SLCW

https://slcw.npub.pro

Handyman engineer. I bounce from project to project. I'm often called in to do the finishing touches, bringing 90% complete projects over the finish line. I'm good at making disparate systems talk to each other.

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*Always Buy the Dip*

#privacy #security #linux #Android #networkengineer #infosec #SimpleX #dogs #cats #pets #cooking

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npub1vkgj57k30l2u7wave6t4nua75wjylx3nju6qu4vu7pneghwx8zlsf7q4uq

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relay.damus.io

nos.lol

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2025-04-14 23:31:11 UTC

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What a bumbling fool. Why is entire trump administration even there? And why did Trump have to make himself the center of celebration with that bullshit Trump jersey? This was supposed to be an event to celebrate this football team for their trophy winning achievement. But that's all cast aside so that Trump can be the center of attention. All these people are fucking horrible. And so are the "whatabout" MAGAts who blame Biden for everything from jock-itch to the 1986 Challenger shuttle disaster, and everything in between. It's all a deflection to shield them from actually having to justify Trump's uniquely horrific behavior.

2025-04-12 20:31:18 UTC

I'm at my local library, just relaxing and investigating some new books when this guy sitting a few tables over ripped a loud AF fart. It was so loud that someone across the room said, "SHHHHHHHH!!!!!" And now I'm laughing hysterically 🤣

2025-04-12 20:06:26 UTC

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Just thinking about that scares me. I've had enough thumb drives randomly fail that I wouldn't rust that for more than 100k sats. I've got one signing wallet @nprofile…snac that requires 2/3 signatures, including hardware signature, on a device that's only brought online to sign transactions, and seperate watch-only wallets on all my other devices. This allows me to safely monitor my wallet, and track incoming transactions without having to bring my signing device online

2025-04-12 19:56:36 UTC

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The last cruise I was on was back in September of 2009. Western Caribbean (Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Costa Maya, Belize, and a few days at sea). Back then the only internet was via an on-board internet café powered by ship-to-shore radio. It was awful, and really low bandwidth. Only good for email really. It's good that expanding technology has created more options, including via mobile data (3G/4G/5G), and satellite data. Then again, you're supposed to be unplugged and relaxing, not tweeting and scrolling TikTok!

2025-04-10 23:33:23 UTC

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Nunchuk and Sparrow integrating the Blockstream Explorer is an obvious move that brings enhanced functionality and easy transaction monitoring to these top-shelf wallets. It brings more choice and freedom to the user, and I think that's always a good thing. 😁👍

2025-04-10 23:27:00 UTC

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio just submitted a memo to a US federal court stating that he can deport anyone he wants regardless of whether or not they've been charged or convicted of a crime, purely on the basis of their beliefs. Thought crime. It's not hyperbole to notice that the US is fast approaching Orwell's 1984.
Rubio has worked quickly to establish his own mini-dictatorship at State. His gleeful canceling of hundreds of student visas, eager participation in disappearances and obviously illegal courtroom shenanigans, and more — it is this little weasel that, if the courts let him, get to decide which beliefs are allowed in the country in the future. So much for the First Amendment.
https://www.splinter.com/marco-rubio-tells-court-he-can-deport-people-for-their-beliefs-alone

2025-04-08 11:02:14 UTC

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The girl making fun of him was hilarious 😂

2025-04-08 11:00:13 UTC

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Just make sure you give it full notification access. It must be running in your notification tray in order to catch your notifications.

2025-04-08 10:59:12 UTC

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Good. The worst thing other countries can do is give in to Trump's dumbshit demands. You can tell he's a moron because he thinks trade deficits are bad, and a sign that other countries are taking advantage of America. This is a man who only passed his economics courses because his dad paid off the school.

2025-04-08 10:56:24 UTC

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Oh that's weird. Pokey is really good. Sometimes Amethyst just misses notifications so you never know. But Pokey is reading directly from your inbox relays so it catches them all.

