wtogami
Warren Togami

VP Solutions at Blockstream , Founder Fedora Linux, ex-Red Hat Linux OS Engineer.

Public Key

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relay.damus.io

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2024-05-15 04:34:00

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With Nostr it is not only the public servers that see your IP address. Other users can specify their own server addresses where you can connect to grab their posts.

2024-05-15 04:30:14

I didn't use Nostr for a long time because I didn't have a working VPN for a while. I am not comfortable with Nostr servers seeing my IP address so I simply did not open the app until I got VPN working again.
Truly decentralized apps like Nostr and Keet are excellent. They would be perfect if they made third party relaying a lot more automatic.

2024-02-19 06:20:22

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It's a 500 yen certificate good for anything at KFC Japan. Expires in 2 years.

2024-02-19 06:05:39

Innovative Japanese mobile data plans
* 500 yen: 1GB for 24h plus you get chicken
* 100 yen: Random amount of data for 24h
* 630 yen: 1GB expires in 180 days
* 20k yen: 1 year of data plus 3 months Amazon Prime
https://image.nostr.build/99cbc52e5fc95e1910fd231876e9245b57d3c3ba797b28c2fd68d560aa7b0699.jpg

2023-12-21 09:36:42

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Irony: Emperor didn't need guns when he can force choke and lightning zap people.

2023-12-21 07:08:28

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Seems dead at the moment.

2023-12-21 07:06:29

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Pi's themselves are random in quality. Some are very reliable. Others less so. That's what you get when you buy toy quality hardware.
We recommend used ThinkPads because they were originally $1,500 enterprise quality machines but they sell for less than $200 when entire fleets are sold off lease. I particularly recommend the 2019 E series because it has upgradable RAM to 32GB and two internal SSDs. You can't get that level of reliability and performance with Pi.

2023-12-08 20:33:00

This car is now available for sale. If you are interested please DM to discuss details and price.
#nevent1q…uwuk

2023-11-16 13:59:39

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Much like BSV, I didn't verify.

2023-11-16 05:59:15

BSV is the real ßitcoin.
https://image.nostr.build/54d5ed99448bf06876f2625afa6e97aa79bd75a5028da3660361aabb39079bca.jpg

2023-11-15 17:51:27

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If you're in America I can ship you a specific model of ThinkPad for $120-180 plus shipping depending on options. Generally Core i5 processor, up to 32GB RAM, up to two internal SSDs for storage redundancy highly recommended for lightning nodes. Power consumption is as low 5W idle average 10W.

2023-11-05 14:36:20

"A person has been detected by your camera"
AI image recognition.
https://image.nostr.build/4cbf6f693d4779a5ddc29d6e2a08caca4403e8fc2815b04823a4458b40648651.jpg

2023-11-01 15:49:31

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Shipping to America only.

2023-11-01 15:47:56

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I have fixed up and stress tested six ThinkPad E490. Base price range is $110-180 before shipping depending on hardware options. Cheaper for low res screen or if the case has more cosmetic blemishes, stuff that doesn't matter for a server. I'm fixing up these machines as an eco friendly hobby.
This model is particularly good for nodes because it supports two internal SSDs which is essential to maximize lighting database reliability and safety. They can also use up to 32GB RAM, although I tend to use 16GB RAM which is plenty good for a node. This is far more bang for the buck than raspberry pis. DM if you're interested.
https://image.nostr.build/625bf551ed45117908c2682180a2f3e96b89e4794f3b16e8e047f151f32a46e3.jpg

2023-10-31 22:24:48

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ThinkPad

2023-10-31 06:29:07

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Prices look good for Japan. Will try this out next year.

2023-10-31 05:01:23

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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

2023-10-31 04:36:53

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That's cheap and looks like it has heft!

2023-10-31 03:58:10

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I'm considering keeping it as a spare for visiting family. On the other hand it will definitely sit unused for months from December so that's a good time to sell it. Might consider selling sooner if someone really needs it.

2023-10-31 03:50:38

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* I just bought a new car so I'm not really using this car anymore.
* Service history: Judging by the low miles you can see I did very little driving. Changed oil with synthetic every year despite not reaching 5k miles. Just completed multi-point inspection and $3k of maintenance at the local Toyota dealer. Only problem was a leaking water pump (replaced). New coolant, transmission fluid, brake fluid. Brakes and tires are in good condition.

