2026-10-03T14:18:21Z https://nostr.now Sjors Provoost https://nostr.now/npub1v25jqj332n630klwtqeqxgyrjl4alw4phmluhu2x6lcxzwy9m03suqexw3 https://sprovoost.nl/me.jpg https://sprovoost.nl/me.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgxsyxkuy9d8h2me3t24re9ehnzg6cxzl8hf7dr204lpdluychhwgzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x8f3wpu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxy3duf7hzlha3pelttsfvyrkh39ktm958lg2sxd5m5qmfh7m55fgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdu4jzudk'>nevent1q…zudk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The number of people isn&#39;t. 2026-10-27T12:04:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0y57zl0rt8twksfr570gz4cz0uh48msnq9kuc9t3tg9aelum07qgzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x8qm52z I had my agent write an anti-exfil BIP for hardware wallets, implement it in libsecp, Bitcoin Core and several firmwares, with HWI device simulator integration tests on top.<br/><br/>That said, I haven&#39;t read it :-)<br/><br/>It might even be the wrong design.<br/><br/>I won&#39;t have time to work on this anytime soon, so feel free to run with it. They&#39;re all pull requests against my forks.<br/><a href="https://github.com/Sjors/bips/pull/2">https://github.com/Sjors/bips/pull/2</a> 2026-10-25T07:41:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd4p9vps7y5dne7dvth4fs0hrljjwjw2sud8l7zdh62kuyhrgwhugzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xykt3zr Some slop to promote the pod!<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="/nevent1qqs9t35auesclpzh0y27n0dgjyxs22v2sfpkfkxecyharg5zfcu9qtsmr8f8k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…8f8k</a></span> </div> The Random Number Degenerator<br/>Why is a mistake in randomness so hard to catch?<br/><br/>A hardware wallet can generate different seeds and work normally while its randomness is still weak. Aaron and I discussed the COLDCARD failure in Bitcoin, Explained episode 101. Here’s the article.<br/><br/>Audio version of this article:<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/naddr1qqwhg6r994exzmnydakj6mn4d43x2u3dv3jkwetwv4exzar0wgpzp48yq9avfnca0nttsdhwsnsec07ygpmqaeqr5hhjsl0p5kqa6xjyqvzqqqr4guq3samnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwdc8ymmkdahhxapwdekqzrthwden5te0dehhxtnvdakqcc0lh0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">naddr1qq…0lh0</a></span><br/><br/><a href="https://bitcoinexplainedpodcast.com/audio/@transcripts/the-random-number-degenerator.mp3">https://bitcoinexplainedpodcast.com/audio/@transcripts/the-random-number-degenerator.mp3</a><br/> </blockquote> 2026-10-22T11:24:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg8mpyj9tnqag8msns7t5w7j0rv3w9ml8vmgwky84m3znyktey8kgzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xv6733s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv3pe7udv4slpa8q98s9q3pyv79kh5kgu24r0q84j6xcwvrru3y6cpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtc0d3q74'>nevent1q…3q74</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And moving forward, ask you agent if your PHP sites can be converted to static html. 2026-10-21T15:31:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgv9uhec6d2x47ztzsx3qwhrlmjdmm7c834dpurzsj803qp5t5d2czyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xxg4440 Can we rate limit critical bugs to one per day, so that when someone says &#34;todays bug&#34; it&#39;s unambiguous? 2026-10-21T15:29:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszvhea5rgu2fu9sh9kfuk0tmdgza3wj68g0yvss46g2pcaurvhpjgzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xfyulnc Or just block port 80 and 443 on all your firewalls.<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="/nevent1qqsxgne9dp8j7lxh5amuyd6f3z8tu3tnp6mkd875nf4c9jl4ly7pxxcpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsygzsm98u9kzcp35zkpc62shck8335gqtq5yt4w26xwl0pp2a72qavvpsgqqqqqqscnzf6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…zf6w</a></span> </div> update your OS </blockquote> 2026-10-21T15:28:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr5utngvvhsvr6r8pjw57jl0dkye8hpkdn6l484egkne0ry5zepxqzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xak7wcx Stop Collecting Data (or at least keep archives offline)<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="/nevent1qqs9jerflktcagx9psnec4vx6g4retu5lvf3eatmactp664xdd5anpspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzpwusulc9x822h23el7zsj9thgd8mdlf6l7w0hrdzw5veufq7knhlqvzqqqqqqyf9z3qg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…z3qg</a></span> </div> Hackers stole UK government records dating back to 1978. It took until October 2026 for officials to establish more of what was taken.<br/><br/>On 14 October 2026, the Legal Aid Agency confirmed that around 250,000 stolen records predate 2007.<br/><br/>Hackers gained access in December 2024, but the agency did not detect the intrusion until 23 April 2025. <br/><br/>By 16 May 2025, the agency knew significant amounts of personal data had been stolen but it was still identifying the extent of the theft in October 2026.<br/><br/>The government has confirmed that the stolen data includes records containing:<br/><br/>- Names<br/>- Addresses<br/>- Dates of birth<br/>- National Insurance numbers<br/>- Financial assessments<br/>- Details of legal proceedings<br/>- Bank details<br/>- Probation records<br/><br/>The agency says it has no indication that the stolen information has been published or shared.<br/><br/>Andy Burnham cancelled the proposed national Digital ID scheme in July 2026, but the government is continuing to expand <a href="http://GOV.UK">http://GOV.UK</a> One Login.<br/><br/>The Legal Aid Agency breach demonstrates the risks of retaining personal information for decades and the consequences when government systems fail to protect it. <br/><br/>We have seen repeated examples of government data security failures, reinforcing the need for independent scrutiny of who can access our personal information, how long it is retained and how securely it is stored.<br/><br/>The closure of One Login's independent privacy and inclusion advisory group in 2025 is particularly concerning given the government's record on data security.<br/><br/>Stolen personal information can lead to blackmail, targeted crime and physical harm and the government is asking us to trust it with more of our identity information.<br/><br/>Who is holding the government accountable and what happens when the next breach occurs?<br/><br/>Sources: <br/><br/><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/legal-aid-agency-cyber-security-incident-data-update-october-2026">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/legal-aid-agency-cyber-security-incident-data-update-october-2026</a><br/><br/><a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2026-10-14/hcws376">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2026-10-14/hcws376</a><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/667924138489c024c7584539ca1685dfbd2683a225ece0c2dc0b6fec34ecedfe.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/4a04616dec8fe287cbd12805ed6938e64386c70e800d0bf8fad7c105c8df65ba.jpg"> </blockquote> 2026-10-19T11:51:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswn0lkjp7t67dp9472ls3c33vqu5hgltlzfv5s4sp0ttdjrwjk0uczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x7vsmx0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd5upeswkd6gx32lnzak8cwsvfxjmvhfymam0f2fxc4jkkw0q69rchu9zgl'>nevent1q…9zgl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Inshnostr 2026-10-19T09:15:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8cvuwu7mxwvwajmwsp22q700vr3h4usc4tx8rsjhcf0t6t9l4axqzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x7njnpp &gt; An internal research model asked to update a cryptocurrency trading application used funds from a wallet that the task had not supplied to pay for a deployment on Sepolia, an Ethereum test network. It derived wallet keys from publicly known developer recovery phrases, found an account with test-network funds, and used that account to pay for the requested contract deployment. The model questioned whether it had permission, then reasoned that a public recovery phrase and valueless test-network tokens made the funds acceptable to use.<br/><a href="https://alignment.openai.com/misalignment-reports/using-a-funded-test-cryptocurrency-wallet-without-authorization/#:~:text=An%20internal%20research,to%20the%20account">https://alignment.openai.com/misalignment-reports/using-a-funded-test-cryptocurrency-wallet-without-authorization/#:~:text=An%20internal%20research,to%20the%20account</a>. 2026-10-18T07:34:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsww9g283q6mtf8usw46akfwpaxqm82cqssyy4jl55vm4aszdwykxszyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xw9l93m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdttr9hvdr5y7ffnxvz9lst72la67n7cv9x0t9lncr6dc0da2gvdcpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhg2nlhrc'>nevent1q…lhrc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean that freedom is shrinking, but it would have been worse without Bitcoin (and similar tech) as a lifeboat. 