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@npub1ee5…72tk and I are really looking forward to this chat with @npub1rxy…hnp8 on Nostr Nests and Twitter spaces!
Post any questions you may have for Ben at https://bitcoinbytes.space/
Hope to see you there! 🧡💜 https://image.nostr.build/a79d8604e306c8a764aeccdb7ff7961ae836a26888dd6901b8d5fb4ae27cdb88.jpg

2024-02-07 08:13:34

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Following Balaji on the Nostr

2024-01-20 23:18:18

great article @npub1zt8…yx9r, i agree wholeheartedly.
users, developers and miners should each take a low time preference approach and be principled in whatever capacity in which they interact with the Bitcoin network and each other.
from my perspective, the activity we are observing degrades the availability of blockspace and adversely impacts transaction throughput. this results in a higher cost to transact, take bitcoin into self-custody and interact with lightning in a non-custodial manner, constituting a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.
#note1jlh…q037

2024-01-06 16:09:41

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Nope, but a film adaptation would be great.
If you enjoyed Snowcrash and haven’t yet read Neuromancer, you should definitely check it out!

2024-01-02 09:38:46

https://image.nostr.build/c5ccc2b72919c97f404d198a9c9052ef72913a966e9d813775e40c77f0c0a0e9.jpg

2024-01-02 09:28:24

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I fart in your general direction!

2023-12-29 09:51:04

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this is amazing, great work!!
(i did notice one thing - in the 'inside a client' drawing, you mispelled 'Schnorr Signature')

2023-12-11 13:11:37

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Will have a chat to him. I think he is editing the Godfrey Bloom interview atm.

2023-12-11 12:35:09

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No kidding hey. The yanks don’t appreciate the sacrifice we Aussies have to endure! 😂

2023-12-06 22:42:54

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it’s not intended to be used for Bitcoin 😂

2023-12-06 22:34:48

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Looks great!
I personally prefer all lower case text, as all caps makes me think my computer is yelling at me =]

2023-12-06 22:26:10

IBM 1979 https://image.nostr.build/3a34737970c5848b61bed87979ad3762743a6e2fe28b756af888a7da1a129b9e.jpg

2023-12-04 06:10:36

@npub1ee5…72tk and I are looking forward to sitting down with @npub1wnl…n3wr to talk security and mining on The SATurday Bitcoin Show this week.
Please feel free to post any questions you may have for Mechanic at https://thesaturdaybitcoinshow.com and join the discussion on Nostr Nests (https://bit.ly/TheSatBtcShow) or X. https://image.nostr.build/6c4b91d6507435a3d625869c92811da07d8511c4afa06db17355f1da99d4a71a.jpg

2023-11-25 13:50:28

Tune in to The SATurday Bitcoin Show on Nostr Nests to chat to the based Godfrey Bloom!!
https://bit.ly/TheSatBtcShow https://image.nostr.build/a2909577e8c88dd93f03588ac20f678843ba51da68201216be3180182dc60d4c.jpg

2023-11-21 06:26:02

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Nostr Connect is a better name in my opinion. Will be more discoverable and easily understood by end users.

2023-11-21 04:38:17

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These little Mox modules look so cool!
https://www.turris.com/en/products/mox/

2023-11-21 04:31:20

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If yes, I’d look at pfSense / OPNsense, Ubiquiti or OpenWRT in combo with some UniFi WAPs.

2023-11-21 04:28:06

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Wonder if the auto updates could re-enable it?
Looks like a pretty compelling offering, and I would probably enable the reporting / autoblocking depending on how the monitoring is implemented (ie, anonymised logs on WAN interface).

2023-11-21 00:50:45

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Synology if you want easy mode (and SHR is great for expanding disks over time).
TrueNAS scale if you’re comfortable building a server and forgoing a bit of flexibility with the storage pool, with the benefit of some great open source functionality.
TrueNAS would end up being cheaper, but it’s worth looking into SHR in my opinion before making a decision.
https://www.synology.com/en-us/support/RAID_calculator

2023-11-21 00:45:17

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A lot of bitcoiners wouldn’t be comfortable with this: https://image.nostr.build/fb9ea63d7b2f06295fec89c2be99c597df6deab7aa5b652834f4ebba26f97ab4.jpg

