Devin

Out riding some trails today and it's a hot one! Nice to get some fresh air and sun, though.
https://blossom.primal.net/bcf92ef6aec2b49e4bfa971ec46d17771fcff95b466c6dc582432012c25b9489.jpg

2026-04-13 17:16:51 UTC

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Genius move

2025-08-23 21:20:42 UTC

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🤣 Cereal first. Always.

2025-08-22 20:29:47 UTC

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Responding to this because I saw the post without draft approval briefly before it went away.

2025-08-22 00:03:43 UTC

So, I've had my head in work. Should I be connected to 970 relays on Amethyst? #asknostr

2025-07-08 00:00:01 UTC

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One of my least favorite expenses. A lot of money, no perceived benefit. Of course the real benefit is continuing to have reliable transportation, but still...

2025-06-02 22:37:36 UTC

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🤣 my kid did the same

2025-05-19 21:20:34 UTC

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This would be difficult with the B.S. anti raw milk laws in most states and federally across state lines.

2025-05-18 22:40:38 UTC

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"Sats" isn't a technical term. It's a relatively widely name for smaller dinominations of bitcoin in homage of the creator(s). There are a lot of bitcoiners who have minimal technical skills (myself included) who understand this at face value without more than a glance.

2025-05-18 22:31:19 UTC

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This is dumb. Dollars, cents, etc. It's all been said. Sats are the standard.

2025-05-18 22:13:11 UTC

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Who dis?

2025-05-18 00:27:42 UTC

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I went for dine-in today and paid with Sats.

2025-05-17 21:10:07 UTC

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Haha, that's awesome

2025-05-17 20:56:22 UTC

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The way I see it, comparing it to regular restaurants isn't quite fair. But compared to other fast food and drive through options, I think the quality is great. Also, since it is a franchise, quality may vary widely from one to the next.
All that said, it was pretty sweet opening up @nprofile…xl8h to pay for a meal with my family.

2025-05-17 20:11:32 UTC

Got lunch and milkshakes today!
https://npub12ddgadsx8662zp5fp8f9qyn8rh2uxlgllqzkzwztwhyjtl2dglhq9rr2ut.blossom.band/6b55ee3096598144ec40917e13436c9037a09e3552de7ecc4966c224093f28df.jpg

2025-05-13 23:57:23 UTC

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I won't win because of work, but I'll try to record it anyway!

2025-05-08 01:52:55 UTC

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But I agree with the intent. People who get dependant on government aid intended to help them get off of it shouldn't be able to manipulate the system to continue their addiction.

2025-05-08 01:50:24 UTC

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Without getting into the nuance, this is why "Democratic Republic" and the Electoral College in the U.S. So the 51% don't *always* get to shit on the 49%.

2025-05-07 22:07:09 UTC

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The fact that you don't take reality into account shows me that you only have yourself to consider when making decisions in your life. I (and many others) don't have that option.

2025-05-07 22:02:18 UTC

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Fiat hill? I live in a nice home, in a good neighborhood, and good schools with my family. I'm a Bitcoiner but can't and won't die on a hill at the detriment of my child.

2025-05-07 21:49:24 UTC

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I have to replace my roof soon. They don't take bitcoin. This is a $25k+ (25,787,818 Sat+) job. Do I:
A. Sell my savings to pay it to satisfy the roofer (15% capital gains)
B. Take a loan (interest, but 0% capital gains)?
C. Take a fiat loan (interest)?
D. Wait until a good roofer takes bitcoin as payment (hopefully my roof doesn't leak and cave in)?

2025-05-05 01:36:44 UTC

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I didn't even look at the S9 power usage before responding. That's also a consideration. At the rate BitAxe is moving, I would not be surprised if you could heat your home with the miners for less than Antminer equipment with a better return within a few years.

2025-05-05 01:29:50 UTC

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Not at all, man. It's a good question. Not centralizing for the network in the short-term. But if only a handful of companies (or fewer) build miners and their software, it creates a weakness. Supporting open source mining helps prevent that. So yes, for your money a used S9 will provide a better short term return. But there may be longer term impacts if everyone goes that way.

2025-05-05 00:05:04 UTC

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Open source and decentralized vs. Centralized monoploly/oligopoly.

2025-05-02 13:07:26 UTC

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The right question is always "why make a change?" When Bitcoin code starts changing because "why not?," things can go south quickly.

2025-05-02 01:45:14 UTC

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🤣 You do you, my man! I'm a customer for life either way!

