Nostr notes by hylomorphic

someday i’ll have time and energy to do those that stuff

2026-10-19T04:46:36Z

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someday i’ll have time and energy to do those that stuff

thanks 🙏

2026-10-18T05:56:19Z

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thanks 🙏

thanks! 🙏 couldn’t be more grateful

2026-10-18T05:55:57Z

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thanks! 🙏
couldn’t be more grateful

very blessed 🙏

2026-10-18T05:55:17Z

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very blessed 🙏

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2026-10-18T00:21:23Z

Children fathered: +1

focus on “macro” is the biggest obstacle holding adoption ...

2026-10-17T16:45:20Z

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focus on “macro” is the biggest obstacle holding adoption back.

If chart junkies and talking heads can’t sacrafice the macro for the moral, seperating money from state will always be beyond arm’s reach

no, never heard of it, but looks up my alley!

2026-10-11T18:14:42Z

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no, never heard of it, but looks up my alley!

I understood muscle milk and whey isolate to be two distinct ...

2026-10-09T22:02:35Z

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I understood muscle milk and whey isolate to be two distinct types of products serving two distinct purposes.

in the same way it wouldn’t make sense to take a mass gainer if trying to cut, even though both could have same amount of protein

seed oils are gay, but i don’t think it’s a scam, more just get the product that best serves ur goals

How Aristotelian of you 😂

2026-10-03T12:58:37Z

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How Aristotelian of you 😂

be strong for your family 🙏

2026-10-03T05:02:57Z

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be strong for your family 🙏

put that on the list of things to do

2026-09-26T19:30:38Z

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put that on the list of things to do

i’m still on beta 4.0

2026-09-26T19:30:22Z

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i’m still on beta 4.0

haha 🤣

2026-09-22T02:37:21Z

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haha 🤣

My wife is sad that bitcoin is ripping, because it makes our ...

2026-09-22T00:56:27Z

My wife is sad that bitcoin is ripping, because it makes our stacking goals harder to achieve.

#ProudHusband

just eat it? I’ve never thought to cut my sandwiches.. not sure ...

2026-09-22T00:53:07Z

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just eat it?

I’ve never thought to cut my sandwiches..

not sure what that means lol

good luck with your endeavor! 🫡

2026-09-20T22:09:16Z

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good luck with your endeavor!
🫡

great to hear

2026-09-20T22:08:13Z

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great to hear

taxation is theft debasement is slavery both are moral crimes, ...

2026-09-08T16:36:25Z

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taxation is theft
debasement is slavery

both are moral crimes, but they have different objects

the latter more grievous than the former

thinking of slavery is terms of % is a category error. it’s a ...

2026-09-08T15:20:52Z

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thinking of slavery is terms of % is a category error.

it’s a form of moral crime

whether I use an axe or slowly poison, both are equally categorized as “murder”

slavery is a form of moral crime any particular % of extraction ...

2026-09-08T15:15:45Z

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slavery is a form of moral crime
any particular % of extraction has nothing to do with categorization.

if you are interested, I will send you a copy of my book

https://www.modernchains.com/

change my mind: if most bitcoiners weren’t fixated on charts, ...

2026-09-07T05:16:33Z

change my mind:
if most bitcoiners weren’t fixated on charts, then adoption would be 100x from where it is now

💯

2026-08-19T00:41:09Z

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💯

“economics” has to be “complicated” so normal people ...

2026-08-15T17:27:55Z

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“economics” has to be “complicated” so normal people don’t ever think they could swim in those “deep” waters

it’s the only way the charade keeps going

if they tried another 110, i would run it becuase it’s better ...

2026-08-11T05:16:04Z

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if they tried another 110, i would run it becuase it’s better specs

it played out, and 110 didn’t have enough. the outcome ...

2026-08-11T05:14:40Z

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it played out, and 110 didn’t have enough.

the outcome doesn’t change the decision making process.

still no one can argue on “X protocol rules are better for how transact on the network than Y protocol rules for Z reason”

the anti-110 side won, but not sure many even know that that’s good for them

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2026-08-03T16:23:26Z

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https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9hmkdxk7d97fees65q23zc24h7l833wl7wg3t9w698xzxa6nvapgurqq8u

yup

the principles of bitcoin’s security remain this particular ...

2026-08-01T05:15:37Z

the principles of bitcoin’s security remain
this particular wallet had a particular vulnerability

now people are aware and learned

i know it sucks beyond belief, im sick.
but how many people died along the oregon trail?

we have to keep marching onward
in their honor

if nodes don’t control the network, then how does the network ...

2026-07-28T00:55:15Z

if nodes don’t control the network, then how does the network remain decentralized?

#asknostr

For anyone in opposition or on the fence about 110, if you cannot ...

