Sir Chad Farrow :pci:

Podcasting 2.0 Shil and Knight of the No Agenda round table.

PC 2.0 app beta tester and Quality Assurance Specialist (I can't fix it, but I can tell you "It don't look right")

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2024-07-28 23:40:01

Hey @npub18a6…pny4 I remember you mentioning a long time ago about Andy showing up on the featured section of LNBeats and not knowing where he came from.
Now we know and I wonder if that was the video you did that he mentioned?
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/866/743/351/583/881/original/aea11a8ed8ab8225.png

2024-07-09 20:57:41

@npub1z6g…amwj we were talking about Helipad on Core Lightning last night and I saw Evan post this in the Zeus telegram group about connecting Zeus to Core Lightning.
“be sure to try out CLNRest too. c-lightning-REST is in an ok spot now, but will soon no longer receive updates from us or the maintainers”

2024-07-09 17:03:37

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/9/24194612/spotify-podcast-comments

2024-07-07 15:41:28

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10/?
I'm really start to like the terminology the AlbyHub uses for Liquidity.
Saving - on-chain funds used to open channels aka buy liquidity.
Spending - is just what's on your side of your channels that you can send out.
Receiving - is just what's on the other side of your channels that people can send to you.
For comparison the other pic is what your channels on a node look like. Same thing but in a much easier way to understand.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/745/908/913/306/388/original/0be93c9cf84c536b.png
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/745/950/597/019/718/original/822b2285081fcd59.png

2024-07-06 22:36:06

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9/?
Running AlbyHub on a raspi zero looks like a cool little project.
raspi zero is $25 on Amazon
“Before we begin, you are going to need the following things:
A windows or mac or linux computer
Raspberry Pi Zero 2W (you can use other Raspberry pi models!)
Mobile phone charger wih miniUSB connection (to charge the Raspberry pi Zero 2W)
SD memory card (at least 32gb)
Adapter SD card to USB (to plug it on your computer and download the OS)”
https://guides.getalby.com/user-guide/v/alby-account-and-browser-extension/alby-hub/running/raspberry-pi-running-alby-hub

2024-07-06 16:34:31

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It seems like it’s a lightweight node that always has to be online to me. If the PC turns off so does this.
There are also options to subscribe to the Alby subscription plan, run it on a server, run it on your own PC or even run it on a Raspi Zero.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/740/496/540/089/173/original/86c10cb0cb627f80.jpeg

2024-07-06 14:26:21

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8/?
Sats move from Spending to Recieving just like a normal lightning channel.
Bear with me b/c I'm tying these out in real time.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/739/996/748/969/349/original/ef816f3720f3b61b.png

2024-07-06 14:13:26

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7/?
this seems that you spin this up and buy inbound and outbound channels to use until it runs out or fills up on your end.
idk what happens after that but it seems like you have to buy a new channel.

2024-07-06 14:04:02

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Its a slick app. You've been playing around with a node so it feels similar.
I'm going to leave it like I have it for now and see how it does.

2024-07-06 13:44:54

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6/?
Game on! I connected the Hub to my backup Alby account, connected it to LNBeats and the sats are flowing.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/739/830/347/450/624/original/38b88575a6f12de5.png

2024-07-06 13:20:42

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5/?
The 74,250 balance is what’s left over from opening the channel. I paid a 80k invoice and after fees that’s what I have left.
I needed the sats upfront to open it but it only really cost me 5,750 sats and the 74,250 sat balance is mine to send out.

2024-07-06 13:01:03

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4/?
It has all of your balances separated out which is nice.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/739/667/612/233/444/original/d8f67f9d914da78e.png

2024-07-06 12:56:54

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3/?
First thoughts - this is powerful. It basically the same as running a node but more user friendly. You can even use a credit card to pay for opening channels.
Use your own PC as a lightweight lightning node.
I opened a channel to a LSP for 80k sats which was the cheapest option.

2024-07-06 12:28:31

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This is the screen you see when you set up the app.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/739/539/425/006/722/original/175aaff6b72f6af6.png

2024-07-06 12:23:21

I don't know if everyone has this or not but I went to getalby.com/node and it has options to setup AlbyHub now.
I downloaded the desktop and I'm setting it up now.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/739/513/156/581/179/original/65920e248b813d73.png

2024-07-06 12:20:46

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uninstalled it and reinstalled the s9dk and its still the same program.
I reconnected it to Alby and I don't see any difference.

