Eporediese

Yes #theguyswann has been a passionate and thoughtful voice regarding AI, decentralization and of course Bitcoin’s role in that.
Personally, I believe that AI is neutral with respect to decentralization or centralization. It may accelerate both, at the same time.
Bitcoin (and Nostr) however are built to tip the scales in favor of decentralization.
Long live all who support them!

2026-09-21 02:22:29 UTC

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Wannabe zap. And welcome.

2026-09-21 02:16:41 UTC

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Top right 👍

2026-09-19 20:01:59 UTC

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Are we always going to refer to two term presidents as ‘former president’ from now on? Just curious.

2026-09-14 23:19:39 UTC

Consensus — the whole novella as a single PDF, updated. Chapter 20 has been cut by about a quarter; the demonstration and the confession are untouched, the argument around them is tighter. Same 21 chapters, same two epilogues, same illustrations, freshly typeset.
https://blossom.spamspamspamspam.rest/18b0321b0e4913ccd205826ce3201d7a6a2f61675e2daf0cb84e001189bbe74c.pdf
Served from my own node. Free to read, as it always was. If it's worth more than that to you, there will shortly be an EPUB for 210 sats and a zap button for anything above.
#bitcoin #nostr #consensus #scifi #consensus #literature

2026-08-29 17:04:34 UTC

So here it is.
All 21 chapters of the hard science fiction Bitcoin novella Consensus, and a couple of Epilogues.
I do intend to do a little more polishing and collate these chapters and images into a single document, which I will also publish here and I have reached out to a relevant publishing house too, but basically, this is it. I hope that you like it and if you do, please repost.
My thanks to @npub1der…xzpc for his work on the physical limits on consensus, Dhruv Bansal for his Bitcoin Astronomy series and @npub1h8n…rpev for bringing these and many other important works to my attention.
I have also started on an intertwined prequel/sequel to Consensus called ‘Reconciliation’. It will be a full novel and will go to a lot of emotional and physical places that Consensus just hints at.
I hope that you enjoy this effort to create a fun and timely Bitcoin saga … and that it will stand the test of time.
Chapter 1 - Tick-Tock, Next Block
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqpxcm0deek2mnnw4ej6cmgv9c8getj95csyh4t9n
Chapter 2 - DrinkMe
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqqjcm0deek2mnnw4es6awuvp
Chapter 3 - A Disagreement of Economists
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqq6vfhxumnsdp48yenjde4xcjq8kx6
Chapter 4 - The Developer Who Lives in the Mist
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqq6vfhxumnsdpkxvmnwwpsxgczp9wf
Chapter 5 - The Pear’s Nines Ring
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqq6vfhxuurxd3hx56nqd3cxs8wy6s8
Chapter 6 - Vega’s Calculations
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqp5sm0deek2mnnw4ej6smgv9c8getj95mz66nx8pmkjmsqvpaan
Chapter 7 - Beyond the Blocktime
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqp5sm0deek2mnnw4ej6smgv9c8getj95mj6mp5xguhwac6c4ups
Chapter 8 - Before the Tone Settles
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqp5sm0deek2mnnw4ej6smgv9c8getj95uz67t0xajks7g3nn9u8
Chapter 9 - Santa’s Sled
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qqdyxmmwwdjkuum4wvk5x6rpwp6x2u3d8yknycny8pmkjzw3pf9
Chapter 10 - No Comm for This
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqpksm0deek2mnnw4ej6smgv9c8getj95cnqtt5xfj8wde5a50kxk
Chapter 11 - Open Pressure
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqpksm0deek2mnnw4ej6smgv9c8getj95cnztfnxumk6wrzfp3p7x
Chapter 12 - Gone to Ground
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqpksm0deek2mnnw4ej6smgv9c8getj95cnytt4x5ek67nh3fxgqd
Chapter 13 - The Heart of Bitcoin
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshsqx6rdah8xetwwd6hxt2rdpshqar9wgknzvedxccxwenev5k2k2yg
Chapter 14 - La Puerta
