As long as we can agree that the only objective truth in bitcoin is decided by nakamoto consensus and has nothing to do with subjective node relay filters, then I guess we're on the same team.

This assumes Core is deliberately trying to make it easier. It's the crux of his argument, but it's not their stated goal. The whole debate is the same as fullrbf, same arguments from both sides. Same boogymen.

Does knots also refuse to relay already-mined blocks/transactions containing what it defines to be spam? Are peers SOL in verifying the newest block if they only connect to knots?

Longest chain with most proof of work decides who is right.

Knowing banksy, the whole guard, censor, and removal act was just performance art.

Zaps aren't tips. You were going to pay taxes on them?

#cyberpunk

Node counts cannot be trusted. I run many of them myself.

So that you don't need to go. They already did it. #burningman https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qIWOZtxalQs

Even lightning struggles to scale to 8billion people with their own nodes. You'd have to keep channels open for many years., But as explained, that doesn't matter.

I haven't had much time to spend with them being in the desert and all. Back now and charging controllers as we speak. First impressions, though, the Index still competes with it. Much of it is engineering tradeoffs to make a lighter headset. I'll have to see how it is with a longer session. Keep in mind, you will still need SteamVR compatible controllers and lighthouses for this headset to work.

What's the best way to indicate to smart glasses users that I don't consent to Meta's cameras pointed at me?

Weather happens. Did you do any standup?

Of course I had to get the orange one... for reasons. #vr #virtualreality #bigscreenvr

There is no "the mempool". There is your mempool, there is my mempool, and each miner has its own as well. I don't believe Core decides what a "regular" transaction is. Why do you give them that power? Whatever is in the chain is a transaction. "Regular" is nonsense.

Use a neutral wash and thick layer of bagbalm in your evening socks instead of vinegar. #playatech

I don't see the evidence. It's easy enough to construct any kind of transaction you want and send them to whatever node you want. It's actually harder to construct OP_Return txns if using core. People doing fancy stuff aren't using core.

Consider me someone who understands the technical side of bitcoin pretty well. The whole point of it is that proof of work decides the truth because there is no better way. That really is the important innovation. Counting which nodes run which implementation is nonsense.

Filtering doesn't remove it from the chain. Who decides what a "regular" transaction is? Isn't it regular if it follows the chain consensus rules and pays the fee? Limits? No. That's like saying bitcoin transactions limit the number of transactions.