Why would a Cinema require my phone number before they let me buy a ticket online? What’s even more offensive, they justify this is for “security”

Watching the blood moon rise from the horizon shortly after the sun set, and triple skunk sighting, all on my daily walk. Fantastic.

What do you think is the top location in North America to spend sats and mingle with other Bitcoiners?

The #Bitcoin Block Party is starting to take shape! We have a food truck, coffee shop, bar, dessert and other vendors all signed up with #Lightning⚡ payments! RSVP here and help spread the word! Mon, Sep 4, Vancouver, BC

Meetup

Bitcoin Block Party, Mon, Sep 4, 2023, 3:00 PM | Meetup

I Hey everyone! Bitcoin Block Party is just around the corner! We'll enjoy the indoor & outdoor space at The Beaumont studios so bring your sungla...

Easy to explain how Twitter engagement is tanking, but for the past year plus I’ve noticed even more significant drop in Telegram activity. Dozens of groups now clinically dead, and dozens more just kept alive by a handful of maniacs. Where did everyone go?

My latest #Lightning⚡️swag, a pin made by a local Vancouver jeweler out of pure silver. Of course paid on sats! Will convince him to make more and sell over nostr!

If you’re organizing a Bitcoin event why not sell drinks and food for a 90% discount to those paying with Bitcoin, instead of giving it away for free?

Is owning a credit/debit card unethical, or does morality only apply to using it?

On the old bird app I used my likes as bookmarks. Is there a nostr site that shows me for a given npub (mine) the posts I liked?

Una más!

Move aside Elon, MS Excel is the true superapp.

When you owe your fellow nostrich 10,000 sats and they owe you 5,000 sats, do you make one or two transactions? The answer might define Lighting’s future as a payment or settlement network.

I touched the Orb. I was not supposed to touch the Orb. My luck will soon turn.

America: “Wouldn’t it be nice to walk to the supermarket or bar in 15 minutes or less?” Me walking in Europe for 15 minutes: People speak a different language now, dinner is served two hours later, I’ve passed 10 cornershops selling distinct kinds of cured meats, buildings have another style and pretty sure even the rats are a new sub species

I too get calls about “suspicious charges” on my non-existent bank cards. Once I spent five minutes trying to convince the “agent” to approve the charge, when they stuck to their script saying the charge is fraudulent. But yes sir, I did buy $500 in itunes gift cards please authorize the payment plsss

Tell all the Barcelona nostriches about this awesome event coming Thursday!

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Adopción y próximas fronteras de la LightningNetwork con LightningLabs y ElenPAY, Thu, Jul 20, 2023, 7:00 PM | Meetup

En este meetup nos encontramos con Elizabeth Stark, CEO de [Lightning Labs](https://lightning.engineering), y otros miembros de la comunidad Lightn...

Spotted Genesis Coin’s Finney3 today for the first time in the wild, cool to see operators are still investing in ATM infrastructure. No #Lightning, though

Do you know which day of the week is dedicated to which celestial object? Monday: Moon Tuesday: Mars Wednesday: Mercury Thursday: Jupiter Friday: Venus Saturday: Saturn Sunday: Sun In Latin and Celtic languages this association is much more obvious than in Germanic, because the Germanic names are derived from the Norse gods associated with these celestial bodies.

As a merchant receiving #Lightning⚡payments to your own node, here's some basic advice: - Set minimums. Fewer, larger channels are better. - Don't close channels unless they are inactive. - Keep your channels empty! Push payments out as they come in. The channels that fill up first are your best ones, and you'll want to keep them empty to ensure your customers' payments don't fail. You can push out to onchain using a swap service like Loop, or an exchange if you have to sell your sats. Ideally you can use your node to pay suppliers, employees and services!

Liquidity Management for Lightning Merchants | Builder's Guide

Learn how to manage your channels as a merchant receiving payments on the Lightning Network

A scammer rented a small kiosk in a Hong Kong mall, advertised buying Tether above market price, arranged an appointment with a 30 year old accountant, and when she came to deposit the Tether, the clerk apologized he had to go to the bath room and disappeared through the back door of the mall.

South China Morning Post

Hong Kong accountant cheated out of HK$1 million in bogus cryptocurrency deal

Detectives are investigating whether fraud syndicate set up shop in Tsim Sha Tsui to cheat victim.