leo
Leo

自由閪。Defund the system! Passionate about privacy, encryption and ⚡️bitcoin. Forbidden lands, forgotten empires. Hong Kong is my home.

Public Key

npub1spyzucqh3skwn9k6d4n4wl6k52evglxtrjzvs8et09sxxl9hrduq945j7y

NIP-05 Address

leo@lightning.engineering

NIP-57 Address

leo@we.encrypt.cash

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ditto.pub/relay

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Last Notes

2024-11-10 21:12:26

I really like this one. Outside a church in north England. The clue is a bit hidden, but once you see it you might also go “woah.” The old country has a very different attitude towards the homeless https://image.nostr.build/b72347263c67b6f89b375e6d498240da80d76cd127c51c320949d7788d3f5ece.jpg

2024-10-25 18:11:27

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Thank you!

2024-10-23 21:28:33

Anybody else running a Signet Lightning node? I’d appreciate the inbound!
03a57f2f6e654be579427b5c713842ccff9ca6de65e458cbd790cc89f2ec06eafe@170.75.165.5:9735

2024-10-23 05:18:50

The ultimate status symbol for Hong Kong geeks is a domain like this:
https://網誌.獅草地.香港

2024-10-13 01:46:17

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It’s a hard uphill battle. I think what’s next is we have to figure out how to help people earn sats, so they have sats to spend

2024-10-11 15:12:07

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Being able to perform swaps with other providers on existing infrastructure is a great benefit, no? I can’t run all swap services on my local network and also one day hope to be able to interact with RGB channels. Having to spin up a new node, acquire coins and open channels for each system i might interact with feels cumbersome and wasteful. I desire a “common” testnet Lightning Network

2024-10-11 14:45:03

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All my testing is done with others, both onchain and offchain, inside and outside LL, mostly asynchronously. I can also tell from my LNBits instance that others are using my node to send sats to and from their wallets/nodes. It’s true that testnet3 liquidity is bad, and since testnet3 has been attacked many nodes fell off the network.

2024-10-11 14:19:12

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I’m using testnet3 a lot for Lightning Network and Taproot Asset testing. I run an LNBits testnet node too and as of today, I’m fully on testnet3. My node has trouble keeping up but testnet4 won’t be as useful for me for a while.

2024-10-11 14:01:10

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But isn’t that obviously a bad thing if we fragment into dozens of testnets? As a testnet user I value interacting on it with others, when playing with myself I’m already using regtest

2024-10-11 13:56:41

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I think that’s a terrible idea, especially since I might also want to try older software on testnet. You’re making me rethink my position, I’m thinking we should revive testnet3 with a simple hard fork

2024-10-11 13:52:22

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Reset how? The block reward? We should generally avoid moving to new testnets, as we can’t expect people to move their infrastructure. It will take a year or more for a testnet Lightning Network to emerge in significant size and functionality, and many services might never move over, like 1ML

2024-10-11 12:03:01

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Where do you suggest I go and get them? I want to get started with my testnet4 Lightning node

2024-10-11 09:43:54

So where does one buy these premined testnet4 coins? Need some for an, uhm, project. What’s the rate? Pointers welcome!

2024-10-07 15:30:47

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I paid 12531 sats including a drink

2024-09-14 20:06:24

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Don’t miss out on Rovereto, super close and Italy’s prime Bitcoin economy. I recommend the restaurant Il Doge, they take sats, but check the limited opening hours!

2024-09-11 21:31:19

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Yes I’d do it under these conditions

2024-09-11 13:54:34

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Ha yes that’s absolutely permissible!

2024-09-11 12:28:13

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Requires a vineyard, though. Or at least an olive grove

2024-09-06 07:18:42

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Yes, one was using Muun, three were using CoinOS and the last was using EukaPay

2024-08-28 05:28:06

Huge shoutouts to @okjodom for leading tonight’s Bidevs seminar! https://image.nostr.build/39f47bdb908f01966b4208ef625ed62f352ec655edf056b0e6bd38ecd3ed0b71.jpg

2024-08-26 07:02:56

Five people got Bitcoin tattoos at the Vancouver Block Party today, incredible! https://image.nostr.build/2edf73cfef77454ad62c5eb637340502371de1902ee9828348316476b7c1613b.jpg

2024-08-25 08:00:03

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The HRF forum is neither held in France nor in any other European Union country?

