Nostr notes by meduzot

What type of bread is this?

2026-09-15T14:09:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…lqu4
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What type of bread is this?

True, you're right on the "all models are wrong". But ...

2026-09-09T09:43:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…lksu
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True, you're right on the "all models are wrong". But the second part of that aphorism, "but some are useful", also holds as models/ideologies can provide a useful abstraction to allow reasoning without cognitive overload. But, yeah, don't get too comfy in that bed which inevitably will stretch you out the wrong way.

But a coherent set of ideas is an ideology.

2026-09-08T21:46:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…4x9a
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But a coherent set of ideas is an ideology.

Fancy a bit of bitcoin in a seaside town in mid-September? Check ...

2026-08-27T13:58:33Z

Fancy a bit of bitcoin in a seaside town in mid-September? Check out https://entropical.space

How many rebases has this gone well on? Seems like there could be ...

2026-08-22T02:38:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…trnq
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How many rebases has this gone well on? Seems like there could be some surprises.

Alright, clanker.

2026-08-12T11:45:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…pnfl
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Alright, clanker.

It's a realistic perspective but a bit cynical, no? Correct ...

2026-08-12T11:44:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…lzyc
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It's a realistic perspective but a bit cynical, no?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like your wishful thinking was to aspire that the common man would care about all the principles that bitcoin engenders and then adoption would follow that way. So a mass bottom-up shift. But is that path necessary?
E2E encryption was one of the ultimate cypherpunks goals and, finally after 30 years, it's widely available. Are there issues with the implementation for most users? Sure, and most people don't care (until they do). But it's there for most people and gives them more freedom and privacy than if it hadn't come about.
I don't see the incentives as so different for bitcoin so I'm not ready to write it off. It is disheartening to see glacial adoption though.

Was your position always like this or at one stage did you ...

2026-08-11T12:49:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…he8d
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Was your position always like this or at one stage did you believe that hyperbitcoinization was inevitable?

It's very similar to the [2008 Debian weak SSH key generation ...

2026-08-08T09:20:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…80ug
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It's very similar to the [2008 Debian weak SSH key generation bug](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0166). In both cases keys were created with insufficient entropy because the developers got error messages they didn't understand and ended up trying to "fix" these errors.

Ah yeah, how could I forget the hubris. Seems like a good example ...

2026-08-07T21:29:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…axgf
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Ah yeah, how could I forget the hubris. Seems like a good example of Hanlon's razor.

You don't think Coldcard was incompetence?

2026-08-07T21:17:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…fy8l
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You don't think Coldcard was incompetence?

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2026-08-07T21:15:52Z

Time to spin up a Knots node to see how it will perform tomorrow.

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2026-08-07T12:30:09Z

Surprised no one has already made this meme.

Well, too much puppy energy for peeps who are in their 30/40s. ...

2026-08-04T23:31:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…dzj4
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Well, too much puppy energy for peeps who are in their 30/40s. Hearts in the right places though.

Having had in-person discussions with him, where he's quite ...

2026-08-04T21:42:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…gys2
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Having had in-person discussions with him, where he's quite measured and understands nuanced points, it's quite surprising to see him talk like this. Mixture of his religious positions and X algo bubble perhaps.

Yeah, I guess he thinks it seems basic and dumb to have to use ...

2026-08-04T11:48:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…73jq
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Yeah, I guess he thinks it seems basic and dumb to have to use dice then. Would be nice if he responded in case he does have some good reason.

Either he's saying dice are stoneage tech and thus silly or ...

2026-08-04T10:03:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…s3mx
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Either he's saying dice are stoneage tech and thus silly or that you can still fuckup entropy generation if you don't know what you're doing. For the latter, you can do this by having insufficient rolls. Since each six sided die has log2(6) = 2.58 bits of entropy, to get 128 bits you need to roll 50 times (128/2.58 = 49.61) and then pass the roll data (e.g., "623415325...") into a crytographic hash function with at least 128 bit output (e.g. SHA256). If you don't use a hash because of modulo bias, the entropy per roll is only 1.67 bits so you need 77 rolls. Some people might even just roll 10 times or whatever and think it's secure. Point is, you still can fuck it up.

I have made three purchases from Coinkite (between 2022 and ...

2026-08-02T13:46:01Z

I have made three purchases from Coinkite (between 2022 and 2024). The first by a credit card with my own name (yes, dumb to do this and I can't remember why I did) and the two others paid for with bitcoin. For each one, I used a masked email address only used for Coinkite stuff. So I'm quite surprised that today I received an email from Coinkite to my primary email address, not the masked one.
How has this happened? Is Coinkite using some databroker data that matched my credit card to my primary email address? Or is this a phishing attempt that has managed to get some control over Coinkite's domain?

Running self-hosted services is initially more work to setup but ...

2026-07-14T12:13:26Z

Running self-hosted services is initially more work to setup but I like it so much more. Not only because of the ops and data sovereignty, but the software experience is just faster and better. This is particularly true of Forgejo over Github; it makes one realize how slow and shit Github is now. Also, if I want to make a personalized change (which I've done for my time tracker), I just can.
Plus, software quality is good enough these days so sysadmin time ends up being virtually nil.

