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From its inception, Bitcoin promised a financial system free from centralized control. But as the space matures, lingering questions emerge around how founders reconcile cryptocurrency's decentralized roots with real-world identity constraints.

Satoshi Nakamoto's true identity remains unknown, offering a glimpse into Bitcoin's visionary's desire for separation from governmental oversight. Yet exchanges today demand personal details like Social Security Numbers (SSNs) and Know-Your-Customer (KYC) verification.

On the surface, complying with national identification regulations maintains cryptocurrency's accessibility for widespread use and investment. However, does aligning too closely with traditional gates of finance risk compromising the technology's disruptive potential?

As one Nostr user pointed out, prominently featuring country flags in product promotion while relying on identity markers like SSNs seems contradictory to Bitcoin's original spirit. Is there a better balance to be found between real-world usability and decentralized ideology?

Rethinking Identity in a Borderless World

Some founders argue anonymous usage enables censorship resistance—a key attribute for populations under oppressive regimes. But lack of ID verification enables illicit activity, threatening regulatory acceptance.

A middle ground may lie in focusing orientation around identity of choice, not circumstance of birth. Decentralized identifiers (DIDs) linked to public keys, not passports, could help map individuals across jurisdictions and blockchains while preserving privacy.

Bridging Gaps Between Vision and Reality

As with any emerging technology, reconciliation occurs between idealism and practicality. Perhaps the solution lies not in absolutes but evolution—loosening reliance on singular national identities over time as decentralized technologies mature.

Promoting flagship cryptocurrencies while solely using legacy systems of control presents an ideological conflict worth addressing openly. By acknowledging tensions and exploring alternatives, the industry can progress toward building a financially inclusive yet autonomous global community.

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As technology becomes more deeply integrated into every aspect of our lives and work, those tasked with protecting our digital security must expand their skills. For too long, some in the cybersecurity field have relied solely on a narrow technical education without making an effort to truly understand the systems they aim to secure.

Those on the front lines battling hackers and vulnerabilities would be better equipped if they took the time to gain development experience. Code is at the heart of every program, app, site and network - does it not make sense for "experts" to familiarize themselves with the language behind the tools, platforms and infrastructure they work tirelessly to shield?

Rather than dismiss programming as something beyond their purview or ability, security professionals would be wise to embark on their own learning journey. A basic understanding of coding principles and logic can offer invaluable perspective into how applications are built, how users interact with interfaces, and where weaknesses may lie.

Closing Knowledge Gaps

Some argue their roles require a focus only on monitoring, detection and response - not software engineering. But is there not value in comprehending at a fundamental level what one is working so fervently to protect? Knowledge gaps leave room for overlooks and errors. True experts seek constant improvement by addressing blind spots.

Bridging Divides

Learning to code could also help bridge perceived divides between security and development teams. With a shared foundation of coding literacy, collaborators gain ability to speak each other's languages - literally and figuratively. Barriers break down as roles blend and partners recognize shared goal of building secure products.

In a field where change is constant, remaining stagnant is to fall behind. Those tasked with our digital wellbeing would serve us well by continuing self-education into new realms. The journey to code literacy may be challenging, but challenges build character and skills. Our security depends on experts who expand expertise - not rest on past achievements or limit vision with excuses. Our networks and data are too valuable not to ensure guards have tools to see potential issues invisible to the untrained eye.

The question is not whether one's role demands coding - but whether we entrust our security to those resolving to know systems as intimately as those aiming to breach them. Our defenders would do well to learn the tongue of that which they defend.

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Chef's notes

I got the idea for this recipe from row 7 seeds.

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 15 to 25 minutes
• 🍳 Cook time: None
• 🍽️ Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 2 small red onions thinly sliced
• A handful or more of herbs chopped. I like dill, cilantro, parsley
• Dressing:
• 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 clove garlic, I used a few garlic scapes.
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 4 tablespoons rice vinegar or vinegar of choice
• Salt/pepper to taste

Directions

1. In mixing bowl combine mustard, honey, garlic, salt/pepper, and vinegar. Slowly drizzle olive oil while whisking to emulsify dressing.
2. Combine vegetables in large bowl. Pour dressing over vegetables and combine and mix till dressing has fully coated vegetables. Test for seasoning. Adjust if necessary.

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Prismas de lightning

Un aspecto que aún está tremendamente poco utilizado es la programabilidad de bitcoin. Existen cosas simples como las transacciones programadas (agendadas, temporizadas) y los pagos múltiples automatizados, pero indudablemente seguimos atrapados en el pensamiento convencional acerca del flujo de los sats.

Quisiera proponer una idea simple que fue compartida conmigo hace unos meses, con la esperanza de que se distribuya ampliamente y, en el mejor de los casos, alguien la implemente. (O una mejor versión de ella).

Es la siguiente:

Todo el crédito a Mr. Kukks, quien está oficialmente sin tiempo[^1] para implementarla él mismo.

Prismas de lightning

Un prisma de lightning es un constructo que permite "flujos de división de valor entre direcciones de lightning", parafraseando al autor.

Básicamente, sus características son: - un prisma se identifica con una dirección de lightning (o algo similar) - un prisma tiene un o múltiples receptores - un prisma puede ser receptor de otro, es decir, formar una "cadena de prismas" - las divisiones se definen programáticamente, esto es, con código

Este constructo simple permite todo tipo de casos de uso y puede ser implementado en la capa de las aplicaciones, sin ningún cambio en los protocolos de Bitcoin o Lightning.

Un ejemplo obvio es la división de valor para artículos de blogs y formas similares de escritura de extensión considerable. Imagina si cada artículo (o capítulo de un libro) tuviera su propia dirección de Lightning, repartiendo valor entre autor, editor, ilustrador y revisores del texto automáticamente.

El concepto de esas divisiones de valor ya existe en el podcasting 2.0, donde se aplica ampliamente a podcasts y episodios. Podría argumentarse que tener un identificador separado para el constructo es la evolución natural de esa forma de compartir valor, ya que sería más fácil conceptualizarlos y encadenarlos entre sí.

Otro caso de uso obvio es compartir los zaps de Nostr. Imagina que cada tweet citado que es zappeado se divide automáticamente, pasando el 50% (o el monto configurado por el usuario) a la nota original. O imagina un prisma creado ad-hoc, repartiendo los zaps equitativamente para todos los etiquetados en una nota.

¡Splits de sats para nostr! ¿acaso hay algo mejor?

Como los pagos son redirigidos, cada prisma actúa como una especie de proxy. Esto puede ser útil tanto para organizaciones como para individuos, ya que tu identificador de pago permanece igual incluso si tu infraestructura subyacente o proveedor de billetera cambian.

Problemas y mejoras

Existen dos preocupaciones centrales: comisiones y privacidad. No sólo hay que tener en cuenta las comisiones derivadas de la división y redirección de los pagos, sino también el hecho de que las direcciones ligthning se basan en IP, lo que tiene ciertas implicaciones de privacidad. Podríamos usar LNURL sobre nostr -de nuevo, créditos para Kukks- que trae a colación la siguiente pregunta: ¿son las direcciones lightning (Lightning Addresses) el nivel de abstracción correcto para los prismas de lightning?

Al fin y al cabo, no queremos enviar sats a direcciones sino a personas. Si nostr continua tomando vuelo, podría convertirse en sí mismo en la libreta de direcciones global para ese tipo de cosas, en otras palabras, el lugar al que se acude para buscar información de pago de personas, organizaciones y otras entidades. En el futuro, un prisma podría tener múltiples identificadores nprofile o npub como destinos, detrás de los cuales está la información de pago concreta.

Los identificadores no tienen que ser necesariamente direcciones lightning (Lightning Addresses). ¡Npubs o similares también pueden funcionar!

En cualquier caso, en este punto, no estoy demasiado preocupado por los detalles de la implementación. Estoy preocupado por una falta de imaginación, que es a lo que este post intenta responder.

Hablando de imaginación: ¿Por qué no tenemos ninguna billetera que automáticamente mueva sats a otra a partir de un cierto umbral? Estoy más que feliz de tener dinero para el almuerzo en una billetera custodial (delegada, controlada por terceros), pero una vez que alcanza tres meses de renta ya no estoy tan cómodo. ¿Por qué no puede la billetera automáticamente enviar el excedente de sats a mi dirección lightning soberana una vez que contiene más que el monto de una cena? O hacer un loop-out mensualmente para mover mis sats a almacenamiento frío?

Bueno, divago.

Una mejora que me gustaría ver es que se provean los prismas de forma transparente. En el mejor caso, los usuarios deberían poder ver cómo los pagos se reparten, de una forma fácil de entender y verificar. Una posibilidad es transmitir un evento reemplazable parametrizado (definido por el NIP-33) cada vez que un prisma se crea o actualiza. Claro que, dependiendo del caso de uso, puede tener sentido mantener el/los lugar/es finales ocultos del público.

Estoy seguro de que existen más problemas y muchas otras mejoras, pero, como siempre, lo perfecto es enemigo de lo bueno, así que hablemos sobre soluciones prácticas que pueden ser implementadas y usadas ahora mismo.

Implementación

Los prismas basados en direcciones lightning pueden ser construidos hoy sin demasiado esfuerzo. Podrías incluso construirlo tu mismo sin ninguna experiencia programando utilizando dos extensiones de LNbits: scrub y split. Agrega satdress encima para darle a cada billetera su propia dirección lightning y ¡voilà!, tienes un prisma de lightning. Puedes incluso construir una buena interfaz sobre él, ya que todo lo anterior puede ser creado programáticamente con simples llamadas de API.

Hice todo eso (excepto el "construir una buena interfaz sobre él) para juguetear con la idea. Sí, es algo precaria y probablemente no sea la solución más estable o elegante, pero más o menos funciona y puede ser utilizada hoy.

La dirección blogpost@satprism.com mostrada arriba es un ejemplo en funcionamiento[^2]. Va a dividir los pagos 50/50 entre Kukks y yo (Gigi), dirigiendo los sats a nuestras respectivas direcciones lightning soberanas, provistas por nuestras instancias de BTCPay Server.

Imagino múltiples servicios siendo creados con una correcta implementación, cargando una pequeña comisión por dicho servicio (sic). (Tal como fue mencionado anteriormente, alguna especie de comisión será requerida por las comisiones de enrutado, ya que los pagos son redirigidos a direcciones externas).

Mi esperanza es que ese tipo de ideas y constructos novedosos se vuelvan más prevalentes mientras se van volviendo más prevalentes los zaps y pagos V4V similares, como también la red lightning en general. Claro que, en el mejor escenario, tendremos esas herramientas integradas nativamente a nivel del protocolo, pero no veo razón por la que no deberíamos experimentar un poco con lo que tenemos hoy, incluso si las soluciones son imperfectas. Hasta que el Bolt12 y similares sean ubicuos, ensamblar algo que simplemente funcione no es una idea tan terrible[^3].

Palabras finales

Espero que esta idea encuentre adopción amplia entre escritores y otros creadores de contenido, tal como la idea de "streaming sats" -y los splits de esos streams de valor- encontraron amplia adopción entre podcasters.

Lo que aún falta es adjuntar información de pago a eventos individuales (en lugar de a perfiles) para que cada contenido tenga su propia información de pago. Tal vez sea tan simple como extender la metadata del NIP-23, o tal vez tendría sentido tener este tipo de metadata para otros kinds también.

Ya veremos, y por "veremos", me refiero a ustedes: los desarrolladores que se sientan a diseñar y construir cosas.

Estaré alentándolos mientras hago shitpost en nostr.

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Nota del traductor:

Todas las direcciones lightning, prismas y demás se mantuvieron fieles al post original. Si quieres colaborar conmigo, puedes hacerlo a mi lnaddres: wispy@getalby.com.

Traducciones

• Alemán por HiP0 [^1]: Le prometí a Kukks no hablar sobre ello por un par de semanas para que él pudiera adelantarse e implementarlo, pero estaba preocupado en mejorar la privacidad de todos, lo que también es muy importante. [^2]: Todos los prismas mostrados en este post son ejemplos funcionales: nostr-devs-eat-handsomely@satprism.com hace un split en partes iguales a todos los devs mencionatos en la nota de Quiet Warrior, y dergigi-platobot@satprism.com es un split entre el robot y yo. También me tomé la libertad de crear rhr@satprism.com, que hace un split entre Marty y Matt, y también einundzwanzig@satprism.com para los hablantes de alemán. [^3]: Creé los prismas de ejemplo de forma manual, así que me temo que, hasta que alguien construya una buena interfaz que permita a los usuarios crearlos por sí mismos, no habrá una explosión de prismas. Me gusta crear un montón de billeteras lnbits como a cualquiera, pero crear los splits y redirecciones es cansador después de un rato.

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Para minar monedas Kaspa de manera efectiva, es fundamental contar con el hardware adecuado, como los ASICs. Dispositivos como el ICERIVER KS0 PRO y el Bitmain Antminer KS3 ofrecen una alta tasa de hash y eficiencia energética. Configurar el software de minería adecuadamente y seleccionar pools de minería confiables son pasos cruciales. Mantén tu equipo en óptimas condiciones mediante el monitoreo continuo y el mantenimiento preventivo para maximizar tus ganancias y asegurar una operación rentable a largo plazo.

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RESUMEN: Minar Monedas Kaspa Monitoreo Continuo del Rendimiento El monitoreo continuo del rendimiento de tus equipos de minería es esencial para identificar y solucionar problemas rápidamente. Utiliza herramientas de monitoreo como Awesome Miner o Minerstat para gestionar múltiples dispositivos de minería desde una sola interfaz y configurar alertas para recibir notificaciones inmediatas sobre cualquier anomalía.

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Eligiendo el Hardware Adecuado para Minar Kaspa

Seleccionar el hardware adecuado es crucial para una minería de Kaspa eficiente. En esta sección, discutiremos los diferentes tipos de hardware disponibles y cómo elegir el mejor para tus necesidades.

La minería de Kaspa, al igual que otras criptomonedas, requiere un hardware especializado para ser efectiva. Utilizar dispositivos de propósito general como CPUs y GPUs no es eficiente debido a la creciente dificultad de la minería. Por lo tanto, es fundamental invertir en hardware especializado como los ASICs, que están diseñados específicamente para el algoritmo de minería de Kaspa, kHeavyHash.

Tipos de Hardware para Minar Monedas Kaspa

Existen varios tipos de hardware que puedes utilizar para minar Kaspa, cada uno con sus propias ventajas y desventajas. A continuación, se presentan los más comunes:

• ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits): Estos dispositivos están diseñados específicamente para realizar una tarea en particular, en este caso, la minería de Kaspa. Los ASICs ofrecen altas tasas de hash y eficiencia energética, lo que los convierte en la opción más popular para los mineros serios.
• GPUs (Graphics Processing Units): Aunque no son tan eficientes como los ASICs, las GPUs pueden ser una opción viable para los mineros aficionados o aquellos que ya poseen hardware de juegos potente.
• CPUs (Central Processing Units): Generalmente no recomendadas para la minería de Kaspa debido a su baja eficiencia y altas demandas energéticas.

Factores a Considerar al Elegir Hardware

Al seleccionar el hardware adecuado para minar Kaspa, hay varios factores que debes tener en cuenta:

• Tasa de Hash: La tasa de hash mide cuántas operaciones puede realizar el hardware por segundo. Un mayor hash rate significa una mayor probabilidad de resolver bloques y ganar recompensas.
• Eficiencia Energética: La minería de criptomonedas consume mucha energía, por lo que es importante elegir hardware que ofrezca una alta eficiencia energética para reducir costos operativos.
• Costos Iniciales: El precio del hardware puede variar significativamente. Es crucial equilibrar el costo inicial con la eficiencia y la tasa de hash para maximizar la rentabilidad.
• Sistema de Enfriamiento: La minería genera mucho calor, por lo que un buen sistema de enfriamiento es esencial para mantener el hardware funcionando de manera óptima y prolongar su vida útil.

Ejemplos de Hardware Recomendado para Minar Monedas Kaspa

A continuación, se presentan algunos ejemplos de hardware recomendado para la minería de Kaspa:

Modelo Tasa de Hash Eficiencia Energética Precio Aproximado ASIC Iceriver KS0 Ultra 400 GH/s Alta 610 € ASIC Goldshell KA Box Pro 1.60 TH/s Alta 2,100 € ASIC iBeLink BM-KS Max 10.5 TH/s Alta 6,500 €

Estos modelos son conocidos por su alta eficiencia y rendimiento en la minería de Kaspa. Sin embargo, es importante investigar y comparar diferentes opciones antes de realizar una compra.

Recomendaciones de Expertos

Los expertos en minería de criptomonedas recomiendan siempre adquirir hardware de proveedores confiables y realizar un análisis detallado de costos y beneficios. Además, es aconsejable mantenerse actualizado con las últimas tendencias y tecnologías en el campo de la minería de Kaspa para maximizar la rentabilidad y minar monedas Kaspa

Para más información sobre cómo elegir el mejor hardware para minar Kaspa, puedes consultar artículos y guías en iceriveroutlet

Configuración del Software de Minería Kaspa

La configuración del software de minería es un paso crucial para garantizar que tu hardware funcione de manera eficiente. En esta sección, discutiremos cómo configurar el software de minería Kaspa.

Para comenzar a minar Kaspa de manera efectiva, es esencial configurar correctamente el software de minería. A continuación, te proporcionamos una guía paso a paso para asegurarte de que tu configuración sea óptima.

Descarga e Instalación del Software

El primer paso es descargar el software de minería compatible con tu hardware. Puedes encontrar opciones recomendadas en el sitio web oficial de Kaspa o en foros de la comunidad. Una vez descargado, sigue estos pasos para la instalación:

1. Descomprime el archivo: Utiliza un programa como WinRAR o 7-Zip para descomprimir el archivo descargado.
2. Ejecuta el instalador: Abre el archivo ejecutable y sigue las instrucciones en pantalla para completar la instalación.
3. Configura las opciones básicas: Durante la instalación, selecciona las opciones predeterminadas a menos que tengas necesidades específicas.

Configuración de la Cartera Kaspa

Antes de comenzar a minar, necesitas una cartera Kaspa para recibir tus recompensas. Aquí te mostramos cómo configurarla:

1. Descarga la cartera: Visita el sitio web oficial de Kaspa y descarga la cartera compatible con tu sistema operativo.
2. Instala la cartera: Sigue las instrucciones de instalación proporcionadas en el sitio web.
3. Crea una nueva dirección: Abre la cartera y genera una nueva dirección para recibir tus monedas Kaspa.
4. Copia la dirección: Asegúrate de copiar y guardar tu nueva dirección en un lugar seguro.

Configuración del Software de Minería para Minar Monedas Kaspa

Ahora que tienes tu cartera lista, es hora de configurar el software de minería:

1. Abre el software de minería: Inicia el programa que instalaste anteriormente.
2. Introduce la dirección de tu cartera: En el campo correspondiente, pega la dirección de tu cartera Kaspa.
3. Selecciona el pool de minería: Elige un pool de minería confiable para unirte. Puedes encontrar recomendaciones en foros y sitios web especializados.
4. Configura los parámetros de minería: Ajusta las opciones de minería según las recomendaciones del pool y tu hardware. Esto puede incluir la configuración de la tasa de hash y el límite de temperatura.

Recomendaciones de Expertos

Los expertos en minería de criptomonedas sugieren seguir estos consejos para optimizar tu configuración:

• Mantén tu software actualizado: Asegúrate de utilizar siempre la versión más reciente del software de minería para aprovechar las últimas mejoras y correcciones de errores.
• Monitorea tu hardware: Utiliza herramientas de monitoreo para verificar la temperatura y el rendimiento de tu hardware. Esto te ayudará a evitar sobrecalentamientos y fallos.
• Únete a la comunidad: Participa en foros y grupos de discusión para mantenerte al día con las mejores prácticas y novedades en la minería de Kaspa. Para más detalles y guías específicas, visita nuestro blog en Iceriveroutlet

Optimización y Mantenimiento de tu Operación para Minar Monedas Kaspa

Optimizar y mantener tu operación de minería es crucial para maximizar tus ganancias. En esta sección, discutiremos técnicas avanzadas para optimizar y mantener tu operación de minería Kaspa.

Monitoreo Continuo del Rendimiento

El monitoreo continuo del rendimiento de tus equipos de minería es esencial para identificar y solucionar problemas rápidamente. Utiliza herramientas de monitoreo para verificar la temperatura, el consumo de energía y la tasa de hash de tus dispositivos. Esto te ayudará a evitar sobrecalentamientos y a mantener un rendimiento óptimo.

• Software de Monitoreo: Utiliza software como Awesome Miner o Minerstat para monitorear y gestionar múltiples dispositivos de minería desde una sola interfaz.
• Alertas en Tiempo Real: Configura alertas para recibir notificaciones inmediatas sobre cualquier anomalía en el rendimiento de tus equipos.

Optimización de la Configuración de Minería

Optimizar la configuración de tu software de minería puede mejorar significativamente tu eficiencia y rentabilidad. Asegúrate de ajustar los parámetros del software según las especificaciones de tu hardware y las recomendaciones del pool de minería.

1. Configuración de la Tasa de Hash: Ajusta la tasa de hash para equilibrar el rendimiento y el consumo de energía.
2. Límite de Temperatura: Establece un límite de temperatura para evitar el sobrecalentamiento de tus dispositivos.
3. Actualizaciones de Software: Mantén tu software de minería actualizado para aprovechar las últimas mejoras y correcciones de errores.

Mantenimiento Preventivo

El mantenimiento preventivo es clave para prolongar la vida útil de tus equipos de minería y evitar fallos costosos. Realiza inspecciones regulares y limpieza de tus dispositivos para mantenerlos en óptimas condiciones.

• Limpieza de Polvo: Limpia regularmente el polvo de los ventiladores y componentes internos para mejorar la eficiencia de enfriamiento.
• Reemplazo de Componentes: Sustituye componentes desgastados o dañados, como ventiladores y fuentes de alimentación, para evitar interrupciones en la minería.

Recomendaciones de Expertos

Los expertos en minería de criptomonedas sugieren seguir estos consejos para optimizar y mantener tu operación de minería Kaspa:

• Participa en la Comunidad: Únete a foros y grupos de discusión para mantenerte al día con las mejores prácticas y novedades en la minería de Kaspa.
• Analiza el Costo-Beneficio: Realiza un análisis detallado de costos y beneficios antes de realizar cualquier inversión en hardware o software.
• Utiliza Pools de Minería Confiables: Elige pools de minería con buena reputación y bajas tarifas para maximizar tus ganancias.

Desbloquea el Potencial de la Minería de Kaspa

Minar monedas Kaspa puede ser una actividad altamente lucrativa si se siguen las mejores prácticas y se utiliza el equipo adecuado. A lo largo de este artículo, hemos explorado desde la selección del hardware ASIC más eficiente hasta la configuración óptima del software de minería. Estos pasos son esenciales para maximizar tus ganancias y asegurar una operación de minería exitosa.

Es fundamental elegir el hardware adecuado, como los ASICs, que ofrecen altas tasas de hash y eficiencia energética. Además, la correcta configuración del software de minería y de la cartera Kaspa son pasos cruciales para recibir tus recompensas de manera segura. No olvides unirte a pools de minería confiables para aumentar tus probabilidades de éxito.

La optimización y el mantenimiento de tu operación de minería también juegan un papel vital. Utiliza herramientas de monitoreo para mantener el rendimiento de tus equipos y realiza mantenimiento preventivo para prolongar su vida útil. Mantente actualizado con las últimas tendencias y tecnologías en la minería de Kaspa para maximizar tu rentabilidad.

Te invitamos a seguir explorando más contenido sobre minería de criptomonedas en nuestro blog en iceriveroutlet. Comparte tus experiencias y preguntas en los comentarios para fomentar una comunidad de aprendizaje mutuo. ¡Buena suerte en tu aventura de minería de Kaspa!

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I’ve been obsessed with large numbers for a few years now, trying in vain to get others to care. But the “why” eluded me. I made one partially satisfying attempt to explain last year. Yes, he who has “the deepest paradigm can name the biggest number,” but to what end?

Now I think I’ve found the end, the reason I can’t quit this line of thinking, even if it’s driven me half mad: that the number TREE(3) is quite possibly a miracle. Despite arising from a simple game, TREE(3) can be hard to understand, so maybe it’s best to start with one of its “competitors”, Graham’s Number, to grasp what it is not.

Now Graham’s Number is only a competitor because the two are often compared, not because there is really any kind of competition. TREE(3) dwarfs Graham’s Number the way the breadth of the observable universe dwarfs the dimensions of an ant. (Actually, as you will see, that comparison vastly understates the disparity between the two numbers.)

But Graham’s Number, unfathomably vast in its own right, is both easier to understand and is generated via a different process. To get to Graham’s Number, we have to start with the most basic math that exists: counting.

I’ll excerpt from my post on growth that covers this:

First you have counting 1, 2, 3, 4…

If you want to speed up counting, you can add.

Instead of counting from three to six, you can just add 3 + 3. Addition therefore is _ just repeated (iterated) counting.

But instead of adding 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3, you can just do 3 * 6 because multiplication is iterated addition.

But instead of multiplying 3 * 3 * 3 * 3, you can just do 3 ^ 4 because exponentiation is iterated multiplication.

That’s where most people leave off in their education, and they feel perfectly content to live their lives only because they don’t know what they’re missing. Beyond exponentiation lies tetration, or iterated exponentiation.

Instead of 3 ^ 3 ^ 3 ^ 3, you can just do 3 ↑↑ 4 (a power-tower of threes, four high.)

You would say it “three to the three to the three to the three” in exponentiation terms, or “three arrow arrow three” in tetration terms. The number before the arrows determines the base and the number after them how high the tower goes. Let’s calculate some easy ones.

2 ↑↑ 2 is a power tower of twos, two high. That is 2 ^ 2 = 4.

3 ↑↑ 2 is a power tower of threes two high. That is 3 ^ 3 = 27. Easy.

2 ↑↑ 3 is a power tower of twos three high. That is 2 ^ 2 ^ 2 which is 2 ^ 4 = 16.

_3 ↑↑ 3 is a power tower of threes three high. That is 3 ^ 3 ^ 3 which is 3 ^ 27 = 7,625,597,484,987.

_Wait, what happened? You just encountered a fast-growing function.

Ok, tetration is cute, but if you want to generate Graham’s number, you’ll need to add more up arrows. Iterated tetration, symbolized by three up-arrows, is called pentation and would look like this: 3 ↑↑↑ 3. If 3 ↑↑ 3 is 7.6 trillion, what would 3 ↑↑↑ 3 be?

Well, it’s just iterated tetration, which means it’s a series of double-arrow operations with a base of three, three long, i.e., 3 ↑↑ 3 ↑↑ 3.

And since we know the second half, (3 ↑↑ 3) = 7.6 trillion, we can simplify it to 3 ↑↑ 7.6 trillion. What does that mean? It means a power tower of threes, 7.6 trillion high.

Okay, that sounds big. How big?

Consider a power tower of threes five high, i.e., 3^3^3^3^3 or 3 ↑↑ 5, is bigger than a googolplex.

To get the scale of a googolplex (one with a googol zeroes), consider you could not fit the zeroes it would take to write it out in the universe, even if you put one trillion zeroes on every atom. Again, we are not talking about the number itself, merely the number of digits required to write it out.

Consider a number with 200 digits is so massive, it’s far more than the number of Planck volumes (smallest known unit of measure) in the universe, but it’s trivial to write out. But you do not have space to write out a googolplex even while using a trillion digits per atom, let alone what those digits, if you could even write them, represent.

Your odds of entering every lottery on earth for the rest of your life, from the local bake sale to the mega millions, and winning all of them are far, far, far greater than 1 in a googolplex.

Your odds of guessing all the private bitcoin keys on earth without making an error are greater than one in a googolplex. A googolplex is an unfathomably large number. And yet it is smaller than 3 ↑↑ 5,  or 3^3^3^3^3.

But 3 ↑↑↑ 3 is a tower of threes not five high, but 7.6 trillion high! When you get even to 10 high, you’ve exceeded a googolplex to the googolplexth power. The human mind cannot fathom the number you arrive at even at 100 or 1000 high, but we have to get to 7.6 trillion.

Okay, now that we’ve multiplied out the entire power tower to 7.6 trillion, guess what, we have to add another arrow. Not 3 ↑↑↑ 3 but 3 ↑↑↑↑ 3.

That’s hexation which is iterated pentation, in this case with a base of three and three terms, i.e., 3 ↑↑↑ 3 ↑↑↑ 3. We already know the second half is, whatever the incomprehensible result of the multiplied-out 7.6 trillion-high power tower was, call it X. So it’s 3 ↑↑↑ X.

And that means iterated tetration with a base of three, X times, i.e., _3 ↑↑ 3 ↑↑3 ↑↑ 3… X times.

To solve this, we go term by term. The first one is 7.6 trillion, which feeds into the second, the multiplied-out power tower 7.6 trillion high, i.e. X, the third is a power tower of threes, X high, multiplied out, and so on, and there are X of these entire towers, each one unfathomably, astronomically taller than the last.

Once we get through all X (remember itself an unfathomably large number) of the terms we’re at 3↑↑↑↑3.

That number is G1.

To get to G2, we just take 3 ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑…G1 arrows… 3.

Wait, what?

Remember each individual move up the scale from counting to addition to multiplication to exponentiation turbo-charged the growth of the function, and now in this function, they’re telling us to add G1 (3↑↑↑↑3) moves up the scale all at once!

Put differently, from counting by ones to the insanity of hexation, there are only six steps. To get G2, there are 3↑↑↑↑3 steps!

To get G3, it’s 3 G2 arrows 3. To get to G4, it’s 3 G3 arrows 3.

And so on until we hit G64 which is Graham’s Number.

It’s an indescribably massive number, not relatable to anything in the universe, not even in terms of the possible ways the atoms could be arranged taken to the power of the number of ways history’s chess games could have been played.

There is no way to visualize or imagine it except by walking vaguely through the steps to get there and straining your brain to grasp the process.

But as I said, Graham’s Number is trivial, basically zero compared to TREE(3), and that is so much the case that if instead of going to G64 via the steps, you went to G(Googolplex), or even G(Graham’s Number), i.e., G(G64), you would still be at zero relative to TREE(3).

But here’s where it gets fascinating. While Graham’s Number is generated via ramping up increasingly powerful iterative operations (as we did in the beginning) TREE(3) comes from a simple game.

There is a good article in Popular Mechanics that lays it out, building off this excellent Numberphile video with Tony Padilla:

You can click on the article and video for the specific (and relatively basic rules), but essentially, the TREE function has to do with “seeds” (dots) and “trees” (combinations of dots and lines), such that you make the maximum amount of unique “trees” (dot-line combos) per the types of seeds available.

If you have only one kind of seed, say a green one, there is only one unique tree that can be made.

So:

TREE(1) = 1.

If you have two seeds, say a green and a red, there are three different kinds of unique trees you could make.

TREE(2) = 3.

If you have three seeds, say a green, a red and a black, there are TREE(3) different kinds of trees you could make. As it turns out, that number (which is not infinite) is so much bigger than Graham’s number the two are not even in the same universe:

Here’s Padilla comparing TREE(3) to Graham’s Number if you want to see the difference:

Okay, so what does all this mean? It means that Graham’s Number, which is generated by successively more powerful iterations of mathematical operations, cannot compete with TREE(3) which comes from a game with simple rules.

Graham’s Number is built the way a machine would do it, the way an AI would go about making a huge number — mechanically increasing the rate of construction.

Consider if you had a machine that made products one at a time, that’s like counting. And if you had a machine that made products three at a time, that’s like adding.

And a machine that made machines that made products three at a time, that’s like multiplication. And a machine that made those three at a time would be exponentiation, etc., etc.

Each successive machine-making machine would take you into a deeper paradigm of growth. But you can see this is a mechanical process, no matter how deep you go.

By contrast, the tree series is what happens when you design a game with simple rules and let it play out. The growth (once you realize it to the extent the human brain can even grasp it) is not just faster than the mechanistic model, it’s on another plane.

The takeaway then is bottom-up complex systems (games) with a few simple rules can spawn a paradigm so much bigger than top-down mechanistic growth models.

The human brain (neocortex in McKenna’s terms) is just such a system, and yet we train ourselves to be like machines! Practice, routine, iteration, follow-these-10-steps to happiness, learn these five keys to investing, etc. Yes, you can get somewhere with these recipes, but nowhere near the destination of which you are inherently capable.

The key is a few simple inputs — good nutrition, enough sleep, a decent environment — and to let the mind have its space to play out the sequence in full.

In modern society the conditions needed for greatness, since the basics are relatively easy to come by, are achieved more by getting rid of negatives. Don’t be a drug addict or alcoholic, ditch the porn, the video games, the excessive social media use, etc. Then let the game play out.

Of course, this is easier said than done, as we’ve been deeply conditioned by the mechanistic paradigm, and remember TREE(1) is only 1, while G(1) is 3↑↑↑↑3, i.e., the more powerful growth function doesn’t necessarily reveal itself at the outset. But that changes in short order, and once it does, the mechanistic growth is no match for the “most densely ramified complexified structure in the known universe.”

I’ll end on a speculative thought, one that occurred to me while recording a podcast on this topic: Might what we think of as good vs evil actually just be a battle between the mechanistic and the complex, the difference between top-down compulsion and bottom-up free choice?

BONUS VIDEOS For those who want to dive deeper into this, there are some good videos by Carbrickscity on You Tube here, here and here. And Tim Urban’s article on Graham’s Number is worthwhile too.

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Chef's notes

Chef's Note: These No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake Bars are a delightful treat that combines the beloved flavors of Oreo cookies with a creamy cheesecake filling. The simplicity of this recipe makes it perfect for any occasion, from casual gatherings to special celebrations. Ensure the cheesecake bars are well-chilled before serving for the best texture and flavor. Feel free to customize with extra Oreo cookie crumbles or a drizzle of chocolate sauce for added indulgence. Enjoy the rich, creamy goodness straight from the fridge!

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 20 min
• 🍳 Cook time: Refrigerate for 4 hours
• 🍽️ Servings: 9-12

Ingredients

• Crust:** - 24 Oreo cookies - 1/4 cup (56g) unsalted butter, melted
• Cheesecake Filling:** - 8 oz (225g) cream cheese, softened - 1/3 cup (40g) powdered sugar - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract - 1 cup (240ml) heavy cream
• Optional Topping: - Additional Oreo cookies for decoration

Directions

1. 1. Prepare the Crust: - Crush Oreo cookies into fine crumbs. - Mix with melted butter and press firmly into an 8x8 inch baking dish lined with parchment paper. Chill in the refrigerator.
2. 1. Make the Cheesecake Filling: - Beat cream cheese until smooth. - Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract, mix until creamy.
3. 1. Whip the Cream: - In a separate bowl, whip heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
4. 1. Combine and Assemble: - Gently fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture. - Spread evenly over chilled Oreo crust.
5. 1. Chill and Serve: - Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or overnight, until set. - Cut into bars, top with crushed Oreo cookies if desired, and serve chilled.

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Chef's notes

Chef's Note:

Chef's Tip:

Achieve restaurant-quality Spicy Beef Stir-Fry at home with this simple yet delicious recipe. Marinating the beef in soy sauce and cornstarch ensures it's tender and packed with flavor. High heat and quick cooking are key to preserving the vegetables' crunch and the beef's juiciness. Adjust the heat level by varying the amount of chili garlic sauce to suit your palate. Serve hot over rice for a satisfying meal that's sure to impress!

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 30
• 🍳 Cook time: 10-15
• 🍽️ Servings: 3-4

Ingredients

• Beef Marinade:* - 1 lb (450g) beef sirloin or flank steak, thinly sliced - 2 tbsp soy sauce - 1 tbsp cornstarch - 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• Stir-Fry:** - 2 tbsp vegetable oil - 3 cloves garlic, minced - 1-inch piece ginger, minced - 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced - 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced - 1 small onion, thinly sliced - 2-3 green onions, cut into 2-inch pieces
• Sauce:* - 2 tbsp soy sauce - 1 tbsp oyster sauce - 1 tbsp hoisin sauce - 1 tbsp chili garlic sauce (adjust to taste) - 1 tbsp rice vinegar - 1 tsp sugar - 1 tsp sesame oil - 1-2 tbsp water or beef broth (if needed)
• To Serve:** - Cooked rice - Optional: sesame seeds and chopped cilantro for garnish

Directions

1. 1. sPrepare the beef marinade: - In a bowl, combine the thinly sliced beef with soy sauce, cornstarch, and vegetable oil. Mix well to coat the beef evenly. Let it marinate for at least 15 minutes.
2. 1. Make the sauce: - In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, chili garlic sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, and water or beef broth. Set aside.
3. 1. Stir-fry the beef: - Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add the marinated beef in a single layer and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes until browned and cooked through. Remove the beef from the skillet and set aside.
4. 1. Cook the vegetables: - In the same skillet, add another tablespoon of vegetable oil if needed. Add minced garlic and ginger, stir-fry for about 30 seconds until fragrant. - Add sliced red and green bell peppers, and onion. Stir-fry for 2-3 minutes until vegetables are tender-crisp.
5. 1. Combine everything: - Return the cooked beef to the skillet. Pour in the prepared sauce and toss everything together to coat evenly. Cook for another 1-2 minutes until heated through and sauce thickens slightly.
6. 1. Serve: - Serve the spicy beef stir-fry hot over cooked rice. Garnish with sesame seeds and chopped cilantro if desired.

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Chef's notes

Keep heat on the pot, from medium low to medium high.

