Many of you know I am working on a novel with cypherpunk and lunarpunk themes. Still some work to do before it is finished, but what I know - it is already amazing, it gives chills even to myself when I read it back. And it will have amazing graphics design. I made a teaser with some quotes. The graphics changes every minute.

TAMERS OF ENTROPY

New project! Are the e-shops you are trying to pay suddenly trying to KYC you for buying alpaca socks with Bitcoin? Yes, that's the new regulation. They should of course go self-custodial, run @BTCPay Server and none of this applies (it only applies to to payment gateways who are providing gateway services for third parties). But running BtcpayServer is not always easy, especially if you are just starting to accept Bitcoin. VPS, docker, running your nodes (although it's possible without). And maybe you don't have people who would run it for you. But since we have @Cashu now, we can do something magical - use Cashu mints' lightning capability to accept Bitcoin, anonymously. And run the payment gateway the same way we run the e-shop - on a $3/month PHP hosting. Enter CashuPayServer - a simplified Lightning gateway, compatible with BTCPayServer Greenfield API (so yes, your WooCommerce, etc. is supported out of the box), by basically unpacking a .zip in your webhost and going through a simple wizard. And if you run Wordpress, it's even easier, because CashuPayServer installs as a plug-in (and if you have BTCPay plug-in as well, it autoconfigures it for you). You can withdraw your Cashu tokens to a lightning address, BOLT-11 invoice, as cashu tokens. You can enable autowithdrawal. Free and open-source. Self-custody possible, if you run your own mint. Autowithdraw lowers the custody risk. Warning, version 0.1-alpha that is out is very alpha, no one besides me in localhost has tested it. I will present it tomorrow at Cashu dev call. Pull requests welcome. And if you want to see the checkout flow for yourself, go to donate section. Links:

CashuPayServer — Accept Bitcoin on Any PHP Hosting

A BTCPay-compatible payment gateway that runs on shared hosting. No Docker, no VPS, no command line. Just upload and go.

Repo:

GitHub

GitHub - jooray/cashupayserver: An open-source Lightning payment gateway API-compatible with BTCPayServer, using Cashu for Lightning invoices and running on most PHP hostings

An open-source Lightning payment gateway API-compatible with BTCPayServer, using Cashu for Lightning invoices and running on most PHP hostings - jo...

I have also released a few supplemental repos, such as

GitHub

GitHub - jooray/cashu-wallet-php: A PHP implementation of Cashu wallet

A PHP implementation of Cashu wallet. Contribute to jooray/cashu-wallet-php development by creating an account on GitHub.

Yes, I know many people think that PHP sucks. But it's literally unzip and run on the hosting you already have. For anything more sophisticated, run BTCPayServer, it is much better and battle-tested (I run it myself). I created this as a fun project to help small businesses accept Bitcoin without the complexity of running infrastructure. There are a few things this can do out of the box though (even less tested). Some mints can mint you euro and usd tokens. If you are not ready for Bitcoin volatility, and you want certainty of value evaporation of fiat, it is possible. You get the customers that want to pay with Lightning, but get euros or usd. I don't recommend doing that, but it's an option. Again - ⚠️ #reckless. Not battle-tested. Feedback and pull requests wanted. I will probably not add many more features. For features, go to btcpay. Introductory video:

Wow

HackingPassion.com : root@HackingPassion.com-[~]

Linux Inside a PDF

Linux running inside a 6MB PDF file using a RISC-V emulator. No installation needed, just open it in Chrome.

ChatGPT has lost this round hard. Gemini and Claude are much better. Gemini for voice and images and general research, Claude as an "AGI" - great at coding but pretty much anything. How are the open models doing? What is the best?

I hate "login with e-mail" (too slow, copy pasting codes, omg) I hate passcodes (hard to export, sync between devices) What's wrong with the good old random password saved in password manager? What has this world become? #firstworldproblems

Bullish

We have AGI, but we don't have Artificial physical capability.

New version of Bitchat-MeshCore bridge. More stable connection, discoverability fixes, more supported HW. Repo moved to:

GitHub

GitHub - jooray/MeshCore-BitChat: A new lightweight, hybrid routing mesh protocol for packet radios

A new lightweight, hybrid routing mesh protocol for packet radios - jooray/MeshCore-BitChat

Check releases and documentation. I also updated the blog:

Juraj Bednar

Bridging Bitchat and MeshCore: Resilient Communication When You Need It Most

TLDR: To bridge Bitchat and MeshCore, use this bridge code, you can flash a release binary directly. A mesh network is a decentralized communica...

SK:

Juraj Bednar

Prepojenie Bitchat a MeshCore

TLDR: Na prepojenie Bitchatu a MeshCore použite tento bridge firmware, môžete flashnúť binárku priamo z releasu. Mesh sieť je decentral...

See you at #mesh - both BitChat and MeshCore! ❤️

Wow. The "Help I am on vacation and need money" - now with deepfake video of your face and voice. We live in the future. Even in the future of scams. "In the incident, a tech firm employee was luredinto a Zoom call where deepfake videos of company executives were used to build trust. During the meeting, the victim was persuaded to install what was claimed to be a Zoom microphone extension but was actually a malicious AppleScript file that triggered a multi-stage malware infection on their macOS device."

North Korean hackers use deepfakes in Zoom calls to target Mac users

A North Korean hacking group used AI-generated video impersonations in a Zoom meeting to trick an employee into installing macOS malware.

What surprised me in Thailand: roads being repaired 24/7. Like, at 4 AM with massive spotlights, crews are hustling. When you've got expensive machinery, you can find people because they are relatively cheap. But someone has to find workers. Leaving an excavator or mixer parked is just irresponsible use of capital goods. And when robots take over, maybe we will finally have decent roads. Remember, built by humans, robots and companies. Not states. Coming to the European Union in 2057. 🚧🤖😂