As of Signal 7, you will be able to use a username instead of your phone number on Signal. You can be an early beta tester by installing Signal Beta and getting your username early: https://support.signal.org/.../360007318471-Signal-Beta

Which VPS providers do you trust from a privacy & security perspective, and why? GDPR because of their strong privacy laws? I would suggest Canada is best out of the 5 eyes countries, as our spies aren't allowed the corporate / government collusion like the USA (US ClLOUD Act, US PATRIOT Act, MLATs) or the even scarier Australian AA bill. In Canada, lunanode and cacloud are the only two providers I know of that are Canadian owned and hosted on Canadian soil, are there any others?

Privacy & Security, Naturally

Time to consider which jurisdiction your data is stored in

If you work in privacy, chances are you’ve thought at least somewhat about where your data is stored — and this is the year where we all need t...

Kris Constable

Removing Australia and Australians from the online world

We're in an era where governments are seeking the ability to overpower privacy laws and circumvent security measures, such as encryption. Any gover...

#Vancouver folks If you are working on decentralization technologies, such as #bitcoin/#lightning, #blockchain, #nostr, #identity, or #IPFS, join our casual coffee chat to share your projects, or look for opportunities to join another founder on their decentralized project!

Meetup

Let's Talk Decentralization, Sun, Jan 14, 2024, 9:00 AM | Meetup

If you are working on decentralization technologies, such as bitcoin/lightning, blockchain, nostr, identity, or IPFS, join our casual coffee chat t...

Open Banking Coming To Canada

Kris Constable

Open Banking Coming To Canada

Canada is getting something new called “Consumer Driven Banking,” which is also known as “Open Banking.” This means that big banks will hav...

I just got back to Vancouver, where one of my developers got

About :: IdeaWave

Engaging critical thinkers in Vancouver Island with the goal of fostering innovation, sharing ideas and build relationships.

back up while I was gone. By coincidence, I clicked on Janis La Couvée's talk from 2010, "Set Theory and Human Relationships, the Importance of One" -- having just spent time with all my immediate family, including a few days of 13 of us under one roof -- this talk had more of an impact today as I come back to my bachelor pad than it did back then ... makes me think maybe it's time to revive this conference.

Set Theory and Human Relationships, the Importance of One :: IdeaWave

Engaging critical thinkers in Vancouver Island with the goal of fostering innovation, sharing ideas and build relationships.

will make you think about the impact of your attendance to events of all shapes and sizes...

#Vancouver legend bought a pile of @Saifedean Ammous 's The Bitcoin Standard and is slowly releasing them in the local community book libraries. He puts a BullBitcoin.com sticker on each as well. I've bought many and given them away as well. You can buy it here:

Amazon.ca

Amazon.ca

He does not qualify as a drama teacher even though he played one his whole life. 100% tax payer funded.

I once convinced Whit Diffie try PGP while we were lost in car is how old I am.

How do we solve the gap of who is messaging who?

A decade ago, the Conservative party (now run by Pierre Poilievre) passed a law that allows some American law enforcement agencies to arrest Canadians on Canadian soil. "the same power to enforce an act of Parliament as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police." #cdnpoli

Protonmail and Tutanota are the only two email providers that are free and emails have not been compromised...

Assessing Your Level As A Bitcoin Enthusiast

Kris Constable

Assessing Your Level As A Bitcoin Enthusiast

In order to determine where you stand as a Bitcoin enthusiast, I have devised a self-assessment tool. You are welcome to share your level after rea...

nostr has made it to Forbes... https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/04/11/how-to-get-started-with-nostr/

Toronto Star

Day trader ordered to pay taxes on TFSA investments after holdings grow to more than $600,000

Judge rules investment adviser Fareed Ahamed was running a business by day-trading, so must pay taxes on profits, even though investments were insi...

Man makes too much money in his TFSA (a *tax free* savings account in Canada) so the government considers it a business and now must be taxed as such 🤡

An eclectic musical adventure...

Radio Paradise streams highly curated, eclectic mixes of music -- chosen by real humans -- with unparalleled audio quality.

is the best audio stream of all time.

Beer is strong in Vancouver, lifecycle of a nostr meetup here: Beer 1: This idea is great and what about this? Beer 2: The stragglers show up, lots of cheers and happiness Beer 3: Are you Satoshi? Beer 4 or 5: I think #[0] just showed up Beer 6: I'm turning purple

A reminder to those in #Vancouver, we're having a nostrich meetup at R&B Brewing at 6:30 pm on Tuesday April 11th -- everyone welcome, from builders to the curious. Some of us will be sharing our experiences about nostrica, but we'll also begin planning the future of the Vancouver nostr ecosystem including hackathons and hosting a conference here!

Unpacking the memories...