Before I agree to 2026,

I want to read the terms & conditions.

Without any critical thinking of your own.

You're a good parrot

Am I too dumb, or am I missing something? I thought that if the majority of people refuse to upgrade to #core30 or decide to run #knots, then the nodes will simply reject the those blocks with the core30 #OP_RETURN increased values as invalid / violarong the prior consensus, keeping the #bitcoin #timechain intact. Thus, if core devs want to still be relevant, they will kinda have to reverse the change. No need of a #softfork; no need of a #hardfork.

#btc is freedom, and that means choice. The node-runners are free to choose.

The 2nd part is irrelevant because the 1st part is a hard stop

Nope. Not true.

core did not change bitcoin

the rules of the network literally did not change

this is bullshit for what its worth

sane people do not think luke or core should control bitcoin and fortunately neither do

- soft forks without consensus result in a chainsplit

- bcash was a hard fork with minority support so it trended to zero

- if your desire is to try to push through this soft fork with legal threats that is lame as fuck and will probably fail

nobody can easily change bitcoin

many want to control it

the value is that they cannot

Let’s do a quick thought experiment. Imagine a government becomes opposed to how certain people are using Bitcoin. In response, it establishes its own Bitcoin node software, launches a mining pool, and introduces a soft fork—claiming that anyone who resists this fork is supporting illegal activity. Would you support this soft fork?

This is a core maintainer? You’ve got to be kidding me… 😳

I thought everyone is supposed to be nuclear engineer smart?

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Finally, a true once-in-a-lifetime shot — the moon perfectly stuck between the rainbow. Captured at just the right time. 🌈 🌕

Debt based money and privacy cannot coexist.

You can't issue unsustainable debt without vetting borrowers on a deeper and deeper level. Credit based money is inextricably tied to ever more invasive surveillance.

"Surveillance capitalism" and debt based money are the same thing.

Thought for the day: Boredom is essential for sparking creativity and self-reflection!

It is also essential for your brain. I kid you not. Here's why (based on RCT reviewed studies, not pop-psychology).

1. It Activates the "Default Mode Network" (DMN)

Your DMN is a large neural network in your brain that becomes highly active when you are not focused on an external, goal-oriented task.

The DMN is responsible for:

Self-Reflection, creative Incubation and conso lidating of your memories

That's 3 pretty important things that you miss out on when you rush to escape boredom! When you constantly fill every spare moment with scrolling, podcasts, or video, you suppress the DMN.

2. It Fosters "Divergent Thinking"

Creativity isn't just about having ideas; it's about having novel and useful ideas, it's about generating many different solutions to a problem.

Studies have shown that participants who were first made to perform a boring task (like reading a phone book) subsequently performed better on creative tasks than those who were not bored.

This is because boredom creates an "aversive state. Your brain is unsatisfied with the current low level of stimulation. To escape this state, it starts explore internal thoughts, leading to more original, imaginative outcomes

3. It Builds Tolerance for Uncomfortable Feelings

Our modern reflex to reach for a phone at the slightest trace of boredom is a form of avoidance.

Constant distraction prevents us from learning to sit with mild discomfort. This can lower our overall threshold for frustration and make you more impulsive

Allowing yourself to be bored is a gentle exercise in mindfulness and emotional regulation. You learn that the feeling "I need to be stimulated right now" will pass and that uou don't need an external device to manage your internal state. This builds mental resilience

4. It Leads to Authentic Motivation

Boredom is your brain telling you, "What I'm doing is not that meaningful or engaging."

This feeling motivates you to seek out a more challenging activities. It might push you to finally start that habit, call a friend, or just get off your butt and go outside. This is motivation born is your true inner motivation, not the external motivation of someone else's algorithm.

I guess what it comes down to is "do you want to outsource your motivation to a tech company?"

How to "Practice" productive boredom:

Delete social media and games from your home screen ( makes accessing them an intentional act)

Embrace "Micro-Boredom": Instead of pulling out your phone while in a line, just wait. Let your mind wander.

Schedule Unstructured Time: Literally put "time with self" in your calendar

Boredom is not an emptiness to be urgently filled. It is an invitation to increase your self-awareness, creativity, and intrinsic motivation.

By rushing to fill the gap, you rob your mind of one of its most vital functions: the power to simply be with yourself.

Any jobs on educating dictators on the tenets of freedom? #btc

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For years, there has been FUD that Bitcoin's blockchain could be criminalised by storing CSAM on it.

For years, the answer has always been that Bitcoin doesn't support data storage, and the offending content is not the blockchain itself, but the additional software used to transform the blockchain into CSAM.

By sanctioning data storage, Core 30 is eliminating that argument. There will no longer be any additional software required, your Bitcoin node itself will provide CSAM on demand, using a well-defined and officially supported format.

The very reason "CSAM on the chain" was FUD, is being _destroyed_ by Core 30. They are making it a _true_ accusation. No amount of obfuscation will change this fact.

This is not the _only_ reason to reject Core 30. But even if it was, it would _still_ be strong reason to do so.

I still get majorly laughed at when I discuss bitcoin to friends and family. The facts are obvious but they still can't see this shit. I will be retired and they will be stuck in the factories, God help them.

I think it temporarily makes onchain txs harder, but that is why we need more people using lightning channels because in a healthy fee market this is inevitable anyways

Lopp being a disingenuous spam apologist was not on my 2025 bingo card

Casa adding support for eth was a signal, so I can’t be completely surprised