2026-07-26T21:29:08Z

For anyone in opposition or on the fence about 110, if you cannot point to how 110’s tighter limits inhibit your use of the network, then perhaps you don’t have a principled reason to oppose it.

Dare I say, 110 probably better serves your interests.

Regarding BIP110: If your argument depends on “how” “who” ...

2026-07-25T21:47:51Z

Regarding BIP110:
If your argument depends on “how” “who” “what” or “when” while ignoring “why,” you’re doing battle against a strawman.

Bitcoin is a “why” before a “what.” Telos informs its ...

2026-07-25T21:47:22Z

Bitcoin is a “why” before a “what.”

Telos informs its technicals.
Function has primacy.

Purpose cannot be divorced from the act of running Bitcoin software.

yeah, most definately

2026-07-25T18:00:24Z

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yeah, most definately

baffles the mind the things that must be said today

2026-07-25T17:03:00Z

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baffles the mind the things that must be said today

my primal has been glitchy and slow. i wouldn’t have been ...

2026-07-24T03:25:01Z

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my primal has been glitchy and slow. i wouldn’t have been surprised if it messed up.

keep saying what you gotta say.
people are listening 🫡

my primal has been glitchy and slow. i wasn’t going to be ...

2026-07-24T03:22:54Z

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my primal has been glitchy and slow. i wasn’t going to be surprised if it didn’t work. i should have just found a note lol

if you keep having things to say, say them. people are listening 🫡

👍

2026-07-24T03:21:25Z

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👍

Why would anyone want a non-110 block? 110 blocks have better ...

2026-07-23T20:10:07Z

Why would anyone want a non-110 block?

110 blocks have better specs.

What does a non-110 block do better than a 110 block?

#asknostr

was looking again, 110 does cap UTXOs to 34 bytes, so spamming ...

2026-07-22T12:29:02Z

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was looking again, 110 does cap UTXOs to 34 bytes, so spamming UTXO would still be marginally more expensive than it is currently, but again, it’s still not the cheapest way to get the data onchain and people wanting to put their spam/scam in a UTXO have some other incentive superseding the pure “economic” cost of the transaction

will have to wait and see

2026-07-22T12:08:43Z

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will have to wait and see

so the fake pub key thing is always going to be a thing with ...

2026-07-22T05:45:04Z

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so the fake pub key thing is always going to be a thing with current address types. with or without 110, hostile actors that want to blow up the UTXO set can and will if they want. nothing we can do about it.

the big OP return doesn’t do anything to mitigate that anyways.

so 110 doesn’t stop it but the 100,000 OP returns don’t either.

i would rather take the win, close up what we can with this opportunity, and work on solutions to mitigate exploiting current address types

for me, 110 doesn’t create more of an incentive for the UTXO bloat. if spammers just want data onchain cheap, they can hash huge files and throw the hash in the OP_Return, i think the people that do the harmful stuff get off harming something beautiful imo.

i know that’s not a perfect answer/solution, but it’s always trade offs

that’s just how i’m thinking about it

sorry i wasn’t clear on the point about “would ...

2026-07-22T04:20:05Z

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sorry i wasn’t clear on the point about “would "immediately URSF"”

i mean i would start to build support and find a shelling point to actively prevent the harm.

in order to preserve stability and order against something, i would try and rally the troops and like up across from the bad UASF. apples to apples, head to head

I have thought this stage of the battle through, and i’m still working through a lot of all the scenarios from the best to the worst cases.

atm, i do agree with u if there is a close but drawn out chain split, i think 110 prevails cause it is stronger. if 110 dies in the vine, it gets a little harder for me to decide right now. i have a never negative reaction to the possibility of changing PoW, i would be of a mind to try and try and sell people in a better BIP again, to save the chain.

but i’m still working through that.

i respect greatly that you have already gotten your ducks in a row. it took me too long to figure this first step out

yeah, it’s really milquetoast

2026-07-22T04:08:29Z

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yeah, it’s really milquetoast

We are all working through this thing called life. My hope was to ...

2026-07-22T02:50:18Z

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We are all working through this thing called life.

My hope was to share my approach and thought process on this issue, to help others think about how they are processing things, but also to help myself and see if i missed something.

yeah, if 110 broke something monetary, you could say it, point at ...

2026-07-22T02:16:02Z

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yeah, if 110 broke something monetary, you could say it, point at at, but it doesn’t.

most all the people i interact with, when i ask them how they use bitcoin, it’s just to make normal transactions. they are completely uneffected, wouldn’t know if we soft forked 110 or not.

the people screaming have some other thing they are wanting to do, some other interest, and are trying to convince me to go along.

they just throw out all this bs about censorship, neutrality, or stopping spam trying to get to forget about asking why do YOU yourself even use bitcoin in the first place

i’ll carry my own water thank you
not carrying water so someone can scam

thanks 🙏

2026-07-21T23:03:51Z

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thanks 🙏

Why I’m Running BIP 110 I needed to make this video because the ...

