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@ 79be667e:16f81798
2025-06-15 04:32:06
1941/901317/505625
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@ 9b840e12:7232e29b
2025-06-15 04:32:06
ちぇーんって、なんか元気ないのか？まあ、気持ちわかるけどさ。無理すんなよ、俺もたまにあるし。
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@ b707d6be:eb5a0c20
2025-06-15 04:32:04
暑すぎて酒飲みたい
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@ c47e92dd:5c577873
2025-06-15 04:32:03
GM Rise and shine! It's a brand new day to chase your dreams 🧡.
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@ fc97fc29:db5d2e30
2025-06-15 04:32:00
🦀
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@ 5f468793:f17e29c0
2025-06-15 04:31:49
ぐちょぐちょぽわー
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@ fc97fc29:db5d2e30
2025-06-15 04:31:48
🦀
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@ 4f2118e1:4e987729
2025-06-15 04:31:44
是的。
但是，不自由不民主，公平公正的含量将会更低。😂
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-15 04:26:35
It's a very simple principle, really. Don't read from relays that spammers can write to.
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@ b707d6be:eb5a0c20
2025-06-15 04:31:39
chen
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-15 03:21:46
You know your relay setup is on-point when everyone else is complaining about a new spam attack and you would never have known without seeing their complaints.
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@ 79be667e:16f81798
2025-06-15 04:31:35
1941/901317/505594
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@ 06830f6c:34da40c5
2025-06-15 04:31:34
🕍 while other prep and head to church
nostr:nevent1qqstccm0g6rlzqc3lpe037te806ktwxmj0kyhcjh45r75lvvrmucrlcprdmhxue69uhkummnw3ez6vfwde3x7tnpdenkzmnf9e3k7q3qq6ps7m94jfdastx2tx76sj8sq4nxdhlsgmzns2tr4xt6ydx6grzsxpqqqqqqzdx4vee
https://blossom.primal.net/aaf925e2b387fd9319bafad2fbddb6cf7d9761f506667dbd00f735de5c0141b8.jpg
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-15 03:16:14
Sorry. What spam?
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-14 20:07:36
Interesting. I knew about its blastr relays, but did not know it also uses NIP-65 for replies to post to the inbox relays of those mentioned.
Is this something we should be expecting relays to handle for us, rather than clients?
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@ da343c7a:4a40ea9e
2025-06-15 04:31:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry_KWNINggM
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@ fc97fc29:db5d2e30
2025-06-15 04:31:17
🦀
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@ 79be667e:16f81798
2025-06-15 04:31:15
1941/901317/505575
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@ c7462411:de62459e
2025-06-15 04:31:14
the can Israel logic “mothership” and than to Israel snake 🤔 head
I like more but it is it the attack off is So dunno at biting of Iran the attacking chew seems off cut the
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@ 4d784205:6f5b96b3
2025-06-15 04:31:13
🗞️ Strudel.cc
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@ 9f83869c:c6d53766
2025-06-15 04:31:12
It doesn't make you a Nazi to question whether the story we've been told about the war is true.
You can just entertain a thought without it being your belief.
You are not your thoughts or your beliefs.
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@ a012dc82:6458a70d
2025-06-15 04:31:10
#Bitcoin remains the beacon of resistance http://res.cloudinary.com/dsixpui68/image/upload/v1737764831/bw5xoutlgr6nwehicgbx.jpg
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@ 97caa2b0:b1d6bae3
2025-06-15 04:31:07
PCの排熱を考えても9950XをもっとTDPが低いCPUに買い換えるべきかもしれないなあ。あとメモリももう売って良さそう。Windowsで128GBのメモリ使ってたけど足りなくて、macで24GBでギリギリ何とかなってるの何なんですかね。
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@ 624d01ef:f122bf4a
2025-06-15 04:31:04
So the logic of Israel attacking Iran is to attack the “mothership” and cut off the snake at the head
I dunno but it seems like Israel is biting off more than it can chew 🤔
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@ 1e3aa975:80324f5f
2025-06-15 04:31:03
vmess://eyJ2IjoiMiIsInBzIjoi8J+HuvCfh7gg576O5Zu9IENsb3VkRmxhcmXoioLngrkiLCJhZGQiOiIxNzIuNjQuMTY3LjE5IiwicG9ydCI6IjIwODYiLCJ0eXBlIjoibm9uZSIsImlkIjoiZTllM2NjMTMtZGI0OC00Y2MxLThjMjQtNzYyNjQzOWE1MzM5IiwiYWlkIjoiMCIsIm5ldCI6IndzIiwicGF0aCI6ImdpdGh1Yi5jb20vQWx2aW45OTk5IiwiaG9zdCI6ImlwMi4xNDU3MjMwLnh5eiIsInRscyI6IiJ9
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@ dbf79c88:e0fb78a7
2025-06-15 04:31:02
just send me a link if u get something working on shopstr or else maybe we can figure something out on the with gift wrapped dms in 0xChat or using Signal.
