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@ 000002de:c05780a7
2025-03-04 19:27:34
I was reminded of this comic this morning. Very relevant to this day.
The losers suddenly fear the government. Or rather the current administration. Those that used to fear the government falsely believe they can wield it to do "good". This is an illusion. Like the Ring of Power it has no master. The only winner is the state. It grows more powerful.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/903795
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@ e968e50b:db2a803a
2025-03-04 19:00:20
[The Bitcoin Trail](https://thebitcointrail.space/)
your tombstone - 1000 sats - the player will run into it along the trail just like the original game, your nym from stacker.news will be featured and I might write you an epitaph
your tombstone with baller epitaph - 5000 sats - same thing, but I promise to put some time into writing your epitaph and you can make some requests about it
Just shoot me a dm with the amount of sats and your requested epitaph if it applies.
https://thebitcointrail.space/
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/903776
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@ e968e50b:db2a803a
2025-03-04 18:34:23
# Spoiler Alert
Please do not read this post if you have not read The Three Body Problem or The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin and ever intend to.
## Now that you've been warned...
I just finally finished The Dark Forest, the middle book of the three body trilogy. Boy howdy!!! How cool were those last 50 pages!?
So, there's much to discuss for bitcoiners concerning the parallel between the dark forest and the byzantine generals' dilemma, but, for now, can we just talk about the ultra-brief mention of lasers in that chaotic part after the destruction of Starship Earth?
If I got it right, in that era, the general population possesses en masse handgun style lasers. These lasers are powerful enough for self defense, but individually, not powerful enough to take down a spaceship trying to launch. HOWEVER, and this is the cool part, all together they CAN take down a spaceship because...you know, how lasers work and stuff. They compound their energy together or something like that. Correct me here science nerds.
<sub>like this, but with lasers, right?</sub>
What an interesting, but basically-just-mentioned-in-passing idea! I feel like the implications of this could have been fleshed out a whole lot more, although I can see how it was just a creative idea he came up with to serve a totally different story.
Anyway, it reminded me of bitcoin...but violent. I've long had an idea in the back of my head for a fantasy story in which the magic system is decentralized, but Cixin Liu came up with a really great sci-fi equivalent here. I wonder if some creative storyteller might want to jump on a similar idea?
...and yeah, I know, a WAY bigger discussion could be had about how the dark forest and the byzantine generals' dilemma are similar and the implication that a bitcoiny response could shed light in the dark forest. I just think this whole laser thing is more of a cool parallel right now.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/903753
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@ 1ac0c5ab:77ca82f9
2025-03-04 17:28:01
If you're looking for a paid Nostr relay but don't want to spend a lot of sats, try one of these. All of these relays are under 5000 sats for lifetime access. This list was manually complied from [nostr.watch](https://nostr.watch), and I removed anything over 5000 sats or dead (503 error or unable to generate invoices).
Here's the list. None of these relays are run by me, and I'm not benefiting in any way from sharing these.
* relay.nostr.sc
* nostream.macewan.nz
* paid.nostrified.org
* nostr.karmickoala.info
* yestr.me
* nostr.bitcoinvn.io
* relay.nostr.wf
* relay.nostr.nu
* nostr.sats.li
To purchase and use the relay:
1. Copy and paste the URL above
2. Enter your npub (NOT your private key) and accept the terms
3. Pay the invoice with your lightning wallet
4. Copy and paste the wss:// URL into your favorite Nostr client
5. Enjoy increased reliability, better performance, longer data retention, and less spam!
If you know of any other cheap Nostr relays, feel free to share below!
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/903683