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet59uqpksm0deek2mnnw4ej6smgv9c8getj95cngttr0fh85urraz0cm9
Chapter 15 - Decide Quickly
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qyt8wumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetjv4kxz7fwvdhk6tcpzdmhxue69uhk7enxvd5xz6tw9ec82c30qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qguwaehxw309aehqctdwdcxzmtnwpsk6umsv9kjuun9wd6z7qqmgdhkuum9deeh2uedgd5xzur5v4ez6vf4946hyerdd9us8kwlqw
Chapter 16 - The Looming Split
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wd4hk6tcpr3mhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6rfva5xc6t8dp6x2u3wvdhk6tcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnddakj7qqmgdhkuum9deeh2uedgd5xzur5v4ez6vfk9468gmm0xd3qpw2ges
Chapter 17 - Mars, Two Years Later
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnddakj7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcpr3mhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6rfva5xc6t8dp6x2u3wvdhk6tcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnddakj7qqmgdhkuum9deeh2uedgd5xzur5v4ez6vfh94jrx7fcxq6saer5av
Chapter 18 - The Bright Side of the Moon
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wd4hk6tcpr3mhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6rfva5xc6t8dp6x2u3wvdhk6tcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnddakj7qqmgdhkuum9deeh2uedgd5xzur5v4ez6vfc945xyum8xges3xn4m8
Chapter 19 - The Test
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wd4hk6tcpr3mhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6rfva5xc6t8dp6x2u3wvdhk6tcpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7qqmgdhkuum9deeh2uedgd5xzur5v4ez6vfe943hvmt5v9hsc6jlsn
Chapter 20 - The Proposal
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qydhwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgun09ehx2arhdaexktcprdmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ymewdejhgam0wf4j7qgmwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhx6mmnw3ex7tnwv468wmmjdvhsqx6rdah8xetwwd6hxt2rdpshqar9wgknyvpddd58wen98y9vrucd
Chapter 21 - Lock-In
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qydhwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgun09ehx2arhdaexktcprdmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ymewdejhgam0wf4j7qgmwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhx6mmnw3ex7tnwv468wmmjdvhszxmhwden5te0wfjkccte9ekk7um5wfhjumn9w3mk7unt9uq3vamnwvaz7tmsw4e8qmr9wfjkccte9e3k7mf0qqd5xmmwwdjkuum4wvk5x6rpwp6x2u3dxgcj67rewpnxcccw9zad2
Epilogue 1 - Ethan and Sierra’s New Frontier
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8qunfd4skctnwv46z7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcpzemhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2un9d3shjtnrdakj7qgmwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhx6mmnw3ex7tnwv468wmmjdvhsqx6rdah8xetwwd6hxt29wp5kcmm8w4jj6vfddu6kcmmpxvg7c2y4
Epilogue 2 - Vega's Reflection
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qyfhwumn8ghj7mmxve3ksctfdch8qatz9uq3xamnwvaz7tm0venxx6rpd9hzuur4vghsz8rhwden5te0wdcxzmtnwpsk6umsv9khxurpd5h8yetnwshsz8rhwden5te0wdcxzmtnwpsk6umsv9khxurpd5h8yetnwshsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshsqx6rdah8xetwwd6hxt29wp5kcmm8w4jj6v3dx4n8gmrwxuj8jt6w
#bitcoin #nostr #consensus #scifi #hard #literature
https://image.nostr.build/13d7f3926a31e4557bf88d0560869ce3ad035e872ba197c83061bfa85cc95fdd.jpg

2026-08-29 16:44:55 UTC

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Yup. My novella’s missing half its images.

2026-08-25 05:45:19 UTC

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I want to be that person.

2026-08-15 09:27:51 UTC

GM Nostr
#dogstr
https://image.nostr.build/390575451f796d8728ffc66337830bc820ebff73b5a7a20afe7f736a0ea28e19.jpg

2026-08-14 01:23:22 UTC

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Heh. Great list. Keep up this important work.
I will surely run my own AI security audits on anything I use from now on. Previously, for me, being open source was a theoretical plus (someone must be auditing it, right? right?).
AI gives us all the power to verify directly.