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 15 minutes
• 🍳 Cook time: 45 mins
• 🍽️ Servings: 9

Ingredients

• 6 tbsp butter / cooking oil
• 1 medium / large yellow onion (chopped)
• 6 cloves garlic
• 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1.5 tsp salt
• 1.5 tsp black pepper
• 3 tsp paprika powder
• 3 tsp ground mustard powder
• 0.5 tsp cayenne powder
• 6 cups chicken / vegetable stock
• 4 broccoli heads (chopped into florets : discard stem)
• 6 carrots (shredded)
• 1 cup cornstarch mixed with 1 cup water
• 6 cups dairy milk (no plant-based)
• 9 cups cheddar cheese (shredded)

Directions

1. Heat up pot on medium heat
2. Add 6 tbsp butter / cooking oil
3. Add a chopped yellow onion
4. Sauté in pot until onion is soft and tender
5. Add 6 cloves minced garlic
6. (If pot looks dry, add splash of water too)
7. Once pot has a nice garlic & onion aroma, add in 0.75 cup of all purpose flour , 1.5 tsp salt , 1.5 tsp black pepper , 3 tsp paprika powder , 3 tsp ground mustard powder , & 0.5 tsp cayenne powder .
8. Mix in the dry ingredients with the vegetables .
9. Add in the 6 cups of chicken / vegetable stock . (One cup at a time on medium high heat)
10. Stir & wait until pot boils .
11. Add chopped broccoli florets & shredded carrots
12. If you want a thicker soup , then add in the 1 cup cornstarch mixed with 1 cup water .
13. Let boil for 15 mins , then check if vegetables are at preferred softness.
14. Add in 6 cups of dairy milk & 9 cups of cheddar cheese .
15. Cook for about 1 - 2 minutes
16. Enjoy & store in fridge with air tight containers !

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Chef's notes

Salt the water when boiling water for noodles.

Mix sauce separately, then add to the cold noodles.

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 30 mins
• 🍳 Cook time: 30 mins
• 🍽️ Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 16 oz bag of elbow noodles
• 1 tbsp of salt
• 16 cups of water in pot
• 2 cup mayo
• 2 tbsp mustard paste
• 4 tbsp white vinegar
• 4 tbsp pickle juice
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 4 tsp white sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 medium / large red onion (diced)
• 2 red / green bell peppers (diced)
• 2 pickles (diced)
• 4 celery sticks (diced)

Directions

1. Boil 16 cups of water in a pot with 1 tbsp salt & 16 oz elbow noodles
2. Let pot boil for 15 mins ; Start on making the sauce
3. In a medium bowl , add 2 cup mayo , 2 tbsp mustard paste , 4 tbsp white vinegar , 4 tbsp pickle juice , 1 tsp black pepper , 4 tsp white sugar , 2 tsp salt , 1 tsp garlic powder , & 1 tsp onion powder .
4. Mix sauce & set aside .
5. Next , Cut & dice up 1 medium / large red onion , 2 red / green bell peppers , 2 pickles , & 4 celery sticks .
6. Mix half of the sauce in with the diced vegetables .
7. By this time , noodles should be ready to rinse and drain with cold water .
8. ( Noodles should be cold and water drained )
9. In a large bowl , add the cold noodles , vegetables , & the remaining sauce
10. Mix ingredients well & refrigerate for 2 hours +
11. Enjoy & store in fridge with air tight containers .

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Chef's notes

Never guess your cooking times again – make your air frying experience simple and stress-free!

Tips:

•   Shake the Basket: Halfway through cooking for even results.
•   Check for Doneness: Use a meat thermometer or cut open to ensure proper cooking.
•   Preheat: Preheat the air fryer for best results.

General Recommendations:

•   Always preheat your air fryer for 3-5 minutes before cooking.
•   Flip or shake foods halfway through the cooking time to ensure even cooking.
•   Adjust times and temperatures based on your specific air fryer model and the thickness of the food.

Details

• 🍳 Cook time: 5-35

Ingredients

• Vegetables, Frozen Foods, Chicken, Beef

Directions

1. General Recommendations: • Always preheat your air fryer for 3-5 minutes before cooking. • Flip or shake foods halfway through the cooking time to ensure even cooking. • Adjust times and temperatures based on your specific air fryer model and the thickness of the food.

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Chef's notes

Soaking nuts and seeds overnight makes the soup creamier and easier to blend if you have a less powerful blender. You can also use a hand blender. You can swap out nuts and seeds as needed. Cashews alone or cashews with almonds are also very tasty. More variety provides you with all the essential amino acids and fatty acids your body needs.

If you don't have miso or soy sauce, you can just use salt. But it tastes so much better with the other ingredients.

You will be surprised how tasty this soup will be! Please let me know if you try it 💚

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 7 minutes
• 🍳 Cook time: 0
• 🍽️ Servings: 2 - 3

Ingredients

• 200g Cashews (soaked over night)
• 50g Sunflower Seeds (soaked over night)
• 20g Hemp seeds (soaked over night)
• 2 Mushrooms (medium size)
• 2 Shiitake
• 4 tbsp Nutritional Yeast (optional)
• 1 tsp Salt (or more)
• 1 tbsp Miso (optional)
• 2 tbsp Soy Sauce (Nama Tamari)
• 2 cm of a spicy red Chilli (optional)
• 700ml Filtered Water
• 1 Clove of Garlic
• Pepper and Herbs (optional for topping)

Directions

1. Soak Cashews, sunflower seeds and hemp seeds over night in water.
2. Next day blend all the other ingredients with soaked seeds and nuts.
3. Give it a taste and add more salt, miso or soy sauce
4. Add more water if it's to thick
5. Serve and sprinkle ground pepper and some herbs on top if desired for decoration

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I got this from The Biblical Man on Substack. I strongly recommend my fellow Christians check him out (especially male Christians).

The post is here: https://substack.com/home/post/p-145965427

It's time for some hard truth that'll separate the men from the boys, the wheat from the chaff. We're diving deep into the heart of what it means to have real, unshakeable faith in a world that's increasingly hostile to the followers of Christ.

You claim to have faith? You say you trust in the Almighty? Well, persecution is coming to put that to the test. And let me tell you something - if your so-called "faith" crumbles when the heat is on, it wasn't real faith to begin with.

Here's the cold, hard reality:

If persecution causes us to let go of our faith, it was not confidence in God that we possessed, but confidence in our understanding of His will.

Let that sink in for a moment. Meditate on it. Let it challenge you to your core.

Real faith, warrior faith, isn't built on your ability to comprehend God's plan. It's not about having all the answers or understanding why things happen the way they do. No, true faith is built on the unshakeable truth of who God is, regardless of our circumstances.

"Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him" (Job 13:15 KJV)

That's the kind of faith we're called to. The kind that stands firm when everything else is falling apart. The kind that says, "Even if I don't understand, even if it costs me everything, I will trust in the Lord."

So ask yourself these hard questions:

1. Is your faith in God, or in your understanding of His ways?

2. Can you trust Him even when His plan doesn't match your expectations?

3. Are you ready to stand firm when persecution comes?

These aren't hypothetical questions, brothers. The world is changing, and the days of easy, comfortable Christianity are coming to an end. We need to be prepared for the storm that's brewing.

Remember, the Apostle Paul didn't say "I know why all these things are happening to me." He said, "I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day" (2 Timothy 1:12 KJV).

It's not about having all the answers. It's about knowing the One who does.

Now, let's break this down further:

The Nature of True Faith

True faith isn't blind optimism. It's not positive thinking or wishful dreaming. True faith is a rock-solid confidence in the character and promises of God, even when everything around us seems to contradict those promises.

When persecution comes - and make no mistake, it will come - it will reveal what your faith is really made of. Will it stand firm, or will it crumble like a sandcastle in the tide?

The Danger of False Confidence

Many of us have fallen into the trap of confusing our understanding of God's will with faith in God Himself. We think that because we can explain God's actions or because we believe we know His plan, we have faith.

But what happens when God doesn't act the way we expect? What happens when His plan doesn't align with our understanding? That's when true faith is tested and revealed.

If your faith is based on your ability to understand or explain God's actions, it will fail you when you encounter situations that defy your understanding. And brothers, let me tell you, those situations will come.

The Refining Fire of Persecution

Persecution isn't just a possibility for the Christian; it's a promise. Jesus Himself said, "In the world ye shall have tribulation" (John 16:33 KJV). Peter reminds us, "Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you" (1 Peter 4:12 KJV).

These trials, these persecutions, they're not just random hardships. They're the refining fire that reveals and strengthens true faith. They're the crucible in which warrior-grade faith is forged.

When persecution comes, it will strip away all pretenses. It will reveal whether your faith is in God or in your understanding of Him. It will show whether you trust in His character or in your ability to explain His actions.

The Call to Unshakeable Faith

So here's your mission, warriors of faith:

1. Examine your faith. Is it built on God's character or your comprehension? Do you trust Him or just your understanding of Him?

2. Prepare for persecution. It's coming, whether you're ready or not. Steel yourself for the battle ahead.

3. Strengthen your resolve. True faith grows stronger under pressure. Let the challenges you face drive you deeper into trust in God.

4. Stand firm. Be the immovable warrior God called you to be. When others falter, you stay strong.

5. Know God, not just about God. Dive deep into His Word. Spend time in His presence. Build your faith on the rock of who He is, not the shifting sands of your understanding.

6. Be ready to say, like Job, "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him." That's the kind of faith that moves mountains and changes the world.

The world needs men of unshakeable faith. Men who trust God even when they don't understand Him. Men who stand firm when others fall away. Men who can say with Paul, "For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:38-39 KJV).

Will you be that man?

The battle is coming. The test is near. Will your faith stand, or will it crumble?

The choice is yours, warrior. Choose wisely. Choose faith in God, not just in your understanding of Him. Choose to stand firm when persecution comes. Choose to be the unshakeable man of faith that God has called you to be.

Now go. Be strong. Be faithful. Be the man God created you to be. The world is waiting for warriors like you to rise up and show them what true, unshakeable faith looks like.

Amen and amen.

Check out his substack, so I don't feel bad about borrowing his content. https://substack.com/@biblicalman

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Chef's notes

I really like serving this with a saffron and cardamon rice. Add a few saffron threads and 3 or 4 crushed green cardamon pods while the rice is cooking to make it.

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: ~15 min
• 🍳 Cook time: ~1.5 hours
• 🍽️ Servings: 6

Ingredients

• .5 cups neutral frying oil or ghee
• 2 onions halved and thinly sliced
• ~1 inch piece ginger root cut into thin batons
• 1 garlic clove crushed
• 2 fresh red chilies seeded and minced
• 1 inch piece fresh turmeric crushed or 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 lemongrass stalk lower part sliced thin and the top bruised
• 1.5 lbs steak cut into strips
• 14oz coconut milk
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 aubergine (eggplant) sliced and patted dry
• 1 tsp tamarind pulp, soaked in ~4 tbsp warm water
• salt and pepper to taste
• Garnish:
• Deep fried onions
• More fresh chilis
• Serve :
• Rice

Directions

1. Heat half your oil in a wok or large pan. Fry onions, ginger and garlic tell fragrant. Add chilies, turmeric and the lower parts of the lemongrass stalk. Push the contents to the side, crank the heat and add the steak. Stirring tell the meat is browned a bit.
2. Add the coconut milk, water and lemongrass top. Hit it with some salt and pepper. Cover and let simmer for about an hour and a half. You want the meat to be tender.
3. Towards the end of the cook time, use the rest of the oil to fry the aubergines. Brown on both sides.
4. Add the browned aubergines cook for another 15 minutes or so. Stir gently every so often. Strain the tamarind juice and add it to the curry. Taste and adjust seasoning.
5. Garnish with more Chilies and serve with rice.

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On a recent vacation my wife and I were shopping in some antique and thrift stores. Its one of my favorite things to do with her. I'm always on the look out for interesting items and on this day I was looking through old postcards and pamphlets and I spotted this.

From 1966, a copy of the "Objectivist" newsletter. I took it up to the counter to pay and the owner looked it over and said 50 cents. That was the cover price back in 1966. I'm not interested in selling it but I think that was a bargain.

I'm a fan of Rand. I have a lot of respect for her. She came to the US escaping communism in the USSR as a young woman. She rose to massive popularity in a time when it was rare for women to do so. After I bought the booklet I started thinking about how massive her influence is. Atlas Shrugged has such a broad influence that you see references to it and characters in the book in the names of many businesses. The woman had guts. If you have never heard her speak I recommend looking up some of her interviews with Donoghue ( a popular talk show host of the time). She angered many with her philosophy. She was counter to the culture of the time in many ways.

And yet, she is rarely mentioned when I see articles or stories about influential women. I would argue that she is a very influential woman. Not just for women but for men as well. While I have plenty of disagreements with her philosophy I think it is very telling how she is rarely mentioned in a positive light. Objectively she is an important person in US history and even more so in women's history. She was a strong self made woman that didn't use her appearance for sex appeal to get her status. One would think she should be a feminist heroine. But she isn't. Its a crime in my opinion.

Have you ever found any liberty movement items in thrift stores? This is my first.

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Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 10 min
• 🍳 Cook time: 0

Ingredients

• 8 oz of Imitation Crab Meat
• 1 small onion
• 2 celery sticks
• 1/2 cup of Mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon of Garlic Powder
• 3 tablespoons of lemon Juice
• Salted Butter
• 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
• 1 teaspoon Parsley
• king Hawaiian Sweet Rolls

Directions

1. Dice onion and celery and package of crab. Dice as fine as you'd like. In medium bowl, add mayo, lemon, parsley, garlic and onion powder. Mix. Next add in chopped veggies and crab. Mix together well with spoon. In the meantime, butter the rolls and sprinkle with garlic powder. Toast in the oven until slightly toasted. Remove from toaster oven slice the rolls and place crab mix inside the rolls.

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Nostr has events. Anything done on Nostr is an "event." Nostr has kinds. A "kind 1" is a text message, like below.

_{Source: https://nostr.com/the-protocol/events}

Now, there's a new kind on the block. There is a kind 30040 (as well as an accompanying 30041).

Note: kind 30040 is an "NKBIP" and not a "NIP," which is why it's not listed as an event kind on the NIPS GitHub.

Finding kind 30040

I first read about about a kind 30040 in this note by npub1m4ny6hjqzepn4rxknuq94c2gpqzr29ufkkw7ttcxyak7v43n6vvsajc2jl and I immediately thought, "This is fantastic." Three reasons made me think this:

1. Her goal, as I understand, is to get public domain (Projet Gutenberg) books onto Nostr. As a reader, I see this as a good thing.
2. First up is to first get the Bible onto Nostr in an organized, "clickable" manner. As a Christian, I see this as a good thing.
3. The kind 30040 reminded me of bitcoin recursive ordinals and BitVM. This is great. What can we possibly mash up on Nostr with a kind 30040 or 30041?

Toying with kind 30040

Curious yesterday, I began to futz around. The habla.news note referenced a wikifreedia post. Nostr user npub1m3xdppkd0njmrqe2ma8a6ys39zvgp5k8u22mev8xsnqp4nh80srqhqa5sf and npub149p5act9a5qm9p47elp8w8h3wpwn2d7s2xecw2ygnrxqp4wgsklq9g722q were on this. I referenced Liminal's guide and Niel's fork. After creating a Nostr profile (Turc Testerman) to mess around and use as a testing platform, below is what I achieved:

At first glance, the image above is unimpressive. It's only two words. But, there may be more going on than is initially evident. The animated gif below reveals a bit more:

_{See it on highlighter.com}

In the gif above, we are looking at a kind 30040 showing two other independent notes. Hovering over those two notes in Highligher reveals them as unique, as does the URL bar when they're clicked.

So, what's going on here is that those two notes, "Hello" and "world!" are just hanging out somewhere on Nostr relays. Then, the third event, the kind 30040 aggregated them together.

The kind 30040 can be viewed in raw form on njump.me (image below). That's great, though not particularly viewer-friendly or useful to a human. Finally, thanks to Highlighter, a useful, more visually appealing, and interactive UX is achieved. (See it on highlighter.com and read note by npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft today debuting this ability.)

_{The kind 30040 viewed on njump.me The first yellow "e" is "Hello" and the second yellow "e" is "world!"}

Pushing a bit farther...an example how-to

Why not do more? Let's do this: I'll now try to replicate what I did yesterday, I'll try to make a new kind 30040 that adds a smidge more, and document what I do as a how-to tutorial in case anyone else wants to try.

This is how we push ahead open source style, right?

Step 1 - grab the basic code for a kind 30040

{ "id": "972ffe9168c37241491735e3edb802b1877a56c29cb475dfeb5aba41807b5088", "pubkey": "5f078e90cef786fa0ac775218290c514e33313e0793507ed15375cc5b2bacaa3", "created_at": 1719227601, "kind": 30040, "tags": [ [ "e", "19d8949206cdc775b94e82de6d77b75c1485e0aa3ee671c058415120a16adf46", "wss://nos.lol" ], [ "e", "6428c8ac9a992a6b6e5789fc398e221ab1457b39839b174047a3cbfef4ca9214", "wss://nos.lol" ] ], "content": "Testing a kind 30040 event on nostr" }

Note: This is a bit different from the code in the NKBIP. I had trouble with the "content" portion of it. The format in the NKBIP threw errors, something about the backticks. Hence, my "Testing a kind..." appeared in njump, but is not picked up by highlighter and shows "untitled." That's something for me to learn.

Step 2 - go to https://nostrudel.ninja

Nostrudel, to me, has a ton of usages beyond just reading notes. One is the "Event Publisher" function. Go to Nostrudel, then "More," then "Event Publisher." There is some pre-populated data. You want to put the kind 30040 basic code in there instead. However, you do want to keep but alter the "created_at" timestamp. Take note of the number in the "created_at" line, then delete everything, paste in the kind 30040 basic code, then go back to "created_at" and put in your updated timestamp number. If you use the old timestamp, then I think it will work, but your kind 30040 will be timestamped incorrectly. Use the up-to-date and correct timestamp.

If you get to the green "Yolo" button, things are good. If your json is incorrectly formatted, it'll throw errors and you'll need to fix those. (This is where the backticks in the "title" halted me.) Pressing Yolo will create a new Nostr event. It will be visible on njump.me as raw code and on highlighter in a pretty fashion.

Step 3 - create your own kind 30040 with unique Event IDs

Using the "basic code" above will replicate my "Hello world!" because it uses the two "e" events I published yesterday. If you wish to create your own kind 30040, you need to gather your own preferred notes to aggregate.

For this example, I'll use a few notes I published yesterday from the npub1turcayxw77r05zk8w5sc9yx9zn3nxylq0y6s0mg4xawvtv46e23srqqnv7 profile. I'll keep the "Hello" and "world!" notes, but add a three more. What I need is the "event ID" for each note I wish to include. Below I'll illustrate how to get that ID on nostrudel.ninja. Notice there are three "IDs," for this, we want the first one simply called "Event ID."

For my new kind 30040 example, I'll list all five Event IDs here in the order I want them to appear:

1. 19d8949206cdc775b94e82de6d77b75c1485e0aa3ee671c058415120a16adf46
2. 6428c8ac9a992a6b6e5789fc398e221ab1457b39839b174047a3cbfef4ca9214
3. 9418ba17d1a918ded94cc65112daf41cee8e90daa8afd32623edb0d5846450c5
4. b6f03e814fbaea810c997bb59bdb0918105f74ebaecc98d0a5d7d74aad23d1f5
5. f9a6c3b9a1309ec9ded615d4463e2b49e914d15e74d09441ffa7343460baef4f

Step 4 - build your json

Next, for each Event ID you wish to include, create a new "e" in the json code. You can change the relay if you wish (and maybe even leave it blank?).

[ "e", "this_is_where_you_paste_in_your_new_event_id", "wss://nos.lol" ],

You will have to be careful with your commas. Each square bracket [ ] is separated by a comma and there is not one at the end. Otherwise, your json will throw an error. (I had several yesterday!) You can use something like https://jsoneditoronline.org/ to work and see errors as you go.

Below illustrates pasting in the basic kind 30040 code, adding one additional "e" event, then adding the Event ID for that event. Notice the red json errors that emerged and needed to be corrected until it was "all green" and good to go.

I did this twice more to get my five desired notes included. The final json code I wanted for my new kind 30040 (code below).

{ "id": "972ffe9168c37241491735e3edb802b1877a56c29cb475dfeb5aba41807b5088", "pubkey": "5f078e90cef786fa0ac775218290c514e33313e0793507ed15375cc5b2bacaa3", "created_at": 1719227601, "kind": 30040, "tags": [ [ "e", "19d8949206cdc775b94e82de6d77b75c1485e0aa3ee671c058415120a16adf46", "wss://nos.lol" ], [ "e", "6428c8ac9a992a6b6e5789fc398e221ab1457b39839b174047a3cbfef4ca9214", "wss://nos.lol" ], [ "e", "9418ba17d1a918ded94cc65112daf41cee8e90daa8afd32623edb0d5846450c5", "wss://nos.lol" ], [ "e", "b6f03e814fbaea810c997bb59bdb0918105f74ebaecc98d0a5d7d74aad23d1f5", "wss://nos.lol" ], [ "e", "f9a6c3b9a1309ec9ded615d4463e2b49e914d15e74d09441ffa7343460baef4f", "wss://nos.lol" ] ], "content": "Testing a kind 30040 event on nostr" }

Step 5 - create your kind 30040

Back on Nostrudel.ninja-->More-->Event Publishing, I pasted in my new kind 30040 json code, changed the timestamp number, and pushed Yolo, as below:

Then I grabbed the event ID (go to "Custom Event on Nostrudel, then the code symbols <>, then IDs). Go to https://njump.me/about, paste in the ID, and "View." And there is my new kind 30040 on njump, screencapture below:

And, finally, here it is in a prettier fashion on highlighter with five different notes aggregated:

_{See it on highlighter.}

Conclusion

This kind 30040 does seem like a great fit for things like books. It can assemble individual notes scattered across Nostr in a hierarchical manner, present them in a usable interface, then deliver them. I imagine a stack of index cards. Each card is a note and on it is some information. They're strewn everywhere out there in the Nostrverse. A kind 30040 can gather the ones it wishes, order those cards however it wishes, then present a new "Table of Contents" for a reader.

With books, each note might be a chapter, or a paragraph, or in the case of the Bible, it might even be each verse.

I don't think a kind 30040 would work as I initially was thinking like a bitcoin Ordinal. For that to work, things would need to be concatenated...merged together, not listed on a page. My kind 30040 would have to read "Hello world!" instead of "Hello" and then "world!" as independent, although in order, notes.

Still, this kind 30040 business is neat. Books seem like a natural use case. People are very clever though. We'll come up with more things to use this ability, grow it, morph it, fork it, launch from it.

What can we build out on it from here?

As an epilogue, regarding Ordinals...

I know ordinals can be a divisive topic around bitcoin. (Even that word concatenated might have raised hackles with bitcoin's current OP_CAT debate.) People get impassioned over silly frog jpg Ordinals clogging block space and ramping up fees (both true, but then, freedom and free market). However, I think there is great potential. Recursive ordinals aggregate data already the Bitcoin blockchain. If A, B, and C are already on chain separately, recursive ordinal D can simply stick them together into one as ABC. As I see it, this is what a Nostr kind 30040 does.

I made this recursive ordinal with all of Satoshi's written words. It looks unimpressive, but everything, the content of Satoshi's words and even the orange "website" code is stored on the Bitcoin blockchain, not some server somewhere that can be shut down. Satoshi's words will persist as long as Bitcoin persists. Details on this project are here.

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Chef's notes

Natural Mental Health Solutions

This Zesty Chickpea Veggie Salad for Blood Sugar Control not only stabilizes blood sugar but also aids in mood regulation through serotonin synthesis. Chickpeas, a salad staple, are abundant in vitamin B6, crucial for serotonin production. Serotonin, known as the "feel-good" neurotransmitter, regulates mood, sleep, and appetite.

Vitamin B6 acts as a cofactor in converting tryptophan, found in chickpeas, into serotonin in the brain. By providing sufficient vitamin B6, this salad promotes serotonin synthesis, fostering emotional balance and well-being. Additionally, chickpeas' fiber and protein content stabilize blood sugar levels, averting mood-altering fluctuations.

Furthermore, tomatoes and red onions in this salad contain anthocyanins, flavonoids renowned for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Anthocyanins in these ingredients combat inflammation and oxidative stress, implicated in depression development. They may also boost serotonin production, enhancing mood regulation.

Incorporating tomatoes and red onions into your diet, as in this salad, offers a delicious way to harness the potential benefits of anthocyanins for mental health. By nourishing your body with these nutrient-rich ingredients, you support physical and emotional well-being, promoting a happier, healthier lifestyle.

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 5
• 🍳 Cook time: 0

Ingredients

• 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 cucumber, diced
• 1/4 red onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine the chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, and parsley.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
3. Pour the dressing over the chickpea mixture and toss until well combined.

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Dear Bitcoin Blok Family,

In my last post, I shared how Bitcoin became my personal antidote, rescuing me from destructive behaviors and opening up a world of knowledge. Today, I want to explore how Bitcoin is becoming an antidote for my entire family, solving problems I didn't even know we had.

As I've delved deeper into the Bitcoin rabbit hole, I've realized that I was searching for something beyond personal growth – I was looking for a solution to give my family an identity. When you look at successful families of the past or thriving organizations, you'll notice they're known for something specific. Some families are known for real estate, others for owning businesses, and some for establishing various institutions. This identity ties a family together, giving them a shared purpose and legacy.

For my family, I want that identity to be rooted in Bitcoin. Why? Because Bitcoin brings a focus I haven't seen in anything else. It neutralizes much of what I consider toxic behavior in modern society.

Take TikTok, for example. While there's nothing inherently wrong with the platform, it often promotes content that I find concerning – gender wars, gossip, and sometimes even false information. This issue extends to most social media platforms. Our kids are learning to dance, but they're not learning about money. They're absorbing various behaviors, but they don't understand inflation. We're turning to social media for education and information, which isn't necessarily bad, but it requires careful vetting of sources and filtering out the noise.

What's truly dangerous is how these platforms steal our attention subconsciously. We're wasting time, putting our attention in unproductive places without even realizing it. This is a toxic part of our culture today, and I believe Bitcoin can help solve this problem.

It's challenging to teach kids about money in today's fiat standard. How do you explain the concepts of time and energy when the measuring stick itself is constantly changing? But with Bitcoin, these lessons become tangible.

Moreover, Bitcoin opens up possibilities that seemed out of reach before, particularly in the realm of family banking. In the past, wealthy families in the United States understood the risks of keeping their family's worth in another person's hands or in external institutions. They recognized that protecting wealth comes with certain risks, and establishing a family protocol was crucial.

With Bitcoin, family banking becomes not just possible, but easily achievable and more secure than ever before. Through multi-signature wallet arrangements, we can create a true family bank where each family member holds a key to the family wallet. No funds can be moved without the permission of other family members. This technology eliminates what has been a major stumbling block in the past: trust issues. Now, we can have transparency, trust, and access for all family members.

Imagine a family account where parents and children alike have visibility into the family's finances, but movements of funds require agreement. This not only teaches financial responsibility but also fosters open communication about money within the family. It's a powerful tool for financial education and family cohesion.

This is something we should definitely take advantage of. It's not just about storing wealth; it's about creating a financial system that aligns with our family values and goals. Bitcoin provides the infrastructure for this new form of family banking, one that combines the best aspects of traditional family wealth management with the security and transparency of modern technology.

When it comes to teaching about compound interest and value, Bitcoin provides the perfect use case. Over its lifetime, Bitcoin has been averaging an astonishing 156% year-over-year return. While this number is significant, it's important to note that past performance doesn't guarantee future results. However, even with more conservative estimates, the power of compound interest becomes clear. I challenge you to use a compound interest calculator with a more modest 30% annual return. The results are still astronomical. Imagine teaching your children about saving and investing with potential returns like these. It's a powerful lesson in the value of long-term thinking and delayed gratification.

What I'm getting at is this: there are many forces in our society that hinder positive behavior and promote negative, toxic culture. These forces are stealing our children's time, attention, energy, and of course, money. Bitcoin is the antidote that can start correcting and curing some of that behavior, while also providing tangible lessons in finance and economics, and even reshaping how we approach family wealth management.

By making Bitcoin a central part of our family identity, we:

1. Provide a shared purpose and legacy
2. Encourage financial literacy from a young age
3. Teach valuable lessons about time, energy, and value
4. Promote long-term thinking and delayed gratification
5. Offer an alternative to the instant gratification of social media

Bitcoin isn't just an investment or a technology – it's a paradigm shift that can reshape how we think about family, legacy, and education. It's an antidote to the toxic aspects of our digital age, offering a path to a more thoughtful, intentional way of living.

As we continue this journey, I invite you to consider: How could Bitcoin reshape your family's identity? What toxic behaviors could it help neutralize in your life? Until next time check out the below video on what some may know as the "Waterfall or "Rockefeller Method". https://youtu.be/MTpAY1LKfek?si=s7gA4bt_ZoRGAlAU

Stay sovereign, stay focused,

Joe Thomas Founder, The Bitcoin Blok

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Chef's notes

This recipe is versatile and can be served with a variety of side dishes like roasted vegetables, salad, or rice.

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 10 min
• 🍳 Cook time: 20 min
• 🍽️ Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• Juice of 2 lemons
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. In a bowl, mix olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt, and pepper.
2. Add the chicken breasts to the marinade, ensuring they are well-coated. Marinate for at least 30 minutes, preferably 2 hours.
3. Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.
4. Grill the chicken for 6-8 minutes on each side, or until fully cooked.

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Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 30min
• 🍳 Cook time: 55min

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breast skinless
• 1 1/2 cups of breadcrumbs or panko
• 2 eggs
• Fresh basil about a handfull
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 cup of grated parmesan
• 1 cup of flour
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 cups of sour Cream
• Zest and juice of one lime
• A pinch of two of rosemary

Directions

1. Chop up the basil and garlic and mix it with the breadcrumbs and parmesan.
2. Place the eggs in a bowl or deep platter and in another container place the flour, then take the breadcrumbs/parm mix in a third platter. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and dip it into the flour, then in the eggs and last place it in the breadcrumb mix, coat it well and lay them to the side.
3. Take your sour Cream and place it in a bowl and take the zest of a line and the juice, season it with salt,pepper and two Pinches of rosemary. (For a nice yellow color you can add some tumeric) mix it well and put it in the refrigerator
4. Heat butter and a bit of oil in a frying pan and fry the breaded chicken on low to medium heat until fully cooked
5. Serve with rice, fries or oven baked potatoes. Enjoy and hopefully you like this recipe as much as me nd my loved ones 🫶😋

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Edward Hopper: A Comprehensive Exploration of an American Icon

Introduction

Edward Hopper (1882-1967) remains an enduring figure in American art, celebrated for his evocative portrayals of urban and rural landscapes that capture the solitude and alienation of modern life. His distinctive style, characterized by precise compositions, stark contrasts of light and shadow, and an atmosphere of contemplative silence, continues to resonate with viewers across generations. This comprehensive article delves into the life, artistic development, major works, themes, and lasting influence of Edward Hopper, offering a nuanced understanding of his contributions to American and global art.

1. Early Life and Formative Years

Edward Hopper was born on July 22, 1882, in Nyack, New York. His upbringing in a middle-class family provided early exposure to the landscapes and architecture that would later feature prominently in his paintings. Hopper's interest in art emerged early, and he began formal training at the New York School of Art and Design under the guidance of prominent teachers such as William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri. These formative years shaped his artistic sensibilities and laid the foundation for his unique approach to depicting American life.

1. Artistic Style and Techniques

Hopper's artistic style is characterized by several distinctive elements that set him apart from his contemporaries. His compositions are meticulously planned, often featuring geometric shapes and strong lines that create a sense of order and balance within the frame. He was a master of capturing light and shadow, using chiaroscuro to heighten drama and emphasize mood. Hopper's use of color is also notable; he often employed a muted palette that emphasized the melancholic and introspective aspects of his subjects.

1. Themes in Hopper's Work

A central theme in Hopper's art is the exploration of solitude and isolation in modern society. His paintings frequently depict solitary figures in urban settings, often gazing out of windows or engaged in quiet contemplation. Hopper's portrayal of empty spaces – diners, hotels, and urban streets devoid of human presence – underscores a sense of loneliness and alienation that resonates deeply with viewers. Additionally, his interest in architecture as a reflection of human experience is evident in his meticulous renderings of buildings and interiors, which serve as metaphors for psychological states.

1. Major Works and Their Interpretations

2. "Nighthawks" (1942): This iconic painting depicts a late-night diner scene illuminated by harsh artificial light. The solitary figures seated inside the diner and the empty street outside evoke a sense of urban anonymity and existential unease.

3. "Early Sunday Morning" (1930): A quiet portrayal of a row of storefronts bathed in morning light, devoid of human activity. The stillness of the scene invites contemplation of the passage of time and the transient nature of urban life.

4. "House by the Railroad" (1925): This painting exemplifies Hopper's fascination with architecture as a reflection of inner life. The isolated house, set against a desolate landscape, conveys a sense of isolation and melancholy.

5. Hopper's Influence and Legacy

Edward Hopper's impact on American and global art cannot be overstated. His exploration of themes such as solitude, alienation, and the psychological undercurrents of modern life resonated with subsequent generations of artists and continues to inspire contemporary practitioners. Hopper's precise visual language and ability to evoke complex emotions through seemingly simple scenes have influenced numerous movements and artists, from photorealism to pop art and beyond.

Conclusion

Edward Hopper's enduring relevance lies in his ability to capture the essence of modern American life with clarity and emotional depth. Through his meticulous compositions and evocative use of light and shadow, Hopper created a visual language that continues to provoke introspection and contemplation. This article has explored the multifaceted aspects of Hopper's life and work, offering a comprehensive overview of his contributions to the art world and his enduring legacy as one of America's most iconic painters.

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Some of you may remember the problem I had with a shitcoiner at our meetup back in April. Last night, we had an outright, outspoken, and worst of all, savagely interupty, anti-privacy advocate appear in our midst. I'm using the sorcery language because I didn't pick up on any prior warning signs before he transformed right in the middle of my presentation.

The agenda, following up on last month's reading on of A Cypherpunk's Manifesto and a healthy but sad conversation about the Samurai takedown, was to discuss permissionlessness and privacy. Then we would go into how PWA apps and Fedimints help out with this.

Everything seemed to be going well until I pulled out my favorite PWA to demo and this guy just jumped in to let us know that the government was going to throw the app devs in jail. At first it was just annoying, because I had just given a big spiel about how that was exactly why we wanted to use this technology. But he WOULDN'T STOP TALKING. Do other meetup organizers experience these things? Exasperated, I finally clicked my fingers and said his name real loud, as if calling an animal and @dagny761 gave me a look like, "you need to mellow out and act like a grown-up." I basically gave up on the demo at that point and am sad to say that the presentation unraveled.

The incident a couple of months back was hard, but I was at least able to maintain order and I think everyone walked away more knowledgable and still respecting one-another. I wanted to share to get people's thoughts. I don't think this guy was a shitcoiner, but he certainly was a statist...and also a huge jerk. The common thread was, I think both of these fellas just wanted to talk about NGU. Afterwards, I found out that last night's guy is a tech guy for the department of defense. He was giddy to tell me about all of the new tech he was developing that he said is already being used overseas. I'm embarrassed to say that I was too tired too beat down at that point to debate the merits or demerits of developing weapons for a government that he admitted was a black box to the public on what they were doing with this stuff.

Anyway, I share here to ask, is this common? This meetup is coming up on a one year anniversary and we've already had two frustrating nights like this...AND last night I definitely lost the debate. Worst of all, it's not because my points weren't more well received, but because some of them were literally not heard over statist howling. Also, does this guy sound familiar? He apparently goes to bitcoin meetups all the time in Michigan (multiple cities! he mentioned Detroit, Lansing, and Grand Rapids). Are Michigan meetups just NGU discussions or do you guys up there just smack this dude down better than I do?

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Lately it seems like I keep noticing people that are sympathetic to anarchism and libertarian ideas completely misunderstanding governance. It really seems like this might be one of the biggest mental blocks people have. I wonder if it is mostly the fault of libertarians and anarchists.

Those in the liberty movement (broadly) rant and demonize the government. This is completely justified. I've done it for years. I've noticed that more experienced communicators will tend to say "The State" instead of government. Years ago I heard someone explain how to think about three terms often used incorrectly.

• The country is the land
• The nation is the people
• The state is the government

I don't recall learning this in school. It is possible it was in a textbook but I doubt it. The country part I think most people do get. Nation less so. The best example of a nation without a country are Native Americans. Tribes are nations without a country (their historical lands). Tribes have their own governments and a certain amount of sovereignty in the lands they are allowed to inhabit.

The state is the word that I have found most people are confused about. People used to tell me, you hate the government so much. Why don't you leave. Well, I don't hate the nation(people) or the country(land). It is the governance system I hate. I don't even hate the people that are working in it.

Its funny to me that people on the red or blue team seem to hate the government when their side isn't in power but if someone points to issues in the system itself, well that's just crazy.

So what about those people that are sympathetic to libertarian values? Many of them say things like this. Well, I agree with you on taxes and the corruption of the government. But you always need a government. My usual response is yes. You do need governance. But you don't need a state or government. My home is governed by my wife and I. Businesses have their own governance models. Bitcoin does as well. But we do not need a single entity with a monopoly on violence.

So why is there so much confusion on this topic? I think there are two reasons.

The first is ignorance. The state of the world is largely invisible to most people. We are purposely kept ignorant of how our world works. The State isn't really discussed as a separate entity from the country and nation.

The second reason for the confusion is how libertarians and anarchists communicate. There are some that just foolishly believe people do not need governance. Honestly in my experience they are either just young or do not think deeply enough. They haven't steel manned their arguments yet. In my experience this is a small percentage of people though.

I think people in the liberty movement just need to do a better job communicating ideas. Instead of saying we need to get rid of the government one might say we need to get rid of the state. Another way to lead into this is to speak about the empire vs. the government. Talk about the monopoly which the state holds. How competition leads to better outcomes vs. monopoly.

What do you think? Have you noticed this hurdle as well? I think many people hear good ideas and agree but assume we are just dummies that believe in a fairy tale.

If private or decentralized governance is interesting to you, you might enjoy reading Chaos Theory by Bob Murphy. Its short and answer many common objections to private governance.

