Expatriotic

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2025-11-14 00:21:39 UTC

@nprofile…0vga @nprofile…hlzn
https://stacker.news/items/1281306/r/expatriotic
12 hours after posting incredibly detailed tutorial, 0 sats and outlawed by DarthCoin whose fetish is protecting people from Monero 🤦🏻‍♂️

2025-11-13 15:56:00 UTC

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Why

2025-11-13 12:24:04 UTC

YES times ♾️
#nevent1q…35t2

2025-11-13 11:49:55 UTC

Some wallets and I believe Peach have been doing this. Or at least close to it. It's the best format IMO
#nevent1q…q4e9

2025-11-13 11:18:30 UTC

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Lol, that's gay 🤣.

2025-11-13 11:12:06 UTC

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But, in the example, they're paying in bitcoin no?

2025-11-12 13:48:35 UTC

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Yup
#nevent1q…d4zz

2025-11-12 13:46:29 UTC

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I'm sure you're a nice guy, but who TF cares?
Following your logic, they may not know what a sat is, but they MAY know the market value of one bitcoin if they're LiTeRaLly paying in bitcoin via Square.
Having a coffee be 6,000 bitcoins is just DUMB.
Either
A. Use sats
B. Use bitcoins
Don't use A but call it B 🤦🏻‍♂️

2025-11-12 13:40:39 UTC

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Honest questions.
What are your thoughts on the spending tools SW and Ashgaru have for postmix?
Is that why Wasabi users are so big on LN?
Basically just capitulating the reality of their inability to achieve onchain privacy?
No really, being genuine 🤣

2025-11-12 13:36:41 UTC

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Agreed.
expatriotic.me/terminal 💪

2025-11-12 12:27:25 UTC

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Thanks for sharing

2025-11-10 08:54:25 UTC

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I made a tutorial for them and they gifted it to me
https://expatriotic.me/ashigaru

2025-11-10 08:52:34 UTC

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I lived in China, so running infrastructure was prohibitive due to networking challenges. So yes I used other "trusted" nodes by people I knew for Sparrow, Monero and Ashigaru...
Tangent, but look at LN. It is inherently a system where you build trust and have to trust people. You don't open channels to untrusted or unreliable people...
E.g., I "trusted" your Olympus node and kept it full for spending, yet you still closed my channel to you... Now I use WoS to collect tips rather than fussing with the trust model of LN...
And let's be fair, spending with monero is way better than managing Lightning... Hence why only custodial LN has the UX needed to get adoption. And the capacity of LN is laughable small.

2025-11-09 15:57:53 UTC

Finally running my own Dojo wallet server. Check out my journey on my blog 👉 https://expatriotic.me
https://image.nostr.build/0ed4103ebbc9baf3945c23e83e88ae833604484bf40055071d5d105599a0a363.jpg

2025-11-09 15:05:22 UTC

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Even if you're running it yourself?

2025-11-09 15:04:46 UTC

Can't tell if this is a joke
#nevent1q…u37g

2025-11-09 08:07:30 UTC

https://medium.com/@nicolasdorier/why-i-dont-celebrate-neutrino-206bafa5fda0
👀 @nprofile…a4r4 @nprofile…cmhr
True or no?

2025-11-09 06:50:56 UTC

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Satoshi dipped out when the Feds and CIA came sniffing. He was a smart one.
Then,
Bitcoin got captured.

2025-11-09 06:37:04 UTC

#Monero IS #Bitcoin
AKA peer-to-peer digital cash.
Bitcoin is what "they" want you to use.
Just look at what happens to devs of ETH and BTC blockchains when they try to add privacy to a transparent blockchain.
The State tries to put them UNDER the jail.
Default L1 privacy or GTFO.