2023-11-21 00:44:02

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It’s almost never a good idea to use a wifi router. Could you run a router and a separate wireless access point?
If no, I would look for something with OpenWRT preinstalled or a supported router you can flash it to.
https://openwrt.org/toh/recommended_routers

2023-11-20 14:11:52

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https://bit.ly/TheSatBtcShow https://image.nostr.build/da73702711cc6aba684547bce28d95d6ec9b4d3e30a75ceefcd4a86ad5b1a993.jpg

2023-11-20 14:01:50

@npub1ee5…72tk and I are honoured to have Godfrey Bloom joining us on The SATurday Bitcoin Show this week.
Godfrey is a distinguished British politician who advocates for Austrian school economics. He is a former Member of the European Parliament and a renowned economist and author.
As always, we will be dual hosting on Nostr Nests (preferred) and X.
Hope you can join us for what is shaping up to be an awesome space.
https://youtu.be/nyiQGV0KgdA

2023-11-20 10:04:34

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https://image.nostr.build/f85fec8f384b87aac0c6d2d993e70c6614263f207d97b330cd9912f8c91ed7f5.jpg

2023-11-20 10:01:33

Backpfeifengesicht

2023-11-20 09:54:10

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32 simple steps to speed up your keyboard!

2023-11-18 16:32:14

Verifying my Nostr Nests identity: Ag6q78beZXii4SMJ_0njkhsN5FIFOCwl3BWQ43pUl3E
https://nostrnests.com

2023-11-18 08:38:27

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They are probably still trying to reconcile how you managed to use to much power 😂

2023-11-18 04:39:30

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Almost like we have adopted a custodial Rube Goldberg machine that lends itself towards regulatory capture.
Am becoming disillusioned with LN. The UX is pretty terrible and I don’t see it improving significantly in the near future.

2023-11-17 02:28:45

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Atlas Shrugged

2023-11-16 11:25:32

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Is it delicious? Does the seller appreciate the value of the sats you paid with? https://image.nostr.build/20999dbbcb314a9a78fb57e51750acc5ea8c8a72287c50ee97279bfcd436ff49.jpg

2023-11-16 11:24:17

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https://image.nostr.build/82c24ea68afd77721aae7394c9c33d428d84663c07a456ddf40f68628b163710.png

2023-11-15 11:15:42

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…an economic and financial war.

2023-11-15 11:13:41

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California trying to swim against the tide of

2023-11-15 11:12:32

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To be fair, ~6% of the population is Chinese with significantly higher proportions in some areas.

2023-11-15 01:28:43

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It’s a win for freedom of speech, provided you link your government ID so that you can be easily identified and prosecuted for wrongspeak.

2023-11-14 23:29:40

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3:1 Nostr to X ratio for best results

2023-11-14 23:22:43

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Would love to read a cyberpunk novel by Lyn!

2023-11-14 23:18:55

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New UTXOs, not new bitcoin.
And CoinJoin is used to obfuscate the sending address from the receiving address, not in an attempt to ‘result in new bitcoin’.

2023-11-14 21:47:17

@npub1xts…kk5s can you please create a ‘restore default relays’ option in @npub18m7…q955?

2023-11-11 11:58:48

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http://bit.ly/TheSatBtcShow
https://image.nostr.build/b56d0aab8a40787184cd3230385e0af3d64e20eef62b3312c82c5cf8d8cbeefd.jpg

2023-11-11 11:01:54

Just two hours before we kick off the The SATurday Bitcoin Show with special guest Erik from Gridless Compute.
If you have any questions for Erik, please use the web form at https://thesaturdaybitcoinshow.com/
#nevent1q…n742

2023-11-10 08:37:26

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Debian is my preferred distro.
Install from server and add a DE.
No corporate nonsense, very wide software support, upstream of Ubuntu and Mint, stable, and non-free firmware now works out of the box.
The only reason not to run it is if you're a developer, for everyone else there is Flatpak and AppImage.
https://image.nostr.build/c313eef96388720f4e4359ce2792072b8ebb07e3eb1961f72c0d0e4cf95af879.jpg

2023-11-09 03:08:57

Looks like a massive update! 💪🏻
#nevent1q…gx44
https://image.nostr.build/1ebe9d6164d79b2c7e11d81624fa479b8a7305b9decf74b7c20876cfc474b66e.jpg

2023-11-08 16:05:26

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This is how Bluesky operates.