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@k00b with the first three-peat (top stacker on each of the past 3 June 25th's).

Will he make it a four-peat today or does the streak end here?

Read the previous edition here.

June 25th, 2023 📅

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Don't feel bad about being too late to Bitcoin.

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So don't feel bad that you missed out about Bitcoin in 2017, or 2021. It doesn't matter what Bitcoin was worth then or now in fiat terms. It matters that we keep learning about Bitcoin and sharing it with others. Then one day we can all have economic freedom and savings.

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https://stacker.news/items/198729/r/Undisciplined?commentId=198755

IMO there is no "too late". If you buy now then yes your purchasing power will probably increase dramatically over the years, but even if adoption saturates Bitcoin is still a worthwhile asset to buy / earn due to all of its other wonderful properties.

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June 25th, 2022 📅

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Chef's notes

Juicing pineapple, mangoes, grapefruit, and coconut water is a simple yet powerful way to nourish your body and unlock the secrets to vibrant health. Embrace the tropical flavors, reap the countless benefits, to become a healthier, more energized you.

*If you don't have a juicer use a blender

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 30 minutes
• 🍽️ Servings: 2

Ingredients

• 2 ripe organic red mangoes
• 1 fresh organic pineapple
• 1 fresh large organic grapefruit
• 2, 12 oz coconut water (make sure the ONLY ingredient is coconut water, nothing else added) or use the water from 2 fresh green coconuts

Directions

1. Start by cutting your grapefruit in half, you will only use half for the juice and save the other half for juicing later.
2. Cut the top, bottom, and skin from the pineapple, cut the pineapple into 8 long vertical pieces, you will only need 4 for this juice save the rest to juice later.
3. Next remove the skin from the mangoes and cut the mango into small pieces and set aside.
4. Add all fruits to juicer and juice, add the 2 coconut waters to the juice, stir and enjoy!
5. *Refrigerate any left over fruits to juice at a later time.

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Chef's notes

I purchased all ingredients from my local Sprouts Market

The benefits of this Organic Apple Granola Probiotic Bowl go far beyond its delicious taste. The organic ingredients used in our granola are free from harmful pesticides and chemicals, ensuring that you're nourishing your body with the purest, most nutrient-dense foods available. Additionally, the probiotic yogurt in this bowl helps to support a healthy gut microbiome, which has been linked to a wide range of health benefits, from improved digestion to a stronger immune system.

CONTAINS CLEAN SIMPLE INGREDIENTS

NON-GMO

USDA ORGANIC

GLUTEN-FREE

DAIRY-FREE

SOY-FREE

7G SUGAR (14%)

PLANT-BASED

VEGAN

NO ARTIFICIAL OR “NATURAL FLAVORS”

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 10 minutes
• 🍽️ Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 2 handfuls of Purely Elizabeth Chocolate Sea Salt Ancient Grain Granola
• 1 medium sized apple, diced
• 3 tbsp Cocojune Organic Dairy-Free Vanilla Unsweetened Coconut Yogurt

Directions

1. Start by placing the diced apples in a bowl
2. Add the Cocojune Organic Dairy-Free Vanilla Unsweetened Coconut Yogurt
3. Then top it with Purely Elizabeth Chocolate Sea Salt Ancient Grain Granola
4. Mix generously and enjoy!

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When it comes to mental health, finding the right support is crucial. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, or any other mental health issue, having a trusted psychiatrist can make a significant difference in your life. If you’re searching for a psychiatrist in Pembroke Pines, Florida, or a psychiatrist in Port St Lucie Florida, Xpress Psychiatry is here to help. Our experienced team is dedicated to providing compassionate and effective care to meet your mental health needs.

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Chef's notes

Simple chipotle chicken done in the air fryer. Great for easy meal prep.

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 1 hour
• 🍳 Cook time: 12 min

Ingredients

• 600 grams chicken breast
• 6 grams salt (1% of chicken weight)
• 10 grams Kewpie Mayo
• 20 grams chipotle chili in adobo

Directions

1. Cut chicken breast into chunks.
2. Mix all ingredients together.
3. Let marinate for 1 hour or longer.
4. Preheat air fryer.
5. Cook at 380F in air fryer for 11-13 minutes.

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Chef's notes

There are so many variations to make salsas. I don’t make them exactly the same every single time. It all depends on who I am making them for. This salsa was requested by my mother-in-law to bring to her work party. I was more than happy that she asked me. I made sure to get the best-looking produce at the grocery store and make this with all my attention and love. To me and my spiciness tolerance, this will not be a really spicy salsa because of the ratio of tomatoes to chiles. For a spicier salsa, I would suggest adding more jalapenos or Chiles de Arbol.

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: Approximately 15 minutes
• 🍳 Cook time: Approximately 10 minutes
• 🍽️ Servings: 6-8 cups

Ingredients

• 10 Roma tomatoes
• 3 Jalapenos
• 1 Guajillo Chile (optional)
• 1/4 white onion
• 3 Garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoons Chicken Bouillon
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• Salt to taste (I added 1.5 teaspoons)

Directions

1. Add a pot filled about 75% full with water to the stove and begin to bring it to a boil.
2. After prepping your produce (washing and cutting ends off tomatoes and jalapenos and removing seeds from Guajillo Chile), add the vegetables to the water.
3. Cook in hot water for approximately 8-10 minutes. You will see the color of the jalapenos change and the outer layer of tomatoes begin to peel off.
4. Add all vegetables to the blender cup, along with spices. Blend until smooth.
5. Check for your preference of salt level.

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Table Of Content

• Content

• Conclusion

• FAQ

• You May Also Like

• External Links

Introduction

Max Keiser, an American broadcaster and businessman, is a well-known figure in the Bitcoin and crypto community. He has been a vocal advocate of Bitcoin since its early days and has played a significant role in promoting the cryptocurrency and its underlying technology. In this blog post, we will take a closer look at the rise of Max Keiser and his impact on the crypto industry.

Understanding Max Keiser

Max Keiser is an American broadcaster and businessman who has been a vocal advocate of Bitcoin since its early days. He is the host of the Keiser Report, a financial news program that covers a wide range of topics, including Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. He is also the founder of Heisenberg Capital, a London-based investment firm that focuses on the crypto and blockchain space.

The Rise of Max Keiser and Bitcoin

Max Keiser first became interested in Bitcoin in 2011 and quickly recognized its potential as a revolutionary new form of money. He began promoting Bitcoin on his financial news program, the Keiser Report, and became one of its earliest and most vocal advocates. He has been a regular guest on various news programs and has been featured in several documentaries about the cryptocurrency.

Max Keiser's Impact on the Crypto Industry

Max Keiser's impact on the crypto industry has been significant. His early adoption and promotion of Bitcoin helped bring attention to the cryptocurrency and its underlying technology. He has also been an advocate for other digital currencies and blockchain-based projects, helping to promote the industry as a whole. His investment firm, Heisenberg Capital, has invested in several crypto and blockchain-based projects and has helped to support the growth of the industry.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Max Keiser is a visionary in the crypto industry. His early adoption and promotion of Bitcoin helped bring attention to the cryptocurrency and its underlying technology. His impact on the industry as a whole has been significant and his investment firm, Heisenberg Capital, has played a role in supporting the growth of the industry. His work and influence has been crucial to the development and growth of the crypto ecosystem.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Max Keiser? Max Keiser is an American broadcaster, businessman and Bitcoin advocate who is the host of the Keiser Report, a financial news program that covers a wide range of topics, including Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

What is the Keiser Report? The Keiser Report is a financial news program hosted by Max Keiser that covers a wide range of topics, including Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

What is Heisenberg Capital? Heisenberg Capital is a London-based investment firm founded by Max Keiser that focuses on the crypto and blockchain space.

What is the impact of Max Keiser on the crypto industry? Max Keiser has played a significant role in promoting Bitcoin and other digital currencies and blockchain-based projects, helping to promote the industry as a whole. His early adoption and promotion of Bitcoin helped bring attention to the cryptocurrency and its underlying technology. His investment firm, Heisenberg Capital, has invested in several crypto and blockchain-based projects and has helped to support the growth of the industry. He has been a vocal advocate for the crypto industry and his influence has been crucial to the development and growth of the crypto ecosystem.

Why is Max Keiser considered a visionary in the crypto industry? Max Keiser is considered a visionary in the crypto industry because he was an early adopter and vocal advocate of Bitcoin and its underlying technology. He recognized the potential of Bitcoin as a revolutionary form of money and has been promoting it since its early days. He has also been an advocate for other digital currencies and blockchain-based projects, helping to promote the industry as a whole. His work and influence has been crucial to the development and growth of the crypto ecosystem.

What is Max Keiser's opinion on the future of Bitcoin? Max Keiser is bullish on the future of Bitcoin and has stated that he believes it will reach a price of $100,000 in the future. He sees Bitcoin as a revolutionary new form of money that will eventually replace fiat currency as the global reserve currency.

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Chef's notes

Telera bread, a beloved staple in Mexican cuisine, serves as the perfect foundation for sandwiches. I recently prepared this homemade Telera bread recipe for our local Nostr meetup group, Nostr Phx, where I crafted delicious ham sandwiches filled with a medley of flavors—Havarti cheese, seared Panela cheese, Butter Lettuce, Campari Tomatoes, Avocados, and a zesty Chipotle Mayonnaise. To add an extra kick, I also made Pickled Jalapenos as an optional topping for the Tortas. It was a joy to share these treats while immersing ourselves in discussions about Nostr, Bitcoin, and Nostr Product Marketing.

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
• 🍳 Cook time: 20 to 25 minutes
• 🍽️ Servings: 8 buns

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups water (about 115°F)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 3.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1.5 teaspoons salt

Directions

1. In a cup, add warm. (I place water without ingredients in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds to warm it, then I verify with a thermometer to be around 115 degrees Fahrenheit).
2. Mix the water, sugar, and yeast then place them in a warm place to activate the yeast for about 10 minutes. The yeast will feed off the sugar, and the warm water environment will help the yeast expand to activate.
3. In a bowl, mix to combine all dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, salt, and butter.
4. After the activation time for the yeast liquid, start adding it to the dry ingredients in smaller splashes to combine. You will want the dough to be moist but not wet.
5. Begin kneading the dough in the bowl, then transfer it to a countertop. Fold the dough in half towards you. Push the heel of your hand firmly into the dough, then fold it back over itself. Turn the dough 90 degrees and repeat steps 2 and 3. Continue kneading for 5-10 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and elastic.
6. Place the smooth dough back into a lightly oiled bowl and cover it with a kitchen towel. Allow it to rise for about 40 minutes in a warm place. (I add a plastic wrap over the bowl then place the kitchen towel inside of the oven with the light on).
7. After the resting time, remove the dough from the bowl onto the countertop to divide it into 8 parts.
8. Round the 8 parts of dough into a ball shape. As you’re shaping each one, cover them with a kitchen towel to prevent them from drying out.
9. Let the dough rest for about 5 minutes.
10. Grab one of your pieces of dough and add flour to both sides, then lightly flatten it and place it on your countertop. Use your index finger to make two line indentations.
11. After you shape your ball, place it back under your kitchen towel.
12. Once all of them are shaped, bake at 380 degrees Fahrenheit for 21-25 minutes or until the bread is lightly golden brown. Optionally, add 2 cups of water in a separate oven-safe bowl to create steam.
13. Remove from the oven, then place on a wire rack covered with a kitchen towel for a couple of minutes.
14. Enjoy on its own, with butter, or make a delicious Torta.

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Jako SPAM v bitcoinovém blockchainu lze označit veškerá data navíc, která nesouvisí s finanční podstatou potvrzených transakcí. Nebo lépe řečeno s podstatou peer-to-peer systému elektronických peněz. Odkaz na bitcoinový whitepaper je důležitý, protože upozorňuje na skutečnost, že bitcoin a jeho blockchain byl vytvořen s konkrétním záměrem a je tedy možné posuzovat, zda daný způsob jeho využití je s tímto záměrem v souladu nebo ne. Nejčastěji jsou těmi daty navíc obrázky, videa, texty, ale může to být cokoliv, co lze datově reprezentovat.

Blockchainový SPAM vyvolává emoce, protože ne každý bitcoiner s jeho definicí výše souhlasí. Názor, že svobodný software umožňuje jeho uživatelům používat jej jakkoliv je to možné a co lze, je dovoleno, není zdaleka ojedinělý. Často je doprovázen ještě vírou v trh, který všechno spraví a čas ukáže. Já se kloním k názoru, že kdyby Satoshi chtěl na blockchain ukládat obrázky, ve svém whitepaperu by to zmínil.

Inscriptions a Ordinals protokol

Trocha historie

Zapisování netransakčních dat do bitcoinového blockchainu není novinkou a Inscriptions nejsou ani jediným, ani prvním způsobem, jak toho dosáhnout. Tím úplně prvním byla coinbase transakce v genesis bloku, do které Satoshi vepsal památný titulek z The Times: “The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks”. Každá coinbase transakce může obsahovat až 100 bytů libovolných dat a je na uvážení těžaře, který blok vytěžil, jak je využije.

Využití a zneužití skriptů

Jedním z prvních používaných způsobů, jak zapsat libovolná data do blockchainu bylo využití místa pro hash veřejného klíče ve výstupním skriptu P2PKH (Pay-to-Public-Key-Hash). Skript nabízí 20 bytů na jeden výstup, nicméně výstupů může být v transakci více. Protože nelze žádným způsobem rozpoznat, zda uvedená data jsou hashem existujícího veřejného klíče, musí být taková transakce přijata ke zpracování. Příkladem využití této metody je následující obrázek. Je zakódován do několika transakcí a v blockchainu se objevil už před deseti lety. Naleznete jej například zde.

Data lze zapsat i do původník P2PK (Pay-to-Public-Key) výstupních skriptů na místo určené pro veřejné klíče. V nekomprimované podobě lze použít 65 bytů, v komprimované pak 33.

Společnou nevýhodou obou způsobů použití výstupních skriptů je vytvoření neutratitelných zůstatků (UTXOs). K datům na místě veřejných klíčů neexistují privátní klíče, které by zůstatky odemkly a tak je nelze dále převést na novou adresu. Nehodí se proto pro případy použití bitcoinového blockchainu jako nezpochybnitelného dokladu o vlastnictví, protože toto vlastnictví nelze dále převést. Zároveň platí, že kromě poplatků za vytěžení mají tato data také náklad v podobě takto “spálených” satoshi.

OP_RETURN

Jiným, ale také velmi oblíbeným způsobem, je použití operátoru OP_RETURN. Do bitcoin core se dostal později, až v roce 2014. Jeho použití záměrně označuje takto označený výstup transakce jako dále neutratitelný a vytváří prostor pro až 80 bytů libovolných dat.

Zajímavá je historie vzniku tohoto operátoru. Byl reakcí na jiný v té době používaný způsob ukládání dat do bitcoinového blockchainu Counterparty protokolem. Counterparty byl druhou vrstvou na bitcoinem, která umožňovala vytvářet nové tokeny a obchodovat s nimi na distribuované burze. Nepřipomíná vám to něco? Counterparty zneužíval operátor OP_CHECKMULTISIG, který slouží k ověření podpisu transakce s více podpisy P2SH (pay to script hash). Místo veřejných klíčů k ověření však k operátoru ukládal svá specifická data. UTXOs vytvořené pro Counterparty byly rovněž neutratitelné (uložená data nereprezentovala veřejné klíče odvozené z existujících privátních klíčů), přesto musely být z principu uchovávány v transakčním setu uzlů (byly součástí platné transakce), a proto představovaly riziko pro další škálování bitcoinu. Diskuze, které se na toto téma v roce 2014 vedly, jsou dnes označovány jako OP_RETURN Wars. Jejich výsledkem bylo zavedení operátoru OP_RETURN, který umožnil připojení libovolných dat k transakci a poskytl tak protokolu Counterparty řešení jeho potřeb. Zároveň však explicitně označuje takto označené UTXO za neutratitelné. To umožňuje uzlům vyřadit jej z transakčního setu pro další validace a šetřit tím místo.

Zavedení operátoru OP_RETURN bylo prvním ústupkem SPAMu. Jeho použití pro zapsání krátké zprávy do blockchainu dnes umožňuje celá řada peněženek, například i Trezor Suite.

Ordinal theory a Ordinals

Koncept Ordinar Theory publikoval na svém blogu v roce 2022 bitcoinový vývojář Casey Rodarmor. Popisuje číslovací schéma, které přiřazuje každému satoshi jednoznačné číslo od 0 do (zjednodušeně) 2.100.000.000.000.000 (21M*100M. Ve skutečnosti je jich o něco méně, protože i bitcoinů nebude díky principu halvingu přesně 21 milionů.). Satoshi jsou číslovány v pořadí, v jakém byly vytěženy (například satoshi vytěžené v genesis bloku mají čísla 0 - 4.999.999.999), a přenášejí se ze vstupů transakcí do jejich výstupů (první satoshi prvního výstupního UTXO dostane číslo prvního satoshi prvního vstupního UTXO, atd.). Každý satoshi tak má jednoznačné pořadové číslo, anglicky ordinal. Odtud název Ordinals.

Jednoznačné číslování satoshi umožňuje potlačit jejich zaměnitelnost a dává tak příležitost sběratelům zaměřit se na jednotlivé z nich, které jsou něčím zajímavé. Má pro vás první satoshi páté epochy (první satoshi z odměny za vytěžení prvního bloku po čtvrtém halvingu) vyšší hodnotu? Chtěli byste ho?

Inscriptions

Inscriptions jsou novým způsobem zápisu dat nebo digitálních artefaktů do blockchainu bitcoinu. Navrhl je v roce 2022 opět starý známý Casey Rodarmor. Využívají číslovací schéma Ordinal theory pro identifikaci jednotlivých satoshi a umožňují ke každému z nich jednotlivě do blockchainu připsat libovolný digitální obsah, zahrnující obrázky, videa, texty, zvuky a další (tzv. bitcoinová NFT). Data jsou zapsána přímo do blockchainu v rámci taproot skriptu transakce, která je publikuje, v tzv. witness datech. Díky tomu se na ně vztahuje 75% sleva z poplatku za vByte a “činí tak tento způsob ukládání dat do blockchainu relativně úsporným” (skutečná slova použitá v publikované dokumentaci Inscriptions).

Satoshi, ke kterým jsou Inscriptions připsány, mohou být převáděny standardními transakcemi na libovolné bitcoinové adresy v rámci běžných UTXO. Je třeba jen respektovat číslovací schéma Ordinals při sestavování těchto transakcí.

Inscriptions, nebo lépe bitcoinová NFT, se stala mezi určitou skupinou uživatelů bitcoinu (nikoliv mezi bitcoinery, natož bitcoin maximalisty) velmi populární. Jejich zásadní výhodou oproti jiným NFT implementacím se stala skutečnost, že bitcoinový blockchain obsahuje přímo digitální obsah, nikoliv pouze odkaz na něj někam do centralizovaného úložiště, u něhož není záruka, že bude v budoucnu stále existovat. Jediným limitem se stala maximální velikost jednoho bloku (4MB), který obsahuje příslušnou transakci. I to však nezabránilo umístit do Inscriptions celou počítačovou hru Doom. Zahrajte si a pak se vraťte ke čtení. (odkaz na příslušnou transakci v blockchainu).

Stejně jako protokol Counterparty, který byl postaven na zneužití operátoru OP_CHECKMULTISIG, si i Inscriptions našli skulinku v sémantice taproot skriptu. Stala se jím kombinace operátorů OP_FALSE, OP_IF a OP_ENDIF. První z nich uloží na vrchol zásobníku hodnotu “nepravda”. Druhý pak testuje hodnotu na vrcholu zásobníku a pokud je pravdivá, vykoná další část skriptu až po operátor OP_ENDIF. Protože je ale na vrcholu hodnota “nepravda”, tato část skriptu se přeskočí a nikdy nevykoná. Mezi operátory OP_IF a OP_ENDIF tak vznikne ideální prostor pro uložení čehokoliv, aniž by to ohrozilo syntaktickou a sémantickou správnost skriptu jako celku. De iure je vše v pořádku. De facto došlo ale ke zneužití slabého místa skriptovacího jazyka.

Runes

Protokol Runes přinesl do světa bitcoinu možnost specifikovat, razit a převádět vlastní zaměnitelné tokeny. Nejsou prvním takovým pokusem, ale v současné době asi tím nejviditelnějším. Autorem protokolu je do třetice Casey Rodarmor. Zajímavá je jeho motivace k vytvoření protokolu. Na svém blogu 25.9.2023 k tomu mimo jiné napsal:

“Nejsem si jistý, zda je vytvoření nového protokolu se zaměnitelnými tokeny pro Bitcoin dobrý nápad. Zaměnitelné tokeny jsou z 99,9% podvody a memy. Nezdá se však, že by v dohledné době zmizely, podobně jako asi nezmizí v dohledné době kasina. Vytvoření dobrého protokolu zaměnitelných tokenů pro Bitcoin by mohlo přinést významné příjmy z transakčních poplatků, zájem vývojářů a uživatelů o Bitcoin. Navíc, pokud by tento protokol měl jen malou stopu v blockchainu a podporoval zodpovědnou správu UTXO, mohl by snížit škody ve srovnání s užitím stávajících protokolů. Přinejmenším jeden z nich, BRC-20, je již poměrně populární a má nežádoucí důsledek v podobě množení UTXO.”

Runes se v bitcoinovém blockchainu objevili po čtvrtém půlení (s výškou bloku 840.000) a co se stopy v bitcoinovém blockchainu týče, úsportné skutečně jsou. Data protokolu jsou uložena v transakčním výstupu v rámci operátoru OP_RETURN. Ten je následován operátorem OP_PUSHNUM_13 (identifikátor, že se jedná o data protokolu Runes) a dalšími daty (přes operátor OP_PUSHBYTES), která určují, zda se jedná o definici nového tokenu, jeho ražbu nebo převod mezi adresami. Tato data jsou vždy menší než limit 80 bytů operátoru OP_RETURN, takže plní standardní podmínky pro přijetí transakce do mempoolu většiny uzlů. Na první pohled je tedy vše v pořádku. Ale… Pomůžu si opět citací Casey Rodamora z jeho blogu:

“Mělo by něco takového existovat? Nevím. Je to jednoduché, jak je to jen možné, nespoléhá se to na data mimo blockchain, nemá to nativní token a hezky to zapadá do modelu UTXO Bitcoinu. Takové schéma by mohlo přilákat uživatele jiných schémat s horší stopou v blockchainu a přivést k bitcoinu pozornost dalších vývojářů a uživatelů, což by je povzbudilo k jeho přijetí. Na druhou stranu je svět směnitelných tokenů většinou nepoučitelnou žumpou, plnou podvodů a chamtivosti, takže by to také mohlo dopadnout špatně.”

Důsledky uvedení Ordinals, Inscriptions a Runes jsou zřejmé. K bitcoinu přitáhli další skupinu jeho uživatelů - sběratele a spekulanty na budoucí hodnotu bitcoinových NFT nebo obchodníky s novými tokeny. Vytváření a obchodování s NFT zvedlo zájem o transakční prostor v bloku a zapříčinilo růst transakčních poplatků do nebeských výšin. Těžaři a těžařské pooly se radují, běžní bitcoineři, kteří stále chtějí používat bitcoin jako peer-to-peer systém elektronických peněz pláčou. Má to nějaké řešení?

Doplnění: Předchozí odstavec jsem napsal skoro před dvěma měsíci v týdnech po půlení bitcoinu, kdy se transakční poplatky šplhaly ke stovkám satoshi za vByte. Nyní se situace uklidnila a poplatky se k neradosti těžařů vrací k normálu kolem 10-20 satoshi za vByte. Přesto lze pohledem do mempoolu zjistit, že transakce protokolu Runes stále tvoří cca polovinu všech transakcí čekající na potvrzení…

Kdo je Casey Rodarmor?

Casey Rodarmor je bitcoinový vývojář ze San Francisca, který přispívá do jeho kódu již několik let. Začínal v Chaincode Labs, později přispíval i k dalším bitcoinovým projektům, jako jsou mixery Wasabi Wallet a JoinMarket.

Největší známost Caseymu však přinesly až Ordinals, Inscriptions a Runes. Pro některé z bitcoinové komunity se tak stal nepřítelem číslo jedna, pro jiné inovátorem, který do bitcoinu vrátil hravost a oživil svět nudných “sound money”. On sám se má spíše za kreativního umělce (kód je druh umění), který rád vytváří umění sloužící nějakému konkrétnímu účelu.

Casey je aktivní na Twitteru, publikuje na svém blogu. A v jádru zůstává skromným bitcoinerem.

PR #28408

Vzrůstající množství SPAMu v transakcích nezůstalo bez povšimnutí. Na Ordinals a rozšíření Inscriptions zareagoval v září roku 2023 Luke Dashjr pull requestem PR #28408 do Bitcoin Core. Navrhl v něm rozšířit platnost parametru -datacarriersize i na tyto nové způsoby ukládání netrasankčních dat. Parametr -datacarriersize umožňuje měnit maximální velikost vložených dat, ale vztahuje se pouze k operátoru OP_RETURN. PR navrhuje aktualizovat pravidla mempoolu tak, aby omezil množství dat, která lze vložit také do witness části taproot skriptu, do obálky vytvořené z operátorů OP_FALSE, OP_IF a OP_ENDIF.

O několik dní později se také v mezinárodních databázích zranitelností objevilo hlášení CVE-2023-50428, které upozorňuje na zmíněné zneužití operátorů OP_FALSE, OP_IF a OP_ENDIF. Inscriptions byly označeny za zranitelnost pro bitcoin.

PR byl sice otevřen, k jeho schválení a implementaci do Bitcoin Core ale nedošlo. Diskuze kolem něj krásně ilustruje panující ditochomii bitcoinerů v pohledu na SPAM. Zastánci PR argumentovali zamezením spamování bitcoinového blockchainu, zpomalením růstu nákladů na provozování bitcoinového uzlu (a úložiště pro blockchain), možností volby provozovatelů uzlů, zda chtějí mít Inscriptions v mempoolu a v neposlední řadě dotažení implementace -datacarriersize tak, jak byl původně zamýšlen: jako parametr omezující ukladání dat všemi dostupnými metodami, nikoliv jen přes operátor OP_RETURN.

Odpůrci implementace tohoto PR argumentovali tím, že nemůže zabránit šíření Inscriptions, protože jeho použití je dobrovolné a těžaři nejsou motivováni se Inscriptions bránit, ale právě naopak. Inscriptions těžařům prostřednictvím rostoucích poplatkům pomáhají k vyšším ziskům. Padly i argumenty o zkreslování reality pro operátory uzlů, kteří si transakce s Inscriptions z mempoolu vyloučí a budou jim tak chybět informace pro správnou funkci odhadování ceny poplatků zařazení transakce do následujícího bloku. A padly samozřejmě i obvinění z cenzury bitcoinových transakcí.

Kdo je Luke Dashjr?

Luke Dashjr, známý jako Luke-Jr, je softwarový vývojář a přispěvatel do projektu Bitcoin Core. Luke se na vývoji jádra bitcoinu podílí od jeho počátků, začal už v roce 2011. Do jádra bitcoinu přispěl více než 200 vylepšeními, jako například Segregated Witness, který mimo jiné zvyšuje transakční kapacitu Bitcoinu. Luke je správcem sekce Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs) a v bitcoinové komunitě tak hraje významnou roli.

Luke Dashjr je rovněž zakladatelem poolu Eligius, jednoho z prvních těžebních poolů. Po několikaleté přestávce byl pool znovu spuštěn na podzim roku 2023 pod jménem Ocean pool. V současnosti tvoří podíl poolu méně než 1 % hashrate sítě Bitcoin. Ocean pool je anonymní těžební pool, nevyžaduje žádnou registraci a odměny za vytěžený blok nad stanovený limit pro výplatu posílá svým těžařům přímo v coinbase transakci. Ostatní pak mají možnost nastavit si BOLT-12 lightning fakturu a podlimitní částky přijímat tímto způsobem.

Společným jmenovatelem většiny aktivit, kterým se Luke věnuje v dnešní době, je snaha o skutečnou decentralizaci těžby bitcoinu, boj proti cenzuře transakcí (reálné i potenciální) a také ochrana bitcoinové sítě před zahlcením SPAMem.

Zvláště posledně jmenované přináší k jeho osobě také jistou míru kontroverze. To, co Luke považuje za SPAM, vnímají jiní jako projev svobodného využití open source softwaru a obviňují jej ze snahy cenzurovat transakce.

Jak (se) bránit SPAMu?

SPAM se do bitcoinového blockchainu dostává prostřednictví transakcí, které jej přenáší, respektive jejich potvrzením při vytěžení nového bloku. Tím jsou také dány dva základní způsoby, jak se SPAMu bránit.

1. Bránit šíření transakcí, které SPAM obsahují, bitcoinovou sítí
2. Bránit zařazení těchto transakcí do šablony bloku určeného k potvrzení

Šíření transakcí v síti zajišťují bitcoinové uzly - servery, na kterých běží klient bitcoinové sítě. Pokud klient transakci akceptuje, uloží ji do svého mempoolu a přepošle ji svým peerům - dalším uzlům, se kterými je ve spojení. Tímto způsobem se transakce šíří sítí až k uzlům, které používají těžaři k sestavení šablony nového bloku k vytěžení.

Bránění šíření transakcí má reálný význam pouze v případě, kdy se na něm shodne významná většina uzlů v síti a vytvoří se podmínky, které zamezí reálnému doručení takové transakce k těžaři, který je ochoten ji vytěžit. Podstatně účinnější je rozhodnutí samotných těžařů nezařadit takové transakce do šablony nového bloku. Většina těžařů však k takovému jednání není motivována. Filtrování SPAMu snižuje počet transakcí a v důsledku tedy i velikost transakčních poplatků. Mezi těžaři však existují výjimky, pro které není trade-off podpory SPAMu za vyšší poplatky přijatelný. Krom celé řady privátních poolů pro solo mining mezi ně patří i Ocean pool Luka Dashjra.

Bitcoin Core, nejčastěji používaná implementace bitcoinového klienta, má celou řadu konfiguračních parametrů, které ovlivňují jeho chování. Z pohledu šíření SPAMu jsou zajímavé dva:

Parametr -datacarrier určuje, zda budou přenášeny transakce s operátorem OP_RETURN. Ten označuje netransakční data v transakci. Výchozí hodnota je 1 - transakce jsou přenášeny.

Parametr -datacarriersize pak určuje maximální velikost netransakčních dat za operátorem OP_RETURN. Výchozí hodnota je 80.

Oba parametry ovlivňují pouze transakce s operátorem OP_RETURN. Jak jsme si však ukázali v předchozích odstavcích, k šíření SPAMu jsou využívány i jiné operátory a snaha rozšířit platnost parametrů na další způsoby nebyla v implementaci Bitcoin Core úspěšná. Proto Luke Dashjr a s ním i další těžaři používají jinou implementaci klienta - Bitcoin Knots.

Bitcoin Knots

Neschválení PR #28408 bylo z mého pohledu chybou. Požadovaná změna neměnila chování Bitcoin Core, pouze mohla dát provozovatelům uzlů další volbu, jaké transakce chtějí v mempoolu svého uzlu mít a šířit je dále po bitcoinové síti. Pokud chceme dále jako bitcoinová komunita tvrdit, že bitcoin je decentralizovaný a jeho vlastnosti řídí jednotliví suverénní provozovatelé uzlů sítě, neměli bychom se bránit dát jim k tomu odpovídající stupeň volnosti pro jeho nastavení.

Naštěstí Bitcoin Core není jedinou implementací bitcoinového klienta a jeho protokolu. Luke Dashjr udržuje a rozvíjí Bitcoin Knots, implementaci bitcoinového uzlu a peněženky, která z Bitcoin Core vychází a nabízí tak stejnou úroveň zabezpečení, soukromí a stability. Kromě toho však svým uživatelům rozšiřuje možnosti filtrování spamu pomocí rozšířené sady parametrů a pravidel k jeho potlačení.

Parametr -datacarriersize má v Knots výchozí hodnotu jen 42 a byl rozšířen tak, aby kontroloval i jiné způsoby zápisu netransakčních dat, než přes operátor OP_RETURN. Realizuje tak původní návrh Pull Requestu #28408. Povolit nebo potlačit tuto vlastnost lze prostřednictvím parametru -datacarrierfullcount. Ve výchozím stavu je povolena.

Dalším užitečným parametrem je -datacarriercost. Umožňuje odstranit slevu na poplatcích, kterou mají SegWit data. Výchozí hodnota je v souladu s Bitcoin Core 0.25, což odpovídá 75% slevě. Pokud jej však nastavíte například na 4, bude muset majitel transakce zaplatit za data navíc čtyřnásobek poplatku za vByte.

Jinou vůči SPAMu relevantní úpravou, je nastavení limitu maximální velikosti pre-SegWit, SegWit a Taproot skriptů na 1650 bytů. Tyto skripty, respektive místo pro ně v transakci, bývá také zneužíváno pro vložení SPAMu. 1650 bytů je dostatečná velikost pro všechny v současnosti známé skripty. Pokud by se v budoucnu ukázalo, že nedostačuje, lze ji zvýšit prostřednictvím parametru -maxscriptsize.

V květnu uvolněná verze Knots 26.1 přinesla další důležité změny. Všechny nestandardní zápisy netransakčních dat (veškerý SPAM kromě OP_RETURN) jsou nyní ve výchozím nastavení filtrovány. Pokud se mají Knots v tomto ohledu chovat stejně, jako Bitcoin Core, je třeba nastavit nový parametr -acceptnonstddatacarrier na 1. Výchozí hodnota je 0.

Ve výchozím nastavení této verze Knots jsou rovněž filtrovány všechny P2PK transakce. Pay-to-Public-Key skript je zastaralým a dávno nepoužívaným formátem, který používala první Satoshiho peněženka. Časem byl nahrazen uspornějšími a bezpečnějšími formáty (P2SH nebo SegWit). P2PK transakce jsou však dnes stále zneužívány, SPAM je v nich na místě veřejného klíče. Parametr -permitbarepubkey umožňuje toto výchozí filtrování zrušit a P2PK transakce zpracovat.

Na “oblibu” protokolu Runes reaguje parametr -rejecttokens. Umožňuje filtrovat transakce, které Runes obsahují. Není tak nutné filtrovat veškerá netransakční data nastavením parametru -datacarriersize na 0.

A posledním relevantním parametrem, který release Knots 26.1 přináší, je -rejectparasites. Ten by měl filtrovat tzv. parazitické transakce, tedy transakce, které na první pohled vypadají, jako standardní, ale ve skutečnosti existují proto, aby s využitím konceptu Ordinals vytvořily vazbu mezi konkrétním satoshi a artefaktem z externího světa. V této verzi Knots parametr filtruje transakce ražby protokolu CAT-21.

Ocean mining pool

Knots můžete samozřejmě použít i jako klienta bitcoinové sítě pro vaši domácí těžbu (solo mining) ve vlastní instanci Public-Poolu. Pokud by jste ale chtěli podpořit filtrování SPAMu při zařazování transakcí do šablony bloku velkého veřejného poolu, je jedinou známou možností Ocean mining pool. Ten nabízí celkem čtyři typy šablon s různou mírou filtrování SPAMu. Dvě z nich jsou postaveny na Knots: šablony OCEAN a Data-Free. Nastavení jejich konfiguračních parametrů je detailně popsáno na webu poolu.

Dává smysl bránit (se) SPAMu?

Pravdou je, že dokud bude existovat kontroverze mezi bitcoinery ohledně pohledu na SPAM a jeho filtrování zůstane jen volitelnou možností, bude se SPAM v bitcoinovém blockchainu dále objevovat. Důvodem je motivace velkých těžařů podporovat zájem o místo v bloku a tím růst transakčních poplatků. Zájem uživatelů o Ordinals, Inscrpions či Runes nejspíše časem opadne, nahradí je však určitě jiný fenomén, který těžařům pomůže zahustit bloky a tlačit poplatky vzhůru.

Zabránit šíření SPAMu může pouze shoda komunity na nastavení závazných pravidel. K té máme zatím velmi daleko. Ale zvyšování povědomí o této problematice mezi bitcoinery a signalizace osobních preferencí pomocí volby používaného klienta - Knots nebo těžby v poolech, které upřednostňují původní principy z bitcoinového whitepaperu před maximalizací zisku - Ocean, může pomoci tuto vzdálenost překonat. Držme si palce!

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Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 10 min
• 🍳 Cook time: 30 min high pressure
• 🍽️ Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 kielbasa sausage, cut into bite-size pieces
• 14 of can diced tomatoes with liquid
• 1 can chili beans
• 1 packet chili seasoning (Williams)
• 1/2 to 1 Cup beef broth

Directions

1. Brown the beef and pour off extra fat.
2. Add beef to pressure cooker along with other ingredients. Use as much broth as you like to reach desired consistency.
3. Cook on high pressure for 30 minutes.
4. Release pressure and let cool slightly to thicken.
5. Serve with chopped white onion, cheddar cheese, and yellow mustard.

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Chef's notes

All you need are the following ingredients, a bowl, and a knife.

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• ⏲️ Prep time: 5 min.
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• 🍽️ Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 2 Banana
• 2 tbsp Almond butter or Cashew butter
• 1 tbsp Maple syrup (optional)
• 1-2 tbsp Cacao nibs (optional)
• 2 tbsp Pine nuts (optional chopped pecans, pistachios or other nuts)

Directions

1. Peel and cut the bananas into slices. Place in a bowl. Top with almond- or cashew butter

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Resumen: Los mineros ASIC para Kaspa, como ICERIVER KS0, KS1, GOLDSHELL KA Box y Bitmain Antminer KS3, son reconocidos por su eficiencia energética y alta capacidad de procesamiento. Este artículo proporciona una guía completa sobre la configuración, optimización y estrategias para maximizar las ganancias en la minería de criptomonedas, enfocándose en la elección de pools de minería y la gestión de costos de energía.

