Third time is a charm!

Spoiler: it's UART pins. I'm going to see if I can get runtime debug messages from the device.

This should help me see if the commands are ever making it through Qubes 4.2 and being received by the device.

I know I am not getting any replies, but I can't tell if it's filtering on the way to the device, or on the way back (or both!).

To me they’re very dystopian. They’ve been marketed as a way to connect with people who aren’t there better. Realistically nothing will keep us less connected.

Humanity should start having big conversations about how far we are willing for our technology to go. I think that discussion should start right here. Up until now there’s been a degree of separation, but not with VR. With your iPhone you’re still in the world looking at a screen and you’re reasonably approachable by other people. At a movie theater there is a literal sense of togetherness with other people and you can see other people’s eyes.

I am a massive fan of the free market exploring these avenues. However the consumer ultimately decides if this is the path we want to go down. I don’t want my kids to use a phone, let alone a VR headset. How will I feel if even 10% of people are wearing those on at work? Outside? What world will my kids see? A sick, dopamine driven society? Worse than it already is?

I’m aware of the benefits with learning, architecting and working, but I wonder if they’re worth it. I wonder if we can even comprehend where this is headed.

I wish as a society we would collectively refuse to use AR/VR/Spacial Computing headsets.

Monero has a tried and tested threat model and secure design. In Lightening, everyone always knows the recipient node. In Monero, no one knows anything.

Like anything security related it's never perfect and vulns pop up but by design it is very good for privacy.

The main way Monero transactions are unmasked is by sharing the same UTXO between CeX's, so if you must use a CeX, churn your coins (send to yourself to make a new UTXO).

That's about it.

DNM admins and vendors trust their freedom to this and the smart ones with good OPSEC have been operating for many years.

I would love to see Lightning support the same level of privacy but it's still early for LN on the privacy front.

Maybe conversations beg for responses and your mind is checking to see if you’ve filled that gap and responded. There’s a psychological principle by some name that I’ve been calling need-to-complete, perhaps your brain is checking to see if you “completed” the conversational ask? Just a theory. Doesn’t explain the fact that not all responses require a response…

Two Qs for ya about Monero

1. Are there any Monero wallets in FDroid? (i couldn't find any).

2. How do you suggest getting coins without going through a centralized exchange?

I looked into the protocol years ago and had to rely on cryptographers for the zero knowledge proofs because I don't grok that math (at least, not yet). I like the privacy claims, and would be happy to give it another go if it's usable.

It's come full circle: Microwave trials. The guy in the video was talking about blasting people with an "ultrasonic transformer" (I assume he means a transducer not a transformer) and by ultrasonic I was guessing microwaves, probably not infrared light or higher.

I'm sure the participants don't have much to worry about as I don't think they will miss any grey matter this quack happens to fry with his contraption.

Also, no I'm not captca-ing those sats back to you. I'm not a robot, and I deserve some form of tuition for the schooling I just gave you.

They'd go nuts at numbers like we have.

We have so many that they're skewing the sex ratio in the under-30s.

So in your mind the frequency of radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, visible light, x-rays, ect. only exist as an electrical "signal" and don't travel through non-charged particles i.e. the air.

Have you been participating in these microwave trials by any chance?

Hey, Nostr…

This is an #introductions post, but it’s not my first npub.

I’ve become quite close with many of you over the course of 2023. I consider a number of you to be real friends.

But I haven’t found the courage to open up some of the personal struggles I’m facing. Partly out of shame, partly out of the fear of validating my failings by putting them in writing.

But what I do know is the love and support and kindness that exists among this crew, and I’m feeling like I could really stand to lean on that energy a bit right now. I’m hopeful that, even through this anon account, there’s room for friendship, freely given.

I’ve struggled with a range of compulsive/risky/addictive behaviors for a long time, but it’s gotten harder lately. It’s the devil I’ve danced with since my teenage years, and it’s been especially difficult lately to align my active behavior with my heart, intuition, and personal goals.

I believe I “trained” my neural pathways to lean on various dopamine/reward pathways in times of stress during my adolescent development - or, to be honest, from a much younger age - and these mental habits have become deeply ingrained.

It’s not one specific “addiction” the way that people often struggle with, but my tendency to fall into patterns of substance abuse and other ego-inflating activities goes through cycles, which I’m just beginning to understand come from very deep, old parts of myself, and it feels like things have been escalating farther outside of a level of baseline acceptability lately.

I can point to various moments of trauma or conditioning that led me to try to self-soothe in these ways, and I’ve developed compassion for the parts of myself that are “trying to help” even in self-destructive ways.

But I’ve had a harder time with everything lately than I have in a long time. I don’t feel able to share this with my partner, but I am recognizing that it may be too much to handle on my own. Because I’ve tried for years. Self-imposed rules aren’t enough, because they don’t heal the broken parts. And I’m afraid that I’m risking the things I hold most dear, including my loved ones and my own self-worth and self-respect, if I don’t find a way through this.

I know some of you have faced things like addiction, trauma, loss, and personal failures. And I’ve seen the beautiful people that you are. I know and recognize that beauty in myself too, but I’m continually undermining my own happiness and fulfillment. I’m learning to pray again, to turn inward and connect with myself. But I’m also deeply stuck enough that I keep ending up in those patterns that hurt my heart and betray my soul.

I don’t even know if anyone will see this. If the default relays on this client have wide reach. If my VPN is effective or if I’ll dox my identity here.

But man… I sure could use a few kind words, advice, or encouragement from others who have been in a similar place before. If you’ve read this far, I already deeply appreciate you. You’re probably one of the friends I’ve made this last year 🫂

?? If you're not familiar with the frequency spectrum:

(I had to search for an infographic with colors and pictures because I figured it would help someone like you.)

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Swing and a miss... it's an oxymoron.

Also microwaves can and do exist as both "sound" and electromagnetic. You are describing the medium (air vs. conductive wire), I was describing the frequency range.

Sound implies 20hz- 20khz; so the phrase "ultrasonic sound" is something you will only hear uttered by true geniuses...

Ultrasonic... so microwaves? You're going to shoot microwaves at peoples heads as they sleep?

That's gonna be a pass from me.

Who is Craig Wright?

Sounds like the title to your next documentary.

Hey could i strip the audio out of a mp4 to text? Whos got a hook up?

#asknostr