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2025-05-19 15:54:45 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/220d9593f6412e4343652a9cdb1729a4b18d18b02f408bb90fa708ddf67f88fd.jpg

2025-05-09 17:16:15 UTC

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I agree with core devs that paying miners out-of-band is a problem (but currently not as big a problem as they make it out to be), but the solution they propose is horrible. It really just seems like laziness. They don't want to do the work to come up with a better solution, and they're tired of arguing about it. That's just giving up. We need better core devs if that's the case.

2025-05-09 16:55:15 UTC

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You get in your car one day and say "grocery store please" but it takes you to the reeducation camp instead.

2025-05-09 16:47:10 UTC

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Never forget: Republicans are also socialists.

2025-05-09 14:40:22 UTC

Hey Tom, why not join us on nostr? The best way to learn is to try it out. Plus it's good to have an established presence here for when you get banned from other platforms.
https://fountain.fm/episode/wU9leliyjKq7oUTASOE8

2025-05-09 13:37:47 UTC

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Thanks. I meant "to not have a website" but you know what I mean.

2025-05-09 13:27:35 UTC

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The companies that continue to ignore him will look more and more stupid. Like the last big company to have a website.

2025-05-09 13:14:09 UTC

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896698

2025-05-08 20:49:31 UTC

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Reach out to prominent people who are affected by this. If they knew nostr existed they might come here and bring their audience with them. Not sure how to go about that though.

2025-05-08 15:23:06 UTC

This is a particularly telling moment during the op_return panel at bitcoin++ yesterday. He either doesn't understand mempools and mining, or he is being deceitful, and I'm pretty sure he understands mempools and mining. It is not a foregone conclusion that these transactions will end up in the blockchain "one way or another". He does not know this because nobody knows this. Nobody knows what will be in the next block for sure. This is the whole point, what we are fighting for. To have some influence, as node runners, on what kind of data goes into the blockchain by having autonomy of our own nodes. If I only want monetary data then that is my choice to make, even if I know I might not always get my way. It speaks volumes that core devs consistently rely on lies and fallacious arguments in this debate. https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx-z4PeVUuay7bVZYs8xvVAil4MYz5n2S3?si=zJV8MZMzYpfRCQwS

2025-05-08 14:25:49 UTC

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That's definitely an option. Pretty much how ossification works. It's not so much about the inconvenience of upgrading to knots. It's more about conceding to a group of devs who are attempting to take core down the wrong path. Core is important software, these guys are trying to make it a plaything for shitcoiners, and silence node runners by preventing any further debate (see clip below). I'm a user of core, I'd like to remain a user of core. But I'm also drawing a line in the sand when it comes to shitcoining on bitcoin. I'm done with compromising on this. https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxuA1HEEDYh3CIXxRZjCSNPQzBUTWAc3wq?si=pSWqd1iIgTXHR-Ly

2025-05-08 13:43:41 UTC

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Even Mechanic points out this is not ideal. The core devs love this. When it was brought up during the panel they all enthusiastically agreed that people who don't like this should run knots. This outcome is a win for them because then they make their shitcoiner friends happy and they know the majority of nodes, including the big economic players (exchanges and such), will continue to run core. The fight needs to be for core, but I will switch to knots as well if that's what it comes down to.

2025-05-08 13:23:29 UTC

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I like to tell my kids: Everyone who's good at something practiced their ass off to get that way. A great musician wasn't born knowing how to play like that. He was born with the drive to practice eight hours a day. That's the difference between greatness and mediocrity.

2025-05-08 13:13:40 UTC

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I'm not sure what they should do. But start by not opening the flood gates to shitcoiners. Core prefers the lazy way out. Of course, that's human nature. But they need to be better.
Luke is the CEO of Ocean not Bitcoin, and Peter Todd is literally a shitcoiner. https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx2pwwRNJLWNZ1n3bNgI_QMkIUTZqckF2D?si=7utyGgexZot0hJvK

2025-05-08 12:15:31 UTC

The worst argument I've heard for the op_return PR is that we need to nuke the setting so we won't have to have this debate again in the future. Such utter contempt for users is shocking. https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxuA1HEEDYh3CIXxRZjCSNPQzBUTWAc3wq?si=0vMc7Y8m-i61h3X1

2025-05-08 11:46:38 UTC

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There's some life lesson here. Not sure what.