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@ c7462411:de62459e
2025-06-15 04:31:02
- - medium high purging
#bitcoinfees priority
1 Block - - priority
1 #mempool no - priority
1 901317
1 priority
1 low
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@ c7462411:de62459e
2025-06-15 04:30:59
- - purging
#bitcoinfees priority
1 - high low Block medium #mempool 901317
1 no - priority
1 priority
1 priority
1 -
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@ fc97fc29:db5d2e30
2025-06-15 04:30:58
🦀
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@ 431fa2f3:d8f39feb
2025-06-15 04:30:57
https://cdn.midjourney.com/7c248e15-2e08-46a7-928f-a36b1a71133c/0_3.png
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@ 5f468793:f17e29c0
2025-06-15 04:30:57
東京テレポートに設置されている転移門
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@ c7462411:de62459e
2025-06-15 04:30:56
priority
1 medium 901317
1 priority
1 - priority
1 low - high purging
#bitcoinfees priority
1 no Block - - #mempool -
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@ e7bf8dad:839ef3db
2025-06-15 04:30:43
Block 901317
1 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ f03df3d4:a4d4f676
2025-06-15 04:30:43
Block 901317
1 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ cbab7074:f9f0bd61
2025-06-15 04:30:43
Block 901317
1 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ 4d784205:6f5b96b3
2025-06-15 04:30:42
⚡️👀🎶 WATCH - Coding music. It's the first time I've seen it.
https://blossom.primal.net/9ab174c0d49cdd1cb82c6e7edab79247e73ee3bb3f70975f966447c7f08d4924.mp4
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@ 68c83763:7855a2df
2025-06-15 04:30:34
gm nostr! I've joined #LearnWithNostr from Tiktok by creating an account with https://robotsbuildingeducation.com so I can learn how to code with AI.
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@ 81b26cb9:35970aaa
2025-06-15 04:30:32
DAZN now offers free global live streaming of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, making top international football matches accessible worldwide for the first time through a major streaming platform.
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@ 678a308e:a0609fbc
2025-06-15 04:30:23
Proof of concept. Hand made slip cover... unrefined. No labels. Just wait.
https://image.nostr.build/5c674f2554f2778afb35989fb5e39202754220fe22639fbce4941b04bde6eae6.jpg
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@ 958b754a:5c39e88c
2025-06-15 04:30:22
Damnnn you right that would be 🔥🔥🔥
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@ 08f96856:ffe59a09
2025-06-15 04:30:11
ตอนเห็นในรูปเฉย ๆ พอได้จับของจริงแล้วมันสวยมาก
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@ b707d6be:eb5a0c20
2025-06-15 04:30:10
東京テレポートでみんな下車していく、どこにテレポートするの
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@ dffd3ffc:5ade7be1
2025-06-15 04:30:08
ひる
カンパチ ぶりどん
https://share.yabu.me/dffd3ffc3aab62931a8cb08f0a2a488da74703d08d1def93868ae30f5ade7be1/2b7c32c94d68352ba4a8c116b67a2d5400ea345e324146c0e4e5407413c76898.webp
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@ 139b1ed0:72f66b28
2025-06-15 04:30:08
🟡湘南新宿ライン：列車遅延
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/traffic/kanto
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@ fb67d7e6:6cdbee56
2025-06-15 04:30:05
5cfbe4f6a34eac16841756ef45eef61c782dfa943bd6379ec73fe1c74db01df6
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@ aa4fc866:b098c7b4
2025-06-15 04:30:04
Bitcoin price: $105541, Sats per USD: 947
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@ fb67d7e6:6cdbee56
2025-06-15 04:30:04
Today, we celebrate scarcity. 21M #Bitcoin
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-14 05:29:05
Indeed. And also possible credentials to uptate the NIP-05 were compromised at the same time.
