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npub1vfl7v8fgwxnv88u6n5t3pwsmzqg7xajclmtlfqncpaf2crefqr9qu2kruy

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chandran@minibits.cash

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nprofile1qqsxyllxr558rfkrn7df69cshgd3qy0rwev0a4l5sfuq754vpu5spjs6c7yey

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npub1vfl7v8fgwxnv88u6n5t3pwsmzqg7xajclmtlfqncpaf2crefqr9qu2kruy

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2024-11-12 14:16:21

I'm retiring this npub. Please DM me for the new one.
Reason: nsec.app and nsec bunker are custodial solutions.
Be careful out there, sometimes things that seem like they are good for opsec actually harm your opsec!

2024-11-11 18:35:19

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@nprofile…2dy2 🤣

2024-11-11 09:01:22

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Upfront zap returned because it turned out to be more work than expected. Others are welcome to pick up where I left off:
https://github.com/chGoodchild/tunnelsats/blob/master/hello-world/src/main.rs
https://github.com/Tunnelsats/tunnelsats/pull/143

2024-11-10 16:48:28

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@nprofile…w0xz, I started packaging it, but tunnelsats can only be setup if a lightning implementation is already running on the machine.
According to the forums, testnet bitcoind can't be side loaded onto the start9. What would be the easiest/fastest way to spin up core lightning on a start9 without downloading+verifying the entire chainstate?
Is there a way to sideload pre-pruned blocks to set things up more quickly?
https://ezno.de/packages/

2024-11-10 13:20:41

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I think it can be done bottom up. Permissoonless money that doesn't have KYC in-built was probably the missing puzzle piece that prevented people from doing it earlier.

2024-11-10 13:06:18

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Subscription = KYC
We are thinking about ways to build non KYC IANA competitors using existing protocols. Nostr already made ICANN irrelevant, but IANA is still a central point of failure...

2024-11-10 12:56:57

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And no the mental burden of making decisions (choosing a business model) doesn't force us into subscriptions. Business models can be automated. If anything, that mental burden forces us into custody..

2024-11-10 12:55:09

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The cost of the spent stack is a serious issue. We need the ability to make granular transactions...

2024-11-10 12:46:36

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Final 1 SAT settlement

2024-11-03 14:35:21

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Just run your own mint

2024-11-03 14:34:28

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Democratization of central banks 😀

2024-11-02 23:44:11

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https://image.nostr.build/193f37bfd8c5c62e71d217c750c6f63df712ef69efce95a871ac649b09badfe0.jpg

2024-11-02 22:15:42

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@nprofile…zcmq I don't work on ngit, though I was recently onboarded and I'm happy to share what I have learnt with other people who want to use it.
Regular demos might be interested for @nprofile…crvd though...

2024-11-02 21:15:24

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@nprofile…zcmq, it's super easy to use once your onboarded. Perhaps this is one of the things we need to spread P2P..
Would you like a short onboarding session?

2024-11-02 18:17:18

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Yes I'm referring to the @nprofile…w0xz + @nprofile…0q7u bounty 😀

2024-11-02 16:28:55

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@nprofile…2dy2 I might take you up on that. Have you considered making an offer on satshoot? I'm sure @nprofile…5zpj will be happy to provide support around this freelance nostr client 😀
https://satshoot.com/

2024-11-02 16:08:52

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Have you looked into cherry tree? It's a Merkle tree that tracks file chunks which can be placed on blossom. Could be useful..

2024-10-20 20:25:45

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@nprofile…lzc5, is there any chance we can use your VPS as a DVM on future?

2024-10-20 01:30:12

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LNURLw works if you're offline, but your internet gateway is online to redeem the payment. You can also use e-cash non custodially if you run your own mint
Custody clearly comes with risks, though I want to have e-cash if I must use a custodian, because standardizing the interaction with custodians allows me to leave the custodian frictionlessly and it happens to come with privacy.
Yesterday I witnessed atomic real time channel rebalancing involving mints. Users of lightning can benefit from the liquidity without using custodians themselves.

