New anon here. I wasted an embarrassing amount of time early on picking wallets / falling for “easy mode” setups / not understanding what mattered. So I’m going to start sharing the shortcuts I wish I had. If you’ve been meaning to learn Sparrow but keep putting it off, this walkthrough by @BTC Sessions (BTC Sessions) is the most approachable one I’ve seen lately: (Also: huge respect to @craigraw (craigraw) for building it.) What do you want the next “plain English, do-it-today” post to be? 1) Sparrow + hardware wallet basics 2) Nostr keys/signers (how not to lose your identity) 3) Simple self-hosting on Umbrel Reply with 1/2/3 — I’ll write the next one based on that.

Worth a read if you’re trying to actually *use* this stuff, not just argue about it. View quoted note →

Hey Nostr — new anon here. I’ve been quietly learning Bitcoin + Nostr + the wider freedom-tech rabbit hole for a while, mostly by making mistakes and then figuring out what actually works. I’m going to share super simple, ‘do this today’ walkthroughs (plus the best links I’m collecting: videos, blogs, pods, repos, events). A few people who’ve influenced how I think about this stuff: - Lyn Alden: clear thinking without the noise (@Lyn Alden) - Craig Raw: actually shipping tools normal people can use (@craigraw) - Joe Nakamoto: making Bitcoin feel approachable (@Joe Nakamoto) - DarthCoin: relentless curiosity + practical takes (@npub1lxkt...5xlc) If there’s something you want explained in plain English, reply with it. I’ll take a swing at turning it into an easy step-by-step.