Trying to rescue 4 closed channels from my corrupted CLN database. After looking at the source code for core lightning… yup, those funds aren’t moving for awhile. Going to need to figure out how to sign a transaction manually. I hope the data is in this broken database somewhere. I came across another person in the support channel with the same issue. Sounds like we should help fund some dev time to create a rescue utility.

Managed to get all my lightning node channels closed back on chain even with a corrupt database… now just have to figure out how to get CLN to find those on chain funds. I swear the only way I learn about blockchain is to literally end up breaking everything I touch and then figuring out how to get the pieces back together. I should find a better way to learn and avoid these issues, but I don’t know what I’d do with all my extra time. (Wife glaring at me…)

Finally moved my core lightning node to a dedicated box with reliable hardware. Now… time to fix the corrupt SQLite database issues I’m facing.

Sigh. Core lightning crashed the other day. Seems related to the fact that I set a “rescan” around the same time due to some odd logs. Devs are helping… but SQLite database appears corrupted to CLN, but perfectly fine to SQLite. I’m guessing some gremlin might be in that rescan process — or perhaps my incredibly slow hardware is again to fault. Next time I get this thing working, I’m moving to a dedicated Intel NUC10 i7 with a fast nvme hosting btcpayserver instead of this ancient synology NAS running a Frankenstein docker mix.

Adding a -10% price alert in TradingView against TSMC 2330 stock as a doomsday alarm to book the next flight out of China. Only the paranoid survive (funny that Intel’s ex-CEO coined that phrase)

Is there a better service than River.com to DCA and automatic withdraw to cold storage that doesn’t require KYC? Asking for a friend…

Is anyone else working on decentralized identity? Eager to hear what technology you are using or considering.

#coffeechain today in Shanghai.

When sha256 is broken by a quantum computer, has anyone given thought to what the community will do? Is a parallel chain soft fork already employing a PQR algorithm for secondary PoW verification already running? Can I help volunteer on this parallel proof of work mining? This might make an eventual hard fork more seamless?

Zunyi lamb noodle. May have to retire in Guizhou…

I did my first HSBC hypothetical e-HKD transaction today at HKUST. They lost my original receipt but my hot milk tea purchase may live on in the blockchain. Great conversation with HKMA on where digital assets is going in #hk

Celebrating a successful digital assets week in #HK. Eager to see where this goes.

Time to celebrate with team #hk

Winning #hk

#coffeechain gm from #HK

First small homework reward sent out. Will send out more later. Too bad we don’t have a trusted identity provider to guard against Sybil attacks :) the price we must pay to be early… great time at HKU - had fun!

Teaching a class on Decentralized Identity at Hong Kong University this morning. We will learn about Nostr and Polygon ID. Take a unique photo of me in class, create a Nostr profile with a (Wallet of Satoshi) bitcoin lightning wallet, reply to this post or message it to me, and I (and maybe even others…) will pay you to complete your homework with a zap. #GrowNostr #Bitcoin #HKU #HongKong #PolygonID #Web3 #DID

Have a good weekend.

Well that lightning channel open at 13 sats/vB ain’t going anywhere in the #bitcoin mempool. 4 days and counting. Sadly, I spent the entire utxo and there seems to be no way to fix it. Live and learn.