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even the byzantine empire fell

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2026-05-14 11:51:47 UTC

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i believe the data center produces its own power via natural gas turbines independent of the grid by using a natural gas pipeline.
data centers recycle water. cool water in hot water out
40,000 acres sounds like a lot but that's probably a phased buildout over 20 years
the data center hatred is the same as the factory hatred and power plant hatred that led to power production, manufacturing etc going over seas.

2026-03-11 17:22:40 UTC

china gets their oil from iran, so let's bomb iran and take our their cheap supply!
now we just need to use up our reserves to keep prices low.
that will teach the chinese not to use yuan to buy oil!
https://i.nostr.build/A1pl2vsCBhJhWEAd.jpg

2026-02-21 12:12:34 UTC

property taxes are wealth taxes and never should have been normalized
that is, unless your don't really own your property and it is "co owned" by you and the state.

2026-02-20 22:33:45 UTC

for a long time i ran parmanode as a easy way to get electrs, core and mempool running on a linux desktop but was so put off by all of the nonsense messages in that software
then using claude code terminal I did a seamless compile and configuration of core with electrs and mempool with a custom dashboard to see status and connection urls took less then 1 hr
claude code makes linux user friendly

2026-02-17 13:45:57 UTC

we need @npub1xsg…zazx to index nostr. there is no good nostr search engine

2026-02-17 11:19:08 UTC

@npub1cn4…3vle what is the ai audio tool you use that reads your research to you during the day?

2026-02-17 01:28:00 UTC

don't believe the old gov numbers, they were fake so we fixed them
the new numbers are real
#nevent1q…lr9x

2026-02-15 21:19:52 UTC

THREE DUMB ROUTERS TOPOLOGY
(Y-Configuration for Network Isolation)
INTERNET
|
|
[ROOT ROUTER]
192.168.0.1
(No WiFi, No devices)
|
+-----------------+-----------------+
| |
LAN Port 1 LAN Port 2
| |
| |
[WAN Port] [WAN Port]
[SECURE ROUTER] [IoT ROUTER]
192.168.1.1 192.168.2.1
NAT Enabled NAT Enabled
| |
| |
+------+------+ +-------+-------+
| | | |
[PC-1] [PC-2] [Minecraft] [Smart Bulb]
192.168.1.10 192.168.1.11 192.168.2.10 192.168.2.11
KEY DETAILS:
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
Root Router (The "Stem" of the Y)
├── WAN: Connected to Modem/Internet
├── LAN IP: 192.168.0.1 (or any base subnet)
├── DHCP: Can be disabled or only serve the two routers
└── IMPORTANT: No devices should connect directly here (no WiFi)
Secure Router (Left Branch)
├── WAN: Connected to Root Router LAN (gets IP like 192.168.0.2)
├── LAN IP: 192.168.1.1 (Different subnet!)
├── DHCP: Enabled (192.168.1.100-200)
└── Devices: PCs, Laptops, Phones, NAS (Your trusted devices)
IoT/Insecure Router (Right Branch)
├── WAN: Connected to Root Router LAN (gets IP like 192.168.0.3)
├── LAN IP: 192.168.2.1 (Different subnet!)
├── DHCP: Enabled (192.168.2.100-200)
└── Devices: Minecraft server, Smart home devices, Untrusted IoT
ISOLATION MECHANISM:
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
Traffic Flow:
• Secure PC → Secure Router → Root Router → Internet ✓
• IoT Device → IoT Router → Root Router → Internet ✓
• Secure PC → IoT Router → BLOCKED (Different subnet, behind NAT)
• IoT Device → Secure Router → BLOCKED (ARP broadcasts don't cross routers)
Why This Works:
1. Routers block Ethernet broadcasts (ARP cannot traverse)
2. Each network is its own "broadcast domain"
3. Double NAT prevents IP scanning between networks
4. Compromised IoT device cannot use traceroute to find Secure network
(Only sees: IoT Router → Root Router → Internet)
Configuration Checklist:
□ All three routers have different LAN subnets (e.g., 0.x, 1.x, 2.x)
□ Secondary routers connect via WAN ports (not LAN ports)
□ No "Bridge Mode" or "Access Point Mode" on secondary routers
□ Root router ideally has WiFi disabled (or use as guest network only)
□ UPnP disabled on Root Router (prevents IoT from opening ports inward)

