Max

Praxeologist ~ Cryptoanarchist ~ Cypherpunk

Public Key

npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt

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Profile Code

nprofile1qqst0mtgkp3du662ztj3l4fgts0purksu5fgek5n4vgmg9gt2hkn9lqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqppamhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5q3yamnwvaz7tm0venxx6rpd9hzuur4vgq3vamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv9a85ctdduhxuet5qy08wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtn5damkzunywdkxjcn9wf68jtnrdaksz9nhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wsdcg3y4

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relay.towardsliberty.com

relay.primal.net

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npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt

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Last Notes

2026-03-05 14:48:42 UTC

@nprofile…radp now has a command line interface for desktop!
This is perfect for your ai agent to learn how to send private messages.
https://github.com/marmot-protocol/whitenoise-rs/pull/537
@nprofile…yxm3

2026-03-04 20:30:53 UTC

MDK v0.7.0 is out on crates

2026-03-04 16:10:50 UTC

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I never used the voice output, and always removed the status line, too much clutter for my taste

2026-02-28 14:28:45 UTC

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Really looking forward to read that!

2026-02-27 14:12:46 UTC

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Yeah, thanks for reporting, It's very helpful, devs are checking now.

2026-02-22 07:22:37 UTC

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https://minaprotocol.com/
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6547113
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.15041

2026-02-14 08:41:33 UTC

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Good conversations start about three hours in.

2026-02-10 23:07:27 UTC

Your code lives on GitHub and your binaries distribute through Google Play, with dependencies pulled from npm (also owned by Microsoft). Two corporations control the pipeline from source to installed application, and both have complied with government demands to remove software.
The Nostr protocol now provides a coherent set of developer tools that replaces each link in this chain with infrastructure authenticated by a single keypair you own. This post maps the practical migration path.
#naddr1qq…pga7

2026-02-10 08:42:39 UTC

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Yes, the battery drain is because of the local notification system, next release will have big improvements for that.

2026-02-09 21:47:39 UTC

Big plans...
This will be epic!
#nevent1q…e8yh

2026-02-08 21:18:00 UTC

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Glad you enjoyed it, always good to chat with guy

2026-02-07 12:45:03 UTC

PGP's Web of Trust demanded ceremony. Keybase proved you could replace it with social proof, then died from centralization. Nostr's follow graph already contains the trust infrastructure that a challenge-response verification app can activate across any anonymous text channel.
A suggestion for anyone looking for something worth building.
#naddr1qq…a0ll

2026-02-07 10:17:27 UTC

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Yes, many. The NSA embedded a cryptographic trapdoor in the Dual_EC_DRBG random number generator and pushed it into Juniper Networks' VPN firmware; in 2012, Chinese intelligence swapped the secret constants and turned the same backdoor against its creators. In 2004, unknown actors exploited the lawful intercept capabilities built into Ericsson switches at Vodafone Greece to wiretap the Prime Minister and dozens of senior officials during the Athens Olympics. In 2024, China's Salt Typhoon group compromised the CALEA wiretap infrastructure that US law has mandated in every American telecom since 1994, intercepting calls between presidential candidates and accessing metadata on over a million users through the exact systems AT&T and Verizon built for the FBI.

2026-02-07 10:08:13 UTC

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Bitcoin Butlers makes it easy to show up and do great work. The platform handles the structure so consultants can focus on actually helping people, and clients get to pick from real specialists instead of rolling the dice. Simple, professional, long overdue.

2026-02-07 00:37:37 UTC

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Glad you like it

2026-02-06 22:30:16 UTC

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Agreed

2026-02-06 22:30:06 UTC

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Yeah. With the next edition after some feedback

2026-02-06 22:29:49 UTC

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Nice. would be great to hear your feedback before I work on the next edition.

2026-02-06 16:05:20 UTC

Every surveillance backdoor ever mandated by law has eventually been used by the wrong people. A door built for one visitor admits every visitor. The 35 year war on open protocols has produced a clear record: the protocols survive, the developers sometimes do not. For anyone building systems designed to resist state pressure, that record contains specific architectural lessons about what survives and why.
#naddr1qq…zd3z

2026-02-05 12:13:21 UTC

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Amazing! @nprofile…twaa

2026-02-05 09:53:36 UTC

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Any thoughts on riticulum? I was always wondering why not more people are excited about it.

