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The middle ground I am referring to could be someone who doesn't understand bitcoin yet, but is not a lazy fuck.
I'm sure your learning curve wasn't an overnight experience. Mine certainly wasn't.

2026-07-19 20:28:01 UTC

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I'm not sure what PKI means, but the UTXO throughput is what I was referring to 🤙

2026-07-19 20:27:04 UTC

If you are of the opinion that owning bitcoin makes you better than other people, I am here to say that will not gain you the respect you so desperately desire.

2026-07-19 20:21:43 UTC

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Incorrect

2026-07-19 20:19:18 UTC

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Is it possible there is a middle ground between those two examples?

2026-07-19 18:30:32 UTC

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Nicely done. There was an interesting phone at the bottom. I want one
https://blossom.primal.net/243d61d353251c9db44c178bbf938da767a906de3b78e6e1ed9c3ca0afedfe2b.jpg

2026-07-19 18:27:10 UTC

Have you ever met a bitcoiner who thinks every bitcoin user needs to hold their sats on a cold wallet and maintain their private key?
As the technology stands today this is not only unrealistic, it's mathematically impossible.
Being a utopian purist does not help this. There are scaling solutions, but they all require trade-offs. Some of the tech is clunky, but we are making progress with federations, lightning, and ecash.
If you care about bitcoin adoption the process is incremental, not zero to one hundred. Meet people where they are at and show them one step at a time 🤙

2026-07-19 18:19:45 UTC

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Right I was joking because it took someone a ton of creativity and physical work to get that done 😁

2026-07-19 18:05:36 UTC

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Brilliant sir. How did you come up with the prompt for this?

2026-07-19 17:58:52 UTC

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He said bitcoin is not traded in gaza. I explained why I thought it was important, but still sent him some cash on paypal and encouraged him to look into bitcoin. Just one touch point for him.
The amount I sent him wouldn't make my life any better or worse, but will probably make a big impact in his.

2026-07-19 12:18:57 UTC

Today someone showed me a feature on snapchat that allows you to search for public posts geographically.
It's interesting because you're able to zoom in on places like Iran, Gaza Strip and see what life is like there. This can be a good check on the usual propaganda outlets. For example, Iran is far more developed than many in the west realize and I didn't see any posts about the ongoing conflict.
The conditions in Gaza were unsurprisingly terrible, but there are some beautiful families doing their best. I thought to myself about what they might be able to do with bitcoin if I sent them some. I also wondered if there was some way to teach them about nostr.
I'm going to reach out to one of these families and see where it goes. We don't speak the same language, but that doesn't matter anymore. If the tech we are building is useful at all, maybe it will be useful to people who are in bad situations, but still have internet access.
I hope you have a blessed Sunday 🙏

2026-07-19 12:06:05 UTC

And this whole video could be AI
#nevent1q…sh7t

2026-07-18 18:20:14 UTC

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You know, for those who have managed to keep their bitcoin

2026-07-18 18:15:38 UTC

I made their Bison osso buco. Never had it before. I would highly recommend giving it a try
#nevent1q…j8mk

2026-07-18 18:00:25 UTC

Very interesting case. Especially the age of the hacker and how they caught him
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fbi-arrests-man-accused-using-161809528.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHjxmaMGqws3oeylnh6gJu0-fzE2ELJ6JgOa8lORVHm0pgHLxbhSotOrGvzc_AUhi04CTGyr4TBolassSWcdkq5GiS5JPEt39rlAQP72IJoG3bhXPlQRTX_r-MSpAuQXlcS6RhXpgE8OsmzLHeMlurfHBYO7652dnEHvBKEERxYt

2026-07-18 16:45:42 UTC

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That's nuts. Did they watch the movie? 😂

2026-07-18 14:36:40 UTC

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I know you escaped 🤙

2026-07-18 14:33:55 UTC

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Gm,
This all goes back to SoV, MoE, MoA and which comes first.
Realistically it's SoV first, but we need to be working on MoE in parallel. Right now fiat and shitcoins are more convenient, but the trade offs are unacceptable over the long run.
This process will take time. In the meantime it seems that nostr is at the forfront of MoE with lightning and ecash. The recent square move was a big help, but I would love to see more user friendly low fee options for private wallets. For example, right now my minibits wallet is failing to connect to NWC for some reason, which seems to happen randomly without explanation. There have been some advancements in the last few years, but we aren't ready for normies to use bitcoin yet.
NGU could bring funding to these kinds of projects. It's up to us to prioritize them.

2026-07-18 12:08:47 UTC

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It's literally just sausage. I didn't even have to grease the pan. Minimal ingredients in the sausage. We dipped it in maple syrup

2026-07-18 12:06:49 UTC

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Whoa dude. That starter is almost as old as the US. Where does one come upon such a thing?