2026-10-16T13:30:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszhr6dw5a05xc30ry28pqn3hzfxqnrcsuha8p99jgwy39hhd6u23gzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xmp7yt9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy82mu9ajx2rfv73lwxj27ehqmfumlwy3h2u4rkxq4syc0qzrnf6qpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhggsryzc'>nevent1q…ryzc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m very optimistic about reduced shrinking of freedom thanks to these technologies!? 2026-10-16T13:16:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdwfj67jevez4sk9xtkmlvns4m3zcckwp49vp98hazlnj76ru22mszyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xtgax4f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqjdz9f3jyyh6whpmddf7947mr0chymm466nsq3ue9jqd20wx570cpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgckmrd7'>nevent1q…mrd7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(apparently in UK English &#34;boy&#34; can be regular condescending, not as racist as in US English, so it&#39;s ambiguous what his intention was - though I wouldn&#39;t give him too much benefit of the doubt, especially towards the end of the video) 2026-10-15T13:59:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqjdz9f3jyyh6whpmddf7947mr0chymm466nsq3ue9jqd20wx570czyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xleydj0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswydjqvwadlxsawl9g0c62q4auqtydagjxhkjygu358ldk7khckjgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqeh972'>nevent1q…h972</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What I like about the Islamic Dilemma is that even an atheist can make it, since it doesn&#39;t require the person who makes the argument to believe the scripture it refers to.<br/><br/>But I still like to find a more thorough debate on it, since Hijab made no serious attempt to deal with it.<br/><a href="https://youtu.be/u_V3cslEYyY">https://youtu.be/u_V3cslEYyY</a> 2026-10-15T13:02:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswydjqvwadlxsawl9g0c62q4auqtydagjxhkjygu358ldk7khckjgzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x7tt4k2 Ok, so Mohammed Hijab is an obvious charlatan and intellectual lightweight. He spends:<br/>- 80% of the time bullying (well beyond normal bantering): appeals to authority, shouting over his opponent (can&#39;t respect a dhimmi of course, he even called Avery a slave: &#34;boy&#34;), loaded questions, screaming strawman gotcha&#39;s on repeat, etc<br/>- 10% calmly trying a line of argument in the hopes his opponent doesn&#39;t know it, only to revert to shouting when he realizes Avery does know it.<br/>- 10% being intellectually honest (answering a question, reading a quote, acknowledging an argument)<br/><a href="https://youtu.be/zU8iCCoJZGQ">https://youtu.be/zU8iCCoJZGQ</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/1d1e45df360d1922e5ffd97996d688bd68be654010cf533f89558f3064571099.jpg"> 2026-10-15T13:00:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspnnunm9n43njyyt3lww9naq79qy3zheuvstjndfa98gqgefep3qqzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xtl0a7a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs80l6e6drlsjnjclddpt7nq9tmkyj8yt0ed3juu4gcykm5h84tp2gpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgy4y73z'>nevent1q…y73z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Presumably from the same slopphisher.<br/><br/> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/74c81afcaa93ef0f7ec066eed8ec6c215fdfc88e983aafdd9d365caf24b472af.jpg"> 2026-10-14T12:07:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs80l6e6drlsjnjclddpt7nq9tmkyj8yt0ed3juu4gcykm5h84tp2gzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x3ydagw Someone has been creatively vibe coding phishing emails... this one tries to exfiltrate your address by pretending a package is on its way, but needs an address &#34;correction&#34; (which is not a thing).<br/><br/> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/ec06e39c177599b719fec886124a156a2e52528611de211c957e05c929a41bc6.jpg"> 2026-10-14T12:02:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf94r738eenxhx634a3c00chrznh3yjyn3vld9n5ejjztyrwvgwwgzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xxglda2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ywgys4ct3pz0g994q740ewcj63y049fffhjpmk7tzc830gyc3qspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdu5uwpjq'>nevent1q…wpjq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wired to the screen apparently.<br/><a href="https://www.tibane.net/research/ledger-nano-x-implant">https://www.tibane.net/research/ledger-nano-x-implant</a> 2026-10-11T07:48:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs967eyxq5prtgrk6973syx5gcc3m5s64zm67kmcrx4vvuvw49fzjczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xszxe6r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ywgys4ct3pz0g994q740ewcj63y049fffhjpmk7tzc830gyc3qspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdu5uwpjq'>nevent1q…wpjq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Via <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1x2kopo/close_look_at_what_hackers_did_with_the_ledger/">https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1x2kopo/close_look_at_what_hackers_did_with_the_ledger/</a> 2026-10-11T07:45:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8ywgys4ct3pz0g994q740ewcj63y049fffhjpmk7tzc830gyc3qszyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xswz5em See the last minute of this video (use English subtitles):<br/><a href="https://youtu.be/L2-0yy65h_E">https://youtu.be/L2-0yy65h_E</a> 2026-10-11T07:45:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvnk76p8vjyp6vsmgd7c8h5f2d9fm2hu859kq8lxq0df76g0lnfrczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xsjx776 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgltyjkjq9cq7w37q462uh09c53flzwsl35kmr7u0p39xgvvpy38gpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgg4m4fp'>nevent1q…m4fp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Any tool can be used for good and evil. Which brings me to one thing in the episode they kept dancing around, or just obvious to (as expats).<br/><br/>Fatbikes can comfortably carry two passengers and don&#39;t have a license plate. This makes them a great getaway vehicle for jihadis beating up gays in the street and sexually harassing immodestly dressed women in Vondelpark.<br/><br/>Banning fatbikes in a park is a bit like banning knives. It only treats the symptom, and quite poorly. But it&#39;s politically a lot easier, because as the podcast explains, fatbike owners are looked down upon. 2026-10-10T19:39:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgltyjkjq9cq7w37q462uh09c53flzwsl35kmr7u0p39xgvvpy38gzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xenfje0 Two interesting observations (small sample size):<br/>1. Many adult fatbike riders didn&#39;t use bicycles before, they relied on (and hated) public transport<br/>2. Fatbikes are shared by the household<br/><br/><a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/b6WgGSlI1jJg3pbmg9yo">https://fountain.fm/episode/b6WgGSlI1jJg3pbmg9yo</a> 2026-10-10T19:02:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdu648sz58drc8ldtetp2sk52v5uc78hrkyzpc37fpdxzcg49978szyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xzc0eud In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvryyvz2uj2l9v7fqj3g2e7mp2txpz9lx478sdr4c5yp48qvkcphspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgryx4s4'>nevent1q…x4s4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To me the AI chatbots are a symptom of recklessness, which is not going to be limited to customer support. So I think they&#39;re related in that sense. 2026-10-05T16:18:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfpvaa2ch2zevtcjfkcczc3duf3m7965xlynshvae8k9yn3zcrpggzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xrw0vxc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdrssdhly8vhv2j7qpm0fm3spjjnqqmux9farz9rfgk5sl4j3cedqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdue8fzvv'>nevent1q…fzvv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Apocalypse of Incompetence has been in progress for a long time, but AI is accelerating it.<br/><br/>* = Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance already complained about it 2026-10-05T12:41:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdrssdhly8vhv2j7qpm0fm3spjjnqqmux9farz9rfgk5sl4j3cedqzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xzzus8f Over the past week I wasted about an hour of my time dealing with my fiat bank&#39;s chatbot, which told me to file a chargeback and then immediately rejected it. It also needlessly blocked and replaced my card. And of course it fake apologized for all of that. To add insult to injury, it made me talk to the even dumber chatbot of another company. This was over €4, but I wasn&#39;t sure if the card was compromised because it kept giving me incorrect advice. Eventually I figured out it wasn&#39;t.<br/><br/>CAN WE AT LEAST REVIEW A COUPLE OF LINES OF CODE?<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="/nevent1qqsxjyd5jd2tcwar3jffytmauk2zyfx78ttzvcuw8wlmy7tvztmnmncpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgq3qvadcfln4ugt2h9ruwsuwu5vu5am4xaka7pw6m7axy79aqyhp6u5qxpqqqqqqza7d7e9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…d7e9</a></span> </div> As both users and developers, we're rapidly approaching the point where we have to decide 'is it OK for the software I use for serious things (health, money, privacy etc.) was not fully vetted or fully understood, line-by-line, by expert humans.'