2026-10-27T16:10:10Z https://nostr.now https://nostr.now/npub1qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqzqujme https://nostr.now/r/relay.jmoose.rocks https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst5l2n4jd8u7vrg9kd2xzwwkvqp7ln03kwnz7wcfusus8nmr6xkwgprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4esc0muj3 I wonder if I could try being a stand-up comedian.<br/><br/>I live in a metropolitan area with comedy clubs. I bet there&#39;s one or two that even have an open mic now and then.<br/><br/>But I&#39;m trying to think, have there been very many successful comedians that make you laugh, but then also make you feel like more depressed by the end of it? Is that something people want because that&#39;s probably how it would work for me.<br/><br/>#asknostr :<br/><br/>Should I try and see if I would be any good at a stand-up open mic somewhere, you think? 2026-10-27T16:10:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsycqyvlthm5gy094d0e5kcdr706sgdceey32xjv6h0m2xpnrle0esprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4es0k2sf9 Bitcoinners are a cargo cult. 2026-10-27T14:04:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs88hr039jsj8ygqjtqwghxn3k27kszqrkc687tzz4nsu3upk3gjpgprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4es87dtmu &#34;I forgive you.&#34;<br/><br/>It is possible those three words can give freedom to another human being.<br/><br/>But they are certain to set you free. 2026-10-27T03:10:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs98ynr80u77kvwrp8raujsump3zlhf2twd599g2srye570dee44ncprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4eslnckmz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqq99mxeww3qxfnhckjfhpxs9hnd7ldh2x9nd9hmauje86x8xj6spzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcp8w6f5'>nevent1q…w6f5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No. 2026-10-27T02:44:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdfylp0fd0n8wwwqsylgy0h6223l4nxnhqxlmrv5x39ucj5ujek6qprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4esvgplgq WORD5 #753 5/6<br/><br/>⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛<br/>⬛🟧⬛🟧🟪<br/>⬛⬛🟧🟪🟪<br/>⬛🟪🟪🟪🟪<br/>🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪<br/><br/><a href="https://otherstuff.ai/word5/">https://otherstuff.ai/word5/</a> 2026-10-27T01:06:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxljeqrha85fqa4lq4jf8juc2x6q2dk67v6lalzg6wvfzd0wcmjhsprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4esrcph95 The attack surface of all of the technology joined together by the Internet is mind boggling.<br/><br/>I used to work with APIs between enterprise software and just about anything else you can imagine. Most of the tech that I supported was public facing. <br/><br/>If you&#39;ve ever worked around such things, you know how complicated they are. I used to say almost every day: it blows my mind that all this shit actually works.<br/><br/>Security and architecture designed to stop humans are not going to present the same challenges to artificial intelligence.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t mean that artificial intelligence is immediately going to outrun human capabilities in every arena. But it doesn&#39;t take every arena. <br/><br/>News has been dripping in one breach at a time. So far, almost every one a surprise.<br/><br/>Attacks on connectivity. Attacks on security. Attacks on software two or three jumps downstream from the key system. Eventually, even convincing and powerful social attacks on people.<br/><br/>The drip drip will become a stream will become a river will become a flood will become a torrent.<br/><br/>And some of it will be entirely fake... made up. Meta social attacks that only need to fool about half the people.<br/><br/>At least it will be fun to watch.<br/><br/>We ain&#39;t seen nothing yet. 2026-10-26T12:15:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0lvfk98lder8q43hklr2kv7uqzzvx6ayguhfugrfuemqxcweuy0qprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4es86ptmf I&#39;ve not read much of his work, but I did happen to read this one, and it made a mark on me.<br/><br/>&#34;Cell&#34; by Stephen King<br/><br/>If you know the story, have you realized that we&#39;re watching this in real time but in slow motion? 2026-10-26T03:23:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2dv04qvfvq0nnmhegqw0levjly390xkv0pwrlwnmpdasjkyfejwcprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4essgsyhe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvxux2gpq6jxt8rksvwsygwq4mt0th55gkr0c73wkdpv9nwq57d0gppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0xe2ta7'>nevent1q…2ta7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What do you mean?<br/><br/>And by the way, the point of why I&#39;m saying what I&#39;m saying is Aqua is allowing people to peg out their bitcoin that is potentially stuck in the liquid network before it&#39;s even fully backed again (assuming it ever is). This is an opportunity for people that have maybe a few hundred thousand Sats to get their Bitcoin back.<br/><br/>And I am potentially using the right language here because this is either a swap facilitated by sideswap or it is a true peg out transaction.<br/><br/>So people that have small amounts in a wallets like Aqua or Bull Bitcoin should move quickly before the music stops. 