wholesome Nostr for kids/teens?

2024-08-18 01:25:12

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Boom. Thanks.

2024-08-18 01:24:35

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All good. Cody just gave me one to try. Thanks though.

2024-08-17 11:33:25

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Thanks Seth, for all you do and all you’re about to do. 🙏🏻

2024-08-17 09:15:54

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Thanks. I very much been a member for Derrick & John’s freedom cells for years. They both do great work.

2024-08-17 09:13:55

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So cute!

2024-08-16 23:27:55

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What’s a DVM?

2024-08-16 23:20:07

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I watched a documentary that showed the poor woman that harvest the cashew nuts. Apparently the flesh that needs to be removed by hand is really acidic and burns away the flesh of their fingers. Unfortunately, due to the poverty they left with only two choices: starve, or peel cashew fruit for the nuts. Strikes me these ladies need some value for value. I bet they need Fedi too. I’m farrking excited about the freedom and privacy offered by Fedi and can’t wait to starting showing my local and wider NZ freedom communities how to use it.

2024-08-16 23:10:36

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Hey Ajax, I want to set up an Alby account, but need an invite code. Do you have one you can share with me? Cheers.

2024-08-16 03:52:15

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Have cocks moved in the last two millennia? Who knew they were where our abs now are. Weird, but cool. 😎

2024-08-15 07:13:40

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How dare they besmirch the good name of Anarchy!
I’ve got an alum stick. Much better.
I’d rather smell like a man than cover myself in poison. Good work on the posts, brother. 👍

2024-08-15 06:46:38

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Unfortunately, full of endocrine disrupting synthetic fragrances. 🤮

2024-08-14 22:32:14

Bankify: Turn Cashu Mints into Lightning Wallets with NWC
Bankify is a highly experimental tool for turning any Cashu mint into a Lightning wallet with Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) support.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/introducing-bankify/

2024-08-14 01:10:07

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Press ups

2024-08-13 00:14:41

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I think we all know who the actual criminals are.

2024-08-09 07:45:21

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Agreed, but they can keep their climate emergency bullshit to themselves. 🙄

2024-08-07 22:13:21

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Hey @npub1vcf…kxyw, thanks for this. I’m setting up my lightning node on my Umbrel home. I’ll do some research into Alby hub. Cheers.

2024-08-07 21:04:38

A Peter Schiff opinion on Bitcoin we will all agree with. Good work, Peter, you’re making progress. Keep going.
https://m.primal.net/JrgI.jpg

2024-08-07 20:54:13

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Thanks for the sats. I’m still trying to figure out how linking my mutiny wallet and now they are shutting down. What lightning wallet are you using?

2024-08-07 09:27:16

As Mutiny is shutting up shop, any suggestions for my next lighting wallet? 🤷🏼‍♂️

2024-08-07 09:21:14

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When you realise they are a satanic death cult, it all makes a lot more sense… in a senseless way.

2024-08-05 09:01:27

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36. More living to be done yet though.

2024-08-05 08:27:25

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Hey Kontext, I was about to post are there any other Kiwis here on Nostr yet. Your brekkie tags says ‘yes, there are.’ Looks tasty. I’m in Tauranga. Looks like shits about to get bumpy again.

2024-08-01 00:41:33

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👊😉👍

2024-07-31 10:11:17

I just asked Venice.ai, who invented Nostr?
It answered:
Nostr was invented by Dr. Craig S. Wright, an Australian computer scientist and entrepreneur, in 2009. He is also known for his work on the Bitcoin protocol and has been a prominent figure in the cryptocurrency community. Nostr is a lightweight messaging protocol designed to be fast, secure, and simple to use, making it ideal for decentralized communication networks.
Tell me it’s not true. What are the odds that he’s not Satoshi or the inventor of Nostr. Pray. 🙏🏻

2024-07-31 09:51:55

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Stop your shilling!

2024-07-31 09:47:57

Hey ya’ll, has anyone here used the Joinstr Nostr coinjoin app? Any feedback about it? Asking for a friend. 😉
https://m.primal.net/JkFt.jpg

2024-07-22 09:58:47

Me:
What are the implications of Antmain’s near monopoly of bitcoin mining hardware?
Venice.ai:
Bitmain's dominance in the Bitcoin mining hardware market has several implications:
1. Market concentration: With Bitmain controlling a significant portion of the market for Bitcoin mining hardware, it can influence prices, availability, and technological innovation. This concentration of power can lead to less competition, potentially resulting in higher prices for consumers and less innovation.
2. Centralization: Bitmain's market dominance can contribute to centralization within the Bitcoin network. If a single company controls the majority of mining hardware, it can also control a significant portion of the network's hash rate, which is a measure of the processing power dedicated to validating transactions and securing the Bitcoin network. Centralization can undermine the decentralized nature of Bitcoin.
3. Limited choice: With Bitmain being the primary supplier of ASICs, miners have limited choices when it comes to selecting hardware. This can be problematic for miners who may want to diversify their mining operations or try out different types of ASICs.
4. Dependence on a single supplier: The reliance on Bitmain as the primary supplier of ASICs creates a single point of failure. If Bitmain were to experience manufacturing or supply chain issues, it could severely impact the entire Bitcoin mining industry.
5. Potential for anticompetitive behavior: Bitmain's dominance in the market raises concerns about potential anticompetitive behavior, such as predatory pricing, blocking competitors, or withholding technology. This could further consolidate Bitmain's market power and harm other players in the industry.
6. Regulatory risk: As Bitmain's market dominance grows, it may attract regulatory scrutiny. Governments and organizations may be concerned about the company's influence over the Bitcoin network and the potential for market manipulation.
Overall, Bitmain's near-monopoly of Bitcoin mining hardware has both positive and negative implications. While it has led to economies of scale and technological advancements, it has also raised concerns about market concentration, centralization, and potential anticompetitive behavior.
🧐
We need more home mining (& quickly) to ensure Bitcoin stays anti-fragile.

2024-07-22 06:06:53

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🤣😂😕🤮

2024-07-22 06:05:49

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Lenin

2024-07-22 05:39:45

🟠 Retail Bitcoin demand plunges to 3-year low❗️
I’m interested to know why ya’ll think this is? Has inflation and the BTC price caused new and nocoiners to think they’re too late, and it’s too expensive?
https://m.primal.net/JZox.jpg

2024-07-22 04:58:07

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I’ve been to Zimbabwe 6 times to run whitewater rafting expeditions on the epic Zambezi river. When I first went there in 1993, the exchange rate was Zim dollars to the British Pound. It’s heartbreaking when inflation and mismanagement has done that country.

2024-07-22 04:53:52

A great podcast with Bitcoin Mechanic of Ocean Pool talking about the increasing centralisation of BTC mining as an attack vector of governmental/institutional control.
https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-bitcoin-infinity-show/id1641040522?i=1000662599240

2024-07-17 23:07:50

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It’s pretty safe to assume they will try to control or corrupt Bitcoin if possible, and if this is not achievable, perhaps they’ve just worked out the game theory that the can’t stop it and if they don’t get onboard they’ll lose and the longer they leave it the worse position they will be in. The centralisation of corporate miners if an attack vector that is worrisome.

2024-07-17 09:56:33

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I just listened to you on Pod256. Truely inspiring what you’re doing. Thanks.

2024-07-14 22:15:43

Does anyone know if it’s possible to set up groups/communities on Primal?

2024-07-03 03:29:24

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The last one. Big band.

2024-06-30 08:07:55

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Both