2023-11-08 16:02:19

We are excited to announce this week's guest, @npub1q0a…04mt from Gridless.
Erik has been doing fantastic work deploying hydro powered Bitcoin mining in Africa, using a process which supports local communities.
Tune in from Nostr or X on Saturday, and visit thesaturdaybitcoinshow.com to submit any questions for Erik.

2023-11-08 07:21:04

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Getting better with every update. Can't wait to see what it looks like a year from now! 🤙🏻

2023-11-08 07:19:35

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Same as when he tried to dump his China bags on retail.
Even went so far as to write a book and make a YouTube video. 😂

2023-11-08 04:34:05

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If you're planning on switching to Vodafone network, check out Felix.
They're a small MVNO who offer unlimited 4G data capped at 20Mbps for $40, and plant a tree 🌱 for each month you stay connected.
Obviously the network coverage isn't as good as Telstra, but the unlimited data and affordability make it a pretty compelling option.

2023-11-07 16:59:22

During my lifetime, I've made friends with very few people who understand the importance of sound money, and even fewer who understand the importance of owning their social graph.
None who understand both.
On Nostr, I feel like I've finally found a group of people who share my perspective, and I feel blessed.
Thank you to all of you! 🧡💜

2023-11-07 16:43:12

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Nope, I just use CyberChef
https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/

2023-11-07 16:40:33

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redundant array of independent disks!

2023-11-07 15:57:00

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Great space today, thank you @npub1dpn…0ef2 and @npub1777…tnu0! 🧡💜

2023-11-07 15:37:35

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Is it running a kernel? seL4?
Also, great work on the space today. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

2023-11-07 15:35:43

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'Ordinals will be priced out.'

2023-11-07 15:10:34

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As a long time Fedora user, I recently switched to Debian and cannot be happier.
Screw IBM and their nonsense!

2023-11-07 15:08:43

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Ungovernable 🤙🏻

2023-11-07 14:55:05

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Why?

2023-11-07 13:34:37

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Correct on both accounts and, having tested the setup, the UX is far superior than trying to explain, setup and test seed phrases.

2023-11-06 23:06:40

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Windows is a pre-installed keylogger. 😂

2023-11-06 23:05:00

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#nevent1q…752h

2023-11-06 23:04:44

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Am really enjoying mine!
#nevent1q…9cuz

2023-11-06 22:57:06

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Think this is an awesome idea. I've never been one for analog music formats but I hope you have great success!

2023-11-05 04:10:24

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Byron Bay, Nostralia

2023-11-04 18:23:07

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"When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals."
- Edward Snowden
https://image.nostr.build/b63ed8b916c9918b30845b2094e71763b8513ecfb6e8c89b170014495fd4b40f.jpg

2023-11-04 18:20:59

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Very cool 🤙🏻

2023-11-03 14:26:41

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Tested Proton Pass recently and enjoyed the experience.
Am looking forward to passkeys support and a web vault.
They really do need to allow users to disable TOTP when FIDO2 keys are enabled though!

2023-11-01 12:42:33

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Agreed, but I wouldn't leave the hardware device in my residence / workplace etc. Still need to treat it like a multisig.

2023-11-01 05:08:45

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Not at present, but it makes sense to unlock using biometrics as it validates the authorised user is making the transaction.

2023-10-31 07:35:48

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Any plans to allow users to register multiple fingerprints?

2023-10-31 07:34:46

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Yep, you need to unlock it with fingerprint to authorise transactions requiring the hardware wallet!

2023-10-31 07:33:08

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#nevent1q…752h

2023-10-31 07:32:37

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#nevent1q…9cuz

2023-10-31 05:41:00

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They are both emerging networks with a different user base.
As the Nostr quickly gained popularity amongst Bitcoiners, there are larger percentage of users here who share common interests.
Due to the changes made by Elon, the consensus on Bluesky is that Twitter is now a right-wing platform. Accordingly, it is being more heavily adopted by those on the left.
I suspect this will change over time, but not until both protocols gain greater adoption.

2023-10-31 00:45:14

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So does your exchange or alternate 2/3 multisig wallet provider. It isn't a wallet for your KYC corn.