2026-07-21T22:52:15Z

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Why I’m Running BIP 110

I needed to make this video because the conversation around BIP 110 has become mostly rhetorical clamor. I want to sound out my thought process. I want to put it on the record to dampen the noise, raise the dialectic signal, and give people something concrete to challenge. Each of us must decide which action best serves our own interests.

Every action has an end.
You act because there’s some state of the world you want to bring about.
Everything you choose to do has an aim.

So I’m not here to engage in debate for sport.
I argue and fight because I want to find the strongest arguments possible to inform my decisions.
I need the tension of the strongest opposing arguments pushing on each other because I have a responsibility to myself and a duty to my family. They depend on my judgment and my leadership.
I cannot afford to make decisions out of tribal loyalty, social pressure, or vibes.

I am a philosopher who studies ethics.
I WILL not take a deliberate action I cannot ground in principle.
Put another way, I must be able to articulate WHY I ought to take a certain course of action.
It’s just not enough for me to say, “That thing is bad, so I’ll just do this other thing.”
I need an affirmative case to base an honest cost-benefit analysis.
What do I gain?
What do I give up?
What risk am I accepting for what prize?

So what does any of this have to do with Bitcoin and BIP 110?
Bitcoin is software. Yes.
But nobody runs software in the abstract. You freely choose to run it because you want it to do something for you. The software itself has no intentions, but the protocol isn’t neutral about validity.
A protocol draws lines, defines boundaries, and sets the parameters of what is accepted and what is rejected.
Protocols enforce rules which means enforcement is inherently NOT neutral.

This has been one of the biggest issues short-circuiting the logic of discourse.
Bitcoin’s neutrality is emergent from its decentralized, open, and permissionless access for any person to participate within its boundaries.
We cannot afford to conflate bitcoin’s neutrality with protocol enforcement.

You and I can run Bitcoin for different reasons, but neither of us runs it for no reason.
We either arrive at that reason deliberately, or we outsource the thought to an authority, instinct, appetite, or fear. The act of running bitcoin software is imbued with purpose: a teleological imprint.

Every accepted block is the product of purposeful human action.
The decision to validate, accept, and build upon that proof of work affirms “The enforcement of these protocol boundaries serves my interests.”
The seeming paradox of “bitcoin is adaptive” and “bitcoin is immutable” resolves without contradiction when you realize adaptation is collectively bounded by individual self-interest.
We feed Bitcoin our separate interests, Nakamoto consensus arbitrates among them, and out of that comes collective order.
That is Bitcoin’s unique power. It finds the common good in the mess of competing self-interest.

When someone uses the term “consensus” to mean broad vocal approval, social agreement, or support, that’s clumsy at best and gaslighting at worst.
Bitcoin protocol consensus is ultimately expressed through action on the network.

People say, “I don’t have to do anything. I can just sit out and watch. Tick-tock, next block.”
Fine.
But sitting out doesn’t remove you from the consequences. Through your supposed “inaction,” you delegate your sovereign agency to the people who are “in action.” You allow yourself to be pulled behind the wagon.

Maybe that’s a tradeoff you consciously accept.
But that is not a neutral position.
You are just letting others affirm and enforce the boundaries.

So, after all of that, why am I running BIP 110?
I run and use Bitcoin software to fight against fiat and central banking.
I recognize them as modern implements of economic bondage: formal slavery. Over my dead body am I going to pass that burden to my children without fighting it.
Bitcoin is the best tool I have for that fight.
So everything I do in Bitcoin serves that end. Every protocol decision comes back to the same question: Does this make me a more effective fighter against the people and institutions that would have us in chains?

For nearly a year, I’ve followed this issue.
I’ve searched for the strongest arguments on both sides. I’ve engaged the leading voices whenever I could get their attention. I separated each argument from the personality making it.
And for someone as focused on principles as I am, this has been dreadful work.
Most of the arguments dwell on the smell of the flower, or the emotional significance of the way the sun glistens on the leaves.
I don’t give a shit about any of that.
Show me the roots.
What principle is feeding the whole thing?

I am not intimidated by big names or technical jargon.
I am not impressed by cleverly dancing around issues.
I just trace the principles through all the particular arguments.
Is the argument logically valid? Is it sound and compelling?
If the principles ground out, I can judge them on their merits.
If the principles never ground out, then it’s modern sophistry.

Take the endless argument about “cEnSoRShIp.”
Enforcing protocol boundaries cannot, by itself, be the definition of censorship.
Because if it is, resolve the performative contradiction right now.
Turn off your node and don’t comment.
Your node is already “censoring” transactions and preventing somebody from gladly paying a miner to put something on chain.
I cannot entertain non-rational performative contradictions.

