Fanis

https://fanismichalakis.fr

Techno Padawan @ LNMarkets & dealer of Lightning knowledge

Public Key

npub1fanjsgy7jghu7d3l5hfq79a3c9kt959x638d5qhjmeeseyr7xp2qert4f0

NIP-05 Address

fanis@lnmarkets.com

NIP-57 Address

fanis@lnmarkets.com

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsy7eegyz0fyt70xcl6t5s0z7cuzm9j6zndgnk6qteduucvjplrq4qpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet5qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcr2ay7c

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nostr-pub.wellorder.net

eden.nostr.land

nostr.mom

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2025-05-25 21:11:10

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Merci pour cette bulle artistique quotidienne 🙏

2025-05-24 22:23:23

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Thank you so much, this kind of comment means a lot 🙏

2025-05-22 11:31:20

The customary pizza has been eaten.

2025-05-20 12:58:39

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We'll probably cover liquidity sourcing at the end (so around 5 pm CET), in case it's more compatible with your schedule. And either ways replay will be available ;)

2025-05-20 12:39:29

We're live in 1.5 hours to talk about:
- privacy through proxies (cc @nprofile…2q2z supertestnet)
- liquidity sourcing (cc @nprofile…nu7f @nprofile…zw8n)
- LNURL Point of Sale (cc @nprofile…sn6w)
#nevent1q…emss

2025-05-13 17:43:23

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Great episode! Lot of things I didn't catch about hashpools at first glance that make me want to dig deeper

2025-05-13 11:01:12

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Warning: the video can be unsettling.

2025-05-13 11:00:32

Another abduction attempt in Paris.
🇫🇷 Une nouvelle tentative d'enlèvement à Paris.
https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/paris-des-proches-dun-patron-dune-societe-de-cryptomonnaie-echappent-a-un-enlevement-en-pleine-rue-13-05-2025-XAVCRDAHFBAY5KZDI6SC3KFBGY.php

2025-05-12 08:28:52

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How many rehearsals did it take to nail this countdown?

2025-05-08 06:02:07

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It's okay. Happens.

2025-05-06 13:02:47

Live in one hour to discuss Spark, channel depletion & multinut!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DDi0aN-9zo

2025-05-05 14:44:25

This is huge and completely redefines the landscape on Cashu v fedimint
All your eggs spread across many baskets that can be used in concert, or all your eggs in one big basket protected by multiple entities?
In Cash, one mint rugging means you lose all that is on this mint, but only that. On Fedimint you lose nothing until a majority of guardians rug, in which case in you lose everything.
Now that both approaches achieve the same level of practicality, the determing factor is your threat model. And that's great 🔥
#nevent1q…7x8l

2025-05-05 14:37:01

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Thanks @nprofile…k925, means a lot 🙏⚡

2025-05-05 05:01:29

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Come on, we only get 5 weeks 😂

2025-05-02 08:45:40

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Thanks! Massive legends!

2025-05-02 06:44:20

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If I'm not mistaken Fornelli is the small town that made the news recently for its high number of physical shops accepting Bitcoin. You can check this on @nprofile…8qzu, the number of merchants is very high given the size of the city.
Huge props to whoever started this ⚡

2025-05-02 06:39:25

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#frogstr

2025-04-30 11:29:44

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cc @nprofile…6ds5 😂

2025-04-30 11:29:28

Nous sommes le 30 avril 2025, l'occasion de ressortir https://bitcoin.fr/fanis-michalakis-avril-2025-leffondrement-du-cartel-bancaire-histoire-dun-aveuglement/
Écrit à l'époque en réaction à cette merveille https://www.lopinion.fr/economie/philippe-brassac-avril-2025-le-bitcoin-sous-un-dollar-histoire-dun-aveuglement
Amitiés à Philou

2025-04-28 07:28:11

OP_RETURN are the new mailing list 📬

2025-04-28 06:13:50

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Worldcoin à la sauce mayo 🇫🇷

2025-04-19 20:45:23

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I'd nuance the privacy part a bit. On nostr, every follow, reaction, reply and post is necessarily public - it goes with the interoperability and portability dimensions. And relays can still infer a lot of a user's interactions from the data they request. See #nevent1q…mwmv
Also, since everything you post is signed, nostr doesn't really have a delete or "forget me" mechanism. Which is something to keep in mind, always.