2024-08-23 00:39:35

Playing with Polar is both fun and aesthetically pleasing. The best way to explore Taproot Assets channel functionality https://image.nostr.build/c60c392390aef33a79842be41953cd2f072e11d95d08f05473c61bbd11f4a0a8.jpg

2024-08-20 22:47:59

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Post here again if its happening! Recommended locations (that take sats):
- Container Brewing
- Mahony’s Downtown
- Park Drive

2024-08-20 06:35:09

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Ah, would be cool, not aware of anything

2024-08-20 05:17:29

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Not that I know of. I fear we’ll all be pretty tired after cleaning and wrapping up the event

2024-08-20 04:52:08

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5th Avenue near Cambie! Please join us!
https://www.meetup.com/btc_vancity/events/301210214/

2024-08-20 03:18:44

Bring your normie friends to the Vancouver Block Party this Sunday and show them the power of the Lightning Network! https://image.nostr.build/778a942ebf58cc96120a5c0169f938902b33edb9bff6f121b0631cfd20ee0dd8.jpg

2024-08-18 05:07:14

I found serenity https://image.nostr.build/c868df5c2877b54564ef9de737d4efbf0b62a99a127b688c77ba4b751115e399.jpg

2024-08-17 17:55:07

Embracing Bitcoin: A Day Touring Vancouver’s Bitcoin Economy
https://bitcoinnews.com/adoption/vancouver-bitcoin-economy/

2024-08-14 23:17:10

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If they turn all of them on the wind gets too strong. Dangerous!

2024-08-14 16:04:37

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We have a cold plunge sauna here in Vancouver that takes Bitcoin! They only open in winter, though

2024-08-12 02:30:14

A year ago I was able to book trips almost exclusively with Lightning: trains, flights, hotels. Today I can’t book trains and flights anymore (at least not for the routes that I need), and I just tried to book a hotel through Travala and noticed their Lightning implementation is broken, too.
I’m heartbroken

2024-08-09 02:44:22

They tried to destroy testnet3 for nothing but vanity. Long live testnet3!

2024-07-29 22:04:09

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Sad to hear. I have yet to start onboarding my friends to Nostr, but I’ve had mild success onboarding them to Bitcoin.

2024-07-21 00:42:33

Ten (10!) Percent of Cuba's population fled the country in 2022 and '23 alone as food supplies collapsed. Socialism continues to be the most disastrous idea humanity ever came up with.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article290249799.html

2024-07-11 03:19:30

Delivered to my door, fresh vegetables, bread and beer from local producers. The farm to table #Lightning⚡️ economy. Vancouver can be really great https://image.nostr.build/517fb4cf42087b2d0f3427cdcb90910ff06e00422c52fb611c21b8d9ac506388.jpg

2024-07-06 20:29:58

Meetup,com is raising its annual fees for organizers (the most basic tier) to US$360. I’ll definitely give up the three groups that I’m currently managing, but should I migrate elsewhere or simply rely on word of mouth?

2024-06-27 14:35:09

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Yes, what setup would you recommend a merchant to use to accept Lightning payments?

2024-06-27 00:35:59

Can’t handle tips:
- Wallet of Satoshi
- Blink
- BTCPay (if you claim otherwise you clearly have never used it)
- Lifpay
- Phoenix
- Neutronpay
- Aqua
Can handle tips:
- Coinos
- Ibex
- LNBits
Not a lot of choice when trying to onboard a North American hospitality business with Lightning.

2024-06-19 07:13:43

A good convenience store in a high trust society doesn’t need doors. https://image.nostr.build/72507006bf3145b8029a8e71bda92cc38fa1f567030b2918a1b75283cc390b06.jpg

2024-06-15 16:42:49

It’s not a proper kitchen unless the food is prepared on the street like this https://image.nostr.build/952e4f4fcbc56588f14a888658fc2499e91ddefa56d6e99b58bbcb1091758ff1.gif

2024-05-28 05:36:24

Day three of my El Salvador travel journal: I’m taking the bus to Berlìn
https://stacker.news/items/553669

2024-05-26 23:14:16

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What else could $ stand for if not sats? Easy to distinguish: US$, CA$, BC$
Only thing people need to get used to, BC$ has three decimal places, not two

2024-05-26 04:54:30

I’m keeping a short El Salvador travel journal, because I feel genuine information from the ground are so hard to come by. Follow along on Stacker News:
https://stacker.news/items/551461

2024-05-22 06:17:13

Two years ago, the only way to celebrate Pizza Day in Vancouver was to use gift cards.
Last year, there was one place in town that sold pizza for Bitcoin.
This year, there are five.
Incredible growth. Find me at Corduroy from 6pm to celebrate!