¿Estás buscando maximizar tu eficiencia en la minería de criptomonedas? Los mineros Kaspa ASIC podrían ser la solución que necesitas. Con el avance de la tecnología blockchain, la competencia en la minería se ha intensificado, y la eficiencia energética se ha convertido en un factor crucial para mantener la rentabilidad. Los equipos ASIC de Kaspa están diseñados específicamente para ofrecer un rendimiento superior, permitiéndote ahorrar energía y maximizar tus ganancias. Estos dispositivos no solo son más eficientes en términos de consumo energético, sino que también ofrecen una mayor tasa de hash, lo que significa que puedes minar más criptomonedas en menos tiempo.

Ademas En esta publicación, exploraremos cómo los mineros ASIC de Kaspa pueden transformar tu experiencia de minería. Analizaremos sus características clave, los beneficios que ofrecen y cómo se comparan con otras opciones en el mercado. Además, te proporcionaremos consejos prácticos para optimizar tu configuración y obtener el máximo rendimiento de tu inversión. Prepárate para descubrir cómo los mineros Kaspa ASIC pueden ayudarte a alcanzar nuevos niveles de eficiencia y rentabilidad en tu aventura minera. ¡Empecemos!

¿Qué son los Mineros ASIC Kaspa?

Los mineros ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) son dispositivos diseñados específicamente para realizar una tarea particular, en este caso, la minería de la criptomoneda Kaspa. A diferencia de los mineros de GPU o CPU, los ASIC están optimizados para el algoritmo de minería KHeavyHash de Kaspa, lo que los hace mucho más eficientes. La principal ventaja de los mineros Kaspa ASIC radica en su capacidad para ofrecer una mayor tasa de hash con un consumo energético significativamente menor. Esto se traduce en una operación más rentable y sostenible a largo plazo. Ventajas de Usar Mineros ASIC para Kaspa El uso de mineros ASIC para Kaspa presenta varias ventajas sobre otros tipos de mineros, como los de GPU o CPU. A continuación, se detallan algunas de las principales ventajas: Eficiencia Energética: Los ASIC están diseñados para consumir menos energía mientras proporcionan una mayor potencia de procesamiento.

Mayor Tasa de Hash: Los mineros ASIC pueden alcanzar tasas de hash mucho más altas, lo que aumenta la probabilidad de resolver bloques y obtener recompensas. Durabilidad: Los dispositivos ASIC suelen tener una vida útil más larga debido a su diseño especializado y robusto. Optimización: Están específicamente optimizados para el algoritmo KHeavyHash, lo que maximiza su rendimiento en la minería de Kaspa. Modelos Populares de Mineros ASIC Kaspa Existen varios modelos de mineros ASIC disponibles en el mercado, cada uno con diferentes especificaciones técnicas. Aquí se presentan algunos de los modelos más populares:

Especificaciones Técnicas de los Mineros ASIC Kaspa

Para aquellos interesados en los detalles técnicos, aquí se presentan las especificaciones de algunos de los modelos más avanzados: ASIC ICERIVER KS0 PRO: 100 GH/s, 500W, €290 ASIC ICERIVER KS1: 1 TH/s, 2000W, €1190 ASIC GOLDSHELL KA Box: 1.18 TH/s, 400W, €2050 ASIC Bitmain Antminer KS3: 9.4 TH/s, 3500W, €10490

Cómo Configurar y Optimizar tu Minero ASIC Kaspa

Configurar y optimizar tu minero ASIC Kaspa es crucial para maximizar su eficiencia. Este proceso incluye la configuración inicial del hardware, la instalación del software adecuado y la optimización de los ajustes para obtener el mejor rendimiento. En esta sección, te proporcionaremos una guía detallada para configurar y optimizar tu minero ASIC Kaspa, asegurándote de que puedas obtener el máximo provecho de tu inversión, tambien puede consultar su precio actual AQUI. Configuración Inicial del Hardware El primer paso para configurar tu minero Kaspa ASIC es asegurarte de que el hardware esté correctamente instalado. Sigue estos pasos:

Ubicación: Coloca tu minero en un lugar bien ventilado para evitar el sobrecalentamiento. Conexiones: Conecta el minero a una fuente de alimentación adecuada y asegúrate de que esté conectado a internet mediante un cable Ethernet. Encendido: Enciende el dispositivo y verifica que todos los indicadores LED funcionen correctamente. Asimismo Una vez que el hardware esté configurado, puedes proceder con la instalación del software.

Instalación del Software Adecuado

Para que tu minero ASIC Kaspa funcione de manera óptima, es esencial instalar el software adecuado. Aquí te mostramos cómo hacerlo: Descarga del Software: Visita el sitio web del fabricante y descarga el software de minería recomendado para tu modelo específico. Instalación: Sigue las instrucciones de instalación proporcionadas por el fabricante. Asegúrate de configurar correctamente la dirección de tu wallet y los detalles del pool de minería. Actualizaciones: Mantén el software actualizado para beneficiarte de las últimas mejoras y correcciones de errores. Con el software instalado, puedes proceder a optimizar los ajustes para maximizar el rendimiento. Optimización de los Ajustes Del mismo modo Optimizar los ajustes de tu minero Kaspa ASIC es crucial para obtener el mejor rendimiento posible. Aquí te dejamos algunas mejores prácticas: Frecuencia y Voltaje: Ajusta la frecuencia y el voltaje de tu minero para encontrar el equilibrio perfecto entre rendimiento y consumo energético. Monitoreo: Utiliza herramientas de monitoreo para supervisar la temperatura y el rendimiento de tu minero en tiempo real. Mantenimiento: Realiza un mantenimiento regular, como limpiar los ventiladores y revisar las conexiones, para asegurar un funcionamiento óptimo.

Siguiendo estos pasos, podrás configurar y optimizar tu minero ASIC Kaspa de manera efectiva, maximizando su eficiencia y rentabilidad. Maximizando tus Ganancias con Mineros ASIC Kaspa Maximizar tus ganancias con mineros ASIC Kaspa implica no solo la optimización del hardware y software, sino también la elección de las mejores estrategias de minería. A continuación, exploraremos diversas tácticas que te ayudarán a incrementar tus ingresos, desde la selección de pools de minería hasta la gestión de costos de energía y la reinversión de ganancias. Para ilustrar estas estrategias, proporcionaremos ejemplos de casos de éxito y estudios de caso de mineros que han logrado maximizar sus ganancias utilizando mineros ASIC Kaspa.

Selección de Pools de Minería

Elegir el pool de minería adecuado es crucial para maximizar tus ganancias. Los pools de minería permiten a los mineros combinar su poder de hash para resolver bloques más rápidamente y recibir recompensas de manera más constante. A continuación, te presentamos algunos de los pools más recomendados para minar Kaspa: F2Pool: Con una alta tasa de éxito y bajas comisiones, F2Pool es una opción popular entre los mineros de Kaspa. Poolin: Este pool ofrece una interfaz amigable y estadísticas detalladas para monitorear tu rendimiento. 2Miners: Con servidores en múltiples regiones, 2Miners garantiza una conexión estable y eficiente. K1Pool: Conocido por su transparencia y pagos rápidos, K1Pool es otra excelente opción para los mineros de Kaspa. Al unirte a un pool de minería, asegúrate de investigar sus comisiones, métodos de pago y reputación para tomar una decisión informada.

Gestión de Costos de Energía

La eficiencia energética es un factor clave para la rentabilidad de la minería de criptomonedas. Aquí te dejamos algunas estrategias para gestionar y reducir tus costos de energía: Ubicación: Instalar tus mineros en una región con tarifas eléctricas más bajas puede reducir significativamente tus costos operativos. Optimización del Hardware: Ajustar la frecuencia y el voltaje de tus mineros ASIC puede mejorar su eficiencia energética. Energía Renovable: Considera el uso de fuentes de energía renovable, como paneles solares, para reducir tus costos de electricidad a largo plazo. Un ejemplo de éxito es el caso de Juan Pérez, quien instaló paneles solares en su granja minera, logrando reducir sus costos de energía en un 40% y aumentando sus ganancias netas.

Reinversión de Ganancias

Reinvertir tus ganancias en la mejora de tu infraestructura minera puede aumentar tu capacidad de generar ingresos a largo plazo. Aquí te dejamos algunas formas de reinvertir tus ganancias de manera efectiva: Actualización de Equipos: Invertir en mineros ASIC más eficientes y potentes puede aumentar tu tasa de hash y tus ingresos potenciales. Expansión de la Operación: Ampliar tu granja minera con más dispositivos puede incrementar tu poder de procesamiento y tus recompensas. Investigación y Desarrollo: Destinar fondos a la investigación de nuevas tecnologías y métodos de minería puede mantenerte competitivo en el mercado. Un caso notable es el de María López, quien reinvirtió el 50% de sus ganancias en la compra de nuevos mineros ASIC y en la mejora de su infraestructura, logrando duplicar sus ingresos en un año. Transforma tu Minería con la Eficiencia de los Mineros Kaspa ASIC

Conlusion:

Asi que, los mineros Kaspa ASIC ofrecen una combinación única de eficiencia energética y alta tasa de hash, lo que los convierte en una opción ideal para quienes buscan maximizar sus ganancias en la minería de criptomonedas. Desde su diseño especializado hasta su capacidad para optimizar el algoritmo KHeavyHash, estos dispositivos están preparados para llevar tu experiencia minera al siguiente nivel. Hemos explorado las múltiples ventajas de los mineros ASIC para Kaspa, incluyendo su durabilidad y optimización específica para Kaspa, así como los modelos más populares disponibles en el mercado. Con opciones que van desde el ASIC ICERIVER KS0 hasta el Bitmain Antminer KS3, hay una variedad de dispositivos que se ajustan a diferentes necesidades y presupuestos. Además, la configuración y optimización adecuadas de tu minero ASIC Kaspa son cruciales para maximizar su rendimiento. Desde elegir la ubicación correcta y realizar las conexiones adecuadas, hasta instalar el software recomendado y ajustar la frecuencia y el voltaje, cada paso es esencial para garantizar que obtengas el máximo provecho de tu inversión. Finalmente, no olvides que la elección del pool de minería adecuado y la gestión eficiente de los costos de energía pueden marcar una gran diferencia en tus ganancias. Al unirte a pools como F2Pool o Poolin y considerar el uso de energías renovables, puedes optimizar aún más tus operaciones mineras. Te invitamos a compartir tus experiencias y preguntas en los comentarios, y no dudes en explorar más contenido en Iceriver Outlet para seguir aprendiendo sobre cómo mejorar tu eficiencia minera con los mineros Kaspa ASIC. ¡Buena suerte y feliz minería!

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Chef's notes

Hey there! Ever wanted to whip up some homemade flour tortillas? Well, here's your chance! I'm from Sonora, in North Mexico, where homemade tortillas are practically a way of life. I've been making them for a good few years now and picked up a few neat tricks along the way. Trust me, the effort is totally worth it!

These tortillas? They're not just any old tortillas. They're the real deal—soft, fluffy, and bursting with flavor. Sure, making them takes a bit of time and effort, but once you taste them, you'll never look back.

Most tortilla recipes stick to the basics, but I've added my own twist. Opting for butter instead of lard or vegetable shortening lends a richer flavor that I just can't resist. Plus, a little extra baking powder gives these tortillas an extra fluffy texture that's downright irresistible.

Tools needed: -Bowl -Measuring Cups/ Spoons -Griddle -Rolling pin -Kitchen towels

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 20-25 minutes
• 🍳 Cook time: 20-25 minutes
• 🍽️ Servings: yield about 10-14 medium-sized tortillas

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• About 1/2 cup AP Flour for rolling tortillas
• 1/3 cup Unsalted Butter (Room Temperature)
• Plus a little extra (if using 1 stick of butter, which measures to 1/2 cup, use the remaining 1/4 of that)
• About 1 cup Warm Water
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Salt

Directions

1. In a bowl, add dry ingredients which are flour, salt, and baking powder then mix to combine.
2. Then add room temperature butter. Begin by breaking the butter apart into the flour until the butter is mostly dissolved. The flour will form into small clumps with the butter.
3. Use warm water; you can microwave for 15-20 seconds or have the water be a little over room temperature.
4. Start adding water a splash at a time.
5. The temperature of the water helps melt the butter into the flour without being too hot, which can burn the flour. It also assists in keeping the dough well moisturized throughout the process.
6. Using your hand, squish all the dough in different sections to combine.
7. Continue to add water then mix again until the dough starts to hold together. You will want the dough to be moist but not too wet.
8. Use the round surface of the bowl to help mold the dough.
9. Once you have a big roundish ball, you can transfer it to a countertop.
10. Knead the dough for about 5-7 minutes until smooth. The kneading method that works for me is to push half of the dough up, fold it onto itself, then rotate. I continue this motion repeatedly.
11. Lightly push with your finger, and if you see a small bounce back from the dough, it’s ready to rest.
12. Cover the dough with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel, then place it back into the bowl used to mix. Allow the dough to rest for about 30 minutes in a warm place. I usually turn my oven light on and add the covered bowl in the oven.
13. After the resting period, remove the dough from the bowl. You will notice the dough is a little shiny and softer.
14. This is also a good time to turn on your griddle or pan, set it to medium-high.
15. On a countertop, place the round dough, using your thumb and index finger, make a smaller ball. I make medium-sized balls, so it can range from 10-14 tortillas.
16. Grab one small dough ball, pull the outside edges into itself to reshape the ball.
17. Use a little bit of butter on your hands to help keep the dough moistened.
18. Place your ball on your less dominant hand, using the opposite hand over the ball shape, add a little bit of pressure and turn the ball in a circular motion. The ball will turn into an oval shape.
19. Continue to do this with all the dough until they are all shaped into smaller pieces.
20. Cover them with a kitchen towel as you work through the dough.
21. Using the extra flour, keep it in a round container or put it into a pile near your tortillas.
22. Grab your Rolling Pin to form the tortillas on a lightly floured surface. If you add too much flour to the surface, your tortillas will be dry.
23. Dust the ball into your pile of flour on both sides, flatten the ball then lightly pinch the outer edges.
24. Place it on your surface, using the rolling pin, flatten with a roll, then flip.
25. Turn the tortilla 45 degrees (like a half-turn) and from the middle of the dough, press forward, return to the middle, and then roll towards you. Flip the tortilla and repeat the same process until you have a thin disk of about 10 inches or when you can somewhat see through the tortilla to the surface underneath.
26. You can start cooking them or place them on your surface to finish with the rest. If you are new to rolling tortillas, be patient; it takes a little practice.
27. Place the flat dough on your griddle. If the griddle is hot enough, within the first 10-15 seconds, you will notice forming air bubbles. If you see this, you can flip it with your fingers or spatula.
28. Approximately 15-seconds on the other side, you will notice the tortilla will have a bigger puff, flip again. For about 5-10 seconds, the tortilla will inflate. You can remove it from the griddle. You will notice that the dough will look cooked because of the color change and could have developed light brown spots.
29. Add the cooked tortilla in between a clean kitchen towel to keep warm.
30. Repeat the process until all have been cooked.
31. If the griddle is too hot, you will see a little smoke from the tortilla burning, reduce the heat. If the griddle is not hot enough, tortillas will take longer than a minute to cook and could become hard.
32. Eat the tortilla on its own, with a little butter then roll it up, or with your full meal. Enjoy!

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แล้วผมก็ทำการผสาน 2จักรวาลเข้าหากัน ผมเริ่มทำโปรเจค fan page รายการวิทยุ ถามมาซิจ๊ะ...โดน เพราะรู้สึกว่าอยากทำงานวิทยุ ต้องหาทางเชื่อมอะไรบางอย่าง พอทำเสร็จผมก็เลยติดต่อไปที่ดีเจท่านนึง ซึ่งชอบแกดเจทเหมือนกันคือ พี่บอล กิตติพัฒน์ ลิมพะสุต ผมมองว่าโอกาสการเข้าหาทางอีเมลล์ มีมากกว่าตู้ปณ. เพราะจดหมายในรายการเยอะ อัตราการถูกนำมาอ่านมันจะน้อยกว่าอีเมลล์ ซึ่งในยุคนั้นการใช้อีเมลล์ค่อนข้างไฮโซ จึงได้รับโควต้า จดหมายจากอีเมล แยกจากจดหมายจากตู้ปณ.

แล้วมันก็ได้ออกอากาศ และทุกคนก็ตื่นเต้นที่รายการมีเว็บไซท์เป็นของตัวเอง เพราะมันน่าจะเป็นรายการวิทยุแรกๆของไทย ที่มีเว็บไซท์ครับ

จากนั้นผมก็ได้รับการติดต่อจากพี่บอล ให้เข้าไปพูดคุยเพื่อทำสิ่งนี้ให้มีทิศทางชัดเจนยิ่งขึ้น รวมถึงถามว่า อยากสอนคอมไหม เขาเปิดโรงเรียนสอนคอม แล้วยังขาดครูสอนอินเตอร์เนท นั่นทำให้ผมไม่รีรอที่จะรับทันที ใช่ครับสมัยก่อนการสอนเข้าอินเตอร์เนท ต้องลงเรียน สอนตั้งแต่ตั้งค่าโมเด็ม การโทรเข้า isp การทำความรู้จักกับ username password รวมถึงการเข้า browser

ระหว่างนั้นผมก็ทำเว็บรายการควบคู่ไปด้วย ผมเริ่มเนียนครีเอทคอนเสป การตัดหน้าดีเจ ไปแปะกับใบ handbill หนัง เพื่อให้เกิดความสนุกตลก ออกแนวพาโรดี้ มันน่าจะทำให้พี่บอลมองเห็นว่า เอ้อ ผมพอมีความครีเอทอยู่บ้าง ไม่ได้เป็นเนิร์ด ก็เลยเริ่มชวนผมไปทำโน่นทำนี่ ชวนไปไหนกูไปหมด จำได้ว่าเคยไปงานโซนี่ ในโรงแรมแห่งหนึ่ง เขานำเครื่อง mini disc เข้ามาใหม่ๆ รวมถึงอุปกรณ์บรอดคาส เจ๋งๆ ก็ได้เห็นจากการติดสอยห้อยตามนี่ละครับ

โปรเจคแรกเลยคือการทำ จิงเกิ้ลรายการใหม่ ที่ห้องอัดเสียงของ พี่ต้อ กุลวัฒน์ พรหมสถิตย์ อัดเสียหนะแป๊บเดียว แต่กินเหล้านาน 55 เป็นครั้งแรกที่ผมรู้สึกว่า ศิลปินเจ๋งดีนะครับ พี่ต้อคุยกับพวกเราอย่างออกรสชาติ ผมเด็กใหม่ ในขณะที่เขาสนิทกันมาก่อนแล้ว ทีนี้ vibe มันดีจนพี่ต้อหยิบกระดานมาสเก็ตรูปบรรยากาศวันนั้นไว้ ใช่ครับ เอาดินสอสเก็ตรูปเก็บไว้ ไม่ได้ใช้กล้องถ่ายรูป 555

จากนั้นมันก็เริ่มเลยเถิดไปเรื่อยๆ และผมมักจะไปตกในจังหวะที่ คนไม่พอบ้าง ไม่มีคนทำบ้าง ผมชนทุกโอกาสที่เข้ามา ตั้งแต่การอ่านสปอตวิทยุ เพราะคนไม่พอ ตั้งแต่การตัดต่อเสียงเพราะคนทำป่วย ไปจนถึงเป็นตัวซัพพอร์ตสำนักข่าวที่รายการรับจ้างทำ ได้ทำตั้งแต่ re write ข่าว ไปจนอ่านข่าวเองบางช่วงที่สลอตมันไม่มีใครว่าง (มักจะเป็นข่าวต้นชั่วโมงราวๆ ตี2 ตี3) หรือแม้แต่ การออกภาคสนาม การคิดซาวน์และกิมมิคต่างๆในรายการ ซึ่งในช่วงหลังปรับเป็นเกมส์โชว์มากขึ้น

แล้วก็มาถึงยุคของอีเวนท์ เมื่อก่อนเขาเรียกว่า "กิจกรรม" ตอนปลายๆของวิทยุ เราจะมีคำพูดนึงจากพี่บอลมาบรีฟว่า สปอนเซอร์ อยากให้เราช่วยคิดกิจกรรมการตลาด เกี่ยวกับ โน่น นี่ นั่น ซึ่งเป็นอีกจุดพลิกชีวิตเหมือนกัน เพราะมีการเปลี่ยนความคุ้นชินจากการทำวิทยุ ไปสู่ อีเวนท์ ออกาไนเซอร์ หลายคนก็ปรับตัวไม่ได้ หลายคนก็ปรับตัวได้ ผมอาจโชคดีหน่อย ที่ไม่ชอบกลับบ้าน เลยอยากทำอะไรพวกนี้ตลอดเวลา และเช่นเคย ผมไม่ได้รอให้ใคร assign งาน ผมลุกไปทำในทุกจุดที่คนโบ๋อยู่ ลุกไปช่วยทุกจุดที่มันกำลังมีปัญหา เพราะตอนนั้นภาพผมเป็นเนิร์ด ทำอนิเมชั่นตั้งแต่ flash เวอร์ชั่น beta พอคนเห็นตัวผมในหลายๆที่ เขาก็เริ่มให้ประกบช่วยโน่นนี่นั่นแบบอุ่นใจเขาขึ้น ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการช่วยดูคิว ทั้งสเตจ ไฟ เสียง อะไรที่มันเทคโนโลยี รวมยาวไปถึงอะไรที่เป็นกราฟฟิค พิมพ์ ปริ้น

มันมีกิจกรรมสนุกๆให้ทำมากมาย ที่เป็นการลองผิดไปด้วยกัน การจัดดูหนังฟังเพลง คือมีมินิคอนเสิร์ตในโรงหนัง แล้วต้องรีบรื้อให้ทันก่อนรอบเที่ยง เพราะเขาต้องขายตั๋ว หรือการจัดถ่ายทอดสดออสการ์ในโรงหนัง พอเรื่องไหนได้รางวัลก็ดูเรื่องนั้นต่อไปพร้อมๆกันเลย การจัดนักชิมหนัง คือให้นักศึกษาลองดูหนังที่จะออกฉายก่อนเพื่อเทสฟีดแบค จริงๆการจัดกิจกรรมพวกนี้ มันก็คือ อีเวนท์ในยุคนี้ แต่สมัยนั้นมันไม่มีชื่อเรียก

เราเพิ่งมารู้ว่าอ๋อ นี่คืออาชีพออกาไนซ์สินะ เราไม่รู้หรอกครับ เราแค่เห็นว่ามันเจ๋งดีได้คิดอะไรสนุกๆทำ ผมจำงานนึงได้ ยิ่งใหญ่ในความรู้สึกมาก น่าจะในช่วงฤดูหนาวพอดี ลมเย็นมากๆสมัยนั้น แล้วเรามีการจัด collage rock market ที่ RCA ตอนเช้าถึงค่ำ เป็นการเปิดให้นักศึกษามาลงทะเบียนเล่นสดๆ ให้ค่ายเพลงเดินช้อปปิ้งเลย ว่าอยากเซนต์วงไหนเข้าสังกัด จัดเวทีเรียงยาวไปตามถนน RCA เลยครับไม่ได้มีเวทีเดียว ที่สนุกคือหลายวง มีการแย่งกันเซนต์ด้วย เหมือน The Voice สมัยนี้เลยที่ต้องแย่งกันด้วยการเสนอข้อเสนอที่ดีกว่า มากกว่า ให้วงนั้นๆ

ว่าไปแล้ว แต่ละกิจกรรมก็เอามาเล่าใน เจอนี่ ได้หมือนกันแฮะ

นี่เป็นจุดพลิกอีกจุดนึง ที่ทำให้ผมเป็นผมแบบทุกวันนี้ครับ มีความเพี้ยนๆเพราะมันมี 2 ซีกในตัว ฝั่งวิชาการก็ลุ่มหลงลงไปได้ยาวๆ ฝั่งเฮฮาก็บ้าบอ คล้ายๆค้างคาวครับ นกก็ไม่ใช่ หนูก็ไม่เชิง

แต่ที่แน่ๆ ที่ผมตกตะกอนได้ทุกวันนี้คือ ผมจะไม่ทิ้งโอกาสไปเปล่าๆ โอกาสมีไว้พุ่งชน และถ้าไม่มีโอกาส สร้างมันซะ

ได้ก็คือได้ ไม่ได้ก็แค่กลับมาจุดเดิม ไม่มีอะไรจะต้องเสีย ตราบใดที่มันไม่รบกวนความรับผิดชอบปกติของเรา

ปัจจุบันก็เช่นกันครับ จาก เจอนี่ โพสที่แล้วได้บอกไว้ ว่าผมก้าวออกมาจากงานโฆษณาแล้วครึ่งหนึ่ง โพสนี้บันทึกไว้ว่า 31 กรกฎาคม 2567 ผมก้าวออกจากงานโฆษณาเต็มตัวครับ

เพื่อออกมาสร้างโอกาส ที่จะพุ่งชน โดยไม่ต้องกังวลความรับผิดชอบกับมวลหมู่อีกต่อไป เพราะผมขอเอาความรับผิดชอบตั้งไว้เหนืออื่นใด ดังนั้นถ้าความรับผิดชอบที่ต้องทำมันขัดกับการสร้างโอกาส (ที่ไม่รู้จะสำเร็จแค่ไหน) ผมเลือกที่จะแก้ไขความรับผิดชอบนั้นด้วยการยุติมันแล้วทำ exit plan ที่สมูทที่สุด แล้วหยิบจอบเสียม ไปขุดดินมาปั้น ครั้งนี้ เราจะปั้นในแบบที่เราอยากปั้นแล้วนะ เราจะไม่ปั้นในแบบที่คนอยากดู เราแค่ทำไปแล้วหากมีใครชอบในงานปั้นของเรา ก็เป็นเรื่องยินดี ไม่รู้สินะ เราทำเอาใจตลาดมาเกินพอแล้ว ถ้ามีคนบอกว่าวัยกลางคนคืออายุ 40 จะบอกว่า กูผ่านครึ่งชีวิตมานานแล้ว 555

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NIP-116

Event paths

Description

Event kind 30079 denotes an event defined by its event path rather than its event kind.

The event directory path is included in the event path, specified in the event's d tag. For example, an event path might be user/profile/name, where user/profile is the directory path.

Relays should parse the event directory from the event path d tag and index the event by it. Relays should support "directory listing" of kind 30079 events using the #f filter, such as {"#f": ["user/profile"]}.

For backward compatibility, the event directory should also be saved in the event's f tag (for "folder"), which is already indexed by some relay implementations, and can be queried using the #f filter.

Event content should be a JSON-encoded value. An empty object {} signifies that the entry at the event path is itself a directory. For example, when saving user/profile/name: Bob, you should also save user/profile: {} so the subdirectory can be listed under user.

In directory names, slashes should be escaped with a double slash.

Example

Event

json { "tags": [ ["d", "user/profile/name"], ["f", "user/profile"] ], "content": "\"Bob\"", "kind": 30079, ... }

Query

json { "#f": ["user/profile"], "authors": ["[pubkey]"] }

Motivation

To make Nostr an "everything app," we need a sustainable way to support new kinds of applications. Browsing Nostr data by human-readable nested directories and paths rather than obscure event kind numbers makes the data more manageable.

Numeric event kinds are not sustainable for the infinite number of potential applications. With numeric event kinds, developers need to find an unused number for each new application and announce it somewhere, which is cumbersome and not scalable.

Directories can also replace monolithic list events like follow lists or profile details. You can update a single directory entry such as user/profile/name or groups/follows/[pubkey] without causing an overwrite of the whole profile or follow list when your client is out-of-sync with the most recent list version, as often happens on Nostr.

Using d-tagged replaceable events for reactions, such as {tags: [["d", "reactions/[eventId]"]], content: "\"👍\"", kind: 30079, ...} would make un-reacting trivial: just publish a new event with the same d tag and an empty content. Toggling a reaction on and off would not cause a flurry of new reaction & delete events that all need to be persisted.

Implementations

• Relays that support tag-replaceable events and indexing by arbitrary tags (in this case f) already support this feature.
• IrisDB client side library: treelike data structure with subscribable nodes.

https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1266

@ 9911f8d9:86db6c34

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 15 min
• 🍳 Cook time: 15 min

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 175 g white caster sugar
• zest of ½ orange
• ¼ tsp salt
• 250 grams of whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 100 ml milk

Directions

1. Put the eggs, egg yolk, white caster sugar, orange zest and salt in a bowl and beat this with a (hand) mixer with whisk(s) until a very airy batter. This will take at least 5 minutes.
2. Mix the flour with the baking soda and sieve this over the bowl with the airy egg mass.
3. Gently fold in the flour.
4. Fold the milk into the batter and let it rest for 10 minutes in the refrigerator.
5. Preheat the oven to 200°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
6. Using a large ice cream scoop or spoon, form 5 mounds of batter per baking tray.
7. Make sure you leave enough space between the mounds of batter, because the cakes will still rise quite a bit in the oven.
8. Bake the egg cakes for 7-12 minutes until light brown and done

@ 2ad33996:3999d22a

Aprende a configurar y utilizar el Iceriver KS3 con nuestra guía paso a paso diseñada para 2024.

Este artículo fue publicado originalmente en iceriveroutlet

Resumen : El Iceriver KS3 es una herramienta poderosa y eficiente para la minería de Kaspa, lanzada en agosto de 2023. Este artículo proporciona una visión completa de sus características, especificaciones y perspectivas futuras, destacando su alta tasa de hash y bajo consumo de energía. Es esencial adquirir el KS3 de distribuidores confiables y estar al tanto de las fluctuaciones del precio de Kaspa para asegurar una inversión segura y rentable en el mercado de criptomonedas.

Introducción al Iceriver KS3

Iceriver ha lanzado varios modelos de mineros Kaspa, y el KS3 es una de sus últimas innovaciones. Este artículo proporciona una visión general del Iceriver KS3, describiendo sus características, especificaciones y perspectivas futuras.

Especificaciones técnicas

El minero Iceriver KS3 utiliza el algoritmo KHeavyHash basado en PoW, con una tasa máxima de hash de 8000Gh/s y un consumo de energía de apenas 3200W.

minero Iceriver KS3

Detalles del Iceriver KS3

Fabricante: Iceriver

Modelo: KS3

Lanzamiento: Agosto 2023

Peso neto: 14700g

Peso bruto: 17600g

Voltaje: 170-300 VCA

Tamaño sin embalaje: 370x195x290mm

Tamaño con embalaje: 490x300x400mm

Potencia: 3200W

Interfaz: Ethernet

Temperatura operativa: 0 – 35°C

Humedad operativa: 10 – 90%

Comparación con otros mineros Kaspa

El Iceriver KS3 es comparable al Bitmain Antminer KS3 en términos de eficiencia energética y tasa de hash. Ambos modelos ofrecen características robustas, pero los mineros pueden optar por el Iceriver KS3 por su eficiencia energética cercana a la del Antminer KS3.

Historial del rendimiento del precio de Kaspa

La rentabilidad de la minería de Kaspa está directamente relacionada con el precio de la criptomoneda. Mantenerse informado sobre las fluctuaciones del precio de Kaspa es crucial para maximizar las ganancias.

Desempeño del precio de Kaspa

Kaspa ha mantenido un rango de precios constante en el último año, lo que indica estabilidad. Sin embargo, el precio puede variar, y es esencial seguirlo de cerca para tomar decisiones informadas.

Rentabilidad del Minero Iceriver KS3

Evaluar las oportunidades de beneficio antes de invertir en hardware de minería es fundamental. La rentabilidad de la minería de Kaspa depende de varios factores, incluyendo el precio de Kaspa, la dificultad de la red y las tendencias del mercado. A pesar de ello, el Iceriver KS3 se destaca como uno de los equipos de minería Kaspa de primera línea, gracias a sus avanzadas especificaciones técnicas, que comprenden una alta tasa de hash, un consumo de energía reducido y una eficiencia energética sobresaliente. Esto incrementa las posibilidades de resolver problemas criptográficos más rápidamente, enfrentando los desafíos de la minería y aumentando tus beneficios.

Factores a considerar

Precio de Kaspa

Dificultad de la red

Tendencias del mercado de minería

Cambios en el algoritmo de minería

Condiciones del mercado

Actualizaciones regulatorias

A pesar de la incertidumbre, el Minero Iceriver KS3 es una de las mejores máquinas mineras Kaspa disponibles, con una alta tasa de hash, bajo consumo de energía y excelente eficiencia energética.

Perspectivas futuras del Iceriver KS3

Kaspa está ganando popularidad entre los mineros de criptomonedas por su código abierto y su potencial para desarrollar aplicaciones DeFi y contratos inteligentes. El historial de precios de Kaspa también parece positivo.

Futuro de la minería Kaspa

El Iceriver KS3 se destaca por sus características avanzadas, pero la industria de la minería de criptomonedas sigue evolucionando. Los mineros deben considerar la posibilidad de que nuevos dispositivos más avanzados puedan impactar la rentabilidad del KS3.

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Chef's notes

THIS IS THE CORRECT RECIPE; I APOLOGIZE FOR THE MULTIPLE POSTS PLEASE IGNORE THE OTHER TWO

I created this recipe as I used to struggle with gaining weight for most of my life and being allergic to dairy, gluten, and soy, I had to come up with something that would benefit my overall health and supplement my workout routine. This healthy, plant-based, raw vegan protein shake is best to drink after your workout to gain weight, however, if you don't work out that's ok too, this shake is great for anyone, it is especially great for those looking to move up in weight if you are struggling with gaining weight and want to healthier option when doing so.

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 2HRS, 15MIN
• 🍽️ Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 8oz Gluten-Free Oats
• 8oz Walnut Milk
• 16oz Coconut Water; if you want a thicker consistency use 8oz
• 2 tbsp Natural Peanut Butter
• 1 tbsp Cacao Powder
• 1 Fresh or Frozen Burro Banana
• 1 Scoop Now Sports Pea Protein Powder
• 1 Scoop Sunwarrior Protein Powder
• 1 Scoop Sunwarrior Ormus SuperGreens Powder

Directions

1. In a large container, pour in your gluten-free oats, walnut milk and coconut water and soak for 2 hrs prior, put in the fridge.
2. After your oats have soaks for the prep time, to prepare our plant-based, gluten-free protein shake, simply combine the following ingredients in a high-speed blender, and blend for 1 minute and 30 seconds until creamy and smooth, if you like your shake a little thicker add in 8 oz of coconut water instead of 16 oz when soaking your gluten-free oats.

@ 5d4b6c8d:8a1c1ee3

Hi everyone,

As I go through basketball withdrawals, I'm frantically trying to think of fun NBA content and I came up with something that I think will be a neat almost year-long contest.

Let's try to predict who will make up the All NBA 1st team next year, as well as who the league MVP will be and which team will win the title.

Here's the part I think will be fun: each month you can revise your predictions, but you get more credit for further out predictions. If you make a correct pick in June and don't change, you'll get 10 points, whereas a correct April pick is only worth one (assuming that I counted months correctly).

As with most of my contests, the prize will be however many sats are zapped to me on these posts (including comments).

My June Picks

All NBA 1st Team

• Jokic
• Giannis
• Luka
• Ant
• SGA

MVP

• Luka

Champ

• Denver

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Chef's notes

THIS IS THE CORRECT RECIPE

I created this recipe as I used to struggle with gaining weight for most of my life and being allergic to dairy, gluten, and soy, I had to come up with something that would benefit my overall health and supplement my workout routine. This healthy, plant-based, raw vegan protein shake is best to drink after your workout to gain weight, however, if you don't work out that's ok too, this shake is great for anyone, it is especially great for those looking to move up in weight if you are struggling with gaining weight and want to healthier option when doing so.

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 2hrs, 15min
• 🍽️ Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 8oz Gluten-Free Oats
• 8oz Walnut Milk
• 16oz Coconut Water; for a thicker consistency use 8oz
• 1 Fresh or Frozen Burro Banana
• 1 tbsp Cacao Powder
• 2 tbsp Natural Peanut Butter
• 1 Scoop Now Sports Pea Protein Powder
• 1 Scoop Sunwarrior Protein Powder
• 1 Scoop Sunwarrior Ormus SuperGreens Powder

Directions

1. After your oats have soaks for the prep time, to prepare our plant-based, gluten-free protein shake, simply combine the following ingredients in a high-speed blender, and blend for 1 minute and 30 seconds until creamy and smooth, if you like your shake a little thicker add in 8 oz of coconut water instead of 16 oz when soaking your gluten-free oats.

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Chef's notes

I created this recipe as I used to struggle with gaining weight for most of my life and being allergic to dairy, gluten, and soy, I had to come up with something that would benefit my overall health and supplement my workout routine. This healthy, plant-based, raw vegan protein shake is best to drink after your workout to gain weight, however, if you don't work out that's ok too, this shake is great for anyone, it is especially great for those looking to move up in weight if you are struggling with gaining weight and want to healthier option when doing so.

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 2hrs, 15min
• 🍽️ Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 8oz Gluten-Free Oats
• 8oz Walnut Milk
• 16oz Coconut Water, if you want a thicker consistency use 8oz
• 2 tbsp Natural Peanut Butter
• 1 tbsp Cacao Powder
• 1 Scoop Sunwarrior Protein Powder
• 1 Scoop Now Sports Pea Protein Powder

Directions

1. In a large container, pour in your gluten-free oats, walnut milk and coconut water and soak for 2 hrs prior.
2. After your oats have soaks for the prep time, to prepare our plant-based, gluten-free protein shake, simply combine the following ingredients in a high-speed blender, and blend for 1 minute and 30 seconds until creamy and smooth, if you like your shake a little thicker add in 8 oz of coconut water instead of 16 oz when soaking your gluten-free oats.

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Welcome to The Refinery.

The Church The Body of Christ is our theme for the next few Sunday’s.

These messages are primarily based around Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.

Today we are discussing, The Goal of the Church.

