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How many people drive cars? How many people are handling guns on the regular? How many people wield a very sharp kitchen knive every day, or handle highly explosive substances like natural gas and the like?
People are more capable than we usually give them credit for.
The issue is that they don't care, and I see it as my job as a bitcoiner to make them care.

2026-08-03 09:12:45 UTC

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I'm not a cryptographer.
And yes, it was shitty code.
I'm talking about something else. I'm talking about how gun people will handle any and all guns always as if they are loaded, even if they know they are not.

2026-08-03 09:07:38 UTC

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Let's be extra sure and let's make it 12 words long, shall we?
(Do you see the problem?)

2026-08-03 08:50:24 UTC

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https://bitcoindeaths.com/

2026-08-03 08:49:19 UTC

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Computers can't generate random numbers without external help.
Dice and coins might be one source of entropy, but they aren't the only one. Cameras are a good source of entropy too.
Hardware wallets are great and will remain important.
I remember early full-disk encryption software that forced the users to move their mouse for a minute or two and type a lot on their keyboard (to generate additional entropy).
Most of our products don't do stuff like this right now. They should.

2026-08-03 08:45:26 UTC

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How do you generate a strong passphrase?

2026-08-03 08:29:06 UTC

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I don't care about NFTs. I care about capital-B Bitcoin.

2026-08-03 08:25:18 UTC

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Demonstrably untrue.
People have reached out to me to let me know that some of my writing is responsible for them adding dice rolls or generating their keys offline by other means, and they are not in danger right now because of it.
Including non-technical people. Including people that are 60 years and older.
Understanding randomness isn't that hard. Driving a car is way more difficult than flipping coins or rolling dice for 20 minutes.

2026-08-03 08:12:42 UTC

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it's probably impossible to flow any harder than this

2026-08-03 08:10:10 UTC

Yes, things fucking suck right now. Something that should've never happened has happened, and is still happening as I'm typing these lines. The consequence? Innocent, hard-working people are getting rekt. Life savings gone. No recourse, no undo button, no number to call. Just an empty balance and utter disbelief. Hard to think of something that's more devastating.
The draining of funds won't stop any time soon either. Yes, it's not a full systemic failure and things could always be worse, but a LOT of people have used and are still using coldcards. People are on holidays right now, or in hospitals, or on a different continent, having no access to the key material that's potentially compromised. Unable to sleep, unable to do much other than pray, panic, or drive to the next airport. If they know about the current catastrophe at all, that is.
I was barely able to sleep the last 3 nights. Not because I'm personally affected by said catastrophe (which I might be, I don't know yet, stepping into airplane tomorrow), but because I could've done more. I wrote about entropy and this particular failure mode in the past. I tried my best to educate people on randomness, and what a private key is, and how to use bitcoin without getting rekt. But I stopped, and a lot of the newer people are unaware of these issues and I feel like I failed them. As a bitcoiner, as an educator, and also as a regular person. As someone who has some technical understanding of how the various moving parts fit together. I've always felt a strong duty to educate others and help them understand, and I failed to fulfill that duty. I decided to stop writing and educating. I deeply regret that decision.
It's hard to overstate the damage done. To me, bitcoin has always been about the separation of money and state, or more precisely: the separation of money creation and man. If humanity has a way to print money it will always find reasons to print money, period. Gold was seen as the tears of the Gods since men can't make more of it. Without a natural money like gold, society collapses. Always, like clockwork. Bitcoin has civilizational-level importance because of this. It represents a return to a natural money that lies outside of human influence, corruption, and fallibility. A lot of bitcoiners understand this, either implicitly or explicitly, and thus every time bitcoin fails in big ways or small, their soul hurts.
It fucking sucks.
My hope is that bitcoin will be stronger for it in the end. "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger," is something my dad used to say often. I'm not sure if it's true for people, but I'm pretty sure that it's true for bitcoin.
We should all be more humble going forward, or at least I hope that we will be. And more kind, that would be good too.
If you have any capacity to reach out to people and help them get through this mess please do. People are scared, and confused, and panicked, and don't know what to do. A helping hand and a calm voice will go a long way.
And regarding the civilizational-level importance I've mentioned above: bitcoin will only be able to fulfill its promise if people hold their own keys. If that's not the case, bitcoin will just be another tool in the money printer's toolbox. That's why it all sucks so fucking much. A gaping wound in bitcoin's very soul, and the bleeding hasn't stopped yet.

