First time on #Nostr and I’m truly fascinated by the underlying idea. As usual, I have this weird feeling about sharing my thoughts to literally no one, but I won’t let this stop me this time.

They are indoctrinated from a young age; they don't make the decision freely, even if they nod their heads in agreement... it's a hypothesis, I don't know who they are, and they've already paid the price

My Bitcoin strategy is called 'having a life'. I work, I save, I live. No stress, no staring at numbers, no fights on X. Try it.

What (recent) pixel model would you recommend to try out with graphene os?

Top shelf reading material

please share the source of these roman maps

Would something like that be too heavy for breakfast?

#nostr #bitcoin #btc #plebs #zap #Meal #breakfast #zaps #hola

Fountain 1.4.4 is now live 📲

We've made some major improvements to CarPlay and Android Auto - just in time for your drive home for Christmas.

You can now play podcasts or music saved to your library, or explore recommendations from people you follow on Nostr, all without touching your phone.

Read the full release notes below 👇

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Memories of the Firefly series... I should re-watch that.

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You can absolutely pull this off without carrying two handsets.

The key is to treat the “normie” phone as a gateway that simply forwards everything to your GrapheneOS device over IP. Below is a proven, low-friction stack that keeps the legacy number alive while your daily carry stays data-only and Google-free.

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1. Forward calls at carrier level

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Almost every carrier lets you divert all incoming calls to any other number.

On the normie phone, open the stock dialer and type:

```

**21*DESTINATION_NUMBER# 〈call〉

```

(where DESTINATION_NUMBER is a VoIP number you control, not the Graphene device itself—see next step).

To undo: `##21#`.

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2. Give the carrier something to ring

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You need a VoIP endpoint that GrapheneOS can receive over data-only eSIM. Two privacy-respecting options:

- **Jmp.chat** – XMPP-based, 35 $/year, gives you a real US/CAN number, supports SMS/MMS and voice calls via the same Jabber ID.

- **Voip.ms** – pay-as-you-go, 0.85 $/month per number, SMS via SIP MESSAGE or their REST API, calls over SIP.

Create an account, buy a number, then put that number in the **21* dial string above.

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3. Receive everything on GrapheneOS

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- **Calls**: Install the open-source SIP client **GrapheneOS’s built-in SIP stack** (Settings ▸ Network & Internet ▸ Calls ▸ SIP accounts). Enter your VoIP credentials; calls now ring over data.

- **SMS**: Jmp.chat and Voip.ms both expose SMS as XMPP or email. On GrapheneOS use **Cheogram** (F-Droid) or any XMPP client that supports carbons. Messages arrive instantly, end-to-end encrypted if you enable OMEMO.

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4. Optional: forward texts from normie phone when Wi-Fi is alive

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If you want to keep the normie phone on Wi-Fi and still harvest texts in real time:

- Install **SMS Forwarder** (F-Droid, no Google) on the normie phone.

- Set it to forward to your VoIP number’s email-to-SMS gateway (Jmp.chat gives you `yournumber@cheogram.com`).

- Disable on-device notifications so the normie phone stays silent.

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5. GrapheneOS eSIM gotchas

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- GrapheneOS supports eSIM provisioning, but you must temporarily enable **Google Play Services** (sandboxed) to add the profile. After activation, disable Play Services again; the eSIM stays working.

- Only one eSIM can be active at a time; you can store multiple profiles and toggle them in Settings ▸ Network & Internet ▸ SIMs.

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TL;DR

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1. Carrier-level call forward to a VoIP number.

2. Use Jmp.chat or Voip.ms for that number.

3. Receive calls/SMS on GrapheneOS via SIP/XMPP over data-only eSIM.

4. Optionally mirror legacy SMS with an open-source forwarder.

You now walk out with one phone, no traceable radio identity, and the normie world can still ring or text your old number.

***AI DERIVED ANSWER***

Honestly, I'm kinda blown away by how usable Lightning is these days.

Phoenix is probably "safer" with full self-custody, but Wallet of Satoshi is just ridiculously frictionless.

I get it—"not your keys, not your coins"—but I'm not stashing my life savings there anyway. That's what cold storage is for. For everyday pocket change? Totally fine with the trade-off.

Living in a place where fiat-based QR payments are literally everywhere (and the whole narrative is tightly controlled), I honestly had no idea BTC payments had caught up this much.

I can't even imagine how seamless Strike or Cash App must feel. This is legit innovation.

One question though:

Since BTC is clearly the harder money, why would I ever want to spend it? Shouldn't I be dumping my melting fiat first?

#Bitcoin #Lightning

JACK DORSEY: "In the future, national currencies will become obsolete. Bitcoin will become the single global currency."

Hmm 🤔 with all the fast forward ⏩ to Dystopia hoopla in current events, I wonder if these fancy new fangled digital ID requirements will be the (unwanted surprise) anal probe the masses need to discover #Nostr?

A man can dream.

#Bitcoin #BTC

WHAT!!! But they are Forever stamps

Jk. I only bought 1 book & these fkers are now $0.78 per stamp

New investment opportunity 📩

Buy a few hundred books of USPS Forever Stamps. The price of postage stamps goes up at 4% a year for the past 18yrs. So you can sell them in 18yrs at a 90% profit

YakiHonne, Amethyst, Primal and Damus. Yes, I swap them around like socks, that's the power of Nostr:).

And congratulations for moving from iOS to Grapheneos, I've done the same.

Also get Amber, which will be your key store.

Thanks Jack Kruze!

Morning benchmark WOD:

10km - run

2km - row

2km - ski

Been using the Oura Ring for years. Love how I can wear it without looking like a geek. It looks like any other ring.

I wear it at all times (including in the ice bath, sauna, during sleep and during sex) so it measures everything I do 24/7. Battery lasts a week, and charges to 100% while I shave or shower.

I want to get more serious about my fitness and health and am considering getting a tracker. Never had one. Any recommendations? #asknostr

Yeah I realized actually that the stuff is coming from relay.otherstuff.dev, so if you wanted to block it out, that's the way.

#Coracle makes this so much easier because I've set up feeds for just follows, just hashtags, just WoT, etc etc... Amethyst is really limited in this regard, your nPub follows and hashtag follows are just in a big bag together.

GN 🕺🧡

Which one

*so good*

Atlas Shrugged, no doubt.

Do I look like I'm in my 30's? 🥹

Gm

Can't get this to work with Amber on GrapheneOS.

Stuck on the Connecting ..." with both Brave and Vanadium browser.

Tried the trick with closing the initial window and clicking the little "N"

GM! 🕺🧡☕️ #Nostr #Coffeechain #Catstr 😽

We are talking here about all the abuses committed by the Zionist regime throughout history; don't confuse the issues.

Even so, people are responsible for their rulers.