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Here's Rucknium's latest article about the infamous #monero 18-block reorg: What happened, why it matters, and what it has to do with the annoying 10 block lock.
If I could understand the whole thing enough to be able to do the diagrams, you can do it as well!
But seriously, give it a read. It's important if you care about (and want to understand) Monero's inner workings and quirks better:
https://rucknium.me/posts/monero-18-block-reorg/

2025-09-05 15:40:15 UTC

My talk from #MoneroKon is live!
If you watch it, please share with me that thing you did to be the Monero fork on somebody else's journey, or what was the thing that someone else did to bring you here: https://youtu.be/SMMIQ9nIKU8

2025-08-19 17:28:25 UTC

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I guess in some extreme cases they are a useful last resort, but they've been abused like everything else. We simply don't know enough to be messing with the brain like we are.

2025-08-14 22:21:20 UTC

https://nostr.download/6cf3377ea40f8a55b7761d27b6b36ef030947234a986a0e1012f395eb6c32500.webp
I've been using gupax.io for a week now, it really is easy and every hash makes
#monero a tiny bit harder to mess with.

2025-08-12 20:32:12 UTC

Interesting how we went from getting lambos to avoid starvation as crypto marketing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0bmJlrhRg4

2025-08-11 18:54:57 UTC

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Coolest visualization website I've seen this week:
#nevent1q…06gq

2025-08-07 17:37:10 UTC

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Nowadays, soulseek for music and torrents from verified YTS, 1337x, RARBG for movies, EZTV for series.
You can also use a Spotify ripper for playlists, and YouTube downloaders for your favorite live sets or clips.
There's a search extension in qbittorrent as well.

2025-08-07 16:44:25 UTC

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I forced myself during the last 5 or so years to only buy those vinyls I'd like my ghost to suggest to my grandkids once I'm dead.

2025-08-07 16:27:59 UTC

If you haven't already, pirate the shit out of your favorite films and music. There's a chance you might not be able to access it in the future.

2025-07-22 13:03:24 UTC

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I like Frank's thesis of a privacy coin renaissance. I don't think #zcash will thrive on it compared to #monero, it's easier to get better at UX than to mutate from a Electric Coin security into a decentralized digital commodity.
If we look at history I don't think it's only because it was first than BTC keeps being bigger in stores value than ETH.
#nevent1q…ungy

2025-07-22 12:48:52 UTC

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I agree. But if stablecoins on surveilled chains are on one side of the trade, they'll be traded below "clean" coins price. That's what I meant when I said it'd be worse. But I have my hopes up, we'll find a way.

2025-07-21 22:17:41 UTC

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Didn't say it was going to impossible, just harder.

2025-07-21 20:42:47 UTC

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I agree. But it'll also make on and off ramps way scarce and dangerous for the common folk.

2025-07-21 16:17:17 UTC

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Fdroid version, used to have nifty installed and set up but I don't remember it working at all. Ended up uninstalling.

2025-07-20 22:04:11 UTC

I stumbled upon a surprisingly fresh take on privacy by James Hoffman (the British coffee guy) on this interview: https://youtu.be/72yeeuFjtSk&t=775
They way I understood it, keeping some of your endeavors to yourself kinda ensures that the reason you're doing them is truly yours, and not another seek for external validation. I've tried it myself and I consider it a very effective hack.

2025-07-20 15:03:55 UTC

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Yes please. I don't know why but notifications have never worked for me.

2025-07-18 22:50:14 UTC

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How does the KYC free works if one of the participants is using fiat? Only f2f?

