Sage / stacker is on Nostr

Pleb, mining for heat

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2023-02-28 18:59:04 GMT

For those living on btc and needing to spend fiat, this is a decent off-ramp with more anonymity than selling to an exchange.
“Get 2.5% #bitcoin back on 💳 prepaid Visa cards (purchasable with sats) for the next 48 hours!
Start earning, spending, and saving BTC with the TBC app: thebitcoincompany.com/download “

2023-02-26 05:37:49 GMT

SEC Chair Gensler confirms "everything other than #Bitcoin " is a security.
In other news, the sky is blue, and bitcoin is orange 💊 the world.
Now can they leave Bitcoin alone and go after the shitcoins and scam companies in the space?

2023-02-25 15:22:30 GMT

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I’ve been thinking about this, the beautiful thing is nostr and lightning are perfectly setup to be pay per post. Even a small amount will keep spam to a minimum. And if you opt in to give a percentage of your zaps to the relay as well, it could pay the relay operator both per post and if you’re posts are popular, they may have more traffic but could get sats for zaps.

2023-02-25 15:09:18 GMT

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Sorry, didn’t see this. I’m sure you’ve figured it out by now, I used this one. It’s actually gotten cheaper, now $220 with coupon.
https://www.amazon.com/3-40Ghz-Desktop-Computer-Windows-Computers/dp/B0BSD27SF8/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?crid=1F047OJVYC9HI&keywords=n95+intel&qid=1677337655&sprefix=n95+i%2Caps%2C681&sr=8-2&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.ac2169a1-b668-44b9-8bd0-5ec63b24bcb5

2023-02-24 23:03:25 GMT

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We can fight the pow consumption fud by integrating mining into all industries requiring low grade heat.

2023-02-24 23:00:54 GMT

#[0] #[1]
Would be sweet to have a feature to sort your posts timeline like Reddit does:
by most reshares, most likes, most zaps, (day/week/month/all time) and then a weighted average of them all “most popular”.
Not sure if this could be implemented client side or would require a NIP.

2023-02-24 22:52:39 GMT

Industry is a waste of power… Any production that converts electricity into (resistive) heat is wasting energy that could be used for proof of work mining or data center use first, which directly creates low grade heat they can use.

2023-02-24 22:49:34 GMT

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Ahh we’ve all been spelling it wrong this whole time? 🤣

2023-02-21 04:19:50 GMT

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Looking forward to reading it, maybe several times for comprehension.

2023-02-20 17:21:54 GMT

Foundation Passport review and thoughts
Having just lived through the setup and misery of a blockstream jade setup last week, I felt compelled to write a quick summary of my passport setup and experience.
It’s a pricey hardware wallet at $259, but now that coldcard and ledger are both coming out with $200-300 devices, it feels right in line.
I purchased because I wanted a fully airgapped, QR code reading publicly usable hardware wallet. Since the jade doesn’t currently support safe public airgapped use, due to no way to input a pin, the passport felt like my best option.
The hardware feels like an old Nokia candy bar phone, very solid and heavy in your hand, but feels quite good quality. The buttons feel a little finicky and loose, like a slight redesign could give better feel to match the premium feel of the overall design.
Upon setup, you get cards to write down your 24 word seed phrase, and the device also makes an encrypted backup to an included industrial micro sd card.
I decided to try the envoy software and it is very simple and straightforward, feels great for newer bitcoiners who want an easy to use Bitcoin only wallet with no extra features. Use with your phone is very simple and 100% airgapped, scan a QR code in both directions to send a transaction.
Overall I’m quite happy with the device, although I’m also excited to see what new hardware wallets come out this year, the coldcard q1 looks compelling and whatever Jack Dorsey ends up coming out with.
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_8a8b6793e7de00ff21adb0fc0f55229421c6a4aa0763a72574d5576ba2dbcd86.jpeg
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_fba347569784b3756adcf79a3176687899f757707d3663ac137a89cf5ff610b0.jpeg
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_63f184d53d19659b1e53812b616d8e724d972271ee6dcf8257c2d2b895ae8e82.jpeg

2023-02-06 22:12:36 GMT

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It’s actually pretty cool, that particular nuc comes with an nvme, and there’s space inside to put a regular 2.5” ssd in addition!

2023-02-06 22:11:49 GMT

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BSD27SF8?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
If you search for n95 mini pc, those are the brand new ultra efficient intel chips with 4 cores, and that one is a decent deal with 16gb ram, even if you have to replace the ssd with a larger one to run Bitcoin core.

2023-02-06 18:03:38 GMT

Wow, umbrel kicks ass.
Finally setup an Intel n95 based nuc with 16gb ram and 2tb hdd.
It was so easy: download Ubuntu, flash to a usb stick with balena etcher, install on the nuc.
Once installed and logged into Ubuntu, go to a terminal and type
curl -L https://umbrel.sh | bash
5 minutes later, umbrel is installed and accessible via ip address in browser.
Login to umbrel and get Bitcoin core downloading and nostr relay, tailscale for remote access, pi-hole for ad blocking, and nextcloud to host your own files.
Never has home hosting been so simple, seemless, and powerful for the average pleb.
Thanks #[0]

2023-02-06 17:11:53 GMT

Loving this Self sovereign social media. Thanks to tailscale and Umbrel, easy self hosted nostr relays are here!

2023-01-26 19:57:56 GMT

It’s amazing, having a feed free of trash, ads, and things I don’t value, just pure freedom information.
Thanks for the awesome work devs, and hats off to those looking out to fight spam that the paywall doesn’t keep out.