CurrencyofDistrust
Currency of Distrust

Christian | Husband | Father

Professional hacker
Lover of freedom tech

Public Key

npub1mgnw2juxex3etfpr8ja4grlz42fumt22ndjha4d8ynh76kze6g7sj3h0pm

NIP-05 Address

currencyofdistrust@primal.net

NIP-57 Address

currencyofdistrust@getalby.com

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192.168.18.7:7777

purplepag.es

relay.nostr.bg

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2025-04-23 20:23:16

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I’ve tried it on accounts I’m certain are not affiliated with primal

2025-04-23 17:34:42

“Someone who lives on takeaway has no reason to learn to cook from scratch, and someone who has handed off manual labour to a set of powerful machines may grow soft and weak compared to his physically labouring forebears. In the same way, someone who hands off cognitive tasks such as research, synthesis, or summary generation to a digital extension may grow cognitively more flabby as a result.”
👌
https://open.substack.com/pub/reactionaryfeminist/p/the-industrialisation-of-thought

2025-04-23 17:12:19

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It’s all a massive campaign to make us miserable and easier to control

2025-04-23 14:37:17

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Left behind from what exactly?

2025-04-16 16:57:09

I had a dream that my bitaxe hit a block 😭

2025-04-11 21:01:24

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Amazing and hilarious 🤣

2025-04-09 18:21:21

The stock market is pure speculation and gambling now. Fundamentals of the company being invested in are completely irrelevant. What a broken economy.

2025-04-08 04:00:51

I don’t believe the dire wolves story for even a second.

2025-04-07 16:58:57

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I once tried to start a podcast but quickly felt myself do this and was so disgusted at the inauthenticity, I immediately stopped 🤣

2025-04-06 16:56:21

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I definitely liked jumble on desktop!

2025-04-06 05:32:48

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Given the transhuman links, wouldn’t surprise me at all.

2025-04-06 05:26:09

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Ya absolutely. I need to do more of that. Got any recommendations?

2025-04-06 01:41:38

Remember when the EFF and a ton of others were saying repealing net neutrality would be the end of the internet? And then it was repealed and literally nothing changed
#nevent1q…acrt

2025-04-05 21:10:55

My wife just stimulated a really interesting thought for me - how can we preserve family history and tradition for generations using technology? 🤔
Going to try to explore that more.

2025-04-05 19:17:31

Of the other social media I use that is algo drive , I’m noticing they’re all getting progressively worse. Like, really bad. Especially YouTube.

2025-04-03 14:20:10

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Humans are gullible

2025-03-25 18:51:01

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When you figure it out, let me know how much one costs 😅

2025-03-10 20:45:24

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every time I see this, I have to rush to see if it was mine. Sadly, it was not 😭

2025-03-10 16:02:43

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I worry about Nostr services being built on public cloud infra, though. I know various clients use things like Cloudflare. Public clouds in the past have decided to cut off companies all together and basically shut them down.
There needs to be a similar push to decentralize internet infrastructure.

2025-03-09 20:24:57

One of the main reasons I want to escape the fiat mines is to study more.
I feel so cheated by my public school education. I know very little about history. That which I do know is certainly slanted towards what they want me to know, not what actually happened. Or even just rounded out by different opinions.
But with work, family, social life, and trying to build something outside of that, it's nearly impossible to find time for any meaningful study that doesn't go towards escape.

2025-03-06 18:06:19

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Ya, I’m sure another 10 months will definitely change things 🤣

2025-03-06 18:04:36

I find the people who shill AI the hardest are always “founders” and “advisors”. Some devs genuinely love it, and that’s great. But ironic to me the ones who pump the narrative the hardest write the least amount of code.

2025-03-06 18:00:49

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I’ve worked in software for a while now and I’ve been hearing this same tired shit for 3 years now. I’ve yet to see it make a meaningful impact beyond devs just writing a shit ton more brittle code.
🤷

2025-03-06 16:47:43

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More != better

2025-03-05 22:02:26

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I hate that verse 🤣 I was like my man, they’re evil! We can’t just let them do it

2025-03-04 03:57:25

Something I’m realizing lately - the average person in America spends so little time reading.
Even just reading blog posts on topics of interest, but especially not books.
Reading even 15 minutes daily is probably a huge competitive advantage. And almost no one does it.

2025-03-03 19:03:02

This is a really important point.
We can’t ever fully achieve decentralization and censorship resistance while being beholden to these companies.
Smart phones are absurdly convenient and powerful, but they are closed systems with centralized power.
#nevent1q…wyrk

2025-02-25 04:03:04

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How did he determine the uber eats app was fake?

