2026-10-11T07:10:44Z https://nostr.now https://nostr.now/npub1qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqzqujme https://nostr.now/r/sgl.rustcorp.com.au https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxazrfranztfrwe52puyhqthj359rhp9y6dmznd90nyt6cx9uv7kspr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrjdy5le One of the best things I ever did was add --rsyncable into Debian&#39;s gzip. Of course, doing things like this is natural when you&#39;re hanging around Tridge. <br/><br/>I hadn&#39;t thought about it in years, but today I not only got to use it, BUT I discovered Proxmox already uses it by default. Shrinking my offsite archive sync by 20x. <br/><br/>I think 2000-era Rusty just earned 2026-era Rusty a drink! 2026-10-11T07:10:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgqf0lt8epzpxvm9h3dk3nuzy58l3mvqpdg98r3sf636jnhynqp7qpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjr5d35p6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0h2n5vn4a5ucu7h9464addvq5mgxl9cnf74jlr8ye4ck38ztzm6gpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7a5zepv'>nevent1q…zepv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, bad outcomes definitely possible: they&#39;ve happened with previous technologies, too. But extrapolating to super-intelligent machines has a long history: the real damage was elsewhere. 2026-09-14T03:53:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs29npns7kvvdwtk6kqkdqcevf8m5ysnh0cyaw2f6g0mhjja7jfq4gpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjr6patpc Bit of a history dive on the local community theatre I&#39;m now chair of. It was built in 1887 as part of the Institute Movement in South Australia: setting up libraries, reading rooms and halls for public gatherings and education. The government encouraged it: by 1900 there were 196 Institutes, peaking at 306 in 1930.<br/><br/>In the 70s, public libraries as we know them here spread, and in 1989 the last Institute closed. This switch to govt infrastructure matches the Zeitgeist, I feel. The Institute (since 1909 owned by the local council) became a theatre in 1968, became run down by 2004 when the operator dissolved, and was sold off to a college (with significant covenants, including $150k of repairs and installation of air conditioning) in 2006.<br/><br/>Places like this only thrive when there&#39;s a community around them: and generally people find it gives them far more than it takes. I think growing that has to be my aim as chair. After we fix the plumbing! 2026-10-02T22:18:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp8k6h2453yx9s4eyhvd6m5uk4p0an24mhs4nzg4z5e87jkyx67fgpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzpyag9t5dhmqvl58jrwuf57xmdfkf8tse8x3s5t3n9h3uc3dan77dqc7kpf Canceling tomorrow&#39;s scheduled call because I&#39;m on vacation! 2026-09-29T14:12:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxv4pxun9l2ngldst9898e85fn7v55yaulr97cuw7flk2rrawr8espr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzpyag9t5dhmqvl58jrwuf57xmdfkf8tse8x3s5t3n9h3uc3dan77d3th3d2 Canceling chat this week: been swamped with other projects, and no progress to report yet! 2026-09-21T11:51:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfar7jv69ef032hfyfw9z6vc7ftndrnv3ljphtckqvq7wpzkpp6kgpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjr2m8yst In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdjp5n4nd9dv6x9k5q6hrq4ddguzv6xj5e25yx06a3ag0tjsphuwqpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsrg7m0m'>nevent1q…7m0m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hi from <a href="https://cashu.centurymetadata.org">https://cashu.centurymetadata.org</a> 2026-09-09T22:38:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq9h0j8cmgfeztkujmv7f0m4epvmfca9fah9g8gfk6ju8paypylpgpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjram4ru7 I&#39;ve disagreed with Bryan about several things, but this I agree with 100%.