2024-05-21 01:29:32

One of America’s greatest caught in the wild in British Columbia. Built in 1954 by the now defunct Budd Company in Philadelphia for Canadian Pacific Railway. https://video.nostr.build/c6999c4c37331b4b7d1de337f708fff5798bdd8fd3c27528c152d6e0e5e7f69d.mp4

2024-05-20 05:01:50

Today was, indeed, my first Rodeo.

2024-05-11 07:12:14

Aurora Borealis over Vancouver. Absolutely spectacular https://image.nostr.build/c77ea0b713a8df0fb90e296a75df49b6e31dcd7c6f29b90bdb85f5a1d6f5a83f.jpg https://image.nostr.build/321ef414404a604dacdd586d0fcbc344f7ec024cf7d7f56b3787d4ea039d6e3a.jpg https://image.nostr.build/07548471c2789f82ed97c8211d21800633a4c2b920cf8d9ac071fe4508034f8c.jpg https://image.nostr.build/a3405c1a592b8a474a2634b44e7ec45813a54f74993b86e366b20b5a12f5989f.jpg

2024-05-10 07:03:56

A coffee shop in downtown Vancouver has started giving 5% off to those paying with Bitcoin. They also sell a Costa Rican roast under the “Noderunners Coffee” brand. FUNK Coffee, Dunsmuir Street https://image.nostr.build/ed0bd0314faa504791ac439725fcc6df17eb0cbed42a51dd12944a64fec78031.jpg https://image.nostr.build/407a1ca02f1ceaadad9ae4e13d2cff580e1fd2cbc44c581692f2303a88222524.jpg

2024-04-29 18:52:49

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That’s a long way from now! Ideally the essay comes first, and then the action. People also don’t know what happened last week, so they blame everything on you, and who stands to correct them?

2024-04-29 18:49:42

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Time to explain your rationale and plan, instead of stirring drama, then complaining about drama being stirred

2024-04-29 03:55:46

RIP Testnet3, it was fun while it lasted (and it lasted 2.7 million blocks!)

2024-03-21 19:09:10

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I used eNuts. DM’d you the sat

2024-03-21 18:42:51

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It said “token invalid or already spent” but I nonetheless have a 1 sat balance with that mint now

2024-03-18 03:13:52

What does it mean when the smoking sign turns green in an airplane? https://image.nostr.build/ad32a999c855c38816e336f8516c183db3511ec9a79793b55ffe9f78c0ed332d.jpg

2024-02-13 23:17:16

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And many more!

2024-02-13 22:57:44

It always pains me to see a big Lightning node shut down. Make a million nodes bloom!

2024-02-07 07:36:48

I may have, for the time being, configured zaps to be auto-converted to stablesats. Not because it’s the right thing to do, but because it was really easy with Blink and BTCPay Server.

2024-01-27 21:55:45

Beware the Bitcoin content industrial complex. The killer app is not “talking about it.”

2024-01-24 05:03:32

In just one hour, I downloaded enuts, deposited some sats, launched my own mint, connected it to enuts, sent some tokens to friends and swapped from the default mint to my own. And already others are using my mint, too!

2023-12-22 03:30:30

Letting these short ribs cook for two hours while I browse #foodstr https://image.nostr.build/bb3323b25eb95e9bde95c5cceb88cc390b82affd87ede10608860239b0aefcb6.jpg

2023-12-12 04:15:08

Panelope, my faithful cast iron pan has improved my life in so many unimaginable ways

2023-11-14 03:52:46

Announcing the January 3 #Lightning Hackday Vancouver! RSVP here on Flockstr:
https://www.flockstr.com/event/naddr1qqyr2e3hxg6ryvpkqgsgqjpwvqtcct8fjmdx6e6h0at29vky0n93epxgru4hjcrr0jm3k7qrqsqqql9ntlc9ka

2023-11-08 03:29:50

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That’s BTCPay!