2025-04-08 10:49:51 UTC

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No idea. I think this happened in San Francisco. It was printed on a corrugated plastic sheet which is nearly indestructible. 😂

2025-04-08 10:45:49 UTC

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Turn off Amethyst's notifications and use Pokey instead.

2025-04-08 10:44:44 UTC

This self-proclaimed Patriot got so angry when he saw an anti-fascism poster that he just had to destroy it. But despite his best efforts, the sign defeated him. It would be pathetic if it wasn't so funny 🤣
https://video.nostr.build/5563376e3c69a0bd3f06c695852efb26cd7d03dace83fecd30bdb3241794dc22.mp4

2025-04-08 02:58:05 UTC

Trump’s insistence that the U.S. is being taken for a ride betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of economics that is built on a dislike of other countries and a desire to be the dealmaker responsible for a new world order.
https://newrepublic.com/post/193677/donald-trump-tariffs-deficit-understanding

2025-04-07 08:06:43 UTC

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Always buy the dip!

2025-04-07 01:42:07 UTC

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This is me when the price of #Bitcoin drops.
#nevent1q…5t2g

2025-04-07 01:35:27 UTC

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That's almost certainly one of them. I have no idea what the other is. 🤔

2025-04-06 10:02:39 UTC

Alright, hear me out. It's like Limbo, but the limbo stick is going to be on fire, and this ripped little dude is gonna pick you up, place you across his bent knees, and bend over backwards as he shimmies under the flaming limbo stick with you planked out, riding his little legs. Waddayasay? 😳
https://video.nostr.build/ee608e73a80ab3b244f662f036e1fd4497e8f94683ea5e27485842375fb8be59.mp4

2025-04-06 08:38:24 UTC

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Those dumplings are a big hit with the pups!

2025-04-06 08:27:04 UTC

These are some suspiciously well-fed street dogs. No protruding ribs among these boys! 😂 #dogs #dogstr
https://video.nostr.build/f38ba6d577d6fc801cc3fe7c86525f998f209bb12df1e2ed32a28db36f8fcf7c.mp4

2025-04-05 08:46:01 UTC

This dog shreds harder than most skaters I know... #dogs #dogstr #skaterDog
https://video.nostr.build/bb079982e090b7576b4c7ab999e7ab84a4d7bd18edb7c6491dd4ea107ca48243.mp4

2025-04-05 07:57:38 UTC

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How cool was that?? I guess you never know when you're going to encounter a creature in distress!

2025-04-05 07:56:38 UTC

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Given how good phone cameras have gotten, it's kinda hard to justify the expense unless you're an amateur or professional photographer, and need a full featured camera for your work. Stacking dem sats is almost certainly the better move. 🤙

2025-04-05 07:53:11 UTC

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Oh cool! I think Yaki is only the second client to offer algo relay support (the other being Coracle)! Have you tried it with @nprofile…6u4e's algo relay? This is another fresh feature for Yaki!

2025-04-05 07:48:56 UTC

These two dudes came across a choking raccoon in the middle of the night. Bill performed the raccoon Hiemlich maneuver while the other guy yelled words of encouragement. The Hiemlich successfully dislodged the food piece, and everyone cheered. Raccoon then did the walk of shame and shuffled off to his family. Life is fucking weird.
https://video.nostr.build/b60fd69cb3146e196026473cad02ade4fdda54cc7a2455379285989534f30ee6.mp4

2025-04-03 06:55:05 UTC

There are only two countries in the whole world who are exempt from Trump's tariffs... Russia, and North Korea. 🤔

2025-04-03 05:14:54 UTC

Me and this Italian cheesemonger both need a cigarette after this performance 🥵
https://video.nostr.build/1a20ce3934443cf6bdbed06745fad931a75c602d341061e709001e1228ea6117.mp4

2025-04-02 09:40:31 UTC

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I just tried but it failed.

2025-04-02 08:10:00 UTC

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Great idea! Minibits is a solid lightning/ecash wallet with a friendly UX and easily understood functionality. The big balance display let's them see what they have at a glance, and the ledger let's them easily dig into the transaction log and see all their deposits. Very easy to audit, and perfect for kids who are earnin' and learnin'! I do wish it had on-chain integrated, but can easily convert lightning to on-chain using Muun or even Coinos. In fact, you may want to look at Coinos as an alternative to Minibits because it has the integrated on-chain making it very simple to transfer their sats directly to Proton Wallet all within the Coinos wallet.