2026-07-18 11:47:36 UTC

My girlfriend is under the weather and asked for sausage and pancakes so I made her a pancake out of sausage
https://blossom.primal.net/a18ce934de9b483e07353146c7077bc3fc3defed00bae30da7d4a3771b96f669.jpg

2026-07-18 11:41:43 UTC

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Proud of you Harry 🤙

2026-07-18 11:41:13 UTC

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No idea why you would assume that

2026-07-18 10:43:57 UTC

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GM 🔥

2026-07-18 10:24:18 UTC

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I have no idea what you are talking about

2026-07-18 10:16:36 UTC

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It was hosted in the US

2026-07-18 10:06:23 UTC

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Agreed. Seems like Europe needs nostr more than anyone else at the moment

2026-07-18 09:59:02 UTC

Did the europeans give up on nostr or did the gooberment sucessfully lock them out?

2026-07-18 09:51:00 UTC

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Here 🤙
Having trouble zapping with @nprofile…d4vz right now though

2026-07-18 09:47:12 UTC

Third place in the US is basically last
#nevent1q…34yq

2026-07-18 09:46:02 UTC

GM ching chong we are doomed 🫂
#nevent1q…vlg5

2026-07-18 09:41:37 UTC

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2026-07-17 18:09:14 UTC

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Beautiful. You're absolutely right and don't tell me what to care about ❤️

2026-07-17 15:08:20 UTC

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I'm impressed

2026-07-17 00:51:40 UTC

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@nprofile…u4tp likely has a good idea

2026-07-17 00:48:50 UTC

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Agreed

2026-07-17 00:48:23 UTC

Lfg
#nevent1q…l9lu

2026-07-16 18:48:12 UTC

If you believe this, please sell all your bitcoin.
#nevent1q…2rk5

2026-07-16 18:39:31 UTC

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The algos turn everyone into infomerical talkers eventually

2026-07-16 18:37:34 UTC

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Blame Canada

2026-07-16 16:28:46 UTC

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Be*

2026-07-16 16:28:39 UTC

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Anyone with hundreds of millions of dollars would not by riding coach

2026-07-16 12:18:54 UTC

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My body is ready

2026-07-16 12:16:34 UTC

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Before that he was deep into the ESG game. I see the pattern

2026-07-16 12:15:56 UTC

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Not in most cases, especially airports

2026-07-16 11:47:26 UTC

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Fear

2026-07-16 11:47:03 UTC

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Yes

2026-07-16 11:15:31 UTC

GM this is both sad and hilarious. Parody level real world event.
#nevent1q…5l7k

2026-07-16 11:08:57 UTC

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I could be mistaken, but I thought the amount of compute required to train models is exponentially higher than the compute required to run them.

2026-07-16 07:39:34 UTC

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Gm Sync 🫂

2026-07-16 07:37:49 UTC

Big time bubble vibes. It seems to me that the recent LLM craze will plateau in its advancements, just like every other technology that does not rely on network effects.
Considering smartphones for example, there was a time when each iteration was significant and the benefits of paying for the most recent phone far outweighed the costs. Phone tech seems to have plateaued about ten years ago. The main thing keeping it alive now is planned obsolescence.
Eventually the difference between frontier LLMs and older models will become negligable. Then gradually, the difference between enterprise and open source will do the same. This could be accelerated dramatically by another deepseek drop, but it will happen eventually even without one.
Many business applications of "AI" will continue to require bleeding edge models to compete, but for most applications the bottleneck will return to human capital capable of maximizing the clever utilization of the tech, rather than the tech itself. This can be seen across every technological advancement for hundreds of years.
I'm not sure how long this process will take, but one day the ROI on training new LLMs will run out and the bubble will pop. Many busy-work jobs will be decimated in the process.
#nevent1q…9nux

2026-07-16 06:39:47 UTC

My explanation to a friend asking me if all applications work on Graphene:
No. Anything which requires google play services might not work. However, most services that require it can also be used on the inernet instead (like banking services for example)
As far as I am concerned, any app that doesn't work on graphene is not optimized for my usage. So I find alternative services (that app loses me as a customer)
The reality of our current state of affairs in technology is that the tech works for the corporations, not the consumers. It spies on us and can be controlled to block us from using it in ways which benefit us.
For this reason I do my best to only use open source software like linux, graphene, ect. This ensures that if the government, corporations, or a combination of the two decide they want to do something I don't like, they cannot do that remotely.
They have to do it physically, which makes it much more costly for them. Especially here in the US where many citizens are armed to defend themselves.

2026-07-15 15:46:10 UTC

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2026-07-15 01:31:58 UTC

GN https://tidal.com/track/78145993/u

2026-07-13 21:01:25 UTC

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2026-07-13 19:15:20 UTC

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I have heard mixed reports about the effect lasers have on these sensors, however a handheld saw or angle grinder is surely effective 😁

2026-07-13 18:16:11 UTC

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If I was a teenager today I'd be doing this every weekend

2026-07-13 18:15:45 UTC

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True

2026-07-13 15:22:26 UTC

The metaphors people use to explain things demonstrate the quality their critical thinking

2026-07-13 15:18:59 UTC

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Nothing new under the sun 🙂

2026-07-13 14:26:00 UTC

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I usually don't mute until I see something gross or an ad hominem is directed at me

2026-07-13 14:07:23 UTC

When I see an argument on nostr I often unfollow both parties involved

2026-07-13 10:38:47 UTC

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It's a bunch of people who simply use their node and don't check social media