2025-05-08 11:39:26 UTC

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Interesting that core talks about the dangers of mining centralization as a justification for the op_return PR. Yet Luke and Mechanic are the ones who actually took real action and started a mining company, while core's solution is to open the flood gates to shitcoiners.

2025-05-08 02:43:29 UTC

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Also I said that op_return and RBF together are main sources for demand. Obviously this whole controversy is over op_return, and Pieter talks about discusses the effects of child-pays-for-parent RBF as the source of disparity between mempools. Now we're debating about yet another Todd PR to address issues caused by previous Todd PRs, the same guy who's in favor of removing the 21M cap. It's becoming apparent to me he is a serious problem.

2025-05-08 02:25:58 UTC

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Note he didn't explicitly say this, but he mentioned that the demand for out of band payments is frequently from RBF.

2025-05-08 02:23:19 UTC

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That's what Pieter Wuille said in this video. Plus I didn't realize Todd is also responsible for op_return in the first place until he said so himself. Dude is a menace. https://youtu.be/NpgOOQ5ouzU?si=Njcgv9H1RPB_Bfd3

2025-05-07 23:49:25 UTC

The entire op_return debacle was caused by Peter Todd in the first place. That and RBF, also his baby, are the main reasons for the out of band payments to miners. How can anyone possibly trust this guy? He is at war with Bitcoin, and very intentionally attempting to inflict maximum harm. Fixing his "mistakes" with more of his "solutions" is madness.

2025-05-07 20:17:17 UTC

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Core was sold to the highest bidder. The sad thing is to hear bitcoiners I used to respect making verbatim shitcoiner arguments in favor of this.

2025-05-07 15:22:55 UTC

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Gotta admire the commitment.

2025-05-07 13:08:59 UTC

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The worst is yet to come. The idealistic first generation of devs has been replaced by people who only see bitcoin as a means to get VC money. The only hope is multiple client implementations.

2025-05-07 03:09:23 UTC

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Most but definitely not all. This episode has been a real eye opener.

2025-05-06 21:30:13 UTC

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It's like if Coke said "We want to allow each bottler to be able to add as much high fructose corn syrup as they want. They can make it 100%, and that's just fine." And Pepsi said "That's a bad idea we'll stick with the current limit according to our recipe." Which would you rather drink?

2025-05-06 20:56:09 UTC

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There seems to be a real problem with mining pools not using the mempool to construct blocks. We should figure something out that doesn't involve making spam worse.

2025-05-06 20:35:07 UTC

If course there will be spam in the blockchain, but I want to it to be as expensive as possible to get it there. Spammers have to pay out of band? Good! Yes I know it's on my node forever once it's mined. That doesn't mean I want to make it easier for them. Let's work on getting miners to use spam-free mempools, not make it easier for bad actors. Which pool mined this? Focus your rage on them, not node runners.

2025-05-06 19:21:38 UTC

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I keep hearing about technical arguments for the op_return PR. What are they? Please someone dazzle me with your profound technical arguments. This is all about shitcoiners wanting to shitcoin on bitcoin. They try to hide it behind it being too technical for mere mortals to understand, but this is all there is to it.

2025-05-06 18:32:33 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/b746f0f55a5962e50601841c8caf01a6fbb5daa849cda7bb664a4a8020a64ccc.jpg

2025-05-06 17:58:48 UTC

Awesome discussion. Mechanic's summary at the start was more convincing than anything I've heard in favor of this retarded change. The beginning of the core woke infestation was the PR to remove the word "blacklist" from some test code because, somehow, this word is offensive. All the devs cried "it's no big deal" but I knew at the time it was a bad sign. Now core is a woke cesspool. I will not be running their software anymore.
https://fountain.fm/episode/EWPM2f51fwqYPMj0QjX7
#nevent1q…ezen

2025-05-06 16:56:29 UTC

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Shinobi sounded unhinged. What was the weird scream at the beginning?

2025-05-06 16:43:11 UTC

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What are the technicals? Can't say I've heard a real technical argument from either side.

2025-05-06 15:15:26 UTC

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None of those exactly. I think there will be a lot more spam in the short term but that it will mostly be priced out due to demand for the monetary use case in the long run. This is one of the arguments in favor of the change, and I don't necessarily disagree with it. I think that a few concerned people will run knots but the vast majority will stay with core and update to the latest release. Bitcoin will continue to be the best money in the world, albeit with more spam. Shitcoiners will scam a lot of people and make a lot of money. Life will go on. My problem is that they are removing optionality that node runners currently have, and despite the confident claims to the contrary, this change is almost certainly going to have unforseen consequences. I will not run a node that takes away my ability to configure this limit. I might have been convinced to turn it off, but at this point the response from core leads me to think there is a hidden agenda. Peter Todd is coming for the 21M cap, and this is a stepping stone. But that's just my paranoid theory.

