Marc

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2026-08-27 00:42:21 UTC

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Hot air balloons are neat.

2026-08-26 15:08:14 UTC

I don't talk about it much, but this is one of the biggest reasons I use nostr, to ...check notes...
✅ Protect the children
https://blossom.primal.net/a0977f15d511c97d88b99dba5e230e37831bf7b5be24d4ae62dd05334725c3d4.jpg

2026-08-26 13:03:36 UTC

Stablecoin printers go brrrrrr.
#nevent1q…5uxs

2026-08-26 12:09:19 UTC

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Nostr reminds me of Myspace. It's why I like it. Maybe I'm just old.

2026-08-26 12:06:52 UTC

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Venezuela was about "cocaine," not putting the Nobel Peace Prize winner in office, nor the oil the US sized. It was about cocaine. Maduro is a bad guy for legitimate reasons, but that's not what any of this is about. The US has a 40 trillion dollar problem it thinks it can solve by stealing assets.

2026-08-25 16:05:27 UTC

+1
#nevent1q…naua

2026-08-25 00:45:24 UTC

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Maybe I should make a video. 🤔

2026-08-24 22:09:29 UTC

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Yes!
I heard you mention this before.
I'm glad they're doing it.
Is it on GitHub? I made a Cashu greeting card website a while back. I would like to see if non-bitcoin nerds find it useful. 😀

2026-08-22 11:43:01 UTC

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Is it open source? Can we check the code?

2026-08-21 19:23:39 UTC

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What is it?

2026-08-21 12:17:51 UTC

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It's the best of systems and it's the worst if systems. 😐

2026-08-21 12:16:58 UTC

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I agree. There have been issues, but my threat model for hot lightning wallets with less.than 10,000 sats is ... Well...I have no threat model for these wallets. I don't even get upset if I lose 10,000 sats.
That's less than my getalby subscription.

2026-08-21 03:28:42 UTC

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I think so. What do you use to vibe code apps?

2026-08-21 00:30:45 UTC

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He was a talkshow host and worked for an LA new station in the 90's, but his podcasts are like audiobooks with a punk Rock flavor.

2026-08-20 03:49:46 UTC

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True.

2026-08-19 23:39:19 UTC

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That's what I thought. How ridiculous? 🤦

2026-08-19 21:56:38 UTC

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You jinxed it. 58k gang by Friday. I don't make the rules.

2026-08-19 21:38:30 UTC

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Me neither. I am not interested in any forms and I can't believe some people think this is a good idea.

2026-08-19 21:00:00 UTC

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What do you mean? Is it because they need 2016 blocks before they can make the change permanent?

2026-08-19 20:15:43 UTC

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The run after the bcash fork was insane. This is nothing.

2026-08-18 23:00:35 UTC

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Most bullish nostr news ever.

2026-08-17 16:36:06 UTC

I just remembered protonmail had a bitcoin wallet.

2026-08-17 13:22:05 UTC

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Where can I find this?

2026-08-16 22:19:12 UTC

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🤯

2026-08-16 12:55:55 UTC

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That explains a lot. 😂

2026-08-16 12:43:00 UTC

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I can't believe nostr is not more popular. Legacy social media sucks.
Ads suck.
Trying to see content from people I actually follow sucks.
Wisp loads faster than X.
Half the time I don't even know if the people I am talking to can see what I write.
I don't understand why most people prefer legacy social media. Network effects only go so far.

2026-08-16 11:30:48 UTC

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A 2-of-3 multisig with three different wallets allows for one catastrophic event such as a supply chain attack(eg. A compromised RNG/Exploited firmware bug)
You're not all wrong though. There are some problems, especially for non-expert heirs.

2026-08-16 11:22:22 UTC

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Does she cite any evidence of people not paying their mortgage? It's not that I don't believe her. It's quite the contrary. This video confirms my biases so I would like to know her source.

2026-08-14 18:35:33 UTC

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So what's the purpose of the Foundation QR code then? Is it pubkey only?

2026-08-14 16:52:26 UTC

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Does this work like seed signer?(eg. You draw your own QR code)

2026-08-10 14:17:11 UTC

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I know it's weed, but it looks like tomatoes.

2026-08-09 17:48:43 UTC

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What is this?

2026-08-08 23:23:34 UTC

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Thanks. I need to update, but I also need to spend time with my family. :)

2026-08-08 21:45:09 UTC

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You mean tails.net?

2026-08-08 21:13:01 UTC

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Wait, so how do you know?

2026-08-08 18:39:59 UTC

#cybersecurity
#nevent1q…e42l

2026-08-08 13:31:42 UTC

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Is this a photograph or painting?

2026-08-07 20:07:46 UTC

Oh man. Its been a rough week. I talked to my mom and started crying for the first time in years. It just hit me how decorating this is because a lot of people called me paranoid for using my set-up. I tried to make videos that made rolling dice fun,but it feels like only a dozen people cared.