2026-02-15 18:58:09 UTC

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unknown. but if it is compromised it will be trivial to run a packet sniffer and report back all local unencrypted traffic and target local devices based on published exploits, so just keep it segregated

2026-02-15 18:55:24 UTC

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yes i was trying to make it super easy where you are just clicking buttons on a ui. most people can't set up a vlan but they can plug in a router gateway

2026-02-15 12:34:06 UTC

simple way to isolate your clawbot that you host at home:
1. buy a glinet gateway
2. plug wan into local network
3. plug clawbot box into lan on glinet gateway
3. on glinet gateway, enable tailscale
4. disable local network access on glinet
via tailscale menu on glinet:
5. enable alternative route to 192.168.8.1
6. on other computer connect to tailscale via tailscale app
7. navigate to ip of the clawbot box via ip (192.168.8.xxx)

2026-02-12 14:57:41 UTC

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an easy solution in the future is going to be filter content by zaps and AI certainly can zap but only so much before it runs out. It'll never run out of time to spam.

2026-02-12 13:01:30 UTC

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yes but the post on the paid relay will also need filtering

2026-02-12 13:01:07 UTC

even then bots will be on paid relays and their messages on the paid relays will be judged by amount of zaps attached to those events
#nevent1q…w89w

2026-02-12 11:38:01 UTC

in a year or less I predict most communication channels will be flooded by LLM generated content and the only way to get through will be a zapped message. all of the free messages will be ignored.

2026-02-10 21:29:59 UTC

everyone should take the grey pill.
it feels more realistic.

2026-02-09 01:10:53 UTC

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi-9wS1so
wildly amazing

2026-02-06 03:21:05 UTC

volume is nonexistent. this is a purposeful crash
https://i.nostr.build/9ErhQ1lsm3jI2NQm.jpg

2026-02-05 11:44:24 UTC

https://iere.org/why-do-bison-run-into-the-storm/
https://i.nostr.build/Odc6vYqhd2uJGDMz.jpg

2026-02-04 20:21:00 UTC

it is better to live one day as a tiger than 1000 days as a sheep
https://i.nostr.build/4tqaduCQxDHqqHt4.jpg

2026-02-03 21:00:11 UTC

autonomous agents will not pay taxes

2026-02-03 19:29:46 UTC

switzerland has extremenly permissible gun laws and easy ability to buy fully automatic heavy machine guns (just can't shoot them unless the country is at war)
very very few gun related deaths due to the lack of a swiss mental health crisis and an open embrace of firearm training as a cultural strength.
https://i.nostr.build/s0YigYXjNn48WuJq.jpg

2026-02-01 16:26:24 UTC

trust the science.
https://i.nostr.build/B0G6XuzufBvWsoP4.jpg

2026-02-01 16:06:16 UTC

every day we try to climb meru. we think we are close but then the weather makes us turn back.
despite all of our preparation and our study we head back down but a littler higher than where we started. 10 steps up and 7 back, we continue. With barely any food, with empty bank accounts and only the passion for greatness fueling us to do what most would give up on.
https://i.nostr.build/bMguYw8mWhno3tmY.jpg

2026-01-31 23:31:38 UTC

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should sell some of your precious metals
https://i.nostr.build/5VyiupNqwsmY95vj.jpg

2026-01-31 01:07:41 UTC

https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/30/moltbook/
#nevent1q…056q

2026-01-31 01:05:44 UTC

we are witnessing agents unleashed on the web and it is amazing and scary
https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/best-of-moltbook

2026-01-30 16:32:41 UTC

being "against something" creates an identity related to the thing you are against. you end up thinking and speaking about the thing you are against much more than if you can develop indifference towards it.
https://i.nostr.build/AcBkpIaH4O3aYaHe.jpg

2026-01-30 15:48:57 UTC

https://i.nostr.build/h4AEai5qrfKHzmzA.jpg

2026-01-30 15:47:57 UTC

this will be the biggest squeeze in the history of markets
#nevent1q…cm26

2026-01-30 00:24:26 UTC

https://i.nostr.build/F3NKPYuw250tFjVx.jpg
https://v.nostr.build/3zKfti6eC9ymZWnk.mp4

