Max

Recording the @nprofile…48nt podcast, if you want to join and talk about any of the mentioned project, here's the link, we go in an hour at 16 UTC.
https://riverside.com/studio/ipfs-studio?t=80327b608d616377f954
#nevent1q…fga2

2026-07-01 13:55:38 UTC

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So close...

2026-06-30 07:20:25 UTC

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This looks super cool actually.

2026-06-30 07:04:13 UTC

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Building freedom tech too hard, are you?

2026-06-30 07:02:29 UTC

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Yeah, got DMs from @nprofile…at5u too.
Seems like a first, congrats on your success, I guess?

2026-06-30 06:59:46 UTC

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All of them.

2026-06-29 06:04:26 UTC

The next @nprofile…radp release will be substantial.
Sorry that it's taking so long, but we're making some radical changes to get everything 10x better.
Stay tuned.

2026-06-28 14:37:04 UTC

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I'm guessing critical bugs?

2026-06-28 14:35:17 UTC

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I was always surprised how roughly even at 1/3 download stats are.

2026-06-28 10:50:24 UTC

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Awesome.

2026-06-23 16:17:23 UTC

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Yes, web of trust is one part of the solution of this, a friend wouldn't give you nasty stuff to transport.

2026-06-23 12:44:17 UTC

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This requires a certain scale to make sense, but we can likely bootstrap this.

2026-06-23 08:47:46 UTC

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@nprofile…7zgg @nprofile…67y8 you were talking about historical shipping services on the @nprofile…yt86, so this one is for you!

2026-06-23 08:44:32 UTC

The Hanseatic merchants, Thurn und Taxis, Lysander Spooner, and the WWII escape lines all built private postal and shipping networks that outran the official mails of their day, and the techniques they perfected are sitting in the record waiting for the next generation of builders. Nostr marketplaces are ready to inherit them, and this post is the field guide for the translation work ahead.
#naddr1qq…s74m

2026-06-22 18:31:49 UTC

Every Bitcoin private key generated this decade can be written down on a steel plate that survives fire and flood, but Nostr keys still live mostly in password managers and iCloud screenshots. The math to bring the same physical-backup workflow to Nostr has been sitting in every Bitcoin library since 2013, hiding inside a step of BIP39 that the NIP-06 flow happens to skip past. Below is the case for a backwards-compatible 24-word encoding of any existing nsec, the cryptographic reason it cannot collide with a Bitcoin seed, and the NIP that needs writing.
#nevent1q…p7a0

2026-06-22 18:26:00 UTC

The math to do this has been sitting in every Bitcoin library for a decade. The Nostr community has spent that decade convinced it was impossible.
#nevent1q…p7a0

2026-06-22 17:33:33 UTC

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You can tough grass or work in a hammock, way better

2026-06-22 17:29:51 UTC

You see gems like this, the first digital ID app on zapstore:
https://zapstore.dev/apps/naddr1qqdxxmmd9enk7an9wfhxj6m4wvhxzatnwajkjumpwpcryqgcwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh85ctswd6x7un99ejx2aszypuvuma2wgny8pegfej8hf5n3x2hxhkgcl2utfjhxlj4zv8sycc86qcyqqq8uzc78wmqr
#nevent1q…urrk

2026-06-22 17:25:39 UTC

My favorite Nostr feed algorithm is @nprofile…gsu4 latest releases.

2026-06-22 14:55:18 UTC

Just found @nprofile…yt86 and I'm sad I didnt know of them before, awesome Nostr pod!

2026-06-19 18:07:43 UTC

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Love to see this

2026-06-18 20:47:13 UTC

The Praxeology of Privacy: Freedom Tech vs Mass Surveillance | Max Hillebrand
https://relay.towardsliberty.com/2885921631ce5fb37f3aeaf74fbff1a88a6a90446c76f207120ce9e0c39dc084.mp3

2026-06-18 20:47:13 UTC

The Praxeology of Privacy: Freedom Tech vs Mass Surveillance | Max Hillebrand
https://relay.towardsliberty.com/84751f62034f7396a75c0ba5096964cee2a4d65a076f655b43b6324b0fbefecd.mp4

2026-06-17 13:52:25 UTC

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Someone should do that.

