Waiting too long until it is too late is irresponsible.
Some of satoshi's bitcoin is in P2PK format and some is in P2PKH. So they're both right. Either way, we know for sure there is about 5-10% of the bitcoin supply in P2PK format. So that is a sizable bounty for quantum computers to target unless something is done.
When you think you own the streets... You don't own shit.
https://video.nostr.build/932865a20d2a729c7d0ce0bccca4ede940c1865b271ae7035393a081c7d9ba0f.mp4
I wonder how many of these bikers purposefully stop into the crosswalk because they know they will and want to get bonked. Thus, the bonker is a part of the problem. lol
Hmmm, can't tell if that's an l or a I. Sorry, can't verify it, this could be anyone.
Today is my last day of work after a 22 year career. I worked for an amazing company these last 10 years and they really made it hard for me to say goodbye.
But I know I'm making the right decision. Having the financial independence to now choose what I want to do on any given day will open a lot of new opportunities and experiences. I'm grateful and privileged to be in the position I'm in and I plan to take full advantage of it.
The whole system is broken and needs to be rebuilt from the ground up.
Apparently the president can declare war and attack other nations without congress now.
Did you really win? Because technically it looks like you're hanging under nostr:nprofile1qqszxnz9l7z6x8qehacs3f68lfa7nn22l9w86cs7quyqegkkvwa505spzdmhxue69uhhwmm59e6hg7r09ehkuef0dxk07r's account...
Congratulations! Wishing you two a life of happiness.
Paul: Yeah but you have to trust the ecash mint guy that heโs acting in good faith
Alex: But itโs open source, you can look at the code.
FYI every DeFi rugpull in history and each and every ICO scam was open source too, the code was out there. Didnโt stop anyone from stealing
https://video.nostr.build/68f5d45b484053c83cfdc5c8fab5e042fc9b5fde66b349c77436fe0d7f115119.mp4
Live debates are always the worst format for discussing anything even remotely technical or scientific.
โก๏ธ๐ฃ๏ธ NEW - As thousands die in Palestine's Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu declares after Iran's latest missile strike:
โWe all bear a personal price , It didn't pass by my family, this is the second time my son Avnerโs wedding is delayed because of missiles, it's a huge personal price for him, for his fiancรฉ & my family."
https://blossom.primal.net/23e7c4f91ef53d840402b5eda4d4a25b87f6a9a761b430192b22f65fb92cdb24.mov
Read the room. Dude has zero perspective.
๐น๏ธ Gaming Meets Bitcoin
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Turning thumbprints into bitcoin symbols one play session at a time.
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They can even print fucking houses! Bitcoin is our last hope for true scarcity.
https://video.nostr.build/356e40329e32f221129e87cfd53a709d3291e03481c356088bd8e435d96bd589.mp4
Haha, that's pretty cool though!
Two things can be true.
-Iran shouldn't be developing nukes.
-US and Israel shouldn't be telling Iran they can't have nukes until they denuclearize as well.
No one in this world should have nukes. Denuclearization should be the priority, not war.
Also, this seems to be a story all too common in South America. If anyone hasn't seen it yet, I highly recommend the documentary Crude which covers a similar tragedy with water in Ecuador.
Incredible story. Something good out of something tragic. Hopefully there will be some more progress in the future for them with bitcoin empowering them along the way. Great reporting as always by nostr:nprofile1qqs034ppyjnjakycjcj84kgj737aw6kxkmxazrlp0r67qjk0atgdfgspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszythwden5te0dehhxarj9emkjmn99usy20wr
I was referring to WoT relays, but WoT on the client side would definitely be a good first foray into establishing WoT for users (I'm assuming that's what you're referring to here).
How do you onboard new users into WoT? New users won't be in WoT initially which still means their on-boarding experience is tarnished by spam. Paid relays help, but then that is still expecting new users to finely tune relay lists and pay for relay services to start with.
Sometimes freedom of content like this just requires the user to go through some hoops to see only the content they wish to see.
If you want some self defense but live in a state where obtaining a fire arm is overly prohibitive or don't want to go through the troubles or privacy issues of background checks, etc, there are some seriously powerful airguns out there that don't require any permit to own and ship right to your house.
This is a pretty cool device.
WHY CLOUD BACKUPS WILL BURN YOU
#UNTRACEABLE #privacy
The Hidden Dangers of iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox and What to Use Instead
Cloud backups feel convenient. Set it and forget it. Your files, synced across devices. Your memories safe, easy to get to. Your work recoverable and backed up.