2024-07-06 10:53:54

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It looks exactly the same

2024-07-05 21:42:11

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It’s a good one I listened to it when it came out and again recently when it came up on PC 2.0.
They also cover a lot of the tradeoffs with it so the episode isn’t just all hype like most BYC podcast these days.

2024-07-05 19:55:15

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Cool and this is a feature I didn't know PodHome had.

2024-07-05 19:25:52

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I just checked and they are there for Ungovernable Misfits but not the PC 2.0 show.
Barry are these baked in MP3 chapters because I know Apple supports those?
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/735/516/359/843/375/original/72df1c15a342099f.png

2024-07-05 18:17:41

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The gethub has "Alby Hub for StartOS" but maybe something is just missing.

2024-07-05 18:10:52

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same ecash from what I understand but now it has the Nostr/BTC/lightning network we can add to it.
This episode covers it well but you have to know so much about BTC to even know what they are talking about.
https://podverse.fm/episode/W6QXB02pb

2024-07-05 18:05:36

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I haven't looked into it much b/c it doesn't really fix a problem I have. Its just sats in another wallet that I cant use to send to podcasters or musicians.
I do think having a small pool of sats that people can use to test this stuff out could be useful.
Right now we are looking for a "free" option that can be used across apps. Something to move small amounts in and out of.

2024-07-05 17:53:30

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That sounds similar to the stuff I tried even using Ubuntu and Mint.
Is this the s9pk for what Bumi shared because its the same as the version of NWC that's already on my node?
I installed what you sent and its the same version.
0.4.2~1
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/735/142/189/562/762/original/a5354c18e5063881.png

2024-07-05 17:18:41

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Ericpp shared a similar GitHub page that helped with some of the stuff but I know so little about this that I don't even know what's wrong at this point.
Copying and pasting into the CLI is where my knowledge ends.

2024-07-05 17:10:45

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I asked @npub1glq…4zwa about a s9pk but haven't heard anything back about it.

2024-07-05 16:53:15

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I spent a lot of time with this yesterday and I couldn't get it to work so I'm just going to wait for it to be added to Start9.

2024-07-04 22:46:39

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yes and yes.

2024-07-04 22:30:24

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From the apps I’ve tested Boost and Boostagram from my node on LNBeats seem to fail most of the time.
My other Alby account works just fine on LNBeats but the one with my node has issues.
This stuffs kind of hard to test so it might be nothing but it just seems to be having issues.

2024-07-04 16:31:55

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I followed the steps in GitHub Bumi sent me but I have no idea what I'm doing so I'll checkout what you sent me.

2024-07-04 16:16:35

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I'm stuck here building the s9dk. The "make" command doesn't work.
cc- @npub16rt…fjkv @npub1z6g…amwj
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/729/110/991/740/868/original/9af13a8b85268044.png

2024-07-04 14:04:28

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I haven't even started yet b/c I'm setting up a new PC that I'm almost done with then I can get the scissors back out.
I've been using it with windows for a few days and I hate it so I'm setting up a dual boot with Linux Mint so I still have the windows install.

2024-07-04 13:30:59

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If you wanted to you could signup for a new Alby account to connect to your node but that requires managing 2 accounts.
I’m having issues with this working on LNBEats so I’ve been using a backup account for when the node isn’t working for whatever reason.

2024-07-04 13:24:52

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That’s what I’m here for. Figuring this stuff out so you don’t have to. Also I do enjoy doing it.

2024-07-04 12:15:56

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It looks like a lot to do but mostly I don't have the software dependencies installed yet.

2024-07-04 12:03:39

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Thanks. Looks like I'm learning something new today 😅

2024-07-04 11:03:17

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I can try and sideload it but I'm not familiar enough with github to find the s9pk..

2024-07-03 19:15:22

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I'm not officially on AlbyHub and just have my own node connected and if I disconnect it I can go back to how it used to be.

2024-07-03 19:08:42

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It is, I get the samething on the account I moved over.

2024-07-03 15:34:56

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@npub1wma…5az9 marking the chapters in the timeline for the win.

