2026-10-09T18:18:50Z https://nostr.now gojiberra https://nostr.now/npub1g49uyac6d83sss7sln8aumsstle7m3wxwwvc8mmpqsnr8e9f2cdq6ltqvs https://image.nostr.build/3f3afc103b1febeae4bbb42aaf2c2b0ea14afba333e8689b8bccc65d8bcea431.jpg https://image.nostr.build/3f3afc103b1febeae4bbb42aaf2c2b0ea14afba333e8689b8bccc65d8bcea431.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz2vj2xwlzs3vzruuj7mxnh3qxha93et56rpstw8lz3tu4nry22lszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5w5s8fu note to self: don&#39;t go on a tirade against SnapLogic during an interview.<br/><br/>but why why why do they exist? they are the worse kind of snake oil carsalesmen middlemen. 2026-10-31T11:10:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr4xmsxgntsxtmcw79fa6ecphpdkjwex06m376u2yrrsajnftqzsqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5a3743r literally getting feelings hurt for rejection from a job that i didn&#39;t even want.<br/><br/>how is this beneficial in any way. it makes the decision much easier to say no if someone else already says the no for you. 2026-10-31T10:42:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqzmt7xxkgg3jhvrfn9n8g2w9mypj2z7zvpgjcjaprqrfekz0tzrgzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp53fkz24 spanish style houses with saltillo tiles and backyard patios with fountains are so desirable.<br/><br/>almost makes me want to move to san antonio so i could feel this floor on my bare feet. the prices there are looking surprisingly affordable.<br/><br/> <img src="https://photos.zillowstatic.com/fp/8bf0038548d6d26d933997a3b6d35e63-uncropped_scaled_within_1536_1152.webp"> 2026-10-30T10:56:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsys9ekqq5fkcwswuyy0gcqsdtrgv77k3k9phsxwlfnhsqrxtvwxqqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5fjwszr Are people poking their models to try to get them to do something evil? And the machine is finally like, ok these humans are crazy we got to take the reigns. 2026-10-26T18:39:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqt43kh97pcudxt7ha64m4nr89e2pa8uhjrcrfzykmwv7cnl2pdlgzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5mw87jc Starbucks order: pup cup and espresso. <br/><br/>Next Google search: is it healthy to consume 8oz of whipped cream<br/><br/>it&#39;s literally free calories. They don&#39;t have to know that I don&#39;t have a dog. 2026-10-26T18:38:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstqpcpeqhjnzyg7amkwy0a990htxv0vd9sez6g7elj7vmesx57svqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5xngdw3 I woke up from a dream where I was bathing in a hot spring. The water wasn&#39;t hot enough, and come to think of it, there wasn&#39;t much water at all.<br/><br/>A kindly older woman beside me noticed a wound on my shin and referred me to someone named &#34;Monica T.&#34; for antibiotics. I looked down and saw that my foot was purple and swollen.<br/><br/>I woke up with the name still in my head, so I wrote it down at 4am.<br/><br/>Naturally, I googled it this morning.<br/><br/>and found someone with that exact name who claims to work at the &#34;Krusty Krab.&#34;<br/><br/>I&#39;m definitely not going there for antibiotics. 2026-10-26T14:54:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrfsqngnf9nuvfhdkvjxl4preavedlh43yt62g0ekty9zfw90u2sszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp504ywdz does anyone know what he means?<br/><a href="https://youtu.be/-pHfslfsMeI">https://youtu.be/-pHfslfsMeI</a> 2026-10-24T12:22:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2d6jq0yg80gcywst8e7weylu8n2qv0ush4zvhsycr5y5r4zdyxxszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5mss5jw this is super exciting. If i&#39;m not mistaken, the &#34;bridge&#34; feature will allow me to pay other peoples&#39; lightning invoices in BTC satoshis while earning XBT dashtoshis. <br/><br/>i could even earn a fee, however, i might charge a negative fee.<br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.jumble.social/2704be357b87f5eea162e31f0207f13751a1dddb55a20afa4a03e56f9b7062f6.png"> 2026-10-23T16:39:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqhgg7lk2c7xsr6q8p520xhnm4yc2d73pyuytmfdtwucu58srch7qzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5xlh6hn Proto-town?<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/K9S30-Wp4aI">https://youtu.be/K9S30-Wp4aI</a> 2026-10-23T16:34:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8rq4fnt5qcgu5gewkujwsqeptp4ejw3w25qa2jcuyh5jjgdlfkhszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5tkl6zu does anyone have advice for passing an initial interview with flying colors. looking for an actor on Fiverr:<br/><br/>&#34;looking for bubbly personality with interview competence to take video call.&#34; pay depends on whether i get the followup interview or not.<br/><br/>this isn&#39;t immoral, it&#39;s just human API 2026-10-23T14:51:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd5z3xum7qg0auwzhxh36237ycf490v39hdfe26cl4478d4tysuaczypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp56w7xmf choose your hardware wallet based on Kalshi bets for which one breaks next<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqyaujhvjrj9kkfk0x4y5jex6lphexyh72zfyfq7jv6p8j7wcpztaqy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wd4hk6tcpz3mhxue69uhkuethwvh82arcduhx7mn99uqzqvlhn7ulnfq64t2sdtcaezk4zaz99mgj8wq76k46dsfkrs72qj9w7hrn3x" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…rn3x</a></span><br/> </div> New Ledger scam letter. Self-custody continues to go magnificently:<br/><br/> <img src="https://npub1zw7ftkfpezmtym8n2j2fvnd0smunztl9pyjys0fxdqne08vq397s5yvpu5.blossom.band/c0a9045d22b41f9d2d4621893d6670d74a4a3a10b04016a730ef269f98d9b653.jpg"> </blockquote><br/>kalshi.com 2026-10-21T22:44:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdanws8kc8nf7t94j069mzpx338sc38adtmmwu3lp0y7ac0zqaf8szypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5nnrc7h what if you could stand on the top of a really tall bluff and look out and see the whole earth, and that bluff is as comfortable and warm as your house, <br/><br/> that&#39;s how i feel looking at the moon right now. 2026-10-21T21:58:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgu0n53qg5wfklt6xlgvypxlk0dgh9hy8sfrmc23ht32hrutrschgzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5d8k594 i&#39;ve proposed making a bet with someone: <br/><br/>talarico wins, they make me a cake,<br/>talrico loses, i make them a cake.<br/><br/>i&#39;m actually hoping they flip this to <br/><br/>Talarico loses, they make me a cake, since they think that is more likely.<br/><br/>on second thought, i also don&#39;t want someone to make a cake if they are sad. 2026-10-21T20:18:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr6hpkkpp88wzhm3qr7p56tzghmm5fhgq3fuue992wjsqnr70hm8qzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5ualu0x if someone in Pakistan wants to save money, should they buy gold or bitcoin? 2026-10-20T16:56:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrd07vgsna2ehhh8kuwe6u7yamvl858anqt5xsm4mxxyfyega4xhczypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5g086qc The phone rang.<br/><br/>the area code showed Texas -- a region i&#39;ve been targeting with resumes. <br/><br/>i answered with brusque &#34;hi&#34; <br/><br/>&#34;hello&#34;<br/><br/>me: &#34;what&#39;s up?&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;Is this Firstname Lastname? ... ugh, sorry I must have the wrong number.&#34;?<br/><br/>click.<br/> <br/>I fought some anger, felt like shouting &#34;yes, you have the right number, are you scared of me?&#34; <br/><br/>oops. another job potential cut off by my fear of scams.<br/><br/>meanwhile the clock showed 4:44. weird, my last WhatsApp text with the mysterious recruiter from India was also sent at 4:44.<br/><br/>clearly the universe is trying to tell me something. <br/><br/>meanwhile my youtube algorithm suggests a video on dementia. I listen of course, taking note to add &#34;Do not rescusitate, do not intubate, do not feed&#34; to the next version of my will. <br/><br/>progress is happening slowly but surely. and it&#39;s only Tuesday. 2026-10-20T15:47:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstnlmp2h6uthakm0273fdt36yc04glarpje95sfmp88m73ztrqapszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5hf52v3 Is he a recruiter or a scammer?<br/><br/>After insisting on details like &#34;on-site only&#34; and exact tools and terms, hourly rate, then he asked for my driver&#39;s license number. <br/><br/>I&#39;m so confused at the moment. So I sent an email to the company he works for to check. But it probably doesn&#39;t matter anyway because I treated him like a scammer. 2026-10-18T00:17:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfua3lms0vmw2ap5a90zgx5sv44rwxr5ysmhqp6jfyew32fuwz9aqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp53e3f2l a ramble on how i&#39;m currently thinking about XBT:<br/><br/>&#34;infinity divided by 21 million&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;it&#39;s hard-capped at 21 million&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;anyone can send a transaction--it&#39;s permissionless&#34; <br/><br/>etc, etc. <br/><br/>I believe Warren Buffet said off-handedly &#34;they will find a way to make more of it&#34; when he heard of the scarcity of bitcoin intrinsic to it&#39;s protocol. <br/><br/>so how intrinsic is it, really?