marcan0

👨‍💻 Engineer @ opennode.com
🎙️ Co-Host https://keypair.fm
🤌 Host of Jersey Shore Bitcoin Meetup

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2026-02-13 19:35:21 UTC

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Get your ai bots to do it for you lol

2026-02-13 18:52:20 UTC

Kalshi and Polymarket have wildly different odds on whether or not US gov will shut down tomorrow... interesting...
https://image.nostr.build/f739c35673f06057242c3a561171f31ae8a57cbabac6b806603749b04af75d6d.png
https://image.nostr.build/0aab07ca66b99e256a41df4db673558c7c01716faa9e4595c8c1618bee5f7120.png

2026-02-12 17:00:25 UTC

I already need to re-evaluate my relationship with AI

2026-02-12 03:15:41 UTC

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I read that as "Sending bitcoin to my robot assassin" and nearly shit myself

2026-02-11 23:41:01 UTC

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I hope I made the cut

2026-02-10 17:46:40 UTC

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https://siddhantkhare.com/writing/ai-fatigue-is-real
this one

2026-02-10 17:43:03 UTC

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I just read a good blog post on this (ofc I can’t find it) but it’s basically about how developers are more productive than ever and completely burnt out.
All the energizing creative work is outsourced to machines and what’s left is a never ending treadmill of code review and requirements gathering. Both relatively boring and draining tasks.

2026-02-09 13:28:31 UTC

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So I should leave my 58k buy order?

2026-02-08 23:53:28 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/8becc7300050c601974e9ded1bd66e883bde6526a4c7d0906f0b0e75d7ed8e41.gif

2026-02-08 23:29:01 UTC

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Revolutionaries in need of a revolution

2026-02-08 16:59:21 UTC

heat is broken in the apartment
hash rate down
perfect opportunity for running a home miner?

2026-02-06 13:46:36 UTC

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my mistake. you're right. you're said "vibes". that parts on me.
not outraged. just bored of this topic. core 30 is out, nothing changed, both sides over-exaggerated, yet some people tie up so much of their identity into being disagreeable and "fighting the man" they can't let it rest.
on node count - bitcoin is not a democracy. all nodes aren't equal votes. the nodes that receive and validate the majority of the coins (economic majority) define what bitcoin is.
just running a node without producing value doesn't mean anything. if it did someone could just spin up 100,000 nodes on AWS and take over the network. thankfully bitcoin is smarter than that.
this is a good thing. its never been about the money, but the wealth humans create and what they are willing to trade that wealth for.
i like @npub1myg…sn5p's video on the matter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_xgmVLyB94

2026-02-06 13:15:33 UTC

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a hard fork that completely changes the monetary policy of ethereum is not the same as a non-fork.
plus, nobody cares. behavior on chain exactly the same as it was before.
slop_return was a nothing burger. continuing to be outraged is your choice.
#nevent1q…zz9c

2026-02-06 02:33:13 UTC

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Well I hope I catch you on a lift someday sir! Would be an honor to shred pow with my lsp 🫡

2026-02-05 22:33:14 UTC

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Who made this garbage bot? None of my takes are grade a
#nevent1q…5jyr

2026-02-05 21:57:50 UTC

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This is basically an ad for mac mini lol

2026-02-05 21:46:45 UTC

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Oh shit where you shredding?

2026-02-05 21:41:15 UTC

Price may be down but at least we have an onchain fee market again!
https://blossom.primal.net/05c3af0642459c436866ec4dbc475c26ed6c4dcb0bf31466f3905345210f485e.png

2026-02-05 13:43:12 UTC

My pessimistic take of nostr is that there are too many shiny object tinkerers (myself included) and not enough people out collaborating with disenfranchised communities trying to understand their pain points and frictions.

2026-02-05 13:39:22 UTC

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A rather short essay on Japanese esthetics. Could be read in an afternoon and if you're from the west (like me) it makes you wonder why you always have so many lights on at night.

2026-02-04 19:14:35 UTC

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I read it a long time ago. It’s definitely a vibe

2026-02-04 18:01:07 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/0fb159c1e4b69140136fc610fa4379398eaf8011f32e05cd675fe40dbd942770.jpg

2026-02-04 17:39:07 UTC

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woah, @nprofile…frlu spoiler alert:
https://towardsliberty.com/articles/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpdlddzcx9hntfgfw28749pwpu8sw6rj39rx6jw43rdq4pd276vhuqqgrvvpjx33kgvtrxgen2vfcvcurjjgljwr#:~:text=You%20will%20learn%20HOW%20to%20build%20what%20you%20have%20long%20understood%20SHOULD%20exist

2026-02-03 20:48:15 UTC

im already tired of the new class of nostr bots

2026-02-03 20:29:44 UTC

bitcoiners not using bitcoin as money is the reason the price is in the shitter.
If we walked the way we talked, we'd be showing people the future of finance rather than just hoarding gold 2.0

2026-02-03 02:32:23 UTC

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I mean… he did say he wanted X to be the EVERYTHING app. I guess that includes rockets

2026-02-02 23:16:50 UTC

For the life of me I can’t figure out why @npub18m7…q955 is the only app with only zaps mode.
Seriously reactions suck. Zap shit.

