Today I learned that in bech32, the number "1" represents a delimiter and the "q" or "p" is the segwit version number For years I assumed the p in bc1p stood for "private" lmao h/t @Sjors Provoost

Picked up @Sjors Provoost's "Bitcoin: A Work in Progress" at @Satsconf Looking forward to looking more about Taproot, SegWit, Utreexo and Miniscript!

Who coined the term eatery? Such a bad name. It's like calling a school a learnery. It's not even a loanword

Just tried a Latvian pirts (wet sauna) Incredible I walked in feeling exhausted, irritable, and nauseous Came out feeling energized and calm Nobody spoke English so I basically had to learn how it all worked by observation, like how to grab the railings and sit down without burning my skin, or how to use the leaf whipping bundles It was bloody hot… Whipping myself provided a sensation of temporary relief but ultimately made me hotter The cold plunge pool outside the sauna was freezing too But that's exactly what I needed to shock my system The feeling after each cycle was intense. Blood rushing across my skin, tingles of electricity I downed like 2 liters of borjomi mineral water too. It's salty and tastes a little like soap, but is excellent for staying hydrated 10/10

Tried out @Angor over the weekend -- very cool project I don't envy the job they have ahead of them Fundraising platforms have a lot of moving parts, attract crappy users (scammers & virtue signalers), suffer from a killer chicken-and-egg problem, and are difficult to make sustainable (often need to be donation based themselves) But they've made an excellent start, and their platform is very impressive on a technical level

I have to admit I'm a hypocrite when it comes to exchanges My general stance is that high fees are a relatively low cost to pay if you have an exchange that is BTC-focused, good UX, minimal ads/tracking, promotes self custody, etc But in practice if I'm buying KYC I just go for whatever has the lowest fees Same goes for wallets I've played around with running a Lightning node, self custodial solutions like Phoenix, but instead of shelling out for inbound liquidity or a service like Alby Hub I mostly stick to custodial WOS, or even exchange based LN wallets So yeah, I'm part of the problem

Working out and flossing have many parallels Do it regularly and it's easy Life is good and it's a mere annoyance Suddenly stop and you can coast for a while on your gains You feel worse but not noticeably worse But eventually you adapt and forget what doing it regularly feels like Then restarting sucks so hard (DOMS for workouts, gum bleeds for flossing)

#bh2025 was fantastic and so was @btcplusplus privacy edition Had fun doing the hackathons, met a lot of cool people, and enjoyed visiting Riga Now that it's over I've decided to take a break from X for the next 30 days It's a great platform for learning and meeting people but the algo seems to think I enjoy getting into arguments with filterbois and big blockers As the saying goes, "never wrestle with a pig"… Plus I have plenty of work to do and new things to study, like @spacebear's PayJoinDevKit.org, Spark.money, ArkadeOS.com, Second.tech, etc… Should mean I'll be posting here more often!

Congrats @once_aphysicist on two back to back hackathon wins with git-futz -- first @btcplusplus now #BH2025! See more here:

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GitHub - feuplebian/git-futz: Fuzz Git commit timestamps to improve privacy

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Just tried out receipt.cash by @Arjen live at #BH2025 hackathon presentations It's a service for splitting bills with automatically generated Cashu + Lightning invoices Receipt parsing made possible with @PayPerQ Very cool! Check it out here:

SugarDaddy.Cash

A mobile-first receipt settlement PWA using Nostr and Cashu

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A Bitcoin crowdfunding platform where creators raise funds for causes, sell products, manage campaigns, and engage with their community.

Just had my first quality sleep in weeks -- maybe months. God, I missed aircon. Slept within minutes of getting into bed, woke up 7 hours later naturally, no dry mouth, full of energy and ideas.

7 things I learned from COVID: 1. Keeping a cool head and quietly sticking to your guns is as (or more) powerful than actively fighting for what’s right. 2. Cruelty, schadenfreude, and the desire to punish and feel superior are key parts of human nature. If given a free pass, many people will happily dehumanise and attack an out group (this applies to both pro- and anti-vaxxers, btw). 3. Money insulates us from crises. Lockdown was easier if you had a big house, aircon and a home gym. Private jets had less restrictions than public airlines. High-paid jobs had better security and an easy transition to WFH compared to low-paid “essential” jobs. 4. Conspiracy theories are overrated. COVID was more than likely a spontaneous event that was then used as an rationalisation for printing money, shutting down businesses, implementing digital ID, and similar measures. Related:

Conspiratorial Thinking and "Multiple Outs" | Luke Smith

Is everything preplanned by the (((Elites)))? Or is there just another reason they appear so omnipotnent?

5. Being a NZ citizen isn’t as special as I thought. It didn’t stop my government locking me out for 2 years. I made several requests to return, since my grandfather was dying of cancer, and I had run out of emergency visa extensions. Denied each time. Meanwhile, exceptions were made for various bands and sports teams. 6. There is no scenario where critical thinking must be abandoned for “the greater good”. As a rule, it’s worth being extra skeptical when someone insists that a situation is too urgent and you need to act without thinking. 7. Placebo and nocebo are powerful. In the early days of COVID when I was very worried, I felt sick many times (even with COVID-specific symptoms like no smell) while testing negative. Later on, I tested positive several times with no symptoms. Then, after I got the vaccine, I started getting heart palpitations and chest pain — despite nothing showing in my cardiologist’s exams. I regret a lot about how I reacted to COVID, but the silver lining is that I’m now a more critical thinker with a clearer moral compass.

@NostrPIX just won the first ever @btcplusplus hacking edition hackathon! Thanks so much to @Base58⛓🔓 @niftynei() 🇺🇸💸🧡 @Alex Lewin and team for organising a great event And to my teammates @Matthew Vuk @Daniel Tinoco and Octavio — wouldn’t have been able to do it without you

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NostrPIX just won the first ever @btcplusplus hackathon!!!!! Incredibly proud of our team @matthewvuk2 @danieltinoco @Octavio_lucca We built an i...