Nostr Web Client

Replying to

BitcoinBrains

I'm honestly more excited about Nostr than I've been about any technology since Bitcoin.

JG 2y ago

100%. Nothing feels better than a social network in which we can take ownership back of our digital lives.

Replying to

BitcoinBrains

Don't waste your time pitching #Bitcoin to everyone you know.

Your arrogant midbrain uncles will wear you out with very stupid objections.

Save your energy and share with the best people you meet.

JG 2y ago

True enough. Some people just aren't ready yet. Pick your battles.

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Andrew M. Bailey

BlueWallet is sunsetting their custodial lightning product. Self-custody, without trusted managers, is the bitcoin way. So this move is for the best. Unless everyone just moves their sats to Wallet of Satoshi, that is — in which case custodian risk is amplified and centralized!

This is something I worry about. The more usable and liquid Wallet of Satoshi is, the greater the risk it imposes on those who perhaps can least afford a rug pull. People for whom a million sats is a significant chunk of money, and who may not know what ‘custodial’ means.

So: now is an excellent time to upgrade your mobile lightning setup. And if you’re an Uncle Jim type, to help those in your obit do the same. There are options: Breez, Phoenix, Muun.

Personally, I’ll keep on using custodial lightning for amounts lower than 100-200k sats or so. Cashu is coming along nicely, for example, and has significant privacy guarantees. Anything beyond that threshhold goes on-chain, though.

https://bluewallet.io/sunsetting-lndhub/

JG 2y ago

That explains why the default setup for new Blue LN wallets are saying the LNDhub is not accepting any more users. Thanks for the heads up.

Replying to

Dan Landry

Web3 has become a cringe term among the Bitcoin crowd. However, the actual ethos of web3 (decentralization, getting rid of walled gardens, censorship resistance) is alive and well on Nostr....without needing to mint a token or use a blockchain (other than for the increasingly popular zaps ⚡)

Bullish!

JG 2y ago

It's funny to me how few of the Web3 crowd seem interested in Nostr. I guess they only like the idea of Web3, and are more interested in stupid jpeg rugs.

Replying to

Dan Landry

Everytime I hear "zap" I think of this Simpsons episode

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https://giphy.com/gifs/the-simpsons-john-waters-CdOF4SnH445mo

JG 2y ago

I love the line in that ep where Homer says "Queer, right? That's what you like to be called? John's response: Well yeah that, or John".

Replying to

Dan Landry

Everytime I hear "zap" I think of this Simpsons episode

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https://giphy.com/gifs/the-simpsons-john-waters-CdOF4SnH445mo

JG 2y ago

I'm in Jasper right now. Looking forward to hooking up my LN node when I get home.