2026-02-02 23:01:58 UTC

Just subscribed for another year of @npub18m7…q955 Purple…
If you can zap a shit post you can zap the app that shows you the shit post.

2026-02-02 16:22:38 UTC

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self-custodial - i have full unilateral control over my money
non-custodial - nobody has unilateral control over my money (federations: i.e. liquid, fedimint)
custodial - someone else has full control over my money
#nevent1q…0000

2026-02-02 15:38:37 UTC

self-custodial > non-custodial > custodial

2026-02-01 20:16:48 UTC

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A brilliant upgrade

2026-02-01 13:52:51 UTC

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Don’t forget to feed and walk your tamagotchi!

2026-01-31 15:00:37 UTC

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My bet is that they have a new Umbrel home type device coming out with more oomph behind it for local AI.
Maybe the AMD Ryzen series or something like that? Killer app is no longer bitcoin node but now ollama.
#nevent1q…v3z8

2026-01-30 15:33:30 UTC

whats the best nostr TUI?

2026-01-29 13:55:16 UTC

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I use it every day. It’s a joke, my friend

2026-01-29 04:23:53 UTC

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Jokes on you nobody runs Linux

2026-01-28 21:55:12 UTC

In the marvel movies tony stark only ever programmed in english

2026-01-28 13:38:07 UTC

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this again? 🤣

2026-01-27 19:42:01 UTC

Quantum is the new Climate Change

2026-01-26 02:37:31 UTC

Bitcoiners might need to stop trying to “switch” fiat businesses to Bitcoin and start making it dead simple for new entrepreneurs to start and succeed with bitcoin.
Starting a business in fiat land is a disaster waiting to be disrupted.

2026-01-26 02:06:36 UTC

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I dream that one day everything happens over nostr and I don’t have to see anything I don’t care about.

2026-01-24 14:08:33 UTC

Bitcoin and Nostr have this great value prop of “nothing fancy, just survive longer than the competition”

2026-01-22 14:30:53 UTC

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I think it’s also going to be way more valuable for tech savvy folk (coding) than most people.
An agent that can immediately verify its own work and adjust will always be much better than one who can’t.

2026-01-22 03:22:17 UTC

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Ask him if he stacks sats

2026-01-22 03:10:57 UTC

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Or start a bitcoin business. Need more entrepreneurs.

2026-01-22 03:10:03 UTC

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On Jan 3 of all days

2026-01-21 22:51:37 UTC

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ufw ftw

2026-01-21 17:21:57 UTC

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Thanks, brother!

2026-01-21 12:23:08 UTC

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Thanks!!!

2026-01-21 12:18:10 UTC

35 laps around the sun

2026-01-20 23:36:10 UTC

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THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE THAT YOU CAN HELP BUILD

2026-01-20 22:38:42 UTC

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Yet they are insanely useful
#nevent1q…u9kh

2026-01-20 22:38:07 UTC

Word Predictors will not get us to AGI

2026-01-20 17:15:14 UTC

The difference between "Vibe-coding" and "AI assisted engineering" comes down to whether or not you auto-accept edits.

2026-01-20 16:32:35 UTC

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Sounds like it could be! I feel like I bookmark lots of stuff privately on a browser and want it on a different device/browser. Using nostr to keep them in sync would be cool

2026-01-20 00:31:37 UTC

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It’s weird how being disagreeable is bad for the user growth of nostr but good for the tech growth of nostr

2026-01-19 22:22:42 UTC

The best thing about stablecoins is how much they distract institutions and give bitcoiners time to build.

2026-01-19 18:00:23 UTC

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imagine selling bitcoin

2026-01-19 17:50:06 UTC

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don't tempt me with a good time

2026-01-17 14:01:46 UTC

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Thanks… I hate this

2026-01-16 17:51:29 UTC

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That, sir, is not vibe coding… that’s an ai using a cashu wallet.. which is way cooler and scarier.

2026-01-16 05:02:44 UTC

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I enjoyed it. Gave me new things to think about. Cheers mate

2026-01-16 04:59:58 UTC

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Just discussing with a friend tonight the economics of open source then thought of an idea for you.
Code (or vibe code) a good reads alternative on nostr. People read books, share insights, review, maybe even start virtual book clubs.
Creating open source tools for readers on nostr should create more demand for books, and an excellent sales channel for whitepaper books.
Classic Joel Spolsky Strategy: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/06/12/strategy-letter-v/

2026-01-14 23:52:46 UTC

Based on tab usage alone, Google has a pretty good idea how many people have ADHD

2026-01-14 21:20:55 UTC

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What are the huge costs? I thought you were just drop shipping some books

2026-01-12 04:49:55 UTC

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same goes for bitcoin.
individuals open source money, commoditizing the finance industry, so the value accrues back to individuals that do the hard work.
#nevent1q…avcq

2026-01-12 04:47:27 UTC

Trying out the nemotron-3-nano model from NVIDIA...
nvidia releasing open source models makes a ton of sense.
they commoditize models so more people can self host LLMs, and by doing so increase the market of people who demand better chips
same economic reason google invests money into open sourcing android and chrome. more people using web and mobile brings more demand for google services.
the list goes on and on...
companies invest heavily in open source when it helps them commoditize their partners in the value chain, and accrue value back to themselves.
Joel Spolksy was right: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/06/12/strategy-letter-v/

2026-01-09 20:59:19 UTC

wen AIstr?
I literally had to sign up for X again to follow the latest happenings in AI.

