StevenBlack
Steven Black

http://sbc.io

🇨🇦 Computer systems analyst.
Maintainer of Steven Black's hosts lists at https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

Public Key

npub1pkj530thuqzr6k2gfj3mynugq82ql8fmzfwk9umw540eq9tqeppsuhyscf

NIP-05 Address

StevenBlack@BitcoinNostr.com

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsqmf2gh4m7qppat9yyegajf7yqr4q0n5a3yhtz7dh22husz4svssc55psjs

Author Public Key

npub1pkj530thuqzr6k2gfj3mynugq82ql8fmzfwk9umw540eq9tqeppsuhyscf

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2024-08-28 12:11:14

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Genuinely curious: why BitPay (ugh)?
I’m in Canada. Haven’t come across it despite seeking out btc points of sale.
(Also, given the choice, paying in fiat, as in, no upside to keeping that in my leather wallet.)

2024-07-28 22:41:13

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Also maybe the `getblocktemplate()` api call is useful for your use case?

2024-07-28 22:34:39

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@RooSoft if you're running Bitcoin Core, RPC has the following APIs which appear useful.
* `getmempoolancestors()`
* `getmempooldescendants()`
* `getmempoolentry()`
* `getmempoolinfo()`
* `getrawmempool()`
Note that you can control the size of your local mempool with Bitcoin Core config.

2024-07-23 02:28:24

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Amen to that

2024-07-22 21:33:30

Sonos is garbage.

2024-07-21 13:06:58

@npub1hea…g9v2 I have a question.
One of the nice features of sparrow wallet is, it clearly shows the distinction between receive addresses and change addresses, and shows lists for both.
What would happen if a user inadvertently chooses a change address instead of a receive address to receive funds?

2024-07-20 02:09:55

Should we put the text of Craig Wright’s legal disclosure in a block on the Bitcoin blockchain?

2024-05-20 02:10:48

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That block hash: 23 zeros followed by 1 and 8
0000000000000000000000018aed923c250162fe3f058d6af0f3932d9d9aa08c

2024-05-20 02:07:42

Yesterday (May 18th) the third lowest block hash ever was added to the blockchain, in block 843946. https://image.nostr.build/ea4c654abd988aac0403154880adbd3e69a11ec72dc0d8d5e51c20ef87a78f81.png

2024-05-10 12:47:52

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The other consideration here is, maybe you are seeing poor Tor network connection quality.
You could always pause your node, turn off Tor, and finish your initial block download over a clear network.

2024-05-10 12:26:02

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Earlier this week I installed bitcoin core on a new Lenovo laptop running Fedora 40. The entire IBD was done in under 14 hours, over home Wi-Fi.
The takeaway from this is: IBD is extremely sensitive to hardware. You get what you pay for.
I don’t think a Raspberry-Pi should be the basis for any inference about bitcoin, the BTC blockchain, or the bitcoin network.

2024-05-08 06:38:23

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In winds of 25 knots and above, flags start to occasional point upwards as they flap. That’s a nice heuristic, and a clear tell when estimating wind velocity.

2024-04-28 13:39:22

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A bit harsh on France, but nonetheless that’s a great take.
We know who else is based in France: Ledger.
Ledger doesn’t have a Lightning piece, but it’s certainement une shitcoinerie, which comes with its own set of potential legal foot guns, I’m sure.
Ledger, or say Ledger Live, could be next.

2024-04-18 05:05:00

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Yay because Bolt 12 enables common payment modes that don’t presently exist on lightning

2024-04-02 11:19:14

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TxId, or it didn’t happen.

2024-03-19 21:32:52

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Yes, yes you did.

2023-12-20 08:09:57

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When trying to unboost an old boosted note, it boosts it again, which is unexpected behavior, and counter to intent.
See my recent timeline, it contains two successive boost of something I boosted once, weeks ago. I was trying to clear that boost.
I hope this helps, and thank you for eliciting this comment.

2023-12-19 15:59:39

Sorry, found a bug in Damus.

2023-12-04 21:41:18

Have we ever seen the mempool so plugged?

2023-09-11 00:16:41

@craigraw I have a question.
Upon first seeing “receive” and “change” addresses listed separately in Sparrow, that was an ah-ha moment, for me.
Are change addresses fungible? Can a change address be used as receive address?
My guess: yes, change addresses are fungible in this way.

2023-08-07 23:41:08

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Hi Clark. A question for y’a.
Why has the “Bitcoin Network” section of the dashboard been blank for the past while? Just curious.

2023-01-27 03:13:26

Is Balaji Srinivasan on here yet?

2023-01-13 16:07:47

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Preston #[3] that's giving me
```
Status 502 Bad Gateway
Version: HTTP/1.1
Transferred: 166 B (0 B size)
```
That should be HTTPS, that's typically the issue. The socket needs to be secure, no way around that I'm pretty sure.

2023-01-13 15:55:54

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What relay software are you running here #[1]?

2023-01-07 17:02:54

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Done! Thank you #[3]

2023-01-07 16:52:27

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Yup. Trying to keep everyone private and safe, rural internet fast, and distractions in check.

2023-01-03 18:15:02

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😊❤️ 👊

2023-01-02 16:34:56

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Amazing. Thanks!

2023-01-02 14:16:47

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Very cool.
Is there a directory of these generated nostr profiles? Is a directory possible?
Because a profile for Balaji (for example) must exist already? Is one (or few) better than, say, thousands? Is source authentication possible (with a hashed-based scheme, for example?)

2023-01-01 20:10:23

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Hi! I run the relay at wss://nostr.mado.io located in Johannesburg South Africa.
Can you please list that? Thank you.

2022-12-18 19:01:53

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Presuming I understand this correctly 🙂 when nostr messaging, a user’s profile and a user’s pubkey are one and the same.

2022-12-18 02:15:01

👋 reporting from iOS. Don’t mind me, just testing