Big Barry Bitcoin

https://big-barry-bitcoin.npub.pro/

Big Barry Bitcoin - Bitcoiner, pleb, developer, enthusiast, 👎💩coins

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Public Key

npub1pktmatjk0l8vn3jhfuwxaasjd65kn4ye9sce3egup7k993f8fg2q5tpxa6

NIP-05 Address

BigBarryBitcoin@Nostr-Check.com

NIP-57 Address

noshitcoins@minibits.cash

Profile Code

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2024-11-18 16:55:09

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Your project is indeed unique and welcome. An open source project is not free to produce, develop, lead, work with contributors, etc. and I honestly don't see how the two products compare other than in looks.
You put in work and you should be rewarded. I hope that NVK has only a specific issue (maybe the name) and that this can be addressed sensibly.

2024-11-17 01:21:06

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Fun fact: even without that miner who chose to forfeit his block reward, we would never reach 21 million because of the way halvings work.
We always drop the last significant bit in the number which is equivalent to halving the number but also rounding down to the nearest satoshi.
That means the total we could have ever mined was 20,999,999,999,9769,0000 satoshis.
See the proof:
https://nostrcheck.me/media/0d97beae567fcec9c6574f1c6ef6126ea969d4992c3198e51c0fac52c5274a14/bdf9d4690352c19f779e67a3af0681f6a22fe3cbcd5eeb171fabfcea5b935a63.webp

2024-11-17 00:41:28

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Fortunately bull runs are short lived so you are inconvenienced only a little of the time and you can probably just end the loan early to avoid issues.
Fyi, maybe its changed, but another thing that killed me was that the terms did not allow you to pay down the loan partially... it was close the loan or keep it open or add more collateral. No paying down some of the debt to improve the LTV.

2024-11-17 00:37:35

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I think GBP is new, I had an account already and used it to b2x last bull.
One thing to be mindful of is that a drop like the one in 2020ish (end of last bull) can completely wreck you.
They have a reasonable LTV but Bitcoin can and will eat your lunch if it wants to. It scares people like my friend. It set me back and humbled me too.
I think timing is important but it's the inverse of "selling high"... you should stick to bear markets and maybe the beginning of a bull run but never in the middle of it.

2024-11-16 22:49:13

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I refused to add a him/he anywhere... it was never sensical and to pretend it was ever "to be kind and inclusive" felt ridiculous. It's like saying everyone should walk around naked to show inclusiveness to nudists.
Fortunately I never got any direct pressure to do so, but seeing collegues do it in slack and emails did seem to put a weird uncomfortable pressure, like peer pressure, but the fact that it feels like a chore always overrode that pressure. Go lazy gene! 😅

2024-11-16 22:38:46

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o.O

2024-11-16 22:38:29

#asknostr #bitcoin
Asking for a friend, a hypothetical with round numbers...
If someone were to sell bitcoin that is in cold storage for ~£100k after some more pumps to buy something, like home improvements: extension, loft extension, landscaping a garden etc...
What way would you recommend doing it?
- Taking a collateral loan is both difficult in the UK and way too risky.
- p2p exchanges: not sure what issues you could face and whether to be concerned about bank account terminations if they suspect something or ask what the money is from and you say bitcoin (also you'd be doxxing the buyer as a bitcoin owner). Also how many trades would you need to make and is there a size of trade that is just too dangerous?
- Exchanges: will the bank block large transfers FROM an exchange? I hope they'd be more lenient towards deposits compared to withdrawals from your bank account. Also is £100k too much?
- OTC: what is it, can any pleb use this or is it a gentlemens club?
- Other options?

2024-11-12 14:04:09

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Plebs must do it for themselves.
There are people dismissing Bitcoin in the poor class, in the middle class and the upper class.
There are people gambling in all classes and there are people learning and applying themselves in all too.
Bitcoin isn't a get rich quick scheme, unfortunately that is what it will seem like to everyone else but the studies will get it.
Bitcoin incentivises you to learn how to live beneath your means, improve your situation, it motivates you to save.
It does this because you finally have access to something you can save in, that isn't guarded by red tape requiring you to have a stable salary, that has a logical reason to keep its value and you understand why your money today sucks.
The wealthy will get more wealthy, but the poor can lift themselves past those who gamble and ignore.