2026-02-05 09:50:47 UTC

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Well said.
What are some sources to study in this regard?

2026-02-05 09:44:26 UTC

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I guess stacking sats fits exactly what you're looking for.
Knowledge of how to use freedom tech is another.

2026-02-05 08:58:41 UTC

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Really cool!

2026-02-04 12:47:32 UTC

Wen @nprofile…3t92 release for @nprofile…0qzz android?

2026-02-04 11:35:43 UTC

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I think the only difference is that USB dongle and the docking station, the headset is the same.

2026-02-04 11:34:26 UTC

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I'm very much looking forward to test that.

2026-02-04 10:36:09 UTC

@nprofile…ncn8 is a full fledged marmot client, nice!

2026-02-04 07:56:33 UTC

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Recently purple pilled a web3 dev who loves php, he got his mind blown sufficiently with what the nostr can do, and when I told him there's even a php library he totally freaked out.

2026-02-03 22:28:44 UTC

E2EE or GTFO

2026-02-03 18:23:45 UTC

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That's a good point, but any speaker is a magnet, so you'd need these "air tubes" that place the speaker much lower in the cable.
The ones I found there are horrendous audio and mic quality...

2026-02-03 18:19:44 UTC

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I usually leave my phone on the table and walk around the room, so wired is annoying on that point.
It also looks worse on camera.
Plus I haven't found one with an actually great mic.

2026-02-03 18:18:13 UTC

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Oh that bottom sheet popup is nice UI!
@nprofile…xcpk

2026-02-03 18:17:22 UTC

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Yeah its cool

2026-02-03 18:16:28 UTC

I spent years testing mobile podcast setups on GrapheneOS and every option failed: Bluetooth earbuds have terrible mic quality, wired splitter setups are tethered and clunky, and USB-C wireless mics like the DJI Mic don't work for calls because Android won't route audio back to them.
The solution is the Yealink BH71 Bluetooth headset with its 4-mic beamforming array. Simplicity beats complexity for mobile content creation.
If you know of something better, please share!
#naddr1qq…yq96

2026-02-03 17:48:59 UTC

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I'm still using throwaway keys, even though this already supports amber finally!
Try this one: @nprofile…apwm

2026-02-03 15:48:11 UTC

Join our call in 15 minutes!
We'll demo a bunch of stuff.
#nevent1q…c6yl

2026-02-03 13:29:11 UTC

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Yes I think so, works fine when you deny that permission.
This is super early and unpolished, will improve soon!

2026-02-03 13:10:17 UTC

Marmot demo app in the browser!
https://marmot-protocol.github.io/marmot-ts/
@nprofile…c9xg & @nprofile…evew did an amazing job getting this up and running.
(Warning, it ain't pretty, but it works!)

2026-02-03 12:26:27 UTC

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Just get it on @nprofile…eg8f, better UX and more secure than f-droid.

2026-02-03 10:32:09 UTC

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2026-02-03 10:04:21 UTC

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In what regard to you mean low/high threat?

2026-02-02 17:57:08 UTC

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Yes.
Monero has worse technical scalability, and different cryptographic security assumptions tho.

2026-02-02 15:46:01 UTC

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I guess the bottom should have blossom too?

2026-02-02 15:41:33 UTC

@nprofile…9vcv support merged to @nprofile…radp rust!
https://github.com/marmot-protocol/whitenoise-rs/pull/418

2026-02-02 15:22:11 UTC

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Bitcoin is mainly superior in its monetary properties like saleableness.

2026-02-02 15:20:27 UTC

We finally have the tools to escape surveillance capitalism. Micropayments work at scale. Stop building ad-tech. Start trading for value directly with users who actually want to pay you.
#naddr1qq…u8mt

2026-02-02 10:55:46 UTC

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I usually prefer Tor, but for high bandwidth applications VPNs are better.
QubesOS & different GrapheneOS profiles are great for different personas, they'll make sure you have full network level separation.

2026-02-02 10:51:48 UTC

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Glad you like it, thanks!

2026-02-02 08:15:41 UTC

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No, will do an audio book with v3 when it goes in print.

2026-02-02 08:15:18 UTC

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Fixed, thanks for notifying me!

2026-02-02 08:14:23 UTC

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Yeah, I'd love to have a way to see which npubs are on marmot, we'll implement that in the future.
No, you just need to share your regular npub, a client can then look up your keypackage and encrypt messages there.

