TEEs are not as secure as most people think they are. That said, executing in a TEE is better than not. So yeah, use 'em if you can; just don't treat them like they are infallible.

I am going to try using Zeus to pay at Steak 'n' Shake next week instead of using my usual wallet. Either way it'll route through my home node, but it'll be fun to put Zeus to the test. It should work fine, but previous versions have left me stranded, so I have cause for concern. View quoted note →

I don't understand why seemingly well informed people would advocate for burning coal to produce electricity. Even if we ignore the emissions and pollution, there's the glaring problem of cost. Electricity from coal is expensive. Maybe it's short term thinking? Maybe they place a huge value on flexible sources of power instead of having a flexible load? Maybe they're just trying to get more attention than if they promoted doubling down on the least expensive sources of electricity? Of course, these same people also seem to promote nuclear, which is basically the most expensive option possible, so maybe it's the latter explanation. At least natural gas comes close to the cost of geothermal, wind and solar. I get why people would advocate for that. And I get that hydroelectric isn't an option in some locations (although, if it is, it wins on price, emissions, pollution, and reliability).

This is the fruits of our labor tonight. Beautiful.

Just got a 1W #Meshtastic node up and running. This is going to be fun.

I re-posted this on ActivityPub. I think more people over there need to hear this message and might be receptive to it. It I had accounts on centralized social media, I'd cross post it there too. View quoted note →

Linking to the block explorer is 🧑‍🍳💋 View quoted note →

Crypto means cryptography Crapto means alt-coins #shitposting

I spent a few hours reading the #Matrix specifications last night (I still have much more to read). Overall, they seem good. There's a lot there, but it's laid out in a way that makes it work reasonable well as reference material. I can jump to what I'm interested in at the moment, and there are links to the other sections that I might want/need to read about in order to understand the task at hand. My current focus is cross-signing and the trust between accounts and devices.

I only recommend things that are high quality, a good value, and that I've personally tried. It's hard to hit those both of those first two points. Sure, you can get less expensive coffee, and if it's as good as this, please LMK because I'm always interested in better options. And, sure, you can pay 10x the price to show everyone how rich you are. It's probably as good as what I drink and hopefully the farmers are making more money than the middlemen. But I'm not buying coffee to make a statement. And I don't get paid anything to share my awesome finds. My incentive isn't money, it's trying to make sure the companies I like don't go out of business, and helping the cool people on nostr live better & save some loot at the same time. So if you want me to hype your product, I'm down... so long as it's solid quality, a good deal, and something I actually want. And if you are a person who buys the most expensive thing on the market and are getting mad that I'm trashing overpriced status symbols... sorry, not sorry. 🤷‍♂️ View quoted note →

I just recommended Virgina Freedom Tech to someone in NoVA. He already has 3 or 4 mesh nodes, but I told him that if he wants more, or if other people ask him where to get them, that's the spot. If I start selling Meshtastic nodes, I might just skip the Heltec v3 and just point people there who want that make & model. Why compete when we can compliment, right?

If you're looking for a good deal on some excellent coffee, I can personally recommend this:

Equal Exchange

Organic Peruvian Medium Roast Coffee, 5lb whole bean

This Peruvian medium roast is juicy and bright with tasting notes of maple, grape, and floral. No added flavoring. 2 Pack contains two 5lb bags of ...

Under $13/lb when bought in bulk. Grown and sold via worker co-op. They also have Colombian, Ethiopian, Mexican, and many others.

I've become pretty OK with my inherient nature to just STFU and just build stuff. I makes me terrible at being social, and even worse at social media, but I've come to accept that. The trade off is that my friends, family & I will have some nice things. I'd be okay with partnering with someone who wants to help people do self-hosting, or self-host for others, but social media is too much effort for me and just not enough reward.