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2023-08-24 22:15:03

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Everyone has to start somewhere. Its easy to buy into something being the next big thing when its priced at $0.50 vs BTC at $x,000 and you have done zero real research. Greed takes over and you get caught up in the hype.

2023-08-24 22:09:36

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Four years ago that was me :D

2023-08-19 09:40:38

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I wonder what the grifting wizards will rebrand to next.

2023-07-24 22:12:06

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Horses for Courses, I wouldn't have looked into Rand more if I haddnt read the book. I also think that remembering a story and characters to get the philosophy is easier, for me anyway.

2023-07-24 21:56:12

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I think it takes a while to warm up. But well worth reading.

2023-07-24 20:47:40

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X will become Wechat for the west. That's what Elon wants.

2023-07-22 21:31:36

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His about the mouse you have to turn upside down to charge?

2023-07-22 20:03:41

Robosats fixes this.
#nevent1q…70xe

2023-07-16 22:50:41

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Robosats is awesome, as its over lightning its so quick and easy.

2023-07-10 22:43:22

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I would say easiest is Start9. You can use an old laptop. BTC Sessions has a good guide.
https://youtu.be/DKBJ3_3ZomU

2023-07-01 19:21:21

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So we are now restricted to seeing 10 real posts a day after scrolling through 590 promoted posts and bots.

2023-06-25 10:00:52

A CBDC is a surveillance tool and has no place in a free society. It will allow Negative interest rates, expiring money, spending allowances linked to gov policy and ultimately a social credit score.
#nevent1q…kryk

2023-06-25 09:59:26

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There wouldn't be one as they would just freeze everything.

2023-06-25 09:31:31

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Speaking for myself a couple of years ago I was opening lightning channels to anyone and they were on average quite small channels. Now I'm very picky and only open if its a good option for me.
I think most people need less than 10 channels to have a good lightning experience, even as low as 3-5.
People who are trying to turn a profit / be a routing node / run for a hobby, will likely run significantly more.

2023-06-25 09:04:35

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Anything but the ECB. It will be Santa Claus or the Grinch causing it by Christmas.

2023-06-23 21:01:12

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A business that generates positive cashflow.

2023-06-23 19:26:16

Pinky and the Brain....
#nevent1q…kdnm

2023-06-23 17:37:09

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Better to go out in a "bang" than spend 4 days waiting to stop breathing in the cold and dark.

2023-06-22 21:56:15

A CBDC is a surveillance tool and has no place in a free society. It will allow negative interest rates, expiring money, spending allowances linked to gov policy and ultimately a social credit score.
#nevent1q…wpzf

2023-06-22 21:35:30

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Who tans the best. It's a tough one to answer.

2023-06-22 21:30:37

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Another one found out to be swimming naked.

2023-06-22 21:19:06

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Signal is a step away from WhatsApp (meta) If you are using WhatsApp to connect with people then I think Signal is an improvement on this.
I agree with you there are so many options to choose from and none of the enhanced privacy ones have any critical mass outside of privacy circles.
The future has to be non phone number tied / non identifying communication. Whether that's Nostr or something else I don't know, maybe there will be an interoperable encrypted messaging standard that Signal etc will all move towards without identifiers.

2023-06-22 20:04:27

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When I'm happy with a numberless alternative I will move to it.
I've played around with SimpleX and its not quite there yet for non technical people. Start9 have just added a self hosted SimpleX option to their marketplace which I need to test, maybe I can uncle Jim my family.
I've used Matrix quite a lot but a Tor only instance which is very limiting. Keet is OK as another alternative.

2023-06-22 19:30:28

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Anyone who backs these grifters after everything they did is a leming who deserves to walk off the cliff.

2023-06-22 17:39:25

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I'm for sure the odd one out and I get invited to WhatsApp all the time via SMS :D
But I'm also bothered by people far less so save a lot of time. If its important they will call or download Signal.

2023-06-22 17:23:11

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I settled on Signal for "normal" communication. Just put an out of office on WhatsApp one day saying if you want to message me download Signal with a link. Got all my family on it, most of my friends and some work colleagues.
SimpleX looks like a good long term solution but the UX is not there yet.

2023-06-21 22:48:23

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AKA the Dessert stomach.

2023-06-21 22:40:49

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Sometimes its the quirks that make us love them. One of mine refuses to walk on drain covers, most superstitious dog I've ever had.

2023-06-21 21:19:21

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Nice, same for me, week 8 this week of Stronglifts. Will do the 12 weeks then move to Tactical Barbell programs.

2023-06-21 20:56:07

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Great shout, can't believe I forgot about them.

2023-06-21 20:37:30

Anyone know any alternative Android Podcasting 2.0 apps to Fountain? The more they update and add features the worse my experience becomes. All I want to do is listen and stream sats, no need to earn.

2023-06-21 20:13:19

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May they continue to be bearish while we continue to accumulate.

2023-06-19 21:34:22

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But yeah, the episodes are uncomfortably close to reality.

2023-06-19 21:33:30

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The Robot Dogs are just a few lines of code away from taking over.