2026-02-02 08:13:23 UTC

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We abandoned that codebase in favor of a rewrite, it will be merged back into main when we have it feature complete.
https://github.com/marmot-protocol/sloth
Major release this month

2026-02-02 08:11:56 UTC

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I'm happy you find meaning in them!

2026-02-01 13:40:48 UTC

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With "white noise npub" do you mean the separate MLS keypackage, or a throwaway npub you created yo sign in?

2026-02-01 08:30:28 UTC

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Glad you like it!

2026-02-01 08:30:11 UTC

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Next release will have amber & a bunch of improvements.

2026-02-01 08:29:35 UTC

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It might be a too large follow list. Or some advanced outbox model config, not sure.

2026-01-30 13:30:16 UTC

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It's really nice how these three major redactors all aligned together, will be a massive release.

2026-01-29 22:12:43 UTC

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Its in test flight right now, get it on whitenoise.chat

2026-01-29 16:10:41 UTC

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That would be great.

2026-01-28 13:01:58 UTC

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Narrator: "the decision was not tough after all."

2026-01-28 12:46:15 UTC

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Drivechains at least requires a softfork, what gets me excited about bitVM is that it doesnt.

2026-01-26 23:10:13 UTC

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Studying with him must have been a pleasure!

2026-01-26 21:32:46 UTC

Economic progress springs from four sources: division of labor multiplies productivity through specialization, capital accumulation transforms present resources into future productivity, technological progress generates non-rivalrous ideas that overcome physical limits, and entrepreneurial function coordinates everything through creative destruction. State intervention systematically corrupts each source by destroying the property rights and price signals they require. Cryptographic technology now enables these sources to operate beyond political interference.
#naddr1qq…qu87

2026-01-26 08:17:07 UTC

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It's not worth the paper it's printed on.

2026-01-25 21:05:02 UTC

Small businesses face 41-57% rejection rates for basic trade finance while the same banks hold $192 trillion in derivatives positions. Basel III treats a letter of credit backing real goods as riskier than abstract financial instruments that produce nothing. The system works exactly as designed: extracting value from those who create it, denying credit to those who need it most.
#naddr1qq…cueq

2026-01-25 20:32:58 UTC

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Nice, do you have a link to the spec?

2026-01-25 18:54:10 UTC

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Interesting, didn't know!

2026-01-25 18:15:48 UTC

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Yeah, that was always the goal of bitVM, and with the latest theory its finally possible for even tiny amounts.

2026-01-25 16:24:51 UTC

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Monero has really bad privacy compared to shielded CSV, by like a lot.

2026-01-25 12:05:39 UTC

Nice, a ride sharing app powered by nostr just hit @nprofile…szjr by @nprofile…dnwc
https://zapstore.dev/apps/naddr1qqgkxmmd9eexjer9wd68ytnjd9jx2uszyqxr7zlpn7lc78z64tz2059k8k3g4g3uy67xq97fezga958weed7uqcyqqq8uzc254xpx

2026-01-25 11:42:10 UTC

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What ya cooking?

2026-01-25 11:38:32 UTC

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Yeah, the bitVM rabbit hole goes deep quick...

2026-01-25 11:12:07 UTC

I've had my mind blown each time I read the papers regarding BitVM. It's just insane how much we can build on Bitcoin without changing consensus. Massively bullish.
#naddr1qq…chg4

2026-01-25 10:25:42 UTC

For fifteen years, Bitcoin has faced a fundamental limitation: most attempts to extend its functionality required trusting custodians without unilateral exit. Exchanges hold your keys. Wrapped bitcoin protocols control the underlying assets. Early sidechains trapped funds behind federation signatures. Each custodial solution creates honeypots that attract both hackers and regulators, with users having no recourse when trust fails. Lightning improved this with unilateral exit mechanisms, yet remained limited to payment channels between specific parties. The search for trustless bridges with arbitrary computation became Bitcoin's holy grail, pursued by brilliant minds yet always remaining just out of reach.
#naddr1qq…0ne7

2026-01-25 10:10:11 UTC

I wasn't happy with @nprofile…l6t9 loading speed and limited customization, so I vibed my own Nostr website.
All my notes and articles sync to a local cache and build as static pages. Loads instantly and has client-side search.
Check it out: towardsliberty.com

2026-01-24 22:25:13 UTC

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Appreciate it man!

