gn #nostr

pump is the new dump

I was just walking down the street, coffee in hand, suddenly realizing how "normal" it all is already. Like most days, I went to a coffee shop that accepts lightning. Like most days, I paid directly with sats that someone zapped me here on nostr. Like most days, neither the merchant nor myself thought twice about it, or took a minute to marvel at what just happened.

So, allow me to do just that. Marvel at what just happened. While everyone is having a fantastically crazy time at #nostriga, uncountable people are using bitcoin in a myriad of ways. Some for savings, large and small; some for transactions, large and small; some for other stuff. Bitcoin is slowly but surely entering the world stage. Some commentators will tell you that this is good. Some commentators will tell you that this is bad. Whatever the case may be, it is unavoidable.

I see nostr under a similar light. As platform-based manipulation and censorship ramps up—which it inevitably will—the usage of nostr will ramp up too, and with it the usage of zaps and everything else that comes with it. And soon enough, buying a coffee (or breakfast, lunch, and dinner) with zap-based income will be normal. Just like it's "normal" to be an "influencer" today, or a "YouTuber" or whatnot... It's not everyone's cup of tea, but it's a normal thing. Anyone can do it.

Back to my coffee. I remember when I had the "oh my god, I can live on bitcoin here!!!" experience for the first time. It was in Bitcoin Jungle, a couple of months after the initiative was launched. I stayed there for 2 weeks or so, buying the necessities of daily life with sats outright. And it worked. Flawlessly. I had zero payment failures, and was exclusively using Zeus with my own node. It was incredible.

Why is this incredible, you ask? Shouldn't stuff just work? Yes, it should. But building out the tech and the infrastructure to make it all work is BLOODY HARD. I remember the first Lightning Conference in Berlin, in 2019. Everyone came, everyone had all their channels and wallets and everything prepared, and ~50% of payments failed. For... reasons.

Fast-forward to today: I go to one of the 100+ merchants in the city that accept bitcoin, a quick tap on the PoS device & QR code scan, boom, done. Is it always perfect? Of course not. Will it get better still? 100% it will. Very soon these merchants will have NFC-enabled devices, and the tap-to-pay experience that people are used to with cards & Apple pay will be normal for bitcoin payments too. If you are in Riga right now, you'll experience this first-hand thanks to Bolt cards and BTCPay Server. It's awesome, it's open-source, and it works. And it will get better still.

We are truly living in the best and weirdest timeline; a timeline where shitposting on the internet can buy you lunch and dinner; a timeline that spawns amazing technological movements like #nostr; a timeline that, every ~10 minutes, allows for a small miracle to happen. A timeline where "magic internet money" is a normal thing; a timeline that, thanks to the magic dust of cryptography, enables anyone to speak about anything, without having to ask for permission. I'm grateful.

Thank you, Satoshi. 🙏🧡

Interesting. I don't use alby. Reach out to them on nostr. I just have a wallet of satoshi adress. Something i need to sort out when i have time

Thanks for the suggestion. By the way, tried to zap you and says you don't have a lightning address set up, might be worth considering. If you want recommendations, look up Derek Ross, he has great tutorials etc, check out Alby wallet or just throw in a wallet of satoshi address into your profile if interested. If relatively new to nostr, it is very common for people to send sats as tips to say thanks for posts, replies and recommendations.... as well as good memes!

What’s your screen policy?

I have allowed shows, I have banned shows, I have had thoughts of getting rid of all screens. But I think I have finally figured it out. I am using Monopoly money to have my son complete task in order to purchase shows. The science says if you work for it there is a better outcome for the brain to be wired to be successful in life. So basically a Proof Of Work system to relax. 💡 #ParentingTips #DigitalDetox #ProofOfWork #NothingIsFree 📺

#nostr #bitcoin #plebchain #coffeechain #asknostr #dadlife #satoshi #DCA #daily

GM, is Friday

I have decided today that I will no longer order anything online that I cannot pay in Sats!

#grownostr #nostr #BTC #Bitcoin #Nostr #garlicstr #plebchain

Exactly, it’s should be just as as easy as running #bitcoin node

Btw, it should be the same thing with running a #Lightning node

Because when something is easy to setup and run, more people will do it, and it becomes more decentralized and more robust, just like #bitcoin itself

If running a #nostr relay/node would be as easy as running a #bitcoin node, there would not be a lack of relay/node capacity

Make #nostr relays a #linux #ubuntu app with a nice GUI, that anyone can install and run

Connecting to a relay should be as easy as scanning a QR code on the #Linux relay app interface, no command line needed/typing needed

And make the relays have TOR addresses, so no static IP is necessary

Or am I mistaken?

minibits is a nice starter wallet.

I use wallet of satoshi. Pretty simple to use. I imagine they all are though.

Thanks for the suggestion. By the way, tried to zap you and says you don't have a lightning address set up, might be worth considering. If you want recommendations, look up Derek Ross, he has great tutorials etc, check out Alby wallet or just throw in a wallet of satoshi address into your profile if interested. If relatively new to nostr, it is very common for people to send sats as tips to say thanks for posts, replies and recommendations.... as well as good memes!

I dumped X a long time ago. Too toxic but thanks for the suggestion