<br/><br/><a href="https://bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/09/13/the-contagion-of-fear/">https://bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/09/13/the-contagion-of-fear/</a> 2026-09-13T23:37:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvawtjukxmmal6smmvk45dxtshapmw03j62ntd7mgkf0zsl08q23qpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrm6ahcf I take birthdays seriously! <br/><br/><a href="https://npub179e9tp4yqtqx4myp35283fz64gxuzmr6n3yxnktux5pnd5t03eps0elz4s.blossom.band/dd4c1dec153d7b2619e2c115b344d4d250ad89832f94f25a7bfd1d38b0dc127a.jpgbirthday">https://npub179e9tp4yqtqx4myp35283fz64gxuzmr6n3yxnktux5pnd5t03eps0elz4s.blossom.band/dd4c1dec153d7b2619e2c115b344d4d250ad89832f94f25a7bfd1d38b0dc127a.jpgbirthday</a> 2026-08-29T03:35:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqxwzxkaswx0q6v9shufagcyzsasqk6ne3g0amg437p5kem8tfssgpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrf2yz69 Time for a Rocky Horror / Muppet Treasure Island double feature! 2026-08-28T00:03:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswys29jec9f8egal98mwc7swm00njxj58m0jtpg4z5ef2zfkmk99spr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjr256hs9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyzr9vrz9uqt8wx248f7xg7nvr2wsculy7su3hrcmun6h62f9989gpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcdvx5pr'>nevent1q…x5pr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Don&#39;t confuse a 2 week embargo with closed source.<br/><br/>They&#39;re in a hard place. 2026-08-27T23:28:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswf3u0nqx6ark06alzwzv4kqfn0cr8t6cd0pru87nmn5lxgkt58jcpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjr32mytd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspvk9v336n0sc24v9flf4zd0tv5cv68tzjeu6f56shyg6m80eq86gpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hs8n50z9'>nevent1q…50z9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Manager of the Lightning Team, she signed the last 5 releases? 2026-08-27T23:27:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsznxctww0mqjznwlpxxqwh003v7jpm3xe2eupms9mhxu9ql7w7x3cpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrl4nldy Very few builders in this space are actually malicious. But many need to get out and touch grass.<br/><br/>Myself not excepted! 2026-08-24T22:04:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ljymhe9lkqcg9xgc3eyw92pywegu0egadqcukmy9zz7epnk2vwqpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjr3557g7 You can also restart with <br/><br/>--developer --dev-no-version-checks --subdaemon=openingd:/DNE --subdaemon=dualopend:/DNE<br/><br/>This prevents new channels from opening (by telling it to use subdaemons which don&#39;t exist: the dev option stops it checking at startup).<br/><br/>If you think your node is unlikely to be messed up by existing peers, and you&#39;re just worried about new ones. <br/><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="/nevent1qqst3dqynq79xetq7nysep77wgfjeuv0wg7238vdht97gcfhnpras4gpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsygzsm98u9kzcp35zkpc62shck8335gqtq5yt4w26xwl0pp2a72qavvpsgqqqqqqsseuk05" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…uk05</a></span> </div> CLN action priority list:<br/><br/>- restart with —offline<br/>- if you can’t, turn off<br/>- if you can’t, pray<br/> </blockquote> 2026-08-27T23:24:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyknl5hdt5lr0y3umantmfv6q4yrs7dwguvef020vdw5pdyvcfu9spr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrd8lzq6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9vk7ezk335lnc052nk26kt7m7xfwkuhm056q88wuwdq7n7nkj30qpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsphttgm'>nevent1q…ttgm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Calle misread. It says upgrade when the release comes, or go --offline. <br/><br/>It absolutely did not recommend &#34;shut down NOW&#34; 😕 2026-08-26T23:38:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsptf05ccacn9wgnvy50twrunsrje63wtmrr3emw8jtdelx7gr0hagpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrj7f5t0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdjn09nnklwql92mwe5ldzye5essra3a4w2svkynq0napt3l2ymvcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7mlmhzx'>nevent1q…mhzx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Was he actually malicious? I disagreed with him, but there is a difference. 2026-08-26T06:27:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstddg8wfl0kgnqrzquaxvgtgkrm60lq7czxz3u37wt8zr2srhm9tspr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrz7sswm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqqvh3ts8saz0lh0lj64mw5s698mvxlccxmrm3eqy6d0a7kax8gpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcv6a6zz'>nevent1q…a6zz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wild huh? Let&#39;s be friends. 