I conceptually acknowledge the wisdom of this idea but in today's emergent and intensifying clown world, there is so much noise to signal. So pragmatically it is very rational to subscribe to echo chambers who specialize in questioning the popular narratives and have a track record of being correct. So merit selected. When I venture out of that realm I learn that idiocy, mediocrity and NPCs are the norm and critical thinkers are very rare.

TLDR: my echo chamber tends to be correct most of the time. Garbage in, garbage out. Why waste time listening to morons? 😁

I can't help but notice that one of the core foundations of Jason P. Lowry's "Softwar" Bitcoin for Power Projection thesis, that "nobody has the option of outlawing their adversaries from utilizing these technologies against them", is essentially the same argument 2nd Amendment supporters have been using for years to help ensure our rights to defend ourselves in the face of illogical "pacifists".

So far it's an interesting read. (on page 21 of 400)

https://aul.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01AUL_INST:AUL&tab=Everything&docid=alma995901882406836

He's using the wrong unit of measure. It shows you what they care abiut most. Lives is a much more appropriate UOM. What a waste.

I do the same.

Based kid.

https://twitter.com/cboyack/status/1696508336345153691

Citadels and Castles?

Very interesting discussion.

https://youtu.be/zCfGGllOgIk?si=rqQEWwAWT2eYxgus&t=1440

A chair? - nostr:npub1hxwmegqcfgevu4vsfjex0v3wgdyz8jtlgx8ndkh46t0lphtmtsnsuf40pf

Oh man. Do we need the redditors? 🤣

I guess a better question is "can we convert the redditors?" and I mean both to the platform and to being critical thinkers. It will be interesting to see.

Interesting documentary which sheds light for normies on the problems of centralization, commercialization, government control and warped incentives. However, it spends a considerable amount of time with folks that were caught up in those and contributed to the problem (however reformed we are expected to believe they have become). Still interesting and relevant, but it seems like it missed an opportunity by not including the people who recognized those problems, and the processes through which they crafted and offered an elegant open solution.

Considering the complexity of the issues at play, there are a number of huge ones, this was no easy nut to crack. Somehow nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm, nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6 and many other nostr contributors made it look simple. Witnessing the emergence of the nostr protocol and ecosystem has been fascinating and inspirational.

I suspect there will be more documentaries to follow that go into greater detail so that others are inspired to follow in the footsteps of those who dare to disrupt negative practices by offering free (as in freedom), open and decentralized alternatives.

nostr:nevent1qqsf3q9jwtj3kr2q9ewwjs30kvzjava588yt0d0ndedynxzvtscqy0gpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsyg870a4udaen3dmth7qdksp2meje203qkteruehgnqsykc7vgffe5vpsgqqqqqqsyr4mpv

I'm just now realizing this might be a metaphor. In that case it's dead on. Lol 🤣

Hate to be a contrarian but Phillips and slotted are barely tolerable. Square and 6-lobe (star drive?) are where it's at. They friction fit for one handed operations and rarely strip due to much better surface area contact and taperless design. Phillips almost seems designed to slip and strip because of the taper. Time for the old dogs to retire Imo.

Here is a link https://youtu.be/o87GVYFvwIk?t=24217 to a presentation I gave at the 2018 NYC #LightningHackDay. It's of a proposed solution to the Lightning Network Static QR code problem, which I got partially but not completely working that day. Soon after the conference I got the process completely working so my son and I presented it to NYC BitDevs in November of 2018. We Lightning enabled our home-built 2/3rd scale Pac-man arcade machine using an ESP32, recommended by nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm, and ditched nostr:npub1j8y6tcdfw3q3f3h794s6un0gyc5742s0k5h5s2yqj0r70cpklqeqjavrvg's generously contributed code (he was being too kind to help while he was busily coding away), and replaced it with code written directly against LND instead of hacked clumsily into BTCPayServer. My son demoed paying the machine via a static QR code taped next to the game's screen. He used a version of Acinq's Eclair that I had modified (a 20 line patch), which did just as I had proposed in my original presentation. It reached out to a remote webservice URL encoded into the QR code, and retrieved a new LN invoice each time. The code then gracefully passed the LN invoice on as if it had been directly scanned and payment proceeded as usual. Upon the ESP32 receiving confirmation of the payment (via it's own connection to a partner webservice), it triggered a relay that performed the same action as inserting a coin in the coin door - and the iconic Pac-man gulp sound was heard as the game's credit indicator incremented.

Back then I approached Tom of Zap (I think) and someone at Blue Wallet to see if I could get wallets to help design and adopt a similar solution but that effort fell flat. Christian @rootzol generously offered to collaborate and develop a solid spec for the process, but our first attempt got a little lost in the weeds of scope-creep - likely my fault.

Thankfully nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6 was more persistent and independently developed a simple yet very capable spec for LNURLp, which has grown into a very useful and somewhat widely implemented collection of conventions and protocols which also includes QR Code based lightning withdrawal (LNURLw), passwordless authentication (LNURL-Auth) and many other interesting and useful extensions.

Notably, I recently leveraged LNURLp and LNURLw for the Arcade Kiosk I build and recently installed at nostr:npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3 and nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx's amazing Bitcoin Park in Nashville for their recent Lightning Summit. It's a permanent installation so if you're in the area you should go check it out.

I'm happy to have played a very small part in Lightning's adoption and evolution and look forward to seeing Bolt12 implemented and how it might fit into similar such scenarios.

I have more stories of Lightning Enabled arcades over the years. Let me know if you're interested to learn more about them. I'm also happy to collaborate and share information if anyone needs a boost on projects they are working on.

I think he would have been.

Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose is a pretty good analog to learning to shed the rent seekers of the fiat world to reestablish a life pursuing self interest in a more sane foundation with like-minded community. Plan B.

Horton Hatches the Egg highlights integrity and persistence in a world marked by shirked responsibility. The main theme could be interpreted loosely to parallel Bitcoin's story arc, or even a Bitcoiner's. Block after block, despite disbelief and mockery, in the end the ultimate reward is paid, derived from that integrity and persistence.

ZapR

I took a lot of photos but can try to put together a parts list at least for the electronics. The bulk of the work was making the cabinet. When I get some free time I'll see what I can come up with.

Do you mean how to build it?

Yup!

Awesome! Enjoy!

I was looking for you. Sorry we'll miss each other!

Latest creation currently on display at Bitcoin Park in Nashville.

Thanks to nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm for all the support and the incredible LnBits platform! Lnbits made the Lightning Network Integration dead simple.