Nostr notes by lassdas

If I check docker ps, it shows me there's Tor 0.4.9.11 now, ...

2026-07-15T11:10:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…78h9
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If I check docker ps, it shows me there's Tor 0.4.9.11 now,
LND log confirms it's using 0.4.9.11
>> lightning_tor_1 | Jul 15 10:23:24.931 [notice] Tor 0.4.9.11 running on Linux with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.5.6, Zlib 1.3.1, Liblzma N/A, Libzstd N/A and Glibc 2.41 as libc.

but the bitcoin log says it's seeing (and using) Tor 0.4.7.8.
>> bitcoin_tor_1 | Jul 15 10:23:24.655 [notice] Tor 0.4.7.8 running on Linux with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 1.1.1n, Zlib 1.2.11, Liblzma N/A, Libzstd N/A and Glibc 2.31 as libc.

WTF?

So, it seems LND is back and working as expected (still some more channels offline than usual, but that might be on them, not me),
but Bitcoin still isn't for some reason.

Guess you're right and it is the tor service. ...

2026-07-14T12:49:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…78h9
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Guess you're right and it is the tor service.
https://community.umbrel.com/t/tor-stuck-at-bootstrapped-30-umbrel-1-7-3/25271
https://community.umbrel.com/t/tor-broken-on-all-umbrel/25275

Thing is, the update to 1.7.4 should have fixed it, at least it seems it did for others, not for me though, I still got no tor connection, same problem as in the first link, stuck at Bootstrap 30%.

I was wondering why more than usual lightning-channels were offline for the last couple of days, now I know why.

Still no idea what todo about it though, if the update supposed to fix the issue didn't fix it.

To your questions:
Bitcoin App shows 0 Tor peers, not that it matters anymore.

SSH? So far I've only used the Terminal from the dashboard, but I guess I can PuTTY my way in, too.

Hardware: ThinkCentre M70q, i5-10500T, 32GB

My #umbrel bitcoin node doesn't connect to Tor anymore. ...

2026-07-14T04:57:18Z

My #umbrel bitcoin node doesn't connect to Tor anymore.

Noticed a new update (umbrelOS 1.7.4) that said something about non-working tor-connections, so I installed that, but still, the node doesn't get any tor-connections.
Clearnet is fine, i2p is fine, it's just tor not working for some reason.

Anyone know what's up with that? Is there a quick fix?

Right now I needed to setup RPC to at least get a local connection to work for my Sparrow wallet, but I'd rather have it working over tor again, just like it did ~2weeks ago.

Stremio that is, my bad

2026-07-13T02:26:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…jhc9
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Stremio that is, my bad

Streamio +Torrentio AddOn works quite well for me.

2026-07-13T02:25:17Z

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Streamio +Torrentio AddOn works quite well for me.

Sure he can do whateverf, idgaf And dev'ing doesn't make ...

2026-06-05T21:41:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…ecaw
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Sure he can do whateverf, idgaf
And dev'ing doesn't make him less of a scammer, even if he's good at it.
He lost my trust back in.. 2012 i think and he'll never get it back.

Does anyone remember Intersango? Amir Taaki can go fuck himself ...

2026-06-05T21:17:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…72x3
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Does anyone remember Intersango?
Amir Taaki can go fuck himself like all other scammers.

Is it an LN wallet now? Last time I checked it was a Liquid ...

2026-05-29T07:24:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…cf92
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Is it an LN wallet now?
Last time I checked it was a Liquid wallet, like Aqua.

And yes, you can send and receive LN transactions from a Liquid wallet, it involves a (non-free) swap though, every single time you send or receive.
Please don't advertise, or recommend Liquid wallets as LN wallets.

Not really into metal, nor reggae, but listen to both when it ...

2026-05-11T00:30:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…dysd
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Not really into metal, nor reggae, but listen to both when it hits the right spots.
It's the mix that makes it fun.

Awesome. I love it. Immediately wanna zap them.

2026-05-11T00:19:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…cq75
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Awesome. I love it.
Immediately wanna zap them.

I can see that one transaction went to primal, the other one I ...

2026-05-08T22:11:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…hq2a
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I can see that one transaction went to primal, the other one I couldn't tell.
As long as you got them, it doesn't really matter.

And you're welcome, just keep up the good work.

How's your alby wallet connected, do you run your own node? ...

2026-05-08T21:15:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…359l
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How's your alby wallet connected, do you run your own node?

Asking cuz some Tx didn't work, some smaller ones did though, might have been a liquidity-issue, idk.

There it is: You don't see a strong reason NOT to ask for ...