2025-04-18 12:51:42

Bien reçu Monsieur Nakamoto @nprofile…uwxl, merci ! Encore plus beau en vrai qu'en photo 🤩 https://image.nostr.build/f97023002e0f6f19d3bb3a6fa4de4e5757c82c013495cc641352a6c7a4353c42.jpg

2025-04-16 10:40:25

Lequel d'entre vous a fait ça ?
https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/%C3%A9pitome
https://image.nostr.build/5158f25cce6e1855fa0cfaee3a3a99d1cfd4aa09e439f23d0eea7af54cb77905.png

2025-04-13 18:46:50

My Kindle is now free (as in really mine) 🥳

2025-04-09 05:36:00

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Don't stop until one of you glows in the dark

2025-04-04 15:25:38

On Tuesday we'll take a look at Preimage Piracy 🏴‍☠️
If you want to get a more practical understanding of it, I created a small exercise, leveraging Polar.
The idea of the Polar exercises is to play with a local, fake Lightning Network, and write small scripts to control nodes in this network.
Ideally, if you intend to try it, do so before the live next Tuesday 😉
https://github.com/fanismichalakis/polar-exercises
We'll also cover some news from the Lightning ecosystem ⚡️
#nevent1q…jhvs

2025-04-01 08:14:30

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Oh ce plot twist 😱

2025-03-25 11:29:00

Going live in ~21 blocks ⚡
Today's program:
- LND's "new" sweeper, building on Matt Morehouse's recent article
- Ark on signet
- Peer Storage & Versioned Storage Service (VSS)
We'll also introduce 2 tools that we'd like to start playing with in the Lab: LNbits and Polar.
See you there!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-KNNlHVfXs

2025-03-25 09:26:08

Second's blog, docs and signet wallet spark a lot of joy in me 💫
https://blog.second.tech/try-ark-on-signet/

2025-03-23 14:19:13

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Is this how Skynet begins?

2025-03-23 07:21:00

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It's funny because to me the plebs movement is a reaction against centralization forces: plebnet in Lightning, pleb solo-mining, etc. It's not about bootlicking the oligarchs, it's the exact opposite.

2025-03-20 18:20:44

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Ah oui je n'avais pas bien lu le chapeau, en effet 😅

2025-03-20 16:19:31

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Le "cloud" ça veut dire un serveur tiers entre les deux clients. Donc dans le contexte du transfert de fichier, p2p et "sans cloud" me paraissent à peu près équivalent.

2025-03-19 04:36:29

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Looks like they're using [gitmoji](https://gitmoji.dev/about), which I just discovered was a thing.
https://github.com/suitenumerique/docs/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#commit-message-format

2025-03-11 14:05:59

Join us in 1 hour! On the menu:
🤓 @nprofile…uf0c's latest report
⚡ LND "Excessive Failback" Vulnerability (disclosed by Matt Morehouse)
👝 "Gradual Custody" Wallets Discussion (eg Blitz Wallet, @nprofile…jjnh)
https://www.youtube.com/live/Ze00uiHlazI

2025-03-10 15:11:46

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Seems to be working 👏

2025-03-07 09:30:00

You guys do realize civil asset forfeiture **is** a budget-neutral way to stack coins into the stockpile, right?

2025-02-25 13:13:30

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We also have a Telegram group to hangout between lives
https://t.me/+Ih0-me9YbQxiZTE0

2025-02-25 13:11:30

Going live in 2 hours to discuss Lightning news ⚡
@nprofile…28vy x Fidelity report
@nprofile…k38f suspending operations
LND/LiT rumors & releases
New mutual close protocol
Ephemeral anchors
& more!
https://www.youtube.com/live/aeQKTYcrZ_c

2025-02-18 09:59:25

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I love how well the white privacy dots blend in the picture's aesthetic ⚪

2025-02-14 21:33:36

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If I can hear the solo in my head from seeing the thumbnail, then it's a pretty darn good solo

2025-02-12 18:45:20

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Replay should be available [here](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T5CZo8Jb9nc). The NWC part is at the end, quite quicky mentioned, but I'd love to dive deeper into the topic in some future episode!

2025-02-11 14:00:49

We'll be live in 1 hour for the second episode of @nprofile…ytkq Lab dedicated to Lightning ⚡
This time I'll be joined by @nprofile…hhew and we'll discuss:
@nprofile…lwpx report and raise
USDT on Lightning
LDK Vulnerability Disclosure by Matt Morehouse
NWC (cc @nprofile…5fk2 @nprofile…8czm)

2025-02-06 22:56:46

Senate in France is considering extending the provisions of "presumption of money laundering" to users of crypto mixers. Users would be deemed guilty unless they can prove otherwise (e.g. by providing the origin of funds).
https://x.com/fakenine_/status/1887531025984614541
cc @nprofile…d0xq

2025-02-02 20:15:45

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I like it!

2025-01-31 08:04:13

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Yup, a frying pan doesn't need to know the source of the heat in order to transmit said heat 😉

2025-01-31 06:31:45

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You won't know, you'll be routing sats. Independent of your Lightning implementation.

