Yes! I get it. Sats are precious. But I think at some point every individual should decide they have stacked enough, and transition to using bitcoin as intended: As money.

Bisq 1.10.4, released yesterday, is a required update. Meaning the update is needed to make trades. I updated my Nix package, and submitted an issue to get the package updated in Nixpkgs. Ok, back to watching Starship flight 13.

Great metaphor. I like the way you described how we came to where we are today.

Today, I saw a beautiful thing: Bisq1 is back in Nixpkgs! Now that Bisq1 uses JDK 21, it's compatible with Nixpkgs. But the best part is... I didn't do it. Another Nix maintainer has picked it up, and I love this. It's a sign that Bitcoin use is growing on NixOS, or perhaps on

Reposting, because it's important to grok this.

This guy gets it. BIP110 gets adopted or Bitcoin fails, an off-grid pleb miner's perspective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jzmC10w_6k

That's a common sentiment, but it has one critical flaw: It perpetuates the incorrect conclusion that Bitcoin's success is a given. The Bitcoin network relies on nodes and miners, and both of these MUST be decentralized. If either one becomes centralized (with mining being most at risk of this at the moment) then it's checkmate for the state; Bitcoin would be worthless, though people will not recognize this all at once. Bitcoin has survived all attacks thus far only because it has remained decentralized *enough*. Decentralization requires people, like you and I, to run a Bitcoin node that reflects the rules which govern that Bitcoin is. The subtle implication here is that if a node implementation ever changes in such at way that it no longer reflects what you believe Bitcoin should be, then you must be willing and able to switch to a different node implementation to reenforce what you believe are the correct rules. The above is a concrete example that's relevant at this point in time, but the point is that for Bitcoin to win: - There needs to be enough people running nodes and mining with their own block templates (because this is what maintains bitcoin's censorship resistance). - These nodes must be carefully maintained, otherwise a sneeky attack may actually be successful and undermine Bitcoin. - People must use Bitcoin, both for saving and spending. Bitcoin CAN win, but it requires our unwavering support/investment to do so.

Vim is the text editor that just keeps on giving. Even after many years of using it, whenever I read the manual I'm floored by how much I don't know.

I would be surprised if you DIDN'T start another project :)