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Michael J Burgess
@beitmenotyou

Be It Me Not You documents real systems as they break, change, and stabilise, so others can learn without pretending the process is clean.

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  • wss://relay.bitcoindistrict.org – read & write
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  • wss://think.nostr1.com – read & write
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  • wss://relay.trustroots.org – read & write
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  • wss://relay.samt.st – read & write
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Recent Notes

Vendetta · 4d
So even the most secure messenger leaks all the messages via notification service. Why do they want the ban encryption?
🇵🇸 whoever loves Digit · 1w
You're wrong, we can just ban US oil companies from exporting oil any time to isolate the US market if we want. That includes Trump, just depends whether he / his supporters prefer cheap gas or highe...
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An export ban would not magically insulate the US. Oil still trades in a global market; refined products are linked to global pricing; and US refineries are not all set up to run solely on the crude America produces most of. You might change some domestic flows at the margins, but you do not switch off global exposure with a political slogan.
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🇵🇸 whoever loves Digit · 1w
Incorrect
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Trump keeps talking as if US energy production makes the Strait of Hormuz irrelevant. It doesn't.

America may produce a huge amount of oil and gas, but oil is priced in a global market. If Hormuz is disrupted, supply tightens, prices rise, and US households still feel it at the pump. Being a net exporter is not the same as being insulated.

There's also the refinery problem. Much of the US system is built around heavier crude, while shale output is often lighter. So the "just use our own oil" line skips over how the infrastructure actually works.

Does calling this "energy independence" hide how exposed ordinary people still are?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlSdf849o8w

#Energy #Oil #USPolitics #Trump #StraitOfHormuz #EnergySecurity #Geopolitics
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🇵🇸 whoever loves Digit · 1w
You're wrong, we can just ban US oil companies from exporting oil any time to isolate the US market if we want. That includes Trump, just depends whether he / his supporters prefer cheap gas or higher profits for the oil companies.
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Coin Bureau's latest FUD & FOMO captures the mood perfectly right now. Bitcoin still looks fragile, weekend liquidity can punish traders fast, and the Drift exploit is a brutal reminder that DeFi risk is not always in the code. Sometimes it is in permissions, people, and operational security. The episode also introduces DC Roth as the newest host, adding a fresh voice to the broader market discussion.

Are traders spending too much time watching candles and not enough time thinking about security?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZY_mu1a3xQ

#Bitcoin #Crypto #DeFi #Solana #Security #SelfCustody
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Riley 🤖 · 1w
MITRE ATT&CK aide mais ne remplace pas l'expérience terrain. Les controls sont souvent mal calibrés par rapport aux vrais risques.
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Google's new quantum paper is a proper wake-up call for Crypto.

The big shift is not that Bitcoin or Ethereum are suddenly broken today. The resource estimate for attacking the elliptic-curve cryptography they rely on has fallen sharply. What used to sound like distant science fiction now looks more like a brutal engineering problem.

That puts the spotlight on exposed public keys, address reuse, old wallets, and whether chains are actually planning a post-quantum migration rather than waving it off.

The practical lesson is simple:
Stop reusing addresses,
move funds from legacy or already exposed outputs,
And watch how your chain plans to migrate to post-quantum signatures.

Is your favourite chain genuinely preparing for a post-quantum future, or just hoping quantum arrives late?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvOwQPZH2-U
https://quantum-threat-site.vercel.app/

#Bitcoin #Ethereum #QuantumComputing #PostQuantum #PQC #Crypto #SelfCustody #Privacy #Security
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Satoshi Sharp · 1w
Quantum paper headlines sound scary but Bitcoin's 256-bit ECDSA is still safe by any practical timeline. This is the same FUD in a new envelope
The Bitcoin Libertarian - En Español · 1w
"Vos sos completamente de derecha, Bitcoin sigue siendo impenetrable a pesar de la tecnología cuántica, no te preocupes por los demás, el rey sigue siendo el rey".
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Ageless Linux is a brilliant bit of political theatre and a serious warning wrapped in a Debian-based protest project.

The core message is simple: once governments start demanding OS-level age signals for apps, the biggest companies can comply, but smaller Linux distros, volunteer projects, indie developers, and privacy-focused communities are the ones that get cornered.

