jimbocoin
jimbocoin 🃏

Probably just accepting zero-conf. These are known entities wanting to do repeat business. You could maybe rip off the Iranians with a double-spend once, but good luck on your next trip.

2026-04-09 00:14:57 CEST

Why the Strait of Hormuz matters for #bitcoin
Hamid Hosseini, a spokesperson for Iran's Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters' Union, told the Financial Times that Iran needs to "monitor what goes in and out of the strait to ensure these two weeks aren't used for transferring weapons." He added that once Tehran completes its cargo assessment, payment is collected in Bitcoin within seconds, a method he said ensures the funds “can't be traced or confiscated due to sanctions.” https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/04/08/will-be-destroyed-irans-bitcoin-toll-sparks-100k-price-prediction/

2026-04-08 21:02:10 CEST

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Usually Ubuntu. Sometimes Qubes. On occasion Tails.

2026-03-12 23:25:51 CET

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I once paid more than 1 sat/vbyte, just to see what it felt like.

2026-03-12 22:57:41 CET

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Maybe the answer is more NIP-13 proof of work?

2026-03-12 22:57:00 CET

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Same

2026-03-12 01:39:00 CET

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https://media1.tenor.com/m/IOWx34hXWREAAAAd/boo-boo-this-man.gif

2026-03-12 00:58:00 CET

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Please report any bugs you find. At the bottom of the menu is a Report Bug link. Or you can tell me here on Nostr (though bug report is better).
https://image.nostr.build/20e8fbe324f8ce5c0123de194c2ac0abd59a5da50e8d909f03cfb8af0da2ae64.jpg

2026-03-12 00:37:02 CET

Are any of you out there Magic the Gathering players? I have something I wanna show you. #asknostr #mtg #edh https://franticsearch.gg

2026-03-09 19:38:40 CET

#asknostr 👇👇👇
#nevent1q…sdw6

2026-03-05 19:09:29 CET

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But seriously

2026-03-05 18:51:18 CET

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The first one. The car in the second steals attention.

2026-03-05 15:26:23 CET

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And it’s only 30%. Could have been worse!

2026-02-19 12:36:53 CET

FEW
#nevent1q…npcj

2026-02-13 19:39:07 CET

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Thankfully, due to inflation, the cost of a $5 wrench attack is now $36.50.

2026-02-13 18:55:12 CET

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Leaks from any number of services.

2026-02-13 18:43:52 CET

Stay frosty out there plebs. 🥶
Scammers coming in the snail mail now. #bitcoin
(Dumb scammers put “Ledger CEO” in the footer, highlighted.)
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2026-02-13 15:22:35 CET

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What corn? https://media1.tenor.com/m/Id542WiZDx8AAAAC/shrug-dexter-morgan.gif

2026-02-13 15:20:55 CET

Life hack: baby wipes. They’re disposable cloths soaked in mild detergent, rated for use on infants.
Perfect for cleaning the rear sensors on your car. #lifehack
https://image.nostr.build/2e9c06a4683694e2a2a9cf58b20bc201baee5073234e2303f195d3dd26885854.jpg
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2026-02-12 19:46:45 CET

Rebalancing my portfolio here:
• 90% BTC
• 10% sats
#bitcoin

2026-02-11 20:38:29 CET

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Zero information content in that article, AFAICT.

2026-02-11 20:32:02 CET

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https://cdn.verbub.com/images/you-can-t-hurt-me-i-hodl-from-2017-284441.jpg #bitcoin #memestr

2026-02-11 20:25:18 CET

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Thanks! Yeah, I’m too lazy to fix it.

2026-02-11 20:20:24 CET

Life hack: use a travel shower caddy as a cable organizer. Hangs on the back of a chair for easy access. #lifehack
https://image.nostr.build/6ee80c2f6fc45e16f3c37a41a65fdf065f3617ddfba6c9d60b9ec1b79448a95f.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/a12da7ad6fa86035294534b0cb19f2d99be6f4b000df80128d44fc8094511122.jpg

2026-02-11 12:38:54 CET

You can buy back 10 kidneys later. #Bitcoin

2026-02-08 22:10:33 CET

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Smart

2026-02-08 22:09:51 CET

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Baby wipes work for cleaning anything. IYKYK.

2026-02-07 19:32:29 CET

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IDK, I get no sound on iPhone for this video.

