vnprc

When a new block comes in each node validates that the transactions in that block spend UTXOs that exist in the UTXO set. If a tx input does not exist in the UTXO set the block is invalid. But you'd have a hard time even constructing such a block template under normal circumstances because nodes also validate each tx input when they first see a transaction come across the p2p network. If the input does not exist in the UTXO set or in the mempool (or I suppose in the same package now that packages are a thing) that tx will get dropped and won't propagate through the network. So really it happens at the block level but practically speaking it happens at the mempool level.

2024-09-18 22:15:55

y'all....🤦‍♂️
simping for a wannabe dictator is cringe
https://m.primal.net/KuKz.gif

2024-09-18 22:11:27

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lmao my client fucked up the gif

2024-09-18 22:08:29

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https://files.v0l.io/92ea6e704dc00fa00618cf326798308142ee159efe40145fd6831295fd038d1f.webp

2024-09-18 21:52:15

what is this error message? why is this failing? what is it even supposed to do?
<long sigh>
i guess i have to *understand* this code now 🙄

2024-09-18 19:04:14

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"But vnprc, I pay more than that in lightning transaction fees." Yes you do. This is why we ecash.
on-chain is for large transactions
lightning is for medium transactions
ecash is for microtransactions
You're already running a relay. Build in a cashu mint and amortize those lightning transaction fees away.

2024-09-18 18:58:05

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Charge 2 sats. Charge 10 sats. Charge 0.1 sats. Once you have built the solution you can do price discovery.

2024-09-18 18:36:51

How to run a big relay profitably and solve spam at the same time. Charge 1 sat per note.
Optional free tier requiring a proof of work challenge. It works like this: the relay creates a unique challenge, a random number, and sends it to the client for a response. Client response takes the form of a nonce, another random number. To verify the proof of work, concatenate the challenge and response and hash them. If the hash does not start with enough zero bits, drop it on the ground and close connection. That's a spammer.
If you think about it, bitcoin is just banked proof of work. So by paying a nominal fee in sats you are providing a time-delayed proof of work. It all comes down to proof of work at the end of the day. Spammers can't do it at scale. Users can.
"But vnprc I am a penniless pauper, don't I deserve social media too?" Honestly, no. But you can buy a bitaxe and earn some spending sats that way. Better yet: get an old S9 and heat your home with it. Now you have shitposting money and you are decentralizing hashrate. Congratulations, Harry. You're a bitcoiner.
#nevent1q…a2g4

2024-09-18 18:25:57

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It's all so tiring. Deprecate the "free" service advertising model. Replace with microtransaction fees and/or proof of work. Spam solved.

2024-09-18 17:22:39

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I didn't know they still made those. Nice!

2024-09-18 17:20:35

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that's not a whale that's just a big fish

2024-09-18 15:57:02

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Are you trying to flatter me? Because it's working. https://image.nostr.build/6bcfd806a7d68e1ed189cabe9dea06cc02302422dc16e6fcb8b5e58c61b768db.gif

2024-09-18 02:42:46

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best documentation/explainers
- must include diagrams
- see: anything elle mouton puts on her blog https://ellemouton.com/
best usability improvement
- could be static addresses, fixing force closes, removing the need to run a server, etc.
see: josibake silent payments, glozow TRUC transactions, calle cashu
free-est freedom tech
- biggest improvements in censorship resistance, trustlessness, decentralization, etc.
see: bluematt & t-bast BIP353

2024-09-17 22:53:23

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Nice! What board are you using? Are you working on a new hardware platform or just playing around? I think the next phase of SS evolution is to move to more generic and simplified hardware.

2024-09-17 22:46:47

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What are we looking at?

2024-09-17 20:54:35

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They ought to save a lot of money with a much smaller order this time around.

2024-09-17 19:14:36

Wow! HRF grants for so many amazing projects! 🤩
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/human-rights-foundation-grants-10-bitcoin-to-20-projects-worldwide