A post I wrote based on the BIP-32 stuff I am working on.

KERI and NOSTR

Two Paths to Self-Verifying Identity

A specification or standard should solve a problem - not just provide implementation detail. Usually, a problem and solution can be described in a paragraph or less. If you can't figure that out from reading a standard/spec, you're just reading someone else's implementation detail.

Seven Keys to the Internet

The Key to the Internet and Key Ceremonies: An Explainer

An explainer blog by Kim Davies about the key ceremonies.

Note to self: Implement similar safekeeping ceremony for my newly-generated root nsec. https://www.youtube.com/live/YrV_P9xjHc8

Excellent presentation by Nick Szabo from last year. What jumped out at me what the concept of the promissory note that came to serve as the function of money in China, and spectacularly failed due to counterfeiting.

Be the chain you want to be.

If it weren’t for the entropy, cryptography would be easy.

It was a productive day. And I have working code. View quoted note →

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What an extended master nostr public key might look like in bech32 xpub1qjyty8sqqqqqqqqqqqqqpestkmv2wj7alfetfewqp03e677a4d9fk9uer224rajwxz28xekmqw2ys2wgjthl0xwq4cnjk3j5prywm7hnj55uslx7eh07zek75c9zykj7wd4

Everything has a price. Including spam.

I want to take what Estonia implemented in the 90s (after the Soviets pulled out) and re-implement with the nostr protocol

X-Road®

X-Road®

X-Road® is open-source software that provides unified and secure data exchange between organisations in a collaborative ecosystem.

The two biggest technical pushbacks against nostr from the normie-world are: 1. Lack of key rotation 2. Quantum resistance Until I get satisfactory answers to both, despite all the benefits of nostr, it’s impossible to get past vendor FUD. As for non-technical (ideological) pushbacks, it’s just a case of building better solutions. Any help would be appreciated.

You can learn more from a retard than a smartass.