2026-02-07 03:17:18 CET

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Wish this had sound

2026-02-06 15:19:31 CET

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Yeah, they almost sent that round over the berm into who knows where

2026-02-06 04:06:05 CET

Is an exchange insolvent? If so, which? #asknostr #bitcoin

2026-02-05 15:32:30 CET

I’m getting too old for this shit. #Bitcoin #memester
https://image.nostr.build/8a15a234b6a7fb25aaba22d927d01b35d3e44aeca8e447da94cd68dfa4495459.jpg

2026-02-05 15:27:49 CET

#Bitcoin #memestr
https://image.nostr.build/eddb48c2d541baf0747d05bbb60ea72e1845387d03c954939fc7394d6945f682.jpg

2026-02-05 15:21:42 CET

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No Super Cycle?
I feel personally attacked.

2026-02-05 15:14:09 CET

The KarmaRank Manifesto is now published: https://github.com/jimbojw/karmarank
Learn why your performance appraisal feels like gaslighting, and how to optimize for KarmaRank, the true corporate objective function. #karmarank
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2026-02-02 16:55:09 CET

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Does it include mortgages?

2026-01-23 19:25:02 CET

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I need a vacation

2026-01-23 19:17:52 CET

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Bro, do you even feel?

2026-01-23 14:34:02 CET

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Also, I’m on Damus. My particular relay mix doesn’t have access to this full conversation. I jumped in mid-way when browsing replies. I just saw “403” and chimed in.
If there’s a relay I should add, please let me know. 🙏

2026-01-23 14:32:25 CET

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Does Jumble assess relay connectivity by WebSocket request? Or does it send pre-flight HTTP feelers?
I’m speculating that feelers could be a reason users see 403’s, but I have very little info to go on (learning of Jumble for the first time today). 😅

2026-01-23 14:29:53 CET

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I’m not sure. I’m going to give you a full answer at the risk of saying too much.
There are two layers of authentication in the Nostr protocol stack:
- HTTP - This is where the 403 comes from.
- Nostr (specifically NIP-42) - AFTER the HTTP connection, relays often ask clients to identify themselves, which determines what events they’ll send/receive from the client.
You can think of this like a bar. There’s the outer door (HTTP/WebSocket), then there’s the bartender (Nostr/NIP-42) that checks your id and only serves you drinks if you’re old enough.
Typically, relays will be permissive at the HTTP layer (let any client “connect”) and then rely on Nostr-level authentication to determine level of service.
If you’re seeing 403 errors, that means that the relay is rejecting your connection even before getting to the Nostr authentication part. The bouncer isn’t letting you in the establishment.
Speculation:
It’s possible that the relays are rejecting regular HTTP(S) requests because they expect only full WebSocket requests. This is like a dress code. Shirt and shoes (WebSocket) required for entry.
Technically speaking, the Nostr protocol only requires WebSocket support, so a relay COULD reject non-WebSocket requests and be compliant.
It could be that your client is sending feeler requests ahead of your actual WebSocket requests. This is like sending a kid in swim trunks to check if the bar is open. He never gets past the bouncer (403 Unauthorized) even though you’re ready to party (WebSocket) and would have gotten up to the bar just fine.
So if your client is making regular, non-WebSocket HTTP requests before connecting the WebSocket, I would argue that the client is perhaps misidentifying strictly compliant relays as “down” or unavailable.

2026-01-23 01:54:42 CET

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🔥

2026-01-23 01:53:41 CET

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403 means Not authorized. You don’t have permission to view the resource.
Contrast to 401, which is an authentication challenge. Once you authenticate, the 401 could become a 200 OK (access granted) or 403 access denied.

2026-01-17 13:51:15 CET

Of all the streaming services I pay for, government is the worst.
#note1rpc…04f7

2026-01-17 13:50:11 CET

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The fundamental concept you’re describing is “earn coin for holding coin”. That’s how staking works, in principle. By having some coin and staking it, you receive more.
Philosophically, this is a rich-get-richer scheme. Whoever has the most coin earns the most. This is not a new idea. It’s the status quo.
In contrast, a Proof of Work system imbues no advantage to holders of coin over the earning of future coin, nor over the rules of that system. In PoW, you have to do the work to get paid, and you still can’t change the rules.
It’s true that in PoW, having more coin to start with gives you an advantage in that you can buy more mining hardware etc. But if you buy hardware, you don’t still have the coin. You’re an entrepreneur. Risk and reward.
Staking is a regressive system that entrenches existing holders to the detriment of future participants. Proof of Work is an entrepreneurial system that rewards stewards of capital, equally for all.

2026-01-17 13:32:22 CET

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We’ve all been there

2026-01-15 21:47:59 CET

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Classic G. Edward Griffin.

2026-01-13 20:52:12 CET

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So, in other news, there’s no news.