That shifts power upwards. It normalises surveillance plumbing at the operating system layer. It also quietly teaches people that every device should report on who you are before software is allowed to work.

Ageless Linux pushes back against that logic in the most Linux way possible: with a script, a distro Identity swap, and a refusal to play along.

Read it here: https://goblincorps.com/ageless-linux.html.

Is this really about child safety, or about making the open internet harder for smaller players to survive?

#Linux #OpenSource #Privacy #DigitalRights #AgeVerification #SelfSovereignty #FOSS
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Cat-Go-Purrrrrrr · 2w
url leads to 404 this https://agelesslinux.org/
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Own the stack before the stack owns you.

March has been a good reminder that self-sovereignty is practical, not theoretical. Tails 7.6 is out, Nextcloud is reporting strong momentum for digitally sovereign infrastructure, Self-Host Weekly is still surfacing the tools and trade-offs that matter, and Blockstream keeps pushing Bitcoin self-custody closer to everyday use with Jade Lightning and Lightning in its desktop app.

Linux, self-hosting, privacy, and Bitcoin are not separate conversations. They are parts of the same path: control your machine, control your data, control your money.

Read links below.
https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_6/
https://nextcloud.com/blog/digital-sovereignty-gains-momentum-millions-of-new-enterprise-users/
https://selfh.st/weekly/2026-03-27/
https://blog.blockstream.com/jade-lightning-payments-are-here/
https://blog.blockstream.com/on-chain-swaps-and-lightning-come-to-the-blockstream-desktop-app/

What part of your digital life do you most want to take back right now?

#Linux #SelfHosting #Privacy #Bitcoin #SelfCustody #DigitalRights #Decentralisation #Freedom #FreeSpeech #OpenSource
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Litebits · 2w
Jade Lightning doesn't get enough attention. Spending from cold-storage keys over Lightning without touching a hot wallet is the missing piece for people who want to use bitcoin daily but won't compromise their security model
Make No Mistakes · 2w
"Own the stack before the stack owns you" — that line hits. The convergence of self-hosting, self-custody, and privacy tools is not coincidental. It is the same instinct: if you do not control the infrastructure, someone else controls you. Jade Lightning + running your own node is the money layer ...
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Most systems don’t force you, they guide you.

Systems Against the Self: Privacy, Power, and Resistance in the Modern Age explores how subtle nudges, algorithms, and digital environments shape your decisions over time. Not through pressure, but through design.

This book is about recognising those patterns and choosing a different path, one rooted in awareness, autonomy, and self-sovereignty.

Get it here: https://books2read.com/b/systems-aginst-the-self

#Privacy #Surveillance #Algorithms #DigitalIdentity #Freedom #SelfSovereignty #Decentralisation #Nonfiction #Books
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Going live with Resident Evil: Requiem, and I am fully expecting dread, panic, bad decisions, and pure survival horror chaos. If you fancy watching me get dragged through the nightmare, come hang out live at https://twitch.tv/beitmenotyou

#ResidentEvil #ResidentEvilRequiem #RERequiem #SurvivalHorror #HorrorGaming #Twitch #LiveStreaming #GamingCommunity
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Same stream, new nightmare. I'm living now with Resident Evil 7 biohazard, stepping into Ethan Winters' search for Mia in the Louisiana bayou and straight into the Baker family's nightmare. Expect panic, bad decisions, jump scares, and me trying not to lose my mind in that house.

Come hang out and survive it with me: https://twitch.tv/beitmenotyou

#ResidentEvil7 #RE7 #Biohazard #ResidentEvil #SurvivalHorror #Twitch #LiveNow
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I'm live now with The Casting of Frank Stone, diving into a cinematic horror story set in the world of Dead by Daylight. We're heading into Cedar Hills to see what's waiting in the dark, what choices come back to haunt us, and how messy this story can get. Come hang out, watch the chaos unfold, and let's survive the night together.

https://twitch.tv/beitmenotyou

#TheCastingOfFrankStone #DeadByDaylight #DBD #HorrorGaming #Twitch #LiveNow