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This is just my opinion ofc. I won't be offended if you tell me to kick rocks 😅
But, IMO, a "Venmo mode" UI would make it possible for me to get my normie friends into non-custodial lightning

2025-09-02 02:55:47 GMT

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Well, I just tried a fresh install, to give you more detailed opinions about the "quick start" mode, but I have been unable to get it to setup. Been waiting for hours, and it still just hangs on the first screen saying "ZEUS is starting your node". I tried deleting the app and trying again, but same result.... hours of waiting (and keeping the phone active) with no success 🤷
But, in response to your question, I can at least comment on the UI from the screen below... IMO, most of this should go away. Theres power tools and features that I personally love here, but it overwhelms the normies. I'm thinking a UI that looks like Venmo/CashApp or something. The user only sees basic send/receive choices, address book, and basically nothing else. https://blossom.primal.net/6263b522b6957bffc30c048d7a22f8c67ea63e130211900e248ea971d6c1697e.jpg

2025-09-01 23:37:20 GMT

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Idk, every time I've ever spent my Bitcoin, I regretted it later

2025-09-01 23:35:44 GMT

I'm having a "we made you peach cobbler to celebrate the last day of summer, but since you refuse to clean your room, I'm not going to wait any longer to eat mine" sort of day
#parenting

2025-09-01 21:25:11 GMT

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Yes, and that's what I currently recommend, but the design (with all the advanced menus) is daunting for "normies". It would go a long way to have a "simple app" that doesn't have any of those options and only offers the default mode.
Just an idea. I realize Zeus is not necessarily for "normies", but damn I'm tired of sending people to WoS and Alby

2025-09-01 13:30:58 GMT

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The best part of any studio is vibes, and this, sir, has them 🥂

2025-09-01 00:46:47 GMT

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@nprofile…5qez any chance of an "easy mode" wallet, which has none of the advanced features, and just does the default /simplest non-custodial setup?
I'm thibking embedded LND + LSP w/ wrapped invoices. Ideally zero advanced settings available.

2025-09-01 00:44:35 GMT

What is the preferred way to on-board someone to self-custodial lightning these days? @nprofile…5qez is epic, but my mom is going to have a stroke if I ask her to set it up.

2025-08-31 02:42:18 GMT

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Ribeye is the path to knowledge and wisdom

2025-08-31 02:41:01 GMT

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Can I sign in with Amber? Or do I have to dox my email domain
Alternatively I could go create a burner email, but I don't necessarily trust those services not to takeover my account

2025-08-31 02:36:58 GMT

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Going forward, I'm just going to zap @nprofile…k7fe every time I see @nprofile…jp2l promoting statist ideals

2025-08-31 02:32:37 GMT

I love this space, but damn a few of the devs are clueless. Here's another comically bad take from @nprofile…jp2l. This is right up there with that time he said he preferred centralized storage because censorship was a good thing (followed by a rant about how "decentralization enables pedophiles")
@nprofile…jp2l what are you even doing here, man?
#nevent1q…lc3p

2025-08-31 02:20:32 GMT

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How is the user supposed to tell Damus to have network for some things but not for that secure sub process? He cant. The entire point of a second app like Amber, is to give the user the ability to deny network permissions instead of having to trust the developer to have done it correctly.
You think you'll never make a mistake. You may be right, but I'd still rather not have to trust you.

2025-08-30 02:02:18 GMT

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What's the edge?

2025-08-30 01:56:48 GMT

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And don't forget Sig P320s

2025-08-30 01:39:49 GMT

Let's not normalize use of the term 'sideloading' to refer to the simple act of installing whatever software you want from wherever you want on a device that you own.
Instead, I propose the term 'soyloading' to refer to the practice of only installing google/apple approved software, only from their untrustworthy stores, on a device you choose not to own.

2025-08-29 17:38:52 GMT

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2025-08-29 01:38:21 GMT

But @nprofile…s8dt is still king 👑
#nevent1q…ples

2025-08-29 00:29:57 GMT

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I ice bath 3-4x per week. Best part of my day.