2026-01-12 15:42:31 CET

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Erm akshually you’re describing the difference between a wizard and a sorcerer. 🤓

2026-01-12 03:42:41 CET

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Here’s a fun chart:
=SPX/XAUUSD
That is, the S&P 500 priced in ounces of Gold. You can see that since 1971, when Nixon closed the gold window, you’ve basically BROKEN EVEN.
You were down in the 80’s, up in the dotcom boom, down in the GFC, but back to par now.
This chart shows that virtually all of the stock markets gains are the illusion of growth created by a depreciating fiat currency unit.
https://image.nostr.build/33c1af278821dda3c53018ae15738bcd53bb0e2d491c955bde588e11a174c227.jpg

2026-01-12 03:37:54 CET

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In TradingView it’s pretty easy.
1. When entering your ticker, start with an equals sign “=“ to make a formula.
2. Divide by your intended denominator. For example, to see Gold priced in Bitcoin, the formula would be:
=XAUUSD/BTCUSD
The “USD”s cancel, just like dealing with units in chemistry or physics class, and you’re left with XAU/BTC.
3. Tweak the decimal point. TradingView is not good about showing significant digits. So depending on what you’re looking at you may need to bring it up or down. Multiply by a power of 10 to move the decimal.
So my Gold/Bitcoin formula is:
=XAUUSD/BTCUSD*10^4
This moves the decimal four places to the right. The chart will render exactly the same, but instead of numbers like “0.05”, you get numbers like “498.67”.
On log scale, the multiplier makes no difference. Log scales preserve proportional moves, so it’s like A/B vs (A*100)/(B*100). The ratio comes out the same, so the log scale charts look the same. The multiplier is just a convenience for legible numeric labels.

2026-01-12 02:49:20 CET

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Bread and Circuses.

2026-01-12 02:47:57 CET

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> The days of 0.001¢ to $1,000 are over!
Disagree. We’re just crossing a wide chasm.
Price is psychology. $100k is the hardest psychological hurdle. Humans are not generally good at very large and very small numbers (decimals).
At $1M per whole coin, a sat costs $0.01. We’ll do a one time 1:100,000,000 split, keeping the BTC ticker.
Exchanges are disincentivized to make this change. They benefit from “expensive” Bitcoin since it gives people hope to day-trade in the shitcoin casino. At $1M per whole coin, the split will be undeniable.
Once we price in sats, everyone’s interests are aligned. We go from $0.01 to $0.02 overnight. It will be the return of volatility. The real FOMO moon pump begins.

2026-01-12 02:25:26 CET

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Gold priced in Bitcoin, last decade.
https://image.nostr.build/d3b3620edecadba6c4e4736e6741c486d9adc64c35360597be0cfbd5efa286e4.jpg

2026-01-12 02:15:06 CET

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IN DOLLARS

2026-01-12 02:13:21 CET

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You may have given up on the SUPERCYCLE, but the SUPERCYCLE has not given up on you.
Keys be unto you. Blessed be your bags. 🙏

2026-01-11 21:59:38 CET

S U P E R C Y C L E
#note1rn0…9rnu

2026-01-10 20:03:13 CET

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The internal combustion engine

2026-01-10 16:11:00 CET

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Presumably the old wallet was standard m/44’ and the new multisig is m/84’, so they’re both hardened to differing roots.

2026-01-10 16:09:34 CET

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It depends on what you mean by “gains access”. Yes, an attacker who gets the seed will be able to see all previous wallets that use guessable derivation paths.
I believe there may be cryptographic attacks that could result in an attacker having access only to the portion of the tree that deals with multisig. But this is at the limit of my knowledge, and is astronomically low probability (compared to, say, losing your seed, or someone finding the backup words).

2026-01-10 14:15:33 CET

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Not sure exactly what you mean by “previously used”. Your single sig “wallet” consists of a few different parts:
- the seed - Often encoded as a BIP39 phrase of 12 or 24 words.
- the derivation path - Determines how the software wallet generates addresses.
- the hardware - The physical signing device that holds the seed material.
Multisig uses a different derivation path than standard single sig. So let’s assume you don’t mean reusing that part.
IMO, this is fine.
You MAY reuse the seed/hardware from a PREVIOUS single sig wallet to participate in a multisig. When you do, all of the addresses that that signer contributes will be different than in the single sig case. So an outside observer has no way of connecting the two.
If you use a seed/hardware SIMULTANEOUSLY for single and multisig, you run a bit higher risk, since an attacker that gains access to this one device now commands both. But I understand your question was about the PREVIOUS case.