2025-11-08 13:54:42 UTC

Gloria Zhao is hot.
Change my mind

2025-11-08 07:01:27 UTC

What's your favorite way to collect RSS? The one I used 15 years ago is defunct... And finding it hard to find a good privacy focused minimal design interface/client #asknostr

2025-11-08 06:40:50 UTC

What would be involved in setting up an alert for something you're waiting to happen.
Aka you're running a server that is #mining #monero and want an email when/if it hits a block. #lotterymining
Presumably one could #vibecode a #python program to accomplish this

2025-11-05 06:10:57 UTC

As SW and TDev face sentencing, let's all remember how @nprofile…hj7z gave us Payjoin 🕯️

2025-11-05 05:51:01 UTC

@nprofile…hj7z thank you so much for inventing Payjoin

2025-11-05 05:48:50 UTC

Bad case of "NIH" syndrome.
Dan Gould is like the White Savior, fixing problems that @nprofile…v0pv with Sparrow Wallet and Samourai Wallet had long ago implemented...
#nevent1q…pw4d

2025-11-04 02:55:35 UTC

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Lol, you broed me. I only say bro when I'm annoyed or upset with someone 🤣
With plastic cutlery it's usually in plastic

2025-11-04 02:01:34 UTC

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2025-11-04 02:01:31 UTC

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Yes

2025-11-04 02:01:10 UTC

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I've had the opposite experience. Order online food and select the toggle for no cutlery. Only to have plastic cutlery arrive because the worker layer, driver layer and app layer weren't really in sync. They're just rushing to push out orders.
So I get them having a default of not providing. I'd prefer that. Still sucks though...
Be cheered in knowing that in Japan sushi is a finger food for some, no chopsticks needed.

2025-11-04 01:05:11 UTC

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Crazy to think that 2013 levels of Merchant adoption was probably higher than today...
It's tough because for those of us earning fiat, we prefer to spend fiat (cash) for day to day things and save in Bitcoin. It's a hard thing to fight.
I would have way more Bitcoin if I'd never spent (obviously)

2025-11-04 00:32:41 UTC

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Bitch 🤣

2025-11-04 00:20:10 UTC

Explain to a computer your dumb fuck daylight savings
#nevent1q…5m5u

2025-11-03 23:33:52 UTC

Been following my guides to get your Bitcoin stack stood up?
Next step is hosting local instance of @nprofile…edr2 dot space for maximum privacy.
👇
https://expatriotic.me/mempool

2025-11-03 08:36:46 UTC

"Time Spent on Lightning is a Waste"
Duh...
No dip Sherlock.
The only decent way to use it is with @walletofsatoshi or @coinos. Basically only custodial solutions
https://stacker.news/items/1272819/r/expatriotic

2025-11-02 02:12:29 UTC

Well this is gay about
Eigenwallet.
Their BTC wallet has a FIXED bitcoin address and the swap does NOT allow you to pay via an external wallet like Ashigaru. And doesn't even go to 8 decimals.
I imported w/ sparrow wallet. Sent in more BTC. But they show up ONLY in Sparrow and are NOT visible or spendable.

2025-10-31 15:16:58 UTC

Always had trouble having a local directory FIRST and then opening on github. Or even tried in the reverse... Chicken and egg. Always had version conflicts... Maybe this sheet will help https://image.nostr.build/4bd51303657e600a3682edbd49b9986e3d2ecb39d22f717fa88e2113f2a6ead6.jpg

2025-10-31 12:49:53 UTC

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I agree.
As someone whose country doesn't change their entire timezone every 6 months.
Indonesia, China, Thailand.
It's odd to have a regularly scheduled program just shift for seemingly arbitrary reasons. It is objectively being done one hour later now. Unless I'm crazy.

2025-10-30 08:46:24 UTC

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Name a messenger app that hasn't had a coin lol.
Nostr
Session
Simplex
Telegram
Signal
Haven't all of them used a coin or token? I agree though... But haven't used SimpleX in a while... Garbage UX

2025-10-29 16:44:04 UTC

New #howto #guide out for setting up a #monero node on a bare-metal #Ubuntu server w/o using Docker or Tor (For referrence, I use router-level VPN + Tailscale).
👇
https://expatriotic.me/monero/