2025-02-24 03:46:47

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Not only does most of it break, almost none of it is repairable

2025-02-22 01:10:26

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Lock picking is a total blast. I’ve thought about opening a business locksmithing

2025-02-15 18:55:15

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I actually have read this but haven’t thought about it in a while. I can see this argument for sure. I’m just highly skeptical of tech bros who are now trying to take over the military industrial complex.
But, it’s not lost on me that we need to be able to defend ourselves.

2025-02-15 18:36:04

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I tend to agree. I don’t follow his thinking at all.

2025-02-15 01:30:59

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Wow, a psyop for good?!

2025-02-14 05:29:26

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Doublespeak

2025-02-14 04:04:07

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Damn, I wish I had realized this when I heard this objection

2025-02-14 00:21:01

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I have a legit copy. Bought it when it came out, read it, and it’s just been collecting dust

2025-02-13 23:09:47

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$40 in sats plus shipping?

2025-02-12 05:18:54

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Based on this note, they’re probably in manilla folders under a fucking volcano or something
https://primal.net/e/note102ww34hky3zcl00um74j8lp5xfk2shz2rdnmpwqs9f7rr3aga5fsezfdkm

2025-02-11 01:52:28

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I talk to my neighbors a good amount. Especially parents of other kids

2025-02-04 19:20:18

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Why is this clown always threatening millions of deaths??

2025-02-04 14:58:48

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In high school, I had to do a research paper and it was a huge part of passing that year. If you didn’t do well on this paper, you were going to really struggle to get your credits.
I chose to study ADHD and the prescription of medication for it. I honestly did it as a joke, because everyone used to tell me I definitely had it, but I was never formally diagnosed.
It turned into a total rabbit hole. I found all sorts of data on sky rocketing diagnoses, the effects of the drugs, the fact that doctors didn’t have a standardized way to diagnose, and on and on.
At this point, I pretty firmly believe ADHD isn’t “real”. I think everyone, boys and men in particular, have things that interest them more than others, which results in a natural disinterest in everything else.
Between that and this wild expectation we now have on kids to sit still in a classroom, I totally believe this whole thing is a psyop. I’m leaning that way on autism too, at least for the more “mild” cases.

2025-02-04 01:32:44

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Dude people on the left are LOSING their minds about his investigation in the treasury too. Seems like signal to me

2025-01-30 04:07:29

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Ah bummer but I understand

2025-01-30 04:06:07

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Ohh what is it called?

2025-01-29 17:49:30

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Meh I’m not a purist. I’ve really enjoyed popos

2025-01-29 17:08:56

After using popOS as my main daily driver, using macOS for my fiat mining is insufferable. I used to really like macOS but I hate how little control I have compared to running Linux.

2025-01-27 16:13:45

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Well, I personally don’t think AGI will happen. I think it’s a sci-fi fantasy that’s been weaponized into a marketing campaign. But, I’ve also struggled to deal with the hype, so this was an attempt to find other possibilities beyond the doom and gloom.

2025-01-25 03:07:39

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Genuine question - is lightning really that private? I had read previously that there are ways to track the transactions but I know very little about lightning and this was a while back

2025-01-24 17:54:16

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Man, no lie, I struggle with this. Especially this last week

2025-01-23 19:02:32

Finally bit the bullet and setup @nprofile…sg0j hub on my @nprofile…sa8d and I am completely blown away. This is way too cool! Huge props to both of these great companies!

2025-01-22 04:00:45

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So you think there’s a difference between massive, multinational corporations and government?

2025-01-19 20:54:00

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This is cool as fuck. Did you install it yourself?

2025-01-18 05:21:16

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Woah dude thanks for the zap!!

2025-01-16 20:01:55

I miss the days when I actually owned the media I purchase, not just a license to use it.
Growing up, my N64 was my favorite gaming console. So many classic games that I thoroughly enjoyed.
When the switch came out, I was super excited about it. But I soured on it because of how Nintendo does a lot of their business.
It would be really cool to be able to use Nostr or something similar to forever establish ownership of media and give me a way to prove that ownership later on and redownload that media as needed and be allowed to use it anyway I prefer, on whatever hardware I desire.