2026-06-17 13:52:07 UTC

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You can still look it up on a search engine in the browser and then share the link to GeoShare App for opening that exact location in Ogranic Map.

2026-06-17 11:30:53 UTC

Every Google Maps route reveals where you are and where you are going to a company that sells behavioral inferences. The road network is a finite dataset and route calculation is graph search, so the computation belongs on your device. OpenStreetMap supplies the data, freely and at community-built quality. Organic Maps does the routing offline on your phone, with zero account, zero tracker, and zero query leaving the device.
#nevent1q…ytej

2026-06-17 10:01:02 UTC

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Ist repariert.

2026-06-17 09:06:14 UTC

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Zweite Version ist raus, hier zum download:
https://towardsliberty.com/pop/de

2026-06-17 09:05:50 UTC

Zweite version der Übersetzung von Der Praxeologie der Privatsphäre ist raus, bitte die neue PDF durchlesen.
Auf diesem Link werde ich weiter updates veröffentlichen:
https://towardsliberty.com/pop/de
#nevent1q…n83v

2026-06-17 07:10:20 UTC

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Are you guys even shipping enough?

2026-06-16 14:20:40 UTC

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Really happy that you guys are publishing this!

2026-06-16 07:53:23 UTC

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Hier per Nostr DM

2026-06-16 07:53:05 UTC

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Je schneller es kommt desto schneller kommt es in den Druck.
In den nächsten zwei Wochen oder so, mal schauen.

2026-06-16 07:52:23 UTC

I'm a simple man.
I see a @nprofile…th90 interview,
I watch it.
Watchman Privacy: 223 - Paul Rosenberg: The Use of Knowledge
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/watchmanprivacy/223_Paul_Rosenberg_The_Use_of_Knowledge.mp3

2026-06-16 07:50:21 UTC

The new PDF viewer in @nprofile…wywf is great.
#nevent1q…cgl9

2026-06-16 07:46:14 UTC

Mein Buch Die Praxeology der Privatsphäre ist jetzt auf Deutsch übersetzt.
Bitte durchlesen und Fehler oder schlechte Wortwahl korrigieren und an mich schicken.
Es sollten ein paar Leute durchlesen bevor es in den Druck geht.
https://relay.towardsliberty.com/a5687e7d47a1d9500f770b80fa399edc553e65f0a67769f6094af7b544b01aec.pdf

2026-06-16 07:40:21 UTC

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Interesting.
Well you can't show all possible links.

2026-06-15 17:44:09 UTC

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Let's go!

2026-06-15 07:26:09 UTC

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Yes he is!

2026-06-15 07:25:28 UTC

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Hopefully soon, sorry for the delay!

2026-06-15 07:24:24 UTC

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Yerba is a gift
#naddr1qq…mkvl

2026-06-15 07:23:35 UTC

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Not yet.

2026-06-14 19:21:36 UTC

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So cool!

2026-06-13 08:40:12 UTC

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Already done, sir, @nprofile…4dda got you.
#nevent1q…6lhk

2026-06-13 08:37:41 UTC

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That's pretty, where do you generate those graphs?

2026-06-13 08:28:36 UTC

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Looks like a coldcard.

2026-06-13 08:26:56 UTC

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Fun fact, this scene wasn't in the script.
Harrison Ford was sick that day, and didn't feel like actually fighting that guy as was planned. So he improvised and shot him to have less work.

2026-06-13 08:20:46 UTC

Best Nostr desktop client?
#asknostr

2026-06-13 08:14:42 UTC

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We could print the hash and blossom server tho...

2026-06-13 07:46:57 UTC

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Books are meant to be free.
It's just the paper that has a price.

2026-06-13 07:46:06 UTC

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It's so good to have you here!
You've already inspired many Nostr clients in your absence, can't wait to see what comes next.

