All cryptographers are not cypherpunks. Cypherpunks harness the packages built by cryptographers. Learning advanced mathematics doesn’t mean you automatically understand how to minimize trust in distributed systems.

History is unfolding. Choose wisely.

@jack nostr Airchat is working, want to join our TestFlight? View quoted note →

Arrogance and desperation both reek of excellence not being the norm… pulling off the impossible as if it were just another Sunday afternoon—now that sends a message.

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The 3 economic camps of history:

I love to see survivalist technology get used. Bluetooth communication is neat. View quoted note →

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Nostr is hard but it’s so much easier to upgrade than immutable chains, sheesh! We’re lucky to have a protocol that’s so fun to play with.

Just found out how to scale nostr follower count… in a trust-minimized way. Nice! Been stuck on that one for 3 years.

Luke will cause a chain split if he does this. View quoted note →

“The exchange system, called by the !Kung hxaro, involves a substantial trade in beaded jewelry, including ostrich-shell pendants quite similar to those found in Africa 40,000 years ago.”

Shelling Out: The Origins of Money | Satoshi Nakamoto Institute

By Nick Szabo, 2002

Pure fascination creates a sense of immersion, void of desperate urges for survival and profit… Innovative thought tends to source from the forgetting of self... the complete engulfing of passion and curiosity — the drive to know, uncover, and discover. The seeking of mystery...

Nothing I send to the bitcoin mailing list is appearing. It’s flat out censorship. Lightly moderated they say, yeah right…

Nostr’s ability to resist going down depends on the diversity and number of relays, of which aren’t very many right now. Incentives for paying relays, or making relays easier to self-host, would greatly increase its up-time and overall decentralization (at the network level). Everyone is focused on client diversity, when network decentralization solely hinges on relays.

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