2026-07-13 10:30:13 UTC

Everything is bullish except the daily active users
#nevent1q…07xz

2026-07-12 23:08:03 UTC

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The depth of stupidity in this guy Tony is astounding

2026-07-12 21:35:45 UTC

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Ah I see. Yeah we could use more nodes

2026-07-12 19:58:58 UTC

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What

2026-07-12 19:47:41 UTC

People repost things without checking accuracy
https://blossom.primal.net/83fc1ca4dcd8321cf5b85230aa8b0cb5105b4393b74a67454e6642ab04e9f700.jpg
#nevent1q…nuhz

2026-07-12 13:26:43 UTC

Come to think of it, if democracy ever had a chance, we never should have elected anyone who doesn't have a family
https://blossom.primal.net/cbb5ed6ef0e516395dfab8b57d2f5c87f61623daaddd0246bdc9b8a16bc1d41b.jpg

2026-07-12 11:53:25 UTC

What if
#nevent1q…65uw

2026-07-12 10:14:38 UTC

GM
Anything can change at any moment

2026-07-11 16:24:49 UTC

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I was about to send this to @nprofile…j5nw and then saw he was the one who reposted it 😂

2026-07-11 14:48:14 UTC

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Haha
https://blossom.primal.net/0f24411a08713e0b9ba07e7520d5491e8aa062627006aa60a459e72ad460ec45.gif

2026-07-11 14:46:43 UTC

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If someone blocks you all their posts vanish. You can't see them or reply anymore

2026-07-11 11:19:19 UTC

I don't know how to caption this, but somehow it seems important for you to see it.
https://blossom.primal.net/57d507e8232f127f358aa0294291ac200620e2a855f02d3b320446cc8787f26d.jpg

2026-07-11 08:16:52 UTC

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I noticed my feed was set to 'for you' instead of follows.
I'd be cueious to know how the two are managed differently

2026-07-11 08:15:24 UTC

@nprofile…jejf I'm seeing notes in my feed on dark wisp lately from people I'm not following. Specifically from bcash people.
Never had that happen on another nostr app. Is there a discovery process putting content in the feed?

2026-07-11 07:59:17 UTC

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I live under a rock inside a cave. What examples are you seeing out there in the world?

2026-07-11 07:53:21 UTC

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If someone is muted on nostr I don't see their notes, but they can still see mine and say what they want in response. I do not limit information flow or their free speech by muting them.
On platforms blocking stops someone from seeing my posts and limits their ability to respond. It represents a fundamental breakdown in communication and the dissemination of information.

2026-07-11 07:48:06 UTC

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Mute on nostr is different from blocking on other platforms

2026-07-10 15:46:30 UTC

The distinction between muting someone and blocking them is important

2026-07-10 15:20:09 UTC

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The first guy is on nostr too. I muted him a while ago

2026-07-10 12:27:45 UTC

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Enjoy whatever thought process you would like to subscribe to.
I haven't been thinking about it, but clearly you have.

2026-07-10 12:26:02 UTC

Are you reading between the lines anon?
https://blossom.primal.net/8f981a2cb538290662b70986f3e79e2b52cc725a044f573e599337be9350d615.jpg

2026-07-08 21:37:04 UTC

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Ah interesting. I like the reference, but if wisp is meant for normies I'd use a different sound

2026-07-08 13:32:38 UTC

Check btcmaps.org and see if there are any merchants in your area that accept bitcoin. Many have been onboarded recently.
If you spend and replace it helps the network grow.

2026-07-08 11:30:10 UTC

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No offense, but I ain't reading all that

2026-07-08 10:42:21 UTC

@nprofile…jejf a few points on Wisp.
1. Thanks for dark wisp. I truly appreciate it.
2. Why is the app saying "uh-oh" all the time? I don't understand what the sound is notifying about and it makes me think something went wrong each time I hear it. I turned the sound off, but others might also find it confusing.
3. For some reason search works better than tagging. For example, I couldn't tag Paul from primal or the official wisp account, but had no issue searching for them.
Keep up the good work man. Wisp is the goat

2026-07-08 10:21:07 UTC

Please orange pill this viking
https://blossom.primal.net/be25af82c9c2f8d16fb236d9aa34e8c150fb65e0d6653df757d134cdab1e4379.jpg

2026-07-08 10:16:14 UTC

I would like to know if this will have any impact on Tether's ability to freeze assets. Does anyone know? #asknostr @@npub1xuk…rm3r
#nevent1q…yedn

2026-07-08 10:01:47 UTC

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Thanks for the scoop

2026-07-08 09:07:27 UTC

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MAN PUT BALL IN NET

2026-07-08 09:00:34 UTC

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Gm 🤙

2026-07-08 08:54:01 UTC

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I was just telling my girlfriend about this. Who's Harley though? I seem to remember it was someone named Ari sending those texts

2026-07-08 08:44:24 UTC

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They just took a break to play some soccer

2026-07-08 08:43:35 UTC

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BTC/Gold ratio would be cool on here. 15oz per BTC last I checked, or could be priced in sats