The same goes for the endless semantic loops around “What is spam?” and “How do we stop it?”
Round and round we go, ignoring the root question:
Which protocol boundaries best serve the end for which I run Bitcoin?
And no, I don’t think Bitcoin simply dies if BIP 110 fails.
Until Bitcoin is dead, until it is no longer the best tool I have to fight against fiat, I will wield it toward that end.

So here I am.
Just a man, a husband, and a father.
Facing my finitude, with imperfect knowledge, unable to predict every actor and future consequence.
The fog of war is real, but I still have to lead. I still have to act. I still have to choose.
Waiting for omniscience is not an option.

The best I can do is ground my action in a principle.
In one word, that principle is defensibility.
Come block height 961,632, there will only be two doors in front of me, and I have to go through one.
There is no pause button, tick-tock, next block.
Two sets of protocol rules in front of me: BIP 110 and non-BIP 110.

Every block is a breath, a heartbeat of the network affirming itself.
No step forward escapes scrutiny simply because you scrutinized the last one.
The battlefield develops, and I still need a deliberate reason to continue on path.

Why ought I enforce these rules rather than the alternative?
As I understand, BIP 110 tightens the rules.
It restricts the boundaries, tightens tolerances, reduces the set of states the protocol will accept.
I grant, it does not follow that “more restrictive” automatically means “better.”
The rule set could become so tight it removes some valuable capability.
There are always tradeoffs, and each individual makes their own judgment.

All else equal, tighter validity boundaries give an attacker fewer permissible avenues inside the rules.
So I ask myself a very simple question:
If I were a hostile attacker like a central bank, a nation-state, or anybody else threatened by Bitcoin, which chain would I rather attack? The BIP 110 chain or the non-BIP 110 chain?
Unless someone can show me a specific weakness introduced by BIP 110, or a specific defensive capability BIP 110 destroys, as a hostile attacker, I would prefer to attack the non-BIP 110 chain.
Its boundaries are more permissive.
I understand that doesn’t mean BIP 110 makes bitcoin invulnerable.
It doesn’t mean I know every possible attack.
It means that, in principle, at the protocol boundary, BIP 110 is either equally defensible or more defensible than the non-BIP 110 chain.
That is the affirmative benefit I can put on the scale.
By running BIP 110, all else equal, I gain defensibility: a real advantage.

So what are the tradeoffs? What do I give up?
Or put affirmatively:
What advantage does non-BIP 110 have over BIP 110?
What concrete benefit is worth trading away BIP 110’s defensibility advantage?
Name the capability.
Name the property.
Give me a real, principled benefit I can actually put on the other side of the scale.

When I was speaking with Wicked about this the other day, he said he didn’t see the threat, wasn’t going to be strong-armed into a protocol change and wasn’t falling for the bluff.

I understand the sentiment. I really do.
But those answers don’t help me do the cost-benefit analysis. They don’t inform my decision-making process. They don’t put anything real on the other side of the scale. They don’t give me anything to weigh against the defensibility I gain from BIP 110.

There is risk and uncertainty with all action, and come activation height, it’s one protocol or the other. I understand both protocols carry risk, and there is no escaping the choice. So how do I choose?

The analogy that came to mind was Russian roulette.
The revolver represents the additional exposure non-BIP 110 asks me to retain: the broader valid state space.
I cannot see into the cylinder.
Maybe it’s empty.
Maybe there is one round.
Maybe it is fully loaded.
I do not know.
What do I win for playing?
Risk can be rational when the prize is worth it.
So what is the prize?
What does non-BIP 110 give me that BIP 110 takes away?
What does non-BIP 110 do better than BIP 110?
Maybe there is an extraordinary benefit worth the exposure. Fine.
Put it on the scale.
But if nobody can articulate a sound, principled case for that benefit, then I have no reason to take on the additional risk. All the logically invalid arguments, rhetorical appeals, and emotionally charged ad hominems do not tip the scale.

And to be clear, I’m not saying tighter is always better.
Maybe next year somebody proposes a soft fork that tightens the protocol so much it would choke Bitcoin to death.
Eighty-three-byte blocks. Whatever.
If a proposed change harmed my interests, harmed my family’s interests, or damaged Bitcoin’s ability to fight fiat, I would oppose it.
I would URSF it immediately.
I would try to kill the proposal in the cradle, before it could muster any momentum at all.

That’s why I have such a hard time understanding the lack of a URSF response to BIP 110.
I keep hearing:
“Only zero to one percent of blocks are signaling.”
“It isn’t worth the effort.”
“Maybe if it gets to thirty percent, then we fight it.”
That just doesn’t make any sense to me.
That is not how I fight something I genuinely believe hurts me.
If a proposal threatens the thing I’m trying to defend, I don’t wait until it becomes stronger before I resist it. I confront it early, while the cost of resistance is lower.

