Why hasn't #Signal stopped the censors from scanning for and finding Signal-TLS-Proxy servers?
Why does #Signal block the fully open source version of their app from being published the the stock F-Droid app store?
Turn off internet access on your phone and then open #Signal and go to:
settings -> privacy -> advanced
Why are you unable to turn of censorship circumvention? 🧐
Shouldn't you be able to enable this and next time you go online it will do whatever it thinks it needs to do when you flip the switch?
#privacy #censorship #anticensorship
In practice, Coinbase charges a 1.87% fee on each trade. This means if you sell one btc at $60K USD, you'd be unable to buy back that entire coin even if the price drops to $57.8K!
All the sudden those fees at the decentralized exchanges don't look so bad now, do they?
I'm still thinking about cypherpunks falling out of favor in geek culture. It occurred to me that people are very much still behind us on certain fights when carried out in a certain way.
For example, fighting against IoT crap that spies on you. People love seeing the alternatives to Nest and Ring and the like. They usually don't actually build/buy the open source versions and frequently still buy the corporate products, but they're rooting for us nonetheless. That's pretty much how it was back in the 90s as well. Lots of vocal support, and the punks were mainly building the things for us and make them available to others too. It is helpful to have people who collectively have enough money to hire a lawyer. It's helpful to have popular support when opposing laws that make cryptography illegal to export.
However, now, if we try to take on big corporate banks with basically any solution at all, we're the devil. Every time there's one bitcoin mining company doing something sketchy, critics jump straight to all of crypto is a scam and it's killing the planet. I know, #bitcoin != crypto and the energy consumption is more complex than they understand, but this is the perception.
To be fair, the power consumption even bothered Satoshi Nakamoto, so I can understand why that strikes a nerve. But of course trying to lay out the facts doesn't work because anyone who tries to have a conversation about it is an "other" and it's viewed as an "us vs them" situation.
Perhaps even more interesting is the people who self-identify as anti-capitalist. These are people whose core beliefs are that monopolies are bad, milking everyone to the maximum extent possible is bad, big banks (and finance in general) are the worst. Instead, the people who actually produce things should be respected. They don't like the idea of "extracting value" from people or engaging in consumerism. That we should be making durable goods, that can be upgraded and repaired instead of throwing phones in the landfill every other year.
These people seem like they should be excited about bitcoin. The idea that it's money that incentivizes postponing purchases as long as possible, doesn't directly benefit banks and big finance, and can be used in the solidarity economy or to donate to anti-corporate groups like Wikileaks. It seems superb.
But they are also generally concerned about the environment. If not climate change, then at least e-waste, clean air and water, aquifers not being drained and so forth. So we're right back at the bad/outdated/incorrect information being accepted as gospel. I'd be happy to have the conversation about whether bitcoin's transaction validation is worth the energy it consumes. But this nonsense about bitcoin using up all the fresh water, running on coal, or driving up energy prices for everyday folks... those are the ones that are frustrating.
I think the way to combat this is to post on legacy social media and the Fediverse about how you appreciate the progress that has been made and giving a hat tip to bitcoin for making it happen faster (or at all).
Example 1: post about the companies who are capturing methane to combat global warming and bitcoin is what incentivizes it/makes it cost effective.
Example 2: Post the surprising fact that rural Africans have electricity and pay less for it because of bitcoin mining, and since it's hydroelectric, it's completely free of fossil fuels.
Example 3: when the next popular crypto scam comes around, post about how messed up that is, compare it to the scam emails and phone calls getting people to do wire transfers to a criminal. If bitcoin fixes it, mention it in passing. And bitcoin doesn't fix the "I got tricked into sending money go a fraudster", so don't go there. On the other hand, if it's something like Bear Sterns, pointing out that btc was literally invented because of irresponsible bankers who never got any punishment for their actions because they were too big to fail.
Tell the good stories on their own, not in response to some hater who is probably preaching to the choir of other bitcoin haters. There's no point in trying to spread the message to bitcoin fanatics nor haters. You're either preaching to the bitcoin choir or it's falling on deaf ears. Either way, we're not moving forward. The point is to reach the people who don't already have a strong opinion about it and explain the benefits while smashing the misinformation. This is how we move forward. It's not by fighting (mostly), it's by educating and having empathy.
Just a heads up, it looks like your Satoshi Savings Calculator is down.
Today I learned about nostr:nprofile1qqsd90dkhlct3ltcwj3dwxnnqle4rxpcpfvqx87w2xnufxp254xgvfcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnzd96xxmmfdejhytnnda3kjctv9uq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wd4hk6tclsmwtz and I started listening to their latest episode (#99). It seems like a pretty cool way to help introduce friends and family to bitcoin.