2025-05-06 14:22:46 UTC

Love to see Joe make him squirm. The nervous laugh was especially enjoyable.

2025-05-06 13:45:33 UTC

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Anti-fragility comes from constant push back to unwanted changes. If we become complacent and accept everything core devs do, while they tell us "this is too complicated for non-devs to have a say" then yes, it will be that fragile. The dev community seems to be very poor. They are constantly complaining about lack of funding (I don't doubt it), and there are great organizations like open sats that provide funding. But there will always be well funded VCs that can provide more than charities. Also when there is one dominant client (i. e. Core) and few alternatives, that is also a fragile situation. The main focus now imo should be funding for alternatives to core.

2025-05-06 12:28:54 UTC

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I agree 100%. Peter on the other hand...
https://blossom.primal.net/6cd676db54e45653b83e83b464acfb6f92b68831d78c8692eae9695b3064bc69.jpg

2025-05-06 12:27:03 UTC

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Any plans to have someone on who opposes the charge?

2025-05-06 12:11:53 UTC

The same arguments in favor of removing the OP_RETURN limit will be used by @nprofile…st82 to justify removing the 21M hard cap.

2025-05-06 12:05:59 UTC

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It's not hard to understand. Shitcoiners paid off some core devs to turn Bitcoin into another shitcoin. We should have paid the devs more. That's the free market at work.

2025-05-06 11:38:14 UTC

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I read through that and it made me less supportive of this change. The motivation of core devs is clearly to make spam cheaper at the request of a company that is paying the same core devs to make this change. These devs have sold out, plain and simple. It's disgusting.

2025-05-06 10:17:12 UTC

Why do core devs want to make spam less expensive?
#nevent1q…nw29

2025-05-06 02:36:26 UTC

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The federal government should have nothing to do with schools. Like everything else it touches, they've turned them to shit. They are indoctrination centers at best, and ghetto prisons for children at worse. To whatever extent government needs to be involved it should be only at the most local level.

2025-05-05 20:37:36 UTC

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I think bitcoin has gone too far to accommodate spam. Yes, that's my subjective opinion of what spam is, which is the only definition that matters to me. This is the one lever I can pull to fight that as a node runner. Maybe you think that's naive. I do not care. I'm not giving it up. Even if you're right, and I'm convinced to turn off this option, I insist on having a way to go back, without downgrading, to what I'm doing now. I feel burned by unintended consequences in the past, so I will do whatever I can to avoid the same mistake. Maybe running knots is just a futile gesture, but if that's all I can do then so be it.

2025-05-05 16:45:50 UTC

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Almost seems like gold is a shitcoin.

2025-05-05 15:04:57 UTC

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Miners decide what's in blocks, node runners decide what goes in their own mempools. I won't run software that takes away my autonomy. If there's a reason to remove the limit then convince me to change the setting. Forcing this is a big red flag.

2025-05-05 13:57:33 UTC

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Old heavy metal rocker, or trans woman. Impossible to tell.

2025-05-05 13:53:43 UTC

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Why pretend that all PRs are the same. Some may generate more interest from the users than others. You sound like "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."

2025-05-05 12:29:36 UTC

My mempool, my choice.

2025-05-05 12:21:29 UTC

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Miners decide what's in blocks. Node runners decide what's in their mempools. I will run the software that respects this.

2025-05-05 12:05:42 UTC

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The increasing ivory tower, high priest, attitude is enough incentive for me to run knots. For example the second sentence in the third paragraph starting with "There's no debate..." That was the final straw for me. Good bye core, hello knots.

2025-05-05 11:28:03 UTC

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Then clearly the government is a complete and utter failure. If it's gotten this bad then it's time for revolution.

2025-05-05 11:24:49 UTC

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Don't comply. There are probably dozens of regulations the average EU citizen doesn't comply with every day. What's one more?

2025-05-05 02:59:46 UTC

Great conversation!
https://fountain.fm/episode/OhrP0q4G4fszgPPAiapD
#nevent1q…ypa6

2025-05-05 02:53:26 UTC

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I sometimes think about the countless other open source projects with little to no user interest. Devs can make any changes they want and no one cares. Bitcoin is the opposite of that.