So here we are.
If you made it this far and you’re mad at me for running BIP 110, I don’t know what to tell you other than win me over with a better argument.

Show me the affirmative benefit of the non-BIP 110 chain.
Show me how the non-BIP 110 chain is better money.
Show me the risk BIP 110 introduces.
Show me the principle I’ve missed.
Give me something real that I can measure defensibility against.

Activation height is coming. The blocks won’t stop for you.
If you do not deliberately make a choice, you are just letting others make it for you.
Since I have duties to myself and my family, that is not an option for me.
I will not outsource that responsibility and then pretend I remained sovereign.

Nakamoto consensus is a collective sausage made from individuals putting their own interests on the chopping block.
So here I am, putting mine out there.
Know your end.
Know the prize.
Know what you gain, and know what you’re giving up.

Ground your action in principle. Ask yourself, “what do I use bitcoin for?”
Verify for yourself that your actions align with your interests. Ensure you are driven by a genuine argument and not some sophisticated propaganda pushed by people trying to get you to carry their water.

Whether BIP 110 wins or loses, the work ahead is practically the same.
The fight against fiat continues, just under different conditions.

I don’t pretend to know the future behavior of every network participant.
But I know what action I’m going to take.
And most importantly, I know why.

that boring it puts you to sleep 😂

2026-07-21T14:30:31Z

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that boring it puts you to sleep 😂

peer to peer 🫡

2026-07-21T03:21:32Z

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peer to peer 🫡

Why I’m Runnint BIP 110. ...

2026-07-21T01:20:37Z

Why I’m Runnint BIP 110.

protocols enforcing boundsries is not censorship, period so ...

2026-07-20T13:35:15Z

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protocols enforcing boundsries is not censorship, period

so tedious

working on a 10-15 min video/speech laying out my thought process ...

2026-07-20T00:46:55Z

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working on a 10-15 min video/speech laying out my thought process

so much rhetorical clamor it’s easy to lose the principles

i think everyone is pursing their interests. everyone runs ...

2026-07-19T00:27:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…samz
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i think everyone is pursing their interests. everyone runs software they like

not really sure something that can be universally applied to a domain means much of anything.

ok 2021

2026-07-18T21:52:01Z

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ok 2021

from my view it’s backwards, the filtering will always happen ...

2026-07-18T18:01:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…79ka
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from my view it’s backwards, the filtering will always happen with relay policy.

tightening protocol parameters, moving the boundary envelopes simplifies the types of transactions allowed.

people using crazy “op_if 1 = 0 then (arb data) is just crazy to me.

simply saying, the way the protocol was in 23 is better for the network than it is now, doesn’t compel me to think it’s some grave mistake.

if it became changing the protocol consensus every month, then i would not support that because that would be more like trying to “filter”

and i’ve been working through these issues with everyone else for over a year. we can only do what we think serves us best.

that’s what makes bitcoin bitcoin

For me it all turns on defensibilty. 110 is either ≥ legacy ...

2026-07-18T14:15:00Z

For me it all turns on defensibilty.
110 is either ≥ legacy
legacy is either ≤ 110

with 110, we can win more defensibilty
with legacy, we can win _____

How do you fill in the blank?
Why should I play russian roulette?

#asknostr #BIP110 #core #bitcoin

nakamoto consensu is sausage made from everyone putting their ...

2026-07-18T00:44:01Z

nakamoto consensu is sausage made from everyone putting their dick on the chopping block

it’s not about being right or wrong
it’s about putting it out there

Summary of back and forth i had yesterday: -110 censors, dont ...

2026-07-16T15:34:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…3rpc
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Summary of back and forth i had yesterday:

-110 censors, dont adopt110
if 110 censors, then legacy censors too
-but legacy is legit censorship
why is that?
-it has adoption
but that’s arguing don’t adopt 110 becuase it hasn’t been adopted..
how could it get adoption if not adopted?
-…..

For the people who don't like conflict and the BIP110 war, ...

2026-07-16T04:28:26Z

For the people who don't like conflict and the BIP110 war, just know it is necessary.

It's a gift to both sides, no matter who comes out on top.

If you don't test your ideas against proof of work and put them in the fire, you have no fucking clue what they are really made of.

i’m so tired of the cEnSoRshIp argument. 110 is equally ...

2026-07-14T05:43:12Z

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i’m so tired of the cEnSoRshIp argument.

110 is equally censorship as current protocol consensus rules.

meaning they both censor the same
which is none
fuck

hopefully that rambling stream of consciousness makes sense

2026-07-13T00:02:11Z

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hopefully that rambling stream of consciousness makes sense

From my view and participation in BIP110 dialog, it seems like ...