2026-10-25T22:14:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8xm2y5gnupk4amkjztc0fu8fdds2nf3uz2xyg779mfnuzsyn03ncprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4es46gkun In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrp495z9cjmqg0c22c00gm3ckl0xzspmy34nj6ygsyeta7u43gzncprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezucmgv95k6cfwd9hxvme0tv0pva'>nevent1q…0pva</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do you know you can peg out LBTC on #Aqua? 2026-10-25T18:58:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp4h0wxmwjrnsfjc3m0ttms9y802wemp7y6kmckq9ahsadt5vavwsprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4esx6v4wg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq953hunthd3feqet2vcd4je0s4v5t6wn2dwaxn40rfuxap4sv7sqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsac5a0a'>nevent1q…5a0a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sztorc is long overdue to fork off.<br/><br/>Best of luck to him. 2026-10-25T18:57:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqtr9ymuydtqldu63kdc63shcpqw759e0uanwyak6uy6uu3xmrskcprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4esl87wce In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszp3msvfkt9dkgzntyrfq6wsqcj6e2kk0cxwvpjqmz7e860ka8uvgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsveuvpv'>nevent1q…uvpv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, I didn&#39;t say my guess would be right. 2026-10-25T13:46:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp4at2e7m5pe40q0uwqkya97g29dtfd20ec8zmczc06yjmedytvlsprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4es4yttzd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfxavrtmcq9grfxak3pswmfutrseu2cg654vdllm90vvvutdmst2gpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0x2agfx'>nevent1q…agfx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is not the first word that has been treated this way.<br/><br/>Control over language is a superpower. 2026-10-25T02:52:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrd354wx89zetl5rmv3gay3g4z30ysdn3rzq4q7tudykh9znfv5tsprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4es85ry3x Holding your Bitcoin in wallets that use side chains or drive chains includes both technical risk and counterparty risk.<br/><br/>In time, these systems will be much more hardened, security wise. And I believe transactional privacy is knocking on the door here as well.<br/><br/>But, I believe right now is still a very bad time to be holding anything more than trivial amounts in these types of wallets and systems.<br/><br/>Get your Bitcoin off exchanges and get your Bitcoin out of drive/side chains. 2026-10-24T16:44:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs26jarsp3apzncu09s9trg4us8ww74lye9zqlvmfu3lux92x2wngqprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4esq62947 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0p66glk5mq4k9mcydxehfzycttvg9t2tcc979tlkcy8n9ljkxpzspr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0fsjuh5'>nevent1q…juh5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would love to come some day. But I don&#39;t know what being a Western foreigner would be like in Canton. 2026-10-24T16:33:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs82q0nnzay66ml2wgmck2958zshy478pu4smv2vtk9ma26xywad6cprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4esa83x4d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrccc74wpempe2pd5ktyqpq7yrrsckgz4a8s44hacpx0f6d75hs0gpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcq9x083'>nevent1q…x083</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>From this I have a guess of where you might live and honestly it&#39;s not too far from me. A bit further south I&#39;m thinking. 2026-10-24T16:27:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs28jlgamtsq6xk3yxn3vct4q7x5x0ufvmmzu0hhdpx6cgyt8ckjcqprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4es2rep5j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqq9qnjq54y6kqr4ngyu9rhh09ketujkee0uzu2zks3wtgyy6kdqpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hs466fla'>nevent1q…6fla</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I agree. We are programmed for good reasons to be tribal.<br/><br/>And we are pattern recognition machines. (Bad ones though. Hat tip Scott Adams) <br/><br/>We can&#39;t handle enough variables to do that in a way that really holds nuance.<br/><br/>So to solve problems, we are driven to polarize our views. There&#39;s the black view and the white view. We pick one and we start making arguments.<br/><br/>This works pretty well, but it also happens to be one of the fastest ways to great error. 2026-10-24T16:25:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ulnat2f4j72d7l7qrpe7st509pfrwujgjv5qde6uetmqhpr0pzgprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4es645edg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqpfzrfv0whjl6renecr60yx9z7zw9t2dx8mkraf44qc3xfqjjgpzdmhxue69uhk7enxvd5xz6tw9ec82c30kkamkj'>nevent1q…amkj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>LZ77 2026-10-24T15:20:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyuwkgj8459tma20uyu5kj2peenf99fnfcnut34jxt60sdvmdt5jsprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4esewxg4p The early #monero folks did not mock bitcoinners. They did not see monero as a replacement for #Bitcoin but as a compliment. Two different projects with different tradeoffs.