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2026-01-01 00:40:15 CET

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#naddr1qq…tu2e

2025-12-26 05:25:10 CET

Latest article live #naddr1qq…tu2e

2025-12-26 01:56:51 CET

# Quantum Is Fiat
*"They disdain what God has fashioned with His own hands to form shadows for themselves of an indecisive nature, as if they were greater than God."
— St. Irenaeus of Lyon*
The cathedral doors swing open. Inside, hooded acolytes chant over a cryogenically sealed black box. "Behold!" cries the high priest, robed in *Nature* paper co-authorships. "Our God-Machine declares *quantum supremacy*! Rejoice, for it has factored 15 into 3×5!" The tech bros in the pews vibrate with ecstasy. Journalists scribble rapture. Grant money rains from the vaulted ceilings. One skeptic dares ask, "But how do we verify the machine’s output?" The sanctuary falls silent. The priest hisses, **"You must *believe*."**
Welcome to the state religion of the 21st century: **Quantum Fiat**.
### The "Trust Me Bro" Science of Unverifiable Oracles
Quantum computing’s entire edifice rests on a theological claim: certain truths can only be revealed by machines inaccessible to human audit. When Google’s Sycamore processor "proved" quantum supremacy in 2019, it did so by performing a task that is unverified and unverifiable. Like a Delphic priestess chewing laurel leaves, it spits out pronouncements we’re commanded to accept on faith.
This is science as performance art. Peer review is grant-funded groupthink where critics risk exile. Reproducibility is impossible when a single experiment costs more than NASA’s Apollo program. Raw data remains locked in proprietary black boxes labeled "progress."
Meanwhile, Bitcoin delivers proof you can touch. Run a node. Validate the blockchain from Genesis. Every SHA-256 hash is a publicly auditable sacrifice of energy. No faith required, just thermodynamics and code. Quantum’s "supremacy" evaporates under scrutiny like cryogenic frost in sunlight.
### The Platonic Retreat: Anyons, Grants, and Rigged Games
As quantum engineers face the howling void of decoherence; noise shattering their delicate qubits; they’ve made a desperate retreat into mathematical Gnosticism.
Behold their savior: the topological qubit. Allegedly immune to noise through the magic of non-abelian anyons, quasi-particles braided in abstract space like celestial knotwork. But show me one. Point to an anyon in a lab. You can’t. After 30 years and $30 billion, they remain Platonic ghosts, as real as the ideals in Plato’s cave.
Why peddle such mysticism? Follow the money. Labs survive on taxpayer hopium and VC delirium tremens. Benchmarks are rigged liturgical rites, Quantum "wins" only when classical computers are forbidden from using their full toolset. Reverse the test, let classical machines optimize while quantum brute-forces; and your laptop wins. Tech media plays choirboy: "BREAKING: QUANTUM MACHINE SOLVES PROBLEM NO ONE HAS!" *Fine print: The problem is generating random numbers slower than `/dev/urandom`.*
It’s a trinity of grift. Priests (researchers) sell salvation, scribes (journalists) sell indulgences (clicks), and the faithful (tech bros) gain social capital to impress Tinder dates.
### The Thermodynamic Lie: Where’s the Burn?
Quantum computing promises something physics forbids: a free lunch.
"Topological protection!" they cry. "Error-corrected qubits!" Yet the Second Law of Thermodynamics remains unmoved. Fault tolerance requires energy. You cannot conjure order from quantum chaos without burning joules. Bitcoin knows this intimately. It anchors truth in immutable energy expenditure — about 1 million+ kWh per block. The blockchain is a public ledger of sacrifice.
But quantum’s "elegant solutions" demand cryogenic temples. Dilution refrigerators consuming megawatts to cool chips to 0.01°K. Millions of physical qubits required per logical qubit; a thermodynamic Ponzi scheme. Meanwhile, classical supercomputers achieve practical results like protein folding and climate modeling without mystical claims or unverifiable outputs.
### The Resistance Trap: Gnosticism in New Robes
"Panic!" shouts the quantum priesthood. "Migrate to quantum-resistant algorithms!" But this is heresy rebranded. Many of these algorithms are closed-source. All untested, and potentially weaker than Bitcoin’s battle-tested cryptography. Their real purpose? A Trojan horse for backdoors and control, "for your security," murmurs the apparatchik.
Migration legitimizes the lie. It says we accept your Gnostic abstraction as real. Bitcoin rejects this. Its Proof-of-Work is economic and cryptographic *kenosis*; truth achieved through irreversible sacrifice.
### The Ultimate Refutation: Immutable History
So come at me, tech bros. Cite your "trust me bro" preprints. Rage in ALL CAPS about how I "fear progress." But bring one thing to the table:
**Proof-of-Work that a cryptographically relevant quantum computer exists.**
Not 3×5=15. Not rigged benchmarks. Show me a publicly verifiable, energy-anchored truth like Bitcoin’s blockchain. Prove your machine can do anything beyond running a fiat printing press for Nature papers and grant applications.
I’ll wait.
And if I’m wrong? It doesn’t matter. After all, if quantum computers truly manipulate spacetime like their high priests claim, I’ll just rent one to retroactively edit this article into a Nobel acceptance speech. I’ll insert peer-reviewed equations "proving" I invented the anyon in 1997. I’ll photoshop myself high-fiving Feynman beside a glowing quantum core. **Just like they do now.**
But here’s the cosmic joke: **They can’t.**
The past is immutable.
The blockchain is cryptographic flesh and blood.
Your quantum anyons are modern gnostic shadows, disdainful of physical reality. No quantum machine will ever make a single Satoshi vanish or erase the energy burned to write these words. Anymore than Plato’s shadows will.
### Epilogue: The Fire of the Real
Every orphaned Bitcoin block whispers the truth: creation demands sacrifice. Every watt burned by ASIC miners declares; abstractions not forged in fire are idols. Every Gnostic priest peddling quantum fiat flees one thing; the weight of the physical world.
We do not live in Hilbert space. We live in flesh, blood, and joules where truth is carved into history through irreversible work. Let the quantum acolytes build their Babel. Let them sacrifice reason on altars of abstract math.
**We’ll be mining truth in the ashes.**
Christ is born. Glorify Him!