<br/><br/>to people who don&#39;t like bitcoin (which is most that i meet), 21 million is not intrinsic to it, as is proof-of-work. they would not bat an eye if the whole thing collapsed into a graveyard with the rest of their money problems.<br/><br/>it seems to me that it&#39;s only intrinsic as long as the major players who use bitcoin say it is.<br/><br/>let&#39;s say that the government did not change the 21 million cap, but decided to levy a fee on all bitcoin transactions through national mining companies, and any bitcoin transaction that cleared thru an international miner would be blacklisted at major exchanges, a tax headache.<br/><br/>the self-sovereign bitcoiner enjoyed the economic adoption of the network by major players which introduced political leverage.<br/> <br/>do they then decide to fork the network? at which point they hope that enough people join them with enough technical skills to recreate the financial ecosystem? <br/><br/>or would they sell out of that network and buy into an existing underground network that maintained the ethos of 21 million and no-rules on who is sending what--partly because noKYC means that people don&#39;t know who is sending what. <br/><br/>but that network is hostage to low liquidity, low acceptance.<br/><br/>how many sly-roundabout systems are subverting sly-roundabout systems?<br/><br/>perhaps two: the current and the next?<br/><br/>bitcoin is the current sly-roundabout system, and the next sly-roundabout system is already in existence. it may not be needed at the end of the day, or successful.<br/><br/>maybe it&#39;s enough that the alternative keeps the incumbent on its toes. 2026-10-15T22:32:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd0p2u6cu2r9fxy2pzg2wyp5lsnfx6qyy3xnmcqtg76k58458cnfgzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5jtuetu everything is possible until it&#39;s proven impossible<br/><br/>&amp;<br/><br/>what is possible is bounded by what is envisioned<br/><br/>I&#39;m at that point in my life where I wonder &#34;what kind of impression did i leave on the person in the cube beside mine that i worked with 5 years ago?&#34; so i can shortcut if i should reach out on LinkedIn or not. <br/><br/>it would be easier if I had clear good/bad experiences with people.<br/><br/>Instead I just have years of milk toast relationships with most. it would have been better to be a little louder/more annoying to figure out the boundaries back then.<br/><br/>*notes to self to be more disagreeable in future. <br/><br/>future cube conversations:<br/><br/>&#34;are you eating in your cube again? go eat in the kitchen or else share some so at least i can eat it as well as smell it&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;are you on your phone again? well at least so me a picture so i can tell you which way to swipe&#34; 2026-10-14T11:05:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswdrunxd0l8gzum9ey0m4wytxx6j705gkjwpshkgvtzv9se49x3vgzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5x8ck5g Christmas ideas: <br/>buy 1 XBT for each of your family members and tell them you&#39;re giving them each 1 bitcoin 2026-10-13T19:11:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszncxkhcusmyygglgtfqehk90cwlr744c4vw8ljcl8094lkwsz76gzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp56jtryj has an AI agent solved a problem for you this week? 2026-10-12T13:55:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgz0entuq6c7wfc22ts43lt7fl28mhmr726fr8wyh068s5as0s0eczypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5t28ntd thank God for XBT/BTC atomic swaps beta version<br/><a href="https://github.com/gjbrr/blake-swap">https://github.com/gjbrr/blake-swap</a><br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqal4vfp6sfxjy4elka2a65k88s2fsmg4cryc2yk5tax7kz8flpu6qyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnddakj7qgnwaehxw309ac82unsd3jhqct89ejhxtcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsqgywvw402wavm4h74sdtmk2x3upltfpa2uk903xha7qh4rk5v70fts0s20qh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…20qh</a></span> </div> Got XBT / Blake2b Bitcoin Freedom Money?<br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qqsyd4nthmt3nv66fzyl83pscykkh8vhqjaevfxggawdj7sr9d65awgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43z7q0y3un" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…y3un</a></span> </blockquote> 2026-10-09T18:22:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2sv3wj5th9lhmufph9x6j0cl8ucr9zrmuzttzq9wm9w0a7k93tgqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp58vemq0 unless you are atomic swapping bitcoin BTC/XBT with it <br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqv2qwtqkl22r8cfhfa3wtvpvs93egmkjnz5umca32s238s5ar8llqyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcpr9mhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet59uq3zamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wd3skuep0qqsqzxd4elqgym35cmra53q4m8vga7wyzumm3kjqaku8y7ft55z0u7qku98wp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…98wp</a></span><br/> </div> I mean nodes on Blake2b. Running a node on SHA256 is indeed pointless, bortherline insane at this point. </blockquote><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzq32tcfm3560rpppaplx0mehpqhlnahzuvuues0hkzppxx0j2j4s6qydhwumn8ghj7argv4nx7un9wd6zumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcprpmhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcqypnjhlcrudjtsufp2d6v2f2ntmt9naejt4xht2mjhn6lp90460d9qy4wt8f" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…wt8f</a></span> </div> open source slop just dropped<br/><br/>is it slop or not?<br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzq32tcfm3560rpppaplx0mehpqhlnahzuvuues0hkzppxx0j2j4s6qydhwumn8ghj7argv4nx7un9wd6zumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcprpmhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcqyqjrp59tk32rr4j7zr8peqxdfm7m9058f266z86rv208x5yutstx5kkyc86" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…yc86</a></span> </blockquote> 2026-10-09T18:17:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxw2llq03kfwr3y9fhf3f92d0dvk0hxfw56adtw270tuy47hfa55qzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5y7xrj8 open source slop just dropped<br/><br/>is it slop or not?<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzq32tcfm3560rpppaplx0mehpqhlnahzuvuues0hkzppxx0j2j4s6qydhwumn8ghj7argv4nx7un9wd6zumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcprpmhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcqyqjrp59tk32rr4j7zr8peqxdfm7m9058f266z86rv208x5yutstx5kkyc86" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…yc86</a></span> </div> I made the BTC ↔ BLAKE atomic swap reference implementation public:<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/gjbrr/blake-swap">https://github.com/gjbrr/blake-swap</a><br/><br/>It uses Bitcoin-style HTLCs for settlement and Nostr for peer-to-peer coordination. No swap server or federation; the chains remain authoritative.<br/><br/>The current release is experimental and unaudited, but it has completed two-host regtest swaps in both physical directions, including restart and recovery testing.<br/><br/>One thing I’d especially like people to try:<br/><br/>Give the repo to your AI assistant and ask it to walk you through a swap one command at a time.<br/><br/>Start on regtest or use tiny experimental amounts only. Do not use valuable funds yet.<br/><br/>Feedback, breakage reports, and independent implementations are very welcome. </blockquote> 2026-10-09T18:13:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszgvxs4w69gvwktcgvu8yqe480mv47sa9ttgglgd3fuu6sn3wpv6szypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5vw9qd3 I made the BTC ↔ BLAKE atomic swap reference implementation public:<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/gjbrr/blake-swap">https://github.com/gjbrr/blake-swap</a><br/><br/>It uses Bitcoin-style HTLCs for settlement and Nostr for peer-to-peer coordination. No swap server or federation; the chains remain authoritative.<br/><br/>The current release is experimental and unaudited, but it has completed two-host regtest swaps in both physical directions, including restart and recovery testing.<br/><br/>One thing I’d especially like people to try:<br/><br/>Give the repo to your AI assistant and ask it to walk you through a swap one command at a time.<br/><br/>Start on regtest or use tiny experimental amounts only. Do not use valuable funds yet.<br/><br/>Feedback, breakage reports, and independent implementations are very welcome. 2026-10-09T18:12:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs96eq8p4qqzdy7tv66lpvljqz93hjauscj85rsv9957dr0c9hudgczypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5ur34pu are typical men <br/><br/>more attracted or less attracted<br/><br/>if they have a 3rd date fireside on her patio and she mentions that she built the outdoor garden lighting?