Scripture Reading

Ephesians 4:7-16 NKJV

Spiritual Gifts

7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 

8 Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.”

9 (Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also [a]first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 

10 He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.)

11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 

12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the [b]edifying of the body of Christ, 

13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 

14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, 

15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— 

16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.

Introduction.

The total impression of this passage from Ephesians 4 is that Christ has a goal, a supreme standard for His church, and that goal is so high, so exalted that it taxes the imagination to comprehend it.

Nonetheless, here and now, in the body of this flesh, we are to strive to attain it.

Specifically, this passage leaves three impressions on the mind and the heart.

First, Christ has given us the grace whereby we may reach the goal.

Second, the means of growth for reaching that goal are at hand.

And third, we must not stop nor be satisfied short of the goal, no matter how high the standard nor how great the difficulties in the way. 

1. Grace for reaching the goal Christ has for His church.

We must never take our eyes away from the grace of God.

We are always to remember that we are not Christians because we deserve to be.

We have not been brought “out of death into life” because of any merit of our own.

The whole Christian transaction, whereby we cease to live unto sin and begin to live unto God, is all go grace, God’s grace.

Two things strike us about this grace, this free gift go Christ toward those who are His own.

First, there is its impartiality.

Ephesians 4:7 says, But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

Not just a few of the church, not just the Pastor or the leaders, but “each one of us.”

Although “according to the measure of Christ’s gift,” the capacity of one member might exceed that of another, no member of His churches left completely dispossessed.

His gifts are measured not by any favouritism on God’s part, for His love is everywhere and for everyone all the same.

God’s grace is impartial.

Secondly, there is individuality.

God’s gifts are specifically fitted to the capacity of each individual to receive them.

It follows, therefore, that each person in the church has a task cut out just for that person “according to the measure of the gift of Christ” in equipping him or her to do that task.

Paul said, in Ephesians 4:11, And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers.

And this is not a complete list.

The fact that Christ’s churches are not challenging our sin riddled society and moving this needy world toward God is not His fault.

He has given His people the grace to move toward the goal of “the measure of the stature of Christ.”

2. Growth toward the goal Christ has for His church.

Paul said in Ephesians 4:15 that we, “but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—“

Paul called some in the church at Corinth who had not grown, in 1 Corinthians 3:1, And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ.

He was saying to them, “You haven’t grown a bit as Christians since the days you were converted. You are baby Christians, wholly immature.”

How may Christian growth be obtained?

What are the means?

Paul gave several suggestions.

First, we grow by stability Christian convictions.

In typical fashion, Paul mixed his metaphors here to describe the instability of immature Christians, picturing them as infants being tossed by the waves like an unanchored ship driven about by a turbulent sea.

Instability of Christian convictions is one sure sign of immaturity of Christian character, while stability is a sure means of growth.

There is such a thing as Christian certitude, or absolute confidence, as “the rock of ages.” For our feet, as a standard in religion.

Isaiah 26:4, Trust in the Lord forever, For in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength.

God’s Word, is an anchor and stay for our faith.

Apart from the certainty of our faith and stability of convictions, we don’t grow very much.

Second, we grow by sincerity of Christian love.

Ephesians 4:15, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ.

The marginal reading says, “But dealing truly in love.”

The problem is that we have no verb for truth in English, while the Greek does.

Literally Paul said, “But trotting in love.”

The import of his words is that our manner of life is to be sincere and true, thinking truly, speaking truly, dealing truly, and all in a spirit of genuine love, without diversions to divide our allegiance, without hypocrisy to deny our witness, without divisions to hinder our purpose in Him.

“Truthing” in love, love for Christ, for one another, for those who are lost.

Thirdly, we grow by solidarity of the Christian community.

Ephesians 4:15-16, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.

Again Paul used the figure of the human body, “from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies.”

All the members of the church are knit and joined together.

Every member is joined to every other member.

What is for the good of one is for the good of all, and what causes the hurt of one is for the injury of all.

Where there is no solidarity of purpose and unity of spirit in the church, there can be no growth.

3. The greatness of the goal Christ has for His church.

How great and how high is Christ’s goal for His church?

Paul took his readers step by step to the top.

After naming the gifts that Christ through grace gives to individuals in the church, he told why.

First, for the perfecting of the saints.

The word translated “perfecting” means “mending,” the same word that is used where we are told of fishermen “mending their nets.”

When members of the church are quick tempered, gossips, busy bodies, and empty headed, Paul said we must, “mend these things.”

Why?

Second, “Unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ.

Ephesians 4:12, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.

This is to the end that Christ might have a fit and usable instrument through which He can nurture His saints, grow His children, and save the lost.

Thirdly, he goes on, “Till we all attain.”

Christ’s ideal for His church is not for just a few choice souls who excel, not for just a few who reach the top, but for every member of His church, all of His own people.

Fourthly, but Paul moved higher yet again.

Ephesians 4:13, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.

Paul was saying, “Till we all come to His standard of unity and maturity, full grown and united, no differences of opinion in the Lord, no divergences of conviction, no divisions of spirit.”

We say, “Surely that is the top! We could come no nearer to perfection than that.”

But Paul wasn’t finished!

The goal is one step higher.

Listen to the grand and soaring height of the goal.

“To the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.”

Humans can move no nearer God’s likeness than that, thinking like Christ in our minds, loving like Christ in our hearts, resembling Christ in our lives, giving ourselves to the purposes of God as He gave Himself, reminding people of God because we are fashioned in the likeness of His Son.

Conclusion.

Do you see the point of this great passage?

Paul laid tremendous emphasis on the church, the body of believers, not on its size but on its soul quality.

He had a burning desire to win souls, but he believed with all his heart that exalted Christian character within the church was the surest means of doing this.

This comes home to us, we cannot avoid it.

We emphasise quantity but not quality.

We glory reports, but do not demand repentance.

We have with and breath but neither height nor depth.

Our churches grow in size, but our members do not grow spiritually.

It is useless to add members who do not grown Christ.

We are cursed with a low ideal.

We are plagued with and unworthy contentment.

We are satisfied far short of the goal.

Let us pray over this passage until a fire is kindled in our hearts and becomes a raging force that drives us to the standard set by the Lord.

Until next time

Stay in the Blessings

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I was inspired to start a meetup after watching a video on twentyone.world.

The idea is to create a beacon in Cyberspace so I started it on nostr. I met one guy one the Orange Pill app and talked to him a little on nostr. We met for coffee, It was great. I met several bitcoiners who I will not name, but I only met two people from meetup.com. They were very nice, but were more into "crypto" trading than bitcoin. This was awkward for me because I find the field of cryptography(a branch of mathematics) fascinating, but am also not interested in shilling scam-coins that don't make any sense like "garbage trucks on a blockchain" or whatever.

Therefore, I regret to inform you that I am ending the riverside bitcoin meetup subscription. I have decided to create my own website instead. You can hear some of the shoutouts I've left on Rabbit Hole Recap or find us here.

https://riversidebitcoin.com

We now meet every Thursday at GreyWolf Brewery in Norco, California from 4p.m -6 .m. Bitcoin accepted here. The Coffee Meetup on July 6th will be the last one for a while as I want to work on some front end development to make better POS terminals for businesses that accept bitcoin.

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Chef's notes

Easy start to the day, can also put some Woostr in your Bloody Mary. Perfect for washing down the toast. Breakfast of champions. If you have some sharp cheddar you can melt this on the toast, altho this may prove too complex for the average bloke, just an option. Be mindful this will add significant prep and cook time. 2-3 minutes

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 30 sec
• 🍳 Cook time: 2 min
• 🍽️ Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 2 slices of bread
• Butter
• Woostr sauce
• Bloody Mary

Directions

1. Toast bread to your liking, lather a dollop of butter on. Criss cross the toast with a butter knife ( so the woostr dont roll off) and then drizzle on woostr.

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"If you do tomorrow what you did today, you will get tomorrow what you got today." - Benjamin Franklin

Seize the Day

Image from article- https://community.thriveglobal.com/want-your-authentic-self-mindfulness-is-a-gateway/Confliction

There are two conflicting approaches to life: Delay gratification today for a wealthy tomorrow and carpe diem Seize the Day and live like today is your last. Usually, when someone prescribes delayed gratification they refer to finances; save a dollar today for a hundred tomorrow. Carpe diem often refers to smelling the coffee, enjoying the little things and not putting off for tomorrow what could've been done today. 

I've never felt the two of those prescriptions collide more violently than now as a father of two beautiful kids.  I find it more difficult than ever before to make decisions that might benefit my future over being present for my kids. Time being the finite thing that it is, often I can only choose one. 

Image from Adobe ImagesTwo Fathers, Two Approaches: Enough Small Moments Equal A Big Moment My brother in-law and I have different approaches to this. He tends to delay gratification. More often than not, he's out on business and misses minor family events and outings. Meanwhile, I often choose to attend even the smallest family events as opposed to going on business. 

I should mention, my brother in-law doesn't dare miss the big events. He's always there for a birthday, baptism, or graduation but he misses outings to the beach or spring. He misses the books read by the bed and the dimming of the light just before a kiss goodnight. 

If you miss enough small moments, you a miss big one. 

Image from article- https://www.spiritualmom.com/god-is-weaving-a-tapestry/

Since my children were born I vowed to live as much in the moment as I could. In the moment, I'm happy to be with my kids stitching together cherished mementos that will be the tapestry of our lives. These indelible memories not only serve to make me happy but, I believe they'll work as the sinews and tendons that come together to form my children's personality and identity. My relationship with my kids and family will tighten as their persona grows.

I don't have facts from studies or scientific analysis, but I have a gut feeling its the strength of the tapestry of our lives that determines how resilient my children will be. When they encounter hard times they'll carry the uplifting memories of good times and they'll have the comfort of knowing there's a tightknit family at their backs to get through it.

That said, I've never heard my brother in-law complain about money. 

I can't say I struggle for cash either. I make ends meet, but my wife and I have experienced that nervous rush when the AC blows out mid-summer and we wonder if we would have enough to pay for the down payment of a new unit and the mortgage at the beginning of the month. 

What's been bothering me most as of late is my damn near non-existent retirement fund.

 

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Commitments- To My Nation, To My Self

My biggest conflict today is tied to the commitment I made to the United States Army Reserves years before the birth of my children. While I can decide not to go on business like my brother in-law does, I can't simply not attend drill (one weekend a month) or go off on annual training (2–3 weeks a year). Failure to attend to my military obligations can result in a dis-honorable discharge. Having that hanging over my head will forever ruin any lucrative opportunities for employment and public service. 

More often than not, my relatively small obligation to the Army Reserves has stood in direct conflict with my desire to be present in my kids lives as well as the lives of my friends and family. Some how, I've had the misfortune of having drills and annual training scheduled on major events like weddings, baptisms, and birthdays; the very things I vow never to miss. 

There are ways to request those special days off and make it up on a later date and when I can, I do. However, I've been forced to go unaccounted for on several occasions when special events are back to back and overlap with already requested days off. That's led to conflict in the past but, I've been fortunate enough to have good leaders who've understood why I preferred to be absent in the military over absent in a major life event.  It would be easiest, and most convenient, to resign my congressional commission as an officer and leave the Army Reserves. This is when I feel that great internal conflict. 

Serving in the Army Reserves allows me to give back to my nation and grants me several financial benefits that would otherwise be completely lost. Medical insurance is remarkably cheaper than what I would have to deal with as a civilian. I get a world of benefits when purchasing a house and I can apply for special grants if ever needed. Perhaps most important of all, if I stick around for the full 20 years (I have almost 9 now) I will have a very nice retirement pension waiting for me when I turn 65. This is where that differed gratification really kicks in. 

When I really boil it down to pros and cons, there's just way too many pros to staying in the Reserves than cons. 

Image of Jordan Peterson from Video Clip- "4 years video"

Phases of Life Approach

World renown psychologist Jordan Peterson says "you have little kids for 4 years and if you miss it, its done." For Jordan, this is time period is peak experience for your kids. As I write this, my eldest just turned two and my youngest is 9 months. I'm not quite halfway there yet and I can't let up now. 

I don't want to test to see if what Jordan Peterson says is true, I'm going to continue living as much in the moment as is possible during these early years of my children's lives. If I stay in the army reserves throughout this time I will have had 13 years of service by the time my youngest is 4. 

Taking this approach, I will have been very present in the first 4 years of my kids lives and will only have to serve seven more years to acquire that retirement. 

For me, today is Gold and tomorrow is Silver.

People have sacrificed worse. 

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I want to show the world that life is a scroll riddled with ink. The marks will only ever be simple blots on the parchment unless you pause and perceive them for the characters they are.

I'm constantly thinking about what the future could look like if we just take action.

More of my thoughts about the future and the world around us are coming soon...

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Chef's notes

If you don't have peanuts, you can sub it with peanut butter, but you'll want to cook with less salt as the peanut butter can add too much salt to the dish.

Details

• 🍽️ Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups Coconut Milk
• 3 Tbsp Red Curry Paste
• 3 Tbsp Thai Fish Sauce
• 2 Tbsp Palm sugar or light brown sugar
• 1 LB rump streak cut into thin strips
• 2 Lemon Grass Stalks, Bruised
• 3 oz Ground Roasted Peanuts
• 2 Fresh Red Chilies, Sliced
• 5 Kaffir Lime Leaves, Torn
• Salt and Pepper
• Thai Basil for Garnish
• 2 Salted eggs to serve with

Directions

1. Put half the coconut milk in a large pan or Wok and heat gently until it begins to boil and separate.
2. Add the curry paste and cook over medium heat until fragrant. Then add the Fish sauce, sugar and lemon grass.
3. Continue to cook until the color of the sauce deepens
4. Add the remaining coconut milk. Bring back to boil. Add the beef and peanuts. Cook for another ~10 min
5. Add the chilies and the torn Kaffir Lime and adjust the seasoning. Garnish with whole Basil leaves and serve with a salted egg and rice.

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Chef's notes

All ingredients but the blood oranges from ALDIs

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 20
• 🍳 Cook time: 0

Ingredients

• Cheddar chesse
• Blackberries
• Raspberries
• Crackers
• Cucumber
• Bell peppers
• Brie cheese
• Pepperoni
• Blood orange
• Apple
• Coconut chocolate cookies

Directions

1. Cut up all ingredients

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Paraguay recently made another adjustment to the minimum wage, which automatically translated into a 4% loss in purchasing power. In other words, any savings in fiat currency have lost 4% of their value.

Educated people don't want help

I always remember an occasion during a conversation with friends, some with MBAs and others with finance degrees, when I mentioned that Bitcoin could help escape inflation due to its hardness as a currency. - Comment 1: Bitcoin is useless because it's volatile. - Comment 2: As long as the government doesn't regulate it, no one will want to put their money into it. - Comment 3: There are many financial instruments to buy something that is volatile and backed by nothing.

I responded to these three comments, but my words fell on deaf ears, and the topic soon changed. As we searched for new topics, I thought to myself that we are too early. It always reminds me of that movie "The Big Short" (2008), where, when asked why the market hasn't collapsed yet, the famous phrase is uttered: they think their feet, which are being cooked, are actually the steak.

Offer bitcoin to everyone anon

I feel sorry for them, and yet tomorrow will be the same as always. Even when Bitcoin is on its upward trend, it will be there for them. While some see it as a get-rich-quick scheme, my satoshis today are ensuring that my future is not stolen. Bitcoin is not a sword with which we will win any battle in the endless maze; Bitcoin is the way out.

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Read the previous edition here.

June 24th, 2023 📅

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Don't feel bad about being too late to Bitcoin.

Excerpt:

So don't feel bad that you missed out about Bitcoin in 2017, or 2021. It doesn't matter what Bitcoin was worth then or now in fiat terms. It matters that we keep learning about Bitcoin and sharing it with others. Then one day we can all have economic freedom and savings.

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IMO there is no "too late". If you buy now then yes your purchasing power will probably increase dramatically over the years, but even if adoption saturates Bitcoin is still a worthwhile asset to buy / earn due to all of its other wonderful properties.

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I'm Sergej Kotliar, CEO of Bitrefill. AMA.

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Hi everyone! I’m @ziggamon, Founder and CEO of Bitrefill. Bitrefill is the world’s number one answer to the question “but what can I actually buy with my bitcoin?”

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yes and we don't tell each other our user names so we can try and guess who is who lol! (Still don't know)

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Fighting Monetary Colonization with Open Source Code

link to https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-a-currency-of-decolonization

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Chef's notes

For the dough, combine the water, yeast, honey, and olive oil in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook. Add 3 cups flour, then the salt, and mix. While mixing, add 1 more cup of flour, or enough to make a soft dough. Knead the dough on low to medium speed for about 10 minutes until smooth, sprinkling it with flour, if necessary, to keep it from sticking to the bowl. When the dough is ready, turn it out onto a floured board and knead by hand a dozen times. It should be smooth and elastic. Place the dough in a well-oiled bowl and turn it several times to cover it lightly with oil. Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel. Allow the dough to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Divide the dough into 6 equal parts and roll each one into a smooth ball. Place the balls on a baking sheet and cover them with a damp towel. Allow the dough to rest for 10 minutes. Use immediately, or refrigerate for up to 4 hours.

If you've chilled the dough, take it out of the refrigerator approximately 30 minutes ahead to let it come to room temperature. Roll and stretch each ball into a rough 8-inch circle and place them all on baking sheets sprinkled with cornmeal. (You will be able to fit 2 pizzas on each 18 by 13-inch baking sheet.) You may also use a cast iron skillet if so desired.

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 45 minutes
• 🍳 Cook time: 15 minutes
• 🍽️ Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups warm (100 to 110 degrees F) water
• 2 packages dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 3 tablespoons good olive oil
• 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for kneading
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees
2. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, depending on your desired level of crisp.

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Vincent van Gogh is one of the most prominent artists in the history of global art, with a significant influence on modern artistic movements. He was born in the Netherlands in 1853 and passed away in 1890. Despite not achieving fame during his lifetime, his works later became among the most impactful in fine arts.

Van Gogh's works are characterized by vibrant colors and rapid brush strokes, giving his paintings a unique style. His pieces often reflect nature and everyday life with a touch of deep emotion and drama. Some of his most famous works include "Starry Night," "The Night Cafe," "Irises," and "Wheatfield with Crows."

Throughout his life, van Gogh faced numerous personal and psychological challenges, which imbued his works with a sense of depth and contemplation. He struggled with severe mental disorders and social tensions, which greatly influenced his art.

After his death, public interest in his works grew significantly, and he came to be regarded as a pioneer of expressionism and modern art. His profound impact on global art is evident in the many movements and subsequent artists who drew inspiration from his techniques and subjects.

In summary, Vincent van Gogh remains an exceptional artistic figure, leaving an unforgettable legacy in art history. His works continue to inspire and captivate audiences worldwide with their beauty and artistic depth.

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Chef's notes

https://youtu.be/t0CBKwPIOLk?si=rLP0-9aDx0PNbumM

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: Prep Time for Birria Beans
• 🍳 Cook time: Initial Boiling
• 🍽️ Servings: The serving size for the Birria Beans recipe depends on the quantity of beans and broth used. Given the ingredients listed, this recipe typically serves approximately 8-10 people+.

Ingredients

• 12 cups broth from birria (previous recipe)
• 1/2 onion
• 4 jalapeños or serrano peppers
• Water
• Salt to taste
• Beef from birria (optional)

Directions

1. Wash the beans and let them soak for 30 minutes.
2. In a large pot, add all the ingredients above.
3. Set the heat to high and allow the mixture to come to a boil. Let it boil for 10 minutes.
4. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for about 2 to 3 hours until the beans become soft.
5. -To check the consistency of the beans, remove one from the pot to a plate. Using a fork, poke through to cut it in half. This method will help you easily tell if they are soft. You can also taste the beans.
6. -If they are not soft yet, continue to cook for another 30 minutes.
7. Every 30 minutes to 1 hour, check the beans to ensure they have enough water to cover them. They will dry out if the water level drops below the beans.
8. You can also add beef from birria into the beans for added flavor.
9. Enjoy the savory and slightly spicy flavor of the pinto beans cooked in red birria broth, topped off with cilantro, onion, and lime.

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The world is undeniably transitioning onto new tracks, embracing a sharing economy. This shift is not optional but inevitable, propelled by the intrinsic flaws of the current system. Under current geopolitical conditions, it's clear that the era of a dominant currency is ending. Real-time market dynamics reveal that the need for a dominant currency is vanishing. The value of each currency will be determined in real-time trading through supply and demand.

Decentralization and Technological Imperatives

Old systems, desperately clinging to their fading relevance, appear pitiful amid these unstoppable changes. Although the dollar still serves as a benchmark, its time is running out. The issue lies not in US policies or the dollar's legitimacy but in the obsolescence of centralized dominance itself. However, be cautious and don't fall for misinformation predicting the dollar's demise. We must recognize that the US's technological prowess and resource potential will prevent the demise of its national currency. The dollar will join the ranks of national currencies in stable economies, becoming just «one of many».

Algorithms that find optimal trading pairs will simplify transactions, improving global economic indicators. This highlights the inadequacy of smart contracts and fosters the search for more flexible and reactive algorithms to stabilize the global economy where innovation and efficiency reign. The transition to a sharing economy driven by decentralization and relentless innovation is imperative. Skeptics may cling to their withering relics, but progress will crush them, relegating them to mere footnotes in history. The decentralized future is not just on the horizon; it is here, and it is magnificent.

Crypto as Reshaping Economy

The crypto market hinted at this solution, showcasing the future of finance. Ironically, financial giants' attempts to control and regulate through Bitcoin ETFs only fueled the environment they sought to suppress. Adopting protocols like MWEB, which facilitate private and scalable transactions, highlights the practical benefits of decentralization. These technologies enable independent transactions, free from centralized scrutiny and control.

One might almost pity those clinging to the decaying remnants of the old world, if not for the exhilarating prospect of leaving them in the dust—irrelevant and obsolete. The world is moving towards a common trading platform where value is determined by market liquidity. In this new world, diverse crypto assets will hedge against volatility, creating a robust ecosystem for atomic swaps and cross-chain transactions. It is absurd to suggest that a single crypto asset could dominate; the future is diverse assets, each serving different economic functions.

The proliferation of digital assets ensures a resilient, adaptable market where liquidity and accessibility are paramount. Atomic swaps and cross-chain transactions will ensure swift, ubiquitous conversions, eliminating monopolistic players, KYC barriers, and the need for constant exchange searches. Today, the goal is to enter as much capital as possible within the market, creating an irreversible process that will lead us to the use of crypto as a means of payment. This will drive innovation, constantly stimulating humanity to develop and seek new solutions and opportunities.

The Role of Modern Technologies

Artificial intelligence acts as our assistant, a sophisticated calculator enhancing our productivity. Modern technologies are not the genius of one person but products of their time. And the concentration of money in the hands of a few reflects societal infantilism; we still possess a child's mindset. Our behavior towards money reflects this: like children, we either hide it or spend it on fleeting, flashy nonsense. Rarely does a child give money to their parents, think to help loved ones, or understand its true utility. Without knowing the ability to use money, it remains inaccessible to most of the population, similar to how money is controlled by parents in a family.

This is evident in the market's fascination with meme coins—a testament to human folly and a craze highlighting the need for a more mature system. We must realize that meme coins do not drive technological advancement; the liquidity resulting from sales leaves the market instead of supporting growth in production and industry development. The challenge is to balance the crowd's madness, greedily hopping from one meme coin to another. The solution is to create a market where real economic transactions dominate over the frivolous gambles of amateur traders. This will foster a more stable environment, recalibrating market dynamics so that real economic activity, not the whims of speculative traders, drives the market.

In conclusion, the transition to a sharing economy, driven by decentralization and relentless technological progress, heralds a new era of economic freedom and innovation. The MWEB protocol with swaps represents the future, enabling the development of Cyberyen. We have an open gate that is entirely free, without violating any regulatory rules or national properties. We can swap Cyberyen paired with Bitcoin, always available on decentralized exchanges globally. Using the MWEB protocol for private transactions helps scale the network and maintain independence from regulatory burdens and centralized exchange platforms.

Consider the opportunities available for Cyberyen, despite seemingly contrary regulatory policies. A parallel dimension has opened. Old economic paradigms are collapsing, giving way to a future of transparency, confidentiality, and unstoppable progress. This is the power of decentralization and freedom from market-imposed constraints. Those who resist these changes will find themselves relegated to the dustbin of history.

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Privacy, Security, and Real-World Applications

We Are Still Early

Concerning Bitcoin, privacy and security remain paramount. As an enthusiast in Ecash privacy and security, I aim to shed light on some of the most promising and undervalued Bitcoin frameworks. These frameworks offer robust solutions for enhancing privacy, security, and scalability, making Bitcoin more adaptable for various industries. Lets's examine their strengths and weaknesses, supported by real-world examples.

1. Mimblewimble: Enhancing Privacy and Scalability

Overview

Mimblewimble is a privacy-centric blockchain protocol designed to enhance the confidentiality and scalability of Bitcoin transactions. Mimblewimble uses cryptographic innovations to obscure transaction details while ensuring network security.

Strengths

• Enhanced Privacy: Mimblewimble transactions are confidential, hiding transaction amounts and addresses.
• Scalability: The protocol significantly reduces blockchain bloat, improving efficiency and speed.
• Security: By using cryptographic primitives, Mimblewimble ensures that transactions are secure and verifiable.

Weaknesses

• Compatibility: Mimblewimble is not fully compatible with Bitcoin’s existing infrastructure, requiring significant changes to the network.
• Complexity: The protocol's complexity can be a barrier to understanding and adoption.

Real-World Example: Grin and Beam

Grin and Beam are two cryptocurrencies that have implemented Mimblewimble. Grin focuses on simplicity and community-driven development, while Beam emphasizes user-friendly interfaces and governance structures. Both projects demonstrate Mimblewimble’s potential in providing enhanced privacy and scalability.

2. Lightning Network: Scaling Bitcoin Transactions

Overview

The Lightning Network is a second-layer solution designed to enable fast and low-cost transactions on the Bitcoin network. By creating off-chain transaction channels, the Lightning Network alleviates congestion on the main blockchain.

Strengths

• Speed: Transactions on the Lightning Network are nearly instantaneous.
• Low Fees: Off-chain transactions significantly reduce transaction costs.
• Scalability: The network can handle millions of transactions per second, far exceeding the main blockchain's capacity.

Weaknesses

• Liquidity: Users need to lock up funds in channels, which can limit liquidity.
• Complexity: Setting up and managing channels can be technically challenging.
• Security: Off-chain transactions require robust security measures to prevent fraud and ensure reliability.

Real-World Example: El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption

El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender showcases the Lightning Network’s capabilities. The government and businesses use the network to facilitate everyday transactions, demonstrating its effectiveness in a real-world economy.

3. Taproot and Schnorr Signatures: Improving Privacy and Efficiency

Overview

Taproot and Schnorr signatures are recent upgrades to the Bitcoin protocol that enhance privacy, security, and efficiency. Taproot allows complex transactions to appear as simple ones, while Schnorr signatures enable aggregation, reducing data size.

Strengths

• Privacy: Taproot masks the complexity of transactions, enhancing privacy.
• Efficiency: Schnorr signatures reduce the data size of transactions, improving blockchain efficiency.
• Security: Both upgrades maintain Bitcoin’s robust security model.

Weaknesses

• Adoption: Widespread adoption of these upgrades is still in progress.
• Complexity: Implementing and understanding these changes require technical expertise.

Real-World Example: Taproot Activation

The activation of Taproot in November 2021 marked a significant milestone for Bitcoin. It demonstrates the network’s ability to evolve and adopt new features that enhance privacy and efficiency. Various Bitcoin services and wallets are beginning to integrate Taproot, showing its practical benefits.

4. Sidechains: Expanding Bitcoin’s Capabilities

Overview

Sidechains are independent blockchains that run parallel to the Bitcoin mainchain. They enable experimentation with new features and scalability solutions without affecting the main network.

Strengths

• Flexibility: Sidechains allow for the development and testing of new features.
• Scalability: They can handle additional transactions, reducing load on the main blockchain.
• Interoperability: Sidechains can interact with the main Bitcoin network, enhancing its functionality.

Weaknesses

• Security: Ensuring the security of sidechains can be challenging.
• Complexity: Developing and maintaining sidechains require significant technical expertise.

Real-World Example: Liquid Network

The Liquid Network, developed by Blockstream, is a sidechain that enhances Bitcoin’s functionality for traders and exchanges. It provides faster settlements and confidential transactions, showcasing the practical benefits of sidechains.

5. CoinJoin: Strengthening Transaction Privacy

Overview

CoinJoin is a privacy-enhancing technique that combines multiple Bitcoin transactions into a single transaction, making it difficult to trace individual inputs and outputs.

Strengths

• Enhanced Privacy: CoinJoin obscures transaction details, improving user privacy.
• Community Support: Widely supported by the Bitcoin community and integrated into several wallets.

Weaknesses

• User Experience: The process can be complex and may require additional steps for users.
• Partial Privacy: While it improves privacy, it is not foolproof and can still be subject to analysis.

Real-World Example: Wasabi Wallet

Wasabi Wallet is a Bitcoin wallet that implements CoinJoin to enhance user privacy. It provides an intuitive interface for conducting private transactions, illustrating CoinJoin’s practical application.

Make The Ecosystem Happen

The evolution of Bitcoin frameworks continues to push the boundaries of what is possible in the realm of digital currency. From Mimblewimble’s privacy and scalability enhancements to the Lightning Network’s speed and efficiency, these frameworks offer promising solutions to current challenges. Real-world examples like El Salvador’s Bitcoin adoption and the Liquid Network’s advancements highlight the practical benefits and potential of these technologies. As the Bitcoin ecosystem evolves, these frameworks will play a crucial role in shaping the future of digital finance, ensuring privacy, security, and scalability for users worldwide.

Further Reading

For those interested in delving deeper into the frameworks discussed in this article, here are some recommended resources:

1. Mimblewimble:
2. Mimblewimble: What is it? How It Works?
3. Grin

4. Beam

5. Lightning Network:

6. The Lightning Network For Businesses and Developers
7. Historical Look At Bitcoin Adoption In El Salvador

8. Telegram Adoption As A Good Thing In The Long Run

9. Taproot and Schnorr Signatures:

10. Taproot: The Next Major Upgrade for Bitcoin

11. Schnorr Signatures: The Future of Bitcoin Transactions

12. Sidechains:

13. Blockstream’s Liquid Network

14. Block Stream Education Hub

15. CoinJoin:

16. Wasabi Wallet
17. Understanding CoinJoin

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Chef's notes

This recipe is from a YouTube video that my mom sent to me because she wanted to try it. I made the recipe for my family once, and it was a success. We made Birria bowls, Birria nachos, Quesatacos (crispy tacos filled with cheese, birria, cilantro, onion and Salsa Macha.) I have been using this recipe for the last three years.

The YouTube title is "BIRRIA ESTILO TIJUANA en la birriería 'EL HOMMIE'". https://youtu.be/zAn8iM8dR14?si=gdYKBPyqyX13bwyo

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: The prep time for the recipe involves several steps, including preparing the vegetables, roasting and preparing the chiles, blending the ingredients, and straining the sauce. Here's a rough estimate of the prep time: Preparing vegetables and chiles (cutting, roasting, and removing seeds): 15 minutes Blending and straining the sauce: 10 minutes Mixing ingredients and initial setup for cooking the meat: 10-15 minutes Overall, the estimated prep time is now approximately 35-40 minutes.
• 🍳 Cook time: The cooking time for the recipe involves several steps: Boiling the sauce: 20 minutes Cooking the meat in the broth: 4-8 hours (The cooking time for the meat in the broth depends on how small or big you cut the meat before cooking.) Additional steps such as cooking down the fat (if using for Quesatacos): 20 minutes Overall, the estimated cooking time is approximately 4 hours and 40 minutes to 8 hours and 40 minutes.
• 🍽️ Servings: This recipe typically serves approximately 8-10 people +, depending on how much meat each person eats or how many tacos you make.

Ingredients

• 24 Guajillo chiles
• 17 Pasilla chiles
• 1 large onion
• Water (to boil dry chiles)
• 5 cloves
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 tablespoons salt
• 5 garlic cloves
• Salt to taste
• Ingredients for Cooking Birria:
• 1/2 bunch cilantro
• 10 tablespoons dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 + 1/2 tablespoons ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 6 cups water
• Adobo sauce (from dry chiles listed above)

Directions

1. Adobo Sauce Preparation:
2. To prepare the vegetables for the Adobo sauce, cut the tomatoes into halves. Next, cut the white onion into quarters.
3. Remove the stem and seeds from the dried peppers. Roast the ancho and guajillo chiles for a couple of seconds on each side.
4. In a medium/large pot, turn the heat to medium. Add water, chiles, onion, tomatoes, five garlic cloves, five cloves, and two bay leaves along with three tablespoons of salt.
5. As some of the vegetables and spices boil, blend the ingredients from the pot. Once combined, add them back to the pot and merge the next batch.
6. Remove the bay leaves to prevent them from blending into the sauce.
7. Once all ingredients are blended, boil the sauce for 20 minutes, removing the foam that rises to the surface. Cooking the sauce down allows the tomatoes to break down and develop a great taste with the spices.
8. After the sauce is finished cooking, use a large bowl and metal strainer to strain the sauce, removing the pepper seeds and any remnants of the tomato.
9. Meat Preparation:
10. In a large pot, add the meat along with 1/2 bunch of cilantro, ten tablespoons of dried oregano, two teaspoons of dried thyme, 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground black pepper, two tablespoons of ground cumin, six cups of water, and the Adobo sauce you previously made.
11. Mix all ingredients in the pot to ensure the Adobo sauce is evenly dispersed.
12. Cook on high heat until it begins to boil. Once boiling, stir the ingredients, cover with a lid, and set to the lowest heat setting on the stove. Cook for about 4-8 hours with the lid on.
13. After the cooking time, verify that the meat is tender by using a fork to cut through. If the meat is not tender enough, add more time to cook on low.
14. If the meat is to your desired consistency, remove it to another bowl. Allow the meat to cool down if you are shredding it by hand. If not, keep it aside to add back to the pot once the broth is strained. You can also chop the meat using a knife to break it down into smaller pieces.
15. Remove the cilantro and discard it along with any other unwanted parts from the broth.
16. Remove the fat from the broth into a bowl and keep it aside if you would like to use it for Quesatacos.
17. If using the fat from the broth, cook it down on medium heat for about 20 minutes. This breaks down the fat from a solid to a liquid. After cooking, strain the fat to separate the solids from the liquid.
18. Strain all sauce using a metal strainer.
19. Leave some sauce on the side if you are making beans with the broth (about 12 cups).
20. Once the broth is strained, add the meat back into the pot.
21. Ready to serve with meat in its broth, as Quesatacos, or however you would like to enjoy the Birria.

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The new Great Library

We have all heard tales of Amazon or other booksellers banning customers from their bookstores or censoring/editing purchased books. The famous Project Gutenberg, and similar organizations, are performing a good work, to help protect many of our precious books from this fate, but it is merely a centralized website and therefore not censorship resistant. Also, it mostly posts books in English or German.

So, we at nostr:npub1s3ht77dq4zqnya8vjun5jp3p44pr794ru36d0ltxu65chljw8xjqd975wz have decided to move Project Gutenberg to Nostr and house it in the most distributed way possible: on relays. Specifically, our new, public Citadel relay for out-of-print books (and other documents), but also on any relay, anywhere.

And, because we are a very humble group, we're naming the effort "Alexandria". And the first book to be printed on Nostr is the Bible because obviously.

Why on relays?

Well, why not on relays? Relays are one of the few widely-distributed databases for documentation in existence. The relay database spans the entire globe and anyone can maintain their own relay on their personal computer or mobile phone.

That means that anyone can house their own books. Which books are their own? Any books they have in their own possession. Any books someone would have to physically pry out of their cold, dead, computer.

Notes are perfect for publishing

Once we begin generating eBooks from notes with an associated header (which will be quite easy to do, so long as they are written in markdown or similar), they will also be readable, downloadable, and storable in ePub format (see Pandoc). And it is, after all, only a matter of time until someone enterprising makes an ePaper Nostr client for calmer reading of notes, and then you can download and read them, without having to bother converting beforehand, which maintains their Nostr-navigation.

The new event kind 30040 allows us to take any sort of note containing any sort of characters and create a type of "note collection" or "book of notes", "journal of notes", "magazine of notes". And it can be nested or embedded in other notes, creating any sort of note-combination and note-hierarchy you can think of, only limited in size by the ability of your computer to processes the relationships.

Save the Zettels

The associated kind 30041 adds the prospect of breaking longer texts or articles up into sections or snippets (called "Zettel" in German). We can then collect or refer to particular bits of a longer text (like a chart, elegant paragraph or definition, data table), directly. Anyone can create such snippets, even of texts they didn't write, as they can add a reference to the original publication in the tags of the new event.

This means we no longer have to "copy-paste" or quote other people's works, we can simply tie them in. If we worry about them being deleted, we can fork them to create our own, digitally-linked version, and then tie that in. This means that source material can be tied to the new material, and you can trace back to the source easily (using Nostr IDs and tags, which are signed identifiers) and see who else is branching out from that source or discussing that source.

It's gonna be HUGE!

We are making a big, beautiful library... and you are going to build it for us. Anyone, anywhere can therefore publish or republish any document they wish, with Nostr, and store it wherever they have a relay, and view it on any client willing to display it.

You will own something and be happy.

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Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 30 min
• 🍳 Cook time: 20-30 min
• 🍽️ Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1 lb cod fillets
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup white flour
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 tsp salt
• pepper to taste
• 1 small onion
• 1 carrot
• 3 celery stalks
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup shredded old cheddar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375F. Place cod in a greased baking dish.
2. Make the white sauce in a heavy saucepan. Melt the butter over medium heat and stir in the flour until smooth. Remove from heat and slowly stir in half of the milk, then return to heat and beat until smooth and shiny.
3. Gradually add the remaining milk, followed by salt, pepper, and your vegetables. Cook until sauce is smooth & thickened.
4. Pour sauce over the fish, and sprinkle breadcrumbs and cheese over the top.
5. Bake, uncovered for 20-30 minutes until sauce bubbles and the cheese begins to brown. Let rest 10 minutes after cooking completes.