2025-01-01 03:07:23 CET

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If you accept Lightning or ecash I would have bought a ticket.

2024-12-30 20:09:02 CET

Excited to reveal this beautiful cross maze piece by @npub1th6…930q .
Commissioning an art piece on NOSTR was such an amazing experience. Working with Moon on the piece was great. He asked me questions and requested elements to make the piece meaningful to me while adding his own artistic interpretations. If you look back at my notes you will see some of the elements used in creating the piece as I noted them so I could share with Moon via DM.
It reminds me of the need to constantly
Be focused on the goal while walking the spiritual path as there can be many dead ends and distractions along the Way.
Consider supporting NOSTR creators like @npub1th6…930q ! by exchanging and adding value we make community real and tangible.
#nostr #creators #art #grownostr https://image.nostr.build/fec427dba888d94a16bda3e6142edad1f0ee61c2e214d182809e49196c82026f.jpg https://image.nostr.build/ac2f9142a23b7c633e596f75f3a7a7902e7fd18114b731f94016ec32ef9276b0.jpg

2024-12-25 22:49:17 CET

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Merry Christmas

2024-12-23 05:15:31 CET

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Received, love it!

2024-12-15 19:55:40 CET

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Thanks!

2024-12-15 19:54:05 CET

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Not to say there isn’t some weird shit out there that we don’t understand, but 99% of it can be explained by what I listed.
I’ll check out the trilogy!.

2024-12-15 10:59:49 CET

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I have no f**k**g idea how this ended up in my notifications, but the idea of ritual slaughter hidden In “Secular” practice is obviously the same as every other pagan culture since the beginning of history.
Every pagan tyrant (giant) sold it in This way.

2024-12-15 10:51:46 CET

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And all people everywhere.