2024-11-12 13:50:25

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Both. Bitcoin is for your neighbour and for your enemies alike.

2024-11-12 01:33:10

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...but qrencode

2024-11-11 00:42:05

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I wasn't critiquing the 24 word split, just trying to answer the "does it give extra security hit" 🫂
No need to stipulate 👍

2024-11-08 02:45:22

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Just saw that you said your computer was being slow.
1. Jot down all the programs you have installed that you care about.
2. Backup important files but sacrifice folders like the download folder, the desktop and other dumping grounds.
3. System restore: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mh27903/mac
Note that you may want to follow one of the links in the important section at the beginning based on your mac model.
4. Re install apps as you see fit from your notes.
5. Restore your files.
This can be a theraputic thing for many people and anything you lose that you forgot about is likely something you can rebuild. In many cases, you may decide you didn't need it anyway.

2024-11-08 02:36:45

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Wipe the computer, (usually there is a system restore feature) restore your files from your backups and move on.
What was the impact?

2024-11-08 02:32:44

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IMO he got very repetetive very quickly. He was fun to listen to for a bit but then he got annoying.
Didn't dislike the guy, just didn't think he ever had anything new to say.

2024-11-08 02:26:10

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Why do you insist on talking to yourself here on nostr?
You know we're all the same people behind all of these accounts.

2024-11-08 02:23:50

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Sensible web browsing.
In all seriousness, macs are pretty good at keeping itself safe, but consider backup services or tools for important documents, notes and photos like OneDrive or iCloud or whatever.
Antiviruses are basically viruses. They hog all the computer resources, make it slow and pop up ads to upsell you and overall get in your way more than anything.
They won't stop or protect you from things like ransomware but backups do.

2024-11-07 13:03:22

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Yes

2024-11-06 20:09:43

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Exposing and arresting big pharma would be a huge signal that would be impossible to ignore and that might shock a whole lotta people into thinking better.
I could only dream if government agencies that targeted the masses with exaggerated misinformation in order to take control of the narrative were also exposed and publicly arrested.
Imagine.

2024-11-05 01:46:11

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Probably looking for water. Always good to reach for water.

2024-11-04 20:22:11

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Nah, it's almost the opposite. Project managers want more, you tell them everything is balancing on a pin that you had to put in 3 years ago because of deadlines and that it's already wobbling and they say, "Just a few more features. It's been standing for 3 years, I'm sure it can handle a few months while I hit my targets, and then you can have a whole week to look into it."

2024-11-04 15:26:54

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Tldr; watch the news.

2024-11-02 10:44:14

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Sorry my dude, bitcoin isn't democracy, there are no votes 🤷‍♂️😄

2024-11-02 10:11:08

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To expand:
"In this digital age where not only is everything you do, say, mention or repeat forever enscribed in a historical archive, but is also often taken out of context, I want to engage in our global society without fear of later being accused and penalised for wrong think whether now or in the future as norms and values evolve."

2024-11-02 04:58:42

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Users pay you directly for your content. There is no subscription model so it is new and you may need to experiment to see what works for you, but when you get paid, you get the whole payment with no service fees in the middle, and no need to allow ads to break up your content.

2024-11-01 20:15:15

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We've had many rebrands. The current best is "signing device" since that is really its primary focus.
There was also a push for ABC (airgapped bitcoin computer) but I don't think it caught on.

2024-11-01 20:13:03

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Heh, November 4th, something tells me that the elections is gonna be part of tbis movie 😄.

2024-11-01 18:25:31

#asknostr
Let's brainstorm/workshop how to frame privacy.
On CNBC, the CFO of Florida said "I don't want the federal government knowing when my son went to the grocery store to go buy a bag of doritos at 2:15 in the afternoon".
I think this is weak sauce. It isn't that the government knows about a minor detail of your life that is none of their business, it is the overreaching surveillance, collection of data, and all the false conclusions that can come from it with no oversight and investigation.
"I don't want the government knowing my spending patterns and then using it to make policy decisions about how to run the country"
"I don't want the government to use my purchase history to penalise me in taxes because I refuse to eat junk and choose to eat quality from the farm so they bucket me as rich"
"I don't want the government knocking down my door because they took 3 months to track a dodgy drug dealer and traced some of that money to the change I got at the grocery store"
What else?