2023-10-31 03:42:55

Bitcoin Only circular economy? After successfully selling other used stuff I wonder if this works for bigger things.
I'm considering selling my 2011 Toyota Corolla LE. Low mileage less than 60k miles. White. Excellent mechanical condition of a super reliable basic car. You must pick it up in Austin, Texas between December 10th-17th of this year.
https://image.nostr.build/2e13e8d2133f2d5a2d806f2037c7ca7155b772f810d80481bbefef5776ffcf5e.jpg
Stock photo
DM if you want to discuss details.

2023-10-23 06:44:47

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What is your goal?
I like the older E490/E495 because it can use two common (thus cheap) full sized SSD's internally. Two disks is essential for lightning node database safety.
The newer E14 similarly allows for two internal SSD's but there is a major drawback. It has a nvme 2280 slot (common) but the second nvme is the short 2242 size. Those smaller drives are more rare and far more expensive if you want larger storage capacities.
If you don't care about two drives then I highly recommend the E14 Gen 3 or later Ryzen 5 or 7. You can often find them used for very cheap. Ryzen 5500U or higher are stupid powerful for the price. It even has a half decent integrated GPU.

2023-10-19 18:15:24

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Sold

2023-10-16 05:23:19

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Done

2023-10-16 05:22:10

Having tried the Pixel 8 Pro, I feel the Pixel 6 Pro is still plenty good enough.

2023-10-12 05:47:09

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I was debating between 5800X3D and 5950X. Went with the latter because I'm more interested in build parallelism than gaming. 128GB ECC RAM with 16 cores would be pretty good as a server for virtual machines.

2023-10-12 05:40:47

Circular Economy? I'm listing bargain priced hardware for sale only on Nostr and accepting only Bitcoin for payment. I look forward to Nostr growing a marketplace feature.
https://image.nostr.build/a735ae0a3bb930351ad11694708c231b0ecf4d352d8b1cc3fff4942160960a6a.jpg
Ryzen 7 3700x - 8 core AM4 CPU
$70 includes USPS Priority Mail shipping
I bought this Aug 2020 and occasionally used in desktop PC. I pulled this from my working machine today and upgraded to a faster CPU.
I have the original box but it's cheaper to ship in a smaller USPS Small Flat Rate Box. Shipping to US only. Accepting only Bitcoin (preferably Lightning). Please DM if you're interested.

2023-10-12 00:26:54

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Pixel 6 Pro can be found for less than $250 with a year warranty on eBay. It's still a great phone. It gets official security updates from Google until October 2026.

2023-10-10 19:26:50

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This laptop works GREAT with Linux too.

2023-10-10 05:50:57

This eBay US listing is a very good deal if you're looking for a powerful ultraportable 13". Ryzen 6850U integrated graphics is surprisingly powerful for games (lookup benchmarks of Radeon 680M).
I have available the same Ryzen with 32GB RAM but with 14" screen (T14s Gen 3 AMD). My T14s also has 23 months of warranty.
Selling for BTC onchain or LN. DM me if interested. Can ship to US only.
https://image.nostr.build/f11440761d5f005c2623d7d34e969d74bea958a97d25753eff4375b4e229d365.jpg

2023-10-09 19:37:43

Whatever happened to PV?

2023-10-08 17:47:45

Insulation seems to be working.
Upgraded attic insulation from impacted ~R-25 to fluffy R-60. 7pm indoor temperature was 26°C. Overnight outdoor low was 12°C. Overnight indoor temperature reached a low of 23.8°C with zero energy use.

2023-10-06 16:39:05

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The complication begins with it multiplexes digital signals over existing two copper wires to talk to the other devices: compressor, heat exchanger, thermostat. The wires do a lot more than just on/off. The compressor has multiple power levels and is reversible to operate in heating mode. It can also use a gas furnace as backup.

2023-10-06 06:52:40

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I regret buying a proprietary inverter HVAC from Carrier. The controls are buggy and closed source.

2023-10-04 17:03:40

Cheaper to use dual SIM than pay for more data on Ggoogle Fi. Drawback is this eats your battery faster. Time to lower data prices to better compete with other MVNOs.

2023-09-29 03:25:02

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From an outside POV it sounds like neither side are in the right.

2023-09-29 03:22:58

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I don't get it?

2023-09-16 21:24:10

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SOLD. That was fast.

2023-09-16 20:32:31

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Follow me for future hardware sales via Lightning. I have various ultraportable ThinkPads and dirt cheap dual SSD-capable hardware for you to run LN nodes at home.

2023-09-16 19:02:17

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I will reply "SOLD" when it's sold. So not yet.