2025-07-17 14:49:09 UTC

Here's @npub1s0t…l3mn mit @npub1lln…k9k5 doing exactly that in german: https://alexanarcho.live/podcast/146
I managed to verstehen they're talking about meine vorstellung at min 30' but I need zwei more jahre auf klassen für verstehen if they liked it or nein.
#nevent1q…0zsf

2025-07-17 12:05:22 UTC

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Exactly. For those who want proof of that process look no further than the past decades of USD bottom-up adoption in Argentina and what it meant for the ARS.
#nevent1q…8zdz

2025-07-17 11:56:39 UTC

Heads up Xenumonero's 's recap of the last day of #MoneroKon is out:
https://youtu.be/n2B6KT1fbBA?si=0rOc3dX6gQ3mgc0P
I encourage people that speak other languages to do the same, it'd make the topics way more accessible to the rest of the world, increasing the chances of someone finding #monero.
Ideally one video per topic, so for example someone searching for 3D printed guns will find your greek-spoken recap of Joseph The Parrot's kon talk and be one step away from #monero itself.
Once the talks are out I'll do the same myself in Español probably at @npub1xkr…qu9m , so I do what I preach. Don't be shy. You can make it audio only. You can even make it text-only or voiced by an AI. But do it. Nowadays there are less and less excuses.

2025-07-16 14:54:20 UTC

I kind of don't believe in free will, life feels like a movie that became self aware.
Like those closed loop time travel movies when you were supposed to do what you ended up doing and causing the outcome you intended to avoid.

2025-07-16 11:45:36 UTC

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I don't know how much longer is it going to take us, but hopefully you'll see.

2025-07-16 11:44:49 UTC

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We have some designs for address books, but it's further down the to-do list. We would want to do it in a privacy preserving way as much as possible until the point it hinders practicality of course.

2025-07-16 11:43:00 UTC

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I know it sounds super obvious, but we're working on it. Next on the roadmap.

2025-07-16 11:33:17 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/f27aa69c1d8b169fe1b4b706929b9a246b4dfb1de9f876d98bec04661acbe09f.png
That's why I sound like an italian speaking spanish 🤌

2025-07-15 17:18:59 UTC

Just listened to latest episode from @nprofile…43eh with xenumonero, good conversation, nice companion for your daily chores. Check it out, I cannot understand episodes auf Deutsch, but the English ones are gold:
https://alexanarcho.live/podcast/147

2025-07-11 12:34:18 UTC

Testing @npub1wht…r3ec but I cannot start any chats using this nsec and messaging someone, I mean the caht starts on my end but the other person doesn't get anything.

2025-07-11 12:31:25 UTC

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I guess I'll have to learn about zapstore then...

2025-07-11 11:40:55 UTC

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wen f-droid (with custom repository)?

2025-05-20 12:56:38 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/8a84ba4b927504e9b9efc5a2ab0d8ebaca2387cff5524a04f305e8625f905080.gif
My favorite place to search for services that does NOT require your identity just got a massively useful and good looking update: http://kycnot.me
It needs more community comments to make the best rise and help others not to fall for scams. We can do it!

2025-05-09 12:08:36 UTC

Today's trail is tomorrow's profile. https://image.nostr.build/a52e52b2d120f3d138e259538f5bd39e01f434fd968a4ded3540b109f239eb8b.jpg
#monero

2025-05-01 15:34:11 UTC

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There's no way to have no tradeoffs, enjoy yours.

2025-05-01 14:43:45 UTC

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It worked then! I wrote this but maybe there are better explanations out there: https://monero.garden/2-blueprint-for-geeks/tail_emission

2025-05-01 14:35:55 UTC

Tail emission FTW. 🤘
https://image.nostr.build/6f110a4d68f24576112efe73d4bdde96ad29d18758c28e66d92194cb38443b4b.png
#monero

2025-03-07 15:11:26 UTC

I'm officially old now, I think the past was better.
https://image.nostr.build/794abc279f9f2e3ec1c14cd353c134c026c24351289741bc26cdd1fa6c9f67fe.jpg

2025-03-07 10:45:37 UTC

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They're basically cheering the government seizing Bitcoin forcefully. Remember that karma is a bitch.
#nevent1q…czvv

2025-01-25 01:13:27 UTC

Holy shit using #deepseek with the DeepThink on is mesmerizing. 😶

2025-01-03 15:00:23 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/fddb70343f2f735762ceee48f76d63e00daaaf5efd4e59905c9fbe4f19275101.png
That's a great game on the Epic store that you can claim for free just for today: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hell-let-loose-03f036
It's a "realistic" WW2 shooter, which teaches you how likely was that you'd died very fast on a real war.