2026-07-13T00:01:32Z

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From my view and participation in BIP110 dialog, it seems like all the tension is related to people processing the seeming paradox of a dynamic relation producing immutabley stable effects

consensus is alive, it can change or adapt every block
but we say 21M is fixed
it’s fixed insofar as it is locked by incentives and self interest

we participate with the network with action: running nodes, mining, transacting, hodling

we feed it our self interest, and the consensus rules that emerge are the collective good of the network.

how people act within consensus is “free market”
and
how people set consensus is “free market”

both are good and necessary

people doing valid things now dont like the idea of those things not being consensus in the future.
other people think current consensus doesn’t serve them well and want different things to be consensus in the future

neither is “bad” for the process
the consensus rules remain or change by the people voluntarily running software that serves their self interest, as expressed by the main chain.

i run 110 cause i think it serves my interests best.
and thats ok if others don’t agree.

all we have to agree on is the main chain is always right
if it expresses something different than you think is best, it’s right and ur wrong, and that’s ok. it came up with a better answer for the collective good you could.

i guess all im trying to say is it’s ok to be passionately opposed to others self interest, if u understand how bitcoin is processesing everyone’s self interest to produce a collective good, you don’t have to be scared or fearful of the output.

110 will either change consensus rules or it won’t. either case, bitcoin is doing what bitcoin does, it’s not ded, and there is no need to cry cause it does what it can only do.

it’s stupid to say people advocating for their self interest is going to destroy bitcoin
it’s stupid to say any change is going to kill bitcoin

the censorship arguments are preformative contradictions
the “what’s spam?” “what’s monetary?” “what’s arbitrary?”questions are answered by the protocol itself

the free market is action is a domain and a establishes the boundary of the domain

these things are not contradictions, even if they “seem” paradoxical

#bitcoin ‘s consensus is an expression of collective ...

2026-07-12T22:50:06Z

#bitcoin ‘s consensus is an expression of collective self-interest.

I think not understanding that dynamic relation is the principled root cause of all #BIP110 contention.

i think touring ukrainian weapon facilities have him an erection ...

2026-07-12T13:10:49Z

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i think touring ukrainian weapon facilities have him an erection that lasted more than 4 hours. little heart couldn’t take it

Hunter Beast is making the technical argument that there are ...

2026-07-11T01:39:55Z

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Hunter Beast is making the technical argument that there are extremely sophisticated attack vulnerabilities which enforcing people to chunk data protects against.

all spam bs aside, 110 prevents those attacks and is necessary

Hunter Beast is making the technical argument that there are extremely sophisticated attack vulnerabilities which enforcing people to chunk data protects against.

all spam bs aside, 110 prevents those attacks and is necessary

i totally understand that there are legitimate reasons to be against 110, but I would also say there legitimate reasons to be for 110 as well.

the clash of steelmen is more competitive that the meme

Syllogism: 1) If it is true that BIP110 is unnecessary, then the ...

2026-07-08T00:52:20Z

Syllogism:
1) If it is true that BIP110 is unnecessary, then the set of possible malicious attacks of 2^83 must be equal to 2^100,000

2) the sets of possible malicious attacks are NOT equal

3) MT ∴ BIP100 is necessary

“Fiat is a corruption of the relation between acquisition and ...

2026-07-07T15:10:13Z

“Fiat is a corruption of the relation between acquisition and preservation.”

yeah, 1 is a reality check. 2 is a trade off judgment call, and ...

2026-07-05T19:26:27Z

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yeah, 1 is a reality check.
2 is a trade off judgment call, and honestly i can respect anyone’s call on 2 if they accept 1.

3 follows from 2

if we cant agree on a common frame of the issue, we cant have a productive dia-logos
it’s just a sterile exercise

what is the issue with this line of reasoning: 1) acknowledge ...

2026-07-05T19:10:18Z

what is the issue with this line of reasoning:

1) acknowledge 100k makes network less defensible that 83.
2) acknowledge benefit of 100k < defense of 83
3) acknowledge BIP110 > current consensus rules

#asknostr #bitcoin #nostr #core #knots #BIP110 #v30

oh man, when the blood of the chicken spills and the cow jumps ...

2026-07-05T04:52:37Z

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oh man, when the blood of the chicken spills and the cow jumps over the moon, that man’s go 47x levered long until the cat plays the fiddle, then sell and go 32x levers short

it’s a bad strawman

2026-07-03T23:15:29Z

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it’s a bad strawman

arbitrary only if u deny telos that’s the principle behind any ...

2026-07-03T23:14:00Z

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arbitrary only if u deny telos

that’s the principle behind any non-arbitrary boundary.

The “why” behind the line.

the sarcasm betrays invalidity of the logic underpinning the ...