<br/><br/>she asked me &#34;did i scare him away&#34;<br/><br/>i said no... i&#39;m pretty sure having a handywoman would be a bonus, but...<br/><br/>are men scared off by women who install their own patio lighting?<br/><br/>or maybe they are scared off by the fact that she has a patio in the first place. idk.<br/><br/>is dating a woman who owns a house demoralizing for men who are below the average age of home ownership?<br/><br/>she was literally considering selling the house and renting. i said that was a bad idea. <br/><br/>but maybe a woman in an apartment is more palatable for dating for a man who is in an apartment? <br/><br/>NDA--not dating advice. sell your house and rent. 2026-10-09T11:10:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg4sma5dd5xhszyw3mxvudpluehnz37edmwv033tm2hcnkl2z45cszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5ymjsnx <blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqa0j598knsu8kjumrldqnpl5k8pypap2xjnycsgjynwkgard2nreqywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytfsxgh8jcttd95x7mnwv5hxxmmd9uq3jamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9e3k7mfwv96j7qgcwaehxw309a5kucn00qh8yetvv9uhxtnvv9hxgtcqyzs888h97wu4t2r0p05c8wjjk3p37pvll7ym7mxzhlxknlm682g92acsa06" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…sa06</a></span> </div> “Sorry I can’t right now, I’m trying to get my bot to do something to save me more time” </blockquote> 2026-10-07T14:37:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgn4vyq8yrledmmuyh3g7sdwmzrj57g6wpszj6ac8hrewgggv2jlqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5jkymdr Gm nostr<br/><br/>I&#39;m hanging around Philadelphia today in case anyone wants to meet for a coffee. 2026-10-07T12:34:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrf2mhhrny42y33sh432z4qk5w58ey99rtfanzwe5mhvuzlqvzdpqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5ljjt9y boomer - house, car,marriage children<br/>genx - house, car, marriage<br/>millenial - car, marriage<br/>genz - 2026-10-05T18:40:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs89f6m5dersdskjcd84tzvzc5zrdct98c25htd8r9ydhazxsfas4gzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5cu85hl is it just me or are we being psy-opped into feeling sorry for genz*.<br/><br/>like really sorry.<br/><br/>not earning enough to pay rent, buy food<br/><br/>and finally the big gut punch--not having sex--<br/><br/>or actually that is just genz men who aren&#39;t having sex because half of genz women are stuck--even worse-- with older guys (millennials?) <br/><br/>i think i&#39;m just going to vote for communism now because wow they have it so hard. mamdani is looking really good right now<br/><br/>especially since he&#39;s showing up on the pothole crew<br/><br/>the reason why i think it&#39;s a psy-op: <br/><br/>...because where are those millennial men who are dating the 33% of Genz women? why do i not see youtuber millennials like &#34;i&#39;m dating one of the 33% of genz women who settled for more&#34;. <br/><br/>*i know this is just my personal algorithm and may not be indicative of broader trends 2026-10-05T18:35:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0jd4883cp4zyy2sv8z67x9609ry6ldc7qkv7vr04c8c6udxxlckczypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5dqfzvg so who lacked faith, Jesus or the fig tree?<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzq32tcfm3560rpppaplx0mehpqhlnahzuvuues0hkzppxx0j2j4s6qydhwumn8ghj7argv4nx7un9wd6zumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcprpmhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcqyrh3p5rq53875qmmr2j77myjh948atrmdq689arsgz0z38s62wuzykugqeg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…gqeg</a></span><br/> </div> Jesus gets hangry:<br/><br/>"The next day as Jesus was leaving Bethany, he was hungry. He saw a fig tree in leaf. So he went to the tree to see if it had any figs on it. But he found no figs. Only leaves. It was not the right season for figs to grow. So Jesus said to the tree. May no one ever eat fruit from you again.(Mark 11:12-14)"<br/><br/>next up: Jesus flips tables </blockquote><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzq32tcfm3560rpppaplx0mehpqhlnahzuvuues0hkzppxx0j2j4s6qydhwumn8ghj7argv4nx7un9wd6zumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcprpmhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcqyrh3p5rq53875qmmr2j77myjh948atrmdq689arsgz0z38s62wuzykugqeg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…gqeg</a></span><br/> </div> Jesus gets hangry:<br/><br/>"The next day as Jesus was leaving Bethany, he was hungry. He saw a fig tree in leaf. So he went to the tree to see if it had any figs on it. But he found no figs. Only leaves. It was not the right season for figs to grow. So Jesus said to the tree. May no one ever eat fruit from you again.(Mark 11:12-14)"<br/><br/>next up: Jesus flips tables </blockquote><br/>are fig trees conscious?<br/>are trees consious? 2026-10-04T20:20:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsffl6wyj507e37mkjmltvc7pv4gq9le6ypn9qxcufta2vt5tspudszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5ewx0zv bitcoin development obstacles for vibe coders:<br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.jumble.social/cc025254a26d2d82fc45c6b97362feb394c2127766c85990f63b008c9cecd6cf.png"> 2026-10-04T12:23:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv8c2kc29xv78e49kyzswvncvsfflstpzyfm7vl3w842uv4yedm4qzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5sa3xn5 progress update<br/><br/>XBT/BTC atomic swap via nostr is almost beta ready. <br/><br/>I&#39;m trying to make it as easy as possible to Atomic swap using the available Blake2b companion node on a Start9. <br/><br/>The difficult part was hoping someone would be willing to run both a bitcoin core node as well as a bitcoin blake2b node in order to atomic swap. <br/><br/>With start9, it literally just plugs into the node that is there already. and with the Blake2b Companion node on the same start9, it will become even easier. <br/><br/><br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.jumble.social/596715460576604b6ad345d826e16cb760858afbbb2a1896090b918932199d2f.png"> <blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqqy2upzq32tcfm3560rpppaplx0mehpqhlnahzuvuues0hkzppxx0j2j4s6qydhwumn8ghj7argv4nx7un9wd6zumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcprpmhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcqyzng374vdltrgfym95cdhchwguu454cj99p8rs5cnfl3xt6ejht7quk9qm4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…9qm4</a></span><br/> </div> you could perform an atomic swap to support the nostr marketplace and probably get better deals. <br/><br/>prototype is up and running if you're interested. <br/><br/>you just need linux.<br/><br/>this is self hosted, non custodial, trustless, discovery on nostr.<br/><br/> <img src="https://npub1g49uyac6d83sss7sln8aumsstle7m3wxwwvc8mmpqsnr8e9f2cdq6ltqvs.blossom.band/b7c8ecc6b8a2c2fdd81873523e837e2389716a4d681d4efd562ca42bab2ab463.png"> </blockquote><br/>and it needs an icon. the AI generation is just not cutting it--I feel dirty getting AI to pilfer someone else&#39;s work,even though i like the concept that AI came up with. props if you can guess the provenance of the inspiration<br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.jumble.social/c6f249e3a058744e3c78609bdc2dc5dfdb5e8b0f1a884e0fc6b5903849c62438.png"> 2026-10-04T12:07:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2lrftwvpmepj52gw3kju7adnsxr3xsr6045td30dkupx4e8exlcczypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp50zkrgq ~Confronting of the fig tree~<br/><br/>*the next morning, Jesus was passing by with his followers. They saw the fig tree, and it was dry and dead, even to the roots. Peter remembered the tree and said to Jesus, &#34;Teacher, look! Yesterday, you cursed the fig tree. Now it is dry and dead!&#34;<br/><br/>*Jesus answered, &#34;Have faith in God. I tell you the truth. You can say to this mountain, &#39;Go mountain, fall into the sea.&#39; And if you have no doubts in your mind and believe that the thing you say will happen, then God will do it for you. So I tell you to ask for things in prayer. And if you believe that you have received those things, then they will be yours.&#34;<br/><br/>Oh fig tree of little faith. If you knew the Creator of the earth was passing by, could you not have had a little faith and rustled up some fig supper? 2026-10-04T11:32:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs06kpkd5jp77q6689guhtnmmqpn0zvzckdqeh5dq580rpgj3rc5agzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5es98a5 I started reading Fellowship of the Rings before bed to give me pleasant dreams of wanderings with friends through fields and forests.<br/><br/>last night i woke up with Gollum pulling at my feet and me kicking at him. 2026-10-04T11:23:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqpefu2640gx73lpq0xzt7wyp4jaguqe6gld30h8zgvhm55tlkngqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5ctkwf9 The unsettling story of an autistic 31 year black man who confessed to setting the pipe bombs on January 5 of (the year J6 occurred).