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Business. Bitcoin. The world needs freedom, not regulation.

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2024-06-12 06:44:12

“There are only two races of men: the decent men and the indecent men. They can be found across all groups of people.” Viktor E. Frankl

2024-06-04 11:02:55

Jack Dorsey spoke in Oslo on the importance of open source not only for social media but also AI. https://image.nostr.build/bee2a8391d32b5cb29fc7efe021f2d921686842f78280dc75b4f7a7ca2f66506.jpg

2024-04-25 17:41:25

Samourai did nothing wrong.

2023-12-25 19:36:49

Merry Christmas everyone!

2023-12-09 21:23:00

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.

2023-12-06 14:59:53

Stop being concerned with the planet so much. The planet doesn't matter. The people on it matter.

2023-05-16 15:58:51

I’ve always been a Trezor fan but it is sad (while at the same time amusing) to see Ledger commit product suicide.

2023-05-03 20:37:36

Higher tx fees on Bitcoin equal (temporary) deflation since a lot of coins become immovable (tx fee > balance).
When (if) mempool cleans out again, people should think about consolidating UTXOs and moving smaller amounts off-chain.

2023-04-24 19:05:16

The new AI tools are finally a solution to the modern information overload.

2023-04-18 07:11:03

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Any major benefits over Umbrel?

2023-04-18 07:09:30

When you use banks, you are always at their mercy. You can lose all access to your life savings in a heartbeat. Do not forget that.

2023-04-15 19:50:56

Damus always opens on Posts & Replies instead of just Posts (at least for me). It's annoying. I'm starting to prefer Plebstr.

2023-04-03 20:02:33

It's remarkable how resilient civilization is, even when people are constantly trying to tear it down from within.

2023-03-31 17:40:24

Privacy in the EU is a joke. Blocking ChatGPT while mass surveilling its citizens. So typical.

2023-03-29 09:42:04

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Crazies are those who take an idea to the extreme (usually this means coercion of others) and disagreeing with them makes you their enemy for life. Think SJWs.
Most people tend to agree with them to fit in and showcase they are “moral” and “good”. For example, not saying anything when crazies beat people or throw soup on paintings.
The crazies then feel empowered to do more harm, and it goes to hell before most people realize their mistake.
I think a similar process leads to dictators and tyrannical regimes.

2023-03-29 09:31:31

People will rally behind crazies just to showcase their supposed moral superiority. Such fake virtue signaling has the power to destroy civilizations.

2023-03-24 16:26:38

Today: Asking AI to explain some Apache configuration options so I can make the change.
Tomorrow: Telling AI what configuration changes I need, and it connects through ssh and does them itself.
It will be crucial that AI runs locally or is otherwise secured for privacy.

2023-03-14 16:09:52

Is this the moment Bitcoin was created for? We’ll see.

2023-03-11 08:09:23

Imagine holding USDC to protect yourself from traditional banking.

2023-03-09 21:19:14

Sad to see that full blocks of proper, non-NFT transactions just mean that people are getting rid of BTC for fiat.

2023-03-09 11:10:33

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He is extremely hostile to anyone who is not an extreme maxi. Just read some of his comments on stacker.news

2023-03-08 20:57:34

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They always come. But unless they force you to do something they are no threat.
The government, however, will put a gun to your head to use fiat.

2023-03-08 20:55:00

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The problem is that a lot of people lose their patience over time.
They start reasonable but as time goes on, with every additional person they lose it just a bit more.
Until they end up like DarthCoin.

2023-03-08 20:36:19

Don’t be a toxic maxi. Nobody likes toxic maxis.
Be a reasonable maxi. Be nice. You will help Bitcoin.

2023-03-07 08:41:07

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I guess the main problem is that it is not within our control. We’re at whim of the service provider.
I have 2FA turned on on my self-hosted services as well, but if I use Microsoft/Google, I should to be able to manage the security settings as well if I want (bearing the risks of course).
The current trend is to limit the user’s ability to do so, or eliminate it completely.

2023-03-07 08:26:50

Modern web technology treats people like children.
For example: If Google decides your login is unusual, you can’t get in. Even if you have the right password.
Bitcoin and Nostr, on the other hand, treat people as adults. So refreshing. Love it.

2023-03-05 16:11:38

Do not use Bitcoin to get rich. Use Bitcoin to get (and keep) your freedom.

2023-03-03 12:29:30

The 'Contacts' app on Mac is so slow and laggy. Anyone having the same experience? It is barely usable. It seems it's the same it was years ago, perhaps Apple forgot about it?

2023-03-02 21:12:04

It’s a great time to be a Bitcoiner.