2025-08-28 17:11:41 GMT

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Can I bring a friend?
https://image.nostr.build/c340971d7382e638ed6b63ccad4c6a42c38c435cb4547084638c31ebee547531.jpg

2025-08-28 17:08:06 GMT

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note1rmltwzcgykjunya0eeu4ln2vr6ah9he872t99zm8sude8syzhhesjkcdls

2025-08-28 16:54:23 GMT

The thing about cypherpunk is, you have to be active. If you sit back on your heels and say "yeah we already built the best thing, I'm not paying attention to you", then you're effectively stepping off the battlefield and letting others fight on without you.
Bitcoiner attitude tends this way, and caused us to lose our punk.
Bitcoiners don't let ourselves be sideliners. Speak truth to evil. Vote with your wallet. Build shit that maximizes freedom and boycott things that dont. Stop tolerating KYC, CEXs, etc just because it helps NGU. Be opinionated and act with conviction.
#nevent1q…ry8z

2025-08-28 16:44:39 GMT

Love the #nostromo client. Only downside is I find it harder to explore other people's interactions, which is crucial on Nostr since there isn't an "algorithm" for discovery.

2025-08-28 14:12:34 GMT

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Bitcoin is for enemies, remember?

2025-08-28 02:13:36 GMT

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Cool

2025-08-28 02:04:37 GMT

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Ia there a paper on this. My intuition says reputation systems would "velvet rope" the wisdom of the markets, preventing new information from coming to the table... I'm intrigued though

2025-08-28 02:02:34 GMT

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Where at?

2025-08-28 01:52:20 GMT

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I'll still take that over the woke ones

2025-08-28 01:15:20 GMT

A trans woman shoots up a school (truly tragic), and all of a sudden the mainstream media refuses to acknowledge his gender and insist he is a man. Hmmm 🤔🤔🤔
https://image.nostr.build/0c001632e0a3c9b220a863d6ec04a44083fa8f9fe3f396afe45938cd2959f917.jpg

2025-08-27 21:54:05 GMT

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Was it a aki mask? Did he have a gun? You might want to get off your phone and grab a gun

2025-08-27 12:56:16 GMT

CNN says we should be worried that Trump is threatening the independence of the Federal Reserve.... What?! What kind of statist cope is that?! We are supposed to like that an unelected body of central bankers controls the monetary policy of the USA?!? Literally nobody should like the Fed, regardless what color you vote for.

2025-08-26 20:22:51 GMT

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I revise my bet to $123456

2025-08-26 20:20:28 GMT

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133769

2025-08-26 14:27:22 GMT

I can't zap much (21 sats usually) but I zap often. Likes/reactions feel like a an obsolete relic of the old social media engagement model, and I'm done with that. My attention is worth something and my zaps establish that worth.

2025-08-26 12:44:14 GMT

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I love spy tech disguised as protect the children tech. Its my favorite

2025-08-26 12:42:06 GMT

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The gods are not appeased. No amount of time wasted will ever be enough

2025-08-25 16:47:58 GMT

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Don't forget to share the meat with loved ones. I always offer my meat to my wife.

2025-08-25 15:06:11 GMT

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Yeah, but solar thermal does that with arrays of mirrors as big as a solar farm that have to be actively focused to concentrate the heat.
They even mention that their energy density per land area is lower than other forms of actively capturing solar energy, but that the extremely reduced cost of install and maintenance for a static farm (fixed panels at low angles for reduced wind shear) are what make it possible for the long term economics of this project to compete with natgas
Now.... I wonder if there is a similar passive way of capturing solar thermal on a comparable land area that can reach 800C or whatever

2025-08-24 07:20:36 GMT

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1 sat per message feels like a nice threshold too. Or perhaps 1 sat per hop, to align cost aith actual resource (bandwidth) usage.

2025-08-24 07:17:54 GMT

Sats for chats
#nevent1q…z7rk

2025-08-24 07:09:39 GMT

Finally got an eCash wallet setup to receive zaps. Loving Minibits 🔥

2025-08-23 00:11:19 GMT

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Bullish. Can you give any loose timeframe?