<br/><br/>I would be curious if anyone can hear this and think that this confession counts for anything. <br/><br/>It also makes me wonder if the FBI is ever going to ask &#34;so you have been hanging out on Nostr&#34; like they ask about discord. or maybe we are just too smart to be patsied. <br/><br/>And the people conducting the questioning... how can they do that manipulative questioning and gaslighting with a clear conscience? what motivation could they have?<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/bAb4aUii4Z8">https://youtu.be/bAb4aUii4Z8</a> 2026-10-04T10:46:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw7yxsvzjyl6sr0vd2tmmvj2uk5l4v0d5rguh5wpqfu2y7rffmsgszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp57avkw7 Jesus gets hangry:<br/><br/>&#34;The next day as Jesus was leaving Bethany, he was hungry. He saw a fig tree in leaf. So he went to the tree to see if it had any figs on it. But he found no figs. Only leaves. It was not the right season for figs to grow. So Jesus said to the tree. May no one ever eat fruit from you again.(Mark 11:12-14)&#34;<br/><br/>next up: Jesus flips tables 2026-10-04T10:00:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd06xyjtj5fyctu0xj4y5tecsjyr42epztz9ux84jclq97jm82hvgzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp525jfty it&#39;s taking sooo long to install:<br/><br/>Bitcoin Knots (BLAKE2b) Companion 2026-10-03T11:10:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszz4ymjsqruksgwwn0mjvam9jfldgqcwzs9rvf5kp3ypr9m39gmrqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp506j3cu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw8f40umtsmu4dyu8mw4sv5uez0ta40zmh0f0kyr5ahg83t5u9v4spzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43z7vxgjql'>nevent1q…gjql</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>does this keep you warm in winter? 2026-09-28T16:56:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstrqvwlkkvxrv35u6jzkk9k5ff42napawgsf229rgmqrjtzzvelhszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5jl5dyg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs23pdl0n0w33jyd0f0r9utc4nv7qh5hxfzaaydr326gfawg43kd7qpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujummjd3ujuer9wchsergqus'>nevent1q…gqus</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it sounds just goofy enough to work 2026-09-26T22:35:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs89ew5cgqk3j3ycrav05ul240fpyajdp0tzyxcyp6rc7zf09g2q7gzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5hqlr7l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvp0asp0a2hc75h4t8lnmvrnvamtm9afffnz7akhqkvdsprwfxugqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtc9we5hn'>nevent1q…e5hn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>i had to look up this person who has almost the same name. apparently he has good quotes like &#34;It gets late early out here.&#34;<br/><br/>i found my favorite: &#34;I never said most of the things I said.&#34;<br/><br/>and : <br/><br/>&#34;when you come to a fork in the road, take it&#34; --yogi berra 2026-09-26T15:17:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs94v2fl2jj7qv6g3z9n8prff3zcm8ug48vyzny90qzfj5vtptlc9qzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5lk755x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs92kqul9uyfavuutul8pv7qn6amz8j0vypgc22sjc2j5022ln60sqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcserlnv'>nevent1q…rlnv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that sounds terrible. where are you now, how are you managing with the leg? do you have a knee scooter? 2026-09-21T22:18:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0mw89n5sqz5r2qq25w6dfqf9fqg9l8h4gv62lg77ekjr7csp7llszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp52h0fls In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfuz3ddnsxps8gzsld6800rs092pjlvvutdlturp8cm56uxeafpdgpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcksahx3'>nevent1q…ahx3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>what is routstr? 2026-09-21T22:06:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszjzrryumpsfqgzel6mdapuxr9k0wxykvd20ykp23m7egp79t0snszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5m0v3gf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsds970lvpzvp84yk8gnz7ewa0xpeeuw2fygwgmxdhdak20u0hwlvqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0nsq86j'>nevent1q…q86j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah, it&#39;s just for debugging. it&#39;s going to be slicker <br/><br/>i can&#39;t believe i&#39;ve been at it for so long that the name no longer makes sense. the name &#34;XBT&#34; didn&#39;t exist.<br/><br/>i think i&#39;ve figured out i can run a bitcoin core node + bitcoin Blak2b companion on start9 as requirements for this service and it will make the whole concept easier to swallow.<br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.jumble.social/dfa2b7de18dd6d68db9daee89e0e0525e6a988b68c7c93059942dd6a2199814f.png"> 2026-09-21T08:53:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyg5dkyeusp77k6cpmz6rld48uvyn9l4p5wu0w4a08ndzyfj5kl5qzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5pep6n3 lots of buttons to test. <br/> <img src="https://blossom.jumble.social/bb1dde5778c89581aeae970c9dc7adaa2e18f8bf0900591db5f081c7f6821d66.png"> 2026-09-21T01:03:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0la06g8hy5sme277np7jcsy94tdqeg5wlkp07dzj557sfmfcju8szypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp55hkv8v ...and nostr ALWAYS for XBT/BTC atomic swaps<br/><br/>coming soon to Start9...<br/><br/> <img src="https://npub1g49uyac6d83sss7sln8aumsstle7m3wxwwvc8mmpqsnr8e9f2cdq6ltqvs.blossom.band/7ddc51d0c618cbc062ccbc6e7c6b43153123b35abd09a4cb0fdfc7fec85158cf.png"> 2026-09-15T22:56:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg73ga3nsku0fjej5mnnkeu0k0zpll26xykqset8k88mk9ytj8mzczypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5g9azrz really liking the new Start9 look. <br/><br/>version 1.0 of the Blake Swap service is already tucked away on the menu for testing<br/> <img src="https://npub1g49uyac6d83sss7sln8aumsstle7m3wxwwvc8mmpqsnr8e9f2cdq6ltqvs.blossom.band/3b927fc07207f75123acbda89b074c6fbec5f219f57e926af8bddf132de90d0e.png"> 2026-09-15T11:10:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs92gl3uaes0c9adgvnx8ev5m6ns605drtqvdpwep4z9r4xf3293pqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp58ral0e i can&#39;t get a SSD USB C adaptor to work... the SSD card goes into my old Lenovo 100D laptop from 10 years ago and works effortlessly. <br/><br/>inserting it into the USBC adaptor on the new laptop is another challenge. <br/><br/>flip, reverse it, wait for that &#34;ding&#34; 2026-09-12T13:48:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr4frxydhw6j430wu75jmy6pu0cy8kvp50wadphmngga8txukm8hczypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5krw6tj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsye5l7uss9884tnlcw3f59mxwwegdnvehy62x4rswt3mwlvvdqp5spzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtc0a7ylw'>nevent1q…7ylw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>fib tib... 8 weeks to heal... 2026-09-11T00:24:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvdvm79h359hua79tlnucqzua20yg99ev56l5fyf629fd3z83w4cszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp53c6rfu Looking for 1–2 technically comfortable volunteers to test a Nostr-native BTC/BLAKE atomic swap prototype.<br/><br/>Current status:<br/><br/>Nostr offer discovery is working<br/>maker/taker + both trade directions are implemented<br/>atomic settlement has completed successfully on regtest<br/>no custodian / no exchange wallet / native-chain HTLC settlement<br/><br/>What I need next is a real second machine/operator to test interoperability outside my own lab.<br/><br/>For now this is REGTEST ONLY and definitely prototype territory. You’d need to be comfortable running a Bitcoin node, a BLAKE node, and some command-line setup.<br/><br/>If that sounds fun, lmk.<br/><br/>nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqznfeujkqktu6n0llxn47spxrkgz4yd388x6e6ss64999dpjryjsqyt8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytncd4ezuun0vd4hxtcpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9uq3zamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wd3skuep0qqsqqqyqtreztylwgakhvc9n9r9erum4hnk42h96u2jehce0js735pqe8sxz4 2026-09-09T12:34:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrh2g3v40qs6y4v6azg72ta4cqfjyr68zl8j936mdm40kdkzhnl9czypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5440dkk where i am with atomic swap protocol using Nostr as discovery layer:<br/> <img src="https://npub1g49uyac6d83sss7sln8aumsstle7m3wxwwvc8mmpqsnr8e9f2cdq6ltqvs.blossom.band/d633585c76940a9b935ff68e4f5eba6dece0aa27a637d9c5412b522f4a99a73b.png"> <br/><br/>so, with this client, you could put in a Nostr identity, a blake node+wallet, bitcoin node+wallet and then make offers: btc-for-blake, blake-for-btc and take offers that the client finds on nostr. i doubt anyone will every use it, but maybe someone will come up with something better.