2023-09-16 18:34:24

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Notes:
* Pixel 6 Pro gets official security updates from Google until October 2026.
* GrapheneOS does support it but I don't recommend it unless you are a power user.
* This model is particularly good for the 4x zoom camera lens and low-light camera performance.

2023-09-16 18:31:20

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* Lightning is lower fees for both payer and receiver. Onchain I would need to spend sats to combine the UTXO.
* Almost instant.
* I want to encourage more people to use Lightning.

2023-09-16 17:12:54

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I have way too much hardware here.

2023-09-16 17:03:56

BTC circular economy?
For Sale: Google Pixel 6 Pro 512GB
US model Unlocked
Case included.
Condition: Very Good
https://image.nostr.build/e7331e6ac068153601c63b34b9f042579d8eb832c809951c774e3fbf8cfe4a95.jpg
I used it mainly as a camcorder for family photos. It was previously activated on Google Fi.
$300 includes USPS Priority Mail shipping (US only). $30 off if you pay via Lightning instead of onchain.
DM me
https://image.nostr.build/8dbb29b8f064c8fdff720cbb0076e2d3d04e650e330d7255d73cb6c07ec36f0c.jpg

2023-08-25 02:18:31

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To clarify I don't want to modify "Not your keys, not your coins". I want a better ending to "Not your iron,"

2023-08-25 01:58:14

Are you hosting your LN node on a cloud? Don't.
Not your keys, not your coins.
Not your iron, still your fault.*
* 10,000 sats to the best reply fixing that slogan so it actually rhymes.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hosting-firm-says-it-lost-all-customer-data-after-ransomware-attack/

2023-07-03 14:17:08

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I support creators that I like. I try to donate more directly so the platform doesn't collect 30%. Otherwise I like the convenience of YouTube Premium. It's a low cost and low effort for what I get out of it.

2023-06-14 03:24:07

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Perhaps those hostages would be happier with Apple taking a 30% cut of every zap?

2023-05-15 18:07:51

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If you earn that interest how much do you pay back in taxes?

2023-05-04 15:29:10

I'm not seeing how BlueSky is more capable than Nostr from a technology POV. In fact it seems to be buggy and lacking features. Meanwhile everyone I see posting there seems to be thankful to have a refuge away from Twitter while ignoring the fact the network frequently fails.
https://i.imgur.com/YapZ7H4.png

2023-05-03 16:09:17

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Tried BlueSky on Android. Followed a few people then posted. The server failed to respond. I had to force kill the app a few times to recover. It seems super buggy for me. Will try again later.

2023-05-03 15:35:28

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I wish I had a local friend to learn it from.

2023-04-30 06:26:00

I have been occupied and missed stuff. What is blue sky? Does it have Nostr compatibility?

2023-04-18 03:48:33

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Warren induced stress.

2023-04-17 04:57:30

The maxis are now tree huggers while Greenpeace wants nuclear shuttered in favor of more coal.
Weird timeline.

2023-04-17 03:40:00

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January 2010 I discovered Bitcoin. Mining caused my laptop to overheat and die. Thought to myself, "Intriguing design but it isn't worth this hassle. The government won't let this survive." Uninstalled.

2023-04-13 13:09:09

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Zuck needs the fake world to get traction because continuing to project his corporeal form is too expensive.

2023-04-13 04:47:58

Facebook renamed the company with the goal of making a fake world.
Twitter renamed the company with the goal of doing everything.
Neither of these plans seem like what users want.

2023-04-07 12:18:12

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I do occasionally do non-Thinkpad things. I don't appreciate being pigeon holed.

2023-03-29 08:18:06

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Are they selling a separate currency while claiming to be about Bitcoin?

2023-03-27 22:13:11

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I think Bitcoin Core had tools to do this for almost the past decade including reproducible builds with cross compilation from Linux toolchain to Windows and MacOS targets and verification?

2023-03-25 01:02:46

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The hand looks disproportionately large. 🤔

2023-03-25 01:01:00

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Beware the above is a BCH-associated social network using spam replies to promote themselves. I recommend that you report and block these when you see it.