2026-05-07T18:09:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…0caa
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There it is:
You don't see a strong reason NOT to ask for email,
but shouldn't it be the other way around?

I still don't see a strong (or any) reason to ask for it.

Sure, it can be and is useful for project updates, newsletters, or whatever, but as you said it yourself, IF(!) you subscribe.

I didn't and won't.
Yet you don't seem to care.

And for the failed contributions situation, when doing anonymous contributions you already offer the download of a "refundFile", but for logged in users that's not enough? I guess then it's not really useful at all, huh?

Anyway, it's your baby, you can do whatever you want, or think is right.

I still don't understand why it needs to be a requirement. ...

2026-05-07T11:01:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…q4qa
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I still don't understand why it needs to be a requirement.

Why do you even want to "reach out to me"?
If I don't subsribe to project updates with projects that I support, why would I want you to "spread the word about projects" that I probably don't care about directly via email?

That's exactly why I was hesitating giving it to you, I simply don't want to receive your newsletter, random project information or whatever you might send.
And why give it to you just to later opt-out or not subscribe (if users really have that choice)?

Sovereign email providers don't change anything, as mentioned before, it's less about me hiding my mail, as it is about you not needing it, except for filling my spam-folder.

I do get that dialog, but when I click on Nostr I only get this: ...

2026-05-06T20:54:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…q4xu
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I do get that dialog, but when I click on Nostr I only get this:

and there's no way to get rid of that popup, except for that Log out button.
So it's either me giving them what they want (but don't need), or not logging in at all.

But then somehow I'm still logged in, without the site showing any signs of it.
It's really confusing.

Yeah, it seems they don't care about nostr much. While ...

2026-05-06T14:34:18Z

In reply to nevent1q…sd45
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Yeah, it seems they don't care about nostr much.
While looking for contact infos I scrolled down to the footer and there's lot's of "social media" links, but no npub, no mention of nostr, although they obviously have a profile.

There have been a lot changes since I first joined, but honestly, none of them made it better, or easier to use (for me at least).
It's kinda sad though.

When I discovered nostr, nostrcheck.me was the first thing I ...

2026-05-06T13:46:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…9j74
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When I discovered nostr, nostrcheck.me was the first thing I found when looking for a place to put my pfp and it gave me a nip-05 too, that's 2 birds with one stone, yay!
Added the relay a bit later and am still using it.

Keep it up.

So, when trying to login, the site only allows me to add an ...

2026-05-06T12:59:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…c8mv
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So, when trying to login, the site only allows me to add an email, or log out again, nothing else.
I chose to logout, not because I strictly don't want to give you my email, but because you don't effin' need it for anything, so why do you want it in the first place?

Anyway, I clicked "log out" instead of "save email" and then went to support some project anonymously anyway.
That's what I thought, but it seems I was wrong. The "anonymous" payment was recognized as coming from my npub and I'm suddenly logged in.
Or was I all the time? And why didn't the site show me that I am?

geyser (npub1kmw…xqk9) gets weirder everytime I try it.

Meanwhile in germany ... ...

2026-05-06T11:00:08Z

Meanwhile in germany ...
https://cybernews.com/security/dnssec-failure-causes-german-internet-blackout/

Still no nostr-login possible (without email). Guess I have to ...

2026-05-05T16:22:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…2qnr
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Still no nostr-login possible (without email).
Guess I have to only donate anonymously from now on. That's probably better for privacy anyway, so thanks?

geyser (npub1kmw…xqk9) metamick (npub13v9…3rka)

I coud, but.... no thanks. They are really, really, really ...

2026-05-05T15:22:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…r8cp
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I coud, but.... no thanks.
They are really, really, really fuckin' slow, compared to other, newer, better laptops that I own.
So if there's a need for another system, I got some room for that.

Look at these beauties! ...

2026-05-05T15:02:54Z

Look at these beauties!

The HP Omnibook 6100 was actually the first laptop I ever bought. It came with a Pentium3-1000 and 512MB RAM, not much, but enough to run win2k and later even bitcoin-qt.

The Asus EeePC 1000H already had 1GB Ram, but its Atom CPU isn't really much (or any) better than the P3-1000. Again just about enough power to run bitcoin on it back in the days.

There was a time when both of them mined about 1-2 Blocks per day.
Sounds like a joke, doesn't it? But that's all you needed in 2010 to start mining, just some CPU that works, no matter how fast or slow.

And the best part: they both still work!
On the Omnibook a display hinge is broken and oc both batteries are dead, but besides that they still work just fine ~20years later.

Hey @npub1kmw…xqk9 , why do you try force me to add an email ...

