IMO - The HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini i5 is great alternative to a Pi. About 35watts (vs 5 watts for a Pi) but syncs WAY faster and a nicer form factor for me. Run Start9 on it and it’s a great machine.
Cypherpunks Write Code…
Morning gathering around the Nostr town square…
Been on the same journey - it’s slow slog but deleting 10’s of thousands of archived Gmail (for a decade) was very satisfying - I shudder at the data that must have been collected.
Added Mullvad VPN to mix as well - paid with bitcoin an loaded onto the phone and desktop.
PSA - 2 sat/vB are clearing. Cheap channel opening - if you are into that kind of thing.
What a Raspberri Pi node looks like to me…
If you like to mine bitcoin you really NEED to check out TFTC Rip #399.
Absolutely incredible where the bitcoin mining industry is and where it’s going. These guys are talking quantum physics and yet saying we are still in the Stone Age of mining.
And 92% of the bitcoin has already been mined.
GM Nostrafarians…
It’s a big wide world out there. Time to get on the mission.
Zerohedge is so Orange-Pilled at this point that it's not even funny.
https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/three-generations-theory-how-bitcoin-reaches-mass-adoption-60-years
“Our generation has bestowed upon us both the gift of being the founding fathers of a new world, and the curse of enduring clown world for this privilege.” - Svetski
GM Nostr!!!
Stay focused and watch out for trolls.
Spring is in the air...
1st - Raspiblitz on RPie
2nd - Umbrel on RPie
3rd - Bitcoin Core on Linux on old MacMini
4th - Start9 on RPie
5th - Start9 on HP EliteDesk 800 G2
Most fun to build: Linux Mac
Fastest to Sync: Start9 on HP EliteDesk (<30 hrs)
Easiest overall: Umbrel with Start9 on an RPie a close second
This nostr node is also GTG… 🤙
Checking on a nostr node… yup, it’s OK…
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Checking my node… this is what running bitcoin core on a Linux machine looks like to me.
GN Nostafarians!
GN nostriches…
Bitcoin orphan block…
Bitcoin miner portraits…
Bitcoin geo-thermal energy capture…