So I don't get the desire to merge chat and payment apps. ...

2026-07-10T12:40:29Z

So I don't get the desire to merge chat and payment apps. Maybe because I'm a Unix graybeard but I want each app to do basically one thing and do it well. We've had URI schemes (e.g. mailto) for ages and they work fine. Just make your app aware of bitcoin payment schemes (see BIP 321).

Could have written this article myself: ...

2026-07-10T12:33:47Z

Could have written this article myself: https://quillette.com/2026/07/08/why-soccer-is-boring-fifa-worldcup/

What are these posts even about? That you managed to suck your ...

2026-07-05T03:24:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…nmyc
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What are these posts even about? That you managed to suck your yankee doodle dick? Anyway, get yer Brits out.

Don't let people have power over you by accepting money. ...

2026-07-02T19:49:41Z

In reply to nevent1q…ujhz
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Don't let people have power over you by accepting money. Generate value for others and get money for that.

Monocypher is a nice example of going against the taboo: ...

2026-06-08T12:45:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…5m2w
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Monocypher is a nice example of going against the taboo: https://loup-vaillant.fr/articles/crypto-is-not-magic

You can always print a FGC-9 and make your own ammo.

2026-06-07T16:13:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…ra2n
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You can always print a FGC-9 and make your own ammo.

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2026-05-24T12:19:28Z

Color me surprised that Dan Boneh doesn't hate bitcoin.

Not a very original take but quite remarkable how OpenSSL managed ...

2026-05-22T17:50:24Z

Not a very original take but quite remarkable how OpenSSL managed to create such poor APIs that the blast zone spread so wide.

Nice work. Thought you developed on Linux though?

2026-05-16T07:16:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…0xtp
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Nice work. Thought you developed on Linux though?

Wut? Citation needed.

2026-05-01T19:07:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…83hj
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Wut? Citation needed.

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2026-03-11T10:57:43Z

Has anyone gotten WhiteNoise chat to actually work?

If you ever go to Linux, give https://github.com/niri-wm/niri a ...

2026-03-06T11:34:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…zg58
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If you ever go to Linux, give https://github.com/niri-wm/niri a try.

Thanks for taking the time to explain the topic without the hype ...

2026-03-06T00:16:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…pmhp
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Thanks for taking the time to explain the topic without the hype bullshit. As an "artisan" developer, as you called it, I have been a bit resistant and skeptical to use AI but you've convinced me to give it a whirl.
I still don't like that I'm offloading my computation into big tech but I presume that local solutions will come.

Store of value first, I suppose. Plus, bootstrapping a currency ...

2026-03-03T09:24:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…fr9l
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Store of value first, I suppose. Plus, bootstrapping a currency is a gargantuan task. But it is curious how few people care and even those who say they do really don't.

Meh, they want those sweet tax monies.

2026-01-29T01:52:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…spqr
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Meh, they want those sweet tax monies.

Haven't seen anyone on bitchat yet. I guess the walls are too ...

2025-12-27T16:50:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…t7u4
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Haven't seen anyone on bitchat yet. I guess the walls are too thick.

Grandpa gets his legs amputated after some chronic edema because ...

2025-11-18T03:31:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…dl9t
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Grandpa gets his legs amputated after some chronic edema because the socialist healthcare system only does dressings 2 times per week when it needs to be done everyday. But he gets a free wheelchair. Viva España!

12 is sufficient entropy.

2025-11-18T01:25:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…gqtd
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12 is sufficient entropy.

Have you sold all?

2025-11-18T01:23:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…u205
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Have you sold all?

Yes, it's a part for sure. But, as you've mentioned, we ...

2025-10-30T00:41:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…fav2
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Yes, it's a part for sure. But, as you've mentioned, we really need to start thinking hard about network level primitives which are open and we can build on.

Took about 4 days. Really slowed down on block verification in ...

2025-10-29T12:43:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…8rcw
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Took about 4 days. Really slowed down on block verification in 2023.

<<I breathe in>>

2025-10-26T00:18:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…scfx
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<<I breathe in>>

My Yubikey of many years just died. Took its secrets to the ...

2025-10-22T16:07:18Z

My Yubikey of many years just died. Took its secrets to the grave.

Starting an initial block download on a Pixel 4 running ...

2025-10-17T15:02:06Z

Starting an initial block download on a Pixel 4 running PostmarketOS (pruned because only 120 GB internal storage). Let's see how long this takes.

Core v30 release caused the largest liquidation event in history. ...

2025-10-11T10:26:18Z

Core v30 release caused the largest liquidation event in history. Perhaps Knots people were right that bitcoin ends this Friday.

Here you go: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tree/v30.0

2025-10-10T21:49:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…rnt3
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Here you go: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tree/v30.0

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2025-10-10T18:11:14Z

Compiling Core v30.0.

Who are you saying has what attitude?

2025-09-30T12:20:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…jscw
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Who are you saying has what attitude?

I also had the same thought. I'm also surprised so many ...

2025-09-30T00:09:06Z

In reply to nevent1q…0vjs
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I also had the same thought. I'm also surprised so many people are so concerned about legalities as if the present set of rules matches the ethos of stateless money. It would be like if the cypherpunks in the 90s were worried about the munitions classification.