2026-04-29T06:54:13Z

Hey geyser (npub1kmw…xqk9) ,
why do you try force me to add an email now? So you can help me "recover my account"?
That's not necessary, thank you. I can take care of my nsec myself and honestly I doubt you would be able to help me in any way if i lose it, with or without knowing my email.

Trying to login right now I can either give you my email, or just "logout" again,
so without email, I can't do anything!

WTF?

It's not an invoice form the LN wallet, cuz there is none. ...

2026-04-16T16:27:55Z

In reply to nevent1q…qtlx
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It's not an invoice form the LN wallet, cuz there is none.
It's an invoice from the swap-service, that's why it has a swap-ID.

Did a quick search and the websites blog says: "BULL’s ...

2026-04-16T09:20:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…cvft
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Did a quick search and the websites blog says:
"BULL’s Instant Payments Wallet is built natively on the Liquid Network."
https://www.bullbitcoin.com/blog/how-bull-wallet-uses-liquid-to-send-and-receive-lightning-without-managing-channels

So where did you get the idea that it is a LN wallet?

Yes, you can send lightning payments, but all transactions are auto-swapped from liquid to lightning before they're sent to the recipient.
Yes, you can also receive lightning payments, but again, those are auto-swapped before they land in your wallet.

And of course those auto-swaps charge a swap-fee that you have to pay on top of the lighnting fee for every single transaction.
In times of higher lightning-fees than on-chain fees, paying an additional fee for swaps doesn't sound fun to me at all.

I'm not saying Liquid in general is bad, quite the opposite, it's a useful tool.
but I would never recommend it for your everyday lightning needs.
Tricking people into using it by telling them "it's a lighntning wallet!" is even worse.

Is bull bitcoin a LN wallet now? Last time I checked it's ...

2026-04-15T14:05:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…fj7j
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Is bull bitcoin a LN wallet now?

Last time I checked it's been a liquid wallet, which is why i never used it.
If that changed I might look at it again, but somehow I doubt it did.

The funny thing is it's cheaper that way! As crazy as it ...

2026-03-08T07:49:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…n550
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The funny thing is it's cheaper that way!

As crazy as it sounds, but swapping to liquid first and from there swap again to onchain-BTC is cheaper than swapping directly to onchain-BTC.
At least if you use Boltz.
And you can bundle smaller swaps into on big UTXO, which is also kinda nice.

So why wouldn't you do it? Just because it involves that federation token?

One-shot prompt sounded good, but now I've been arguing with ...

2026-03-06T14:58:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…hxg8
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One-shot prompt sounded good,
but now I've been arguing with him for about 2-3 hours and still havent received that first DM.
I think my bot is way to retarded to get anything right.

As I said: it's not as easy as they say it is.

I'm gonna giva a try later, thx. I tried the bundled nostr ...

2026-03-06T09:57:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…hxg8
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I'm gonna giva a try later, thx.

I tried the bundled nostr plugin of course, but couldn't get it to work,
had similar "duplicate pluginID" errors as with Matrix and wasn't in the mood to spend another bunch of hours on that.

So, with all the talk about it, I decided to finally look into ...

2026-03-05T22:33:03Z

So, with all the talk about it, I decided to finally look into OpenClaw myself to see what all the fuss is about.

Setting it up was (and still is) a pain in the ass,
seriously, it took me a couple of days just to get the basics running.

Trying to make it as private and (kyc-)free as possible, the struggles started with the communication channel.
I choose Matrix as a first step, cuz i don't use whatsapp, discord, or telegram and i can just run a Matrix homeserver in my LAN. That's pretty private, right?
But the plugin failed to load.
After hours of tinkering and sweating and being angry at my bot (who gave me lots of imaginary "fixing" solutions that "work 100%"), i eventually got it to work.

Then i looked for a Brave API key to make web_search work, but guess what? Without KYC you don't get shit at Brave, privacy my ass.
So now i also run SearXNG in my LAN, which has a json API that just needs to be actvated and... oc another openclaw plugin,
which again gave me a headache cuz after endless config-edits and retrys some .json-file still had the wrong pluginID that caused errors. Took a while to find that one.
But now it just works, without the need for a CC, or bank-account, or whatever else Brave wants for those "free credits", GFY!

For LLM access i choose PPQ.ai and it works like a charm. Good job, PPQdotAI (npub16g4…kv4h) !
The bot's already able to check the credit_balance himself and it looks like topping up credits isn't much harder than that, but he doesn't have a lighnting wallet yet. That's on my todo list though.