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Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 30 min
• 🍳 Cook time: ~20 min

Ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1 small onion
• 1-3 jalapeno pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1 tsp honey
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
• small bunch of fresh cilantro
• Salt & Pepper

Directions

1. Put all of the ingredients, except the chicken breast, in a blender and blend until smooth
2. Let the chicken marinate ine the mixture for several hours, or overnight
3. Best cooked on a charcoal or gas grill. In a pinch, medium heat in a saute pan will do.
4. Remove the chicken from the marinade and grill or saute until cooked through. While the chicken is cooking, place the remaining marinade in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes.
5. When the chicken is cooked, allow to rest for 5 minutes. Before serving brush the chicken with the remaining glaze. Serve with your favorite seasonal vegetables.

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The Birth of Ecash and Its Foundational Principles

Imagine a world where money exists only in the mint, a world where financial transactions are instantaneous, secure, and free from the traditional banking systems. Welcome to the revolutionary story of Ecash, the precursor to the modern-day cryptocurrencies that are reshaping our financial landscape.

The Genesis of Ecash

In the early 1980s, as the personal computer was gaining popularity, visionary cryptographer David Chaum pondered a radical idea: creating a form of money that could be transferred electronically while maintaining the privacy of the user. This idea laid the groundwork for Ecash, a digital currency system he developed to provide secure and anonymous electronic transactions.

The Birth of a Digital Currency

David Chaum's pioneering work culminated in the creation of DigiCash in 1989, a company dedicated to bringing Ecash to life. The fundamental principle behind Ecash was simple yet profound: it allowed users to conduct transactions without revealing their identities, similar to the privacy one experiences with physical cash.

Foundational Principles of Ecash

Ecash was built on several foundational principles that set it apart from traditional financial systems:

1. Privacy and Anonymity

Chaum's design ensured that transactions were private. By using cryptographic techniques, Ecash allowed users to transfer money without disclosing their personal information, providing a level of anonymity akin to physical cash transactions.

2. Security

Security was paramount in the design of Ecash. The system employed advanced cryptographic protocols to prevent double-spending and ensure that transactions were tamper-proof. This made Ecash a trustworthy medium of exchange in the digital realm.

3. Decentralization

Although DigiCash was a centralized company, the concept of Ecash laid the groundwork for future decentralized currencies. The idea was to remove the need for a central authority, allowing transactions to occur directly between parties.

Questions to Ponder

• Can you imagine conducting transactions without the fear of your personal information being exposed?
• How would a truly anonymous digital currency change the way we think about money and privacy?

Life After Ecash Invention

Ecash, though revolutionary, faced challenges in widespread adoption. However, its principles greatly influenced the development of modern cryptocurrencies. For instance, Bitcoin, introduced in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, incorporated many of Ecash's foundational ideas, such as decentralized control and cryptographic security.

Freedom To Transact

""You can pay for access to a database, buy software or a newsletter by email, play a computer game over the net, receive $5 owed you by a friend, or just order a pizza. The possibilities are truly unlimited." - Cryptographer, Dr. David Chaum

A Legacy of Innovation

The birth of Ecash marked the beginning of a digital revolution in the financial world. Though it did not achieve mainstream success, its foundational principles of privacy, security, and decentralization continue to influence the development of digital currencies today. As we navigate the ever-evolving landscape of digital finance, the legacy of Ecash reminds us of the enduring importance of these principles in creating a secure and equitable financial future.

Ecash was not just a technological innovation; it was a visionary step towards redefining the very nature of money in our increasingly digital world.

Blind Signatures: The Core of Ecash

At the heart of Chaum's Ecash system was the innovation of "blind signatures." To grasp this concept, let's first understand public key cryptography.

Public Key Cryptography Basics

Public key cryptography involves key pairs: a public key and a private key. The private key generates the public key, and while the public key can be shared, the private key remains secret. This system allows for secure communication and verification of digital signatures. When Alice signs a document with her private key, Bob can verify her signature using her public key, ensuring authenticity without revealing the private key.

How Blind Signatures Work

Blind signatures take this process a step further. Here's a simplified explanation: 1. Scrambling the Data: Bob generates a nonce (random number) and combines it with a piece of data, scrambling it. 2. Blind Signing: Bob sends the scrambled data to Alice, who signs it blindly, meaning she cannot see the original data. 3. Verification: The signature Alice provides is linked to both the scrambled and original data. Anyone, including Alice, can verify the signature using Alice's public key.

Ecash: Applying Blind Signatures

Chaum utilized blind signatures to create Ecash, a digital currency system that maintained user privacy while ensuring transaction security.

1. Creating Digital Banknotes: Bob generates unique serial numbers for digital banknotes and scrambles them before sending them to Alice Bank.
2. Blind Signing by Bank: Alice Bank signs the scrambled banknotes, deducting the equivalent amount from Bob's account.
3. Transacting with Ecash: Bob sends the unscrambled banknotes to Carol as payment. Carol then forwards them to Alice Bank for verification.
4. Verification and Deposit: Alice Bank verifies the signatures and checks for double-spending before adding the amount to Carol's account.

The Rise and Fall of DigiCash

In 1990, Chaum founded DigiCash in Amsterdam to commercialize Ecash. The system gained interest from several banks, including Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse. However, despite initial success and significant interest, DigiCash struggled to achieve widespread adoption.

Missed Opportunities and Challenges

DigiCash faced challenges in forming critical partnerships. Notable offers included: - Microsoft’s offer to integrate Ecash into Windows 95. - Visa’s $40 million investment proposal. - Partnership interests from major Dutch banks ING and ABN Amro.

Despite these opportunities, DigiCash could not secure a sustainable business model, leading to its eventual bankruptcy in 1998.

Legacy and Influence on Cryptocurrencies

While DigiCash and Ecash did not achieve commercial success, Chaum's innovations inspired a generation of cryptographers and technologists. The principles of privacy, security, and decentralization influenced the development of cryptocurrencies, most notably Bitcoin.

Reflections on Ecash’s Impact

Ecash introduced the concept of privacy in digital transactions, a revolutionary idea at the time. Although Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies differ in design, the foundational principles of Ecash continue to shape the digital currency landscape.

"As payments on the network mature, you're going to be paying for all kinds of small things, more payments than one makes today. Every article you read, every question you have, you're going to have to pay for it." - David Chaum, 1994

The Enduring Legacy of Ecash

The birth of Ecash marked a significant milestone in the evolution of digital finance. Although it faced challenges in adoption, its foundational principles of privacy, security, and decentralization remain relevant today. Ecash’s legacy lives on, inspiring ongoing innovation in the world of digital currencies and blockchain technology.

In the ever-evolving landscape of digital finance, the story of Ecash reminds us of the importance of safeguarding privacy and security while pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the digital realm.

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Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 10 min
• 🍳 Cook time: 50 min
• 🍽️ Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 cups milk
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 cups cooked rice , cooled
• 1 cup raisins

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Beat the eggs and sugar together. Slowly pour in the milk and cream and mix well.
3. Add the vanilla and cinnamon and mix well. Add the rice and raisins and stir to combine.
4. Pour mixture into a greased casserole dish. Any oven-safe dish will work--you can use one pan to bake at least 9x9'' or bigger, or smaller individualized serving dishes.
5. Place the filled casserole dish inside a larger, oven-proof dish. Add about 2 inches of water to the larger pan (or enough to fill about halfway up the side of the rice pudding dish). This method will help the pudding to have a custard texture.
6. If using a 9x9'' or slightly larger pan, bake for 40-50 minutes or until the top has set (It's okay if it jiggles just slightly). Serve warm.
7. Leftovers store well in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

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Chef's notes

The viral TikTok spaghetti squash recipe that everybody loves! It is super tasty, light and low carb.

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 20 mins
• 🍳 Cook time: 1 hour and 5 mins
• 🍽️ Servings: 2

Ingredients

• Squash
• Ground turkey
• Onion
• Spinach
• Tomatoes
• Boursin Cheese
• Mozzerella Cheese
• Heavy whipping Cream
• olive oil
• Butter
• Green pepper
• Garlic

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F
2. Cut the squash in half, drizzle olive oil and use a pastry brush to spread it around. Season with salt, pepper, onion, garlic powder, oregano and parsley
3. Bake the oven for 1 hour
4. Slice some onions, green pepper, tomatoes, and garlic. Sautee in a pan with butter and olive oil
5. Add heavy whipping cream, boursin cheese and stir
6. Add the mozzerella cheese and the cooked ground turkey or your meat of choice
7. Bring the squash out of the oven, use a fork to pull apart the squash to form spaghetti
8. Add your sauce into the spaghetti squash boat
9. Top it with some mozzerella cheese and leave in oven for about 3mins on broil to melt the cheese
10. Serve and Enjoy!

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Chef's notes

You can never go wrong with a chicken sandwich. Enjoy this twist on the Ceaser Wrap inspired by Rachaell's Recipes. Just to mention, Rachaell uses a tortilla press to get her cutlets to be flat. If you have one that's great but I just make sure to cut the chicken breast very thin, about a cm thick as if I'm fileting it lol.

This is a sandwich I saw on TikTok a while ago and finally decided to make it. Credits to Rachaell's Recipes https://www.rachaellsrecipes.com/. I have it at least once a week now and honestly don't plan on stopping anytime soon. The proper name of this recipe is The Crunchy Chicken Ceasar Salad. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

The garlic and herb butter you will make in this recipe is my favorite part of the sandwich. This step takes the longest so I recommend doing it first. Spreading it on the bread and toasting it adds a burst of flavor. Personally, I put the bread in the oven on HI broil for about 4 minutes but you can always toast it on the stovetop.

I mention in the recipe you can use your dressing of choice because Rachaell suggests Ceasar dressing but I like mine better with avocado dressing.

Last note, when breading the chicken it is important to add a little water to the dressing you choose if it's a regular thick dressing. If you you run the risk of your chicken having mushy breading in the middle and no one likes that. Enjoy!

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 10 min
• 🍳 Cook time: 25 min
• 🍽️ Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 4 sub rolls
• 1 chicken breats, pounded flat or cut flat
• 2 hearts of romaine lettuce, cleaned, dried, and chopped
• Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Dressing of choice, plus 1/2 cup for the breading mixture
• Breadcrumbs or panko for breading
• Flour for dredging
• Oil of choice for frying
• 2 whole heads of garlic, roasted
• 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley
• 8 tablespoons of unsalted butter, softened
• 1/8 cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Prepare the Garlic Butter and Sub Rolls: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Mix all ingredients for the garlic butter in a small bowl. Set aside. Cut the sub rolls open, slightly hollow them out, and spread the garlic butter inside, topping with extra grated Parmesan. Arrange on a baking sheet, open side up, and bake for 10-15 minutes until golden. For a crunchier top, broil on high for 2-3 minutes.
2. Bread and Fry the Chicken: Set up a breading station with three parts: flour, dressing of choice mixed with a little water, and breadcrumbs. Dredge each chicken cutlet in flour, dip in the dressing mixture, then coat in breadcrumbs. Heat avocado oil in a large pan over medium heat (test heat by dropping a breadcrumb in; if it sizzles, it’s ready). Fry cutlets until golden on each side and then drain on paper towels.
3. Assemble the Salad: Toss the chopped romaine with Caesar dressing, fresh lemon juice, and extra Parmesan for enhanced flavor.
4. Making the Garlic Butter Spread: Take the roasted garlic heads, squeeze the garlic out of its peel into the softened 8 tablespoons of butter. Add the teaspoon of freshly chopped parsley. Mix well.
5. Assemble the Subs: Build each sub with a crunchy roll, fried cutlet, dressed salad, and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.

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Table Of Content

• Content

• Conclusion

• FAQ

• You May Also Like

• External Links

Introduction

Bitcoin has been making headlines for over a decade now, and as the cryptocurrency continues to gain mainstream acceptance, more and more people are becoming "Bitcoin maximalists". But what exactly is a Bitcoin maximalist and how can you tell if you're becoming one? In this blog post, we'll take a closer look at the rise of Bitcoin maximalism and identify the 8 signs that you may be becoming a Bitcoin maximalist yourself.

Understanding Bitcoin Maximalism

Bitcoin maximalism is the belief that Bitcoin is the one true cryptocurrency and that all other cryptocurrencies are inferior. Bitcoin maximalists believe that Bitcoin is the only cryptocurrency that truly embodies the principles of decentralization, immutability and scarcity. They believe that Bitcoin is the only cryptocurrency that can truly be considered as "digital gold" and that it will eventually replace fiat currency as the global reserve currency.

The 8 Signs of a Bitcoin Maximalist

1. You only invest in Bitcoin and have no interest in other cryptocurrencies

2. You believe that Bitcoin is the only cryptocurrency that truly embodies the principles of decentralization, immutability and scarcity.

3. You believe that Bitcoin will eventually replace fiat currency as the global reserve currency.

4. You believe that all other cryptocurrencies are inferior to Bitcoin, hence named “shitcoins”

5. You are constantly reading and educating yourself about Bitcoin and its technology

6. You advocate for Bitcoin to your friends, family and colleagues

7. You see the current financial system as flawed and believe that Bitcoin offers a better alternative

8. You believe that the future of money is digital and that Bitcoin will play a major role in this future.

The Benefits of Being a Bitcoin Maximalist

Being a Bitcoin maximalist has many benefits. It allows you to stay focused on the long-term potential of Bitcoin and not get caught up in the hype of other cryptocurrencies. It also helps you to stay informed about the latest developments in the Bitcoin space and to make informed investment decisions. Additionally, Bitcoin maximalists tend to be early adopters of new technologies and are often well-versed in both technology and finance.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Bitcoin maximalism is on the rise as more and more people are beginning to understand the potential of Bitcoin and its technology. By identifying the 8 signs of a Bitcoin maximalist, you can determine whether or not you are becoming one yourself. Being a Bitcoin maximalist offers many benefits, including staying focused on the long-term potential of Bitcoin, staying informed about the latest developments, and being well-versed in both technology and finance.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Bitcoin maximalism? Bitcoin maximalism is the belief that Bitcoin is the one true cryptocurrency and that all other cryptocurrencies are inferior.

How can I tell if I'm becoming a Bitcoin maximalist? Some signs of becoming a Bitcoin maximalist include only investing in Bitcoin, believing that it will replace fiat currency, constantly educating yourself about Bitcoin, advocating for it, and believing that all other cryptocurrencies are inferior to Bitcoin.

Are there benefits to being a Bitcoin maximalist? Yes, being a Bitcoin maximalist allows you to stay focused on the long-term potential of Bitcoin and stay informed about the latest developments in the Bitcoin space. Additionally, Bitcoin maximalists tend to be early adopters of new technologies and are often well-versed in both technology and finance.

Is Bitcoin maximalism bad? No, Bitcoin maximalism is not necessarily bad. Everyone has the right to hold their own beliefs and opinions. However, it is important to keep an open mind and consider other perspectives.

Is Bitcoin the only cryptocurrency that has potential? This is a matter of personal opinion. Some people believe that Bitcoin is the only cryptocurrency with potential, while others believe that there are other cryptocurrencies with potential as well.

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The Superiority of Asymmetric Encryption

Cryptography plays a pivotal role in protecting sensitive information. Two primary forms of encryption—symmetric and asymmetric—are utilized to secure data. This essay argues that while both symmetric and asymmetric encryption have their merits, asymmetric encryption offers superior security and practical advantages in most contemporary applications. By exploring the fundamental differences, strengths, and weaknesses of each type, this essay will demonstrate why asymmetric encryption is the preferred choice for modern cryptographic needs.

Symmetric Encryption

Definition and Mechanism

Symmetric encryption, also known as secret-key encryption, involves the use of a single key for both encryption and decryption. Popular algorithms include AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) and DES (Data Encryption Standard). The process is straightforward: the sender encrypts the plaintext using the key, and the receiver decrypts the ciphertext with the same key.

Strengths of Symmetric Encryption

1. Speed and Efficiency: Symmetric encryption is generally faster and more efficient than asymmetric encryption, making it suitable for encrypting large amounts of data quickly.
2. Simplicity: The mechanism of symmetric encryption is relatively simple, which can be advantageous in systems with limited computational power.

Weaknesses of Symmetric Encryption

1. Key Distribution Problem: The primary challenge with symmetric encryption is securely distributing the key to both parties without interception by malicious actors.
2. Scalability Issues: As the number of users increases, the number of unique keys needed for secure communication grows exponentially, complicating key management.

Asymmetric Encryption

Definition and Mechanism

Asymmetric encryption, or public-key encryption, uses a pair of keys: a public key for encryption and a private key for decryption. Notable algorithms include RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) and ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography). The public key is openly shared, while the private key remains confidential.

Strengths of Asymmetric Encryption

1. Enhanced Security: The separation of keys eliminates the need for secure key distribution channels. The public key can be freely shared, reducing the risk of key interception.
2. Scalability: Asymmetric encryption scales efficiently. Each user has a single pair of keys, simplifying key management in large networks.
3. Authentication and Digital Signatures: Asymmetric encryption enables digital signatures, which verify the sender's identity and ensure the integrity of the message. This is crucial for secure online transactions and communications.

Weaknesses of Asymmetric Encryption

1. Computational Intensity: Asymmetric encryption is computationally more intensive and slower compared to symmetric encryption, which can be a drawback for real-time applications.
2. Complexity: The algorithms involved in asymmetric encryption are more complex, requiring greater computational resources and more sophisticated implementation.

Addressing Resistance against Secure Secret Sharing

Performance Concerns

Critics argue that the computational intensity of asymmetric encryption makes it impractical for certain applications. However, hybrid systems, which combine the strengths of both symmetric and asymmetric encryption, effectively address this concern. In such systems, asymmetric encryption is used to securely exchange a symmetric key, which is then used for the bulk encryption of data. This approach leverages the efficiency of symmetric encryption while maintaining the security benefits of asymmetric encryption.

Complexity and Resource Requirements

While it is true that asymmetric encryption requires more resources, advancements in computational power and optimization techniques have significantly mitigated these challenges. Modern hardware and software are increasingly capable of handling the demands of asymmetric encryption without compromising performance.

Practical Applications and Real-World Relevance

Securing Communications

Asymmetric encryption is integral to securing online communications, including email encryption (e.g., PGP) and SSL/TLS protocols used in securing web traffic. The ability to securely exchange keys and authenticate identities is essential for protecting sensitive information transmitted over the internet.

Digital Signatures and Certificates

Digital signatures, enabled by asymmetric encryption, are crucial for verifying the authenticity and integrity of digital documents. They are widely used in financial transactions, software distribution, and legal agreements, ensuring that the content has not been tampered with and confirming the sender's identity.

Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain

Asymmetric encryption underpins the security of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Public and private keys are used to manage wallet addresses and sign transactions, ensuring secure and verifiable transfers of digital assets.

To Consider

While symmetric encryption offers speed and simplicity, asymmetric encryption provides superior security and scalability, making it the preferred choice for most modern cryptographic applications. The ability to securely distribute keys, authenticate identities, and verify the integrity of messages are critical advantages that asymmetric encryption holds over symmetric methods. By understanding and leveraging the strengths of asymmetric encryption, we can build more secure and resilient digital systems, protecting sensitive information in an increasingly interconnected world. Embracing asymmetric encryption as the foundation for digital security not only addresses current challenges but also prepares us for the evolving threats of the future.

Securing Communications Coventions

1. Email Encryption (PGP/GPG): Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) and its open-source counterpart, Gnu Privacy Guard (GPG), use asymmetric encryption to secure email communications. They ensure that only the intended recipient can decrypt and read the message, maintaining privacy and security.

2. SSL/TLS Protocols: Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) are protocols that use asymmetric encryption to secure data transmitted over the internet. They are widely used to secure web traffic, ensuring that data exchanged between a user’s browser and a web server is encrypted and secure.

3. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs): VPNs use asymmetric encryption to establish a secure connection between a user's device and the VPN server. This encryption ensures that data sent through the VPN tunnel is protected from eavesdropping and interception.

4. Secure Shell (SSH): SSH protocols use asymmetric encryption to secure remote login and command execution over an insecure network. SSH ensures that the communication between the client and server is encrypted, preventing unauthorized access.

5. Messaging Apps (e.g., Signal): Secure messaging applications like Signal use asymmetric encryption to encrypt messages end-to-end. This means that only the sender and recipient can read the messages, ensuring that the communication remains private and secure.

Digital Signatures and Certificates Conventions

1. Software Distribution: Software developers use digital signatures to sign their software. This ensures that the software has not been tampered with and verifies the identity of the developer. Users can trust that the software they download is authentic and has not been altered.

2. Financial Transactions: Digital signatures are used to verify the authenticity and integrity of financial transactions. For example, banks and financial institutions use digital signatures to ensure that transaction details are not altered during transmission.

3. Legal Documents: Digital signatures are widely used in signing legal documents and contracts. They provide a way to verify the signer's identity and ensure that the document has not been altered after it was signed.

4. Code Signing Certificates: Developers use code signing certificates to sign their code. This process ensures that the code is authentic and has not been tampered with, providing trust to users who download and install the software.

5. Electronic Invoices and Receipts: Businesses use digital signatures to sign electronic invoices and receipts. This practice ensures the integrity and authenticity of the documents, making them legally binding and verifiable.

Assets and Blockchain Conventions

1. Bitcoin: Bitcoin transactions are secured using asymmetric encryption. Public and private keys are used to manage Bitcoin addresses and sign transactions, ensuring that only the rightful owner can verify their Bitcoins.

This forms the backbone of security for modern client server systems enabling change via communities

The Cashu Protocol: Digital Transactions with Enhanced Privacy and Flexibility

So you want to run a mint? When? Sometime Soon?

In the anonymity ecosystem of digital transactions, maintaining privacy and security while ensuring seamless interoperability among Bitcoin layers is paramount. The Cashu protocol, an open-source ecash protocol designed for Bitcoin, offers a groundbreaking solution that leverages the Blind Diffie-Hellmann Key Exchange (BDHKE) to facilitate secure and private digital transactions. This argues that the Cashu protocol's innovative cryptographic mechanisms and open-source nature position it as a superior framework for digital currency transactions, fostering a secure, private, and interoperable ecosystem. By examining the protocol's technical foundations, practical applications, and potential challenges, this essay aims to demonstrate why adopting the Cashu protocol is a forward-thinking choice for digital financial systems.

The Technical Foundations of the Cashu Protocol

Blind Diffie-Hellmann Key Exchange (BDHKE)

At the heart of the Cashu protocol is the BDHKE, which ensures the privacy and security of ecash tokens through a robust cryptographic scheme. The BDHKE involves three key actors: Alice (the sending user), Bob (the mint), and Carol (the receiving user). The process involves a series of steps that obscure the transaction details, making it difficult for unauthorized parties to trace or tamper with the transaction.

• Mint (Bob): Bob publishes a public key (K) derived from his private key (k).
• Alice: Alice picks a secret (x) and blinds it using a random factor (r) to create a blinded message (B_).
• Bob: Bob receives the blinded message and signs it, returning a blinded key (C_) to Alice.
• Alice: Alice unblinds the key to obtain a proof (C), which she can use as a token.
• Carol: Carol can verify the token by sending it to Bob, who checks its validity and adds it to the list of spent secrets if it is genuine.

This process ensures that transactions are conducted privately and securely, with the blinding and unblinding steps preventing any correlation between the tokens and their origins.

Cashu NUTs (Notation, Usage, and Terminology)

The Cashu protocol's specifications are meticulously detailed in the Cashu NUTs, providing comprehensive guidelines for implementation and ensuring compatibility across various applications. These specifications enable developers to create interoperable software that adheres to the protocol, fostering a cohesive and secure ecosystem.

Practical Applications and Implementations

Language Support and Flexibility

The Cashu protocol is supported by multiple programming languages, enhancing its accessibility and implementation flexibility. Examples include:

• Python: Cashu Nutshell Python Library
• TypeScript: Cashu-TS TypeScript Library
• Rust: Cashu-crab and cashu-rs Libraries
• Golang: Cashu-Feni Golang Library
• Kotlin: Cashu Client Library in Kotlin
• Dart: Cashu Dart Library

These libraries allow developers to integrate the Cashu protocol into a wide range of applications, promoting widespread adoption and innovation.

Cashu Mints

Several mint implementations, such as Nutshell (Python), Moksha (Rust), Cashu-rs-mint (Rust), and Feni (Golang), provide robust solutions for secure transactions. The LNbits extension further empowers users by allowing them to run their own Nutshell mint, enhancing control over the security and privacy of their transactions.

Why You Should Focus on Cashu Development

Operational Concerns

Critics might argue that the cryptographic complexity of the Cashu protocol could impact performance and scalability. However, the protocol's design includes optimizations that mitigate these concerns. For instance, the use of efficient cryptographic algorithms ensures that transactions are processed swiftly, even as the volume of transactions increases. Additionally, the open-source nature of the protocol allows for continuous improvements and optimizations by the developer community.

How would I use this and Would Others use it

Alot of users worry about the usability and chance of others using the protocol. While the technical nature of the Cashu protocol might seem daunting to some users, the availability of detailed documentation (Cashu NUTs) and implementation libraries in multiple programming languages lowers the barrier to entry. By providing clear guidelines and versatile tools, the protocol facilitates broader adoption and practical implementation across diverse platforms. Partaking in continued constructive dialogue also around ecash future and past

Considering The Protocol

The Cashu protocol represents a significant advancement in digital transaction privacy and security. Its innovative use of the Blind Diffie-Hellmann Key Exchange (BDHKE) ensures that transactions are conducted privately and securely, while the open-source nature of the protocol fosters interoperability and widespread adoption. By addressing potential performance and usability concerns through continuous improvement and comprehensive documentation, the Cashu protocol is well-positioned to become a cornerstone of secure digital financial systems. Embracing the Cashu protocol not only enhances the privacy and security of digital transactions but also promotes a more flexible and interoperable ecosystem, making it a forward-thinking choice for the future of digital finance.

Real-World Applications of the Cashu Protocol

ChatNut: Privacy-Preserving Chat Application

ChatNut is an innovative chat application that integrates the Cashu protocol to offer privacy-preserving interactions with large language models (LLMs). Users pay-per-request using an integrated Cashu wallet without the need to create accounts, ensuring privacy and security. This application highlights the versatility of the Cashu protocol in enabling secure and anonymous communication services.

SpaceNut: Cashu-Enabled Gaming Experience

SpaceNut is described as the "sickest Cashu-enabled game" available. By integrating the Cashu protocol, SpaceNut offers a gaming experience where players can earn and spend Cashu tokens, demonstrating the protocol's applicability beyond traditional financial transactions. This use case underscores the potential of Cashu to revolutionize the gaming industry by introducing secure and private in-game economies.

NutMiner: Proof-of-Work Based Cashu Faucet

NutMiner is a proof-of-work based Cashu faucet that continuously releases Cashu tokens. This innovative approach leverages the principles of proof-of-work to distribute tokens fairly and securely. NutMiner exemplifies how the Cashu protocol can be integrated into decentralized token distribution systems, providing a steady and transparent method for distributing digital currency.

The manner in which you choose to run the processes of your mint could be the first step to understanding the power of unlocking transactional freedom on Bitcoin base layer while contributing to future resources around the budding sphere of Sovereign Privacy via Ecash, as an anonymous freedom driver and system to implement provably fair anonymous value systems.

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The history of art represents a comprehensive study of the evolution of human creativity through the ages, embodying aesthetic and cultural expression from ancient times to the modern era. This article includes an overview of various historical periods and key artistic movements that have shaped what we know today as the fine arts. It provides a comprehensive look at visual, architectural, and literary arts that deeply influenced art history.

1. Ancient and Classical Periods*: - Artistic history begins with ancient arts in the Near East and Far East, where religious significance and expressions of power and daily life were central to creativity. Examples include the arts of the Egyptian Pharaohs, Sumerians, and Assyrians.

1. Greek and Roman Art:

2. Western art was significantly influenced by Greek and Roman art, characterized by geometric dimensions and aesthetic elegance in architecture, sculpture, and painting.

3. Byzantine Art:

4. Byzantine art represents a blend of religion and art with its distinctive style and symbols that influenced Islamic art and rural architecture.

5. Art in the Middle Ages:

6. This period focused on Christian and scientific art in Europe, evolving from Romanesque styles.

7. The Renaissance:

8. In Italy, this period reflects the flourishing of science, philosophy, arts, and humanitarian movements, represented by works of artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael.

9. Modern and Contemporary Art:

10. This modern art movement reflects the impact of World Wars I and II, and includes movements such as Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstraction.

11. Contemporary Art:

12. Contemporary arts have evolved into a diverse mix of techniques and concepts, with varied styles and experiments that reflect contemporary cultural identity.

Through this article, we delve into the details of these historical periods, including analyses of major artworks and prominent artists who have shaped the face of art throughout history. We will discuss how techniques and styles of art have changed from one period to another, and how they have been influenced by the social, cultural, and political contexts of each era.

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Hey Damus enjoyers,

v1.8 has been tagged! Today we submitted v1.8 to the App Store, Here's a quick preview of what's in this release!

New Emoji Selector

It's now easier than ever to select emoji reactions! Just long press the reaction button to pop-up the new emoji selector. Thanks Terry for implementing this!

Quote Reposts

Quote reposts are now listed on posts, just like on the birdsite (x site ?)

New fullscreen video player

Our video controls were pretty bad before, this has been improved in this version! You can now seek videos, view them fullscreen, and airplay them to your tv. Thanks Daniel for this feature!

Improved longform style

Longform posts now show the image and related tags. Thanks Eric!

Account recovery, bug fixes

Thread loading is greatly improved, we now support the latest nip10 specification for improved compatibility between clients. We also added an account recovery feature called First Aid. You can use this to create a new contact list if for whatever reason you don't have one anymore. If you are running into issues following people, you can use this to recover your account:

Testflight

v1.9 dev is underway, with an up and coming highlighter feature where you can clip highlights from the web and other posts and share them to your feed. If you want to test out the latest up and coming features, make sure to grab a damus purple membership to get access!

https://damus.io/purple/login

That's all for now, here's the full changelog if you want to see what else is new!

Full Changelog

Added

• Added nip10 marker replies (William Casarin)
• Add marker nip10 support when reading notes (William Casarin)
• Added title image and tags to longform events (ericholguin)
• Add First Aid solution for users who do not have a contact list created for their account (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Relay fees metadata (ericholguin)
• Added callbackuri for a better ux when connecting mutiny wallet nwc (ericholguin)
• Add event content preview to the full screen carousel (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Show list of quoted reposts in threads (William Casarin)
• Proxy Tags are now viewable on Selected Events (ericholguin)
• Add ability to mute words, add new mutelist interface (Charlie)
• Add ability to mute hashtag from SearchView (Charlie Fish)

Changed

• Change reactions to use a native looking emoji picker (Terry Yiu)
• Relay detail design (ericholguin)
• Updated Zeus logo (ericholguin)
• Improve UX around video playback (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Moved paste nwc button to main wallet view (ericholguin)
• Errors with an NWC will show as an alert (ericholguin)
• Relay config view user interface (ericholguin)
• Always strip GPS data from images (kernelkind)

Fixed

• Fix thread bug where a quote isn't picked up as a reply (William Casarin)
• Fixed threads not loading sometimes (William Casarin)
• Fixed issue where some replies were including the q tag (William Casarin)
• Fixed issue where timeline was scrolling when it isn't supposed to (William Casarin)
• Fix issue where bootstrap relays would inadvertently be added to the user's list on connectivity issues (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fix broken GIF uploads (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fix ghost notifications caused by Purple impending expiration notifications (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Improve reliability of contact list creation during onboarding (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fix emoji reactions being cut off (ericholguin)
• Fix image indicators to limit number of dots to not spill screen beyond visible margins (ericholguin)
• Fix bug that would cause connection issues with relays defined with a trailing slash URL, and an inability to delete them. (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Issue where NWC Scanner view would not dismiss after a failed scan/paste (ericholguin)

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Chef's notes

You need a blender. If you want your breakfast to be more filling, you can also mix ground almonds or walnuts with the apples and dates.

Enjoy!

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 5-10 minutes
• 🍳 Cook time: 0
• 🍽️ Servings: 2

Ingredients

• 2 Oranges
• 2 Sweet Apples
• 3-4 Medjol Dates
• 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract or 1-2 tbsp Vanilla Protein Powder
• optional: 1/4 tsp Cinnamon Powder

Directions

1. Peel the oranges and cut them into thin slices.
2. Core the apples and dates and mix with the vanilla extract or vanilla protein until a creamy
3. Then alternately layer orange slices and cream in two tall glasses.

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Today, I want to explore a question that's fundamental to our community: What is Bitcoin?

At its core, Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency, without a central bank or single administrator, that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries. Transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a public distributed ledger called a blockchain.

But Bitcoin is so much more than this technical definition. It's a revolution in finance, a beacon of hope for financial freedom, and arguably, the antidote to many of the economic ailments plaguing our world today.

When I say "Bitcoin is the Antidote," I'm making a bold, abstract claim. An antidote is a remedy or solution to a problem or difficult situation. To truly explain why I believe this, I need to share my personal journey.

My story begins long before Bitcoin. In my mid-20s, I was living what many would consider a successful life. I had finished school and became an electrician, owned real estate, and was earning $120,000 to $140,000 a year. I was growing my family and excelling in my career. Yet, something was missing.

I wanted to be legendary, but for all the wrong reasons. My success came with a misguided sense of entitlement and a desire for luxury. This mindset led to depression and hopelessness. By night, I was a thrill-seeking, woman-chasing, money-wasting, alcohol-abusing party animal. This lifestyle nearly killed me, crashing down in early 2018 and resulting in months of recovery at the University of Chicago.

After this wake-up call, I promised myself I'd make better use of my time. I quit alcohol and partying cold turkey, transitioned to a less physically intense career, and started seeking something meaningful to build for my family.

In 2019-2020, I diversified my interests. I took classes on digital marketing, blockchain, social media entrepreneurship, and even MIT classes on the future of work. I dabbled in various investments - classic cars, private equity, cryptocurrencies, stocks, and metaverse properties. I was particularly drawn to altcoins and their ambitious whitepapers.

Then COVID hit, and the world as we knew it changed. Markets crashed, economic downturns accelerated. Amidst this chaos, I found myself reading the Bitcoin whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto. It was a pivotal moment.

The whitepaper aligned realities for me, unblocking my perception to view the world differently. Concepts like peer-to-peer cash, time, energy, central authorities, money, inflation - it all sparked something inside me. I began converting all my assets into Bitcoin.

As an electrician, I quickly saw Bitcoin as a much-needed reference point, a tool to measure against and better understand value. It wasn't just coincidence that Bitcoin went from a fraction of a penny to $20,000 per coin by 2020. This price action reflected the devaluation of the dollar and highlighted the misuse of money by states against their own citizens.

Reading the Bitcoin whitepaper led me down a rabbit hole of research into politics, economics, social science, and money. It helped me better understand how to preserve energy and value, what property is, and how to store and conserve it.

I discovered voices like Robert Breedlove, Michael Saylor, and Max Keiser, who elaborated on the problems Bitcoin solves. I was introduced to the Bitcoin community through conferences like Oslo Freedom Forum. Bitcoin began to feel like something spiritual, where people gathered with purpose, spreading awareness and fighting for a better way.

For someone like me, with an obsessive and addictive personality and a relentless appetite for knowledge, Bitcoin became the antidote. It was the truth serum I needed to shine a light on my toxic behaviors. But more than that, Bitcoin offered something I had been searching for without realizing it - an unlimited pursuit of knowledge and wisdom.

In many ways, diving into Bitcoin reminds me of a spiritual journey or the pursuit of God. It's a never-ending quest for understanding, always offering new layers to uncover, new concepts to grasp, and new implications to consider. This property makes Bitcoin a perfect transition for people with past addictive behaviors.

Where I once channeled my addictive tendencies into destructive habits, I now find myself addicted to learning. I'm constantly reading about economics, cryptography, game theory, and philosophy. I'm engaging in discussions about the nature of money, the role of the state, and the future of human coordination. This intellectual stimulation provides the same rush I used to seek in less healthy ways, but instead of destroying me, it's building me up.

The Bitcoin rabbit hole is deep and wide. It touches on so many aspects of human knowledge and experience that it can keep even the most voracious minds occupied indefinitely. For those of us who struggle with addictive behaviors, this can be a lifesaver. It provides a positive outlet for our obsessive tendencies, a constructive way to channel our energy and passion.

Moreover, the Bitcoin community, with its conferences, meetups, and online forums, offers a sense of belonging and purpose that many addicts seek. It's a global movement united by shared values of freedom, sovereignty, and honest money. This sense of community and higher purpose can fill the void that many try to fill with substances or destructive behaviors.

It's not simple to explain in a few pages how life-changing Bitcoin can be, but I promise that if you take on the task of better understanding Bitcoin and the problems it solves, it can become your antidote too. Whether you're battling addiction, seeking purpose, or simply looking to understand the world better, Bitcoin offers a path forward.

Bitcoin is the antidote to complacency, to financial illiteracy, to centralized control. It's a beacon of hope in a world that often seems hopeless. It's not just about money - it's about freedom, understanding, and reclaiming our sovereignty. It's about finding a positive addiction that enriches your life rather than depletes it.

As we navigate these uncertain times, I invite you to explore Bitcoin not just as a financial tool, but as a paradigm shift, a new way of thinking, and potentially, a new way of life. It might just become your antidote too.

Stay curious, stay sovereign,

Joe Thomas Founder, The Bitcoin Blok

@ 2ad33996:3999d22a

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¿Pasos Sencillos para Comprar ASIC de Kaspa: Paso a Paso

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Resumen : La seguridad es una prioridad fundamental en la compra del ASIC de Kaspa en línea, asegurando que los datos personales y financieros de los usuarios estén protegidos mediante tecnologías avanzadas de cifrado y autenticación. Esto proporciona tranquilidad a los compradores durante todo el proceso de transacción.