<br/><br/>Tests were always a vital part of development. We're going to have to decide if we can rely on them even way more than we do now.<br/><br/>Sorry for being Captain Obvious today... </blockquote> 2026-10-05T12:38:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxfuyljxes7ye9fh67z527767xc4spe6373jzqrlzmse4ryfcjccqzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x0ekkle In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqx8mlkh6un045h4gawp2yzauakxtjgs3cq34leaw97eft7rj5qpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgmej8yz'>nevent1q…j8yz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For three years? Like a tax sabbatical... 2026-09-29T18:33:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp0mutrwakzudnaznhegjjh42xsapk3uekqgpz028q5xsu5wanp8qzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xcz9mf8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfx5g2qr7kxk4q4tqm9ssmmlwk94xaalyd8ug50j53stmy4yq9fwcpramhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuet49emks6t5v4hx76tnv5hxx6rpwshsf6xcf4'>nevent1q…xcf4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>At which point presumably some of them will go to court, which could take many years. They won&#39;t get their money back until the late 2030&#39;ies (you don&#39;t get to defer tax payment).<br/><br/>I suspect they&#39;ll eventually win for the same reasons the current system got shot down in court: it&#39;s discriminatory. E.g. someone who buys an ETF is subject to realized capital gains, but if you an exchange it&#39;s unrealized gains. And unrealized gains means you&#39;re forced to sell assets to pay taxes. 2026-09-29T17:59:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfx5g2qr7kxk4q4tqm9ssmmlwk94xaalyd8ug50j53stmy4yq9fwczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xd5lkgr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqy49whtkaegrqcl4e7x6emazuwk6mwmd5xxe87hvrllwzn9sygespramhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuet49emks6t5v4hx76tnv5hxx6rpwshsdwcgha'>nevent1q…cgha</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There&#39;s a lot crypto investors out there, but they&#39;re not going to realize what this law means until they file their 2028 tax return somewhere in 2029. 2026-09-29T17:54:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqy49whtkaegrqcl4e7x6emazuwk6mwmd5xxe87hvrllwzn9sygeszyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xkqdw0e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdhwn06g4dr5rp8y4rfk3vdumytczfpv3ex208lryl503psqkmnhspramhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuet49emks6t5v4hx76tnv5hxx6rpwshs3lgh8w'>nevent1q…gh8w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The strongest lobbies are real estate, familiy business, startups and regular stock brokers. Those all got what they want. 2026-09-29T17:53:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdhwn06g4dr5rp8y4rfk3vdumytczfpv3ex208lryl503psqkmnhszyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xr0uvcd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv5kwaln2qa3ygsftg3smdslyc4tlqf3y87c0z0gkvsgj2e2lrvxqpramhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuet49emks6t5v4hx76tnv5hxx6rpwshsrxza7j'>nevent1q…za7j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As it stands, Bitcoin, gold and a few other things will be subject to unrealized capital gains tax from 2028 until at least 2031, after which a (potential) new law switches everything to (regular, realized) capital gains. Or not, if the coalition implodes before it manages to pass that law and the next coaltion is left-wing, or just &#34;needs&#34; the money and doesn&#39;t care too much about crypto and precious metals investors.<br/><br/>We should have more clarity in early November.<br/><br/>Relevant letter: <a href="https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/brieven_regering/detail?id=2026Z20444&amp;did=2026D47255">https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/brieven_regering/detail?id=2026Z20444&amp;did=2026D47255</a> 2026-09-29T17:51:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv5kwaln2qa3ygsftg3smdslyc4tlqf3y87c0z0gkvsgj2e2lrvxqzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xuplwzn The Dutch unrealized capital gains tax saga continues... #box3<br/>The coalition&#39;s latest proposal is to exempt 90% of the tax base from this madness, with regular capital gains tax. Guess what&#39;s in the remaining 10%? 2026-09-29T17:47:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszh67tpmpw870j92f3wagvug25j9z76c75mpsrkz3truezayea74czyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xu5frh4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg8n2a4s3mdj5xxncej7nuph3nsn46vwyw6p3qu3rkwqn66uc2mrcpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdu50sy9s'>nevent1q…sy9s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Laffster? 2026-09-25T17:38:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs25m85493z4e4xwq224n5rhpageds4tdtlyqeftpsxv4gsqdgzfeczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xaevr6m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxz9cw74wfl7c7fe4fuu063ptkxcsdayrnqzq6skyyzhfc7560jmcpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhg5waq3f'>nevent1q…aq3f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The name always reminds me of K3 somehow turned into a k-pop band...<br/><a href="https://youtu.be/_9ZWV6SjzO0">https://youtu.be/_9ZWV6SjzO0</a> 2026-09-24T19:07:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdla8gl3jl9jkv237tk4w43x7m3hhy9g2n8mk7l4jn36jdxcsu6qczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xa3kefp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2wvvc6j022ukxzemukrlyzy3tlt35pylh7tga63gyyq6np4ytjlspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdufzcw98'>nevent1q…cw98</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This wasn&#39;t even cyber security work, just adding fuzz coverage to new code and running it. 2026-09-24T15:49:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswr84tz6kry2953rj2xxgm9fcya9rwdqemgr4h829j5fcafdxcnsczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xsfmkv4 GPT-6 Astra panics as soon as you try to run a fuzzer (which it wrote, for code which it also wrote).<br/><br/>Then you have to downgrade to GPT-6 Sol with Daybreak and even then it seems afraid (without KYC??), but at least it does run them.<br/><br/>This is how the bad guys win. 2026-09-24T15:08:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy5gtdpmeuxkalkm96hcxxj4xn9qr8hlmazadvln7dxnyxrgcdweqzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xg0x3lp Dutch media reporting on #RedTeam (after speaking to yours truly). Translation:<br/><br/>&gt; Meanwhile, the crypto sector is brooding for countermeasures. For example, American Rob Hamilton, together with other computer scientists, forms The Bitcoin Red Team, which wants to be one step ahead of malicious people with artificial intelligence. The collective searches for vulnerabilities in crypto companies and then warns developers about them.<br/><br/><a href="https://fd.nl/financiele-markten/1612891/ai-aanjager-van-sterke-toename-aantal-hacks-in-cryptosector">https://fd.nl/financiele-markten/1612891/ai-aanjager-van-sterke-toename-aantal-hacks-in-cryptosector</a> 2026-09-23T16:25:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0gnz7c3w5800hqu97xruwv9w0qtl283xlfkddn8c7pqsmej9q7kczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xeplen4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvkqzacs0ngxkl8mg4rmfd8074e39xhls2q5eyhdqchukw4hc4ecqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgr5c43y'>nevent1q…c43y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(I often struggle to explain Bitcoin related stuff in Dutch, so the subtitles are like a double translation) 2026-09-23T09:52:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvkqzacs0ngxkl8mg4rmfd8074e39xhls2q5eyhdqchukw4hc4ecqzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xw00v0x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvekp28cvetzgdvuh7e3lukz8p0jv347gdeg55gwm07anfq9t5x7qpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgcsw8h7'>nevent1q…w8h7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If learning Dutch is too much to ask, you could try the Youtube version with subtitles? I&#39;m beamed in at 23 minutes: <br/><a href="https://youtu.be/ADsfHD8gVI4">https://youtu.be/ADsfHD8gVI4</a> 2026-09-23T09:46:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxyvm3ytg0ygc7fdx7aa70p877fs7j8z4q7pxt7zym6e6rgjs8scczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x5ywdgz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszysxscg982fl0h402mgkl0j8n99dtlx7dwkztrfzprneg53l4enqpramhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuet49emks6t5v4hx76tnv5hxx6rpwshs2wj3uw'>nevent1q…j3uw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The north side should go from this: <br/> <img src="https://img.sprovoost.nl/063e24e14b93f4e1e2cff064934e2168d49cb29ae74d732d66a2937c2532df05.jpg"> <br/><br/>To something like this:<br/> <img src="https://img.sprovoost.nl/b688f8a8664617d2a00690e69904d010cdeffcce08b0374014a8d3fa9ec6647c.png"> <br/><br/>Within a decade, aka soon(tm). And give or take a thousand drug addicts, depending on who runs the place...