2025-08-22 20:05:03 GMT

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If the only thing Bitchat accomplished, was to teach people to install their own APKs instead of trusting the shitstore, then I'd call that a win.
#nevent1q…4k35

2025-08-22 20:02:59 GMT

I heard a rumor that @nprofile…nztg is working with an OEM to deliver a non-google device. Please tell me this rumor is true! As long as the camera is decent, I'm all in... can't lose the camera though, at least while I have young kids

2025-06-15 20:23:00 GMT

People who just accept Wikipedia as fact, are never going to care that their #AI hallucinates 50% of the time

2025-06-15 18:53:37 GMT

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Which part? I created a new github org for free a couple weeks ago

2025-06-13 21:43:51 GMT

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Github pages is free as in beer
Sats.host is free as in freedom

2025-06-13 05:34:11 GMT

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@nprofile…m28h memes hit hard
#nevent1q…9dsn

2025-06-13 02:08:34 GMT

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So who is buying?

2025-06-12 16:41:54 GMT

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This is bullish
#nevent1q…cjua

2025-06-12 16:41:38 GMT

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Although there may be no reason for the onion address, given how NWC works 🤷‍♂️

2025-06-12 16:39:58 GMT

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This is awesome. A nice next step might be integrated TOR for both private routing and an onion address instead of needing to configure domains and routing/forwarding.
Not only would that be great for privacy, it would make an awesome out-of-the box experience for less technical users

2025-06-11 14:36:05 GMT

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Remember, Old Man Willow wants to lull you to sleep while his roots reach out from the shore to rock your boat. Stay awake young lad. Keep your wits about you!
#nevent1q…qvr2

2025-06-11 14:22:29 GMT

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This is misleading. "Data only collected by Apple" would be more accurate

2025-06-10 18:21:36 GMT

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Respond if you're still alive

2025-06-10 02:38:16 GMT

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But what if the patches rock the boat?

2025-06-09 00:13:41 GMT

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I would love a client that shows zappers instead of followers

2025-06-09 00:13:04 GMT

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Building with AI is a whole new experience
https://blossom.primal.net/44849804e59c23014bfe14a708afe5cbf8a57b7bf1b97e5ec66bf982bb6ac623.jpg

2025-06-08 23:57:46 GMT

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Psh, its that way in Texas too

2025-06-07 19:59:01 GMT

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The purple haired man said the website is too confusing so he HAD to use an app on his iPhone which only let's him pay with Apple pay.
Such a bad take.
1) The website is available if you don't want to use the app. The app is just a convenience tool. Nobody is making you use an app.
2) Your app has to use apple pay, because you're on an iPhone, and yeah... Apple forces people to use Apple pay. Wake the fuck up and get off your iPhone.
Stop pretending that fighting for privacy means complaining about your crappy iPhone experience

2025-06-06 16:50:14 GMT

Anybody else here remember Mutiny wallet? RIP @nprofile…pr99

2025-06-05 18:26:12 GMT

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Yeah, but what does Bitcoin's CEO say about Uber?

2025-06-04 13:04:57 GMT

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There can only be ome conclusion people take away from tjis stuff. Dont use KYC services. This doesn't just apply to exchanges like Coinbase. This applies to all online services including things like Cash App, Strike, etc
If you use KYC services, don't go crying when you get fucked by their data handling practices.
#nevent1q…e6mm

2025-06-04 02:28:32 GMT

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Repost more shit plebs. Always be reposting the signal. That is #nostr 's algorithm.
#nevent1q…hly7

2025-06-03 13:58:59 GMT

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If you like Nostr, Linux is fucking awesome, check it out
#nevent1q…k9z9

2025-05-29 14:43:04 GMT

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Is it possible to build money for the world without losing control to the tech-illiterate populace?

2025-05-29 14:39:08 GMT

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Imagine using Windows in a world where Linux exists

2025-05-28 01:43:36 GMT

https://blossom.primal.net/4f83b60d21a62a1c6f766ff9a434503653cc1ad714f2f5d041bbdccdfc73bc78.jpg

2025-05-22 14:14:03 GMT

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If you use cloth, you won't be able to unroll it, because the roots will tie the whole thing into a brick of dirt and roots

2025-05-20 04:20:17 GMT

#gm
https://blossom.primal.net/1a311ce0924a3bb69072f194d9d2878f6341dc2ec74e76eaa0efb5c837c355e0.jpg

2025-05-20 03:37:32 GMT

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I need that knife

2025-05-16 16:37:06 GMT

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🍻

2025-05-14 14:04:49 GMT

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Or take off your clothes and cook naked

2025-05-13 16:29:53 GMT

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Don't trust devs. Become a dev yourself and judge for yourself.