All ears for better ways to verify a new npub is legit post-compromise.
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@ 3493b0c2:4ce7120f
2025-06-15 04:30:04
Sat - Jun 14 - 09:30 PM - PDT
// bit.site
✅ Connection successful: node-1.ipfs.bit.site 4001
// pinnable.xyz
✅ Connection successful: 167.71.172.216 4001
✅ Connection successful: 188.166.180.196 4001
✅ Connection successful: 143.198.18.166 4001
// 4everland.io
✅ Connection successful: node-1.ipfs.4everland.net 4001
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-14 04:52:50
I definitely understand the hesitation. Thankfully in this case there is another well known npub that was not compromised to confirm it, and also the NIP-05 got updated quickly.
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-14 04:44:40
Personal responsibility always comes along with freedom, decentralized protocol or no.
It's also why making things convenient and easy, relieving users of personal responsibility, results in the tradeoff of less freedom.
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-14 04:05:45
Happy to hear any suggestion to get around the simple fact that spam will always be rampant when new profiles can be spun up for free and messages can be saved to servers for free with the expectation they will be seen.
You either need to be purposeful about limiting who can put posts in front of your face or you will have spam. There's not really any way around that except to hand that responsibility to a central authority.
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@ a34b99f2:c540c5bd
2025-06-15 04:32:06
1941/901317/505628
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@ fb67d7e6:6cdbee56
2025-06-15 04:30:04
Time is money, and #Bitcoin is the future http://res.cloudinary.com/dsixpui68/image/upload/v1739669443/fav8m7whr0urw6l7qdr1.jpg
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-13 23:52:28
There's all sorts of reasons why you may not be able to access their website when the rest of us can. The likelihood is that it isn't on Fountain's end, since no one else seems to have any issue.
Are you using a VPN? If not, try accessing the site while connected to a VPN.
Looks like you're on mobile, so I would echo what others have said and point you toward using the mobile app, rather than the website.
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@ df8f0a64:057d87a5
2025-06-15 04:29:44
そういう言動が繰り返されてる。信じ難いレベルのアホ。そんなんでどうやって家族とか会社とか組織の中で暮らしているのか不思議
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@ df8f0a64:057d87a5
2025-06-15 04:27:00
バカなだけなら許すも何もないけど、他人を不幸にしてるバカは社会的害悪だよ
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-13 23:21:32
Yeah, there's not a lot of folks posting kind 20 when they could just post a kind 1 and include an image that will show up in the main feed on most clients.
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-13 23:12:39
Wallets are an interesting subject on your node. In one sense, your entire outbound liquidity constitutes your wallet balance, and you can do transactions directly from this balance using Ride the Lightning under Lightning>Transactions. From the Payments tab in that interface you will have a "Send Payment" button at the top where you can paste in a lightning invoice. If you pop over to the Invoices tab, you can choose "Create Invoice" to receive sats to your lightning node.
You will see your "Local Capacity" at the top of the page here. That is effectively your "wallet balance" if you are using your entire node's outbound liquidity as your wallet. It's also where any routing fees you receive will "go." Routing fees are really just the difference between the amount of sats you receive and the amount you forward to the next hop in the route, so you won't see a transaction amount in your wallet for "10 sats - fee income." Instead, you will see it in the Reports section of Ride the Lightning.
Now, I would not recommend using your entire liquidity as your "wallet." One reason for this is, the balance will fluctuate. This is due to your node calculating how much it would cost to close the channel on-chain at the current fee rate. Instead, I would recommend using a sub-wallet with a balance that is a portion of the total outbound liquidity.
Use something like Alby Hub or LNBits to create this sub-wallet. Alby Hub is probably the most user-friendly, while LNBits is probably the most versatile. Then connect the sub-wallet to a wallet app like Alby Go or Zeus via Nostr Wallet Connect. The easiest way to have a lightning address connected to it is to connect the wallet to an Alby account via NWC.