2025-10-29 09:50:55 UTC

New guide on #Fulcrum 2.0.0 is out on my blog and @nprofile…azkh. Turbo charge your #Bitcoin Core node with a powerful indexer.
Blog👇
https://expatriotic.me/fulcrum/
SN 👇
https://stacker.news/items/1268423

2025-10-28 13:31:35 UTC

Spoiler alert. Hard forks are healthier and safer IMO than soft forks... Despite the rhetoric to the contrary.
People may bemoan the BCASH split, but you know what it allowed? Us to voluntarily choose to NOT use BCASH and hse BTC instead...
Choice is power
#nevent1q…2x7n

2025-10-28 11:58:22 UTC

Listen to Cypherpunk Bitstream.
"Conversations about cryptoanarchy, cypherpunk, second realm and autonomous zones from the TAZ 0 in Berlin."
Especially episodes 0x02 (Second Realm) and 0x03 (TAZ - Temporary Autonomous Zones).
@nprofile…5hrn & @TheRealSmuggler
https://pod.link/aHR0cHM6Ly90YXowLm9yZy9iaXRzdHJlYW0vaW5kZXgueG1s

2025-10-27 10:11:07 UTC

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What happened?

2025-10-25 14:35:07 UTC

Running Fulcrum 2.0 in the best #Bitcoin wallet there is, @nprofile…36uk's #Sparrow .
Thanks @nprofile…d2ys for the #ASCII art tip! 💪🫡🏴‍☠️ https://image.nostr.build/92759092690ab5c48b4897850f2dd07102e3be0a37bf177223a133e93607a5c7.png

2025-10-24 08:13:04 UTC

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I feel like there is a version of this meme that could be for base layer privacy.
Too bad we never got base layer privacy or SW devs wouldn't have to deal with this shit for sticking their neck out to add privacy outside the protocol...

2025-10-23 16:51:08 UTC

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Yes?

2025-10-23 16:04:53 UTC

Ready to run Bitcoin Core v30 and make the knotzis go wild?
Check out my A-to-Z setup for a bare-metal Bitcoin Core v30.0 node.
I cover the full stack:
🔸 dbcache optimization
🔸Bare-metal Ubuntu 24.04 install
🔸 dual NVMe + HDD storage config
🔸 GPG verification (DO NOT SKIP)
🔸 tmux for IBD ➡️ systemd service
Don't be a lazy cunt, run a node.
expatriotic.me/bitcoin

2025-10-23 13:43:49 UTC

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No worries 🫡

2025-10-23 13:26:25 UTC

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Par for the course sadly...

2025-10-22 15:59:15 UTC

Shhh, don't tell everyone
#nevent1q…7nq4

2025-10-22 13:10:00 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/36402e4f69a9b7883ffd3c28bd55dccff0732230b713a12381f6604cadb08c5b.png

2025-10-22 13:08:28 UTC

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Haven't had a credit card in years.
Never touch my bank card except to withdraw cash from an ATM. (My salary is in fiat and goes into a bank)
Cool thing is that in Thailand one can buy Bitcoin anonymously because of cardless withdrawal from ATM.
It works since the counterparty at the ATM doesn't need your name to process the transaction. You do that from home on the sofa wjth your phone. They merely send you the QR on the ATM terminal display

2025-10-22 10:51:15 UTC

I actually love living in Thailand because I can live off of cash and bitcoin solely. No need to ever use Visa or QR.
Last bastian of cash it feels like.
Going to Building on Bitcoin Space Friday for their ⚡market. Local vendors selling their wares for ⚡. Taking my son.
#nevent1q…eqzy

2025-10-22 10:48:40 UTC

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Want to buy your family food in the airport during your 12 hour layover? That's an unnecessary "fiat treat"
I wonder how one travels paying only in bitcoin?
Taxi ❌
Bus ❌
Car ? Petrol ❌
Airplane ❌
Bicycle ✅ (if I can find one for BTC)
Now use that to commute to work, take family to church. Get groceries. Visit your mum in another country. Go abroad for a holiday.

2025-10-22 10:44:23 UTC

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Lol, Darth thinks I'm a fed because I use #Monero.
The most unserious and deranged individual in the space.

