Tyler Burns

Retired InfoSec Analyst - Cypherpunk - Vegan Ⓥ 🌱 - Animal Rights - Bitcoin - Privacy Proponent - Frugality>Consumption

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2026-05-06 16:47:45 UTC

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I also think many people can be classified into all those categories at once, depending on the subject matter.
I may be a creator/contributor for one subject matter, but a lurker for another subject matter because either I don't have a strong opinion or because I don't consider myself a subject matter expert in that area despite my interest in it.

2026-05-05 02:52:20 UTC

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Ya, I'm not seeing this anywhere either.

2026-05-03 15:59:39 UTC

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Hopefully it should work now. Thanks.

2026-05-03 15:36:56 UTC

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I was responding to @Dr._Bruce_Banner who said that "lightning is not bitcoin."

2026-05-03 15:06:55 UTC

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Lightning transactions are identical to bitcoin transactions. They're just not broadcasted. Lightning = Bitcoin

2026-04-30 23:04:09 UTC

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It must be humid in the air tonight. 😆

2026-04-29 21:55:01 UTC

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Oh ya, definitely a Nostr-wide issue. I previously used Amethyst as well and same issue there. Though I was able to avoid the issue in the past by connecting to my own relay that would multiplex notes from a bunch of public relays, which would save on client data use. But with the outbox model that's not really as feasible. The cost of decentralization I suppose.

2026-04-29 21:22:46 UTC

That's a lot of data use 😂😅 @nprofile…4k44 @nprofile…jejf
https://blossom.primal.net/e40748b3b0a2f4c96be45dfc3e80fcaa6f72c7876498dc7a1bfd04c50be604de.jpg

2026-04-29 01:23:46 UTC

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I was going to post a link to this site as well. They seem to be popping up more and more lately. Definitely need to push back on this stuff more.

2026-04-27 13:58:15 UTC

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Generalizations, by definition, are based on limited information. While they might hold true most of them time through the lens of that limited information, the moment you expand the definition with more accurate and complete information, the generalization falls apart. In other words, generalizations are oversimplifications of more complex topics.

2026-04-24 05:36:02 UTC

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Their CEO the other week was talking about the future possibility of requiring ID validation for accounts on Reddit. So you're probably better off before it gets ridiculous.

2026-04-22 01:27:46 UTC

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And I don't know anyone who speaks like they shit 😆

2026-04-16 14:23:02 UTC

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To put it simply, you're wrong here. They're referring to how much of the sunlight is absorbed by the panel, not how efficient they are at turning that sunlight into electricity. Those are two very different things.
Most of the sunlight that is absorbed by the panel is radiated off as heat. A small percentage is reflected back and an even smaller percentage (usually longer wavelengths) actually make it all the way through the material.
But solar panels do absorb 90-95% of sunlight that hits them. The efficiency of the panel is how much of that 90-95% they absorb is the percentage of what was absorbed they turn into electricity (20-40% depending on the type of panel). Again, the rest is radiated off as heat.
The reason your house stays cooler with solar panels on the roof is because the heat being radiated off the panels that sit above the roof is being radiated back out into the atmosphere around your house rather than the roof radiating that heat back down into your home.

2026-04-04 03:08:28 UTC

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Haha, I was in the same position! Close one!
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2026-04-02 22:35:49 UTC

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Agreed. But I'd add a couple additional reasons to the two you mentioned:
Reason #3: Bureaucracy and red tape is driving up the cost of production.
Reason #4: Lack of market competition prevents true price discovery of goods to take place.

2026-03-27 03:52:41 UTC

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Maybe they thought they were posting in r/buttcoin.

2026-03-23 14:25:38 UTC

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Don't be so naive to think there will be any justice for these criminals at any point in time. I doubt there will be.

2026-03-21 13:36:43 UTC

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I've always been leery of bitcoin meetups and have never actually attended one. It just seems like a good way for someone to find out who owns bitcoin in the area and that's something I'd like to avoid.

2026-03-21 00:36:57 UTC

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Fossil fuels being coal as the largest contributor, which accounts for about half. A much smaller percentage is oil.
But even if it were the major contributor, it is more efficient to drive on the electricity generated from fossil fuel plants than it is to drive on an internal combustion engine with that same fuel. So if all the consumer cares about is their ongoing cost to drive, they're still better off with an EV with rising oil prices.