2025-05-04 18:18:57 UTC

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Some people will scan their eyeballs before admitting they were wrong about Bitcoin.

2025-05-04 16:31:11 UTC

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I love that man.

2025-05-04 16:29:12 UTC

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"Without government, who will do the science?"

2025-05-04 15:40:14 UTC

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The behavior of some is appalling. Not sure about the group as a whole. If they want "people who don't know shit" to run their software, they need to become better communicators.

2025-05-04 14:55:44 UTC

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Sounds like you had an interest in that monitor, but a conflict with your graphics card. Smart move to recognize that and change course.

2025-05-04 14:46:04 UTC

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For #3, the same person who made the op_return PR: Peter Todd.

2025-05-04 13:49:55 UTC

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Such a fragile ego he has.

2025-05-04 13:05:53 UTC

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And yet core is worse. Seems like we have two shitty choices.

2025-05-04 02:37:01 UTC

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Current core devs seem more like bluesky types.

2025-05-03 21:58:06 UTC

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It's always the same story.
https://blossom.primal.net/09f81f8b9ca8c7562d0b1a4a018a8be6e89e8d743e79dcfc232696506091eca3.jpg

2025-05-03 13:15:38 UTC

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So that's what Lopp looks like without a beard.

2025-05-03 13:07:52 UTC

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Same logic as "if you support free speech, then I can come to your house and scream insults in your face any time I want."

2025-05-03 12:35:44 UTC

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He's been calling for this for a while. At what point is it no longer trolling?

2025-05-03 12:33:06 UTC

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The lesson learned here is if maxis don't fund Bitcoin development shitcoiners will. Core is a lost cause but maybe we can learn something from this fiasco.

2025-05-03 12:16:04 UTC

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Why don't you just use something else? There plenty of inflationary shotcoins to choose from.

2025-05-03 06:03:25 UTC

Bitcoin is nothing if not the ability to say "No". Take away this ability, and it's no longer Bitcoin.

2025-05-03 05:23:09 UTC

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That leads to a race to the bottom, i.e. zero restrictions. Bitcoin would not survive that. Restrictions define a protocol.

2025-05-03 05:09:14 UTC

Todd is an enemy.

2025-05-03 02:56:57 UTC

I'm not convinced by Ben's arguments. Thanks for pushing back Matt.
https://fountain.fm/episode/zbXnveqNy4RSnIUSwcso
#nevent1q…ce05

2025-05-03 02:55:40 UTC

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I'm not convinced by Ben's arguments. Thanks for pushing back Matt.

2025-05-01 11:17:06 UTC

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It's hard to have sympathy for people who go straight from "it's a scam" to "I'm too late".

2025-05-01 04:36:24 UTC

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Todd also wants tail emissions. Not sure why anyone trusts that guy at this point.

2025-04-29 12:20:15 UTC

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I guess redditors only like being guinea pigs for experimental vaccines pushed by government and pharmaceutical corporations.

2025-04-29 12:07:07 UTC

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He doesn't remember because at the time he had his fingers stuck in his ears and was saying "na na na na I'm not listening"

2025-04-27 14:01:05 UTC

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https://m.primal.net/QfGY.jpg

2025-04-25 13:40:58 UTC

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I want an orange t-shirt with the words "Ask me about my cult" printed on it.

2025-04-25 13:35:21 UTC

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This could actually be 4d chess, because I can't think of a better way to get your posts shared far and wide.

2025-04-23 21:43:16 UTC

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NAK

2025-04-23 15:44:58 UTC

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It's fun watching Jack build the future in real time.

2025-04-23 12:08:01 UTC

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So the system is a fragile house of cards. Good to know.

2025-04-23 03:21:46 UTC

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For the common good

2025-04-22 15:45:44 UTC

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So is it guarded 24 hours a day by armed guards? Seems like an easy target.

2025-04-21 20:02:07 UTC

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Sad that Phoenix only works in the US when the right person is elected president. Looking for a good mobile lightning wallet that's less reliant on which way the political winds are blowing.

2025-04-21 14:27:46 UTC

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Tyrants sure do love their existential crises.

2025-04-21 12:35:25 UTC

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They don't call it a "strategic" reserve for nothing.

2025-04-21 12:05:13 UTC

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The politician giving away free money wins again.

2025-04-21 11:57:06 UTC

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His replacement...
https://m.primal.net/QYJk.jpg