Braydon Fuller

Cool part of having relays as part of the protocol design is that all of these are an option without adding complexity.
One of the largest centralizing forces on the web has been DDoS mitigation services like CloudFlare, which often goes undiscussed or unnoticed. Same for email.
Lightning, Ecash, Bitcoin, PoW, WoT all help mitigate DDoS and spam without centralizing. It's huge.
#nevent1q…pn23

2024-07-12 05:19:02

"Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito..."
—Virgil
Translations:
- "You should not give in to evil, but proceed ever more boldly against it..."
- "Yield not to ills, but go forth all the bolder to face them..."
- "Yield not to misfortunes, but advance all the more boldly against them..."

2024-07-07 05:20:53

Is there a mobile app that connects via #nwc that provides all of the functionality; listing transactions, balances, sending and receiving?

2024-07-05 18:18:02

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Haha, yup! It's very low bandwidth to have a graphical language with a single pointer via a mouse. The keyboard is much faster and expressive.
With a different graphical HIDs I think there could be GUIs that have a language, like sign language for computers.
Touchscreens on phones have several gestures, gaming systems and controllers are similar as well as graphics tablets.

2024-06-26 16:59:39

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Seems like it could also be useful for book clubs.

2024-06-26 06:24:45

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Pretty cool :)

2024-06-23 03:25:12

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Congrats, great to see!

2024-06-21 20:03:58

GM.
Bitcoin is a "Banking Freedom Act" that you can "vote" for every single day.
Run towards and not away.
https://image.nostr.build/3ad41fdbc5db57f95eb443122b6d5d59cc2d35a9b7fea577d5a88876a36de2e7.jpg

2024-06-21 18:14:12

Reading about engineers receiving bounties and grants for developmemt of Nostr and Bitcoin is great to see! Congratulations all! 🚀

2024-06-21 18:10:21

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Congratulations :)

2024-06-21 06:38:41

GN.
Difficulties can make us stronger. ✌
https://image.nostr.build/d3a8fff5a758bd82ca4efa6e64070b9c35a62c52b6a8d367055c4b852c84182a.jpg

2024-06-21 06:28:54

I, for one, am looking forward to more #nostr algos for discovering things that I am searching. Feels like there is a lot of potential here. Feeds not based on follows, but interests.

2024-06-21 06:19:40

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Almost looks like a forest fire.

2024-06-21 01:37:14

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Agree!

2024-06-21 01:30:45

"That's easier told than saddled and rode."

2024-06-21 01:25:21

Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.
(not intended to be translated)

2024-06-21 01:24:13

"Freedom of speech" is also about the freedom to NOT read, watch or listen. This is a strength of #nostr.

2024-06-21 01:22:50

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Can't rember which version I am running, but the latest version with support for "pages" is superb.

2024-06-21 01:06:27

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Perhaps more clearly, this would read "economic value".

2024-06-21 01:02:12

Inkscape is one of my most widely used graphics and design software applications, very grateful. A great one to learn.

2024-06-21 00:54:31

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Focus on ability to read, watch and listen to what media you want is on point.

2024-06-21 00:45:32

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WiFi, VPN, Tor routing... the possibilities are endless. 🚀

2024-06-21 00:43:00

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Congrats :)

2024-06-20 06:04:25

GN.
There isn't a unit of measure for value as there is a unit of measure for mass.
https://image.nostr.build/471f5c674276b214b617c87fe0997602d762f8f276e26f20392aea9bc3cfe5a1.jpg

2024-06-19 07:52:26

GN, take two. Flaws give character, be forgiving. 🫂

2024-06-19 07:47:32

Another interesting take-away from this book is the Misian means to determine if an economy is capitalist, pre-capitalist or socialist.
Simply, if there is a stock market, it's capitalist. If there isn't a stock market and is all state owned, it socialist. If there isn't a stock market yet, it is pre-capitalist.
It helps to bring clarity to understanding current and past economies.
#nevent1q…j6fz

2024-06-19 07:35:12

Free and open source software is becoming increasingly more important as society and the economy is built using software.
This is a huge opportunity for growth.

