Sometimes the biggest obstacle to learning something new is comparing yourself to those who are ahead of you, while failing to recognize (often out of ego) that they once faced the very same difficulties, questions, and problems you’re dealing with now. They managed to overcome them, often with fewer tools than you have today. Yes, you might be ten years of effort away from where they are now. But really, what other choice do you have besides starting today? #notetoself

The Islamic Regime in Iran is an oppressive, dictatorial state. Make no mistake! View quoted note →

It’s been several months that Kraken has blocked my access for being an Iranian citizen, though I am living abroad. It seemed terrible in the beginning, but this has been one of the best things that has happened to me. Use Peach, Robosats, and lnp2p. Fuck KYC!

Enrolled to Dr. Kevin Stock's Ultimate 90-Day Carnivore Challenge. The main reason I got the course was not the carnivore program though. He has a workout plan with resistance bands, which he includes in this package as a bonus. That's why I got the course!

I’m taking a git and GirHub course on Udemy. Hopefully soon my use of GitHub will not be limited to downloading logos of apps for use in my videos.

What are some Bitcoin movies that came out before Bitcoin existed? For example, Cryptonomicon was written long before Bitcoin but foreshadowed its creation. I’m also interested in less obvious picks, like how The Matrix can be seen as a Bitcoin movie. Suggestions are welcome!

The more you fuck around, the more you find out, which follows in order to find out, one has to fuck around.

I’m really interested in experimenting with this technology, but the cost is a hurdle. It requires a minimum of three signer devices, each costing 150K sats. This interview with Odell features Frostsnap co-founders Lloyd and Nick, the same people who demonstrated the DarkSkippy exploit.

Fountain

Citadel Dispatch • CD175: FROSTSNAP - FROST MULTISIG • Listen on Fountain

Nick and Lloyd are the founders of Frostsnap. A novel hardware and software project that uses FROST to create easy to use, fault tolerant, and secu...

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How do I send transactions with lower than 1 sat/vByte using Sparrow? #asknostr

"People say, 'You like being a writer?' and I always reply, 'I like having written — past tense.' It’s always satisfying, pretty much always satisfying, in past tense. But the job itself is like driving nails into your forehead most days." (Vince Gilligan, the brilliant mind behind Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul) I’ve always been curious about the creative process behind writing a series with multiple writers. How do they collaborate? How do they keep the show consistent? In this insightful interview, Vince Gilligan explains how it works in practice. He's really humble. He even admits that some of the best ideas were things he never would have come up with in a hundred years if he were working alone. The guy's a genius and I highly recommend watching this video for a deeper understanding of his creative process:

Is Monero really just criminal money? In my latest video, I break down Monero’s privacy, why criminals use it, and how it stacks up against Bitcoin & Lightning.

I just turned this into a short video with some extra insights from Andrew Polestra. It’s gonna be published soon. Stay tuned! View article →