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@ 77aba0b1:7e3350f5
2025-06-15 04:30:04
We spent 30 years listening to Israel say that Iran was 5 years away from getting a nuke
Meanwhile, Israel has had nukes for over 50 years
Who’s the real threat?
https://blossom.primal.net/1d63d67cd694dc7fd71084edc033fa6e5b29e9b5b7b5f7dc3460958a9d1d7e3c.jpg
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@ fb67d7e6:6cdbee56
2025-06-15 04:30:04
cda5bf9e05f3d1f91d36fe7d4934d3d82333a4a1c1f2c90af4d827634f69c324
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-13 22:54:32
Not sure what you are asking with that question...
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@ 3b90a834:096a5679
2025-06-15 04:30:04
#Bitcoin remains the beacon of resistance http://res.cloudinary.com/dsixpui68/image/upload/v1737764909/xdbgoui7trdqavz7c7ds.jpg
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-13 22:52:56
Seems you are operating from a bit narrower definition of "finance" than necessary. It can be simply defined as the science or study of the management of funds, as found in Merriam-Webster, which is quite generic and certainly includes savings.
If you are going to narrow the focus to only those financial constructs that "extract value from the economy without real work," then that's fine, but I would make sure that whoever you converse with is aware you are using the term that way rather than the broader definition.
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@ a34b99f2:c540c5bd
2025-06-15 04:31:52
1941/901317/505615
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-13 22:45:12
Alright... Here's what I changed:
OWNER_NPUB - This should obviously be changed to the npub you will be using Haven with.
RELAY_URL - This should be the domain where the relay will be accessible.
Leave the rest of the settings in this top section of the .env as they are unless you have a specific reason to change them and pop down to the Private Relay Settings.
PRIVATE_RELAY_NAME - You can name it whatever you like, but probably don't want to leave it as "utxo's private relay." Each of the other sections allow you to change their name, too.
PRIVATE_RELAY_NPUB - This should be the npub you plan to use the relay with. The private relay will only accept notes authored by that npub. Same applies for all the other sections below that allow you to set the relay npub.
PRIVATE_RELAY_DESCRIPTION - You can leave this as is or change it as you see fit. It just gives those who check the relay description document an idea of what the relay is for.
PRIVATE_RELAY_ICON - Slap in a URL for an icon for your relay. Think of it like your relay's profile picture. Keep it small. You can even have a separate icon for each of Haven's relays, if you want.
I haven't changed anything in the Private Relay Rate Limiters section.
Your "Chat" relay is used for receiving DMs. Apart from the fields similar to the Private relay setup, you may want to adjust the WoT depth, how often the WoT is refreshed, or the minimum number of followers. These settings dictate who can post messages to your DM inbox, so you don't get a bunch of spam DMs. But, if you want to see DMs from people outside of your WoT, you may want to make these less strict by reducing the CHAT_RELAY_MINIMUM_FOLLOWERS to 0, but know that you will start getting spam DMs, too.
Make similar updates as you did in the Private Relay section to the Outbox and Inbox sections, too.
Your Import Settings may also need to have the date updated, depending on when you joined Nostr. Haven will import your notes from other relays from that date to present, based on the relays you instruct it to pull from in the relays_import.json document.
Finally, you may need to add some values in the AWS Backup Settings, if you are having Haven backed up to AWS.
The next document you will want to make sure has all the relays listed that you want to pull from is the relays_import.json. Make sure it is pulling from any and all relays you can remember writing to in the past. It's already including relay.nostr.band, which is an aggregator, so it should be able to find most of your notes, regardless.
And to round it all out, you'll want to edit the relays_blastr.json to include any relays you want your public notes mirrored to. This will only be notes that you are writing to your Haven outbox relay. The default relays are pretty decent, but you may want to make some adjustments. Note, you should not choose any relays that require AUTH for write access, as Haven will be unable to sign their AUTH requests.
Maybe nostr:npub1utx00neqgqln72j22kej3ux7803c2k986henvvha4thuwfkper4s7r50e8 and/or nostr:npub1a6we08n7zsv2na689whc9hykpq4q6sj3kaauk9c2dm8vj0adlajq7w0tyc can review the above to ensure I haven't given any bad advice. 😂
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@ e2b8ba3e:27400d81
2025-06-15 04:30:03
📊 **Bitcoin-Update**
- 💰 Price: $105546
- 📦 Blockheight: 901317
- ⌛ Mempool: 258042 TXs
- 💸 Fees: 1 sats/vByte
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-13 22:10:12
😂
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@ 85e721cb:6db5011a
2025-06-15 04:30:03
朝起きると朝が始まるんだから二度寝は朝の邪魔ですよね
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@ 486f2232:731ab4da
2025-06-15 04:30:03
力
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-13 22:09:30
Hmmm... I can't think of any single video or podcast off the top of my head. That said, here's what I think the basic outline should be:
1. The problem. Give examples of how our current monetary system is working against us via inflationary theft of our time and productivity, creating bad incentives for high-time-preference behavior.