2023-03-23 08:04:11

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Japan's tax laws are perhaps the most hostile to Bitcoin adoption in the world. The bank regulator FSA and industry has tried for years to get the NTA to cooperate on reform but it seems impossible.
Unfair tax laws:
* 55% rate in the etc undefined income category. This part I don't mind personally. If you choose to live somewhere due to the quality of life you pay for it.
* You pay taxes on gains but you can't carry forward losses to future tax years like you can for other investment losses. This led to some strange situations where shitcoin traders went bankrupt due to paper profits and losses happening on separate years. This is the most broken and unfair part of their laws today relative to carry forward or even backwards allowed for Japanese equity trades.
* Average cost basis - this is significantly worse than FIFO, LIFO, or lot selection methodologies allowed like in America. I doubt this can ever be fixed in Japanese law because average cost basis is also how they tax stock trading capital gains.
A few bitcoin devs considered moving to Japan in past years but decided against it almost entirely because of these tax laws. A few Bitcoiners also left Japan over this.

2023-03-21 06:19:15

Big Mac price in the US is up 22% since before the pandemic.
https://i.imgur.com/DdJQrG8.png

2023-03-20 18:52:00

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Pixel 6 update is now available. Protect yourself ASAP.
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2023-03-19 20:15:47

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If you have Pixel 6 and can't wait for the rumored patch tomorrow you can instead opt-in to QPR3 Beta also with the March 2023 patch level. Read the release notes and "top open issues" to decide for yourself if it is worth being stuck in beta until June.
"March 20th" is rumored from a screenshot of a customer service rep. Even if it is made available to the public tomorrow, there there is no guarantee you'll get it immediately from OTA as providers also need to approve of updates.
The beta known bugs don't look too bad to me.
My primary concern about being stuck in the beta stream until June would be it is time consuming to apply patches multiple times per month. Otherwise I'm not too concerned about running the beta and seeing new features months before other people.
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/release-notes

2023-03-19 19:45:24

Bitcoiners should ignore the attention seeker acting out of ulterior motives.
He's been mostly an unhelpful antagonist of Bitcoin over the past decade. Bitcoin worked just fine despite his best efforts. Being rich doesn't make him better at predicting the future. Ignore.

2023-03-19 03:20:53

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If you own Pixel 6 or Samsung Exynos phones do the following until the patch is available.
* Turn off WiFi calling.
* Enable Airplane Mode.
Depending on your provider this may allow text messages to continue to work over WiFi. You must block incoming VoLTE and WiFi calls until your device has the Android March 2023 security patch level.

2023-03-17 05:27:13

According to Google Project Zero they discovered 0-day "Internet-to-baseband remote code execution" affecting many millions of Samsung and Pixel 6+ modems.
Read it for yourself. It sounds very bad. If you have an affected phone you may want to turn off your SIM card because the recommended "turn off VoLTE and WiFi calling" is impossible for many of these phones after they removed the VoLTE option back in 2021.
Only thing you can do is turn it off and put pressure on the vendors to fix it.
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2023/03/multiple-internet-to-baseband-remote-rce.html
The writer claims it's already patched by Google in the March 2023 patch level. Unfortunately that patch had been withheld from Pixel 6* due to bugs so the blog is incorrect about this already being fixed for Pixel owners.
It sounds like Samsung has a much bigger mess due to the wider variety of phones, firmwares, and providers for which they must now rush an update without breaking it. Not an easy task but they must do it.
Don't blame Google for releasing this advisory. Samsung had months to respond in a timely manner.
Do blame Google for failing to protect their own customers prior to their own advisory. I like Pixel and I want them to do better.

2023-03-17 00:58:00

Satoshi wouldn't use lawsuits.
Only Fake Satoshi uses lawsuits.

2023-03-16 11:33:33

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I tried Iris via Tor exit nodes. It is very slow and unreliable. I switched to VPN and Iris is a lot better now.

2023-03-16 11:19:25

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Yes this feature is very helpful in Amethyst, would be great in Iris. They also allow you to turn off Public Chat and Global per relay which is even more helpful.

2023-03-16 11:17:33

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Yup the above post looks a lot better in Amethyst.
I also strongly prefer unpositioned images to be below, not above the text, and tiles instead of top-to-bottom in sequence when you have multiple.

2023-03-16 11:13:39

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I understand these changes are necessary to improve reachability but it also expands the number of parties that learn 1) exactly who is reading 2) and when they are reading it and 3) giving up their location while doing so.
I just hope more Nostr users learn they really must use a VPN.

2023-03-15 23:23:15

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Pro-Tip: The books for each bank including Hold to Maturity vs Available for Sale securities are public record. You can lookup for yourself which banks had prudent management and saw this coming months and years ago.