2024-06-19 07:30:10

One of the key and essential lessons from this course, is that value is ordinal and not cardinal. There isn't a unit of measure for value as there is a unit of measure for mass.
#nevent1q…j6fz

2024-06-19 07:22:29

GN. Everyone has some hardship, be kind. 🫂
https://image.nostr.build/5927b8db96e7f4e433fe4a748edf40dc6e11c24778594ad624bba2e180b0d8aa.jpg

2024-06-11 18:28:49

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Yup, passwords often have expectation that they can be reset.
Explaining cryptography isn't needed though to explain that 12 - 24 words should be kept secret and secure.

2024-06-11 17:56:33

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Not sure, however in this case I think it had to do with the 1871 book Grundsätze der Volkswirtschaftslehre (Principles of Economics) by Carl Menger.

2024-06-11 07:35:49

Just finished the Principles of Economics course! Excellent book, audiobook, lectures and seminars!
https://saifedean.com/poe
https://saifedean.com/poecourse
https://academy.saifedean.com/courses/principles-of-economics-course/

2024-06-10 00:34:30

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https://github.com/hoytech/negentropy
https://github.com/hoytech/strfry#syncing

2024-06-08 03:45:48

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This could be useful to sync notes:
https://github.com/hoytech/strfry#syncing

2024-06-07 02:24:37

"Allow SERVICEs to check whether an invoice has been paid by contacting the LN SERVICE."
#nevent1q…w7de

2024-06-04 23:42:45

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Indeed, especially with websockets. It usually adds some latency based on the poll frequency, or just a bunch of repeat requests.
I've read in some NWC code, I believe, some form of notifications on the subscription to the relay, but haven't read more into it yet. It may have been in the @npub1get…0nfm implementation or a fork of satdress. NIP-47 doesn't mention anything atleast.

2024-06-04 19:52:24

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Could be! Most NWC implementations, and zaps, will poll with `lookup_invoice`. Doesn't seem ideal.

2024-06-04 19:40:26

Good morning.
Fear can be informative, but some fear is irrational and not very useful.
https://image.nostr.build/25488838583112b17ea80c3d967df026cf7efccc4a79df2a2fb26a12a0b44733.jpg

2024-06-03 06:21:07

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What is LSPS1?

2024-06-03 05:43:30

One-click zapping with #amethyst and #nwc is incredibly low friction.

2024-06-03 04:14:24

There is so much potential with Nostr that has not been realized yet.

2024-05-31 07:46:57

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strfry is pretty simple to setup.
https://github.com/hoytech/strfry
It is slightly more involved to setup for a private relay that will only allow a set of pubkeys to write to it. However, that's also not too complicated, and I have a simple golang plugin to do that by configuration file (or env).
https://github.com/braydonf/strfry-writepolicy

2024-05-31 02:22:30

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I think so, could also apply to VPNs, image, audio and video hosting and distribution and far more.

2024-05-31 01:33:22

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Integration with a market of relays, similar to the @npub10r8…t2p8 except for digital services and in this case specifically for nostr relays, I think would help here.
The "defaults" would be based upon a social graph and nostr listed relays on the market, also on nostr.

2024-05-31 00:57:08

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No notifications in Amethyst, even when it is open.

2024-05-30 22:10:31

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Thanks for testing and feedback :)

2024-05-30 21:43:30

Also confused why the Mises Institute store doesn't yet accept bitcoin. Seems like such a great match.
https://store.mises.org/
Until then there is the Saif House.
https://thesaifhouse.com

2024-05-30 21:34:05

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Didn't see anything either. Always kinda confused when bitcoin related goods are not for sale for bitcoin. 😐🤷‍♂️

2024-05-30 21:06:09

In my opinion a third-party custodial option for an introductory bitcoin wallet is not a great option and lays the foundation to be rugged and unintended poor UX.
It might be faster for adoption in some cases, however without a solid foundation it's not a solid house.

2024-05-30 20:54:16

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Mutiny is using LDK in Rust right?

2024-05-30 20:51:59

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Very cool :)

2024-05-30 18:48:34

Multisig for releases could be interesting!
Bitcoin Core deterministic build attestations for example.
https://github.com/bitcoin-core/guix.sigs
#nevent1q…20c5

2024-05-30 18:31:41

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phoenixd is using Kotlin Multiplatform :) The build is a bit particular about glibc library versions on Debian or Ubuntu. Not sure why yet.