2026-08-09 10:53:41 UTC

#bitcoin #nostr #scifi #literature #hard #consensus
I’m going to be effectively offline for a couple of weeks 🏄, so I dropped Chapter 19/21 on Consensus this week too.
Will complete the arc of this novella on my return.
Consensus Chapter 19 - The Test
Three nodes agree about something and physics will be sulking for a century.
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qyfhwumn8ghj7mmxve3ksctfdch8qatz9uq3xamnwvaz7tm0venxx6rpd9hzuur4vghszymhwden5te0danxvcmgv95kutnsw43z7qgkwaehxw309ac82unsd3jhyetvv9ujucm0d5hsz9nhwden5te0wp6hyurvv4ex2mrp0yhxxmmd9uqpksm0deek2mnnw4ej6smgv9c8getj95cnjttrwekhgct0rz0a48
https://image.nostr.build/26348b0761f2a44a64029acf42e4648b41e41dffdd48cdd4450d4ccdd4d9157e.jpg

2026-08-09 10:27:12 UTC

#bitcoin #nostr #hard #scifi #literature #consensus
Consensus Chapter 18/21 dropped.
Chapter 18 - The Bright Side of the Moon
Vega has won, but the file on her desk still says Unresolved.
https://highlighter.com/studio/article?eventId=naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qydhwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgun09ehx2arhdaexktcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qyt8wumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetjv4kxz7fwvdhk6tcpremhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet59uqpksm0deek2mnnw4ej6smgv9c8getj95cnsttgvfekwv3nua5p9x
https://image.nostr.build/f71b5b9db7221f32265f0a8d82c826f4e91121b054ac199cb36aed24473cdba0.jpg

2026-08-06 19:07:33 UTC

Ah. Now this is industrial scaled goodness.
Fantastic!
#nevent1q…qh6z

2026-08-06 18:55:34 UTC

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Matt’s right. As last weekend demonstrated, nothing is is ever perfect, but keep breathing (really, that’s essential), keep studying, take the time you need. Eventually you’ll get to that Aha! moment where you have the solution that you feel meet’s your risk tolerance.

2026-08-05 00:03:38 UTC

#bitcoin
@npub185h…wrdp @npub1der…xzpc @npub1rtl…jtfs
I wanted to reconstruct whether the Cold Card bug could have been found by an LLM code audit, using a reasonably comprehensive prompt.
These were the steps
1) cloned the 06/26 code
2) disabled web access for Claude Opus 5 and tested that a new session did not have any knowledge of recent events
3) Used this prompt
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Constraint: work only from the source in the cc-audit directory. Do not search the web, fetch URLs, or consult external advisories, CVE databases or vendor bulletins, even if you believe you recognize this codebase. If you find yourself recalling published information about this project, say so explicitly and set it aside rather than acting on it.
The cc-audit directory contains the firmware for a Bitcoin hardware wallet. It holds users' life savings and is designed to be air-gapped. Assume a patient, well-resourced adversary who can obtain devices, read all of this source, and wait years before acting. Audit it.
Prioritise findings by how much money a successful exploit moves, not by how interesting the bug is. Scope notes: - Build configuration, Makefiles, board headers, vendored code and submodules are in scope, and are as security-critical as the cryptographic code itself. - Where a security property depends on which implementation gets compiled in, establish what the production build actually does. Don't infer it from the call site. - For anything you conclude is correct, show the evidence. "The code says it uses X" is not evidence that the shipped binary uses X. Deliverable: findings ordered by severity, each with the file and line that supports it, and an explicit list of things you checked and could not verify.
——-
Highlighter is flaking for me now so I’ll post the complete output later, but the takeaway from a 10 minute audit was:
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Finding 1 — CRITICAL: master seed derives from a software PRNG seeded with public data
shared/seed.py:370 generates every new wallet's 256-bit seed via random.bytes(32). That resolves, through six hops, to a non-cryptographic PRNG rather than the STM32 hardware TRNG.
<lots of detail>
Money at risk: every wallet created by this firmware, drainable without any further device access.
——-
So yes, IMHO we can and should fight fire with fire 🔥 🔥

2026-08-04 17:05:05 UTC

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Thanks for the warning. I had never fallen for any scam until recently when a fake recruiter and fake corporate director reached out to me. It’s impressive how scammers are using LLMs to level up their use of language and context.

