Bitcoin Core will be used as a mule for free, unstoppable CP/CSAM by sickos or state actors, in order to attack Bitcoin and prosecute those who knowingly allow it.
This is the attack...
Once op_return is removed, plain JPEG images (not part of multiple fragments inside scripts that need to be pieced together and decoded, but plain JPEG/GIF/MP4) will be sent through your Bitcoin HardCore node version 30+, from one paedophile to others, possibly sold (Knots runners won't touch them, ever). Your Core node will happily pass it along, providing anonymity to the criminals (or state attackers, or Epstein's old clients).
They will pay a well below market rate initially (eventually zero), and never even need to get the transaction mined - key point. The original filter that Satoshi introduced, FEES, will be effectively bypassed...
After some time, these low-fee CP/CSAM txs will be dropped by Bitcoin Core nodes, but if they don't, the sicko(s) can do an RBF of the transaction (or if they have chained them, an RBF of a single low-fee unconfirmed parent), to cancel and invalidate the transaction so they don't have to actually pay for any of the downstream higher fee large transactions.
They will have successfully used your computer to transfer and potentially sell horrible images, without paying (so forget "filters don't work, they'll get on chain anyway"), thanks you being complicit, and thanks to all the Core devs who allowed this in. And those gaslighting against us saying this is wrong.
Then public opinion will turn heavily against Bitcoiners, if it isn't bad enough now. We already know it's going to get worse as most miss out.
@adam3us has pointed out, incorrectly (I'll explain), that this attack can't work, because of some "package relay". Sounds like this is a filter to stop RBFs of a parent if there is a long chain of transactions dependent on it.
A clever idea, but it can't work, Adam. Do you know why? Because your resistance itself is a form of FILTER, and FILTERS DON'T WORK, remember? You can not use an argument against us if that same argument is used to defend yourself.
An attacker can get their cancelling RBF transaction mined by going directly to a miner. Then the scumbags get away with using your Bictoin Core node for CP/CSAM transmission - it's irrelevant whether it gets on a block or not, it doesn't need to, the paying paedophile got his images.
Ironically, filters not working is the very reason we need filters.
There are 3 solutions.
1) Bitcoin Core reverses this STUPID rushed decision, introducing completely unnecessary risk to Bitcoin.
2) We all run Knots, and it becomes the reference client.
3) We move away from Core to Knots, and maybe others will pop up, and there is no reference client, meaning fewer meaningful changes to Bitcoin become likely.
Bitcoin doesn't need changes; it needs general light maintenance, so just maintain it, don't change it!
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Today on "Old man yells at society" ...
Self serve checkout at Safeway, staffed by 5 people ushering people to checkout... "Paying by card?"
STFU, everyone is paying by card, you're just in the way.
Just make each machine accept card or cash and you save paying the salary of five people.
They tukerrjowbs!!
Tip 🔥
If you're thinking about buying Bitcoin, but looked at the price and it's gone up a bit too much recently, and it feels too expensive at the moment, try this simple trick...
Buy it.
Why aren't you constantly violently sick in your stomach that you, your parents, your grandparents, humanity, all worked their butts off, and central banks just print their money out of thin air for free, and tell you with a straight face that it's so you can have a job, and keep prices stable.
MOTHER FUCKEN WHAT?
Buy #Bitcoin to destroy these fuckers, and then we also incarcerate them all for good measure.
You're a fucking retard -- experts say.
Switzerland is a waste of energy. It could be used to mine bitcoin instead.
Releasing today, ParmaKnots ™ - A home ParmanodL server in MiniPC form.
ParmanodLs also available here. I did a custom web design, hope you like it, feedback welcome.
For those who are not in to clicking...
Parmanode runs Bitcoin Knots by default.
It's possible to run Bitcoin Core if you must.
Version 30 will not be supported.
If you want that, install it yourself, you're not going to use my software to do it.
White to play and win. Winner earns 1 #ƨat zapped from Parman. Wrong answers must zap me1 sat.
It's happening.
I'm moving away from VSC and Cursor to a full VIM IDE.
Wasn't satisfied with VIM integration in VSC/Cursor, needing mouse more often than I'd like.
Combined with some tools including Tmux, I see a bright mouseless future, and Holy Panda keys.
Did you know that BTCPay server with Parmanode is freakin great and will continue to improve?
Installing is easy AF.
Connecting lightning liquidity to BTCPay is made easy AF.
Back up and restoring database is made easy AF with Parmanode custom backup script.
Lightning channel backups are easy AF.
Lightning Watchtower easy AF.
Might do automated backups next, and then ParmaSync to a ParmaTwin (yours or a friend's remote encrypted server) nightly.
Be entertained.
Termites. Fuck. Gonna cost me sats.
I'm enjoying being a maths teacher for my daughter in self-custody homeschooling.
Today I introduced polynomials and manipulating curves on 2D axes.
Tomorrow I think I'm going to whip out, "It's just math" 😂
The whole purpose of bitcoin is to study charts, and learn to buy at the exact bottoms, and sell some at the exact tops consistently, in order to outperform the first ever adoption cycle of worldwide unstoppable digital money with an unchangeable fixed supply and no central coordinator that was designed to defeat central banking and stiffle attempts at tyranny via the manipulation of money.
God help anyone else who's elderly parents come home from overseas both with two new phones needing help transferring old to new, and converting android to Apple, AND with "what's my Facebook password" looks on their faces.
Don't leave your kids in custodial homeschool if you have a way to avoid it.
There are people running Core on Umbrel.
Here's what you do...
Place the machine carefully in the trash can. Set alight, optional.
Then, buy a plug and play ParmanodL with Knots.
Updating Parmanode dot com to make it fucking hot. Sneak peak...
Running Nude
Going to bed early.
Not to anyone in particular, I just wanted to say, "Get fucked".