2023-03-15 23:13:12

Management of a small bank told me this. Aside from targeting "crypto" beyond the scope of the law (Operation Chokepoint 2.0), he's also mad that responsible banks who wisely avoided long dated HTM securities are being punished by withdrawals as depositors flee to large banks for safety. They did everything right but only the big banks benefit from the moral hazard of these bailouts.
https://i.imgur.com/lgFG7te.png

2023-03-15 22:48:50

My yard guy is hustling to stack sats. In the past 30 minutes he's been disrupted five times by neighbors asking for his services next.
Rather than gambling with token speculation he's out there creating value in the real world.

2023-03-12 04:41:38

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Yes

2023-03-10 20:31:43

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I really like chronological.

2023-03-10 17:20:12

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I bought a retail SIM card only to learn online activation requires the SV national ID number. Wasted $3.
Instead a kiosk in a supermarket had a guy selling phone plans. I asked for an activated SIM card. He asked for ID. "Oops I forgot it at the hotel." He just went ahead and activated it in his own phone before handing it over. YMMV.

2023-03-10 06:15:02

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I've heard Umbrel and Raspiblitz x86_64 exist but they don't seem to be well explained and are of secondary importance? I have never used the appliance distros. I use ordinary Linux and install everything as a normal Linux server with Bitcoin Core, Core Lightning, RTL, etc. If the appliance distros don't prioritize ordinary PC hardware you need sysadmin skills to do it manually.
Also don't use Tor. Tunnelsats or my self-hosted port forwarding VPN guide is vastly superior to Tor for LN. I would turn off Tor. Long story.
https://github.com/wtogami/vpn-nat-service-forwarding-howto

2023-03-10 05:38:38

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Ugh the Chivo ATM's are still onchain only? Inexcusable.

2023-03-10 04:45:13

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Keep doing the same thing while wearing a suit.

2023-03-10 04:43:42

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I only have the energy to point at hardware that would be reliable. If you don't know how to use Linux then demand help from the appliance OS brands. They should be focusing on PC hardware instead of RPi.

2023-03-10 04:41:12

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Unfortunately RPi was not a good choice to begin with for anything you intend to rely upon. I was mad for years about this watching people buy overpriced kits that I knew would be disappointing. From 2018 I looked into the feasibility of designing a reliable aarch64 board with two nvme SSD slots. Costs of that custom design were too high then the pandemic supply chain shortages killed feasibility even further.
The biggest time waste in the world is unreliable hardware. Umbrel and the appliance distros should really focus their efforts on ordinary PC hardware deployment and TWO INTERNAL DISKS.

2023-03-10 04:15:56

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How fast?

2023-03-10 04:14:54

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SD are far too easy to wear out and RPi (?) is not a reliable platform. There's far more powerful, 1000x more reliable and cost effective options these days for a home node. If you want reliability you want to get rid of RPi, SD cards, and external attached storage. If you want safety for an LN node you absolutely need two disks. Past advice on this was dangerous because this approach used to be too expensive. Not anymore.
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2023-03-09 02:17:05

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That works until some random time later when someone else gets that number and activates Signal.

2023-03-08 21:21:17

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2023-03-08 20:56:33

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Do you remember your natural hair color?

2023-03-08 16:37:45

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Session has a shitcoin that they claim is "essential" because it allows them to be "decentralized" by providing for "Sybil resistance". Then a bunch of their bag holders all reply with the same talking points. That was creepy. Damn it shitcoiners and their nonsense.

2023-03-08 11:44:10

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Signal would be perfect if it didn't require phone numbers or at least had an option to hide numbers from other users like in Telegram.
It would be extra perfect and I would donate to the maker if they didn't integrate and try to push their own shitcoin.

2023-03-08 09:36:45

I think I may need to give up on Matrix. Reading their tickets there's unsolved problems with 2+ client synchronization that they seem to have given up on. While I know how to workaround multi-client encryption quirks there's no sadly no way this usable for the average normie.

2023-03-08 04:06:00

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Ironically Nostr is far less private to the average end-user. Everyone must really use a VPN unless you enjoy giving dozens of randos your IP address.

2023-03-08 03:00:09

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The "algo" is sometimes good in showing you things that might be more relevant to you during an age of information overload. In the case of Nostr all such visibility decisions needs to somehow happen entirely client side. It's not a simple problem. The various Nostr clients are already handling this in very different ways.

2023-03-07 17:13:59

I enjoy zerohedge but holy cow it dominates my feed when I follow it here.

2023-03-07 08:06:44

I don't want to learn how badges work. Can I safely ignore them?

2023-03-07 01:54:47

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HUNDREDS

2023-03-07 01:44:01

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That is already how Nostr is supposed to work. You can associate a particular relay with your npub. I don't know to what extent clients actually try to connect to that specified relay.