Are there any cool Bitcoin projects folks are working on that need funding? Where is the best place to find and connect with these people?
I hear ya, nostr:npub1gscnk7wlcvcruw7scjhwpjrja94gfu369fzkyje6kcc0yn6rqyhscqtpjp Feels like doom and gloom are the only posts that get engagement these days. I’d rather touch grass but I keep coming back for the occasional hit of dopamine. 🤷♂️
Has anyone checked their local brokerage firm using the FINRA website?
https://brokercheck.finra.org/
Specifically check out the disclosures. Some firms have over 2,000 pages of allegations and fines from the regulators. Absolute insanity and terrifying at the same time. 👀
Pick up a Passport and put all 3 in a 3 of 5 Multisig. Best of both worlds. 💪
Travel more.. Worry Less. 
I have one and have recommended to several friends who have also purchased. I don’t use the Envoy app personally though. Same platform as ColdCard with better UI / QR code ability making it more user friendly.
Does anyone use proton mail? Is it worth a switch from GMail? I like how all emails are encrypted as soon as they are received with your public key; however, they are still accessible before they hit your inbox by Proton so there is still some level of trust there unless you use end-to-end encryption which doesn’t seem feasible for every single message you send. Thoughts?
Your money in the bank isn’t your money. I always knew this, but today I really experienced this. I went to the local branch for my bank in person to make 3 wire payments for a large amount. I provided my ID, and authenticated into the account with a text to my phone. After asking me where the money came from, what it was for and where it was going, the bank refused to send my wires, even though one of the transfers was to an account in my name at another bank! The reason was simply “Because I don’t know you and it’s a large wire transfer”.
Do I need to take the branch manager out to dinner to get to know them before I’m allowed to move my own money? If you verify my ID, see me in person, and authenticate to my device, what else do you need!!
It’s always all in the name of safety and security though.
Something about logging my deep thoughts using Apple’s new Journal feature just doesn’t seem right. It’s the one part of someone’s life that shouldn’t be shared online! I’ll stick to paper and pen for now. Anyone else trying this?
There’s a “break glass” feature allowing you to move to another wallet, but I’m not sure if you can access the keys directly.
https://bitkey.build/content/files/2023/11/Bitkey-Recovery-Features.pdf
My Umbrel node stopped syncing 5 days ago. I notice that “connections” shows 0 peers. I also notice some weird things like not being able to login to Tailscale from the Umbrel node. Clicking on the links doesn’t do anything.
I checked the community forum and seems like others have reporting something similar but no responses. Anyone see this before?
Nord support got back to me and told me their Onion over VPN services have been faulty. Sounds like this might be a known issue and there is currently no ETA for a fix. If anyone has another Onion over VPN service for mobile devices they use, please let me know!
Has anyone been able to successfully use NordVPN’s “Onion over VPN” specialty servers? I get stuck at “assigning IP address” for some servers. The ones that do eventually connect don’t allow me to access any .onion sites.
The ability to host your own SimpleX SMP server might be coming to Umbrel soon! 
It’s not where he keeps his longterm savings stack. It’s more for quick transactions. All his savings gets swept into cold storage that’s in self custody. 💪 (part of his learning process)
I set my 13-year old up with a Bitcoin wallet a couple days ago so he can save half the money he receives from umpiring baseball games in Bitcoin! Needless to say, he’s excited to see that his money earned money while he was sleeping and is slowly starting to get it.
If you wanted to share a little sat love with him, here’s his wallet!
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My total caloric intake consists of about 40-50% from protein which is about 180-190grams. I also only have a 6-8 hour feeding window. Only 30 of those grams come from a protein shake. Lunch has about 60 grams of protein and dinner has about 85.
If I’m crunched for time and can’t make a good meal, I’ll have 2 x 30 gram shakes. I feel it’s always best to get protein from natural, nutrient dense foods as often as I can.
I was trying to install this on my Mac today for a test transcription project. Apparently it’s not supported on my old system! An excuse to upgrade? I think so.
Thanks! I ended up using qrcode within Python. Worked perfectly.
Can anyone recommend open source software to create a QR code locally without having to share that data with an external service?