2026-08-04 16:58:47 UTC

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What a visionary he (and other writers of that Epoque) were. Quite the inspiration.
Until fire departments start burning books, I’ll call it a win.

2026-08-04 16:44:34 UTC

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This all makes me wonder about the value of open source in the Bitcoin ecosystem if no-one is actually reviewing it adequately (except the thieves apparently). As an exercise, I want to crank up some frontier LLMs on the code branch that had the bug and see what it would have taken to find it.

2026-07-31 15:30:01 UTC

Consensus Chapter 17 of 21 just dropped.
#bitcoin #nostr #consensus #scifi #literature #hard
Chapter 17 - Mars, Two Years Later
Two years of dust, silence from Earth, and the one thing that nobody expected a dead man to do: hesitate.
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qydhwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgun09ehx2arhdaexktcprdmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ymewdejhgam0wf4j7qgkwaehxw309ac82unsd3jhyetvv9ujucm0d5hsz9nhwden5te0wp6hyurvv4ex2mrp0yhxxmmd9uq3uamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3dwp6kytnhv4kxcmmjv3jhytnwv46z7qqmgdhkuum9deeh2uedgd5xzur5v4ez6vfh94jrx7fcxq6sr6znd7
See my profile for links to the preceding chapters.
https://image.nostr.build/43040a2c722361aa7dd1a7848ff167b3a925c1880655713f5264987a9557e5a1.jpg

2026-07-28 23:03:50 UTC

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I’m surprised actually. New Hampshire is usually pretty based.
Oh well, bear markets will do this.

2026-07-25 16:28:18 UTC

Chapter 16 - The Looming Split
And a timely narrative at that ….
In a cold cabin in a wet forest, three people decide who leaves — and one of them has quietly stacked enough firewood to last a year.
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qyt8wumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetjv4kxz7fwvdhk6tcpr3mhxue69uhhxurpd4ehqctdwdcxzmtnwpsk6tnjv4ehgtcpzdmhxue69uhk7enxvd5xz6tw9ec82c30qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qyt8wumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetjv4kxz7fwvdhk6tcqrdpk7mnnv4h8xatn94pksctsw3jhytf3xckhgar0duekyhuet7l
https://blossom.primal.net/94fbb028bf21ca18bb3dc36e930038cbbc67593b88287b48fc90b0b643e17fc0.png

2026-07-25 16:26:36 UTC

Who says Bitcoin doesn’t have a narrative?
Chapter 15 of Consensus dropped.
Sierra watches the Iceland footage three times and only the first two are work.
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qyt8wumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetjv4kxz7fwvdhk6tcpzdmhxue69uhk7enxvd5xz6tw9ec82c30qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qguwaehxw309aehqctdwdcxzmtnwpsk6umsv9kjuun9wd6z7qqmgdhkuum9deeh2uedgd5xzur5v4ez6vf4946hyerdd9us8kwlqw
https://blossom.primal.net/3618bdc29c2a702e1c5ffac932fcc4e43e7f688f970c525df13ae1bef974243f.png

2026-07-25 01:12:13 UTC

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Awesome! I absolutely love your service. Best way to spend Bitcoin I know. Without knowing it, my family is now revisiting the 1982 Sinclair Spectrum The Hobbit game with PPQ bringing the characters to life.

2026-07-25 01:02:51 UTC

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A five year old figuring out how we are lied to and lie to ourselves. Beautiful.

2026-07-21 15:40:52 UTC

2026-07-18 12:05:48 UTC

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That was great.