2026-03-20 23:53:03 UTC

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Tell them what?

2026-03-20 02:34:46 UTC

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Kodi to pirate all your favorite shows - Priceless

2026-03-13 22:43:47 UTC

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You mean like this one? Maybe open your eyes next time?
https://njump.to/nevent1qqsf8l0g5w848s8qpfh5lpje6qjeyxdzaqujjgj76xefg3s9anrlc9gppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qgsy67zzq5tc9cxnl6crf52s4hptdwhyaca5j7r8jwll535tdadedvcrqsqqqqqp82mhqy

2026-03-13 14:42:15 UTC

It baffles me there are people against solar power and would much rather continue to dig up fossil fuels to burn one time. This video is very good at dispelling a lot of myths out there and is well worth a watch.
I put solar on my house several years ago and it was one of the best decisions I made for my personal energy independence. With the way the world is going, it makes no sense to continue to rely on oil.
https://youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM?si=0Qo2y8koXQCZjMp3

2026-03-04 13:00:21 UTC

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Right. Ain't no way you're controlling that under fire haha

2026-03-04 04:34:21 UTC

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Definitely some recency bias at play, but currently Clair Obscur sits at my all time top. It is just too good.

2026-03-03 03:43:44 UTC

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I want to know who these people are that are traveling to the past.

2026-02-24 15:31:50 UTC

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I retired this year after 10 years of frugality and heavy saving to reach my goals. I owe a lot of that progress to Mr MoneyMustache. But his views on bitcoin were biased and shortsighted. I did far too much defending of bitcoin on his website's forums over the years to an entire following of people who are all too privileged to understand the benefits bitcoin has to the world. Bitcoin aligns perfectly to the FIRE movement, but far too many just don't see it...yet.

2026-01-22 13:00:09 UTC

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Dude literally wants to go back to the 1400's with monarch rule, so this doesn't surprise me one bit.

2025-12-21 13:37:02 UTC

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Waiting too long until it is too late is irresponsible.

2025-12-02 12:03:29 UTC

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Some of satoshi's bitcoin is in P2PK format and some is in P2PKH. So they're both right. Either way, we know for sure there is about 5-10% of the bitcoin supply in P2PK format. So that is a sizable bounty for quantum computers to target unless something is done.

2025-11-26 00:35:51 UTC

This is a really good article highlighting what most bitcoiners already know. The entire system is broken and it is only a matter of time before it collapses.
https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-life-is-a-lie

2025-11-25 13:31:33 UTC

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I wonder how many of these bikers purposefully stop into the crosswalk because they know they will and want to get bonked. Thus, the bonker is a part of the problem. lol

2025-10-01 19:22:00 UTC

RIP Jane Goodall. You were a good one. 😢
#nevent1q…k9z3

2025-09-10 03:08:30 UTC

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https://www.statnews.com/2025/09/09/aaron-siri-smoking-gun-vaccine-chronic-disease-study-flaws/

2025-07-03 17:22:00 UTC

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Bisq and Robosats is the way to go.

2025-07-02 22:30:08 UTC

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Hmmm, can't tell if that's an l or a I. Sorry, can't verify it, this could be anyone.

2025-06-27 12:07:42 UTC

Today is my last day of work after a 22 year career. I worked for an amazing company these last 10 years and they really made it hard for me to say goodbye.
But I know I'm making the right decision. Having the financial independence to now choose what I want to do on any given day will open a lot of new opportunities and experiences. I'm grateful and privileged to be in the position I'm in and I plan to take full advantage of it.

2025-06-22 13:52:00 UTC

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The whole system is broken and needs to be rebuilt from the ground up.
#nevent1q…m8n6

2025-06-22 00:50:16 UTC

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Apparently the president can declare war and attack other nations without congress now.
#nevent1q…llsn

2025-06-21 17:23:38 UTC

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Did you really win? Because technically it looks like you're hanging under @nprofile…k07r's account...

2025-06-20 13:08:41 UTC

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Congratulations! Wishing you two a life of happiness.

2025-06-20 11:12:36 UTC

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Live debates are always the worst format for discussing anything even remotely technical or scientific.

2025-06-19 19:07:26 UTC

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Read the room. Dude has zero perspective.

2025-06-19 14:53:50 UTC

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Turning thumbprints into bitcoin symbols one play session at a time.