2025-01-27 16:50:09

Starting tomorrow at 4pm CET I'll have the privilege to host the fortnightly sessions of Plan ₿ Labs - Lightning! ⚡
The Lab is also a digital place to gather with other Lightning enthusiasts and discuss between live sessions.
If that sounds cool to you, you can joins us on Keet (download at keet.io)
pear://keet/yrb3uwcx8om5ek61kar8xn8mjcfbod9m7jy9guy7futtxo8gxzn1f8m9bbakpkrdnd435prs34a4qiyekuprgu4i9m99bdju85k4r4dfs7p6dkm8
#nevent1q…zufp

2025-01-26 12:45:55

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Clairement 😅

2025-01-26 12:17:23

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Yeah, I doubt I'd be able to joke about it so quickly 😅 Good for him!

2025-01-26 12:11:08

David Balland's new X bio is wild https://image.nostr.build/e648338154d439413f549b3d54bfc8b911240faf094906a81d97118d9e1bdb26.jpg

2025-01-26 08:47:49

What would you say were the most instrumental developments in Lightning last year? I'm talking protocol updates, implementations, wallets, tools, services, research, etc.

2025-01-25 18:40:09

Re. Ledger co-founder's kidnapping and maiming, part of the French anti-Bitcoin rearguard is already professing that the real issue is self-custody and the lack of intermediaries.
E.G. https://x.com/NastasiaHdj/status/1883166685718601877

2025-01-25 07:27:43

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I think heuristics on path length are quite strong: a route longer than 5 nodes is improbable enough that the attacker can assert that "Bob is more likely than not the sender". But yeah, it's heuristics, so the attacker can't know for sure.

2025-01-23 16:03:53

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I think one core goal of @nprofile…qss4 with the Hub is to get rid of all potential legal burdens that come with custody. I believe they checked into HC, but those don't really help in that regard.

2025-01-22 10:26:28

One less political prisoner in Murrica 🥳

2025-01-20 21:10:28

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> TC only implemented filters on the UI as they couldnt implement them on the contract level – kind of the idea of "immutable"
I think you can write modular smart contracts with dedicated functions that allow for things like replacement by a new contract when called by the right account. But I was definitely under the impression that it wasn't the case for TC, thanks for confirming!
That being said, I expect contract-level filters to be more and more the norm that regulators will expect devs to adhere to. Some companies are building it because there is profit to be made. When the tools are there, and maybe they are already, the immutability argument becomes weaker.

2025-01-20 20:38:07

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Stands for "Free and Open Source Software"

2025-01-20 20:34:17

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I didn't know the TC team implemented filters at the contract level, thought it was only the UI. If *this* is not enough to keep the DOJ at bay, I don't know what is.
The DOJ might even be shooting themselves in the foot with this move: if the reward for compliance is still prosecution, why bother to comply?

2025-01-19 16:59:25

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Do you them here?
#naddr1qq…mtak

2025-01-18 21:16:30

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Of course the man's name is Malakas 😂

2025-01-18 18:45:53

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And there are those who react with pokemons, thanks to @nprofile…9nk4

2025-01-18 09:22:34

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I've been in the same situation 2 weeks ago, looks like I'm sticking around this time.
TBH I'm finding X more and more unbearable, and find the nostr experience increasingly pleasing 💜

2025-01-17 19:11:32

Chain analysis is a pseudo-science episode 169
#nevent1q…pdsn

2025-01-17 19:07:50

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Definitely interested

2025-01-15 16:22:56

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I memba

2025-01-13 09:05:05

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https://image.nostr.build/9f6b801f1ddac147c13c226d56a549b2e2b82c13da679d3b3a6112e2fa6ee693.jpg

2025-01-11 18:30:39

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Félicitations mon Thib 🥳

2025-01-10 15:21:42

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Merci !
So far I haven't even found a zap server implementation that doesn't require you to paste your nsec in a config file or the env.
I guess it could be a nice first nostr project 🤔

2025-01-10 14:25:29

Is there an existing NIP-47 server implementation that calls a NIP-46 bunker to sign the zap receipt?
And is there an existing NIP-46 implementation that would only sign zap receipts, and refuse to sign any other kind of event?
The combination of the two would let users receive zaps self-custodialy by running the NIP-47 server on a cheap VPS without exposing their npriv, while running the bunker at home (for example behind TOR).

2025-01-08 13:54:26

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Thanks!

2025-01-08 07:26:50

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What's the sauce?