2025-05-10 04:13:33 GMT

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Tim Sweeny talking about the challenge of getting facial expressions right in virtual reality feels way too much like Juanita Marquez. Everyone else is obsessed with their avatars and player skins, but faces are the underappreciated magic of animation.
Snow Crash was prophetic.
#nevent1q…2v8c

2025-05-10 04:01:18 GMT

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Explain it like I'm a reasonably intelligent middle-aged computer scientist who has not kept up with the state of the art of machine learning

2025-05-07 13:27:58 GMT

I recently came into money. I'll be doing it again tonight. Subscribe to my only fans so you don't miss out.
#jokestr

2025-05-05 03:03:00 GMT

Lol, VSCode users getting rek'd. Use Neovim Anon (recommend starting with AstroNvim.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz6XJDq8fSI

2025-05-03 03:09:33 GMT

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And repost and zap to improve discovery and dopamine 🤙
#nevent1q…k8km

2025-05-03 03:05:04 GMT

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Imagine using a phone that doesn't let you install your own keyboard in a world where @nprofile…nztg exists

2025-05-03 01:30:00 GMT

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Highly recommend FUTO keyboard. It is the king of keyboards. Typing on my friend's iPhone drives me insane now 😅
https://keyboard.futo.org/

2025-05-02 20:01:11 GMT

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Then how will I see where I'm going while I drive?

2025-05-02 01:29:04 GMT

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Imagine using an iOS device in a world where @nprofile…nztg exists

2025-05-01 18:29:03 GMT

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Can someone link me to the drama? I must be feed challenged this week, because I completely missed it

2025-05-01 16:17:11 GMT

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This "experiment" is so deeply flawed. I'm a lightning enjoyer, but this is painful to watch

2023-11-27 14:22:16 GMT

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Politicians around the world are starting to appeal to Bitcoiners, in an attempt to gain the orange voters. Want my vote? I will happily sell it to you if you pledge under no uncertain terms to #freeross
#nevent1q…drcr

2023-11-27 14:19:36 GMT

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#Zeus leading the charge against KnowYourCat regulations! 💪

2023-11-27 14:17:27 GMT

#freeross

2023-11-27 04:10:33 GMT

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IMO Whonix has better anonymity tools, so if you seek extreme anonymity for your activity, the better choice may be to dedicate a Whonix laptop to that activity, and exclusively use that laptop for that activity.

2023-11-27 04:08:41 GMT

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Qubes is good for using one computer to satisfy multiple threat profiles. E.g. if you want to shitpost on Facebook, visit shady websites, and ghostwriting for a controversial magazine _all without linking those three activities_, then Qubes is the OS for you.
If you want to dedicate one laptop to a very specific anonymous activity (e.g. being a ghostwriter for a controversial magazine) _and nothing else_, Whonix is the OS for you.

2023-11-27 03:41:43 GMT

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Bitcoin Magazine does a WAY better job explaining why this is a problem you shouldn't just shrug away. Hope you give it a read.
#nevent1q…9cjp

2023-11-27 03:13:17 GMT

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Fucking cloudflare....

2023-11-26 22:14:29 GMT

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Ahhh, I couldn't figure out how to enable orbot without VPN mode. It was hidden as the 'power user' option. Thanks!!!!

2023-11-26 21:34:18 GMT

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This has been what I do, its just so slow (and sometimes buggy) switching between profiles 😅

2023-11-26 21:33:33 GMT

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Badass, thanks. Giving this a shot.

2023-11-26 21:33:02 GMT

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> That's why every app should allow itself to be proxied in their settings
Tell me more about this. I cannot seem to even start orbot if another VPN is running. So apps that have proxy settings still can't use it.
Are you able to set up another TOR proxy that doesn't occupy the VPN slot?

2023-11-26 17:32:37 GMT

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Well, I meant making direct client to client connections via onion addresses, similar to cwtch, but I realize now, that would bring on all the other challenges of serverless chat (I.e. messages can only be delivered when all parties are online). So... just ignore me 😅

2023-11-26 17:30:02 GMT

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s/orbit/orbot/