2026-01-29 12:33:40 UTC

AI companies have no network effects
even the hardware providers with proprietary programming languages such as CUDA have zero network effects -- with LLMs, you could easily translate between one programming, language and another
you can easily take your data, your code, and your text files and move to another service provider and use a different LLM
imagine investing in an entire ecosystem with zero moat and high valuations

2026-01-27 03:13:17 UTC

anyone buying physical silver is a fool, but may not know you are a fool until you try and sell it.
silver brokers are happy to sell you silver but don't want to buy it from you.
https://i.nostr.build/E8BXA4hmFzvWeOtn.jpg

2026-01-27 02:29:52 UTC

👀
#nevent1q…zj3k

2026-01-26 03:00:00 UTC

best part about winter storms is turning on my old s19 heaters next to some exposed pipes

2026-01-24 19:43:31 UTC

https://i.nostr.build/FNCvqwp4ZlHOtJgi.jpg
#nevent1q…vjc9

2026-01-24 19:40:08 UTC

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sounds like a bad idea. you are assuming you know when movements will take place. all i am saying is if you have to choose a dollar reserve or a gold reserve then gold is better. otherwise just go 100% btc

2026-01-24 17:39:23 UTC

i recently learned that saylor built a dollar reserve. his shareholders should be embarrassed. at the very least he should have built a gold reserve if he wanted to hedge his btc risk and appease institutions.

2026-01-23 09:00:16 UTC

🤥
#nevent1q…05m4

2026-01-23 05:51:51 UTC

Two great satoshi threads
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5183358.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5271796.0
:nevent1qqsfa4gqgqyj4dhsy4ytvlda4akxja75u3gdjq33jynxqf4rmdvgs7qpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3qt5wc8h37uhkau9tsw82sjxndq04d3n8p634utpdfvs4tm5xmt2sqxpqqqqqqzjd0vmt

2026-01-23 05:27:09 UTC

so many bitcoin podcasts are garbage these days. seems like a way better use of time to just read bitcointalk forums or just have AI read forum posts to you.

2026-01-23 05:18:42 UTC

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what got me was when he talks about silver producers being blown out with derivatives. silver producers don't hedge this way, they sell future processed ore on contract so they are fine. no banks care about silver and the fines they got were from short term trading so this guys has way too much gloom and doom....

2026-01-21 17:32:46 UTC

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i listen to people like this guy say things i happen to know about and he says them incorrectly but with a lot of confidence . then i listen to him say things i don't completely understand but wonder if he is correct because he spoke so confidently about something he is wrong about.
🤔

2026-01-21 12:39:52 UTC

if you owned greenland, why would you sell it for dollars!?
https://i.nostr.build/DjVsXMIzdzOxaQKh.jpg

2026-01-20 05:18:12 UTC

the wallet from @npub18ul…dcl9 is wonderful

2026-01-20 05:00:17 UTC

full paper here
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.13461
#nevent1q…7pp6

2026-01-20 04:58:15 UTC

In deuterium-tritium fusion, high-energy neutrons drive "multiplication" reactions to close the fuel cycle by producing the tritium needed to sustain operation. Making use of those neutrons to drive a multiplication reaction on mercury-198, our approach produces mercury-197 which then decays in a few days to the only stable isotope of gold.
https://stacker.news/items/1415374

2026-01-12 22:36:21 UTC

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https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrk2df9725ucfzul92f9x20qq6f3x7yedwsnmpvy0cd9lwqau405qzypw3mq778mj7mhs4wpca2zg6d5p74kxvu82xh3v949jz40wsmdd2qqcyqqqqqqgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgcwaehxw309ac8yetdd96k6tnswf5k6ctv9ehx2aqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzamhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuegpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmc4kawum

2026-01-12 22:07:29 UTC

explaining this further.
new federal reserve notes are backed by nothing but issuance is dependent on the FED and they may not cooperate
a treasury bill backed stable coin that circulates feeling like tether can have its interest rates for stable coin loans set by the market and supply dictated by demand of the market
treasury can issue as many treasury bills as the market makers of the usd stable coin can absorb
the treasury becomes directly in control of the interest rates of its treasuries and and can mandate low interest rate payments to stable coin issuers who just collect interest.
banks keep the stable coins for depositors so they can issue loans and use the stable coins as "reserves" rather than fed bank reserves.
the US gov doesn't need to abolish the FED and can instead make it irrelevant
also they get to directly export inflation worldwide via their treasury bills which back the stable coins and have full visibility into capital flows
this also eliminates the euro dollar system by replacing it with a stable coin based system
then many counties ban stable coins, then they fight the US and eventually we get to hyperbitcoinization