2024-10-16 09:36:58

@nprofile…l3vp what's the best thing to do after a lightning payment timed out in mini-bits? The lightning payment was successful, but I didn't get change for the e-cash note that this payment spent...

2024-10-08 12:58:27

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Another interesting take:
#naddr1qq…9t38

2024-10-04 09:29:13

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I realize this means giving up the existing network effects on the fiat internet, but how else are we going to bootstrap a network without fiat authorities?

2024-10-04 09:25:00

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People who are buying an IP address from their fiat ISP are out of luck. I won't find them, because I'm on the proof of work (inter)network and it isn't their IP address on this network 😀

2024-10-04 09:21:12

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We already trust our DNS servers and our e-cash mints not to mess with us. This DNS server is a pool, so you don't buy a domain. You mine Bitcoin and you get address space + Bitcoin for your work.

2024-10-04 09:16:02

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@nprofile…3m56 do you think we can use pools to distribute IP addresses?

2024-10-04 09:10:25

I think we can replace IANA with nested StratumV2 pools that run e-cash mints and assign address ranges as autonomous systems.
Whenever a pool finds a new block it becomes the DNS server that calls the shots till a new block is found. How many IP addresses an autonomous system controls depends on the amount of hashrate that it contributed to that block. Oh and domains aren't strictly needed. The DNS server could just map npubs to IP addresses (or ranges).
Just point your hashrate at your internet gateway - which also happens to be a pool, and you get your fair share of public IP addresses.

2024-10-04 09:01:06

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Indeed, timestamps are really useful in nostr notes.
I agree that inconsistency is often undesirable, though I'm hesitant about concluding that relays should coordinate. It's my nostr client's job to ensure that the content is consistent across all the relays that I use. Perhaps I should be using fewer relays if I'm unable to maintain sufficient consistency across all my relays. It's enough to have just one relay with the outbox model 😀
I realize the UX suffers from having all the business logic in the client, but where do we draw the line between Twitter and nostr if our relays keep getting smarter?

2024-10-04 08:45:06

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Bitcoin nodes use proof of work to ensure that our nodes can all agree on the current state of the Blockchain. However, I can't afford to shit post on those nodes because the consensus mechanism forces all nodes to store the same thing - which doesn't scale to many posts.
Nostr relays (and git remotes) don't have such a consensus requirements, which means that different relays may give you different profiles pictures. This seems annoying, but I also don't want all relays to agree which of my content to store, because in most cases they would agree that it's too costly to store any of my content.

2024-10-03 18:29:07

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Just use Bitcoin if you want consensus. Nostr is scalable because it doesn't come with guarantees...

2024-09-29 09:50:38

Seeing that syncthing exists makes me wonder why anyone would want to host their data on something like owncloud. Where is the catch?
@nprofile…5pxf do you have an option on this?
https://syncthing.net/

2024-09-24 10:05:54

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Hmm ya I can relate to that. Would you say that the movement around Bitcoin is bad for Bitcoin? So far my assumption was that it's a requirement at an early stage...
Perhaps the movement nurtured Bitcoin in the beginning and hinders it later on.

2024-09-24 08:10:35

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I guess the word "leader" comes with a lot of baggage...

2024-09-24 08:04:05

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There is also a RaspiBlitz hackday on the 10th and BTC++ on the 11th to 13th. So lots of reasons to come. I might even have a spare ticket for BTC++...

2024-09-24 08:00:12

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Interesting, yes I see a lot of value in working with others who bring insights or skills that I don't have and have the conviction to take things in a new directions.
However, I also see value in a project having visibility, users and momentum. Not sure if you had the audio on in the movement video. The narrator does emphasize the importance of the second and third participants rather than the person who started it.
Perhaps both teams and momentum/movement are required for impact...

2024-09-24 07:36:34

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I think a large part of the organizations funding comes from fiat tax breaks. Plebs often prefer to stack their non KYC SATs...