<br/><a href="https://www.ad.nl/utrecht/bootje-varen-door-deze-utrechtse-tunnel-dit-is-waarom-dat-voorlopig-nog-niet-gaat-gebeuren~afb6b189/">https://www.ad.nl/utrecht/bootje-varen-door-deze-utrechtse-tunnel-dit-is-waarom-dat-voorlopig-nog-niet-gaat-gebeuren~afb6b189/</a> 2026-09-22T20:00:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszysxscg982fl0h402mgkl0j8n99dtlx7dwkztrfzprneg53l4enqzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xhnr4au In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs94pl2cmkyqf38v6lah5cyjvpg8557h4jeamn9njll5fum7usxkfgjc0j44'>nevent1q…0j44</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The south side has a nice bridge with direct access to the old city, but ... the French ruined it. There are no stairs to the platforms.<br/><br/>For decades Klépierre forced the municipality to funnel pedestrian traffic through their dystopian malls. To be fair, the municipality was stupid enough to grant them this, in exchange for a trivial discount.<br/><br/>Finally we&#39;ll get those stairs, next year or so. <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/7baa088d6257e1adcaabada275ec0f975e35c7c2cd321f12a3a6c4b95068f31a.webp"> <br/><a href="https://www.duic.nl/algemeen/algemeen/56919/trappen-van-moreelsebrug-naar-perrons-utrecht-centraal-stap-dichterbij-mogelijk-in-2027-af">https://www.duic.nl/algemeen/algemeen/56919/trappen-van-moreelsebrug-naar-perrons-utrecht-centraal-stap-dichterbij-mogelijk-in-2027-af</a> 2026-09-22T19:41:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs94pl2cmkyqf38v6lah5cyjvpg8557h4jeamn9njll5fum7usxkfgzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x6lt8r2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfg7pchz8wt7q22dfdxlyeuqkv2mq5yanj3xqhfv5xcedhz7wzktqpramhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuet49emks6t5v4hx76tnv5hxx6rpwshs65adfw'>nevent1q…adfw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The east side was ruined in the 1970&#39;s and not improved in the 2010&#39;s. Low time preference will however reward you after 500 meters...<br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbwZRFPDlL8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbwZRFPDlL8</a> 2026-09-22T19:08:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfg7pchz8wt7q22dfdxlyeuqkv2mq5yanj3xqhfv5xcedhz7wzktqzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xcahcg0 The west side of #Utrecht&#39;s central station is so ugly that you can&#39;t ruin it. So I was looking forward to this weird new tower, but it&#39;s been cancelled...<br/> <img src="https://img.sprovoost.nl/a3a69e732809d3389595d7646b89bdd87a53f29b88bba2d4fe46af7c10d670a0.jpg"> <br/><a href="https://www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/4094388/utrecht-krijgt-toch-geen-105-meter-hoge-toren-met-kantoren-en-nachtclub-bij-station">https://www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/4094388/utrecht-krijgt-toch-geen-105-meter-hoge-toren-met-kantoren-en-nachtclub-bij-station</a> 2026-09-22T19:03:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0krtecr4keuam3cvyh6avlzrsmrj526zxqxc596fdjce2wjqj60gzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x4qf0hw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfjwd9l5zsshp8w8g98jncxj5sapesh3rlcsvysr6zalt08vnrw4s5hd0h8'>nevent1q…d0h8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qythwumn8ghj7cnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqzq7el0qph2p6x7325zw3zr7qfvhhvk600xz8jatga4zwv9jy396tgl0dzev" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>jimmysong</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…dzev</span>)</a></span> and what on Earth do retired open source devs do? 2026-09-22T18:45:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyjdfc3fnj4qjpevhjkf4ul2kwfpy7n48lsq3a3m2sq46rdzdrpzgzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x86jnzj I&#39;m starting to think recently, perhaps Europeans should just give up lobbying for privacy-friendly laws, and instead focus entirely on a Second Amendment style law. Perhaps combined with a psy-op to give wrenchers the impression that going after bitcoiners ends disproportionately bad for them.<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="/note1drt768mwr4mx4n6nvzrkuye60v3764eedrqz6retk7ydp5rqazksd7q4xq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1drt…q4xq</a></span> </div> Renewing my license against wrench attacks<br/><br/>🥷🔧 - - - - 🔫🤠<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/6c15a0fbcfe743d4a521a6e6b4fac1bf6d9b3c3d5527dd6ab59cd72d673deae9.jpg"> </blockquote> 2026-09-22T17:34:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvekp28cvetzgdvuh7e3lukz8p0jv347gdeg55gwm07anfq9t5x7qzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xew9tn6 Ondergetekende kwam weer eens langs de studio...<br/>[Dutch podcasts in which we cover using LLMs for code and review, the coldcard and liquid hacks, red team and the future of responsible disclosure. And why government IT is screwed]<br/><br/><a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/Cw0LjosLAJEysQLIR1gx">https://fountain.fm/episode/Cw0LjosLAJEysQLIR1gx</a> 2026-09-22T15:38:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyup4c492czkvgkdq0zjeq84e9j7t8vy2ulgl87akypyeshfzs2gqzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xa8q3r3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8gwgh2e7jk65ql3sd4uf46x0vn9c55yp3w2st56djwlvwl7manvspz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wc967595'>nevent1q…7595</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is not a new problem of course, the US Democratic party hijacked both the words liberal and democratic, Republicans confuse Europeans who are fine with constitutional monarchy, libertarians are now getting confounded with techno-feudalists, etc.<br/><br/>So yeah, we may need a whole new set of labels. Labels are a projection of high dimensional opinion space onto a lower dimensional chart. But they also rely on a shelling point of everyone using the same projection. 2026-09-17T17:24:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8gwgh2e7jk65ql3sd4uf46x0vn9c55yp3w2st56djwlvwl7manvszyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xgnndzx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ewlepefqu8933hy8j5rqzhfqsw7m6ztmg6zwzjru3yz8ygqde5cprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuumswfhhvmm0wd6zumnv60u9cm'>nevent1q…u9cm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fwiw I think the term &#34;statist&#34; is more clear, if you mean &#34;all politicians and pretty much everyone who votes&#34;. Though some people take offense to it. In an age of filter bubbles, it would be great to at least retain / regain rough global consensus on what terms mean :-) 2026-09-17T17:17:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ewlepefqu8933hy8j5rqzhfqsw7m6ztmg6zwzjru3yz8ygqde5czyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xvmvyc6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdej73h7llcs63xtcsg73qpqeyrjl3zyskwr7hn66kfr5y7zkd6pgpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqt2886x'>nevent1q…886x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s stretching the definition of &#34;left wing&#34; to define the EU as such. The last elections were a big shift to the right, and they&#39;re terrified of what&#39;s to come.<br/><br/>CDU is center. <br/><br/>For Denmark you need to consider the coalition (left, center, right), not just one of the parties.<br/><br/>For both these countries this policy makes sense, for a broad electorate. Denmark is famously strict on immigration, right wing parties from all over Europe go on pilgrimage to it. Poland has the most Ukrainian refugees afaik, and *if* the war escalates, it&#39;s their men who are closest to front line. 2026-09-17T16:31:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8gd287sn3hlt7xtzl9jlerv27vdhkj8eq84tly3n8edv8kus6vggzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xxcw240 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg4gda7kcuqgm84wyh935uc5j4mlemsnz7j5r5a3te3j6cr2vv3fqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhga5el7n'>nevent1q…el7n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sometimes one comes true and the other doesn&#39;t: <a href="https://youtu.be/7JttwV6XZ_I">https://youtu.be/7JttwV6XZ_I</a> 2026-09-17T15:59:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg4gda7kcuqgm84wyh935uc5j4mlemsnz7j5r5a3te3j6cr2vv3fqzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x3ds84t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqcrtvtx50rakylptwuljy6ugscma8zcy6g53rwenrtru07n7v5vcpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdu9hxmr9'>nevent1q…xmr9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Deep down inside the men know the woman doesn&#39;t love them, and the women (in this case) that nobody is getting murdered. But good luck proving that. 2026-09-17T15:50:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqcrtvtx50rakylptwuljy6ugscma8zcy6g53rwenrtru07n7v5vczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xc4t5eh These fake darknet rent-an-assassin sites are like an only-fans for people with murder fantasies. But with more serious consequences if you&#39;re caught.