2026-08-03 04:32:28 UTC

GM https://haven.dergigi.com/9e4da19b80feac45838fd7ca56c5da919af58e831b36047e9ea1ca7de60d0e4e.jpg

2026-08-02 20:30:25 UTC

GN https://haven.dergigi.com/aa1a8fba83acd52c98bc7df5cda440e5fbe0a6f32eb323a5cdd9a2b77be8af90.jpg

2026-08-02 05:14:47 UTC

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Replying to "main point of attack is likely plaintext key storage and not entropy issues" and that someone should develop a solution for that.

2026-08-02 05:06:00 UTC

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https://zapstore.dev/apps/naddr1qqdkxmmd9enhyet9deshyaphvvejumn0wd68yumfvahx2usprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju7npwpehgmmjv5hxgetkqgs827g8dkd07zjvlhh60csytujgd3l9mz7x807xk3fewge7rwlukxgrqsqqqlstrfax9d
https://github.com/ZharlieW/Aegis

2026-08-02 04:40:52 UTC

GM https://haven.dergigi.com/63402401866311bf12bf222eeea0c7e04782b474ef952da5c6a2c2c502d8482a.jpg

2026-08-01 22:32:09 UTC

GN https://haven.dergigi.com/e7ccfcbb28a1e3dceccb1c180b481761b30a453b89acd25092ddf49c9374bfd1.jpg

2026-08-01 05:31:43 UTC

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#nevent1q…hncc

2026-08-01 05:10:28 UTC

https://haven.dergigi.com/4ab7961c1a5cd83f6aae9a5dcb3ec3c08600dbe13e4fe5a576e2cd5154c44571.jpg

2026-08-01 05:04:20 UTC

GM https://haven.dergigi.com/5e624da4532428fe43c20a23e7e92bf396b23f6f91cf7148193becf3807cfe9f.jpg

2026-08-01 04:37:16 UTC

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🫂 🫂 🫂

2026-07-31 20:48:56 UTC

GN https://haven.dergigi.com/130b4b33e4d7eba4f3608f0754ea8b640693e33c1b73ee73641176be086f4d57.jpg

2026-07-31 20:27:37 UTC

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Do it now. #nevent1q…jr7q

2026-07-31 19:10:38 UTC

Buried my mum today. Life is short. Hug your loved ones.

2026-07-31 08:34:22 UTC

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Not the worst advice either 😄

2026-07-31 07:35:43 UTC

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2026-07-31 06:49:53 UTC

On days like these, choose kindness and calmness.

2026-07-31 06:49:09 UTC

GM https://haven.dergigi.com/23e9f10f3a2c09fe43c6aa1b1dd1fe3945c297e6fcef6422d477d60c05d4fa9e.jpg

2026-07-30 20:43:46 UTC

GN https://haven.dergigi.com/3009df11df973e1ff8b112def3eb575e2bcbddf584574b16a5eb599acb050beb.jpg

2026-07-30 20:11:04 UTC

This is the way.
#nevent1q…u4cq

2026-07-30 18:39:42 UTC

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And if you look for it now you won't find most of stuff, or you'll find "fact-check" websites claiming that that stuff never happened.
I'm glad I saved a lot of shit, still have a ton of screenshots and video clips etc.

2026-07-30 09:53:13 UTC

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👀

2026-07-30 07:38:55 UTC

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Headed east, ended up on a small island in Croatia. Turned off the news & the virus was gone.