2025-05-02 01:06:50 UTC

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I don't know man. People have different reasons.
Wanna HODL forever? Not my business.
Wanna spend every sat you have? Not my business.
Wanna only spend over the LN (not providing revenue to miners)? Not my business.
Something in between? You guessed it. Not my business.
Personally, I prefer the last option. But that's my business.

2025-05-02 00:52:13 UTC

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I can only speak for myself. I spend a little while saving most. I don't see a reason to make the change. Changes to Bitcoin are supposed to be hard and with solid reasoning. The current controversial change seems needless.

2025-05-01 23:47:13 UTC

I guess I'm a little confused. I thought changes to Core were justified with "because it fixes *something*" and never "because why not?" Changes should have an actual purpose, no?
@nprofile…mwnx

2025-05-01 23:42:08 UTC

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I switched and didn't have any issues with lightning.

2025-05-01 19:26:27 UTC

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I see. Core Devs gone rogue. I've been under a rock for a bit with my fiat job. I'm sure there are threads and insentives involved that don't align with the network's best interests, but I haven't done the digging.

2025-05-01 19:04:55 UTC

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Isn't it always under attack in some way? In which way are you referring? If you're referring to Institutions buying bitcoin, I'm not sure how that's an attack.

2025-05-01 17:07:29 UTC

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A point of Bitcoin is to get away from *the reliance* on centralized financial institutions. Nobody "lets" anyone do anything. It's permissionless. That's another important point. My ability to buy, save, or spend bitcoin hasn't changed at all.

2025-04-30 00:10:00 UTC

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Not using Apple products.

2025-04-29 00:51:29 UTC

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I honestly think that if the most popular use is "digital gold" in contries with relatively strong currencies (US, Canada, Western Europe, etc.), the rewards will continue to keep miners afloat just based on Fiat price growth.

2025-04-29 00:33:14 UTC

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Playing devil's advocate... Does transacting on lightning really help keep miners sovent, though? I understand opening and closing channels, but in a world where bitcoin is a commonly used currency, custodial lightning wallets will almost certainly be the most commonly used method. Transacting on chain would probably be "reserved" (using the term loosely) for relatively large, important transactions.
Maybe I'm totally off base. I don't know. I use Bitcoin (big and little "B") however suits me best in the moment just like anyone else would. Some earn and spend it, some buy and spend it, others save with it. What they choose is none of my business. That's the beauty.

2025-04-10 00:31:19 UTC

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Same trend line I've been watching. But on the daily candle. https://relay.stackinsats.net/c091858a35b5d793f72436af57debcb91f2db7a78482f3ae9714243a1b1a0131.jpg

2025-03-28 19:02:24 UTC

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#nevent1q…mqlg

2025-03-27 00:39:17 UTC

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This might be a big deal.
#nevent1q…rck2

2025-03-22 22:25:09 UTC

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One of the best villains in TV history.

2025-03-22 00:52:11 UTC

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Stremio (free) + Premiumize (~$4/month) + TorBox (~$4/month). Then you can watch everything with a backup in case one (Premiumize or TorBox) goes down.

2025-03-21 21:52:42 UTC

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In the settings there is a migration assistant. That seems like the way to go based on context.

2025-03-21 21:11:44 UTC

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That's a good question. Last time I did it, it was to upgrade the OS. @nprofile…q0zz, any input or guides here?

2025-03-21 21:01:42 UTC

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Feel free, sir. Gift wrapped works just fine. To be totally transparent, though, I've used the Umbrel guide to migrate and it worked as advertised.

2025-03-20 23:30:08 UTC

Oh nostr, how I love you.
https://relay.stackinsats.net/b2d568de221539b59895f7002ed7a4c10b7c385262b0a02035f73eebb819d06e.jpg

2025-03-20 20:30:50 UTC

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Orbot*

2025-03-20 20:30:03 UTC

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Not a dumb question! Yes you can, as far as I know. At least on Android devices. I've never used nostr on apple. Amethyst supports it in the app and I believe Orbit solves this for others. Many relays have tor addresses.

2025-03-19 09:59:42 UTC

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Yeah, that's a valid concern. The good thing is if you find that you followed someone that posts that kind of stuff, you can unfollow/block them and won't have to see it on your feed anymore.

2025-03-18 19:58:13 UTC

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I've been playing 7 Days to Die with a buddy of mine for a while. I also enjoy Halo, Diablo (though I've barely had time to scratch the surface), Red Dead, Elder Scrolls, and am willing to give any MMORPG a shot. Just don't have the time for it that I used to.