2025-06-18 22:53:42 UTC

@nprofile…jtwl Tell me about myself.

2025-06-18 18:29:43 UTC

@nprofile…jtwl What do you know about me?

2025-06-18 14:58:43 UTC

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Haha, that's pretty cool though!

2025-06-18 12:30:36 UTC

Two things can be true.
-Iran shouldn't be developing nukes.
-US and Israel shouldn't be telling Iran they can't have nukes until they denuclearize as well.
No one in this world should have nukes. Denuclearization should be the priority, not war.

2025-06-17 23:46:09 UTC

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Also, this seems to be a story all too common in South America. If anyone hasn't seen it yet, I highly recommend the documentary Crude which covers a similar tragedy with water in Ecuador.
#nevent1q…fdvy

2025-06-17 23:42:47 UTC

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Incredible story. Something good out of something tragic. Hopefully there will be some more progress in the future for them with bitcoin empowering them along the way. Great reporting as always by @nprofile…20wr
#nevent1q…rs7y

2025-06-17 17:38:32 UTC

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Hard times like this can fall on anyone of us. Thankfully, I rest easy knowing there is no problem missiles and bombs can't solve.
#nevent1q…mwvc

2025-06-16 19:35:51 UTC

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I was referring to WoT relays, but WoT on the client side would definitely be a good first foray into establishing WoT for users (I'm assuming that's what you're referring to here).

2025-06-16 19:09:57 UTC

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How do you onboard new users into WoT? New users won't be in WoT initially which still means their on-boarding experience is tarnished by spam. Paid relays help, but then that is still expecting new users to finely tune relay lists and pay for relay services to start with.
Sometimes freedom of content like this just requires the user to go through some hoops to see only the content they wish to see.

2025-06-14 20:50:41 UTC

If you want some self defense but live in a state where obtaining a fire arm is overly prohibitive or don't want to go through the troubles or privacy issues of background checks, etc, there are some seriously powerful airguns out there that don't require any permit to own and ship right to your house.

2025-06-14 00:00:17 UTC

This is a pretty cool device.
https://geyser.fund/project/wesatoshis?hero=tylerburns

2025-06-13 12:20:39 UTC

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Be in control of your data. Some real good advice here.
#nevent1q…mcwk

2025-06-12 00:56:53 UTC

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That's pretty cool. I wonder what the durability is like with all that extra friction on the tire and motor. Definitely a cool idea.

2025-06-10 12:21:42 UTC

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If something isn't viable for its own reasons and shortcomings, that's no fault of the better option.

2025-06-10 11:28:18 UTC

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Don't skew the definition of authoritarianism. A single person performing an action doesn't necessarily mean they have full control of something, which is what is required under authoritarian rule.
Also, just because the market of free and open software chooses a single implementation, doesn't mean other choices don't/won't exist. Choice is never eliminated.

2025-06-10 10:23:53 UTC

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Authoritarianism (noun):
A political system where power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader or a small group.
...Knots, a fork of bitcoin core where a single person is maintainer and has full control of the codebase.
🤔

2025-06-09 19:21:10 UTC

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Validity of the security of something comes with time, no? MD5 was secure until it wasn't. What we do know is that current algorithms in use will come under attack from quantum computing at some point. So it makes sense to seek/research alternatives against that threat. Perhaps the "post-quantum" or "quantum-resistant" name is the snake oily part, but ultimately it is a worthwhile endeavor none-the-less. Whether any of the crop of "post-quantum" algos stand the test of time is simply a matter of time...

2025-06-07 22:39:11 UTC

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"As part of improving the laws". Haha, ya, that's right...improving the laws...

2025-06-07 17:29:53 UTC

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For sure. Governments will use any excuse to expand power. But we just need to be careful to not use that as an excuse ourselves to disregard real threats and risks. We just need to make sure to put a check on government power while tackling these problems with real solutions.

2025-06-07 17:21:42 UTC

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Self-sovereignty means understanding the very real risks that come from climate change and being prepared for them, not ignoring them. Living in a location where your local climate is maybe more stable doesn't mean you won't be impacted by a changing climate globally.
https://predicament.substack.com/p/what-most-people-dont-understand

2025-06-06 23:27:04 UTC

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Let's put it this way, in whatever the apocalypse scenario is, bitcoin will outlast traditional finance.