2024-12-15 10:43:38 CET

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My boys used to troll the shit out of home Town people by dressing in gorilla suits and scaring local Karen’s on residential streets in the late 90’s among other things which I won’t mention here🤣. All harmless trolling before social media.
I personally know trust fund dudes who wouldn’t bat an eye at spending 50k to troll an entire town just for fun.
Young men are sociopathic by design if not limited by family, work or economics etc.
Peak fiat. Bored ass immature young (or old) dudes that think it’s funny + some military stuff + psy-ops + people that want to spread fear.
#UFO
#UAP
#nostr
#drones
@npub1guh…6hjy
@npub1qny…95gx
@npub10ut…xdlq
@npub1th6…930q
Malícia?

2024-12-15 10:05:31 CET

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God bless her.

2024-12-07 20:25:14 CET

Can’t wait to get my art commission by @npub1th6…930q in hand. Using NOSTR and Btc to engage in commerce is a great experiment. @npub1th6…930q was amazing to work with and offered a great commission experience.
NOSTR as a tool for establishing a record of process and ownership of art offers some interesting possibilities. #note1qsw…dut0

2024-12-07 00:51:58 CET

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So excited to see it in person!

2024-11-30 20:50:32 CET

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Excited!! It’s looking great.

2024-11-28 19:52:47 CET

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Nice!!! Wen BTC secured loans?

2024-11-15 19:09:38 CET

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The UX is amazing. Choose a bet you wanna take, pay the invoice, done. No signup, email, verification…. @npub1guh…6hjy interviewed the builder on @npub1sk7…jraw. Strong signal.

2024-11-15 05:42:50 CET

#bitcoinpredictionmarket #predictionmarket
https://www.bitcoinprediction.market

2024-11-07 20:13:06 CET

Great episode, the idea of free market predictions are fascinating and critical. @npub1guh…6hjy #TFTC
https://fountain.fm/episode/mYwRNm78ZaPrp24ard09

2024-11-07 20:04:54 CET

Such an easy to use prediction market. Lightning makes the UX essentially frictionless.
https://www.bitcoinprediction.market

2024-10-20 02:59:11 CEST

Any Electrical Engineers looking for contract work? #asknostr #nostr #job

2024-10-19 03:38:42 CEST

It feels good to do business with Lightning on Nostr.

2024-10-19 03:35:40 CEST

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It’s about to get weirder.

2024-10-18 20:24:09 CEST

https://image.nostr.build/c08f7d09d77c84d4dc54ebfcba759195509a2cc6f4a38a246f661821ed7a201e.jpg https://image.nostr.build/7b9a365e996ecb7b1aad11d39df40f84225efab30d90aff7d85bedca727955c0.jpg

2024-10-18 19:51:08 CEST

https://image.nostr.build/8092019b8c79a06dadbf9fb2ff647d490c058b0fb35ac129b1285850d2540d00.jpg

2024-10-18 19:44:19 CEST

https://image.nostr.build/e725921a267aa1e503d7f1f99bc38c10c2ee3ccb43feb64e83f81b83e8a8c94d.jpg

2024-10-18 19:43:13 CEST

Christ enthroned with the Wheeled cherubim at the feet. https://image.nostr.build/3020e0c2e6fe049aaacabd27cd6295ea68f5174c3e4abfa469c995278ca5bc15.jpg

2024-10-18 19:20:02 CEST

https://image.nostr.build/e399c9df4b0f32084e55bb88bdea11ebf68aa46701a08dfb52e1f205db80ae67.jpg

2024-10-18 19:04:51 CEST

https://image.nostr.build/c8f2b305eb4ebe99d4e1ba62d41924729fa4cc3f6942d8a4bcb7bf7dc7ed9ffb.jpg

2024-10-18 02:06:34 CEST

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DM sent, Axé

2024-10-18 01:58:01 CEST

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Amazing

2024-09-30 04:15:32 CEST

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Nature is also brutal, unforgiving, dangerous and not to be trifled with.

2024-09-21 23:00:33 CEST

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How does one implement this?