2026-01-09 20:50:28 UTC

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I haven't run into those issues with claude code yet... I have run into issues with opencode when I plug in my local ollama instance.
My local models run fine with goose and other tools, but opencode seems to run into strange issues... maybe i'll investigate further this weekend.

2026-01-09 20:42:56 UTC

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must be hard investing all that time and energy into great models and tooling -- only to be commoditized in a few months by killer open source alternatives
I'd hate to be running that business.

2026-01-09 16:57:46 UTC

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like taking money out of one pocket and putting into another

2026-01-07 21:27:59 UTC

₿

2026-01-06 16:55:07 UTC

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checks out. NGU maxis only care about NGU

2026-01-03 18:47:51 UTC

New Year, new regime change in an oil rich country.

2026-01-03 17:33:08 UTC

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This guy's videos are so freaking good.

2026-01-02 14:39:22 UTC

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Oh. Instead of “decentralized” why not just a “local” approach. A button that shows you gifs stored on your phone that you can upload and post?

2026-01-02 03:25:58 UTC

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Wtf is a decentralized gif button?

2026-01-02 01:17:34 UTC

I was going to do dry January but forgot and poured myself a whiskey.
18 hours into the new year and I’m already a failure.

2025-12-30 16:55:58 UTC

Unpopular opinion: Nostr tech is fine, adoption is weak af.
Echo chambers are getting louder. Alpha is harder to find.

2025-12-29 17:26:40 UTC

so very tired of api keys

2025-12-29 15:17:39 UTC

My New Year’s resolution is to make my local llm my one and only nostr client.

2025-12-25 02:35:22 UTC

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Mandibles then Bitcoin Standard h/t @npub1qny…95gx
#nevent1q…w0d7

2025-12-23 23:45:11 UTC

If nostr could replace Zillow I’d consider that a big win.

2025-12-23 16:10:34 UTC

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ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME
#nevent1q…0gj7

2025-12-20 04:03:56 UTC

at this point, claude knows more about me better than my mom

2025-12-16 15:28:18 UTC

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Yeah... I mean why would you want to help spread the word about a fellow pleb's app that you enjoy?

2025-12-16 14:41:47 UTC

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get a load of this guy. so virtuous. i wish i was as cool and righteous as him.

2025-12-16 04:50:43 UTC

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I was into helium for a while before I saw the light 😂

2025-12-16 03:42:41 UTC

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You're right. I'd rather use Tollgate every day.
But Helium has loads of devices out in the wild, and agreements with mobile carriers. Not to mention a UX that abstracts all of this from everyone.
That level of biz dev is providing more value (today) than cashu/tollgate is.
We can get there. But useful-now is better than perfect-someday 99% of the time.

2025-12-16 03:19:14 UTC

2010s was mobile first design
2020s is chat first design

2025-12-12 14:39:30 UTC

scientists need nostr more than X shitposters
i think we should try to attract quality before we begin to worry about quantity.

2025-12-12 12:50:57 UTC

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I like base2 numbers. 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, etc… it’s nerdy and I don’t have to think in fiat

2025-12-11 13:08:25 UTC

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It’s like regular software dev but usually we quit much earlier before the prototype 😂

2025-12-10 17:49:48 UTC

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Didn't do much exchanging or thinking of rates.
I worked and had an irish bank account where I earned and spent euros and then barely had any activity in my american bank account with dollars in it.
I'd think about the exchange rate occassionally if I needed to wire money between the accounts (and very angry looking at those fees) but for the most part I just kinda had a different money for a different country.

2025-12-10 14:40:02 UTC

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Lived in Ireland for two years, after a few months everything was denominated in euros.
Easy to do when literally everything around you is priced in another currency. I think part of the reason its hard with BTC is that everyone still prices stuff in fiat.

2025-12-09 00:33:51 UTC

AGI will be nostr's killer app

2025-12-08 17:59:45 UTC

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Please tell me this is ai. I’m not comfortable knowing someone out there is this deranged

2025-12-06 21:43:53 UTC

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Now I see why you need tollgate so badly 😂

2025-12-06 16:01:36 UTC

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I’d settle for the existing community store infrastructure but devs in my WoT could just publish their community repo in an event. Umbrel could just collect those repos and aggregate them together.
Definitely could be improved later.

2025-12-06 15:29:45 UTC

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The real based move would be a web of trust community store like zap store