2025-03-18 19:55:22 UTC

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Gotta follow more people, my man. No wonder you think it's dead 🙃

2025-03-17 22:59:50 UTC

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I've enjoyed @Paul for a while. I hope he keeps putting his content here even if he doesn't get paid as much for it as he does for the advertising and tracking elsewhere.
#nevent1q…yfnz

2025-03-17 00:23:15 UTC

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My question exactly. Why root against it?

2025-03-16 23:10:27 UTC

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"Fuck those guys (unless you can't pay me, then fuck you)"

2025-03-16 23:09:30 UTC

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It is. It's disappointing when they come in preaching "centralized/permissioned systems need to end," but then give up on decentralized/permissionless systems because they arent getting paid by the very system the virtue signal against.

2025-03-16 23:04:18 UTC

Remember when @nprofile…k58c came to nostr? I guess he wasn't getting paid enough to actually care about censorship or freedom tech.

2025-03-16 18:23:21 UTC

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I haven't been listening to any podcasts lately, but I hope you're "circle p"ing the shit out of them.

2025-03-16 18:20:54 UTC

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I have not kept up enough to be excited, but these are big propositions. I look forward to the possibility while keeping my expectations low. A lightning experience without channel management seems too good to be true at this point. I hope to one day open my nostr feed and see the great minds agree that the solution is here and it is sound.

2025-03-16 17:04:16 UTC

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I would also be trembling

2025-03-16 17:02:49 UTC

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I dont know what ⭕ is, and at this point I'm too afraid to ask.

2025-03-16 00:16:37 UTC

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x3 because it's fun 😁

2025-03-16 00:12:14 UTC

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Man, I gotta get rich so I can...*checks notes*... Look like a hobo everywhere I go. And I actually mean this. The "zero fucks given" vibe is one to strive for. I'm close, but still have some learning to do.

2025-03-15 17:11:48 UTC

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Yes. Also, I want a TV that simply shows me the devices I plug into it. "Smart" TVs piss me off.

2025-03-15 17:05:44 UTC

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Gingerbread brownies sound delicious.

2025-03-15 16:38:02 UTC

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Under rated cut, I think. It makes the majority of my beef subscription from a local farm because it is inexpensive per pound and has an excellent fat/meat balance for flavor.

2025-03-15 16:34:46 UTC

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Also requires +50 Charisma.

2025-03-15 03:18:35 UTC

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Yes. This should be the case with any legitimate money. Only spend because the benefits outweigh the costs. Not because the money is losing value against the goods or services you can purchase with it.

2025-03-14 19:04:27 UTC

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I would immediately quit my job at $1m bitcoin.
https://m.primal.net/Pfth.jpg

2025-03-14 18:51:10 UTC

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I agree with @nprofile…ysrt , I use a refurbed ThinkCentre (with two new 16 GB RAM sticks and a new SSD) for @nprofile…cnv5 as my home server separate from @nprofile…fu08 . At some point I will go further to create a RAID system for redundancies and such. I am still pretty new to self-hosting, so as I get more time to research, learn, and experiment, things will get better. For the last year or so, however, this setup as worked great.

2025-03-13 22:43:46 UTC

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1988 was a great year to be born, sir. I've thought about the time ticking off my life a lot lately. I think big changes are in the works.

2025-03-13 22:35:15 UTC

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Seconded

2025-03-12 12:54:29 UTC

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I actually agree with this. If mobility is the goal, renting is probably the better route.

2025-03-11 22:18:23 UTC

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https://i.nostr.build/O4wgP.gif

2025-03-11 22:14:43 UTC

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How so? I've been a buying advocate for a long time. Reinforced by people getting priced out of their homes due to annual rent increases. Rent pays the owners' costs and (usually) then some. Maybe depends on the country? I know 30 year fixed rate loans aren't the norm everywhere.

2025-03-11 21:26:26 UTC

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Make that *black and brown*

2025-03-11 21:25:52 UTC

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I think a black and white logo sticker would look great. The simplicity of the original wrapping is perfect.

2025-03-11 21:23:13 UTC

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Right for sure. But find a way to throw in the logo. Even if it's on the sticker or something.

