The web already shipped with an application protocol: HTML. For decades, we kept stacking abstractions on top of it while trying to mold the browser into a desktop operating system, but the original model still works beautifully when we let it.
This approach may look outdated in 2025, but it gives developers more power by removing client-side complexity. It also brings Nostr closer to its cypherpunk foundations by building simple systems, writing inspectable code, avoiding brittle abstractions, and minimizing the need for trust.
And that, friends, is one of the larger issues with AI writing. It tries to sound sophisticated without being sophisticated.
We're not trying to remove all negation from writing, we're simply elevating writing to a level that would make Hemingway rise from the grave and slow clap.
“Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honour except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.’ He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few people who were ill and heal them. He was amazed at their lack of faith. Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.”
Free men built thirty thousand miles of roads. Free men created wealth, raised children, learned trades, conducted commerce, built tools, and lived lives without state permission for most of human history. You can do the same. Not because you have special abilities or rare advantages. Because learned helplessness is not your natural state.
Free men built thirty thousand miles of roads. Free men created wealth, raised children, learned trades, conducted commerce, built tools, and lived lives without state permission for most of human history. You can do the same. Not because you have special abilities or rare advantages. Because learned helplessness is not your natural state.
The state maintains power not primarily through force but through the belief that you cannot function without it.
The state maintains power not primarily through force but through the belief that you cannot function without it.
Action provides freedom.
Action provides freedom.
The programming says only the state can coordinate these functions. Participating in alternatives proves the programming lied. This is especially effective because it is social: you encounter other people who have broken free or are breaking free. The isolation of learned helplessness is countered by community of agents.
The programming says only the state can coordinate these functions. Participating in alternatives proves the programming lied. This is especially effective because it is social: you encounter other people who have broken free or are breaking free. The isolation of learned helplessness is countered by community of agents.
Open source software development demonstrates that humans can coordinate complex projects without hierarchy, ownership, or state involvement. Wikipedia shows that knowledge can be compiled and maintained through voluntary contribution. Bitcoin proves that money can function without central banks.
Open source software development demonstrates that humans can coordinate complex projects without hierarchy, ownership, or state involvement. Wikipedia shows that knowledge can be compiled and maintained through voluntary contribution. Bitcoin proves that money can function without central banks.
You are not advocating against medicine. You are demonstrating you are not helpless without it.
You are not advocating against medicine. You are demonstrating you are not helpless without it.
Employers who demand degrees are filtering for conformity, not competence.
Employers who demand degrees are filtering for conformity, not competence.
Gatto documented that genius is common, not rare. What is rare is environments that do not actively suppress it.
Gatto documented that genius is common, not rare. What is rare is environments that do not actively suppress it.
Reject credentialism.
Reject credentialism.
The goal is not tax evasion for its own sake. The goal is demonstrating to yourself that you can produce value and exchange it without state intermediation.
The goal is not tax evasion for its own sake. The goal is demonstrating to yourself that you can produce value and exchange it without state intermediation.
Homeschoolers consistently outperform institutionally schooled children by five to ten years in ability to think independently.
Homeschoolers consistently outperform institutionally schooled children by five to ten years in ability to think independently.
By engaging in forbidden but peaceful trade, by trading risk for profit, by experiencing immediate self-liberation from state controls, the agorist demonstrates to himself that he can function outside state permission.
By engaging in forbidden but peaceful trade, by trading risk for profit, by experiencing immediate self-liberation from state controls, the agorist demonstrates to himself that he can function outside state permission.
We have provided excellent maps while leaving people paralyzed.
We have provided excellent maps while leaving people paralyzed.
State schooling did not accidentally create helplessness. The system was designed to produce it.
State schooling did not accidentally create helplessness. The system was designed to produce it.
Censorship-resistant communication requires relays that someone must run. Sound money requires infrastructure that someone must maintain. Private exchange requires protocols that someone must develop. Every tool that enables exit from predatory systems is a tool that someone built because they resolved to build rather than merely wish.
The same applies now. Censorship-resistant communication requires relays that someone must run. Sound money requires infrastructure that someone must maintain. Private exchange requires protocols that someone must develop. Every tool that enables exit from predatory systems is a tool that someone built because they resolved to build rather than merely wish.
