simonmales

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   by simonmales 7d ago

   True on the main chain of Bitcoin. Bitcoin payments on the lightning network are not computationally intense.
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   by simonmales 13d ago

   The default question in my mind is jettison batteries in case of an emergency?
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   by simonmales 22d ago

   Author here. I built this once learning about front running the Bitcoin puzzles.
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   Recover a Bitcoin private key from its public key, in the browser(krackpot.io)

   1 points by simonmales 22d ago|3 comments
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   by simonmales 1mo ago

   The app is simple (read: dumb). No pooling, because it computes everything offline.
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   by simonmales 2mo ago

   I'm not a printer... What does that mean?
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   by simonmales 2mo ago

   I have zero experience with C# and it all lives inside a docker container and just works. Naturally, I would prefer a non-windows language, but it is literally a black box that works.
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   by simonmales 2mo ago

   Lightning ain't slow though.
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   by simonmales 2mo ago

   TIL DAI cannot be frozen. Perhaps the first stablecoins I might be a little interested in. The merchant should send the funds (sweep the UTXO) back to you if the funds are flagged. So you should not be out of pocket.
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    by simonmales 2mo ago

    You mean payment processing? BTCPay Server is the defacto standard I would argue. Have used it for accepting LN transactions for years.
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    by simonmales 2mo ago

    Thanks for the tip!
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    by simonmales 3mo ago

    Would love for Pine64 to thrive. I don't own any of their products, but I am glad they exist.
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    by simonmales 3mo ago

    Will this forever exist as a Fedora "remix". Or will we find the support in upstream so I can one day run Debian-based distro? I think the last time I used an RPM-based distro was almost 2 decades ago.
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    by simonmales 4mo ago

    It's a personal bias for me. Perception of quality, because the author is under constant review.
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    by simonmales 5mo ago

    I think nowadays on Android it's called QuickShare, and it works. But I believe the fragmentation and awareness is a part of the problem for Android.
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    by simonmales 6mo ago

    Thanks for sharing the "fixed wireless terminal" tip. A HN post a while ago describe hacking a landline to a wireless terminal. But this tip removes the hacking :)
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    by simonmales 6mo ago

    What's the risk? Personally, I only see benefits.
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    by simonmales 6mo ago

    I guess competition with the Bitcoin equivalent https://www.l402.org/
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    by simonmales 7mo ago

    Here is my recent history of phones: https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=8972&idPhone2... The Nokia 6.1 now feels like a monster in my hand at 75mm. I agree that 70mm is sweet spot.
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    by simonmales 7mo ago

    The Pixel 8 might be my next "upgrade" (sidegrade?)
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    by simonmales 7mo ago

    The small form factor phones simply do not sell. Some great thoughts on the topic: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR9zBsKELVs * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZdbbN3FCzE Not about small form factor, ra
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    by simonmales 7mo ago

    Good thing about trmnl is you can run the entire backend if the company disappears.
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    by simonmales 7mo ago

    I made fun of the 'America First' campaign slogan and referred to it as 'America Only'. Then you can quickly use this idea on people who put themselves in front of others. And the reality is it's not about being fir
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    by simonmales 7mo ago

    Coming from Slack for a number of years, there is an initial shock of missing out of the 'slack way of things'. The killer feature is everything is a stream/thread. I argue that is a better UX over Slack, but it takes some ge
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    by simonmales 8mo ago

    It's getting movement in tough political environments like Uganda: https://www.archyde.com/bitchat-surges-to-1-in-uganda-amid-p... And natural disasters like in Jamaica https://www.gadgets360.com/crypto
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    by simonmales 8mo ago

    You might be referring to Bitchat.
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    by simonmales 8mo ago

    As a fan of webapps, https://yr.no is a good no-frills weather webapp.
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    by simonmales 8mo ago

    I was a big fan, the original version was called forecast.io. It was a rare example at the time when it was _the_ webapp better than any existing 'native' apps.
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    by simonmales 8mo ago

    Whats the cycle time here? This work flow makes sense to me.
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    by simonmales 9mo ago

    This is a hard truth. I looked at my own Show HN post history, some are definitely in the graveyard.