- Alby allows me to sign up

- gets to a page where I can request a one time code

- I enter the email and hit enter

- I then get the message "Connection failed (Alby client was not initialized)"

- Tried doing it also with Brave shields down for the page to see if that was the issue, the problem repeated

This is all in Brave, interestingly enough I didn't have an issue with getting Flamingo up and running

yeah I think it was either early (Jan-Feb 2022) or sometime before then - may have actually been in the prior year since I was fiddling around with it prior to that if my fuzzy memories are correct - anyway just wanted to say Thanks

I hope it will get stormy in them there cosmos

hey Stuart, just wanted to say hello, just fyi it was like a year or maybe a year and a half ago or something like that, I chanced upon satellite.earth really quite by accident, not sure what I was looking for but it was truly interesting and wanted to say thank you

So, I envision that there will be space based, or perhaps low earth orbit satellites which will periodically be used as a jurisdictional buffer to transmit gifts of bitcoin to people who need it anywhere on the planet regardless of location.

Originally this idea was sent in English and Russian via Blockstream Satellite (message paid for via lightning) -

Transmission ID documenting text of idea (3423 bytes sent to satellites 3/16/2022, approx. 10 a.m. PST): 11a4d87e-6750-4659-9bde-fd464c15c877

I've had some recent conversations with cryptosat (cryptosat.io) including an initial virtual meeting, and would need to send them a proposal for cost and funding of the plan. I may end up doing part of the funding for the small sat by setting up a project proposal in Geyser (Geyser.fund which is funded through lightning and which one can authenticate to via, for example, Flamingo or Alby).

#GrowNostr

currently password reset doesn't work w/ brave browser for nodeless

nostr:nprofile1qqsqslcrxcsvpjesqvdhy4gmq9jchle5g4hsy2hel0yp70l7sjtcqlgpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezumr49e4k2qgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcqghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxxatjwfjkuapwveukjqtx6r7 nostr:nprofile1qqsd79ejwuvz7v246danxqs3hgw7f2q4qrqz6x27je8er0nhfmykwzqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejszxrhwden5te0wfjkccte9eekummjwsh8xmmrd9skchkj8hs It would be interesting to see this used for advocacy, for example, to give bitcoin via lightning to the CA Governor / Governor's staff embedded in messages sent against AB 39 / asking for a veto of AB 39. Or when advocating against other anti-bitcoin bills, the same thing, sending bitcoin gifts along with the message so that all legislators receive the gifts regardless of their views.

great thing you did with nodeless, I am exploring it now

Consistent with this (Soviet Memes), here's one that is ripe for adoption, seems to me there is an area on his chest where a bit bitcoin symbol could go if one were to modify / appropriate the propaganda.

Note: "Esli zavtra voyna" = If there's a war tomorrow (old Soviet film).

thank you!

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Yes, the idea they have is to target basically everyone possible with a NY-similar bitlicense scheme and to drive people away that have a shred of logic. These same bills have been defeated before in past years (brief summary below).

In 2022, California's bitlicense bill was reborn once again in a bill called AB 2269 introduced by Grayson (basically the same bill that we are seeing today with the AB 39 proposal), but AB 2269 was vetoed by the Governor. That didn't stop Grayson of course, he came back with the same bill repackaged as AB 39 this year. Regardless of any small changes that have been made to the bill since last year, AB 39 suffers from the same flawed thinking as did AB 2269 in 2022, AB 1489 in 2019-2020, AB 1123 in 2017-2018, and AB 1326 in 2015-2016 (all versions of California's proposed bitlicense bills we have defeated): The fact remains that AB 39 is a bill intended to suppress legitimate business in California.

As such, California will lose revenue if AB 39 becomes law, and more importantly it will lose innovators and the ability to legally support critical innovation (such as bitcoin development and business that associates itself with the same). That technological innovation WON'T STOP HAPPENING, it will just happen somewhere else other than California.

In 2016, AB 1326 (arguably the earliest version of the proposed California bitlicense) was opposed by at least 17 organizations formally as well as being opposed by hundreds of thousands of individuals, which led not only to its defeat but the defeat of other bills like it. And when bitlicense was enacted in New York, to describe the effect there, many companies simply stopped serving New York clients.

As of the date and time of this reply here, AB 39 has not yet been signed or vetoed by the California Governor.

That's definitely inspiring. Look at what happens when people get out of each other's way and truly help one another.

Check out https://opensats.org/ and https://sovereignengineering.io -- h/t nostr:nprofile1qqsxu35yyt0mwjjh8pcz4zprhxegz69t4wr9t74vk6zne58wzh0waycprfmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujummjv9hxwetsd9kxctnyv4mqz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmcpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt4w35ku7thv9kxcet59e3k7mg0d4eel

Also -- if you are in California -- heads up, the Governor there has until October 14 (a few short days) to sign or veto AB 39 (an anti-bitcoin, anti-innovation 'bitlicense' bill) into law, and if he does nothing it will become law. If you have a spare moment please send him a note opposing AB 39 at below link: https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact/

lifpay.me - I have this on my phone

aha! thank you

I used to work for a major crypto exchange (one of the top several by 24 hour volume in the world). Went from building up social to developing the corporate onboarding to eventually being asked (by the CEO) to develop strategy for the whole company. Well, there was a member of the strategy team who felt that Libra was the future, that it was the greatest thing since sliced bread, that the company should do everything in its power to work with FB / Libra team to eventually "list Libra." I was vocally against this (as well as other shitcoin proposals that went nowhere, or went somewhere but ultimately went down in flames). Sure enough, these (Libra etc) concepts were meritless. They have to be evaluated on their merits, not based on whether or not someone is merely excited about them because of shilling by interest groups or the idea of short-term profits. And the vast majority of them are without merit based on any standard. Bitcoin on the other hand is without question useful to all without question.

I find this interesting, where I can I go to find out more?

Interesting article. I'd like to see you write one on either net outmigration from states like California or new frontiers of diaspora into avenues of technology in space / low earth orbit.

Nostrocket.org is interesting, I have a question.

Can I participate / authenticate to it somehow using simply LifPay? Or is this not possible.