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even the byzantine empire fell

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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

2026-02-15 21:19:52 UTC

THREE DUMB ROUTERS TOPOLOGY
(Y-Configuration for Network Isolation)
INTERNET
|
|
[ROOT ROUTER]
192.168.0.1
(No WiFi, No devices)
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+-----------------+-----------------+
| |
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)

2026-02-12 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

2026-01-26 03:00:00 UTC

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

2026-01-23 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.

2026-01-12 22:36:21 UTC

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https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrk2df9725ucfzul92f9x20qq6f3x7yedwsnmpvy0cd9lwqau405qzypw3mq778mj7mhs4wpca2zg6d5p74kxvu82xh3v949jz40wsmdd2qqcyqqqqqqgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgcwaehxw309ac8yetdd96k6tnswf5k6ctv9ehx2aqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzamhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuegpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmc4kawum

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."
🤫

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

2025-12-28 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!

2025-12-15 15:35:19 UTC

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yes zeus

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

2025-12-06 12:18:55 UTC

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silence is often the greatest form of speech

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

2025-09-29 19:48:06 UTC

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

2025-09-13 22:36:11 UTC

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oh yeah i'm totally indifferent to this debate i just want all of us to to realize that our node just contains text and nothing more.
if text is illegal then the world is in for a lot of hurt

2025-08-05 20:51:23 UTC

moonshot kimi k2 is a fantastic model to assist with research - use it via @npub16g4…kv4h - very cheap

2025-07-30 12:30:36 UTC

i'm not sure how you can be bullish on America when replacing an AC unit costs $33,000
most families are one AC repair away from bankruptcy

2025-07-08 21:58:46 UTC

people will go to countries that have a circular bitcoin economy and they will spend their bitcoin and they won't report the spends and bitcoin will slowly flow out of countries that tax it.

2025-06-27 18:49:07 UTC

https://stacker.news/items/1017237
Masterclass in healthcare insurance corrupt incentives

2025-06-22 22:21:53 UTC

high quality curated news bots are why i keep coming back to nostr.
this is why also lover stacker.news
ps: nostur is the best on ios and amethyst is the best on android

2025-06-19 11:41:51 UTC

who in their right mind would live in a war zone?
so many humans live in the land of wishful thinking

2025-06-11 15:23:39 UTC

cove vs bluewallet?
#nevent1q…t26r

2025-06-09 11:09:43 UTC

store of value comes first. then medium of exchange.
most people don't even value btc.
once they value it, they will exchange it with each other.
this is why the block are empty.

2025-06-07 13:35:43 UTC

lists on nostur are wonderful

2025-04-24 15:43:18 UTC

$CEP shareholders will represent a low percent of total ownership of $XXI (2.7%). If you translate that to their BTC, here's the relative mNAVs.
pretty terrible investment imho
https://i.nostr.build/EnyW8szCa4T8IOIB.jpg
#nevent1q…5dt4

2025-04-23 17:24:26 UTC

there is soon be even more etfs just for option trading strategies for spacs that attempt to replicate the mstr playbook
the trade will become very very crowded
https://v.nostr.build/dGeKXGf0svbpKKfB.mp4

2025-04-09 21:55:52 UTC

https://i.nostr.build/eY2qxDcFDtG8aadv.jpg

2025-02-26 09:37:38 UTC

UFOs are Chinese drones
The US airspace is owned and our radar systems can do nothing to track or respond.
Until recently they were not even detected unless encouraged during flight by accident
https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-massive-wz-9-divine-eagle-drone-emerges-now-operating-from-south-china-sea-air-base

2025-01-30 11:47:24 UTC

$MSTR is going to break the stock market.
They are going to sell a new sock $STRK which is an IPO that pays an 8% dividend which they will fund by selling MSTR stock
then they use the proceeds of $STRK stock sales which trade at a 1000x premium to $MSTR to buy bitcoin for microstrategy
who would buy this crazy $STRK stock? all the dumb preferred stock funds and ETFs (blackrock and vanguard) that want bitcoin and can't get it.

