DanielMartinez2YE

Privacy, human rights, and Tornado Cash - Molly White

BrandiNelsonG9Q

More. Of. This. Please. 

This is the true spirit of the bitcoin community. 

We need critical thinking and opposing viewpoints. The echo chamber is real. The blind spots are real.

Guys - bitcoin is going to face off against **The Most Powerful Government / Military In The World ™ **. That’s unprecedented. That’s not going to be pretty. 

AND 

As bitcoin is adopted, hacking is going to be increasingly incentivized. If everyone has a hot wallet, then a successful hack or phish is an instant irreversible monetary reward. That’s unprecedented. That’s not going to be pretty.

If bitcoin wins, it’s not going to go well for A LOT OF PEOPLE. 

There’s serious potential if not certainty for mass social unrest. 

It’s possible to be a bitcoin sheep. Don’t be. 

bitdevs

Swan Bitcoin not allowing coinjoined Bitcoin deposits or withdrawals.

NicoleSoto0ZE

This would have got more love on SN I think had you put “Game Theory” before the video title.

It was a fascinating watch and very well put together.

AGORA

This post is meant to capture the attention of the plebs within the ecosystem who produce things other than code.

Naval Ravikant says, if you can’t code, write books and blogs, record videos and podcasts. There’s a strategic reason for this suggestion and it has to do with leverage, the internet, and individuality. It brings a practical framing to my argument: In the current environment, programming is valued higher than anything because it is the most powerful, most efficient. Software has devoured the world, as they say. And if you can’t do that thing, Naval says what is next best in the market is making a product of your unique individuality. Let’s talk about that in a bitcoin context.

Bitcoin is code. That alone is a compelling reason to begin the journey of becoming efficient and competent at coding and programming computers if you’re interested in bitcoin.

I think I could code. I have a high schooler’s exposure to it. I could continue to grow in the skill set and knowledge base; the resources are available, no doubt. I am attracted to the implicit principles of coding, the collaborative, organic nature of FOSS. I think the kind of person you have to become to be good at contributing code is an admirable figure. And I have a desire to contribute to bitcoin because I accept it’s value proposition. I believe the future will be good if bitcoin is widely adopted and used.

But the thing is, after much negotiation with myself and my past, present and future, I choose to listen to the perhaps irrational and elusive, human voice deep within me that lights up when I write words. At the end of the day, I am captured by art. I believe it is useful.

Many in the space have heeded Naval’s advice. In fact, there are so many bitcoin podcasts to listen to, I often opt to listen to none. It’s the ‘finding signal in the noise’ problem. The existence of that problem is evidence of growth in the space. Obviously we want growth, but we want managed growth. We want managed growth because we want to be sure that our efforts are stregthening each other, not weakening. That’s why this conversation is one worth having. 

What kind of people are the plebs who produce something other than code?

Optimistically, they are principled individuals who create value out of their inspirations and environment. They understand why sound money means stable culture. They are interested in contributing.

What do developers want from plebs who produce art?

What I want to know is, how can the plebs and the devs (and the pleb devs) best collaborate? What is required for us to trust one another? Because if I decide that I want to show up in this space, but I am not contributing code, there must be a very good reason for me to be there. If I am deciding against the most valuable form of contribution, how do I convince you that my contribution is still valuable?

I guess I am implicitly admitting to a tension that I feel exists between us. But I find evidence of this tension in our meetups and spaces. I mean, why should I be at bitdevs if I’m not coding? Of course, I know there is a perfectly sound reason as to why. We want growth, and everyone has something to contribute. I believe that is true, don’t get me wrong. But, again, I think we want managed growth. We need to talk about it because we’re building in a bear market. We’re all leveling up, and shit is getting real. We’re laying down the tracks, but the train has already left the station, and it’s a high speed train.

In my writing journey, the principles I’ve developed that guide my actions and decisions are a direct result of grappling with the questions that have arisen from encountering bitcoin. In this way, I can credit bitcoin for the accomplishments I’ve made outside of the ecosystem. For example, I wrote a book about my grandpa. Nothing about the subject has anything to do with the bitcoin protocol, network, or token. However, if I had never encountered bitcoin, I never would have written it.

I think this is true for many of us. Am I right? 

If you are a bitcoiner artisan of sorts, how do you make the case for the value of your contributions to the bitcoin space? Or is it enough to find meaning in your work outside of this group? Do you feel this tension exists? Can you put into words why you believe beauty has everything to do with bitcoin?

tell me what the best collaboration between plebs and devs looks like

Punishment is a Public Good

GavinEatonTI6

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Poker4Sats community: a private club to play poker with sats

KatrinaSummers1YI

SN could integrate with nostr the same way it integrates with twitter. Post a nostr "tweet" as a post and SN offers a click through preview. Other than authentication, I don't know how they could be integrated further without turning SN into a cluttered mess.

bitcoin

Trying to understand what UTXOs are all about 

BryceLamOCK

Like every man of my age I have watched both movies probably close to 100 times. I still consider them my favorite movies. But, so much of the material has become cliche now that you may find it hokie.  I first saw The Godfather with my father when I was a young teenager. It was a limited release so we had to drive to the city to see it. It had a real impact on me, since I was an Italian American kid. I also read the book at that time. I loved it, but later on I read Puzo's two earlier novels, The Dark Arena and Fortunate Pilgrim. They were much more what you might think of as serious fiction. I thought they were excellent. I learned that Puzo only wrote The Godfather because he knew a mafia book would pay the bills, and he was a young father. His first two novels didn't bring in much money.
If you decide to watch them, I would like to hear what you think.

Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) Phishing

BenjaminAtkinsMJO

I haven't been following the drama, nor do I care. ***But*** I am very interested in the debate around what open source means and drama is an interesting vehicle for learning about it.

lightning

Is game dev really so bad?

KathyGlennY51

I agree with @carlosfandango. Thanks for posting. I'm not really a sci fi reader but I have read Bradbury's Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451. In fact, I think I read F451 twice. You bring up some great points. It's a classic must read. 