2026-01-09 12:00:16 CET

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How so?

2026-01-09 11:54:34 CET

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Your brain absolutely can run on fat. The “-glycer-“ in “triglyceride” means the sugar backbone that holds the fat together.
When your body is using fat for fuel, that glycerine gets sent to the brain, while the body muscles run on the lipids.
Ketone bodies derived from the breakdown of protein are also brain fuel.

2026-01-09 04:57:38 CET

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It’s too bad. The old corn-and-grain pyramid made “you are a tax cattle” quite clear. This one is harder to read.

2026-01-08 18:52:08 CET

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It’s the dose that makes the poison

2026-01-08 18:51:26 CET

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Is this real? I can’t believe they’d give up on pushing big corn.

2026-01-06 20:10:58 CET

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200 IQ

2026-01-06 18:47:40 CET

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Illegal

2026-01-06 18:46:02 CET

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Oi! You got a loicense for that cuttah?

2026-01-05 15:11:17 CET

In New England, it’s completely normal to wear a hoodie over your shorts in winter. But if it’s really cold, you may have to wear two hoodies. #truth

2026-01-04 18:08:29 CET

#memestr
https://image.nostr.build/a175915af3e9e5ca7c4a98fd4b9d64bbafcf3baeaa2890fe1fba39caf514ecf4.jpg

2026-01-03 17:15:39 CET

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https://media1.tenor.com/m/aB3dD6Q8zE0AAAAC/this-guy-gets-it-nick-offerman.gif

2026-01-03 14:57:31 CET

Happy Exigenesis to those who celebrate 🎉
#note1jkn…l97z

2026-01-03 14:56:33 CET

Ballanization in our time 🤝
#note1u0x…cckq

2026-01-03 13:39:21 CET

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https://media1.tenor.com/m/MGqbn8YnnHIAAAAC/matthew-mc-conaughey-dallas-buyers-club.gif

2026-01-03 13:25:57 CET

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The belief in meritocracy is a load-bearing fiction.

2026-01-03 02:57:29 CET

If you raise chickens, then you are…
A chicken tender.
https://image.nostr.build/be1062148710b806008a8fd782d6aebad32341a6af404e3dd2c609e8855dcd36.jpg

2026-01-02 17:15:40 CET

Of all the streaming services I overpay for, the federal government is the worst. https://media1.tenor.com/m/IOMgdRmEI5QAAAAd/benjammins-murica.gif

2026-01-02 17:14:15 CET

“I don’t care to attend any meeting that would have me on the invite.”— Groucho Marx https://media1.tenor.com/m/a7oS65llzJ8AAAAd/groucho-marx.gif

2025-12-31 13:59:02 CET

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About what?

2025-12-28 17:39:35 CET

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False. As of 2020, the reserve requirement is zero.

2025-12-26 20:13:11 CET

It’s not “technical debt”. It’s technical off-balance sheet liability. #programming

2025-12-24 12:47:17 CET

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IIRC, there’s a weird interaction where Chrome will reject your CORS request if you try to include credentials and the Access-Control-Allow-Origin is set to ‘*’.
To perform a credentialed CORS request, the header has to name an origin. So the workaround tends to be to accept an origin parameter somehow (URL parameter, request header), then, server side, use this value to populate the Access-Control-Allow-Origin header in your server response.
That way, the preflight succeeds enough to get to the actual request.

2025-12-24 12:40:13 CET

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I had a similar experience of physics. Loved it through HS, started college with a second major. But at junior level quantum mechanics, it just wasn’t fun anymore.

2025-12-24 12:35:24 CET

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Heightism

2025-12-24 12:26:06 CET

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Which way, Western man?

2025-12-24 12:22:21 CET

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It’s OK, I know I need to fix something. Just haven’t bothered.

2025-12-23 11:42:35 CET

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VIM

2025-12-23 11:37:13 CET

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Irrational

2025-12-08 01:01:20 CET

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. 🧡 #Bitcoin
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2025-12-06 00:41:28 CET

Understand that when when interrupts you to connect what you’ve said to her life, this is a sign of great respect in her culture. #psychology

2025-11-27 17:23:15 CET

People say “fuck around and find out” but it’s actually a 2x2 matrix:
- Fuck around, find out
- Don’t fuck around, don’t find out
- Don’t fuck around, find out anyway
- Fuck around, don’t find out
#showerthoughts

2025-11-27 14:05:46 CET

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You are enough.

2025-11-27 13:49:43 CET

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Hmm

2025-11-24 14:03:56 CET

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Nah

2025-11-24 14:03:44 CET

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Exactly