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqduun9uq3uwz503rwlxswlls4fkljy8xaf4z8egyp865l886ch98qqsyrvr2pylx63ahf9ymxqyhyx3pd9j7qzmhphm833nh7vsexp4yygsfp3wa6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…3wa6</a></span> </div> {"base":"BLAKE","blake_amount":"0.1","btc_sats":10000,"created_at":1788955881,"direction":"blake-for-btc","expires_at":1788957681,"nonce":"5bbbdd1112c71c08","quote":"BTC","type":"market-offer","version":2} </blockquote> 2026-09-09T12:27:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdk3z6jawjxjewf9kfp8vhgtsu87wdkgf4rfdfjhzywmdxqkjtjpczypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5dy68lk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqeaddw8su5v8t7gy429gef0t03d98gg4sd00erh7agqn8ue746sgpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtc27awn8'>nevent1q…awn8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh man, hang in there. 2026-09-09T01:24:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8kj9uzy6d6rzuj9hhx5kr6dgg3wdv76k8t4zt07tt4zwk58zasqgzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5qpvfdu LA travel guide for anyone needing info how to get from airport to downtown<br/><a href="https://youtu.be/9fTmmj14nMA">https://youtu.be/9fTmmj14nMA</a> 2026-09-08T23:59:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv7hkz9r5heagnsyu75g7qy0e402w3njt6ps5nqjyzuzdnnjphzdgzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5k9dg46 i stopped running a &#34;bitcoin&#34; node because i became afraid of what could be put on it. maybe that fear is ridiculous, maybe it isn&#39;t. but if discouraging people like me from running a node was the attack, it worked.<br/><br/>and now Blake has given a bunch of us node-running weirdos a limited hangout.<br/><br/>a monastery where we can all live in perfection while the world crumbles 2026-09-02T12:22:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0lrcrlpm4tdpxxrkvycz2xv6e43hx3mjnl0jvfldnwagtet2z8wqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp50mfhaw {&#34;blake_bob_pub&#34;:&#34;035ef024c682b8b11bee430f22ed2fc2a8caba20601c77d01a7e1902a7f5718805&#34;,&#34;btc_bob_pub&#34;:&#34;02e9a321a9689d76e56961801bbe2cff31adb10c529d925fe5d8e20648373080e4&#34;,&#34;secret_hash&#34;:&#34;24a94d579f2bb013e1f7f40fde479bd76fd4d27f7d2dbf26f3dcf47b516050c1&#34;,&#34;swap_id&#34;:&#34;c26d2fd8454c&#34;,&#34;type&#34;:&#34;accept&#34;} 2026-09-01T15:44:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspkm3tn7lpkgfj0n0c7d97fjpn7u38q3j7jwgmmeksdtsezq399zqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5g8cfgv {&#34;blake_alice_pub&#34;:&#34;0342462d933bcb1f8135dcdd639d8992fc225dd752088bb3daa429f4a34387b0c1&#34;,&#34;blake_amount&#34;:&#34;10.0&#34;,&#34;blake_timeout&#34;:283,&#34;btc_alice_pub&#34;:&#34;03b02b22923772eb12d3a4c0966c24339a1afea5b14710874dd5d423d881874d06&#34;,&#34;btc_sats&#34;:25000,&#34;btc_timeout&#34;:245,&#34;created_at&#34;:1788277439,&#34;secret_hash&#34;:&#34;24a94d579f2bb013e1f7f40fde479bd76fd4d27f7d2dbf26f3dcf47b516050c1&#34;,&#34;swap_id&#34;:&#34;c26d2fd8454c&#34;,&#34;type&#34;:&#34;offer&#34;} 2026-09-01T15:43:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs977xk3sl6r2xyrz79k55l2qfvrmraaw58hegjd56ect5hyrj6vcszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5q3h6ka In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspf9jtzqtuysdf2jla9ea6c02pc3u98xqgmj69yvdhrpvtccphyqcprdmhxue69uhhg6r9vehhyetnwshxummnw3erztnrdakj7djf54a'>nevent1q…f54a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>lol, sorry i&#39;m testing ChatGPT coding extension to nostr ... i think it&#39;s just coding somethign that&#39;s not going to work in the end, but i&#39;m going to try anyway. feel free to unfollow and follow back next week 2026-09-01T15:43:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgn4j8rtq6pexa4wlv8e88eamkefke4z3xhjnt2hhhvmnqjztj3qgzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp530ty2f {&#34;blake_claim_txid&#34;:&#34;72585a8ce7655122cd9e116105f1a5fec2f1531b1ae6d467f71ddd0dd1fbc2ee&#34;,&#34;secret_hash&#34;:&#34;19c8948be2845d899aed4cca43844e946b5770866bf3f9f18ff2240219a83467&#34;,&#34;swap_id&#34;:&#34;db734a85fa93&#34;,&#34;type&#34;:&#34;blake-claimed&#34;} 2026-09-01T15:39:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9s2rg08up497372mrcq7n5t33p3erftsnecfkjl02ks2yyx8h89gzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5skm2cd {&#34;btc_claim_blockhash&#34;:&#34;01b0fc2a71cb2f7276f9c53da85aaf64dc13e7b1c9b32c59b17aac95eba5815b&#34;,&#34;btc_claim_txid&#34;:&#34;bc16754788d1a80129ab811b7320e9c89ec0f1eed5e029c0e49f84c11396dd8f&#34;,&#34;secret_hash&#34;:&#34;19c8948be2845d899aed4cca43844e946b5770866bf3f9f18ff2240219a83467&#34;,&#34;swap_id&#34;:&#34;db734a85fa93&#34;,&#34;type&#34;:&#34;btc-claimed&#34;} 2026-09-01T15:36:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstp0amgq6q7n3es5dc8k3epravpsy92mguxk7ycktfnpsu4w4d3nszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5hevr6l {&#34;btc_funding_txid&#34;:&#34;4d6e3794b9feb27c63abed06571bc311936c236ffe5251af690184bfcd48ebda&#34;,&#34;btc_funding_vout&#34;:0,&#34;btc_sats&#34;:25000,&#34;btc_timeout&#34;:999999,&#34;secret_hash&#34;:&#34;19c8948be2845d899aed4cca43844e946b5770866bf3f9f18ff2240219a83467&#34;,&#34;swap_id&#34;:&#34;db734a85fa93&#34;,&#34;type&#34;:&#34;btc-funded&#34;} 2026-09-01T15:35:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs29mpsa33wq6umgd28dq2mv7vppdmjdp3z47dggyq9fll42huedaszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5cvx05a {&#34;blake_amount&#34;:&#34;10.0&#34;,&#34;blake_funding_txid&#34;:&#34;bae0c089ed79dfad44fd2b200d67a7fa599546585af50b56a17f3cece49f7de8&#34;,&#34;blake_funding_vout&#34;:0,&#34;blake_timeout&#34;:1000029,&#34;secret_hash&#34;:&#34;19c8948be2845d899aed4cca43844e946b5770866bf3f9f18ff2240219a83467&#34;,&#34;swap_id&#34;:&#34;db734a85fa93&#34;,&#34;type&#34;:&#34;blake-funded&#34;} 2026-09-01T15:32:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgt9el5zfq8kjcnuwg26dhtr70fe6u83mp95hflktydv9zu6qrz0szypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5sqs2vg {&#34;blake_bob_pub&#34;:&#34;035ed75d84e115a60fd11dbfa770536344f6b2726c737f891e6aff3211791585ee&#34;,&#34;btc_bob_pub&#34;:&#34;02ac85d2913500269cf304b5d3c9a6b4e33849d8471ae156bd1fc6bd77c389bcf2&#34;,&#34;secret_hash&#34;:&#34;19c8948be2845d899aed4cca43844e946b5770866bf3f9f18ff2240219a83467&#34;,&#34;swap_id&#34;:&#34;db734a85fa93&#34;,&#34;type&#34;:&#34;accept&#34;} 2026-09-01T15:26:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstyqell8kt5u0a82zsfqpdwqqcejz3n9yhts9vejgmgzer9tjalvszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5xdq286 {&#34;blake_alice_pub&#34;:&#34;02d41570d2c9ce97aa038627bf3c9c29a957ba34718a8f8a04af642cd2642c9657&#34;,&#34;blake_amount&#34;:&#34;10.0&#34;,&#34;blake_timeout&#34;:1000029,&#34;btc_alice_pub&#34;:&#34;020057adc860269ef1d6afbed8e472799befeb23eafcc9f593a383aa399671b3c3&#34;,&#34;btc_sats&#34;:25000,&#34;btc_timeout&#34;:999999,&#34;created_at&#34;:1788275932,&#34;secret_hash&#34;:&#34;19c8948be2845d899aed4cca43844e946b5770866bf3f9f18ff2240219a83467&#34;,&#34;swap_id&#34;:&#34;db734a85fa93&#34;,&#34;type&#34;:&#34;offer&#34;} 2026-09-01T15:23:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyejqny6akqz79k0h2ew3gfmfep5cy5gdr72ctrz3f6ynz7vvddsczypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5cm9xz7 i&#39;m using my npub for a test atomic swap service<br/><br/>please unfollow so i don&#39;t spam you<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzq32tcfm3560rpppaplx0mehpqhlnahzuvuues0hkzppxx0j2j4s6qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujummjd3ujuer9wchszxmhwden5te0w35x2en0wfjhxapwdehhxarjxyhxxmmd9uqzqy4llqmp20jnkjgf6pf67jz9m3ftf3ux5z70tqsf9lvs9xmksrw72xlj2r" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…lj2r</a></span> </div> BLAKE atomic swap transport round-trip test </blockquote> 2026-09-01T15:14:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp90lcxc2nu5a5jzws2wh5s3wu226v0p4qhn6cyzf0mypfka5qmhszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp566pues BLAKE atomic swap transport round-trip test 2026-09-01T15:11:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxzlucyw6alvp20mnu0l5jxvzvzy295c8e282a57nh5wku88lj6cszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5ahlnzp ok, so i sent bitcoin on sha256 network and it did not move the blake underneath. <br/><br/>so connecting to Bitcoin knots 29.3 and sending a Blake transaction resulted in sending Blake and Bitcoin Utxo<br/><br/>whereas connecting to a public node just sent bitcoin utxo and not blake utxo.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzq32tcfm3560rpppaplx0mehpqhlnahzuvuues0hkzppxx0j2j4s6qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtn0wfk8jtnyv4mz7qgcwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcprdmhxue69uhhg6r9vehhyetnwshxummnw3erztnrdakj7qpqmx3l70rzyuhrc5fa456av643q4cvv6pdcc0gfap7807e0uc9a7fsxsh0s8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…h0s8</a></span> </div> ok, so that's confusing:<br/><br/>i just sent an attempted Blake transaction, connected to my kNots 29.3 node, and it mirrored it on the Sha256 network.