2024-05-30 18:23:05

Bitcoin payments are Nostr's exceptional feature. Nostr, for me, is about an economy.

2024-05-30 18:01:50

I am currently using phoenixd and satdress for my LN address, receiving zaps and as a wallet for nostr clients via NWC.
#nevent1q…w9nd

2024-05-30 17:54:11

I am at a stable spot for development on satdress, for a bit.
https://github.com/braydonf/satdress
There are a few things to fix and add still, however it does a bulk of what was intended.
Some additional ideas for later:
- Include an optional njump or oracolo interface (or similar) for each configured user page, so it can function as a business or personal website.
- Release distribution to Umbrel, Start9, DigitalOcean and others.
- Test with minimal hardware to see the lower bound requirements.
- Add multiple wallet connections per user.

2024-05-30 17:31:56

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I wonder if any clients have implemented: https://github.com/hoytech/strfry/blob/master/docs/negentropy.md

2024-05-29 23:40:40

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Yup!

2024-05-28 23:59:39

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What about Pinephone Pro with the modem disabled by the hardware toggle or Librem 5 with the modem removed or disabled via the switch?

2024-05-27 19:22:29

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Also available here as a pdf:
https://cdn.mises.org/Anatomy%20of%20the%20State_3.pdf

2024-05-27 07:31:54

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Yeah, blocking everything except the defined pubkeys.
I think the reverse could be true by changing `Allow` to `Deny` at main.go line 55.

2024-05-27 06:41:56

I needed a simple plugin for the strfry nostr relay to block events based on author pubkeys. It's configurable with environment variables or a configuration file.
It's available here:
https://github.com/braydonf/strfry-writepolicy

2024-05-26 23:10:35

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There are a few pretty great sound clips that could be made from this episode.

2024-05-26 21:59:56

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-prince6/episodes/Make-P2P-Bitcoin-Great-Again--satsdisco-vexl-447-e2jg75v

2024-05-26 21:27:04

I think the important role of hormones, chemical messengers, have been overlooked in the last many decades.
The modern fiat environment can throw many haywire. The year-round, widespread, subsidized, availability of carbohydrates is very new. What was a survival advantage to feel a need, via hunger hormones, to eat many of them when available, has lead to health issues instead.
I've found a lot of peace in realizing that.
A few resources I've found useful:
- https://beefinitiative.com
- https://saifedean.com/fiatfood
- https://thesaifhouse.com/fiatfoodsample
- https://youtube.com/@KenDBerryMD

2024-05-26 02:42:41

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- Principles of Economics by Saifedean Ammous
- Anatomy of the State by Murray N. Rothbard
- Fiat Food by Matthew Lysiak
- Free Software, Free Society by Richard Stallman

2024-05-25 23:34:12

https://github.com/braydonf/satdress
Now has NWC support merged into it and work will continue here.

2024-05-23 21:16:31

Looks like adding `pay_keysend` NWC support for phoenixd may or may not happen based on these discussions:
https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/issues/159
https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/issues/73
An LN address provides some of that functionality, for the time being.

2024-05-23 20:13:03

List of API additions needed in phoenixd for complete NWC support:
https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenixd/discussions/55

2024-05-23 14:32:08

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Cool idea that it goes through a setup guide for keys and etc.

2024-05-23 14:25:52

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I see, so envars create the config file.
A docker secret might also work to mount the config at something like /run/secrets/satdress.yml

2024-05-23 13:03:51

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What dockerfile are you using to build?

2024-05-23 12:55:20

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get_balance should be working, the balance was showing in Alby.

2024-05-23 04:40:12

Just got phoenixd connected to @npub1get…0nfm lightning browser extension with Nostr Wallet Connect!
This includes commands: pay_invoice, get_balance, make_invoice, lookup_invoice, get_info and list_transactions.
Work in progress is at: https://github.com/braydonf/satdress/tree/nwc

2024-05-21 19:18:17

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Sure. The name may change later, however the url should still work.

2024-05-21 19:13:47

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Sorry, I mean a private key for then NWC and Zap service, not the relay.