2024-09-24 07:33:42

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I guess there might also be a distinction between a team and a movement. Latecomers to a movement might start putting the people who started the movement on a pedestal. Maybe it's just human nature...
#nevent1q…0vfv

2024-09-24 07:23:43

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Any chance you can make it to the hackday? I think this sort of input would be really valuable...
#nevent1q…gm29

2024-09-24 07:22:55

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I really hope it becomes a thing to support outcomes through zaps

2024-09-24 07:18:51

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This is why I'm a big fan of the bidding approach that @nprofile…x3ak is going for. I think its a great way to accelerate projects rather than accelerating individuals 😀

2024-09-23 06:35:03

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Sounds like your describing legacy social media, where the relay assigns content to users.

2024-09-22 11:33:26

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Nice catch! They probably don't need to rely on the relay mentioned at the end of their reply though. They could parse the previous notes to detect repetition maintain a list of their colluding peers.
However, this might give them an incentive to make their replies more repetitive / less interesting...

2024-09-17 09:56:44

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@nprofile…es9t perhaps a nostr integration could be useful for nix as well?

2024-09-16 19:23:35

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Mistake that many make. Self custody comes with responsibility, but it can be very empowering.

2024-09-16 19:20:01

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Aah, that makes more sense... People like me make the figures worse then because I'm a new follower who didn't realize there was a previous NPUB 🤣

2024-09-16 19:08:44

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Did you transfered your followers from one npub to another without them signing anything?

2024-09-16 18:56:52

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How did you do this?

2024-09-16 18:53:57

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Glad to hear that your working on LoRa for nostr. After struggling to add value to nutband I shifted my attention to OpenWRT and WiFi captive portals that accept Bitcoin.
I think nostr relays are the perfect glue for various transport solutoons interfaces like LoRa, TCP/IP or ham radio.

2024-09-16 13:01:39

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Not sure if I understand the graph approach. Do you mean somethingike a "Markov Chain" where redundancy leads to a lower probably of failure?
Yes the metrics are an issue. If someone claims that nostr is a decentralized identity layer, I would strongly agree because it gives anyone with entropy an identity. However, I might disagree with claims that it's a decentralized transport layer because we rely heavily on ICANN and IANA to exchange notes.

2024-09-15 05:31:39

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First time I hear of it. How does it differ from a Yubikey? Can it be used to sign nostr notes?

2024-09-12 06:57:52

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#nevent1q…ncp5

2024-09-12 06:06:33

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Verifiable deletion would probably make the accounts more fun to delete.
If only they included open time stamps and some proof of work in these deactivation messages...
https://image.nostr.build/29270aecab95ee5b870bebc632b86420bc9bceb8f59849f48ed853e8942e1329.jpg

2024-09-11 19:34:47

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True.. Does wss://local help with responsiveness?
I should probably set up one of those. My bostr2 bouncer is unresponsive sometimes because it's on a cheap VPS.
Any recommendations for setting local relays?

2024-09-11 19:23:31

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Nostr.watch actively finds and lists them. Do you have an example of a relay that isn't listed?
Would be cool relays published some usage stats for scrapers like nostr.watch to gather...

2024-09-11 18:39:04

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What about StratumV2? Strictly speaking node operators run their nodes at a loss, but they still do it.
RaspiBlitz + StratumV2 + Bitaxe = price the big guys out of the market

2024-09-11 07:21:14

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How does one even measure decentralization? What I love about nostr is the fact that anyone with a source of entropy can have an identity and the fact that one doesn't need a static IP address to be discoverable on the internet (NWS).
That said, I strongly hope we manage to fund open source development through zaps in future:
#nevent1q…5k5u
https://youtu.be/JWZPN-SAO3U?feature=shared&t=10m56s

2024-09-10 15:58:03

The modern CI-CD pipeline for testing hardware:
1. VPS publishes a note mentioning the git commit hash, git branch etc on nostr.
2. VPS replies to the note with a URL for downloading the binary upon success or with a URL of logs in the case of failure.
3. Device runs tests on first boot and replies to note with test result.
4. VPS publishes binaries on blossom...
Does this sound useful to others too?
Any recommendations around existing nostr tooling for git?