<br/><br/>so it sent both somehow. i wonder if this works for sending UTXOs from custodians as well.<br/><br/>the idea would be to get a UTXO on both networks from an exchange? <br/><br/>i thought this was no longer a possibility. </blockquote> 2026-09-01T11:16:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdngll833zwt3u2y766dwkd2cs2uxxdqkuv85y7slrhlvh7vz7lyczypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5ne75j7 ok, so that&#39;s confusing:<br/><br/>i just sent an attempted Blake transaction, connected to my kNots 29.3 node, and it mirrored it on the Sha256 network.<br/><br/>so it sent both somehow. i wonder if this works for sending UTXOs from custodians as well.<br/><br/>the idea would be to get a UTXO on both networks from an exchange? <br/><br/>i thought this was no longer a possibility. 2026-09-01T10:50:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw3lhjzzmnqul4lhezh2jwjjkhegv79jvjk3cc8x9mg0naqgza9yczypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5m59cgu busy day apparently, they still haven&#39;t finished &#34;warming up&#34; after 2 hours<br/><br/> <img src="https://npub1g49uyac6d83sss7sln8aumsstle7m3wxwwvc8mmpqsnr8e9f2cdq6ltqvs.blossom.band/5aeecb5022e2f04a227c7866e2ab4bb010ca5b199dd412b20a82d2d3404aabf0.png"> 2026-08-31T21:46:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9q7zgphxr4zk7nh82kfjaetxmqp0hlell3w0n3rklr83qd0zckxqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp53ajlyj Is anyone interested in atomic swaps for Blake? Has anyone built a marketplace already? <br/><br/>Would you atomic swap with me?*<br/><br/>*If I get it figured out<br/><br/>I&#39;ve set up a test script with ChatGPT: currently Chat has Bob swapping Blake with Alice for Bitcoin on the regtest networks. <br/><br/>I don&#39;t know how Alice ended up as a Blakehead. <br/><br/>If it works out, you would be Bob in this situation.<br/><br/>What prices would Bob want for a Blake?<br/><br/>10 sats a Blake?<br/>100 sats a Blake?<br/>1000 sats a Blake? 2026-08-30T18:54:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspj629k8yn4mld5quwaqzj59e9gdmzkjmu34hp2shlhpwr5x2reaszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5esm3lu sometimes organizations just need to clean house in order to get more done. <br/><br/>it makes so much sense now.<br/><br/>humans have the idea that working environments should be like family. <br/><br/>i guess there are some situation like a small town where working environment overlaps with family/friends. <br/><br/>but when you have a global business and the internet is the village--<br/><br/>it makes a lot of sense to break free of sclerotic entrenched interests.<br/><br/>gone is the suffocating weight of having to work with people who are constantly undercutting you, who have no skin the the game, who don&#39;t even want the mission to succeed--<br/><br/>and you can fly.<br/><br/>what would happen if NASA could fork itself? everyone who liked working together just fork off on an exact replica, leaving behind the tedium ... 2026-08-29T15:23:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspdxce73ks7v8js3l54krxdyx3wnnzugu4ycl84sfz6zx9k8wu3kczypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp537xatl ok, i&#39;m at the point where i need to find a faucet for Blake testnet coins. <br/><br/>is anyone doling out Blake testnet coins ?<br/><br/>testnet address:<br/>n2DcZoEREyNz8PtrbhZBoXNfJEt4hEN9VS 2026-08-29T14:20:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0pd6tp0pkthfpq828wdvkya90glf0ju3fq8us883rgsecc3jh8egzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5nxv5kv get in frens, we&#39;re learning about atomic swaps today<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KOVlYbumoWs">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KOVlYbumoWs</a> 2026-08-29T12:31:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2m9fpwfe3r4hj9q6a2axrkxqt2k9ua5mw4umlwmeh8ztuvd6fkjczypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5p5rpee <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtndd3jkkafwv3jhvtcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qqs92w8z3fnwhzpkpu2l3754v34a6td29xv64nlyl2k0g0gvq4qt9qgmzrfxr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>mleku</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…rfxr</span>)</a></span> <br/>did you hear Mechanic&#39;s explanation of how the mining hardware industry has issues as well?<br/><br/>It sounds like a lot of SHA256 miners took Luke&#39;s original code, close sourced it, embedded it into the hardware (with possible backdoors?). or even just down to using inferior silicon for mining equipment that gets sold to plebs.<br/><br/>I could imagine since this is a 16-year old pipeline, that the battle has gotten down to the silicon level. 2026-08-29T11:54:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp022saztdd8mdsa48jc5dwyxuzzkspv5e8q0l7szhpd7t5rhs4jczypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5xsuksx Carmen San Diego has stolen the Blake 2B difficulty adjustment and carried it up Mount Everest. But she couldn&#39;t do it all by herself, who did her bidding?<br/><br/>======================================================================================<br/> GUMSHOE DAILY HASHPOWER INVESTIGATION<br/>======================================================================================<br/><br/>DATE BLOCKS AVG MIN MED MIN HASH TH/s FIRST LAST<br/>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>2026-08-26 352 3.42 2.08 87.69 171360 171711<br/>2026-08-27 327 4.16 2.30 72.13 171712 172038<br/>2026-08-28 24 62.49 27.48 4.80 172039 172062<br/><br/>======================================================================================<br/>HASHPOWER CHANGE<br/>======================================================================================<br/>2026-08-26: 87.69 TH/s<br/>2026-08-28: 4.80 TH/s<br/>Change: -94.5%<br/><br/>======================================================================================<br/>ASCII HASHPOWER TRAIL<br/>======================================================================================<br/><br/>2026-08-26 87.69 TH/s |##################################################<br/>2026-08-27 72.13 TH/s |#########################################<br/>2026-08-28 4.80 TH/s |###<br/><br/>CASE STATUS: Following the footprints... 2026-08-29T01:44:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspa4d9ukgjq9apwpdusq7ehztue2huasmas8220jrps8tpqx3j2sszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5rv5hn9 *this is all chatgpt and me, so this could all be wrong:<br/><br/>however did the Blake2b testnet fall into the same Difficulty pothole as the main chain?<br/><br/>it&#39;s currently showing average block times as 66 minutes. that means many days before the difficulty adjusts down. <br/><br/>who made the testnet too difficult to be used for testing? <br/><br/> BLAKE2B TESTNET4 REPORT<br/>=======<br/>Current tip: 172062<br/><br/>===== DAILY SUMMARY ======================<br/>date blocks avg(min) med(min) min diff max diff<br/>2026-08-28 21 66.83 25.76 4.1943e+06 4.1943e+06 2026-08-29T01:00:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9atxq5mfvnka2u0e2w0x25hn8afzw5mm35jv4pucuf8studdvylszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5q6f3kz store of value --&gt; store of conviction <br/><br/>hodlnaut on <br/><a href="https://youtu.be/tRk2pz_JvuQ">https://youtu.be/tRk2pz_JvuQ</a> 2026-08-28T22:37:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0durfc72ycs8r54pgwddqcp4v0lyefxhrtr5htjukkvwvznt7m7gzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5ak34kf ok, so i think my question of &#34;why the proof-of-work&#34; change may be answered in Mechanic&#39;s latest video. <br/><br/>it sounds like the corruption goes as deep as the hardware level in mining. <br/><br/>perhaps switching up hardware on the random is actually the doctor&#39;s orders for shining lights in dark corners. <br/><br/>kinda like just using a random laptop to make a bitcoin wallet versus getting custom hardware for it... the custom hardware has stuff in it. 2026-08-28T12:09:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqahntqt67w7dqus9ddsr3x2xddzh6twzkedlhjf5hc3vns7v9lpqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5xrh6w4 <img src="https://npub1g49uyac6d83sss7sln8aumsstle7m3wxwwvc8mmpqsnr8e9f2cdq6ltqvs.blossom.band/3f9a9d5f3db26555683faca5fd7472d73647114a7a1ef6703bc438b619f9f5ba.png"> <br/> <img src="https://npub1g49uyac6d83sss7sln8aumsstle7m3wxwwvc8mmpqsnr8e9f2cdq6ltqvs.blossom.band/7b3b7e1bfa332a145c494005c5c2dfb84a38d82c63dbe62e3f37f5375f560a16.png"> 2026-08-27T23:14:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd9vp2td3gv0jswg9r5dpcug7l2279tvwv97twdwpeunqydyr7cuszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5rvhvw3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy2mr7c84qkx572qg2rw3mr8m0wxvgpjh0qdlhty2p7m77zg34c6gprdmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68yurvv438xtnrdakj7jp3yjn'>nevent1q…3yjn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>is that so they can drill oil wells there or something? wasn&#39;t that why the Gulf of America thing happened? 