A timely reminder of why open source models, ideally hosted on your own hardware is the optimal baseline for learning AI

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Jurisdictions that restrict access to AI is a lot like the brainiac logic of restricting access to Bitcoin Ultimately they’re self-selecting out of a global network that empowers their citizens because FOSS and Open networks are ALWAYS the long term winners; not any different in AI Never go full retard Good advice then; still good now https://youtu.be/X6WHBO_Qc-Q

on point: Cause the problem. Ignore the root cause. Punish the reaction. Blame the communication platform. .. and .. Tighten the surveillance Crack down on “unrest” Authoritarian playbook from history getting dusted off and ramped up

Travel rule & kissing the ring Does not apply to exchanges sending to plebs holding their own keys .. so exchanges will ask you to confirm you hold those keys Confirmation is as simple as an attestation, but some exchanges will want to over-comply and talk about white-listing your addresses, or requesting you to sign messages Smarter exchanges will implement support for Silent Payments so they *and their customers* have less friction and improved privacy. Less friction because as a customer you only have to provide your SP address once, and every withdrawal comes into a discrete address in your wallet; that means ongoing use continues to validate your attestation. Better privacy .. because that's what Silent Payments is all about .. re-usable addresses that preserve privacy. If you're curious and want to learn more 1. Go play with the new version of Sparrow Wallet on your desktop, or Cake wallet on your mobile; learn through doing! 2. Go dig into the explanation of how this works at https://bitcoin.design/guide/how-it-works/silent-payments/ .. or both! And then go ask your exchange when they're deploying support for your Silent Payments address! If you’re wondering what Silent

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Building blocks like the software libraries, is under-appreciated hard background work .. and so valuable because it then accelerates everyone who follows Libraries are accelerators🔥 Libraries are force multipliers🔥

The tradeoff is potentially loss of your nostr key and loss of funds I like SP and it’s now easy to setup a new SP wallet with Sparrow - put that address out there for the world to send you on-chain 🌽 But for the love of all that’s good and pure don’t tie it to your npub - we already got eCash and ⚡️ 🧡

All good EXCEPT the last one; see Jeff Gardner’s comment which highlights the SP implementation for nostr compromises BOTH your identity and your funds 😳

Financial independence enables full discretion over your time .. spend time solely on what you value .. family, friends, projects, community Forces a re-think on “what is importance to me?” once those shackles are gone