2023-06-19 20:39:23

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That's awesome, dogs end up being the centre of our worlds.

2023-06-18 17:39:27

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Seems to be down. Zaps not working. Tried a / pay as well and its not sending.

2023-06-17 13:42:13

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Blackrock are one of the entities our government and institutions report into. Zero chance it doesn't get approved.

2023-06-17 08:35:11

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Not an easy way to get round the carrier point. You can use silent.link so that you are roaming which makes it more difficult and much slower to identify the user. And with Silent Link that user has no name.
Calyx and Graphine are separate OS without many of downsides of using stock Android. They do it in different ways but to say its controlled by Google is not fair.
Google make the Pixel yes.

2023-06-17 08:14:07

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House prices have started to fall as well. They will be paying more on their mortgage and some will be in negative equity.
But no news articles about the Covid money printer which fueled house price growth now causing inflation.

2023-06-16 23:17:17

When you have had enough of Tim Cook & Apple shitting on freedom tech.
#dogstr #dogsofnostr
https://nostr.build/i/188775a621edbb8442c203484b449111d9437e082c0a1c73e09fbe843124388b.jpg

2023-06-16 22:26:31

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I feel sorry for anyone living through that. Bitcoin fixes this.

2023-06-15 21:59:35

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Where are they generated from?

2023-06-15 21:23:01

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Worked!

2023-06-15 19:58:58

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So you basically have to be Coinbase or JP Morgan to be able to have Bitcoin on your app.
I'm so glad I'm not on IOS now. Apple can go fuck themselves.

2023-06-15 19:45:40

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Exactly, you may be able to say what you want (debatable). But you sure as hell are going to see what they want you to see.

2023-06-15 19:37:40

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For the non blue checkers Twitter has turned into an endless stream of promoted posts, clickbait news and videos of street fights.
Nostr is a breath of fresh air.

2023-06-14 22:14:59

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They are doing an FTX. In the end their customers will be looking at a screen showing 100,000 BTC. In reality they will have 0.

2023-06-14 22:09:45

These laws are "sold" as preventing terrorism or child abuse
Going for the low hanging fruit, who would argue against something sold as preventing terrorism or child abusers. They want everything open so that the tech lords can do their bidding with AI to find incorrect opinions.
2023: We only scan for Child Abuse.
2024: Small update, we added more terms to catch criminals. They are also bad people.
2025: These protestors are causing disruption so we need to see what they are planning so added some more terms.
2026: Fact Check, you have an incorrect opinion, are you sure you want to send this message?
#nevent1q…m26v

2023-06-14 21:46:31

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Yep, Calyxos is good but has been slow at security updates, plus Aurora is being a PITA at the moment.
Two years ago the advice was Graphine was too hard as a daily driver, but it looks to have improved massively in this respect.
I like the idea of multiple profiles as well (Calyxos is max 2).
I've got an itch to try Graphine out.

2023-06-14 21:42:42

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+1 for Silentlink

2023-06-14 21:00:45

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If you are in Spain this basically means you had 3 months off :D

2023-06-14 20:57:53

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I'm on Calyx rather than Graphine but I think there is an alternative for everything I have looked for apart from mobile payment. Aurua and Graphine play store sandboxing mean you can have "normal" apps and you can isolate access / force them over VPN in a separate profile etc.

2023-06-14 20:38:59

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And I've never heard any of them :D

2023-06-14 20:36:49

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Its tough for a week to get used to it but that's the OS rather than the phone. No complaints after 2 years of Pixel 5. I would say the non a versions are closer to IPhone specs so 6,7 rather than 6a,7a.

2023-06-14 20:30:20

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I'm on Calyx and in the same place. Just can't be arsed with swapping everything over so good excuse to get a new phone.

2023-06-14 20:27:00

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There is now, Bergfest.

2023-06-14 20:20:44

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You have to go now and live stream it.

2023-06-14 20:18:09

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Is this really a thing?
They meet up to compare Bitcoin to market bubbles for fun?

2023-06-13 22:15:19

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I've had a play around with it in Kiwi browser and Alby. The interface is nice, scrolling smooth. Just seems to ask Alby for permission 10 times more than Snort.

2023-06-13 20:18:12

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You sold it sorry, apple rules not mine.

2023-06-13 20:16:48

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https://phoenix.acinq.co/faq#is-phoenix-trustless

2023-06-13 20:15:40

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Phoenix is but there are trade offs like if they go away you have to wait to close the channels and get the funds back.

2023-06-13 20:09:51

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Its mine now.

2023-06-13 20:01:46

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So basically the 5 eyes.

2023-06-13 19:39:41

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Yep I was using Syncthing until I got Nextcloud set up. Another way do do it.

2023-06-13 19:23:53

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Apple can go fuck themselves.
The hardest part for me was getting off of Icloud photos. Its not just the phone is its the cloud.
Step 1 - Get an old laptop with reasonable SSD.
Step 2 - Download Start OS (Umbrel is an option)
Step 3 - Download self hosted Nextcloud on the laptop. (One click install on Start9)
Step 4 - Down FOSS Nextcloud on Android.
Step 5 - Set photos to upload to your own self hosted cloud.
Step 6 - If you don't like Nextcloud on Android try Les Pas.