2024-09-14 03:42:34 CEST

Hilarious #note1um2…3dj8

2024-09-09 23:32:09 CEST

Every little bit helps. #note1w68…28zm

2024-09-05 05:18:34 CEST

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Lentils are a good fasting food. Fasting saves money to buy Bitcoin.

2024-08-16 05:20:50 CEST

#nostr exclusive footage of a firestorm I captured last week. Being this close to such a powerful force of nature is exhilarating, impossible to explain with words. The video does it no justice and the sound is deafening like the roar of the ocean. Being able to experience this in person without another soul around because they have all ran the opposite direction is one experience I will not soon forget. Greatful for the experience and surviving it. #grownostr #nostronly #stormchaser @npub1qny…95gx @npub1587…kv0n @npub1h8n…rpev https://video.nostr.build/f588e1b1d823d0a2f55e50c0c6331d98931863b4e18911827a9258b8645b7b58.mp4

2024-08-07 18:06:33 CEST

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A genius and true artist to say the least.

2024-08-07 18:02:21 CEST

It seems a conflagration is near.
#grownostr #nostr #nostronly https://image.nostr.build/b64473b5d242b0d118b351ac3251230e77640a00134b7811310ee8f03b3f1c79.jpg

2024-08-04 22:17:05 CEST

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M.C. Escher Tessellated works are some of my favorite. His work on perspective is really cool too.

2024-07-24 19:57:27 CEST

Another day at the fiat mines. Long roads and hot days. Vistas aren’t bad. https://image.nostr.build/9e0c908d71b908e6da5efaca4fd0e79e98847508a7486733c8022f73e8dc97f6.jpg

2024-07-19 21:48:29 CEST

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Keep me updated on how it goes.

2024-07-19 21:47:19 CEST

Had the privilege of photographing a dear friend’s private collection of artifacts collected from traveling in the 80’s.
Wooden plow, woven grass bowl, some kind of grain grinding stone, a carved whale vertebrae. More to come. #nostronly #grownostr https://image.nostr.build/e306d1a1aeaad312b533c739675a151dd6616afd68a28da9ed18c9107eff56f4.jpg https://image.nostr.build/8cef434b4ae3fccfe499923f468c483f8f4e840ba1812b6b7c6841f00afe987e.jpg https://image.nostr.build/a0f13150c0c5b0939b396e249b1f0410eef25b6eda22e4f95fe704b586aea128.jpg https://image.nostr.build/114053857c829e8d83fb38618b81dec097a9faf1ed8e92900be42cf0fb5d185a.jpg https://image.nostr.build/7a57c6bca4941acbac0ac17d439dd2d836b79b13a4b800742f64b003ddf942a5.jpg

2024-07-19 21:31:03 CEST

Fresh caught mackerel, not the best eating but good enough and an easy catch. https://image.nostr.build/d4489cd12c03016cf3cff340fead9908a1d474ee2ec3cdef7f29c45dbba0d87f.jpg

2024-07-19 21:29:16 CEST

The Sea at night. https://image.nostr.build/5682ba24a4335fe0557febca3da1464cbd68740f347806d481d2cf4e78cba113.jpg

2024-07-19 21:26:33 CEST

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Start9 says it is easier for nontechnical person, Umbrel seems to offer more services. I decided to go with Umbrel for now to see how it goes.

2024-07-19 18:56:00 CEST

Umbrel or Start9? Any suggestions?

2024-06-15 01:25:57 CEST

If one were thinking to allocate assets from a qualified retirement account to the Bitcoin ETF. Which 1.) has the lowest fees 2.) supports core developers? #bitcoin

2024-06-15 01:24:42 CEST

If one were thinking to allocate assets from a qualified retirement account to the Bitcoin ETF. Which 1.) has the lowest fees 2.) supports core developers?