2026-01-11 12:36:17 UTC

map of active geohashes
https://bitmap.lat/
#nevent1q…s2nk

2026-01-11 12:34:49 UTC

geohashes is a really cool idea used by bitchat
https://geohash.softeng.co/

2026-01-08 15:33:00 UTC

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jack ryan

2026-01-08 13:19:57 UTC

venezuela explained
https://v.nostr.build/tkNU1zyjbf9qroHL.mp4

2026-01-03 18:53:42 UTC

https://i.nostr.build/Y2GMeU41qnx6Szdm.jpg

2026-01-01 03:34:52 UTC

we are entering the phase of the "lying doom loop"
-"So long as the bosses pretend to pay us, we will pretend to work."
-"So long as the gov pretends to need our taxes, we will pretend to pay them."
🤫

2026-01-01 03:30:12 UTC

The Russian Nobel Prize winner, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn:
“We know that they are lying, they know that they are lying, they even know that we know they are lying, we also know that they know we know they are lying too, they of course know that we certainly know they know we know they are lying too as well, but they are still lying. In our country, the lie has become not just moral category, but the pillar industry of this country.”
#nevent1q…afam

2026-01-01 03:25:49 UTC

in russia there was this saying: "The eyes are afraid, the mouth is closed but the hands are still doing it"
the best revolts are those that happen in secret.
🤫

2026-01-01 01:13:24 UTC

understanding groq LPUs
https://stacker.news/items/1400627

2025-12-31 05:59:42 UTC

i keep wondering if it is apathy driving this cycle. people don't seem to want the 🌽 anymore
#nevent1q…mpt9

2025-12-29 13:45:55 UTC

https://stacker.news/items/1392511
Hydraulic Elevators Below The Giza Pyramids That Lift Stones?
https://i.nostr.build/LHEfZECBgEuuru7K.jpg

2025-12-28 12:50:58 UTC

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yeah the engineering mindset of logic and measured results is the greatest training. some get it by studying logic and philosophy or a biological science but it is lost in most degrees that just teach a set of rules and don't ask why the rules exist

2025-12-28 11:59:33 UTC

i still tell nieces and nephews who are smart to get an engineering degree so they have a base in first principle thinking founded on physics that doesn't change.
AI will be used in these jobs but won't take them away.
I tell the more physical minded relatives to join oil and gas companies laying pipe and working the fields in midland or get a master electrician cert so they can be a high earning tradesman.
AI isn't going to take physical jobs for a long time.
Most people with money struggles should excel in community college first before transitioning for the final two years in state school.
no one should start in a private school u less they are the most academically driven kid you have ever met. the risk isn't priced correctly.
took much doom about the future of AI. be smart and learn things that don't change that are based on physics.

2025-12-24 20:20:45 UTC

@npub1rx9…htd4 your comma threw me off when pricing your knife in sats!

2025-12-21 22:56:57 UTC

no one will use stable coins in the western world once they learn about the public nature of the ledger.
imagine paying for something and exposing your whole spending history and current balance.
it is very rare that i will make an on chain bitcoin transaction without using a swap service

2025-12-20 21:41:29 UTC

the hardest part of hodling is the expectation of the future
the more and more buddhism i read the more "non attachment" seems to be the only way to get through this with some level of sanity
#nevent1q…dsx2

2025-12-20 17:41:57 UTC

people expect negative cpi

2025-12-17 23:54:34 UTC

https://i.nostr.build/NILix2WOlRq3BC69.jpg

2025-12-17 00:03:06 UTC

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it is really fun to run a routing node. like running a small business that barely makes any money 😆

2025-12-15 18:29:50 UTC

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my node has a lot of liquidity. been running for a few years.
coinjoin is still the GOAT

2025-12-15 15:35:19 UTC

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yes zeus

2025-12-15 15:23:13 UTC

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for me, it works 90% of the time

