Tim Bouma | Independent Thinker | Pug Owner | Published Author | #SovEng Alum | #Cashu OG | #OpenSats Grantee https://tim-bouma.npub.pro/ 3000 posts
Yup. When I realized that every single event is signed by an identity (npub)… Tim Bouma May 3, 2024, 2:08 PM
nostr I think “Nostr Integrated” has far more potential. I am experimenting using #nostr relays for a push notification service and backend api orchestration.… Tim Bouma May 3, 2024, 1:19 PM
Just remember, in times of crisis, yet another function will be built into the proprietary operating system you are using to further restrict your freedom.… Tim Bouma May 3, 2024, 1:08 PM
2FA capture is the biggest unintended consequence of “better security”. Trying my hardest to extricate myself from my domestic phone provider as I prepare for international travel.… Tim Bouma May 3, 2024, 12:39 PM
ecash The beauty of #ecash is that there is no way to track transfers or correlate issuance with redemptions. All of the various stablecoin platforms will eventually fall under state capture because every transfer needs to be settled with a ledger transaction. Not so with ecash.… Tim Bouma May 3, 2024, 12:28 PM
Yup. Several years ago he personally revectored my thinking on banking. I am eternally grateful.… Tim Bouma May 3, 2024, 12:27 PM
I’ve read a lot of George Selgin’s stuff. Difficult reading but one of the most lucid thinkers about money. Here he is weighing in on the MMT debate, where he makes the statement that it’s not so much about money, it’s amount the command and control… Tim Bouma May 3, 2024, 12:02 PM
We’re still in the Buccaneering Phase of governance. The pirate governance model, historically known as the "pirate code" or "articles," provided a framework for order and discipline aboard pirate ships, which was surprisingly democratic for its time. Here are some of the key features of Tim Bouma May 3, 2024, 11:53 AM
bitcoin This is still my absolute favourite ‘architecture’ diagram. I remember when I saw this for the first time over a decade ago. It blew me away. As with #bitcoin, we are building #nostr using the lower diagram. Building for #privacy is harder, but at least it’s not someone else’ Tim Bouma May 3, 2024, 11:37 AM
nostr @Edward Snowden is calling for privacy at the protocol level. With #nostr I think we have a pretty good start on privacy by baking freedom into the core protocol (NIP-01)… Tim Bouma May 3, 2024, 11:22 AM
Canadian here. Things aren’t perfect here, but I’d be hard-pressed to find a better country to live in. Focusing my energies on making sure things don’t get worse.… Tim Bouma May 3, 2024, 11:17 AM