<br/><br/>The sort of mockery and meming seen today arose during the blocksize wars. And was very similar to the kinds of insults and ideas being pushed by the bcash, (#BCH) camp. For example the fixation on the tagline of the white paper &#34;peer to peer electronic cash&#34; and the frequent taunt that bitcoin has failed at that. A point I see as currently true but shortsighted.<br/><br/>Roger Ver, in fact was (is?) a monero proponent. <br/><br/>Human beings tend to polarize and divide into camps. Cest la vie, I guess.<br/><br/>Bitcoin and monero are both extremely important ideas for the future of ALL of us. They both have tradeoffs. <br/><br/>We will learn to master these tradeoffs or we will die while mocking the &#34;other side&#34;. 2026-10-24T14:40:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq89gmka6d44v4yuj0cdznukjjaaert54mrtm8cz52peqy9qqxzsqprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4esd7ttgp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqq9raa00fk9gx3nkm88cm9jxtxj44jd6sy0xs2353ue9mjgpayqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0mcztfz'>nevent1q…ztfz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not me. I&#39;m perfect. 2026-10-23T19:58:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsynmel0ewa6u62uak9z884rphu5sm4rjwln2zcmmp995mzdk5vv3qprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4esk2hmkh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqrymfgrvc5p5sfuad40d6ytv8xu7l36aheylhv20w9vfvzhfwqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0jx5l9h'>nevent1q…5l9h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Arrogance is a hell of a drug. 2026-10-23T03:02:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp9pm070glezq4htjtgmkaaff9lx5nka44w902wneqhjux0js5trsprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4esrwm7nc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrcqyglqdjwek0ht5d6hv5a3wztd5w0uv0wx3yqvuwena7dqkhsuqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdahzuer9wchs2vn57n'>nevent1q…n57n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I deleted it because I don&#39;t want to be a dick, but sometimes you just need people to hold their horses a little.<br/><br/>Deleting on nostr is not really a very reliable thing to do though. 2026-10-23T02:47:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgzkmnh2feqfa56ej4etnlmu9tdm9cj5y2r5k9ywj7fvsca4rzj7qprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4esagh4us In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9z7hejr76y2rg0tw5394s63maqywqh3p3hfnnx9rjuzlwwr5hmcspz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezumrpdejz7fmdw3s'>nevent1q…dw3s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think the issue for me is in the fact that people don&#39;t seem to realize that Nostr is a completely wide open relay-based information sharing system yelling into a somewhat immutable set of distributed databases.<br/><br/>It is literally almost impossible to use it in a way in which your information is not being broadcast into the databases of people who want to monetize that information by tracking you. It&#39;s like worrying about increasing the flow of water to the Niagara Falls by adding a garden hose to it. 2026-10-23T01:12:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyvpt4m3sec76hw3cmq7l6xrcg6atwx7ue4k056qd06zjn7wf92tsprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4es3nw63a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfxau9cwy7zc2vltwscrvq7xpll3er9y7g5cnuf4txtjlk2azwxtqp83mhxue69uhkvet9v3ejumn0wd68yctjvd5xjan9wvhxxmmd9ahx7ar9wvhhgun9dejxjmn89aex2ctrw35k7mnn9a6x7erp0y0cjs44'>nevent1q…js44</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Schnorkendoggin! 2026-10-23T01:00:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfvelhmc9mglzu877p0f5n30pxyef5pgj8nx2lvkxu689w958a43gprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4esxqu0dy Just a little PSA. <br/><br/>#Aqua Wallet is fully functional again, including fully backed peg outs. If you have some L-BTC in limbo, you can just ship it to aqua wallet and peg it out for BTC. 2026-10-23T00:09:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs939h8xgwaec3jqsaqr3pelzf70jnfhptwm5dt02kr3feu7jy7u2qprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4es72zx3e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxq9q9pelc26r77grljxs4qxwa3fy7lpc4lw92kawgz7jl89d7qrcpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mn9ugzq4nm'>nevent1q…q4nm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Peter Todd doesn&#39;t lead Bitcoin. And several of his ideas are very much despised by the majority of the community. 2026-10-22T22:40:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9uhx4ae2yklcjhm5s5cupcxjf0nyxaqp4ut4zj58xln5x5vgyc8cprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqgsqt9ezt8kxs05cg08p97hxemw6qmn9qck0kq28n832h4ft9yet4es6q97gd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9yhvjfh3hnwelvw5cegx75s95fx69kyc0dsnx8zvtsylgpfk6k7qppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0c95e6x'>nevent1q…5e6x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Or the financialization of Bitcoin has &#34;tamed it&#34; as Charlie Munger said &#34;they&#34; would do. 2026-10-22T15:05:22Z