2024-12-26 20:13:21 UTC

I knew it! https://image.nostr.build/28c36bd22be28973d77cb57aee242b6c37731df46a4b25333d0877d9992e6a4d.jpg

2024-12-15 14:13:28 UTC

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Almost!

2024-12-15 14:12:35 UTC

Watched "Here" by #bobzemeckis last night and with that fixed camera camera and the characters fading in and out brought back memories of The 7th Guest.
https://image.nostr.build/a71b78c979efc77032e6631db2b3cd45f310c1b05b64e852cf64a91aa473515f.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/e1dc29a6268bec5b4521e2401c849807d49a0f6420af0430e26be1985df4da6a.jpg

2024-12-13 14:43:26 UTC

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I didn't know it! Will check.

2024-12-12 17:48:50 UTC

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#hola 💁

2024-12-12 09:12:03 UTC

For women to enjoy sex they need to feel it was their idea.
For men to enjoy helping out or solving a problem we need to feel it was our idea.

2024-12-11 16:18:16 UTC

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#hola manola

2024-12-08 02:03:39 UTC

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Buenas...

2024-12-04 12:24:27 UTC

Of course I sold XMR two days ago to pay my credit card. You're welcome. 😅

2024-12-01 14:40:13 UTC

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That's like saying you don't need a screwdriver. Yeah, that's a slight chance you might get the work done with something else, but you'll more than likely screw up, break something and sweat a lot in the process.
#nevent1q…cpwh

2024-12-01 03:13:21 UTC

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Igual esa canción es un embole.

2024-11-30 15:37:20 UTC

Pretty nice debrief of the recent @nprofile…lltk by WatchmanPrivacy: youtu.be/wmuA3cfpA5w
Very thorough and descriptive of my own experience there.

2024-11-30 11:07:58 UTC

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Seee, junto con Drexler y Natalia Oreiro sus mejores tres productos.

2024-11-29 20:27:10 UTC

What's this gorgeous display of Uruguayan soft power doing in my argentinean supermarket @nprofile…jnm5 ?
https://image.nostr.build/a9f5b9a83e566f599f6a95148c4961808426f5fbcbf116b35514547031eb5b01.jpg

2024-11-27 00:16:30 UTC

If in doubt, eat the piece of parmesan. Always. There's no good reason not to eat parmesan.

2024-11-25 17:51:29 UTC

Friendly reminder that there's an open bounty so that #garnet can be installed as a separate app from #amethyst, which would be super useful: https://bounties.monero.social/posts/147/2-004m-garnet-maintenance-sync-upstream-new-icons-resolve-amethyst-dual-install-conflict-etc

2024-11-20 18:19:40 UTC

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If they move it from cows to humans, that would really make a dent in the family budget.
#nevent1q…haza

2024-11-19 02:32:10 UTC

Argentineans always line up for flights as if the seats weren't numbered. 🤦‍♂️
https://image.nostr.build/b1aed1dae3dd8f3290cc476fd82cfe9c3aa1fbe0a01811a7793efe577672221a.jpg

2024-11-18 19:46:20 UTC

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I usually hate buses and love anything on rails, but it seems my argentinean standards are set pretty low.

2024-11-18 19:29:15 UTC

Maybe it's just me having a thing for public transportation, but $1 to take an air conditioned bus with better seats than the plane straight to downtown Houston is nothing short of great.
https://image.nostr.build/7f6021eaa2969437e5f1397cd2308239ac25de821b586cc275efa7e8cc75c17b.jpg

2024-11-17 04:46:32 UTC

Taking part in fun things is not something you should take for granted. Embrace and enjoy.

