nostr #nostr has succeeded in collapsing cyberspace into a single 32-byte coordinate system of pubkeys and event ids. Along with ecash zaps, you can send funds between any 32-byte coordinate in cyberspace. We’re gonna win…… Tim Bouma Oct 23, 2024, 5:50 PM
nostr Yesterday, I managed to get #nostr #safebox running as a daemon, listening to NIP-17 messages, parsing out and accepting #Cashu tokens sent by another #safebox instance. This proves I can send funds directly between wallet processes! All still very experimental, but proving that it works!… Tim Bouma Oct 23, 2024, 12:34 PM
cbdc Fakery and fuckery has been going on since the dawn of civilization. #CBDC and #AI are nothing new. For the first in civilization we can do something new with #nostr… Tim Bouma Oct 21, 2024, 10:34 PM
nostr I am in the process of creating a #nostr #safebox daemon that can run as a separate process to generate NUT-18 payment requests and accept payments via NIP-17. Excited about this because the daemon will almost be like a lightning node but instead uses mints and relays as… Tim Bouma Oct 21, 2024, 4:08 PM
nostr Imagine how different things would be if we had #nostr at the end of the First Millennium. Most everything was faked back then. Shocking but true.… Tim Bouma Oct 21, 2024, 4:01 PM
nostr During medieval times, forgery was the main line of business for most monks producing charters and diplomas because it wasn’t about truth but rather what was accorded in God’s plans, not what was attested by prior documents. The point is this - for the first time in history with… Tim Bouma Oct 21, 2024, 3:52 PM
nsec Every IoT device, if it can store a #nsec, should be able to send and receive payments by default. That’s my vision for #nostr #safebox… Tim Bouma Oct 18, 2024, 7:06 PM
nostr Excited to see where this goes. Intrigued to see the Bible published as a series of #nostr events.… Tim Bouma Oct 18, 2024, 1:47 PM
nostr I am building #nostr #safebox Every machine should be a spending and savings machine. Coming to a command line near you $>safebox… Tim Bouma Oct 18, 2024, 1:33 PM
bitcoin #Bitcoin is about self-signed transactions that can’t be double-spent. #Nostr is about self-signed events that can’t be censored.… Tim Bouma Oct 17, 2024, 5:53 PM
nostr Soon, every machine will be able to directly send and receive money with any another machine on the planet. #nostr #safebox… Tim Bouma Oct 16, 2024, 7:30 PM
nostr I just can’t get enough of this completely retro green-screen way of getting money into a #nostr #safebox!… Tim Bouma Oct 16, 2024, 7:26 PM
nostr I am pinching myself on how NUTS (pardon the pun) this is. Every #nostr #safebox instance becomes its own payment, clearing and settlement engine. A #safebox can send ecash directly to any other #safebox, it can receive ecash, swap it for new tokens or clear out the funds to any… Tim Bouma Oct 16, 2024, 6:18 PM
nostr Very cool. I just got NIP-17 chat working between separate #nostr #safebox instances. That means every #safebox can communicate directly to send funds, messages, statuses, etc. Doesn't look like much, BUT IT WORKS!… Tim Bouma Oct 16, 2024, 6:02 PM
nostr Similar to the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system (x,y,z), #Nostr can be thought of a non-Euclidean cyberspace coordinate system of (n,e) where n is a 32 byte #npub, and e is a 32 byte hash of an event. With (n,e) you can reference and attribute… Tim Bouma Oct 16, 2024, 11:47 AM
nostr Nothing is more trippy than reading Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media (1964) with a working knowledge of the #nostr protocol… Tim Bouma Oct 15, 2024, 12:21 PM
nostr Convenience is the number 1 driver for most users. Convenience is about reducing complexity AND maximizing optionality. Convenience has little to do with security or sovereignty and that’s how the big platforms are winning - convenience and optionality between a limited set of platforms (e.g., Apple vs. Google). The… Tim Bouma Oct 15, 2024, 12:14 PM
nostr If I were to draw a parallel: the #nostr conception of a signed event is a fundamental innovation that can flatten the existing digital infrastructures that are build on capture and exclusion. The phonetic alphabet- easy to learn within hours, provides infinite possibilities of expression. Similarly, signed events with kinds… Tim Bouma Oct 13, 2024, 11:41 AM