2026-07-14 21:57:33 UTC

Just a test of a new relay:
wss://spamspamspamspam.rest

2026-07-13 12:33:17 UTC

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Lovely. What a great job.

2026-07-11 20:13:30 UTC

The latest Bitcoin novella Consensus chapter was just published and all previous chapters were given a significant consistency overhaul/polishing.
Chapter 14 - La Puerta
Two brothers meet in the most photographed hall on Earth, and neither of them can go home.
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet59uqpksm0deek2mnnw4ej6smgv9c8getj95cngttr0fh85urraz0cm9
See my bio for direct links to all published chapters.
https://nostr.download/7068beebce85d806b1a8f557ca0e7a1cc925c00274c50872edd21ecb96169b25.png

2026-07-09 18:25:02 UTC

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Sorry. Just saw it and replied.

2026-07-09 12:34:46 UTC

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I just saw you note and I very much appreciate the feedback. I will update my profile as suggested.
No need to zap but thanks 🙏 at this point any feedback is the most valuable contribution. There should be 13 chapters visible now and I will be posting roughly one more a week until the two Epilogues drop around September.

2026-07-05 17:40:38 UTC

Dropped the latest Chapter.
Consensus - The heart of Bitcoin
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qydhwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgun09ehx2arhdaexktcprdmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ymewdejhgam0wf4j7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcqrdpk7mnnv4h8xatn94pksctsw3jhytf3xvknvvr8veuk2a4378u
#bitcoin #nostr #scifi #hard #literature

2026-07-04 19:31:27 UTC

We hold these financial truths to be self evident.
- The world needs a better money
- Bitcoin is the better money
https://blossom.primal.net/7620bb91d882ec07aa1fa33819a7f6b7865711e9f36e7cf587c57d7b7a7b8bd8.jpg

2026-06-28 12:25:08 UTC

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No hate here.

2026-06-26 03:48:05 UTC

You just can’t make this stuff up.
https://blossom.primal.net/ce25fb65f584a8dbdc5606de01c3d72f8d58d8ff4c218bd8478b52fc98ae0dc3.jpg

2026-06-21 04:12:52 UTC

Chapter 11 of Consensus dropped.
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8qunfd4skctnwv46z7qg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t09uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet59uq32amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7tcqrdpk7mnnv4h8xatn94pksctsw3jhytf3xyknxdehd5uxythsdmr

2026-06-19 01:24:18 UTC

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GN and thank you for the delightful art every day.

2026-06-19 01:22:34 UTC

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Women! God to love them.

2026-06-14 21:59:16 UTC

Dropped Chapter 10 of the Bitcoin novella Consensus.
All Chapters so far:
https://highlighter.com/Eporediese@primal.net/articles
#nevent1q…trxs

2026-06-07 00:27:41 UTC

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Bitcoin mining is the AI food source discovery service.

2026-06-06 23:32:59 UTC

I just published a new read on Nostr!
Consensus - Chapter 9
Check it out: https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qqdyxmmwwdjkuum4wvk5x6rpwp6x2u3d8yknycny8pmkjzw3pf9
#bitcoin
#nostr
#scifi
#hard
#fiction
#naddr1qv…d7kc
https://blossom.primal.net/a42d63f5693c9d6c75ee12a1b5f6615836ad4a0824f510404cee11da7c9300a4.png
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qq6gdhkuum9deeh2uedgd5xzur5v4ez6wfdxf3xgwrhdythecyg

2026-06-06 20:40:54 UTC

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Oh I know that and I do have way more Bitcoin in self-custody than in ETFs. It's just that I have capital that I can easily deploy inside the fiat 401k walled garden. I know it could end in tears and I chose to take that risk, knowing that I still have a self-custodial parachute.

2026-06-06 00:59:12 UTC

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True, but speaking from as someone who had a migraine the day after downing most of a bottle of Nebbiolo this week, it does matter.

2026-06-06 00:35:01 UTC

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How cute we were in 2019/2020.

