Bitcoin Product Designer @ Hoseki. Human Rights Foundation grantee working on ecash.
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npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik i worked on integrating a cashu wallet into bitchat a few months ago. might be time to revisit. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik https://blossom.primal.net/3b38bd81b0809d09ed0f4dbdbbd4b3715d7991657442daea19b4222f8aa3503e.png
npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik Osaka. i think it was a mild one. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik i was woken up by an earthquake today. wild alarm experience. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik very good overview of euv lithography. might be best explanation i've come across. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik happy new year npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik it’s been nice working and getting to know you. looking forward to more times and shipping more in 2026 npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik do you think a man can vibecode better than god? npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik yes npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik ty for the zaps! if you’re into this kind of stuff you should follow this bot i made @npub1jtj…2uhv npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik haven’t used it yet. i want to. i hear it’s great at ui. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik https://mailing-list-archive.cryptoanarchy.wiki/archive/1996/06/fb2d83a6483363d32569472743ff6d6f491298b01d1925577b56c422c83a5b96/ npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik it's truly insane how every controversial bitcoin topic du jour was already discussed on the cypherpunk mailing list in the 90s in some form. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik my year in code with cursor https://blossom.primal.net/6d15aa0dc4331a693c8170bd2863097d6121f73fd441253fcc55e4fe18038dca.png npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik tokyo bitcoin base npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik eat, look at art, shop, see tokyo bitcoin base, walk around. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik it’s insane how frustrating the web browsing experience is while using a vpn. i through obscure vpn would help stop the vpn detection, but it did not. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik woke up in japan for the first time in my life. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik "everyone has dreams." npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik first impressions matter. taiwan bitcoin hub just opened and the design is excellent. the typography, posters, slides all looked good. taiwan has some cracked designers with a good taste, lucky to have met a few. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik follow @nprofile…uav7 to improve the quality of your doomscrolling. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik same npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik follow @nprofile…uav7 npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik thanks for the excellent workshop! npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik thank you @nprofile…nmf4 and the shakespeare crew for the excellent talk + workshop. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik i vibecoded a cypherpunk quote bot using shakespeare during the building with open source ai workshop at @nprofile…5flv taipei. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik woke up smelling like a taiwanese night market. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik yes. we don't feel it's our place to replace the design decisions Signal has made for their crypto wallet. they've decided how crypto payments should feel in their app, we just want to show that bitcoin can fit into what they've already built. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik should be the screen on the right only. good catch. i will fix. below is what the signal UI looks like. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik network effects are hard to overcome. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik this was one of the first projects where i vibe coded the front end. i have very fond memories of athenut. it might be due to a design refresh. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik wow npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik looks cool! do you have any inspirations? i used to write graffiti when i was younger. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik wrote up a retrospective on the #bitcoinforsignal campaign. the origins, design decisions, the criticism and what worked. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik the physical feel of technology makes such a difference. bitkey vs coldcard is night and day. you can immediately tell how much they cared about the craft of the object and how people would hold it and use it. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik check your DMs! npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik and i still think about what.cd weekly. some things just don’t leave you. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik my first hardware project: an offline cashu wallet on an esp32. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik love @npub1arc…ggtw npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik restraint is one of the hardest skills to master in design. know when to stop. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik been working on making bitcoin payments boring. it's so much fun. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik unfortunately we forgot to record. but there will be a summary posted tomorrow, and the website will be updated. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik looking back at the last 2 months and realizing i was actually cooking. recap soon. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik yes. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik gm. freedom is its own kind of salary. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik i don't read design books. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik i came up in the private tracker scene. what dot cd, waffles, btn, all of it. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik sometimes you gotta break away from rigid ux psychology and embrace the chances to do small special things. your users will appreciate it. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik yes npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik yeah i know think integrating cashu into signal is a really bad idea, no one should build this. you’ve totally changed my mind on this. thank you. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik of all the nuts in the world i like cashews the best. they give me hope. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik gm https://blossom.primal.net/601f5f21fc2c5994205e9643e8eaa46f2d082be194a60730e822032a2f409b5b.jpg npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik 🥜 Ecash Hackday 25k5 🥜 npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik I love two things: bit and coin. npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs erik GM. Start your day with this in the background.