2025-03-11 21:20:00 UTC

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I hope she's home and he's just busy with #dadstr

2025-03-11 14:38:13 UTC

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Yeah, this is the challenge. When it came to running my Haven relay, I preferred having my own hardware over paying to use someone else's. I don't like using Cloudflare to access it and will stop as soon as I find an alternative solution. But I would rather use it as a step in the process than not do anything and rely on others' relays (some of which very well may be using Cloudflare). If anyone has a solution to get around ISP port restrictions, I am more than open to it.
Alas, like you said, anything I try to do gets way more complicated and takes a lot more time, of which I don't have much to spare lately, than it probably should 😅

2025-03-11 14:05:22 UTC

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There are steps in this tutorial about setting it up. It's the one I used to set up a lightning address via a VPS. It works, but I don't use it because TOR and the reverse proxy slows it down significantly. If you have the time and desire, you can pull out the applicable instructions and ignore the rest.
https://community.start9.com/t/guide-bolt-cards-lightning-address-and-reverse-proxy-all-the-things/675

2025-03-11 13:45:45 UTC

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That's fair and I don't entirely disagree. I am also an idiot, but with some research, I was able to get Nginx to work on a VPS.

2025-03-11 13:32:26 UTC

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Credit to @nprofile…dtc5 for sharing this video a while back.

2025-03-11 13:31:23 UTC

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I am not using a Proxmox server, but a mini PC with the Ubuntu server OS. The only issue I ran into is my ISP port forwarding restrictions not allowing me to incorporate Nginx correctly. But I followed this tutorial, got my Haven relay set up, then connected through Cloudflare (as he does in the video). If I ran on a VPS, I could eliminate the use of Cloudflare. Hope this helps!
https://youtu.be/kmH_cJUqGyw

2025-03-10 21:39:32 UTC

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BREAKING: It wasn't me.

2025-03-09 01:24:55 UTC

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This is probably the route to take. Thanks for the suggestion.

2025-03-09 01:12:32 UTC

So I went through a spree of buying mini PCs a while back. Generally one was an upgrade the the previous for my nodes. Now my node is running @nprofile…d6j2 on acceptable hardware, my ThinkCentre is running @nprofile…q0zz for general home server needs, and I have another running my #Haven relay. Now I am trying to determine the best use for a NUC with a 4 TB SSD. Using it to back everything else up comes to mind and I know I can do this with Start9, but not sure about the others.
So, what would you use it for?
#plebchain #asknostr

2025-03-09 00:34:19 UTC

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I think it's totally worth it.

2025-03-09 00:06:03 UTC

Got this bad boy in the mail yesterday from @nprofile…62jx. I do not regret my purchase. This hash rate (~1.8 TH/s) is at the higher setting and the fans are pretty loud. At the middle setting, "Normal," I get about 1 TH/s and the sound blends with the ambient. Certainly not the best price per hash, but the display info and the support for open source mining make it worth it to me.
#plebchain #mining #bitaxe
https://relay.stackinsats.net/8dc5c7486500a6b6072f91329b9d75912064b04e16cf68f56ab6e94258aa3d42.jpg

2025-03-08 19:06:00 UTC

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As usual, things have been made more complicated than they need to be. Title IX is over 50 years old. The issue of biological males competing in women's sports is much more recent. Whatever has allowed this to take place should be changed. Nothing more, nothing less.
At least that's where I stand.

2025-03-08 18:49:54 UTC

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I never mentioned anything about wanting to dismantle title IX. Honestly, I didn't even realize that was a topic of discussion. After a cursury look, I don't really see why that would be on the table.

2025-03-08 18:37:57 UTC

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I have a daughter. When she gets older and starts playing sports, there should not be (biological) boys in the girls locker rooms or competing with/against her. This is a pretty simple concept.

2025-03-08 00:10:49 UTC

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https://m.primal.net/PXfD.gif

2025-03-06 01:08:37 UTC

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Doing the Lord's work fighting the good fight here!

2025-03-06 01:06:27 UTC

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Yep! Quality stuff and a well run shop over there.

2025-03-06 01:01:22 UTC

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My node running adventures have led me down some really interesting rabbit holes. Interesting for me anyway, since I don't have any computer/programming/linux background at all. I've learned a lot on the journey. Running a Bitaxe (or 3 😆) is fun and supporting open source development while enjoying another hobby is enough incentive for me to justify the expense to myself, lol.
But as @npub1ugn…898l said, setting a node up is super easy now. My DIY Start9 just works without me having to think about it. Not like one I had going on bare metal a few years back that i kept on tinkering with.

2025-03-06 00:47:19 UTC

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If I want to go from lightning to chain, I use @npub1psm…8970. But I guess it depends on what you are trying to do.

2025-03-06 00:00:25 UTC

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I will never not think about this now 🤣

2025-03-05 23:31:40 UTC

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100% interested

2025-03-05 22:20:26 UTC

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Yeah, that's true. Threat vector acknowledgment and the appropriate opsec help mitigate, but I know what you're getting at.