2024-09-10 14:10:10

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Stability is a lie

2024-09-10 13:46:59

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Sounds like we need the signal algorithm to work

2024-09-10 08:35:29

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It's a certificate, but there is no guarantee that this certificate will buy you 1 hour in the year 2050.

2024-09-09 15:51:06

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Same question here

2024-09-09 10:43:10

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Savage

2024-09-09 09:43:01

Nostr is where the social layer belongs. Our nostr clients are Turing complete and they are self hosted.
It's silly to run a fully replicated global Turing complete machine. If it isn't fully replicated and it's described as a "Blockchain" it's probably a Rube Goldberg machine that tries to be two opposite things at the same time.

2024-09-08 11:12:00

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@nprofile…vd2m I really liked your intro on decentralizing support for open source through zaps.
Your talk helped me to appreciate the challenge of people wanting to donate without having to think about which project to support.
I wonder if grant organizations could function as oracles for intellectually lazy people who want to do good with their zaps.

2024-09-06 13:32:17

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What would it take to make my relay charge for notes from npubs that aren't in my social graph?
Does this feature already exists on any relay implementation?

2024-09-06 12:44:53

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Could prove to be really useful for advertising services that accept Bitcoin... Or for @nprofile…7efd

2024-09-06 12:32:08

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Nice feature! Is the map getting the location information from the nostr events? Quite sparse around here...

2024-09-06 11:06:54

Same question for nostr-rs-relay!
#nevent1q…77qa

2024-09-06 10:56:31

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https://youtu.be/bBC-nXj3Ng4?feature=shared

2024-09-06 08:25:24

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Users who are concerned about more sophisticated attacks could also benefit from adding context to their social graph so that the context can be factored in to their WoT calculation

2024-09-06 07:52:20

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Proof of Work? Then the walk in newbie doesn't need Bitcoin - just a nostr client...

2024-08-30 18:33:02

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We need TollGates in our couters, in our cellphone towers, in our internet exchange points and in our satellites.
If your infrastructure doesn't have a TollGate it will starve with the money printer.
https://github.com/chGoodchild/GLTollGate

2024-08-30 18:14:21

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Nostr web services was recently released

2024-08-26 05:47:09

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I rarely take the time for books, but this could be an exception. I'm especially interested in the part about programming languages...

2024-08-26 05:25:02

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Yes please!

2024-08-26 05:18:25

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Oh damn, maybe I should have hidden the ladder or something. I clearly told the guy who was waiting that we can only have nostriches and that he could look around if there are nostriches somewhere else...

2024-08-25 23:03:14

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Thanks for the beautiful nostriches! People lined up for more, but there weren't any left...

2024-08-25 06:47:27

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This is a great example of the kind of self sovereign infrastructure that individuals can buy for themselves.
Bring Bitcoin + free markets into the picture and people can get fast internet connections over modern/digital comms equipment. Switched networks are less self sovereign, but free markets are a force to be reckoned with...

2024-08-25 06:42:31

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If you have a contract with an ISP, you sell your neighbor access to your internet connection. Your neighbor can resell this access to his neighbor who is too far to access your WiFi directly. Now three neighbors are sharing the cost of one internet connection.
If your fiat internet contract stops because the ISP has issues or they don't like you, you can start using a neighbors connection instead.
They have to block everyone if they want to block you. Blocking everyone is much costlier and much harder. Together you guys have the purchasing power to build your own infrastructure

2024-08-25 06:35:27

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You must be traveling with a good passport

2024-08-25 06:31:39

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Tax, visas and other fiat stuff

2024-08-25 06:30:24

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I think most of them require that you buy a fiat balance for spending. Bitrefill works and bringin wants to enable a card feature soon. Bringin is non custodial, small and struggling so they need the users...

