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Freedom is not free. #abc25

Is there a mimetype for cashu tokens? nostr:npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg nostr:npub1cj6ndx5akfazux7f0vjl4fyx9k0ulf682p437fe03a9ndwqjm0tqj886t6 nostr:npub1q6mcr8tlr3l4gus3sfnw6772s7zae6hqncmw5wj27ejud5wcxf7q0nx7d5 #asknostr #ecash #cashu

Today I sent a friend e-cash in an e-mail (pun intended). Of course the e-mail was encrypted using PGP. I pictured it as literally sending cash in the mail except that the mail was sealed and guaranteed not to be opened but by the intended recipient. I'm living in the future. #ecash #cashu #bitcoin

First they ignore you (aeonbtc's blocklist), then they laugh at you ("knots' users are stupid; I hope they get rekt 🤣🤣🤣"), then they fight you (portlandhodl's attack on knots nodes), then you win! #knots #core #bitcoin #filters

Bitcoin projects are not nearly as complex as the Linux kernel but there's something to learn here. #oss #git #security https://youtu.be/Zu42F-XMNC4

for something as important as verifying binaries for bitcoin software, it's a wonder that very few people do it. 1. few developers sign their binaries 2. few users verify those binaries we can do better and for those developers who sign their binaries, unless you suspect your master key has been compromised, there's no need to rotate it. that's what subkeys are for. gm!

gold. https://video.nostr.build/a00a05fc3bc76580948dca7f99ebab392023123ec245e20412f19246b950040b.mp4

anyone out there still playing #pathofexile2? playing solo has been a bit boring! #poe2 #gamestr nostr:note1sqgamqt69zgtjt69jx7srw4hpmmqt2qh8vytwsy4tzm6kklgaqaszdpxm6

one of my favourite features of uptime kuma (https://uptime.kuma.pet) is definitely certificate expiry monitoring. as much as you can automate renewals, some setups require manual handling. nostr:note1249gyuv7w80k06ft95wscdcdm04pwnrpkteqk67whr62z3wjgsvsuhtnqs

I bit the bullet and switched to #NixOS a little over a year ago. After spending a year with #Nix, I’m attempting to nixify all the things and wondering why I can use Nix on my phone! 😐

I remember ad blocking extensions being a niche thing. Now realizing that Google going after ad blockers means that ad blocking has gone mainstream - to the point that it’s directly affecting Google. It’s a clear signal that users consider ads as being an impediment to their use of the web and want something better. #privacy #browsers #google

The client you use as your daily driver has an outsized impact on your #Nostr experience. It’s like the difference between using Coinbase and Sparrow to send bitcoins. It’s hard to know what you’re missing out on until you’ve tried something else. Most Nostr clients are good — for the regular user, even great but for someone who needs something more and doesn’t want to murk around on the command line, you should check out nostr:npub1n0stur7q092gyverzc2wfc00e8egkrdnnqq3alhv7p072u89m5es5mk6h0. I initially dismissed the client because it lacks that polish that makes it a very good looking client. Looks are important and you don’t always get to make a second impression. However I keep most of the clients around because I like to follow their evolution. All of that “lacks polish” impression flew out of the window when I started to murk around in the settings. You know that feeling when you desire a certain feature but you don’t complain about what you’re given because you didn’t write the client but then you find this one client that implements not just one, two or three of the things on your wish list but like MANY of them? That’s what I found in Nostur and why it’s now my favourite client. I don’t have to go through all the features but the fact that I can: 1. Choose what relays I want to read from, write to and search 2. See what relays I’m seeing a note from and that I posted to (sometimes you need to rebroadcast a note in case a relay missed it) 3. Share an actual image of a note with other apps 4. Use a custom NIP-96 media upload service 5. Configure your own web of trust filtering system and (specifically) restrict loading media to your web of trust 6. Choose what relays to publish as your reading and writing relays among others, makes it the most powerful client I’ve used to date. Basically, this is the mobile (and desktop) client for power users and it’s become my daily driver. Beauty is not only in physical appearance but in character.

Who would’ve thunk it that to dismiss a #Nostrnest broadcast on nostr:npub1n0stur7q092gyverzc2wfc00e8egkrdnnqq3alhv7p072u89m5es5mk6h0, you had to swipe up on the pill button? 🤷‍♂️

Zapping is the highest form of content engagement. #v4v

Is there a workflow to transfer ecash tokens online? I’m aware you could use Lightning but I was wondering if someone is working on a mechanism to make online payments directly using ecash? nostr:npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg #cashu #ecash

Kept vigil all night hoping to take a crack at Spiritborn! #diablo4 #d4

For the longest time, I had my watch and search histories turned off on YouTube; technically it is referred to as “paused”. It occurred to me that despite this setting, Google might still be storing this data and there would be no way for me to prove otherwise. I (obviously) haven’t fully read the terms and conditions of use for YouTube so it’s hard to tell if there’s a sneaky sentence in there allowing them to do this despite whatever it is they wanted me to believe. Now YouTube significantly limits the usability of the service if you have your search and watch history turned off and I figured that since I cannot determine for a fact that they honored the setting, I might as well turn the feature back on. I was not ready for what I would see next — YouTube was making suggestions based on things I had recently searched for and seen! What ever happened to “pausing” search and watch histories‽ The only way that this could have happened was that Google never honored the setting! “Pausing” your watch and search histories does nothing to keep Google from storing and then using them to make recommendations on what to show you next. As we often say, #donttrustverify #privacy

3 sat/vb is the new 1 sat/vb

I struggle sometimes between which terminology to use when trying to describe the process of acquiring bitcoins: Is the right term “buy bitcoin” or is it “buy bitcoins”? Here’s my thinking: when you’re describing acquiring the individual units of bitcoin (say in a trade or in comparison with another asset), I should use “buy bitcoins”; it’s kind of akin to saying “buy houses”. However, if the reference is not only to acquiring bitcoin units but also the ideology of bitcoin or the asset class, then it should be “buy bitcoin”, similar to saying “buy real estate”.

One more reason why owning bitcoins is better than real estate. In this video, Mitch Vexler of Mockingbird Properties explains how governments are robbing home owners of their equity through taxes that result from an illegal overvaluation of the property. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsTaASeXWzo