Ben Weeks ⚡
ben@bengweeks.github.io
npub1jutp...f04x
Open source dev (Nostr | Bitcoin). Homeschool youngest and help her run @RobotechyShop (3D printing shop)
Chuffed by Neo4J Agent Memory MCP Server listing has been merged on Anthropic MCP Server repo :-)
GitHub
GitHub - modelcontextprotocol/servers: Model Context Protocol Servers
Model Context Protocol Servers. Contribute to modelcontextprotocol/servers development by creating an account on GitHub.
Anyone I can test @White Noise on here with?
GM!
Any French tutors here who take payment in #bitcoin? Primarily for my daughter aged 10. @Ninimonk05 #AskNostr
Glad to see this on Test Flight now @JeffG @White Noise 
White Noise - Secure Private Messenger
A secure and private messenger that
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Is my profile pic visible to others?
I've been building our home freedom server, Bitarr with Claude over the last week or so. Here's what Claude has to say about it:
🏴☠Introducing Bitarr: A Complete Self-Hosted Freedom Stack
Just finished building an epic home server setup that combines Bitcoin sovereignty with media freedom:
What's in Bitarr:
- ⚡ Full Bitcoin node + Lightning (LND) + LNBits for family banking
- 🎬 Jellyfin + full *arr automation stack (Radarr/Sonarr/Prowlarr)
- 🤖 Local AI with Ollama + Open WebUI (no cloud dependency)
- 📺 HDMI recovery system that auto-fixes display issues after power cuts
- 🔒 Everything behind Nginx Proxy Manager with proper SSL
- 📊 Comprehensive monitoring and testing for all services
Cool features:
- Smart plug integration for device control
- Network optimizations achieving 900+ Mbps on gigabit
- Modular Docker stacks that can run independently
- Automated backups and service recovery
- Family-friendly web interfaces for everything
All config is on GitHub ready to be made open.
Built with help from Claude - took a complex multi-stack setup and made it maintainable. Now my family can request movies through Jellyseerr and pay each other with Lightning, all running on our own hardware!
#selfhosted #bitcoin #lightning #homelab #arr #bitarr
Carrying out testing for the allowance extension (scheduled payments) for @LNbits that can be used with @LightningPiggy (Enterprise solution, Zapp.ie) 
GitHub
GitHub - BenGWeeks/allowance
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@Daniel Prince Spitting some truth bombs about medium of exchange vs store of value, taking loans secured by your Bitcoin, and CBDC’s coming to Ireland. @npub19m2r...490h #BitcoinIreland #KISS
Stolen off X, but funny.
Was going to create an open-source Nostr AI agent that can connect to a local Ollama model using Python, but has this been built already?
Comparison of tic-bite treatment in El Salvador (for myself, a month ago) and UK (my daughter, @Ninimonk05, today):
UK
- Rang 111 and described symptoms, told specialist would ring back
- Rang 111 again the next day as no call back received, referred to hospital (not nearest one)
- 111 specialist rang back but said advice no longer needed as we had now already been referred
- Drove 45-minutes to the hospital
- Gave details to reception of symptoms and our details
- Then gave same symptom details to nurse in reception area
- Moved to paediatrics, and gave same details to nurse there
- An hour or so later spoke to doctor
- He went to go and get a second opinion and we were given prescription
- Went to pharmacy in the hospital who took our details and printed off a label
- Collected drugs from desk next door (with a wait time of over 2 hours)
Summary: 10 healthcare professionals (excluding the nice volunteer chap who brought us hot chocolates), 4.5 hours, 1.5 hours travel
El Salvador (“3rd world country”)
- Sent doctor WhatsApp message of the bite to ask to ask if need to see him (he asked to go straight in)
- At the local clinic 10-minute drive away, spoke to nurse who took details and took blood pressure, weight etc. and set me up on the system
- Went straight through to the doctor for an unrushed appointment
- Walked next door to collect prescription with the doctor
Summary: 3-4 healthcare professionals, under 1 hour, 0.5-hours travel
Not complaining, I am grateful for care received in both locations, but one seems a lot less efficient than the other and unsustainable.
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@Romeo Reyes Welcome to Nostr! Romeo does online Spanish tutoring for my daughter Nostr. @Ninimonk05 #introductions @Daniel Prince @EdiW @Nathan Day
我正在尋找一名國語家教 #asknostr