2026-06-12 15:59:56 UTC

Finally we have Paul Rosenberg on Nostr!
He is an absolute legend, Cypherpunk since the 1990s, author of A Lodging of Wayfaring Men, and The Breaking Dawn, and an inspiration to countless cypherpunks, give him a follow!
#nevent1q…euxr

2026-06-12 12:00:00 UTC

The Praxeology of Privacy | bitcoin++ Vienna, economics edition
https://relay.towardsliberty.com/627dbc7bbcac4cd912f0dc4e4c61bd2a78ec065aea8d8379349e1f96ddc205c6.mp4

2026-06-12 06:43:30 UTC

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Can't wait to hear that conversation, Paul is great.

2026-06-12 06:42:47 UTC

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Ecash is the ultimate access right system.

2026-06-12 06:34:54 UTC

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https://fips.network/
https://github.com/jmcorgan/fips

2026-06-11 20:08:50 UTC

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Can't wait to see how far this approach goes... The dawn of a new internet.

2026-06-11 20:07:28 UTC

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That's actually a great idea.

2026-06-11 20:07:05 UTC

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Yeah, pretty dire over there, but plenty of ways to opt out.

2026-06-11 20:06:03 UTC

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Thanks!

2026-06-11 20:05:43 UTC

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White listed to my pubkey, it's a personal haven relay.

2026-06-11 20:05:08 UTC

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Yeah, can't wait to route through the phone.

2026-06-11 20:04:33 UTC

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Seems like the best scenery for listening to this conversation!

2026-06-11 12:00:00 UTC

How The State Makes Us Poorer | Max Hillebrand
https://relay.towardsliberty.com/0314768bab8e708cd58f0c7057e781e99f71ccde7781e5f6ad988c6d14763db1.mp4

2026-06-10 18:47:20 UTC

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To some extend that's what lib kernel works towards.

2026-06-10 18:46:26 UTC

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Got a link to some docs for this?

2026-06-10 17:59:28 UTC

Now my Nostr relay @ towardsliberty.com is exposed via @nprofile…the5
ws://npub1v5fmkz5s8ygrrzw2rtje8eej7gt69sysllytwh93vjk47mvu9eqqjw05pz.fips:3355

2026-06-09 20:28:37 UTC

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Dont buy it, earn it.
Offer proxy merchant services.
Buy stuff for fiat for other bitcoiners.

2026-06-09 20:27:57 UTC

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Yeah its also a wonderful book, Paul is a more mature fiction writer in that one, and the ideas are wild.
I gotta see how long it would take to narrate and edit. Let's see if I find time.

2026-06-09 16:01:50 UTC

Marmot community call starting now, come hang out.
#nevent1q…d3yk

2026-06-09 08:08:35 UTC

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Thanks brother, means a lot

2026-06-08 20:01:42 UTC

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Yes.

2026-06-08 20:00:13 UTC

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The privacy of such a swap service depends on the number of users and their volumes.
You're probably much more private by just using Wasabi.

2026-06-08 19:59:17 UTC

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Yes, one of Satoshis mistakes, all tho to be fair a spec would have been nearly impossible back then, too hard to pin down.

2026-06-08 19:58:20 UTC

Rogers book is great, check it out
#nevent1q…pfqd

2026-06-08 14:12:45 UTC

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Yes, working on multiple languages next week.

2026-06-08 14:12:21 UTC

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Can recommend Tamers of Entropy, refreshing cypherpunk fiction, we dont have nearly enough of those.

2026-06-08 14:11:43 UTC

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It'll come out in a bit after review... Stay tuned!

2026-06-08 14:10:32 UTC

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I think the issue is that primal doesnt show long form edits? Not sure...

2026-06-08 14:09:43 UTC

It will be legendary (again)
Join us
#nevent1q…fzjq

2026-06-08 11:24:55 UTC

A post about an architectural error I helped make and the strategy I am now building around to avoid repeating it. The short version is that the parts of Wasabi we built protocol-first survived the regulatory pressure that killed our coordinator company, and the parts we ran as a single operator did not. The longer version is below, written for anyone building freedom technology who would prefer to learn the lesson from someone else's scar tissue.
#nevent1q…5xcj

2026-06-08 05:33:32 UTC

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Gamma is the spec behind shopstr.

