Name this band!

You know what’s the easiest way to fuck the system?

Minimalism.

Stop buying shit.

It’s that easy…

It isn’t #Bitcoin if you don’t hold the keys, it’s an #IOU

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We are almost there...

Final annoying bug... When using Amethyst's Tor alongside Orbot, if Amethyst starts first, then both Tor connections work (and you can choose which one to use).

But If Orbot connects to Tor before Amethyst does, only Orbot works. Even though Amethyst got a separate SOCKS proxy/port from the Tor library, all tor channels immediately close.

🤔

nostr is hope

but hope demands courage

and there's a lot of weak men out there

in any case, you get freedom at the price you deserve

Nostr always shaming me for buying too much, eating junk, not stacking enough 😿

Cruel, cruel place 😤

Another Lightning Spec Summit complete: this time Tokyo. The good-natured competition among the teams is a steady source of delight, for these are all brilliant people striving to bring something wonderful into the world. They are also respectful and appreciative of each others' achievements: kudos from people you respect has always been a key motivation for working on Open Source projects ❤️

I tried, and failed, to avoid committing to implementing or collaborating on more things. Many have partial implementations already, fortunately. In no particular order:

1. A "marketplace" bolt12 feature for a centralized marketplace to arrange a fee for payment.

2. Completing my draft implementation of the simplified update mechanism (particularly, reestablishment mechanics!).

3. "lnp" payment proof format.

4. Rebase recurrence proposal for BOLT12.

5. Implement v1.5 gossip (once Elle revises it again!)

6. Split keys for comms, messages and payments in node announcements.

7. Proxy support for BOLT 8 handshake.

This doesn't count the tasks of reviewing what others are working on, which our team is not leading but are very interested in: bolt12 payment notifications and contact information sharing being two at the top of my mind.

It was a productive three days. And, yes, a pile of fun!

GN

If history has told us anything, it’s that #bitcoin is so unique that it’s impossible to model. Even so, I think US$89k by the end of 2024. 😁

I'm not sure we are going to have drastic four-year cycle drops anymore.

Before and after. Again as a serial defaulter the IMF and whatever other funding you can get, including China's loans, are not optional. It is either that or total collapse.

It is like a drug, and the only way out is fiscal responsibility until you can repay those loans and not ask for more, because you can fund yourself or get regular funding in the markets.

About 30.

Alex in jail now?