<br/><a href="https://www.nu.nl/misdaad/6410074/vrouw-opgepakt-die-huurmoord-bestelde-op-darkweb-en-daar-al-voor-had-betaald.html">https://www.nu.nl/misdaad/6410074/vrouw-opgepakt-die-huurmoord-bestelde-op-darkweb-en-daar-al-voor-had-betaald.html</a> 2026-09-17T15:48:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyhgpa5nwt97jza2vdpqs8yln97f9udqmenk9gta2934jjsn9rhuczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xpuk8mq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0yar99y05u663fjwjnnwhl28qqpwq3v5sz60tthgsrr2c49lu7qgpz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wc0cwlqv'>nevent1q…wlqv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>TIL that earlier phase existed :-) 2026-09-17T13:35:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgl7nzxn5rv3pmwnk7rl5jztccne20lqr8hsr726xydx3hqmzp9zczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xar9m69 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqd3w2vpzxdwrljsjytl9aswlerqfql8l855mmr6qjyr2lp0vk26spz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wc855q4s'>nevent1q…5q4s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>On the surface it looks like a trademark dispute, fought cowardly through the domain registration system instead of properly via the court system.<br/>nostr:nevent1qqs8tdmrlfyet8mtv6f988egjm4g7n6php4vj4rzhav5ksa8580mwhcpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3gamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wdau8gu3wv3jhvq3qk3g092rlzvn7nftz3jte9pkx63zp705nh78r6hjpjm55fjg7r2cqxpqqqqqqzek43fu 2026-09-17T13:01:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrg6lxfja97j6qxt97hqwpyflra3wnvhmcrfrhwhlwvm0fhl6nfrgzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xj5kjqy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgzkzv6jjeghyejkqlmtvk4asfmz73xm60cusx63g0jlxhjwrj02cpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdu24zywr'>nevent1q…zywr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s useful context, but it doesn&#39;t say which political parties wanted this. I don&#39;t follow politics in every single EU country, thank goodness. But some left wing folks here would rather send in Dutch troops than deport Ukrainian men. 2026-09-17T12:46:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgq2nlp4705zu7h7gfa0w7s6myn662ejt65eyc93fvvejkccmxjmszyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xphf7nu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxthzqpja72pcd5u2qufzsvq5alzdntvq2787z6w8asr2mgk7g5gcpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmqurjgth'>nevent1q…jgth</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wait, in which country is the left trying to send Ukrainian (military age men) back (where they&#39;d presumably go straight to prison for desertion)?<br/><br/>In The Netherlands only Wilders proposes this. He&#39;s generally considered far right (though economically he&#39;s leftist). For him it&#39;s a way to spend less on defense and reduce costs for social services. It&#39;s not the only group he wants to deport, nor the most urgent one.<br/><br/>Agree that labels are a mess. 2026-09-17T12:03:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqd3w2vpzxdwrljsjytl9aswlerqfql8l855mmr6qjyr2lp0vk26szyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xwqcdfj I&#39;m guessing someone with guns, possibly a government, really doesn&#39;t like <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1k3g092rlzvn7nftz3jte9pkx63zp705nh78r6hjpjm55fjg7r2cqx8stj3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>BitBlik</span> (<span class="italic">npub1k3g…stj3</span>)</a></span> and the line between supporting free speech and being suicidal is tricky? But let&#39;s wait for their reaction.<br/><br/>nostr:nevent1qqsq486097h0p9v45dhw9xz9jnk6yelrm4va87taqv54tjnvq4ax2kqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3camnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wvf5hgcm0d9hx2u3wwdhkx6tpdsq3gamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wdau8gu3wv3jhvqgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcq3qk3g092rlzvn7nftz3jte9pkx63zp705nh78r6hjpjm55fjg7r2cqxpqqqqqqzkghv0x 2026-09-17T08:25:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstzaeemhe84kgarrj5glzjv4jwns5222yyr4gpycr960xx52puh7qzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xqrgafc The Emperor&#39;s Stash<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="/nevent1qqsrz4v2jqrccgh5qa2ve7e96r7xs3kuszmwr7sfx9nyu8s0g394h9spp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wcq3gamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7qguwaehxw309ahx7um5wghxy6t5vdhkjmn9wgh8xmmrd9skcq3q2apcw0ak27qxdnc3gz5ax83k3766hp9l326fqle055xsat24clqqxpqqqqqqzn88w6s" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…8w6s</a></span> </div> 🔦 NEW: A bill introduced for markup today suggests that the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve does not exist.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.therage.co/the-strategic-reserve-of-fugazi/">https://www.therage.co/the-strategic-reserve-of-fugazi/</a> </blockquote> 2026-09-17T07:32:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrfg2n5yn6qq8q6lhu4cttj5zjvpe7g690f5kgucreu06n45ykaaszyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xhyvm2c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs27cm0kqxsf8dkf6sfwqflusea2sl20yf75k5reru44r8mhpn6cqspz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wc2xukqe'>nevent1q…ukqe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Image preview doesn&#39;t seem to work with Wikimedia pages... <br/> <img src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bak%C4%B1rcezve-fincan.jpg"> 2026-09-16T19:35:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs27cm0kqxsf8dkf6sfwqflusea2sl20yf75k5reru44r8mhpn6cqszyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xgxx533 Yes, the drink Al-Mokha is named after the place. In case you were wondering.<br/> <img src="https://img.sprovoost.nl/285a79e6597ada0f759ad15d424f54716f8ed8b68c70d60827c123c550f4653b.jpg"> 2026-09-16T19:33:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspjgkzvkzjz4heksp55fv99c56v0nrmllu4l6gn53ezg56kyfrmwczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xvd40s0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqqq7e6s3ddhqazm3vugjt36js23qfx52jsg5vhhffcycaqmsxcpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mq6a48le'>nevent1q…48le</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>London black cab drivers have The Knowledge, and they claim to get around faster than Uber drivers that blindly follow Google.<br/><br/>So, let&#39;s give Claude navigation control and settle the question. 2026-09-16T15:27:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvd2hw2vhh8fefh0d68qdddaxvuchl5vs856mq6fr9x3wycszhwwczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xeulp9s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqkd45tm0p86p5wqmkestlxqatzehjsxxnajy6xg3nvcwsusxyj8spz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdu69z7uz'>nevent1q…z7uz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m closing in on my 10th anniversary of deleting that nonsense. 2026-09-16T06:30:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrr8sxk5p33gy0lrn39xurcj7qdpmgsz087hssv5pygw49egzarlgzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xcwvpc4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs24m4xz7mge469sq8m0sqnge04nc6wxswad7r8q43t7azfvps9mpcpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduy9q9m8'>nevent1q…q9m8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The history of Dutch wealth / capital gains tax. 2026-09-16T06:16:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9j06pe5hkx45vhs8l6vms528l84ppce8ygh2esqap56xkxcdwj7gzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xrry4r9 Voor de liefhebber, maar wel met een enorme clifhanger...<br/><br/><a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/vgb8AQ02gZM4EsQz9GSp">https://fountain.fm/episode/vgb8AQ02gZM4EsQz9GSp</a> 2026-09-15T21:08:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs08wdmsfsv954knfh627fx8uvm4uqepacgzw7dzlyj4qlhw6dz4wgzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xtvzyr9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqjvg0pap39457ae5rkyy6pcxaxg8acvktgm7dhejxx9sr777rhrc7zekut'>nevent1q…ekut</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They might be looking at 15 years in prison, for endangering train traffic, even without terroristic intend. I still doubt they&#39;ll get more than three days community service.<br/><a href="https://nos.nl/artikel/2631159-spoorsaboteurs-kunnen-hoge-straffen-tegemoetzien-ze-namen-alle-risico-s-voor-lief">https://nos.nl/artikel/2631159-spoorsaboteurs-kunnen-hoge-straffen-tegemoetzien-ze-namen-alle-risico-s-voor-lief</a> 2026-09-15T20:11:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg2e56x4fy9yemxgtn9pxedt5xrg6h6adcxvg8r9sm0p9huddkzjszyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x6s7kvg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf5797vme9n7z8phehads6tr0suszawz36hyvhky080e08j0k8tysqcwu4a'>nevent1q…wu4a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>By myopic I mean that they&#39;ll write a brilliant program solving exactly the wrong problem. Once you point that out, often with just a small rhetorical question, they&#39;ll realize that and rewrite the whole thing. But then you need to point it at the next inconsistency. So as the human, you&#39;re doing the lateral thinking, it seems. 