2026-07-01T20:50:14Z

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the sarcasm betrays invalidity of the logic underpinning the position.

you cannot *not* draw a line.
the line itself is not the issue
the reason, the why, the purpose for the line is the only object of rational discourse

i had a similar experience. spent more time than i care to admit ...

2026-07-01T19:18:30Z

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i had a similar experience.
spent more time than i care to admit over the last year steelmanning both sides and breaking down the the logic.

wasn’t a waste of time because it’s great exercise, but fuck me it’s tedious work

at the end of the day, you are a rational creature. human beings ...

2026-07-01T19:14:12Z

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at the end of the day, you are a rational creature.

human beings have imperfect knowledge, yet someone we get out of bed in the morning.

epestimic humility is necessary.

“mistrusting” for the sake of mistrusting is fucking retarded

hmmm. I think there a distinction in the two: the meaning of ...

2026-06-29T23:32:52Z

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hmmm.
I think there a distinction in the two:
the meaning of “what happens” is only intelligible within a context of purpose.

where as “why speed of light is constant” doesn’t require a purpose to answer

or phrased differently, i think the outputs of those questions belong to different categories.

would have to think more on that, very interesting stuff needless to say

“we should ask what the physics of Bitcoin requires” we need ...

2026-06-29T21:01:45Z

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“we should ask what the physics of Bitcoin requires”

we need the “why”
i think “what’s” have taken us as far as they can

correct i see bitcoin as the one weapon we have against fiat. ...

2026-06-29T20:59:36Z

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correct

i see bitcoin as the one weapon we have against fiat.

people will either mine 110 blocks or they won’t.

and since there is no URSF, the dust will settle only when the clock strikes 12

I’m a bitcoiner, i’ll remain on the longest chain with the ...

2026-06-29T20:51:26Z

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I’m a bitcoiner, i’ll remain on the longest chain with the most energy whether it’s what I think is best or not.

Bitcoin’s consensus making process, ie the longest chain with most energy, sorts through competing self interest and finds common interest.

I accept the fact that bitcoin consensus is better than any product produced by an individual.

“Bitcoin consensus” is very much so a distinct thing from “clamor about support”

what people are running, what people are mining, that’s all that matters

actions speak louder than words.

the more this debate rages and boils over, the more I appreciate that bitcoin simply doesn’t care

run whatever software best suits how you USE bitcoin. that’s all that is required. there is no wrong answer. feed the network your self interests, and it will give you a best answer for the network, like it or not.

yes, break the chains https://www.modernchains.com/

2026-06-29T20:41:21Z

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yes, break the chains

https://www.modernchains.com/

hunter beast made the first one i saw. i can log into twitter and ...

2026-06-29T15:21:06Z

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hunter beast made the first one i saw. i can log into twitter and snag it

people choosing what software to run, miners choosing what chain ...

2026-06-29T14:54:26Z

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people choosing what software to run, miners choosing what chain to mine on

you’re right.. so much tyranny

Ironically, ur arguing if people run software that you don’t want them to run, that’s somehow a “power grab”

i also love the “low IQ” as an insult. he is doing the meme ...

2026-06-29T11:53:45Z

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i also love the “low IQ” as an insult.

he is doing the meme

your IQ is just my professor speed, has nothing to do with whether you are right or wrong

would rather be retarded and right instead of wrong and a midwit

the “fork now” idea betrays the posture of superiority. ...

2026-06-29T11:51:21Z

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the “fork now” idea betrays the posture of superiority.

people are organizing and planning according to 110s schedule.

Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake
vs
Quick you better make a mistake right now!

the dust will settle soon enough lol

here is an exercise: What single principle would have to change ...

2026-06-28T19:29:32Z

here is an exercise:

What single principle would have to change for me to completely reconsider my position on BIP110?

>Satoshi created relay filters for a reason<

if he did not, then i would be starting over from scratch

what principle, if changed, would change your position?

“bullying” has a negative connotation i don’t think is ...

2026-06-28T04:36:00Z

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“bullying” has a negative connotation i don’t think is accurate to reality.

miners, nodes, and users all work together in unison, but they are not equals.

node runners have to be point man, if they are not the conductor, the ensemble will sound like shit

we will see how it plays out, but i don’t know what principles reason a miner would have to not mine BIP110 compliant blocks.

if they had a URSF we would have a more accurate score card, but as is, act activation block height, if u a miner if you don’t click the button, other miners could blow u up, but if u click the button, you are safe.

if there is no URSF, we will only know after the fact.
and honestly i wont be surprised by either outcome

i think we don’t get a chain split and switch to BIP110, and that’s cause i couldn’t get anyone to provide me with a valid principled answer to why v30 was good without contradicting themselves.

maybe the miners have one.
but i can only go off the best arguments i can gather

“how miners act” 💯

2026-06-27T21:29:55Z

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“how miners act”
💯

the same principles used to justify core v30 can be used to ...