2024-07-03 14:55:30

@npub1gfn…mk8j
I'm listening to this new RSS Blus show and its missing chapter markers.
example 6:06, 18:56, 26:01
I'm trying to skip these tracks I've heard countless times. 😂
https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6954580
https://podverse.fm/episode/n-RXlG0u_

2024-07-03 01:28:57

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FYI Bumi’s account is on a different instance

2024-07-02 23:49:08

@npub1ckf…xct2
I don't know why but Alby + my node doesn't work on LNBeats.com.
This combo works on all the other 2.0 apps but not LNBeats. I switched to my other Alby account and it worked just fine.
cc - @npub18a6…pny4

2024-07-02 23:22:52

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Looks like it worked. 🥳
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/719/460/074/383/738/original/dc64f2a8a57a9fa6.png

2024-07-02 19:49:57

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I’ll have to double check because I was streaming sats from my node with Alby so we were jousting with scissors.

2024-07-02 12:04:10

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We got it figured out. People seem to be getting this confused with adding their node to the browser extension.
Also, if you haven't used NWC before its even a little more confusing.

2024-07-02 08:25:53

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Sign me up! I’m running LND on a Start9.

2024-07-01 22:11:43

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We ran 1.3 Millions sats through that bad boy over a 3-4 hour period last night.

2024-07-01 22:01:35

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Is that more or less than The Satellite Skirmish?
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/713/484/815/508/964/original/b6088050c3875223.jpeg

2024-07-01 16:19:22

@npub1rcn…dw4h @npub1fmx…wp74
This is the Zeus LSP I've been playing with, and it looks like it's open to the public now since I didn't need a token to create the invoice.
Not free but you can now build a node on a cheap PC and connect Olympus to it, and you should be set.
"Channels here! Get your channels!
https://lsps1.olympusln.com/
You no longer need to use ZEUS to get channels from Olympus. All you need is a lightning node!"
https://mostr.pub/objects/51cd02ed517592ad79c45b19b166b43c254f4fb297b601cb0dbb5bdeee6666f2

2024-07-01 16:12:30

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I've been using my own node with Alby for the past week or so.
If you go to getalby.com/node you can add a NWC pairing key from the NWC app your own node. Nothing changes on the app side besides you see your node balance now instead of the Alby one.
I'm not on AlbyHub yet but it's the early stages of it I believe.
Also until now the only way for a listener to Boost a show is using BoostCLI on RaspiBlitz or the Alby desktop extension with Podverse web.

2024-07-01 15:51:19

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Samouri Wallet was non-custodial and they are setting in jail right now.

2024-07-01 15:41:45

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Thats actually not a terrible idea.
@npub1ncy…zkql as the first executive producer of ITDV I claim that annoying push to talk sound cellphones had back it the day when/if this feature gets added to Helipad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um85XoYfGRM

2024-07-01 14:49:26

@npub1z6g…amwj
Does Helipad allow for each booster to have their own sound?
Came up on Into the Doerfel-Verse last night and it sounds like a cool idea if possible.

2024-06-30 17:05:04

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Adam mentioned using Mints that are run by companies like Strike that have the proper licenses.
Strike backs the one that Dave made for testing.

2024-06-29 22:27:43

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$2 Holla just did a soundcheck and y'all ain't ready for this.

2024-06-29 20:23:40

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This episode covers it pretty well. Calle is one of the main dev behind this I think.
https://podverse.fm/episode/W6QXB02pb

2024-06-29 15:02:01

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Don’t worry those of us that have heard about it don’t really know what it is either. I’ve looked at it some but if I can’t send Value to a podcaster I don’t look much deeper since it’s just another wallet.
From what I can tell the Mint is kind of like a pool of sats (converted to ecash) so you don’t need channels to move funds around since it’s all mixed together.
This is the direction things seem to be moving in the BTC space.

2024-06-29 14:42:04

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I was already using NWC for Nostr stuff so when I stumbled across the /node page I connected it to see what happened.
Also you can disconnect it at anytime to switch back to the Alby hosted wallet. Just reconnect it like you did the first time.
I burned through my budget in a week and had to make a new connection but good news is the budget works.

2024-06-29 14:28:55

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It’s cool shit. I did notice that the Alby dashboard takes longer to load but other than that it’s working.
What Alby is building is going to be super powerful for Bitcoiners that use 2.0 apps.
If we had a lightning wallet that supported NWC I don’t see why people can’t do what you just did with your node but with a wallet on their phone.

