Tim Bouma

Tim Bouma

| Independent Thinker | Pug Owner | Published Author | #SovEng Alum | #Cashu OG | #OpenSats Grantee

https://tim-bouma.npub.pro/ 3000 posts

testing zaps...…

Tim Bouma

Sep 9, 2024, 1:06 AM

#cashu + #nostr for digital commerce is about as significant as combining rubber and compressed air that revolutionized the transportation industry.…

Tim Bouma

Sep 8, 2024, 7:04 PM

Is P256 safe?…

Tim Bouma

Sep 8, 2024, 4:56 PM

The Triple Crown of your self-sovereignty: Control of your private key (nsec) Control of your data Control of your code (algorithms)…

Tim Bouma

Sep 8, 2024, 4:31 PM

COOL CONCEPT ALERT A digital wallet can exist independently in the #nostr network (see details in linked post below) The major implication here is that a ‘digital wallet’ can exist as three separate and independent components: 1) the nsec, 2) the code, and 3) the data. All useless on their…

Tim Bouma

Sep 8, 2024, 12:22 PM

You can’t make this s*** up……

Tim Bouma

Sep 8, 2024, 5:04 AM

Honestly, this is just freaking wild. I just proved that an ecash wallet on #nostr can exist independently from an app/device/relay and move around at will. #unstoppable…

Tim Bouma

Sep 8, 2024, 4:53 AM

I just proved another cool concept…

I just proved another cool concept with #nostr #safebox. The idea is that the data is completely portable and can migrate to other relays. If the relay I am using becomes unreliable or hostile, I can simply replicate/migrate the data (the proofs and related data) to other relays and…

Tim Bouma

Sep 8, 2024, 4:27 AM

The Reply Guy attacked helped clarify…

The Reply Guy attacked helped clarify for me the two fundamental mechanisms for ‘permissionless’ systems to moderate themselves. The first is Proof of Work, where energy needs to be expended, the second is Web of Trust, where a relationship needs to exist between an existing ‘known’ npub and newly ‘unknown’

Tim Bouma

Sep 8, 2024, 3:21 AM

Nostr eats everything.

Nostr eats everything.…

Tim Bouma

Sep 8, 2024, 12:43 AM

Tim Bouma

Sep 7, 2024, 9:41 PM

Nothing is 100% secure…

Tim Bouma

Sep 7, 2024, 8:54 PM

Note to self…

Tim Bouma

Sep 7, 2024, 4:08 PM

To get rid of Reply Guy…

To get rid of Reply Guy I had to remove several relays from my clients including my own test relay. So I guess the spammer targets relays that can't counter spam. Good in the long run to learn and counter these attacks but in the meantime GFY Reply

Tim Bouma

Sep 7, 2024, 4:03 PM

Test from Amethyst client…

Tim Bouma

Sep 7, 2024, 3:30 PM

Testing from Damus client…

Tim Bouma

Sep 7, 2024, 3:21 PM

Testing for spam replies…

Tim Bouma

Sep 7, 2024, 3:06 PM

Simple ideas encourage the best engineering.…

Tim Bouma

Sep 6, 2024, 11:34 PM

Only in Canada do you fly…

Only in Canada do you fly through US airspace to get from one point of the country to another.…

Tim Bouma

Sep 6, 2024, 11:32 PM

This #nostr podcast by @ hodlbod is all signal. Worth the listen…

Tim Bouma

Sep 6, 2024, 11:30 PM