2025-04-02 03:15:35 UTC

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This is bullshit. Nunchuk doesn't have an official TG channel. This is some scam nonsense. You would be wise to leave that fake group.

2025-04-01 22:26:51 UTC

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I like his little bag of weed 🤣

2025-04-01 17:47:25 UTC

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I have of course. But the wallet's lack of reliable persistence due to it being a PWA still makes me uncomfortable putting 100k or more onto it. I still use it and think it's the best option for ecash. I just don't use it with higher amounts of sats.

2025-04-01 12:40:16 UTC

Me when the price of #Bitcoin shoots up right after I make a buy.
https://video.nostr.build/6069f1ceda9d138b572bb8eebe2a0b48936a049b96d6271afda3803fcb61b072.mp4

2025-04-01 12:35:53 UTC

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Why'd you ruin it? We could have had a bunch people all excited about the rock and integrated pico-laser on the umbrel! Boooooooo

2025-04-01 12:34:07 UTC

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But... 🤔

2025-04-01 11:57:27 UTC

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This and iTorrent are the best iOS options.

2025-04-01 11:56:37 UTC

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I use Flud but it's not available for iOS. The best iOS alternatives are iTorrent and iTransmission.

2025-04-01 11:48:36 UTC

The bouncer accidentally let a few underage kids to slide past. No biggie. It happens 🤷‍♂️
https://video.nostr.build/155f1b1733a0c2ea2a6cc5baaf369b82249212bff267e2b4ac6da1838976488d.mp4

2025-04-01 11:45:52 UTC

GM frens!

2025-04-01 09:51:43 UTC

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I'd appreciate if more wallets integrated Cashu into their app. The Cashu Wallet is nice, but the fact that it's a web app makes me very nervous with amounts over 1000 sats. An actual app with perseverance makes a lot more sense for longterm use, IMO. And with that, you can have on-chain, lightning, and ecash all in one.

2025-04-01 08:56:36 UTC

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WTF is this shit??? How TF are they going to restrict wallets to banking hours?

2025-04-01 08:44:33 UTC

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You'd think if they're already familiar with Bitcoin and lightning and have a lightning wallet, they'd understand the invoice thing and navigate it without difficulty. Perhaps you could add a tutorial page with screenshots that walks them through them basics of copying the invoice and using a wallet to pay it.

2025-04-01 08:34:56 UTC

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When you say small workaround, are you referring to the need to copy the invoice and paste it into your lightning wallet to make the payment? That was no issue for me but I can see that maybe being tricky for the uninitiated.

2025-04-01 05:42:09 UTC

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It may have been in Brooklyn, but dude's truck has Jersey plates. I actually thought it was Hoboken, but it definitely could be Brooklyn.

2025-04-01 05:35:04 UTC

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Very cool! It's awesome that you got it all setup and running properly! Now, the orders can come rolling in! 🤑

2025-04-01 05:30:12 UTC

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Can we give the vibe coding a rest? It's getting way out of hand. 😭

2025-04-01 05:28:45 UTC

So, dude was upset that he was being towed, so he accosted the tow truck driver, stole the tow truck, destroyed 10 cars pulling out, then destroyed his own truck because his dumb ass didn't understand that it wasn't properly secured when he took it. And of course it's New Jersey. 😭
https://video.nostr.build/6a7d4cfda449cee9908cbbaaf1953cf90f8a3a2992708a8f3fdd95d068041d4a.mp4

2025-04-01 01:49:10 UTC

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The core is great. What has happened after Return of the Jedi is not so great. But like broken house with a solid foundation, it can be rebuilt.

2025-04-01 01:46:53 UTC

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Sent 21

2025-04-01 01:40:05 UTC

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I don't really understand why US users can't use WoS. They're literally the only wallet with such a restriction.