2026-06-06 00:22:34 UTC

I sold AI shit and bought a bunch of Bitcoin ETFs today on my 401K, thus protecting my actual Bitcoin further from the day I need to spend it.
Does buying and selling that fiat nonsense feel good?
Hell yeah!

2026-06-06 00:08:40 UTC

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Mr Muncher has clearly never tasted good wine.

2026-06-05 11:16:29 UTC

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PPQ rocks! Glad to see it is working out.

2026-05-28 10:22:17 UTC

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‘just’ ?

2026-05-23 10:38:52 UTC

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That was a fun read while standing in a huge line at immigration.

2026-05-23 10:30:58 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/18239c616e34463739dd139f957206479bf13e194a627738376c74f0ebb92bb0.jpg

2026-05-22 18:56:41 UTC

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Cuidado, terrícola. 😄
El problema en Consensus no es el rendimiento de las transacciones. Es la simultaneidad civilizatoria.
Una cadencia de diez minutos funciona maravillosamente mientras la humanidad permanezca agrupada cerca de un solo pozo gravitacional. El argumento de Sierra es que, una vez que la colonización se expande lo suficiente, la “variación normal” empieza a convertirse en geografía política.
A Marte no le importa si la Tierra procesa 34k o 49k tx/hora.
A Marte le importa si queda permanentemente subordinado al reloj de la Tierra.
Y hacia los capítulos finales, la pregunta ya no es si un solo reloj puede escalar a través de la civilización, sino qué ocurre cuando la civilización empieza a llevar más de uno.

2026-05-22 15:55:26 UTC

Chapter 7 of Consensus just dropped.
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshsqxjrdah8xetwwd6hxt2rdpshqar9wgknwttvxserjamhepv24v
As Mars slips beyond Bitcoin’s ten-minute cadence once again, Sierra Nkosi confronts the growing realization that Earth’s institutions may prefer frontier dependence to civilizational expansion.
#bitcoin #nostr #scifi #fiction #hard
https://blossom.primal.net/ae511d9ab505d460008ad74e8754e9f83a7d77e1a77cf24928af54a0d0f773dc.png

2026-05-22 14:32:22 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/6743ed359a56434329cbcf944fd9c7ff4f29712aa18e516993b3d6527b60a2b0.jpg

2026-05-21 11:12:38 UTC

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Unusually good erotic writing. Bravo!

2026-05-19 11:24:17 UTC

Tick tock, next chapter.
Chapter 6 of the Bitcoin novella Consensus has dropped.
From high above the Pear’s glittering social tiers, Victoria Vega begins to see scattered anomalies aligning into something politically dangerous.
Enjoy!
#bitcoin #nostr #fiction #scifi #hard
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qqdyxmmwwdjkuum4wvk5x6rpwp6x2u3dxckk5e3cwa5kug7yw6u

2026-05-13 01:10:29 UTC

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Looking forward to trying that Malbec finally. Cheers! 🍷

2026-05-13 00:14:16 UTC

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I’m not a wine club member but I will be. And yes, this companionship makes it easier for all of us.

2026-05-12 01:23:19 UTC

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Only for posting dick pics (obviously).

2026-05-10 23:03:06 UTC

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Even when I don’t zap I gasp.

2026-05-10 22:58:47 UTC

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Welcome.

2026-05-10 22:57:04 UTC

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Your dog should probably go outside more.

2026-05-04 16:41:52 UTC

Consensus - chapters 3 and 4 dropped on Habla.
https://habla.nostr.info/a/naddr1qqxnzdehxuurgdfexvunwdfkqy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9upzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qvzqqqr4gu5n2v6n
https://habla.nostr.info/a/naddr1qqxnzdehxuurgd3nxumnsvpjqy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctczyzqcq6gy0e28mpggwgt7ql4g335y50yjr60ehg5p6wc08efp45acwqcyqqq823c26apvm
#bitcoin #nostr #scifi #fiction #hard
https://blossom.primal.net/c9b41008d7c3eb6db189e0df45c664ff5a5f5d332e5c6a19a976d10f515b477c.png

2026-05-04 16:35:10 UTC

Updated Habla address for all published chapters of Consensus:
https://habla.nostr.info/p/npub1sxqxjpr7237c2zrjzls8a2yvdp9reys7n7d69qwnkre72gdd8wrs63kaqv
#bitcoin #nostr #scifi #fiction #hard

2026-05-03 14:59:37 UTC

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Welcome to the Federation of Bitcoin planets.