2024-11-16 15:18:26 UTC

We need to get the digilol.net people on #nostr #monerotopia
https://image.nostr.build/d848c67396268b3bdf2e1b0648abaaeac693c1fae543280e12ae753a349255e0.jpg

2024-11-15 04:50:31 UTC

Amazing panel at @npub1j0y…0hd9, you get monero extra street creed points if you know who is who in this photo:
https://image.nostr.build/31fa8ecce5d483b7ef0a0e527f933dd97fd2978c01e842dc74cee857c049c108.jpg
Answer: Articmine, Justin Berman, Luke Parker, jeffro256, and Tuxsudo.

2024-11-14 06:02:54 UTC

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And that's a @npub1y2k…5g4z synced with a #MoneroNodo connected through a #Starlink:
https://image.nostr.build/aba297d17aa66a5adde87cf2efcfa4acddb07a67684228f685093d66f4bac48b.jpg

2024-11-14 06:01:24 UTC

Oh, that? It's just a #MoneroNodo connected to a #Starlink on top of a table on top of a table on top of another table, the night before @npub1j0y…0hd9 Totally normal setup.
https://image.nostr.build/959f6300c61e2ccc043dde1803c2b06d4c6b2c8e414dc6096aa5be66dc78f933.jpg

2024-11-11 12:57:43 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/8d49fb3dab4b2af17069e19dc377fef0ff602413cb331d6288bb638498803a53.jpg
After much tinkering I have the monero.garden little zines ready for @npub1j0y…0hd9. These are printed on recycled paper and handcrafted, cut and sewed. Drop by the @npub1y2k…5g4z table to grab one. 🌿

2024-11-10 13:40:13 UTC

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LocalSend is a GodSend
#nevent1q…3emj

2024-11-10 13:39:53 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/4f56291699d9a4680502c8ee877fb9fdb2c20c240be792c8170070b4358cb0fb.png
Start puttting some Euros aside frens because we have official dates for
#MoneroKon 2025 and it's at the same venue in Prague again: 20-22 June!

2024-11-09 20:37:37 UTC

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gm, cool:
https://image.nostr.build/78664341563fb7a4d71a9b72f12d945e0d9b4469b1a1beebfc4908ba531035ff.jpg
#nevent1q…sfxs

2024-11-09 20:32:07 UTC

Spielberg's camera feels like the consciousness of the spectator.
Zemeckis' camera feels like the consciousness of the director.
My random cinema two cents of the day.

2024-11-06 03:19:45 UTC

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I thought XMRBazaar was bigger than MoneroMarket.

2024-11-06 03:10:54 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/fda962da28b782e63f49a01e22574a2f6e20e33a6bbfa465a50eaa45743246ce.png
Well, forget sleeping.

2024-11-05 11:34:37 UTC

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Will try my best. @npub188x…gcqf is already working on some.

2024-11-05 02:17:43 UTC

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On which topics? Nostr?

2024-11-04 10:07:08 UTC

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Long live OSM! ✊

2024-11-01 20:27:11 UTC

Desde #labitconf don @npub1kce…r9z7 hablando de #nostr:
https://image.nostr.build/9e09c8f95df9b80e067e3a7481e4827d3b423010a054e978c82807fe4cd18e04.jpg

2024-10-30 20:57:53 UTC

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Doesn't get more analog than this 😅

2024-10-30 20:47:06 UTC

A glimpse at how many times I move stuff around when preparing a talk lol.
https://image.nostr.build/155ce1c94262960b7d7c2af8aa99bd0a45695f7faf94e170aceb85cf5c951029.jpg

2024-10-29 11:34:25 UTC

I speak this Friday at LABITCONF, if you're around please ping me to meet!
https://image.nostr.build/cb83048ad2c725924e2d19b51f7919fc9912f987912f203120f850010f662941.jpg