2025-04-01 01:04:32 UTC

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I received seven 1 sat zaps 8hrs ago, which I'm assuming are yours. I have my incoming sats routed to a different wallet via my @getalby.com address. So those zaps hit that wallet. I've had no other problems sending and receiving from my node. Everything appears to be in good working order on my end.

2025-03-31 12:22:03 UTC

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That's fine. They're free to implement or not implement whatever features they want. But then they can't complain if users start flocking to other clients with the features, or start demanding that they add it to their client. It's a free market.

2025-03-31 09:39:23 UTC

This video makes me so happy ☺️ This service dog works hard for her human every day, so they took her to a fun park and let her go down the slide! The look on her face, and the way her ears float up on every bump just cracks me up! And you can tell how happy she is when she gets to the bottom. I hope this makes you happy, too!
https://video.nostr.build/b942c914250f63704734f79b4ab18db3ab42f3df2e2bd23240f4979d24ca997b.mp4

2025-03-31 09:09:28 UTC

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This is a really cool image! The marketing for Cashu is getting real good! 🥜⚡

2025-03-31 09:07:02 UTC

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Totally fair assessment. Although I will say I doubt that Ukraine would have done such a thing at this particular moment. They desperately need that ceasefire, and an antagonistic strike on Russia's dictator in Moscow would be sure way to ensure that ceasefire never happens.
I'm also not sure that Ukraine has the ability to strike so deep into Russia. Obviously, it could physically be done by small team, but the intelligence needed to effectively plan such a thing is likely out of their reach. Still a possibility to be sure, but IMO its on the bottom part of the list of possibilities.

2025-03-31 08:47:21 UTC

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Never give up the dream!

2025-03-31 08:46:24 UTC

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Doh! I see. That clearly makes more sense than the notion of a client-based aggregator like I was thinking of. And that's why you make the big bucks! 😜

2025-03-31 08:42:39 UTC

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Client based aggregators make me a little nervous because I always think of Primal and their weird cache server model. Obviously, it could be made a lot smarter and less obstructive, but I think doing that on the client level also negates some of an aggregator's benefit, namely the reduction in data use. If the client is doing it, then all the relays being aggregated are still being downloaded per device. Just some initial thoughts, but I think it's valuable to query these ideas, and brainstorm them because that's how we arrive at great solutions!

2025-03-31 08:36:01 UTC

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I think I like the idea of trending and recommendations being user-definable client options. I think that strikes a good balance between the utility of those features with the necessity of user control and ownership of data. I don't think we have to choose one or the other. We can have both!

2025-03-31 08:29:45 UTC

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I don't use nos.lol, but I have relay.nostr.band set as one of my general relays with read-only access so I'm never writing to it. I just use it to pull content because it's an aggregator, and I save a ton of data useage by just pulling from there as opposed to 7 other big relays.

2025-03-31 08:00:02 UTC

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Oh very much so. Trump is absolutely enamored with Putin. He desperately wants to have Putin's power, and total authority. He models a lot of his aspirations on Putin. It's why he's so friendly and deferential towards the Russian dictator.

2025-03-31 07:52:45 UTC

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It's pretty disgusting. I understand wanting to protect that waterway to ensure reliable commerce, but celebrating and patting yourself on the back for the "accomplishment" of successfully assaulting a piss-poor nation that's vastly out-manned and out-gunned is pretty bad form. Just one more piece of evidence of the tactless, classless, and cruel nature of the current US administration.

2025-03-31 07:48:25 UTC

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One of my Top 5 favorite albums of all time! I've had the pleasure of meeting most of the Wu, including ODB, and their music is an integral part of my late childhood.

2025-03-31 07:39:10 UTC

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I think nostr covers at least some of those items inherently through its use of npubs as the heart of the protocol. But some of the items are facilitated by the various client apps. I think it might be a challenge to bring it all under the npub umbrella just because of how the protocol implementation works. 🤔 But think this is a great list, and something that should be the basis of development moving forward.