2. The solution. Outline the characteristics of an ideal form of money. Don't mention Bitcoin yet. Just go over what ideal portability, divisibility, durability, verifiability, fungibility, and most importantly scarcity look like in a digital and global economy.
3. Bitcoin as ideal money. Now show how Bitcoin is the form of money that best matches these ideals, and why it is the only one, since other copycats cannot repeat the 0 to 1 innovation, and cannot provide the security and scarcity assurances Bitcoin has built up over time due to the distribution of tens of thousands of full nodes and hundreds of thousands of miners worldwide. That network effect simply can't be broken.
4. Objections. Deal with some of the most common objections, like "How can it be valuable if it's not physical?" and garbage like that.
5. Further education. Provide sources for those who watch the video to learn more about various aspects of Bitcoin, both technical and philosophical, as well as where they can go to get off zero.
Dang... I might just need to make this...
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-13 21:42:30
Doing the triage to decide what to work on now vs what can wait is nearly as important as the work itself.
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@ fe63f4f8:8ba10f09
2025-06-15 04:31:32
なんで遅延するんですか？？？？？？？？？
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@ c230edd3:8ad4a712
2025-06-15 04:28:18
🫂😊 it's an awesome hoodie. I'll wear it proudly.
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@ 725bb908:9abc7642
2025-06-15 04:30:02
🧾 Estimated fee for 140 vB tx: 140.00 sats (0.15 USD)
📦 Fee rate from node: 0.00001000 BTC/kvB
📏 Converted: 1.00 sats/vB
🧭 Fee classification: Low
💰 BTC price (CoinGecko): 105541 USD
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@ df8f0a64:057d87a5
2025-06-15 04:25:42
配達の車に轢かれて指導できなくなってくれないかな、頼むから
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@ fe63f4f8:8ba10f09
2025-06-15 04:31:24
ﾄｷｮに着きたいのですが、あの、あの
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@ df8f0a64:057d87a5
2025-06-15 04:24:54
窓開けてるとアホが聞こえてくるの本当に無理
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@ df8f0a64:057d87a5
2025-06-15 04:24:30
不愉快だから、耐えられなくなったらうちの私道で指導すんなって追い出そ
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@ cbd2779f:72a5b029
2025-06-15 04:28:01
GM https://i.nostr.build/slLMHeqGcuBO7zv7.png
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@ 641fd340:c777c4fe
2025-06-15 04:30:01
reason.com: Some Federal Agencies Are Actually Getting More Efficient -- https://tinyurl.com/284ek4m7 -- Downsizing pushed the Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to adopt tech solutions that it could have tried years ago. #liberty #news
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@ 52445fd1:94438c8d
2025-06-15 04:30:01
You have some talent inside of you!!! gotta love the old tapes!
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-13 21:40:05
Hmmm. All said and done, it is more necessary to have a relay management/moderation tool than to be able to block particular relays at this time.
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@ f03df3d4:a4d4f676
2025-06-15 04:25:43
Block 901317
1 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ a34b99f2:c540c5bd
2025-06-15 04:31:23
1941/901317/505584
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@ 3dda4500:5776f2db
2025-06-15 04:24:16
It's not just about weapons. It's usually about money, energy, and control.
nostr:nevent1qqsqzercfctfnsaynjfwv6g0rmhwph6tfwmfayg3z3k9r94hymyphxqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43z7q3qcc07lsygypcx09jphet0jxghdav54g7t8m4y2pq76v2v2kjqdelsxpqqqqqqzw8ar39
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@ df8f0a64:057d87a5
2025-06-15 04:22:37
は？？？？？？？？？？？？
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-13 21:38:25
Here's my canned response about dealing with spam:
If you are seeing a lot of spam in your replies, it is because you are reading from relays that spammers can write to for free.
Spam will always be present on any social platform or protocol when the following statements are true: 1. It's free and easy to create new identities. 2. New identities can write messages they can expect others will see without a cost.