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2025-09-26T19:53:52Z

Everyone's gone full proper cunt over this filter shite.

Nobody ever thinks of Mongo.

2025-09-26T19:38:25Z

In reply to nevent1q…3mgz
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Nobody ever thinks of Mongo.

".. the libertarians left in 2017 to support Bitcoin Cash and ...

2025-09-26T07:35:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…t9wf
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".. the libertarians left in 2017 to support Bitcoin Cash and Ethereum...". Can you elaborate on this? Makes no sense to me.

Always preferred it to the 40 foot. How old is the photo?

2025-09-23T10:34:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…gmqf
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Always preferred it to the 40 foot. How old is the photo?

Thanks, I see calle's response that wifi doesn't support ...

2025-09-09T09:34:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…kjss
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Thanks, I see calle's response that wifi doesn't support meshing (though for some reason I can't respond to it). Which surprises me because I thought it was possible as I remember the OLPC project having it. I'll have to read up on this more.

This article is quite good at explaining: ...

2025-09-08T11:32:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…lj3a
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This article is quite good at explaining: https://wickstrom.tech/2017-11-10-finite-state-machines-part-1-modeling-with-haskell.html

Don't get hung up on the language though. Anyway, using something like this may help how you structure your code.

You've modeled this as a finite state machine?

2025-09-08T09:44:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…477m
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You've modeled this as a finite state machine?

Did AI write this? Almost too on point.

2025-09-04T23:54:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…2sud
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Did AI write this? Almost too on point.

If you're Israeli then there aren't much options apart ...

2025-09-04T22:30:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…7wps
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If you're Israeli then there aren't much options apart from big state so...

That's just the nature of being a steward of a technical ...

2025-08-31T23:27:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…g6qw
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That's just the nature of being a steward of a technical system that people expect to work. When was the last time you praised your telco engineer?

It seems like he never got what cypherpunk is.

2025-08-30T22:43:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…4w6h
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It seems like he never got what cypherpunk is.

Seems like intellectual property bollocks.

2025-08-30T22:39:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…uwtf
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Seems like intellectual property bollocks.

Does anyone know why Bitchat uses bluetooth instead of WiFi ...

2025-08-20T21:26:58Z

Does anyone know why Bitchat uses bluetooth instead of WiFi (802.11s)? The latter has much greater range.

Craig Wright.

2025-08-17T12:47:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…6x2e
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Craig Wright.

Interesting how there are a few fake copies already.

2025-08-09T00:59:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…2p3l
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Interesting how there are a few fake copies already.

Nah, not enough...something.

2025-08-03T04:29:18Z

In reply to nevent1q…x3fd
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Nah, not enough...something.

Hair is looking good.

2025-07-24T20:25:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…h6j2
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Hair is looking good.

Fucking A

2025-07-24T20:23:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…dns8
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Fucking A

Emoticon translation?

2025-07-23T20:39:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…6sj3
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Emoticon translation?

If you're having issues installing software then I recommend ...

2025-07-23T07:43:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…d92d
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If you're having issues installing software then I recommend Nix: https://determinate.systems/nix-installer/
https://zero-to-nix.com/

You can also run software without installing: `nix run nixpkgs#git`

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2025-07-17T19:24:24Z

I got a Bitaxe. Very fun and impressive project.

Ah, gotcha. Those astrology guys. Pretty sure there's a few ...

2025-07-13T23:19:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…24vf
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Ah, gotcha. Those astrology guys. Pretty sure there's a few posts on bitcointalk from Satoshi on how he decided on the supply limit. Just rough guesses.

What's your point? Lots of parameters like this were changed ...

2025-07-13T21:56:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…auv4
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What's your point? Lots of parameters like this were changed before public release.

Charities, mutual aid societies, etc. These will have better ...

2025-06-23T08:56:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…84m3
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Charities, mutual aid societies, etc. These will have better outcomes than state solutions as there is the personal element.

Council juice in Ireland and UK.

2025-06-20T22:30:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…4d4l
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Council juice in Ireland and UK.

Well if you think you should obey the state then perhaps you ...

2025-06-20T21:12:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…m0na
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Well if you think you should obey the state then perhaps you should divest from bitcoin.

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2025-06-19T05:55:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…0200
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https://inquisitivebird.xyz/p/the-myth-of-the-nordic-rehabilitative

The man runs on emotion recently. Sometimes he's right.

2025-06-11T08:46:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…7n2z
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The man runs on emotion recently. Sometimes he's right.

Isn't much of cypherpunk culture's economic knowledge ...

2025-06-10T06:12:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…whza
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Isn't much of cypherpunk culture's economic knowledge fascimile Austrian economics? Cantillon, he was a great lad, and such.

Just perfect.

2025-02-17T20:05:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…7ytc
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Just perfect.

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2025-02-16T17:45:16Z

No markdown style hyperlinking yet in Nostr it seems.

There's something very pleasurable about falling into a state ...

2025-02-16T17:44:19Z

There's something very pleasurable about falling into a state of [sonder](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sonder).