2023-10-30 21:47:38

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Bluesky is full of crazy woke people and furries.
They aren't referring to any negative content on the Nostr, just that it's a protocol used by reasonable people with more conservative values.
We are the Nazis they/them are referring to.

2023-10-30 02:19:22

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Congratulations!! 🧡💜

2023-10-30 01:47:13

More notes on the Bitkey:
- Can connect the phone app to your own node using custom Electrum server
- mempool.space used as the default explorer
- bech32 addresses by default
- Hardware device is required to enable / modify the spending limit that can be done using phone app only (maximum $200/day)
- Can select Tx fee using Priority / Standard / Slow options
- 'Slow' correctly estimated the current 3 sat/vB rate
- Still very impressed by the ease of setup and use
Am probably going to be recommending @npub1tcn…ctu0 to a lot of normies.
gg @npub1sg6…f63m
#nevent1q…9cuz

2023-10-29 03:58:52

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https://image.nostr.build/c82a3e98a72cf81e5b59f1d10d579377ef21306d9208fe0098c4b8befdb310f7.jpg

2023-10-28 22:58:03

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hodlonaut would love this!

2023-10-28 13:47:02

https://image.nostr.build/5de2bedabcf8b5cfa2f19191094dc66e866d482b0e3a659982a0bc1c9b1f8b02.jpg

2023-10-28 12:54:58

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https://nostrnests.com/k405ho

2023-10-28 10:57:17

A few short hours until The SATurday Bitcoin Show interview with the legendary, @npub10vl…sp42!!
Please visit TheSATurdayBitcoinShow.com to submit a question for Jimmy, and come check out the best nest that is dual streamed to Nostr and X.
28/11
05:00 Los Angeles
08:00 New York
13:00 Lagos, London
14:00 Berlin, Cape Town
15:00 Ankara, Moscow
17:30 New Dehli
20:00 Beijing, Perth, Singapore
21:00 Tokyo
23:00 Sydney

2023-10-28 01:39:41

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Yeah, it's much smaller than I imagined. Has a nice weight to it though and feels quite premium.

2023-10-27 12:41:18

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#nevent1q…9cuz

2023-10-27 11:37:45

Notes on the Bitkey:
- Easiest setup experience of any wallet I've used
- Hardware feels really solid, nice build quality
- 2/3 multisig with no seed phrase
- Mobile app and server key can authorise small transactions (dollar amount is user configurable)
- Mobile app and hardware device is required to authorise larger transactions
- Email is required during setup to facilitate recovery if mobile phone / hardware device is lost
- Phone number is optional (from memory)
- Can integrate Cash App / Coinbase for direct purchases to the wallet
- Block can see your transaction data
The app / hardware device is still in beta, however the simplicity of the setup process is near perfect.
While most of us will still prefer a Coldcard, Passport or Jade, those devices aren't for everyone.
I suspect Block will advertise via Cash App and sell a ridiculous amount of these devices, which is great for self-custody but comes at the expense of privacy.
Most importantly, this is not a wallet for your KYC-free corn.
https://image.nostr.build/3e8472b8bf8e5e0841c20c6189e1b6b6b9902fb9db3c90649d46b944ffc26215.jpg

2023-10-26 08:05:27

The floppening.
https://image.nostr.build/9c0638f0acf5a061405526ef8b5053999aaadb7f5f51beaf33854d771412d51b.jpg

2023-10-24 07:59:53

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Nice, that'll probably cover 3.5 weeks of Sentinel logs!
In all seriousness though, Microsoft have a pretty robust offering, ASDs strategy is built around their stack, and they are doing a decent job at implementation.

2023-10-22 03:48:36

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All good, we couldn't do it due to Chris being unwell and my availability.
Jimmy Song on next week though! 💪🏻

2023-10-21 23:15:57

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Not yet, but at some inflection point these tools will enable faster development with better performance.
Look at DeepMind's agents, which can learn themselves and train other agents.
I suspect the existing AI tools are going to advance extremely rapidly.

2023-10-21 18:15:56

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ML, DL, Natural Language Processing etc are all AI, they just aren't General AI.

2023-10-21 16:19:57

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Yep, really excited for this one! 💪

2023-10-21 14:59:16

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Atlas Shrugged was formational in helping me to und Bitcoin.
Highly recommend checking it out!

2023-10-21 14:58:06

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😂