I would really like to see a NIP where each follow is just another event. The contact lists seem kind of orthogonal to the rest of the protocol and are one of my least favorite aspects of its design.
I think it depends on how you want to get involved: L1 protocol stuff? Definitely C++ since core is written in C++. However, with Python, you can also improve the core test suite. For L2 protocol stuff, I think Golang or Rust are good candidates (LND is written in Go, CLN in C/Rust) If you just want to build applications like SN, you can use any stack basically. SN uses NextJS + Postgres.
But don't forget that reviewing and testing also counts as contributing. That's where most people are needed:
Remember that testing issues and reviewing are the most effective ways you can contribute as a new contributor (and will teach you more about the codebase than opening PRs).
I got a referral this morning (see screenshot), but it's still showing "0" my referral page. Does it just take a little while to register in the system?
Does that mean the referral link isn't applying properly if I link people to my profile? Or is it just a bug that the banner doesn't appear when you link them to your profile page?
Everyone should take advantage of the low fees + low btc fiat price to permanently add whatever they want to the blockchain. It might be the last chance to do that for basically nothing.
You can sign up to our site using your LN wallet for privacy.
Enter the amount either in fiat or in sats and you can choose the currency you want the person receiving the tip to see. You can add their name if you want to personalize it and a small note.
Fund the tip via your LN Wallet (I usually find my tips via Strike so I don’t use my stash).
Once the invoice is finde a QR Code is generated that you present to the person receiving the tip.
They are taken to a landing page with the $ amount of the tip, welcome message and special note. The user needs to claim their tip via email (adding sms to streamline the process).
Once claimed we take them through a which 5 step onboarding journey and suggest LN Wallets to download and claim their funds)
Once sats and withdrawn we give them guides they can start exploring, want to spend your bitcoin? Want to send it to someone else? Want to buy more? Want to earn more.
All of this is done with the safety that you can put an expiration date to the tip in case the person isn’t interesting in exploring if they claim the funds but not withdraw them before the expiration dates the sats can be reclaimed and sent back to your wallet!
I already tried it with my barber after my haircut and also I tipped a bartender as well, he still hasn’t withdrawn his funds but still has like 27 days left!
Want it yea it out??
Shoot me a DM https://twitter.com/Lightsats21 I’d love for you to see it and give any feedback on things we can add or improve! 🍊💊
That's a whole project on its own :) makes more sense to let people choose their preferred non-custodial wallet that have a dedicated team to develop it
Well worth the read. It's felt like there is pressure building around this issue for the last few years.
preserving trustless UTXO ownership
While I'm a fan of things like ecash, pursuing those sorts of conveniences shouldn't mean we stop working on maximum censorship resistance. If you can't hold a utxo and send it to anyone anytime anywhere, bitcoin loses its value proposition.
I would really like to see a NIP where each follow is just another event. The contact lists seem kind of orthogonal to the rest of the protocol and are one of my least favorite aspects of its design.
To be honest, this was the first thing that went through my head when I saw Amboss for the first time.
The only thing I would use here is accessing the publicly available features in a private browsing window over VPN, and even that has its risks.
You should post this in the Plebnet Telegram since they are pretty big on amboss over there.
I think it depends on how you want to get involved:
L1 protocol stuff? Definitely C++ since core is written in C++. However, with Python, you can also improve the core test suite.
For L2 protocol stuff, I think Golang or Rust are good candidates (LND is written in Go, CLN in C/Rust)
If you just want to build applications like SN, you can use any stack basically. SN uses NextJS + Postgres.
Jon Atack has a lot of resources on how to contribute: https://jonatack.github.io/articles.
But don't forget that reviewing and testing also counts as contributing. That's where most people are needed:
-- https://jonatack.github.io/articles/how-to-contribute-pull-requests-to-bitcoin-core
Couple of questions on that:
https://m.stacker.news/4881
https://m.stacker.news/4883
Does that mean the referral link isn't applying properly if I link people to my profile? Or is it just a bug that the banner doesn't appear when you link them to your profile page?
Everyone should take advantage of the low fees + low btc fiat price to permanently add whatever they want to the blockchain. It might be the last chance to do that for basically nothing.
That not everybody is a good person. Although, I still think most of them are good :)
https://m.stacker.news/47183
We’re building a solution for this🫡🧡
We’ve been building https://lightsats.com for 5 weeks now we’re part of the Bolt🔩Fun Legends of Lightning ⚡️ Tournament which lets you leave tips to people that don’t know about bitcoin without having to do the onboarding yourself and having them download a wallet right on the spot.
Here’s how it works:
All of this is done with the safety that you can put an expiration date to the tip in case the person isn’t interesting in exploring if they claim the funds but not withdraw them before the expiration dates the sats can be reclaimed and sent back to your wallet!
I already tried it with my barber after my haircut and also I tipped a bartender as well, he still hasn’t withdrawn his funds but still has like 27 days left!
Want it yea it out??
Shoot me a DM https://twitter.com/Lightsats21 I’d love for you to see it and give any feedback on things we can add or improve! 🍊💊
That's a whole project on its own :) makes more sense to let people choose their preferred non-custodial wallet that have a dedicated team to develop it
I like it here.
nice touch adding forwarding to your post. Gotta appreciate all @kr is doing.
Well worth the read. It's felt like there is pressure building around this issue for the last few years.
While I'm a fan of things like ecash, pursuing those sorts of conveniences shouldn't mean we stop working on maximum censorship resistance. If you can't hold a utxo and send it to anyone anytime anywhere, bitcoin loses its value proposition.