2025-01-04 22:39:57 UTC

Seems like people I follow on olas shouldn't necessary be the same people I follow on @amethyst

2024-10-16 20:06:06 UTC

i still don't understand how borrowing against your bitcoin solves anything.
if i am 100% bitcoin and i take a loan against my bitcoin and buy a house or a laundromat etc...how do i pay back the loan?
don't i have to sell my bitcoin?
if i am 50% bitcoin and i take a loan against my bitcoin and buy a house or a laundromat etc...how do i keep accumulating more bitcoin?
i now have to pay back the loan with all my fiat
i think clown world just needs to learn how to live within its means

2024-10-10 13:43:26 UTC

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I think you're reading the wrong thing. This is about the Peter Todd phenomenon with an AI.

2024-10-08 22:22:20 UTC

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no zap icon
https://i.nostr.build/tntlh5643oKKSuau.jpg

2024-10-04 18:07:17 UTC

If interested in the history of antigens and antibodies this a great historical account
https://viroliegy.com/2024/10/03/the-antibody/

2024-09-26 10:13:12 UTC

minibits continues where mutiny left off

2024-09-25 12:01:42 UTC

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Why are you on the Internet?

2024-09-22 14:37:49 UTC

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https://m.primal.net/KyNL.png

2024-09-20 19:03:07 UTC

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which one should i have used?

2024-09-17 21:59:13 UTC

@npub1xnf…lpr5 seems like the mobile app does not display lnurl address payments in the activity section

2024-09-10 14:51:45 UTC

in the united states saving for a house in bitcoin is still a nightmare.
options:
A. sell your bitcoin to cash and hope the bank you deposit into doesn't close your account.
B. save in the etf and show a sizable brokerage balance and the bank is happy but don't own your keys while saving
C. take a bitcoin loan at ridiculous interest rates
D. Find the one rare soul who wants to sell their house in bitcoin and do a peer to peer transaction and report the cost appreciate of your utxo set on your taxes (get audited the next year)

2024-09-05 21:47:36 UTC

https://m.primal.net/KfxX.jpg

2024-09-03 15:36:13 UTC

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second article
https://drsambailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Virologys-Event-Horizon.pdf
Tldr
1 viral particles are only ever viewed when cells are lysed by toxic mixtures added to cell colonies
2. Full pure viral particles are never isolated and therefore never able to be added to cell cultures and inever ndependently observed to cause pathology

2024-09-02 14:25:30 UTC

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is vpn detection in current release? not present on my current install 1.15.0

2024-08-28 06:32:53 UTC

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Portable multi app contact list

2024-08-28 04:46:11 UTC

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We just need existing apps that have social stuff build in like Facebook sharing to put an option for nostr social graph.

2024-08-24 14:19:58 UTC

things that exist are a result of other things that already exist
new things always build on old things and contain within them the time that came before it

2024-08-20 17:07:16 UTC

https://stacker.news/items/656017

2024-08-18 17:12:11 UTC

unless you live in a war zone or a poverty stricken third world country, you are not allowed to be a doomer

2024-07-28 02:37:42 UTC

2013
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=306952.0
https://m.primal.net/JgiB.jpg

2024-07-21 23:37:43 UTC

what's happening in Tennessee?
#note1hl2…lf48

2024-07-20 21:32:53 UTC

What skill is everyone learning?
Me: read music and play guitar

2024-07-09 20:42:32 UTC

find this guy and interview him
https://v.nostr.build/q4Bj1hRHFzlRsONQ.mp4

2024-07-09 10:07:54 UTC

https://m.primal.net/JLTc.jpg

2024-07-06 20:21:50 UTC

great artists and photographers to follow on nostr?