Until it isnโt.
This illusion of safety is exactly how cloud giants trap you. Beneath the glossy UX is a surveillance machine that doesnโt work in your favor. Rely on iCloud, Google Drive, or Dropbox, and sooner or later you will get burned.
#1: YOU DONโT OWN YOUR DATA
Cloud storage isnโt internet magic. Itโs just someone elseโs computer. That means:
You follow their rules. They can lock you out at any time, no appeal, no warning. One flagged file, one โterms of serviceโ violation, and poof. All your files are gone.
They scan your content. Apple and Google scan photos, documents, and backups. โTo detect abuse,โ they say. But mission creep is real. From CSAM detection to โmisinformation,โ your personal data is fair game to build a even better profile of you.
Your data feeds their AI. Googleโs updated terms allow it to train AI models on what you store in Drive or Gmail. Even if you opt out, itโs unclear where your data ends and their model begins.
You wouldnโt hand your safety deposit keys to a stranger. Why hand over your digital storage?
#2: ENCRYPTION THEATER
They love to say your data is encrypted. But hereโs what they wonโt say:
They hold the keys. If they can reset your password, they can unlock your files. Thatโs not real encryption. Thatโs encryption for show. Iโm looking at you Proton.
Zero-knowledge? Rarely. Dropbox claims โencryption at rest,โ but their employees can access your data. iCloud encrypts most content, but not iCloud Mail, metadata, or shared files.
Appleโs Advanced Data Protection? Better, but still opt-in, confusing, and incomplete. And even then, youโre still in Appleโs walled garden. (It got challenged and even the option was removed in the UK)
Encryption only works when you control the keys. Anything else is trust based security. And trust is not a security model.
#3: LEGAL COMPLIANCE ISNโT ON YOUR SIDE
When your data lives in the cloud, it lives under someone elseโs jurisdiction.
US CLOUD Act. Government agencies can compel access to your files, even if servers are overseas.
Secret warrants and gag orders. You will never know it happened. They know how to keep secrets from you, just not for you.
Shared folder? Shared exposure. One compromised account in a shared Drive folder can give attackers a pivot point into your files.
And yes, this applies even if you did nothing wrong. Your files are just collateral damage.
#4: FAILURES HAPPEN MORE THAN YOU THINK
Cloud providers fail. Quietly. Often.
Dropbox has lost user data. Not once, but multiple times. Search โDropbox data lossโ and see for yourself.
Google Drive file disappearances. In 2023, a bug deleted months of data for users. Google said: โDonโt sync, wait for an update.โ No timeline. No guarantees.
iCloud sync issues. Mac users often find corrupted Notes, missing Contacts, overwritten files with zero recourse.
These are trillion-dollar companies. Keeping your files safe is not their priority, collecting your data is.
SO WHATโS THE ALTERNATIVE?
Simple: Own your backups. Encrypt everything. Sync on your terms.
Hereโs what to use instead:
1. SYNCING: Syncthing
A free, peer-to-peer sync tool. Works across Windows, Linux, Android, macOS. No servers. No cloud. Files stay in your hands. End-to-end encrypted if needed. You control everything.
2. BACKUPS: BorgBackup + rclone
Borg is fast, deduplicated, and encrypted. Pair it with rclone to push backups to external drives, VPS, or S3-compatible storage under your control, encrypted with your keys.
3. ENCRYPTION: Cryptomator or VeraCrypt
Cryptomator wraps files in secure containers, even if you use cloud providers. VeraCrypt works better for entire volumes. Use one or both.
4. REDUNDANCY: 3-2-1 Rule
3 copies
2 different media types
1 offsite (not Google Drive)
Backups are only as good as your recovery plan. Test it. Regularly.
IF YOU DO NOTHING ELSE, DO THIS
Stop backing up plaintext to iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox.
Encrypt before sync. Always. (try picocrypt itโs a beginner simple GUI and tiny)
Treat cloud providers as hostile. Not because they always are, but because they can be.
FINAL WORD: CONTROL OR CONVENIENCE?
The promise of cloud backups is convenience. But the cost is control.
Youโre not paranoid for wanting ownership. Youโre not extreme for saying no to surveillance disguised as service. Itโs your data.
Cloud backups will burn you. Itโs not a question of if, only when.
Own your data. Own your keys. Or lose them both.
https://untraceabledigitaldissident.com/why-cloud-backups-will-burn-you/
Be in control of your data. Some real good advice here.