2026-01-24 15:44:54 UTC

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Yes, so many bugs!
Next release will be epic tho, it'll still take us a couple weeks tho.

2026-01-24 15:35:52 UTC

John Vervaeke's cognitive science reveals that true agency cannot be computed, only lived through caring organisms that realize relevance. This explains why Bitcoin's thermodynamic proof-of-work and Nostr's self-sovereign identity preserve human agency while algorithmic platforms capture and destroy it. The technologies that matter are those that protect the non-computational processes from which freedom emerges, transcending raw computational speed.
#naddr1qq…2hrr

2026-01-24 09:03:36 UTC

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Mullvad & IVPN are good options, both support 2 hop routing.
Obscura is interesting with their 2 hop mode that goes through mullvad too.
You could configure this with wire guard as well.
Orbot is another useful tool, and nym has a new VPN & mixnet app as well now.

2026-01-24 08:16:23 UTC

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Nice.
@nprofile…wrn5

2026-01-24 08:09:45 UTC

Can I just say how cool it is that on my shit posting app I get notified which parts of my book people really like.
Nostr is just awesome.
#nevent1q…65vj

2026-01-24 08:02:50 UTC

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Yes, also epub, towardsliberty.com/pop
And of course also a dark mode pdf.

2026-01-23 10:49:04 UTC

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Yes, it's still not great, but there are improvements in the scaffolding that fixes some of these shortcomings already, and future improvements to the models themselves.

2026-01-21 09:30:45 UTC

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If users have zero skills with CLI, they can just grant the agent permission to do it. Its a bit dangerous to grant an agent sudo privileges, but hopefully the tooling will evolve to be secure & open source.

2026-01-21 09:29:29 UTC

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Nice, thanks for doing these!

2026-01-21 09:00:17 UTC

Software vendors have locked users into a consumption model for decades, distributing pre-compiled binaries that cannot be modified, forcing acceptance of unwanted features, privacy invasions, and inefficiencies. This artificial scarcity ends when artificial intelligence makes source-based installation accessible to everyone. The convergence of AI coding assistants with source-based package managers like Gentoo's Portage and BSD ports creates a new model where users shape software to their exact needs through natural language, while AI agents handle the complexity of compilation, optimization, and patch maintenance.
#naddr1qq…xhv0

2026-01-20 22:50:30 UTC

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Looks like a happy puppy

2026-01-20 17:58:30 UTC

Murray Rothbard demonstrated that every government intervention reduces to exactly three forms: commanding your isolated action, compelling exchange with the state, or overriding your voluntary exchanges with others. His framework strips away the complexity of interventionist policy to reveal the hegemonic aggression beneath. Understanding this typology is essential for anyone who wishes to see through the state's infinite variety of justifications to its limited repertoire of coercion.
#naddr1qq…deec

2026-01-19 18:36:25 UTC

The productive class has always lived in two worlds. There is the official economy of permissions and taxes, where value flows upward to those who produce nothing, and there is the real economy of voluntary exchange, where those who create value find each other despite every obstacle. When the official system spits you out, it does you the inadvertent favor of revealing which economy actually sustains human flourishing.
#naddr1qq…3gry

2026-01-19 08:21:11 UTC

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I wrote it as a reply under his article, here a dedicated blog.
#naddr1qq…ggf4

2026-01-19 08:20:29 UTC

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Here you go
#naddr1qq…ggf4

2026-01-19 08:20:07 UTC

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My recent article on how holding Bitcoin is not a sign of low time preference ruffled some feathers. @nprofile…cgmu wrote a fantastic article voicing the common critique.
#naddr1qq…u6hh
I still think that this critique falls short. So here is a response that hopefully helps clarify some misconceptions. I'm curious about the next round of feedback, so let me know what you think!
#naddr1qq…m207

2026-01-19 08:07:38 UTC

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Exciting!

2026-01-19 08:05:12 UTC

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Nice! The try now button doesnt work tho...

2026-01-18 12:17:28 UTC

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Cool, makes sense with relay gating.

2026-01-18 12:15:43 UTC

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That's weird. Seems to be an issue with your client, its just a regular reply kind.

2026-01-18 10:38:26 UTC

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Your points aren't related to time preference at all? I'm not sure I understand what you mean.

2026-01-18 09:59:57 UTC

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Wow that's cool!