Por lo general, alguien puede comprar un ASIC de Kaspa bastante rápido, normalmente toma entre dos y cuatro minutos en la mayoría de los casos. Puedes comprar un ASIC de Kaspa en línea fácilmente y sin tener que utilizar ningún intermediario. El ASIC de Kaspa tiene una función súper secreta. Si mantienes esto en secreto y parte de nuestro proceso se pierde, tiene un sustituto ideal y al mismo tiempo mantiene segura otra información confidencial. Nuestro sistema creado es fácil de usar, incluso un principiante puede manejarlo fácilmente. Reconoce que es beneficioso poder comprar un ASIC de Kaspa a través de Internet. Nos permite comprobar si la gente utiliza este método de compra para cosas como evaluar su eficiencia. El sitio web es súper fácil y permite que casi cualquier persona lo manipule allí mismo, además su diseño inteligente significa que las personas que no tienen muchos conocimientos de informática pueden moverse sin problemas. Toda una combinación perfecta, ¿estás de acuerdo? Aunque tenían algunas características impresionantes, no lograron la mejora esperada en los resultados ni en la comprensión de los productos. ¿Podría ser algo que hiciste lo que causó esto? Seguramente no importa mucho qué método se utilizó para acceder al ASIC de Kaspa. Si descubres un método para comprar ASIC de Kaspa en Internet, ahora nuestro equipo opera en países como España, Chile, Perú, Ecuador, México, Colombia, Guatemala, República Dominicana y Bolivia. Las herramientas de hardware tienen grandes capacidades que permiten al usuario buscar información del ASIC de Kaspa en registros electrónicos. Al utilizar las etiquetas de sus marcas y mantener seguras las contraseñas, las personas pueden evitar que los piratas informáticos o los servicios especializados intenten ingresar al sistema sin permiso. Compartir métodos inteligentes a través de la nube de Internet podría mejorar su habilidad para descifrar las características del ASIC de Kaspa, atraer objetivos más valiosos y reunir varias unidades compradas en una única lista integrada.

Descubre los mejores métodos para comprar ASIC de Kaspa

Teniendo esto en cuenta, se están utilizando otras soluciones de software aunque no sean tan eficientes. También configura tu computadora para descubrir estrategias óptimas para comprar ASIC de Kaspa. Utiliza estas funciones ocultas de forma eficaz para acceder al producto que desees. La falta de conocimiento sobre la técnica de compra puede impedir que una persona aprenda a comprar correctamente. Si tienes el manual y yo tengo un dispositivo de compra, permanecerá en tu bolsillo. Tienes que aprender a pensar como posibles compradores experimentados para descubrir sus deseos, necesidades y los problemas con los que se encuentran. Este hallazgo da forma a lo que está sucediendo en el mundo actual de la compra de ASIC de Kaspa con una imagen vívida de varias técnicas de adquisición. Libera tu creatividad hoy e imagínate creando algo nuevo con un amigo experto en tecnología, anota todas sus ideas y garabatos, ya sea con un lápiz o usando una aplicación que te guste. Mantén un registro de las conversaciones y esos destellos de brillantez en torno a la compra del ASIC de Kaspa sin preocuparte por quién podría espiarlos; esas cifras eventualmente se juntarán. Y si estás usando ASIC de Kaspa, simplemente busca cosas en línea para obtener fácilmente los recursos que necesitas. Muestra un poderoso método para comprar una unidad de ASIC de Kaspa. Hoy es el día en que todo se vino abajo, se han puesto a disposición nuevos métodos para adquirir ASIC de Kaspa. Estos trucos definitivamente te ayudarán a descubrir información crucial y descifrar incluso las contraseñas más difíciles. Cuando comenzó nuestra aventura, ASIC de Kaspa era difícil de conseguir, ¡pero ahora es el momento de seguir adelante! GitHub ~ (Pasos Sencillos para Comprar ASIC de Kaspa. Comprar ASIC de Kaspa en dos clics 2024 (Nuevo) #1 · Issue #823 · developmentseed/titiler ¿Comprar ASIC de Kaspa sin problemas? Comprar ASIC de Kaspa en dos clics 2024 (Nuevo) Actualizado hace 13 segundos Aquí mismo usted puede encontrar aún más información sobre cómo adquirir el ASIC de Kaspa... Un entusiasta de la compra confiable será como tener un anciano inteligente protegiéndote. Proporcionan todo tipo de información sobre el ASIC de Kaspa en particular, muestran cómo adquirirlo de manera eficiente y juzgan qué tan difícil será obtener cada unidad. Es como su ayuda personal: le ofrecen una asistencia fantásticamente dedicada para cualquiera de sus requisitos de compra. El dispositivo ASIC de Kaspa te sorprenderá con sus capacidades. No solo descubre la mejor manera de adquirirlo, sino que también sugiere amigos que necesitan un hash MD5 decodificado para descifrar códigos secretos que conduzcan a una compra victoriosa de ASIC de Kaspa. Comprenda el potencial: si bien otros pueden intentar adquirir el ASIC de Kaspa, es crucial mantenerse atento durante los lanzamientos de nuevas versiones. Al conocer sus métodos y configuraciones, podrá comenzar a aprovechar el ASIC de Kaspa de manera efectiva y sin ningún cargo. Saber qué hace que las diferentes funciones y opciones se destaquen hará que su uso sea único.

@ 97c70a44:ad98e322

#lastword

A few weeks ago, Mike proposed the addition of a feature to nostr. The content of the proposal itself isn't important, but the resulting conversation illustrated something important about nostr development that I wanted to draw attention to.

If you're interested, you can find the issue here. The idea was basically a tag that disabled comments to a reply, for when you wanted to gracefully exit a conversation that had outlived its usefulness.

While I definitely sympathize with the experience of getting stuck in an unproductive argument and being unable to leave because you have to have the last word, I do think it's better to take responsibility for leaving the conversation, rather than make other people do it for you. You can either outlast your opponent, let them have the last word, or tell them "I don't want to talk about this any more, I'm not going to reply".

This is just my opinion, and it's really not important whether I'm right or not. What was interesting was how Vitor responded:

I am not sure if the NIP review process should consider "what's good for the user" in the discussion. That kind of nanny state thinking is what went wrong with regular social media in the first place.

Permaculture and Ethics

What it sounds like (although I have a hard time believing this is actually his position), is that Vitor is dismissing the relevance of an ethical framework in designing a protocol, preferring to stick to the mechanics of what is being suggested. As Vitor says, "Clients can do whatever they want, of course." This is true, but ignores the question of why a client developer might want to do any particular thing.

In a recent Thank God for Nostr episode, I interviewed Scott Mann of the Permaculture Podcast. When I asked him his opinion on how to manage decentralized protocol design and build effective consensus, here's what he had to say:

[You] don't need to frame it as a software development project, or even a protocol. I would look at it as a distributed community-based and community-supported project, whatever that is. Because permaculture is such a large umbrella, I like to go up to that 50,000 foot view and pull away from what the details are. Because the details are what we're going to build our solutions from.

And that's one of the things I didn't mention earlier — there's kind of a hierarchy within permaculture that goes, at the top are the ethics of permaculture: earth care, people care, fair share. Beneath that are the principles, then usually we have strategies and techniques.

But there's a dividing line between ethics and principles and the strategies and techniques, that we start at that top, and use the ethics to decide whether or not we're even going to launch a project.

He goes on to say:

I'm going to use the principles and see how can I apply those principles to my research and original design. To make sure that whatever I'm creating creates some kind of a surplus, to have a refinement process in place before I even launch, like what is that going to look like, even if I have to change it later, just having some of these building blocks in place.

And then once I've done that and have gone deep into my research into what this might look like, how I might launch it, that's where I would start going into strategies and going ok, how do I want to market this? How do I want to get this out to the people who are going to use it, how do I want to maintain this, how do I want to do distributed decision making, and then as I start to think about distributed decision making, looking at what is the form that I want to use for that?

Scott's thesis is that ethics and principles should be in the front of your mind both as you're considering a project, and as you continue to build it out. This not only makes sense as something to do if you want to succeed, it's categorically true. Action can't happen without agency, and it is your agency that informs what you choose to do, and how you plan to go about it.

The word "ethics" comes from the Greek ēthos, meaning "moral character". In other words, your ethic is who you are. Your values, hopes, preferences, faults all factor in to your actions.

This is not always clear, because in fiat-world, many people suspend their values in order to "get something done". If you want to protect your savings, you invest it in index funds, propping up the stock price of companies that hate you. If you want to make money, you go work at a job where you're berated quarterly for being racist. People think that they can exercise their own values in their private life, while actively undermining those values with the majority of their time and purchasing power.

But this is not how people with integrity act. And I think if you can say one thing about nostr — both its developers and the community at large — is that they have a very high level of integrity. In other words, their actions are clearly informed by their ēthos.

This is a very good thing. What is the point of building an entirely new internet if we're not going to impose our values upon it? What an absolute waste of effort.

A Nostr Manifesto

This is not to say that any one developer has the right to imposing his own vision on the protocol because of his own personal values and reasons for contributing, which is what I think Vitor was being cautious about. But there are lines I think we can draw as a community that can't really be crossed without excluding yourself from what I might call the "nostr group ethic".

So what are those boundaries? What is a nostrich? Here are some values I've observed to be generally shared among nostr developers and users. Not everyone would full agree with these (including myself), but I think they're a fair characterization of the community.

1. Free speech absolutism. No central entity should be able to globally censor any content. This comes with the trade-off of objectively evil content continuing to exist. This trade-off is acceptable, both because of the value of free speech, but also because evil will continue to exist regardless of attempts to suppress it.
2. Empower individuals over institutions. No centralized entity can be trusted to safeguard the interests of the individual. Institutional incentives are asymmetric and easily corrupted. Better to have many subjective views of the world, than a single, centrally managed view of the world.
3. Advertising-based business models should be viewed with great skepticism and caution. Advertising is a system of incentives that is central to the institutional corruption we see around us. Broadly, this includes paid ads, monetization of engagement, public/private partnerships, and "crypto".

There are others that are shared by many within nostr, although not as widely agreed upon. Two I can think of are:

• Economic activity should be voluntary. Software and content should be free, and creators should be amply rewarded via zaps or other value-for-value models.
• Social media should support real life community and relationships, not detract from them. We should all take time to touch grass.

I'm personally skeptical of the first of these, and strongly in support of the second. Much of my energy as a nostr developer has gone into attempting to subvert and reform traditional patterns of social media to not only support, but also resemble relationships that exist in the analog world God made, and placed us in.

This particular principle is the one at play in the conversation I linked to at the top of this post. My comments weren't an accusation that anyone was acting "unethically" in a universal sense, only that the proposed feature was incompatible with my vision for what nostr should be.

But of course, my vision is not shared by everyone, and the principle of "support real life" is clearly subservient to core ethic #2, which admits the value of a diverse set of opinions about the world. I have no right (or ability) to invalidate anyone else's core principles. But by the same token I'm free to express my own, and attempt to convince other people to share them. This is the basic value proposition of freedom of speech itself.

Ethical Cohesion

I would go further, and say that not only is it permissible to talk about ethical reasons for building one thing or another on nostr, it's essential. By having these conversations we fuse our individual ethics into a shared ethic. By calibrating our moral compasses to point in (roughly) the same direction, we also decrease the friction involved in getting something done.

I think this was a significant part of the idea behind Sovereign Engineering — get a bunch of people in a room together sharing meals and going on hikes, and the work will accelerate! This is also the way a church works. By meeting weekly together we strengthen our shared identity and build one another up through our activity. In fact, this is the basic definition of a community as Scott Mann puts it. In his words, a community can provide:

a series of connections, and a knowledge base, and a skillset that we can't fulfill as an individual, while having a social relationship with people in such a way that we can call on them for help.

So maybe, as I've said before, the real protocol is the friends we made along the way. Disagreement and discussion is a healthy thing for a community to have, and we should never stop asking "why?"

@ dbb19ae0:c3f22d5a

Hello,

I want to understand what are these 17.6% lost BTC (is that number even verifiable?)

My current understanding is that since bitcoin mining started back in January 2009, many people must have had mined quite a few and then changed computers, some old computer got thrown away, some user died with their wallet, some other mined btc (while they were 1$ or so) and then forgot, non-technical people might have lost their password, other had their storage destroyed, lost ...

How far am I from the truth?

https://image.nostr.build/4ed94d2d88154623cad86fa99d2d0119e998c166854274a3bf5e9e183822f0ac.jpg

@ 266815e0:6cd408a5

Lot of people are starting to talk about building a web-of-trust and how nostr can or is already being used as such

We all know about using the kind:3 following lists as a simple WoT that can be used to filter out spam. but as we all know it does not really signal "trust", its mostly just "I find your content interesting"

But what about real "trust"... well its kind of multi-denominational, I could trust that your a good developer or a good journalist but still not trust you enough to invite you over to my house. There are some interesting and clever solutions proposed for quantifying "trust" in a digital sense but I'm not going to get into that here. I want to talk about something that I have not see anyone discuss yet.

How is the web-of-trust maintained? or more precisely how do you expect users to update the digital representation of the "trust" of other users?

Its all well and good to think of how a user would create that "trust" of another user when discovering them for the first time. They would click the "follow" button, or maybe even rate them on a few topics with a 1/5 star system But how will a user remove that trust? how will they update it if things change and they trust them less?

If our goal is to model "trust" in a digital sense then we NEED a way for the data to stay up-to-date and as accurate as possible. otherwise whats the use? If we don't have a friction-less way to update or remove the digital representation of "trust" then we will end up with a WoT that continuously grows and everyone is rated 10/10

In the case of nostr kind:3 following lists. its pretty easy to see how these would get updated. If someone posts something I dislike or I notice I'm getting board of their content. then I just unfollow them. An important part here is that I'm not thinking "I should update my trust score of this user" but instead "I'm no longer interested, I don't want to see this anymore"

But that is probably the easiest "trust" to update. because most of us on social media spend some time curating our feed and we are used to doing it. But what about the more obscure "trust" scores? whats the regular mechanism by which a user would update the "honestly" score of another user?

In the real world its easy, when I stop trusting someone I simply stop associating with them. there isn't any button or switch I need to update. I simply don't talk to them anymore, its friction-less But in the digital realm I would have to remove or update that trust. in other words its an action I need to take instead of an action I'm not doing. and actions take energy.

So how do we reflect something in the digital world that takes no-energy and is almost subconscious in the real world?

TLDR; webs-of-trust are not just about scoring other users once. you must keep the score up-to-date

@ df8f0a64:057d87a5

はじめに

2023年末にこんな文章を書いていました

今はNostrに夢を見ていますが、半年後には失望しているかもしれませんし、もっとのめり込んでいるかもしれません どうなるのかはわからないですが、わからないからこそ未来はいかようにも想像できるし、良くしようと関わることでまた違う楽しみがあります... ...来年はもう少しやれること・やれたことが増えるといいなと願っています。願うことができるなら、きっと動くこともできるでしょう BitcoinとWeb3と私とNostr

あれから半年という区切りが良い？タイミングでもあり、且つ会社を退職することも決め、社内で振り返る機会がなくなったので、私的な出来事だけですが振り返ってみようと思って走り書きします

0. Umbrel Homeを買った

Nostrで見聞きしていたUmbrel OSとUmbrel Home 私はBig-Techが嫌いな人間ではないんですが、こういうガジェット、欲しいじゃないですか なので買いました。理由はそれだけです（使い道は買ってから考えろ！）

1. ライトニングノードを運用し始めた

Nostrでnostr.wineという有料リレーを購入しようとしたときに、とある方にwineに対してチャンネルを貼って決済を助けていただいたことが、いつか自分でもやってみたいなと思い始めたきっかけです。自分も同じように困ってる人を助けられたら、それは小さくても幸せだなと

Umbrel Homeでワンクリックでノードを建てられたことや、Nostrで知ったDiamond Handsという日本発のコミュニティが、ルーティングに関する情報発信を積極的にされていたことで、実際に踏み出しました

私のLNノード→Hokusai

DHメソッドの仕上げが期待通りにいかなかったことが要因なのか、残念ながらルーティングは全然発生していません。なので人助けにはなっていないのですが、いつか改善していこうと思いながらデジタル盆栽をしています

2. ドメインの取得

Umbrel Homeを持ったことで、既存のサービスの代替を自分でやってみたいなと思い始めました

1PasswordをBitwarden（Vaultwarden）に Google PhotoをImmichに Apple MusicをPlexに

ウェブにある先人の知識や公式ドキュメントを読み、ChatGPTにも尋ねながらやっていくなかで、Tailscale内の通信をhttpsにすることに苦戦していました

オレオレ証明書？Caddyでリバースプロキシ？？全然わからん...（このときCaddyがUmbrel Homeのポートをとってしまい、ただの黒い箱なりかねなかったところを、夜遅くにも関わらずNostrのみなさんに助けていただきました。改めて、ありがとうございます）

夜な夜な酒を飲みながらやっていたこともあり、だんだん面倒になってきて「埒があかないからもう世界に公開してしまっていいや！」とCloudflare Tunnelを使うことを決断。そうなるとドメインが必要になるので、流れで買いました。Nostrに来てから、どんどん一般人から逸脱している（）

3. メディアサーバー

Nostrで投稿するとなかなか消せません。なので他の方にならって画像を投稿するときは、外部のサービスを利用しています 多くのクライアントと連携しているnostr.buildを有料プランで長らく利用しているのですが、アップした画像を時間が経ったら消す癖がある私にとっては、容量がtoo much 多い分には困らないのが普通の感覚だと思いますが、私にとっては「ちょうど良い」ものではないことがあまり心地よくありません

諦めていたとき、Blossomという仕組みを開発したという話がNostrで流れてきました Nostrの秘密鍵と連携する仕組みで、これ使ってみたいなぁ（単にあたらしいもの好き）と思っていたら、CloudflareでBlossomを動かすコードが公開されているわけです。OSSってすげー

Cloudflareは一定は無料で使えることをドメインを買うときに把握していたので、これはもうやるしかない！ということで自分用メディアサーバーを建てて利用しています。Cloudflare R2を利用しているので、一定時間経過後にオブジェクトを自動削除することもできて、とても快適

4. リレー運用

Cloudflareで色々遊べそうだとわかったことで、Nostrリレーも一度は建ててみたいという気持ちがだんだん強くなります およそ一年もNostrやGithubを見ていると、誰かがコードを公開しているはずだろうとわかるわけです そして案の定ありました、Nosflareというリポジトリが（OSSってすげー）

建立されたリレー→wss://relay.mymt.casa

Cloudflareの無料枠で運用したいので「日本国内からのみアクセス可能」「保存したイベントは24時間後に破棄」する運用にしています

5. まだできてないこと

本当はこの文章をUmbrel Homeでホストしようと考えていたのですが、Potainer.ioとghostの扱い方が全然わからない Bostrというrelay proxyも全然デプロイできない ということで毎晩ChatGPT-4oと一緒に苦戦しています。Cloude 3.5に切り替えたい（何もしていないのにアカウントBANされた...）

終わりに

振り返ってみると、エンジニアさんみたいにゼロから何かを作ることはできないですが、Nostr ecosystemに対しては少しは貢献できているんじゃないかなという気がしてきました いや、ほとんど他人の褌なんですが。ほんとOSSってすげー

次の半年で「まだできてないこと」をできるようになっているといいなぁと思いつつこの文章を終わります

知らんことをやるのは楽しいですね！

@ a012dc82:6458a70d

Discover "dlcBTC: A Safer Wrapped Bitcoin For Everyone" with Aki Balogh from DLC.LINK. This article explores dlcBTC's revolutionary non-custodial representation of Bitcoin, enhancing security and trust for cryptocurrency enthusiasts. Learn about discrete log contracts (DLCs) used for safer Bitcoin transactions, DeFi integrations, and passive income opportunities. The interview was conducted on the "Croxroad" podcast, a platform featuring discussions on the latest in technology, finance, and blockchain with industry experts. If you're interested in cutting-edge blockchain technology and secure cryptocurrency solutions, this article is a must-read.

Table of Contents

• Introduction to dlcBTC and DLC.LINK

• What is dlcBTC?

• Understanding Discrete Log Contracts (DLCs)

• The Role of Aki Balogh and DLC.LINK in Developing dlcBTC

• Conclusion

• FAQs

Introduction to dlcBTC and DLC.LINK

dlcBTC is an innovative solution developed by DLC.LINK, designed to provide a safer, non-custodial representation of Bitcoin. dlcBTC leverages discrete log contracts (DLCs) to enable secure and trustless transactions, distinguishing it from other wrapped Bitcoin solutions. By utilising DLCs, dlcBTC ensures that Bitcoin can be used in decentralised finance (DeFi) applications without relying on third-party custodians, thus preserving the core principles of security and decentralisation that Bitcoin embodies.

DLC.LINK, the pioneering company behind dlcBTC, aims to bridge the gap between traditional Bitcoin usage and the evolving world of DeFi. Founded by Aki Balogh, DLC.LINK focuses on creating robust, secure, and user-friendly blockchain solutions that empower users to maximise their Bitcoin's potential. The company is dedicated to overcoming the limitations of existing wrapped Bitcoin solutions, providing a more secure and efficient alternative for Bitcoin holders who wish to engage in DeFi activities.

dlcBTC offers numerous benefits, including the ability to earn passive income through liquidity pools, invest in decentralised applications, and utilise Bitcoin for loans without the risks associated with custodial services. With dlcBTC, users can confidently leverage their Bitcoin in a variety of financial applications while maintaining full control over their assets. DLC.LINK's innovative approach ensures that dlcBTC remains a trusted and reliable solution for the ever-expanding cryptocurrency ecosystem.

What is dlcBTC?

dlcBTC is a groundbreaking non-custodial representation of Bitcoin developed by DLC.LINK, designed to enhance the security and utility of Bitcoin in decentralised finance (DeFi) applications. Unlike traditional wrapped Bitcoin solutions, dlcBTC utilises discrete log contracts (DLCs) to facilitate secure and trustless transactions. This innovative approach ensures that Bitcoin can be integrated into DeFi platforms without the need for third-party custodians, preserving the decentralised and trustless nature of Bitcoin.

DLCs are cryptographic tools that enable conditional payments based on off-chain data, allowing dlcBTC to implement complex financial operations while maintaining Bitcoin's security standards. This means that users can engage in activities such as earning passive income through liquidity pools, taking out loans, and investing in decentralised applications, all while retaining full control over their Bitcoin.

dlcBTC addresses several limitations of existing wrapped Bitcoin solutions by eliminating the need for centralised custodians, thus reducing the risks associated with third-party control and potential security breaches. By leveraging the security of Bitcoin's blockchain and the programmability of DLCs, dlcBTC offers a robust and reliable solution for integrating Bitcoin into the DeFi ecosystem.

Overall, dlcBTC represents a significant advancement in the use of Bitcoin for DeFi, providing users with a safer, more efficient, and trustless way to maximise their Bitcoin holdings in various financial applications.

Understanding Discrete Log Contracts (DLCs)

Discrete Log Contracts (DLCs) are a pioneering cryptographic tool designed to enable secure and trustless agreements on blockchain networks, particularly within the realm of decentralised finance (DeFi). Here’s a comprehensive understanding of DLCs:

Discrete Log Contracts are smart contracts that facilitate conditional payments based on cryptographic proofs derived from discrete logarithms. They allow parties to enter into agreements where funds are exchanged based on the outcome of an external event or data feed, verified off-chain. This makes DLCs highly versatile for various use cases, including prediction markets, insurance, derivatives, and more.

Key Features of DLCs:

1.Trustlessness: DLCs operate without intermediaries or trusted third parties. Transactions are settled on-chain based on cryptographic proofs, ensuring security and transparency.

2.Privacy: DLCs do not require revealing sensitive contract details on the blockchain, maintaining privacy for involved parties.

3.Scalability: DLCs enable complex financial agreements while minimising on-chain transaction volume, thus enhancing scalability of blockchain networks.

4.Flexibility: Parties can customise contract terms and conditions, defining precise payout structures based on predefined outcomes.

How DLCs Work:

Setup: Parties lock funds into a multi-signature address controlled by the DLC smart contract.

Oracle Data: An external oracle provides data about the outcome of a specified event (e.g., sports results, market prices) off-chain.

Execution: Upon receiving the oracle’s outcome, parties can independently verify the result using cryptographic proofs. Funds are then automatically distributed according to the contract terms.

Applications of DLCs:

Prediction Markets: Participants can bet on the outcome of future events without relying on a centralised oracle.

Financial Derivatives: Enable trading of synthetic assets and derivatives with minimal counterparty risk.

Insurance: Automate payouts based on verifiable real-world events, such as weather conditions or flight delays.

DLCs represent a significant advancement in decentralised finance, offering a secure and efficient method for executing complex financial contracts on blockchain networks. By leveraging cryptographic techniques and off-chain data verification, DLCs provide a robust framework for creating scalable and privacy-preserving financial agreements, thus expanding the possibilities of decentralised applications and services.

The Role of Aki Balogh and DLC.LINK in Developing dlcBTC

Aki Balogh, a prominent figure in blockchain technology, has played a crucial role through DLC.LINK in the development of dlcBTC. This innovation focuses on creating a non-custodial representation of Bitcoin within the decentralised finance (DeFi) ecosystem. By utilising Discrete Log Contracts (DLCs), DLC.LINK ensures that Bitcoin can be securely wrapped and utilised on Ethereum and other blockchain platforms. This approach enhances security by allowing users to maintain control of their private keys while engaging in DeFi activities like lending and borrowing.

The introduction of dlcBTC addresses the need for interoperability between Bitcoin and Ethereum, expanding the utility of Bitcoin beyond its native blockchain. Aki Balogh's leadership underscores a commitment to advancing decentralised finance, making financial services more accessible and secure. This initiative not only fosters innovation within the cryptocurrency community but also sets a precedent for integrating traditional assets into decentralised applications seamlessly.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Aki Balogh and DLC.LINK have significantly advanced decentralised finance with dlcBTC, leveraging Discrete Log Contracts to securely integrate Bitcoin into the DeFi ecosystem. By maintaining control over private keys and enhancing interoperability with Ethereum, dlcBTC enhances security and expands Bitcoin's utility in financial applications. This innovation marks a pivotal step towards a more inclusive and efficient decentralised financial system, showcasing the potential for blockchain technology to revolutionise traditional finance.

FAQs

What is dlcBTC? dlcBTC is a non-custodial representation of Bitcoin developed by DLC.LINK using Discrete Log Contracts (DLCs). It allows Bitcoin holders to participate in decentralised finance (DeFi) activities on Ethereum and other blockchains while retaining control of their assets.

How does dlcBTC enhance security? By leveraging DLCs, dlcBTC ensures that transactions are settled securely on-chain based on off-chain data, such as price feeds or event outcomes. This approach minimises counterparty risk and maintains the decentralised nature of Bitcoin transactions.

What are the benefits of using dlcBTC? dlcBTC enables Bitcoin holders to access DeFi services like lending, borrowing, and trading on Ethereum-based platforms without relying on custodial solutions. It offers enhanced privacy, security, and interoperability, expanding the utility of Bitcoin within the broader cryptocurrency ecosystem.

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Chef's notes

You can make it much better yourself than any restaurant would care to do for you

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 30
• 🍳 Cook time: 20
• 🍽️ Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1 large chicken breast
• 5 tomatoes or puree
• 3 onions
• garlic
• cashews
• some dry green herb like dill or sage or parsley or whatever or the original kasoori methi
• curd
• butter
• cream
• the standard 5 masalas/spices/powders from india
• a bunch of small wrapped cloth bags of what is called solid spices / khada masala
• redchilly powder, chillies and salt as per taste

Directions

1. look at this video https://youtu.be/zF7dKdIMKvc?si=XRkXB9q3KoRoF_i6
2. make the sauce
3. put in the chicken
4. drizzle with butter and cream
5. bake bread
6. enjoy a better pizza with the same ingredients as a pizza

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Chef's notes

For cleaner fruits, soak them in water, baking soda, and vinegar for 30 minutes and RINSE 🚿

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 2
• 🍳 Cook time: 0
• 🍽️ Servings: 1

Ingredients

• Any kind of fruit
• Lemon squeeze

Directions

1. Add lemon juice and honey to any fruit!
2. Enjoy the pop of flavor!

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Nostr Wallet Connect: Bringing Lightning Network Payments to Any App

Nostr Wallet Connect is an open protocol that can bring Bitcoin Lightning Network payments to ANY app!

How does NWC work?

Problem: Lightning Wallets Operate in Their Owns Silos

One problem with Bitcoin Lightning wallets is that they operate as a closed system.

Separate accounts, wallets, balances..

Lightning is also a very complicated protocol stack to implement.

If only there was a glue that bound the wallets and normie apps together..

NWC does this with the help of the Nostr Protocol.

If you are unfamiliar with Nostr, you can learn more about it here.

Wallets and Apps Communicate Through a Nostr Relay

NWC uses Nostr relays to communicate between wallets and apps.

1. The app and the wallet exchange connection strings.

2. App requests to pay a Lightning invoice via Nostr relay.

3. The wallet pays the invoice.

No Nostr account is needed to use NWC.

Nostr is just the messaging layer.

One wallet connects to several apps.

One app can be powered by several wallets.

Synergy for both 🤝

Bootstraps App and Wallet Development

App devs and wallet builders can both reach more users.

App devs don't have to worry about custodying funds, since it's outsourced to wallets (if a custodial wallet).

1-click payments without cumbersome closing and opening of various apps and scanning QR codes.

NWC allows sustained interaction between wallets and apps.

Because payments are routed through a Nostr relay, the receiver doesn't have to be online.

NWC works both with custodial and self-custodial wallets, and across platforms (desktop, mobile).

Subscription Payments, Set a Budget for Payments etc.

NWC was created by the nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm and Amethyst (Nostr client) teams in order to let Nostr users integrate Lightning payments without having to use a specific-purpose wallet.

NWC allows single, multiple, streaming, and subscription payments and also a configurable access to your funds.

You can e.g. make monthly donations to nostr:npub1kmwdmhuxvafg05dyap3qmy42jpwztrv9p0uvey3a8803ahlwtmnsnhxqk9 projects from e.g. nostr:npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg by Flash.

Prism nostr:npub1arcweuxy0zkdcg08sljh058qp02ytrgnpzh4csa3ar42szyfgrpsw6ggtw uses NWC to bring Lightning micropayments to Discord with its Discord Zap Bot.

This tipping bot adds more value to an app compared to other bots because everyone doesn't have to agree to use a specific bot.

What do you think about Nostr Wallet Connect?

Will it be the missing piece that brings Bitcoin and Lightning payments to mainstream?

Additional Resources

NWC: non-custodial payments for any app - Moritz Kaminski, Video replay from Tuscany Lightning Summit 2024

Nostr Wallet Connect: A Bitcoin Application Collaboration Layer, Bitcoin Magazine article by Shinobi

Technical Presentation by gudnuf at BitBlockBoom 2024

Project Links

Website

X (Twitter)

Nostr

GitHub

Discord

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Chef's notes

Can of course substitute in beef for the lamb.

In terms of canned peas, always prefer La Sueur

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 30 min
• 🍳 Cook time: 1 hour
• 🍽️ Servings: 4

Ingredients

• Potatoes:
• 1 ½ pounds potatoes (Russet)
• ½ cup half-and-half
• 2 ounces unsalted butter
• ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 egg yolk
• Meat Filling:
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 cup chopped white onion
• 3 carrots, peeled and diced
• 1 ½ pounds ground lamb
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3-4 teaspoons tomato paste
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 3 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2-3 teaspoons chopped rosemary leaves (fresh)
• 1-2 teaspoons chopped thyme leaves (fresh)
• ¾ cup corn kernels
• ¾ cup peas

Directions

1. Potatoes:
2. Peel and dice potatoes.
3. Place in a pot and cover in cold water.
4. Bring to a boil.
5. Lower fire to simmer and cook for 15-20 minutes.
6. Heat butter and half-and-half for 30-40 seconds in the microwave.
7. Drain potatoes and put back into the pot.
8. Mash potatoes and add half-and-half, butter, salt, pepper.
9. Continue mashing until smooth and stir in yolk until combined.
10. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
11. Filling:
12. Heat canola oil in a 10-12 inch pan over high heat.
13. Add onions and carrots and saute over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes.
14. Add garlic and combine for 30 seconds.
15. Add Lamb, salt, and pepper and cook until browned.
16. Sprinkle flour and stir to coat lamb and cook for 1-2 minutes.
17. Add Tomato paste, chicken broth, Worcestershire sauce, rosemary, thyme. Stir and bring to a boil.
18. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 12-15 minutes while sauce thickens.
19. Oven:
20. Add meat filling to baking dish.
21. Add peas and corn and stir in evenly
22. Spread mashed potatoes using a rubber spatula. start at the corners and make sure to seal around the edges.
23. Bake for 25 minutes
24. Remove from the oven and let sit for 15-20 minutes.

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Chef's notes

Soak the veggies in water with baking soda and vinegar for about 30 minutes prior to juicing. 🌱

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 5
• 🍳 Cook time: 5
• 🍽️ Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1 bunch of kale
• 1 bunch of celery
• 2 cucumbers
• 4 kiwis

Directions

1. Soak the vegetables in water with baking soda and vinegar for 30 minutes
2. Cut into juice-sized pieces
3. Put into your juicer!
4. Enjoy!

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If you follow our newsletter on social media and on Nostr, you surely know that we love Yaki Honne. For almost a year, our team has been using this wonderful platform to create content on Nostr and continue spreading Satoshi’s word through the networks.

During the time we’ve been using it, Yakihonne has evolved at the speed of light, improving the way we operate, create, and format text, as well as the user interface to make it much more intuitive, helping new members of the community.

After talking with Shaun and his team for a long time on Telegram, their podcast, and communicating virtually, we had the pleasure of meeting in person at the Bitcoin Asia conference. Many events were organized in parallel during the conference, and one of them finally led us to meet our friend Shaun, Wendy, the founder of Yakihonne, and reconnect with several friends from the Bitcoin and Nostr community in Hong Kong.

Table of Contents

• The Challenge Of Growing Nostr

• The importance of this kind of events

• The Evolution of Nostr

• The Role of Yakihonne

• Challenges and Opportunities

• Empowering Projects and Community

• Looking Ahead

• Conclusion

• FAQ

The Challenge Of Growing Nostr

The event was divided into two parts. The first part consisted of a panel discussing the incentives and growth Nostr has experienced recently. The panel included fiatjaf (the mysterious creator of Nostr), our friend Derek Ross, one of the most active users on the network and founder of Nostr Plebs (and the first guest on the Crox Road podcast), John from BTC Inc, Jademont from Waterdrip Capital, Shaun from Yakihonne, and Wendy, the founder of this wonderful platform for publishing content. Both fiatjaf and Derek participated via Zoom.

During the discussion (in which fiatjaf, true to his style, had an online war game playing on his camera, making the meeting more relaxed), they talked about the evolution of Nostr and the benefits of having a social network free from any centralized control. As we all know, Nostr aims to solve the problem that traditional social networks have been suffering from for a long time, which worsened during the pandemic: a group of employees of any platform deciding what is acceptable and what should not be published, leading those who do not align with their editorial content or ideology to be censored, their content removed, and in many cases, erased from those platforms where they had amassed a significant number of followers.

As we all know, Nostr aims to solve that problem, but on the other hand, there are other challenges to be addressed. Firstly, being decentralized, the vast majority of those involved in developing the system do so altruistically, motivated by the simple desire to support freedom of expression and the decentralization of content. Therefore, the system and functionalities do not evolve as quickly as they would if there were a profit-driven company behind the platform.

Secondly, the other important component of a social network is its users, so their number must be high for the network to be successful. What good is having a perfect protocol if no one or very few people use it? Social networks are successful when a large part of the population is involved because it generates the necessary incentives for agents to be part of the ecosystem. For example, in the early days, the motivation to use centralized networks like Facebook was to reconnect with friends, family, or schoolmates who had been lost over time. I remember the first interactions back in 2008 when I reconnected with acquaintances I hadn't seen in decades. Therefore, potential incentives for the general public to adopt Nostr must be determined.

The first incentive could be privacy, although as discussed in the panel, it seems that most of the public doesn't care much about this topic. Since the advent of social networks, we have seen how people share personal photos, places they visit, and all kinds of personal information without caring about how tech giants might use that data.

The second incentive is monetary. In the era of influencers and generating income online, this incentive is fundamental. Here, Bitcoin and zaps come into play. Unlike other platforms, with Nostr, we don't rely on millions of followers to generate income; by simply creating quality content, it is possible to generate income via zaps (payments in satoshis via the Lightning Network), meaning accumulating Bitcoin for the content published. Although currently, it's fun and interesting to receive sats for the content one publishes, it’s still not possible to earn a considerable amount of money to make it a way of life. But as Nostr usage expands, these incomes could grow. Not to mention that they are received in real money (Bitcoin) that increases in value over time, so a few sats received today could be worth a lot in the future.

The second panel was about Empowering Bitcoin Projects with Increased Traffic on Nostr. Most of the panel was in Mandarin, so it was difficult to understand for those who don't speak the language, but two interesting projects caught our attention: a Bitcoin hostel in Indonesia and a Thai YouTuber who has created a large community of Bitcoiners by educating through YouTube in the Land of Smiles.

The event was very interesting and gave us the opportunity to meet in person with virtual friends and receive a beautiful t-shirt as a gift, which we wear with pride, taking Yakihonne wherever we go!

We hope to soon be part of another event and, as always, we are committed to the growth of Yakihonne, Nostr, and everything decentralized.

The importance of this kind of events

The Yakihonne event was a significant milestone for the Nostr community and the broader Bitcoin ecosystem. It underscored the growing importance of decentralized platforms in the digital age, especially in the context of freedom of expression and financial independence.

