Frostr adds threshold signing to Nostr; no protocol changes! We integrate with NIP-07/46/55 so signed notes look completely normal to clients and relays (no one can tell you are threshold signing)

The reality: every client/signer implements these specs differently...

This fragmentation is our biggest challenge! Frostr hopes to be boring and simple but the ecosystem needs more standardization to realize this dream

Maintaining a minimal layout on my iPhone is becoming quite an uphill battle. Why do I have to fight a device to make it look how I want - argh!!

Warning: do NOT use travala.com any more, if you did.

They directly stole my money.

Here is my response to the customer service agent:

(Customer service agent),

> Sorry for the delay, im ahmed from compliance department, for refund or either processing the booking, the verification is a mandatory step, we require the minimum and basic info for that, and you can pass it easily through the following link :

Let's establish the facts: I have been a regular customer of Travala for years, have done probably a hundred or more bookings through your site - mentioning this *not* to claim some status as a customer (which I do not want, and do not have), but to point out that ZERO times on the website or through any of those transactions was it mentioned that you could simply keep my money and provide no service - i.e. STEAL my money - if I did not pass a verification process -handing over extensive and intrusive personal documents - that you never documented anywhere. And indeed for this booking, again, no such advance warning was given.

So you (that is to say Travala, not you personally!) act exactly as a kidnapper: to give me back the money which is mine, you insist that I hand over security sensitive information. Which I will not do. There are an endless stream of documented violent theft events of cryptocurrency holders, so spreading one's personal information is stupid, and any claim you make to "keep my data safe" is ridiculous, given the equally endless stream of reported hacking events. I do not trust your company with my personal information because I don't trust *any* company with it.

I have been doing Bitcoin development work for over a decade, I will make sure that a lot of people in the community know that Travala steals its customers money, directly, with no apology.

Feel free to pass this message to any management, I would appreciate that.

(me)

Beef up your online bitcoin security by using a private home network 🥷

Self custody is important, now ensure you can always interact & transact without censorship ⚡️

Below is the hardware and software I chose for my simple private home #bitcoin network 🧶

1) APC 1500

Surge protection and battery backup for loss of power without downtime to the network & allowing for proper shutdown of hardware/software.

Plug all your hardware into this.

Screw your internet cable into the back and run an internet cable out.

2) Arris Surfboard SVB3202

This is just a modem, no wifi, no bullshit. Just a nice, but really stupid modem that is just a modem.

Stop using your ISP gateway.

Screw the internet cable from APC into this modem and plug a WAN ethernet line out.

3) Protectli Vault fw4b

This is a four port firewall router plus an auxiliary wifi interface.

This device runs FOSS OPNsense firewall software to protect your home network.

You can decide what comes in and out, separate devices on the network and so much more with this firewall.

Free Open Source Software runs on this dedicated micro computer to control your internet flow.

This is bad ass hardware and Protectli has been rock solid with customer support.

Plug your WAN ethernet from the modem into the WAN port of the vault and plug a LAN ethernet line out.

4) GliNet Flint 1800 WiFi router

This sleek piece of hardware is the ultimate wifi router!

Take complete control of your home internet all from a very nice web based GUI.

This wifi router has four ports and four separate wifi networks each with own password protection.

Easy to add VPN with wiregaurd on the router and run tor on router. Covers every device connected.

Too many features to list including Adguard & DNS.

Plug the LAN ethernet from firewall vault into the LAN port on this wifi router.

5) Start9 DIY home server

I took a used Dell Optiplex 9020 with 8G and put in a 1T SSD in it.

Flashed it with StartOS and added Bitcoin Core.

Sovereignty in bitcoin is to have your own keys and your own copy of the blockchain and verify your uxto sets against your copy that is in consensus.

Tor web GUI allows you full configurations of what services you wish to add such as LND and mempool.

Pair with your lightning wallet and Sparrow Wallet on laptop.

Plug an ethernet line from your server / nodes into an ethernet port on the GliNET WiFi router.

6) Classic X Thinkpad

This is a Bitcoin only dedicated laptop.

No bullshit, only necessary bitcoin things on this device. I got mine from MiniFree.

Coreboot/ Intel ME disabled

Debian

Sparrow Wallet

Tor

Terminal

OPNsense GUI

GLiNET GUI

Start9 GUI

This is the work station you interact with the Bitcoin network on...a clean linux laptop, behind a fire wall, thru a VPN and over TOR on private network isolated network!

All on hardware you own, running FOSS, in your own home.

