Hi G, Yes remote friendly, no travel I will DM you with some more details.

Thanks M, yeah idea is {Metallica} will build trust from actions. Identity without surveillance and coordination without gatekeepers...scalable, portable, forkable, censorship-resistant, and locally ownable.

Alaska's version of fireworks! https://youtu.be/3D1nA7GGj_Y

Id say Golfo 🍭 but usually not that many boats in the water...

cool

Awesome!

Sup dude... Thanks for the Alaska shout out on JMS! There are a few of us up here listening. Keep on keeping on🤘

Im pretty sure only 1 of my followers is a real human being.

Join us in building decentralized mobility infrastructure. Alaska ADA Compliance & Access Alliance (501(c)(3)) is hiring developers for paid contract roles to develop an ADA-compliant transit protocol. We’re currently preparing a Frontier Grant Proposal for the NSF Cyber-Physical Systems (find on grants.gov current solicitation NSF 24‑581, previously known as NSF 24‑533 under SRS RNs), due August 2025. The project proposes building {Metallica} a decentralized, open-source protocol for ADA-compliant transportation in Anchorage that will also work in rural/underserved areas. Using a LoRa mesh for local coordination, Nostr for resilient messaging, and Bitcoin Lightning for instant, programmable payments. We aim to build a system that enables communities to run accessible transit, peer-to-peer without central control and with no single point of failure. It enables real‑time learning, adaptive control, secure networking, and high‑confidence verification which makes it an ideal match for NSF‑24‑581 CPS core goals. -Frontier projects under NSF 24‑581 can request up to $7 million of the program’s ~$30.07 million budget, funded in collaboration with DHS S&T, DOT FHWA We’re looking to: -Contract/hire developers passionate about open protocols, real-world utility, and autonomy -Contributors skilled in embedded systems (LoRa, device firmware), real-time apps, Nostr relays, or Lightning integrations (see list of skills needed below) -Engineers interested in CPS research, human-in-the-loop systems, and civic infrastructure -Potential nonprofit board members from the Nostr, Bitcoin, or accessibility communities to help sharpen our grant application. This is a protocol-first effort rather than a startup idea ... to be a long-range infrastructure project backed by grant funding and aligned with public benefit. DM if you’re interested or tag someone who might be. Full-Stack Protocol Engineer (Nostr + Lightning + LoRa dispatch) Core Skills: -Nostr Protocol (NIP-01 pub/sub, NIP-07 key delegation, NIP-23 metadata/events) -Bitcoin Lightning (LND/Core, LNURL, keysend, multi-path payments) -LoRaWAN / Mesh Networking (Semtech SX127x, ChirpStack/TTN, store-and-forward) -Language & Framework: Go or Rust for protocol services; Python/Node.js for orchestration -Cryptography: Schnorr signatures, key-management, secure enclaves -P2P Architecture: Pub/sub, event-driven systems, deterministic replay -Linux & DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes or Nomad, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines -API Design: WebSocket/REST, JSON schemas, backward-compatible versioning -Open-Source Collaboration: GitHub, -RFC-style docs, community issue triage -Mobile App & UX Engineer (React Native driver/passenger interfaces) -AI-Augmented Coding Core Skills: -React Native & TypeScript (cross-platform mobile, iOS & Android builds) -Nostr Client Integration (nostr-tools or nostr-react, encrypted DMs, event publishing) -Lightning UI (invoice creation, payment flows, error-handling UX) -Maps & Geolocation (Mapbox, OpenStreetMap, geofencing, route display) -Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA, ARIA roles, screen-reader testing) -Offline-First (Service Workers, SQLite or AsyncStorage, background sync) -Networking (WebSocket subscriptions, RESTful endpoints, retry logic) -Design-to-Code (Figma/Sketch handoff, component libraries, responsive layouts) -User Testing (working with mobility-impaired users, iterative prototypes) -AI-Augmented Coding

https://alaskapublic.org/news/2024-11-20/arctic-bitcoin-hilcorp-tech-firm-aim-to-test-north-slope-data-center

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