2025-01-15 17:55:24

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I wouldn’t count on either. I’d rather just continue driving myself and avoid the data being captured in the first place.
It’s already becoming an issue now and no one gives a single fuck.
https://cybernews.com/privacy/volkswagen-recording-ev-movement-data-owners-exposed/

2025-01-15 05:23:11

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While I agree, this absolutely won’t happen. Car manufacturers are scraping TONS of data about drivers and leaving it completely unsecured. This has happened multiple times already. And this is just typical customer data they can’t secure, let alone the critical components that do the “self driving”.
https://cybernews.com/privacy/volkswagen-recording-ev-movement-data-owners-exposed/

2025-01-15 04:16:26

Far too many people worship tech and put all their hope and belief in it. It’s a great tool for good, but also for evil.

2025-01-15 03:46:38

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So they’re going to siphon off all this data and then just… stop? You really believe that?

2025-01-15 03:44:42

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Also will be easily “censorable” if you want to go somewhere you’re not supposed to

2025-01-15 00:58:02

I really think a #nostr powered electronics company could be super interesting. No extra accounts to sign into, no data tracking, could potentially sync with other media you own, etc.
But most of all, I just want high quality electronics that can’t be later hijacked like this Sonos issue. I can’t imagine spending that much money for them to render it useless with their shit software.
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/sonos-ceo-patrick-spence-steps-down-after-app-update-debacle-2025-01-13/

2025-01-11 17:43:40

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The thing I hate most about Amazon is what it’s done to local retail stores. I’ve had so many times in the last few months where I go to get a very basic thing from a store, but they no longer stock these items.
Store shelves are almost never full anymore and the quality/quantity is nowhere near what it used to be.

2025-01-10 22:02:38

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I just got one of these! Was gonna use it tonight

2025-01-09 18:48:35

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So I’m curious - I live in the PNW and when trees fall on their own, typically they’re cut up enough to just move them out of the way, similar to the pics.
But we obviously get tremendous rain and most of these begin growing moss and breaking down. During the summer, they’re dryer, but not anything like the pics. Does this create the same amount of risk?

2025-01-08 16:14:13

Out of all the software engineers in the world, how many are writing code for products that normal people use and it actually improves their life?
I bet it’s under 10%. Maybe even 5%.
The majority of SWE’s are working at companies who’s sole focus is selling to other corporations. The rest are making fake AI profiles for FB/IG 🤣

2025-01-08 00:04:12

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Not enough. I used to be on a team of incredible people who did amazing work, but VC fiat economics ruined it.

2025-01-07 18:28:34

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Do you know of any podcasts that go deep on this? I conceptually understand what you mean, but having trouble understanding why insurance would have this big of an impact

2025-01-07 17:59:31

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Ok, I’m one of those people. What is the importance?

2025-01-06 15:51:55

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Idk if starting with Rust is the best idea. It might be better to learn another language first. But, I’ve not tried rust as of yet.

2024-12-29 19:24:15

What are some creative ways to instill entrepreneurial spirit in young kids?

2024-12-29 06:56:15

This is why hero worship never goes well. All people are flawed, no matter how incredible they appear.
This is equal parts hilarious, sad, and illuminating.
#note1yek…ryr6

2024-12-28 16:53:22

I guess what I’m getting at is, I’m stuck in the fiat mines and I’m mad about it 🤣

2024-12-28 16:40:39

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I’m not sure how I misrepresented. At no point did I say you shouldn’t work hard or that you shouldn’t run a small business. I’m specifically talking about fiat jobs.
In fact, if you’re going to work super long hours, I personally think it only makes sense that it’s for a business of your own. I don’t think we’re far off from each other.

2024-12-28 16:33:44

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You said “You have to work to make money”. At what point did I say “never work”? Like I’m not a fucking child, I know how earning money works.
My entire point is that corps want to squeeze workers for every drop of productivity they can get and that it is a net negative for literally everyone. And the reason corps need to do this is because of fiat dynamics.

2024-12-28 16:27:43

To be clear, I’m not a fucking commie. I believe in working hard and sometimes that means long hours.
I’ve had two recent experiences at tech startups where the company laid people off and either put more work on every single person or outsourced the work offshore.
The fiat endgame is trapping you in these jobs, working non stop, not being able to get ahead because the value you create is being stolen. If you work hard and create real value for others, you should be able to keep that value!
That’s why I bitcoin.

