What do I think of BIP444? If you’re interested, read the original BIP, understand it properly then make your own judgement. Too many Bitcoiners are just listening to their favorite influencer and picking a side to support. The BIP makes no reference to a decision being made to determine if arbitrary data is objectionable. The BIP lists 7 Op Codes or conditions which would further restrict arbitrary data at the consensus level. I think Matthew Kratter picked that ball up and ran with it himself for some shock value. This BIP seems unlikely to have legs, but if we’re going to debate it we should at least understand it properly. My 2 sats worth. (Bonus boost for “nose candy Mark” in the last ep. I approve!) https://fountain.fm/episode/WOslYaeXHkGPni8BznUK

Ha ha, I like it! Calling out “piss-poor hiring practices” as the cause for layoffs and the Fed’s strategy for curbing inflation of “trying really hard”. This is the way! I appreciated your video on BIP444, man that is out there. How does everyone feel about Knots now I wonder? https://fountain.fm/episode/tpO39owhO8Nv1arT5lrQ

I love video for technical tutorials but prefer audio for news and interviews. How about some detailed video content on a technical topic, perhaps available as bonus content? Video content would involve more effort for you, so putting that effort towards evergreen technical content would mean it sticks around longer. Thanks for the in depth content and the research you put into every show. (+1 vote for the Alby hub deep dive with Wes) https://fountain.fm/episode/NJ9Vr8mMPTAt9Q7GUgCb

Thanks for the explainer on the distros. More questions to follow! +1 for the deep dive on Alby hub. https://fountain.fm/episode/yxXpGks2KrDcVVXb2B4c

Great rip Cody, I’m sure you enjoyed this one. Made me realize how early we are and how much work (and mindset shift) is still required. I liked the analogy of how do we make this change without causing an allergic reaction from the state. https://fountain.fm/episode/aBzxeODkY4p9NJiXuez8

Node Up Bitcoiners. We all gotta do it. Here’s a guide from our community website in New Zealand, just published to help all Bitcoiners run their own node. Right up your alley Chris, running straight on Ubuntu. https://kiwibitcoinguide.org/articles-and-guides/setup-bitcoin-node/ https://fountain.fm/episode/sP3uJ6IM6krMt8WNatvn

Time traveller boost, I’m going back over episodes about File systems. Who knew that you could customize the file system in your OS. Wow! Could you explain the difference between corporate disros (like Ubuntu & PopOS) and community distros. Pros and cons, trade offs, that kind of thing. Thanks. https://fountain.fm/episode/18waqDWjcvoUBhlloSNt

Thanks for the reply. I will read more and ruminate.

If I'm not mistaken, BIP444 proposes having a council or group of people making decisions on what is "troublesome content". Is that correct? And do you support that? And is the method of invalidating transactions to invalidate the entire block? If so, what about all the other transactions in that block, what happens to them? To me, this sounds like everything we're trying to avoid in Bitcoin, arbitrary decisions on what is permitted and what is not, made by a select group of people. But please convince me otherwise if I am not understanding this correctly.

Have you looked at BIP 444? Still considering Knots? That has ended any serious consideration of Knots for me.

Thanks for this summary I think this ends the amount of rope a lot of people have been extending to Luke and team Knots. If anyone thought he may be some misguided genius with communication problems, it stops here. A "council of elders" deciding on "troublesome content" and initiating proactive reorgs. I don't know how you can frame that in any way other than batshit crazy and an attack on Bitcoin. I think there's more to play out in this, as bat shit crazy as he may be, Luke probably has a plan here. And we thought the government was the enemy, sheesh.