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Hey nostr:nprofile1qqsv02e69gf59auv7zayrdc00cyux3g5qgyl7jc8vx59l8v8s8dr63qpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszyrhwden5te0dehhxarj9ekk7mf02yksnp, do you know where I can buy Softwar by nostr:nprofile1qqsqh60s3e7d2affn5pagn6xuxwl36sm7vfy3h9ppt5jm3y74hyzwvgprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezucm0d9hxvatwvshxzursqyf8wumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetnn2p56j ?

Sure, as a proof of concept perhaps. But if you want this to go massively viral on its own, or if you want to broadcast it to the public like a Super Bowl ad, it's gotta be real

I like the concept.

But if you want it to resonate with the target audience, you have to make it for real.

Generating it from AI undercuts the message.

The fiat standard means waiting days for a human to confirm your identity before giving you your money.

That's why I use Urbit ๐Ÿ‘

I don't think you have to worry about it anymore, seems to have been successfully vanquished.

Replying to Avatar Super Testnet

Allegedly, 19% of the bitcoin network is now running knots

However, I think I have detected evidence of a sybil attack designed to inflate the number of Knots users

I have annoted part of the "historical nodes" chart available at http://coin.dance/nodes/all

Based on this, I suspect the *real* percentage of Knots usage (subtracting probably sybils) is about 12.3% of the total network -- ~2,710 nodes out of 21,950 nodes.

Still a big deal, but not as big as the current numbers seem to suggest

What about the chances that people who weren't previously running nodes decided to get online and run knots? I don't currently run a node, but the ongoing debate did cause me to consider doing so when I otherwise wouldn't have.

Replying to Avatar WienerMemer

If it weren't for X nobody would know that it happened

Roko's Basilisk is real.

And it's called Bitcoin.

Why does Canada seem to have a disproportionate share of the Bitcoin thinkers and influencers?

Inferring that deflation is always bad is like assuming that hitting the brakes is bad because "100% of driver and passenger fatalities are immediately caused by sudden deceleration."

Anyone know of any good blogs, vlogs, or regular youtube videos where I can get up to speed on the Bitcoin Core controversy?

Trying to understand UTXOs. Tell me if this analogy makes sense.

I have a 10 oz gold coin and a 5 oz gold coin. I owe you 12 oz.

So I melt my gold down and onto two coins, a 12 oz coin and a 3oz coin.

I give you the 12 oz coin and I put the 3 oz coin back in my wallet.

Which cold wallet should I buy

Why donโ€™t more people use gold-backed stablecoins?

Oh yeah, that is going to suck. Bit of a tangential point: Do you think Nostr is an effective tool to get around Brazil's social media censorship? Could it work at a nationwide scale?

These days, I don't either lol

It's currently undergoing something of an identity crisis.

The closest thing to a product on Urbit is a messenger app like Telegram that is self-sovereign.

Mine too. Can't get it to work. At least not with my main nsec

Replying to Avatar White Noise

Social networks were meant to unite us. To connect people, ideas, movements. And for a while, they did. But somewhere along the way, something broke. The same platforms that once promised freedom chose a different path: control, manipulation, and data centralization. What started as tools for connection became instruments of control. The platforms we once trusted (social networks, messaging apps, cloud services) turned into chokepoints. Centralized. Fragile. Easy to pressure. Built not for freedom, but for compliance. Every node of control is a point of censorship. Every server, a source of surveillance. When speech depends on permission, itโ€™s no longer speech. Itโ€™s submission.

A Way Out.

Encryption is not just technology, itโ€™s a political act. A gesture of resistance. Over the years, new social networks and messaging platforms emerged, promising freedom. Many failed because they relied on intermediaries: corporations, servers, gatekeepers. CEOs and companies are points of control. They can be pressured, censored, compromised. True freedom demands a system where middle-men are minimized, our trust is rooted in mathmatics, and privacy is cryptographically guaranteed, not a policy written by lawyers.

A New Hope.

Open Source projects like Linux and Bitcoin have proven that open, distributed networks of people can build systems the world can count on. Systems based on rules, not rulers. Systems that can resist attack. Nostr builds in this same spirit, creating a network where speech can't be silenced, no matter where you're from or who you are.

Built on Nostr's open network, White Noise emerges from a deeply held belief: you have the right to speak freely. We're building the world's most secure messenger, one that protects your conversations and your communities and leaves no metadata behind in the process. We run no servers, we collect no data, we have no rulers.

White Noise Is:

- Encrypted by default: Strong, modern end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is standard, not hidden in a settings menu. Our team has no access to any keys at all.

- Private by design: Your identity (or identities) are yours. White Noise doesn't need your phone number, email, or any data about you.

- Decentralized: Built on Nostr's global network relays. Data always remains portable and uncaptured; no single entity owns or controls your data or the network.

- Resilient against coercion: Open-source governance ensures no one can unilaterally alter terms of service and zero data retention means we can't be forced to give up private data.

We Believe in Building

1. A world where Privacy is a Right, not a privilege for the technically elite.

2. Tools that prioritize usability, without compromising privacy.

3. Open protocols, over closed platforms.

4. Trust through transparency.

Make some noise. Protect out silence.

(Stay tuned)