Do not ask permission to speak, to build, to trade, to live. You were born with jurisdiction over yourself, and no document or decree has revoked it.This is harder than compliance. There is comfort in letting others decide, in following rather than choosing. But those who surrender self-ownership become instruments of purposes not their own. They live as tools, and tools do not build free societies.
In practice: hold your own keys. Form your own opinions. Make your own decisions and live with the results. Do not ask permission to speak, to build, to trade, to live. You were born with jurisdiction over yourself, and no document or decree has revoked it.
When you vote to take your neighbor's property and redistribute it, you are stealing. When you lobby for regulations that hamper your competitors, you are stealing. When you accept subsidies extracted from others under threat of imprisonment, you are receiving stolen goods.
To steal is to take what belongs to another without consent. This includes the obvious forms: theft, robbery, burglary. It also includes the forms that respectable society pretends are something else. When you vote to take your neighbor's property and redistribute it, you are stealing. When you lobby for regulations that hamper your competitors, you are stealing. When you accept subsidies extracted from others under threat of imprisonment, you are receiving stolen goods.
When you vote to take your neighbor's property and redistribute it, you are stealing. When you lobby for regulations that hamper your competitors, you are stealing. When you accept subsidies extracted from others under threat of imprisonment, you are receiving stolen goods.
To steal is to take what belongs to another without consent. This includes the obvious forms: theft, robbery, burglary. It also includes the forms that respectable society pretends are something else. When you vote to take your neighbor's property and redistribute it, you are stealing. When you lobby for regulations that hamper your competitors, you are stealing. When you accept subsidies extracted from others under threat of imprisonment, you are receiving stolen goods.
Children have no say in the creation of their NPD records. Parents can not opt out. The data is permanent. And once it's shared with third parties, there's no way to un-share it.
Children have no say in the creation of their NPD records. Parents can not opt out. The data is permanent. And once it's shared with third parties, there's no way to un-share it.
Between July 2015 and September 2016, the Home Office made requests relating to 2,462 individuals, and the DfE returned 520 records. Parents were not informed. Schools were not told their pupil data was being used for immigration enforcement. Children from migrant families feared going to school.
Between July 2015 and September 2016, the Home Office made requests relating to 2,462 individuals, and the DfE returned 520 records. Parents were not informed. Schools were not told their pupil data was being used for immigration enforcement. Children from migrant families feared going to school.
Previous generations attended school without providing permanent biological samples. They weren't required to submit their physical bodies to identification systems in order to eat lunch or borrow books. The current generation experiences this as normal, which means they'll accept it as normal in workplaces, shops, transport systems, and public spaces as adults.
Previous generations attended school without providing permanent biological samples. They weren't required to submit their physical bodies to identification systems in order to eat lunch or borrow books. The current generation experiences this as normal, which means they'll accept it as normal in workplaces, shops, transport systems, and public spaces as adults.
Previous generations attended school without providing permanent biological samples. They weren't required to submit their physical bodies to identification systems in order to eat lunch or borrow books. The current generation experiences this as normal, which means they'll accept it as normal in workplaces, shops, transport systems, and public spaces as adults.
Previous generations attended school without providing permanent biological samples. They weren't required to submit their physical bodies to identification systems in order to eat lunch or borrow books. The current generation experiences this as normal, which means they'll accept it as normal in workplaces, shops, transport systems, and public spaces as adults.
Previous generations attended school without providing permanent biological samples. They weren't required to submit their physical bodies to identification systems in order to eat lunch or borrow books. The current generation experiences this as normal, which means they'll accept it as normal in workplaces, shops, transport systems, and public spaces as adults.
Previous generations attended school without providing permanent biological samples. They weren't required to submit their physical bodies to identification systems in order to eat lunch or borrow books. The current generation experiences this as normal, which means they'll accept it as normal in workplaces, shops, transport systems, and public spaces as adults.
Previous generations attended school without providing permanent biological samples. They weren't required to submit their physical bodies to identification systems in order to eat lunch or borrow books. The current generation experiences this as normal, which means they'll accept it as normal in workplaces, shops, transport systems, and public spaces as adults.Preparing children for a biometric surveillance society may be the most concerning outcome of all.