2026-07-04T23:13:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs26670w6da4n47yg7jwv3ggwgfd36lqrvmm7cdsqf48zetzuxw27gpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjr8q4kuk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw7c5ftv9y9e9aesemg64neg3vvpgq96jqfkretg5jfqeqq6aa76gpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0tpjf6e'>nevent1q…jf6e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, classical C has the problem that operations are low-level, so if you overrun the end of a buffer, instead of a crash report the attacker can make arbitrary commands run. Also, manually deallocating memory can be omitted (oops, program grows over time, crashes) or done twice (also classically tricked into running arbitrary code).<br/><br/>Also, the standard routines are minimal, forcing programmers generally to deal with these issues everywhere.<br/><br/>CLN has a *lot* of internal infrastructure to avoid code having to do this. Firstly, the tal hierarchical allocator removes most manual deallocating, and all the infrastructure relies on it. Second, all the wire demarshaling routines are generated from spec files, and all come down to two hard-to-misuse routines (note: the bolt11 parsing was hand-coded by me, didn&#39;t use this, and had serious bugs!). Finally, we use patterns designed to highlight issues early, including running test cases under Valgrind (a memory debugger) and internal memory leak detection.<br/><br/>But as one developer said &#34;It&#39;s not coding in C, it&#39;s coding in Rusty&#39;s C&#34;! 2026-08-15T07:13:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrv20pwj3jhmmq8wu9t3xy6w9xkutux8s7g2fyey0fcvwajxfwa5gpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrl9dy9u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9k4fznkm3889vhpv43emyse2lesaet9dr838e5x4rg69xdyyu0zspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcxteqj8'>nevent1q…eqj8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Because it was a fake letter sent to their home address based on the ledger leak and in fact was instructing them to install malware that stole all their coins :( 2026-07-31T02:29:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd97d56qaefz7v79zujyxlw82f9k3f26c9grpradg0hjahukpmndcpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrrlvq99 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxfs6zvlg47uzclj2pcs46rmn96hstnw6e06738klr58rsgm30jhqpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsvyr3ez'>nevent1q…r3ez</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yet last I heard, libsecp256k1 held up pretty well?<br/><br/>On a less vague - posting note, I had Kimi work through CCAN for bugs, resulting in about 100 commits. I&#39;ll go through this morning and see how many are C mistakes, but I don&#39;t recall many (and yes, I reviewed each one carefully). <br/><br/>But it&#39;s mostly my code, and I&#39;ve got a fairly defensive style built over a long career of mistakes. I should probably post about that... 2026-08-13T22:41:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyf7nscfuz5t3xg6uf0xe0907p7x0clz2m4cwc5m0ffq0g4u3wfscpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrj9zmtt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9gwg6kpc5pxml3ctyw5c067y2n0zy5t8d2tn9257asgxs2nl9kucpremhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet59u6g67m6'>nevent1q…67m6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, winning! Pretty good stats on a really cheap die. 2026-08-12T10:07:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgf0g6s7tnhftym4cy9p8a3tp4s8wyhe29k6xnqnel5fr5ddpcw4qpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjr8dnknp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsypvemrdtmrx3rxlgc5thu8jyjkz3dp6q5cs629urquta5ggcz5uspz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wchsp2zhz8'>nevent1q…zhz8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here&#39;s something I&#39;ve been working on along similar lines: <a href="https://github.com/rustyrussell/bip39dice">https://github.com/rustyrussell/bip39dice</a><br/><br/>Haven&#39;t published it yet, since it needs a helper video and some serious analysis (i.e. how biased are normal dice, and how biased is hand rolling) and of course concrete recommendations for the final word fixup.