Long story short: it wasn't/isn't as easy as they say it is and a hallucinating bot doesn't help much, it often makes it worse than it was, but it's still kinda fun, better than watching the news anyway.
tbh most of the time i have no idea what i'm doing, just copy-pasting code snippets from here to there and back again, but in the end it turns out that even a noob like me can do it. It just .... takes a while.

Now wth am i gonna do with this thing?

#openclaw #slop #ppq

No, thank you! You guys do the hard part. Me? I just zap, ...

2026-01-23T17:58:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…mu9q
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No, thank you!

You guys do the hard part. Me? I just zap, something easy enough even I can do it.

Seems to work now. Thanks for the tunes and be sure to have a ...

2026-01-20T09:24:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…lf6y
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Seems to work now.

Thanks for the tunes and be sure to have a nice day!

HighAllTime > AllTimeHigh Have a nice weekend. ...

2026-01-16T19:21:31Z

HighAllTime > AllTimeHigh

Have a nice weekend.

https://wavlake.com/track/5d134772-9be4-48f6-8509-1f1f69faedc4

Just use a VPN. https://tunnelsats.com/ makes it quite easy to ...

2025-12-21T12:06:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…7ajf
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Just use a VPN.
https://tunnelsats.com/ makes it quite easy to get a clearnet connection without revealing your IP.

https://i.nostr.build/NcdwZA8jSwfyzZ58.png

2025-11-20T13:47:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…tl3e
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You don't. You can either use a platform like ...

2025-10-16T08:44:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…g4tv
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You don't.

You can either use a platform like https://wavlake.com or selfhost and use an RSS feed to be in full control of everything.
I'm just a listener, so I'm not the best person to explain the latter, just search for "rss v4v" or something, or maybe Derek Ross (npub18am…p424) can help.

Same but I thought talking about the issues might help fix them. ...

2025-08-27T09:19:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…z8mf
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Same
but I thought talking about the issues might help fix them.

And tbh I'm more curious about wtf might cause my current issue,
being able to just click a link, but unable to open the same f***in' link in a new window/tab is so strange.

But,....I did, said I "..updated noStrudel on my ...

2025-08-27T06:50:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…vy33
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But,....I did,
said I "..updated noStrudel on my umbrel.."

On nostrudel.ninja everything works fine, that's why it's not really a big deal, but it kinda bothers me anyway. And it worked ok before I updated.

Is that a challenge?

2025-08-26T17:22:41Z

In reply to nevent1q…7z5a
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Is that a challenge?

My pleasure. Wish I could help with coding and stuff too, but ...

2025-08-26T17:10:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…l8ze
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My pleasure.

Wish I could help with coding and stuff too, but I've no clue about that.

Ok, performance, I get that. I kinda like the jumble layout too, ...

2025-08-25T19:41:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…e4la
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Ok, performance, I get that.

I kinda like the jumble layout too, but I liked the side drawer even more.
Would be cool if you could get those performance issues solved.
I'll just be patient then and see what you come up with.

That'd be ... let me just try .. nope, when I use ...

2025-08-25T19:25:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…ey76
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That'd be ... let me just try ..
nope, when I use umbrel.local:3149 instead of theIP , I still get the same results.

Thought I checked that before, but wasn't sure.

Thanks @npub18am…p424 for https://zaptrax.app/ Still can't ...

2025-08-25T17:05:45Z

Thanks Derek Ross (npub18am…p424) for https://zaptrax.app/

Still can't use much of wavlakes features in its "browser-app", simple stuff like favs, or playlists. Always tells me I need to login (as in create an actual account), instead of just using my npub that I'm already logged in with.

Now with ZapTrax I finally can and even more. I effin' love it.
So again, thank you very much!

#music #wavlake #zaptrax

StartOS works great on old laptops. Mine had a >1year uptime ...

2025-08-25T16:16:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…fcqn
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StartOS works great on old laptops.

Mine had a >1year uptime before i updated to the latest version a couple of days ago.
I had to re-flash and of course was worried some things might not go as expected, but everthing went as smooth as it gets.

Yay, it works! Thanks again.

2025-08-25T15:51:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…9cmu
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Yay, it works! Thanks again.

Thanks! Oh and btw I'm using chrome on desktop, not any ...

2025-08-25T11:19:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…23vc
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Thanks!

Oh and btw I'm using chrome on desktop, not any mobile-app you might or might not have (I don't even know).

I'm on chrome too, but when I right-click on your name to ...

2025-08-25T11:06:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…a6sa
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I'm on chrome too, but when I right-click on your name to open a new tab, I see this..

Why that is? idk
I hope someone can tell me.

Yeah, that side-drawer-pop-up-thingie, no clue what it's ...