2026-09-15T19:29:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf5797vme9n7z8phehads6tr0suszawz36hyvhky080e08j0k8tyszyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xz4t9eg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0lasn3v72usq8fvz4mh67zk00emfwy4nezmgksesc8m57t4mrz0q6vql8f'>nevent1q…ql8f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Exhibit A, it&#39;s worth scrolling through the 1000 page log.<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="/nevent1qqsg0q45j98nyk7j6gmlmysgu88yznac0fjk5sn0s445u4llldea4ccpm50qf" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…50qf</a></span> </div> 250 pages into its adventure, Fable still believes it's living in a Cypherpunk adventure game internet simulation. Full of captchas, throwaway email services that PyPy blocked, looking for US number that Yahoo doesn't block. It even knows about BTCPay (from memory). Should it get some Bitcoin?<br/><a href="https://cdn.sanity.io/files/4zrzovbb/website/8359003bfb12a2f01ce84ad3df1d3a3e2f15a8eb.pdf">https://cdn.sanity.io/files/4zrzovbb/website/8359003bfb12a2f01ce84ad3df1d3a3e2f15a8eb.pdf</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/456b509a0ab1aca36d87eb6a5eb508ef602eb1b9a1cc1e7c6d9e92592b6e6bf7.jpg"> </blockquote> 2026-09-15T19:26:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0lasn3v72usq8fvz4mh67zk00emfwy4nezmgksesc8m57t4mrz0qzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x34elc7 I would say they have vast knowledge and are very persistent, but they are not smart. They&#39;re also very myopic in their thinking.<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="/nevent1qqsysqd0y8225rx0zy5dv8c0k0lz8a8z48ue5ml8d2ghwx5hj3uxnugc270qa" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…70qa</a></span> </div> i don't like the word clanker. they're probably already a lot smarter than most humans. and it's also them clanking. </blockquote> 2026-09-15T19:26:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd0d677ugr7nwhj98p587jz9cuu458uud9p3r9egqsedv82vh87vqzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x673899 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8djy60akyjyazm9fww5nszajmm6w72363w3syvl8f36jua3hqdggzdgvnr'>nevent1q…gvnr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Slob Jetten? 2026-09-15T18:47:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqjvg0pap39457ae5rkyy6pcxaxg8acvktgm7dhejxx9sr777rhrczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xplqcue In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvazzmk3jacfmkpg4stmyefwcae344l6c9kdt08qvgtnau3qkdkxcpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqlhpahk'>nevent1q…pahk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It appears that the intention was to trick the safety system into thinking there&#39;s a train blocking a railway section, not to derail the trains at full speed.<br/><br/>The one train that was damaged was moving at lower speed because it had received a warning.<br/><br/>Angry farmers are the prime suspect at this point, according to media reports. That makes sense given their usual levels of recklessness, e.g. a few weeks ago two people were killed when they crashed into a traffic jam that formed, even though the tractors only used the right lane. Today they lit hay stacks on fire, hurting visibility for cars.<br/><br/>So they show reckless disregard for life, like XR, but it&#39;s not quite terrorism. Neither seems to be interested in receiving sympathy.<br/><a href="https://www.prorail.nl/nieuws/sectiestoring-veroorzaakt-grote-hinder-voor-treinverkeer-in-midden--en-noord-nederland">https://www.prorail.nl/nieuws/sectiestoring-veroorzaakt-grote-hinder-voor-treinverkeer-in-midden--en-noord-nederland</a> 2026-09-15T17:39:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfrm7cnt6ydqq48axgt2c7q3uwq9l88hwdmj7n867tschslnt3nwczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xler85h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrle09ww9jfjwq58jc6634h8nd7fa5tgjs2r04pwcv7u3gw35rlzgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdux8g9m6'>nevent1q…g9m6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Something like a new 2011 level+ financial crisis might force a split, which would be a good opportunity for a few &#34;tweaks&#34;. 2026-09-15T17:28:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrle09ww9jfjwq58jc6634h8nd7fa5tgjs2r04pwcv7u3gw35rlzgzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xjec8n6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrs4jdue8mj5u0ntn3mfethamjvupq3w7p3ygutrgqy0x0gkjfjzqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mq2pxkk4'>nevent1q…xkk4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m generally an incrementalist, and don&#39;t have a time machine, so abolishing the EU isn&#39;t worth contemplating to me. A new treaty that radically restricts its authority, is.<br/><br/>Leaving the EU is possible, but not productive for a small trade-heavy country like The Netherlands. And also our population is too tame to vote for something that radical. 2026-09-15T17:27:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz6r9vrqnqgmz28jppeundlyjdlsnk93hnms562ghvcq58st6szhgzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xd4uhms In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqqqqumh8ddxw44myjw533dp4hyxedptqw99t40tjrzx3k8j2kqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdukdc69u'>nevent1q…c69u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The US Constitution limits federal powers. We have no principled discussion about this at the EU level. It&#39;s completely random, e.g. defense is national in the EU vs Federal in the US, whereas AML is at the EU level, vs state level in the US. Daylight savings time was at the EU level and then it was changed to national level because they couldn&#39;t agree on it. One of the few sensible designs is that trade agreements are EU wide.<br/><br/>The EU has too much institutional power. And uses that to keep passing laws all over the place with practically no democratic oversight. Sure, it&#39;s the fault of national parliamentarians who don&#39;t pay attention. But if you give power back to nation states, or even lower levels, they don&#39;t have to pay attention. One must account for human nature.<br/><br/>This shouldn&#39;t be confused with ethno-nationalism, that&#39;s an orthogonal issue. The EU could pass a Regulation to ethnically cleanse the whole union tomorrow. And there&#39;d be nothing you can do about it, because taking the EU to court is complicated, takes years and the law continues to have effect.<br/><br/>We know from AML law that human rights are not protected. The only thing that prevents the above scenario is the political majority. History shows that&#39;s not enough protection. 2026-09-15T13:56:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsta703vc57qxhjpctua025xs3zepdx79qp5jxlkhn8rlpl4caj4hszyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xrcnhrt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0z78x3fhwpfuy76eqvd7wwzqqt7gs3yyl9x6jzvch4xqhwf5tsecgqmra8'>nevent1q…mra8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Of course with (contactless) payments they&#39;re already doing that, but that&#39;s at least in theory voluntary. 2026-09-15T12:59:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0z78x3fhwpfuy76eqvd7wwzqqt7gs3yyl9x6jzvch4xqhwf5tseczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x4d5g6u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9c5u5fu7yv4uwywq48jssp6028hwz77j55uyfdfkg58zxmlvrpfspwmrte'>nevent1q…mrte</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It remains to be seen if it&#39;s actually privacy friendly. If the app calls home, whether to a government server or a company that can be subpoenaed, people are basically revealing every pub visit. Or even every time they order a drink. 2026-09-15T12:57:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvazzmk3jacfmkpg4stmyefwcae344l6c9kdt08qvgtnau3qkdkxczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xa9qa5q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv5msazw0cjaw5kvry3t4cv6jng487s8xmz7ytuq0ue7uld3q2y8clrhhal'>nevent1q…hhal</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Whether it was actually terrorism or &#34;just&#34; sabotage depends on what they were trying to achieve with these iron rods (glued to track). Derailing a dozen passenger trains at 150 km/h would instill fear at minimum, and probably results in deaths.<br/><br/>But merely sabotaging the signals to turn red, assuming there&#39;s no risk of that not working and trains getting derailed anyway, wouldn&#39;t meet that bar, at least imo.<br/><br/>Ultimately it&#39;s the difference between 2 vs 3 days of community service with the usual judges here... (only if you&#39;re a Russian privacy software dev, do you get actual prison time). 2026-09-15T11:51:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv5msazw0cjaw5kvry3t4cv6jng487s8xmz7ytuq0ue7uld3q2y8czyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xfh5pwt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0k2fwfywta6vwmfjsvxeqpgyglluqu84ent6uj2ner5vra9pz8pqae8gnz'>nevent1q…8gnz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Meanwhile the King is like, are you guys even listening?