2024-10-31 19:12:38

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A malicious miner can come in a few forms:
1. They are trying to censor the network and have sneakily amassed over 51% of the hash power so it is working.
2. They are attempting to create blocks with invalid transactions or just plainly not following rules yet attempting to pass off their data as a bitcoin block.
Thats probably most of the cases, othet cases kind of fit into one or the other.
In case 1, we "kick them out" by introducing a new rule and roll it out. This isn't a simple task, it will involve convincing people that this is the most conservative way to work around these people while not leading down a slippery slope of just introducing a way to censor people.
The other way we kick them out is by rallying the people to run more nodes and mjners, to outmine the bad actors.
Eventually, the cost to censor will be too much and the enemy will run out of funds.
For case 2, the system already works. Even if the malicious miner had 90% hash rate, our software rejects anything that is considered invalid so these blocks are ignored by users. Some users who rely on custodians or third party nodes may be affected, but majority of economic activity and therefore the most fees to collect will only be collectable by miners who also don't mjne on invalid blocks.
The attacker will quickly realise they are wasting time, energy and money and even if not, we are never affected and more people who use custodial systems start to learn to use Bitcoin natively.

2024-10-31 16:19:07

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What is the part you concerned yourself with then?

2024-10-31 14:19:50

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Hoo hoo, when the robot overlords take over... I'd hate to be you.

2024-10-29 23:41:45

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The fuck is a bank parading the streets for???! 😵‍💫

2024-10-29 23:22:41

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Did you get my zap?

2024-10-29 23:04:03

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I don’t understand. I have citrene set as my local relay on amethyst but there is no signer relay... 🤔

2024-10-29 16:08:17

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Legend. Now you get to pass border control via a human.

2024-10-29 00:32:53

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Fuck off. 👀😠

2024-10-26 12:30:31

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21 Million was not enough!?! 👀 I know you have that much, you showed me yesterday.

2024-10-24 11:54:08

@nprofile…p4dj how do I create my own app bundle? Can I do it through the app?

2024-10-22 15:20:17

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Okay, but don't forget the other one.

2024-10-20 10:37:48

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Fucking right. 😁

2024-10-11 12:29:36

GM.
I was thinking about how normies learn about and get sucked into adopting new technologies.
It ain't release notes, it's more to do with branding. Heck, many people didn't know what NFC was until iOS introduced Apple Pay.
I think we need a for profit wallet that can afford to build a brand. They will rebrand features like "BOLT 12" into something that can be compared with banking, like "direct deposits". They will almost always be late to market, but they will get people excited about the development of Bitcoin.
The risk is merely that "everyone" uses this product and only power users use anything else... but is that so bad? As long as there is a market for cutting edge, there will be a market for other wallets.

2024-10-09 15:14:59

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@nprofile…ah2e can you help get it onto #BTCMAP?

2024-10-09 11:22:11

@nprofile…chlu does your bar in bedford accept Bitcoin yet?

2024-10-07 16:46:39

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Only if you are visiting a normal website. For .onion site, it is e2e encrypted.
Actually says it here too: https://tb-manual.torproject.org/onion-services/

2024-10-07 07:00:28

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I think these are self signed certs, but honestly, ssl on a Tor Service (.onion site) is not useful afaik. The traffic is end to end encrypted already.

2024-10-05 17:54:36

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Mad

2024-10-04 21:09:20

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Not always, I've see ones that use multiple hops to deanonymise your traffic... like a mini onion network.
https://restoreprivacy.com/vpn/multi-hop/

2024-10-03 09:56:30

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Fucking car mechanic. We all know cars are shitcoins.

2024-10-03 09:54:11

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Thanks @nprofile…ef7x now I know I didn't walk away with nothing 🤗

2024-10-02 13:39:58

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Surfing in the winter is dedication 🥶

2024-10-02 13:37:31

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Lol. Choose a better picture 🤣 the article agrees with me too 😅

2024-10-02 13:36:28

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A "best practices" post with pictures of CrYpTo signing devices... colour me skeptical.

2024-10-02 10:33:43

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I use a remote signer app called Amber.
Most Nostr clients are self custodial actually. Do you mean "cold access"?
LNBits created a physical remote signer that acts like a hardware wallet for your nostr keys. (I think created by @nprofile…guym)
That's all I know of at the top of my head.