2025-08-25T10:34:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…nv7a
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Yeah, that side-drawer-pop-up-thingie, no clue what it's called, but I miss it.

And for the clear data/cookies part: I already tried that and did so again just now, didn't help in any way though, still only get 404s.

@npub1ye5…knpr I recently updated noStrudel on my umbrel and ...

2025-08-25T10:09:51Z

hzrd149 (npub1ye5…knpr)

I recently updated noStrudel on my umbrel and ... noticed something.

Where is the "open thread in a pop-up"-button, that was shown in the top-right corner of notes?
Why is it gone? I used that all the time and now it's gone.

Sad thing is, I tried to open threads in a new tab instead, but that doesn't work either.
No idea why, but all I get when trying to open anything (notes, notifications, streams settings, whatever) in a new browser-tab is a 404-error.
Even reload only works on the homepage, but not on /notes, /streams, ... again 404.

I don't really like that, can I just get my old version back, pretty please with a cherry on top?
Nah, jk ... I guess, but can you please look into and hopefully fix those issues?

Thanks, I never purchased any product though, so it' probably ...

2025-08-24T15:48:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…r3yk
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Thanks, I never purchased any product though, so it' probably a bug, but I kinda knew that already.

I was able before to donate without problems, it's just lately that I can't,
well, at least not while logged in, anonymous donations still work fine.

1. No, I dind't have a chance to (de)select anything. 2. ...

2025-08-24T15:42:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…4h30
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1. No, I dind't have a chance to (de)select anything.

2. I've tried this multiple times, with days in between (in fact I just tried it again), I guess that counts as "refreshing".

And no, I don't get the option to deselect the subscribe to updates button,
didn't even know a button like that exists.
The only options I get are to tell you my email, write a comment, or just leave.

The only setting I can find to deselect subscribtions is in my profile and it's been OFF since I joined geyser.
I can't find any other way anywhere to un-subcribe to project updates, even tried to un-follow, but that didn't work either.

That's why I asked you to make it easy to find such a button.

That's awesome! Maybe you can move around the ...

2024-07-31T18:11:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…d6fs
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That's awesome!
Maybe you can move around the player-buttons/qr-code a little, so they don't interfere with eachother when not on fullscreen.

I can't even create a playlist though while logged in with alby browser-extension, guess I have to "create an account" huh?
"nostr fixes this" they said.

Agreed. My start9-node has been running btc, eletcrs, lnd and ...

2024-07-30T12:24:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…k0xg
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Agreed.
My start9-node has been running btc, eletcrs, lnd and more smoothly for about a year now and the only thing i can actually complain about is: Tor-only and not even tunnelsats will do as a workaround.

But they promised to give us options, so we wait.

Again, it depends.. on your skills and preferences. Easiest way ...

2024-07-30T12:06:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…62pp
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Again, it depends.. on your skills and preferences.

Easiest way would be to just install startOS from start9, or umbrel.
I run both, kinda like startOS more, although it does everything (and i mean EVERYTHING) thru Tor, which is quite slow even on .local
devs say clearnet-options will come soon™, so we wait.
In the meantime i installed umbrel, to try it out and get clearnet-connections.

But if you wanna learn you can build and install everything yourself on a basic ubuntu or something, done that a couple of times too.
It's no rocket-science, if you can read tutorials and follow instructions you're good to go.

Depends on what you wanna do with it, I guess. For a ...

2024-07-30T10:29:42Z

In reply to nevent1q…9zkv
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Depends on what you wanna do with it, I guess.
For a "pruned" node 10GB might do,
for the full blockchain with UTXO set, txindex and stuff it's more like ~750 right now, so I'd recommend a minimum of 1TB, better make it 2.

Cost-effectiveness (is that word?). It's simply cheaper to ...

2024-06-30T14:20:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…p2et
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Cost-effectiveness (is that word?).
It's simply cheaper to swap LN->Liquid->BTC than it is to swap LN->BTC.

Maybe you should talk to them. I mean, between Dial-a-Song and ...

2024-06-30T01:03:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…2nty
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Maybe you should talk to them.
I mean, between Dial-a-Song and the TMBG Clock Radio they were always up for crazy stuff like that.

I'm so jealous, would love to be there and see them. tunestr?

2024-06-30T00:57:25Z

In reply to nevent1q…zp5r
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I'm so jealous, would love to be there and see them.
tunestr?

Any #noderunner using #peerswap to manage channel-liquidity? ...

2024-06-29T22:38:55Z

Any #noderunner using #peerswap to manage channel-liquidity? Worth looking into it, or am I wasting my time waiting for the Elements Core IBD?

