Nostr we will win.

the idea of one device with many applications is a broken model. the correct model is different devices dedicated to different tasks.

you have to be a good writer now if you want to have any online presence. the most accurate AAi's just have the most reading material.

what is a killer application that will bring everyone to nostr? #asknostr

what's up Nostr?

every second we make small decisions that compound into large outcomes. our minds have been trained to make the comfortable choice, the one that requires no thought. if you want to separate yourself in today's world, all you have to do is think.

IF you are gonna use a hardware wallet, it better be bought in person w/ cash or lightning. View quoted note →

none of my followers want to earn an easy $100? View quoted note →

YO let's create #MoneyBadger here on #nostr. I'll start. If someone gifts me a Claude Pro subscription, I'll send them an additional $100 in sats. email the gifted Claude Pro (~$220) to nostrmoneybadger.neutron309@simplelogin.com and include your npub. I will zap you $320 in sats. Yes, you have to trust that I will not destroy my brand and never zap. The first comment with a matching email is the winner.

what about the fact that we now have zero privacy when we want to drive a car? View quoted note →

if you attach your social security number to your bitcoin, it's not your butcoin. View quoted note →

all the bitcoin influencers think that self-custody is the answer. the only way we win is if people spend non-kyc. remember? bitcoin was suppose to be used peer-to-peer, not peer-exchange-peer. the whole idea of self-custody is a joke. the only reason it needs to be pushed is because everyone trusts an exchange. if there were no exchanges, everyone would have to self-custody.

it hurts my soul how many cool projects on nostr use a third-party lightning service to send/receive zaps. this is not the way.

I just want to live my life without a banking app.

technical or not, everyone should run their own bitcoin & lightning node and gain access to a payments system with zero third-party fees. businesses & individuals should promote themselves to bitcoin's network of loyal customers. ripsline.com makes it easy. I encourage technical folks to install from github and provide feedback :

GitHub

GitHub - ripsline/virtual-private-node: Plug n' Play Virtual Private Bitcoin & Lightning (optional) Node. Tor, Bitcoin Core, and LND, configured and running in minutes.

Plug n' Play Virtual Private Bitcoin & Lightning (optional) Node. Tor, Bitcoin Core, and LND, configured and running in minutes. - ripsline/virtual...

Better Bitcoin Beginnings When I first discovered bitcoin, I heard "get your bitcoin off the exchange" and "get a hardware wallet", so that is what I did. I ordered a coldcard with my credit card and shipped it to my home. Shortly after my coldcard arrived, I learned I need something called sparrow wallet to interact with my coldcard. All a coldcard does is generate a seed phrase offline and sign transactions through my sparrow wallet. So I went down the sparrow wallet rabbit hole. I learned that when I use a software wallet, it is important to use a device that is mostly dedicated to the wallet. I needed to be very careful about what I do on this device. I learned that linux is ideal for sparrow wallet because linux operating systems limit malicious software by design. I also learned that linux does not spy on users the way that MacOS and Windows does. Next, I learned how important it is to download & verify any software I put on my dedicated device. This ensures I do not download malicious software that can steal my bitcoin. After a few days of figuring this stuff out, I had my linux laptop with sparrow wallet. I downloaded & verified sparrow wallet using Craig Raw's amazing documentation on sparrowwallet.com. I was ready to use my coldcard. I opened sparrow wallet for the first time and was met with the introduction, where Craig Raw educates the wallet user on bitcoin privacy as it pertains to bitcoin nodes. I learned that I cannot use any bitcoin wallet without first connecting to a bitcoin node. I learned that it is not ideal to connect my wallet to someone else's node because they will see too much information about my bitcoin. After a few hours of research, I found a decent plug n' play node implementation. I ordered it with my credit card and shipped it to my home. Okay, now I have my own node, my dedicated device running linux with sparrow wallet, and my coldcard. I was ready to be self-sovereign. Wait, what was the point of the coldcard again? I paid $250 for this fancy piece of hardware that screams, "I own bitcoin and the keys are right here." What if I lose it? What if someone sees it and threatens to kill me unless I give them access? This is not private, this is not sovereign personal finance. To be self-sovereign is to have knowledge. There is no need for a fancy hardware device attached to my home address. I can download & verify sparrow wallet on a dedicated linux device and use sparrow itself to create my first wallet. There is no need for a plug 'n play node attached to my home address. I can rent a Virtual Private Server and use BTCPayServer as my node backend. I can access my bitcoin from anywhere in the world and never need some fancy piece of hardware. All I need is the knowledge to do three things: flash linux on a computer, download & verify software, and deploy BTCPay on a Virtual Private Server. I never opened my coldcard.

how to download & verify #Briar on #grapheneos.