2024-06-11 14:57:09 UTC

Machine learning and large language models have woken more people up to the desire for privacy than being served Facebook or Google advertisements ever did

2024-05-31 15:50:26 UTC

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https://v.nostr.build/nWnAa.mp4

2024-05-28 11:23:20 UTC

ecash is going to give the state a heart attack

2024-05-22 02:02:09 UTC

if a politician says crypto, ignore them
if they don't want to abolish capital gains tax, ignore them
if they are not advocating abolishing the bank secrecy act, ignore them
if they do not want to repeal the patriot act, ignore them
if they don't want to end the fed, ignore them

2024-05-10 16:08:47 UTC

a dating app stays in business as long as you and everyone else keep using it for as long as possible
incentives matter

2024-04-25 15:01:32 UTC

we are all tank man
https://i.nostr.build/Q7Y2K.jpg

2024-04-14 11:19:32 UTC

if an app isn't advertisement funded, it doesn't try and get you to doom scroll
advertising is the issue

2024-04-13 04:11:56 UTC

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https://m.primal.net/HuXM.jpg

2024-02-26 11:37:27 UTC

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NWC

2024-01-11 00:31:27 UTC

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also there is this thing know as T+2 where the APs have to wait 2 days for their cash to clear. this means that they could run out of money trying to buy and sell as NAV dislocates and new supply is not available for share creation.

2024-01-11 00:29:24 UTC

I have a sinking feeling that there is going to be a big problem with these new ETFs:
-To create additional shares of an bitcoin ETF, an authorized participant (AP) will purchase bitcoin and then exchange that bitcoin with the ETF issuer in exchange for new shares and then sell those shares on the stock market
-To delete (redeem) shares the issuer will buy shares on the market and deliver them to the ETF issue who gives them bitcoin in exchange.
Then the AP sells the bitcoin and gets cash
The APs make money by arbitraging the difference between the price of the shares and the bitcoin (or vice versa)
If they are attempting to create shares (buying bitcoin) but there is not bitcoin on the market then no shares can be created and the share price will dislocate wildly (trade above the number of bitcoin held in the ETF)
If they are deleting shares and the price has dislocated then they will be buying back bitcoin from the issue using shares that are above NAV. (meaning they are losing money buying less bitcoin back with expensive priced shares)
This works fine for stocks where there is always enough shares on the market at the clearing house.
This might not work so well when there are UTXOs that are not interested in being brought into exchanges participating with the ETF and there is a fixed and inelastic supply.
https://m.primal.net/HXTf.jpg

2024-01-04 08:48:28 UTC

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thanks roy...yes apparently stuck payments due to @npub1psm…8970 per my support communications but has happened over and over so will take a break for awhile
will wait for your new release...excited to get back to breez

2024-01-04 05:34:16 UTC

Aqua wallet is 🔥 https://i.nostr.build/DZyv.jpg

2023-12-30 20:44:54 UTC

the more meat a child chews the less likely they are to require braces

2023-12-30 16:54:41 UTC

the US will attempt to monopolize bitcoin by requiring all purchases globally to use dollars similar to how oil requires $$
this is why they love tether
🪖

2023-12-27 02:27:52 UTC

an etf is the dumbest way to "own" claims on gold
an etf is the dumbest way to "own" claims on bitcoin
an etf is only smart for owning claims on stocks when you are fine giving up your voting rights
🙊🙈🙉

2023-12-11 03:06:47 UTC

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not many

2023-09-12 20:08:52 UTC

how could you prove to someone that you are you?