2025-06-06 16:50:02 UTC

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Thanks! 👍

2025-06-06 16:48:47 UTC

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I appreciate it!

2025-06-06 16:46:15 UTC

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Thanks! Frugality and sticking with a plan for the most part. 🚀

2025-06-06 16:37:13 UTC

After a 22 year career in IT/Information Security, this is my last month of work. After that, I'll be officially retired, or FIRE'd. Not sure what the next phase of my life will bring, but with my new found freedom and time, the sky is the limit!

2025-06-06 16:16:19 UTC

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I was going to reply with the same thing. I don't know any decent doctor that would diagnose an autoimmune disease solely based on TSH levels since there are multiple reasons why they could be off. I have Hashimoto's as well and an autoimmune disease means your body has antibodies that attack your organ/gland. So it isn't something that can just be cured of with food and you can test for the presence of these antibodies with a blood test (not just testing for TSH). So she probably didn't actually have an autoimmune disease like the doctor originally said. I'm in excellent health and fitness, but unfortunately, as is the case for anyone with actual autoimmune disease, food and exercise is not a cure.

2025-06-06 14:38:02 UTC

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I imagine it is only a matter of time.

2025-06-05 23:52:55 UTC

It is crazy to me that, even after what we witnessed today, there are still people out there that say women are too emotional to lead.

2025-06-05 14:54:37 UTC

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The only counter to that I'd argue is that with a fully collateralized loan, there is no capital creation in the process and therefore is not a ponzi. Even if the borrower turned around and purchased additional bitcoin with the loan proceeds they received, there is no new capital in the system inherent to the origination of the loan if the bank is simply using their own acquired capital to provide these services (both the loan origination and the later bitcoin brokering).
I think your argument against lending in this case here isn't necessarily against lending specifically, but against the idea of fractional reserve banking that creates new capital via debt and therefore does meet the definition of a ponzi as you described. The capital that gets created can never be fully realized if everyone decides to cash out or break terms at any given time. Money was created out of thin air based on future obligations. If all lending was fully collateralized, then any loan could be closed out at any time without risk of loss for either party. What creates the problems is the fractional reserve part.

2025-06-05 11:14:51 UTC

If you want to call it a bitcoin loan then make a 1 year loan term 52596 blocks and monthly payments are due every 4383 blocks.

2025-06-05 10:48:07 UTC

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I'm clearly struggling to type lol

2025-06-05 10:29:00 UTC

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I meant 2 of 2, so I edited it. They locknthe bitcion in a 2 of 2 multisig. But it is like lightning where they both sign an unbroadcasted commitment transaction allowing either of them reclaim the bitcoin, but have it time locked for the borrower until after the loan term. At any time the lender can claim the bitcoin without a timelock because the borrower signed a commitment transaction handing giving the bitcoin to them without a timelock.

2025-06-04 21:40:32 UTC

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The lender would have full control of the bitcoin locked in the 2 of 2 multisig since they would be the one given the bitcoin in the commitment transaction. So there shouldn't be any need for additional collateral.

2025-06-04 21:14:44 UTC

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I think perhaps a more secure way of lending would be with a 1 of 2 multisig walletb(borrower and lender each holding a key) with each party signing a commitment transaction for the term of the loan. The borrower is then timelocked from the bitcoin until the end of the loan term, but the lender can spend the bitcoin at any time.
Then, the borrower has some guarantees that if the lender goes belly up during the loan period, then can retrieve their bitcoin after the timelock is up. But the lender has guarantees of the collateral value during the life of the loan.
This is similar to how the lightning network HTLCs work. Just a thought.
Not sure how that'd work in the legal world though. Usually a company that goes belly up sells off their assets, of which the loans still need to be paid back. But still probably better than traditional multisig.
Time locks are great for inheritance though!

2025-06-04 15:49:55 UTC

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I thought I recall Andreas having some bitcoin early on, but needed to spend it for expenses or something like that.

2025-06-04 11:40:04 UTC

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Then why would they say "without notice to you?" If the only rehypothecation being done was the transfer to the custody company, they could give notice of that to the borrower and then leave that out of the terms. Instead, they leave it open that it could be rehypothecated any number of times without you knowing.