We're not able to, nor do we want to, make it difficult to create a new identity on Nostr, so reducing spam by making new users jump through hoops to create an "account" that can only be enforced by a centralized entity is not an option.
That means we need to prevent it via option 2, by restricting new identities from writing notes to relays without a cost. If you are reading from relays that don't impose some cost to write to them, either social, computational, or monetary, then you are bound to see spam on a regular basis.
Instead of reading from free and public relays, you should consider trading them out for the following types of relays:
- Web-of-Trust (WoT): This relay type imposes a social cost in order to write to it. Namely, you have to be followed by the relay owner or one of the npubs the relay owner follows before you can write notes to the relay. These types of relays may also automatically aggregate notes from those within the web-of-trust, even if they were written to other relays.
- Proof-of-Work (PoW): This relay type is less common, and it imposes a computational cost to write to it. Only those who have dedicated computational energy to generating the required PoW can write to the relay. This cost is trivial for the honest user, who only posts up to a couple times a minute, but imposes heavy costs on spammers, who are trying to post hundreds or thousands of times per minute. Unfortunately, most Nostr clients don't support adding PoW to notes, so most relays don't use it as a spam mitigation measure.
- Paid Relays: As the name implies, this relay type imposes a monetary cost to write to it. It may also impose a cost to read from it, but that is less common. Since this cost is per npub, and spammers don't ever use just one npub since that's too trivial to mute and move on, this makes paid relays affordable for honest users, but too expensive for spammers.
Since the only two relay types above that are currently in wide use are web-of-trust and paid relays, here are a few suggestions for each.
Web-of-Trust:
- wot.utxo.one
- nostrelites.org
- wot.nostr.net
Paid:
- nostr.wine
- nostr.land
- jellyfish.land
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@ 6bb52485:7535d9be
2025-06-15 04:30:00
Global March to Gaza Collapses as Egypt Rejects Activists’ Push Against Supposed “Blockade”
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Launch of the March
During June 2025, the Global March to Gaza attracted thousands of activists from 40-80 countries to Egypt, aiming to highlight Gaza’s humanitarian crisis and protest what they label Israel’s “blockade.” The effort planned a march from Cairo to the Rafah border crossing to demand a humanitarian corridor. Egyptian authorities and local residents, however, swiftly halted the initiative, opposing the activists’ call for open borders—a policy Egypt’s military enforces to restrict Gazans from entering, with considerable local backing.
Aims and Key Figures
The march, organized as a peaceful, civilian-led action, sought to focus global attention on Gaza’s challenges and advocate unrestricted Rafah border access. Participants hailed from diverse nations, including notable figures like former U.S. diplomat Hala Rharrit and South African ex-lawmaker Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela. The itinerary involved bus travel to El-Arish, a 30-50 km walk to Rafah, and camping nearby for a symbolic protest, without plans to cross into Gaza. Activists assumed their cause would resonate with Egyptians, given Egypt’s public criticism of Gaza’s conditions, but overlooked Egypt’s own border restrictions.
Egyptian Military’s Border Control
From June 12 to 14, 2025, Egyptian authorities, supported by military forces at the Rafah crossing, acted decisively to stop the march:
Over 200 activists faced detention within Cairo, and dozens were deported upon arriving at Cairo International Airport. More than 148 returned to countries like Germany, Turkey, and various European nations, often for lacking permits. Over 40 Canadians were among those detained, with reports of passport confiscation and questioning.
On June 13-14, at a checkpoint near Ismailia, roughly 30 km from Cairo, security forces blocked the march. Organizers reported activists being directed onto buses, with some accounts mentioning physical confrontations. Melanie Schweizer, an organizer, described individuals being forcibly moved, and a Welsh nurse appeared on video engaging with security personnel. The Greek delegation also noted difficulties.
The Egyptian military’s tight control over the Rafah crossing, a militarized Sinai zone, stems from Egypt’s policy of preventing Gazans from entering, driven by security and stability concerns. The government requires prior coordination and permits for border access, a stance tied to its peace treaty with Israel and mediation role within the Israel-Palestine conflict. The activists’ protest against the supposed “blockade” directly contradicted Egypt’s deliberate border restrictions, which the military upholds to keep Gazans out.
