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nix
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Love linux, self-hosting and privacy. Self-knowledge addict and occasional psychonaut. Lurking in farming and BTC discussions.
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nix 3 months ago
I am not overly keen to blame the devs & owners of Coldcard. That's a bit like blaming a politician for not fixing your life. Ultimately, it is us who needs to demand open source and test open source apps. Devs and business owners are just people and even if they don't just succumb to greed they can be pressured/blackmailed/bribed/tricked into all sorts of stuff.
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nix 3 months ago
The Coldcard hack is a hit on trust in bitcoin, especially impacting onboarding of new people with more than a few dollars in the bank. It aligns very much with the interests of the Epstein class. If they didn't engineer this one, they will want to do the next. Ledger would be a great target as it is big and similarly has closed source firmware.
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nix 3 months ago
I like this business model. Not sure if I will become competition, more likely a customer. View quoted note →
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nix 3 months ago
I don't care if stocks and (mortgaged) real estate/buy-to-let are good investments. I will not participate as these feed the beast, and imply trust in the beast. Bitcoin, land and property I own outright, gold, relationships with like minded ppl. These are the investments that give me peace.
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nix 3 months ago
Looks good but I don't understand why would Tether, very much an establishment/fiat company, spend any resources on creating open source freedom tech. 🤔 View quoted note →
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nix 3 months ago
Creating a business nostr account which is run by AI for marketing is a shitty move, unless you're upfront that it's a bot and ideally one that delivers a service. The time when I will only read followed accounts and only follow ppl I have met in person or those recommended by my follows is fast approaching.
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