2024-10-01 18:12:30

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You could argue that Bitcoin is an immaterial token.

2024-09-30 15:56:52

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KISS
KIS(S = Stupid)
Or less "offensive", Keep it super simple.
I like originals.

2024-09-29 19:22:42

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It wants to make it plainly obvious how much data we are leaking while using "private" messages.
Although the messages we send are encrypted, the details about who we are talking to, how often and at what times are public. Not everyone is aware of this.
It is well known to anyone who has been on Nostr for some time. The better clients use a better protocol called "gift wrapped" messaging, but not all clients use this and some don't use this as standard but really they should. We should promote privacy as standard.
What will fix this? People taking the time tp learn about private messaging, choosing a client that supports better privacy so that they aren't being called out by the bot, or calling out the client and asking for better private messaging tech to be developed (along with a nice couragable zap).
I have no doubt that within a year, most clients will be using a much more private dm algorithm.

2024-09-29 15:58:13

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Only if it stars the olympic competitor from Australia.

2024-09-29 15:56:36

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Definitions can change. You more often hear "I envy you" in a casual conversation than "I am jealous".
https://www.dictionary.com/e/jealousy-vs-envy/

2024-09-27 12:51:31

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Don't we also need all intermediary channels to be upgraded to v2 or something so that the node id doesn't correlate with the channel?

2024-09-27 11:19:09

@nprofile…vu4p looking to buy some opendimes overseas to the UK.
Are there any discount codes available to me? Any little helps 🤗.

2024-09-27 10:11:21

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Die a happy man. All those back pains, relieved just before you.

2024-09-27 10:08:24

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Way better analogy than what I came up with 😅.
You should be lawyer.

2024-09-26 12:09:58

Conspiracy confirmed! Ecash is Mastercard.
#nevent1q…ujdz

2024-09-25 16:08:59

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Yeah, think it was always a paid feature. Worth it IMO.

2024-09-25 14:10:55

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Or did you never manage to get it to forget you completely?
If you did the clear data stuff and still can't log out, you probably have an Alby or Nos2x extension installed that is keeping you logged in.

2024-09-25 14:08:52

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How did you log in after logging out?

2024-09-25 14:05:14

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I like minibits. I use it for my own too.
Also like my custom lightning address 😄
noshitcoins@minibits.cash

2024-09-25 14:03:07

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Yup.
#nevent1q…j8mv

2024-09-25 11:16:39

GM. The number of blocks of unconfirmed transactions have been slowly falling. I see ~96 left... UNDER 100!
Yes. THE MEMPOOLS ARE CLEARING. LFG.

2024-09-25 10:45:47

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https://github.com/ankidroid/Anki-Android/releases/
For those who want to use Obtainium.

2024-09-24 11:06:30

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Imagine telling someone that you'd rather learn about a person through some thing like an AI than talk to the person directly yourself.
That is what saying "no sir" to nostr is like. These are just messages that have been signed and the source of the information can be whatever we want.
Could be this relay, that relay, or just a web server. 😁

2024-09-23 11:53:41

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Nostr has no leaders. It will become a threat to those who would throw enough spam to not just annoy users, but to handicap nostr.
I'm glad the spam was a fire alarm and not a real fire, but testing the limits of nostr is not like spilling red wine on a dress intentionally.
It may feel like that to some who came out of curiousity, but then they would also jump ship when a critical mass of people joined and caused any other issue you can think of. Now or later... at least they get the experience of seeing nostr still alive a few months or years later and will give it more respect next time.
A dress is personal. It is designed to look nice and its "flaws" of being delicate is well known.
Nostr is more like an army tank. If 1mm thick steel is not enough, or if it is way less effective than assumed even, it's better to know now than later.

2024-09-23 11:03:30

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Such joy. Lovely 🤗.

2024-09-23 10:13:02

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You forgot the GM.

2024-09-23 09:44:13

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So like a facebook login script that people embed on their sites and now I can log in with Amber? 🤟😎

2024-09-23 05:22:36

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Is this a proposal for a new cryptocurrency or will balances need to be burned or locked to exist as CSV coins (making this a sidechain right?)

