"Is Bitcoin good for the world?"
Throughout my Bitcoin journey, I've always taken its positive impact on the world for granted.
I'm confident "Resistance Money" will provide me with a more informed perspective. Looking forward to reading it.
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Good essay by nostr:npub1yxzkmtuyctjw2pffp6e9uvyrkp29hrqra2tm3xp3z9707z06muxsg75qvv about why heâs not joining Bluesky because although ATprotocol is open, the Bluesky network and service is not because there is no way to use it without any services run by the company.
https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/ulysses-pact/#tie-yourself-to-a-federated-mast
Great article as usual by nostr:npub1yxzkmtuyctjw2pffp6e9uvyrkp29hrqra2tm3xp3z9707z06muxsg75qvv, thanks nostr:npub1wmr34t36fy03m8hvgl96zl3znndyzyaqhwmwdtshwmtkg03fetaqhjg240.
> I will never again devote my energies to building up an audience on a platform whose management can sever my relationship to that audience at will.
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We want everyone on Nostr, don't we? :)
#FollowFriday: interesting Nostr users that are NOT posting about Nostr and Bitcoin. :)
Diversify your feed, follow them!
=> Reply with your non-Bitcoin, non-Nostr favorite accounts, thanks!
FckCars - The name says it all. An account that emphasizes how absurd is our dependency on cars.
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Seth for Privacy - A well-known expert on privacy. He recently stopped posting, but if you follow him he may come back!
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Chomsky - An account to celebrate Noam Chomskyâs work and related content. nostr:npub1a7mxreazql8ld0csdzk7wk6a5xjzcg7h632q78u3008lyr32lxks5t4ske
European Commission - News and information from the European Commission. Surprisingly interesting and diverse.
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Historic Vids - Daily history lessons through videos, pictures and memes. Really fascinating.
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If you are into stairs (yes, stairs, not stars) this Pinstr board is for you.
https://pinstr.app/p/npub104fpzfgtc4h272p66uye2nhjes622x7dduk97g8re5h8gmmv2pnsqdq2a2/STAIRS
Someone please inform nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m that a cooler Satoshi t-shirt has arrived!
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OK, I understand your views, but I do not share them.
I do believe traffic laws are a necessity and, no matter how they can be misused and misinterpreted, the benefits of having robust regulations outweigh the risks.
I don't think human incentives alone are able to achieve road safety.
I do not want to expose myself to violence (it happened) because I just point out a dangerous situation. I do not like the jungle. Therefore, I do not see proper law enforcement as an interference with my freedom.
> Quick question though, If someone parks where they should not and there is an accident. Does the parking violator get punished fined etc. Yeah, he does. So whats the problem?
The problem is that the accident happened already! People might have been injured or killed. I'd like to prevent this by timely letting the police know there is a dangerous situation.
As absurd as it sounds, traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for children and young adults.
I do appreciate our exchanges, but here let's agree to disagree.
I don't like to insult people, so I don't think I could follow your advice.
Moreover, the few times I tried to directly engage with people parking in the bike lane, driving too fast, etc I was met with harsh, violent reactions. Not doing it anymore.
Btw, parking in dangerous spots, could be more than a "minor inconvenience" and cause serious accidents.
Introducing OpenSecret - the encrypted backend for your apps. When data is readable only by the user, it protects both the user and the developer, creating a more free and open internet. https://blog.opensecret.cloud/introducing-opensecret/ 1/10 đ§”
"The user doesn't have to worry about losing a private key and can jump into using your app."
Could you elaborate on how this could work?
If the private key is used to locally encrypt user data, how could the user recover from the loss of the private key?
Or, if the encryption key is derived from the user's login credentials, how does Private Key Management allow the recovery of a private key?
Many thanks!
The author is a nostricher: nostr:npub16f0eea87flx0hp3l3ram2s6p09z6dg9jpxd25j6tev2kjr57nmrqvuctfn đȘ
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I just stumbled upon this amazing website:
Its author writes: âI donât think websites were ever intended to be made only by âweb professionals.â Websites are documents at heart. Just about everyone knows how to make a document in this digital age, be it Word, Google Docs, Markdown, or something else. HTML shouldnât be an exception. Sure itâs a bit more technical than other types of documents, but itâs also very special. Itâs the document format of the web.â
Now that we have the Nostr protocol and ecosystem, I believe HTML is even more important and a website like this might indeed help non-tech people to dare more, to experiment with the building blocks of the web.
Weg.li is a website that allows you to post photo evidence of illegal parking, and automatically notifies local police via email of the violation. Weg.li is currently widely used in most of Germany.
Being part of a community also means respecting other people's right to safe crossroads, accessible cycle paths, clear sidewalks, ...
I understand this might result controversial to some, but Iâd really love to see a tool like this in my town. I also appreciate the fact that this was a grassroots initiative that eventually got the attention and support of several local police districts.
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Exciting news! đ While working on the Hello Nostr docs, we noticed that Astro Starlight didn't have a built-in Nostr icon. So, we submitted a PR to add it, and it's now live in @astrojs/starlight@0.29.0! đ„ł
Thanks nostr:npub104fpzfgtc4h272p66uye2nhjes622x7dduk97g8re5h8gmmv2pnsqdq2a2 for creating this beautiful icon and thanks to Chris (https://github.com/delucis) for optimizing it!
Check out our work here: https://gitlab.com/digitalethicsagency/nostr
P.S. I'm also one of the maintainers of the Astro open-source project! đ
#nostr #astro #starlight #opensource #webdev
Nostr icon created by nostr:npub104fpzfgtc4h272p66uye2nhjes622x7dduk97g8re5h8gmmv2pnsqdq2a2 is spreading!