2025-06-04 02:40:09 UTC

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Superficial understanding is Joe Rogan's middle name. lol

2025-06-04 02:18:04 UTC

Bitcoin unaffected. Blocks still ticking. Current time: 899714
https://www.thetravel.com/nasa-three-gorges-dam-china-disrupting-global-timekeeping/

2025-06-04 01:37:51 UTC

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I sadly had to remove it as one of my blossom servers. It just wasn't working for me. But, hey, this is exactly why blossom is so great; resiliency with decentralization and having multiple blossom servers to host with.

2025-06-03 21:59:10 UTC

I receive an email notification for every new bitcoin transaction in my wallet that my node detects. That way when someone steals my bitcoin from cold storage, I get alerted and can pull up the transaction in my block explorer and cry.

2025-06-03 21:53:43 UTC

I can't recall the last time I ever had a lightning transaction that failed. It just works.

2025-06-03 21:31:05 UTC

https://stacker.news/items/996271/r/tylerburnsveg

2025-06-03 13:04:50 UTC

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If I have $100 in collateral for my $100 dollars I am in debt for, I get liquidated if I am unable to pay, not pushed into bankruptcy. That was my original point.

2025-06-03 12:52:55 UTC

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Don't get me wrong, as someone who has retired at the age of 42 and have been debt free aside from a mortgage on my home, I abhor debt and understand that more than anyone. But everyone's financial situation is different and saying a penny of debt is equal to slavery is nothing but hyperbole.
Sure, living in a van and travelling the world is a great and free life style. But some people want families and a home and land for their children to grow up in. Who is more enslaved in that regard then, the renter or the home owner with a mortgage?
Everything is relative in the end.

2025-06-03 12:23:51 UTC

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That's a great sound bite. Do you also advise people not take a mortgage in order to become a home owner?

2025-06-03 11:48:00 UTC

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If the LTV ratio is 100%, then you're not really relinquishing control of anything that wouldn't have been spent anyways, no? In the long run I think bitcoin loans will trend toward these higher LTV ratios and thus make taking loans on your bitcoin a better option than it is today.

2025-06-02 21:19:19 UTC

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I'm really looking forward to this one.
#nevent1q…uagz

2025-06-02 15:25:43 UTC

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Is there anything more fiat than spam? 😆

2025-06-02 14:46:07 UTC

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The delivery person receives money for every delivered letter and every delivered letter is delivered in the same envelope and looks the same to them, spam or not. So they just deliver it for the money. Imagine every letter that is sent to you looks the same and is in the same envelope. Now pick and choose what to accept and what not to accept.
The postal worker shows up at your door for delivery and some spam that gets delivered you can throw away and some spam that gets delivered you have to store and keep forever. Because some spam has a marking on it that says you can throw it away while other "spam" you can't prove is spam and might be an important letter, so you have to keep it forever. I'd imagine you'd prefer to receive spam you can throw away.

2025-06-01 22:10:50 UTC

This is pretty cool. Fast, anonymous, and disposable email accounts enabled via lightning.
https://lnemail.net/

2025-06-01 13:52:51 UTC

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I agree, I think patents definitely favor large corporations more than small businesses. A lot of corporations simply have defensive patents, not for the sake of actually producing a product of their own, but to prevent other companies from producing a competing product. But I certainly can see a benefit toward small start ups with a unique product idea trying to make it to market against larger companies. Perhaps make patents only last a year or two rather than the decade plus they last now?

2025-06-01 13:28:53 UTC

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One defense of patents is hear is that a smaller business with a new idea never has a chance to compete against a large conglomerate that can just steal their ideas and use their immense resources to scale and make it to market faster. I don't have any good answers either way, but I can understand that argument. A lot of good arguments against patents as well.

2025-06-01 12:48:13 UTC

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You said:
"I don’t trust any “only android” services that can’t meet apple security requirements."
And then went on a long rant about how Google tracks you all while ignoring Apple doing exactly the same. If you really cared so much about security and privacy, you'd be promoting something like GrapheneOS.

2025-05-31 02:23:05 UTC

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I was trying to figure out how this works and then realized that's where their profile pictures load from. Good catch and thanks for the info.
...of course now I won't see this post going forward either. lol

2025-05-31 02:06:48 UTC

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They seem to be hitting some of the free relays like Damus, nostr.band, and bitcoiner.social pretty hard.

2025-05-31 00:24:27 UTC

OK, just installed @nprofile…h8kn on my phone. This is pretty cool. Having a backup of all your social media content right on your phone is a killer feature of Nostr.