2026-07-30 07:35:05 UTC

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you can just perchance things #nevent1q…sxjs

2026-07-30 07:33:56 UTC

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Bitcoin is the symbol of "crypto" and with that caveat in place he's spot-on.

2026-07-30 06:47:46 UTC

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Is that good? Do we want that? #asknostr

2026-07-30 06:45:05 UTC

Whatever "the algorithm" does, there is one thing it does not: make your soul grow.
https://dergigi.com/2026/07/30/unfiltered/

2026-07-30 06:22:30 UTC

I see ads on an njump portal? (nostr dot at)
https://haven.dergigi.com/d63b40899d584d60624028ad2b5555517bccf6e6603835e3ece4d359175df0be.png

2026-07-30 05:00:43 UTC

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Me and my family had to leave Austria overnight, that's how bad things got. Lockdowns for the unvaccinated. Police stopping my wife for pushing a stroller through a park without papers. Regular people getting physically aggressive upon detecting the smallest hint of non-compliance. Forceful vaccination was discussed in the evening news every day, as was the building of "camps" for the unvaccinated.
Learned a lot about humanity during these days. https://haven.dergigi.com/cb33b4fdff1b77a686b1e6949310a8c9b2eac41796f583ab1b282f013cc9ac81.jpg

2026-07-30 04:38:02 UTC

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It can't understand because it has no feet to stand on, no thing to stand under, no body to be crushed in case the understanding is wrong.

2026-07-30 04:33:59 UTC

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you can just pursue things

2026-07-30 04:33:19 UTC

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2026-07-29 20:59:00 UTC

GN https://haven.dergigi.com/08725b160c21b6c5b3b8a4dc6faf9ac482513b4b8343bcc2d6cc8565aa480cd8.jpg

2026-07-29 20:54:36 UTC

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I still write plenty of diary stuff and yes I'd probably be mad (or disappointed with the person) if someone would break in and read it.

2026-07-29 20:53:41 UTC

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Great movie. (If you want to call it that.)

2026-07-29 20:25:42 UTC

A good 10 minutes. Worth your time. https://blossom.primal.net/0a47052c9f196b6c4b812a8a3ad3f8805adb55831db5cd0d66cf592c7bf82845.mp4

2026-07-29 20:02:57 UTC

mood https://haven.dergigi.com/868792ce9021661bc0158d3fd0034ce5dfa5fd5887331f2c9e1ca36c4be3c948.mp4

2026-07-29 19:52:44 UTC

👀
#nevent1q…5r50

2026-07-29 19:49:48 UTC

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🫂

2026-07-29 16:32:50 UTC

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Ok have a good day and enjoy all the free time you have. https://dergigi.com/license/

2026-07-29 10:55:54 UTC

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Nsites are signed, so if you trust the signer you're good. Similar trust model as @nprofile…tdq0 provides.

2026-07-29 10:50:50 UTC

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👀

2026-07-29 10:17:12 UTC

👀
https://haven.dergigi.com/5126ae0a1dcff31d5570237a4888faf1092cc090e6a819c7b95b35a8e8246342.png

2026-07-29 09:58:32 UTC

Took @nprofile…pvvr on a walk a couple days ago and we talked bitcoin, asmap, nix, sovereign engineering, napplets, fips, and more. https://sovereignengineering.io/podcast/33-asmap-nix-and-nix-nostr-w-julien

2026-07-29 09:56:55 UTC

Walking towards a better internet since 882,690. https://sovereignengineering.io/podcast
#nevent1q…chdc

2026-07-29 09:11:44 UTC

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🎯 💯

2026-07-29 08:35:47 UTC

Such a cool concept! https://zapstore.dev/apps/naddr1qqyxzurs9ekhjcm0qyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtn6v9c8xar0wfjjuer9wcpzpwa4mkswz4t8j70s2s6q00wzqv7k7zamxrmj2y4fs88aktcfuf68qvzqqqr7pvjgwy4y