2024-12-28 16:23:06

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Bro… you’re being super disingenuous. I work hard and make excellent money. I just don’t want my entire life consumed by corporations

2024-12-28 16:20:18

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I’m not saying don’t work. I’m saying work shouldn’t be the dominate thing in your life

2024-12-28 16:17:50

This right here. This is where the push for more H1B is suddenly coming from. Corporations want to push Americans to spend all their time at work and less with family.
This is why I am such a believer in sound money. We shouldn’t have to work our lives away at meaningless jobs. We need money that doesn’t steal from us so we can say no to this.
#note1l4j…e8ke

2024-12-25 00:09:12

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Although, thinking about it, I’ll concede that asking AI questions about syntax or debugging is WAY faster, so I guess there’s room for nuance. I was only thinking of the auto completion

2024-12-24 23:11:30

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What browser do you use? I’d like to eventually degoogle my life

2024-12-24 23:10:36

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This. If you use it enough, eventually you can’t code without it

2024-12-23 22:42:47

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They just removed support for this extension from chrome.

2024-12-23 17:05:45

Man, there’s nothing sadder than someone in their 40s or 50s with no kids and does nothing but work their life away for soulless corporations that will shitcan them the moment it’s feasible.
Have a family, have a life.

2024-12-23 05:17:30

A lot of people think that being anti corporatism means you’re anti capitalism, but that just isn’t true.

2024-12-22 04:28:28

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My newest 😍
https://m.primal.net/NDBf.jpg

2024-12-20 23:40:56

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Dude, I love this! I really like the idea that data/comms are essentially synced across clients, as everyone seems to have their preferred. That seems like a big unlock.
My focus is on security at SaaS companies and of SaaS products (internally and externally), so I am very curious to explore the impacts on that side of things further. I have limited technical knowledge of Nostr at the moment, but was planning to start really diving in post Christmas.
I'd love to help out, if you think it would be useful!
Also, small and minor bit of feedback - I found the font selection very hard to read 😅

2024-12-20 21:50:33

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Damn, I looked high and low for these little houses for a gift for my wife. Almost no retail stores carry them anymore. Pretty sure this is her dream lol

2024-12-20 21:31:52

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I have worked in SaaS for several years now and I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. I think there’s huge potential! Excited to read through this

2024-12-19 20:46:58

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Wrong about what?

2024-12-08 20:53:52

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Dude get an old 64. I bought one a couple weeks ago and it’s sooo much fun playing classic games. No internet connection, no manipulative reward mechanisms. Just good fun.

2024-11-24 04:38:42

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How are you feeling? Is this the longest fast you’ve done?

2024-11-04 16:05:55

Lol I bet these games will suck
#note1efp…8wsf

2024-11-03 23:41:32

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So in the article, it mentions she had a rare bone infection in her skull, and that she was resistant to treatment due to immune issues. I kinda think that’s a justifiable reason, but curious if you still think it’s an irrational decision.

2024-10-27 17:06:26

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So ya I’d say that if there are ZERO logs of any kind at the exact time of attack, that’s definitely suspicious. MacOS is extremely verbose, so I can’t see that happening.
As far as getting root, it’s possible they found a privilege escalation vulnerability. It’s not terribly uncommon, especially if you’ve heavily customized things or write a lot of code, which could inevitably give someone a way to root.
As far as logs for deleting logs, it’s definitely possible but I’m not familiar enough with their logging structure to say off hand.
Sucks dude, hope you figure out what happened. One thing you can do is hire a forensics firm, but that’s big money.

2024-10-27 16:59:52

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If you’re talking about a specific thing that’s happened, what likely happened is the attacker just deleted the logs of their activities.

2024-10-27 16:56:57

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I don’t think Tails would have access to the local filesystem

2024-10-27 16:56:38

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Easy. Rubber Ducky. Wouldn’t necessarily meet the no logs requirement, but there’s a lot you can do to obscure the commands you run. Plus, almost no one has the skill required to go through logs and craft together what actually happened.
https://shop.hak5.org/products/usb-rubber-ducky

2024-10-23 01:04:08

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Ya interesting. I’ve been going to a local Christian church for about a year. Overall, I like the balance they strike, but there’s some things about Christian culture that I’m not a huge fan of, but I’m new to it too 🤷
I haven’t picked up on any wokeness though. If anything, the guys and families we’ve met are very aligned in non woke values and thinking.

2024-10-22 23:39:33

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What about it is woke?

2024-10-16 15:35:12

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This CANT be real 🤣🤣

2024-09-27 15:21:49

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It’s pretty surreal when that sort of thing happens. I grew up in ABQ and went to school at the same school Walt from Breaking Bad taught at. In fact, I took chemistry in his exact classroom, and some of my classmates were in the show lol