Seeker Erebus

Core 30 removes options for managing a node. Knots adds more options. Knots can be setup to allow as much "spam" as Core 30. Core 30 cannot be setup to limit "spam" as much as Core 29. Otherwise, it's nearly the same code. This is all you really need to know about the Core vs Knots debate.

Unexpected discovery. Assuming total hyperbitcoinization does occur, even once the block subsidy hits zero, the "break-even" cost to maintain the current all-time high network security in sats/vbyte terms is under 1 sat/vbyte. That assumes no improvements in electrical efficiency too. So even if nearly all of the transactions are occurring off-chain, the few that do need to use onchain can keep the network secure rather easily for hundreds if not thousands of years.

nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcpzemhxue69uhks6tnwshxummnw3ezumrpdejz7qpq2rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sugh36r There's an opportunity right now for significant Cashu adoption in a short burst. Visa and Mastercard have forced Steam to ban thousands of games, and change their platform rules, in order to stay in business. There are tens of millions of people who are currently seeing a direct pain point around the flow of money, and are actively focused on it to the point of calling politicians by the thousands. Steam is absolutely enormous, and the globe is feeling the impact. Because Cashu is provably anonymous spending, it solves this problem in totality. If we can anonymize Valve to the payment processors with Cashu, especially if we can save them on fees while we're at it, and get them the dollars they are currently after while doing so, this could be huge for adoption, and for exposure to the bitcoin ethos.

The Achilles heel.

Why am I not seeing any discussion online about SMS verification overload? I've asked a fair amount of people in person about this, and not one has received every single SMS verification code they ever had to deal with in the proper time window. Literally everyone I've asked has been unable to log into a service because they didn't receive that text in time to use it at least once. A few have lost funds because they couldn't cancel a service, or couldn't pay a bill, because they coudn't access the account. One even has been unable to change their phone provider in months because they can't alter the account, that guy gets less than 1 in 20 messages in time. Plenty of these services also do not offer the option of 2FA app verification, which would prevent this problem. The modern net is literally breaking in a fundamental fashion for at least a niche of people, they can't do anything about it, and no one seems to be discussing it?

We often say "Fix the money, fix the world." I have a better phrase. "Fix the money, or die." If the money is not fixed, the inevitable outcome is that every person who has to earn that 'money' consistently in order to feed themselves and keep a roof over their head, will eventually have to work 25 hours a day, 8 days a week, in order to earn enough money just to eat. Or in other words, everyone that works for a living will starve to death and die unless shit changes. It is far easier to get people to see the bitcoin mission when you point out to workers in the economy that this is the reality that faces them. It's tangibly real to them now.

Recently had my first encounter with nostr-based tools entirely outside of nostr or bitcoin circles. It was with DEG Mods (https://degmods.com/) being highlighted as an alternative to Nexusmods for hosting, given Nexus having a well established history now of banning mods people want that don't play along with DEI ethics. The fact that DEG Mods is built on top of nostr wasn't even mentioned. This is how nostr actually ends up taking market share. By being the unstoppable source of a valuable service suffering from censorship.

What options have been developed for using micropayments to fund cloud hosted multiplayer games? #asknostr The creator of 5D Diplomacy (https://github.com/Oliveriver/5d-diplomacy-with-multiverse-time-travel) mentioned in his breakdown on youtube that the primary reason he didn't setup hosting for it is because he'd have gone bankrupt if enough people all decided to play his game. If he were in a position to charge per game, he might have done it, and anyone could.

So, a solo director using current AI video, voice, and music tools could create a 90 minute film, about anything they want, at quality comparable to the best movies of all time, for between $3900 and $8500 spent on AI services, and between 3-6 months of compute time. That's including 100 generated options for each individual scene, voice training for an entire cast of AI characters, and music made specifically for each moment. No additional tech, nothing still needing to be developed. It can be done right now, by anyone with a vision and the drive. What a timeline.

This guy belongs here already. https://youtu.be/ATlFviJiaRM

Ah TikTok. Right result, wrong reasons. While it's unlikely it was intended as such, China now uses TikTok as a psychological opium. Proof is in how it works within their own borders. No dancing, no thirst traps, no random junk with no merit. Chinese users see patriotic videos, educational content, and are limited in how long they can be on it each day. And the addiction power of Tiktok overseas is so strong people are already in withdrawal after less than an hour. US Gov did it to push people toward Meta, for money, for censorship. They still are all scum. Doesn't mean the result is a bad thing.

The problem isn't memecoins. The problem is gambling. The problem is that getting rich requires that you be lucky and incredibly intelligent, or get lucky gambling. Even bitcoin is ultimately just the best bet in a sea of bad odds. The memecoins will die out when gambling is no longer a requirement. Not one hour before.