2024-06-29 14:01:31

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This?
https://apps.umbrel.com/app/alby-nostr-wallet-connect

2024-06-29 13:43:27

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Does Umbrel have a NWC app? That’s what I used on my Start9.

2024-06-29 13:39:26

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It’s a little confusing but once it’s connected you don’t need to change anything in the 2.0 apps since this adds your node as the backend for the account you’re already using in 2.0 apps.

2024-06-29 13:36:25

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That’s different, you need to connect it on /node
Click Use Your Own Node and paste the NWC pairing string from the NWC app on your Umbrel.
The NWC app on your Umbrel is what connecting it to Alby.

2024-06-29 13:31:24

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Salty it will look like these once you connect your node.
https://podcastindex.social/@ChadF/112695364327956478
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/700/152/784/664/007/original/133aa0a467b8f253.jpeg

2024-06-29 09:34:48

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Thanks, we got it figured out. Kevin was connecting it to the extension and not his Alby account. 🏃‍♂️✂️

2024-06-29 00:13:35

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taking @npub1qvx…hseu for a test spin.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/697/015/584/303/241/original/a7340e2327edec8a.png

2024-06-28 20:25:08

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Here’s a nice cashu.me video from BTC Sessions.
https://youtu.be/LIPw1c74LBU

2024-06-28 18:36:13

@npub1rcn…dw4h mentioned cashu.me
I haven't played with this much but BTC Session did a video on it recently.
https://youtu.be/LIPw1c74LBU

2024-06-28 17:51:11

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Adam had to switch the streams back from last week.
Live on NA stream until it switches in apps

2024-06-28 17:13:12

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I went to the NWC app on my node, hit connect app, copied the pairing key, when to getalby.com/node and pasted it there.
Any 2.0 app that I was already signed into with Alby before still uses the same log in and I haven't changed anything in the 2.0 apps just on the Alby website.
You can add multiple wallets to the Alby extension so maybe thats what your talking about with the multiple wallets.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/695/344/426/406/332/original/b6391ea5675da34a.png
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/695/348/555/831/037/original/570c12381aecd4fd.png
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/695/350/180/394/821/original/4a99aaf7d7717708.png

2024-06-28 16:43:58

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Mine shows up as it always does but it just has my node balance attached to it.
I think connecting it to getalby.com/node is a "hack" until AlbyHub is released.
@npub1ckf…xct2 has been helping me figure out how this is suppose to work.

2024-06-28 15:22:57

To help Alby test out their new wallet stuff I’ve drained my Alby wallet and will only be using it with my own node going forward so any sats received from apps that use Alby will be sent from my own node going forward.

2024-06-28 12:56:04

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First VTS looks good. 🥳
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/694/348/261/190/620/original/f556de1bc8dd2cc5.png

2024-06-28 00:20:26

Listening to Homegrown Hits and watching the sats flowing out from my node thanks to Helipad. 🥳
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/691/374/434/202/548/original/dafd7cb4890c3a1a.png

2024-06-27 14:05:10

I just got my first 1 Million sat limit email from Alby now that my account is connected to my node.
Thats a lot of sats to have at my figure tips.

2024-06-25 16:08:45

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It's probably the same here in the US for new users. I think Dave and I are grandfathered in and If I wanted to buy a larger amount, then I'd probably have to upload my ID.
Maybe not for new users but it's very easy to use and cheap if you know what you're getting into.
I bought $100 yesterday and Strike only took $0.94 in fees. This was with my bank account so it's cheaper but takes a few days to process.

2024-06-25 15:40:57

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I signed up for it about 3 years ago so I can't remember how much KYC they required. I dont remember giving them my ID but they do have my bank account info.
I've never used MoonPay or other services that 2.0 apps have added b/c of the same KYC issues. The having to upload a picture of my ID is where I draw the line.
I'm sure Oscar will be looking into Strike more that they can use it first hand. They are also asking people in the US if/how it works with Fountain

2024-06-25 13:11:50

This is one of the reasons I haven’t looked into things like Fedimint or eCash much.
Your funds are held in a mint that you have to trust and if it disappears, you mess something up or don’t understand it your funds are gone.
I know this is all new but this stuff gets caught up in the Nostr hype and seems dangerous to new people coming into Bitcoin.
https://x.com/sethforprivacy/status/1805385520035275087?s=46&t=53bY0P3WtJCjX9Cz5X1sdg

2024-06-25 11:29:46

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Too easy…
Having strike automatically add sats to my Fountain wallet would be a cool feature.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/677/017/810/641/621/original/b8996816d61d17df.jpeg

2024-06-25 11:26:36

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I’ve just always used it to buy sats and it’s been rock solid for that.