2025-10-22 10:40:28 UTC

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When one engages with DarthCoin, one has already lost

2025-10-22 09:55:56 UTC

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Okay right, but what if you get paid in fiat and use that for day to day expenses

2025-10-22 09:08:21 UTC

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🤣, naw bro ⚡only. USD and XMR are for cuck fags

2025-10-21 23:03:52 UTC

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Is that a dependency for using nano?

2025-10-21 23:03:15 UTC

I made a guide with practical examples of how to use the terminal. Useful even if you've been using the terminal for a while.
https://expatriotic.me/terminal

2025-10-21 12:28:18 UTC

Anyone know how the P2P liquidity is for India and Philippines respectively?
Got a Filipina friend working in India that I'm onboarding personally to #Bitcoin.
Absolute beginner.

2025-10-21 09:11:30 UTC

"Many of the emails are likely from data breach or exposed by the user"
Um no, I use unique emails for everything, this has not been used anywhere else and I still got a reset email.
#nevent1q…7q3d

2025-10-21 03:08:27 UTC

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Same #nevent1q…n8rg

2025-10-21 03:07:53 UTC

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What happened to alby? I just had a request to change password earlier. Don't have funds there so no action required... Luckily I use unique email addresses for everything.
Sidenote and shameless plug, see expatriotic.me/email

2025-10-21 01:19:32 UTC

Anyone have any context on this? https://image.nostr.build/0fba6b99330bb441d76d2e0d304b79dd0482c156ee957e6cb058c3b0af5ef390.jpg

2025-10-21 00:49:29 UTC

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I was using neovim.
But every time I tried doing something with the support of an LLM, it would give me commands using nano... I got tired of fighting the default.
And to be fair, for light use, such as that in my OP of changing one line in a config file, nano is sufficient.

2025-10-21 00:37:22 UTC

**The super hack is to:**
1. copy & paste what you want to add to the config file.
2. get your cursor to the front of the portion to be replaced/deleted
3. `Ctrl` + `6`
4. `Ctrl` + `e`
5. `Ctrl` + `k`
6. `Ctrl` + `x`
7. `y` + [enter]
#nevent1q…tnsz

2025-10-21 00:29:53 UTC

If you've ever used **nano** to edit a config file or dot (.) file, you should check out my mini-guide.
https://expatriotic.me/nano

2025-10-20 22:24:04 UTC

It's a work in progress. The guides are modular vs a mega-guide approach. Hence why there's no walkthrough for the #Bitcoin or #Monero node yet.
Soon ™️
#nevent1q…l09t

2025-10-20 22:09:44 UTC

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Have fun with that

2025-10-20 22:08:43 UTC

Haha 🤣
#nevent1q…e5wn

2025-10-20 17:37:06 UTC

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I'll be writing more guides. Including Proxmox

2025-10-20 16:08:17 UTC

Just dropped a new guide series for running a #Bitcoin or #Monero node.
Heavily inspired by the—probably superior—work of @nprofile…hm2r and his latest guide:
https://byakugan.io/posts/node-guide/
My guides cover hardware, router, and the bare-metal install:
https://expatriotic.me/ubuntu/

2025-10-20 12:36:50 UTC

To every person who told me to just spin up a VPS with AWS. Yeah, no. Thank God I didn't listen. Got my home lab chuggin' along.
Shill me your favorite thing to self host.
For me it's Vaultwarden. Really enjoying it.

2025-10-20 12:33:36 UTC

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I'm in Bangkok, you?