2023-11-08 00:03:06

Very excited about my latest toy! Possibly the first Bitcoinize machine in Canada? https://image.nostr.build/69acafb22726bd287611b73d10e64bf774c1e72787e01ba949c77033cf68d204.jpg

2023-11-03 04:39:17

Normalize making your own barbecue sauce #foodstr https://image.nostr.build/17ae1fc8fe4ffc671f9cbaafc8a81a46bd93bc66e6e26cb0485c487d9c52c250.jpg

2023-10-15 06:43:57

Tonight @npub1v7k…yggw organized an incredibly cool dancing performance and party. Sats were accepts for tickets online, at the door, at the bar and there was a small clothing shop on location that took sats, too! Vancouver is leading the way! https://image.nostr.build/1aac0c53833b1960525624e22dcaf23cd0b29986fc11c1bb58fe4d581bde8384.jpg

2023-10-10 06:26:37

I don’t use a bank account, but I did experiment with various debit cards in the past months, including on trips to the U.S.
Coming from a Lightning background into Fintech, it’s shocking to see how bad user experiences can be in the “legacy” world of payments, how much interfaces differ, how many systems exist and how poorly they interface. Already today, despite all its shortcomings, I’d say the Lightning user experience is already better than that of debit cards, and will within two years surpass legacy networks in a way that’s obvious to everyone.

2023-10-08 02:21:00

Got a Bitcoin debit card from Bitrefill, can’t add it to Apple Pay, can’t use it online. Bitrefill customer support tells me to talk to the card issuer, who tell me to contact the vendor (Bitrefill). Not sure what to do next? Merchant’s error is interesting: “Error: credit card validation failed: country of the provided card does not match the country specified on registration.” 100% sure it’s a US card, registered to a US address, used with US merchants.
Any ideas, nostriches?

2023-10-05 04:49:39

Wow, didn't expect to see the South China Morning Post cover Nostr today, mentioning NIPs, Fiatjaf, @npub1sn0…jdv9 @npub1myg…sn5p and @npub1ejx…t3tv
https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3236382/decentralised-social-media-super-app-elon-musks-dreams-already-exists-growing-interest-china

2023-10-05 00:42:02

I'll be at the Seattle Bitcoin Meetup tomorrow evening! Maybe I’ll find some
nostriches there!
https://www.meetup.com/seattle-bitcoin-and-beer/events/296307905

2023-09-08 04:37:42

Surreal. Tried to pay at a store, debit card declined, I offered cash, the clerk said it’s policy to let me have the drink for free as after-hours they don’t accept cash. I said something something #Bitcoin , the clerk lit up, showed me his Chivo wallet and I tipped him $5 over Lightning⚡️.

2023-08-21 19:53:43

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Airplane mode is meant to protect the cell phone antennas on the ground. 200 phones logging themselves into the nearest antenna at 500kph acts as a solid DDoS. Definitely not needed at high altitudes, but maybe it was 15 years ago

2023-08-15 22:01:31

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If you believe Bitcoin will succeed, buy some. If you want Bitcoin to succeed, use it everyday

2023-08-15 21:54:42

It’s disheartening to see the state of #Bitcoin commerce solutions. But not surprising at all, given how even Bitcoiners prefer to use credit card payments. No users -> no investment -> no products -> no adoption. If Bitcoin fails, it’s because of us Bitcoiners.

2023-08-12 08:14:45

I had an odd and sudden streak of productivity fueled by 90s Eurotrash pop tonight. Weird but appreciated.

2023-08-11 17:59:43

What’s good node etiquette? How often are you allowed to nag your peer about their neglected Lightning node? How often do you _have to_ nag them before it’s acceptable to force close? If you gifted a channel, can you take it back?

2023-08-08 05:58:31

In the latest Futurama episode, Bender buys a donkey for 13 micro-Bitcoin, names it Rusty and gets abducted to the Bitcoin mines while the rest of the crew try to find rare metals to build mining machines. https://cdn.nostr.build/i/3abb311c3668c905b852c8fd374ad40cdf0dc85a2be048541b91031fe8596ea4.jpg https://cdn.nostr.build/i/27100d1d0b81d01a11ec99e1a209fe094205581ac8922930769682a42a903901.jpg https://cdn.nostr.build/i/5ba4d8bebb11cbbc78757e59961aa4f09eecc78747c6349650cf1c030ab2aa4d.jpg https://cdn.nostr.build/i/22ef4232226f1568e45d8bd3f08894027b413dc2e9ac0e6376a33f00ffc23f55.jpg

2023-08-08 00:01:39

Repost me, I confirm all your biases

2023-08-03 00:40:19

Why would a Cinema require my phone number before they let me buy a ticket online? What’s even more offensive, they justify this is for “security”

2023-07-27 06:39:02

Easy to explain how Twitter engagement is tanking, but for the past year plus I’ve noticed even more significant drop in Telegram activity. Dozens of groups now clinically dead, and dozens more just kept alive by a handful of maniacs. Where did everyone go?