Normally I'd suggest the tech sector since they're more likely to be cool with remote workers, but they've been generally laying people off lately, so that might be a rough right now.
When interviewing, make sure it's clear that you can run tasks to completion as long as the objective is clear. This will make sure they understand they need to give you a clear task and not expect you to "just know" what they want from you. This seemingly small detail will make things work out better for everyone! Eventually, it would be better if you can just see what people are going to ask for and get it started (or competed!) before they even have to ask.
Expect to start on the low end for pay in the beginning. Keep track of how well you are doing, ideally in measurable ways. Things like "can handle XYZ reports with minimal oversight" and "get XYZ reports done in 30 minutes instead of the 90 minutes it took when I started" are some generic examples. These will be useful in making the case that you're doing more work in the same amount of time and so you have earned a substancial raise. If your boss doesn't schedule a check in about how well you're doing after 6 months, request one. See if they agree with your assessment. Listen to what they say they would like to see in the next 6 months.
I suppose these are probably good tips for many roles, but they're especially important for an assistant.
And thanks for the tip about Flirting with Bitcoin. I'm checking it out now. 🙂
The Ender 3 is a fantastic machine, can be modded easily and it's a great price.
#3dprinting
Interesting chat between nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a and Molly White.
Hard agree!
Most of what I see from Molly is what is boosted of the Fediverse, so I didn't even realize that she talked directly to people in the bitcoin space, let alone had a real dialog with them.
I gained a lot of respect for her after having watched this interview.
I'm saving one for just outside the Fed's Money Museum in Chicago.
I've been thinking about where the other two should go. High traffic, but near where other warning signs would be so it doesn't get taken down right away and to give people a laugh and maybe post on their own social media. And it should be near something where inflation hits the hardest.
Maybe a petrol station? Or even better, near the tyre inflator at a petrol station! 🤣
I'm not sure which components are redundant here, but my guess would be the AppView because:
"An App View is the piece that actually assembles your feed and all the other data you see in the app"
So it seems that if the App View is down, you don't see your feed.
Of course, if your PDS is down you won't get any new messages either.
If a PDS can subscribe to multiple App Views, and it will catch up after it has been down (as opposed to just missing those messages/events), then that doesn't seem too bad.
Feed generators and labelers appear to be optional, though not much is said about them.
Good virtual assistants are extremely valuable, but also frequently undervalued and as the same time the job is very demanding (e.g. expected to have quick responses at all hours). So watch out for that and have a plan on how to bring it up if it's a problem and be prepared to walk away if necessary.
It's hard to know of the boss is going to be reasonable, and hard for them to know if the applicant will be able to just handle stuff without detailed instructions.
One thing that I see a lot of need for is connecting up people who make cool stuff with people who want to buy it. I'm not talking about modern advertising of trying to convince people to buy something, but finding the people who would really appreciate it.
For example, woodworkers can make amazingly beautiful things, but they don't want to go trying to find a buyer. They just want to do the fun stuff (make stuff). And who can blame them or that?
It's the same with tech projects too. I make open source, encrypted hardware password managers. I don't want to come up with and execute an entire marketing plan. I'd be down to be on a privacy podcast, but I'm just like everyone else: I want to do the fun parts. So today I worked on the code instead of trying to find a show that might want to tell people about #signet.
The same would also apply to people who grow, dehydrate and sell fruits & vegetables (or pickle or preserve in some other way, but dehydrating is good for shipping).
Maybe that's just another type of remote assistant?
The big problem is that none of these examples are high volume or high margin products. They're all a bunch of hobbiest, or tiny businesses at best. If they were big enough to hire someone, they'd have already done it. So it'd likely be commission based or profit sharing or something, at least in the beginning.
Anyway, if you want tips on how to distinguish yourself as a remote office assistant, let me know. I ran a software security practice for years and know exactly what people in that position struggle with and would be happy to have someone to "just deal" with so they can focus on the big picture things.
Another great #Signet #Saturday! I modified the #Firefox #addon to work with sites who do their logins in nonstandard ways.
Code is merged into the default branch and a release will be cut soon.
Nonstandard ways include: not having a
Make it the South burbs, for us downstate folks.
Exit nodes don't know the user's IP address either
You should run events. There are enough midwesterners who would show up and learn, teach and party.
We already have bitcoin mined with methane from landfills, so I don't see why we couldn't do the same with methane from cows.
Awesome to see this pop up in my timeline. You have a new follower!