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working on getalby.com - a browser extension with lightning and Nostr support

ok, thanks for reporting!

true, some requests seem to have been slower and might have gotten a timeout then.

likely because more users use the upcoming self-sovereign Alby hub which is still a bit slower. I love those zapathon product tests! 😉

The Nuclear Option

Yes, we are in WW3. And yes, there are nukes on both sides. You might argue we are not in WW3, but there are Western troops on the ground in Ukraine and both sides know it. Just because they aren't announced, nor uniformed soldiers, doesn't mean that NATO isn't directly fighting Russia. In fact the bombing of the Nord Stream 2 was a direct NATO attack on Russia. The suggestion by France that they could put forces in Ukraine, and the leak by Germany of a plan to bomb the Crimean bridge are just the latest in a series of events making it more obvious. The silly distinction of what defines WW3 is immaterial. For quite a long time now, probably a decade, these superpowers have been fighting: in space, under the sea, on the Internet, and in proxy wars from Iraq to Afghanistan to Syria to Ukraine. Let's not be pedantic about definitions.

I keep hearing people say that if Western boots are on the ground in Ukraine, then Russia could nuke us all. But that's not a reasonable response. There are hundreds of ways for either side to escalate a war without resorting to "the nuclear option". There is a reason that this phrase is colloquially used to mean the final and most extreme thing somebody can do. Russia will not jump to the final and most extreme thing they could do. They will escalate along one of the many (hundreds I say) other ways. Because neither side benefits from a nuclear strike.

So be prepared for further disruption to global shipping, including to the food supply, disruption to telecommunication, disruption to economic systems. You probably don't need a nuclear bunker. But you probably DO need to live local. Find local food supplies and local trade partners. Be prepared to use cash (yes lightning/bitcoin is nice but you might need something physical again), or amass a colleciton of something you can barter (e.g. bottles of wine). Maybe get a VHF radio. Make sure your emergency supply kit is well stocked. And with any luck you won't need any of this.

for quite a long time I am wondering if one would notice the point yo leave (e.g. Europe) in time.

and what are good places to go to as long as it’s possible…

everybody has their time.

Generally I am with you, which is why most memes of Bitcoiners suck. NGU, rollercoaster, etc.

most bitcoiners look at dollar prices, no?

Best email that I got in a while:

“Not sure if you still remember me from Puerto Rico. I checked my bitcoin account for the first time in 9 years and the $10 you gave me has become ~$2700.”

seems it took a while until the orange pill I shared had some effect. :)

I am pretty happy that they still have their keys.

to you still see this? there was some issue with the bots firewall.

nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm are you blocking lnurl service param requests from https://lnurlpay.com for some reason? It used to work, but now I get a 403 response.

we had last night an issue that some request sources are falsely classified as malicious bots. This should be fixed - can you confirm? I am still investigation what exactly caused it.

Sorry for the interruption.

what error do you get on higher amounts? the channels in phoenix work?

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nostr:npub1xv8mzscll8vvy5rsdw7dcqtd2j268a6yupr6gzqh86f2ulhy9kkqmclk3x Hi trying to withdraw to my Phoenix wallet, Alby says 'Invalid recipient' - what does that mean?

hmmm, you're pasting in an invoice from Phoenix?

could you maybe DM me an example? normally this error should only happen if the lightning address or the payment request is invalid (like with an invalid character or something)

thanks for reporting it.

congrats! this is awesome! 🚀

so ordinals did this...

brave is and stays a shitcoin mud:

"we’ll add support for more Bitcoin account types, which will allow users to store BRC-20 tokens and Ordinals in Brave Wallet"

how much is that? - 2 beers?

when you start using a new lightning wallet: What minimum deposit requirement are you OK with?

(deposit for channel openings for example - not costs!)

Am I actually the only one who did not make it to Madeira?