2024-06-07 18:34:40 CEST

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Reported

2024-05-02 02:30:50 CEST

More Garden boxes, lumber sourced off the homestead. https://image.nostr.build/339d441b8c333b80bdad258ddd45b5c36e2df01bce34878160f93eee4d3d629a.jpg

2024-04-27 19:02:34 CEST

An assortment of rare and amazing plants which feed off of mycelium networks which surround tree roots. https://image.nostr.build/6900b04ac4a662b2ebd6150b2e129b8e0b4c60aee8d51dd5e626ad5f024519c2.jpg https://image.nostr.build/90904f580d6666b28efee3322f9ee5c1376b1b124eed7c2c5280339eb0478b61.jpg https://image.nostr.build/831a0c4ea24771cc9ced4cbd0c2c74a2614b296253b069ca4c6e3db8193bd438.jpg https://image.nostr.build/89b88e4cc159bb057467b42d9a5a2d8ed4d8657198171555892b05090a99d5a7.jpg

2024-04-27 18:52:28 CEST

Some incredible rare plants can be found while foraging for mushrooms. #grownostr https://image.nostr.build/fe93b09de4fb9725613515486296c27dad8607db509fba34d80e2480aefe2952.jpg

2024-04-27 18:49:55 CEST

These cost $20 an ounce dried commercially, we pick pounds each year foraging. https://image.nostr.build/7e1b2d08d22e2810ea878ff89693853c4347eceb66019be6a6f636b5169701cc.jpg

2024-04-27 18:48:00 CEST

Morel mushroom foraging season is almost over. Had a good crop this year. #grownostr https://image.nostr.build/a61d66cef6066f58b4becac3678b218a901f631917dd6a8726ab72964f9a44ae.jpg

2024-04-27 18:45:09 CEST

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Allegedly, these plants can be used medicinally for kidney and liver support and improve memory. #grownostr

2024-04-27 06:27:16 CEST

Many wildflower enthusiasts understand the symbiotic relationship between trees and mycorrhizal fungi. In this relationship, the hyphae (fungal threads) enter into the roots of the trees. The trees benefit by increasing the surface area of their root system allowing them to absorb greater quantities of water and minerals. In return, the fungus absorbs carbohydrates and other nutrients from the tree.
Since they cannot make their own "food," the mysterious mycotrophic wildflowers take this symbiotic relationship between tree and fungus one-step further. Mycotrophic plants "tap" into and parasitize the hyphae of a mycorrhizal fungus by reversing the flow of carbon (derived from the host tree) and other nutrients to meet their survival needs. The unlucky fungus "feeds" the parasitic wildflower and receives nothing in return. Some people have even referred to this 3-way relationship as "mutualism gone badly!" For this reason, the myco-heterotrophs are often said to be "epiparasitic" on other plants. https://image.nostr.build/831a0c4ea24771cc9ced4cbd0c2c74a2614b296253b069ca4c6e3db8193bd438.jpg

2024-04-10 19:26:12 CEST

Saylor is a Technocrat, he can’t support open source devs without violating his foundational ideology.
Technocrat: A technical specialist exercising centralized governmental or managerial authority
@npub1qny…95gx
#bitcoin #note1jag…dyqq

2024-04-07 06:29:30 CEST

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Welcome

2024-03-03 18:05:33 CET

Good Morning.

2024-03-03 18:01:57 CET

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Cool idea!

2024-02-25 06:54:15 CET

Lamb season https://image.nostr.build/2ccaa00cfa197c4468cd3244561b672c50f96626bec327fb0d2dbf7b0bd4e77d.jpg

2024-02-25 06:45:29 CET

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Really like the melting ice cube analogy to explain inflation. Good meme.

2024-02-25 06:37:36 CET

What? A Toad. https://image.nostr.build/98ed5ffbfd680f01a5ab095d7b69fdb92aaf3fc547fb0f78dcd26bf0557f90fc.jpg https://image.nostr.build/42b4b2f3af158bd41abec2fbe71425aa1d35dbd95889712a65c9f7294721be81.jpg https://image.nostr.build/a6967b89bcf96cc5b20c55c97aedcb5f2102fecbc9f8d474e46f6f82dcb11b9c.jpg

2024-02-25 06:35:37 CET

Planting clover on top of wood chips in compost bin. https://image.nostr.build/ebaf2a35053205ce3a532ec7eb6d69b2d4d8780b1909bdf46778b53ec3da8104.jpg