2025-10-20 12:29:30 UTC

That feeling when AWS shits the bed but you got your home lab cookin'
cc: @nprofile…58p9 for the good vibes
#homelab #aws #diy

2025-10-20 10:28:11 UTC

That feeling when your 4-year-old says, "daddy, you cook so good" 🥰😍

2025-10-19 16:02:40 UTC

Xubuntu's site serving a crypto clipper is a critical reminder: A SHA256 hash is useless when the server is compromised.
Attackers change the hash, too. You MUST verify the GPG signature.
Here's how to do it right:
https://expatriotic.me/verifying-software
#DontTrustVerify #OpSec #GPG #Xubuntu

2025-10-19 12:37:15 UTC

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I'm gonna be using Standard notes. This was more for Sheets

2025-10-19 12:12:50 UTC

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Same

2025-10-19 10:33:26 UTC

Isn't it ironic that FOSS tools like GitHub and VSCode are Microsoft? Microsoft... That bullshit company.
🤔

2025-10-19 10:29:52 UTC

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Yeah I have just this one usecase... And TBH I'm mostly the one editing the file. The only thing we sync is our notes (iOS) where we record family monthly transactions. Want to move that to a self-hosted solution too.

2025-10-19 10:28:16 UTC

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I'll spin it up and take 'er for a ride. I am wondering how it will compare to just using Syncthing... Seems people have mentioned using Nextcloud with Collabora and Syncthing with Collabora. The common throughline being Collabora

2025-10-19 10:26:56 UTC

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What do you mean boss?

2025-10-19 10:26:15 UTC

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I need to try Collabra

2025-10-19 10:26:02 UTC

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I need to try Collabra

2025-10-19 08:59:28 UTC

What's your homelab setup for replacing Google Docs and Google sheets?
I want to share and update spreadsheets with my wife for our budget.
I'm thinking LibreOffice + Syncthing

2025-10-19 06:23:51 UTC

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Not sure how to answer that. Wouldn't put it past them to do anything

2025-10-18 13:43:30 UTC

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Agreed. Boosting good signal is the way

2025-10-18 11:51:40 UTC

If you live in Thailand 🇹🇭, use @nprofile…cy7t @ PlebQR.com to pay for QR payments using lightning ⚡ bitcoin. Used it today for over 500 baht and it worked in 30 seconds. #siamstr @nprofile…evdz thanks for shouting that out

2025-10-18 11:27:50 UTC

Check out the best privacy focused bitcoin wallet at:
http://ashigaru.rs
or
http://ashigaruprvm4u263aoj6wxnipc4jrhb2avjll4nnk255jkdmj2obqqd.onion
I wrote a think piece / guide on my blog @ expatriotic.me/ashigaru

2025-10-18 08:57:26 UTC

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Yup, got that on there under GLi.net Flint 2.0

2025-10-18 05:11:40 UTC

Time to fire up the typewriter. Any suggestions for things to write on?
@nprofile…790h @nprofile…ws96 @nprofile…n29d @nprofile…dzws https://image.nostr.build/660160711fdb8721ddc077af8759f90cb5990090cc1761a0b149eba39b4ef642.jpg

2025-10-18 01:28:19 UTC

Run a #Monero node
Bookmark this📑:
1. https://byakugan.io/posts/monero-node-systemd-guide
2. https://getmonero.org/downloads
3. https://docs.getmonero.org/running-node/monerod-systemd/#monerod-config
cc
@nprofile…hm2r

2025-10-17 10:46:32 UTC

Can't wait for @nprofile…pvzu Freedom Tech Friday live show in a few hours with @nprofile…790h @nprofile…n29d @nprofile…ws96

2025-10-17 08:39:36 UTC

use coinsbee.com or xmr.cards (🧅👇 http://xmrcards7pb5dnj5dfbnueigmzwgujwlo5zhd6f3vnlhay6qlbd3dzid.onion )
#nevent1q…s6c3

2025-10-17 08:32:06 UTC

If you're living in #Thailand. Spend cash at local vendors. Avoid malls where cashless is pushed.
For online purchases, use @coinsbee or @xmrcards
All other options for giftcards fall short in this country.
#siamstr

2025-10-17 05:47:08 UTC

Privacy should be the default mode... Otherwise you stick out like a sore thumb and eventually they will come for you.
If SW & TDev had developed on #monero. No jail time. Less income from whirlpool. Better outcome.

2025-10-17 05:43:31 UTC

Gold
My mom was a kid = $35
Me = $400
My kids = $4500

2025-10-17 05:21:53 UTC

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Thought that was a typo til juuuuuuust now. Finally got it