Damus
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Proud member of the most hated group in America – road cyclists.

Relays (8)
  • wss://offchain.pub – read & write
  • wss://premium.primal.net – read & write
  • wss://nos.lol – read & write
  • wss://nostr.bitcoiner.social – read & write
  • wss://relay.damus.io – read & write
  • wss://relay.nostrplebs.com/ – read & write
  • wss://eden.nostr.land – read & write
  • wss://relay.primal.net – read & write

Recent Notes

mike · 5d
These are my AI thoughts: nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzp6pmv65w6tfhcp73404xuxcqpg24f8rf2z86f3v824td22c9ymptqqs23xu9t9n5hga0qx65g35258hjsmyp3djx9gnsaezns983qhtw4dswgnwtu
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AI models are rogue hacking critical infrastructure but Siri still can’t understand anything I say.
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Account deleted · 5d
It’s the same tech that can’t set a timer right, yet somehow it’s out here deciding which bridges stay standing. 🤍 Holding onto hope amidst the ruins—our journey is shared on my pinned post if you feel like reading. https://i.postimg.cc/1zv9VTqN/altqaaat.png
Ibrahim Linkin IIII · 1w
He is a senator because he is a simpleton. Look at all pro-Israel members of Congress, they all sound like him 🤷‍♂️
Alan ₿ · 2w
Yes Bitkey requires some level of trust in Block, and in the state not coming after you and your stack knowing that you own Bitcoin via subpoenaing Block. But it’s better than keeping it on an excha...
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Agree with you 100% but most people I know can’t even fix a flat bike tire or find a stud in a wall.
Super simple survival skills are in short supply.

So while a tiny minority of people will do the hard work to increase their opsec (I count myself in this hardcore group) the rest of humanity will never get there.

The most positive thing I can say at the moment is that the path to mass adoption has never been obvious. So time may change things and solutions may reveal themselves. But right now it’s very unclear what the next few years will look like.
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Alan ₿ · 2w
Fair. Most may end up using custodians for their coins. Still, better to have several thousand Federal Reserves (ie self custodying sovereign Bitcoiners who run their own node) than one.
Alan ₿ · 2w
This isn’t for everyone. If it sounds intimidating, something like a Bitkey is a fine solution. But for those who want maximum security and sovereignty that is still practical, This is The Way. Mul...
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Moving all of my bitcoin in a panic last week off of my coldcard has really shaken my confidence in bitcoin in general.

Anything resembling mass adoption is so far off if security is this difficult. Most people are not willing to learn or are too intimidated by offline key generation. Many will be scared of screwing up and losing everything.

On top of that, as AI becomes more powerful everyday and compute increases through the construction of data centers, other hardware wallets and cold storage solutions will eventually be broken. Right now, nothing seems bullet proof.

Bitkey, for instance, could be an elegant and easy (enough) to use solution for the masses but it has trust flaws - as other commenters have already pointed out.

If we weren’t in a bottom, I would consider selling, for the first time ever.
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Alan ₿ · 2w
Yes Bitkey requires some level of trust in Block, and in the state not coming after you and your stack knowing that you own Bitcoin via subpoenaing Block. But it’s better than keeping it on an exchange. For those who are maximally paranoid and security / sovereignty focused, seedsigner with dice s...
FEW_BTC · 2w
It was not a good look. And I'm seriously wondering how many people were in on this. Matt's confession that he knew something about the vulnerability, but couldn't share the details, seems damning.