Great episode! I respect Antoine, but unfortunately the majority of opinions he expressed are the same things we've already heard from Core devs, many of which don't make logical sense. The idea that an increased use of OP_RETURN for spam purposes won't happen because spammers are already using the witness data is absurd. They are two different things. It is equally as absurd as saying that they will stop using witness data and use OP_RETURN instead, which we know is not the case for things like ordinals because they CAN'T. It is the same as saying "the filters don't work, we need to remove the filters because they encourage spammers to go directly to miners."
Also, the idea that no core devs want spam on bitcoin is factually untrue. Lopp has specifically stated that he is "a fan of new technology," ie shitcoinery on bitcoin. He is not concerned for the monetary use case of bitcoin but rather sees the timechain as a developer playground.
Lastly, I am deeply, deeply troubled by the apparent defeatist mentality of Core developers that fighting spam is a losing battle. In a tweet from March 8th, Lopp posted this:
"OP_RETURN debate is novel due to how factions are split.
1) Ruthlessly rational technical folks who understand the dynamics of the network and don't want to play unending subjective games.
2) Ideological folks upset by how others use the network who want to play those games."
Ignoring the arguably inaccurate representation of both sides in that comment, I find it stunning that someone who supposedly gives "insights on security" (per his Twitter bio) thinks that attacks on a network are "unending subjective games" that can simply be opted out of if the developers so choose. Oh how easy information security would be if that were actually the reality, Jameson. Unfortunately in the real world, things like spam and DDoS attacks are very real threats that require constant vigilance to be mitigated. The Core attitude of "we can't stop it, so we might as well give up" is ridiculous and wrong.
https://fountain.fm/episode/FQQcOGlT3YGpvtR5kbmN
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The reason why nobody runs their own email server anymore is because it's literally impossible to do so if you want to have any hope of your email actually reaching the intended recipient.
https://fountain.fm/episode/3Bd1tcxwgykW0G7d0P1f
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Good ol' Handy Boy. I had one of those. Hated the button covers, though. Never used them. The stock buttons are better.
nostr:npub1utx00neqgqln72j22kej3ux7803c2k986henvvha4thuwfkper4s7r50e8 Thanks for the recommendation of jumble.social! Very nice, usable desktop client! I like it a lot!
Shoutout to nostr:npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev for an excellent Bitcoin Audible episode!
nostr:npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev You're absolutely right, the Nostr and Fediment integration in Mutiny is really awesome!
Wayyyy too much negativity in my Twitter feed this morning, so I'm opting out of that.
Yeah, we definitely don't.
Good morning!
That's entirely possible. He's definitely no bitcoiner.
Me, too! It stands in direct opposition of his supposed goal of letting people choose their own money.
I absolutely love this.
Stunning how many people didn't even bother to read the article before providing their Milei hot takes.
Thanks for being the only person I've yet to see provide any context or, you know, actually read the article.
You shouldn't be, considering this was proposed and voted on before he took office.
This wasn't him. It's clear that nobody has read the article.
Try actually reading the article.
Inglorious Basterds is insufferable. It embodies all of the traits I hate about some of Tarantino's work.