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โข Switch between assist, cruise, and regular mode while riding
โข Snaps on with no tools (motor, battery, controller)
โข Up to 55-mile range with swappable EV-grade battery
โข Fall detection, app lock, and jam alerts built in
โข Weighs 5 pounds with 750W of peak power
Starts at $349.
https://blossom.primal.net/c8002dc621fccf8d5bf677cec63e1e0944c101bfec26cb8419dcf68d9ae14b30.mp4
That's pretty cool. I wonder what the durability is like with all that extra friction on the tire and motor. Definitely a cool idea.
Self-sovereignty means understanding the very real risks that come from climate change and being prepared for them, not ignoring them. Living in a location where your local climate is maybe more stable doesn't mean you won't be impacted by a changing climate globally.
https://predicament.substack.com/p/what-most-people-dont-understand
After a 22 year career in IT/Information Security, this is my last month of work. After that, I'll be officially retired, or FIRE'd. Not sure what the next phase of my life will bring, but with my new found freedom and time, the sky is the limit!
If you want to call it a bitcoin loan then make a 1 year loan term 52596 blocks and monthly payments are due every 4383 blocks.
If I have $100 in collateral for my $100 dollars I am in debt for, I get liquidated if I am unable to pay, not pushed into bankruptcy. That was my original point.
Don't get me wrong, as someone who has retired at the age of 42 and have been debt free aside from a mortgage on my home, I abhor debt and understand that more than anyone. But everyone's financial situation is different and saying a penny of debt is equal to slavery is nothing but hyperbole.
Sure, living in a van and travelling the world is a great and free life style. But some people want families and a home and land for their children to grow up in. Who is more enslaved in that regard then, the renter or the home owner with a mortgage?
Everything is relative in the end.
That's a great sound bite. Do you also advise people not take a mortgage in order to become a home owner?
If the LTV ratio is 100%, then you're not really relinquishing control of anything that wouldn't have been spent anyways, no? In the long run I think bitcoin loans will trend toward these higher LTV ratios and thus make taking loans on your bitcoin a better option than it is today.
The delivery person receives money for every delivered letter and every delivered letter is delivered in the same envelope and looks the same to them, spam or not. So they just deliver it for the money. Imagine every letter that is sent to you looks the same and is in the same envelope. Now pick and choose what to accept and what not to accept.
The postal worker shows up at your door for delivery and some spam that gets delivered you can throw away and some spam that gets delivered you have to store and keep forever. Because some spam has a marking on it that says you can throw it away while other "spam" you can't prove is spam and might be an important letter, so you have to keep it forever. I'd imagine you'd prefer to receive spam you can throw away.
This is pretty cool. Fast, anonymous, and disposable email accounts enabled via lightning.
I agree, I think patents definitely favor large corporations more than small businesses. A lot of corporations simply have defensive patents, not for the sake of actually producing a product of their own, but to prevent other companies from producing a competing product. But I certainly can see a benefit toward small start ups with a unique product idea trying to make it to market against larger companies. Perhaps make patents only last a year or two rather than the decade plus they last now?
You seem to be an adversarial type when simply confronted with questions. I won't bother you anymore.
Believe it or not topics can have implications on other related topics.
Haha, no intention of sending you there, though it does often sound nice.
It was actually just an honest question though that I've asked myself just as often.
I'm also a big proponent of privacy improvements on the blockchain and someday it would be great to have privacy improvements where it is difficult or impossible to tell what exactly a transaction is (things like schnorr sig and taproot help). If we someday get there and all data looks the same, telling the difference between "spam" and "legit" will be a fruitless endeavour.
I didn't derail anything. The entire premise is based on the answer to the question I first asked. "How do you reduce spam on the blockchain?"
You may not have an answer to that question and that's fine. But the position you hold (reduce spam) absolutely depends on an answer to that question, which in reality doesn't have a good answer.
It didn't. Ocean and DATUM is the answer for how you decentralize mining more and move toward allowing individual miners select their own block templates. It doesn't answer the question of: when choosing your own block template (as an individual miner or pool) how do you selectively choose what data is good or bad if all txn data looks the same? In a similar vain, the same question can be asked about relaying transactions and whether ultimately it is better to have a more restrictive default txn relay network with many more private ones and unpredictable blocks.
That didn't answer my question on how it is technically achieved. Ocean and DATUM have nothing to do with it, though they're great for mining decentralization.
How do you move away from spam on the blockkchain?
What does that look like to you? How do you go about that?
You have no idea what you're talking about.