2024-06-25 10:51:51

Strike UK just launched.
https://x.com/strikebtc_uk/status/1805546077958881706?s=46&t=53bY0P3WtJCjX9Cz5X1sdg

2024-06-24 22:29:58

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I’ll let setting it up to the professional. Just wanted to make sure you were waiting on us.
Standing by for further instructions from The Wolf. o7

2024-06-24 21:59:38

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That reminds me. Kevin here’s the site that Salty mentioned in his Boost.
rssblue.com/top

2024-06-24 21:23:43

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Hey TJ is this node ready for us to open some channels to it? On-chain fees are really low right now so it saves the people opening channels to you some sats.
No rush but these sats are starting to burn a hole in my pocket.

2024-06-24 19:09:35

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Gigi's the best.
I know you see them and to reply you need a node running Helipad.
A listener has to Boost from Castamatic or Curiocaster and you can reply in Helipad.
When you reply in Helipad, I get a Boostagram notification in my email from Alby.

2024-06-24 17:14:37

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Here's a great article Gigi wrote that might help musicians understand some Bitcoin terms.
https://dergigi.com/2022/06/27/the-words-we-use-in-bitcoin/

2024-06-24 14:32:21

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idk but its flaky at best. I wasn't able to pay any invoices until yesterday because I was getting timeout errors.
This is on the node I setup for IPFS podcasting so it's just hanging out right now to test the Zeus 9.0 Alpha stuff.

2024-06-24 13:46:43

I do have a CLN node up and running to test #Bolt12 stuff, but I still think it's years away.
Either way here's the address for it and I'll pin this so its easily available.
According to Zeus, Plasma - Core Lightning Wallet for iOS and ZEUS alpha are the only ones that let you pay a Bolt12 invoice. Both require a Core-Lightning node to connect to.
lightning:Inolpgg5x6rpv3ryqarhv4k8vefwvdshx6qkyypf
6ganIxyd635vr84sp8kgpg57y984f8h4rc2uh322w0m2
8znw3g
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/671/902/050/547/971/original/b99963491a3099e0.png

2024-06-22 17:21:35

NA stream is booked so we’re on the backup stream. I don’t honk this will affect when we go LIT but if you like to tune in early this is where we are.
https://op3.dev/e/live.noagendastream.com/adam

2024-06-22 17:03:12

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OBDM is streaming live right now on the NA stream.

2024-06-21 23:28:06

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Cool.
I haven’t gotten to liquidity management yet. I still have 500k of outbound from opening channels.

2024-06-21 18:51:51

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Setup NWC and connect it to getalby.com/node
Here’s the guide for it.
https://blog.getalby.com/connect-your-startos-node-to-any-app-with-nwc/

2024-06-21 18:14:00

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This seems to be working and the sats sent from my node show up in Helipad!!!!!!
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/655/964/493/760/075/original/cce177ff631ce34a.png

2024-06-21 18:03:29

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Shoutout to @npub12fy…g0wg

2024-06-21 13:51:20

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Seems to be working now. 🤷‍♂️🏃‍♂️✂️

2024-06-21 11:04:27

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Boosts are working but not streaming sats from what I can tell.

2024-06-20 22:40:32

I hope this is what I think it is. If you have NWC setup on your node you can connect that to your Alby account and use your own node in 2.0 apps.
Seems to be working that way from what I can tell. Anywhere I have my getalby account connected the Sat value is the same as my node.
I’ll be testing this tonight with PodcastGuru while listening to HGH.
https://getalby.com/node

2024-06-19 19:42:24

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We’re trying to figure out why the VTS isn’t working in this episode. I checked Castamatic and noticed it was doing this so it could be the feed and not the app.

2024-06-19 18:27:44

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🛎️🛎️🛎️
You also need Ride the Lighting and I just did the default config on everything.
Guys how do we open channels to TJ if his node is new to the network? Will the peers thing work to discover his node?