7) De googled Pixel

Purchase unlocked with cash so as to not have identity tied to an ime number.

Run Graphene, wifi only, airplane mode

This is a secure private mobile device simply for running your hot/ lightning wallet, #nostr and connecting back to Start9 server away from home.

Can add Silent link service if needed.

Now is the time to take back control of your home network. Build a private home network that is representative of the value of what you hold.

Ensure you can always transact without censorship!

Friends, who are new to Bitcoin, often ask me what the easiest way is to acquire Bitcoin with cash? I usually suggest a Bitcoin meetup, but those are infrequent and rarely nearby.

So #question - what are some ways to turn cash into Bitcoin without having to send folks to a Bitcoin ATM !!?!! #asknostr

I'm asking so that I, and others here, have good responses to those genuinely interested in swapping fiat for Bitcoin, but without using traditional banking routes. School me.

Tax mitigation is legal. Tax avoidance is not. Basically the best way to avoid taxes is to be a small business owner and just write a bunch of shit off.

So does anyone have any good hacks? On tax evasion?

Weird. Don’t see it. Have sent you Signal link - hopefully you get that.

DM’d you. Happy New Year.

Good idea. But with Organic Maps I can’t use the big screen in the car, I assume. I’ll try.

It looks like the new year will bring new projects, and so - we are hiring again!

We are a dev shop focused on helping customers build solutions on Bitcoin, Nostr, and open source.

We are looking for a senior dev (5+ years experience) with excellent communication skills and a passion for building in the freedom tech space.

We pay in Bitcoin (monthly), the hours are flexible, and you have the backing of all our other engineers and staff to support you in meeting your client deliverables.

DM with your professional details + hourly rate (in USD) + availability + timezone, and we can take it from there!

#recruitment #asknostr #typescript

Yes, but it doesn’t find all places.

There’s no way around when you want to use Android Auto on GrapheneOS.

Ok, your answer might be: don’t use Android Auto.

I need a Navi and the Graphene option is better than right out Google Maps on Google.

is it yours?

haven't seen it before :)

That's awesome. Looking forward to it. Are you integrating OTS? Proofs seem useful here.

Sigit.io

Is 2fiat.com legit? Has anyone used this service?

#asknostr

Elaborate? I'll eventually get around to building an email thing but nostr based, though are we talking purely nostr (npub to npub)? in which case it's easy, or are you talking about having a bridge (ftc@nostrdev.com receives an email from freak@proton.me , then that email gets converted to a nostr event/dm sent by the npub of ftc@nostrdev.com (nip-05 from .well-known) to itself with reference of the sender email (being freak@proton.me)? then things got a whole lot complex x3

So ya, expand on the specifics of the request if possible.

does 2fiat actually send out physical cards btw? you should note this, because virtual cards using NFC means googled phone.

all the info i can find says that graphene with google stuff installed is unreliable.

Yes, we did experiment with this. Back when NWS (nostr web services) was introduced. None of the HTTP-over-nostr standards have ever stuck though, I wish they did. IMO a cool idea.

We're currently adding OHTTP to Cashu for IP privacy.

We priced our services in btc only since we started almost three years ago, when btc was at $17k. We only recently started pricing in fiat (still btc only payments) because btc pricing doesn’t work. We tried, everyone complained, sales were all over the place, just didn’t work..

If you have a business priced only in btc or know of any, please share tips and experiences.

"Sam Altman is the guy who's making the Worldcoin ORB scanning bot, and you are putting your deepest darkest secrets into his fucking chat app. Stop being retarded." — nostr:nprofile1qqsqfjg4mth7uwp307nng3z2em3ep2pxnljczzezg8j7dhf58ha7ejgpr9mhxue69uhhxetwv35hgtnwdaekvmrpwfjjucm0d5q3samnwvaz7tmswfjk66t4d5h8qunfd4skctnwv46qz9nhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshgjtu6

💯

Hey there Primal haters,

What alternative do you recommend for onboarding someone to nostr and let them immediately receive zaps?

Rule: Newbie needs to set it up in under two minutes

But do I need blocks to create and address and receive?

Bitcoin is a moral imperative.

🚨 PSA 🚨

We are no longer on the Google Play Store.

We decided remove our app rather than comply with their overly zealous bullshit KYC requirements that dox dev data, including address. 👀

But Nostriches don't care because we got nostr:nprofile1qqs83nn04fezvsu89p8xg7axjwye2u67errat3dx2um725fs7qnrqlgzqtdq0 ✊