2025-03-31 07:32:00 UTC

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Publishing releases on your GitHub is a good idea. A lot of people prefer to go straight to the source when pulling releases, and github also allows the use of Obtainium for managing updates. In my experience, best practices puts GitHub at the foundation, with other distro sources pulling from the repository.

2025-03-31 07:25:33 UTC

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It doesn't look like this is affecting YakiHonne. I don't see any indication of these blank notifications over here. It's weird because it's not like a new version of Amethyst just pushed, and we're seeing a new bug. 🤔

2025-03-31 07:20:52 UTC

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That's odd because for me, they're coming from people who are definitely not on my mute list. These are frens.

2025-03-31 07:19:33 UTC

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Same. And it just started. I don't get it. I'm gonna take a look in YakiHonne.

2025-03-31 06:43:38 UTC

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* NOT structural

2025-03-31 06:42:25 UTC

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Given that it was meant to be a demonstration of what tiny pieces of space debris can do to structures like the ISS, with a longterm presence in orbit, I think the choice of aluminum makes sense. The most used material on the ISS is aluminum alloy. The Node modules were actually crafted from a single block of aluminum each. There is some stainless steel in its construction, but it's structural, and relatively insignificant compared with the amount of aluminum used.

2025-03-31 06:28:01 UTC

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Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if he had his own limo blown up to establish the pretense to abandon any ceasefire planned for Ukraine. He'll claim it was Ukrainian terrorists who are responsible, and use that to justify escalating the conflict in Ukraine.

2025-03-31 06:24:41 UTC

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And actually, I was mistaken as to the source of this particular piece of plastic. I did some investigation into this photo and apparently, it was an intentional test on the ISS using a light-gas gun in close quarters to show how much damage even a tiny amount of space debris can do. It used a small, 1g piece of plastic the size of a pencil eraser against the block of solid aluminum.

2025-03-31 06:17:58 UTC

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It shouldn't be. There's all kinds of plastic parts and trim and lining attachments and other auxiliary hardware in rockets as well on the ISS. It's definitely not inconceivable that a small piece of plastic would be among the countless pieces of space debris that are orbiting the planet.

2025-03-31 06:11:35 UTC

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A third presidential term. The Constitution only allows someone to be president for two terms. Trump is currently in his 2nd term. But he's now talking about somehow running for a third in 2028. The man is a tyrant who wants to destroy the American republic and impose an authoritarian dictatorship.

2025-03-31 05:59:08 UTC

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Still overpriced.

2025-03-31 05:53:25 UTC

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It's a DIY harder signer. You can build it yourself or you can buy one already assembled and ready to go.
https://seedsigner.com

2025-03-31 05:51:18 UTC

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If you want keep your stack protected, and don't anticipate spending from it, I'd recommend a paper wallet so there's never anything online or even on a computer until you're ready to spend or move the funds.
You could even use a wallet like Mycelium to monitor the paper wallet in watch-only mode if you wanted a way to easily keep an eye on the balance and get notifications on new deposits. You can generate as many paper wallets as want at this URL:
https://www.bitaddress.org/bitaddress.org-v3.3.0-SHA256-dec17c07685e1870960903d8f58090475b25af946fe95a734f88408cef4aa194.html

2025-03-31 05:40:32 UTC

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That's a really basic red sauce. I make it myself a few times a year. Goes really well with some fresh pasta. Here's my recipe:
Ingredients
* 800g peeled plum tomatoes (San Marzano)
* 1 medium white onion, peeled and sliced in half
* 5 tablespoons of butter
* Salt to taste
Directions
* Put everything in a large stock pot.
* Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 45 minutes uncovered, stirring occasionally.
* Discard onion halves and serve with your choice of pasta.