2023-06-13 18:43:11

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Custodial - we say we have your Bitcoin.
Non Custodial - your Bitcoin.

2023-06-13 18:40:02

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I used Kiwi Browser with Alby to use Iris on Android before I got Amethyst. Not sure if there is something similar on IOS.

2023-06-12 23:04:58

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https://bitcoin.clarkmoody.com/dashboard/

2023-06-12 22:08:53

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He doesnt give a shit about free speech, he is creating a payment & social credit platform.

2023-06-12 21:24:01

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https://shopinbit.com/
And they accept BTC.

2023-06-11 10:15:46

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Ive been using Calyx for about 2 years. Moved from IOS to it and it was a really easy move. The OS is nice and smooth and you can have two profiles running different apps / threat models etc.
Ive not tried Graphine, but if I was doing it again today based on what I have read recently I would install Graphine and not Calyx.
Graphine seems to have majorly improved as a daily driver with their play store sandbox. Calyx is also very slow on security updates.
When I change my phone next I will be trying out Graphine.

2023-06-10 17:12:11

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Well for a start its missing ETH. Guess JP Morgan have a lot of influence.

2023-06-10 17:02:44

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Is it on Fountain? Can't see when searching.

2023-06-10 16:59:41

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Nice, Swisspay easy to use?

2023-06-10 16:55:38

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Rather than interfering in markets they could help people if they increased the progressive tax brackets by the value of inflation seen in the last couple of years. But zero chance that will happen as Turkeys dont vote for Xmas.

2023-06-10 15:07:51

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Interesting, thanks for sharing, will check the payment company out.

2023-06-10 14:56:38

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Supermarket groups EBITDA is generally in the 5-10% region. 10% overall price cut equals massive supplier squeeze or loss making supermarkets.

2023-06-07 21:24:29

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If you are doing Start9 here is the list of known good DIY hardware. If I was you I would get an SSD and at least 8gb ram.
https://community.start9.com/t/known-good-hardware-master-list-hardware-capable-of-running-startos/66

2023-06-07 21:11:28

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If you intend to run a full Bitcoin node on there with electrum etc plus store photos I would go straight for 2tb
If you are just using it as a server for passwords, photos etc it depends on how much data you want to put on there.

2023-06-07 21:08:12

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Yep this is what I did got an old Dell Latitude laptop and upgraded the ram and SSD and flashed Start9 OD. Cost me maybe €120.

2023-06-07 20:44:59

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He means CSW

2023-06-07 20:21:10

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Universal basic items. Everyone is entitled to the same things even if they can't pay for it.

2023-06-07 20:12:34

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I'm using Bitwarden self hosted on my own server (Start9). Set up account for my wife and kids as well, pretty easy once you get it going.

2023-06-07 20:03:51

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Sent.

2023-06-07 20:01:08

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Thanks that was helpful.

2023-06-07 19:48:08

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Its already kind of started. Last October the BOE bailed out some UK private pension funds that were using leverage to meet their payment obligations.
The state based pension scheme has been a Ponzi scheme since the start. You are paying in for the right to tax your own grandchildren.

2023-06-07 19:39:33

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I wonder how this is different to Paynyms. Need to dig in to it.

2023-06-06 20:03:45

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WOS is going to be painful when it happens. Best middle ground at the moment for convenience is Phoenix. Munn needs to work out how to deal with a high fee environment.

2023-06-06 19:57:32

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I thought they had sold all of that, but do have 70,000 odd from the Bitfinex hack?

2023-06-06 19:54:49

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Sparrow is awesome. Craig Raw is a Beast.

2023-06-06 19:42:58

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Paynym - the fee is clear but you can get it for leas in Sparrow (last time I checked)
Ricochet - paying for convenience no?
Xpub stealing - there is more risk if you use their mobile app AND their nodes assuming they are a bad actor. You can use with your own node or you can use with Sparrow, Foundation and I'm sure another one was announced last week.

2023-06-05 19:49:48

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Forward privacy download Sparrow wallet on a desktop and mix to a new wallet.
But people would still know you had BTC at a point in time. No way round that I dont think apart from selling and rebuying.

2023-06-05 19:46:31

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Ah got it, was just a bit confused. No worries, followed back.

2023-06-05 19:29:42

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Pepsi?

2023-06-04 20:10:53

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What about those people who have the tap tap noise on while they are typing?
Its not the 1940 and you dont need to sound like a typewriter while messaging your friend about what you watched on TV last night.

2023-06-04 18:56:05

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If you are using your own node I believe so yes. Maybe a step in between is to receive to something like Phoenix?
You can also get a payout on chain if you want then coinjoin.

2023-06-04 17:12:00

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Strange, its working well for me. Maybe its the Tor relay its connecting you through.

2023-06-04 15:22:20

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If you search for Robosats on github you can get from source.

2023-06-04 15:17:38

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Try the Android app, it has tor built in and works well. Only annoying thing on it is that you dont get notifications so have to regularly check in.