Right now I'm using Aqua wallet (to avoid lots of small on-chain UTXOs), but the fees add up quickly and while I'm setting up a new node anyway, I thought maybe p2p-swaps would be a better option.

What do you think?

https://www.peerswap.dev/

Findest Du? Ich weiß nich... gibts denn noch irgendeinen anderen ...

2024-06-29T08:50:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…el3m
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Findest Du? Ich weiß nich...
gibts denn noch irgendeinen anderen Grund, oder geht's Dir nur um den "Spaß"? Ich versteh nämlich nich, was der Sinn daran sein soll.
Wenn Du Geld von Investoren einsammeln würdest, wäre das sinnvoll, aber Du verkaufst doch nur 3D-gedrucktes Zeug.

Let's go Joe < Let Joe Go

2024-06-28T12:53:41Z

In reply to nevent1q…q98m
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Let's go Joe < Let Joe Go

Will we be able to batch-open channels, too? That would be ...

2024-06-27T22:43:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…prgw
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Will we be able to batch-open channels, too?
That would be amazing.

I loved the one with lightning last time already, but that ...

2024-06-27T00:02:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…9psq
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I loved the one with lightning last time already, but that mountain looks great too.
Thanks.

Yes, I was surprised myself about how fast it went thru. ...

2024-06-26T23:36:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…vl6k
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Yes, I was surprised myself about how fast it went thru.
Currently reindexing another node which is only at 10% after ~14hrs, seems that it'll take longer than this IBD.

https://m.primal.net/IzDA.webp Took less than 46hrs this time on ...

2024-06-26T22:07:00Z

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Took less than 46hrs this time on a pretty old laptop (>10years)
AMD A8-4500M, 16GB

Thanks, but luckily it's just an #umbrel testing-node I just ...

2024-06-26T13:49:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…lws9
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Thanks,
but luckily it's just an #umbrel testing-node I just recently installed and it has zero funds on it, so no biggie if it doesn't work/takes ages.

My main node is still up and running (on #start9).

Need to reindex due to corrupt chainstate/db ...

2024-06-26T13:19:19Z

Need to reindex due to corrupt chainstate/db

I won't ever win this waiting game, will I?

Is that why you're hodling?

2024-06-26T13:03:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…k45z
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Is that why you're hodling?

And yes, you are cheaper then other LSPs, at least for the ...

2024-06-25T20:42:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…njmd
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And yes, you are cheaper then other LSPs, at least for the "smaller" channels, comparing 10m-channel prices there's others cheaper than you and only because your 10m channels are twice the price of 5x2m channels. I said it gets worse, the bigger the channel is.

I get that (A+B), but the funds-at-risk are the same in both ...

2024-06-25T20:34:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…njmd
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I get that (A+B), but the funds-at-risk are the same in both described situations!
To open 2x2m channels you need 4m funds and I pay you 10k sats,
to open 1x4m channel you need 4m funds and I pay you 15k sats.

The on-chain fees are obviously higher on the 2x2m channels option, yet it is cheaper for me to buy them instead of 1x4m.
That's what doesn't make sense to me.

Yes and yes. Sending sats to themselves is basically what people ...

2024-06-25T18:52:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…aktf
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Yes and yes.
Sending sats to themselves is basically what people do when they "rebalance" channels (and not loop/swap out/in sats from off- to on-chain, or Liquid).

Opening a channel to your 2nd node does only connect your 2 nodes, if none of them has any other channels, you're in the same position as before.

It makes sense especially if you want to receive. To receive you ...

2024-06-25T18:12:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…6285
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It makes sense especially if you want to receive. To receive you need inbound liquidity on the channel, if you open a (unbalanced) channel yourself you have outbound liquidity and can't receive anything before you sent something out first.

So, on one hand you say "the bigger the better", on the ...

2024-06-25T18:00:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…fnpq
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So, on one hand you say "the bigger the better", on the other hand buying your channels is more expensive, the bigger they get. Like, for 3months 2x2m channels are 10k sats, but 1x4m channel is 15k, 50%+ and it gets worse the bigger the channel is.
I'm not complaining, the prices still look good, I was just wondering why that is, because in my experience it is cheaper to open just one channel, even if you batch-open the 2 and the needed funds are the same in both cases.
What am I missing?

Every breath you take, every step you make, they'll be ...

2024-06-25T15:13:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…h7qw
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Every breath you take, every step you make, they'll be watching you,
but only for security reasons of course. Don't you feel much safer already just by knowing they care?

I knew I need some more, but I'm working on it. How many ...

2024-06-25T03:35:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…v5pf
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I knew I need some more, but I'm working on it.