2024-10-28 20:15:29 UTC

Look at that gorgeous brutalist public clock.
https://image.nostr.build/94c6738f4270c170fd69b9edbdeec4be086a297b3d2a2836e1fc9ef1bde30ee9.jpg

2024-10-28 20:14:13 UTC

Banco Hipotecario top 3 Buenos Aires buildings ❤️
https://image.nostr.build/39acb425e8a5d9b1fc4586523e0262407047de0541b2c03be82ffa5ecbb28371.jpg

2024-10-24 15:04:08 UTC

Embrace pre-hipsterified coffee culture. https://image.nostr.build/e1b54724a623e021ca6ec7d94d734aba85c49a883adff6ac2dfa0da4ce6e4094.jpg

2024-10-24 00:36:37 UTC

It's getting real! They published the schedule at agenda.labitconf.com and look who's here with a talk named: "Really, do we need thaaat much privacy? 🧐
https://image.nostr.build/2b6f8cabda2b0c4968f749f4a73fcc905af941d2ab76d95d9e6fa8c52ace60a7.jpg

2024-10-23 13:03:36 UTC

Lately I've been using LocalSend to send files or text between desktop and mobile. It's great: clean UX, works without tinkering, free, open source:
https://github.com/localsend/localsend

2024-10-22 21:46:10 UTC

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Nooooooooo!

2024-10-22 21:45:46 UTC

T-10 days to #LABITCONF, who of you crazy frens is gonna be there?
https://image.nostr.build/70457ff587da131e847f5491d2cee4665d808a66291e95e4482e2e966cab2003.jpg

2024-10-22 21:44:26 UTC

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Great song. 🙌

2024-10-22 14:14:21 UTC

The fact that Michael Saylor is right does not mean that what he's describing is gonna be good for you.

2024-10-21 23:12:43 UTC

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Yep, true story. Magnolia style.

2024-10-21 23:06:23 UTC

I don't know if you heard, but Tor and Tails are merging: https://blog.torproject.org/tor-tails-join-forces/

2024-10-21 20:45:02 UTC

Today's the anniversary of one of the most bizarre events in the history of Buenos Aires. The Argentine Poodle Incident. https://image.nostr.build/9b0fd20497b7ed91cd38105f3b2ea5f4207a4aa47f5ce9a907f141e58df31a73.png

2024-10-21 14:57:10 UTC

Peak mate design:
- inexpensive
- indestructible
- perfect size
- double handle to pass it around without burning your fingers
- stable base
- doesn't rot
- easy to clean
https://image.nostr.build/17be10fb2ac56592513611d776116ba7bb6c7c7d579aa3294a7a0d70ba4171d7.jpg

2024-10-21 14:29:51 UTC

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Congrats to the @npub1j9q…s2yg team for keeping implementing privacy features of The Other Coins™, since it seems huge chunks of their respective communities have different priorities.
#nevent1q…u7lp

2024-10-21 13:35:58 UTC

Anyone happy for crypto's institutional adoption should read the Pied Piper of Hamelin again.

2024-10-20 00:41:27 UTC

Inception coming soon?
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/breakthrough-remspace-first-ever-communication-130300300.html

2024-10-17 12:41:27 UTC

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I've made the jump from Firefox to Brave with sadness like 2 or 3 years ago. I don't like to help the Chromium dominance, I don't like the BAT token, nor the GUI, I don't even like the lion logo, but if I try to be objective, Brave provides the best browsing experience for almost any user. It blocks enough stuff by default while working without issues with most of the websites.
#nevent1q…avw7

2024-10-16 14:51:31 UTC

Testing ProCCD on #android. Nice image customization on the free tier if you're looking for some warmer analog-like look.
https://image.nostr.build/e7610ee7fe481eb0e08c3f2e2c5c32445d15e6b23d98f8e0ceaf563832ded315.jpg

2024-10-16 10:56:34 UTC

If you've been given permission it's not disruptive.

2024-10-16 02:34:26 UTC

Friendly reminder not to engage with bait. Not even to mock it. Indifference is our only weapon here.