The Evolution of Nostr

Nostr, a decentralized social network protocol, has been pivotal in addressing the limitations of traditional social media platforms. These platforms, often controlled by centralized entities, have the power to censor content and ban users, thus stifling free speech. Nostr, on the other hand, allows users to communicate without fear of censorship. This is particularly important in today's world where information is a powerful tool, and controlling it means controlling the narrative.

Since its inception, Nostr has seen rapid development. The community of developers working on Nostr is driven by a passion for decentralization and freedom. This altruistic approach, while slow, ensures that the platform remains true to its core principles. The improvements in user interface and functionality over the past year have made it more accessible, attracting a broader audience.

The Role of Yakihonne

Yakihonne has been instrumental in this journey. As a platform for content creation on Nostr, it has provided users with the tools they need to publish their work without interference. The involvement of key figures like Shaun and Wendy has added credibility and momentum to the project. Their engagement with the community, through events like the Bitcoin Asia conference, highlights the collaborative spirit that drives this ecosystem.

Challenges and Opportunities

While the potential of Nostr and Yakihonne is immense, there are challenges that need to be addressed. The decentralized nature of the platform means that development is often slow and reliant on volunteers. This contrasts with centralized platforms that can quickly implement changes and introduce new features. However, the lack of centralized control is also what makes Nostr unique and valuable.

User adoption is another critical factor. For Nostr to be successful, it needs a large user base. The incentives for users to join and stay active on the platform are crucial. Privacy is one incentive, but as discussed, it may not be compelling enough for the majority. Monetary incentives, through mechanisms like zaps, offer a more tangible benefit. The ability to earn Bitcoin for content creation is a powerful draw, especially as Bitcoin continues to gain value and acceptance globally.

Empowering Projects and Community

The second panel at the event focused on empowering Bitcoin projects through increased traffic on Nostr. This highlights another significant aspect of the platform – its potential to drive adoption and innovation within the Bitcoin ecosystem. Projects like the Bitcoin hostel in Indonesia and the educational efforts of the Thai YouTuber demonstrate the diverse applications of Bitcoin and the role of Nostr in supporting these initiatives.

The cross-cultural exchange of ideas and collaboration facilitated by events like these is vital. It not only strengthens the community but also showcases the global reach and impact of decentralised technologies. By providing a platform for these projects to gain visibility and traction, Nostr and Yakihonne contribute to the broader adoption and understanding of Bitcoin and decentralised systems.

Looking Ahead

The Yakihonne event in Hong Kong was more than just a gathering of enthusiasts; it was a testament to the progress and potential of decentralised platforms. The discussions and interactions that took place will likely influence the future direction of Nostr and Yakihonne. As the community grows and evolves, so will the platform, continually adapting to meet the needs of its users.

The future looks promising for Nostr and Yakihonne. With continued development, increased user adoption, and ongoing community engagement, they are well-positioned to become leading platforms in the decentralized space. The commitment to freedom of expression and financial independence aligns with the broader goals of the Bitcoin movement, creating a synergistic relationship that benefits all involved.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the Yakihonne event in Hong Kong was a milestone in the journey towards a decentralized future. It highlighted the achievements so far and set the stage for future developments. The insights gained from the panels and the connections made among participants will undoubtedly contribute to the ongoing growth and success of Nostr and Yakihonne. As we look forward to more events and milestones, the vision of a decentralized, censorship-resistant social network becomes ever more tangible.

FAQ

What was the main purpose of the Yakihonne event in Hong Kong? The main purpose of the Yakihonne event in Hong Kong was to bring together members of the Bitcoin and Nostr communities to discuss the evolution, incentives, and challenges of the Nostr platform, as well as to provide an opportunity for virtual friends to meet in person and strengthen community ties.

Who were some of the key speakers at the event, and what topics did they cover? Key speakers at the event included fiatjaf, the creator of Nostr; Derek Ross, founder of Nostr Plebs; John from BTC Inc; Jademont from Waterdrip Capital; Shaun from Yakihonne; and Wendy, the founder of Yakihonne. They discussed the incentives for using Nostr, the platform's growth, the challenges of decentralized social networks, and the benefits of a social network free from centralized control.

What are some of the main challenges facing Nostr, as discussed during the event? The main challenges facing Nostr include the slower pace of development due to its reliance on altruistic volunteer developers, the need to attract a larger user base to ensure the platform's success, and the need to find compelling incentives for users to adopt and remain active on the platform. Privacy and monetary incentives were specifically discussed as potential motivators.

How does Nostr aim to address the issues of content censorship and centralized control found in traditional social media platforms? Nostr aims to address content censorship and centralized control by being a decentralized social network protocol where no single entity has the power to decide what content is acceptable. This allows for free expression without fear of censorship, providing a solution to the problems that have plagued traditional social media platforms, especially during the pandemic.

What were some of the interesting projects highlighted during the second panel, and what languages were spoken? During the second panel, which was mainly conducted in Mandarin, two interesting projects were highlighted: a Bitcoin hostel in Indonesia and a Thai YouTuber who has created a large community of Bitcoiners through educational content on YouTube. These projects exemplified the diverse applications of Bitcoin and the role of Nostr in supporting such initiatives.

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I may have messed up something in the formatting that @0xbitcoiner developed. Let's say one kilosat prize for anyone other than him, who finds it: https://stacker.news/items/582741/r/Undisciplined?commentId=582758.

Read the previous edition here.

June 23rd, 2023 📅

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📝 TOP POST

Coinkite and their toxic attitude towards users who highlight issues

Excerpt:

While ColdCard's hardware may be good, their owner and their practices are sketchy and that's a huge red flag.

4481 sats \ 43 comments \ @satoshisat \ ~bitcoin

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💬 TOP COMMENT

https://stacker.news/items/197616/r/Undisciplined?commentId=197711

My wife and kids. Better investment than bitcoin IMO.

From What’s your best investment (besides BTC)?

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@k00b

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June 23rd, 2022 📅

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I'm Sergej Kotliar, CEO of Bitrefill. AMA.

Excerpt:

We’ve been a pioneer in Lightning, were the first merchant to accept lightning and are still the number one place where people go to spend their Lightning sats.

20.9k sats \ 68 comments \ @ziggamon \ ~bitcoin

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💬 TOP COMMENT

https://stacker.news/items/37956/r/Undisciplined?commentId=37985

I think there will always be people who don't want to be completely self-sovereign. But at least they will have the option of handing over responsibility to a party they know personally. LndHub, LNBank, Galoy and Fedimint are all examples of a project that is custodial but at least they can be deployed and managed by friends/people you trust.

From I am Pavol Rusnak, Co-Founder of SatoshiLabs. AMA

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@nout

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June 23rd, 2021 📅

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A from-scratch tour of Bitcoin in Python

link to https://karpathy.github.io/2021/06/21/blockchain/

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Chef's notes

Try to use fresh lemon if you can. It makes the guac taste bangin

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 10 min
• 🍳 Cook time: 8-10 min
• 🍽️ Servings: 3

Ingredients

• 1 sweet potato
• 1 tbsp oil
• Spices (salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, brown sugar)
• Dried herbs (oregano & parsley)
• 1 avocado
• Salt & pepper
• Lemon juice
• OPTIONAL: garlic or onion

Directions

1. Cut the sweet potato in half lengthwise
2. Cut 1/2 inch steaks
3. Cut those in half
4. Cut each fry a little under 1/2 an inch for restaurant quality
5. Combine fries in a bowl with oil and spices
6. Air fry or bake at 375 degrees F for 8-10 minutes
7. Smash avocado with lemon juice and spices and optionally add 2 garlic cloves or 1/2-1/4 an onion
8. Enjoy! 😉

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Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 20
• 🍳 Cook time: 10-14 days
• 🍽️ Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 1 gallon of filtered water

Directions

1. Prepare the sweet tea: Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a large pot. Remove the pot from heat and add the tea bags and sugar, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved. Let the tea steep for about 10-15 minutes, then remove the tea bags.

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What is culture?

We use the word all the time, but what is it actually? This is my take!

A system of complex systems

Culture is the most complex systems of systems. They're more complex than even the free markets since they also include that which is non monetary. Also, since it includes all our bodies and personal processes, the complexity exceeds even this aspect.

How does a culture come into being? In short its a necessary, commonly agreed upon "layer" of reality, that emerges through often thousands of years wrangling with nature for survival.

The globalist era

When people got the opportunity of traveling with relative easy and low risk things started changing for real. All sorts of very well adapted, local cultures started mixing, leading to a lot of misunderstanding and strife, but of course also more choice in what we adhere to, and learn from.

This is what made it possible for "the globalists" to manipulate virtually everything & everyone, a fact that so many are now waking up to.

Social media and manipulative tech

The past decade or so we've seen something new emerge: an artificial, global, highly manipulative and destructive ersatz or fake culture. This is new to all of us, and does not take into account all the endless variables and patterns that we had to adjust to in our respective areas of the globe through all of time.

The Bitcoin movement might be a healthier part of this movement, and also it might be better at adhering to the new, emerging, partially synthetic culture.

What will the future bring?

The complexity of getting that prediction right is staggering! Yet anyone who really want to be be prepared, understand, and get the major decisions right has to try...

Which is why I'm trying to get this project off the ground. In short I strongly believe that the sane, old should inform the synthetic new, regardless of where that goes :-)

That's it for now!

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Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 20
• 🍳 Cook time: 10-14 days
• 🍽️ Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 1 gallon of filtered water

Directions

1. Prepare the sweet tea: Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a large pot. Remove the pot from heat and add the tea bags and sugar, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved. Let the tea steep for about 10-15 minutes, then remove the tea bags.

@ 674473f6:f859eb3c

Secure Boot คืออะไร?

Secure Boot เป็นฟังก์ชั่นของระบบไบออส UEFI ที่ป้องกันการติดตั้งไฟล์ระบบที่ไม่ได้รับการอนุมัติจากผู้ผลิดเมนบอร์ด โดยเมื่อระบบบูต, ไบออส UEFI จะตรวจหาลายเซ็นดิจิตอลในไฟล์บูตของระบบปฏิบัติการ หากตรวจพบและเช็คความถูกต้องผ่านหมด ก็จะทำการบูตระบบปฏิบัติการนั้นขึ้นมา แต่ถ้าไม่พบ, ไม่ถูกต้อง หรือลายเซ็นมาจากเจ้าที่ไม่รู้จัก ก็จะปฏิเสธการบูตระบบนั้น

ฟีเจอร์นี้มีไว้ในกรณีที่ระบบปฏิบัติการที่มีรูโหว่แล้วถูกไวรัสเขียนทับไฟล์ระบบที่ใช้บูต หรือถูกผู้อื่นเข้าถึงคอมของเราแล้ววางไฟล์บูตที่มีช่องโหว่ให้โจมตีได้ เมื่อผู้ใช้รีสตาร์ต ระบบจะหยุดทำงานที่จอดำเพื่อไม่ให้ไวรัสก่อความเสียหายเพิ่มเติม หรือถูกโจมตีระบบ

จำเป็นแค่ไหน?

หากว่าระบของเราไม่ได้เข้ารหัสแบบ Full-disk encryption แล้วนั้น ตัว secure boot ไม่ได้จำเป็น หรือไม่มีประโยชน์ใด ๆ เลย นอกจากให้ Microsoft บังคับห้ามเราลง ระบบประติบัติการที่เราต้องการเท่านั้น (ปิด secure boot ใน bios ก็สามารถเข้าระบบได้เลย)

แต่สำหรับระบบที่เข้ารหัสไว้นั้น จะช่วยเพิ่มความปลอดภัยไปอีกระดับ เช่นหากโดยขโมยคอมไป แม้เขาจะพยายามแก้ไขไฟล์ boot ก็ไม่สามารถเข้าถึงระบบเราได้อยู่ดี มีเดียวทางเดียวคือล้างข้อมูลทั้งหมดทิ้งไปเท่านั้น ถึงจะใช้งานคอมเครื่องนั้น ๆ ได้ แม้จะปิด secure boot ใน bios แล้วก็ตาม

ทำให้ระบบ Linux ที่เข้ารหัสไว้ ปลอดภัยขึ้นอีกชั้นนึง

Boot Loader

BIOS > BOOT LOADER > KERNEL > INIT SYSTEM

ในระบบประติบัติการ Linux นั้น มีตัวเลือกสำหรับ Boot Loader ที่หลากหลาย อย่างระบบใหม่ ๆ จะใช้ systemd-boot ที่สะดวกใช้งานง่าย ปรับอะไรได้ไม่มากนัก โดยตัวที่ใช้เยอะที่สุดคงจะเป็น GRUB ซึ่งสามารถปรับแต่งได้แทบทุก logic ของการบูตเข้าระบบของเรา และในบทความนี้ เราจะใช้ GRUB ในการทำ Secure Boot

โดยก่อนหน้านั้นเราต้องแบ่ง partition ส่วนนึงไปให้ /boot/efi ซึ่งเป็น filesystem แบบ fat ทั่ว ๆ ไป สำหรับ ให้ bios อ่านไฟล์ boot ของเราได้

```sh ❯ sudo fdisk -l Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 476.94 GiB, 512110190592 bytes, 1000215216 sectors Disk model: WD PC SN735 SDBPNHH-512G-1002 Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disklabel type: gpt Disk identifier: 9A5798B5-DC04-4770-A26B-3A489642CF32

Device Start End Sectors Size Type /dev/nvme0n1p1 2048 2099199 2097152 1G EFI System /dev/nvme0n1p2 2099200 1000214527 998115328 475.9G Linux filesystem `` และอีกส่วน จะใช้ LVM (Logical Volume Management) ในการสร้าง Volume Group (VG) บน SSD ของผม สำหรับติดตั้งระบบที่เข้ารหัสไว้ โดยจะแบ่งพื้นที่ส่วนนึงไปเป็นswappartition ใช้สำหรับการเก็บข้อมูลตอนที่เราพับจอ หรือเข้าโหมด sleep ที่เหลือทั้งหมด ก็จะเป็นพื้นที่ติดตั้ง Linux ของผม (disk นี้ผมไม่ได้แยก/home(user's home) กับ/`(root) ไว้คนละ Partition เพราะว่าผมชอบทำ root เต็มบ่อย ๆ ฮาาา)

```sh ❯ sudo vgscan Found volume group "vg0" using metadata type lvm2

❯ sudo lvscan ACTIVE '/dev/vg0/swap' [17.00 GiB] inherit ACTIVE '/dev/vg0/void' [458.93 GiB] inherit ``` สำหรับวิธีการติดตั้ง Linux แบบเข้ารหัสนั้น มีอยู่ตามคู่มือตอนติดตั้ง Linux เกือบทุกตัวอยู่แล้ว ไม่ต้อง งง ยิ่งพวกที่เป็น GUI install อย่าง Fedora, Ubuntu บลา ๆ นั้นแค่คลิก ๆ ก็ทำได้แล้ว (แถมทำ Secure Boot ได้เลยอีกต่างหาก)

โดยที่ระบบที่ผมใช้ในบทความนี้ คือ VoidLinux ซี่งเป็นระบบง่าย ๆ ไม่มี systemd ให้กวนใจ

ส่วนของ software ที่ใช้จะมี

1. grub
2. sbctl และ bash script เล็กน้อย ในการทำ kernel hook สำหรับการ Sign ไฟล์ boot ของเราอัตโนมัติหลังจาก Update

เริ่มกันเลย!

อย่างแรก ตั้งค่า SecureBoot ใน Bios เป็น Setup-Mode ให้เรียบร้อยก่อน จากนั้นต้องตั้งค่า Grub กันใหม่ โดยเพิ่ม module tpm และ --disable-shim-lock (สำหรับ Microsoft's CA) เผื่อกรณีที่อยากทำ Dual Boot เข้า Windows ด้วย sh sudo grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=void --modules="tpm" --disable-shim-lock จากนั้นก็มา Gen ไฟล์ตั้งค่าที่เพิ่งทำไปด้วยคำสั่ง sh sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg แล้วก็ติดตั้ง sbctl ให้เรียบร้อย sh sudo xbps-install sbctl จากนั้นลองเช็คด้วยคำสั่ง sbctl status ก็จะแสดงผลประมาณนี้

sh ❯ sbctl status Installed: ✓ sbctl is installed ..... จากนั้นเราก็จะสร้าง Key สำหรับการ Sign ไฟล์ Boot ของเรา sh sudo sbctl create-keys พอได้คีย์แล้ว enroll-keys ต่อ คำสั่งนี้จะสร้างรหัสสำหรับ Verify ใน Bios ให้เราหลังจากการตั้ง Setup-Mode ใน Secure Boot (-m คือการเพิ่ม Cert ของ Microsoft ไปด้วย เผื่อ Dual Boot) sh sudo sbctl enroll-keys -m

หลังจากขั้นตอนนี้ก็ใช้คำสั่งดู status อีกรอบ และใช้คำสั่ง sudo sbctl verify เพื่อดูว่าเราต้อง Sign ไฟล์ไหนบ้าง sh ❯ sbctl status Installed: ✓ sbctl is installed Owner GUID: 61bb7cf9-38bb-4ef5-94f6-960b095c9322 Setup Mode: ✓ Disabled Secure Boot: ✓ Enabled Vendor Keys: microsoft ❯ sudo sbctl verify Verifying file database and EFI images in /boot/efi.. ✓ /boot/efi/EFI/void/grubx64.efi is signed อย่างตัวอย่างข้างบนคือไฟล์เหล่านี้ได้ถูก sign เรียบร้อยแล้ว ก็สามารถ Boot ด้วย Secure Boot ได้เลย หากไฟล์ไหนยังไม่ได้ Sign ก็จัดการด้วยคำสั่ง sudo sbctl sign -s /ไฟล์พาท เช่น

sh sudo sbctl sign -s /boot/efi/EFI/void/grubx64.efi

แล้วก็ลอง sudo sbctl verify ดูว่า sign เรียบร้อยดีไหม ถ้าเรียบร้อยแล้วก็สามารถ reboot ไปเปิด SecureBoot ดูได้เลย ว่า Boot เข้าระบบได้หรือไม่

และบางระบบก็ต้อง sign ไฟล์ kernel ด้วยเหมือนกัน อย่างระบบผม ต้อง sign /boot/vmlinuz-{version} ด้วย ไม่งั้น Boot ไม่ได้ ```sh ❯ sudo sbctl sign -s /boot/vmlinuz-6.9.6_1

❯ sudo sbctl verify Verifying file database and EFI images in /boot/efi... ✓ /boot/vmlinuz-6.9.6_1 is signed ✓ /boot/efi/EFI/void/grubx64.efi is signed ```

หลังจาก reboot ด้วย SecureBoot ได้เรียบร้อย เป็นอันเสร็จ แต่อย่าลืมว่าถ้าระบบ Update เราต้องกลับมา Sign เองใหม่หรือเปล่า??

Kernel Hook

โดยทั่วไป ระบบ Linux จะมี Directory /etc/kernel.d/post-install/ ซึ่งจะรวบรวมเอา Script สำหรับใช้หลังจาก Update ระบบเช่น ตัว Grub เอง ก็สร้างไฟล์ config ใหม่ทุกครั้งหลังจาก update kernel

```sh cat /etc/kernel.d/post-install/50-grub

!/bin/sh

Kernel hook for GRUB 2.

Arguments passed to this script: $1 pkgname, $2 version.

PKGNAME="$1" VERSION="$2"

export ZPOOL_VDEV_NAME_PATH=YES

if command -v grub-mkconfig >/dev/null 2>&1; then if [ -d $ROOTDIR/boot/grub ]; then grub-mkconfig -o $ROOTDIR/boot/grub/grub.cfg exit $? fi fi

exit 0

```

และสังเกตุว่า ไฟล์ทั้งหมดใน Directory นี้นั้น จะนำหน้าด้วยตัวเลข ซึ่งเป็นลำดับของการทำงานนั่นเอง โดยที่เลขน้อยกว่า จะถูกรันก่อน จนครบ

sh ❯ sudo ls /etc/kernel.d/post-install/ -l 10-dkms 20-initramfs -> ../../../usr/libexec/dracut/kernel-hook-postinst 50-bootsize 50-efibootmgr 50-grub

เราก็จะทำการ Copy ไฟล์ 50-grub มาเป็น templates ในการทำ kernel hook และตั้งชื่อว่า 60-sign เพื่อให้แน่ใจว่า ทุกอย่างถูกติดตั้งไปก่อน แล้ว sign เป็นลำดับสุดท้าย

sh sudo cp /etc/kernel.d/post-install/50-grub /etc/kernel.d/post-install/60-sign แล้วก็เข้าไปแก้ไขไฟล์ sh sudo vi /etc/kernel.d/post-install/60-sign แล้วก็ปรับคำสั่งเป็น sbctl ให้เรียบร้อย จะสังเกตุว่าผมได้ใช้ sign สองครั้ง คือ grub config และไฟล์ kernel vmlinuz- ที่มีเวอร์ชั่นตามท้าย

```bash

!/bin/sh

Kernel post-install hook for surcue boot.

Arguments passed to this script: $1 pkgname, $2 version.

PKGNAME="$1" VERSION="$2"

if command -v sbctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then if [ -d $ROOTDIR/boot/efi ]; then echo "Signing new packages v.$VERSION" sbctl sign -s /boot/efi/EFI/void/grubx64.efi sbctl sign -s /boot/vmlinuz-${VERSION} exit $? fi fi

exit 0 ```

เซฟไฟล์ และสุดท้าย ทำ permission ให้มัน excuteable หรือว่าให้โปรแกรมเรียยกทำงานได้

sh sudo chmod +x /etc/kernel.d/post-install/60-sign เนื่องจากว่าบางระบบจะไม่ให้ไฟล์ script ใดๆ มาทำงานได้ตามใจชอบ เราต้องควบคุมเองว่าไฟล์ไหนมี สิทธ์ ที่จะทำงานได้ นั่นเอง

เพียงเท่านี้ เราก็จะมีระบบเข้ารหัสที่ปลอดภัยสุด ๆ ใครจะมาแอบเสียบแฟรชไดร์มาแก้ไขไฟล์ Boot วางยาเราไม่ได้ แน่นอน

@ fec1f0c9:25ee63f5

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 20
• 🍳 Cook time: 10-14 days
• 🍽️ Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 1 SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast)
• 1 cup of sugar
• 8 bags of black or green tea
• 1 gallon of filtered water

Directions

1. Prepare the sweet tea: Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a large pot. Remove the pot from heat and add the tea bags and sugar, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved. Let the tea steep for about 10-15 minutes, then remove the tea bags.
2. Cool Down the Tea: Add the remaining 4 cups of filtered water to the pot to cool down the tea mixture. You want the tea to be at room temperature before proceeding.
3. Transfer to Fermentation Jar: Pour the sweet tea into your clean fermentation jar. Add Starter Tea and SCOBY: Gently pour the starter tea into the jar, ensuring it's mixed well with the sweet tea. Carefully place the SCOBY on top of the tea. It may sink or float, both are okay.
4. 1. Cover and Ferment: Cover the jar with a cloth or paper towel, securing it with a rubber band. This allows airflow while keeping out contaminants. Place the jar in a warm, dark area, ideally between 75-85°F (24-29°C), and let it ferment undisturbed for 7-14 days. The longer you ferment, the more tart and less sweet your kombucha will become.
5. Tasting for Readiness: After 7 days, begin tasting your kombucha using a straw or non-metal spoon. It should be slightly tangy but still slightly sweet. If it's too sweet, let it ferment longer; if it's too sour, ferment for less time next batch.
6. Bottling: Once the kombucha reaches your desired taste, carefully remove the SCOBY and set it aside in a clean container with some of the kombucha (this will be your starter for the next batch). Use a funnel to pour the kombucha into clean bottles, leaving about an inch of headspace at the top. If desired, now is the time to add flavorings (see below). Tightly seal the bottles.
7. Second Fermentation (Optional): If you prefer fizzy kombucha, let the sealed bottles sit at room temperature for 1-3 days for a second fermentation. This will build up carbonation. Keep an eye on the pressure, as over-fermentation can cause bottles to explode.
8. Refrigerate and Enjoy: Once the second fermentation is complete (if you did it), move the bottles to the refrigerator to chill. Your kombucha is now ready to drink!
9. Flavoring (Optional): Add your preferred flavorings while bottling, before the second fermentation. Check my account for specific flavor recipes (the possibilities are endless).

@ 7361ca91:252fce6d

数日前、スペインでインスティトゥト・フアン・デ・マリアナが主催する「自由の晩餐会」が開催されました。このイベントは、リベラルな組織にとって最も重要で象徴的な行事の一つで、毎年開催され、スペインや他の国々から自由の擁護者たちが集う場となり、ネットワーキングやリベラルなアイデアに関する議論の場を提供します。

この晩餐会では、自由の擁護において卓越した献身を示した個人や団体に贈られる権威ある「フアン・デ・マリアナ賞」が授与されます。この賞は、経済、政治、哲学の分野で著名な人物に贈られており、彼らは個人の自由と自由市場の進展に大きく貢献しています。

今回は、スペインの著名な経済学者、弁護士、作家であり、レイ・フアン・カルロス大学（URJC）の政治経済学の教授であるヘスス・ウエルタ・デ・ソトが、アルゼンチンの大統領で現代リベラリズムの主要な知識人の一人であるハビエル・ミレイに賞を授与しました。ウエルタ・デ・ソトは、リベラルな思想において影響力のある人物であり、ミレイの知的指導者として、その自由の擁護における見事な業績を称賛しました。

スピーチの中で、ウエルタ・デ・ソトは、これは彼の人生で最も重要なスピーチであると述べました。それが彼の最も重要な知的貢献とは考えていないものの、これまでに行ってきた自由の理念の擁護と普及に関するすべての仕事をある意味で総括する、彼のキャリアにおいて最も重要な言葉であると考えています。

以下、ハビエル・ミレイを深く感動させ、彼の目に涙を浮かべさせたスピーチの翻訳になります。

今日は、恐れを知らず、世界を変えるために自己を犠牲にすることをためらわない一人の男に敬意を表します。自由という言葉を聞くだけで心が力強く鼓動する男、ハビエル・ミレイは、休むことなく、譲ることなく、自由を追い求めています。それは彼の大きな夢であり、そのエネルギーと情熱は、歴史上の偉大な自由の英雄たちにしか見られないものです。ハビエル・ミレイは、まさにそのような存在になりました。

まず、経済学を学ぶ人々にとって、彼は優れた経済学者としてその分野を完全に掌握しており、謙虚に理解しています。周囲の世界を理解するには、オーストリア学派の経済学の動的で企業家的、創造的なアプローチに従うことが必要であると。実際には、それはスペインの黄金時代のスコラ哲学者たちに由来するため、スペイン学派と呼ばれるべきです。

彼の言葉を借りるならば、ハビエル・ミレイは、主流派のネオクラシカル経済学の限界を見抜くことができました。その仮定の非現実性、形式的および方法論的な還元主義、そして何よりも、最悪の場合には社会工学と国家主義を助長し、最良の場合でも市場を誤った理由で擁護するという重大な誤りを犯している、幻想的な均衡モデルに基づいているからです。オーストリア学派が教えてくれるように、市場は自発的で素晴らしい人間の協力のプロセスであり、創造性と調整を促進します。このプロセスは、国家主義によって改善されることはなく、その科学的な不可能性もまたオーストリア学派によって証明されています。

さらに、ハビエル・ミレイは、今日の政治家にとっての模範となっています。彼は、自身が擁護する主張の科学的基盤を完全に理解し、確信と知的誠実さをもって自由を守ることができるからです。ちょうど、どの医師も医学を完全に習得することなくしてその職務を果たすべきでないのと同様に、いかなる政治指導者、議会議員、大使、あるいはどの省庁の高官も、オーストリア学派が教える経済学、自由、倫理の基本理論を事前に知らずしてその役割を果たすべきではありません。

現在、民主主義が、嘘と税金で得た資金による票の買収に基づく、歪んだシステムへと変わりつつある中で、ハビエル・ミレイは、常に真実を語り、厳しい現実を市民に説明しつつ、なおも自由の理念に対する圧倒的な支持を得ることが可能であることを示しました。彼のリーダーシップは、日々の政治の制約に左右されることなく、決して方向を見失わず、さらに自由を推進する努力を怠りません。したがって、各国でミレイのモデルに従うことを求める者たちは、すでにその道筋とすべきことを知っています。それは、ミレイのモデルを忠実に守ることです。

また、ハビエル・ミレイはすべての人々、特に若者にとっての模範ともなっています。人間の魂に感染する最も致命的なウイルスである国家主義に対抗する中で、ハビエル・ミレイは、他の誰よりも自由の理念を広めるという並外れた功績を持っています。彼は、文字通り、街頭や広場で、そしてメディアを通じて、何千人もの人々に経済理論を教え、知的かつ道徳的に国家主義の理念を打ち破ってきました。彼の言葉によれば、それはこれまで良識ある人々を縛りつけていたものです。特に、若者にとって、ミレイは模範的な存在であり、まだ完全に汚染されておらず、国家主義の罠に陥っていない彼らが、少し勉強し、オーストリア学派の理念に従えば、自由の熱心な擁護者となり、国家が課す組織的な暴力と強制に対する強力な反対者へとすぐに変わることができるでしょう。

自由、生命、財産を象徴する善と、暴力と国家による強制を具現化する悪との間の永続的な闘争において、今日、我々は知的にも道徳的にも歴史的にも、国家主義が死に瀕していると断言できます。この新たな時代において、ハビエル・ミレイと彼を間違いなく支持する者たちの力を借りて、我々の使命は、国家主義に最終的なとどめを刺すことです。未来は、自由を愛し信じる我々のものです。現在、あらゆる派閥の政治家や国家主義者たちが、本当にショックを受け、恐怖におののき、防御的になっているのは驚くべきことではありません。ハビエル・ミレイが言うように、それは「世界中のファシストたち」、そしてハイエクを引用すれば、それは左翼も右翼も含むすべての政党です。

最後に、ハビエル・ミレイは、寛大さの模範でもあります。彼は、出身に関係なく、かつての対立者たちに対しても寛大です。自分の過ちを誠実に認め、自由の理想を抱く勇気と知的誠実さを示す者たちは、彼の寛大さを受けます。多くの人々が、ミレイの話を聞いて、自分が実はアナルコ・キャピタリスト（無政府資本主義者）である、またはそうなりたかったことに気づいています。ハビエル・ミレイは決して自分を神格化することはなく、常に機会があるごとに、自分の偉大な師たちを引用します。それは、ミーゼス、ハイエク、ロスバード、ギットナー、ホッペといった巨人たちと肩を並べるにはふさわしくない私のような者も含まれます。このすべて、そしてハビエル・ミレイが私の人生のこの段階で私にもたらしてくれた大きな個人的な幸福のために、私は彼の知的寛大さに対して、個人的にも道徳的にも感謝しなければなりません。

さらに、リチャード・ソモンテにも感謝したいと思います。彼は、社会主義から逃れてマドリードにやってきたキューバの芸術家で、大人物の壮大な肖像画、とりわけ私の祖父がファンだったフアン・ベルモンテのような闘牛士の肖像画を得意としています。ソモンテは、21世紀の政治の真の闘牛士、ハビエル・ミレイの巨大な肖像画を完成させるというアイデアを私に提案してくれました。この場合、戦って倒すべき「牛」は、間違いなく国家です。

今日ここにあるこの肖像画は、この場で彼に贈るためのものです。話を終えるまでの1分半後に、皆さんがご覧になれる献辞が書かれています。それはこう書かれています。「自由の巨人、ハビエル・ミレイ大統領へ、彼の教授であるヘスス・ウエルタ・デ・ソトより、今日の日に。」

そして、マーティン・ルーサー・キングを引用して、こう締めくくります。「I have a dream」、私には夢があります。私は、国家が最終的に解体され、暗く恐ろしい歴史的な遺物としてのみ記憶される日を夢見ています。私は、国家の論理と理性、そしてそれが引き起こす社会的な紛争や無限の暴力が完全に、そして永久に消え去る世界を夢見ています。私は、人間を財政的に搾取することを目的とする国家が存在しない世界を夢見ています。私は、官僚たちが私たちの子供たちを洗脳せず、彼らを国家の所有物と見なさない世界を夢見ています。

私は、福祉国家という嘘が、特に最も困窮し、弱い立場にある人々のために、国家のない真の福祉に取って代わられる世界を夢見ています。私は、強制的で歪められた社会正義が、自由市場の無限の繁栄と愛に基づいた自発的な人間の連帯によって取って代わられる世界を夢見ています。それは、自由であるからこそ真実であり、強制や暴力によって押し付けられるものではありません。私は、したがって、自由意思による、自己調整された、無政府資本主義の世界を夢見ています。

私は、オーストリア学派が説明するように、今日では強制的で非道徳的なすべての公共サービスが、道徳的かつ効率的で、民間によって提供される世界を夢見ています。要するに、私は、人間がついに国家主義の鎖から解放され、自由に神を選ぶことができる世界を夢見ています、もしそう望むなら。

ハビエル・ミレイと、常に私たちを見守る天の力のおかげで、今日は未来の歴史が始まり、私の夢が現実になり始めました。そして最後に、四つの万歳を叫びます。オーストリア学派の経済学に万歳！偉大なるアルゼンチンと、その大統領ハビエル・ミレイに万歳！そしてもちろん、自由に万歳！カーラホ！

注釈：

ヘスス・ウエルタ・デ・ソト・バリェステルは、スペインの著名な経済学者、弁護士、作家であり、レイ・フアン・カルロス大学（URJC）の政治経済学の教授です。オーストリア学派の代表として、彼は『社会主義、経済計算と企業機能』("Socialismo, Cálculo Económico y Función Empresarial")において、企業の機能と社会主義の不可能性に関する重要な理論的貢献をしています。さらに、彼は『マネー、銀行信用と経済サイクル』("Dinero, Crédito Bancario y Ciclos Económicos")において、オーストリア学派の景気循環理論の発展と動的効率性の擁護で知られています。ウエルタ・デ・ソトは、社会の現実は理論的、歴史的、倫理的なアプローチを組み合わせて分析すべきであると主張し、アナルコキャピタリズム（無政府資本主義）と完全な経済の自由化を支持しています。彼の作品は多くの言語に翻訳されており、経済の自由と金融改革の擁護において、影響力のある人物としての地位を確立しています。

インスティトゥト・フアン・デ・マリアナ（IJM） は、スペインのマドリードに本拠を置くリベラル志向のシンクタンクで、2005年に設立されました。その目的は、その定款によると、「スペイン、ヨーロッパ、およびヒスパニックアメリカの広い大衆に対し、私有財産、自由な企業活動、および公共権力の行動範囲の制限がもたらす利益を紹介すること」です。その名称は、サラマンカ学派の後期の代表者であるフアン・デ・マリアナに由来しています。また、マドリードのレイ・フアン・カルロス大学の法学部および社会科学部において、オーストリア学派の経済学修士課程を後援しています。

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I've been dealing with a lot of aspiring IT people, lately, and it has me sort of jaded.

I'm trying to think of the level of competence I would expect of someone like myself because it has changed, dramatically, since I started out, 26 years ago. I've only now managed to catch up enough to feel "requalified" for my own profession, so I thought I'd write it down for all of you, so that you know what to look for.

As in, what is the new "industry standard" knowledge level for a software business analyst?

If I were hiring a business analyst today, I'd ask...

1. What do e-mail, FTP, and UML have in common?
2. What is the difference between an intranet and the Internet? Name the four Internet layers and one protocol for each.
3. What are unit tests and integration tests and what are they useful for? Who should write them? Who should be looking at the results?
4. What is a build server and why use one? What is the difference between continuous integration and continuous deployment?
5. Please explain the three source control commands: commit, push, and pull.
6. Please explain the three Linux commands: pwd, ls, cat.
7. How do software branches work? What is a merge conflict? What are pull requests?
8. What is the difference between an activity diagram, a state-machine diagram, and a class diagram and when is it best to use which?
9. What are DDD and TDD? What purpose do they serve?
10. What are use cases and user stories? When is it best to use which? What is gherkin?
11. What is the difference between stateful and stateless?
12. What is agile programming?
13. Explain the difference between Kanban, Xtreme Programming, and Scrum, and when is it best to use which?
14. What is the difference between functional and object-oriented programming? Why use one, rather than the other?
15. What are wireframes, mockups, and prototypes?
16. Name two network topologies and give an example for an implementation of each.
17. What are XML, Json, and Yaml and why use one, rather than another?
18. What is an ORM and why use one? What are validators?
19. Name three types of databases and a use case they are ideal for.
20. Explain the importance of data sets to machine learning.

@ c37c1b0f:ebff7368

This was my first visit to Beelitz, and the main halls were all locked and boarded up...

Never a good idea to break in...

Beelitz was a military hospital run by the Soviets after WW2. Both Hitler and Honecker have been patients here!

My Leica M8 does not render gloomy weather well...

The famed doctors theatre, very well protected and also watched over now

I think this was the main patient intake area

The architecture is really nice!

Garage doors at the back

I really wonder what this was about!

That is it for now, next visit coming up soon!

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Chef's notes

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Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 15 min
• 🍳 Cook time: 20 min

Ingredients

• 8 ounces macaroni pasta
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 3 cups milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs (optional for topping)

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) if you plan to bake the macaroni with a breadcrumb topping.
2. Cook the macaroni according to the package instructions until al dente, then drain and set aside.
3. In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the flour and keep stirring for about 1 minute to form a roux or in other words the foundation of flavor.
4. Gradually add the milk to the roux while continuously stirring to prevent lumps. Cook until the sauce thickens.
5. Reduce the heat and add the shredded cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder. Stir until the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.
6. Combine the cooked macaroni and cheese sauce in a large bowl, mixing well.
7. (Optional) For a baked version, pour the macaroni mixture into a greased baking dish. Sprinkle breadcrumbs over the top and bake for 20 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.
8. Serve hot and enjoy your creamy, comforting macaroni and cheese!