How many nodes do I need tho?

There's relay.tools to create your own relay and flare.pub to ...

2024-06-25T02:56:55Z

In reply to nevent1q…a343
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There's relay.tools to create your own relay and flare.pub to host videos and probably more services I know nothing about.

Wouldn't it be possible to use nostr itself as a DNS ...

2024-06-25T01:39:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…fdez
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Wouldn't it be possible to use nostr itself as a DNS alternative?

Like, create an identity as "static name" and link your public IP to it's profile, done!
Or something like that, idk shit about DNS, most of the time I've no idea what I'm doing.

I was installing a couple of bitcoin-/lightning nodes on old ...

2024-06-25T00:49:13Z

I was installing a couple of bitcoin-/lightning nodes on old laptops lately to play around and test stuff.
One of the first things todo is always to disable the slepp/suspend/hibernate modes, which is basically just one command like

$ sudo systemctl mask sleep.target suspend.target hibernate.target hybrid-sleep.target

But what I missed twice now was to also ignore the LidSwitch, which is something you don't really notice until you look at your cpu-load.
So, if you're like me and run nodes like umbrel or start9 (otherwise you probably know what you'r doing) on laptops, check ur logind.conf and uncomment/edit the HandleLidSwitch entries

$ sudo nano /etc/systemd/logind.conf
[Login]
HandleLidSwitch=ignore
HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=ignore
HandleLidSwitchDocked=ignore

My cpu-load went down from ~80+% to ~30% just doing that, which not only consumes less energy, but also gives me room to install more shit I don't actually need.

Just thought I'd tell ya.

#noderunners #umbrel #start9

Well, if you run your BTC-node in testnet an LN-node connected to ...

2024-06-23T11:53:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…c3am
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Well, if you run your BTC-node in testnet an LN-node connected to it will do the same, so I guess devs test stuff there too.?

And why not run relay and nodes on the same machine?

2024-06-23T11:45:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…f0fq
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And why not run relay and nodes on the same machine?

I had my fair share of troubles with umbrelOS too. Running on a ...

2024-06-23T11:40:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…f0fq
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I had my fair share of troubles with umbrelOS too. Running on a rather old cpu (dualcore-i3) it was also extremly slow and laggy. Works a lot smoother since I did the last update a couple of days ago. I'll see how long that lasts.

Ubuntu will also work of course, it's a little more work to hack all those commands into your keyboard and keep everything up to date, while you just have to click some buttons and wait in umbrel.

I'm always running electrs in between my BTC- and LN-node, need it for my SPV-clients anyway, but it should work without too.

To lower you initial costs you can save a lot on fees by batch-opening multiple channels in one on-chain-Tx, using tools like BoS, or LNDg.
I could also open up a channel to get you some inbound liquidity and maybe send some sats thru it to pay for your first outbound-channels and get you started.
Just gimme a wink when you're ready.

If it's worth it depends a lot on what you want to achieve. ...

2024-06-23T02:24:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…yaed
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If it's worth it depends a lot on what you want to achieve.
Wanna be your own bank, independent, in control? Yes, it's totally worth it.
Wanna earn sats thru fees? Maybe, if you're up for the task and know what you're doing.

My node's been running ~10months now and I'm still deep in the red, mostly due to some quite expensive forced closures, but even without those I would still be in the red and I'm ok with it. I charge very little to even zero fees, so I'm probably a bad example when it comes to earnings.

For how to start after reading:
probably by choosing some hardware you can spare/afford and/or looking into personal preferences and available options.
Like, wanna do everything yourself from baremetal, just buy some pre-build box, or something in between by installing pre-packaged solutions like umbrel, or start9?
Stuff to think about before you even start.

And then just do whatever you decided.
It's no rocket-science (although it feels like it sometimes).

Thanks, I'll look into that later, running LND though, ...

2024-06-22T22:17:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…myt6
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Thanks, I'll look into that later,
running LND though, can't make much of a difference, right?

I'd like that (and contribute to a bounty) too. Zeus ...

2024-06-22T22:01:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…7d9g
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I'd like that (and contribute to a bounty) too.

Zeus connected to Start9 using Lightning Node Connect works ok-ish, but is still kinda slow and crashes a lot.
I've no idea how to install Tailscale on start9 to even try if it would work any better,
so some easy solution like direct integration in apps and a Start9 package (at least while there's no clearnet-support) would be much appreciated.

Well, keeping the whole thing afloat is one, earning fees ...

2024-06-22T16:41:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…v7xk
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Well, keeping the whole thing afloat is one,
earning fees another, although you need a really well connected node to get anywhere near profits.