2024-02-25 06:34:39 CET

Sea of green https://image.nostr.build/797c9657d4704bfd745ca4387da4c96f8242ea7e16d85c546f57a305f3a204d9.jpg

2024-02-25 06:32:49 CET

Response to EBay payments https://image.nostr.build/fd8336d6a42746ed39597f71eefa573c0565ed301860f4f5c6e12b5ab445454b.jpg

2024-02-18 02:45:24 CET

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TAXATION IS ROBBERY

2024-02-18 02:39:13 CET

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Looks like he’s contemplating if he wants sweet pie or chicken rings.

2024-02-16 00:12:15 CET

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Very cool experience being able to interact with those creatures like that.
We can learn so much about reality and ourselves interacting with other beings.
They can even learn to engage with our ritualized behaviors, like fist bumps, waving hello, shaking hands etc. and in proper context. Highly intelligent.

2024-02-15 20:00:09 CET

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It would be a lot of fun to hangout with a chimpanzee for a day.

2024-02-14 05:55:53 CET

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https://formstr.app/

2024-02-14 03:12:55 CET

Last day of vacation. https://image.nostr.build/71122e4a2139a83123af0c70e13124b78cdb1ecf49a5509093e9c405689649d2.jpg

2024-02-13 22:05:36 CET

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😂 I’m going to start referring to it as Handegg. “You watching the Handegg game tomorrow”

2024-02-13 21:45:02 CET

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That’s funny because none of Us take InstaTwitFaceTok and their Dollar bucks seriously.

2024-02-13 21:21:24 CET

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Axé

2024-02-13 10:04:14 CET

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It is outstanding. Absolutely brilliant

2024-02-13 10:03:04 CET

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Very much on my mind lately, how to quantify, assign and verify reputation and trust. My intuition is that it would be based on some form of voluntary hierarchy. @npub1yxp…399s talks about the possibility of having a “celebrity”judge being selected by two parties in advance of a trade or transaction who could settle a dispute for a fee by signing with private key.
@npub18am…p424 and other known figures are essentially already trusted and verified in the Nostr community. Those who are newer, not as active or unverified in meat space have a lot of work to do to get there. It seems like having some sort of system where a known identity can “vouch” for an as yet unknown identity at some point could help to expand the community and create a more trustworthy marketplace.
For example, if @npub18am…p424 as a “hierarch” in Nostr was able to “vouch” that @npub12q8…pdgs is a real person and not a bot or scammer and this was public, weighted and accessible then @npub12q8…pdgs would be able to participate more fully in the Nostr ecosystem as trusted member. Obviously this would have to be done very carefully and reputations would be at stake. I imagine a number of techniques could be employed to accomplish this and some well known “Hierarchs” would emerge that would specialize in this. Essentially what Murray Rothbard talks about in his book about how a libertarian legal system would function absent a central authority. Anyone have any thoughts?

2024-02-13 08:51:11 CET

@npub1qny…95gx any additional advice? https://image.nostr.build/449bb11da606f2dd04e3edb7d9b63d75825f13054ea80d77e72f61b00e353221.jpg

2024-02-13 08:36:46 CET

Listening to audiobook of @npub1a2c…w83a “Broken Money” it is excellent, Informative and brilliant @npub1h8n…rpev Does an great job with narration. I’m going to have to get a digital copy or physical copy to highlight and study the content in more detail. It inspires so many thoughts and opens up new concepts.

2024-02-13 08:23:05 CET

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Thanks for the reply and explanation very helpful.

2024-02-13 08:22:12 CET

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My wife is from Brazil so I can live there but it seems like it’s pretty hostile to business. I live in a progressive state in the US so it almost seems better to just move to lower tax more business friendly state inside the country. It’s tough with so many factors to consider, Family, network, job, regulations, freedoms, safety etc.