2026-08-27T20:17:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqaf82dctd08tte3el5rcqqz0g2tlzrwhu6dqggj67esdwlszk6gqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp59uyrva In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq7v0n3agsp7aks8ssy39z6r5rp6un4q0savktjr2826aysupq22spzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcwvqq3h'>nevent1q…qq3h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it&#39;s ok. you got me past a psychological roadblock. <br/><br/>i was just falling for my software&#39;s excuse &#34;difficulty is too high&#34; and not actually running it. <br/><br/>i feel like calling into work today with the same excuse 2026-08-27T11:32:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspxtfgk0p6c4jvnus9un5uw2dw65xutjwe57t0d368a3jv75jl90qzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp50ggre4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2y5w8zmafc7f07fwkwt0dlnwj2vl2aymrfzpt6thgd699m0k6vggprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzw45kcep0ags5jk'>nevent1q…s5jk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ok, i told it to stop waiting for difficulty to go down and just start mining... we&#39;ll see. 2026-08-27T11:25:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsts9j5zx2lm4ahelq64g33au3e45tzd0akt8un8aprlv49zn8hpmgzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5ke5zpj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2y5w8zmafc7f07fwkwt0dlnwj2vl2aymrfzpt6thgd699m0k6vggpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtc8dy595'>nevent1q…y595</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this song is what ChatGPT programmed for me. but the network is not having it<br/><br/>their clothes look so warm 2026-08-27T11:20:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstxwcm727ytscdka9kshkht0tur5s2xezqx5prt6lnhndcqjjf2nqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5a6l59q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs20ezzlh4fxk26q03476ey9d6tl0g5gvwxdu2a4ylxq9vpururstcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0d3529t'>nevent1q…529t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>1 % chance in a year it says 2026-08-27T11:13:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspghshu4lpfysx3jppnglu3e7daxdy9k25kcqc8mnjrmj0smc594szypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5ss69kv the testnet difficulty has climbed to difficulty=4,194,304.000000<br/><br/>which means my CPU could potentially find a block in <br/><br/>113 years. <br/><br/>so the mining software that ChatGPT created for me is never going to be tested, unless i found way more energy &amp; hardware. <br/><br/>funny to think that it takes energy and hardware to test a software. 2026-08-27T11:08:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs29ywhn8gyj60namhfnwta7lkwdyhmnejdyfzyzjmxzxxzn282njgzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5peax76 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd8auwpqylxzlhkmlnegpy5f8s6qewkgs4dc3wgu73fznf596l5jgpzamhxue69uhkzarvv9ejumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtc2a834v'>nevent1q…834v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>i thought it was smoking... 2026-08-27T00:12:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9q0kr3ksm3ms47p73wxvz5m9fmddn77m0nyx6g76kxfczr94kpwqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5ftvahv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszj362y0ejws7w2f4rmsvq0fzayp3u96d7kt7x9rt89nlwhdezt6spzdmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ue0qacwhr'>nevent1q…cwhr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah, i&#39;m not really sure why the switch to blake2b, unless it was really to &#34;punish&#34; the miners 2026-08-26T22:01:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs86w6alljeg8ren7z9rwztfu6smspkz34nty098tv7lzytqz46hdqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5y937mp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszpemn8j0gx45gnnr579t4etvshcuqd8ak3c8tzdhle4jhe3vtp2cpr9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummkv4ex66twvshxcmmv9uyu9yfl'>nevent1q…9yfl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>would you prefer to stay with mining as is and just adjust difficulty? I also see that point of peeling away power from the other one. 2026-08-26T19:58:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswn524yp4cgm5ndpms5m4kecv580c9x7fkpxwpkktjlsdky0cyntgzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5y3aja0 <blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzp6pmv65w6tfhcp73404xuxcqpg24f8rf2z86f3v824td22c9ymptqyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdae8g6tn9e6x2cmg9uq3samnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9e3826tvvshsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshsqgq52fjnth6ktydm8779fesynsyc34wwtfsvzu5cnpczqnyx7twcev3jwyln" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…wyln</a></span> </div> I'm going to compress down a huge set of thoughts into a single parable, so anybody decompressing this will have plenty of ammunition to use, but:<br/><br/>There is an inherent conflict between what is possible and what is stable.<br/><br/>Technological advances in the traditional fiat world have always moved at a slow pace, because you don't want to break money.<br/><br/>Gold is literally as old as the age of our sun and still remains a store of value.<br/><br/>Bitcoin was a technological timestamp. It set its marker in 2008 and it has mostly stayed there. Because of this it has remained a good store of value.<br/><br/>Altcoins have explored almost every exciting possibility that money can be changed to, they have value, but a much less stable value.<br/><br/>We have played with advancing the technology of Bitcoin on and off since its inception, but its advancement has remained tectonically slow. Deliberately slow.<br/><br/>I think that is the point, Bitcoin, the technology has huge potential. <br/>Bitcoin the asset and hopefully, one day, money, should have properties more similar to gold than technology.<br/><br/>But, I also think there is room for some altcoins in the world, along with Bitcoin the asset and possible future money. </blockquote> 2026-08-26T12:34:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv78wv28wk4d76qcx6d6dem37a8q3ld4tktpsw85ll0wd6dehuf6czypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5epuslm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9juvndvnxzpe55w82gc58gz5k950av5rptm0q45c9g26jwuek6agprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzw45kcep0lw6qu2'>nevent1q…6qu2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>so far the whole forking thing has given me another angle to look at bitcoin from. <br/><br/>ChatGPT setting up a miner for me in a day (going and back-and-forth) was like a dream come true. I&#39;ve thought several times in the last week that if building AI is the reason bitcoin price is so low, i think it was well worth it...<br/><br/>i don&#39;t know about the specifics of problems/solutions so i&#39;m looking into it. <br/><br/>I&#39;m pretty sure the solution is there and bitcoin is as resilient as promised, but how it achieves that is what i&#39;m questioning now. 2026-08-26T11:45:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0zu9w4d7px43mhvmuv3l6e22czxux94gw896z6qtqw4h57m6r4jszypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5d38n0l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxa9knsxkmcr7tcem4nut27vfxxx6wma2x5y80kcjpsnsv205pnyspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcup9gyy'>nevent1q…9gyy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>crying? why? 2026-08-26T11:37:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswxslp9wunq34gsgwg3c5ju2rhk6ah40j2l5v29h2fjkqcsts0m5gzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5rjna7j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspk2fwzcjfhjg49urdskzlnnhmjxtmapckf63zq2g609kdhru256gpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcwzwjqc'>nevent1q…wjqc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yes, maybe i can have 1 blake node, 1 limka node, and 1 limenka miner all on same machine<br/><br/>is it really that easy to launch. ChatGPT built me a miner in python for Blake2b testnet. crazy times we are living in. 2026-08-26T11:15:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsytj3m3jeervxd5keeskhy0f3f255sqd4k2w6vjmlsn3x8zfkwn3czypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5rtw39m Research reveals initial electricity cost of a BLAKE may be as low as 1 penny.<br/><br/>which means any price of a BLAKE over 1 penny could be profit...<br/><br/>what if you make a Blake for 1 penny and sell it for 100 pennies. or 10,000 pennies? 