2026-08-07 20:03:31 UTC

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Happy Friday.

2026-08-07 17:55:50 UTC

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She was on citadel dispatch and got a whole coin. 🤦

2026-08-07 17:51:22 UTC

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This week feels like a Terminator style shitshow.

2026-08-06 18:06:38 UTC

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Awesome. Ice never heard of nostr compass.

2026-08-06 17:34:13 UTC

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What pod?

2026-08-06 11:01:17 UTC

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Me too. Many people have called me paranoid over the years. I don't think I am paranoid. I like to prepare for the worst case scenario and hope for the best.

2026-08-06 03:40:59 UTC

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Thank you.

2026-08-06 02:48:20 UTC

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I've been measuring entropy of dice rolls from various ways of rolling them using salt, water, casino dice, on a hard surface, etc.
I calculate the entropy with Ian Coleman's Bip39 tool as well as Bitcoiner guide seed tool.
There is a lot of dice fud lately so I'm going down this rabbit hole to see why Flaxman suggests his forms of entropy in his 10x your btc security guide.
I've made some.pull requests on or before, but I sucked..ice gotten better at markdown and have even run Jekyll now. Lookibg at this quote reminded me of my original goal.
"This guide is currently a work in progress. While the ultimate goal is for the process to be easy enough for non-technical users, there may be kinks to work out. Pull requests are welcome."
I want to try again, but take my time.

2026-08-05 13:41:34 UTC

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Good morning.

2026-08-05 03:25:55 UTC

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Whats the source, if I may ask? I started writing an article about digital signatures a couple weeks ago.

2026-08-05 03:00:18 UTC

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Thanks. I've been getting a lot of this. People practically argue you should keep your 15 dice roll MK3 instead of use use 100 shitty dice rolls.

2026-08-05 02:50:29 UTC

Has anyone read any books on dice entropy? I want to learn more about generating sufficient entropy for digital signatures using 100+ dice tolls.
II once read Stupak On Craps in my gambling days. according to Stupak, The house edge on craps is 1.414%
You need perfect dice to maintain that razor thin profit margin.
If your dice are biased, they will cut into that razor thin margin. Therefore, casinos need perfect dice and change them often.
This RNG bug basically generated a key with the equivalent of 15 dice rolls/ ~40 bits.
If we need 128 bits for sufficient entropy, what if you took a chance rolling dice that are not perfect. Perhaps one even has a chip. If you rolled 100 times, would you expect greater than 40 bits of entropy?
Would you expect more than 128 bits? #asknostr

2026-08-04 15:28:14 UTC

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We did not emphasize "don't trust" enough.

2026-08-04 12:31:52 UTC

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It seems like a coordinated attack. Could be a nation state or some dude in a basement with an AI army.
I have my suspicions, but I don't know what's going on exactly.

2026-08-04 11:35:55 UTC

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Of course. I was just testing it out. It's not a real wallet. 😊

2026-08-03 19:06:34 UTC

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I tried entering a 64 character hash in Blue Wallet yesterday and it worked. It's obviously not air gapped, but I don't plan on using the wallet anyway. A hash of a large file nobody has ever seen shouldl produce 256 bits of entropy. This obviously does not apply if the file you hash is Romeo and Juliette.
Pictures of yourself naked in front of the mirror are more secure, assuming you don't make a habit of making naked pictures public. 😂

2026-08-03 13:58:48 UTC

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I still think this is the best guide, but it needs an update.
https://btcguide.github.io/
I would start by listening to this podcast.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3FMnGOt3bPBQeWwjHvwxGs?si=CGysJcqATgSvvQxKxvETMA&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A2rTfI88XDuWFxnwypBOTn8

2026-08-03 12:39:00 UTC

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Don't trust brands.
Learn about entropy and true randomness.
Make some practice seeds for a testnet wallet. We don't need to worry about the NSA spying on us for making restnwt wallets.
It's okay to use Ian Coleman's bip39 tool for testnet. Does it let you generate shitcoin addresses? Yes, but so what?
Flip a coin 256 times. Make a 24 seed word phrase out of it.
Roll two dice and record 100 rolls. Read the dice from lest to right each time. Do not switch direction.
Take a picture of anything. Hash it with SHA256. Enter the hash into blue wallet. Write down your seed phrase. Dont forget to delete this wallet once you do. We don't want to use it for real money. We are learning about entropy and what entropy generation works best for your individual situation.

2026-08-03 12:21:35 UTC

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I had no idea this existed, but it's good to know. I know a lot of people don't trust NIST for various reasons, but that seems silly in retrospect.

2026-08-02 20:45:53 UTC

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I'm too afraid I'll mess one up. I've made mistakes before.

2026-08-02 03:12:25 UTC

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I would only use a 2-of-2 with miniscript.

2026-08-01 17:00:29 UTC

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Agreed. 12 BIP39 words minimum and that entropy should be generated differently than your seed, eg. Coin flips instead of dice rolls.