2025-03-31 05:24:09 UTC

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If someone tells you upfront that they'll scam you, are they trustworthy? 🤔

2025-03-31 04:00:58 UTC

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I'm gonna be upset if people don't return the sats. That's just a scumbag move. You're a really generous person, and nobody should be taking advantage of your kindness. 😡

2025-03-31 03:55:04 UTC

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He's out of his fucking mind. It is crystal clear he's a tyrant who sees himself as another Ghengis Khan, or Alexander the Great. He desires empire, and conquest, and has no interest in serving the people. This 3rd term bullshit is just the latest evidence of his anti-American, anti-democratic perspective, and his intention to completely shred the Constitution.
#nevent1q…sw37

2025-03-31 03:49:47 UTC

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I haven't used the iOS version of Nunchuk, but I use the Android version and it's been an absolute dream. I love it! It feels like a grown-up wallet for people who know what they're doing, and want a wallet with the flexibility and options to work like a pro. I keep Mycelium installed as a secondary wallet because has the ability to sweep paper wallets, and monitor wallets in watch-only mode.

2025-03-31 03:46:13 UTC

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I would absolutely send them right back. I'm not here to scam anyone.

2025-03-31 03:18:10 UTC

Take a moment to enjoy this Chinese man belting out a lovely rendition of "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley in his village. 🎶 #music
https://video.nostr.build/8aa88070094f8ff8ea2fd0a32b8f2f159c0ef6f01d577504969e7707cbaea871.mp4

2025-03-31 03:13:02 UTC

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Me too. Although I will say I shamefully got swept up in the Z. Cavaricci jean trend of the late 80s. You had wear them with boat shoes, and roll up the legs about 3in creating a tight cuff, revealing about 4 or 5in of white sock. It was popular to wear a black, long sleeve turtleneck with this outfit, and a hold /golf chain over the outside of the neck. It was easily the douchiest trend I was a part of.

2025-03-31 02:34:40 UTC

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I'm an 80s kid and cell phones weren't a thing until about a year or so after high school. And back then they were just phones. But had smartphones been a thing at the time, I have no doubt they would have been banned from the table. No way would my parents tolerate such a distraction when we sure supposed to be talking about our week, what we did, and any stories about memorable events. It's gotta be tough for parents today to have to wrestle with that issue.

2025-03-31 01:46:18 UTC

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It's an intimate, communal bonding experience. It's why eating a meal with your family regularly is so important. Families that enforce this practice on a regular basis maintain a stronger familial bond, and keep the family a more cohesive unit than families that don't. I'm grateful that my mom ruled with an iron fist, and demanded that we eat together as often as possible, at a minimum of twice a week. It was especially important during the teenage years when the desire to detach and isolate are strongest.

2025-03-31 01:39:26 UTC

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I'm sorry for your loss. Your grandpa sounds like an amazing man, and it's wonderful you had him in your life for so long. 101 is quite the chronological achievement! Peace and love to you and your family during this difficult time. ❤️

2025-03-31 01:37:05 UTC

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A lot of the people you're describing have psychological disorders and pathological difficulties engaging with the world, and use social media as a crutch to have some semblance of friends and a life. The thing is, I bet if social media wasn't a thing, like imagine it was 1989, I believe at least some of them would be forced to get out of their comfort zone and make efforts to get out into the world due to the inherent human craving for connection.

2025-03-31 01:32:00 UTC

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Those JNCO jeans were the worst. And the bottom 4in of pant legs of literally every pair were soaking wet and frayed from dragging on the group. And almost without exception, the people who wore them stank.

2025-03-31 01:28:02 UTC

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It was a half-inch piece of plastic. Space junk from a rocket stage separation.

2025-03-31 01:17:01 UTC

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You can't learn from your mistakes if you don't acknowledge the happened. You're just walking through the door to denial.

2025-03-31 01:14:35 UTC

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This happens if I'm scrolling for too long on the pot. And then I stand up and fall over into the tub.

2025-03-31 01:01:25 UTC

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It's crazy to me that a tiny piece of plastic of considerably lower mass could create such destruction.

2025-03-31 00:59:50 UTC

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He's already on track to out-pace Biden's whole term and he's only 70 days in. This is what they do. They pretend the Democrats are the exclusive perpetrators of out-of-control spending while consistently out-spending the Democrats. The fact is that both parties have contributed almost equally to the national debt, with the Republicans actually contributing a bit more than the Democrats.
Trump's first term, he added $8.8 trillion to the debt compared with the $6.1 trillion attributed to Biden. The only macro difference between the parties on this issue is that Republicans pretend to be the party of fiscal responsibility and tightening the belt, and the Democrats honestly acknowledge the need for spending to provide the American people with the programs and services they demand.