The most important (at least for me) is: Not your keys, not your coins.
If you don't run your own node, you're back to trusting a third party again.

For sats to flow thru lightning you need channels. To receive ...

2024-06-22T02:21:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…nav8
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For sats to flow thru lightning you need channels.

To receive sats you need channels with inbound liquidity,
to send sats you need outbound liquidity.

Let's say you fire up a node.
If you want to receive sats, someone else needs to open up a channel to you so you get inbound liquidity.
If you want to send sats (and haven't received any before), you need to open up a channel to some other node so you get outbound liquidity.

To open/close a channel means to do an on-chain-transaction, so it can be quite costly.

In the mood for some jazzy vibes, 'cuz ...why the heck not. ...

2024-06-21T07:38:46Z

In the mood for some jazzy vibes, 'cuz ...why the heck not.
Be sure to have a great weekend!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjJ_RYi8IWU&list=OLAK5uy_mB8mpEHSXICWSw9nT0Ky-vFysVeiA7tk4&index=7
#music #jazz #tabtwo

Never say never. You can't anymore, but it happened.

2024-03-20T15:03:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…wr9c
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Never say never.

You can't anymore, but it happened.

Core finally made it ...

2024-03-17T12:49:15Z

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Core finally made it

...unfortunately syncing never stops

Look what I found ...

2024-03-16T17:46:03Z

Look what I found

This little fella, a "Block Eruptor" from ... 2013 I think, 1st gen ASIC, does a whopping 333MH/s,
or so I've been told, I never actually used it, came as a freebie with another miner I bought back then.

Fun times
#bitcoin #mining #asic

Almost there.... ...

2024-03-15T22:11:58Z

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Almost there....

Come check out @npub1an8…z6yg stream on zap.stream! ...

2024-03-14T14:11:14Z

Come check out pleblab (npub1an8…z6yg) stream on zap.stream! https://zap.stream/naddr1qqjxvve3xqunwcfh95engdfh956rvvf3943x2vtz943kvv3j8pjkgdtyxpsn2qgewaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8xmn0wf6zuum0vd5kzmp0qgsv73dxhgfk8tt76gf6q788zrfyz9dwwgwfk3aar6l5gk82a76v9fgrqsqqqan87ukgrf

Another AMK gem, this time in perfect harmony with Giant Rooks. ...

2024-03-13T15:49:59Z

Another AMK gem, this time in perfect harmony with Giant Rooks.
Henning gets me every single time with that voice and with Frederik it's just a perfect match.
Then the two bands in two different rooms, playing flawlessly together, amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r3B7yz6J68
#music #amk #annenmaykantereit #giantrooks

2) is like...never gonna happen, ever. Not because of the 69m, ...

2024-03-13T13:23:42Z

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2) is like...never gonna happen, ever.

Not because of the 69m, but because satoshi will never give his coins to a custodian and he owns more than 5% (if we guesstimate the ~1.1m patoshi-number).
And he's not alone in never given them to someone else.

But to answer ur question honestly:
I don't give a damn.
Seriously, I'm fine now, II'll be fine with 250k, even more so with 69m and why would I care where other people store their coins?
I just keep them where they are (in my self-custodial-butt oc).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NANdY_68PFU #music

2024-03-13T12:04:20Z

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NANdY_68PFU
#music

Can't really remember tbh, but I just found a btc-e ...

2024-03-12T09:58:53Z

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Can't really remember tbh, but I just found a btc-e username+pw in my little blackbook, so I guess that's a "yes".

Funny, just the other day I did something similar and checked ...

2024-03-11T19:08:56Z

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Funny, just the other day I did something similar and checked what old mails I could find.
Guess I trashed the MtGox account-creation mail, but I found the verification mail.

But MtGox wasn't my first BTC-exchange, that was BitMarket.eu about 1 year earlier.

It's been a fun rollercoaster ride so far and it only gets better over time.

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2024-03-11T15:17:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…wjx9
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This one seems really slow to me, at this rate it'll need another 3 days to sync.
It's not the fastest machine in the world (i3-6006U, 8GB, SATA SSD), but that's what I had and didn't use for anything else.

Maybe if I stare at it long enough, it'll move faster, like the observer effect?

To get an idea of the fees to go from LN to BTC and back you ...

2024-03-11T12:50:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…a05c
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To get an idea of the fees to go from LN to BTC and back you could check some swap-services, like swap.deezy.io or boltz.exchange.

If you run your own BTC- and LN-Node it's basically just another on-chain tx to go either in or out of lightning-channels,
so all that matters is the current mempool and sats/vB situation.