It's weird that the State regulates ownership of cars but not of bicycles. They probably want to regulate bicycles too, but for some reason they can't.

Bitcoin could be either a car or a bicycle -- depending on how easy it is to move it and pass it around?, or what?

GM 🐸

Question, why is the focus on a #Bitcoin Reserve rather than just serious protection for bitcoin users and holders? I don’t really care whether the US govt holds BTC. I want to establish limits on what they can do to their citizens, clearly and explicitly defined.

good morning and pura vida, nostr! it's time to create notes and send zaps. 🫂💜🤙🏻

it's good to be home.

Nostr feels like a wonderful cul-de-sac from the '60s where everyone knows each other and throws block parties, kind of like that awesome movie Sandlot from the 90s. What a wonderful community this place is, and it's only going to get better. I left Facebook over 10 years ago and haven't used social media of any kind (LinkedIn doesn't count, does it?). I held out until something like this came long. This is the place to be, y'all.

GOOD MORNING NOSTR ☀️

I'm learning about Steganography: the practice of concealing information within another message. More specifically, I'm learning about Least Significant Bit Steganography, which changes the color of a pixel in a parent image (in this case a meme) by an indistinguishable amount to communicate the information that is hidden.

Like an an invisible watermark.

Within this meme is a secret QR code that holds 10,000 sats worth of e-cash. The money is in the meme.

E-cash, secret messages, signatures, or even private keys (though I wouldn't recommend it) could be hidden in plain sight within an image.

So instead of sending long text strings like "cashuBo2Ftdmh0dHBzOi8..." you can just pay people in memes, which I think is pretty cool.