2026-06-27T16:31:53Z

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the same principles used to justify core v30 can be used to justify BIP110

the same principles used against BIP110 can be used against v30.

my arbitrary line in the sand is no different than your arbitrary line in the same.

both sides are drawing lines in the sand, but one side pretends they aren’t.

even if ignore the principles driving the line drawing and compare the lines as equally valid, which they aren’t, but if we do, there are real tradeoffs to both.
core v30 advocates point at a “technical” optimization and ignore trade off cost on the other side. BIP110 advocates at least address the true costs on both sides of the line.

censorship, what’s spam, what’s non-monetary and every other tired argument thrown out there to justify v30 destroys itself by its own logic.

i tried steelmanning the case for v30 for about a year. asking every v30 proponent that i could catch their ear to articulate the principles.

that’s just my findings.
if the principles are out there, i couldn’t find them, and adam back, lopp, wicked, rearden, shinobi and mr hodl couldn’t articulate them either

in a philosopher, ill go whereever the best arguments presented take me. so am always open to hearing arguments.

its my practice of steelmanning both sides and sending them against each other before i decide anything.

not sure if thats dumbed down or not, but the best i can do

they are caught in performative contradictions. the principled ...

2026-06-27T13:29:22Z

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they are caught in performative contradictions.

the principled structure underpinning their position is either not accounted for at best, or denied at worst.

I just want to know why building 7 collapsed

2026-06-27T01:21:32Z

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I just want to know why building 7 collapsed

the incoherence of core advocacy comes from the fact that what ...

2026-06-27T00:42:02Z

the incoherence of core advocacy comes from the fact that what carries their thought doesn’t appear in what they think.

modern day sophists

most people talk that way, but when it comes up natural u don’t ...

2026-06-26T18:21:02Z

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most people talk that way, but when it comes up natural u don’t notice.

when its the same form/pattern over and over and over, that’s sticks out

sats left the wallet, but not showing in poll.. hmm

2026-06-26T18:01:12Z

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sats left the wallet, but not showing in poll.. hmm

“If every permanently stored bit imposes the same physical ...

2026-06-26T14:01:33Z

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“If every permanently stored bit imposes the same physical burden on every node forever, then every bit should compete under the same economic rules.”

💯❤️‍🔥🔥

pro tip: make ur fire pit smokeless cheap and easy DIY

2026-06-26T05:01:48Z

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pro tip: make ur fire pit smokeless

cheap and easy DIY

I feel you. Standing up in public requires courage and ...

2026-06-26T04:59:47Z

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I feel you. Standing up in public requires courage and conviction.

The ethics of money got me to bitcoin, and they don’t change unless natural law changes.

So till death do us part.

But the good news, since ethics underpins all economics, when i’m swimming submerged in ethics, the surging and crashing economic waves dont matter at all.

https://youtu.be/tk9rq-SoLyU Appreciate the shoutout ...

2026-06-26T03:08:41Z

https://youtu.be/tk9rq-SoLyU

Appreciate the shoutout Michael Jordan (nprofile…uxmv)

You crushed.

I grant everything you say about UTXO bloat and standardizing ...

2026-06-26T01:34:52Z

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I grant everything you say about UTXO bloat and standardizing implementations.

But it’s all about tradeoffs.

v30’s optimization priorities open up and invite other harms to the network.

there was much contention and core pushed v30 anyways.

Must not have met many Catholics that’s ok. all the technical ...

2026-06-25T23:56:33Z

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Must not have met many Catholics
that’s ok.

all the technical mumbo jumbo sits on invalid logic. here is a story to depict the error in reasoning.

there was an open barn surrounded by a fence with a 80 bit gate.

it does not follow logically that because the barn is open, you should tear down the gate.

core v30 tore down the gate
BIP110 puts a door on the barn, because v30 took down the gate.

if core reverted their change, we wouldn’t need a door, because there is a gate.

none of the big wig v30 advocates could articulate a principled reason why removing the gate is good for the network.

it’s good for a few individuals, at the cost of the other network participates(miners, nodes, users)

miners ultimately have to choose

also, you keep saying hard fork, but that’s not true

unless the miners flip their breakers and mine the BIP110 chain. ...

2026-06-25T22:57:16Z

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unless the miners flip their breakers and mine the BIP110 chain.

there is no URSF, so we will see how the game theory plays out

if you had a URSF we could actually have a head to head race

Ad hominems just can’t be all of one’s argument. applied like ...

2026-06-25T22:49:48Z

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Ad hominems just can’t be all of one’s argument.

applied like salt to a nice tenderloin
you should try some tenderloin btw

they’re still fun, especially when true