Previous generations attended school without providing permanent biological samples. They weren't required to submit their physical bodies to identification systems in order to eat lunch or borrow books. The current generation experiences this as normal, which means they'll accept it as normal in workplaces, shops, transport systems, and public spaces as adults.
Previous generations attended school without providing permanent biological samples. They weren't required to submit their physical bodies to identification systems in order to eat lunch or borrow books. The current generation experiences this as normal, which means they'll accept it as normal in workplaces, shops, transport systems, and public spaces as adults.
Preparing children for a biometric surveillance society may be the most concerning outcome of all.
Previous generations attended school without providing permanent biological samples. They weren't required to submit their physical bodies to identification systems in order to eat lunch or borrow books. The current generation experiences this as normal, which means they'll accept it as normal in workplaces, shops, transport systems, and public spaces as adults.
Previous generations attended school without providing permanent biological samples. They weren't required to submit their physical bodies to identification systems in order to eat lunch or borrow books. The current generation experiences this as normal, which means they'll accept it as normal in workplaces, shops, transport systems, and public spaces as adults.
Preparing children for a biometric surveillance society may be the most concerning outcome of all.
Previous generations attended school without providing permanent biological samples. They weren't required to submit their physical bodies to identification systems in order to eat lunch or borrow books. The current generation experiences this as normal, which means they'll accept it as normal in workplaces, shops, transport systems, and public spaces as adults.
Previous generations attended school without providing permanent biological samples. They weren't required to submit their physical bodies to identification systems in order to eat lunch or borrow books. The current generation experiences this as normal, which means they'll accept it as normal in workplaces, shops, transport systems, and public spaces as adults.
Preparing children for a biometric surveillance society may be the most concerning outcome of all.
Previous generations attended school without providing permanent biological samples. They weren't required to submit their physical bodies to identification systems in order to eat lunch or borrow books. The current generation experiences this as normal, which means they'll accept it as normal in workplaces, shops, transport systems, and public spaces as adults.
Schools have handed an entire generation's behavioural, education, and personal data to American technology companies. What began as pragmatic solutions to classroom management and remote learning have become deeply embedded surveillance infrastructure that track, profile, and permanently record children's development from age four onwards.
Schools have handed an entire generation's behavioural, education, and personal data to American technology companies. What began as pragmatic solutions to classroom management and remote learning have become deeply embedded surveillance infrastructure that track, profile, and permanently record children's development from age four onwards.
What matters is whether you act on them when acting is costly, when no one is watching, when it would be easier to make an exception.
What matters is whether you act on them when acting is costly, when no one is watching, when it would be easier to make an exception.
What matters is whether you act on them when acting is costly, when no one is watching, when it would be easier to make an exception.
What matters is whether you act on them when acting is costly, when no one is watching, when it would be easier to make an exception.
easier
easier
Je ne suis pas très fan des résolutions de nouvelle année. Principalement pour le côté « s’y tenir ». Mais, pour 2026, je vais quand même en poser une et m’y tenir (j’espère): boycotter les contenus en IA générative.
wie es sein kann, dass sie bei uns so großen Schaden anrichten, in Polen, wo es ja viel mehr davon geben muss, aber offenbar nicht.
Wenn diese "Polen-Böller" wirklich in Polen frei verkäuflich sind, und illegal über die Grenze gebracht werden, dann wüßte ich gerne, wie es sein kann, dass sie bei uns so großen Schaden anrichten, in Polen, wo es ja viel mehr davon geben muss, aber offenbar nicht.
Entire books can be written about the why of digital preservation in general, and pirate archivism in particular, but let us give a quick primer for those who are not too familiar. The world is producing more knowledge and culture than ever before, but also more of it is being lost than ever before. Humanity largely entrusts corporations like academic publishers, streaming services, and social media companies with this heritage, and they have often not proven to be great stewards. Check out the documentary Digital Amnesia, or really any talk by Jason Scott.
Hoffentlich setzt sich kein radikaler Christ in meinen Waggon.