<br/><br/>But being able to *verify* that your phrase is random is far better than other approaches, if you&#39;re going to roll... 2026-08-11T22:41:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8mkyluhykuwx73hkr68r9c2q6pyze6xdmm3srpxcumrfvnhhcs3qpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzpyag9t5dhmqvl58jrwuf57xmdfkf8tse8x3s5t3n9h3uc3dan77ddt3fk3 5 minutes to our chat!<br/><br/><a href="https://centurymetadata.org/chats/">https://centurymetadata.org/chats/</a> 2026-08-10T11:56:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstg5upfssm765nf385q6t0zt329rlx2wdy5umdj6s02h5svyefpzqpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrx328cw Day 3 of grinding kimi to do a complete CCAN audit (CCAN is the repo of C snippets I maintain, used by many projects including Core Lightning).<br/><br/>So far, some minor issues: mainly for weird corner cases not used by any codebase I&#39;m aware of. But many of them, and this is battle-tested code. <br/><br/>It&#39;s impressive how cheap this is: I&#39;m still under $50 spend, and less than 8 hours of my own time. 2026-08-05T22:49:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstj7q47nnweq70nhy5kdf97s4zkhys6fjz7axmynhyj85xp9ujdaspr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjr6hrdk2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy7558ve09ecthwrv7jxyvjvlnskgtcxjtukkkdyda9kzru8eq43qpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0vutv7m'>nevent1q…tv7m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No: if the grid is the entropy it&#39;s just a memorized wallet. The point is that the grid is low enough entropy that you can remember it. 2026-08-05T22:34:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9tndwylyhnql5wegd2t6ay5keafhwxtymjt4mcfmwwsq6skzfw9cpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjra2mq3m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqzxpl3lpcklf90a3x02r2cjuy69kth4mkyjh9jylal7z4ajn0gpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsjx46wk'>nevent1q…46wk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have not found a correlation between developer attitude and brilliance, regretfully. <br/><br/>The rise of Free &amp; Open Source Software added a bias, though: developers who played well with others made more progress in the long term. That and the internet made software a social activity. 2026-08-05T22:31:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs05k3277ns77wz4l8het026pftal6qx28n78zy3377vlqfk3564fcpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzpyag9t5dhmqvl58jrwuf57xmdfkf8tse8x3s5t3n9h3uc3dan77dx73fl8 <a href="https://centurymetadata.org/chats/">https://centurymetadata.org/chats/</a><br/><br/>Online in 10 for all your questions! 2026-08-04T20:23:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0d9rl6uecdvnfr7u6gvj4z7evpxz4txjan2fhkftqt7nzmsw3kvgpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrkdtm2u I don&#39;t think burying Coinkite is the right answer, BTW. But reality rarely listens to my opinions! 2026-08-03T21:58:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqlauhkygjpcf52kmty28hd65wlnftplz309s0l000x72m34ncgespr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrevj0cc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyvhtxgntn2v2s37n7kn235saml9gq4mv3kgwaadvlwrdef5wwyqgpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0gx8pa5'>nevent1q…8pa5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No, you got a convincing-looking letter in the mail and upgraded your firmware, coins lost. Oops. 2026-08-03T21:38:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8t0ykmxe5kduznjmlwj2g4h60pyxaj4jr9z0tlxt3ddrqj4gyl7gpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrqwfv05 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvzf3xu8vh8yqc609njvvldhlx49tv2jd9p0khwjh5e2jdjqcks3qpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qmzh6e'>nevent1q…zh6e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But it won&#39;t stop someone like this who doesn&#39;t use it. Perhaps a secure_rng() API which refused to fall back? But that would have to be plumbed though all the Python libs too. And maybe they would have hacked it out anyway, in the hurry to remove GPL code? 2026-08-02T08:56:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstuv0tk3nnkcw3034xmx7rhfxe6c6jgqfmtyjqzaafqsrpt8zzy9cpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrvkeem5 The problem with this is that well-run, boring, positive cash flow companies are really hard to find. All the obvious ones were snarfed up by previous variants of this play.