2026-07-29 08:27:15 UTC

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GM 🤙

2026-07-29 08:26:36 UTC

Are you not ashamed?
#nevent1q…4w4f

2026-07-29 08:26:14 UTC

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lmao that picture is perfect

2026-07-29 08:25:39 UTC

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2026-07-28 23:39:16 UTC

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CC @nprofile…vnak #SovEng 😂

2026-07-28 23:35:51 UTC

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🫂

2026-07-28 23:35:09 UTC

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Is that a bad thing? 😅

2026-07-28 23:33:50 UTC

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Link in footnote.

2026-07-28 23:28:25 UTC

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2026-07-28 23:27:26 UTC

Fuck the clankers. https://dergigi.com/2026/07/28/typing/

2026-07-28 20:29:22 UTC

this is so good 😭😭😭
https://michaelenger.com/blog/i-love-the-computer/

2026-07-28 19:21:34 UTC

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1) What

2026-07-28 19:06:28 UTC

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hard to beat roasted peppers

2026-07-28 19:04:43 UTC

Amethyst is basically an operating system at this point lmao

2026-07-28 18:32:23 UTC

napplets 👀 #SovEng
#nevent1q…7mhj

2026-07-28 18:29:41 UTC

this is pure LLM slop - am I the only one who is allergic to it? https://xcancel.com/aakashgupta/status/2081225245286154631
https://haven.dergigi.com/5391e9f0f88e01abdd300f15102b9bbf642c98df6bf25c16edca6ffb84d3559f.png

2026-07-28 15:36:50 UTC

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lmao, same

2026-07-28 15:36:38 UTC

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i've read this as "wife is currently running" and thought to myself that I'll have to step up my game

2026-07-28 15:35:45 UTC

👀
#nevent1q…fsv7

2026-07-28 12:08:09 UTC

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👀

2026-07-28 12:04:54 UTC

😂 https://haven.dergigi.com/80e72a81e0ec66360d2a2d6f158ef2270ce054f778cdb422c48c429281533cb5.jpg

2026-07-28 10:19:03 UTC

YES
#YESTR
#nevent1q…j307

2026-07-28 10:18:30 UTC

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https://haven.dergigi.com/fca2071c6f04a0611a4d2a30dddd1ba423a94b65b05adef456bfd7684695ed24.jpg

2026-07-28 10:15:07 UTC

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😂😭😭😭

2026-07-28 10:14:41 UTC

I wanted to see stuff like this for such a long time! Absolutely fantastic to see it in the wild.
https://haven.dergigi.com/d67d668c9db04c54c36ac2e62cd6b9367670ed28d5a965953baecb7b78bc2f05.jpg
Now go zap @nprofile…4nqj

2026-07-28 10:10:19 UTC

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One day 😂

2026-07-28 08:08:49 UTC

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🧡

2026-07-28 08:08:28 UTC

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Please write it! And I will one day, but my time has not yet come.

2026-07-28 08:01:32 UTC

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Running into install problems, and according to Zapstore comments I'm not the only one? 🤔 https://haven.dergigi.com/1cbc4324f37c36faa9116f09a9b6cd0424963c5ccaa57e4d533360439299ffde.jpg

2026-07-28 08:00:48 UTC

https://haven.dergigi.com/694a6dd9d8fadbc0e0f7eb2a91c6a092e170554c634483c08fc1bb64d66d4c95.jpg

2026-07-28 07:58:16 UTC

GM https://haven.dergigi.com/bcf38878a8ed91a8172a99e9e4e443f2d913a4ec2a630fb5407ec67b793703ba.jpg

2026-07-28 07:55:03 UTC

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👀
That looks interesting! (And useful!)

2026-07-28 07:02:38 UTC

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https://media.tenor.com/t0JvaQCobUgAAAAM/nic-cage-nicolas-cage.gif

2026-07-28 07:02:12 UTC

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