In 2023, we launched the development initiative based on the Lightning Network, #TorogozPay. At @Adopting Bitcoin 2024, the project will be presented, and we will also celebrate our #graduation ceremony. A lot of hard work, effort, and dedication. #WeAreAllBitcoin #TorogozDev

Happy whitepaper day!

I met Maria Corina Machado after Chavez came to power but before her country became a full fledged dictatorship. I promise you, she is the real deal! Smart, kind, eloquent, and with a real commitment to her country and the people of Venezuela 🇻🇪 I hope you all take the time to listen to this important interview. Gracias @gladstein! #SOSVenezuela View quoted note →

Just passed my 1K follower milestone! Thank you 🙏!!!

Greetings from Morelos 🇲🇽

Insurgents are basically insane by society’s standards, anathema to the status quo, and often destructive. But they’re the source of everything new in the world. From the moment a company is founded, always by insurgents, incentives to short-term survival attract gatekeepers, who naturally fear and try to isolate new radicals, then tirelessly work to grow the team of more gatekeepers. On a long enough time horizon, the gatekeepers always take the company. Then, it dies. Gmail, a firebomb happily tossed at the status quo, was fundamentally an insurgent product. It could not have been built at Google even ten years later.

The Tech Insurgent's Battle for the Future

an interview with paul buchheit, the man who built gmail: the story behind his revolutionary product,

He Memorized the World With Google Maps. Rainbolt’s growing topographical erudition was in the service of winning at an online game called GeoGuessr.

He Memorized the World With Google Maps. Now He’s Exploring It. (Published 2024)

Few people are better than Trevor Rainbolt at identifying obscure locations online — but there’s even more joy in watching him visit them IRL.

La vie est plus belle

GM

If you are based in the UK, check out my friend’s amazing salsa matcha 🌶️ chilimaven.com Chili Maven was recently featured in Speciality Food Magazine, the UK’s largest circulated trade magazine for the fine food industry.

It is correct to call out bad behavior (intentional violation of a persons right to privacy) without “blocking” or “muting” her. Stand up for privacy not censor.

Do yourself a favor and follow @npub17x7h...vgap, the coolest gal at @PUBKEY #NostrVillege

Just found out you can see #when you joined #Nostr using Nostr.Band. For me it was: First active: 02/16/2023

See you at PubKey! 🗽 💜⚡️🤙 Join me at Nostr Village — Plebs and Other Stuff Connected by Pura Vida

Meetup

Nostr Village — Plebs and Other Stuff Connected by Pura Vida 💜⚡️🫂🗽🤙, Thu, May 30, 2024, 2:00 PM | Meetup

**What is Nostr? Why do we need it? How do we use it?** Nostr is **a decentralized network protocol for a distributed social networking system**. ...

Just in case you also wondered, what the &$ #% is a DID?

Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) v1.0

Decentralized identifiers (DIDs) are a new type of identifier that enables verifiable, decentralized digital identity. A DID refers to any subject ...

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Found this gem, from when Andreas was still speaking at conferences 🇺🇾 #LaBitConf2019

GM

Help Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil to recover from this catastrophic event using #Bitcoin 

Geyser | Bitcoin Crowdfunding Platform

A Bitcoin crowdfunding platform where creators raise funds for causes, sell products, manage campaigns, and engage with their community.

Can anyone recommend projects that integrate split payments —and are open-source? We are looking for examples for our TorogozDev fellows to learn from and integrate.

Love that on #Damus privacy is the default. Not a button, in settings, I have to deselect. #PrivacyByDesign