2024-02-13 08:12:20 CET

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Interesting, I didn’t expect Malaysia as an option. Georgia and Azerbaijan would be interesting for sure as well as Eastern Europe. I have a friend who recently moved to Estonia but I haven’t spoken with him in a while.
I have visited Paraguay and really enjoyed, it felt like very low regulation and very Wild West also low development outside the major cities I know they have an abundance of cheap energy and Saz Bitcoin mining is setting up some operations there.
What are your thoughts on El Salvador? I’m planning to visit there this year.

2024-02-13 03:08:28 CET

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Where would you go if you could go anywhere?

2024-02-11 19:37:21 CET

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2024-02-11 04:29:08 CET

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Ok so when people talk about losing funds on lightning how does that happen? Is it that a force close in high fee environment will eat up the balance of my side of the Channel if it too small or are there other pitfalls? I’m trying to understand the mechanics.

2024-02-10 08:36:45 CET

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They’re desperate

2024-02-10 08:35:02 CET

Noob Question for all the #lightning gurus out there. Since a channel is just a 2 of 2 multisig, does force closing a channel always result in burning of funds? If this is the case what is the point of force closing a channel other than being a dick? #Bitcoin

2024-02-08 08:49:46 CET

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Thanks for asking the question. I have some more thoughts in the same vein and some of my own questions regarding scalability and adoption. Having trouble coherently forming them at the moment.
I agree its possible that technological advancements will make chain bloat moot.
For the foreseeable future it seems that the benefits of a multi-layer Solutions with all the trade offs and shortcomings is the best we’ve got. Its going to be interesting to watch it play out. Look forward to reading the piece.

2024-02-08 07:24:56 CET

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Great summary thanks!

2024-02-08 07:17:43 CET

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I like to think about in similar terms as the internet and what we now call legacy social media like X. They weren’t perfect and had the current issues baked in from the beginning . But they were far more decentralized then the newspapers and tv news channels of the previous era. Freedom and decentralization is a continual battle and there is no panacea.
Also think that a major issue with big blocks as a scaling solution is that it inevitably leads to centralization because the blockchain bloat eventually means that no one can afford to run a node except large data center operators. Imaging a 1000TB+ chain. So while individuals have a level of autonomy in transferring on chain they trade off privacy and consolidation of nodes and don’t get to chose who operates the nodes.
With layer 2 solutions such as fedimint and cashu an individual gets to chose who they do business with and I believe individuals will do business with a number of them at the same time. Some may be fractional reserve, some may not but the important thing is that they will be auditable in real time and not enjoy protection as banking racket and be based on a sound monetary base. Will the system be corrupted or gamed in the future at some point? probably! But what’s the alternative.
On philosophical level I don’t believe that complete and unconditional individual autonomy is a desirable goal. Humans are social creatures and can really only exist in extended social realities. And it seems those social realities actually define the individuals and visa versa. So I think bitcoiners and freedom lovers need to be less individualistic and form strong social bonds around something coherent to bind them together in order to resist tyranny. Otherwise they get isolated and picked off.
Anyway those are some of my thoughts sorry for the long rant, you asked😂

2024-02-08 03:43:32 CET

Nothing can substitute for putting in work. #note1pa8…v3s0

2024-02-04 19:31:12 CET

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Salt to taste and pepper is all I do.

2024-02-03 01:13:27 CET

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What do you mean when you say integrate Bitcoin? Accept it as payment? Or something else.

2024-02-01 20:26:31 CET

Very hard to do and very worth the effort. #note126d…lnc4

2024-01-28 19:19:27 CET

Training day at the fiat mine. #grownostr #nostr https://image.nostr.build/cda0dde997772f660f6c0369ece3f185fb3e35611a9e27585ef1d7eec99dcbde.jpg

2024-01-28 15:58:33 CET

Very interested to see what sort of things are built on #fedimint the Mutual cash value life Insurance model seems like it could be a possibility. #bitcoin #note1qmz…wd5v

2024-01-28 15:46:56 CET

New content creator on Nostr #note12al…8rz6

2024-01-28 10:01:50 CET

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It goes back to the age old question: “If a man says something in the forest and his women isn’t around to hear him, is he still wrong”?