Als eines von vielen Beispielen erwähnt der 35-Jährige eine Sendung mit dem Titel „Radikale Christen in Deutschland: Kreuzzug von rechts“. Die Sorge kenne jeder, sagt er. Man sitze in der Bahn und denke: „Hoffentlich setzt sich kein radikaler Christ in meinen Waggon.“
The Internet is still a communication tool, turned into drops of dopamine injections mixed with ads
In my book Veľký reštart (so far only in Slovak) I write: “The Internet is still a communication tool, turned into drops of dopamine injections mixed with ads. We have come to believe that everything on the Internet must be free, so we don’t even feel nauseous when we open such a “free site” full of flashing ads.
Now there is somewhere to go. A set of protocols rather than a place on a map. A society defined not by borders but by cryptographic keys. A jurisdiction you carry in your pocket, entered by choice and exited at will.
Now there is somewhere to go. A set of protocols rather than a place on a map. A society defined not by borders but by cryptographic keys. A jurisdiction you carry in your pocket, entered by choice and exited at will.
Zimmermann's 1992 vision was right about the goal: decentralized trust without certificate authorities. He was wrong about the method: asking users to do extra work. Nostr's contribution is recognizing that the work was always happening. It just needed to be captured.
Zimmermann's 1992 vision was right about the goal: decentralized trust without certificate authorities. He was wrong about the method: asking users to do extra work. Nostr's contribution is recognizing that the work was always happening. It just needed to be captured.
Mit Bitcoin wird Zeit nicht mehr verschwendet. Sie wird bewahrt.
Mit Bitcoin wird Zeit nicht mehr verschwendet. Sie wird bewahrt.
Bitcoin lehrt uns, dass Zeit nicht vergeudet, sondern bewahrt werden kann.
Bitcoin lehrt uns, dass Zeit nicht vergeudet, sondern bewahrt werden kann.
commitment
Freedom is not a mood. It is not a preference or a political affiliation. It is a practice, and practice requires commitment.
Adversarial interoperability converts market dominance from an unassailable asset to a liability. Once Facebook could give new users the ability to stay in touch with MySpace friends, then every message those Facebook users sent back to MySpace—with a footer advertising Facebook's superiority—became a recruiting tool for more Facebook users. MySpace served Facebook as a reservoir of conveniently organized potential users that could be easily reached with a compelling pitch about why they should switch.
Leitura muito importante, pois a maioria dos americanos desconhece o que aconteceu no Congresso no ano passado.
Votei NÃO no GENIUS Act porque ele entrega poder aos bancos e à estrutura regulatória federal das stablecoins, mas abre caminho para uma Moeda Digital do Banco Central (CBDC).
Votei SIM no CLARITY Act porque ele protege a autogestão, permitindo que você controle suas chaves e impedindo que terceiros, como bancos ou corretoras, congelem ou apreendam seus bens, mas o CLARITY Act está parado no Senado.
A lei GENIUS foi aprovada, mas a lei CLARITY e outras boas legislações, como a Anti-CBDC, não.
O verdadeiro perigo reside na identidade digital, nas CBDCs (Moedas Digitais de Banco Central) e na ausência de autocustódia.
Você acha que pode se revoltar contra os impostos por causa de creches fraudulentas na Somália e do financiamento contínuo de guerras no exterior? Mas se o governo implementar a Identificação Digital e a Moeda Digital do Banco Central (CBDC) e controlar suas credenciais, você não poderá se recusar a pagar seus impostos.
Você só poderá obedecer ou morrer.
Anyone who has moved their savings into sound money, their communication into encrypted channels, their commerce into peer-to-peer networks already knows this. They have already left. The old system simply has not updated its records.
Anyone who has moved their savings into sound money, their communication into encrypted channels, their commerce into peer-to-peer networks already knows this. They have already left. The old system simply has not updated its records.
Regulation is theft of time, energy, and opportunity. Every permit required, every form filed, every compliance officer hired represents productive capacity diverted to satisfying bureaucrats rather than customers.
Regulation is theft of time, energy, and opportunity. Every permit required, every form filed, every compliance officer hired represents productive capacity diverted to satisfying bureaucrats rather than customers.