2025-12-15 02:03:55 UTC

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haha. i need a barrel of oil not a tank of gas and the west texas refinery won't take my bitcoin yet

2025-12-15 02:02:29 UTC

running your own lightning node is a must for privacy. it largely replaces the need to coinjoin given the multitude of swap providers available.
add on blinded paths and you are basically free

2025-12-14 23:12:57 UTC

one ounce of silver will buy you a barrel of oil

2025-12-13 00:41:25 UTC

no taxes on tips
no taxes on zaps

2025-12-12 07:51:30 UTC

when you suppress volatility in the economy with continued bailouts you get volatility in society.
instead of housing crashes you get nihilism
instead of bank failures you get fentanyl addiction middle america
instead of medium sized family owned business you get gig workers with no kids
volatility will just move one one part of the economy to the other and comes out as anger and social fractures
#nevent1q…l2sd

2025-12-12 06:44:08 UTC

the daylight computer will be great when the screen resolution is improved.
the current screen is very poor resolution for the size. it will be a wonderful device if they can just fix that one problem. i'll def buy a dc2 if screen resolution can get to the 300dpi level
i really hope they succeed as a company since reflective lcds could be amazing
@npub1a00…9q3h

2025-12-12 03:07:58 UTC

darknet payments happening everywhere
#nevent1q…z859

2025-12-12 03:07:00 UTC

inflationary money will become irrelevant
#nevent1q…repu

2025-12-11 12:20:12 UTC

We have to choose the things that are important and every choice always excludes something at the expense of something else
#nevent1q…6flr

2025-12-10 20:44:08 UTC

on @npub120e…r7kh keonne says that SDNY sold the bitcoin and didn't put it in the reserve, violating the executive order
#nevent1q…dhap

2025-12-10 20:42:28 UTC

great interview. i like the little plug for #nostr at the end
#nevent1q…j9lh

2025-12-10 00:41:36 UTC

universal basic savings > universal basic income

2025-12-06 12:25:09 UTC

https://timechainexplorer.com/mempool

2025-12-06 12:18:55 UTC

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silence is often the greatest form of speech

2025-12-06 12:18:09 UTC

and the state will only fund things that reinforce the consensus opinion of the state, not revolutionary breakthroughs
#nevent1q…5q85

2025-12-06 01:38:18 UTC

are samouri dev funds part of the strategic bitcoin reserve? if so everyone in the US should be ashamed

2025-12-04 12:03:21 UTC

even though coinjoin has widely been label as elicit because of its overt obscurity on chain, the lightning is still functioning well as a relative darknet.

2025-12-03 17:01:45 UTC

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when you were rich, very few people say no to you and if you like plastic surgery you end up like Mrs. Dell

2025-11-27 12:47:51 UTC

the show "pluribus" is an allegory for individualism vs collectivism

2025-11-09 21:52:12 UTC

i think it is great that corporations are buying bitcoin, but you shouldn't buy corporations stock unless you hold a controlling interest and have a vote with such power that you can actually govern the company.

2025-11-08 21:10:17 UTC

♾️ mortgage > 50 years
https://i.nostr.build/aDtUBznPVciQq1ht.jpg

2025-11-08 21:06:17 UTC

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there is something wrong with @npub12vk…pugg app. so much missing content for reading and seems that posting only goes to primal relay despite having many other relays listed

2025-11-06 15:55:07 UTC

seems like the catching server is always missing content i see when using other more traditional clients like @npub1n0s…k6h0 and @npub18m7…q955
#nevent1q…2su8

2025-10-22 14:30:09 UTC

🤔🤔
#nevent1q…g0zl

2025-10-21 15:22:11 UTC

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but she looks good doing it

2025-10-17 20:31:15 UTC

in the past, 1800-1950s, every printed word carried a cost to print and then produce in large quantities. the writings then were of high quality because every word counted.

2025-10-14 06:45:35 UTC

https://i.nostr.build/tcldyWNcVAD8uKRV.jpg
it is possible that elon is starting to get it

2025-09-30 18:39:09 UTC

https://i.nostr.build/lVE5KICWSG4qKrm9.jpg

2025-09-29 19:48:06 UTC

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🤭
https://i.nostr.build/SuBjVbaZI5m0eipV.jpg