2026-06-08 05:32:11 UTC

Citadels are the last fortress before the end.
Lodgings are the first house of the next civilization.

2026-06-07 20:29:51 UTC

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Bro, how did you edit this so fast?!
Even with Wagner in the background, hat tip to you, Sir!

2026-06-07 20:25:28 UTC

Purple pilling monero people is fun.

2026-06-07 19:59:04 UTC

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Bring it over to Nostr and it won't happen again.
https://github.com/GammaMarkets/market-spec

2026-06-07 19:58:00 UTC

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Thanks man & likewise!

2026-06-07 15:38:17 UTC

A Lodging of Wayfaring Men - Full Audiobook - Paul Rosenberg
Narrated by Max Hillebrand
https://relay.towardsliberty.com/cb12cf93b2bb7e16d062a3706781677349f49927ddaadd68213381ed13bf3535.mp3

2026-06-07 10:32:27 UTC

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Seems like the perfect place to contemplate freedom.

2026-06-07 10:31:59 UTC

The Lodging of Wayfaring Men audio book is finally back up, get it on any podcast app:
https://towardsliberty.com/audiobooks/lodging.xml
Also here is the crypto economics audio book liberated from Spotify and available on nostr / blossom.
https://towardsliberty.com/audiobooks/cryptoeconomics.xml

2026-06-06 16:00:00 UTC

The book opened with a challenge: if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. The argument closes by joining three axioms with the working stack.
The Action Axiom places privacy inside the structure of human action. The Argumentation Axiom shows that denying privacy requires the autonomy denial would erase. The Axiom of Resistance holds that designed systems can raise the cost of control sharply, and Bitcoin, Tor, and Signal at consumer scale support the claim.
#naddr1qq…ap0r

2026-06-06 07:02:37 UTC

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The parallel world always exists, some live in it fully, others visit occasionally, some never hear about it. That's alright. Freedom doesn't depend on mass adoption.

2026-06-05 16:00:00 UTC

Encryption, Bitcoin, and Nostr solve transport, identity, and settlement. They do not establish reliability across time or adjudicate what happened when a deal fails. Those are institutional functions.
Reputation under pseudonymity is the starting point. A persistent key with two years of public history has something to lose if its holder cheats. Most transactions need a narrow fact, and zero-knowledge credentials extend selective disclosure without handing over the underlying record.
#naddr1qq…st3y

2026-06-05 05:45:50 UTC

New way to talk to your Hermes agent via marmot by @nprofile…xf48
http://github.com/notmandatory/hermes-marmot

2026-06-04 16:00:00 UTC

Perfect privacy is unachievable. Pursuing it produces paralysis or burnout, so the practical goal is continuous improvement from wherever you are now.
The foundation tier addresses automated credential theft through password managers, hardware keys, encrypted messaging, and device encryption. The intermediate tier resists financial surveillance and platform aggregation. The advanced tier reaches Tor, Qubes, GrapheneOS, and per-identity hardware.
#naddr1qq…65e3

2026-06-03 16:00:00 UTC

Encryption protecting your messages is worthless if you post the same content publicly under your real name. Tor does not help if you log into personal accounts through it.
Security is always relative to a specific adversary. The OODA framework gives the strategic guide: break the adversary cycle at observation, where prevention is cheapest. Compartmentalization enforces the principle, and once two identities are linked, the correlation cannot be undone.
#naddr1qq…h78k

2026-06-02 16:00:00 UTC

Centralized platforms own the identity layer. When two firms control the social graph for most U.S. internet users, a ban does not restrict speech, it deletes the audience a creator spent years building.
Nostr inverts the arrangement. Identity is a keypair the user generates; relays store and forward signed events without holding authority over the account. Exit becomes possible without losing followers or history. Long-form articles, marketplaces, and encrypted messages ride the same format.
#naddr1qq…qqvl