2023-07-26 03:22:40

My latest #Lightning⚡️swag, a pin made by a local Vancouver jeweler out of pure silver. Of course paid on sats! Will convince him to make more and sell over nostr! https://cdn.nostr.build/i/da4591be4324bf9fc1f867cf62bb44c88e244d1d621cd75636830b44099048a0.jpg

2023-07-24 01:51:19

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Likes are already public in nostr and so is spam!

2023-07-23 19:51:38

On the old bird app I used my likes as bookmarks. Is there a nostr site that shows me for a given npub (mine) the posts I liked?

2023-07-16 23:51:27

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Sam Altman will get my soul unless I can retrieve the Orb and bring it to the shaman. I have five days

2023-07-16 23:48:12

I touched the Orb. I was not supposed to touch the Orb. My luck will soon turn. https://cdn.nostr.build/i/64089bc4b123b012c0944fd658ce89bf6502c4a44a71221080057aa6dfcfb015.jpg

2023-07-10 00:03:34

Serving dinner: “Do you have any food allergies or are you not from here?”

2023-07-09 21:13:17

Some truth bombs that might be difficult to swallow for north Americans:
- The only acceptable tooth paste flavors are salt and charcoal
- SUVs are just minivans
- Hiking and microdosing do not constitute “culture”

2023-07-09 06:10:36

Is running your own Lightning node too much to ask even for an otherwise technical and Bitcoin-affin merchant? Managing liquidity and uptime can be hard, but how hard?

2023-07-05 02:38:06

The open web is dead. Welcome to the never closing nostrverse! (Mind you I’m paying over US$120 per year for these lousy losers to lock me behind a sign-in wall) https://nostr.build/i/ff53c04c52e8e8799ea0612fef44521874c4aaea6b8584f42db30020bf85a6d2.jpg

2023-06-30 17:22:45

What an incredible 4500km journey across Canada in these beautiful refurbished 70 year old railway cars. Incredible luxuries today, regular travel then. https://nostr.build/av/c79f3470b8d25db43ffabf999978391d831edc4f0970eb64cc60aa744219bf9a.mov

2023-06-26 07:49:02

First time seeing a Central Banking system described as a “ponzi scheme” by a mainstream financial publication: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-06-26/lebanon-financial-crisis-leads-people-to-steal-their-own-money

2023-06-16 07:14:58

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Yeah that may be, but capacity limits aren’t unheard of, and they’re not hard to explain.

2023-06-16 06:47:44

Sats aren’t bullish enough. Millisats the standard!

2023-06-16 02:07:11

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I’m optimistic! I often compare it to a prepaid debit card. It has a total amount printed on the front, that’s the capacity. Now imagine you could refill and use the card as often as you like with minimal fees, but if you want to hold more than what’s printed on the front, you gotta buy a new card for a fee. People usually get it.

2023-06-13 07:06:26

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Is your reply related to my post? Either way, I don’t know about the percentage, but most people don’t have savings, don’t buy anything controversial and have access to apps from politically stable places, so custodial wallets are fine for them. It’s important others can interact with them from self-custodial platforms, though.

2023-06-13 05:09:55

I no longer believe the concept of Lightning Network channel capacity can be abstracted away from the user. I now believe channels should be a major focus of education, UX/UI in self-custodial wallets.

2023-06-10 19:17:04

If you look at interest in Bitcoin podcasts, conferences, tweets and meetups versus interest in Bitcoin merchants, you realize Bitcoin’s killer app really is just talking about it.

2023-05-23 23:30:52

Discussing the Lightning Network with Bitcoin OGs tends to be far more tiring than with newbs. There’s definitely a lot inertia, people who spent years thinking about Bitcoin would rather not spend another few years thinking about Lightning, yet they still feel intellectually superior based on seniority.