The fixation on meat in the bitcoin crowd is strange. What do these things have to do with each other?

Once you start thinking more seriously about privacy you start seeing data leakage everywhere. It's difficult to turn off and isn't always healthy.

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Cashu tokens and nostr encrypted DMs make for a nice combination

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I think nostr clients will need to start implementing automatic relay discovery. Managing relays is fun for people who like to tinker but not for the majority of users.

nostr is alive, magic is afoot

Free nuts if anybody wants some: 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

Can someone explain to me what Cashu is?

We're now penalizing good credit. Peak clown world.

Fox News

Biden rule will redistribute high-risk loan costs to homeowners with good credit

A new federal rule will make borrowing for a home more expensive for those with high credit scores to subsidize loans to higher-risk borrowers.

What exactly is the concern about zap privacy? We are clearly zapping in public. Or is this mostly an issue for people who wish to stay anonymous and might accidentally dox themselves through zapping somehow?

I can't be the only person who finds these quote threads that are nested like 30 notes deep obnoxious. Or do they look less annoying outside of Amethyst?

Has anyone discovered any hash tags worth following?

Heavy metal flashback

The legal system is a total farce. Hard to think of a more clear case of manslaughter. https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/charges-dropped-against-alec-baldwin-in-fatal-rust-shooting/