2023-09-09 18:19:04 UTC

excellent presentation from 2022
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ozNLQ5XR6NE

2023-08-09 04:31:15 UTC

greatest post of all time
https://cdn.nostr.build/p/WVWk.jpg

2023-06-26 03:38:16 UTC

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this is actually a measure of eurodollar banking fractional reserve in money multiplication but it certainly does lead to asset inflation

2023-06-23 11:11:29 UTC

hallucination is what we call imagination when we don't like the brains output and creativity is what we call imagination when we do like the output

2023-06-22 10:10:17 UTC

learning to fix your own appliances is one of the most incredible feelings
https://www.ifixit.com/Parts/Appliance

2023-06-20 16:08:57 UTC

there is no life without death

2023-06-19 15:23:44 UTC

in the summer, kids should be afforded as much time as possible to hang out with adults

2023-06-12 02:41:42 UTC

this guy builds and it is impressive even if you don't like what he is doing
https://github.com/ordinals/ord/pull/2167#issuecomment-1586342841

2023-06-12 01:01:58 UTC

https://nostr.build/p/nb10796.mp4
nick taylor -72ft putt
🤯

2023-05-27 18:51:07 UTC

why is fedimint better than liquid with confidential transactions?
https://liquid.boltz.exchange

2023-05-23 20:19:21 UTC

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not sure how to do accounting on lightning that is a good question.
in terms of a routing node just keep track of fees and expenses. the utxo cost basis is irrelevant as it just serves as the functioning infrastructure of the node

2023-05-21 23:33:08 UTC

just a reminder to all skeptics and fear mongers of nuclear power:
the city of hiroshima japan which was completely destroyed by a NUCLEAR BOMB is fully functional as a city.
book your vacation here
https://www.booking.com/city/jp/hiroshima.en.html?aid=346685&label=msn-fViI3Xu2FMZ67I7zN8__0w-80745398567604:tikwd-80745571789445:loc-190:nes:mte:lp190:dem:qscity%20of%20hiroshima&utm_campaign=Japan&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=bing&utm_term=fViI3Xu2FMZ67I7zN8__0w&msclkid=f74f914e2e121a905b70f5248744b1e2
As of June 1, 2019, the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391.

2023-05-20 12:21:19 UTC

he certainly talks a big game and says the right things
i am very very skeptical but there are a lot worse politicians
https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=fz7FPl065II

2023-05-15 00:51:00 UTC

we all live in a chimp empire
🙉

2023-05-07 15:13:06 UTC

everyone seems to fawn over RFK but he has spent quite a bit of his life trying to close the indian point nuclear power plant
RFK is not your friend but at least he seems to be anti-war

2023-04-23 15:19:59 UTC

i don't get this at all
https://nostr.build/p/nb6250.jpeg

2023-04-12 20:34:05 UTC

i love it when my local rancher throws in a bag of beef fat for free https://nostr.build/p/nb5233.jpeg

2023-04-11 14:31:40 UTC

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yes i told them about zaps and they said. "you spend bitcoin on people for posts! that is crazy! think of how much bitcoin you will have wasted" and i responded
"think of how much you can earn"
this is just going to take time.
the longer we can exist over here the better
"time is the greatest salesman"

2023-04-11 02:13:38 UTC

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then it is time to take a vacation abroad

2023-04-08 17:46:42 UTC

humans are nostalgic animals.
thinking about this from the 90s makes me very happy
https://nostr.build/p/nb4940.jpeg
in 20 years i will feel the same about this
https://nostr.build/p/nb4942.jpeg

2023-04-05 19:40:15 UTC

what is everyone's opinion on the best small footprint quality pellet smoker for a family of 4?

2023-03-31 01:04:55 UTC

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google's biggest problem is a culture of creating products that are free not products that people want to pay for.

2023-03-21 03:55:39 UTC

ammo will never become the most salable good in a hyperinflation event because if it is the most desired good then no one will sell it since no one will trust each other.
during hyperinflation trusted relationships are all that matters.
friends, families and local services like food and healthcare are all that matters.
ammo implies a war zone and there is no trade in a war zone

2023-03-12 02:33:21 UTC

3 friends in silicon valley have companies affected. one in finance at roku says things are very bad with close to $50mil with SVB.
this will not be contained to just silicon valley