2025-01-06 09:50:50

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The lighting looks amazing

2025-01-06 09:42:03

I used trigonometry today, AMA

2024-12-06 11:28:53

Bien reçu @nprofile…pkne 🥳
Et juste à temps pour commencer la distribution 😇 https://image.nostr.build/b4e2223274c0335e4d72cbeb66de4f46a94855bf73b314aff8f988f43308456d.jpg

2024-12-04 11:39:12

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Interesting. Here they also insist on you drinking enough water (which makes sense), but I don't remember ever being told to avoid fat or dairy products. And if you come with an empty stomach they'll strongly advise you to take a provided sweet break before donating.
Apparently fatty food can reduce iron absorption and interfere with blood testing, so I guess it explains the recommendation you mentionned.

2024-12-04 10:25:58

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You're not supposed to eat before donating? Here in France they insist on you eating before and after the donation, all they provide free stuff for you to eat on site.

2024-11-27 12:25:30

Trying out this little guy today ☕
cc @nprofile…h3ur https://image.nostr.build/59e1359037e9b770441c4f3d8dae1b3948e7a5c563569f86f72e9fa970e6b72d.jpg

2024-11-27 06:19:17

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FYI Ledger's Bitcoin app is open source, although the BOLOS operating system itself is not.
https://github.com/LedgerHQ/app-bitcoin-new

2024-11-27 06:11:23

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It only affects Legder Recover users.
But what's interesting is that any HW company could theoretically publish an update that extracts the seed. Or, more realistically, an attacker could publish a compromised version of the firmware that does this.
As long as we don't have Secure Elements capable of doing secp cryptography, verifying the software you run on your signing device is a critical part of its security.

2024-11-22 23:08:57

BTC rn https://image.nostr.build/52dff45bc93953faa8e72c0b4ca7d1b7c3550634849f9d107ac6640e696f34a8.jpg

2024-11-17 19:35:51

Today was a good day 🫒 https://image.nostr.build/044fb3fe92c864bf79b184e9097bc00fde58c250329787c876a8ac99692877fe.jpg

2024-11-09 07:37:28

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From the linked article: "Kagi Translate is free for everyone. If you’re not a logged in Kagi user, you’ll encounter a simple captcha to prevent automated abuse - a small step that helps us maintain quality while keeping the service free. Kagi members get direct access without captchas, integrating seamlessly with their existing workflow."

2024-11-05 18:09:51

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If you have to use multiple UTXOs as inputs in a transaction to reach the desired amount, you're pretty much revealing as much as if you had consolidated those UTXOs prior to making the transaction. Consolidating when fees are low presumably lowers the associated cost (even more if you use another transaction you're making anyway to consolidate) without any substantial privacy drawback. But as @npub1utx…50e8 hinted to, this is only true if you consolidate precautiously into sensible UTXO sizes.

2024-11-05 16:56:16

Love it!
https://wavlake.com/track/f049d460-6c57-47f9-8ddf-32a32f0011d9
#nevent1q…2kdn

2024-11-05 15:50:00

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J'y serai !

2024-11-05 14:35:15

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Yes, everyone, everytime 🙌
To be fair, I kinda understand their point in that it is indeed theoretically possible to perform KYC on every redemption, and thus only rugpull a specific subset of users. But it's probably the costliest way to rugpull someone, because you'd have to do a KYC check for every claim until you're sure that the remaining ones all belong to the subset you wish to rugpull. And from the point of view of the rugpulled, the outcome is no worse than if the rugpull was general.

2024-11-05 13:59:15

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What if mints KYC the auditor? Doesn't work anymore, gotcha!

2024-11-05 08:51:03

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Thanks man! Already feeling way better this morning!

2024-11-05 08:50:03

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It's my third time reading them up to Children of Dune (first time was probably around 14 with my parents' edition, which only comprised the first 3 books). I've also read God Emperor once, but I've yet to discover the last two books for the first time. Which is quite exciting!

2024-11-05 06:22:20

Reading the end of Children of Dune with a fever is a bit of a mystical experience

2024-11-04 15:25:01

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Bienvenue !

2024-10-29 13:54:18

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Yes, but you don't get treated with a fancy Athenut t-shirt

2024-10-25 21:51:57

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Yes

2024-10-08 05:48:48

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As written (not in the official rulebook tho)

2024-10-06 19:08:11

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If you can split the payment of a pizza in chunks, doesn't it mean there is an infinite number of slices?

2024-09-29 10:16:11

Wanna make a miner cry? https://image.nostr.build/9e9956027ca5b41bec1e4ab878fb1ae343d32b9f8e34906c15c040689a5b29e7.jpg

2024-09-23 12:11:28

Seems like the Bitaxe Gamma has twice the efficiency of Braiin's BMM 101 for half the price 👀

2024-09-19 14:13:20

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Please @nprofile…wl6r don't rebuild it Nikólaos Balános style