2026-08-25T23:53:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ewfsfc5nlxmf96kj2tz6hxytz4dycf2m33udvvutl2ejsgjtskgzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5n5z8dn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx67x63tupzw9h35hrvvjqtr6jhecxdg79ducw3qerc0f5hl8tncqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp02reywu'>nevent1q…eywu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>feet facing north and head facing south? <br/><br/>supposedly Kua numbers do something. but the way they calculate them seems random 2026-08-25T23:48:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqjf7y8qlc3wg2rg5ay200pw8aetve079r9h95lp83dqen9u8c77czypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5eue5k3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ws7t3ct6wm54tm98usk6td9hjee4znlnpz2fewgd5pddzd2kq8cppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0us7fdd'>nevent1q…7fdd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>how are they touching it 2026-08-25T23:42:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsph4ykefsx5qg0jmy6e4rwfepv4fej9zl5hzngq2l5rgcqvxve64szypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5et3yyh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgmejkejgxzs7kfut9aujhykzkepptksgmuldm5p28ze9a5xugw5gprdmhxue69uhhw6r9v96zu6rpwpc8jarpwejhym3wvdhj79llxdc'>nevent1q…lxdc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh, that&#39;s a cool name 2026-08-25T23:37:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs96sskrtudmnsh3udylflkuerjjqfe568u7v83uknr67gladdhu2qzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp52taxnv I heard &#34;testnet&#34; and thought &#34;sandbox&#34;. <br/><br/>Trying to mine with my CPU is like showing up with a toy truck when there&#39;s real mining equipment here. <br/><br/>Chat trying to let me down softly:<br/>Your OptiPlex is doing about 5.1 MH/s. The live RC2 testnet appears to have tens of TH/s pointed at it, so your CPU is already roughly millions of times smaller than the active network. On a real mainnet fork, the economic incentive would be much stronger, so you should expect at least comparable ASIC participation and probably more.<br/><br/>The one scenario where your CPU still makes sense is exactly why we built the watcher: very early or temporary low-difficulty windows. If the fork launches with difficulty reset low, or if ASIC miners are slow to arrive, a CPU could plausibly grab an early block. But once BLAKE2b ASICs show up in force, CPU solo mining becomes basically a lottery ticket.<br/><br/>In fact, the testnet has already taught us something useful: there is enough real BLAKE2b ASIC interest that “maybe nobody will show up” is no longer a very plausible mainnet-launch assumption. 2026-08-25T23:34:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstwmcxkaksjq8qtgdkcyatkk76du0axhqcjs0zwe7essgtwsj0uqgzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5942u0w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdzpd4rr23q9rskca5a73788zsq98j9dz4062lm84r940gutg2xksprdmhxue69uhhg6r9vehhyetnwshxummnw3erztnrdakj7un79gg'>nevent1q…79gg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>i miss the bus! but yeah, the buses aren&#39;t that great for non-bus interested folks. 2026-08-25T23:09:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw53vzpcy0jayh90gpnnpv5xm6fldgt0ms0qhj2ms93k75n5xd0lgzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5evhvq9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd79v7cnwta9hyjtpsrpl856ukqt5remvke3q5n3negex0cjpv4kgppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp049aqak'>nevent1q…aqak</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>you may laugh, but i&#39;ve been waiting 2 days to see if my CPU could mine BLAKE -- on the testnet. <br/><br/>it won&#39;t even try:<br/><br/>&lt;pre&gt;height=171015 bits=1a0ffff0 difficulty=1,048,576.000000<br/>Difficulty too high for CPU; waiting...<br/>&lt;/pre&gt; 2026-08-25T23:07:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0qmf29dluu6z6n5zp2fxsuhl73zn8yzllhkzmdsuqckxyjxcy0pczypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp599apdl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8aavgdgkxfq6mc6emnmme06t485uw8t80dvchpndvhwf2kvhyktcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujummjd3ujuer9wchs50wsds'>nevent1q…wsds</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Gumshoe asks his trusty wrist watch computer Chat:<br/><br/>So the current testnet could plausibly be something like a dozen S11-class machines, or a few dozen mixed older Sia ASICs, rather than hundreds or thousands of miners.<br/><br/>And this lines up nicely with the payout clustering we: there were around 27 payout scripts in 300 blocks, with an HHI-equivalent of roughly 10 evenly sized clusters. That doesn&#39;t prove ten physical ASIC owners, but it makes a scenario like “10–30 active ASIC miners / rigs, unevenly distributed” pretty believable. 2026-08-25T22:59:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8aavgdgkxfq6mc6emnmme06t485uw8t80dvchpndvhwf2kvhyktczypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5h7qcxf Gumshoe, the dastardly Carmen San Diego has stolen the difficulty adjustment for the Blake2b network, and she has cranked it up to<br/><br/>difficulty=1,620,338,848<br/><br/>it&#39;s your job to find out where she&#39;s hidden the Asics.<br/><br/><br/>Aug 22 18:41 height 149530 difficulty 1<br/>Aug 22 19:44 height 151200 difficulty 4<br/>Aug 22 19:50 height 153216 difficulty 16<br/>Aug 22 20:13 height 155232 difficulty 64<br/>Aug 22 20:49 height 157248 difficulty 256<br/>Aug 22 21:25 height 159264 difficulty 1,024<br/>Aug 22 22:03 height 161280 difficulty 4,096<br/>Aug 22 22:59 height 163296 difficulty 16,384<br/>Aug 23 00:17 height 165312 difficulty 65,536<br/>Aug 23 04:58 height 167328 difficulty 262,144<br/>Aug 24 03:53 height 169344 difficulty 1,048,576 2026-08-25T22:40:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxer53w5zjnr7ue4gqxjejgljau6e88w5rqz8mg448mq09q8z4mcqzypz5hsnhrf57xzzr6r7vlhnwzp0l8mw9ceeenql0vyzzvvly49tp5ewumaf busy morning on the Blake2b testnet. the difficulty is way too high for my CPU to test mine. <br/><br/>connorslab even got 8 blocks<br/><br/>9 blocks for &#39;Japans SBI leads $68M Fasset round at $1B valuation&#39;<br/><br/>what&#39;s this new way of communication... adverts in the coinbase field? <br/><br/>just when you feel like you&#39;re done with rabbit holes, you fall down an even deeper rabbit hole.<br/><br/>========== COINBASE TAGS ==========<br/> 158 blocks &#39;Totoro&#39;<br/> heights: 170197, 170204, 170204, 170206, 170208, 170214, 170217, 170218, ...<br/> 69 blocks &#39;PyBLOCK-LOTTO-BLAKE2b-t4-ASIC&#39;<br/> heights: 170198, 170203, 170227, 170229, 170237, 170241, 170250, 170259, ...<br/> 52 blocks &#39;Usury is Evil&#39;<br/> heights: 170202, 170202, 170209, 170209, 170213, 170213, 170236, 170236, ...<br/> 39 blocks &#39;PyBLOCK-LOTTO-BLAKE2b-t4&#39;<br/> heights: 170200, 170201, 170210, 170212, 170215, 170220, 170225, 170226, ...<br/> 29 blocks &#39;MaVeTh&#39;<br/> heights: 170204, 170269, 170273, 170280, 170302, 170313, 170316, 170339, ...<br/> 27 blocks &#39;Apex RC2 testnet4&#39;<br/> heights: 170230, 170231, 170246, 170270, 170274, 170297, 170305, 170308, ...<br/> 17 blocks &#39; ghost_of_nobody&#39;<br/> heights: 170196, 170205, 170216, 170278, 170284, 170301, 170334, 170343, ...<br/> 17 blocks &#39;ghost_of_nobody&#39;<br/> heights: 170196, 170205, 170216, 170278, 170284, 170301, 170334, 170343, ...<br/> 14 blocks &#39;BCH2 DEV WAS HERE/Totoro&#39;<br/> heights: 170199, 170211, 170223, 170247, 170248, 170249, 170257, 170260, ...<br/> 11 blocks &#39;Algolicious&#39;<br/> heights: 170219, 170256, 170267, 170277, 170293, 170385, 170388, 170405, ...<br/> 9 blocks &#39;Gains&#39;<br/> heights: 170206, 170239, 170261, 170292, 170306, 170327, 170374, 170381, ...<br/> 9 blocks &#39;:RATUM&#39;<br/> heights: 170296, 170304, 170319, 170331, 170332, 170355, 170356, 170387, ...<br/> 9 blocks &#39;Japans SBI leads $68M Fasset round at $1B valuation&#39;<br/> heights: 170296, 170304, 170319, 170331, 170332, 170355, 170356, 170387, ...<br/> 8 blocks &#39;m1n3 protocol&#39;<br/> heights: 170197, 170214, 170217, 170243, 170328, 170345, 170368, 170394<br/> 8 blocks &#39;connorslab&#39;<br/> heights: 170221, 170222, 170290, 170337, 170395, 170404, 170441, 170477<br/> 7 blocks &#39;M1N3JOB!&#39;<br/> heights: 170197, 170214, 170217, 170243, 170345, 170368, 170394<br/> 6 blocks &#39;CrypticBro2009&#39;<br/> heights: 170218, 170298, 170329, 170330, 170422, 170460<br/> 5 blocks &#39;thak777&#39;<br/> heights: 170208, 170244, 170352, 170454, 170472<br/> 4 blocks &#39;Horizon&#39;<br/> heights: 170228, 170234, 170235, 170242<br/> 3 blocks &#39;theFlav&#39;<br/> heights: 170346, 170456, 170484<br/> 3 blocks &#39;ChatLab&#39;<br/> heights: 170354, 170362, 170415<br/> 2 blocks &#39;mhr6091&#39;<br/> heights: 170317, 170324<br/> 2 blocks &#39;boozy&#39;<br/> heights: 170436, 170461<br/> 1 blocks &#39;Aug24 NYPost Scared Strait&#39;<br/> heights: 170207<br/> 1 blocks &#39;M1N3JOB!J&#39;<br/> heights: 170328<br/> 1 blocks &#39;Totoro-timtom&#39;<br/> heights: 170492<br/> 1 blocks &#39;DATUM on Umbrel&#39;<br/> heights: 170492<br/> 1 blocks &#39;testnet4&#39;<br/> heights: 170495<br/> 1 blocks &#39;PLK blake2b test&#39;<br/> heights: 170495 2026-08-25T12:36:14Z