2025-03-31 00:37:27 UTC

Check out what happens when a half-inch piece of plastic strikes an aluminum block at 15,000mph in the vacuum of space 🤯 https://image.nostr.build/c1d4941828a1f3bfddc0b12a22667dfc9aa1f04b17d8fb6d2171092bf6f24cd6.jpg

2025-03-30 08:49:51 UTC

One of the most disturbing aspects of the so-called "Signalgate" scandal, in which alleged Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, DNI Tulsi Gabbard, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, VP JD Vance, CIA Director John Ratliff, advisor Stephen Miller, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio engaged in a classified discussion on the encrypted Signal app without realizing that Waltz had somehow invited a senior journalist at The Atlantic into the chat that openly talked about specific plans to attack Yemen among other sensitive and classified topics, is that they intentionally set the app to delete the conversation after a short time.
This alone is a brazen violation of the Freedom of Information Act, the Espionage Act, the Presidential Records Act, and the Management by Federal Agencies Act. These are serious federal crimes that come with prison sentences. Of course Trump's loyal Attorney General Pam Bondi would never consider investigating or prosecuting anyone on "the team" because she's not a competent professional who honors her oath to the Constitution, but these are real crimes that are actively investigated and prosecuted by real federal prosecutors all the time. Just not in this administration.
Transparency in government is one of our oldest and most sacrosanct rights; it is what protects us from jackboots in the night. By running “off the books” official communications, Trump advisors are deliberately circumventing federal law to evade public and legal scrutiny, in line with Project 2025’s calls to conceal damning information from the public.
https://www.alternet.org/amp/lock-him-up-here-s-what-the-espionage-act-has-to-say-about-disappearing-content-2671633463

2025-03-30 08:13:36 UTC

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IMO, YakiHonne is the champion of long-form, even better than Highlighter and Habla. I think they did a great job integrating long-form creation and reading into the base nostr client. And their internal promotion system leads to increased visibility and discoverability, resulting in more views and interactions.

2025-03-30 08:10:38 UTC

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@nprofile…qmxe is actually a really nice client app. I can see how at first glance it may seem overwhelming, but when you actually dive in and start moving around, you'll see their UX is both beautiful, and intuitive.
It functions very similar to Amethyst, presenting the same feed options, plus some others that give you a lot of flexibility in how you digest the feed. It also happens to be the best client for creating and reading long-form articles, a function that's sorely lacking from Amethyst.
Finally, it has a great wallet system. It provides its own internal wallet making it a great option for onboarding new users, as well as options to call external wallets, or connect your own via NWC. They really covered all the bases.
My biggest gripe, if you can even call it that, is that it's been a little buggy in the past. But their dev team is dedicated, and have addressed bugs quickly. They really are a team you can feel good supporting. I still use Amethyst as my main client app, just because I'm so familiar and comfortable with it, but I use YakiHonne exclusively for long-form articles, and browse with a few times a week, just to keep my finger on the pulse of what's happening. Give it a shot! At the least, it's worth taking a test drive!

2025-03-30 07:58:34 UTC

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Ya know, I tried Fountain, but I just couldn't get into it. There were a few functional aspects that I just didn't understand, it was buggy, and I didn't really get the concept of paying sats every minute of listen time for podcasts that are free on literally every other platform. I understand maybe wanting to zap a bitcoin or nostr-related podcast, to support the community, but the whole ongoing sats for every minute you listen seems really crazy. You could easily end up spending $10 or more for every episode. And the fact that the payment scheme extends to all podcasts just doesn't make sense to me.
I very quickly went back to AntennaPod, which is a very actively developed, open source podcast app for Android that, IMO, is as good as they come. I still have Fountain installed so I can check in from time to time and see the progress, but it isn't anything I actually use.