Block party.

Just tried that. Replace npub with bc and no wallet found…

IMO, the biggest mistake of all #Bitcoin/#Lightning wallet and app developers right now is not integrating the most naive version of a #Nostr based contact list.

Literally we have everything we need to easily select and send bitcoin to people, projects, clients, etc and establish very simple web of trust security. AND to have a #Nostr identity created within a wallet by default for those that don't have one, even in the absence of caring about social posts or notes or whatever.

As I learned very recently, npubs are literally taproot addresses, so legit every bitcoin wallet could generate a nostr ID for those that don't have one and if you punched in your nsec into the app, anyone could receive coins straight to their npub by the app merely auto-removing "npub..." and replacing it with "bc..."

This is SUPER low hanging fruit that completely shifts the user experience of bitcoin and I think extremely few people have realized just how big of an improvement this would be.

My advice: Stop thinking about #Nostr purely as a twitter replacement, think about it as a #Bitcoin account, username, & reputation system, it actually works and scales BETTER for that use than for general purpose social media.

YES SIR 🫡

The only weight loss thing that has ever worked for me is OMAD. In the past couple weeks I've been doing 10k daily walks with one meal a day (9oz steak) and I've already lost 8 lbs.

Turns out less calories in = less weight. shocking. you only have to deal with a slight feeling of hunger for 2-4 hours every day, but in the fiat food era this is unacceptable for most people.

Here’s my left ear for Nostr. A Walker reporter exclusive. It actually exists.

THINK BEFORE YOU POST. GFY

Secure elements and hardware wallets

Why are secure elements used in Hardware Wallets?

Plain and simple for UX.

If your encryption depends on a numerical PIN of a few digits you are screwed.

The secure element adds a layer of encryption so that in case you can extract the seed from the chip you can not attack it by brute force.

If you use a sufficiently strong passphrase or if hardware wallets allow you to enter a password for encryption, there would be no need for secure elements, it's all about UX.

On the other hand, in cryptography you should never trust. Secure elements are a black box, and by contract you can't even publish their vulnerabilities. What's the point of using encryption if you're trusting a third party? that's useless.

It is true that there are solutions like coldcard where two secure elements are used so you don't have to trust them, but I still think it's stupid, I don't care about the UX, I want my bitcoins to be safe.

When you understand this, you realize how stupid the hardware wallet industry is.