2024-09-21 13:03:13

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8 hrs as per recommendations... And then a whole carton of orange juice.
https://masterofallscience.com/img/S01E07/123373.jpg

2024-09-21 12:18:05

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You slept with 1 too many women.

2024-09-19 07:07:56

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They decide how to resolve a potential double spend. But a double spend is really when conflicting txs append to the blockchain. So validating blocks is the preventative measure.

2024-09-19 07:05:42

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During the validation process.
The successful miner will have validated transactions and in the case of a double spend where all conflicting transactions are still unconfirmed, the miner will have chosen one of them based on their own criteria such as fees, other associated unconfirmed transactions, and their fees. That is how a double spend is RESOLVED.
A double spend is PREVENTED when nodes validate blocks and ensure that there are no double spends present within the blockchain. If a double spend is detected, then the block is not appended to the user's blockchain and the double spend is prevented. This happens the same on all nodes across the network.

2024-09-19 06:35:48

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To me.

2024-09-18 17:16:02

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It is obviously AI voice, but it is also *chefs kiss* mwah!

2024-09-18 15:20:46

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Can't wait to come tonight. Just know that the universe has been putting obstacles in my way, but I WILL make it.

2024-09-18 08:41:20

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Been watching spy movies recently?

2024-09-18 08:38:52

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Didn't he say he was moving on to working on "other things"? Sure this ain't him?

2024-09-17 18:40:37

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What? Why would it need an API? All nostr data is public and searchable by connecting to a few relays no?

2024-09-17 13:12:19

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Welcome to the illuminati. https://nostrcheck.me/media/0d97beae567fcec9c6574f1c6ef6126ea969d4992c3198e51c0fac52c5274a14/294a73ce36552449284c54c622c3d18e60ff9dfabbd32ee88f96cef7909102b3.webp

2024-09-17 12:49:02

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I see v1 and v2, what changed in v3 amd v4?

2024-09-17 12:36:41

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I prefer zap polls, so I won't be participating in that poll. 😎

2024-09-17 12:07:51

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How were you allegedly "disturbing the peace"?

2024-09-17 11:10:02

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Are we getting badges?! 👀😄

2024-09-17 11:08:17

@nprofile…vu4p where can I read about the various updates to the OpenDime if we are at v4?

2024-09-17 09:40:23

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The art of sending a short message across bullshit corporate channels. 🤗

2024-09-17 09:29:46

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You can do more things on a technology that you can control. Also "tokens" is just a side hustle way to raise money from anyone globally without following laws from the countries that you are unknowingly raising money from. It will come back and bite you in the arse, even if you exit before it all comes down, there are records to track you down as an afterthought.
Bitcoin is actual innovation. Crypto is just doing illegal things in a different way because people don't know how to reason about it yet. And you may also think it is legal and above board, but the risk you are taking is probably not fully considered.
Because no one owns or controls Bitcoin, it is really hard to build on it. It is very academic actually. We have to obey the laws of Bitcoin, much the same way that scientists need to obey the laws of physics.
Everything else is virtual, and look, bitcoin made people think that something virtual could be real, but that doesn't mean anything virtual can be real.
Photographs showed that pictures could capture something real, but not everything in a picture is real.
So be careful, tokenomics is raising money illegally and crypto is controlled systems that can and will be shutdown if they do not fail or cripple by themselves.

2024-09-17 09:14:19

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Hi. Welcome! 🎉

2024-09-16 18:54:44

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This is the way

2024-09-16 10:00:09

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Okay, nevermind, I found the ecash token string and "received" it and got the balance.
There should be a retry button on this page IMO.

2024-09-16 09:42:07

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It is a scammer. A bot impersonating someone who has a popular podcast.
Block and move on.

2024-09-16 09:20:12

@nprofile…7cvy it hurts when I fail to receive a zap. Can I get some help here?
https://nostrcheck.me/media/0d97beae567fcec9c6574f1c6ef6126ea969d4992c3198e51c0fac52c5274a14/6e641027c46954a6b1422608eae479fce396fed3272be1ddc74010bdfddbe771.webp

2024-09-16 08:33:21

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👆

2024-09-16 08:29:19

GM.
We all know what the unobservable value of #Bitcoin is.
https://image.nostr.build/f959831b6d8001592b60bbdf2b698e9c6c7efd9c592037e9cbc9af1caf1dad2d.jpg