2026-08-01 14:53:58 UTC

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I used to feel the same, but this situation changed my mind. People who push the easy button are better off letting an insurance company generate their keys. There's a privacy risk, but that's better than the risk of low entropy.

2026-08-01 14:35:52 UTC

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😳

2026-07-31 18:10:20 UTC

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That's awesome. I had the same idea, but a pull request for that is above my pay grade.

2026-07-31 17:33:09 UTC

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@nprofile…u02p mentioned adding entropy before letting people push the RNG button. I think that's the right way to look at it, a UX issue.

2026-07-31 12:35:46 UTC

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Thank you for posting.

2026-07-31 12:18:17 UTC

The thing that annoys me about Twitter is the algorithms nudge people into talking about AI breaking quantum cryptography, but they don't promote tweets about entropy.
Low entropy is a real risk right now. **You should be more worried about bad entropy than quantum**. Don't let the sexy woman in the red dress distract you from this fact.

2026-07-30 19:29:21 UTC

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There is nothing wrong with programming your own Bitcoin (eg. time locks).
CBDCs are programmable by someone else.

2026-07-30 18:53:43 UTC

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Bitcoin is programmable money.

2026-07-30 13:04:40 UTC

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I'm beginning to realize it's best to start with users in mind. I'm not good at it yet though.

2026-07-29 21:24:33 UTC

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Imagine trusting the government more than math. Silly, I know, but most people trust the government more than math. The same logic applies to Google. I tried showing my brother in law Cashu. Be said I needed to make it work with the Cash App.
He's never downloading a wallet without a corporation.

2026-07-29 11:43:07 UTC

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I understand, but suspect most people trust google more than the wierd autistic Bitcoin/nostr hackers.

2026-07-29 11:41:29 UTC

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😂

2026-07-29 11:40:38 UTC

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Screenshots of text annoy me, especially when it's something I would rather copy and paste like an address or something.

2026-07-29 11:37:15 UTC

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This one time, my aunt told me she sent me an email. I couldn't find it in my inbox or spam folder.
A few days later, I received a letter in the mail. She printed the email on paper and sent it via snail mail. 😂

2026-07-29 11:28:54 UTC

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Sweet!

2026-07-28 13:37:17 UTC

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Lol.

2026-07-28 13:18:48 UTC

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I like Divine because it's not just ride or die freaks. Does that count as other stuff?

2026-07-27 15:16:42 UTC

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This looks interesting.

2026-07-27 02:40:33 UTC

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This is a good one.

2026-07-26 14:16:29 UTC

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Good morning. I didn't realize bitchat has so many stars on GitHub.

2026-07-26 00:40:25 UTC

Running Buzz

2026-07-25 11:39:43 UTC

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Same.

2026-07-25 03:13:10 UTC

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That's wild.

2026-07-23 01:23:25 UTC

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Thanks. That's interesting.

2026-07-22 12:04:47 UTC

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Maybe I'm just an old, grumpy man now, but I'm concerned with the amount of teenage drivers I see laughing at their phones on the road. It's one thing to waste your life away on your couch, but that puts other people's lives in danger. That's nuts.

2026-07-22 00:50:23 UTC

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How does that work? Do you write music, lyrics, both?

2026-07-22 00:48:23 UTC

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This is one of the coolest parts about nostr few people understand.

2026-07-21 12:14:38 UTC

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Is that the dude with a brother who works for CNN that had some sex scandal?

2026-07-20 23:33:11 UTC

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She did. They were invited to the show because they made the local brea. The team made it to the second round so that was neat.

2026-07-20 23:30:04 UTC

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My niece was on a dance team that went on American Idol. She rehearsed a ton.

2026-07-20 13:47:42 UTC

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A cashu payment terminal app @nprofile…afdc built. https://numopay.org/

2026-07-20 11:27:11 UTC

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Does it work with numo? I mean, I don't expect to see it in the wild any time soon, but it would be fun to try it on an old phone. 🤔

2026-07-20 02:42:07 UTC

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That one works for me. I have also been able to use the phone app, but not the other various payment terminal styles.

2026-07-18 14:04:57 UTC

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So far. The joke is, "your mama is so fat." 😂

2026-07-18 14:00:11 UTC

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Unfortunately.

2026-07-18 13:59:46 UTC

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Great answer!

2026-07-18 13:58:13 UTC

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Nostr is not dead, but only the doe-hards are left.

2026-07-18 13:57:35 UTC

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That's the scariest part. Half the people I talk to in real life refuse to use AI because it poisons the water, creates images with six fingers, it makes electricity too expensive.
I'm scared for those people. 😨

2026-07-18 01:13:03 UTC

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I tried acting in college. I suck. 😉

2026-07-17 20:49:23 UTC

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I'm glad to see you're a little scared too. I'm surprised at some of the stuff I've been able to do. I never even finished JavaScript on free code camp, but I can just hire Claude to do it for like 10k sats.