<br/><br/>It *sounds* great, until you get to the messy reality that the firms you want don&#39;t need you. So you have to find and pitch them. And why would they say yes? Because they&#39;re looking for an exit, which is the opposite of what you said you wanted.<br/><br/>This is not to say it&#39;s impossible, but there&#39;s a reasonable case that it&#39;s going to be far harder than VCs think, who are used to people approaching them. <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="/nevent1qqsrake8cgmccpjsepk9nt8mrvcx87tl9xn2ggjpczv0wqv9gac4d5gpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3qs05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sxpqqqqqqzsx77pv" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…77pv</a></span> </div> Really excited for the launch of Orange Juice today. Been working on this for over a year and think it’s going to be a great way to bring Bitcoin to main street. <br/><br/><a href="https://jeffreybooth.com/articles/the-case-for-sound-money">https://jeffreybooth.com/articles/the-case-for-sound-money</a><br/><br/><br/> </blockquote> 2026-07-16T23:03:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfu5v6y3yhkq2ddqdcrt0fy29t5xqxzlt28uttqc3udzcrmgceyncpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjr7ldt0k Today&#39;s side quest: Great Speculations (greatspectations.com).<br/><br/>Useful tool for checking source code quotes against a document: I used this in CLN and it improved compliance *and* the spec itself, as well as making it easy to follow spec changes. <br/><br/>This is the polished and published version which handles RFCs, BIPS, and any other markdown or other docs. 2026-07-30T23:55:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv3ta2wwwusnkpr3avwl3kd9tg5psyszt0yx0l5nydksukl8pfrsgpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjryv36lf What a horrible day.<br/><br/>I am haunted by the fear that a normal Bitcoin use can do everything right, only to lose everything because you didn&#39;t hand-roll your entropy, or upgraded your firmware because &#34;Ledger&#34; sent you a warning email.<br/><br/>😢<br/> 2026-07-30T23:43:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfjnhkjxe5z4mn5atz8ws2nsrk9uvjkqlsc3w8sgadr6nl8vklkzgpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzpyag9t5dhmqvl58jrwuf57xmdfkf8tse8x3s5t3n9h3uc3dan77dpx6a56 Euro chat in 15!<br/><br/><a href="https://centurymetadata.org/chats/">https://centurymetadata.org/chats/</a> 2026-07-27T11:47:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswkwzdgwdlggj9xdwvfl3d9mt5hyun9dhj5e6p7wkakhq738snkegpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrygyfkq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs08tn8209la7k2snww974vjem7uhkaqgdpaetwd382r5s0yh7tv7gpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43z7ful80z'>nevent1q…l80z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow! Congratulations, both of you! ❤️ 2026-07-19T21:48:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz9ef6pc7qpjqp7gfhn5t2phm56tvmr2dzsh3ejqdl56c32jcm2pqpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrv2jr2w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrqzu8ycv5np2k4mmsk8hyjqh4rgcn0u5etk7mg5t3tnk2jvjvqqqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp02w3w7e'>nevent1q…3w7e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s great! I hope some of them work out. <br/><br/>I imagine there are numerous companies who decided to keep treasury in Bitcoin and are now seeking both capital, and frankly, reassurance? If so, your timing here is excellent*<br/><br/>*Unless it&#39;s not. We will know in three years. <br/><br/> 2026-07-16T23:54:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfd6w8dlt3jfuqcuf22z97wvyx3st09hx9yf9yd7pyccag69t2gvcpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzpyag9t5dhmqvl58jrwuf57xmdfkf8tse8x3s5t3n9h3uc3dan77dwl3ec8 Europe-friendly timezone chat in 10! <a href="https://centurymetadata.org/chats/">https://centurymetadata.org/chats/</a> 2026-07-13T11:50:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdfpmlykxuky27dylfznxnwaxsdzxgcqptefp5e2jrcjygs7hmt6qpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzpyag9t5dhmqvl58jrwuf57xmdfkf8tse8x3s5t3n9h3uc3dan77dl2wdal For some reason, the calendar invite for the meeting now says &#34;Invalid meeting&#34;.