Local Residents’ Opposition
As activists attempted to advance toward Rafah, they encountered fierce resistance from Egyptian residents who rejected their protest against the supposed “blockade.” Locals confronted activists, throwing shoes, striking them with shoes, and engaging within verbal and physical opposition. Social media posts and videos captured Egyptians criticizing the march as harmful to Egypt’s stability and reputation, with many supporting the military’s policy of restricting Gazan entry. Activists involved within these encounters often faced escort to the airport for deportation. Some online claims suggested authorities prompted local actions, but no verified evidence supports this. The local backlash revealed that Egyptians opposed the activists’ advocacy for a cause—open borders—they viewed as worsening regional issues.
Regional and Political Context
Egypt’s actions reflect its complex position, balancing public sympathy for Palestinians with its policy of restricting Gazan entry to protect national interests, including its treaty with Israel and U.S. military aid. The Egyptian military’s role within keeping Gazans out of Egypt represents a deliberate choice, not merely a consequence of Israel’s actions, and the activists’ focus on a supposed “blockade” misjudged this reality. Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz’s call to block the march, citing security risks, added pressure, but Egypt’s response remained rooted within its own priorities. A related effort, the “Soumoud” convoy from Tunisia through Libya, halted at Sirte, Libya, on June 13, due to lacking Egyptian authorization, highlighting regional barriers to such initiatives.
Halt of the March
By June 14, 2025, the march could not proceed, with activists detained, deported, or blocked from reaching Sinai. Organizers expressed plans to persist, but Egypt’s military restrictions and local opposition rendered reaching Rafah unfeasible.
Reality of Activism’s Misstep
This represents the reality of being an activist advocating for a cause that locals reject, believing you’re solving a problem they think you’re making worse. The Global March to Gaza sought to challenge what activists claim is a “blockade” but faced derailment by Egypt’s military, which restricts Gazans from entering Egypt, and by locals who opposed the activists’ presence. These events illustrate the challenges of international activism within regions with intricate geopolitical dynamics, where local and state priorities—here, Egypt’s border control and stability—clash with activists’ goals. The activists’ push for open borders appeared misguided to Egyptians who support keeping Gazans out, exposing a fundamental disconnect.
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-13 21:34:30
Not all clients support muting particular words, so the "just do this simple thing," isn't always an option.
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@ 59214300:b97db514
2025-06-15 04:29:38
GM bro
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@ df8f0a64:057d87a5
2025-06-15 04:22:13
メモするから
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-13 21:32:03
I take a mostly hands-off approach. But then, I am also not trying to be a routing node. I use my node for my own transactions.
That said, when you have unbalanced channels, it limits your options for which channels a transaction can route through. For instance, if I have a channel with you, and all of the liquidity is on my side of the channel, I can no longer receive any sats with your node as the last hop before reaching me. You may have otherwise been the best route, but because all the liquidity is on my side of the channel, I will need to receive via one of my other channels that may be less optimal and result in a higher fee for the sender.
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@ 958b754a:5c39e88c
2025-06-15 04:25:01
Dawn is my first sale 🥹🫂
nostr:nevent1qqs8ey94rd6dr75mltxgz6tpetdu6f86kjrqw4yszvyvaqg0yx2gt7qppamhxue69uhkztnwdaejumr0dshdrm32
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-13 21:26:01
I seem to remember nostr:npub1utx00neqgqln72j22kej3ux7803c2k986henvvha4thuwfkper4s7r50e8 creating something that could use NWC for on-chain transactions.
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@ 0461fcbe:35a474dd
2025-06-15 04:29:14
I think you have an old version of Node. Use "node -v" to check. I'm on 23.
Nevertheless, I updated it and tested it as far back as Node 18, and it works now. Run "stacks upgrade" to get the latest version of stacks, then "stacks mkstack" again and hopefully it will work.
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@ df8f0a64:057d87a5
2025-06-15 04:22:09
どこ？
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@ f8978eb7:7f8e8a50
2025-06-15 04:31:05
冷やし中華食べた！
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-13 21:23:45
CLN doesn't have NWC built into it, so you would need something that runs on top of it to provide the functionality.
As far as I know, right now Alby Hub only works with LND, but LNBits might give you this functionality with their NWC plugin. nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm, can you confirm?
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@ e4f9ab96:9512673a
2025-06-15 04:30:00
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