2023-02-24 16:22:53

This is so important to understanding Bitcoin.
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_acdb9f56fdf2969376b3d2e7c60d05a652c0fe37f9bb3852bde603233fa7657b.jpg

2023-02-24 08:34:49

An entrepreneur is someone who produces the most value when nobody tells him what to do.

2023-02-23 15:59:45

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I don’t, but I didn’t get the TestFlight access. I only have the production one.

2023-02-22 18:23:50

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Can it last?

2023-02-22 16:38:58

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Great, didn’t know that! I tried googling jt some time ago and I think it was not an option. Thanks!

2023-02-22 16:23:43

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Literally no one wears a mask in CZ since perhaps a year ago. Visiting NYC would feel like time travel!

2023-02-22 10:24:57

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Makes one a proud node owner to see this baby grow.

2023-02-22 10:24:06

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Personally or including those run for other entities? If the latter then 2.

2023-02-22 10:15:28

777777, avg fee 7 sat/vB, max fee 778 sat/vB, 17 minutes ago!

2023-02-22 10:12:40

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Haha might well do! 😄

2023-02-22 07:41:19

Why do the right thing, when if you do the wrong thing and later redeem yourself you are praised much more?
Think alcoholics or unhealthy people. Why are people not praised when they never go that route in the first place?
The story of “how I became sober” is always going to get more attention than “how I don’t drink alcohol”.
The latter might even be met with shouts of “boring!”

2023-02-21 18:38:29

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Yes, and every time I do this it feels so weird.
Perhaps in the future the AI will react based on your attitude towards it?
Not unimaginable, but scary how close to human this one small thing might get us.

2023-02-21 18:34:01

Having kids is very creatively demanding.
Like for the past few weeks, I am always asked for a bedtime story about a monster truck and … scissors.
I am genuinely surprised how many things can happen with those two things.

2023-02-21 17:56:10

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Most importantly, the devs need to be aligned with Bitcoin’s underlying philosophy.
If they are coding things against Bitcoin’s purpose, that would not be good.
Slow but steady, rather.

2023-02-19 16:11:06

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We need more P2P usage of LN. The lack of prepaid Visa cards will hopefully accelerate adoption of LN by vendors, business, individuals.
Might be painful but such is the only way change happens.

2023-02-19 15:27:53

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It would be great if Damus supported simple markdown (at least for links, no one likes headers or too much of bold text). :)

2023-02-19 15:26:12

[StackerNews](https://stacker.news) is such a good website. A great use case for zaps. Overall full Lightning experience.
HackerNews for Bitcoin, but HN feels so old in comparison.
Gotta love the animation when zapping!

2023-02-19 14:55:57

If Craig Wright had been behind Bitcoin in any way whatsoever, his ego would have not allowed him to use a pseudonym or stay anonymous. He would have used “Dr Craig S Wright” in all of the headers and footers.
The pure contrast of attitudes in writing of Satoshi vs. Craig is by itself enough to discredit him.

2023-02-18 20:04:07

Hogwarts Legacy, the game itself, is extremely woke. The fact that it caused an outrage among the woke-crowd just because JKR worked on it and had some creative input (or whatever) shows how deep in the woke-hole we are. Very, very deep.

2023-02-18 16:16:55

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Thanks for the tip on snort.social! Seems like a very good web interface, much better than astral.

2023-02-18 07:26:02

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Ok found the Broadcast option on posts. Anything to mass broadcast all incl. follows and likes etc.?

2023-02-18 06:44:35

Is there a way to on nostr/damus to resubmit previous activity to a private relay that was disconnected when the activity happened?

2023-02-15 17:30:12

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What is the harm in using an anonymous custodial LN for things like Nostr? Nobody should use it as their primary LN wallet but using it as a single-use, public-facing gateway, then just forwarding all of the sats to a self-hosted wallet is best imo.

2023-02-15 15:57:53

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Spam is a real problem but it could be solved without centralization of email servers. I understand why it happened but makes me wonder about centralization of other currently distributed systems.

2023-02-14 21:14:16

It is very concerning that self-hosting one’s email is becoming unviable in early 2020s. Will email just die or will it be a centralized hellhole? A legacy system only used by businesses?
https://cfenollosa.com/blog/after-self-hosting-my-email-for-twenty-three-years-i-have-thrown-in-the-towel-the-oligopoly-has-won.html

2023-02-14 17:22:22

We are living in dark times. The leviathan state has cast its shadow over the world, leaving economic devastation, war, and civil strife in the wake of its rampage. The light of liberty seems barely a flicker, on the verge of being extinguished. - FEE

2023-02-11 17:50:31

Don’t trust people who trust the government.

2023-02-05 08:00:36

If the government controls the money, it controls the people.

2022-12-27 16:34:44

hello world!