<br/><br/>Try <a href="https://meet.proton.me/join/id-NPG552FNQC#pwd-PDKhBp9miOUt">https://meet.proton.me/join/id-NPG552FNQC#pwd-PDKhBp9miOUt</a> for now... 2026-07-13T12:06:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswkhgellc9yalux297vt5gwep9yyqaxqkc6085za0rm8lv00e96rspr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzpyag9t5dhmqvl58jrwuf57xmdfkf8tse8x3s5t3n9h3uc3dan77dl3dje9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy8ru0uq6ssfd68uphvcad9mnm7cxetkw6t73rktva6nx5huqqe9cppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0dquam6'>nevent1q…uam6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For some reason, the calendar invite for the meeting now says &#34;Invalid meeting&#34;.<br/><br/>Try <a href="https://meet.proton.me/join/id-NPG552FNQC#pwd-PDKhBp9miOUt">https://meet.proton.me/join/id-NPG552FNQC#pwd-PDKhBp9miOUt</a> for now... 2026-07-13T12:05:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfgqndtgfxnztvpkzxyg32n70jyyr2jhl7dsu9pqvtvwdka2qpzmspr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzpyag9t5dhmqvl58jrwuf57xmdfkf8tse8x3s5t3n9h3uc3dan77ddmp4qw Fifteen minutes to the CM open call (North America-friendly time)!<br/><br/><a href="https://centurymetadata.org/chats/">https://centurymetadata.org/chats/</a> 2026-07-07T20:15:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxjss2xdr9h77futwfnx2zgnwd65eh3kfheg0gy6q8lme63nrv32spr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrjtpeyr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx5yhwsryxqr9u77ann8tstl88u9l4x0vd4c3gh597a9zavu2fpgspzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsxqrlmk'>nevent1q…rlmk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.someecards.com/someecards/usercards/MjAxMi03YWRiNGEzM2U2NWExNjkz.png"> 2026-07-11T23:38:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy58wezafm6tn7n44x3lkdt2ghngx3855vzdlwlcal2xhv7vldl8cpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzpyag9t5dhmqvl58jrwuf57xmdfkf8tse8x3s5t3n9h3uc3dan77dpgdst7 Had a delightful chat last week with Craig Raw. He is, obviously, a proponent of open protocols. It&#39;s something I assumed, but I also assumed nobody else would want to run this service! Still, building independence in from the start is important.<br/><br/>The second key takeaway is that this should be an Electrum protocol extension! That makes life easier for users, (no extra dialog to choose a Century Metadata server) and for wallet devs, who already use the Electrum protocol.<br/><br/>So I read the Electrum protocol spec. It&#39;s restricted JSON-RPC (no \n, except at end). Fairly simple, easy to extend. Looks looks a good fit... 2026-07-06T03:22:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs28czpsuvykvrrgvj7ctu428vvm25apcsx098yqsjg403p957792qpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzpyag9t5dhmqvl58jrwuf57xmdfkf8tse8x3s5t3n9h3uc3dan77d2sg97s Three hours to the CM open call (Europe-friendly time)!<br/><br/><a href="https://centurymetadata.org/chats/">https://centurymetadata.org/chats/</a> 2026-06-29T08:49:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdzqkq2s0vm4al6ucmwrxzvqh9m7u82wafh4nh7znh9jf6vfrtu0gpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjr9ck44v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9jqk52wnszl55fhtlxv3zguqjyxmv66h0kaptqhanpqr6spzpfvcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0gslfg8'>nevent1q…lfg8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As a Free Software developer, I&#39;ve followed expansion of IP law quite closely. &#34;Home taping is killing music&#34;, et. al.<br/><br/>The Internet turned a monopoly on duplication into a monopoly on distribution. DMCA created a ban on white-market copying assistance. The trend was all one-way: copying was harder, monopolies ossified and were further normalized.<br/><br/>Then the AI train drove through and ignored copyright. And, so far, it&#39;s ok. Nobody is going to shut them down, and they&#39;re going to get better at copycatting. So now there&#39;s actual competition to the monopolies.