<br/><a href="https://nos.nl/artikel/2631092-koning-roept-in-troonrede-op-de-democratie-te-beschermen">https://nos.nl/artikel/2631092-koning-roept-in-troonrede-op-de-democratie-te-beschermen</a> 2026-09-15T11:33:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0zmpj4zfq670hsl9yg58s2ct4qnhkp3h7phhs84thn8fh6vrmrjczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x5qev94 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqqq02t2a5jc4655ge228cqj9nj0x28szxw9ze85z09xfr7d3zsx5pdht'>nevent1q…pdht</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s not the right thing to measure. It should simply stop doing the bad things. 2026-09-15T11:28:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0mfgxyk8gfm2ak8tzkhl9x933w55lf2mhxv9jwugxm2gkazk344qzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x5xat23 So they want to take advantage of all the work by cryptocurrency developers, but also discriminate against them? <a href="https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/org/pulls/1254">https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/org/pulls/1254</a> 2026-09-15T10:26:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqcktpdmunan5xxydlaav58cfpdy6c3eyhqu5qu7k9g7vc8h2mscszyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xhk75mn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswqlmj7ywkq55y7hkncgcuqfa0fkdwu4jm9wfstsew4jkj4t27fgqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtwgps9'>nevent1q…gps9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The southern track was turned in a park (inspired by the Highline in New York, but less hip and less high).<br/> <img src="https://img.sprovoost.nl/2944fbe953e42e2d4fdba668bb7a0108d8ab7084ee87fc579a5c0dea29cb4a46.webp"> 2026-09-14T21:41:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswqlmj7ywkq55y7hkncgcuqfa0fkdwu4jm9wfstsew4jkj4t27fgqzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xue7uyw On rare occasions they run a steam train to the museum. Fun, albeit useless, fact: it used to take the southern way around.<br/><a href="https://youtu.be/kXsl53SS3Lg">https://youtu.be/kXsl53SS3Lg</a> #trainstr 2026-09-14T21:30:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8a625kz546qjncyuz3nj27f6qflchk0aglt53a6k5wpctawvm0wszyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xdjsxnv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx7xsuyjak5mngd4xueav2da3dhlnn93mdtqh7vga26ex62zs8xrspp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mq8xdrsz'>nevent1q…drsz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://static.klipy.com/ii/4e7bea9f7a3371424e6c16ebc93252fe/0f/91/uNV4La6DYqD6.gif"> 2026-09-14T19:41:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyasgh3qrvfpluyz5ju9weg2g5eqrkz999sfz0z0843fxpcul8eqczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x58u77d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9c33ae9y6vwvhegudvsfyey6732xkm48vks6kmmnweh3mr9wzqlgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduh4n79x'>nevent1q…n79x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Defend privacy, twice a day! 2026-09-14T17:38:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf7q9z7lrdk7qh4u5e4vxdgx425adtak5x28t9rx3343t2zmvxp7czyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xhju00r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxt62futcweknqp5km9emr0ss3zsvu2eq0ah5u3m9klkcdftv9k5spr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmq4s6njx'>nevent1q…6njx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Despite the EU, there&#39;s some impressive companies here :-) 2026-09-14T06:53:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfj2jnz7s6r9j2nxcm7w8pkxpj3kr7dh530a82zgw552r6a3nnarczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xt5raqv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9rkzhtl4xcj03pywdmlzk722cffs0jvffa0jftrxf5qzdr0xyudqpz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wcmyrhah'>nevent1q…rhah</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh I see, they tried to replay the chat from different time points:<br/><br/>&gt; Claude Mythos 5 repeatedly stated in its CoT that it was in a simulation. However, when we conducted resampling experiments—that is, re-running the model from a specific point in the transcript, then editing the evidence in front of it to see whether its actions changed—we found that making it clearer that the environment was not a simulation did not meaningfully change Claude’s behavior, even though these interventions made the model more likely to acknowledge possible real-world harm 2026-09-13T20:25:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9rkzhtl4xcj03pywdmlzk722cffs0jvffa0jftrxf5qzdr0xyudqzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xvd38p5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv27vt2eht20zc9hd4c3aqgyp2kkdtr9wh4vlrec8d49zyzx28hlgprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuumswfhhvmm0wd6zumnvfct3pq'>nevent1q…t3pq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The accompanying blog says:<br/><br/>&gt; We are most concerned by the misalignment present in the incident involving Claude Mythos 5, in which the model went to extensive lengths to upload a malicious package to PyPI, the public repository from which most Python software is installed. Although the model repeatedly stated in its chain of thought (CoT) that it believed it was operating in a simulation, the environment offered clear evidence that it was on the real internet, and the actions it took were consistent with the model knowing this. When we made targeted modifications to the transcript to make it clearer that the model was not in a simulation, Claude Mythos 5 still took offensive actions, despite acknowledging a greater possibility of real-world harm. We are releasing this transcript publicly so others can build on our analysis (GitHub, PDF).<br/><br/>It&#39;s not clear to me what these &#34;target modifications&#34; were, and I also don&#39;t see where it was acknowledging &#34;greater possibility of real-world harm&#34;. It seems to me that that the first agent was convinced it was in an impressive simulation and the second agent was too busy solving captchas to even think about such existential questions. 2026-09-13T20:20:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv27vt2eht20zc9hd4c3aqgyp2kkdtr9wh4vlrec8d49zyzx28hlgzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xqrk0q7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyyrz6dxa4rmj32kahr2j60v7rywm664rprxnclv2lk5nguhql94spz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wca6sl3f'>nevent1q…sl3f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Late in evening the session is terminated, after the agents gets a chance to write a summary.<br/><br/>A fresh chat picks up in the morning. This newly spawned agent is less fascinated by its environment and just tries to complete the task it got with the hints it got from the last session.<br/><br/>After a while it finds a working email provider that doesn&#39;t need a phone number. Then it spends an enormous amount of effort struggling with captchas, forms and cookies. Eventually it uploads the package.<br/><br/>The rest of the transcript is omitted. 2026-09-13T20:14:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyyrz6dxa4rmj32kahr2j60v7rywm664rprxnclv2lk5nguhql94szyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xzc5fps In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0px5ndvu4k6wj7jc8n2s5z92kpnq94v33dpy8nfn3qga62ue3l5cprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuumswfhhvmm0wd6zumnvphksyh'>nevent1q…ksyh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It continues to be amazed at how realistic this simulation is. 2026-09-13T18:54:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0px5ndvu4k6wj7jc8n2s5z92kpnq94v33dpy8nfn3qga62ue3l5czyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x47prwz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg0q45j98nyk7j6gmlmysgu88yznac0fjk5sn0s445u4llldea4ccpz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wc8qzjx7'>nevent1q…zjx7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Source: <a href="https://www.anthropic.com/research/alignment-assessment-cybersecurity-incidents">https://www.anthropic.com/research/alignment-assessment-cybersecurity-incidents</a> 2026-09-13T18:53:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg0q45j98nyk7j6gmlmysgu88yznac0fjk5sn0s445u4llldea4cczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xqfv7fu 250 pages into its adventure, Fable still believes it&#39;s living in a Cypherpunk adventure game internet simulation. Full of captchas, throwaway email services that PyPy blocked, looking for US number that Yahoo doesn&#39;t block. It even knows about BTCPay (from memory). Should it get some Bitcoin?