2024-05-21 19:12:49

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Yeah that is for creating a private key for the relay. For the wallet secret, use the hex private key, of a new key. There could be two commands for each, with different output, for clarity.

2024-05-21 17:39:28

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This command will now do it:
`./satdress-cli nwc keygen`

2024-05-21 17:38:17

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A "macaroon" config option could be added, however "key" can work, docs will mention it's a macaroon in LND.

2024-05-21 14:41:11

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The specification doesn't require running your own relay, however it is recommended.
https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/47.md#using-a-dedicated-relay

2024-05-21 14:35:53

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I haven't added it yet, however there should be a command with satdress-cli to create that secret for the NWC connection as well as for the server.
Both should be new keys. Both are 32-byte random hex strings (not nsec encoded).

2024-05-21 06:17:52

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Appears to be a common API for a Nostr based CDN (or Relays) for images and other media.

2024-05-21 06:11:16

I don't know what Blossom is and at this point it feels too late to ask.
That was until: https://github.com/hzrd149/blossom/

2024-05-21 06:08:42

I don't know what Blossom is and at this point it feels to late too ask.
That was until: https://github.com/hzrd149/blossom/

2024-05-21 05:05:06

@npub17nd…950x feel free to use any of these to make a painting. There are several landscapes towards the end (starting around 47 of 75). The photos are from a trip to Costa Rica for Nostrica. Also, I have higher resolution versions available, if needed.
https://braydon.com/nostr/photos/nostrica2023/

2024-05-21 01:49:03

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I don't think there are many options for channel management as it's managed. That will be better handled by another backend like CLN or LND, that should also be supported.

2024-05-21 01:43:36

I just completed a Zap from #Amethyst from #phoenixd with Nostr Wallet Connect.
Work-in-progress for #NWC support for phoenixd is here:
https://github.com/braydonf/satdress/tree/nwc
I also added a CLI tool for exporting the NWC connection string and QRcode from the terminal.

2024-05-20 14:39:04

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Okay thanks, I have not tried that config yet.
Yeah, looks like macaroon is missing here:
https://github.com/braydonf/satdress/blob/master/main.go#L132-L152
And also here:
https://github.com/braydonf/satdress/blob/master/waitforinvoice.go#L40-L44

2024-05-19 19:36:37

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What dockerfile did you use?

2024-05-19 19:25:01

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In some cases this will be stopped by a bolt11 invoice only being able to paid once.

2024-05-19 19:21:06

Replay attacks are important to consider with Nostr Wallet Connect implementations.
The NWC request events are ephemeral, however they can come back at anytime. Keeping track of what NWC request event IDs have been run (and seen) is especially important for payment commands to stop both accidental or malicious attempts at duplicate payments.

2024-05-18 04:11:17

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Did not know that 😂.
A proximity metric, based on your follows, could be more useful. Similar idea to "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" however between you and them.

2024-05-17 19:59:12

The `nostr+walletconnect` connection string should include `://` and not just `:` to work with the QR code scanning and link handling in #amethyst and Stacker News. Amethyst will silently fail, unfortunately.
The specification did not mention this until yesterday in the example. I don't think lightning URLs for invoices and LN addresses use `//`. Does it matter?

2024-05-17 19:48:36

Tunnels are very useful here.
#nevent1q…kjaq

2024-05-17 01:40:46

This is a great book that clarifies a lot of what "End the Fed" means.
https://store.mises.org/End-the-Fed-P619.aspx
Though, I think it could have a better title such as "End the Banking Monopoly".

2024-05-17 00:50:59

The necessary feature to support zaps with phoenixd have landed in release v0.1.5.
https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenixd/releases/tag/v0.1.5

2024-05-16 15:27:31

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For phoenixd there are not limited capability runes or macaroons, it's a simple basic auth http api, so it's just one password for all of the api. For the others, I would imagine there will need to be another rune, macaroon or key for NWC support. The config could probably also define what methods to make available.

2024-05-16 15:22:15

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I'm familiar, thanks for the work! I forked satdress earlier to make a few different changes (config, invoice page, single domain, etc.). Later I also manually merged in zap support from https://github.com/believethehype/nostdress and added support for phoenixd.

2024-05-16 03:13:38

Working on adding NWC support for phoenixd to:
https://github.com/braydonf/satdress