<br/><br/>Should be fun! <br/><br/> 2026-06-25T23:55:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszy3cg8d8dpk7zvr282gx647u2w9shr0c0fggc0656y6xw045y6tcpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrwqs2f3 This was fun! Good chat about finer grained control and incentives to mirror....<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="/nevent1qqsx5cs253t46wguquyz4gqfv3eqjevuxv2gr022vqud69raq5c4y8cpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsygyn4q4w3klvpn7s7gdm3xncmd4xeyawryu6xz3wxvk78nz9hk0me5psgqqqqqqsp3ewts" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…ewts</a></span> </div> I screwed up my calendar and missed today's office hours "come chat about what I'm doing".<br/><br/>So, I'll do one tomorrow, exactly 24 hours late: 1:30pm West Coast, 4:30pm East coast (20:30 UTC).<br/><br/>See you there: come and ask anything! </blockquote> 2026-06-24T21:54:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswhddfy0x4rwrkfr6f0q3ck7jsafucryl3ldcymyysswnywjy2ahgpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrs0j4tp Apparently the idea that we should be our best online, not our worst, is radically outside the mainstream? 2026-07-04T23:10:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszdc52zlcp8n7e6hwc084k9ngqa27nfxtcyrmf5kk9fj0y4euxszspr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzpyag9t5dhmqvl58jrwuf57xmdfkf8tse8x3s5t3n9h3uc3dan77d8sd669 Century Metadata is a product for Bitcoiners, because they&#39;re the only ones who have motivation to maintain their secret key. That makes this whole &#34;public service&#34; data model feasible: you encrypt, so we don&#39;t have to keep any secrets. We just have to make your data available. 2026-06-22T01:14:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf0tmjqdpvmlu0klt2q5cz4u5q25vddl6r52qvs7jdaztuh4s22espr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzpyag9t5dhmqvl58jrwuf57xmdfkf8tse8x3s5t3n9h3uc3dan77d59jf5x Precision isn&#39;t appreciated any more! Brink&#39;s form was harder than I thought... <br/><br/> <img src="https://npub1jw5z46xmasx06rephwy60rdk5myn4cvnngc29cejmc7vgk7el0xsw7csux.blossom.band/198f01fa5094cf152559ba4dc916a3d7d3ba1251033581196f6a35978079ccfc.jpg"> 2026-06-18T00:53:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst34exn6ruvwneg7tp5naer89dg63l8ccfjnn97aqsty50a2zeeaqpr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjr0zpj86 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsruz66sft6rw770rcuy5lh3w3gd00k60d2wsls4nly5t9qak4qytspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43z7w490lc'>nevent1q…90lc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not kernel, but he was Debian Project Leader at one time! 2026-06-16T21:00:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdf2lq0gyzvqay6n09rmw6naae0uafmpdwpem2wpsd27fknaw3frspr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzputj2kr2gqkqdtkgrrg50zj942sdc9k848zgd8vhcdgrxmgklrjrjfy6eg Sometimes I forget there are old pictures of me on the internet...<br/><br/><a href="https://lwn.net/Articles/66669/">https://lwn.net/Articles/66669/</a> 2026-06-16T10:03:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqc0jakp26vzw7qxmcerkang9qas6rwsz975gpulg7wa0rpxf9gmspr9mhxue69uhhxemv9ee82um5vdhhyupwvdhk6tnpw5pzpyag9t5dhmqvl58jrwuf57xmdfkf8tse8x3s5t3n9h3uc3dan77dk2t9r6 4 hours before you can hear this live :)<br/><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="/nevent1qqs9chhmy7m47m0fkgsdlvy36x6wj685jkyst83q4ng9yxtq26q58qgpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsygyn4q4w3klvpn7s7gdm3xncmd4xeyawryu6xz3wxvk78nz9hk0me5psgqqqqqqsmepw5d" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…pw5d</a></span> </div> <video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://centurymetadata.org/clips/Self-Describing%20Data%20Blobs_%20Decrypt%20ANY%20Data%20Easily!.mp4"></video><br/><br/>When you start thinking about lasting a century, details matter! The header for the cmdata files is literally a self-describing text explaining the entire format.<br/><br/>See <a href="https://github.com/rustyrussell/centurymetadata/#file-format">https://github.com/rustyrussell/centurymetadata/#file-format</a> for the gory details... </blockquote> 2026-06-15T08:13:01Z