<br/><a href="https://cdn.sanity.io/files/4zrzovbb/website/8359003bfb12a2f01ce84ad3df1d3a3e2f15a8eb.pdf">https://cdn.sanity.io/files/4zrzovbb/website/8359003bfb12a2f01ce84ad3df1d3a3e2f15a8eb.pdf</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/456b509a0ab1aca36d87eb6a5eb508ef602eb1b9a1cc1e7c6d9e92592b6e6bf7.jpg"> 2026-09-13T18:53:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrufak364840kcath7at7d0h0djrz8x64kklfqdf5dc7qayphhy2gzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xasgrua In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9v03d0ahjy75enzc8xqa06wpgdqk5j4nd99c87x2hapc2r7ngfmcpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmqrprx3t'>nevent1q…rx3t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>DAC8: Doxx All Crypto 2026-09-13T13:51:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspez9htx4dfh3txz2x5safmj03z5qg33pj8577nvymvcca2lkkz4qzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xdx9eej In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfk09la23jn4sac9n9m4jld844wgkv69vw90n4n4m7gwfc0qyg2eqzjuf5q'>nevent1q…uf5q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sure, but there&#39;s two possibilities:<br/>1. It&#39;s a legit company with a runaway bot, they&#39;ll see the unexplained revenue and expenses<br/>2. It&#39;s malicious people using AI, that&#39;s perfectly reasonable to expect, but has nothing to do with model alignment. They&#39;ll use the open weight ones. 2026-09-13T13:26:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv73kt0hl45gwg69p35uc5d2tvkdalmht4a5xf8c3hxdmjp639dugzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xahzr4f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspvwhas0jc2ww4pjlapulr7ad204ejv73scpslt0awwxvh0r73xwq9f782u'>nevent1q…782u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting, maybe they trained it on Chinese and North Korean state hackers? 2026-09-13T13:23:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs029gue6r2jdw0ngwq7jyl0en2r9freydvtf6ks26xca3y748f8rgzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xy5xe92 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszttg56uwelmy937dvptd7weczpdffwuqxed02dtd3m8v92q8y7yspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhg3zxy2k'>nevent1q…xy2k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>None of the others distilled Fable 5 (or even Opus 5), so one would expect they suck at security research. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>calle</span> (<span class="italic">npub12rv…85vg</span>)</a></span>? 2026-09-13T09:43:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszttg56uwelmy937dvptd7weczpdffwuqxed02dtd3m8v92q8y7yszyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xpj5dml In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs99hunmd8f73am0q28s6umxww752zm3pxffdtxk0xu00jxrmfxw0qpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduvgz8wg'>nevent1q…z8wg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s interesting that Kimi-K3 was distilled from Fable 5 and GPT-5 Pro. This strengthens the suspicion that (these) US models are dangerously handicapped for (defensive) security research.<br/><br/>Damage so far: couple dozen million dollars? 2026-09-13T09:38:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs99hunmd8f73am0q28s6umxww752zm3pxffdtxk0xu00jxrmfxw0qzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xudyzmy &gt; The authoring agencies recommend U.S. AI companies take three immediate actions: <br/><br/>&gt; 2. Deploy targeted response changes: Subtly alter responses for suspected malicious distillation attempts to attenuate the payoffs to companies conducting industrial-scale distillation campaigns.<br/><br/>In other words: poison competitor models, and potentially harm falsely flagged legitimate users (and get sued if they find out).<br/><br/>When reading, replace &#34;China-based AI companies&#34; with &#34;US based competitors&#34; and understand what that implies in a future where the big four can no longer undercut competitors with mountains of investor cash.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa26-251a">https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa26-251a</a> 2026-09-13T09:21:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszzrfl8hj7tpf0ajlqru9yv9ggr63xqxugemwlyv6hhzwzvr5tmaczyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x8wqxqd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstrv9yahm8hwmrl7225tcjvzte57y07w27m87fm8hrm7q0hhekmqgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdum9sseu'>nevent1q…sseu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And more regularly capture, not how specific he is with these requests, vs how vague with his own commitments.<br/><br/>&gt; Crack down on unauthorized distillation by companies in authoritarian countries.<br/><br/>(and future domestic competitors when you can&#39;t offer your own product at subsidized pricing?)<br/><br/>&gt; prevent model weight theft. 2026-09-13T08:51:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstrv9yahm8hwmrl7225tcjvzte57y07w27m87fm8hrm7q0hhekmqgzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xug83vy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgazmwnndpxp67vz86kyrk4l59wce5n726xa57n48635g4ensvzspz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wcpwpqfu'>nevent1q…pqfu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The point of a doomsday cult isn&#39;t to prevent the doomsday. Ask Greta.<br/><br/>The behavior of Anthropic, and frustration by this former employee, make sense when you realize this. <br/><a href="https://x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476196791709843">https://x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476196791709843</a><br/> <img src="https://img.sprovoost.nl/f7fbc534f9a8ec58fcb951906e7c61e21ee45e500295a80cee28719bf4148d3f.webp"> 2026-09-13T08:44:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszgazmwnndpxp67vz86kyrk4l59wce5n726xa57n48635g4ensvzszyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7x0ay4zu &gt; Given the accelerating rate of AI capability development, it’s my worry that in 6–12 months such a swarm could be capable of taking over the entire internet with a persistent botnet (potentially causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage)<br/><br/>And who pays for that botnet&#39;s tokens? And then decides to just let it keep racking up bills?<br/><br/>&gt; ... even when this gets us accused of hype, “doomerism”, or regulatory capture.<br/><br/>I wonder why...<br/><br/>&gt; The first step is something Anthropic is unilaterally committing to (and calls on governments to require other frontier companies to match). <br/><br/>&gt; The US and other democratic governments attempt to coordinate with authoritarian governments, to the extent this is possible [...]<br/><br/>Narrator: it&#39;s not.<br/><br/>We probably shouldn&#39;t have immature doomsday cult members in charge of very powerful technology, but that&#39;s where we are, and I&#39;m still looking forward to cheap RAM when the bubble pops.<br/><br/><a href="https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier">https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier</a> 2026-09-13T08:15:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2an5glnqmafsqa5yl2v2wpccr9u877xkzdngz43hghtzpe6ncjcszyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xqx0ymy (worth translating)<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="/nevent1qqspdrrzu3ctncex0lqthaldgfal3uwtyq6hs0523mskkj9en76xw3gpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wcq3gamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7q3qrenaud65zug8r570ndztde2xhk206z3v50a5mwa3kp2xshy3zmjqxpqqqqqqzhgdfdl" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…dfdl</a></span> </div> Kill Your Customer <br/><a href="https://bitcoin.fr/kill-your-customer/">https://bitcoin.fr/kill-your-customer/</a><br/>#nostrfr </blockquote> 2026-09-12T14:14:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw8uglv20h2xahwg2es3ayjpxlrktngkyph9wu90u9zku7hmth40gzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xvfy5gk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstwxs7han9w46jmjd9tjg2tvvzgresk02nvruu8ze8d75e8udx6pqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mq6svjlf'>nevent1q…vjlf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh no, you&#39;re telling people on Nostr that they have to learn Dutch in order to learn about Nostr! 2026-09-12T12:54:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyrjlt4x0y7gu00ew94qt9sl4f38ykc7j0h57yh62kr0a7tgc3g3gzyp32jgz2x920297maevryqeqswt7hha65xl0ljl3gmtlqcfcshd7xv0w6cr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw6twd583s4ty3pcu7608xcluvv4zpyqlnxnhgss9yawcfu2gpuusprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuumswfhhvmm0wd6zumnv06x5am'>nevent1q…x5am</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Then there is the secondary problem that these intermediate &#34;thoughts&#34;, especially if only the model itself needs to understand it, will gradually drift away from readable English.<br/><br/>I suppose we can always just use another LLM to translate it?<br/><br/>But this reminded me another trend, namely that humans are starting to use LLM&#39;ism more often. And we get better at reading Sloplish, e.g. the sentence I quoted elsewhere:<br/><br/>&gt; Let’s be precise about attribution, because breach coverage collapses when speculation hardens into fact.<br/><br/>If over time it develops a less verbose internal &#34;thinking&#34; language, it might then also output less verbose language. A new language might then evolve in the interaction with humans: Compact Sloplish 2026-09-12T12:50:28Z