2024-08-24 17:48:53

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Unfortunately Bitcoin requires internet. Machankura also needs internet on their systems to interact with Bitcoin.
Nostr could help reduce Bitcoin's reliance on TCP-IP though - and your reliance also...
* Your server can lose access to it's domain or it's IP address, but your npub can't be censored.
* You can self host a nostr relay behind a static IP (paid in Bitcoin) from a VPN provider.
* You can use TollGates to reduce your reliance on ISPs: https://github.com/chGoodchild/GLTollGate

2024-08-23 19:15:24

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The UX in amethyst makes it much easier to mute than the unfollow. Is this a deliberate choice @nprofile…pyug ?

2024-08-23 06:19:58

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Have you spoken to @nprofile…dpzh yet?

2024-08-22 20:17:34

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Have you tried reaching out to @nprofile…mhd7 ?

2024-08-22 18:51:45

Latvia
https://image.nostr.build/e204589fe2f6d2f1e8f87875c2b4beb6e6bf0e390a51b1d7d89054e0d6df91f1.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/b361e42576da33e2142e03967f200c071d93e27fd3e577ab5b302842291625ae.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/7f7e0c90982a5064993271cf3e5e6ac18bc523268f1f1b91ba91bae3b5f873fe.jpg

2024-08-22 16:30:24

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Thanks for the amazing workshop! I look forward to sharing our user questions in a couple of months and getting your feedback :)

2024-08-12 05:28:41

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Hopefully TollGate becomes a reliable source of income for users who operate such routers in future. We are currently working on improving nostr support for the routers so that the router's can talk to each other and their fleet operator without having a backend.

2024-08-12 05:14:21

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Are you comfortable with Router's? TollGate might be able to put bounties on the GitHub issues if the project gets funding...

2024-08-12 05:09:26

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Sure that's the goal. The internet is global :)
I'm still working on making it user friendly so I suggest waiting a few weeks before installing it. I'm testing it on a router called GLAR300m, but I'm happy to provide support if someone wants to try a different OpenWRT router.

2024-08-11 21:46:51

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Perhaps it's possible to replace the infotainment system without affecting the road worthyness certifications...

2024-08-11 08:52:01

Our yearly harvest
https://image.nostr.build/ec4c8842c3810132c3bcb07d0fea7aeca3b0abbf0cd4bd09766e547b07eadd2b.jpg

2024-08-09 07:41:54

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Yes search engines would be super valuable to have! Perhaps as a DVM :)

2024-08-08 11:38:08

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Fiat volatility

2024-07-31 08:32:27

Ready for Troubleshooting!
Go to https://satshoot.com and post your issues in these topics:
#TollGate #raspiblitz #clightning #lnd #bitcoin_cli #bitcoind #electrs #bitaxe #vpn #nostr #privacy #security #networking #ubuntu #tails_os #raspberry_pi #stm_32 #esp_32 #amd #risc #intel #bash #desktop #git #databases
#satshoot #asknostr #troubleshooting

2024-07-30 14:07:58

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I think this only makes sense to use when it's very many users are interested in the output, because generating such a proof can be orders of magnitude costlier than just running the code.

2024-07-29 15:56:21

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Do you mean something along the lines of zero knowledge proofs? What would you use them for?

2024-07-19 07:54:34

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It sources internet from other Internet gateways, but you can treat it like an ISP that doesn't KYC you. All it needs is Bitcoin and your good to go.
So far it's all WiFi, but the goal to make the market so efficient on our side of the TollGate that the supply chain (ISPs and their suppliers) are forced onto Bitcoin rails.

2024-07-19 05:23:52

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Using a captive portal called nodogsplash

2024-07-19 05:22:39

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This router takes Bitcoin and talks nostr :)
https://image.nostr.build/2b48f52bd5dda2595c06e2e6f0eeb20b06eb7469cd87df03f8c0e879c4de4e64.jpg