oh nice... they made lots more bits to it lately, it's a fun game but so thin on narrative it's hard to get into it fully

yeah... i'll figure it out later... couldn't get it to run on linux but according to protondb it runs great and i recall i may have achieved it before... server will be no less difficult to achieve i'm sure

just not in the mood for it now

went back to valheim for a bit and i forgot how much i like that game, need to stop playing kingdom for a while

as is most "startups"

it's such a racket

there is a common nonsensical argument about #lightning - something that is stated very forthrightly and early in the documentation about it and put up front in most technical discussions

it's not scalable to the size of the global population to self-host because there isn't enough space in the blockchain

before we had credit card payment networks, which form the backbone of electronic payments these days online and in retail venues, we had technology for payments that was based on cash, and had a fundamentally similar architecture as lightning

you may have heard the expression "bar tab" this is a common one... there is two variants, the pay forward and credit variant, usually you can't do the latter until you have first done the former

it's been a thing in drinking establishments for hundreds, maybe thousands of years, because after you have consumed enough you are no good at doing math but the barman does not consume his stash while at work (at least, not very much) so he scribbles down a little ledger of your dispensed drinks and either it's taken as a single payment at the end of the night from the coins you sat in his custody or he demands you, drunk person, to pay stuff that he is pretty sure you can pay... and if not, he will nag you next time, because you do this regularly and usually have the whole amount in your pocket thus he extends you credit

you may or may not have also seen that similar schemes happen in small, outlying areas at retail establishements... i literally have twice now seen customers show up and check out items at the local supermarket, and then not pay, as they have an agreement going with the retailer to pay later, hell, i have even done it at a local establishment not long ago, several times, they prefer to just dispense the product and let you settle it next time you show up, and usually you will be there every day one time so they are trusting you

this is what lightning is

right now, lightning is a computer networked version of this, with the additional feature that you can open channels at the expense of a specialist payment clearinghouse known as a "lightning node" from your lightning node which you can use to forward payments out

you can also open channels to other lightning nodes by paying forward, just like you would with your early encounters with the barman or shopkeeper in your local area where you live a long way away from a bank or ATM

it is not going to scale

DUH

but it scales enough to the point where it will, just like Mastercard and Visa and Discover and American Express, become a large scale business, and the majority of movements through this method will be shunted through *custodial* banks, just as now, the card is connected to a bank account, and the payments are connected to the bank's channels to the payment network

bitcoin is like the gold, you don't move it around unless you really need to fix a big differential in transit of funds across a payment channel

ecash is literally like the physical cash - this is a growing area, and ecash clearinghouses are basically like banks

lightning is like credit card payments and paypal/etc they will run the lightning network, and most of it will be custodial but it already is capable of scaling up, today, to a size that would allow every town on the planet to have their own payment processor

and not only that, as far as ecash goes, this can scale up even bigger, and it's kinda ironic that it was invented first (by David Chaum in 1983) but it wasn't usable without a digital gold (bitcoin) for large scale balance adjustments and nation-sized scale payments, and for retail, we have the two options of ecash and lightning, the two schemes will coexist and be integrated into one simple terminal

people will still be able to hold their own "nation scale" bitcoin on chain UTXOs

there will still be block space for some amount of "uncle jim" payment processors (lightning nodes) and banks (ecash)

it's a massive improvement over the existing system and the best thing is that it can operate even under the threat of government oppression, unlike the current situation for payment processors and banks

the fact that it will converge to a largely custodial situation makes no difference to whether it is successful, but what makes it better is that there will always be some space for DIY and small scale, and none of it requires permission from the government and they can't stop it

regarding dayz

i forgot how irritating it was with the always online thing

and how incredibly dufficult it is to fucking install a server to use at home for solo gaming

lame

may play with it later, when i'm super bored and feel up for a technical bullshit

More specifically this verse:

Luke 10:19: Jesus gives his disciples power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt them.

I'm not a Cristian but the Gadsden flag represents the Non aggressive principle which also don't hold anyomore, conquer or be conquered.

From GPT:

The ability of quantum computing to potentially crack a Bitcoin private key is tied to how public keys are exposed during Bitcoin transactions. Here's how this works:

Public Key Exposure in Bitcoin Transactions

Receiving Bitcoin: When someone receives Bitcoin to their wallet, only the Bitcoin address is exposed. This address is derived from a hash of the public key, specifically through SHA-256 followed by RIPEMD-160. Hash functions are resistant to quantum attacks with current quantum algorithms, making it computationally infeasible for a quantum computer to reverse-engineer the public key or private key from the address.

Sending Bitcoin: When a transaction is made to send Bitcoin, the public key is included in the transaction for verification purposes. This exposure of the public key is critical because it opens up the possibility for a quantum computer to attempt to derive the private key.

Quantum Computing and Cryptographic Vulnerabilities

Bitcoin's security relies on the elliptic curve digital signature algorithm (ECDSA). ECDSA is secure against classical computers but vulnerable to quantum computers due to Shor's algorithm.

Shor's Algorithm: A sufficiently powerful quantum computer can efficiently solve the discrete logarithm problem, which underpins the security of ECDSA. If the public key is exposed, Shor's algorithm can calculate the corresponding private key.

Why Sending Bitcoin Makes Keys Vulnerable

1. Exposing the Public Key: When Bitcoin is sent, the public key is revealed in the transaction data.

2. Quantum Attack Feasibility: With the public key exposed, a quantum computer can attempt to use Shor's algorithm to calculate the private key.

3. Time Sensitivity: For the quantum attack to succeed, it must be executed quickly, ideally before the transaction is confirmed and miners move the Bitcoin to a new address.

Why Only Receiving Bitcoin is Safer

If the Bitcoin is only received and never spent, the public key remains hidden. Since quantum computers cannot reverse the hash functions (SHA-256 and RIPEMD-160) efficiently, the private key cannot be derived from the Bitcoin address alone.

Key Takeaway

Bitcoin's vulnerability to quantum attacks lies in the exposure of public keys during transactions. By not sending Bitcoin, the public key remains hidden, preserving the security of the private key against quantum computing attacks.

Someone gave us a used Xbox 360. I have no use for it--unless it can be retrofitted as a home server or something. Can it?

Otherwise, it's going into the giveaway pile.

#asknostr

I know exactly what you mean 👀

Might be risky

Resistors operate on the principle of electrical resistance, which is measured in ohms (Ω). They impede the flow of electrons through a circuit, effectively reducing current and creating a voltage drop across the component.

Sounds a lot like how a mining farm might fit into a macro-computer layout.

they are just humans with advanced knowledge

Interesting perspective. As with many Bible verses, there’s many meanings to each verse. I still believe demons to be as real as angels.

I agree. But demons are mentioned. One of the miracles of Jesus Christ was casting demons out of a possessed person and sending them into pigs that proceeded to run off a cliff.

I don’t believe so. But they do seem to pop up here and there.