Sosthène the Zealot @[email protected]

Came to that article from The Intercept from https://theintercept.com/2019/01/28/google-alphabet-sidewalk-labs-replica-cellphone-data/ which was linked in the article from De Correspondent.

"No Google data is used." claims Bowden from Sidewalk Labs
Further down the article:
"data is sourced from 'Android Phones and Google apps.'" and "based off of Google data."
Who would've thought Google is lying ...

Relevance for this thread:
'Smart Cities' is better marketing.

If you're not careful like Barcelona & Amsterdam, you'll get your panopticon.

A couple things I saw and thought "Mastodon will love this":

- Alias, a 3D-printed "parasite" that sits on top of your Amazon Echo or Google Home, feeding white noise into its mic until you say the wake word: http://bjoernkarmann.dk/project_alias

- The adminbook, a wonderfully ugly design for the ideal sysadmin notebook: https://m.habr.com/en/post/437912/

🐘

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#BlockstreamExplorer Update

-Unlimited Tx
-Disabling JavaScript
-Broadcast Tx via API
-QR code scanning via the web browser
-Block timestamps for confirmed Tx
-No analytics scripts, no tracking
-Better privacy through @[email protected] support

https://blockstream.info/
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A new blog post about the security of Schnorr signatures.

https://joinmarket.me/blog/blog/liars-cheats-scammers-and-the-schnorr-signature/

There's probably a strong inverse correlation between how much effort I put into these posts and how many people read them :) But, you might find the slightly eccentric first few sections interesting, at least :)

"recieved"

@BugmanExtraordinaire @nickcook its quite easy to pick out ideal times to sell (and buy) in retrospect, but that misses the point of what I think @nickcook is saying.
This old meme puts it well-- excuse me for reposting but I don't think its graced mastadon with its presence yet:

A beautiful latin maxim which summarises how bitcoin "governance" : par in parem non habet imperium (equals have no power over each other)

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Roses are red ❤️
Violets are blue 💙
[email protected]@twitter.com is obsolete
The only payment processor you need is .... you. ₿

Start now > http://btcpayserver.org

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Bitcoin to Beer (not atomic) swaps. Powered by @[email protected], cheers! 🍻
h/t @[email protected] @[email protected]

I just realised something ironic; the switch to the language "crypto" instead of "Bitcoin" was somehow a result of the deep seated dislike ordinary people have of the kind of seriousness/responsibility involved in actually using a *crypto*currency (that's to say something using cryptographic verification to replace trust). People intuitively know Bitcoin is like that, and don't want it; they want the fantasy of a trusted system giving the same result.

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We're going live in cca 20min on Twitch. Join us to see the making of BTCPay intro video by @[email protected] with our contributors joining in for Q & A @[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@twitter.comps://t.co/ewwwsQwFGa

Met these guys briefly a couple of years ago. Both very interesting characters, although I don't agree with some of their perspectives. The interview is about what cryptoanarchy actually means, especially nowadays:

https://fragment-x6.net/posts/why-cryptoanarchy-is-not-a-revolutionary-movement/

An analysis of LocalBitcoins uptake since launch using a new metric the author calls Usage per (Online) Economic-Person

https://medium.com/@mattahlborg/nuanced-analysis-of-localbitcoins-data-suggests-bitcoin-is-working-as-satoshi-intended-d8b04d3ac7b2

So, you have 18-21 year old running a gigantic radio transmitter and blasting sick death and black #metal on one block, and bored inmates next door with access to time, the radio, and the postal system.

That leads to these 18-21 year old uni students receiving letters of all kinds requesting music, critiquing their selection, insulting them, threatening them, etc

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Found it on Reddit 😂😂🤣🤣 #BTC