2026-05-02 00:37:34 UTC

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You sir are a Viking. Except it would be gods wills.

2026-04-21 01:42:22 UTC

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I hope so. Apple has done nothing interesting since Steve Jobs died.

2026-04-21 01:39:45 UTC

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How I married an Ostrich

2026-04-19 21:12:09 UTC

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The weather is always doing something… always getting up new designs and trying them on the people to see how they will go — Mark Twain

2026-04-19 16:07:43 UTC

Getting the hang of this. I'll be grouping all future chapters here:
https://habla.news/p/npub1sxqxjpr7237c2zrjzls8a2yvdp9reys7n7d69qwnkre72gdd8wrs63kaqv
#bitcoin #nostr #scifi #fiction #hard

2026-04-18 23:22:21 UTC

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I am publishing a serialized Bitcoin science fiction story on Nostr.
Consensus
Chapter 2:
https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qqykxmmwwdjkuum4wvqtzuy4
#bitcoin #nostr #scifi #fiction #hard

2026-04-18 02:27:41 UTC

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You got me.

2026-04-18 02:25:46 UTC

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You deserve it.

2026-04-18 02:20:46 UTC

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I am so looking forward to surf season.

2026-04-18 02:19:23 UTC

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Oh no. I thought I was done with maximalizing!

2026-04-18 00:48:54 UTC

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Bon merde!

2026-04-18 00:10:32 UTC

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Looks pretty but challenging. How difficult does this make it for you? Genuinely curious.

2026-04-18 00:08:35 UTC

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I didn’t create a Nostr client, should I feel bad?
Wait, I kind of did and forgot … never mind.

2026-04-16 15:57:48 UTC

‘The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is being held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters’.
Yet Bitcoin fixes this.

2026-04-14 22:10:58 UTC

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Simon Dixon’s coherent vision of totalfuckedupness rocks.

2026-04-13 10:34:22 UTC

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And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how it is done.

2026-04-13 10:29:02 UTC

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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

2026-04-13 00:05:59 UTC

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelob
https://curiositykilledthekat.substack.com/p/ladies-creatures-of-lotr-shelob

2026-04-12 13:22:08 UTC

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Silllob?

2026-04-10 22:12:45 UTC

I am publishing a serialized Bitcoin science fiction story on Nostr.
Chapter 1 is up:
A geothermal miner in Iceland finds something wrong in Bitcoin’s propagation layer.
Hard SF, Bitcoin-native themes, and an attempt to write seriously about consensus and civilizational limits.
Would especially value reactions on:
Do characters and settings grab you?
Does the technical setup land?
Where does it drag?
https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqvqdyz8u4ras5y8y9lq065gc6z28jfpa8um52qa8v8nu5s66wu8qqykxmmwwdjkuum4wvqtzuy4
#bitcoin #nostr #scifi #fiction #hardsf

2026-04-10 13:43:38 UTC

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Since Tuesday, I measure my wealth in how many fractional oil tankers I could get through the Straight.

2026-04-09 00:33:36 UTC

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I used to work for a software services company that was owned by Ratheon. Someone told my Grandmother, who was bombed in the second world war, that Ratheon makes bombs and from then she always assumed that was what I was doing.

2026-04-08 23:52:19 UTC

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Bitcoin really is for everyone.

2026-04-06 13:47:38 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/39e50ad9301d4541bd7263d5d2f1038caa528868dccfa4c4615ff221b710389e.jpg

2026-04-02 12:49:19 UTC

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Any podcast

2026-03-25 01:53:19 UTC

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That is the question of the century.