Thanks nostr:npub185rnkxdgz5zd59za29qthug9l0jmuxnpjvy7c9jp7yzvwjhxpuus0rz2ua and congrats for your cool projects.
Get the Nostr logo and icon here: https://github.com/mbarulli/nostr-logo
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Or you may get a loan using your Bitcoin as collateral.
"If the Democrats are serious about getting back to some of their roots as the party of working class people [...], they will find Bitcoin is an incredible tool to that end. With Bitcoin there is no barrier to ownership, no middleman, no broker or bank you must use or be âaccreditedâ by."
nostr:npub164q45vfa8prpl7f63stsl9qm9n22v6julkasjdqxjc8kevchsj0sp42rl3 take on the recent elections, full article here:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/democrats-must-embrace-bitcoin-to-survive
That's true love! :)
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This boy SAVED the INTERNET⊠but couldn't save himself.
10 years ago, he was persecuted by his government, and ultimately paid with his life.
Aaron Swartz is a modern hero that most people DO NOT KNOW.
But they should.
Aaron was creative, focused, and brilliant.
At 14, he invented RSS; He dropped out of Stanford; At 19, he was in the first Y Combinator class; He co-founded Reddit.
Most likely, if he were alive today, he would be involved with #Bitcoin.
But thatâs not EVEN 1% of what he did for us đ
Letâs take a look đ
From a young age, Aaron believed in an OPEN INTERNET. In computers as a tool for LIBERATION.
"But wait, wasnât the internet always open?"
No.
Believe it or not, there was a time when they wanted you to REGISTER your ID before you could browse or send an email.
He believed that PUBLIC LEGAL RECORDS and SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH should be accessible to everyone.
But in the U.S.,
âą 98% of scientific articles are behind paywalls; and
âą ~80% of legal records are too.
Imagine being sued and still having to pay to view the documents?
https://video.nostr.build/2af872c7a7d1b74ce0fb8d42369a87df45a7ee2d23df006d287b58ac60fcfe26.mp4
Aaron's war had 3 major battles.
The first was against PACER.
A legal records database.
PACER is PAID... but it was "free" in 17 public libraries.
With friends, Aaron wrote a script on a USB drive, plugged it into a USB port, downloaded 2.7 million documents... and SET THEM FREE.
https://video.nostr.build/21b565dd1742bc950748be2ac0e0ce2868f4b94c54d1da9321a198c49fe85d1e.mp4
No charges were made against the group.
But the FBI began to take notice.
That had only been the beginning. That boy would still challenge the system.
The following year, Aaron would enter the biggest fight of his life â and the greatest battle in internet history against censorship â
"SOPA/PIPA" đ if you're over 20, you probably still remember these acronyms.
A bill to "combat piracy"... which was just an excuse for the government to shut down ANY SITE, without warning.
Some companies loved the idea.
But those who loved the internet fought back.
And then, something wonderful happened.
We still knew how to fight against online censorship.
In a coordinated response, the biggest websites on the internet "went on STRIKE."
Wikipedia and Reddit went offline. Google turned black.
Protests also erupted in the STREETS.
But...
... but people have short memories.
This battle was won.
However, the NEXT one would be the LAST for young Aaron.
This MIT security camera was the final straw that ruined his life đđč
JSTOR was Swartz's final target: the largest database of academic papers in the world.
Aaron wrote a script to download MILLIONS of papers, over the course of months, using his MIT access, in a small room.
MIT has a rebellious culture.
But the FBI could no longer tolerate the boy's defiance.
With the video evidence, the U.S. prosecution charged Aaron with 13 crimes. Up to 50 years in prison.
In January 2011, he was arrested by undercover agents near the Harvard campus.
From then on, he was legally tortured.
Two years later, he would be found dead at home.
"Aaron would be 38 years old today.
He was accused of 'pirating' scientific papers funded with public money.
Facing up to 50 years in prison, he took his own life.
Those he inspired continue to democratize access to science.
Let us remember him."
*These are the words of Susan, his mother.
After his death, the charges were dropped by the government.
Aaron never considered entering a 'plea deal'. He would have faced millions of dollars in legal costs.
The father of the internet, Tim Berners-Lee, published a short poem at the time that says it all:
âThe world was a little worse for his passing,
But a lot better for his being.â
Aaron wasnât a unanimous figure. You may disagree with his methods.
But he was faithful to his ideal.
He was genuine. Firm in what he believed.
He was a person who used his prodigious skills not to enrich himself, but to make the internet fairer, and the world a better place.
Aaron had worked with Virgil Griffith (former Ethereum, now imprisoned for "teaching about crypto" to North Koreans).
He knew Elizabeth Stark (from Lightning).
He was friends with Zooko.
And he wrote about #Bitcoin â on the DAY he was arrested (1/6/11)! đą
http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/squarezooko
Curious? To learn more about the story, start with this documentary (on YouTube) đ
[https://youtu.be/9vz06QO3UkQ](https://youtu.be/9vz06QO3UkQ)
Weâll finish with an excerpt from the "Manifesto for Free Access," by Aaron himself:
"Information is power. But, like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves. There is no justice in following unjust laws. Itâs time to come to the light, and, in the tradition of civil disobedience, declare our opposition to the private theft of public culture.
We must take information, wherever it is, make our copies, and share them with the world."
RIP, Aaron â
Time to rewatch "The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz"
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