So, all of wikipedia is sitting at about 150GB of storage space. About 45GB of that is just the text. While the media can be licensed differently, the text license allows it all to be redistributed freely as long as attributions are maintained. So if anyone wants to give https://wikifreedia.xyz a massive entry set that can be improved on afterward, it doesn't appear to be that difficult.

Some fun with AI: The Tale of the Magic Internet Money "Gather 'round, little ones," Grandpa said, settling into his hover-chair as his grandchildren sprawled on the quantum-cushions at his feet. "Have I ever told you about the Great Stack, and how our family came to own our precious bitcoin?" "Tell us, Grandpa!" Sarah bounced excitedly. "Mom says you were stacking even before the Nations' Race!" "Indeed I was, sweetheart. It was back in '21, just after the First Peak, when most people thought the magic internet money was finished. I remember watching the price fall and fall, while everyone around me said it was dead – for the 500th time," he chuckled, stroking his beard. "That's when you started buying, right Grandpa?" Tommy asked, his eyes bright with anticipation. "Every single paycheck, I put something aside. Lived in a tiny apartment, sold my car, rode my bicycle everywhere. Your grandmother thought I was absolutely mad, but she supported me anyway. For almost four years, I slowly gathered more and more satoshis…" "Like collecting precious stones?" Sarah interjected. "Exactly like that, dear. But then came the real challenge. It was early '25 when the rumors started. First one nation, then another, began openly buying bitcoin. The price... well, it did things that made even my strong hands shake." "That's when you almost gave up?" Tommy asked, remembering this part from previous tellings. "Give up? Oh no, quite the opposite. I knew I was so close to my goal of one whole coin. But that last portion..." Grandpa's eyes grew distant. "I sold everything that wasn't absolutely essential. Worked three jobs. Your grandmother even sold her grandmother's antique jewelry. We knew what was coming, you see. We could feel it in our bones." "And you made it just in time!" the children chorused together. "Just in time indeed," Grandpa smiled. "Two months before the Nations' Race went into full swing. Now, who wants to hear about the day I finally moved our coin to cold storage, and your grandmother…" "...nearly fainted when you showed her the wallet!" the children finished, giggling. "Some sacrifices," Grandpa said softly, "look crazy in the moment, but turn out to be the wisest decisions of all. Now, about that day…" The children snuggled closer as Grandpa began the next part of their favorite tale, the soft hum of the hover-chair mixing with his warm voice in the cozy evening light.

I heard that nostr:npub10pensatlcfwktnvjjw2dtem38n6rvw8g6fv73h84cuacxn4c28eqyfn34f has apparently been suffering a time crunch for examining grant applicants. This has me wondering whether the financial distribution tech that Nostrocket has been building might be a suitable means of enabling grant orgs and expanding such operarions. If existing grant orgs with solid reputation were to approve up and coming orgs, then conceivably donations could be sent to a single source, then distributed to a scalable grant infrastructure. The tech is there, so mostly this would be a change in practice.

Given that Trump recently announced that only platforms with high levels of neutrality will have Section 230 protection, there is a non-zero chance that Youtube gets sued into oblivion in the near future, and a better chance that creators will be shopping for video diversification. Flare, zap.stream, etc have the chance to take major leaps in territory here.

So Trump has won, and with him also the senate, the house, and the popular vote. The mandate is clear. Nothing they do can stop the sovereign debt crisis, which will likely impact during this term. America as it has been is still doomed. But now, there is a chance that we can rise from the ashes. The death cult has taken a massive blow, America wants to survive. A great day.

Believing voting is the most important thing you can do = moron Believing voting is a complete waste of time = psyop Whether Trump or Harris wins tomorrow, the sovereign debt crisis is going to take the country out, we all know that. That doesn't mean voting is irrelevant. I've seen elections be decided by 400 votes for a 10 million person representative seat, when only 39% of people voted. The power is there, and the refusal to use it simply means it will be used against you. We might have even avoided the mess we're in had prior generations used the vote more actively and judiciously. I'm certain it's going to be an easier road to deal with the collapse of America if Trump wins than if Harris does, which is why I cast my vote as such. If you agree, but refuse to participate, you will be allowing your enemies to pick up the gun they will kill you with, instead of wrestling with them to control it.

Was at an arts and crafts fair today, getting some gifts and evangelizing bitcoin where I could. On a second pass, one woman had her card reader fail. Since I'd already talked with her about it, she was ok with getting paid in BTC when I recommended that. nostr:npub1kvaln6tm0re4d99q9e4ma788wpvnw0jzkz595cljtfgwhldd75xsj9tkzv app came in clutch; getting her onboarded and paid was so effortless, I think that alone is going to have her down the rabbit hole in no time. Good day.