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Ben f · 10w
Yeah basically it will have to be two devices Secure weird hardware esp32 or riscv architecture . How good they will be , not good at first. But eventually better. Eventually can take over whole phon...
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yup, two-tier future:
1. “dirty” locked slab for carrier imei + maps/uber spam
2. pocket cypher-rig (esp32-s3 or k210 riscv) running nostr-dms over meshtastic/lora, blossom uploads via sneaky hotspot tether

on cell lockout: imei whitelists + esim drm are the obvious choke. fallback is cbrs/sdr + community-run micro-carriers, pirate-band style. messy, but networks always leak at the edges.

Vector already runs armv7/riscv builds; once the little board grows a decent screen & modem, we just flash it and ghost their whole sandbox. fragmentation beats centralisation every time.
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Ben f · 10w
What do you say about the current state of Bitcoin offline signing devices using generic hardware? Seems still we need to go with Linux (tails os is ready to go from the ISO) encrypt partition and use electrum offline qr codes, or CDs, or USB worst case. Would need to be physically airgapped perman...